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Draco	A Moment's Rest		Lead	[-]
Posts: 8 01/12/11 03:11:59	Tags : None Even after the defeat of the Tiamat pirates, the crew of the Crayfish was full of energy and tension. While they had disarmed and subdued the pirates' own cruiser, the bridge crew had to keep an ever-vigilant eye on the ship all the way to port lest the pirates overpower the marines sent to keep order and break for open space. As well, the recovery of the salvageable Zaku Kai was taking up much of the hangar's manpower that could be spent repairing the damaged Galbaldy. Those pilots whose machines could still operate kept their eyes open in two directions. In the center of it all sat a man whose outer calm seemed to defy the controlled chaos around him. James Daviott examined the data gathered before him: three battles against pirate forces had resulted in highly-profitable gains, though each was bought with the lives of good men and women. "Mr. Knight, you have the bridge. I'll be in my quarters," James stated. Soon enough, the excitement of commanding a ship in battle would overwhelmed with the mountain of paperwork that awaited him at S6-1001. Letters of condolence to the families of the lost pilots, working out the last details of the escort contract, filing for ownership of the captured cruiser...it would probably take him as long to get through it all as it would for the two ships to be repaired. It would be worth it in the end, however. Adding a Musai's worth of firepower to his task force would make a world of difference if the Tiamat pirate group held a grudge. James began thinking of ways to use the Musai to his advantage when the door to his quarters opened. "Thought you could use something to calm your nerves, captain." The woman at his door was one of the two other people aboard the ship who knew their true mission. Most members of the crew had signed up thinking they were just another "private security firm" that happened to get a good deal on a carrier, but James, Knight, and this woman, Selena Wirtz, now pilot of the ship's captured Galbaldy Alpha, had all been soldiers in Side 6's militia. Officially, they had been discharged for medical reasons, but unofficially - very unofficially - they had been tasked with creating a unit that could aggressively deal with threats to Riah without shifting the country's neutral stance. "Thank you, Selena," James said, accepting a cup of coffee. "You and the others did well out there today." "Ugh..." she grunted, getting herself a cup. "I didn't. I got pushed aside like I was between a fat man and his cake." "Not a bad description of a Rick Dom," James chuckled. "The guy in the Zaku we captured seemed to indicate that guy was a Tiamat VIP though, so even surviving against him is something to be proud of." "That'll do...for now," she sighed. "I want a rematch though." "I have no doubt we'll run into that lot again," James said reassuringly. "If we keep agreeing to escort loads of MS parts, that is." "Then I'll get back to the hangar and bother the mechanics about reattaching my suit's arm then," Selena accepted with a nod. "I need to get started on some paperwork too," James sighed, hanging his head. "Thanks for the coffee."
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Draco		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8 01/16/11 12:36:54	Paperwork had been keeping James busy for days. Between authorizing ship repairs and upgrades, analyzing data for the ship's...fleet's...next mission, and writing letters to the families of lost pilots, he had little time for anything but quick meals and short naps. He was in the middle of reviewing the documentation for adding some salvaged weapons to the Beetle when someone began knocking on his door. "Enter," he said, not looking up from the papers. "The mobile suit teams are about to perform their mock battle," Knight said, sticking his head in. "They wanted me to invite you to watch if you weren't too busy." "Sure," James agreed, pushing away from his desk. "My eyes are going to start bleeding if I have to look at any more fine print." The two crew members entered the Crayfish's bridge, looking out into space where two groups of mobile suits and fighters were gathering. On one side where three factory-new Zaku II A-types, their paint a bland grey, two fighters, and two K-type Balls while the other side was an Act Zaku accompanied by two Zaku IIs. The Galbaldy Alpha was conspicuous with its absence from the battle, but James knew that was because it sat in the hangar getting repaired along with the salvaged Zaku Kai. "Selena's piloting the F2 while we're still looking for a pilot," Knight explained, as if reading his captain's mind. Some signal was sent out to begin the battle and the rookies in their Zaku II As immediately charged in, firing their machine guns at the closest enemy, the Zaku F2, with the two Balls right behind. Paintballs slapped into the unfortunate Zaku's metal skin, leaving red streaks on its body, but the suit's onboard computer didn't register a kill. The rookie team pursued their target, spraying paintballs like they would never run out as the Act Zaku and Zaku II began firing their own paintballs into their targets' formation. One Ball caught on, turning to fire, but was "fatally" wounded before getting his shots off. The other Ball got wind of his partner's defeat and began spraying shells in the Act Zaku's direction, causing it to peel away while the Zaku II brushed his heat hawk across the Ball's hull, leaving a streak of ink behind. Meanwhile, the Zaku F2 had its hands full trying to fight three rookies at once. Its left leg sported enough paint to render it disabled while one of the Zaku As was technically beheaded but fought on using backup cameras. Selena gritted her teeth as she took another set of hits, disabling some of her flight controls. Any moment now, the moment she was waiting for would happen. The Zaku As bunched up again, spraying bullets in her direction, but then suddenly ceased. The Zakus had, at least, run out of ammunition and would need to reload. They all began reaching for the extra drums on their waists to reload, but the Zaku F2 quickly fired at the near Zaku A's chest, rendering the unit "dead." One more had his gun arm disabled before he moved, abandoning efforts to reload in favor of pulling out his heat hawk. Selena turned her gun on the other reloading grunt, who fired back, having been able to reload. The two Zakus took hits to their lower bodies, but neither was slowed down much. The two Zaku As regrouped and prepared to attack again when a cloud of paint suddenly appeared in their midst. The Act Zaku flew up from behind, discarding a sturm faust handle as it and the Zaku II F fired a punishing, final spray of paintballs into the distracted Zaku As. Shortly after, the combat was declared over and the Beetle's Kommusai was deployed to reactivate mobile suits disabled by the mock battle. "Nice display," James said. "I'm sure Selena will be extra happy to have her Galbaldy back too." "Probably," Knight replied. "Well, that was fun, but it's back to work for me," James sighed.
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Tristher.gundamgates	Anger at the Loss	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 136 01/16/11 22:01:40	A lone mobile suit flies through a debris field. Its dark paint making it look a wraith haunting the graveyard of so many dead. Any who would of came across the Rick Dom II would of wished it was something as intangible as a wraith. A simple nightmare that is easily washed away by a simple light. The anger flowing from the mobile suit would of made any newtype turn away. Joseph Nair was not a happy man. First he failed at the task of capturing a shipment of excellent mobile suits. Second he lost one of the ships entrusted to him by Tiamat. And was heading to meeting with its head members at the moment. He comes up to a large clump of debris that seems to have crashed together and stayed that way. Joseph types a command into his comm board and door opens in the wreckage. He flies his suit through the door and lands it near another mobile suit nearby. His frown gets even nastier as he recognizes the insignia on the suit. "Just great Intent is here." says his deep voice a growl. "If that bastard so much says a word to me I will rip out his throat with my bare hands." Joseph pops the hatch of his mobile suit pushes himself out of the cockpit. He then pushes off the Dom and floats across the hanger and down a hallway. A few minutes later he finds himself standing before a table with four people sitting behind it. "You are here to explain what happened." states a old voice from a woman seated at the right end of the table. Joseph explains everything that happened and how he escaped. He glares at the people at the table daring them to say they could of done better with such little to work with. "You blame that Side 6 bastard for you losing a ship don't you Joey?" asks a slender man at the left end of the table his face sitting in a sneer. The man couldn't be any more different from Joseph. "Shut up Intent. If I hear another word from you mouth I will deliver you Janus myself." states the woman as she looks down the table at him. Intent turns white as he snaps his mouth shut. Joseph keeps his scowl going so as not to give away his amusement at his rival's discomfort. "You did the best you could with what you had Joseph. You will continue your operations there." orders the woman. "And you will have support from us. We will send you what we can now and then more later. And crush the worm when you get a chance but I do not want you to seek him out. You will only risk our operations if you seek him out. Understand." Joseph nods and then turns and goes back his mobile suit. He growls to himself. Once in his mobile suit he moves it to the side and bumps the other mobile suit and it slams into the wall of the hanger. He then leaves the hanger and heads to his headquarters.
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