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STORY PLOT: Your team has been dispatched by the head of
the corporation, himself. Though, his name must be kept secret,
for unstated reasons. Each member of the team has been shuttled
to a meeting place via limousines (with all back seat windows
blacked out) just a few miles away from the missions coordinates,
where a luxurious hotel room on wheels is parked. As you and your
team mates meet inside the vehicle, you find a lovely woman
designated as the team's mobile base assistant. Her code name for
the mission is Tennessee. From there, she goes through a door and
closes it behind her. You hear an engine start up. Then, as the
vehicle shakes from forward movement, you hear an intercom system
crackle to life. Her voice comes over it. With which, she begins
to debrief the team on need-to-know information. "Your
destination, though top secret, is a rather rural location deep
within' the wilderness. Mountain ranges will be lurking nearby.
But, keep in mind that this is in no way a vacation spot. It's
business." But, she never seems to define it well. "Your
team's mission is to explore the forest areas and beyond to look
for suspicious activity within' the woods." "What kind of
activity?", as you think to yourself. "Must be another top
secret. If I only had a penny for every one of those..." After
a breath, she continues, "Your cover story is that you're just
a bunch of hikers out on a sunny afternoon. Your real story? I'm
not allowed to tell you at this time. Your goal is unknown, even
to me. Each of you are equipped with supplies and equipment
vital to your mission. These supplies are located in large
backpacks, each pre-embroidered with your code names on them. You
can locate these backpacks inside the closet, located to your
left. Under the sign marked 'I'm Busy'. Each pack is equipped
with general equipment useful during your mission, standard
corporation equipment for field operatives, prop filling for use
with your cover story, in case of capture. Each pack is equipped
with the personal choice of hand weapon that each of you prefer
to use. These weapons are accessible from a secret compartment in
the pack, behind your right arm. Standard corporation radio
equipment, necessary for communicating with your other members
and with me for further instructions. Any questions?"
As several of your teammates start in on the questioning,
you go over to the closet to study the equipment in your pack.
Along with the standard equipment and decoy props, you find
specific instructions addressed to you. These designate your
patrol sectors by use of a satellite mapping system and
conditions of the terrain.
THE TEAM: Each member of the twelve person team has their
own special talents and ways of getting the job done, usually
while having little idea of what the job is. After all, your team
is the best of the best. The ace of the base. The ones with that
golden touch. And the corporation expects yet another flawless
job to be delivered to their doorstep. And yet, they protect
themselves with allowing only the skinniest of details to go by.
It's just a miracle the team has had any success at all. Much
less, a 95% perfection rating. But, in the spy business, it all
comes with the job.
Each team member has their own, unique contribution to
that winning spirit. There's Doug, the team leader. His strong
leadership skills hold the team together through the rough times.
Or Jameson's swift puzzle solving skills... (More to come.)