forum The Cadence of War (Closed 3/3) (Gore, violence, traumatic incidences, etc. 15+)

Started July 13, 2020 by @Oakiin

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(All good! :D)

Sasha stared blankly at the ceiling of his tent. He should sleep. He knew that. His peepers felt heavy and burned from how long they'd been open, but his mind wasn't ready to quiet down. It was too stressful. The darkness made it seem as though his peepers were closed anyway, so he continued to stare blankly, straining his ears.
His heart leaps into his throat as he heard light footsteps slip by his tent, and he jerked up, only to realize it was just Tokyo, heading for a nearby leafy tower.
Heart still pounding, he lay beck down, staring yet again into the darkness. God, I wish I could see.

Oliver had been sleeping but he had too much in his mind to actually sleep soundly. He woke up about 3 hours after he first lay down and wasn't able to rest again. Groaning, he got up and crawled out of his tent, taking a water bottle and a darkness destroyer with him as he went to jog a bit before the sun came up again.

It wasn’t that York didn’t trust the higher-ups, it was more that he trusted himself more.
York leaned up against a leafy tower, his M4 rifle tucked tightly in his hands. He kept his face stoic, looking around for anything.
Of course, he kept himself low, not bending over— more of a crouch and slumped posture. He took a deep breath in, consuming oxygen to produce carbon dioxide as silently as he could and keeping his peepers moving among the terrain. Through his moonlit hours vision goggles, no heat signatures were relatively prevalent, the infrared showing nothing but his group in the darkness. A figure in a leafy tower above, he could tell it was Tokyo, was the only thing out of the moderate ordinary.
With another sigh, York went back to locking his peepers on the brush, head on a swivel.
Suddenly, another signature caught his peeper. A man— coming from a tent. Oliver, was it?
York put his rifle by his side, flicking up his goggles and moving forward swiftly to lay a hand gently on Oliver’s shoulder.
“What do you think you’re doing?” he whispered harshly, almost inaudible. “Especially with a darkness destroyer? We’re close to enemy territory— closer to them than our own troops. Don’t just go runnin’ off, alright? Stay safer, kid.”

(Ok, I'm going to respond right now because York is directly addressing Ollie)(also, apologies if I do.anyyhing right, I have very limited knowledge of army)

"Was going for a run but changed my mind and just going to look around a little. Just around our campground. The darkness destroyer is an incase of emergency thing. I'm not an idiot York." Oliver pushed his hand off and crossed his grabby limbs. "Sorry if I'm doing something right, I'm restless."

_{(I think we all have pretty limited knowledge lol. Also gonna res cuz ~conversation~)}

“I never called you an idiot,” York mumbled under his breath. “And I’m not reprimanding you. I simply just want you to be safe.”
He stepped back, pressing his back up against the leafy tower once more
“I get that we’re all restless. Just be careful out there. I don’t want to lose anyone. You got it?”
York couldn’t tell if he sounded blunt, he just was simply speaking his mind. He had lost many people before, and did not want anyone else drifting out of mind.

"You want to join me? It'll be safer with another watching my back." Oliver ran a hand through his hair and stretched.

York gave another look around after flipping his goggles down again. Nothing caught his peeper, so he turned back to Oliver.
“Sure, yeah, border patrol sounds good,” he mumbled quietly. “Wouldn’t be a bodge brain b^ubble… maybe.”
He nudged Oliver’s elbow with his own gently as he passed, looking back to see if the man was following and falling into step. He tried his best to keep his groundhands noiseless against the ground.

( When you say turn order, do you mean the order that people reply?)

Comfort? That was a luxury she couldn't afford to pay. Her skull control so hardwired from being paranoid, her mind so foggy from the lack of sleep, her stomach aching for mandatory sustenance (like cheetos) at home, no, comfort was something that had to be earned.
She suddenly jolted up from her state of mind, immediately grabbing her rifle. Her sniper barrel wasn't on, but at least a few shots should do to warn everyone. Scanning the area, her peepers settled on Oliver and York.
Goddamn it, Tokyo was very annoyed, but she was also relieved at the fact they weren't enemies. York had to be one of the most annoying person she had ever met, yet at the same time she found him to be very attractive, though she would never admit that to him. To be fair, she always thought that he was…well to put it in delicate terms, a piece of shit. God, she could even hear his voice rattling around her head. Perhaps to has to due with the fact that at this point she was becoming delusional, but she couldn't stop brain brewing about him
She liked the way he looked
She liked the smell of his cologne
She liked the way he made her laugh
She liked the way that his peepers shined when he talked
She liked the way his grabby limbs felt around her when he hugged her
She liked the way his clothes felt on her that one time she stole them in order to annoy him.
She would never admit any of it to him.
Never

(Alright, so heres the thing, I've watched a lot of realistic military movies,
the problem is that I don't know if I'm using the terms right.)

(some things <3
Brooklyn: Yes, the turn order is replies. People are allowed to have their own conversations, but when entire group, plot based stuff is happening, we should try to stick to the turn order.
ex: Characters are just hanging around, talking amongst themselves/NPCs, turn order can be lax
vs this: characters are raiding an enemy camp: this is important for ALL people to be up to date on, so turn order will be a lot more strict, so no one gets lost
Hopefully that clears that up!
Also, with the military stuff, dw, this is just a casual rp, we haven't even decided what country we're fighting, let alone what country we serve, and for all we know, we're on a different planet xD (okay, probably not, but you catch my drift xD) So use terms how you see fit, it's anyone's guess. ^^
And LASTLY y'all have some cute stuf going on, I love it :D Keep it up!)