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, RX-78-7 7th Gundam, 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

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Oh good, it's bumping normally. At least for now.

OP, when does your quest usually run and can you give a brief description of it aside from 'mecha?' Does MA stand for Mobile Army?

>>18951043
Mobile Armor. It's a quest set in the original Mobile Suit Gundam universe.

You're not asleep. Not this morning. This time, you're on the bridge, watching the sun rise over the Brazilian countryside. You've made it. You have half a day before Garma said the attack on Jaburo is supposed to begin. You're a scant few miles from the entrance now. Burning walks over to you, a cup of coffee in his hand.

"We need you up and at 'em, kid." He hands you a cup of coffee.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18951142
Take the coffee.

"Have we received any transmissions?"

>>18951173
This. Good to be back.

>>18951173
"We're currently talking to Jaburo right now. We should be cleared to land in a few minutes. We're just putting together a disguise for Garma."

"Garma" comes in on cue as you grab your coffee. He's dressed in a clean-pressed black suit and tie, a full mask upon his head.

"Call me Ocho Placenta," he says simply.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18951255
"That's... an interesting choice. Did you come up with it yourself?"

>>18951255
Compliment him on the fine name, and ask who came up with it. Take a drink. And then offer to punch them for Garma.

>>18951255

He's new to this isn't he.

Tell him "Chuck Finley" would be a better cover name. Then ask who came up with the original name, sip from coffee, and nonchalantly offer to punch them for Garma.

>>18951327
>>18951316
>>18951277

"I believe your crewman Monsha came up with it; said it sounded regal. Chuck Finley sounds a bit more... normal, though. I don't wish to stand out."

You grumble. "Monsha..."

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18951417
"Commander Garma, are you aware of what a placenta is?"

>>18951428
Garma raises a finger knowledgeably. "A placenta is... Oh." He coughs into his hand, suddenly embarrassed. "...Maybe it WASN'T a good idea to use such a name."

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18951574
"I recommend you find a new alias, Commander. I also think you should keep in mind what having a mustache does to a person. Would you like me to find Monsha for you, or take care of this myself?"

>>18951586
Garma, or Chuck Finley as it were, grins malevolently. "Oh, don't worry. I'll take care of it."

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18951612
"Good. Nice mask, by the way."

Let's head up to the bridge. We can watch the landing from there, and maybe catch some of what's being said.

>>18951673
You are already on the bridge, but you turn to see the gates of Jaburo open wide for the ship. Burning turns to you. "We've got to land quickly. We're not the only ship due to dock today."

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18951754
"Which ships are coming in?"

>>18951820
Burning looks at the screen. "Oh, the new White Base is coming in. Should be interesting." You see Garma freeze up instantly.

Ohhh...

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18951855
Look at Garma.

"I think you should get your people together. When that ship shows up... Well, you know."

>>18951897
Garma raises an eyebrow. "No... No, I don't know. Explain."

EXPLAIN?

>>18952078
"I don't want anyone who has had an unfortunate encounter with that ship or its crew to be surprised by it. People do odd things when they're surprised."

>>18952099
"Ah, of course. I shall return soon." He steps out. Ben, meanwhile, walks up to you.

"Hey, Shannon? When did we get in contact with Jaburo?"

You check with Burning, who replies that it was several hours ago.

"Um..." Ben continues, "This place doesn't look like it's gearing up for an invasion."

It's true. There are no mobile suits patrolling, no defenses erected- hell, you catch a couple of soldiers sitting and drinking booze. What's the deal?

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18952234
Who have we told about our premonition regarding Jaburo?

>>18952281
You told Burning, and you told him to warn Jaburo. He says he has.

>>18952308
"Apparently they haven't taken the warning seriously. We'll have to solve that problem."

I'll be out for around half an hour, if anyone else is here.

>>18952372
Burning laughs. "No offense, Shannon, but it's not your call. I'm no one here, and you answer to me. What do you think that makes you?"

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18953432
"An unknown element. That's the best kind of element."

Smile.

>>18953484
"No, that's a tie between Lunar Titanium and Helium-3," Ben says, smiling. "Of course, you're as tough as the former, and as energetic as the latter."

You groan at his lame lines, but can't resist a smile. The others look at you, confused.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18953958
"I just remembered something. Something very interesting."

Leave the bridge, giving Burning a short wave. Then head to the hangar, where the DAEMONBALL sits.

>>18954013
I suppose that a conference call with the dead souls of Side 2 might be in order at this juncture.

>>18954292
>>18954013

You go to the DAEMONBALL, but can't receive anything from it. It appears the Ghosts are not bound to your beck and call.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18956285
Of course they aren't. They do as they please. However, no one will notice us talking to Ben here. That is, as long as nobody's real close to the DAEMONBALL at the moment.

So let's ask Ben what he thinks we should do, bearing in mind our objective to keep people from dying senselessly, and see if the ghosts speak up sometime.

>>18956311
Remember, Ben won't go anywhere near the DAEMONBALL.

>>18956411
How close is the regular Ball to it?

>>18956411
Perhaps talk with him in our Gundam, then. And I'm sure we need to run checks on it in any case.

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You know, we should really come up with a plan on what exactly we're going to do here.
We want to scare the Zeon forces away, so I suppose doing some very obvious, very visible patrols with not one, but TWO Gundams, is in order.

>>18956447
>>18956443
The Work Ball is close by. You go to the Proto-Gundam, though, and get in.

"So what should we do?" you ask Ben.

"We do our best to prepare for a siege, and wait until the White Base gets here. We can combine our forces with hers- After all, she has the famous V Project suits with her."

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18961092
Alright, not much we can do I suppose.
Can we get a map of Jaburo, and work on identifying where Gihren is going to attack? Maybe if we can blunt their initial push, the local commander will sound a withdrawal rather than throw his men into a hopeless attack.

>>18961749
Anyone else got any better plans?

>>18963023
We modified the Trafalgar (now Sleipnir) and one GM, and upgraded the other, specifically so we could support the illusion that we have a prototype White Base unit with multiple Gundams. All told, we now have three actual Gundams and a false Gundam at our own disposal, and the real White Base has the V Project units.

I was planning on a big rescue moment, when Sleipnir charges in to save Jaburo when the attack is already underway, and I suppose we can still do that, by being out on "patrol" when Gihren attacks. We can also combine our forces with White Base and just try to looks as impressive and fearsome as possible while we stand off against the Zeon.

Whatever happens, we'll be trying to scare Gihren's forces as much as possible, so we can make them surrender or retreat without being forced to kill them all.

>>18963641
There are at least two issues we need to deal with on top of this.

First, we need to access the terminal that the souls of Side 2 showed us was in Jaburo.

Second, we need to figure out what we're going to do if, as our Side 2 friends suggested, the Zeon is going to drop a colony on Jaburo. I think our only chance is going to be Newtype magic, unless we can somehow get up there and change the colony's trajectory.

>>18963690
>>18963641
>>18961749
You get a local map, and get to work. Garma identifies one place in each of the cardinal directions where the Zeons will be mobilizing from. He doesn't know any more. You have to choose a Gundam to mobilize in each area.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18964412
Why don't we just wait for White Base, and keep our forces together? We can leave someone behind as a reserve to protect Jaburo itself, instead of riding out to meet Gihren with the rest of us - this unit will also be able to deal with an attack from another direction.

>>18964412
Instead of putting a single Gundam at each location, can we set up a series of sensor pods with a lasercomm network?

We don't know if Zeon is going to attack from all directions at once; I don't think they have the manpower for that.

This way, we could concentrate our Gundam team, and minimize damage to our team, and really hammer back the Zeon attack, making them reconsider their offensive.

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>>18964654
Should we deploy from Jaburo itself, or continue to use Sleipnir as a transport?

rolled 1 = 1

>>18964654
>>18967620
It's your choice where you want to deploy.

You set up the laser grid after about 30 minutes. You've got 2 or 3 hours before the attack is to begin.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18967787
When is White Base expected to arrive?

>>18967871
It should be arriving... Now.

You watch in wonderment as the great white ship begins to descend into the hangar bay. You can see why it is called a Pegasus-Class; it does resemble the legendary winged horse.

>>18967620
>>18967787
If I were to lead the attack, an amphibious assault would allow for the most stealthy approach, and an aerial bombardment would yield the most damage. Jaburo is also an important enough target that we should expect a distraction: probably a conventional ground attack from the opposite direction of the real strike.

I vote we hold our suits in reserve aboard the Sleipnir until the real threat materializes, then sortie from the ship to counter it. Most likely it'll be the amphibious assault.

>>18967945
We've got some time to spare to meet the crew, I think.

Will Masked Garma and his sort-of-Zeon team be coming along?

>>18967972
I'd be careful of how much metaknowledge I use here.

>>18967972
Amphibious assault? What a ridiculous notion. A mobile suit can't function underwater. It would sink like a stone, or leak!

>>18968095
I anticipate a most marvelous surprise.

>>18968095
If memory serves, the Zaku Marine type and the Gogg had both been fielded prior to the assault on Jaburo. So no, it shouldn't be metaknowledge. Plus, even if there were vague rumors of the possibility, any strategic-minded individual would realize that Jaburo is exactly the type of target an amphibious mobile suit would be designed to attack.

In any event, holding in reserve is still a good strategy, regardless of how much we know of Zeon's technical advancements.

>>18968360
However, those are both rare and difficult to use. An amphibious assault of those units would be unfeasible!

>>18969577
When has that stopped Zeon before?

Anyway, I agree with the others in staying in reserve, and waiting for the amphibious assault, or at least, the real attack, to occur before we go forth and blunt the Zeon attack.

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>>18970431
I just want to see the actual attack already.

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>>18971655
>>18970431
You hang back, waiting for them to come to you. That way, you'll have the advantage.

----

Several hours later, you yawn, bored. The Zeon should be showing up any time now-

*BREEP* *BREEP* *BREEP*

You bolt up as the alert klaxons blare. "They're here!" You look out onto the surveillance grid. Oddly, there's nothing showing up on land. What set off the alarm?

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18973191
Check the alert system, see where the alert is coming from. Ask the crew if they can detect anything.

And check the aquatic routes of attack.

>>18973260
You check the grid, and try to see which one went off. It's coming from the water sensors.

An aquatic attack?! You never saw this coming!

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18973291

Deploy any depth charges you have. Station MS at entry hatches.

>>18973305
You set up the Gundams at the end of the river, as the EFSF's GMs ready behind them. You should launch as well.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

(Note: You currently have an aquatic unit!)

>>18973291
Alert the Sleipnir and have them route the information to base security and the White Base.
Get our team together and get down to where the Zeon attack is coming from.

>>18973382
Get into the water and try to identify the enemy with sonar.

So, what should we do if we meet Char?
Give him a good beam shot to the face?

>>18975338
Try to talk him out of being a Zeon murder machine, like we do to everyone.

>>18976568
Garma is unlikely to be a fan of that plan.
I simply don't see Char being willing to let go of his hatred and thirst for vengeance to stop what he's doing.

>>18976681
We'll have to talk to Garma too. Even if Char doesn't agree with us, we still have to try. This is our path.

>>18976709
Oh, I'm all for trying.
I'm just saying it's unlikely to work, and even if it does, it'll create complications for us.

>>18976709
Okay, okay, so we're going to try to talk Char out of supporting the Gihren-controlled Zeon; how do we do that?
Any ideas on talking points?

We could try with how Gihren is turning Zeon into a mockery of its ideals. We could also try the tack of how this war will only lead to the death of the human race, both on Earth and in space.

>>18978276
We could try to convince him that the best way to see justice done is not to fight for Zeon or the Federation, but to fight with us.

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>>18978276
Casval, stop supporting Ghiren, he's a dick. If you join us, we'll totally give you your own Casval Daikun Custom Gundam too.

>>18979640
See, normally I'd say "Stop that, that's meta-gaming".
But we're a Newtype. We got bullshit psychic powers when it comes to matters of other Newtypes, and fuck we just talked to the ghosts of everyone massacred at Side 2.
We don't gotta explain shit.

Is Plot to Assassinate Gihren Zabi part of this quest's canon?

If so.....

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>>18973382
What is our aquatic unit? The Bigro?

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Sorry, guys, 104 degree fever will shut down a lot of things.

>>18981750
It sure is.

>>18980828
It could be.

>>18978358
>>18978276
>>18976947
>>18976709
>>18976681
>>18976568
>>18975338
Oh god, if you fight Char Aznable... The tales of the bloody Red Comet are fearsome indeed. You'll do your best, but you need to survive too!

WHAT WILL YOU LAUNCH IN?

>>18987784
The 7th Gundam, unless it's still earmarked for Burning.

Get a man in the Bigro Meir, too, for amphibious duty.

>>18988396
Bigro Meir isn't amphibious.

You hop into the 7th Gundam and roll out. For now, everything looks clear...

(Roll for what you find!)

rolled 12 = 12

>>18987784
Get well soon, Ori.

>>18988448
So it'll be stuck in the water the whole time?

Well, I suppose it'd look pretty odd trying to drag itself out.

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>>18988448
Let's see, if we're in 7th, then Lister must be in the Prototype.

Is the 7th amphibious?

>>18988477
>>18991451
Well, it's not AMPHIBIOUS per se, but it's water-tight.

You haven't found anything yet...

>>18992513
Continue searching.

>>18992513
We know there's something around here. Keep searching.

Also, are we alone, or is the rest of the team with us?

>>18992658
>>18992664
(Roll for it, then.)

rolled 13 = 13

>>18992980

rolled 2 = 2

>>18992980

>>18993002
You fall backwards as the ground rises up! You were standing on an Acguy!

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>18993332
Draw beam saber. Attempt to destroy its main camera.

Broadcast, "Watch the ground!"

>>18993369
Pretty much this.

>>18993332
Time to make with the stabbings.

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Ori, you better yet?
I've had bad fevers before; I know how painful it is when you can feel the proteins in your very cells begin to stop functioning because of the high temperature.

>>18999197
It's gone down to 102, but it's still incredibly uncomfortable.

>>18993369
>>18993410
>>18993583
Your beam saber stabs straight into the Acguy's eye camera. It stumbles back and fires torpedoes wildly. You avoid them, but the water ruins your maneuverability. You're kinda stuck.

>>18999744
It's a mission kill. Let's try to get out of there.

>>19001526
I agree.

Acguy's come with a megaparticle cannon. We'll need to be careful when getting out of the water that we don't get sniped by another Acguy.

bump

Bump until Ori gets better.

>>19002541
>>19001526
>>19004334
You get out of the water as fast as you can, which isn't very fast. More amphibious suits are coming, and the Gundams aren't designed for underwater combat.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

Last post of the night, see you in the morning.

>>19008106
Fall back to where our team can support us, firing our beam rifle at Zeon Mobile Suits that come up out of the water.
Ask for a sitrep from the Sleipnir, if other areas are coming under attack yet and if we can expect some support.

>>19008106
Ori, has your fever gone down at all?

>>19009398
You make it back to the shore, and fire potshots at a tide of Zeon suits that approach menacingly. You're fighting them off well, actually.

"Jaburo has been breached!" roars the voice of an older gentleman over the comm.

Never mind.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>19011605
Holding fast at 102.

>>19011872
>102
You're 3 degrees away from it being lethal, and you've had this for 3 days now. Are you taking ibuprofen or aspirin to bring the fever down?
Drinking plenty of fluids?

>wat do?
Call up the rest of the team and the bridge of the Sleipnir, ask where Jaburo has been breached.
We may need to let someone else handle these Acguys while we go and deal with the other breach.

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Another sick-Ori bump

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>>19011994
>>19009398
"We're not sure!" Burning roars. "Get back to the base! They're everywhere!"

WHAT DO YOU DO?

OH GOD IT'S BACK! HOORAY!

>>18951417
Probably too late but.... go with Chuck Finley. Guy's crazy, some guys tried to rob his bank once. Didn't end well for them.

>>19018293
"But I can't! They're coming up through the waterway, if I leave, then they'll have unrestricted access."

We need this hole plugged, by either mission-killing and crippling all of the Zeon amphibious suits, or by having regular EF troops hold this position.

>>19018452
>>19009398
"Find a way, dammit! They're after the White Base!"

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>>19018616
Ask Ben to be our second pair of eyes. We need to know immediately if anything pops up behind us.

Meanwhile, attempt to focus on headshotting as many mobile suits as possible with our beam rifle. It should be powerful enough to go through multiple units, so if we can line them up, great. Maybe our Newtype powers will help with that.

Remember, we're shooting for those attractive Zeon mono-eyes only. If they can't see, they can't fight, so we don't have to kill them.

>>19018616
Look up.
If we hit the right spots, can we cause this section of the cavern to collapse and close off the waterway?

>>19018700
With doubles, anything is possible. But it'll need to be a good shot...

((Roll a d20! 10 or over will trigger the collapse, but a 1... Don't think about it too hard...))

rolled 15 = 15

>>19019045
Here it goes!

>>19019050
>need 10 or over
>get 15
Good work, fellow anon.

>>19019050
You look up at a large rock barely suspended by the cave roof. A single shot frees it, collapsing it atop the waterway and trapping the Zeon forces. A few are crushed, however.

WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?

>>19020162
Now that this area has been blocked temporarily, fall back and regroup with the team. See what's going on.

And I'm tempted to tell Burning "Lt. Burning, I have seen the specifications for the RX-78-2. Regardless of what is thrown at it, its pilot, and the White Base, they will survive.
"The problem is that while they will survive, that's all they're good at doing. Let's see if we can help people who actually need it."

Fucking Amuro and his fucking plot armor.

>>19020194

we don't have to kill them. Just slow them down enough.

>>19020206
>Just slow them down enough.
That's what we've done here at the water access.
Hopefully that's what will happen when we regroup with the rest of the team and the Zeon forces see an entire MS Team of Gundams.

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So, any plans beyond meeting back up withour team?
Should we tell Amuro and the White Base to suck it, since they've got plot armor?

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>>19020246
You've done more than slow them down here.

>>19024823
>>19020194
"Understood. Returning to group." You head towards the group.

((Roll to see if there are any surprises))

rolled 1 = 1

>>19034826

>>19035021
Looks like Bloody Mary is fighting for Gihren now.

rolled 7 = 7

Rolling.

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>>19035021
The walls suddenly begin to shake, as a claw breaks through the bedrock to your side. A single red mobile suit steps out, almost casually. It looks to you, and pauses.

"Gundam," says Char Aznable.

>>19039119
Look over at him and open a comm channel.
"Char Aznable. Let's talk."

>>19039338
The Z'Gok turns to you. "I'd prefer to dance, Gundam. What do you want?"

>>19039370
"What I want? A ceasefire, a negotiated settlement to the war, to save as many lives as possible, and for Gihren to be stopped.
"That last one more or less allows for everything else on my wishlist to become possible."

>>19039491
"Except maybe finding a boyfriend I can connect with. The one guy I liked already had a girlfriend and is dead, and you're just not my type, even if you are a Newtype."

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>>19041226
We liked Ben, but he wasn't really a boyfriend candidate.

Though it would be somewhat accurate to say that most of the guys that Sharon has encountered so far have either been: taken, dead, too old and not interested, a bunch of pranking jerks, betrayed her trust in them, or Monsha.
....she's just had bad luck when it comes to guys, hasn't she?

>>19045216
Well, we have yet to meet the crew of White Base.

Perhaps it's for the best, though. Given this is Gundam, she might end up having to sacrifice herself to ensure peace.

Then, during the inevitable next war, a young Newtype finds a new voice in his head...

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>>18951007
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Bumpo

Noon-time bump

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Ori, you still alive?

>>19065634
Yeah, but I'm still trying to recover from this. I'm going to have to ask that we pause here and do a new thread sometime soon. Could someone archive this?

>>19065846
Okay.
Thread has been archived.
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18951007/

Hope you feel better, Ori.