Alright time to start Operation: Protect that Smile

Posting our mixtapes for good luck https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6iimHE85EZZZjRoaWVwQ3U2ZFk/view?usp=sharing

>>48297087
i swear if find Doomguy here.

>>48297123
Space Kirito is going to attack during our rescue isn't he?

>>48297124
*we

>>48297150
Probably not

>>48297343
Narrative demands that Space Kirito attacks at the most dramatic moment, acting as our accidental cavalry and drawing the Martians away while we make a quick getaway in the Kaiser

You see? This is how you pirate.
You sell bitches for fat stacks of cash and when you get the money you swoop in, take them back, and steal as much shit as you can on your way out.

I do slightly worry about a counter attack though.

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Mohammed glances at the projected image of the planet and shrugs, "Phobos and Deimos are on the other side of the planet. The Holy Militia's ships will be there, rank upon rank of them lying in wait like dogs in a kennel, prepared to launch at a moment's notice. In a space battle, hiding your true strength can be a key advantage. We're in luck, the Avalon incursion has made them bunch up their forces."

There's a sudden beep, and another of the crew looks up. "U-uhm Admiral Starwind, sir, we're being hailed."

"That will be one of the orbital defense satellites." Mohammed comments.

You can see it as it swings into view against the backdrop of the planet, an ugly little blob of metal bristling with guns. CIWS turrets and larger anti-ship guns make it resemble a sea urchin with four glittering wings to gather the sun's light for power.

"Remember to keep them talking, Admiral. Your concubine Samantha needs a few more minutes to set up the sensor spoof package on the satellite. If the distraction doesn't work when it's time to leave, we could be stuck on Mars permanently." Mohammed notes.

You grunt, but acknowledge him with a smile, "It was a good plan, rigging one of the satellites to get a false reading of a giant warp gate fluctuation when they're expecting a massive enemy warship any second now."

He smiles grimly, "Thank me if it works, Admiral. It should get them out of position and give us time to get away...but as my father liked to say, 'shoulds are not woulds'. Then he would usually hit me with his cane."

[Continued]

>>48297150
I give 60/40 odds in favor of him not. It'd certainly allow us to see how his ship and machines stand up to Fairchild's top of the line models and ship. As is, our first priority is helping Fatima get out of there and that may involve convincing her that this is the best course of action for her.

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You nod to the Kestrel on the comms. He presses a button, and you hear a bored, Martian-accented voice.

"Unidentified ship, please halt and allow us to scan you for verification."

"Right away, sir." You force yourself to sound servile, and gesture to the helmswoman. She slows the ship down, passing by the satellite well within range of its guns. For any pirate, it's a nerve-wracking moment.

"Let me see...Yum-5, registered to Scrumptious Incorporated. Is this Captain Yarrow speaking?"

"First Mate Renquist, actually. Captain's a little under the weather." Samantha made you read the ship's files, Yarrow is the Captain's last name. In a twist of irony, her first name is Susan, but she was rather pretty in the picture you saw of her and you're not sure your voice could be mistaken for hers.

"Aw. I hope she feels better soon. What's your cargo today, Yum-5?" You can hear the creak of someone settling into their chair on the other end of the comms.

>[What say?]

>>48297527
shit what do we say? I've never been good at this shit. Usually I'm smuggling things out not in

>>48297527
>Some last minute shipments for the wedding of Her Lady Fatima and the honorable general [name here]

>>48297527
Last I recall, this ship was a food carrying vessel so a list of food and the like in FINE detail should help. Start with things like fruit, veggies, listing their weight and ammount, and if he asks why, say it's best to keep things professional and serious as to not besmirch the captain's name.

I wonder who Yarrow is? Pic Wong?

>>48297563
Ok, probably not the best idea to directly mention the pair in case they try to contact them. We want to be professional, but vaguish with the delivery unless needed. We do not want to give them a source where they can ask questions because that WILL draw attention to us.

>>48297622
We can say that were carrying a surprise shipment from one of the guests who would prefer to remain anonymous until the food is presented

>>48297651

That's pretty sketchy.

>>48297690
Ya when I read over it I kind of noticed that

>>48297651
...that will DEFINETLY draw attention to us then. Do not mention the wedding at all in this case. If need be mention a delivery of food in the area, but not the wedding itself. If they ask, be cool and sly, maybe saying that 'confidentiality is an important part of business.'

>>48297737
That's probably the best idea, lets just say this

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"You want the full cargo manifest or just the key points?" You sigh and pause for a moment as if bringing it up on your PC, "Let's see, we have food deliveries for every local souk and settlement from Phobos City to New Medina. 100 tons of dates..."

"Ooh, can I have one? Just kidding, sweetness, although you DO sound like a cutie patootie!" You hear the sound of snacks being munched over the comms.

"T-thanks, sir. Um, 50 tons of bananas, mangos, cashews..." You continue, a bit off-balance.

"Oh, don't worry about it. I already put 'assorted greenstuffs' into the log, like, the minute I saw you were with Scrumptious! You sailors are always so...stiff and proper, you know?"

"Just doing my job." You clear your throat.

"Anything for the biiiig celebrity wedding? Oh, I just LOVE weddings! So delish!"

"Maybe, I'd have to check...but I just handle the deliveries, I'm not important enough to get invited to these things."

"Oh sweetie, I'd invite you to MY wedding! I could just eat you up like a tender lamb haunchie." The Martian giggles, "I bet Yarrow picked you herself, she's got such a way with men...anyway, go on ahead. Take care on your way back, there's bad guys and pirates all over the news these days. Don't worry, I'm up here protecting you, like your own personal guardian angel~"

"T-thanks." You stammer again, uncomfortably. You gesture emphatically at the helmswoman, who stops snickering...although Karen and Miles don't stop at all...and puts the ship back into gear. It lurches forward towards the planet as you cut comms.

[Continued]

>>48297877
..Roarke Starwind's secret weakness; fabulously gay men hitting on him first.

Well now that the hard part is over the rest should be smooth sailing

>>48297953
..did you just invoke murphy's law in a quest that uses dice?

>>48297968
maybe

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You glance over at Mohammed, who has an earpiece in and is in communication with the S-Betta. He nods and gives you a thumbs-up, and you sigh with relief. You were worried you might have to slow down before entering the atmosphere. The bay airlock opens briefly, and it closes moments later, with the stealth mech safely on board.

Crater lakes glisten a shimmering blue below you as the ship begins its descent. The helmswoman is nervous, but competent, and although atmospheric entry is a lot rougher than you'd envisioned you and the little ship make it down in one piece.

Mohammed guides you away from any settlements, touching down in a peaceful little canyon overflowing with white flowers and sharp grasses, scaring away a herd of wild donkeys in the process. Karen gasps in awe and clutches your arm, and Clemmy does the same from the other side.

"Are you sure you want to come along?" You ask her, quietly.

"Yeah, why? I said I'm done with the UJCIDF, they can't do much but treat me as a pilot now anyway. Besides, I finally get the chance to fight next to you!" The blonde woman grins and nuzzles against your shoulder, "I'm so excited my knees are shaking...I've always wanted to crash a wedding!" She laughs.

[Continued]

>>48298039
Clemmy how are you always so cute?

>>48298081
She got lots of hugs

>>48298121
[Spoiler]What about handholding?[/spoiler]

>>48298152
She was a bit puckered out from all the hugging so their wasnt much time for that. You know, back was a bit stiff, might have chipped a tooth, that sort of thing.

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"Roarke, can I have one of those ponies?" Karen tugs on your arm, "Just one of the little ones?"

Clemmy huffs, "They're called burritos, dummy."

"Burritos are food, idiot! They're little horses, so they're clearly ponies." Karen points stubbornly at the fleeing animals.

"Horses have poofy tails like Rosie's hair, these little guys have ropey tails like YOUR hair, so these aren't horses, they're burritos!" Clemmy insists.

"You absolutely can't have one onboard." Richard states unequivocably, "It'll shit everywhere, make a ton of noise, and probably go insane and do both even more because it's not mentally capable of handling space."

"We had this talk when I wanted a goat, but farmboy said noooo." Miles grumbles.

"Goats are the most evil animals that have ever existed, with vigorous competition from geese." Richard growls.

"Camels are worse than anything." Mohammed insists, "They have minds shaped by Shaitan to be both a necessity and a punishment to man. A camel can spit in a man's eye and then bite his face off, and will do both for no reason other than spite."

"I think ALL animals are cute and precious." Red Siren arrives at the bridge, leaning against the doorway, "Especially Roarke."

[Continued]

>>48298201
Did you know that Burritos are called Burritos because they look like bed rolls and shit donkeys carried.

>>48298201
I thought she stayed behind? Dammit woman!

>>48298201
We should probably look into upgrading Miles and Richard's machines since they are still Harpies

>>48298201
"Goats are the most evil animals that have ever existed, with vigorous competition from geese." Richard has not seen Canadian geese then. Bastards will gang up and chase children down if they smell weakness. Then again, whatever canadian geese remain in canada are probably a lot more horrifying.

>>48298283

I've seen it firsthand. Canada geese are a special, special breed of evil. I've had a goat literally attempt to murder me before, though.

>>48298201
These motherfuckers have never had to go through the hardship that is hunting youngish cattle.

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>>48298283
>>48298318
Here's a goose story for you all then.

>>48298409
Holy shit thats funny

>>48298409
>>48298425
got another one but need to find it

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>>48298409
I love Korea. Their moon rune cartoons are also easier to read since they go left to right like any civilized language should.

>>48298462
ahhh always gets a chuckle outta me. i need to start naming my files. make it easier to find these things.

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"It's a good thing someone is watching Roarke to make sure he doesn't vanish into the woods like your tiger did." Karen comments innocently.

Red Siren bristles, "Yes, it would be just an AWFUL shame if someone was trying to steal Roarke and fatten him up with her awful cooking when I'm momentarily distracted."

"MEATBREAD IS THE FUTURE!" Karen stomps her foot at Rosita. "It's nobody else's fault that you're easily distracted, either!"

"This is why we need to get Fatima back quickly." You remark. You see the rest of your pilots have arrived, and quickly change the subject, "Alright. Mohammed, the map please."

Your Second Mate nods hastily and projects an image of the local terrain across the table. On the Rhinehawk, you would have a separate room for this sort of thing, but sadly this isn't the flagship and space is at more of a premium. His topographic map shows the area surrounding the wedding for several hundred kilos, including the three sensor towers whose range it sits inside. They form a shallow semicircle around it, part of a line of towers between the wasteland and New Medina.

"Why don't they just hold the wedding in the city?" Miles asks.

Mohammed shrugs, "This is the site where several wealthy patriarchs, including Rashad's and Fatima's fathers, swore allegiance to Hakim the Kinless. It is considered lucky for auspicious unions, which is why gardens were planted there. Many deals have been made and many weddings forged on that spot."

You go over your forces again in your head, "Five Scimitars, Two Pumpkinseed IIs..."

"Remember, if anyone asks, we're pirates." One of the girls piloting the Pumkinseeds winks. She's one of Gretchen's friends, the reporter herself has been left behind due to the fact that she would be contractually obligated to report on this raid. The other one giggles, "Don't you worry your pretty head, we know we're supposed to keep this a secret. As far as anyone needs to know, your people are piloting our mecha."

[Continued]

>>48298708
Save us Fatima

>>48298831
She is pretty useful in terms of team management and while the other girls provide their own specialties(Karen is machines, and a sort of tender care, Sammy can into information and stealth warfare along with a nice refined flair, Red is great PR and human resources along with more flair in general, and Clemmy provides a strong arm and a good mirror to roarke.), Fatima keeps everything in check and makes sure its running smoothly.

>>48298951
Interestingly she has no beef with any of the other girls either, but that might change when we get a new waifu or two

>>48298531
fuck it, can't find the damn thing.
gonna have to sort my folders later.

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"...No problem, then. Three Cloaked Harpies..." You continue.

"SHINOBIS, Teitoku-sama!" Yoritomo corrects you instantly.

"Er, yeah, Harpy Shinobis. In addition to which, we have the Knuckle Kaiser, the Tarrasque, the S-Flowerhorn, the Archen, the S-Betta, the Osano-Wo, Basil's Warmouth Custom, the two Master Harpies, and...Moe, what are you calling your new mech?" You look up at him.

"The 'too-fucking-big-for-poor-Miles-to-paint-without-beer-Jove-damn-it-Dude'" Miles grouses under her breath.

"The Zulfiqar, I think." Mohammed scratches his head awkwardly, "I don't really get into naming my mecha the way some people do."

"...And the Zulfiqar." You conclude. "Right. We're splitting into four teams. Assault, overhead, tower busters, and the rearguard taking care of the ship. Karen will be running the comms from here. Let's handle the tower busters first. The three Harpies will handle Tower 1." You point and Mohammed marks it with a 1 using his PC, "Samantha, you're at Tower 2." She nods, and Mohammed marks that on the map too, he's got cheerful little pre-drawn images for all the mecha like the sprites in old pre-simulation video games, "Those two, we're taking by stealth. As for the third, that's the closest to the wedding...and Miles has suggested we just snipe it down. Can you really do that?" You glance at her.

She shrugs, "Not with my Master Harpy's rifle, no. I'm not planning to use it, though. It's a rule of sniping that size matters, and a really, really big cannon can generally shoot farther. I'm going to take the Tarrasque, ugly and bulky as it is, and melt the tower to fucking slag with the main cannon. Then I'll ride back with Richard while you take the Tarrasque, slap on that slave package Karen built for it, and get my mech from the ship."

"What about the people inside!?" One of the Pumpkinseed girls demands to know.

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"The towers are unmanned." Mohammed clarifies, "They frequently go down during sandstorms or are targeted by raiders, so it would be hard to keep people stationed there permanently."


"Alright, that means one the towers go down the Master Harpies will be playing rearguard at the ship. As for you five..." You address the Scimitar Squad, "...You'll be flying overhead. You've been painted in neutral PMC colors, your job is to radio in if anything unexpected happens. Protect us from surprises, but do NOT engage unless absolutely necessary. We don't want to lose anyone. The
"Alright, that means one the towers go down the Master Harpies will be playing rearguard at the ship. As for you five..." You address the Scimitar Squad, "...You'll be flying overhead. You've been painted in neutral PMC colors, your job is to radio in if anything unexpected happens. Protect us from surprises, but do NOT engage unless absolutely necessary. We don't want to lose anyone. That's tower teams and overhead taken care of, now for the remaining two..."

>[Who will you take with you to the wedding, and who will you leave to defend the ship? You'll have half an hour, minimum, to decide because this is important. I say minimum because sometimes I start typing, notice the players' intentions have shifted, and have to quickly change things.]

>>48299175
double post Wong?

>>48299175

I think that's my biggest typo yet. GG me.

>>48298981
Because she seems to treat it as a sort of job and is use to the idea of more than one wife. The other girls aren't competition, just employees who have the same taste in men. Course, she also seems to a free spirited side, so we may need to take that into consideration.

Alright so lets take Clemmy Siren Sam and Oda and leave the reast to guard the ship

>>48299212

Polygamy coming back into vogue is a relatively recent thing, but sensible in its own way. The Purging of Mars really did a number on its population, and Hakim made it legal again so the Martians could repopulate. Fatima isn't really a jealous person by nature, and because she views it as both a duty and a cultural tradition REVIVED BY THE GLORIOUS CALIPH DESPITE WHAT THE SUPPRESSIVE JOVIANS AND LUNARIANS SAID ABOUT IT she'd defend the practice vigorously if asked.

>>48299175
Right. Sam should likely head back to defend the ship once she deals with her tower, along with the shinobis to serve as a quick means to quietly disable trouble makers. Clemmy should also stick behind to assist alongside a pumpkinseed. We want to keep our presence small and those who stick behind should be easy to assume that they are either cloaked, or could be seen as navy.

Oda and Roarke can work best with our police officer's scatter/smoke missiles, and Siren's flashiness can help draw focus on this group. Moe's machine is hard to tell since I don't know what systems he has, but if he should probably come with us to help convince Fatima.

Remember, our goal is to get fatima first and foremost, but that bit becomes as easy or as hard as her willingness to come with us. If we need to convince her, we do so, and we do not overstay ourselves if possible. No point in taking machines down either since our transport likely can't hold the scrap we get.

Why did we bring Karen along?

>>48299270
Actually switch Siren for Basil so we can have one of our better pilots defned the ship and we can make use of Basil's crowd control

>>48299378

Moe's machine has a mostly even mix of range and melee. It's scaled up and based off the Exia rather than the Fairlion Paladinguy originally used, but it still has a weapon similar in concept to the MOE system on each arm, a souped-up Energy Pool that can project either beam blasts or a pata-style beamsaber.

>>48299387
Someone has to maintain all our hodgepodge mechs.

>>48299387
Ground control most likely. The kestrel is too far away and she's probably one of the better picks for watching everyone and relaying data and information.

>>48299437

Me here. /m/posting and removed my trip and forgot to put it back on again.

>>48299437
Then him coming may be good since he could provide a mix of melee and range for whats needed.

>>48299175
Basil and Clemmy and Osono-Wa and Pumpkinseeds to hang slightly back. Rosita, Moe, Samantha and Tarrasque to join in. However many Scimitars in a patrol to guard the transport, Miles and Richard to jump out at a moment's notice.

I just remember that Fairchild is going to be their so bring Clemmy might not be a good idea

So how about

Wedding team:
Roarke
Oda
Moe
Basil
Siren

Defense team:
Mook mechs
Miles
Richard
Clemmy

>>48299551
Forgot Sam for Defense team

A word of caution, don't forget your rearguard and don't make your decisions on who to bring with you on the basis of hoping they'll say something cute. This is Roarke's heist, and the vast majority of the talking by the pirates will be left to him. Additionally, that ship is your ticket off Mars, and if, say, raiders attack it and you've only left a few grunts hanging around...this arc might become considerably longer.

>>48299587
Hmmmm, then Moe staying back might be a good idea. Lasers won't work too well in the chaff and his machine can offer support for the more mookish machines. It'd put a lot of strength on our defense team, but considering our goal is rescue and flight and not slogging through, then keeping moe on defense would be best.

So far it's looking like this.

Wedding Team: Roarke, Oda, Basil, Red Siren

Rearguard Team: Pumpkinseed IIs, all units returning from tower duty unless you want Sam to show up and start picking enemies off in melee, Clemmy, Mohammed.

>>48299655
Another thing to keep in mind is that why it might make the teams more lumpy, Fatima in the Tarrasque will boster or rescue team once we get her.

>>48299717
Sounds right. Keep the wedding crashing party smallish to prevent the chance of someone slowing down.

>>48299717
Sounds good lets do it

>>48299800
Seconded

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"Zulfiqar, S-Flowerhorn, you're in charge of the ship's guard. Moe, you're in charge until Miles and Richard get back, but take Clemmy's combat experience and advice into account. You can learn a lot from her." You nod at the two pilots you indicated.

"J-just don't get too excited and charge into a massive beam cannon and you'll be alright. Learning from your elders' mistakes is a key to success!" Clemmy smiles, "This way it won't be awkward if I see somebody I know."

"That's my special girl." You smile warmly at her, and she blushes happily, "Keep the Pumpkinseed IIs with you. They've had their rocket launchers modified to fire smoke and chaff rounds, so coupled with their beam sabers you'll have a lot of close combat strength to take advantage of the cover the rockets will create. After destroying their respective towers, the tower team will return to the ship to support the rearguard. This..." You draw a line on the map between the wedding site and the ship with your finger, and Mohammed fills it in on the screen with his PC, "This is the route we'll be taking on our return, barring unforeseen circumstances. Now, Basil's Warmouth has been modified with an enhanced thruster portfolio, so it is capable of atmospheric flight, like the rest of our assault team, therefore we won't have to worry too much about these canyons here or this ridge..." You point out the features on the map.

"And a bally good job the little woman did of it too." Old Basil says fiercely, "The Warmouth's a fine mech, sah."

"Glad to hear it. We'll be relying on you to spread chaff and smoke if needed. Rashad has no reason to believe we'd actually show up on Mars just to re-kidnap a woman we were already paid for, so we shouldn't count on violence and get too trigger-happy, but it's very likely he has security and they could pose a problem so we should be prepared to fight anyway."

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"Samantha, I'm modifying your orders. You'll perch here." You indicate a spot on your escape route, "If we're escaping under fire, you can join in and help turn the situation around. If the ship gets attacked and they need you, though, go to them. Are there any questions?"

"Admiral, sah." Basil's back straightens with military sharpness, and his mustache bristles slightly, "We should do what we can to protect any civilians at the wedding. May I suggest that, if the enemy manages to scrape together enough guts between them to mount resistance, we pull back away from the crowd and take down the blighters where we can fight with impunity?" His mustache bristles vengefully. You recall that he liked Sheikh Ahmad, losing an old friend must sting.

"Excellent suggestion. It's not as if they won't pursue us, after all. If they try and take Fatima away in the confusion, I'll retrieve her personally. The Kaiser can take some punishment, and it's best if I'm the one who grabs her. Anyone else? No? Alright, let's go. I want the comms network up and every engine in the bay humming before the microgate generator finishes recharging." You check the chronometer on your PC, and with the meeting dismissed you head for the bay.

[Continued]

>>48300068
Cool name for Moe's mech. A legendary sword eh?

>>48300353
Aye. When I thought of the name, I wanted to keep with the blade names of the Mars based mechs. Figured this would be a good name. Guess we'll see how it does against raiders and attackers. If it kept some of the MOE system's defensive options, it'll be pretty good for it's role.

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"Hey, Red." Karen remarks.

"Yes?" Red Siren's back straightens on her way out the door after you.

"Bring him back to me, alright?" Karen says.

"Don't I always?" Red Siren grins a little, wryly.

"And...you come back home too. You make him happy, you know." Karen adds, more quietly.

"Heh." Red Siren, for once, has no idea what to say. Then she smiles and gives Karen a thumbs-up, "You too."

You pretend like you weren't listening in, and head to do a final checkup on your mech, Rosita hurrying after you.

[Continued]

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>>48300641
Damn son.

>>48300641
>Full on french kiss with the red siren.
>"Thank you. For everything."

>>48300708
Is this the blossoming of a new friendship? Probably not

*hmmmmm*
*wirrr*beep*beepwhirrrr

>Reactor....initialized.
>100% power reserves
>100% structural integrity
>Communications...online
>Life support...online. 100% emergency reserves
>Sensors...online
>BruceLee-class Right Fist 'Pillage'...ARMED
>BruceLee-class Left Fist 'Plunder'...ARMED
>Weapons Safety Interlocks...DISENGAGED
>Mecha checks completed....online.
>Status: Ready For Combat
>Whom shall we loot today, Admiral Roarke?

*typing*
>Update navigation plans
>Updating from PC 'Moe'...done.
>Waypoint list updated, target list 'Asses to Kick' accepted.

>Movement system...ACTIVE

The ramp drops...

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A short time later, relatively...

"All teams report in. Skies clear?" Karen's voice is crisp and unusually calm over the comms.

"Talon 1 reporting in, skies are clear. There's a sandstorm in the distance, but it's passing us by. No sign of hostiles." The leader of the Scimitar squad responds.

"Tower teams, are you in position and are your chronometers set?"

"Set." Samantha, sounding as professional as if she was still in the Jovian special forces.

"Set." Miles, sounding bored. She's been grumbling about the S-Tarrasque's unfamiliar systems since she got into it, aside from the giant cannon which she unabashedly wants to steal before giving the rest back to Fatima.

"TIMAH SETTO, HIME-SAMA! KESTRELS BANZAI! RAIRYU BANZAI!"
"BANZAI! TAICHOU ODA-SAMA BANZAI!"
"TEITOKU STORMWIND-SAMA BANZAI! NINJUTSU BANZAI!" The three Harpy pilots chime out in unision and with great enthusiasm.

"FIGHT HARD MY PUPILS!" Bellows Oda over whatever Karen tried to say in response.

"TAICHOU-SAMA! We won't fail you! All hail the rightful shogun! All hail the Oda bloodline! NIPPON BANZAI!" They call out.

"NIPPON BANZAI!" He bellows back. The air is thick with their patriotic fervor.

You probably should say something, but there are two problems with that. First of all, your lips and tongue are still a little numb from how hard you kissed Red Siren and Karen before you left. Second, you're as excited as the Storm Dragons and it would be hypocritical to admonish them.

You open up a private channel to the Archen, where Rosita is humming what you presume to be a potential tune for her next album, "Hey, China Girl. Thank you for everything."

[Continued]

So many death flags going up

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She stops humming, then laughs, soft and warm, "Thank you for being with me. Let's save the princess and go back to Auditorium together. Oh, and...happy birthday, Roarke. I knew you'd get mad if I bought something else expensive after giving you the ship, so I was a good girl and restrained myself. There's a bottle of really, really good scotch waiting for us back home. I didn't bring it along because I know you and Fatima will probably want to spend time together on the journey back. It's in my room at the palace, waiting for you, just like I'll be in the new lingerie that I also bought because it's your birthday. Maybe I should tell you about it? It's red, and it's lacy, and..."

"UWAAA, I SAID STORMWIND-SAMA INSTEAD OF STARWIND-SAMA, PLEASE ACCEPT MY HONORABLE SEPPUKU ADMIRAL!" One of the Harpy pilots wails over the comms, his comrades hastening to reassure him.

You're distracted from the infinitely more pleasant conversation and flip quickly back to the ally commnet, "No! No! It's fine, cancel your shepuken. Sweet fucking Jove do NOT commit ritual suicide." You're extremely grateful for once that you actually knew what that word meant.

"Failing your duty is worse than a small dishonor, kouhai!" Oda confirms.

"Thirty seconds until." Karen chimes in, and begins counting down.

[Continued]

>>48301134

We'll just have to punch them right the fuck back down then.

>>48301009
Damn it Oda.. your ham is delicious. This certainly seems like a more professional heist as well. Guess we'll just have to see how-
>>48301134
..stop invoking Murphy's law man.

>>48301134
Its a whole damn parade at this point, as long as they don't bring out the "I have a girl back home i'm gonna marry" flag it shouldn't be too bad though.

>>48301172
I say Macbeth backstage at all my shows too

>>48301175
But, we have four.

>>48301187
but we haven't said the words, as long as we don't confide that information to a brother in arms during a lull in the battle, roarke has enough kickass to survive

>>48301218
Clemmy has said it multiple times at this point. What does this mean for her?

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"Alright, Miles. No sweat. No pressure, you can do this..." You hear your First Mate muttering into the comms, "It's just a big damned gun, and a still target fifteen clicks away. You've got this." You hear a rattle of metal, then the sound of her kissing something, likely a piece of jewelry or a good luck charm.

The mines that were set by Samantha and the Harpies explode in the same instant. At the same time, a beam of raw, golden plasma from the Tarrasque's main gun tears the third tower in half. "Roarke, you're good to go, switching controls over to slave mode!" Miles pops the hatch and climbs out, onto the hand of Richard's Master Harpy.

The small screen that Karen jury-rigged into your cockpit lights up. She'd explained to you that the hardest part of making this system was that there's no standard way to do it, the system that can control a S-Slayer can't simply be repurposed to control the Tarrasque because the two mecha are completely different. Granted, anything can be done with time and ingenuity, but time isn't a luxury you had in this case. It does have a few standard programs she built in, namely following you in flight and how you plan to arrive at the ceremony site. You select the follow program, and tailed by your squad you set off to crash a wedding.

[Continued]

>>48301229
yandere's seem to be exempt from death flags, though with her becoming more of a deredere recently... theres a reason we left her with the defense team besides inconvenient meetings with fairchild

>>48301218

But Naomi announced her intention to marry Caesar and retire as a general and nothing bad has happened to her.

>>48301218

Don't Miles and Richard seem awfully close to it?

>>48301263
she resembles the goddess of the avalonians, and is likely related to an arch nemesis of caesers family; something is going to happen.

>>48301276
please stop trying to breach my carefully built wall of excuses and justifications as to why we won't lose anyone we like on this mission.
but yeah, there's not much to protect those two plot armor wise... eep

Maybe nobody will die...maybe somebody will be captured.

>>48301327
There is a special type of irony to getting captured on a rescue mission.

>>48301327
>Roarke ends up getting captured
This better not end up with a Behelit

>>48301344
>>48301350

We are not friends with Murphy. Irony and weasel words are there for our PROTECTION.

>>48301350

Given how the Green Men seem to work it's really not impossible.

1000 CP Bio-Energy powerplant Knuckle Kaiser piloted by a possessed Roarke as a final boss fight for Mohammed and Caesar.

>>48301393
>implying even the entire cast of pirates and rookie aces thus far could stop such a monstrosity

That's like saying you could beat Master Asia in a fistfight.

>>48301243
>a still target fifteen clicks away
I see the Tarrasque's sensor systems have gotten an upgrade.

By the way, would anyone object to this being a sort-of two parter?

I'll keep the thread alive until tomorrow, so that we can start earlier and I don't have to cut out any of this combat (or risk being in a half-asleep zombie state and making mistakes by the end of it). Meanwhile, I'll be chilling here and can answer questions and stuff since a migraine interrupted the discussion thread last time.

What music should we play when we crash the wedding?

Since its Fatima how about this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOg5VxrRTi0

>>48301462
Why not. Keep that anticipation building.
That and the Coup in Turkey is about done. Stupid fucks didn't move fast enough.

>>48301446

Yep. Its weight has also been reduced. The cannon is not currently Long Range, Miles spent luck on that shot to offset its -3 WA from the distance.

>>48301462
Sounds good to me

>>48301393
>1000 CP
That's too little. You can't fit a 20-Kill, Range 54, WA +3, Wide Angle (360°), BV ∞, All-Purpose, Long Range, Mega-Beam, Disruptor Beam Weapon in it (let alone a similarly ridiculous nuclear weapon), therefore it's insufficient as a doomsday machine.

>>48301462
I don't mind. Will be doing grocery shopping mid day, but I will try to return quickish.

>>48301487

Who won?

>>48301480

There's only one song for messing up someone's day in the Middle East/Mars.

Sharif won't like it

>>48301507
Coup forces couldn't bring themselves to shoot the civilians even after they started killing them. Ankara probably won't hold for long.
Coup forces are being killed if they surrender

>>48301542
That and we think that Erdogan saw this coming and let it happen in order to purge the military of those that oppose him

>>48301489
Since nothing else is going on, what does Yarrow look like?

>>48301462
Well, I guess I am curious as to what the two forms the MOE system has. Are they basic beam saber and beam rifle or is there more to them?

Query, how does one know how many thrusters can one put on a mech and how much CP does it cost

Sorry, when did basil join up? I can't remember him for the life of me...

>>48301641
After we wiped out the Green Skulls at Suleiman

>>48301636
You decide what you want your ma to be and then use the formula based on weight

>>48301626
Clearly they are a set of Energy Pools that alternate between Honorable One-on-One Sword Combat mode, It's The End of My Turn Beam Shield mode, and Literal Napalm Launcher Full-Warcrimes Mook-Slayer mode.

>>48301636
As many as you can fit in the Spaces you have. Note that Wong has houseruled that you can't apply Space Efficiency to your Thrusters.

>>48301393
So, King of Braves GaoGaiGar.
>Koutetsu funsai! GOLDION HAMMER!

>>48301590

No idea, that part was on-the-fly.

>>48301740
Can I assume its space Caska, or do you have other plans for that?

>>48301810

I wouldn't make anyone important be Captain Yarrow. This is probably her only appearance in this quest. She was a minor employee at one of many transport companies whose ship was stolen.

>>48301866
>her only appearance in this quest
Captain Yarrow Quest when?

By day, captain of an unassuming transport hauler. By night, captain of a crack squad of guerillas, liberating the oppressed from their captors in whichever port she happens to be in at the time.

>>48301866
Is Roarke lnown at all outside the solar system?

>>48301866
>>48302057
>>48302068
Welp Coups over guys. They fucked up and lost.

>>48302103
woops wrong thread guys, sorry about that.

>>48302103
Can't say I'm surprised

>>48302197
they just weren't fast enough to do what they needed to do to take control.
That and they didn't completely cut communications off for the country

>>48297877
>after the event, he learns what exactly the transport was carrying and whom he was actually talking to
>Oda's site has a new customer

>>48302068

Yes, at least to the UJCIDF and Martian Holy Militia forces in the Extrasolar Divisions, which means people in the port colonies they're occupying have heard of him too.

>>48302832
So Coup and Shinji have both heard of us, wonder what their opinion is?

>>48302868

Shinji is currently in the solar system. He's still a Rookie.

Bump for GLORIOUS WONG. Also, idle question: We've seen what Roarke can pull with his Cool 10. What could someone with Cool 9 and Empathy 10 do?

>>48305265
Well, Empathy allows someone to figure out someone and understand them. With Cool 9 and Empathy 10 it would make them both hard to read, but also able to read others. Good for a politician, card shark, or someone who manipulates people.

http://pastebin.com/nJQYymzY

While we wait, here is the dutchman and it's load outs.

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>>48306968
http://pastebin.com/VEUGsZZe
Does anyone else just see things and get the urge to stat them as mechs?

I wonder if we can steal some mobile shipyard. Time to build a pirate armada against the aliens.

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>>48307351
Unlikely. Unless we can get something like Auditorium moving, a mobile shipyard sounds like something only available to the UJCIDF, along with interstellar travel being only available to them.

I can imagine using a mountain of nanomachines to fabricate new starships out of scrap and salvage, but down that path lies NaNa-01.

>>48307432

But if we key in specific plans for it to follow, it won't go berserk.

>>48307541
Perhaps, but for the most part the tech is used for repairs and support instead of full scale reproduction. A machine made entirely from then can lead to issues.

>>48307053
I could see doing Oreo and Smores as mechs, but down that path lies boss fights and tears.

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>>48307961

Fun fact, Ornstein in mech form exists.

Unapologetically so.

>>48308153
Fake Ornstein, Dark Ornstein or Havelstein?

>>48308153
Hey Wong! As an expert on the system and setting, what do YOU think someone with Cool 9 and Empathy 10 could get up to? And Reflex 10, of course. God stat and all.

>>48308153
When are you finally just going to give in and have Roarke fight a series of Soulsborne bosses like you know in your heart you want to?

>>48308375

Literally any day now.

>>48308372

That depends on your other stats. You'd be very, very, almost superhumanly socially adept, capable of both raw charisma and subtle manipulation. A human lie detector and adept politician, for sure. That aid, that's just a hypothesis, your ranks in actual skills matter too, and for that 9 and two 10s you might be shorting yourself in other areas that hinder you.

>>48308342

Caesarstein, so probably Dark Ornstein if I'm understanding you right.

>>48308468
I was mostly guessing which of the three games Ornsteins it was.

>>48308468
Attractiveness: 6
Body Type: 4
Cool: 9
Empathy: 10
Intelligence: 7
-Education: 3
Luck: 9
Movement Allowance: 6
Reflexes: 10
Technical Ability: 6

Is the full statline. Skillwise, she's got Persuasion 5, Human Perception 5, Leadership 6, Intimidate 3, Awareness 3, Resist Torture 5, Streetwise 3, Jury Rig 1, Mecha Tech 1, Zero-G 2, Blade 7, Mecha Piloting 7, and Mecha Melee 7.

>>48308502

I might have to revise that. Fake Ornstein, the first one. Why? Because of synergy.

SOUL A works well because, unlike B at this point (and that will change rapidly) of the synergy it has. Individually, it's made up of three mecha that are tough but have fairly prominent weaknesses (Naomi's reliance on her shield, Caesar's weak ranged game, Pierre's lack of specialization). Together, they cover those weaknesses pretty thoroughly.

>>48301480
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEJ8lpCQbyw

The intro and the gradual increase in loudness feels like it would fit the situation when we wedding crash.

>>48308574

You'll want Dodge & Escape, it's the human-scale evasion skill.

>>48308646
Duly noted, looks like I overlooked it while I was reading through the skills. I'll shuffle a couple of points into it. My GM is reeeally lax about how skill points get shifted around, because he personally hates life-path stuff. Take a point from Intimidation, Zero-G, Streetwise, and Blade. Make Dodge & Escape 4.

I'm annoyed I missed the last discussion thread, since I didn't get a chance to ask about the backstory and shit. Oh well, there's always next time.

>>48308707
Couldn't you just ask now? Not like Wong's gonna run for about four-ish hours

>>48308756
Wong usually insists 'only during discussion threads'. It'd be up to him.

>>48308707
No reason we can't all sit around when Wong's not updating, to paint our nails and talk about Underpowered Bioenergy Reactors.

Surely we're not going to end up filling up the next 100 posts with whine and cheese, right?

>>48308809
Since Dio is going to be one of our kids how can we make his mech ZA WARUDO

>>48308780

Ask about the what now?

>>48308809
Oh very well then. The character started from the lifepath. Slave background, with seven siblings (three of them being 'twins' with my character). Then we used the concept character method of rolling up characters, then boosted the total up to 70. This brought about a character who apparently was four feet tall, a former slave, and has an enormous family. Most of her siblings were neutral to her, but one admired her, and one hated her. SO, my GM and me came up with the following narrative:

Cloning is super illegal, obviously, but light genetic engineering can be gotten away with sometimes. Thus, a (now extinct) corporation performed genetic engineering on its 'indentured employees' to make it so they were tiny but robust (so they could work in factories built smaller to save money on construction and maintenance), designed to have numerous children (predisposed towards twins and triplets) so the company (which expected to be around for a long, long time) could always have new employees, and had a rather odd tendency towards albinism.

My character grew up a slave, saw her entire family as slaves, everyone around her slaves, and saw a long(ish) life ahead of her as a slave. She hated it, but was willing to accept it. Then her parents had another baby when she was 12. Upon seeing this baby, she damn well lost her shit, kidnapped the baby girl, and ran off with her. Raised her on the streets as an urchin, then part of a gang, and then as a pirate when she got picked up when someone noticed her rather high talent with mecha simgames like Bluegill Joe. She worked her way up and became first mate, then captain when the old captain kicked it. Now she's captain of the Ardent Chevaliers, and pilots the Paladin C. I made up those names before Wong unveiled Avalon, but decided to run with it.

She's inordinately proud of her little sister (who she considers her daughter), who has Technical Ability 10, Intelligence 9, and Education 8.

>>48308975
You probably don't recall, but I wanted to ask if the background I came up for my character was kosher or not. If it was cohesive with the rest of the setting and all.

>>48308967
Special Effect Weapon (Time Stop) on a Ship-scale Projectile Weapon or Missile (which has a correspondingly large Burst Radius).

Remember, Indirect Fire cannot miss by more than 5 hexes!

>>48308967
Though, I should note that, if it's only Dio (rather than DIO), all we really need to do is give him head-mounted Vampiric Laser Beams, Shocking fists (that freeze people), and Material Absorption.

>>48309280
I mean Dio is pretty cool but nowhere near as cool as DIO

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>>48309330
>DIO
>cool

>>48309400
DELETE THIS I really need to finish part 3

>>48309400
You would imagine he would have used the world to move him rather than do it himself.

>>48309771
I think The World has as limited a range as Star Platinum

>>48309771
He still painstakingly took the effort to carry Polnareff to the bottom of those steps, multiple times, leaving him deliberately unharmed, for no purpose other than to fuck with someone he was, in all likelihood, going to have to kill later.

Also of note - deliberately breaking each and every strand in Emerald Green's web (instead of simply traveling in a straight line as would have been more convenient); and deliberately NOT breaking a single strand of the spiderwebs between him and Hol Horse (presumably exiting and reentering the room behind Hol Horse, or else crawling under the webs?).

>>48309865
DIO is a giant asshole who loves to showboat of course he would go the hard way to make himself look better

>>48309855
A quick search indicates 10 meters to Star Platinum's 2.

>>48309924
As long as no one can see him hastily crawling on the floor before his 5 seconds are up like a mangy dog that's on fire, right?

>>48309978
Pretty much

>>48309978
His time stop pretty much lasts as long as the plot needs to. So there's pretty much no problem to him for showboating.

Also, vampire super speed. Maybe.

>>48310041
How much of his vampire powers did he use in part 3?

>>48309029
>albino loli slave with albino loli slave imouto

Sounds like an erogame. Is it an erogame?

>>48309042

It depends on where she's from. I mean, honestly, you'd be more likely to get away with it outside the solar system. I never want to discourage anyone, but that corporation probably went extinct because it got purged for gene-tampering with humans on a large scale. The main problem is, in the solar system, there would be so much bad PR and scrutiny on a person like that that

I'd overall say it's questionable but I wouldn't rule it out.

>>48310908
Awesome, thanks Wong.

>>48309330
I dunno. Something about Dio's vindictive nature just makes him more appealing to me. One thing to kick the dog, but throwing the dog in the furnace as well?

>>48311664
Well he probably won't be anywhere near his normal character since his father will actually love him

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I'm guessing this'll be Roarke's and Red Siren's kid

>>48312534
>using a sword

Must not hang out with her father very much, then.

>>48312534
Im still guess Isidro and Mitsuru, only problem is they both use swords

>>48312549
She took lessons from Auntie Sam

>>48312591
I chose Nero because her personality fits pretty damn well for Red Siren

>>48312549
>>48312591
Gotta walk your own path man. Bet roarkes mom didn't just go out and punch people.

>>48312549
Not everybody gotta be a clone. She could just take tips from Samantha.

>>48312615
Dio for instance threw shit a lot, which apparently means he would need to be good with melee weapons.

>>48312644
I'd translate that to Fang drones desu.

>>48312691
And steamroller drones? And the signpost possibly?

>>48312604
I bet you she punched plenty of people.

>>48312724
Hit a motherfucker('s mech) with another motherfucker('s mech).

>>48312762
Technically I think that counts as melee weapons.

>>48312724
I am sure there is mecha sized construction equipment somewhere. Either out of necessity, or novelty. Sign post can be a billboard.

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>>48312534
>Dio and Nero as siblings
>"Damn it, why is the rest of my family a bunch of wackos?"

>>48312901
>fucking space madness

>>48312901
>The greatest failure in gundam
>Samantha and Roarke's son

No thank you!

IT IS TIME!

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>>48312901
>Toddler Dio wryyying at all the other kids
>Always playing with his toy steamroller
There alot of funny things we can do with this

>>48312952
Oh boy turn on the 80s music

>>48312924
>Banagher's space madness manifests as dedicated pacifism
>Learns martial arts from his father to rip apart mechs without killing people

>>48312982
>Not sending him to Master Asia's daycare center
Come on anon

>>48312982
Meanwhile Jesus' child/protege/stolen child would be Amuro.

>>48312999
UNDEFEATED IN THE EAST.. when it comes to child rearing. They'll love playtime with Domon.

>>48313016
Just show up one day with like 10 kids and leave them there while we go on a mission

>>48312960
>Toddler Dio runs up to Clemmy
>"Mommy, mommy, somebody is bullying me!"
>Clemmy hands him a dagger
>"Go get him, son."

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General Hermione Fairchild sips a fruity little cocktail and tries not to look too bored. She's gone out of her way to look absolutely fabulous for this affair. Her usual uniform has even been replaced with a formal dress outfit of her own customization, intended to project the regal image of a warrior princess of space. Black and gold, with a sleeveless formal top with wide shoulderpads and a long cape, plus the three-pronged circlet she is entitled to wear as a General of the UJCIDF (although like the helmets, most of the brass forego them). It's difficult being her sometimes. This wedding is too loud and Islamic. Her feet hurt in these spiky-heeled boots. She wishes she was back on her flagship playing Secret Garden V instead of watching that insufferable buffoon Rashad peacock around speaking Arabic with a bunch of stodgy old Martians who keep looking at her like a jezebel.

However, it isn't without its upsides. She's managed to corner one of the bride's cute cousins, and is rather forcefully flirting with her. On the whole, things could be a lot worse. At least this time, Roarke Starwind is safely far away in the belt with no reason to show up and ruin everything for her the way he seems to take a vindictive glee in doing. Just the thought makes her fingers tighten on her glass until it risks shattering.

[Continued]

>>48313016

Don't talk shit about Amuro like that, he shattered a Zaku's chest armor with a de-powered beam saber once.

>>48313066
Couldnt the Gundam probably shatter a Zaku's chest armor with its fists or something? There is a bit of a power gap.

>>48313052
I am completely ready to make you Reeee Haman just give me a setup

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"You really don't have a boyfriend? I'm quite surprised, surely a charming young thing like you has someone she likes..." The General keeps her smile winsome as she leans across the table towards this girl, who she has finally, finally managed to distract from the subject of that damned orphanage she runs.

"Well, there was this one boy Fa employed as a bodyguard." The young woman sighs sadly, "He had such...such fluffy hair and was so kind and serious. Cousin Fa is a very assertive sort of woman, I think she was trying to push us together."

"Was?" Hermione forces herself to look the slightest bit interested, silently praying this boy died a tragic death and left behind a grieving, emotionally vulnerable girl for her to comfort.

The Martian girl's shoulders droop, "He was taken by pirates while defending my cousin. They did not give him back, so I think he must be dead."

Far away, Mohammed suddenly sneezes, earning himself a chipper "Bless you!" from Clemmy over the comms.

General Fairchild nods sadly, reaching across the table to squeeze her hand, "Yes, I'm afraid it must be so. You must be dreadfully lonely."

The girl smiles sadly, "It is not so bad, Cousin Fa is returned to us, and I have the children to take care of. Although I know few men of my own age, so it is rather lonely."

"You don't need men to stop being lonely, you know? There are ways girls can comfort each other, when they've been left alone. Special ways. Secret ways." The General leans closer, closer, her voice becoming more hushed and intimate.

The girl blinks, "Really? You mean like...playing some sort of games?"

"Yes, a very, very special game. I can tell you all about it. First, we'll..." Fairchild's voice trails off as she notices that the girl isn't paying attention anymore, but rather staring at the sky. In fact, quite a few people are.

[Continued]

>>48313190
Wow Haman your suck a creep, Uncle Paul levels of creepiness

>>48313093
Pretty much. Early Amuro relied on the Gundam and the learning computer. When he was manned up by Bright and got further in, THAT was when he shined. So Jesus gets him in the school, then we school him until he mans up.

>twat-swatted

YES!

>>48313190

God damn it fairchild, I know the lady's grown but don't make me get Chris Hansen on your ass.

For this level of creep he's bound to make an exception.

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One of the guards is shaking his PC, "Damned sandstorms, the sensor towers are out again. Second time this week, I swear it's a waste of time and money keeping those old things up..." And then he looks up too, and his jaw drops open.

An area as large as a football field has been cleared for the wedding itself. Outdoors, under the open sky of Mars, where the union can be blessed by the winds themselves. The grass is soft and manicured, flowers forming banks of color amidst the ubiquitous green of the sward and the white of the long pavilions set up for the guests. Although General Fairchild didn't really care to notice, the bride and groom have already proceeded up the aisle where the crimson carpet has been laid out, to where a venerable cleric is giving a sermon in Arabic. Rashad is dressed in his finest blacks and reds, with a dueling saber by his side, while Fatima is resplendent in gold and white, her head covered and her face obscured by a veil.

All of that empty space is practically the ideal landing pad.

The first thing General Fairchild sees is a huge, black pancake-shape with two huge legs falling from the heavens. The girl screams and runs away, but she barely notices. She recognizes that mech, but it was supposed to have been destroyed and the parts stolen.

The crash rips some of the nearby tents off their moorings, the powerful clawed feet of the Tarrasque sending a shockwave through the soft turf. One of the General's bodyguards takes a rather nasty knock diving between her and a whipping tent stake that would have hit her right between the eyes, but she doesn't have time to care about that.

Because there's something standing on top of the Tarrasque. A profile she recognizes.

[Continued]

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As for you, YOU feel the impact of landing rattle its way through your bones from your toes to the crown of your skull, but it doesn't hurt. No, the gravity landing feels serious. It feels weighty. It feels right.

You're unaware of the pink-haired woman staring in rage and hate at you, you don't hear her shrieking into the PC attachment on her crown for backup. The dozen or so Scimitars and tanks idling at a safe distance from the wedding in case of raiders aren't sure what to do either. Your backups land behind you on either side, Red Siren posing gracefully as Basil and Oda level their autocannons in preparation for battle.

>[Address the crowd from inside your mech]
>[Pop the hatch and address them directly]

>>48313486
>Hope I made it in time, look I even brought a present

>>48313486
>[Address the crowd from inside your mech]
Don't want to get sniped

>>48313486
>>[Pop the hatch and address them directly]
Got to show ourselves and make a proper entrance. Show no fear.

>>48313486
>[Address the crowd from inside your mech]
What he said >>48313511

>>48313507
Forgot
>[Address the crowd from inside your mech]

>>48313511
maybe, but showing ourself will both bolster and reassuring for Fatima. We want to disarm the lot of them, but show no ill will to the civvies. Remove any chance of Fairchild spinning this.

>>48313605
Well did Master Asia teach us his bullet stoping technique? If he did then sure lets do it

>>48313605
Dude we just landed five pirate war machines in the middle of a wedding. How is it possible that they couldn't spin this?

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You activate your intercomm, and boom out over the speakers, "HEL-LO NEW MEDINA!"

Pale, frightened faces stare up at you.

"HOPE I MADE IT IN TIME. I EVEN BROUGHT A PRESENT." You stomp the Kaiser's ass-kicking armored foot against the Tarrasque.

Apparently Rashad managed to get a loudspeaker of his own, because you hear him shouting at you, "Imprudent son of a camel and a pig! What? Do you want MORE money!? Are you stupid? Suicidal?"

It's kind of odd, you expected Fatima would be the one yelling at you.


>[Be badasses]

>>48313778
>Stupid, yes. Suicidal, probably. But what I definitely am is pissed that Fatima has to stoop down to marrying you

>>48313778
Well we wouldn't say no if hes offering.

>>48313778
"Suicidal? Says the man yelling at the machine. I see you still haven't taken anger management classes either. Really hurts negotiations. But I digress, what I am here is offering the blushing bride a pair of gifts! This gallant steed for her to ride on, and her freedom."

>>48313778
Aha... yeah, I probably am pretty stupid! Men in love usually are! But no, I'm not after money, not after riches or glory. I'm just a wild wolf, come to find one of his own and return her to where she belongs!

>>48313778
A thing to use depending on how he responds; any mention of her belonging to him OR her inheritance requires them to be married. Until the knot is tied it all belongs to her. If she so wishes, she can hire us to serve as her knights and protect her and her interests if she so chooses. All she needs to do is say the word.

Man we forgot to play music when crashing the party

>>48313190
Can we not call Fatima, Fa? It just doesn't roll of the tongue or sound good as a nickname. Why not just go with Fattie or best of all, just Fatima. Fattie != Fatty. Different languages and all.

>>48314148
How about Tima?

>>48314132

I debated over it, but decided to save it for the inevitable boss fight.

>>48314132
nothing stopping us from using it as a crescendo with our speech. Could play that song she liked when we visited her that one time while she was in the brig.

>>48314148
Who the fuck calls her Fa?
Some people are just ill suited for nicknames.

>>48314168
Probably for the better

>>48314170
We don't have it on our mixtapes

>>48314179
Families are weird with that, I have a two syllable name and both my parents just shorten it to my first syllable

>>48314148
How about we wait until we get her back before experimenting with nick names?

>>48314222
Some names are just suited better. Thomas, Jonathan, Natalia, Conrad. That sort of thing.
Shit like fatima you probably want to base your nicknames off something else.

>>48314222
We have our harmonica, right? We use that.

>>48314297
Your right, speaking of nicknames I never understand the ones that are longer then the real names, like Jimmy is short for James

>>48314312
While were in the middle of a fight?

>>48314323
We control our robots with our minds anyway, we should theoretically be able to do both at the same time.

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"Maybe a little. I certainly wouldn't say no to more money...but feeding a wolf won't stop it from biting your hand. It's funny, you never once tried to haggle, but you didn't show a lick of regard for Fatima's well-being, you didn't even ask the usual questions a husband-to-be would ask after his betrothed was taken by me. It's rather odd how her father died within days of her return and immediately before the wedding, easily recouping all of your losses." You point down at him, "I brought her mech back to her, and I'm taking her with me."

"Over my dead body!" Rashad roars.

You can't help smirking and crossing the Kaiser's shielded arms at him, "Splendid, that can be arranged. Mind handing that squawker over to her? I want to hear from her herself."

It really is odd that she hasn't grabbed the loudspeaker to yell at you.

"Kill me, and you will be the most wanted criminal on Mars!" He threatens.

"If you want to arrest me, get in line. The cannons on those Scimitars can't even scratch the Kaiser and those tanks were made to be crushed. Don't try to throw your weight around like you think I'm some smalltime pissant when you're not even in a mech." You manage to sound bored.

>[Challenge him to a duel]
>[Just...carefully pick Fatima up and fly away]

>>48314370
>>[Challenge him to a duel]

>>48314370
If we kill him in a duel are we exempted from murder charges? if yes duel that sucka.

>>48314370
>>[Challenge him to a duel]
Us vs him man to man no mechs, it won't feel as right if we kick his ass in a machine

>>48314384
They can still probably arrest us for piracy, kidnapping and blowing up those towers.

>>48314370
>>[Challenge him to a duel]
Dual of honor and stun him with our fists. Might need to burn some luck though. We have plenty.

>>48314370
>>48314382
>>48314384
>>48314385
as long as he cant declare someone as his second im okay with the duel i guess. on the other hand fairchild is down there and I doubt she gives 2 shits about an honorable duel between men.

>>48314385

This is ALSO worth considering. Consensus seems to be on dueling him. Will you challenge him to mecha combat, or hand-to-hand?

>>48314409
I wouldn't put it past him to have regnant or some bullshit hidden somewhere so hand to hand is probably safer.

>>48314409
Shot in the back by Fairchild. Heh. What a way to go.

>>48314409
How much of Master Asia's bullshit can we pull off right now?

>>48314407
She won't because if she did she would lose all trust and honor and would probably screw herself over

>>48314430

Hand to hand anyone in the crowd can shoot us dead if they don't care about the social ramifications.

>>48314452
>implying she can even think straight after we cucked her and Sam and Siren sent her that lovely gift.

>>48314407
hand to hand, like men

>>48314463
I am still hesitant to go toe to toe with some unknown mobile armour. Unless he just has a souped up jet or something. Plus we got three guys with giant mechs covering us.

Anyone else getting a sinking feeling that either that isn't Fatima or they did some shit like brainwashed her?