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The desert heat never subsided, but at least inside the main base hangar, she could catch a break from it. Fully dressed in captain attire, not a sleeve wrinkled out of place, not a hair hanging out of order. Today was the day! Or it was supposed to be the day... Scenario 1: Quiet Wings Take Flight July 27th, Galactic Year 0251Deep under the sun of the Nevada Desert stood a recently built military base, belonging to the Allied Nations Federation; code named Dry Lake. The climate was inhospitable for the longest time-- changes in environment and the increasing pressure of global warming --, but recent advancements in construction-- specifically in unmanned construction, made it possible to create a base within the sweltering hills without having to risk human injury during. After it was built, it was swiftly assigned , a small set of soldiers, and: Jessica Gefalscht, the current defacto-commander of this base. Not only the commander, but the Captain of the also recently built Allied Nations Federation Space Fleet: Heion Riese. Straight out of pilot training, and straight off the shipyard, the two are ready for space flight and the defense of the ANF! As long as she can keep it together! Jessica stood nervous in the hangar, below her new ship, the large vessel taking up the entire interior space. It's so big... And I've gotta keep it all in top shape, or I'll probably get sacked... Hoooo boooy... If this were a drill or another academy test, she'd be fine. Her nerves were great under that sort of stress. It was leading. New people were always a mystery to figure out; not difficult, but not the most pleasant. And when she made a mistake, she froze, and it took some barking to get her back into order. In reality, she was only there because she graduated top of her class, the best at tests and drills. Could she handle something this important? "No time like the present..." And the present was coming up much faster than she wished. The hangar's main door had already opened, a squad of fresh cadets and hopefuls being ushered towards her. Roxanna wasn't even there yet, as much as the older woman probably would have complicated her nerves further. At least she could count on her to bark her back to reality if she slipped up. There was no longer and time to wait, or any time to get out of sight. The recruits were at her doorstep, and she had to welcome them! With a deep breath and a puffing out of her chest, she put on her most official face and saluted. "Welcome, to Dry Lake base! I am the Commander-in-Chief of this establishment, and your new Captain! I hope you've all been properly introduced to the base, and if not, I will be taking any questions you may have at present. If not, you're all welcome to, uh... S-Suit up and get ready." She slurred her introduction a bit, she'd stuttered; her voice cracked a bit. But she didn't freeze! And she got out all of what she needed to say. The recruits had, in fact, been shown around the facilities first. There was a large, empty range out behind the main mech hangar, primarily used for fire drills and fields tests. There was the main control tower, to deal with any incoming flights. Pilot lodging, a small mess hall with an adjoined cafeteria. The base even had internet, all the way out in the desert! Though, the main attractions were the robot and ship hangars, the former hosting all the suits that base had on hand, totaling twenty, with a mix and match of different standard ANF types. The biggest-- literally --attraction sat behind Jessica, still holding her shaky salute. Nearly half a kilometer long, the Heion Riese may have been smaller than most ANFSF Leviathan class ships, but it was certainly not fitted with anything less than the stellar standard that any captain would expect. Finely polished and crafted dual beam cannon systems, a full array of anti-air guns, missiles stocked and loaded, awaiting fire. The sleek design that cut through the air as it flew, and cut through space as it sailed. The ANF had taken it upon itself to craft their ships to resemble the ships of the old millennium, with obvious modifications to the hull for fitting thrusters and gravity boosters. With everything having been shown to them, all that remained was for the recruits to introduce themselves, ask their questions, and hop into their suits. Las Vegas Command had already issued a training exercise for the group. //GM Note: Thorvald, Brant, Kim, Bruno, Tarquin, Astin, Mateus and Elaine may now post! //They have been informed of all the bases additions, and may ask whatever they wish, or remain silent after their introduction! Find your IC and follow it~