Rolled 2 + 14 (1d10 + 14)

Time to bully the Avalonians

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Irina sighs happily to herself, “Yes, I definitely feel like I could accomplish twelve impossible things before breakfast right now. I'll just start formulating designs. It's about time we reminded people that an ace doesn't need to be a specialist.” She actually hugs herself, “I can't believe this is real. Finally, I'll show my mother that I'm the successful one in the family, my design is unquestionably the first to ever destroy a Paladin. So what if it was luck? We did it! We proved we can beat them! The Pumpkinseed II is going to be as famous at the Bluegill, and I'm going to end up on the Board of Directors with a sumptuous Europan estate and a pool to lounge scenically by. And the best part is that, for once in my life no one can take that away from me. No one. Not my damned sister, not Roarke Starwind, not any of my petty, short-sighted co-workers who would rather play politics than put in work with an autowrench. ”

“I think I deserve just a little credit.” You cut in, “It wasn't all luck.”

She smiles brilliantly at you, “You've won more than a little credit

“So, did you hear about the Butcher? Garret was just telling us the interesting news.” Lieutenant Asphodel cuts in.

She shakes her head, “I don't really follow the Bucephalus pilots, and she's an all-Ionian psychopath whose mech is entirely too reliant on Terran technology for my liking. I heard she was taken captive and dropped out, or something. All I know for sure is that the S-Flowerhorn is lost and someone very unlucky in the Solar System is having to design a replacement on short notice and praying they have another ace lying around. It serves the brass right.”

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>>608239
Dice say 'No Bully'.

Anywho, made it and finally finished up the Masakado(former name was the Susano'o). Getting this thing to 350 was a hell and a half.
http://pastebin.com/C9XDAj2Q

Rolled 8 + 8 (1d10 + 8)

>>608247
I forgot to put on my Amos music and use his dice, lets try that again

>>608224
Time to remark on the brave forensic analysis of the USCJ and their ability to determine the difference between accidental crossfire of several cruisers and deliberate destruction by a battleship... eventually

>>608245
>tfw someone goes on a huge tirade and spouts a conspiracy about Roarke being SOUL Z and that he is a deepcover agent acting as a pirate whilst "kidnapping" other SOUL pilots and mecha even though all of them are joining him without a fight because they are the double-secret fighting force for beating any enemies of the UJCIDF

>tfw the simple answer of the D is slapping them in the face

>>608245
>my design is unquestionably the first to ever destroy a Paladin.

Oh boy, is the current date of this side story before or after Roarke's dual with Lori? Because I know we're probably going to see Amos' perspective during the interview in this thread.

>>608263
We started before Mars so by now we must be right around that time since they were just talking about Roarke videos and no one mentioned the Paladin

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>>608224
Must sleep so I can go to college in the morning, gonna read shit later. Keep up the good work Wong.
>>608258
>mfw another greenman sympathizer crawls out of the woodwork

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Garret shakes his head, “What's the point of having an ear on your older brother and your father if everyone around you is deaf? The official story is that the Iron Kestrels decided to bust an affiliated scavvie ship out of Europan impound with the help of one of the SOUL mechanics. The techie died resisting arrest, the ship got away with SOUL B in pursuit. They made it to a dusty little hive called Griggspont in the Belt before SOUL B caught up, which is when Red Siren and Admiral Roarke Bloody Starwind himself showed up. Red Siren shot down the Butcher and Starwind took her prisoner. The other two members of SOUL B tried to interfere, but Starwind managed to disable Lieutenant McAllister's mech with the Black Ogre and got away. Later, Starwind released the Butcher to the commanding officer of the Jaburo as a sign of goodwill, and she resigned the military out of shame at her defeat.”

Irina huffs slightly, “Oh, she shot down a SOUL pilot, big deal. Great for her. I don't want to hear about either of those wretched celebrity pilots, but at least it was B with their Thoroughbred-MP frames and not A with the Basses. So that's the official bullshit, what did your important relatives tell you that's actually true?”

[Continued]

Word is that a new gunbuster is in production.

>>608284
I heard I'm not sure how to feel, I haven't even seen Diebuster yet

>>608287

I just feel this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEEPosF-tNU

>>608290
Excited Jung Freud is too cute

>>608275
>Little bird says that the Iron Kestrels are actually a black ops to oppose Fairchild's sudden rise. Not SOUL, but its rival.
>Which explains the Thoroughbred-MP frame Starwind has and the Terran tech they have

>>608263
Should be after we beat the pally if our interview is soon. Probably a few days late to being first and chances are data will take a while for the news to head to Jupiter. Still, while it's not a glowing achievement, it should be more than enough to get praise since it's the first Jovian and SOUL fallen paladin. A young face with a new machine and similarities to bluegill joe will help and the praise may help even more if this was the result.

>>608304

Footage should have been put out already by navigator.

Sort of curious as to why they've not seen it yet.

>>608301
>I heard that Roarke is actually the son of Flyyod Becker and that the Kaiser is actually Becker's Thoroughbred supped up

>>608311
Data lag is a very real possibility considering how far away everything is. In a place thats close to the galactic boonies, the data may not have arrived just yet with groups or the like having better access to communications thus allowing them to beat the curve. That or they haven't looked due to the last while being a terror mission.

>>608332
Did we ever find out roughly how far away we are from Sol?

>>608332

Ah thats true.

Hoping for good reactions when they see the interview in full.

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Garret grins, twirling a lock of his purple hair...that particular color isn't uncommon, it's a way to be both youthfully rebellious and patriotic at the same time, and Captain Clearwater apparently does the same...around his finger, “She went willingly. The Butcher was in on it, somehow, judging from persistent rumors from crewmates at her old posting on the Cincinnatus that she was having a love affair with Starwind. There may have been other prisoners released, but nobody knows a damned thing about it and that in and of itself is usual. No prisoners on any official UJCIDF rosters went missing, at least. There were early reports on JNN that the mechanic wasn't alone, though, but there was a mysterious shuttle accident and the only witnesses who seemed to recall anything happened to be on said shuttle at the time. Pure coincidence, seemingly.”

Irina furrows her brow, “Are you sure you should be talking about this? If the Kestrels are able to arrange to have people on Europa killed, you shouldn't be damaging morale by discussing it with us, tell your father to launch a full military strike on the Kestrels. Is the part about the affair true? I thought she was famous for hating pirates?”

Garret nods, “At the very least, she was a rabid Starwind fan. It's an ongoing problem in SOUL, a lot of our more experienced aces have either never seen real combat until recently or are just waiting to snap like poor Farragut. You're just lucky you got three badasses like us instead. Also, you're misreading me, I never said the Iron Kestrels arranged to have anybody killed. Frankly, I don't think they did. If it was them, the Black Ogre would have punched their shuttle to death and seduced three senior female officers in the process. There are a lot of conspiracy theories among certain powerful people, though. I've heard everything from 'Roarke Starwind did die and was replaced with a Paladin clone' to 'Roarke Starwind leads a secret SOUL unit commanded by the head of Internal Affairs'."

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>>608362
>If it was them, the Black Ogre would have punched their shuttle to death and seduced three senior female officers in the process.
Sound like something we would do

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He sips his tea with flawless table manners, “But you raised an interesting point about Terran technology. What do you think about all of this? Their insights into A-Particle manipulation have completely altered the face of the war, without it we would still be using nothing but evasive maneuvers to protect our ships, no A-Particle defensive screens, and our mecha would be using old-fashioned mass blades instead of plasma rapiers. Why are they giving us all of this? When was it developed? What more haven't they shared? If their technology is this advanced, why haven't they contributed troops to the SSL Joint Forces? I met a couple of Venusians on the troopship over here. Venusians. They're fighting.”

You chime in, remembering a doughy-faced boy with a thick accent you beat at cards several times in a row until he stopped talking to you, “There were Moonies there too. You'd hear them at prayers most nights.”

“That was them? Right, them too. Folks from Luna. My point is, if the Terrans want us to fight for them, why aren't they joining us?” Garret nods.

"This is really depressing. C'mon, we're all alive, can we talk more about the love triangle? I wanna hear about the Butcher. She's a real Palomino ace, I care even if you don't." Sergeant Nedermeyer pouts.

Irina's lips compress into a firm, hard line, “On behalf of Bahamut Corporation I am obligated to point out the substantial benefits to the war effort Terran technology has achieved. As you acknowledged, without them we would be significantly worse off, although I'd like to think that we've done most of the work ourselves. I'm not sure it's wise to look a gift horse in the mouth, especially in front of a bunch of loose-lipped pilots. Nedermeyer, you in particular.”

“Awww.” Nedermeyer pouts.

Irina shows her no sympathy, “Now that I've answered on behalf of my employer, personally I agree with you. Project Skywalker is no longer classified, obviously, since several of you have the fruits of it incorporated into your mecha, and it's clearly paid dividends, but...I've noticed that in the upper echelons of-”

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Good night guys! I'm very sleepy here today... But i just can't give up on being here with you at this game so easily...!

>>608373
Yeah... That absolutely sounds like us.

What tech do you think the Terrans are hiding anons? I got a feeling they have Reflexive cockpits and higher performance thrusters

>>608410
there's a lot of stuff that could be there. Gravatics, overcharged cores, BIO cores, Gamma class armor, megabeam weaponry to name a few. Hell, regenerative systems might be a thing as well.

>>608410
Nineball and Iris

>>608422
If any of those are true I hope we can capture one of their machines, Karen getting her hands on that tech would be very interesting

>>608410
Because of the sleepness i'm having a hard time to think of many possibilities in this case... But i really think that they are at least immortal, and that their robots must be Super-Robot Tier.

But in more hardware aspects... it's possible that they have much more efficient propulsive systems and alternative energy sources...

Wow... Their tecnology may even look like some kind of Technomancy to us if they are advanced enough '-'

>>608439
I think it's more a case of tech that was simply deemed 'unneeded' at the time when they were going the bio route with the Green men. Hell, I can see a lot of the tech being either reversed engineered from destroyed greenman tech, or made BY greenmen.

>>608410
A green man.

>>608448
>>608452
Hmmm... You may be right, Genetic Engineering has become taboo in the solar system... but Terra had become a mystery even before this... And if i am remembering right, was untouched by war...

The Terrans may be the most old and powerfull gene-engineered race of all the galaxy at this point.

>>608373
Three? We're getting sloppy, Thunder.

>>608480
We promised to slow down we are getting married soon

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Whatever she was about to say is cut off as Captain Clearwater enters the room, and ascends the steps leading up to a speaking dais at one end of the room. Mealtimes are always a good time for announcements, they guarantee a lot of people too full to escape from a long-winded speech. He smiles brightly, and activates the megaphone function on his PC, speaking into it and letting his words carry, “Hello. Hello, is everybody listening? Splendid! Just splendid!” Alongside him is an elderly Martian man in the stately robes of one of their officers, “Well, as I'm sure you've already heard, we struck a resounding blow to the Avalonian forces yesterday. Jolly good show, everyone! Now, this marks the first Paladin downed by the UJCIDF, and congratulations all around are in order, so I can understand some amount of merriment...but we've had some rather big news from the Solar System, and there's a speech that I'm required to make you watch.”

The Martian Captain is staring at Matthias Clearwater with a mixture of horror and bafflement at how lightly he's taking this, but he's a Martian and they take everything too seriously. Hakim's speeches might be words from the Prophet to them, but your own superiors aren't exactly sanctified and their verbiage tends towards dryness, so you appreciate the Captain being forthright.

“Now let's see, it's...oh, not that app...” Captain Clearwater frowns at his machine, “That's the starchart...and that's the haiku generator...Irina! Do the thing!”

“What thing?” She calls out, visibly irritated, “I don't know what you want me to do, this is the first I've heard of this.”


“Oh, right, you weren't at breakfast.” The Captain waggles his eyebrows, “We thought it would be wrong to get you out of bed for that meeting, I forgot you weren't there. We told General Oman you had a fever over the ansible, you're not in any trouble. Old Baldy wanted to extend his personal congratulations to you with his next communication, though. Uhm, right, what was it now? Oh yes, the speech. Could you help me with this? I can't find the file.” He shakes his PC as if expecting it to fall out.

“Did you try the Downloads folder?” Irina asks, looking more irritated at being dislodged from her spot.

“Ah, yes, how do I get to that again?” The Captain asks innocently.

[Continued]

>>608486
Even in the vast futures, lusers will be lusers.

>>608486
Is this person a parent? How is he this techtarded?

>>608486
Even in the far future with giant robots and space travel, there are STILL people who can't find the damn download folder.

>>608497
Oh, boy. Someone hasn't seen Eyeshield 21 yet.

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“Excuse me, Amos. I swear, you'd think they're recruiting cro-magnons to pilot these things.” She grumbles, standing up and marching in a whirl of affronted white labcoat to the front of the room, snatching the PC from Captain Clearwater's hand, and tapping the holographic display perhaps three or four times at most without even really looking at it, “Open File, Find Screen, Project...aaand there.” The PC synchs up with the screen behind the Captain, projecting a holographic image of a stern-faced woman with shoulder-length hair of vivid pink, seemingly in her early forties unless she's had some work done. She's sitting behind a shiny, marble-patterned desk. She makes no attempt to smile.

“Good evening, soldiers of the Solar System League Joint Forces Initiative. I am General Hermione Fairchild of the United Jovian Colonies Independent Defense Force, with the honor of being charged with defending Jovian interests within the Solar System. Yesterday, we suffered an attack the likes of which have not been seen since the War.” The pink-haired general nods to someone offscreen, and the screen splits, displaying footage of...a planetary gate. The massive satellite is badly damaged, the two massive projector arms large enough for several ships at a time to fly through cratered by plasma fire and missile shot. One of them is cracked entirely through midway along its length, held together only by a few cables thick enough for a mech to walk inside of. The satellite is surrounded by a halo of debris, floating Martian cruisers and mecha comprising a good portion of it. Just from the footage, you can pick out Knights, various Martian flyers, and UJCIDF Bluegills, Palominos, and Pumpkinseeds. There are a gratifyingly large number of Knights, but you don't see any downed Avalonian ships, “The forces of Avalon, not content with stirring up social unrest and rebellion on worlds the Solar System League has attempted to liberate, have launched an attack unprecedented in this war. Five Avalonian heavy warships, commanded by at least a trio of Avalonian Paladins, struck out of the darkness of space while local Martian patrol ships were en route to a minor bandit incursion outside of New Medina. Like any terrorist, they gave no heed to their own lives, and poured beam cannon fire onto the gate that supplies reinforcements and supplies for the relief of suffering planets to at least a dozen worlds. This is an act of palpable evil, aimed to hurt those who suffer most in times of hardship, the vulnerable natives of the SSL's client worlds and colonies. Although the gate was not destroyed, it will be some time before it is fully functional again. This cannot be excused, and so, in light of this flagrant attack on Mars, the Martian military, and Martian commerce, the Solar System League must with a heavy heart upgrade the status of the Avalonian threat from regional terrorists to an enemy nation."

[Continued]

>>608519
Shino isn't techtarded he's techgerous.

He knows how to point a camera, it just will immediatly break.

>>608539

Here we go. Time to see Irina throw an tantrum at her mech being upstaged.

>>608551
Actually I'd say it hasn't.

Roarke took significant damage and beat in a prolong duel what a normal rookie did with a single missile.

>>608560
Probably not on that but the recognition of first paladin taken down

>>608560
Roarke wasn't that badly damaged, and there was the fact he solo'd a soul mech right before it who arguable was the closest someone has every come to killing Roarke

>>608567
Arguably the closest has and always will be the fuckin First Mate.

No one else gets close to us litterally only surviving because coincidence.

>>608560
Roarke went toe to toe with a paladin and tore it apart.

Amos got lucky and hit the powerplant.

>>608572
Actually it would be Rashad, who's self destruct was super effective. We only survived because of luck.

>>608572
That was in a Harpy custom. And Harpies are literal deathtraps on wings.

>>608586
No its still the first mate, because Rashad we BEAT, while the First Mate had us actually dying until pure plot gave us a working mech.

The chances of us getting out of a explosion are signigantly less then a fight having taken place at a stocked but abandoned test lab.

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“As of today, we are officially at war as a result of this unprovoked assault on the sovereignty of a League world.” The picture of the Gate of Mars vanishes, and is replaced by snippets from different planets showing the Avalonian Knights fighting Pumpkinseeds and Bluegills in space and across several planets and colonies, “The Avalonians possess sophisticated mecha capabilities, which is no surprise because...” She pauses for dramatic effect, “...they are the thralls of what is believed to be the last surviving Green Man.” She pauses again to let her audience react, then barrels onward, “This evil, that we had thought consigned to the dustheap of history, has reared its head again. Even to the last of their kind, they have chosen to exert every drop of their strength in a futile attempt to enslave humanity. Like many of you, I have seen loved ones destroyed by this conflict, and have vowed never to endure the taint of the Green Men upon the galaxy again.”

“Weren't we already at war?” Nedermeyer asks innocently.

The Lieutenant grunts the words “Police. Action.” While listening intently to the speech.

General Fairchild slams her fist down on her lectern, “We will not surrender! It has been nearly thirty years since an estimated two-thirds of humanity's galactic population was wiped out by the Great Sidereal War started by the Green Men! We, the Solar System League, refuse to dishonor the fallen by meekly handing over the worlds humanity has retaken to the slaves of a genetically engineered immortal monster! We will overcome! We will prevail! We must secure an existence in this galaxy for our children, and our children's children! Even as I speak, new and improved mecha are being created by the Martian Holy Militia, the UJCIDF, the Reformed Catholic Church, and independent mechbays across the Solar System. With every minute that passes, our armies swell, and the technology that goes into our forces increases.” There's a dramatic shot of a blue-painted Pumpkinseed II bearing down on one of the Knights, dodging a clumsy thrust from its lance and reducing its head to a fused lump of sparking circuitry with one professional slash of its cyan-tinted beam rapier. Hey, you know that guy!

“Look, that's me!” You point out with a grin.

“Wait until they see the new footage. I got a great angle on the shot.” Garret grins back, giving you a thumbs-up. Meanwhile, Irina hands the Captain back his PC and goes back to her seat, obviously intent on finishing her food and getting back to designing mecha.

[Continued]

>>608586
It's going to be a case of Amuro and Char at the start of the 1 year war at this point. Char was already a ace with a great kill record and lots of experience, but Amuro shined through with a really damn good machine and kept getting thrown into combat with aces.

Hell, pretty sure he got a bunch of EXP beating a encounter he was in no shape ready for.

>>608631

>Hell, pretty sure he got a bunch of EXP beating a encounter he was in no shape ready for.

That and the Brightslap.

>>608640
The bright slap was more like a Class Change from 'whiny bitch' to 'Anime Hero' with all the perks that come with it.

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Unfortunately, the General isn't considerate enough to be finished talking, “Our righteousness is so plain that even hardened evildoers are taking up arms in humanity's defense. Look! Even one of their vaunted Paladin arch-aces cannot stand against the might of Jovian engineering!” The split screen plays an entirely different bit of footage, done in a much more professional and less barebones style of multi-ASP recording than the official broadcasts tend to use.

“Oh Minerva, no...” You hear Irina whisper as she spots the colony in the background, lit by neon representations of a woman with a heart-shaped eyepatch. Auditorium? Yeah, that has to be Auditorium. It's easy to recognize the neon dragons and white hawk-and-skull emblems on the ships surrounding what is clearly a barely-functional Avalonian cruiser, too. On top of it stands a blue and gold mech, incredibly ornate and clearly sculpted by the same sort of hand that crafted the Berenger even if its design is a little less whimsical. The independently-moving drills mounted behind its head remind you of hair.

What catches your attention, though, is the massive battleship with its oversized engines hovering like a black dragon between the Avalonians and the colony. You're sure you've never seen a model like that before, but it looks vaguely Martian. You're expecting something from it, but instead the shot shifts to its perspective, and zooms in on the opening bay catapult of a small, inconsequential freight transport. It fires a single mech into space.

Black armor, pitted and scarred. A chunky Y-shaped white sensor mask atop a rounded head. Two spiky, shoulder-mounted greatshields. Those huge, rending hands. You hear Simon gulp when he sees it, and to be honest, your mouth goes a little dry too. The Paladins are an almost incomprehensible horror with their strange weapons and pilots, the Black Ogre's brutal simplicity is the opposite.

“No!” Irina nearly jumps to her feet, only restrained by your hand on her arm.

[Continued]

based on the time gap, i'm guessing they're about a light week out from sol.

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“It's damaged, look.” Simon notes, pointing. You nod, spotting the myriad of tiny cracks and scratches across its chest armor.

“There's a recent weld near the powerplant, too.” Irina notes, her voice taut with stress, “Minerva damn it, Minerva damn it all he's going to fight it solo.”

“You'd better be taking notes.” Lieutenant Asphodel remarks to his squadmates, “I want a PoA for fighting either of those mecha by tomorrow.” They both nod in response, watching intently.

Bohemian Rhapsody starts playing, you hum along. The Black Ogre makes a beeline towards the Paladin, which points back towards the ship imperiously. You can mentally fill in the blanks, imagining the Paladin telling the Solar peasant to go back to the fields or something. The Black Ogre clearly isn't having it, though, and the Paladin charges. Its pilot must be more aggressive than the Berenger's. It leaps and tries to kick at him, deftly avoiding the Ogre's grappling harpoon. Much to your surprise, it activates a Jovian-style double-ended beam saber and spins it in an arc that ends up slashing deeply into the Black Ogre's left arm.

“Yesss...” You hear Irina hiss, then she blushes when she catches your reproachful glare, “I'm not rooting for the enemy, Amos, just for you and me.”

[Continued]

>>608660
>“You'd better be taking notes.” Lieutenant Asphodel remarks to his squadmates, “I want a PoA for fighting either of those mecha by tomorrow.” They both nod in response, watching intently.

Once Asph stopped being a dick to us he suprisingly Gets Shit Done

God were such a badass to outside eyes. I wonder if this will have our rep hit 10

>>608667
That tends to be the case with many people. We saw and dealt with the asshole side, but considering how many men he lost he is probably trying damn hard to not have them die.

>>608670
We are horrifying to many things from a outsider perspective. We hit constantly above our weight class, killing high end foes with rediculous tech, and have fought ACEs with only our fists. Jack of Trades can be pretty good, but in the end a straight up high Ace will trump them.

>>608667

He was Always get shit done, it was Jesus's impression that he gave of the SOUL program that made him hate us.

From his point of view we were a bunch of no good poster-boys fucking around with a cushy gig and shore leave shenanigans.

To him we were worse than incompetent soldiers, we were incompetent soldiers he couldn't reprimand without jumping through a bunch of red tape and seemed to be sleeping with the scientists to get the best gear that could be better served with competent soldiers.

It was only when we showed we actually had balls and moral fucking fiber that he reconsidered his opinion of us.

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>>608695
Were pretty much space little mac at this point

>>608708
Explains the various ethnic enemies we fought. Just got to watch out for space Mike Tyson.

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The Jovian mech's right arm hammers the Avalonian's shield, leaving clawlike gouges in it, before its damaged left arm seizes the Paladin's right shoulder, and digs its fingers in. You see armored plates crunch and deform, then it backhands the inside of the same arm's elbow so hard its knuckle spikes rip through the frame and leave it little more than a branch of twisted, twitching metal.

"No! NO!" Irina knocks her drink over as she slams her palms down on the table. Tea spills across the table and drips to the floor like her hopes and dreams.

The Paladin leaps back, its pose somehow exuding sassy indignation as it snaps the fingers of its remaining hand. The drills attached to its head, four of them anyway, detach and spin up, flying at the Black Ogre from a multitude of angles. The pirate mech does its best to avoid them, but can't stop a drill from carving up part of one leg or two more from gouging its shields as the two mecha dart around each other like mating fish. The Black Ogre crushes two of the drills in its fists, calling the fight Nedermeyer mentioned with the Harpies to mind unpleasantly...and the sensor mask abruptly flips up. For a moment, you see the most terrifying grin you've ever beheld, sculpted in metal, but only for a moment as the Ogre charges in and the Paladin moves with it, the combatants belly to belly for a brief moment. The Paladin deftly avoids the Black Ogre's blows, its remaining drills darting in for the kill and its beam saber poised to ventilate the Ogre's cockpit. Then suddenly...the black mech hits, and tears the Paladin's head clean off. It doesn't stop, and its motions...are eerie, more like the flailing of a crushed insect than any normal mech, pulling its weapon back in one final, desperate attempt to strike before the grappling harpoon pins its hand and the Black Ogre tears the Paladin's remaining arm off.
You hear Irina groan and drop her head into her palms, “Doctor Vodka, I'm going to need an urgent appointment.” She mutters to herself. She looks up, despair on her features, “Damn him, Amos, he beat us to it.”

“Using an ace mech.” You point out.

“Fighting solo.” She points out, “Don't get me wrong, you're still a hero, but that's going to be all over the holonet too. We have competition now.” She shakes her head, “Why can't I just win, for once? I was doing so well, and now it's all tumbling down...” Her shoulders slump in disappointment.

>[Say something to her]

>>608728
Wait till she finds out we personally endorsed her design, that's a complicated emotion.

>>608728
"We'd always have competition, nobody wins the war by themselves. Inevitably, someone else would have defeated a paladin. Can't we at least wait for his inevitable interview? Based on past experience, I expect there to be a few points of disagreement between and the general."

>>608728
>It doesn't matter what anyone else tells you, I believe that you can do it Irina

>>608728
>Hey, it's a cause for celebration. You've designed a Mass produced mech that can equal the Black Ogre.

>>608728
"Dont see it as a loss. No one honestly expected us to do more then sell our lives with our paladin, yet we brought her down. With no losses to boot.

And honestly, which do you think JNN will focus more on? The coll pirate outlaw who outfought one or the homegrown everyday patriot pilot who did it?

If this wasnt a win, it was at least a draw."

>>608728
I say this is a win. Even if he got it first, he's both a pirate and a ace. Hell, wasn't the whole fear about Paladins were the fact that they were undefeatable aces with crazy skills one way or another? Yet here we are, away from the action, using a mech YOU designed to one shot one of those aces. I'm no ace, I'm a average joe whos a bit more skilled than most. So that means you helped create a machine that can take down those Aces that can be piloted by the good people of Jove and get them back home alive.

Besides, Roarke wasn't alone. Sure he was the only machine, but he had an entire fleet pointing their guns at her, each ship full of pirate aces. If things went south, he could have likely just shot it down. Guy is know for his showman ship, right?

>>608728
"Hey I'm just glad there are less paladins trying to kill us."

>>608740
Backing

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"Hey, it's cause for celebration, you've designed a line mech at least twenty tons lighter that can equal the Black Ogre. Don't see it as a loss, yesterday this was a suicide mission but instead we all came back alive, unhurt, and without even scratching our paint. If this wasn't a win, it was at least a draw, and that's with the Black Ogre. Avalon has definitely lost no matter how you look at it." You put your arm around her in a hug.

She leans into it, still looking distraught, "That's not what everyone else is going to say, they're not...the rest of the galaxy isn't as nice to me as you are, Amos."

"It doesn't matter what anyone else tells you. I believe you can do it, Irina." You smile at her, and she tentatively smiles back.

One of Queen's most beloved songs fades out, and the General is talking once again, "The Paladins are considered the elite of Avalon's elite. Each of these twelve pilots is a zealot sworn to the personal service of the Green Man leading their nation, genetically altered and reshaped into a living weapon. Although Avalon, thankfully, lacks the resources to produce bio-weapons such as were seen during the War, the mecha piloted by the Paladins represent the pinnacle of their technology. Each Paladin views themselves as genetically superior, as a creature that stands above mankind as mankind stands above apes, taught that human lives are something to simply crush underfoot at their convenience. Yet, here we see the hollow nature of their arrogance! This one met Admiral Starwind, and tasted the peril against which the UJCIDF has been tested." She clears her throat, “...Although it would be a breach of normal regulations, the UJCIDF is pleased to report that we have opened up negotiations with Admiral Starwind to release the pilot of the enemy vessel into our custody. We remain confident that Admiral Starwind, despite his many flaws, is a solar patriot and will do the right thing by putting the pilot into our hands to face justice, so that they can no longer terrorize our worlds. Furthermore, we must credit the Iron Kestrels for rooting out the treachery of Commodore Rashad Abujamal, who abused his connections to sensitive information and leaked the location of the Suleiman 1 facility to the Green Skulls pirate fleet, likely as part of a bid to seize control over the asteroid belt. Our working hypothesis is that after the Green Skulls were driven away, he further soiled his rank and reputation by communicating with Avalon to erase the evidence of his misdeeds at Suleiman 1 by destroying the colony itself. Truly, the depravity of these inhuman servants of the Green Men is without bounds.” General Fairchild shakes her head with an air of frozen sorrow, "Rest assured, my office is doing everything in its power to ensure the safety and prosperity of the Solar System League. We will root out our enemies both foreign and domestic, and grind them beneath our heel." She smiles, and the footage ends.

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“Well now! That's good news, two Paladins down, and all thanks to Jovian engineering, eh?” The Captain remarks in a chipper tone of voice.

Irina sighs, “O-oh well, what we did was still very impressive. We were lucky, if we hadn't shot down a Paladin ourselves we probably would have been getting the stinkeye from the brass for being shown up by Roarke Starwind. We're still all getting promoted, but I'd have more clout at work if my design was the ONLY one that had defeated a Paladin.”

"We'd always have competition, nobody wins a war by themselves. Inevitably, someone would have defeated a Paladin. It being us and the unkillable pirate ace who wiped out an entire fleet is something I'm okay with." You squeeze her, and her gloom becomes a little less pronounced.

"You're a fine man, Amos Wedge." She comments, and kisses your cheek.

"He's better behind the controls of a mech." Asphodel remarks, throwing a bit of cold water on the emotional moment, "Do we really have to have this day off? I'm starting to itch with nothing to do."

You look down at your empty plate and shrug. A lazy day is fine with you, you're always fine with spending the day fishing. You're not sure if Irina would be up for that, though, and you're worried about her emotional state so you glance over at her.

"Ah, well. They should be almost finished scraping epoxy off the Paladin by now. Although I could use a little sunlight, I'm tempted to get a peek at the mystery woman for myself." The blonde technician remarks, doing her best to clean up the spilled tea with some napkins.

>[Advise going out on the town]
>[Advise checking on the Paladin]

>>608814
>>[Advise checking on the Paladin]
This is gonna be good

>>608814
>>[Advise checking on the Paladin]
"Can we get Rorake's video ready to great her. We can congratulate her on not being the first paladin to fall. The other one probably still looks better to her peers though, on account of not going down like a chump."

>>608814
>>[Advise going out on the town]
The Paladin is going to be surrounded by men with guns we shouldn't have to worry about her until they put her in her cell near Four and they plan a break out

>>608814
>>[Advise checking on the Paladin]

Wanna see our prisoners. And the face of Four when we drag in the paladin.

>>608814
>[Advise checking on the Paladin]
We have questions that need answering. Specifically, who thought it would be a good idea to try and instigate a war by sending elite troops to a home planet after going 'stay in the solar sector and no harm will come to you'?

Game continues in an hour so I can eat.

>>608814
>Check the Paladin
Wanna see the Paladin in person, also we'll be close enough to our mechs when shit hit sideways

Since we got some time what upgrades are you hoping for anons? Relfex cockpit, turbocharger, and switching our powerplant to Bioenergy so we can supercharge our mech when we get hotblooded

>>608866
I want Verniers. I know it isn't cost effective at the Kaiser's CP cost, but I like the idea of the Kaiser being more responsive due to MOAR POWA much better than it being made lighter due to special materials.

>>608866
For whom? Roarke or Amos?

If Roarke, space cloak. Like an upsized version of Shishou's cloth.

>>608866
reactive shields. Add them with our standard shields and we'll have a wall of defense. Other than that? Gravatics for that sweet 33% boost to our maneuver pool and a general upsizing of our body. Get everything to light heavy.

>>608870

That's actually part of how the Weight Efficiency for these bigger mechs is fluffed, at least in my game. It would be hard to just justify it as special materials and stripping out redundant parts given what Roarke has available and Karen's penchant for brutality in design.

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>>608878
Oh, I don't think that that was made clear earlier. Also, Would this be Amos's new mech?

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>>608874
The Kaiser would rock the Black Getter cape, or maybe the Crossbone's one

>>608870
If you increase the weight class it also increases melee weapon damage, right? So it makes just as much sense to keep it heavy whilst making it faster as it does to make it lighter and faster. Even if cost inefficient.

Also, I feel bad for Simon. He doesn't have the patented "put your fist THROUGH him" technique but they want him to keep up with Roarke. He needs his bioreactor so he can ruin everything first.

>>608878
Man we are going to be covered in thrusters by the time we are done. It'd look quite spooky.
>>608882
No, we're getting the Gyan Krieger which is basically a REALLY good Gyan that put the Gelgoog Jager to shame.

>>608884

Was wondering if Master Asia would teach Roarke the techniques of the cutting cloth but that cloak would be badass.

>>608886

And then amos will die in it like Zolomon Ringo

>>608886
The Jarja has better missiles and guns, so I think it might be more appropriate. Its also based on the Gyan, so its Kosher.

>>608885
Wrong! Melee damage is affected by the size of your arms, not the total weight. Light Heavy gives a +2 to damage for example. Weight Reduction is more on the lines of maneuver penalties since we don't have it affect move. So really, there is no point in not having it.

>>608890
But we aren't black OR a new type!

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>>608885
Weight class is important if we use dismember or ram. And dismember completely ignores armor and does damage directly to the servo

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>>608900
Whoops thats armor servo not weight, but ram, throw and slam all matter on our weight vs our enemy's

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>>608897
Well clearly a medium heavy is heavier than a light heavy, you can see where I get confused.

>>608900
>there are mechanics for bite attacks

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And the rest of the brawl page that got cut off

>>608914
You wouldn't believe what weird things have mechanics in there

>>608878
Is there any chance any of Gretchin's secondary interviews included Red Siren Squeeing over the China Girl music box she got? I sorta want to see the reaction to that.

>>608907
>>608920
>mucho damage

This rulebook is fucking ridiculous.

>>608900

And whether or not this is a houserule, Dismember and Ram use your PRE-Weight Efficiency tonnage. It wouldn't be fair otherwise.

>>608920
there is a means to make super deformed mecha that function off of Kawaii and Kowaii. You have no ideas how often I have pictured a Blue Gill Joe cartoon with certain cast mech popping up in it.

>>608927
So we could have a 60 ton mech, WE it down to 40 and still have dismember and ram counted as if we were 60? If so holy shit

>>608929
Thats exactly what I was thinking about that and the psionic system

>>608914
That's for the zoid mechs. So, Mr.Wong, blade liger when?

>>608929

There actually is at least one popular cartoon about a talking Shetland that solves crimes.

>>608933

Not could, do. That's exactly the situation, numbers and all, that the Kaiser is in. Like I said, the upgrade improved a lot.

By the way, fun fact! I actually updated the Rogues' Gallery page, finally. It now has all of the SOUL mecha.

>>608939
And now it has a arc featuring Phantom Thief K stealing a museum piece of Thoroughbred X's arm.

>>608946
Speaking of updates has Roarke's ip in anything gone up from the master pastebin? Its been a while since we've changed dice on any roles

>>608952
I'd imagine Leadership is at at least 6, maybe higher.

>>608952

Soon. When Roarke next sees the Undefeated.

>>608947

Phantom Thief K is easily the most menacing thing in that cartoon, and its Harpies are already pure nightmare fuel.

>>608937
When Karen gets around to upgrading the robot pup we were considering getting her a while back.

>>608937
It says it's also for living things. So hypothetically if there is a mech-sized humanoid creature out there it could feasibly bite as well. I just want to bite things with the Kaiser. And Simon's not!EVA

>>608971
They probably will call it an Evangelion, probably for the exact same reason anno did

>>608971
Why would it have to be mech-sized? You'd just scale the damage in accordance with the scaling rules. Hell, even a regular-sized human technically qualifies, being a living thing.

>>608968
And then there is the Phantom Thief's left and right hand, the Osana-Wo and Archen who serve as a comedic side to the group.

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>>608937
Thank you for reminding me.

These mechs are nice Wong don't get me wrong but when do we fight the real heavy hitters?

>>608973
Well based on the tech inuniverse, simons mech is going to be a barely shackled green man isnt it

>>608974
We've actually fought outside of our mecha once if you don't count the foreplay with Clemmy. And it was against Rashad. No one cares about human-scale combat. Not yet, anyway.

>>608977
Probably after we beat another Paladin or two, then they'll send us the top ranked ones to fight us

>>608978
Who knows, they might just be using the tech to grow and organic mech rather then shackle a Greenman

>>608980

You also pistol-whipped a mugger unconscious and got beaten up by the Undefeated, as Roarke. As Caesar, you had a friendly greeting from Clemmy.

>>608985
Again -actually fought-. Bullying a couple of punks, getting a lucky shot whilst being schooled, and not being a little bitch aren't real fights. It's not like we went into it saying "let's break this dude's fucking neck." or anything.

>>608980
They should. After all, the scaling rules are hilarious and should be a̶b̶u̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶m̶u̶c̶h̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶p̶o̶s̶s̶i̶b̶l̶e used sparingly and with the greatest care.

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“We really ought to at least take a look at the new prisoner. You should have heard her over the comms before she was shot down, she was talking about beating us as if we were kids facing an adult or...or the way a scientist talks about pinning a bug to a piece of board.” You remark

“Insect, Amos. True bugs are members of Order Hemiptera.” Garret corrects you.

“See what I mean?” You gesture at him, “She might as well have been discussing pruning a shrub or something, I don't think the idea that she could lose ever even occurred to her.”

“Tsh, arrogant bitch. Yes, I definitely want to see her. I want to see the look on her face at being dragged down by the serfs. I want to see her rue underestimating my designs. Rue it!” Irina scowls, standing up and tossing the tea-soaked napkins carelessly onto Sergeant Nedermeyer's plate. She pulls her PC out of the pocket of her labcoat, punching in a message to Marilyn, and receiving a quick response, “...They just breached the locks on the cockpit, we'd better hurry.”

[Continued]

>>608998
It's a set up, cheese it Amos.

>>608998
By the time we get there, everyone's already dead.

>>609002
It'll actually be super annoying if our critical ends up just being turned into a negative and we end up in the same scenario as if we never got the hit in the first place.

>>609002
Or green.

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So you make your way to the mechbay. Irina isn't in much of a talking mood, especially when it becomes apparent that the rest of the pilots are following you.

The Paladin is laid out flat, each limb individually secured with massive clamps. Its entire torso is covered with pale blue epoxy, waves in the hard-set substance making it look half melted. A handful of technicians wearing gas masks are chipping away at it with handheld cutting lasers, big, unwieldy things attached by cable to a main power core. A steady cloud of powdered epoxy dust rises from their efforts, blown away out of the open bay door by gigantic portable military fans. Marilyn, identifiable from her ears, finally straightens up from the excavation site and gives a thumbs-up to the waiting soldiers.

Two dozen MPs in power armor surround the downed mech, heavy energy rifles poised and ready. Another six have smaller, handheld versions of the epoxy gun. Four have what look like some kind of electrified net launchers. The mech-sized gate to the outside slams shut, massive locks rotating into place. A regal, vintage Morgan II, heavily customized and sculpted with ornate red and gold armor, unsheathes a massive flanged mace from a rack while a pair of Pumpkinseed IIs aim their beam cannons down at the hatchway. Captain Clearwater's voice echoes from the Morgan's loudspeaker, “This is Captain Matthias Clearwater of the United Jovian Colonies Independent Defense Force. You are surrounded with overwhelming firepower, and it would be a damned shame for you to die with so little drama. Would you please come out with your hands up? I assure you, we abide by all civilized conventions in regard to the treatment of prisoners.” The Morgan II hoists the mace over one shoulder, "I really, really would appreciate it if you didn't do anything foolish."

The cockpit opens, a pale green glow from inside fading. Emergency lights, perhaps. A slender, graceful figure stands up, gloved hands held high above her head.

"Oh, you have a sword. Right, would you kindly take it off and toss it onto the floor somewhere?" The Captain inquires. You suppose that politeness is cheap when you're riding a good forty or so tons of Morgan II and commanding a lot of burly people in power armor.

The Paladin hesitates, then tears her belt off and throws it in a deliberately soft underhand to the floor.

"Arms in front of you, this is for your safety as well as ours." The Captain instructs, and again she complies. A pair of manacles so thick and bulky that they resemble metal sleeves more than normal restraints are slapped onto her arms, and the troopers begin leading her out of the bay.

[Continued]

>>609005
But it wouldn't be the same scenario.

This time, we'd be fighting her in person.

>>609011
Apperantly captain had the same idea as the rest of us did.

>>609011
I hope for Amos's sake she isn't the type to fall in love with the man who beat her

>>609025
Imagine if she trains amos.

"I refuse to allow the man who beat me have such poor piloting ability."

>>609025
knowing her luck, the soldiers will throw a old maid outfit at her when she demands fitting clothes.

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Except that path leads the procession of soldiers quite close to where your knot of nineteen people is standing around trying to stare as nonchalantly as possible.

The woman's expression is cool and dismissive, on the surface. Yet, somehow the look on her face tells you that she isn't quite all there, as if she's deep in thought. Until she sees you, and the entire focus of the enemy commander hits you like a plasma bolt to the chest. She abruptly stops moving, one of the troopers behind her nearly walking into her.

"Please continue moving." This time, the Captain's voice isn't over his Morgan's PA, he's emerged onto the cockpit hatch of his mech and is just projecting his voice well.

"Sir Captain." She calls back, equally adept at filling the bay with her voice, "I wish to give something to one of these pilots, the one called the Blue Knight." She smiles. It's an unsettling smile, more the baring of teeth than an expression of happiness, "The one who spoke so ardently of protecting his friend before defeating me."

Sergeant Nedermeyer giggles for some reason.

"It's not some veiled allusion to violence, is it? I really will kill you if you try to hurt even a single one of my people, even if I have to do it with my own two hands." The Captain promises, riding his liftwire back down to the floor.

"Nay, Sir Clearwater. I wish for him to have my sword, it was his bladesmanship that undid my vassal Dame Wayland and it belongs in good hands. Ah, and my hat. I shall retrieve these articles from him later, but for now I shall allow him these trophies." She glances around, noticing that the MPs are a bit hesitant to get close enough to take her hat, "Well? Are you so uncouth as to ignore instruction? Very well, I shall give it to him myself, pray refrain from slaying me meanwhile." She makes an elegant nod to the Captain over her shoulder, then tenses her body like a spring. She crouches down, then leaps upward onto her toes and tosses her head, her silver hair flying upwards along with her hat. With a snap of her teeth, she catches the brim in her mouth, then with a flick of her neck hurls the tricorn sidelong at you. You catch it almost without thinking. The Paladin smiles ruefully, "It will be hard to live down this shame, but live I must. My purpose is not yet fulfilled." She holds her head high, and walks along with her guards like a queen in exile.

"Tsk." Irina hisses. You can see her fighting NOT to, but pettiness wins out in the end, and she calls out, "You might not live all that long, sweetheart."

The Paladin gives her the sweetest smile imaginable, "Then I'll just have to hurry, won't I?"

You hear Irina's hands creak from how tightly she clenches her fists, "Smug bitch."

>[Put on the hat]
>[Do not put on the hat]
>[Put the hat on someone else]

>>609048
WAIFU WARS 2 BEGINS

POLAND HAS JUST BEEN INVADED. BATTLE STATIONS.

>>609048
>>[Put the hat on someone else]
Not really our style, Garret might pull it off though

>>609048
>>[Put on the hat

>>609048
> Put on the hat

The hats going on our ace logo

>>609053
>>Do not Put on the hat

Its not our style but it seems unnecesarily mean to mock someone trying to lose gracefully. However I would keep it in a display stand with the sword.

>>609048
>[Put on the hat]
She seems like she could do with a hug.

>>609048
Give the hat a once over before putting it on. Who knows what evils lurks in the hats of man. Also it might not fit our melon head.

>>609048
>[Do not put on the hat]

>>609071
incidentally, ask Irina and the others how it looks. I can honestly see it looking comical on amos' head.

>>609048
>>[Put on the hat]

>>609071
Or we can incorporate the hat design into the design of our new ace suit's head.

Instead of stealing her symbol we should make our own symbol

>>609094
Why not a Jack O Lantern in respect for the pumpkin?

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You look the hat over for any signs of anything malicious. The hat allows itself to be manipulated in the docile manner of its kind. It is sturdy, not particularly ostentatious, and looks waterproof. Its sole ornament is a curly white feather. On the other hand, you're worried it would look ridiculous if it doesn't fit you and just perches on top of your head. You try it on. Surprisingly, it fits, particularly since you aren't wearing it as low over your face as she does.

The Captain saunters over, stopping to scoop up the Paladin's swordbelt. He hands it over to you with a smile, "Nice haul, well done Amos. Try not to get jealous, Irina, she's in a cell and you're out here, what can she possibly do?" Scabbarded, it's a nice-looking saber, with just a touch of ornateness to the hilt with its button guard and single-strand finger protector, the curve slight and graceful. You've also acquired a rather nice-looking long knife with it, fairly plain until you unsheathe it a little and see the ornate engravings on the blade. From the gleam of the edge, both weapons are definitely mono-blades. Neat.

"So how do I look?" You pose.

Irina giggles and Garret and Simon shake their heads.

"It doesn't...it just doesn't fit you." Simon says.

Garret nods, "It clashes terribly with your uniform. In civilian wear, it would be a different story. Keep the blades, though."

"That's fine, I'm still wearing it for now." You announce stubbornly.

Irina shakes her head, smiling, then yelps as you pat her on the butt, "Let's go. We can see her put away properly, or we can go to a bar and enjoy our day off. This time, I'll buy." You grin down at her.

She reaches up and flicks the end of your hat's white feather, "Don't even think about it. I'm buying."

"Wonderful! It's nice to see a couple getting along." Captain Clearwater cheerfully claps both of you on the back, "But I have something better. More cultured. Innsmouth's Theatre in the Park is rather a talented bunch, and they're putting on an old Terran classic. Batman!"

You remember being one of the dancing mercenaries back when your class at the Academy did Batman. Simon himself was the titular lead, and did a rather good job of it in your opinion.

[Continued]

>>609098
Considering Amos is based off of Jiron, it needs to be a melon.

>>609109
Well, the pumpkin and melon are both vine grown fruits so its not that far off and we do pilot a pumpkin seed. Besides, 'Jack' has a lot of meanings that fit us. Jack of all trades for our all roundedness, Jack in the suit of cards, and of course, Jack the giant slayer.

>>609106
Captain Clearwater for Best CO.

>>609106
>You remember being one of the dancing mercenaries back when your class at the Academy did Batman.
Y'know one always thinks about how future generations lose the context of art/movies/theater/slang/etc. like the small number of shakespear's plays that survive today and how most of them are from actors copying what they remembered of the script at the time. But at the same time that lack of context can be amazing, like 80's ninjas in neon garb trading one liners in dramatic duels, as opposed to historically accurate ninja. An then those same mis-remembrances go full circle back to japan, and then Yamato is so sugoi over orange tracksuited ninja twats doing some kinda bullshit for hundreds of issues, and discussing on 4chin or whatever expy we were going with. Truly majestic.

Hm, we got farther than I thought. Thanks to /qst/, we can pause it here, because we're continuing tomorrow once I get off work and things are going to be eventful.

>>609134
You think tomorrow will most likely be the last Amos session?

>>609134
Ahhh well. Guess I will need to buy popcorn. What did you think of the Masakado by the way? Tried to keep it with the Dyzengar profile while still making it beastly.

>>609142

Before we go back to Roarke, yes, probably.

>>609148

Expensive but interesting.

>>609157
Yeah, I was going for something that was the same price as the new Kaiser while still being good. It's not as sturdy as some machines, but it no sells a lot of small arms, the 2nd form can stun enemies, and the Dai Masamune's third form is designed to make use of Oda's huge luck and maneuver pool since Megacrits just cut through defenses.

Is it just me or is it wrong to want something bad happen to Soul C to raise the stakes in the war? Because despite all the hype about the Paladins, one got shot down in the opening missile barrage, and the other in a one-on-one duel.

>>609206
First paladin also demolished 4 squadrons of veteran martian mechs when it was just playing around by itself, trying to invite a response.

Pure curiosity, but how big is the Countess's ship? I thought it was roughly comparable to the Agamemnon in size and armament, but they were talking about it like it was a cruiser.
Also, who else thinks that the Saladin is made to be Red Siren's flagship? It is red, pretty and even has a holographic broadcast system.

Ouch, i fell asleep just after getting here yesterday.... but it seems that i didn't lose too much.
Hahahaha, so happy for that we got to see irina's face after discovering that Roake deflorated the Paladin's honor first. XD

So...When does Wong get off work?Does anyone knows?

>>609128
This is amazing, i got to agree with you: "Truly Majestic". But at the same time... This expropriations of context can go in very bad ways... Creating problematic misconceptions of history.

>>609525
Isn't the information for that in one of the pastebins? And... isn't the ship ours?
My masterplan with this ship is to make Lori go rogue for us and creating an equilibrium to compensate for the number of Jupiters's traitors we got in our waifu-base, in this way would be easier for we to be truly neutral between avalon and SSL while we don't have the strength to show our fangs to them yet., this way lori "keep" the ship and we gain someone who really understand something about avalon.

TL;DR: Lori best girl, make her go rogue and drive that ship in our name.

>>609549
No, it is not in the pastebin

>>609556
Sorry, so we got to wait for Wong... But i estimate that it could be at least as powerful as the Yamato.

You ever think of writing a lewdbin Wong?

>>609525
Pretty sure Red Siren has her own flagship.

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>>609561
>>609556
Here is my understanding of how things work in terms of ship sizes.
First you have the "transport" class. Its a striker hull, with a 20 mecha capacity and a completely useless light beam battery. Generally speaking, these things are only good for sneaking missions because they die so fast in combat.
Then, you have the Light cruiser class. Its a heavy striker hull with 50 mecha and a pair of medium beam batteries. Its the poor bloody infantry, the classic Mook ship. We have one of these.
Next you have the Heavy Cruiser. These are generally modified upgunned light cruisers with a middleweight hull with 70 mecha capacity. We've got three of these in our fleet.
Then you have the Light Heavy hull, or Pocket Battleship. The Green Skulls Agamemnon was one of these and was an out of date, undersized battleship. I think the Countess's was another, but she might be a middleweight Heavy Cruiser.
Then, you have the Battleship, like the Wels Class or the Rinehawk. Medium heavy hull with 130 mecha capacity and varying load outs.
Everything heavier than that seems to be limited production special snowflakes.

But anon, why is the light beam battery completely useless you ask? Let me explain: A light beam battery does 50 damage. A light cruiser like The Browning has 50 SP. You have to deal 100 damage to ablate starship armor. Thus, every serious warship is completely immune to light beam battery fire and you might as well spend the space on something useful like more cargo or more mecha. Or forgo point defense to mount worthwhile armament like a missile pack.


>>609823
The Heart of Sunshine, which we sold to her. I think its a heavy striker. Presumably, the Saladin (pic related), would be an endgame upgrade

>>609849
She must of had something cool to fly around in before we sold that to her. Unless she blew all her money getting a colony I guess.

>>609823
If I recall, she didn't really have one. Most of her raids were solo ops with light support. Big ships are really only needed for ship combat or hanger size, and the ability to pop up out of any transport and wow the crowd with a improptu robbery/idol show likely helps with her appeal.

>>609861
IIRC, she ran around in a pair of crappy transports. Posibly something even lighter.

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>>609886
>>609887
>tfw your favorite idol shows up for a gig in a rusty van

>>609912
Its what she did when we stole the news reporters and rescued the doc and Athena. Small doesn't mean dingy. Hell, if we could we could probably turn a manta into a kaiser cycle or something.

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>>609912
>>A-A-AINZ-SAMAAAAA!

>>609849
Noble nakama, we are talking about an Avalonian warship commanded by an Countess, i don't know the details of their hierarchy of nobility, but i would guess that she is probably only below Duke Kirito a none other. So if his Haremness's ship is in the same level of the Wels Class... Lori probably has an Pocket Battleship, but with somekind of unique design (maybe some special feature? like the drills her mecha has?).

>>609940
Just give one to Karen, and it will make even the avalonians bite the dust in terms of style.

>>610016
The duke had what I believe was an armored heavy flagship one step above the Wels. He had two Wels equivalents as well, and another ship Countess Le Kennedy's side

>>610094
So her ship is probably a Pocket Battleship huh... Not bad.
Let's see if the fact that it's avalonian will make any difference.

Are many of you still here at this hour? Do we have something still to plan up? What about the Tourney?

>>610016
>(maybe some special feature? like the drills her mecha has?).
There aren't a lot of special features a ship can have. The only thing we really haven't seen yet are Strike Missiles. And the alternate crew scaling list on page 85 of the advanced tactics manual. But then again, that's hidden in the underbrush, so I'd understand if Wong missed that. He could also add in the missing steps in the ship ladder if he wanted to, but I don't expect him to do so.

>>610738
Could always make it a giant transformable mech.

>>610976
>tfw the Roarke Starwind variant of Bluegill Joe has a secret post-credits unlockable Triple-hardmode stage that ends with the Rhinehawk turning into some sort of mega-kaiser piloted by all the named pirates of his crew with a bioreactor so it can get hot from their collective spirits

>>611104
>its called the Knuckle Führer

>>610976
I actually like the general idea of the ship creator, I just would prefer a few more options. And for some of the more interesting options to be less terrible. Anyway, here's my dream battlecruiser set up.
Battlecruiser: Silver Harrier
Stats:
Medium Weight Hull (1200 Kills, 12 Spaces all occupied)
Light Heavy Armor (70SP),

Crew:
B-Grade: 1d10+14 for all skill rolls, representing an experienced but not ultra-elite crew. Your non-Ace pilots use this value too, modified by the penalties from their machine's weight.

Weaponry:
Fore Heavy Beam Battery (WA 0, 5550m range, 200K, 3 Spaces, Forward 180-degree Arc only)
Strike Missiles: (WA 0, 9250m range, 750K, WA+2, 3 Spaces, All Around Arc)
Deluxe CIWS: (WA +0, 650m range, 10K, Space 1, All-Around Arc, automatically attacks any hostile mech that enters range with no penalty and the equivalent of an infinite burst weapon effect)
Light Defensive Screen: (1000 SP lowered on a one-to-one basis by incoming damage, takes 1 Action to put up but can be dropped instantly, while active no mecha can enter or exit the vessel, 2 Spaces)

Subassemblies:
2 Mecha Bays (can support 100 mecha, 2 Spaces)
1 Cargo Hold (1800 tons)
1 Passenger Space (360 people)

Thoughs? I was trying to come up with something more interesting than the Beam batteries + Screen setup.

>>611167
What do strike missiles do? Are they basically nukes?

I guess part of the problem is the ship creation options are a bit bare bones. Maybe you could use the scale table for ship sized mechs to just make ships?

>>611253
Maybe we can Frankenstein some other book's ship system into the system were using

>>611253
>What do strike missiles do? Are they basically nukes?
Strike missiles are big conventional weapons. You get two long range WA+2 750k missiles that you can't salvo fire. Personally, I think you should get three, but w/e. You can open up a bit more flexibility by allowing you to buy missile packs in 1 space 5 missile increments instead of making you buy them in 2 space 10 missile increments. Or allowing linear screen scaling.
>>611282
Traveler maybe? Or just come up with a bunch of custom weapon effects that Wong can use if he's interested.

>>611282
Eh, Ships arent really the focus anyway. They are mostly just there for people to use as bases or fire support. They could still use a couple of other options.

>>611296
What if I want a ship sized Epoxy cannon?

>>611315
That really isn't an option by the ruleset we're using. You can have a core cannon that does twice the damage of a superheavy battery per shot, takes twice the space and can only be fired once every four turns. If this sounds like a terrible idea, that's because it is.

>>611315
Ship scaled bogg spray covers a 100 hex area. Sort of like an epoxy gun.

>>611315
>>611311
Here are some options I've got:
Weapon Effects custom tweaks added to a weapon to make them more interesting:
Rending: Does 2d10 armor ablation instead of 1d10.
Shock: Inflicts -1 WA on enemy ship next turn. Does not stack. (Maybe let it stack? Multiple Light Shock Batteries would be an interesting strategy)

Hello everyone, I just got home and am getting set up after work. My ID MIGHT be different, but that's because I spent the night at a relative's house yesterday.

>>609299
>just the first

Loriette and her Anseis did see combat at the Gate of Mars, and while she isn't quite as pro at AoEs as the Berenger the Anseis can still do a number on Scimitars. In an earlier thread it was remarked that Fatima was being rather mean to Loriette, and I have to agree, but with the caveat that Loriette has killed significantly more of Fatima's people than Fatima has of Loriette's, and if Roarke wasn't around odds are decently good that Fatima would even the score. She might be a Martian princess, but she's a Martian princess who wanted a tank instead of a pony when she was a little girl.

>>609525

You're quite correct, the Avalonian ship is a Light Heavy the same as the Agamemnon, but the Avalonians define it as a cruiser.

>>609849

It always takes me slightly aback when an Anon not only more or less reads my mind but phrases it better than me. Well done. Although I think I might have erred at some point and called Light Heavies both Heavy Cruisers and Light Battleships, Light Battleship is emphatically correct. Anon is also correct in that the Agamemnon was an out of date, heavily modified battleship from a time when battleships weren't so large and imposing as the modern Wels-Classes.

Anon is also quite correct about light beam batteries being useless in battle. Transports primarily have them for the sake of clearing debris they aren't fast enough to avoid, but they're inefficient and a modern UJCIDF transport generally exchanges it for a CIWS system or occasionally makes more space and loads it up with a missile pack.

>>609861

Yes. The Archen is her cool ride, shockingly expensive, dazzlingly extravagant, and remarkably killy. Aside from that, she has Auditorium and a few transports (plus the Heart of the Sunshine). It's a part of her modus operandi, swooping in and performing heists with the Archen alone (plus Roarke, these days) while the Iron Kestrels tend to roll with at least part of the fleet along.

>>610738

I'll look into it.

>>609782

I think about a lot of things.

>>611329

Core Cannons are a disappointment.

>>611653
>Although I think I might have erred at some point and called Light Heavies both Heavy Cruisers and Light Battleships, Light Battleship is emphatically correct.
Could always split the difference and call it a battle cruiser if you want. As long as its consistent and understandable I'm fairly fine with whatever.

>>611725
>I'll look into it.
It basically just adds options for crews with +10, + 13, and +15 dice modifiers, with the easily extrapolated .1, .4, and .8 modifiers.

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"A play, really?" Irina rubs her eyes.

Captain Clearwater nods cheerfully, "A play. Come on, don't you want to experience some high culture? You're an artist, Irina, and theatre is art!"

"That's debatable." She grumbles.

He frowns, "What? No it isn't. It's a high art!"

"It's performed art rather than depicted art." She grumbles more, "It's transient, the quality varies depending on the director and their cast."

"Fine prose is immortal, though, and that variety only makes it more fun! Amos, I see the gleam of a fellow thespian in your eyes. You agree with me, right?" The Captain nudges you with his elbow, grinning brilliantly.

"I never said I wasn't going to go!" Irina's grumbling intensifies into snapping.

>[Go see Batman with Irina]
>[Go drinking with Irina instead]

>>611807
>>[Go see Batman with Irina]

>>611807
>>[Go see Batman with Irina]

>>611807
>>[Go see Batman with Irina]
The real question is which Batman are we going to see. The super campy one, the 90s era one, the ultra dark 00-10 one, or some weird mishmash where there are like 5 different jokers.

>>611807
>>[Go see Batman with Irina]

>>611807
>>[Go see Batman with Irina]
and now to be subjected to a 5 hour extended rendition of Batman and Robin, complete with Bat-nipple suits

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>>611823
Maybe it's the actual Batman musical somebody made, mashed up with centuries-worth of Batman stories

>>611880
Does that mean that the only people who remember Megaman are those who watch the Protomen shows? Because thats not a bad fate for the series.

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"Which one is it?" Saying 'Batman' is a bit like saying 'Shakespeare' these days, there are a lot of different variations and remakes and 'deconstructions' out there. Like the one where Batman had a magic eye that could control people. That one was sad.

"'Part Three, Ascendance of the Black Chevalier.' Marilyn is in it!" The Captain's smile brightens.

You heave a sigh of relief. At least it's one of the three 'canon' plays that definitely have roots on Terra, "We did Ascendance at the Academy, it might be fun for some nostalgia."

"Splendid!" The Captain claps his hands, "You know, we did Chevalier in Black back in my day. I was told I made a splendid Joker, but...you know, it's a role that can get inside your head sometimes."

"...I've heard it's unlucky." You remark. The other pilots have dispersed, and Simon and Garret too, likely because they can tell you're going off with Irina and don't want to be a bother.

"A few famous actors have become unhinged after playing the Joker, but I feel perfectly fine." The Captain scratches his head, "Well, then again, it was only the one time...anyway, here! Your tickets!" He'd obviously come prepared, thrusting them into your hands, "Do have fun, I'm off to interrogate our new guest. At least I'll know that my friends...er, subordinates...are having a good time."

[Continued]

>>611960
>Like the one where Batman had a magic eye that could control people. That one was sad.
let's be honest, the pizza sponsership didn't help, though Agent Orange and Robin spin kicking batman were pretty great.

>>611980
thats commissioner orange to you

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Some time later, you're sitting comfortably on a folding chair, watching the drama unfold. The holoprojector work is fantastic, it's hard to believe that before the play began the background was a semi-circle of dark-wooded trees. Now it displays a mechbay, with Gotham Colony floating in the distance.

A handsome, arrogant man stands with his feet apart and his thumbs dramatically tucked into his belt, "Doctor Pavel, I'm with the Colony Intelligence Agency." He announces, shaking the hand of the scientist that was just brought to him. Behind him stand an ominous coven of men in black hoods and manacles.

"Did you know that Batman stories were once drawn rather than performed?" Irina notes.

You blink, staring at her and trying to figure out whether she's pulling her leg, "How?" You finally manage.

"You don't get to bring your friends." CIA informs the doctor.

"Who said they were my friends?" The Doctor replies, the blunt, choppy dialogue doing a superb job carrying the tension of the scene.

"How what? They were comics, Amos, comics." She replies, both of you keeping your voices down.

You scarf a handful of popcorn, "Doesn't seem to fit the character. Batman can't really have been intended to be anything BUT a play. I mean...he's Batman!"

"The dialogue was better." She notes.

"How could dialogue be better than this?" You protest, gesturing to the stage. You've missed a few lines, but...Bane himself is about to talk, the tragically sympathetic antihero who some call the true main character of the third play.

"Such loyalty for a mere hireling!" The CIA man remarks.

"Perhaps he is simply contemplating why you would choose to risk a hull breach by shooting a man before throwing him out of the airlock." The voice is a bit...light. You're used to Bane being cast as a very bass role, and this sounds like a tenor, but the man is tall even if he isn't as muscular as you'd normally expect. The lemon-yellow robes are a new touch, and as the hood is removed you notice that in place of the more medical-looking mask over the lower half of the face that you're accustomed to seeing, it's a full-face mask of some pallid local wood.

[Continued]

>>612086
Wong has become anon again, is this somekind of voidmagic-heresy?

>>612086
Welp, this can go down in so many ways.

>>611960
>"A few famous actors have become unhinged after playing the Joker, but I feel perfectly fine." The Captain scratches his head, "Well, then again, it was only the one time...

Yeaahh I don't think your faculties were entirely there to begin with, Captain.

>>612086
...Wait, shit. WE WERE TRICKED!

>>612090

It's because I went to make a post on /m/ and removed my trip.

>>612086
>inb4 crashing this play. with no survivors

>>612086
>Bane posting has become high art
Its a good feeling

>>612143
For you

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"Who are you?" The CIA man looks genuinely baffled.

"Our identities are irrelevant." For just a moment, you could swear the man in the pallid mask is looking directly at you, "The only thing of consequence is our plan. No one cared to know my name until I donned this mask."

"And if I removed it, would you cease to be? Would you die? Or simply sink back into the nameless masses of unremembered criminality?" The agent challenges him.

"It would be an agony most excruciating." Bane ripostes.

"You're a big guy." Dialogue is often subject to small changes, but certain parts of Batman are absolutely non-arguable.

"For you." Bane corrects him, and the music kicks on.

Irina doesn't seem to be paying much attention. Innsmouth's park is on a hillier section of town poorly suited for houses, giving you an elevated vantage point, she's looking out at the more upscale district and the way the sun glitters off the buildings.

You're busy admiring how the holographic projector manages to blur the lighting just enough to create the impression of a halo around Bane's head as he bids a tearful farewell to one of his boon comrades.

"Have we started the fire?" You could swear that's real emotion in the mercenary's voice, his fuzzy feline ears not detracting from at all.

Bane nods soulfully, "Yea, my friend. The fire rises." They clasp hands, but the rope securing Bane's space suit lifts him away like a divine messenger.

The shuttle crashes with no survivors, and the play continues. Marilyn is a stellar Catwoman, bringing a greedy sensuality to the role that you feel it usually lacks. Catwoman's part tends to draw A-list actresses and idols, ones who are used to being sex icons and can come across as a little wooden because they don't normally HAVE to get deep into a character. Marilyn's version is much more charming, the audience bursts into laughter when she picks Bruce Wayne's pocket in every scene they share.

Finally, the closing song plays, and you hum along with the last notes, "He was a big guy, with a big heart, for yooooouuuu..." Your voice isn't very good, and you're being quiet, but gosh darn it you're having fun! You applaud exuberantly with the rest of the audience as they bow to you. You notice Bane hasn't taken off his mask, but that's fairly normal, one reason Bane is such a beloved role is because one's voice and attitude matter more so much more with the mask obscuring the actor's emotional state, and it's a chance to really ham it up.

[Continued]

>>612194
The future is so fucking great.

Now are the Cat people going to betray us, or will the other Paladin sneak attack us.

I don't like that we just captured a Paladin and then watched the plane scene, it seems like foreshadowing

>>612233
Except for the whole 2/3 of humanity being dead thing at least.

>>612194
Getting a Paladin vibe from the Bane actor. Still, not sure who exactly he is. If his voice is light it could be a young man. Wonder who he is.

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>>612240
>The Paladin let herself get captured to get one specific person
>She's gonna crash our ship with no survivors

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>>612240
>>612263
>>612266
>>That newtype feeling of things being WRONG... HORRIBLE WRONG.

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>>612266
We're now on stage 2 of the happening chart

>>612266
Well, the plus side is that one of the new mechs was already premade and just needed some assembly, right? Surely Simon will play the big damn hero and- we are all going to die.

>>612298
Anon, that mech isn't here its a blueprint being built somewhere else

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>Finally catch a a live thread
>We are all going to die

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>>612330
New here? Welcome aboard kouhai, don't feel afraid to ask anythings to your honorabu senpai nakamas, okay?

>>612330
Dont worry anon, unless its a stereotype hidden under that mask they will probably job.

>>612349
Does Hastur count as a stereotype?

>>612345
Brazil you are too much of a newfag to be anyone's senpai.

>>611679
>plus the Heart of the Sunshine
That's a light cruiser/heavy striker right?
>while the Iron Kestrels tend to roll with at least part of the fleet along.
To be fair, most of our recent actions have been operations with important political/military implications. We haven't really done strictly for profit theft since the Heart of Sunshine. I could see us letting one of our smaller ships go bully a transport or two as long as we were sure that they weren't going to get jumped by the Military or some pirate coalition.
If Oda wanted to go pirate a ship or two for a few weeks I don't think Rorake would stop him unless something big was coming up.

>>612351
only if its a trap

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>>612352
There is even newer fags than me, aniki.

;-;

>>612330
Don't fuck up

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"Amossss! Irinyaaaaa!" Marilyn waves cheerfully at you, ducking and weaving acrobatically through the crowd to get to you, "Guys, you came! I was really worried nobody from the ship would be here."

"There are at least a dozen of our crewmates out there." Irina points out.

Marilyn shrugs, "Eh, they work for me in the bay, so of course they had to come get a peek at me in my sexy costume playing a cat burglar. They're practically extras, you guys are my friends." She throws an arm around both your shoulders, "Buddies won't let buddies go hungry after a performance, riiiight?" She looks hopefully up at you.

Irina takes the half-empty bag of popcorn out of your hands and shoves it against Irina's chest, "Here. Take it and stop flaunting your damnable metabolism, if I ate as much as you I'd be a sphere."

"The perks of good genes~" Marilyn preens, then looks down into the bag and frowns, "Hey wait, this isn't nearly enough to fill my stomach! Ir-mean-a!" She huffs and lowers her ears, making big, sad eyes at you, "Amos, you won't let me starve, right? You'll feed me, won't you?" She clings pathetically to your arm.

Irina's teeth grind together, "Knock it off, he's mine." She grabs your other arm.

Marilyn lets go, her ears sticking straight up, "You finally asked him out! Good for you! I was worried about you, y'know, after what happened with your last boyfriend."

Irina looks uncomfortable, "N-not formally. I mean, not yet. Do I have to?"

Marilyn sighs, "Typical you. Let me guess, you're moving him into your room, you're acting like you're an old married couple already, you've been on at least one date...but you won't ask because you think you're unlucky and if you do something bad will happen." She shakes her head, "That's no good. Both of you deserve better."

"Wait, what happened to her last boyfriend, and don't I get a say in this?" You protest, but Irina leans up and kisses you until you stop talking. When she's done, she smiles victoriously and strokes your hair under the tricorn hat you're still wearing.

>[Continue asking, probably getting some answers but possibly putting Irina in a bad mood]
>[Don't ask any more for now, preserving her good mood but leaving niggling uncertainties]

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>>612393
I'll do my best!

>>612363

It's now a light cruiser, and always had a Heavy Striker hull, but the Heart of the Sunshine was originally not even remotely optimized for military use and was mostly passenger spaces and opulent luxuries.

>>612399
>>[Don't ask any more for now, preserving her good mood but leaving niggling uncertainties]

Dinner time. Lets feed the catgirl.

>>612399
>[Don't ask any more for now, preserving her good mood but leaving niggling uncertainties]
Probably better in the long run

>>612399
>>[Don't ask any more for now, preserving her good mood but leaving niggling uncertainties]
We'll learn eventually

>>612399
>[Don't ask any more for now, preserving her good mood but leaving niggling uncertainties]
I'm sure we'll find out in time. Still, I'm more curious about the Bane actor he was certainly different from normal, though still did a good job.

>>612399
>>[Don't ask any more for now, preserving her good mood but leaving niggling uncertainties]

>>612460
I saw what you did in >>612432.

>>612477
Thought 4chan lost my post so I made another

>>612477
you've got the wrong person,

>>612399
>[Continue asking, probably getting some answers but possibly putting Irina in a bad mood]
"Oh, what happened with him? Oh, nothing dear, he was just murdered by this evil cultists that follow my family around, you see?Nothing to worry about!"

>>612502
Ouch, this was me.

>>612399
>>[Don't ask any more for now, preserving her good mood but leaving niggling uncertainties]
probably has something to do with the hate shrine I bet she hides in her room.

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You want to know, obviously. Of course you do. However, Irina's smile is beautiful and precious and you don't want to spoil it.

"If she really starves, we'd feel awful." You remark.

Irina sighs, "Lin-Lin is taking advantage of your good nature, you know, you don't have to spend money on her."

"So don't! Feed me fish!" The Qu'liri woman insists.

You check your chronometer, and glance at the position of the sun. It's universal wisdom that the best time for fishing is in the morning and evening. It would be a long hike to your preferred fishing spot, but you'd arrive just in time to enjoy hours of peak evening fishing. On the other hand, it would be a long hike, and probably not remotely what Irina had planned for your day together.

"Mmh, I didn't bring any of my gear, but there's a place we can rent from." Irina notes, "It's on the way to something I have to do." She sees you staring at her, and smiles impishly, "Who do you think was feeding this idiot before you came along? I'm the best angler on the ship."

"Second best." You can't let some things pass, even from her.

Her eyes flash, "The best, I won solidly when the Cicero held its fishing tournament, I've been fishing ever since I was a little girl. Someone had to bring home some extra food for the family, you see, and my sister was always too busy swanning around with stars in her eyes planning out her damned career in S-Pop to lift a finger."

[Continued]

>>612543
Well, Rose slept with another guy while going out with that one mechanic, right? Could have been Irina's boyfriend.

Half an hour break to grab some chow, I'll make it quick.

How about we not go fishing right now something fishy is going on and we don't have time to be clowning around

>>612603
Suggestions?

>>612603
just because something seems off does not mean we are in any reasonable position to stop it. We have very little information aside from gut feelings, the military already going full boar with security, our entire defensive force on standby with who knows who watching for subterfuge.

We are no super genius, we have no time to prepare, and chances are wandering too close to the Paladin may just end up with US as the hostage.

Fish and gain some relaxation before the storm blows in.

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Maybe we'll catch THE fish

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>>612638
>full boar

>>612717
Yes, it should be bore, not boar, but damned if pigs can be horrifying, especially a wild boar.

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fishing time!

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Irina leads the way, you have to push through the crowds in the downtown district where most of the finance and corporate buildings are. Many of them are new, modern, and of distinctly Jovian architecture. Like the hotel she's marching determinedly towards. It's got a polished front, with a high, circular tower of glass and glittering steel.

"Um, isn't it a little early for this? And we kind of have someone with us." You point out.

She looks at you askance, the sun gleaming coldly off her shades, but then she smiles and pats your arm, "Some other time. I'm here for business, not pleasure."

"What kind of business?" You, naturally, inquire. It's a perfectly reasonable question, you honestly can't think of any other reason for her to visit a hotel other than to sleep in it."

She smiles at you again, but it's a little bit...sad this time, "Remember when we talked about something so classified I can't tell you about it? Consider this your exam."

The Qu'liri receptionist glances up from her desk just as Irina triple-taps the old-fashioned metal bell. She winces and lowers her feline ears against her head, "Th-that's supposed to just be for display. Um, welcome, honored guest, can I help you?"

"And the same could be said about you." Irina makes an impatient shooing motion with her hands, "You're not important enough to handle this. Bring me your supervisor. No, bring me the owner of the hotel or the...chief manager or...or whatever you call it. Whoever is in charge."

[Continued]

Sorry for the delay, minor technical difficulties that are now resolved.

>>612865

irina pls

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>>612870
No worries

>>612865
I swear to god, if we finish this exam and it's a white room with everyone clapping and saying congratulations, I will eat my boxers.

>>612889

Don't you tempt me man. Don't you tempt me.

>>612904
PLEASE DONT!HAVE PITY ON US!

*Taking my boxes*

>>612889

Congratulations~

>>612889
Nah, that's Simon's eventual fate. Our role here is to save him from it, and instead guide him more towards creating galaxy-sized drills and possibly shooting Burger Kings.

>>612363
>or some pirate coalition.
Eh

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The girl bristles, "Is it because I'm a native? I'll have you know I was educated on Europa an-"

Irina doesn't have the patience to let her finish, "Military business. You're educated enough to understand that, right? Now hurry up, I've got limited time."

You see the girl's knuckles whiten and her hands tremble slightly. You're used to looking for signs like that, you've been getting into fights for a long time and more than once you've had to stop someone from breaking Caesar's glasses. By Jove, you miss having the whole team together.

Still, this girl isn't a short-tempered older student at the Academy who just gambled away his entire monthly allowance on a Bluegill Joe match against you, she's a hostess at an upscale hotel. So instead she bows her head, dark hair falling over her eyes, "Yes Ma'am, right away." She takes out her PC and whispers discreetly into it for a moment, then nods, "The owner will be right here, Ma'am."

Irina nods briskly, "Good. Well, what are you still here for? Scat. This conversation isn't for you."

You see the Qu'liri girl actually bite her lower lip, and her cheeks quiver slightly as she tries to maintain her impassive expression. She stands up, bows at the waist wordlessly, and walks rather too quickly away into the hotel. Interestingly, the central part is a miniature park in and of itself, with tall vines surrounding fluted glass columns containing the elevators. There are fruit trees, some ripe with peaches, and even blackberry bushes visible.

[Continued]

This is literally the worst way to get covert work done. Jesus, looks like Roarke ended up with the subtle sister.

>>612968
>Rosita
>Subtle
I like her, but she has a neon version of herself on display just above her own colony and preforms some of the flashier gigs of the pirates we seen. That includes Oda. I'm expecting some young female pilot calling her a hag and she just goes full berserker.

>>612968

Ironically he kind of did.

>>612951
That's not going to bite us in the ass at all.

>>612997
I'm waiting for someone to call Oda's waifu a shit to his face.