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1.
[It's pretty late in the day, but there's still some activity in the hangar as a green unit is docked in one of the unoccupied stations.]
And...there! Good work, all of you; I'll take it from here. Thanks for the help!
[May waves over at the group of technicians, who either nod, give a thumbs up or wave back, and proceed to depart. They've got a lot of other things to do after all.
Soon enough, only the Lynx and her machine are left. She places a hand on her hip and looks up at Merrygate's mostly featureless head.]
Finally. Back to business as usual, then.
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Ah...!
[May has continued to do what she's been doing in some of her spare time since she arrived: that is, checking out the wilderness surrounding Fort Alhambra. While she's outdoors, she's got a green long-coat on over her usual attire. Seems like the history of the place has drawn her here.]
So, this must be what they were talking about...
[Before her lies what looks like a gigantic piece of armor that was probably once part of a mecha. Goodness knows what it used to be attached to though, because exposure to the elements has reduced it to a large rusty piece of metal. There are probably more strewn across the area.]
[It's pretty late in the day, but there's still some activity in the hangar as a green unit is docked in one of the unoccupied stations.]
And...there! Good work, all of you; I'll take it from here. Thanks for the help!
[May waves over at the group of technicians, who either nod, give a thumbs up or wave back, and proceed to depart. They've got a lot of other things to do after all.
Soon enough, only the Lynx and her machine are left. She places a hand on her hip and looks up at Merrygate's mostly featureless head.]
Finally. Back to business as usual, then.
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Ah...!
[May has continued to do what she's been doing in some of her spare time since she arrived: that is, checking out the wilderness surrounding Fort Alhambra. While she's outdoors, she's got a green long-coat on over her usual attire. Seems like the history of the place has drawn her here.]
So, this must be what they were talking about...
[Before her lies what looks like a gigantic piece of armor that was probably once part of a mecha. Goodness knows what it used to be attached to though, because exposure to the elements has reduced it to a large rusty piece of metal. There are probably more strewn across the area.]
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[The Glory Star squad leader appears from behind a pile of junk.]
Sorry, I just happened to be overhearing you.
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[Surprised May is surprised.]
Remember I told you how this was a former test site? These must be leftovers from those days.
It might've been a bit ambitious, but I was hoping to find something that might be of use. Just a habit from my old Normal-piloting days.
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Still, nothing good comes to those who only assume that and do nothing else.
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Besides, one person's trash is another person's treasure. I'm not silly enough to go looking for leftover weapons or anything of the sort.
[She picks up what seems to be a handle for something.]
Some of this equipment was used to set up training courses and such. It'd be helpful if there were some that could still be used. We don't want to rely too much on our sponsors, right?
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Is that a Daughtress over there? Makes my throat dry just looking at one.
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Hmmm? Something you piloted before?
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That means...you were there? In 69?
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That kind of experience has to come from somewhere.
[There's a note of wistfulness in Denzel's voice.]
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I heard that the whole thing would have gotten worse if not for our visitors.
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Well, if you ask me, no need to ponder what-ifs.
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Anyway, I'll see if I can't bring some parts of that back with us too, if you don't mind. There's more potential in it than some other bits lying around.
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And if not, I'll just bring in the Virgola for some heavy duty hauling instead.
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Let's get a move on then. It'll be harder to get these out after the sun sets.
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She's missing some conveniences that Normals have, but she's pretty great overall.
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[Willis somehow sneaks around May and covers her eyes with his hands.]
That means your vision is like this now at night.
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I don't think I'll be the one in the most trouble when it comes to that though.
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That's only because you pack enough firepower to blow through a skyscraper.
I never thought that you'd become a Lynx though.
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Now you're exaggerating. I'm just a support fighter.
That says something about my role as a Lynx too. It's something that never changed since those days.
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Once a support fighter always a support fighter eh?
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It's not something a lot of people are proud of nowadays.
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Hopefully, I'll never have to jump from place to place like that ever again. Not without these teleporters we've got now, at least.
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Those are frequent flyer miles I'd rather not rack up.
Good thing I haven't been cleared to use them while I'm here.
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"So that's your NEXT I take it? A curious machine but I won't lie to you. Kojima tech unsettles me given what it can do. Then again It might just be what we need for some of the things crawling out of the Pacific if we can't get a Jager deployed in time. Err I'm sorry my name is Russel Bagman I'm with with Halloween Plan test group here in the Unity group."
Russel offers May his hand to shake.
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May Greenfield, Global Armaments. It's nice to meet you, Russel.
If you're worried about radiation, don't be. Merrygate doesn't carry any Kojima weaponry, and I'm being restricted from using Primal Armor anywhere near population centers.
The Unity Group is a peacekeeping group after all, and GA isn't looking for trouble.
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With the shake over with Russel seems to be taking a moment to get a better look at Merrygate.
"Good to see nose art as it were is still alive and well in some places."
Seems Russel noticed the machine's logo.
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[The nose art comment gets her attention soon after.]
Hm? Doesn't the Halloween Plan have an emblem of its own? These kinds of touches are a display of piloting pride, you know.
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"No! She's quite expressive! One of the most expressive people I know!"
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Let her watch you work. This is the kind of thing the commanding officer should approve of too.
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There may already be rumors about what Katina paints her machines with, floating about the base already. It normally doesn't take too long.
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You know, some of those are a lot less sturdy than they seem.
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"That's part of the point I need to keep myself on my toes when I do this. This is why I came out here to train actually. What has you out here?"
She keeps training even as she talks to May with no trouble, so far anyhow.
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With the amount of things left to rust here, there should be at least some equipment we can use.
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"You have a good point, there might be some salvage out here. I been training for a few hours already. I coul lend you a hand if you like?"
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Some of these may be a bit too large for us to carry back, unless you've got superhuman strength on top of your martial arts too.
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I do hope they'll have a few spare loaders.
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We'd better start soon, or it's going to get dark.
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