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Petals of Titanium -- My Life as a Mecha Setting Bridge Bunny Quest

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[X] A defeated enemy laid down their arms as one
Because let's not continue the fighting anymore
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst
Because in the end, both the Guards and the attackers more or less willingly went into this situation, and the Civilians did not.
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies

[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies

[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst

Moral high ground is the best high ground.
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies

[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst
 
Fffff-

We sacrificed so many - including our own Rose - so at this point?
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst

At this point, we will achieve our objective and come home as victorious defenders - in spite of all the cost.
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies.
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst.

We have to be willing to let this end, for that we need to show that surrender will not mean a bullet in the brain and with Titan intact we can rebuild.
 
Anyway, let's go over the implications of all the options.

[ ] The Imperial Guard weathered the storm
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This is the simplest one. Pick this, and we keep the Guard as a future asset. Not only as an elite fighting force, but as something maintaining legitimacy.

[ ] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst
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Another fairly simple one. Titan survives. There are a few named characters whose relatives might be saved or killed by this option.

[ ] A defeated enemy laid down their arms as one
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This is a more important option than it may seem at first point. If there's any rebellion, not only will we have to kill said rebellion, but it will allow the Divine Empire to claim that their forces didn't lose, they were betrayed.

If however the force surrenders at once, the Empire has to face the fact that it lost as a whole. It's a considerably more severe blow to their morale.

[ ] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies
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The moral high ground.
 
Gazetteer said:
[ ] A defeated enemy laid down their arms as one

The enemy stood down and surrendered without significant internal conflict or successful attempts at mutiny.
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I feel this is important because it means we get those ships intact. massively boosting the likelihood of a counter-attack.

Gazetteer said:
[ ] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies

The surrendering enemy was put into custody in good faith, without a major instance of abuse or retributive violence to sully the victory.
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I mean, maybe. I am looking for a pair that does the most for the strategic situation. On the other hand, if paird with a complete surrender it might mean we get the ships with the lases amount of sabatoge.

Gazetteer said:
[ ] The Imperial Guard weathered the storm

While mourning for their Commander and their many lost comrades, there remains a battered core to rebuild the Guard around.
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eh, their useful but not a vital strategic resource. So I'm not sure if this is worth taking.

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[ ] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst

Titan's infrastructure is miraculously far more intact than anticipated. Habitats were still damaged and destroyed, civilians still lost their lives, but it might have been far worse.
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tempting. but if we get the fleet intact we may not need titan to be in good shape.



[x] A defeated enemy laid down their arms as one

The enemy stood down and surrendered without significant internal conflict or successful attempts at mutiny.

[x] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies

The surrendering enemy was put into custody in good faith, without a major instance of abuse or retributive violence to sully the victory.

I call it plan found fleet. I figure making a point of treating them well will help reduce the risk of sabotage. If we get the fleet intact then we for a limited window, have force superiority.
 
[X] A defeated enemy laid down their arms as one
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst

Maximum ability to recover by seizing as many enemy ships as possible and maintaining the ability to repair and salvage what's left in orbit.
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst
 
can I argue for A defeated enemy laid down their arms as on? it makes this more impactful. makes this not just another round of bloodletting but lets us get enough stolen gear to hit back.
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst
 
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst
[X] The Imperial Guard weathered the storm

Mostly because the other two taken together as not happening tells a story of it's own to be debated for centuries to come. Some say that the defenders thought themselves attacked by a perfidious admiral allowing attacks to continue after waving a flag of defeat when the enemy mutineers lashed out, others say that it was a decade of hatred and rage let loose all at once.
 
[x] A defeated enemy laid down their arms as one
[x] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst

Morale high ground it is, I suppose. Let's roll the rest of the dice.
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst

Moral high ground.
 
I'll be honest if we aren't voting to save civilians now, why didn't we just face a smaller fleet in the first place?
 
[X] The virtuous defenders swallowed their anger at their helpless enemies
[X] The heroic defenders shielded Titan from the worst

As much as I like 'A defeated enemy laid down their arms as one' it feels... dangerous to take alone without the 'defenders swallowing anger' vote as well (because then you have the enemy fleet fully surrendering and then getting warcrime'd, which is not going to encourage future surrendering).
 
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