Lt. Benito Tecumseh Pain

[General Pain]

waiting for info from HQ

[headquarters]

LA July 4th 1200hrs Temperature 25 C*

A merciless wind howled around the corners of the Library Tower ,whirling clouds of finely powdered ,grey dust up to coat the outside of the NBC - proof windows.20 stories below a ragged line of huddled workers shuffled uncomfortably out into the RAD storm escorted by the MOPP Suited guards.They were heading to the ruins due north to start rebuilding or looting yet another dilapidated structure.General Pain watched them with eyes red and sore from the amount of booze he had helped himself to .He threw his gunbelt on the table without noticing the dent it gave the polished wood.
He ran a few fingers over his scalp and closed his eyes as he brought the hand down to see."..Hay una historia linda ..Un historia de mi amor...He hissed the Norteno ballad under his breath and opened his eyes .
He looked at the hair coming of his head and swore. Rad sickness had made his gums sore,made him puke for days,loose 35 pounds ,shit liquid for over a forthnight,put him down and out with fatigue countless times (whiskey didnt help -but couldnt possibly hurt either he found).And now the shit was taking his hair.Maybe it would grow out with red curls .He gave a little steely sneer of mirth

Outside to the east the ruins of the once majestic downtown sector lay gaping with mangled skeletons of the once huge buildings.A million pieces of broken glass made the dust shimmer with whatever light there was to reflect ,making the ground close to the once gleaming office buildings seem almost fluorescent .Some steadily decomposing cadavers in a street far below had attracted another pack of dogs.The guards fired of a few shots winging one of them as they scampered over the rubble to get away.Nothing unauthorized was allowed to breathe in the secure area around his beloved Library tower.Those dogs would kill and eat anyone not armed if they had their chance anyway.He sipped his herbal tea and gathered his wolf coat around him .That damn kne was acting up again .You would think several generations of WWI and II amputees would have laid the groundwork for the design of his leg.It still made his knee where it buckled on stiff and sore from time to time.Below and further out east ,tracers flashed across the grey ruins .A patrol was clearing a building suspected of marauder or insurgent elements.He watched the small pricks of yellow tracer hiss across the street in front of the building ,raking the door .Some tracers zapped the other way.

But the gangs to the east were a nuisance at most ,denying the area only halfheartidly and never fighting efficiently enough to throw him back .The marauders to his south also so -tougher in terms of available firepower but still basically the same.

It was the north and west sectors that bothered him .The North .Only 10 kilometeres out the loyal men and women of his former organization were squabbling over what to do no that he was MIA , presumed KIA.None of them had taken well the proposal for a sit down and some had threathened immideate attack.

But the west was different .The sectorcommander in this -the last of the four uncontrolled areas that surrounded his headquarters was welcoming him with open arms and callling for his urgent transportation to meet up under the sector commanders protection.All the others had warned him not to try and assert his authority and keep well away -even if he in deed was General Pain ,alive and in the flesh.

But the western sector commander was different .He respectfully urged him to come and meet him -as father and son .

[General Pain]

After a plot by General Pain's son ;George Michal Zorg Pain ,the honourable General Pain tried to have his incolent offspring killed. But the little twerp seemed to have learned a trick or two from his heroic father and escaped his kill squads. Much to the General's disapointment.

[headquarters]

LA has suffered badly after the terrorist attacks of 2004.The acts of terror destroyed several blocks of the city and killed tens of thousands of inhabitants.The breakdown and consequent efforts to restore law and order and stabilize the supply situation immideately after, killed hundreds of thousands.

The retaliatory attacks made by the US of A -its last move as a sovereign and undivided nation - prompted a response in kind form the former partners in the mutual assured destruction death pact.The exchange was limited however ,for reasons unknown.

Having been the target for several nuclear devices on two differnt occassions did not do much to improve the LA smog at first .But as the milions of citizens flooded the countryside and the makeshift FEMA camps north and north west of the city and the fires that ravaged it had died down ,it began to dissolve never to return.The city ,nuked,burned and the scene of bitter fighting between various agencies and their civillian opponents soon settled into its routine as a ghost town of immense proportions.The wind blew down empty streets filled with wrecked cars and litter .It seemed desolate .But it really wasnt .Scavengers scampered over the debris to get what supplies they could.Small groups of survivors huddled in their makeshift fortifications squinting into the dark at night to spot any marauding intruder bent on taking food or women.

Shots rang out from time to time as a pack of dogs got to come too close for comfort or two different groups came upon the same cache at the same time.

Gangs in gaudily painted vehicles -some of them grafittied LAPD cruisers roamed the streets .Being alone and unarmed made it a matter of time before you succumbed.

The sudden and violent grab for control by the organized and well supplied Praetorian guards of General Pain and his cult of postapocalyptic acolytes sent shocks through the precarious system of gangland rules and territorial agreements that had become LA 5 years later.

Shock troops wearing body armour and wielding AKs with plenty ammunition mowed down any and all opposition ,quickly establishing the new order.

Years of relative peace followed.Although war against outsiders still raged .MilGov bombed the ruined city from time to time .Small rebellions occured that gen.PAin put down with as much collateral damage as possible in the rebel camps.

As the supplies became steady order and loyalty increased.Give a man food enough to live and you would be amazed of the lengths he will go to for you.

The relative peace was shattered after 9 years of steady growth and prosperity.The crops from all the little and big plots in LA and the herds of livestock, (much of it was rabbits and rats - but hey -they taste like chicken with enough salt) ,were almost feeding 250 000 people by then .The fisheries another 100 000.

General Pain went missing in the middle of a threatening MilGov offensive.

Without any warning LA was hit by nuclear weapons a third time the summer of 2019.Later Pains analyzis would lead him to believe that this attack was the largest to date but locally and globally.As far as limitations in a nuclear exchange go ,he predicted that this round had seen as much as 10 000 warheads in the air .Whereas the earlier exchanges had been "token" in comparrison.

The empire broke up. Various heirs to his position - related or not - emerged with their own hierarchy of military units scrounged from his chain of command.

The gangs threw of the bonds of control he had imposed and rearmed.(They were already being armed as a "peoples militia" to ward of the expected MilGov offensive from Arizona in the spring that year.

Infighting broke loose in earnest when it became clear that PacGov wasnt coming back from this one anytime soon -and supplies were not going to be restocked.

LA is divided roughly into 5-6 general zones.
NORTH : a confederation of heirs aligned in the common cause that the man in the library tower is an impostor and should be fought -the question of succession is not settled among them either .A typical two act piece if ever there was one
West : The would be usurper Zorg George Michael Pain ( named by both his parents independently) and his loyal EndoGuard ,mostly former Pretorians and loyal auxilliaries.With his legitimacy as the oldest son and the emergency powers he has been able to utilize the 14 year old has taken control over a sizeable chunk of land and resources .His issues with daddy runs deep.This is one serious teenage trouble.

east :unconsolidated ganglands -a multitude of small and big gangs fighting eachother as much as everyone else

south : marauders and petty warlords robbing what they can and trying to copy Gen Pain and jis friends way to the top by building cantonments.Unconsolidated - largely.

Interspersed and strewn about the map are small groups of survivors and communes that try to make it .They live of whatever they can , primitive farming,all sorts of animals are eaten-and they do sometimes rob someone that wont be noticed when he doesnt return.

General Pains disaster contingency plans allowed for the situation LA is in now.Storages with supplies and caches of resources are sprinkled about the city to facilitate the defense in case of siege and/or occupation by MilGov or anyone else.The various factions are busy helping themselve sto the contents.

The Library Tower and the blocks adjacent to it is a citadel in the middle of the mayhem.no one tries anything here .It ha sartillery and sniper detailson watch all the time.

[General Pain]

ACHTUNG ACHTUNG!!!!!!!!

"Here is the latest news from GPGNAR "General Pain's Golden New Age Radio" coming to you live from Los Angeles "

The Pain Praetorians and Wolf Company are recruting...all former praetorians and WC can apply for rejoining/reunion ;families are also welcome.

The General is back and so is his forgiving nature.....

[headquarters]

LA ,July 10th 0325hrs Temperature : 22 C*

Eyes still hurting from the even the subdued emergency lighting in the corridors in his Library Tower -the General hurried angrily down towards the ops room." damn them for interupting " he snarled at the expressionless faces of his bodyguards as they marched ahead and behind him to safeguard his progress."Dont they know what kind of pressure I am under ? Do they have any idea how hard it is to sleep when the fate of everything rests on your shoulders ?" This last sentence he rasped out in an ever increasing volume ending with a high pitched ,angry yell.The sound of the boots of guards snapping to attention all over the floor -startled by his voice made him chuckle. The fear he instilled in his men still made getting up from the first night he had slept well in years kind of worth it .He entered the guarded operations room and a young lieutenant snapped to attention .

"SIR-GENERAL -SIR!" The lieutenant gave him the transcript of and nodded to his radio operator who began playing the recorded message for him .At first just radio noise and distant morsecode signals from desperate ,isolated groups that he couldnt care less about but then a pretty cleare jingle and presentors voice : This Radio America! Freedom is at hand! Rid your self of the impostors and warlords that have assumed governance of our nation!Throw the false General pain from the roof of his beloved library tower ,where he and his croonies sit with the stockpiles of emergency rations that were meant for everyone in this hour of need!

"This is the 5 itiration Sir!"

A popular song seamlessly merged and took over with repeating message " On a lost desert highway..cool wind in my hair.."

Someone who knew their way around a mixing table or a computer were doing this.

"Who is broadcasting this ?" the General demanded.

"we dont know Sir!We only have an approximate location but it would appear that some sort of improvised broadcasting equipment is set ut around 10 miles north of here " The lieutenant looked uncomfortably at the wall still standing at attention.

"Very well" the General finally said after his silence and grim stare at all the present company had lasted almost a full minute ,and finally breaking the thick suspense ." I want that radio shut down and everyone who works there interrogated and then hanged from its antenna mast as notice to the rest of the people up there.Salvage what you can though."

A nervous corporal at the door snapped to attention and handed him another message .He dismissed him and quickly skimmed the the little note .Over 100 people had gathered at the recruiting station for their rations already..

"Soon..soon".. his thoughts wandered to the image of a vast army marching forth under his banner - conquering all in its path .After all- who else was there to give them food and medical attention other than his people ? They would either march under his articles or die by their own in the ruins.

He yawned and stretched .There would be no going back to sleep now .

"Seargent! Get my armour and kit - I want to take a little field trip. there is a radio anchor man who shall have an exclusive to die for. Dont forget the rope ".

[Rupert Willies]

there is a radio anchor man who shall have an exclusive to die for. Dont forget the rope

epic comment!

I have no problems visualising this encounter.. lol

[General Pain]

location - hidden

[headquarters]

love the map

[Rupert Willies]

Is that done in some sort of ADnD town generator?

Originally Posted by headquarters

love the map

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by Rupert Willies

Is that done in some sort of ADnD town generator?

notice how well Gen Pain fits in with the evil overlord profile in ADnD ?

-he has his own blood cult
-he randomly kills associates
-his punishments are needlessly cruel and complicated
-just today he ACTUALLY said "AAARGH!!I am surrounded by idiots"

in his defense: he is under alot of pressure with the family civil war heating up and being under siege and all.

God ,I cant wait to play this.

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by Rupert Willies

Is that done in some sort of ADnD town generator?

yup

I can copy it to you when u get here.

[headquarters]

The town of Eureka is divided in a way , there are app. 2000 people that can lay claim to being locals .

The last few weeks another 5000 people - 2000 marines and their families and other civillian refugees from MilGov Asia has settled -invited in by Willis.

And then there are the different warlord factions ,pain and his Praetorians,House Takashi and her palace Guard ,WillisCo and his private military contractors and DeCorba with his last remaining loyalists and their families.

By decree from the defacto ruler oft he town,Willis, who has all the rations under lock and key and armed guard , all factions are to intermingle and settle in a random pattern .

But the Warlord factions are given major buildings to occupy or take them over as they are abandoned. This means that they can house their best equipment and a sizeable garrison in one area .Some of their people wil still have to live in housing close by or in other parts of the town .

You are asked by the council in writing to contribute to the common defense and prosperity with whatever you can spare giving up .Armoured vehicles , light artillery and ammo is of a major concern .

You are also asked to freely participate in any military or security operation undertaken in the common best interest. This includes expeditions to secure important resources,security patrol and marauder hunting as well as larger military ops decided by the council .

[General Pain]

General Pain will reveal location of troops and HQ ....when I get the time.

also:

estimated time for production of

algae vats
refitting boxed aircraft
hydrogen-production / electrolysis....(wiki it) possible alternative to gazoline.

[General Pain]

This offcourse means I will be as responsible as possible for security and peace in the selected areas.

If MR.Willis objects I will try to rearange.




Eureka Owerview

[Rupert Willies]

Electrolysis requires enormous amounts of electricity. Help me find the missing parts to fix the power plant, and we will have power in abundance.

Better yet; we need not produce hydrogen to drive our cars, we can utilize the natural gas fuelling the power plant directly. Cheaper conversion of vehicles, and much more efficient.

Originally Posted by General Pain

General Pain will reveal location of troops and HQ ....when I get the time.

also:

estimated time for production of

algae vats
refitting boxed aircraft
hydrogen-production / electrolysis....(wiki it) possible alternative to gazoline.

[headquarters]

There is a critical shortage on housing in Eureka .Any further land grabs must go through the council via Willis .The drydock and harbour portion of your facilities is considered a lease by a majority in the council .As is the Wolf Coy. HQ .

There is no fixed price yet as the town is glad to have you ,but helping the town with defence and giving up some of your hardware to the militia that is on the planwork to be set up ,is implied!

Due to the controversial history of Gen.Pain and his church and followers, the council would also like to postpone all recruitment and missionary activity until the winter is over .There are many former MilGov people in town and nobody wants any animosity to flare up .

[General Pain]

Well to lay down the hatchett is my main plan and to join forces against common enemies is the only viable option.

So that Milgov and others don't feel I intrude or step on toes, I would like to hold a banquet for the new aliance. Inviting members of all the factions and serving pre-pre-pre-pre-war booze to the leaders of said factions/clans.

Regarding the Church I propose to invite other church leaders;whom I'd like to know the names/wherabouts/parishon/etc, to a unformal religious debate and to show my understanding,compation and acceptance of said heretics.

What I am trying to say is ; for the survival of our people we all must co-exist and stand by eachothers side.This was what the founding fathers of this great nation fought for, and I'd be damned if General Pain will let the hated NDP destroy us all. As long as there are a breath in my body I will have my revenge.

[headquarters]

Your presence in the town seems to be causing fear in many of the inhabitants .If you or your men move about in the town there are many women and children who run away screaming and many of the men can be seen turning greenish-white and grasping their weapons with whitening knuckles and fearful wild eyes.

It is clear that your reputation for human sacrifice ,sudden and inexplicable brutal violence and savagery ,that you have carefully crafted over the years by commiting said acts in public or by publishing or leaking the accounts of your war crimes and heinous acts, is affecting the way people see you in Eureka.

You did fight hard and long to get and than keep the status as the "ace of Spades " in the MilGov deck o`war criminal collectors cards .It would seem you are still king of the hill in that regard .

Also there are semi official requests that you limit you and your mens activitis to barracks as much as possible .

Suggestions of "an extreme total makeover" are also made.

You remember the times when all the reality tv people you caught were subjected to "the test of relevance " -either they would have to come up with a pitch that interested you on the spot and then produce it or they would instantly be tossed in the "Death Pit" ( your own 24 hr show,where a bunch of contestants -mostly reality tv types - where thrown together in a Death Pit and had to fight eachother to stay alive .Viewers would vote from time to time and have unpopular characters killed by a variety of devious devices.You had to admit though , it was kind of interesting seeing them try to form alliances etc and then double cross eachother and literally backstab one another .)

[headquarters]

I think I should clarify that while you are feared and viewed with scepticism in Eureka ,the people there would rather have you on their side than not .Maybe you ned to prove your new and honourable intentions ? After all the mothers have been using your name to scare children for a decade all over California and PacGov .

After considering the Algae production I have come up with the following stats:

GROWING REQUIREMENTS :
ELECTRICITY / LIGHTING : Algae strain needs carefully worked heating and lighting schedules .WAter must be 100% pollutant free and heated to 20C* and 25C* at variable sdetermined by harvest /growth cycle. Grow-lamps of high intensity must give light 23 hours a day .Deviation from these parameters means that a crop can be ruined .

This means 500kWhrs pr year is needed pr Cubic meter growth fluids.

SPACE : 1 kg algae needs 1 M3 /1 Cubic meter of water heated to correct temperatures.Space must be shielded from pollutants and a stainless steel vat is optimal .1000 KG crop thus needs 1000M3 vats

FERTILIZER : a special nitrate solution must be added at specific intervalls.The solution can be extracted from manure and similar processes.

App. 1 kg fertilizer must be added pr kg of crop

YIELD : The algae strain doubles every 8 weeks under optimal conditions.

CURRENT STOCKPILE OF SEED STRAIN : You have secured transport vials heated ,lighted and fertilized in 2 big crates that have seperate generators to
keep them within parameters.They contain in total 2 KG Algae Strain .

Projected Output
2019 - 8 kg at maximum .
2020 - 512 kg at maximum
2021 - more than 32 000 kg if optimum parameters kept.

[General Pain]

is this daily output ?

[Rupert Willies]

App. 1 kg fertilizer must be added pr kg of crop

=

Crap in Food out! Ingenious!

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by General Pain

is this daily output ?

no....

as it said this output pr year ( it doubles in 8 weeks provided you apply optimum parameters)

this mean sthat you can only harvest what you do not want to stay around for the next 2 months to multiply .

And this is why it took so many years to reach viable levels when you ran the project in LA.

quick math starting Jan.1 st ending Dec.31:

week 1-8 : 4 kg
week 8-16 : 8 kg
week 16-24 : 16 kg
week 24-32: 32 kg
week 32-40:64 kg
week 40-48: 128 kg
week 48-52: 192 kg

if you eat any under the year ,the results will be less yield of course .

[Rupert Willies]

I think mushrooms are one additional way to go. Shrooms can be massive producers, and require little in ways of heating during growth. Grow medium can be sterilized using boiling water. Should be a nice and fairly easy way to add some additional food stuffs to our dwindling reserves.

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by Rupert Willies

I think mushrooms are one additional way to go. Shrooms can be massive producers, and require little in ways of heating during growth. Grow medium can be sterilized using boiling water. Should be a nice and fairly easy way to add some additional food stuffs to our dwindling reserves.

post some research on it and we will decide a reasonable crop considering what you got in the way of manpower etc to make it happen.

[Rupert Willies]

I shall consult my Mushroom growers Guide, and come back with an answer to this. I know for sure that some mushrooms are quite prolific.

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by Rupert Willies

I shall consult my Mushroom growers Guide, and come back with an answer to this. I know for sure that some mushrooms are quite prolific.

erowid has some info regarding the more "experimental" shrooms....

Do I see powdered psylocibin dropped in huge glass jars from air or by catapult in the future????? + maybe with a horrible laxative added for special effect....or did we close this door in the infamous battle of Morro bay against the infernal Holonist Hordes.....

[headquarters]

As pr request here is a list of current supply :

Official figures / known by all :

POWDERED ALG O`MATIC ( just add water ) in the following flavours :

Strawberry,Mediterranean Bisque,Porter Steak and TexMexDelight :
10 000

remember that you deduct spent amount when you update next FtF!

Generals private stash of pre -pre-, pre-pre-pre- and pre-pre-pre-pre -war
delicacies such as fine vintages,exquisite liquers,Russian and Iranian Caviars,pickled quail hearts,canned ham with lineage assured to suppliers- to -the -court -of --Royal Spain- pig farmers etc :

18000 kg .

The rumours about this stash is buzzing but no one actually know if it exists.

Remember that any grants from the Eureka Supply Office goes through formal application - meaning that they will consider your need for food according to your current larder status.(They dont know about the crates of decadent foodstuffs though .Or the Rembrandts .Or the Mayan gold tablets.Or the Czar family Faberge eggs.Or the Fur coats .Or the Jackson Pollock private pistol target paintings that you have .( "call that art ?I will show you art .Here !Hold -hic!-thsi botlle and give me your p-pizstol .5 quick shots right in the green there ( ! ) .What w-will you wager ?? he? ey?")

[headquarters]

Your quartermaster informs you that given your current situation you will be out of food in 11 days (downtime actual) -unless you break into the secret stash wich makes it 18 days more .

After 11 days -or 29 days depending- your personell will begin to starve .It is predicted that they will be able to survive from 14-38 days given enough clean water .

He asks you to advice him in further communications on this subject to the men .

Your personell officer informs you that some new potential Wolf Co. recruits have been located -but not signed up yet .Do you wish to enlist them ?

Also a possible solution is to downsize the organisation according to personel.

1st. California Volunteers have stated that they will pay every able bodied and loyal man and woman if they join their ranks , so unemployment is not really an issue to worry about if people are let go .

What are your orders ?

[General Pain]

A service for our 2 fallen comrades, who gave their life in the line of duty, is held outside Eureka.