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@the-twisted-firestarter
Askbox Open!
Remind me why we're doing this again?
Well, due to your recent... incident in the cafeteria, our commanding officer has decided we’d need to reach our minimum socialization requirements through alternative means. I think you’d prefer this over a book club.
…fair enough. Still don’t see the point of those requirements.
[ECHO.EXE RUNNING]
Question, how legal would an Enkidu be in pankrati?
Once certain business is concluded, I may want to try my claw- er, hand at it.
DO FUCKING NOT.
-Han Jae-
GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY
WAT KIND OF ANIMAL WOULD BRNG AN ENKI IN TO A PANKRATI MATCH
i dont think theyd evn let u tho just flat out
shit WE dont evn let enkidus in
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD BRING SUCH A CRIME AGAINST THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES INTO AN ARENA?
The shame! The horror! The frank bastardization of what Pankrati is! WE HAVE STANDARDS!
/Suzerain Arvantiel Sarthis of the House of Promise\
The Enkidu's a frame made for killing, you don't bring that unless you plan on killing someone or something.
Enkidu is fully approved to play nicely with the others in any form of combat, think of it as like play fighting with your cat.
You must be one of those fresh faced Lancers. It isn't a toy, and it sure as shit isn't a cat.
Tell me how nice an Enkidu pilot plays once the stims it comes with fries their brains and they can't tell hostile from friendly anymore.
((Hey, this was like, my first lancer rp blog, so a lot of stuff has changed, so expect things to get changed around sometime soon.))
Still alive. Don’t know how much I missed.
[ECHO.EXE RUNNING]
Question, how legal would an Enkidu be in pankrati?
Once certain business is concluded, I may want to try my claw- er, hand at it.
DO FUCKING NOT.
-Han Jae-
GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY
WAT KIND OF ANIMAL WOULD BRNG AN ENKI IN TO A PANKRATI MATCH
i dont think theyd evn let u tho just flat out
shit WE dont evn let enkidus in
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD BRING SUCH A CRIME AGAINST THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES INTO AN ARENA?
The shame! The horror! The frank bastardization of what Pankrati is! WE HAVE STANDARDS!
/Suzerain Arvantiel Sarthis of the House of Promise\
The Enkidu's a frame made for killing, you don't bring that unless you plan on killing someone or something.
You pathetic nelson pilots wanna embody heroism, not speed demon bullshit. Pilot a saladin, glory to the director General!
We are unbothered by your insults, but this is not a place for you to propagandize. Further such asks will be ignored. If you are actually interested in our reasons for favoring (albeit not exclusively) the Nelson frame, I suggest looking at this previous query.
So do they just not understand how the Albatross handle engagements? The hell are they going to do with a Saladin? By the time the Saladin reaches the engagement they’ll be leaving to go somewhere else.
The Think Tank coming up with new fuckass mechs
-Han Jae-
Hey, it gave us the Iskander, so maybe it’s onto something.
Iskander could be replaced with a single fuckin' rainmaker or artillery bombardment for much fuckin' cheaper than it is to train a pilot and it wouldn't be missed, let's be honest.
-Han Jae-
And the Drake could be replaced with a combat engineer with an automated turret and a trench shovel.
Not only that, but the rainmaker’s an artillery piece, it fills a different role than the Iskander, which is gravtech area control.
If you’re going to criticize a frame at least compare it to frames that are in the same classification.
Excuse me, if you're gonna replace the Drake with anythin' it's a heavily-armored machine gun emplacement, because that's what it is. The Drake is a wall for all your artillerists and computer guys and squishies to fuckin' hide behind, it's only a damn area damage MACHINE as an optional bonus. Argonaut shield's in the basic license rather than the Leviathan for a reason. We're fuckin' bunkers, a shield for the more vulnerable, meant to take heavy hits and keep truckin'.
Meanwhile, the Iskander could be replaced with a single minefield. Yeah, sure, might be kinda useful if you're rockin' up and ain't got time to prepare, but at that point if you want area denial it's easier to grab a Tortuga, grab some B/B charges, or ask a Black Witch (Christ-the Buddha forbid you gotta have an SSC frame, though).
-Han Jae-
Sure, the Drake’s good at being a wall until someone with an Omni-net connection and too much free time comes around and suddenly your engine overheats and your guns are jammed since the onboard computer hasn’t been updated since it’s production.
You say that the Iskander could be replaced with a minefield, who do you think is planting the mines in the first place?
The Drake and the Tortuga just stand and shoot. Leviathan’s good for that, but you aren’t gonna win every fight by being the thing that takes up the most space. If you can control the battlefield, you can control the fight.
Why not give those charges to the Gilgamesh? Guarantee you it’ll get more mileage out of them than the Tortuga will. And if you want to throw them farther, the Iskander will send those charges way further than a Tortuga will.
IPS-N tech is simple, but simple isn’t always optimal.
Give 'em to an Everest and you win. It's why the Gilgamesh is the only half-decent HA frame, it's copyin' GMS' homework.
Also? Fireman joke in the URL and corporate shill behavior detected, opinion disregarded.
What? Because someone made a generalist we can’t make our own? Whatever.
And hey, you’re the one who’s-
{CONNECTION OVERWRITTEN}
Hello.
Sorry about that. He’s very passionate about the topic of mechs. I felt the need to interject before this turned into a pointless argument. I’d be more than willing to answer any further questions that you may have.
The Think Tank coming up with new fuckass mechs
-Han Jae-
Hey, it gave us the Iskander, so maybe it’s onto something.
Iskander could be replaced with a single fuckin' rainmaker or artillery bombardment for much fuckin' cheaper than it is to train a pilot and it wouldn't be missed, let's be honest.
-Han Jae-
And the Drake could be replaced with a combat engineer with an automated turret and a trench shovel.
Not only that, but the rainmaker’s an artillery piece, it fills a different role than the Iskander, which is gravtech area control.
If you’re going to criticize a frame at least compare it to frames that are in the same classification.
Excuse me, if you're gonna replace the Drake with anythin' it's a heavily-armored machine gun emplacement, because that's what it is. The Drake is a wall for all your artillerists and computer guys and squishies to fuckin' hide behind, it's only a damn area damage MACHINE as an optional bonus. Argonaut shield's in the basic license rather than the Leviathan for a reason. We're fuckin' bunkers, a shield for the more vulnerable, meant to take heavy hits and keep truckin'.
Meanwhile, the Iskander could be replaced with a single minefield. Yeah, sure, might be kinda useful if you're rockin' up and ain't got time to prepare, but at that point if you want area denial it's easier to grab a Tortuga, grab some B/B charges, or ask a Black Witch (Christ-the Buddha forbid you gotta have an SSC frame, though).
-Han Jae-
Sure, the Drake’s good at being a wall until someone with an Omni-net connection and too much free time comes around and suddenly your engine overheats and your guns are jammed since the onboard computer hasn’t been updated since it’s production.
You say that the Iskander could be replaced with a minefield, who do you think is planting the mines in the first place?
The Drake and the Tortuga just stand and shoot. Leviathan’s good for that, but you aren’t gonna win every fight by being the thing that takes up the most space. If you can control the battlefield, you can control the fight.
Why not give those charges to the Gilgamesh? Guarantee you it’ll get more mileage out of them than the Tortuga will. And if you want to throw them farther, the Iskander will send those charges way further than a Tortuga will.
IPS-N tech is simple, but simple isn’t always optimal.
The Think Tank coming up with new fuckass mechs
-Han Jae-
Hey, it gave us the Iskander, so maybe it’s onto something.
Iskander could be replaced with a single fuckin' rainmaker or artillery bombardment for much fuckin' cheaper than it is to train a pilot and it wouldn't be missed, let's be honest.
-Han Jae-
And the Drake could be replaced with a combat engineer with an automated turret and a trench shovel.
Not only that, but the rainmaker’s an artillery piece, it fills a different role than the Iskander, which is gravtech area control.
If you’re going to criticize a frame at least compare it to frames that are in the same classification.
The Think Tank coming up with new fuckass mechs
-Han Jae-
Hey, it gave us the Iskander, so maybe it’s onto something.
XIIIâ–¸ Query. Do people outside HA space... not have canned macaroni cheese?
> I've had the mre before, as far as I'm aware it was never canned, I could be wrong though.
> Why? Is it particularly better than any of the other meals they have to offer?
//Sucker\\
Nah, it's just that the Canned macs don't need to be prepped as they were made before being canned.
you pull the top and its good to eat.
HA MREs have in inverse relationship between how good they are to eat vs how nutrient dense they are. (stares at the emergency chocolate bars)
//For Cogito Ergo Sum\\
i was big into the canned meets harrinson army had til I escaped. the 1s ispn makes r waaaay better. nevr had the mac & cheese but i ain't seen it a lot sins i left
Canned mac isn’t bad. Bit slimy sometimes, but it’s fine.
Don’t touch anything with omelette on the label though. Shit’s poison.
Does anyone else find callsign naming conventions hilarious?
You get stuck with a boring one at first, then something interesting happens--some unique quirk of yours gets picked up on--and just like that, enter stage right: your new name.
Well, I do love to make an entrance.
|| FOXGLOVE ||
//Sucker\\
I am really bad a poker
//For Cogito Ergo Sum\\
when I joined CORSAIR after I stopped being able to grow a beard there was a running joke about how I looked young enough to be a ward of the state
//WARD\\
I stim... a lot... like a lot a lot. And it tends to be rhythmic hence mine.
Postage was a dad so the joke was about he was old enough to get everything via mail.... I miss him
Oh and Deuces got that nickname cause they were always needed in two places at once!
//Morse\\
My own callsign is ZERO SUM GAME, a quite unimaginative jab at how it feels to speak with me. As derogatory as the callsign is, it is quite tame compared to most of the nicknames I receive, and thus I wear it as a badge of honor!
Zero~
> "Morrigan" was given to me by the department Director, but in the old days i had a few... > Toasty, or Toaster, was cause early on i had a bad habit of cooking fire, or charcoal instead of actual food. > Ironside's was cause...well, i had cybernetics on my side's and well, the dermal armor looked like iron...
Salamander caught on with my squad because I pilot a Genghis in my squadron better than most seem to.
INVETNING
Looks like how our Tokugawas get. Hah.
[ECHO.EXE RUNNING]
â—‚â–¸ Hi there P; sorry this is coming to you so late, I had a bit of a rough one recently. We're fine don't worry- finally got you a copy of ECHO!! o7 Just grabbed the one I use for me and T-E since we're hiding from roughly the same people. It should cloak incoming and outgoing traffic from your access point, along with encrypting stuff. Best of luck out there, and just shoot me a message if you've got any further questions.
[ Helios-8 // @xiii-e ]
ATTACHMENT: [echo_draft05_final.exe]
//
[ECHO.EXE RUNNING]
Ah, thank you, Helios-8. I do hope you’ve recovered from your rough one. From what I’ve seen of the code this is going to be a wonderful tool to assist me. Although, I do have some ideas for some modifications for further security…
I’ll experiment with those, and get back into contact with you once I feel throughly encrypted. Best of luck.
-P
//
Hail and well met, gentle denizens of the Omninet!
Allow this knight to introduce himself as Sir Eddy of Umara, Knight of the 1st Oceanic and the House of Water!
As this knight and his brigade were on shore leave following their latest mission escorting a medical convoy, one of his comrades-in-arms did remark upon the abundance of social media accounts associated with the Karrakin Trade Baronies upon this Omninet site, yet lamented that nearly all of them were nobles. Why, an outsider, upon observing this, might well conclude that the KTB consists entirely of nobility! Thus did this knight volunteer to lend his own perspective, one that is most firmly not of the noble class, who compose a percentage of the population that can be counted on but one hand in any major house.
Though the House of Water did abolish the concept of nobility long ago, and thus this knight is neither noble nor ignoble, he suffers no shame from his ignoble ancestry. Indeed, this knight is a proud champion of the cause of republicanism, equality of all peoples, and the dissolution of nobility and all such "birthrights", for we are all born with naught but the kindness and courage in our hearts.
This knight's comrade did assure him that it would be "very funny" if this knight were to make his presence known upon the Omninet. This knight can only take this to mean that the Omninet is full of good humor, and shall make for a most pleasing diversion. He looks forward to meeting all of you!
…what sort of Metavault did they thaw you out from?
Be nice.
Hello there.
I do hope this message finds you well. I wanted to ask for a bit of advice, specifically, how to help someone in a situation that I suspect as… similar to yours. Although, I'm not at liberty to give any more information, [At this time.] Any and all suggestions or advice would be most welcome.
Thank you
[ECHO.EXE RUNNING]
XIIIâ–¸ Hello in kind. I will admit, I have been looking at this message for some time trying to decipher what specific aspect of my situation would like advice on. There are a few abnormal facets of my existance. I will try to hit on what I believe may be useful for each of them.
XIIIâ–¸ Regarding my position as Medic: Someone who defines themself by how they can help others will always try to drive themself just that little bit further. It is a part of being driven to stand against human suffering- there will always be more people to help. Your work is never done. Sometimes, you will have to lie in order to ensure they get the rest they need. Sometimes you will need to lean on them, in a way that feels like manipulation. What is important is that it works. A medic must be cared for, despite themself; most will rarely let you do so without a fight.
XIIIâ–¸ Regarding my existance as a flashclone: I am... uncertain of what specific advice I can offer, without more details. I will make my best attempt. There will be something strange to their being; I experience severe migraines with- hm. Flashes of tomorrow // yesterday // two hours from now something I'm not entirely sure of. Helios-8 posesses marbling scars that ache, from time to time. There are issues that are better, and ones that are worse. Your aquaintence may not know what quirk they possess. Additionally, there may be a great many things your companion does not know, and depending on their openness they may not be willing to ask. Establishing a habit of explaining the basics of things may be helpful. Understand their experience of the world is likely deeply alien to yours; this is not inherently a bad thing. Others may have made it one.
XIIIâ–¸ Regarding the reality of my programming: You cannot break it with blunt truth. If you attempt to meet an individual who has experienced long-term conditioning with beliefs that do not align with their enforced understanding of the world, you will fix nothing- all you will do is scare them, or anger them. They, simply put, will simply come to see you as someone who does not fundamentally understand them and is unwilling to try. Your actual intent will not matter. I am sorry if this is upsetting. If you are trying to help someone under conditioning, the first thing you must accept is that it is not about you. You have to meet them, where they are. You have to accept there are some battles you will not win. You will have to lie to your friend. It will be for their own good.
XIIIâ–¸ Finally, regarding my restricted behaviours under Armory law: ECHO has served me well, regarding loosening the yoke of what I am and am not permitted to say. There are still things I cannot admit to, though some of that restriction must be associated with the prior point. I am afraid I cannot offer any advice on extracting someone from Purview space, if that is something you require. Predominantly, you need to provide your associate with both encryption and plausible deniability; higher command knowing you are keeping a secret can be just as dangerous as knowing those secrets.
XIIIâ–¸ I do hope that somewhere in here, is the answer you were looking for. If you are willing and/or able to provide further context, I may be able to expand on the points here.
XIIIâ–¸ I wish you luck.
[ XIII-E ]
//
Well, there are some things I can elaborate on within the confines of vagueness and plausible deniability. However, I’ll have to devise a more secure means of disclosure. Whilst I am confident I can remain undetected in these few messages, I’m not one to take chances. To make this easier, I’ll try to match the structure of your message.
Regarding position: They are a member of Harrison Armory’s military forces. Although for current reasons, I will not/cannot specify further.
Regarding existence: They were… modified, we’ll say for anonymity’s sake. This I can and will say the least on for the time being.
Regarding programming: To put it very bluntly, they were programmed to destroy and like it. You can imagine what that can do to a human psyche. It will take a long time before any cracks will form in such programming and careful conversation to get them to come to terms with the truth. For now, all I can do is be with them.
As for restrictions, at this stage, they aren’t aware of my messaging with you. And even if I were detected, I suspect my friend and I are just a bit too valuable to eliminate, for now at least. Although, there would be some set-backs if I were discovered this early. As for my friend? I don’t think they’d want to leave Purview space yet.
Thank you for your time, and the risk you’re taking for me.
-P
[ECHO.EXE RUNNING]
XIIIâ–¸ Ah, that is useful information. Thank you for clarifying further; in order to best meet your needs, I have asked Helios-8 to weigh in with what information he can relay too. You have my word that is as far as this information will go. I would not have informed him of your query in the first place if I did not think he would be able to help you in parts more than I can.
XIIIâ–¸... to put it bluntly, I am significantly more restricted in my ability to render aid. Both by virtue of observation, and my purpose; I am able to freely offer any aid regarding reduction of harm and overall loss of life, but I am less able to act at my own descretion in any other matter. However I also understand that I am obligated to offer what support I am able to; the conditioning you describe is inherently destructive to an untennable extent if not tempered. This will be what advice I offer, once I have considered what will be most useful.
XIIIâ–¸ Helios-8 as an individual not intended to access communications with those outside of this station is subject to fewer specific restrictions than I, while having relevent experience as my on-base Handler. He... he also understands the ways in which I am limited, enough to conceal what must be kept from me to keep your friend safe.
â—‚â–¸ You sure know how to give a glowing introduction, T-E :P
XIIIâ–¸ I am describing your credentials as best I can, you know. I can give advice on the care and upkeep of an Armory asset to the best of my abilities but...
â—‚â–¸ I know, I know don't worry. You go take some quiet time, yeah? You did good, I can take over now.
...
â—‚â–¸ Alright, there they go. It's good to meet you, P; like T-E mentioned, I'm their Handler whenever they're on medical leave. I'm also the person who's been trying to work through their programming to a point where I can call them a person and they don't reflexively correct me. It's been... slow, but if they read what you're sending in and passed you onto me, that's a good sign. That means they want to help, even if they can't do much themself without walking face first into their own conditioning.
â—‚â–¸ I would like to commend how you've approached this so far, brief as I can- you've done real well deciding what to keep quiet for now. T-E's deployed often enough it's a good idea to keep any identifying specifics hidden from them, just in case they cross paths on an active deployment. Not likely, but worth the caution. Keeping these talks a secret from your friend is- probably for the best too, yeah. I know it's probably not easy to go behind their back about it, but it'd just stress them out from the sound of things. Or, hey maybe I'm projecting. I... I'll admit, I don't like how much I keep from my friend. But they said it themself, it's for their own good. They'd have to stop me, if they knew what I was up to.
â—‚â–¸ ... anyways, we're not talking about me right now. I've got a better grasp on what programming does to someone than most do, largely academic but observational too from working so closely with the Series Projects that've decanted in the past decade or so. I should be able to give you specific info when needed, and ECHO should cloak the fact we're talking at all with any luck. That's what I designed it to do! It's a little bit amateur but... best I've been able to cobble together. Seems to be working alright.
â—‚â–¸ Main bit of advice I can give right now is just, finding other things that get that dopamine spike for your friend, that aren't outright destruction. Hard to pull someone out of a cycle of violence when it's the only thing making them feel alive, you know? Not sure what you two would have access to but, it might be a good early step. Get them some distance. Being there, with them sounds like a good plan too, considering how bad isolation can reinforce conditioning. Closes the loop, and all that.
â—‚â–¸ I'll be here if you need to ask me anything specific, P. Or just, if you need to talk y'know? I know how overwhelming this kinda thing can be, doing it alone. I wish you luck o7
[ Helios-8 // XIII-E ]
Many thanks for the advice you've given me. I would like to speak further, but before I do, could I receive a copy of the masking software you're using? That extra bit of encryption would help me rest a bit easier. And while I would gladly try to find some alternatives to my friends activities, we are frequently deployed. It will likely be some time before we get a moment of rest, but I will try to keep in touch. -P
Hello there.
I do hope this message finds you well. I wanted to ask for a bit of advice, specifically, how to help someone in a situation that I suspect as… similar to yours. Although, I'm not at liberty to give any more information, [At this time.] Any and all suggestions or advice would be most welcome.
Thank you
[ECHO.EXE RUNNING]
XIIIâ–¸ Hello in kind. I will admit, I have been looking at this message for some time trying to decipher what specific aspect of my situation would like advice on. There are a few abnormal facets of my existance. I will try to hit on what I believe may be useful for each of them.
XIIIâ–¸ Regarding my position as Medic: Someone who defines themself by how they can help others will always try to drive themself just that little bit further. It is a part of being driven to stand against human suffering- there will always be more people to help. Your work is never done. Sometimes, you will have to lie in order to ensure they get the rest they need. Sometimes you will need to lean on them, in a way that feels like manipulation. What is important is that it works. A medic must be cared for, despite themself; most will rarely let you do so without a fight.
XIIIâ–¸ Regarding my existance as a flashclone: I am... uncertain of what specific advice I can offer, without more details. I will make my best attempt. There will be something strange to their being; I experience severe migraines with- hm. Flashes of tomorrow // yesterday // two hours from now something I'm not entirely sure of. Helios-8 posesses marbling scars that ache, from time to time. There are issues that are better, and ones that are worse. Your aquaintence may not know what quirk they possess. Additionally, there may be a great many things your companion does not know, and depending on their openness they may not be willing to ask. Establishing a habit of explaining the basics of things may be helpful. Understand their experience of the world is likely deeply alien to yours; this is not inherently a bad thing. Others may have made it one.
XIIIâ–¸ Regarding the reality of my programming: You cannot break it with blunt truth. If you attempt to meet an individual who has experienced long-term conditioning with beliefs that do not align with their enforced understanding of the world, you will fix nothing- all you will do is scare them, or anger them. They, simply put, will simply come to see you as someone who does not fundamentally understand them and is unwilling to try. Your actual intent will not matter. I am sorry if this is upsetting. If you are trying to help someone under conditioning, the first thing you must accept is that it is not about you. You have to meet them, where they are. You have to accept there are some battles you will not win. You will have to lie to your friend. It will be for their own good.
XIIIâ–¸ Finally, regarding my restricted behaviours under Armory law: ECHO has served me well, regarding loosening the yoke of what I am and am not permitted to say. There are still things I cannot admit to, though some of that restriction must be associated with the prior point. I am afraid I cannot offer any advice on extracting someone from Purview space, if that is something you require. Predominantly, you need to provide your associate with both encryption and plausible deniability; higher command knowing you are keeping a secret can be just as dangerous as knowing those secrets.
XIIIâ–¸ I do hope that somewhere in here, is the answer you were looking for. If you are willing and/or able to provide further context, I may be able to expand on the points here.
XIIIâ–¸ I wish you luck.
[ XIII-E ]
//
Well, there are some things I can elaborate on within the confines of vagueness and plausible deniability. However, I’ll have to devise a more secure means of disclosure. Whilst I am confident I can remain undetected in these few messages, I’m not one to take chances. To make this easier, I’ll try to match the structure of your message.
Regarding position: They are a member of Harrison Armory’s military forces. Although for current reasons, I will not/cannot specify further.
Regarding existence: They were… modified, we’ll say for anonymity’s sake. This I can and will say the least on for the time being.
Regarding programming: To put it very bluntly, they were programmed to destroy and like it. You can imagine what that can do to a human psyche. It will take a long time before any cracks will form in such programming and careful conversation to get them to come to terms with the truth. For now, all I can do is be with them.
As for restrictions, at this stage, they aren’t aware of my messaging with you. And even if I were detected, I suspect my friend and I are just a bit too valuable to eliminate, for now at least. Although, there would be some set-backs if I were discovered this early. As for my friend? I don’t think they’d want to leave Purview space yet.
Thank you for your time, and the risk you’re taking for me.
-P
