>>33679043
Now that you and the sisters have arrived, the meeting fan finally begin. “Kowen's handed us down our orders for 'Operation Knockout', as he calls it.” Karen begins abruptly. “Last night, Gundam GP-02 was hijacked from Torrington Base, Australia, under coordinated missile and artillery fire. Much of the force garrisoned there was wiped out.”

“Our mission is to help prevent the Delaz fleet from putting the GP-02 to use.”

Haman raises her hand. “How do we get to Earth?”

Karen nods. “The cargo vessel bringing our fourth suit will arrive in two hours. Our options are to take it towards the Shoal Zone to aid in finding the Zeon fleets stationed there, or to take it to Earth and assist the Albion and its under-manned MS teams in dealing with the empty quiver event. OR we could split up, but I hate that idea. Part of the point of our team is to concentrate force on one problem.”

The way Karen looks at you makes it clear she expects your opinion.
>The Shoal Zone op sounds like our best bet for averting a new war
>Let's assist the Albion, Zeon stole that nuke for a reason
>Make an argument for splitting the party?

>>33679073
> Let's assist the Albion, Zeon stole that nuke for a reason
While I'm all up for preventing a war, I've got the feeling we'd get decimated in the Shoal Zone right now.

>>33679073
>The Shoal Zone op sounds like our best bet for averting a new war

If they have no support, then they won't be able to enact their plans. I'm not entirely happy with the idea of taking on a Zeon fleet with a cargo ship, but not much we can do about that.

The main issue is deciding who to give the new suit to. I think Rossweisse is the better pilot, but Haman is probably more needy.

>>33679073
Support the Albion.

>>33679262
Recall that between the two, Haman is the only one capable of using a psycommu.

>>33679073
> Let's assist the Albion, Zeon stole that nuke for a reason

>>33679294
Yeah, but they probably not going to give us a psycommu equipped suit since they're still Xbox HUEG, and we probably won't be able to install the psycommu mines in the cargo ship.

>>33679073
Do not split the party. Ever.

Contact the Albion directly. Get an idea as to whereabouts they are so we can pincer the 02 when Gato pops his head up. We can make a guess he's gone to ground awaiting for evac on a HLV. Get into orbit above the Albion and track their movements from spess. We either prevent the 02 from reaching orbit or nab the 02 as it reaches orbit.

>>33679073
>>Let's assist the Albion, Zeon stole that nuke for a reason

Gotta keep tabs on Kou before he starts fucking shit up.

>>33679073
>The Albion

>>33679340
That's a good idea.

Teamwork between ours and Albion's crew.

>>33679073
What about that psycommu sensor, was that working yet? Would it be precise enough to send down with one of the girls to pick out Gato?

>>33679340
>>33679370
I think this is a nice idea, but the Minovsky hax means we won't be able to communicate with a ship on Earth. Although I think our best chance of getting Gato is when he comes up from Earth.

>>33679447
We're still in the Fap Labs. We have a comm suite basically dedicated to punching through the hacks. We ring them up before we punch it for Erf.

>>33679447
Maybe we can focus on fixing that sensor as fast as we can, as well as working on that computer. The data from the machine can help us track where he's going, which would narrow down the area we'll have to search. Then we use that sensor to pick him up.

Combine that with the data we get from Nina, and we could predict his path.

>>33679073
"I feel like Zeon stole the GP-02 specifically, so they must have something planned for that nuke it's carrying. Whatever their plans are, taking the nuke back foils them."

Karen nods. "Their conventional fleets are also probably outnumbered at least six or seven to one by our own, so we could probably handle it."

"Then it's settled, we'll head to Earth to support the Albion. Agreed?" The rest of your team show no signs of disagreeing.

"I'll send a message to Captain Synapse letting him know to expect us," Reiko offers.

Karen waves Reiko over to her desk. "Go ahead and use my computer. Dom, you should head down to the hangar deck and see what you can fix up to take with us."

"Got it, ma'am."

Your team's combat pilots follow you towards the MS hangar, where your three Gundams are looking in much better shape. The Viola's replacement arm looks normal again, and your own Lilium's armor plates have been replaced. Lucette drifts lazily towards you with a yawn, Defrah close behind her.

"Mornin, Commander," Defrah offers blearily. "We pulled out the stops for you, free of charge. All I ask is you remember to send us a card for Christmas, or something nice like that."

"You have anything else you may need?" Lucette asks. "Explosives, beam weapons, e-caps, psycho mines. Anything you want to use to get the bastard who stole one of OUR Gundams, you can have. On the house, courtesy of the suits upstairs."

>GAINED: ONE GOLDEN TICKET
>What do you want to take with you, on top of your four machines and their standard armaments?

>>33679546
>Fap Labs
Obviousy they're famed for their incredible advances in the field of Bonerology!

>>33679577
Well considering the Gundam that was stolen doesn't have an I-Field Generator, and has fuckhuge amounts of armour, beam weaponry is a must, as well as e-caps.

psycho mines would be good, but HE weapons aren't going to be that useful in taking out the Gundam.

Destroying the Gundam is the highest priority, therefore convention arms are less useful than pew pew pew.


>GAINED: ONE GOLDEN TICKET
Dammit, we don't have time to visit a chocolate factory, we've got a Gundam to destroy!

>>33679546
What, you mean the psycommu?

Nobody on the Albion would be able to send a return signal even if you tried it that way.

>>33679577
Somehow I think the golden ticket doesn't include the GP03. Is the GP00's long range beam rifle better than the stuff we have? If so, then take that. If not, then... there's not really anything we can take that would be considerably better. Do they have anything like the RX-78-5's gatling gun, attached to a shield?

>>33679577
"I want you, Defrah."

"And the 03. We'll get this son of a bitch."

Requisition more psychomines and e-caps. and move the psychommu into our freighter. Jury-rig one of our hyper rifles so the freighter crew can shoot the thing from the cargo hold. Nobody will ever expect a fucking tug to suddenly spring a particle cannon and vaporize them.

If we have time in-transit, get the techs to weld handbars onto the side of the mobile armor so we have a fast attack craft. Wrangle up more of those Bowel Releasing Missiles.

>>33679577

More Psyco-mines. Our opponents will be highly trained and skilled, so the ability to control some rather nasty little explosive presents for them may prove to be a god-send...

Do we have the specs of the GP-02?

Also, how well will our suits thrusters work underwater? As I recall, Gato was supported by the remnants of the Mad Angler Fleet, Zeons main Navel and Aquatic Assault force...

Also Also, I assume that they want their Gundam back relatively intact, not in a Large Box of Parts...

>>33679577
bright Noah?
Backup suits, spare core fighters. Magnetic coating to upgrade the Albion's point defense turrets. Oh, and a spare I file generator to upgraded the Albion with.

>>33679699
What? We didn't bounce the initial transmission to Nina off relays? Shit, there's gotta be a laser comm relay network setup just for these kinds of situations

>>33679809
I don't think Dom is willing to take the risk of not destroying the GP02, even if he has to put up with Nina's bitching. He seemed horrified at the thought of the nuclear equipped suit.

>>33679577
Beams and mines. Lots of spare ammo, as well.

Get Haman on the mines, beam weapons for the crew to pick off the Zeon forces. Also one of those cement bazookas, in case we can capture the nuke-wielding asshole.

Just hope he doesn't decide to blow himself up when cornered.

>>33679577
Can we change out the mines' payload or will that require additional quarters and bitching at Nina? Having a mine suddenly explode into smaller mines that magnetically latch onto your mobile suits hull before detonating would be kinda terrifying.

>>33679953
Solid slug weaponry too. Cover all of our bases JUST IN CASE.

>>33679953
Yeah this one.

>>33679879

Anyone who either saw the One Week War, or the firing of either the Solar Ray or the Solar System would very much be very against any such class of weapons being actively created, designed or deployed... The fact that the EFF DID do just that either proves how incompitent the people who make the decisions are, OR that someone is playing Delaz to get the full support of the EFF in hunting down any Zeon remnants...

If Zeon uses the GP-02's nuke, then They become the ones who broke the Antartic Treaty dispite the EFF being the ones who built the Antartic Treaty Breaking Mobile Suit...

Also, Who thought having a Nuclear Launch MS LOADED with a Nuclear Warhead was a good, safe idea? Hell, who thought having the Nuke in the same Location as the MS was a good idea?
Follow THAT chain of command... might find ourselves someone who's methods might be a bit to Gihren-ien....

>>33679577
"I want you, Defrah," you reply casually, throwing both women off for a moment, "to stand by with the GP-03 in case the Zeke sonnofabitch gets into orbit. Can you use that tracking system you showed us a few days back?"

"Nope," Lucette sighs. "It's the only thing on this damn station that's broken, and we kinda... broke it down for parts."

You sigh heavily. "Alright, so that's off the table. How about more psycho-mines?"

"We'd have to whip up a few more, but no problem there," Lucette tells you. "But..."

"... but?"

Defrah picks up where her friend left off. "But the GP-02 is heavily armored. Conventional explosives may not work."

"You said you had some spare e-caps, right?" Haman observes. Audrey's eyes widen in surprise.

"I'm on it," the Ensign declares before bolting off.

Catrina shakes her head. "You scare me a little sometimes, you know that, right?"

Defrah looks confusedly at you for an explanation. "Audrey's going to rig some of those e-pacs to release their mega-particles as a single blast. Basically, it's a beam bomb that can be remote controlled."

"I'll leave using those mines to you, Haman."

"Right," she agrees. "Seems only fair."

"Do we have any more microwave warheads?" you ask Lucette.

"Used them all, sadly," she admits. "But they'd be less effective in atmosphere anyway. Anything else?"

"When our fourth mobile suit arrives, I'd appreciate it if you loaded all four up with ammo for us and topped the tanks."

"My pleasure, Commander."

>Any other business before the fourth suit arrives?

>>33680133
Make sure we do a run-through on all the Anaheim systems. We don't want our suits to fail to target anything yet again, and we need to check for other possible faults.

>>33680110
The GP-02 was leaked on purpose by Jamitov and Bask.

>>33680133
Where is the laptop? Recover any data?

Did you check our mobile suits fire control software for anymore niggles?

Clay Bazookas. Mines may not pen the 02's armor. Won't matter if he can't move.

Oh! E-caps! Rig a couple of those to blow and we'll certainly cause some damage if we can get them close enough (duct tape them to a mine).

>>33680133
Emary mentioned beam jittes, do they have any available they could refit to our rifles real quick?

Base jabbers, if they have any built. I know it's not likely, but having some would be incredibly useful. Aubrey said she was looking into getting us some, so they could have them.

And check all the targeting systems. We can't have a mistake like that again.

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>>33680133
Get Nina on the horn, see what the situation over there is. Their supplies, weapons, plan of attack, all that.

Check the laptop and if the sensor's been fixed.

>>33680012
Best case scenario would be to coordinate with the Albion crew, so we know what they're capable of doing and covering their weaknesses. Also to check in with Intelligence if they have some data on possible Zeon activity down there - the mines would be great against a Mussai or two.

Otherwise, we're going for termination if capture is not possible.

>>33679577
Defrah and the GP-03.

Honestly guys, I think capture is the worst possible option. What if we get in a position to capture it, and it launches it's nuke or self-destructs? I know we all want more Gundams, but even if it survives, do you really want the Titans with the GP02 along with their poison gas and mass-murder?

>>33680277
Dude, pay attention, that E-cap trick was mentioned in the post you linked to. Haman has beam missiles now. Though I wonder how they'll interact with I-Field defenses. I-Fields of this period tend not to function if the beam is emitted within the radius of the field, which is why you can still hit them with beam sabers. So would a point-blank E-cap detonation work?

>>33680397
Dom rolls for seduce against Gato.

Gato seduces Dom instead. It's complicated.

>>33680298
I mean targeting systems, not sensors. Shit.

Though check those as well, I don't want us to have a saboteur on the ship and we miss or die because of faulty software.

>>33680425
>was mentioned in the post

Sorry. I'm stuck in traffic waiting for a wreck to clear. Not paying complete attention.

>>33680397
The Titans don't want the GP02. Jamitov is responsible for the Gundam Development Project getting tanked. He'd rather have terror weapons than weapons of mass destruction, the Gryps Laser notwithstanding.

>>33680425
>would a point blank e-cap detonation work
You said it yourself, beam weapons function just fine within the lattice formed by an I-Field generator. So yes, you've essentially designed another counter to I-Fields.

>>33680397
It's up to you guys, but personally? If it were me?
I'd blow it the fuck up and piss on its ashes, just on general principle.

>>33680535
Not to mention preformance wise, the GP-02 is kind of a pretty crappy suit. Outside if its Nuke, it's got what? A couple of beam sabers for weaponry, that's it.

That huge fucking armour? No so useful against beam weaponry. Also the Shield is designed to protect against the backblast of the Nuke, and is not an all-purpose shield. The thing is specialized as fuck to launch a nuke, outside of that disturbing possiblity, it's kinda crappy. Give me a GM Gundam like we've got over the GP02 any day.

There's pretty much no reason we'd want to retrive it, it's *only* use is for firing nukes.

>>33680535
We're going to end up destroying it either way. All comes down to salvage after that and implementing the 02's corpse into our own Gundams.

>>33680535
But it was so menacingly crafted!

I'll never get my GP-02 MLRS.

>>33680133
"I assume you can't do shit like build an I-Field into the Albion, or magnet-coat its gun mountis?"

Lucette laughs to herself. "Yes, it does seem like most of your more interesting ideas have a certain problem when it comes to putting them into use."

"Then I guess I'll just check on the laptop you're cleaning up for us, and have my team give the Gundams the once-over three or four times."

Carya nods. "Right, Haman? Rossweisse? This is a good learning opportunity. You always want to know enough about your own machine to tell when something is wrong for yourself..."

As Carya leads the two junior Newtypes in your squad through the finer points of a systems inspection, you approach the work station where the Anaheim staff has a new programmer working on the captured laptop.

>Ask him for a status report, be friendly (write-in)
>Status report. Now.
>Tell him to get out of your way while you see for yourself

>>33680655
The only reason I can think of is evidence. Someone thought making a nuclear-armed Gundam would be a good idea. And not only that, they left the nuke in the firing chamber, just waiting to be stolen. They need to be held accountable for this, and having physical evidence would help a lot.

>>33680655
Yeah.

Though considering Dom's luck, we'll end up regretting it when Axis comes crashing down or something.
I wonder if advancing such an artillery-focused unit will bring us closer to the Gundam X.

>>33680693
"What's the diagnosis, Doc?"

>>33680693
>Ask him for a status report, be friendly

"Sorry about making you work through the night, but that info might be able to help us work out what the deal is with this Gundam-jack nonsense."

These guys are civilians, so barking orders isn't going to make them feel great.

>>33680693
>Status report. Now.
No time for niceities, some jackass stole a nuke!

>>33680738
Yeah, the downside is that we have to work extra hard to avoid destroying it, while at the same time, stopping them from firing a nuke. Sorry, but stopping them from firing a nuke takes precedence over finding poof. We can look through records and interrogate people for proof, but we can't ressurect people who died trying to capture a nuclear armed suit.

>>33680809
On the brightside, we can salvage the pieces when Gato transfers over to the Neue Ziel.

>>33680693
>Ask him for a status report, be friendly (write-in)
"Let me guess, MacDowell crashed after an all-nighter and had to hand it off to someone else? That's some nasty damage, then. Have you gotten anything out of it?"

>>33680693
>>Ask him for a status report, be friendly (write-in)

"So besides a ton of victorian-era porn, what's showing up in the files?"

>>33680655

But think of all the Gundamium we could strip it down for.... make a nice little Gundam Psyco-Mine platform, stick on a Hyper rifle or two for mid-close range defence...
Then stick an I-field Generator into the shield...

Also, 'Accidentally' loose the Nuke towards the sun...

>>33680809
Could a well placed Clay Bazooka round jam the Nuke Launcher? Might stop him from firing it....

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>>33680688
There's nothing menacing about the GP-02, what are you talking about.

>>33681017
Or just destroy it and build a new suit that isn't a waste of money?

>>33681017
I kinda wanna see a clay MLRS now. We're going to turn into X-Com with a mix of Blood Ravens at this rate.

>>33680955
Don't be ridiculous. This is Zeon. They fap to late Edwardian period porn, not Victorian.

>>33681017
Yeah, actually. The bazooka is stored in two parts that takes a fair amount of time to assemble. If we could jam the connector mechanism or outright destroy the barrel the nuke would be useless. Well, it would be unlaunchable, technically. It might still be useful as a self-destruct.

>>33681084
>>33681088

Clay Psyco-mine?
Stealth Clay Psyco-mine?
Stealth Clay Psyco-mine behind a screen of dummie missiles?

>>33681088
>It might still be useful as a self-destruct
http://youtu.be/8yBP8_EeiEs?t=5m

>>33681209
Gato isn't anywhere near as manly as Musashi. He can try that after he uses the GP02 to judo throw a giant cyborg T-Rex.

>>33680693
"So, how's it going over here?" you ask the programmer, stopping yourself by grabbing hold of the side of the desk. The fact that you were technically floating upside-down hardly mattered.

The tech stares at you like a deer caught in the headlights of a truck. "You," he stammers, "it's you. You're him. The Jester. Holy shit, it's really you."

"Um, yeah?"

"Right then," the man says with a gung-ho salute. "What can I do for you, sir?"

"Just curious about your progress. You find his porn yet?" you joke.

"Actually," the young man replies, turning his bespectacled face back towards the screen, "images were the first files we tried to find and restore. So yes, we found his porn... unfortunately."

"Hm?" you ask. "Why was it unfortunate?"

"It seems the Captain was... well, he was a pedophile, sir. Into underaged Indian brothel girls from what I've been told. That was why MacDowell quit last night, just outright refused to keep working at that point."

"Get the fuck out, seriously? So you volunteered?" you ask, raising an eyebrow.

He shakes his head. "We drew straws. I lost, sir."

"Well," you tell him, "Lucette and Nina have my contact information. When you're done restoring the data, send a copy to me... minus the kiddie porn. This data could help explain the whole Gundamjack bullshit going on right now, so I'm going to have to ask you to work your ass off."

"Yes sir!" the man salutes you again.

Well, now at least any remorse you might still have had over the death of that Captain is gone.
(1/2)

>>33681287
>Into underaged Indian brothel girls from what I've been told.
Man, that's normal in the Gundam universe. We've got a pair of 16 year old newtypes in our harems.

>>33681287
Don't delete 'em! That's where I'd hide my super sekrit documents! It's the perfect ploy. You're so disgusted at the dude for having kiddie porn that you don't scan the .jpeg for the hidden RAR file.

>>33681372
Don't delete them, send them to that idiot pretending to be the red comet.

>>33681287
>underaged Indian brothel girls
So the Captain probably shared a search history with Char, then. Oh man, what if it's because of Char that he was into that? Like, he saw Lalah and Char and thought that it must be okay. The great Red Comet, hero of Zeon, is doing it. Someone would have said something by now if it was taboo.

>>33681287
The time is now 09:10, and the cargo ship has just arrived at the La Vie en Rose. Your team has assembled, and is assisting the loading of Gundams Lilium, Iris, and Viola as well as your new weapons and the psycommu system. Lucette beams with pride as you thank her for finishing the work so quickly.

"Any time, Dominic. Just put those machines to good use, and take care of your team... huh?" she mutters suddenly, peering over your shoulder. "What is THAT doing here?"

Turning to try and figure out what she's talking about, you spy a Zeon-styled mobile suit being moved to facilitate storage of your Gundams.

"That would be an MS-18E Kämpfer," Carya observes, floating past the two of you.

That machine is familiar looking. "It's the one that attacked the Libot colony," you add. "That must be what Kowen wrangled for us."

Karen stops directing techs back and forth and pushes off the deck towards you. "Its armor has been replaced with Gundarium to improve its resistance to damage," she explains, "and it's mounted a pump-action grenade launcher. Seems solid, but the Admiral sends his apologies that he could only get the one."

>Can it be tested out? You want to check its performance before battle
>You'd like to let Rossweisse take it out for a short jaunt, to try and get her used to it
>Something else?

>>33681329
Fuck, 16 year olds are legal in most places NOW.

>>33681419
I want to, but I don't want to.
But I really want to.

>>33681486
>Can it be tested out? You want to check its performance before battle
Oh boy. On the one hand, Kampfer strong. On the other hand, I don't trust it's armor even with Gundarium. Let's give it a test drive first.

>>33681434
So the captain's Dren?

>>33681486
>pump action grenade launcher
You have my attention.

>>33681486
>You'd like to let Rossweisse take it out for a short jaunt, to try and get her used to it.

She's the one that's going to be piloting it, she needs to get used to it. We can make our evaluations from watching it.

>>33681519
Who says they're not of a young Lalah?

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>>33681486
>>Something else?
Wasn't the Kampfer built for speed? Does the gundarium weigh it down at all? It's worthless if it's too slow.
Also, can they add a pair of Multi-Weapon Binders to it? Be easier for it to carry it's arsenal.

>>33681486
>Kampfer
>pump-action grenade launcher

This makes me moist. Take it for a test-drive first. We have one hell of a solid slug munitions platform now. Keeping that thing fed Helion-3 is going to be the challenge though.

>>33681486
>Can it be tested out? You want to check its performance before battle

>>33681607
It's more the fact that it's "OMG Pedo!" out of nowhere. It kind of breaks the suspense too, giving an after the excuse reason to hate a character who's dead and doesn't matter just because.

>>33681631
It's not the Helium-3 that's a problem, a mobile suit's use of fusion fuel is relatively miniscule even over long periods. It's propellant that's an issue. Only so much liquid hydrogen you can store in those tanks.

>>33681660
I half suspect that the technician was lying, and he's a Delaz agent. He told us that to repulse us and get us to leave so he could get back to sabotaging the laptop further.

>>33681660

>Hating a character over the porn on his Hard-drive
You do know where you are, right?

>>33681634
me
>>33681605
Change to this
>let Rossweisse

>>33681702
>I half suspect that the technician was lying, and he's a Delaz agent. He told us that to repulse us and get us to leave so he could get back to sabotaging the laptop further.
If this is the reason, then KoH is an impressive story teller.

What type of slug throwers can we stick on this thing anyway? Having another sniper that can quickly reposition would be handy.

>>33681702

Delaz's forces are Zelots. Simply mock him and they would be liable to either bark in defence or move to kill you...
could work.... just mention how Delaz is a coward, fleeing with his tail between his legs, leaving his comrades to die without any support... Zeon or not, A commander needs to care for his men...

>>33681752
still seems like it kind of unnecessary, but whatever.

>>33681771
"Slug throwers" don't tax the machine's reactor, which was why the production variant of the machine only mounted ballistic and explosive weapons. So theoretically, any sniper rifle would be limited only by the optics on the MS-18.

>>33681017
Essentialy your plan can be summed up as "shooting the gun out of his hand."
We're not the lone ranger, let's just take it out as quickly and easily as possible, and minimize the chance he has to fire a fucking nuke.

>>33681329
That's a whopping 3 years younger than us, big deal.

>>33681486
>You'd like to let Rossweisse take it out for a short jaunt, to try and get her used to it

>>33681702
>it's not the helium

Ah. I had read it ate up fuel at an astounding rate hence assuming the reactor.

>>33681755
You gave Hearts ideas. Why did you give him ideas?

>>33681486
> You'd like to let Rossweisse take it out for a short jaunt, to try and get her used to it
Get her a slug-sniper rifle, and get her working alongside our previous beam-sniper.

Rolled 63, 34, 32 = 129

>>33681874
>If that had been my plan, do you really think I'd still do it if someone literally called it?
>>33681486
"Rossweisse," you call out. "Come over here for a second."

Rossweisse turns and kicks off a support lattice to float over towards you. She seems interested in why you called her over.

"We've got a Kämpfer for you, would you like to try it out?"

The young cyber-Newtype nods emphatically, excited at the prospect of having her own suit to use.

"Good. Suit up, and I'll give you a quick briefing on the machine's capabilities when you're ready to go."

Karen nods. "I'll tell the La Vie en Rose staff to prep the new suit for launch".

"Audrey?" you ask, turning towards your data analyst.

"Dominic?"

"I'd like you to upload the data from Rossweisse's flights in the Iris into the operating system for the modified Kämpfer."

"Will do, Commander."

Rossweisse soon returns in her flight suit, helmet nestled under her right arm. She looks at you expectantly, like a child about to receive her weekly allowance.

"Alright," you tell her, "the Kämpfer is a high-end machine mobility wise, but not as overwhelming as the Lilium type. It also suffers from poor fuel consumption rates, so be careful not to over-tax your thrusters to save on propellant."

Rossweisse nods silently, a determined look on her face that tells you she's ready to go it alone.

"Alright, I'll be watching your telemetry from here. So do your best."

>roll d100, best of three

Rolled 33

>>33682132
Haha time for failure.

Rolled 93

>>33682132
I'm gonna try rolling dice for once.

Rolled 24

>>33682132

just remember what we taught you about hi-spec suits, and trust in your abilities

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>>33682168
Dojya~n!

Rolled 5

>>33682132
>do you really think I'd still do it?
Should have just replied with a reaction image to up the paranoia.

Also, rolling.

Rolled 1

>>33682168

you are now in charge of rolling...
until it fails, then we move on to the next highest roller... and the circle completes itself...

>>33682242
And you are not.

>>33682168
Instead of using the launch catapult, due to the proximity of the cargo carrier, the Kämpfer gently eases its way out of the La Vie en Rose with Rossweisse behind the controls.

"Awesome," you tell her over the comm. "Great management of the verniers so far. I think you're getting the hang of this machine pretty quick!"

Your encouragement fills Rossweisse with a noticeable degree of courage: perhaps a little too much. A particularly bold course adjustment sends her veering to one side briefly.

"Remember what I taught you yesterday, Rossweisse," you tell her. "Remember how it felt, and trust in your own skills..."

>93
Despite a brief flare of embarrassment at the memory of your hands guiding hers so gently, and yet so deliberately, Rossweisse gets a handle on her Kämpfer immediately. And this time, she doesn't lose her control again. The mobile suit easily loops through a few maneuvers of increasing complexity and g-loading as Rossweisse aims her machine's new grenade launcher at each wrecked mobile suit she passed. Carya and Catrina, Karen, and even Haman stop to watch her trial run. Most of the team is pretty damned impressed, though you feel an understandable twinge of jealousy from Haman.

"Okay," you finally tell her after about fifteen minutes. "That's all I needed to see. You've got the hang of it, so come back in."

When Rossweisse is finished maneuvering her new Kämpfer into position aboard the cargo carrier, it's already 09:45. The last of your equipment has been safely stowed away.

>Say your goodbyes and get a move on, the Albion is waiting
>Other business before leaving?

>>33682508
>Say your goodbyes and get a move on, the Albion is waiting
Let's go Gundamjack the jacked Gundam.

>>33682508
>>Say your goodbyes and get a move on, the Albion is waiting

>>33682508
> Say your goodbyes and get a move on, the Albion is waiting
We've done everything we could on the ship, I guess.

>>33682508
>Say your goodbyes and get a move on, the Albion is waiting

Rolled 41

>>33682508
Get a move on. Clocks a ticking.

>>33682508
Yeah, seems like the vote's not gonna be contested.

>writing

>>33682508
>Say your goodbyes and get a move on, the Albion is waiting

Make sure to give Haman some encouragement.

After all, Qubeley soon fellow Newtype

>>33682610
Yeah. Remind her that her managing the psycomissiles is just as important a job as piloting, and that she saved our ass more than once. She can do a lot with those things, and has more than proved herself.

>>33682599
"Well, Defrah. Lucette. It's been a slog, but I'm glad to have you both on our side," you tell the two Anaheim employees.

Defrah nods at Lucette, then turns to you. "Come back any time you need help, and we'll be only too happy."

"Speaking of helping out," Emary Ounce speaks up behind her seniors, "I'll be accompanying you at least as far as Torrington. Maybe onto the Albion as well. I hope we'll work well together."

"I'm sure glad for the helping hand," Audrey admits. "It'll be good to have another tech-savvy person around who's got some experience working with Gundams."

And with that, you, Karen, Carya and Catrina, Audrey, Haman, Rossweisse, Reiko, Catherine, and now Emary Ounce board the cargo ship bound for Kuala Lumpur.

The flight is uneventful, as is your transfer to a C-88 Medea cargo aircraft set to carry you the rest of the way to Torrington. The flights together take you just around 23 hours, meaning you step off onto the tarmac in Australia at 09:00 the next morning.
(1/2)

Rolled 45

>>33682870
>Dom doesn't get the chance to pull DYNAMIC ENTRY from orbit onto the 02

Why do I bother living.

>>33682870
Emary's just coming along because she's still working on her fanfiction, isn't she?

>>33682925
We won't have the tech for that for another four years. It's just not viable right now.

>>33682954
Well, technically the federation does have the tech for it, they just never use it.
The RX-78 did an orbital reentry using either a crotch balloon, or using it's shield like a reentry sled.

>>33682870
The date is October 15th, UC0083. You're standing in the blazing Australian sunshine on the black tarmac at Torrington Base, and god DAMN is it ever hot.

Looking around, Karen seems a little surprised at the state of the place. "What a mess," she mutters, staring at the badly damaged hangars and barracks. "Must have been one hell of a knock-down, drag-out fight."

"Let's get in the shade," Carya suggests. "Rossweisse looks like she's going to burn to a crisp out here." True, the young pilot's skin is particularly fair. Right now she's squinting hard to try and see, having just stepped out of a dimmed plane into a brightly-lit inferno.

"Right, then," you agree. "We'll let the technicians unload our machines." Again, it seems Haman is a little frustrated at her lack of a mobile suit.

"And make sure you're careful with that missile system!" you shout at the technicians in charge of moving the machinery inside the Medea. "It's a one-off machine worth more than you are, so if you break it you'll be paying for it the rest of your lives! Plus it's my fire-support system, so worst of all I'll be mad at you!" That seems to cheer Haman up a little, although it intimidates the technicians quite thoroughly.

It seems you have a few options in front of you,
>Find the Albion itself
>Head in search of the O-Club
Also, it's hotter than the Devil's own hottub out here. The sisters' leather jacket is already around their waist and Haman has followed her lead. You have no doubt that full uniforms are a rarity here in this kind of weather, especially since you head on the radio that they were expecting a record high in this area.
>Stay in uniform and sweat it out
>Jacket comes off, tank top stays on
>Shirt comes off, flex them abs

>>33683155
>>Find the Albion itself
>>Jacket comes off, tank top stays on

Lend Haman our shades.

>>33683055

If I recall correctly, the Shield was designed to double as a heat-shield, and the crotch pumped coolant onto the shield so it would keep it below melting point, and help cool the rest of the unit....

>>33683055
Targeting data from LEO would be a bit difficult as well given the limitations of present technology.

And your machine is not the RX-78. Its standard shield is the GM small shield, and it has no method to re-enter the atmosphere yet

Rolled 53

>>33683155
Acquire aviators. Flex those guns. Find The Bitch of Nantucket before we run and say fuck it.

>>33683155
>Find the Albion itself
>Jacket comes off, tank top stays on

>>33683155
>Find the Albion itself
>Stay in uniform and sweat it out

>>33683155
>>Find the Albion itself
>>Jacket comes off, tank top stays on

>>33683155
>Find the Albion itself
>Jacket comes off, tank top stays on

>>33683155
[x] Find Albion
[x] Sunglasses, and roll up them sleeves

If we locate Nina, do remove our shirt entirely. Casually remove our shirt in front of her.

"I thought you wanted a repeat of last time."

>>33683155
[x] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GuZfvid9rc

>>33683343
>Twenty juggling with his dick.gif

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>>33683155
Yup, time to beat the fucking heat.

You quickly strip off your shirt, leaving just your navy blue tank top underneath, and wrap the shirt around your waist. Finding that your whole team has done so as well, it makes you feel a bit more comfortable about being seen out of uniform. And besides, your rank insignia is also on your beret, so it's not like there will be any mix-ups or misunderstandings.

"Hey, Haman?" you draw the girl's attention before tossing her your aviators. She quietly puts them on and half-jokingly models them for you.

"We look fucking. Professional." you comment.

Karen sighs. "Come on, flyboy, let's just get to the Albion and get out of the heat." Catrina snickers at you as she pulls a pair of old-fashioned aviator's goggles over her eyes.

The carrier Albion is parked between two more or less intact hangars, accessible by a ramp from one of its hangars. You and your team let yourselves in, with Karen, Reiko, Catherine, and Emary quickly separating to alert the technical teams of your arrival.

Something feels off, however... a presence which somehow puts you in a hyper-alert and defensive posture. You can tell your teammates feel it too, except for Audrey of course, who can't feel it for herself.

>Roll 1d4. Taking the third result only.

Rolled 3

>>33683749

Rolled 1

>>33683749

Rolled 2

>>33683749

>>33683803
>2
Oh. Oh shit.
>writing
>oh Monsha you poor sod

>>33683848

What.

Oh wait, someone is trying to hit on the girls.

lol monsha.

>>33683848
Mwahahahahaha. Oh, I was hoping for this.

>>33683848
Oh Monsha, if you felt jealous of Kou....

>>33683848
Before long, the presence finally reveals itself to you. Your immediate thought upon seeing the butterbars? "Porn-stache". Seriously, it's like everything bad about the 1900's in the form of facial hair. The faint smell of booze and wafty pits greets you as the older-looking officer approaches.

"Why, hello there, ladies," he greets you... or rather, your teammates. "You seem a bit lost. New around here? There... 'something I can do for you'?"

God, he thinks this is attractive? My lord, he really does think he's actually hot shit. You can feel it in your teammate's minds, they think he's a joke... until it happens.

Oh shit, he didn't. He didn't. Oh, who are you kidding, he most certainly did.

"He's a dead man," you mutter in resignation as Lieutenant Pornstache grabs a bit of Carya's ass. "He's a fucking dead man walking."

"Hm? Who're you, kid? Get lost." Lieutenant Pornstache all but signs his own death warrant.
>Maybe you can still prevent this?
>Who are you kidding, it's too late now. Let slip the wrath of the Sisters.
>Hit him first. Whatever you do to him would be a sweet mercy, comparatively speaking.

>>33683848

There was no other possible outcome....

>>33684152
>>Who are you kidding, it's too late now. Let slip the wrath of the Sisters.
Poor bastard

>>33684152
>Who are you kidding, it's too late now. Let slip the wrath of the Sisters.

I also suggest laughing, laughing loudly.

>>33684152

>Hit him, hit him hard.

I understand the sisters can take care of themselves but I imagine this would piss Dom off a ton. Sometimes Dom seems too cool I feel like this should get our blood up.

>>33684152
Grab our spare set of aviators, put on the biggest shit eating grin and watch the fireworks

>>33684152
>Hit him first. Whatever you do to him would be a sweet mercy, comparatively speaking.

Throm him to the ground, quick!

>>33684245

Plus girls like it when you stand up for them, not always but usually in situations like this.

>>33684152
>>Hit him first. Whatever you do to him would be a sweet mercy, comparatively speaking.

Sweet, sweet catharsis.

>>33684152
>Who are you kidding it's too late now. Let slip the wrath of the sistels.

>>33684152
>Who are you kidding, it's too late now. Let slip the wrath of the Sisters.
>Hit him first. Whatever you do to him would be a sweet mercy, comparatively speaking.
"Lieutenant Marseilles, would you care to join me for a good old-fashioned curb stomping? In fact, everyone get in on this, it'll be a great bonding moment."

>>33684152
>>Who are you kidding, it's too late now. Let slip the wrath of the Sisters.
>>other
Cover Ross's eyes. This scene was not meant for children

>>33684152
[x] Laugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtQkoecIzng

>>33684307
I like this.

>>33684307
This.

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>>33684152
>"Hm? Who're you, kid? Get lost." Lieutenant Pornstache all but signs his own death warrant.
This pic has never been more appropirate.

>>33684152
>hit him hard. Laugh maniacally while doing it

>>33684152

"I am Lieutenant Commander Dominic O'Hara, and you seem to have invoked the ire of my squad... I would suggest a hasty retreat, however I feel that you have already been targeted and are about to be sunk..."

let loose the sisters of war...

>>33684423
2gouda

>>33684423
We're actually a Commander, now, not Lieutenant Commander. We got a promotion alongside Karen. So we severely outrank Monsha, despite being nearly a decade younger. The man is going to hate us so much. It will be glorious.

>>33684508

we get all the Girls because we UNDERSTANDING the shit out of them...

>>33684423
I'd prefer just laughing at him, myself.
I mean c'mon, the porn stache, cheesy pickup lines, and he expect to take him SERIOUSLY?!

>>33684152
Before you even have a chance to react, Catrina's mind combines with Carya's in a burst of indignation. Not even rage, you sense: the Sisters' combined form just doesn't want to be touched by this man. It's almost more like swatting a fly than defending herself, at least in her mind.

Carrina's foot lashes out almost at the limits of what your eyes can see, but with your Newtype senses you're perfectly aware of the results.

He could have avoided this.

The Lieutenant is physically lifted several inches from the deck by the force of Carrina's shin impacting his groin, his eyes widening in shock and pain as testicles are swiftly crushed against his pelvis until they look like they're about to pop out of their orbits.

You almost feel sorry for him as he vomits a little into his mouth and his eyes now seem to be nearly popping out of their sockets.

His feet touch the deck again and his knees buckle against each other, but he seems to still be dangerously capable of retaliation. And now, you sense, he might just lash out at any target that presents itself.

You catch Carrina's arm before she can drive home a second blow, hooking your wrist into the inside of her elbow.

"Cover Rossweisse's eyes," you tell her. "I don't want her seeing this. Same with Haman."

You can see that Audrey has quickly moved to do as you requested, although Haman is struggling to watch between her fingers. Carrina quickly does the same for Rossweisse, who doesn't fight back.

"You... lousy... little... shits..." the Lieutenant groans.

>Wait for him to attack.
>Strike first, subdue only.
>Strike first, END THREAT.
>Try and talk him down (d100 - 20 for testicular devastation)

Rolled 94 + 20

>>33684704
>>Try and talk him down (d100 - 20 for testicular devastation)

I'm sure I'll be outvoted for others, but let's see how I do.

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>>33684704
>Wait for him to attack.

>testicular devastation
Top Kek.

Rolled 52

>>33684704
"Stand out, LT. You're picking a fight you can not even hope to win."

>>33684773


...and why did it +20? Guess I cannot into diceroller functionality tonight.

Rolled 99 - 20

>>33684704
>Try and talk him down (d100 - 20 for testicular devastation)
We really need to cut this shit out.

>>33684704
>Wait for him to attack.

>>33684704
>Strike first, subdue only.
But feel free to be rough on him. And once he's down, give him a little speech about how sexually assaulting a superior officer is not the smartest move. Especially when she can kick his ass. He's lucky that we're her boyfriend, because us moving to defend her honor has saved him from a far worse fate.

>>33684790
>stand down

Damnit autocorrect.

>>33684802
Ahahahahaha

>>33684802
>>33684773

Boom HEADSHOT!

Rolled 74 - 20

>>33684704
>Try and talk him down (d100 - 20 for testicular devastation)

I just want to just laugh him down. He might work it out if we do that.

>>33684800
To subtract X from a roll, you need to modifiy it with "+-X". It's weird that way.

>>33684704
>>33684773
Ok.. lets go with this
>Try and talk him down.

>>33684802
Once again Dom's ability to diplomance is astounding.

Are we a pornomancer by any chance?

>>33684773
>>33684802
>These rolls
Oh god, it's going to diplomance him so hard, it's going to end up in Yaranaika.

Rolled 9 - 20

>>33684704
>Try and talk him down (d100 - 20 for testicular devastation)
"Best that you walk away, Lieutenant. Look at my Oak Leaf."

>>33684800
look at the e-mail field of >>33684802

You have to use both plus and minus signs to make it negative.

>>33684833

Ah, thanks. I'll try to remember if/when it comes up again. Basically, the first plus is telling it to add the following value, and I need to tell it a negative value after?

>>33684773
>>33684802

Daym

>>33684884
Exactly.

So I guess we're going to talk him down? Oh. I wanted to punch him out. It would have been fun.

>>33684704
“Hehehehe...” you chuckle to yourself. Really, this guy's too much for you to handle right now. First, he DARES to grab at your lover's ass, and now he's trying to act like he's a tough motherfucker? Oh no, all he's doing now is amusing you.

“You think... you're hot shit... kid? You want a fight... that it?” he grunts.

“Oh, I don't intend to fight you,” you admit to him. “I'm just going to laugh at you. Like this.” And then you let it loose: the famous laughter you've become so well known for. It's a howling laugh, one that the technicians and your team can feel reverberating through their bodies.

The Lieutenant takes a swing at you, but you continue to laugh.

“Missed me, you old perv! Where are you looking?” Your brief time training in capoeira means you can lightly slide right out of the way, ducking under his arm and ending up practically behind him.

The man swings wildly again as you roll away. He punches downward only for you to cartwheel to one side. He's really not that good at this, is he?

“Boop.” You taunt him as you stand on your hands and lightly tap his lowered head with your right toe, and laugh again. “Left yourself open, Pornstache.”

His retaliatiory strike seems tired, almost languid, and is utterly unable to connect as you spin on your hands and flip back away from him to land on your feet once more. By this point your team is simply staring in awe as you taunt and humiliate your opponent, laughing all the while. A small crowd has gathered around you to watch as well.
(1/2)

>>33685216
In retrospect, we should have told them to cover Haman and Rossweisse's ears, not eyes. Oh well.

>>33685216
“You were in the wrong, and you can't win this fight,” you explain simply. “So stand aside like the little bitch you are, so I don't have to hurt you.” As the lieutenant's hands drop loosely to his sides, you realize why he thought so little of you: you took of your beret when you came inside, like an officer and a gentleman. You now take a moment to rectify that mistake, placing the beret on your head and making certain to flash the insignia of a full Commander at the man who DARED to harass one of the women you care so deeply for.

The Lieutenant stands aghast as a nineteen-year-old reveals that he outranks him by not one but THREE grades. “And if you lay even a finger on one of my teammates again?" you add. "I'll tear it off and force-feed it to you. Now get the hell out of my sight."

"What the hell is going on in here?" you hear a vaguely familiar voice ring out across the hangar. "Monsha, what in blue blazes are you doing?"

An older, rugged-looking full Lieutenant with tanned skin and dusty blonde hair limps into the hangar and frowns at the butterbars and your team, before his eyes fall on you. Suddenly, the wrinkles around his eyes crease as he smiles.

"Well, as I live and breathe. The Young Master, all grown up!"
>South, you old bastard! I see you've been keeping busy!
>You must be Lieutenant Burning? I've heard about you.
>You know about me? Did we serve together?

>>33685363
>South, you old bastard! I see you've been keeping busy!
Just to further Monsha's humiliation. Not only are we higher ranking than him, we also know his squad leader.

Rolled 1

>>33685363
>>South, you old bastard! I see you've been keeping busy!

Brohug

>>33685363
>Burning
Hell to the yes do we know South motherfucking Burning.

>>33685363
>>South, you old bastard! I see you've been keeping busy!

Friends with South Burning? Friends with South Burning.

>>33685363
>>South, you old bastard! I see you've been keeping busy!
Just whipping some respect into the Butterbars here, how have you been you old bastard.
Then brohug.

>>33685363
>Soth, you old bastard! I see you's been keeping busy!

>>33685410
>Try to brohug
>Accidently crush his balls with our hand
>Get court martialed.
This is what happens when we leave our dice on.


>South, you old bastard! I see you've been keeping busy!

>>33685363
>>South, you old bastard! I see you've been keeping busy!

Was there really any doubt that we'd choose to NOT be friends with South Burning? That guy's awesome. Though I'm wondering what he's doing up and about. What butterfly did we step on that led to him not breaking any bones fighting the Xamel?

>>33685708
Was wondering that as well. Those butterflies have been subtle so far.

Rolled 11

>>33685363
>South, you old bastard! I see you've been keeping busy!

>>33685363
"South, you glorious old bastard, you!" you shout back, rushing to clap your hands on your old mentor's shoulders. "You look terrible, and what gives with the leg? Zeke finally catching up with you?"

Burning laughs loudly. "Yeah, everyone gets lucky once in a while I guess. Even Zeke. Damn, am I glad you're here."

"So," you press, "how've you held up? How's Sylvia?"

"We're separated now," Burning admits with a sigh. "But other than that I've been fine. You know use old-timers stick around like a belch from a bad onion."

"Sorry to hear that," you reply awkwardly. "I didn't know. But still, it's good to see we've got some real veterans coming on this fox chase."

Monsha shuffles rather doggedly towards his CO. "Wait, Lieutenant, that can't possibly be who I think it is?"

Burning nods. "It is, Bernie. And while you're here, care to explain who whipped your nuts this time and why?"

"He grabbed my girlfriend's ass, South. She took a shot, but I was the one that whipped him. I can give you a full report if you'd like."

"No need," South replies with a heavy sigh. "Bernie, I'm confining you to quarters for now. If I get any more complaints about your behavior, I'll have to revoke your flight privileges and put you in solitary. Clear?"

The mustachioed lieutenant nods before shuffling away in disgrace.

"Un-fucking-believable," you mutter.

Burning shakes his head. "He's a good pilot, and a good friend, but I hate him too sometimes. Now, do you plan on introducing me to your team?"

Even as he asks, you can see the rest of your team approaching, no doubt having cleared the transfer of your machines.
>Introductions
>Introductions and capabilities
>Introductions and capabilities, but ask the same of him. Full disclosure both ways.

>>33685906
>Introductions and capabilities, but ask the same of him. Full disclosure both ways.

>>33685906
>Introductions
We're all trying to get out of the sun here, so continue with the details once we're somewhere inside with AC.

>>33685906
>Introductions and capabilities, but ask the same of him. Full disclosure both ways.
"Heard Torrington massively dropped the ball. How'd it happen?"

Rolled 66

>>33685906
>Introductions and capabilities, but ask the same of him. Full disclosure both ways

Burning is like that awesome uncle or grandpa you have in the family. Don't bullshit him and he won't bullshit you and help you out much as he can.

>>33685906
>Introductions and capabilities, but ask the same of him. Full disclosure both ways.
"Of course, provided we get to meet your team, too. Tell me they're not all as bad as Monsha. Please?"

>>33686010
Hey, don't phrase it like that. Asking how they got hammered so badly is legitimate. Just don't say it like the base as a whole screwed up. They did pretty well, all things considered. It was just one or two people who fucked everything over for the rest of them.

>>33685906
>>Introductions and capabilities, but ask the same of him. Full disclosure both ways.
I was thinking a carrot dinner for the teams to get use to each other.

>>33686129
Ahh...

yeah, you're right.

>>33686139
Why? Seriously, you want to torture everyone if it tortures Kou?

>>33686195
Yes.

>>33686139
I think we should at least try to make nice with Kou. Yes, he's an idiot. But he hasn't done anything yet. We can hate him later, for now he's just another guy.

>>33686195
Carrots are delicious. Anyone who hates carrots is automatically a bad person and deserves nothing but torture.

Rolled 9

How the fuck can you guys hate carrots?

Carrot cake is delicious

Ah carrot cake...

>>33686139
The main problem is that I can't think of a main course that uses carrots as its primary ingredient. Dishes that revolve around carrots are all side dishes or deserts. Maybe have the main dish be roasted jicama? It's not quite the same as carrots, but in my experience the texture and sweetness resemble it and complement it well.

>>33686271
>>33686301
"Carrot dinner".

What is it going to be, Bugs Bunny's Hausenpfeffer?

>>33685906
>Introductions and capabilities, but ask the same of him. Full disclosure both ways.
Does it even need to be voted on?

>>33686416
Bell peppers stuffed with minced pork and carrots, carrot cake with carrot flavoured frosting served on top of a carrot sorbet, served with a nice refreshing glass of carrot juice.

Off to the side, will be a bowl of seemingly-normal fruit. All of which are flavour infused with carrots, hue hue.

>>33686495
...we'll be shitting orange for days.

>>33686529
It'd be worth it to troll Kou that hard.

>>33686495
Yes.
>>33686595
Yes this is good!

>>33686495
Sesame jellyfish with jicama salad is glorious.

Yes, jellyfish salad.

>>33685906
"Yeah, though some of what we do and who we are is... sensitive, you know? Like hush-hush, cloak and dagger stuff. Maybe there's a briefing room we could adjourn to? Someplace with air conditioning?"

Burning laughs deeply again. "Of course, of course. You've met all my team at some point or another, it's just Alpha and Chap, and Monsha of course. But you might want to meet Uraki and Miss Purpleton."

"Already met Miss Purpleton," you tell South as your team leaves the hangar and heads for the "pilot's lounge": a comfortable ready room/lounge for the Albion's mobile suit pilots' use.

"Oh? You've been working with Anaheim a lot?"

"That's what happens when you're piloting Gundams built by Anaheim's subsidiaries," Nina interjects. "Welcome aboard, everyone."

"So," you begin, turning to face Lieutenant Burning. "This is my team."

You go through each member of your group, giving the ranks and a brief explanation of their duty in your team. Burning seems especially interested in Karen, as he's familiar with her record with the 08th MS, and with your youngest two Newtypes.

"So, you have four Newtype pilots and three Gundams?" he asks incredulously. Uraki, who you heard over the comm system when you spoke with Nina last, is even more stunned.

"That's right. Plus an upgraded MS-18E and a psycommu weapons system, capable of delivering mega-particle warheads at extreme ranges," you add. "We're in the process of getting our own ship, and possibly upgrading our Gundams with miniaturized psycommus of their own and advanced jamming and sensor suites."

"You're moving up in the world, kiddo," Burning laughs. "With all that on our side, we'd be hard-pressed for a way to lose."

"So," you begin, changing the topic. "I hear there's something planned for GP-01?"

Uraki puffs his chest out a little.

"Yes," Nina tells you. "Ensign Uraki here has just been assigned as its pilot."
(1/2)

>>33686703
You're not sure what to think of this development. He seems green... almost scrubby, you'd say. Catrina and Carya sense the same thing, and you're sure that Karen at least suspects the young pilot may not be up to snuff.
>Find a way to test his mettle (write in)
>Talk it over with Nina (write in)

>>33686768
>Find a way to test his mettle (write in)
Could we do some combat tests within a gravity well?
All of our modifications and customizations were done with no-gravity in mind.

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>>33686703
Wait, what the fuck?!
I was under the assumption that full disclosure was to Burning alone, since we actually KNOW him.

Kou's a total stranger, and Nina... Well I wish we didn't know her.

>>33686768

>Find a way to test his mettle (write in)

We might as well take a look at his performance so far, then maybe have him practice against some of the team.

>>33686814
I like this. It would get us used to fighting in atmosphere again while testing out the rookie.

>>33686814
This
>Finda way to tese his mettle

>>33686815
Seriously, If I knew Nina would be listening in, I'd've voted to pretend we only spoke Spanish.

>>33686703
>we'd be hard pressed for a way to lose

Death flag acquired.

>>33686768
"How'd you do it kid? Did you buy her flowers and tell her she was cute?"

"So, how good are you at piloting that thing anyway?"

We should give him the callsign Greenhorn.

>>33686862
Too cliche.
Orangehorn, the orange stands for carrots.

>>33686768
"Nina got a full peep show from me and I STILL can't pilot her toys."

>>33686900
Orange~kyun. Extra emphasis on the kyun just to be even more aggravating/childish.

>>33686859
Her ex-lover is named Anavel Gato, I think she learned at least a little bit of Spanish just to tease him.

>>33686768
>Comment to Burning, "'Hard pressed to lose'? Never underestimate the enemy, South. You corner an animal and it'll lash out with all its got. Talk like that breeds overconfidence and overconfidence gets you killed, old guard."
>Find a way to test his mettle
Friendly spar in and out of suits using paint rounds and wooden practice sticks. Let's see how he can keep up with the Devil's Jester.

>>33686768
>Find a way to test his mettle (write in)
I like the idea of testing him in a quick mock combat to also get our team adapted back to fighting in gravity.

>>33686815
I too had assumed it had ment only South, not with all these extras here as well

>>33687005
If you're asking Burning to disclose his own team's abilities and introduce his pilots, why would you expect Kou NOT to be there?

>>33687005
It's not like we gave out any classified information. Just "This is their name, they have these abilities, we've assigned them to this role". The fact that we have so many Newtypes is a bit weird, but it sounds like that's the only sensitive information we handed out.

>>33687005
It doesn't sound like it was any sensitive information, though. Just names, abilities and assigned roles. I doubt we said anything about Rossweisse or Haman's origins, for example.

I wonder if we're going to run into Dolmel's?

>>33687204
Oh, I hope not. Dolmels are literally final boss-tier. They're as outdated as any other OYW machine, but I still don't want to fight one.

>>33686768
>Looks like we're both test pilots! So, Ensign, let's get know each other. Likes, dislikes, dreams? What do you like about your MS? How'd you get yourself into it?

>>33687279
>Do you like Carrots? I love carrots!

>>33686768
"So, Nina, who is this guy? How's he gotten in the cockpit of a Gundam when you still won't let ME play with your toys? I took my shirt off for you and everything."

"I was wondering the same thing," Uraki muses, "about you, Commander. How old are you, anyway?"

"Nineteen, same as you Ensign," Nina replies, facing you and your team. "Uraki is piloting GP-01 because he showed a high aptitude for it based on the data from his fight with GP-01. He also showed initiative, which the admirals in charge of the project seemed to value."

"So who are you, what's your record?" you ask the Ensign.

"I've been serving at Torrington as an opposition pilot against the Powered GM model."

Opposition forces, huh? In Federation parlance, that means the guys who command expects you to beat even at a three or four to one disadvantage. Old machines, low skill, no hope for advancement: a dead-end job for usually lackluster pilots. But, Nina DID say that his combat data was unusually high, so maybe he deserves a trial by fire.

"Perhaps we can arrange a mock battle between myself and the Ensign? I want to see for myself how he fights."

Audrey leans over to you. "I've been meaning to tell you, but the foot boosters I installed probably gives you hover abilities in atmosphere," she mutters.

"It wouldn't be a fair fight," Carya agrees. "It wouldn't really test anything, would it?"

"If you're having doubts about fairness," Burning offers, "you can use one of our machines instead. Or just have Monsha do it. I get the feeling he's going to explode on Uraki at any moment anyhow, so it may be good to get it out of his system before he does something reckless."

>You'll fight him in the Lilium. (Easy Mode)
>You'll fight him in a GM Custom. (Sporting Chance Mode)
>Let Monsha fight him. It'd be a mismatch against you even if you were on foot. (I'll Pass Mode)
>On that note, you don't need a mobile suit to beat him, and he needs a Gundam to keep him safe. (Tobia Arronax Mode)

>>33686768
>Find a way to test his mettle (write in)
Let's phrase it less as testing him and more getting him acclimated to a Gundam. We know from personal experience how big a difference there can be between piloting a GM and piloting a Gundam. If possible, work in this sentence "You can't treat the GP01 like it's any other mobile suit. This new Gundam isn't just for show."

>>33687392
>Based on his fight with GP-02
Insufficient coffee detected.

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>>33687392
>On that note, you don't need a mobile suit to beat him, and he needs a Gundam to keep him safe. (Tobia Arronax Mode)

YOU JUST HAD TO POST THIS OPTION. YOU JUST FUCKING HAD TO.

I'm going for it.

>>33687392
>You'll fight him in a GM Custom. (Sporting Chance Mode)
That sounds good. It really is unfair to compare the Lilium to any other mobile suit. Especially if we have hoverskating. Good God, Aubrey, why do you have doubts about your capabilities when you make things this awesome?

>>33687392
>>On that note, you don't need a mobile suit to beat him, and he needs a Gundam to keep him safe. (Tobia Arronax Mode)

Time to show everyone just why we're the commander of a newtype unit.

>>33687392
>>You'll fight him in a GM Custom. (Sporting Chance Mode)

>>33687247
At least it's not Shield of Zeon-spec MS.

Worst is seeing AoZ Stutzer-spec MS.

>>33687392

>You'll fight him in a GM Custom. (Sporting Chance Mode)

>>33687392
>>On that note, you don't need a mobile suit to beat him, and he needs a Gundam to keep him safe. (Tobia Arronax Mode)
I doubt we're this awesome, but let's go!

>>33687392
Can we still get our GM Sniper II? It should still be pretty good. Besides we it was awesome in the OYW. Borrow it if we have to

Fight him in the Kampfer. Or have Ross do so. We've gotta know how much that Luna Titanium weights it down.

Two birds with one stone.

>>33687392
>>You'll fight him in a GM Custom. (Sporting Chance Mode)

>>33687392
>On that note, you don't need a mobile suit to beat him, and he needs a Gundam to keep him safe. (Tobia Arronax Mode)

>>33687392
>You'll fight him in a GM Custom. (Sporting Chance Mode)
The point is to test him, not to establish dominance over him. Dominic doesn't need to establish dominance. He's a Newtype ace pilot with multiple waifus, dominance is established for him just by being in the room.

>>33687494
This can be an option if you guys would rather use it instead of the GM Custom. its performance in game is enough of a wild card to make it more or less as fair as the GM Custom option.

>>33687392
>You'll fight him in a GM Custom. (Sporting Chance Mode)

>>33687395
>This new Gundam isn't just for show
This. All of my this.

GM Sniper II? If we can get a custom, we can get one of those, right?

>>33687392
>Let Monsha fight him. It'd be a mismatch against you even if you were on foot. (I'll Pass Mode)
>On that note, you don't need a mobile suit to beat him, and he needs a Gundam to keep him safe. (Tobia Arronax Mode)
Let's get two fights in.

>>33687493
>>33687566
Yours is a pile of scrap. Any others that exist are likely deployed.

>>33687392
>>You'll fight him in a GM Custom. (Sporting Chance Mode)

He kind of wants to see what we can do too

>>33687392
>On that note, you don't need a Mobile Suit to beut him, and he needs a Gundam to keep him safe. (Tobia Arronax mode)

>>33687392
[x] Zaku vs. Zaku, no fancy schmancy technology tricks, just skill. [FINAL DESTINATION]

>>33687552
I'm kinda sad nobody went for it. I really wanted to see what Ross could do in a fight.

>>33687573
Okay, so I'm going to do a runoff between several potentially awesome options. Five minutes, link and a number only. Posts with extra text will be ignored.

>1: He and Monsha will fight. You'll fight them both on foot, and you'll win.

>2: You'll fight him in the Kämpfer. The Alex beat it before, it should be a fair fight now. Good chance for testing, too.

>3: Fight him in the GM Custom

>4: Fight him on foot.

I'll check back in five minutes.

>>33687725
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>>33687725
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>>33687725
>2: You'll fight him in the Kämpfer. The Alex beat it before, it should be a fair fight now. Good chance for testing, too.

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>>33687392
>1: He and Monsha will fight. You'll fight them both on foot, and you'll win.
TOBIA WILL BE PROUD

>>33687725
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>>33687723
Thing is, a fight between two NPCs would get pretty boring pretty quick, and in character Rossweisse has no interest in Uraki whatsoever.

uh guys? How are we even supposed to get pass his armor on foot?

>>33687725
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>>33687810
Flashbang, grappling hook, knowledge of how to open a cockpit, and a gun.

>>33687810
Paint. Lots and lots of paint. Apply directly to the cameras, combine with cracker bombs. Pilot opens the cockpit hatch to see and BAM. Gundamjack.

Bitches love it.

>>33687725
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>>33687810
We wouldn't, they're just being stupid. We didn't select "Crossbone Vanguard" for our difficulty level, we shouldn't expect to succeed at Tobia's antics. And even he only pulled it off because he detonated his opponent's dummy balloons in order to cover its sensors. Those don't exist yet.

>>33687725
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>>33687899
Actually the lowest difficulty was Wing, Crossbone was medium.

Wing's the easiest, because our opposition is about as effective as your average faceless Leo.

>>33687725
1

If he's read the 01's manual we're fucked.

>>33687996
I know that. I just wanted the direct comparison. It would sound weird to say "This isn't Operation Meteor, we can't expect to be like Tobia".

>>33687725
"I guess I can take the Kämpfer out for a trial run," you sigh. "With your permission, of course, Rossweisse. Karen."

Both women nod in agreement. "Should be a reasonable matchup, and lets you figure out any kinks with the Kämpfer," Karen thinks aloud. "I'm okay with it. Burning?"

Burning nods as well. "Very well. Uraki?"

"Yes, Lieutenant?"

"Get to your Gundam and prep to spar against the Commander. And don't underestimate him: he may be your age, but he's a hardened veteran, and a Newtype to boot."

"I'll be fine, Lieutenant," Uraki replies confidently. "Nina?"

"Ensign?"

"I'll show them what the Gundam can do," the young man declares dramatically.
(1/2)

>>33688045
Nah, vulcans can't kill us as hard, Luna Titanium fixes that durability problem.

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>>33688045

But he can't read the manual due to his poor eyesight from not eating his carrots.

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>>33688063
>"I'll show them what the Gundam can do," the young man declares dramatically.

Huehuehuehue

>>33688063
It takes about a half hour for the techs aboard the Albion to prepare your mobile suits. Several large paint grenades are loaded into your rifle, and 60mm paint rounds are loaded into the vulcans.

"But why can't we just shut off the targeting computer?" Ensign Uraki asks Nina as you walk past to inspect progress on re-outfitting the GP-01.

"Because it's there for a reason," Nina replies.

Uraki shakes his head. "If I'm gonna hit a Newtype, I've got to be fast like one. The calculations just slow me down!"

Carya, meanwhile, has crossed the hangar with the clear intent of ending the rather loud argument herself.

“Ensign, you're in a standard O'Neill-type colony cylinder with a stationary target at 100 meters, firing axially. You have M192 match rounds, standard GM rifle. What's your linear holdoff?” She asks Uraki.

“I...”

“What's your rate of rotation? Your bullet flight time?”

“Just hang on...”

“No time, Ensign. He's got tone. How do you hold? Better take the shot, Ensign Uraki. He's firing on you... he's SHOOTING! Take the fucking shot Ensign, take it NOW!”

“Five meters!” Kou shouts.

“That's wrong, Uraki. You fucked up and hit a hospital right in the fucking maternity ward, your opponent downs your Gundam. Dead babies EVERYWHERE. Great job, asshole.”

Catrina turns away from the flabbergasted rookie. “Audrey, assume same parameters. Holdoff?”
(2/?)

>>33687996
So what's the stand-in for "Nintendo-hard, Dark Souls, Beyond-the-Impossible" difficulty?

MS Igloo?

>>33688191
Damn, that's cold, CC. I love you two so much.

>>33688223
Dark History, I reckon.

>>33688223
Nintendo Hard is up there with Ys Nightmare. Dork Souls is casual.

>>33688191
>Uraki shakes his head. "If I'm gonna hit a Newtype, I've got to be fast like one. The calculations just slow me down!"
"Use the Force, Uraki."

Poor chap is crumbling under personal expectations, needs to chill out and get laid more.

>>33688254
"Away to the Newtype" ?

>>33688223
Victory.

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>>33688191
>Dead babies EVERYWHERE. Great job, asshole.”

I FUCKING LOVE THE SISTERS.

>>33688223
Nope.

IDEON

True Operation Meteor. In that one we're the Leo and not the Gundam.

>>33688191
Audrey, who followed close after the twins along with a vaguely disinterested Haman, replies quietly but confidently.

“Sixteen meters,” she replies immediately.

“In degrees?”

There's a barely perceptible pause as Audrey does the trigonometry in her head. “Nine.”

“Perfect. And Commander, which direction?”

“Depends,” you shrug.

“Cheeky, but also correct. See me after class and I'll be sure to reward you,” Catrina teases. “Noin, what does it depend on?”

Haman snaps back into focus after having been momentarily distracted by the thought of the sisters 'rewarding' you. “The relative direction of rotation. Left if it's clockwise, right if it's counterclockwise.”

“And that, ENSIGN, is why rookies like you get to use the computer,” Carya finishes, rounding back on Uraki. “When you've got the basics committed to memory and can do the math in your head, THEN we can talk about deflection shooting.”

You feel a little bad for the poor kid as you march out into the desert alongside his Gundam several minutes later, but he needed that sort of lesson. If it saves lives later, his pride is an acceptable sacrifice to make.

>Open aggressively (roll d100)
>Move through the debris as cover (adds 10 to your to-hit, subtracts 10 from your attack: roll d100)
>Leap, get out of line of sight and prepare an ambush

Rolled 37

>>33688284
>needs to chill out and get laid more.

Shame it won't be with Nina.

Yes yes I know about sticking dick into crazy and all...but I actually like Nina, well before the whole bullshit GATO twist cause of the director switch.

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>>33688329
>>Move through the debris as cover (adds 10 to your to-hit, subtracts 10 from your attack: roll d100)

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>>33688329
>Move through the debris as cover (adds 10 to your to-hit, subtracts 10 from your attack: roll d100)
I want to see how well he can shoot with the targeting computer turned on.

Rolled 75

>>33688329
>Move through the debris as cover (adds 10 to your to-hit, subtracts 10 from your attack: roll d100)
Gato is going to fight underhanded.

Rolled 39

>>33688329
Debris. Use it. Love it. It's what the Kampfer is very good at. Hit hard and run back into the scrubland.

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>>33688329
>>Move through the debris as cover (adds 10 to your to-hit, subtracts 10 from your attack: roll d100)

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>>33688329
>Move through the debris as cover (adds 10 to your to-hit, subtracts 10 from your attack: roll d100)

Only way we're gonna teach him is not to be fucking retarded. Play smart against your enemy with a inferior suit and show him ways you can overcome superior suits.


>“Cheeky, but also correct. See me after class and I'll be sure to reward you,” Catrina teases.

DID I MENTION ALREADY I FUCKING LOVE THE SISTERS?