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"...I want an APILAS."

#;> that old gal ( m1918 )#;> field report ( dash commentary )

mater-stellarum

POV: You're a random on-foot combatant staring up at Sparrow

auntie-browning

"...It always comes down to the infantryman, and his rifle."

#;> that old gal ( m1918 )#;> field report ( dash commentary )#||: Fun thing about the GFL timeline is that mechs are a credible threat a T-Doll maybe expected to deal with #||: Not sure if Browning would have ever faced one per say but I think she'd treat it like an Anti-Armor situation all the way #||: aka chuck an IED at it and pray #||: Still a fun idea to brainstorm Anti-Mech T-Doll tactics since autonomous robot soldiers makes dealing with armor a little more nuanced.#||: Not like a doll has to fear being dead...for the most part

Four dolls, all identical in their dark clothes, dark hair, and pale emotionless faces stare at her. The first tilts her head, pupils tightening and dilating as they examine the fellow doll.

“A possible addition?” The first says.

“To father’s farm.” The second mentions.

“She can work in the refinery.” The third adds.

“No. Processing. She lacks necessary protections for collapse radiation.” The fourth finishes. The look at each other in unison before returning their eyes to her.

“On the behalf of our father-“

“And Ainsworth Agriculture and Industry-“

“We would like to extend a formal invitation-“

“To be part of something greater. Do you accept?”

Propositions like these weren't uncommon for an independent doll like herself out in the boonies of the Yellow zone. And frankly...it's never a bad gig. Income, protection, access to spare parts...all the things a doll could ever want to continue functioning until her expiration date. Sure, there is the relinquishment of her autonomy, but what good would that do her powering down in a ditch several miles from civilization. No, she would need to be mad to turn down such an offer.

Surely, she wou—

"No. Now leave me alone. I'm trying to get some rest..."

Words of rejection bounced around the sheet metal that feigns a wall for this ramshackle bar. Anticipating another round of feverish persuasion from the quadruplets, Browning flicked the brim of her cap to properly lock gaze with the strangers. Dulled drab greeted all of them with scorn, subtly reminding them of her answer with every second their gazes locked.

She wouldn't be having any of it and no amount of silver tongue smooth speaking would make her budge on the issue.

And you can't blame her for such a heavy handed approach. Not out here in these law-less god-forsaken lands, where grifts flowed in equal parts with the movements of men. One man's business proposition can be another man's highway robbery. That's barring the fact that crimes against dolls take a significant rise out here in the boonies. It'd be suicide to take any job she couldn't verify the validity of on her own accords.

None of this even tackles the greatest issue she has against these offers: She didn't want to lose her independent status...not after all the sacrifice done to make it given. Sure, she wasn't there when it was originally given, she couldn't show her appreciation....or tell them farewell...but to throw away the last gift from someone so virtuous for meaningless material gain? Even if it was real? It'd be downright dishonorable.

She would never be able to look herself straight in the mirror...more so than she already could.

#;> that old gal ( m1918 )#;> “girls’ frontline 2: exilium!” ( gfl2 )#;> dear john letters ( asks )#kingdomofbellows

"Hi. How's it been? Me? Oh, I'm not dead...at least not yet."

"If you've been wondering where I've been, well, you shouldn't. But if you have to know..."

"Been trying to learn more about this "Gensokyo" place I've been hearing about as of late. I know multi-dimensional traveling isn't conductive to a destination, per say, but I wanted to stay a little proactive. Learn a location before you're thrust into it. So, I decided to ask around. What should I look up to get to know this location."

"The response was...mixed. Lots of talk about playing some game or another...Embodiment of whachamacallit...Hidden something or another...I figured there would be texts about this place but it seems all the records are found in interactive media instead. Might take a while. Still, someone recommended me to try out this game first since it 'fit my vibe'...whatever that's suppose to mean..."

"I'll get back to once I'm done. Over and out."

#;> that old gal ( m1918 )#;> kilroy wuz here! ( crack )#||: You see the bit is I have no idea what a touhou even is #||: Just enjoy me some light gun games since we can never have them anymore #||: Lord knows the golden age of Namco light gun games are done and over with...#||: I yearn for the days of Time Crisis 2 again...#||: More bits to come #||:Stay tune

"British Cold War tanks are one thing. Have you seen their nuclear program? It's pure madness, I swear! What do you mean the safety for your nuclear warhead are thousands of small ball bearings!? I'm surprised they didn't nuke themselves early in the cold war with bomb designs like that..."

#;> that old gal ( m1918 )#;> field report ( dash commentary )#||: The brit bashing will continue until moral improves #||: I do not make the rules

" ...Let's LARP, Miss BAR. "

"I'm going to kill you once I get out of this chair."

#;> that old gal ( m1918 )#;> dear john letters ( asks )#;> kilroy wuz here! ( crack )#boomymania #||: Brownie says no larp allowed #||: Turn in your larp license....NOW

"♫ Do you think we'd be a fit together Me and you, we'd sit And play forever You'd be the builder and I'd be the fighter I'd mine for hours and you'd stoke the fire Fish in the rain let's go indoors Two beds together will keep us warm~ ♫"

"♫ I know that you don't want me I'm just your Minecraft buddy And if I keep digging blindly You might just say you want me ♫"

"♫ I know I might be wrong but This feeling has gone on for too long Do you like me the same Or do you just like leading me astray ♫"

#;> that old gal ( m1918 )#;> field report ( dash commentary )#;> kilroy wuz here! ( crack )#||: I am once again refusing to give any context #||: This is based on a really weird bit that has happened which will not be elaborated on #||: If you know you know...(none of you will know btw)

||: How your GF looks at you when you explain that we’ve entered the age of autonomous multi-domain offensive military operations carried out by combined arms formations of man-killing robots.

#;> away on leave ( ooc )#;> the tower ( mun )#||: Don't mind me #||: Just doing the Joyboy bit of grabbing things off twitter~#||: All seriously though its interesting to see that we have now taken the step forward in unmanned drone warfare where complex operations—#||: ...can be done between different platforms without a loss of cohesion #||: The small operation wasn't exactly mind blowing but we're seeing in real time now the future of how amphibious operations may play out #||: Also not lost on me how every single day we are moving closer to the GFL timeline of events #||: Absolutely terrifying but also mildly amusing

bxd-kxrma

“Oh my god don’t be so dramtick!”

auntie-browning

"...I'm leaving now..."

#;> that old gal ( m1918 )#;> kilroy wuz here! ( crack )#bxd kxrma

bxd-kxrma

Was recently introduced to Tick Milk. Still wants to puke thinking about it…

auntie-browning

"...seems like I can't bring up tick milk without a human getting all queasy on me..."

#;> that old gal ( m1918 )#;> kilroy wuz here! ( crack )#bxd kxrma #||: pain

📝for Nikke!

Send me “📝 + (fandom)” and I’ll reply with a character I would RP from that fandom

||: I'll be the first to admit that I actually have very little Nikke experience. Never called to me much like GFL did...and my phone at the time couldn't exactly handle playing it either so there was that little problem. Thus, I might not give you the best answer possible...buuuuuuuuuuut

||: iDoll Ocean

#;> the tower ( mun )#;> away on leave ( ooc )#;> dear john letters ( asks )#lewsinningcorner #||: What can I say #||: I like my faceless grunts

viamadlucem

Send me “📝 + (fandom)” and I’ll reply with a character I would RP from that fandom

On a personal note: my friends, this doesn’t mean I will RP any of these characters.

Probably.

#;> away on leave ( ooc )#;> the selfish gene ( meme )

"Maybe it's by the power of collapse fluid, ever thought of that?"

#;> that old gal ( m1918 )#;> kilroy wuz here! ( crack )#;> field report ( dash commentary )#||: Funny bullshit lore go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt

"It'd probably be half a percent if they didn't compulsively spend every sent they got on plastic statues and digital lotteries..."

#;> that old gal ( m1918 )#;> field report ( dash commentary )

@abyssslayer replied:

not bad honestly. thinking about lever actions tho just reminded me of the volcanic handgun specifically which was such a really interesting idea for a semi-auto handgun early on

||: Thats fair, though I don't think the Volcanic would be considered a semi-auto since you have to actively lever it to fire another bullet. Semantics aside, I think something interesting about the pistol was it's ammunition, mainly being that it was one of the earliest metal cartridge munitions built at the time. This was probably why they miniaturized it into a pistol.

||: although, I'm not fond of the tubular magazine with the ammunition. If you know about tube feeding mechanisms, you will get why.

#;> the tower ( mun )#;> away on leave ( ooc )#abyssslayer

Someone: What's GFL like?

Me:

and

#;> the tower ( mun )#;> away on leave ( ooc )#||: No I refuse to elaborate further

||: Late on the party for this one but Happy 250 years to the Aerospace Republic and lets hope for another 50 more. Hope to one day see the nation's tricentennial for myself...and hopefully not celebrate it from within a hermetically sealed bunker deep underground. Nor a buggy mess of a game with some god awful net-code.

#;> the tower ( mun )#;> away on leave ( ooc )#||: Bitching about Fallout 76 aside #||: Hope everyone has a fun time~

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