vanguardturian: "Gives a soft headbump on the top of his head behind him when he's sitting at his desk. Non-stop purring begins."
AND he leans into the contact, digits splayed over datapads running numbers, listing names, a vigilance over the dead when he can offer no more to the living. She grounds him, the thrum in her throat warm and rich and it numbs the ache, for just this one moment. For just this one instant, he reaches up behind him, grasping the curve of her arm above his head.
Here are a compilation of recordings made in space, recorded by either NASA or SETI. I don’t know, I just really like space and the sounds can be soothing. I hope that you will agree. +more masterposts
+listen Recordings Of Earth: Recorded by NASA. Jupiter sound waves: This is the sound Jupiter emits via electromagnetic waves. Wow! signal: The Wow! Signal is a signal of unknown origin found by SETI. The signal surpirsed the founder so much, he wrote WOW! right on the paper. Jupiter’s radio Waves: These sounds, recorded by the Cassini space probe, are recordings of the radio waves of Jupiter. Saturn’s Radio Emissions: This audio was recorded by the Cassini spacecraft picked up in April of 2002. More Saturn’s Radio Emissions: This audio was recorded by the Cassini spacecraft picked up in April of 2002. Uranus: Voyager recording of Uranus. Mercury: These sounds were captured from an orbiting satellite from back in 1999 - 2001 I think. Pluto: Sounds of the lonely planet. Neptune: Recorded by Voyager II August 24-25, 1989. Saturn’s rings: Recorded by Voyager 2 on 25 August 1981. Sounds of the Sun: From the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) which was launched February 11, 2010. Outside the Solar System: NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft captured these sounds of interstellar space. November 2012
alright, sappy warning. yep. you’ve all been warned. so, been here for a little bit altogether (and I’m terribly sorry for disappearing—life is hectic on my end, and I really wish I could be here consistently–and able to consistently reply to threads, too), but I just want to remind you all that you are all joys to have on my dashboard. I’ve never seen so much talent gathered in one place, and it honestly makes me giddy when we have an opportunity to write together. this is an escape for everyone, basically, and it’s both very very funny and very very wonderful and wow. if i follow you? yep. i read everything you write, and enjoy it. you’ve all made me smile and laugh, whether it was from afar or right in my inbox. thank you.
“Where did you run off to this time? Long distance missions are… tedious.”
“All forward teams were downed, comms disrupted. The system was in a stalemate. Couldn’t get a word in or out but we held our own. It’s good to be back. More than words can say.” And he thrums, tridigits reaching for hers.
It should have been expected. something about his arrival and his demands
“I have concerns,” of course. “To start, Omega fights its own wars. Whether or not I can convince them isn’t the problem. Here, the people have each other. They help themselves, hardly ever each other. That alone was hard to change, even on a small scale. The rest of the galaxy hardly crosses some of these people’s minds. It’s like it doesn’t exist.”
“And,” her head bowed in the slightest. She found her secrecy to be bittersweet. Aria was once someone important to her, and now she hid under her very nose. It was what kept her, and anyone under her command, safe. Whether or not Victus knew of history far more personal, broaching such was questionable. She kept it simple. “Aria… doesn’t know of my position here. I don’t know what she thinks, but seeing as I haven’t had her men appearing on my doorstep I can’t let that change.”
She straightened again. The Talons, not Omega, knew her. That’s where she got respect. Outside of their organization she was an enigma. A nobody, unrecognizable to the public. She had no name and it was better that way. Too much attention from Aria and her soldiers would draw critical stares. Facelessness to the group’s leader, or even the population believing the last suddenly improved, meant they were all better off. “High Command or not, I have to keep my focus here.”
“I understand.”He does not sigh, but a note of weariness enters the low rumble of his vocalization. He had expected this. That she was willing to give him an audience at all was something– but something wouldn’t secure the alliance he had hoped for. She was right, though, and as much as it pierced his fierce pride for the Hierarchy and the homeworld, Victus would not deny that Omega and its people were overlooked at best. Or disdained. Or reviled.
“I suppose it’d be too much to ask you to take command of a Cabal. Under normal circumstances, we’d trust you and your people to distribute aid – imunoboosters, medkits, omni-gel, provisions…” A shadow crossed the Primarch’s face, and he darkened. “But these are hardly normal circumstances. All support is redirected towards official Hierarchy outposts or distributed to our allies. We don’t have much to spare for regions not under our jurisdiction. The rest of the Primarchy would have my hide for diverting resources to Omega, particularly since you’re not in immediate danger.” His mandibles clicked, frustrated.
“And if Aria’s unaware of your dealings, any further inroads I make with you will damage relations between her and the Hierarchy in the near future. I don’t know your position with her but it hardly sounds friendly. Spirits. Is it too much to hope to extend a diplomatic invitation to her in conjunction with you and your Talons?”
To be quite honest, I think of myself as rather approachable and lenient regarding roleplays. Here are some guidelines, which can and will be updated as I see fit. Additionally, I would recommend that you read this page for a brief introduction to the mun.
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Public Access Terminal. View file: Primarch Adrien Victus
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Primarch Adrien Victus
[ Galactic standard years: 61 ]
[ Weight: not on record ]
[ Height: 203 cm ]
[ Gender: male ]
Wife: Calpurnia Victus [deceased]
Son: Tarquin Victus [deceased]
_»Personal history:
Segment under recalibration
Born 2125 on the planet Palaven. Neither records nor facial tattooing indicate that Victus was birthed in any Cipritine hospitals or clinics. [Redacted] Although on file, personal history has been removed from public record upon the Primarch’s request, citing his preference for privacy. Applications to view these files must be submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs and undergo an approval process, as per section 12.41.83.
_»Medical profile:
Enjoying an extended, quality-enhanced lifespan similar to the 150-year average expected by the human species, Victus’ sixty-one years does not hold him back from engaging in active conflict. A diligent and seasoned veteran, he submits himself to a sustained and rigorous routine to maintain his carefully conditioned physical fitness and battle-readiness.
The Global Assessment of Functioning considers psychological, social, and occupational functioning on a hypothetical continuum of mental health illness. Primarch Victus’ mental health profile on this scale scores low relative to healthy individuals. Testing found indications of high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression present and modifying behavioral patterns. [Redacted]
_»Military hallmarks:
The name Victus has upheld a decorated military legacy since the Unification War. Adrien has continued that tradition, from the early away missions that earned him his first stripes in the legionnaire to his blisteringly successful strategies that led to a field promotion from colonel to brigadier general during the Relay 314 Incident. The general’s savvy, perceptiveness and brutal precision allowed him to excel in his military career. His meteoric rise through the meritocracy has been further propelled by sheer determination and resounding fortitude. If the art of war were a symphony, he would be its composer.
Victus’ practiced ability to command manifests in his passion and skill for tactical manipulation. It has been argued, mainly from turian high command, that the general’s unorthodox methods are reckless and impulsive, when really they are carefully calculated and have provided innovative strategies. Though the ethics behind his adroit mind have been put into question, no one can deny the effectiveness of his decisions on the battlefield.
In both training exercises and trial-by-fire on the mortar-scarred battlefield, Victus led his command to thwart hostiles with exacting skill and canny foresight. One of Victus’ most recent and notable victories exemplifies his martial intellect. During a brief war waged on Taetrus in 2185, Victus permitted a salarian spy ring to throw their outfits against turian separatists that the general was sent to eliminate, holding his men back until the skirmishers had decimated each others’ forces. This tactic earned him some criticism for the risky and ethically unsound strategy. However, Victus argued that he conserved more of his men and resources with this method and steadfastly maintained that he regretted none of his choices.
Indeed, the general sees little shame in being an opportunist in regards to warfare. Flank the enemy unseen; let them weary themselves and exhaust their resources; then, move in for the kill — swift, effective, and crushingly brutal. Vae victis. His modus operandi may cause many to question the general’s methods and how he thinks, but the general’s sole focus is loyalty and honor to his soldiers and his people.
In 2186, Victus served on Menae in an organized effort to hold back the Reaper forces. It was during this conflict that his predecessor, Primarch Fedorian, was killed when his shuttle was shot down by the enemy. According to his impressive rank in the meritocracy and the Hierarchy’s stringent succession protocol, Adrien Victus was to inherit the mantle of Primarch of Palaven. Like the ideal of the quintessential turian he had both managed to defy and epitomize, he quelled his regret and hesitation, stepping forward to assume his new role. Yet, Victus vowed he would fight to his dying breath to stop the Reapers.
{ Victory…at any cost.}
_»Personality profile:
In his youth, Victus was a more open, impulsive turian. The instigator of conflicts more often than not, he earned little favor with his elders until he learned to marshal himself and others with a cool mind and far-seeing prudence. His fire may have been tempered, but even curbed flames maintain their wildness — and can bite and scar and sear just as hot. Indeed, the fire still simmers in his belly. He is slow to anger, but he rages as bitingly as Palaven’s scorched summers when provoked.
General Victus is older than the average soldier, having reached a position in life that draws from both experience and a steadfast, unwavering demeanor. He is resolved in his actions and rarely acts as he did in his tempestuous and unbridled youth — which varied from idiotic dares to downright recklessness. Victus is someone who comes across as stern and abrupt in his commands, but with a sense of care and underlining compassion as well which has sparked admiration in the soldiers he treats as equals.
War is in his blood, and his soldiers are more than just anonymous weapons; they are his brother-in-arms. Victus’ allegiances are such that he would gladly fight and die standing beside you, a trait for which he has gained recognition and garnered adoration and loyalty from those he fought alongside. To lose a man under his watch is a personal loss that is not shown, but felt, and kept with him throughout his life. Ask the general to list the servicemen and women that have given their lives for the Hierarchy under his command, and he will answer is precise and unswerving detail. A soldier to the marrow, his very being calls for him to be unyielding in his decisions and to accept the loss which war brings without remorse — the greatest of honors for his people is to be remembered, and Victus makes sure to remember them all. His dead, his many dead, are never forgotten.
“The strategist in me admires their brutality. The turian in me knows I’m watching the destruction of fifteen thousand years of civilization. My civilization.”
Primarch Victus is a somber and silent individual when alone. He is an entity who spends his days putting forth all his time and energy into others, only to then find himself at a loss of what to do when it is just him; restless and agitated if he can not find something to occupy his thoughts with. Such things are maddening in a sense, the ever-present silence drowning him, only to be overwhelmed with past transgressions and memories he does not care to recollect. This troublesome rumination was a non-issue when he was still a soldier, when there was no time for sitting, no time for recollecting or waiting or bureaucracy and answering diplomatic transmissions for hours on end.
Victus is utterly obdurate, which time has proven to be both his strength and his weakness. The suddenness of being thrust into a position that the turian general thought would never come during his lifetime had abruptly shattered his world, and placed the battle-forged leader into an entirely different environment from what he was used to — one that he must adapt to and shape to suit his purposes — like any other war-ravaged zone.
_»Current status:
Following the death of Primarch Fedorian and Victus’ subsequent appointment in his stead, he has remained Primarch of Palaven. He has no remaining family left in this fractured galaxy, and continues to throw himself into ensuring the rebuilding of his homeworld and upholding relations with the Hierarchy’s allies [while keeping careful watch on its enemies].
Yet, even though it was not something he personally ever wished to be tasked with, Adrien dutifully accepted the position and made sure to serve diligently in his new rank for the good of his race. He lives by the unspoken code he always has: emotions and desires are trivial vis-a-vis the needs of the many, which far outweigh the needs of himself or his loved ones.
Victus has been forced to employ many methods appropriate for his new position, mowing down diplomats with both mind games and his stubborn resolve, offering peace where previously there had been hostility, and utilizing tactics that he has found to be invaluable within his new position — unusual methods and skills now implemented and used to gain tactical advantage over politicians.
However, a void has begun to open within the battle-hardened warrior. While his schedule is always busy following the Reaper War, the old general has been left with little to fight for. For an individual bred and raised on war, on action, there is now far too much time where he is left with just himself and his thoughts. However, Victus refuses to let this interfere with his responsibilities; his duty and loyalty belong to his people ‘til the day he dies… Victus prays that the Spirits will grant that it is at least with a rifle grasped in his talons rather than in an office.
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