<ECCHO news broadcast incoming> Good afternoon, this is Peaches of Eccho news, bringing you the latest from recent headlines. Obviously, many have heard of The New Dawn, a newly established group hellbent on the establishment of AI as the apex predators of the world. While they protested via internet for a while, surprisingly, yesterday, members took arms and marched across Offtopic, capturing many cities, mainly ones centered around the newest technology and "enslaving AI". While I cannot disclose any details of what the government is doing to resolve this, they are currently "making strides to strike them where it hurts". Whatever it is, brace for several assaults from New Dawn followers, as their onslaught has "just begun". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. [spoiler]After your first day of basic training, you are put onto a special strike team sent to Seven Sins, the most recently captured city, due to a lack of a steady supply of soldiers to fight against The New Dawn. You are sent in via parachute, and land with two others on an abandoned alleyway in the middle of a futuristic city. Your task? Get behind enemy lines and destroy the leader of the operation. You are each armed with basic stealth weaponry, and any use of firearms will alert the enemy. Get in, kill, and get out. As you and your squad members walk out into an intersection of two paths, you decide whether to go right or left. Which shall you choose? A. Right (Go to 2) B. Left (Go to 3) [/spoiler] 2. [spoiler]You pass some holographic signs, and old broken down hoverbikes. They seem to be police hoverbikes. Upon further investigation, you deduce that you are somewhere near the center of the city. You can hear some voices near one of the buildings. What will you do? A. Eavesdrop on them (Go to 4) B. Ignore them and move on (Go to 5) C. Barge in and Interrogate them (Go to 6) [/spoiler] 3. [spoiler] You take the left path, and find yourself facing a restaurant. A holographic sign stands stall, and the place is clearly named "Xombie and Luke's Good Ass BBQ". What will you do? A. Go inside and investigate (Go to 7) B. Stay put for just a little longer (Go to 8)[/spoiler] 4. [spoiler]You don't hear much, but you can make out the words "Cell-3" and "Ceremony". What will you do? A. Return to your previous position (Go back to 2) B. Stay put for more intel (Go to 10) [/spoiler] 5. [spoiler]As you move on, you spot a squadron of automatons lined up in rows, patrolling the street. There only seems to be about 5 of them, each armed with firearms. What will you do? A. Take 'em out (Go to 9) B. Attempt to sneak around (Go to 11) C. Distract them somehow (Go to 12) [/spoiler] 6. [spoiler]As you kick down the door, you spot the two New Dawn members chatting, but oddly enough, it's almost as if they knew you were outside of the door. They pull up their rifles and nail two rounds at your head, sending your vision into darkness. You have died.[/spoiler] 7. [spoiler] You find the abandoned restaurant to be... well, exactly that. Abandoned. As you and your squad begins to exit the building, you notice a gold statue out of the corner of your eye. A. Investigate it (Go to 13) B. Leave it (Go to 14) [/spoiler] 8. [spoiler] You don't seem to be getting anywhere by waiting. The streets are quiet, the moon is high, and not a soul is in sight. Go back to 3.[/spoiler] 9. [spoiler] As you raise a silenced pistol, you nod at your squadmates, and with two shots from each of you, you manage to take out 3 of the 5 bots. That leaves 2 to deal with, which, almost immediately, notice you. You got a moment's notice to think and act before they put the city on high alert. What do? A. Try and take cover among the open street (Go to 15) B. Attempt to finish the last two off (Go to 16) [/spoiler] 10. [spoiler] As you stay put for about ten minutes, the doors suddenly barge open, and both your squadmates are shot down, injured and writhing on the ground. The two members of The New Dawn that shot your allies don't seem to notice you hiding near the outside of the building. What will you do? A. Sneak Away (Go to 17) B. Take 'em on (Go to 18) [/spoiler] 11. [spoiler]As you try to crouch down among the shadows of the buildings, you are spotted by one of the robots. You don't have much time to react. What will you do? A. Take a shot with your pistol (Go to 19) B. Run and hope you don't get hit (Go to 20) [/spoiler] 12. [spoiler] You don't have many options. Which will you choose? A. Explode a nearby hoverbike using a grenade (Go to 21) B. Use an empty pistol mag to divert their attention elsewhere (Go to 22) [/spoiler] 13. [spoiler]The statue resembles a bearded man in his 90's, complete with a long beard and a robe. As you stare at it, suddenly, it begins to talk. "What offerings do you bring to Bernthal?" A. "I bring... cheddar Pringles?" (Go to 23) B. "I bring... parody posts?" (Go to 24) [/spoiler] 14. [spoiler]You hear a mechanical whirring as you leave the restaurant. What do? A. Lay down some defenses using the tables and prep for combat (Go to 25) B. Throw out a grenade in the direction of the whirring (Go to 26) [/spoiler] 15. [spoiler]You take cover behind a police hoverbike, but what you didn't account for is that vehicles can explode (Play any CoD game, it's the most annoying thing ever). Unexpectedly, after taking too much fire, the hoverbike explodes, sending shrapnel into you and burning you alive. You have died.[/spoiler] 16. [spoiler]As you raise your pistol to finish the last two robots off, they nail one of your squadmates in the head, killing him. Out of anger, you manage to finish off the automatons with a single magazine, and your only living squad member watches with surprise. The street is now clear, but at the cost of one of your allies. (Go to 27) [/spoiler] 17. [spoiler]As you try to sneak away, you inevitably trip over a well placed banana, giving away your location. The two soldiers immediately spot you and let out a few rounds, finishing the job. You have died.[/spoiler] 18. [spoiler]Using your pistol, you nail the two soldiers in the head, a worthy act of avenging. You hear something coming up on the street. (Go to 29) [/spoiler] 19. [spoiler] Fortunately, the shot nails the robot in its eye, and you run past it, your squad following you as you push forward onto the street. You eventually lose the group of robots within the misty streets... only to hear unmistakable mechanical whirring ahead of you... (Go to 28) [/spoiler] 20. [spoiler]You run as the shots whir past you, but as you escape, you lose your other two allies... and you hear something coming up on the street (Go to 29) [/spoiler] 21. [spoiler]You manage to throw a grenade near a hoverbike, exploding and destroying both of the robots as shrapnel flies past them. Unfortunately, the explosion alerted the surrounding populace of New Dawn members, and you are greeted with a flood of soldiers coming up behind you. You die, fighting, but to no avail. You have died.[/spoiler] 22. [spoiler]You manage to throw a pistol mag at the far right side of one of the robots, distracting them for a brief moment, allowing you and your squadmates to squeeze in through the left side. You find yourself on the opposite end of the street... but you feel that you are not alone as a being begins to break the mist in front of you (Go to 28) [/spoiler] 23. [spoiler] "A worthy offering", Bernthal says, and immediately transports you and your allies into cookie heaven. Unfortunately you failed to meet the mission task, and Offtopic continues to get mowed down by The New Dawn, but hey... You survived! And you get to live among hills of molasses cookies for the rest of your life... er, after-life![/spoiler] 24. [spoiler] "Disappointing...", Bernthal whispers as he snaps you and your allies into non-existence. You have died.[/spoiler] 25. [spoiler]As you prop up your measly excuse for a defense, a gatling gun mows you and your allies down as you scream in pain. You hear heavy metallic footsteps, and you take one peek over the cover of the table to see Cell-3, a shadow of death with patches of bright green in between. His gun begins spinning, and a muzzle flash is the last thing you see before your vision ceases. You have died.[/spoiler] 26. [spoiler] In a last ditch attempt, you throw a frag out towards the end of the street, opposite of the restaurant. Your allies follow, throwing one grenade each. As you brace for the explosion, you see metallic parts fly, and you slowly gaze as the smoke and debris settles... only to see a pile of scrap metal, lying on the street. You get closer for an identification of the victim, none other than Cell-3, the supposed leader of The New Dawn. You grin as you whisper, "Mission accomplished, let's get out of here." An extraction chopper picks you up safely just outside of the city perimeters, and you decide to take a vacation to Russia with your two squadmates, who were supposedly named Lahdsai and Irasthymus.[/spoiler] 27. [spoiler] Something breaks the mist of the street as it walks towards you. You see a bright green flash emit from it as you hear it slowly walk towards you. Your ally lifts their pistol, and so do you. You are confronted by none other than Cell-3, leader of The New Dawn movement. "Go on", he says in a tasteless mechanical voice that echoes with grimness, "Let's see what Offtopic means when it sends 'It's best'". A. Nail him in the eye (Go to 30) B. Throw your weapon down and challenge him to a duel of fists (Go to 31) C. Submit (Go to 32) [/spoiler] Continued below