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The Humanity War: A Mecha Girl Quest

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March 19, 1957 pt. 2
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    • veekie said:
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    It is now. Some issues plus a hectic couple of weeks does not make for an easy update.
    Anyway on with the results of the voting.
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    [X] You are with most of the "naval" crew that the base has. Specialists Silvers, Raleigh, and Hart along with Captain Penn are present today, as Sargent Green is spending this morning at the "fly girl" table. None the less you talk about more than "being a boat jockey", but the vets are willing to give new recruits like yourselves plenty of tips for seaborne duty.
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    "-which sent me spinning backwards through the water until I collided with the hull of our own cruiser." Sp. Silvers says, earning a few chuckles from the other girls who have probably heard this story a few times already. "I later learned I scared the crap out of the boys on the crew as they thought I was a torpedo that hit them and when I didn't explode they decided I was a dud. So yeah if the brass ever decides to outfit you two for submarine hunting remember to be properly braced before firing a torpedo, or maybe get a heavier frame like I was offered. Wither way kickback is not going to be fun."

    Sp. Hart rolls her eyes at that one. "What subs? We're allied with Germania, and compared to them everyone else's subs are crap. If a war breaks out they'll be the ones tearing through the enemy subs."

    Sp. Raleigh doesn't seem to agree however as she interjects "The EU and Sakura are supposed to be making big strides there though. President Anderson of Mojave said that the EU's new subs are supposed to put the U series to shame."

    Silver's rolls her eyes. "Yes, because propaganda is always truthful and no nation in the EU has ever bluffed or tried to pretend that they were more powerful than they actually were."

    Cpt. Penn chuckled slightly as she drank her pot of coffee. "Either way I doubt there will be much sub hunting in these two's future. As long as they don't volunteer due to stretched resources, pull it off amazingly despite their light frame, get a reputation for it, and get stuck doing it as their regular duty. But I mean, what are the odds of that? Right "Sea Devil"?"

    Silver's huffs slightly. "With all due respect, patrol nets for enemy subs is very valuable. You never know who might be trying to sneak on by or what they're planning on doing. Although now that the Durkara Conflict is over and we got the resources I have put into command that I want a frame change."

    "Finally getting a medium frame huh?" Raleigh says, smirking. "I guess you don't want to be mistaken for a dud anymore."

    Cpt. Penn finally chimes in at this point "Alright I think that's enough. No more teasing the littlest sub slayer." She gets a couple looks for her hypocrisy there, but continues on "As much as it's the stereotype we can talk about stuff besides the ocean. So, Specialist Grains, either of you, got anything on our minds? might be fun to get a fresh perspective at the table for a change."

    [ ] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
    - [ ] You don't approve of them and their violent overthrow of their former government. It shows they aren't exactly trustworthy.
    - [ ] They have a very negative reputation at the moment, and you are worried about it staining the Glory of Albion.
    - [ ] You would prefer it stayed as a "friend of a friend" situation at best as you expect violence to erupt there and you'd rather Albion not get dragged into it.
    - [ ] If your own chief ally is treating with them they can't be all bad right? Rumors are probably exaggerating how bad they are.
    - [ ] Their spying abilities could be quite useful, and better to have that on our side than anyone else's.

    [ ] Did you hear the rumors about the Iris Libre shapeshifter?
    - [ ] That's got to be Vichya propaganda to get people to be paranoid about them, right?
    - [ ] I heard some people say it was a ninja. They're known for their disguises and fake outs. But would that ninja have been helping them or setting them up? I can't decide.
    - [ ] It's unsettling that terrorists have something like that available to them. They could do a lot of damage with that sort of thing.
    - [ ] They never had anything like that before. I heard a rumor that it's actually another nation's special agent that was "on loan" to them or something like that. mean who could possibly have that power?"

    [ ] So the Dragon Empire was in the papers this morning. It seems that one of the rebel groups set a port on fire and rioted and looted for a bit before escaping. Then the Imperial Army showed up and started killing civilians in the confusion before things got sorted out at all.
    - [ ] At this rate one of the rebel factions will win out, and from what I've heard that'll probably be the communist one which, with the NU being right there to align with, would be very bad. Shouldn't we try and help out?
    - [ ] At this point the Emperor seems so incompetent I don't see how the Empire falling can be a bad thing.
    - [ ] It's like watching two thugs fight over the deed to a house inside said house when it is on fire. They seem to be missing the point and are just making things worse and worse for everyone involved.
    - [ ] At this rate if anybody does wind up invading them they might get heralded as saviors from this madness.

    [ ] So we were thinking of going to the movies on our down time this weekend.
    - [ ] We were going to see that new cowboy movie. Yeah it's full of EU "manifest destiny" stuff but the action and drama are really well done.
    - [ ] We were going to see that new scientific fiction movie about space adventures. It's such a fantastical idea, going into space, that you just kind of have to see how they pulled it off.
    - [ ] The theater is going to be showing a compilation of Three Dumbo's skits for half the price of a movie. Sounds like a fun way to spend a couple of hours.

    [ ] So, are the rumors that Captain Penn has a boyfriend off base true, or is there a different reason she heads out to town every weekend?

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    [X] While you're very happy she's on your side and you know you can count on her in a fight, you do have doubts about her leadership abilities. I mean sure there hasn't been any actual problems so far, but then again there is a first time for everything.]
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    Your moral is reasonably high, and you have respect for skills and talents, you feel that you need to keep an eye out for trouble. While you can't casually disobey orders, if you feel there is a significant enough blunder you can freely call it out without being blinded by rank.

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    [X] "Don't worry, we'll keep you safe if something happens. It's an emergency so we can't afford to wait."
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    She sighs. "Fine, two to one, I know when I'm outvoted. Let's just get this over with then. You two are taking point though."

    Arriving at the naval base, you find people scrambling about as they load ships quickly, boarding them and doing last minute checks. A seaman waves your crew over, directing you to an area with three other light mech girls, most likely from the Rutland base, and what apears to be the bases Rear Admiral and a couple other officers. The Lieutenant Commander waves you three over as well. "Alright, time is of the essence here but all we have so far are light frames. Admiral Walpole, should we wait for the others?"

    The Admiral looks the group over for a bit, before shaking his head. "No, waiting even another hour could be disastrous. Six should be more than enough, especially if we have an ace like the Sea Devil. Girls, you will load up onto the Griffon, the monitor class over there, it will be your deployment base. We are running a major emergency intercept mission. A sizable fleet of Northern Union ships have been sighted heading this way. Current scouting reports show we have five cruisers, six destroyers, a battle ship, and a carrier confirmed as minimum. We also expect there to be at least one submarine as well. We don't know how many naval girls they have. They are still in international waters and there has still been no declaration of war as of yet. As such we will be going in cautiously and at full readiness, but we will not be firing first. It is entirely possible this is just a case of intimidation or brinkmanship and we are not going to be the ones who start the war, is that understood?"

    "Sir yes sir." everyone present chimes in almost perfectly in sync. If there is one thing military life prepares you for it's that answer at the drop of a hat.

    "Very well. Specialist Silvers and any other dive capable girls, meet me at my command post over there," the Admiral says as he indicates a temporary station set up with telephones, radios, and a number of operators and messengers trying to coordinate everything here at the base as well as elsewhere, "as I have a special assignment for you. Otherwise you have your orders, dismissed!"

    You and your sister soon find yourselves, Silvers, and one other girl you don't know over at the station, where the Admiral leads you to a private room. Sitting down, he looks at the four of you. "You are about to be asked to volunteer for a very risky and very secret mission. If you learn what this mission is, you will not be allowed to back out. In addition even if you do succeed and return safely you will be kept under watch for a period of at least one week minimum, and depending on circumstances potentially even secure confinement for operational security reasons." The girl you don't know audibly gulps and looks a bit nervous about that. "Having said that, this mission is of potentially vital importance to Albion and would look very good on your records to the brass with proper clearance. It will still be quite dangerous. All that said, this is your one and only chance to back out without any repercussion as, again, this is a volunteer mission. If you chose to stay and hear the mission you are committed and cannot back out. Time is short, I will need your answers quickly."

    [ ] Stay and volunteer.

    [ ] Walk out, this sounds too big for rookies.

    [ ] Let your sister decide. Coin flip.
     
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    • Okay, but like is this a Tutorial secret mission or is there a good chance we could get captured and stuck in a prison camp and/or turned?

    With he Magical Girl feel there is a little bit of I'm waiting for some kind of Evil Clone/Twin/Corruption thing to show up.
     
    ShadowAngelBeta said:
    Okay, but like is this a Tutorial secret mission or is there a good chance we could get captured and stuck in a prison camp and/or turned?
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    Not a tutorial mission, that would be what you would be doing if you weren't dive capable. Again these events were pre-planed during voting so it's not targeting you, this would have been going on in the background without you. And you can still back out, but you won't be eligible for special bonus rewards.
     
    [X] Stay and volunteer.

    You know, it's funny to me, but I'd be a lot less conflicted about this on QQ. :V

    Just cross fingers and hope we don't fuck up I guess. Inb4 Our sister gets captured and we spend a ton of the quest at a malus.
     
    [X] Did you hear the rumors about the Iris Libre shapeshifter?
    - [X] That's got to be Vichya propaganda to get people to be paranoid about them, right?

    This sounds interesting.

    [X] Stay and volunteer.

    I don't see any reason to Hang Up On The Call this early in the quest.
     
    [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
    - [X] You don't approve of them and their violent overthrow of their former government. It shows they aren't exactly trustworthy.
    Frankly, hands stained by innocent blood is never trustworthy.

    [X] Let your sister decide. Coin flip.
    Because we must act together, and it would not do to go into a mission our twin does not want us to take.
     
    [X] Did you hear the rumors about the Iris Libre shapeshifter?
    -[X] It's unsettling that terrorists have something like that available to them. They could do a lot of damage with that sort of thing.
    [X] Stay and volunteer.
     
    Well, we're about to be thrown into the deep waters.


    [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
    - [X] You don't approve of them and their violent overthrow of their former government. It shows they aren't exactly trustworthy.

    [X] Stay and volunteer.
     
    [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
    - [ ] They have a very negative reputation at the moment, and you are worried about it staining the Glory of Albion.
    - [X] If your own chief ally is treating with them they can't be all bad right? Rumors are probably exaggerating how bad they are.
    Curious how this one would go.

    [X] Stay and volunteer.
     
    [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
    - [X] If your own chief ally is treating with them they can't be all bad right? Rumors are probably exaggerating how bad they are.
    Curious how this one would go.

    [X] Stay and volunteer.
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    [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
    - [X] You don't approve of them and their violent overthrow of their former government. It shows they aren't exactly trustworthy.

    [X] Stay and volunteer.
     
    [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
    - [X] You would prefer it stayed as a "friend of a friend" situation at best as you expect violence to erupt there and you'd rather Albion not get dragged into it.

    [X] Let your sister decide.
    Adhoc vote count started by Jrin on Oct 26, 2018 at 7:18 AM, finished with 243 posts and 11 votes.
    • [X] Stay and volunteer.
      [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
      - [X] You don't approve of them and their violent overthrow of their former government. It shows they aren't exactly trustworthy.
      - [X] If your own chief ally is treating with them they can't be all bad right? Rumors are probably exaggerating how bad they are.
      [X] Did you hear the rumors about the Iris Libre shapeshifter?
      - [X] That's got to be Vichya propaganda to get people to be paranoid about them, right?
      [X] Let your sister decide. Coin flip.
      -[X] It's unsettling that terrorists have something like that available to them. They could do a lot of damage with that sort of thing.
      - [X] You would prefer it stayed as a "friend of a friend" situation at best as you expect violence to erupt there and you'd rather Albion not get dragged into it.
      [X] Let your sister decide.
      -[x] You would prefer it stayed as a "friend of a friend" situation at best as you expect violence to erupt there and you'd rather Albion not get dragged into it.
      [x] Let your sister decide.
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    [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
    - [X] If your own chief ally is treating with them they can't be all bad right? Rumors are probably exaggerating how bad they are.

    [X] Stay and volunteer.
     
    [x] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
    -[x] You would prefer it stayed as a "friend of a friend" situation at best as you expect violence to erupt there and you'd rather Albion not get dragged into it.

    [x] Let your sister decide.
     
    OK it has somehow been a week and we are still tied up. This is silly.
    Adhoc vote count started by Whiteeyes on Oct 31, 2018 at 3:17 PM, finished with 243 posts and 11 votes.
    • [X] Stay and volunteer.
      [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
      - [X] You don't approve of them and their violent overthrow of their former government. It shows they aren't exactly trustworthy.
      [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
      - [X] If your own chief ally is treating with them they can't be all bad right? Rumors are probably exaggerating how bad they are.
      [X] Did you hear the rumors about the Iris Libre shapeshifter?
      - [X] That's got to be Vichya propaganda to get people to be paranoid about them, right?
      [X] Let your sister decide. Coin flip.
      [X] Did you hear the rumors about the Iris Libre shapeshifter?
      -[X] It's unsettling that terrorists have something like that available to them. They could do a lot of damage with that sort of thing.
      [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
      - [X] You would prefer it stayed as a "friend of a friend" situation at best as you expect violence to erupt there and you'd rather Albion not get dragged into it.
      [X] Let your sister decide.
      [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
      -[x] You would prefer it stayed as a "friend of a friend" situation at best as you expect violence to erupt there and you'd rather Albion not get dragged into it.
      [x] Let your sister decide.
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    Well, normally you call for people to break the tie, and they do? How else are they going to notice?

    [X] If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?
    - [X] If your own chief ally is treating with them they can't be all bad right? Rumors are probably exaggerating how bad they are.
     
    March 19, 1957 pt. 3
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    • When it came to topics of discussion, there was one on your mind recently that you would really like to have cleared up. "If Germania allies with Vichya like the rumors say, are we going to ally with them as well?" you ask, echoing some concerned murmerings from news, civilians, an other base personnel you'd been hearing. "I mean if our own chief ally is treating with them they can't be all bad right? Rumors are probably exaggerating how bad they are."

    A collective groan falls over the table as Silver's flashes the Captain a very sarcastic looking thumbs up. "Great job Captain, this is just what I wanted to talk about."

    Raleigh sighs and pushes her glasses up slightly before weighing in. "While you are right that there is a lot of negative propaganda about Vichya the fact of the matter is they did engage in a violent overthrow of their own previous government to establish a military dictatorship. While Germania is also highly centralized in authority with a heavy militaristic bent the people of that nation chose said leadership. Democratic autority needs to be respected, and a brutal militant leader forcing change is a very very bad start."

    "Right, democracy is important." Hart says, rolling her eyes. "So says the personal army of the Queen who snatched it from out under parliament. But yeah we ain't perfect but that's a bit much. They say that the old order was decaying and their country was heading for a collapse, but nobody else really sees it or agrees."

    "Not even Germania really i bet." Silvers throws in. "They just want an alliance to secure almost their entire western boarder in one fell swoop. And you know not antagonize people so hair trigger they shoot their own girls."

    Penn huffed. "Alright let's not exaggerate. There have been no reports of in-fighting with the Vichya beyond substantiated as false rumors. Also both nations have a militaristic bent that they could probably find common ground over, but I also think it's mostly to secure boarders. With the South mostly bordered by the Holy See as a basically neutral party, and the north is largely ocean and us. East is the biggest trouble spot between the Suleiman and the NU being only a few small nations away, and even then that's shaky with how weak Remia and Wawel are militarily if any serious fighting broke out. Reducing the number of fronts it would have to potentially worry about would be quite appealing to Germania."

    "So secure the western boarder. Like I said." Silvers chides. "Seriously Captain, you don't need to be so detailed all the time."

    Penn shot her a look that wiped the grin off her subordinates face. "While it is true we both stated they wanted to secure their western boarder you left it rather simply as that. I was explaining the circumstances that would lead to such an alliance and secure boarder appealing so heavily to them at this time. Politics is one subject it never hurts to elaborate on. Being under the Queen our actions reflect upon her and our nation's political views far more strongly in the public eye than if we were commoners or soldiers. I've served as political escort before, and trust me you do not want to go into one of those things without an understanding of the politics going on from all sides."

    Hart just groans. "Politics and religion. I know we're not polite company but I'd figure the rules would still apply."

    Before you can respond the doors open, announcing an end to breakfast...

    You are rather hopeful, and wish to think the best of others, even when rumors to the contrary abound.
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    Tails. She doesn't want to do this.
    "We'll volunteer Sir." you say with pride, your sister standing just a little straighter beside you as she gives you a small nervous smile. The kind she has when she's going along with whatever you are suggesting, especially in a situation where being seperated and weakened would probably get you killed. Shit.

    Before you can even think about doing anything else Silvers chimes in with her own "What sort of Devil would I be if I backed down? Count me in."

    "M-m-me too." came the much less sure reply of the last girl, the one you didn't know. She seemed nervous but with everyone else volunteering so enthusiastically it seems she succumbed to peer pressure to not be "the coward".

    The Admiral nods, before continuing. "Alright then. You are going to be deploying with the fleet as well and diving immediately. Officially you are going to be screening for any enemy submarines or divers that might be tempted to attack or make a blockade run. Unofficially, you are going to be escorting U-343 back from Union waters into our own, as the blockade cut them off too fully from a direct run to Germania."

    The girl you don't know seemed rather confused. "But, wait, what's a U-boat doing coming here? Why are they chasing it so badly?"

    "It was on an intelligence gathering mission. Sadly while trying to ex-filtrate resources and information they were discovered and pursued with Union subs and hunter killers moving to cut off routs back to their homeland rapidly. Them coming here is a desperation ploy. We are going to be denying the existence of said submarine or it and its crews presence here in Albion. As far as the world is concerned if any news of this sub ever gets out the U-boat simply lost them and we were worried it was an attack. Learning that we helped an allied intelligence operation escape would be very problematic for us politically. Your mission will be to find and escort the U-boat into our own waters past the blockade and keep anyone from discovering us doing so. The Griffon is set to line up with the sub's escape route so once you deploy and dive it should be a relatively straight swim to find your escort. Specialist Silvers is in overall command of this operation. The only one being deployed besides yourselves than know of your mission is the Captain of the Griffon. Nobody else is cleared for this information. Your official story is that your special briefing was covering potential submarine routs you would need to cover. The operation begins as soon as you reach your destination. Dismissed."

    The four of you quickly file out and have to double time it to the Griffon so as not to delay the launch. Soon enough you are underway.

    It will be two hours until you reach your deployment zone. Pick two actions to fill in the time.

    [ ] Ask Silvers for some last minute tips on fighting subs. She's done it a few times before and talked about it some, but extra details would be nice.

    [ ] You messed up with your sister, you didn't realize she didn't want to do this. Better go apologize and see what you can do to make this up.The coin flip was not with you.

    [ ] Talk to the other girl you will be deploying with. If you are going to be working together it would probably help to know a bit about her.

    [ ] One of the other girls from Rutland base seems to have a medium frame, which is odd as everyone else has a light one. How did she manage that?

    [ ] Wait, that girl from Rutland, is that beer? Is she drinking on active deployment?
    - [ ] Go try and talk some sense into her.
    - [ ] ...fuck it, you could use some liquid courage right now with the insanity you've been asked to do.
     
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    • Whiteeyes said:
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    Tails. She doesn't want to do this.
    "We'll volunteer Sir." you say with pride, your sister standing just a little straighter beside you as she gives you a small nervous smile. The kind she has when she's going along with whatever you are suggesting, especially in a situation where being seperated and weakened would probably get you killed. Shit.
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    Shite.

    [X] You messed up with your sister, you didn't realize she didn't want to do this. Better go apologize and see what you can do to make this up.The coin flip was not with you.
    [X] Talk to the other girl you will be deploying with. If you are going to be working together it would probably help to know a bit about her.

    Checking on the team.
     
    [X] You messed up with your sister, you didn't realize she didn't want to do this. Better go apologize and see what you can do to make this up.The coin flip was not with you.
    [X] Talk to the other girl you will be deploying with. If you are going to be working together it would probably help to know a bit about her.
     
    [x] Talk to the other girl you will be deploying with. If you are going to be working together it would probably help to know a bit about her.
    [x] Wait, that girl from Rutland, is that beer? Is she drinking on active deployment?
    - [x] ...fuck it, you could use some liquid courage right now with the insanity you've been asked to do.
     
    [X] You messed up with your sister, you didn't realize she didn't want to do this. Better go apologize and see what you can do to make this up.The coin flip was not with you.

    [X] Talk to the other girl you will be deploying with. If you are going to be working together it would probably help to know a bit about her.
     
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