>>36633718
Might as well finish up with the rounds. Go and talk with Team Dos. The Purus know the door is open. So does everyone else on the ship if they need a talkin' to.

>>36633718
>Visit Team 2.

You forgot to announce this one on Twitter for the record.

>>36633718
>Visit Team 2.

>>36633718
>Take the Purus back to your suite, tuck in for the night.
Puuuruuus.

>>36633718
>Visit Team 2.

>>36633718
>>Visit Team 2.

>>36633718
>Visit Team 2.

Got to finish the rounds...

>>36633718
>>Visit Team 2.

What exactly is our current MS roster? Two Ikebananas on team 1, one Mk-2 and two Kampfer Kais on team 2, and the Val Varo and the three Tusche Schwarz on team 3. Correct?

Is Chris piloting the new Lilium GM-III or is she piloting Apolly's Refined Barzam?

>>36633718
"Well, I suppose I'll have to make sure to do my job then," you reply. "Good to know you'll all have our backs."

"I'll take the girls to their room," Ilia offers. "Seems like you're making the rounds."

"I hate to put it that way, but yeah," you admit. "It's a big mission. Usually I trust you all to have your heads in the right place, but this time I have to make sure."

Ilia nods. "I'll allow it. C'mon, girls."

After a bit of looking, you finally track down Team 2: they're not meeting in a ready room, but rather in the hangar itself. They're running final checks on their machines, all save for Christina. She's going over manifests for ammunition counts, fuel supplies, and other vital materiel for her new team.

"Officer on deck!" someone shouts.

You raise your hands and shrug in the direction of the speaker: a new-looking NCO who sheepishly realizes that this isn't the sort of formal situation calling for that response.

"Gravity's on?" you ask as you approach Christina.

"We're done loading up," she tells you. "Checklists are easier to mark and fuel gauges are more accurate when stuff's not floating off."

"Point taken," you admit.

"HEY SKIP!" Christina barks. "Commander's here to see us!"

Emma's head pops out of her cockpit. "So he has!"

After clambering down the rungs of their respective ladders, they approach you quickly and professionally.

"Sir?" Emma asks. "What is it?"

>Any questions or concerns for Team 2?
>Make nice, chat, then sleep.

>>36634272
>Any questions or concerns for Team 2?
Let's see if they have any concerns about the mission. I wonder if Apolly or Roberto ever expected they would see Dakar.

>>36634272
>>Any questions or concerns for Team 2?
What do they think about what happening?

>>36634272
"How are you holding up, Mackenzie? Have your cockpit phobia beat?"

"Have you looked over the extraction routes for the away team?"

"Are you planning to take plasma or slug throwers?"

"Wanna head back to my quarters and bang?"

General questions mainly.

>>36634272
>Any questions or concerns for Team 2?

Their opinions on the stunt we are about to pull, what they think about the splinter group we have created and it's goals... generally get their views on the how shits going down...

>>36634518
all thses are good questions

>>36634272
>Any questions or concerns for Team 2?
Although we didn't personally see how Team 2 performed back in Libot, Emma and company handled themselves well despite the confusion on who's fighting which side.
This mission will hopefully be more clear cut than last time, in case any familiar faces show up. Jerid or Kacricon, for example.

>>36634272
"So how do you feel about all this?" you ask, cutting straight to the point. "I mean, we're basically invading Dakar, and we'll probably not be too welcome in the EFSF after this."

Emma shrugs. "I don't like it, but we have few choices. We've got to stop Titans, even if it makes us unpopular."

"Fair," you grant her. "We've all been fighting for the Federation for a long time... aside from Apolly and Roberto."

Apolly nods at you appreciatively.

"Still, you have to figure you still are," Roberto replies. "You're not fighting alongside the EFF, but you're still fighting for their interests."

"That's not worth as much as you'd think," Christina cautions.

"Oh yeah, you feeling more up for piloting?" you ask the redhead.

She shakes her head. "Not sure. I don't have a machine to pilot anyhow, but I hope I'll be ready by the time we get one set up."

"And the Kampfers?"

"Loaded for midrange combat," Emma tells you. "Shotguns and rocket bazookas."

"Clay rounds?" you inquire.

"Planning on it," Apolly confirms. "I know, I know. Avoid combat blah blah civilians blah. We've got it."

>Any final issues to take care of?
>Go the fuck to sleep, pilot.

>>36634851
>Go the fuck to sleep, pilot.

>>36634851
Was pretty sure we still had the Barzam for Chris. Unless it was trashed off-screen during the skirmish at Libot. Char's wingmen are hard on mobile suits.

But anyway, grab everyone and canoodle before everything goes tits-up tomorrow. Maybe get a shag or three in and try and contain your spaghetti when the Purus ask about the psychic orgy in the morning.

>>36634851
>>Any final issues to take care of?
The bridge bunnies, ALICE and Dr Jay.

>>36634851
>>Go the fuck to sleep, pilot.
Let's get some sack time, we're no use to anyone half-asleep

>>36634972
Have we mentioned meeting with Syam to the good Doktor yet?

>>36634851
>Any final issues to take care of?
Ooo wonder if doctor ward has any toys that could be useful for this mission

>>36635047
Not in-thread no. It's probably been brought up thought.

>>36635057
Mystery Box Anon. Don't wanna ruin the surprise he's installed until we press the shiny red button.

>>36634851
>Go the fuck to sleep, pilot.
Big day tomorrow. Should be fun to get to be the ones dropping giant objects on Earth rather than stopping them. Makes for a nice change of pace.

>>36634851
As much as you'd like to run over the plans with your bridge crew, you figure you'll probably have some time tomorrow morning for that. But right now all your smart pilots are hitting the sack, and you should probably do the same.

>I need a break, running two quests at the same time takes it out of you faster than I thought.
>Be back soon.

>>36635407
>I need a break, running two quests at the same time takes it out of you faster than I thought.

I don't doubt it man, take your time.

>>36635407
>Be back soon.

>>36635425
Dont vote for that you bastard that's the worst option!

>>36635407
September 17, UC0084.

It's time.

Dakar is a city nestled on a small peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic, making it fairly easy to seal off if need be. The Nagato acts as a large deterrent on the inland side of the city, essentially taking the role of a large AA battery. Stationed there is your Second Team, which is better able to respond to a threat to the ship herself by using Base Jabbers to counter airborne or highly mobile threats while the Nagato pounds the ground out from anyone foolish enough to try making it past that way. An induced list of 5 degrees port gives Karen a slightly better field of fire for her dorsal guns.

Meanwhile the Valkyrie has moved towards the point of the peninsula with Third, seeking to screen against submarines or air attacks from that direction. Third itself is set to move towards the Assembly building on Karen's command, securing a route for a trio of transport helicopters "appropriated" from Woomera. These will be in charge of inserting Artesia, Haman, and twenty-four Marines set to guard them and to secure the building.

Your own team is set to patrol the airspace around Dakar and escort the helicopters closely in and out, since the Lilium machines can move faster than a loaded Base Jabber in atmosphere when they're separated.

"SOUND OFF!" Karen radios.

"Team Three, okay!"

"Team Two, okay!"

"Team One, ready to engage," you reply, settling into your unusually empty cockpit. Even though the normally spherical monitors have been brought in closer to your sides and head, visible between the redesigned "superleggera" interior support frames and instruments panels on either side, the empty spot in front of you is almost disconcerting.

Sure, Nina brought in a consultant from Touring to do the design, but it's just not comfortable without Haman there.
(1/2)

>>36635806
>Sortie as separated "fighter" and "bomber" units to cover more airspace
>Sortie on subflight units. You may not be able to respond as quickly to a threat, but you can apply more force at once that way
>Other?

>>36635806
Have the Sisters and Rosse separate to scout and cover more ground. We stay gattaid and move to reinforce or investigate if either unit spots something intadrasting or comes under fire.

>>36635823
CREATE PSYCO-FIELD

>>36635823
>>Sortie as separated "fighter" and "bomber" units to cover more airspace

>>36635806
>>36635866
This

>>36635823
>>36635866
Let's go with this.

>>36635823

throwing my vote in with >>36635866

>>36635866
Works for me.

>>36635806
>Valkyrie has moved towards the point of the peninsula with Third
>screen against submarines or air attacks from that direction
Now I'm suddenly wondering if our Val Varo is capable of swimming.
A shame that the Shamblo probably still doesn't exist by this point. Two mobile armors duking it out would be quite a damn sight to behold.

>>36635823
"Rosse, Carya," you order. "Split into Viola and Sericea, cover the perimeter of the city. We'll close in on subflight with the helos. Sound good?"

"Got it."

"Solid copy."

"Indeed."

A voice greets you over your comm as the helicopters depart the Nagato, on schedule. "This is Catharine," Ensign Blitzen tells you. "I'll be dedicated support for Lilium and Iris for the op."

"Read you loud and clear, Cath," Adurey confirms. "Waiting for your word."

"Launch in three... two... one... MARK."

There's a familiar surge of force as your machines are catapulted out over the city of Dakar, and you slow your Base Jabber nearly to its stall speed in order to keep pace with the helicopters headed for the Assembly.

The city itself seems ill-suited to host such an important group of diplomats: buildings are mostly stuccoed brick and concrete construction, much of which hasn't been kept up very well for a matter of years. Block after block of apartments slide beneath you, broken by increasingly large and numerous blocks of green with swimming pools. No doubt those are people with actual money.

That means the Assembly can't be too far out.

"Titans radio chatter detected," ALICE informs all your teams at once. "Be advised, multiple contacts inbound."

"How many?" you ask her.

"What vectors?" Carya demands, not used to the AI being so vague.

There's a worrisome pause.

"All of them."
>d100, best of three.
>Good luck, gents.

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>36636402
Here we go.

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>36636402

>>36636426
I dont even want to roll in case I get a 1

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>36636402
Gotta roll it for fairness.

>>36636374

Well, there was the Grublo... thats kind of like an underwater Val-Varo... well technically it's an underwater variant Bigro... but it's close enough...

>>36636426
well, hopefully high is good for this roll... cause if it was for the number of Titans...

Now would be the time for the helos to hit the deck and discharge their passengers. They'd have far better luck surviving on foot than in one of those flying death traps with mobile suits afoot. They're practically stationary targets for MS weaponry. Or have them pull a Bond-est maneuver and land on the Base Jabber.

>>36636426

WELL THEN

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>>36636402
"What do you mean, 'all of them'?" Emma asks nervously.

"Several squadrons of four each, mix of Asshimars and the new Gaplants," Catharine informs you.

ALICE interrupts. "Revised estimate paints eight MS on subflight boosters, three teams of mixed composition. Total twenty machines. Reserves include an unknown number of fighters at a nearby EFF regular airstrip."

You let loose a small whistle as the choppers reach their intended target. "Damn, they know how to roll out the welcome wagon!"

"Stick close for now," Carya suggests.

"We have the perimeter," Rosse agrees.

You shrug to yourself. "Audrey? Wanna listen in on the proceedings?"

"Definitely," your copilot agrees. "Cath, can you get us feed from inside the building?"

"Hang on," Catharine tells you. "Civilian broadcasts are rolling, and Artesia's contact in the media seems to have come through. We're getting it all."

"ALICE, keep an eye on those MS," you order. "Tag 'em for all of us when they're in range."

"Yes, sir," she replies.

Suddenly, you're greeted by static and shouting as Catharine patches a feed from inside the Assembly to you: your Marines are just now "introducing themselves", you think. Thankfully, no shots are fired.

"Chatter is increasing on all Titans channels," ALICE warns you. "Signal from Mr Shiden is being broadcast on every major outlet."
(1/?)

>>36636764
Kai, you magnificent son of a bitch. How I love you. We're taking you out for a drink after this, if we're not too busy fighting a civil war.

>>36636764
Over the din, you hear a familiar voice.

“First off, I feel like we should apologize to this Assembly for the interruption," Artesia announces. "But in order for us to say our piece, I'm afraid we had to force the issue. Too many people now would much rather talk than listen, when listening is what you should be doing.”

“Who the Hell are you?” a pompous, nasally voice responds loudly.

“Artesia Som Deikun, daughter of Zeon Zum Deikun.”

“That's not possible. You're supposed to be dead!” the voice counters.

“Sorry to disappoint you, but Jimba Ral and Don Teabolo Mass harbored the Deikun children prior to the war,” Haman replies loudly. “I can assure you, she's quite real. Char Aznable was actually Casval Rem Deikun, too. Just in case you were curious.”

“And who are you to talk such nonsense, girl?” the third voice presses, though the man it belongs to is sounding increasingly worried.

“Haman Karn, once called the Princess of Axis.”

There's quite a stirring of voices and the sounds of people moving about the room. One of the Marines barks an order for someone to take their seat.

Catharine radios again. "Contacts inbound, they're splitting. Dom, Audrey, four Gaplants inbound your location!"

"Hold!" Karen orders. "Don't fire first. Watch for debris hitting civilian areas, be sure not to overshoot!"

>Separate the Lilium and Iris, remain near the Assembly building
>Separate the Lilium and Iris, intercept the Gaplants
>Remain as one unit, linger near the Assembly
>Stick together, intercept the Gaplants

Big question is, where in the solar system is Johnny Ridden.

Is he laughing himself hoarse in a Salamis or face down in a ditch.

>>36636849
>>Separate the Lilium and Iris, intercept the Gaplants

>>36636849
>Remain as one unit, linger near the Assembly

>>36636849
>Remain as one unit, linger near the Assembly

>>36636849
>>Remain as one unit, linger near the Assembly

>>36636849
>>Remain as one unit, linger near the Assembly

>>36636849
"Rosse, Carrina, regroup on the Assembly building. We'll stand our ground with our backs to it and have a good fashioned Mexican Stand-off. Titans would not dare open fire on the Federation Assembly with all the eyes of the world watching."

>>36636849
>>Remain as one unit, linger near the Assembly

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>>36636849
>Remain as one unit, linger near the Assembly
Keep the heat onto us. Dem Titans be mad now.

>>36636849
“This is the point where my brother Casval would have a prepared speech ready. Sadly I'm... well, I'm not gifted with his patience for such things,” Artesia's voice admits. “So I'll be brief.”

You key your own mic to Audrey. "Keep combined, separate as a surprise if the bastards try and engage the Assembly."

"Roger that," Audrey replies. "My own weapons are hot, safety off. On your word."

“Humanity went to space for a reason: because the Earth couldn't support us all anymore. We went to space not as brave pioneers, but kicking and screaming like children. As reluctantly as we left, however, our success in space managed to fill many of us with hubris and greed, creating people like the Zabis! During the war I fought against the Principality numerous times, not in spite of the fact that I'm the true daughter of Zeon, but because of it. It's because I saw first-hand the corruption and hatred spread by the Zabis and their Principality, all for the sake of their own power, that I risked my life to fight them.”

"Carya, Rosse," you radio the other half of your team. "Could you rally at the Assembly if I needed you?"

"Negative!" Carya responds loudly. "We've got fires to put out from this approach."

"Engaged in maneuvers," Rosse replies tersely. "Cannot safely disengage."

“Today,” Haman adds, “we come before you not as emissaries of Zeon, or as veterans of the Earth Federation Forces, but as normal people who dearly love the peoples of both space and the Earth, and who have grown tired of seeing needless wars between them.”

"Well played," you comment as the Gaplants close in. Two of them are standard configurations, but one has missile racks instead of beam guns on its boosters. The fourth has a heavy gun on its crotch armor... and is piloted by someone who feels like a Newtype.

>Enter non-aggressive maneuvers
>Maneuver for advantage, no shooting
>Goad them into attacking you
>Attempt to draw them off

>>36637276
>>Enter non-aggressive maneuvers
Not today.

>>36637276
>Enter non-aggressive maneuvers
Dakar can't handle the dakka.

>>36637276
>Enter non-aggressive maneuvers
At least try to prevent a fight.

On a side note: Fuck, it's Erisa Nocton. Get ready for another round of waifuing. Don't pretend you don't know what you're doing, Hearts.

>>36637276
>>Enter non-aggressive maneuvers

>>36637343
She's like 14, and hasn't been scouted by the Federation yet.

>>36637276
>>Maneuver for advantage, no shooting

Its the fucking Titans.

They will shoot first. Lets at least reframe from opening fire first.

>>36637276
Stand your ground. Use our reputation and our Authority by opening a link to the incoming suits to have them stand down. If they open fire, then lead them away from the shindig to minimize the casualty count into the double digits instead of the triple digits if we fought on the assembly hall.

>>36637374
The same could be said of Rossweisse, and that didn't stop you from retconning her older. But fine. I'll assume for now it's some other Cyber-Newtype whose requested custom modifications to their Gaplant similar to the ones she did, and it's all a coincidence.

>>36637276
>Maneuver for advantage, no shooting
Keep them off-balance and busy enough scrambling to counter our own maneuvers. Maintain the placement of their units in a position that prevents them from discharging their weapons into the direction of the Assembly.

>>36637276
>Maneuver for advantage, no shooting

>>36637276
I'll need a d100 roll from you guys now. >>36637425
If memory serves there's no solid age for Rossweisse in AoZ. Or if there is, I've never seen it in English.

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>36637452

Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>36637452

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>36637452

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>36637452

>>36637465
>>36637474
>>36637479

Not sure if good or bad.

Who are the notable Titan newtypes?

>>36637525
The pilot is probably a cyber newtype, I'm going to guess it might be Rosamia cause she did pilot a gaplant in the show.

>>36637525
The only Gaplant piloting one I'm aware of is Rosamia, and she's a Cyber-Newtype. Side materials in the form of LNs and manga are pretty much relatively uncharted territory for me.

>>36637465
>>36637474
>>36637479
This is going to hurt.

>>36637452
>sorry for the delay, important stuff going on in both threads
>writing

>>36637648
>both threads
>both

????

>>36637679
He does a Kantai Collection quest too, now. Normally they'd be on different nights but with him wanting to make up for the site shut down last night he's running them both at once.

>>36637699
oh.

>>36637679
he is a two timing whore
>>36633401
not just running two quests but two at once

>>36637648
"This is Commander O'Hara of the Nagato," you order firmly as you roll your Base Jabber away from the oncoming Gaplants, then again to shake a missile lock. "I'm ordering you to stand aside. Do not engage within the city: I repeat, do NOT engage within the city!"

Three of the Gaplants continue countering your evasive maneuvers expertly, in part due to the Base Jabber slowing you down from what you SHOULD be capable of.

"One peeled off!" Audrey reports in surprise as the Newtype-piloted machine takes up a position slowly orbiting the Aseembly building. "Seems they're curious about what's going on inside."

“Four years after the One Year War, the worst in human history, we find ourselves faced with a dilemma: what to do with ourselves in our enemy's absence,” Artesia's voice narrates. “Well, let's look at some of the options.”

Catharine contacts you over the radio. "No fire so far, all units currently facing opposition save for Third."

“The Titans would see the Federation lord their renewed authority over all humanity, and crush any dissent with an iron fist,” Haman continues, audibly pounding her fist into her hand to emphasize the point. “They have the technology, this Assembly has given them the authority. And THIS is what they have chosen to do with it.”

"Marida, have your sisters ready for anti-air fire," you order. "Ilia, prep for spotting."

"Roger," Ilia replies.

"Aye aye, sir!" Marida chirps.

“Watch closely. Don't look away,” Haman insists, clearly coming to the 'visual aid' portion of the exercise. “You have no RIGHT to look away. Not from this."

There are a series of gasps and moans audible over the recording. "Get this!" the man responsible for the feed insists. "People need to see this."
(1/2)

>>36637719
fuck when ever QM run more than one there both surly to die :(

>>36637762
“After the recent incident at the Libot colony, it's become painfully clear that they would have the Federation they claim to serve become no better than the Zabis were,” Artesia concludes passionately, practically spitting the names of her parents' murderers. “We mustn’t allow them to take us all down the same path as the Principality! Those sorts of ambitions have left us with enough dead to mourn already, heroes and bystanders alike.”

"We've been engaged!" Carya shouts over the mic. "Shit's on, boys and girls! I'm returning fire!"

At the same time, one of the Gaplants moves into a firing solution, letting loose a trio of missiles...

>Separate and engage
>Separate and evade only
>Stay together and engage
>Stay together, evade

>>36637795
>Separate and engage

>>36637795
>>Separate and engage

>>36637795
>>Stay together, evade

>>36637795
>Stay together and engage
Intercept the missiles. Who knows where it might end up if we merely evade?

>>36637795
>>36637795
>>Stay together and engage

>>36637795
Pull them OFF the Assembly before engaging. They kill the current government, it'll be anarchy.

>>36637795
>>Stay together and engage

>>36637795
>Separate and engage
One of us can intercept the missiles and the other can keep the bandits off the other.

>>36637795
>>Separate and engage

Prioritise shooting down the missiles. We cannot afford to cause collateral damage in this area.

Take out their weapons.

A reactor explosion or a crashing MS in this area can be catastrophic.

>>36637795
>>Separate and engage

>>36637795
I'll need a d100 roll here. Best of three.

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>36637997
inb4 1

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>36637997
roll!

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>36637997

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>36637997

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>>36638000
>>36638012
>>36638014
I'm scared

>>36638015
Oh thank heavens

Nevermind. 37 is good enough.

>>36638000
>>36638012
Now that's just bullshit.

>>36637997
"Split off!" you shout.

"Mark!" Audrey shouts, splitting away from your half of the machine and veering off in the Iris. One of the missiles hits your Base Jabber, where you just were. Your own machine cannons take out one of the missiles, but the third slams into a parking structure in the city below.

"FUCK!" you shout over the radio, spamming all the Titans in range. "Stop shooting, dammit!"

Audrey, meanwhile, races to grapple the wreckage of the downed Base Jabber, successfully hitting it with her wires and slowing its descent before zooming off just above street level, pursued by two Gaplants.

“Speaking of 'bystanders', it seems the Titans are eager to prove our point. If you could still doubt their brutality, see it for yourselves!” Haman declares. There are gasps as stray fire from some battle or other hits near the Assembly building. Snippets of dialogue from your team make their way into your headphones as well.

"Team Three is engaging hostiles out to sea!" Catharine reports. "Titans units engaging on all fronts!"

“They place themselves above the regular Earth Federation Forces and label anyone who opposes them “evil”, or “Zabi-sympathizers”," Artesia tells her audience. "But what they fail to realize is that their own hunger for power is the greatest evil; their arrogance will be the ruin of humanity! Those of you who are watching this battle as it unfolds must realize by now that this is how the Titans go about their business. I admit, it was wrong to take over this assembly, but what of the Titans who were trying to destroy it with the members still inside? Would they even murder their own benefactors in their lust for power?”

"Engaging!" Carya shouts, having employed a beam defense tactic to lure one of her enemies into chasing the Sericea. "Splash one!"

>Engage the active Gaplant here
>Go after Audrey
>Engage the Gaplant that's hanging back
>Assist another team (which?)

>>36638105
>>Engage the active Gaplant here

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>36638105
Engage the one here. If it breaks, it could reinforce one of its fellows. Be on the lookout for the tingling in our balls that would alert us to the Cyber-NT pilot entering the furball.

>>36638105
>Engage the active Gaplant here
Take it out quick, then engage the others.

>>36638105
>>Engage the active Gaplant here

>>36638105
>Engage the active Gaplant here

>>36638138
except the inactive one.

Leave that one alone since its willing to stay its hand.

>>36638105
>>Engage the active Gaplant here

>>36638105
Alright, I'm through traumatizing and infuriating my other playerbase for now.

Gimme a d100 and decide how you want to engage.
>90mm Cannons
>Hyper Rifles (requires a check to get them on target without collateral)

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>36638375
90mm with liberal usage of our beam jitte.

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>36638375
>90mm Cannons

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>36638375
>90mm Cannons

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>36638375

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>36638375
>90mm Cannons
Yeah, no giant doom beams in the middle of a city. Though don't our beam sabers pull double duty as beam spray guns? We could use those without undue collateral.

>>36638398
...bollocks.

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>36638375
Counter-rolling, and with the right name this time!

>>36638409

PHEW

>>36638409
Your opponent is the standard Gaplant that stayed behind to fight you. So you pull into guns range and pour 90mm fire into it. The shells tear into its armor, and you see some smoke pouring out of its main thrusters. In all likelihood it's out of the fight, and the pilot knows it. He peels off and heads out over the ocean away from your area of operation.

Cynthia, Marida, and Diana begin to maneuver along with the Valkyrie as Carrina and Rossweisse drive off the last of their opponents, and Audrey is nowhere to be seen.

"Audrey here, count one maneuver victory. One Gaplant left."

"The regulars are pulling back under heavy fire," Emma reports. "Karen, adjust fire East, five hundred!"

"Regroup and prep for extraction!" Karen orders.

The lone Gaplant that has yet to engage circles the Assembly building, then wiggles its shield booster at you before throttling up and chasing after their comrade who's already fled the scene. That Newtype presence eventually fades from your mind, and you make careful note of what it felt like in case you encounter this pilot again.

>Provide overwatch for the helicopters
>Join Emma's fight as close air support
>Tag-team the last Gaplant with Audrey
>Other

>>36638497
>>Provide overwatch for the helicopters

>>36638497
>Provide overwatch for the helicopters

>>36638497
>Provide overwatch for the helicopters
Keep our people safe.

>>36638497
>Tag-team the last Gaplant with Audrey
Last I checked, two were on her tail. Looks like those wing booster/weapon binders in the Gaplant are key weaknesses. And Audrey would know how to take those out, it's her design after all.

>>36638497
>>Other
Audrey do you need help?

If yes, then support. Else
>>Provide overwatch for the helicopters

>>36638497
>>Provide overwatch for the helicopters

>>36638497
>Provide overwatch for the helicopters

>>36638532
Nope, just one. There were four Gaplants. One withdrew peacefully, one withdrew after we shot it up, one got taken down by Audrey, and now there's only one left.

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>36638497
Have the choppers sit and away team sit tight on the ground. The area is nowhere near secure enough to risk a hot evac with slow ass helos. Wait until Karen gives the all clear before we pull out the Zeke Princesses' and their escorts. One good beam rifle shot and that's it.

>>36638564
Oh, so it is.

Changing to helicopter overwatch for this then. >>36638532

Just gonna post this here as the other thread is full of anger.
I like the Kancolle Quest but I swear it either attracts the wrong people or it's during everyone's bad days. There must have been more arguments in those 3 threads than in the entire SoZ Quest combined.

>>36638673
Doesn't really help that OP does nothing but fuel the flames

>>36638673
>>36638695

i didn't follow today's kancolle because reasons. is it really that bad?

>>36638673
It's a built up immunity to Tomino works kinda thing, personally. And I'm not really interested in Kancolle.

I really don't think this is the proper avenue for addressing whatever stuff is happening in the other thread. Do please leave this one in peace.

>>36638708
It was good, it had a rough start and was going great but well todays thread kind of threw all that away

>>36638708
I'm enjoying but people are whining, nothing new.

>>36638497
"Audrey, you got that bogey?" you ask over your radio, though you can feel she's not in danger.

"Got its booster," she tells you. "Coming back to you."

"The AO is still active," you tell the chopper crews. "We'll keep a corridor open for you!"

"Roger that," the pilot responds. "Kilo two-three to Kilo dispatch, we're mobile. Keep the lane clear, over."

Sure enough, an Asshimar tries to make a move on the helos... only to find himself literally disarmed as Rossweisse takes a beam saber to him as he transforms. With no options to attack, he high-tails it out of the area like all the rest.

And just as quickly as you rolled into Dakar and took the whole city over, you and your forces withdraw cleanly.

With nothing more than a broken ankle among the Marines as your only casualty.

"Holy shit," Haman mutters when you reunite in the hangar amidst hundreds of cheers.

"I can't believe that actually worked."

"Neither can I," Artesia admits.

Emma stares at her aghast. "But it was YOUR plan!"

"I know!" Artesia shoots back. "And it was stupid, and I can't believe it worked.

>>36638800
And I'm taking a break to deal with that other thing I'm also doing.

Expect an afterward in a few minutes, once the fires are put out.

>>36638813

was the 98 for the political reception?

>>36638813
Take your time KoH, we can wait.

>>36638800
Imagine how it would look like in TV to many young children that happened to tune in.

>"Daddy, why do those twins have different colored hair?"

And if Paps was seeing this, then he'd feel really vindicated that his point of women leading humanity that he keeps prattling on about is proven quite adequately.

>>36638861
twins?

>>36638861
Purus?

Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>36638800
Brohug Artesia. Or mack face. Woman has big brass bowling balls and will produce strong children.

>>36638881
He's making a joke that canon Artesia and Haman have very similar haircuts. The don't really look that much alike otherwise, but it's enough that a small child could confuse the two of them. Of course, it's irrelevant in this timeline, Haman grew her hair back out. Also, I imagine that any children watching would probably be focusing more on their first exposure to the concept of death.

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>>36638881
Canon Haman and Sayla's/Artesia's hairstyle. Alas I can't find a proper side by side comparison.

>>36638909
>>36638913

oh. ooooh.

whoops im slow. it never clicked.

>>36638800
The atmosphere in your ready-room is festive, like a birthday party, Christmas, and Labor Day all rolled into one and played out in a single hour.

"No casualties," Karen crows, holding a shot of booze out and linking arms with you, "moderate property damage, and minor injuries on the ground."

"Pretty fucking spectacular," you admit before pounding the drink down amid cheers and laughter. "I take it Jamitov's on full damage control?"

"I think he shit his pants when he found out," Reiko giggles. "We intercepted some of the radio traffic... man, that guy came up with some creative words starting with "fuck"."

"Did he now?"

"Even better?" Carya announces, coming over while holding onto Rossweisse's shoulders for support. "They're thinking about founding a new faction against Titans. Blex Four... Foursquare, or something. Some dude liked the speech and wants to throw mooks in behind us."

"To the revolution!" Haman raises her glass in mock solemnity.

"Hear hear!" Emma cheers loudly, drunker than you've ever seen her.

But as if to throw a damper on the whole event, ALICE appears on a screen between you and Artesia, who's been quietly sharing drinks with Haman so far.

"Commander?" ALICE asks tentatively. What can an AI be tentative about?

"Yes, m'dear?" you reply casually.

"Call came in for Miss Haman and Miss Artesia."

"And?" Artesia asks brightly. "Well come on, who is it?"

"Char Aznable."

Haman and Artesia exchange an awkward glance.

"Well," you reply after a few seconds of inaction. "Put him through, ALICE."

>>36639022
And I'm done for tonight. Update on when the next thread will come will be on Twitter, but PROBABLY next Saturday at 8pm PST. And it WON'T be running alongside Kancolle.

Archive is up, thanks for sticking with it!

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>36639022
We haven't taught the AI on the proper ways to interact with the Flashing Bolt have we.

We should rectify that.

>>36639040
Thanks for running.

>>36639040

Was the 98 for diplomatics?

Thank for running KoH, how did we do?

>>36639022
Hey, it could've been worse, Char. We could have revealed your current ridiculously transparent secret identity, too.

>>36639040
Thanks for running, Hearts. I don't know anything about your other thread, but this one was great. Very satisfying episode all around. See you next time.

>>36639040
Great thread tonight KoH, and hopefully we can get ALICE in on the Crimson Comet cause seriously we can never get old of making his name come out wrong.

>>36639086
I say we give him a break this time, actually. He's going to be angry enough already, no need to antagonize him further.

>>36639022
Well, my second guess for that call would've been Amuro.
The third guess would've involved the Jovian man.

>>36639040
Thanks. Shame about that last thread's downtime breaking this up to two. Maybe a few players still in should've just kept it bumped, in hindsight. Oh well.

>>36639070
There was a needle to be threaded in terms of success: too good at the wrong spots, and you could actually have come off as trying to goad a reaction from Titans, for example.

People listened. A lot of the people in power have their doubts after what Haman and Artesia showed them and said to them, and the Titans made even worse asses of themselves than in the series without doing any REAL damage.

>>36639132
Damn, is it me or do we have the strangest luck in breaking cannon for the better in a grim situation?

>>36639132
Oh man.

So we just managed it?

Whats the reaction from EFSF and Titan line units? I'm guessing the colonies are seeing this and Cima is laughing her ass off, pleased.

>>36639132
Alrighty then.
I'm guessing our next stop is either Jaburo, or the solar mirror super weapon.

Also, I was half-expecting some African Zeon remnants to do an impromptu sortie towards Dakar once Artesia and Haman revealed their identities. Might be crazy enough for them to consider, but ultimately I'm relieved it didn't devolve into a frantic 3-way melee.

>>36639170
Oh Cima is probably more than laughing, hell she will probably throw a party to celebrate how we invaded Dakar and interrupted the council meeting to broadcast our message to the people and make the Titans look like fools at the same time.

>>36639199
I like to think that in the alternate universe where this quest's plot was canon, Cima will have laughed at Dominic fucking people over so much over the course of the series that /m/ makes "laughing Cima" macros instead of "laughing Char" ones.

>>36639199
>>36639214

Probably very cathartic for her, considering her history.

>>36639214
If this quest was cannon in an alternate universe, would Haman still be queen of /m/?

>>36639267
>>36639267
hell yea

>>36639267
SoZ!Sayla might have a shot.

With the added implication that her VA would still be around in the industry doing some work.;_;

>>36639199
>Cima is probably more than laughing
You're not wrong.

After nearly seven hours of running two threads, I'm practically dead where I sit.

Night all. See you next time.

>>36639375
take care KoH thanks again for running.

>>36639170
There are probably a lot of "normal" people who have decided that the wars being fought around and over Earth are retarded, both in the EFF and in the Colonies.

And Cima probably wants the D now, if she didn't before.

>>36639518
She will haft to get in line. Or the bed. Or on her desk.