Post 'Rebirth In Flames' (Locked from nobody!)

[pulledplug]

[It's not just Kijin girls who showed up during the last battle, no siree.  There's a new mech in the hangar, and its pilot is already working on getting a good lay of the land.]

So then... thanks a million out there again for being quick on the draw when stuff got crazy.  Not quite the introduction boss man Dotrice probably planned, but it could've been a lot worse.

And speaking of introductions... the name's Roy.  Roy Garnette... bodyguard to World Materials' CEO John Dotrice and pilot of the Wagner!  Boss's been thinking of closer relations with the ESUN for a while now and there's no time like the present, so that's why we're here.  Looking forward to working with you all!

But... uh... there's one other thing...



... Where do you guys have the kitchen?  I haven't eaten since I left Erria.

Comments

[mistaken_for_monster]

That... kinda depends. I mean do you want a meal or a snack? I mean if you're really hungry you could just go to the mess hall and get something from there.

[pulledplug]

Meal, definitely a meal.

... What were they serving in the mess today though? Something good?

[mistaken_for_monster]

I dunno. There was carrots somewhere.

[Volya shrugs helplessly, he's just spent so much time ceasing to question what he eats so long as it won't kill him and it fills his stomach.]

I think its good. Nobody's gotten sick yet.

[pulledplug]

Alright, sounds like a plan then!

Lead the way-

[But then his voice just sorta trails off. He's not sure what your name is, after all. Herpderp.]

[mistaken_for_monster]

Volya... my name's Volya. And-

[Roy would promptly feel something hug him from the side.]

-...That would be Interitus. She's gotten a little hug crazy these days.

"Small now. Means can hug everyone!"

[pulledplug]

Hey it's oka-

[And then he sees Interitus.]

What theeeeeeeeee?!?

[mistaken_for_monster]

"Hello new person!"

[Yep. Nothing about this girl was normal at all.]

[star_of_sad]

Nice to meet you, mr Garnette... ah! The kitchen? This way, this way please.

[Setsuko quickly gestures to the side.]

It is well stocked, even now when there's a bit of a situation.

[Especially in the sweets department.]

[pulledplug]

"Situation"?

[As he follows Setsuko's lead that word catches his attention.]

You mean like a cook not washing their hands or something like a supply shortage?

[star_of_sad]

No! You know... that recent broadcast. It's no big secret, but Unity Group is preparing for an operation. Pilots are on high alert, so if Leos tries anything...

Making sure there's enough snacks in the kitchen is a small priority compared to that.

[pulledplug]

... Leos? Crazy guy who thinks you can make the world a better place by beating some dude in a suit to death with a floor, right?

... Yeah, I can see that.

[star_of_sad]

[Nod.]

That's him. But...

[pulledplug]

... Lemme guess.

[Using just someone's first name like that? Kinda a tipoff.]

You knew 'im, right?

[star_of_sad]

... It's that obvious, isn't it?

Yes, I knew him, and a lot of others here did too. He used to be a Unity Group member.

For a while.

[pulledplug]

Fighting friends can suck, no doubt about that.

This place isn't gonna just turn a blind eye to him though, right? From what I heard you guys don't see the type.

[star_of_sad]

Of course not! If anything, we have all the more reasons to stop him...

[pulledplug]

Right.

Don't worry, I'll have your guys' backs with this. If you guys know him and what can make him stop... if you need me to do something or not mangle crap up just say the word.

Might not look it, might not sound it, but I can follow orders pretty darn well.

[star_of_sad]

I learnt better than to judge a book by its cover a long, long time ago.

Mr Garnette. My name is Setsuko Ohara. We'll be counting on your help.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

We've got a number. As well as a cafeteria for people who are on call and don't have time to eat. Follow me. Just be careful, somebody on base has an inhumanly sweet tooth, so if you see something looking very sweet don't eat it, it might sent you into cardiac arrest.

Nice to meet you anyway.

[pulledplug]

Awright, always a fan of having options!

Nice to meet you, miss, and feel free to lead the way!

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Right. Name's Alexandra de Witt. So you're a body guard who got lent out? Won't Mr. Dotrice need someone to replace you?

[pulledplug]

Well, the way boss man put it, he's got important stuff to discuss behind closed doors. And when he's behind 'em, the regular kinds of suits can handle the bodyguarding.

That and he thought me and the Wagner'll do more good out in the field.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

I guess that makes sense. It's his choice how he believes his employees will best do their job, after all.

[pulledplug]

Darn straight!

[And here they are at the kitchen, Roy immediately going to one of the fridges to rummage around.]

So what about you? You don't look the boot camp or officer type either, so how'd you wind up here?

[itbelongsinamuseum]

It's a long story and you probably won't believe it. I accidentally ended up able to summon a Sumerian god and other Sumerian gods want to kill me so they can destroy humanity.

[pulledplug]

That........ well..........

Okay.

... Just gonna take your word for it.

[She doesn't look crazy so... maybe she's right?]

[itbelongsinamuseum]

I said you wouldn't believe me.

Maybe you will after meeting the cats. Or Nep...Nep kinda makes everything look normal in comparison.

[pulledplug]

You mean like... Roman god Neptune? Lord of the seas and all that crap?

Or is this guy just named after Neptune?

[itbelongsinamuseum]

I don't even know how to describe her...She's some kind of goddess, probably at least, and seems to come from a world inhabited by incarnations of video game consoles and she apparently sees reality differently than us. Or she's just a highly delusional superhero, I guess.

[cloningblues]

Thanks for lending a hand out there. You helped a lot.

I can show you the kichen. Just watch out for the cake.

[pulledplug]

Risk of cardiac arrest, right?

Had someone clue me into that already.

[And hey, that voice!]

And you were the dude in the other blue machine, right? Pretty cool moves out there!

[cloningblues]

Someone told you already? Good. And thanks-

...

Wait. You don't know who I am?

[pulledplug]

... Unity group pilot, right?

[cloningblues]

You know what? That works for me. Let's go with it.

[This guy seems pretty sheltered, but if he hasn't seen That Video, it's only good in Asagi's book.]

I'm Toshikazu Asagi, member of Team Rabbits. Will you give us a hand in various operations now? Or are you just to make sure your boss is safe?

[pulledplug]

Boss man's idea is that since other people are keeping an eye on him, I should help out around here. Protect him while I'm helping save the world and everyone else in it.

Not a problem for yours truly, I'll have your guys' backs at least until stuff changes on World Materials' end.

[cloningblues]

Right. That's good enough for me.

So, what does Worlds Materials do anyway? Raw resources?

[pulledplug]

Mostly that, yeah, focusing on materials not easy to replicate. Their application is part of the gig too, and we're lucky enough to have our headquarters be on what happened when a freaky meteorite shower hit the Atlantic.

Some people dream and plan about harvesting asteroids for material, Lady Luck brought the rocks to World Materials here on Earth.

[cloningblues]

I didn't know a mining company has the resources to develop its own mech. At least I've never seen another machine similar to yours before.

[dolorous_sensei]

I can't help you there. Now you mention it, for my whole time working and living here, I've never entered the kitchen once. Now I wonder. Does it really exist?

[pulledplug]

Well it's gotta, otherwise there'd be like loads of take-out boxes stuffed in every garbage bin here and a line of delivery people for like a city block three times a day then!

... You guys don't actually do that, right?

[dolorous_sensei]

No, I just get to the cafetaria, ask for food, and as if by magic, food appears. I don't actually know where they came from.

[pulledplug]

... You're joking. Like...

Farms, man. Food comes from farms.

[dolorous_sensei]

Yes, in theory I know that! But my interaction with food in this place is limited to asking for food from the cafetaria! Now I think of it, there is a missing link somewhere between farm and cafetaria, but I don't know where or what is that link in this place!

[actuallyselfish]

"World Materials, huh?" Dido muses. "So you work for that one kooky recluse? Must be a handful!"

[pulledplug]

Mr. Dotrice is not a "kooky recluse"!