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Originally Posted by Artilleryimbecile
Wenches with wrenches. Isara is a hard person, determined and steady. I think a good motif to put throughout the story will be denting Celestyn Faas Jacelern's (soft C, by the way. sell-ess-tin, faz, ja-kel-earn) skull. *ducks all attacks (with wrenches) made by mechanically-inclined females*
And I actually thought of the underground river incident first, then dismissed it. It seems a bit forced, I mean, seriously, how many underground rivers are there in the world? (Not many.) Also, even if Isara can't swim... neither should a man outfitted in the Empire's armor. Seriously, that much metal? Glub glub glub. 
Spoiler for Plans for the opening two chapters:
Celes (sells, as a shortened name) receives a small decoration for rescuing and saving the lives of two squadmates through medical skills after the Marberry operation, although in the action-packed flashbacks he distinctly is unable to fire his weapon at a fireteam of Squad 7 (exact members undecided) who he sees wound them both. This leads to him feeling supreme guilt - if he had just shot them (and he was in a position to easily), he wouldn't have needed such heroics and the defense past the gates might have been an overall success, as the loss of a fireteam on one side was a crucial loss after Squad 7 made it past the turrets. His squad is only minorly damaged - no fatalities, due to his quick actions - as the lieutenant wisely pulled back to a more defensible position in a nearby village instead of trying to face Squad 7 while they still had momentum.
He also has quick flashbacks of his childhood as his lieutenant states specifics. For example, "under artillery fire" brings the flashback of the letter of his parents' death by shelling. After the decoration, the loosening up of the squad gives him chances to show his personality.
Next up, the most important canonical change occurs - a second squad who I plan to make major antagonists engages Squad 7 in a stupid attempt at revenge, which ends in a quick withdrawal. Isara has a near-miss, which leads to Rosie joking about the dolls working already. The baddie squad pulls into the village and begins the hostage situation...
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That's the name you come up with..quite a mouthful, but I think it fit nicely.
I think if the current isn't too strong it might be still possible if you are really good swimmer?
underground river? nah..they are everywhere you know!!!! You should let your imaginarion run wild, as long as it's not magic..it'll work.