Black Tusk Comms: Status Report

## Status Report

### Description

Otto 'Canavar' Emir and Ty 'Oracle' Barclay discuss recent events in a status update.

### Speaker(s)

Otto 'Canavar' Emir
Ty 'Oracle' Barclay

**Canavar:** Oracle. Status update on the situation in D.C.

**Oracle:** Of course, Canavar. I've got intel from a scout near the White House that says that a group of Division agents comprised of Alani Kelso, Bruce McGregor, Megan Collins, and Richard Parker returned from an operation near Arlington. Upon return, Parker went rogue and killed McGregor, along with containing Lieutenant Anna Beckins and Manny Ortega as well as any JTF personnel in the White House. Suffice to say, the Division's weaker than before, at least in D.C.

**Canavar:** That certainly makes our job easier. But why did Parker go rogue?

**Oracle:** Judging from previous operations, at least in New York, Parker appears to be an idealist who believes in the Division's mission and their purpose. However, following the True Sons' assault on D.C, Parker started to lose faith that the Division would be capable of victory and reached out to Skyler Brooks, the current leader of the True Sons, to defect and join her ranks.

**Canavar:** Well, that has to be disappointing for Parker. The organization that you were led to believe was the right one suddenly losing sight of its purpose. What about the other factions?

**Oracle:** Recent intel from the Potomac River camps suggests that the True Sons are attempting to form an alliance with their rivals, the Outcasts. The effort is being spearheaded by Colonel Brayden Jameson, a Division defector who acts as both the True Sons' diplomatic negotiator and Brooks' second-in-command. He seems to be successful so far.

**Canavar:** The True Sons and the Outcasts? An alliance? That's troubling. Crazed cultists with military grade weapons and training would be a thorn in our side. Anything on the Free Brothers?

**Oracle:** Still locked in a stalemate war with the UAPF, sir. Seems both Carver and Richmond are getting desperate for an advantage.

**Canavar:** People tend to be irrational when they're desperate. Speaking of the Front, have you gathered any intel? Any weaknesses we should know?

**Oracle:** A whole mess. Aside from the fact that most, if not all the civilians in Front territory are miserable and possibly would rather prefer us over them, there's the fact that few of their soldiers have ranged weaponry. Most of their military possess melee weapons, which will make it easier to kill them given our tech developed by Bushwacker and Forge. Plus, since Richmond's a paranoid mess, any false intel of enemy movement will send her scrambling and going all out.

**Canavar:** Which will make it easier to dismantle the Front's leadership and take their territories and stockpiles for our use. Great work as always, Oracle.

**Oracle:** As usual for a man of my caliber, Canavar.

**Canavar:** What about Maddox? Any chance he'll pick it up?

**Oracle:** Right. Maddox. There is a chance that he may intercept this little report, but since I've gone to work identifying any satellite networks with his signature code and using scrambling signatures on them, there's approximately a 50/50 chance he'll get this report.

**Canavar:** Oh well. Fortunately, the True Sons are more occupied with Operation: Phoenix Fall and defending their bases to deal with some random Black Tusk unit in D.C. Keep up the good work, Oracle.

**Oracle:** Of course, Canavar.

(Canavar turns off his radio, but Oracle leaves his radio on for someone and starts to talk)

**Oracle:** I know you're listening to this, Cameron. This feels like the good old days, always trying to outsmart one another. I meant what I said that day, you know. About making choices. I know you decided to join the True Sons to redeem yourself for letting this country fall to Amherst. The True Sons and the Black Tusk are alike, Cameron. We both want to see America rise anew, free from the old world's corruption. We both have our views on the way we do things. But even if we fight each other in the future and one of us kills the other, it'll be me, then I won't hold it against you. Neither of us are wrong or right. All we have are our beliefs. Our choices. If they're the wrong ones, then we have to live with it. Honestly, I don't even know if I made the right choice. I just hope you made the right one, buddy. Be seeing you.