>>36614910
>>Sing something poignant. You know they're all feeling it, so just put words to it.

>>36614910
>>Sing that old Gaelic song your parents taught you, which you taught to Carya and Catrina in turn.

>>36614910
>Sing that old Gaelic song your parents taught you, which you taught to Carya and Catrina in turn.

>>36614910
>>Sing that old Gaelic song your parents taught you, which you taught to Carya and Catrina in turn.
Who knows? We might even appropriate it as a going into battle kind of rallying song.

>>36614910
>Sing something poignant. You know they're all feeling it, so just put words to it.

>>36614910
Oh damn. Uh, shit. Some Bob Dylan maybe? Or some Ray Charles?

>>36614910
>Sing something poignant. You know they're all feeling it, so just put words to it.

>>36614910
>Sing that old Gaelic song your parents taught you, which you taught to Carya and Catrina in turn.

Alienate the rest of the girls! Quickly!

>>36614910

"I'm An Asshole" by Denis Leary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs

>>36614910
>>Sing that old Gaelic song your parents taught you, which you taught to Carya and Catrina in turn.

>>36614910
>Sing that old Gaelic song your parents taught you, which you taught to Carya and Catrina in turn.

>>36614910
>>Sing that old Gaelic song your parents taught you, which you taught to Carya and Catrina in turn.

Love old Gaelic songs.

>>36615060
>Asshole
>not Big Balls

You're a pleb Anon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQSk0CYPvwE

>>36614910
>Sing something silly to lighten the mood, even if it means making a bit of an ass of yourself.

>>36614910
this is our song we know it in our heart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnzYG0ZkrXg

>>36615136

AC/DC is good...but Leary doesn't get enough time in the spotlight.

Though Highway To Hell or Whole Lotta Rosie might be good too

>>36615214
Leary stole a good amount of his shit from Bill Hicks. He's also been caught stealing shit from Louie CK.

>>36615214
Our balls are as limitless as the universe. So is our stamina.

I'd prefer White Snake or some Nugent over Leary frankly.

>>36615293
Nugent for the music. Okay. For the Political commentary? What the fuck is wroong with you??

>>36614910
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5muVg_ZWek
A love song, sad and sweet, in the ancient tongue of your distant forefathers: lamenting the separation of loved ones and longing for the day of their return. Your voice begins low and soft, but clear, almost a chant as the words roll off your tongue in sighing, lyrical strains. After a moment, Carrina adds her fair, almost delicate singing voice to your own, returning your own words to you with the same fluid grace... despite the fact that she doesn't actually speak the language. You figure she's abusing her abilities to listen to you sing the lines ahead of time.

Although they said you were flighty
That did not lessen my love for you,
You are in my dreams at night
And in the morning I ask for you

I gave you love and cannot deny
It's not love that lasts for a year or a season,
But a love that began when I was a child
And that will not wither until death takes me

My friends always tell me
I must forget your face,
But their counsel is unfathomable to me
As the returning of the tide

I am all too sad and tearful
Like a white swan that has been torn,
Sounding its death-call on a small, grassy loch,
Having been forsaken by all.

Or so it runs in English, in part, stripped of its inherent lyricism and poetry. By the time it runs out to its last, failing note, your quarters are quiet enough that you could hear a pin drop. Audrey leans back, her eyes shut, as does Rossweisse. The triplets, Marida, Cynthia, and Diana, sit in awkward silence: they seem confused and surprised at their own responses to what they've heard.

“What was that song about?” Haman finally asks quietly, breaking the silence.
(1/2)

>>36615214
Leary is a bit stealing hack

>>36615408
But those prime time tv shows and recent hit movies weren't enough spot light anon!

He can't live off of that Spider man movie!

>>36615405
You lean back flat on the bed, spreading out a little. “It was written by a high-born Scotswoman who fell in love with a fisherman, and waited long for his return every time he went to to sea. Wondering when and if she'd see him again. It was years of constant heartbreak.”

“And he didn't come back one day?” Haman guessed.

“Actually,” you correct her, propping yourself up on your elbows to face her, “they married just days after he heard her sing that song.”

Carrina's eye shifts tones back to a familiar blue as she lays across you with a satisfied smile. “It's going to work out,” Carya insists.

“I know that,” you reply calmly. “Doesn't make me NOT worry, but I know that nobody'd let Defrah down.”

“Yeah,” Carya agrees. “Like I said, it's going to work out.”

Thankfully, it isn't long before Artesia steps through the door to your quarters. Even better... she's got a tired smile on her face.

“The prosthesis took,” she announces. “Miss Kar is resting for now, but it looks like the procedure was a complete success.”

>Go down and see Defrah
>Let her recover, you have work to do (write-in)
>Visit Captain Joshua, there are things you need to discuss with her
>Other?

>>36615481
>>Visit Captain Joshua, there are things you need to discuss with her

>>36615462
I want to see him homeless like that guy from creed then he would be funny

>>36615481
>Visit Captain Joshua, there are things you need to discuss with her

We'll see Defrah after she's had a nap.

>>36615481
>Other?
High fives all around, followed by
>Visit Captain Joshua, there are things you need to discuss with her
Alright, our friend is still alive and intact (more intact than before, actually), now we can put our attention to work. We've got a corrupt regime to take down.

>>36615481
"Neat. We'll celebrate by baking a cake. And getting drunk."

"After she's out of course."

>>36615481
>Visit Captain Joshua, there are things you need to discuss with her
We can bring Defrah booze when she's awake.

>>36615481
>Let her recover

as nice an idea as everyone piling into the room at once seems, it's best to visit in small groups. We can let the others visit her first. We can go down later. We still need to sort out some kind of organisational structure for our rag-tag fleet of Neo-EFSF...

>>36615481
>Other?
Totally don't shed tears. It's raining.. or something shutup I'm a man.

>Visit Captain Joshua, there are things you need to discuss with her

>>36615481
Write her a song. Something like; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOZsKMG48No

>>36615481
What exactly can we kitbash together with the resources on hand? Shirley we've enough material and Luna Titanium for a couple Stamens, Kampfers, or Refined Barzams. The reason I ask is Chris requires a suit.

>>36615667
>the greatest bard to ever grace /tg/.gif

>>36615481
“Hey, lemme up real quick,” you tell Carya.

She shakes her head as she rolls off you. “She's still asleep, right?”

“Karen's not,” you remind her. “She's too stubborn to admit she's worried about Defrah. I'll take her the news, got something to talk to her about anyway.”

Artesia nods. “Sure, I'll let you do that. I'm just going to take a nap here if you don't mind.”

“Long day at the office?” Haman jokes, leading Artesia to one of the side rooms as you set off for the Nagato's Captain's quarters.

Finding the door to Karen's stateroom closed tight, you knock twice. The door practically flies open, your Captain clearly expecting someone else.

“Say... oh, Commander,” Karen offers, trying her hardest to reign in her nervousness. “Why're you here?”

“Defrah's fine,” you tell her. “Artesia just came and told us, so we're letting her have some sack time.”

“I see,” Karen sighs in relief. “Good news, then. And it's good you're here, I needed to talk to my mobile suit commander at some point soon anyway.”

“Figured as much,” you admit. “Things have accelerated in the last few days. I'd imagined we'd have some catching up to do. Not so much about the same page, but we could even be reading different books by now.”

Karen waves her arm back towards her room. “Come on in.”

It's comfortable in the Captain's quarters: a nice desk and chairs out in a private office, with the door to a largish bedroom on one side and presumably one to a large bathroom on the other. In theory, Karen could command your whole rag-tag fleet from here.

>Lead in with a question (about what?)
>Let the Captain lead

Almost anything about your fleet's present situation is fair game.

>Get a shift change that happens to fit Soz running time better
>No quest 1st weekend of new shift
>2nd weekend takes place +6h later than normal running time
Gundamn it!

>>36615933
>Let the Captain lead

>>36615933
>>Let the Captain lead

>>36615933
>Let the Captain lead

>>36615962
Agreed man I'm about to doze off.

>>36615962
Sorry about that. But I get precious little time with my family nowadays, so I can't really fathom starting it at 2pm while I'm staying with them.

>>36615933
>Let the Captain lead

>>36615933
See
>>36615824
For my main question. How is our resource stockpiles looking? A-Okay to begin limited MS production?

Has Nina wrestled control of one of the R&D facilities from Clehna and the Good Doktor?

How is the installation and subsequent testing of the new nano-fiber control bundles? Are they interfering with our GATTAI?

Has the engineering team looked into producing a Crysis Nanosuit for our OldTypes using the fiber bundles from the material Nina cooked up? That shit could help increase the survivability of your average grunt pilot significantly. Help them match the insane reaction speed of NTs.

>>36615933
>>Let the Captain lead
Lay on, Macduff!

>>36615933
>Let the Captain lead

I assume that we will be starting with a general force overview, followed by what support we have managed to obtain thus far, mostly in the form of manufacturing, resources and personnel... followed by potential/expected support ending with current intel on Titans, Axis and Mars...

From that point, Karen would likely lay out whatever plans/tactics she has for us to look over...

>>36616003
But.. we're that random group of nameless people that demand attention from you on the internet!

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>>36616112
It's more than I'm bemoaning my lack of being able to ever participate in these threads for more than like an hour or two, anymore,

>>36616215
I feel you. Ilying in my room and posting from a cell while I pass out.

>>36615933
"So you know where we're headed, right?" Karen begins, sitting back behind her desk. "Take a seat, Dom. We'll be here a while."

"Yeah," you reply as you sit across from her. "We're heading for Dakar."

"Most of our crew never learned dead reckoning in training," Karen tells you. "No need for it. It's not surprising our pilots would know by now, though. You told anyone else?"

You shake your head. "If you didn't announce it, you have a reason. The last thing you need is for me to start the scuttlebutt running."

"We'll need you all on deck," Karen continues. "What've we got in the stables?"

You rap your fingers loudly on the desk. "ALICE? Bring up schematics for Project Thirty-Two."

Karen raises one red eyebrow at what she's seeing. "Interesting. This Anaheim's work?"

You nod. "The Lilium-class machines would be streamlined, removing the chest cannons in favor of shoulder-mounted quad-barreled nineties. The funnels have been moved to the inside surfaces of the hip armor and decreased in size. All that makes more room for the new cockpit."

"And what's going on with that?" Karen presses. "I was hearing some scuttlebutt myself, to the tune of a 'better' psycommu?"

You nod happily. "Lucette and Nina aren't as tight-lipped as they should be, but no matter. It's what the techs are calling a "bio-sensor". It should give the pilots and weapons officers better control. And the room saved elsewhere through streamlined cooling and power routing systems should let us eventually switch over to the new muscle-fiber tech."

"Sounds great," Karen agrees, picking up on your enthusiasm. "And the other team configurations?"

"ALICE, bring up our new roster please."
(1/2)

>>36616458
Sounds like a more robust and moddable GM-III if they're continuing the Lilium line of suits. Drop the shoulder vulcans to shed more weight and add hardpoints for weapons and grenades.

>>36616458
You give Karen a few seconds to look things over for herself. "Our second team will be four machines led by Lieutenant Sheen's Mark-II. It's tweaked for all-round performance. We've been working on setting up a pair of modded Kampfers to round out the team, but we don't have a suit for MacKenzie yet. I've got Lucette on that."

"Sounds like a powerful main combat unit," Karen nods approvingly. "I assume you'll be keeping your Lilium team in a response role?"

You nod. "Yeah. We can engage at any range, anywhere on the battlefield, and get there quick. As awesome as we are at shock value, we're better deployed flexibly, as you know."

Karen grins. "True. And I see there's a third team now? That the triplets?"

"It is. Their Tusche Schwarz units have massive indirect and direct fire support ability. I attached the Val Varo to that unit as well. Ilia seems attached to them, and she'd be able to move them around quicker and support them at mid to close range."

"And the rest of the fleet?" you press. "I've got command authority over our wings, but the Bellau Wood in particular's a complete mystery."

"I transferred the one capable unit there to the Alexandria-class," Karen tells you. "It's a mixed bag. They need some reinforcements bad... even just plain old GMs would do if it comes to it."

>Why are we going to Dakar, anyway?
>Press Karen on some other issue?
>Visit someone (who?)

>>36616705
>>Press Karen on some other issue?

>>36616705
>Press Karen on some other issue?
Relationship.

>>36616705
>Why are we going to Dakar, anyway?
Just to confirm, we're doing the "Artesia's big reveal" plan?

>>36616705
Wait. WAIT. Are we earthbound or in space right now? And which ship? Is she hotdropping the Nagato on top of the Federation Capital?

>>36616705
>Why are we going to Dakar, anyway?

>>36616705
>Why are we going to Dakar, anyway?

>>36616799
You're still in atmosphere after picking up Nina, South, and Kou in Australia.

You have no idea how South is planning to handle his forces, but you suspect he may be planning to request transfer to the Tel-Aviv.

>>36616798
What is it with Zeon nobility and wanting to drop incredibly large objects on Earth. We've killed, been part of the elimination, or boned everyone so far that's done so in canon. We'll haft to boink or kill Artesia at some point to keep her from going full Haman when Char ends up getting himself kill.

>>36616848
>still flying in the mud

If I'm not mistaken, the Gray Phantom hulk is in the general region. Wonder if Karen is making a salvage run while she waits for the Nagato to make it's burn for Earth.

>>36616705
>Press Karen on some other issue?
It's a big responsibility now commanding what is essentially a fleet.

She might need either an actual another capable warship captain to pick up the slack of having a couple more ships with us (good reason as any to pick up Bright or Admiral Kowen) or promote one of the bridge bunnies as an immediate second-in-command.

>>36616955
What is powergaming.jpg

>>36616705
>Why are we going to Dakar, anyway?

>>36616955
There's the LT on the Alexandria.. Gunner.. Gouner.. Something like that. The other ship is being commanded by a junior officer.

>>36616705
"I have to ask," you admit plainly, "why exactly are we going to Dakar, again? That whole area is a hotbed of Titans air-capable units."

"I've made a decision," Karen replies, resting her chin against her fist as she looks you in the eye. Her voice is firm and her mind certain. "It's about damn time someone spoke up about how fucked the whole situation in the Earth Sphere is. If there's ANY chance at minimizing the damage from the coming war we have to act now, in a big way."

"And I think you and I both know that war WILL come now. The colonies won't take news of an attempted gassing quietly. Opposition to Earth rule will rise, regardless of whether the Titans take official blame for the event. Titans will crack down on that opposition even harder than they tried to do at Libot, and we can't let that happen."

"I have faith in Artesia's persuasive abilities," you tell Karen. "But if Titans makes a move to interfere?"

"Then we fight them off," Karen replies. "People will be all too willing to take a harsh response by Titans as proving our point: especially if their escalation endangers civilians or the Assembly itself."

>Relationship
>Drop in on Team Two
>Drop in on Team Three
>Drop in on South's Team
>Other?

>>36617201
>>Drop in on South's Team

>>36617201
>Relationship

May as well check on it.

>>36617201
>Drop in on South's Team
It's been a while since we have seen South.

>>36617201
>Relationship

>>36617201
>Relationship

Awkwardly stand there and interrupt each other when either tries to speak.

>>36617201
>Drop in on South's Team
She'll decide on relationship issues on her own time.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>36617201
I'm pretty indifferent here.

1 = Relationship
2 = >Drop in on South's Team

>>36617201
>Drop in on Team Three
I'm kinda wondering how Ilia is holding up considering what happened to Slave Wraith. I might be reading too much into this, but maybe the reason for her attachment with the Purus is so that they don't meet the same fate? Whether in Bernini's hands or otherwise.

In case this isn't brought up, I'm fine with having a talk with South and Kou.

>>36617201
>Drop in on South's Team

>>36617201
South and Kou have really gotten short shrift since they came aboard, you figure, and you're still not sure how they're going to deploy themselves in the coming days.

"I'm gonna go talk to South for a while," you tell Karen as you rise to your feet. "Unless you have some other business with me, ma'am?"

For a second or two it seems as if Karen does indeed have something else to tell you... but after wrestling with it, she decides to keep whatever it was to herself.

"No, Dom. I don't have anything else just now."

"Well, if that changes you know where to find me."

A few salutes greet you in the halls as you find your way down to a room you've honestly never even seen in use: a smaller ready room just aft of the portside MS hangar. Strange as it seems that's where South is staked out for the time being.

"This ship is BIG," you announce as you enter the room, greeted by a toothy grin from your old friend. "I forgot we even had this ready room."

"Yeah, seems we've made this our home for now, O'Hara," South replies, motioning you to the couch across from Uraki.

"It even has gravity!" Kou exclaims. "Magnetic repulsion of some kind, sir?"

You nod. "That's right, Uraki. How'd you guess?"

"There's a bit of a hum... almost like those above-ground powerlines we had back at Woomera, but quieter," he explains. "It's different from the engines."

That's actually kind of impressive, and even more unusually you're not loathe to admit it.

"Good ears," you grant him. "You get used to it. So, South... you planning to stick around, or move yourself and Kou over to the Tel Aviv? They could probably use you."

South nods in agreement. "I figured that, yeah. Soon as we make orbit I'd like to join up with what's left of my old team."

"They still seem... okay," you tell him, noticing a worried frown creasing South's face. "They took it rough when they found out what they'd been ordered to do, but their reaction was telling."
(1/2)

>>36617702
"That's good to hear," South replies with a tired sigh. "I was worried they might have gotten tied up in something truly nasty."

"Sounds like it could have been way worse," Kou adds. "And Keith was fine too?"

"Held his own from the look of it," you tell him.

"Good for him," South declares. "But still, can't help but wonder..."

South falters for a moment, trying to come up with a way to broach the subject.

"... where'd I get the ship?" you finish, guessing his mind.

South nods grimly. "You have this habit of turning up with bigger and better toys than everyone else, but this is on a whole different level."

>Explain everything, from the beginning. He deserves to know what you've come to suspect.
>Explain only what he needs to know, for now.
>Explain nothing.

>>36617779
>>Explain everything, from the beginning. He deserves to know what you've come to suspect.

>>36617779
"I was blackmailed by a supposedly dead terrorist to investigate Mars and Jupiter. Turns out if you ask nicely, they'll just hand out luxury helium tankers with enough firepower to make Jamitov jealous."

>>36617779
>Explain everything, from the beginning. He deserves to know what you've come to suspect.
We can trust South he has taken care of us.

>>36617779
>Explain everything, from the beginning. He deserves to know what you've come to suspect.

>>36617779
>Explain only what he needs to know, for now.
Though I'm going for this vote, I think the contents of La+ Box/true U.C. Charter is the only piece of info that doesn't need to be brought up to him.

Everything else is pretty much fair game.

>>36617995

ya this.

we could just mention that we have the backing of the Vist Foundation but stuff like the charter and la+ is so out there.

>>36617995
This

>>36617779
You explain at some detail the train of events that led you to come into possession of the Nagato: starting with the apparent murder of the Doctor, the subsequent investigations into the activities of the shadowy Vist Foundation, and ending in your meeting with Syam Vist himself along with all the revelations that brought. Through the story South remains silent while Kou asks the occasional question: he seems to need reminding of a few basic details, as things like Carya and Catrina's situation have apparently escaped his notice this whole time.

"And so that's the size of it," you conclude. "The powers that be are in the middle of a decades-long, no-holds-barred battle over who gets to decide the future of the human species."

"And so what side do you fall on?" South asks quietly, finally speaking. "Zeon? Republican? Federatation? Jovian?"

You shake your head. "We're not on anyone's side, because none of the politicians giving the orders are on OUR side. Whoever seems the worst at the time will be our enemy for the foreseeable future."

"And you'll decide who that is yourself?" Kou presses.

You shake your head again. "It's a group decision, but you're basically right. We're tired of being used as tools to preserve the power of people who have done nothing to earn their authority or our loyalty."

South eventually nods to himself. "Gotcha, Dominic. The Federation's been pushing some grade-A bull-type shit on all of us for too long, and I guess I can understand how a unit full of Newtypes would be the first to say they've had enough."

"I'll whip the Tel Aviv's teams into shape. Keep us supplied, and I'll make sure we have your back," South tells you, standing to salute.

Kou joins him. "You'll have me and Unit 01 too, sir," he tells you as he raises his hand in salute. "Count on us."
(1/2)

>>36618327
You gratefully return the gesture. "Glad to have you both onboard. You'll be getting your first set of orders as we get closer to Dakar. I'll tell Captain Joshua what you told me."

>Check in on Team 2
>Check in on Team 3
>Turn in early with your own team, be ready for tomorrow's craziness

>>36618345
>>Check in on Team 3

>>36618345
Team Triple. Guess work our way down.

>>36618345
>Team 3

>>36618345
>Check in on Team 3
Purus

>>36618345
>>Check in on Team 3
Yeah why not, let's get these other guys outta the way.

>>36618345
>Check in on Team 3
They ready for the big day tomorrow?

>>36618417
>they ready for the big day

They're ready for consensual sex in the missionary position for the sole purpose of procreation.

>>36618345
You find the triplets in Ilia's quarters, having just finished a briefing of their own.

"So," you greet them, "you ready for the big day tomorrow?"

Marida nods. "Miss Ilia was just telling us the plan. We're gonna be on fire support," she recounts. "Since our funnels aren't gonna work."

"Good," you reply. "And you know not to fire unless you have to?"

"There's gonna be lots of civilians nearby," Diana answers.

Cynthia smiles at you. "We know to hold our fire until it becomes necessary."

"I'll be spotting their fire," Ilia adds. "Since the Val Varo's no better in atmo than the girls' funnels are."

You nod. "Then it seems you four are in order. Are you nervous?"

Ilia shrugs at you noncommittally. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't, but we've got the best technology and the best people on the job. What it comes down to is whether the fools at the Assembly will listen to Miss Artesia."

"Wasn't Miss Haman going too? And Lady Mineva?" Diana asks you.

>Haman's staying with me.
>Haman will be connected to Artesia's tablet, so she can say her piece from the cockpit.
>That's right, Haman will be with them in the Assembly. My team's job will be close cover and support of the entry teams.
>Other

>>36618670
>That's right, Haman will be with them in the Assembly. My team's job will be close cover and support of the entry teams.

>>36618670
>>That's right, Haman will be with them in the Assembly. My team's job will be close cover and support of the entry teams.

>>36618670
>That's right, Haman will be with them in the Assembly. My team's job will be close cover and support of the entry teams.
We're in atmosphere, having Haman manage the funnels is pointless. And we don't even really need her for coordinating docking anymore, now that Aubrey's awakened her abilities. It won't harm our effectiveness to have her accompany Artesia. I'm less certain about bringing Mineva along, though, that seems unnecessary. And I don't really want to take advantage of her as a figurehead, that happened too much in canon for me to be comfortable with it here.

>>36618670
>That's right, Haman will be with them in the Assembly. My team's job will be close cover and support of the entry teams.

>>36618670
>>That's right, Haman will be with them in the Assembly. My team's job will be close cover and support of the entry teams.

>>36618670
I'm guessing that nobody stuck it out, but 4chan was down for more than two hours last night. Kinda put a damper on things.

The thread has been archived, so I plan to be back later tonight to pick up where I had to leave off. As I've said on Twitter, I'll be starting at 8:15pm, PST: staggering it with my other quest by fifteen minutes to get through what I had planned for this thread that just never happened.

Hope to see some of you then.

>>36620815
you'd guess wrong~

>>36621095
Color me impressed. Sorry to have kept you waiting for nothing.

The headcount is probably too low right now to really continue, and I've already committed publicly to running a second thread later. Otherwise I might have tried to continue.