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MarineAvenger and DarkGemini24601: “Diving Deeper, Part 2” Leon frowned. “You know damn well what I mean. Come on, don’t make me have to say it out loud.” he complained. “I know what you mean in general, but for all I know you intend to do this in steps and I’m only going to get part of the...

MarineAvenger and DarkGemini24601: “Diving Deeper, Part 1” Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean 2012 Hours, January 8th, 2039 Onboard the X.S.S. Avenger Floor 3, Port Wing Room D-002 In the room of Leon and Yakone, Konny sat on her adopted mother’s bed, looking down at a magazine of an old sports...

Oh, and speaking of 'Yankone'...

I like the parallels that get drawn between members of the main cast. By being similar, their bonds make sense, but in seeing those similarities we also get to see the unique aspects of their character that make them distinct.

"Yeah. It is time to finish this, isn't it?"

Yep. Because Rhea was Diligence, while Acedia was Sloth.

Operation Industrius Rhea Epilogue Tomislav stepped through the gap in the wall. “Luke, wait! This is the perfect opportunity to take one of them alive… we were nearly wiped out facing her without any expectations for her abilities. She would know about the Overseers that Shen’lutusus doesn’t.”...

Dahlexpert, DarkGemini24601, and Frostlich1228: “Operation Industrius Rhea, Part 6” Stacie clutched at the ice spike as crimson began to stream down over it and her hands. W-why the hell… does she keep… targeting me…? Seeing this, Marx began to open fire on the Elder herself, at least hoping...

Dahlexpert, DarkGemini24601, and Frostlich1228: “Operation Industrius Rhea, Part 5” Tomislav tried to give orders when the lights went out, but found that despite his mouth moving, his words couldn’t be heard. What the hell? What’s going on? I am not certain…. My speakers are not working...

Dahlexpert, DarkGemini24601, and Frostlich1228: “Operation Industrius Rhea, Part 4” The former two were unable to resist. Cornelia started punching wildly at Red Hawk, while Poinsettia began to fight recklessly - and suffered heavy damage to her armor for it. Luke held his head, his mind...

Black0ut, Dahlexpert, DarkGemini24601, and Frostlich1228: “Operation Industrius Rhea, Part 1” The door that led into the unknown regions of the Pole City Control Tower was both manually and electronically locked, as surely as the elevator call panel had been. However, this door could be...

XCOM Mission Parameters Pole City Control Tower, located in the heart of the Antarctic Megacity 1715 Hours, January 7th, 2039 [no specific time constraints] Eliminate the Overseer of Antarctica XCOM Forces Menace 1-5 Alpha Fireteam CAPT Kasun, Tomislav [Harrier] SQ Proulx, Poinsettia...

We have Cathy shouldn't be a problem anymore, thankfully. Yakone could be a hair stylist like Melissa if she wanted with her biokinesis. Not sure why anyone would voluntarily look like a hag except for scare factor... but we wear full body armor so that's moot. Learn the art of the banter...

It's time for an edition of "Gem reacts to things and generally rambles on in an attempt to generate conversation"!

Finally finished a three-part solo involving everyone's favorite pyromaniac. Enjoy.

“Crucible, Part 3” - Tomislav Kasun Tomislav stopped before the burned-out chassis of a car. He lowered an armored palm near the exterior, and poured heat waves into the metal. The browned material turned orange, then red-hot as it began to melt in a matter of seconds. In order to test the full...

“Crucible, Part 2” - Tomislav Kasun Former Republic of Serbia 0903 Hours, December 14th, 2024 Town of an Unknown Name Tomislav shook his head. “Bastards sure did a number on this place,” he muttered to himself. Hearing the Captain’s words, one of the S.I.N. soldiers with him shrugged. “Well...

“Crucible, Part 1” - Tomislav Kasun Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean 1820 Hours, January 4th, 2039 Onboard the X.S.S. Avenger Level 1, Rear Block Main Engineering The squeals of welding tools filled the cargo bay with a constant, sharp drone. It took longer to get used to than the other...

DarkGemini24601 and ZombieSplitter53: "Turnabout Trinity, Part 2" “Damn… guess that makes me the rotten alien…” Alexis ran to catch up, diving under and swimming out a bit before surfacing. “It feels great!” She shouted. “Y-yeah,” Jennifer agreed. “Cold enough to cool you down, but warm enough...