Echoside : The Shorts

[Kain Nobel]

Hello and welcome back to Echoside : The Shorts, where I take bigger pieces of my game plot and spoil them here.

Our party leader, Lindsey, used to get a lot of shit from the boys and they'd always give her the boring missions. "Oh, I think you'd make a great secretary," Alex would say, and others seemed a bit sexist too. Mack, being an older and more sincere gentleman, stepped down as the captain and promoted her to his position. He too had an ulterior motive, as he wanted to enjoy an early "retirement" while still being enlisted as active duty, so he gets her permission to relax on a remote "surveillance" mission while she gets ready for her date with a warlord.

Anywho, wacky shenanigans ensue after her first mission as captain.

Disturbing Surveillance

Disturbing Surveillance
Setting : Chavo Gwar Military Base
Time : Approximately 22:00 hours
Scenario : The crew had completely taken over the Chavo Gwar Military base, a small fortification once home to none other than Chavo Gwar and his band of terrorists. Upon taking over the facility, they've started a surveillance op on the Chilkaid warlord.

* Lindsey walks into the compound where Mack and Alex sit in front of a laptop.

Lindsey : Hey guys!
Mack : So... I see your date went well.
Alex : He did scoff at your gift though. Seemed a little off-put that you didn't put out.
Lindsey : How rude! It was your stupid idea to be giving a dangerous warlord a teddy bear of all things. I mean, a teddy bear, are you for real?

* Mack and Alex exchange grins, Lindsey rolls her eyes. Mack then turns towards the computer screen.

Mack : Hey, some warlords have a soft spot for stuffed animals and other cute things, it makes them feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Alex : You'd be surprised.
Mack : Mhm.
Lindsey : You boys are talking about a man with no heart!

* An awkward second or two goes by. The teddy bear gift is actually a surveillance camera they're using to spy on Chavo.

Alex : Oh look, Gwar is talking to another lass... are you jealous?
Lindsey : As if! Do you even realize how bad his breath smelled? A couple times he got a little too close, I wanted to hit the panic button and let Denzel take care of him.
Mack : Shh... surveillance time, sweetie.

* A few silent seconds go by. A cricket begins it's song.

Lindsey : That poor woman, oh my...
Mack : And he just throws her out like that.

* Some more brief seconds go by with cricket in the background.

Alex : I think...
Mack : He's going right for the teddy bear....
Alex : Ah! He's got a knife, he's gonna discover our camera...
Lindsey : See, you guys are friggin' morons!

* The trio stare at the video feed on the laptop, each with a puzzled look on their faces.

Lindsey : Oh... my... GOD!
Mack : It seems he's found some real pleasure with your little... gift.
Lindsey : That is so gross!
Alex : I'm gonna... just step out and have a cigarette!
Lindsey : I order you to stay!
Alex : But captain...
Lindsey : Yeah, you ladies enjoy your retirement on surveillance duty, the boys and I are going to suit up and drill for the next mission.
Mack : On second thought, can I go?
Alex : Me too, me too, I wanna go captain!
Lindsey : I can take one of you boys, but somebody has to stay on surveillance duty...

* Prompt the party select screen, create a party of 2. Lindsey is already locked in as party leader, only Alex or Mack can come, or she can opt to leave them both in the room. Either way, there are other members to pick that reside elsewhere in the facility.

There is lots of way too serious overtone with the project's story, most of it being the tragedies of war and the dangers of being a soldier, but occasionally I throw in some comedic gems like this. Lindsey is one of my personal favorite characters and I think she makes a strong female lead. The moment she steps into the limelight of the story, I can only do my best to make it memorable :D