Chapter 10

BEGIN LOG

VVoltronSV (7:22:06 PM): The looks of Melanie, Sanchez and Glorious brought an oppressive atmosphere to the lab. The Tigers had heard some rumors that conditions within the UEF have been worsening but they were conflicting and vague at best
VVoltronSV (7:25:15 PM): The fact that the Tigers have all been called into this meeting under orders of secrecy and to not to discuss the rumors with anyone only makes things far more suspicious.
VVoltronSV (7:28:48 PM): Admiral Morning stands in front of the group almost mournfully, "I'll start with the good news. The UEEF and REF have given the Magellan Colonization Project high priority and we'll be getting plenty of new resources and personnel. G-95, who now wishes to be called Eve, has even started to give us new ship designs to replace the, in her words, underdeveloped and under armed ships or our fleets."
diggers316 (7:30:02 PM): Suki nudges Sarah affectionately, as if to say…'We did that'
VVoltronSV (7:33:16 PM): Glorious: As of right now our fleet is at approximately 84 ships, almost all of them new classes of ships. The Protoculture Matrix that was on board G-95 and Flower of Life stores we have means we will have more than the Protoculture we need for the foreseeable future, and to augment any personnel shortages, Meltrandi crew members, [the only genetic types Eve has in her databanks] and new AIs will be developed and produced.
VVoltronSV (7:33:51 PM): Glorious: And of course, you are testing the latest designs we have to offer. You should be proud of yourselves.
diggers316 (7:34:01 PM): Suki raises her hand.
VVoltronSV (7:34:15 PM): Glorious: Yes, Capt. Ishida?
Lurana Skyblaze (7:34:57 PM): (err where am i atm sorry wasn't paying attention lol)
diggers316 (7:35:00 PM): Suki stands and bows "Ma'am, will there be sufficient safeguards on any AI produced to keep them from Haydonite tampering?"
VVoltronSV (7:35:25 PM): [In the Tigers briefing room/lab.]
VVoltronSV (7:36:25 PM): Glorious: The AIs are using a combination of the technology from Eve, Janice, and even the Steel Angels at your shrine. So in a word, yes.
Lurana Skyblaze (7:36:28 PM): /me just lies back all dozed off having a long night last night
diggers316 (7:36:43 PM): Suki bows again, the retakes her seat.
VVoltronSV (7:36:49 PM): [You don't want to be dozed off right now.]
Lurana Skyblaze (7:37:04 PM): (hey she was up most of the night between Suki and Sarah and the other 2 :P)
diggers316 (7:37:16 PM): [suck it up!]
diggers316 (7:37:24 PM): [oh wait…you Did!]
diggers316 (7:37:38 PM): [^_^ kekeke]
Lurana Skyblaze (7:37:42 PM): *with a kerthud she lands face first onto the table in front of her* "oww…." *With a grumbled whimper*
VVoltronSV (7:37:48 PM): [This is a couple of days later.]
CrashCarrie (7:37:57 PM): Sarah just listens quietly, she glances to Suki for just a moment at the nudging, though with the expression of the Admiral, she doesn't react much.
VVoltronSV (7:40:50 PM): Glorious draws a labored breath: Now for the- bad news. We've just received confirmation from Command that Earth and its Solar System," You can almost see Melanie begin to cry in the background, "is a total lost. The Haydonites and they're new allies used a Neutron-S missile on Earth, what hasn't been consumed by the resulting black hole has maybe months before consumption.
Lurana Skyblaze (7:41:11 PM): (oh fine)
Lurana Skyblaze (7:42:24 PM): "The legendary home is destroyed? This cannot be tolerated!"
Lurana Skyblaze (7:42:40 PM): *a fist pounds almost through the desk as she stomps and stands pounding it*
diggers316 (7:43:09 PM): Suki's face blanches, as the weight of what she has just heard sinks in. Her muscles tighten and a feeling of nausea all but overcomes her. She closes her eyes and takes deep and even breaths , trying to calm herself as tears stream down her cheeks as she trembles.
CrashCarrie (7:46:36 PM): Sarah's eyes close for a moment in mourning, but even as she does, her expression starts to darken in anger at it. She doesn't tremble, but she doesn't open her eyes for the moment either. Even when a tear slides down from one eye.
Lurana Skyblaze (7:47:26 PM): (no one reacts to her nearly pounding through a desk bare fisted?)
VVoltronSV (7:47:45 PM): Glorious: You might want to sit, because the news only gets worse. Many of our Sentinel allies' homeworlds, including Praxis have all met similar fates. All of the REF is losing, our old tech can't keep up with the new tech of the Haydonites' allies.
diggers316 (7:50:02 PM): "What…what are our orders?" Suki replies, in a horse raspy whisper, barely able to speak the words as she looks to her commanding officers with pained and anguished eyes.
VVoltronSV (7:49:50 PM): Glorious: Our orders as of now, and the reason we've been given such a high priority, is to settle a new world and rebuild, in another Galaxy away from the Anti-Robotech Alliance.
diggers316 (7:52:07 PM): Suki shakes her head. "Is there no other choice but retreat?"
VVoltronSV (7:52:16 PM): [Feel free to speak your reactions and ask questions.]
VVoltronSV (7:53:45 PM): Melanie: For now, yes. We may have advanced designs now, but most of our mecha are still old models.
diggers316 (7:54:30 PM): Suki looks at Mel "How did the enemy get such advanced designs?"
CrashCarrie (7:56:17 PM): Sarah just weeps as well. "It'll have to be at least a galaxy away, further than anyone known has looked before. Because the flowers will need to be planted at some point to keep up the fuel supplies… Even if we have a good stock now, it won't last forever. And that's if we get away from our enemies for long enough."
VVoltronSV (7:56:40 PM): Melanie: We're not sure. But it seems Revan was hooked up with something even more, primordial, than anything we've seen before and they came up with a totally different design philosophy then we have, and pressed their researchers hard to meet the expectations of that philosophy.
diggers316 (7:57:10 PM): Suki is incredulous "And we did nothing to stop him?" She is fuming now
diggers316 (7:58:00 PM): Suki is almost besides herself now "No one knew anything about this? Was UEEF intelligence on HOLIDAY?"
Lurana Skyblaze (7:59:37 PM): "Isn't that our job as tigers, to test new technology in combat situations before full production to begin, id say my big friend would have passed"
VVoltronSV (7:59:52 PM): Melanie can't even look Suki in the eye, much less speak. Glorious: What's done is done, we're in it bad now and it's only going to get worse.
VVoltronSV (8:00:51 PM): Melanie: As of right now, based on the test a couple days ago, we are going ahead with production and refinement of your mecha, but even with Eve's help, we're still at a disadvantage.
diggers316 (8:01:52 PM): Suki sits back down. "Ma'am. What do we still have?"
VVoltronSV (8:04:40 PM): Glorious: Command says that it doesn't have any reliable reports on remaining combat assets, but even optimistic reports state our losses have been, crippling.
diggers316 (8:05:28 PM): "begging the Admirals pardon, but, given our losses…just who is 'command' right now?"
VVoltronSV (8:06:35 PM): Glorious: Admiral Reinhardt and Captain Grant.
diggers316 (8:07:12 PM): Suki nods, relieved that her proxy diamyo is at least still alive.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:07:24 PM): "SDF-3 still missing? or Lost?"
VVoltronSV (8:08:01 PM): Sanchez: Yes, and I Captain Grant and the Skull Squadron are still devoted to looking for it.
diggers316 (8:08:05 PM): Suki shakes her head…"not to sound callous, but with Eve, the SDF-3, is an acceptable…loss. Given the circumstances.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:08:39 PM): *She smacks her fist in front of Suki denting the table* "No loss is acceptable"
diggers316 (8:09:05 PM): "Then you are naive and a fool."
Lurana Skyblaze (8:09:32 PM): "I know casualties and losses are inevitable so i am not naive, but losses are never acceptable"
VVoltronSV (8:10:19 PM): Sanchez breathes exasperatedly: "No loss may be acceptable, but they are sometimes unavoidable. We're losing and our best strategy is to run away until we have the strength to fight back, which right now, we don't have."
diggers316 (8:11:25 PM): "My point is, we have a working PC matrix, right here, to waste resources, that we DO not have, looking for a ship that may or may not still exist, is, in this junior officers opinion, unwise."
CrashCarrie (8:12:04 PM): Sarah frowns, pondering things Suki has said, and the response, looking up quietly at the others. "If I may suggest, it might be a good idea to increase intelligence efforts aboard the fleet ships. Revan was more 'visible' in some ways, he may have been so in order to draw attention from one or more agents with potentially deeper cover."
diggers316 (8:13:09 PM): Suki nods "Might be time to resurrect the Kempaietai, in one form or another."
Lurana Skyblaze (8:14:01 PM): Before my transfer here R&D was working on some other new prototypes do we have the designs still and maybe could manufacture some here and run tests?"
Lurana Skyblaze (8:14:09 PM): "Perhaps speed up the process"
VVoltronSV (8:14:45 PM): Glorious: Capt. Ishida, you're thoughts are mine on this issue, but the decision is out of yours and my hands. And we already have people we know to be 100% trustworthy looking for spies.
diggers316 (8:15:08 PM): Suki nods. "Hai taicho."
VVoltronSV (8:15:46 PM): Melanie: I've got my hands full as is, and EVE is primarily concerned with production, not research. Besides, too many designs and Eve won't keep up with the simple retooling of her own facilities.
diggers316 (8:17:16 PM): Suki looks at the assembled Tigers. "Our job is clear, we are a test unit. From now on, unless so ordered, we are on three day on, two day off 18 hour shift. We will get our units tested and into the the hands of the fleets foundries. Without the equipment we perfect, the rest of humanity is lost."
VVoltronSV (8:18:50 PM): Glorious: Those orders are overruled. We want you to test them primarily in ACTUAL combat, and I will not endanger 2 million+ civilians just to seek opponents for you to test yourselves against.
diggers316 (8:20:05 PM): Suki looks at the Admiral "Very well, I had no intent to use the colonists as bait, although they surely would make a tempting target. My intent was to get our units fielded as fast as possible. Ma'am."
VVoltronSV (8:22:30 PM): Melanie: And they will be, but pressing them and yourselves harder in such a short time won't give me time to evaluate the results or figure out what are design flaws, or pilot fatigue. If anything, what you wanted to do would only slow the process down and deliver less reliable designs. I understand your sense of urgency, but sometime faster and harder does A LOT more harm than good.
diggers316 (8:23:13 PM): Suki bows "I stand corrected ma'am. What are your orders."
VVoltronSV (8:26:37 PM): Sanchez: More to the point our fleet's orders from on high is to run. So the current orders for the Tigers, is to attack the slave processing center that Revan was connected to. We're going to rescue who we can and collect all the intel we can. Supposedly, this center was a front for the Anti-Robotech Alliance. The operation will commence in 10 hours.
diggers316 (8:27:28 PM): Suki stands and salutes. "Yes ma'am! What are our ROE's"
VVoltronSV (8:28:38 PM): Glorious: The site is a converted Asteroid mining base, your task is to go in and overwhelm any defenses that are present. We believe their to be over a dozen defensive turrets and motley mix of mechanized defenders.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:29:31 PM): "Special Equipment for the Opp?"
VVoltronSV (8:29:43 PM): Melanie: The ROE is: If it's armed, shoot it. Disable when you can, but don't be afraid to destroy it. I'm getting marvelous data from that thing Kitsumi blew up with her Monster last fight.
diggers316 (8:29:50 PM): [Any ting you wan!"]
Lurana Skyblaze (8:30:40 PM): *she scratches the back of her head* ehhhh yea about that maybe we can try to tone down the kick of the main guns?"
CrashCarrie (8:33:42 PM): Sarah nods quietly as she hears the orders and the terms on which to carry them out, trying to react without too much emotion.
diggers316 (8:34:02 PM): Suki nods.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:34:47 PM): "Oh and do you want me to take both my VR-042 and VR-045 (or what ever the medical cyclone is)
VVoltronSV (8:36:14 PM): Melanie: The Kaiser Monster will be armed with its missile arms and recoilless top-cannons, the Messiah will have a Armored pack equipped, and the Overlord will have plasma missiles. The Sniper, VF-22, VF-19 and Thunderbolt will be deployed as decoys from the main force. Your choice in cyclones.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:36:55 PM): (umm the cannons are not recoilless :-)
Lurana Skyblaze (8:37:05 PM): (theres no backup set for those lol)
CrashCarrie (8:37:47 PM): Sarah cocks her head just a little bit. "The Kaiser will need to carry my Cyclone as well, I rather doubt the Overlord has any space for one."
VVoltronSV (8:37:59 PM): Glorious: Remember, DO NOT blow up the asteroid base. So no missile massacres on the turrets or inside the base.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:38:29 PM): "What missile loadout is in the arms?"
VVoltronSV (8:38:38 PM): [It's a Melanie-designed solution to the stabilization. Now with your GM.]
Lurana Skyblaze (8:38:45 PM): (ANY LRM goes in the arms from multi-reflex on down)
VVoltronSV (8:38:52 PM): [Now don't argue with you GM.]
diggers316 (8:39:05 PM): [/snerk]
Lurana Skyblaze (8:39:12 PM): ( :P i argue a lot!)
diggers316 (8:39:19 PM): [yes, yes she does lol]
diggers316 (8:39:44 PM): [/cuddles]
CrashCarrie (8:40:20 PM): [heehee]
Lurana Skyblaze (8:41:09 PM): (any way gonna answer what missiles are in the arms?
CrashCarrie (8:41:43 PM): [should use particle beam arms, to keep missile massacres away]
diggers316 (8:41:53 PM): [You have the HK-Mk3, upon detonation, the target area is blanketed in Hello Kitty dolls!]
VVoltronSV (8:42:03 PM): Melanie: The Monster Arms will be loaded with Heavy Reflex weapons.
VVoltronSV (8:42:26 PM): [But they'll be fighting OUTside the base.]
VVoltronSV (8:43:41 PM): Glorious: Now if there are no further questions, get some rest and prepare for the operation.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:43:49 PM): "Multi-reflex warheads? are you sure you want me to take those rare monsters out?"
VVoltronSV (8:44:17 PM): Melanie: Not multi-reflex, single HEAVY Reflex missiles.
diggers316 (8:44:24 PM): Suki looks at Kitsumi "Kitsumi-chan! Silence! The admiral has so ordered it, obey!"
diggers316 (8:44:57 PM): [/cuddles]
VVoltronSV (8:45:12 PM): Sanchez: Intel says there may be a capital ship or two in the area. So, no using them on the base itself, there are reserves for potential capital ship action.
VVoltronSV (8:46:28 PM): [Any other comments or do we start the fighting?]
diggers316 (8:47:02 PM): [lets kick some (is the VF-25 being loaded with, or rather have access to..nm, I want medium range shots..]
VVoltronSV (8:47:54 PM): [Yes, you do.]
Lurana Skyblaze (8:48:16 PM): "My mistake i thought you said the big bad ones, but those are still big and bad and rare…" *she gulps hoping she doesn't hit her self with them.*
diggers316 (8:48:46 PM): [I'll use the Med range, I'll use em on the static defenses, since I'd have to use or lose any RF missiles if I wanted to transform]
CrashCarrie (8:50:11 PM): Sarah frowns a little at that and nods just a little, considering the warning. "Capital ships… that might make all of this a lot more interesting." She glances to the others, and starts pondering.
CrashCarrie (8:50:33 PM): [are the newer cyclones around yet, since we have our choice?] :p
VVoltronSV (8:51:08 PM): [No, you just have the ones listed in the books.]
CrashCarrie (8:52:51 PM): [*nods* mkay. Listed in the books is good enough ;-)]
Lurana Skyblaze (8:52:59 PM): "You forget… lil Invid" *she taps her nose playfully* "The Mothra was originally designed for cap ship fights…"
diggers316 (8:53:53 PM): "She has a name big Praxian." Suki replies offhand with a good natured smirk.
VVoltronSV (8:54:20 PM): [Roll for fold nausea!]
CrashCarrie (8:54:29 PM): [lol]
OnlineHost (8:54:35 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 100-sided die: 66
diggers316 (8:54:49 PM): Good thing I took my Dramamine]
OnlineHost (8:54:55 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 100-sided die: 3
diggers316 (8:54:55 PM): took]
OnlineHost (8:55:17 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 100-sided die: 61
diggers316 (8:55:18 PM): [Sheeeit !!! Sarah folds in and out 5 more times just to look good]
CrashCarrie (8:55:27 PM): [lol]
VVoltronSV (8:59:04 PM): The fold out operation causes Suki and Kitsumi to use their in-flight sickness bags, but are not enough to hamper combat operations. The Asteroid Base is in front of you about 50 miles out. You see one vessel resembling a capital ship and and dozens of various mecha out and about. The other 4 Tigers begin their attack drawing most of the forces away, except for the capital ship, a fighter craft and some sort of mecha with tentacles.
VVoltronSV (8:59:25 PM): [Surprise round.]
diggers316 (8:59:37 PM): "Kitsumi! Bea a dear and make that cap ship go away!"
Lurana Skyblaze (8:59:59 PM): /me would look for something to stand on and transform to guardian targeting the capital ship "Already on it"
diggers316 (9:00:33 PM): Suki will lock up the Fighter craft and fire 4 MRM's at it.
Lurana Skyblaze (9:01:00 PM): *She locks 6 heavy reflex warheads on the capital ship and locks her 4 big guns pulling the trigger expecting the recoil to dig her into the object she stands on again!* KAWWOOOOOSH!
OnlineHost (9:01:21 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
Lurana Skyblaze (9:01:58 PM): (20 to hit with the missiles, 28 to hit with the 4 barrels of
Lurana Skyblaze (9:02:00 PM): pain)
OnlineHost (9:02:14 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
diggers316 (9:02:16 PM): wiff
VVoltronSV (9:02:24 PM): [damage for Kitsumi]
diggers316 (9:02:27 PM): [/sigh]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:02:31 PM): (all weapons?)
VVoltronSV (9:02:41 PM): [yep, any actions for Sarah?]
CrashCarrie (9:02:52 PM): Sarah meanwhile sees the mecha with tentacles and makes a face at it, locking it up promptly and firing four SRMs at it.
OnlineHost (9:02:58 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
OnlineHost (9:03:15 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
OnlineHost (9:03:24 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
OnlineHost (9:03:25 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
OnlineHost (9:03:26 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
OnlineHost (9:03:27 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
OnlineHost (9:03:28 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
OnlineHost (9:03:35 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
Lurana Skyblaze (9:04:02 PM): 1900 damage from the missiles
OnlineHost (9:04:17 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 1
Lurana Skyblaze (9:04:43 PM): 2200 damage to the cap ship all together
VVoltronSV (9:03:52 PM): [damage, Carrie]
OnlineHost (9:04:08 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 6
OnlineHost (9:04:25 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 5
OnlineHost (9:04:26 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 4
OnlineHost (9:04:29 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 2
CrashCarrie (9:04:39 PM): [x10 and x2 after that]
CrashCarrie (9:05:06 PM): [500 damage total]
diggers316 (9:05:50 PM): "Well, glad I have you two with me…" Suki says as she calmly readjusts her targeting computers. "…you make me look good." She says dryly as her missiles fly off to seek their fortune elsewhere.
VVoltronSV (9:07:47 PM): The missiles hit upon an energy field with a big flash, but do no damage to the vessel itself. The cannons hitting afterwards, only causing the energy shield to crackle some more. Sarah's missiles find their mark, but are finding it's own energy shield instead of armor, though the crackling of the shield left after the missiles impact suggest the shield is almost gone.
VVoltronSV (9:07:56 PM): [Init rolls]
OnlineHost (9:08:09 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
OnlineHost (9:08:15 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
OnlineHost (9:08:16 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
VVoltronSV (9:08:22 PM): +4
OnlineHost (9:08:28 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
diggers316 (9:08:33 PM): +8 (using active stealth)
VVoltronSV (9:08:36 PM): +10
OnlineHost (9:08:40 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
OnlineHost (9:08:42 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
VVoltronSV (9:08:52 PM): +11
Lurana Skyblaze (9:09:14 PM): (Rofl +3 init
Lurana Skyblaze (9:09:28 PM): (4 total)
VVoltronSV (9:09:52 PM): [Order: Sarah, Suki, Quiltra, Zeta, Dis, Kitsumi.]
diggers316 (9:10:37 PM): [soo, um, what is what on the Zeta and Quiltra? I'm figuring the Dis is the 'ship']
diggers316 (9:11:03 PM): [whats the tentacle hentai mecha, and which is the fighter?]
CrashCarrie (9:11:59 PM): Sarah smiles sweetly as she nearly ends the field, adjusting her missile lock, and firing a spread of six more.
OnlineHost (9:12:09 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
VVoltronSV (9:12:17 PM): [Quiltra- Tentacles, Zeta]
VVoltronSV (9:13:59 PM): [bonus?]
diggers316 (9:14:13 PM): [+3 prolly, they are missiles]
OnlineHost (9:14:16 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
CrashCarrie (9:14:17 PM): [well, +4 if they use PC, but they're missiles otherwise, +3]
VVoltronSV (9:14:23 PM): +24
CrashCarrie (9:14:36 PM): [>.<]
diggers316 (9:14:57 PM): [so it hit a missile, the other still have a chance to hit if the volley doesn't get popped]
diggers316 (9:15:33 PM): [unless it used an equal amount of missiles to counter, which is a 100% counter]
VVoltronSV (9:15:37 PM): The Tentacled Quiltra does a triple take of a dodge against the missile storm.
diggers316 (9:15:57 PM): [mm, can we see the math on that, so when i want to do the same thing… lol]
VVoltronSV (9:16:51 PM): [ER, no that was a DODGE. Level 10 PP 31, HTH: Commando, new Q-Rau style MECT]
VVoltronSV (9:17:04 PM): [Suki's turn.]
diggers316 (9:17:37 PM): [right, but with the 4 missiles or more cannot be dodged roll, and the house rules that say you can dodge more then 4 …how did the math work out?]
diggers316 (9:18:25 PM): [was it just that the roll was so high? or was there another factor?]
diggers316 (9:19:00 PM): [errr level 10…kk, saw that ouch]
VVoltronSV (9:19:32 PM): [Yes, the roll plus bonuses were that high, even if I did a -2 to dodge per missile, the missiles were still screwed.]
diggers316 (9:19:41 PM): [are the base defense turrets in range?]
VVoltronSV (9:19:48 PM): [Yes.]
diggers316 (9:19:56 PM): [how many?]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:19:56 PM): (Zzz till my turn)
VVoltronSV (9:21:29 PM): [4]
diggers316 (9:21:46 PM): Suki will fire 2 MRM's at each (volley fire]
OnlineHost (9:21:52 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
OnlineHost (9:22:16 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
VVoltronSV (9:22:24 PM): +4
OnlineHost (9:22:34 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 4-sided die: 4
VVoltronSV (9:23:19 PM): The missiles are vaped as the approach their targets.
diggers316 (9:23:38 PM): Suki whistles "hoooo slick CIWS there."
VVoltronSV (9:24:57 PM): [Here comes the tentacles]The Quiltra darts about with the sound of laughter filling the radio waves and it fires a dual shot from it's arm-mounted cannons at Sarah's Overlord.
OnlineHost (9:24:59 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
VVoltronSV (9:25:07 PM): +16
VVoltronSV (9:25:19 PM): [24 total.]
VVoltronSV (9:26:10 PM): [Carrie?]
diggers316 (9:28:57 PM): [I would think she would try to dodge…]
CrashCarrie (9:29:14 PM): [dodge]
OnlineHost (9:29:21 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
CrashCarrie (9:29:36 PM): [+7]
VVoltronSV (9:29:57 PM): [not quite, did you include all your bonuses?]
CrashCarrie (9:30:09 PM): [yes]
CrashCarrie (9:30:53 PM): [did you think it was higher or something]
CrashCarrie (9:30:56 PM): [?]
OnlineHost (9:30:58 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 4 4-sided dice: 2 2 2 3
VVoltronSV (9:31:09 PM): [yes, i did…]
diggers316 (9:31:18 PM): sound
CrashCarrie (9:31:48 PM): [is that damage times 10?]
VVoltronSV (9:31:55 PM): [Yep]
CrashCarrie (9:32:01 PM): [*nod*]
VVoltronSV (9:33:04 PM): The Zeta does a quick transformation into a battloid mode and fires a rifle at Suki's Messiah. [90 damage to Sarah's Overlord.]
OnlineHost (9:33:08 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
diggers316 (9:33:14 PM): [AD]
VVoltronSV (9:33:19 PM): +16
OnlineHost (9:33:21 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
diggers316 (9:33:23 PM): +20
Lurana Skyblaze (9:33:46 PM): (pew pew)
OnlineHost (9:34:24 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 2 1 4 4 4
VVoltronSV (9:34:36 PM): [160 damage.]
diggers316 (9:35:34 PM): Suki notes the red flashing lights signifying her armor pack protecting her main body has just gone off line as the impact buffets her. "Tiger Actual hit, still in it."
VVoltronSV (9:37:44 PM): Dis transforms into a Macross equivalent of Guardian mode and fires one of it's arms twin cannons at Kitsumi.
OnlineHost (9:37:45 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
VVoltronSV (9:37:49 PM): +10
OnlineHost (9:39:02 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Lurana Skyblaze (9:39:22 PM): (+12_
VVoltronSV (9:40:22 PM): The Monster shakes a bit but is not hit.
Lurana Skyblaze (9:40:25 PM): *jumps firring thrusters moving out of the way of the wave blast shuddering as her whole mech does.*
Lurana Skyblaze (9:41:37 PM): "Dam that was close… glad its not like the old main gun!" *she locks on again narrowing her eyes over the target* "Blow you son of a bitch!" *clicks off firing the last 6 of her missiles and a burst from her cannons again!*
OnlineHost (9:41:42 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
Lurana Skyblaze (9:41:51 PM): (cruiser again)
Lurana Skyblaze (9:42:16 PM): (+3 missiles, +12 big guns (forgot a skill last time for the guns)
VVoltronSV (9:43:14 PM): [There is a correction to be made, Carrie was missing 4 points from her dodge and would have not been hit, soo we're retconning that.]
OnlineHost (9:43:51 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
VVoltronSV (9:43:56 PM): +5
Lurana Skyblaze (9:43:58 PM): (cruiser can dodge?)
VVoltronSV (9:44:05 PM): [Barely.]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:44:19 PM): ( o.o first cruiser with dodge stats I've seen!)
diggers316 (9:44:45 PM): [It powered by love and song! dontcha know!]
diggers316 (9:45:13 PM): [Start singing Aimo Aimo Ai-kin!!!!]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:45:19 PM): *watches her missiles fly on by it but her cannons connect…
diggers316 (9:45:21 PM): [kin= kun]
VVoltronSV (9:45:26 PM): [4 missiles don't hit, cannons do, roll damage for everything that hits, and economize the rolls please.]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:45:38 PM): (oh forgot )
Lurana Skyblaze (9:45:44 PM): (he has to actually shoot missiles lol
VVoltronSV (9:45:52 PM): [Think Macross Quarter, and you're in the right ball park.]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:45:53 PM): (in packs over 4 right?)
diggers316 (9:46:02 PM): [true]
VVoltronSV (9:46:12 PM): [sure]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:46:28 PM): (so he chose to take a big chest shot and shoot 4 missiles down?)
diggers316 (9:46:46 PM): [so the Dis pilot's on CRACK! just roll damage LOL]
OnlineHost (9:46:51 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
VVoltronSV (9:46:53 PM): [no he dodged the missiles! he didn't shoot anything!]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:47:01 PM): (then they hit :P)
OnlineHost (9:47:15 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
OnlineHost (9:47:27 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
diggers316 (9:47:32 PM): [she has a point, 4 + missiles cannot be dodge, the PP31 Quatil I can see, but not a cruiser sized mecha… IMO]
OnlineHost (9:47:42 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
OnlineHost (9:47:46 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
OnlineHost (9:47:54 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Lurana Skyblaze (9:48:05 PM): 2300 damage from missile barrage
VVoltronSV (9:48:10 PM): [No, this is my game and volleys more than 4 can be dodged just like anything else, it's Dis's size that made it take the two missiles that did hit.]
OnlineHost (9:48:31 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 6
diggers316 (9:48:32 PM): [kk, just asking…not trying to be contrary lol]
VVoltronSV (9:48:50 PM): [I really need to send you guys my house rules…]
diggers316 (9:49:01 PM): [nod nod nod ]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:49:18 PM): yes that would be nice
Lurana Skyblaze (9:49:21 PM): 1000 from the main gun
diggers316 (9:49:42 PM): [just shoot them to me, and I'll post it to the site]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:50:04 PM): (can i get a Macross cannon now :P)
VVoltronSV (9:50:10 PM): [yosh, but for now let's just keep going.]
diggers316 (9:50:19 PM): [no, you need to turn in 3000 gold rings there Sonic!]
VVoltronSV (9:51:17 PM): [No, and it was 1900 with missiles?]
VVoltronSV (9:51:59 PM): A massive fire ball can be seen and you can see some damage to Dis' hull.
VVoltronSV (9:52:15 PM): [Carrie, your go.]
CrashCarrie (9:52:56 PM): Sarah grumbles idly as she dodges the blast barely from the tentacled thing, cubing up another batch of six SRMs, and firing for another go at trying to remove the offending unit from the field.
OnlineHost (9:53:01 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
diggers316 (9:53:12 PM): Carrie
CrashCarrie (9:53:12 PM): [well, that was useless]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:53:27 PM): "Out of missiles"
VVoltronSV (9:53:30 PM): [switch to cannons…]
VVoltronSV (9:53:38 PM): [Suki?]
diggers316 (9:54:18 PM): how badly damaged is the Dis?
VVoltronSV (9:54:26 PM): [Very lightly.]
diggers316 (9:54:27 PM): [rough estimate]
VVoltronSV (9:54:41 PM): [About 100 MDC out of thousands.]
diggers316 (9:55:46 PM): Suki takes a look at the deteriorating conditions. And has made up her mind on her next course of actions. She will at this time line up and fire all her forward firing weaponry fire linked at the Zeta
OnlineHost (9:55:53 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
diggers316 (9:55:58 PM): +12
OnlineHost (9:57:37 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
VVoltronSV (9:57:59 PM): +23 [24 v 30]
diggers316 (9:58:45 PM): Suki "Tiger actual to ALL Tiger units! Pull back NOW! Repeat pull back NOW NOW NOW!"
Lurana Skyblaze (9:59:39 PM): (has been firring cannons)
VVoltronSV (10:00:16 PM): Quiltra darts about and fires again at Carrie.
OnlineHost (10:00:18 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
VVoltronSV (10:00:26 PM): +16
OnlineHost (10:00:39 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
CrashCarrie (10:00:42 PM): [+11]
OnlineHost (10:01:06 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 4 4-sided dice: 1 3 1 2
VVoltronSV (10:01:15 PM): [70 damage.]
VVoltronSV (10:02:03 PM): The Zeta fires two Grenades from it's forearms at Suki.
OnlineHost (10:02:05 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
diggers316 (10:02:11 PM): [AD]
VVoltronSV (10:02:15 PM): +16
VVoltronSV (10:02:19 PM): [26]
OnlineHost (10:02:21 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
diggers316 (10:02:23 PM): +20
VVoltronSV (10:02:35 PM): And the grenades go WIDE!
diggers316 (10:02:50 PM): "Not this time jerk off" Suki mutters.
VVoltronSV (10:03:00 PM): Dis continues to fire its cannon at Kitsumi.
OnlineHost (10:03:01 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
VVoltronSV (10:03:06 PM): +10
VVoltronSV (10:03:13 PM): [27]
OnlineHost (10:04:16 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
Lurana Skyblaze (10:04:22 PM): (not enough)
OnlineHost (10:04:35 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 2 4-sided dice: 1 3
VVoltronSV (10:04:41 PM): [400 damage.]
Lurana Skyblaze (10:05:20 PM): "I've got a breach!"
VVoltronSV (10:05:29 PM): [Carrie?]
VVoltronSV (10:05:42 PM): [Sorry, Kitsumi?]
diggers316 (10:05:44 PM): "Roger that Tiger 3! We are RTB, move it or lose it!"
Lurana Skyblaze (10:09:02 PM): *transforms and flies back to where she dumped her 2 fold pieces to recollect and run!
CrashCarrie (10:10:03 PM): Sarah sighs in her cockpit as she hears the orders, swearing very softly as she adjusts to form up with Tiger 1, slouching slightly on her seat as much as she can without removing her hands from the control pads as she complies.
diggers316 (10:10:39 PM): Suki keels hard over and will expend all the chaff and flare she has , as she covers her teams withdrawal
Lurana Skyblaze (10:11:10 PM): *sprays smoke and plasma flame from her breached section near the engine*
VVoltronSV (10:11:25 PM): You hear maniacal laughter over the Radio: "Bwahahahah, See that Rana, we beat the bastards the beat Revan! And they had new toys. Should we give them a parting gift for being wise enough to stop fighting?"
Lurana Skyblaze (10:12:01 PM): (outa curiosity)
OnlineHost (10:12:09 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Lurana Skyblaze (10:12:14 PM): (nvm)
VVoltronSV (10:12:38 PM): Rana: Do as you wish Mia, personally, I'm disappointed. Here that Tigers, next time you come to play bring your fangs.
diggers316 (10:13:03 PM): Suki smirks slightly, even though the words do sting her Bushido pride. She pats her flight recorder. "Not a total loss, not a total loss. Melanie will enjoy seeing this." She says to herself, not dignifying the enemy with a response.
Lurana Skyblaze (10:13:37 PM): *attaches to her fold drives and makes the jump*
VVoltronSV (10:13:42 PM): Mia: Hey Tigers! Do you want shields, control systems or better particle weaponry?
diggers316 (10:14:05 PM): Suki waits till ALL her team is out, then folds (including the diversionary team)
VVoltronSV (10:14:20 PM): [You're not even going to respond?]
diggers316 (10:14:33 PM): [nope, not going to give them the satisfaction]
diggers316 (10:14:56 PM): [I can play mind games too ^_^ ]
VVoltronSV (10:15:10 PM): Rana: Fine I'll send you the shield data for some of our old prototypes! Enjoy!
diggers316 (10:17:24 PM): "All units report in and say status." Suki says after she defolds.
Lurana Skyblaze (10:19:09 PM): Kitsumi doesn't report just sits htere still spewing plasma flame and atmosphere from the breached section glad it wasn't the pilot section
CrashCarrie (10:19:36 PM): Sarah sighs just a little bit. "Minor damage. It'll need some patching, but it'll live."
diggers316 (10:19:58 PM): "Roger that Tiger 2. Tigers 3 thru 6, please report in and say status."
Lurana Skyblaze (10:20:27 PM): *has her radio off so isn't hearing it, and is in back seeing what she can do to patch it up
diggers316 (10:21:25 PM): "Tiger actual to Magellan command, Tiger three is non responsive, deploy SAR please!" Suki maneuvers to get her mecha behind the beast and push it towards the hanger bay.
Lurana Skyblaze (10:21:58 PM): *helmet conn to Suki* "Hey who the hell is pushing me"
VVoltronSV (10:22:34 PM): Saito: Tigers 4 is fully operational. Tigers 6 took comm unit damage, she can receive but not transmit. She's been using hand gestures to communicate, otherwise she's fine.
diggers316 (10:23:17 PM): "And Tiger 5?
Lurana Skyblaze (10:23:21 PM): (dun forget our CVR-3's have short range radios)
VVoltronSV (10:23:25 PM): Jacobs: Tigers 5 here, I took a bit of a beating but can still make it too base.
diggers316 (10:23:54 PM): "Roger that, Jacobs and Yuudai, halo me with Tiger three, the rest RTB."
Lurana Skyblaze (10:24:08 PM): (not gonna respond to the comm?)
VVoltronSV (10:24:12 PM): Saito and Jacobs: Roger.
diggers316 (10:24:36 PM): "I hear you 3, kinda sucks when you don't get a reply when you originally ask for it huh?"
Lurana Skyblaze (10:24:59 PM): "Don't move me I've got some parts out unless you want a big explosion idiots"
CrashCarrie (10:25:18 PM): Sarah hears her orders and maneuvers for the landing area of the Magellan, sighing very softly as she does and shaking her head.
diggers316 (10:25:52 PM): Suki sighs "5 and 4, break off, let 3 sort her issue out. Next time 3, you TELL me when I ask! Are we clear?"
Lurana Skyblaze (10:26:05 PM): "MY comm was off":
VVoltronSV (10:26:28 PM): Saito and Jacobs position themselves to push the Monster then RTB when countermanded orders are given..
diggers316 (10:27:07 PM): "your comm should NEVER be off 3, unless it is physically destroyed!" Suki tone is one of concerned anger.
Lurana Skyblaze (10:27:44 PM): "Look can i get these parts back in or do you wanna sit there and bother me while i try to stop the leak?"
diggers316 (10:28:50 PM): "SAR birds are on the way 3, secure your machine then RTB with your pick up, let the tugs tow your machine back in WITHOUT you. Tiger Actual OUT!"
Lurana Skyblaze (10:29:00 PM): "I don't need a tow:
diggers316 (10:29:14 PM): "You will follow my orders or spend the next 48 in the brig."
Lurana Skyblaze (10:30:34 PM): "Will spend them then." *she plugs and bypasses the leak after shutting he valve off to that particular line*
OnlineHost (10:30:51 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 100-sided die: 66
diggers316 (10:32:05 PM): Suki sighs and takes a deep breath. then lands her plane. One part of her is proud of Kitsumi, wanting to take care of her machine, the other, is disappointed that she would so wantonly disregard orders and protocol, especially when said orders are meant to protect her well being.
VVoltronSV (10:32:07 PM): The repair job goes bad, and Kitsumi suffers some burns as her armor melts off.
OnlineHost (10:32:25 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 4
VVoltronSV (10:32:41 PM): [7 HP damage, ignore SDC]
Lurana Skyblaze (10:33:06 PM): *there would be screams over the conn no thanks to the disturbances, and a nice blow out s the plasma flame gets worse
diggers316 (10:34:09 PM): [brb]
VVoltronSV (10:34:09 PM): The tows drags the monster into dock. Some MPs meet Kitsumi and take her to the med bay and then the brig.
VVoltronSV (10:34:25 PM): [Take a 10 minute break.]
CrashCarrie (10:34:45 PM): [*snigger*]
Lurana Skyblaze (10:39:38 PM): *Spends those 48 hours hands and arms wrapped up thanks to minor plasma burns through her gloves*
diggers316 (10:40:29 PM): Suki will after she lands pull her flight data recorder and head to Melanie's office, after personally checking in on every member of her team to see that they are all right.
Lurana Skyblaze (10:42:17 PM): *Suki would see her injuries are minor even if extremely painful but she doesn't make a sound after words as if they never happened
CrashCarrie (10:42:37 PM): Sarah will do whatever told, whether or not that's follow Suki, or wait somewhere sulking.
VVoltronSV (10:42:44 PM): Sakura seems to be a little scared and sticks close to either Suki, Apollo or Jacobs. But she refuses to speak.
CrashCarrie (10:44:01 PM): Sarah blinks a little at Sakura's being scared, offering her a worried look.
diggers316 (10:44:01 PM): Suki looks over her chart, and talks to her doctors. Then turns to Kitsumi, and in a very soft voice, devoid of any anger, malice of frustration "Your life is in my hands Kitsumi, and it is my job to safeguard it while putting it at risk, the worst possible of situations. Please reflect of what happened today."
diggers316 (10:44:32 PM): Suki kneels in front of Sakura "You did well, all of you did, thank you, all of you."
Lurana Skyblaze (10:44:46 PM): "I was merely doing my duty, even if it was against your orders"
VVoltronSV (10:45:34 PM): Sakura gives a week smile and then does a baseball sign suggesting stay.
diggers316 (10:45:47 PM): Suki @ Kit "My orders are for you to follow, you might not agree with them, you may even think them tedious. Please follow them in the future." Suki walks out
diggers316 (10:46:15 PM): Suki ruffles her hair. "Get some rest okay." She says to her and the others.
VVoltronSV (10:48:09 PM): Melanie comes back with the flight recorder: No wonder they're losing.
diggers316 (10:48:45 PM): "You mean 'we're' don't you ma'am?"
VVoltronSV (10:49:20 PM): Melanie: Sorry, I was divorcing the rest of the fleet from us as we can act MOSTLY autonomously.
diggers316 (10:49:53 PM): Suki nods "We are all in this together ma'am. As much as we are independent, the enemy wont make that distinction."
Lurana Skyblaze (10:50:23 PM): *Goes to the brig or if were in the brig just lies there tending the wounds her self being a trained medic and the other medics prolly know by know not to cross her when shes in a mood and wanting to work on her self
VVoltronSV (10:51:47 PM): Melanie: It's a distinct that they ARE making that distinction. Didn't you notice that they just let you go?
diggers316 (10:52:29 PM): "And offered to send us shield data, I noticed." Suki nods "but I cannot allow myself to be lulled by the thought that they will somehow afford us leniency."
VVoltronSV (10:54:27 PM): Melanie: Correction, the DID send you shield data, either you didn't notice or ignored it. And it is beyond anything I've seen before.
CrashCarrie (10:54:51 PM): Sarah frowns a little bit at that.
Lurana Skyblaze (10:55:02 PM): (are they within earshot?)
VVoltronSV (10:55:21 PM): [yes, you're not in jail yet.]
diggers316 (10:55:56 PM): Suki blinks, but maintains her bearing "Perverse, isn't it?" Suki frowns. "Either that or some twisted code of honor at play here, wanting us to be better geared to offer a greater challenge, to make our defeat less hollow in their eyes…'
Lurana Skyblaze (10:56:04 PM): "Perhaps you should consider reopening the omni-barrier research done by SDF-1, and the old PP Barrier
Lurana Skyblaze (10:56:16 PM): perhaps utilizing their data we could augment those old ideas
VVoltronSV (10:57:57 PM): Melanie: I don't know about that, the old shields used some sort of particle shielding that absorbed and deflected the attacks, these use some sort of super dimensional energy to shunt the force of the attack into another plane of existence.
VVoltronSV (10:58:56 PM): Melanie: And Intel reports the three you fought typically wipes out anyone they fight, even if they are running or surrendered. For some reason, they LIKE you.
diggers316 (10:59:30 PM): Suki buckles, sagging towards the wall as tears flow freely as the event finally catch up to her. Sinking into a ball she hides her face in her arms "They take our home, take our family /sniff, and now, they send us shield data, /sob, so they can TOY with us…"
Lurana Skyblaze (10:59:34 PM): "Or perhaps find a way to disable their shields with a weapon? much like we figured out how to do to Invid tech shields"
VVoltronSV (11:01:57 PM): Melanie: You're talking about years of research with a team of scientists for that one… *Melanie notices Suki's foul mood.* "That's why we have to live and get stronger. To avenge our fallen, and prevent them from doing the like ever again.
diggers316 (11:02:56 PM): Suki looks up, her eyes laden with tears. "It hurts Melanie! It hurts! I miss earth, I want to go home, but I can't now!"
Lurana Skyblaze (11:03:14 PM): "Either way I've got brig time, see you." *she takes off from med towards the brig under her own steam
diggers316 (11:04:20 PM): Bowing her head again Suki rocks back and forth "I want to go home….I want to go home…"
CrashCarrie (11:05:02 PM): Sarah sighs and wraps her arms around Suki, trying to hold her very gently. "I know honey… I know…"
VVoltronSV (11:05:06 PM): Melanie gives Suki a hug: "I know it does, and now is the time for tears, but remember we must not lose ourselves in this, to grief or rage, or they win."
diggers316 (11:06:05 PM): Suki tries to subdue her grief, but fails, clutching to whomever's limb is upon her, she doesn't even recognize which.
Lurana Skyblaze (11:07:39 PM): (any way I'm in the brig when ever i get there)
diggers316 (11:07:48 PM): Suki cries for a few more minutes realizing that a release is necessary, and finally recovers. stands and dries her eyes, now red. "Thank you, I…I think I'll be fine now…"
VVoltronSV (11:08:34 PM): Glorious: I know we've got it bad, but I need intel as to why the mission failed. And "we just weren't good enough" ain't gonna cut it.
diggers316 (11:09:13 PM): "it's all /sniff. in there ma'am." Suki replies, standing to attention and saluting.
CrashCarrie (11:10:05 PM): Sarah keeps a gentle hold, stroking Suki's hair softly in her attempted comforting. Upon the recovery, she lets go, straightening back up.
VVoltronSV (11:12:20 PM): Melanie: It was a combination of superior skill and tech on part of the enemy. The Tigers could have taken any ONE of them, but three at once was too much. I know that sounds a lot like we weren't good enough, but it isn't the whole story either.
Lurana Skyblaze (11:13:06 PM): (zzzzz)
VVoltronSV (11:13:09 PM): Melanie: Case in point: They don't use missiles in any great number. Now what does that tell anyone in this room.
VVoltronSV (11:13:27 PM): [Sorry, but you're in the brig, not much I can do for you.]
CrashCarrie (11:14:26 PM): Sarah frowns just a little. "They're using high powered energy based weapons. Ones that won't run out of ammunition."
diggers316 (11:14:51 PM): "We inundate them with missile fire of our own, but, they seem more then capable of evading any spread tossed at them, might need to go with smart rounds, so that they have to keep dodging them, or attack them directly to get rid of the threat.." Suki offers
CrashCarrie (11:15:20 PM): Sarah considers it further then. "The way they were able to maneuver, they could of ran us out of missiles, and our direct fire stuff might never have made a dent."
VVoltronSV (11:15:54 PM): Glorious: It also suggests they have a power source that supports repeated use of such weapons, and that it is abundant enough to equip on mecha.
diggers316 (11:15:58 PM): "Might have to use the missiles to keep them moving and distracted in order to get a gun shot…'
diggers316 (11:16:43 PM): "but, they are so fast, easily outmaneuvered our latest, and all but crippled me in one hit…
diggers316 (11:17:10 PM): if it wasn't for the armor pack, I'd have taken a nasty blow, and Kitsumi, was holed in one shot…
CrashCarrie (11:17:17 PM): Sarah frowns a little at that and nods. "Sounds like we need to capture one intact and peek at its power system."
diggers316 (11:18:09 PM): Suki sighs "I don;t know, would be great, but I would sooner self destruct then let the enemy, us, get a holed of something so advanced. Perhaps stealing one intact would be a better option…"
diggers316 (11:18:18 PM): intact
VVoltronSV (11:22:30 PM): Melanie: Actually this whole beam thing and even the CIWS on the asteroid base suggest two things far more serious: 1. Missile tech is on its way to being outdated, maybe even obsolete. 2. They have an entire different way of handling tactics, suggesting individual duels rather than mass on mass combat.
diggers316 (11:23:09 PM): Suki perks up "Call them out, one on one."
VVoltronSV (11:26:11 PM): Glorious: No, in the reports, you were fighting one-on-one, you should have made it three on one ignoring the other two as much as possible.
CrashCarrie (11:27:07 PM): Sarah nods quietly.
VVoltronSV (11:28:49 PM): Melanie: You're going to have to fight dirty, also these were there ACES, I doubt your average pilot on there side is going to have as easy time mowing over the Tigers as these three.
diggers316 (11:29:36 PM): "Only thing in can suggest is closing into melee range…they seem very adept at ranged combat…"
diggers316 (11:30:10 PM): Although the tentacle mecha, that pilot would strike me as being very capable in close quarters
CrashCarrie (11:30:35 PM): Sarah coughs very slightly. "The tentacle one would likely have ripped the Overlord apart limb from limb in close quarters."
CrashCarrie (11:30:54 PM): "with limbs left over to jab right through the pilot compartment."
VVoltronSV (11:32:18 PM): Melanie: And we really don't have any melee weapons in arsenal to speak of.
diggers316 (11:32:42 PM): The Messiah has a knife… but thats about it" Suki says softly.
diggers316 (11:33:00 PM): And the Overlord has claws…" she adds
VVoltronSV (11:34:18 PM): Glorious: All exceptions to the rule.
diggers316 (11:35:43 PM): "We have to get inside."
VVoltronSV (11:36:07 PM): Glorious: This is troubling, the enemy knows us better than we know them.
diggers316 (11:36:15 PM): "use our missiles to distract, to allow us to close in…"
diggers316 (11:36:28 PM): "They do, they knew who we were, almost by name…"
VVoltronSV (11:36:59 PM): Melanie: The only ones we know are Revan and a hand full of Haydonites.
diggers316 (11:37:26 PM): We have names, Rana, and Mia…might try and research those names…"
VVoltronSV (11:38:23 PM): Melanie: An initial search comes back with 40 or 50 just in missing persons, with no family name or even a picture, it's hard to limit the list.
diggers316 (11:38:46 PM): "We either have to fight them at point blank, or hit them from a distance such that they cannot see the hit coming…"
diggers316 (11:39:28 PM): "Saito's sniping, may come in very handy, if we can fix an enemy in one place long enough fro him to get a clean shot…"
VVoltronSV (11:39:51 PM): Glorious: Sounds like a plan…
diggers316 (11:40:20 PM): "but, that will only work once…"
diggers316 (11:41:07 PM): "Three targets, three aces, three traps…" Suki says
VVoltronSV (11:42:04 PM): Glorious: Read your history, people were aware that snipers were firing on them from a known general direction, but it still diminish the sniper's ability to kill the targets..VVoltronSV (7:22:06 PM): The looks of Melanie, Sanchez and Glorious brought an oppressive atmosphere to the lab. The Tigers had heard some rumors that conditions within the UEF have been worsening but they were conflicting and vague at best
VVoltronSV (7:25:15 PM): The fact that the Tigers have all been called into this meeting under orders of secrecy and to not to discuss the rumors with anyone only makes things far more suspicious.
VVoltronSV (7:28:48 PM): Admiral Morning stands in front of the group almost mournfully, "I'll start with the good news. The UEEF and REF have given the Magellan Colonization Project high priority and we'll be getting plenty of new resources and personnel. G-95, who now wishes to be called Eve, has even started to give us new ship designs to replace the, in her words, underdeveloped and under armed ships or our fleets."
diggers316 (7:30:02 PM): Suki nudges Sarah affectionately, as if to say…'We did that'
VVoltronSV (7:33:16 PM): Glorious: As of right now our fleet is at approximately 84 ships, almost all of them new classes of ships. The Protoculture Matrix that was on board G-95 and Flower of Life stores we have means we will have more than the Protoculture we need for the foreseeable future, and to augment any personnel shortages, Meltrandi crew members, [the only genetic types Eve has in her databanks] and new AIs will be developed and produced.
VVoltronSV (7:33:51 PM): Glorious: And of course, you are testing the latest designs we have to offer. You should be proud of yourselves.
diggers316 (7:34:01 PM): Suki raises her hand.
VVoltronSV (7:34:15 PM): Glorious: Yes, Capt. Ishida?
Lurana Skyblaze (7:34:57 PM): (err where am i atm sorry wasn't paying attention lol)
diggers316 (7:35:00 PM): Suki stands and bows "Ma'am, will there be sufficient safeguards on any AI produced to keep them from Haydonite tampering?"
VVoltronSV (7:35:25 PM): [In the Tigers briefing room/lab.]
VVoltronSV (7:36:25 PM): Glorious: The AIs are using a combination of the technology from Eve, Janice, and even the Steel Angels at your shrine. So in a word, yes.
Lurana Skyblaze (7:36:28 PM): /me just lies back all dozed off having a long night last night
diggers316 (7:36:43 PM): Suki bows again, the retakes her seat.
VVoltronSV (7:36:49 PM): [You don't want to be dozed off right now.]
Lurana Skyblaze (7:37:04 PM): (hey she was up most of the night between Suki and Sarah and the other 2 :P)
diggers316 (7:37:16 PM): [suck it up!]
diggers316 (7:37:24 PM): [oh wait…you Did!]
diggers316 (7:37:38 PM): [^_^ kekeke]
Lurana Skyblaze (7:37:42 PM): *with a kerthud she lands face first onto the table in front of her* "oww…." *With a grumbled whimper*
VVoltronSV (7:37:48 PM): [This is a couple of days later.]
CrashCarrie (7:37:57 PM): Sarah just listens quietly, she glances to Suki for just a moment at the nudging, though with the expression of the Admiral, she doesn't react much.
VVoltronSV (7:40:50 PM): Glorious draws a labored breath: Now for the- bad news. We've just received confirmation from Command that Earth and its Solar System," You can almost see Melanie begin to cry in the background, "is a total lost. The Haydonites and they're new allies used a Neutron-S missile on Earth, what hasn't been consumed by the resulting black hole has maybe months before consumption.
Lurana Skyblaze (7:41:11 PM): (oh fine)
Lurana Skyblaze (7:42:24 PM): "The legendary home is destroyed? This cannot be tolerated!"
Lurana Skyblaze (7:42:40 PM): *a fist pounds almost through the desk as she stomps and stands pounding it*
diggers316 (7:43:09 PM): Suki's face blanches, as the weight of what she has just heard sinks in. Her muscles tighten and a feeling of nausea all but overcomes her. She closes her eyes and takes deep and even breaths , trying to calm herself as tears stream down her cheeks as she trembles.
CrashCarrie (7:46:36 PM): Sarah's eyes close for a moment in mourning, but even as she does, her expression starts to darken in anger at it. She doesn't tremble, but she doesn't open her eyes for the moment either. Even when a tear slides down from one eye.
Lurana Skyblaze (7:47:26 PM): (no one reacts to her nearly pounding through a desk bare fisted?)
VVoltronSV (7:47:45 PM): Glorious: You might want to sit, because the news only gets worse. Many of our Sentinel allies' homeworlds, including Praxis have all met similar fates. All of the REF is losing, our old tech can't keep up with the new tech of the Haydonites' allies.
diggers316 (7:50:02 PM): "What…what are our orders?" Suki replies, in a horse raspy whisper, barely able to speak the words as she looks to her commanding officers with pained and anguished eyes.
VVoltronSV (7:49:50 PM): Glorious: Our orders as of now, and the reason we've been given such a high priority, is to settle a new world and rebuild, in another Galaxy away from the Anti-Robotech Alliance.
diggers316 (7:52:07 PM): Suki shakes her head. "Is there no other choice but retreat?"
VVoltronSV (7:52:16 PM): [Feel free to speak your reactions and ask questions.]
VVoltronSV (7:53:45 PM): Melanie: For now, yes. We may have advanced designs now, but most of our mecha are still old models.
diggers316 (7:54:30 PM): Suki looks at Mel "How did the enemy get such advanced designs?"
CrashCarrie (7:56:17 PM): Sarah just weeps as well. "It'll have to be at least a galaxy away, further than anyone known has looked before. Because the flowers will need to be planted at some point to keep up the fuel supplies… Even if we have a good stock now, it won't last forever. And that's if we get away from our enemies for long enough."
VVoltronSV (7:56:40 PM): Melanie: We're not sure. But it seems Revan was hooked up with something even more, primordial, than anything we've seen before and they came up with a totally different design philosophy then we have, and pressed their researchers hard to meet the expectations of that philosophy.
diggers316 (7:57:10 PM): Suki is incredulous "And we did nothing to stop him?" She is fuming now
diggers316 (7:58:00 PM): Suki is almost besides herself now "No one knew anything about this? Was UEEF intelligence on HOLIDAY?"
Lurana Skyblaze (7:59:37 PM): "Isn't that our job as tigers, to test new technology in combat situations before full production to begin, id say my big friend would have passed"
VVoltronSV (7:59:52 PM): Melanie can't even look Suki in the eye, much less speak. Glorious: What's done is done, we're in it bad now and it's only going to get worse.
VVoltronSV (8:00:51 PM): Melanie: As of right now, based on the test a couple days ago, we are going ahead with production and refinement of your mecha, but even with Eve's help, we're still at a disadvantage.
diggers316 (8:01:52 PM): Suki sits back down. "Ma'am. What do we still have?"
VVoltronSV (8:04:40 PM): Glorious: Command says that it doesn't have any reliable reports on remaining combat assets, but even optimistic reports state our losses have been, crippling.
diggers316 (8:05:28 PM): "begging the Admirals pardon, but, given our losses…just who is 'command' right now?"
VVoltronSV (8:06:35 PM): Glorious: Admiral Reinhardt and Captain Grant.
diggers316 (8:07:12 PM): Suki nods, relieved that her proxy diamyo is at least still alive.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:07:24 PM): "SDF-3 still missing? or Lost?"
VVoltronSV (8:08:01 PM): Sanchez: Yes, and I Captain Grant and the Skull Squadron are still devoted to looking for it.
diggers316 (8:08:05 PM): Suki shakes her head…"not to sound callous, but with Eve, the SDF-3, is an acceptable…loss. Given the circumstances.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:08:39 PM): *She smacks her fist in front of Suki denting the table* "No loss is acceptable"
diggers316 (8:09:05 PM): "Then you are naive and a fool."
Lurana Skyblaze (8:09:32 PM): "I know casualties and losses are inevitable so i am not naive, but losses are never acceptable"
VVoltronSV (8:10:19 PM): Sanchez breathes exasperatedly: "No loss may be acceptable, but they are sometimes unavoidable. We're losing and our best strategy is to run away until we have the strength to fight back, which right now, we don't have."
diggers316 (8:11:25 PM): "My point is, we have a working PC matrix, right here, to waste resources, that we DO not have, looking for a ship that may or may not still exist, is, in this junior officers opinion, unwise."
CrashCarrie (8:12:04 PM): Sarah frowns, pondering things Suki has said, and the response, looking up quietly at the others. "If I may suggest, it might be a good idea to increase intelligence efforts aboard the fleet ships. Revan was more 'visible' in some ways, he may have been so in order to draw attention from one or more agents with potentially deeper cover."
diggers316 (8:13:09 PM): Suki nods "Might be time to resurrect the Kempaietai, in one form or another."
Lurana Skyblaze (8:14:01 PM): Before my transfer here R&D was working on some other new prototypes do we have the designs still and maybe could manufacture some here and run tests?"
Lurana Skyblaze (8:14:09 PM): "Perhaps speed up the process"
VVoltronSV (8:14:45 PM): Glorious: Capt. Ishida, you're thoughts are mine on this issue, but the decision is out of yours and my hands. And we already have people we know to be 100% trustworthy looking for spies.
diggers316 (8:15:08 PM): Suki nods. "Hai taicho."
VVoltronSV (8:15:46 PM): Melanie: I've got my hands full as is, and EVE is primarily concerned with production, not research. Besides, too many designs and Eve won't keep up with the simple retooling of her own facilities.
diggers316 (8:17:16 PM): Suki looks at the assembled Tigers. "Our job is clear, we are a test unit. From now on, unless so ordered, we are on three day on, two day off 18 hour shift. We will get our units tested and into the the hands of the fleets foundries. Without the equipment we perfect, the rest of humanity is lost."
VVoltronSV (8:18:50 PM): Glorious: Those orders are overruled. We want you to test them primarily in ACTUAL combat, and I will not endanger 2 million+ civilians just to seek opponents for you to test yourselves against.
diggers316 (8:20:05 PM): Suki looks at the Admiral "Very well, I had no intent to use the colonists as bait, although they surely would make a tempting target. My intent was to get our units fielded as fast as possible. Ma'am."
VVoltronSV (8:22:30 PM): Melanie: And they will be, but pressing them and yourselves harder in such a short time won't give me time to evaluate the results or figure out what are design flaws, or pilot fatigue. If anything, what you wanted to do would only slow the process down and deliver less reliable designs. I understand your sense of urgency, but sometime faster and harder does A LOT more harm than good.
diggers316 (8:23:13 PM): Suki bows "I stand corrected ma'am. What are your orders."
VVoltronSV (8:26:37 PM): Sanchez: More to the point our fleet's orders from on high is to run. So the current orders for the Tigers, is to attack the slave processing center that Revan was connected to. We're going to rescue who we can and collect all the intel we can. Supposedly, this center was a front for the Anti-Robotech Alliance. The operation will commence in 10 hours.
diggers316 (8:27:28 PM): Suki stands and salutes. "Yes ma'am! What are our ROE's"
VVoltronSV (8:28:38 PM): Glorious: The site is a converted Asteroid mining base, your task is to go in and overwhelm any defenses that are present. We believe their to be over a dozen defensive turrets and motley mix of mechanized defenders.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:29:31 PM): "Special Equipment for the Opp?"
VVoltronSV (8:29:43 PM): Melanie: The ROE is: If it's armed, shoot it. Disable when you can, but don't be afraid to destroy it. I'm getting marvelous data from that thing Kitsumi blew up with her Monster last fight.
diggers316 (8:29:50 PM): [Any ting you wan!"]
Lurana Skyblaze (8:30:40 PM): *she scratches the back of her head* ehhhh yea about that maybe we can try to tone down the kick of the main guns?"
CrashCarrie (8:33:42 PM): Sarah nods quietly as she hears the orders and the terms on which to carry them out, trying to react without too much emotion.
diggers316 (8:34:02 PM): Suki nods.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:34:47 PM): "Oh and do you want me to take both my VR-042 and VR-045 (or what ever the medical cyclone is)
VVoltronSV (8:36:14 PM): Melanie: The Kaiser Monster will be armed with its missile arms and recoilless top-cannons, the Messiah will have a Armored pack equipped, and the Overlord will have plasma missiles. The Sniper, VF-22, VF-19 and Thunderbolt will be deployed as decoys from the main force. Your choice in cyclones.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:36:55 PM): (umm the cannons are not recoilless :-)
Lurana Skyblaze (8:37:05 PM): (theres no backup set for those lol)
CrashCarrie (8:37:47 PM): Sarah cocks her head just a little bit. "The Kaiser will need to carry my Cyclone as well, I rather doubt the Overlord has any space for one."
VVoltronSV (8:37:59 PM): Glorious: Remember, DO NOT blow up the asteroid base. So no missile massacres on the turrets or inside the base.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:38:29 PM): "What missile loadout is in the arms?"
VVoltronSV (8:38:38 PM): [It's a Melanie-designed solution to the stabilization. Now with your GM.]
Lurana Skyblaze (8:38:45 PM): (ANY LRM goes in the arms from multi-reflex on down)
VVoltronSV (8:38:52 PM): [Now don't argue with you GM.]
diggers316 (8:39:05 PM): [/snerk]
Lurana Skyblaze (8:39:12 PM): ( :P i argue a lot!)
diggers316 (8:39:19 PM): [yes, yes she does lol]
diggers316 (8:39:44 PM): [/cuddles]
CrashCarrie (8:40:20 PM): [heehee]
Lurana Skyblaze (8:41:09 PM): (any way gonna answer what missiles are in the arms?
CrashCarrie (8:41:43 PM): [should use particle beam arms, to keep missile massacres away]
diggers316 (8:41:53 PM): [You have the HK-Mk3, upon detonation, the target area is blanketed in Hello Kitty dolls!]
VVoltronSV (8:42:03 PM): Melanie: The Monster Arms will be loaded with Heavy Reflex weapons.
VVoltronSV (8:42:26 PM): [But they'll be fighting OUTside the base.]
VVoltronSV (8:43:41 PM): Glorious: Now if there are no further questions, get some rest and prepare for the operation.
Lurana Skyblaze (8:43:49 PM): "Multi-reflex warheads? are you sure you want me to take those rare monsters out?"
VVoltronSV (8:44:17 PM): Melanie: Not multi-reflex, single HEAVY Reflex missiles.
diggers316 (8:44:24 PM): Suki looks at Kitsumi "Kitsumi-chan! Silence! The admiral has so ordered it, obey!"
diggers316 (8:44:57 PM): [/cuddles]
VVoltronSV (8:45:12 PM): Sanchez: Intel says there may be a capital ship or two in the area. So, no using them on the base itself, there are reserves for potential capital ship action.
VVoltronSV (8:46:28 PM): [Any other comments or do we start the fighting?]
diggers316 (8:47:02 PM): [lets kick some (is the VF-25 being loaded with, or rather have access to..nm, I want medium range shots..]
VVoltronSV (8:47:54 PM): [Yes, you do.]
Lurana Skyblaze (8:48:16 PM): "My mistake i thought you said the big bad ones, but those are still big and bad and rare…" *she gulps hoping she doesn't hit her self with them.*
diggers316 (8:48:46 PM): [I'll use the Med range, I'll use em on the static defenses, since I'd have to use or lose any RF missiles if I wanted to transform]
CrashCarrie (8:50:11 PM): Sarah frowns a little at that and nods just a little, considering the warning. "Capital ships… that might make all of this a lot more interesting." She glances to the others, and starts pondering.
CrashCarrie (8:50:33 PM): [are the newer cyclones around yet, since we have our choice?] :p
VVoltronSV (8:51:08 PM): [No, you just have the ones listed in the books.]
CrashCarrie (8:52:51 PM): [*nods* mkay. Listed in the books is good enough ;-)]
Lurana Skyblaze (8:52:59 PM): "You forget… lil Invid" *she taps her nose playfully* "The Mothra was originally designed for cap ship fights…"
diggers316 (8:53:53 PM): "She has a name big Praxian." Suki replies offhand with a good natured smirk.
VVoltronSV (8:54:20 PM): [Roll for fold nausea!]
CrashCarrie (8:54:29 PM): [lol]
OnlineHost (8:54:35 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 100-sided die: 66
diggers316 (8:54:49 PM): Good thing I took my Dramamine]
OnlineHost (8:54:55 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 100-sided die: 3
diggers316 (8:54:55 PM): took]
OnlineHost (8:55:17 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 100-sided die: 61
diggers316 (8:55:18 PM): [Sheeeit !!! Sarah folds in and out 5 more times just to look good]
CrashCarrie (8:55:27 PM): [lol]
VVoltronSV (8:59:04 PM): The fold out operation causes Suki and Kitsumi to use their in-flight sickness bags, but are not enough to hamper combat operations. The Asteroid Base is in front of you about 50 miles out. You see one vessel resembling a capital ship and and dozens of various mecha out and about. The other 4 Tigers begin their attack drawing most of the forces away, except for the capital ship, a fighter craft and some sort of mecha with tentacles.
VVoltronSV (8:59:25 PM): [Surprise round.]
diggers316 (8:59:37 PM): "Kitsumi! Bea a dear and make that cap ship go away!"
Lurana Skyblaze (8:59:59 PM): /me would look for something to stand on and transform to guardian targeting the capital ship "Already on it"
diggers316 (9:00:33 PM): Suki will lock up the Fighter craft and fire 4 MRM's at it.
Lurana Skyblaze (9:01:00 PM): *She locks 6 heavy reflex warheads on the capital ship and locks her 4 big guns pulling the trigger expecting the recoil to dig her into the object she stands on again!* KAWWOOOOOSH!
OnlineHost (9:01:21 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
Lurana Skyblaze (9:01:58 PM): (20 to hit with the missiles, 28 to hit with the 4 barrels of
Lurana Skyblaze (9:02:00 PM): pain)
OnlineHost (9:02:14 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
diggers316 (9:02:16 PM): wiff
VVoltronSV (9:02:24 PM): [damage for Kitsumi]
diggers316 (9:02:27 PM): [/sigh]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:02:31 PM): (all weapons?)
VVoltronSV (9:02:41 PM): [yep, any actions for Sarah?]
CrashCarrie (9:02:52 PM): Sarah meanwhile sees the mecha with tentacles and makes a face at it, locking it up promptly and firing four SRMs at it.
OnlineHost (9:02:58 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
OnlineHost (9:03:15 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
OnlineHost (9:03:24 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
OnlineHost (9:03:25 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
OnlineHost (9:03:26 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
OnlineHost (9:03:27 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
OnlineHost (9:03:28 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
OnlineHost (9:03:35 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
Lurana Skyblaze (9:04:02 PM): 1900 damage from the missiles
OnlineHost (9:04:17 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 1
Lurana Skyblaze (9:04:43 PM): 2200 damage to the cap ship all together
VVoltronSV (9:03:52 PM): [damage, Carrie]
OnlineHost (9:04:08 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 6
OnlineHost (9:04:25 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 5
OnlineHost (9:04:26 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 4
OnlineHost (9:04:29 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 2
CrashCarrie (9:04:39 PM): [x10 and x2 after that]
CrashCarrie (9:05:06 PM): [500 damage total]
diggers316 (9:05:50 PM): "Well, glad I have you two with me…" Suki says as she calmly readjusts her targeting computers. "…you make me look good." She says dryly as her missiles fly off to seek their fortune elsewhere.
VVoltronSV (9:07:47 PM): The missiles hit upon an energy field with a big flash, but do no damage to the vessel itself. The cannons hitting afterwards, only causing the energy shield to crackle some more. Sarah's missiles find their mark, but are finding it's own energy shield instead of armor, though the crackling of the shield left after the missiles impact suggest the shield is almost gone.
VVoltronSV (9:07:56 PM): [Init rolls]
OnlineHost (9:08:09 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
OnlineHost (9:08:15 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
OnlineHost (9:08:16 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
VVoltronSV (9:08:22 PM): +4
OnlineHost (9:08:28 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
diggers316 (9:08:33 PM): +8 (using active stealth)
VVoltronSV (9:08:36 PM): +10
OnlineHost (9:08:40 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
OnlineHost (9:08:42 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
VVoltronSV (9:08:52 PM): +11
Lurana Skyblaze (9:09:14 PM): (Rofl +3 init
Lurana Skyblaze (9:09:28 PM): (4 total)
VVoltronSV (9:09:52 PM): [Order: Sarah, Suki, Quiltra, Zeta, Dis, Kitsumi.]
diggers316 (9:10:37 PM): [soo, um, what is what on the Zeta and Quiltra? I'm figuring the Dis is the 'ship']
diggers316 (9:11:03 PM): [whats the tentacle hentai mecha, and which is the fighter?]
CrashCarrie (9:11:59 PM): Sarah smiles sweetly as she nearly ends the field, adjusting her missile lock, and firing a spread of six more.
OnlineHost (9:12:09 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
VVoltronSV (9:12:17 PM): [Quiltra- Tentacles, Zeta]
VVoltronSV (9:13:59 PM): [bonus?]
diggers316 (9:14:13 PM): [+3 prolly, they are missiles]
OnlineHost (9:14:16 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
CrashCarrie (9:14:17 PM): [well, +4 if they use PC, but they're missiles otherwise, +3]
VVoltronSV (9:14:23 PM): +24
CrashCarrie (9:14:36 PM): [>.<]
diggers316 (9:14:57 PM): [so it hit a missile, the other still have a chance to hit if the volley doesn't get popped]
diggers316 (9:15:33 PM): [unless it used an equal amount of missiles to counter, which is a 100% counter]
VVoltronSV (9:15:37 PM): The Tentacled Quiltra does a triple take of a dodge against the missile storm.
diggers316 (9:15:57 PM): [mm, can we see the math on that, so when i want to do the same thing… lol]
VVoltronSV (9:16:51 PM): [ER, no that was a DODGE. Level 10 PP 31, HTH: Commando, new Q-Rau style MECT]
VVoltronSV (9:17:04 PM): [Suki's turn.]
diggers316 (9:17:37 PM): [right, but with the 4 missiles or more cannot be dodged roll, and the house rules that say you can dodge more then 4 …how did the math work out?]
diggers316 (9:18:25 PM): [was it just that the roll was so high? or was there another factor?]
diggers316 (9:19:00 PM): [errr level 10…kk, saw that ouch]
VVoltronSV (9:19:32 PM): [Yes, the roll plus bonuses were that high, even if I did a -2 to dodge per missile, the missiles were still screwed.]
diggers316 (9:19:41 PM): [are the base defense turrets in range?]
VVoltronSV (9:19:48 PM): [Yes.]
diggers316 (9:19:56 PM): [how many?]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:19:56 PM): (Zzz till my turn)
VVoltronSV (9:21:29 PM): [4]
diggers316 (9:21:46 PM): Suki will fire 2 MRM's at each (volley fire]
OnlineHost (9:21:52 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
OnlineHost (9:22:16 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
VVoltronSV (9:22:24 PM): +4
OnlineHost (9:22:34 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 4-sided die: 4
VVoltronSV (9:23:19 PM): The missiles are vaped as the approach their targets.
diggers316 (9:23:38 PM): Suki whistles "hoooo slick CIWS there."
VVoltronSV (9:24:57 PM): [Here comes the tentacles]The Quiltra darts about with the sound of laughter filling the radio waves and it fires a dual shot from it's arm-mounted cannons at Sarah's Overlord.
OnlineHost (9:24:59 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
VVoltronSV (9:25:07 PM): +16
VVoltronSV (9:25:19 PM): [24 total.]
VVoltronSV (9:26:10 PM): [Carrie?]
diggers316 (9:28:57 PM): [I would think she would try to dodge…]
CrashCarrie (9:29:14 PM): [dodge]
OnlineHost (9:29:21 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
CrashCarrie (9:29:36 PM): [+7]
VVoltronSV (9:29:57 PM): [not quite, did you include all your bonuses?]
CrashCarrie (9:30:09 PM): [yes]
CrashCarrie (9:30:53 PM): [did you think it was higher or something]
CrashCarrie (9:30:56 PM): [?]
OnlineHost (9:30:58 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 4 4-sided dice: 2 2 2 3
VVoltronSV (9:31:09 PM): [yes, i did…]
diggers316 (9:31:18 PM): sound
CrashCarrie (9:31:48 PM): [is that damage times 10?]
VVoltronSV (9:31:55 PM): [Yep]
CrashCarrie (9:32:01 PM): [*nod*]
VVoltronSV (9:33:04 PM): The Zeta does a quick transformation into a battloid mode and fires a rifle at Suki's Messiah. [90 damage to Sarah's Overlord.]
OnlineHost (9:33:08 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
diggers316 (9:33:14 PM): [AD]
VVoltronSV (9:33:19 PM): +16
OnlineHost (9:33:21 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
diggers316 (9:33:23 PM): +20
Lurana Skyblaze (9:33:46 PM): (pew pew)
OnlineHost (9:34:24 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 2 1 4 4 4
VVoltronSV (9:34:36 PM): [160 damage.]
diggers316 (9:35:34 PM): Suki notes the red flashing lights signifying her armor pack protecting her main body has just gone off line as the impact buffets her. "Tiger Actual hit, still in it."
VVoltronSV (9:37:44 PM): Dis transforms into a Macross equivalent of Guardian mode and fires one of it's arms twin cannons at Kitsumi.
OnlineHost (9:37:45 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
VVoltronSV (9:37:49 PM): +10
OnlineHost (9:39:02 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Lurana Skyblaze (9:39:22 PM): (+12_
VVoltronSV (9:40:22 PM): The Monster shakes a bit but is not hit.
Lurana Skyblaze (9:40:25 PM): *jumps firring thrusters moving out of the way of the wave blast shuddering as her whole mech does.*
Lurana Skyblaze (9:41:37 PM): "Dam that was close… glad its not like the old main gun!" *she locks on again narrowing her eyes over the target* "Blow you son of a bitch!" *clicks off firing the last 6 of her missiles and a burst from her cannons again!*
OnlineHost (9:41:42 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
Lurana Skyblaze (9:41:51 PM): (cruiser again)
Lurana Skyblaze (9:42:16 PM): (+3 missiles, +12 big guns (forgot a skill last time for the guns)
VVoltronSV (9:43:14 PM): [There is a correction to be made, Carrie was missing 4 points from her dodge and would have not been hit, soo we're retconning that.]
OnlineHost (9:43:51 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
VVoltronSV (9:43:56 PM): +5
Lurana Skyblaze (9:43:58 PM): (cruiser can dodge?)
VVoltronSV (9:44:05 PM): [Barely.]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:44:19 PM): ( o.o first cruiser with dodge stats I've seen!)
diggers316 (9:44:45 PM): [It powered by love and song! dontcha know!]
diggers316 (9:45:13 PM): [Start singing Aimo Aimo Ai-kin!!!!]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:45:19 PM): *watches her missiles fly on by it but her cannons connect…
diggers316 (9:45:21 PM): [kin= kun]
VVoltronSV (9:45:26 PM): [4 missiles don't hit, cannons do, roll damage for everything that hits, and economize the rolls please.]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:45:38 PM): (oh forgot )
Lurana Skyblaze (9:45:44 PM): (he has to actually shoot missiles lol
VVoltronSV (9:45:52 PM): [Think Macross Quarter, and you're in the right ball park.]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:45:53 PM): (in packs over 4 right?)
diggers316 (9:46:02 PM): [true]
VVoltronSV (9:46:12 PM): [sure]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:46:28 PM): (so he chose to take a big chest shot and shoot 4 missiles down?)
diggers316 (9:46:46 PM): [so the Dis pilot's on CRACK! just roll damage LOL]
OnlineHost (9:46:51 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
VVoltronSV (9:46:53 PM): [no he dodged the missiles! he didn't shoot anything!]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:47:01 PM): (then they hit :P)
OnlineHost (9:47:15 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
OnlineHost (9:47:27 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
diggers316 (9:47:32 PM): [she has a point, 4 + missiles cannot be dodge, the PP31 Quatil I can see, but not a cruiser sized mecha… IMO]
OnlineHost (9:47:42 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
OnlineHost (9:47:46 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
OnlineHost (9:47:54 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Lurana Skyblaze (9:48:05 PM): 2300 damage from missile barrage
VVoltronSV (9:48:10 PM): [No, this is my game and volleys more than 4 can be dodged just like anything else, it's Dis's size that made it take the two missiles that did hit.]
OnlineHost (9:48:31 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 6
diggers316 (9:48:32 PM): [kk, just asking…not trying to be contrary lol]
VVoltronSV (9:48:50 PM): [I really need to send you guys my house rules…]
diggers316 (9:49:01 PM): [nod nod nod ]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:49:18 PM): yes that would be nice
Lurana Skyblaze (9:49:21 PM): 1000 from the main gun
diggers316 (9:49:42 PM): [just shoot them to me, and I'll post it to the site]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:50:04 PM): (can i get a Macross cannon now :P)
VVoltronSV (9:50:10 PM): [yosh, but for now let's just keep going.]
diggers316 (9:50:19 PM): [no, you need to turn in 3000 gold rings there Sonic!]
VVoltronSV (9:51:17 PM): [No, and it was 1900 with missiles?]
VVoltronSV (9:51:59 PM): A massive fire ball can be seen and you can see some damage to Dis' hull.
VVoltronSV (9:52:15 PM): [Carrie, your go.]
CrashCarrie (9:52:56 PM): Sarah grumbles idly as she dodges the blast barely from the tentacled thing, cubing up another batch of six SRMs, and firing for another go at trying to remove the offending unit from the field.
OnlineHost (9:53:01 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 20-sided die: 2
diggers316 (9:53:12 PM): Carrie
CrashCarrie (9:53:12 PM): [well, that was useless]
Lurana Skyblaze (9:53:27 PM): "Out of missiles"
VVoltronSV (9:53:30 PM): [switch to cannons…]
VVoltronSV (9:53:38 PM): [Suki?]
diggers316 (9:54:18 PM): how badly damaged is the Dis?
VVoltronSV (9:54:26 PM): [Very lightly.]
diggers316 (9:54:27 PM): [rough estimate]
VVoltronSV (9:54:41 PM): [About 100 MDC out of thousands.]
diggers316 (9:55:46 PM): Suki takes a look at the deteriorating conditions. And has made up her mind on her next course of actions. She will at this time line up and fire all her forward firing weaponry fire linked at the Zeta
OnlineHost (9:55:53 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
diggers316 (9:55:58 PM): +12
OnlineHost (9:57:37 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
VVoltronSV (9:57:59 PM): +23 [24 v 30]
diggers316 (9:58:45 PM): Suki "Tiger actual to ALL Tiger units! Pull back NOW! Repeat pull back NOW NOW NOW!"
Lurana Skyblaze (9:59:39 PM): (has been firring cannons)
VVoltronSV (10:00:16 PM): Quiltra darts about and fires again at Carrie.
OnlineHost (10:00:18 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
VVoltronSV (10:00:26 PM): +16
OnlineHost (10:00:39 PM): CrashCarrie rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
CrashCarrie (10:00:42 PM): [+11]
OnlineHost (10:01:06 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 4 4-sided dice: 1 3 1 2
VVoltronSV (10:01:15 PM): [70 damage.]
VVoltronSV (10:02:03 PM): The Zeta fires two Grenades from it's forearms at Suki.
OnlineHost (10:02:05 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 10
diggers316 (10:02:11 PM): [AD]
VVoltronSV (10:02:15 PM): +16
VVoltronSV (10:02:19 PM): [26]
OnlineHost (10:02:21 PM): diggers316 rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
diggers316 (10:02:23 PM): +20
VVoltronSV (10:02:35 PM): And the grenades go WIDE!
diggers316 (10:02:50 PM): "Not this time jerk off" Suki mutters.
VVoltronSV (10:03:00 PM): Dis continues to fire its cannon at Kitsumi.
OnlineHost (10:03:01 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
VVoltronSV (10:03:06 PM): +10
VVoltronSV (10:03:13 PM): [27]
OnlineHost (10:04:16 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
Lurana Skyblaze (10:04:22 PM): (not enough)
OnlineHost (10:04:35 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 2 4-sided dice: 1 3
VVoltronSV (10:04:41 PM): [400 damage.]
Lurana Skyblaze (10:05:20 PM): "I've got a breach!"
VVoltronSV (10:05:29 PM): [Carrie?]
VVoltronSV (10:05:42 PM): [Sorry, Kitsumi?]
diggers316 (10:05:44 PM): "Roger that Tiger 3! We are RTB, move it or lose it!"
Lurana Skyblaze (10:09:02 PM): *transforms and flies back to where she dumped her 2 fold pieces to recollect and run!
CrashCarrie (10:10:03 PM): Sarah sighs in her cockpit as she hears the orders, swearing very softly as she adjusts to form up with Tiger 1, slouching slightly on her seat as much as she can without removing her hands from the control pads as she complies.
diggers316 (10:10:39 PM): Suki keels hard over and will expend all the chaff and flare she has , as she covers her teams withdrawal
Lurana Skyblaze (10:11:10 PM): *sprays smoke and plasma flame from her breached section near the engine*
VVoltronSV (10:11:25 PM): You hear maniacal laughter over the Radio: "Bwahahahah, See that Rana, we beat the bastards the beat Revan! And they had new toys. Should we give them a parting gift for being wise enough to stop fighting?"
Lurana Skyblaze (10:12:01 PM): (outa curiosity)
OnlineHost (10:12:09 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Lurana Skyblaze (10:12:14 PM): (nvm)
VVoltronSV (10:12:38 PM): Rana: Do as you wish Mia, personally, I'm disappointed. Here that Tigers, next time you come to play bring your fangs.
diggers316 (10:13:03 PM): Suki smirks slightly, even though the words do sting her Bushido pride. She pats her flight recorder. "Not a total loss, not a total loss. Melanie will enjoy seeing this." She says to herself, not dignifying the enemy with a response.
Lurana Skyblaze (10:13:37 PM): *attaches to her fold drives and makes the jump*
VVoltronSV (10:13:42 PM): Mia: Hey Tigers! Do you want shields, control systems or better particle weaponry?
diggers316 (10:14:05 PM): Suki waits till ALL her team is out, then folds (including the diversionary team)
VVoltronSV (10:14:20 PM): [You're not even going to respond?]
diggers316 (10:14:33 PM): [nope, not going to give them the satisfaction]
diggers316 (10:14:56 PM): [I can play mind games too ^_^ ]
VVoltronSV (10:15:10 PM): Rana: Fine I'll send you the shield data for some of our old prototypes! Enjoy!
diggers316 (10:17:24 PM): "All units report in and say status." Suki says after she defolds.
Lurana Skyblaze (10:19:09 PM): Kitsumi doesn't report just sits htere still spewing plasma flame and atmosphere from the breached section glad it wasn't the pilot section
CrashCarrie (10:19:36 PM): Sarah sighs just a little bit. "Minor damage. It'll need some patching, but it'll live."
diggers316 (10:19:58 PM): "Roger that Tiger 2. Tigers 3 thru 6, please report in and say status."
Lurana Skyblaze (10:20:27 PM): *has her radio off so isn't hearing it, and is in back seeing what she can do to patch it up
diggers316 (10:21:25 PM): "Tiger actual to Magellan command, Tiger three is non responsive, deploy SAR please!" Suki maneuvers to get her mecha behind the beast and push it towards the hanger bay.
Lurana Skyblaze (10:21:58 PM): *helmet conn to Suki* "Hey who the hell is pushing me"
VVoltronSV (10:22:34 PM): Saito: Tigers 4 is fully operational. Tigers 6 took comm unit damage, she can receive but not transmit. She's been using hand gestures to communicate, otherwise she's fine.
diggers316 (10:23:17 PM): "And Tiger 5?
Lurana Skyblaze (10:23:21 PM): (dun forget our CVR-3's have short range radios)
VVoltronSV (10:23:25 PM): Jacobs: Tigers 5 here, I took a bit of a beating but can still make it too base.
diggers316 (10:23:54 PM): "Roger that, Jacobs and Yuudai, halo me with Tiger three, the rest RTB."
Lurana Skyblaze (10:24:08 PM): (not gonna respond to the comm?)
VVoltronSV (10:24:12 PM): Saito and Jacobs: Roger.
diggers316 (10:24:36 PM): "I hear you 3, kinda sucks when you don't get a reply when you originally ask for it huh?"
Lurana Skyblaze (10:24:59 PM): "Don't move me I've got some parts out unless you want a big explosion idiots"
CrashCarrie (10:25:18 PM): Sarah hears her orders and maneuvers for the landing area of the Magellan, sighing very softly as she does and shaking her head.
diggers316 (10:25:52 PM): Suki sighs "5 and 4, break off, let 3 sort her issue out. Next time 3, you TELL me when I ask! Are we clear?"
Lurana Skyblaze (10:26:05 PM): "MY comm was off":
VVoltronSV (10:26:28 PM): Saito and Jacobs position themselves to push the Monster then RTB when countermanded orders are given..
diggers316 (10:27:07 PM): "your comm should NEVER be off 3, unless it is physically destroyed!" Suki tone is one of concerned anger.
Lurana Skyblaze (10:27:44 PM): "Look can i get these parts back in or do you wanna sit there and bother me while i try to stop the leak?"
diggers316 (10:28:50 PM): "SAR birds are on the way 3, secure your machine then RTB with your pick up, let the tugs tow your machine back in WITHOUT you. Tiger Actual OUT!"
Lurana Skyblaze (10:29:00 PM): "I don't need a tow:
diggers316 (10:29:14 PM): "You will follow my orders or spend the next 48 in the brig."
Lurana Skyblaze (10:30:34 PM): "Will spend them then." *she plugs and bypasses the leak after shutting he valve off to that particular line*
OnlineHost (10:30:51 PM): Lurana Skyblaze rolled 1 100-sided die: 66
diggers316 (10:32:05 PM): Suki sighs and takes a deep breath. then lands her plane. One part of her is proud of Kitsumi, wanting to take care of her machine, the other, is disappointed that she would so wantonly disregard orders and protocol, especially when said orders are meant to protect her well being.
VVoltronSV (10:32:07 PM): The repair job goes bad, and Kitsumi suffers some burns as her armor melts off.
OnlineHost (10:32:25 PM): VVoltronSV rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 4
VVoltronSV (10:32:41 PM): [7 HP damage, ignore SDC]
Lurana Skyblaze (10:33:06 PM): *there would be screams over the conn no thanks to the disturbances, and a nice blow out s the plasma flame gets worse
diggers316 (10:34:09 PM): [brb]
VVoltronSV (10:34:09 PM): The tows drags the monster into dock. Some MPs meet Kitsumi and take her to the med bay and then the brig.
VVoltronSV (10:34:25 PM): [Take a 10 minute break.]
CrashCarrie (10:34:45 PM): [*snigger*]
Lurana Skyblaze (10:39:38 PM): *Spends those 48 hours hands and arms wrapped up thanks to minor plasma burns through her gloves*
diggers316 (10:40:29 PM): Suki will after she lands pull her flight data recorder and head to Melanie's office, after personally checking in on every member of her team to see that they are all right.
Lurana Skyblaze (10:42:17 PM): *Suki would see her injuries are minor even if extremely painful but she doesn't make a sound after words as if they never happened
CrashCarrie (10:42:37 PM): Sarah will do whatever told, whether or not that's follow Suki, or wait somewhere sulking.
VVoltronSV (10:42:44 PM): Sakura seems to be a little scared and sticks close to either Suki, Apollo or Jacobs. But she refuses to speak.
CrashCarrie (10:44:01 PM): Sarah blinks a little at Sakura's being scared, offering her a worried look.
diggers316 (10:44:01 PM): Suki looks over her chart, and talks to her doctors. Then turns to Kitsumi, and in a very soft voice, devoid of any anger, malice of frustration "Your life is in my hands Kitsumi, and it is my job to safeguard it while putting it at risk, the worst possible of situations. Please reflect of what happened today."
diggers316 (10:44:32 PM): Suki kneels in front of Sakura "You did well, all of you did, thank you, all of you."
Lurana Skyblaze (10:44:46 PM): "I was merely doing my duty, even if it was against your orders"
VVoltronSV (10:45:34 PM): Sakura gives a week smile and then does a baseball sign suggesting stay.
diggers316 (10:45:47 PM): Suki @ Kit "My orders are for you to follow, you might not agree with them, you may even think them tedious. Please follow them in the future." Suki walks out
diggers316 (10:46:15 PM): Suki ruffles her hair. "Get some rest okay." She says to her and the others.
VVoltronSV (10:48:09 PM): Melanie comes back with the flight recorder: No wonder they're losing.
diggers316 (10:48:45 PM): "You mean 'we're' don't you ma'am?"
VVoltronSV (10:49:20 PM): Melanie: Sorry, I was divorcing the rest of the fleet from us as we can act MOSTLY autonomously.
diggers316 (10:49:53 PM): Suki nods "We are all in this together ma'am. As much as we are independent, the enemy wont make that distinction."
Lurana Skyblaze (10:50:23 PM): *Goes to the brig or if were in the brig just lies there tending the wounds her self being a trained medic and the other medics prolly know by know not to cross her when shes in a mood and wanting to work on her self
VVoltronSV (10:51:47 PM): Melanie: It's a distinct that they ARE making that distinction. Didn't you notice that they just let you go?
diggers316 (10:52:29 PM): "And offered to send us shield data, I noticed." Suki nods "but I cannot allow myself to be lulled by the thought that they will somehow afford us leniency."
VVoltronSV (10:54:27 PM): Melanie: Correction, the DID send you shield data, either you didn't notice or ignored it. And it is beyond anything I've seen before.
CrashCarrie (10:54:51 PM): Sarah frowns a little bit at that.
Lurana Skyblaze (10:55:02 PM): (are they within earshot?)
VVoltronSV (10:55:21 PM): [yes, you're not in jail yet.]
diggers316 (10:55:56 PM): Suki blinks, but maintains her bearing "Perverse, isn't it?" Suki frowns. "Either that or some twisted code of honor at play here, wanting us to be better geared to offer a greater challenge, to make our defeat less hollow in their eyes…'
Lurana Skyblaze (10:56:04 PM): "Perhaps you should consider reopening the omni-barrier research done by SDF-1, and the old PP Barrier
Lurana Skyblaze (10:56:16 PM): perhaps utilizing their data we could augment those old ideas
VVoltronSV (10:57:57 PM): Melanie: I don't know about that, the old shields used some sort of particle shielding that absorbed and deflected the attacks, these use some sort of super dimensional energy to shunt the force of the attack into another plane of existence.
VVoltronSV (10:58:56 PM): Melanie: And Intel reports the three you fought typically wipes out anyone they fight, even if they are running or surrendered. For some reason, they LIKE you.
diggers316 (10:59:30 PM): Suki buckles, sagging towards the wall as tears flow freely as the event finally catch up to her. Sinking into a ball she hides her face in her arms "They take our home, take our family /sniff, and now, they send us shield data, /sob, so they can TOY with us…"
Lurana Skyblaze (10:59:34 PM): "Or perhaps find a way to disable their shields with a weapon? much like we figured out how to do to Invid tech shields"
VVoltronSV (11:01:57 PM): Melanie: You're talking about years of research with a team of scientists for that one… *Melanie notices Suki's foul mood.* "That's why we have to live and get stronger. To avenge our fallen, and prevent them from doing the like ever again.
diggers316 (11:02:56 PM): Suki looks up, her eyes laden with tears. "It hurts Melanie! It hurts! I miss earth, I want to go home, but I can't now!"
Lurana Skyblaze (11:03:14 PM): "Either way I've got brig time, see you." *she takes off from med towards the brig under her own steam
diggers316 (11:04:20 PM): Bowing her head again Suki rocks back and forth "I want to go home….I want to go home…"
CrashCarrie (11:05:02 PM): Sarah sighs and wraps her arms around Suki, trying to hold her very gently. "I know honey… I know…"
VVoltronSV (11:05:06 PM): Melanie gives Suki a hug: "I know it does, and now is the time for tears, but remember we must not lose ourselves in this, to grief or rage, or they win."
diggers316 (11:06:05 PM): Suki tries to subdue her grief, but fails, clutching to whomever's limb is upon her, she doesn't even recognize which.
Lurana Skyblaze (11:07:39 PM): (any way I'm in the brig when ever i get there)
diggers316 (11:07:48 PM): Suki cries for a few more minutes realizing that a release is necessary, and finally recovers. stands and dries her eyes, now red. "Thank you, I…I think I'll be fine now…"
VVoltronSV (11:08:34 PM): Glorious: I know we've got it bad, but I need intel as to why the mission failed. And "we just weren't good enough" ain't gonna cut it.
diggers316 (11:09:13 PM): "it's all /sniff. in there ma'am." Suki replies, standing to attention and saluting.
CrashCarrie (11:10:05 PM): Sarah keeps a gentle hold, stroking Suki's hair softly in her attempted comforting. Upon the recovery, she lets go, straightening back up.
VVoltronSV (11:12:20 PM): Melanie: It was a combination of superior skill and tech on part of the enemy. The Tigers could have taken any ONE of them, but three at once was too much. I know that sounds a lot like we weren't good enough, but it isn't the whole story either.
Lurana Skyblaze (11:13:06 PM): (zzzzz)
VVoltronSV (11:13:09 PM): Melanie: Case in point: They don't use missiles in any great number. Now what does that tell anyone in this room.
VVoltronSV (11:13:27 PM): [Sorry, but you're in the brig, not much I can do for you.]
CrashCarrie (11:14:26 PM): Sarah frowns just a little. "They're using high powered energy based weapons. Ones that won't run out of ammunition."
diggers316 (11:14:51 PM): "We inundate them with missile fire of our own, but, they seem more then capable of evading any spread tossed at them, might need to go with smart rounds, so that they have to keep dodging them, or attack them directly to get rid of the threat.." Suki offers
CrashCarrie (11:15:20 PM): Sarah considers it further then. "The way they were able to maneuver, they could of ran us out of missiles, and our direct fire stuff might never have made a dent."
VVoltronSV (11:15:54 PM): Glorious: It also suggests they have a power source that supports repeated use of such weapons, and that it is abundant enough to equip on mecha.
diggers316 (11:15:58 PM): "Might have to use the missiles to keep them moving and distracted in order to get a gun shot…'
diggers316 (11:16:43 PM): "but, they are so fast, easily outmaneuvered our latest, and all but crippled me in one hit…
diggers316 (11:17:10 PM): if it wasn't for the armor pack, I'd have taken a nasty blow, and Kitsumi, was holed in one shot…
CrashCarrie (11:17:17 PM): Sarah frowns a little at that and nods. "Sounds like we need to capture one intact and peek at its power system."
diggers316 (11:18:09 PM): Suki sighs "I don;t know, would be great, but I would sooner self destruct then let the enemy, us, get a holed of something so advanced. Perhaps stealing one intact would be a better option…"
diggers316 (11:18:18 PM): intact
VVoltronSV (11:22:30 PM): Melanie: Actually this whole beam thing and even the CIWS on the asteroid base suggest two things far more serious: 1. Missile tech is on its way to being outdated, maybe even obsolete. 2. They have an entire different way of handling tactics, suggesting individual duels rather than mass on mass combat.
diggers316 (11:23:09 PM): Suki perks up "Call them out, one on one."
VVoltronSV (11:26:11 PM): Glorious: No, in the reports, you were fighting one-on-one, you should have made it three on one ignoring the other two as much as possible.
CrashCarrie (11:27:07 PM): Sarah nods quietly.
VVoltronSV (11:28:49 PM): Melanie: You're going to have to fight dirty, also these were there ACES, I doubt your average pilot on there side is going to have as easy time mowing over the Tigers as these three.
diggers316 (11:29:36 PM): "Only thing in can suggest is closing into melee range…they seem very adept at ranged combat…"
diggers316 (11:30:10 PM): Although the tentacle mecha, that pilot would strike me as being very capable in close quarters
CrashCarrie (11:30:35 PM): Sarah coughs very slightly. "The tentacle one would likely have ripped the Overlord apart limb from limb in close quarters."
CrashCarrie (11:30:54 PM): "with limbs left over to jab right through the pilot compartment."
VVoltronSV (11:32:18 PM): Melanie: And we really don't have any melee weapons in arsenal to speak of.
diggers316 (11:32:42 PM): The Messiah has a knife… but thats about it" Suki says softly.
diggers316 (11:33:00 PM): And the Overlord has claws…" she adds
VVoltronSV (11:34:18 PM): Glorious: All exceptions to the rule.
diggers316 (11:35:43 PM): "We have to get inside."
VVoltronSV (11:36:07 PM): Glorious: This is troubling, the enemy knows us better than we know them.
diggers316 (11:36:15 PM): "use our missiles to distract, to allow us to close in…"
diggers316 (11:36:28 PM): "They do, they knew who we were, almost by name…"
VVoltronSV (11:36:59 PM): Melanie: The only ones we know are Revan and a hand full of Haydonites.
diggers316 (11:37:26 PM): We have names, Rana, and Mia…might try and research those names…"
VVoltronSV (11:38:23 PM): Melanie: An initial search comes back with 40 or 50 just in missing persons, with no family name or even a picture, it's hard to limit the list.
diggers316 (11:38:46 PM): "We either have to fight them at point blank, or hit them from a distance such that they cannot see the hit coming…"
diggers316 (11:39:28 PM): "Saito's sniping, may come in very handy, if we can fix an enemy in one place long enough fro him to get a clean shot…"
VVoltronSV (11:39:51 PM): Glorious: Sounds like a plan…
diggers316 (11:40:20 PM): "but, that will only work once…"
diggers316 (11:41:07 PM): "Three targets, three aces, three traps…" Suki says
VVoltronSV (11:42:04 PM): Glorious: Read your history, people were aware that snipers were firing on them from a known general direction, but it still diminish the sniper's ability to kill the targets..

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