>>33519286
The biggest immediate problems you face are that you have about twenty survivors trying to deal with the damage to their Musai, and there's been an unknown amount of damage done to your own team's machines. From what you saw, Carya and Catrina's Viola had its left arm taken clean off by a beam weapon, and your own Lilium has sustained some amount of external damage after you had to use your shield boosters to block two more beam shots. The hits touched off the remaining fuel in the boosters, enveloping your whole Gundam in the resulting explosions. You have no idea if Audrey's suit is hit or not.

You release the e-pacs from your Twin Hyper Rifles, and quickly replace them as they float next to your machine, pondering what to do next as you spin the weapons deftly and catch one in each of the Lilium's hands.

>Secure the area around the Musai until the boarding party arrives
>Search for survivors amidst the wreckage of the mobile suits, you may have overlooked something (d100)
>Visual damage inspections all around: have Defrah do you and you'll do her, Audrey and the sisters can do each other (d100)

>Secure the area around the Musai until the boarding party arrives

Rolled 51

>>33519308
>Search for survivors amidst the wreckage of the mobile suits, you may have overlooked something (d100)

Rolled 18

>>33519308
>Search for survivors amidst the wreckage of the mobile suits, you may have overlooked something (d100)

Rolled 5

>>33519286
HERE COMES THE DRUMS

Rolled 60

>>33519308
>Search for survivors amidst the wreckage of the mobile suits, you may have overlooked something (d100)

Let's get shot.

Rolled 11, 53 = 64

>>33519308
Delegate the Orchis to securing the Musai wreck and get that medical/boarding party underway. Audrey covers the Orchis.

Have Dom and Carya begin searching for survivors in the immediate area; rescue beacons, etc. Be sure to keep Haman out of most of this. Oh, if she can tune the psychommu mine system into a repurposed mind-hunting device for survivors, that'd speed things up.

General system sitrep from everyone. We know we're damaged.

Rolled 8

>Search for survivors amidst the wreckage of the mobile suite, you may have overlooked something

>>33519395
>>33519432
>>33519545
It seems the dice gods have decided that Defrah needs to die.

So, what sort of mobile weapons are you guys hoping to see going forward? I'm sorta hoping for something like the Euclid. Just so we have a mobile armor that isn't an overpriced villain of the week.

>>33519308
You decide to give the debris field one last look-over to make sure you didn't miss anything.

“What a waste,” you mutter to yourself as you pass by one trashed mobile suit after another. Nothing remains but twisted steel limbs and floating corpses. "They didn't even stand a damn chance."

Defrah backs off in the GP-03. "I'm sure they felt this is what they had to do," she mutters back to you across the comm. Damn. You had no idea you were still transmitting... careless.

But as you near a more or less intact Gelgoog, it feels like your search has actually paid off. A single soldier drifts in the machine, probably out of fuel and low on oxygen at this point. You can feel his fear, his despair, and above all else anger... though at what you can't be sure.

"I've got a live one here," you report, readying your weapons.

>Kill him (d100+15)
>Overkill (d100+15)
>Try and talk him down. Killing him won't make a good impression on your other captives (d100)

On a Mobile Suit development idea, do you think we could work on Beam Tomahawks? Not to steal ideas from ZeonQuest, but because I love the effect on the Sazabi and Sinanju's shields.

>>33519676
Honestly I don't really know. I'm not actually all that keen on Mobile Armor. The idea only really works as "Oh shit boss monster/ Villain of the week." I mean, the idea of the gundams and stuff is generally as a test-bed for weapon systems that can be applied to the cheaper suits, where as the concept of mobile armors, aside from the Big Zam, is generally as horrible intimidation weapons. Although that might just be my own tastes, because the only Mobile Armor I actually like is the Quin Mantha, and that's probably because it's just a big Qubeley.

>>33519676
>mobile weapons

Outfit a Xamel for spess and replace the 680mm with a capital grade beam cannon.

Rolled 21

>>33519765
>Try and talk him down. Killing him won't make a good impression on your other captives (d100)

Rolled 90

>>33519765
>Try and talk him down. Killing him won't make a good impression on your other captives

"Yes, yes, long live Zeon and all that, but seriously dude, you're gonna die if you don't give up."

>>33519782
Val Varos are the only cost effective MA. Any MA beside that are effective fortress guardians.

Rolled 29

>>33519676
alice system on the MSA-0011 S Gundam

Rolled 22

>>33519765
Talk him down.

"If your suit is still functional, we could use some help tracking down other survivors."

Rolled 69

>>33519782
The Euclid and Exus are pretty interesting variations on the Mobile armor concept. And actually had a pretty good service record. As did the mobius zero.

>>33519833
This is a roll good

>>33519784
...how does beam artillery work?

>>33519926
Eh, I don't really see the Exus and Mobius Zero as true Mobile Armors, their role in the show is more akin to that of the Saberfish in UC. They are essentially fancy space-fighters. I will admit they're pretty cool, as are alot of the grunts in C.E.

>>33519833
Second this response

Rolled 51

>>33519938
Like any other beam weapon used in space.

Magic. And Minovsky particles.

Personally I never really understood the in-series fascination for MA. I mean, in the original OYW, Zeon produced a fuckton of them, only to lose most of them to 1 MS.

Seems like a massive waste of resources they could be using to make better MP-MS. Espescially since each one is pretty much a prototype, as thus, costs even *more* than its size would suggest.

>>33520080
Well some were test-beds for technology that wouldn't fit on mobile suits, like the Minovsky Flight Units and the Psycommu, but fuck knows why shit like the Zakrello ever existed.

>>33520080
NO WEAKNESS

Besides, no one predicted that people could get close enough to snip the cockpit/head of fortress MAs.

Rolled 74

>>33519845
Bigro was a decent all rounder too in my books. Decent CQC on top of the MPC. Then it could haul around additional grunt suits to act as ablative armor.

>>33520080
I mean it's like 'Hey guys, you know those incredibly useful T-34's that were pretty much the most efficent things produced in the war? Instead of making more of them, or improving them, lets spends huge gobs of cash making Wonder Weapons that were generally underpreforming during the war.

No, let's not bother improving the ones that actually worked, like the rocket, let's spend our money developing brand new ones, in fact, let's make like half a dozen independantly from each other because by reinventing the wheel a few times, we might discover something new!

>>33520169
Except that Amuro destroyed a few in the OYW pretty much single-handedly, and that didn't stop them from making more.

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>>33520164
The Zakrello was a test-bed for technology that would later be developed into the Zogojuash.

>>33519765
You quickly contact the Gelgoog, and find that thankfully its communications system is still operational.

"Yeah, yeah, sieg Zeon and all that bullshit. Seriously, though, you're going to die if you try and keep fighting like you're thinking about doing. And what would you even be dying for?"

The Gelgoog pilot is amazed to hear you addressing his thoughts directly. "How the hell..."

"I can tell what you're thinking," you interrupt him, "not just because I'm a Newtype, but because I'm a soldier. Just as you are."

"So give me one good reason not to destroy that thing!"

"It has an I-Field. You'd be wasting your last efforts," you explain.

"And why shouldn't I kill you, then!?" he screams, pointing his rifle at the Lilium.

A burst from your 110mm cannons knocks the rifle away harmlessly. Man, this guy's so predictable it's pathetic.

"Because you, who have lost sight of what you were once fighting for, could never lay a finger on me. Unlike you, I've never lost my direction. That is why I am strong, and you are weak."

"Weaklings like you have no place on the battlefield. Live your life in peace instead."

You use your suit's thrusters to push the Gelgoog back towards the open hangar of the remaining Musai, and as the pilot drifts away you can feel that his pride has been shattered.

He will never recover as a soldier.

>Assist in the capture of the Musai
>Go over the damage to your team (d100)
>Simply return to the La Vie en Rose

Rolled 25

>>33520343
Get the Musai under wraps before they scuttle it.

Rolled 11

>Go over the damage to your team

Rolled 30

>>33520343
Gods, now I kinda feel like Wufei, now.
It's not a good feeling, dude.
>Go over the damage to your team (d100)

>>33520257
>that didn't stop them from making more.

>White Devil smashes your shit in
>meanwhile, your MA not engaging GANDAMU is wiping out ships and GMs by the boatload

MAs didn't underperform at all. They made too many types, and failed in resource management.

>>33520343
>Assist in the capture of the Musai

The fight's over, we can worry about the damage once people are back in hangars, where the engineers can take a look at them.

>>33520343
>"Because you, who have lost sight of what you were once fighting for, could never lay a finger on me. Unlike you, I've never lost my direction. That is why I am strong, and you are weak."

Well, if I remember 0083 correctly...

We just Gato'd him. And unlike Kou, this guy broke.

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>>33520413
>>33520421
>>33520446
/tg/ diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!
>>33520453
Should've spent the money getting the Gelgoog out faster.

>>33520343
Damn, that was cold. I mean, yes, this guy is a space Nazi. But still. We just broke a man. Dominic is distressingly good at that.

>Assist in the capture of the Musai

>>33520500
Pretty much. Look up the UMP and M'Qve, that tells you how screwed up Zeek resource management is.

>>33520589
The stuff M'Qve pulled is at least justifiable as Kycillia wanting to keep resources out of Gihren's hands. That's just common sense. The UMP really should have been in place from the beginning, though.

>>33520343
"Audrey," you radio your team, "check over Carya's machine. Make sure the damage isn't too severe."

Carya and Catrina, still unified and in an obvious state of combat readiness, protest. "Dominic! We can still assist with capturing the Musai. It's too risky to..."

"Negative," you respond. "You took that hit because you were worried about me and got distracted, right?"

The sisters remain silent.

"Think about yourselves for once. We'll talk when I get back with the prisoners. Confirm."

The last part wasn't a request, and the sisters know it. They quickly confirm your orders, though they're clearly still hesitant to leave the field before you.

"Defrah, can you cover the Musai's hangars?"

You feel the test pilot pause, likely checking over her remaining weapons loadout. "Yeah," she responds. "You want me to cover you?"

"Unless you mind too much."

"Nah," Defrah replies casually. "I'm gonna have to shut down the I-Field to let it cool down, so turning this into a standoff suits me just fine anyway."

You figure there are two ways you can handle this
>Raise the ship by comm link, tell the crew to leave the ship in the Komusai shuttle
>Board the ship through the hangars to oversee things in person

>>33520845
>Raise the ship by comm link, tell the crew to leave the ship in the Komusai shuttle
>They have three minutes to do so until we blow the ship away

They've already had more than enough time to destroy any vital information in their position and I'd rather not get close enough to be taken down by some bullshit final desperation maneuver.

Board the ship through the hangars to oversee things in person

Rolled 45

>>33520845
They most certainly have wounded. Moving them will kill 'em or exasperated their condition. Raise the bridge and get an idea at what we're dealing with before we send in the actual boarding party.

>>33520971
Is 3 minutes really enough.
Other than wondering about the time limit, I agree with you.

Rolled 5

>>33520845
>shut down the i-field

"Hand off overwatch with Carya or Audrey when you do and return to HQ for rearm. Don't want to take any chances."

>>33520845
>Raise the ship by comm link, tell the crew to leave the ship in the Komusai shuttle

Agree with >>33520971 but I'd give them a bit longer, if they've got wounded it'll take longer, maybe give them 10/15 min.

>>33520845
>Raise the ship by comm link, tell the crew to leave the ship in the Komusai shuttle
Unless we have a boarding team to bring up to help us, we can't do this in person. Offer to provide them with medical supplies for their wounded but do not let them stay on the ship.

give them 2 mims

The real problem is that I'm guessing the La Vie en Rose, doesn't have accommodation for however many survivors there are, and I'm not sure how long it'll take for enough feddie ships to pick them up.

Rolled 60

>>33520845
You try and raise the Musai by comm, and receive no response. Your senses tell you the survivor on the bridge knows you're trying to raise them, but they seem frustrated.

There's nothing for it but to go in and establish a contact link, in case their comm relay has simply been damaged. Still, you can't help but feel like something is a bit off about the situation.

"Cover me, I'm moving in for a contact link..."

>roll d100 + 20 perception

Rolled 70 + 20

>>33521309
This doesn't sounds good.

>>33521309
Taking the best of the first three, BTW.

Rolled 24 + 20

>>33521309
Rollan

Rolled 11

>>33521309
They're dead.

>>33521327
You thank you!

Rolled 39 + 20

>>33521309
Oh boy, they've put a zaku in the Komusai

Rolled 3

>>33521361
Or there's something is lining up a shot on our mobile armor...

>>33521361
Not unless we miscounted the number of mobile suits we destroyed. Four ships, each with room for four mobile suits in their hangers and two in the Komusai. And we counted 24 mobile suits. So they shouldn't have any left. Maybe one retreated back to the ships before we did our sweep, though.

Why do people never surrender politely? I mean 3 Mobile Suits and a Mobile Armor destroy 4 Musai, and god knows how many Gelgoogs and Zaku. And yet they still think "Hey let's not surrender peacefully, so we can one day return to our homes and families. Let's instead try a stupid plan with limited resources that has a 0.01% chance of working."

I mean really, I know Zeeks are treated as terrorists now rather than as soldiers, but I guess;
>Muh Spacenoid Idealhs

>>33521327
You glance down at your instruments for what feels like the first time in forever, and...
>90, GREAT SUCCESS

... discover exactly what was wrong.

"Defrah."

"Dom."

"I've noticed my machine is showing a propellant loss rate even when I'm not on the throttle. Give me a visual once-over, would you?"

"I thought you'd never ask," Defrah replies before pausing. "Oh... you mean your suit. Yeah, I guess I could do that HOLY shit..."

"That can't be good," you mutter across the comm. "Go on, I can deal with it."

"You've got three... no, four leaks. You're venting a LOT of propellant from the damaged areas on your legs and lower torso."

Shit. This wouldn't have been as much of a problem if you'd have caught it earlier.

"I'm purging my remaining propellant," you inform her. "I'll need you to recover me when I'm done."

"Roger," she replies. "All I've got are bigass claws on this thing, but I promise I'll be gentle."

You can practically hear her smirk as you establish contact with the Musai's drab green hull and begin purging your excess propellant.

"Musai class ship, this is Lieutenant Commander O'Hara, EFSF. Who am I speaking to?"

A female voice responds. "Sergeant Blitzen, Principality. Or rather, former Principality."

>Get me your superior
>How can we render assistance
>Get your survivors on board the shuttle, no funny business

Also
>Other comments/questions that you fell are relevant?

>>33521538
>>Get your survivors on board the shuttle, no funny business

"Please don't try something stupid like loading that Gelgoog into the Komusai."

>>33521538
>How can we render assistance
Your all POW now ok?

Rolled 22

>>33521538
>How can we render assistance?

Are you the highest ranking officer?
Number of wounded and current survivors?
Life support integrity?
What were you doing here?

>>33521538
>Get your survivors on board the shuttle, no funny business

Though if it seems like they really need it or whatever...

>How can we render assistance

>>33521538
>How can we render assistance
The battle's over. Don't do anything tricky and we'll treat you with decency.

>Other comments/questions that you fell are relevant?
Why are they attacking Anaheim? What was their goal here?

>>33521606
second, lets in brass our joker side slightly.

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>>33521538
Hmm is Blitzen pic related?

>>33521721
Well, we have Reiko Hollinger, I don't see why Catharine Blitzen couldn't be in the quest.

>>33521721
What if it's a female reindeer?
>>33521581
This, I guess.
I dunno if KoH is taking a long time typing, or waiting for a consensus.

>>33521538
"Sergeant," you muse. "No Captain?"

The soldier on the other end of the comm link sighs heavily. "I was his secretary... up to the moment he tried to shoot me to keep me from surrendering. Managed to jam my sidearm in his mouth, then..."

Jesus, they've been practically eating each other alive over there. "Sorry," you tell her. "I suppose I'll be working with you, then. Give me a full status report."

"Yes sir," she responds. "We have twenty one survivors, seven wounded, three critically. Main power is offline, reserve is failing, life support is at critical."

"Your shuttle working?"

"Affirmative."

You nod to yourself. "Good. Load your survivors into it and approach the station slowly. So long as you take things in a civil manner, we'll be civil as well. And don't try anything stupid like loading weapons on the shuttle, like that Gelgoog I sent your way."

The sergeant laughs. "Even if we had the power to do something like that, I think I'm the only one who hasn't managed to void their bowels. Don't worry, there's no fight left in us anymore."

It makes for a shambolic return, with your Lilium being princess-carried by the Dendrobium and the shuttle wobbling on approach. Even worse, you see the results of your assault firsthand after arriving at the La Vie en Rose: nearly two dozen Zeon soldiers, all dejected, bloodied, and soiled. Armed guards are ready to escort them to holding cells or to the sickbay, depending on their injuries. Sergeant Blitzen is the only one who comes off that step with anything even remotely resembling self-respect.

A few pressing concerns are at the front of your mind... what do you want to deal with first?
>Your team. Make sure they're all okay.
>Repairs. Get them started now.
>Interrogation. Start with the Sergeant, and work from there.

>>33522019
>Your team. Make sure they're all okay.
Team comes first, no (wo)man left behind.

>>33522019
>Your team. Make sure they're all okay.

Rolled 50

>>33522019
Get the eggheads to start work on repairs yesterday. We do not know when we'll come under siege again.

>Your team. Make sure they're okay.

>Interrogation. Start with the Sergunt, and work from there.

>>33522019
>Your team. Make sure they're all okay.
Don't think we've actually heard from Audrey yet have we?

>>33522019
>Your team. Make sure they're all okay.
I'm pretty sure they all are, but we should still check. Our suits are the deadliest thing in space, we wiped out six times our number with no casualties on our side. So Kira Yamato can just sit on it.

the team are ok and the repairs we can do at any time.

>>33522019
>>Your team. Make sure they're all okay.

>>33522247
Well it wasn't exactly a flawless victory, CC's unit was pretty badly hit, and we've probably got 1000 tiny faults with our suit. Dunno bout Audrey, we've not even heard from her.

>>33522347
We know she's alive still, and that her suit was intact enough to maneuver. As for the damages...okay, yeah. We still got hit. But we did remarkably well. I certainly wasn't expecting the Twin Hyper Rifles to be that powerful, or the psycho missiles to be so maneuverable. We have absolutely terrifying technology, especially for 0083.

>>33522019
Your first concern isn't the captives, or even your damaged machines. If you've learned even one thing since going to war, it's that for all their resilience human beings can also be fragile sometimes. Haman having to strike at the forces that once were her allies, Reiko and Rossweisse's inability to help in combat, the sisters' fear of losing you and their reckless disregard for their own safety, Karen's strain at having to wait for her teams to return when all she wants as a former pilot is to sortie herself, and Audrey's failure to even get a lock on her targets this time out... the strain of combat is starting to get to them. You can feel it.

Carya and Catrina seem dazed and unfocused, which is unusual and somewhat worrisome. Haman, Rossweisse, and Reiko are sitting together near the psycommu station, eying the damage to your machines nervously. Karen is arguing with a technician over her cigarette: this is a non-smoking area, and she stubbornly refuses to put it out. Audrey is staring at a bulkhead with her fists clenched, and you can see a small ball of blood pooling at her knuckles in the weightlessness.

>How do you approach your team? There seems to be something going on wherever you look.

>>33522510
Grouphug?

>>33522510
Stub out Karen's cig, and say "My unit's been leaking fuel like crazy, so stop smoking."

Then the usual I guess, pat Haman and Rossweisse's heads, hug CC and put a calming hand on Audrey's shoulder.

>>33522510
One at a time.
Audrey first look like she hurt her self

Holy hell did we suddenly stealth roll a 1 on combating PTSD? I assume that this is definitely not the worst battle, especially since they're all old enough for Odessa.

>>33522536
Well considering that everything I think of sounds incredibly pretentious or assholish when I say it out loud, it might not be too bad.

>>33522610
See, why can't I think of stuff like that, my instictive response is to make a speech that upon reading, makes me want to punch myself in the face.

Rolled 23

>>33522510
Motion everyone to gather.

"We're all alive. This calls for a drink. Karen! You've been squirreling away the good stuff, haven't you?"

Enjoy a moment with everyone.

"Now for the debrief. What did we do wrong and how do we fix it to work better as a team?"

>>33522510
Man, I don't know where to begin. Maybe just congratulate everyone on getting through this alive? And apologize for worrying them with our own piloting.

>>33522620
The thing is that Newtypes bond *much* more closely that oldtypes. Just by virtue of being able to understand others easier, Newtypes can easily become much closes to people than Newtypes. This is the natural downside of our powers.

Amuro went into PTSD for freaking *years* after accidently killing a girl he knew for like a day.

>>33522708
Ah... is this one of those forced canon moments or something? PTSD for a girl he only knew for a day is stupid. I mean if newtypes could feel everybody, what about the countless mooks that was killed?

>>33522646
Well nothing's actually gone terribly wrong, people just need to be calmed down a bit. A speech is just stupid when people are highly strung like they are. I think all we need to do is be there to calm them down a bit.

Audrey's the main problem atm, from yesterday's thread she's feeling inadequate because she's been plopped in the middle of a super-newtype squad and feels less useful. Honestly I'm not sure how to handle her other than talking to her separately later on and telling her that she was chosen to be in this squad, and that we believe in not just her design skills, but also her piloting ability.

>>33522745
She was also a Newtype, so it was extra traumatic. Mostly because it meant she turned into a ghost and haunted him. And Char gave him all sorts of guilt over it. Then he got put under military house arrest for eight years and had nothing to do but brood. And he still came out of it relatively adjusted. The AEUG rescues him in Zeta and he gets right back into piloting.

Did we actually LOSE ANYTHING? Feels slightly OOC if everybody's down because no permanent damage was inflicted on them

>>33522802
They're worried because it could have. We gave the squad a scare, taking those hits. Combine that with half of them not being able to do anything to help and it makes sense they'd feel a bit down. Plus they have their own individual issues. Audrey and her sense of inadequacy, CC and their fears of losing control, Haman having to fight against Zeon forces, Karen worrying that she was going to lose even more friends... it was a big day for everyone.

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>>33520500
>/tg/ dice, man. /tg/ dice.

>>33522802
stress+ all the death= depression

>>33522802
Kinda agree with you on this. I think the shock of thinking we died hit CC. Audrey didn't hit anything, and as I said in >>33522767 probably just feels like she's not contributing. I'm not sure why Rossweisse, Reiko and Karen are down in the dumps, other than that they can't really help.

>>33522859

see >>33522838

>>33522891
>>33522838
Except we're all professional soldiers, we should be aware of our abilities, and not feel down, after what, honestly is an almost flawless victory. Yes, I can imagine a few issues, but atm it feels like our entire squad has died, and not that we've come out of a though fight in good condition.

>>33522510
"Hey, everyone!" you call out. "C'mere, alright? I want to say a few things."

Reluctantly, Audrey turns and approaches where Haman, Rossweisse, and Reiko are gathered. Catrina seems to snap out of her fugue a little and does the same. Karen, however, can't hear you over her argument, and so you walk over to her and snag her cigarette.

"My unit's been leaking fuel like a sieve," you tell her as you snuff it out against one of the hardened plates of your pilot suit before handing it to the technician for disposal. "Come on, Karen, I need to talk to you all."

Once everyone is assembled, you lean up against the psycommu in-between Haman and Rossweisse, tousling their hair a little. "We did pretty good for being outnumbered six to one, I think."

"Eight to one," Reiko corrects you. "A second wave of twelve were attached to the Musais's hulls. We didn't realize we could separate the signatures until after the engagement started."

"Sorry," Karen apologizes. "That scanner Anaheim's got is tricky to use."

"No worries," you reassure them. "Nothing came of it. But even though we're all still alive, I get the feeling you're all having some trouble with the aftermath?"

"We can talk later once Carya's back in the game," Catrina tells you. "Her mind is still recovering from the strain, and I'm barely hanging in there."

"Fine," you tell her. "Take the time you need. Haman? You okay with how things played out?"

Haman shakes her head. "It'll take some time, but yes, I suppose I've collected myself a little. And about earlier... I have something I want to tell you, but later. Now isn't the time, and here isn't the place."

Audrey looks away from you. "I'm sorry I was so useless out there, Dom. You deserved better backup than I gave you. Just another reason to swap me out to noncombat duty, I guess: you don't get to keep fighting if your incompetence puts your squad at risk."

>Response?

>>33523006
"Oh shut up Audrey. You were chosen for this squad, and not just for your analytical skills. You're a good pilot and had a bad day, now get yourselves to the mess and relax a bit, Karen and I have have a secretary to talk to."

Try and keep things light, again I'm not sure how to motivate Audrey, but we'll just have to make do for now.

>>33523006
"If you think you're inadequate for the current task, then train harder. You were selected by a mad scientist-slash-magical hobo for the job. Master the machine he left *us* to pilot. He trusted you just like we trust you. So stop moping and chin up and get back into the saddle before I call the Good Doctor to talk some sense into you."

>>33522745
Newtypes bond incredibly quickly, Amuro and Lalah, Kamille and Four, Judau and everyone in ZZ. Being able to pretty much understand someone on an incredibly intamate level almost instantly means that Newtypes form bonds with eachother incredibly quickly. Being able to form an incredibly intense relationship almost instantly comes with the downside of losing them being like losing your best friend or something.


Note that close doesn't equal good, hate and love being two sides of a coin, blah, blah, blah. Nevertheless, even Paptimus Scirocco, a psycopath (or sociopath, I can never tell the difference.) who used his powers to coldly create himself a harem that he was pulling the strings of, seemed affected when Sarah bit the dust.

>>33523006
"It's hard not to get cocky with out shiny new Gundams, but we have to remember that these are experienced vetrans from the OYW, using top-of-the-line Zeon suits. Despite the power and strides these new MS have made, a Gundam is just as vulnerable as a GM to a beam rifle.

It's easy to dissmiss our enemies because they're 'only' using Gelgoogs and Musais, but their deadliness hasn't decreased since the OYW.

It's not a matter of competence, I was just complacent since the end of the OYW, I guess that I've gotten rather rusty in these years of peace."

Or something less douchy than that.

>>33523006

I committed a far greater sin out there, I got distracted and it cost me the shield booster and almost got Carya and Catrina killed. Not being able to acquire a lock isn't your fault all that interference not to mention the latent microwave radiation must have played merry bell with your targeting systems

>>33523229
Ah good old Papsmear. Can't wait to meet him.

>>33523006
"I think that's a bit premature, Aubrey. If you want to remove yourself from combat duty I won't stop you, but my preference would be that at a minimum you remain on the roster in an auxiliary role. This engagement was extremely chaotic and there isn't a single member of the team who didn't make a mistake during it, myself included. Don't assume that your difficulties today are representative of your value. You ARE a skilled pilot, despite what you may think, and I'd hate to lose your talents."

>>33523209
The doctor is "dead".

>>33523357
No shit. You've never seen the cheesey line where someone invokes the name of a dead character to get another person's head on straight?

>>33523357
Fine then, we'll get Boxcar Joe to talk some sense into her. He can use his folksy wisdom to convince her of her self-worth.

>>33523006
"Shut up, Audrey," you tell her to her surprise. "The magical Gundam-building hobo picked you for the job: not just as an analyst but as a combat pilot."

You hear a few snickers at the mention of Doc Ward, but press on. "So you had a bad day. Big deal, you'll have plenty more where that came from. Hell, even I nearly got fucked over because I wasn't paying attention to my instruments. So just figure out what went wrong, fix it, and keep moving. You're still a skilled pilot, and even if you can't see it right now I can."

After a moment, she shuts her eyes. "Right. I'll run a diagnostic later to start off, but for now I want to get some rest."

Reiko raises her hand. "I'll make sure Anaheim prioritizes our repairs," she volunteers. You nod at her in agreement before she leaves.

"Get some rest while you can, everyone. You're on call, but barring any unforseen problems we'll start again fresh tomorrow."

As your teammates rise to return to their quarters, you muse over your options
>Go talk to Haman in private
>Go make sure Carya is alright: Catrina implied something is up
>Interrogate the captured Sergeant. You've got questions, so it's time to see if she has answers.

>>33523426
Nah. Boxcar Joe would completely wreck the train and then disappear on a magic carpet as the Solar Ray fired. The last we would hear is the haunting sound of his guitar even though no sound can be heard in space.

>>33523522
>Interrogate

>>33523522
>Interrogate the captured Sergeant. You've got questions, so it's time to see if she has answers.

Give the other girls some time. Haman can re-think if she wants to confess yet, and Carya might not be back yet.

>>33523522
>>Interrogate the captured Sergeant. You've got questions, so it's time to see if she has answers.

>>33523522
>Go talk to Haman in private
It seemed kind of urgent, and Catrina seems like she could use some time to herself to get herself back together since she's "barely hanging in there".

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>>33523522
INTERROGATE

WITH YOUR DICK.

Nothing could go wrong.

>>33523522
>>Go talk to Haman in private

>>33523522
>Interrogate the captured Sergeant. You've got questions, so it's time to see if she has answers.
Carya and Catrina still need more time, and Haman is best dealt with after we've sorted everything else out. Let's talk to Sergeant Blitzen and hope that, just like Reiko, she's wearing a different uniform than her concept art puts her in.

>>33523599
Actually, rereading the quest posts, Haman said now isn't the time. I'm changing my vote to:
>Interrogate
Then
>Haman
>The sisters

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>>33523636

>>33523636
You are a hero.

>>33523692
>>33523643
both have good points.

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>>33523779
Could have swore I had more Descartes reaction images saved. I have failed.

>>33523522
"Karen," you say as you extend an arm to stop her.

"Dominic? What's going on?"

"You curious about what our captive Sergeant has to say?"

She shrugs. "Since I'm apparently not allowed to smoke, sure. That sounds like a fine use of my time. I'll let you take the lead... you do that whole "understanding" thing. Scares the shit outta me, but damned if it isn't effective."

Sergeant Blitzen is being held in a separate room from the other survivors, likely due to the fact that her status as secretary to the dead Captain is no secret at this point. She's under guard by Anaheim's private security when you enter the office and sit down across from her. Not the ideal interrogation chamber, but it'll do in a pinch.

Besides, you'd have your own concerns if Anaheim had a dedicated room for that on the station.

"So, Sergeant," you begin. "Why are you here?"

"You captured me?" she asks, confused by the question.

"He means why did you attack the station?" Karen asks, burying her face in her hands.

"Orders. We received word of a leak and were sent to assault the facility in order to remove the Gundam being developed here from the equation."

To what end, though?
>Probe into the issue further (write-in, d100 for cooperation)
>Ask another question

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>>33523879
Hey I'm out of "not this shit again" images.
Even though I'm totally against it, I'm gonna post this pic, since it seems rather fitting for Descartes.

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>>33524017
>Probe into the issue further (write-in, d100 for cooperation)
Okay, orders from who? I'm assuming they're Delaz Fleet, but it would be nice to know for certain which faction of Zeon Remnants they're working for. For all we know these orders came all the way from Axis.

>>33524017
"Great, if you knew about the Gundam, then security at this station's been compromised.

We need to do a full overhaul of the security measures of this facility and must assume we're fully compromised."

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>>33524017
>Probe into the issue further (write-in, d100 for cooperation)
Who ordered this? Were you ordered to capture or simply destroy?

Ask for a date.
Man I hate write-ups I don't know what to ask?

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>>33524017
>Probe into the issue further
"And what equation would that be? I'm assuming if you know about the Gundam here, you know about the other two. If that's the case then your plan, then you probably intend to steal the others."

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>>33524017
rolling in support of this
>>33524095

>>33524160
Good job!

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>>33524017
>word of a leak
HAHA WE KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM.

"Orders from whom, exactly? I can make a few guesses myself."

Signal Karen to get an Anaheim tech on the horn to warn Torrington and Nina they could have emanate Gato Gundamjack.

>>33524194
Really, where do we know it came from?

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>>33524219
A disgruntled tech was fed up with Nina hogging all of the resources and was going to release info on the project to Cima fleet.

Is this related to zeonquest

So that date?

>>33524238
Oh, right. It was the GP04 specifically they were handing over though, as I recall. That's how it went in canon at least. Did the email we intercepted say anything about the other suits? I can't remember.

>>33524241
In the sense that it's set in the Universal Century timeline of Gundam. Otherwise, no. This is one of the few Gundam quests I've seen that DOESN'T try to whitewash Zeon of their atrocities. It's refreshing.

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>>33524273
TO: N. Purpleton
>SUBJECT: Fb
>PRIORITY: High
>Ms. Nina,
>There's been a lot of wild talk in the engineering department the last few days.
>A lot of my guys are pretty mad about your team's proposed 'upgrades' to unit 01.
>They keep saying it's going to undercut our project by expanding into unit 04's design space.
>Now, I know that you wouldn't do this deliberately to try and edge out my team, but like I said, you've got a lot of upset people down here who are real short on answers.
>Some of my guys who worked for Zeonic or Zimmad are even talking about leaking the data to the Cima fleet.
>I hope we can work this out so that the 04 doesn't get canceled... I think neither of us really wants to deal with the possible repercussions.
>Sincerely,
>K. Reilly

Take of that as you will.

>>33524017
"Orders from whom, may I ask? And what equation are you talking about here?"

The Sergeant shakes her head. "I'm sorry, it's just I really shouldn't say anything else..."

"If you cooperate, I'll buy you dinner."

>99

"I can't be bought that easily," the Sergeant insists.

"Fresh food," you rejoin, and you sense her interests have been piqued. "Steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, steamed vegetables... anything you want. On me."

The Sergeant's will falters. "Do you have... Yorkshire puddings?"

Jackpot.

Fifteen minutes later, three plates of steak and vegetables with Yorkshire puddings and gravy sit half-eaten on the conference table between yourself and Sergeant Blitzen. Her mouth still full, she's trying to tell you something about her unit's orders.

"Swallow, Sergeant Blitzen. It's rude to talk with your mouth full."

The Sergeant takes a swig of wine and swallows her food. "Like I was saying, I don't know who our source was, but it was someone within the Federation government itself. It seemed it was someone high up enough that even considering the source, Admiral Delaz treated it as worth investigating... with an over-strength flotilla, what's more."

"So it was meant to take out the GP-03?" you ask to confirm what you already sort of suspected.

"Precisely," Blitzen confirms. "So it must've been someone who knew about what was going on here. I assume that sort of information is pretty well restricted within the Federation, so that leaves either a disgruntled technician or a political figure or officer with something to gain by the GP-03's destruction."

"And given what you said before," Karen concludes, "it's probably one of the latter options, leaving only twenty possible suspects or so. Admiral Kowen would probably know where to start investigating further."

>Ask about possible evidence
>Admiral Kowen isn't above suspicion
>Admiral Kowen and Nina should know what we've learned
>Something else?

Do you think we can get the GP04?

>>33524241
It's the same setting, only we're on the other side, who actually won the war. (as what happened in the show.)
Now we're preparing for the sequel, by trying to prevent the Titans from rising into power.

Basically, we're trying to prevent Dick Cheney from using 9/11 from turing the CIA and NSA into a military orginization that's superior to the Armed Forces, and then decides to try to usurp power, all the while employing psycopaths and committing warcrimes left and right.
Which is hilarious, because the series was made like 15 years before 9/11 happened.

>>33524440
Oh yeah, and it turns out Dick Cheney conspired to have 9/11 happen.

>>33524440
>Admiral Kowen and Nina should know what we've learned

Honestly, I think we should just tell Admiral Kowen, Nina isn't really above suspicion. But this is a priority, communications will take a while, and he needs to know as soon as possible.

>>33524440
>>Ask about possible evidence

>>33524440
"Were you in the loop regarding anything else?"

Tell Nina and Kowen.

Why didn't you listen, Nina? You could have stopped this.

>Get her more wine.
>>Ask about possible evidence.

>>33524449
We don't need it. The GP04 isn't that great. It's solidly middle-range as Gundams go. Impressive enough compared to your average mobile suit, but the Liliums outclass it. It might be worthwhile as a machine for Audrey, though, if she's having trouble keeping up with Newtype-use mobile suits.

>>33524302
To be fair, Zeon quest did make it abundantly clear that Giren was a dick. Honestly, most of the whitewashing was portraying Garma as sympathetic.

>>33524532
>Admiral Kowen should know what we've learned
If Kowen was behind it, *why* would he leak it and then be on the station? It sounds like a good way to put yourself into the line of fire.

Admiral Kowen can inform Nina if he wants to, but I want want to catch flak for informing a civvie without authorization.

>>33524440
>>Ask about possible evidence
>>Admiral Kowen and Nina should know what we've learned

Nina needs to know about this ASAP.

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>>33524489
>preventing the Titans from rising to power
>implying you can stop the rape

Anon...

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>>33524564
Zeonquest made Garma's hair the sexiest character, beating out Jolyne Kujo and Tobia's grandma.

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>>33524602
Note the word *trying*.

>>33524602
Hearts has said that we are definitely going to get the Titans, no matter what happens. They're too heavily entrenched in the Federation's command structure by now. But we can potentially reduce their influence and curtail the worst of their abuses of power.

>>33524602
>not taking control of the Titans, Sirocco style.

>>33524667
Our diplomacy rolls have always been good. Haman, Nina, Blitz.. I can see us pulling off a Titan Hizack.

>>33524712
Diplomancing like a mind control-happy Mary Sue.

>>33524641
To be fair, as much as I hate the 'canon is unchangeable' mentality this is a case where I'd argue that's correct.

I mean, as much as Gato fucked shit up, Zeon already earned themselves plenty of ire from the Battle of Loum, the OYW in general, and Operation British.

A lot of anti-Muslim sentiment sprouted up post-9/11, and Zeon's actions were WAAAAAAAAAY worse than that.

>>33524712
See, this is why, when Hearts said we shared unique Newtype powers with a canon character, I assumed it was Scirocco. Who else can bend the wills of others so easily and casually?

>>33524726
>mind control-happy Mary Sue.
So basically general Newtype shenannigans, then.

>Hizack.
We're going to be incompetent and then explode?

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>>33524783
>hizack
>hijack

Someone forgot their Carlos image.

Lest take Blitzen to a Federeration base.

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>>33524779
>Who else can bend the wills of others so easily and casually?
Judau?

>>33524751
The formation of the Titans basically became inevitable once Revil died. He was the only one with the mentality and stature to clean up the Federation.

>>33524440
"We should inform both Kowen and Nina about what we've learned," you tell Karen. "This problem just got a whole hell of a lot bigger if it's true that someone in a position of power leaked data about GP-03 to the Delaz fleet."

Karen nods in agreement. "I'll see to it they're both informed. Nina will probably be pissed that we're interrupting her testing for such mundane issues as espionage."

You shake your head. "If we imply there's a threat to her Gundams she'll protect them like a mother bear protecting her cubs," you reply. "This can only be a good thing."

"This is all great, in theory," Karen replies with a frown. "But if we want to prove anything later we need evidence beyond the word of one secretary. No offense."

"None taken," Blizten replies, waving off your comment nonchalantly. "I can help you gather that intel, if you'd like."

"How so?" you ask her.

She grins as she sips at her wine. "Not only am I talented at a variety of everyday tasks and shipboard operations, I happen to have a head for codes and data security."

"Oh yeah?" Karen asks skeptically. "Prove it."

The Sergeant closes her eyes, and if you focus on her mind you can feel a distinct impression of movement. Her eyes move back and forth behind her eyelids for several seconds before she opens them again. Taking a nearby pen and scrap of paper, she writes down a string of digits

>0URD-356R-51T3-3111-DDDD

"That's the security code for the Captain's personal computer aboard our ship," she explains. "I memorized it after watching him enter it a few times."

>Fine, you'll be working with us under supervision
>We'll see if this code of yours pans out, then we'll decide
>No deal

>>33524838
>Judau
Our newtype power is to turn Zeta Gundam into Xabungle and make every serious character into comic relief.

Papsmear will become frustrated with his inability to catch a pig that's covered in mud!

>>33524844
Revil really was the lynchpin of the Federation. I vastly preferred him as the opposition to Lister in Zeon Quest rather than Wyatt 'I'm going to be a stupid chump and run away every time we fight' Bandit.

There was one Zeon Quest on SB's that I refused to read since it apparently had General 'Zeon is Exhausted!' Revil surrender to the federation. Bing killed I can understand, but surrendering, really?

Also the fact it had a female MC in a Gundam Quest, it's so strange it breaks my SoD

>>33524964
>We'll see if this code of yours pans out, then we'll decide

>>33524964
>Fine, you'll be working with us under supervision

Some men have hobbies, ours is collecting women.

>>33524964
>>We'll see if this code of yours pans out, then we'll decide

In any case, enjoy your dinner, we'll be back soon.

>Fine, you'll be working with us under supervision.

>>33524964
Check to see if the code is legit before deciding.

>>33524964
>>Fine, you'll be working with us under supervision
Put Reiko in charge of her. Time to get the advisory girls back together.

>>33524988
>Revil really was the lynchpin of the Federation. I vastly preferred him as the opposition to Lister in Zeon Quest rather than Wyatt 'I'm going to be a stupid chump and run away every time we fight' Bandit.
Lister's real enemy was Giren though. Pretty much any time he got close to victory Giren did something stupid to fuck it up.

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>>33525168
Note that the original point was about Revil, rather than 'best Zeon antagonist.'

Even though Gihren was the BBEG, I still preferred Revil to him, since a good chunk of Gihren's difficulty was 'splitting our forces in half' as opposed to General 'Imma fuck your plans up' Revil.

Gihren was a logistical enemy and Revil was a Tatical and Strategic enemy, while Gihren was more effective, both in success and sheer hatred, Revil was more enjoyable to face, as opposed to GODDAMMIT GIHREN.

>>33524964
"Fine. You'll be under guard and isolated until tomorrow morning, and I'll want to have the boarding team check this code. But assuming you're for real, I see no reason not to give you a chance, Sergeant."

Blitzen nods to you and places her fork on the plate. "I look forward to working with you, sir. And from now on it's just Catherine. I've all but forfeit my rank anyway."

Karen, however, still can't quite believe what's happening. "Why are you so willing to help us? you've been here less than an hour."

Catherine Blitzen shrugs. "My mom used to make me Yorkshire puddings with gravy when I had a bad day at school, since they were my favorite snack. After she died, my dad always tried to make them, but he was pretty dismal in the kitchen."

She turns to look you in the eye. "Let's say I'm in a surprisingly good mood."

Leaving the office, Karen excuses herself to go send a message to Nina and to Admiral Kowen before 'taking a shower and a nap', she informs you. You also take a moment to send a text message to Reiko with Catherine's location, and you request that she keep an eye on your new secretary.
>Haman and Rossweisse are together, and Haman at least wanted to talk to you about something
>Something has been wrong with the sisters for a while: confront them about it

>>33525416
>Something has been wrong with the sisters for a while: confront them about it
Let's see if the Carya's feeling better enough for the two of them to talk now.

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>>33525416
Oh you fuck, making me choose like this.......
LET THE DICE DECIDE FOR ME!
1 = Haman
2 = CC

>>33525416
>sisters

>>33525416
>Haman and Rossweisse are together, and Haman at least wanted to talk to you about something

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>>33525416
>>Something has been wrong with the sisters for a while: confront them about it
Sisters then Haman

>>33525416
>confront the sisters

>>33525416
>Something has been wrong with the sisters for a while: confront them about it

>>33525416
>>Something has been wrong with the sisters for a while: confront them about it

The walls of Hamans mind won't break down if we don't talk to her right now.
C.C.s' on the the hand.

>>33525416
>>Haman and Rossweisse are together, and Haman at least wanted to talk to you about something

Sisters involve cuddling. I dont want to leave them to go to haman so leave them for last.

>>33525416
>Something has been wrong with the sisters for a while: confront them about it

>Haman and rossweisse

>>33525416
>>Haman and Rossweisse are together, and Haman at least wanted to talk to you about something

>>33525416
>Haman
I feel like dealing with the sisters will probably be a very involved task. Haman only said she has something she needs to tell us. We should talk to Haman first then we have the rest of the day for the sisters.

>>33525416
>>Haman and Rossweisse are together, and Haman at least wanted to talk to you about something

>>33524988
>Bing killed I can understand, but surrendering, really?
Zeon threatened to capture Revil and personally have every soldier gunned down in front of his face. Gelgoogs, man. Fucking Gelgoogs.

Revil was also busy trying to stop Federation soldiers from firing off all of Jaburo's nukes into South America and irradiating everything.

>>33525638
>personally have every soldier gunned down in front of his face
No, it was fire the Apsalus III again and wipe everyone out.

>>33525416
>>Haman and Rossweisse are together, and Haman at least wanted to talk to you about something

>>33525638
Yeah, because capturing Revil worked so well the first time they did it.

Whatever, it probably sounds more probable in the quest, but hearing that Zeon convinced Revil of all people to surrender sounds too far-fetched for me.

>>33525415
I have a horrifying thought: Giren's evil Cyber newtype Clone

>>33525416
>5-7 votes throughout the entire thread
>Suddenly 14 votes

God dammit you fuckers.

>>33525831
...I'm trying to come up with what Giren's evil clone would do, and I'm kinda drawing a blank here

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>>33525831
So Gihren becomes *more* mentally unhinged than he already is?

>"Once the Zogojuash is mass produced, the Earth Federation is finished!"

>>33525874
Seeing how that's just Glemy Toto, I imagine he'd raise a clone army of psychic prepubescent girls and give them giant robots.

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>>33525874
Replace the sugar with salt.
Switch the bathroom signs.

You know, true evil shit.

>>33525416
>Haman and Rossweisse narrowly win
The two newest members of your team are in their quarters at the moment, so that's where you head. After all, knowing the sisters as well as you do a problem severe enough for them to bring it to you instead of handling it themselves is going to take some time to sort out. In fact, they've both shown a tendency to avoid anything the felt would be a burden to you for as long as you've been together.

You find yourself knocking on the door next to your own quarters, despite knowing full well that the young Newtypes inside can tell you're there. It's just that sort of feeling you get that a careful approach would be best.

"Come in, Dominic," you hear Haman tell you from inside.

Both she and Rossweisse are sitting on their bunks... the tension is almost something you can feel. On the one hand, you're pretty sure you know what it is Haman wants to discuss with you. On the other, there's an off chance you might be wrong about it, and end up walking into a massive misunderstanding.

Nobody seems to want to talk first.
>Play it carefully (write in)
>I think we all know why we're here (write in)
>Other?

>>33525808
Players didn't want martyrs, and threw him in a mansion.

Also, Revil reasoned that the Federation would rise again in ten years if the Apsalus didn't kill everyone. Lo and behold, we have Karaba and Titans, while Char stabs Zeon in the back.

>>33525919
Glemy doesn't really qualify as an evil clone though. More of the good clone

>>33525973
No, it's the bumbling incompetent clone that got Garma genes as well.

>>33525963
>Play it carefully (write in)
"So, what was it you wanted to talk to me about, Haman? You seemed upset earlier, is everything alright?"
Let's not jump into anything. Just be nice, and sincere, and clearly interested in her feelings. That's the best way to avoid falling into any conversational pitfalls.

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>>33525965
Revil escapes in a week by building a fleet of Fly Mantas using a box of scraps.

>>33525963
>write in
FUUUUUU- I AM SO BAD AT THESE, AND MY WRITE-INS ARE NEVER USED ANYWAYS!

Quick, somebody make a write-in that doesn't suck!

>>33525963
>Play it carefully (write in)
"You wanted to talk to me Haman?"

>>33525963
carefully "so you ha something you wanted to say?"

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>>33525963
"Something on my face?"

>I think we all know why we're here (wing it let her go frist)

>>33526054
Impressive. Fly Mantas don't even work in space. Must be a Saberfish hybrid.

>>33526049
works for me
>>33526081
We are not doing Shiro dense

>>33526049
I'll vote for this, since I can't think of anything better, and this seems like the best option so far.

>>33526119
Revil's just that good, man.

>>33526148
Revil would give Creed a run for his money any day.

>>33526049

>>33526222
Imagine if they worked together?
>turn a corner
>thousands of bombers and tanks on the other side
REIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID!

>>33525963
>Play it carefully

"I understand that tensions must be running high after that last battle. And I can tell you have something on your mind, Im all ears."

>>33526358

Nah.

Creed can only outflank 3 units.

3 Solar Ray Systems

>>33525963
>Play it carefully
"So, do you want to go for a walk?"

As far as one can walk within the confines of this ship anyway.

>>33525963
"So, what'd you want to talk to me about, Haman? Is everything alright?"

Rossweisse reaches up and grabs you by your sleeve, pulling you down to sit next to her while Haman puzzles over what to say next. The feeling you get from them tells you fairly clearly that things are about to get complicated.

"I'm not a particularly nice person, Dominic," Haman tells you, choosing her words with great deliberation. "I get jealous easily, I'm possessive, and I have a lot of trouble taking no for an answer. What I want, I get, either through hard work or manipulation, if I have to."

You shake your head in confusion. "Where is this going, Haman? Why are you saying all this?"

Haman rests her forehead against her palm, and shuts her eyes. "I'm sure Carya and Catrina have already observed this much, but Newtypes like the five of us tend to 'imprint' on each other. We share a level of instinctive understanding, and sometimes attraction, that binds us irrevocably: though the nature of the binds may change, their existence never falters."

"And you're saying this from experience?"

"I've only formed two bonds like that in my life: once was with Commander Char, who thoroughly spurned my every attempt to get closer to him. The second such bond, I've formed over the last few months... with you."

It takes a few seconds for the admission to sink in. You kind of suspected that was the case, and she hasn't exactly confessed some kind of undying love for you or anything like that, but to hear it out in the open makes the whole issue suddenly feel more pressing. More real.

Rossweisse nods quietly. "I too," she says in a soft voice that you rarely hear, "feel bound to you and your team. I do not understand it yet, but I feel it."

"I've been trying to just ignore it, Dominic. I know you've been with the Marseille sisters since forever... but I can't ignore it anymore," Haman concludes. "I don't know where this is going."
>Response?

>>33526467

"Soo... what do you suggest."

shitshitshit. i have no idea what to say.

>>33526467
>"I don't know where this is going."

"Neither do I but I'm pretty sure we can work it our together."

Crack a smile and be calm, we were expecting this.

>>33526397
Yeah too bad Revil considers thounsands and thousands of tanks and bombers a single unit.

Seriously, that's the entire point of them teaming up, Creed maneuvers troops everywhere with his Tatical Genius, and Revil provides obscene amounts of conventional troops. Having Creed unable to flank with more than three units when teamed up with Creed kinda wastes Revil's talent, especially when ZEON HAD THE SOLAR RAY, NOT THE EFF!


>>33526467
"Neither do I, which is why I suggest we take it one step at a time. That said, you should talk to CC, as I suspect she'd be understanding of the situation."
FUCK I UNNO WHAT TO SAY,

>>33526467
"Are you going to lock me up in your dungeon and throw away the key if I say no? 'Cause, the twins would probably help you..."

Take a moment to process that.

"I need a drink. Or an adult. Doesn't haft to be in that order."

>>33526467
If this is a Newtype thing that makes us unable to have a choice in the matter, then it behooves us all to take a step back and exert some control over the proceedings.

We knew CC forever, yes. And only /now/, after all that time, have we made the step we just made. Haman and Ross are both wonderful girls, but they shouldn't feel pressured to do anything reckless simply because of what is effectively emotional backwash. We do care for them, they do care for us, but even with Newtypes we need to let time have it's say.

So ain't nothing happening unless there's a date first.

or something. I'm tired, I may have completely missed the point.

One step at a time but who take me on a date first.

"I appreciate the honesty, Haman. You're a smart young woman, and I'm glad you're with us. But I love C.C. With all my heart."

>>33526562
More or less. The sisters are surprisingly open, but lets give time its say.

>>33526674
Good thing they want her to join us.

>>33526703
That'd be unfair to both C.C. and Haman

>>33526467
"Well, where do you want it to go? Tell me what you're looking for from our relationship, and we'll see what happens from there. I don't know if I can give you what you need, but I'd like to try. And before you ask, I've already discussed this with Carya and Catrina. We were aware something like this might come up. They're onboard if you want to try to take this in a more intimate direction."

>>33526723
No it isn't. What's unfair is making Haman feel all our awesome newtype sex every night from next door.

>>33526723
But no none would die.

>>33526723
I like rossweisse so you know.

>>33526467
Thank you for telling me, and I'm glad you both feel this way. I don't know for sure where this is going either, but I might have a few ideas. Just know neither of you have to worry about where this will take us, we'll always have each other from now on.

>>33526723
>That'd be unfair to both C.C. and Haman
>C.C's totally cool with it.
>Haman: I have a lot of trouble taking no for an answer
Riiiiiiiiight.

>>33526832
Sorry girls, neither of you can get what you want!

>>33526723
I like how you are refereeing to the sisters as a single person

>>33526562
What he said. Let's not get carried away, this is a pair of extremely sensitive girls living through some fucked up shit

>>33526832
ikr, yeah, totally unfair.

Haman is yandere. Murderously so. Do not fuck this up.

>>33526467
"This isn't just about last night, I take it?"

Haman shakes her head, and you can tell that she means it. "This started long before that."

"Alright," you tell her after taking a moment to clear your head. "I understand. And I'm sorry, but I can't even begin to guess what's going to happen from here either. I appreciate your honesty, and I hope we can figure something out."

Haman glances up at you. "Does that mean..."

"No," you reply. "At least, not for sure. But Carya, Catrina and I discussed this eventuality, and they seemed amazingly open about how it would play out if some sort of emotional bond ever formed like this."

Haman nods. "Of course you guessed this might happen. Figures." Rossweisse presses her shoulder into yours.

"So all I can say is that while I'm not going to shoot you down, we should take things carefully. I want you both to be absolutely sure of what you want out of our bond before we do something we might regret later."

Both of the young women nod thoughtfully.

"And besides," you add, "it's not like the sisters and I even got together right away... though in that case protocol got in the way. And we started off as enemies trying to kill each other, so that was a whole phase."

"So anything is possible?" Rossweisse concludes in a near-whisper.

"Sounds that way," Haman agrees. "Okay. I think I can live with that for now. I'm just happy to have it off my shoulders."

The two young Newtypes show you out the door. "Thanks for understanding, Dominic," Haman tells you. "Truly, thank you."

Then she shuts the door.

Seriously, what is it with you?
>Check in on the sisters (write in)
>Something else

>>33526968
She's also grown as a person recently due to interaction with the team. Thus her admitting to herself and to us that she can be possessive and jealous, instead of just bottling it up until she kills the twins like she would have done to Natalie.

>>33527025
>Seriously, what is it with you

Is Dominic related to the Tohno's by any chance? Could explain everything.

Alright, for the record, here are the twins exact words on the subject.

>..."Second, you're already with two women, because even if she doesn't have a body anymore Catrina's a person and anyone who disagrees can suck my figurative balls. So really, what's it matter if it's two or three?"..."So yeah," they conclude in unison, "just don't be a dick about it and see what happens. If you think your relationship with her would be better that way, and she's okay with it, and you're okay with it, then go for it. Even if I felt strongly one way or the other, I'd get over it. Because it's a weird, fucked up scenario between four people with mind powers and only three bodies between them. The normal rules don't apply."

>>33527025
>Check in on the sisters (write in)
More write-ins? Nooooooooooo.

"Hey C.C. you look pretty shook up about the sortie, wanna talk aboot it?"
Dominic's secretly a Canadian.

>>33527026
My god you're right! I'd forgotten that Haman was likely to have just killed CC, thrown them out the airlock and then confess.

>>33527025
>Check in on the sisters (write in)
Dunno what to day, someone else fill this in

>>33527025
>Check in on the sisters (write in)
Okay, one last crazy girl to deal with. Dominic really needs some male friends, if only to have someone to commiserate with. I suggest we bust Amuro out of house arrest and recruit him. Being a Newtype himself, he knows how these sort of situations can go. He'd probably be the only person we could complain about how there are too many girls after us to without getting punched in return. And it would have great thematic pairing of our ace titles. We're the Devil Jester, he's the White Devil, together we'll be awesome.

>>33527135
I can't tell if that's sarcasm or not.

>>33527025

>check in on the sisters

Gotta make sure they're alright and not having some newtype resonance freak out or something, although you think we would feel that if it was happening.

>>33527153
Can we name our flagship the Fool's Court?

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>>33527153
>Being a Newtype himself, he knows how these sort of situations can go
Uhhh no he doesn't.
It's 0083, meaning that Amuro's still has open wounds from the OYW and is currently mourning Lalah. Sayla also decided to ditch him, and become irrelevant to the series.

The only other women in Amuro's life are Matila (dead, and was already with someone else) and Frau Bow, who A: he wasn't interested in, and B: Fucking Hayato.

We'd get more help asking Karen than we would Amuro atm.

(I'd love to recruit Amuro, but recruiting him to help with girl troubles is pretty much the worst reason to recruit Amuro.)

>>33527306
How about The Laughing Man. (durr)

>>33527306
The Harem Boat
Joker's Wild
Sex Panties Extraordinaire
Not a Hostile Threat
Karen's Are Bigger
Johnny Ridden's Ride

my vote is for Johnny Ridden's ride

>>33527380
>>33527446
Johnny Ridden's (Wild) Ride.

>>33527372
I was thinking more about the rapid Newtype bonding in general, not specifically women. But you have a point, he would have some issues to work through that could be an issue. Though the only reason Sayla left Amuro was because her voice actress wasn't available during the production of Zeta, no reason she couldn't still be with him in this timeline. He is the father of her child in most of the non-canon continuities, after all.

>>33527464
>>33527380
Combine the Johnny baiting and the sex jokes, get the best of both worlds. It shall be named the EFF "Ridden Hard".

>>33527528
Brilliant!

>>33527025
>Check in on the sisters

I'd personally forgo any words with the twins at this point.
Just reassure them of Dom's tangible presence with physical contact, if him getting almost shot down is what's shaking them up. Hopefully, Carya will come out of her funk of her own accord.

>>33527025
This time, you don't even bother to knock. The sisters know you're there, and you can feel that they want you to be with them... and you can feel that they want your help. Stepping into your quarters, you find that the lights are all off.

"Close the door," comes a quiet voice. "You're letting out the darkness. Or you're letting in the light. Same thing, really."

Slightly confused, you do as the sisters requested.

"Are you going to be okay?"

"Probably," Carya tells you. "In a little while."

"It's like the world's worst hangover," Catrina adds. "Like, gallon of gin levels of suck."

"What's wrong?" you ask. Something is definitely wrong here, and you're not sure what.

"It was the sex, Dom. Then it was the battle. That's what happened," Carya explains.

"The sex was fine," Catrina argues aloud. "That, I could live with. Mostly it was the fighting, and the dying."

"That's never bothered you before," you observe. "What was different this time?"

"You know we can merge, right?" Catrina continues.

"Yes. It happened again?"

"Both times on its own accord," Carya explains. "It seems whenever our emotions are running especially high it triggers an episode. And where you're concerned, our emotions are always running high."

"There's something more to it than that, isn't there?" you ask.

"Yes," Carya admits. "We feel everything twice as much in that state... pleasure, love, fear, hate. The suffering of those around us on the battlefield."

"It makes for great sex," Catrina adds in a tired voice, "but it turns battles into a living hell, even for a hardened veteran. Wost part is the loss of control."

>Response?

>>33527583
"Well...shit." Hug her then say "I hate to ask this, but are you fit for combat?"
There are reasons why you're not supposed to be a CO and boyfriend at the same time. This is one of them.

>>33527583
"So we just need to overpower the hate and fear with a stronger emotion, right? Put something more positive in it's place. I mean, there's always round 2..."

>>33527583
We need to find a way to prevent these episodes from happening unless you want it to.

>>33527712

Digging that death flag even deeper. No Gundam love interest is safe.

>>33527664
works for me

>>33527583
She needs to take a break from combat to get her shet together

>>33527664
Hard choice to make, but we'd be remiss in our duties as her CO and her lover by not asking that.

>>33527583
Sounds like we need to keep them off the battlefield til we get a grip on things. Training to enter and exit this state at will is a good start.

>>33527839
>>33527843
Some meditation lessons would help. Build up that positive energy. Through martial arts or sex or martial sex.

>>33527583
"I'm sorry for putting you through that, then. Okay, I can think of a few ways to deal with this. First is that the three of us share a machine. Then you'll always know if I'm safe or not, I won't be able to make you worry anymore. Though that only removes a trigger, not the actual problem. Second is that we continue working on getting control over the merges. I don't know how it feels on the inside, but it definitely looks like you've gotten better at controlling them. And it helped when I was there to bring you out of them, it might be possible to learn to do that at a distance even during battle. The final option is, and I hate to suggest this because I don't ever want to imply I don't believe in you two, but it might be necessary to remove you from combat duty. Do you think we'll have to? And if we did, do you think the decrease in symptoms would make up for the increase in quantity of incidents that the worry could cause?"

>>33527583
>Response?
They don't have to wallow in that emotional cesspool alone, do they?
If there's a way to figure out a method for them to "shunt" some of that excess into Dominic, I think he'd be willing to carry a part of that burden to relieve the twins.

For now, rest and recuperation should be the priority for CC until the riskier side-effects (primarily that loss of control) can be safely dealt with.

>>33527885
That's what I was thinking, if extreme emotions bring them together, being able to calm down at will would be handy.

>>33527583
"Can you fight?" you ask her seriously.

The sisters laugh softly to themselves. "In this condition? Hell no. But by the time our machines are ready again, we should be back to normal... or something close to it anyway."

You sigh in frustration, and feel your way towards them in the dark. They're sitting on the floor in the corner, leaning up against the walls, and so you sit next to them. You pull the sisters in close, squeezing them around the shoulders. The feeling between the three of you is one of undeniable comfort and reassurance.

"How do I help you?" you ask. "Could we try meditating? More training to handle the form under stress? A break from combat ops? What do you need?"

Carya rests her head against you. "I dunno, Dom. I wish I knew. But short of turning ourselves over to those butchers at Oakland or Murasame, I don't think anyone will ever really understand what the fuck we've become, or how this whole thing works."

"And I'm not letting us set foot in either of those shitholes," Catrina adds. "Fuuuuuck that noise."

"Could you maybe just try and overpower the negative emotions with something else?" you ask suddenly. "Something stronger?"

The sisters pause, pondering this new possible solution. "Maybe it really is that simple," Carya replies, "and maybe it isn't."

"I'm not going anywhere," you remind them, leaning your head against Carya's. "We'll figure it out together."

"Yeah," Catrina replies lazily. "Carya's body ain't gonna be awake much longer. You'll have to fill us in on what happened with Haman and Rossweisse... we know you... were..."

You sit awake for a long while in the dark, well after Carya and Catrina lost consciousness, musing on how your life will probably never be simple again.

>>33528112
And that's it for this weekend. Thanks for playing, and the archive will go up in a few minutes.

Next weekend: Gundamjack! What happens when someone steals a multi-billion dollar bipedal superweapon? You get someone to steal it right the fuck back, of course... but can you do it?

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>>33528156
Well, no. We're not exactly a teenager so we can't just fall into the mobile suit and instantly no how it operates.

Nor are we on the enemy side and have Batman levels of preparation.

So yes, totally have a shot.

>>33528156
Kudos for running, can't wait to see you next week.

>>33528156
Thanks for running, Hearts. This weekend's threads had some good moments. See you next week. I'm looking forward to Gundamjacking.

>>33528156
Also, feel free to discuss what sort of tech related stuff you might want to try delving into. With your shield boosters having been toasted and your machine in the shop for repairs, it's a good time.

>>33528344
Calling a NICE BOAT incident with Haman in the future.

>tech ups
They won't let us strip the 03 will they?

>>33528344
I'm just excited about the new torso units. I know it'll be a while until their completed, but once they are the Liliums will outclass every other mobile suit out there. I hope they live up to the hype. I'd also like to, if at all possible, acquire the limb design of the GM Quel. It's the predecessor of the movable frame technology, and would increase our reaction times nicely. But that's not likely to be available anytime soon, either.

As for things we're likely to get in a reasonable timeframe, though, I'd like to outfit the Twin Hyper Rifles with beam jittes. There's honestly little reason not to make that upgrade to every one of our guns. I'd also be interested in acquiring some shield binders. Having a pair of sub-arms to hold them would remove most of the problems we had with the shields' weight slowing our reaction times. Plus it means we could start experimenting with Aubrey's waverider ideas. Though if we really want flight it would be better to invest in Base Jabbers. Aubrey said she was looking into getting some built for us, didn't she?

>>33527153
>Okay, one last crazy girl to deal with. Dominic really needs some male friends, if only to have someone to commiserate with.
We need to hire Zero. He's had dealing with this sort of shit too, due to him falling for NT-001, a Zeon Cyber-Newtype and the pair of them running off together.
In Ghiren's Greed, they both join you not matter what side you are, if you promise to stop Cyber-Newtype research.

>>33528498
>>33528576

>>muh upgrades, muh recruitments

And yet ignoring the elephants in the room: Haman's issues, and impending gundamjack

>>33528671
Hearts said to talk about tech, I talked about tech. Clearly you'd rather talk about plot. That's fine. It's just not what was prompted. You can't blame me for getting off topic in a conversation I'm not actually in. So. What about these topics would you like to discuss?

>>33528671
Ain't nuthin we can plan against muh ideals.

Wouldn't it be funny if they weren't jacking the Gundams, but jacking the entire La Vie en Rose?

>>33528766
Better question is; when does Karen get her Nice Boat so we can name it Ridden Hard?

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>>33529076
Come CCA, Char and Ridden are going to team up.

For extra confusion, Ridden will ride this

>>33528671
>Haman's issues
She wants the D, and will probably spend petting time with Rossweisse until it happens.

>Gundamjack
Shit happens, Gato blows up the EFF, we have to wait for him to get back to space anyways, and then we have to deal with everyone competent on the Albion being killed.