by New Strausberg » Fri May 16, 2014 6:03 pm
by Volvek » Fri May 16, 2014 7:02 pm
by New Strausberg » Fri May 16, 2014 7:07 pm
Volvek wrote:Kaya had been sitting on the couch in the main gathering room, her feet were on a coffee table and she was smoking a cigarette with a soda in her other, fingerless gloved hand. She was in a low cut tank top to show off her new tattoo that stretched from her right elbow up and covered her right shoulder blade down to where her breast started and continued across the back of her neck to her left shoulder blade.
She heard Mega to give him an update and she reached into the pocket of her skinny jeans and pulled out a slim and small data-pad and set down her cigarette. She turned it on, "Reaper, SITREP." She said with a deep feminine and Germanic voice. And with a really deep, metallic, and monotone voice, the data-pad answered with, "Command Confirmed, Establishing uplink connection.." She waited and stared at the small computer as it connected to her mech that was downstairs in the garage. After a few brief moments the screen turned from a rotating circle that read "Initializing..." to a diagram of her mech, Grim Reaper. Then a readout of all her systems outlined in green showing their individual status'. Kaya looked at Mega, "Reaper's fully functional, all systems green, She's ready for a fight at any given moment sir." She finished and placed her cigarette back between her lips and took a short drag.
by Volvek » Fri May 16, 2014 7:21 pm
by Evraim » Fri May 16, 2014 9:30 pm
by New Strausberg » Fri May 16, 2014 9:43 pm
Evraim wrote:"Try not to eliminate your targets too quickly," Naomi Katzir fussed from in front of a computer screen, "Otherwise, we won't be able to obtain enough data to augment and upgrade your weapons systems. And that would be a most disappointing outcome. Wouldn't you agree?" Rolling her head over the head of her leather rolling chair, the scientist permitted a bemused grin to spread across her face. Naomi enjoyed few things as much as seeing the scientific method played out in real time, but few pilots seemed to appreciate this quirk in her personality. Then again, pilots were generally a rather boorish lot.
Despite the confident airs she put on, Naomi was the youngest member of the Wolves research team at the tender age of twenty. She hadn't even tasted her first kiss yet, not that such mundane trifles perturbed a brilliant scientific mind like her. Naomi wore black pants, a white shirt, and one of her ubiquitous lab coats, looking every bit the scientist or engineer. She had even tied her indigo hair into a loose knot to keep her bangs from obstructing her view as she read over the latest software download for her own mech, the Cheruvin MK IV.
It included modifications that would enhance the targeting and radar systems, not to mention an improved action response system which would see her rate of fire improve by several milliseconds. Of course, there were other less impressive aspects to the new software. It would enable her to listen to the radio when she was in the field, and would prove useful when she installed the vending machine she had been petitioning Mr. McMega to give her permission to add for close to six months now. I cannot fathom how he expects someone to operate at optimal capacity without soda, she reflected sourly as the download was completed.
"All systems are go," Naomi chirped happily, spinning to peer into Jonathan's eyes. "When can I test out my latest improvements?" she inquired bluntly. Then, with a soft yawn and without waiting for a response from the man she nominally claimed as a boss, she shifted her gaze to Kaya. "Hey, Leila!" she called, completely oblivious to the fact that this was not her teammate's actual name, "Could you toss me a soda? I'm parched!"
by Evraim » Fri May 16, 2014 10:06 pm
New Strausberg wrote:"The live fire training facility is up and running so both of you should head down there when your ready for target practice the Mechs down there are equipped with A.I. Of known moves teams moves and tactics. And please try and learn you team mates name Naomi I don't want to trust the future of my company to someone who would disgrace it by makeing careless errors." Naomi was brilliant but she was overconfident a trait Jonathan didnt like but tolerated she had a good head on her but she was inexperienced...
"On second thought...Kaya...I want you to break Naomi in to her new Mech see how it functions just both of you don't beat up the equipment to much remember we still have to manufacture and build parts to replace what you break."
by Volvek » Fri May 16, 2014 10:31 pm
by Evraim » Fri May 16, 2014 10:54 pm
by Volvek » Fri May 16, 2014 11:42 pm
by Evraim » Sat May 17, 2014 12:26 am
by New Strausberg » Sat May 17, 2014 12:39 am
Evraim wrote:With all the finesse of a arthritis patient, Naomi scrambled awkwardly into the cockpit of her machine. Unlike most pilots, she had little need for armored bodysuits, due in no small part to the cushioned construction and firm fit of her own perch within the hulking metal monstrosity. She merely ensured that each strap and valve was maintained with meticulous scrutiny, and her safety was assured. Well, unless Leila decided to drive a bladed weapon through the torso of her mech. In which case, she should expect nothing but blood and anguished gasps that passed for dying breaths.
"Initialize start up sequence," the scientist whispered as though crooning over a small child, "Command: Megiddo." At the tremor of her voice, the lights flashed on, informing her that the machine had responded to her prompting. "Command processed," a monotone voice devoid of gender replied, "Analyzing all systems to ascertain combat functionality. Combat functionality determined. All systems are operating at optimum capacity. Initializing... Synchronizing... Ready." Naomi nodded, pleased with the outcome. Her downloads had been an uncompromising success, a daring advance for science.
As she ordered the mech to march forward, Leila's voice filtered through her radio. "Egghead?" Naomi demanded aghast, "Is that how an assistant should address her superiors?" For a moment, her face was flushed a soft, pretty shade of pink, one which made her anger quite amusing to those who knew her, much to her chagrin. Then, remembering protocol, Naomi barked into her communicator. "Start up sequence complete," she stated in a matter-of-fact tone, "Combat functionality established. Software download successfully integrated. Synchronization sequence complete. All systems are optimal."
by Volvek » Sat May 17, 2014 1:02 am
by Evraim » Sat May 17, 2014 2:15 pm
by Volvek » Sat May 17, 2014 4:16 pm
by Evraim » Sat May 17, 2014 4:50 pm
by Volvek » Sat May 17, 2014 5:03 pm
by New Strausberg » Sat May 17, 2014 5:10 pm
Volvek wrote:Kaya growled as the Egghead maneuvered out of her reach. "Guess I have to engage with secondary weaponry.." She muttered to herself. She shoved the lever forward again and pushed her control stick diagonally up and to the right, making only the two left thrusters fire lunging the mech in the same direction as the stick. "Rechts! Linke! Rechts!" Linke!" She yelled, the mech following her directions and her thrusters boosting in the direction so that Kaya was boosting in a more or less serpentine tactic. As soon as Kaya had started, she pressed a few buttons with the arm that had pressed the boosting lever forward and pushed a few buttons arming the weapons. They folded into "gun ready position" which aimed them at Egghead. "Feuer!" She yelled and her rotary cannons began firing at her. As she did, she had also been taking rounds from Eggheads guns which angered her cause her AI continuously told her the state of the mech. Finishing with, "Hull integrity, 77%."
by Evraim » Sat May 17, 2014 5:30 pm
by Volvek » Sat May 17, 2014 6:36 pm
by Evraim » Sat May 17, 2014 7:00 pm
by New Strausberg » Sat May 17, 2014 7:05 pm
Evraim wrote:"You brave fool," Naomi laughed, watching with unbridled glee as Leila cut down one of the AI's with her blade. Blitzkrieg tactics could prove counter-intuitive against multiple heavy targets, especially if the battle devolved into a drawn-out firefight. What was worse was that Leila was employing a melee weapon against opponents who were programmed to use suppressing rounds and missiles in close conjunction. A blitzkrieg wouldn't work if the opponent could bring superior force to bear after the element of surprise had been squandered.
The scientist would have loved nothing more than to observe the rest of the battle without interruption, but that might risk Leila sustaining more damage, and that would in turn make Jonathan cross at her. Life was sweeter when Jonathan was sweet. Naomi couldn't afford to be grounded again. She absolutely despised be grounded. They practically banned her from the laboratories when that happened. Therefore, instead, Naomi resolved to conclude the battle then and there. Rushing from her hiding spot, she continued her suppressing fire. Leila had joined her too, making things more straightforward. They had more firepower.
Gradually, the AI was forced to retreat, skating around rubbish heaps to find cover. It was then that Naomi emptied her missiles. One flew a little wide of the target, smashing into a pile of junk a few meters in the distance. The other, however, found its target, obliterating the AI's mech, utterly incinerating both of its arms and one of its legs. The machine was sprawled on a patch of rugged, rust-colored earth, with smoke and flame rising from its torso. "Checkmate!" Naomi exclaimed into her communicator, as she darted forward. The AI tremulously attempted to raise its last remaining guns, but the glitches and errors caused by such severe damage slowed this process enough to allow her an opening.
Lifting up her carbon-alloy blade and then letting it slide through the enemy's torso with frightening ease, Naomi dispatched the AI in less than a second. "All targets eliminated," she stated in a bored tone, "You're no fun, Jonathan. You should have sent four of them." With that remark, she used her boosters to glide towards the hangar's door. "I'm done for the day," she informed her teammate, "The data I collected from your mech must be absolutely salivating, and I'm eager to glance through it. Not to mention that they're serving pizza in the mess hall tonight!"
by Evraim » Sat May 17, 2014 7:20 pm
New Strausberg wrote:Jonathan's voice came over the intercom, "not so fast Naomi I want you in my office kaya your dissmissed." The intercom cut off after that without another word.
by New Strausberg » Sat May 17, 2014 7:28 pm
Evraim wrote:New Strausberg wrote:Jonathan's voice came over the intercom, "not so fast Naomi I want you in my office kaya your dissmissed." The intercom cut off after that without another word.
Oh great, Naomi thought nonchalantly, I'm probably going to be grounded. She directed her mech to its designated spot in the hangar, and then waited while it was manually disarmed. Finally, she leaped from the cockpit, shambling into an awkward landing. "Piloting sure takes a lot out of you," Naomi chirped, "Maybe I'll snatch a soda from the vending machine before I report to Mr. McMega's office. Blood orange! Yeah!" With that, Naomi danced towards the closest vending machine, twirling about the whole way.
After she had ordered her soda, the scientist shuffled towards the meeting place that had been specified by her boss, sipping from the can thoughtfully as she meandered through the halls. Her disheveled appearance, quaking limbs, and sweat-drenched hair caught a number of stares, but Naomi ignored all of them, instead contemplating what awaited her. Finally, she arrived at Jonathan McMega's office and gave a light rap on the door. "Dr. Naomi Katzir reporting," she stated softly, her voice more like that of a soldier than the carefree persona she had worn earlier.
by Volvek » Sat May 17, 2014 7:34 pm
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