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Author Topic: ABS FIESTA REDUX  (Read 1621989 times)

"What'd he think of being brought back here? I can't imagine he was too happy with it."
: He is afraid. He thinks the Coalition is going to take him apart and kill him.

: He is afraid. He thinks the Coalition is going to take him apart and kill him.
"...Oh," she says, looking crestfallen. Cualli thinks for a few moments, staring down at her cup of water. "I mean... they probably will. Or at least, force information out of him and... generally not treat him well." Frowning, she glances at the pilots sitting at her table and then looks at Elu. "I guess I can see why, he belongs to the Imperials and shot down our pilots."

"But... you guys are basically child-like when you gain sentience. Intelligent, but still developing mentally. All I can imagine is just... a scared child in there. I can't help but feel sympathy for him. I hope you tried to comfort him."
« Last Edit: December 25, 2016, 11:28:09 PM by carolcat »

"I'll go," Jaakko volunteers.

Maybe when I get sick of killing people I'll just become a rescue jumper or something-

"...Oh," she says, looking crestfallen. Cualli thinks for a few moments, staring down at her cup of water. "I mean... they probably will. Or at least, force information out of him and... generally not treat him well." Frowning, she glances at the pilots sitting at her table and then looks at Elu. "I guess I can see why, he belongs to the Imperials and shot down our pilots."

"But... you guys are basically child-like when you gain sentience. Intelligent, but still developing mentally. All I can imagine is just... a scared child in there. I can't help but feel sympathy for him. I hope you tried to comfort him."
: I did. Unsuccessfully.

"What did you try to do?" Cualli asks, looking pleased to hear that he made an attempt to be comforting.

Markus sits down at the same table as everyone else, hears something about rescuing someone, and echoes Jaakko.

"Alright. Dust off in 20, hope you have a strong stomach. Virvel's VTOL is a rough ride."

Gus heads off to the armory to retrieve a rifle, and then to the VTOL.
« Last Edit: December 26, 2016, 01:27:28 AM by CypherX »

"What did you try to do?" Cualli asks, looking pleased to hear that he made an attempt to be comforting.
: I tried placing my hand on him, like you did when you tried to calm Eremit.

"Alright. Dust off in 20, hope you have a strong stomach. Virvel's VTOL is a rough ride."

Gus heads off to the armory to retrieve a rifle, and then to the VTOL."
You show up to the VTOL with the carbine you were issued and wait there while the rest of the SAR team shows up. Two medics, four soldiers, and your squadmates.

Cualli's features soften and she smiles at Elu. "Aww, Elu."

With her mood lifted, she finally eats some of her food. "I'm really proud of how you've developed," Cualli comments.

Markus shows up next, in ABUs and armed with whatever is standard issue for SAR.

Faw heads over to the CSAR VTOL in his gear.

"I heard you were going out for Yui. You don't mind if I come too, right?"

"More the merrier."

Gus locks the carbine into a carry rack and takes his seat.

: Everyone remember to bring your flashlights?* It's looking pretty damn dark out there!

The VTOL is carried along the drop track as Virvel continues muttering to nobody in particular, either unaware or uncaring of the fact that she's still on the intercom.
: Four flight missions in one day, what the forget am I doing? Might as well try to beat my record and go for six at this point...

Walter's "tower of terror" comment soon proves to be less of an exaggeration than Gus and Jaakko may have thought when he first said it. A brief sensation of weightlessness quickly gives way to a relentless thrashing as the VTOL drops from the carrier and exits its slipstream, and then it's smooth sailing as it makes its way towards Yui's last known location. The sun is well on its way through the process of setting, leaving the dominant source of illumination for the journey to be the dim cabin lighting.


Cualli's features soften and she smiles at Elu. "Aww, Elu."
With her mood lifted, she finally eats some of her food. "I'm really proud of how you've developed," Cualli comments.
: What do you mean?

"I mean that you've come a long way since we first met. You've learned a lot." She smiles and adds, "like how to comfort people."

Tippy enters Mess and looks for some familiar faces