Creating A Monster (Egg) Tank
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Isara Pov:
Isara could say that the last few weeks have been...blurry...considering her talk with Eggman, working on the Giant Death-Egg Walker and wasn't that an engineering challenge, one that she rose to the occasion she might say. Eggman had even complimented her on her work ethic along with her new engineering crew! Of course, he didn't really say it in many words, but she got the genuine gist of it.
And now she was getting a new reward, the Edelweiss was coming back! Well, not completely...there was many upgrades to the tank she could now employ, ranging from the new Alloy Metal that Eggman had studied to produce a hybrid of his own Metal and Ragnite Alloy alone would have redesigned the entire armor schematic, being almost double the capabilities of the Original Ragnite Alloy, would have meant her baby alone would have been classified as durable as a heavy tank.
That by far would have made Edelweiss a nightmare, but oh no, things had *progressed* due to the technological differences! For starts the old Engine of the tank had to be redesigned entirely to make use of the newer enhancements, not to mention the sheer size differences in many of the engine types! As well as the new Ring Reactor mixed with Ragnite, which of course now she could use the heat for other purposes. (heck the fact she didn't have to worry about overheating the radiator alone made it worthwhile!)
Then there were the track designs! or rather the options to replace them entirely! A hovering Tank that could go over minefields as long as there weren't any magnetic mines? traversing obstacles that would have even light tanks reconsider their chances? Even having actual Wheels that could support her tank...or maybe even turning into a Walker!
So many options had resulted in her creating multiple different blueprints for each version of her beloved tank! Of course, that didn't all there...After all there was the fact that she now could utilize far more guns on her tank then before! laser cannons, Laser machine gun fire, enhanced Motors with more accurate fire, heck even missile launchers with variable loadouts, or perhaps even a Mine Layer!
The possibilities for an engineer like herself was mind boggling! things that back...home...would have been lauded as a fairy tale, or even a imagination, here though? it was common thought and process...but for now she just had to make do with the resources at hand.
Perhaps sticking to the basics first...
Though some extra armaments, armor, suspension, resupply, enhancing the main gun, oh there's room for a cannon on the body...that would be useful in demolition works or taking out large clusters of armored vehicles, perhaps by putting turrets on the side wings and turning them into laser cannons? That would make Maintenace harder in the field by with the innovations here...yes those could work.
When was the last time she ate or slept? Doesn't matter, she was busy doing ENGINEERING!
So absorbed into her work she did not notice when her eyesight began to get blurry, or when she took longer to rest her head when thinking of something...and even going as far as to slowly abandon her coffee that Agent Stone was kind enough to deliver to her when she was preoccupied.
Eventually however the coffee went cold, her head bowing to the whims of the sand man, and her work sprawled before her (as well as on a holographic display) when someone finally entered the room.
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Eggman POV:
Standing tall inside the Blueprint Workshop (Trade marked by his own self none the less), Eggman was not suprised to see Isara sleeping on the desk, he himself had spent several nights in a similar condition when he was hard at work, in all three of the memories along with his own self. So, he did not completely begrudge Isara of that, so long as the blueprints she produced were of worthy value. And by his quick examination, he sprouted what could almost kindly be called a satisfied smirk.
Each of the blueprints had multiple avenues of research and potential engineering, taking advantage of the computers simulation to work through how each and every part maneuvered together, even putting it through simulated stress testing situations (which was how most of his badniks and other machines were so well capable, besides fighting that damn blue hedgehog of course). No doubt she had spent the last two days working hard on her drafting, as well as running simulation after simulation.
Of course, her work was nowhere near what he was capable of, but she was starting at a far lesser base then what would be expected of a more modern taught engineer. That alone was worthy of praise on how quickly she accumulated the information, processed it, and utilized it towards her own design's and development of her technology and machinery. Of course that was to be expected, while being the daughter of a once in a life-time genius, as well as being a sort of pesudo-protoge of his brilliant mind? Of course she would pick things up!
Looking at her finalized design, he noted several small inconsistences that could be attributed to simply and minor irritants such as sleep requirement and caffeine withdrawal. Easily fixed but annoying to parse through when you were the one who designed it without much aid. A few simple keystrokes and maneuvers of his gloved hands easily solved those issues...before he turned to examine the young lady. A calm examination of the situation and he is presented with multiple choices within his genius mind.
1) leave her there to suffer the consequences of not keeping up a healthy time-frame for tinkering and bodily functions...(something he was hippocritical of himself, and Doctor Ivo Eggman Robotnik took his own word seriously!)
2) leave a blanket and pillow for her, doing so risked some way of awakening her, but would leave her more comfortable than a sterile lab, the aches he had developed back in the old days were a reminder and a pain to deal with.
3) Calling the two block headed robots he called minons to carry her to her room...this would result in awakening her easily considering their antics at times...though he had noticed their competency was rising slowly over these last few months. A shocking yet intriguing development...note to self, see about their programming and ask sage if she had anything to do with it.
4) or he could do the intelligent thing but somewhat risky that he would carry her back to her own room himself. Normally he would not even contemplate such a thing, even for a respectable young genius like Isara. However, due to current circumstances...if no one was looking...
Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik hmmed and hauu'd to himself for a few moments, before sighing a grumbling to himself as he positioned himself to begin carrying the teenager to her proper room...he did need to go over a few designs himself, and this was simply the fastest way forward. No risk to his reputation, no risk of having to answer some questions he himself was unsure of at the moment.
But for now...well the Isara had earned this minor boon from him by working hard to develop The New Iron-Egg-Flower (name pending, no doubt there will contention between the two of them about the designs for the tanks she had created...though he did note to examine some of her designs in further detail later on, some of them would do wonders for his badnik forces!)
With a grunt Eggman carefully hefted the young sleeping teenager into his arms as he then began to short trek back to the dorm rooms for his minons and their minions. It wouldnt do for Isara to be unrested for the greater trials ahead...too much was at stake for now for her to simply be at nothing less then her absolute best. After all, he was Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, and he demanded no less than the absolute best from his minions!
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(If would be later on Isara would wake from her sleep, having the strangest dream of being carried to bed, and a memo from the Good Doctor that he was expecting her to begin worm on the Edekweiss MK 2- Egg-Iron-Flower name pending.)
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Inspiration for the tank design was coming from a potential hybrid of a Baneblade (With some egg esthetics, because EGGMAN Tech) modified to be more akin to the Edelweiss...a tank that could probably end up punching at super heavy tanks eventually with the right upgrades and becoming a top contender for armored warfare (also put an idea for mechanized badnik forces in tanks, armored trucks, APC's, ect.).
Suffice to Say Isara got Inspired by Eggtech, not only that but accounting for the technology differences from modern day to WW1-2 technology? Some of the stuff we have along would have resulted in those tanks being either far larger, far more powerful, or even enhanced to being capable of fighting way ahead of their times despite the frames they were built into.
also Isara got inspired by some of the designs she had seen, and the idea of a walker tank amuses me because of eggmans Egg-mobile being able to do the same...just she may have gotten carried away with a few designs, from hover craft, to walkers, to tracks, to wheeled, to even flying tanks...and with how inspired she would have been? taking care of her needs might have been put on the back burner unless it was an emergency. thankfully yes Stone was able to get her to eat and drink something respectfully, as well as her crew helping out occasionally.
i hope i caught eggman's character development right, because despite no one being around to see it, the man would start seeing her as his protégé, something he never got to do or learn under. So, this is a new experience from him...and Isara did somewhat get groggy wake-up before falling back asleep, more akin to partial awakened status and mostly still sleepy.