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BeeNCQuest - A Mecha RP: Abberant Dawn (Ran with Permission)

Lots of Denver-Vegas right off the bat eh?

Breaking Point

Alex flowed with the crowd across the sidewalk, newly burdened with a pack of supplies for his day off. He mentally went over his checklist as the sun once more beat down on him and and the newly sprung-up stands and carts tempted him to into an unscheduled snack. Halfway through his mental checklist his thoughts were interrupted by an irritated buzzing from his uplink. He lifted the device from his pocket and turned the screen upwards. "HBMT-Dave" One of the mechanics for the I08. He removed the earpiece and slipped it on before pressing his thumb fully against the answer button. the screen flashed green, confirming his identity. He kept walking, passing people and stands as he split his focus.

"Hello? Alex?" came Dave's stressed voice. "I hear you. How's the NightOwl?" An unscheduled call meant an unexpected issue with the new equipment. "The I08 is fine, but I need you to authorize a remote unlock. Diagnostic missed some faulty plugs because we couldn't fully energized the array with the test bench." Alex already had his thumb hovering over the screen, but paused. "Have you secured everything? I don't need to remind you of the trouble we'll be in if someone walks in because you forgot to check a door.". Dave sighed. Protocol was nothing to ignore, and that went double for secretive government contracts for military tech. "I made sure. I'm in the far hangar, every bay but this one is empty, and the doors are locked." Alex nodded to no one in particular as he pressed his thumb against the screen. "You have roughly an hour before that hangar is full of military personnel again. Do what you can." He could already hear the hydraulics of the maintenance hatch lifting the plate behind the I08's head. "It'll take thirty minutes tops." With that, the call disconnected.

Alex returned his attention to the streets around him, the volume having increased as more people filled the crowds in anticipation of the parade. He checked his watch. five minutes. He quickened his pace as he headed for the park. Smart path choice for the parade, and lots of shade and seating for the onlookers.

BeeNCQuest - A Mecha RP: Abberant Dawn (Ran with Permission)

Hey Bee, aside from payment or trade goods, is anything else expected from people living in Haven territory? is there a Draft, or mandatory schooling/NC pilot aptitude testing?

BeeNCQuest - A Mecha RP: Abberant Dawn (Ran with Permission)

Adam Philips

Name: Adam Philips

Appearance:

Hider

Age: Roughly 33 years old.

Personality: Adam is hard to read, and harder to get close to because of his cold professional attitude. He is suspicious of outsiders he perceives to be "snooping", often including anyone purposefully seeking him out without an easily discernible reason. He has been observed warming up to comrades outside of battle, but remains skittish until a friendship solidifies. He shows approval for anyone who actively seeks self-improvement, and will provide indirect support if the opportunity arises. He seeks to remain busy or linked to his NC, otherwise he remains quiet and reflects.

Backstory:Born to parents into the Smoke Bears bandit-clan of Denver-Vegas controlled Appalachia, Adam's life was nomadic and fraught with danger from it's very beginning. As a child he often heard the tale of his people from the Elder, that their home had been beneath the mountains since before the destruction of the world, their rise to power in early years of the nuclear winter due to the gifts handed down from their ancestors, and their tradition of martial prowess and practice before the return of the Corporations. He learned their land, and their peace, had been stolen by Denver-Vegas in their unending greed. Hunted, Adam's people became bandits and raiders, using their ancestral knowledge of the mountains to ambush DV's convoys, their preference for vehicles a hindrance in the rugged terrain where NCs reigned supreme. He grew up to admire the Elder, who guided the Smoke Bears' crown jewel, All Nerves as it's Companion.

As Denver-Vegas' hold on the land strengthened, the Smoke Bears declined. Their supplies dwindled as their enemies changed paths, sent greater numbers of NCs and began hunting for their camps. With the future looking bleak, the bandits lost their leader, their idol dormant without it's companion. The Bandits divided, those who sought to stay would hide their identities, burn their flags and become just another settlement. Those who would keep the mantle of the Smoke Bears would seek out among their number the Elder's replacement through the Trials, and would flee their home in the hopes that their brothers and sisters might survive, even if they were run down. All those young enough to, tested themselves in the Heart of the Mountains, and three candidates stepped forward to be tested against All Nerves itself. Only Adam could withstand the link, the others rejected because they could not change. They would serve the Smoke Bears as pilots of captured NCs, but they would not come near All Nerves of their own volition again. The Trials complete, they chose to bide their time in order to give those fleeing a chance to slip into safety unnoticed.

The time had come, and the Smoke Bears sped away from their home under cover of night, beating a hasty retreat east, the knowledge that their mission would protect their people was wind at their backs. Their destination was a port on the Atlantic, where they would steal ships from the unsuspecting Corporation and flee their homeland. In the fighting, many of the Smoke Bears fell defending their brothers and sisters, yet still more made away into the night on their pilfered crafts to lands they had only heard of, to "Haven". Things were not so simple, and the Smoke Bears had difficulty adapting to life, stifled by promises of freedom turned lies. Haven was no home to them, demanding tribute just as the corporations did to live on the land. Money was needed to see his people free, and so Adam found himself a Mercenary. Once more, All Nerves and it's companion would protect their people.

Tactical Preferences and Skills: Adam's experience makes him suited to Guerilla Warfare and Offense-oriented strategy. During combat, Adam remains mobile at all times, and has learned to maintain accuracy on the move in order to compensate for his NC's lack of melee and to utilize it's much greater speed.

Outside of combat, Adam is a skilled hunter, tracker and trapper. He also is also a capable butcher thanks to her early service to his "family". Adam greatly enjoys poker, stakes or no, and is notoriously difficult to beat among pilots and mechanic crews.

Notes: Adam is intensely protective of his "family" and his NC, protecting them above all else.

All Nerves

Code-name: "All Nerves"

Appearance:

Hider

Body Type: Bipedal Reverse-Joint, Non-Humanoid

Type of NC: Configurable between Light Artillery and Support roles depending on munitions loaded.

Equipment & Armaments:

-[Modular] Pod-mounted Rotary autocannon sporting variable ammunition for use against most targets depending on needs. Variable-Fuze HE rounds are the go-to, and can be toggled en-masse to be used against most "softer" targets to great effect.

-[Modular] Pod-mounted Magnetic Accelerator Cannon for use against Heavily-armored targets. Can be charged to increase projectile velocity and impact strength.

-[Modular] Back-mounted tactical missile pod.

-[Integrated] Back-mounted Radar/LASER designator sensor equipment

-[Integrated] Co-axial chaingun

-[Integrated] Torso Chaff/Decoy/Smoke launch tubes

-[Integrated/MODIFICATION] Modified reactor vents on torso, able to vent reactor plasma in short, weaponized bursts.

-[Integrated] manipulator arms attached to forward torso underneath sensor-cluster.

BeeNCQuest - A Mecha RP: Abberant Dawn (Ran with Permission)

@Letter BeeI know, the issue is they don't really produce any goods. They're an insular group of bandits that "live off the land" in their own little bubble.

Instead of changing who they are, Adam (and possibly the two other NC pilots) funds their living on Haven soil by paying Haven off.

Adam's problem with Haven stems from watching huge groups stake claims on swathes of territory, crowning themselves kings and demanding tribute, which flies directly in the face of the Smoke Bears' isolationism. Haven is one of these groups, regardless of their lack of a corporate name.

BeeNCQuest - A Mecha RP: Abberant Dawn (Ran with Permission)

Adam Philips

Name: Adam Philips

Appearance:

Hider

Age: Roughly 33 years old.

Personality: Adam is hard to read, and harder to get close to because of his cold professional attitude. He is suspicious of outsiders he perceives to be "snooping", often including anyone purposefully seeking him out without an easily discernible reason. He has been observed warming up to comrades outside of battle, but remains skittish until a friendship solidifies. He shows approval for anyone who actively seeks self-improvement, and will provide indirect support if the opportunity arises. He seeks to remain busy or linked to his NC, otherwise he remains quiet and reflects.

Backstory:Born to parents into the Smoke Bears bandit-clan of Denver-Vegas controlled Appalachia, Adam's life was nomadic and fraught with danger from it's very beginning. As a child he often heard the tale of his people from the Elder, that their home had been beneath the mountains since before the destruction of the world, their rise to power in early years of the nuclear winter due to the gifts handed down from their ancestors, and their tradition of martial prowess and practice before the return of the Corporations. He learned their land, and their peace, had been stolen by Denver-Vegas in their unending greed. Hunted, Adam's people became bandits and raiders, using their ancestral knowledge of the mountains to ambush DV's convoys, their preference for vehicles a hindrance in the rugged terrain where NCs reigned supreme. He grew up to admire the Elder, who guided the Smoke Bears' crown jewel, All Nerves as it's Companion.

As Denver-Vegas' hold on the land strengthened, the Smoke Bears declined. Their supplies dwindled as their enemies changed paths, sent greater numbers of NCs and began hunting for their camps. With the future looking bleak, the bandits lost their leader, their idol dormant without it's companion. The Bandits divided, those who sought to stay would hide their identities, burn their flags and become just another settlement. Those who would keep the mantle of the Smoke Bears would seek out among their number the Elder's replacement through the Trials, and would flee their home in the hopes that their brothers and sisters might survive, even if they were run down. All those young enough to, tested themselves in the Heart of the Mountains, and three candidates stepped forward to be tested against All Nerves itself. Only Adam could withstand the link, the others rejected because they could not change. They would serve the Smoke Bears as pilots of captured NCs, but they would not come near All Nerves of their own volition again. The Trials complete, they chose to bide their time in order to give those fleeing a chance to slip into safety unnoticed.

The time had come, and the Smoke Bears sped away from their home under cover of night, beating a hasty retreat east, the knowledge that their mission would protect their people was wind at their backs. Their destination was a port on the Atlantic, where they would steal ships from the unsuspecting Corporation and flee their homeland. In the fighting, many of the Smoke Bears fell defending their brothers and sisters, yet still more made away into the night on their pilfered crafts to lands they had only heard of, to "Haven". Things were not so simple, and the Smoke Bears had difficulty adapting to life, stifled by promises of freedom turned lies. Haven was no home to them, demanding tribute just as the corporations did to live on the land. Money was needed to see his people free, and so Adam found himself a Mercenary. Once more, All Nerves and it's companion would protect their people.

Tactical Preferences and Skills: Adam's experience makes him suited to Guerilla Warfare and Offense-oriented strategy. During combat, Adam remains mobile at all times, and has learned to maintain accuracy on the move in order to compensate for his NC's lack of melee and to utilize it's much greater speed.

Outside of combat, Adam is a skilled hunter, tracker and trapper. He also is also a capable butcher thanks to her early service to his "family". Adam greatly enjoys poker, stakes or no, and is notoriously difficult to beat among pilots and mechanic crews.

Notes: Adam is intensely protective of his "family" and his NC, protecting them above all else.

All Nerves

Code-name: "All Nerves"

Appearance:

Hider

Body Type: Bipedal Reverse-Joint, Non-Humanoid

Type of NC: Configurable between Light Artillery and Support roles depending on munitions loaded.

Equipment & Armaments:

-[Modular] Pod-mounted Rotary autocannon sporting variable ammunition for use against most targets depending on needs. Variable-Fuze HE rounds are the go-to, and can be toggled en-masse to be used against most "softer" targets to great effect.

-[Modular] Pod-mounted Magnetic Accelerator Cannon for use against Heavily-armored targets. Can be charged to increase projectile velocity and impact strength.

-[Modular] Back-mounted tactical missile pod.

-[Integrated] Back-mounted Radar/LASER designator sensor equipment

-[Integrated] Co-axial chaingun

-[Integrated] Torso Chaff/Decoy/Smoke launch tubes

-[Integrated/MODIFICATION] Modified reactor vents on torso, able to vent reactor plasma in short, weaponized bursts.

-[Integrated] manipulator arms attached to forward torso underneath sensor-cluster.

took a bit of doing, but here it is. Lemme know if anything's wrong with it, or if I made a spelling mistake or whatever. I can have the mech adapted ICly to fill-role later, when more of the party is filled out.

BeeNCQuest - A Mecha RP: Abberant Dawn (Ran with Permission)

@Letter BeeYou missed one instance of Android in the first paragraph.

Also, is Haven accepting outside peoples, or are they keeping their borders closed?

BeeNCQuest - A Mecha RP: Abberant Dawn (Ran with Permission)

@Letter BeeCan do, though there are others who have shown interest that haven't posted yet. Might want to send some reminders their way too, yeah?

BeeNCQuest - A Mecha RP: Abberant Dawn (Ran with Permission)

@Letter Bee

I usually take my time on CSes. If I move too fast, I might leave gaps or miss some lore.

BeeNCQuest - A Mecha RP: Abberant Dawn (Ran with Permission)

@Letter Bee I'll send you a PM. don't want to clog the OOC with back-and-forth.

@Inkarnate

I read the lore thread, and definitely got that ArmoredCore flavor (Also, AC? NC? too perfect.)

Though the setting seems like it took the most from AC:4 continuity, and I prefer the AC:3 line.