Test for guess where

[3xmadder]

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Okay okay!

[A new arrival at some Unity Group base or other is taking charge of the hangar as soon as she pops the hatch on her tricked-out Gespenst. Yes, someone tricked out a mass-produced Gespenst, in addition to painting it red. It's a whole special project thing.]

Who's in charge of the hangar here? I need maintenance and a fresh coat of paint before someone gets hurt! There's a world of pain waiting if I have to deploy before someone cleans the dust out of this guy's joints!

2

[It's a mecha battle! Your character was engaged with some winged mook of a bad guy before a red blur came out of nowhere and just started punching the crap out of it with Plasma Stake-enhanced punches and a noisy battlecry coming in over the comms.]

Taaaake THAT!

[One final uppercut smashes the enemy to pieces in a frankly completely overkill manner. Where did this lady even come from?]

Ha...ha...heh, sorry, did I steal a kill there?

3

[It's been a slow week so far, but that doesn't mean people aren't on standby. That's why Katina is in the pilots' break room chugging an energy drink and considering a trip to the gym instead of something similar with a beer and a bar when someone else enters.]

Heads up!

[She tosses them a can. She's being considerate, right? As long as they have good reflexes, anyway.]

4

[Someone just destroyed a Kaiju! A lone Gespenst stands on a carrier nearby and seems to consider the spreading patch of fluorescent blue blood from the corpse.]

You know, if people are going to say I do this anyway, maybe I should...there's enough here...

Comments

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[knightmare_princess]

You foolish...

[ She's an ally not an enemy do not impale do not shoot do not hold being the princess of the most important Empire in the modern world (at least) over her head. ]

A less skilled soldier might have accidentally skewered you getting in the way like that!

[3xmadder]

Well, that's why I came over here, Princess. Here's to your skills.

[She is at least smart enough to Tesla Drive up and out of Cornelia's "accident" range as she says that.]

[knightmare_princess]

Perhaps you could at least attempt to actually cooperate, as opposed to rushing about like a mindless beast!

[ You get back down here god dammit she doesn't want a friendly fire incident but she has grappling thingies. ]

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[modern_ancient]

Do what, paint yourself in the blood of your enemies?

[3xmadder]

...you got that right off, huh?

[modern_ancient]

It took me a minute, actually.

I wouldn't recommend it, personally. It looks good at first, but then it starts to dry out and you'll be cleaning out flecks of dried blood for months.

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[prismphantom]

[Ask and you shall receive! Well, sorta.]

A new Gespens-

Wait. I'm sorry, I was mistaken. I'll be sure to repair this as soon as possible, though I didn't know Lieutenant Bailaran lent it out to you.

[Oh boy. And as Elma's looking at the machine, and then back to Katina herself...]

Does he know about the new paintjob?

[3xmadder]

Excuse me? Who the hell is Lieutenant Bailaran and why would you think this was his?

[Katina, for her part, isn't used to seeing small robots in charge of maintenance, but she's rolled with weirder things.]

[prismphantom]

O-oh, this one isn't his then-

[Fortunately you won't have to just deal with the subot though, since his handler also makes herself known, knocking on his head once.]

Judging by the sounds of it, it's just they both got in on the Halloween Plan. Chop chop, Elma, you're familiar with the model's maintenance and our new friend'll just get madder the longer you wait.

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[getter_guts]

[Ryoma's reflexes are basically superhuman. His attention span, on the other hand...

On the bright side his head is a lot harder than an aluminum can containing a carbonated beverage, and he mostly seems to notice because of the THUNK noise.]

Seriously? This stuff's all sugar and caffeine. You might as well work out after a milkshake.

[3xmadder]

Some of us need a few more calories than others, I guess. Besides, the caffeine's good for focus in combat.

Nice job taking the hit, though.

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[actuallyselfish]

"Welcome to U.G. Base #1. You'll have to sign up on the maintenance list." A bored technician says, handing a clipboard to you.

"We've got a huge backlog at the moment, but we should be able to get to your unit in 4 days or so?"

[3xmadder]

[Instead of taking the clipboard, Katina just returns a narrow-eyed glare.]

Four days?

[And then immediately goes Full Metal Jacket.]

FOUR DAYS?! WHAT KIND OF SLACKER MECHANIC LETS A FOUR-DAY BACKLOG HAPPEN? I'VE MET HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS WITH A BETTER TRACK RECORD! HELL, I'VE COMMANDED THEM! GET OUT THERE AND START ON WHOEVER'S AT THE TOP OF THE LIST AND STOP GOOFING OFF WITH YOUR CLIPBOARD OR I WILL HAVE YOU ASSIGNED TO A SPACE STATION AND THEN HAVE YOU THROWN OUT THE AIRLOCK, YOU HEAR ME?!

[actuallyselfish]

The slacker mechanic jumps back eyes widening.

"...Yeah! Yeah, I hear you, Ma'am! No need for airlocks, I'll get working on it right away!"

She turns to run off and get to work...

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[keep_your_dignity]

[The immobile, large suit of mecha armor you were near to (and which you probably considered just another machine for repairs) suddenly moves, looming over Katina like a monolith. And then a synthesized voice that sounds like a vaguely female version of Microsoft Sam comes out from it]

RELAX, NEWBIE. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS TO DO MORE PRESSING THAN YOUR REPAINTING.

1/3

[3xmadder]

Who are you calling a newbie, you--

2/3

[3xmadder]

[Wait a second.]

3/3

[3xmadder]

Is someone in there, or am I talking to a robot?

[Always check to make sure in this outfit.]

[keep_your_dignity]

MY NAME IS KAGURA. MAJOR FOR THE EXECUTOR GRAVEYARD. AND NO, I'M NOT HUMAN.

[Oh boy, the Executors. UN initiative or no, the rumors make those guys to be nearly NERV levels of sketchy]

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[herodrawing]

Miss Katina!

[Look, it's that always annoyingly optimistic hero wannabe kid.]

I was thinking that... eeh?!

[He tries to catch the can, which quickly turns into efforts of comical juggling as it repeatedly slips away from his fingers.]

[3xmadder]

Almost got it, kid, keep your eyes on it.

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[cloningblues]

[Blue-1 flies over the corpse.]

Hey, watch out! That thing is toxic!

[3xmadder]

I'm not getting out of the Gespenst.

[Said in the tone of someone who's been scolded by people without the authority to do so a few too many times.]

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[way_of_vengeance]

[Kanae tilts her head slightly, and the soda can clinks against the wall behind her.]

No thank you, I'm fine.

[She's not startled at all...and come to think of it, has been staring for a while.]

[3xmadder]

Nice...reflexes.

[That wasn't weird or anything.]

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