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Post by Alastor on Aug 22, 2013 21:59:57 GMT -8
May nodded as she went through a random box of belongings. "Yeah, I went. Photos are in one of my boxes, I think. Why?"
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Post by Penny Royals on Aug 22, 2013 22:02:48 GMT -8
"Eh. Just found this," She replied, passing over the album.
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"Yeah, I do," he said with a big smile. "And two years is still a really short amount of time..."
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Post by Alastor on Aug 22, 2013 22:08:45 GMT -8
May flipped through the album, glancing at her roommate's dress as she did. "A bit overboard with the glitter don't you think?" She asked. "I mean you're gorgeous in it but..."
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Post by Fiery Firefly on Aug 22, 2013 22:14:03 GMT -8
"Yeah I guess it is... I still remember so many of the little things, like how her hugs felt like, and what her perfume smelled like, and the sort of music she'd play on the radio. I was a huge mama's boy, you could say." Marco said, "Her death was so sudden, something just exploded while she was doing engineering stuff and she was caught in the middle of it."
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Post by Penny Royals on Aug 22, 2013 22:26:39 GMT -8
Max gave him a soft, sympathetic smile.
"She must have been a great woman."
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"Well, what else would you expect for prom queen?"
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Post by Fiery Firefly on Aug 22, 2013 22:29:09 GMT -8
"She was." Marco said simply, "She certainly was. ...Why can't you live with your mother? You don't have to tell me if its too personal."
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Post by Alastor on Aug 22, 2013 22:33:42 GMT -8
"Well, what else would you expect for prom queen?" "Oh you were one too?" May responded az she handedLiz the book back. "Funny coincidence. "
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Post by Penny Royals on Aug 22, 2013 22:38:55 GMT -8
Max crossed his legs, turning to face Marco.
"Well... she's... kind of an alcoholic. Since Dad died. She's not abusive or anything, it's just a big problem for her, and she didn't have the like... ability to take care of us or anything. So Tyrone took us in."
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Liz smiled.
"This is going to be interesting, I can see."
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Post by Alastor on Aug 22, 2013 22:42:46 GMT -8
"Oh and one thing." May said as she moved onto the next box. "Touch my make-up or meds and you die."
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Post by JW% on Aug 22, 2013 22:53:13 GMT -8
There was a crackle over the intercom and a young male voice came on.
"The base is moving to yellow alert. Unknown flying shapes have been detected approaching the base. Long range scouts identify them as a small flock of class zero kaiju. Wyverns. Surface to air defenses are moving to engage and all personnel are encouraged to avoid open spaces and move away from the open air. Thank you."
There was no call for mecha, or even to launch full conventional defenses... but Patty dashed down the hallway with half a sandwich clutched in her hands to go volunteer anyway.
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Post by Fiery Firefly on Aug 22, 2013 23:02:40 GMT -8
"Ah shit! Never got to nap. Damn kaiju" Marco grumbled getting out of bed and grabbing his pilot suit.
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Aug 23, 2013 6:40:39 GMT -8
Giselle frowned at the sound of the klaxons and rose from her seat. "We'll have to continue this another time, Eren."
"Of course." With that, he rose from his seat and walked over, wrapping his arms around her in a hug. Briefly, he could feel Giselle stiffen in his arms, then relax.
"...Take care."
"I know."
Seconds later, Giselle was out the door and heading for the hangar.
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Post by Penny Royals on Aug 23, 2013 9:10:33 GMT -8
"And if you touch my hair products or anything in this area-" she motioned to her vanity, "I will personally string you up by your toes on your mech and use you as a pinata. Kapiche?"
The intercom went off then. Liz looked up, crooking a brow.
"I wonder who that is. We never DID get to meet the majority of the communications sect."
Needless to say, Liz wasn't going to battle, especially against a flying kaiju, when her wing was already damaged.
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Max followed Marco hastily, though mostly to do just that. After all, SAL had just been in battle, and had no obvious flying capabilities.
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Post by Alastor on Aug 23, 2013 13:53:04 GMT -8
"Hey, I need a mirro-" May was cut off by the sudden flare of klaxon, preparing to leave her room before hearing the classification. At which point, she went back to her business of unpacking- class zeros. Nothing to worry about. "Ugh, hate target practice...."
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Post by JW% on Aug 23, 2013 18:11:25 GMT -8
Jay was in the hallway as Patty ran through, and noticed the other kids coming in as well. "Hey! Hey! Whoa, what's the rush here? Where are you going?" He asked as he practically scooped his daughter up off the floor as she tried to run past.
"There's kaiju coming! I'mma get mah robot!" She gave him a great big grin.
"It's only a wyvern." Jay told her, glancing at the rest. "Oh no. We're not launching all of you. We don't have to launch any of you. That intercom message was just because you'll be hearing the anti-air guns firing and you shouldn't worry." Or stand out in the open air where kaiju bits might start raining down.
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Post by Fiery Firefly on Aug 29, 2013 17:05:19 GMT -8
"Well I just got out of bed for no good reason," Marco grumbled as he heard Jay. He returned back to his room and flopped back down on his bed.
"Just class zeros, I wasn't paying attention when they said the number. No need to get in the mechs,"
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Post by Penny Royals on Aug 29, 2013 17:09:17 GMT -8
Max smiled.
"Well, that's good then! Do we get much of that around here?"
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"So boring," Liz agreed.
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Post by JW% on Aug 29, 2013 17:13:13 GMT -8
"But... aren't mecha weapons less expensive than con-vention-al..." Patty drew out the word, and looked pleased at herself for getting it right. Or she was just trying to be cute, either way. "... weapons?"
"If a mecha were to launch it would have to be long range equipped..." Jay said.
"Oh! I have range!"
"And it would have to be a flier..." Jay continued ignoring Patty.
"I fly! I'm Pilot!"
"And they would have to volunteer for double shifts, since we already have two mecha out, who could easily be called back should this actually warrant their attention."
"I pilot! I'm fly!" Patty was trying to jump up and down waving her hand to get 'teacher' to call on her. Jay just looked exhasperated.
"We're only sending one pilot out." Jay said, and Patty of course volunteered still, but anyone else could add their vote and over-ride her on seniority. "The rest of you enjoy some down time, or you can come with me and we can watch the volunteer put on a show."
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Post by Alastor on Aug 29, 2013 19:03:18 GMT -8
This comment took May back slightly as she handed off a few dresses to be hung. "So you've piloted before, then?" The girl asked.
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Post by Penny Royals on Aug 29, 2013 19:04:33 GMT -8
"A few times, yeah."
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Post by Alastor on Aug 29, 2013 19:13:41 GMT -8
"That's weird, haven't seen you up here before. " She responded as the girl tossed the last box into the corner by her.
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Post by Penny Royals on Aug 29, 2013 19:35:29 GMT -8
"It was kinda secretive... I met your bro once."
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Post by Alastor on Aug 29, 2013 19:57:17 GMT -8
May stared at the girl for a moment in surprise as she climbed up to her bed and sat down. "Anything happen?" She sighed.
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Post by JW% on Sept 1, 2013 17:16:31 GMT -8
Jay sighed, seeing as how it seemed that there was no escaping, and nobody else was volunteering. Patty ran off to get into her mecha, while Jay went to the war room to inform everyone of the launch and target practice. There was some question as to why Miss Anderson wasn't running this training, but Jay just shrugged. "Weapons drills on the mecha are regular maintenance. Just because we need a pilot in the cockpit to run them doesn't mean it's outside my jurisdiction. Besides, I'm sure Miss Anderson won't mind her student getting a little more drilling in."
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Sept 2, 2013 15:50:49 GMT -8
Giselle held back at hearing it was just Zero Class Kaiju and simply decided to hang around to watch the show. A while later, she was joined by Eren, who had also come to watch.
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Post by JW% on Sept 2, 2013 20:07:18 GMT -8
"This is probably little more than review for the Pilots." Jay explained to the small audience. "Patricia, you there?"
"It's show time! I am Mecha Pilot PrettySparrow! In the name of humanity, for the soul of the Earth, I will banish meanie head kaiju back to extinction!"
One of the bridge bunnies groaned a little and put his head in his hands as he watched the monitor.
"Ah... ahem. Yes." Jay tried to get back whatever shred of dignity his review was going to have. "The threat she is facing is a class zero kaiju. Dangerous, yes, but not beyond conventional weaponry. In this case a wyvern, roughly comparable to one of our jet fighters. A little smaller, a little slower on long runs, a little more agile on short. Easily able to kill a man of course, but with the right gear and a bit of luck, a man could return the favor."
"Now, as most of you know, but some of you don't, the Mecha are designed to fight daikaiju about the same size as they are. Their targeting system is designed around it. And given that the wyverns are, relative to even a mid sized mecha like the SRJWF, it would likely be difficult for her to hit. Just like it usually takes several anti-air missiles from the base to take out, it will probably take just as many shots from her mecha to deal with these few wyverns."
"Vulcans Gaze!" Patty shouted over the communication line, and the cockpit camera showed that the machine guns mounted on top of her robots head roared to life. Immediately one of the wyverns fell, sliced in half by the barrage of point defense bullets.
". . . " Jay said. "... sometimes... a pilot can get lucky..."
"Battle Missile Barrage!" Patty said, giggling as she pulled one joystick around while the other extended straight out and she pulled the trigger on it. This made her mecha look like one arm was bracing the other as it unleashed rockets from launchers mounted on it's forearm. However her luck somewhat ran out, and the next several shots missed as the pteradacyloid creatures banked and panicked. She only scored a second hit when they'd come near enough they could return fire.
The second wyvern exploded in a blast of flames before it could spit it's napalm, one of the missiles striking its head. The third managed to spit a glob of the material that burst into flame, but Patty shifted in her seat, pushing her pedals to the side and bringing the whole Mecha into a 'side step' in midair.
"Eyes..." Patty called out, bringing her joysticks mounted on waldos close to her body, the arms crossing in front of the mecha. Pilot lights on the forearms flared to life as Patty thumbed one of the triggers on each joystick, and then pushed her thumb against the button. "Of..." The mecha pulled it's hands out of the cross in front of it's chest and threw them forward, trailing an arch of blazing material, the forearm mounted flamethrowers spewing forth. "FLAME!" Patty declared as the motion of the arms caused the flamethrowers to make two halves of a heart shape, the point of it slashing across the chest of the last Wyvern and igniting it's own biological 'ammo supply'. A flash of light came through the monitor, leaving a heart shaped wave of fire in it's after image.
"The base is saved! Yay!" Patty crowed. "Returning to Hangar now."
At least it had been an amusing show, if not an informative one.
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Post by Alkonost Storm on Sept 2, 2013 20:28:25 GMT -8
"...That was rather...yeah." Giselle intoned when she couldn't think of a word to properly describe what she had just seen. She gave up on it and turned to Eren. "Want to eat lunch? I'm a little hungry."
"Sure." And with that the two walked off towards the mess hall area.
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Post by Penny Royals on Sept 5, 2013 17:57:49 GMT -8
"Not really. Unless you count that I almost knocked him out because he snuck up on me, that asshole."
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Post by Alastor on Sept 7, 2013 14:53:16 GMT -8
"Not really. Unless you count that I almost knocked him out because he snuck up on me, that asshole." "...So the normal, then?"
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Post by Fiery Firefly on Sept 12, 2013 11:54:16 GMT -8
Max smiled. "Well, that's good then! Do we get much of that around here?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "So boring," Liz agreed. "I'd say it's equal amounts of both. I like it when I don't have to go out. I'm... Not a huge fan of piloting." Marco said.
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