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Still here. Just celebrated the new years too hard -__-'
Anyways, was trying to work on a brief collab of sorts with Apollo but I think I'll just have him post some brief summary. Long story short, Jake and Mai sort of help Ariin/Paladin out with their mechanic skills.
Anyways, was trying to work on a brief collab of sorts with Apollo but I think I'll just have him post some brief summary. Long story short, Jake and Mai sort of help Ariin/Paladin out with their mechanic skills.
Well first off, happy holidays to all ^_^ and all those warm fuzzies.
And second, I sort of messed up with my post. I don't have the time right now to edit it in but I was going to have Jake and perhaps Mai, due to both being mechanic's, help "Paladin" with what he was going to do but I forgot to include that in my post.
Though I'll only do that if Apollo agrees to it. Heck, he could put that part in his post if he doesn't mind.
And second, I sort of messed up with my post. I don't have the time right now to edit it in but I was going to have Jake and perhaps Mai, due to both being mechanic's, help "Paladin" with what he was going to do but I forgot to include that in my post.
Though I'll only do that if Apollo agrees to it. Heck, he could put that part in his post if he doesn't mind.
Both Mai and Jake simply followed orders. Though both made the mistake of not saluting their new superior officiers so doing forty push-ups became their punishment. Needless to say, both knew now that the whip was cracked and they had to fall in line more than ever.
Thankfully though, Jake's "contacts" from his recon division didn't get cut off. Probably though because he was requesting information on things that weren't sensitive. Just Cruxi units and their weapons. Updates from the warfront if you would. He did promise Katya during the week before the new arrivals that he would be helping her in terms of general combat information so thankfully, that didn't change.
However, getting any info on the missing pilot Elora became a problem. It seemed THAT was too sensitive without getting demoted or worse.
"...gotta love high command and their infinite wisdom. Always have to keep their secrets", Mai had said when he decided to talk to her about it during those four days.
"Mai. Just stop with that reckless behavior. Look. I know "Seven" is MIA still but you still have to be more responsible with yourself", Jake had said.
"...Jake...it's my life...don't tell me how to live it...", Mai said slowly.
"I can because whatever the Helldiver division taught you, it wasn't cool. Your acting like a fool", Jake had rhymed.
"...maybe your right...but Caulder also did things that were correct...for one, he never "lied" about what the Cruxi are and how far they're willing to go to win...I've done some "dirty work" in that division too...and I've seen what they do to human P.O.W.'s...simply put Jake, just brace yourself when that time comes", Mai had responded before she walked away.
Needless to say, Jake was still having trouble with Mai. But she was right. It was rare but when the Cruxi do decide to capture human beings, it was for, sadly, reasons that you could just use your imagination on.
Jake also figured the rest of the squad already knew in one shape or form or another but outright saying so might get him into trouble. As Mai put it, higher ups may not like that info being spilled.
Then this day came. The mission now would be a rescue mission. Although from the sounds of it, Elora may not even be there anymore...or if she was...it might be...
Jake shook that though when the briefing ended. He needed to ask questions about this. He then pulled out what looked liked a "tablet" of sorts and began running his data program that held random information on general stuff about the war. In this case, he brought up information about the Cruxi and their "known" war units.
Mai listened intently. This wouldn't be the first time she had to hit a Cruxi controlled station. The problem was that they usually tended to hold new but experimental units. THAT was the reason why the Helldivers unit were called in.
Simply put, they had the "dirty" job of hit and run to see if they can lure out those units just to collect combat data before retreating. A sad job, yes, but that data was the reason why pilots lives were saved. It didn't always work but it was something than nothing. The seven of them at the time also came back alive.
Then there was that one time they actually won one battle where they did find POW's on a station before reinforcements showed up...needless to say, Mai saw first hand what the Cruxi were capable of...
Then that day came when they were shut down...
She then listened to Zim ask his questions first then Jake followed up.
"Ma'am. Can you give us estimates as to what kind of enemy units we could possible encounter? I have data right here that I can elaborate on to the rest of the squad so we don't get caught off guard. CWM's are nothing new to us I imagine but the automated defenses can be trouble. Plus, did the scouts spot any "unknown" units at all?", Jake then asked.
Thankfully though, Jake's "contacts" from his recon division didn't get cut off. Probably though because he was requesting information on things that weren't sensitive. Just Cruxi units and their weapons. Updates from the warfront if you would. He did promise Katya during the week before the new arrivals that he would be helping her in terms of general combat information so thankfully, that didn't change.
However, getting any info on the missing pilot Elora became a problem. It seemed THAT was too sensitive without getting demoted or worse.
"...gotta love high command and their infinite wisdom. Always have to keep their secrets", Mai had said when he decided to talk to her about it during those four days.
"Mai. Just stop with that reckless behavior. Look. I know "Seven" is MIA still but you still have to be more responsible with yourself", Jake had said.
"...Jake...it's my life...don't tell me how to live it...", Mai said slowly.
"I can because whatever the Helldiver division taught you, it wasn't cool. Your acting like a fool", Jake had rhymed.
"...maybe your right...but Caulder also did things that were correct...for one, he never "lied" about what the Cruxi are and how far they're willing to go to win...I've done some "dirty work" in that division too...and I've seen what they do to human P.O.W.'s...simply put Jake, just brace yourself when that time comes", Mai had responded before she walked away.
Needless to say, Jake was still having trouble with Mai. But she was right. It was rare but when the Cruxi do decide to capture human beings, it was for, sadly, reasons that you could just use your imagination on.
Jake also figured the rest of the squad already knew in one shape or form or another but outright saying so might get him into trouble. As Mai put it, higher ups may not like that info being spilled.
Then this day came. The mission now would be a rescue mission. Although from the sounds of it, Elora may not even be there anymore...or if she was...it might be...
Jake shook that though when the briefing ended. He needed to ask questions about this. He then pulled out what looked liked a "tablet" of sorts and began running his data program that held random information on general stuff about the war. In this case, he brought up information about the Cruxi and their "known" war units.
Mai listened intently. This wouldn't be the first time she had to hit a Cruxi controlled station. The problem was that they usually tended to hold new but experimental units. THAT was the reason why the Helldivers unit were called in.
Simply put, they had the "dirty" job of hit and run to see if they can lure out those units just to collect combat data before retreating. A sad job, yes, but that data was the reason why pilots lives were saved. It didn't always work but it was something than nothing. The seven of them at the time also came back alive.
Then there was that one time they actually won one battle where they did find POW's on a station before reinforcements showed up...needless to say, Mai saw first hand what the Cruxi were capable of...
Then that day came when they were shut down...
She then listened to Zim ask his questions first then Jake followed up.
"Ma'am. Can you give us estimates as to what kind of enemy units we could possible encounter? I have data right here that I can elaborate on to the rest of the squad so we don't get caught off guard. CWM's are nothing new to us I imagine but the automated defenses can be trouble. Plus, did the scouts spot any "unknown" units at all?", Jake then asked.
Still alive. Just taking care of Xmas shopping and related stuff.
Hope I didn't miss anything important OOC wise.
And welcome back redbaron ^_^
Hope I didn't miss anything important OOC wise.
And welcome back redbaron ^_^
For Mai and Jake, the week seemed to go on as normal though for the both them, each faced some individual challenges.
Mai's lack of "Seven" was the first problem. Although she was only in a coma for roughly a day or slightly less, she had requested to be cleared for duty ASAP. She had a feeling too that Lorenzo would have done the same. For him, it seemed there was no rest for the weary or wicked.
That had reminded her of her Helldiver commander, Caulder, before things changed.
Either way, without "Seven" keeping her in line, Mai's behavior was that of depression. Sure, she was much more talkative to the other pilots outside of training now but inside, even more so with the simulations, Mai seemed to have some disregard for safety. In a sense, that's what had happened on Joppa when she had thought that those two remaining Cruxi were going to...destory her. She "pushed" Seven out and went crazy and went on one last reckless assault before she went out.
It was because of this that some or perhaps all the pilots, from Mai's view anyway, were showing more concern than when she was letting "Seven" do most of the normal stuff around base and in combat. And she was sure that since Jake was here, they were more than aware of her split-personality problem.
Still, she did follow protocol when ordered so it wasn't like she was constantly causing problems around base.
Jake, though, had his "mixed" bag of affairs. Jake had no trouble with the squad leader Katya in his view. Though he did have to stop the rhymes sometimes since it did tend to bother her. Still, he did help her with planning strategies and enemy information during sim runs so in terms of cooperation, he felt he was gaining her trust to some extents. Jason and Serah were a "mixed" bag so to speak. While he did have fun sharing and listening to their kinds of music, Jake had sensed that neither fully trusted him. Probably due to how much he had already known of them before even meeting him.
He was from a "Recon" division so yeah, making friends tended to get rough in that regard. At the same time, he knew that "unity" was needed in this squad so he did his best to help.
From Sigma and Iota to Mai's unstable personality and helping other squad members like Katya and Ariin's unique condition, Jake had the busy week.
Then this day came when he and the others were called by Captain Ritsu to the briefing hall. Mai was rather surprised about the "child" but she knew better when she saw her rank on the uniform.
For Jake, though, he knew Squad Sigma was going to get some attention but wasn't expecting THESE new additions. Another thing he had tried to do during the week was to talk about their last battle at Leviticus. Despite all the collateral damage there, he had told the squad members that they none the less repelled the Cruxi so the squad would be probably getting some "special attention" at some point.
But these three...even Jake knew better than to be too nosy while they were around.
Needless to say, Jake didn't ask any questions so he kept to himself.
Mai did the same too but her mind wondered on the little girl who was now her superior. Mai knew some of the things that were done to try to win the war with the Cruxi...from the Helldivers division to what Sigma, Iota and their sisters went through...experimentations with frameworks...
What was that little girl forced into to get to this point? What did SHE endure to wind up here in the war?
Mai's lack of "Seven" was the first problem. Although she was only in a coma for roughly a day or slightly less, she had requested to be cleared for duty ASAP. She had a feeling too that Lorenzo would have done the same. For him, it seemed there was no rest for the weary or wicked.
That had reminded her of her Helldiver commander, Caulder, before things changed.
Either way, without "Seven" keeping her in line, Mai's behavior was that of depression. Sure, she was much more talkative to the other pilots outside of training now but inside, even more so with the simulations, Mai seemed to have some disregard for safety. In a sense, that's what had happened on Joppa when she had thought that those two remaining Cruxi were going to...destory her. She "pushed" Seven out and went crazy and went on one last reckless assault before she went out.
It was because of this that some or perhaps all the pilots, from Mai's view anyway, were showing more concern than when she was letting "Seven" do most of the normal stuff around base and in combat. And she was sure that since Jake was here, they were more than aware of her split-personality problem.
Still, she did follow protocol when ordered so it wasn't like she was constantly causing problems around base.
Jake, though, had his "mixed" bag of affairs. Jake had no trouble with the squad leader Katya in his view. Though he did have to stop the rhymes sometimes since it did tend to bother her. Still, he did help her with planning strategies and enemy information during sim runs so in terms of cooperation, he felt he was gaining her trust to some extents. Jason and Serah were a "mixed" bag so to speak. While he did have fun sharing and listening to their kinds of music, Jake had sensed that neither fully trusted him. Probably due to how much he had already known of them before even meeting him.
He was from a "Recon" division so yeah, making friends tended to get rough in that regard. At the same time, he knew that "unity" was needed in this squad so he did his best to help.
From Sigma and Iota to Mai's unstable personality and helping other squad members like Katya and Ariin's unique condition, Jake had the busy week.
Then this day came when he and the others were called by Captain Ritsu to the briefing hall. Mai was rather surprised about the "child" but she knew better when she saw her rank on the uniform.
For Jake, though, he knew Squad Sigma was going to get some attention but wasn't expecting THESE new additions. Another thing he had tried to do during the week was to talk about their last battle at Leviticus. Despite all the collateral damage there, he had told the squad members that they none the less repelled the Cruxi so the squad would be probably getting some "special attention" at some point.
But these three...even Jake knew better than to be too nosy while they were around.
Needless to say, Jake didn't ask any questions so he kept to himself.
Mai did the same too but her mind wondered on the little girl who was now her superior. Mai knew some of the things that were done to try to win the war with the Cruxi...from the Helldivers division to what Sigma, Iota and their sisters went through...experimentations with frameworks...
What was that little girl forced into to get to this point? What did SHE endure to wind up here in the war?
@Ammokkx@Apollosarcher@AtomicNut@Evil Snowman@Dragoknighte@Mr Rage@Gate Keeper@DarkRecon@Jasonhero
A new Sergeant has appeared! Also, everyone who participated in the simulation collab get a +8% to Experience and +2% to Synchro. Serah and Jason get +3% to Synchro for their collab, Sigma gets +1% Synchro for Lorenzo-collab, and Serah and Mai/Jake get +2% for a bit of back-and-forth. If any stat goes over 100% mark it as 100%.
So is that %2 towards sync only or exp? Stupid question I suppose considering there isn't any EXP gained from convo's but just making sure.
Also, since it's been a week from the new characters showing up, I think a sum up is needed for Mai and Jake. If you all want to, some or all of the characters may have already figured out the whole thing between "Mai" and "Seven" but due to Mai's perhaps instablity and "Seven" M.I.A. for whatever reason, some may show concern since Mai seems a bit reckless. Jake, though, I'd imagine some or all would be suspicious of his presence there. Him being from a "Recon" division and his Recon drones, some may think he's replacing a certain pilot or perhaps an informant for the higher ups within military.
Just shooting some idea's here.
Mai shouldn't have been surprised when Serah skirtted around her question about the casualties of war. For her, it was just another fact of life.
But Mai respected Serah's wishes not to talk about it. Sooner or later, she'd hear about it from someone though.
Still, she was surprised that she was asking about her relationship with Jake and not about what he was talking about in terms of her "condition".
"...well...I'm sure that's the reason he transfered here. But remember. He's with the "Recon" division. For them, it's all about information warefare. Their job's may sound like the...well "crap" work but in this war with the Cruxi, it now actually means something...they always like using new stuff against us so...kind of his job to help analyze such enemy units, weapons and such", Mai said, actually sounding normal for a change.
Mai looked at Jake in line with the other random members of the base in the cafeteria and noted that he may be there for awhile.
She then looked back at Serah.
"...Serah...you should know...I'm not exactly "normal"...didn't you even question what Jake was talking about when he briefly metioned my "condition"...or for that matter, why I'm not talking all serious or drone-like right now?", Mai then asked.
But Mai respected Serah's wishes not to talk about it. Sooner or later, she'd hear about it from someone though.
Still, she was surprised that she was asking about her relationship with Jake and not about what he was talking about in terms of her "condition".
"...well...I'm sure that's the reason he transfered here. But remember. He's with the "Recon" division. For them, it's all about information warefare. Their job's may sound like the...well "crap" work but in this war with the Cruxi, it now actually means something...they always like using new stuff against us so...kind of his job to help analyze such enemy units, weapons and such", Mai said, actually sounding normal for a change.
Mai looked at Jake in line with the other random members of the base in the cafeteria and noted that he may be there for awhile.
She then looked back at Serah.
"...Serah...you should know...I'm not exactly "normal"...didn't you even question what Jake was talking about when he briefly metioned my "condition"...or for that matter, why I'm not talking all serious or drone-like right now?", Mai then asked.
Checking in. I'm alive. I was hoping perhaps Ammo would have posted a response from Serah if he wanted to do an old-fashioned back and forth posting there but eh, worse case, we can sum up something.
Mai was suddenly approached by Serah. Jake seemed to understand what was going on though and allowed her to help lead her to a table.
Jake himself had temporarily left after Mai was sat down by Serah so he could find his own chair.
"...don't worry...I'm fine Serah...more or less", Mai said.
"...oh so this is Serah Gene? Oh I'm so mean", Jake said with a rhyme.
Giving a polite cough, Jake then said, "Sorry. Just like to rap and rhyme sometimes. Name's Jake Armstrong. Reconissance division and newest pilot to your squad. Sorry if I'm nosy about people's name's and such but...kind of my job."
"...Jake...your scaring her", Mai then said.
"Hey. Just telling the truth. These days, just too many lies going around", Jake responded.
Looking at Serah, Jake said, "My bad though. Anyways, Mai was briefly in my division back in the day when she was "bouncing around" division to division. She and I are sorta buddies."
"...it wasn't for very long. "Seven" never got along with you", Mai then said.
"Whoa whoa...first off, is anyone "aware" of your condition?", Jake then asks.
Mai looked down at the table. She closed her eyes then said, "...some most likely...if I remember right...I think Harold and Daniel picked up on it when I spoke to them about my framework's classified parts on a private line...I think Zim picked up on it too during the...battle..."
Shaking her head, Mai then looked at Serah.
"...Serah...this is a depressing question but...I need to know...who did we lose? My memory is still jumbled...I know we lost one en route to the battlefield due to some space sickness but I forget who...then I landed in Joppa..."
Jake shook his head then said, "Mai. Were here for food. Not heartbreak."
"...then do as Serah says and leave us...I won't do anything "crazy"...Some ice cream will be fine if they have any", Mai then said.
Letting out a sigh, Jake said, "Well nice to meet'cha Serah Gene. But keep and eye on her like a laser beam."
On that, Jake left the table to fetch Mai and himself some food.
Jake himself had temporarily left after Mai was sat down by Serah so he could find his own chair.
"...don't worry...I'm fine Serah...more or less", Mai said.
"...oh so this is Serah Gene? Oh I'm so mean", Jake said with a rhyme.
Giving a polite cough, Jake then said, "Sorry. Just like to rap and rhyme sometimes. Name's Jake Armstrong. Reconissance division and newest pilot to your squad. Sorry if I'm nosy about people's name's and such but...kind of my job."
"...Jake...your scaring her", Mai then said.
"Hey. Just telling the truth. These days, just too many lies going around", Jake responded.
Looking at Serah, Jake said, "My bad though. Anyways, Mai was briefly in my division back in the day when she was "bouncing around" division to division. She and I are sorta buddies."
"...it wasn't for very long. "Seven" never got along with you", Mai then said.
"Whoa whoa...first off, is anyone "aware" of your condition?", Jake then asks.
Mai looked down at the table. She closed her eyes then said, "...some most likely...if I remember right...I think Harold and Daniel picked up on it when I spoke to them about my framework's classified parts on a private line...I think Zim picked up on it too during the...battle..."
Shaking her head, Mai then looked at Serah.
"...Serah...this is a depressing question but...I need to know...who did we lose? My memory is still jumbled...I know we lost one en route to the battlefield due to some space sickness but I forget who...then I landed in Joppa..."
Jake shook his head then said, "Mai. Were here for food. Not heartbreak."
"...then do as Serah says and leave us...I won't do anything "crazy"...Some ice cream will be fine if they have any", Mai then said.
Letting out a sigh, Jake said, "Well nice to meet'cha Serah Gene. But keep and eye on her like a laser beam."
On that, Jake left the table to fetch Mai and himself some food.
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