Mission 211: "Different Faces of Warfare"

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tengusaur (02:07:34): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_3sSQ6KNgM
tengusaur (02:10:28): Another day on White Chalice. Though unlike most of those, we're in Australia this time, and most of the crew is running around the area, trying to avoid getting eaten by the local wildlife.
tengusaur (02:10:33): What is everyone up to?
Lake of Archers (02:12:21): Even though its clearly getting warmer, Bernie, observing the wildlife outside the Chalice windows, says, "Winter's on the way."
cubey@aol.pl (02:13:22): Lowe is humming to himself as he puts some mechanical contraption together. He has no interest in wildlife, so this is a chance to engage in the usual hobbies.
VJockey (02:13:38): Ryou is smart enough to remain indoors. Fuck the wildlife.
Meraxa (02:14:22): Richard has had more than enough of the local fauna, and so instead works on his sword skills on deck. Sam isn't here anymore, but that doesn't mean he can't practice all the same.
aldo salt (02:14:50): Matthew is not smart enough to remain indoors. Ryou, you suddenly see him vault over a fence, three bleeding scratches on his cheek, and fatigues torn here and there.
VJockey (02:16:02): Cue facepalm. Truly the Clanners had all guts, no brains.
aldo salt (02:17:19): Matthew pants for breath for a bit…then grins. "It is truly exhilarating, Ryou! I feel like I am on the Smoker Jaguar homeworld!"
aldo salt (02:17:57): "Though I do not think Huntress has drop bears in it's eco-system."
tengusaur (02:18:40): Suddenly the shenanigans are interrupted by the sudden appearance of Dan!
tengusaur (02:19:04): Dan: "Warning! We just received an urgent SOS message!"
VJockey (02:19:17): "...Back to work then."
tengusaur (02:19:38): Dan: "Do you know the Mirage corporation? They offer us money and supplies if we help defend one of their bases. It's even nearby!"
tengusaur (02:19:45): Dan: "It's also under attack."
VJockey (02:19:51): [He gives Matthew a flat look.] "You better not be poisoned-."
Aero (02:19:52): Kurou: "By?"
VJockey (02:19:55): ...
VJockey (02:20:05): [Mirage?... Oh GREAT.]
VJockey (02:20:26): "Probably no one important."
Meraxa (02:20:31): Richard stops swinging for a few seconds, hitting a nearby comm. "Under attack by who?"
VJockey (02:20:42): "Lets just go get our money and be done with them."
tengusaur (02:21:10): Dan: "The messager was a bit too frantic to mention this detail. You will have to find out when you get there."
Aero (02:21:46): Kurou: "So business as usual."
cubey@aol.pl (02:21:49): Lowe's work is suddenly interrupted: "Huh?" Suddenly, a new message on his portable communicator.
Lake of Archers (02:22:11): Bernie looks serious, and nods his head. (Okay, it's time to try it out!)
tengusaur (02:22:18): Dan: "Most of our pilots seem to be unavailable for one reason or another, but anyone who can deploy right now, scramble for the shuttle!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:22:39): "Hey, you don't need to tell me to help people in need!" He's already moving to his Astray. The message came from the Professor, who never loses an opportunity to earn a quick buck.
Meraxa (02:22:53): Richard: I'll be right down. Just lemme get my shirt back on. *He says, running for a teleporter*
VJockey (02:23:02): [Ryou's going to get moving to the Chalice Hangar and get the Nevermore. He had it adjusted for its Quadruped mode a while back so its time to put it to good use.]
aldo salt (02:24:23): "Neg, I am not poisoned." Matthew says, after careful consideration. "I remember the side-effects, and am not suffering from any." Chipper and energized, he takes off for his Nova and climbs aboard, pulling on his cooling vest as he goes.
cubey@aol.pl (02:26:05): "Hey." Lowe's Red Frame waves to other units as they enter the shuttle. Its LARGE MCHUGE sword is too big so it's strapped under the shuttle.
Aero (02:26:24): Kurou: "Are you sure we can bring that!?"
VJockey (02:26:46): [Ryou grunts and runs through his weapons. Decoys? Check. He's already picked out his arm weapons but...]
cubey@aol.pl (02:27:17): Lowe: "Sure! What's better for a rescue mission than a gigantic sword?"
Meraxa (02:27:30): Richard: Considering what you deal in, I don't see what an oversized sword is such a big deal *Richard steps aboard, looking at who else is coming*
aldo salt (02:28:23): "If we are fighting in an urban environment, you may want to avoid using a melee weapon wider than a street." Matthew offers cautiously, booting up his engine systems."
Aero (02:28:23): Kurou: "It is when it's bigger than the shuttle carrying us!"
VJockey (02:28:38): "Its Mirage"
tengusaur (02:28:48): As soon as everyone is on the shuttle, it takes off, slightly unstabilized by the LargeMcHuge weapon strapped to it.
VJockey (02:28:57): "Knowing them we're probably better off."
Meraxa (02:29:06): Richard: ...The shuttle can apparently take it.
tengusaur (02:29:21): Dan: "Status update!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:29:27): Lowe: "Come on mr Restraint, what could go wrong... huh?"
aldo salt (02:29:38): "Oh?" Matthew inquires. "Do you happen to have a history with this company, 'Raven' ?"
VJockey (02:30:43): "Not personally-"
VJockey (02:30:48): "Hm?"
Lake of Archers (02:30:49): Something different is approaching the shuttle: It looks like a Zaku, or very related to it, in green paint.
tengusaur (02:31:06): Dan: "This is not good! A civilian shuttle was caught in the crossfire and damaged!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:31:15): Lowe: "Dammit!"
tengusaur (02:31:29): Dan: "It managed to land safely, but it's currently grounded close to the base. Make sure that it stays safe!"
Meraxa (02:31:45): Richard: I can probably deal with that if you guys go after the attackers...
cubey@aol.pl (02:31:57): "Sounds like the situation is complicating itself."
aldo salt (02:32:22): "You sure you do not need help, Paladin?" Matthew inquires.
VJockey (02:32:24): [Ryou clucks is tongue in annoyance.] "Fantastic. Is the moon going to come visit us next?"
tengusaur (02:32:44): Ayame: "There are dozens people on board of that thing. It brought supplies and refugees to the nearby Orb city."
aldo salt (02:32:49): Matthew: "Actually, since you mentioned that–"
tengusaur (02:32:54): Ayame: "...The source of the supplies was Kairos Aspida."
VJockey (02:33:08): "..........."
VJockey (02:33:12): "Well..."
VJockey (02:33:19): "That's just as bad."
aldo salt (02:33:20): Matthew blinks, cut off mid sentence as he processes that.
Lake of Archers (02:33:31): "The attackers aren't considerate at all..." Bernie grimaces, angrily.
aldo salt (02:34:05): "Kairos Aspida." He growls. "Must we defend their program now for the sake of decency?"
cubey@aol.pl (02:34:54): Lowe: "Seriously? Okay, that's even more complicatd. But..."
aldo salt (02:35:01): Matthew activates his targeting software, trying to get information on the Quasi-Zaku heading towards the shuttle.
Meraxa (02:35:07): Richard: We'll focus on saving the people aboard. Supplies we can figure out how to handle later.
cubey@aol.pl (02:35:10): "I'm not going to withheld help from someone just because they're helped by our enemies!"
VJockey (02:35:38): "..."
VJockey (02:35:57): "The supplies aren't the issue here."
VJockey (02:36:08): "Unless Kairos Aspida puts their noses into things
VJockey (02:36:10): "
aldo salt (02:36:10): "…well spoken, Lowe Gear." Matthew says quietly.
Meraxa (02:36:15): Richard: Hence, later.
Meraxa (02:36:38): Richard: Dan, how much longer till we arrive?
VJockey (02:36:44): -Main System:Engaging Combat Mode-
tengusaur (02:36:57): Dan: "It shouldn't be long at all at this point! Get ready!"
tengusaur (02:37:13): Indeed, you can already see your destination!
VJockey (02:37:26): "Hm...."
VJockey (02:37:47): [There are a LOT of fuel tanks on one side of the base....]
tengusaur (02:38:02): A large, steel-grey military base, currently with smoke emanating from several of the buildings. It's also the place of a battlefield, with several wrecks strewn around!
cubey@aol.pl (02:38:20): "You got it!" Red Frame Powered takes a step forward in preparation for takeoff. "Lowe Gear, ready for launch!"
tengusaur (02:38:35): You can't see how many combatants are in at this point... But the enemy seems to be another Corporation!
VJockey (02:38:46): "Onyx-Zero. Nevermore. Launching now."
Meraxa (02:38:50): Richard: Oi, Matt, think you could give me a lift to the ground?!
tengusaur (02:39:24): The shuttle is at a moderately safe distance from the base, landed at the side of a hill. Some tiny humans are walking around, watching the battle (and probably worried like hell).
Aero (02:40:15): Despite not saying anything Al was here. Kurou quickly transforms into Magius Form and follows after the others.
aldo salt (02:40:37): "[All Systems Nominal]" Matthew grins at the request. "Naturally, Richard Chevalier!" He extends a limb to Richard and deposits him on a shoulder mounted ladder rack. "Mechwarrior Matthew, Nova Messenger, moving out!"
Lake of Archers (02:40:50): "Are you saying we need to protect's Kairos's supplies?" There is a hint of Bernie being displeased...
aldo salt (02:41:10): Matthew hops out the shuttle and gently lands on feathered jump jets.
tengusaur (02:41:13): As soon as you deploy, you can see two surprising things...
tengusaur (02:41:27): While it's true that the enemies are corporate units...
tengusaur (02:41:38): Their squad seems to be led by an Armored Core.
Meraxa (02:41:42): Richard: Just protecting the people! *Richard yells to Bernie, before bracing himself as Matthew launches*
tengusaur (02:41:45): Red Star
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101101222820/armoredcore/images/b/ba/10-31-2010_8-51-31_PM.png

http://armoredcore.wikia.com/wiki/CR-MT98G
http://armoredcore.wikia.com/wiki/CR-MT85B
Aero (02:41:56): Kurou: "What would you rather destroy them, that'll help our reputation."
VJockey (02:42:16): [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CZVUQI2QKk ]
tengusaur (02:42:17): Most of them are currently busy either deploying form helicopters or firing at a single target, who is busy dodging all of it frantically and returning fire from time to time.
tengusaur (02:42:24): And the target is quite familiar to some of you...
tengusaur (02:42:33): Oracle
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101119230260/armoredcore/images/8/88/Oracle_front_view.jpg
Lake of Archers (02:42:38): The "Zaku" sqeezes a hand into a fist, and launches. (You're right...)
VJockey (02:42:47): "...Evangel"
VJockey (02:42:55): "Why the hell do you keep turning up..."
tengusaur (02:42:58): Evangel: "Isn't it my rival again!"
VJockey (02:43:07): [Ryou's voice is quite strained.]
cubey@aol.pl (02:43:19): Red Frame lands heavily on the ground, and cracks its knuckles. "You guys are in for it now, picking a fight like that..."
tengusaur (02:43:25): Evangel: "Are you on the Mirage corporation's payroll too, eh?"
aldo salt (02:43:26): Matthew gapes. "That is your arena rival, Ryou?"
tengusaur (02:43:51): Evangel: "I'm afraid I'm the only defender left at this point. I can handle these guys on my own, but if you wanna help, go for it!"
VJockey (02:43:59): "They probably got their money's worth with us if you're having trouble with this lot..."
VJockey (02:44:16): "... Try and keep up you grand-standing lunatic."
Meraxa (02:44:28): Richard: ...Confident, isn't he?
VJockey (02:44:36): "... You have no idea..."
tengusaur (02:44:40): Evangel: "Trouble? Come on rival, you know I'm the stronget Dominant there ever was!"
Aero (02:44:43): Kurou: "Sounds familiar."
VJockey (02:45:21): [Dominant... there was that word again. Its like it keeps following him...]
aldo salt (02:45:22): "Pay no mind to Ryou's morose temperament." Matthew says cheerfully. "I look forward to seeing you fight once more, Mechwarrior Evangel!"
tengusaur (02:45:29): Evangel: "Stay here and watch, or help me beat those Crest corporation jerks, and see!"
tengusaur (02:46:03): The AC leading the enemy forces turns its head towards you.
tengusaur (02:46:18): Agraya: "...More enemy reinforcements? So be it."
tengusaur (02:46:29): Agraya: "All units, focus on the new targets."
Meraxa (02:47:11): Richard: ...Whats Crest Corporation?
cubey@aol.pl (02:47:12): Lowe: "We're not just 'reinforcements'! You're in it now for thinking you can pull off the corporate fighting crap!"
VJockey (02:47:21): "..........."
VJockey (02:47:27): "shit!"
tengusaur (02:47:44): Agraya: "Feel free to think that. Ignorance will be your doom."
VJockey (02:47:44): "That AC's not showing up on Nest registries!"
tengusaur (02:47:54): Enemy list: Red Star (Agraya), CR-MT98G x8, CR-MT85B x8
Allies: Oracle (Evangel)
tengusaur (02:48:01): (Iniatitive order: Lowe, Bernie, Ryou, Kurou, Matthew, Richard)
aldo salt (02:48:02): Matthew targets the Crest Corporations ACs, baring his teeth. "Formidable odds. This fight should bring us much honor."
VJockey (02:48:07): "Check its movements! Is it moving like a human?!"
tengusaur (02:48:08): (Lowe, Bernie, Ryou)
Meraxa (02:48:14): Richard: Put me down first!
VJockey (02:48:31): [Ryou suddenly seems tense. Aggressive.]
aldo salt (02:48:40): "Ah. My apologies." Matthew lowers Richard down the ground.
tengusaur (02:48:55): (And it does.)
aldo salt (02:49:01): His Nova has to do an awkward squatting motion, as if laying an egg.
Meraxa (02:49:23): Richard hops off, giving a small thumbs up.
tengusaur (02:49:24): Evangel: "This clan guy shows the spirit! Why can't you be more like him, huh Ryou?"
VJockey (02:49:45): "Don't push me Evangel."
cubey@aol.pl (02:50:11): *Red Frame starts running forward. Its arm-mounted sheath clicks loudly, releasing the katana it holds. "What's that? I can't hear you over the sound of your asses being kicked!" Lowe grabs the weapon and moves in a zig-zagging line, delivering slashes aimed at limbs and weapons of hostiles as he passes through.+
aldo salt (02:50:36): "You would be surprised, Evangel!" Matthew declares. "His pride and honor as a warrior is truly beginning to bloom!"
aldo salt (02:50:47): Mainly due to his dislike of gladiator matches, but whatevs.
Lake of Archers (02:51:50): Bernie is going to follow the same example as his roomate, and hovers the green Post-Zaku called a Geara Doga. It takes out a utensil, and it forms a beam saber+
Lake of Archers (02:52:12): (>.<; Charging through the mook enemies)
tengusaur (02:52:35): Lowe cuts off the legs and weapons of one of each type of enemy mass-produced mecha, and damages a few more! But now he finds himself the target of three of the MT98Gs, which move in close and fire napalm at him from all directions! (react!)
aldo salt (02:52:52): @Lower?
tengusaur (02:52:56): (approved)
tengusaur (02:53:43): Bernie similarily cuts through two of the attackers, but he's the target of the MT85Bs instead. Three of them take aim from afar and fire their large shoulder-mounted bazookas! (react)
aldo salt (02:53:55): *Matthew takes aim with his Nova's arm pods, locking on the MT98G's legs. "Support fire incoming!" He messages to Lowe, and opens fire with precise laser bursts!+
tengusaur (02:54:49): (Ryou, Kurou)
cubey@aol.pl (02:55:22): "Nice, Matthew!" *Lowe dodges the best way when you face this type of an enemy - up! Even with its heavier build, Red Frame Powered can still fly, and fly it does!+
Lake of Archers (02:55:45): The Geara raises its left forearm, using its shield+
tengusaur (02:56:38): Lowe manages to dodge, getting only licked by the flames without taking any serious armor damage. Matthew's support fire, damaging one of the quadrapeds and throwing it off-balance, helps! But now he has their attention...
VJockey (02:57:05): *Well... Shit. Ryou's going to go after the Agraya then - if she's what he thinks she is then she's got to go. NOW. He raises his Linear Assault Rifle and Heavy Shotgun and fires a storm of high speed rounds and heavy alloy shot at Red Star!+
tengusaur (02:57:06): Geara Doga's shield gets seriously damaged by the incoming explosive blasts! But the actual robot takes only slight damage.
Aero (02:57:28): * "Barzai." Kurou forms the Scimitar of Barzai and sends the blade spinning at a group of CR-MT85B's. +
tengusaur (02:57:47): (Matthew, Richard)
tengusaur (02:59:09): Agraya starts to circle around Ryou, using the nearby buildings as obstacles! Because of that his shots only cause minor damage to her machine... And as soon as Red Star appears within view again, it fires its rifle several times at him, and shoots a swarm of missiles from its back launchers! (react)
tengusaur (02:59:21): Agraya: "Not too bad..."
VJockey (02:59:59): "Tch!"
tengusaur (03:00:28): Kurou's spinning scitimar cuts through the legs of one of the enemies, immobilizing it, and cuts straight through another one! But now he finds himself the target of two more of them, which send high-power grenades flying into his direction from a short distance! (react)
Meraxa (03:00:41): Richard: Ideigi! *Richard disappears in light as Ideigi takes his place, the rather large Super promptly swinging its legs to kick some of the quadruped mechs!+
VJockey (03:01:02): *To this Ryou replies by launching several decoy pods to confuse the hell out of the missiles before tearing full speed into cover - the Minigun falling into place over a shoulder and letting loose a burst of rounds to further stave off the barrage!+
aldo salt (03:01:09): *Matthew turns to face the Quad mechs. "Let us dance around the fire, mercenaries!" He triggers his jump jets, and Dom surfs to the left. "Nova Burst!" Five lasers lash out at the collapsed AC's fuel tanks!+
Aero (03:03:31): * "Cthugha, Ithaqua." Kurou summons his two pistols and fires the both of them at the grenades while flying back. A barrage of blue homing bullets and explosive red shots were sent out at the grenades to blow them up before they reached him. +
tengusaur (03:04:33): Richard kicks away one of the quadrapedal machines, sending it tumbling backwards into another one! Matthew blows up two more, aiming at their most destruction-prone parts!
tengusaur (03:05:05): But now, the remaining two quadrapeds are rapidly approaching Nova, and trying to use napalm to overheat it and burn it to a crisp!
tengusaur (03:05:34): While the Bs are shooting at Ideigi, sending several explosive missiles and pulse shots into its direction!
tengusaur (03:05:38): (both of you react)
tengusaur (03:06:46): The missiles explode in mid-air, led by Ryou's decoys and blown up preemptively with his gunfire! He's more or less safe behind cover for now, having suffered only slight damage, and he also caused a bit more damage to Red Star.
Meraxa (03:07:06): Richard: Lets see how this holds up! *Richard raises the mighty shield on Ideigi's left arm, attempting to tank the damage before throwing out a few solar punches in response+
tengusaur (03:07:43): Kurou blows up the explosives before they can reach him! Good, because a head-on blast would probably be quite problematic.
VJockey (03:08:24): "Human PLUS...."
tengusaur (03:08:43): Agraya: "You noticed."
Aero (03:09:04): Kurou: "Mind explaining what that is to the rest of us?"
aldo salt (03:09:15): *Matthew dodges out of the way of the first Napalm stream…and right into the second one! Flames crawling over his mech, he sweats as it's core temperature skyrockets! "Geh…it will not…be that easy!" Channeling the excess heat into the Nova's radiator fins, Matthew charges forward and cleaves into the leading legs of the right Quad mech!+
cubey@aol.pl (03:09:20): Lowe: "Human what now?"
VJockey (03:09:46): "She let Crest tear her open. Repeatedly. And every time it happened they added more machinery to her."
tengusaur (03:10:04): Ideigi uses its shield to defend itself from the shots! But Richard has to lower the shield for a moment to fire his attack, and gets hit by a pulse blast back then! He fires the Solar Punch in response, blowing up one of the attacking mecha.
VJockey (03:10:21): "Her AC is more like her own body than just something to pilot..."
Meraxa (03:10:45): Richard: Ngh... I know the feeling somewhat...
tengusaur (03:11:37): Matthew rips into the MT98G with this risky maneuver! The napalm does rather heavy damage to Nova's armor, though, and the 'mech is in danger of overheating, despite the radiator fins! You might want to take it easy for a moment...
tengusaur (03:12:14): But the attack manages to destroy the legs of the attacking enemy, throwing its aim off-balance.
cubey@aol.pl (03:12:24): Lowe: "So she's a cyborg? Why would you do that just to pilot a robot? I don't get it!"
tengusaur (03:12:41): And then, the flame-shooting machie suddenly explodes when Evangel fires at it with his railgun!
tengusaur (03:13:11): Evangel: "This is going well! Need help over there, Ryou? I figured she might be too much for just you alone."
VJockey (03:13:36): "I can handle her."
Meraxa (03:13:37): Richard: Lowe, remember Felicita?
cubey@aol.pl (03:14:08): Lowe: "Yeah... and I don't want anyone to be forced into the same situation!"
tengusaur (03:14:22): Suddenly!
tengusaur (03:14:35): You can see space distort on the edge of the battlefield!
aldo salt (03:14:46): Matthew hastily flushes some coolant, brining his temperature down.
tengusaur (03:15:07): Matter twists and distorts as something teleports in...
Meraxa (03:15:18): Richard: ...No...
Aero (03:15:19): Kurou: "That's not good."
tengusaur (03:15:53): And, with a loud crack, a group of mecha teleports in! They are somewhat close to the shuttle, but facing your direction...
tengusaur (03:16:06): Six of them are Chomas, the Kairos Aspida robotic mooks!
cubey@aol.pl (03:16:12): 8: "LOWE, THAT TELEPORT IS THE SAME AS WHEN..."
Meraxa (03:16:18): Richard: Its them!
tengusaur (03:16:20): But the one in the middle... is different. It's 40 meters tall, and looks... Weird.
cubey@aol.pl (03:16:20): Okay, interrupted because everyone can see who these people are now.
tengusaur (03:16:26): Anansi
http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/677965

Choma
http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=804948
cubey@aol.pl (03:16:45): Lowe: "Kairos Aspida? Like we needed you from all people to show up!"
aldo salt (03:16:59): "Kairos…ASPIDA." Matthew growls. While bits of his mech are still burning.
tengusaur (03:17:11): ???: "I knew you will be overjoyed to see me, White Chalice!"
Meraxa (03:17:14): Richard: Maybe they're just here for their shuttle... hopefully...
Aero (03:17:39): Kurou: "We're a bit busy right now, if you could come back next week it'd be great for us."
Lake of Archers (03:18:12): Geara Doga faced what just warped in.
tengusaur (03:18:24): ???: "Oh? But this is the perfect opportunity for me to finally show up. In fact, the timing couldn't have been better."
tengusaur (03:18:54): ???: "Allow me to introduce myself. Biff Bannon, Kairos Aspida intelligence department, at your service."
tengusaur (03:19:03): The giant robot bows down theatrically.
Aero (03:19:24): Al: "He knows how to make an entrance."
cubey@aol.pl (03:19:38): Lowe: "Listen up, Biff. If you Kairos Aspida really are as nice as you paint yourself to be, you'd help us with the rescue mission and not, you know, try to start a fight!"
aldo salt (03:20:08): "Have you come to defend your shipment of supplies to Orb, Biff Bannon?" Matthew inquires.
Meraxa (03:20:15): Richard: Lowe don't give him ideas you idiot!
tengusaur (03:20:31): Biff: "I would be happy to, believe me. Can I have it on paper that you'll give us the Chalice back when this fight is over?"
Aero (03:21:11): Kurou: "I'm pretty sure we don't have the authority to do that."
tengusaur (03:21:22): Biff: "A ha ha! As expected."
tengusaur (03:21:43): Biff: "I am not here for the supplies, they belong to the people who received them. No, I am here for you."
cubey@aol.pl (03:21:45): Lowe: "You're kidding, right..."
Meraxa (03:21:54): Richard: ...Oh dammit...
Lake of Archers (03:22:38): Bernie: So...you're really are up to no good.
tengusaur (03:22:38): Biff: "Gathering information is both my job and hobby. I know quite a lot about all of you - and I mean it personally, right down to uncomfortable details! Hmhm."
aldo salt (03:22:41): "You wish to challenge us to a Trial of Possession for the Chalice?" Matthew asks, shifting his Nova to better aim.
Meraxa (03:22:56): Richard: ...Prove it.
tengusaur (03:23:43): Biff: "You almost wet your pants the first time you had to fight minions of Terraduc, mr Chevalier."
Meraxa (03:24:21): Richard: ...That was beause I barely had Ideigi five minutes!
Aero (03:24:35): Kurou: "Technically I had Demonbane for five minutes and DIDN'T wet my pants."
Meraxa (03:24:45): Richard: SHUT UP KUROU
VJockey (03:25:05): "This is getting us nowhere..."
tengusaur (03:25:20): Biff: "Right on the mark, I see! Well then..."
VJockey (03:25:34): "He's toying with us. There's no way he knows as much as he's letting on."
VJockey (03:25:52): "He was probably bluffing and you confirmed it for him."
tengusaur (03:25:59): Biff: "I know some of you fashion yourself quite the heroes. Not mr Kimura here, of course, who only cares about money, or at least puts on the face of someone who does."
aldo salt (03:26:16): "Did you come simply to make Crass remarks, Biff Bannon?" Matthew growls. "To insults others without shame?"
Meraxa (03:26:33): Richard: The fact he even knows the NAME Terraduc is enough! Barely anyone remembers the mooks...
cubey@aol.pl (03:26:33): Lowe: "What's your point here, to talk us to death?"
tengusaur (03:26:38): Biff: "Oh, not that. Not JUST that, at least. Allow me to do you a favour..."
VJockey (03:26:52): [Now THAT had him twitch...]
tengusaur (03:27:10): Anansi snaps its fingers, and suddenly a blue field appears around the shuttle and the people around it!
cubey@aol.pl (03:27:26): Lowe: "A trap?!"
tengusaur (03:27:37): Biff: "Prove to me just how heroic you really are. Test your might against Anansi!"
aldo salt (03:27:42): "A shield to protect them?" Matthew wonders.
Aero (03:27:42): Kurou: "The hell are you doing!?"
tengusaur (03:28:07): Biff: "You could say they are our... captive audience? Quite a literal one, too!"
Meraxa (03:28:25): Richard: ...He's giving us an excuse.
aldo salt (03:28:45): Then a nasty thought occur to him. "That shield had better be permeable to air, Biff Bannon!" Matthew hisses.
aldo salt (03:28:52): "If not–!"
VJockey (03:28:57): "This isn't their fight."
Lake of Archers (03:28:59): Bernie: is this a game to you?!
tengusaur (03:29:07): Biff: "Isn't it all just a game?"
VJockey (03:29:14): "..................................."
aldo salt (03:29:38): "Neg." Matthew says. "It decisively is not a game."
cubey@aol.pl (03:29:46): Lowe: "For a Kairos Aspida, you sure aren't taking this seriously at all..." He's sweat-dropping in cockpit.
Aero (03:29:59): Kurou kind of starts laughing at Matthew.
tengusaur (03:30:06): Biff: "Don't worry, do you really think Kairos Aspida would do something as vile as suffocating civilians?"
tengusaur (03:30:23): His voice suddenly gets more serious.
tengusaur (03:30:23): Biff: "I have different plans for them."
tengusaur (03:30:36): And then it returns to its jovial tone.
tengusaur (03:30:49): Biff: "But you shall find out soon enough! Let's go, boys and girls!"
tengusaur (03:31:12): Agraya: "Finally..."
Meraxa (03:31:14): Richard: You bastard...!
tengusaur (03:31:21): Evangel: "This guy sure likes to talk!"
tengusaur (03:31:27): Enemy list: Red Star (Agraya) [light damage], CR-MT98G, CR-MT85B x3, Anansi (Biff Bannon), Choma x6
Allies: Oracle (Evangel)
tengusaur (03:31:34): (Lowe, Bernie, Ryou)
VJockey (03:31:37): "Said the pot to the kettle."
aldo salt (03:31:51): "Good." Matthew says more politely to Biff. "Let it not be said that the White Chalice backs down before a challenge!"
tengusaur (03:31:59): Evangel: "Focus on fighting, rival!"
tengusaur (03:32:22): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILDuEl2pGN8
cubey@aol.pl (03:32:27): Lowe: "Watch out, even their smallfry are tough!"
tengusaur (03:32:55): Biff: "I see you're not etirely immune to learning new things!"
tengusaur (03:33:01): *entirely
cubey@aol.pl (03:33:11): *Red Frame falls down from the sky, its blade raised high at one of the Chomas. But wait, it was a trick - focus on the blade and you get kicked in the head! And then slashed anyway, because why not!+
tengusaur (03:34:45): Lowe's trick would probably work excellently... If the Chomas didn't work in such well-coordinated teams! Another one moves in, taking the brunt of his attack, and while it's damaged, his original target uses the opportunity to stab him with its Primeval Force pike! (react)
VJockey (03:35:09): *Ryou's Railgun swings down... choosing to change target priority from doing corporation dirty work to taking on Kairos Aspida as he tears across the base - there's a tremendous thundercrack as a gigantig bolt of energy infused high impact round fired from the weapon - kicking up MASSIVE amounts of dust from the area around Ryou - if his machine was bipedal, moving while firing that weapon would have sent his machine flipping backwards!+
VJockey (03:35:17): (Target is a Choma)
Lake of Archers (03:35:31): "..." Like a true Zeon suit, the Geara's eye glows, then the MS rushes towards the Anansi. Approaching, it takes out a long-barreled rifle, aiming, and unleashing a barrage of beam fire. It was a beam machine gun qith a bayonet+
aldo salt (03:36:09): "Careful, Bernard!" Matthew calls out in alarm. "That unit is like Jeremy's Hyperion!"
aldo salt (03:36:20): "It can–!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:36:38): "No way!" *Red Frame keeps close to the defending Choma, making it hard for its original target to aim. Lowe tries to deflect the incoming spear with a quick parry.+
tengusaur (03:38:20): Ryou's shot pierces through the already-damaged Choma, leaving a huge see-through hole in it and causing it to blow up! But his enemies didn't forget that he's there... Agraya suddenly dashes from cover behind him, firing dozens of missiles! (react)
tengusaur (03:38:35): Agraya: "You're still a target..."
Aero (03:39:10): #Ryou
aldo salt (03:39:10): #Ryou?
aldo salt (03:39:14): [Darn]
tengusaur (03:39:21): (approved, but only one of you)
tengusaur (03:39:48): The first of Bernie's beam shots grazes Anansi, and it seems like the second will hit more head-on... But then the huge robot suddenly teleports away, atop a nearby building!
VJockey (03:40:11): "!!"
VJockey (03:40:16): "Damn!"
tengusaur (03:40:24): Biff: "Always one for completely direct attacks, aren't you, Burgers?"
VJockey (03:40:45): *Ryou fires off his Decoys but at this rate he's running low on them - and there's no telling if they'll draw away enough of the missiles either!+
tengusaur (03:41:06): As he speaks, Anansi starts to juggle several Primeval Energy balls with one hand... And then it suddenly sends them all flying towards Bernie's Doga with one swing! (react)
Aero (03:41:07): * "Now is not the time for tunnel vision!" Kurou aims at the missiles before firing out a large beam of very hot magical energy from Cthugha. Which he sweeps towards the other missiles and Agraya. +
tengusaur (03:41:19): (Kurou, Matthew, Richard)
aldo salt (03:41:24): #Bernie?
tengusaur (03:41:32): (approved)
tengusaur (03:41:59): Lowe's parry works excellent, thanks to his skill and Do You Even Lift Astray's strength.
Lake of Archers (03:43:41): "The shield...!" The Dega tries to get out of the way, but...
tengusaur (03:43:47): Once again all the missiles are deflected or destroyed! Agraya is forced to hide behind cover to avoid Kurou's beam.
aldo salt (03:43:49): *While Biff was talking, Matthew hastily Dom-Surfed over and behindd the building the Anansi was on top of. As he preps his attack, he jump-jets straight up, aiming as Anansi's back waist. "Alpha Strike!!!!"+
aldo salt (03:43:59): *aiming at
aldo salt (03:44:34): (Can I amend that to back shoulder?)
tengusaur (03:44:44): (right)
Meraxa (03:44:57): #Bernie
tengusaur (03:45:12): (a sec)
tengusaur (03:45:28): (actually approved)
Meraxa (03:46:51): Richard: Hold on! *Richard rushes in Ideigi, the massive machine covering for Bernie as it raises its shield...* GUARDIAN SHIELD! *And a magical barrier spreads outwards to better defend+
tengusaur (03:48:20): Bernie is defended by Richard's magic barrier... But the force of the attack is quite strong, and Ideigi is damaged by the Primeval Force seeping through his shield, and pushed away!
Meraxa (03:48:52): Richard: Gah!
tengusaur (03:49:12): Matthew's barrage hits Anansi's shoulder, causing it to get red hot and damaging its armor...
tengusaur (03:49:19): Biff: "You like lasers, don't you?"
Lake of Archers (03:49:21): Bernie: D-don't get hurt!
Aero (03:49:27): * "Mirror of Nitocris." A bunch of copies of Kurou are created in a flash, all apparently wielding the Scimitar of Barzai. The crowd charges towards Agraya. &
aldo salt (03:50:01): "…They never run out of ammo." Matthew replies.
tengusaur (03:50:22): Suddenly Anansi's other hand appears under its armpit, and several blue Primeval Force strings emerge from it! They are flying towards Nova!
tengusaur (03:50:53): The Nova is hit with them! But they don't cause any damage...
tengusaur (03:51:17): Instead, suddenly Anansi starts moving its fingers around, and the Nova moves on its own!
cubey@aol.pl (03:51:34): Lowe: "Hey!"
tengusaur (03:51:36): It turns around, towards Lowe and Ryou, and fires lasers at them in an uncoordinated way!
tengusaur (03:51:41): Biff: "Pew pew pew!"
tengusaur (03:51:53): Then the strings disappear and Matthew has control again.
tengusaur (03:51:57): (Ryou and Lowe react)
Lake of Archers (03:52:01): #
tengusaur (03:52:08): (approved, but which one?)
Lake of Archers (03:52:16): mmm, roomate!
aldo salt (03:52:29): "No! Stravag!" Matthew howls as his mech gets hijacked!
cubey@aol.pl (03:53:04): *Red Frame backs away from the lasers, thrusters sending it into a wild dance of dodging as 8 struggles to evade every individual beam at the same time.+
VJockey (03:53:12): *Ryou's going to burn through energy levels and dodge across the ground away from the lasers... or in this case try to use both the facility AND enemies as cover!+
tengusaur (03:54:07): "What is this?" Seeing a crowd of Kurous rushing towards her, Agraya opens fire at them with rapid shots from her hand-held cannon. (react/continue)
tengusaur (03:54:28): (ad Bernie can support, yes)
cubey@aol.pl (03:54:34): Lowe: "You think you can just toy with us like that?!"
tengusaur (03:54:36): (Matthew and Richard can move)
tengusaur (03:55:11): Biff: "So it's suddenly unfair when your *opponents* use every tool available at their disposal?"
Lake of Archers (03:56:14): After Geara is protected, Bernie can't fight the urge to protect the others and fight back. After seeing that surprising move of Matthew being controlled, the Geara moves to protect Red Frame. It brings up the damaged shield. "Pleaaaase!"+
Lake of Archers (03:56:41): Bernie: "I can't stay on the bench!"
tengusaur (03:57:10): Geara Doga's shield is completely destroyed, but Lowe emerges from the attack unscathed!
cubey@aol.pl (03:57:15): Lowe: "You think I used everything I got yet, you have another thing coming!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:57:24): "Bernie, you okay?"
tengusaur (03:57:45): Ryou manages to escape with just a single burn from a laser, but the base provides substantial protection. Even one of the bipedal enemy mooks get burned by the lasers.
aldo salt (03:57:59): *Matthew almost sobs in relief as control gets returned to him. Then that relief turns to rage! "This mech is not your tool, BIFF Bannon! Go, Heat Falcons!" As Matthew jump jets backwards and away, four radiator blades shoot out on rockets from his Nova's shoulders and arms. Controlled by wires, they arc into Anansi's shoulders and waists!+
Lake of Archers (03:59:02): "y...yeah." But the poor shield is busted.
aldo salt (03:59:03): "Have a taste of your own medicine!" Matthew growls as he deploys the orange-hot blades.
Meraxa (03:59:46): Richard: Nnnngh... *Richard forces Ideigi to rise, before raising its blade...!* Burning... *It begins to grow with red hot heat, and he holds it to Ideigi's side.* SLASH! *Before in one large swing, he unleashes a wave of red hot energy, flying towards the distant Chomas!+
tengusaur (04:01:22): Richard's energy wave attack cuts straight through one of the Chomas, destroying it! However, he's now the target of three more, which fire Primeval Force bolts at him from afar from their pikes! (react)
Aero (04:01:42): * "The entire plan!" That shatters the army of Kurou's into what seemed like hundreds of glass shards which would fly at Agraya and try to embed themselves into her AC. "Now Cthugha!" Once they were close enough all of them had a charge of magical energy sent into them, causing the shards to all explode into fireballs.+
Meraxa (04:02:27): Richard: *And for that, Richard will start to move, trying to dodge the pikes, or block them with his shield if they come close!+
tengusaur (04:03:01): "You still have to learn... That ultimately, everyone and everything is a tool." Matthew's blades cut into Anansi, though the machine dodges backwards and the cuts are fairly shallow. And then... It simply reaches out, trying to grab the wires! (react)
tengusaur (04:04:35): All the Kurous (and shattered pieces of glass they turned into) explode around the Red Star, damaging it quite severely! Clearly Agraya didn't expect this...
tengusaur (04:05:11): Ideigi is not that good at evasion, but Richard still manages to dodge a few of the shots, and use his shield to block most of the rest.
aldo salt (04:09:30): *Matthew hits the retract button…then triggers all the jump jet exhaust ports on his mech's starboard side, rocketing to the right. If he gets his Heat Falcons back, then hopefully the Anansi's hands get cut up. If it holds onto them, then centrifugal force comes into play, and Matthew will start orbiting around the Kairo Aspida mech like a bolas, throwing it off balance and closing in for a brutal ram attack "Gyaaaaah!!!"+
tengusaur (04:10:35): One of the Falcons cuts into Anansi's hand as Biff grabs it...
aldo salt (04:10:50): [Period after 'ram attack'.]
tengusaur (04:10:55): Matthew flies around, getting ready to smash into the Kairos Aspida machine!
tengusaur (04:10:57): But then...
tengusaur (04:11:42): Suddenly, Anansi's hand glows, and an orb of blue force appears around him! Nova smashes into its side and doesn't break out! Matthew is now trapped!
tengusaur (04:11:58): Biff: "Like I said, tools."
tengusaur (04:12:11): Anansi turns towards the rest of you.
tengusaur (04:12:20): Biff: "I have an announcement to make!"
tengusaur (04:12:57): Anansi points at both the shuttle and Matthew with one sweeping gesture. Both of them trapped within force fields.
tengusaur (04:13:50): Biff: "In a very short moment, both of those field will get filled with condensed Primeval Force. Everyone inside will die quickly, but not painlessly. Far from it."
tengusaur (04:14:36): Biff: "However, they can be broken! The collected force of the strongest attacks of all of your mecha combined should be enough to destroy a field."
tengusaur (04:14:54): Biff: "One of them, that is. And I really don't think you have the time to destroy both."
tengusaur (04:15:13): Biff: "Dozens of innocents, but also people you never met before? Or your comrade?"
cubey@aol.pl (04:15:13): Lowe: "You call yourself the good guys here? Bastard!"
tengusaur (04:15:28): Biff: "I don't recall ever saying that. Now choose."
VJockey (04:15:30): "..."
tengusaur (04:15:36): Biff: "The clock is ticking!"
aldo salt (04:15:39): Matthew widens his eyes at this announcement.
Meraxa (04:15:41): Richard: ...Grrr...
aldo salt (04:16:00): Then he pops open his cockpit.
aldo salt (04:17:17): He stands up. He turns to gaze at his comrade's mechs. He nods to them and says. "Do not grieve for me, my friends. I will not let him kill me painfully."
Lake of Archers (04:17:23): Bernie couldn't stand the unfairness, "...YOU LET THEM GO!"
tengusaur (04:17:24): You can see people inside the other force field grow more panicky at this announcement! Some of them are trying to smash into it in a fruitless attempt to break free!
aldo salt (04:17:35): Whether or not they can hear him is up in the air.
aldo salt (04:17:56): Matthew pulls out a combat knife and makes ready to stab himself in the gut!
cubey@aol.pl (04:17:59): Lowe: "Matthew, what the hell are you doing! Just wait, we'll get you free yet. But..."
tengusaur (04:18:00): Matthew can be heard by others, yes.
Meraxa (04:18:05): Richard: ...Biff, was it?
Lake of Archers (04:18:08): Bernie: ....What are you saying?!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:18:10): (Can we react?)
tengusaur (04:18:16): (yes, you can choose)
VJockey (04:18:20): "... You idiot..."
VJockey (04:18:31): "So that's your choice then huh..."
Meraxa (04:18:38): Richard: I wanna clarify one rule about this game!
VJockey (04:18:45): "Fine. I'll accept it."
tengusaur (04:18:51): (you can do anything, though attacking something else than either of the force fields is not recommended)
Aero (04:19:05): Kurou: "We can save both..."
cubey@aol.pl (04:19:20): "You're not the only one I'm getting out!" *You may wonder why Lowe was doing nothing. That's because Red Frame was returning to the shuttle - and now it's back, a relatively small mobile suit wielding a HUGE sword.
cubey@aol.pl (04:20:15): "I take your conditions, throw them away, and make my own. URYAAA!" *Lowe absolutely SMASHES the Gerbera Straight II down on the force fields. Both of them - it's large enough to strike both at once.+
Aero (04:20:53): Kurou: "That works too!"
Lake of Archers (04:20:59): Bernie: Lowe?!
aldo salt (04:21:46): "Save the civilians, Lowe! And do not let this bastard win!" Matthew snarls, and drives his knife at his chest!
cubey@aol.pl (04:22:23): Lowe: "I'm going to try to save everyone. I'm not this guy's tool!"
tengusaur (04:22:41): Biff: "I wonder how many of you can afford to attack both fields at once like this? Oh, who am I kidding, the answer is 'not a whole lot'."
aldo salt (04:22:51): You can see fluid slowly pool out from the vest he's wearing through the force field. And then, slowly, Matthew falls back into his cockpit seat. He twitches once and twice, and is still.
tengusaur (04:22:56): Biff: "...And what is he doing?"
VJockey (04:23:06): "Taking out a choice."
Meraxa (04:23:55): Richard: ...Biff!
tengusaur (04:24:56): (Ryou, Bernie, Kurou, Richard, make your choice)
VJockey (04:24:59): *Ryou indeed doesn't have enough firepower to attack both fields.... so he's going to attack the one imprisoning the civilians. Remember that Railgun? Yeah. Ryou has to have the Nevermore steady itself as the round is supercharged - the fired!+
Meraxa (04:25:13): Richard: I want to ask ONE thing! *Richard begins to pull back his fists, letting them build up power*
Aero (04:25:36): * "Only one way to find out. Thou art the innocent blade, DEMONBANE." The Deus Machina is summoned and Kurou is following Lowe's lead firing both of his magical bullshit pistols at both fields. +
tengusaur (04:26:15): Biff: "Ask quickly, before you run out of time. Hope you can speak fast enough!"
Meraxa (04:26:49): Richard: Is Primeval Force self sustaining?!
aldo salt (04:27:10): Matthew's looking pretty dead through the forcefield. Knife sticking out of his chest and all.
tengusaur (04:27:28): Biff: "A second, allow me to flip a coin."
tengusaur (04:27:42): Biff: "Heads. Yes, it is."
Lake of Archers (04:28:03): Geara Doga didn't have anything flashy, but one hand fired the beam machine rifle at one shield. The other hand has a sturmfaust. It fires a rocket at the other+
Meraxa (04:28:31): Richard: Then so be it! *In which case, he just has to go for it!* SOLAR PUNCH! *And unleashes two massive solar fists, one for each barrier. God, he hasn't used magic like that for a while...+
tengusaur (04:29:54): The various attacks smash into both force fields!
tengusaur (04:30:23): However, the one which was targetted by more force, the one around the shuttle, starts to flicker and fade.
tengusaur (04:30:35): While the one around Nova looks only somewhat dimmer.
tengusaur (04:30:48): It also floats towards the ground, following Anansi's hand gesture.
tengusaur (04:31:30): Biff: "You are idiots, you know that?"
tengusaur (04:32:36): Biff: "Should one more of you split your power, neither of the force fields could've been broken."
tengusaur (04:33:08): Biff: "But well, this was a test of heroics, not intelligence, so I suppose you stayed true to your beliefs and passed."
cubey@aol.pl (04:33:17): Lowe: "That means we just need a little more to free Matthew, thanks for the info... what?"
tengusaur (04:33:29): Biff: "By the way, I lied."
tengusaur (04:34:01): Biff: "Those fields are completely harmless. It's a pity this guy didn't know that."
Meraxa (04:34:07): Richard: ...Yooooooooooooooou!
tengusaur (04:34:08): The field around the Nova disappears.
Lake of Archers (04:35:11): Bernie: Then, Matthew..?!
aldo salt (04:35:18): The Nova drops down the ground, crow feet recoiling a bit as it hits the ground. Matthew slumps forward in the cockpit.
cubey@aol.pl (04:35:27): Lowe: "Matthew! Talk to me, Matthew!"
aldo salt (04:36:02): If people zoom in closely with magnification, they can see that the front of his chest is stained with…green fluid?
tengusaur (04:36:35): Biff: "Since I'm completely sure he's dead and your hearts would be broken if you saw his body up close, I suppose all I can do is incinerate his machine with a slow-moving, but powerful projectile."
tengusaur (04:37:49): Biff: "By the way. You should probably look up."
tengusaur (04:38:32): There's a huge swarm of missiles coming from above towards the base!
VJockey (04:38:47): ".........................."
cubey@aol.pl (04:39:01): Lowe: "Shit! Was this your plan all along?"
tengusaur (04:39:25): Biff: "This is not my doing. And I'm not lying this time!"
tengusaur (04:39:37): (everyone react, #s on stuff welcome)
cubey@aol.pl (04:40:11): #Base
VJockey (04:40:22): #Shuttle
tengusaur (04:40:31): (all approved)
Meraxa (04:40:35): Richard: Ha... Ha... Just great...
aldo salt (04:40:37): #Base?
tengusaur (04:40:52): (all auto-approved)
cubey@aol.pl (04:41:30): *Red Frame stands on the ground steadily. Its blade went down - now it's time to swing it up! With wide slashes, Lowe tries to cut down as many missiles as possible. "Counting on you for targetting and aim adjustment, 8!" +
Meraxa (04:42:09): Richard: *Richard picks up Ideigi's blade yet again, making a familiar stance...* Burning... *Before swinging his blade upwards this time, unleashing that familiar wave of power* SLASH!+
VJockey (04:42:12): *Ryou isn't one for heroics. He's an amoral mercenary, his reputation however is probably going to take a nosedive as one as he moves close to the shuttle to intercept the incoming missiles - Launching decoys and dousing the ordnance with liberal doses of Shotgun and Gatling fire!+
Lake of Archers (04:42:39): Geara Doga raised its beam machien gun and fires at the missiles+
aldo salt (04:48:47): *"NOVA LIGHTSHOW!" Suddenly, the Nova's arms raise up, and ten lasers laser out at the incoming missiles!+
aldo salt (04:49:22): Matthew sits up in the cockpit, knife still sticking out of his chest. "A 'Slow moving yet powerful projectile', Biff? Really?"
tengusaur (04:49:51): Agraya: "Too heavily damaged. Disengaging."
tengusaur (04:50:31): While all of you are busy defending, the Crest Corporation machines flee!
tengusaur (04:50:49): One of them still explodes, however, hit directly by a missile. And the rest suffers some damage.
VJockey (04:50:54): "You know, corpses shouldn't be able to talk."
tengusaur (04:51:01): One of the Chomas is completely wrecked as well.
VJockey (04:51:01): [Ryou's tone was rather deadpan.]
tengusaur (04:51:35): Biff dodges the incoming projectiles by teleporting, though.
tengusaur (04:52:03): And your efforts shoot down most of the missiles out of the sky! You're unharmed, and so is the shuttle. The base only gets slightly more damaged.
cubey@aol.pl (04:52:20): Lowe: "Matthew! You're alright?"
tengusaur (04:52:23): Evangel dodges quickly to a place where most of the missiles aren't hitting.
cubey@aol.pl (04:52:27): 8: "OF COURSE."
tengusaur (04:52:50): Biff: "A ha ha! Quite an interesting show he pulled, don't you think?"
tengusaur (04:53:41): While the missile rain was going on, some forces took the opportunity to approach closer...
aldo salt (04:54:14): "You said it yourself, Biff Bannon." Matthew drawled, maneuvering back to continue to point-defense the missiles out of the sky. "Imagine my embarrassment if I'd 'actually' stabbed myself because of your bluff!"
tengusaur (04:54:24): To be precise, large transport helicopters are approaching, and deploying both mecha and strange, tick-like creatures!
tengusaur (04:54:31): http://armoredcore.wikia.com/wiki/Kisaragi_Prototype
http://armoredcore.wikia.com/wiki/AMIDA
http://armoredcore.wikia.com/wiki/MT-09E-OWL
VJockey (04:54:34): [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMMZuAupDTQ ]
VJockey (04:55:05): "...Well... it looks like we're not getting paid after all..."
tengusaur (04:55:07): Those mecha belong to the... Mirage Corporation?!
tengusaur (04:55:13): The same one whose base you're defending?
tengusaur (04:55:22): Evangel: "Took you guys long enough."
tengusaur (04:56:56): Loudspeaker: "You bring this upon yourselves, White Chalice. Both time when we tried to obtain new technologies, at the Silent Line and the Orsini Industries HQ, you intervened. We have no choice but to eliminate you."
VJockey (04:57:27): [Ryou disengages his spent weapons and signals the shuttle for a replacement set.]
Aero (04:57:35): Kurou: "So it was a trap."
cubey@aol.pl (04:57:41): Lowe: "Talk about gratitude!"
Meraxa (04:58:03): Richard: ...We cannot catch a break...
Aero (04:58:15): Kurou: "What's wrong, out of mana already?"
VJockey (04:58:24): "Either way."
tengusaur (04:58:26): Evangel: "Well, thanks for helping out with those Crest guys."
Lake of Archers (04:58:39): Bernie: What do you mean?! We tried to help!
tengusaur (04:58:41): Evangel: "I'm on Mirage's payroll though, so... Nothing personal."
VJockey (04:59:00): (Switching out weapons. Permission granted?)
tengusaur (04:59:05): (yes)
aldo salt (04:59:32): Matthew. "…this is why I despise mercs."
Meraxa (04:59:33): Richard: Hey, I run off my own fuel... used a lot on those barriers. Can still keep going though!
tengusaur (04:59:58): Biff: "Backstabbing and dirty corporate practices? Oh, I wish I had some snacks! I better stick around for a while and see what happens."
tengusaur (05:00:23): Enemy list: Anansi (Biff Bannon) [damaged], Choma x3, Oracle (Evangel), Rusyana x3, AMIDA x20, OWL x4
tengusaur (05:00:33): (Lowe, Bernie, Ryou)
Aero (05:00:44): Kurou: "Good we'll deal with you after."
cubey@aol.pl (05:01:30): Lowe: "Stick around? Good thinking, you're not going anywhere! *Red Frame heaves - and throws its oversized sword at Anansi!&
VJockey (05:02:16): *Now loaded up with fresh weapons Ryou's going to take on Mirage - more specifically...
VJockey (05:02:29): "You want a real fight? Come on then!"
VJockey (05:02:31): Evangel.
tengusaur (05:02:37): Anansi dodges to the side, and at the same time swings its arm over its shoulder, throwing a bouquet of mechanical flowers that weren't there before! The flowers also explode. (react/continue)
tengusaur (05:03:01): Biff: "A small token of appreciation!"
VJockey (05:03:02): He's firing a barrage from his assault rifle as he charges towards the blue AC!&
cubey@aol.pl (05:04:29): *Take a better look at the mobile suit, even if the huge sword is overshadowing it! It didn't just throw the blade, but follow suit. "No thanks, let me return that - and something extra!" Red Frame Powered leaves Gerbera II's shadow, and lunges at Anansi bare-handed. Its mighty hands start to pummel the Kairos Aspida unit in a succession of quick blows.+
cubey@aol.pl (05:04:34): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTIY1gKzgQE
tengusaur (05:04:38): "Good! Let's see who's better this time!" Evangel rushes towards Ryou himself, firing several shots from his linear rifle - and he's already drawing a laser sword with his other hand! (react/continue)
Lake of Archers (05:04:59): "This is...this is all your fault!" Or was it? Bernie's options were low, but he felt that his enemy was the arrogant trickster. He fired a projectile at Biff; attached to it was a wire+
tengusaur (05:07:43): The flowers explode behind Red Frame as it rushes towards Anansi and smashes into its armor repeatedly, damaging it significantly! The much larger robot teleports away, but then gets hit by Bernie's missile. Biff reacts by shooting his own wires into Geara Doga's direction! (react)
tengusaur (05:08:08): Biff: "Well, that was quite unexpected! Let us do more puppeteering!"
tengusaur (05:08:15): (Kurou, Matthew, Richard)
aldo salt (05:08:31): #Bernie?
tengusaur (05:08:39): (approved)
Lake of Archers (05:10:04): (Isn't an explosive missile, but the wire is electric)
VJockey (05:10:25): *As the shots closed for both sides Ryou took a deep and steadying breath... counting down in his mind... [three]... He launches the last remaining decoys he has and skids aside - letting them baffle the Oracle's targetting systems [two] the massive laser cannon on his AC's back swung down as he was now flanking Evangel from the side. [one] He fires.+
tengusaur (05:10:30): (I figured, will respond to that after your react)
aldo salt (05:10:31): *Matthew shoot the puppeteering hand with a five-laser salvo, aiming at the portions damaged by his radiator blades! "Not likely!"+
aldo salt (05:10:50): *shoots.
Lake of Archers (05:11:10): (^^b)
Aero (05:12:53): * "Atlach Nacha." Demonbane fires out a large web to retrieve Lowe's 150m Gerbera Straight. "I'm borrowing this Lowe!" Luckily Demonbane was more properly sized for the sword. Once he got his hands on the sword he swung it in a very wide arc at the Chomas. +
tengusaur (05:13:45): "What the!" Evangel's shots miss the target, and he completely didn't expect Ryou NOT to engage in melee! His machine is engulfed in the giant blast, and thrown back, heavily damaged!
aldo salt (05:14:22): *His assist done, Matthew jump-jets forward in an arc towards the incoming Mirage Corporation forces, laying down some covering laser fire!+
Meraxa (05:14:30): Richard: Gotta keep going...! *Ideigi stomps across the field to charge at several of Mirage's machines, swinging its heavy blade to try and cleave through what gets in his way!+
tengusaur (05:15:03): Matthew hits the fingers of Anansi's hand, causing its aim to go off! And the giant trickster is then zapped by electric currents from the cable, forcing it to disattach it rather than focus on further attacking!
VJockey (05:15:13): [It was a downright suicidal gambit considering Evangel's forte is close range... However...]
Lake of Archers (05:15:23): Bernie counters with his beam machine gun+
VJockey (05:15:31): "This isn't the Arena."
cubey@aol.pl (05:15:49): Lowe: "Hell yeah, this actually worked! Carry on with the assault, Kurou!"
VJockey (05:15:55): "I don't have to hold back. I don't have to act to give people a show."
VJockey (05:16:09): "You're still treating it like it is Evangel."
tengusaur (05:16:24): The machinegun fire leaves more holes in Anansi's armor!
tengusaur (05:16:43): Evangel: "Damn... Don't think I'll be beaten, Ryou! I'm a Dominant!"
VJockey (05:16:50): "Dominant..."
VJockey (05:16:55): "Hah..."
VJockey (05:16:59): "hahahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA"
tengusaur (05:17:20): Kurou cuts through two of the Chomas, making them explode! The last one rushes towards Demonbane, trying to stab it with its pike! (react)
VJockey (05:17:31): [And Ryou's just laughing at Evangel. Its almost becoming maniacal.]
VJockey (05:18:04): "No... you aren't. You're just a pathetic little bird who's trapped in its nest with delusions of grandeur..."
tengusaur (05:18:30): Richard cuts through two of the OWLs, while Matthew's lasers blow up a Rusyana and several of the AMIDAs! However...
VJockey (05:18:34): "Those clipped wings of yours are going to make you fall when you finally get free."
tengusaur (05:18:56): Now something like 8 AMIDAs are rushing towards Ideigi, trying to cling onto it and then explode in a self-destructive charge! (react)
tengusaur (05:20:16): While the remaining humanoid mecha open fire at the Nova, the Rusyanas shooting pulse blasts from above while the OWLs stay on the ground and fire their rifles! (react)
cubey@aol.pl (05:20:21): #Richard
tengusaur (05:20:24): (approved)
VJockey (05:20:29): #Matthew
tengusaur (05:20:33): (approved)
tengusaur (05:21:02): Evangel: "...Shit!" Disheartened, he's trying to fall back behind the lines of the rest of enemies!
tengusaur (05:21:06): And at the same time...
tengusaur (05:21:15): (actually, not yet)
tengusaur (05:21:19): (reacts first)
cubey@aol.pl (05:22:09): "Hey, you bugs!" *Astray draws its arm, wielding the (not ridiculously oversized) katana again. Lowe realizes getting too close to AMIDAs is a bad idea. But! "Catch!" He throws the blade, making it spin and cut into the bugs as it passes next to them. This better cause a premature explosion!+
Aero (05:22:15): * "You did awesome work on this thing Lowe!" Demonbane stands its ground as the Choma approaches swinging the Gerbera straight up, aiming to cut both the pike and the Choma in half. +
VJockey (05:22:25): *With Evangel dealt with for the most part Ryou is going to swing around to cover Matthew - pumping more power into the Laser and sweeping the massive beam across the OWLs!+
VJockey (05:22:31): "Hit the ones in the air!"
aldo salt (05:23:14): *Matthew fires off several lasers at the OWLs, thinking to create heat afterimages…but then he remembers that the flamethrower units stripped off that armor coating at the start of the mission! He settles for lots of high-speed Dom-style hover-dodging! "Stravag!"+
tengusaur (05:23:43): (you can switch that to Rusyanas if you want)
Meraxa (05:25:21): Richard: Come on! *And Richard will toss his shield into the horde, also hoping to set off a premature blast Ideigi dives away+
aldo salt (05:25:48): *Matthew fires off several lasers at the…Rusyanas instead! While doing lots of dodging!+
aldo salt (05:26:20): "Much obliged, Ryou! I think I may owe you a debt!" Matthew shouts.
tengusaur (05:26:25): The Choma's pike is no match for the world's most gigantic sword (outside of Ryu Knight), and the weapon and the machine wielding it are both cut in half!
VJockey (05:27:04): "Hah... I'm going to have to collect on that one day then."
tengusaur (05:27:19): Ryou and Matthew are dodging enemy blasts, though the latter is still grazed by a few... But the gigantic laser bursts through both OWLs, exploding them, while the smaller lasers shoot down one of the Rusyanas and damage the other one!
tengusaur (05:27:48): Evangel gets onto a transport helicopter, which starts to get away, supported by the last Rusyana...
tengusaur (05:28:34): Which is further shielded by the whole surrounding suddenly getting filled with explosions! The AMIDAs attacked by Lowe and Richard blow up in a chain reaction, which engulfs the rest of them as well!
tengusaur (05:28:44): Shrapnel is flying everywhere, and it's getting really hot...
tengusaur (05:29:00): The helicopter gets away.
tengusaur (05:29:08): All that's left is Anansi...
tengusaur (05:29:20): Biff: "Hmm..."
tengusaur (05:29:38): Biff: "You know what? Change of plans. I think I stayed here for long enough."
cubey@aol.pl (05:30:07): Lowe: "Don't feel like playing around or talking about tools anymore, are you?"
tengusaur (05:30:09): Biff: "I'll be looking forward to your future exploits! I'm sure they will be very... enjoyable to watch, if you know what I mean."
tengusaur (05:30:23): Biff: "Please try not to pull any fake suicides next time."
tengusaur (05:30:28): Biff: "Bye bye!"
tengusaur (05:30:47): The giant robot waves its hand, and it suddenly disappears in a spacial distortion!
Lake of Archers (05:30:53): Bernie: WAIT!
aldo salt (05:30:53): "…I only tried that once. Why do you think I will make a habit of it?" Matthew grumbles.
VJockey (05:31:18): "Because you probably would"
tengusaur (05:31:36): And like that, all enemies are gone.
tengusaur (05:31:55): The base is still here - smoking, abandoned, and probably with nothing worth scrapping.
tengusaur (05:32:05): The shuttle is here too - the civilians are safe.
tengusaur (05:32:31): It seems that, in the end, you managed to survive. And pass the test.
aldo salt (05:32:33): "What? Neg!" Matthew growls.
tengusaur (05:32:40): MISSION COMPLETE
cubey@aol.pl (05:33:16): Lowe: "Was everyone trying to trick us here? We won but I feel like we've been had anyway..."
Aero (05:34:07): Al: "What's new, you humans have been doing this for as long as you've been around."
cubey@aol.pl (05:34:47): Lowe: "Hey, don't 'you humans' me! For a book you're suspiciously human-shaped yourself."
VJockey (05:35:03): [Ryou sighs tiredly. He's done with the corporations-]
VJockey (05:35:08): "....?"
Meraxa (05:35:12): Richard: Doesn't mean we're just... fine with it... *Ideigi has to lean on a building for a sec. Dammit, Richard is gonna need some rest*
VJockey (05:35:32): [Ryou's suddenly returning to the shuttle post haste.]
VJockey (05:35:49): [Something's up with the Mercenary.]
Aero (05:37:37): Al: "It's more convenient to go around in human form."