Oken 2020/09/30(Wed)18:45 No. 977639 ID: 6f7a5a
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Something feels wrong
"Lead the way Pilot" she says

I start to move then stop
wasn't her Injury seemed a lot more serious moments ago?

I turn and speak calmly "first lets get you to a medical station to staunch the bleeding" and to check if your really are Pary-Zegh.

"we haven't the time" she says "we have to hurry before Aimlock finds us"

>>977639
Request that she lower her visor, or else you will assume she is Aimlock.

>>977640

A reasonable demand. But do we know how Aimlock looks like? Or how Pary-Zegh looks like?

Medical Protocol states that you must subdue the target to ensure they receive medical attention.
That Sexy Paranoia says "bash her head in, see if she's Aimlock, and steal her awesome exosuit".

Actually let me amend my suggestion to be more forceful: ask to see her face. if she hesitates or refuses then commence with the beatdowns.

Pretty sus. Go on without them.

Yeah, cause a spindly deer with a spiky ball is a fair match to a power armored space trooper.

LW 2020/10/02(Fri)12:31 No. 977782 ID: 6f7a5a
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I know Pary-Zegh pretty well, she's a tall strong Gauthian the voice sounds about right too . . . still I have to be sure "raise your visor I need to see your face"

the person that might be Pary-Zegh pauses then responds flatly "you're getting distracted Oken, we need to go to the bridge" I see her looming over me, dominant in her power suit, what I wouldn't give to break who ever it is.


Oken-
A) -Knows that she is weak and submits to the order
B) -Will die fighting and never surrender!

B. BOIL OVER WITH RAGE

>>977782
A. Do not think, just execute orders!

B. I'LL DIE STANDING LOYAL RATHER THAN LIVE WALKING WITH A TRAITOR!

Oken needed a chance to ambush her.

Oken just gave away that she was suspicious, and thus the only course of action is to die swinging that mace and hope to bring your foe a little pain. It's better than the inevitable laser shot in the back once whatever purpose they have for you is served.

Never give up! Never surrender! Go for the wounded side!

Sigh... Why does she have to do this difficult? We are not asking something unreasonable.
You know what fine, let's keep going. I going with A. At least have your eyes and ears on her. Even if we are right in our suspicions, she is in power armor, we are in a disadvantage. We need to find a better position to strike or get away from her if everything goes south.
Just keep boiling your blood... For now. You should ask for a promotion after this.

Begin humping the power suit. While she's startled, bash the helmet in.

>>977782
B and also >>977786 that's a cool line. Use it.

Their purpose is to get Oken to take the ship to the Vin-Malor Shipyards, or perhaps to just reveal where those shipyards are.

Are the Vin-Malor Shipyards a secret location? Do they require passcodes that Oken would know to approach?
Or is this just a matter of Oken's expertise as an Ace Pilot being needed?

Astranian combat suits probably have onboard drugs for allowing a hurt fighter to keep moving and fighting. Would such drugs affect Pary-Zegh's judgement and ability to be emotive?

I think this is Pary-Zegh and that they are just drugged to the gills and trying to make the best of a bad situation.

A. Submit to the chain of command.

Oken 2020/12/10(Thu)01:04 No. 983292 ID: 6f7a5a
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"I'LL DIE STANDING LOYAL RATHER THAN LIVE WALKING WITH A TRAITOR!" I scream

I keep screaming

I feel a small part of my try to maintain control

but there's no point

I will die here

but I won't make it easy

I won't let them control me

I give in to the fury

Oken 2020/12/10(Thu)01:06 No. 983293 ID: 6f7a5a
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the enemy is saying words but I don't hear them

I'm still screaming

there are stars in the sky

a mirror shatters

>>983293
See the face of your target before you strike it. Make sure.

Spit into the face of your foe before you kill them! Give them no quarter!

OK GOOD, NOW TRY TO LOOK AT THEIR FACE AND CONFIRM IDENTITY BEFORE WE DO SOMETHING IRREVERSIBLE. TRY REALLY REALLY HARD.

Don’t hesitate like the traitor did. Hesitation is death.
...How was that armor going to protect either of you if a tiny deer can smash it in?

>>983315
I think a solid chunk of the defence is from it having shield projectors. If they were, say, non-operational cause they were hit with something like a 'shieldbreaker rifle' and the suit is now being used by said assassin, the glass dome is probably just that.

Oken 2020/12/10(Thu)15:40 No. 983337 ID: 6f7a5a
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I hesitate
a part of me is filled with doubt
that doubt hold back my fury for an instant
my thoughts flow back to me and my vision clears
I need to know I'm not making a mistake
I need to see the face of who I'm attacking

But there is no face, only the harsh glow from a robot's screen.
it's taken the time I've given it to draw a gun from a compartment on it's leg
the laser gun is aimed at my head
in a tinny voice that still resembles Pary-Zegh it speaks "OBEY OR DIE."

>>983337
Fuck. This. Shit.

Lunge to the ground and try to drive your mace into the back of one of its knees to hamper its mobility. Your stature compared to this power armored robot is giving you WAY more clearance to move than you think.

>>983338
this, cripple it so it can't train its gun on us

Ok, you are good to go to smash this thing. Go low, hit a knee and force it to kneel, then target the head.

>>983315
That morningstar probably has some sort of tech that allows it to penetrate (vibration, or something, idk). They wouldn't use them if they weren't effective.

Dodge right, go for the face. If you survive, take this lesson to heart: Disloyalty is the only evidence you need to cast judgment.

>>983351
What does this even mean exactly? I mean, in this case nobody was even disloyal cuz it is a robot. Also, fanaticism isn't necessarily good. Critical thinking is a virtue. Only be loyal to those who deserve our loyalty. That being said, our faction currently deserves it.

You already chose DIE, now make it the thing that dies instead of you. Move and swing at once, and don't stop swinging until it stops moving.

>>983338
Seconding this, you're not gonna be able to just beat it with brute force, be smart and cripple it.

Vomit into its optics.

Oken 2021/03/15(Mon)22:16 No. 991558 ID: 1d109c
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I charge! going for the legs

I don't make it a step before the combat machine bludgeons me with it's gun

hard metal slams into my cheek and I tumble

Oken 2021/03/15(Mon)22:17 No. 991559 ID: 1d109c
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I hit the ground, crushing weight weight pins me as the robot steps on me

so much pain, can't breath

a com-channel crackles to life,

the machine speaks into it "Pary-Zegh. this is Aim-Lock. The pilot knows I am not you. it has become hostile and dangerous."

a second voice speaks out "Killed it, it'll still serve its purpose for at least ten minutes"

"Understood" the machine responds as it levels its pistol

Oken 2021/03/15(Mon)22:18 No. 991560 ID: 1d109c
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"No!" I manage to cough from my empty lungs as I ram my mace into the robot's knee

burning plasma flashes right by my head

I take in a breath

You'll want to get behind it, through its legs, and attack as it turns towards you. Try to hit its optics.

Go for the exposed electronics. It's gotta have those somewhere.

Hah, knew that bitch was full of shit. Should've crushed her when you had the chance.

>>991561
Why let it face you?
Stay to its rear, where it'll be tough for it to lethally assault you.

It can probably swing around pretty quickly. Staying behind would be nice, but with a damaged knee and possible damage to its power lines, it probably lacks endurance. If you can just get out of its line of sight, running away might be the best option.

Isn't it funny Oken, that every time you've had the urge to kill someone so far it was the absolute right move?

Maybe they were always full of shit about binders lash.

Oken 2024/10/25(Fri)17:39 No. 1099029 ID: 0d1c28
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Aim-Lock tries to report "Pary-Zegh. the target-"

I dive between it's legs

"-is resisting, I can't-" the robot continues

a blade narrowly misses my leg

Oken 2024/10/25(Fri)17:40 No. 1099030 ID: 0d1c28
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"-hold a lock" the robots words are fast

I go for the head,
it bats away my mace with it's pistol.

"-require support!"the robot's words are too fast to respond

A blast errupts behind me I can't get away

"clarify! what is-" Pary-Zegh tries to cut it

Can't think. I just swing, crushing the mace into it's other leg

"Heavy Damage, Left leg!" Aim-Lock reports

wobbling the robot movies to stab me

Neutral backstep, position carefully, charge attack in the nuts. Shoot through the hole.

>>1099030
Quickly move around it towards the gun-side, sticking as close as possible. When it swings spring back-blade side and crush the forearm, from there the machine is helpless as long as you stay near it and on the blade-side.

>>1099034
This!

>>1099034
Agreed.
Close maneuvers and precise targetting of stress points.
Calm under pressure.
Very much in your flight lane.

Get on it's back.

Crush it's arms.

Then swing at it's head until it stops moving. Swing until it's a pile of scrap. Swing until you feel that rage that's building inside you since long before this twat attacked you subside.

Oken 2024/11/09(Sat)16:02 No. 1099558 ID: 0d1c28
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"-happening! repeat" Pary-Zegh voice crackles from the radio

I step back to avoid a sword strike and swing for the arm.
the metal in the are squeals and twists, disarming the robot.

"Heavy Damage, right arm!" Aim-Lock reports

Finish up with the left arm, then retreat. Find an area with minimal tech, it might be capable of hacking smart objects!

Might be time to go for the kill, assuming you can avoid getting shot while doing so.

>>1099559
Yes.
Complete operation disarmament and then get a distance to breathe.
Maybe see if you can spy a leg vulnerability while you recover

>>1099559
Yes.
Complete operation disarmament and then get a distance to breathe.
Maybe see if you can spy a leg vulnerability while you recover

FINISH HIM

You can't slow down, or stop, or hesitate. The only thing keeping you alive is the next swing of that mace keeping the damned machine off balance.

That's ok, because you love thrashing it to bits, the only ounce of joy you can remember right now is how good it felt feeling that things ankle crunch.

I'm betting it'd feel amazing to see it's head crunch and turn into a pile of splintered circuitry. That would probably heal all the wounds and make things seem positively rosy again. Just don't slow down, for even a second.

Oken 2025/03/12(Wed)21:29 No. 1104879 ID: 0d1c28
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I can't let up, that blastech will fry me dead if I get too far

"Target Overwhelmening!" Aim-Lock blurts out, clearly off balance

I have to push the advantage! I can't give in! I need to take out that other arm

"Target confirmed Boiler!" Aim-lock reports

He moved his arm, but that means...

Oken 2025/03/12(Wed)21:30 No. 1104880 ID: 0d1c28
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...He's left himself open!

Pary-Zegh tries to clarify "A boiler?! that can't be, she's only killed-"
*CRUNCH*
I embed the mace into Aim-Lock, shattering his head and full sensor array.
The mace is stuck.

Oken 2025/03/12(Wed)21:30 No. 1104881 ID: 0d1c28
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But Aim-Lock is still active
it's silent now, blind, deaf and dumb.

But with that artillery system up it doesn't need eye,
it could level a bunker and blow apart this whole section of the ship!

Any airlocks nearby to lure it out of?

>>1104881
It dropped the sword. Use that to disable the artillery before it can fire.

>>1104889
Yes.
Pull it free and try to jam it in the control center.

Once you get that sword to its gun arm, rush between its legs to either strike its back, or book it.

Charge it and dive slide through legs.

Oken 2025/04/22(Tue)21:52 No. 1106754 ID: 0d1c28
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I grab the sword it's lighter than it looks.
the room is filled with static, from the robot's broken voice box.

I move! gotta keep moving!

Oken 2025/04/22(Tue)21:57 No. 1106756 ID: 0d1c28
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I CUT! WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE!!

...I feel the heat and sparks was over me, is it over?

Oken 2025/04/22(Tue)21:58 No. 1106757 ID: 0d1c28
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KRAKOOOOOM!
"WEEHH!"

Oken 2025/04/22(Tue)22:00 No. 1106758 ID: 0d1c28
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"Ugh..."
...I cut through the artillery pod

I smell my own burnt body

I feel like a roasted marshmallow.
At least the pan means I'm alive.

Uh... does your military insurance cover eyes, arms... all your skin?

Can't stay here. Did any weapons survive the explosion? Grab anything you can use and seek somewhere safe to rest and heal. (note: from prior experience, being passive or resting increases Boil, which we now know can be used for incredible feats of strength.)

WALK IT OFF OR CHALK IT OFF, PILOT

WHICH ONE TO DO IS UP TO YOU

Oken 2025/06/11(Wed)18:10 No. 1109451 ID: 0d1c28
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I look for a weapon, I can't be unarmed.
The sword it's shattered, not going to be useful.
the mace, it's not too beat up but it seems to have a power leak it's energy is fading

I-I'm fading too, gotta keep moving.
there's a secondary transporter nearby it can take me to most rooms, even back to the med bay I just came from...
I make it to the door before my legs give out... I think I need another nap.

One of the window lenses hums to life, a familiar face.
"Asnia Oken, you've defeated Aimlock and disabled his sytem jammers, the ship is accessable to the crew again, I've shut down all other robots in case they are also comprimised."

Oh great, it's Prince,
just what I need, another crazy robot.
Last time I saw him he was covering up a murder, and blew a logic fuse ... Dr.Fuze did he bring Prince online again?

"You require medical attention" The stupid robot voices the obvious.

>You require medical attention.
Demand medical attention. Messed-up protocols preventing Astrans from getting their medical services without explicitly asking for them, no wonder the humans still think you're all idiots.

>>1109451
Med bay seems like a good place to stop and recover BOIL.

Speaking of which, ask what a Boiler is.

>>1109451
Hes right.
You do.
Request it immediately and try to at least keep upright if you cannot stand.
Close your eyes and they may not open again.

Oken 2025/06/23(Mon)21:56 No. 1110175 ID: 0d1c28
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The robot is operating through the screen, he can't help me here but maybe he can tell me where to get the help I need
"Yes Prince I do, where can I get that?"

Prince responds quickly. "the secondary Medical Bay would be able to attend to your needs but there is currently no staff, I could put out an open alert to find some. Alternatively Dr.Fuze is in the officer lounge he perhaps could help you, both locations are accessible via the transporter behind you."

FUZE! Hell yeah!

An open alert would reveal your location. You're being hunted, so go to Dr Fuze.

Even if fuze holds a doctorate in astramarian philosophy, theyll be able to help out.
I mean, im hoping theyre a medical doctor, even something only medical adjacent would be great, but anything is good right now.
You need help oken and theyre the best candidate.

Oken 2025/08/08(Fri)21:43 No. 1112469 ID: 0d1c28
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I enter the transporter.
"Take me to Dr.Fuze" I manage to choke out.

"Affirmative" Prince responds.

The porter begins to move, my head spins and the next few minutes are a blur.

Oken 2025/08/08(Fri)21:45 No. 1112470 ID: 0d1c28
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the porter stops, it opens to the officers lounge except glowing cables are running through the room, data conduits maybe.
Prince is here, physically.

Fuze is also here, he seems worried about me, I don't quite catch everything he's saying.

I try to calm my breathing and focus.
Fuze' next words are a little clearer "Please put down the weapon, and sit down Oken"

No, I’d rather not.

Say it louder than you mean to.

>>1112470
Sit down, then put down the weapon. Next to where you're seated.

Sit.
Lean on the weapon like its a cane.
Rest it nearby as suggested.
...but do it slow.
Pay attention to the doc's reaction.
See if theres anything other than intent to help lurking.

Ask for his weapon in your pants
Boil with the horny

I'd forgotten what an official douchebag this clown is. What is that big, burly lookin robot next to him?

Swing it around to be in a non-threatening position but don't put it down. Remind them the ship is compromised and you're suffering from wounds from a hostile encounter and that it's in the doctors best interests that you remain armed until the threat is confirmed dealt with.

Pary-Zegh is a murderous traitor who wanted to use your dead corpse for some vile purpose. You trusted her. You're keeping your weapon.

Oken 2025/10/07(Tue)18:03 No. 1114823 ID: 0d1c28
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"NO!, I mean I'd rather not... I don't know who I can trust." I tell Fuze, before sitting down. "This is staying at my side."

He makes a sad expression like a lost wapple, "I understand " he responds, Fuze has been a friend for a long time, I really WOULD like to trust him...

While he tends to my wounds, I turn away and instead glare at the hulking new form of Prince, who I almost certainly CAN'T trust.

Prince stairs back unblinking

"Well if you don't trust us, how about you take the lead on our next course of action?" Fuze suggests

>>1114823
Tell him you need to find out about your condition before you make any plans. What is a "Boiler"?
Also ask about Prince's new body and if his logic systems are... completely functional.

"I can't stop thinking about Mint. And I realize I didn't kill her. Her soul died a long time ago, and I didn't even notice, and that's on me. All I vaporized was a hollow shell, made of pointless arrogance and unchecked gluttony. But when did the last shred of her spirit evaporate? And was it really her choice?

And more importantly, could it happen to us?"

Who's in control of the ship? What system is most vital/vulnerable that we need to protect, or sabotage?

The enemy knows you're active. you need to get in contact with loyal crew before the traitors turn them against you.

>>1114829
Yeah, agreed.
You need a sitrep oken. You went from unconcious and rested straihht into a vicious melee with a power armoured hostile.
Therell be a day when youll wonder how the hell youre the one that walked away from that fight, but thats not today.
A close brush with death will make even the most steel willed a little more wary.
Tell this to the doc, and that you want to trust him but right now... part of you is still in that fight.
Anyway. Sitrep.
Bullet points.
How long were you out.
Known hostile forces.
Known friendly forces.
Any major structural damage to the ship.
Current location of vessel.
Current proximity to command, armoury and other vital facilities that may prove useful.

>>1114829
These questions are good

Oken 2025/11/29(Sat)17:27 No. 1118123 ID: 0d1c28
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I see the way they look at me, like there's something wrong at my core.
What is a boiler, am I whatever that is?

I can't calm down, maybe I can't trust them, but I have to try. and if I'm wrong I'll just kill them.
I speak to Fuze, I think he used to be my friend, let's pretend he still is."I guess it's not really that I don't trust you, it's that I can't strop thinking about mint. Did I kill Mint or did I just vaporize a shell and the real Geragine Mint died a long time ago."

Fuze doesn't seem to want to talk about Mint "I... I wasn't there, but Mint seemed very ill."

I tell it like it is "Well I'm sick too now, Dr. Yeli told me it was called Binder's Lash"

Fuze seems to ponder this for a moment "Binder's Lash... that's a form of psychic feedback, I didn't think it was contagious. I believe it fades with time, Have you tried resting?"

Of course he would give me as little as Yeli, Doctors are all the same. "Yeah, it didn't help. enough about me though, can you give me a sit-rep? who's in control? how many hostiles?"

Oken 2025/11/29(Sat)17:32 No. 1118125 ID: 0d1c28
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Fuze hesitates and looks at the robot "Prince is in control, after Aim-Lock went off line he was able to deactivate all other robots, as far as we can tell Pary-Zegh is the last hostile on board the ship, but we don't know where she is."

"If you feel I'm still a risk, I can be shut down as well" Prince adds

I'd like to shut him down, but maybe later first I need more info "Hm, how much damage has been dealt to Ecliptor Alta"

Fuze takes a deep breath and gives his explanation "most of the damage has been done to personnel, given the casualties and all the robot shutdowns the ship has a skeleton crew at best potential operating power at 30% with almost none of those crew members at stations in effect operations are at 10% of optimum. "

That isn't good, I ask my next question "Where is the ship now?"

Fuze answers this question "The ship is still floating over that Solar colony, we've been here for about twelve hours, eventually somebody off ship is going to notice how crippled we are up here."

"Why hasn't anyone moved the ship?" I ask

Fuze sighs"Other than the bridge crew being wiped out? well normally prince could move it but apparently Ecliptor Alta is some kind of special proto-type, only Commander Flek really knows how it works" he keeps looking to Prince who doesn't correct him.

Oh course it is, Commander Flek is a genius, but the brilliance isn't helping us now."...and Where is Commander Flek?"

Fuse shrugs "I've been told he's still on Jucha fighting Solars, he had some pilots but apparently he was the only one who could fly this ship fully, though after how you got us here I'd be wiling to bet you could fly this ship too." he gives a sly smile.

Get Oken to that bridge, and see if someone can get in contact with the commander. Moving the ship out of danger comes first, so if they can't make it back thats just too bad

>>1118125
Alright then. After you've recovered, you can try to find some trustworthy backup to escort you to the bridge. Who does Fuze trust?

>>1118125
Well, it fits.
You are ace pilot oken.
Your destiny is found at a control panel and amongst the stars.
Got to feel nice knowing youll be doing what you live for again evennif the circumstance is a desperate one.

Get the bot to chart a best, safe route to the bridge taking into consideration structural damage blocking routes and danger zones.
Good to have an updated layout to work with.