XCOM: Enemy Within - Episode 21 (Hot Jester)
11716th of May, 2015:
The train station to which we were deployed for Operation Crystal Fear seemed eerily quiet for the time of night, and while it's certainly possible many people would have been scared off by the approach of BigSky, the fact that there was no-one there was a little worrying, but for a little while it almost seemed as if our troops were entirely alone there.
It became clear to us that we were working against the clock, not something we're unused to at this point, but rather than missing out on some additional resources for our cybernetics department, any delays here could cost the lives of everyone in the city. Of course, as if the ticking clock wasn't enough, the silence of the station was eventually broken as Thin-Men showed up in force, and worse still the alien battleship launched reinforcements to the scene making an already difficult job even harder.
It is because of these hardships, overcome, that my sense of pride in our troops is so great. Not only did they manage to complete the primary objective (though in true XCOM fashion, they left it to the last moment... I'm sure they did it just for the dramatic effect!) but they did it with hardly any injuries at all. Only Revocane has had to report to medbay since the squad returned, and I'm told it will only be a few days before he's back on duty.
Perhaps this is a turning point in the war? We're doing well. Very well in fact, and with the aliens hopefully licking their wounds we may even have some free time here at the base. Perhaps I can finally make good on some of the promises I've made to join the troops in the barracks for some drinks (tea, of course!)
... and yet, for some reason, I can't quite shake this feeling that something big is about to happen.
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These are the difficulty and 'Second Wave' options I have enabled:
Classic Ironman
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Damage Roulette
Not Created Equally
Hidden Potential
Training Roulette
Aiming Angles
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