NAME: SHANNON O'CLAY
SKILLS: SPIRIT GUIDE (When confused, you may ask Ben for help. He can also cover your back, or at least inform you of enemies behind you.)
UNIT: PROTOTYPE GUNDAM (Improved)
WEAPONS: 60mm VULCAN GUN, BEAM SABER, PROTO BEAM RIFLE, GUNDAM HAMMER (Does 5 damage for every increment of 5 rolled (5 or up does a minimum of 5, 10 and up does 10, up to 20 dealing 20), 15 and up also prevents use of a random weapon for 5 turns.)
MAX ACCELERATION: .94 G
ARMOR LEVEL: 1
OUTPUT: 1380 kW

OTHER UNITS: RGM-79 GM, RX-78-1 Prototype Gundam, Work Type Ball, MA-05M Bigro Meir, RGM-79[G] GM Ground Type, RB-79 DAEMONBALL

ITEMS: "Zanny" Plans, "Grabro" Plans, "Gouf Flight Test Type" Plans, "Zaku II" Reusable Plans, "E-Cap" Reusable Plans, Sand Filter, Hover Unit, Bit Control Array, Railgun Attachment, 17 tons Scrap Metal, Turn-8 Necklace, Turn-8 Document, Knuckle Shields x2, Zaku Bazooka

You wake up after a long sleep. It feels like you've been out for weeks, but you feel great now. Ben is waiting around, lying back.

"Hey there, Little Owl," he says, waving.

"Hey yourself," you respond, rubbing your eyes.

IT IS NOW MORNING
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

Gonna bump this. You did ask for it, guys.

Probably wrong time, though...

I dunno, ive forgotten what we were doing before. Recap?

>>18590443
Here's the last thread.

Basically, we got fucked up by a spectral Zaku, bonded with the Zeonquest crew, and pranked the everloving fuck (like, psychopathic levels of prankery) out of our team.

>>18590479
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18266408/

WHOOPS

>>18590479
>>pranked the everloving fuck (like, psychopathic levels of prankery) out of our team.

Oh. Then the only correct answer is, Gloat. Now we Gloat.

Hi Ori.

Where can I email you?

>>18590147
Breakfast. Keep a lookout for anyone with a conspicuous mustache.

Time to Jaburo? Status of ship disguise?

>>18590628
You savor the previous night's pranks. Diez and Chap are surely VERY close as of this morning~

WHAT WILL YOU DO NOW?

>>18590738
There you go.

>>18590783
The ship finished its disguises overnight. We're going through Mexico now, but Jaburo's still a day away. We have 2 days left.

>>18590929
Then let us advance quickly to the mess hall. We want to eat up before that training session with Zol and Lister.

>>18590948
You head to the mess hall, and are confronted with the old breakfast choice.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO EAT? WAFFLES, PANCAKES, FRENCH TOAST, EGGS, OR CEREAL?

>>18590993
French Toast, always French Toast.

>>18590993
Cereal, the choice of swagtanics everywhere. Energy to get through the day... and night.

>>18590929
The hivemind raises it's ears in jubilation.

>>18591150
And why is that?
>>18591009
>>18591129
You're conflicted. You can only get one...

>>18591191
Cereal. Colony Crunch remains in a stable orbit even in milk.

>>18591210
You happily eat the cereal.

Nothing really interesting to hear about today...

WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?

>>18591244
Find the pilots who we so skillfully won a lesson from.

>>18591256
Zol, Lister, and Jolyne are enjoying the breakfast of champions, ROCKS- Oh wait, those are the eggs. You made a good choice.

WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?

>>18591533
"Mind if I sit with you?"

>>18591533
Sit down at their table, loudly, and clap one of them on the back as he's chewing something.

>>18591567
You do this to Zol as he bites into his french toast, and he nearly chokes. You feel bad.
>>18591566
"You're doing it already, aren't you?" Lister says as Jolyne hits him on the back to stop the coughing.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18591967
"I guess I am. I'm sorry, Zol, I shouldn't have done that."

Dear Ori,

Enjoy the good news.

>>18592011
"'s OK, girl, but you're lucky there wasn't a gun in my hand," Zol mutters as he breathes deeply.

>>18592306
"Perhaps some time in a mobile suit would make you feel better?"

bump

bump

bump

Bump

And let's get that MS training.

>>18592361
"Damn, kid, you're eager, aren't you?" Lister says jovially. "Fine. 15 minutes from now, outside. Use something other than the Gundam." With that, the three finish up, and walk away.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18595346
15 minutes, so let's get dressed in a pilot suit and get a GM from the hangar.

Bump

>>18595409
You grab your pilot suit from your room, and get in the GM Ground Type.

8 MINUTES LEFT
WHAT DO YOU DO?

YES, YES!.jpg

>>18597785
Head out. Better early than late!

>>18597845
Seconding this.

So, uh, connection problems, Ori?

Bump

>>18597845
>>18597979
You head outside, to where Lister specified. He hasn't shown up yet, nor has the rest of his group. You can only wait around.

3 MINUTES LEFT
WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18600102
Oh, you have no idea.

>>18603665
Ready weapons. Prepare for anything.

>>18603788
You try to prepare for anything. You're not sure if you succeeded.

3 MINUTES LEFT
WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18604371
Open a channel to the Daemonball.

>>18604371
Use the training techniques we learned back at the Institute for controlling the bits, and go through those.

bump

bump

bump

Ori's connection must have died again.

>>18608903
It did.

>>18604691
That doesn't make much sense- There are no bits to control here.

>>18604480
You open a channel, but nothing comes through. You surmise you need to be IN the Daemonball to see things.

>>18609315
Clearly we should close our eyes and attempt to see without seeing, learning to pilot through senses other than our sights. Like like in the movies!

>>18609315
Yeah there are no bits, but maybe we can transfer some of our Newtype training to actual combat.

>>18609588
You close your eyes, and attempt to-

OH SHIT

You drop down, just in time to miss the shot that whizzes over your head.

The Prototype Gundam stands there, the barrel of its rifle smoking.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18609784
Round on the Gundam and fire some shots at it from our rifle as we increase the range. We're using training rounds, right?

rolled 20 = 20

>>18610301
You momentarily check your ammo, and it IS indeed training rounds. Seems like Lister prepared for this pretty well. You round on him, and shoot a volley of shots from the machine gun.

rolled 17 = 17

>>18610316
Your aim is beyond true. You shoot 7 times, and one by one, the Gundam's legs, arms, head, and finally torso are finally struck. The 7th shot keeps going, towards the water, where it strikes the main camera of Zol, in-

Is that the Grabro?!

>>18610413
>>18610316
Ohyes.jpg

>>18610413
Oh shit! Send a couple rounds his way, and see if Jolyne is also out here.

bump

>>18610413
Yell that they better not have fucked up the Bigro Meir to make that.

bump

>>18612857
All that is used for it was scrap.

>>18611135
The Grabro's main camera is down, so it can't see you. You hop onto the hull and fill it full of paint. That's two down. All of the sudden, a single paint round pings off your shield. Jolyne curses over the comm, as you turn to see the GM.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18614203
Attack, of course. Protect ourselves with the shield and paint the GM.

>>18614234
Pretty much. Nothing too fancy or anything.

>>18614234
INCIDENTALLY

I forgot that we don't have a GM Ground Type. It's a Gundam Ground Type now.

We deflect several shots, and shoot a volley of paint at the GM.

rolled 5 = 5

>>18614491
Forgot to roll.

rolled 9 = 9

>>18614536
You miss every shot, somehow, and a single shot makes it past the shield, hitting your shoulder plate. You shoot again, trying to get out of her range.

>>18614559
We are not doing so well against Jolyne, are we.

rolled 10 = 10

>>18614559
>>18614657
You manage to hit Jolyne's right arm joint, rendering the arm unuseable. You fire again!

>>18614686
Ori, can I make a suggestion? To make things feel a bit more interactive for us players, could you maybe allow us to roll the dice for our attacks?

rolled 10 = 10

>>18614798
My problem with having the players roll dice is that someone is probably bound to get the required roll. If they do, then well, it will always hit. It's just easier. Feel free to make a case, though; I'd enjoy being proven wrong.

>>18614686
You hit the other arm and the left leg, and Jolyne takes a knee, shooting at you!

>>18616106
Try scooting around to throw her aim off. Return fire throughout.

>>18616106
Just take the first roll, rather than the best out of all the rolls.

>>18616106
Differentfag here, you could always say "I'll take the third roll", or always take the first roll.

I mean, apart from the lack of interaction, I really can't complain about anything. It's just that the combat portions end up with you rolling dice on your own for 9 hours, and it's hard for me to maintain my interest.

>>18616207
It would help if there was more to say than the usual "I fire the beam rifle."

>>18616131
You glide across the ground, avoiding shots.

(I will take the second roll and action.)

rolled 8 = 8

>>18616674
Close the range, using the shield for cover. Since the GM's on its knee, it shouldn't be able to react very quickly if we circle around. Concentrate fire on the firing arm.

>>18616207
Taking the third roll doesn't really work if nobody else posts. It's liable to just bog this down further.

rolled 12 = 12

>>18616710
Though you can't use the shield, since your left arm is hit, you run around the GM, and manage to get it in the head. It's still firing at you, though, though without a camera. (-5 to all rolls)

>>18616972
So... does a 7 hit?

rolled 9 = 9

>>18616972
>>18617115
Haha, NOPE. Misses by a mile.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

rolled 4 = 4

>>18617211
Finish it off. Do a pirouette to annoy Jolyne.

>>18617256
Hopefully the paint on her main camera will keep her from seeing us trip the damn Gundam.

rolled 11 = 11

>>18617256
Low roll, but this has gone on long enough.

You hop into the air, pirouette, and shoot the GM in the chest, finishing her off. "Hoo-ah!" you yell joyously, as the three come out.

"Beaten by a green kid..." Lister groans, rubbing the bridge of his nose.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18617467
"That was a great lesson. Which of you was teaching me, again?"

>>18617533
"It was SUPPOSED to be three lessons- Land, Sea, and ambushes. Jolyne BARELY got to start hers, you sequence breaker." Lister really does look disappointed. "You did, at least, do some nice tricks. Let's expand on those."

You spend the next 2 hours working on your skills.

(You get +1 to combat rolls!)

You find your way back to the ship, and clean up the suits.

WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?

>>18617675
Ask Ben how he thought we did. Then find someone to gamble with.

>>18617720
"You did awesome, Little Owl," says Ben supportively, giving you a winning smile.

You then look for someone to gamble with. The Zeon folks won't touch you after last night. But who do you think would be willing to gamble with you?

>>18618567
The people we've pranked would probably jump at the chance to get back at us. Let's try to avoid Monsha, though.

bump

Going to bed for the night, /tg/. I'll resume this in the morning.

bump

bump

bumping from page 7.

>>18618621
You quickly find Diez eating alone in the mess, and he gives you a glare that could burn through gundarium.

"What do YOU want?" he asks.

"Feel like gambling a bit, buddy boy?" you say, smiling guiltily.

"...What are the stakes?"

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18624259
What do you want?

Though schematics would be nice.

>>18624814
"First off, no fear of reprisal after that prank. Secondly... Maybe a schematic or two?"

"Fine," says Diez, "But if I win?"

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18625313
We upgrade his suit?
Because the answer to demands of pinup photos is NO.

>>18625362
Diez sighs. "Fine. And I'm also gonna prank you back. Hard. What's the game?"

>>18625657
Poker.

>>18625797
"Fine, but you try any Newtype bullshit, and you'll wake up dangling from one of the new shields in nothing at all."

You set up the table, and have Lara come by to deal the cards.

(10 or higher to win.)

rolled 18 = 18

>>18625925
Let's hope that our luck holds out.

>>18625971
Diez curses as you pull off a straight flush, beating his three of a kind.

"Fine. A bet is a bet. I'll get you something in a few minutes. And be careful- Monsha was in a complete rage after your tricks last night. You got rid of all his "vintage issues" or someshit like that."

He walks off, followed by Lara.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18626008
Put on a bandanna and engage in Tactical espionage Action to avoid Monsha. Let's also see if we can't find the Captains Log and see what she was doing hen he disappeared.

>>18626347
You have some trouble putting on the bandanna, and in your distraction, you trip and fall into a cardboard box. Dizzy and in pain, you shuffle around quietly, trying to make it to the captain's room.

(Roll a d20, there are 20 possible locations including the Captain's room)

rolled 1 = 1

>>18626727
Aw, I thought Shannon would look quite fetching with a bandanna.

>>18626856
You stop as someone comes up to you, and picks up the box. It's Monsha. He just stares at you for a minute.

Fuck.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18626888
Run! Find refuge in the infirmary.

>>18626964
Before he can properly react, you're off, scampering towards the infirmary-

WHAM

You're sent flying by an impact on the ship.

You've been found...

>>18627183
Ohshitohshitohshit! Get down to the hangar and get in our Gundam!

>>18628435
You run down to the hangar, getting into the gundam, and run out, just as more shots slam into the Sleipnir. It is a team of Blue Zakus, led by an odd mobile suit in front...

>>18631441
Raise the bridge and ask for orders.
Fire some rifle shots at the Zakus in order to break up their formation.

>>18631441
Zakus are easy enough to handle, so let's hit the non-Zaku first. Firing in a spread might be a good plan, since this thing is probably more maneuverable than a Zaku.

Send in the MAMMOTH tank

>>18631441
This is a good opportunity to test Team Tri-Gundam.

>>18632728
You charge at the Zaku, only to narrowly avoid some sort of whip weapon. Now that you're closer, you can see...

These are no Zaku. Boy, no Zaku at all.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18633332
Do we have support from the other two Gundams?

>>18633500
Not yet. A blast from the leader struck the catapults, bringing them down temporarily. You're on your own.

clearly we must prepare for 'deesart combat'.... he is clearly a pro in earths natrual phenomina...

>>18634042
Back off and assume a defensive stance.

Quickly call back to Sleipnir and ask Garma if he can use SPEECHCRAFT on these people.

>>18634124
Seconding this. We don't want to kill if we don't have to.

... do all friendly forces know that we have gundams?

>>18634505
Most likely not. We were supposed to dump the Prototype Gundam but didn't. The Ground Gundam is a new addition we made on board.

That reminds me, our unit list needs to be updated.

>>18633332
Stay the hell away from those whips, and watch for the machine cannon fingers.

If we can squeeze off a shot with the beam rifle, we should go for the knees, to try and reduce their mobility. The more of them we can effectively cripple, the less odds we have of being overwhelmed before our teammates can sortie.

bump

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>>18634124
>>18634391
You radio Garma.

"Commander Garma, maybe you can convince them that we don't have to fight!" From the bridge, Garma nods, and hails the lead mobile suit.

"Attention Zeon soldiers! This is Commander Garma Zabi! We are NOT your enemies! I repeat, we are NOT your enemies! We do not have to fight!"

There is a tense silence on the comm channel.

"But Commander Garma," says a girl's voice, sickly sweet, yet full of bile, "what if we WANT to fight?!" With that, the lead unit fires on the bridge. You dash over and block the shot, at the cost of your shield. That unit is powerful.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18637862
Does Garma recognize the voice?

bump

bump

>>18637963
Garma does not recognize the voice, nor does he recognize the unit.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18639923
If they want to fight, and aren't willing to talk, then we have no choice but to fight.
Let's fire our beam rifle at the lead unit.

And our shield just got destroyed? WTF? It's a gundanium shield, isn't it?

>>18639923
Ask the Daemonball for aid in dispatching these enemies without killing them.

Transmit to the lead unit: "Tell me why you want to fight."

Target priority: Lead unit's arms.

rolled 12 = 12

>>18639923
Beam rifle: apply directly to the knees.

>>18639980
>Ask the Daemonball for aid in dispatching these enemies without killing them.
DAEMONBALL only is active when we're inside it, remember?

bump

>>18640508
Remember when it gave us the Gundam Hammer?

>>18639965
The lead unit dips and flies back up, shooting at you. You barely avoid it.

"Come back, Shannon!" the sickly sweet voice screeches. "I want to hear your screams some more!"

What the hell?

>>18643380
"That's Miss O'Clay to you!"

Fire at the lead unit with the beam rifle, try to hit its arms to reduce its combat capability.

>>18643410
The lead unit pulls off some fancy fucking moves, barrel-rolling- BARREL-ROLLING- out of the way of your beam shots.

"Come on, Shannon!" the girl screeches. "Surely you have more than this~!"

>>18643804
Fire the head vulcans too. Short bursts, targeted at where we think she will dodge.

>>18643864
You fire your vulcans, trying to use your newtype skills to hit this bitch. No dice. She must be a newtype as well.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18644342
Keep dancing, but don't shoot. Focus on avoiding her fire.

"Who do you serve, pilot?"

>>18644413
"Come on, Shannon! You were supposed to be the smart one! Who do you THINK I serve?"

>>18644644
>You were supposed to be the smart one!

Well, that certainly narrows it down. Sister or fellow test pilot? Anything ring a bell?

"I don't suppose you care who I serve?"

Keep dancing.

>>18644742
You try to recognize the voice, try to link it to a memory...

And the pain nearly knocks you out. Something inside you doesn't want you to remember. You shake yourself out of your reverie just in time to avoid more shots.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18646142
Try to find out when David and the rest of his team, as well as Burning, are going to be out here to give us some help.

Our shooting hasn't been able to hit her at all. Maybe we should switch to the Gundam Hammer.
Switch from rifle to hammer, and try to clock the lead unit in the side of the torso to transfer the most kinetic energy to the pilot.

>>18646142
Ask Ben for his advice. Tell him we know this person but the memory's suppressed.

I don't know what else to do, other than continue dodging.

>>18646142
She's in a blue suit, and there have been no rolls involved. I could swear I've seen this movie before.

Tell her to get to the point, if she has one. Also, let's see what Ben thinks of the situation.

>>18646256
I didn't say she was in a blue suit. I said that she was /surrounded/ by blue suits.

>>18646683
So what color is her suit?

>>18646709
It's... an odd color. You can't quite put your finger on it. It's almost rust-colored, but deeper, more red than that. It's patchy in places, like it was painted over what appears to have been a white suit.

>>18646890
So it's covered in coagulated blood?

>>18646903
Oh shit.

Oh shit that's it.

Your face goes bone white.

>>18646950
This is why we fight. So that things like this will no longer happen.

I'm thinking back to Side 2, but the colonists there were gassed, right?

bump

bump

>>18646950
There's something symbolic behind that... can't quite put my finger on it though.

Maybe we should ask why the flying fuck there's a suit covered in blood trying to attack us? Is this some sort of Freudian thing? Ah, hell, is this all in our mind? Why is our mind trying to kill us?

bump

bump

bump

>>18649575
As it hits you with some stray machine gun fire, you think you're confident that it's not in your head.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

>>18652334
What are the Zakus doing?

>>18652354
The Goufs are currently attacking the ship. The GMdam and the Ground Type have managed to get out by now, and the two groups are trading fire.

>>18652364
Oh, NONE of them are Zakus. Alright. Let's reverse back to Sleipnir, dodging Bloody Mary's fire. We're having no luck fighting that damn machine, but we might be able to help out against those other Goufs. We'll also be drawing Bloody Mary into Sleipnir's cone of fire, as if that will help much.

"How many innocents had to die to pain that suit?"

>>18652395
paint*

>>18652334
Switch from beam rifle to Gundam Hammer and attack the lead unit.
She's been dodging all of our beam rifle shots, maybe a melee weapon will have better luck.

>>18652415
I think the most likely result of that will be us getting intimately familiar with the Gouf's tentacles.

>>18652395
You try and herd "Bloody Mary" towards Sleipnir's cone of fire, but she continues to bob and weave through the blasts. You barely avoid getting hit yourself.

"How many innocents died to paint that suit?"

"Not enough!" the voice screeches, laughing monstrously.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18652477
Focus our attacks on the less-dodgy Goufs, prioritizing a non-lethal approach that leaves their cockpits intact. Do this while continuing to avoid Bloody Mary's fire. If this isn't something we could reasonably accomplish, we'll come up with something else.

"I will see justice done for them!"

>>18652527
Compared to Bloody Mary, the Goufs are standing still, and you shoot their thrusters off in single shots, causing them to fall to the ground, immobilized. Their leader merely laughs.

"I expected incompetence. Enjoy your rewards, cretins." With that, she shoots each of the Goufs in the reactor, vaporizing them.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18652561
"They didn't need to die."

All mobile suits and Sleipnir, focus fire on Bloody Mary.

>>18652561
"That was unnecessary."

Concentrate all fire on the leader.

>>18652584
The entire regiment, ships and suits alike, open fire on Bloody Mary.

"I've seen this all before!" she squeals, laughing, as she effortlessly dodges every shot. You're flabbergasted. There are hundreds of shots being fired per second, and not a single one is connecting. How in the hell?

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18652697
If there was ever a time to call on the power of Side 2, it's now.

>>18652697
If she's using her Newtype powers to dodge that fire, then we should be able to use our own Newtype abilities to negate her advantage, at least in relation to us.

So focus, turn off our targeting computer as it were, and shoot her with our beam rifle.

>>18652706
You reach deep into your soul, calling out to the ghosts.

"Please... I cannot stop her alone... I need help."
And the Daemonball responds.

A blast of green light tears out of the ruined catapult, striking Bloody Mary.

And in that light stands a mobile suit.

"...No way..." hisses Bloody Mary. "It's not supposed to be here yet. It shouldn't exist yet." She turns to you.

"YOU'VE ALTERED THE PROGRESSION!" She screams, palpable rage emanating from her.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18652900
"I have been empowered by the fallen. Their will gives me the strength to defeat you, and all others like you. I cannot stand by and watch the senseless killing this war has wrought. I will end it, but I will do so without slaughter. Surrender!"

Obviously she's not going to surrender, so stand ready to fire.

>>18652931
(WITH THE HELP OF KYOJI!)

Bloody Mary screams in incoherent rage and charges at you, drawing a large... beam saber? Since when can Zeon suits use beam weapo-

You barely manage to block the saber with your own as she brings it down at you, intent on erasing you from existence. The new Gundam flies around, shooting the Zeon suit in the back. Mary curses as she falls, backpedaling. "THIS ISN'T OVER, SHANNON!" she screams. The sand around her roils and crashes in waves, coming up even to meet you. When it comes down, she's gone.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18652900
"Those sacrificed have given me their strength to defeat you and others of your ilk.
"I will give you another chance. Surrender now."

>>18653006
Contact the new Gundam.

"Thank you. I see that I still need to become stronger."

>>18653006
"All units, damage report."

Stow weapons and fly up to the new Gundam.

If there's anything left of the Goufs, salvage it.

>>18653020
There is no response from the new Gundam as it sinks down to the hangar and goes offline. >>18653021
You go down to the Goufs, or what's left of them. Just a bunch of scrap.

YOU GOT 5 TONS OF SCRAP!

Upon return to the ship, you can see that it held up remarkably well, the good news being that only the catapult damaged. The bad news is that the catapult is damaged. Diez and Lister, who piloted the Ground Type and the GMDam respectively, both let out a low whistle as they see the new Gundam.

"Who's piloting that one?" Lister asks, clearly interested. You hop out of the Prototype and try and open up the new one. It opens at your touch, revealing an empty cockpit.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18653049
Maybe we should have Lister pilot it?
We're more used to the Prototype, and it would be comforting to have an ally in such a powerful suit.

>>18653049
Examine it and attempt to activate it. We should determine if it's a Daemonball-type strange unit or just a normal Gundam. Make sure to search the whole cockpit for things of interest.

Does the crew have any opinion about this paranormal shit going down?

How's Ben holding up? Did he sense anything from Bloody Mary like he did with the spectral Zaku?

>>18653049
Which units require repairs? How much scrap will it take to repair them and Sleipnir?

>>18653070
You get in the cockpit, and start fiddling around. The controls appear to be exactly the same as the prototype. Taking a few steps, however, reveals that it's got a bit more power under the hood- A surprising fact, considering the Prototype's already impressive specs. Nothing supernatural about it, though... You keep looking for 5 more minutes, and come away empty-handed. Hopping down, you walk back to Lister and Diez. "It must have been on autopilot or something," you say, guilelessly. Lister raises an eyebrow, but says nothing. Diez, on the other hand, is flabbergasted.

"That thing outpiloted all of us on AUTOPILOT?" he mutters. "The hell is that thing- For that matter, where the hell did it come from?"

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18653112
How's Ben holding up? Did he sense anything from Bloody Mary like he did with the spectral Zaku?

"Do you believe in ghosts, gentlemen?"

>>18653125
"...Do you believe in ghosts, gentlemen?" With that, you walk away. Ben is back at the suit, a thousand-yard stare on his face.

"What is it?" you ask, concerned.

"There were... others. Just like me. Thousands of them..."

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18653160
"The victims of that suit? I wish I knew how to release them."

>>18653178
"I don't even know if they'd leave if you could. It's like... Like they've given up hope."

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18653204
"Then I will restore it to them. Somehow. There is always hope - for justice, for peace, for an end to suffering. The fallen of Side 2 understand that. And you do too, don't you, Ben?"

>>18653204
"There's always hope, Ben. It may be hard, and it may seem impossible, but there's always hope.
"I'll show them that."

>>18653227
Ben sighs. "...Shannon, what do we actually KNOW about the Ghosts? For all we know, they might be the real bad guys. Hell, how do we even know they're from Side 2? There's just so much that doesn't make sense."

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18653246
"We'll just have to continue going forward, doing our best.
"Maybe whoever is doing Newtype research will have information on ghosts."

We should probably get in the DAEMONBALL, and thank the ghosts of Side 2.

>>18653246
"What else can I do but trust them? Without the Daemonball, without their assistance, there was no way to defeat that bloody suit. There is so much I don't understand, but this is uncharted territory, and there's not exactly a manual I can read on which ghosts are good or bad. All I can do is go forward with my original plan, to bring peace to the system."

"At least now we have a third Gundam, in addition to the fake one. If that doesn't give the Zeon pause I don't know what will. Unless we save Jaburo, this war ends on the Zabis' terms, and I cannot abide that."

>>18653285
Ben sighs, but nods, accepting your choice. You then go down to the Daemonball, crawling inside to try and contact the ghosts. However, it seems to be dormant again. Perhaps its energy was sapped upon summoning the new Gundam? Looking around, you can see the last of those 7 lights lit up, joining the first.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18653330
Thank it anyway. It'll get the message.

Head upstairs for some R&R.

>>18653330
Thank the ghosts anyway, then go and get our Prototype patched up, and see how badly our shield was damaged.

We've also got to choose who's getting the new Gundam: Burning, Diez, or Lister.
Maybe give it to Zolomon and have him wield the Gundam Hammer.

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>>18653417
We thank the ghosts whether they can hear or not, and exit the Daemonball, going up to look at the Gundam. Everything is repairable, but it'll cost 3 tons of scrap.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18653700
Repair it all.

We still need to determine who's going to pilot the new Gundam. Maybe ask Burning who should go into it?

>>18653835
You repair everything, subtracting 3 from your scrap total.

Burning is fairly apathetic about who should take the suit. "It's your choice, Shannon." You can tell that the supernatural stuff has not been lost on him, and he's having difficulty dealing with it.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18654131
Well, Burning doesn't seem like he wants to be paired up with the new Gundam.
Let's talk to Lister and see if he wants a crack at a possibly ghost-infested Gundam That Should Not Exist.

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>>18654447
You go find Lister.

"Sure, I'll pilot it," he says, shrugging. "Gotta love fancy suits."

WHAT NOW?

>>18657991
Alright, that takes care of that.

Let's ask Burning and Garma if we should do a patrol so that we don't get ambushed by enemy contacts again. And if anyone recognized the unit that Bloody Mary was from.

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Ori's internet connection must have died again.

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>>18658153
Garma shakes his head. "Right now, let's stay together. If something is out there, we'll deal with it from here. Right now we need to focus on making it to Jaburo in time."

As for the unit, no one seems to recognize it, but it's unmistakably Zeon...

>>18665593
Did we get any upgrade points or anything from the battle? Are we even still doing that?

>>18665682
We are still doing that, but no upgrade points were earned.

>>18665719
Are we hungry? Tired?

>>18665719
Okay, if we've got some free time, let's go down to our Elmeth and make sure it's still in working condition. We haven't used it since we entered Earth's gravity well, but it was our first unit, and Shannon was originally an MA pilot.

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>>18657991
What in the actual fuck? Why exactly are we trying to give away the supernatural plot point suit, again? We probably have the highest potential with it.

This decision makes no sense to me.

>>18676683
Only the Daemonball is supernatural, as near as we can tell. The 7 is just a Gundam, though a later model than the Prototype.

>>18676776
THAT CAME FLYING OUT OF THE DAEMONBALL WHEN CALLED FOR.

If a ghost conjures up a sammich out of nowhere, and gives me the sammich, I'd still consider the sammich to be pretty fucking unusual. I certainly wouldn't try to hand it off to someone else.

>>18676891
Do you consider the Gundam Hammer supernatural? It, too, was summoned by the power of Side 2. Sometimes a sammich is just a sammich, regardless of source.

I am not averse to taking the 7 and giving the Prototype to Lister, but we did already say he could take it.

>>18676891
Lister is still a better overall pilot than Shannon, and is more likely to get a better performance from the 7 than Shannon is.

>>18677316
Shannon, however, is the main character, and also a newtype. Both of those are pluses in gundam-verse. I'm also going to assume we've got the version ori's shown, which has magnetic coated joints and connection points for upgrades. I'm thinking not only will Lister not be able to control the 7th gundam effectively, but we might also be able to put a bit control array on it and turn it into a real "newtype weapon".

Shannon may not be the best pilot in our lineup, but she's the only one that can ever hope to use the new suit to its maximum potential. And I'd rather have him find out sooner rather than later how out-of-control the thing is, so that he doesn't get himself killed when it surprises him on the battlefield.

To that end, I'd like to suggest an in-depth rundown on the new suit's design. It probably would have been prudent in-game anyway. It did, after all, materialize and fly itself.

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Because my internet connection is being such shit, I'm going to end this installment here, and start another soon. That alright?

>>18679907
Sure. It's near auto-sage anyway.
It's been archived.