Dark Interval: Conscripts

[FungletheBungle]

The Eastern Seaboard is under theat. From the west an army of creatures marches ever closer to what remains of civilization. It doesn't matter how you got here, only that you make a stand. Against Chaos, for Order.


DARK INTERVAL:
CONSCRIPTS


Image from GroovyGray's workshop addon

A journey across the eastern seaboard. A battle against the forces of Chaos. Fighting for the combine may not be what you wanted, but it's certainly a hell of a lot better then being eaten alive by creatures from beyond the veil. Something is organizing these hordes, making them a more deadly threat then ever before. Your job, from which is there is no escape, is to track down the source of this threat and eliminate it, no matter the costs.​

INFORMATION
-This event is taking place on the 12th through 14th of December

-The first session will be set in 2019, 2 years prior to current main server time and the events of HL2, with Dark Interval finishing a week before the events of The Long March

-You will play as a member of the conscripted forces. This can range from infantryman to engineer to medic.

-Expect more then average s2k in this event, but this will mainly be against NPC's, with plenty of downtime in between to further develop your characters

SIGN-UPS

-The chance of us accepting a application drastically goes up with effort put into the application, though this doesn't mean we want as many words as possible.

-These characters will be part of the Conscript Faction which itself will have a continuous narrative in the run up to Dark Interval, you can have multiple characters in multiple factions.

CONSCRIPTS - Include desired rank (since we don't have the capability of correctly portraying the rank structure there are no limits within reason, but expect to be "demoted" if the numbers are poorly skewed)

Ranks:
Private PVT
Corporal CPL
Sergeant SGT

Infantryman (Unlimited)


Engineer (0/4)


Medic (0/4)


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• *Steam Name:
• *Steam ID:
• *Discord Name & ID:

--- Section Two ---

• *Character Name:
• *Character Role:
• *Brief summary of the character:
• *Why do you want to play this character?:
• Full Backstory:

--- Section Three (Optional) ---

• Tell us about yourself:
• Are you new to Willard Networks?:
• Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?:
• What's your favorite thing about Half Life?:

 

[bonk atomic scout]

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• *Steam Name: bonk atomic scout
• *Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:526612957
• *Discord Name & ID: idk1245_2 1356757033386250442

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• *Character Name: James Raymond.
• *Character Role: Private PVT.
• *Brief summary of the character: A Middle aged adult male in his early 40's who has been Drafted into the ranks of the Conscripts.
• *Why do you want to play this character?: Now, the reason why I would like to play this Character because it well interests me more and I would like to see on what it feels like to play a Character on a Short Stories Event.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  THE BACKSTORY
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• Full Backstory: James Raymond is a middle-aged adult male who is in his early 40's and speaks with a Texan Accent who was born in the year 1975 and born in the United States of America and was born in Texas. Raymond's Life before the Cascade has been really shit, he has been facing depression, and getting Fined, James Raymond also had a Wife as well and 2 Children but James and his Wife's Relationship wasn't really healthy which resulted them in a Divorce which his Wife taking the Kids with His Wife Three of their Fates are unknown.
  
  However after the Cascade James Raymond Believed the Combine can do a better Job but that all went away when he was treated shit By the Combine But then a Male in a Conscript Uniform and with a Red Beret has walked up to him and said ,"You Citizen, James Raymond, you are being Drafted into the Conscripts" then after that he was Drafted into the Ranks of the Conscripts and has then been Relocated for Deployment in City 1 after he has been Drafted into the Ranks of the Conscripts.
  
  When he was drafted, he just decided to take the call and just Followed orders and did not Resist or refuse to being Drafted, He did not want to fight for the Combine but the reason why because ,"It is better to accept an option given by the Combine than to reject it" which was a quote that was made by him and that would Come up in his mind ever since whenever he was given an Order, This mission however, James Doesn't really care about Making it out alive and he didn't even care if he died but thus, this begins the Adventures of him and his fellow Conscripts Which Start here.

Credit to Groovy Gray's workshop addon and some random guy's Scenic workshop picture I found.

 

[toby]

do we gotta have a csf whitelist

 

[Processed_Grain]

do we gotta have a csf whitelist

no

 

[Garratz]

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• *Steam Name: Garratz
• *Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:75592978
• *Discord Name & ID: garrythebigman

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• *Character Name: Arthur Kazuhira Vasquez
• *Character Role: Lieutenant (I just learned that this is 2 years into the past, not recently, so the rank captain is not valid here. I'll stick with Lieutenant. I'll take Sergeant if I can't have a lieutenant)
• *Brief summary of the character: Arthur Kazuhira Vasquez, first time enlisted during the New Frontiers operation in Denver area, as part of the battalion to uphold the ascension facility's exterior security, as an engineer. After the ultimate failure to uphold the ascension facility, he has been relocated to City 1's conscripted forces.
• *Why do you want to play this character?: Vasquez is my conscript of choice when it comes to expos in the US. Plus, I liked dark intervals despite it's issues.
• Full Backstory: Arthur Kazuhira Vasquez, before enlistment he was located in city one, working in the CWU. During that time, the conscripted forces were recruiting, both mandatory and willing, for an operation in the American wastes, that being the Denver area near the Ascension Facility. The task of the battalion he was assigned to was simple, protecting the obelisk in Denver, and being the frontline defence for the ascension facility. During his service, he's been field promoted to Lieutenant first class. Unfortunately, Denver fell, and the ascension facility has been destroyed by a grand elder imploding it, causing a mini portal storm in the area.
  
  Few months later, he's been reassigned to another mission, codename "Shadow of Vladivostok", an unknown bunker, controlled by a rogue AI with a few synthetic forces that have not seen light of the day. The bunker exploded, and Vasquez survived the mission with only minor injuries.
  
  Following the "Shadow of Vladivostok" incident, he's been relocated to city 8, where he was put into service as a US-JAP exchange between the US conscripted forces, and Japanese conscripted forces, codenamed Daisy's Lightning. Unfortunately, the genevans have caused enough issues for city 8's administration, that they have been transferred to an abandoned terminal 7, where the genevans were tasked with reviving the fallen city. A detachment of daisy's lightning was assigned to tag along with them, to provide protection outside the terminal. His service has earned him the rank of captain. When the genevans were being moved back to their home, Daisy's lightning has been relocated back to Japan, and Vasquez was later transferred back to city 1.

 

[Shady Prism]

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Steam Name: Shady Prism
Steam ID (helpful but optional): STEAM_0:0:155545777
Discord Name & ID: Shady Prism, _shadyprism_/329172645461491712
Timezone: GMT+1 (Poland)
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Character Name:
Sgt. Norton Wright
Character Role:
Engineer (overall think of him as a mish-mash of a Combine tech spec, sapper and mechanic)
Brief summary of the character:
An Engineer trooper who enlisted into Conscripts for better life, instead meeting horrors throughout his service.
Why do you want to play this character?:
Well, to put it simply, the idea of playing as a soldier - an infantryman - is simply enticing to me. Not to mention, I just find the Conscript faction interesting!

Full Backstory (required for Event Characters, but others may do this if they want to):
Born as child of two parents who lived in a town within Texas, Norton had relatively calm childhood. His parents - a father who served in the Vietnam War and mom who was a doctor - always made sure that nothing would be missing in their household. Under their watchful eye, Jack was taught the art of using firearms, as well as strong sense of justice Just like his dad often said, "Righteousness and hospitality get the man a long way".

Sadly, the times of being right wouldn't transpire for too long. Resonance Cascade occured, portals began opening world-wide, with unspoken monstrosities pouring through. Of course, Norton and his parents survived, but four years later, Combine arrived and doubled-down, knocking the already wounded humanity onto its face and pressing its skull onto cold ground. Given that Norton was twelve at the time, he was shipped off to Echelon - also known as 'kiddy camps', where he was brainwashed and instilled loyalty throughout years, just to be shipped off onto some bum-fuck-nowhere called...City 17. In there, he signed up for CWU after some workshifts allowed him to rack up points for his loyal status, but...after some time in there, he found out that the life of a worker wasn't for him, causing him to enlist at the first moment he could into Conscripts.

He served in a few operations world-wide, deployed into various regions of Combine-controlled world to either quell unrests with brutal employment of lethal force or eliminate Xenian excursions that would threaten the local area, earning him a medal of bravery and a rank of Sergeant. Now, he's deployed to assist City 1's Conscripted Stabilization Force in purging...well, whatever the hell is out there that organizes threats to be more dangerous.

 

[toby]

quick question, since i never got to play private terry mcman on the previous server, and in his backstory he joined the conscripts in new york, is it possible for me to bring him back?

 

[FungletheBungle]

quick question, since i never got to play private terry mcman on the previous server, and in his backstory he joined the conscripts in new york, is it possible for me to bring him back?

It is

 

[toby]

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--- Section One ---

• *Steam Name: toby
• *Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:597855612
• *Discord Name & ID: dfens_59099

--- Section Two ---

• *Character Name: Private Terry McMan
• *Character Role: Infantryman
• *Brief summary of the character:
  A man dressed in outdated gear. His fatigues seem old and worn, however his face is filled with determination.
• *Why do you want to play this character?:
  I didn't actually get a chance to play my CSF char on the Long March Event, so I decided to play him here.
• Full Backstory:
  Born on around 1978, Terry lived a rather bland life. He lived in a standard sized apartment with his parents, helping them from time to time in their convenience store. He worked hard, studied hard, and got good grades. His life was relatively normal and peaceful, nothing could go wrong!
  
  After he finished high school, he decided to go on the easy route and work as a cab driver in New York. He made good money from tips and driving, he lived on a budget yet still enjoyed his life. Yet, everything changed when they came. The Xen creatures teleported into New York after a couple of weeks from the Black Mesa incident. Most of the population, including him and his parents were forced underground. However, it would soon get worse.
  
  As the dust settled, and people began to adapt towards the Xen creatures, his parents were given the go-ahead to go to their store and scavenge for supplies. However, they never returned. It was unclear whether they were dead or not, or simply just lost. Despite warnings on not to find them, he attempted to find them but to no avail.
  
  A couple weeks later, another threat emerged. The Combine have decided to invade Earth, and in less than 7 hours, humanity came back to crumbling again. However, peace was quickly negotiated by some mysterious scientist named "Wallace Breen" . Atleast, that's what the newspapers said. 5 years in during the occupation, he lived rather normally. He didn't work a job in the CWU, but instead as a normal citizen. However, it was 'till he saw a interesting poster.
  
  The poster claimed that if he joined, he could find his beloved parents. And so, he is now apart of City 1's so called, "Conscripted Stabilization Force"

--- Section Three (Optional) ---

• Tell us about yourself: I am toby, I am the world's worst roleplayer.
• Are you new to Willard Networks?: Not exactly.
  
  

 

[Czesui]

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--- Section One ---​

Steam Name: Czesui
Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:101824666
Discord Name & ID: Czesui | 484030142381817856
Timezone: GMT+1
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--- Section Two ---​

Character Name: Tahia Moreno
Character Role: Engineer (with specialization in combine technology, such as turrets)
Rank: PFC, Private First Class
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Brief summary of the character:​

A capable and cheerful Moroccan girl, pressed into service due to fear and somewhat unfortunate life circumstances who volunteered to join the Conscripted force. A quick learner that is being taken advantage of cleverly utilized by the Combine. Her main goal is to survive serve the union, no matter the cost.
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Why do you want to play this character: ​

I want to participate in the event (duh) but I also want to set up a character to (hopefully) bring over to DI, to create a backstory and bonds that could be used to develop/facilitate further roleplay. Plus it is always a new experience.
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Full Backstory:​

Daughter of immigrants, Tahia was still a child when the combine invade earth, and more precisely, her “home town” of Allentown. She was old enough to roughly remember what had happened when the first ships appeared in the sky, but young enough for it all to be…fuzzy, some sort of a blurry memory, one filled with holes and uncertainty. What was and still is certain, is the fear she feels. The fear of the aliens that invaded her planet. Whether they stand under the banner of the Xenian border world, or under the tyrannical clamp of the combine empire.

This…fear, is hardly irrational. Once someone sees, what can be only described as monsters from some sci-fi movie, massacring those unlucky enough to fall their pray. Once they witness entire cities fall in a span of minutes, mechanical armies slaughtering everyone in sight, it is hard to not be afraid of such force. Fear is like fuel, fuel for the rebellious, sure, but also for compliance. Self-preservation is a trait so highly valued throughout human evolution, the ability to determine what to do, in order to survive, what choices to make, and which to avoid.

Tahia made a such choice, out of fear, or maybe out of some sense of “stockholmian-loyalty”. She serves, she obeys, she keeps fulfilling orders. Like a quiet mouse surrounded by hawks, she survives another day by staying out of sight and out of mind. Performing her duties both well and poorly enough to not warrant any real attention from her superiors. In short, she was average, just another body in a uniform, a cog in the machine.

Not that her service is without any benefits. The education she received, although provided to her only because she needs to know such technical knowledge to serve, was still appreciated. Serving the union is a rather…ungrateful and not really fair deal. But something is better than nothing, and without them? Going against this massive empire? Well, it most certainly would mean death.

Or would it...​

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[dubik15]

--- Section One ---

• *Steam Name: Dubik15
• *Steam ID: STEAM_1:0:138083386
• *Discord Name & ID: dubik15

--- Section Two ---

• *Character Name: Camila Alvarez
• *Character Role: Medic CPL
• *Brief summary of the character: A nobody in a world that's about to change, a medic and a fighter stuck in an army fighting for the wrong side. Just another cog in the machine stuck in a loop. Will she manage to escape or will she die trying?
• *Why do you want to play this character?: I finally want to try out playing a "normal[ish]" character. I'd also love to participate in the event and possibly even later on bring her over to DI. Plus the event sounds fun.
• Full Backstory:

Camila was born in Peru to a Peruvian mother and a Venezuelan father, her family poor forced her to adapt and live off of what she could scrape together. At young age her father got a job offer from an old friend based in Venezuela, this prompted the family to pack their bags and move to Venezuela. Camila not wanting to leave her friends and life behind protested, alas it fell on deaf ears.

Camila's memory of the combine invasion was very weak, her being very young at the time did not help the matter, however she had one single memory that managed to cement itself fully into her mind: She remembers clearly the moment it all happened, she was sleeping, being awoken by some gunshots, at first she simply tried to go back to sleep, trying to ignore the sounds, however as the sounds grew closer her parents barged into her room, terrified. Although at the time she had no clue on what was happening, the fear she saw in her parents eyes would forever haunt her.

Once the combine took control of the planet she was once more left with nothing, under the combine the last thing she had left was stripped from her. Her family. Having nothing left she took a rather rash decision. Intoxicated by the promises of a better life she decided to enlist in the conscript reserves, where she served as a medic. She did not join out of loyalty or hope for a better future, she joined out of a hope that this new job would turn her life around. This proved to be the wrong choice, one that she will soon come to regret.

 

[talbnew400]

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• *Steam Name: talbnew400
• *Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:691750999
• *Discord Name & ID: talbnew400 | 826039101580378115

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• *Character Name: Victor Hale
  
  
• *Character Role: Infantryman, Private
  
  
• *Brief summary of the character:
  A man who wanted a better life by enlisting as a Conscript
  
  
• *Why do you want to play this character?:
  I want to experience a new faction other than Rebels and Loyalists.
  
  
• Full Backstory:
  
  A young man born in 1999, he had a pretty good life including a nice living, good family and stable earning. He was a student in Finland, working summer jobs and had a pretty good life as a 15 years old.
  
  At 16 years old thats when time has changed. Resonance Cascade, loud siren echos over the town as Victor hale tries to go back to his family, thats when a xen creature spawned in tackled him down. As vicotry tried to escape he grabs one of the rock and smash it on the creatures head causing it to fall over and Victor hale escaping. Armed military luckily found Victor hale and escorted him to a underground base to be safe.
  
  Its not too long before another invasion comes in, the combine. Pulse rounds, synth and comms can be heard outside as citizens hide underground. During the 7 hour war Dr breen announced surrender, saving civilians. The underground base was found and Victory hale was captured and reenstated as citizen in city 52.
  
  City 52 offered no comfort. Victor faced deep sorrow after losing his family, who were lost away in another city during the invasion. He had no savings, no supplies, and no support. Every day was a struggle to survive under the Combine's strict control.
  
  That’s when the Conscription began its recruitment sweeps.
  
  With no resources, no protection, and no future as a simple citizen, Victor had only one real choice: enlist as a Combine conscript. Survival depended on it. Joining the conscripts became his final option to escape starvation and to carve out some fragile sense of purpose in a world that had taken everything from him.
  
  
  "The pickup has arrived..."

 

[The Sniper]

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• *Steam Name: The Sniper
• *Steam ID:
• *Discord Name & ID: Kaisler

--- Section Two ---

• *Character Name: Emilia Carradine

• *Character Role: Infantryman, Private. (Could be Engineer, if not filled)

• *Brief summary of the character: A native of the American Mid-west before the Otherwordly Invasion. Forcefully conscripted due to 'crimes' and to fill the list of bodies required.

• *Why do you want to play this character?: First created during Dark Interval as a young and inexperienced forced conscriptee of the Consul.

• Full Backstory:

Spoiler: Johnny won't be coming home....

John and Jane won't be coming home, hurrah! Hurrah!
They are off to fight for hearth and home, hurrah! Hurrah!
They'll march through snow, they'll march through rain to cleanse and burn
And they'll only be done when freedom reigns again..

Born twelve years before the Portal Storms and the inevitable invasion of the Otherwordly. The Carradine family was quite an ordinary working class and outdoors family with the traditions of Constitution and Luther's teachings etched into the mindset of the family and children alike. After the Fall of New York and Breen's announciation of unconditional surrender; the family was, like so many others forcefully deported across the United States into the vast and massive refugee zones arranged by the Invaders.

She herself would stay years in the refugee zone of former New York whilst her family was relocated across the East Coast or Europe; alone and scraping by; what could be called salvation was affirmed when she herself was eligable to be relocated. Sent across the East of Former United States she participated in an array of forced workshifts to make it by. Throughout the years in the Occupied United States; she continued to labour beneath the harsh heel of the Occupant. A witness to the great divide of social order, as the few had plenty - and the masses had nothing. She elevated herself on the social hierarchy through hard work and determination. Finally - she wasn't at the bottom anymore... and for the first time in her life, she had found someone she could trust-.. a friend or more? Well..

What sealed her fate in 2018 was her decision to steal a loaf of bread and unlawfully engaging in a private relationship with a higher-tier Collaborator. Marked for execution; amputation for 'Sex Crime' and looting; her sentence resulting forcefully conscripted into military service of indefinite time.

For people like her, it wasn't a cake-walk. Young, inexperienced and years of neglect and malnutrition made it difficult... but somehow, either by pure luck or by some miracle she has survived for a year. She has seen what the people in the cities only could fantasize about; the monsters-... the atrocities and what they, themselves had to do... some blinded by fervour, others by distress... and people like her, just had to go about it..

She had always been a cog; a derelict and unwanted in this new world. She didn't want it; but something in her just wouldn't let her give up. She longed for the life that she now only could faintly remember. She longed to be free-... and far away.

But nothing ever happens the way you want it...


--- Section Three (Optional) ---

• Tell us about yourself: I am The Sniper, been here since 2021 and mostly played on the rebel side.
• Are you new to Willard Networks?: Not really.
• Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?: Quite a few.
• What's your favorite thing about Half Life?: Dystopia and storytelling.

 

[ShadowPL]

--- Section One ---
*Steam Name: Shadow
*Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:113509587
*Discord Name & ID: shadowpl | 541962714709360640
--- Section Two ---
*Character Name: Vivienne Desrosiers
*Character Role: Medic, Private
*Brief summary of the character: Vivienne Desrosiers, a Frenchwoman with severe Abandonment Issues who enlisted in the Conscripted Stabilisation Force as a way to cope with her issues and to find a way to distract herself from the problems that were lingering in her head.
*Why do you want to play this character?: I've previously played as a Conscript on one of my previous characters, and it was a lot of fun, before it ended--but I feel like I haven't experienced it enough, and thus, would like to continue.
Full Backstory:

Spoiler: OVERCOMPENSATE

"You've been asleep. Time to wake up."​

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Vivienne Desrosiers—A Frenchwoman from Paris. Born on October 2nd, seven years before the Resonance Cascade, to Military parents, she's been used to constantly moving—forced to adjust to new environments and abandon her friends unwillingly; not like she had a say in anything, she stayed quiet and didn't protest against anything—after all, her parents were doing this for a good cause. They were telling her that saving the world from the bad guys was what they were doing. Unbeknownst to everyone, however, they'd be fighting more than just bad guys with makeshift and stolen weaponry.

Tragedy struck—an experiment went wrong at the Black Mesa Research Facility. Extraterrestrial entities from the Borderworld Xen were contaminating the pale blue dot, massacring everyone who couldn't fight back mercilessly. Her entire, bright future, her potential in the normal world, has been forever sabotaged. Her dreams were ruined, and her parents couldn't explain what exactly was happening; Scared, she didn't understand. No one did.

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The portal storms weren't ending. It was a miracle her parents were still alive, given the nature of their workforce—much of the world's population was utterly devastated. Famine, quarantine, war, death; the four ran rampant as all emergency services stretched to their limits. The military was at an all-time low, and, to top it all off, in mere hours, a catastrophic assault insinuated by the Combine occurred exactly as they had coordinated. Synthetic Forces assaulted the planet, obliterating billions with no remorse or thought—amongst those, her Father. After the surrender was managed. The devastated Vivienne, and what was left of her family, alongside everyone else's, were separated in the Combine-established Terminals around the earth. Though her fate would ultimately differ from that, after a year, she, amongst those still in the adolescent group, was transferred to a separate educational facility.

The facility, dubbed ECHLEON, fed every attendee with labour and enlightenment deemed necessary by the new regime—the enslavers; the Combine. Her real step in the world began when she graduated from the centre, after being fed with what was 'right' and what was 'wrong' for the Union; the friends she had made relocated to separate centres. A permanent mark on her wrist—a painful reminder.
Abandoned, Vivienne was placed on a train en route to City Thirteen, Paris. Once the City of Romance, now the City of unforgiving Labour.

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Vivienne was lost—unable to socialise with anyone. She was afraid to make any connections for fear; fear she has faced ever since she could make her first friend, that those would abandon her. She had an extremely hard time adjusting—living in the rough, industrial conditions of the Dépotoir du 93ème district. Eventually--she's realized, that, if she continues doing nothing with herself, she won't be able to face her issues; she joined the Civil Medical Union in an attempt to distract herself from her emotions and feelings--with the injuries people were brought in with, she didn't have to talk much, while, she also felt useful and accomplished after every life she saved and every person she had helped with, but... that wasn't enough.

At the end of the shift—at the end of the day, she had felt the same dread that persisted over and over again. She felt a need to change—a change in environment.

An opportunity stood right before her.
It was time to take it.

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The Conscripted Stabilisation Force—heroes, by some.
It was Vivienne's new opportunity in life—A fresh start.

She had enrolled on the Signup form and passed basic training with flying colours. She was like her parents once were—now, about to fight the 'bad guys'.

 

[Tea]

--- Section One ---

• Steam Name: Tea
• Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:229400758
• Discord Name & ID: tea3665 | 418469726507892747

--- Section Two ---

• Character Name: Isaac O’Howell, nicknamed ‘Raven’
• Character Role: Captain - Infantryman
• Brief summary of the character: Isaac O’Howell, a visibly stricken personage with an unyielding patriotic aura and attitude, numerous battle-scars earned through resilience shaping his slumped and worn body. The word ‘flame’ marking his spread eagled visage, as the Canadian marches forward in blind servitude for the Combine, leading the men and women under him to commit to the same warped loyalty… For the survival of the platoon as a whole must be ensured. There is nothing else in sight..
• Why do you want to play this character?: I’ve always wanted to play and tinker around with a Major/Captain esque character with an interesting side to them. Not to mention, I absolutely adore conscript roleplay, and I’d love to develop a little something with the character and his possible relations.
• Full Backstory:

The fields of a farm. The lowing of cows, bleats of sheep audible. One could call the sight.. Tranquility? Until, well.. Him.

Isaac was born into quite the large family, them situated within the large plains of the Canadian Prairies, with the household being interloped in the nature of agriculture. More specifically — animal husbandry. Growing up, to say the least, was burdensome for the energetic, and rather moronic boy. Living with three brothers, two sisters, an alcoholic father, a struggling mother.. Could be suggested to be taxing to the youthful mind. Not only that, life was tedious, boring, and lackluster. No boy could ever enjoy waking up at the rising sun to shovel up dung, right? The way of the desolate countryside was clearly not shaped to his marbles. Once in a while, you could see him practically salivating every now and then, as the soldiers of the armed forces passed through the large estate on their way towards the centre of a small town. Their distinct green uniforms, the way their boots collided against the small rocks marking the path of the road. The dust they left behind, their bonnie hats. For the boy, it was a spectacle. The pure, unfiltered sight ignited something deep inside of him, the call to serve.

What followed next.. Were years and years of non-stop begging, shouting, fights.. The family clearly did not want him to enlist. Perhaps fearing a third world war, or other calamities that could end his existence.. But, for what it was worth, the decision was set in stone ever since that day. Talking him, Isaac, out of it— the now grown man? Was out of the question. The next morning, he disappeared. A long walk to a bus stop, it was. What ensued was a journey of work, determination and patience. Military service was voluntarily, but in his view, he was a stray. One, that hasn’t proved itself yet. Job between job, hotel after hotel.. Hell— sometimes, no hotel at all. The same mundane, intoxicating way of life seeped through once again. Until, they arrived. Aliens, arriving from sudden, almost magical teleportations.. Or sometimes, completely silently.. And if that wasn’t a sign of impending doom, the sudden arrival of an inter-galactic empire surely was. The seven hour war ensued. In what could be described as mere moments, the ‘might’ of humanity was disabled with naught difficulty. His family was no longer in sight, his dream, no longer in sight.. For that he had now become a pure laborer for the workforce of this new society… Or, was that really the only option left to wrangle with..? The same meaningless, autonomous way of life branded itself back. This time— barely paid, this time— forced. It plundered him to new depths, not to mention, the constant pressure and oppression of the “new police force”. He amounted to nothing in the view of the system. A small cog in a giant wheel, fit to run until drained of juices.. Or..


Fight for Tomorrow!


His eyeballs jotted to a poster. On it, seemed to be a group of green-dressed, military seeming folk. Conscripted Force? It was like a second chance gracefully falling onto his palms. A chance, to go through with what made him feel whole. A weapon held in the arms.. Something to protect, shield, fight for... For Isaac— that was enough to drop any illusion of defiance. With a loud, and booming chorus, he voluntarily signed to become one with the corps. Each battle fought to a fruiting victory.. Each scar marked as an example for dedication, the nickname of Raven earned through his comrades.. Each rank risen forming a leaders hand and mind.. A strange wisdom growing..


Surely, he is happy now? A purpose given, a dream realized?

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“Will I live through this?”

 

[FieldersNL]

--- Section One ---

• *Steam Name: FieldersNL
• *Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:22221723
• *Discord Name & ID: fieldersnl

--- Section Two ---

• *Character Name: Fedor Ivanov
• *Character Role: Staff Sergeant, Infrantry
• *Brief summary of the character: An extremely pessimistic conscript with a Russian background who is simply following orders without asking questions, no matter the result.
• *Why do you want to play this character?: It's my first time playing a conscript in a HL2 setting, I figured this seems like a perfect opportunity to take the chance at it. I got a above average S2k skillset and led multiple rebel expeditions before, hence I'm looking to be in a SGT position.
• Full Backstory:

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At an early age, Fedor was suffering from childhood trauma, abusive parents, life under the regime and experiencing a great sense of hopelessness in his teenage years. Struggling with school and lacking discipline. The loss of his father in the Soviet-Afghan war, further developing his depression. Forcing him to live with his abusive mother, which he couldn't take any longer.

Luckily but also not so luckily, Fedor was at the age where he needed serve his time in the Russia Federation army. Giving him some space and away from his mother, but also leaving him more space for disasters that's to come.

Within his time in the army he fought in a few wars. Some more senseless than the other. One greater than the other. Those being:
- The First Chechen War
- The War of Dagestan
- 2 Years in the Second Chechen War

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He resigned his time in the army in the second year of the Chechen War, wanting to give himself a second chance and return to a normal, hardworking life that was worth living. Alas, that never came to be, as the after effects of the Black Mesa incident soon struck the future of Russia along with the rest of the world. Due to him not being an active military personnel, he had to endure a few years as a citizen under the combine influence before he find his way towards conscription of Moscow. Getting caught in the military lifestyle once more, but worse?
He served the conscripts in a few missions throughout Europe, but most notably fought in the battle against the 'Third' Army in Russia's main city of Moscow. The one battle that took a toll on his wellbeing, after realising he fought against his own people, his own comrades. At this point he would have gone against the Combine regime, but yet he didn't. It was pointless.

Fedor remains within the conscript forces, as a Sergeant of the infrantry division. Mostly relying on smoking and alcohol to keep his sanity. Vodka most ideally. Despite his great sense of pessimism, he's discipline, follows every order given and teaching fellow conscripts within his division, instructing them as they follow. Whatever waits for him, he is ready for it.

• Tell us about yourself: I love videogames and HL2RP. I've mostly mained the rebel side of WN HL2RP. Led a rebel group that still lives on in V2.
• Are you new to Willard Networks?: Nah, I've been here longer than 90% of the players here.
• Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?: Yes
• What's your favorite thing about Half Life?: The dystopian setting and creativity of lore outside the playable Half Life story.

 

[Dej]

--- Section One ---

• *Steam Name: Dej
• *Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:68827315
• *Discord Name & ID: Dej (shockyc)

--- Section Two ---

• *Character Name: Eli "Havoc" Westbrook
• *Character Role: Master Sergeant (or Corporal if theres too many NCOs), Squad Automatic Rifleman (or engineer)
• *Brief summary of the character: The Red-Right Hand to the enlisted and NCO's. He acts as the pipe to the concerns of the enlisted and the NCO's that feed to the officers, often taking an advisory role to assist Command & Control in the field rather than an active role, not to say that he doesn't. His nickname stems from the fact that despite acting cool and collected, or even cold at times, he has the tendency to cause too much havoc if given the right tools, thus his nickname.

• *Why do you want to play this character?: To help with organization and to have fun

Master Sergeant
Eli Westbrook
"Master Havoc"

Its never easy being an only child.

Born in Norfolk, Virginia to a National Guardsman father and a housewife of a mother, they were a painfully generic middle-income family household that were for all intents and purposes living the American Dream.

An above average performer in his studies and a Cadet in the ROTC during his school years, instructors usually cited his calm and collected demeanor as helpful for cohesion, though he collected numerous disciplinary infractions for his "tinkering antics".

It didn't matter that much though, as he was woefully unprepared for the sky to suddenly turn a sick and bright shade of green and purple, and for said sky to suddenly spit out waves of spite and death upom the lands before him.

He quickly found himself swept up into one of the many forming Citizen Militias that assisted the Military in staving off the scores of hostile Xenians, his father disappearing to wherever his unit was deployed, and his mother briskly evacuated, at Eli's pleading, to Washington D.C.



D.C. wasn't much better unfortunately, but it did prove to be substantially safer when the Armed Forces centralize a not-so-insignificant number of forces around the seat of your Government.

Eli was quickly reassigned and given a "Citizen's Mobilization" order. Where he somehow found himself in an ad-hoc battalion made up of police, Marines, National Guards, and Civilian Volunteers. Truth be told though, he'd always the lamented the fact that some unseen desk jockey had volunteered him.



A Trial by Fire was an understatement. Forced to learn on the fly with dangerous encounters near daily had set him on edge with casualties rapidly mounting to atrocious levels meant that it was adapt, or die.

He quickly gained the nickname 'Havoc' for his ability to wreak his namesake acrosd the battlefield in a spectacularly chaotic manner if given the right tools. He wasn't an 'Operator' like those of fully trained soldiers, but it was enough to be helpful.

His only solace being that his mother was safe, working in the Evacuation Centers somewhere, whereas all contact had been lost with his father.



Of course, it was never so simple. The Capitol could only hold for so long before something went wrong.

The Washington Monument Evac Site was meant to be a safe haven for the populace.

It was not.

On a boring Sunday, everything went wrong. Someone got complacent. Someone made a mistake. Nobody knows what went wrong particularly but by the time the affair was over 2 Battalions had been wiped by a surprise Portal Storm and a subsequent Xenian Incursion.

The Refugees were not spared.
His mother was listed as Missing.

And just as his facade of calm finally began to crack. A new portal opened, and then came the Combine.


The UN was anhilated in a matter of hours, maybe even seven hours.

And he once again found himself at the mercy of a new Alien Overlord, one that was promising him safety and security in sheer overwhelming force.

It wasn't like he could refuse. They told him he'd receive benefits, he'd be rewarded. And most importantly? That his mother, who they claimed they'd found, would be safe.

That was enough for him. Not everyone needa a glamarous tale after all, some people just need some simplicity in their lives.

Re-assigned to the 9th Infantry Division, he'd find himself engaged in "Wildlife Culling" and Counter-Insurgency Operations more than he'd like. His usefulness and effectiveness against the local Xenians and Patriot Insurgency over the years earned him the rank of Master Sergeant, and his antics of causing havoc persisted, adding the fabled "Master" to his nickname.

Though the Combine's grip weakens, and the situation deteriorates. Whether he can make or break his Journey forward?

Well that remains to be seen.
Eli just hopes his C4 charge doesn't misfire again.​

 

[MisterMysteryMan]

--- Section One ---

• *Steam Name: MisterMysteryMan
• *Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:542320215
• *Discord Name & ID: MisterMysteryMann

--- Section Two ---

• *Character Name:

(Pictured: Albert's promotion ceremony to sergeant)​

• Albert "Childs Play" Foley​
• *Character Role: Sergeant ​
• *Brief summary of the character: A hard-headed, but compassionate drill sergeant, who dedicates his time to making sure his new recruits don't look like asses out on the field.​
• *Why do you want to play this character?: Who wouldn't want to play Keith David? ​
• Full Backstory: Born in Newark, New Jersey, but quickly relocated to Queens after the brutal Newark race riots that took place just one year after his birth. His childhood, compared to most of his peers, wasn't atypical; he lived in a small apartment with his two working-class parents and 3 siblings and attending public school. Money in the Foley house was tight to come by, especially from their Father, so Albert would spend his free time peforming chores around his neighbourhood to fork up some cash to hopefully buy some comics, maybe even impress some of the local girls he was talking to with a night out. But the cashflow was low, and with a new group of friends promising a more lucrative business adventure in petty crime, Albert took the opportunity immediately. His crimes ranged from petty theft, Grand theft Auto, and eventually armed robbery. ​

Things appeared to be going quite well, until one day a knock on the door was heard, and the next thing Albert knew he was thrown into handcuffs and dragged out of his home while his confused and distraught family watched. Albert spent a few years behind bars, given time to rethink his life and the choices he made, he left prison a new man, a man determined to do better. He signed up for the NYPD Police force and worked there until the fated Seven Hour war happened. After the world was devastated, Albert joined up with the Combine to help their efforts in restabilizing the planet; he saw no issue with the Combine, seeing them no different from the Government of the old world, his only concern was the rebuilding of Earth. He eventually landed in the Conscripts, working his way up to a drill sergeant, remaining their still till this day...
​

--- Section Three (Optional) ---

• Tell us about yourself: No.
• Are you new to Willard Networks?: Yesn't.
• Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?: Unfortunately.
• What's your favoUrite thing about Half Life?: Dr.Mossman.

 

[Chit_guy]

• Steam Name: Chit_guy
• Steam ID: 76561198420906226
• Discord Name & ID: gordão homemlivre #2373 (or gordaohomemlivre)

• Character Name: Matias Nascimento
• Character Role: Infantryman Private
• Brief summary of the character: Young, didnt experience much in life, always trying to find new things. generally calm and pretty chill.
• Why do you want to play this character?: From all my characters, i didnt have any combat related ( Like, Civil protection, OTA, Conscript, rebel, etc) character, and this event seems really promising on that end.
• Full Backstory:

Matias story starts in 1995, born in a maternity hospital close to the center of the city of são paulo, had a middle class family, didnt have any problems growing up, but it didnt last long. Soon came the resonance cascade and in the middle of the chaos of aliens invading the city, him and his parents managed to survive and grouped with other survivors within the city.

He spent a few years in that situation, mainly locked up inside the groups safe zone together with other kids as their parents risked their lifes outside trying to find resources to survive. That only lasted a few years and then came the combine. Him and his parents were loyal to the combine rule, and as so he spent his teenage years just working in the local factories and doing nothing else all day long.

Years passed and he slowly got bored of that life, and as such he wanted to discover new things, and at the age of 22 he discovers the Conscripts. He saw a worker putting up new propaganda posters up on the cities walls. The poster showed a conscript soldier holding a rifle and the words: " Se aliste já!". His eyes were open wide, that was his chance to find new things in life, and he didnt waste a single moment. He soon found out how to apply for it and soon enough he had been conscripted.

------------ Matias in the Atlantic Forest ------------​

Matias had some brief training and then was put right into action. He was deployed in the atlantic forest around City 5, which had a decent amount of rebel presence, aswell as all types of critters. He remained working in the forest for one year and a half, gaining a lot of experience fighting in the jungle, but surprisngly he doesnt have any experience fighting in a urban setting. After this time in the forest, he was offered the opportunity to be transfered to another place in the globe, and he didnt think twice before taking the offer.

• Tell us about yourself: Im a human and i like doing human things
• Are you new to Willard Networks?: I entered willard networks in 2023 but i have been actually playing since 2024.
• Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?: Yep, im familiar with most players.
• What's your favorite thing about Half Life?: Snarks.

 

[Father Elijah]

--- Section One ---

• Steam Name: Father Elijah
• Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:6574922
• Discord Name & ID: father_elijah ( 407126823374159872 )

--- Section Two ---

• Character Name: Jeremiah "Sasquatch" Vargas Jr.
• Character Role: Private PVT / Forced conscript
• Brief summary of the character: A loudmouthed Gulf War Jar-Head, now forcibly conscripted to avoid imprisonment after a brawl with a Civil Protection Officer.
• Why do you want to play this character: I've done practically every type of Roleplay possible on the server from scientist to rebel to loyalist. This character will allow me to discover a more active Roleplay while offering cool scenes given his personality.
• Full Backstory:

Spoiler: "Now, Watch This Drive"

1, 2, 3, 4 United States Marine Corps !
1, 2, 3, 4 United States’ Undesired Sons !
1, 2, 3, 4 Don’t you shed a tear, Ma’ !
1, 2, 3, 4 ’Cause I’m in Bagdad to die !

​

Jeremiah was born in 1969 in the arid countryside of Arizona. He grew up with his father, a tough but fair man, a Korean War veteran who became a mechanic. At a very young age, Jeremiah developed a rebellious and combative nature, leading to a strong disinterest in school.

He dropped out of school for good at 18 to enlist in the Marine Corps in search of meaning in his life. Despite his character, he fit in well with the Marine Corps and formed a solid core of close friends with whom he completed his training before being deployed to Iraq in 1990 during the Gulf War. He stood out for his often casual behavior and tendency to disobey orders, despite his real talent for combat and the support of the rest of his unit. These years left a psychological mark on him, both because of his experiences and the loss of several of his comrades. After Iraq, he enjoyed a successful military career, being deployed to numerous theaters of operation. But his career came to an abrupt end in 1999 after he suffered a leg injury while on patrol during the Balkan War. He was demobilized and sent back to the United States with a bitter sense of injustice, he who loved the army so much. He returned to Tucson, seeking to rebuild his life by working for a few months in his father's garage.

When the Seven-Hour War broke out in 2004, Jeremiah watched helplessly as the world collapsed against the Union. After Earth surrendered, he was one of the first citizens to be transferred to City 1, where he kept a low profile for several years and tried to go unnoticed, despite a temperament that did not spare him a few beatings by the Civil Protection. For more than a decade. The other inhabitants were faces in the crowd to him, temporary companions whom he did not seek to know too deeply. Life became a routine of small gestures, measured movements, and silence.

In 2018, everything changed again. After a fight with an officer, an impulsive act born of years of frustration and pent-up anger, Jeremiah threw himself at the officer and beat her up. He was arrested and faced permanent relocation. However, he found a way out by agreeing to join the rehabilitation program and become a forced conscript.

Today, Jeremiah is in his early fifties. He is not a hero and does not seek to be one. He is a man who has lived through war, loss, demobilization, and occupation. Yet he is not broken. He throws himself headlong into conflict with an iron will. Despite the trials and the collar around his neck, he still has that fighting spirit inside him. No matter who holds the leash, he has always been aware that he is just a mindless war dog, and that his grave will be muddy.

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