One of several voice tests to find a character to play

[booty_chaser]

1

[Ashe arrived recently into the Unity bases, and is walking around the place, taking it all in with energetic strides]

*whistle* You guys sure are better equipped than hunters are!

Yep, I think that staying around is going to be a great choice. An outfit like this has to run into ALL kinds of amazing treasure! How's the pay?

2

[So, during downtime, Ashe invited you to do "something fun" to unwind. And now you're looking at some rather extreme sport or activity or another, and the Legion hunter grinning happily as she goes forward - and most certainly with rather less safety equipment for herself than would probably be recommended]

Come on! It'll be fun!

3

[Obligatory battle prompt]

[So you and Ashe are in the thick of it, with the Mega Man (or woman, in this case) dodging fire and shooting the masses of enemies around to try to stave off the pressure, when she notices something and yells, pointing at the sky. An enemy has grabbed the very MacGuffin you were here to recover and is flying away with it, clearly hoping to get away while you two are busy. Clever girl.]

Hey! Those jerks are making off with OUR booty! We have to stop them!

Comments

2

[zenbuzenbuzenbu]

What's the problem with everyone's brains that they think sweating your heart out is fun?

And why do I have to come?

[Chris is complaining but she arrived on her own volition anyway.]

Re: 2

[booty_chaser]

Well, if sweat's your worry, it's minus twenty degrees outside, so you're not going to sweat a lot. Better put on your snow hat, though!

And you're here because it looks really fun. Which totally works for me because your coach offered to pay half the trip when I told him! Something about helping your coordination.

[Ashe checks her parachute and her snowboard, and then checks Chris's. Then she asks the pilot how long until the mountain they're going to jump on and snowboard down]

Alright, everything checks out! One minute and down we go. Ready to jump out?

[zenbuzenbuzenbu]

Coach? Aha, you mean that old kung fu guy. So it was his doing all along! I knew it!

I'm perfectly coordinated already you know. Just wait and see.

[booty_chaser]

He didn't look THAT old... but good, you're getting into it now!

[Ashe opens the door and is looking downwards with a calculating eye]

Hmmm... there! See you at the bottom!

[And with that Ashe clasps her board to her feet and jumps without a second thought!]

1/2

[zenbuzenbuzenbu]

Ah. There she goes.

[Chris looks around the open air environment beyond the door.]

Well. This probably won't be super boring or anything. Might as well do it.

2/2

[zenbuzenbuzenbu]

Ahahahahaha!

[Something very loud is falling down onto the slope. Then, sliding down the slope itself. Finally, rolling. Wait, rolling? Is this supposed to happen?]

Oof!

1/2

[booty_chaser]

[Ashe is sliding down and jumping the drops of the mountain with her board, a happy exultant grin in her face as she dodges rocks and holes with skillful banking]

Woooo! This is pretty fun! How's Chris doing, Model A?

[The Biometal looks back to find Chris... and blanches as much as a metal rhomboid can blanch]

Ummm... better have a look yourself, Ashe.

2/2

[booty_chaser]

[...and she looks over her shoulder and her eyes open in shock]

Oh shoot! Chris!

[Ashe banks right hard to try and line herself up with the rolling snowball that used to be the Symphogear user]

[zenbuzenbuzenbu]

[The snowball explodes, revealing the small gunner hiding inside. And yes, she turned Ichiival on.]

That was awesome! Let's do it again.

[booty_chaser]

[Ashe is quite relieved to see Chris alright, and grins]

Hey, now, we paid for three full slides! There's a lot of mountain left to get to the bottom-

[And then there's a rumbling noise. Chris, here's a thing about being super loud while falling on a mountain full of freshly-fallen, untouched snow: you really, really shouldn't.]

-uh oh. That sounds like time to hurry!

[And Ashe tugs Chris to start moving as the avalanche begins roaring behind them. Run!]

[zenbuzenbuzenbu]

You gotta be kidding me!

[More loud protests which probably only make the avalanche go faster.]

If I wanted to run I'd stay home!

[Regardless of her words, Chris starts the escape. You don't want to be flattened now, do you?]

[booty_chaser]

Less complaining, more snowboarding!

[Ashe herself has a rather large grin as she slaloms past rocks with the avalanche behind her like a surfer riding a wave. This trip is being fun!]

2

[whats_a_good_end]

I'm not bungee-jumping off of one of our ships! I don't care how awesome you make it sound!

[Yes, Ana's just all grumpyface about this. Some people like to unwind by doing ridiculous stuff like this, she just wants to cool her jets and do something boring.]

[booty_chaser]

Oh, come on. It's perfectly safe! Would I ever try to convince you to do anything reckless?

[Yes, yes she would]

[whats_a_good_end]

Piloting's dangerous enough as it is... and that's before to bring test-piloting duties into it!

[Seriously Ashe, even excluding all the people she's seen die stress-testing machines, Ana's been in a number of crashes.]

Can't we just... I don't know, go fishing? Or fingerpainting? While on the ground and not plummeting to the Earth with a single cable as a literal lifeline?

[booty_chaser]

Fishing? Really? With how short life is, you really want to spend several hours sitting on a boat doing nothing?

1

[beast_of_scripture]

They don't pay us at all!

[Well, that's straight to the point.]

[booty_chaser]

What?! The biggest peacekeeping group in the world doesn't even PAY their own people?

Talk about stingy!

[beast_of_scripture]

Well...a lot of us are volunteers or representatives from other groups so they don't have to pay us.

[booty_chaser]

I'm a Legion hunter, though. I get paid for the booty I bring back and the criminals I take in. So if you guys want me here you better offer me some good terms!

[beast_of_scripture]

Well, if you ever find any magical artifacts I can offer you a deal.

1

[sexygodofscienceandwar]

We get...paid?


Yes, master. You'd notice if you helped with the paperwork, ever.

[A scruffy-looking man in a labcoat and a pale, purple-haired girl in a fancy dress are the targets of this interrogation.]

Re: 1

[booty_chaser]

So what's the terms, then? Do we get paid by time, mission success, retrieved material-?

-wait. Master?

Hey, that's illegal! [The voice of the Biometal can only be heard by Ashe, but she's clearly thikning much the same thing]

Re: 1

[sexygodofscienceandwar]

Oh, don't worry. We don't have that kind of relationship.



We definitely have that kind of relationship.



...Really, Eibon. We're doing this again?

[She ignores him, carrying on.]

...And it is on a per monthly basis with an additional bonus based on combat hours logged. Equipment costs are covered, but the pay from the Unity group itself is quite small. Members are encouraged to supplement their income with pay from other military or paramilitary organizations.

Re: 1

[booty_chaser]

Aha! I knew it! That's like, DOUBLE illegal, Ashe! She looks younger than you! [Model A is quicker jumping to conclusions than his wielder when it comes to this kind of thing]

[Ashe's hand rests near her Biometal, ready to transform in a split second if necessary] Okay, let's not jump the gun, maybe that's just his title, like Master Thomas. But someone better explain this master thing before I get twitchy.

Re: 1

[gift_of_magus]

No, it is as you have assumed. Our relationship is, at times, quite carn-


-really, Eibon? Are you really gonna do this with every new person?

[Roads sighs and turns to Ashe.]
Don't mind her, she does it as a joke. Master's just a title, that's all...Besides, she's too old for me.


-! Wait, no! Let me explain!

[booty_chaser]

[Yeah, Ashe's handgun is just plain out of its holster now and pointing squarely at Roads's face]

Alright, then. Explain.

But I hope it's one heck of an explanation.

2

[delouser]

If by fun you mean head-injury inducing, sure.

[booty_chaser]

...what? But she's a robot! How can she even get head injuries! [Model A is rather disbelieving of this]

...actually, yeah. [Ashe was going to contradict her little "shoulder cricket", but it seems to her he kind of has a point] What do you even mean, head injuries? I thought you were tougher than that. This is just a little skating! [No, Ashe, this is an expert level skate obstacle course where a lot of people have left their teeth on the pavement]

[delouser]

*Before you know it, Dorothy already equipped a pair of ice skates*

Indeed I don't get head injuries, but what about you?

[booty_chaser]

Is that all?

Don't worry, I'm also tougher than that!

[delouser]

*And indeed, before you realize it, Dorothy already skates. She skates in the course perfectly, with superhuman speed and balance, and even managed to make a couple of spin and jumps, all without changing her expression or messing her immaculate dress.*

You do realize humans are more prone to head injuries than robots? If not, well, that explain things.

[booty_chaser]

Okay, my turn now!

[And while Ashe does not have the same robotic precision and speed, what she has is a lot more enthusiasm to make up for it, doing grinds on several of the guardrails and forcing turns that needn't be forced purely for the hell of it.

She then skids into the finish, with a huge grin]

Humans are tougher than you think, Dorothy!