I'm not sure how well they keep track of the individual Council members, beyond the top brass. And they may be concerned about being recognized, and possibly worsening relations, by revealing who they are, if they were previously politicians, or generals, or other well-known figures. Old grudges and judgements on a person's character die hard, and they may have enough of those floating around to make the masks necessary.
I'm guessing it's mostly delivered by the top brass (I.E. the heads of the Navy, Air Force, and Army, which, currently, is me/the Rear Admiral, you/Devlin, and Highwind/The General), and maybe a few others, while the Peanut Gallery occasionally interjects, and discusses amongst themselves.
Alec Webb would probably be the best representative for the Jaegers, considering he used to be one of Tacit's pilots when it was reconstructed. It's not like he has anything else to do, after all-- neural damage means he basically can't pilot well anymore.
Actually, General Highwind is technically in charge of the Shatterdrome and Jaeger Ops while Aledeth was the actual US Army General that was still part of the US Army when the TdJ hit and did the Army General things.
Ah, okay. That makes sense. The head of the Jaegers being the head of the Council makes a lot of sense. So, make that the active leaders of the four branches, plus miscellaneous others asked to speak, and the ever-present Peanut Gallery, made of an ever-shifting assortment of assistants, subordinates, staff members, officers, NCOs, civilian officials, pretty much anyone either A. bored and in a leadership role, or B. there because someone in a position to do so dragged them along.
Sounds legit.
I guess. <unsatisfied but impotent grumbling>
Actually, looking at the Layout section in Neo-Seattle's stat sheet, we have five Branches and only the first one is supposed to represent the Defense Force as a whole, including the Jaegers, while the others each have a stat they represent.
And Highwind thinks Devlin is right. The masks are cool, but they clearly haven't been putting as much effort in the charade as they once did and it's only right they show their faces to us.
Oh I think we should too. But we have other things to deal with first. Everything in due time.
I meant the four branches of our military, since we do seem to be, for obvious reasons, something of a benevolent military junta. Or at least are partially one. Or maybe we're just constantly under martial law. Normally, this would be an issue, but given the situation, the military being in-charge of things makes perfect sense, for the reasons you mentioned.
"At this point, we're not even asking for qualifications, much less squinting at them. My qualifications for running the Navy are pretty much nonexistent. I'm just an amateur military historian who spent some free time on researching local military bases. If you can fill the role, that's all that matters."
Not sure why you're only asking me, but I'd say either group by nomenclature, or in chronological order. Both of those would be more helpful than going by raw number-order, though the former would probably look less messy.
At this point I would just use chronological, for that reason.
I think I've forgotten but would those drones have the ability to repair other Jaegers of Strikes, ala a Paladin's lay on hands thing? Or was it just meant for him?
It was meant to apply as much or more to other Jaegers, yes. Not a replacement for a full-on Shatterdome, but at least minor damage repair and/or a way to stop Ongoing.
Oh no, my organizational skills are infamously terrible, as I'm often lazy and rely on my memory to find objects I need, when I need them. I do make lists fairly well when needs-must, but that's because the effort is pretty minimal. And even those can end up messy, due to the criteria or format changes I make on the fly, as experience, convenience, and whim dictate.
It's an excellent game, and the expansion makes it even better. The the three smaller DLC packs...are more questionable, but not universally terrible. Shen's Last Gift has some major uses early on in the expansion, but Alien Hunters...well, it's got some flaws, and some upsides, and the expansion makes it much more tolerable.
"They're handling the situation well," 01 replies. "Support assets have been dispatched to aid in the reconstruction, as well as provide reinforcements. This attack has... definitely drawn our attention, to say the least."
At this, 01 pauses, hesitating a little with their reply. Instead, it's 03 who takes the lead.
Small talk is been done and our worry about the lives of their civilians and other personnel has been stated and acknowledged.
This is the perfect lead-in to offer the Skadi blueprints and then ask for something in return if they bite.
The Skadi moves at the speed of plot. In other words, it's indeterminately fast.