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Post by Lunapocalypse on Sept 6, 2009 5:11:35 GMT -5
(OoC: Hokay, so I decided on making this to show everyone the kinda things they can make in the IC Board. What happens here is any of you ask my chosen character questions, that sort of thing, and she will attempt to answer them as best as possible. Ask stuff relevant to herself/personality/likes/dislikes, real life, the 4.0 storyline, or the canon Resident Evil series as you like. Anyone can post in here, hope you have fun! ^.^)Uh, hi. My name's Aya. I guess I'll give the formal 'welcome' to you all considering the function that we have going on here. I've been ordered to attend this Q and A from the higher ups at PMC Dragonfly, the company that I work with. I'm 20 years old, my favorite colour is Purple, and my favorite food is anything Italian or Vietnamese... So, ah, yeah. Fire away I guess!
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millinniummany3k
Zombie Hunter
Is this what passes for police work around here?
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Post by millinniummany3k on Sept 15, 2009 5:34:33 GMT -5
Hola. Carlita Francesca, FBI Hostage Rescue Team. Lately I hear all this about krav maga, James Bond uses it, superspies use it, the Israeli self defense can be used all day on any day to anyone. I watch mixed martial arts and was looking at that as means of self protection, but the way krav maga is played up I'm not sure. What are your thoughts?
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Post by Lunapocalypse on Sept 15, 2009 7:51:31 GMT -5
Hola. Carlita Francesca, FBI Hostage Rescue Team. Lately I hear all this about krav maga, James Bond uses it, superspies use it, the Israeli self defense can be used all day on any day to anyone. I watch mixed martial arts and was looking at that as means of self protection, but the way krav maga is played up I'm not sure. What are your thoughts? Krav Maga is an efficient method of self defense but often desensitizes the potential danger that can be brought on the victim when executing. I find its versatility caters to catalysts in combat when something changes; for instance a particular self defence teaches you actions when countering grabs or attacks so if your attacker is much more aware the likeliness of success is more slim, Krav Maga in the other hand teaches you to exploit your surroundings, your attacker, and yourself to overcome the threat. However the exact opposite of that also applies so if you follow through with defense you won't have any rules to apply when your counter goes south, thus the danger behind it.
In my opinion Krav Maga really is more of an offensive combat method, linked in through to CQB, or Close Quarters Battle which teaches a fast and violent approach to engagement; something my PMC uses for training. It might be better to consider a set Martial Art for self defense for more clarity in threatening environments, especially where confidence is involved; breathing and discipline would also be employed adding more to your training, and often boosting an individuals confidence.
I wouldn't be surprised if your firm already has a variant of Krav Maga included with their hand-to-hand training though, dealing with Hostage situations. It could be better to look into that so you're on the same level with all of your colleagues.
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Post by Light on Sept 15, 2009 15:35:44 GMT -5
Hi, Kazuhiro Mishima here, Kaz, ok? I survived the outbreak so far, I consider myself to be a decent survivor... and killer...
What do you think of killing zombies?
What do you think of killing crazed survivors?
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Post by Lunapocalypse on Sept 15, 2009 15:59:03 GMT -5
Um, sure, Kaz.Ahh. Okay, basic question. I don't usually think much of killing undead, it affected me at first but after months of combat I got used to their appearance; they're definitely nightmare inducing monsters, but just go for the head; get'em out of the way.A threat's a threat, deal with it. I don't normally enjoy killing a human being but when a situation shows no other option then you gotta take it out of the way, when you're being shot at... shoot back for gods sake. If you can neutralize a lightly armed civilian though then I would normally opt for that method.
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Rosetta
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Zombie Hunting: Its not just a Sport...
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Post by Rosetta on Sept 15, 2009 17:21:28 GMT -5
Waylend Kent here.
Now, I approve of your way of dealing with crazed survivors, however, how far would you go to survive? As in kill others to get necessary supplies, trip some one to slow the dead long enough, that sort of thing.
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Post by Lunapocalypse on Sept 16, 2009 1:03:33 GMT -5
)(OoC: So you guys know, you don't have to ask In Character. I'm not stopping you! But just so you know.)( No, like I said I don't like seeing innocent people killed. I'd probably be the one doubling back to help the tripped survivor, heh. Of course, my survival percentage far exceeds that of my colleagues... I am bragging a little but if a scenario required desparate measures I'd be the last person on earth to commit them.
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Post by blizleopard on Sept 16, 2009 1:45:19 GMT -5
Hello Aya! Agent Colleen Hawkes of BSAA. First off... on the Krav Maga... it is overplayed. And it has better and more qualified ancestors. I was trained in Systeme, and I have friends who prefer Muy Thai, or even go all the way back to Penjak Silat. Israel just analyzed what moves are most commonly used in a hand to hand fight, and combined the most effective strikes, blocks, throws, and counters.
Anyways... What do you like to do on the way to a mission? There's always a lot of downtime before you're in a hot zone, especially when someone else is driving.
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Post by Lunapocalypse on Sept 16, 2009 8:10:56 GMT -5
That's interesting. I've worked under instructors who implement Systema into their CQB, no doubt cross martial arts is a common thing. In comparison with Krav Maga though, it's possible a level of accessability was being considered through its creation for personal defense.I like a quick cat nap to kill some fatigue. I never sleep for longer than 20 minutes though, after that point you drift into deeper sleep and when you wake up you find you have less strength than when you first started in the journey. Otherwise I re-run over any information or intel we get on our AO just to be on top of things.
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millinniummany3k
Zombie Hunter
Is this what passes for police work around here?
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Post by millinniummany3k on Sept 16, 2009 17:28:37 GMT -5
Hi, hello. Krysa, Mina Krysa, I'm a Sergeant Major in the Marine Corps and commander of research and development at Fort Truman. I'm always interested to hear what other people think, what other soldiers think, and I thought you might like to think over something I have faced here.
I get a bit of criticism over the books I write and what I have to say on the Internet, on radio and talk shows. The criticism stems from me looking at and examining some of the more questionable things in the military and the government, for example Iraq. I'm not sure where you side on this issue but I never say, for example, we should have gone to Iraq or we should not have gone to Iraq, instead I would try and explain the reasoning behind Iraq along the lines of something like 'One of the strongest claims is that Iraq was about oil. There was the thinking that Saddam could have played on the growing sentiment against America and attempted to either block the shipping of oil from the Middle East or push fuel prices up, so in a way it is about the oil.'
Some people don't like that. They believe I should not go about questioning Iraq or questioning things such as the useof torture, now this is an interesting case. There was an uproar over the way torture was portrayed on television, and there was something I considered worth sharing how if these tactics were a portrayal of real life, it could be benificial to those against America, by not only trying to portray them as barbaric and evil, but by strengthening the likes of Al Qaeda because they are shown to be so powerful then those wanting to stop terrorism have to resort to such tactics, because there is no other way they can be stopped.
As I said I am not saying we should torture, I'm not saying we shouldn't. What I'm doing is to try and offer a bit of perspective and show...I guess to show all sides of the issue. But like I said people become upset. They think as a soldier I should have an unwavering blind loyalty regardless of what happens. They would be outraged, 'how dare this Mina Krysa try and suggest that America is wrong,' even if I had not said things even remotely along these lines. Are these people being, to use a term President Obama used, are the being a jackass, or am I perhaps being a little too liberal in examining some of the faults in the more questionable aspects of the military?
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Post by Lunapocalypse on Sept 16, 2009 23:29:23 GMT -5
As I said I am not saying we should torture, I'm not saying we shouldn't. What I'm doing is to try and offer a bit of perspective and show...I guess to show all sides of the issue. But like I said people become upset. They think as a soldier I should have an unwavering blind loyalty regardless of what happens. They would be outraged, 'how dare this Mina Krysa try and suggest that America is wrong,' even if I had not said things even remotely along these lines. Are these people being, to use a term President Obama used, are the being a jackass, or am I perhaps being a little too liberal in examining some of the faults in the more questionable aspects of the military? I'm not sure how freely I'm allowed to speak on that. Can... yeah, alright. So long it remains a personal opinion.
Umm... well for starters I feel obligated to comment that PMC Dragonfly don't use any inhumane methods of extracting information from an opposing force. Your concern towards the questionable methodology of the military should remain regardless what readers or viewers believe, the moment we stop concerning would be some stupid turning point in our evolution... especially on topics this dire for attention. It'd be a good idea not to step too far fowards and **** everyone off, though.
Remember, however, that with a handful of people that disagree there's always one who'll understand or agree with your views. I wouldn't suddenly rope everyone in when people start complaining. On another flip side, quoting your quote 'try and suggest that America is wrong' shows you don't have a lot to worry about in terms of density from some people, as soon as someone believes America is one single sentiency it's fairly evident they're too darn blind to walk straight.
I say stick with the broad mind across everything, ever. Definitely on topics such as these. Just don't bite off more than you can chew.
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Post by Scorpio on Sept 18, 2009 18:17:47 GMT -5
Anthony a lawyer/interpol liason from Canada asks: As a lawyer working with an interpol task force to keep some semblance of order among criminal handling during these tough zombie times, I get to work with a lot of different police forces from various nations. I was wondering how would you suggest keeping good working relations with PMC groups bolstering the ranks of overstretched law enforcement in some areas?
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Post by Lunapocalypse on Sept 18, 2009 18:41:31 GMT -5
Really this can differ from PMC to PMC; some contracts have an agreement that PMC units operating in an area are given a destinct AO separate from the local or international law enforcement making communication minimal. Nothing is better than information, though. Dragonfly makes it clear that all information on the area must be supplied before dispatching units. If Interpol or any third party organizations are operating in the area then any information they might have is a definite plus, an even amount of dedication to each PMC also helps. It's a business point of view, and breaking that balance might put you in one Companies good book but thrown you on anothers sh*t list. So long as you help keep things up to date with a PMC in your area then you'll always be considered a reliable source.
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Post by .name//Technomancer on Feb 1, 2010 13:31:59 GMT -5
Off the wall question time!
Hiya, Thomas Belmont here.
So, before this whole outbreak deal... Humans would sit at tables, and have breakfast at the beginning of the day, instead of checking themselves for bites, boils, and being dead.
What kind of breakfast does, or did rather, an Aya consume? What was her favorite? o.o;
Was it waffles?! :D
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Post by NotAvailable on Feb 1, 2010 23:36:12 GMT -5
I've got a question for ya, Aya, this is Anna McGraw speaking, by the way. How the hell do you deal with people who want to be alpha male/alpha female and practically disagree with every plan you have because they have their own which have much potential threat to ourselves or our group of survivors?
I thought about leaving them behind but they'd just recklessly get themselves killed if I'm not around. That and I don't like being off on my own, talking to myself. Any suggestions?
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