Objective 2: Exploring
The thunder of battle was a welcome sound for Calico. It meant that he wasn't going to have to think for a few hours. His arrival on the world had been later than most; attributed to his initial hesitation to participate. When it came down to it, he had decided he owed the Protectorate....something. They had helped the Concord, and it felt odd not to participate, even if his team was utterly gone.
For the first time in his violent life, Calico marched into battle without a family member at his side. A brother, a sister, his sons, he'd always gone in with a team. Not this time though. He couldn't drag Sigma Squad into it, as the Clones were too busy grieiving over lost souls from the battle with the Sith. Calico was too, of course, but sitting around and moping about it was bringing about the bad thoughts. Galaar wasn't around to help him cope with them anymore, and prescription drugs just didn't do the trick anymore.
It was this that had brought the Chieftain of Tal'verda to the battlefield in full armor; crimson kama swaying as dust flew up around him kicked up be explosives going off. Warfare was all animal instinct and calculation. The sentiments didn't come around until after the violence had ended. He slapped a fresh clip into his DC-17, and broke into a dead sprint toward the Imperial defenses. He was no one man army, of course, but he was well armed and smart enough to be a bit of a pinprick in their side to assist Corek.
"Hard contact. Two bogeys, committing." He mumbled to himself. No one could hear him, and the words were simple comfort. He was a blur of gray, red, and orange as he darted out from behind a piece of rubble. His vibrosword extended from his gauntlet, and drove through the armor of the nearest soldier with the force of a jackhammer. There was a loud, sickening crack as the blade erupted through his back, and his comrade stood in silent shock. The moment of hesitation saved Calico some grief. He leveled his 'Deece' with the man's midriff, and expelled a burst of azure laserfire into his chest. He went down with a dull thud.
Calico retracted the blade from the dead man's corpse with an unnerving squelch and opened up his comms. "Corek this is Tal'verda. Where do you need me?"
[member="Noah Corek"]