RCT-Δt - Tactical Operations Command - Incursion Transcript

Date: 29/12/2009: 1500 - 1830 hrs

Team Lead: Cpt. Regina Watts

Additional Assets: Lt. Loraine Mickelson, Sgt. Rachel Wong, Sgt. Edward "Ted" Freedman, Sgt. Eoin Larson.

Observing: Dr. Kevin McDougal, Field Operations Technician

Cpt. Watts: Alright, we got sound, we got motion… [ Cpt. Watts retrieves a black package from a rear pocket and looks inside, revealing 18 cigarettes ] And we've got a waypoint. Kev! Thank god. Do you know of any …Ugh. Never mind. You got us on Iso?

Dr. McDougal: Clear as a bell and… um, yeah, I got visual, too. Okay. What's that crack I'm seeing behind you?

Lt. Mickelson: That's where the dome was. You're gonna shit a brick when you see the photos we took.

Sgt. Freedman: Eoin sure did.

Cpt. Watts: Enough grab-ass. Someone get over that boundary; we're two hours late to the party and I'd like to bag this one some time before I die.

Sgt. Wong: On it. [ Sgt. Wong crosses the boundary and checks her watch. ] We're good. Ticking forward, no jumps.

Cpt. Watts: Good. Everyone back in the Jeep. No time to walk 2-k if we don't have to.

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Cpt. Watts: Okay, Loraine: Take Freedman and do a sweep of those houses and keep the channel clear unless you need me or TS-1. Might be sorcs in there so head on swivel, be ready. I'm with Wong and Larson, we're going after that pyramid.

Lt. Mickelson: Yes ma'am.

[ Teams assemble and part. Lt. Mickelson's camera captures 5 small family dwellings, SW, and approaches. Visible blood on the first door near knob. Team exchanges discussion and direction and moves toward that door. Cpt. Watts and team run NE toward open-air worship space. ]

[ Lt. Mickelson's team is first to arrive. Team exchanges hand signals and breaches door. Interior in disarray. Visible blood pooling in several places on floor. Blood trail leads to the north, where a body lies in front of a door, motionless. Off-camera asset shoots the body in the foot, which has no effect. Lt. Mickelson flips the body with her boot. The body suddenly animates and a bright flash is seen over its hand. Lt. Mikelson discharges three rounds into the face of the attacker, and anomalous activity ceases. ]

Dr. McDougal (audible only to Cpt Watts): Reg… was that 18 in that pack? Are you on your third loop already?

Cpt. Watts: [ transmitter beeps twice ]

Dr. McDougal (audible only to Cpt Watts): Oh-kay. Do you wish this to remain confidential?

Cpt. Watts: [ transmitter beeps twice ]

Dr. McDougal (audible only to Cpt Watts): Oohh fuck. What's your target casualty count?

Cpt. Watts: [ transmitter beeps seven times ]

Dr. McDougal (audible only to Cpt Watts): There's only five of you.

Cpt. Watts: [ transmitter beeps once ]

Dr. McDougal (audible only to Cpt Watts): Jesus… I'll look into it. Good luck Captain… see you next lap.

Cpt. Watts: [ transmitter beeps rapidly ]

[ Sgt. Freedman's camera captures his investigation of a desk in the front room. A small leather-bound journal is present which he confiscates. Additional ritual materials are visible; an ornamented dagger, an inkwell filled with viscous red liquid, and various bottles of dried herbs/meats. Sgt. Freedman sets a video marker on his transmitter. ]

[ Lt. Mickelson returns after completing a sweep of the kitchen and bathroom. Camera captures a distinct bulging of the wall behind Sgt. Freedman. ]

Lt. Mickelson: DOWN!

[ Sgt. Freedman and Lt. Mickelson both hit the deck as the wall splinters and bursts outward amid several distinct flashes of white light. Both return fire through the empty space in the wall. ]

[ Cpt. Watts raises her weapon and eliminates two hostiles as they emerge from behind pillars in the worship area at approx. 30 m rage. Sgt. Wong also raises her weapon in the direction Cpt. Watts is pointing, and eliminates a third. ]

Cpt. Watts: Loraine, front door in 3. 2. 1…

[ Lt. Mickelson aims and fires at the door, eliminating another hostile in traditional Daevite religious costume. Cpt Watts and Sgts. Wong and Larson continue running toward the worship area. ]

Sgt. Freedman: [ whistles ] Damn good shot calling, Cap. Got something you wanna tell us?

[ Cpt. Watts signals to Sgt. Larsen, who throws a grenade behind the dais on their approach from the far southern end of the worship area. ]

Cpt. Watts: Busy.

[ The dais and the altar behind it explode. Human remains are visible in the resulting debris. Sgts. Wong and Larsen begin a sweep of the area as Cpt. Watts sprints toward the pyramid, approx. 200 m away. ]

Dr. McDougal: Captain? Captain Watts?!

[ Cpt. Watts removes her radio and camera and tosses them to the ground. Feed cuts. ]

Dr McDougal: Reggie, goddammit! Wait for fire support!

Lt. Mickelson: Kev, what's going on?

Dr. McDougal: Regina's run off to the pyramid, she's… Lorie, she's three loops deep and she just dropped her radio, something is wrong.

Lt. Mickelson: Roger. Larsen, Wong: can you pursue? There's five houses here and I'm not a fan of being shot in the back.

Sgt. Larsen: Aye ma'am. I've got visual on 'er now. She's just gone in. We're off.

Lt. Mickelson: Make it happen. If she goes down, we're on our last run whether we like it or not. Freedman and I will rendezvous with you as soon as we're done here.

[ Sgts Wong and Larsen immediately begin sprinting toward the pyramid. Outer material appears to be polished limestone with large metalic disks present on each face, purpose unknown. Upon entry, Sgt. Wong takes point and Larsen covers rear. Signs of struggle immediately visible. Scorch marks present on inner walls. Blood pooling and drag marks visible near door. Two figures in unmarked tactical gear carrying FNP90 PDW's consistent with RCT-Δt covert ops loadout are lying dead against a wall below a steel catwalk, right. Gunfire audible above. Sgt. Wong proceeds upstairs. ]

Sgt. Wong: [ Whispering ] Shots fired within pyramid. Repeat - Shots fired. Requesting assistance as soon as possible.

Lt. Mickelson: Two more houses. Hold on.

[ Sgt. Larsen's Camera automatically obscures conitohazardous elements among known Daevite Thaumaturgic notation. Larsen produces a gutteral noise and looks away, climbing stairs backward behind Sgt. Wong. Larsen attempts to speak and cannot. Larsen's transmitter beeps three times. ]

Sgt. Wong: [ Whispering ] Understood. Lieutenant, be advised, active cognitohazards within pyramid.

[ Sgt. Wong's camera rapidly darts away from bronze inlaid images along the inner walls of the pyramid. Loud banging noises are heard above followed by rapid gunfire. Three additional tactically outfitted bodies are visible on this landing, along with five figures in classical Daevite ritual clothing. These individuals show signs of burning on the palms and around the eyes in addition to their bullet wounds. Gunfire continues above. ]

Lt. Mickelson: We're inbound to your position now, status?

Sgt. Wong: [ Whispering ] Larsen cannot speak but seems otherwise 100. Five down that look like ours, unidentified. Five additional hostiles, already terminated.

[ Gunfire continues, louder than before. Three additional terminated hostiles present on floor in a large pool of blood. Instance of SCP-2140 present on wall, hand drawn in what appears to be blood. Sgt. Larsen whistles and snaps, pointing to image. ]

Sgt. Wong: [ Whispering ] I see it. Wish we'd thought of that.

[ Sgt. Wong's camera sees a door which has been kicked open on the next and final landing. Wong signals Sgt. Larsen forward, who retrieves a small mirror from his vest and peers around the door, and gives thumbs up. The pair move into the room quickly and move in opposite directions, performing a visual sweep of the room beyond. Open air elevated area aparently in the center of the structure. 15 addtional hostiles and one possible friendly terminated in various places in the room. Daggers are present near all deceased hostiles, which also show similar burn patterns on hands and eyes. Scorch marks present on all walls at various elevations. A large raised platform is present near the eastern wall of the room. Bronze mechanical aparatus visible, inactive, behind the dais. Juvenile female human, eviscerated, suspended by wires within an open section of the aparatus, showing multiple lacerations and areas of exposed muscle tissue. No sign of movement. Wong ascends platform, finding three additional deceased hostiles and several raised pillars around the aparatus containing a human heart, liver, kidneys, and uterus. Larsen completes sweep of room. No other hostiles present behind pilars or statuary surrounding chamber. ]

Sgt. Wong: Jesus… She can't be 11.

Lt. Mickelson: Wong, focus. Have you located Captain Watts?

Sgt. Wong: Uh… Negative, not yet. Haven't heard any gunfire for a while and… some of these bodies are fresh.

Lt. Mickelson: We're almost there. First landing.

Sgt. Larsen: [ Whistles loudly. ]

Sgt. Wong: Stand by. Larsen has something.

[ Sgt. Larsen points to the southwestern corner of the room, where a doorway is partially concealed by one of the large columns. Sgt Wong descends from platform and proceeds through with Larsen. Passage terminates at a thin platform between inner and outer walls of the pyramid. Cpt. Watts is visible near the entrance, sitting on the floor, pistol in hand, flat side leaning against her right temple as she looks blankly at the floor between her feet. ]

Sgt. Wong: Cap… You okay?

Cpt. Watts: It… I don't get it. I can't… What? Whaddayou mean 'am I okay?'

Sgt. Wong: Captain… please put down the weapon. Okay? Just… set it on the ground for me?

Cpt Watts: [ Looks at the pistol in her hand, unloads it, locks slide, and sets it down. ] Yeah, that's… that's probably best.

[ Sgt. Larsen steps around Sgt. Wong and Cpt. Watts and proceeds down platform toward another possible friendly, helmet and mask off, sitting against the wall in a large pool of blood, a small empty black box in one hand and a pistol in the other. A small recording device is present on the floor, still operating. ]

Sgt. Wong: Lieutenant, Captain Watts has been recovered. We're gonna need extraction.

Cpt. Watts: [ to Larsen ] I wouldn't…

[ Sgt. Larsen reaches and raises the head of the body. AIC analysis determines face is a match for Captain Regina Watts with 98.2% confidence. Appearance is consistent with self-inflicted gunshot wound to the temple. ]

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