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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[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...

[actuallyselfish]

...Then stops and turns around, eyes narrowing.

"Wait a sec. Are you actually in my chain of command?"

[3xmadder]

[Katina follows - stalks, even - after the mechanic, mismatched eyes not leaving direct contact with hers.]

Do you really think I can't arrange something?

[actuallyselfish]

Dido's face grows pale at the sight of the twin orbs of heterochromatic wrath.

"No, Ma'am! I mean, yes ma'am, probably! I'll get right on it."

She turns to go and get right on it...

[actuallyselfish]

...then turns back.

"...like what?" She asks. "What exactly could you arrange, huh?"

[3xmadder]

Do you have a split personality or just commitment problems, soldier?

[actuallyselfish]

"Split personality?" Dido growls. "That's rich coming from you, Sergeant Heterochromia!"

[3xmadder]

That's "Lieutenant Heterochromia" to you!

Get your superior or get ready to take this outside, civvie.

[actuallyselfish]

"Take this outside?" Dido exclaims. "What, you think this is a school playground? You're gonna slug me if you don't get what you want?"

She taps her chin. "Try it! I dare you! I double-dog dare you!"