>>48763297
Hey, I caught it. Finished up the Bigro. Calling it the horseshoe due to it's shape.

http://pastebin.com/4dtGMmXU
Not as expensive or as sturdy as the Tarrasque, but if it can pin you down, it can then proceed to vomit ALL the missiles on you.

Wonder what crazy adventures Roarke is going to have today

>>48763376
Looks somewhat fragile against enemy aces, but I especially like how the 4-kill missiles just so happen to be sufficient to bypass beta armor.

No ECW system, though?

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"Roaaaarke~" You manage to pull your pants up, and she grabs your belt and tries to tug you back into bed.

"Roaaaarke~" You shrug your shirt on, and she tugs on the hem, "It's too early, stars don't shine until after the sun sets!" She pouts, wrapping the blankets around herself.

"Hawks fly during the day." You point out. You're reasonably confident they do, you've seen Species of Earth, at least most of the series.

"It can be whatever time we want in space." She replies with a smile, stretching her arms out and hooking a finger through one of your beltloops, "Nowhere's more free than among the stars."

"I can't argue with that." You lean down and kiss her one more time before you put on your jacket and shades and make your way to the door.

"Call me later, if I don't see you at work!" She waves, then flops back down into bed. You smile as you make your way downstairs, turning your PC back on for the day.

You hear some of the maids giggling as they pass by, and glance into one of the mirrors lining the corridor. You're rather shocked at the number of lipstick marks Rosita left on you this time. As you're reminiscing on the past night, your PC starts chiming at you, indicating an incoming call.

It's from Miles.

[Continued]

what will that handsome rogue Roarke Starwind get into today i wonder

>>48763526
>in today's episode Roarke handles the logistics of running a pirate armada and struggles with handling the pay of hundreds of pirates while his most money savvy crew mate constantly bombards him with dubious facts about his homeland

>>48763632
I was imagining space taxes, but that works too

List of things to still do
>Spend time with Dozel and Athena
>Talk to Clemmy about her past
>Take a look at the Avalon mechs we captured
>Hand out with Judah and his family
>Interview with Gretchen

>>48763559
ECW is a weird thing and I wasn't sure how to properly use it. It does fit with the bigro, so I may create a new version later.

As is, the Horseshoe is designed not so much as a artillery platform as it is a bomber. Armor strong enough to handle ship anti-mech defenses, and it's high acc missiles would make sure that not only do they hit, but they'd get a good number of crits too. With it's high speed, it can zoom in and out of combat, and with it's huge, meaty claws, it can grapple enemies and use them as shields.. if not dismantle them outright. Its a versatile machine and quite offensively strong, but it needs to hit first and hard to win.

>>48763657
>paying space taxes
>as a pirate
Oh shit nigger, what are you doing?

>>48763657
Also,
>Confirm Dejah Thoris' identity with Fatima
>Find out if Bruce Kelly would join the Iron Kestrels.
>Resume training with Master Asia

>>48763657
We should take a look at the Kaiser and it's new upgrades. I want to see what it's become.

>>48763677
Space pirate taxes anon, what did you think being a pirate was all fun and games?

>>48763720
People pay their space pirate taxes to us at this point.

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You answer it. She sounds peeved, and nobody gets peeved quite like Miles.

"Dude, you asshole. I tried calling Red Siren's castle and I got told you were too busy getting busy to be bothered. Why do you make me put up with this shit? I could be doing something fun, instead of putting up with this new bullshit."

"You wanted to be First Mate, you have to do these things sometimes. What new bullshit?" You inquire, cleaning yourself up a little.

"That fancy bitch we kidnapped has been hailing the ship nonstop for almost an entire day. I answered the first time, and she just started screaming at me for being a thief and a peasant 'slattern' which I guess is some kinda artisan. She demanded to speak to you, so I told her to suck void because I knew you had important shit going on, then DC'd. Now she won't stop calling...although we haven't been hailed for the past twenty or so minutes, so either she got bored or her comms officer finally got some sleep. Either way, could you smash her ships communications array on your way back to the Rhinehawk? That or just chat her up until she goes back to being quiet. You must be losing your touch, Dude, I thought you had her charmed already." Miles grumps.

You tch quietly, "You're making me sound sleazy."

"Whatever. Come on, Dude, I can't handle much more of Avi and Mohammed playing Call of the Battlefield, a Brother's Duty: Umbra of the Oligarchs on the main monitor anymore. Karen is feeding them lines to say over voicechat to the other players and I'm tired of hearing little kids and fat people...sorry Avi...swearing at them. HEY THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN 'WHO'S THE CUNTY-SOUNDING BITCH IN THE BACKGROUND' YOU LITTLE SHITSTAIN!? I'M GOING TO FUCK YOUR MOM IN THE ASS WITH A TROWEL, A FUCKING TROWEL!" You wince at the abrupt elevation of volume as Miles yells at someone. Given the apparent proximity of a headset, you'd guess that Miles is playing simgames too.

[Go back to the ship]
[Endure, Miles!]

>>48763800
>[Endure, Miles!]
We got other shit to do, tell the countess we'll talk to her when we get some free time

>>48763800
>[Go back to the ship]
Ffffff.. this is going to be one of those days, isn't it? May as well see what she wants, prepare the coffee, headache meds, and best of queen.

Where did everybody go?

>>48763709

You'll be doing that with Karen. She mentioned at one point wanting to do it with you.

>>48763800
>[Go back to the ship]
We understand, Miles. Friends don't let friends have to watch others play Call of the Battlefield, a Brother's Duty: Umbra of the Oligarchs, when the prequel was far better.

>>48763945
Already voted. I do think we should head abck to the ship anyways just to check in on the crew and the machines. >>48763971 Also gives us an incentive since we can talk to Karen about the Kaiser as well.

>>48763800
[Go back to the ship]

>>48763677
Well, Al Capone did get busted for tax evasion

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"I liked the prequel better." You mention, "It had better stealth and less emphasis on gunplay."

"It's a fucking simshooter, Dude, it's all about gunplay." She sighs disgustedly, "Why did you even play that one?"

"Because I could sneak up on people and the neck-snapping was really good." You explain yourself solemnly.

"You and Richard are savages. He won't touch Umbra because they nerfed his precious multimissile pack, can you believe that shit?" She growls.

"It sounds completely reasonable to me. At any rate, try to win until I get there." You reply calmly, flagging down a red-and-pink hovertaxi. The taxi takes you to a shuttlebay, where you take a shuttle to the Rhinehawk.

The first ominous thing you see, inside the ship's mechbay, is one of those clumsy but big Avalonian mecha being secured into a rack. It looks as though it landed in a hurry and the pilot didn't bother to follow proper procedure. The cockpit is open, too, and the liftwire is down.

[Continued]

>>48764105
That was mostly because the police couldn't find anything concrete to charge him with, I don't think Haman will have have that problem with us

>>48764148

Dear god, this woman must be thirsty.

>>48764155

That's an understatement.

>>48764207
I think it may be due to Clemmy stealing her mech's head and drills. What karen is doing with them, we will have to find out.

Since were just about the Char of this universe I have to wonder, is there a Johnny Ridden out there?

>>48764405
I would not wish that fate on anyone. It would be like becoming the Luigi to our Mario. Overshadowed by everything we do and not known at all.

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It feels weird, thinking that this giant bay full of mecha belongs to you. On its own, the Rhinehawk is more than powerful enough to take over a colony. Backed up by your entire fleet...your mind spins a little, just trying to imagine what you could do that wouldn't be either ridiculous overkill or suicidal (like trying to fight a planet).

Surreptitiously, you take a moment to just soak in the sight of all those ranks of Bluegills and Harpies in racks. It feels good. Still, you can't put off whatever nonsense is going on now forever, so you descend the liftwire and set off to find your guest.

It isn't hard. She's stomping around the mechbay in her armored pilot suit, yelling out "ROWARC!" and looking angrily impatient. Fortunately for her, you're hard to miss, she spots your orange mane and bulls her way through the crowd, employing her elbows and the sheathed sword at her side a bit too liberally for politeness. "Rowarc! This is...this is monstrous! Unprecedented! These scum...these scum have robbed me further! I demand the return of mon property and that the offenders be flogged! Zis is disgraceful, mon duckling, I am NOT supposed to be treated like this!" She stomps her foot. "It was that one!" she points insistently at the S-Flowerhorn, which currently looks to be undergoing some sort of work or repairs from the removed panels on its head, "That stupid-looking, repulsive thing! It beat up my men-at-arms and stole parts from mon precious Anseis!"

[Continued]

>>48764473
The worst part is every girl probably thinks he's Roarke

>>48764405
Who's Johnny Ridden?

>>48764490
That's... That's what we do... We're pirates. I stole you. So you are mine. She stole your drones so it's hers.

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>>48764605
A zeon pilot who was going to marry Kycilla, his nickname was the Crimson Lightning

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"Heeey~ You're not talking about my mech, are you~?" The devil in white steps out from the shadow of the Flowerhorn. She's still in her uniform. Crisp, white, a UJCIDF Lieutenant's attire down to the rank pins on her collar.

"Roarkey, you're home~ Back with your Clemmy~" She sashays dangerously over to you and gives you a big hug. Her voice is at almost unbearable levels of sweetness, "I knew my husband wouldn't be able to stay away for long~" She giggles, kissing your cheek.

You hear the Countess' teeth grind together, "Husband? You...you Jovian s-scum...you stupid Gas Knight, thinking YOU with YOUR inferior genetics are the one fit to be with this man!?" Then she remembers what she was angry about, "Where are mon drills!? Where is mon Anseis' visage most charming!?"

"Darling, you love me a lot, don't you? Just like I love you?" Clemmy presses a fingertip against your chest, rubbing it in a circular shape while she gazes demurely into your eyes. She's being cute, but you can sense what's bubbling up below, flashes of intensity in her voice as she continues, "You want me to be strong, right darling? To be the very best girl I can be, right?"

>[Right!]
>[Hold on now...]

>>48764667
>It doesn't matter who strong you get I love you just the way you are

>>48764667
>>[Right!]
>>[Hold on now...]

Implying we have a choice when Clemmy is this cute.

>>48764667

Well nice to she our special girl is embracing the pirate lifestyle, with both hands no less.

I'm not sure if I'm more proud or aroused...

>>48764741
Oh shes been embracing a pirate with both hands alright

>>48764760
Don't you have anything better to be doing with your life?

>>48764667
>>[Right!]
You being strong and capable is important, both to support everyone and yourself, though I would like to know what exactly you have planned with those parts.

I wonder who was the warden the Flint seduced? My money's on Cima

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It's good to see that she's getting the hang of being a pirate.

"Of course! Hold on, you're already strong, and you're already my special girl, what's this all about? I've told you before, I love you just the way you are." You put an arm around her waist and she drapes herself against you.

You don't need any kind of empathy to see Countess le Kennedy bite her lip as she stares at Alice Clementine Farragut, or notice the way her arms tremble with rage. She's not being quiet, it's just that she hasn't found words expressive enough to shape this swell of insane anger boiling up inside her.

"I know~ But I could be even better. Real love involves pushing yourself, that's just a fact. You rescued me, I ran away for you, we both pushed and pushed across space until we were together. I could make my Flowerhorn stronger, Roarkey~ I could keep up with you even better~ It's not about beating Red Siren no matter what Karen says, it's about wanting to be useful to you." Clemmy leans close and whispers in your ear, "Ten swords, Roarkey~ A Flowerhorn with ten swords~" She smiles, the breath hissing between her teeth with excitement. "Do you like it? Because I like it. Karen likes it too, she says it's invaluable to her research."

"You...you swindling little serf...you obnoxious bitch of an alleycat...my mech was built by the Lady herself, its weapons are holy relics and you simply TOUCHING them is an insult that demands blood." She glares from Clemmy to you, "Monsieur, have you no honor? I yielded in good faith, and for mon ship, mon personage, and mon Strider you shall be paid handsomely, why are you letting your whore defile that which is most precious to me?"

>[Side with Clemmy]
>[Side with Loriette]
>[Side with neither]

>>48765032
>>[Side with Clemmy]
>Were pirates we'll take what we want. Besides I'm not greedy, the exorbitant amount your worth will be more then enough

>>48765032
>>[Side with Clemmy]
... Im really having a hard time liking Lori, that said we can probably have karen return the parts after she studies them.

>>48765032
Didn't we tell her we were keeping her ship and equipment and only ransoming her and her crew?

On another note, I kinda want a Mecha-Shiva suit to show up.

>>48765080
I'm feeling it too anon, if shes going to stay shes going to need an attitude adjustment. Any Greenmen massacres or human mass graves we can show her?

>>48765032
>[Side with neither]
"You know you will probably be getting the things back right when our techs figure out how they work?"
"Also Earlier you said that you took a trophy off of an enemy officer correct, i must ask madam have you no honour?"

>>48765032

>[Side with neither]

My lady you must remember that first and foremost I am a pirate.

I promise your parts will be returned to you in pristine condition, but only after my people have had a chance to study them.

After all it's not everyday we're graced with such a masterful display of exotic weaponry.

A pirate must grab any advantage he can, you understand?

(Something like that, but way better said because Roarke is nothing if not a masterful swindler.)

>>48765080

Loriette is kind of her own thing, where it's up to you whether you like or dislike her or agree or disagree with her ideals. If she was immediately acceptable to everyone I'd be doing my job very poorly, so rest assured all of her behavior is intentional.

...as is all of Clemmy's, and Karen's.

>>48765032
>[Side with Clemmy]
"sorry, Miss, but Honor is not one of my virtues. However, If the two of you wish to settle this matter on your own I would have to insist on non lethal means."

>>48765137
>M'lady

Roarke isn't a fedora-wearer.

>>48765148
I figured as much, we'll figure something out. I can see her potential as part of the group but some work needs to be done to get there.

>>48765148
So, important question: where is the boxing ring and how soon can we set up a fight?

Now that I think about it, are multiple full scale arms a viable thing in this system? One Mech with 4 as and a different melee weapon in each would be cool.

>>48765178

Put it this way, consider all of the things that were affected by seducing Clemmy. People died who would not otherwise have died, and people lived who would not otherwise have lived. Loriette is a similar case, only the effects will likely be more obvious and jarring, and a lot of these small decisions now will shape her overall attitude towards Roarke in the long run.

>>48765216
>Boxing
What are you gay anon Mud wrestling is the superior choice

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>>48765170

You think I would purposefully class such a fine gentleman with those degenerate filth mongers?

How dare you sir, I demand satisfaction.

>>48765216

With who? The Rhinehawk has rooms for sparring, it wouldn't be hard to set up some ropes around one of the rings there.

man i wish i had a copy of Mekton Zeta with me, then i could stat all these giant robots.

>>48765032
>>[Side with neither with a slight preference to Clemmy]
As is, your surrender did include your ship and equipment, and we would have taken a look at the schematics of your machine to figure things out and improve our own fleet. If you are willing, we can repair the machine as a bit of a peace offering, but remember that we are being curtious. As for Clemmy, she did take good initiative and interest, but as Captain, a bit of notice beforehand can help. Key part of negotiations is that all sides are happy.

In the end, her machine parts will be returned to her after a good look, and we can use the weapons of her subordinants could work for her swords in the mean time. I have absolute faith that our mechanic can do the job with precision and care(and then we go to a scene where Karen is laughing and clubbing the mech's head with her wrench)

2-2 between Clemmy and Neither, any lurkers want to break the tie?

>>48765312

Nevermind, we had a tiebreaker literally a minute before I posted.

>>48765032
>>[Side with neither]

>>48765032

>[Side with Clemmy]

>>48765247
well, Kennedy's about to demand satisfaction and Clemmy wants a fight, so I figured giving them an open space to throw down would be for the best. Hopefully with supervision, so they kill each other.

>>48765355
>Trial board

>>48765435

Nah.

>>48765476
Dont bother answering back, anon. Guys like these are baiting trolls.

>>48765377
>>48765476
Jesus man, just report them, don't answer

>>48765498
Fun Fact: Quests are allowed on /tg/. Telling Quests to leave is not. It's a bannable offense really.

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"About that." You decide to nip this particular line of inquiry in the bud, "We're keeping your ship and the mecha onboard."

"Not the Anseis, you are not! I will DIE before I give up mon Paladin magnifique to...to anyone, no matter how charming!" Her angry expression cracks a little, for a moment it sounds as if she's on the verge of tears.

"The parts for your mech will be returned to you. I'm sure my personal mechanic is treating them with utmost care." You reassure her. You're trying to stay neutral even if you aren't particularly keen on anyone calling Clemmy a whore. She's your girl, you've fought for her, you'd bleed to keep her smile safe. She definitely knows how you feel, because she would unhesitatingly do the same for you and you both know it.

"...Whoops." Karen remarks, from elsewhere, as sparks fly and she stares down at the dent her power wrench just made. She laughs and shrugs it off, "That's just part of the miracle of technological advancement, can't make chicken without breaking eggs!"

"...However." You continue, "We're pirates. We aren't knights, we aren't members of the military, and it's standard operating procedure to study and replicate interesting technology to use with our own machines. So while I guarantee your mech will be intact again soon, we need those parts right now."

Clemmy sticks her tongue out at Loriette and waggles her bottom triumphantly at her, "Ten swords~"

[Continued]

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You might go to a very nasty afterlife for unleashing this one-woman genocide on the galaxy, but you want to see this.

"I'll be able to trash any stupid Paladin these traitors to humanity can come up with~" Clemmy's grin widens even further.
What she's doing isn't so much smiling, however, it's that thing predatory animals do when they're baring their teeth in preparation to bite.

You expect the Countess to explode, but she doesn't. She just looks at you, her eyes large and damp, her hands tightening as if gripping a skirt that isn't there due to her armored pilot suit, "Rowarc...is all of this...am I hearing it right? This woman, she is your wife-"

"Yes." Answers Clemmy, immediately.

"...she is your wife, and while you...you flirted with me and I was most distracted, she stole pieces of my most beloved possession, my sword and steed, my legs, to use against my own people? With your permission?" Her voice becomes steadily more and more quiet, her face a tight, drawn mask over her feelings.

>[Yes]
>[No]

>>48765824
>use against my own people
Only the ones that get in our way
Also we only found out about it now. But more or less
>[Yes]

>>48765824
>>[Yes]
well were still planning the wedding, and she's not alone in that regard either.

>>48765824
>>[No]

>>48765824
>I didn't plan it that way, but yes thats what ended up happening. But that doesn't mean I don't mean it when I flirt with people. To make it up to you how about I take you out to dinner? I'm sure Clemmy and my other wives won't mind

>>48765824
>[No]

It's not technically accurate and I feel like this is a smile protecting decision.

>>48765824
>>[Yes]
She's my wife, yes. Distracted you so she can steal your mech parts? No, It just happened that way. In fact, I was here because I wanted to spend more time with you, I just now found what shenanigans my wife(wives?) has been up to,

>>48765824
"No not with my permission"

>>48765824
It isn't that simple really. You might have noticed, but we use machines that we've taken or repurposed from navy units. We don't destroy perfectly good machines. As for using it on your own people? Well, as is we will be using it on everyone. Navy or Avalon, if they cause trouble for us, we'll use what we can to survive and as is, the war as a whole isn't something we're too happy with.

As for Wife? Well, we do have to get that wedding to make it official.. and get so many wedding dresses for them.

>>48765824
Remember, guys, this will have consequences.

>We and my other girlfriends haven't formally married yet - if you are still in my custody, I would be honored to have you attend. That being said, her stealing your parts was NOT some degenerate scam on my part - she acts as she sees in my best interest. In honestly, I can't blame her - your Anseis is truly a marvelous piece of work. Tell me, how do you prefer to use the drills...<change subject>.

>>48765824
>[No]
But I would have done it anyway

>>48765996
And then mail out all the invites come up with a Honeymoon idea, decide what foods were having, are we getting six one cakes with a topper for each girl or one giant one with a topper of all of us. Its going to be a nightmare to plan

>>48765824
>[No]
Countess, may I call you Lori? I assure you that this was no way planned. I legitimately enjoyed our time together and was hoping we could talk more. However my wives were over eager about your mech, seeing your effectiveness in battle. Let me tell you, out of all the pilots I have fought so far in my Kaiser, only you have been able to push me to the limits. They simply wanted to know a few of your mecha tactics.

Let's appeal to her and have them bond over mecha shit.

>>48766043
20 foot tall cake for enough for ALL crews. Holographic cake topper projecting life-sized images of Roarke and girls on a cycle.

Honeymoon is us raiding a casino space station somewhere, taking it over and gambling for awhile. We rob patrons, then use their cash to buy amenities for everybody on the station. Kind of a "the real pirate experience" honeymoon.

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"Partially." You reply, as smoothly as you can.

Loriette's right eyebrow twitches, "Partially?"

"Partially." You confirm. "Yes, she will be my wife soon. I promised to marry all of my girlfriends recently, and she's definitely a special one. Yes, she stole pieces of your Anseis while I was SINCERELY and wholeheartedly flirting with you. It wasn't planned, and she didn't have my permission, but we're pirates and this is how we get the mecha and technology to do what we do. Which, by the way, we do to everyone. Based on location alone, these weapons are more likely to be turned against the system's authorities than Avalon."

Clemmy hmphs at this, but stays momentarily quiet as you give her a warning squeeze.

"Anyone who comes after us will suffer the power of this fleet. We're on our own side, we're not anyone's dogs." You look her in the eye and smile, "I like you. I really enjoy our time together and was hoping we could talk more. You're the first person in a very long time to ever push me as hard as you did in battle, I think that might be part of the reason for the theft...Clemmy can be a little overprotective and like you she respects strength. She was trying to learn from you, right Clemmy?"

Clemmy grunts, looking annoyed.

>[Roll Cool+Fast Talk & Persuasion, 1d10+14, you may UNILATERALLY decide how much luck to spend without asking your fellow players. First come, first served]

Rolled 2 + 14 (1d10 + 14)

>>48766205
please roll good thunderbird

Rolled 6 + 14 (1d10 + 14)

>>48766205
toss in 5 luck for this,

Rolled 3 + 14 (1d10 + 14)

>>48766205
Throw four luck behind this

Rolled 3 + 14 (1d10 + 14)

>>48766205

Rolled 8 + 14 (1d10 + 14)

>>48766205
5 luck

>>48766236
why the hell would you say 'please roll good' for someone else and then decide to roll for yourself when this is a first come thing?

Shit this might be the first persuasion we failed

>>48766236
Throw in luck to help this shit roll.
>>48766309
This

>>48766236
What the hell man. This is probably like the one roll we'll have this session. Why would you not spend luck?

>>48766310
Well, yeah. That probably was a pretty bad enough argument that the dice gods were displeased.

>>48766353
I blame that I wasn't listen to 80s music

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"Merde." The Countess' eyes narrow, "Absolute merde. You expect me to believe this? You are, as you so boast, le dread pirate Rowarc Starwind. I am but your poor petite captive to be sold to the butchers or sent home in disgrace." Her shoulders quiver, "You are trying to make me feel better, so I believe you did not seduce me just to steal from me, but you...you...you are still a dirty peasant boy, Rowarc! A dirty, deceitful peasant! Even if you were sincere, this woman wants me dead, I see it in her eyes!" She covers her face with her hands and runs towards her mech, sobbing.

>[Go after her. If so, what say?]
>[Don't go after her]

>>48766490
>>[Don't go after her]

>>48766490
>[Go after her. If so, what say?]
Before we go, kiss Clemmy on the forehead and tell her, "Why does your sexy eyes always invite trouble?"

>>48766490
>>[Don't go after her]
but try and see if sam, karen or fatima (if shes up and about) could talk to her

>>48766373
>[Go after her.]

I... dunno what to say. An apology, but also honesty. This is what we do, dear. We're pirates. None the less, we have morals, and a code. We will not allow harm to come to her, from any front, as long as she is ours.

>>48766490
>>[Go after her. If so, what say?]
>Its not so much you she wants dead but what she thinks you are. You have to realize how hated Greenmen are here, my own Mother couldn't even stand to look at too much grass without going into panic attacks from what she saw while fighting. Even though I feel much the same about them I swear to you on nothing will happen to you while your here.

Taking a blood oath might help us out

>>48766490
>>48766623
I'll second this

>>48766623
Just to throw on a little more that I left out

>Its no dishonor to lose to a worthy opponent, especially considering your the only person I've lost to since coming back from the dead. The real dishonor would have been if you refused to fight

Roll another Fast Talk & Persuasion, 1d10+14.

Again, first come first served. Same rules about luck as before, and it seems most of you are in favor of spending a fair amount on this.

>>48766490
I don't think talking to her directly will help if she's emotional and we'd look weak. Still, Sammy is probably the best bet for that sort of thing and she needs someone to watch out for her at least.

Meanwhile, we should talk to Clemmy and try and explain things. No need for blood oaths or anything, but more 'we need to treat humans like humans.' and if she asks about Fairchild, we may need to tell her about what she said about our brother.

>>48766747
But we didn't lose. Thats the thing.

>>48766490
>[Don't go after her]

Rolled 4 + 14 (1d10 + 14)

5 luck

>>48766747
But Roarke didn't lose to her?

Rolled 8 + 14 (1d10 + 14)

>>48766747
>almost beat me
instead of
>Lost

>>48766769
five points behind this

>>48766783
Thank goodness you added luck

>>48766490
>[Go after her. If so, what say?]
Put a hand on her shoulder

Alright, Alright, I know you are stressed by the current situation but listen to me for now okay? I know what it feels like to be responsible for people's lives under you. I may be a pirate but I will absolutely not let you come to harm or disgrace while under me. In fact, I had a UJCIDF general demand I hand you over so she could crucify you on live TV in return for a hefty sum. Of course I denied her. No amount of money will convince me to break my moral code. Don't mind Clemmy okay? She will naturally glare at people like that. She really was just impressed by your abilities you know.

If she calms down then start massaging her petite shoulders.

>>48766855
..can we not alienate one girl over the other? Thats just sleezy.

>>48766855
>Massage her legs
Would be better.

But that's still creepy as fk

>>48766896
Thats reaching Scirocco levels

>>48766923
can we not reach such levels? It'd end with us asking a girlfriend to gas a colony.

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You can't let this stand.

You kiss Clemmy on the forehead and mutter, "Why are your sexy eyes always getting me in trouble?"

She just smiles and bats her lashes at you.

You follow the Countess, who marches away from you towards her mech. You lengthen your stride, gradually catching up, "Loriette, wait!"

"Monsieur Starwind, you will address me by my title." She tries to sound stiff and formal, but her voice cracks and she angrily scrubs tears out of her eyes.

"Countess le Kennedy, please, I'm sorry." You don't try to be cool, you're just honest with her. You take off your sunglasses and look her in the eye, "You know I am a pirate. You knew what kind of trade I was in even back when you were teasing me about not paying taxes."

"I assumed you were smugglers." She admits, but at least she's not walking away from you anymore.

"I know I hurt you." You say.

"You did." She replies, "You already shot down mon Anseis, was it necessary to shoot down mon cour as well?"

"No, and I didn't want it this way. As I said, we're pirates. I like to think I'm an honorable one with a code of conduct, but by necessity the way I live demands taking things that are not mine." You explain to her, "Or in this case, borrowing."

"You have a silver tongue, rapscallion." She sniffs, but she isn't crying anymore, "You borrow very freely."

"I am a free man of space, it can't be helped. Do you want to know a secret?" You lean close, and whisper to her for the sake of dramatic effect, "A general of the UJCIDF had my brother killed. Someday, the weapons of your Anseis, applied to my Kaiser, may be what snuffs out her life."

Her mouth forms a tiny o-shape, "You have sworn revenge on someone? Was that why you needed my strength?"

[Continued]

>>48766889
That's alienating Clemmy? How so? She legit has that glare on all the time when we were in Caesars PoV. It's why the crew was so terrified of her at the cafeteria. I don't think that my statement came off as berating Clemmy though

>>48766950
We've already had two girls turn traitor due to the power of our dick, were plotting to start up our own faction, and were good at designing mechs. Were kind of a more benevolent Paptimus

>>48766983
because we are playing lap dog to someone who is a high ranking officer in a army she hates while looking down the army she likes. You do not play sides in this sort of situations. You play smart. You pick your words carefully, and you do not grovel.

>>48766896
Rule #1, be attractive.
Rule #2, girl needs to atleast tolerate you
Roarke's got #1 in the bag. #2 We can assume is all clear

>>48766951
>was it necessary to shoot down my heart as well?

I hope we can protect her smile

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You nod, "I didn't know Clementine was doing to do this. I'll defend her to the death, and as both a man and an officer I take responsibility for her actions, but if it was up to me I would have asked."

She sniffles, pulling out a lacy hankerchief and dabbing her face with it, "It is still inexcusable, what she has done and said. You know what the Anseis is to me..." Her voice trails off.

You sigh, and begin unbuttoning your shirt, "You're right. There's no helping it then..."

Her eyes go very wide, "Monsieur Starwind, what are you doing!?"

You toss your jacket to the nearest mechanic, and shrug your shirt from your arms, "You wanted the offenders flogged, didn't you? It's my duty to stand between my people and danger, so I'll take the punishment. Go ahead." You spread your arms wide, bare-chested, "I've never been flogged before, how are we doing this?" You glance down at the sheathed sword at her side, "Flat of the blade? Do you want someone to bring you a rope? If you have a specific riding crop for thieving peasant boys on your ship, I'm happy to wait while you go get it."

[Continued]

>>48767177
>If you have a specific riding crop for thieving peasant boys on your ship, I'm happy to wait while you go get it."

You are awakening dark beasts, Roarke Starwind.

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>>48767177
Flog us with her drills

>>48767239
Is there any way we can harness that technique for the Knuckle Kaiser

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"T-that is unseemly!" She claps her hands over her mouth.

"Justice is unseemly!" You proclaim, throwing your head back. At that exact moment, the air vents nearby kick on, making your mane ripple in the wind majestically. You face her, bare-chested and fearless, arms spread wide in invitation.

"But you are an officer!" She protests.

"Justice does not discriminate!" You insist ebulliently.

"R-Rowarc, it is not necessary for me to go get mon riding crop, you have apologized enough." She pats your chest, "People, they are staring. Put back on your tunic, s'il vous plaît." Her cheeks are starting to turn red.

"Take the rest off!" You hear someone call out from the crowd. It sounds like Karen.

>[Tease her further]
>[Let her off the hook]

>>48767415

Note to self, strip show for the ladies during the honeymoon.

>>48767415
>>[Tease her further]
>Well I can't turn down a crowd can I?

>>48767415

>[Tease her further]
don't stop until she's as red as the sun!

the rest?
our pants?

>>48767415
>>[Tease her further]

>>48767415
>>[Tease her further]
Sorry, but it seems the public demands retribution.

>>48767415
>>[Tease her further]
She started it, she obviously just copped a feel on us.

>>48767459
Also, we must pose! Pose for the audience!

>[Tease her further]

>>48767415
>[Tease her further]

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>>48767477
Is it time for Jojo already?

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>>48767533
What skill would posing be?

>>48767562
According to Wong our Reflex/mecha piloting

I will say it now. Posing is for fags. I have now bitched about it and I will now shut my mouth.

>>48767578
So everyone and their mother poses? I mean, everyone has a 10 reflex or a very high mecha piloting

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For a moment, you are Countess Loriette Marie le Kennedy, and right now you are a maelstrom of emotions. Your heart seems to flutter like a caged butterfly in your chest.

You have every right to be in a towering, aristocratic rage at this man. You have every right to pummel him, in fact. Yet right now you're having a hard time thinking about anything but what it would feel like to run your fingers over those muscles. Slowly, delicately, your fingertips wander over his pecs and down across the abs. It's like a fine marble statue, but warm and alive.

What were you angry about again?

"Loriette, is something wrong?" For some reason, he's still talking. A-and he's addressing you by first name, that...that brutish idiot. Your cheeks feel as though they're on fire. He nods, "Ah, I see. You're worried if you hit my legs, these will absorb some of the force." He undoes his belt, and drops his trousers. Unbidden, a squeal rises in your throat. This...this is utterly improper! And...and the way he contorts his body...is he...could he be...posing?

"What's the matter? I can't bear to have you angry, so this is for the best. Just hurry up and hit me." He exclaims.

"M-mon duckling, wait one minute!" You protest. This isn't fair. Dirty peasant boys whose fathers were probably farmers or factory-workers or something else smelly and unpleasant should not be this nice to look at, or so reasonably villainous. What did you do to deserve this? Even your VILE NEMESIS has never caused you such extremes of emotion.

"R-Rowarc." You stammer like an idiot, "Your clothes, please, replace them."

He just smiles, "I dare you to hit me."

Wincing, you unbuckle your sword belt, keeping it scabbarded, and poke him a few times in the ribs with the flat, "T-T-There you've been p-p-punished, do not let this happen again!" You warn him sternly, feeling as if you're about to faint.

He winks at you.

[Continued]

>>48767605

Of the aces we've seen, yeah. People like Avi don't generally go near mecha combat.

>>48767727
I just want to see her actually hit him with the scabbard and see if the thing cracks or not.

>>48767805
I wonder if steel swords will shatter against us when we finish Master Asia's training

>>48767864
>hit penetrates the Kaiser's cockpit and hits Roarke
>he kicks the weapon out of his cockpit and goes back to fighting

>>48767864
>We sit on the Kaiser. The cockpit shatters. The force explodes the power plant. Quest finishes

>>48767727
>VILE NEMESIS
that who I think it is?

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>>48767727
If we had a pose off, who could contend with us?
>Oda?
>Richard?
>Clemmy?
>Flint?

>>48767961
Oda probably, Clemmy would spend too long staring at us drooling, Richard wouldn't really do it, and Flint would call us a pansy

>>48767949
I think its that one knight she always talks about, but doesn't use his title.The one who fights like us. I want to pose against him.

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Oh hey guys, what's going on in here?

>>48767984
Oda wins best girl, again

>>48768015
HAhaha... nice job anon.

It's so unfair. He's a nice boy, you know that for sure, but this filthy environment he's been brought up in and taken over, this criminal company he keeps...yes, his culture is the root of his problems. If only you could make him understand what the Lady is like, what he could be if he didn't wallow in this mire.

Also, your knees seem to have been replaced with butter.

You are abruptly Roarke Starwind again, catching a swooning Countess. You didn't know swooning was real, but she's certainly doing it now, "Medic, please. Take the Countess somewhere she can rest." You hand her off to some of your crew, and put your clothes back on. You hear muted, feminine 'awww's from the crowd as you do your belt back up.

"Back to work, everyone. Clemmy, Karen, try to get it done quickly?" You glance over your shoulder to see Karen staring dreamily at you, wrench in hands. Clemmy's mouth is open, she's practically drooling. The one who surprises you, though, is Samantha, who appears out of nowhere and does up the last few buttons of your shirt with a smile.

>[Clemmy]
>[Karen]
>[Samantha]

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>>48768044

Forgot my picture.

>>48767961
Siren

>>48768044
>[Clemmy]
"Ten swords?"

>>48768044
>[Samantha]

>>48767949

Are you thinking of a devil in red and black?

>>48768044
>sam

>>48767984
>Flint calls Roarke a pansy
>Roarke calls Flint a muscle-less hippie
>Flint's posing level reaches critical mass

>>48768044
>>[Samantha]

>>48768044
Karen. She has the know how and I want to know what she got from her work.

>>48768078
economically challenged? Entertains elderly gentlemen for patronage?

>>48767984

Don't underestimate Richard's pose game. He's a quiet, gentle human by nature, but he's also Roarke's oldest friend in the Kestrels and the one man that can keep Miles from running amok.

>>48768044
Clemmy

>>48768109
Plus id imagine all that bluegill joe gloating lending itself naturally towards poses.

>>48768044
Clemmy
Strike while the iron is hot, also are we getting her the hamster?

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>>48768104
>entertains elderly gentlemen

That's a base and dastardly rumor spread by unscrupulous Finns. She's clearly quite devoted to her manservant.

>>48768135
Eventually, we really need to get the other girls some really nice gifts that are as personal as Rosita's was.

Since Sam always wanted to be a princess we can arrange a date and show up on a white horse with our shirt unbuttoned and read her poetry

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>>48768163
Wait a minute, I recognize that... Where's her diamonds?

>>48768044
Samantha

>>48768163
Karen - literal solid gold wrench, engraved "to the one who brings me home"
Clemmy - Custom pistol? Sword is too much - make others jealous.
Fatima - promotion to head wife. We still need to check on if she's the secret hero of Mars anyway. If she is, custom utility belt.
Sam - ???

Fore Clemmy I would go with a knife that we made ourselves. Something concealable, that she could use in a life or death situation.

>>48768245
And I'd go with Thunders idea with Sam. Treat her like royalty.

>>48768315
But go totally Ham. Ruffled clothes and everything.

>>48768335
Or better yet Roarke could act out one of her Doujins word for word

Did we ever get Dozel and Corny to start working on mass production of the Big Zam

>>48768355
>>48768355
If we mass produce the Zam, then Fatima's mech won't be unique. Unless we trick it out of course, with the idea that all the others are inferior to hers.

>>48768355
How about we do all the formal Princessy stuff then the Taboo Doujin at the...climax of the date.

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It's a tough decision, but two of these girls are deep in the work of their misdeeds and the sooner they're done causing trouble the sooner the trouble will be gone.

"Tell me what you find out." You instruct Clemmy and Karen with a smile, putting your arm around Samantha, "I've been waiting to enjoy someone's tea ever since the duel."

Samantha blushes, but nestles against your side. As always, the headband that keeps her long hair back from her face is black with a lacy white frill like an old-fashioned maid's, but she's otherwise in her pilot suit and has a voidsealed bag of groceries under her arm. She must have just come back from doing some shopping on Auditorium. Deftly, you scoop the groceries into your arms.

"I'm sorry for doubting you. And I'm sorry I made a scene about it, too. That's not like me, I just get a little emotional about you." She says quietly as the two of you walk off, hugging your arm with a smile, "We can have tea and talk, but...I'm sure you would rather I was wearing something other than my pilot suit, right? Just let me change first." Her smile becomes a bit more mischievous.

[And now for a brief interlude, in which we discuss the action-packed sidequest before it reaches that part of the evening where Wong's brain starts to mush]

>>48768447
Is it time to talk to Sam about her love of dressing like a maid?

If you want gritty, grunt mech combat, I'd say it'd be cool to play as a young Flint with a squad of other recruits.

>>48768494
Talk about what? That it's amazing? Or that she can dress in other ways? Honestly a woman dressing up just for you is amazing, no ifs ands or buts.

>>48768522
But what if she's not a woman.

>>48768522
Wong said there was a story behind it, I hope she keeps doing it though

>>48768522
But I like tits and butts.

>>48768532
>>48768532
You trying to start shit about Sam again? I thought we got over this threads ago.

>>48768543
>>48768543
I'm more of an ass man, but I get ya. I meant the other kind.

>>48768586
implying Waifu Wars ever end.

>>48768608
Its just become which girl is actually best now rather then who we should waifu, we haven't had anything of that level yet

>>48768608
Implying there is even a war when we have told the waifus they are all getting wifed.

>>48768632
It's a Harem bro. They are all best in their own respective ways.

>>48768656
But some are more best than others

Place your bets for who is going to be the interlude character

I'm guessing Shin Matsuga

>>48768680
Adam West.

>>48768680
Biggs Wedge of the Redshirt squad.

>>48768680
>Not choosing Best Husbando Inaho Kaizuka

>>48768680
What if it's Amuro? Motherfucker got beast once he got some sense slapped into him.

>>48768678
Fatima FTW. I'd love nothing more than a wife who think that "meal, bath or me" and kicking the others into line is a good use of her time.

>>48768712
He said it was one of the best pilots who wasn't a meme, I hope we run into Amuro and Kamille though

So, the main question is, how would you like the weaponry on your starting mech configured? You start with a factory-fresh UJCIDF Pumpkinseed II. By default, these mecha come with a beam rapier, an active shield, two 12K Heavy Missiles for emergency use, and a ranged option.

Left Arm Options: Select one
>Handheld Medium Beam Gun: Range 350m, WA +1, 3K, Infinite Ammo, 5 CP, 4 Spaces, 1.5 tons
>Handheld Rocket Launcher: Range 350m, WA 0, 4K, 10 rockets (can be fired singly or in a salvo), 4 CP, 4 Spaces, 1.5 tons
>Handheld Rocket Pod: Range 250m, WA -1, 2K, 20 rockets (can be fired singly or in a salvo), 4 CP, 4 Spaces, 1.5 tons

You can also trade the Active Shield and Beam Rapier for a customized cannon, if that is your preferred loadout. Depending on whether you pick the short-range or long-range cannon, its stats will vary, but we'll worry about that after you determine whether you want the melee or cannon model, and what your sidearm option is.

>>48768736
>>Handheld Medium Beam Gun: Range 350m, WA +1, 3K, Infinite Ammo, 5 CP, 4 Spaces, 1.5 tons

>>48768736
All these ranged options are shit

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>>48768736
>>Handheld Medium Beam Gun: Range 350m, WA +1, 3K, Infinite Ammo, 5 CP, 4 Spaces, 1.5 tons

>>48768763
We're a mook though

>>48768736
This combat in arena, outer space, and singly or in teams?
>Arena or single -> missiles. We need killpower.
>Outer space ->beam gun. We need endurance.

>>48768747
>>48768781

Don't forget to specify whether you want a beamsaber and shield or to be the cannon variant that gets either a sniper cannon or autocannon instead.

>>48768736
>>Handheld Rocket Launcher: Range 350m, WA 0, 4K, 10 rockets (can be fired singly or in a salvo), 4 CP, 4 Spaces, 1.5 tons
it gives us less of a spread between 3 different weapon types and thus allows us to focus more on melee and swords. Besides, Rockets are pretty nice if you know how to use them.

>>48768736
Handheld Medium Beam Gun, let's be the dude who gets shit done.

>>48768736
>Handheld Rocket Pod: Range 250m, WA -1, 2K, 20 rockets (can be fired singly or in a salvo), 4 CP, 4 Spaces, 1.5 tons

Missiles, please!

>>48768798

You're going to war on an alien world.

>>48768810
Well who are we playing as?

>>48768810
Can we trade the 12K missiles for a shoulder/back mounted sniper cannon?

>>48768827 With the Beamsaber and Shield. Medium to close range. That's where the fun is at!

>>48768833
Oh, infinite ammo hands down then. Who the fuck goes into a war with limited ammo like 10 shots and 20 shots.
>Handheld Medium Beam Gun: Range 350m, WA +1, 3K, Infinite Ammo, 5 CP, 4 Spaces, 1.5 tons

>>48768852

No. The thing with the emergency missiles is that they're very light. The stats on the pastebin for the Pumpkinseed II are actually wrong, it should be 120.5 CP, 39.5 tons, because of the second missile. Each one weighs 0.5T. That's not much. Unless this sniper cannon weighed 1T, it would push the mech into the -4 MV class.

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As a quick note, about the cannon model. I crunched some numbers, you'll either have a 6K, WA -1, BV 4 autocannon with 40 bursts, or a 9K, WA -2 sniping cannon with a maximum range of 4.1 kilometers. Keep in mind that you can aim and that generally helps with sniping.

So now that you've selected the Medium Beam Gun as your left hand weapon, are you going melee-and-shield (the direction the crowd seems to be leaning already), or cannon mode?

>>48768975

The sniper cannon also has 40 shots.

>>48768975
Lets go melee and shield

>>48768975
Melee and Shield!

>>48768975
Shields are godmodo

>>48768975
Cannon mode

Pissing against the tide whoo

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You have selected the most classic form of Pumpkinseed II, the beamrapier-and-shield version with a medium beam gun. Although these beam guns are nothing special, semi-automatic plasma shooters pumped out en masse from a factory, they are incredibly cheap, efficient, and reliable. Furthermore, they're powered by your microfusion reactor and don't require ammunition. Your shield is an active one attached on the elbow, programmed to automatically detect and help defend against attack, large and round with a mount on the inside for your sidearm weapon. Your melee weapon is a slightly scaled-down version of the officer-class plasma blades whose technology was (supposedly) passed from the Terrans to Project Skywalker. A slender, needlelike tube of magnetically-contained plasma with a bell hilt, it's quite useful for piercing armored targets. Generally, you can easily pick up a color filter for your sword, they default to silver-white but purple is also very common.

>>48769238
>>48769238
Gold or Blue.

>>48769238
Pink-red ftw mofos.

>>48769238
Gold. We'll earn our beam reflecting gold plating some day...

>>48769267
>>48769288

Gold is what the Anseis and S-Flowerhorn both have, incidentally. The Flowerhorn's is a bit more of a lemony yellow shade, while the Anseis' is more of a proper golden sheen leaning towards orange at most.

>>48769238
Cyan

>>48769322
Ahhh.. then I say a nice green. Don't think there is any green beam users, and no one gives that color respect unless they pilot a zaku or Big Zam.

>>48769342
You know what? changing my vote from gold or blue to this. Cyan is basically red, green and blue. So tons of fun.

So, this is how this is going to work. We'll keep the thread bumped and continue tomorrow, again. We'll probably have to, at some point in the day, make another thread, and that's fine.

Also, I was going to tell you about your teammates, since introducing one of them involves introducing a fair amount of information about current Jovian politics and the family of the Planetary Chairman of Jupiter, the highest office of the Jovian state, but it's best for everyone if I do that while 100% awake and sharp.

>>48769436
Wow, yea. Lore dump. Wait till you're ready.

>>48769436
Thats fine, but I wish to ask two questions; is his hair purple, and is it fabulous?

>>48769501

Who knows?

Keeping the thread alive, what are somethings your hoping to do at some point in the quest

>Pull out I came here to laugh at you at Haman

>>48769799
Is Judah and his family still here? We should offer them a job in our crew

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I'd like to make more "fanart".

>>48767727
Yay I caught up. I am from now on picturing Roarke's appearance as some unholy combination of Ali al Saachez and Kars.

>>48769835

Saved.

>>48769820

Yes, they're still around until the heat dies down on Griggspont.

>>48769820

I want to fall asleep with my head on Fatima's thighs.

>>48769820
I want to throw first mate/ Jesus's girlfriend/ Red Sirens inferior idol into the sun. I also want to find out what Naomi's connection with the Lady of the Woods is.

>>48770065
If we invite Soul A to come to the concert/tourney we can probably get Caesar drunk and ask him if shes been acting strange

>>48770089
If we invite SOUL A to the tourney/concert we could just interrogate her.
>>48770065
Oh and Bruce Kelly the Dinky Die Motherfucker meeting Roarke. And as I suspect that Bruce Kelly is living on the other side of the mountains from the Undefeated he might show up at the tourney.

>>48770162
If she is in league with the greenmen then we might be tipping our hand and she might pull some stupid bullshit and escape

>>48770177
True. I liked Naomi so I hope she isn't, or if she is the Green man is as fed up with all the conflict as Caesars dad is.

>>48770205
My bet is she was likely a clone of the green lady. They were used as shock troopers and she might have not been 'activated' due to the Green Lady not being around. So she got her own personality.

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>>48770492
>tfw no superior Gyan Krieger

bump

Hey, what's that Zeon suit with the beam sword and shield with guns in it? It moved by galloping sideways.

Bump

>>48772927
A gyan, as seen here>>48768975

>>48771376

The Gyan Krieger is a sexy beast, like the Dom and every other cross-headed Zeonic MS.

>>48774484
It also out preforms the gelgoog jager.

>>48774484
Thoughts on the Geberta Tetra? I was thinking of building a thoroughbred derived ace unit using it as a base and wanted your thoughts

>>48773995
Ah, thanks mate.

Bumping

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>>48774533

Glorious. Let's see how well you use it.

>>48774543

It's in that category of absurdly likable late Zeonic mobile suits occupied by stuff like the Kampfer, the Sinanju, the Geymalk, and Kshatriya.

>>48775739
>Let's see how well you use it.
>implying any mech we use will have a shield with built in beam guns and rocket launchers
That shit would cost a bomb.

>>48775776
Binder shields are a thing, and with some space efficiency, you can fit them in without hurting the shield's SP too much. In a way, it's like making command armor that attaches to the body instead of covering a servo.

>>48775950
Yeah but the price for two beam guns and a rocket launcher would go up pretty fast.

>>48776007
true, but it depends mostly on how big you want to go. 10 4 kill missiles is just 4 CP and making it fill 1 space just costs 1.5 cp. Likewise a single beam cannon thats also 4 kills with no changes costs 6 Cp for 8.5 CP to get it to one space and 2 cp to link both guns. The main draw I can see with it however, is the fact that because you can mount the shield, it saves on hand AND servo space. So you can either fill it with thrusters, other hidden weapons, or be weird and sacrifice space and cp to give that servo some more kills while keeping the hand free for another beam saber.

We'll be starting up here soon.

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YOU ARE: Amos Wedge (Age 18)

Attractiveness: 7
Body Type: 10
Cool: 8
Empathy: 6
Intelligence: 8 (Awareness +1)
[Education]: +3
Luck: 7
Movement Allowance: 7
Reflexes: 10 (Dodge & Escape +5, Mecha Fighting +6, Mecha Gunnery +6 Mecha Melee +6, Mecha Missiles +6 Mecha Pilot +6, Melee +3, Handgun +3, Stealth +2, Zero-G +1)
Technical Ability: 8

Rookie Bonus: Anime Hero

Luck Points 7 (refreshes at end of session), Maneuver Pool 1 (refreshes at end of combat, otherwise identical to Luck)

You aren't as charismatic as younger rookies Mohammed and Caesar, but you're good at pretty much every aspect of using a mech. Despite your admittedly poor grades and reputation as a slacker at the Academy, you are in tremendous physical shape and worked hard at the parts that actually involved mecha fighting. In fact, you briefly showed up earlier in this quest in conversation with your younger friend, Heinrich 'Caesar' Merrow. You're the oldest of your four-man group of friends, and it was expected that you'd be the first to get an ace machine after qualifying for SOUL if Merrow hadn't brought his dad's.

>>48776916

Body Type: 10
That's a body that could throw nukes around all day!

Whats your opinion on Jerad Messa Wong?

>>48776991
Not him, but I'd sum up his very existence with one title; Midboss.

>>48777042
How about, Onesided Rival

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Your music rolls across the comms as your three machines streak low over the dense, verdant forests of planet Qu'lir, the output from your thrusters ruffling the canopy and sending flocks of jewel-colored feathery reptiles flying skyward.

"Some folks are born, made to wave the flag. Ooh, they're red, white, and blue!" You sing along. Your voice is awful, but you're enthusiastic.

"C'mon, Amos, just get over it already." Garret Luxol, your new Sergeant, grumbles over the comms. It's been three days since he was placed in charge of your squad despite having the worst grades and longest record of disciplinary infractions in your group of friends, and given a heavily customized Warmouth to pilot. Honestly, you're not actually angry about it. He's the Planetary Chairman's youngest son, it was always a given that he'd be put in command of a squad and shoved somewhere glorious-sounding and profoundly non-dangerous. You just hadn't expected that you and Simon Biggs, your other teammate, would get shoved into babysitting hell too. Of course, you're unaware of the politics behind it, but you'd made it into SOUL! You were hoping to tool around with Stern on the Cincinnatus being as badass as possible, not assigned to an extrasolar planet that seems custom-made to distract a rich kid with instructions to keep him out of trouble.

"And when the band plays 'Hail to the Chief', ooh they point the cannon at you, Lord!" You wail out. Your squad, with your two Pumpkinseed IIs and one Warmouth Custom, made planetfall a few hours ago and has been flying since, with orders to hook up with the exploratory light cruiser Cicero to formally begin your duties. You're not really a SOUL Squad proper, not yet anyway, but you're guarding Garret and that's a thing in and of itself.

[Continued]

>>48777062
I would say thats more what Jerid views himself as oppose to what he is. Sure he views Kamille as his nemesis, but that means little if he can't even compete with him. His damage to Kamille is minimal, he constantly gets one upped without trying, and while his fridge full of girlfriends see him as the next big thing, he amounts to little more than a speedbump.

Like it or not, he never really gained the credentials to go for rival, especially with stronger contenders like Scirocco and Mr "VIOLATE" himself.

>>48777195
So our pilot for the evening is a man who loves ancient america and country music with the role of protecting the president's daught-son. Truely this will be the hardest mission yet to protect Garma's smile.

>>48777313
Shouldn't be that hard, garma actually has good stats for whatever reason.

>>48777313
Don't worry its not like the character our CO is based on was born under a cursed star

>>48777342
Canon garma. Apparently this one is pretty green. Though I wonder what disciplinary issues he's caused.

>>48777372

Gotta break a few eggs to become planetary chairman. Maybe even make some competitors suffer accidents~

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On the other hand, this world isn't safe. There's an Avalonian presence on all three of the southern continents, and while the UJCIDF controls the planetary capital of Celephais the Avalonians have more or less whipped all of the planet's genemodded inhabitants into a revolt. Which sucks for you, you heard the dances of the cat-eared women were quite alluring. As it stands, you're expecting a long, boring stalemate tucked quite safely behind friendly lines while the UJCIDF's superior manufacturing capabilities gradually grind down Avalon and reverse its momentum. You could be here for years, if you're unlucky.

"It ain't me! It ain't me! I ain't no senator's son, son!" You continue singing, while checking your sensors, "No sign of 'em?"

Garret, who has the ASP and should really be doing this himself, grunts, "Nah. I told you, this close to the tropics we won't see anything but flying lizards and sunbathing catgirls. We're a hundred miles away from the front lines."

You grunt, not overly reassured, and keep singing, "It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no!" Your machine, a bright blue with clean white highlights and a cyan tint to its thrusters and beam weaponry, goes into a corkscrew spin. It's a little light for your tastes, but the Pumpkinseed II is a step up. You feel bad for the older Pumpkinseeds and Bluegills that can't fly properly in a grav environment and have to make do with hopping like fleas.

"Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand. Lord, don't they help themselves, oh!" This time, you're joined by Simon. Simon is an odd fish. He was the best in academic subjects back in training, but he's nothing to write home about as a pilot...

...usually.

The thing is, when you take the weapons away from his machine, he seems to get desperate and somehow win with his mech's bare hands. He was also pretty good at martial arts, from what you remember, a class you normally skipped.

[Continued]

>>48777468
Or maybe Luxol is just hungry for glory and coasting on his family's reputation to get by.

>>48777525
I'm just pointing out that his old man could have very probably pulled a zabi on a competitor and left the son alive for revenge~

>>48777512
If he survives the war, Simon needs to take lessons from The Undefeated

>>48777557
I don't think Wong is going to straight up steal that plot point from Gundam

>>48777576
Or maybe he will and no one will see it coming because its too obvious.

>>48777512
Hopefully Simon lives long enough to get with best waifu Kaworu Nagisa.

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Your Pumpkinseeds, consequently, look rather different. You've gone with the classic rapier and shield with beam gun version, while his has massively reinforced forearms and hands. Yours is blue, while his is a brazenly clashing neon purple and green. Privately, you suspect that he's being humored in this because of certain events in the Solar System and that he's a guinea pig for analyzing the style of a certain remarkable pirate.

"But when the tax man comes to the door...Lord the house looks like a rummage sale, yes!"

"You guys are assholes, you know that? You never complain when I'm getting you free drinks or box seat tickets to JWF." Garret grumbles, the flattened head of his Warmouth swiveling a little towards you. His is a heavy assault version, with a pair of massive back-mounted gatlings that van swivel down over the shoulders.

"It ain't me, it ain't me!" You and Simon protest, "I ain't no millionaire's son, no!"

You soar low over a glittering river in the cover of an emerald valley, spotting the silhouettes of catfish as big as a man. Your stomach growls. Ten minutes with the fishing gear stashed in your mech and the three of you could be enjoying a world-class dinner

>[Make an Intelligence+Awareness roll, 1d10+9]

Rolled 5 + 9 (1d10 + 9)

>>48777779
Time for sega bass fishing mini game

Rolled 3 + 9 (1d10 + 9)

>>48777779

Rolled 3 + 9 (1d10 + 9)

>>48777779
God damn now I am hungry as well.

Rolled 1 + 9 (1d10 + 9)

>>48777779

We never should have expected any fishing abilities from spacenoids.

>>48777998
Maybe the fish are all newtypes

>>48777998
Spacenoid fishing is not a act of finesse. It's like dynamite fishing, only you use colonies instead of dynamite.

Rolled 5 + 9 (1d10 + 9)

>>48777779

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>>48778070
Would the people below be the fish in this analogy?

>>48778116
The colony is a euphemism for penis.

>>48778173
Go home Freud

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"...Guys, I think my foster mom wants to have sex with me. She was really weird and clingy right before I deployed and she keeps finding excuses not to have clothes on when I'm around, what should I do?" Simon states suddenly.

"Er, that's not really something we can help you with." Garret awkwardly replies.

"I can. Don't worry, Simon, I'll fuck your mom for you. Speaking of fish, who's hungry? I see dinner swimming just a few meters away..." You lick your lips, eying the tasty, long-finned animal as it swims between an unusual rock formation's pillars.

That's odd, they kind of look like fingers.

"Ugh, no thanks. I can't believe you'd eat something you just...find...in the wild. Come on, if we keep up this pace we'll make Innsmouth by nightfall." Garret sniffs.

"What do you think they did before restaurants, then?" You comment, slowing down. Yeah, those five pillars really do look like a mech's fingers, and there's that bulge in the sand that goes right into the bank, that could be an arm. "You don't see any unusual heat sources around here, do you?"

"They suffered, obviously. Just a few, I'm guessing they're sunny spots or communal gator nests or something." He dismisses your question with the air of someone who has an ASP for the prestige rather than because they really enjoy using it.

"We need to get out of here." You state simply, "Everyone, pull up, NOW!" Your low flight abruptly angles upward as the sand explodes outward and the buried Avalonian mech beneath sits up. A cliffside rumbles and shatters, and a second one slouches into view.

"Damn it, of course. This is the fastest route from the spaceport to Celephais, of course they'd ambush us before we reach the base at Innsmouth." Garret curses, bringing his guns to bear.

[Continued]

>>48778173

What if the penis is a euphemism for mankind's desire to spread into and colonize space?

>>48778302
I see Char has gotten into philosophy again. Give that man time and I'm sure he'd find a reason why your problems are due to earth's gravity.

>>48778276
>"...Guys, I think my foster mom wants to have sex with me. She was really weird and clingy right before I deployed and she keeps finding excuses not to have clothes on when I'm around, what should I do?"
that's a huge bomb to drop out of nowhere kid

>>48778276
goddamn fish people. well it is innsmouth.

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>>48778420
He's Shinji. He has all the social skills of a particularly panicky hedgehog.

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The Avalonian standard mech, nicknamed the Knight, is a very big fellow compared to the standard UJCIDF Bluegill. In fact, they're bigger than your Pumpkinseed IIs, standing around the height of the Warmouth.

Each one has an ornate shield on its left arm, and in the right it carries a lance that contains a built-in cannon.

If you had to characterize what you know about them in numbers, it would look a bit like this.
Heavy Striker Torso: C/S/K 10, 5 tons
Heavy Striker Head: C/S/K 5, 2.5 tons
Heavy Striker L. Arm: C/S/K 6, 2.5 tons
Left Hand: 2 CP, 1 Space, 1 Kill, 0.5 tons
Heavy Striker R. Arm: C/S/K 6, 2.5 tons
Right Hand: 2 CP, 1 Space, 1 Kill, 0.5 tons
Heavy Striker L. Leg: C/S/K 6, 2.5 tons
Heavy Striker R. Leg: C/S/K 6, 2.5 tons

Armor: Medium Weight (6 CP, 6 SP, 3.0 tons) on all locations


Armament: The Knight uses a Mated Cannon and Lance, a hit of 6K to either will destroy both. The CP, Spaces, and Weight listed for either form is shared and not added twice to its cost.
[Handheld] Avalonian Lance (Lance form): WA 0, 6K, 9 CP, 6 Spaces, 3 tons
[Handheld] Avalonian Lance (Cannon form): Range 350 meters, WA 0, 6K, Ammo 10, 3 reloads, 9 CP, 6 Spaces, 3 tons.
[Arm-Mounted] Medium Shield: DA -2, SP 9, 9 CP, 4.5 tons

Their weak thruster systems only let them jump 200m at a time, without the capacity for in-gravity flight, but they can run 300m per ten seconds (30m/s) and the sophisticated system of treads built into their feet, reminiscent of a very complicated rollerskate, lets them ignore terrain that would severely hinder you.

These are covered in mud and sand, so you can't quite see the heraldry and color scheme that usually identify which Paladin they're under the command of.

>[What is your plan?]

>>48778420
Considering who he's based off of, his cool and empathy are likely in the lower half compared to others.

>>48778420
To be fair he has probably known these guys for months at least by this point.

>>48778445
Have us and Shinji each take on one in close combat while Garma flanks around and provides covering fire with his gattlings

>>48778496

Since they were at the Academy together, yes.

>>48778445
Right. Might as well blind them first. Our goal isn't to fight them, but get to the base. Their weaker thrusters and lack of flight mean we could fly away once they aren't able to properly shoot us. We do NOT want to risk fighting them for too long in case they call for people.

>>48778445
Warmouth pins one with gatlings
Shinji pins the other with his fists
we provide cover/ help finish off the weaker of the two knights

Rolled 7 + 5 (1d10 + 5)

General plan seems to be to engage at melee range with the nearest, have Simon try to brawl the next closest one, and have Garret's Warmouth provide covering fire with its dual Heavy Autocannons.

First of all, give me a 1d10+7 Initiative roll.

Rolled 10 + 7 (1d10 + 7)

>>48778859

>>48778906

Not bad.

Now comes the part where you all FEED ME 1D10+13s!

Also, what body part are you aiming to remove with your beamsaber first?

>>48778906
too bad you can't crit initiative.

Rolled 5 + 13 (1d10 + 13)

>>48778951
Aim for the hand holding the lance

Rolled 6 + 13 (1d10 + 13)

>>48778951
Stick em ina eyes.

Rolled 10 + 13 (1d10 + 13)

>>48778951
Roger. Go for the arm or head. Whatever we can take first.

Rolled 6, 6 = 12 (2d10)

>>48778975
>>48778997

+12 to both. You're also attacking with a beamsaber that has +1 WA, so your results are 19 and 20 respectively.

Rolled 4, 7 = 11 (2d10)

>>48779159

And le parries at +10

>>48779180


Not bad at all! You've definitely severed either the right arm, or the head, and you can pick either one. Which will you choose?

>>48779248
Right arm so he can't use his lance

>>48779264
..he has the other arm man. Go for the head to make those roles take another -2. Make it so they can't hit shit.

>>48779331
Alright switching to head then so we can get moving

>>48779484
another thing to ponder, we could have Simon bear hug a enemy or disarm them. the grabs for that sort of thing are at -1 and he could probably break the weapon with effort.

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Yes, the Knight is bigger than your Pumpkinseed. Yes, it has more powerful servos (and I was wrong, its melee lance does 7K, not 6K, I forgot to account for the bonus from its arm servos). Yes, it's taller, stronger, and would be generally intimidating to most pilots.

...But your Pumpkinseed II is three generations worth of fine, Jovian engineering and it's piloted by you, and you are fast and agile enough to take advantage of your mech's less encumbering weight.

Your cyan beam rapier activates as you deftly spin around the Knight in flight, avoiding its lance and deftly smashing its head into a lump of fused, sparking alloys. Much to your surprise, the Avalonian doesn't try to continue the fight, holding its shield up and jumpjetting away across the river. The second one is just as unlucky. Simon catches the right wrist and pummels the shoulder, nearly tearing it out of its socket, while Garret maneuvers around and finishes the job. The hail of bullets removes its right arm, and badly tents its torso and left leg.

You're feeling pretty good about yourself...until the sound of wood snapping and animals fleeing reaches your ears. Bloody Avalonians, they were hiding in the trees!

Some huge cannon roars twice, and Garret's Warmouth's right leg collapses, they must have been aiming there specifically. The thrusters in his Warmouth's torso and left leg are still firing, but he can no longer outrun their ground speed with his flight speed. Lesser cannonfire dings his torso once and hits Simon once in the head although his shield takes the first shot easily.

The three newcomers emerge from the forestline. One drops its oversized sniping cannon, and all three pull out coffin-like rocket launchers containing a tenpack of (4K) projectiles. They're better armed than the two that were serving as bait.

>[To reach melee range with one of the newcomers would take one action, leaving you one to attack, what will you do?]