X-COM Enemy Unknown - Season 3 - JOURNALS

[AaronBryant]

Commander Odd,

I am requesting clearance to send the following email to my family currently with in Canada:

Dear Martriese,

I hope things are going well because thing certainly are here. We won our first two encounters. I cant go into to much detail about them specfically things are locked down tighter here then they were in commando training. I damn near lost my voice last night with all the prayer i did for you and our special little gift . Then i prayed some more for my fellow soldiers the men and women who are keeping this world safe for you safe for humanity. Today im headed to the gym with my longsword. I have not used this in a long time i feel rusty. Ha rusty get it . Please read revelations i know its dark in the start but by the end you will cry tears of joy. WE WILL BRING VICTORY i swear it to you!

Your most heartfelt love,
Aaron Bryant Newly appointed rookie
P.S. we have to wear pink until we are assigned a combat job

Commander Odd,

I would also like a chance to talk to Central Officer Bradford I believe i was trained by his father and i would like to know if it was his father who got me inserted into the X-Com project.

Your soldier in waiting
RK. Aaron Bryant

 

[AaronBryant]

Name: Aaron Bryant Rank: Rookie
Status: Healthy
Total Kills since joining XCOM: 0
Total Outings:0

"Computer open audio diary file 002 Begin recording"

I feel a little lonely our aniversary was a little while ago. I have to get over it however being a little bitch wont help safe the world. I think im going to head to the gym today and work on my sword fighting im sure i could go shoot a gun but that wont clear my mind its to easy i need a stimulating muscle and mind work out. I hope i can get a good sparring partner. Some one who is below my weight class fast agile and hard to hit i want to feel the sweat screaming to spring forth from my body. I want my mind to go into the deadly trance that blocks all but the silvery slash of metal slashing at you brings. I want my body to react before i can even think and then have to catch my mind up to my body. I prayed for that this morning i guess thats selfish but i enjoy a challenge damit i want to be at my best. I heard some guys are into poker here ill defenitly get into that. O God, my Father, I come to You through trust in Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave His life as a substitution for mine for the forgiveness of my sins, and whom I have accepted by faith as my Savior.I thank you for Your grace gift of eternal life! I ask for Your continued grace blessings and Divine protection for my Nation, my Army, my Family, my Soldiers, and myself.I ask for Your Divine Wisdom to guide my Nation, my Army, and myself in the coming battle. Guide my superiors so that they can think clearly, plan tirelessly, and act decisively. Shield our Soldiers from the weapons and intentions of the enemy. And help me to remember my training, and to apply those lessons to the swift defeat of our enemy. I appeal to Your Divine Justice to grant us the Victory! I ask this in the name of the Lord of the Armies, my Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Okay * the sound of leather ruffling and a couple metal clinks are heard* LETS GO FIGHTING. *footsteps are heard 3 minutes pass foot steps are heard* oh shit ummmmm audio log turn off.

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[ChristopherOdd]

Commander Odd,

I am requesting clearance to send the following email to my family currently with in Canada:

Dear Martriese,

I hope things are going well because thing certainly are here. We won our first two encounters. I cant go into to much detail about them specfically things are locked down tighter here then they were in commando training. I damn near lost my voice last night with all the prayer i did for you and our special little gift . Then i prayed some more for my fellow soldiers the men and women who are keeping this world safe for you safe for humanity. Today im headed to the gym with my longsword. I have not used this in a long time i feel rusty. Ha rusty get it . Please read revelations i know its dark in the start but by the end you will cry tears of joy. WE WILL BRING VICTORY i swear it to you!

Your most heartfelt love,
Aaron Bryant Newly appointed rookie
P.S. we have to wear pink until we are assigned a combat job

Commander Odd,

I would also like a chance to talk to Central Officer Bradford I believe i was trained by his father and i would like to know if it was his father who got me inserted into the X-Com project.

Your soldier in waiting
RK. Aaron Bryant

Your email is approved.

Bradford will not speak to you until you've seen battle. At least, that's how he's always been.

 

[thef]

Name:Thef Rebell

This is my first entry.... So I guess that people are starting to Use these things so why shouldn't I ? It looks like I was the last to be picked up on the ride hear I was talking with the outher 4 soldiers and the new pilot good people I like the piolet he seems preatty cool but man. It is pretty Damn amazing training equipment is absulutly stunning stuff I never even seen half of it o and they have a real kitchen first one i seen in 3 weeks no more MRE for a while I also look at the landing bay and the planes are diffrent from eney I have seen. But the half hellacopter half jet thing I never saw enemy thing like it it looks like American engineered but a German design they must have people from every whear well of course the went to Ireland I hate being inactive. I guess I won't see action for a wile thou because I'm one of the last Bach to appear. I've also noticed their are only 2 girls on base outher then that docter I see. If I learned any thing it is that can be dangerous so I think I will keep a watch out for theam make sure no tries something they will regret. I am sure they can take care of there self's but. lets not get side tracked the whole real reason I joined is because I wanted revenge on my squad..... But this is so much more thean counter terrorism it damn aliens it is so much more then eney thing some one can dream of I just can't wait to go into the fild. Thou but I suspect it will be a long wile before thean.

 

[AaronBryant]

Your email is approved.

Bradford will not speak to you until you've seen battle. At least, that's how he's always been.

Understood Commander Odd thank you for the approval and the info i look forward to that day when it comes

RK. Aaron Bryant

 

[Meaningofbread]

Email From: AnjaK@XCOMHQ.net

Email To: ChristopherO@XCOMHQ.net

Greetings Commander.

It is an honor to serve under the XCOM banner, and under your command.

Thank you for keeping me alive during our previous engagement. But, I need to make a request. May I gain the acquisition of an XCOM helmet?

My fears stem from the previous engagement with our extraterrestrial foe, and the fact that I found myself teetering on the brink of life more than once.

I do hope we can make something of this.

Thank you for reading this letter.

Anja

 

[ChristopherOdd]

Email From: AnjaK@XCOMHQ.net

Email To: ChristopherO@XCOMHQ.net

Greetings Commander.

It is an honor to serve under the XCOM banner, and under your command.

Thank you for keeping me alive during our previous engagement. But, I need to make a request. May I gain the acquisition of an XCOM helmet?

My fears stem from the previous engagement with our extraterrestrial foe, and the fact that I found myself teetering on the brink of life more than once.

I do hope we can make something of this.

Thank you for reading this letter.

Anja

Email To: AnjaK@XCOMHQ.net

Email From: ChristopherO@XCOMHQ.net

Subject: RE: Helmet

I will consider your request. I was impressed with your resilience out there, helmet or not. Hopefully it does not affect your vision.

Commander out.

 

[ChristopherOdd]

 

[Jhon Markith]

Journal Entry 3
Name: Stevie Steve
Location: X-COM
Rank: Rookie
Stats: Healthy

Well, this mourning at 12:20 there was an alarm and names were called out to go on a mission, any way after they left things started to calm down, people went back to bed, except for me and like 2 other guys. They got back at 2:07 am, there were 4 who went, but only three came back, one was in a body bag.
I was on my way to the paint ball arena something strange happened at 5:14 this afternoon, some more soldiers left, but no alarm, they were just called and left, that strikes me as strange. They came back latter with an extra person with a case, so this was a VIP mission, but he was out fitted as soon as he arrived, he seams important.
Things are not exactly going normal, then again, we are fighting aliens.

Next Journal Entry Will Be A Video Entry

END OF JOURNAL ENTRY 3

 

[AaronBryant]

Name: Aaron Bryant Rank: Rookie
Status: Healthy
Total Kills since joining XCOM: 0
Total Outings:0

Computer bring up audio diary file 003 begin recoding

Our first casualty of war is now among us. I saw him black material masking the face of death that had reaped its reward on this day. So still he lied he could have been sleeping dreaming of his wife and kids, his lover, his farm, his old job, i didnt know him these are just things that i assume most of us dream of .... for. These things slipping slowly out of our grasps because reality the outside world is hard to hold on to because what used to be reality is now becoming fantasy and gently being ripped from us are the truths of yesterday. I saw another man blown away today .... and it sucked. * U hear something crash*
END THE FUCKING RECORDING

 

[PrismaCube]

New Name: Colin Weger​

Current Rank: Rookie​

Total Kills since joining XCOM: 0​

Status: Sad​

Journal Entry 2​

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Date: 3.14.15-3.18.15​

Its hard not being able to see my family, back at the Barracks I was able to go see them every day since we didnt live to far away from there, by now being continents apart and the only communication I got is over phone or e-mail, kind of makes me sad. I do hope this war will be a short one, but then again we are fighting a new kind of war, one where we dont fight each others, but unite against an unkown enemie. Anyway, I asked if I could have accses to the lab and help them, but my request got declined with the words "You are a Soldier, not a Scientist!". Well I should have figured. On the other hand I have become aquaintend with some of my fellow soldiers. Even got some bunkmates now. We are all living in a six man room, my roomate are Axton Van Dam, Big Farmer, Stevie Steve, Aron Bryant, and John Cooper I hope we will all get along very well. Which reminds me, I went to visit one of my teammates Anja Kjaer, who was seriously injured last battle and is now getting fixed up. I didnt really say anything, just wanted to make sure she was alright, I will bother her for detail about our enemy when she is healthy again. Just as I got out, the alarm started, another attack. We all came down, 4 of us were picked the others were allowed to leave. This time Space Paddy, Presariov Astaeri, Booker Conan, The Stampede, were picked. I wish them good luck on there misson, I will be watching the battle from base.​

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Space Paddy, gone, forever...​

I never even got to know him, but we all knew that we woudnt get through this without casualties, its just...​

you will never get used to something like that, when my father died it was a sad thing to be apart of, but I know his time has come and he lived a happy life, but Space Paddy was still young and had his life ahead of him. This will be a sad day for our first casuality.​

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Another Day, Another Mission, this time Zain Shah, Booker Conan, Jorn Lemonade and Rex Rumbler got to go. I watched it all on screen and let me just say. Two new aliens, I knew those sectoids coudn't be the only aliens walking around. The scary thing is one of them looked like a Human, I would have never known that is was an alien would I be face to face with one of them. Also repect for Presariov Astaeri, he wasnt in this mission but I just wanted to say that he is someone who I dont want to face in battle, this guy knows how to handel a gun, and a big one too. This time there were no casualties or serious injuries which is very good. By the way, the Mission they the crew was on, that guy Shaojie Zhang, weird guy if you ask me, I dont trust him...yet, I still hope to find more out about him.​

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Recently I have started training again, and going to the shooting range, who knew I was so bad, I barley ever hit and the training only went on for 15 minutes before I was done. For someone like me who is in a good shape, I'm sure not in good extrecise shape, but not to worry I have become better at it. The last time I hit the Gym I managed to do 45 minutes of Workout, and the shooting range seems to be doing me also good. Another think I want to say, I love writting in my Journal, but I got this message recorder (which I have no idea how it works yet) which I will try to use seprate from my Journal since apperently some of my comrads are also doing this.​

 

[Presariov]

Name: Presariov Astaeri
Current Rank: Corporal
Mission Name: Operation Cursed Giant
Mission Objective:
-Locate the crashed UFO
-Sweep the area for surviving crew and neutralize them
-Avoid additional damage to the craft if possible
Kills This Mission: (Cursed Giant: 3)
Total Kills since joining XCOM: 8
Status: Wounded for 8 days
Promotion: N/A

Journal Entry:
Ok, I'm finally getting a chance to record this journal. A few days ago we were called in for a mission to Japan. Everything was going fine, when one of the aliens got a drop on Space Paddy and killed him. I made the damn guy pay for it, but his buddy jumped in and shot me. These plasma guns that they have really tear through you, even with armor on. I didn't really want to look at it to much, but from what I saw after we got back, the flesh on left side basically melted.

The doc at least let me out yesterday for a little while for Paddy's memorial. They're keeping under most of the time, and for that I'm grateful. This wound hurts really hurts like hell. The only thing that seems to wake me up is the mission alarms, which went off twice in the last few days. I heard on the last one they picked up a new recruit who's supposed to be really impressive.

The alarms just went off again a few minutes ago, and I can't help but feel left out. I'm really anxious to get out of here and avenge Paddy, not to mention get away from the creepy nurse who seems to only speak in cryptic messages. Just yesterday he told me that he found my burns to be "engrossing," so I'm not really sure what he meant by that. While I'm here though, I might try to talk with Anja a bit. I don't know her very well yet, but I'm sure anybody would make better company than this guy.

Journal End

 

[Dahlexpert]

Well we had our first casualty a few days ago,I didn't now the man but i'm still gonna pay my respects to him,every man deserves to be respected in the after life by those on earth,so I will go to the marmoreal and pay my respects latter on my own time.



So to day there was another mission in china hopefully this mission will bring down the panic in Asia,so Zain Shin,Booker Conan, Jorn Lemonade ,Rex Rumbler went on this mission this mission was an escort mission nothing to special,until the aliens came and they brought some serious backup,you now what I think the aliens no what were capable of and are trying to make this invasion quick,because in the past two days we met three new alien types,we saw this crystal like alien,an alien that looks human which is clearly an infiltration unit,and this weird looking purple alien that can really take a hit from our guns and you no what I can't wait to see what else they have in there pockets.

So after the mission we no casualty or injures this time which we really needed,because this good news will hopefully fire people up saying that we can take these things down and not get hurt,with the proper training and now we have a new solider the guy we were escorting,now if every one was like the guy we helped and wanted to join us because they want to pay back there dept the aliens would have a bigger fight on there hands.

 

[Aristeus]

Name: Jorn Lemonade
Current Rank: SQ.
Mission Name: Bunring Gift
Total Kills since joining XCOM: 3
Promotion: Yup a SQ. now!

Audio Log #2:
................*sigh*................................................Okay.....those were NOT THE ALIENS..*inhale*..I WAS EXPECTING! From what I saw through the glass of the lab and the foto's...they were small, big eyes and big heads, great stereotypeing by the way, jeez. But when I was on that mission.. suddenly a thin tall man jumped out of the sky in our line of vision, we took a shot and then again out of the air right behind me, Booker Conan, Zian Siah and Rex Rumbler.
And even after that there came a new one, with claws as big as a elephant tusk for leggs, in front of my face. I knew it was comming, but that fast? Commander Odd was pretty happy with how it turned out. No one dead, and we got Shaojie Zhang got to the other side.

Speaking of dead, I feel really bad for Space Paddy even though he kinda ignored me when I was asking him a question....But he could have been sleeping I did not look very well. He seemd like a pretty nice guy though and he did pretty well on the field. That was a really sad day.

I'm also sharing my bunk with Colum Campbell he is also a pretty cool guy, he is pretty young, even younger than me. But he seems more trained and skilled than me. I talk quite a lot with him. Pretty logical if you look at the number of social people around here.

Like those two girls walking around, both black hair. hahaha... Pretty funny actually, I saw them walking a pretty long whyle ago, kinda walking in a small circle around all the other people that were walking, and then a other soldier bumbed into her and she started talking to him and she sounded pretty mad by the tone of her voice. Those girls seem like they are always together. Anja was also hit not to long ago, I think she will make it though, she looked like a trooper. Also the medical team sead so. maybe a visit?

And now that I'm talking about people...Big Farmer lives up to his name. He is pretty intimidating just by looking at him. He must have about 6 hp(horse power) in his body. Il try to talk to him, I heard he doesn't talk much.

All in all, my mission went pretty well. I'm still not shure if I can trust these recorders, my usual habbit of getting late is still not gone and I hope I don't get nightmares of those freaks........Oh and PS...or...this is not a letter....does it work like that?.....I don't really know maybe...can I remove that part?...I don't think so.......

AAAAAH, YES!...so PS: It was maybe pretty scary on the field, but I had a lot of fun, as wierd as it sounds, yes that is right journal, I like those adrenaline bursts! Jorn Lemonade out.
--] End of log

OOC: correct me on things I might have done wrong, I tried my best to research. And I'm open to chats

 

[Subject Delta]

Ed Cameron

Journal #1 - I have finally seen videos of the threat we are facing here and have to say I don't seem nearly as surprised as the others. Some are boreline losing it while I lost my fear of death along time ago. I have been mainly keeping to myself while studying the other recruits to see who I might get along with when I settle in more. I have spent most of my time sniping at the shooting range, and trying some new techniques and angles if things get hairy in a battle. We have had already had our first casualty, however I am rather certain it will not be our last. I still don't know how much I can trust this shadowy group but I guess I have no choice but to trust them. I am anxious to get out to some action and release some stress by kicking some alien ass.

 

[AaronBryant]

Name: Aaron Bryant Rank: Rookie
Status: Healthy
Total Kills since joining XCOM: 0
Total Outings:0​

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Audio log continue recording from 3​

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So im moving bunks i may not be the most sociable fucker right now but i think this will be better for my mental health than just bunking by myself the whole time and having no one i can consistently talk to ..... xcept a damned computer .......... god thats sad. Im sharing the room with 5 other guys ill be sure to introduce myself to them in a curtious manner but todays not the day for me to be getting to far into anything. God please quell my raging spirit i know that he was taken and that you needed him this is your divine plan all this i know but i need your strength to fill me so i can keep a clear head .... amen.​

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audio log end recording​

 

[CCC09]

Name: Colum Campbell
Rank: Rookie
Status: Temp off duty

So, today the alarms called all squad members to get ready for a mission to the crash site of a space ship that was shot down last night, which landed in Japan. Commander Odd picked: Paddy, Astaeri, Conan and Stampede. During the mission, they found some alien tech and a power source that would have fueled the ship. It would've been amazing if it had been recovered undamaged. But sadly, Space Paddy didn't make it home. He got jumped by a sectoid which managed to shoot him directly in the head before he had time to react... Commander Odd blames the team for not covering the enterences but I blame Odd for not telling Paddy to get into better cover. My spirit is waiving around at the moment. I would like to go out and fight but I wonder whether or not the Commander is up to the job, I mean; all the missions so far have ended with someone injured, almost dead or dead. So, will it be me on my first mission? I hope not! I wonder if the Commander listens to these journals? I hope not.

On a more cheerful note, I think me and Jorn Lemonade will be good friends. Me and him share a room together and we went to the gym and firing range to see who's the best out of us both physically and martially and I won, but he was very close to beating me physically. He also got to go on a mission in China where they came back with some with a suit case, I didn't see or ask anything else although I wish I'd asked what was in the suit case but it's likely classified as it always is. I wish I could've joined Jorn though, I bet we'd make a good team, he even got promoted to a Squaddie so I have to call him Sir when he feels like being an ass, in a funny way not a bad one and has been given the role as an assault.

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[Dahlexpert]

So i'm being moved to a new bunking area with five other people, good lord well I guess this is ok I mean I was never a loner, and this just means I have more people to call friend or my enemy ether way I met new people and that's all ways a plus.

 

[Teaslurper]

Name: John Cooper
Status: jet lagged
Rank: Trainee

Xcom recording 1:

The camera focuses on an exhausted john on the bottom bunk of a bunk bed.

" So...this is it, i'm here at the Xcom project finally. I mean you have to love it when your arrested in china, flown to the UK for the crimes of arms dealing, then flown to the US for breaking copyright laws of the guns I 'Pirated' before being flown all the way back to asia to get to Xcom. I guess they couldn't fix fucking bureaucracy, I mean the lack of paperwork was half of the reason I made so much anyway. *sigh* i'm getting off topic .

Anyway the latest dealing of bureaucracy ended up with me being jet lagged and pissed of at the world by the time I got onto the last flight via VTOL to Xcom. Unfortunately I don't think I left a good impression on the passengers as I spent most of it insulting anything and everything from the VTOL itself to the passengers, but mostly the VTOL. I really hope the pilot flying wasn't the pilot flying out to missions, or that the passengers where other Xcom troops, or it might get a bit awkward when I go to fight my first mission.

Thankfully now that i'm at Xcom I can eat something more substantial than peanuts while going over the combat logs, but first I need some shuteye so...."

John pans the camera around the room showing two other bunk beds.

"...Tada. I found the first room with a spare bunk to crash in, apparently five others are also using the room so it could get quite crowded. Anyhow i'm gonna sleep now so john signing off.

heh, I hope the other don't wake me soon or they'll unleash an incomprehensible angry man."

Video recording stopped.

 

[AaronBryant]

1. 
   
   Aaron Bryant sorts through his items and picks up a long thin piece of leather with leather wrapped wood coming out of one side. His sword one that he crafted lovingly from hand 4 years ago. European long sword almost perfectly balanced ALMOST. He liked the slight off balance it made him know it was his sword. He strapped the leather sheath on to his back and began walking to the gym. On his way there he sees one of his fellow soldiers. He mutters to himself "okay time to buck up make some friends"​
   Stevie steve having decided it was time to get some work done set himself up in the hallway towards the gymnassium. He pulled his laptop out and began running through the list of duties he had that day when in the corner of his eye he saw a man lumbering towards him at 6 foot 2 inches he was pretty large and he had a pretty big bulk on him. The large fellow walked up to steve.​
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   Aaron: "Hello there its a pleasure to meet you sir, My name is Aaron Bryant who might you be?"​
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   Stevie: "so what's your deal, I mean why were you brought here or joined or whatever."​
   Aaron: "I happen to be special forces in the marines i was a commando in training i was actually a month off from my first mission and then i was accosted by some men in black suits offering me a chance to not only save my country but the world. What is it your working on...... um i still dont believe i caught your name"​
   Stevie: "I'm Stevie Steve, just call me Steve. It seem you are lucky, you were not pulled into this, and for what I am working on, its a project."​
   Aaron: "Ohhh? you were pulled away?..... I didnt even think about saying no! i just thought if they went to the trouble of finding me they must need me and i agreed."​
   Stevie: "Either way, they might say they need you and offer, but when they take you, they are going to have plans, as a computer techy, and what they said to me being on the field, I assume that I will be with communication devices, or in charge of some device. Anyway, why do think they need you for."​
   Aaron: "well being a commando your trained in stealth ops long or very close range minimal noise minimum collateral damage maximum effiecency on high profile cases. I guess they just look for the most effecient or powerful people they can find. Which is why and i hope im not stepping on your toes here i wonder why they brought you on as a soldier. Did you ever do any wet work or other​
   Stevie: Anyway, I bumped into this girl at lunch named Ayame Kasagi, and it did not go well, she yelled at me, do you know what her problem is. Also what I am working on is the grid of x-com, this is my job until my shit is ready for me, but this is what keeps info through the entire complex so it is important."Aaron: "that is important! and no actually your the first person i have talked to in the whole base can you pull up her information i may have seen her?"
   Stevie: "I believe her bio is right here" *hands ipad*Ayame Kasagi Bio"Do you know her"
   Aaron: "No but she does sound interesting" Aaron unsheaths his sword slinging it gracefully in an arc and handing the hilt to Steve "think she will be any good with this? HAHA i havent had a sword fight in a long time and a fast agile opponent is the kind a guy like me would need!""Sorry i dont know her though" Aaron swiftly resheaths the blade. "However if we were to fight together i believe we would learn very much about each other..... i personally learn a lot about a person as a person from the way one fights. Especially in close range scenarios where the body is the most important tool your using instead of ranged combat where its more about what your shooting.""Ill make sure to let you know what i find out! Would you like to come along?"
   Stevie: "well I don't know about a sword, but she does know martial arts. Either way, she'll be a tough opponent. Wait, were did you say you got that sword."
   Aaron: "oh well i actually forged this myself four years ago." Aaron Bryant smiles to himself touching the hilton his back. "it took a total of four months of grueling pounding quenching folding melting heating fanning bleeding blistering and hunting to get the materials and bend them into shape to make my blade Inspiratio. Its latin for inspiration of the soul its a rough translation but it gets the point across .... ha point. I hunted a bear with an oak wood bow, The blacksmith i was receiving tutalage from was very specific about how i need to get the carbon for my sword which he said must come from an animal who i felt i resembled. I thought bear because im big but kind and strong to defend those i love. I spent 3 days tracking him i almost lost my leg" *pulls up sweat pants showing a huge scar going all the way around the thigh and calf* "but i won i had to drag him back after that. that was 500 whopping pounds of bear. after i got him back i had to skin him and take his bones out i used his meat and organs to feed myself for a month though it wasnt to bad. i used the skin to make this scabards leather and for the leather wrapping around the hilt of my blade. i took his bones and i put them in a crucible with some iron and the carbon from her burnt bones mixed with the iron and it created steel i poured that out into a rectangle to give it the long linear shape and then i beat the hell out of it lovingly xD crafting it into the beautiful peice of work u see before oyu after that i reheated it and dunked it in oil to temper it which makes it harder to bend but more durable in combat." Aaron pauses " umm sorry did i go to indepth i feel likei talked to much about it sorry im really into my creations".
   Stevie: "Damn, that must have been hard. You going to show off you skills with it."
   Aaron: "im not much of a "Show Off" kind of guy i just want to keep my self at the top of my game. I appreciate the vote of confidence though" Aaron extends a hand out to Stevie "lets head to the gym then"
   Stevie: "sure thing" *takes the hand offered to him and begins walking with Aaron Bryant*

Ayame kasagi quickly walks by