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The door chimed with a three-toned tweet that signified someone at the door.

"Come in," spoke the man behind the desk with an authorative voice. The steel bulkhead door slid open with a low swish, admitting a tall, blond, mid-30ish woman dressed in a two-toned jumpsuit, a Smith and Wesson M2105 holstered on her hip.

"Reporting as ordered," came the crips words from her lips. The man looked up from his viewscreen to the well-toned Major standing at rigidly in attention. At least disciplined hadn't laxed while he had been on vacation, he idly mused as he picked up a folder from his desk.

"Major Lumiere, you are to lead a retrieval mission. The mission briefing is in the folder."

"Sir?" asked the Major as she took the offered folder. "My team is not trained for engagement ops."

Sigh, so much for our vaunted discipline. "I did not say you and your team, Major," he remonstrated. "You will lead an ad-hoc team chosen by the boys at Sai Department."

"Since when do the eggheads at Sai pick field teams," she began as she opened the folder and started reading. "There has to be a mistake, I don't think Sgt Helsing is ready for field operations. He is... erratic."

"Table your complaints, Major. You have your orders. Sai wants Genesis, don't disappoint them."

Major Alexandra Lumiere is commander of Special Force 6. A 15-year veteran of the French Foreign Legion, she was transferred to OTTO by sympathizers in the French government. As with the rest of the Special Forces, Lumiere is equipped with the best in advanced tech that OTTO scientists have developed.

HT 15  Thrust 1d+1   Beam Weapon (Blaster) 16   Blaster
DX 18 Move 7 Throw 16 Flash Grenades
IQ 18 Speed 7 Drive (Jet Pack) 15 Jet Pack (Move 20)
HT 10 Dodge 10 Suit (PD 3, DR 20)

Unlucky, Compulsive Gambler

Sgt Magnus Helsing comes to OTTO by route of the Swedish Ultra Project, which tried to create enhanced bio-armor for its space forces. An accident during the first test run left Helsing permanently grafted to his suit. Needless to say he did not take his new life well. OTTO was quick to see the benefits of a super soldier and their psychologists have been working extensively to bring his manic depression under control.

ST 30  Thrust 3d     Punch  20   Armageddon Suit (PD 4, DR 30)
DX 20 Move 8 Parry 13
IQ 10 Speed 8.75
HT 15 Dodge 12

Claustrophobic, Berserk, Unlucky
Copyright (c) 2000 Kevin C. Wong
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