OpenXcom Forum
Contributions => Playthroughs => Topic started by: Taberone on May 31, 2014, 09:42:36 pm
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(This is an attempt at a narrative.)
XCOM has suffered a major setback.
(https://i.imgur.com/geQtRPrl.png)
Base defense. The base was being attacked, and the only defenders were a panicky bunch of morons. A rookie managed to blow herself up with the Auto Cannon.
(https://i.imgur.com/nOAz1nLl.png)
Susanna was the first one to ever use a Blaster Launcher.
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Soldier1: "GOOD GOD TAKING FIRAGAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
A floater opened the Access Lift and opened fire.
Soldier2: "Have no fear....."
(https://i.imgur.com/WGeWhIWl.png)
Soldier 2: "I have the grenade launcher. Eat this, Floater scum!"
(https://i.imgur.com/wnPx24Wl.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/OouB3Ynl.png)
Soldier 2: "What BS is this? Who the hell decided to play on Superhuman difficulty?"
(https://i.imgur.com/mzQ0KQCl.png)
Susanna: "I'll fire the Blaster Launcher when you spot an alien in the hangar!"
(https://i.imgur.com/HBWHkq9l.png)
Soldier 3: "Sweet jesus a reaper holycarp save me dart rifle"
Soldier 4: "Isn't that a Terror From The Deep gun?"
(https://i.imgur.com/aUwSh0jl.png)
Magdalena: "3 Floaters and a Reaper spotted! Opening up on them with a shotgun!"
(https://i.imgur.com/MVlnTsol.png) (That purple thing right underneath the floater is the Blaster Launcher missile)
Magdalena: "BLASTER LAUNCHER HEADED RIGHT FOR ME---"
(https://i.imgur.com/i0yvR3Gl.png)
Magdalena: "Susanna, why are you screwing around with the Blaster Launcher and aiming it for yourself? You going to make it spin around and blow them up or....?"
Susanna: "THAT IS NOT MY BLASTER---"
(https://i.imgur.com/x6zVu2Xl.png)
Soldier 2: "GOOD GOD, GET ME OUT OF THIS PLACE!"
Soldier 7:"WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!"
*Sounds of mass panic and chaos*
(https://i.imgur.com/DGgObPOl.png)
Magdalena: "Susanna! NO!"
(https://i.imgur.com/Y30BeyNl.png)
Jorge: "BETTER TO DIE THAN TO BE KILLED BY ALIENS!" (Gunshots can be heard, along with further shouting. It is presumed that Jorge committed suicide.)
Soldier 2: "WHY ARE WE EVEN PLAYING ON SUPERHUMAN DIFFICUL---" (It is at this point that Soldier 2 passed out from injuries.)
(https://i.imgur.com/vqMYB9ll.png)
Kornel: (Profanities in a foreign language can be heard.)
(https://i.imgur.com/Ilv98OIl.png)
Emil:What a bunch of wimps. Lets finish off the aliens! CHARGE!
Hassan:I do not think that the Reaper will die from tha---
(https://i.imgur.com/IPQ7I8sl.png)
(CHOMP)
(Screams can be hard.)
Soldier 7: "We're cornered! May the floaters have mercy on us--- hey, why do they have our stun ro---- HOLY---"
(Soldier 7 is stunned.)
Soldier 4: "Please, no!"
(It can be presumed that the remaining survivors were captured or killed.)
(https://i.imgur.com/NO5Nsgul.png)
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Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe...
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Sata: "CHRYSSALIDS!"
(Laser fire and a chryssalid death cry can be heard.)
(https://i.imgur.com/Q8pIDNrl.png)
Jarate Master 96: "Watch out for that thing! Its going to return fire!"
(The Snakeman returns fire and hits ZhangTehSniper. I wasn't able to screenshot that. ZhangTehSniper was carrying a zero primed high explosive which exploded on the next turn.)
(https://i.imgur.com/KZi1qH0l.png)
(BOOM)
(https://i.imgur.com/140QIrUl.png)
Cui Ushi: ".........................."
(https://i.imgur.com/gwpIdxEl.png)
Cui Ushi: "Screw this, I'm out of here. Lets go back to the base."
(https://i.imgur.com/f3c7oiHl.png)
Cui Ushi: "Guys, I'm hom---"
(Cui Ushi notices that Xcom's third base is destroyed.)
Cui Ushi: "Godamn."
(https://i.imgur.com/DhNZ6Gtl.png)
Greco: I get promoted to commander, right? The previous one died.
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Epic. 8)
Honestly, my guys aren't that entertaining.
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Well, there is only one thing to say to Death's face: not today. I guess Death must have had trouble hearing your guys down there...
Seems to me wherever your crew is, mayham swiftly follows... ;)