Fandom Project Freelancer: Through The Ranks

[Grammatic]

Grunting Alaska finishes cleaning the mud from his helmet. Looking around, he nods briefly to the new agents in the room, before Eta appeared behind his head.


In a colorful display, Eta, who looks like a normal agent, except he is constantly shifting shades of purple, never remaining the same shade for more then a few moments.


After looking at them, Eta vanishes again, and Alaska laughs quietly. "He doesn't interact with others, much..."


Making sure the rest of his armor was clean as well, Alaska quickly stood up from where he was sitting.


"How many classes have I missed?"

 

[TheOnlyCatbug]

(No! I was too late! AZ DON'T LEAVE MEEEEEEE!)


A holographic Newmex walked up to Nevada. He waited a while before speaking. "Sure, what's up Xi!" Lambda was amazed at the AI's defiance... then he looked further into it and the personality made it obvious. Newmex just sat there, waving at Nevada.





@VirtualNotoriety

 

[Floodwater31]

Utah sat in his bunk cradling a small pad in his lap, it displayed a 3D model of some facility where he'd marked several points. His peace was interrupted every couple of seconds by an explosion and gunfire in the back of his head. Nu was streaming another movie from Netflix, and by movie I mean a series of explosions connected loosely by a plot. Better than what you do, you take the fun out of blowing stuff up. Ignoring Nu, Utah moved one of his points. Nu appeared besides him, in all of his orange shining glory, "Whoa, no, you want them to be like this". The points all rearranged themselves. "No, that'll make the building crash outwards, I'm supposed to cause minimal destruction". "Technically you're not supposed to have this file yet, you're just lucky I copied the file during data transfer". "What? Why would you do that?! That breaks almost all of your rules!". "You where going to see it eventually, I don't see the big deal... Besides, if it causes a fight it causes a fight". "Why do you have this romanticized idea of me fighting the rest of the program?". "Because it's an awesome idea".


With no reason to continue his work, Utah tossed the pad on his bunk. The din in the back of his head continued which meant Nu had resumed his movie. Why do I have to babysit the only incompetent AI...


The doors to the locker room slid open revealing it was packed to the brim with other freelancers. If he wasn't wearing his helmet they would have seen his jaw drop, isn't this room normally deserted? "Did I miss a group training exorcise or something?", it was then that he noticed some new faces, "Utah by the way"

 

[TheOnlyCatbug]

Lambda turned around, disappeared, then appeared in front of the new agent. His accent changed into a teenage girl. "Who the hell are youuu?" Newmex banged the side of his waist and the hologram disappeared again. "Hey, man. Sorry, Lambda isn't good at first impressions. Anyway I'm Newmex. Good to see you, man."





@Floodwater31

 

[DarthCaesar]

Yorky-


(Okay, shall we do cousins then?)


"Hey," Yorky said, taking out some of his pistols.


Wyern-


Wyern simply grunted.

 

[Alecto]

Arizona

Location: Locker Room


Interacting with: N/A
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Arizona's attention snapped away from her helmet when the door opened again. Utah. Nu. Thrill-seeking. Spacial distortion unit. Her implants were beginning to hurt a bit as Upsilon kept fidgeting despite having finished delivering his fact report, burrowing deeper and deeper into her mind, as if it was trying to get back to the implants. The room spinned slightly as she stood up, swaying on her feet for a brief moment.


Okay, whoa. Do you mind, Upsilon? The question was the little push the fragment did not need as its hold over its own uneasiness and discomfort finally snapped.


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Her helmet cluttered to the floor as she tried to steady herself by resting her hands on her locker door, surprised by the violent cacophony that suddenly exploded in her mind. It took her a moment before she got enough hold of herself to finally manage to pull at her implant despite the frenzied thrum of Upsilon, removing the chip slotted inside quickly, but not quite efficiently as she almost clawed it out. A shiver ran down her spine at the sudden silence in her head.


Taking shallow and uneven breaths, Arizona glanced around to see the agents' reaction before she bent down to pick her helmet up with one hand while her other keyed in her locker code. She all but threw her helmet inside the locker before she shut it close again, turning on her heel almost immediately. "I have to go to my bunk. Forgot something." Murmuring under her breath, she stalked out of the locker room with the intent to actually get to her room. She needed a few minutes to herself, and well, she needed to give Upsilon some time to calm down.


(Gotta hate time zones. I'm off to bed. Also, have fun with that binary.)

 

[TheOnlyCatbug]

(They'll take her away from me! Don't let them take Allison! ALLISON!


Translated it ya bitch!)

 

[TheOnlyCatbug]

Hawaii walked in the locker room, she was thinking about taking off her armor, then she noticed a lot more people than expected. She wondered who would insult her first.

 

[Floodwater31]

After the brief close up with the teenage drama queen(Lambda), Newmex introduced himself, "No problem, I know a thing about rowdy AIs". It was then that he'd noticed that whatever movie Nu had been watching had gone silent, shit, don't you- ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE THAT?! You can't take that, that was a direct attack, beat the shit out of em! STAY DOWN!


Yorky waved hi, and Utah returned the favor with his own brief wave, he and York hadn't really interacted much growing up, but then again they hadn't lived very close together. Before he could continue the conversation, one of the new one's dropped her helmet and began franticly clawing at their necks as if a wild animal had latched there. "Hey, are you oka-", she ran past him and into the hall.


"Is she okay?" "What are you going to do, we're in a secret military testing project, there are bound to be a couple freaks, hey look another one". Utah turned to see the cause of all his misery materialized on his shoulder, the brilliant orange glare was a contrast to the little ****stain he was. Then he realized Nu was referring to someone behind him, turning he noticed an elite towering over him and very close. Something told Utah he hadn't made the best first impression

 

[Grammatic]

Grunting, Alaska rises to his feet, slipping his helmet back on. Checking the seals, he rolls his shoulders slowly, adjusting to the flood of senses brought with the helmet.


Turning and heading towards the door, Alaska turns to say something else, before a flash of purple light played across his lenses. Closing his mouth, Alaska keyed the door open and walked into the hall.


Heading towards the mess hall, Alaska hoped they had steak.

 

[TheOnlyCatbug]

She looked down on him. Her white armor looking shiny as ever and her glowing neon trim glowed heavily."Omnicron, just who are these people."


"Well these ones are Utah and... Nu. Other information will be provided later. Nu is... the thrill seeker in Alpha, and Utah seems to have no control over how his AI acts. The AI insulted you, not the agent. Needs further analysis." The AI looked at Utah, then disappeared. Hawaii was disappointed although through her armor, you couldn't see it. "Really nice AI you have there, mind if I kill it? Just kidding, you're alright but control his attitude for god sake." She walked past him and sat on an empty bench. She had a locker but she doesn't use it. She never took off her armor.





@Floodwater31

 

[Dagger]

"If I wanted your opinion I would have asked for it."


-The freelancer blurted out, voice dripping with hostility as his gloved fist hit the table in front of him. It had barely been 10 hours after his implantation and Michigan was almost ready to dig the damn thing out himself. Tau was what they had named it. A fragment of a real AI, but with all the capabilities of enhancing his combat effectiveness. Sounds amazing, right? Wrong. After implantation, Felix had been told to tell key points of his life to the AI to help better forge a "bond" between them. Only this has done quite the opposite. After all, you give a know-it-all AI to a man with a huge ego-- well, that's just asking for trouble.


Breathing heavily as he rose from his seat. Felix looked around the mess hall slowly before the silver and blue distortion appeared in front of him.-




"Just imagine the wealth a mercenary with your skills could have.. Shame you wasted your talents on coming here."




-Tau said coldly before a mocking laugh filled Felix's ears. -




"Cut the bullshit and log off."




-Michigan hissed gritting his teeth as the AI left his sight. Silence at last. Moving from his seat he'd throw his tray away. Helmet now resting over his head, Michigan began to exit the mess hall. Unintentionally bumping the freelancer who had been heading into the mess hall.-

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@ArisenMoon

 

[Floodwater31]

"I'm so sor-" "Are you blind you piece of cybernetic, shisnoo. I'm freaking Nu, come out and fight me! I'll-" "That's enough Nu" "I'm going to drag you to the spam folder myself you virus infest, phishing, piece of-". The rest of this exciting rant was interrupted as Utah deftly pulled the chip from the back of his neck, the shining orange figure around his should faded from existence.


"I can't tell you how much I've wanted to do that for the past couple of days", Utah looked visibly releaved, the tension rolling off his shoulders like water. "Sorry about that, Nu's been trying to get me in a fight since I got here". He sat on a bench and began removing the first layer of armor. "I'd take him out more often, but removing these guys for a prolonged period of time is bad for them..."


"Wasn't the best first impression, but Omicron was half right, I'm Utah".

 

[Grammatic]

Stumbling slightly from the impact, Alaska spun around, and clenching his fist to strike. "Just walk away, no need to start something, we just got back after all." Releasing his clenched fist, Alaska looks at the other agent, quickly surveying him.





"Tactical assessment...Agent Michigan, excels at close combat, tactical advise, maintain distance and keep to his..." Shaking his head to clear his head, Alaska grunts and looks at Michigan.


"Watch yourself, Michigan."


Turning away, he continues his path towards the mess hall.





@Dagger

 

[Dagger]

-Michigan paused upon hearing his code name. Oh, how he hated to be called by that. He was nearly halfway down the hall before turning around to face the back of Alaska. Having already been in a rather foul mood due to Tau's constant degrading him on his current choices in life, Felix would scoff before speaking back.-



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"Next time step outta the way. You have eyes so use 'em."

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-He stated coldly before shaking his head. Tau's presence filled the freelancer's mind again. Turning away Felix would glance back at Alaska once more before continuing down the hallway. -
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"And don't call me Michigan. I'm not a mindless drone like you and the others.. It's Felix."



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@ArisenMoon

 

[VirtualUnity]

Xi was amazed to see the New Agents as he started analyzing. "Michigan, Tau the Greed A.I, Alaska, Eta the Quite Contemplation A.I, Utah, Nu the Thrill Seeking A.I. and Hawaii the Only Alien Agent with Omicron the Obedience A.I." Xi became ecstatic to see the New Agents and A.I. "Hello Agents Utah and Hawaii, mind if I talk to your A.I.s?" Xi asked as Nathaniel asked Xi. "Hey Xi. where'd you get the names of the other Agents?" Nathaniel asked Xi. "Oh. The Director updated the List of all Agents in Project Freelancer" Xi said as Nathaniel stood up looking at Utah. "Heh, So. You can't control your A.I. much either. Huh?" Nathaniel said holding out his hand for a handshake towards Utah.





@Floodwater31 @TheOnlyCatbug

 

[Alecto]

Arizona

Location: Hallway >>> Her Room >>> Mess Hall


Interacting with: N/A
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Leaning against the door, eyes closed, Arizona found herself taking deep breaths as she held Upsilon's chip carefully in her hands. A Freelancer staff passed behind her, but she paid them no mind, just waving them away as they asked if she was all right, saying she was just exhausted from her mission while hiding Upsilon's chip with the tilt of her body.


She took a moment before she slipped Upsilon back into her implant, steeling herself for the grumpiness that would no doubt follow, but she had to be firm with it. Upsilon. That cannot happen again. We'll be working with these people. I know you felt uneasy with them around, but we have to work with them. On the field. She immediately sprung on Upsilon as it booted up, entering her room and shutting the door close behind her. The fragment took form in front of her, barely visible in its wisp form.


I know, but... But nothing. I don't know what you're so afraid of. It's not them, I know, but I won't ask you further. All I want you to do is to promise me that would never happen again. I - No, we cannot afford to lose it like that on the field. Do you understand me? There was a moment of silence as they stared each other down. Then Upsilon's hum filled her mind as it answered. I understand. I promise. She knew it wasn't the end of that, but right now what matters is the fact that Upsilon understood what its actions could lead to. That was enough for her.


Grabbing the datapad on her desk, she made her way out of the room, her stomach growling slightly. She had planned to run by the training area to check it out, but it seems that fate has another plan in store for her as she rounded the corner, entering the hall that lead to the mess hall. They better have chocolate pudding. That's what she was promised. Aside from the gruelling service, training and theories.





(So I definitely like Upsilon and Zon talking to each other a little too much.)

 

[DarthCaesar]

Yorky-


Yorky decided he needed foodsies so he headed to the mess hall.


Wyern-


Ugh, all the people on that mission you were assigned to are going to the mess hall, Theta said disagreeably.


As a response Wyoming suited up, ran past Yorky and walked into the mess hall, sitting down, taking out his sword and polishing it without a word.

 

[DarthCaesar]

(Hullo, anyone there?)

 

[VirtualUnity]

(I'm here)

 

[Grammatic]

Pausing in his path down the hall again, Alaska turned and walked back towards Felix. Looking him in the eye, he grunt inside his helmet.


"You are new to the project, so I will give you the benefit if the doubt that it's been a tough day. Do not get in my way again, agent." Turning, Alaska made his way back down the hall.


Opening the door to the mess, he turned to look back over his shoulder. "And your new name is Michigan, might as well get used to it." Closing the door behind him, Alaska made his way to a table.


@Dagger

 

[VirtualUnity]

Nathaniel decided to continue to the Mess Hall as he started to feel Hungry, Catching up to Wyoming and N.Y. "Hey N.Y. who else is joining us on Mission One?" Nathaniel asked as Xi appeared. "Agents New York, Wyoming, Nevada(You), Arizona and Virginia will be joining in Mission One" As Nathaniel heard the New Agent he asked. "Who's Agent Virginia?" He asked as Xi appeared again. "Agent Virginia, Explosive and C.Q.C. Specialist. She has A.I. Psi the Curiosity Attributed A.I." Xi said as he Disappeared again. "So I'm guessing we're having a Meeting during we eat?" Nathaniel said as he continued to walk with them.





@Dr Dovahkiin Church

 

[DarthCaesar]

Yorky-


"If you want to," Yorky said, while Wyern yet again simply grunted.

 

[Alecto]

Arizona

Location: Mess Hall


Interacting with: Nevada, New York & Wyoming (@VirtualNotoriety & @Dr Dovahkiin Church)
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As she neared the mess hall, a message popped up on her data pad. Arizona felt Upsilon buzz in anticipation. Reading through the message, a frown appeared on her face. She was already being deployed on another mission? So soon after her first? Giving Upsilon a nudge as it had stilled during the time she read through the message.


Looks like we're diving in head first. Unfortunately so. Just remember what I asked of you. Can you give me a run by of all the other agents? Uploading files on your datapad.


Arizona entered the mess hall, reading through the data Upsilon uploaded. When she raised her head up, already halfway to the food bar, she was quite surprised to see Agents Nevada, New York and Wyoming. Tucking her datapad under her arm, she turned on her heel and made her way to the agents, despite her protesting stomach.


"Hello, are we having a meeting for the mission now then or is this more of a boys' thing?" She asked with a slight grin as she approached them, looking around for the fifth of their group. Coming up short, she saw Agent Alaska by one of the other tables instead.

 

[DarthCaesar]

Yorky-


"Yah, it's a meeting and BURRITOS!!" Yorky said, seeing the burritos section. "They told me it would be finally open today... but I didn't believe them!" He exclaimed, racing to make one.