As you dock with the giant former resource asteroid. You and your crew are met personally by Dozle Zabi himself.
He appears to be his usual bombastic self.

"You never can resist a flashy entrance can you Lister! Ha Ha Ha Ha!" he booms.

"Hmph. All the technology in the world can't save you from poor leadership." Ramba Ral comments as he leaves his own Zanzibar.

"Hmmm... I wonder if this means we'll have to give you ANOTHER Zeon Cross?" Dozle muses.

"How about you just start giving them to the rest of my team? Even things out a bit? Were probably due for another round of promotions as well."

Everyone laughs, but then Dozle become's serious.

"So, what exactly brings you to Solomon Commander?" he asks.

YOUR REPLY?

>>9962471
We're here to ask if he'll either come or send a representative to check up on his father.

HOLY SHIT I'M ACTUALLY ONLINE WHEN ZEONQUEST BEGINS FOR A CHANGE

>>9962545

"Essentially, as soon as lord Garma heard about his father, he sent us to personally assess Lord Degwins condition. We were wondering if you wished to join us in our journey to Side 3 to ask for an audiance." You explain.

Dozle considers this.

"I have been considering it myself when I heard, but the Federation forces out of Luna 2 have been getting aggressive, demanding my full attention. Perhaps with your latest coup the Federation will quieten down. Come stay the night here in Solomon whilst our scientists start picking through the ship, and we will see what the situation is like tommorow. I'll make my decision then. Unless you think time is a pressing issue and must leave now."

YOUR ORDERS?

>>9962612

Why, what are you normally doing this time on a fridays?

'Your brother is concerned about Lord Degwin's health and sent us to assess his condition'

Note: Do not start civil war ourselves, if at all possible. D:

I missed the last few Quests, so my first reaction to the Trojan Horse was "Wait,what?"

Someone recap shortly please?

>>9962708

What's the last thread you remember?

Visit the pegasus carrier to gain more knowledge about it for when we fight the Trojan Horse.

Maybe we could get hold of an extra beam rifle there's probably spare in it too.

rolled 2 = 2

>>9962720

To be honest, I believe it was 56.

>>9962685

Something entirely different.

>>9962708

Last episode the cast captured an intact Trojan Horse in a space battle. We just towed it to Solomon.

>>9962670

I see no reason to really rush, but any wait longer than a day or two might give Gihren time to consolidate himself. One day should be fine though.

>>9962734
Almost forgot, since there's bound to be extra part for reparation and all maybe we can get our engineer (I never remember his name) to see if he can make us a lunar titanium shield.

>>9962670
Hmmm, could we travel on ahead and have him follow us if he so choses?

>>9962742

Okay, here's what's happened in the last 3 threads.

57: We visit New York, train with some rookies, push our mixed-unit doctrine, impress some politicos and help Garma and Icelina along.

58: WE SAVE GARMA ZABI WELCOME TO THE ALT-UNIVERSE TRAIN WOO! WOO!

59: Meet with Ramba Ral, journey into space, get more stuff from Pezun and capture a Pegasus class Carrier due to the other guy being an idiot.

>>9962670
wait.
Spend the rest of this day with the techie's as they pick the trojan horse apart.

Give as much anecdotal evidence as you can on the function and application of the federation technology, try to help the techs understand how effective these weapons are.

Upload data from calvin's flipper, and any/all gun cam footage of the fight. Especially any data on the guntanks we blew up.

Basically, dump every last piece of knowledge we have onto the brains at Solomon.

>>9962742
Destroyed 4 (3) Guncannons, blew up the engines on the Trojan horse and forced it to surrender after its crew killed their suicidal captain about to go kamikaze on our asses.

This is the third Trojan horse we've seen. There are more.
They look just like transports.
And they have a plan.

... uh

>>9962792

Not a good idea, probably. The Feddies would love to take him down if he leaves Solomon, so he should only do so with either A: a large escort (not something you'd normally bring to Side 3 for no reason) or B: an us escort.

>>9962792
In theory yes. But you might be able to persuade him to go if your here if needed.

>>9962827 here


also, do this: >>9962774

Even if it's just a giant chunk of hull plating that they weld some handles onto, whatever.

Also, make sure the techs add a Torjan Horse icon to the kill markings on our suits.

. . . . we do have kill markings . . . right?

>>9962865
But we didn't technically kill it...

>>9962878
doesn't matter

propaganda is an important part of war. If we have the kill markins to back up the rumor that we took down a Trojan Horse, EVERY SINGLE UNIT we fight alongside, every single Zeon soldier or engineer that see's our suits, will know for a fact that the mighty Trojan Horse is just as mortal as they are.

>>9962865
>>9962878

Yes, though it'd be better if the Feddies didn't know that. Given that I wasn't able to suggest we blow up the escort Salamis last thread, though, the Federation probably already knows we yoinked one of their Pegasi, so the opportunity to make them thing we blew it to pieces rather than took it largely intact has probably already been lost.

>>9962708
After taking a short excursion to New York to hob nob with the big wigs, the Tojan Horse was spotted inside a large stadium (I think it was Madison Square Garden). Garma went out with Char, Midnight Fenrir and a shitload of Dopps to attack it. Once we found out that we were being left out, we followed. Garma managed to get out alive while the Horse was damaged, though Fontain lost his life by crashing aa damaged Gaw into it. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to destroy it, and it flet out over the ocean. So, we're off canon rails, as Garma is alive and the Trijan Horse is going in a different direction from canon.

Then we got news that Papa Zabi is ill, so Garma sent us and Ramba to check up on him, and to introduce Isalina. We decided to stop at Pezun and Solomon for reasons already stated in the OP, and while traveling to Solomon from Pezun we came under attack from a Pegasus class carrier and two Salamis cruisers. Because of the Pegasus captain's tactical errors, we were able to defeat its complement of fighters and Mobile Suits and force it to surrender. That's where we left off.

>>9962909
True and yes we did keep kill marking but I don't know what happened to them. We change suit so often after all.

>>9962865
We had kill markings back when we were in Mastodon Battalion. I think we stopped because it was hard as hell to keep track of all the things we had killed, and we were running out of space for new kills.

I think its been at least 40 threads since our last confirmed kill count, although if you limit it to mobile suits and land battleships and the like, we might be able to get a figure we can find space to stencil on ourselves somewhere.

>>9962865
>. . . . we do have kill markings . . . right?

Given how many things you've killed? It's entirely possible that Ookawara may have given up.

As for a shield, whilst there are no dedicated shields inside the Trojan Horse, you might be able to craft some kind of rudimentary sheild, similar to the old Boxer Shields that you used to use back on El Muerto Grande.

As for other salvage and battle data, engineers have only just gotten on board, it's going to be a fair few days before a proper idea is gotten of what this ship has to offer.

>>9962965
What about the ships crew? They may have been a bit more cooperative.

>>9962983

GM's aren't in mass production yet. The clock IS ticking though.

Fuck yea, Zeon Quest.

About damn time I make it for an active thread. Maybe I can get some input on the Mekton game I'm setting up in the ZQ AU.

>>9962932

The support crew takes care of that for us. Anyway,

>>9962670

What >>9962827

said. As far as we know nothing's inherently wrong in Side 3 - us knowing that Gihren is up to no good is largely OOC info - so sticking around for a day to help the war effort as much as possible would be expected of us.

while we are staying at Solomon, now is a good time to rest up, but also get news about the war on other fronts.

Find out what else is going on, maybe pick up or send mail, you know all that normal stuff.

>>9962986

They've only just been taken in as POW's, it's going to be a few days to debrief them as well.
Plus I'm not sure what the rules about interrogating POW's are (can anyone help?)

>>9962965
Yay make a boxer shield and have him draw a skeleton riding a trojan horse on it...

>>9963031
Not sure Either, but knowing Dolze, it's going to be at least with in reason.

Not the torture chambers of Gihren

>>9963031

Interrogation is largely fine by military standards of warfare so long as torture isn't involved, AFAIK. But if Gihren's starting to run things that may change soon (note how Gihren's faction was willing to break the Antartic Treaty and nuke a colony in 0080). So long as Dozle's running the show on Solomon there should be nothing to worry about though.

Man, all these bad idea's keep working out so well for us, it makes me feel almost bad for constantly coming up with the worst advice I can think then trying to get us to do that.

I guess thats what seperates us from the footsloggers.

>>9963055

So... mild prodding and questions, but not forcing the issue, as the ship itself is probably going to be giving up a wealth of information anyway?

>>9963090

Lets see if we can get some Feddie codes and cyphers, anything that will aid us in our upcoming assault of Jaburo will be invaluable.

>>9963090

Yes. See if there are any Spacenoids amongst the crew we can try to get to defect as well.

>>9963106

So the general idea is to accept Dozle's invitation and wait a day for his answer, and also to see about the preliminary results of salvaging the Trojan Horse?

Military interrogation only really goes as far as maybe some sensory deprivation/ caffeinated food to help throw the person off balance and confuse them. After that is mild physical punishment, slapping/punching and the like. After that comes stuff like water boarding and electroshock.

>>9963127
I still want that lunar titanium boxer shield with a skeleton riding a trojan horse on it though...

>>9963127

That's what I'd suggest, yes. As far as we and Garma know Gihren's still just an overprotective but loyal son, so no reason to rush if we can help the war effort AND our own chances of meeting Dewgin at the same time by staying one day.

>>9963090
this


Look at it this way: That trojan horse, the combat data, and the technology itself are going to give us information FAR more valuable than anything the crew can offer.

At this point, the crew itself would only be useful for getting feddy plans and operational policy and shit out of. They really aren't anywhere near as valuable as a trojan horse.

>>9963127
Yes.

And if the techs can ever get the carrier back into an operational state, I was thinking we could try to get it assigned as our carrier instead of the Outer Heaven. Paint it up in Nachtmaren colors and it would look a lot like a horse skeleton laying down. A good steed for the Knight of Skulls, I think.

>>9963194
As much as I like this Idea, I don't think it would be ready in time for going to visit Degwin. Though It would be a nice presence to have on the return trip to Garma.

>>9963194

I don't think we're ever going to get a Pegasi away from the cogboys. Once they get their hands on it they'll never want to give it up/let it down/etc. etc.

We can probably get Outer Heaven upgraded with some new shit later though.

>>9963194
We probably won't get it though... don't forget that we can't have it repaired without lunar titanium tech... thing we don't have.

>>9963225
Oh, I know I meant in a few months after the techies have gone over it.

>>9963249
I suppose you're right.

>>9963238
Well, with the wealth of Lunar Titanium represented by the ship itself, we'll hopefully be able to synthesize it ourselves soon.

>>9963194
a great idea, but it'll never be put into combat if Zeon is not pants on head retarded.

We don't have the tech (lunar titanium) to support it. As soon as it gets damaged, it's down for the count.
It will be much better for Zeon if it remains at Solomon as a test/research bed for experimental technology.

>>9963238
>Outer Heaven upgraded

LUNAR TITANIUM OUTER HEAVEN. SUCK IT, FEDDY SCUM.

>>9963278
I'm going to agree with this.
Also how up to date are we on news from other fronts, just so we are informed.

Someone suggested that we catch up o the war at large while resting, I think this is a good idea. We know what things are like at theater level, but the overall strategic picture may be lost on us. Lets take some time off to watch some news, ask around how people feel about the ware and stuff like that.

Examination of the enemy carrier should take priority though. We should take a walk though it looking for structural weaknesses or soft points in the AA cover, so we know where best to attack from next time we run into one.

>>9963293
>outer heaven with beam shaft
TROJAN HORSE HERE WE COME

well, I think we've agreed to stay for Dozle's slumber party.

Apologized, time skip to tomorrow?

>>9963392

Not necessarily that far - something might come up in the meantime. See if there's anything we can do to help the examination of the Pegasus first.

But yeah, we're staying at Solomon for a day.

I'm surprised the tech guys haven't started a shrine in our name by now with all the stuff we got them.

>>9963311

Whilst you are allotted rooms in the Officers Quarters you take the oppourtunity to catch up on how the other fronts are doing.

With regards to the earth. The US front has quietened down on the Canadian front as the colder winter months begin to set in.
In the south however, the Rio-Grande Line is being pressed harder as Mobile Suits filter into the Federal forces stationed in Mexico.

In Europe, only France and Germany remain in Federal hands, supported by forces from Dublin.

Northern Asia is Zeon, southern Asia remains Federal, with the coastal routes to the asian seas guarded by forces from Australia. Intense fighting persists in the Philipenes, Tibet and southern China as well as Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Arabic peninsula.

Africa is now largely under Zeon control since Kilemanjaro fell last month.

In space, Zeon controls almost all areas aside from space fortress Luna 2, and Side 7. Then there are the neutral areas on the moon and Side 6.

The Jupiter Energy fleet remains neutral, and nobodies stupid enough to try and force the issue.

>>9963477
We're basically funding Zeon's entire R&D effort lol.

BRB Dinner.

>>9963490

The Federation controls Deutschland?! UNACCEPTABLE.

>>9963490
>stupid enough to try and force the issue.

I'm just throwing this out there for consideration (because stupid is what I do, baby):

We now have a Trojan Horse and a crew's worth of uniforms . . . . . . Maybe we could stage an attack on the jupiter fleet with our trojan horse, and get the federation blamed for it?

A quick hit and run where we don't deploy any mobile suits (obviously) and try to strike something important that would cripple them before running off somewhere.

A bit far fetched, I'll admit, but it can't be any more far-fetched than capturing an intact Trojan Horse, really.

Just an idea to mull over

>>9963490
What is the Jupiter Energy Fleet?

>>9963566

The Feddies know we have a Pegasi by now. That plan will backfire spectacularly.

>>9963568

They're basically the main source of fuel for both sides. Without getting fuel from them we (or the Federation, or both) would be fucked.

>>9963608
Yes, but why would no one want to try to take them over? Are they very powerful? From what I've seen, if they're relying on battleships they're screwed since MS are superior.

>>9963676

They aren't powerful, but Jupiter is simply so far away it'd take us at least a year to get there. By that time the war would be over. In the Federation's favor, since the JEF could simply stop fueling both sides and without MS our troops on the ground would be defeated.

>>9963676

The JEF holds a monopoly on Helium-3, which is required for Starship and MS operation. Pissing them off would mean we run out of gas real quick and can't do shit anywhere.

And while I'm not sure about during the OYW, later on in Zeta era, the JEF have their own MS forces, so they could probably defend themselves.

>>9963779

The JEF only militarized because the Titans started shit, IIRC. Still, attacking the JEF in an attempt to seize control of the fuel supply would be like detonating the sun to try and knock out the Federation's solar energy supply: NO GOOD THINGS CAN COME FROM IT.

>>9963676
Jesus, you people want to ATTACK the Jupiter Energy Fleet? That's the single worst idea in the history of Zeonquest, no fucking joke. The Jupiter Energy Fleet is a neutral organization that gathers Helium-3 from Jupiter's atmosphere, the element we need to power our shit. They're neutral because neither side wishes to disrupt the flow of said resource. Also their neutrality is guaranteed by the Antarctic Treaty.

So that idea is out.

I vote we check in on the deployment and disposition of the force's deployed to Solomon. See what suits are frontline, and how our Combined Arms Doctrine might apply. Also, be sure to ask Dozle if he's implemented our Theses at all.

>>9963566

Yeah, not even YOU are going to be able to get the okay for that mission. If just one thing goes wrong and you get rumbled then Zeon is FUCKED.
Hell, there's no garuntee that the Jupiter Energy Fleet wouldn't just go "Fuck the lot of you then" and cut supplies to BOTH OF YOU.

>>9963779

>And while I'm not sure about during the OYW, later on in Zeta era, the JEF have their own MS forces which are hardier and more advanced than anything the earth sphere had at the time, so fuck yeah they could probably defend themselves.

Fixed.
Then in UC 0133 Jupiter actually tries to nuke all of the earth primarily because their leader had gone psychopathically senile.

>>9963899
IIRC the JEF didn't really have any MS until Scirocco started building them just before the start of Zeta.

>>9963078
ANSWER ME LISTER!

etc.?

>>9963965

Fact still remains that their shit was better than everyone else's, so if we go poking them now, it probably wouldn't take them long to turn something out that would completely fuck us over, you know, on top of us not being able to use our own MS forces.

>I vote we check in on the deployment and disposition of the force's deployed to Solomon. See what suits are frontline, and how our Combined Arms Doctrine might apply. Also, be sure to ask Dozle if he's implemented our Theses at all.

Looking up how your Combined Arms doctrine is doing in space. Several of your ancilliary notes on Warship/Mobile Suit/Space Fighter have begun to be incorporated. That said, modifications have been made, which doesn't suprise you as most of your body of work is for Ground Operations on earth. You should probably ask if you can incorporate some of these tactics into MSiA.

So did we have a unit photo taken of everybody standing in front for the captured Carrier? Get Ramba Ral and his men in there as well.

Great propoganda victory FTW!

(Also keep training Burnie)

>>9962388

OH THANK GOD ITS ZEONQUEST I CAN STOP WORKING NOW.

>>9963866
>They're neutral because neither side wishes to disrupt the flow of said resource. Also their neutrality is guaranteed by the Antarctic Treaty.

Indeed. The Spice must flow!

>>9964063
Sounds good on that last part. I recommend we ask, and possibly spend some time discussing/brainstorming with the officers behind the Combined Arms deployments, see if we can't improve anything/make sure we don't misunderstand any of their shit.

>>9964063
I was just thinking about applying our thesis to space combat.

Maybe we should update our essay(s) with ideas from our skirmish with the Trojan Horse, but I don't know if that's really enough experience to provide anything useful. Might give us something to do while we travel around and whatnot.

Hell, maybe we could try to put together a lecture at Solomon or Side wheverweendup?

>>9963490
One last thing before I head back to work.

Find out from the techs if the captured Carrier had anti-beam chaff aboard. If it did it might give us a shortcut to an anti-beam coating for our MS and shields. The Gelgoog is on track for late October but it's Ubershield with built in beam coating is probably NOT.

>>9963273
Sam, please restate this if it get's smothered by other topics.

How many spare parts for the Guncannons were on board? Enough to make a few ourselves?

>>9964194
The first part of this I support wholeheartedly.

>>9964121
A bunch of brand new, high performance MS probably don't lend themselves too well to a general strategy.

>>9964234
>A bunch of brand new, high performance MS probably don't lend themselves too well to a general strategy.

I would agree with you, but we've already proven that our "general strategy" for ground based combat, developed with our experience in high performance suits, worked out fine. I don't see why we couldn't port that over to space combat.

>>9964303
That's true. I'd recommend some version of writing our own stuff, then seeing what the Officers who tweaked it for Space did, then combining the best aspects of the two.

>>9964121
>>9964111

You probably don't have time.

That evening you have a nice dinner in the officers mess with Dozle and Ramba Ral. You discuss how the space front has been going with him.
It seems that while even though the blockade around Luna 2 is as heavy as it is, Federal Forces are still able to push through under rare occaisions. Counter-Assaults on the fortress always end badly due to the excellent defensive network surrounding the fortress.

You in turn discuss Garma's progress, the Gundam and the Trojan Horse, as well as your other missions such as Jaburo and in Mexico.

The next morning you awaken with a message in your in-tray to see Admiral Dozle in his office.
You promptly get dressed to see what his answer is.

>>9964220

Why would we want Guncannons? I'd rather we start fielding Gelgoogs and Kaempfers.

Also, something I've been wanting to suggest since before our first Jaburo attack: burn the rainforest. All of it. Some high-level firebombing should be sufficient to damage - if not completely destroy - the Feddie's surface installations and without the jungle to camouflage their stuff we should be able to get more accurate information on where the entrances to their underground facilities are located.

>>9964336
We start doing that, the Fed's will open up with their defenses, and we'll lose the attacking force. Too high a cost for a fairly minor advantage, IMO.

>>9964336

And lose the hearts and minds war forever.

>>9964417
Also very very true.

>>9964417

Operation British.

Once you arrive in his office you both salute each other and Dozle offers you seat which you take with minimal difficulty in the micro-gravity.

"Unfortunately Commander, with enemy forces continuing to put pressure on the Blockade, as well as the ever increasing risk of Surface to Orbit breakout attempts from Jaburo and Torrington means that I can't in all concience leave my post... however, if you could also deliver this message for my father me, I would be very grateful."

He hands you a tan envelope, and you are dismissed.
You return to the ships and tell Ramba Ral what Dozle's answer was.

"So. What now?" He asks you.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>9964483
Yeah. We don't really need to commit too many more war crimes, because everyone is pissed off at us enough as it is.

>>9964510

To Side 3!

>>9964510
I'd go for meeting the officer's behind the modifications of the CA Doctrine for Space, talk with them, then head for Side 3.

>>9964510
Time to head to side 3 I suppose.

>>9964510
Also apologized what about that boxer shield?

>>9964510
well, fuck.

Oh well, that letter should still at least give us more clout than nothing.

Transform and roll out, I guess.
Could we maybe leave Ookawara here with Dozle and the Solomon R&D and pick him up on our way back to earth?
I think it would be better to have him doing something useful besides sitting in the hold of Outer Heaven twiddling his thumbs. His experience might help the eggheads at Solomon as well.

>>9964577

The parts are currently being machined in the Outer Heaven, it's not ready yet though. It will be in about a day or two.

>>9964570
>>9964555

Okay, head for Side 3?

>>9964698
Sounds like that's the consensus.

>>9964634

Indeed, lets leave the techie where he can do us the most good and move out.

>>9964698
>Okay, head for Side 3?

>>9964634
do this as well.
Please.

Quick though- since minovsky particles interfere with radar, could some sort of ghost army be used in either space or on the Rio Grande?

After your diversions, your two ships leave Solomon and make their way towards the Side 3 cluster, the journey will take a full day, as Side 3 is the furthest side from the Earth.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO DURING THIS TIME?

>>9964829
>IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO DURING THIS TIME?

see
>>9964325
>>9964121

>>9964749

You mean like decoy balloons?

I say we chat up our squad. See how they're doin and all. Hell, we need to have a celebration with them at some point for all the awesome stuff we/they've done recently against the Feds.

>>9964855
So basically, work some more on the MSiA thesis?

Yeah, this >>9964880 and this >>9964873 should give us a solid workload for a day as well as building morale.

Create a new design for our unit? A skeleton beheading a horse or riding a skeleton horse maybe. Not that I dislike our unicorn scheme.

Spend some time relaxing with our team.

>>9964856
Yeah. It worked during WWII. Since minovsky particles make sure that both sides rely heavily on visuals it seems odd not to take advantage of that.

>>9964921
CARDBOARD ZAKUS FOR EVERYBODY

So we steal one of Amuro tactic? or rather invent it. I'm fine with this.

>>9964829
Work on updating and revising the CA essay to compensate for space and incorporate any new data we've gained.

Also get status reports and interviews with our unit. Find out how everyone is doing, make sure no one is going insane with out us knowing it.

>>9964510

Ask him to spare a reputable representative with connections. Tell them that we're afraid to be cockblocked by his brother and would like some help.

>>9964899
Very well then. During the day, you rope the team into helping out in the MS bay with the fitting of your Boxer Shield. Zolomon takes this time to talk about your adventures in the El Muerto Grande to the relative newbies. Even Elaine get's the chance to hear some old stories whilst sober this time.
Then Jolyne reminds you of the Karoke competition in Hawaii. Oh god, you'd forgotten all about that.

In the evening you go over various officer testimonials and try to put more into the space combat side of your combined arms doctrine. From the looks of it, whilst there's nothing wrong with using Space Fighters as harassing forces to keep control of the flanks, logistically they die too easily and often there are too few of them (or rather pilots for them) to make that tactic consistently viable.
You recommend they build a better space fighter, but in the off chance that comes off as flippant, you try to think up alternate strategies.

The next morning you put on your dress uniform, as today you'll be meeting with the real movers and shakers of Zeon.

>>9964921
To be honest, it wouldn't suprise me if that wasn't being done in some capacity. Although given the size of the Mobile Suits, that might be a costly measure and I'd wonder how effective it would be given how big it would be.
Also, would hot air baloons work against IR Sensors?

>>9965132
We have a message from Dozle himself to his father. I would like to see anyone try to stand in our way.

Dress Icelina as a man, have her wear a fake mustache; she will serve as our personal aide for the time being.

>>9965254

This is a terrible idea, and I wholeheartedly support it.

>>9965160
We have a fresh Zeon Cross, letters from Dozle AND Garma, an Ace Record, god knows how many medals, major victories in almost every theater we've engaged in, and we just captured a motherfucking Trojan Horse.

If anyone gets away we could shoot them in the face in front of the assembled Officer Corps of Zeon while getting a blowjob from Gihren's red-headed adjutant bitch, and everyone would still call us heroes.

>>9965259
>>9965254

God. I wish I never did that now.

>>9965281
While we're there, we should see if we can get Elaine, well Elaine'd. We should see if we can just get her records fixed, so she doesn't have to wear that ridiculous getup in front of Gihren.

>>9965269

Unless it's Gihren himself. In which case we'd probably have to make use of diplomacy.

>>9965254

Go for the silly beard, yes.

>>9965160
Ahem. Gihren is a douche like that. . .

>>9965269

Oh god, my sides.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure so long as we keep it civil, we'll be good.

You arrive at Zum city Colony around about 10 in the morning Zeonic Time.

You are welcomed in by the dock officials, and give the reason for your visit as "Official Military Business".
It seems that you weren't expected.
After you land, nobody arrives to greet you.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>9965381

Uh. Hm.

Where would Degwin be recuperating?

>>9965381

How do we find out where Degwin is? Who the fuck is in charge of official visitations?

>>9965337
garma did that MONTHS ago. It was pretty much the first thing he did for your unit back when he made you his honour guard.

>>9965381
Announce ourselves and our reason for being here; if Gihren finds out that we came here and did stuff without making it known, it could go bad for us later on.

Sort something out with Ramba Ral, he knows the political territory here better then we do. Ask him what the best approach would be; should we walk in the palace front door and demand to see Degwin, or is a more subtle method needed, perhaps one that might bypass having to deal with Gihren.

>>9965440
As an aside to this, see if Ramba Ral has any contacts he might be able to well, contact, to find out where Degwin is and whats been going on the past few days.

We should run this like a military operation; gather intel, form a plan, and then act swift and violently.

>>9965396
>>9965407

You don't know, a cursory glance at all reports on Degwin being taken ill fails to mention exactly WHERE he's being sequestered. It might not even be in Side 3 for all you know.

For now the best idea might be to contact the Admiralty here in Zum City.

>>9965522
That will get us nowhere. I suggest we go the Official Routes and have Ramba Ral start doing his politico thing to figure out where exactly Degwin is.

>>9965440
>>9965482
I am Anonymous, and I approve of this plan

>>9965440
>>9965482

You ask Ramba Ral about making contacting any contacts he has here to try and get a meeting with Degwin.

"Hmmm. If were lucky, Adrmial Rawlings might still be stationed here. He's a Gihren Faction member, but he's also one of Degwins original supporters during the formation of the Republic of Zeon. I'll try to make contact. You try to keep out of trouble for a few hours."

Ramba Ral departs from the Space Dock.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>9965571
Acquire trenchcoat and fedora
Find bar
hit on spacenoid chicks with Zoloman until Ramba returns

>>9965571
Go watch a movie. Look for people you know in the propaganda reels.

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>>9965601
go watch a movie about yourself

>>9965571
Keep working on our Theses.

OH FUCK BRAINWAVE

INCOGNITO.

WHERE THE FUCK IS INCOGNITO? We should get a message to him if we can.

>>9965571
Well. I guess we try to stay out of trouble for a few hours, despite all odds that this will go horribly wrong somehow.

What does a team of military heroes do for a few hours before going to report to a superior? Take in the sights? Try to keep something of a low profile, certainly. Maybe try to get a feel for the town and the people in it, seeing as this is the beating political heart of Zeon and all. Is it a spacenoid utopia or fascist wet dream?

>>9965571

I'd suggest remaining on the ship for now, probably do some paperwork or write on the thesis more. No running around randomly until all the official stuff is over with. We might want to try visiting an academy or training center later for morale raising if possible, though.

>>9965601
>>9965626
>>9965592

So, find trenchcoat and fedora and snigger as you watch propaganda films about yourself?

Stick with the ship, talk with the team, maybe contact High Command and organize a lecture or something later on after we're done with our current mission.

>>9965687
Then again this DOES sound like fun.

>>9965687
David shouldn't go anywhere by himself.

>>9965652
A team of military heroes? They take in the momentary respite before everything inevitably goes to hell again.

>>9965687
I'm fine with this

>>9965687
Propaganda we can see anywhere. We watch the people watching the propaganda.

>>9965687
yes

>>9965734
>>9965702
>>9965714

Okay, in as non-conspicious clothing as possible you and the rest of the gang catch an early movie. You have a good laugh as the pre-film feature is a propaganda piece about the new Dom that VASTLY exaggerates it's abilities. Including full flight, the ability to use two zooks a time and the scattering beam gun is now a full beam cannon.
Although that last one is pretty close to how the Pezun Dowdage works.

You leave after watching the film and check your messages, you have 1 new message from Ramba Ral.

MESSAGE FROM: RAL
SUBJECT: Don't return to the ship.

Attempts to make contact with Admiral Rawlings has turned out badly. Rawlings has been transferred to Grenada city, and our docking pass has mysteriously dissappeared. Both ships and their crew have been impounded and aren't allowed to leave the docks. I'm currently trying to give the pretense of dealing with the situation legitimately.
Find somewhere quiet and keep your head down, these appear to be delaying tactics and shouldn't take more than a day to deal with. I'll contact you later on an anonymous phone later as the situation develops. My call signal will be "Burns Night".

YOUR ORDERS?

>>9966136

Hm.

Well, that went to hell quick.

Keep our heads down, I guess. How much cash d'we have on us? Sufficient for some sort of hotel?

Am I the only one that thinks that Degwin will be dead by the time this is sorted out?

>>9966136

Goddammit, even when we're not in MSs trouble finds us.

>>9966189

Quite possibly.

On the other hand, with Garma alive, Dozle's still got some motivation, so Ghiren can't exactly go full on power grab without risking tearing Zeon into little chunks. Even before Char decides to do that.

>>9966136
Fuck. Again, I'd recommend we see if we can find Incognito. His help would be fucking invaluable at this point. Too bad he probably is nowhere near Side 3.

As it stands now, I say we watch another movie, or, barring that, find the nearest Dive Bar, and quietly relax. Ask the team if they have any family/anyone they trust on Side 3. Isn't one of our Team Members from here? Calvin?

>>9966136
Status on Garma's girlfriend?

>>9966225

Thing is? That is not his real name. We don't know his real name. We just know he is The Man From ZEON. Er. Zeonic Intelligence. We don't have rank, name, any contact details whatsoever.

While it'd be really damn nice to run into him, I wouldn't hold out a whole lot of hope for it.

>>9966274
If they're impounding our fucking ship after we have communiques from BOTH, something tells me that a message to Solomon or NY will mysteriously fail to arrive.

>>9966225

Calvin, Hovis and you all have either homes or family in Side 3 if you wish to go there.

also consider the viability of reporting this to Garma and Dolze, I know they can't do anything about it, but if it's possible to let them know it has happened we should, as it might get them moving in time to save us if something bad happens.

Granted I fully expect it to be impossible to contact either, let a lone in a reasonable time frame, Just throwing out the suggestion that if it's possible we should try for it.

>>9966289

A direct lasercom to Solomon isn't all that jammable. The main issue is establishing it.

>>9966221
In my mind Ghiren would press Degwin to give his rise some legitimacy. Possibly having him sign papers while delirious or something equally devious.

Then again, this might be ideal. Zeon spilts in two and Garmas faction and the Federation deal with the greater threat.

>>9966289
yeah, like I said. I didn't expect it to be possible. Just wanted to know how impossible it was. And if it was some how possible we should try for it. Was just idle thinking mostly

>>9966254
Probably still aboard but being overlooked as a civilian passenger. It's unlikely that anyone is attatching any significance to her at this point. Nor would they have any pretext to do so.

Post on an anonymous message board: "The Skull Knight wishes a meeting with Incognito."

If he really is as good as we all hope he is, he'll get the message.

>>9966294
Which one has the most attractive female family member in our age range? But to be fair, our homes are probably under surveillance. Do we have enough scratch on us for a hotel?

>>9966345
If we do something like this, we need something that doesn't scream to Gihren HEY I'M MEETING WITH MY SPOOK BUDDY!

>>9966294

Works for me. It's been, what seven months since the start of the war? And David has been lax about writing to his dear old mother. Admittedly, showing up on the doorstep with our entire squad doesn't exactly help with that, but hey. We can tell the parents we've been doing fine, and noone has attempted to carbomb us in MONTHS.

>>9966349
I agree that going home might be a bad idea, unless we go to the home of one of our least famous members.

I vote for just hanging around public areas until we hear from Ral. I think the message board idea might be a good one. But Incognito might work for Gihren for all we know.

>>9966407
Very true. He did help us save Garma though.

>>9966136

Our mission is paramount, this delay tactic means there's something wrong going on! We should sneak in and see whats going on.

>>9966424
Wrong, no. Rather that there is something that they do not want us to see.

Oh hey, just finished catching up, come back to /tg/, and here it is!

So, do we know what Dozle is trying to send his father? Given the recent turn of events, we might want to know if we're carrying sensitive information. We should open the envelope.

>And David has been lax about writing to his dear old former terrorist mother.

Fixed. Remember who told Davey all about car-bombs and lockpicking?

>>9966424
I'd agree, if not for the fact that Ral told us to fucking chill, and Ral being Ral (Who is a fucking Commando), I'm inclined to take his opinion very seriously.

>>9966424
I am inclined to agree with this.
Objective 1: Locate Sovereign Degwin
Objective 2: Get to Sovereign Degwin

How to do it? I have no idea. That is the main issue. I'm all for high jacking a ship to get to him. Just we need to find out where he is first.

>>9966424

Think about this for a moment.

We are seen sneaking in. Degwin Zabi is being assassinated by Ghiren. Ghiren has a) Control of the media, b) a soon-to-be dead Father c) Any evidence, any evidence AT ALL of our being up to something on Side 3 at the time.

What do you think is going to happen here? Way, way too risky. Keep our damn heads down until Ral gets back to us.

>>9966453

This. Give no evidence that we even have a fucking clue what is going on. Do on-leave stuff until Ral gets back to us.

>>9966455

We are not immortal, despite what our combat records says. Good men die to stupid mistakes.

This being one of them.

>>9966446

Bad idea. We'd alienate one of our tentative allies and prove ourselves untrustworthy when we meet Degwin.

Try and lay low, but work on figuring out where the hell Degwin is and getting a message off to Dozle and Garma.

Also, hope like hell our bro Incognito is on Side 3 and willing to help us.

These delays sound most unrighteous.

As much as showing up and preventing Gihren from smothering his father with a pillow tickles me.

My finale decision is to hang out and wait for Ral. At least till we get an update. We should act based on what Ral says next.

Regardless of whether he is working for Gihren or not, I think we should put some of the skills we learned while working with Incognito to work. SNEAKING MISSION time. To some prelim recon of the palace grounds and/or major military instillation's. We shouldn't just use our status to gain entrance, but only use that as a backup if we are caught. Play it cool and try and learn whats going on until Ral calls us back, then hash out a plan with him and makes use of Lister and his skills.

How do we even know Incognito isn't in on this? He's not exactly a nice person, and probably wouldn't have any qualms about aiding Ghiren.

>We should open the envelope.
This is probably a bad idea. Dozle would likely be pissed, and delivering a personal message whose chain of custody has been messed with is really bad form.

>Contact people that the opposition knows we would likely get in touch with, like friends and relatives.
This is also a bad idea. If Gihren's people in zeonic intelligence are even remotely competent those places are going to be watched by hawks.

>>9966177
fuck that noise if we hide out go to the best fucking hotel we can play up the hero of Zeon to make them keep it quite state we just want to relax before going out to kick more Feddy ass.


but I say we go to popular radio/ tv stations and give some kick ass fuck yea Zeon interviews
with the last one being live say in about right after we get a call from RAL extra points if we can set it up so they play at different times at different stations across the colony one after the other

>>9966543

Fuck sneaking. Looking sneaky gets you shot by guards.

We are *tourists*. Here to look at the many majestic palatial type structures on Side 3.

loose lips sink ships


Keep our heads down boys, don't remain at any one establishment for more than two hours.

See if we can find a moving tourbus.
The point here is to stay mobile.

Why do you think these "delaying tactics" are happening? Because they want to find us. The ship impound is just cutting one of our mobility options out of the scenario, we can expect pressure to mount as they intensify the search.

I'm willing to bet that Gihren is after whatever is in that letter that Dozle is trying to get to dear old daddy. We should consider stashing the letter somewhere not on our person, in case we are brought in.

We may also want to split our squad into two smaller units that keep separate from each other but maintain contact.

Also, if we have time, draft dummy copies of Dozle's letter and give one to each member of the squad. Falsify all copies with conflicting information.

>>9966543
Something tells me the Palace guards have pictures of our faces, and that it would do us no favors to be spotted near there. And something tells me that we'll be spotted. Let's leave Ral to his being a badass.

>>9966572
I don't mean dress in all back with a ski mask, but move around here and there and try to gain access to sensitive material that might help us.

>>9966584
This guy has something approximating the right idea. I support just about all of that BUT splitting up.

>>9966451

Now here's a thought, we could go and ask our Mom for help. She is a former terrorist, maybe she's kept her hand in, or is at least keeping contacts in Zum City that could help us.

>>9966564
I like the second part of this lets use it if we need a distraction

>>9966613
>access to sensitive material that might help us.

bro, sorry to rain on your parade, but we are hero's of Zeon.
There wont be a single soldier on Side 3 that doesn't recognize one (if not all) of our faces.

Ramba Ral needs time to work his magic. THE BEST thing we can do to help him is not get ourselves involved in any way with Zeon.

They impounded our ship to get to Dozle's letter. They are already looking for us, security forces have already been notified, we MUST remain hidden from any and all Zeon troops.

TRUST NO ONE EXCEPT RAMBA AND OUR IMMEDIATE SQUAD

>>9966633
Don't think she'll be to happy if we bring the Zeon Government down on her, if our paranoia about Gihren trying to screw us turns out to be real.

>>9966633
Again, she's probably under surveillance. It might be worth a try though. It all depends on if we think Gihren is just trying to keep us from getting in to see his Dad or if he's actively fucking with us.

>>9966633

inb4 David's mother has garotted the Ghiren-faction spooks watching our house.

Hmmm, point taken.

New plan: Stay on the move and don't draw attention to ourselves until Ramba gets back to us.

So I'm seeing 3 lines of suggested action.

1: Go on the offensive and loudly announce our presence as Zeonic war heroes to the public and what were doing here.

2: Sneak about looking for where Degwin is

3: Do what Ramba Ral suggest and lay low for a while.

Let's pick one.

>>9966773

Three. Possibly with a side of going and seeing David's parents.

>>9966773
>Do what Ramba Ral suggest and lay low for a while.

to the power of infinity

>>9966773
Lay low. Stay mobile. Derp around for a bit.
See if we can Derp up to some military compounds to talk to the young MS pilots for training, inspiration, stuff like that. But other than that, just derp around uselessly.

>>9966773

Chiming in for laying low here, seems the least horribly risky and doesn't automatically negate the other plans if we need to change tracks.

>>9966773

3. Ral's a smart man, he'll do just fine. We need to focus on survival, then make a plan when we get in contact with Ral and figure out what the hell is going on.

In b4 we go so far out of Canon that Ramba assassinates Degwin then challenges Lister to a 1v1 battle.

Here's a question.
Are we armed?

>>9966882

I'd... Assume we have our uniforms with us in kitbags or something, presumably with the accompanying sidearms.

MS pilots get those, right?

3, though done properly, with some modifications to the interviews plan 1 could be good as well

>>9966773
3. Ral is our Bro.

>>9966785
>>9966790
>>9966812
>>9966815
>>9966821

Laying low then.

Will you be visiting your parents as well?

>>9966773
>Option One
...has it's perks in that we won't get knifed if we stay in plain sight, but if some bad dudes want to roll us all they need to do is publicly give us some command that heroes of zeon can't openly refuse and hustle us off to a locked room somewhere.

>Option Two
Nice, but we really have no leads to work off of.

>Option Three
Probably the best, as it doesn't screw with Ramba's planning and has the ability to fall back on option one as a backup plan if things get really uncomfortable.

>>9966960
Meh, why not? Gotta make sure mom's safe, after all.

Visit David's family.

IT'S TIME TO GO HOME, DAVEY. IT'S TIME TO GO HOME.

>>9966960
She was a former terrorist. Surely she taught us ways to get in contact with her that can be hidden from most people trying to observe you.

>>9966960

Give mom a call from a payphone first. Find out if she thinks anyone is watching the house.

>>9966960
Given the level of surveillance we are likely to be trying to dodge, calling the parents is probably the opposite of laying low. But we should once things have settled down some or we can be assured of getting a secure line.

3

>>9966960

Might as well, it could bring some hilarity into an otherwise tense situation. Will Elaine be going as a boy or a girl?

>>9966960
>Will you be visiting your parents as well?

No. Guys, consider Lister's terrorist mom as an ace in the hole.
Now, we don't want to go all n00b and blow our wad by showing our hand at the first ante, do we?
No, we don't. We want to save the useful people for when we actually have a useful purpose for them.

When SHTF, and all hell is breaking loose, then we go to mommy for tacticool turrrist advice. Until then, play it like it ain't no thang and lay low

(I mean seriously, wtf would we even do once we got to lister's mom? Bomb something? Sneak into the place that's holding Degwin that we don't even know about?)

>>9967019

Jus' chill. Eat some home cooking. Dodge questions about grandchildren.

>>9967047
ok, I lol'd

>>9967019

Bombing things normally works well for us, so I'd say it's at least on the table.

If there's a civil war up here, will the Zeon forces still be able to fight off the federation?

>>9967107

Worked in LOGH, can work here.

if we hide let send a message to mom see if its cool to come over use code like is cousin bob doing well?

QUESTION:

We have sidearms, right?

>>9967190
why would we? We're not dressed for battle.
they're probably back in our lockers on the ship anyway, if we even have them.

Plus, sidearms are a very, very bad idea. If we start shooting, we'll quickly be gunned down by the entire military compliment of side 3.

Arming ourselves at this point actually works in Gihrens favor.

>>9966978
>>9966994
>>9967002
>>9967003
>>9967005

You first call up your parents on a payphone.

It rings 6 times before being answered.

"Hello?" Your other asks.

"Hello, I represent Allbright Treble Glazing, have you considered the advantages that professional treble glazing would afford you in energy efficiency?" you reply in your best Side 2 accent, delivering the code-phrase you used to use back on side-6 that you feared the lines were under surveillance.

"No thank you, we had the windows trebles glaze last year, now if you must excuse me my time is pressing."
She replies giving the countersign to meet at the nearest park.
She then hangs up.

"That was the worst side 2 accent I've ever heard boss." Zolomon states.

"Shut up, I'm rusty, and I don't see YOUR family with counter-surveillance code phrases.

"Oh is THAT what that was about? I just thought you lost your nerve about talking to your folks at the last minute." Jolyne quips.

"So, what now?" Elaine asks.

"Now we find the nearest park area to where I used to live. So I'm going to have to get Colonial Survey map."

"You don't know your own neighbourhood?"

"It's been 2 years, neighbourhoods change you know. Now, let's find a library."

YOUR ORDERS FOR WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE PARK?

"I'm home, Mom! I hope you don't mind I've brought my army friends with me, as well the uncomfortable eye of the political establishment!"

"That's ok, dear. Leave your shoes and and trenchcoats in the hallway. And Make sure there aren't any folks peaking around outside. I'll rustle up some milk and cookies."

Are we really ready to be bombarded with awkward stories from our childhood and 'why do you never write?'

>>9967019
Like anteing up with a public display of medals, lets save the 'mom card' for when we REALLY need to play it. She'll still be pissed if we don't find a way to drop her a line, but she'll still love us and I'm sure she'll understand the situation once she's brought up to speed. The fact that she's also probably the best counter-intelegence asset we might have access to at the moment can't really be overlooked, though.

>>9967242
make smalltalk, dodge questions about grandchildren

Figure out why we can't meet at home, then go from there.

>>9967242

Our mum is awesome.

>>9967242
Check for anyone shadowing us or anyone suspicious that might be watching. Buy a bag of rock candy and eat it while sitting on the bench waiting for our mom.

>>9967291
also the not writing her

we could also set up for the interview distractions with her
milk and cookies would be cool to

>>9967242

Dress inconspicuous, but wear shades. Also, ask if we can borrow Elaine's moustache. We're probably the most readily recognisable.

Other than that, uh. Talk with mum about how she is apparently being watched. Also, generalised catching up.

>>9967348
>>9967429
>Buy a bag of rock candy and eat it while sitting on the bench waiting for our mom.

THE GHOST OF CAPTAIN FONTAINE ARISES TO HAUNT YOU!
WHAT DO!

But seriously. What will the rest of the team be doing?

>>9967242
Oh shit, our parents are totally hardcore spies.

>>9967348
Because zeonic intelligence likely has a pair of dudes in an unmarked car, parked across the street, staring through tinted windows and equally tinted shades?

I'm guessing that this is going to end in one of those meetings on a park bench where you both feed pigeons and pretend not to talk much to each other. That would likely be ruined if we have the whole team leaning over our shoulders, but at least mom's going to find it harder to try and hook us up with Jol or Elane. Maybe we can stash everyone plainclothes-style around the general vicinity while we talk.

>>9967518

...

Let's have Elaine with us for a leisurely stroll through the park. That's inconspicuous, right?

Everyone else can sit around in a cafe, preferably one on the edge of the park, being likewise inconspicuous and sipping lattes.

>>9967518
They'll be acting inconspicuously around us. Zolomon and Elaine act like a couple taking in the park. Jolyne and Calvin act like brother and sister, etc.

>>9967528

Oh, hey. There's something to chat about! We deposed the president of Venezuela. Common ground with mom and readily understandable by someone who isn't an MS pilot!

>>9967563
>>9967599
This, except have David and Jolyne walk together like they're together. In disguise, of course.

>>9967486

Hey, if sunglasses work for Char, we got this disguise thing down cold considering. :P

>>9967633

Oh! Almost forgot!

Roll our sleeves up too.

Disguise is IMPENETRABLE!

>>9967563
Have Hovis and Elaine take a stroll through the park, and have Zol and Jolyne sit at another bench or something. Watch the sparks fly...

Have Jolyne near us. If need be she can go all Wanderlei Silva on anyone who fucks with us.

>Oh shit, our parents are totally hardcore spies.

It would be closer to say that our parents USED to be totally hardcore spies. I think it's been less than 10 years since they (and you probably) helped Side 6 become independant and the emigrated to Zeon.

>>9967619
>>9967633
>>9967673

Okay, you get some Aviator glasses and roll up your sleeves.
YOU ARE NOW DISGUISED PERFECTLY.

Jolyne picks up a blue leather jacket and hat which quite well obscures her appearance and the two of you take an automated travel pod to the Park nearest to your old house.

What will the rest of the team be doing?

>>9967778

And Calvin is Recon. He's more than capable of being inconspicuous on his own.

>>9967855
>What will the rest of the team be doing?

Thinking up an AWESOME pseudonym for our disguise.

>>9967855

It'd be nice to keep them close enough to respond if we need. Maybe have them come to the park after us in groups and mingle.

>>9967855
>What will the rest of the team be doing?

Have them all get a table at the nearest restaurant. Have them get up in pairs every 30 minutes to walk through the park and check up on us

>>9967888
>>9967863

As long as the second name doesn't sound like some kind of gentials I'll be fine with it.

>>9967855

Have 'em nearby, in their own awesome disguises.

Cafe next to the park would be ideal.

>>9967973
Cranium Puden

The rest of our team is at the park too, but further away from us.

>>9967855

Surveillance, if a team of Zeonic troops comes to pick us up, we want to know about it in advance, our new recruit is probably best for this job since he should not be that well known. Otherwise laying low and keeping out of sight.

>>9968039
Whoops, hit send before I could explain my choice.

Cranium cause it's another word for skull and we're really riding the skeletal metaphor train.

Puden made up out of whole cloth.

>>9967855
Once a spy, always a spy. There is only one retirement plan in the great game, and none of us are dead yet.

Keep the rest of the team nearby, but not so close as to make an obvious crowd, because damn there are a lot of us. Maybe break the rest up into two or three groups? We can't be conspicuous about this or we'll never hear the end of it. "I didn't raise my son to not know the meaning of the world subtle!" It'll be worse than stories from our childhood.

Does Elaine have her mustache?

>>9967973
>doesn't sound like genitals
I guess my idea's out then. And I liked 'David Johnson-Vahjoo' so much...

>>9968080

Go look up "Pudenda", buddy.

Rived Ditals?

It does sound pretty Zeonic Naming Scheme. We're working for a dude named Garma Zabi and his brother Dozle.

>>9968192
FUCK YOU I WAS TRYING TO BE SUBTLE! >:

>>9968208

I think they'd spot the, y'know, anagram of our name.

>>9968105
How about Quattro Bageena?

... Oh.

>>9967939
>>9967965

Okay, they'll be following you in the next pod then. Although you have concerns about Zolomon's ability to disguise himself and lie low.

Hopefully the restaurant is a resonable distance eh?

Anyway you arrive fairly quickly. Journeys through colonies can only take so long after all. Plus the computer controlled weather is always pleasant and not too muggy.

You arrive and set yourselves up on a park bench.
"So, what does your mother look like?" Jolyne asks.

"Can you see any mirrors in front of you?" You ask.

"No?"

"Then you're shit out of luck because she's sitting behind us." You explain.

"Not exactly all that good at this espionage malarky are they Davey?" Your mother states.

"Hey! I helped overthrow Costa Rica you know!"

"Oh please. You're uncle Nerlo could overthrow Costa Rica, and he's been dead for 9 years. Now, what trouble have you landed us in to get our phones tapped and a member of ZIRCON in an unmarked van outside our house?"

You tell her.

ZIRCON for the record is the Zeonic Intellegence Resources Centralised Operations Network. Effectively their non-military intelligence arm.

>>9968224

Try "Hi. I'm Sal." (Sal Driver, if you REALLY have to give a last name)

>>9968251
"You didn't kill him? I'm proud of you mom."

And anyway, to business. Ask her if she has any safehouses in the area where we might be able to crash for the night away from the prying eyes of our Zeonic brothers. If not a Safehouse, any safe place, or any contacts.

Yeah. Ask her about:

Safe places to stay until this possibly blows over.

And in case shit heats up: Weapons, men to use them, and the opportunity to get to our ship and gtfo.

what exactly have we done? In character what have we done to warrant this much suspicion?

Offer to come back to the house, then just do some family stuff to throw ZIRCOM off.

>>9968344
When you've got someone performing a secret coup against the leader of a nation you do not have to do very much at all to provoke suspicion.

>>9968344
nothing. We've just showed up and immediately our ships were impounded, leaving us stranded here.

We don't actually have any concrete idea wtf is going on right now, all we know is that the Zeon military has forcibly impounded two ships belonging to it's (arguably) greatest heroes.

>>9968344
>In character what have we done to warrant this much suspicion?
We're coming to check up on Garma's father who suddenly, and quite suspiciously, fell ill after a check-up that said he was pretty damn fit.

>>9968344

We are guilty of Being On Garma And Dozle's Side during a Ghiren powergrab.

>>9968435

This, more or less.

>>9968435
That being said, what do we know about Kycilia?

After relating your tale to her she considers it at length.

"You're fathers going to be very upset."

"Why?"

"He's always had fears that Gihren would make some kind of power-play."

"So? He loves being right."

"Yes, but you see we've only just redecorated the house."

"Uh what?"

"And now were going to have to blow it up and fake our own deaths in order to get you out of this."

"You really don't have to mother if you don't want to. At the moment it just looks like were being delayed. Nobodies made any overt moves yet or anything."

"Yes, but you see dear, Gihren's a dick."

"Uh. As a member of the Zeon Military I'm not sure if I'm supposed to even answer that."

"It always shocked the both of us how so many people fail to realise this. We're also certain that he had Zeon Zum Deikum assasinated with poisoned tea."

"I. What? How?"

"Well, he launched the cup into space you see in order to foul the evidence chain and by luck your father managed to salvage it during his work as a solar panel technician."

"Oh god what?"

"So you see, we have been planning something along these lines for quite a while. The hard part now will be finding someone from the Kycillia or Pro-Degwin camp with the balls and will to prosecute. I suspect all of our current candidates are going to have mysteriously been forced to move out under "Overpopulation redistribution laws" that Gihren passed through this morning."

"Lister..." Jolyne comments.
"...your mother is awesome."

"What. What just happened?" you ask.

OH GOD WHAT DO?

>>9968478
WELL, LETS PLANT AN ID OF OURS IN THE HOUSE, BLOW IT UP, AMSCRAY, GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!

>>9968478
Get copy of all evidence from mother, send to Garma, Dolze, and Kycilia.

If we are lucky they can smash Gihren in time so that we have a chance of winning this war against the federation in time, before a civil war gives us bigger fish to fry.

>>9968478
>"Overpopulation redistribution laws"

Gee, I wonder what Gihren could be hoping to do with a WHOLE COLONY all to his own now?

>>9968478
Jesus Fuck-tits. We need to get our mom to Ramba Ral right the fuck now. But first we need to have her play cool. Ral should be able to get through this red tape. We'll always have the drastic measures to fall back on. Ask her about the Safe House, and see if we can't get in contact with Ral. Also SECURE THE EVER LIVING FUCK OUT OF THAT GODDAMN TEA CUP.

>>9968478
>Everything in this post
Whubuhuh?

>>9968583
SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.JPEG

>>9968478
Holy shit. Our mom and dad are awesome.
What are the chances that Incognito is a former coworker? That's why he gave us a fake name. So we couldn't recognize him from any awkward stories about him that they told.

>>9968598
Bigger chance he is a rival of our parents and will become our worst enemy in the espionage arena.

Time to blow up the house like mom said.

>>9968537

For those who don't know much about Gundam, in the show Gihren turns an empty space colony into a fleet destroying super-laser.

>>9968478
Our first task is to get all the evidence against Gihren ready for us to depart.

Next we need to figure out a plan to kidnap Degwin Zabi and fly out of Side 3 at maximum speed.

>>9968632
Part 1 is good.

Part 2 is a bit harder since we don't even know where Sovereign Degwin is. Let alone if kidnapping him is feasible.

>>9968650

Suddenly! Ramba Ral!

>>9968632
Oh forgot to say step three.

When we tell Garma about the evidence of what Gihren did WE MUST DO IT WHILE CHAR IS IN THE ROOM.

>>9968632
The last thing we want is a civil war. Thus far, Gihren is paranoid, but not desperate. Corner him openly and he'll do something crazy.

>>9968745
That last part is so fucking important I can't even begin to put it into words.

>>9968478

holy mother of us

what how what?

>>9968478

HOLY SHIT BOMBSHELL DROPPED FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY, "Goodbye, heartland of the USA!"

Um, you think Gihren's black ops folks might juuuust be paying extra-special attention to us and brewing up some "evidence" of our treachery against glorious Zeon if he even has a whiff of this?

>>9968764
>>9968745
>That last part is so fucking important I can't even begin to put it into words
>That last part is so fucking important I can't even begin to put it into words
>That last part is so fucking important I can't even begin to put it into words

>>9968745

I wonder... if we can present some evidence that the assassination of Zeon Deikun and lots of the subsequent problems were carried out by Gihren, if Char might join Garma, Dozle, and Kycillia in an anti-Gihren faction rather than trying to kill them all.

>>9968823
Let's all join the Federation and form Londo Bell.

>>9968853
AEUG QUEST HERE WE COME!

>>9968620
>>9968571
>>9968522

You ask about blowing up your house.

"Well, my idea is that firstly your friends, they would be the rest of the Nachtmaren Unit I assume should come over here from their frankly pisspoor attempt at disguising themselves. The propaganda boy's have finally begun to notice that you appear to have picked up a frankly ridiculous kill rating."

"Honestly mother I sort of stopped counting once I got past 300 total kills."

"I think Zolomon's leading on battleship and land-battleship kills though." Jolyne supplies

"He DOES make it look stupidly easy." You state.

"In anycase, the reason why we never went to the authorities was that we could never be sure if Degwin or Kycillia were in on the plot in the first place. Now however, if you're information is correct, then Gihren has greatly simplified the matter."

"Simplified is good right?" Jolyne asks.

"It's usually good for SOMEONE. Doesn't have to be us." You tell her.

"Essentially, he's made a direct move against Degwin. Assuming the old man is alive then all we need to do is reach and extricate him from whatever gilded cage Gihren has secreted him and it will be checkmate. We may never actually need the cup. In anyrate, you should all come over the house and we'll go and blow it up."

"Uh. shouldn't we tell dad?"

"Oh, I'm sure your father will be more than aware of what's happening, you know how he is."

"Can I at least get my Guitar?"

"Why? It's not like you could ever play it."

"Oh Har Har."

Presently the rest of the team are called over.

>>9968823
yes, I think if we can prove to char it was Gihren specifically with out permission from his family that killed Zeon Daikun, then yes I'm sure the red commit will stay loyal until Gihren is dead.

After that who knows.

>>9968823
>Plan to curb the possibility of zeonic civil war:

Step one: get everyone to gang up on Gihren

Step two: victory

>>9968759
At this point it's all but guaranteed to come to civil war. Can you imagine David Lister doing anything other than flying to Solomon at top speed to show Dozle the evidence of what his brother did, then straight to earth to show it to Garma as well.

Only real option I can see working is to blast off with a rescued Degwin. We get to Solomon at full speed to explain what's going on to Dozle. Minovsky particles will help us out massively here because Gihren won't be able to send a message saying "terrorists on this ship blow it up or it'll try to bomb you". We then book it to Garma again hopefully ahead of anything Gihren can do to stop us. This'll inevitably lead to civil war but I can't really see any other choice. Problem is that if we have Zeon in civil war the feddies could steamroll the lot of us so I guess the only choice would be to...

Make an alliance with the feddies before Gihren can?

Oh god.

>>9968812
It's unlikely that he does, and even if he did, we are some of Zeon's most visable heroic figures. Anything he tries to charge us with will have to be Ironclad.
After all, any move against us will leave an opening for Kylicia to help us out and gain our support.
It's far more likely that he'll try to subvert us. We are easily some of Zeon's greatest heros, and we are not Garma's best friend like Char. We could be very, very useful to him, and he probably knows that.

>>9968823

Getting the evidence to Garma and having HIM get it to Char might just be what we need here.

Gentlemen, information is our greatest weapon to save Zeon. And we have been handed one hell of a weapon.

We are never, ever allowed to forget Mother's OR Father's Day ever again.

LET'S GATHER THE TEAM ON THE FRONT YARD OF OUR HOUSE

WE PLAY LEAD GUITAR

ZOLOMON DRUMS

JOLYNE BASS

ELAINE KEYBOARD

CALVIN BLUES GUITAR

THE LAST DUDE PLAYS TAMBOURINES OR WHATEVER

WE DO A BIG SHOW ON THE FRONT YARD, THEN GO INSIDE, WHERE THE HOUSE PROMPTLY EXPLODES, AFTER WE LEFT VIA SECRET ESCAPE TUNNEL

>>9968895
Before we do ANY of this we need to get in touch with Ral. We shouldn't blow shit up or anything else equally drastic until he knows what's up.

NOTE:

If we appear to have died, Gihren may use it to his advantage, claiming we were traitors to Zeon. Because if we're dead, we can't defend ourselves.

Gentlemen, we need to look into this overpopulation redistribution thing.

We also need to get word out to Dozle and Garma asap. A Garma/Dozle team up faction, possibly with help from Kycillia, may be the only thing that can save Zeon from both the Federation and Gihren.

>>9968996
Shit, that's right.

He uncovered evidence of our treachery, impounded our ships, but we escaped. Hell, maybe we killed a few brave Zeon soldiers doing so. We were hiding out in our mother's house when Zeon forces arrived to arrest us. We blew ourselves up in a suicide attack. We're a black eye on Zeon.

After we blow up our house, we need to act fast.

Well so much about my idea of blackmailing Girhen and forcing him to share power with Kycillia.

>>9968996
Wrong. If anything, dead heroes are almost impossible to villify. He's far more likely to try and coopt our names if we die.

>THE LAST DUDE PLAYS TAMBOURINES OR WHATEVER

Uh. You've forgotten clean about Bernard Wiseman. Harsh dude.

>We are never, ever allowed to forget Mother's OR Father's Day ever again.

There WAS a war on. Along with pervasive jamming chaff drifting across entire swathes of habitated space. Then there's all of the infrastructure damage during the one week war. You have excuses.

>>9969034
On the bright side this will totally tip off Garma and Dozle since they both know we wouldnt senselessly kill ourselves.

SOON.

I HAVE A QUESTION

Why is it the Principality of Zeon rather than the Kingdom or Empire?

Principality is the same as a Duchy in regards to titles. So, wtf?

I just want to prevent the Death of Dolze so Haman Karn never has to turn evil

And I'm in favor of either Kycilia or Char leading zeon.

>>9969036
That's actually a fairly good plan. It leaves him the hope of being able to recover/regain power, while leaving someone with a vested interest in ensure that he does nothing crazy as a check on his power. It may be the only way to avoid a civil war at a time when we cannot afford one.

>>9969055

I mean after this. This is seriously worth more than zero-G bouquets or yet another bottle of Old Luna aftershave every year.

>>9969068

Prince is higher than Duke.

>>9969170
Yeah, but a principality is the same as a duchy.

It's like, Count, Duke, King. Count, Prince, King.

>>9969067

SOON.

>>9968945

Best fucking idea I've heard all day!

>>9969108
If you like that idea how about this one: Cima's Marines perform an orbital drop along with the Big Zam during the next Jaburo assault.

>>9969193

A duke rules a portion of a people. A prince rules the whole of a people. A king rules many peoples.

Zeon is based in space and claim rulership over spacenoids, looking to subject Earthbound people. Maybe after they conquer Earth it'll be a Kingdom?

>>9969193

Degwin's the Archduke. I'm guessing that makes Zeon the king, only he's dead now.

You are now imagining Char Aznable as Kaiser of Zeon.

>>9968895

Can we communicate with Ral at all during this? That strikes me as a good idea.

As you journey to your mothers house you receive a second message from Ramba Ral.

FROM: Unknown
SUBJECT: Festivities this Burns Night
Are still being given the ring around. Ships still impounded, but no overt moves are currently being played. I believe the current implications I am getting from the authorities are that our papers will appear to magically sort themselves if we move to leave. Deft questioning has revealed the following: All primarily Pro-Degwin members of the Admiralty have be removed from postions of power within Side 3. Sever have been transferred, others have been retired or smeared. I have seen new-reports of another two of them being killed in a car crash this morning. I find it somewhat strange that two men with their own cars and chauffers should be carpooling together. Also, the name of the hospital Degwin was sent to is "St Diana's Hospital" In southern Zum city. The physician that saw him was Dr Ormar, who is NOT the usual palace physician. He is however a man in Gihren's employ, his address is listed in hardcopy phone listings (do not use the networked systems, unsecure) Follow these leads and remain undetected.
Blue G.

You reach your house and spot the car with the ZIRCON member inside. You resist the urge to wave at him.
Luckily, Zolomon doesn't notice the agent, as you're almost certain that HE wouldn't have been so restrained.

>>9969318

Ral Needs To Know, as if the jig is up here odds are he's got fallback options.

>>9969344
>The physician that saw him was Dr Ormar, who is NOT the usual palace physician. He is however a man in Gihren's employ, his address is listed in hardcopy phone listings (do not use the networked systems, unsecure) Follow these leads and remain undetected.

Well this guy is going to be our way in to where they're keeping Degwin. I seriously doubt he's loyal enough to Gihren that a gun pointed at his spine couldn't persuade him.

>>9969344
Gather evidence, take parents, move to leave Side 3, I know it means abandoning Sovereign Degwin, but it's more important that we deliver the evidence to both the other Zabi siblings, and to Char and Ral if possible.

>>9969344
Oh Zol. You're the best wingman ever, even though lots of stuff goes right over your head.

Gather everything of importance within this house. Our parents must have some weapons if we don't already. A pistol to everyone. Maybe some SMGs hidden in briefcases? Grenades would be nice.

Set explosives. We do have a secret escape tunnel into the sewers or something, don't we? Get some spare clothes, leave through an escape tunnel (HOPING WE HAVE ONE), leave sewers, change into clean clothes, find Dr. Omar.

>>9969511

Dr. Ormar is likely under similarly strict surveillance.

Still, he may well be our best bet at this point.

>>9969511
>Grenades would be nice.

Explosives in a contained pressurised environment. Nothing that could go wrong here.
...still I suppose if we ended up having to fight our way back to the ships it could be handy.

>>9969511

From what I got from Ramba Ral's message is, that if we try to leave Side 3, we shouldn't have anymore trouble. So blowing ourselves up would only hurt Ramba Ral's plans.

I say we just calmly gather the evidence and take it to Dolze, I'm sure he can contact Garma and Kycilia.

>>9969198
>>9969067
What? Someone explain.

>>9969198
Who?

>>9969418
>>9969362

You ask your mother if she knows about a "Dr Ormar".

"Oh yes, that's an easy one, he was the doctor first on the scene when Deikum had his heart attack."

"Oh dear. He appears to have been the attending physician on Degwin when he was taken to St Diana's Hospital as well."

You relate the rest of Ramba Ral's message to her (after you check for bugs).

"It's nice to have clues I suppose... Tea?"

"Should we be getting our stuff and opening up the trap-doors?" You ask.

"I'm revising the plan. You should tell Mr Ral to make a move to leave. Then you and he should both return to the docks. Once you're out of Zum control's visual range. Spread minovsky particles and move back into close range. Me and your father will set up a laser-communications network with your ship, and try to see if we can find out where Degwin is being held. With a bit of luck we might not even have to blow up the house. Maybe."

You resolve to take the guitar before you leave.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>9969612
Will the guitar with explosives. JUST IN CASE.

>>9969612
Do what mummy says.

Oh shit Zolomon is going to keep calling us a momma's boy for just following what she says without question.

>>9969612
Follow mother's plan, once on the ship, prepare for black ops raid to rescue the Sovereign. Pray parents don't die.

>>9969570
Dude. It's not like it's a small bubble. Have you no idea how big the colonies are inside, let alone think that the exterior would be so thin & weak as to be breached by a man-appropriate hand grenade?

>>9969636

Oh God. Apollo Justice flashbacks.

>>9969659
>Pray parents don't die.
Yeah. That's the last thing we need: a thirst for vengeance that would make Char blanch.

>>9969612
Its time to kick ass and chew bubble gum, also do what mum says.

>>9969589

Elpeo Puru, Zeon's loli answer to Feddie Newtype hijinks.

>>9969762
That's Puru Two actually.

>>9969797
and 12

>>9969797
>>9969826

For those who don't know, Puru was cloned a number of times, though only one survives for any length of time.

>>9969826
I mean the person in the picture that was being asked about is Puru Two.

Oh hey, we're autosaging. Anyway, let's go with mom's plan, then proceed to find this doctor guy.

>>9969664

This. It takes MS scale grenades to do that, and even then you'd need to be standing on the glass windowplating. Even then, there are emergency countermeasures to quickly repair holes in the colony.

Oh god I am not going to be able to wait a week to see what happens in this.

Apologised please tell us you're feeling well enough to do a second chapter this weekend.

>>9969876

Agreed, there was a lot of... chaff in this thread.

Inb4 'NEXT EPISODE...'

>>9969909
DONT SAY IT

>>9969909
Sonofabitch! You're not supposed to say that!

Might as well, no point in keeping this up while autosaging.

You all have a fairly nice light dinner whilst you text back to Ramba Ral telling him to go along with things and that you'll meet him back in the Docks.

You ask about the Tea-Cup.

"Well, I'm not sure if either Dozle or Garma will be willing to accept the evidence at face value. Gihren's brotherly bonds have always been stronger than he deserves. In any case, it certainly can't stay here now. Another option is to give it to neutral Side 6, although that may provoke them into action that could jeopardise their neutrality. Side 6 may be in a good position right now, but they're no Jupiter Energy Fleet."

In any case you take the tea-cup, after hiding it in your guitar.

"Goodbye dear, and be good. Or failing that, be careful."

"Uh. Thanks mom."

You leave in shower of tittering and good natured ribbing.
Roughly 40 minutes later you're back in the docks face to face with Ramba Ral.

"Well, they're going to let us leave without incident, but I get the feeling that they aren't going to let us back in for any reason once we go. So I hope you have some kind of plan."

"I'd rather we talked about it once we're in space." You answer.

Once aboard you get the impression that "customs officials" went rooting about the place while you were gone. Nothing got taken, but it wasn't the sort of treatment that anyone here was expecting.

"He David. What's going on?" Captain Mauser asks.

"You know that worse case scenario that Garma outlined at the start of this mission?"

"Oh bollocks."

You take off with minimal troubles and are leaving Zum Colony space within minutes.

YOUR ORDERS?

Quick question, how badly are we autosaging?

Uhhhh, guys, just had a thought here.

Why would a house just explode in a space colony? I'm guessing everything is electrically powered, as storing large amounts of cooking and heading gas would not only take up a lot of room, but be retardedly dangerous, so a faulty gas main really isn't very good cover.

If a house just ups and explodes, especially one filled with persons of interest that are under surveillance, that's going to throw up a lot of red flags in the intelligence community.

Might I suggest something a little more suitable for a space colony accident, like electrical fires, or a short out that causes some doors to open and explosively decompress a section that the family just happens to be visiting/working in.

>>9969965
>>9969983
Problem, comrades?

>>9970016

Man, exposing Gihren will just cause massive upset and fracture Zeon. I feel it to be far more beneficial if he just had an 'accident' and that is exactly what I think we should be setting up. Lets take him on a long walk in space.

LETS GO THROUGH WITH THE PLAN, WHATEVER IT WAS!

We need to put some space between us and the colony, spread some M particles, and then prepare for SNEAKING MISSION, MS style.

>>9970016

As per the plan, wait until we're outside visual range of the colony then spread minovsky particles and attempt to contact mom via laser link.

>>9970016
Prepare for the Rescue of Degwin Zabi

Disperse minovsky particles and and implement Mother's Plan.

>>9970037
DON'T QUESTION THE EXPERIENCED SPY!

>>9970037

>
If a house just ups and explodes, especially one filled with persons of interest that are under surveillance, that's going to throw up a lot of red flags in the intelligence community.

This the same intelligence community that is well aware that less than decade ago all three of you would create pipebombs as a fun family activity on sundays?

>>9970034
Page 8 currently.

>>9970034
Page 8 atm.

Full speed to page te- I mean the edge of visual range so we can scatter Minovsky particles and turn the fuck around.

>>9970070
Garma sits at his desk, his face in his hands, tears pooling in the corners of his eyes. He couldn't believe it, but everything David and Ramba had told him checked out. The tea cup had Gihren's prints all over it and traces of poison. Char, fucking Char came clean on the spot, about who he was. It took three soldiers to hold him back, to keep him from stealing a ship and heading off to kill Gihren. Garma was feeling the same way. Their father. He'd poisoned their father.

"I don't know what to do, Dave. I don't know what the fuck to do."

David stood silently against the back wall, his face obscured by shadows. He couldn't believe what he was about to say, but it was what he believed. "You have to kill him, Garma."

Garma didn't respond.

"It has to be quick. And quiet. I'm a soldier, sir. This is what I know. If you confront Gihren, it will be anarchy. Zeon will fall apart. The Feds will mop us up here on earth. Survivors will have to escape to space where it will be open warfare against everyone. A massive clusterfuck of epic proportions." David lit a cigarette. He'd picked up the habit recently. The occasions seemed to call for it more and more often. "But if Gihren were to die in his sleep. An aneyrism. Hemmorage. Heart attack. Stroke. Then no one has to know what he did. No one has to declare war on each other. And Zeon is unified."

"But where does it stop, David?" Garma looked up at him, his face streaked with salty tears. "How far do I go before I become the same as him?"

"You go as far as you need to. Until you can't anymore. You don't go for yourself. You go for your friends, you family, and Zeon. You do what is right. What you can, when you can, for as long as you can. Until you can't anymore."

Garma turned in his chair. Looked out a window at the hills of California. He swallowed hard. "Do it. Do whatever it takes. Get it done."

>>9970072
>>9970074
>>9970076

Once out of sesor range, you begin to lightly spread Minovsky particles and drift back on inertial power towards Zum Colony. Once in range you set up in clear sight of the 3rd dorsal solar panal, where the laser comm gear has been set up according to your mother.

Since you have some free time you invite Ramba Ral aboard to explain to him what's been going on.

"The long and the short of it is this. This tea-cup is the actual last cup used by Zeon Zum Deikum before he died. It shows clear proof that it was Gihren Zabi directly who delivered a fatal poison to Deikum just before he took the stage."

"I FUCKING WELL KNEW IT!" Ramba Ral bellows. You recoil, taken aback by this uncharacteristic outburst from him.

"...uh there's more. The doctor who attended Deikum was Dr Ormar. My mother is of the opinion that Gihren's making a power play for the principality."

After Ramba Ral calms down you both agree to wait for your parent's signal, but to go on high alert just in case. You order all of the Mobile Suits to be prepped for emergency launch and you move yourself and the rest of the team to pilots lounge next to the hanger.

Several hours later at roughly 11:30 Zeon Colony time Anita calls you through the intercom that they're getting a signal. You have her patch it through to you.
It's a worded message.

"Found Ormar. Talked after persuasion. Was silenced, we escaped with some difficulty. Will make our own arrangements back to Side 6, do not worry. Degwin in Von Braun city on the moon.
Von Braun (address of safe house: 22b O'Neil Avenue AX-112B) currently on far side of moon, out of communications. Hope you enjoy starship races son. See you soon.
Mother. XXX

TO BE CONTINUED.

For those of you getting confused. The teacup proves that he killed Char's father, not Garma's. There's no proof of that. The only way to get it would be to spring Degwin, who Garma couldn't resist gloating to and thus incriminating himself.

>>9970328
>Hope you enjoy starship races son.
Uh oh.

>>9970168
"You don't do it for yourself Garma. You do it... for us"
DAVIDxGARMA AU IS GO

>>9970328
This kisses on the end just make it that much better. No hugs?

So off to the moon. We better get some new custom mobile suits out of this.

>>9970328
>"I FUCKING WELL KNEW IT!"
Reaction image ralated.

>Degwin in Von Braun city on the moon
WHAT THE FUCK!?

Ok, when we get there EVERY SINGLE PILOT had batter have some kevlar over top of their normal suits, and a sub machine gun of some kind. Get Calvin a sniper rifle. If he's out of his suit too he needs to be able to spot some fools.

Spend any of the time in transit practicing hand to hand and shooting.

>>9970328

Time for a gripping race against the clock! Can Lister make it to the moon before Degwin is given his final checkup? What will happen to Zeon when the news of Gihrens wrong doings breaks? Will Lister ever play his guitar?

>>9970404

Oh come on, get some use out of the ones you've just gotten at least.
Plus you have that Luna-Titanium Boxer Shield to test out with your Act-Zaku.

I am not sure all this brother killing business will come to a good end.

Better keep the entire familiy alive.

Somehow.

>>9970449
Dude it's Von Braun
It's all their good for.

>>9970449

I didn't notice it mentioned before, but since we didn't get a beam rifle before we went up, did we get one from the carrier we captured? Our superMG is nice enough, but I'd much rather have a beam rifle too, honestly.

>>9970494
**They're
sorry bad spelling on my part

>>9970435
>Ok, when we get there EVERY SINGLE PILOT had batter have some kevlar over top of their normal suits, and a sub machine gun of some kind. Get Calvin a sniper rifle.

>Implying that this entire mission wont be conducted in Mobile Suits (for extra stealth. Yes, I have played Front Mission 3, why do you ask?)

>Von Braun bitches about Zeon fronting with it's neutral status

>David telling them that Degwin has been kidnapped and is held captive in Von Braun

>They call bullshit, then discover it's true.
>The entire ruling body of Von Braun shit themselves in unison.

>>9970509
No, no beam rifles since they're like 30 of them in Zeon's posession and each one is a valuable research resource.
Plus at the time there was no reason to assume you'd even need for this mission.

This is what I get for playing Red Dead Redemption. I miss zeonquest.

D:

>>9970639

Reasonable enough I suppose. Not like it'll increase our firepower all that dramatically either against anything we're likely to face. We do have two battleships and a Bigro after all.

Icelina is still on board, right? Gihren didn't figure out who she was or anything?

>>Hope you enjoy starship races son.

We're going to have to push the OH's engine so hard, we might as well assume we'll have to replace the thing when to get back to North America. Or Solomon, for that matter. Speaking of which, can we get a laser comm off to Dozle, or use other means to appraise him of the situation?

>>9970361
>Garma resist gloating to.
Plot twist, hooooooo!

>>9970574
>>Implying that this entire mission wont be conducted in Mobile Suits (for extra stealth. Yes, I have played Front Mission 3, why do you ask?)

Hey, for all I know he might be held up in some remote location or building in the city that would require us to bail out. We kick so much ass in MS that's close to the only thing that would be really dangerous to our team.

>>9970783
Great job, genius. Now the Gundam is bound to somehow turn up. I hope you're happy.

>>9970877
FFFFFF

>>9970877
The way things are shaping up...we can have peace in our time. If we manage to play this right the Federation can sue for peace with us the colonies will be independent now only if we can avoided the whole mess with the energy fleet.

>>9970716

Sorry, typo. Meant to say "Gihren". Refer back to my Omake at the end of Part 58.

And now, it's 2:15 am so I'm going to bed.

>>9971502

Ah, that makes much more sense!