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Line 19: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − In [[2583]], on [[Cerberus (system)|Cerberus]], Delacour and Phillips (from the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Terran Hegemony]], respectively) are SLDF infantrymen fighting their way through Charon City under the command of a former LCAF sergeant. They get into a firefight with an Outworlds sniper (losing their sergeant in the process), then use [[Inferno (Missile)|Inferno]] missiles and satchel charges to take down an Alliance ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' that had been giving an SLDF ''[[Griffin]]'' some trouble. + In [[2583]], on [[Cerberus (planet)|Cerberus]], Delacour and Phillips (from the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Terran Hegemony]], respectively) are SLDF infantrymen fighting their way through Charon City under the command of a former LCAF sergeant. They get into a firefight with an Outworlds sniper (losing their sergeant in the process), then use [[Inferno]] missiles and satchel charges to take down an Alliance ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' that had been giving an SLDF ''[[Griffin]]'' some trouble. In [[2584]], on [[Canopus IV]], General [[Ian Marik]] marches his ''[[Orion]]'' down the streets of Delphi City, taking small arms fire from MAF holdouts in a supposedly secured sector. Ian would clearly like to take the gloves off and lay waste to the city, but is reminded that Captain-General [[Marion Marik]] (his mother) has mandated adherence to the [[Ares Conventions]]. Arriving at the Magestrix's palace, he enters and is met by Magestrix [[Crystalla Centrella]]. Expecting a confrontation, Ian is thoroughly befuddled as the Magestrix seductively surrenders governmental authority to him, adopting a long-term stratagem of co-opting the occupier, rather than fighting them in the streets. In [[2584]], on [[Canopus IV]], General [[Ian Marik]] marches his ''[[Orion]]'' down the streets of Delphi City, taking small arms fire from MAF holdouts in a supposedly secured sector. Ian would clearly like to take the gloves off and lay waste to the city, but is reminded that Captain-General [[Marion Marik]] (his mother) has mandated adherence to the [[Ares Conventions]]. Arriving at the Magestrix's palace, he enters and is met by Magestrix [[Crystalla Centrella]]. Expecting a confrontation, Ian is thoroughly befuddled as the Magestrix seductively surrenders governmental authority to him, adopting a long-term stratagem of co-opting the occupier, rather than fighting them in the streets. Line 25:
Line 25: In [[2586]], [[Alice Gallene]], a pretty office worker on the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] world of [[Milvano]], has to deal with the pressures of a foreign occupation by SLDF troops, officially there in a "peacekeeping" capacity. She goes with a friend to a local club, noting that drink, dance and debauchery has become routine since the occupation began, with life continuing as usual in the cities while the [[Rim Royal Army]] (RRA) regulars hide in the hills rather than fight the overwhelming firepower of the SLDF forces. She meets and seduces AFFS Major [[Thomas Hamilton]] and takes him back to her place...her place being a soundproofed room where her RRA cell can torture and interrogate her victim. In [[2586]], [[Alice Gallene]], a pretty office worker on the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] world of [[Milvano]], has to deal with the pressures of a foreign occupation by SLDF troops, officially there in a "peacekeeping" capacity. She goes with a friend to a local club, noting that drink, dance and debauchery has become routine since the occupation began, with life continuing as usual in the cities while the [[Rim Royal Army]] (RRA) regulars hide in the hills rather than fight the overwhelming firepower of the SLDF forces. She meets and seduces AFFS Major [[Thomas Hamilton]] and takes him back to her place...her place being a soundproofed room where her RRA cell can torture and interrogate her victim. − ==Featured characters== + == Featured characters == − * [[Alice Gallene]] − * [[Crystalla Centrella]] − * [[Cyrus Shaw]] * Delacour * Delacour + * Phillips * [[Ian Marik]] * [[Ian Marik]] − * Phillips + * [[Crystalla Centrella]] + * [[Alice Gallene]] * [[Thomas Hamilton]] * [[Thomas Hamilton]] − * [[Shannon Marik|Aunt Shannon]] (mentioned) * [[Marion Marik]] (mentioned) * [[Marion Marik]] (mentioned) − * [[Reginald Marik (26th c.)|Uncle Regi]] (mentioned) == Featured places == == Featured places == − * [[Cerberus (system)|Cerberus]] + * [[Cerberus (planet)|Cerberus]] * [[Canopus IV]] * [[Canopus IV]] * [[Milvano]] * [[Milvano]] − == Featured BattleMechs == + == Featured BattleTech == + * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' * ''[[Griffin]]'' * ''[[Griffin]]'' * ''[[Orion]]'' * ''[[Orion]]'' − * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' [[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Works by Chris Hartford]] [[Category:Works by Chris Hartford]] [[Category:Works by Christoffer Trossen]] [[Category:Works by Christoffer Trossen]]
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| − | In [[2583]], on [[Cerberus ( | + | In [[2583]], on [[Cerberus (planet)|Cerberus]], Delacour and Phillips (from the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Terran Hegemony]], respectively) are SLDF infantrymen fighting their way through Charon City under the command of a former LCAF sergeant. They get into a firefight with an Outworlds sniper (losing their sergeant in the process), then use [[Inferno]] missiles and satchel charges to take down an Alliance ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' that had been giving an SLDF ''[[Griffin]]'' some trouble. |
In [[2584]], on [[Canopus IV]], General [[Ian Marik]] marches his ''[[Orion]]'' down the streets of Delphi City, taking small arms fire from MAF holdouts in a supposedly secured sector. Ian would clearly like to take the gloves off and lay waste to the city, but is reminded that Captain-General [[Marion Marik]] (his mother) has mandated adherence to the [[Ares Conventions]]. Arriving at the Magestrix's palace, he enters and is met by Magestrix [[Crystalla Centrella]]. Expecting a confrontation, Ian is thoroughly befuddled as the Magestrix seductively surrenders governmental authority to him, adopting a long-term stratagem of co-opting the occupier, rather than fighting them in the streets. | In [[2584]], on [[Canopus IV]], General [[Ian Marik]] marches his ''[[Orion]]'' down the streets of Delphi City, taking small arms fire from MAF holdouts in a supposedly secured sector. Ian would clearly like to take the gloves off and lay waste to the city, but is reminded that Captain-General [[Marion Marik]] (his mother) has mandated adherence to the [[Ares Conventions]]. Arriving at the Magestrix's palace, he enters and is met by Magestrix [[Crystalla Centrella]]. Expecting a confrontation, Ian is thoroughly befuddled as the Magestrix seductively surrenders governmental authority to him, adopting a long-term stratagem of co-opting the occupier, rather than fighting them in the streets. | ||
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In [[2586]], [[Alice Gallene]], a pretty office worker on the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] world of [[Milvano]], has to deal with the pressures of a foreign occupation by SLDF troops, officially there in a "peacekeeping" capacity. She goes with a friend to a local club, noting that drink, dance and debauchery has become routine since the occupation began, with life continuing as usual in the cities while the [[Rim Royal Army]] (RRA) regulars hide in the hills rather than fight the overwhelming firepower of the SLDF forces. She meets and seduces AFFS Major [[Thomas Hamilton]] and takes him back to her place...her place being a soundproofed room where her RRA cell can torture and interrogate her victim. | In [[2586]], [[Alice Gallene]], a pretty office worker on the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] world of [[Milvano]], has to deal with the pressures of a foreign occupation by SLDF troops, officially there in a "peacekeeping" capacity. She goes with a friend to a local club, noting that drink, dance and debauchery has become routine since the occupation began, with life continuing as usual in the cities while the [[Rim Royal Army]] (RRA) regulars hide in the hills rather than fight the overwhelming firepower of the SLDF forces. She meets and seduces AFFS Major [[Thomas Hamilton]] and takes him back to her place...her place being a soundproofed room where her RRA cell can torture and interrogate her victim. | ||
| − | ==Featured characters== | + | == Featured characters == |
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* Delacour | * Delacour | ||
| + | * Phillips | ||
* [[Ian Marik]] | * [[Ian Marik]] | ||
| − | * | + | * [[Crystalla Centrella]] |
| + | * [[Alice Gallene]] | ||
* [[Thomas Hamilton]] | * [[Thomas Hamilton]] | ||
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* [[Marion Marik]] (mentioned) | * [[Marion Marik]] (mentioned) | ||
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== Featured places == | == Featured places == | ||
| − | * [[Cerberus ( | + | * [[Cerberus (planet)|Cerberus]] |
* [[Canopus IV]] | * [[Canopus IV]] | ||
* [[Milvano]] | * [[Milvano]] | ||
| − | == Featured | + | == Featured BattleTech == |
| + | * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' | ||
* ''[[Griffin]]'' | * ''[[Griffin]]'' | ||
* ''[[Orion]]'' | * ''[[Orion]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Short Stories]] | [[Category:Short Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Chris Hartford]] | [[Category:Works by Chris Hartford]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Christoffer Trossen]] | [[Category:Works by Christoffer Trossen]] | ||