Git Gud

[a_monetized_mind]

[Jen's taken Cethlenn out for a spin outside Sakihama base, exploring the abandoned area above it. That smoky cloud it has oozes about, occasionally surrounding and utterly devouring a small building.]

Okay, so...What can I do with this...There's that railgun, a missile...Let's try...

[The smoke cloud gathers up into a small ball, heating to a dull red as it does so. A little while later it starts to cool down, and spreads out again-dropping a mecha-sized knife to the ground.]


...I wonder, if...

[It does the same thing again, but this time out pops a small (human scale) gold ingot.]




...That's...

...Okay, I think I can work with this.
[Not very long after, the area is littered with human-scale weaponry-knives, pistols, naginatas, a whip-along with all sorts of other random crap. Walking through the street Jen's picked out for practice is gonna be a pretty weird endeavor for some time to come.]

Comments

[star_of_sad]

[Setsuko stares at the collection of weapons. This raises so many questions... but she has to begin somewhere.]

Was that real gold just now?

[a_monetized_mind]

[Jen is sitting on a park bench outside the Cethlenn for now, taking a break. She's drinking something from a silver diamond-encrusted teacup.]

Well, I'll have to take it to a jeweler to be sure, but I think it is.

[star_of_sad]

Can you really use your powers to just, well, make things like that out of thin air?

[a_monetized_mind]

It sure seems that way!

...Though it's really more Cethlenn's powers than my own.

[star_of_sad]

Please don't use its powers to ruin the economy.

But I wonder what else can it make, now...

[Setsuko looks around. It's obvious where all these piles of weapons came from at least.]

[a_monetized_mind]

Fine, I promise not to destroy the global economy. [Said in the tone of a child having a toy taken away]

...Though, I'm not sure what it can't make. If I had enough time, energy, and stuff to feed into it...Well, and the design for something, I could probably make just about anything...

[star_of_sad]

It's like a 3d printer... one that operates on a very large scale.

But the question is, how much energy and matter does it need?

[a_monetized_mind]

Exactly as much matter comes in as goes out. So if I've got 20 pounds of steel, I can make 20 pounds of gold. Energy...I'm not so sure on, but it only really seems to matter when I'm actually transmuting stuff, instead of just changing its shape.

Its ability to construct things quickly is impressive, but the transmutation is on a whole 'nother level.

[star_of_sad]

Charging up your unit could be quite expensive...

But, it's a good thing that you learn how to control this power.

[a_monetized_mind]

Yeah, I blew through most of its fuel reserves just with this...

Well, those Viper guys will have some surprises waiting for them, next time.

[star_of_sad]

I'm sure they will.

And please tell the Commander what your unit is capable of doing. So there won't be any surprises.

[a_louse]

[Roger picks up one of the random swords.]

You made all of this out of thin air?

[a_monetized_mind]

Uh, well I might have taken apart an abandoned house...or two.

[a_louse]

So you're turning matter into another matter, like a mythical alchemist?

That's a pretty amazing gift, but it won't hurt to exert moderation. We should do something about this pile before some less scrupulous folks find it.

[a_monetized_mind]

It takes up some of Cethlenn's energy, and some things are harder to make than others...But yeah, that's more or less the gist of it. I think if I get some practice in, I'll be able to make more kinds of weapons on the fly.

...If you help me gather up all this stuff, I can turn it into a block of platinum to sell. The money should cover fuel costs and let me buy some more...stuff to practice with.

[a_louse]

Looks like you found a solution to your financial problems. I'm happy for you.

[Roger throws the blade back on the pile.]

I can't help you with this. It wouldn't be fair. You'll have to gather it up on your own.

[a_monetized_mind]

It wouldn't be fair? What are you, my dad?

...Well, it's not like I can force you or anything. I'll just pick it up with Cethlenn, then.

Though, I'm not entirely sure how much money I can make with this...I'll have to buy fuel, and unless the UG's going to let me just tear apart more houses, the base matter too. Should be fine if I stick to things like platinum, though.

[a_louse]

It's one of my rules; a man surrounded by beautiful women should show courtesy to all, but make sure not to give preferential treatment to one of them. It's a dangerous rule to break.

I'll ask Unity Group to cover your fuel and maintenance expenses. It's just a drop in the sea for them, anyway.

[a_monetized_mind]

Sounds like a handy rule to have when someone wants you to pay for dinner.

...Well, having them cover stuff this time is probably fine, but going forward I'll want to support myself. Being in debt isn't my style.

[a_louse]

You went out there to fight already, didn't you? Consider your debt preemptively paid.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Did you just make a gold ingot?

(Sorry about being late. I meant to tag before, but it's been a bad week.)

Happens to the best of us, no worries

[a_monetized_mind]

[Jen's voice calls out from inside Cethlenn.]

I'm pretty sure I did!

Re: Happens to the best of us, no worries

[itbelongsinamuseum]

So got any plans for your newfound wealth or do you need help spending it?

[a_monetized_mind]

Well, I was just going to work on my secondary apartments' rent and get an escort for the weekend, but if you're up for a night on the town...

[itbelongsinamuseum]

I wouldn't mind. Besides, I'm pretty sure that with all the stuff you've got lying around here you can afford all of that anyway.

[a_monetized_mind]

Ah, well...I don't actually have that much in the way of savings, and believe it or not my old job paid more...even with this.

...It'd be kind of hard to get to most of the places I like on short notice, but...hm, have you ever been to a host club? Though if you've got some formal wear, I can probably pull through a reservation for a nicer place.

1/2

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Just how much money do you need? Most of the stuff here looks more expensive than any normal apartment.

2/2

[itbelongsinamuseum]

And I'm not sure what a host club is. Some form of escort service?

[a_monetized_mind]

A couple thousand dollars a month...per apartment. It's not really worth spending much more on them, with how little time I spend in each one.

And a host club...yeah, they're a lot like that, except confined to one building. You pay a cover charge, then pick which guy you like out of a book, and he comes to your table and hangs out with you. They sell drinks at a markup, and if someone else chooses the same guy as you then there's a kinda-sort-of bidding war for his time and attention.

It's usually really fun as long as you don't go to the same place a lot, they get kinda...weird, if you do.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

I'd been thinking of something a bit more normal when you asked about a night out on town. Like a bar or maybe a club.

the shame of a wrong party suggestion

[a_monetized_mind]

Yeah...sure, that'll work.

...A bar would be nice too, but since I'm apparently immune to alcohol now...

Re: the shame of a wrong party suggestion

[itbelongsinamuseum]

What happened? Don't tell me you also ended up with some random magic as well?

Let's just pretend jen got out before her second reply

[a_monetized_mind]

More random science, but...yes.

Wait, magic?!

Re: Let's just pretend jen got out before her second reply

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Yes. Like how I have a Sumerian gods and there are at least two people here who'd normally be called demons...Don't worry, they're nice.

[a_monetized_mind]

Oh, I think I met one, actually...But seriously, sumerian gods? And there's another?

Was their a weird convention here, or something?

[itbelongsinamuseum]

I don't know how it happened. They were here before me. This place seems to collect all the weird of the planet or something. We've got aliens too.