>>35305895
“I based my own appearance off of extant three-dimensional models and voice files,” ALICE explains with a cheerful tone juxtaposed against her almost mechanical precision. “Pursuant to the goal of establishing a sense of individuality and uniqueness, I made a few modifications in line with early 21st Century virtual idols, including hair style, physical proportions, and outfit. The difficulty was in teaching myself Japanese so that I could read the instructions for the program.”

“You learned Japanese?” Miyu asks incredulously. “In less than three days?”

“Fluency was attained in four point seven hours, to be precise. I am what you might call a quick study.”

After Miyu stares at her for a few long, hard seconds, ALICE comes clean. “That was intended as a joke.”

Finally the last of your missing officers, Haman, makes it to the bridge. “So, I hear we're taking a trip to New Manhattan? Are we going to rescue my sister and miss Mineva?”
>We'll see to that first, make a clean getaway after the heist.
>We'll handle it after the heist: business comes first.
>We'll pull off both ops simultaneously. Saves time.

>>35305915
>We'll see to that first, make a clean getaway after the heist.
Sure. Putting an orphan into the ship seems like a trend in most UC Gundam series.

>>35305915
>>We'll see to that first, make a clean getaway after the heist.
>We'll see to that first, make a clean getaway after the heist.

>>35305915
>>We'll pull off both ops simultaneously. Saves time.

>>35305964
It's a requirement.

>We'll see to that first, make a clean getaway after the heist.

>>35305915
Wait. Did ALICE model herself after Vocaloids? Oh god.

>We'll see to that first, make a clean getaway after the heist.
We can contact them while scoping out the area. We're on a limited time frame, but we should be able to spare it given that Natalie, Serrana and Mineva aren't in any immediate danger. Should limit the complications involved in retrieving them.

>>35305915
"Yes, yes we are. Only if Ocho has not moved them. Which we should consider a possibility. I'll ask my good friend Freddie if he has any information."

"ALICE, you and Blitzen are going to make us filthy rich. Get to studying Blackjack and Poker. We'll get that ship Haman was wanting built in record time."

>>35305915
>>35306012

Further suggestion.

"I'll get into contact with Cima and see if she can loan us a commando team temporarily. We can pull both OPs at once."

>>35305915
>>We'll see to that first, make a clean getaway after the heist.

>>35306000
>Did ALICE model herself after Vocaloids?
Even in the future there are torrents for MMD and Vocaloid software. Specifically she's using an updated version of Miku Append "Dark" with an English pronunciation pack.

In case you were curious.

>>35306091
are they well seeded?

>>35306012
I do not think it a lack of money, is it?

>>35306100
Not particularly, no. But being able to purchase Anaheim tech and personnel never hurts, yeah?

>>35306098
Given how fast ALICE downloaded it, I imagine they must be. The question is: Did she seed too? It's the responsible thing to do, young lady.

>>35306136
ALICE is a good girl.
>writing

>>35306186
>>35306136
sharing is caring!
inb4 a copyright claim to the EFSF's ISP

>>35305915
You almost have to stifle a laugh. "Of course we're going to pick them up, silly. We'll take care of that before the heist, makes our getaway cleaner."

You can feel Haman relax immediately when you tell her you'll be picking up Serena Karn and Mineva Zabi. "That's a relief... thank you, Dominic. I'm in your debt."

"Not at all," you insist. "But there's still the issue of the casino heist going off smoothly... not gonna lie, it's an unusual mission."

Karen nods to Reiko, who pulls up a floor plan for the casino you're going to hit. "This is the Altira Manhattan casino, Side 4. Thirty-six floors, just over two hundred tables and 400 machines, with around a hundred and fifty luxury rooms and suites in the tower."

You see a large projected image of the building: a full city block at least of curvy glass and steel, with a large tower at one side for guest accommodations. Below it is what almost looks like a pile of tiered wedding cakes made of tinted glass panels and neon, where the casino itself and all the other amenities are located.

"It has two spas, a fitness center, parking space across the street, a steakhouse, Cantonese restaurant, French bistro, and a North African restaurant, a noodle bar, a buffet service, two cafes, and three bars, including one low-key gin joint and cafe called the Café Américain," Catharine adds, pointing out the locations of various rooms and hallways as you view the whole floorplan.

"Where's the vault?" Audrey asks.

ALICE appears amidst the image and indicates a portion of the basement and sub-basement. "Here. The space reported to store Zeonic assets is here. Entrances are through a security door on the casino's main floor and through the service elevator shaft nearby."

Noel squints at a small note near the elevator. "Seems this elevator needs a key to go to the lower floors," she tells you. "That could be an issue."

"We could always climb down the shaft," Catrina counters, cocking her head to one side.
(1/2)

Just had a thought...We shouldn't let Alice watch Macross...or should we?

>>35306484
NO IDORUS

THIS IS NOT SEED OR 00

>>35306500
There were idols in 00? Did I block that out?

>>35306431
Karen shakes her head, clearly not sold on the viability of any sort of heist just yet. "We'd need to get in, though. And we're not going to manage that in Titans uniforms."

"Shopping spree?" Rossweisse asks nonchalantly, though you can tell she's secretly excited at the prospect of more nice things: after all, she hardly owns anything aside from the swimwear you bought her and her uniforms. Certainly nothing too fancy.

Well, Commodore Riddick DID give you an excessive amount of money to prepare for the mission...
>We'll have to go shopping, then. In the mean time, ALICE, Reiko, and Catharine can gather more intel.
>Skip the shopping. We can use our military connections to full advantage.
>Other

>>35306507
Marina was close enough to one.

>>35306514
>>We'll have to go shopping, then. In the mean time, ALICE, Reiko, and Catharine can gather more intel.
He *did* give us the money for it.

>>35306514
>>Skip the shopping. We can use our military connections to full advantage.

>>35306514
>We'll have to go shopping, then. In the mean time, ALICE, Reiko, and Catharine can gather more intel.
Gotta look like nouveau bourgeois that is ready to get conned.

I don't think we should use our connections unless we have to.

>>35306514
Use both. We can even buy Cima something nice.

>>35306514
>We'll have to go shopping, then. In the mean time, ALICE, Reiko, and Catharine can gather more intel.

While im tempted to use our military connections, its better to keep those favors for later.

>>35306554
We can buy something nice for Alice too, some hard to find vocaloid/utauloid addon or something.

>We'll have to go shopping, then. In the mean time, ALICE, Reiko, and Catharine can gather more intel.
gotta buy some sort of plushie for Minerva

>>35306532
>>We'll have to go shopping, then. In the mean time, ALICE, Reiko, and Catharine can gather more intel.

You know what it be good disguise

>>35306576
Yeah that too.

>>35306576
Nah, we should buy her a little remote control rumba bot with a voice box and receiver

>>35306484
DO IT. But save Macross Plus for later, I don't want to offend her by showing her a story where an AI goes insane and tries to kill people to prove her love for them. Might hit a bit too close to home with her need for approval and interaction.

>>35306622
We could show her Macross7 and Frontier first.

>>35306514
Now that I think of it, when we're in-transit, have ALICE start digging for information on Kowen and why he was arrested.

"Why not use Quattro's and Cima's connections to contact these people? We can have a meet in-person with Haman and Carya here while we deal with the rescue mission. Have Cima loan us those commandos and we'd have a good chunk covered.'

>>35306622
I think she was a Bio-AI? The one from Plus.

>>35306661
If I recall correctly, he was officially arrested for taking command of troops he wasn't allowed to in order to fuck over Delaz.

Unofficially, it's a different story.

>>35306681
Sharon Apple started as a limited AI that needed human input via a mind-machine interface to approximate sentience, but was eventually upgraded to full intelligence. Then she went crazy and fixated on the love life of the person who used to interface with her. It got weird.

>>35306661
No I rather not we owe them.

>>35306770
We put Cima in power and practically cleared her name with the Feds. She owes US. Plus Char actively has an interest in New Manhattan as Selena AND Mineva are their. He'd know the up-and-up and the people there.

>>35306804
>thinking that Char would actually care about what happened to them
That's adorable. Really. But no, Char's an asshole and is too busy doing DRAMATIC SPACE PRINCE THINGS, as Hearts put, to be involved in the lives of the people he ostensibly cares about.

>>35306514
“I guess we need to go shopping, then,” you shrug, perfectly willing to go along with the idea.

Karen nods. “Defrah, put us on a course for London.”

You look at your captain in confusion. “Harrods is the place to go for expensive clothing,” she explains simply. “One of the best on the planet.”

“Alright then. You're the Captain, after all. ALICE, Reiko, and Catharine should probably spend the time digging for more information on the Altira Manhattan while we're on our way.”

“Good thinking,” she agrees. “Let's get to it, folks.”

ALICE gives a polite bow and disappears from the main screen, reappearing on Reiko's terminal as she and the secretaries start trying to decide where to begin looking. Defrah, however, rises up out of her seat after punching in the coordinates and limps heavily towards you and Audrey on her prosthesis.

“Hold up a sec,” she tells you. “I've got a gift here from Lucette.”

In her outstretched hand you spot a small, unmarked datadisk.

“This is all the data on the Dendrobium Stamen,” she explains. “She sent it to me yesterday as a parting gift... sweet young woman, but she's got a one-track mind. It was the only way she knew to 'repay me' for working with her for three years.”

Audrey takes the disk gingerly. “The whole plans? That's one hell of a gift, especially since it's probably illegal to give it to you... she must think highly of you, Defrah.”

The dusky-skinned woman chuckles to herself and shrugs. “It's not like I've got a use for it anymore. Maybe some day, but not how things stand... so to speak. It's also got data on Anaheim's subarm designs.”

Audrey lets out a low whistle. “You knew we were looking into reproducing that?”

“Of course. Same with the hardlink system for a support armor, right? All you'll need to replicate it is the material and that disk.”
>Response?

>>35306950
Also, sorry these updates are a bit slower coming than I'd like, but I'm also trying to set some DCs for later in a way that they're tough, but passable.

A heist is an intricate thing with a lot of moving parts, as it turns out. Lots of eventualities to consider.

>>35306950
Thank you! I will buy you a drink!

>>35306916
"Hey, the Titans wants to murder everyone and we're here to put a damper on that. You mind giving us information on X, Y, and Z?"

>I must go. My hair needs me.

"Fucking Ocho."

>>35306950
"Is your group trustworthy, Haman, in producing this? Cima is a right out as Cinco would eventually get ahold of it and use it for his own ends."

>>35306975
We seriously lack manpower. We have giant death robots, but not enough boots on the ground to cover everything. Hence commandos. COMMANDOS. Wappa team my melanin enriched brother.

>>35307032
>>I must go. My hair needs me.
Yeah that good old Char.

>>35306950
"And we didn't even get you anything. We'll have to correct that sometime. Thanks, Defrah."

"So, Audrey, I take it this is giving you all sorts of crazy ideas you're eager to try out?"

>>35307172
>"So, Audrey, I take it this is giving you all sorts of crazy ideas you're eager to try out?"
Yeah I like that.
Maybe Nina can use it?

>>35307172
Poor Doc. Our conceptual MS tech go-to-person is Audrey and Emary is pretty much the one calling the shots in the hangar.
Well, more time to dig around for The Box and maybe some ship engine retrofit ideas from him I suppose.

>>35306950
“Aw, and I didn't get you anything,” you sigh, placing your hands on the back of your head. “Remind me to fix that some time. We owe you, Defrah.”

“S'what I do,” she replies with a salute before limping back over to her seat.

“I bet this is giving you all sorts of ideas, isn't it Audrey... Audrey?” you ask, turning to figure out where she went. To your surprise, she's practically halfway to the hangar deck.

Guess that's a yes, then.

Karen chuckles at you as you walk past her, then lean over Miyu's workstation.

“Put through a comm link to Cima Garahau, would you?”
(1/2)

>>35307243
Oh they can use it alright. The thing we lack is a manufacturing base, manpower and resources. Can't do anything without those.

>>35307291
>Cima Garahau
Fuck, What is her agenda? I still do not trust her.

>>35307359
And I'm pretty sure you're the only one in that.

>>35307359
Would you rather deal with a levelheaded, former pirate spacenoid who's a cougar, or the dude that drugs up kids on shit worse than krokodil?

>>35307359

We'll it's a good thing you're in the minority.

>>35307359
Her agenda is "Ruin the plans of the people who made a monster out of me". She's on our side. Not for the best of reasons, she's a bit unstable, but in general so long as we're trying to stamp out Zeonism throughout the solar system she's willing to work with us. She's the Wolverine of our team, basically. The broody loner who we can't really trust to be on our side, but can always trust to be against our enemies.

>>35307438
Will right thanks for tall me.

What happened to the remains of the Solar Ray?
Was it salvaged into making a new colony or to repair one of the other colonies?

>>35307291
Today is December 16th, UC 0083. It's taken the Valkyrie the better part of three days to reach London, where you stop outside the city. Your crew is officially on leave for the weekend, and your fellow officers arrange to take the tubes into town, taking the Picadilly line to Knightsbridge. Emerging from the station, you find yourself standing just outside one of the largest and most expensive luxury department stores on the face of the Earth: Harrods.

Inside you find a riot of colors and the mingled scents of a thousand perfumes and many hundreds of foods and snacks, your senses practically overwhelmed. Every single thing in this place seems too expensive for your tastes, from the merchandise, to the clothing you see shoppers wearing, to the goddamn wallpaper.

The money given to you by Titans for the occasion practically evaporates out of your hands as everyone seems to get not just one or two nice things, but whole outfits. Rossweisse's necklace with flowers of semi-precious stones for $500, Haman's $1,200 handbag, and Carya's $3,000 black dress are essentially par for the course. You pick a fairly modest vest, pants, and a Burberry jacket for about $6,000 total, and keep the Tissot your father gave you as your watch of choice: it looks nice enough, and it's reliable as any machine ever crafted by mankind.

It also suits you better than the $15,000 Rolex Reiko had you try on for giggles.

For those not present, you also pick up a few items: in the toy section you get a Haro with no data on it, intending to let ALICE use it how she pleases. For Artesia, you all decide on a string of elegant pearls. Most importantly, you insist on a stuffed Acguy toy to give to Mineva when you meet her, deliberately avoiding the salmon-pink one. For Doc Null, you get a bottle of whiskey: the man deserves a drink with the shit he's been through. It also seems each of you has made a point to do some Christmas shopping.
(2/3)

>>35307643
Finally, after struggling with all your purchases on the tube and attracting quite a lot of stares, you return to the Valkyrie. You immediately present your gift to ALICE, who seems overwhelmed that you got something for her.

Now, it comes time to plan the heist itself.
>Review the data ALICE and your secretaries dug up
>See if Doc Null has any hints on what technical issues you might encounter: he may even have solutions for them
>Your GM Quel is in pieces in the hangar: DISTRACTIONS!!!!
>Other

>>35307703
>>Review the data ALICE and your secretaries dug up

>>35307703
>Review the data ALICE and your secretaries dug up
First things first. Also, so cute that ALICE is happy to get a present.

>>35307643
>>35307703
>Review the data ALICE and your secretaries dug up
also why is it always a stuffed acguy,

>>35307703
>DISTRACTIONS

That's actually a really fucking good idea. Turn the funnels into flashlights. Enough power to blow through a concrete divider wall, but not enough to punch through the colony. We use them as improvised demo packs to cut our way through the vault door.

>>35307736
Drs. Roots and Carol intended her to develop through the loneliness of a one-sided relationship with a pilot who wasn't aware of her existence.

Recognizing her as alive was something nobody in the project anticipated.

>>35307758
Because Acguy is adorable.

>>35307703
>Review the data ALICE and your secretaries dug up
>See if Doc Null has any hints on what technical issues you might encounter: he may even have solutions for them

We should have the Doc join us in planning the operations...

>>35307703
>>Review the data ALICE and your secretaries dug up
>>35307758
Acguy is moe.

>>35307786
Oh, I know the character concept. I'm familiar with Gundam Sentinel, so this isn't any sort of surprise that she's reacted this way. That doesn't make it any less cute.

>>35307703
>Review the data ALICE and your secretaries dug up
Just some idle thoughts, but perhaps the best chance of intercepting the cash is when it's in the process of being handed off. No need to break into the vault and it would also net us the perps on both sides of the exchange.

>>35307818
It's a casino heist. This calls for Pink Mohawk. Nothing screams Pink Mohawk more than a beam of pink plasma melting through meters thick titanium.

>>35307818
>intercepting the cash is when it's in the process of being handed off
... there may be a sliiiiight issue there...

You'll find out.

>>35307908
>We want to make a deposit
>We load the Funnel onto a forklift, dress it up in some gaudy, new age, hipster art
>ALICE shuts down the security system
>Commandos and crew secure the vault and basement floors
>Have whomever is sitting in the co-pilot seat in the Lilium ACTIVATE IT
>Cut through vault
>Steal the shit
>Get out

Keep it simple stupid.

>>35307923
Lemme guess, the transfer will be through a rigged game of high stakes.

>>35307703
“Okay,” you begin after reassembling your team on the bridge. “What did we all learn?”

“We've got a problem,” Catharine sighs heavily, cradling her head in her hands. “We're dealing with fifty million in gold bars.”

Karen lets out a low whistle. “How much does that weigh?”

ALICE appears on the main screen. “At current exchange rates, approximately one point three-seven-five short tons.”

“That's a problem, right?” Catrina asks. “That much weight is a problem, right ALICE?”

“Grave,” the red-haired AI agrees.

Miyu points at a small square on the floorplan. “This should have service vehicles. We could move the gold that way, and take it downstairs to the casino's private cargo dock.”

“Risky,” Karen admits, “but yeah. Might work.”

“Okay, so the first issue is weapons,” Noel tells you. “There are no scanners for bags brought in by guests, but bags are searched going onto the casino floor.”
>We'll go weapons-light, or no weapons
>We'll check a pair of our own in, use that as a staging point
>Other

>>35307995

How small can we make a Psycommune receptor?

>>35308084
Any chance we can just, destroy the gold?

>>35308084
>We'll check a pair of our own in, use that as a staging point
Better to have the option and not need it than to need it and not have it.

>>35308084

Could we have one of our team infiltrate as a Cargo Delivery Driver, have a secret compartment with weapons in it which can we distributed once we regroup in the elevator...

>>35308084
>>We'll check a pair of our own in, use that as a staging point

>>35308084
>One-quarter ton of gold

Holy fuck. We're going to need more forklifts.

No weapons on our person. A federation issue k-bar is all.

>>35308091
The receiver is not the issue. It's getting the funnel down there without raising any suspicions that HEY LOOK IT'S A FUNNEL.

>>35308084
>>We'll check a pair of our own in, use that as a staging point

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>>35308084
>We'll check a pair of our own in, use that as a staging point

>“We're dealing with fifty million in gold bars.”
Now I get where the Hyaku Shiki got its shiny armor plating.

>>35308084
Where exactly IS the private cargo dock? We could infiltrate a team there while the casino team runs interference and draws suspicions.

>>35308177

If we can have a RC sized funnel.... Hell, even a guitar sized funnel would work... go in the service entrance as 'entertainment'...

>>35308230
It's in the sub-basement level. It has an opening to the exterior of the colony cylinder.

>>35308240
Another thing would be sneaking a fully charged beam sabre or beam jitte in. Set it on low power, lean it against the vault hinges, and let gravity do the rest.

>>35308091
Not very small. Think like a small dog.

Add in the bulk for a beam gun, and the smallest thing you could probably fit it into would be a hard case for a double bass.

Best idea: stage an obvious heist, intercept it with the rest of our team, take the "criminals" (our people) and the evidence (the gold) into custody.

>>35308269
Override the security codes with a bit of magic and technomancy, get a plasma welder team through the door, and we'd have full run.

>>35308307
we would miss a large portion of the cash. Not the best idea.

How are the Zekes planning to move the gold?

The Titans were planning to go in loud anyway, right? Why not use our Titan authority to just confiscate it outright? We go in loud with the Hizacks and Quel.

>>35308371
Civilian casualty's mainly.
We want to avoid a gaping hole into space because we rammed our suits in there.

Trying to forceful take on foot will just result in a gun fight.

Of course we could make a bomb scare and then go in with a gundam.

>>35308084
Hairspray + cigarette lighter combo?

>>35308405
Hm. ALICE could roll Haros to place the 'bombs' in the casino. Have them set up in corners and LOUDLY start counting down. Load a few of them with smoke grenades to trigger the fire alarms and bam. Instant panic.

Okay, idea.

We split into two teams. One entry team that's going to go in the casino and establish a foothold, the other as the escape team whose job is to keep the getaway vehicles ready. The getaway team's job is to get into the parking with our extra gear in case we need it and be ready to accept the cargo and us in case shit goes bad.

The insertion team's job is to gain access to the casino's servers and maintenance from on top. We need some device that'd let ALICE get into their systems and hack them. If we can cause a fire alarm or something to get the people out to safety, that'd be great. The fire alarm would also let us get the getaway team in disguised as firemen (pull some Titan rank on the local fire department).

So, to summarize, we go in, start a fire alarm, ALICE hacks into their systems in the chaos, and we try to get out with the gold in a firetruck.

Yes, I've been playing too much Shadowrun lately, shut up.

>>35308463
Haros. Always bet on Haros. We create a meshnet with them so ALICE can hop into the systems.

>>35308084
"Could we sneak in as performers maybe?" Reiko muses.

Catharine shakes her head. "That's never gonna work. The casino keeps track of that sort of detail. They'll know."

"You really think they'd figure it out?"

"I would."

You crack your fingers in boredom. "Then we'll check two of our team in, use their room as a base of operations."

"I'd say Reiko and Catharine," Karen suggests. "They could use the room to work on the casino's electronic security systems."

You nod in agreement. "That makes good sense. We'll have them bring in our weapons and conceal them before going out onto the casino floor. It'll work so long as nothing prints. I doubt their hired muscle make it a habit to pat down such classy ladies, it'd be bad for business given their clientele."

"There is another issue," ALICE announces. "The electronic infiltration will be substantially more difficult than it would be against military targets, given the expenditure made by the casino's operating group. By my estimates, Ensigns Hollinger and Blitzen will require assistance."

"Any ideas?" Audrey asks her. "I'll see if Doc Null and I can't work out a way for you to help."

ALICE's avatar nods energetically, her rendered hair bouncing as she does so. "I can write a simple program onto the Haro unit Dominic purchased for me which will correct for at least one failed attempt at breaching their system's security."
>Roll me a d100, best of three

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>35308501
inb4 1

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>35308501
Haro!

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>35308501

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>35308501
Rolling.

get a couple of fire fighters suits, have a team in the casino drop a few concealed smoke grenades into the air vents, have the fire team enter with the real fire teams, regroup at the elevator and make our way from there...

Good old Hitman...

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>35308501

>>35308356
In small shipments. One million US dollars in gold only weighs about 55 pounds, and that's not the only valuable thing there.

Their suppliers need only swing by and pick up their payments after the Remnants take delivery.

>>35308517
Good Lord bless you.

Note:
If we pull this off spectacularly we can use the gold to buy the cyber new type facility and shut it down, its probably a private run company.

If we pull it off spectacularly

>>35308517
Haro wills it.

>>35308565
I don't think we'll get to keep the gold. At least, not enough to buy out the Newtype Labs (remember, there are multiple separate facilities). We might be able to squirrel some valuables away, though.

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>>35308517
Nice.

>>35308548
What did we talk to Cima about anyway?

Create a corridor between the vault and the outside. Preferably using the colony's own internal barriers to make it airtight.

Overpressurize the atmosphere in the vault, vent the corridor to space.

Put a net over the open end of the corridor.

Open the door between the vault and the corridor, blowing the gold into the net.

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>35308565
I'm still trying to think of a way to get a funnel in, reliably, for heavy fire support. Nobody would expect it.

>>35308594
I dont think funnels work in-atmosphere

>>35308582
We only don't get to keep it if we report we stole it instead of shoveling it out into space or blowing it up.

>>35308605
They don't actually. Hence the original idea of dressing it up as hipster art and loading it onto a forklift.

>>35308614
Yeah, but this time we were ordered to retrieve it. We can't get away with "But the Titans didn't explicitly order us to be assholes, so we weren't". We have to give them the loot. So we can grab some of it, but not the whole thing. Not without getting even higher up on the shit list. We have to pace ourselves in infuriating Bask Om or we'll throw the game.

>>35308605

they do, they're just a bit more finicky...

>>35308605
They work, but really poorly. Unless you're in ZZ Gundam. They worked fine in that series, and never again in the entire Universal Century timeline. I don't know what that's about, I'm going to assume the answer is "animation error".

>>35308517
"What about a logic bomb?" you ask. "A security system that complex probably updates itself on a regular basis. ALICE could write the code and insert it into the update's datastream, then we could have Reiko and Catharine trigger it once we're on site. It'd give us complete control over the system."

There's a VERY long, pregnant pause in the room.

"How the fuck?" Catrina asks, staring at you.

Audrey blinks once in disbelief. "The crazy thing is, he's right. Without ALICE it would never work... but we've got ALICE."

"You think you can handle it, ALICE?" you ask her.

The AI's animated avatar beams at you with confidence. "Naturally, Dominic. Connect the Valkyrie's systems at the dockyard in New Manhattan and I will take it from there."

"Now the third problem," Audrey mutters to herself. "Getting into the restricted areas."

"The elevator or the door from the casino, right?" Carya asks for clarification.

Audrey bites her lip. "We would need to steal that key from the front desk in the lobby to use it, which would be a huge advantage later in the process. Or we'd need to sneak down the shaft without triggering any alarms... which may go off automatically even if we have control of the system."

"Or we send a team in through the casino," Miyu adds, rounding out the options. "They'd have to be sneaky, though, and probably well-armed. There are guards patrolling the hallway to the vault rooms."
>We'll take the hallway. We can be sneaky.
>We'll head down the elevator shaft, screw the key.
>Someone can cause a distraction and we'll steal the key.
>Other

>>35308655
Fair does.
But even then, a small amount of the total gold is still more than enough to buy the clinic.
We might have to blow up some of the casino to account for the missing gold though.

rather speculative really. Lets see how the QM handles it.

>>35308710
>Someone can cause a distraction and we'll steal the key.
Fire alarms?

>>35308714
I really don't think it's enough. Augusta, Oakland and Murasame are huge institutions. The Titans have put a lot of funding into them. I doubt they're even for sale in the first place. A better use of the money would be bribes to get information on the programs so we can expose them to the public.

>>35308710
Is it PHYSICAL key or an ELECTRONIC key? If it's electronic, that's straightforward. Copy it. If it's physical, then we have problems and must work around the prospect of it being discovered missing.

>>35308710
>Someone can cause a distraction and we'll steal the key.
If the receptionist is a woman, we'll pretty much just walk into the vault.
It's never that easy.

Wait a minute, this reminds me of Rush Hour somehow...

>>35308710
>Someone can cause a distraction and we'll steal the key.

>>35308710
> Other

Buy a Haro.

Stick a key-copier (like what they have at Home Depot, except the space future version) into the Haro.

Have it "eat" the original key and spit out the copy.

>>35308710
>Somebody seduce the secretary

>>35308710
>Someone can cause a distraction and we'll steal the key.

Either we try this, or we bring along a portable hacking device to get through the door.


>>35308763
weren't the institutions not owned by the titans to begin with? they started independent and then got nabbed didn't they? I forget, but i know the titans don't start off running the show, their organization started after the labs existed.

>>35308764
Physical: basically, it's like a fireman's key. It fits a very specific spot on the elevator's console, and allows you to open a small panel that covers the buttons for the vault and dock levels.

>>35308710
>>Someone can cause a distraction and we'll steal the key.

We're overlooking several things here. What security is on the vault itself? Retina scanner? DNA sampler? Fingerprint reader? We'll haft to overcome all of those obstacles if we don't simply cut our way through with a plasma welder. Even then, we still haft to account for the fact security may just fucking vent the entire corridor and vault to vacuum if we prove too persistent.

>>35308802
>physical

Double damn. That means we'll be on a timer.

>>35308786
The Newtype labs were always government projects. They were established before the Titans were organized, but considering Jamitov's scheming I would be surprised if he wasn't part of getting them started. He's certainly got his tendrils in them now. It's too late to buy them out. Like I said, it would be better to use the money to expose them than to purchase them.

If it's a physical key, then we definitely use a key-copier. Seriously, it's a piece of tech that exists in the real world right now, we'd be stupid not to use it here.

>>35308802
>>35308821
Actually, have crew research the vault itself. When was it installed? Is it a custom model? What is the manufacturer? Does it have Luna Titanium walls or normal Titanium? How thick is the door and walls? What is the size? Where is it located in relation to the colony skin? We can figure out from there how to approach the vault itself.

>>35308868
very well then.
Though the question remains how to do so when we have it. And in a way that dosent highlight newtypes too much. Just human experimentation.

>>35308881
From the web
How long does it take to duplicate (copy) a key? Usually less than five minutes. If you have an unusual key which will take longer to copy

>>35308868
I'd invest in AE and jumpstart some of their advanced projects in exchange for them letting us test them for them.

Mass produced Nus.

>>35308927
Invest in Haman's ship. Gwadan man.

>>35308710
“We'll cause a distraction and snag the key,” you decide. “Hell, I'll seduce whoever's on duty if it's a woman.”

Karen smacks you on the back of your head. “We're not taking anyone with us, Dominic.”

“You never let me have any fun.”

Haman taps the map gently with one finger. “We'll probably end up improvising that part. If it all goes wrong, we could still try sneaking anyway.”

“So that leaves the Vault,” Reiko concludes. “Biometric scanners, several independent alarms to trigger. Brand new and top of the line. It even has its own power supply.”

“That's not even fair!” Defrah shouts, throwing her hands up. “How do you hack that?”

“Walls.” Rossweisse states simply.

“Walls?” you ask, somewhat confused.

“Walls.”

You shrug. “Maybe. ALICE? How thick are the walls?”

“Thick,” she replies, placing her hands on her hips. “Approximately one inch of titanium alloy between six-inch slabs of reinforced concrete.”

There HAS to be a way to get into that vault...
>Spitball? Consider all your available resources.

>>35308947
Oh yeah.

Also, we can invest some cash in the Valkyrie. Or our suits.

>>35308926
It's basically a fireman's key: a very unusual size and shape. It would probably take just as long to copy it as it would to pull off the operation itself the way you're going.

>>35308965
>Spitball? Consider all your available resources.
Be real nice if we had a pastebin for that...

>>35308965
Where exactly are the vault hinges? Inside or outside? Does it swing in or out, specifically. Or does the door itself lower into the floor.

>>35308965
Question:
How is the vault located in relation to the docking bay? Because if we could get a suit inside and just steal the entire vault by precise application of a cutting tool then huzza.

Failing that, again, bomb scare/explosives?

>>35308965
Maybe Dr. Null (and seriously, he went from Doctor Jay to Doctor Null? Hearts, you card) could rig up a shaped charge version of the megaparticle transfer bomb he used to destroy his house? That certainly seems powerful enough to do the job.

>>35308991
You have several mobile suits, an AI, experience technical personnel, and a PhD in applied Minovsky physics.

>>35309003
Probably our best bet.

>>35308996
That'd cause too much damage to the colony. Already thought of and scrapped it. No Oceans Eleven, 2 Fast 2 Furious, or Payday heist for us sadly.

>>35308965
Explosives? Might be too loud.
Low powered beam sabers in lieu of plasma cutters? Could work, though there's a chance of slagging the contents of the vault.
What about those Plasma Leaders from the gutted Val Varo? Black out the electronics in the area of the vault?

>>35309003
His full name is Null Ward, iirc.

It's a mix of Doctor J and his voice actor's name, I think.

>>35308965
I say beam sabers.

>>35309040
His name was Jay Ward, now it's Dr. Null. Dr. J's full name is Jay Null. It's a bad pun.

>>35309048
Portable beam saber would work. Be a hell of a job man handling it though.

>>35308965
Wait for someone else to open the vault, then have the locking systems fail to engage when they close it. We're going to own their security systems, so we might as well take advantage of it.

>>35309004
Does the vault have emergency vent to vacuum or no? That's a pretty big thing if we plan to go without a normal suit.

>>35309069
If they have half a brain, and i bet they do, itll be on an enclosed system, otherwise we could just hack the door open and walk right in via their own security anyway.

I'm sorry I haven't a clue on what to do.

>>35309081
If that's the case, we move to plan B.

>>35309133
Hostile casino takeover sounds like a good option.

Plus we still haft to acquire Mineva and Selena in this clusterfuck of a plan.

>>35309081
Can't be, because it has to be linked to the alarms in the casino.

>>35309030
>Plasma Leaders from the gutted Val Varo? Black out the electronics in the area of the vault?
Oh yeah, I recall that when Haman used it during the RoZ attack, it managed to black out a section of the colony along with the target mobile suits.

You know, the real question is what is the titanium alloyed with? People don't seem to realize that titanium by itself isn't any stronger than steel, it's just about half the weight. So we have a foot of reinforced concrete and what amounts to an inch of steel. Lets just drill through the damn thing.

>>35309183
There's more than one way to link an alarm system up.

Only a retard puts it all on one digital network.

Two things.

What's the procedure like if someone wants to get into the safe? How many security checkpoints are there, what do they do on each, stuff like that?

Second, who's the guy with the access to the safe? And whose side is he on (Zeon sympathizer, I presume)? If so, maybe we can try to get him to open the safe for us if we pull enough weight - say how we're here on Cima's behalf or Haman's or Char's.

>>35308965
“We DO have a doctor of applied Minovsky physics,” you point out. “He blew up his house with a miniature e-pac.”

“I like it,” Catrina admits. “I like it almost too much. IT wouldn't even set off any alarms, and we could use it to torch anything we couldn't take with us.”

“M-particle charges wouldn't care about the material you use them against,” Audrey confirms.

“I like it,” Rossweisse agrees.

“Alright,” Defrah continues. “You think Cima will pull through clearing the routes for us out of the cargo bay?”

You shrug. “Probably. If not, we shoot our way out. Mix things up a little.”

You find the good Doctor in the hangar after your meeting concludes, and he waves you down.

“Mister O'Hara, have you SEEN the arm unit on this GM of yours? Titans has clearly been withholding advancements of its own... I know Frank would love to see this. Look at how the armor and servos are grafted to a more compact frame! Ingenious how they've...”

“Doc,” you interrupt. “Sorry to disturb your romantic evening with this severed mobile suit arm, but I need a favor, and you're our go-to guy in the munitions department.”

You're fairly sure if you could see the man's eyes they'd be glinting maniacally. “Oh, Commander. If that's the case, Doctor Bidan can wait for my report. What do you need?”

“A minovsky particle breaching charge.”

“When do you need them?”

“Three days.”

“How big?”

“Small enough to fit under a woman's dress.”

The doctor flashes you a toothy, shit-eating grin. “You're just a treat to work with, young man. You know that, right?”
(1/2)

>>35309251
I love this man.

>>35309251
>torch anything we couldn't tale

Oh deary. The players are expressing their inner kleptomania right now. We're taking EVERYTHING that is not nailed down that will fit in the transports.

>>35309243
>we're here on Cima's behalf or Haman's or Char's
They're aligned with the moderate Republic of Zeon now.
We'll be dealing with supporters of the radical elements of the former Principality of Zeon. It's a bad idea to namedrop two "traitors" and daughter of the former Axis regent.

>>35309251
>The doctor flashes you a toothy, shit-eating grin. “You're just a treat to work with, young man. You know that, right?”
I love this guy so much.

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>>35309251
>Doctor Bidan can wait for my report
Oh, hello there Gundam Mark II.

>>35309308
A part of me now hopes we end up stealing some priceless vases that belonged to a deceased high-ranking Zeon officer.

>>35309278
His fun its he.

>>35309316
We could try using Ilia on this op.

>>35309379
No, more trouble if it doesn't work.

>>35309251
December 20th, UC 0083. It's five days before Christmas, and already things seem to be getting exciting around New Manhattan. Couples shopping for last-minute gifts, children playing on an ice rink set up in the park, parents enjoying an evening of peace and quiet while their younger kids fall on the ice and their teenaged children go out on dates. It's a wonderful time of year.

Haman grabs you by the hand and tugs you off the Valkyrie almost the second it docks.

"Come on," she insists. "Let's get to the address Char left with Artesia already."

"Hold on," you reply testily. "She'll be there five minutes from now, let me take care of the rest of this shit and we'll go straight there."

You quickly oversee ALICE's infiltration into the computer networks of the colony, where she sets to work laying the logic bomb you'll use later. You also help Reiko and Catharine pack the bags full of computer equipment, Sig Sauer and Walther pistols, a pair of folding SMGs, and the requisite number of m-particle 'grenades' (read: all of them). Karen agrees to watch over the two secretaries to ensure they make it safely to the casino, and both young women change into their absolutely stunning attire, ready to blend in with the upper-crust elitists who'll no doubt be crowding the place.

Finally, as you tuck your gift for Mineva into a satchel, you ponder how you should go abut this.
>Take the Sisters and Haman, maximum precaution. Treat it as a military op.
>Take the Sisters and Haman, take it at a relaxed but aware pace.
>Just take Haman and take it easy, there's little chance of any complications
>Other

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>>35309355
It took me a moment. We can only hope.

>>35309409
>Take the Sisters and Haman, take it at a relaxed but aware pace.
IC question for Haman. Does she think her former ward is a budding Newtype?
If so, even more reason to keep the atmosphere relaxed so Mineva won't get nervous.

>>35309409
"Hey Haman, how do you feel about giving Pazom a chance to stretch? This would be an easy enough operation. You can even use the remote for the shock collar."

>>35309409
>Take the Sisters and Haman, maximum precaution. Treat it as a military op.
I have a funny feeling this could go horribly wrong fast.

>>35309409
> Sisters and Haman, relaxed but aware

>>35309409
>>Take the Sisters and Haman, take it at a relaxed but aware pace.
silenced pistols and tasers...

>>35309409
>>Take the Sisters and Haman, maximum precaution. Treat it as a military op.

>>35309409
>Take the Sisters and Haman, take it at a relaxed but aware pace.

>>35309409
>Take the Sisters and Haman, maximum precaution. Treat it as a military op.
This is a Zabi we're speaking of. Expect her to be watched 24/7.

>>35309409
How about taking Sayla and Haman? Sayla can give the two girls a medical once-over to make sure they're in good health. Leave the Twins in a Gundam if we need bailed out in a hurry.

>>35309409
>Take the Sisters and Haman, take it at a relaxed but aware pace.
hiding in plain sight

>>35309355
>>35309414
You read my fucking mind

>>35309502
Huh. This might be even better.

Giving my support for this vote. Changing from this vote >>35309450

>>35309502
It good take Sayla too.

Change >>35309458
to >>35309502

>>35309556
Le Ding!

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>>35309556
I'm still advocating for Bloody Magpies as our squadron handle.

>>35309502
this

>>35309409
“Rossweisse,” you grab the girl as she passes by, “think you could mount up in the Viola in case shit goes sideways?”

The quiet young woman nods, her blue eyes sparkling in determination. “Of course.”

You then quickly locate the sisters and Artesia, arguing that you could use another shooter and a trained medic in your group. Finally Haman, who by this point is practically stamping her feet in impatience, rushes the three of you out and into the colony. The fifteen minute trip to the apartment flies by, until you arrive in a quiet residential district near a small pocket park. You walk cautiously to the door and punch in the appropriate code at the key console.

“Carya and I will lead,” you tell the rest. “Artesia, Haman, you follow us three meters behind. Keep your eyes open.”

You open the door and draw your pistol, a .357 semi-auto, and twist on a suppressor. To your left, Catrina takes over and does the same, her finger hovering just off the trigger as you creep up the stairs. At each landing you scan around, looking for any hint of an ambush. Apartment #3 on the second floor seems to have a porno playing rather loudly inside, but aside from that you notice very little amiss until you reach the fifth floor, where the target apartment is.
>Roll me another d100, best of three

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>35309736

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>35309736
inb4 1 again

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>35309736
Went full operator mode huh?

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>35309736

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>35309736
>.357 semi-auto
I vote we take the FNP .45 next time. Afterall theres no point not to.

>>35309736
There's something off... aggression, behind you, across the landing. You and Catrina both burst into motion even as the door opens. Catrina falls back to cover your unarmed teammates, while you dash forward and slide to one side of the door.

The man who opens it is tall and rather lanky, with high cheeks and a crop of black hair. He shouts loudly in surprise as you lock aim on each other.

"Apolly!" he shouts into the room behind him, where you feel another possible shooter moving.

You can take the shot now, but something strikes you as odd... the man hasn't shot you yet either, and there seem to be two people stirring in your target apartment as well. And that name, "Apolly"...

You can feel that Haman recognizes all three of the presences in that apartment.
>Take the shot (d100)
>Wait and confirm the situation
>Other

>>35309854
>>Wait and confirm the situation

>>35309854
>Wait and confirm the situation

>>35309854
>Wait and confirm the situation

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>35309854
"Stand down! Everyone stand the fuck down!"

>>35309854
>Wait and confirm the situation

>>35309854
>Apolly
It he a Federation pilot in the war?

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>35309893
He's one of Char's fucking wingmen. He's a bad enough dude to have SURVIVED being Char's wingman.

>>35309893
English please.

>>35309893
Nope. Zeon. He's one of Char's wingmen. Presumably Char sent him and Roberto to look after the ladies. Which is something he really should have told us.

>>35309893
One Year War veteran on Zeon's side, one of Char/Quattro's wingmen in Zeta. For the purpose of this quest, see http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/33361504/#p33371019

>>35309919
Well, for a while, at least. He dies eventually, but he lasted seven years longer than any of his competition did. Seeing how the average lifespan for one of Char's wingmen is seventeen minutes, that's impressive.

>>35309885
This

Say "I'm Luke Skywalker, I'm here to rescue you" as soon as the other door opens.

>>35310027
I'm Johnny Ridden!

>>35310027
Aren't you a little short for a Zaku?

>>35309854
“Everyone, stand the FUCK down,” you order, though the most you get is a bit of relaxation on the part of Carrina, who keeps her pistol in a high ready position. You lean to one side and see a second man with a short crop of sickly green hair raise a shotgun.

“Who are you?” the black-haired man demands.

You pull your own pistol back from apogee into relock-high. “Commander O'Hara, Titans. You one of Char's?”

Finally, the pistol lowers as the man pointing it at you recognizes Char's name. “That's right. Name's Roberto. Why the hell are you here, Commander?”

“Roberto?” you hear a voice demand from behind you. “What's going on out here? Lady Mineva's trying... HAMAN!”

You turn your head just slightly to watch Serena Karn dart out of the door and practically level her older sister with a hug. “Haman! What are you doing here?”

Haman holds her sister with a smile on her lips. “We've come here to make sure you and Lady Mineva are safe now that the masked moron's apparently run off.”

Roberto holsters his pistol, and you do the same as he inclines his head towards Haman. “Lady Haman, I failed to notice you. My deepest apologies.”

Through the still-open door you see a young girl, no more than three, come into view.

“Loud,” Lady Mineva Zabi mutters, glaring at both you and Roberto.

>Squee about the little kid
>Deal with things like a mature adult, get everyone out of here (d100 or end up squeeing about the little kid)
>Other?

>>35310118
>>Squee about the little kid
>Squee about the little kid

>>35310118
>Squee about the little kid

>>35310118
>>Squee about the little kid

>>35310118

>Try not to think it's adorable
>Fail

>Squee about the little kid

>>35310118
>>Squee about the little kid

>>35310118
>Squee about the little kid

>>35310118
>>Squee about the little kid
Shiny.

>>35310118
>Other?
"Yes, we are. I'm sorry, we'll quiet down now."

Because there's something funny about treating small children with utmost dignity and respect. Also, little baby Mineva, so cute.

>>35310118
>Squee about the little kid

>>35310118
>Squee about the little kid
Also, why didn't we bring Artisia? You'd think she'd want to see what kind of girl Char decided to abandon in a hotel. And possibly plot with her to beat some sense into him.

>>35310118
"Roberto, Apolly, I don't know how much you know nor care, but the kid and Serrena need to move. Johnny is tearing himself up out there, the Titans are going to blow the fuck out of this colony if we don't get what we were assigned to retrieve, and the safest place for both you and them is on my ship. I can guarantee your safety far easier between several layers of titanium than out here in an apartment block."

>>35310204
...Char isn't much of a father figure for girls. I mean sure, you could count Kamille, but she slapped the shit out of him.

>>35310204
We did. Read the post where we're heading out again, we brought Artesia around as a medical professional and just to meet family.

>>35310118
>“Loud,” Lady Mineva Zabi mutters, glaring at both you and Roberto.
We should roll 2 dice.
One for resistance against Mineva's glare, and another Will save from Dozle Zabi's screaming ghost. He gets a BIG modifier for his BIG VOICE.

>>35310238
Bright Quest Dozle best Dozle.

>>35310118
Does.. does this mean we FINALLY get some bros for Dom to hang out with?

>>35310118
At the sight of the little auburn-haired kid, your mood changes so quickly you may well have stripped a gear.

“I'm sorry,” you tell Mineva quietly, walking across the landing to scoop her up into your arms, much to Roberto and Apolly's chagrin. “Did I wake you up?”

Mineva nods unhappily. “Yes. You're loud.”

“It's nice to meet you, though,” you add sincerely, hoping she can pick up on that and forget that she currently hates your guts for waking her. “I even brought you a present.” You hold Mineva, who cooperates with you, in one arm as you pull out the Acguy plushie from your satchel and hand it to her.

The young girl's eyes light up. “Cute!” she announces. “Not pink?”

“You don't like pink?”

Mineva shakes her head fervently. “The blond man likes pink. I hate pink.”

You laugh deeply and loudly, and the young Lady Mineva joins you: apparently Char's none too popular here either. Satisfied that Mineva has been sufficiently defused, you pass her off to Artesia, who begins giving her a once-over.

“Come on,” Haman urges her sister. “We've got a ship docked here. You can come with us, you'll be safer.”

“What about Natalie?” Serana asks. “And Roberto and Apolly?”
>Offer to take them all
>Offer to take Natalie
>Char's problem, not yours.
>Other

>>35310313
>>Offer to take Natalie

>>35310313
>Offer to take them all

The Tiny Queen could be most displeased if we left her entourage behind. I will do everything in my power to avoid her displeasure.

>>35310313
>>Offer to take them all

>>35310313
>Offer to take them all

>>35310313
Aw yes, little Mineva knows what's what. Good girl, Mineva.

>Other
Offer to take Natalie, and ask Apolly and Roberto if they want to come or if they think it would be too much of a risk for them.

>>35310313
>Offer to take them all
Karen technically only forbade us from picking up anyone at the casino. Anything before that is fair game.

>>35310313
>Offer to take Natalie

>>35310313
>Offer to take them all
"The Federation can only sentence me to death once after all."

>>35310313
>Take them all

The more, the merrier.

Also, leaving them behind probably means leaving them to the other Titans. The douchebag ones.

>>35310313
>Offer to take them all
Have them take refuge in the ship until our op is concluded, then they can decide whether to return here later, or go to another colony.

>>35310313
>>Offer to take them all
Fuck it.

>>35310313
>Offer to take them all

>>35310360
We could probably arrange for Cima or someone who's in touch with Char to pick them up later.

>>35310313
>Offer to take them all

>>35310313
"They'll be far safer on the Valkyrie, hiding directly under the Titans noses than out here. Plus the little one would brain me if I left any of them."

"Apolly, Roberto, gather your gear. If you have mobile suits, we'll acquire them somehow. We don't have a lot of time. We took this Op to keep the more bloodthirsty elements from raising this colony. I don't know if Bask will still go through if we fail to acquire what we were tasked with, but best be paranoid than dead, yeah?"

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I just want to some day see pic related happen. Not any time soon, but a chance to take Mineva out to the park would be nice.

>>35310313
>>35310396
This.

Random Thought, but am I the only one who sees the RoZ adopting a Sleeves paint scheme?

>>35310313
“They'll come with us. Better that than hanging around in our AO, and if they can't palate staying with us we'll have Cima take them in. And the rest of Titans certainly won't look for you lot on one of their own ships."

“Your AO?” the man called Apolly repeats.

“Cima?” Roberto adds with some skepticism.

You nod. “Titans is hitting the Altira Manhattan to deal with the Principality funds in their vaults. We offered to go in quiet to keep them from going in loud and possibly killing a lot of civilians. Cima of the Republican Guard is giving us a hand.”

“I see,” Roberto replies, stroking his chin.

“Besides,” you add. “The little princess wouldn't take it too kindly if I left any of you behind, I'd warrant.”

“Then we'll tag along,” Apolly replies. “After all, none of us want to make the little princess mad either.”

“I'll take a look at Miss Bianchi,” Artesia announces, “then we can move out.”
(1/2)

>>35310531
December 24th: Christmas eve. After some setup, everything has fallen in place for your raid on the casino. You've timed the whole heist to go off while the holiday festivities are in full swing.

Your team has assembled in the room rented out for Reiko and Catharine, the latter of whom has been making a small fortune counting cards downstairs in her spare time. All of you are in your finest clothing: Karen, the secretaries, Carya and Catrina, Haman, Rossweisse, Emma, and Audrey. All of them look simply, jaw-droppingly gorgeous tonight.

Even Defrah, Miyu, and Noel have dressed up, though aboard the Valkyrie nobody else can see them. It's their task to maneuver your ship into position, though they had a chance last night to live it up in style.

Reiko and Catharine tap furiously at their laptops...
>d100, best of three

Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>35310633
Come on 1.

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>35310633

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>35310633
Let's Roll.

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>35310633

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>35310633

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>35310633
Let’s do this

Rolled 21 (1d100)

Please tell me that Alice is also wearing a dress on her character model.

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>35310633

>>35310709
I hope so!

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>35310718
I think you missed. Aim a bit higher next time.

>>35310718
You hope for a 39 on a d100?

>>35310633
>>35310662
>81
"We're in," Reiko announces triumphantly. "We have full access to their security systems... thank yooooou ALICE."

"I'm starting to love that little AI girl," you hear Audrey mutter in satisfaction.

Catharine accesses the camera systems throughout the secure areas of the casino. "Recording... ten second clip. Okay, as soon as I splice this in, you'll be invisible as far as the House is concerned."

"Excellent work," Karen congratulates the secretary team. "Keep on your toes. Dom, get your entry team ready."

>roll d100 for concealing weapons
>Select entry team size: 3, 4, 5, or 6
>specify your choices: Dominic and Carya will be on the entry team by default. The remainder will be on the distraction team.

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>35310757
FNP .45!!!
minimum

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>35310757

Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>35310757

>>35310757
>roll d100 for concealing weapons

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>35310757
>Team size: 4

Distraction team:
>Emma Sheen
>Haman Karn/"Noin Balzac"

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>35310757

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>35310757
>6-man team
>Extras are Karen, Haman, Rossweisse and Emma

Rolled 19 (1d100)

So were Apolly and Roberto on foot incognito or did they have mobile suits they could run for encase things got hairy?

>>35310757
No weapons. Although, conceal a flashbang in the Twins' purse and a knife in our loafers.

The smaller the team the better our chances of infiltrating. So only us and Carya.

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>35310757
>>35310808

>>35310757
>Audrey
For tech support

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>35310757
Three person team. Dominic, Carya and Audrey for the infiltration team. A nice mix of combat, social and technical skills.

Putting in the list of our current crew, if it helps any.

> Captain Karen Joshua (29): Unit Commanding Officer/Warship Captain [Valkyrie]
> Commander Dominic O'Hara (19): Executive Officer, Group Commander [Lilium]
> Lieutenant Carya/Catrina Marseille (21): Pilot, Evaluator (Newtype Systems) [Viola]
> Ensign Audrey April (23): Combat Pilot, Data Analyst [Iris]
> Ensign Haman Karn/"Noin Balzac" (16): Remote Weapons Operator, Co-Pilot [Lilium]
> Ensign Rossweisse (16?): Cyber-Newtype, Backup/Support Pilot [Kaempfer]
> First Sergeant Reiko Hollinger (20): Secretary/Reserve Operator/Fixer
> Ensign Katherine Blitzen (20): Secretary, Informant
> LtJg Miyu Takisawa: Operator
> Ensign Noel Anderson: Operator
> Illia Pazom: Under Probation
> Rebecca Fanning: Cyber-Newtype, Under Probation
> Doctor Jay "Null"/Ward: Chief Engineer
> Emary Ounce: Assistant Chief Engineer
> Sayla Mass: Ship Physician
> Emma Sheen: Pilot [GM Quel]
> Defrah Kar: Helmsman
> ALICE: Warship A.I.

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>35310812
Larger team is so that we can empty the vault faster.

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>35310843
No, that's kind of pointless when we can simply open the casino's dock door to vacuum and have a mobile suit scoop it all up for us. Plus Cima's goons will cover us and assist in the extraction.

>>35310812
Recall, they'll be checking purses.

>>35310757
I'd suggest we keep the team small. The only extra person we should bring along is Audrey, for technical expertise.

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>35310921
We can't mock up a false container out of an aerosol can? Women love their hairspray.

>>35310936
Yeah I'm think the same.
Audrey for tech support.

>>35310836
>not having the Good Doctor down as Magical Hobo/Magos

>not having April and Ounce down as Enginseers

Full pleb.

>>35310757
"No, that's wrong," you tell Rossweisse quietly, your hands sliding across her thighs to move the pistol and demo charges under her dress. "The pistol goes on the inside so it won't print. The charges are thin enough that they can go on the back of your thigh and not show up." Meanwhile, Catrina helps Audrey hide her own weapons. Finally, you stick your pistol and its suppressor in a shoulder holster under your jacket, and strap a few charges to your ankles.

"Alright. Haman, Emma, you're the distraction team. Let's go get that key."

Downstairs, you step out into the lobby and walk across the room towards the security desk. Looking down you note the pure ostentation of the decor: red and white marble in a checked pattern, with thick glass in the center covering a recessed niche. In each niche sits a small gold bar, illuminated from the sides by LEDs.

And it's onto one of those squares of reinforced glass that Haman drops a bottle of extremely fine Brunello as she bumps into a valet. The bottle shatters, and it tugs your heartstrings to see the precious liquid splash across the floor like the blood of a fallen martyr...

It had to be done, you tell yourself.

"Be strong, my love," Carya taunts you, her voice overly dramatic. Rossweisse places a reassuring hand on your shoulder.

Haman absolutely TEARS INTO the valet, and Emma makes a show of trying to restrain the young woman. Fortunately the display seems to be working... the one guard at the desk who hasn't gone for a piss break gets up to deal with the disturbance...

>d100 for sneaking
>Or, you can wave it off and try your luck with one of the other entry strategies

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>35311155

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>35311155

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>35311155

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>35311155
>Or, you can wave it off and try your luck with one of the other entry strategies
Seduction?

Rolled 60 (1d100)

>>35311155
>d100 for sneaking

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>35311155
>"No, that's wrong," you tell Rossweisse quietly, your hands sliding across her thighs to move the pistol and demo charges under her dress. "The pistol goes on the inside so it won't print. The charges are thin enough that they can go on the back of your thigh and not show up.
How lewd.

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>35311155
"Audrey Carya, you're up. In you go."

Split the infiltration into two sets. They go first, distract any guards on the other side with their feminine ways, then we go in behind.

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>35311155
Let's Roll some more

>>35311209
...Damn.

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>35311209
Roll earlier you son of a bitch

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>35311155
>d100 for sneaking


>>35311209

That's a nice 99 BUT ITS NOTHING COMPARED TO MY NAT 100 Or Nat 1

In unrelated news, I just found a picture of an older Mineva with a plushie Acguy. Completely by coincidence, I wasn't looking for it, but now I'm wondering if Hearts has seen it and that inspired Dom's gift. I can't seem to download it for some reason, so I can't post it, but here's a link: http://i1.pixiv.net/img01/img/bowieknife/278305_m.jpg

>>35311258
Huh. Looks like the link isn't working either. Weird. Let me try a different host: http://s201.photobucket.com/user/reversethieves/media/Pic%20of%20the%20Week/ACGUY.jpg.html

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>35311258
I remember someone suggesting getting Mineva an AC-Guy plushie in one of the threads too.

>>35311230
>Roll earlier you son of a bitch

He never said best of 3 this roll...so there's hope.

>>35311258

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>>35311282
>>35311258
Pixiv requires a login to view images, and you can't hotlink directly to the .jpg/png/blah. Here you go (Thanks IQDB)

>>35311298
Thanks. Though that doesn't explain why I couldn't download it, I was logged in. That was probably something on my computer's side. It's getting up in years.

>>35311180
>77: Success... barely
It's a close thing, but using the holiday crowds you manage to get across the room and behind the security desk. The key you need stands out like a sore thumb: more like a hex wrench than a key. With a quick look around, you snag it and return to the Sisters, Audrey, and Rosse.

Meanwhile, Haman has stopped shouting at the poor young valet, whose eyes are filled with tears as he apologizes profusely for something that wasn't his fault. You think Haman feels a little bad, actually... but just a little. Finally, seeing that you've completed your task, Haman stomps off, leaving Emma to 'apologize' in her wake.

The elevator is just a short trip across the casino floor. Nobody pays you too much mind, although a few men turn their eyes towards one or the other of your admittedly-fetching companions.

Maybe that was a miscalculation.

Ignoring the appreciative stares, the four of you manage to find a moment to slip into the elevator, and you pop the key in place, dropping down to the vault level, first basement.

In the hallway, you spot two armed guards: both FAR too heavily armed to be civilians.

"Radio," Rosse whispers, spying a radio handset on one of them.

Carrina nods and pats Rossweisse on the head. "Well spotted," she whispers back.

The soldiers haven't noticed you.
>DISTRACTION TITS
>Sneak, drop them non-lethally (d100)
>Your guns have suppressors. Drop them and make sure they don't get up (d100)
>Hold and observe. Make sure you've missed nothing.

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>>35311298
From one of the boorus?

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>35311371
>Sneak, drop them non-lethally (d100)

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>35311371
>Sneak, drop them non-lethally (d100)

I'm going for the SA rank in Hitman.

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>>35311298
>>35311282
>>35311258
WAT.

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>35311371
If there's a radio, then there's a closed circuit camera too. Stay and observe.

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>35311371
>Sneak, drop them non-lethally (d100)

>>35311371
>Hold and observe. Make sure you've missed nothing.
Gotta be careful.

>>35311371
>Hold and observe. Make sure you've missed nothing.
Don't move too quickly. See what else is surveiling the area.

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>>35311411
>>35311298
>>35311282
>>35311258

>>35311414

This one doesn't count since Hold and Observe doesn't require a roll.

THIS GUY COUNTS >>35311416

You're a fucking Newtype.