RHYTHM

The privates wake to bright white lights blinding them, the sound of a door sliding open hits their ears just before the feel of cold air from outside hits their skin making them realize their clothes have disintegrated in the GRAFT process. "Up and at em ladies!" comes a voice like a drill sergeant from the door," we aint got all day for you to lie around like a sack of bricks, let’s move!" the voice yells it obvious he’s not getting the response he wants from the new privates. As the privates' eyes finally adjust to the lights in room what’s within is revealed to them, it being a lab with rows of what look like lab tables each having a person slowly coming to their senses and getting up and standing at attention due to the fairly angry looking man with lieutenant marks on his uniform he looking like something you could only have imagined, his suit looking like a black zero suit but with bright green lights woven into it. As the people start to stand at attention scientist, wearing lab coat versions of the lieutenant uniform, begin to come into the room with more of the strange zero suits in arm they beginning to put them on the new recruits one by one, thought the lights, on the suits, remain off for now.

After all the privates are in their suits the lieutenant waits for the scientist to get out of his way before going back to his bossing the new recrutes around,” Aight now if you girls are done playing dress up its time for briefing in the mess hall, so I’d advise you follow me if you know what’s best for ya.” He leads them out and through the streets they getting their first taste of the world of RHYTHM and its digital beauty before they are all herded into the mess hall so briefing can begin so some of them might live through the week.

As they walk into the room a holograph projection is playing it showing some of the combat information taking from cameras in Omega Teams mech suits and vehicles. A captain in a light suit with red lights in it comes out to stand before them as the lieutenant leans against the door grumpily once the captain begins to speak,” take a seat I won’t hold you here long,” he waits for them to all sit before he begins to talk again,” now as you all know we are at war and have been at war for nearly twenty years and as you can see by this video were not fightin daisies out there, these things are real and they will kill you if they get a chance so stay on guard at all times if your outside of the firewall,” he motions to the lieutenant,” do they have their company orders yet?” The lieutenant nods and presses a button that causes all the light suits to light up there being a total of ten different colors,” I leave you in lieutenant Crawford capable hands until you join your companies,” the captain walks out the door behind the projection leaving the new privates to Crawford.

“Barrack buildings have corresponding colors to your uniforms, go find em and get out of my hair, except for you with the black lights you lot drew the short straw and you’re with the Omega building so you follow me” he walks out and leaves the other new recruits to find their barracks by themselves as he leads the few who have the black lights in their suit through the city to the very edge by the firewall where a huge three story building sits with white lights built into it. The first story of the building has four ,two story tall, garage doors standing open that reveal all of the vehicles within, the other two floors have balconies that each wrap around the whole building and conect through a spiral staircase that goes from the ground to the roof.” Welcome to the Omega garage. May god have mercy on your souls,” the lieutenant walks away quickly for some reason unknown to the new Omega members but as they take in all of the outside of the garage the sounds of loud music and mechanics come from the garage as sparks from a welder are seen within the huge garage doors.

Victor followed the orders he was given obediently, making sure not to do something stupid. When they all stepped outside, he couldn't help but gasp in awe. He had heard that RHYTHM looked amazing, but he wasn't prepared for what he saw. Briefing was boring as usual and he only half listened. His attention was finally caught when lights in everyone's suits lit up. Looking down, he realized his lights were black, and as he looked around the room, he didn't spot very many like his. When he heard Crawford say something about the blacks suits, he followed as was ordered. Short straw, huh? Wonder what that's all about, he thought.

Following at a bit of a distance behind Crawford and the others, Victor made his way to the Omega building. When Crawford left with his statement, Victor just figured he was being over dramatic to psych them up. When Crawford was out of earshot, Victor quietly said, "Pretty sure he's just messing with us." With a shrug, he made his way to the garage. He found the loud music comforting.

Jonas walked out of the garage looking at the small group of privates.
what a small group he thought.
''Welcome to the Omega garage privates. I am sergent Jonas Reins and i will say this now, not all will return.'' he said to the group.
''well you can enter the garage if the other officers is'nt planning on saying something.''
he then walked into the garage again

"I'm sorry to say he isn't kidding, you guys pulled the toughest job in RHYTHM" said Hope stepping out of the garage and placed herself before the group of new recruits, her eyes finding the private who had spoken his casual demeanor meant he wasn't taking the situation as seriously as she expected and this startled her.
Her face was grim save the small hint of a smile lifting the corner of her mouth.
Turning her attention to her counterpart, Sergeant Reins, she sent him a curt nod.
"I am Sergeant Hope ScytheHawk. Call me what you will, but if I hear any one of you utter the words yes Ma'am in my presence, my katana will be at your throat." her strong, clear voice booming over the loud music in the background. The lights that glowed in the fabric of her suit caused her face to take on the impression of over exaggerated severeness, her eyes cast into shadow.
" Welcome, to Omega." her voice emphasizing the pause after welcome naturally.
She scanned the recruits, surveying for signs of weakness so far none were immediately apparent, a good sign.
turning sharply she put a hand out gesturing for them to enter the garage.

After rolling out from under the sleek black armored personnel carrier Tychus stood up and with a wicked looking white grin said "Well damn I didn't know the meat shields came in early. Right shame to since the upgrades aren't quite done."

After addressing Hope and Jonas he turned to the newest recruits, "Now much to your dismay I'm sure, alcohol and smokes are hard to come by in this world and I pay good credits for mine so don't ask. And as a toast to luck I might offer some to the ones that live."

With his customary welcoming speech over he turned back to his work and within moments a bright blue flame was sending sparks across the floor and rock and roll from ages long ago was rattling the teeth and ears of everyone in the room and most likely the adjacent rooms as well.