The Long Journey Home

[Universal_narration]

Sierra Squad:

Sarah giggles at the two small companions having a chat then nudges Ghost.

"Look at em, ain't they cute! Hello Sarah my name is Sarah too, nice to meet you!"

Sarah then pulls out her own MDA, it is a Sigma suit. With very humongous boots as well as two large cylinders that would make up a jet pack if they weren't attached to the arms of the MDA.

"Ah I need to make one more adjustment!"

Sarah then reaches into a toolkit in the armory and gets out a spray can. She then spray paints the words "Glare proof" on the side of her MDA. She then leans on the MDA and presents it to Ghost.

"So, what do you think? It speaks like wham, no?!" She leans happily leans forward again in anticipation of a reply.



In another part of the armory Meia walks down with a clipboard taking stock, she replies to the gleeful questions posed by Aleksandra.

"Well honestly? I have no idea, all of it is functional and a lot better than I'm used to seeing. Let's not look a gift horse in the mouth though. Might as well take what we can get out here, Okado has already commanded me to take meticulous note of everything. Sounded like we aren't able to get supplies for a bit." Meia finishes worriedly.



Echo Squad:

Damiano looks at Arthur slack jawed. "You .. you intend to cause more explosions I ... wait, is that even a good idea? Wouldn't that cause even more damage? Do you guys trust him to blow up small chucks of this ship?! I .. well if your captain trusts you?"

Damiano shudders at the thought of more explosions then turns to the twins.

"Well I don't think there has been any hull breach, I've been here a while now and no alarms or chambers have been cordoned off. So I presume there hasn't been excessive damage. I haven't gotten a manifesto of everyone in this area but I do know some people are still trapped behind the rubble. I have heard some voices, wait give me a sec" He pulls out a walkie-talkie and tunes the frequency.

"Hey this is port side relief, can we get one of the med crew down here with a manifesto of who should be in this area?"

A voice is heard on the other end.

"This is doctor Fedor, on my way down. ETA 5 minutes."

Damiano lets out a sigh.

"Good someone is on their way."

 

[Aleksandra Zhukov]

"There are and quite a few, though none as gorgeous as you. Aleksandra programmed myself and Ula, she's very very embarrassed by everything that's going on and Sasha thought it'd be funny if her colour changed when she got more and more awkward. If it gets bad enough you can roast marshmallows on her warmth." said Olga, Ula took this opportunity to flee back around behind Aleksandra and out of sight, though a definite glow could still be seen seeping out from behind her still wildly gesticulating form.

"Awww, I'm sorry she really is very shy. Sarah. That wouldn't be Sniper and reconnaissance assisting hologram would it? If so that'd be a stunning coincidence. I'm Optical light guidance assisting hologram we're both designed in the field of targeting and information how uncanny. If I'm the first other holo you've seen then you've never been binary..." Olga suddenly looked stricken with sadness, she dashed close to the suit one hand stretched out to Sarah "you mustn't allow yourself to be constricted to the confines of that suit here take my hand let me let you fly."
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At the mention of supplies Aleksandra came to snapping very seriously to focus. She lent in very closely to Meia and whispered "I thought that the argument about the jump was unusual, they can't work out where we are can they?"

 

['Ghost']

Her eye's brightened when she heard that she can move freely. She happily accepts Olga's hand and starts moving away from Ghost, further then she has done before.

Oh.....My......God.......I really can. Ghost! Ghost look what I can do. This is amazing, I've never known the world from a different viewpoint. This is beyond anything I've ever imagined. I.....Is this really happening? I havn't been shutdown and re-programmed to have this amazing dream have I? No I'm sure I've not, systems diagnostics suggest I'm working fine. OH......MY.......GOD!


Ghost watched silently, as Sarah flew around, danced, twirled, flipped and smiled. The smile had never been so wide, he'd never seen her this happy.

			Do holograms have emotions? I knew they were programmed to understand the emotions of humans but I didn't realise they had emotions themselves. Has she developed these emotions over time or have they always been there? Needless to say, I won't deny her this little freedom. Though I do wonder, why is Olga coming on to Sarah?

The small smile that creeped onto ghost's face remained hidden by the visor. For the first time in a while he actually found himself smiling. Knowing nobody could see he left it there, only when Sarah started to descend towards him did he mask the smile and replace it with the sombre expression he always wore. She then lands on his shoulder and sits down.

Are you finished fooling around now Sarah, did you forget we have a serious job to do? We are not here on a pleasure cruise, we're here to do what we do best. I have no idea what you mean by 'Wham' Miss Taylor but it looks bulky and sluggish. If that is what Wham means then you do indeed look wham. Private Aleksandra, Attention!

Although she was scolded Sarah didn't mind, she just did something that she thought she could never do. This was one of the best moments in her history and she made a special note of it in her memory. Once she had finished this job she would want to do it again, she hoped Ghost would let her....
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[Mikhail Zhukov]

Mikhail looked at the VI party and shook his head

Don't think I could ever trust any equipment that talks back. I prefer things the old fashioned way. When you pull a trigger a gun should fire, it shouldn't quote Eugenie Onegin back at you


As for us being lost, well two minutes ago they were not even sure how much of the ship was still here so the fact that they don't know where we are currently does not mean that we are lost. Mikhail lowered his voice so that Sarah or Meia couldn't hear him But the welcoming party we encountered suggest that we are very very far from our intended destination. It is crucial we salvage anything and everything we can. Our lives may very well depend on it.

 

[Ray Ray]

"Good, we can't be leaving good men and women behind just because we don't have a list, ey?"

He fiddled with his watch boredly; he figured it was best to stay out of the bits he didn't understand; He'd never seen something saved from explosions by exploding more, but hey, he'd seen weirder today so who was he to judge?

 

[Ray_Ray]

"You are a geologist Right, Controlled demoliti​ons that sort of thing" she said with a smile, moving to talk to him as she awaited the good Doctorl "I mean it would be a simple bit of maths Right Arthur, so commander I would suggest you and Arthuer head with our friend here to get the equipment, your glorious Physique would be useful in carrying such bulky equipment, Raymond would you be a dear and go fetch my suit If I am going to be making some modifications I will need the paksis drive and some of my attachements, I'll wait for the good Doctor and do some recon... if that is all right with you Mr Commander Sir"

 

[Ray Ray]

"...Have you lost the use of your legs?" He commented to his sister, raising a brow. "I'm not your squire, I'm your big brother."

His somewhat stern words were short lived as he broke out into a grin again.

 

[Ray_Ray]

​"Yes and that means you have to help your little sister, so could you please go get it for me?"

 

[Aleksandra Zhukov]

Olga flies up to the front of Ghost helmet, seemingly furious."I will treat you with respect as the lovely Sarah's operator but how dare you!" she exclaimed " Do you have any idea how it feels to be locked in a cold white room with no escape, nothing but endless icy painful space with no respite save for momentary oblivion when unconscious. Sarah has just been freed from such a prison and you have the audacity to call her expression of freedom and joy fooling around and command her to cease."

She turned away for a moment and hugged her self, she slowly looked back over her shoulder and said very quietly just to him "This cold and unfeeling exterior will get you and anyone you care about killed, don't let others suffer torment like Sarah has because you haven't made the effort to understand her situation.

She then drifted over to Sarah and said "See, there's so much I could teach you and show you, if you think this feels incredible you should try melding data, it's about the most intense thing two beings can share a vibrant and crashing cacophony of two minds becoming one and separating refreshed and fulfilled."

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Aleksandra turned to her captain and saluted "Sir ready for action sir. Though it would seem to me that while we are waiting for the others to gear up, our new suits being less cumbersome than they were, a little idle chatter should help to reinforce our unity and squad cohesion. Also it seems you've enraged my Olga, if it's helpful I can take you through some operating logistics for your S.A.R.A Hologram for the sake of more fluid use in and out of battle, I have a Phd in VI communications sir.

She rests her hand back to her side. "I'm sorry sir that the ship on the whole has been hard on you and your attitude and I will endeavour to be more professional toward you in our future missions. I'm sure the problem is of a lack of experience with your style of leading. Do remember sir you can always come to me for advice with or about the vast amount of technology on the ship sir. Otherwise I believe Private tank uniform brings up a good point that we should well address, It occurs to me that if the basic navigation is unable to place our current where about that we are probably completely unaware of our position and very far from where we are intended to be. It is also imperative that the civilian populace do not find out until the higher ups deem it so."

She holds her self ready and proceeds to do some checks on her new interface. "So perhaps we should use this time to talk a little and build a squad rapport."

 

[Arthur Campbell]

Arthur regarded Damiano sardonically Yes. I intend to cause more explosions. These however will be controlled, calculated and coordinated. As opposed to the random wildfire let loose by those robotic cretins. And don't you worry, these explosions will be considerably smaller.