Dearie dearie me, I've been bad lately, haven't I?
Tomaster
(Vladimír Shurla) [8]: "Hiya."You give what is quite frankly a half-assed salute, but remarkably, nobody chastises you for it, or for the very casual greeting. Normally you'd get at least an angry cough implying you should shape up, but now? Nothing. You can't say you don't like the change.
Suddenly, the Captain stops and turns toward you. Her suit walks over, and stops barely an inch away from yours. You think this is some kind of staring contest, so you keep your head steady, and stare straight back.
Kinda hard to lose when neither starer can see the other's eyes. Suddenly, a private comm channel opens between you and Captain Lovegale.
"You've got something made of wood on you, don't you? Something rather large."PilotAbilities:
Inventory:
- Field Medical Kit
- Field Repair Kit
- 9mm Glock
-- 18/18 Rounds
- Shinboku Scalemail
Conditions:
ExoskeletonAmazigh
("Amazigh") [3]: You stand ready to serve your captain, but she largely ignores you. Fine then, be that way.
PilotAbilities:
- Cyborg Enhancements
-- Shinboku Expansion
--- Direct Mecha Interface
--- Bullettime (+2 to rolls during usage)
Inventory:
- Field Medical Kit
- Field Repair Kit
- 9mm Glock
-- 18/18 Rounds
Conditions:
- Broken Toes (Braced and Splinted)
- Shoeless
ExoskeletonJJA79
(James Argus) [2]:You salute while looking for a voice amplifier, and find it just in time for you to salute a bit too hard, hitting yourself in the head. Your head rocks inside the suit, and the voice amp sends a screech of noise out, causing everyone to yell at you. Smooth.
PilotAbilities:
- Sniper expert (+1 when shooting from long range)
Inventory:
- Field Medical Kit
- Field Repair Kit
- 9mm Glock
-- 18/18 Rounds
Conditions:
- Panic (-1 to actions when in close combat)
- Broken Legs (Anesthetized and splinted, cannot walk)
ExoskeletonTokochiro
(John Kosloswa) [10]:You give a glorious salute to your leader, then delve into the exo suit's menus to search for anything cool and tucked away.
There's a voice amp, which James... demonstrates.
Solitaire? Why the hell is that even on a combat suit?
Oh cool, you can access the Exoneration's Combat Network from here, including all the radio channels and even the database! Hey, some of this stuff you can't access with the computer in your room! Interesting...
Oh? What's this? Suit delimiter? That sounds useful. Lots of big warning signs on it though. Mostly about how it could burn out the suit and maybe cause just a little bit of horrible death and grievous injury.
PilotAbilities:
Inventory:
- Field Medical Kit
- Field Repair Kit
- 9mm Glock
-- 18/18 Rounds
- Sports Watch
- Visitor's Map
Conditions:
ExoskeletonDragonXP
(Kaime Freins) [3]:"Standing Attention."You get the idea to outdo Vlad's pathetic attempt at looking awesome, and move to run towards a corner, jump back and forth between each wall until you get to the ceiling, then run straight across it as far as you can, finally landing back on the ground in a crouch with your swords held out.
You end up tripping over your own feet and barely manage to not faceplant.
PilotAbilities:
Inventory:
- Field Medical Kit
- Field Repair Kit
- 9mm Glock
-- 18/18 Rounds
Conditions:
- Cybernetic Left Leg
ExoskeletonRagdollmaster
(Sargon) [6]:"Commander Lovegale."She's taken aback by the sudden movie star voice, so you fiddle with it a bit more.
"Sorry, better?"
"Sean Connery?"
"I was going for Morgan Freeman, but close enough."PilotAbilities:
Inventory:
- Field Medical Kit
- Field Repair Kit
- 9mm Glock
-- 18/18 Rounds
Conditions:
ExoskeletonGame Events: Captain Lovegale is staring down Vlad, while the others, including the mechanics and Erroni, look on confusedly.
Another private comm channel opens in Fiona's display.
"Nairle."
"Yes?"
"These guys have shinboku. Vladimir especially, but one other as well."
"... Shall I pull them and send replacement pilots?"
"No, no. We don't have time anyway. Make sure they get questioned later though."
"Yes ma'am."Fiona pulls away from Vlad.
"Alright swabbies, let's go. Daylight's burning, and this facility aint gonna capture itself. We've a particularly nice infiltration craft picked out over yonder, so all aboard."The 'infiltration craft' is... less than awe-inspiring. It's a dark green oblong vessel about 10 meters long, and only 2 meters wide and 3 meters high. Armor plating has been pretty clearly welded on, hopefully not to seal air leaks. Peering inside, it's dubious whether the 7 suits can even fit into it at once. Somehow, they all do.
There are no explicit safety devices in the vehicle, but many places to grab a handhold exist across the interior. Several clunks tell the passengers that the pod has been loaded onto an aircraft elevator, and is being lifted up onto the deck.
"I recommend you gentlemen hold onto something. And maybe give a quick prayer to whatever gods you may believe in."