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Thread: Cosmic Mechs IC
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2019-05-05, 09:53 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2011
Cosmic Mechs IC
As the universe is plunged into chaos, you’ve found yourself contacted by a series of trusted private channels and contacts, telling you that you’re the only hope left for stopping the EVULS Empire and to gather in the planet of Sayaka XVIII. For all you know it’s a perfectly normal planet with life, as average as it can be, whitout any particular strategic or political value, one that would be safely ignored by most events due to just not being that important and kinda out of the way of more famous places. The local population is a balanced mix of different races that go around with perfectly normal daily lifes. Nothing noteworthy here indeed, but still the communications leading you here were as solid as they can be and not like you had any better clues about how to face the EVULS Empire. If nothing else, it seems like a nice place to take a break.
Then as you approach the planet’s surface, the biggest mountain range opens and reveals inside an heavily fortified laboratory that can be seen from space and you’re hailed by a communication from inside it.
Spoiler: If you accept it
You see an elven officer in your screens with a cat in their lap.
The cat is also wearing an officer’s uniform and hat.
Then you notice the cat uniform’s insignia heavily outranks those of the officer whose lap they are sitting on.
It’s also not a normal cat, but a Musk Cat. that raises a paw in salutation and speaks in an authorative yet befriending tone:
“Grreetings! I’m vice high majorr Luminous 3.4th rank! Apologies for making you come all the way herre but secrrecy is of the utmost imporrtance and this prrivate planet makes forr a discrrete meeting and planning grround. It’ll be an honorr to worrk with you!
What worrk? Well, as you surrely suspect by now despite most goverrnments in the univerrse telling the people that the currrent crrisis is underr control, the trruth is that the EVULS Empirre is currrently winning this warr. Despite all the cooperration between the Starrst Alliance, GUDE, and millions of otherr grroups, goverrnments and assorrted orrganizations and some herroic victorries such as yourrs, we’rre simply losing in the big picturre.
Our brrightest and best minds trried to think of a solution, and the only plan left is to claw dirrectly at theirr homeworrld, and claw fast. This will not be easy since the EVULS Empirre has set up thrree layerrs of galactic shield-gates prrutecting theirr capital, codenamed Grren, Blue and Orrange that need to be brreached in that orrderr. But at this point we cannot afforrd a full scale assault in eitherr, it would be too slow, too obvious. Only an elite small clowder that can claw in fast and with surrprrise has any hope of succeeding in this. Only ourr best elite can win a futurre for ourr kittens. I was the one tasked with gatherring such a clutter.
We alrready had our eyes on you for quite a bit of time, and now it’s finally morre than time we got you togetherr to worrk as a glaring. Each of you alrready is prretty good on theirr own, but hunting as one you’ll be much, much grreaterr than the sum of your parrts.
I’m sending you the files about the current shield-gate locations. You only need to securre two tarrgets of each colorr to move to the next cirrcle. About wherre to strrike firrst… We’ll leave that parrticularr decision up to you. Yourr instincts and experrience make you the most qualified to make that choice (Also everrybody else couldn’t decide it, damn burreaucrrats and old toms bickerring).
Now my currrent main job will be to supporrt you as best as possible. Make surre you have no lack of fuel and sparre pieces and ammo and that you don’t need to worrry about any borring paperwork and you have a cozy rresting place and warrm food between yourr hunts. I’ll also be coordinating a militarry force to securre all of yourr gains and make surre the EVULS Empirre can’t just take back what you’ve gained the moment you go somewherre else.
If you have any otherr questions, I shall make surre that they are answerred.”
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2019-05-05, 10:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2010
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Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Halyna:
A green feminine-looking mecha, with leaf-like designs from pointy leaf shoulder pads that just out ridiculously, to vines and thorns here and there to a pink power rose symbol blooming in the middle of the chest, flies in. The Rose Knight flies on rainbow colored butterfly wings, there is a thorny rapier sheathed at its side, and its face is a feminine one with pink eyes- as it should be. A piece of the goddess Marcilia dwells in the mecha, the part that loves Halyna above all. It is a majestic sight to see, for its a mecha powered by summer fae and marcilia's love, like some kind of fae angel.
Halyna herself with her red hair in a pony tail, green eyes and pointed ears, her pilot outfit also green listens not seeing the cat commander as abnormal in the slightest. there was a culture with talking animals in society back on her home planet of Arundine after all. Any meal involving meat was admittedly awkward though. She says back as she flies towards the laboratory:
"Greetings, my name is Halyna Roseblossom. I'm...purreased to meet you, Vice High Major Luminous."
The pun slips out without emphasis but with a small smile, she hopes it is appreciated.
"As for questions hm...."
How to tell your new commander that the giant mecha you fight with is also technically the goddess you worship and your girlfriend at the same time? And that worshiping her and dating her are the same thing according to her religion?
"I'm sure your familiar with unusual and unique mecha of many kinds. Will there be an introduction process, so that we may familiarize ourselves with each other? It is best we all cooperate and start on friendly terms with one another so that we best help each other fight EVILS."
What an on the nose name, she reflects. Whelp, she can't complain about convenience she guesses.
Through one of the prayer speakers, Marcilia squees in delight and says
"OMG, Cute Kitty!!! I love him! He is so adorable Halyna! best military commander!"
"Yes. That is true, Marcilia. Mind her not, Vice High Major Luminous. I'm sure that talking mecha are nothing new to you."
Halyna responds to her goddesses excited proclamation with her usual quiet smile.
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2019-05-06, 08:50 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jul 2013
- Location
- Betwixt & Between
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
The wyvern rested in extra-solar space, engines currently charging. The ship hummed as it built up power, and its captain took her place on the bridge.
Sonja towered over the rest of her crew, a living colossus among them. It was something she'd come to be used to, being the only Zentradi amongst them. In turn, her crew had come to find commonality with her, and were no longer ill at ease. Still, if nothing else, it allowed her to strike a commanding presence.
"Engines at 60% and rising" Reported one of the consul operators, Jezta, and Sonja nodded "All hands, prepare for super-space warp in ten seconds" Sonja stated, the broadcasting system spreading her words through the ship. 10 Seconds was not a long time by any measure, yet Sonja herself felt the time stretching into hours.
This summons had her on edge. It looked entirely legitimate, which did nothing to dispel her concerns. The battle, no, the war was going badly and things seemed to be constantly turning against them, and then just as she feared they were nearing the point of no return, a message comes out, promising a plan? It was suspicious. She had to go of course, doubts or no. If this wasn't a trap, she wanted to be apart of it. Unable to mount a proper assault on her own had left her on edge, feeling caged and impotent. Day after day had come reports of skirmishes that had turned into routes when a few key decisions could have swung the tide the other way. She needed to get involved, or the impatience would eat her alive.
And if it was a trap, its a trap that would be bringing in allies, fighters who heard the call and came to answer. Her best chance at mustering a force would be snuffed out. She had to go to try and save them, and perhaps, turn a false rallying call into a spark of revolution.
The Wyvern, her great steed in the dark void of space, thrummed as her engines reached critical power. The ship was just as eager as her captain, it would seem. "Engines fully charged!" Came the report. Sonja stood from her command deck, sweeping one arm in an arc as she thrust it forward, fingers extended. She imagined herself grasphing the fabric of space, as she gave the order "LAUNCH NOW!"
High in orbit over Sayaka XVIII, a wormhole gate opened, bringing the light of a newborn star that briefly flashed out, with crackling force as the mighty Wyvern crested over the gravitational waves, surfing the spacial warp into the system. If ever there had been time for a lens flare, this might be it.
"Open a hailing frequency, all channels"
"Aye Captain, putting you through now"
On screens through the system, Sonja appeared, eyes alight with fierce energy, a warrior-queen ready to strike."This is Captain Sonja Bassal of The Wyvern. We've come to put an end to the legion"
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The transmission from Luminous had been in person, the meeting would have gone very differently. Sonja didn't dislike Musk cats, but her body certainly did. Allergies were uncommon among her people, but not unheard off. The communication at a distance, preferably orbital distance, suited her just fine. After it concluded, she pulled up a console and opened a channel to the docking bay "Prepare to receive incoming units, I suspect we will be having visitors"
Returning to the open channel to the other pilots....no...to her new allies, Sonja addressed the assembled squad "I'm opening up our docking system. You all now have permission to come aboard, so that we can speak in person"
Next she addressed the Vice High Major "I'll have our quartermaster prepare a list of supplies and send them down. We'll want to stock fully before embarking."
With formalities aside, Sonja departed her chair and made her way down to the docking bay, to meet her new team. As she walked, she felt charged with energy, an electric force not unlike the engines of her ship. She tried to memorize every second, to chronicle for the future. This was the start of the end of the legion, she could feel it.
And it couldn't have come soon enough.
Spoiler: OOC
It should not be readily aparent that Sonja is a Zentradi from communications, so if anyone wants to be suprised by her size for a little comedy, go ahead!High Reverend of the Church of the Icosahedron
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2019-05-06, 10:58 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jun 2015
- Location
- The Ranch
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Krissa Saavi
Pilot of Obelisk
The void of space. Unsettling to some, the peace and solitude was welcome to the young girl who rested in the confines of the experimental unit. The last jump had taken her into the designated system. The communication channel chirping to life confirmed the coordinates of her destination. She sighed and closed the channel after the Vice High Major had completed his introduction. Anything she needed to discuss could wait until after she was face to face. No need to clutter the channel.
She punched in the coordinates and the machine surrounding her sparked to life. "Planets... so bothersome." Saavi recalled the last time she was on a planet's surface during training. Everything required so much more effort. She sighed as the hum of the singularity drive reached it's peak. Space folded inwardly, collapsing on itself, as the unit was enveloped in the event horizon. She smirked slightly as she felt the pull of the wormhole. The sensors of every other ship and the facility would surely sound alarms as the Obelisk exited the artificial black hole to the surface.
The mecha hovered out of the crater it had created upon arrival. The anti-gravity engines distorting the air around it. At least she had been thoughtful enough to make her jump outside their landing platforms to prevent any damage. Saavi opened the hailing channel again. "Unit - codename Obelisk, requesting permission to approach." Of course, she was already here, so it didn't much matter what their response was.
Spoiler: OOC
Full Round: Teleport to surface.
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2019-05-07, 12:47 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Apr 2014
- Location
- Washington, USA
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Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
A blue haired cat was curled up on a nice warm console in the engine room of the Wyvern as the ship recharged. One golden eye cracked open staring at the displays showing the important operational functions of the ship and endless stream of paperwork and e-mails directed to the Chief Engineer. One paw on the menu navigation pad. To many the sight of a cat resting on a console in the engine room of a military ship might be odd, but none of the staff here paid it any mind.
When the Captain announced "All hands, prepare for super-space warp in ten seconds" the cat's eyes snap open and it scrambles to press multiple keys with several feet in a bazaar game of twister and ultimately ends up falling off the console into the adjacent chair as a woman with blue hair and large cat ears. Her hands fly over the console to cut the charging system in time.
After the jump the blue cat goes running down the halls from the engine room to the docking bay."Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2019-05-07, 02:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2008
- Location
- Auckland
- Gender
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Aurora had arrived in the Sayaka system and was approaching Sayaka XVIII when a communication from the surface reached her, pausing in her movement through space she waited for the Musk Cat to give her all the information and then was contacted by what she believed was the battleship that was closer to her destination. Hearing the offer from the ship's captain Aurora replied on the shared coms channel, "That would be most welcome Captain Bassal I'll be joining you and your crew shortly" With that said she adjusted course slightly and headed for the ship and its docking bay. As she entered she transformed Aquila into its humanoid form and walked it to an empty repair bay.
Once she had finished doing this she exited the cockpit and went looking for the welcoming committee and soon stumbled upon the captain who she was surprised to see was a Zentradi, she had not met a lot of full-blooded Zentradi only half-Zentradi. Craning her head upwards she saluted Sonya and said with a smile, "S-12 Aurora and the Aquila formerly of the Theviri planetary defence force and currently a mercenary I suppose"
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2019-05-07, 02:13 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jul 2017
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
When Zia listens to the announcement from her own room, she gets out of bed and teleports next to the captain of the ship, Sonja. "Captain." she says greeting the Sonja.She then looks at Aurora mostly uninterested and gives her a nod in response and offers a short introduction. "I am the Einst Queen Zia."
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2019-05-07, 02:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2010
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Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Halyna lands in the docking bay, the Rose Knight landing next to the others. She gets out, then holds her rose ring on her hand and says
"Rose Knight: Dismiss."
Instantly the Rose Knight disappears in sparkling light and a floating pure pink girl spirit- the Goddess Marcilia herself, or at least a part of her- floats in its place and floats down to twine herself around Halyna's arm with a smile. This piece of her could only interact with the world in limited ways. The most effect she could have on anything other than Halyna herself was lifting about five pounds of anything and some minor miracles, but what mattered is that she was here. Their bond was a strange one- they were bound so tightly could not perceive different things for example, so whatever Halyna didn't notice, Marcilia wouldn't either. In a way they were extensions of each other and could not truly act as two people.
The magic they used was useful for storing the mecha however. There was many a time in her travels where she pulled the Rose Knight out of nowhere to deal with a threat, and who was she to take up extra mecha space in this hangar? Of course the mecha technically didn't go anywhere specifically, it was just changed from a state from Definitely Existing to Potentially Existing In Any Space Large Enough To Fit It. Halyna knew how it worked, but its best to not think about too much.
They walked over to meet the rest, and Halyna copied S-12's salute, hoping its respectful
"Greetings. Halyna Roseblossom um....Champion of Marcilia, Traveler of Arundine. I never really had a military rank, but I guess you can call me a hero."
Marcilia eyes shine as she looks up at Sonya
"Eeeeeeeeeee!! Look Halyna! A Giant woman! So cool!"
"I am aware. She is also our commanding officer. We kind of have to be formal here."
"But I'm like, a goddess, don't I outrank her by default?"
She says jokingly, sticking out her tongue a little.
"The most followers you have today are in a small town we saved months ago, and your a piece of the Marcilia that is leading them. And I don't think military ranks of a completely different civilization cover divine goddesses who fell from power."
Halyna replies back stoically, still saluting.
"That and I'm pretty sure she can crush us outside the rose knight."
"In the bad way or the-"
"Just salute."
"Fiiiiine."
Marcilia salutes as well. With the wrong arm. Terribly.
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2019-05-08, 01:19 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Apr 2014
- Location
- Washington, USA
- Gender
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
The blue cat comes into the docking bay and up to the Captain. It gives a salute, or rubs it's forehead with a paw, it is hard to tell.
It says "Meow" in such a way that it appears to be asking "Orders Captain?"
Spoiler: OOCA few minutes of research, and years of watching Star-Trek, suggest to me that the Chief Engineer would inspect all weapons, ordinance, etc that is being bought on board for safety purposes. Not sure how in depth we want to go."Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2019-05-08, 02:32 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2007
- Location
- Ancapistan
- Gender
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
The Starst Alliance had mobilized into action, in its immeasurably disorganized but bizarrely efficient manner. In the wake of the EVULS Empire's expansion being recognized as a major threat, the economic demand for protection skyrocketed. This manifested both as planetary and interplanetary militias mobilizing to the Alliance's defense, as well as many firms offering open bounties for confirmed captures or kills against EVULS ships and mecha, with greater rewards for the former. In concert with a concerted propaganda campaign. Many hackers were employed to slice into EVULS communications system, broadcasting their desires for peace, as well as avenues for soldiers, wishing to desert or even defect, may use to escape the tyranny of their own government. A lot of effort was put into these avenues to ensure they weren't avenues for infiltration or even attack.
Marius Freeman, a freelance Judge and a pilot to First Principle, had spent much of the war in cooperation with one or more militia. Coordinating actions and engaging in sorties to chip away at the endless horde. Usually this involved First Principle engaged in sorties, to draw enemies away. The gigantic mecha, presented as a threat to be taken down, only to draw enemies either into a trap, or away from a key target. However their existence as an endless horde is the actual problem. Every victory for the Starst Alliance, and their strategy of asymmetric warfare seemed pyrrhic. Every 'decisive' victory they had, every 'key base of operations' flattened or taken was easily and quickly replaced, by the Empire's seemingly endless reservoir of manpower and machinery. The productive capacity of the Starst Alliance's free market was great, but it hardly mattered if the ammunition hoppers would go dry at a crucial moment.
However this looked like a decisive opportunity, to attack the EVULS Empire at its source. Though he wasn't completely confident in the joint operation simply being another pyrrhic waste of resources, he still hoped that maybe this time would be different.
While mechs are large, by nature, the Sunhammer-Ultras were in a league of their own. Larger than many ships, these behemoths were known for their ability to withstand punishment, while dealing it in spades. Exceeded only in size by the Sunhammer-Omega, the arrival of the titanic First Principle is heralded by an enormous fireball, before the massive construct would slow its descent, on golden wings of light. Its plating, a polished white ceramic, with a gaudy gold trim.
From within its chest plate, a tiny opening is visible, lowering someone from atop the behemoth, onto the surface of the planet atop a grav-platform. Once it reaches the bottom, the pilot is clearly visible as a human male, eyeballing the already assembled group.
I seem to be late, I do apologize. My name is Marius Freeman. He says simply, with no titles or embellishments. Then again, the Starst Alliance's military hierarchy is normally quite ad-hoc. It's unlikely anyone held a permanent military rank, making using them pointless.Dark Souls Remake in a Nutshell
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2019-05-08, 02:43 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2011
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
“No prroblem princess Roseblossom, afterr finding out there werre humanoids that could speak for rreal, I’ve learrned to keep an open mind about such things.”
“Cerrtainly captain Bassil. I have prreparred a landing deck for your vessel, but should you prefferr to rremain in orrbit I can starrt warrming up a shuttle to send them up to you,”
Alarms start sounding behind Vice High Major Luminous while there’s some cries and people running in the background but the musk cat remains unfazed, just calmly rising a paw and the alarms and cries stop.
“...Perrmission grranted to enterr the landing zone, officer Saavi. Perrhaps you need a bit of maintenance in yourr mecha? That wormhole jump was quite close to the grround. Orr is therre perrhaps anotherr rreason for you to descend beforre meeting yourr new hunting mates?”
“We would gladly grrant you the position of vice captain 1.5th rrank rright away if you wish to officially enlist, S-12 Aurrorra , but an official digital merrcenarry contrract is rready to be signed too depending of yourr carreerr choice.”
“It is an honorr that you would grrace us with your prresence, your highness. I hope this collaborration would set a foundation for futurre cooperration between the einst and the otherr civilizations of the univerrse.”
Vice High Major Luminous seems completely smitten and a tear of happyness rolls down his face from hearing this.
“Such eloquence… I knew you werre the best combat mechanic in the univerrse, Lieutenant Commanderr Rraydawn, but I did not know you had such a way with worrds too. You trruly are an examplar for all cats in the univerrse!”
"Betterr late than neverr, judge Frreeman. Now the clowder is gatherred, the hunt can begin soon. Although prresentations arre imporrtant, do not delay too much, make any rrequests you still have and pick yourr firrst prey from the green galactic shield-gate to claw at."
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2019-05-08, 10:07 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jun 2015
- Location
- The Ranch
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Krissa Saavi
SUIT Pilot of Experimental Unit: Obelisk
"No maintenance required." Saavi smirked as she released the cockpit seals, fresh air rushing in. She took a moment to enjoy the smell of unscrubbed atmosphere. She stepped out and stretched her limbs. The transmission was still active. "A tactical choice. If this had been a trap, the enemy would concentrate their resources on the ship, allowing me to flank from the surface and strike the leadership directly. I will join them presently."
She stepped back inside and connected herself to the suspicion harness. A swipe of the command board sealed the hatch again. Saavi could hear the filtration system activating to remove the introduced air impurities. The singularity drive flared to life, generating another hole and re-triggering every alarm that had just been silenced. The Obelisk was shunted to the space outside the landing docks, landing gently and walking into the shielded hanger bay.
Once the experimental mecha had been guided into a holding position by ground crew, Saavi breached the seals and descended via repelling cord to the deck. She removed her helm as she walked toward the team that had gathered. Keeping it tucked beneath her arm, she gave the captain a salute and crisp introduction. "Krissa Saavi, SUIT pilot of EU: Obelisk."
Spoiler: OOC
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2019-05-09, 08:59 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2010
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Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Marcilia gazes upon all the arrivals, smiling and shivering in excitement. To understand Marcilia one must know that her domains are things like Love, Compassion, Tolerance, Diversity and so on. She has to embody these concepts, and thus finds things to love and care for in all things, or at least almost all things. On Arundine there is a noticeable observable spiritual tendency called the Survivalist Principle, where even a spirit embodying certain abstract concepts has a form of survival instinct so as to continue embodying such concepts rather than become so extreme that die from stupidly upholding what they are too far. While there is no limit to her love and compassion, there is a limit to how much it controls her actions. This is a vital thing to understand why such a seemingly peaceful goddess would make warriors to fight for her or be willing to fight at all. After all, you cannot have peace without people to protect it.
"Oh my me, oh my me, oh my meeeee. More cute kitties. Three sharp professionals! A mysterious Einst queen. This looks the making of something great! I like them already."
"Indeed." Halyna says with a small smile "Though I must note, liking something is your reaction to almost everything."
"And whats the problem with that? Life is too short to spend not liking things."
"You will probably literally outlive everyone here."
"and? Eternity is still too short for that, and what about the immortal souls Halyna? Think of the immortal souls!"
Halyna nods sagely at this.
"I will. Wait, Major why did you call me a princess? I am rather common born. Well aside from the changeling thing, but even then I was never born from fae nobility."
"Well technically kings and royalty are divinely chosen by gods for their divine right to rule, so I'm guessing he meant I made you one?"
"What would I even rule though? Did you even have a kingdom that crowned people in your name?"
"Nah, I was never good at that part. Maybe you could by a plot of land and rule over bunnies!"
"I could, but you know how fast they'd multiply and they'd all be complaining at me about problems and conflicts between their burrows. I'm not experienced in bunny politics, are you? Not a good plan. Anyways lets see what planet to go for..."
They look at a few moments.
"I know what I'm picking."
"Your thinking G16 hot springs aren't you? For shame."
"What? It'll be fun!"
Halyna looks at her goddess reproachfully
"...Sure it will be."
"What? My thoughts are wholesome." Marcilia feigns innocence.
"That is a lie and you know it. I still remember our previous journey."
"I'm not a goddess of truth."
"Oh no. My goddess. Lying." Halyna says jokingly. "How will my faith ever make it through this shocking revelation?"
Marcilia giggles and rolls her eyes. Halyna looks at the map.
"But seriously, where are we going?"
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2019-05-09, 11:43 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Apr 2008
- Location
- Auckland
- Gender
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Aurora is surprised by the sudden appearance of Zia and she shifts into a combat stance before the 'new person' introduces themselves as an Einst Queen. Relaxing from that surprise but still on edge from that revelation, Aurora goes back to looking over the starmap that the group had been provided with by the Vice High Major before the more mundane arrival of the other pilots interrupts her scanning of the info.
"We're quite a motley crew here it seems: we've got an Einst Queen, a goddess and her champion, an android, and a couple of humans." The silver-haired robot says ticking each off on her fingers as each newcomer arrives at where she was standing near the Sonja.
"I have no preference on where we should go first in our counterattack so I will defer to everyone else on this choice" Aurora says in response to Halyna's inquiry turning her head to look at the knight.
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2019-05-10, 04:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2017
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Zia observes for a little while before speaking. "I would like to see G16 for myself. I have memories, but I haven't experienced what a vacation looks like. "At the same time, G13 has something about that... makes me my blood seem to run hot." the queen says. She then frowns. I can't say much about G9 however- going there with another Einst Queen in the area; it makes me feel anxious."
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2019-05-10, 05:59 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jun 2015
- Location
- The Ranch
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Krissa Saavi
SUIT Pilot of Experimental Unit: Obelisk
"Only the destination matters. The path will be littered with bodies, no matter the route chosen." Despite the morose statement, the young woman held a pleasant smile. The combination created an uneasy feeling.
Spoiler: OOC
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2019-05-12, 01:01 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2007
- Location
- Ancapistan
- Gender
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Rather than take the simple route of being indecisive, Marius looked over his options. He was unfamiliar with most of these worlds, but there was one route, he saw, which jumped out at him as a special opportunity.
Designation G9. He pointed to a holographic projection. Previously under siege by an Einst Queen. While the Einst are by no means our allies, their liberation could create a potential ally in the war effort, as well as lead to a lasting peace, in the far future. He suggested. While the Einst and Starst were by no means friendly, there was always a large interest in their development of biotech. Perhaps this peace could lead to future trade relations, later on?
I propose we free that world, first.Dark Souls Remake in a Nutshell
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2019-05-12, 04:17 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2011
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
“Not verry surre what is the properr term to call the chosen champion one of a goddess. We need to put in something, militarry prrotocols you know? You’rre not exactly a prrophet or avatarr and indeed you have no suborrdinates orr land yet so queen wouldn’t fit verry well eitherr. But a prrincess needs not worrry about such details, she can just play arround or go on adventurres. Well, no use fretting the details now, yourr title has alrready been registerred as prrincess and it would be a chorre to change it. Everryhing is betterr with prrincesses anyway.”
“An exemplarr soldierr, knowing when to follow. You could also pick a leaderr among you to make the imporrtant decisions.”
“You neverr experrienced vacations? Then trruly G16 would be a prriorrity forr you! Life is not worrth living if one can’t enjoy vacations! Therre would be little betterr causes to put one’s life in the line!”
“Rreally? With yourr caliberr of weaponrry, I don’t expect whateverr’s left of yourr enemies to still qualify as a body.”
“Yes, besides Queen Zia herre most Einst have ignorred any rrequests for dirrect cooperration, even if they arre attacking us less and morre the EVULS Empirre. A prroperr joint operration would send waves of hope thrrough the univerrse.”
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2019-05-12, 11:36 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2010
- Gender
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
"Princess Halyna....I like it, has a nice ring to it!"
"Its just a title, meaningless. Or worse has that old meaning."
"Not if its given a new meaning! Sure the old "real" meaning from long ago sucks, but look they clearly already made a new better meaning. Clearly Princess in this new galactic culture just means some specific type of heroine! If its a military rank, then clearly it doesn't involve some silly marriage. I love it! A repurposing of the term to be an elegant heroine with class and soft touch, to go forth and save the world to truly empower those with the title! I think I'll adopt the custom, who knows my new order of holy warriors might all be called Princesses!"
"Then I'm glad that you were inspired by this and that I can help. Anyways...I'll vote for G9 like the Judge. reaching out to the Einst sounds like a good cause, and I am curious about them as life forms, though I suspect I can just ask Zia here."
"I vote G16 as well!"
Halyna gives her a look. Her goddess was...extremely loose in her views on love. She has set up Halyna with dates with other women before, and saw no reason why Halyna couldn't love others as she did Marcilia. Granted, there were... successes amidst things that were just awkward and Halyna herself kept an open mind, but aside from Marcilia she kept it strictly casual.
"This better not be another beautiful orc amazon incident."
"You had a good time, didn't you? Besides we both know left to your own devices you don't socialize with anyone."
"Yes, but we're not lone travelers anymore. Kind of have more important things to do."
"Major Kitty clearly disagrees, and why would argue with adorableness?"
Halyna concedes the point with a shrug.
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2019-05-12, 09:28 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2011
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
"So G9 appearrs to be the one you'rre morre interrest in rright now, closely followed by G16. Forrge frriendship with the einst then rrelax in hot sprrings. Perrhaps invite the einst to soak a bit in the pools too? A cunning strrategy, I'm prroud of you.
Chief Engineerr and Captain Bassil? Arre you abstaining from the decision or still ponderring overr the choices?"
Spoiler: Current voting tally
Marcilia and her goddess: G16 and G9
Aurora: blank vote.
Queen Zia: G16, G13 and G9
Krissa: Blank vote.
Freeman: G9.
Not voted yet: Iari and Sonja.
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2019-05-13, 07:35 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jul 2013
- Location
- Betwixt & Between
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
The art of leadership is often simply the art of appropriate observation. A lot of self proclaimed leaders miss that fact, presuming that leadership is only about giving orders and forcing others into submission. While serviceable in the short term, it is a fragile and ineffective means of running an operation. People, regardless of race or creed, will generally act in a manner that they perceive to be in their own interests; they want to see their goals accomplished. Leadership is therefore about learning the goals of your subordinates and working to ensure that achieving the mission objectives for the team aligns with achieving the mission objectives of the individuals, and when that is not possible, explaining why it is still beneficial to the outliers to remain with the collaboration.
Observation, Communication, Encouragement, Management. The four pillars of leadership. Well, that and paperwork, of which there was always more to be done.
As allies assembled, Sonja exchanged greetings with each, making an amicable show of welcome, but largely refraining from anything beyond pleasantries for the time being while she took stock of the newcomers. True enough she'd been given profiles on each, it could hardly be said that she'd ever have allowed an Einst on board without proper vetting, but documents couldn't convey the character of an individual in the same way that face to face could.
To Halyna and her goddess, Sonja gave a smile "I'll admit I am not a very religeous person" True enough, religeon was an aspect of culture that had yet to propegate through the Zentradi "But if your deity would like, we can erect a shrine for her on board. Perhaps, once I better understand the subject, I'll convert to her faith"
Saavi was cool and distant, which was not an entirely undesirable thing. Battle had a way of chilling soldiers, and given the choice, Sonja would much rather a reserved but competent agent rather than a warm but unreliable one. A professional nod of acknowledgment was all that she exchanged with the Obsidian Pilot.
The Einst Queen made her way to the meeting ground, and Sonja had to conciously prevent herself from tightening. The Queen had made no display of hostility, but Sonja had experienced her baptism in fire against the unending swarm of Einst. Some things were harder to change than others, and this one would take some getting used to. The first step to that was to offer a smile, even if her full heart wasn't in it. Hopefully seeing the swarm turn against her enemies would help to calm such fears.
As the conversation turned towards tactical matters, Sonja weighed in at last, her tone shifting from personable to professional, less present with emotion as she spoke clearly and concisely "G16 seems to be a viable starting location for our efforts, and it is certainly within range to deploy to. The Wyvern can serve as a strong-point for our engagement, and if we act swiftly, we can secure a breach in the empires fortifications before they can mobilize."High Reverend of the Church of the Icosahedron
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2019-05-13, 04:17 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2010
- Gender
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
"Oh no no. Conversion will not be necessary. It never is."
Marcilia says tot he captain.
"I do not ever desire anything compulsory for anyone beyond being a good person, or not being a jerk."
"Indeed. Everything Marcilia is, is voluntary. It is against us to require people to do things, and when the Marcilia religion was more widespread, worship was incredibly varied and tailored to many different people. She has been a mother, a friend, a lover, a father, a healer, a protector and many more things with different sects having different tenets as necessary for what they do. We wish only to help, not to gather people to our point of view. Only worship if you feel you want to with your heart, not because you feel you need to. And even then, the form of worship is highly flexible."
Halyna says very seriously.
"Belief is a thing of the HEART! do not give it away so easily or casually!"
Marcilia says in affirmation.
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2019-05-14, 11:10 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Apr 2014
- Location
- Washington, USA
- Gender
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
To Vice High Major Luminous
"Mew Prrrrrawwww" (Dear sir, praise of such magnitude from one such as yourself means a great deal and I am honored to receive it.)
Iari shifts to her humanoid form so that everybody can understand her.
"While G16 is known by many as an excellent vacation spot, I understand that it also has wonderful R&D labs and I would like to see them.""Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2019-05-15, 09:53 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2011
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
The vice high majorr puffs up a bit in clear pride.
"Why yes I don't give such prraise lightly!
Ahem.
Amura XIII, codename G16 will be yourr chosen destination then. You can cerrtainly expect for therre to be enemy patrrols everywhere so you must go in prreparred forr the worrst from the starrt. Sadly we lack the intel about wherre the enemy main command centerr is so I would rrecommend you starrt in orrbit and surrvey the surrface from above firrst.
All that's left to me now is wishing you good fortune and that you teach the EVULS Empire we still have some sharrp claws. I look forrwarrd to the news of your firrst success as a clowder."
Spoiler
Ok, if you have any last-minute buffs or preparations now would be the time.
For interplanetary travel, Captain Sonja can use Warp Speed from Heaven Sailing Dragon with the Wyvern to transport everybody to G16, in which case NineOfSpades should take the relevant action IC. Or if you have some other way to get to your destination, make an IC post for it too please.
Also the matter of where exactly in G16 you'll be arriving first, whetever in orbit as per Luminous suggestion or if you have some other target in mind.
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2019-05-16, 12:27 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jun 2015
- Location
- The Ranch
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Krissa Saavi
SUIT Pilot of Experimental Unit: Obelisk
"How long will it take the ship to reach the system? A proper nap in a rack instead of a piloting harness holds a great deal of appeal at the moment." Krissa tucked a stray strand of hair behind her pointed ear. The regimented stiffness of her saluting stance upon her introduction had become more relaxed.
Spoiler: OOC
Full Round:
Standard:
Move:
Swift:
Interrupt:
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2019-05-16, 10:59 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Apr 2008
- Location
- Auckland
- Gender
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
"Thank you for your well-wishes Vice High Major, we won't disappoint you with how sharp our claws will prove to be" Aurora says to the Vice High Major as she waits for the others to notify him of whether they have any needs for the journey ahead of them.
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2019-05-18, 06:19 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2007
- Location
- Ancapistan
- Gender
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
A vacation-world? Marius wondered if there was more to the "R&D Labs" than he realized, or if they weren't getting vacation days wherever they're employed, and in their desperation, chose somewhere as an excuse to soak up some rays. Then again, they make headway against EVULS, so everyone wins, who is he to judge?
Hmm, I understand. It would have been my second choice, anyhow. I'm ready to jump.Dark Souls Remake in a Nutshell
Don't mess with a Primarch
Sometimes I make avatars too. Shoot me a PM if interested.
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2019-05-22, 11:36 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Apr 2014
- Location
- Washington, USA
- Gender
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Iari turns to Captain Sonja Bassil and stands at attention.
"Orders Captain?""Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2019-05-23, 08:10 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jul 2013
- Location
- Betwixt & Between
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Sonja nodded as the decision was made. "We'll load up all pilots and equipment, make sure supplies are stocked, and then set to launch"
Spoiler: OOC
Allowing other PCs an interval if they need any remaining prep, as well as to fill the fluff action of stocking the Wyvern
At the helm, Sonja clenched her fists, the anticipation of plunging into the battle ahead was like lightning in her veins. "Bring engines up to full and prepare for super-space warp" she commanded, watching the gauge on her com-screen as the space fold regulator was calibrating for their leap across the cosmos and into the outer perimeter of Empire space. "We'll be jumping to the edge of the system, well outside the gravity well, and hopefully far enough to avoid triggering perimeter defenses while we make an initial survey of the scene. That said, I cannot guarantee that we're not dropping into a hornets nest, so be ready to launch battle-fighters. Perimeter defenses on standby."
The crew on the bridge worked to bring the ship up to position. It was a taxing prospect on their systems to ready both warp-space navigation and weapon systems, but if their captain called for it, they'd do everything in their power to make it happen.
"Engines at full charge. All hands, prepare to launch our counterattack against the empire!" Sonja bommed, and her cry was joined by the roar of the Wyvern as it breached the wormhole and catapulted itself towards Amura XIIIHigh Reverend of the Church of the Icosahedron
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2019-05-23, 11:40 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2010
- Gender
Re: Cosmic Mechs IC
Halyna explains as they travel
"Just to let you know, Captain Sonja: My mech does not need normal docking procedures. I can summon it at any space large enough to contain it, and dismiss at any time as well. However any damage it takes, I take some of it as well, as I have a bond to it. I can also summon non-mech weapons and armor. If you need me to play infiltrator or otherwise lay low until I need to attack, I am fully capable of doing so and am a good element of surprise when you need it, as well as a good combatant in tight spaces. I can also cast magic both in my mech and by myself, though I mostly have spells that burns things. Also, I willing to help however I can in diplomacy. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll find myself a position"
She walks to the hangar with the other mechs finds somewhere comfortable to sit.
"Wow, we're really in space aren't we? These people are so advanced...Arundine never had this level of technology, not consistently."
"Yeah we're only here because of the most scientific nation on Arundine figuring out the whole space travel thing and being grateful for me saving their libraries from a big monster corrupted by Vehemal.
You think this EVULS Empire is a Vehemal puppet?"
Marcilia shrugs
"Maybe? I doubt he is the only evil out there, and he has....particularities to him. His style is more to wreck everything, turn people against each other in hate and war, cause confusion and ignorance, divide but not conquer like a meanie. EVULS is too united and too focused on actual gain for his work. They're evil, but they're not the hateful, spiteful ruinous evil that is Vehemal or at least, not all of them."
"Thats a blessing at least. After all, if he was an empire builder, he would've made one."
they sit and enjoy look at the stars as they fly through space.