MISSION PLANNING THREAD [IC]

[Ali Hadrix]

//This is an In Character planning thread that allows those writers participating in the Times Have Changed mission to outline the mission plan and goals.

Ali sat gazing at the holographic display intently, watching every little planet and moon spin about on invisible axis will simultaneously floating around other bodies all spinning on likewise invisible axis. Worlds within worlds, that's what it is, Ali thought to herself. Snapping back to the moment, Ali focused in on the planet of Tund, which was their goal for the mission. They had to neutralize a group of Tund Sorcerers that were gaining repute on the world and threatening to destabilize the sociopolitical environment there. Typical of big governments, if someone's kriffing up, fix them. Ali thought, not entirely bitterly. If the Sorcerers were surely going to disrupt the lives of their fellow citizens, then surely they deserved to be stopped. Even so, it didn't sit well with Ali that the Republic was stepping up to interfere with a perfectly legitimate political, or at least expressionist, movement. The Sorcerers hadn't done anything illegal...yet.
Ali dropped her datatablet onto the projector's edge shelf, swiping several pages of data upward and off the hard screen so they were displayed by the projector instead. Dossiers on the local Sorcerers didn't include much information, but Ali figured it didn't matter who they were, as long as her and Ana's team were able to identify that they were. If that makes any kriffing sense, Ali thought as she waited for the rest of the team to show.

 

[H3xle]

The doors swished open as Jarin entered, wearing dark pants/boots with a slightly lighter color shirt. He had a sidearm attached to his right thigh, but was otherwise unarmed. The light of the holographic display made the differentiation of colors between his normal skin and that of his scars crossing the side of his face differ even more. He stopped for a moment and looked at the holographic display, then he looked to Ali and offered her a nod.

"Lieutenant Jarin Eldaro, miss." He offered Ali his hand, then looked up at the display. "Are these the targets?"

[member="Ali Hadrix"]

 

[Ali Hadrix]

Ali looked up from the holoprojector as Jarin Eldaro stepped into the small, dimly lit room. She knew him by sight, though they'd never met; his name had come up on a short list of agents to draw from. Not entirely in a mood for niceties, Ali crossed her arms and corrected the man. "I typically go by Captain, not miss, Leftenant." Ali told him, not so sharply that he ought to be offended, just reminded. She looked back to the projector and pointed out Tund. "This'll be our target, yes. We'll likely run a split op, where we infiltrate the world in pairs and sort out targets based on the situation on the ground into once we arrive."
Aside from that, Ali intended to keep the excess talk to a minimum. She was in a mood to get things done, and would loath having to wait too long for the rest to arrive. Ana ought to have been there by now, but Ali understood if she ended up being late; the woman had a lot on her plate after all. She glanced over at Jarin after a moment of silent, relinquishing herself to the torture of small talk. "So what branch were you drawn from?" She asked politely.

 

[Jaccer Ramirez]

Jaccer was late. Usually a very punctual man this was even a surprise to him, but the amount of paperwork he had been left with after his 'little' engagement with a Sith on the Republic border was substantial and he was sure whoever was holding the meeting would understand. As he neared the doorway to the conference room the lieutenant attempt to correct his uniform. He gave up promptly after as the scruffiness could not be improved. The opening of the automatic doors signalled Jaccer's arrival to whoever was inside. He wasn't well known in the Galactic Republic as many of his operation has been covert ops and missions nobody wanted to be responsible for.

Instead of approaching the personnel already in the room, Jaccer took a position in the corner and leant up against the wall. He would be unlikely to speak unless spoken to.


[member="Ali Hadrix"] | [member="Jarin Eldaro"]

 

[Orick T'ane]

Orick wandered into the briefing room quietly, he had decided to forgo his uniform in favor of a pair of dark pants and a white v neck shirt. His belt held a pistol on his right him and one at the small of his back. He looked slowly between the two people in the room. He was meeting an intelligence captain for a black ops mission and he sized them both up as he tried to figure out with one the captain was. The man was as typical of a combat troop as one could be, he carried himself as Orick would expect a soldier to. The woman was interesting though, she seemed annoyed lightly and her eyes betrayed her casual stance.

He smirked slightly as he walked up to [member="Ali Hadrix"] and held out his hand, " Captain," he said with a nod, " Major Orick T'ane, pleasure to meet you." It was all he said. He nodded to [member="Jarin Eldaro"] and he moved to one of the corners of the room. He had no idea how many people were going to be on this operation, but he figured it would be at least a couple more. He glanced up at the holo display just long enough to know that nothing would make sense until the briefing was over. Leaning against the wall, he crosses his arms and waits until things get underway.

 

[Ali Hadrix]

Ali shook T'ane's hand casually and nodded, "Sir, thanks for being here." She looked over at the two new arrivals, gesturing vaguely. "Anastasia ought to be arriving soon, she'll be co-leading the mission with me. Any bitches, gripes, or complaints can be directed toward either of us." Ali clasped her hands together, looking over the four men. She was garbed in black slacks and a blue blouse, with thick soled heels. Professional. After a brief silence, Ali decided to present a brief overview of their task.
"Tund," she began, gesturing toward the holoprojector. "Origin planet for the ancient Sorcerers of Tund, Force users that were once expelled by the Jedi Order, thousands of years ago. Now the planet is relatively typical, though there's been a rise of popularity in a movement that resembles that same ancient group of Sorcerers from so long ago." Ali flicked her finger along the edge of the hard screen on her datatablet, drawing up a series of images that displayed the movement's many followers and focused on their religious leaders.
"Our task, cut and dry is to neutralize this movement. We can't have a resurgence in Force Sorcery disrupting the sociopolitical ice of the planet. Simply put, some kid just fell over, and we don't want him to break his kriffing leg."

[member="Orick T'ane"] | [member="Jaccer Ramirez"] | [member="Jarin Eldaro"] | [member=Anastasia Rade]

 

[Anastasia Rade]

Ana hated being late especially to briefing in which she was the co-leader. It was unprofessional in her eyes and it did not shine a good light on the Mandalorians whom were new allies of the Republic. This however couldn't have been helped as not only had she been pulled away for a moment due to a situation arising at home but she got lost on her way to the briefing room. She had asked for directions from a young cadet whom had accidentally, she assumed, pointed her in the wrong direction.

Dressed in her pink armor she walked into the room and chose to stand in the back as to not interrupt [member="Ali Hadrix"] whom had begun to give the men in the room the run down. She and Ali had spoken about this before so it seemed that Ana hadn't missed much but introductions which was something she was grateful for. That was something she could easily catch up on in a matter of minutes.

Once she had finished Ana walked helmet in hand to the front of the room as she glanced at the three men. One she knew quite well as she couldn't help but flash him a small smile. It would be interesting to work with him and see him in action so to speak. She knew here though to keep things professional. "Any questions?"

[member="Orick T'ane"] [member="Jarin Eldaro"] [member="Jaccer Ramirez"]

 

[Ali Hadrix]

Ali caught sight of Ana enter from the far door, her patented pink armor glinting dully in the dim light cast by the holoprojector. I hope she doesn't think she'll be bringing that on the mission with her, Ali thought amused. The armor was great, she knew, just not very...quiet. Ali crossed her arms and leaned against the side of the projector display, clicking her tongue. "There shouldn't be any, I haven't told them anything yet," Ali shrugged, "Just background whatsit." She sighed and turned back to face the men. "Ana here will give you the basic plan, and then we can discuss any alterations."

[member="Anastasia Rade"] | [member="Orick T'ane"] | [member="Jaccer Ramirez"] | [member="Jarin Eldaro"]

 

[H3xle]

"My apologies, Captain." Jarin apologized, then mentally moved on. He didn't dwell on such things, though he tried to learn from all of his mistakes.

"So what branch were you drawn from?"

"Galactic Republic Special Warfare Division, before that I was a Marine up through the enlisted ranks. Commissioned into the Spec War Division." He spoke in precise tones as he looked over the target. He wasn't one for small talk either, though he could understand wanting to know histories. He nodded to each of the people who entered the room and fell silent, expecting the briefing to begin.

[member="Ali Hadrix"] [member="Anastasia Rade"] [member="Orick T'ane"] [member="Jaccer Ramirez"]

 

[Anastasia Rade]

In Ana's experience there were always questions no matter what she told her men. She needed to remember though that this was not her squad but instead the Republic were things were different. They were probably just waiting for the objective and what the plan was. She hoped through there were questions and suggestions as Ana knew she didn't have all the answers which was part of the reason they were having this briefing.

"I'll make this brief," she began as she paced a little in the front of the room. She had never been one for big speeches but would much rather be straight and to the point. "The plan is to infiltrate the Sorcerers of Tund under the guise of new recruits. Once we are accepted so to speak take out the leaders and get out of there. We have procured a Sith Lightsaber to be used in order to make this look like an angry Sith Apprentice. Thoughts? Questions?"

Hearing their thoughts would help her learn more about the ones in this room she wasn't as familiar with.

[member="Jarin Eldaro"] [member="Ali Hadrix"] [member="Orick T'ane"] [member="Jaccer Ramirez"]

 

[H3xle]

Jarin looked at the pink armored Mandalorian as she spoke. Surprisingly for one who can be as acerbic as Jarin, his only thought was that he hadn't put forth the effort to don his armor for the briefing. He listened attentively as she spoke the few sentences about their objective. It seemed simple, though he did have questions. He indicated such with a raised finger before he asked.

"How many of us are going under as recruits? Who gets to carry the hoodoo saber? Where do you want me?" He asked the questions in what he thought the order of precedence should be. He knew he could do undercover work, though it would be like putting on a suit of armor made for someone proportioned differently. He could make it work but it'd be uncomfortable for everyone. He'd follow orders, though, that was the one certain thing. Take the hill, check. Board the enemy frigate and assume control, gotcha covered. Go undercover as a sithspit sorcerer and take down the cabal from the inside, sure thing.

[member="Anastasia Rade"] [member="Ali Hadrix"] [member="Orick T'ane"] [member="Jaccer Ramirez"]

 

[Orick T'ane]

A smile played across his lips as he saw [member="Anastasia Rade"] wander into the briefing, he was a bit surprised, but he kept his composure, even after she flashed him a smile. He listened to the full mission plan and frowned slightly, there were many variables to be contended with and he as just wondering about some of them when [member="Jarin Eldaro"] asked his questions. He took the moment to inquire about a couple of his as well.

" What's the time table for infiltration into the group? If we all show up at once, that might set off alarms, no matter how solid our stories are. Also, what are our options for a strike team if things go sour?" He didn't really want to think about things going wrong, but the question needed to be asked. He glanced over at [member="Jaccer Ramirez"] and wondered if the lieutenant had anything to add, before his gaze fell back towards Ana and [member="Ali Hadrix"].

His thoughts drifted towards the hefty task of infiltrating the group to begin with, both of the other men were career soldiers and they would likely be the weak points in any dedicated infiltration. He wasn't sure how well either of the woman would fair, but with Ana being a Mando it was easy enough for her to just be a merc. Which just left the the captain as the wild card in his mind. These days he spend more time out on his own than he did commanding forces for the Republic, so he could slip back into that role easily enough.

 

[Ali Hadrix]

Ali sighed, already bored. She pushed away from the projector base and clasped her hands together. "These are examples of things we'll cover in the brief," she said succinctly, reaching back and grabbing her datatablet. She made a few swipes and pressed a few keys, and the dossiers disappeared, replaced with a scaled back projection of the Outer Rim. Ali highlighted specific routes from their current location of Onderon, to the Centrality, home sector of the Tund System.
"We'll be traveling along the Perlemian Trade Route and make a brief stop on Mon Calamari via the Mara Corridor, before making our next jump to the Erilnar system before finally reaching Tund."
With a key press, the view enlarged, focusing on the Tund System. "This isn't the sneaking in the shadows type of covert operation," Ali said warningly. "We'll be arriving in pairs under assumed identities that will be appropriate to our part in the mission." She lifted her hand and extended two fingers.
"There will be two people doing the killing here." Ali said, "Myself and Ana. Ana will be carrying the lightsaber." Ali had made the decision the night before and was confident it was the right one. "The three of you will be acting as support." She looked to Orik, "Major, you will handle primary surveillance and communications. You will be our legitimate connection to Command." Ali gestured toward Eldaro and Ramirez. Now she looked to them. "You two will be our operational defense. Our muscle. If there's extra work to be done, you will do it."
Ali looked back down at her datatablet, pressing another short series of keys. The projector shuffled the image of Tund to the side and spliced a series of identities into the display. "These are our identities. We will be traveling in teams of two, save for the Major." Ali nodded toward the man. "Ramirez, you will work with Rade, Eldaro, you're with me. Now, just because you're assigned to us, does not mean you will be with us the whole time. And that's okay. Major, you're alone, for good, I'm sorry." Ali smirked playfully at the man. "Download these identities from the console when we're done and review them, then wipe them. The quartermaster will present our cover identichips and everything else we need."

Ali turned the projector off for the time being, then looked over the small, assembled team. "Ana and I will be infiltrating the order on the basis that we are new recruits. This will not grant us much access to the areas where the targets live, however, which is what we need you for, Major." Ali looked over at Orik. "You'll be sneaking about doing what you can to slice their installation's systems. If you can get a semblance of control over them, you can help Ana and I get to the targets."
She looked back at Eldaro and Ramirez. "You two will likewise be joining as recruits, one of you as Ana's brother, the other independent from myself. Timetables should be off by more than a day, two max. Once we are in and are able to assess the situation within the installation, we'll find a quiet manner in which to communicate and formulate a more regimented plan based on what the Major is able to accomplish and the physical structure of the installation and social atmosphere of its occupants that we observe."
Ali glanced over at Ana, preparing to explain the reason she had chosen the two of them to complete the actual killings. "The reason I selected Ana and myself to do the wet work is that these deaths must go on record as caused by dissent within the order. Therefore the killings must be done just right. They cannot be public, but neither can they be swept under the rug by the remaining leadership. Evidence must be planted in the right locations at the appropriate times in order to show this dissent. We're just trying to dismantle the order, not cause a civil war on Tund." Ali looked to Eldaro and Ramirez. "We will need you to assist with extraction. You must be in the proper places when the time comes to prevent our escape from being compromised. You will each be given evidence of your own to plant amongst your new peers, proving that the killings were indeed caused by a rift in the order of sorcerers. Once we have exited the installation, we'll make our way off planet and rendezvous elsewhere."
Ali quickly addressed contingency plans, which was something Orik had asked about. "Contingency plans in case things turn south are as follows: If you've been found out, escape without taking down the rest of us. If you're caught, do not talk. Specifically, we will meet at a transport station nearby where the Sorcerer's live. It's about forty klicks away, so you'd need a vehicle. We rendezvous there and escape. As far as any sort of strike team to rescue captured agents, there are little resources out in those sectors at the moment, so I wouldn't bet on it. It depends on Command's mood at the time, and for what reasons someone's been captured." Ali glanced at the two foot soldiers, not entirely comfortable taking them on board to begin with considering their relative lack of experience in these sorts of matters. "That means don't do anything stupid that'll get you caught. We have clearance to operate at half strength if need be, so if we lose two, we can still finish the job." Ali swiped her hand across her throat back and forth, "Any more than that and we bail." She glanced over at Ana, in case the woman had anything to add, then thought questions and suggestions would be well placed there.

[member="Orick T'ane"] | [member="Jarin Eldaro"] | [member="Anastasia Rade"] | [member="Jaccer Ramirez"]

 

[Anastasia Rade]

"If you can gather additional information from your fellow recruits while there don't hesitate to do so. Such information may not be privy to this mission however everything is important. The silliest thing they say could lead us to the One Sith's next plans. We want them to think that we are one of them, so don't be a wallflower." It wasn't there first objective but if they could get their next lead that would be golden.

Ana was not one to leave a man behind it didn't matter to her that she was working with the Republic. She would do the same for any that she was working with. It seemed that command didn't share that value. She believed though that the people in this room did. Ana hoped that they wouldn't have issues but having a plan B and even C wasn't a bad thing. I would just like to touch on the contingency plans for a moment. If we all end up captured there is someone I can call to extract us. He is our last resort though." She nodded as she placed her hands behind her back. Her brother was the last person she wished to contact as she wanted to show she could lead away from her own squad and be the leader she knew she was. If things got way out of control however she wouldn't hesitate to call for backup especially if command wasn't in the "mood".

[member="Ali Hadrix"] [member="Orick T'ane"] [member="Jarin Eldaro"] [member="Jaccer Ramirez"]

 

[Orick T'ane]

Orick was concerned about the mission, like he was with every mission of it's type. There were always so many variables that couldn't be accounted for, the team needed to be flexible and able to adapt without hesitation. He looked over the short bio and cult info on the holo-projector before asking his last question. " How are we going about insertion? It'd be a bit tough to show up with a Republic capital ship and have them believe that they have an abundance of new members at the same time. Do we stagger the arrival of the two groups? Am I to use separate means of travel from the rest of you? Is Ana going in as a Mando or are we pushing for a different cover for her?"

This was the issue for him, mostly about how the team would infiltrate the cult. It was needed information to establish the best ways to communicate with them while they were on the inside. He would have to give himself a refresher on slicing computers, he hadn't done much slicing in the last couple of years. He had no intention of being the weak link on this mission. He was going to have a busy couple of days.

[member="Anastasia Rade"] [member="Ali Hadrix"] [member="Jarin Eldaro"] [member="Jaccer Ramirez"]

 

[Ali Hadrix]

Ali watched Ana as she spoke, glad to hear her touch on points Ali herself had forgotten, or glossed over. The woman was sharp, for true. She turned her glance toward Orik, who clearly had a knack for asking questions. She gestured toward Ana as she replied evenly. "The cover identities will provide your means. We should all be traveling via civilian transport, though I leave it up to you to choose exactly what transport should be taken." Ali looked down at her datapad and glanced at her own cover identity she'd displayed there. "For instance," she said, looking back up at Orik, "I'm supposed to be a recruit traveling from the undercity of Sith-occupied Coruscant, so I likely won't be traveling first class in a pleasure yacht. Instead I'll be taking refugee transport. Arrivals do not need to be staggered unless you feel more comfortable doing so. Unfortunately, there will be no Republic capital ship. Ana's cover will be..." Ali frowned, sifting through her files. "Ana, what is your cover?" She asked absentmindedly, looking to pull it up.

[member="Orick T'ane"] | [member="Anastasia Rade"] | [member="Jarin Eldaro"] | [member="Jaccer Ramirez"]