Hot Drop

"...And then she charges me, still barefoot."
"Really? Was she trying CQC or something? What happened next?"

"Well I shot her of course. Only a fool would think to try hand to hand in a gunfight."

"Yea...still, it reminds me of that time when I was shot by some damn marshmallow 'bullets'. Are people even taking gun fights seriously anymore?"

"Hah! You two got it lucky. Some psycho bitch took my arm off with a fucking knife-whip. Seriously who uses whips these days? Is it the dark wars again? Do I need to look out for Demons and Ozcuras now?"


The intercom hums to life.

"3 minutes out. Prepare for landing."

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A  Shik is the Nebulosa of Ots  name given to Kasparov Corporation produced Artificial Humans or clones. Among the artificial humans, there are different models, one being the Jako, what sometimes is described as a "worker class". While mass produced, and of somewhat substandard training, there will always be aberrations, who fall outside the normal standards. The Shik veterans of corporate warfare can sometimes be a force to reckon with, if adequately equipped, as these Jakos here are.

This dropship is carrying troops and equipment to counter attack 's "Sand Afras" (otherwise known, correctly, as NATO) on 23 Librae b.

Shiks and the Nebulosa of Ots setting is a creation of the wonderfully mustached

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