Adhoc vote count started by theguynamedwafer on May 22, 2023 at 1:07 PM, finished with 33 posts and 6 votes.
[X] Plan This Ends Now
-[X] Send Getter Robo, 1 squad of GN-X units and Virtue after the Knight of Six.
--[X] Have the Gawain approach the location where the Knight of Six is and have it be close enough to be able to use the Druid System to coordinate with the rest of the units fighting the Knight of Six.
---[X] Have the other units engaging the Knight of Six keep her tied up and suppressed so that she can't shift towards attacking the Gawain.
----[X] Exercise care when using stronger attacks against the Knight of Six in order to ensure that she isn't killed by accident and stop attacking once the Mordred can be safely captured in order to avoid the risk of destroying the unit.
--[X] See if you can find a way to weaken the Mordred's armor.
--[X] Make use of Gawain's Scan to see if you can find any weaknesses that could be exploited against the Mordred.
--[X] Try to execute a pincer attack on the Mordred (Getter Robo and Gurren on one side; GN-X squad and Virtue on the other)
--[X] Try to see if Ryoma, Hayato and Benkei can perform a tag team to capture the Mordred. Start by having Getter-1 get as close as possible to the Mordred, then switch to Getter-2 and focus on trying to force the Mordred into the water and depriving it of its flight capabilities then switch to Getter-3 once the Mordred loses its float unit and/or is very close to water or underwater to finish things up and capture the Mordred.
---[X] In case the above-mentioned combination attack fails to render the Mordred safe enough to capture or is intrerupted before it can be finished, have the Virtue use its Trans-Am and during the time Trans-Am is active have it focus on disabling the Mordred in such a way that it can be safely captured. Use only Beam Sabers and tackles to make sure the Mordred isn't destroyed by accident.
-[X] Attempt to capture one of the withdrawing A-LAWS unit in order to get more intelligence on the group who interfered in the fight against the Britannian loyalist forces.
--[X] Provided that there is no way to tell the difference between A-LAWS GN-X units and Solar Vanguard GN-X units, exploit the chaotic conditions of the battlefield and attempt to trick some of the enemy GN-X units into following one of the Solar Vanguard GN-X under the impression that it is also an A-LAWS GN-X. If some of the A-LAWS units do take the bait, have the GN-X that is carrying out the deceit lead the A-LAWS unit following it into an ambush, in the hopes of making it easier to capture them.
---[X] In the eventuality that the deception isn't workable or fails to yield results, resorts to more standard tactics when it comes to the capture of at least 1 A-LAWS GN-X (e.g. damaging a GN-X in such a way as to impair its mobility and speed, intercepting the path of an enemy GN-X, forcing an enemy GN-X underwater and so on).
"----[X] Exercise care when using stronger attacks against the Knight of Six in order to ensure that she isn't killed by accident and stop attacking once the Mordred can be safely captured in order to avoid the risk of destroying the unit."
"--[X] See if you can find a way to weaken the Mordred's armor.
--[X] Make use of Gawain's Scan to see if you can find any weaknesses that could be exploited against the Mordred.
"--[X] Provided that there is no way to tell the difference between A-LAWS GN-X units and Solar Vanguard GN-X units, exploit the chaotic conditions of the battlefield and attempt to trick some of the enemy GN-X units into following one of the Solar Vanguard GN-X under the impression that it is also an A-LAWS GN-X. If some of the A-LAWS units do take the bait, have the GN-X that is carrying out the deceit lead the A-LAWS unit following it into an ambush, in the hopes of making it easier to capture them.
---[X] In the eventuality that the deception isn't workable or fails to yield results, resorts to more standard tactics when it comes to the capture of at least 1 A-LAWS GN-X (e.g. damaging a GN-X in such a way as to impair its mobility and speed, intercepting the path of an enemy GN-X, forcing an enemy GN-X underwater and so on).
[X] Plan This Ends Now
-[X] Send Getter Robo, 1 squad of GN-X units and Virtue after the Knight of Six.
--[X] Have the Gawain approach the location where the Knight of Six is and have it be close enough to be able to use the Druid System to coordinate with the rest of the units fighting the Knight of Six.
---[X] Have the other units engaging the Knight of Six keep her tied up and suppressed so that she can't shift towards attacking the Gawain.
----[X] Exercise care when using stronger attacks against the Knight of Six in order to ensure that she isn't killed by accident and stop attacking once the Mordred can be safely captured in order to avoid the risk of destroying the unit.
--[X] See if you can find a way to weaken the Mordred's armor.
--[X] Make use of Gawain's Scan to see if you can find any weaknesses that could be exploited against the Mordred.
--[X] Try to execute a pincer attack on the Mordred (Getter Robo and Gurren on one side; GN-X squad and Virtue on the other)
--[X] Try to see if Ryoma, Hayato and Benkei can perform a tag team to capture the Mordred. Start by having Getter-1 get as close as possible to the Mordred, then switch to Getter-2 and focus on trying to force the Mordred into the water and depriving it of its flight capabilities then switch to Getter-3 once the Mordred loses its float unit and/or is very close to water or underwater to finish things up and capture the Mordred.
---[X] In case the above-mentioned combination attack fails to render the Mordred safe enough to capture or is intrerupted before it can be finished, have the Virtue use its Trans-Am and during the time Trans-Am is active have it focus on disabling the Mordred in such a way that it can be safely captured. Use only Beam Sabers and tackles to make sure the Mordred isn't destroyed by accident.
-[X] Attempt to capture one of the withdrawing A-LAWS unit in order to get more intelligence on the group who interfered in the fight against the Britannian loyalist forces.
--[X] Provided that there is no way to tell the difference between A-LAWS GN-X units and Solar Vanguard GN-X units, exploit the chaotic conditions of the battlefield and attempt to trick some of the enemy GN-X units into following one of the Solar Vanguard GN-X under the impression that it is also an A-LAWS GN-X. If some of the A-LAWS units do take the bait, have the GN-X that is carrying out the deceit lead the A-LAWS unit following it into an ambush, in the hopes of making it easier to capture them.
---[X] In the eventuality that the deception isn't workable or fails to yield results, resorts to more standard tactics when it comes to the capture of at least 1 A-LAWS GN-X (e.g. damaging a GN-X in such a way as to impair its mobility and speed, intercepting the path of an enemy GN-X, forcing an enemy GN-X underwater and so on).
October UE 0083
Black Knights Submarine, the Pacific Ocean
You are Rakshata Chawla, and you are surveying the ongoing battle from the bridge of the Black Knights' submarine (why didn't any of you ever name it?).
As you watch the Gundam Virtue gingerly deposit what's left of the Gundam Dynames on the deck of the Grandberry, you sigh.
"So it appears that mobile suits that run on the true GN Drive aren't invincible after all." You ruminate out loud before gesturing to the comms officer to open a channel with Kallen.
"How are my child's upgrades treating you, dear? I hope nothing's gone wrong with them." You ask.
"Oh no, they're fantastic! I feel like I can take on almost anything with these new upgrades to the Guren!" Kallen responds enthusiastically.
"Run wild, my dear, and show the world what my child can do!" You say while theatrically spreading your arms.
"You don't have to tell me twice!" Kallen responds.
As the Guren moves to reengage the Mordred, Zero gives orders over a shared freq that the Solar Vanguard, Black Knights, and Celestial Being have access to.
"Getter Team, Gundam Virtue, we need your assistance in capturing the Knight of Six! Kopesh squad, fall in to escort Gundam virtue, I'll move in to provide support with the Gawain's Druid system!" Zero orders.
The surrounding naval battle and furball in the air rage on as the Get Machines emerge from the water and combine into Getter-1, while a squad of GN-Xs moves in alongside the Gundam Virtue. You are Lelouch, and as the Gawain moves in to provide support with the Druid system, you briefly feel a sharp pain in your head.
"Are you alright, Lelouch?" C.C. must have noticed your head jerk.
"Yes, just a passing headache." You say before turning your attention to the Mordred.
Lelouch uses SCAN
"Hm..." You mutter to yourself.
"Any ideas?" C.C. asks.
"No way around it, we're just going to have to pound the Mordred as hard as we can and go for the joints once the Blaze Luminous fails." You say in a resigned tone.
"I know Knightmares can be built tough, but this is ridiculous, are we sure Britannia didn't manage to steal Super Alloy Z to build the Mordred?" C.C. asks in disbelief.
"I sincerely hope not." You open up a channel with Kallen, the Getter Team, the Gundam Virtue, and Kopesh squad. "Q-1 and Kopesh Squad, disable the Mordred and capture the Knight of Six. Getter Team, try to drag the Mordred into the water if you see an opportunity. Virtue, stand by and intervene if this doesn't work."
Everyone acknowledges your orders before moving in. What is left unsaid but understood is that everyone is also to try and distract the Knight of Six so that she doesn't realize that the Gawain is using the Druid system to provide combat support.
GN-X squad vs Mordred
vs
Armor DC 26 = 14 (Marianne's Ability) + 10 Armor + 2 (Blaze Luminous)
Roll 1d10 + 7 Ability + 2 (Druid System) + 2 (Squad tactics)
Roll 8
8 + 7 + 2 + 2 = 19
High roll distracts the Knight of Six and gives a -2 penalty to next defense roll
Kopesh squad jets forward, the formation of five GN-X mobiles suits firing their GN beam rifles, red beam rounds lancing forward and bouncing off of the Mordred's Blaze Luminous. One GN-X closes the distance and attacks the Mordred with a beam saber. The enemy Knightmare Frame's Blaze Luminous springs to life, keeping the beam saber at bay, but it starts flickering in the process. The Mordred, despite its utter lack of mobility, is able to feint after turning off its Blaze Luminous, and grabs the GN-X by the head.
"Tag, you're dead." The Knight of Six taunts in a sing-song voice as it crushes the mobile suit's head with its bare hands. The now half-blind GN-X stumbles about in the air, forcing one of its squad mates to grab it by the arm to give it guidance. While the Knight of Six watches this display, the Guren flight-enabled charges in.
Kallen vs Knight of Six
Kallen uses STRIKE
Roll will be to disable
vs
Mobility DC 16 = 14 (Marianne's Ability) + 2 Mobility + 2 (Marianne the Flash) - 2 (distracted)
Roll 1d10 + 9 Ability + 2 (Q1) + 2 (Druid System) + 2 (7 Will)
Roll 1
1 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 16
Result: The Mordred's Float System is destroyed, forcing the Knight of Six to eject, but the Guren flight-enabled is badly damaged in the process
"Forgot about me, huh! Get ready for round 2!" Kallen yells.
The Guren fires a wide-area blast from the Radiant Wave Surger, causing the Mordred's Blaze Luminous to flicker and die. The Mordred responds by firing a missile salvo that would make any Variable Fighter jealous. The Guren blitzes through most of the salvo, but several impact its Radiant Wave Shield.
"Firing the Gefjun net!" Kallen calls out, ejecting numerous Gefjun disruptors from its air glide unit, which jet around and form a net around the Mordred, effectively trapping it.
As Kallen closes in for the disabling blow, you realize the Mordred is up to something when it levels its Stark Hadron Cannon at the Guren.
"Q-1, watch out!" You shout.
Kallen realizes at the same time as you do, but is only able to dodge to the side slightly as the Stark Hadron Cannon fires, vaporizing a pair of Gefjun disruptors and taking off the Guren's left arm. The Gefjun net falls apart, and the Mordred, now free to move again, attempts to make a break for the aircraft carrier Tudor.
"You're not getting away!" Kallen yells as she levels the Radiant Wave Surger at the retreating Mordred before firing off a massive beam. The Mordred is unable to dodge in time, and its float unit bubbles before exploding, the Knightmare starting fall out of the sky like a rock. At first you fear the Knight of Six intends to go down with her Knightmare, but even at this distance you see the telltale sign of a cockpit ejecting, and the Mordred's cockpit block sails through the air before being caught by Getter-1. The Gundam Virtue catches the rest of the Mordred before it can fall into the water.
It takes a few minutes, but once the Loyalist fleet realizes that the Knight of Six has been captured, what is left of their forces instantly rout, with some of their vessels on the edge managing to retreat, but most of the ones remaining opting to surrender.
Loot Roll
DC 5, 7, 10
Roll 7
70% of all remaining enemy assets are captured. The rest are either destroyed or managed to retreat. You are Cornelia li Britannia, and as you greet your half-brother Lelouch on the deck of the Pendragon, you feel a sense of accomplishment.
"Congratulations, brother, you've managed to foil father's plans. I can't imagine he'll be happy about this when he finds out." You say as you shake his hand. He's still wearing his mask.
"This would not have been possible without the cooperation of both you and Marrybell. I-" Whatever Lelouch was going to say is interrupted when something erupts from one of the retreating aircraft carriers. It appears to be a Sutherland embedded in a spherical framework equipped with a float unit.
"ZEROOOOOOO!" The pilot bellows from the machine's external speakers.
The Knightmare mobile armor makes a beeline for the Pendragon, which opens up with all of its point defenses. Whatever this machine is obviously isn't complete, as it is unable to dodge most of the incoming fire. However, as it goes down in flames, a cockpit block ejects from the machine toward the Pendragon. It's going to fall short, but just before it goes below the deck of the ship, the hatch is blown off, and someone leaps off onto the deck. You double take upon realizing that it's Jeremiah Gottwald, heavily modified with cybernetics if his appearance is any indication.
"ZERO! You...YOU!" Jeremiah bellows incoherently as he charges at Lelouch.
Lelouch fumbles in his pockets before taking out a remote trigger of some kind and pressing it. A case that he brought with him opens up to reveal a pair of Gefjun Disruptors, which stop Jeremiah in his tracks.
"Thank you Rakshata..." You hear Lelouch mutter under his breath. Both of you turn to face Jeremiah.
"No...is this how it's going to end? With me being unable to avenge Lady Marianne?" Jeremiah laments.
"What?!" You exclaim. You thought he looked familiar.
"You knew Lady Marianne? Explain!" Lelouch demands.
"I was...part of her Highness' Royal Guard. I never forgave myself for being unable to prevent her assassination. And now I will die, having never been able to avenge her or her children..." Jeremiah elaborates.
"Oh, but you have a prime opportunity for the latter." Lelouch says as he takes off his mask. Jeremiah gasps in recognition.
"Master Lelouch, it is you?!" He exclaims in both confusion and elation.
"Yes. Join me, and we will find who killed my mother, even if we must tear down Neo-Britannia!" Lelouch says.
"Of course, my Lord! From this day forward, you have my LOYALTY!" Jeremiah says enthusiastically. Lelouch disables his Gefjun Disruptors, allowing Jeremiah to move again, who immediately goes into a bow of fealty.
You can't help but chuckle.
"Well, looks like you have a new knight." You quip. The three of you share a laugh before being interrupted by one of Lelouch's cell phones ringing.
"Odd, this line is only meant for emergencies." Lelouch comments with concern as he pulls out a satellite phone and puts it on speaker. Sayako Shinozaki's voice comes out of it.
"Master Lelouch, it's an emergency, Lady Nunally-" Sayako is interrupted by a fit of coughing. Lelouch's face immediately morphs to one of panic.
"Don't move around so much, you'll reopen your injuries!" You hear Shirley Fenette chastise Sayoko in the background.
"What is it Sayako? WHAT HAPPENED TO NUNNALLY?!" Lelouch all but yells into the phone.
"She was kidnapped. I tried to stop them, but they seem to possess the ability to somehow stop time..." Sayoko says weakly.
"WHAT?! NO! Nunnally..." Lelouch falls to his knees. You walk up and put a hand on his shoulder, Jeremiah doing the same.
"We'll find her, Lelouch, I promise you that." You say solemnly. Lelouch nods weakly before standing up.
"Shirley, are you there?" Lelouch asks. There are some shuffling noises on the phone.
"Yes. What do you need me to do?" Shirley asks.
"Make sure Sayoko gets proper treatment for her injuries. She'll tell you what to do. After that, go to ground in the manner we discussed. I don't want you to be used as another hostage against me." Lelouch says.
"Got it. Please stay safe, Lulu." Shirley says before hanging up.
Lelouch walks away with Jeremiah in tow. Buckingham Palace, London
"So you finally return to me, my wayward daughter." Charles zi Britannia's voice booms throughout the room.
"What? Father? What's going on?" Nunnally vi Britannia says in confusion and fright.
"A change of plans is required owing to your brother's impudence. Now, open your eyes so I may make the required adjustments." Charles says imperiously.
For the first time in years, Nunnally's eyes open.
"Now, my daughter, forget everything that you once were, and become what I need you to be." Charles says, his eyes flashing with the sigil of Geass.
Nunnally's eyes go vacant for a few seconds before life seems to return to them.
"What do you wish of me, father?" Nunnally says in a tone reminiscent of an obedient daughter.
"With the betrayal of your sisters Cornelia and Marrybell, I require someone familiar with them to go forth and apprehend them. Go forth and take what resources you need. Your brother shall assist you. Alice! Attend to my daughter's needs." Charles orders.
Two individuals enter the room, a young man with short brown hair and violet eyes, and a young woman with blond hair in pigtails and red eyes wearing a matching knight uniform. Nunnally smiles upon seeing them.
"Shall we, brother?" Nunnally says.
"Of course, sister." Rolo says.
Alice takes up position behind Nunnally and pushes her wheelchair as the three them exit the room. A/N: The update, far later than I wanted it finished. Please vote, discuss, and critique. Expect an end of turn post to come either tomorrow or the day after.
But alas, this is par of Lelouch usual luck of things going well only for one thing to go horribly wrong.
So not only we lost Lockon, but also Nunally (which probably gonna get some Nightmare of Nunally stuff) and Charles wants to see blood for the betrayal for sure apart from his invasion on Japan falling apart, also the Guren will probably be out for some turns.
On the other hand Ali got shanked and the throne zwei destroyed so Ribbons lost one of his pawns and a machine, also Jeremiah is on board which should give us a boost for some research.
But fuck Lelouch is not gonna have a good time in the future.
Either way I have some ideas to how to get Nunnally out of the mind control, but this shit requires a lot of setup which I don't know if we will have since it needs some specific pieces.
Those pieces being: the Zeta and ZZ bio-sensors (one may be enough but both may be the best) a Lambda driver, a gundam with psycho frame, so either the Unicorn or the Nu if Amuro ever gets back in his A-game, maybe Getter Rays and Lelouch on the front lines and willing to fight Nunnally.
A difficult setup, but maybe with all the willpower bullshit on the field and Lelouch calling out for Nunnally we may be able to overcome Charles fuckery.
Also maybe Wing Zero and the Epyon on the backlines, dunno but feel it would probably gives us an edge againts Rolo.
But fuck, I want to throw some supers at this guy or very heavy firepower
I don't think we need quite that complicated of a setup to nullify Charles' Geass here, especially since it is a possibility that Gottwald was installed with the Geass Canceler. As for Rolo... IIRC his Geass only affects perception in such a way as to make people believe time has stopped. It does nothing to objects. Bait him into a place where a sniper that was placed ahead of time can take a clear shot and is far away enough from Rolo and he's not going to be that problematic. The only question is if we should kill him at first opportunity or try to at least get info regarding the Geass Order out of him before we remove him...
By the way QM, did we manage to catch any of the enemy GN-X units?
I don't think we need quite that complicated of a setup to nullify Charles' Geass here, especially since it is a possibility that Gottwald was installed with the Geass Canceler. As for Rolo... IIRC his Geass only affects perception in such a way as to make people believe time has stopped. It does nothing to objects. Bait him into a place where a sniper that was placed ahead of time can take a clear shot and is far away enough from Rolo and he's not going to be that problematic. The only question is if we should kill him at first opportunity or try to at least get info regarding the Geass Order out of him before we remove him...
By the way QM, did we manage to catch any of the enemy GN-X units?
At least we managed to grab Marianne, although given how her Geass works I don't exactly expect very good results out of interrogating the Knight of Six.
Making sure that Jeremiah does in fact have the Geass Canceller in his chrome is also fairly important. The ability to no sell save or die powers like Rolo's big freeze, making it so Lulu can mindwhammy people a second time, instantly deprograming anyone hit with Dear Old Dad's memory gun, The list goes on.
We should also consider doing some work on the Gundam 00 plot, because I don't want to have to deal with the Celestial Being traitors ambushing us on the regular with what should be our own units.
Roll to capture A-LAWS GN-X
DC 8 (full retreat in a chaotic battlefield)
Roll 1d10
Roll 4
"So the A-LAWS got away, huh?" You say as you read over Cornelia's report.
"Unfortunately so. With how chaotic the situation was, we didn't really have an opportunity to go after them after capturing the Knight of Six." Ohgi says.
The two of you take a moment to glance at the wreck of the Ptolemaios, which had been towed into the base after the battle with the Britannian invasion force. Aside from the pilot of the Gundam Dynames and a member of the bridge crew, there was one other fatality among the crew of Celestial Being: the ship's doctor, one Joyce Moreno.
"This situation is beyond fucked. First Blue Cosmos and their little stunt with JOSH-A, and now this? Everything points to the Federation heading toward civil war, and I don't like it." You shudder.
"I hope you're wrong about that." Ohgi says.
"So do I." You reply. Stadtfeld Manor, Tokyo
"Lelouch really isn't in the mood to talk to anyone, huh?" Kallen muses as she sits down at her desk. She and C.C. are in her room.
"Can you blame him? One of the most important people in his life was just kidnapped. I'm surprised he hasn't completely shut down." C.C. says as she takes a bite of pizza.
"Ugh, I still don't understand how you haven't gotten fat eating all that pizza." Kallen wrinkles her nose.
"Perks of being me." C.C. smirks.
The two of them sit in silence for a few moments before C.C. gets a mischievous grin.
"You know, since Lelouch isn't in the mood to see anyone else right now...why don't we do it with each other instead?" C.C. proposes.
Kallen's face immediately turns the same shade of red as the Gurren's hull and she turns away.
"What the hell?! Who starts a conversation like that?!" Kallen screeches in embarassement.
C.C. rolls her eyes.
"Like it or not, we both have needs, and with how badly damaged the Guren is, I know for a fact that you aren't looking forward to talking with Rakshata anytime soon." C.C. says.
Kallen winces upon recalling the verbal lashing that Rakshata had given her for getting the Guren so badly damaged in the process of capturing the Knight of Six.
"Okay, I guess you have a point. It just doesn't feel right to do something like this when Shirley's not here though." Kallen says.
"Eh, she'll get to join in eventually. So, you up for this or not?" C.C. waggles her eyebrows suggestively.
Kallen sighs.
"Fine, you win. You're lucky we have basically full run of the house today." Kallen says as she starts to unbutton her shirt.
C.C. walks over and gives Kallen a sensual kiss before dragging her over to the bed. Aboard the Ra Cailum, en route to Okinawa Naval Base
You are Bright Noa, and you are not pleased with how much the Vist Foundation is butting in to your affairs.
"What the hell is the meaning of this?! I was not informed of this beforehand!" You bellow at a member of EFF High Command, who is most certainly a puppet of the Vist Foundation.
"The situation was fluid enough that we deemed informing you beforehand unimportant. Now, I expect you to cooperate with the Vist Foundation personnel that have been sent aboard the ship. Allow them to do their job, and ensure the safety of the Banshee and its pilot, and there will be no problems." The Vist Foundation puppet drawls. Before you can object, he disconnects the call.
You almost slam your desk in frustration before restraining yourself. Meran opens the door to your office and walks in.
"I take it that didn't go well?" Meran deadpans.
"Not even remotely." You say frankly as you stand up and walk with Meran. "So, what did Luio and Co. have to say?"
"Everything that was recently shipped to the Garuda was fit for royalty." Meran replies.
"Ugh, I hate it when I'm right." You say as you pinch the bridge of your nose. "Can I speak to him?"
"They approved it right away. Please assume that the walls have ears, sir." Meran says in a hushed tone.
"And here I thought this was my ship..." You deadpan as the two of you walk to where Banagher Links is being kept. You are Banagher Links, and you cover your eyes as the door to your impromptu cell opens.
"I'd like a quick word. Is that all right?" A man in an officer's uniform with a Londo Bell patch asks.
You instinctively blink as he turns the lights on before he sits down next to you.
"I'm Bright Noa, captain of the Ra Cailum." Bright introduces himself. "You seem to be giving the interrogators no end of trouble. Both you and the suit are keeping your lips sealed. Our technical staff are tearing their hair out."
"I can't let anyone see them." You respond as you turn away from Bright. "If people learn what they are, that place will become a battlefield again and lots of people will die. Just like Ms. Loni almost did."
"Go ahead and keep them to yourself." You turn your head toward Bright at his oddly content tone. "Did you escape from that camouflaged freighter to get here?"
"'Escaped' isn't the right word. I think of it as them sending me on my way." You place your right hand over your heart. "The Captain didn't exactly agree to that operation."
You swear that Bright has to restrain himself from chuckling.
"I don't doubt it. I got that impression from the actions of that ship." Bright turns to face you. " You weren't being treated as a prisoner. Does that mean you were free to act as you pleased?"
"Yes, I was. I didn't get the sense we were enemies like the Federation says we are." You say.
"Why was that?" Bright asks with a hint of curiosity.
"Because I'm not a soldier. I'm not used to lumping people into 'friend' or 'foe'. But aboard that ship, it felt like there wasn't any need to." You explain.
Bright closes his eyes for a moment.
"I see." He stands up while putting his hand on your shoulder. "I understand now, thank you."
As Bright moves back toward the door, he stops.
"...Don't give up. I see strength in your eyes. Strong eyes that can feed off of adversity. As long as you don't give up, you'll be able to seize whatever opportunities come along." Bright turns slightly back toward you.
"I don't have strength like that." You turn to stare at the floor. "It's all just dumb luck. Me piloting the Unicorn. Me ending up here like this..."
Bright interrupts your self-deprecation.
"Is it really?" He turns back to fully face you. "When you first encountered the Gundam, it might have been mere luck. It's been that way for every pilot of a Gundam up until now. However, the decision of whether or not to get into that Gundam rested with you alone. Luck had nothing to do with that. Am I wrong? At that moment, what was it that gave you the resolve to pilot it?"
You look down and clench your left fist before responding.
"There's someone that I want to help. Audrey Burne. She's the girl that everyone calls Mineva Zabi." You say. Okinawa Naval Base, lounge area
Nina eagerly kisses Yukari before they both sit down in front of a tv.
"So, how was the investigation?" Nina asks.
"Went about as well as expected. Could have done without being called a dyke though." Yukari answers.
"WHAT?! Who called you a dyke?!" Nina says angrily.
"The Second Child, Asuka Langley Soryu. If it's any consolation, I was able to make her uncomfortable by teasing her about her crush on Shinji Ikari." Yukari says.
"Well at least there's that much." Nina says. Both of the girls wrap their arms around each other as they watch the news.
"Murata Azrael has refused to comment on the testimonies given by the crews of the ships that managed to escape the destruction of JOSH-A base via Cyclops system. The only response from Blue Cosmos was that anyone who abandoned the fight for JOSH-A is a traitor, and should be treated as such." A news anchor reports.
"Ha! Suck it Azreal!" Nina says in delight.
"Hold on, this just in. Majority Speaker Britannia is giving a speech from Buckingham Palace. Going live on location now." The news anchor says.
The view shifts to Charles zi Britannia standing at a podium.
"People of the Earth! We see that the world is coming to ruin! To avoid this, I declare the reformation of the Holy Britannian Empire! We can only avoid ruin by uniting under this banner! Japan has already spurned our offer to join our union with force, and so, We declare war on the state of Japan in response. And in regards to the actions of Murata Azrael, it is clear that Blue Cosmos is no longer needed in the functioning of the Federation government. If we are to weather the coming storm, we must not fall to petty grudges. ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!" Charles finishes his speech.
The view cuts back to the news anchor in the studio.
"Oh, we have just received a statement from Murata Azrael regarding Emperor zi Britannia's speech." She takes out a sheet of paper and reads it. "In response to Charles zi Britannia's declaration of intent of world conquest, I hereby declare Neo-Hope dissolved. It is clear that our objectives have become incongruent with each other, and it boggles the mind why Britannia is suddenly bent on world domination. The Atlantic Federation and Blue Cosmos will not submit to Britannia, and I do not expect the rest of the world to capitulate so easily either."
Yukari and Nina share a worried glance.
"Did...did the Federation just devolve into civil war?" Yukari says in disbelief.
"I don't want to believe it, but I think it just did." Nina says.
The two of them hug each other tightly. A/N: The end of turn post, as promised. Please discuss, speculate, and critique. The start of the next turn will be up later in the week.
And the federation has totally become a loose cannon with what of the viz fundation pretty much making them a puppet and Charles and Murata pretty much going full war with each other.
TBH it is a miracle they lasted this long with the pretenses, Charles doesn't care about anything but his plan with the geass and Murata can rarely keep his murderboner for spacenoids in check most of the time, but alas this was expected to happen sooner or later.
Question is, should we pour more gasoline into the fire and release the the jovian lizards info?
Either way Rau, Leonard and the Jovians are probably bringing out their best bottles of wines at this development.
Meanwhile, Saotome and the Photon power labs will probably need more surveilance, I don't doubt Brittania will be trying to gun for getter reactors or super alloy Z alongside doctor hell and maybe the dinosaurs if they bring up their ugly faces.
Also the invaders have been kinda a non-factor yet and the less said about the oni empire the better, considering this getter is a mix of manga and armaggeddon the last we need is a mixture of invaders and andromeda country fuckery.
"People of the Earth! We see that the world is coming to ruin! To avoid this, I declare the reformation of the Holy Britannian Empire! We can only avoid ruin by uniting under this banner! Japan has already spurned our offer to join our union with force, and so, We declare war on the state of Japan in response. And in regards to the actions of Murata Azrael, it is clear that Blue Cosmos is no longer needed in the functioning of the Federation government. If we are to weather the coming storm, we must not fall to petty grudges. ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!" Charles finishes his speech.
Charles you dumb bastard do you really think that tearing the Federation apart and losing what allies you had is somehow going to let you carry out your Kill all Lies plan when we have like 5 or Six alien groups trying to kill all humans in the Earth Sphere. I knew you were crazy but did not think you were this dumb. I guess it really is everyone else who has made the Britannian Empire a actually effective and powerful state on the World stage. Blue Cosmos is bad but this is different level of crazy.
I am not sure we would get much from telling everyone that the Jovian Lizard thing, which is a weird thing to call them,is actually the work of a bunch of humans who were exiled for wanting the Kill even the Zentradi who fought with us to stop the Rain of Death. That's the kind of inability to see who your allies and enemies are that Charles is suffering from at the moment meaning the Jovian's aren't going to get much sympathy. Also with all the crossover elements added in I can see why Coordinators aren't very popular with any of the other factions considering all the genetic tampering they have been doing and the whole trying to create a "Better Kind of Human" goal they have. Dealing with Blue Cosmos is going to be harder I think then stopping Charles and getting someone with their head on straight in control of the Britannian Government and it's resources.
And I will steadfastly refuse any option to side with either of the space racist fuckwad or the nationalist shit-sniffer.
The only thing I have for Charles is eternal suffering as a unicorn, while Murata gets to live the rest of eternity as a series of flies, constantly whapped with the fly swatter.
Keep in mind that due to taking some actions related to Relena and the Sanc Kingdom in the past, you have enough political power to make your own faction. You're just going to have to make sure the Vist Foundation doesn't get its claws into it.
I think in his own twisted way Charles is sure destroying all lies will help all humanity he just knows that if he reveals his actual goals completely every one will think he is crazy which he is because they won't believe what he wants is even possible. Azrael is I am 95% sure just out to get rid of the Coordinators not every human that is living in space, does not make him less of a asshole considering what he is willing to do.
Azrael is I am 95% sure just out to get rid of the Coordinators not every human that is living in space, does not make him less of a asshole considering what he is willing to do.
Shame we failed to capture any of the enemy GN-X units, since they might have given intelligence on Ribbons and his allies. As it is, we likely don't have any information as to where he may have bases, so we can't really go after him just yet (unless the DAP provides info on that front).
And Neo-Hope is pretty much gone and both Britannia and Blue Cosmos have turned against one another. What's the point of political parties? Legislation! (or something along its lines) is pretty much mandatory for next turn, as we need to form a third faction to be able to fight off Britannia and Blue Cosmos (now might also be a good moment to consolidate the hold we have over Romefeller and OZ and, if needed, remove Duke Dermail and people loyal to him from the board to ensure we don't get dragged into a civil war of our own at a time like this).
I am unclear on the political situation here but given that Treize is politically in charge here I'm pretty sure we could and would benevolently coup what's left of the EF government at this point.