SuperSonicSound said:
Shirogane in Muv-luv alternate has watched the earth get pounded by G-bombs hundreds of times, he has the weight of experience it's just that Yuuko wouldn't believe him. Plus Shiroganes memories are hazy so the biggest benefit he gets from them apart from mega tsf skills is ridiculous levels of PTSD.
A big part of the reason why Yuuko believes Steele and not Shirogane is that Steele established himself as an equal in pretty much their first meeting through DG's write in, then you guys had to earn mondo Yuuko points with the compsci research (as your first project even, making Yuuko feel even more intrigued!) due to Steele's own ego and pride in the UEF pushing him to keep up with her. That, combined with his age (around her age +/- a couple years instead of a decade younger) and the fact that his memories are perfectly clear so he can talk about them in horrifying detail causes her to treat him much differently. Well, that and the fact that Shirogane was a *witness* to an atrocity, while Yuuko and Steele were the responsible parties behind atrocities, so they can understand each other much more.
Shirogane can talk vaguely about G-bombs making huge salt deserts where oceans could be, but due to Sumika, he doesn't remember how it felt (he still finds himself feeling horrible about it but can't remember the specifics of why), he doesn't remember the salty taste that lingers in the air or any of the other little details that make for an evocative and compelling image. Steele remembers those details all too well, and that comes through in his body language when he speaks about it even when he's trying to give a sterile emotionless accounting of events.
Update not soon but it'll definitely happen today. Or possibly late tonight/early tomorrow morning as I do have errands to run shortly. Will obviously be new thread since you guys got to 99.
So far: You've broken Marimo's mind and caused her to basically pull a nope/abandonthread.jpg. You've had some more cuddling with Yuuko. You'll be doing refugee analysis and, since Steele has Will as his primary trait and Compassion as his secondary, you'll be building your first refugee complex as a pilot program once the analysis is done because the depth of people suffering like this will be shocking and unacceptable to Steele so he's not going to tarry when he could be helping people right now. After that you'll have an opportunity to decide what you do for the next day (or longer, if you take the European vacation or starting the UEF world tour options.)
You'll also be meeting Mitsuko and seeing the sheer depth of hate that she has for her sister.
But deep down she still loves Yuuko too and is immensely disappointed at how things turned out and wishes things could've been different.
Jonen C said:
Speaking of which, what is UEF doctrine in response to ideological/popular/military uprisings/coups (delete as applicable)?
Aside from LOLNOPE?
"So I heard you liek Mavors. Have all the Mavors."
Outright rebellions against UEF authority are put down with extreme prejudice. UEF citizens are supposed to vote with the e-ballot, not the plasma rifle.
Atreidestrooper said:
To be honest, I'm feeling at bit miffed at how Sagiri is being treated here.
I'm trying to portray him in a more nuanced fashion. He's not dumb or malicious, he's just got ideological blinders on. Hopefully that'll come through as you guys see more of him.
And, when you add how in the EXTRA Verse Kei and Sagiri were very close once, and Sagiri's "I have letters to write" in the Interlude probably include letters to Kei amongst others...
It absolutely includes letters to Kei. His lieutenant is actually really sad about that because she loves him and wants him to write letters to her. Instead he writes letters to that Ayamine hussy, a woman who never writes back and probably doesn't even care about him.