Commissar Tarkin

Why the hell do I feel so down, I had an all-around decent July, but it feels like now I just ran out of battery power or something.

Major Taiwo Botha, responsible for the brigade's sole mechsuit battalion, is somewhat of a rarity. His bravery and genuine concern for his subordinates have made him popular among the rank and file, but these very qualities might get him killed once push comes to shove.
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Captain Nikora Aroha of the 3rd Infantry Battalion replaced his late CO after she perished in the infamous debacle on the Sunita Plains on Ambroos. Hotheaded and fierce, he is not much of a thinker, and his promotion is yet to come through. Must be stuck in the mail...
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Major Chantrea Tran, commander of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, an irritable yet somewhat fatalistic officer, known for her callousness and grim determination.
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Major Tobias Svensson leads the brigade's 1st Infantry Battalion, and, if his colleagues are to be believed, is a "weapons-grade uppity asshole". He does tend to look down on baseline humans and vampires of lesser social standing, which usually includes almost everyone.
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Captain Bootsma, the chief of the Military Police detachment within the 170th, is a shrewd and level-headed man, surprisingly popular amongst his peers. The MPs are universally reviled by the officers and the rank and file alike, yet this stigma never seems to apply to him.
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Major Dror, the brigade's long-suffering Chief Medical Officer, wasn't born, but rather became a vampire. Turned as a reward for saving the life of a young officer with connections, he's been since stuck as Major, lacking pedigree, clout or ambition to be promoted further.
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Post a redhead

I do seem to have a deranged relationship with technology, considering I kinda work there yet still use a phone made in 2005. Techno-optimists and people obsessed with the newest gadgets immediately provoke my suspicion for some reason.

Thanks, while it does look good, it's a bit too large, almost like half a smartphone.

Thanks! Yeah, something like the Ruizu X80 seems to be the way to go.

Accidentally put my 15 y.o. audio player through the washing machine and now have to find myself a new one. "What streaming service do you use?" None! I just want a thing that fits into my pocket, stores mp3 files and plays them! Why was this so easy to make in 2010 and so hard to find now?!

Three Stars Alliance general-purpose Gauss machine gun. A ubiquitous support weapon, even the topographic party pictured on the latest page has at least three. Sturdy, relatively cheap. Sucks power like a hog, so battery is integrated into the octagonal box magazine.
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Post a blonde!

What, you expected more hot vampires? Too bad! Here's some alien landscape! Although, technically Major Patel is also a hot vampire.

Crimson Stars: Chains of Command, Chapter 5, page 5
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I tried to take a picture of him sitting in his catio, but he yawned
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Another one for the "stuff not appearing in this comic" box, the anti-vehicle self-propelled particle projection cannon. A temperamental energy weapon on tracks, used to hunt the much more advanced relic vehicles beloved by many elder vampire lords.
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This low-detail model of the brigade's command vehicle was fine for birds-eye-view shots of the camp, but I'm probably going to make it more elaborate in the future.
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Rest in peace to Tom Lehrer, man…

It's probably not going to feature in the story for a while, but I am kinda proud of how this bucket on legs turned out, even if it is kinda derivative of VOTOMS or Heavy Gear designs.
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god it’s depressing. it makes me morose, what they’ve done to the internet. a lot of you reading this don’t even know. i hope you get to know, some day. it isn’t an exaggeration to say that everything i ever loved about the internet is considered a bug in need of fixing by the people who now own it

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The villainous polycule! The villainous polycule!

Crimson Stars: Chains of Command, Chapter 5, page 4
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If you see this, post a vampire!
This is Susanna Spirou, Captain of the Inamorata, a relic cruiser in the Three Stars Alliance navy.

tbh I kind of think the increased use of language like "consume" and "content" about art and the experiencing of it is part of what led us to this shit timeline where everything seems disposable and people are happy to let a delusional robot do their writing for them

Gotta either commend or punish someone after this kind of disaster.

Crimson Stars: Chains of Command, Chapter 5, page 3
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Now that the backstory is out, I can post this family picture without confusing people too much.
Future Lt. Radhika Passerini and her soon-to-be-late Mom and Dad.
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And yet, here we are again...
Crimson Stars: Chains of Command, Chapter 5, page 2
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We're a bit behind here, but don't worry!
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