Before we start, what bad luck shenanigans have you gotten into in the meantime?

>>21679489

>My life in some ways has been quite eventful lately. Not all in all TERRIBLE, but some shit has happened.

>It's too much to just put in this thread though, and if I go into some of it I might as well go into ALL of it.

>This is why I offered a parallel thread if people cared enough, while running AC-Quest. Otherwise, we just do the Giant Robots.

an ac quest this sounds interesting

>>21679536

Might as well. I go warm the kettle.

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>>21679589
Just to let you know: this is something like Thread 61.

Hell. I need to get caught up myself.

Rolled 69

YOU ARE ELIZA MCALLISTAIR.

You know this because Jack just yelled at you again and hit you with a towel.

"Liz, get your head in the game. Melee is your biggest problem area." He says shaking his head.

"Sorry Jack." You answer after pulling the towel off your face. "Not sure why I've been so spacy lately."

"Will?" He asks, giving you a small condescending smile.

"What? Why would Will be bothering me?"

"... You mean he still hasn't said anything?"

"About what? That I'm joining his crew after basic?"

He throws up his hands in frustration. "Fuck it, it doesn't matter. I'll teach you how to fight, but I'll be damned if I'll teach you about romance." He picks up one of the training swords and gives it a spin in his hand. "Whenever you're ready, come at me."

>Beat my roll.

I'd rather Fate / Stay Again but this is your show.

Carry on, good sir.

I still want to blow Issei's brain somemore when he sees the Shirou Timeshare.

Rolled 62

>>21679718
Rollan for melee.

Rolled 31

Oh hey, an AC-Quest thread
Your F/SN quest is going pretty damn good, figured I'd drop in on your main quest to see how it is in comparison.
(I'm also pretty bored because this beer I've been trying to drink tastes like piss but that's another story).

Rolled 90

>>21679718

Rolled 8

>>21679767
>>21679773
>>21679816
Average of 61. Yay my rusty dice rolling doesn't totally fuck us up.

>>21679835

>8

hue

>>21679852
Yeah that's how my luck tends to go in this quest.

>>21679767
>>21679773
>>21679816

You manage to do better this time, with the sting of his chastisement still on your mind.

You don't really manage to do much offensively, but you manage to avoid actually getting hit. It's progress. Makes you feel good.

"You keep improving like this and I'll have to start using my right hand." Jack comments off-hand, and you feel the wind leaving your sails behind immediately.

"I'm not sure I'm ready for that..." You respond nervously, looking at the artificial right arm.

"Maybe, maybe not." He answers with a shrug. "It's not like I'm unable to hold back when using it."

[ ] Ask him about the arm.
[ ] Ask him about why he's helping you.
[ ] Ask if you can try a different weapon.

>>21679927
[x] Ask him about the arm.

>>21679927
Maybe something like, I don't know, a spear or lance?

>>21679927
[X] Ask him about the arm.

If it seems sensitive back off and don't pursue the issue.

>>21680009
>insert Human Revolution joke here.

>>21679927
[X] Ask if you can try a different weapon.
>The sword just isnt our style

>>21680103

LANCCCCCCCCCCCE

"So uh..." You kinda fidget slightly. "What's with the arm? I've never really been told what the deal is there."

"That's because I don't do a whole lot of talking about it." He responds. "Apparently people assume it's a sensitive issue."

"Huh. Seems to me like it might be useful. I mean, it's a lot better than a normal arm, right?"

"Depends on what you mean by 'better'. Waking up in the morning it's a literal dead weight until the on board processor cores synch to my neural patterns. In exceptionally cold climates I need to be careful to ensure I don't get frostbite since it neither creates nor contains heat. Plus it's very... disquieting. It doesn't feel like my arm, and it never will."

".... So why get it?"

"Because the alternative was to lose my dominant arm. Phantom limb pain keeping you up at night's enough to make you reconsider, but the main reason is my job. With out the arm, I couldn't do it. Job's more important than my personal comfort. In comparison to that, feeling a little bit less than Human's a small price to pay."
You aren't really sure what to say to that.

[ ] Continue sparring.
[ ] Ask another question (?).
[ ] Go deal with transfer paperwork.

>>21680156
[X] Ask another question (?).

Ask about trying a different weapon. Swords just ain't our style, maybe try out staffs, spears, axes.

>>21680156
I get the feeling we are using a sword because we are only good with a polearm but lets ask and she what happens if we can use a spear or lance.

"Hey, mind if I try using another weapon?" You ask, trying to get away from the uncomfortable topic.

"... Why? The whole point of this training is to get used to weapon handling for their utility in cores. Swords are pretty much the only game in town."

"What about a spear? They have those new Force-lances down in the Armory right now."

"Despite my recommendations." He notes, shaking his head. "I try to tell them that they're a bad idea. There's too fragile for mech scale combat. They have limited utility. But apparently they're still worth a few million more to them than rationality."

"But still...."

"Alright, fine. go grab a quarter-staff out of the shed." He says with a gesture. "You'll see that you're getting excited over nothing."

He seems almost... disappointed in you.

[ ] Grab a staff.
[ ] Keep using the sword.

>>21680344

Screw you, sword-dad. You're not my real dad!

>[ ] Grab a Staff (Wink wink, nudge nudge).

>>21680344
[X] Grab a staff.

Staff combat.

Rolled 66, 98, 70, 75, 55, 85, 85, 52, 19, 97 = 702

>>21680344

Whats better than a staff?

TWO STAFF DUAL WIELD

>>21680344
>[X] Grab a staff.

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>>21680344
>[ ] Grab a staff.
THE SPEAR OF LUGH DEMANDS BLOOOOOOOOOOOD!

Rolled 97

You go and grab a staff for yourself, and make your way back to the training mat. You see your teacher has picked up your own sword while you were gone, and is now weilding both of them. "Let's see how good your new weapon is." He says, rolling his shoulders. "Come at me whenever you're ready.

>Beat my roll by ten.

Rolled 30

>>21680455
Woohoo. Spear combat!

>>21680455

>Oh, I can already SEE how this is going to end.

Rolled 62

>>21680455
Too easy.
This battle will be clean and efficient, without waste, as it should be.

Rolled 91

>>21680455

>>21680476
Not even your rolls can cost us this battle, Snaps.

Rolled 35

>>21680476
I am disappointed in you Snaps. You made Spear Combat not as awesome as it should have been.

>>21680463
>>21680469
>>21680476
Average of 61 again and again I roll like crap...

>>21680463
>>21680469
>>21680476

You lash out low, and he calmly hops back over your sweep. You respond by sending several quick trusts with the end of the staff towards his chest and face, which he manages to deflect while stumbling backwards. His surprise is as obvious as it is brief.

He switches to a defensive stance quickly, watching the staff come at him in jabs and sweeps. He spins and turns it aside, blocking it time and again. He isn't losing ground... But he isn't attacking. He's faster on the uptake than this, if there was an opening he would've exploited it. Right now, he's just trying to survive.

[ ] Press the advantage.
[ ] Back off.
[ ] Keep him locked down.

>>21680527

[x] Press

[x] Press

[x] PRESS

>>21680527
>[ ] Press the advantage.
If there's one thing I know about our girl here, it's that she's at her best on the attack.

Oh right, this is happening.

>>21680527
Time to vote for something different!
>[x] Keep him locked down

>>21680527
[X] Press the advantage.

There are no breaks on the lance train.

Rolled 73

You bring your makeshift lance down, harder and faster. He continues to pace you, but barely keeping up.

Suddenly, you see an opening. Your staff darts in and catches the hilt, knocking his sword out of his hand. you come back in for the kill when you notice two things.

The first is that you stepped slightly out of your optimal range closing with him. The second is that he's smiling.

>Beat my roll by 15.

Rolled 46

>>21680633
LANCE!

Rolled 42

>>21680633
Dice don't fail me now.

Rolled 61

>>21680633
OH NO WE AIN'T HAVIN' DAT

Oh wow its been for ever since I've caught an AC quest. Finding it hilarious that the dice gods still want spears

>>21680637
>>21680644
>>21680652
Average of... 49.6666~ beating 73 by 23.34

>>21680637
>>21680644
>>21680652

You manage to bring the staff around and parry the incoming strike to the ribs. The blow comes in so hard it makes you stumble slightly back. You feel the wood crack slightly in your grip, and Jack's blow is repelled.

Then you feel a stinging pain as you regain your balance, and note him walking past you. "Alright, apparently you're meant to use a spear." He says with a resigned sigh. "Not sure how that's going to work with a Core, but I guess that's your bag."

You notice the sting is distinctly hand shaped. Did he...? "You aren't going to help me train more?"

"Sorry Liz, but I had a prior engagement." He responds calmly. "Ryan and Ira are both going on assignment with you, so they can help you refine your technique a bit." He hesitates. "In fact, odds are this might be the last time we see each other."

"Huh?" The news is.... shocking. Jack's been a dependable, if somewhat inconsistent part of life all through training.

"Yeah, so... I suck at goodbyes." He says with a shrug. "Fuck it, I need to move out. Take care of yourself, kid." He finishes with a half-hearted wave before heading out the door.

Apparently he's gone now. All he left behind were some words of encouragement and a hand-shaped bruise on your butt.

[ ] Go talk to Will about administrative things.
[ ] Go talk to Ryan about moving to your new base.
[ ] Go talk to Ira about combat training.
[ ] Try and get a proper goodbye out of Jack.

>>21680845
[X] Try and get a proper goodbye out of Jack.

And why would he slap our butt? That just doesn't make any sense. It's also rude.

>>21680889
because he wants to give the diiiiiiiick

but he can't because it's like his arm

>>21680889
I got no disagreement

>>21680917
You're not making any sense at all.

>>21680889
We should probably demand at least a hug.

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>>21680942


[x] proper goodbye

>>21680845
[X] Try and get a proper goodbye out of Jack.
>If nothing complain about the utter rudeness he bestowed upon our rump

>Thanks for not telling me you were going to reboot and install system updates, computer.

>>21681187
Filthy computers!

>>21681187
>itbegins.jpg

You shake it off, and run to the Door. Jack's gone.

You look around, trying to figure out where he went. Something in the back of your mind is bothering you about this scene, but you decide to keep looking.

>Give me a roll for searching.

Rolled 82

>>21681226
We will get our proper goodbye if we have to tear this place apart looking for him. He will not escape the hug.

Rolled 15

>>21681226

>Also, need to do something else....

Rolled 67

>>21681226
Time to fuck this up

Rolled 48

>>21681226
Rollan

Rolled 82

>>21681226
rolling

>>21681249
>>21681240
>>21681349

Your efforts lead to nothing. You keep looking, hoping to find SOMETHING.

You never even thanked him for going out of his way to help you so much.

You find yourself near a maintenance tunnel entrance, walking to one of the other barracks. Perhaps his CO would know what happened to him? But as you pass the tunnel, you notice that it's been jammed slightly open. You then notice weird noises coming from inside.

[ ] Investigate.
[ ] Search elsewhere.

>>21681377
[X] Investigate.

Knock first. People might be exercising together, we wouldn't want to disrupt their workout, assuming they sound like human grunting/moaning noises.

Otherwise just take a look in.

>>21681377
>[ ] Investigate.

>>21681377
INVUSTIGOT

>>21681377
>[X] Investigate.

>>21681377
[ ] Investigate.

>>21681377
[x] Investigate

>Moot, fix your spam filter.

>Seriously. I get banned/warned like once a week without doing anything wrong.

http://pastebin.com/G2zQ4CYP

>>21681548
[X] Wake up eliza.

>>21681548

Oh man, that was so much better with the proper formatting.

Seriously.

>>21681548
Wake up wake up wake up!

>>21681548
>[x] Open the door

>>21681578
Get on the floor?

[x] Open the door, and face the inevitable dinosaurs

>>21681548
Opening the door is so tempting as is opening the door but I'm gonna go with
>[X] Wake up eliza.

>>21681585
EVERYBODY WALK THE DINOSAUR!
Sorry AC-Guy, I tried to resist, but the song... it compelled me. I wasn't strong enough to resist it.

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>>21681548
>http://pastebin.com/G2zQ4CYP
Open the..... wait wake up? wake up from what? Oh god wake up

>>21681548
[x] Open the eyes.
WHY CAN'T YOU SEE?!?

You start to open the door. You try to turn away. You finally listen to the voice in your head telling you something isn't right.

The door keeps opening. This never happened. It didn't happen like this.

The door opens. Some part of you refuses to be shocked. She told you she only prefers girls. Something about that makes you reject the sight before you all the harder.

You push away, you turn to run. You wouldn't have that talk with Abby for another year. You feel hands grabbing you, pulling you back, pushing you down.

No.

That's the final straw. Will wouldn't do this. Will isn't like him.

You close your eyes, and bite your lip as hard as possible. The grip on your body fades away, and when you open your eyes....

The flashing 'ALERT' signs burn your eyes and you shake your head, clearing the last vestiges of the dream from your mind.

You see that your core danced slightly into a building while you were out. Apparently you were either spared or ignored by those MT units you saw earlier.

Two calls incoming. One's a pack designation, the other's from the Raven's Nest.

[ ] Wolf first.
[ ] Raven first.

>>21681739
>[ ] Wolf first.
What's the Pack doing this far south?

>>21681739
[X] Wolf first.

We're Pack before anything else.

>>21681739

[X] Wolf first.
Crazy hallucination second

>>21681739
>[X] Wolf first.

You open the line. "Lt. McAllistair."

"Captain Brenner." The voice responds. "Your detachment sent me to look for you." His voice changes from concern to a slight hostility. "You're the one I was told to investigate. The runaway leak from the Galena attack."

"That wasn't me." You respond, shaking off the disorientation. Captain Brenner's a rated A, specializing in battlefield control. You know he could kill you as easy as breathing if he catches you, and you're too out of it to run.

"Oh really, and why should I trust the word of a traitor?" He asks, almost conversationally.

"Because I'll vouch for her." A voice cuts in.

"...Jack?"

"Sir?" the Captain's voice is suddenly uncertain. "You're sure?"

"Reasonably." Jack's voice responds. "Liz, do you think you can get yourself to the Raven's care? Because I think I'm going to have to borrow the Captain for a minute."

[ ] I'll be fine.
[ ] I can fight.
[ ] Jack? Why are you here?

>>21681954
>[ ] I can fight.

>>21681954
[X] I can fight.

>>21681954
>[X] I can fight.
We can right? We nor the core seem to be damaged?

>>21681980

>Light damage from face-planting into a building at 'gtfo' speeds. Luckily, all you did was take some blows to your armor since your core is more or less DESIGNED to slam into things at high speed.

>Your disorientation/nausea from resisting the mind control is a more serious concern though.

>>21682009
Hmm, we can last for a little bit due to Cold Berserker, but unless there's something pressing we might want to get into med care.

Change >>21681964 to [X] Jack? Why are you here?

>>21681954
What's the deal, Jack?

>>21681954
Jack you Jerk I still haven't forgiven you for mistreating my rump!......... Or leaving without say a proper goodbye....

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>Hooray for tie votes.

>>21682108
>>21682113

>Or maybe my post will lag and make me look like a dick.

>>21682108
>haven't forgiven you for mistreating my rump!
Yes. We have to say this.

>>21682113

[x] I can fightttt

>>21682132
>>21682108

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't that whole thing a dream sequence?

>>21682143
we were just tripping balls, we might not be able to tell the difference between history and brain fuckery

>>21682143

>It was.

>Not that you can't choose to say it, just that certain events were changed from the way it actually happened.

>>21682185
The real question is if we did get a proper goodbye instead of merely an ass swatting.

Rolled 50

>>21681954
Do that thing. With the stuff.

'Cause goddamnit I have to bail again.

>>21682200

>He never gave you a proper goodbye, but he also didn't smack your ass.

>He pretty much just left after saying 'later' and you found out the next day that he apparently blackmailed someone in command into letting him just walk away from whatever time was left on his contract in the Pack.

>>21682226
Damn, so we can't be legitimately angry at him for smacking our ass. We can however tell him he's a jerk for leaving out of the blue.

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>>21682226
WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON MY BRAIN IS FULLLLLL OF FUCK

>>21682226
Regardless I say we still dont forgive him for smacking our rump in our crazy dream because as a woman that is the only logical response

>I no longer have any idea which way the vote is headed.

>>21682300
do this
>>21682249

>>21682300
Think it's still mostly for
[ ] Jack? Why are you here?
but the issue is do we bring up what was a dream or not (the ass smack).

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>>21682300
We are woman hear us be complicated

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Fightan' roboots? Fightan' roboots.

>>21682351

>Going to trust you on this one, and start writing.

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>>21682364
>Asuka is a CHAR.jpg
Fuckin' saved, thanks ClericMan.

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gif semi related, what we and Jack will look like tag-teaming anything.

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>>21682396
Glad I could bring you some enjoyment Asukafag

"Jack? Why are you here?"

There's a moment of silence. ".... Would you believe that I found an amazing deal on some Real Estate?"

"You up and vanished from the pack and took a handful of our best with you, and now you're in Vegas?" You return angrily. "What the hell is going on?"

".... Alright, you don't get to be too upset with anybody for walking out on the Pack, first off." He responds, switching the line to private and over to video. His eyes- "Secondly, I didn't tell you about what I was planning to do because I didn't want you wrapped up in my personal business."

"But-"

"Liz, I promise I'll make some time to talk to you about this, but right now you need to go back to your squad." He looks away and types something on a keypad next to him. "And I need to focus on bailing out this jackass. Again." The cutoff on the video is abrupt, and Brenner passes by you with his squad-mates a few moments later, rushing out into the Northern desert.

[ ] Try and contact the Raven's Nest.
[ ] Try and raise your team on the coms.
[ ] Go towards the sound of Gunfire nearby.

>>21682494

[X] Try and contact the Raven's Nest,

>>21682494
[X] Try and raise your team on the comms.

They might need help in the form of a dynamic entry with a lance. If they don't need us we'll check in with Raven's Nest.

>>21682494
>[X] Try and contact the Raven's Nest.
Lets find out what they tried to contact us about.

>>21682494
>[ ] Try and contact the Raven's Nest.
Also,
>bailing out this jackass. Again.
Is that Alex he's talking about, perhaps?

>>21682555
I am starting to wonder if Jack isn't Dervish. I looked back and he was called Micheal in his dream sequence but after that eyes comment I'm not so sure.
Or he's someone else and talking about Brenner, I don't know, I'm very tired.

>>21682614
>he was called Micheal in his dream sequence
Who knows what his real name is? I mean from what we've seen, I'd guess he's got a LOT of aliases and pseudonyms.

You try to contact the Raven's nest on the frequency you just received the alert from.

"Duke." A voice answers.

"Lt. McAllistair." You respond. "I just got a com alert from you a second ago."

"Ah, right. I was just... Hold on." His voice goes quiet for a moment, as though he's set down the phone to speak with an other person in the room. you hear him instruct someone to 'suck it down like the bitch they are' followed by a small explosion before he returns to the line. "Sorry about that. I was just wanting to ask you who the hell you were and what you were doing on my battlefield?"

"I'm.... former Wolf Pack." You respond. "My squad and I were sent here on a slip to help as soon as we got word of the attack."

"Odd, but now's not the time to closely examine your questionable story." He says. You hear a few more bursts of gunfire, and the man on the other line chuckles. "So that's where we stashed to MAC cannons.... Listen, Lt? Shoot bad-guys and make yourself useful, or fall back behind the lines so you aren't in the way. I don't care which, just make sure you aren't hurting the cause."

He then disconnects the line, and you see few bits of MT units come flying from around a nearby corner like they're getting shredded.

>>21682710

>What?

[ ] Investigate.
[ ] Join the front line.
[ ] Fall back, your head hurts too much to focus.
[ ] Try and contact your squad.

>>21682710
>MAC cannons
Are those what they sound like?
>>21682716
>[ ] Investigate.

>>21682716
[X] Try and contact your squad.

We need to get back in contact with them, we're vulnerable as hell without backup.

>>21682710
>[X] Try and contact your squad.

>>21682716
>[X] Join the front line.

Rolled 6

You try and raise you squad....

>>21682728

>That depends entirely on whether you think they sound like Rail-Gun type Over-Weapons.

>>21682795
>That depends entirely on whether you think they sound like Rail-Gun type Over-Weapons.
That's EXACTLY what I think they sound like. We should get Ari one. For her birthday.

>>21682795

Static. Perhaps you managed to damage your long-range coms system when you hit the building.

For the moment, it looks like you're flying solo.

>I'm gonna have to cut it off there tonight. Apparently I'm needed to do some last minute remodeling tomorrow before friends come over for Thanksgiving.

>If the thread's alive tomorrow I'll do some Omake to make up for the short run tonight, and I'll put up a general thread to talk about some other semi-armored related stuff.

>It would be more accurate to say it's Mad Wizard related stuff.

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>>21682827
Sounds good, its been a while since the last crunch thread

>>21682827

And FSA?

>>21682851

I'm not privy to all the details, but F/SA is marginally related.

Personally, it's killing me being the only person who knows some of the secrets in the meta-sense around AC-Guy and his quest(s).

>>21683965

More interested in when next session will be.

>>21684301

AC-Quest tends to go for a couple days at a time. Based on what he said to me he really wanted to knock a thread or two out before going back into something else, such as Fate/Again or one of his other many projects.

If I had to guess, you're probably looking at a thread Monday at the earliest, depending on what happens to him the weekend.

Rolled 79

>>21682827
>If the thread's alive tomorrow
I can help with that, at least.

>Mad Wizard related stuff.
Sweet

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Life giving Bump

>>21689169
And another.

>>21692103
And one more

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>Back, more or less.

>Apparently, I needed to do all the last minute shopping for Thanksgiving.

>The fuck do you manage to forget Cider?

>>21689169

>That picture is fantastic by the way.

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>>21694203
You buy Cider? why not break out the alchemy kit and brew yourself a refreshing pint?

You try a few of the back-up encryptions, but still can't raise a signal.

you hear sounds of combat getting closer. You're feeling unsteady, but you should at least be able to get away from this place.

You need to-

[ ] Fall back. You're in no condition to fight.
[ ] Try and join the defense.
[ ] Investigate the nearby combat.

>>21694773
>[ ] Investigate the nearby combat.
"You know what they say about curiosity and the cat."
"It... kills... him?"
"What? I thought it gave him cake and ice cream!"

>>21694773
>[x] Investigate the nearby combat.
Cautiously

>>21694773
>[ ] Try and join the defense.
We can do this!

>>21694773
>[X] Investigate the nearby combat.

>this is going to suck, As I recall we dont have any fate points left

>>21694885
Well, it's possible we've hit a refresh point. If we haven't, I have no idea.

Rolled 9

You decide the best thing to do would be to investigate the most immediate signs of danger. No point in trying to run if you'll just get shot in the back.

You send a few probes out, and get a couple of odd readings. Certainly there's cores there, but something seems... odd...

>>21695094

The signals don't seem to be moving around much. You think you hear some chatter on the coms, but the damage to your rig makes it impossible to make out at this range.

>What do?

>>21695156
Get a bit closer, get our eyes on whatever it is, if need be.

>>21695156
Get Closer and investigate, lance at the ready

As you get closer, you can hear the voices become clearer over bursts of static.

".... Sure ab.... tch? I mean, he's a bad.... but that's not everything."

"Come on, when have I ever led you guys wrong?"

"That time when you said that girl outside the Casino was totally into you?"

"You're still holding that grudge?" A third voice cuts in.

"You get to judge when you get you manhood threatened."

"Guys." The second voice, who you now think is apparently their leader speaks up. "Alright, listen. We're up to it. The alternative is that we die, and we lose Vegas. We lose Vegas, we lose all the Ass being a pilot pulls."

"You're sure we can pull this through, Butch?" Says the one who claimed to have nearly been neutered."

"Pfftt.... Sure? Come on man, We're the Tunnel Snakes! And Tunnel Snakes Rule!"

So they're on the defense, and the three of them are clearly used to working together.

[ ] Join them on the defense.
[ ] Retreat from the front lines.
[ ] Try and find someone else.

>>21695514
>[ ] Join them on the defense.

>>21695514
>[X] Try and find someone else.

>>21695514
>[ ] Join them on the defense.
Liz doesn't know the Tunnel Snakes. She doesn't have anything against them. Let's see if they could use another Core.

>>21695514
>[X] Join them on the defense.
Tunnel snakes Rule!

>>21695620
>" We lose Vegas, we lose all the Ass being a pilot pulls."
Figured that was enough to tip her off.

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>>21695659
But she's LIZ. She could very well think they're talking about donkeys.

>>21695659
Alright, they may not be entirely on the up and up, but at this moment, they're fighting for the right thing, on some level. Using status for personal gain is no unusual thing, and at least they're not using it for anything particularly sinister.

And, this is completely unrelated, but I cannot stop listening to this, and I want to share it further: http://youtu.be/yXBvxhSYzQI

>>21695698
His delivery is great, hell it's fucking amazing, but still,
>not posting the original as well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcvjoWOwnn4
Fuck Citizen Kane, the real greatest movie of all time stars Charlie Chaplin.

>>21695795
I didn't have the original to hand, and honestly, I prefer Andy's delivery.

Does make me want to see The Great Dictator, though.

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You open onto the comms line. "Hey, you guys mind if I fly with you for a while? I got separated from my squad."

You see line switch to a Vid comm and the face of a 20-something Elvis impersonator greets you. "Hey, how did you crack the encrypted channel?"

"Encrypted? You guys were talking on an open frequency." You answer confused.

"Lies and trickery." He responds, eyes narrowed. "You must have some first class equipment on you to get in on our gear."

"No, not really. I think it's actually damaged from hitting that building earlier." You're having second thoughts about this whole 'join them' thing.

"Oh really." He says with a smirk. "Well, I'll just ask Wally then." He presses a button on his console. "Wally? Were we broadcasting on an open channel?"

"Actually yes." His friend responds in voice. "Apparently you forgot to turn it off after We relayed Duke's evacuation orders."

Butch stares at the console. He stares hard for about thirty seconds before turning back to you. "Alright, so.... If you want to fly with us we have to know what you're capable of."

"Strike fighter. I specialize in taking out single targets with extreme speed and precision."

"An assassin build?" He asks, looking thoughtful. "Not something great for long term battle, but we'll find a use for you."

A noise comes from the street over, and you see a large machine flanked by a squad of MT units. It turns upon seeing you, and pods begin to open along it's body.

"Found a use. Kill that please."

>>21695862
That does not look good.

>>21695862
THE SPEAR WILL TASTE BLOOD THIS DAY!

>>21695873
Are you underestimating Eliza? Queen of Speed and Lancer extraordinaire. The densest metal known to man.

>>21695862

You look at the monster before you. The claws it uses for traction are almost half the size of your entire core.

It comes lumbering down the street, and Butch's squad breaks off to deal with the MTs.

Think, Liz, think.

>Tactics roll, Target 60.

Rolled 48

>>21695894
Where do we stab it for maximum damage?

Rolled 32

>>21695892
I'm just saying it doesn't look good.

>>21695894
Welp.

Rolled 95

>>21695894

>>21695906
Hey. Hey dice. Knock that shit off.

>>21695901
>>21695905
>>21695906
58 and a third.

Success!

>>21695911
It's cool, brah.

>>21695901
>>21695905
>>21695906

You look the situation over. Deep breath, you're trained for this.

It's new in design, but it's not some grand new invention, it's clearly parts of other machines combined into a new shell. It's hard to spot at first, but the motive systems are unscaled versions of deep-ground excavation equipment. The gun pods and weapons systems are refitted Naval point-defense weapons, and the missiles are long-range Helvorst style.

Also knows are the 'flying war-crime'. You suppress a shudder. Whoever designed this thing clearly intended to use it against civilians more than a controlled military force.

The armor seems a bit think but- a thought occurs to you. The missiles have a Napalm based accelerant for roasting entire villages alive. If you can punch a hole in the shell by the pods, then it's an easy kill. All you need to do is cut it open with a beam saber, or cook the pods with a laser rifle when they open.

As you look down at your Force Lance and AR-227, you swear you can hear Jack laughing at you in the back of your mind.

Alright then, punching it in the explody bits might at least prevent the situation from getting too uncontrolled, but it wouldn't really solve the bigger problem.

[ ] Go for the legs. The joints have less armor.
[ ] Go for the optics. Can't shoot what it can't see.
[ ] Go for the weapons. The thing's a walking war-crime.
[ ] See if Butch can call for assistance, keep in dancing.

>>21696025
>[ ] Go for the weapons. The thing's a walking war-crime.
We may not have the best gear for it, but we can't let this thing use 'em.

>>21696025
[X] Go for the weapons. The thing's a walking war-crime.
if we can take out the weapons we can take our time disabling it

>>21696025
>[X] Go for the legs. The joints have less armor.
Lets at least stop it from advancing. Hopefully one of the Tunnel Snakes has the required gear to finish it off.

>>21696025
>[ ] Go for the weapons. The thing's a walking war-crime.
Taking out the optics won't matter. Since it's a terror weapon it doesn't NEED to aim, and it can still make loads of trouble even if we lock it down.

Disabling the weapons comes first.

It's rear abdomen is where most of the heavy ordinance is, so that's the most logical target.

>Approach

[ ] Up and over.
[ ] Down the left.
[ ] Down the right.

>Attack.

[ ] Strafe.
[ ] Charge.
[ ] Recon scan.

>>21696159
Scan down the right

>>21696159
[x] Down the right.
[x] Charge

Just saw this was up, very happy your back to AC quest. I missed it man.

>>21696159
>[ ] Up and over.
>[ ] Strafe.
That'll let us spread the damage out and hope we cause something to cook off.

>>21696187
>>21696241
>>21696312
And then there was no consensus.

>>21696353
lol this would only be better if i had said charge left instead of right

>>21696353
>[X] Down the right.
>[X] Recon scan.
Someone will probably post at the same time as me thus not breaking the tie.

>>21696398
That would be both hilarious, and terrible.

>>21696423
Damit Snaps dont go breaking our three way tie

So I get a phone call from AC-Guy telling me that his 'Turkien Ambitions' were 'leading him to an early doom'.

No, I have no idea what that means, other than his house had a minor-power outage.

I'm going to go back to what I was doing, while he apparently fixes his wrecked shit.

>>21696542
I have taken it upon myself to break ties to try and keep AC Guy from dying of a rage induced heart attack.

>I hate everything.

>Which is good, because thing's bout to 'splode.

>Back and writing, sorry about the delays.

You activate your thrusters, and do a quick dash down the side while trying to scan as much as you can. Try and find a weak-point, a defect, some more knowledge about the parts and equipment it's using. Anything to help take it down.

>Give me tech-use. Target 70.

Rolled 16

>>21696810
And away we go!

Rolled 24

>>21696810

>>21696830
>>21696833
I, uh, I think we're gonna do okay.

Rolled 46

>>21696810
alright /tg/ gods lets roll

Rolled 24

>>21696810

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>>21696838
My fucking rolls. They swing wildly and erratically between "OH SHIT NIGGER WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" and pic related.

>>21696848
You rolled too soon, ClericMan. Too soon.

>>21696860
I know that feel well.

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>>21696861
Bah, atleast you didnt roll like normal Udz, anyways I have to turn in before you for once so I wanted my only roll of the evening to count, So dont get us killed while im gone Asukafag

>>21696830
>>21696833
>>21696848

You manage to get a lot more Data than you were expecting. Your earlier hunch about it being mostly recycled tech was accurate, as you get a lot of hits from various catalogs and references stored in your core.

You manage to not only identify your intended target areas, but also the best ways to destroy several secondary targets as well.

But the biggest surprise was this: There was no signs of biological activity at all. You might not like killing people, but you can't KILL robots.

As you complete your assessment, you see one of the secondary canons start to track you.

>Piloting check, Target 60.

Rolled 22

>>21696939
And now, to die.

>>21696904
We'll do our best.

Rolled 19

>>21696939
Rollan

also, it's been so long that I had forgotten that we roll under instead of over in this quest.

Rolled 55

lets go

Rolled 72

>>21696939

>>21696991
well that was close

>>21697004
Well, we still would have made it. If it had been a 100, barring potential critical failure rules, we would have made it.

As is, we've a 32

>>21696988
>>21696971
>>21696955

You note it's path and do a quick boost off the ground and then back and watch the shots fly wide of you.

It fires a few more bursts like that and you soon memorize it's targeting patterns for easier evasion.

Fighting something like this really brings back your training. You aren't in a battle, you're solving a problem. The problem is big, so you break it down into it's component parts. you solve it one piece at a time, just like a math problem.

You smile, remembering the metaphor. Being good at Math is worth something at least, you reflect.

Now then, the Data suggests that taking out any three legs will put too much of a strees on the remaining limbs for it to remain mobile. The Heavy Weapons cluster in the back is it's biggest threat, but it's also only vulnerable when it's in use. It also has secondary systems, but without the MT units the Tunnel Snakes are wiping out, they simply aren't a threat to a competent pilot.

It has emergency thermal dumps on the top for if enough secondary systems fail.

So three equally viable options: Mobility kill, thermal overload, or de-fanging it.

[ ] Mobility Kill.
[ ] Destroy the Weapons.
[ ] Thermal Overload.

>>21697123
>[ ] Thermal Overload.
Because something we haven't had enough of lately is BAYSPOLOSIONS!

>>21697123
>[ ] Thermal Overload.
We need some big baddaboom, and the weaponry isn't convenient enough.

>>21697123
It has guns and missiles, so killing it's mobility seems pointless.

kinda leaning towards destroying it's weapons.

>>21697123
>[X] Thermal Overload.

>>21697123
Thermal overload. Also great to see you back AC-Guy

>>21697123
>[x] Destroy the Weapons.

I'm afraid that if we let them, they will just fire the missiles at random and the casualty rate on the civilian side will be enormous.

>[ ] Destroy the Weapons.

The heatsinks are on the top right? wouldn't that make it harder to hit? Also, the wording implies that the dumps are if secondary systems fail, so we need to hit those first

While one would definitely lower the possibility of collateral and one would make it a lot easier to kill, there's only one solid option for a direct kill.

You need to start destroying it's ability to vent. If it can't vent what's it's creating it'll either fry itself or be forced to shut-down.

Primary locations of thermal dispersal would be the point defense guns, the Large fore-legs and the connector unit to the abdomen in the back

Where to start?

[ ] Charge the Fore-Legs.
[ ] Shoot the turrets.
[ ] Attack the connector.

>>21697332
>[X] Charge the Fore-Legs.
Sounds like the easiest to hit with a lance

>>21697332
>[ ] Attack the connector.
No particular argument why, really.

>>21697332
[x] Attack the connector.

>>21697332
>[ ] Shoot the turrets.

>>21697332
Connector

>>21697332
attack the connector

Rolled 19

The best idea would be to attack the connector.

You perform a leap over the top of the machine, and land on its back.

You see the primary thermal conduit, sadly under some heavy shielding. Best way of destroying that would be to try and weaken it with a few blasts from your Rifle, and then slamming into it with your lance.

>Give me 3d100.

Rolled 17, 98, 73 = 188

>>21697445

Rolled 14, 94, 55 = 163

>>21697445
Well, here goes.

>>21697452
>>21697454
That second roll is not looking good.

>>21697461
Lol very much agreed. We should probably brace for a shot in the foot

Rolled 77, 55, 37 = 169

>>21697445
Rollan

Rolled 2, 20, 92 = 114

I'M HELPING!

So that's a 36, 82.333, and 55

Rolled 13

>Alright, I'm going to need 2d12, and 5d6.

Rolled 1, 6, 3, 1, 4 = 15

>>21697554
Rollan 5d6

Rolled 8, 5 = 13

>>21697554
And d12s

Rolled 4, 4 = 8

>>21697554
Rollin.

>>21697560
Damn, nice!

>>21697560
Didn't see the six but still, nice one.

>>21697560

>If you'd like to give me a roll for synch, I think the target is at 54.

Rolled 85

>>21697604
We may as well try

Rolled 77

>>21697604

Rolled 28

>>21697604
Lets save the day!

Rolled 60

63 and a third. Close, but not quite. I blame myself.

>>21697639
Average of 63.33 If I am doing this right.

you manage to place a small but solid crack into the casing, which you make a bit bigger with your lance.

You're forced to retreat momentarily from the fight as the turrets lock back onto you, when Butch comes over your coms. "Yo, Girly. We managed to chase off the MTs for the moment. What can we do to help you?"

"First, my name is Liz. Second, You can-"

[ ] Shoot out the front claws.
[ ] Try and take out the guns.
[ ] Shoot out the leg-joints.
[ ] Try and keep it's attention off me.

>>21697773
[ X] Shoot out the leg-joints.
[X ] Try and keep it's attention off me

>>21697773
>[ ] Try and keep it's attention off me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrFL2zPc2uk

>>21697783
I don't think we want these guys trying to shoot the turrets, the risk of incoming fire whilst trying to smash open the casing doesn't sound like a great idea.

>>21697773
If any of them have a beam saber or laser rifle then tell them to take out the missile pods, if not
>[X] Try and take out the guns

>>21697773
>[x] Try and keep it's attention off me.

>>21697795
Hmm, I think my mental image of this thing is wrong so switching my vote from
>>21697799
to
>[X] Try and keep it's attention off me.

Whoops, got distracted

>>21697773
>[ ] Try and take out the guns.

"Try and keep it's attention off me."

"Caaan do~" He responds cheerfully. "All right boys, you heard the lady. Piss it off nice and proper." The three of them begin to swarm the machine at random, attacking various bits and pieces. you tell them where their shots would be most affective, and soon the machine's ignoring you almost completely. You have time to go for a second attack.

[ ] The wounded Connector.
[ ] The Front Legs.
[ ] The gun-turrets.