LPI Senior Dispatcher Cindy Danes had just started her shift dispatching LPI's finest when a priority alert came in that overrode all other traffic and was routed to her desk....
"This is Sergeant Hull O'Brian, I have a priority emergency, Harvester in Manhattan orbit! I need back up now!"
Cindy was momentarily stunned, then her training took over. On every dispatchers desk there is a red button under a plastic cover. It was named the Priority Alert Notification Information Control. The dispatchers just called it the Oh Sh*t Button. This button cut off all other dispatchers and linked her into a Naval Mutual Support Channel and into a rescue channel for the Liberty Cutter Service. Her voice would be the only one heard from here on out.
"This is a priority alert! All SWAT team members converge on Manhattan orbit! Officer in trouble, Harvester sighted in Manhattan orbit! Any Naval unit and Liberty Cutter support would be most appreciated." Cindy had tried to sound calm, but she knew there was a little panic in her voice.
Next thing she knew, she received a alert notifying her that....O'Brians ship had been destroyed. She thought "Oh god, I hope he can steer away from that mechanical mon......"
As quick as the alert was there, It was gone. The life pod's beacon was ......gone.
2 minutes later the life pod's beacon came back, but 10 seconds later, it was gone again.
"O'Brian, can you hear us? signal somehow..." Cindy waited, but nothing came back except the chatter of units moving in to deal with the threat........
Suddenly her console went into Priority download mode. A micro burst transmission from the Life pod! She started to decode the download, it was audio only, and some of the file was damaged. She listened to what was readable.....
The dispatchers at the next desk looked on as her hands started to grip the sides of her desk, her hands turning white, and her face turning red with anger. Cindy made a decision right then and there, ALL of the LPI on duty was going to hear this. Screw it, if she was going to get fired, so be it.....
She routed the audio to the Dispatch channels and the buildings internal speakers.........
HISSSSSSSSSS STATIC HISSSSSSSSSSSS Bang clang "You hear me you big metal oaf? My life pod has a Nuclear mine implanted in it and its going to go off in about a minute. I wont taste very good and your gonna have a sh*t load of problems......." More static....." can hear this, I ain't gonna make it out of this one. A harvester tractored in my Life pod. I have activated the Imminent Death option. I am not gonna end up lubricating some mobile trash compactor. About 30 seconds left. You hear that metal head? I am about to give you indigestion like you never had..." .......Static................. " 20 seconds left trash compactor. Ill see you in h*ll." "Whoa, wait a minute, he ejected my life pod. HAH! Didn't like the taste of me huh? 15 seconds to go, I can dis arm this any time I want to." .... Static...... "Hey he looks like he is going to fire on m.......... HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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There was no sign of Sergeant O'Brians Life pod, he is currently listed as "Missing in action"
Edit: //OOC I am also going to post this in the RP hub.
Formerly known as LPI Police Chief Hull O'Brien.
Creator of Sgt. V. Price, 207th Precinct out of Chula Vista Station