OAMP
Turtle Poker
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Corporal Melissa Aberdan seemed to have an easy job. When the military was called out to fight the monsters, it was clear there was no way a demolitions expert would be needed on the front line. This enemy didn't have any bunkers, trenches, or other infrastructure for her to destroy.
However, it wasn't long before the military decided taking out its own buildings and bridges was a good idea. Melissa had been at one of the field camps without anything to do when her Sergeant ran up. The woman had a real connection with her troops, and clearly was unhappy about having to take them out to fight such creatures. "Aberdan, get your stuff. It seems the bastards are using our bridges to cross the freeway, now that it's nearly impassable from debris. We've been ordered to take them out."
So, about an hour later, Melissa found herself at one of the many bridges crossing the loop. So far things were going well. She was laying charges at the "safe" end of the bridge with the sarge, while a team defended the other side from anything that decided to cross. They were almost done, then they'd move on to another bridge. "I can leave you alone here for just a minute, right Corporal? I need to check with the other team." The sarge didn't let Melissa respond. It wasn't like her, she was clearly worried about something.
Melissa has just attached the last detwire when there was a massive explosion. She was knocked back against the pavement, scraping her elbow in the process. There was a burnt out car nearby that sheltered her from the worst of the blast, fortunately. When the shaking stopped, Melissa was able to move around again. She noticed that the sky seemed to be on fire, the city was burning, but the monster that had been towering in the downtown area was no longer visible or able to be heard. There was also a wierd blueish tint to the sky here and there, but it was very hard to see. All around her the effects of the blast were visible. The squad's transport flipped, and looked out of action for good. Melissa couldn't see across the bridge to the rest of them, but they were no doubt in bad shape.
However, it wasn't long before the military decided taking out its own buildings and bridges was a good idea. Melissa had been at one of the field camps without anything to do when her Sergeant ran up. The woman had a real connection with her troops, and clearly was unhappy about having to take them out to fight such creatures. "Aberdan, get your stuff. It seems the bastards are using our bridges to cross the freeway, now that it's nearly impassable from debris. We've been ordered to take them out."
So, about an hour later, Melissa found herself at one of the many bridges crossing the loop. So far things were going well. She was laying charges at the "safe" end of the bridge with the sarge, while a team defended the other side from anything that decided to cross. They were almost done, then they'd move on to another bridge. "I can leave you alone here for just a minute, right Corporal? I need to check with the other team." The sarge didn't let Melissa respond. It wasn't like her, she was clearly worried about something.
Melissa has just attached the last detwire when there was a massive explosion. She was knocked back against the pavement, scraping her elbow in the process. There was a burnt out car nearby that sheltered her from the worst of the blast, fortunately. When the shaking stopped, Melissa was able to move around again. She noticed that the sky seemed to be on fire, the city was burning, but the monster that had been towering in the downtown area was no longer visible or able to be heard. There was also a wierd blueish tint to the sky here and there, but it was very hard to see. All around her the effects of the blast were visible. The squad's transport flipped, and looked out of action for good. Melissa couldn't see across the bridge to the rest of them, but they were no doubt in bad shape.