Fail Five

[srwu_npc]

(Both prompts locked to the MJP cast)

[1]
Bang bang bang! Just like that, your battle is lost.

Fortunately it was only a mock battle with fellow students and practice units. Unfortunately the loss was 100% your fault. Bad teamwork and people not sticking together means the other team picked you out one by one, and now three of your units are standing in the hangar, covered in paint rounds. What say you about this decisive defeat?


[2]

"Another semester where your grades are the worst."

Time for the post-practice debriefing, and instructor Suzukaze looks angry. She wastes no time chewing you out.

"Your individual performances are fine, but your teamwork is terrible. You screw up constantly, you trip over each other's feet and get in each other's ways. No other team has this kind of a problem, I just don't get it."

"What do you have to say for yourselves?"

Comments

[gold_four]

Well, what do you expect? You try to be a big shot and charge ahead, you get shot down.

[cloningblues]

You're the one to talk, wannabe sniper! What made you think it's a good idea to bring live ammo to a mock battle?

[gold_four]

Live Ammo? Even a newb could tell they're practice rounds based on the blue shell. How can be a student here and not even know that?

[majestic_keiki]

[More facepalming is coming in.] Do any of you even take this seriously? The rest of the school is betting on whether we'll ever graduate.

[cloningblues]

You calling me a newb?

[Grab Ataru's collar. Hey, just like on the icon!]

I'm taking this seriously. It's everyone else who isn't!

[gold_four]

If you believe that, then you really don't get this whole 'team' thing. Or is it your stomach keeping you wound up?

[majestic_keiki]

[That was a low blow even for their general bickering.] Does it even matter at this point?

[herodrawing]

[Hey Kei. You are being interrupted by something being shoved in your face.]

Look, look.

[Izuru shows you his masterpiece - a sketch of Asagi and Suruga fighting that'd be laughed off Space Deviantart for how amateurish it looks. But he has a prideful, beaming expression regardless.]

[cloningblues]

That's the least of my problems right now!

And what is Izuru so cheerful about?

[majestic_keiki]

[Kei is kinda confused by the sudden interruption, sending Asagi a glance at his question.]

You best see for yourself.

[herodrawing]

Egh.

[Here, Asagi. Izuru shows you a drawing of a vaguely you-shaped creature arguing with a... spiky octopus with glasses?]

[cloningblues]

[Stare in unimpressed silence.]

That's supposed to be me?

[More staring.]

I'm pretty sure my eyes are both the same size in real life.

[herodrawing]

It's perspective.

[gold_four]

As a sniper, I can tell you, perspective doesn't work that way.

Also... who's winning?

[herodrawing]

Well...

You stopped fighting just now so there's no clear victor.

[majestic_keiki]

So it was a draw? Or a ceasefire?

[cloningblues]

Don't even think about making us fight again just so you can finish the drawing.

...And where did Tamaki disappear to?

[herodrawing]

I'm not going to make you, heroes shouldn't fight each other!

Huh? That's true, where's Tamaki?

[majestic_keiki]

I don't think we've done anything heroic yet.

And she probably saw some guy.

[cloningblues]

We're not heroes. We're soldiers. Really bad ones.

[herodrawing]

Just because we're not heroes yet doesn't mean we can't become ones in the future!

... Am I right?

[cloningblues]

No.