Pilot Abe, preparing for drop.

Heya, name's Abe. I'm a Titan Pilot. I work for the Militia, and I'm trying to free the colonies with my Titan. You got any questions?

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Wrong Time, Wrong Place [starter with savior-of-humanity]

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savior-of-humanity:

She hesitated, just for a moment, before climbing onto the machine’s hand. She had ridden dragons before (Odahviing to be specific) - hopefully it wouldn’t be any rougher than riding one of the Dov.

“Just don’t go too fast, alright? I don’t want my head to get snapped off from the wind.”

AX put the Argonian on its back, right where there was something to hold onto.  “The possibility of your head being removed from wind is extremely minimal,” AX commented.  “Now then, let us begin.”

With that, Abe began piloting the Titan back to headquarters, moving significantly faster than an infantryman would (if only because a Titan’s legs were much longer), but not at an extreme speed.

“Keep an eye on the sky,” Abe mentioned.  “If another Pilot drops on top of us and they’re IMC we’ll have to be ready to shove them off.”

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

“Very well. If you want air or ground support, you need only ask,” Teague responds. He begins moving to do just that, keeping an eye out for any heartless nearby. 

Abe nodded, taking point with his Titan.  While he knew the basics of operating this Gundam, he didn’t know what it was fully capable of yet, and that meant he needed to take point.  “I’ll keep it in mind,” he declared.

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Wrong Time, Wrong Place [starter with savior-of-humanity]

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savior-of-humanity:

She groaned. Loudly. “Great. Well..do you have a place I can stay, somewhere that I can rest and try to figure out all this stuff? I’m not too keen on walking around here by myself this place is as dangerous as it seems.”

“We’ll get you back to base,” Abe replied.

“I calculate that we will reach our objective at increased speeds if our companion chooses to ride on my back,” AX mentioned, before holding out a hand for the Dragonborn.  “Grab my hand and hold on tight.”

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Wrong Time, Wrong Place [starter with savior-of-humanity]

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savior-of-humanity:

“Well, am I at least on Nirn or Mundus, or some plane of Oblivion? Because those are the only places I can think of that I can be in.”

If she wasn’t in any of those places, well..she certainly had a big problem on her hands. Either way, how was she even supposed to get home?

“My answer to that is ‘probably not’,” Abe replied.  “You’re pretty far away from your homeworld.  Good thing the Militia found you before the IMC did.”

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

“The Keyhole with a capital K,” Teague responds, “Knowing that, you wanna help clear the heartless out here, or head over to Eden?” He’s surprisingly nonchalant about this. “I can have Hana deploy some CBA Droids to help clear them out. CBA is short for Counter Boarding Assault.”

“I’d rather clear the area first,” Abe declared.  “We need to secure this area before the IMC arrives.”

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

“Agreed, and I need to figure out where the Keyhole is within this world. Well, universe. If the Heartless get access to it, the whole universe will be destroyed.”

“The fuck kinda Keyhole is that?” Abe asked.  “Never heard of a keyhole being that important.  If I had to guess though, might be on Eden, it’s where the Militia makes our headquarters.”

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

“Well, in that case it’d be wise to use the mech,” Teague replies, heading inside after changing his armor back to Empire of Hope Armor. “As much as I like the other suit, it doesn’t interface nearly as well as this one.” 

“Understandable,” Abe replied before embarking into AX again.  “At any rate, we’d best get moving.  I need to figure out how to stop these Heartless attacks, as they’re a nuisance to IMC and Militia both.”

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

“If anything I’m overestimating what a Tenno can do,” Teague responds. “Because I’ve got a pretty solid idea of how dangerous titans are, but a Tenno’s capable of taking on an entire army.” 

“Yeah, so can use Pilots, especially those of us with Vanguard-class Titans.  We’ve done a lot of damage to the enemy in the past.”

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

“Hopefully indeed, although with how powerful I am as a foot soldier, it’s not exactly an imperative.”

“Don’t be so quick to underestimate enemy Titans and Pilots,” Abe replied.  “There’s a reason why we’re the best out here in the Frontier.”

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

“Probably not, especially with how quickly I adapt to those sorts of things,” Teague replies. He had done a halfway decent job piloting vehicles he had no idea how to pilot several times before. 

“Sounds about right,” Abe replied.  “Neural links are pretty easy to control, all things considered.”  Abe disembarked from the Gundam and approached Teague again.  “Hopefully you guys will be capable of handling mech piloting.”

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

“Huh, so that’s how you do it,” Teague comments, unaware of that. 

It seemed the gundam in question used the psycommu system, meaning it connects directly with the user’s thoughts so they can manipulate it using their mind. Pretty advanced stuff right there.

“It’s a neural link,” Abe mentioned.  “Once you’re inside you just gotta activate it via thought and control it that way.  Shouldn’t be too hard for you to figure out.”

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

“Let’s see if the Orbital Drop gummi works properly then,” Teague responds, taking a moment to call in said drop. 

“Hrm, Hana says it’s gonna take a minute to get the mech into position. She’s the Firelance’s dedicated pilot.”

Sure enough, about a minute later, the gundam does come in via orbital drop, sucessfully too. “You know, that might just be a neat way to deploy CBA droids when needed too.”

Abe nodded.  “Ah, going for the old Titanfall routine,” he observed.  “Right, let’s see if I can’t figure out how this thing works.”  Abe started climbing inside of the Gundam to try and figure out the control scheme.

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

“This is actually my less-advanced suit, and it’s a slightly modified version of the Empire of Hope style of Power Armor,” Teague replies. “The one I was in before is the more advanced one. Speaking of which, I’ve been meaning to get the Mage modification for this one.”

Looking over to AX, he comments, “So jumping and the like?” As he waits for an answer, he switches back to his other suit, just in case. “I actually have a mecha of my own–and yes, a mecha rather than a titan–too. Really should get a better idea of how to pilot it though.” 

“Lemme take a look at the thing,” Abe suggested.  “I can probably figure out how the thing works and teach ya the ropes.  I mean, if I can figure out how a Titan works, some other mech shouldn’t be too hard.”

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

Teague huhs. “So technology assisted double jump, then?” Well, it wasn’t quite something he could pick up without the right equipment, but… it was worth a try. “I actually know a bit of parkour myself from my travels, hold on, give me a moment.” 

A moment later, and he’s in his Empire of Hope Power Armor, with the Jetpack equipped. “Let’s see how well I can replicate that with this.” He starts up a similar path to Abe, and manages to follow it near exactly, right up to the first double jump. He managed to execute it… a few moments after when he would’ve liked to.

Thankfully, Teague was able to use his keyblade to get the extra boost he needed to get back on track, and managed to follow the rest of the path successfully. “Knew I could do it.” 

“Not bad,” Abe replied.  “Nice armor too.  Haven’t seen that armor anywhere before.  AX is pretty mobile too, though you won’t see him wall-running anytime soon.”

“That is because my chassis is far too heavy to allow such mobility,” AX commented.  “However, I am still capable of movement similar to infantry, which is only enhanced when the neural link to my Pilot is active and he is the one controlling me.”

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

He was a bit skeptical of the statement about the IMC, but it hardly lasted long. “Well then, glad I ended up finding the right side. I mean, I did end up with the wrong one once or twice, but at least once it worked to my advantage,” Teague comments. 

“Neat, so my ship compared to other ships would be what AX is compared to other titans.” He looks over ot AX. “Neat! I’m capable of most of that, although not in this armor, it’s too heavy. Although… did you just say double jump?” His tone indicated just how much he was intrigued by that. 

Abe nodded, looking around and seeing a few smooth surfaces.  “Lemme show ya how us Pilots get around,” he declared.  Then, Abe ran at one of the walls, leaping in the air as the jets around his belt activated, propelling him further forward.

Then, when he landed on the wall, the jets kept going to help him run along it without needing to let go of his gun.  Then Abe did a few more wall-runs and jumps in-between them before making his way back to Teague, shouldering his rifle.  “And that’s how us Pilots run around the battlefield,” he declared.

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

Teague lowered his rifle into a guard stance, and while Abe talked he took a moment to shift to the Banshee ability set so he could use Sonar. “I’m Teague, Keyblade Wielder. I’ve got a small group of companions aboard the Firelance in orbit, that’s the name of my Gummi Ship, which is basically a very modular spaceship.” 

He looks to AX next. “My primary goal in whatever universe I end up in is to take out the Heartless,” he responds. “As for the Heartless, they’re born from the darkness in people’s… metaphysical hearts, which you could call souls if you’d like. They’re instinctively driven towards seeking out other souls so they can multiply. I’m sure you’ve got a solid enough idea of what they look like, but generally yellow eyes on a black face is a good indicator something is a heartless.” 

“Uh huh,” Abe replied.  “If it wasn’t for running into those things myself, I’d probably call you a loon.  Well, welcome to the Frontier.  Be glad the Militia found you first and not the IMC.

“Those guys are assholes.  They steal our resources and work us to death.  Those of us in the Militia exist to stop the IMC and take back the Frontier.  To do that, we have Pilots like myself, and Titans like AX.

“AX is a Vanguard-class Titan.  Homegrown Militia tech, first Titan we were able to build without needing to steal from the IMC.  These things are reserved for SRS Pilots like myself, but they’re the best we’ve got due to their modularity.  They can equip pretty much any Titan loadout with minimal modifications.”

AX then mentioned, “Pilots like Abe here are the best-trained soldiers in the Militia, equipped with a jump kit for very high mobility.  Wall-running, double jumping, and other abilities are available for Pilots, enabling them to battle enemies from unexpected angles.”

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Giant Keys and Titans [starter with reluctantkeybladewielder]

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reluctantkeybladewielder:

Teague was fairly used to being asked that question, and shot down a Grenadier before answering, “Neither, but I am against those things.” He lets that sink in, before adding, “They’re called the Heartless.” 

Unfortunately, Teague knew very little about this particular universe. 

“Heartless huh?” Abe asked before opening up his Titan and disembarking.  “Name’s Abe, I’m with Militia SRS.  This here’s my Titan, AX-2847.  I just call him AX for short.”

AX decided to mention, “So long as you are not working alongside the Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation, then you are not my enemy.  Now, what are these ‘Heartless’ and why are they assaulting both sides?”