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

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[x] Information about your mother, what she flies, what her unit is, when she'll be back
[x] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilot
 
Yikes. Well written update, as always. But, yikes. 7-9 again choices again!

Meta considerations bout consequences aside, these personal details seem the most likely to let slip/come up naturally. It's our Mum! And our... something. Our...? Countess.

[x] Information about your mother, what she flies, what her unit is, when she'll be back
[x] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilot
 
[x] Information about your mother, what she flies, what her unit is, when she'll be back
[x] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilot

Not only does this make the most sense in character as the things Amani is most likely to gush about thoughtlessly to her miraculously returned sister, it's a trope-wise good option.

This is us revealing way too much about our mecha capabilities to the enemy.

That's the most interesting option for me.
 
Definitely not a good idea to mention Owusu. Revealing weaknesses in Iapetus's defenses is not wise, either.

Information about the Titanium Rose seems to carry less risk, since the enemy should already know its general capabilities based on previous engagements and typical profile for ships of its class. The downside is that it would seem hard to avoid tipping Mosi off to the fact that Amani is an officer herself if she talks about the Rose, though depending on how it plays out I suppose it's possible Most might think we learned secondhand from Lori and maybe Anja if we mention our friends onboard, or that Amani was a passenger like Faiza and others the Rose rescued. On the other hand, if Most does realize her sister will be onboard the Rose she might feel conflicted about attacking it, if Amani can get out of this encounter without burning her bridges with Mosi. It could also reduce the shock when Anja shows up in uniform, which is liable to blow Amanj's cover if it hasn't already been broken by that point.

Talking about their mother is natural but carries the double risk of leaking information about reinforcements and raising a death flag for Dame North. Not a bad option still, though I wouldn't choose it merely because it may be considered in-character: I don't think it would be out-of-character to back off from discussing mum after Mosi's frosty reception. (Admittedly,, I also think we've been leaning a bit much on in-character justifications for some choices.)

Talking about Lori carries the least risk of revealing anything sensitive militarily, I think. The worst Amani could do is mention the new mecha Perbeck is testing, but that seems relatively unlikely to come up since even between Amani and Lori it was a delicate topic and the prompt doesn't mention what Countess Perbeck flies, unlike Dame North, just what she's like as a "person/pilot". However, it may be the most revealing in terms of Amani's personal life. Like the option of telling Mosi about the Titanium Rose, talking about Lori doesn't necessarily tell Mosi that Amani is an officer, but that could easily come up e.g. in the course of describing how they met (though as above revealing that Amani is an officer may or may not be a bad thing). Unlike Dame North I don't necessarily see this as a death flag for Lori, since there isn't such a deep grudge.

Overall, talking about Lori is probably my first choice. I'm not so sure whether the other should be the Titanium Rose or Dame North. But I think I'll go with the former; Mosi's reaction should tell Amani that continuing the latter line of discussion will make the conversation uncomfortable, to say the least.


[x] Information about the HIMS Titanium Rose, her crew and normal mecha compliment

[x] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilot
 
[X] Information about the HIMS Titanium Rose, her crew and normal mecha compliment
[X] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilot
 
[X] Information about your mother, what she flies, what her unit is, when she'll be back
[X] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilot
 
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Adhoc vote count started by Gazetteer on Oct 22, 2018 at 6:28 AM, finished with 44 posts and 32 votes.
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Adhoc vote count started by Gazetteer on Oct 22, 2018 at 11:55 AM, finished with 51 posts and 35 votes.
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[X] Information about the HIMS Titanium Rose, her crew and normal mecha compliment
[X] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilot
 
I can see it already, Mom or our Waifu, maybe both, seriously wounded or dead. Amani finds out Mosi is an enemy.

Mosi ends up trapped under some wreckage or something, and Amani walks up, a gun hanging limply in one hand.

Mosi ask her to help pull her out, and Amani asks who she is. Mosi, confused, says she's Amani's big sister Mosi, and if she hit her head or something? Amani replies that her sister died ten years ago. Mosi gets angry and thinks their mother said something like 'she's an imposter, all she says are lies' to hide her 'crimes'. While she's ranting, Amani, with a blank expression and tears streaming down her face, raises her gun and shoots Mosi in the head. Then she breaks down crying or something idk.
 
Stasis said:
I can see it already, Mom or our Waifu, maybe both, seriously wounded or dead. Amani finds out Mosi is an enemy.

Mosi ends up trapped under some wreckage or something, and Amani walks up, a gun hanging limply in one hand.

Mosi ask her to help pull her out, and Amani asks who she is. Mosi, confused, says she's Amani's big sister Mosi, and if she hit her head or something? Amani replies that her sister died ten years ago. Mosi gets angry and thinks their mother said something like 'she's an imposter, all she says are lies' to hide her 'crimes'. While she's ranting, Amani, with a blank expression and tears streaming down her face, raises her gun and shoots Mosi in the head. Then she breaks down crying or something idk.
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Yeah, that's pretty much the trope of how these things go. That or she miraculously forgives her for bullshit reasons.
 
[X] Information about your mother, what she flies, what her unit is, when she'll be back
"So, just in case you change your mind on that whole see mother again thing, here's when she'll be in town. You know, if you want to see your cute sister on a more reliable schedule."

[X] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilot
Honestly, forget all about actionable intelligence and allegiances and all that. This is just a conversation I want to see Amani and Mosi have.
 
[X] Information about the HIMS Titanium Rose, her crew and normal mecha compliment
[X] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilot
 
Stasis said:
I can see it already, Mom or our Waifu, maybe both, seriously wounded or dead. Amani finds out Mosi is an enemy.

Mosi ends up trapped under some wreckage or something, and Amani walks up, a gun hanging limply in one hand.

Mosi ask her to help pull her out, and Amani asks who she is. Mosi, confused, says she's Amani's big sister Mosi, and if she hit her head or something? Amani replies that her sister died ten years ago. Mosi gets angry and thinks their mother said something like 'she's an imposter, all she says are lies' to hide her 'crimes'. While she's ranting, Amani, with a blank expression and tears streaming down her face, raises her gun and shoots Mosi in the head. Then she breaks down crying or something idk.
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Nothing happens.
"The safety."
"Shut up!"
"No, Amani, you need to take the safety off. It's on the grip."
"Here?"
"No, lower. The other side. Press and slide."
"Oh, right."
"You did you certify on sidearms, right?"
"Yes! It's Just... Been a few years."
"Aren't you past due to recertify?"
"I've been busy! Being chased around by you!"

Mosi dies muttering about REMFs.
 
[ ] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilot

I would think we would avoid talking about the sore spot that is our mother. Better to stay safe with our relationship (that also doesn't make us feel bad for telling any kind of secret or classified information).

Edit: nevermind, Im an idiot.
 
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[X] Information about your mother, what she flies, what her unit is, when she'll be back
[X] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilotpilot

RIP mom or waifu.
 
Gazetteer said:
Anja only hesitates a short while before pulling the weapon out and checking it before carefully loading it. She doesn't plan on shooting anyone, obviously. But something about this entire situation bothers her and she can't trust North right now to be entirely impartial.

Just in case.
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Wow, okay. Anja is a whole lot scarier than I expected her to be. In a good way!

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In Mosi's estimation, it's a sad little place. There's actual headroom, the walls souring up to the reinforced-glass dome of the ceiling, and pleasant seating. But the line of identical trees running down the middle of it are artificial. The place has the vaguely desperate vibe of a deeply artificial space trying and failing to look natural. Maybe that's why no one else seems to be here, although it's also at an awkward time of day. One station shift at work, another sleeping. The only other person present is an old man sitting at the far end of the atrium from Mosi, paperwork sprawled out over the entirety of a four-person table. He seems to have nodded off at some point, and is in the process of using his work as a pillow.
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You can always tell when someone is from a planet/moon rather than a space habitat, because they view someone doing paperwork on paper as something completely uninteresting. But they still think the fake trees are weird, and fail to connect those two thoughts together.

Maybe I'm just paranoid.
 
You know, you can say what you like about "information about mother would leak out", but judging by past votes a vote for that is a vote for Amanis mother to die. Stepping back from what you think is the most likely thing to slip out in conversation, is Amani's mother dying something we really want to happen? Again, not "what makes the most sense" but what we want to sacrifice?

[X] Iapetus being poorly prepared for an attack, what Gloriana told you about the defence platforms

[X] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilot

This is what I'm willing to sacrifice, the lives of all these people on the defense platforms and maybe getting Lori targeted.
 
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Briefvoice said:
You know, you can say what you like about "information about mother would leak out", but judging by past votes a vote for that is a vote for Erin's mother to die. Stepping back from what you think is the most likely thing to slip out in conversation, is Erin's mother dying something we really want to happen? Again, not "what makes the most sense" but what we want to sacrifice?
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I would not normally point out a typo like this, but Amani/Mosi to "Erin" twice is odd enough that I'm honestly interested in what you were thinking of to get those mixed up.
 
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[x] Information about your mother, what she flies, what her unit is, when she'll be back
[x] That you might be seeing a countess, specific information about Gloriana as a person/pilot

We is of sorries mama.
 
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Okay, might as well call this.

Final tally:
Adhoc vote count started by Gazetteer on Oct 25, 2018 at 11:06 AM, finished with 62 posts and 38 votes.
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