Also, remind me to update Mira and the girls' spirit commands later.
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Super Robot Wars Null
Lunaryon
Dual Aurora Wave
- Pronouns
- She/Her
ThatGuyWithIdeas
Treize died for our sins
- Location
- Romania
Time to math out how our new ride and our upgraded ability look like, stat-wise:
Mira's Ability Score: 8
Rose Unzebrechlich's stats:
Hp - 9000 (+3000 more HP than the normal Rose)
Mobility - 8 (+4 more Mobility than the normal Rose)
Armor - 9 (+3 more Armor than the normal Rose)
Special traits: Blaze Luminous (+3 to Armor DC), Orgone Cloud (+3 to Armor DC, +2 to some attack rolls at Will 10), Tesla Drive (+2 to Mobility DC), Brain Raid System (+2 to all rolls and Armor/Mobility DC; reveresed into a -2 if afflicted with a negative mental effect), SMZ Circuits (+2 to attack rolls);
Copilots: Lucia (+2 to Mobility DC, support oriented Spirit Command set), Nina (+2 to attack rolls, offense oriented oriented Spirit Command set), Yukari (+2 to Armor DC, defense oriented Spirit Command set). As the Unzebrechlich is a four-seater, we get to use all of our copilots at once.
Pilot trait: Brave Soul - Evolving Hero (Will cap raised to 12; each point of Will above 5 adds +1 to attack rolls and Armor/Mobility DC; at Will 8 get an additional +6 to attack rolls and Armor/Mobility DC)
Spirit Commands: Focus, Alert, Persist (Mira); Scan, Foresee (Lucia); Fury, Strike (Nina); Trust, Guard (Yukari).
Attack Roll Modifier: 8 (Ability) + 2 (SMZ Circuits) + 2 (Brain Raid) + 2 (Nina) = 14; 16 if Focus is used (30% of 8 is 2.4, which is rounded down to 2); at Will 8, attack modifier is raised by +12 (+3 from being at Will 8, +3 from Brave Soul - Evolving Hero's first boost and +6 from Brave Soul - Evolving Hero's second boost), for a total of 28 to attack rolls; at Will 12 add another +8, bringing it up to 36 (38 if Orgone Cloud's attack boosting property triggers).
Armor Defense DC: 8 (Ability) + 9 (Armor) + 3 (Blaze Luminous) + 3 (Orgone Cloud) + 2 (Brain Raid) + 2 (Yukari) = 27; effectively 29 if Focus is used; at Will 8, armor modifier is raised by +12 (+3 from being at Will 8, +3 from Brave Soul - Evolving Hero's first boost and +6 from Brave Soul - Evolving Hero's second boost), for a total of 41 to armor; at Will 12 add another +8, bringing it up to 49.
Mobility Defense DC: 8 (Ability) + 8 (Mobility) +2 (Tesla Drive) + 2 (Brain Raid) + 2 (Lucia) = 22; effectively 24 if Focus is used; at Will 8, mobility modifier is raised by +12 (+3 from being at Will 8, +3 from Brave Soul - Evolving Hero's first boost and +6 from Brave Soul - Evolving Hero's second boost), for a total of 36 to mobility; at Will 12 add another +8, bringing it up to 44.
[X] Guardian Angel
Mira's Ability Score: 8
Rose Unzebrechlich's stats:
Hp - 9000 (+3000 more HP than the normal Rose)
Mobility - 8 (+4 more Mobility than the normal Rose)
Armor - 9 (+3 more Armor than the normal Rose)
Special traits: Blaze Luminous (+3 to Armor DC), Orgone Cloud (+3 to Armor DC, +2 to some attack rolls at Will 10), Tesla Drive (+2 to Mobility DC), Brain Raid System (+2 to all rolls and Armor/Mobility DC; reveresed into a -2 if afflicted with a negative mental effect), SMZ Circuits (+2 to attack rolls);
Copilots: Lucia (+2 to Mobility DC, support oriented Spirit Command set), Nina (+2 to attack rolls, offense oriented oriented Spirit Command set), Yukari (+2 to Armor DC, defense oriented Spirit Command set). As the Unzebrechlich is a four-seater, we get to use all of our copilots at once.
Pilot trait: Brave Soul - Evolving Hero (Will cap raised to 12; each point of Will above 5 adds +1 to attack rolls and Armor/Mobility DC; at Will 8 get an additional +6 to attack rolls and Armor/Mobility DC)
Spirit Commands: Focus, Alert, Persist (Mira); Scan, Foresee (Lucia); Fury, Strike (Nina); Trust, Guard (Yukari).
Attack Roll Modifier: 8 (Ability) + 2 (SMZ Circuits) + 2 (Brain Raid) + 2 (Nina) = 14; 16 if Focus is used (30% of 8 is 2.4, which is rounded down to 2); at Will 8, attack modifier is raised by +12 (+3 from being at Will 8, +3 from Brave Soul - Evolving Hero's first boost and +6 from Brave Soul - Evolving Hero's second boost), for a total of 28 to attack rolls; at Will 12 add another +8, bringing it up to 36 (38 if Orgone Cloud's attack boosting property triggers).
Armor Defense DC: 8 (Ability) + 9 (Armor) + 3 (Blaze Luminous) + 3 (Orgone Cloud) + 2 (Brain Raid) + 2 (Yukari) = 27; effectively 29 if Focus is used; at Will 8, armor modifier is raised by +12 (+3 from being at Will 8, +3 from Brave Soul - Evolving Hero's first boost and +6 from Brave Soul - Evolving Hero's second boost), for a total of 41 to armor; at Will 12 add another +8, bringing it up to 49.
Mobility Defense DC: 8 (Ability) + 8 (Mobility) +2 (Tesla Drive) + 2 (Brain Raid) + 2 (Lucia) = 22; effectively 24 if Focus is used; at Will 8, mobility modifier is raised by +12 (+3 from being at Will 8, +3 from Brave Soul - Evolving Hero's first boost and +6 from Brave Soul - Evolving Hero's second boost), for a total of 36 to mobility; at Will 12 add another +8, bringing it up to 44.
[X] Guardian Angel
- Location
- USA
[X] Guardian Angel
It feels like Mira taking flight on new wings.
It feels like Mira taking flight on new wings.
- Location
- Moncton New Brunswick
[x] My Wings are Schwarz
Also I'm hoping we buy a ring for Diana our girlfriend at some point
Also I'm hoping we buy a ring for Diana our girlfriend at some point
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The Victory Gundam may not be GN Drive powered like Celestial Being's Gundams but it's a formidable mobile suit in its own right.
Patrick Colosaur lived up to his "Ridiculously Lucky" epithet for a reason.
Graham Aker: "Cute. My Flag never held me back at all! In fact, I surpassed my limits and became the avenging angel!"
Unless Daryl Lorenz is there, Io Fleming would like to get back on the action.
And also it's a shame that Io never meet Graham Aker as they share the same Japanese voice actor and imagine the jazz he'd introduce.
Noin is a shipper of Patrick x Kati the wholesome couple in Gundam 00.
I can't wait to see the looks on Celestial Being Gundam Meisters when they see Patrick having a Gundam of his own when they work together against the Council.
[X] Guardian Angel
Vote closed. Going to update a few things in the character sheets and then post the start of the next turn later tonight.
Disappointed in lack of voting, but given that this was mostly for flavor, understandable. Although the comparisons to SRW J aren't going to get any better...
Turn 19: Eye of the storm
Winning Vote:
[X] Guardian Angel
August UE 0084
Frontier Colonization Fleet, Island 1
Sheryl Nome weeps with her face held in her hands.
"What's wrong, Sheryl?" Alto Saotome asks as he enters the room.
"Grace, she...she's basically abandoned me!" Sheryl cries.
Sheryl shows a confused Alto her phone. Alto's expression quickly turns into one of surprise and anger before he embraces Sheryl.
"Don't worry Sheryl. I'll always be here for you." Alto says.
Sheryl buries her face into Alto's shoulder and sobs.
Unbeknownst to either of them, Ranka Lee watches the scene unfold from behind the doorway before turning and running away, tears streaming from her eyes.
Personal Actions (Pick TWO)
[ ] Consult Samsara about how to deal with 'Sophia'
[ ] Socialize with someone else (may be picked twice)
-[ ] Sumeragi
-[ ] Lelouch
-[ ] Ryoma Nagare
-[ ] Stella
[ ] Call Diana
Research Actions (Pick ONE)
[ ] Sizzler Development
-With repairs on Gunbuster being completed, enough knowledge has been gleaned from working on it that it's now possible to start prototyping the Sizzler, the mass-production variant of it from the other dimension. It's going to be quite an effort though...
-DC 9
-You will roll 1d10 + a positive modifier dependent on a randomly selected friendly scientist or engineer
-Passing the check will result in faster progress, while failing the check will result in normal progress
-Progress: 0/4
[ ] Next Generation Variable Fighter Testing
-L.A.I. is pushing new designs to try and find something capable of more effectively fighting the Vajra, given that the VF-171 EX is barely capable of fulfilling such a role.
-Will give Alto premature access to the YF-29 Durandal
-Will give the rest of Skull Squadron Tornado Packs
[ ] Disaster Prep
-Start the Sisyphean task of figuring out the Earth Sphere's logistics and infrastructure situation to better prepare it for when the Council invades
-The result WILL be imperfect due to not having proper data on ZAFT, Giganos, and certain other areas
-Will provide a narrative benefit for when the Council invades
-Will provide a larger benefit if taken when more complete data is available
Solar Vanguard Actions (Pick FIVE)
[ ] Defense of Dragon Fang Island
-Fog Sweeper gets the feeling that Moon Will is preparing to make a big move, and that it will start with attacking Dragon's Fang Island. Given the chaos on the moon, though, Fog Sweeper and Earth Will believe that there's still some time until Moon Will will definitively take action. You can always provoke him in the meantime if you want to get it over with...
-Will fulfill one of the criteria to start the combined Jeeg/Dragonar/Dancouga Nova finale
[ ] Will of the Getter
-Professor Yumi and Professor Saotome have come up with an estimation of where the under-construction Shin Dragon is. The Invaders seem to be sitting on it even though it seems to be near completion, though who knows why...
-Will remain available for a while. Only take this when you feel prepared to take it on.
[ ] Flashpoint
-Preliminary recon indicates that Blue Cosmos is going to make a big move against ZAFT and PLANT soon. It looks like they're going to attack Boaz first...
-Will initiate the Gundam Seed finale
[ ] Memento Mori
-Despite Celestial Being and Task Force Katharon's efforts, Giganos has managed to complete Memento Mori. Intelligence suggests they plan to fire it at the Earth as a show of force. Memento Mori must be destroyed.
-Will fulfill the other criteria to start the combined Jeeg/Dragonar/Dancouga Nova finale
-Will become a mandatory event in future turns if not taken at some point
[ ] Crossfire at Barge
-With Barge's location in the Thunderbolt Sector confirmed, it can be assaulted at the Solar Vanguard's leisure. It's almost complete, but Dekim Barton will have almost certainly taken this into account.
[ ] Ophelia's lament
-'Sophia' seems to have become more antsy ever since returning to Earth. She's tried to contact Amalgam twice so far, and was barely prevented from succeeding both times. Interrogate Sophia on who or what she truly is.
-Will have better results if Samsara is consulted.
[ ] Reemergence of Mykene
-Some of Professor Yumi's colleagues have noticed a worrying trend in certain areas of the world. Professor Yumi thinks it may be connected to the Mykene, especially after an archeologist friend of his discovered artifacts related to them...
-Starts the Great General of Darkness plotline.
-Unlocks upgrades for Mazinkaiser, and upgrade options for Shin Great Mazinger
A/N: If you pick multiple options that require combat, the Gundam Seed finale will be last so I can use narrative fiat to get as much of what you have into space that I can. Please vote, discuss, and critique!
[X] Guardian Angel
August UE 0084
Frontier Colonization Fleet, Island 1
Sheryl Nome weeps with her face held in her hands.
"What's wrong, Sheryl?" Alto Saotome asks as he enters the room.
"Grace, she...she's basically abandoned me!" Sheryl cries.
Sheryl shows a confused Alto her phone. Alto's expression quickly turns into one of surprise and anger before he embraces Sheryl.
"Don't worry Sheryl. I'll always be here for you." Alto says.
Sheryl buries her face into Alto's shoulder and sobs.
Unbeknownst to either of them, Ranka Lee watches the scene unfold from behind the doorway before turning and running away, tears streaming from her eyes.
I realized I forgot to roll for the results of Passing Under the Table. To make up for this, I'm just going to say you got the best result (progress increased by 65%) So you're now at 88% completion for that.
Personal Actions (Pick TWO)
[ ] Consult Samsara about how to deal with 'Sophia'
[ ] Socialize with someone else (may be picked twice)
-[ ] Sumeragi
-[ ] Lelouch
-[ ] Ryoma Nagare
-[ ] Stella
[ ] Call Diana
Research Actions (Pick ONE)
[ ] Sizzler Development
-With repairs on Gunbuster being completed, enough knowledge has been gleaned from working on it that it's now possible to start prototyping the Sizzler, the mass-production variant of it from the other dimension. It's going to be quite an effort though...
-DC 9
-You will roll 1d10 + a positive modifier dependent on a randomly selected friendly scientist or engineer
-Passing the check will result in faster progress, while failing the check will result in normal progress
-Progress: 0/4
[ ] Next Generation Variable Fighter Testing
-L.A.I. is pushing new designs to try and find something capable of more effectively fighting the Vajra, given that the VF-171 EX is barely capable of fulfilling such a role.
-Will give Alto premature access to the YF-29 Durandal
-Will give the rest of Skull Squadron Tornado Packs
[ ] Disaster Prep
-Start the Sisyphean task of figuring out the Earth Sphere's logistics and infrastructure situation to better prepare it for when the Council invades
-The result WILL be imperfect due to not having proper data on ZAFT, Giganos, and certain other areas
-Will provide a narrative benefit for when the Council invades
-Will provide a larger benefit if taken when more complete data is available
Solar Vanguard Actions (Pick FIVE)
[ ] Defense of Dragon Fang Island
-Fog Sweeper gets the feeling that Moon Will is preparing to make a big move, and that it will start with attacking Dragon's Fang Island. Given the chaos on the moon, though, Fog Sweeper and Earth Will believe that there's still some time until Moon Will will definitively take action. You can always provoke him in the meantime if you want to get it over with...
-Will fulfill one of the criteria to start the combined Jeeg/Dragonar/Dancouga Nova finale
[ ] Will of the Getter
-Professor Yumi and Professor Saotome have come up with an estimation of where the under-construction Shin Dragon is. The Invaders seem to be sitting on it even though it seems to be near completion, though who knows why...
-Will remain available for a while. Only take this when you feel prepared to take it on.
[ ] Flashpoint
-Preliminary recon indicates that Blue Cosmos is going to make a big move against ZAFT and PLANT soon. It looks like they're going to attack Boaz first...
-Will initiate the Gundam Seed finale
[ ] Memento Mori
-Despite Celestial Being and Task Force Katharon's efforts, Giganos has managed to complete Memento Mori. Intelligence suggests they plan to fire it at the Earth as a show of force. Memento Mori must be destroyed.
-Will fulfill the other criteria to start the combined Jeeg/Dragonar/Dancouga Nova finale
-Will become a mandatory event in future turns if not taken at some point
[ ] Crossfire at Barge
-With Barge's location in the Thunderbolt Sector confirmed, it can be assaulted at the Solar Vanguard's leisure. It's almost complete, but Dekim Barton will have almost certainly taken this into account.
[ ] Ophelia's lament
-'Sophia' seems to have become more antsy ever since returning to Earth. She's tried to contact Amalgam twice so far, and was barely prevented from succeeding both times. Interrogate Sophia on who or what she truly is.
-Will have better results if Samsara is consulted.
[ ] Reemergence of Mykene
-Some of Professor Yumi's colleagues have noticed a worrying trend in certain areas of the world. Professor Yumi thinks it may be connected to the Mykene, especially after an archeologist friend of his discovered artifacts related to them...
-Starts the Great General of Darkness plotline.
-Unlocks upgrades for Mazinkaiser, and upgrade options for Shin Great Mazinger
A/N: If you pick multiple options that require combat, the Gundam Seed finale will be last so I can use narrative fiat to get as much of what you have into space that I can. Please vote, discuss, and critique!
ThatGuyWithIdeas
Treize died for our sins
- Location
- Romania
[X] Plan Superweapon Hunting, VF Focus
-[X] Consult Samsara about how to deal with 'Sophia'
-[X] Socialize with someone else
--[X] Lelouch
-[X] Next Generation Variable Fighter Testing
-[X] Flashpoint
-[X] Memento Mori
-[X] Crossfire at Barge
-[X] Ophelia's lament
-[X] Reemergence of Mykene
[] Plan Superweapon Hunting, SR Focus
-[] Consult Samsara about how to deal with 'Sophia'
-[] Socialize with someone else
--[] Lelouch
-[] Sizzler Development
-[] Flashpoint
-[] Memento Mori
-[] Crossfire at Barge
-[] Ophelia's lament
-[] Reemergence of Mykene
Put forward two potential plans here. Opinions are welcome (note that if we go with the Sizzler Development, our research section will be locked for anywhere between 2 and 4 turns, so keep that in mind if you are interested in grabbing the benefits from Reemergence of Mykene as soon as possible, since said benefits may be tied to research and most of the time we only get 1 action there). As for mission picks, Flashpoint and Crossfire at Barge are mandatory (since one is a series finale, while the other also gets us at the very least closer to Wing's finale hopefully). Mykene was of interest to people, so I'm including it as well. Decided to also tackle Ophelia's Lament so that we can hopefully get another blow in on Amalgam, since we still don't have a solution to the Belial until Sosuke truly gets out of his funk. As for the last mission, between Defense of Dragon Fang Island and Memento Mori, I went with the latter so that we trigger it on our terms and not have it become mandatory on its own.
-[X] Consult Samsara about how to deal with 'Sophia'
-[X] Socialize with someone else
--[X] Lelouch
-[X] Next Generation Variable Fighter Testing
-[X] Flashpoint
-[X] Memento Mori
-[X] Crossfire at Barge
-[X] Ophelia's lament
-[X] Reemergence of Mykene
[] Plan Superweapon Hunting, SR Focus
-[] Consult Samsara about how to deal with 'Sophia'
-[] Socialize with someone else
--[] Lelouch
-[] Sizzler Development
-[] Flashpoint
-[] Memento Mori
-[] Crossfire at Barge
-[] Ophelia's lament
-[] Reemergence of Mykene
Put forward two potential plans here. Opinions are welcome (note that if we go with the Sizzler Development, our research section will be locked for anywhere between 2 and 4 turns, so keep that in mind if you are interested in grabbing the benefits from Reemergence of Mykene as soon as possible, since said benefits may be tied to research and most of the time we only get 1 action there). As for mission picks, Flashpoint and Crossfire at Barge are mandatory (since one is a series finale, while the other also gets us at the very least closer to Wing's finale hopefully). Mykene was of interest to people, so I'm including it as well. Decided to also tackle Ophelia's Lament so that we can hopefully get another blow in on Amalgam, since we still don't have a solution to the Belial until Sosuke truly gets out of his funk. As for the last mission, between Defense of Dragon Fang Island and Memento Mori, I went with the latter so that we trigger it on our terms and not have it become mandatory on its own.
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No. You'll get an option to initiate THAT clusterfuck after you fulfill the conditions.
SaberFail
All Ideas. No Skills. a bit hungry
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Unus Annus, Unus Annus! Unus Annus!!
[X] Plan Superweapon Hunting, VF Focus
- Location
- Moncton New Brunswick
I'm I'm sorry what did grace do? Is something that happens in their anime or...
Essentially, Grace caused Sheryl to contract the Type V infection in the first place to further her own agenda.
Once she discovered Ranka could fill the same role better, she focused on Ranka while abandoning Sheryl.
Once she discovered Ranka could fill the same role better, she focused on Ranka while abandoning Sheryl.
For those who recall the Macross Frontier anime better than I do, you can also chime in.
[X] Plan Superweapon Hunting, VF Focus
-[X] Consult Samsara about how to deal with 'Sophia'
-[X] Socialize with someone else
--[X] Lelouch
-[X] Next Generation Variable Fighter Testing
-[X] Flashpoint
-[X] Memento Mori
-[X] Crossfire at Barge
-[X] Ophelia's lament
-[X] Reemergence of Mykene
-[X] Consult Samsara about how to deal with 'Sophia'
-[X] Socialize with someone else
--[X] Lelouch
-[X] Next Generation Variable Fighter Testing
-[X] Flashpoint
-[X] Memento Mori
-[X] Crossfire at Barge
-[X] Ophelia's lament
-[X] Reemergence of Mykene
[X] Plan Superweapon Hunting, VF Focus
-[X] Consult Samsara about how to deal with 'Sophia'
-[X] Socialize with someone else
--[X] Lelouch
-[X] Next Generation Variable Fighter Testing
-[X] Flashpoint
-[X] Memento Mori
-[X] Crossfire at Barge
-[X] Ophelia's lament
-[X] Reemergence of Mykene
-[X] Consult Samsara about how to deal with 'Sophia'
-[X] Socialize with someone else
--[X] Lelouch
-[X] Next Generation Variable Fighter Testing
-[X] Flashpoint
-[X] Memento Mori
-[X] Crossfire at Barge
-[X] Ophelia's lament
-[X] Reemergence of Mykene
- Location
- USA
[X] Plan Superweapon Hunting, VF Focus
Vote closed due to lack of activity. Update to come tomorrow.
Turn 19: Tomorrow (and Tomorrow)
Winning Vote:
[X] Plan Superweapon Hunting, VF Focus
-[X] Consult Samsara about how to deal with 'Sophia'
-[X] Socialize with someone else
--[X] Lelouch
-[X] Next Generation Variable Fighter Testing
-[X] Flashpoint
-[X] Memento Mori
-[X] Crossfire at Barge
-[X] Ophelia's lament
-[X] Reemergence of Mykene
August UE 0084
Frontier Colonization Fleet
Alto Saotome reluctantly shakes Sheryl to get her attention. She's been able to endure the strain the V-Type infection is putting on her body so far, but it's still taking unavoidable tolls.
"Sorry, was I out of it again?" Sheryl asks as she jolts back to attention.
"You were." Alto says. "Listen, they're bringing in new equipment for us, and Skull Squadron is going to be the test pilots. I'm not going to be able to see you for a while."
"It's okay." Sheryl says. "You can't spend all of your time looking after me."
"Are you sure?" Alto asks. "If-"
Sheryl interrupts Alto by placing a finger on his lips.
"The doctors say that treatment Sophia proposed should work. They just need to check a few more things before they can use it on me. You go off and test out your new toys. I'll be fine for now."
"Sheryl..." Alto mumbles.
Sheryl leans in and kisses Alto on the cheek before shooing him out of her room.
On the other side of Island 1, Ranka Lee laments her unfortunate love life, and Luca pales when Mai Nanase shows him a picture of an infant Vajra claiming that it's Ranka's pet.
Skull Squadron will receive Tornado packs at the end of the turn. Alto will receive the YF-29 Durandal at the end of the turn. They will not be available for the Gundam Seed finale.
Aboard the Nahel Argama, en route to Merida Island
You are Mira Ayana, and as you look out the window at the ocean below, you hear someone walking up to you.
You turn to see Samsara.
"Does Otto know you're onboard?" You ask.
Samsara rolls her eyes.
"I told Liam. If she knows, Otto knows. Anyway, you wanted to talk to me about something?"
You nod.
"It's about Sophia. You seem to have some knowledge of Mithril, Amalgam and the Whispered from my home dimension. So what do you know?"
"Hoo boy." Samsara sucks in a deep breath before letting it out. "This is going to be a doozy, so we should probably find a place to sit down."
The two of you make your way into one of the Nahel Argama's lounges. Samsara closes her eyes and adopts a deep look of concentration, which you've come to realize is what happens when she searches for bugs and listening devices in the surrounding area. She opens her eyes after deeming the room to be clean, and the two of you sit down.
"So, what's so earth-shattering about Sophia?" You ask.
Samsara seems to mull over it for a bit before exhaling.
"It is not an exaggeration to say that Sophia, is, for lack of a better word, the origin of the Whispered. Not the first Whispered, the origin. I put emphasis on that because the distinction is very important in this context." Samsara says.
"What do you mean by that?" You ask.
Samsara waves her hand, and a holographic window appears in front of you.
"This is going to require a bit of context." Samsara says.
You nod, indicating for her to continue.
"Your parents figured out that a majority of dimensions that don't form spontaneously, their own and this one included, are formed from 'echoes' of other dimensions colliding."
A diagram of various nodes on a chart representing original dimensions and pulses representing these 'echoes' appears. Numerous other nodes representing new dimensions pop up.
"These 'original' dimensions are typically inaccessible via any known method of interdimensional travel, but their influence can be felt in numerous ways." Samsara continues to explain.
Samsara's example chart fades away, replaced by what you assume is a simplified version of something your parents put together. In this diagram, dozens of nodes representing 'origin' dimensions and their echoes converge on a pair of nodes you assume to be your current dimension and your 'home' dimension. Among the 'origin' dimension, several are labeled: 'UC', 'AC', 'CE', 'VF', 'AD', 'GR', and 'MZNGR' among the most prominent.
"This 'origin' dimension is the most relevant to what Sophia is." Samsara says, highlighting an 'origin' node labeled 'FMP'.
"Your parents realized that this particular 'origin' doesn't 'echo' in the same way other 'origin' dimensions do. It became obvious after the situation with Amalgam and Sophia was resolved there."
"How so?" You ask.
Sophia points at the 'UC' node.
"Take this 'origin'. It's pretty simple. There's the Earth Federation, Zeon, the One Year War, Amuro Ray, Char Aznable, and all that jazz. Not a lot of deviation in its echoes except some condensed event happenings, but your parents found that was pretty typical in 'origin' echoes." Samsara then points at the 'FMP' node. "This little bastard though, is a whole other can of worms. Sure, the basics are there, but what a 'Whispered' in the 'origin' knows is a whole lot different than what a 'Whispered' here or in any dimension influenced by its echoes knows. For starters, Whispered in the origin only have access to Black Technology, which your parents were pretty sure was just technology from the future. Here? Whispered not only know how to make Black Technology, but technology from other dimensions. Sometimes even dimensions whose echoes didn't reach this one."
You parse this knowledge for a moment.
"Okay, how is this related to Sophia?"
"Like I said, Sophia is the origin of all Whispered. She's the mind of a test subject for some kind of experiment that went...badly." Samsara says.
"So...can we get rid of her?" You ask.
"Nobody was ever able to figure out how. The best we can do is put Kaname back in control." Samsara shrugs.
"And how do we do that?" You cross your arms.
"I have a few ideas we can pass on to Sosuke..." Samsara says.
Aboard the Tuatha de Danaan
You watch from a security booth as Sosuke enters the interrogation room alongside Kurz and Mao.
'Sophia' is currently handcuffed to the table. Sosuke sits down across from her.
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Tessa asks.
"Samsara says it worked in my home dimension." You shrug.
Sosuke launches into a tirade of vicious insults toward Sophia at that moment.
"You stupid, dumb bitch!" Sosuke shouts.
Sophia smirks.
"What exactly are you trying to accomplish?" She drawls.
Sosuke ignores her and continues his verbal assault.
"You...skank! Spineless fool! Are you really so gutless and weak-willed that you're going to let this...phantom control you?!" Sosuke yells.
At that moment, 'Sophia' seems to bend over and clutch her head in pain before looking around the room in confusion.
"Sosuke...?"
"Chidori! Is that you?" Sosuke asks eagerly.
"I...I don't know how long I can stay like this, so please, just let me talk."
Sosuke nods.
"Sophia...she wants to...'reset' the world. It's sort of similar to how Captain Misumaru wanted to destroy the Boson Jump Calculation Unit." Kaname says.
"How does Amalgam figure into this?" Sosuke asks.
"Their leader, Leonard, thinks the world is distorted. He wants to...'fix' things to they way he thinks they should be." Kaname says.
"How do they even intend to do what they want to do?" Mao asks in confusion.
Kaname winces as she tries to keep Sophia from regaining dominance.
"They're...building something. Since you were able to prevent Amalgam from taking Merida Island, their next best location is going to be...agh! Where it all started...Yamsk-11, where the original TAROS is."
"Yamsk-11...?" Tessa mutters before suddenly going pale.
Kaname suddenly screams in pain before leaning back in her chair.
"Chidori!" Sosuke says in alarm.
"I...I can't hold her back anymore. Please, Sosuke, stop Sophia, and stop Leonard. I..." Kaname winces. "I love you! So please, get me back after all this is over!"
"I will." Sosuke says resolutely.
"You better!" Kaname exclaims before suddenly leaning back in her chair and closing her eyes.
When she opens them again, it's clear that Sophia is back in control. Despite her triumphant expression, it's clear that part of it is bluster, given that all of her plans have been revealed.
Sophia opens her mouth as if to say something, only to stay silent.
The silence persists for a bit until Mao and Kurz uncuff Sophia from the table and take her back to her cell. You turn to see Tessa is silently crying. You put an arm around her shoulder.
"You okay? I know you have a thing for Sosuke." You ask quietly.
"I...I'll be fine." Tessa says, leaning against you.
The two of you stay like that for a bit.
The time has finally come to assault Memento Mori in force.
Projected Opposition
Giganos Metal Armor x200
A-LAWS GN-XIII x120
A-LAWS Ahead x20
Empruss x1
Gadessa x2
Baikal-class cruiser x30
Ural-class transport carrier x10
Available forces
Celestial Being
Ptolemios II
Gundam 00 Raiser
Gundam Cherudim
Gundam Seravee
Gundam Arios
Gundam Throne Drei
GN Archer
Task Force Katharon
GN-X x80
GN-XIII x40
Flag x80
Enact x80
Leo x120
Clop-class cruiser x10
Dogosse Giar-class battleship x5
Irish-class battleship x3
Solar Vanguard Forces
Clop-class cruiser Budapest under command of Kati Mannequin
Victory Gundam (Patrick Colasour)
GN-XIII (Sergei Smirnov)
GN-XIII (Graham Aker)
Jegan x40
Stark Jegan x10
Serpent x30
Rose Unzebrechlich
Pick TWO Super Robots from the allied character sheet to deploy as backup.
[ ] Two Super Robots from the main roster
How is the main assault initiated?
[ ] Blindside
-Approach from under Memento Mori's firing angle-the cannon can only depress so far, after all.
-Will shield main force from Memento Mori, but also opens up possibility of being ambushed by either Jama Kingdom or Moon Will's forces
[ ] Split attack
-Have the main force approach from under Memento Mori's firing angle while the Ptolemios II and select backup charge at Memento Mori above the orbital power ring Giganos has constructed.
-Will split the A-LAWS and Giganos' attention, but the Ptolemios II and whoever goes along with it will be operating separately from the main force-for good and ill.
[ ] Write-in
A/N: I really hope the Full Metal Panic segment doesn't come off as contrived. Please vote, discuss, and critique!
[X] Plan Superweapon Hunting, VF Focus
-[X] Socialize with someone else
--[X] Lelouch
-[X] Flashpoint
-[X] Crossfire at Barge
-[X] Reemergence of Mykene
August UE 0084
Frontier Colonization Fleet
Alto Saotome reluctantly shakes Sheryl to get her attention. She's been able to endure the strain the V-Type infection is putting on her body so far, but it's still taking unavoidable tolls.
"Sorry, was I out of it again?" Sheryl asks as she jolts back to attention.
"You were." Alto says. "Listen, they're bringing in new equipment for us, and Skull Squadron is going to be the test pilots. I'm not going to be able to see you for a while."
"It's okay." Sheryl says. "You can't spend all of your time looking after me."
"Are you sure?" Alto asks. "If-"
Sheryl interrupts Alto by placing a finger on his lips.
"The doctors say that treatment Sophia proposed should work. They just need to check a few more things before they can use it on me. You go off and test out your new toys. I'll be fine for now."
"Sheryl..." Alto mumbles.
Sheryl leans in and kisses Alto on the cheek before shooing him out of her room.
On the other side of Island 1, Ranka Lee laments her unfortunate love life, and Luca pales when Mai Nanase shows him a picture of an infant Vajra claiming that it's Ranka's pet.
Skull Squadron will receive Tornado packs at the end of the turn. Alto will receive the YF-29 Durandal at the end of the turn. They will not be available for the Gundam Seed finale.
Aboard the Nahel Argama, en route to Merida Island
You are Mira Ayana, and as you look out the window at the ocean below, you hear someone walking up to you.
You turn to see Samsara.
"Does Otto know you're onboard?" You ask.
Samsara rolls her eyes.
"I told Liam. If she knows, Otto knows. Anyway, you wanted to talk to me about something?"
You nod.
"It's about Sophia. You seem to have some knowledge of Mithril, Amalgam and the Whispered from my home dimension. So what do you know?"
"Hoo boy." Samsara sucks in a deep breath before letting it out. "This is going to be a doozy, so we should probably find a place to sit down."
The two of you make your way into one of the Nahel Argama's lounges. Samsara closes her eyes and adopts a deep look of concentration, which you've come to realize is what happens when she searches for bugs and listening devices in the surrounding area. She opens her eyes after deeming the room to be clean, and the two of you sit down.
"So, what's so earth-shattering about Sophia?" You ask.
Samsara seems to mull over it for a bit before exhaling.
"It is not an exaggeration to say that Sophia, is, for lack of a better word, the origin of the Whispered. Not the first Whispered, the origin. I put emphasis on that because the distinction is very important in this context." Samsara says.
"What do you mean by that?" You ask.
Samsara waves her hand, and a holographic window appears in front of you.
"This is going to require a bit of context." Samsara says.
You nod, indicating for her to continue.
"Your parents figured out that a majority of dimensions that don't form spontaneously, their own and this one included, are formed from 'echoes' of other dimensions colliding."
A diagram of various nodes on a chart representing original dimensions and pulses representing these 'echoes' appears. Numerous other nodes representing new dimensions pop up.
"These 'original' dimensions are typically inaccessible via any known method of interdimensional travel, but their influence can be felt in numerous ways." Samsara continues to explain.
Samsara's example chart fades away, replaced by what you assume is a simplified version of something your parents put together. In this diagram, dozens of nodes representing 'origin' dimensions and their echoes converge on a pair of nodes you assume to be your current dimension and your 'home' dimension. Among the 'origin' dimension, several are labeled: 'UC', 'AC', 'CE', 'VF', 'AD', 'GR', and 'MZNGR' among the most prominent.
"This 'origin' dimension is the most relevant to what Sophia is." Samsara says, highlighting an 'origin' node labeled 'FMP'.
"Your parents realized that this particular 'origin' doesn't 'echo' in the same way other 'origin' dimensions do. It became obvious after the situation with Amalgam and Sophia was resolved there."
"How so?" You ask.
Sophia points at the 'UC' node.
"Take this 'origin'. It's pretty simple. There's the Earth Federation, Zeon, the One Year War, Amuro Ray, Char Aznable, and all that jazz. Not a lot of deviation in its echoes except some condensed event happenings, but your parents found that was pretty typical in 'origin' echoes." Samsara then points at the 'FMP' node. "This little bastard though, is a whole other can of worms. Sure, the basics are there, but what a 'Whispered' in the 'origin' knows is a whole lot different than what a 'Whispered' here or in any dimension influenced by its echoes knows. For starters, Whispered in the origin only have access to Black Technology, which your parents were pretty sure was just technology from the future. Here? Whispered not only know how to make Black Technology, but technology from other dimensions. Sometimes even dimensions whose echoes didn't reach this one."
You parse this knowledge for a moment.
"Okay, how is this related to Sophia?"
"Like I said, Sophia is the origin of all Whispered. She's the mind of a test subject for some kind of experiment that went...badly." Samsara says.
"So...can we get rid of her?" You ask.
"Nobody was ever able to figure out how. The best we can do is put Kaname back in control." Samsara shrugs.
"And how do we do that?" You cross your arms.
"I have a few ideas we can pass on to Sosuke..." Samsara says.
Aboard the Tuatha de Danaan
You watch from a security booth as Sosuke enters the interrogation room alongside Kurz and Mao.
'Sophia' is currently handcuffed to the table. Sosuke sits down across from her.
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Tessa asks.
"Samsara says it worked in my home dimension." You shrug.
Sosuke launches into a tirade of vicious insults toward Sophia at that moment.
"You stupid, dumb bitch!" Sosuke shouts.
Sophia smirks.
"What exactly are you trying to accomplish?" She drawls.
Sosuke ignores her and continues his verbal assault.
"You...skank! Spineless fool! Are you really so gutless and weak-willed that you're going to let this...phantom control you?!" Sosuke yells.
At that moment, 'Sophia' seems to bend over and clutch her head in pain before looking around the room in confusion.
"Sosuke...?"
"Chidori! Is that you?" Sosuke asks eagerly.
"I...I don't know how long I can stay like this, so please, just let me talk."
Sosuke nods.
"Sophia...she wants to...'reset' the world. It's sort of similar to how Captain Misumaru wanted to destroy the Boson Jump Calculation Unit." Kaname says.
"How does Amalgam figure into this?" Sosuke asks.
"Their leader, Leonard, thinks the world is distorted. He wants to...'fix' things to they way he thinks they should be." Kaname says.
"How do they even intend to do what they want to do?" Mao asks in confusion.
Kaname winces as she tries to keep Sophia from regaining dominance.
"They're...building something. Since you were able to prevent Amalgam from taking Merida Island, their next best location is going to be...agh! Where it all started...Yamsk-11, where the original TAROS is."
"Yamsk-11...?" Tessa mutters before suddenly going pale.
Kaname suddenly screams in pain before leaning back in her chair.
"Chidori!" Sosuke says in alarm.
"I...I can't hold her back anymore. Please, Sosuke, stop Sophia, and stop Leonard. I..." Kaname winces. "I love you! So please, get me back after all this is over!"
"I will." Sosuke says resolutely.
"You better!" Kaname exclaims before suddenly leaning back in her chair and closing her eyes.
When she opens them again, it's clear that Sophia is back in control. Despite her triumphant expression, it's clear that part of it is bluster, given that all of her plans have been revealed.
Sophia opens her mouth as if to say something, only to stay silent.
The silence persists for a bit until Mao and Kurz uncuff Sophia from the table and take her back to her cell. You turn to see Tessa is silently crying. You put an arm around her shoulder.
"You okay? I know you have a thing for Sosuke." You ask quietly.
"I...I'll be fine." Tessa says, leaning against you.
The two of you stay like that for a bit.
The time has finally come to assault Memento Mori in force.
Projected Opposition
Giganos Metal Armor x200
A-LAWS GN-XIII x120
A-LAWS Ahead x20
Empruss x1
Gadessa x2
Baikal-class cruiser x30
Ural-class transport carrier x10
Available forces
Celestial Being
Ptolemios II
Gundam 00 Raiser
Gundam Cherudim
Gundam Seravee
Gundam Arios
Gundam Throne Drei
GN Archer
Task Force Katharon
GN-X x80
GN-XIII x40
Flag x80
Enact x80
Leo x120
Clop-class cruiser x10
Dogosse Giar-class battleship x5
Irish-class battleship x3
Solar Vanguard Forces
Clop-class cruiser Budapest under command of Kati Mannequin
Victory Gundam (Patrick Colasour)
GN-XIII (Sergei Smirnov)
GN-XIII (Graham Aker)
Jegan x40
Stark Jegan x10
Serpent x30
Rose Unzebrechlich
Pick TWO Super Robots from the allied character sheet to deploy as backup.
[ ] Two Super Robots from the main roster
How is the main assault initiated?
[ ] Blindside
-Approach from under Memento Mori's firing angle-the cannon can only depress so far, after all.
-Will shield main force from Memento Mori, but also opens up possibility of being ambushed by either Jama Kingdom or Moon Will's forces
[ ] Split attack
-Have the main force approach from under Memento Mori's firing angle while the Ptolemios II and select backup charge at Memento Mori above the orbital power ring Giganos has constructed.
-Will split the A-LAWS and Giganos' attention, but the Ptolemios II and whoever goes along with it will be operating separately from the main force-for good and ill.
[ ] Write-in
A/N: I really hope the Full Metal Panic segment doesn't come off as contrived. Please vote, discuss, and critique!