huh, who else is here?

>>48976141
Bloody sponsers. First it's the Bluegill Joe adverts, then it's the Pumpkinseeds! Still, Wedge managed to survive a mission and Biggs probably is having a episode somewhere.

>>48976259
Here, just took me a bit.

>>48976259
I am here

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So I just finished Gunbuster, we should get those chainsaws on the Kaisers feet

>>48976259
Had to do a meet and greet with the freshmen for my major, but I'm here now

>>48976359
Wait are you only starting college?

>>48976359
Chainsaw Stompers I can see no down side to this
Especially if they provided additional speed while planet side

>>48976406
No just starting my third year, but since we have no seniors right now were expected to be the upper classmen and helpout the freshmen

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"Mmmmmmnnnnshhhhhpppppllll..." You articulately greet the world, rolling from your side onto your back, and then onto your other side, stretching your back and rubbing your cheeks with your palms. "Nph." You glance around blearily for your PC. You have an alarm set for breakfast, and since it hasn't gone off you're sure it can't be too late. It would be weird if you slept from late afternoon into the next morning, after all. You find it still in your pocket, and you resolve to stop falling asleep in your uniform, it's going to be all rumpled from this. According to the chronometer, it's been three and a half standard hours, the sun is setting outside the ship and the weather is a bit cooler than usual, perfect for short sleeves without being hot and muggy, but with a 20% chance of rain before midnight. It's a bit short for one of your naps, but since you can't think of any sound that awakened you you just attribute it to your own natural discipline and sit up.

[Continued]

>>48976434
>tfw thunderbird is actually someones senpai
I always thought that was weird. I never even knew what the people the year above me looked like. What are you even supposed to do?

>>48976485
Pretty much welcome them, give them the basics of the programs, help them out a bit with classes you've taken, get them used to the school, give them advice for audition pieces, criticize their acting and sings if they ask, that kind of stuff mostly. And trust me I'm much more subdued in person

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You throw back the blanket, and realize someone must have thrown a blanket on over you. It's a deep scarlet with triangular patterns of gold and green, native Qu'liri work. Which you don't recall owning.

As a matter of fact, you don't recall your quarters having an easel or such a large desk. Or having so much paper on that desk, actual, real paper. Or having coffee tins full of pencils and small brushes. For that matter, you don't recall having a painted landscape of the field outside Innsmouth at sunrise above the bed either. Having two adjoining rooms off your sleeping quarters is a further novelty. The most novel thing, though, is the woman next to you. Her messy blonde hair spills across the pillow, but unlike you she's laying on top of the blanket almost as if she fell there. There's a small smile you're not used to seeing on her face, and her breathing is soft and tranquil.

An immediate check confirms that both of you still have your clothes on. Which is a relief. Doing the deed and having to take the consequences without remembering the fun parts would just be the worst.

>[Wake her up]
>[Browse through the art on the desk]
>[Do something else]

>>48976691
>>[Browse through the art on the desk]

>>48976691
>Grab coffee for yourself and her

>>48976691
>>[Wake her up]
>>[Browse through the art on the desk]
See if she is able to wake safely. Vodka is a cruel man and demands a heavy price for his services.

>>48976691
>>[Browse through the art on the desk]

Are they're any mechs your afraid of running into in this quest anons? Cause when I saw Gunbuster I just started imagining how much of a bitch it would end up being to fight

>>48976141
>Bahamutcorp logo

I knew I was in for bad shit after coming out of the freezer for a while.

Man, /m/ quests on /tg/ sure spiral out of hand. You people never learn.

>>48976868
>Knight of Gold
>Anything piloted by Ramba Ral expy

>>48976929
Explain

>>48976988
>yfw Ramba Ral comes at you in an efreet custom

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You get up as stealthily as you can. She mumbles something incomprehensible and scratches her head before falling back asleep, but you manage to leave the bed without her awakening fully.

You take this opportunity to snoop. You're not exactly the most artistic person in the world. Art classes were mandatory at the Academy, but you mostly used them as a chance to nap. Still, her drawings look very good to you. They're lifelike and realistic in style, and there's a good mix of landscapes and portraits. You also find the blueprints for your gun, hand-drawn in pencil and with notes in incredibly sloppy handwriting. As you're shifting through them, you notice that most of the pilots and crew you've seen seem to have a portrait. There are quite a few of a young woman in an officer's uniform, along with the Captain and Marilyn. You even find a lot of self-portraits, although most of these have Irina wearing somewhat risque outfits. It's the one you nearly step on, though, that really catches your attention. It must have fallen off the edge of the desk, it's the newest and about halfway finished. It's a portrait of you, standing on the open hatch of your Pumpkinseed. You look exhausted, with dark circles under your eyes and your hair disheveled, helmet tucked under one arm and the handle for the liftwire held in the other. Despite this, your portrait has a quietly triumphant smile, "Wow, are my arms really that big?" You squeeze one of them. "I didn't know my shoulders were that broad, either." You wonder momentarily if you really look that imposing, or if she drew you more muscular than you really are. It's been said that the worst view of us is the one we have of ourselves, so you're momentarily taken aback considering it. You flex a few times, just for fun.

At that moment, you hear a knock on the door. Irina doesn't immediately wake up, but she does stir.

>[Answer it yourself]
>[Tactical stealth action]

>>48977040
Ramba Ral with Doms is enough to take down the white base. Imagine what he could do with a Efreet Custom.

>>48976929

I don't even understand what the anti-questers are saying at this point.

>>48977065
>>[Tactical stealth action]
Stealth mode go.

>>48977085
He could rape pretty much anyone violently because it has a god damn EXAM system giving him newtype abilities.

Rolled 6 + 6 (1d10 + 6)

>>48977065
>>[Tactical stealth action]
Do our best impression of a women
Rolling for acting

>>48977065
>[Tactical stealth action]

>>48977065
>[Tacticool Stealth Action]

>>48977065
>>[Answer it yourself]

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Oh yea, Wong. Some better background for that Captain Flint portrait.

>>48977149
Meant >[Answer it yourself] not >[Tactical stealth action]

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You don't hesitate. After all, rumors about you are something you don't mind, but Irina seems like she has it hard enough without confirming to whoever this is that she has been sharing a bed with you for the last few hours.

You utilize a maneuver you perfected at the Academy back when you were study-buddies-with-benefits with the Dean's granddaughter. Silent as a spider, you drop down nearly into a push-up position, splay your legs, and scuttle under the bed like a frog. You are safe here, safe and secure. The darkness is your ally. Although the objects you find in the dark confirming that Irina Gaunt is a lonely single woman indeed are not your allies. Not the least little bit. It's actually somewhat cramped down here.

The door buzzes again, and you hear the sound of a thrown pillow striking it before Irina's feet swing down from the bed to rest on the floor. You hear her patting the bed right where you were sitting, then a muffled, "...Amos?" From her.

The door buzzes yet again, "Coming!" You hear her growl at the intruder, before she stomps over to the door and hits the button to open it.

[Continue]

>>48977343
Thats alot of dildos to make it cramp under a bed

>>48977449
maybe a body pillow?

>>48977449

Dragons

>>48977449
Have you ever seen the size of a gyan mounted dildo?

>>48977528
God I can only imagine how much that would ruin everything down there

>>48977343
>Although the objects you find in the dark confirming that Irina Gaunt is a lonely single woman indeed are not your allies. Not the least little bit. It's actually somewhat cramped down here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61QLPFsVEa4

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"Hiya!" It's Marilyn, and you smell coffee, "So how did you two sleep~?" You can hear her snickering.

"It was fine. He fell asleep almost as soon as we entered the room, I didn't get the chance to get his full analysis of the new rifle. I didn't want to wake him, so I thought I'd stay up and draw for a little, but I ended up passing out too." Irina sighs, "Just my luck, isn't it? He must have sneaked out of here when he woke up and realized where he was."

"Rina..." Marilyn interrupts, but she's overwhelmed.

"...And why wouldn't he? Who'd want to stay in my room?" Irina's voice grows louder.

"Um, Rina?" Lin-Lin keeps trying.

"I mean it! Don't try to patronize me! He must think I'm some kind of creep for taking him here, I...I screwed up, Lin. I WARNED him I was clingy and he didn't LISTEN and so somehow I must have thought it was okay to let my guard down and...why are you shaking your head like that?" Irina questions.

"I was talking with the Captain in the hall outside for a nice, long while, dummy. He didn't sneak past me, and...look, right here. There's a depression on the bed where he was, and it's still warm. I think I can smell his soap, too. He's still here somewhere."

"Oh Juno no, he's found it!" Irina bolts impressively for a woman in heels, throwing open one of the doors adjoining the room and stomping inside, "Amos? Amoooos?" From under the bed, you can see the telltale blue-green glow of a hydroponics room of some sort, "Amos, I can explain!"

A pair of feline ears slowly descend into your view, then Lin-Lin's upside-down face. She's peering over the edge of the bed right at you, "Hiya Amos."

>[Be smooth and talk yourself through this]

>>48977619
"Do you want any fish?"

>>48977619
>Hi Lin-Lin

>>48977660

But where do we go from there? That could be a genius opener, though.

>>48977619

Mimic rowing action out from under the bed.

"Ladiessssssssss"

>>48977619
"Hello. Didn't want to spook anyone or cause any trouble, so I hid. I think I might be stuck on something though."

>>48977619
>"Hi Lin-Lin" Wave

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"Hi Lin-Lin, do you want any fish?" You wave to her.

Her eyes narrow, "The only fish you'll catch down there are dolphins, and I don't want to taste 'em." She somersaults off the bed, landing on her feet, hooks a hand under the edge, and lifts it up just enough to grab you by the shirt collar and yank you out, "Whatcha doin', Amos?"

You hold your hands up, palms-out, "I didn't want Irina to get caught in bed with me, so I hid."

"Amos!" Irina's voice is oddly relieved as she rushes out of the private hydroponics room, shuts the door, then deliberately locks it with her ID card, "You stayed in here, right? You didn't wander around the rest of the suite?"

You look at her curiously, "Yeah, I'd only just got up when Marilyn arrived." You spot three cups off coffee on a tray on the desk and take one. Coffee would hit the spot right now.

"Oh-ho~ Now I see what's going on with you twoooo~" Marilyn's grin is predatory, "Caught in bed with her, you say. Just got up, you say. This explains why she's being so weird. So what happened, lovebirds~?"

>[Defend Irina's honor]
>[Tease Irina and make her blush]

>>48977619
>>Hi Lin-Lin, How much fish for your silence? *wave*

>>48977963
>>[Defend Irina's honor]

>>48977963
>>[Tease Irina and make her blush]

>>48977963
>>[Tease Irina and make her blush]

>>48977963
>>[Defend Irina's honor]

>>48977963
>>[Tease Irina and make her blush]

>>48977963
>>[Tease Irina and make her blush]

>>48977963
>>[Defend Irina's honor]
We can talk to her about her pictures to tease her.

>>48977963
>>[Tease Irina and make her blush]

So, i just catch up to this thread, and is my first time here in 4chan...

But really, at this point, i'am a fan of you guys, this game is incridible '-'

And thanks for all the fun ,thunder, you are awesome man.
(Sorry for broken english, my english is a litle rusty...)

>>48977963
>defend Irina's honor

A narrow choice, interesting!

>>48978107

Welcome aboard, bro.

>>48978107
doesn't matter, welcome friend. Which was the best part so far?

>>48978152
Oda Yoritomo, no doubts. XD

Ah, and just happen to know the writer of the "Brigada Ligeira Estelar" personally, so maybe i can try to awnser questions about it if you guys want.

If wong is ok with it, of course.

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You take a deep breath, "It was soft. Soft and warm."

"Ooooh!" The Qu'liri woman claps her hands.

Irina stares at you, makes a strangled squeaking sound, and turns scarlet.

"She nestled up against me like a frightened sparrow, and I kept her warm as best I could." You clap your fist against your chest.

Irina's entire frame shudders, and she claps a hand over her mouth, the other scrambling around on her desk until it finds an empty tin of coffee grounds.

"Alone! Two hearts beating together within the steel belly of this ship, with none to hear or see us, we were finally able to vent the feelings that were in our hearts. Namely exhaustion. Ow!" You wince as an art pencil bounces off your forehead, then a second, then a third.

"AMOSSSSSSSSSS!" Irina looms like an angry titan, pencils bristling between every finger and giving her fists a spined look as she barrages you with them. Her arm is shockingly accurate, and she's focusing on your face, "You melonheaded idiot!"

Lin-Lin's shoulders droop, "So nothing happened? Aw. Are you guys...y'know...kind of together? Because Amos is pretty cute, honestly, and if not...well, maybe I'd be interested. He's a good source of protein, at least."

The stinging barrage does not let up.

>[What say?]

>>48978147
Thanks man!

>>48978236

I'm always okay with it.

>>48978300
>"Am I really as muscly as you portrayed in that picture?" gesture to the drawing of you

>>48978236
Why does everyone refuse to translate anything to do with mecha into english?

>>48978107
Thanks man, its always nice to hear

>>48978300
Well she is nice, has a good throwing arm, and can draw really well, so she wouldn't be a bad choice. But you got to know more about people before you jump right away, right? I mean, we're no Roarke Starwind(Or Fairchild for that matter), got to do things proper.

>>48978475
This sounds good, gives us more time to find out whose best for Amos

>>48978429
I think he has plan to make it acessible to you guys, i have almost certainty that he said something about it sometime ago... But he is very occupied with his actual projects this time...

So i guess you will have to wait for at least an year before an official version to english. =/

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"We only just met." You start, holding your arms up to ward off the storm of art supplies.

The barrage momentarily halts.

"But...well, she's nicer than she thinks, she has a good throwing arm, she can draw really well, and we're already friends, so..." You scratch the back of your head. It would be really helpful if you were Roarke Starwind right now, or someone with a real talent for reading other people, "...I want to take things a little more slowly, do it right. Being allies, we have to make sure it would work before we become anything else. Even if she's beautiful and looks really hot in a bikini." You smile.

The barrage does not resume, but Irina remains very, very red. She leans down and hurriedly begins scooping up her pencils, "What he said."

"Plus she made me a really cool gun. If I broke her heart, she might rig the next one to explode." You nod sagely.

She cocks her armful of pencils back, then pauses, muttering in agreement, "Yes, I really might..." She gives you a little scowl that's almost cute enough to be a pout.

Lin-Lin's tail swishes back and forth, "Ehehehehe~ Well, since the answer is 'not yet', I won't give up!" She points at you cheerfully, "Keep feeding me and keep fishing near my favorite nap spot, and you'll never be lonely! I, the invincible Marilyn, guarantee it!" She pats your backside, spins around, and saunters out of the room, whistling.

Irina meticulously puts her supplies away in silence, still blushing.

>[Make your goodbyes]
>[No, wait, I have more to say to her]

>>48978723
>>[Make your goodbyes]

>>48978723
>[Make your goodbyes]

>>48978723
>I mean every word of that
>make a speedy exit

>>48978723
>>[Make your goodbyes]

>>48978723
>>[Make your goodbyes]
We have avalonians and shinji to deal with, I don't know which is going to be harder to deal with

>>48978723
>>[Make your goodbyes]
Good on you Wedge. Now, let's go find Simon and hope he's not in some sort of three way between a blue haired emotionless robot and a very angry german ginger. Poor guy wouldn't be able to handle it.

>>48978783
Bright Slap Shinji and that'll resolve itself.

>>48978783
>>48978791

Wait, what's wrong with Biggs?

>>48978723
"Huh... You really should train your pets better, one day she might steal more than fish from you" *Wink*
>>Make you goodbyes

>>48978820
It actually does if you go by Super Robot Wars Alpha. Of course, he then proceeds to slap Jesus in the next game. Then in the Z series you can get Shin to not be so emo through a involved secret path and make Kira admit that he could have done a better job of things.

>>48978829
IC he had a breakdown during both of the battles and broke down from the Paladin playing music

OOC he's shinji and he's bound to constantly have some issues

>>48978873
let him go bezerk an go after the paladin

>>48978864
Shit now i want to play those even more now. any translations for them at all?

>>48978929
Sadly no big ones. WE have some LPers who translate and explain, but no actual in game translation so far. lus side, the new SRW Original Gen game has a english version if you are willing to import. I am currently playing it between posts, watching as one villain goes nuttier every time I beat him.

>>48978929
only official translations are OG1 and 2 on GBA, and the new Moon Dwellers that just came out (although the quality is a bit... iffy.)

Alpha Gaiden on PS1, and J on GBA both have fan translations. I recommend starting with either of the OG ones on GBA, or Alpha Gaiden if you can handle the somewhat dated interface.

>>48977619
>"Oh Juno no, he's found it!" Irina bolts impressively for a woman in heels, throwing open one of the doors adjoining the room and stomping inside, "Amos? Amoooos?" From under the bed, you can see the telltale blue-green glow of a hydroponics room of some sort, "Amos, I can explain!"
>>48977963
>"Amos!" Irina's voice is oddly relieved as she rushes out of the private hydroponics room, shuts the door, then deliberately locks it with her ID card, "You stayed in here, right? You didn't wander around the rest of the suite?"

So, Whats Irina hiding in the hydroponics bay, and why hasn't she shared it with the rest of the class?

>>48979123
GREENMAN!!!

>>48979123
Weed.

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After the door closes behind Marilyn, you clear your throat and step closer to Irina, "Are we still on for tonight?"

She looks over her shoulder at you, her blush fading, "Of course. Vodka likes meeting new people." She smiles crookedly.

You glance down at the portrait of you, "You must have a really good eye to memorize a scene that quickly. Am I really that muscly?"

She smiles a little more, "The pilot suit makes you look bigger, but you are pretty buff. It's nice to see, especially with the way your uniform fits on you. Don't compliment me too much, I was able to get a good look at you while you were asleep, you had that expression the whole time." Her cheeks redden again, "I-I didn't mean like I was watching you sleep! Well, I was, but it was for a sketch, that isn't weird!"

"Not weird at all!" You agree in a chipper way and a little too quickly, "Hey, you know I meant everything I said, right?"

She reddens a little more, but from her smile she doesn't seem to mind, "So do I. You're a really, really good man, and I'd love to look at you and draw you some more. You said I'm beautiful, so it's okay if I say the same about you, right?"

"Right." You agree. "So..."

"I'll need a couple of hours to finish the work I actually have to get done tonight, but after that I'm all yours. I don't know precisely how long it will be, so...here, give me your PC." She adds you to her contacts list, and adds herself to yours, then hands it back. For a brief moment, your fingertips blush, and her smile is warm as the morning sun, "Meet me here when I message you. I feel a little unsafe walking through Innsmouth completely alone, even if I carry my sidearm."

"A-Alright." You stammer slightly, "I have to go make sure my squad is alright. See you soon, okay?" You smile back. She nods, and you depart.

You smile even more when you see her contact image.

[Continued]

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>>48979123
Crazy Theory Time
Having had her magnum opus torn apart by The Pirate Roarke Startwind on the news. In her Vodka fueled Depression Irina has taken to trying to grow a new Mecha in the style of the Greenman just to get revenge against Roarke and his Custom Thoroughbred MP

>>48979253
Don't think it was her anon the woman was called Ms. Quintalla

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>>48979253
It's a room full of girl clones obviously.

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fan art incoming.

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You said you were worried about your squadmates, but you're really worried about one in particular.

Simon has panicked twice when the Paladin showed up, and that's a truly bad sign. Nobody has gotten hurt yet, but it only takes one weak link to shatter even the strongest chain. You're all soldiers, all three of you. Voluntary enlistees, good enough to get into SOUL. You're not civilian kids pushed by circumstance into being forced to pilot unfamiliar mecha, you've been trained for this. You firm up your jaw and go to confront him.

You don't need to send him a message to know where he is. Simon Biggs is a creature of habit, and by habit he'll be in the mechbay doing simms in his Pumpkinseed II.

The simms do a wonderful job training rookie pilots. You fit the system into your mech, and it plugs into the comprehensive UJCIDF flight data for all models of enemy mecha on which sufficient data has been collected to give the limited-scope AI pilot enough information to use one. One can fight in arena-style battles against enemy mecha, or participate in larger-scale missions run by an instructor. Such missions are frequently used for exams at the Academy. You've always done well in the simms, good enough to more than make up for your marginal marks in your elective classes, but years ago a friend of yours discovered a flaw in the system that stopped you from taking your performance too much to heart.

That friend was Caesar, Heinrich Merrow himself, one of the few people to solidly beat your marks in the simms. Like a good sport, even though you were older than him at the time, you congratulated him and made a point of hanging out with him at the time, but he seemed unsatisfied. Perhaps it was a result of all his experience playing other simmgames, but he adamantly insisted the AI pilots lack spontaneity and creativity.

[Continued]

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>>48979374
>>48979411

>>48979374
Nice work anon, speaking of fan art, to the guy who was drawing the Kaiser how is that coming along?

>>48979374

Nice rip of a deviants plasma rifle fag.

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>>48979374
>>48979411
>>48979428

>>48979453
Basically every bit of fan art so far is real shit thats been tweaked a bit.

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>>48979374
>>48979411
>>48979428
>>48979472

>>48979375
..huh. That actually explains Jesus' style to me. He's really good at sims and was able to take down the stone soldiers, but it's likely due to the fact that their discipline never really gave them the creative skill to deal with a extreme range sniper.

Might be something to consider. We know he's green, so a unexpected attack might just make him falter and freak out.

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>>48979374
>>48979411
>>48979428
>>48979472
>>48979499

>>48979481
We've had some good drawn fan art, we get it periodically though

>>48979510
Any attack up close will probably fuck him over, getting close enough to hit him is the problem. Hes like the anti-roarke in terms of combat.

>>48979541
I dont mean it in a bad way. Just that he shouldnt single out that one thing.

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>>48979374
>>48979411
>>48979428
>>48979472
>>48979499
>>48979526

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The UJCIDF tactical simulator program is a well-funded and expensive thing. It isn't even limited to basic mech models, and can reproduce ace customs along with replicating the fighting style of the ace in question. The reflex speed and awareness level can also be adjusted to some degree, although for fighting ace machines using the pilot's original data is most popular.

However, Caesar claimed that even at maximum level, the aces produced by the simms are never quite as good as the real thing. They just don't quite have that same level of experience, they aren't as creative, aggressive pilots are a touch less aggressive and cautious pilots are a bit less canny. He then dismissed the entire system as 'for casuals' and launched into a diatribe on the differences between the Bluegill Joe games and how it was pivotal for the industry and somehow mixed it by talking about this game that was about lesbian witches with fancy hats or something. If it didn't all somehow turn him into an excellent pilot with a remarkably level head in battle, you would have assumed he was crazy long ago.

Simon has always seemed to find them calming, though. He's logged more simm hours than you, Garret, or Caesar.

Which is why you expect to find him in the cockpit of his mech. "Simon!" You call out, walking into the bay and taking a look at your Pumpkinseed. Even with the cosmetic damage, it looks quite proud, and on a deep level you feel like you proved something today. That machine, smaller and more lightly armored than a Knight, has proven that it can take out the Avalonian line mech one-on-one even when the enemy pilot is an ace. It's not just a victory for you. It's a victory for Bahamutcorp, for the Jovian way of designing mecha, for your ancestors who worked hard and sacrificed much to make the UJCIDF the best military force in the galaxy in your opinion, a victory for Jupiter itself. The biggest and best planet in the Solar System.

[Continued]

>>48979552
True, but remember, he likely doesn't think things in a out of the box way. There are many ways to deal with a sniper. Slaving thrusters through a cheap pod to get us there faster, having our crew deploy anti beam chaff, decoys, using the enemy as a shield.. we just need to think outside the box.

>>48979725
Our bits should help us deal with him

So we have a lot of ace waifus. Which one would be the worst ace waifu to face in their mech if we weren't Roarke at the time?

>>48979739
Yes and no. It'll be great once we get close to wreck him, but they will be moving at around our speed. I would actually say a full luck shot with our harpoon at max range could work if we get his arm. By the sounds of it, his rifle is a two hander.

>>48979725

Disposable pods full of nothing but thrusters are totally a thing in this quest and setting, by the way. They've showed up before, and they were the default way to give a mech more speed at the cost of maneuverability up until the Manta was developed.

The Manta will forever be underrated by mech fans despite how extremely useful it is.

>>48979775
I'm going to say Siren seeing how quickly she destroyed Clemmy

>>48979785
If its in empty space then ya, but if we get him in a debris field or a station we can use the bits to drive him where we would need him

>>48979807
Yeah I can see the shadows being a bitch for a close combat specialist like us but I'd be more worried about the tarrasque piloted by fatima without us having a terrain or numbers advantage.

>>48979807
If I was him I would just fly far away and shoot at your cover until I melted through it. If it worked for the British with gatling guns it'll work for me with my infinite ammunition energy gun.

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Man, Wong, I waited all day for your rear to show up and passed out!
Have some fanart for our favorite SOUL grunt squad.
Planning on coloring this later.

>>48979785
Dpends on the situation. Sammy is a problem if you don't know she's coming for you and you don't have officer armor to deal with that shock damage removing turns from you. Fatima has a giant beam cannon and shielding that no-sells anything that can't produce 8 kills of hurt, Clemmy is just a pile of pointy bits and harpoons, but I'd say Rose is the most troublesome for the average joe. Those busters hurt like hell and her mobility and clones make it very hard to hit unless you have a blast missile. Kinda reminds me of megaman bosses actually. The Archen can't penetrate the Tarrasque, the Flowerhorn can't hit the real Archen, the melee systems of the Flowerhorn smack the Betta out of the water, and the Betta's stealth options lets it get close to the Tarrasque to deal with it's defenses.

>>48979807
Nah... are you forgetting about Fatima and the Tarrasque? How does a pumpkinseed II kills that!?

>>48979909
Annnd I meant>>48979775

>>48979805
And now I have another idea. What if we make a Manta Bit for us to ride? Trick it out for max speed with enough armor to survive a hit, four wings, and a torso? Could attach to the back when not in use.

>>48979896

While you're flying away, Roarke is flying at you, in a mech that is faster than most mechs that aren't jets, and every time you stop to take a shot is another quarter kilometer less between you and the Knuckle Kaiser's fists of doom.

>>48979725
So Vanguard Overbooster from ACFA?

>>48979909

Weren't the busters nerfed from 8K to 6K or was that just one Anon trying to speak for Wong? If so, Red's just a bit less dangerous.

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>>48979897
Now that's pretty rad, drawfriend, good shit.

>>48979897

Holy shit that's impressive. Looks like we have some canon designs for UJCIDF combat uniforms, at least.

>>48979950
Yeah but if he is flying at me then he isnt in cover and I can make at least eight attacks before he gets close. Plus you got to expect an all shooting all the time mech to be pretty fast.

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"Siiiiiiimon!" You cup your hands around your mouth like a megaphone and call out again. Even if he's in the middle of a simm, your voice at full blast should reach him. You've always had good lungs, and your mother always used to say with pride that you were the loudest baby she'd ever heard of, "SIMOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!"

"R-r-right here." Says a huddled mass in a blanket that you mistook for some spare parts left by the mechanics by the foot of Simon's Pumpkinseed.

"What are you doing?" You ask, quite naturally.

He shakes his head vigorously. His face is pale, almost greenish, and his eyes are wide and haunted, restlessly moving around, "I-I-I can't do it, Amos. I can't get back in the cockpit again, I can't do it!"

>[Smack his shit]
>[Not yet]

>>48980081
>>[Not yet]

>>48980081
>>[Smack his shit]
>>Compare him to Jesus
He's going to need a lot of smacks before we can unfuck his shit

>>48980032

He is if the cover is one of your allies' mechs with its arms ripped off.

>>48979946

We could also go the Windom XP route of making a big ass shield that could transform and behave similar to a manta.

If I remember correctly it was the mech with the rocket launcher and missile pods on it's shoulders that did that.

>>48980081
>>[Smack his shit]
BRIGHT SLAP GO!!!
And compare him to Jesus

>>48980081
>Not yet

>>48980081
>> Let him talk himself to more panic THEN Smack him

>>48980081
>>[Not yet]

>>48980081
>>[Smack his shit]
>>[Not yet]
Talk to him, let him explain, and if he starts to go full meltdown, apply a manhood infusion via brightslap.

>>48980081

>[Not yet]

We're his friend, we can do this without giving him a brightslap, at least until we're sure he needs it.

Get your head in the game kid, we still haven't found your white haired pretty boy boyfriend.

Who knows, you might actually be able to keep him alive for more than a week this time.

(I swear those things die quicker than fucking goldfish..).

>>48980104
>>48980125

Does Amos even know Jesus?

>>48980155
Chances are that white haired pretty boy is a Paladin. After all, there have been reports of TWO paladins on this planet and yet we only really see one so far.

>>48980157
If we're in SOUL we should at least know of him.

>>48980105
Pull a speed and shoot the hostage.

Also holy shit 4chan unfuck yourself already.

>>48980183

Word is a major American presidential candidate is having a speech on 4chan trolls tomorrow and we're being preemptively DDOS'd by her paid online supporters.

>>48980197
Never thought i'd see the day when 4chan shitpost so hard it influenced a presidential election to this extent. What a time to be alive.

>>48980197
That seems like it would be asking a crowd of angry basement dwellers to start fucking with your computers.

>>48980222
Never underestimate the power of weaponized autism

>>48980197
Does Hillary really have nothing better to talk about? No war crimes to hide or anything? Why kick a hornets nest and make them come after you even more?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/23/hillary-clinton-plans-to-tie-donald-trump-to-the-alt-right-and-the-worst-of-the-web/

>>48980236
I see you have watched Zeta too

>>48980197

Well that's a dick move.

>>48980248
Haven't gotten to Zeta but I've got a good grasp on what happens.

>>48980248
well she's gotta do something to distract people from her failing health and the constant deluge of leaked emails.

>>48980287
Honestly she looks like she'd die in the first two weeks of being president. The stress would fucking end her. Death awaits closeby for her

>>48980248
4chan is hardly the worst of the web. I mean its not nice but its hyped up to be a lot worse than it actually is.Although if it doesnt cut this shit out and let me start posting normally again I might change my opinion.

>>48980357
yea i mean some of the more less known chans probably still have actual CP on them. 4chan may have been the worst in the past but that's changed

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The fact that you're sympathetic only makes you more angry. He's one of your best friends, even if he's always been the shrimpy tagalong of the group. The four of you managed to make it through the Academy to become elite soldiers of Jupiter, the best of the best of the best, together. So as he sits there and tells you he doesn't want to do it anymore, your right arm begins to itch. From somewhere deep within you comes the urge to just hit him.

Instead, you take a knee and put your hand on his shoulder, "Simon, buddy, what's wrong?"

He shakes his head violently, "I just can't do it! Every time...every time I hear that song in my head..." He rakes his fingers along his temples and into his hear, tearing out a few strands, "I'm not strong like you, Amos. I'm not r-really good with girls like Garret is, or smart like Amos. There's only one ace I can even try to be like, and I can't even beat him in the simms. I've tried, I've tried over and over again to do what C-Caesar said and get good, but...but it's just not working, okay!?"

"That''s not true. You've done fine both times we've actually fought, what's the problem now? You even did that thruster kick move you were practicing and it came out alright." You smile, "Screw the simms, you're a good pilot."

"Those guys aren't the problem. I'm not even s-s-s-scared fighting them. I can breathe until...until the song starts." He shudders, looking down at the ground, his voice shrinking almost into silence before he starts speaking again, at first in a low, hysterical voice but gradually escalating into a shout, "That thing isn't a mech, Amos. It isn't. It doesn't move like one, it moves like it's alive, I-I watched it. It's a monster, a nightmare! I can't face that thing out there! Nobody can! It's hopeless, we're all going to die!" By the end, he's shouting.

[Continued]

>>48980357
Same with a lot of places. Media is keen on making the lot of us look bad so they can push harder net laws and removing anonymity. Can't handle someone calling them a faggot for acting like one.

>>48980401
Now. NOW we smack him.

>>48980357

The truth doesn't matter when it goes against the narrative. Anyone who's mean or nasty can be redefined as a troll, and gradually the meaning will shift until a troll is anyone the 'acceptable' views disagree with. Troll will become the label used for thought-criminals under Clinton, and who would object to trolls being removed or exposed besides other trolls?

>>48980401
just gotta git gud Shinji.

>>48980401
Time to BRIGHT-SLAP!

>>48980434
>and gradually the meaning will shift until a troll is anyone the 'acceptable' views disagree with

What do you mean, 'gradually'? That shit's already happened.

>>48980466
>BRIGHT-SLAP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEy6hgdKtbw

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So you raise your right hand, and you force your fist to unclench, you flatten your palm and extend your fingers. Your shoulder turns as you bring your arm down in what would normally be a face-crushing haymaker. The sound it makes when it hits Simon on the cheek and sends him sprawling to the floor echoes throughout the bay. You don't even look around to see if anyone has noticed. The fact that he didn't instinctively catch your arm with one of his fancy martial arts blocks is a very bad sign, but the way that he's staring at you with something resembling sanity in his eyes is a good one.

You stand off and dust off your hands, nodding, "You're right. We're all going to die." You say simply.

"Wait, w-what?" He stares at you as if you've gone insane now.

"Well, the squad won't function as well with a replacement pilot, so Garret and I will probably get killed before we can pull off anything sneaky to take that thing down. That leaves the Cicero with fifteen pilots, most of them not aces, to defend against the Paladin. Of course, there are Innsmouth's own forces, but a lot of them are Qu'liri and might side with Avalon if it looks less likely to turn their homes into a warzone. Plus their machines are old. Captain Clearwater seems like a good guy, so he'll defend Innsmouth to the death. That means we die, and he dies, and the other pilots die, and the crew probably die..that includes Irina and Marilyn, and even that asshole Lieutenant who will die sneering at us."

"Wait, why are you mentioning the mechanic girls in particular, I don't understa-" Simon tries to cut in, but you plow over him by raising your voice.

[Continued]

shinji needs to get laid.

Who do we set him up with.

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>>48980675
Noriko, maybe she'll rub off on him while he'll rub off over her

>>48980675

Kaworu if we can find/convert him to the glory of the UJCIDF.

Failing that, whoever won't treat him like shit due to mommy issues or who isn't a hybrid clone of his mother and an eldritch abomination that birthed the human race.

>>48980675
Obviously with Space Asuka or Space Rei.

>>48980675
>patented shinji panic attack in the middle of sex
What could possibly go wrong?

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"...We aren't THAT far from the front lines, and with an Avalonian base in the rear even more of our troops will be cut off and die. The front will definitely move northward and spark a major offensive. Regardless of who the people of Innsmouth side with, either the war will move here or the UJCIDF will try to retake this city. Fighting here is inevitable. That means even more people will die. The pretty girl whose grandma started a restaurant with Jovian-style burgers, definitely. That little Qu'liri kid who owns a bait stand and knows where all the fishing spots are...at least, where they are now. I imagine the artillery fire isn't going to leave much of this peaceful little river left. The old geezers who sit out front of that tavern near the gates with their rifles and watch the traffic because THEY don't believe they're too old for the militia and THEY don't want to see everyone die." You roll on like a storm.

"Amos...please stop shouting...please?" Simon winces, covering his ears.

"WELL, WHAT'S THE POINT OF THAT WHEN WE'RE ALL CORPSES ANYWAY!" You bellow, "Get up, asshole! We'll probably all get killed anyway, but at least my friend won't die like a bitch on his knees! You're a soldier! You agreed to carry the weight of those lives!"

"B-b-but I can't...I'm not strong enough..." He blubbers, even as he rises to his feet.

Your left cross to his other cheek sends him staggering against the leg of his mech. To tell the truth, you're not a very polished boxer at all, but you put your heart into it, "Who said you're doing it alone!? We're not SOUL B, we don't solo smalltime Cali Station pirates for the propaganda vids, we're real soldiers! You don't have to be as good as that pilot, we're a team! Together, we can do it!"

"Wuh-wuh-what if we can't?" He wails.

[Continued, sort of, gonna take a ten minute break to take out the garbage, so whatever you input might get included in the next post]

>>48980675
Are we really going to give up possible waifu material for his sake?

It's better than getting killed though...

>>48980807
I would suggest doing simulations as a team against that paladin mech, even if we have very little data about it.

>>48980823

We already have our Katherine and Catherine options. Whether we go for the clingy one or the chaotic one, we've got at least two waifus, and that's assuming there's something wrong with the Avalon ace chick that makes her unwaifuable.

>>48980823
Dude too many waifu's can and will fuck a quest over. Go look at Harem Protag quest for example. It just got to be too many people to write on and still keep them interesting.

>>48980807
>Then we'll all die anyway, but you'll die proud knowing you gave it your all and took a few of them bastards with you. Now get your ass up and go beat that pilot in your mech and show everyone just how strong you are.

>>48980823
I doubt were stealing any waifus from Roarke, Amos already has his hands full, and Caesar has Naomi

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>>48980704
I for one entirely agree, and apparently some people in gainax also did at some point.

>>48980807
In the powerfull words of Yetta from BLE

>>Stand up, because a soldier can fall, but can't stay down.

and

>>If we fail we die, but honored to have saved as much lives that we could... and so many more yet to be.

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>>48980896
Because Noriko is perfection

>>48980906
Yetta is the white-haired one.

http://jamboeditora.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ciborgues.jpg

>>48980675
Kaworu. Either of the girls would just make him worse.

>>48980807
Then we damn well tried and did all we can to defy the bastards. Fate, Paladins, asshole pilots, give them ALL a bloody nose so someone CAN take them down. But if we do nothing? Thats it. You're a good guy Simon, but you have to get in the robot.

>>48980849
I feel like were about to hit that point, Roarke might have one more in him but thats it

>>48980834

You would need more data, for sure. Otherwise the system wouldn't know what weapons it has and what it's built to do and you'd just be training against an unarmed mech in the Light Heavy+ range.

>>48980849

This. Barring extreme circumstances (like crazy seduction rolls) even Roarke is pretty much at his maximum number of waifus with a full, balanced squad and squad mechanic plus what's going on with Gretchen, Loriette, and various one-night stands with different girls.

>>48980896

To my eternal shame I have not yet watched Gunbuster, mostly because of my determination to watch every good gundam taking up most of my anime time. Xabungle was an extremely pleasant breather, the whole thing is up on youtube and it's extremely fun despite its age.

>>48980957
agreed anymore and they'll start becoming less like people and more like cutouts.

>>48980992
Gonna be honest the first three and a half episodes of Gunbuster were only alright with a couple good scenes, but when Gunbuster shows up it gets really good

>>48980957
Then stop rolling those seduction rolls, you madman.

>>48980957

Personally I think we've hit the optimal number when it comes to Roake.

We have Clemmy, who is an up close fighter like we are and shares our bloodlust, if to a more extreme degree.

Sam, elegance and grace, A calm center in a wild storm. Espionage is her forte, and her analytical skills are invaluable.

Karen is our engineering genius and the long term friend who became more. She knows more about our past than any of the others, and her love is tempered with who we really are instead of who we might appear to be.

Red Siren is our Pirate Queen, and queen she certainly is. She shares our dreams of conquest, and will raise us to new heights. She wants to see us at the top and be right there with us when we get there.

Fatima. She's the Commander, the order, the stern hand. Like Red Siren she wants us at the top, and by god she's going to make damn sure we shine like a diamond in every way as we get there. She won't settle for anything less than our best.

We also have drill bits, tentatively, but I haven't seen enough of her to form an opinion yet. Personally I think she'll be a good fit, once we figure out how that's going to work.

>>48981046
Salmon always swim upstream anon, plus we don't have waifu everyone we seduce

>>48980992
Is it really true what people say about Z and ZZ? That the first is the better gundam and the other is the worse?

I just got to ep 10 of Z.... And it's very cool, but i keep thinking that the plot is trying to do so much at the same time that it is looking more and more confusing each episode... Like... Wat was kai doing in AMAZONIA!? Was bright lost in space for the entire time Kamille was getting bright-slapped by everyone? Is this level of bright-slapping even necessary? HOW can char keep getting cooler?! Maybe he really is unbound from Earth's gravity...

>>48981046
>>48981064

I mean it's not like we have to Waifu the entire audience of Gretchen's show right

>>48981048
Pretty sure Drills is the 6th Roarke Ranger as it were. More a secret than a normal one. But yeah, where we are is good enough. No need for more.

>>48981064
Just try to go easy. I don't want to worry about you trying to seduce the lady of the forest... which actually makes me think of the lady in the lake.

This DDOS shit is making me miss obama.

>>48981107
I'm posting just fine.

>>48981107
Thanks, Obama

>>48981094
>Wanting to seduce a Greenman ever
Don't worry I've been advocating for killing her anon

>>48981048
I almost second this... But i don't think Sam much reliable... I have problems to trust someone impulsive to the point of following a pirate ship of someone she had only date with...Not to mention the trap thing, but i will not be on the way of those who want to protect that smile.

Lori is a strong candidate for BEST GIRL in my opinion, but Clemmy and Fatima are incredible adversaries XD

Waifu Lori and maybe one more, but that's it.

But in Soldier Boy case we only met 3 girls thus far... we should wait at least more 2 before starting to give alway waifu... Unless they really are a perfect match for one of our Bros.

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"Then we all die anyway, but we die like badasses who gave it our all and took a bunch of them with us. We'll be honored to have saved as many lies as we could, and many more yet to be. Stand up, because a soldier can fall, but he can't stay down. Go beat that pilot in your mech and show everyone your strength." You point at his Pumpkinseed II, "It doesn't matter that you fell once, just get back on your horse!" You clench your fist

Simon's eyes are large, and he sways slightly as he straightens up, "Y-you think I can?"

You clap him on the shoulder, "Yes I fucking do. I'm sorry for hitting you."

He shakes his head and smiles, "D-Don't be. Thanks, Amos, for snapping me out of it." He wipes the blood off his lip. "I don't think the simms will help, though. I've never beat him, not once, I've tried hundreds of times, memorized his patterns, watched and rewatched every fight. I even customized my mech's controls to work more like what the Knuckle Kaiser's probably do based on the combat data and its original manufacture. In the simms, I USE a Kaiser, and I still lose. Every. Single. Time."

You shake your head. That's not the kind of problem that would bother you, but Simon is a different person. If you had to fight Roarke Starwind, you would take the option of not doing it. Set a trap, use your teammates to immobilize or damage him somehow before he inevitably tears your mech apart. Simon, though, Simon is trying to match him head-on. Somewhere, deep down, he wants to fight Roarke Starwind. In its own way, that's pretty ballsy, "...You've got guts, Simon, you're just rattled. Screw that creepy Paladin playing mindgames with us. If you want to fight like Admiral Starwind, try thinking and acting a little more like him." You grin. This feels like good advice to you. You're confident you made the Right Choice.

[Continued]

>>48981076
>is this level of bright-slapping even necessary

Yes. Wait until you see what a badass, hardened ace Amuro is in CCA. Bright-slapping works.

>>48981119
Thunder... Inside you know we must do it... Even if it's only for the sake of being Roarke to the end!

I just realized Gretchen is going to have a front row seats to one of the most important events in the game, when Roarke declares his new kingdom

>>48981175
Nah fuck the Greenmen

>>48981159
We have made a terrible mistake haven't we.

>>48981159
>encouraging Simon to try to be Roarke Starwind instead of encouraging Simon to try to be Simon Biggs
Is this really what we should be doing?

>>48981188
That's the plan for drill bits.

>>48981171
Amuro gets Bright-slapped like...What? 3 times?

Kamille get's it so frequently that i have to ask myself if it just became a norm to slap your pilots as much as possible in order to try to make then become next amuro O.o

>>48981222

It works, Kamille is a really, really good pilot and he needed the slapping. There's another major factor that contributes to his development as a man and as a pilot, in my opinion, but she shows up later.

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>>48981222
Kamille deserved each and everyone of those slaps

>>48981210
Oh... What have we done...!?

>>48981251
I don't know I thought Kamille was a pretty good pilot maybe about Ramba levels but he was such a good newtype it put him up there with the other major aces

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"Th-thanks again, Amos. I'm going to take a break, actually. I was going to go to town and h-have a beer, do you want to come along?" He smiles.

You shake your head, "Take Garret with you, if he hasn't already left. I've got somewhere I've got to be tonight. Oh, and get yourself cleaned up, you want to make a good impression on those Qu'liri girls, right?"

"Right." He nods, and goes away with a spring in his step.

You get yourself some food, and are out with your binoculars on top of the ship scouting out good fishing spots for later when the message arrives.

[Continued]

>>48981191
He is going to be covered in bitches, both male and female. That or become a pirate.

>>48981159
>If you want to fight like Admiral Starwind, try thinking and acting a little more like him.
>thinking and acting
>thinking
>acting

So how long before Simon decides to seduce the Paladin and challenge Fairchild to a duel to keep her?

>>48981340
>Getting to watch shinji try to seduce an enemy
This decision is already paying off

>>48981356
Why else do you think he's going to a bar right now except to start practising?

>>48981340

I got a 20 that says that the other Paladin is Kaworu and Simon going berserk in battle makes him weak in the knees.

Cue Kaworu going Clemmy and start crowing his love at the top of his lungs while he challenges Simon to a duel for his hand and a date.

>>48981356

Inb4 the enemy is actually a noriko expy

>>48981369
We better get an omake at the end of Shinji pick up lines

>>48981340
Simon with Sunglasses, Harmonica and rad jacket try to unleash his gale force charisma on unsuspecting woman and trying to Solo entire swarms of enemy mechs

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>>48981396

>> "I came here to laugh at you"

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You have to think hard about whether you've seen Irina in anything but a lab coat before when you go to pick her up. To your amazement, she's stunning in a little black gown and takes your arm with a coquettish smile. All done up, she's radiant.

You're grinning like a jack-o-lantern and you know it. There's going drinking as work friends, and then there's going drinking with someone dressed like that.

Although you're happy, you somehow have this feeling, like you're being watched with unfriendly eyes. Eyes full of hatred.

The little pub is quiet, a bit smoky, and close to the river. The booths are dark, and the vodka warms your throat. Now that she's here, Irina actually seems a little shy.

>[Break the ice]

Rolled 8 + 9 (1d10 + 9)

>>48981449
>So what got you into sketching?
Rolling for awareness to see if we can pinpoint where those eyes are from

>>48981449
being stalked by the chick who wants to schlick Irina, or whatever the lesbian equivalent is to wanting to bang a chick is.

Rolled 2 + 9 (1d10 + 9)

>>48981478
once again Thunder you get what is needed.

You know whats going to be interesting that we haven't thought about, all the meet the parent's situations that are going to happen at the weddings

>>48981478
Don't ever change, thunder...

>We will need you for the greenman harem ending...

>>48981449
>Why make a Pumpkinseed II? Why not other mech?I really like it... But sometimes it get me wondering why someone with such talent as you would use your energy in continuation to the works of others rather than make you own path...

*listen reply*

>Interesting... You know... They say every creation says something about their creators... What you would say that your mech tells about you? *smile*

Then proceed o tease her.

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The thing is, on the way off the ship, you see the source. She's a young woman with close-cut, dark hair, and an expression that would normally be bright and peppy, the kind of person who's impossible to hate. Only, she's looking at you with hatred, alright. So much that it frightens you. Lieutenant Asphodel might regard you the way most people regard a deer tick, but that's an impersonal desire to squash you and irritation that you're around. This person, though, is practically baring her fangs when she sees you. You recognize her as one of the frequent subjects in Irina's drawings.

For now, you ignore her, and although you keep an eye out for her in the city she doesn't seem to make any further appearances.

Those sketches, of someone so happy and innocently friendly, and the weird contrast with those eyes bulging with rage that you saw, are still on your mind as you sit across the table from a quiet Irina. "So, what got you into sketching?"

She smiles bitterly, "I was always good at it. I loved art ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be a painter, but...I never got the chance. My older sister had an artistic talent too, and our parents were too poor to afford lessons for more than one girl. She got to sing, I had to learn how to work." She sighs, looking out the window, then up at you, "When I draw or paint, it feels like I'm capturing a moment, not always a happy one, but one that I wanted to preserve. Even if life is cruel or unfair, there are always things worth remembering." She takes a sip of her drink. You have a strong tolerance for liquor, and she obviously is no amateur herself, the two of you are going at a steady pace as you talk.

>[Ask about her family]
>[Ask about her work]
>[Ask about something else]

Hey guys, i would like to be with you here to the end, but it has been a long day... so i' going to sleep...

has been a pleasure to be here with you my nakamas, stay daijobu for the sake of our waifus please, go on without me today... Good Night and Good game for you ^^.

>>48981710
>>[Ask about her work]

>>48981710
>Ask her about her work

and this
>>48981643

>>48981710
>>[Ask about her family]
I have a feeling we might know this sister of hers

>>48981710
>[Ask about her work]

>>48981710
>[Ask about her work]

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"That's true." You acknowledge, "So, I was wondering...you're the Bahamutcorp rep, right? But Marilyn is the Cicero's chief technician. Which of you is in charge?" You take a sip.

"That's actually slightly complicated. See, the Cicero's mechbay is Lin-Lin's utterly, she has full authority over everything that happens there and who is allowed where. However, my company supplies all of the mecha in that bay and in theory I have authority to decommission every last one of them if it came down to it. Technically, my actual role is to be the mechanic for your squad, but the expectations Bahamut Corporation places on me exceed that role. For instance, I'm expected to record what I observe so that useful data can be stripped from it and extracted into future projects, I'm expected to report on how the military is using our machines, I'm expected to create new products, innovate, and experiment if necessary. Above all else, I'm expected to make sure that our mecha get results that will encourage the UJCIDF to continue relying on fine, Europan engineering." Her shoulders slump, "...Why couldn't Roarke Starwind have been flying a nice Warmouth instead of some fossilized Bucephalus mech from the War when he beat up my poor Pumpkinseed IIs? It just isn't fair..." She downs another.

"I've been wondering about that. Why make a Pumpkinseed II? Why not another mech?" You see her start to glare, and hurriedly add, "I really like it, I followed as much of the project as was leaked to the public since I knew I was getting one early, but you're clearly a valuable technician."

"I am." She adds, begrudgingly.

"You are. You're good enough to design equipment and mecha for a SOUL squad, so why are you using your energy to continue other people's work rather than make your own supermech?" You ask.

[Continued]

>>48981990
Boy we really fucked her life up

>>48982012
Par the course really. When you go big, sometimes there are just people caught in the wreckage.

>>48982098
Its just surprising how much we indirectly ruined her life

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She smiles. "By Minerva, you're cute." She rests her elbow on the table, and her chin in her palm, looking at you, "I feel dirty, talking about it this way. Where do you think Bahamutcorp makes most of its profit? On the ace mecha? The Bass Frame? No, they're show pieces. Powerful show pieces, yes, but what they do is show what we're capable of and what our customers can have if they're willing to pay enough. No, Bahamut Corporation makes money every time the Jovian government funds more Bluegills, Mantas, Pumpkinseeds, Pumpkinseed IIs, Warmouths, and the various classes of cruisers and battleships we supply. I'm good at my job, and I'm good at not putting myself first, so working on a project as profitable as the Pumpkinseed II was actually a massive step up for me. Thanks to you, it still might make my career, headshots look good on JNN and social media and you just keep getting them." She smiles wanly, looks around, then leans closer, "Hey Amos...want to know a secret?"

You nod, drawn in by her words and the odd mixture of pride and bitterness in them.

She sighs, then says quietly, as if expecting to be overheard, "First, the Pumpkinseed was a mistake. A failure. Yes, it can kill Harpies, but that isn't impressive, especially since Harpies are usually faster. A Bluegill can do what a Pumpkinseed does more cheaply and almost as effectively. The Pumpkinseed just isn't enough of an improvement to merit its cost, and worse, it gets torn to pieces by most larger mecha. That's the first greasy part, the second is the bold vision of our honorable Board of Directors trying to redeem a flawed product line after an extremely expensive advertising campaign that greatly elevated expectations of the product."

[Continued]

>>48982112
We probably fucked up lots of peoples lives. A bunch of families are probably in a financial crisis after having to pay those ransoms.

>>48982112

Not like she was fired. Also more improvements on the Pumkinseed 2 frame means more folks live.

>>48982148
Depends on the crisis. It's not like roarke to charge sums that result in families selling themselves into slavery.

>>48982173
Gotta charge enough to keep a spaceship and a bay of mechs operating as well as giving your crew spending money. As nice as roarke is he is still a career criminal.

>>48982137
So, which REMF is golfing buddies with the BC Ceo?

>>48982195
Yes and thats why you go for the big score. The casino ships, the luxury cruisers. The folks who can afford to pay and pay well.

Roarkes not going to go for the refugee cruiser.

>>48982137
Man, I fear the day Bahamut Corp makes a PROPER gundam. Armor piercing laser, Gamma class armor, core fighter, weight reduction and the Learning Computer. Probably named the Delphinus or some other fancy latin fish name.

>>48982253
R-101 Delphinus yes please

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"The Pumpkinseed II started off with a great idea. The Pumpkinseed was supposed to be a mech that would transform the market, but the Palomino is just too entrenched and frankly, for its weight class the Palomino is the better mech. It's just not as cute as the Pumpkinseed, and cute won't save your life. So, radical thought inbound, what if the Pumpkinseed II really did transform the market? What if it really was the hypermodern device it was supposed to be? And here's the kicker, what if you didn't have to scrap all the Pumpkinseeds out there already to do it? Any Pumpkinseed can be converted into a Pumpkinseed II with a parts and integration kit that we make available for sale. It's a much shorter list of changes than you would think. The beam rapier in place of the fold-out vibro-gladius, the automatic shield sub-servo in place of the old, standard shield. Improved thrusters. The onboard missiles. A lot of small alterations mostly geared towards performance optimization. Bahamutcorp makes a big, patriotic show of improving the UJCIDF's line mecha during a time of war...for cheap, to anyone who just looks at the numbers...and pockets a truly staggering number of credits selling what boils down to extra parts. The best part is, everybody wins. Even you and me, because while the Pumpkinseed may only have been effective against pirates until they militarized and started playing army, the Pumpkinseed II is now proving that it can stand up on a battlefield against larger mecha and win wars." She raises her glass, "My machine kills Avalonians. That's what I'll be remembered for. I'll remember that I made a kit for a failed machine that was sold for more than it was worth. Juno, I hope my creation doesn't say anything about me." She drains the rest of her drink.

"You mean besides the fact that it's stylish and fun and effective." You note.

She smiles and gestures halfheartedly at you to stop.

"You're too hard on yourself." You chide her.

[Continued]

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>>48977179
Smootherd out those edges for you, damn they look vicious.

>>48982360

Stone Soldiers dgaf

>>48982360
Best newly introduced character. Also the best character in that movie.

>>48982264
Honestly, compared to the Strike and Freedom, the Original felt like a more useful machine. Sure the strike had the packs and the Freedom had enough guns to fill a small battleship, but they both must have Kira to actually be useful machines. The Gundam on the other hand, when you strip it of it's weaponry was more a machine that helped the pilot grow. Sturdy frame, the Core Fighter allowed for the pilot to escape battle, and the learning computer helped not only old pilots with a lot of the macros for its machines, but served as a way for new pilots to do just as well. In short, while the Strike is meant for a ace, the Gundam is meant to make a ace.

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"I am not." She protests.

You don't let up, "Yes, you are. Look at you, you're responsible for a cutting-edge military machine that's saved my life multiple times and is doing the same across Solar territory, and you're sad because it's making too much money for your bosses. You're a success already, and the best ally I could have."

She stares at you, "Vodka likes you a lot. It really, really does."

"We've been very friendly with vodka this evening." You note.

She smiles warmly, "I know. But that's okay, right? We're both still sober...ish...right?" She reaches out across the table and covers your hand with yours, "I think vodka should go to bed and leave us grownups alone for a while, hm?" She smiles in a way that makes you think she practiced that line a few times in her head first.

"Irina, you..." You barely get a word in edgewise.

"Amos, I'm glad you're here." She bites her lower lip, "Let's go back to the ship. To my room. We'll see how it works. I'm not asking for more than that, I don't want to trap you with commitment or anything. Friends with...with benefits, I guess, if we both like where this leads. I know the situation we're in, either of us could find ourselves...alone again at any time. I just don't want to regret not doing this with you while we're both still together, enjoying a captured moment of happiness." She leans across the table towards you, lips puckering.

>[Kiss her, accept]
>[Kiss her, deny]
>[Don't kiss her]

>>48982452
It also helps that the gundam outclassed everything it fought for ages. Whats the first thing that can go one on one with it from a purely mechanical point of view? The gelgoog?

>>48982458
>>[Kiss her, deny]
We don't know who we want to be with and if we dump her after becoming friends with benefits its only going to make her feel worse

>>48982458
>[Kiss her, accept]
May as well. She wanted a moment of happiness, give it to her. Doesn't look like a route lock anyways.

>>48982395
hes coming back in the damn sequels.

>>48982458

>[Kiss her, accept]

>>48982458
>[Kiss her, deny]
Irina, I like you a lot. Call me old fashioned but I think we should slow this down a little. I regret nothing and will continue to regret nothing, except treating you less than you deserve.

>>48982476
Indeed, though the same could be said about the Strike. While it did fight a lot of other gundams, against the standard military machines, it could easily walk through them thanks to phase shift armor. Only difference is, Kira specialized the program for himself and was already pretty good thanks to his coordination while Amuro had to earn it the hard way.

>>48982493

I'll confirm it's not a route lock because it would be a dick move for her to say it doesn't have strings attached and then attach strings to it.

>>48982476
Or maybe some of the aquatic mobile suits because they are god damn monsters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3jNep1Ywc8

>>48982458
>[Kiss her, accept]
inb4 Maya shoots us

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So you kiss her. She leans into it, and so do you. You don't think you stop kissing her for more than a few minutes on your way back to the ship, only to remember your mutual dignity upon reentering its corridors. You both try to look professional, but you can't stop smiling at each other. You don't see that short-haired girl, thankfully.

Irina's bed is even warmer with her in it, beneath you. She takes her time thoroughly investigating your specs before maintenance begins. It turns out that the two of you are perfectly compatible, but being rational adults you have to field-test it repeatedly to ensure the validity of the results. The only flaw in the evening is that it's a little hard for you to find a comfortable sleeping position with all four of her limbs wound around you tightly and her already fast asleep. You apologize for waking her up as you shift positions, and she lazily smiles and kisses you again, before nestling into you and going back to sleep. Hell with it, you might die on patrol tomorrow, the two of you might as well spend the night happy.

Next session, Wednesday again!

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Also unrelated, but have this.

>>48982625
Thanks for Running Wong

>>48982667
Literal crotch rocket

>>48982625
Thanks for running, I hope we fuck up the Avalonian bitch nexy session

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>>48977179
>>48982360
and just for fun the insert-your-own-background version

>>48979805
Can't we build a macha sized rocket-cycle?
That be more Roakes style, i think.

>>48983030
Not a giant Rocket Throne, adorned with the severed servos Roarke's enemies?

>>48982540
But that is how woman work, or have i been lied to?

>>48983075
The knucklethrone? Maybe.
As a specialized docking bay that can be elevated to the deck of the rhinehawk.
I think the parts of enemys as armor is a bit to edgy, they fit way better as trophies into the bar or just screpped down for CP.