Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion [Archive] - Page 76

LoweGear

2008-01-22, 00:20

SO.... How's things without me?

Who are you again?

:p

Anyway, I've finally started on another fic, this time, a full-blown story, not just a one-shot. And for the fruits of my labor, all I have to show is just one lousy preview.

This is, however, just a sample of the first chapter... To be exact, just a sample of the first HALF of the first chapter. Because it is still in the experimental phase, and therefore is still Susceptible to changes. In fact, I'm almost certain to be adding more details later on.

(Apparently after all this time, I've still have yet to kick the nasty habit of over-writing... >.>)

Oh btw, I still have not come up with a title yet, so I'll just call it, "A story without a Name"...

...For now.

For most parts of this chapter, you can call it Graham-centric, so Nighty had better take this chance to correct me before I keep this mindset of young Graham.

Oh, one last thing, it's mdnight here, I'm too tired to catch all the typos... But I'm pretty sureAaron and/or Kha would do it for me...

"A Preview without a Name"

Lainsworth City.

One of the major metropolises found in the 9th Administrated World under the control of the Time-Space Administration Bureau.

With only a few minutes till 3 am, the roads and streets in this city are barren and lifeless. By now, most of the city’s inhabitants were already asleep. Tonight however, a lone car could be seen cruising down the empty highway that connects one end of the city to the other.

"Oh? I see… Well then, patch me through to your Captain please." Graham requested to the soldier in the communication screen cheerfully.

"Y-Yes sir! Of course sir, r-right away...!"

The young corporal ran off in a frantic hurry from the screen to fetch his superior. Gil could hear the poor girl crashing into people and objects from the background.

Graham chuckled softly; it never ceases to amuse him whenever that happens.

He blames it on his daughters’ antics that have been rubbing off on him recently.

It wasn’t long before the communication screen was replaced by another older and bigger build individual. A quick glance at his uniform tells Graham that this was just the man he needed to talk to.

“This is Captain Garran of the Lainsworth Civil Protection department.” The man frowned at Graham’s blue and white uniform.

“Greetings, I am-“

“I know who you are…” The Captain waved him off lazily. “Commodore Graham of the 12th Independent Fleet… the infamous Ace of the Navy.”

“’Infamous’ you say…” Graham laughed sheepishly.

“So… What brings such a prestigious person as yourself to our beautiful city during this time of the night?”

“Business, of course.” Graham answered.

“Navy people don’t sleep?” Garran raised his brow.

“Only when the officers aren’t around.” Graham winked.

“I… See…” The man cleared his throat. “You were saying…?”

“Oh yes, I require your help Captain, regarding a situation happening within your city…”

Garran’s face looks as if he’s contemplating a chess game in front of him.

“Would that be a problem, Captain?” Graham asked politely.

“Depends, but I’ll hear out your request first.”

Graham cut it short. “Very well then, I want you to fill me in on the specs of your current operation.”

“Certainly, which?”

“The Lenkin harbor firearms trade bust.” Graham answered. “The one currently in progress…”

The Captain of the Civil Protection Unit was caught off-guard by this.

Captain Garran asked. “How did you…?”

Graham grinned slightly. “A kitten told me… “

The man in the screen gave him a look that is a mix between annoyance and disgust.

“Excuse me, sir ?“

Graham changed the subject. “That doesn’t matter now Captain. The important thing now is that I need to know what measures you have taken to deal with the situation-”

“With all due respect sir, I don’t see why the Navy needs to butt their heads into this-“

Graham countered. “Captain, I never said I was here on behalf of the Navy did I?”

“Regardless Commodore, you still do not have any jurisdiction to meddle into the affairs of the Ground division.”

Graham was beginning to lose patients with this man. But knowing the bad blood already existing between their two divisions, temper would not solve anything. Graham took a deep breath to calm himself and start all over again.

“Captain Garran, I believe you’re getting the wrong impression that I am trying to undermine your authority in this matter. Let me assure you that my only concern is for the safety of your men, as well as the citizens of this city.”

“You have my word if everything checks out; I would not interfere with your operation. So please, just help me to do my job Captain and we can all go home to sleep a little early.”

After considering his words, the Civil Protection Captain decides to cooperate.

“As you already know, the Administration Bureau had placed a ban on all Conventional Weaponry, while majority of the administrative worlds have complied with this law in exchange for magic-base weapons, there are still a number of individuals who refuses to lay down arms, and several criminal organizations which operates the black market for the sale of these illegal firearms.”

“For a long time now we have suspected a group of extremely dangerous individuals using the warehouses along the side of the river to house their goods. However, we weren’t exactly sure which of the three harbors the smugglers were using. It wasn’t until a while ago that we received confirmation that a cargo full of stolen weapons is to be brought to Lenkin harbor, and that a deal is to be made with another group.”

“From what our officer at the scene has reported, we’re looking at about ten to fifteen heavily armed criminals carrying rifles and sub-machine guns of various sorts. We have already informed the Citadel Peacekeepers’ special weapons and tactics unit about them, and they had just arrived on the scene.”

Garran looked at his watch.

“If all goes well, everything should be wrapped up by 3 o’clock.”

Silence.

Graham looked at him, as if expecting more.

“Yes?” The Captain asked.

Graham blinked, “That’s it?”

Captain Garran lets out an exasperated sigh, “Look Commodore, this is practically a standard bust that civil protection carries out on a regular basis. We have already cornered off the streets, and place a 6 blocks magic field around the area of the building. There are no civilians in detected in the field, and the Citadel Peacekeepers have the entrances covered-“

Graham asked. “What did you tell them?”

“Excuse me?” The Captain blinked.

“What did you tell the Peacekeeper Unit?”

The man rolled his eyes.

“Exactly what I’ve just told you; that the warehouse is being used by smugglers to store illegal weapons and that a deal is about to be made at this very moment. They are armed with large caliber rifles and other semi-automatic weapons-“

Graham stared. “That’s it? That’s all you told them?”

“That’s all there IS to tell them.”

Graham asked. “What about the report that the Naval Investigators sent you?”
The Captain gave him a questioning look. “Report?”

Graham frowned. “You did receive a report from Naval Intelligence regarding the other party, the one making the deal right?”

“Well yes but… I didn’t… Think that…”

Graham sighed and quickly brings up another communication screen, “I’m sure you didn’t- Lotto, come in!”

Another screen appeared beside the first, judging from the noise and the background scenery, its the back of a transport plane. Standing in front of it is a little girl with silver hair to the length of her shoulder, probably no more that 10 years old.

And she has a pair of cat-ears twitching around on top of her head.

“Yes sir!”

Graham gave his command. “Greenlights for ‘Nightingale’! I repeat; you have the greenlights for ‘Nightingale’!”

The little cat-girl grinned mischievously.

“Yes sir! Understood sir!”

From her body movements on screen, it seems as if she just kicked something out the door of the plane.

“The little bird is out of the cage!” Lotto confirmed.

“Good work” Graham nodded as he shuts down the screen.

“Hey! What’s going on there?!”

Graham turned his attention back to the man. “Captain, what is the stasis of the Peacekeeper Unit?”

“Hold it! I’m not saying anything until you tell me what the hell you are planning! Sir!” the Captain demanded.

“Have they entered the building yet?!”

Garran clenched his jaws. “That is of no con-“

“Captain. I’m ORDERING you, to tell me-!”

BOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!

Without warning, an incredible explosion shock the highway where Graham was driving on, the force vibrated the entire vehicle for a few short seconds. The car screeched to a halt as Graham got out to see where the source of the shockwave had come from.

Off in the distance on the other side of the river, a blaze had spread from the location of the storage facilities. The bright inferno begins to rage across to the other structures nearby, slowing consuming them in the process. The towering black smoke risen high above the fires, its shape resembles some terrifying, monstrous creature…

Wait a minute, Graham realized. That IS a monster.

With one flap from its huge wings, the entire column of smoke was blasted away.

“What’s that again?! Coming in Sergeant! Come in!” The Captain yelled at another communication screen, most likely to one of his subordinates on the field.
In the background, dozens of frantic operators wrestle with their consoles in an attempt to establish the situation.

“I want a visual of the scene…!” An operator replied something which made him roared. “WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE’S AN INTERFRENCE?!”

“Damnit! Stop screaming and give me a damn report!”

“Captain Garran! Order the men outside the field to evacuate as far away from there as possible!” Graham commanded. “And call the Lieutenant-Colonel in charge of Riot Force 3! I have a feeling you’re going to need all the muscles you can get…”

“What about the ones inside?! And the Peacekeepers?! They’re still trapped in there!!”

“No Captain, I’m afraid your men are already dead.” Graham said grimly.

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Meriva look down upon the carnage before him.

The thick and black smoke spawning from the surrounding fire threatens to engulf him completely in their dark presence. Twisted metal, shattered concrete, as well as crimson blood pools painted a complete picture of the devastation.

All of which, he was responsible for.

The special weapons and tactics unit of the citadel peacekeepers caught them off-guard when they stormed the warehouse where he and his fellow comrades were about to secure the cargo of guns and ammunition to their buyers. Many of the smugglers were bind and restrained before they could even draw their weapons. But those who weren’t soon began open firing on the peacekeepers.

However, the fight was completely one-sided battle as the peacekeepers overwhelmed them with their superior numbers, and magic-base weapons. One by one the smugglers were cut down by a wall of accurate magic bolts and missiles.

Meriva was sent here by the elders of his clan to aid the men and their operation here, and had only arrived two hours ago from the dimensional transport station. Exhausted from his journey, the men allowed him to sleep in the docks till he was feeling better.

He had always liked the smell of the water ever since he was a child back in his home world. For as long as he could remember, the people of his tribe have called him a ‘chosen’. He and his entire family were respected for the divine powers he possesses. Because of this, he was never burden with the task of manual labor unlike most of his fellow comrades. In return, his job was to use his powers to protect them from harm.

He had one job to do, and he failed it.

By the time he got back to the building, almost all of them were either killed or being dragged off in chains.

He choked. Darkness was swallowing him up from within; bring fore emotions that were struggling to explode. Just then from the corner of his eyes, he saw a young man no older than himself, reaching out to him.

Before his brain could fully comprehend, his legs was already carrying him half-way across the room. Meriva could hear the peacekeepers yelling at him as he ran, he knew what he was doing is stupid; he should have just ran away.
But he didn’t care.

Rushing to the side of that man despite not knowing his name, he got down and tried to save his life. But instead, all he got was a gift, and a dying message.
It was exactly like the scene of a novel he once read. The man apologized for failing his duty and asked for his forgiveness. Meriva too finds himself playing a part of the story as he apologized for letting them down.

Three peacekeepers had surrounded them, screaming for him to lie down on the ground.

With his last ounce of strength, the man without a name whispered into Meriva’s ears…

“The… Manifest…”

“I will deliver it myself.” Meriva assured him.

The man thanked him, and forever remains silent.

Meriva stood up quietly, and begin to utter a chant. A yellow square appeared beneath his feet, rotating slowing.

This caught many of the peacekeepers off-guard, as most of them had never seen a square-shaped magic insignia before in their life. The one who knew what it was, quickly yelled at the others to stop him.

But they were too late.

A shockwave was sent throughout the room, knocking back the men around him. From the summoning square below him, rises a huge creature. It has the body of a tiger, except it was yellow with black stripes, and had a large pair of wings, also with the same color. It has a pair of massive bull horns on its head, and giant saber-tooth fangs sticks out of his mouth. It stares down the terrified men with its big, blue and empty eyes.

“Kyuki, spare no one.” Meriva commanded the beast coldly.

The entire thing was within two minutes, after which the beast took off into the sky.

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“Meriva, what’s the situation?”

“Our base of operations was raided by the Citadel Peacekeepers, they must’ve have gotten wind of our activities in this city…”

“…The others?”

“Dead or arrested.”

“And the Manifest?”

Meriva reached into his bag and pulled out a clear, prism-shaped crystal.

“I grabbed it before I left.”

The man on the screen let out an audible sigh of relief.

“That’s good news, the weapon cargo may be expendable, but we can’t afford to lose the Manifest…”

“I know that Rekord…”

The man noticed his eyes looked distant.

“Is… Something else the matter?”

“Nothing, it’s just late…”

“Fine, but just remember; you’re not out of the woods yet.” Rekord warned him. “The rest of us will be coming in from the northwest to escort you and the Manifest out of the city.”

“Very well, I’ll meet you across the end of the North-side Bridge in about a minute…”

“Take care now Meriva, we have suffered enough losses for one night, we cannot lose the Manifest, as well as another Chosen…”

“I understand… I’ll see you on the other side.”

“As with you… And hurry, it won’t be long before the Bureau’s Air Force scrambles their Interceptors…”

The screen disappears.

Looking to his far right, Meriva could see a large skyscraper with a large digital clock on its side, indicating the time to be nearly 3 am. He could see his destination up head, the end of the large bridge connecting the two parts of the city together. Tightening his hold over the Manifest, Meriva urge his summon to fly towards it, whispering the words that were spoken to him from long ago.

We are the chosen ones of the Vauxhall Clan, masters of great holy beasts…

2:59:57

With these magnificent and powerful creatures on our side…

02:59:58

There is no one that could stand in our way…

02:59:59

A brilliant flash of light from below caught his attention.

03:00:00

“Time’s up.”

BOOM!

A blue magic beam was fired from the ground, which streamed through the air, slicing a clean opening across the side of Kyuki’s right wing, sending the beast spiraling towards the ground in agony. A bone-crutching, thunderous crash shook the entire bridge when the monster smashed into it, waking up the other half of the city’s occupants in the process.

From the highway across the other side of the city, Graham puts down the binoculars.

“Well,” He blinked. “That’s gotta hurt…”

The man turns back to his communication screen.

“It’s alright Captain, everything’s under control now… You can call off the Air Force.”

“Commodore Graham,” Garran glared at him. “My men on the field are reporting that something shot down that monster… That same monster which took out an entire peacekeeper unit!”

“So it would seem…” Graham remembered something. “Oh, and by the way Captain…”

“Huh?”

“It’s Admiral Graham.”

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What was that…?

Meriva fight to open his eyes; the rough texture he felt on his cheek and hands tells him that he’s currently on the road.

What just happen…?

He could hear his summoned grunting in pain and felt it trying to get back on its feet. Judging from sound, he guessed that he couldn’t have fallen too far away.

Kyuki… In pain? T-That’s not possible!

Meriva struggled onto his feet, and limped slowly towards his summoned.

We are the champions of the Vauxhall, the chosen ones…

He silently spoke to the wounded animal.

It is us who are the monsters…

He walked closer.

Great beings who have power beyond mortal humans…

Meriva reached out to his beast.

Nothing can be stronger than a monster…

“Right, Kyuki?” He asked the beast.

The unexpected reply came in the form of a cold, mechanical voice.

“Cartridge load; Break Impulse.”

A solid ‘boom!’ was heard coming from the other side of the monster, and a large hole instantaneously appeared through the center of the creature’s body, splashing blood all over Meriva.

…Right?

From the belly of the beast emerged a dark figure. He wore a black barrier jacket with silver chains and lining covering the sides of the coat. A mantle attached to the jacket covers a portion of his neck and chin. A small poach strapped to a double layer leather belt hangs to his left side. In his right hand held a long, whitish-blue spear with an unusual triangle-like head. The staff was emitting steam from its sides, showing that it had just very recently been used.

But the one feature that caught his attention above all else, is the white mask that he was wearing. Meriva was reminded of the messenger of death in the stories that his parents told him when he was young.

Causally walking through the tunnel which he had carved out from the beast, the dark figure flipped open the upper portion of his device like a double barrel shotgun and removed two cartridges, replacing them with two new ones from his poach.

And it was only when he walked out of that tunnel did the Summoner realized that this dark figure was only a kid, probably no older than 14.

As Meriva struggles to make sense of this, a frightening thought came to him; that perhaps he was wrong all along.

And that the world has beings far more terrifying than any monster.

“WHAT KIND OF MONSTER ARE YOU?!”

The boy looked at him.

“Sorry to disappoint, but I’m not a monster.”

“Then what are you?!” He shouted, trying to hide his fear.

The boy flipped up his device and locked its head into place.

“I’m just a bird.”

*snore...snore....snore....*

*Asleep at laptop*

:eek::eek::eek:

Yep, that's Graham and Clyde for you... the awesome Com- erh Admiral and the bluebird showing off what they're made off :bow:

Powerful Clyde is quite powerful though :uhoh:

How about some Subaru SKILL instead?

hpHu5FdXvkc

And another SKILL just cause it's so GAR :D

UomC7di0oUE

:bow::bow::bow::bow:

Gah...Riders in the OC and I just started to watch Kamen Rider Kabuto and Den-O, too :heh:. Not to mention random Kamen Rider Ryuki Youtube clips. That would probably explain where THIS came from...

Under the orange glow of the setting sun, people mingled about the end of their day of work. For some work was just about to begin for the evening shift. People talked and mingled about here and there, carrying on their normal routines in spite of the mysterious disappearances that had started to make the news. It was but a small abnormality in the larger world, our world. To them on the other hand, it was normal. It was survival.

IT, like the others of its kind, watched the humans mingle about, completely oblivious to its presence. IT didn't mind, as there was no way they could notice it anyway. They were its prey, its food.

From the clean glass plane IT watched and waited. There were too many around that would cause a commotion should it feast now. IT would wait until it could grab one without being noticed so as not to scare the food away from the hunting grounds.

The creature's patience would soon be rewarded as the crowds thinned as the bus departed from the now empty stop. A lone salary man made his way to the stop, oblivious to the danger around him. Yes, now was the time to strike. IT would soon have a well deserved meal. From the glass IT carefully reached out into our world towards the man. IT licked its lips in anticipation of the meal it was about to catch...

WHAM

IT stumbled back from the glass in its world as pain coursed through its stomach. Something had hit it. Hard. But that was impossible! Prey couldn't see IT when it reached into the prey's world. There was no way...

WHAM

Another blow sends the creature rolling across the floor, breaking its thoughts. IT stands quickly and steels itself to face its attacker. A quick scan of the area locates a lone figure standing where IT once stood by the glass. The attacker wore a white blouse and black skirt. Long hair was tied neatly into an off-centered ponytail.

A HUMAN?! Prey in its world?! Impossible! The only prey that came here were to be eaten. None could come under their own abilities. Unless...the rumors. IT had heard of rumors being passed amongst its kind.

The female held a black container in her hand. It looked like it was open at one end with a simple red orb set on one of the sides. She also wore...a belt? Why hadn't IT noticed noticed the large, silver belt before? The rumors! No! They couldn't be true!

She stared back into its inhuman eyes and said one word.

"Henshin."

With a quick arm movement, the black container slammed into the odd looking belt with a click...and glowed. IT had to cover its eyes from the light that emitted from the prey for a brief moment. Lowering its arms, IT took a step back. Gone was the female prey that had attacked it. Instead stood the things from the rumors. A creature of humanoid form covered in white armor. Blue stripes highlighted the armor sections on the body with blue gauntlets on the arms. Red, orval gems decorated the shoulders and boots. A white mask with large, blue almost bug-like orbs for eyes completed the outfit. An all too familiar belt was wrapped around its waist.

There was no doubt in its mind now. This was the thing from the rumors, the things that sought to destroy IT and its kind. The beings known to them only as Riders.

Riders have been in OC before, especially in KBTKaiser's Kabuto Crossover works... but a TRUE Rider? :eek::bow:

MOAR PLEASE :D

BTW, got a concept for a character...part of another RAF Squad - info to be up...sometime.

Here's a pic...and a hint.

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/popography/uploaded_images/c_snake_plissken-738606.jpg

Snake Pleskin? :twitch:

P.S -

@Tormenk

Images like this,

http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/42888/2001088737982920491_fs.jpg (http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/42888/2001088737982920491_rs.jpg)

C.C. :love::love::love:

Damn, really making the wait for CG2 very painful :eyespin:

Don't make me send killer bunnies after you...

Killer Bunnies are easily dealt with using Holy Hand Grenades :p

http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/39411/2006169045223138306_fs.jpg (http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/39411/2006169045223138306_rs.jpg)

NAISU :D

dkellis

2008-01-22, 00:25

Nope. Or more to the point, 7arcs knows that the Japs don't understand what it is to delegate and work as a proper fireteam.

It could just simply be that all these things Acous is doing are really stuff that other intelligence officers would do (hell, CIA case officers train to hold pretty much the same skillset) and 7arcs decided, "Hey, he's pimp. he can do all this!"

In real life, case officers do end up doing lot of stuff that Acous does alone (usually when the CIA station is them alone. Which should not apply here. Unless Acous is doing an off the record investigation.)

Pretty much what I meant: I understand that Acous can investigate Ground Forces OR check out Jail's hideout OR lead an assault on the brain centre OR do situation analysis OR maybe a couple of the above at the same time. But all of them?

I admit to not knowing much about how the CIA (or other Intelligence services) works, so Acous may indeed be Business As Usual. It just seems a bit unwise to have all that intel (including domestic concerns) inside one head, when the body attached to that head keeps going deep into enemy territory.

Kagerou

2008-01-22, 01:00

I know that. :p I was just commenting to Liingo how a 9-year-old captain Chrono did little to refute Mandy's quick rise to power. However, since I'm tempted to tweak her age now, that should matter little. :3

Speaking of Mandy, I need to know what rank she is circa MC0066. I'm kinda hijacking her (if you don't mind) and implying that she has a favor the OFM owes her >.>

Homocidal zombie penguins. Often used as servants in the underworld.

Those penguin things from Disgaea?

Right on, d00d.

Didn't we go over this, like, THIRTY TIMES ALREADY?!

Yes. We have. -_-

What we do know is practically nothing.

Acous seems to divide his intelligence gathering into several aspects. Nanoha mentions how he was unable to find evidence of an internal coup in episode 16, which suggests that among his duties is monitoring/intelligence gathering of the Ground Forces. He also appears to be involved in traditional intelligence gathering, going out and chasing leads. Acous also appears to do analysis and STA (surveillance and target aquisition), given how he was poking around the back of beyond for Jail's hideout.

All in all, we have generalities, but no specifics. It's quite likely that a lot of his stuff is classified.

EDIT: Also, I am planning something that will shake up the TSAB to its core.... and make Reguis howl in anger and madness, and all the Armed Bureau Mages wonder WTF is happening.

They will be Few. They will be Proud. And they will kick unholy ass most righteously.

*facepalm*

At any rate, I'm guessing that, if you want a model of sorts to run off of, use the modern CIA, or if you want fictional, use ONI from the Halo series.

Chaos2Frozen

2008-01-22, 02:45

YES!!!

GIVE THIS MAN A CIGAR!!!

:heh:

:twitch::twitch::twitch:

Well...Lulu IS pretty popular...

Still - I have trouble seeing Pizza Butt like that...

Milly? Kinda, but not really.

Karen? No.

Shirley? HELL NO!

But PIZZA BUTT? Yeah.

And Nunally just gives the whole thing a HUGE dash of creepy!

Nonsense, they're all great like that :nod:

Too early to say yet, but for new winter series, I'm loving H2O.

I like that too, but True Tears gives me a great sense of enjoyment :)

Who are you again?

:p

I am the monument to all your sins...

:eek::eek::eek:

Yep, that's Graham and Clyde for you... the awesome Com- erh Admiral and the bluebird showing off what they're made off :bow:

Powerful Clyde is quite powerful though :uhoh:

I'll slowly reveal his tricks one by one :)

C.C. :love::love::love:

Damn, really making the wait for CG2 very painful :eyespin:

Wish list for CG2, Lelouch keeps his Harem-lead title :p

NAISU :D

There's more from that came from :D

Keroko

2008-01-22, 03:24

Those penguin things from Disgaea?

The very same.

Let me guess... "Mommy" or "Daddy" was somewhere in the neighborhood of 15-19 years old?

I'll have to double check Louize, but I'm pretty sure Liza was 16... or 17. I'll double check Liza too when I get home.

Speaking of Mandy, I need to know what rank she is circa MC0066. I'm kinda hijacking her (if you don't mind) and implying that she has a favor the OFM owes her >.>

I'm going to be tweaking her age somewhere in the 40ish soon (long live the law of conservation of beauty), but in 66 she should be an admiral already.

Kha

2008-01-22, 05:40

Whats a Prinny :heh: ?A cute, little, bouncy penguin-like demon with the personality of a Haro from the Netherworld of Disgaea. :D

*runs*
I've recently created a new thread in the manga section so now I'm shamelessly advertising for myself. Please check it out, the title of the book is "Pandora Hearts"...

Don't make me send killer bunnies after you...

http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/39411/2006169045223138306_fs.jpg (http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/39411/2006169045223138306_rs.jpg)Adding on to Keroko, dye the hair black and you get dere-Tohsaka/Sophia. :D

Confirmation the second time (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1353693&postcount=18732):

Other than Verossa Acous is a member and he is sometimes addressed as "Inspector", we know absolutely nothing about the Intelligence division(s) of the TSAB, right?Yeap, unless you want to consider An Hero's contributions to fleshing out the TSAB Intelligence Dept in Outer-Cadia.

They will be Few. They will be Proud. And they will kick unholy ass most righteously.And they sound like my gray metal heroes. :heh:

Will keep an eye out for your take though. :nod:

EDIT: Just as we were getting comfortable with the crack fort each of us may be building, from DestinyS to Rebuilt, Tsuzuki may really have decided to strike Forth (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1354844&postcount=179).

"Every body now. On 2. 1, 2..."

"H0LY 5HYT"

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Looks like its time to organize another round of hop-skotch. I'd say Tsuzuki'd do something similar to whatever I had planned for the MageWarrior series and screw it up like StrikerS. :upset:

BUT let's see if der Kleriker continues to prove why "I Am Legend" in surviving the next onslaught. :D:D:D:D

Otherwise, that MTV of Jay Chou's "Wo Bu Pei" is gonna come in handy for "The Breakup of Tessalgar Square"... :sad:

Chaos2Frozen

2008-01-22, 08:36

*runs*
Adding on to Keroko, dye the hair black and you get dere-Tohsaka/Sophia. :D

I get it already :heh:

But Keroko's got it right though, seeing as how her natural hair and eyes color are brown and purple respectively...

Like... this!

http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/40811/2004853717853227285_fs.jpg

... :heh:

LoweGear

2008-01-22, 08:44

Aaron008R

2008-01-22, 08:53

Kha

2008-01-22, 09:05

Babelfished link. (http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=slv&lp=xx_en&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.akibablog.net%2Farchives%2F 2008%2F01%2Fnanoha-strike-forth-080121.html)

I'm not in the mood to join in on the fun right now. Anyhow, it seems to imply even more new chars. Here's to hoping that some justice is done to the series unlike StrikerS. Oh, and I want to see them doing something about Hayate's case. (Damn them all to hell if they don't!) GenerationS will be officially AU if this goes out. And I don't care, I'm still continuing it. Of course, I'll do something about canon insertions, nonetheless.That link is awesomely...misleading. Asuka Amano?! Is that Nanoha? :eyespin: But the words there show nothing of the plot...

Well, due to the timeframe strike Forth would be set, at least we'll get to see the almost fully developed Archer!Kha in action, not to mention Kia with some of her powers back. I'd certainly love to see der Kleriker try and get used to, not just having his mom back, but suddenly not being the only child! :D:D:D:D

But I'm sad for strike Forth, as I soooooooooooooo wanted to do Megane as Rider! Especially since her little girl is so close to being one!

*ahem*

FSN fanboy outbreak, apologies. :p

dkellis

2008-01-22, 09:17

At any rate, I'm guessing that, if you want a model of sorts to run off of, use the modern CIA, or if you want fictional, use ONI from the Halo series.

It's kind of hard to figure out how much of the CIA is truth and how much is spy-sensationalist fiction. Occasionally the former is weirder than the latter.

I think I have a sort-of grasp on how ONI works in the Halo-verse, but that's based on rather cursory readings of the novels. Hopefully that is enough.

EDIT: Just as we were getting comfortable with the crack fort each of us may be building, from DestinyS to Rebuilt, Tsuzuki may really have decided to strike Forth (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1354844&postcount=179).

You see these? Right here? These are tears.

Tears of anguish.

Well, it's not very reliable-looking, and I suppose my primary objection to a new Nanoha season is not "no", but more like "not yet".

Chaos2Frozen

2008-01-22, 09:56

@Chaos: I liked the first chapter.:) Though I'll only be able to proofread the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow is my first exam in Criminal Procedures.

Part ONE, of the first chapter :heh:

Not really sure on that news report at the moment, since it's strange no one's come up and translated anything yet. But if it is true, then YES PLEASE :)

Even if it's true, which I don't think so, I probably won't be able to watch it cause I'll be... Taken away by the government... >.>

And as for the OC... We've dodged the Ion Canon before, and we'll do so again!!!! :uhoh::D:D:D

Canon hates me... >.>

(Oh yeah, I keep forgetting to reply your pm :heh:)

You see these? Right here? These are tears.

Tears of anguish.

*Mental image of Xenomorph's blood...*

Wild Goose

2008-01-22, 10:02

It's kind of hard to figure out how much of the CIA is truth and how much is spy-sensationalist fiction. Occasionally the former is weirder than the latter.

I think I have a sort-of grasp on how ONI works in the Halo-verse, but that's based on rather cursory readings of the novels. Hopefully that is enough.
Try looking for Hunting the Jackal by Billy Waugh and... damn, forgot what it's about, but it's Antonio Mendez Jr.'s memoir on his life in the CIA. Waugh was a Special Forces Sergeant Major who retired, joined the CIA as a paramilitary case officer, and at the age of 73, took part in Operation Enduring Freedom, marching across the frozen plains of afghanistan.

Waugh also had Carlos the Jackal and Osama bin Laden in his sights and was unable to receive permission to shoot them.

You see these? Right here? These are tears.

Tears of anguish.

Well, it's not very reliable-looking, and I suppose my primary objection to a new Nanoha season is not "no", but more like "not yet".

I feel the same way, because then a new Nanoha season will do all sorts of screwing with our timelines and the new faction that I thought of crackly and which Kagerou may use in Alpha

Plus there's the issue that the cast didn't really get handled properly in StrikerS; hopefully this will improve and return to A's quality. (on the other hand A's was mostly lots of well-choreographed fights - it's hard to screw up an episode when it's a fight.) I most assuredly want to see more Unison Signum/Agito for GREAT WIN.

On the other hand... maybe it's a good thing my new faction won't show up for a while. The sheer concentrated badass would cause a Ground Forces officer's manhood to shrivel up in fright. (If female, it would depend on how receptive she would be to badass. <.<)

I''ll just say this: they have a shared kinship with 226,300 people on Earth...

Aaron008R

2008-01-22, 10:12

Reliability notwithstanding, here's selkirk's trans of the memo...

Sounds fishy to me, but anyway...

Supposedly about anti-terror warfare.
New characters:
Amano Asuka - 18 years old. Special forces (army) Major. (whoa rank inflation :twitch:)
Hokuto Kusanagi - 16 years old. Army Captain.　ヒュームリット(?) (Combat Cyborg) Modern Belka. The daughter of the Kusanagi couple in the Dominators, her upbringing was complicated.

Nanoha is an Air Force Major.
強化人間エクステンデッド(後述)
Enhanced humans "Extended" (detailed below) - Magic Rank Air AA
...not gonna read the rest, but it includes some characters with such choice terms as "big-breasted, rough-mouthed", and some Kansai-ben speaking childish face character.
Other characters like "sick" character: Beretta (like Asakura Ryouko), Hokuto (silent type like Nagato Yuki, Tabitha)

New unit called the Dominators. A lot of choice words are just in the greyed out areas, and I don't want to try and identify blobs. Anyway, it's where Asuka et al are. They go up against Nanoha, and Hayate, predicting the political fallout, reassembles the old Riot 6 members in secret.

Just some random translations from what I could see easily.

Regardless, it'll be good for something to talk about.:p Sounds very fanficcy though... MOAR characters...:rolleyes:

Kha

2008-01-22, 10:27

You see these? Right here? These are tears.

Tears of anguish.

Well, it's not very reliable-looking, and I suppose my primary objection to a new Nanoha season is not "no", but more like "not yet".I must admit "strike Forth" sounds quite like a title that they'd do, but that's just me. What my primary concern (and objection) is of a "NO, YOU GUYS SCREWED STRIKERS, SO DON'T KILL THE FRANCHISE BEYOND THE DAMAGE ALREADY DONE!!!" kinda mood. :heh:

I feel the same way, because then a new Nanoha season will do all sorts of screwing with our timelines and the new faction that I thought of crackly and which Kagerou may use in Alpha

Plus there's the issue that the cast didn't really get handled properly in StrikerS; hopefully this will improve and return to A's quality. (on the other hand A's was mostly lots of well-choreographed fights - it's hard to screw up an episode when it's a fight.) I most assuredly want to see more Unison Signum/Agito for GREAT WIN.For me, I'm not so concerned about timelines -I have too many, killing some off might do me good :heh:-, but it does slow things down for the Kerokanon. Nonetheless, I'll just switch back to the main timeline, progress from there via Ion-Canon Hopskotch, then switch back to Kerokanon end of next year.

It's really simple, with my persistent half-hatching habit persisting persistently. :heh:

Looks like that Epilogue of StrikerS for the main timeline needs to be banged out pronto. :eyespin: Everyone, start cracking! So far, only Master FlameZ and Keroko, who doesn't really exist in the timeline, has done so! :p

RE Unwanted Sequel: I wished they'd take a leaf from Gundam and get both action and plot mostly right, while making it a 50 epi blockbuster because they can, should and must have to do the Nanohaverse right. :mad:

On the other hand... maybe it's a good thing my new faction won't show up for a while. The sheer concentrated badass would cause a Ground Forces officer's manhood to shrivel up in fright. (If female, it would depend on how receptive she would be to badass. <.<)

I''ll just say this: they have a shared kinship with 226,300 people on Earth...Now I've no idea what's going on... :heh:Reliability notwithstanding, here's selkirk's trans of the memo...

Regardless, it'll be good for something to talk about.:p Sounds very fanficcy though... MOAR characters...:rolleyes:As expected, there's gonna be political fallout from 912... Just in time too, when Celestial Being's deep factional divide is beginning to surface... :)

*hides the Thrones*

:uhoh:

But...

Amano Asuka sounds like Amuro + Asuka's lovechild. >_>

And Hotuko Kusanagi, a Modern Belka Sentokijin? Did I just hear MAKOTO Kusanagi?! Or let me guess... SOMEBODY at 7Arcs after reading this thread all StrikerS decided to let us have a clear signal for once, and made the Nighty Jail+Tre offspring become reality. :eyespin:

Yeap, definitely fanficcy... And yes MOAR characters. Let's play with them! :3

*goes to work on Hotuko*

Aaron008R

2008-01-22, 10:36

I must admit "strike Forth" sounds quite like a title that they'd do, but that's just me. What my primary concern (and objection) is of a "NO, YOU GUYS SCREWED STRIKERS, SO DON'T KILL THE FRANCHISE BEYOND THE DAMAGE ALREADY DONE!!!" kinda mood. :heh:

Personally, I WANT them to make another series to make amends for StrikerS. Hopefully, they aren't solely concerned in making more money out of fanservice and actually do it right this time.:rolleyes:

For me, I'm not so concerned about timelines -I have too many, killing some off might do me good :heh:-, but it does slow things down for the Kerokanon. Nonetheless, I'll just switch back to the main timeline, progress from there via Ion-Canon Hopskotch, then switch back to Kerokanon end of next year.

It's really simple, with my persistent half-hatching habit persisting persistently. :heh:

Looks like that Epilogue of StrikerS for the main timeline needs to be banged out pronto. :eyespin: Everyone, start cracking! So far, only Master FlameZ and Keroko, who doesn't really exist in the timeline, has done so! :p

I've got no problems there.:p

RE Unwanted Sequel: I wished they'd take a leaf from Gundam and get both action and plot mostly right, while making it a 50 epi blockbuster because they can, should and must have to do the Nanohaverse right. :mad:

:nod: I'd still prefer shorter than 50 eps though.:heh:

As expected, there's gonna be political fallout from 912... Just in time too, when Celestial Being's deep factional divide is beginning to surface... :)

But...

Amano Asuka sounds like Amuro + Asuka's lovechild. >_>

And Hotuko Kusanagi, a Modern Belka Sentokijin? Did I just hear MAKOTO Kusanagi?! Or let me guess... SOMEBODY at 7Arcs read this thread and after deciding to let us have a clear signal, made the Nighty Jail+Tre offspring become reality. :eyespin:

Yeap, definitely fanficcy... And yes MOAR characters. Let's play with them! :3

*goes to work on Hotuko*

Here he goes...:heh:

Keroko

2008-01-22, 10:40

It all sounds too much like fanfiction to me. The Sentoukijin, I can understand, what with Fate saving all the jarred ladies, but the 18 year old Major? That would make her more l33t then even Hayate!

Kha

2008-01-22, 10:47

Personally, I WANT them to make another series to make amends for StrikerS. Hopefully, they aren't solely concerned in making more money out of fanservice and actually do it right this time.:rolleyes:That hopefully will save the series, otherwise it's gonna be like the second hit in the El Hazard 1-2 KO dealt by Alternative World, and then by Wanderers. Or so I heard. :p

:nod: I'd still prefer shorter than 50 eps though.:heh:Enough epis to cover all points, that works for me. :nod:

Here he goes...:heh:Maybe I should leave it to Nighty for this... :heh:

It all sounds too much like fanfiction to me. The Sentoukijin, I can understand, what with Fate saving all the jarred ladies, but the 18 year old Major? That would make her more l33t then even Hayate!I assumed that the lab blew, with every specimen in it... Did it? :uhoh:

Yeah the 2nd point, didn't notice 1st time, but the second just floored me. I say this is bad crack, like unpure Blue Magic. :uhoh:

Yes I watched American Gangster...

Keroko

2008-01-22, 10:52

I assumed that the lab blew, with every specimen in it... Did it? :uhoh:

Then how did Lutecia's mom make it out alive? :rolleyes: Anyway, Fate saved the day, but like the thunderbird she is, she got herself in more trouble while doing so.

Tormenk

2008-01-22, 11:01

Oi!

I might have completely misinterpreted half the canon, but it seemed to go without saying to me that Ancient Belka and Al Hazared were the same, or at least Al Hazared was Belkan in nature.

Wasn't, for example, the Book of Darkness referred to as a Lost Logia, as was the Cradle itself? (of course, I assumed that the term "Lost Logia" denotes Alhazaredan origin - that may be my error)

The links between the two are there but weak at best. Though it might not just be coincidence both the BoD and Cradle have relatively recent associations with AB.

The cross on the Belkan magic circle and the BoD does intrigue me on whether the design goes beyond cosmetic and technological purposes to have any deeper connections way back.

...and this just came in.

"This..impossible..it can't possibly be true..!"

"It's been verified by our own sources as well. The Tome of the Night Sky has been destroyed not one week ago."

"That means.."

"Our means to locate the Motherland through the Tome is now lost."

Muted silence followed the statement from the young man.

"To fail the grand task passed from generations down at our hands is most unimaginable.."

"There remains a single mean. The mistress survived the Tome's destruction. The mistress, Yagami Hayate, played a hand in the destruction of the Tome's defense program before it was deleted. "

"Footage from the battle has shown her in Unison with the avatar of the Tome itself. The possibility of the mistress retaining the secrets and knowledge within the pages of the Night Sky is slight but nonetheless there. If we can get to her, it might just provide a way out."

"Then we should get to this immediately. I'll- "

"No. For now, we scheme. There is no need to rush since she is alive and well."

"For what purpose? Surely nothing could brook a delay in our goals. Centuries this mission has been carried out and-"

"A few more years, even decades would be worth the wait to ensure nothing goes wrong, to not waste the centuries of waiting and effort. We shall make the mistress part of us to facilitate the process."

"Can you be so sure? The current mistress broke the curse laid on the Tome by the Great Betrayer so long ago by sheer willpower! Who do- "

"You think I am? I'm disappointed, so many years we have been together and you still fail to recognize my talent. I'm hurt by your words, Carim. "

"I apologize for my thoughtlessness. For all intends, what do you have in mind Rossa?"

"That is fairly simple. We shall welcome her, embrace her and give her all the support she needs and demands. Elevate her status while bringing her ever closer to the bindings that shall be silently be cast over her. When the time comes, she cannot and shall not decline. Of course, I shall personally see to this."

Sky-blue eyes matched the calm smile as Verossa Acous proclaimed his next declaration.

"To reach the homeland of our past ascendants, Yagami Hayate is already my tool to bring that into reality."

:uhoh:

Bigger chest = Greater love.

Well sometimes too much is no good.

30 years before StrikerS.

Graham should be about 26, if following Nighty's profile.

30 years before Strikers? He would be closer to 30++ since he would be around 70 at least given his comments of his encounter with magic nearly 50 years ago in A's. I might be wrong anyway. :heh:

I had planned more, but somehow I overshot my own word limit to 3000+ :heh:

Will piece together the two part soon... I'll only post it on FF.net after completing a few chapters...

Oh, and 'Nightingale' is just the codeword for that day :heh:

Hmm. Good direction to take. :nod:

I wanted to keep Graham at Captain level :heh: But Nighty had stress that he was Admiral at that age many times so I can't do anything about that :heh:

And I will be using these animal words to represent my characters throughout the story :nod: I've gotten nicknames for most of them, except Graham :heh: He eludes me :heh:

Grey Hound. :p

P.S -

@Tormenk

Images like this,

http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/42888/2001088737982920491_fs.jpg (http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/42888/2001088737982920491_rs.jpg)

Suffice to say I am always on the lookout for more Katrina material. :p

Though I just remembered the perfect template for her, when a manga I had personally been keeping up with got adapted into anime..

http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/image/winter08/rosario_02_evil_moka.jpg

Ignore the bunch of blue hair though. Completely unrelated. :rolleyes:

Moka Akashiya's alternate persona from Rosario+Vampire in case anyone is wondering.

P.P.S -

So, three week into the winter season, how's is the season doing for you guys? My personal favorite has got to be 'True Tears' :D In terms of... Oh I don't know, everything?

Not watching any new shows yet though quite a number of promising titles this season. Still, I might this pick up since SnH was a good recommendation.

Didn't we go over this, like, THIRTY TIMES ALREADY?!

Things will never get old unless they turn black and white.

:twitch::twitch::twitch:

Well...Lulu IS pretty popular...

Still - I have trouble seeing Pizza Butt like that...

Milly? Kinda, but not really.

Karen? No.

Shirley? HELL NO!

But PIZZA BUTT? Yeah.

And Nunally just gives the whole thing a HUGE dash of creepy!

Commercialized artwork does tend to stray away from characterization to sell, main reason the lack of it among my collection.

Even Nunnally from Nightmare of Nunnally doesn't begin to match the creepier CG stuff floating out there. :eyespin:

C.C. :love::love::love:

Damn, really making the wait for CG2 very painful :eyespin:

Rumors are floating around that someone very similar to C.C. will appear in CG R2. Plus the R2 artwork of her can be pretty misleading.

Nightengale

2008-01-22, 11:26

woot, backlog. Well, I just went through the gist of it, not much to comment really, but I'll get to the Chaos one along with Flame/etc soon enough. :p

Recently went for a sleepover at my friend's place and had a chance to play the first few hours of Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed on his 360. A.C was kinda boring, but Mass Effect was hell-yeah. I'll admit, it's candy-Bioware and at times feels too close to home with their other games, but I'm not going to complain on whatever works. :p

Maybe I should leave it to Nighty for this... :heh:

When I get to it. :3

Anyway, Strike Forth does honestly, reek of fanficism. Besides, Hokuto Kusanagi? Wouldn't that risk being sued by Sunrise? Next thing you know, his... I mean, her device is called Knight Ogre or Viper Whip.

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/9290/02zi1.gif http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/539/dw02arn4.gif

30 years before Strikers? He would be closer to 30++ since he would be around 70 at least given his comments of his encounter with magic nearly 50 years ago in A's. I might be wrong anyway. :heh:

I recall Lowe posted the flashback of him back in the days which made him look somewhere between 10 to 15 at best, even with Chrono's growth deficiency, since I recall he looked like a younger 14 year old Chrono.

Evangelion Xgouki

2008-01-22, 12:28

EDIT: Also, I am planning something that will shake up the TSAB to its core.... and make Reguis howl in anger and madness, and all the Armed Bureau Mages wonder WTF is happening.

They will be Few. They will be Proud. And they will kick unholy ass most righteously.

Sounds tasty :D.

Nope. Or more to the point, 7arcs knows that the Japs don't understand what it is to delegate and work as a proper fireteam.

It could just simply be that all these things Acous is doing are really stuff that other intelligence officers would do (hell, CIA case officers train to hold pretty much the same skillset) and 7arcs decided, "Hey, he's pimp. he can do all this!"

In real life, case officers do end up doing lot of stuff that Acous does alone (usually when the CIA station is them alone. Which should not apply here. Unless Acous is doing an off the record investigation.)

I keep thinking of Ryouji Kaji... :heh:

Riders have been in OC before, especially in KBTKaiser's Kabuto Crossover works... but a TRUE Rider? :eek::bow:

MOAR PLEASE :D

Ah, must have been some time before I arrived here.
Feel more than free to do something with this, it was a random crack-induced short that I came up with :heh:.

A cute, little, bouncy penguin-like demon with the personality of a Haro from the Netherworld of Disgaea. :D

Genki. Amuro genki. Amuro.

EDIT: Just as we were getting comfortable with the crack fort each of us may be building, from DestinyS to Rebuilt, Tsuzuki may really have decided to strike Forth (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1354844&postcount=179).

"Every body now. On 2. 1, 2..."

"H0LY 5HYT"

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Looks like its time to organize another round of hop-skotch. I'd say Tsuzuki'd do something similar to whatever I had planned for the MageWarrior series and screw it up like StrikerS. :upset:

BUT let's see if der Kleriker continues to prove why "I Am Legend" in surviving the next onslaught. :D:D:D:D

Otherwise, that MTV of Jay Chou's "Wo Bu Pei" is gonna come in handy for "The Breakup of Tessalgar Square"... :sad:

:twitch:
I swear if this thing is real it had BETTER have Vivio...:mad:
And more HAYATE!!!!!

For me, I'm not so concerned about timelines -I have too many, killing some off might do me good :heh:-, but it does slow things down for the Kerokanon. Nonetheless, I'll just switch back to the main timeline, progress from there via Ion-Canon Hopskotch, then switch back to Kerokanon end of next year.

It's really simple, with my persistent half-hatching habit persisting persistently. :heh:

Looks like that Epilogue of StrikerS for the main timeline needs to be banged out pronto. :eyespin: Everyone, start cracking! So far, only Master FlameZ and Keroko, who doesn't really exist in the timeline, has done so! :p

RE Unwanted Sequel: I wished they'd take a leaf from Gundam and get both action and plot mostly right, while making it a 50 epi blockbuster because they can, should and must have to do the Nanohaverse right. :mad:

What needs to be done? I'd love to get Shamsel involved in this :D

...and this just came in.

"This..impossible..it can't possibly be true..!"

"It's been verified by our own sources as well. The Tome of the Night Sky has been destroyed not one week ago."

"That means.."

"Our means to locate the Motherland through the Tome is now lost."

Muted silence followed the statement from the young man.

"To fail the grand task passed from generations down at our hands is most unimaginable.."

"There remains a single mean. The mistress survived the Tome's destruction. The mistress, Yagami Hayate, played a hand in the destruction of the Tome's defense program before it was deleted. "

"Footage from the battle has shown her in Unison with the avatar of the Tome itself. The possibility of the mistress retaining the secrets and knowledge within the pages of the Night Sky is slight but nonetheless there. If we can get to her, it might just provide a way out."

"Then we should get to this immediately. I'll- "

"No. For now, we scheme. There is no need to rush since she is alive and well."

"For what purpose? Surely nothing could brook a delay in our goals. Centuries this mission has been carried out and-"

"A few more years, even decades would be worth the wait to ensure nothing goes wrong, to not waste the centuries of waiting and effort. We shall make the mistress part of us to facilitate the process."

"Can you be so sure? The current mistress broke the curse laid on the Tome by the Great Betrayer so long ago by sheer willpower! Who do- "

"You think I am? I'm disappointed, so many years we have been together and you still fail to recognize my talent. I'm hurt by your words, Carim. "

"I apologize for my thoughtlessness. For all intends, what do you have in mind Rossa?"

"That is fairly simple. We shall welcome her, embrace her and give her all the support she needs and demands. Elevate her status while bringing her ever closer to the bindings that shall be silently be cast over her. When the time comes, she cannot and shall not decline. Of course, I shall personally see to this."

Sky-blue eyes matched the calm smile as Verossa Acous proclaimed his next declaration.

"To reach the homeland of our past ascendants, Yagami Hayate is already my tool to bring that into reality."

:uhoh:

Wha...what is this? :twitch:

Melodius Trueheart

2008-01-22, 12:56

Yes the Cradle was Al Hazardian in origin, but you will note that even the Ancient Belka concidered it a Lost Logia, meaning that the Cradle predated even Ancient Belka. Plus, when Jail constantly refers to Al Hazarhed in correlation with Project F or himself, he does not in the least refer to Ancient Belka.

Jail *definitely* refers to the Cradle as coming from Ancient Belka though; when he raises the Cradle in ep19 he uses this line "the demonic wisdom of Ancient Belka" to refer to it.

Also, when Nanoha and Hayate are escaping from the Cradle, the security system of the Cradle is speaking German, and afaik there is no non-Belkan technology that does so.

What this seems to suggest that Al Hazared *was* Belkan, but there was another Belkan society that came after it.

Hah, actual dialogue now. I probably won't start posting all the profiles till the story gets moving, though I'm wondering if I should start with the Ramiro Incident referred to in the text.

The Lords waited.

As they watched the destruction of the Saint's Cradle via a covert transmission line, the Imperators seethed with anger that part of their heritage, part of their history was being annihilated before their eyes.

Some clamored for immediate war against the Bureau and their allies, the ancient enemy of the Saint Church. Others wanted an immediate delegation sent to Midchilda for redress. However, they knew that the decision, either military or diplomatic would belong to the Lords.

But that was not what was on the minds of the Lords themselves.

No, what they were more concerned with is the person who raised the ship from its ancient resting place.

"Don't you think he'll be another Ramiro?" Alejandro Sevilla, 3rd ranked of the Lords, asked wryly. He narrowed his brow, clearly not pleased with the prospect of acquiring the man who placed millions of people, including one very important one, in danger, into their service.

"Well, he might be. But the problem was not Ramiro's personality, the problem was that we couldn't control him. Our error was that we didn't throw him in a magical prison as soon as we could." A young, blond haired woman with green eyes spoke. This was Selena Tymoris, 4th in command of the Lords.

"Meh, I don't care what he did, except the fact that he sort of got our ship blown up. But the Pontifex thinks he can get us back home. If there's even a chance, it's worth the risk. The problem is how do we get him here? The TSA's not handing Scageletti to us on a silver platter and their Church dogs will start foaming at the mouth the moment they consider it." Now, a brown haired, burly man spoke.

"I'm not interested. We can find another way back to Al Hazared, Sethran. Crazies like him nearly got us all killed." Thus did the 6th ranked of the Lords, Meltoron Aradale speak to the 5th ranked Lord, Sethran Bylons.

"Yo Jehannu, what do you think?" Sethran asked.

"Heh, it really depends on what Gyvalt thinks. But in my opinion, it's risky. He could turn on us like Ramiro and we could be in some deep shit. Personally, I don't feel like having to work with those fucking heretics again. But he could be that "genius scientist" that gets us our legacy back."

After thinking for a bit, Jehannus spoke.

"It's a gamble...and I love a good gamble. Count me in if it goes over."

"Whatever you say, Jehannus. You know I respect you as much as anyone. I'm in too." Meltoron spoke.

"As for me, if this gets us back our ancient heritage, then I'm all for it. Let's just be careful though," Alejandro said casually. "Well, that's that. It all depends on what his Lordship desires though."

And thus they waited still.

Keroko

2008-01-22, 13:40

Jail *definitely* refers to the Cradle as coming from Ancient Belka though; when he raises the Cradle in ep19 he uses this line "the demonic wisdom of Ancient Belka" to refer to it.

Also, when Nanoha and Hayate are escaping from the Cradle, the security system of the Cradle is speaking German, and afaik there is no non-Belkan technology that does so.

What this seems to suggest that Al Hazared *was* Belkan, but there was another Belkan society that came after it.

Quoting Yuuno: "It's an ancient weapon, even in the warrior age of Ancient Belka it was treated as a Lost Logia. Some say its a relic from the lost world of Al Hazarhed."

In other words, the Cradle predates Ancient Belka, as even they concidered it a Lost Logia. The Belkan themselves found it, repaired and modified it (hence why it is speaking German). This line also clearly shows that Belka and Al Hazarhed are different. Ancient Belka is reffered to as a kingdom, or empire. Al Hazarhed as a single world. Also note that Lindy says that Al Hazarhed is 'a word their famlly would rather not remember' even though Belka exist and is often reffered to by themselves, again pointing to the direction of the difference bewteen the two.

Melodius Trueheart

2008-01-22, 14:24

Quoting Yuuno: "It's an ancient weapon, even in the warrior age of Ancient Belka it was treated as a Lost Logia. Some say its a relic from the lost world of Al Hazarhed."

In other words, the Cradle predates Ancient Belka, as even they concidered it a Lost Logia. The Belkan themselves found it, repaired and modified it (hence why it is speaking German). This line also clearly shows that Belka and Al Hazarhed are different. Ancient Belka is reffered to as a kingdom, or empire. Al Hazarhed as a single world. Also note that Lindy says that Al Hazarhed is 'a word their famlly would rather not remember' even though Belka exist and is often reffered to by themselves, again pointing to the direction of the difference bewteen the two.

Okay, that makes sense. That line by Jail might have been a bad sub or something like that. The fact that the Ancient Belkans were even able to modify it to that extent is pretty impressive then.

Two questions; how did the Belkan Empire fall? Did it fall in a violent cataclysm "rome is on fiyaaaaaaaahhhhhhh nononono" type thing? Or did it just fade away?

Would I be correct in assuming that Al Hazared has its own type of magic, neither Midchildan or Belkan?

As for my story path, it's seems that the Ancient Belkans were at least somewhat acquainted with Al Hazaredan technology, so I could turn it into "not only are we the descendants of Ancient Belka, but we aspire even to the Al Hazared that is apparently the origin of all magic (as suggested by Yuuno and Lindy in MGLN)." The point is that SIB are the descendants of a fallen civilization that rather than sitting back and going into peace, they elected to try to rebuild their fallen edifices.

Keroko

2008-01-22, 14:45

Okay, that makes sense. That line by Jail might have been a bad sub or something like that. The fact that the Ancient Belkans were even able to modify it to that extent is pretty impressive then.

Sure is. And I think Jail was right, in a way, because as soon as the Belkan claimed the Cradle, it became their Dues Ex Machina, so describing it as their 'demonic wisdom' is not. They may not have created it, but they sure were using it.

Two questions; how did the Belkan Empire fall? Did it fall in a violent cataclysm "rome is on fiyaaaaaaaahhhhhhh nononono" type thing? Or did it just fade away?

Unknown, but I'm currently working on a fic about that (and making slow progress :heh:) it's going to be a combination of the two.

Would I be correct in assuming that Al Hazared has its own type of magic, neither Midchildan or Belkan?

Considering their age was far before the TSAB or Belka, I'd say that it's a safe bet. We don't know for sure, but it would surprise me if they didn't.

As for my story path, it's seems that the Ancient Belkans were at least somewhat acquainted with Al Hazaredan technology, so I could turn it into "not only are we the descendants of Ancient Belka, but we aspire even to the Al Hazared that is apparently the origin of all magic (as suggested by Yuuno and Lindy in MGLN)." The point is that SIB are the descendants of a fallen civilization that rather than sitting back and going into peace, they elected to try to rebuild their fallen edifices.

That oughta work just fine, me thinks.

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-22, 14:50

Two questions; how did the Belkan Empire fall? Did it fall in a violent cataclysm "rome is on fiyaaaaaaaahhhhhhh nononono" type thing? Or did it just fade away?

Would I be correct in assuming that Al Hazared has its own type of magic, neither Midchildan or Belkan?

As for my story path, it's seems that the Ancient Belkans were at least somewhat acquainted with Al Hazaredan technology, so I could turn it into "not only are we the descendants of Ancient Belka, but we aspire even to the Al Hazared that is apparently the origin of all magic (as suggested by Yuuno and Lindy in MGLN)." The point is that SIB are the descendants of a fallen civilization that rather than sitting back and going into peace, they elected to try to rebuild their fallen edifices.

Someone correct me if i'm talking complete rubbish, but i remember seeing (either in the manga or the anime) that ancient belka was destroyed in some war where they used conventional weapons to their utmost potential (i remember seeing missiles launching from silos), which resulted in the destruction of ancient belka, and the ban on conventional weapons so that their fall wouldn't be repeated.

as for the relation on belka and al hazred, i'd say that al hazred does share some similarities to both midchildan and belkan magic, but is still a magic type of it's own...
...as for the belkans being acquainted with al hazred, it's not impossible, considering the amount of modifications they did on the cradle. They could have inherited a whole lot of al hazredian knowledge, or they could have found some knowledge base and merely proclaimed that they were descendants of al hazred, wether true or not is secondary, as long as the people in your fic believe it to be true ;)

Keroko

2008-01-22, 14:59

Someone correct me if i'm talking complete rubbish, but i remember seeing (either in the manga or the anime) that ancient belka was destroyed in some war where they used conventional weapons to their utmost potential (i remember seeing missiles launching from silos), which resulted in the destruction of ancient belka, and the ban on conventional weapons so that their fall wouldn't be repeated.

Well, while big wars with conventional weapons were the cause of the bans, there is no mention of Ancient Belka being involved in what would be the 'final war' plus, with the Cradle gone from all knowledge, its highly unlikely that it was involved in the last war (or any recently recorded war for that matter) which means that Ancient Belka had fallen long before that.

Kagerou

2008-01-22, 15:01

Reiji Tabibito

2008-01-22, 15:38

Snake Pleskin? :twitch:

"The name's PLISSKIN."

Yes. We have. -_-

Then WHY are we doing it again...?

Nonsense, they're all great like that :nod:

Still, Nunnally??

Come ON!

Lulu can't even use the "imouto-not-related-by-blood" argument!

IT'S FREAKING INCEST!

I'll have to double check Louize, but I'm pretty sure Liza was 16... or 17. I'll double check Liza too when I get home.

Figures...yet another example of Is That Cute Kid Yours (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IsThatCuteKidYours).

A cute, little, bouncy penguin-like demon with the personality of a Haro from the Netherworld of Disgaea. :D

"HARO! HARO! I will not accept that!"

EDIT: Just as we were getting comfortable with the crack fort each of us may be building, from DestinyS to Rebuilt, Tsuzuki may really have decided to strike Forth (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1354844&postcount=179).

"Every body now. On 2. 1, 2..."

"H0LY 5HYT"

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Looks like its time to organize another round of hop-skotch. I'd say Tsuzuki'd do something similar to whatever I had planned for the MageWarrior series and screw it up like StrikerS. :upset:

BUT let's see if der Kleriker continues to prove why "I Am Legend" in surviving the next onslaught. :D:D:D:D

DAMMIT!

Why? WHY??

Can't they just leave well enough alone?

If there IS a 4th series, I hope 1 of 3 things...

1: Sidestory in the Nanohaverse, which focuses on new characters, with Nanoha in the background...kinda like Angel Links in the Outlaw Star universe...

2: Return to the Basics. The three Aces, the Wolkies, and a few other characters.

3: A story from the years between the Book of Darkness showdown and the beginning of the Jail Scaglietti Case... THAT would be awesome!

I'm not in the mood to join in on the fun right now. Anyhow, it seems to imply even more new chars. Here's to hoping that some justice is done to the series unlike StrikerS. Oh, and I want to see them doing something about Hayate's case. (Damn them all to hell if they don't!) GenerationS will be officially AU if this goes out. And I don't care, I'm still continuing it. Of course, I'll do something about canon insertions, nonetheless.

It's a shame, but yeah...if GenerationS has to go AU, then WizardS will have to go AU as well, since it'll be featuring Grandis...

Regardless, it'll be good for something to talk about.:p Sounds very fanficcy though... MOAR characters...:rolleyes:

MORE?!

They ALREADY had problems with all the characters in StrikerS, and they WANT MORE?!

There goes idea #2...

Nanoha = Major & reassembly of MD6?

There goes idea #3...

I must admit "strike Forth" sounds quite like a title that they'd do, but that's just me. What my primary concern (and objection) is of a "NO, YOU GUYS SCREWED STRIKERS, SO DON'T KILL THE FRANCHISE BEYOND THE DAMAGE ALREADY DONE!!!" kinda mood. :heh:

All I can say is this - IF they make a 4th season, then 1 of 2 things will happen:

1) They'll learn from StrikerS, and make Nanoha a near-EPIC piece of anime.

2) They WON'T learn from StrikerS, and Nanoha will be the next Inuyasha.

And Hotuko Kusanagi, a Modern Belka Sentokijin? Did I just hear MAKOTO Kusanagi?! Or let me guess... SOMEBODY at 7Arcs after reading this thread all StrikerS decided to let us have a clear signal for once, and made the Nighty Jail+Tre offspring become reality. :eyespin:

It's MOTOKO, you nimrod.

Commercialized artwork does tend to stray away from characterization to sell, main reason the lack of it among my collection.

Even Nunnally from Nightmare of Nunnally doesn't begin to match the creepier CG stuff floating out there. :eyespin:

This IS true...

Keroko

2008-01-22, 16:15

Still, Nunnally??

Come ON!

Lulu can't even use the "imouto-not-related-by-blood" argument!

IT'S FREAKING INCEST!

And your point is...?

Figures...yet another example of Is That Cute Kid Yours (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IsThatCuteKidYours).

Yup, doesn't lessen the humor, though. Especially since Mamet really becomes their 'daughter.'

DAMMIT!

Why? WHY??

Can't they just leave well enough alone?

If there IS a 4th series, I hope 1 of 3 things...

1: Sidestory in the Nanohaverse, which focuses on new characters, with Nanoha in the background...kinda like Angel Links in the Outlaw Star universe...

2: Return to the Basics. The three Aces, the Wolkies, and a few other characters.

3: A story from the years between the Book of Darkness showdown and the beginning of the Jail Scaglietti Case... THAT would be awesome!

It's a shame, but yeah...if GenerationS has to go AU, then WizardS will have to go AU as well, since it'll be featuring Grandis...

MORE?!

They ALREADY had problems with all the characters in StrikerS, and they WANT MORE?!

There goes idea #2...

Nanoha = Major & reassembly of MD6?

There goes idea #3...

All I can say is this - IF they make a 4th season, then 1 of 2 things will happen:

1) They'll learn from StrikerS, and make Nanoha a near-EPIC piece of anime.

2) They WON'T learn from StrikerS, and Nanoha will be the next Inuyasha.

Oh hush, its not even official, and the so-called news is way to fanficy to be official.

LimitedEternal

2008-01-22, 16:34

Hmmm. Well, it seems like this S4 we've all joked about might actually be forthcoming, eh?

I think I'll reserve any kind of judgment until we get more info. That said, I'm not opposed to the idea, but I hope 7Arcs does it proud this time round. Guess time will tell. Now we just have to hope they don't start a round of retconning...might throw some of our timelines off.

Sheba

2008-01-22, 16:56

I think it would be sad if the series ended with StrikerS, it would be sadder if they make WORSE than StrikerS.

Kha

2008-01-22, 18:28

Then how did Lutecia's mom make it out alive? :rolleyes: Anyway, Fate saved the day, but like the thunderbird she is, she got herself in more trouble while doing so.I thot it's just someone got to her in time... After all, labs ARE supposed to explode when the mad doc is defeated ne? :heh:

Holy crap look at how many more characters can there BE now?! I'd hate having to manage a really big family rivalling Negi's harem... :eyespin:

EDIT: Pardon the bad pun, but I just did the Numbers... :uhoh:

Kha's harem family:

CC
Fate
Cinque
Sein
Otto
Nove
Dieci
Wendi
Deed
Teana
Hayate
Carim
Nanoha

OC
Sakura AKA Saber Vivio
Sak-chan
Tohkiha Ringo AKA Sophia Alexei
Chao Lingshen AKA Wang Liu Mei
Caren H. Garcia
Kia
Keroko (depends on timeline)
Mai Enna
CC
Minerva
Chachamaru
Chachazero
Trieze (I think she's one of the Cinque-gen :heh:)
Unrevealed Numbers 14-20 (apparently there was no blast to kill these unactivated Cinque-gen in canon)

That's 33 ladies folks... Negi...

"There, I come for you!"

:uhoh:

*runs really fast from panda snipers*

Evangelion Xgouki

2008-01-22, 19:49

Wild Goose

2008-01-22, 21:52

After many fierce battles against Laziness and Procrastination, as well as beating my head to get the scenes right, I am glad to FINALLY present to you,

A Day at the Amusement Park, a GenerationS side story
*snip*

Nice, nice! I quite like it, and it's lol how Yuuno's declaration is interrupted by Vivio.

As for Strike Forth... and Hokuto Kusanagi, the combat cyborg, what are the odds that she'll be a Major and purple-haired?

I personally think that this is really a prank by Jap OC-ers. On the other hand.... <.<

But still! Why hasn't the Major entered Outer Cadia yet? We have a reputation to uphold!

(Also, on a side note, Moyashimon is lol due to yuri fanservice and TACHIKOMA MICROBE).

Well...here's a little piece of crack involving Lyrical Mages. Please, please, don't kill me, anyone. This is just for fun.

The madness was spreading.

Under the direction of the Loli Lyrical Mage, the Lyrical Orchestra marched forward, spreading madness in their path. Civillians laughed, screamed, danced, stripped, cried and the screams of their madness echoed throughout the city streets. Ground Forces fell before the onslaught of magical sound, unable to adapt or improvise a defence.

There were only three men still standing, three men who against the odds were holding onto their sanity. The Lyrical Mage laughed and signaled her Orchestra. "Soon, you too will join them in their madness, as we take over the world!"

The only reason the three men were still sane.... was because it was debatable whether they had ever had their sanity.

"We won't back down! This is the golden path of battle that all great men travel! How dare you do this to our people! How dare you tear down all that we have worked so hard to build?!" thundered Franz Jaeger, propping himself up with his Armed Sword Device, his aura flaring with his hot blood. "To me, my brothers!"

"That's right! Even if the infinit universe were to go against us-" began Smith.

"Our burning blood will break through Fate!" finished Wesson.

"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!" thundered the hot blood brothers.

(Far, far away, all the significant females in their lives facepalmed.)

"Smith...Wesson.... we can't really go on like this," said Franz. "But if we're going to die, let's die like men! Let's show her how real men die!"

"There won't be any dying today."

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"R-ratsel?! Zengar?!"

Ratsel, aka Elzam von Bernstein, merely smirked. "You there! We have come do deliver justice! I, the riddle chef, Ratsel! And my friend and comrade!"

"I am Zengar, Zengar Zombolt, the Sword that Cleaves Evil!"

"Oho?!" laughed the Lyrical Flutist. "Then we'll just have to throw evil at you!"

The Lyrical Orchestra thundred, and summoned into being massive creatures of myth, legend, and some really really perverted tentacle porn. The creatures charged towards the five men... but surprisingly, neither Zengar or Ratsel seemed to be worried.

"Tomoyo, ima koso warewa no chikara miseru toki!"

"Sou chin!"

"That won't w-" began Franz, before his voice died off, as Zengar and Ratsel performed their ultimate attack. The sheer awesome badass whirlwind of blades and the Zankantou destroyed all the monsters in one attack, and the Lyrical Orchestra faltered as their summons were destroyed.

The hot blood brothers wept tears of manly joy, fists clenched, all as one screaming "WHO DO YOU THINK THEY ARE?!"

Ratsel and Zengar fell back, as the Lyrical Orchestra regrouped, and the sunglasses-wearing knight shook his head. "We won't be able to defeat them quickly with standard attacks. We'll have to beat them at their own game. We'll use a song more awesome than anything they have! Ingram! Get here!"

"I'm here," grumbled Ingram Plissken, setting up his keyboard, as Ivanovich arrived and plugged in a guitar amp, testing his guitar and giving a thumbs up to Ratsel, while Erick and Alpha Squad unloaded a truckfull of massive speakers, quickly setting up the impromptu stage and mikes. More and more people were congregating, and Franz shed tears of manly joy as he recognised all the hot bloods of Outer Cadia and the TSAB assembling to do battle with the Lyrical Orchestra. Even Glen was there!

"Alright! Now, based on my educated calculations, this song will be the best ever, with enough awesome to defeat the Lyrical Orchestra! Which is good, because we're running out of the window of opportunity that Trombe has given us. Zengar! You're up!"

"I'm ready," said Zengar, as the strains of Trombe!, Ratsel's theme, faded off... and Zengar began his song.

Will be continued when I get back.

But I think you know Zengar's song. :heh:

arkhangelsk

2008-01-22, 22:07

Sounds fishy to me, but anyway...

Supposedly about anti-terror warfare.
New characters:
Amano Asuka - 18 years old. Special forces (army) Major. (whoa rank inflation :twitch:)

Indeed. It is barf-inducing when you realize that it is probably not Special Forces (a mistake, to be fair, that Saburo Sakai the Ace Pilot made too), but Special Duty. Taking the historical meaning (WWII Japan) It means Amano was supposed to have started as enlisted, climbed about 9 ranks to heisocho (or ~5 ranks socho in MGLN), and then finally she becomes a Special Duty Lieutenant, after which she climbs up to Special Forces Major.

And she holds two qualifications? Air AA and Land A+? Is it like she went to A+ before deciding to go air, or what?

I also saw "excellent soldier". And "likes power".

And why are they using kanji for the names. I know a disgustingly large amount of Japanese had somehow been sucked onto Midchildra (why not Chinese, Russians, Germans, French, Italians, Americans, Saudi, Iraqi, Iranian, Somalians...), but they should have naturalized by now!

Hokuto Kusanagi - 16 years old. Army Captain. Humaritt (Combat Cyborg). Modern Belka. The daughter of the Kusanagi couple in the Dominators, her upbringing was complicated.

What? I can't even read the characters "16" on that sheet:
http://www.akibablog.net/archives/img-lepus/2008-01-21-406.html

Oh, so the Dominators are a family business.

New unit called the Dominators. A lot of choice words are just in the greyed out areas, and I don't want to try and identify blobs. Anyway, it's where Asuka et al are. They go up against Nanoha, and Hayate, predicting the political fallout, reassembles the old Riot 6 members in secret.

What is important is the plot. After the Scarlietti farce (considered equal to 9-11), the Midchildran public decides to get serious about Homeland Security. So they create this new security organization (note that they are going for Army ranks rather than SDF style ranks) called the "Dominators", with each world donating forces. The Ground Forces is placed under its control and even TSAB HQ is in danger of suffering same.

This organization is given wide powers over the people. Hayate, fearing the abuse of power in this new organization, assembles the old members of RF6.

Within that organization, there's an elite unit known as the Knight (Night?) Riders, some of whose members have a fierce rivalry towards the aces.

Whatever comes out of this story in terms of plot and characterization, I can already see tactics getting a kick in the teeth... at least some of the following will happen:
1) They will screw up the tactics for this new organization as well, making it as dumb as the TSAB, thus making us wonder why they bothered making a new one.
2) They will confuse cruelty and un-necessary ruthlessness with tactics.
3) They will actually improve enough not to fail miserably in the tactics department. Unfortunately, our heroines are not in that unit, and the general thrust of this new unit makes it too good a target not to attack. Thus, they will fail miserably at some point or another. This is not a problem - even the best forces fail from time to time, but that's when our tactically inept heroes take over and win by brute force and/or befriending speeches, making a joke out of tactics.

I am already shaking with dread and disgust. Chances of a good result is almost zero in this setup. Someone help me to the washroom. I feel the vomit coming on...

Oh yeah, if anyone wants to continue this in Generic Discussion or someplace other than here...

Jimmy C

2008-01-22, 22:59

Well, while big wars with conventional weapons were the cause of the bans, there is no mention of Ancient Belka being involved in what would be the 'final war' plus, with the Cradle gone from all knowledge, its highly unlikely that it was involved in the last war (or any recently recorded war for that matter) which means that Ancient Belka had fallen long before that.

Keroko, I'm not sure if you still remember what I wrote over 2 months ago about this. You might be interested, so here it is again:

I agree with your other points, but this is kinda hard to believe. 1 ship cost an empire? "My kingdom for a Donkey"?
It wasn't just any ship. Consider what we know from StrikerS: It's main cannon could blow up huge chunks of Mid's capital. Once it was in position to draw magic energy from Mid's moons, it could supercharge its shields to the point of invulnerability and it can make transdimensional attacks. The Ancient Belka Empire could dominate the whole planet with just that ship.
Without it, everyone they were... not so nice to would smell blood in the water. Rival nations (like Mid) would take advantage of the sudden weakness to make inroads on Belkan territory, annexed and conquered provinces would similarly revolt. We don't know how big a military the Belkan Empire had excluding the the Cradle, but chances are it wasn't enough to hold off all these threats.
but was the 'conflict' with the Mid-Childans ever mentioned? And if so, just what level?
In Ep14, Fate's history lesson mentions that Ancient Belka and Midchilda used physical weapons up to 150 years ago. Why mention those two specifically? The implication is that they were the biggest powers on the planet at the time. How can we tell the conflict was between Midchilda and Belka? Because the planet is currently named Midchilda and Belka exists only as a Self Administered Reigon. It is no longer an independant entity. Implication: Midchildans crushed the Belkans after they lost the Cradle. That war ended 150 years ago, it had to be major, perhaps even apocolyptic. It needed to be so horrifiying that people were willing to listen when the TSAB's founders told them to give up physical weapons and use only magical ones instead.
Ancient Belka can't have gracefully declined between the loss of the Cradle and the founding of the TSAB. If it did, it would have junior partner status in the Bureau next to Midchilda (if not equal partner) and not have the SAR label stuck on its territory now.
Also, Sound Stage 3 confirmed that the Cradle was said to have disappeared 300 years ago. It was probably the begining of the end for the Belka Empire.

Kha

2008-01-22, 23:20

After many fierce battles against Laziness and Procrastination, as well as beating my head to get the scenes right, I am glad to FINALLY present to you,

A Day at the Amusement Park, a GenerationS side story

In the nearly clear, blue sky above the sun shined its warming rays as it passed its apex. The rays of warmth heated the surrounding air of the city below bursting with activity. Men and women milled around inside and out going about their daily business. Some sought out the refuge of the tall, air conditioned buildings. Others took advantage of the warm weather and spent the day out to take in some fresh air. The local amusement park was especially busy with the pleasant weather. Groups of friends gathered and milled about. Families of all sizes and relations wandered the park led on by smiling, eager children. There were also some mixes of the two groups enjoying a day at the park.

“Waaa~!”

One Vivio Takamachi took in the amazing sights around her with a mix of curiosity and wonder. Her mismatched eyes darted from ride of ride, from display to display as she almost skipped in joy on one of the many concrete paths. If she was able to have her own way, she would be running about from attraction to attraction. However her escorts on either side of her for the day preferred a more casual pace at the moment.

“Vivio, what would you like to ride first?” asked the young lady holding onto her hand on her left.

“Everything!” replied the young girl with a bright smile.

The young man on her right chuckled at her enthusiasm.

“Well, I don’t think we can ride them all at once, Vivio.”

That caused Vivio to pause her current train of thought and ponder for a moment. She placed a finger from her free hand on her chin as her eyes wandered upwards in what appeared to be deep thought. A short moment passed before she excitedly pointed at the Merry-Go-Round.

“That one Nanoha-mama!”

“Alright. Let’s go!” exclaimed Nanoha Takamachi, the famed Ace of Aces (as well as infamous White Devil) of the TSAB, as she smiled down at her adopted daughter.

The heterochromatic girl giggled in excitement as she sprinted towards the selected ride, dragging her mother along side her hand in hand. From the rear, head librarian of the TSAB Infinity Library Yuuno Scrya couldn’t hold back the wide smile as he watched the two run off.

“Yuuno-kun~! Hurry up!” called back Nanoha as she tried to keep up with her daughter.

“Coming,” he called back, breaking into a jog to catch up to the pair.

With the large crowds that day, the majority of the rides were fairly busy. Lines at the more popular attractions had several hour waits as people continued to pile into the robed-off areas. The Merry-Go-Round was no exception as the pair stood in line. Nanoha glanced around her to find her friend sitting down on one of the nearby benches positioned around the ride area.

“Eh? What are you doing over there, Yuuno-kun?”

The blonde-haired young man lifted the camera that was resting around his neck and gestured to it, “You two go on. It’d be harder to get good pictures if I was right next to you.”

“Mou…are you sure?” remarked the brunette with a slight frown.

“I’m sure, Nanoha,” he replied with a laugh, “Besides, the signs say they only allow one adult to be standing per child and she is your daughter.”

“Oh, fine. You had better get some good pictures then, you silly ferret.”

“I will, I promise.”

A tug on her arm brought Nanoha’s attention to the girl besides her as she knelt down to answer some question she had. From the bench, Yuuno leaned back and watched the mother-daughter pair with a smile. He had known the famous mage for over a decade now. In a way, all of this was his fault.

‘No that wasn’t right,’ he corrected himself, ‘I was the catalyst that started a journey and an adventure.’

The line moved at a fairly quick pace due to the large capacity of the Merry-Go-Round and its rather short duration compared to most other rides. Based on his estimates, they would only have to wait another two sets of people before it would be their turn. He sets the camera down on his lap and allows his mind to wander while he waits.

‘Nanoha…a very close and dear friend to me that I’ve known since the beginning of, well, all of this. We’ve been through thick and thin together in those two Lost Logia incidents. It’s still rather odd how it all turned out back then,’ he chuckles, ‘To think that she would be the one to pick up where I failed and push forward to collect the remaining Jewel Seeds. And out of her own resolve to help me, too. At first I felt guilty for throwing all this on her shoulders, but when she scolded me and wanted to it for herself to help…’

His eyes blink as he straightens up and scan over the line looking for where they were. They were now closer to the front, but still at least one set of people away. It looked like Vivio was asking her mother some questions to which Nanoha was happily replying if the bright smile on her face was any sign. The sight of mother and daughter smiling was too much as a smile crept up on Yuuno’s lips.

‘Yes, I think it was then that I began treating Nanoha more as a friend rather than a partner. Back then I was still young and naïve, but now I think about it that was probably when I started to fall for that girl whose smile and determination could surpass extraordinary odds.’

The large group of people exiting the ride brought him back to reality. Picking up the camera, he scans the circular ride for the pair. Even with the mass of people wandering looking for an open spot he manages to pick out the brunette and her rather unique off-centered ponytail on the outer ring of the ride. He watches as she helps Vivio up onto the ornate horse. The little girl smiles and giggles as she grips the pole running through the seat. Behind her Nanoha rests one hand protectively on her waist, just in case.

Yuuno hefts the camera up and peers through the viewfinder as the bell in the center rings announcing the start of the ride. The platform begins its slow rotation with music pouring from the numerous speakers in the ceiling. He centers and snaps a few shots of Vivio as she smiles even brighter with the horse slowly bobbing up and down. They pass out of view for a moment, allowing him to set the camera down to rest his arms before coming back around. This time he zooms out to get a few shots of the pair passing by smiling happily.

As he snaps the last photo for the rotation, Yuuno’s mind wanders a bit to the older woman in the photo. Having known her since she was nine, he’s had the opportunity to watch as she developed and matured over the years. From that little, energetic girl she had grown to be a stunning woman with an incredible track record with the TSAB, her career practically set for her.

‘Her figure had also filled out quite nicely, too. Not to mention how great she looks in that skirt…’
He quickly coughs, trying to clear that train of thought from his mind. It was well known throughout the TSAB of the three Aces from the Non-Administered world and their spectacular feats from the young age of nine with no prior knowledge of magic or formal training (with the exception of Fate). Over the past few years their stunning beauty and continuing single status also became fairly well known. Many men, from recruits to high-ranking officers, tried their hand at attempting to court one of the famed Aces only to be turned down. Some had compared the chances to dating one of them to taking them on one-on-one with no limiters and no attack restrictions. This comparison had also kept many from even trying in the first place, yet some still tried their luck now and then.

Setting the camera down on his lap, Yuuno recalls what Hayate had told him before they left for the park.

“Can we talk for a bit, Yuuno-kun?” Hayate spoke audibly, winking in Nanoha’s direction.

“Uh… Sure…” Yuuno glanced at Nanoha.

Nanoha paused in confusion, but then shrugged and said, “Alright. Don’t be late, Yuuno-kun~!” before running off after Vivio.

Hayate dragged him around a bit before settling behind a wall. She stood up straightly with her hands akimbo, a confident smile on her face.

Yuuno pushed up his glasses nervously, “What did you want to talk about, Hayate?”

“So you’ve finally made a first move, huh, Yuuno-kun?”

“But…” Yuuno sighed, “Like we said, it’s just a-Wha?!” he jolted as Hayate’s finger was pointed directly at his nose.

“Whatever it is, you must do your best so as not to disappoint Nanoha-chan,” Hayate warned him with one eye closed, her other hand rose to form an encouraging fist, “Okay?”

‘The first move, huh?’ he mentally sighs.

While the others had never said anything about it, Hayate had been the one to confront him about the ‘status’ between Nanoha and himself. As much as tried to deny any romantic interest in the girl, he knew that it was a lie and he was also lying to himself. He had given her a lot of space when she first started her TSAB career so she could find her calling. The atrocious lack of organization in the Infinity Library had also kept him quite busy at the same time. Now, however she’s an instructor for the new TSAB recruits and plans on remaining such as her refusals of promotions after the Cradle Incident have shown. Not to mention that she has a daughter to look after.

‘Perhaps now would be the best time to give into Hayate’s urgings…,’ he ponders.

The lack of music and rise in voices breaks his train of thought. He instinctively stands and looks around for the pair from the crowded ride’s exit. A slender hand waving above the sea of heads catches his eye. Moments later the trio is reunited by the bench with Vivio giggling happily between the two adults.

“Mama! Mama! Let’s go on another one!” she urges while tugging on Nanoha’s arm.

Nanoha nods, taking a moment to look around at the sea of people around the park.

“Alright. Which one do you want to ride?”

The young girl grins and takes off running down one of the paths. With her hand still locked with her daughters, Nanoha had no choice but to keep up behind the excited bundle of energy the best she could. Behind them Yuuno couldn’t help but laugh as he watched the ‘great’ Ace of Aces being dragged along by a little girl. It definitely was quite an unusual sight.

As the daylight slowly faded away, the trio would ride several more of the attractions, with Vivio promptly dragging them off to the next one with an excited look on her face. Now the sun was nearing the end of its journey across the sky for that day. A spectrum of reds and yellows replaced the lively blue sky. Many groups had already left the park for the day to either make their way home or find a place to eat. The slowly thinning crowds and dimming sky was not lost to the two adults.

“It’s starting to get late, Nanoha. We should probably start heading out soon before we get stuck in the rush out.”

The brunette nods in agreement, “That would be a good idea. Come on, Vivio. Let’s head home.”

Vivio, however, had other ideas.

“No! I don’t want to…,” she complained.

Both adults sighed softly, having realized that this was probably the reaction they would get from the girl. Nanoha knelt before Vivio and placed her hands on her shoulders.

“Vivio, it’s starting to get late. We can always come back another time. Plus Fate-mama is waiting at home for us.”

The little girl crossed her arms over her chest and pouted, puffing her cheeks out as she shook her head to stand by her original decision. As Nanoha tried to reason with her daughter, Yuuno couldn’t help but grin as she watched the little girl whose mannerisms reminded him so much of her mother.

“How about this Vivio,” he starts as he squats down next to Nanoha, “We’ll do one more ride. Any ride you want, okay?”

“Mou, Yuuno-kun. Are you sure?”

Before the librarian could respond, Vivio points her finger at a ride behind them.

“That one!”

Yuuno and Nanoha both rise and turn to look at what the girl was pointing at. Two pairs of eyes fell upon the large Ferris Wheel towering near the end of the park. With the sunlight slowly beginning to wane the giant wheel was lit up all over by bright lights, slowly spinning its passengers around in enclosed passenger pods. Finding herself unable to come up with any opposition to the proposed agreement, Nanoha straightens up and smiles.

“Alright. One more ride.”

Vivio lets out a cheer and grabs the adults’ hands as she excitedly makes her way to the ride. At the same time the pair wonders where she gets all this energy of hers from.

A short time later the trio finds themselves slowly rising from the ground in one of the silver pods. At one end of the pod Vivio kneels on the plastic seat with her hands pressed against the window. Green and red eyes gaze out over the brightly lit park rides and buildings slowly sinking as the wheel turns with curiosity and fascination. On the other end Nanoha and Yuuno sit next to each other and watch over the young girl.

‘Oh boy…I guess it’s now or never,’ he tells himself.

“Nanoha?”

The brunette turns her attention to the blonde boy, “Hm? What is it Yuuno-kun?”

“Erm…ah, Vivio has quite a family, huh?” he blurts out in nervousness.

“Yea, she does doesn’t she?” she says leaning back against the seat, “Fate-chan and I take care of her most of the time. Sometimes Hayate and her Knights watch her watch her when we’re busy with Bureau stuff. Now that I think about it, I think Vita-chan looks to her like an older sister although I doubt she’ll ever admit it.”

Nanoha giggles as she glances over at Vivio, “Maybe I should tell Vivio to start calling her ‘Nee-chan’ from now on.”

That got a chuckle from the young man, especially with the scene of the powerful Iron Knight blushing in embarrassment and stuttering denials floating around his mind.

“Yes, that would be interesting to see.”

“All the Forwards have some attachment to her before RF6 was disbanded. Even Chrono-kun can’t deny that he’s fond of Vivio with how he grins every time she calls him ‘Uncle Chrono.’”

“She does have that effect on people.”

Straightening himself up, Yuuno takes a deep breath to gather what courage he can.

“Ah, what would you say about me Nanoha?”

“Oh, you’ve also been a huge help. I feel kinda bad sometimes when I keep having to ask you to watch her,” she replies in a bit of embarrassment.

“Don’t worry about. I don’t mind at all, especially with all that’s been going on lately everyone’s been pretty busy. Although…”

“Although…?” she questions as she turns to look at him curiously.

He knew that there was no turning back now.

“I-I want to be there for you and Vivio, Nanoha. To be there when you need help,” he pauses as she stares back with her blue orbs waiting for him to continue, “What I mean to say is you, Vivio…would you…”

“Mama look!”

Both adults nearly fall out of their seat in surprise as Vivio jumps between them and points at the window she had come from. Nanoha is the first to recover from the slight scare.

“Look at what Vivio?”

As the young girl excitedly leads her mother over to the other window, Yuuno takes a moment to calm down. He leans back on the seat and watches Vivio excitedly point out different things outside to her smiling mother.

‘I guess now just wasn’t the right time, huh?’ he muses.

Although he was disappointed, he was also a bit glad that Vivio did what she did. He had known Nanoha for a long time and couldn’t deny that he liked her. There were probably others that could see it, but Hayate had always been the most open about encouraging him to ‘make his move’ as she would say.

Yet he was also worried about what would happen when he actually did ask her to go out with him. He knew what he felt, but he never could really tell how she felt towards him. She never really gave any signs of liking him, yet she also never gave any signs of not being against it either. If it meant ruining the friendship they had he didn’t want to risk it, but at the same time he won’t know until he tries.

“Mama, over there! So pretty~”

Yuuno smiles as he continues to watch the pair. There was no use to rush things. Sometimes it was better to just stand back and wait for the right moment. If it was meant to be he’ll wait for that moment. Until then he’ll be there for her as he was back then, watching her and protecting her in anyway he could.

Aw, that's so sweet... :) Vivio's really has that effect on ppl, as I quote. :D

The classic silent sentinel... It's like a more mature and open "Syaoran" type. It's rather refreshing to read. Throw it into the FF thread as well, let them enjoy it too! :D

As for Strike Forth... and Hokuto Kusanagi, the combat cyborg, what are the odds that she'll be a Major and purple-haired?

I personally think that this is really a prank by Jap OC-ers. On the other hand.... <.<

But still! Why hasn't the Major entered Outer Cadia yet? We have a reputation to uphold!

(Also, on a side note, Moyashimon is lol due to yuri fanservice and TACHIKOMA MICROBE).Well we already have. More like we were supposed to have, if Tre wasn't incarcerated. Nighty created 3 OCs based on Jail's pledge that every Number bore his seed. And it is very believable that the Tre v2 would've been Mokoto. :D

Of course, canon-wise nothing came of it...

On my side, the Celestial Being's Linda Clones employ a battle program called the Kusanagi Ghost. A copy of that little fragment that she downloaded into a gynoid in GitS2: Innocence. :D

Well...here's a little piece of crack involving Lyrical Mages. Please, please, don't kill me, anyone. This is just for fun.

The madness was spreading.

Under the direction of the Loli Lyrical Mage, the Lyrical Orchestra marched forward, spreading madness in their path. Civillians laughed, screamed, danced, stripped, cried and the screams of their madness echoed throughout the city streets. Ground Forces fell before the onslaught of magical sound, unable to adapt or improvise a defence.

There were only three men still standing, three men who against the odds were holding onto their sanity. The Lyrical Mage laughed and signaled her Orchestra. "Soon, you too will join them in their madness, as we take over the world!"

The only reason the three men were still sane.... was because it was debatable whether they had ever had their sanity.

"We won't back down! This is the golden path of battle that all great men travel! How dare you do this to our people! How dare you tear down all that we have worked so hard to build?!" thundered Franz Jaeger, propping himself up with his Armed Sword Device, his aura flaring with his hot blood. "To me, my brothers!"

"That's right! Even if the infinit universe were to go against us-" began Smith.

"Our burning blood will break through Fate!" finished Wesson.

"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!" thundered the hot blood brothers.

(Far, far away, all the significant females in their lives facepalmed.)

"Smith...Wesson.... we can't really go on like this," said Franz. "But if we're going to die, let's die like men! Let's show her how real men die!"

"There won't be any dying today."

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"R-ratsel?! Zengar?!"

Ratsel, aka Elzam von Bernstein, merely smirked. "You there! We have come do deliver justice! I, the riddle chef, Ratsel! And my friend and comrade!"

"I am Zengar, Zengar Zombolt, the Sword that Cleaves Evil!"

"Oho?!" laughed the Lyrical Flutist. "Then we'll just have to throw evil at you!"

The Lyrical Orchestra thundred, and summoned into being massive creatures of myth, legend, and some really really perverted tentacle porn. The creatures charged towards the five men... but surprisingly, neither Zengar or Ratsel seemed to be worried.

"Tomoyo, ima koso warewa no chikara miseru toki!"

"Sou chin!"

"That won't w-" began Franz, before his voice died off, as Zengar and Ratsel performed their ultimate attack. The sheer awesome badass whirlwind of blades and the Zankantou destroyed all the monsters in one attack, and the Lyrical Orchestra faltered as their summons were destroyed.

The hot blood brothers wept tears of manly joy, fists clenched, all as one screaming "WHO DO YOU THINK THEY ARE?!"

Ratsel and Zengar fell back, as the Lyrical Orchestra regrouped, and the sunglasses-wearing knight shook his head. "We won't be able to defeat them quickly with standard attacks. We'll have to beat them at their own game. We'll use a song more awesome than anything they have! Ingram! Get here!"

"I'm here," grumbled Ingram Plissken, setting up his keyboard, as Ivanovich arrived and plugged in a guitar amp, testing his guitar and giving a thumbs up to Ratsel, while Erick and Alpha Squad unloaded a truckfull of massive speakers, quickly setting up the impromptu stage and mikes. More and more people were congregating, and Franz shed tears of manly joy as he recognised all the hot bloods of Outer Cadia and the TSAB assembling to do battle with the Lyrical Orchestra. Even Glen was there!

"Alright! Now, based on my educated calculations, this song will be the best ever, with enough awesome to defeat the Lyrical Orchestra! Which is good, because we're running out of the window of opportunity that Trombe has given us. Zengar! You're up!"

"I'm ready," said Zengar, as the strains of Trombe!, Ratsel's theme, faded off... and Zengar began his song.

Will be continued when I get back.

But I think you know Zengar's song. :heh:Now this is really a muscially induced hotblooded mess! :eyespin:

And she holds two qualifications? Air AA and Land A+? Is it like she went to A+ before deciding to go air, or what?

I also saw "excellent soldier". And "likes power".

And why are they using kanji for the names. I know a disgustingly large amount of Japanese had somehow been sucked onto Midchildra (why not Chinese, Russians, Germans, French, Italians, Americans, Saudi, Iraqi, Iranian, Somalians...), but they should have naturalized by now!Ginga and Subaru's names were written in hirigana not kanji I think, and if that's an evidence of being naturalized, I guess this goes to show that this is even more so nothing than a piece of crack.

What is important is the plot. After the Scarlietti farce (considered equal to 9-11), the Midchildran public decides to get serious about Homeland Security. So they create this new security organization (note that they are going for Army ranks rather than SDF style ranks) called the "Dominators", with each world donating forces. The Ground Forces is placed under its control and even TSAB HQ is in danger of suffering same.

This organization is given wide powers over the people. Hayate, fearing the abuse of power in this new organization, assembles the old members of RF6.

Within that organization, there's an elite unit known as the Knight (Night?) Riders, some of whose members have a fierce rivalry towards the aces.

Whatever comes out of this story in terms of plot and characterization, I can already see tactics getting a kick in the teeth... at least some of the following will happen:
1) They will screw up the tactics for this new organization as well, making it as dumb as the TSAB, thus making us wonder why they bothered making a new one.
2) They will confuse cruelty and un-necessary ruthlessness with tactics.
3) They will actually improve enough not to fail miserably in the tactics department. Unfortunately, our heroines are not in that unit, and the general thrust of this new unit makes it too good a target not to attack. Thus, they will fail miserably at some point or another. This is not a problem - even the best forces fail from time to time, but that's when our tactically inept heroes take over and win by brute force and/or befriending speeches, making a joke out of tactics.

I am already shaking with dread and disgust. Chances of a good result is almost zero in this setup. Someone help me to the washroom. I feel the vomit coming on...

Oh yeah, if anyone wants to continue this in Generic Discussion or someplace other than here...... ... ... ... ... ... ...

This is not UC Gundam. But whoever these guys are, they seem to want to pull a Titans on us. Let Nanoha be placed under house arrest, so she can join the AEUG, like the White Devil before her yeah?!

I'm not so sure whether to be scared of the screwed plotlines, or the fact that this is going to turn into a SEED rip-ripoff.

I'm just glad, that we have torn this apart and discovered that it is a genuine fake.

Chaos2Frozen

2008-01-22, 23:31

And your point is...?

BUT IT'S JUST WRONG! WHY CAN'T YOU PEOPLE SEE THAT?!?! :frustrated:

Oh hush, its not even official, and the so-called news is way to fanficy to be official.

Shhh! Don't quell the panic >.>

Still, Nunnally??

Come ON!

Lulu can't even use the "imouto-not-related-by-blood" argument!

IT'S FREAKING INCEST!

I'm sure she meant some other forms of entertainment...

Hey, won't it be funny if second two reveals that she's not really his blood sister :D ? That would be SOOOOO "Days of our lives" ...

...Not that I watch it or anything.

Well sometimes too much is no good.

Well, I didn't completely mean what I said :p

Hmm. Good direction to take. :nod:

And it'll only be after awhile LONGER would I start to advertise on FF thread.

Grey Hound. :p

Denied.

Not watching any new shows yet though quite a number of promising titles this season. Still, I might this pick up since SnH was a good recommendation.

Atm, it's still the show I look forward the most every week.

Rumors are floating around that someone very similar to C.C. will appear in CG R2. Plus the R2 artwork of her can be pretty misleading.

You mean Lelouch isn't going to do her?

woot, backlog. Well, I just went through the gist of it, not much to comment really, but I'll get to the Chaos one along with Flame/etc soon enough. :p

Honto ni honto :upset:?

P.S - I think it's a fake too. I mean, come on!

LoweGear

2008-01-23, 00:04

...and this just came in.

"This..impossible..it can't possibly be true..!"

"It's been verified by our own sources as well. The Tome of the Night Sky has been destroyed not one week ago."

"That means.."

"Our means to locate the Motherland through the Tome is now lost."

Muted silence followed the statement from the young man.

"To fail the grand task passed from generations down at our hands is most unimaginable.."

"There remains a single mean. The mistress survived the Tome's destruction. The mistress, Yagami Hayate, played a hand in the destruction of the Tome's defense program before it was deleted. "

"Footage from the battle has shown her in Unison with the avatar of the Tome itself. The possibility of the mistress retaining the secrets and knowledge within the pages of the Night Sky is slight but nonetheless there. If we can get to her, it might just provide a way out."

"Then we should get to this immediately. I'll- "

"No. For now, we scheme. There is no need to rush since she is alive and well."

"For what purpose? Surely nothing could brook a delay in our goals. Centuries this mission has been carried out and-"

"A few more years, even decades would be worth the wait to ensure nothing goes wrong, to not waste the centuries of waiting and effort. We shall make the mistress part of us to facilitate the process."

"Can you be so sure? The current mistress broke the curse laid on the Tome by the Great Betrayer so long ago by sheer willpower! Who do- "

"You think I am? I'm disappointed, so many years we have been together and you still fail to recognize my talent. I'm hurt by your words, Carim. "

"I apologize for my thoughtlessness. For all intends, what do you have in mind Rossa?"

"That is fairly simple. We shall welcome her, embrace her and give her all the support she needs and demands. Elevate her status while bringing her ever closer to the bindings that shall be silently be cast over her. When the time comes, she cannot and shall not decline. Of course, I shall personally see to this."

Sky-blue eyes matched the calm smile as Verossa Acous proclaimed his next declaration.

"To reach the homeland of our past ascendants, Yagami Hayate is already my tool to bring that into reality."

:uhoh:

...

You're kidding me right?!?!?!?! :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Hayate's world just became much, much darker, when two of her closest friends turn out to be using her? :twitch::twitch::twitch:

When I get to it. :3

Anyway, Strike Forth does honestly, reek of fanficism. Besides, Hokuto Kusanagi? Wouldn't that risk being sued by Sunrise? Next thing you know, his... I mean, her device is called Knight Ogre or Viper Whip.

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Well, Subaru is already part Dendoh :heh::uhoh:

I recall Lowe posted the flashback of him back in the days which made him look somewhere between 10 to 15 at best, even with Chrono's growth deficiency, since I recall he looked like a younger 14 year old Chrono.

That was a screenshot I lifted from one of the A's episodes (6 or 7 IIRC), when first appears and talks to Nanoha and Fate, and how similar his situation was with Nanoha's. :heh:

Hah, actual dialogue now. I probably won't start posting all the profiles till the story gets moving, though I'm wondering if I should start with the Ramiro Incident referred to in the text.

The Lords waited.

As they watched the destruction of the Saint's Cradle via a covert transmission line, the Imperators seethed with anger that part of their heritage, part of their history was being annihilated before their eyes.

Some clamored for immediate war against the Bureau and their allies, the ancient enemy of the Saint Church. Others wanted an immediate delegation sent to Midchilda for redress. However, they knew that the decision, either military or diplomatic would belong to the Lords.

But that was not what was on the minds of the Lords themselves.

No, what they were more concerned with is the person who raised the ship from its ancient resting place.

"Don't you think he'll be another Ramiro?" Alejandro Sevilla, 3rd ranked of the Lords, asked wryly. He narrowed his brow, clearly not pleased with the prospect of acquiring the man who placed millions of people, including one very important one, in danger, into their service.

"Well, he might be. But the problem was not Ramiro's personality, the problem was that we couldn't control him. Our error was that we didn't throw him in a magical prison as soon as we could." A young, blond haired woman with green eyes spoke. This was Selena Tymoris, 4th in command of the Lords.

"Meh, I don't care what he did, except the fact that he sort of got our ship blown up. But the Pontifex thinks he can get us back home. If there's even a chance, it's worth the risk. The problem is how do we get him here? The TSA's not handing Scageletti to us on a silver platter and their Church dogs will start foaming at the mouth the moment they consider it." Now, a brown haired, burly man spoke.

"I'm not interested. We can find another way back to Al Hazared, Sethran. Crazies like him nearly got us all killed." Thus did the 6th ranked of the Lords, Meltoron Aradale speak to the 5th ranked Lord, Sethran Bylons.

"Yo Jehannu, what do you think?" Sethran asked.

"Heh, it really depends on what Gyvalt thinks. But in my opinion, it's risky. He could turn on us like Ramiro and we could be in some deep shit. Personally, I don't feel like having to work with those fucking heretics again. But he could be that "genius scientist" that gets us our legacy back."

After thinking for a bit, Jehannus spoke.

"It's a gamble...and I love a good gamble. Count me in if it goes over."

"Whatever you say, Jehannus. You know I respect you as much as anyone. I'm in too." Meltoron spoke.

"As for me, if this gets us back our ancient heritage, then I'm all for it. Let's just be careful though," Alejandro said casually. "Well, that's that. It all depends on what his Lordship desires though."

And thus they waited still.

Yep, Jail is really popular with these kinds of people isn't he? :heh: At the least, I'm not getting villainous vibes out of them just yet :heh:

After many fierce battles against Laziness and Procrastination, as well as beating my head to get the scenes right, I am glad to FINALLY present to you,

A Day at the Amusement Park, a GenerationS side story

In the nearly clear, blue sky above the sun shined its warming rays as it passed its apex. The rays of warmth heated the surrounding air of the city below bursting with activity. Men and women milled around inside and out going about their daily business. Some sought out the refuge of the tall, air conditioned buildings. Others took advantage of the warm weather and spent the day out to take in some fresh air. The local amusement park was especially busy with the pleasant weather. Groups of friends gathered and milled about. Families of all sizes and relations wandered the park led on by smiling, eager children. There were also some mixes of the two groups enjoying a day at the park.

“Waaa~!”

One Vivio Takamachi took in the amazing sights around her with a mix of curiosity and wonder. Her mismatched eyes darted from ride of ride, from display to display as she almost skipped in joy on one of the many concrete paths. If she was able to have her own way, she would be running about from attraction to attraction. However her escorts on either side of her for the day preferred a more casual pace at the moment.

“Vivio, what would you like to ride first?” asked the young lady holding onto her hand on her left.

“Everything!” replied the young girl with a bright smile.

The young man on her right chuckled at her enthusiasm.

“Well, I don’t think we can ride them all at once, Vivio.”

That caused Vivio to pause her current train of thought and ponder for a moment. She placed a finger from her free hand on her chin as her eyes wandered upwards in what appeared to be deep thought. A short moment passed before she excitedly pointed at the Merry-Go-Round.

“That one Nanoha-mama!”

“Alright. Let’s go!” exclaimed Nanoha Takamachi, the famed Ace of Aces (as well as infamous White Devil) of the TSAB, as she smiled down at her adopted daughter.

The heterochromatic girl giggled in excitement as she sprinted towards the selected ride, dragging her mother along side her hand in hand. From the rear, head librarian of the TSAB Infinity Library Yuuno Scrya couldn’t hold back the wide smile as he watched the two run off.

“Yuuno-kun~! Hurry up!” called back Nanoha as she tried to keep up with her daughter.

“Coming,” he called back, breaking into a jog to catch up to the pair.

With the large crowds that day, the majority of the rides were fairly busy. Lines at the more popular attractions had several hour waits as people continued to pile into the robed-off areas. The Merry-Go-Round was no exception as the pair stood in line. Nanoha glanced around her to find her friend sitting down on one of the nearby benches positioned around the ride area.

“Eh? What are you doing over there, Yuuno-kun?”

The blonde-haired young man lifted the camera that was resting around his neck and gestured to it, “You two go on. It’d be harder to get good pictures if I was right next to you.”

“Mou…are you sure?” remarked the brunette with a slight frown.

“I’m sure, Nanoha,” he replied with a laugh, “Besides, the signs say they only allow one adult to be standing per child and she is your daughter.”

“Oh, fine. You had better get some good pictures then, you silly ferret.”

“I will, I promise.”

A tug on her arm brought Nanoha’s attention to the girl besides her as she knelt down to answer some question she had. From the bench, Yuuno leaned back and watched the mother-daughter pair with a smile. He had known the famous mage for over a decade now. In a way, all of this was his fault.

‘No that wasn’t right,’ he corrected himself, ‘I was the catalyst that started a journey and an adventure.’

The line moved at a fairly quick pace due to the large capacity of the Merry-Go-Round and its rather short duration compared to most other rides. Based on his estimates, they would only have to wait another two sets of people before it would be their turn. He sets the camera down on his lap and allows his mind to wander while he waits.

‘Nanoha…a very close and dear friend to me that I’ve known since the beginning of, well, all of this. We’ve been through thick and thin together in those two Lost Logia incidents. It’s still rather odd how it all turned out back then,’ he chuckles, ‘To think that she would be the one to pick up where I failed and push forward to collect the remaining Jewel Seeds. And out of her own resolve to help me, too. At first I felt guilty for throwing all this on her shoulders, but when she scolded me and wanted to it for herself to help…’

His eyes blink as he straightens up and scan over the line looking for where they were. They were now closer to the front, but still at least one set of people away. It looked like Vivio was asking her mother some questions to which Nanoha was happily replying if the bright smile on her face was any sign. The sight of mother and daughter smiling was too much as a smile crept up on Yuuno’s lips.

‘Yes, I think it was then that I began treating Nanoha more as a friend rather than a partner. Back then I was still young and naïve, but now I think about it that was probably when I started to fall for that girl whose smile and determination could surpass extraordinary odds.’

The large group of people exiting the ride brought him back to reality. Picking up the camera, he scans the circular ride for the pair. Even with the mass of people wandering looking for an open spot he manages to pick out the brunette and her rather unique off-centered ponytail on the outer ring of the ride. He watches as she helps Vivio up onto the ornate horse. The little girl smiles and giggles as she grips the pole running through the seat. Behind her Nanoha rests one hand protectively on her waist, just in case.

Yuuno hefts the camera up and peers through the viewfinder as the bell in the center rings announcing the start of the ride. The platform begins its slow rotation with music pouring from the numerous speakers in the ceiling. He centers and snaps a few shots of Vivio as she smiles even brighter with the horse slowly bobbing up and down. They pass out of view for a moment, allowing him to set the camera down to rest his arms before coming back around. This time he zooms out to get a few shots of the pair passing by smiling happily.

As he snaps the last photo for the rotation, Yuuno’s mind wanders a bit to the older woman in the photo. Having known her since she was nine, he’s had the opportunity to watch as she developed and matured over the years. From that little, energetic girl she had grown to be a stunning woman with an incredible track record with the TSAB, her career practically set for her.

‘Her figure had also filled out quite nicely, too. Not to mention how great she looks in that skirt…’
He quickly coughs, trying to clear that train of thought from his mind. It was well known throughout the TSAB of the three Aces from the Non-Administered world and their spectacular feats from the young age of nine with no prior knowledge of magic or formal training (with the exception of Fate). Over the past few years their stunning beauty and continuing single status also became fairly well known. Many men, from recruits to high-ranking officers, tried their hand at attempting to court one of the famed Aces only to be turned down. Some had compared the chances to dating one of them to taking them on one-on-one with no limiters and no attack restrictions. This comparison had also kept many from even trying in the first place, yet some still tried their luck now and then.

Setting the camera down on his lap, Yuuno recalls what Hayate had told him before they left for the park.

“Can we talk for a bit, Yuuno-kun?” Hayate spoke audibly, winking in Nanoha’s direction.

“Uh… Sure…” Yuuno glanced at Nanoha.

Nanoha paused in confusion, but then shrugged and said, “Alright. Don’t be late, Yuuno-kun~!” before running off after Vivio.

Hayate dragged him around a bit before settling behind a wall. She stood up straightly with her hands akimbo, a confident smile on her face.

Yuuno pushed up his glasses nervously, “What did you want to talk about, Hayate?”

“So you’ve finally made a first move, huh, Yuuno-kun?”

“But…” Yuuno sighed, “Like we said, it’s just a-Wha?!” he jolted as Hayate’s finger was pointed directly at his nose.

“Whatever it is, you must do your best so as not to disappoint Nanoha-chan,” Hayate warned him with one eye closed, her other hand rose to form an encouraging fist, “Okay?”

‘The first move, huh?’ he mentally sighs.

While the others had never said anything about it, Hayate had been the one to confront him about the ‘status’ between Nanoha and himself. As much as tried to deny any romantic interest in the girl, he knew that it was a lie and he was also lying to himself. He had given her a lot of space when she first started her TSAB career so she could find her calling. The atrocious lack of organization in the Infinity Library had also kept him quite busy at the same time. Now, however she’s an instructor for the new TSAB recruits and plans on remaining such as her refusals of promotions after the Cradle Incident have shown. Not to mention that she has a daughter to look after.

‘Perhaps now would be the best time to give into Hayate’s urgings…,’ he ponders.

The lack of music and rise in voices breaks his train of thought. He instinctively stands and looks around for the pair from the crowded ride’s exit. A slender hand waving above the sea of heads catches his eye. Moments later the trio is reunited by the bench with Vivio giggling happily between the two adults.

“Mama! Mama! Let’s go on another one!” she urges while tugging on Nanoha’s arm.

Nanoha nods, taking a moment to look around at the sea of people around the park.

“Alright. Which one do you want to ride?”

The young girl grins and takes off running down one of the paths. With her hand still locked with her daughters, Nanoha had no choice but to keep up behind the excited bundle of energy the best she could. Behind them Yuuno couldn’t help but laugh as he watched the ‘great’ Ace of Aces being dragged along by a little girl. It definitely was quite an unusual sight.

As the daylight slowly faded away, the trio would ride several more of the attractions, with Vivio promptly dragging them off to the next one with an excited look on her face. Now the sun was nearing the end of its journey across the sky for that day. A spectrum of reds and yellows replaced the lively blue sky. Many groups had already left the park for the day to either make their way home or find a place to eat. The slowly thinning crowds and dimming sky was not lost to the two adults.

“It’s starting to get late, Nanoha. We should probably start heading out soon before we get stuck in the rush out.”

The brunette nods in agreement, “That would be a good idea. Come on, Vivio. Let’s head home.”

Vivio, however, had other ideas.

“No! I don’t want to…,” she complained.

Both adults sighed softly, having realized that this was probably the reaction they would get from the girl. Nanoha knelt before Vivio and placed her hands on her shoulders.

“Vivio, it’s starting to get late. We can always come back another time. Plus Fate-mama is waiting at home for us.”

The little girl crossed her arms over her chest and pouted, puffing her cheeks out as she shook her head to stand by her original decision. As Nanoha tried to reason with her daughter, Yuuno couldn’t help but grin as she watched the little girl whose mannerisms reminded him so much of her mother.

“How about this Vivio,” he starts as he squats down next to Nanoha, “We’ll do one more ride. Any ride you want, okay?”

“Mou, Yuuno-kun. Are you sure?”

Before the librarian could respond, Vivio points her finger at a ride behind them.

“That one!”

Yuuno and Nanoha both rise and turn to look at what the girl was pointing at. Two pairs of eyes fell upon the large Ferris Wheel towering near the end of the park. With the sunlight slowly beginning to wane the giant wheel was lit up all over by bright lights, slowly spinning its passengers around in enclosed passenger pods. Finding herself unable to come up with any opposition to the proposed agreement, Nanoha straightens up and smiles.

“Alright. One more ride.”

Vivio lets out a cheer and grabs the adults’ hands as she excitedly makes her way to the ride. At the same time the pair wonders where she gets all this energy of hers from.

A short time later the trio finds themselves slowly rising from the ground in one of the silver pods. At one end of the pod Vivio kneels on the plastic seat with her hands pressed against the window. Green and red eyes gaze out over the brightly lit park rides and buildings slowly sinking as the wheel turns with curiosity and fascination. On the other end Nanoha and Yuuno sit next to each other and watch over the young girl.

‘Oh boy…I guess it’s now or never,’ he tells himself.

“Nanoha?”

The brunette turns her attention to the blonde boy, “Hm? What is it Yuuno-kun?”

“Erm…ah, Vivio has quite a family, huh?” he blurts out in nervousness.

“Yea, she does doesn’t she?” she says leaning back against the seat, “Fate-chan and I take care of her most of the time. Sometimes Hayate and her Knights watch her watch her when we’re busy with Bureau stuff. Now that I think about it, I think Vita-chan looks to her like an older sister although I doubt she’ll ever admit it.”

Nanoha giggles as she glances over at Vivio, “Maybe I should tell Vivio to start calling her ‘Nee-chan’ from now on.”

That got a chuckle from the young man, especially with the scene of the powerful Iron Knight blushing in embarrassment and stuttering denials floating around his mind.

“Yes, that would be interesting to see.”

“All the Forwards have some attachment to her before RF6 was disbanded. Even Chrono-kun can’t deny that he’s fond of Vivio with how he grins every time she calls him ‘Uncle Chrono.’”

“She does have that effect on people.”

Straightening himself up, Yuuno takes a deep breath to gather what courage he can.

“Ah, what would you say about me Nanoha?”

“Oh, you’ve also been a huge help. I feel kinda bad sometimes when I keep having to ask you to watch her,” she replies in a bit of embarrassment.

“Don’t worry about. I don’t mind at all, especially with all that’s been going on lately everyone’s been pretty busy. Although…”

“Although…?” she questions as she turns to look at him curiously.

He knew that there was no turning back now.

“I-I want to be there for you and Vivio, Nanoha. To be there when you need help,” he pauses as she stares back with her blue orbs waiting for him to continue, “What I mean to say is you, Vivio…would you…”

“Mama look!”

Both adults nearly fall out of their seat in surprise as Vivio jumps between them and points at the window she had come from. Nanoha is the first to recover from the slight scare.

“Look at what Vivio?”

As the young girl excitedly leads her mother over to the other window, Yuuno takes a moment to calm down. He leans back on the seat and watches Vivio excitedly point out different things outside to her smiling mother.

‘I guess now just wasn’t the right time, huh?’ he muses.

Although he was disappointed, he was also a bit glad that Vivio did what she did. He had known Nanoha for a long time and couldn’t deny that he liked her. There were probably others that could see it, but Hayate had always been the most open about encouraging him to ‘make his move’ as she would say.

Yet he was also worried about what would happen when he actually did ask her to go out with him. He knew what he felt, but he never could really tell how she felt towards him. She never really gave any signs of liking him, yet she also never gave any signs of not being against it either. If it meant ruining the friendship they had he didn’t want to risk it, but at the same time he won’t know until he tries.

“Mama, over there! So pretty~”

Yuuno smiles as he continues to watch the pair. There was no use to rush things. Sometimes it was better to just stand back and wait for the right moment. If it was meant to be he’ll wait for that moment. Until then he’ll be there for her as he was back then, watching her and protecting her in anyway he could.

Only one word to describe this piece:

SUTEKI :D

Yuuno, you'll get your chance someday!!!! :D

Well...here's a little piece of crack involving Lyrical Mages. Please, please, don't kill me, anyone. This is just for fun.

The madness was spreading.

Under the direction of the Loli Lyrical Mage, the Lyrical Orchestra marched forward, spreading madness in their path. Civillians laughed, screamed, danced, stripped, cried and the screams of their madness echoed throughout the city streets. Ground Forces fell before the onslaught of magical sound, unable to adapt or improvise a defence.

There were only three men still standing, three men who against the odds were holding onto their sanity. The Lyrical Mage laughed and signaled her Orchestra. "Soon, you too will join them in their madness, as we take over the world!"

The only reason the three men were still sane.... was because it was debatable whether they had ever had their sanity.

"We won't back down! This is the golden path of battle that all great men travel! How dare you do this to our people! How dare you tear down all that we have worked so hard to build?!" thundered Franz Jaeger, propping himself up with his Armed Sword Device, his aura flaring with his hot blood. "To me, my brothers!"

"That's right! Even if the infinit universe were to go against us-" began Smith.

"Our burning blood will break through Fate!" finished Wesson.

"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!" thundered the hot blood brothers.

(Far, far away, all the significant females in their lives facepalmed.)

"Smith...Wesson.... we can't really go on like this," said Franz. "But if we're going to die, let's die like men! Let's show her how real men die!"

"There won't be any dying today."

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"R-ratsel?! Zengar?!"

Ratsel, aka Elzam von Bernstein, merely smirked. "You there! We have come do deliver justice! I, the riddle chef, Ratsel! And my friend and comrade!"

"I am Zengar, Zengar Zombolt, the Sword that Cleaves Evil!"

"Oho?!" laughed the Lyrical Flutist. "Then we'll just have to throw evil at you!"

The Lyrical Orchestra thundred, and summoned into being massive creatures of myth, legend, and some really really perverted tentacle porn. The creatures charged towards the five men... but surprisingly, neither Zengar or Ratsel seemed to be worried.

"Tomoyo, ima koso warewa no chikara miseru toki!"

"Sou chin!"

"That won't w-" began Franz, before his voice died off, as Zengar and Ratsel performed their ultimate attack. The sheer awesome badass whirlwind of blades and the Zankantou destroyed all the monsters in one attack, and the Lyrical Orchestra faltered as their summons were destroyed.

The hot blood brothers wept tears of manly joy, fists clenched, all as one screaming "WHO DO YOU THINK THEY ARE?!"

Ratsel and Zengar fell back, as the Lyrical Orchestra regrouped, and the sunglasses-wearing knight shook his head. "We won't be able to defeat them quickly with standard attacks. We'll have to beat them at their own game. We'll use a song more awesome than anything they have! Ingram! Get here!"

"I'm here," grumbled Ingram Plissken, setting up his keyboard, as Ivanovich arrived and plugged in a guitar amp, testing his guitar and giving a thumbs up to Ratsel, while Erick and Alpha Squad unloaded a truckfull of massive speakers, quickly setting up the impromptu stage and mikes. More and more people were congregating, and Franz shed tears of manly joy as he recognised all the hot bloods of Outer Cadia and the TSAB assembling to do battle with the Lyrical Orchestra. Even Glen was there!

"Alright! Now, based on my educated calculations, this song will be the best ever, with enough awesome to defeat the Lyrical Orchestra! Which is good, because we're running out of the window of opportunity that Trombe has given us. Zengar! You're up!"

"I'm ready," said Zengar, as the strains of Trombe!, Ratsel's theme, faded off... and Zengar began his song.

Will be continued when I get back.

But I think you know Zengar's song. :heh:

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

KORE WA SAIKYO DESU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D

And which Zengar song? Aku Wo Tatsu Tsurugi, or Ken Kon Itteki? :D

Either way, this'll ROCK :bow:

USB500

2008-01-23, 00:13

The madness was spreading.

Under the direction of the Loli Lyrical Mage, the Lyrical Orchestra marched forward, spreading madness in their path. Civillians laughed, screamed, danced, stripped, cried and the screams of their madness echoed throughout the city streets. Ground Forces fell before the onslaught of magical sound, unable to adapt or improvise a defence.

There were only three men still standing, three men who against the odds were holding onto their sanity. The Lyrical Mage laughed and signaled her Orchestra. "Soon, you too will join them in their madness, as we take over the world!"

The only reason the three men were still sane.... was because it was debatable whether they had ever had their sanity.

"We won't back down! This is the golden path of battle that all great men travel! How dare you do this to our people! How dare you tear down all that we have worked so hard to build?!" thundered Franz Jaeger, propping himself up with his Armed Sword Device, his aura flaring with his hot blood. "To me, my brothers!"

"That's right! Even if the infinit universe were to go against us-" began Smith.

"Our burning blood will break through Fate!" finished Wesson.

"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!" thundered the hot blood brothers.

(Far, far away, all the significant females in their lives facepalmed.)

"Smith...Wesson.... we can't really go on like this," said Franz. "But if we're going to die, let's die like men! Let's show her how real men die!"

"There won't be any dying today."

Dwt08NqcZvU

"R-ratsel?! Zengar?!"

Ratsel, aka Elzam von Bernstein, merely smirked. "You there! We have come do deliver justice! I, the riddle chef, Ratsel! And my friend and comrade!"

"I am Zengar, Zengar Zombolt, the Sword that Cleaves Evil!"

"Oho?!" laughed the Lyrical Flutist. "Then we'll just have to throw evil at you!"

The Lyrical Orchestra thundred, and summoned into being massive creatures of myth, legend, and some really really perverted tentacle porn. The creatures charged towards the five men... but surprisingly, neither Zengar or Ratsel seemed to be worried.

"Tomoyo, ima koso warewa no chikara miseru toki!"

"Sou chin!"

"That won't w-" began Franz, before his voice died off, as Zengar and Ratsel performed their ultimate attack. The sheer awesome badass whirlwind of blades and the Zankantou destroyed all the monsters in one attack, and the Lyrical Orchestra faltered as their summons were destroyed.

The hot blood brothers wept tears of manly joy, fists clenched, all as one screaming "WHO DO YOU THINK THEY ARE?!"

Ratsel and Zengar fell back, as the Lyrical Orchestra regrouped, and the sunglasses-wearing knight shook his head. "We won't be able to defeat them quickly with standard attacks. We'll have to beat them at their own game. We'll use a song more awesome than anything they have! Ingram! Get here!"

"I'm here," grumbled Ingram Plissken, setting up his keyboard, as Ivanovich arrived and plugged in a guitar amp, testing his guitar and giving a thumbs up to Ratsel, while Erick and Alpha Squad unloaded a truckfull of massive speakers, quickly setting up the impromptu stage and mikes. More and more people were congregating, and Franz shed tears of manly joy as he recognised all the hot bloods of Outer Cadia and the TSAB assembling to do battle with the Lyrical Orchestra. Even Glen was there!

"Alright! Now, based on my educated calculations, this song will be the best ever, with enough awesome to defeat the Lyrical Orchestra! Which is good, because we're running out of the window of opportunity that Trombe has given us. Zengar! You're up!"

"I'm ready," said Zengar, as the strains of Trombe!, Ratsel's theme, faded off... and Zengar began his song.

Will be continued when I get back.

But I think you know Zengar's song. :heh:
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

MANLY HOTBLOOD!!!!! SHOUNIN DA!!!!!!

Smith, Wesson, I thought you'd be interested to know Akira up close and personal. :D :D :D :uhoh:

*runs from Mai*

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After many fierce battles against Laziness and Procrastination, as well as beating my head to get the scenes right, I am glad to FINALLY present to you,

A Day at the Amusement Park, a GenerationS side story

In the nearly clear, blue sky above the sun shined its warming rays as it passed its apex. The rays of warmth heated the surrounding air of the city below bursting with activity. Men and women milled around inside and out going about their daily business. Some sought out the refuge of the tall, air conditioned buildings. Others took advantage of the warm weather and spent the day out to take in some fresh air. The local amusement park was especially busy with the pleasant weather. Groups of friends gathered and milled about. Families of all sizes and relations wandered the park led on by smiling, eager children. There were also some mixes of the two groups enjoying a day at the park.

“Waaa~!”

One Vivio Takamachi took in the amazing sights around her with a mix of curiosity and wonder. Her mismatched eyes darted from ride of ride, from display to display as she almost skipped in joy on one of the many concrete paths. If she was able to have her own way, she would be running about from attraction to attraction. However her escorts on either side of her for the day preferred a more casual pace at the moment.

“Vivio, what would you like to ride first?” asked the young lady holding onto her hand on her left.

“Everything!” replied the young girl with a bright smile.

The young man on her right chuckled at her enthusiasm.

“Well, I don’t think we can ride them all at once, Vivio.”

That caused Vivio to pause her current train of thought and ponder for a moment. She placed a finger from her free hand on her chin as her eyes wandered upwards in what appeared to be deep thought. A short moment passed before she excitedly pointed at the Merry-Go-Round.

“That one Nanoha-mama!”

“Alright. Let’s go!” exclaimed Nanoha Takamachi, the famed Ace of Aces (as well as infamous White Devil) of the TSAB, as she smiled down at her adopted daughter.

The heterochromatic girl giggled in excitement as she sprinted towards the selected ride, dragging her mother along side her hand in hand. From the rear, head librarian of the TSAB Infinity Library Yuuno Scrya couldn’t hold back the wide smile as he watched the two run off.

“Yuuno-kun~! Hurry up!” called back Nanoha as she tried to keep up with her daughter.

“Coming,” he called back, breaking into a jog to catch up to the pair.

With the large crowds that day, the majority of the rides were fairly busy. Lines at the more popular attractions had several hour waits as people continued to pile into the robed-off areas. The Merry-Go-Round was no exception as the pair stood in line. Nanoha glanced around her to find her friend sitting down on one of the nearby benches positioned around the ride area.

“Eh? What are you doing over there, Yuuno-kun?”

The blonde-haired young man lifted the camera that was resting around his neck and gestured to it, “You two go on. It’d be harder to get good pictures if I was right next to you.”

“Mou…are you sure?” remarked the brunette with a slight frown.

“I’m sure, Nanoha,” he replied with a laugh, “Besides, the signs say they only allow one adult to be standing per child and she is your daughter.”

“Oh, fine. You had better get some good pictures then, you silly ferret.”

“I will, I promise.”

A tug on her arm brought Nanoha’s attention to the girl besides her as she knelt down to answer some question she had. From the bench, Yuuno leaned back and watched the mother-daughter pair with a smile. He had known the famous mage for over a decade now. In a way, all of this was his fault.

‘No that wasn’t right,’ he corrected himself, ‘I was the catalyst that started a journey and an adventure.’

The line moved at a fairly quick pace due to the large capacity of the Merry-Go-Round and its rather short duration compared to most other rides. Based on his estimates, they would only have to wait another two sets of people before it would be their turn. He sets the camera down on his lap and allows his mind to wander while he waits.

‘Nanoha…a very close and dear friend to me that I’ve known since the beginning of, well, all of this. We’ve been through thick and thin together in those two Lost Logia incidents. It’s still rather odd how it all turned out back then,’ he chuckles, ‘To think that she would be the one to pick up where I failed and push forward to collect the remaining Jewel Seeds. And out of her own resolve to help me, too. At first I felt guilty for throwing all this on her shoulders, but when she scolded me and wanted to it for herself to help…’

His eyes blink as he straightens up and scan over the line looking for where they were. They were now closer to the front, but still at least one set of people away. It looked like Vivio was asking her mother some questions to which Nanoha was happily replying if the bright smile on her face was any sign. The sight of mother and daughter smiling was too much as a smile crept up on Yuuno’s lips.

‘Yes, I think it was then that I began treating Nanoha more as a friend rather than a partner. Back then I was still young and naïve, but now I think about it that was probably when I started to fall for that girl whose smile and determination could surpass extraordinary odds.’

The large group of people exiting the ride brought him back to reality. Picking up the camera, he scans the circular ride for the pair. Even with the mass of people wandering looking for an open spot he manages to pick out the brunette and her rather unique off-centered ponytail on the outer ring of the ride. He watches as she helps Vivio up onto the ornate horse. The little girl smiles and giggles as she grips the pole running through the seat. Behind her Nanoha rests one hand protectively on her waist, just in case.

Yuuno hefts the camera up and peers through the viewfinder as the bell in the center rings announcing the start of the ride. The platform begins its slow rotation with music pouring from the numerous speakers in the ceiling. He centers and snaps a few shots of Vivio as she smiles even brighter with the horse slowly bobbing up and down. They pass out of view for a moment, allowing him to set the camera down to rest his arms before coming back around. This time he zooms out to get a few shots of the pair passing by smiling happily.

As he snaps the last photo for the rotation, Yuuno’s mind wanders a bit to the older woman in the photo. Having known her since she was nine, he’s had the opportunity to watch as she developed and matured over the years. From that little, energetic girl she had grown to be a stunning woman with an incredible track record with the TSAB, her career practically set for her.

‘Her figure had also filled out quite nicely, too. Not to mention how great she looks in that skirt…’
He quickly coughs, trying to clear that train of thought from his mind. It was well known throughout the TSAB of the three Aces from the Non-Administered world and their spectacular feats from the young age of nine with no prior knowledge of magic or formal training (with the exception of Fate). Over the past few years their stunning beauty and continuing single status also became fairly well known. Many men, from recruits to high-ranking officers, tried their hand at attempting to court one of the famed Aces only to be turned down. Some had compared the chances to dating one of them to taking them on one-on-one with no limiters and no attack restrictions. This comparison had also kept many from even trying in the first place, yet some still tried their luck now and then.

Setting the camera down on his lap, Yuuno recalls what Hayate had told him before they left for the park.

“Can we talk for a bit, Yuuno-kun?” Hayate spoke audibly, winking in Nanoha’s direction.

“Uh… Sure…” Yuuno glanced at Nanoha.

Nanoha paused in confusion, but then shrugged and said, “Alright. Don’t be late, Yuuno-kun~!” before running off after Vivio.

Hayate dragged him around a bit before settling behind a wall. She stood up straightly with her hands akimbo, a confident smile on her face.

Yuuno pushed up his glasses nervously, “What did you want to talk about, Hayate?”

“So you’ve finally made a first move, huh, Yuuno-kun?”

“But…” Yuuno sighed, “Like we said, it’s just a-Wha?!” he jolted as Hayate’s finger was pointed directly at his nose.

“Whatever it is, you must do your best so as not to disappoint Nanoha-chan,” Hayate warned him with one eye closed, her other hand rose to form an encouraging fist, “Okay?”

‘The first move, huh?’ he mentally sighs.

While the others had never said anything about it, Hayate had been the one to confront him about the ‘status’ between Nanoha and himself. As much as tried to deny any romantic interest in the girl, he knew that it was a lie and he was also lying to himself. He had given her a lot of space when she first started her TSAB career so she could find her calling. The atrocious lack of organization in the Infinity Library had also kept him quite busy at the same time. Now, however she’s an instructor for the new TSAB recruits and plans on remaining such as her refusals of promotions after the Cradle Incident have shown. Not to mention that she has a daughter to look after.

‘Perhaps now would be the best time to give into Hayate’s urgings…,’ he ponders.

The lack of music and rise in voices breaks his train of thought. He instinctively stands and looks around for the pair from the crowded ride’s exit. A slender hand waving above the sea of heads catches his eye. Moments later the trio is reunited by the bench with Vivio giggling happily between the two adults.

“Mama! Mama! Let’s go on another one!” she urges while tugging on Nanoha’s arm.

Nanoha nods, taking a moment to look around at the sea of people around the park.

“Alright. Which one do you want to ride?”

The young girl grins and takes off running down one of the paths. With her hand still locked with her daughters, Nanoha had no choice but to keep up behind the excited bundle of energy the best she could. Behind them Yuuno couldn’t help but laugh as he watched the ‘great’ Ace of Aces being dragged along by a little girl. It definitely was quite an unusual sight.

As the daylight slowly faded away, the trio would ride several more of the attractions, with Vivio promptly dragging them off to the next one with an excited look on her face. Now the sun was nearing the end of its journey across the sky for that day. A spectrum of reds and yellows replaced the lively blue sky. Many groups had already left the park for the day to either make their way home or find a place to eat. The slowly thinning crowds and dimming sky was not lost to the two adults.

“It’s starting to get late, Nanoha. We should probably start heading out soon before we get stuck in the rush out.”

The brunette nods in agreement, “That would be a good idea. Come on, Vivio. Let’s head home.”

Vivio, however, had other ideas.

“No! I don’t want to…,” she complained.

Both adults sighed softly, having realized that this was probably the reaction they would get from the girl. Nanoha knelt before Vivio and placed her hands on her shoulders.

“Vivio, it’s starting to get late. We can always come back another time. Plus Fate-mama is waiting at home for us.”

The little girl crossed her arms over her chest and pouted, puffing her cheeks out as she shook her head to stand by her original decision. As Nanoha tried to reason with her daughter, Yuuno couldn’t help but grin as she watched the little girl whose mannerisms reminded him so much of her mother.

“How about this Vivio,” he starts as he squats down next to Nanoha, “We’ll do one more ride. Any ride you want, okay?”

“Mou, Yuuno-kun. Are you sure?”

Before the librarian could respond, Vivio points her finger at a ride behind them.

“That one!”

Yuuno and Nanoha both rise and turn to look at what the girl was pointing at. Two pairs of eyes fell upon the large Ferris Wheel towering near the end of the park. With the sunlight slowly beginning to wane the giant wheel was lit up all over by bright lights, slowly spinning its passengers around in enclosed passenger pods. Finding herself unable to come up with any opposition to the proposed agreement, Nanoha straightens up and smiles.

“Alright. One more ride.”

Vivio lets out a cheer and grabs the adults’ hands as she excitedly makes her way to the ride. At the same time the pair wonders where she gets all this energy of hers from.

A short time later the trio finds themselves slowly rising from the ground in one of the silver pods. At one end of the pod Vivio kneels on the plastic seat with her hands pressed against the window. Green and red eyes gaze out over the brightly lit park rides and buildings slowly sinking as the wheel turns with curiosity and fascination. On the other end Nanoha and Yuuno sit next to each other and watch over the young girl.

‘Oh boy…I guess it’s now or never,’ he tells himself.

“Nanoha?”

The brunette turns her attention to the blonde boy, “Hm? What is it Yuuno-kun?”

“Erm…ah, Vivio has quite a family, huh?” he blurts out in nervousness.

“Yea, she does doesn’t she?” she says leaning back against the seat, “Fate-chan and I take care of her most of the time. Sometimes Hayate and her Knights watch her watch her when we’re busy with Bureau stuff. Now that I think about it, I think Vita-chan looks to her like an older sister although I doubt she’ll ever admit it.”

Nanoha giggles as she glances over at Vivio, “Maybe I should tell Vivio to start calling her ‘Nee-chan’ from now on.”

That got a chuckle from the young man, especially with the scene of the powerful Iron Knight blushing in embarrassment and stuttering denials floating around his mind.

“Yes, that would be interesting to see.”

“All the Forwards have some attachment to her before RF6 was disbanded. Even Chrono-kun can’t deny that he’s fond of Vivio with how he grins every time she calls him ‘Uncle Chrono.’”

“She does have that effect on people.”

Straightening himself up, Yuuno takes a deep breath to gather what courage he can.

“Ah, what would you say about me Nanoha?”

“Oh, you’ve also been a huge help. I feel kinda bad sometimes when I keep having to ask you to watch her,” she replies in a bit of embarrassment.

“Don’t worry about. I don’t mind at all, especially with all that’s been going on lately everyone’s been pretty busy. Although…”

“Although…?” she questions as she turns to look at him curiously.

He knew that there was no turning back now.

“I-I want to be there for you and Vivio, Nanoha. To be there when you need help,” he pauses as she stares back with her blue orbs waiting for him to continue, “What I mean to say is you, Vivio…would you…”

“Mama look!”

Both adults nearly fall out of their seat in surprise as Vivio jumps between them and points at the window she had come from. Nanoha is the first to recover from the slight scare.

“Look at what Vivio?”

As the young girl excitedly leads her mother over to the other window, Yuuno takes a moment to calm down. He leans back on the seat and watches Vivio excitedly point out different things outside to her smiling mother.

‘I guess now just wasn’t the right time, huh?’ he muses.

Although he was disappointed, he was also a bit glad that Vivio did what she did. He had known Nanoha for a long time and couldn’t deny that he liked her. There were probably others that could see it, but Hayate had always been the most open about encouraging him to ‘make his move’ as she would say.

Yet he was also worried about what would happen when he actually did ask her to go out with him. He knew what he felt, but he never could really tell how she felt towards him. She never really gave any signs of liking him, yet she also never gave any signs of not being against it either. If it meant ruining the friendship they had he didn’t want to risk it, but at the same time he won’t know until he tries.

“Mama, over there! So pretty~”

Yuuno smiles as he continues to watch the pair. There was no use to rush things. Sometimes it was better to just stand back and wait for the right moment. If it was meant to be he’ll wait for that moment. Until then he’ll be there for her as he was back then, watching her and protecting her in anyway he could.

Oh, my. This is so sweet I immediately suffered from cuteness diabetes. :eyespin: :eyespin: indeed, it was a story worth telling. :nod: :nod:

Don't worry, Yuuno! You can do it! :D

Kha

2008-01-23, 00:50

...

You're kidding me right?!?!?!?! :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Hayate's world just became much, much darker, when two of her closest friends turn out to be using her? :twitch::twitch::twitch:Let's throw her first crush Kha into the mix... Maybe in that timeline, Nanoha is dead and Kha is an agent for Jail as an SRW.

:eyespin:

I think I hear Aaron whimper. :uhoh:

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-23, 01:05

Let's throw her first crush Kha into the mix... Maybe in that timeline, Nanoha is dead and Kha is an agent for Jail as an SRW.

:eyespin:

I think I hear Aaron whimper. :uhoh:

And a whole lot of other people flinching...
...what next? wolkenritter having reinforce I stashed away somewhere in secret, and they're helping acous and carim? will the crack ever end? :uhoh::eyespin:

LoweGear

2008-01-23, 01:08

Smith, Wesson, I thought you'd be interested to know Akira up close and personal. :D :D :D :uhoh:

*runs from Mai*

How "close up and personal" I wonder?

*feels a dark aura*

:uhoh:

*runs*

Let's throw her first crush Kha into the mix... Maybe in that timeline, Nanoha is dead and Kha is an agent for Jail as an SRW.

:eyespin:

I think I hear Aaron whimper. :uhoh:

Is everybody gonna be turning against Hayate now? :upset:

And yes, Aaron's not gonna like this :uhoh:

Chaos2Frozen

2008-01-23, 01:11

Wait, since when are we trying to give Hayate the Higurashi Delusional-Paranoid-Distrust-Betrayal treatment?

:heh:

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-23, 01:16

Wait, since when are we trying to give Hayate the Higurashi Delusional-Paranoid-Distrust-Betrayal treatment?

The point would be to make every single one of those true, instead of being a figment of her imagination as in higurashi...
...because her going on a rampage to kill her friends in delusional rage, although epic, would be a really short story.

Edit: Though, her going on a rampage to kill those who betrayed her in manic rage, although even more epic, would still be rather short...

LoweGear

2008-01-23, 01:19

Wait, since when are we trying to give Hayate the Higurashi Delusional-Paranoid-Distrust-Betrayal treatment?

:heh:

Ever since Tormenk wrote crack about it (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1355727&postcount=18773)

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

The point would be to make every single one of those true, instead of being a figment of her imagination as in higurashi...
...because her going on a rampage to kill her friends in delusional rage, although epic, would be a really short story.

Edit: Though, her going on a rampage to kill those who betrayed her in manic rage, although even more epic, would still be rather short...

:twitch::twitch::twitch:

DO NOT WANT

USB500

2008-01-23, 01:20

How "close up and personal" I wonder?

*feels a dark aura*

:uhoh:

*runs*
Shh. Not that kind of "close up and personal". It's more... energetic and fiery. :D

*feels dark aura*

Crap. I forgot her. :uhoh:

*runs*

The point would be to make every single one of those true, instead of being a figment of her imagination as in higurashi...
...because her going on a rampage to kill her friends in delusional rage, although epic, would be a really short story.

Edit: Though, her going on a rampage to kill those who betrayed her in manic rage, although even more epic, would still be rather short...

Eww. No way. I'll pass. D:

@ C2F: to quote Rena Ryugu: "USO DA!!!!"

Chaos2Frozen

2008-01-23, 01:25

The point would be to make every single one of those true, instead of being a figment of her imagination as in higurashi...
...because her going on a rampage to kill her friends in delusional rage, although epic, would be a really short story.

Edit: Though, her going on a rampage to kill those who betrayed her in manic rage, although even more epic, would still be rather short...

Wanna up the ente?

Play games with her. Make it so that HALF of those things are true, while the other half are made up.

In the end, she won't know what is true anymore.

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-23, 01:31

Wanna up the ente?

Play games with her. Make it so that HALF of those things are true, while the other half are made up.

In the end, she won't know what is true anymore.

Certainly, to add some additional wtf, stick to kha's idea: nanoha dead at some point, kha helping acous and carim...
vita and shamal loyal to hayate, yet signum and zafira against her...
Or, you could have the entire wolkenritter against hayate, because back when the book ate them, they really were made anew, and only acted out to the point where they betrayed her...
...yuuno and fate would be a toss of the dice decisions here, as no one said how nanoha got killed (probably back when she got badly injured in the canon), which could affect the division...
fun times, for readers anyway. Hayate might disagree though...:heh:

Chaos2Frozen

2008-01-23, 01:36

Certainly, to add some additional wtf, stick to kha's idea: nanoha dead at some point, kha helping acous and carim...
vita and shamal loyal to hayate, yet signum and zafira against her...
Or, you could have the entire wolkenritter against hayate, because back when the book ate them, they really were made anew, and only acted out to the point where they betrayed her...
...yuuno and fate would be a toss of the dice decisions here, as no one said how nanoha got killed (probably back when she got badly injured in the canon), which could affect the division...
fun times, for readers anyway. Hayate might disagree though...:heh:

Hey it's on your conscience, not mine :p

But let me quote Max Payne,

"Like everything else that goes wrong in my life, it all started with a dead woman..."

dkellis

2008-01-23, 02:00

Certainly, to add some additional wtf, stick to kha's idea: nanoha dead at some point, kha helping acous and carim...
vita and shamal loyal to hayate, yet signum and zafira against her...
Or, you could have the entire wolkenritter against hayate, because back when the book ate them, they really were made anew, and only acted out to the point where they betrayed her...
...yuuno and fate would be a toss of the dice decisions here, as no one said how nanoha got killed (probably back when she got badly injured in the canon), which could affect the division...
fun times, for readers anyway. Hayate might disagree though...:heh:

...

I will have no part in this.

-

Even more questions:

Where did Raising Heart come from? All signs in Season 1 seem to point to it being a Lost Logia itself, but I could be mistaken.

Way back in Season 1 when Yuuno crash-landed on Earth, what made him crash-land? What happened to the rest of the crew, if any?

Chaos2Frozen

2008-01-23, 02:15

...

I will have no part in this.

-

Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~ >.>

Even more questions:

Where did Raising Heart come from? All signs in Season 1 seem to point to it being a Lost Logia itself, but I could be mistaken.

I'm convinced that Raising Heart is anything but a Lost Logia, base simply on the fact that for about 10 years working with TSAB, it was never identified as one.

And from what I could remember, they never said anything about it being a Logia ever.

Kha

2008-01-23, 02:56

Wow it's been a while since I've seen crack rush like Zerglings. This Higurashi episode is really fun to watch, but a pain to write... :heh:

BTW, Space and Chaos, I was refering to the Nanoha Must Die OC timeline. In that timeline, Nanoha accidentally pushed Kha into killing her as she was about to DB a Number caught flat-footed. It wasn't necessary; Nanoha had magic damage on, while Kha, using a nuclear buster rifle, had only lethal damage. As expected, it was a timeline of drama and epic...

Now wouldn't it be great if Kha, having Due's camoflage skill, disguised himself, features and all, as a priest in Belka while Due handled the TSAB side of things, and Hayate, like all the other timelines, nurses a crush for him? :D

But... With Nighty, the timeline's pioneer keeping it on hold, we'll never see the end of it.

So now, I'll just settle for Aaron (and other Hayate fanboys) screaming USOOODAAA!!! in unison. :nod:

On another note, shall we try putting Hayate in a Nice Boat situation? :eyespin:

Wild Goose

2008-01-23, 03:02

In a big rush, so can't reply much, but thanks to all supporters!

Now, finishing move!

Although she would never have admitted it to Franz, Smith or Wesson, the loli Lyrical Mage was shocked by the appearance of Zengar and Ratsel, especially Ratsel. What manner of magic did he have, that his music would override her orchestra? Even now, the hot bloods gathering on the impromptu stage behind Zengar were walking tall and standing firm, unyielding to the pressure of her orchestra.

Ingram finished the stage checks, Ivanovich strummed the last of his warmup guitar riffs, and Ratsel finished passing out songsheets to everyone. The strains of Trombe! faded off, and Zengar stepped to the mike, and sang:

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da Da Da! Da da da! Daizengar!

Ikare! Hagane no bushin yo!
Atsui tamashii sono kihaku!
Seigi no tsurugi zankantou...
Subete no aku no tatsu tame ni!
Ima koso tenkai da!
Ware wa aku o tatsu tsurugi
Ware ni tatenu mono na wa nai

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daizengar!

The effect was unbelievable. You could actually see the waves of lyrical magic been blown back by the sheer awesome of Zengar's song, backed up by Ingram on the keyboard, Ivanovich and his guitar, and the male choir of hot bloods. The orchestra faltered, losing their rhythm, as Zengar stepped up for chorus:

Kore ga waga tachisuji
Todoku, unyou no hayasama de
Ittou ryoudan! CHESUTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Nekettsu! Hichu! Tepekki! Shinnen!
Tanjou! Muteki no Aku o Tatsu Tsurugi!
Warera no bushin!

Da! Da! Da! Da! Daizengar!

The loli Lyrical Mage gritted her teeth, blowing on her flute, summoning more massive spellbeast summons, sending them charging towards zengar and the choir, the orchestra of Doom regaining their nerve as Zengar stopped singing. "FIGHT! WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE!" she yelled.

"Alright, it's my turn now!" smiled Ratsel.

Hashire, tatsumaki no anauma!
Shiroi tategami, kuroki body!
Tomo ni tatakau, waga tomo yo
Higeki no kako o nori koete
Ima koso kakenukero!
Noroe, waga mi no fuun o
Ware o, habamu mono wa inai

Da da da! Da da da! Daitrombe!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!
Warera no chikara, miseru zo
Ima da, Jinma Ittai da!
Ikki tousen! TATSUMAKI ZANKANTOOOOOUUUUUUUUU!!!!
Kasoku! Chokugeki! Totsugeki! Shuchu!
Tanjou! Shinsoku no hageshii tatsumaki
Senjou o kakero!

Da! Da! Da! Da! Daitrombe!

Ingram and Ivanovich went wild on a keyboard and guitar duel, as the awesome hot blooded words smashed into the summoned beast, their music reaching a crescendo, and then dying off suddenly, as Zengar and Ratsel dueted:

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!
Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!

And then, out of nowhere, the song gained strenght, th choir joining their hotblooded voices with the two knights, manly tears running down their voices as their hearts filled with pride to be standing beside two REAL MEN. Franz yelled, Smith howled, Wesson sang, and Erick's tears poured down and down, as everyone joined their voices into the last portion of the chorus:

Konjou! Doryoku! Kiai! Youjou!
Tanjou! Seigi no Aku o Tatsu Tsurugi
Hagane no shugojin!

DA DA DA DA DAIZENGAR!!!

* * * * *

When the dust finally settled, the Orchestra of Doom would flee with their tails behind their legs, and word would go out towards all lyrical mages attempting to use their powers for evil. A message simple, yet profound.

"Ware wa Zengar Zombolt, Aku wo tatsu tsurugi nari! Waga Zankantou ni tatenu mono nashi!"
:heh:

Basically, I'm very pissed off at my dad and brother. This is just to exorcise those feelings with the power of REAL MEN and HOT BLOOD.

Also, I have decided what the OP for Disrupted Tangent will be. It is THIS.

mrpvzRo1rZs

Also, anybody interesting in allowing cameos in DT is welcome to PM me... Tesla & Keroko are joining the party, as ar Smith and Wesson....

Also... WHAT THE FUCK, OVER?!

Kagerou makes Nanoha angsty and emo, and plans to bring her out of it, and the complaints pile on.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO FUCK OVER HAYATE AND GET NO COMMENTS?! WHERE ARE THE FUCKING HAXBUSTERs?! WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DOUBLE STANDARD?! ARK I'M LOOKING AT YOU!

*angry*

It's not the plan I'm angry at. It's the double standards. This is something that's going to permanantly fuck over Hayate and people are gleeful about it. Kagerou was going to have just a temporary mindfuck and both of us get jumped on.

*sighs* Ah, well. That's life.

USB500

2008-01-23, 03:15

In a big rush, so can't reply much, but thanks to all supporters!

Now, finishing move!

Although she would never have admitted it to Franz, Smith or Wesson, the loli Lyrical Mage was shocked by the appearance of Zengar and Ratsel, especially Ratsel. What manner of magic did he have, that his music would override her orchestra? Even now, the hot bloods gathering on the impromptu stage behind Zengar were walking tall and standing firm, unyielding to the pressure of her orchestra.

Ingram finished the stage checks, Ivanovich strummed the last of his warmup guitar riffs, and Ratsel finished passing out songsheets to everyone. The strains of Trombe! faded off, and Zengar stepped to the mike, and sang:

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da Da Da! Da da da! Daizengar!

Ikare! Hagane no bunshin yo!
Atsui tamashii sono kihaku!
Seigi no tsurugi zankantou...
Subete no aku no tatsu tame ni!
Ima koso tenkai da!
Ware wa aku o tatsu tsurugi
Ware ni tatenu mono na wa nai

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daizengar!

The effect was unbelievable. You could actually see the waves of lyrical magic been blown back by the sheer awesome of Zengar's song, backed up by Ingram on the keyboard, Ivanovich and his guitar, and the male choir of hot bloods. The orchestra faltered, losing their rhythm, as Zengar stepped up for chorus:

Kore ga waga tachisuji
Todoku, unyou no hayasama de
Ittou ryoudan! CHESUTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Nekettsu! Hichu! Tepekki! Shinnen!
Tanjou! Muteki no Aku o Tatsu Tsurugi!
Warera no bushin!

Da! Da! Da! Da! Daizengar!

The loli Lyrical Mage gritted her teeth, blowing on her flute, summoning more massive spellbeast summons, sending them charging towards zengar and the choir, the orchestra of Doom regaining their nerve as Zengar stopped singing. "FIGHT! WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE!" she yelled.

"Alright, it's my turn now!" smiled Ratsel.

Hashire, tatsumaki no anauma!
Shiroi tategami, kuroki body!
Tomo ni tatakau, waga tomo yo
Higeki no kako o nori koete
Ima koso kakenukero!
Noroe, waga mi no fuun o
Ware o, habamu mono wa inai

Da da da! Da da da! Daitrombe!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!
Warera no chikara, miseru zo
Ima da, Jinma Ittai da!
Ikki tousen! TATSUMAKI ZANKANTOOOOOUUUUUUUUU!!!!
Kasoku! Chokugeki! Totsugeki! Shuchu!
Tanjou! Shinsoku no hageshii tatsumaki
Senjou o kakero!

Da! Da! Da! Da! Daitrombe!

Ingram and Ivanovich went wild on a keyboard and guitar duel, as the awesome hot blooded words smashed into the summoned beast, their music reaching a crescendo, and then dying off suddenly, as Zengar and Ratsel dueted:

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!
Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!

And then, out of nowhere, the song gained strenght, th choir joining their hotblooded voices with the two knights, manly tears running down their voices as their hearts filled with pride to be standing beside two REAL MEN. Franz yelled, Smith howled, Wesson sang, and Erick's tears poured down and down, as everyone joined their voices into the last portion of the chorus:

Konjou! Doryoku! Kiai! Youjou!
Tanjou! Seigi no Aku o Tatsu Tsurugi
Hagane no shugojin!

DA DA DA DA DAIZENGAR!!!

* * * * *

When the dust finally settled, the Orchestra of Doom would flee with their tails behind their legs, and word would go out towards all lyrical mages attempting to use their powers for evil. A message simple, yet profound.

"Ware wa Zengar Zombolt, Aku wo tatsu tsurugi nari! Waga Zankantou ni tatenu mono nashi!"
:heh:

Basically, I'm very pissed off at my dad and brother. This is just to exorcise those feelings with the power of REAL MEN and HOT BLOOD.
*cries hotblooded manly tears*

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

It's made of pure HOTBLOOD and MANLINESS, and because of that I shall now quote Zengar:

CHESUTOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You, sir, have won an entire Internet. :D

Kha

2008-01-23, 03:20

Also, I have decided what the OP for Disrupted Tangent will be. It is THIS.

mrpvzRo1rZs

Also, anybody interesting in allowing cameos in DT is welcome to PM me... Tesla & Keroko are joining the party, as ar Smith and Wesson....Since its your timeline, you have full access to all my characters, from Allison to Zwei Linda. :D Even kill them off if you need/want to. :uhoh:

Yes even Kha. At least we'll know which timeline Kluize der Archer could've been summonned from :heh:

Also... WHAT THE FUCK, OVER?!

Kagerou makes Nanoha angsty and emo, and plans to bring her out of it, and the complaints pile on.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO FUCK OVER HAYATE AND GET NO COMMENTS?! WHERE ARE THE FUCKING HAXBUSTERs?! WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DOUBLE STANDARD?! ARK I'M LOOKING AT YOU!

*angry*

It's not the plan I'm angry at. It's the double standards. This is something that's going to permanantly fuck over Hayate and people are gleeful about it. Kagerou was going to have just a temporary mindfuck and both of us get jumped on.

Yeah, real smooth, ark.Whoa, whoa, whoa... :eek::heh:

I was just commenting how this would've fit right into a discontinued timeline, so no worries man, we're just toying with the idea. No one's gonna let this happen to Hayate, I'm sure of it. I certainly can't reconcile the woman who watched over Kha and Caren when they grew up after losing their parents, and the man that taught Kha how to be a good tracker and a even better skirt-caretaker, with that dark image first proposed by Tormenk. It would bend the timelines too much to it's completely OOC.

But you got to admit the possibility exists... That's what we're playing with. :heh:

I assure you, as I played out this crack plotline for the Nanoha Must Die timeline, I intended for Kha to be paired with Hayate or Lutecia in that timeline, so at the very least 1 person won't betray her. I'm sure she has the touch that turned Kha from a killing machine into the Cleric everyone knows as she always had in all the other timelines. That touch would be lost if she herself gives into the betrayals, for it were the Aces who taught him that Hope can light up even the darkest days. I would've properly time it such that Kha'd come for Hayate when she needed him to, whatever the case. :)

As for earlier, looks like I shouldn't be wanting an Usoda so much... :(

LoweGear

2008-01-23, 03:24

In a big rush, so can't reply much, but thanks to all supporters!

Now, finishing move!

Although she would never have admitted it to Franz, Smith or Wesson, the loli Lyrical Mage was shocked by the appearance of Zengar and Ratsel, especially Ratsel. What manner of magic did he have, that his music would override her orchestra? Even now, the hot bloods gathering on the impromptu stage behind Zengar were walking tall and standing firm, unyielding to the pressure of her orchestra.

Ingram finished the stage checks, Ivanovich strummed the last of his warmup guitar riffs, and Ratsel finished passing out songsheets to everyone. The strains of Trombe! faded off, and Zengar stepped to the mike, and sang:

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da Da Da! Da da da! Daizengar!

Ikare! Hagane no bunshin yo!
Atsui tamashii sono kihaku!
Seigi no tsurugi zankantou...
Subete no aku no tatsu tame ni!
Ima koso tenkai da!
Ware wa aku o tatsu tsurugi
Ware ni tatenu mono na wa nai

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daizengar!

The effect was unbelievable. You could actually see the waves of lyrical magic been blown back by the sheer awesome of Zengar's song, backed up by Ingram on the keyboard, Ivanovich and his guitar, and the male choir of hot bloods. The orchestra faltered, losing their rhythm, as Zengar stepped up for chorus:

Kore ga waga tachisuji
Todoku, unyou no hayasama de
Ittou ryoudan! CHESUTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Nekettsu! Hichu! Tepekki! Shinnen!
Tanjou! Muteki no Aku o Tatsu Tsurugi!
Warera no bushin!

Da! Da! Da! Da! Daizengar!

The loli Lyrical Mage gritted her teeth, blowing on her flute, summoning more massive spellbeast summons, sending them charging towards zengar and the choir, the orchestra of Doom regaining their nerve as Zengar stopped singing. "FIGHT! WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE!" she yelled.

"Alright, it's my turn now!" smiled Ratsel.

Hashire, tatsumaki no anauma!
Shiroi tategami, kuroki body!
Tomo ni tatakau, waga tomo yo
Higeki no kako o nori koete
Ima koso kakenukero!
Noroe, waga mi no fuun o
Ware o, habamu mono wa inai

Da da da! Da da da! Daitrombe!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!
Warera no chikara, miseru zo
Ima da, Jinma Ittai da!
Ikki tousen! TATSUMAKI ZANKANTOOOOOUUUUUUUUU!!!!
Kasoku! Chokugeki! Totsugeki! Shuchu!
Tanjou! Shinsoku no hageshii tatsumaki
Senjou o kakero!

Da! Da! Da! Da! Daitrombe!

Ingram and Ivanovich went wild on a keyboard and guitar duel, as the awesome hot blooded words smashed into the summoned beast, their music reaching a crescendo, and then dying off suddenly, as Zengar and Ratsel dueted:

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!
Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!

And then, out of nowhere, the song gained strenght, th choir joining their hotblooded voices with the two knights, manly tears running down their voices as their hearts filled with pride to be standing beside two REAL MEN. Franz yelled, Smith howled, Wesson sang, and Erick's tears poured down and down, as everyone joined their voices into the last portion of the chorus:

Konjou! Doryoku! Kiai! Youjou!
Tanjou! Seigi no Aku o Tatsu Tsurugi
Hagane no shugojin!

DA DA DA DA DAIZENGAR!!!

* * * * *

When the dust finally settled, the Orchestra of Doom would flee with their tails behind their legs, and word would go out towards all lyrical mages attempting to use their powers for evil. A message simple, yet profound.

"Ware wa Zengar Zombolt, Aku wo tatsu tsurugi nari! Waga Zankantou ni tatenu mono nashi!"
:heh:

Basically, I'm very pissed off at my dad and brother. This is just to exorcise those feelings with the power of REAL MEN and HOT BLOOD.

Lemme say this now...

*deep breath*

YOU SIR ARE WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:bow::bow::bow::bow:

Also... WHAT THE FUCK, OVER?!

Kagerou makes Nanoha angsty and emo, and plans to bring her out of it, and the complaints pile on.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO FUCK OVER HAYATE AND GET NO COMMENTS?! WHERE ARE THE FUCKING HAXBUSTERs?! WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DOUBLE STANDARD?! ARK I'M LOOKING AT YOU!

*angry*

It's not the plan I'm angry at. It's the double standards. This is something that's going to permanantly fuck over Hayate and people are gleeful about it. Kagerou was going to have just a temporary mindfuck and both of us get jumped on.

*sighs* Ah, well. That's life.

I don't think they've looked it over yet :heh:

Also, there's a fundamental difference between Tormenk's concept and Kagerou's: Tormenk's was a one-shot crack, and we're just toying around with the idea, whereas Kagerou's is a serious attempt at bringing angst as part of Nanoha's character.

I'll leave you to duke it out later, just my two cents :heh:

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-23, 03:30

Tormenk

2008-01-23, 03:35

Well decided to pop my head in during lab and what a sight here.

Kha and Lowegear has explained things nicely so I'll just explain the rest since I brought the idea here.

Following the idea that Belka has questionable connections to Al-Harazed brought forth by Melodius, I threw the pre-StrikerS foreshadowing about the Saint Church and it turned out into this: Acous and Carim being the current generation of a long line of believers that Al-Harazed is their true homeland and the Saint Church is their modern front for carrying out their plans.

Of course this is purely crack and even any serious attempts to follow up would turn AU as pointed out before by Kha, which I have none. Though the mutation of the idea of Acous being the bad guy into a paranoid Hayate certainly is very Higurashi-ish. :heh:

And the reason why this wasn't shot down in flames on first sight is because Tk hasn't express his opinion on it yet. :p

Aaron008R

2008-01-23, 03:39

What's this, crack flying around that's going to screw over Hayate even more?:eyebrow:

Feh, I'd rather continue reviewing for my exams.:rolleyes: Fix it for me, ne, everyone? I'd love to give my loud reactions, but I'm completely not in the mood. I'm not in the best of moods right now due to annoyingly difficult 1st exams during this semester. Also taking into account my 0% progress in GenerationS which is also disheartening.

My comments? The idea is unique though quite morbid. And like Kha, I agree that nobody here would like that to happen. Wait till Tk sees this, it'll be grinded to pieces.

Oh, and of course, I don't like the idea one bit, naturally.:rolleyes:

Now with that out of the way...

BTW, Evenagelion, that fic was BLOODY EXCELLENT!!!:D:D:D:bow: It certainly did a lot to improve my mood.:nod: Thanks a lot, buddy.:D

LOL, mood swing!

Ja ne.

Estavali

2008-01-23, 04:13

Okay, that makes sense. That line by Jail might have been a bad sub or something like that. The fact that the Ancient Belkans were even able to modify it to that extent is pretty impressive then.

Two questions; how did the Belkan Empire fall? Did it fall in a violent cataclysm "rome is on fiyaaaaaaaahhhhhhh nononono" type thing? Or did it just fade away?

Would I be correct in assuming that Al Hazared has its own type of magic, neither Midchildan or Belkan?

As for my story path, it's seems that the Ancient Belkans were at least somewhat acquainted with Al Hazaredan technology, so I could turn it into "not only are we the descendants of Ancient Belka, but we aspire even to the Al Hazared that is apparently the origin of all magic (as suggested by Yuuno and Lindy in MGLN)." The point is that SIB are the descendants of a fallen civilization that rather than sitting back and going into peace, they elected to try to rebuild their fallen edifices.

Here's what is Nanohawiki has to say about Ancient Belka:

古代ベルカ †
古代ベルカ式魔法発祥の地であり、闇の書やヴォルケンリッターの故郷とも言える次元世界。
そこは、聖王と呼ばれる王が治めていたが、ロストロギアの暴走で滅びたとも言われる。また、少数ながら難民としてミッドに逃れた人もいるらしい。
聖王の遺伝子を持ったヴィヴィオが「遺伝子的に古代ベルカ時代、約300年前の人物が母親」と言われていた事から、少なくとも約300年前には古代ベルカは残っていた模様。

Basically, Ancient Belka was destroyed 300 yrs before StrikerS due to Lost Logia rampage (how, which and why isn't stated). Only a handful of survivors managed to escape to Mid after its destruction, perhaps (or rather most likely) via the Cradle. Nanohaverse's Elendil and folk, perhaps?

dkellis

2008-01-23, 04:33

Kha

2008-01-23, 04:56

Basically, Ancient Belka was destroyed 300 yrs before StrikerS due to Lost Logia rampage (how, which and why isn't stated). Only a handful of survivors managed to escape to Mid after its destruction, perhaps (or rather most likely) via the Cradle. Nanohaverse's Elendil and folk, perhaps?Now there's a plotbunny.

Do we know if Ancient Belka originated (or had its seat of power) on Midchilda (as in the planet), or did they come from somewhere else?

The Cradle was seen to be an ancient Lost Logia (or whatever the equivalent term was Back Then) by Ancient Belka, and they retrofitted it to serve themselves. So they finished using it, and then... buried it under the ground? Or something? Or am I wrong?We thought Belka was Midchilda, as the Cradle was found on planet, thereinby rendering Saint X and my "Planet Belk" idea null and void.

Now this piece of evidence opens this possibility:

Belka came from another planet, running away from said threats. However, the ship was badly damaged from the escape, and the occupants bailed out in lifeboats over Midchilda. The Cradle then crashed, burying itself several strata underground.

The only problem here is the crash site:

A crash can't possibly end up several strata underground (as seen in canon) without disturbing the top layers around it, unless it landed in a giant Cradle-sized cave at the exact moment and angle. Something I don't think a captain wanting to save his passengers would want to aim his dying ship at. :heh:

A crash of something that big at reentry velocity would cover all of Midchilda in a dust cloud for centuries, causing mass extinction. This is something that puzzled me since the days of the UC colony drops. So how big does something have to be to kick up the eternal duststorm supposedly responsible for MEEs?

Anime shows that the Cradle must've been buried for ages, but then Wiki says it might've been just another Exodar. Which one is true?

selkirk

2008-01-23, 05:07

Here's what is Nanohawiki has to say about Ancient Belka:

古代ベルカ †
古代ベルカ式魔法発祥の地であり、闇の書やヴォルケンリッターの故郷とも言える次元世界。
そこは、聖王と呼ばれる王が治めていたが、ロストロギアの暴走で滅びたとも言われる。また、少数ながら難民としてミッドに逃れた人もいるらしい。
聖王の遺伝子を持ったヴィヴィオが「遺伝子的に古代ベルカ時代、約300年前の人物が母親」と言われていた事から、少なくとも約300年前には古代ベルカは残っていた模様。

Basically, Ancient Belka was destroyed 300 yrs before StrikerS due to Lost Logia rampage (how, which and why isn't stated). Only a handful of survivors managed to escape to Mid after its destruction, perhaps (or rather most likely) via the Cradle. Nanohaverse's Elendil and folk, perhaps?

Actually, the bit about the 300 years says that because of the evidence of Vivio's genetic parentage, it appears that Ancient Belka still existed at least 300 years ago. People on Midchilda must have really short memories...

Hmm, first post in here I think...

Estavali

2008-01-23, 05:16

Actually, the bit about the 300 years says that because of the evidence of Vivio's genetic parentage, it appears that Ancient Belka still existed at least 300 years ago. People on Midchilda must have really short memories...

Hmm, first post in here I think...

Oops, my bad :heh:. Thanks, selkirk, and welcome to the OC thread! :D

I hope I did get the part about how Belka went poof right, though.

PhoenixG

2008-01-23, 05:19

We thought Belka was Midchilda, as the Cradle was found on planet, thereinby rendering Saint X and my "Planet Belk" idea null and void.

Now this piece of evidence opens this possibility:

Belka came from another planet, running away from said threats. However, the ship was badly damaged from the escape, and the occupants bailed out in lifeboats over Midchilda. The Cradle then crashed, burying itself several strata underground.

The only problem here is the crash site:

A crash can't possibly end up several strata underground (as seen in canon) without disturbing the top layers around it, unless it landed in a giant Cradle-sized cave at the exact moment and angle. Something I don't think a captain wanting to save his passengers would want to aim his dying ship at. :heh:

A crash of something that big at reentry velocity would cover all of Midchilda in a dust cloud for centuries, causing mass extinction. This is something that puzzled me since the days of the UC colony drops. So how big does something have to be to kick up the eternal duststorm supposedly responsible for MEEs?

Anime shows that the Cradle must've been buried for ages, but then Wiki says it might've been just another Exodar. Which one is true?

How about crashing in a sea? It should reduce the after effect.

LoweGear

2008-01-23, 05:35

How about crashing in a sea? It should reduce the after effect.

The Cradle never crashed anywhere near a sea though :heh:

FlameSparkZ

2008-01-23, 05:44

Ok, some backlog busting...:heh:

P.S -

@Tormenk

Images like this,

http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/42888/2001088737982920491_fs.jpg (http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/42888/2001088737982920491_rs.jpg)

:twitch::twitch::twitch:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
Well...Lelouch won...good for him :heh:

EDIT: Just as we were getting comfortable with the crack fort each of us may be building, from DestinyS to Rebuilt, Tsuzuki may really have decided to strike Forth (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1354844&postcount=179).

"Every body now. On 2. 1, 2..."

"H0LY 5HYT"

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Looks like its time to organize another round of hop-skotch. I'd say Tsuzuki'd do something similar to whatever I had planned for the MageWarrior series and screw it up like StrikerS. :upset:

BUT let's see if der Kleriker continues to prove why "I Am Legend" in surviving the next onslaught. :D:D:D:D

Otherwise, that MTV of Jay Chou's "Wo Bu Pei" is gonna come in handy for "The Breakup of Tessalgar Square"... :sad:
Let's wait a bit longer before we jump the gun, ok? :heh:

Sounds fishy to me, but anyway...

Supposedly about anti-terror warfare.
New characters:
Amano Asuka - 18 years old. Special forces (army) Major. (whoa rank inflation :twitch:)
Hokuto Kusanagi - 16 years old. Army Captain.　ヒュームリット(?) (Combat Cyborg) Modern Belka. The daughter of the Kusanagi couple in the Dominators, her upbringing was complicated.

Nanoha is an Air Force Major.
強化人間エクステンデッド(後述)
Enhanced humans "Extended" (detailed below) - Magic Rank Air AA
...not gonna read the rest, but it includes some characters with such choice terms as "big-breasted, rough-mouthed", and some Kansai-ben speaking childish face character.
Other characters like "sick" character: Beretta (like Asakura Ryouko), Hokuto (silent type like Nagato Yuki, Tabitha)

New unit called the Dominators. A lot of choice words are just in the greyed out areas, and I don't want to try and identify blobs. Anyway, it's where Asuka et al are. They go up against Nanoha, and Hayate, predicting the political fallout, reassembles the old Riot 6 members in secret.

Just some random translations from what I could see easily.
Yep, very fishy...

I must admit "strike Forth" sounds quite like a title that they'd do, but that's just me. What my primary concern (and objection) is of a "NO, YOU GUYS SCREWED STRIKERS, SO DON'T KILL THE FRANCHISE BEYOND THE DAMAGE ALREADY DONE!!!" kinda mood. :heh:

For me, I'm not so concerned about timelines -I have too many, killing some off might do me good :heh:-, but it does slow things down for the Kerokanon. Nonetheless, I'll just switch back to the main timeline, progress from there via Ion-Canon Hopskotch, then switch back to Kerokanon end of next year.

It's really simple, with my persistent half-hatching habit persisting persistently. :heh:

Looks like that Epilogue of StrikerS for the main timeline needs to be banged out pronto. :eyespin: Everyone, start cracking! So far, only Master FlameZ and Keroko, who doesn't really exist in the timeline, has done so! :p

RE Unwanted Sequel: I wished they'd take a leaf from Gundam and get both action and plot mostly right, while making it a 50 epi blockbuster because they can, should and must have to do the Nanohaverse right. :mad:

Now I've no idea what's going on... :heh:As expected, there's gonna be political fallout from 912... Just in time too, when Celestial Being's deep factional divide is beginning to surface... :)

*hides the Thrones*

:uhoh:

But...

Amano Asuka sounds like Amuro + Asuka's lovechild. >_>

And Hotuko Kusanagi, a Modern Belka Sentokijin? Did I just hear MAKOTO Kusanagi?! Or let me guess... SOMEBODY at 7Arcs after reading this thread all StrikerS decided to let us have a clear signal for once, and made the Nighty Jail+Tre offspring become reality. :eyespin:

Yeap, definitely fanficcy... And yes MOAR characters. Let's play with them! :3

*goes to work on Hotuko*
:heh::heh::heh:

And back to the current issue...

The Cradle never crashed anywhere near a sea though :heh:
Maybe it didn't actually crash, but appeared to...emergency landing? :uhoh:

dkellis

2008-01-23, 05:48

The Cradle never crashed anywhere near a sea though :heh:

In fact, the Cradle rose from underneath a sizeable layer of earth, upon which had grown a respectable forest.

300 years is a long time, but not, I think, that long. At least, not without some outside intervention.

Which also brings up the question of why it got abandoned in the first place. No more power source or something?

PhoenixG

2008-01-23, 06:05

The Cradle never crashed anywhere near a sea though :heh:

Maybe it was a sea, but due the crash it vaporised all the water :eyespin:

Kha

2008-01-23, 06:09

Actually, the bit about the 300 years says that because of the evidence of Vivio's genetic parentage, it appears that Ancient Belka still existed at least 300 years ago. People on Midchilda must have really short memories...

Hmm, first post in here I think...Either that, or a systemic wipe from collective memory as they hated the Belka for the war. I used this as a basis for the Belka marginalization concepts as well as portaryals of racism in my works. Or so I think. :heh:

Liingo

2008-01-23, 06:38

SO.... How's things without me?
Perfectly fine thankyou. Been good for my internets :p

"A Preview without a Name"

*snip*

Interesting stuff. Can't say anything about the story/plot since it was excellent. There was one point at which using the past tense would have sounded better(I'm sure there's a few more, just that I can't be bothered reading it through thoroughly... :heh:)

I can say one thing though... If that was Graham at the end I am going to ask you politely to reconsider his rank of admiral...

I'm going to be tweaking her age somewhere in the 40ish soon (long live the law of conservation of beauty), but in 66 she should be an admiral already.
You shouldn't have. :p Thanks anyway, but she didn't have to be so old...

"This..impossible..it can't possibly be true..!"

"It's been verified by our own sources as well. The Tome of the Night Sky has been destroyed not one week ago."

"That means.."

"Our means to locate the Motherland through the Tome is now lost."

Muted silence followed the statement from the young man.

"To fail the grand task passed from generations down at our hands is most unimaginable.."

"There remains a single mean. The mistress survived the Tome's destruction. The mistress, Yagami Hayate, played a hand in the destruction of the Tome's defense program before it was deleted. "

"Footage from the battle has shown her in Unison with the avatar of the Tome itself. The possibility of the mistress retaining the secrets and knowledge within the pages of the Night Sky is slight but nonetheless there. If we can get to her, it might just provide a way out."

"Then we should get to this immediately. I'll- "

"No. For now, we scheme. There is no need to rush since she is alive and well."

"For what purpose? Surely nothing could brook a delay in our goals. Centuries this mission has been carried out and-"

"A few more years, even decades would be worth the wait to ensure nothing goes wrong, to not waste the centuries of waiting and effort. We shall make the mistress part of us to facilitate the process."

"Can you be so sure? The current mistress broke the curse laid on the Tome by the Great Betrayer so long ago by sheer willpower! Who do- "

"You think I am? I'm disappointed, so many years we have been together and you still fail to recognize my talent. I'm hurt by your words, Carim. "

"I apologize for my thoughtlessness. For all intends, what do you have in mind Rossa?"

"That is fairly simple. We shall welcome her, embrace her and give her all the support she needs and demands. Elevate her status while bringing her ever closer to the bindings that shall be silently be cast over her. When the time comes, she cannot and shall not decline. Of course, I shall personally see to this."

Sky-blue eyes matched the calm smile as Verossa Acous proclaimed his next declaration.

"To reach the homeland of our past ascendants, Yagami Hayate is already my tool to bring that into reality."

:dots:

Well I guess it works in a weird round about way..........

Tweaking the story line to have Carim be the major sponsor behind RF6 would be one way to have Hayate indebeted to her while not deviating too far from canon as Carim is already one of the major backers along with Chrono and a few others that I can't remember from ep 11 or so of Strikers..

Although I am literally a hands width away from yelling out DOES NOT COMPUTE:eyespin:

By all means continue...... Just as long as it doesn't get too weird..:uhoh:
After many fierce battles against Laziness and Procrastination, as well as beating my head to get the scenes right, I am glad to FINALLY present to you,

A Day at the Amusement Park, a GenerationS side story

*snip*
1) Since when does Nanoha call Yuuno Ferret?
2) when she scolded me and wanted to it for herself to help…’
wanted to it???? Errr, I'm not even sure what it's supposed to be but it sounds wrong..

The two things that jumped out at me as I read through it. Other than that, a nice feeling XD.

Good job :D

Also... WHAT THE FUCK, OVER?!

Kagerou makes Nanoha angsty and emo, and plans to bring her out of it, and the complaints pile on.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO FUCK OVER HAYATE AND GET NO COMMENTS?! WHERE ARE THE FUCKING HAXBUSTERs?! WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DOUBLE STANDARD?! ARK I'M LOOKING AT YOU!

*angry*

It's not the plan I'm angry at. It's the double standards. This is something that's going to permanantly fuck over Hayate and people are gleeful about it. Kagerou was going to have just a temporary mindfuck and both of us get jumped on.

*sighs* Ah, well. That's life.
Well if TK doesn't react the same way to the crack as to Kagerou's suggestion then by all means rant away.

I don't think I actually commented on that plan, but you have to admit that at the beginning the flak that it got was due to a lack of detail in the suggestion (how she would be getting to such a point that genki nanoha becomes emo nanoha..) Once you had laid out the framework as to how it actually happened I didn't really have a major problem with it.

Plus as you've no doubt noticed Ark's only a guest to the thread, only commenting on things that catch his eye among the things that fly around in here. If you really want him to comment on it, you'll have a better chance by pm so he actually knows it's there.. For all that we know, he never saw the thing.

All I can say to you and Kagerou is to not give a damm about us/the thread and just write it. Who knows, the naysayers might actually like the thing.

Estavali

2008-01-23, 06:38

Either that, or a systemic wipe from collective memory as they hated the Belka for the war. I used this as a basis for the Belka marginalization concepts as well as portaryals of racism in my works. Or so I think. :heh:

I would ask how anything less than 300 years can be considered ancient. For me, ancient = at least 1000 years.

Unless they are refering to how long the civilisation has been around, hmmm.

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-23, 06:56

In fact, the Cradle rose from underneath a sizeable layer of earth, upon which had grown a respectable forest.

300 years is a long time, but not, I think, that long. At least, not without some outside intervention.

Which also brings up the question of why it got abandoned in the first place. No more power source or something?

The king probably died, and the refugees buried the cradle because they couldn't use it any further (i can picture the king staying behind on belka, ordering the ship to carry refugees to safety)...
...Or the king ordered the cradle to be buried since it was an instrument of war, also a lost logia... And i think the belkans were quite fed up with both war and lost logias :p

Either that, or a systemic wipe from collective memory as they hated the Belka for the war. I used this as a basis for the Belka marginalization concepts as well as portaryals of racism in my works. Or so I think. :heh:

No one said that the war that destroyed belka didn't affect anyone else, perhaps other civilizations were also severely affected by the war (innocent bystanders, collateral damage), hence only little information would be left of ancient belka...

Tormenk

2008-01-23, 07:23

After many fierce battles against Laziness and Procrastination, as well as beating my head to get the scenes right, I am glad to FINALLY present to you,

A Day at the Amusement Park, a GenerationS side story

In the nearly clear, blue sky above the sun shined its warming rays as it passed its apex. The rays of warmth heated the surrounding air of the city below bursting with activity. Men and women milled around inside and out going about their daily business. Some sought out the refuge of the tall, air conditioned buildings. Others took advantage of the warm weather and spent the day out to take in some fresh air. The local amusement park was especially busy with the pleasant weather. Groups of friends gathered and milled about. Families of all sizes and relations wandered the park led on by smiling, eager children. There were also some mixes of the two groups enjoying a day at the park.

“Waaa~!”

One Vivio Takamachi took in the amazing sights around her with a mix of curiosity and wonder. Her mismatched eyes darted from ride of ride, from display to display as she almost skipped in joy on one of the many concrete paths. If she was able to have her own way, she would be running about from attraction to attraction. However her escorts on either side of her for the day preferred a more casual pace at the moment.

“Vivio, what would you like to ride first?” asked the young lady holding onto her hand on her left.

“Everything!” replied the young girl with a bright smile.

The young man on her right chuckled at her enthusiasm.

“Well, I don’t think we can ride them all at once, Vivio.”

That caused Vivio to pause her current train of thought and ponder for a moment. She placed a finger from her free hand on her chin as her eyes wandered upwards in what appeared to be deep thought. A short moment passed before she excitedly pointed at the Merry-Go-Round.

“That one Nanoha-mama!”

“Alright. Let’s go!” exclaimed Nanoha Takamachi, the famed Ace of Aces (as well as infamous White Devil) of the TSAB, as she smiled down at her adopted daughter.

The heterochromatic girl giggled in excitement as she sprinted towards the selected ride, dragging her mother along side her hand in hand. From the rear, head librarian of the TSAB Infinity Library Yuuno Scrya couldn’t hold back the wide smile as he watched the two run off.

“Yuuno-kun~! Hurry up!” called back Nanoha as she tried to keep up with her daughter.

“Coming,” he called back, breaking into a jog to catch up to the pair.

With the large crowds that day, the majority of the rides were fairly busy. Lines at the more popular attractions had several hour waits as people continued to pile into the robed-off areas. The Merry-Go-Round was no exception as the pair stood in line. Nanoha glanced around her to find her friend sitting down on one of the nearby benches positioned around the ride area.

“Eh? What are you doing over there, Yuuno-kun?”

The blonde-haired young man lifted the camera that was resting around his neck and gestured to it, “You two go on. It’d be harder to get good pictures if I was right next to you.”

“Mou…are you sure?” remarked the brunette with a slight frown.

“I’m sure, Nanoha,” he replied with a laugh, “Besides, the signs say they only allow one adult to be standing per child and she is your daughter.”

“Oh, fine. You had better get some good pictures then, you silly ferret.”

“I will, I promise.”

A tug on her arm brought Nanoha’s attention to the girl besides her as she knelt down to answer some question she had. From the bench, Yuuno leaned back and watched the mother-daughter pair with a smile. He had known the famous mage for over a decade now. In a way, all of this was his fault.

‘No that wasn’t right,’ he corrected himself, ‘I was the catalyst that started a journey and an adventure.’

The line moved at a fairly quick pace due to the large capacity of the Merry-Go-Round and its rather short duration compared to most other rides. Based on his estimates, they would only have to wait another two sets of people before it would be their turn. He sets the camera down on his lap and allows his mind to wander while he waits.

‘Nanoha…a very close and dear friend to me that I’ve known since the beginning of, well, all of this. We’ve been through thick and thin together in those two Lost Logia incidents. It’s still rather odd how it all turned out back then,’ he chuckles, ‘To think that she would be the one to pick up where I failed and push forward to collect the remaining Jewel Seeds. And out of her own resolve to help me, too. At first I felt guilty for throwing all this on her shoulders, but when she scolded me and wanted to it for herself to help…’

His eyes blink as he straightens up and scan over the line looking for where they were. They were now closer to the front, but still at least one set of people away. It looked like Vivio was asking her mother some questions to which Nanoha was happily replying if the bright smile on her face was any sign. The sight of mother and daughter smiling was too much as a smile crept up on Yuuno’s lips.

‘Yes, I think it was then that I began treating Nanoha more as a friend rather than a partner. Back then I was still young and naïve, but now I think about it that was probably when I started to fall for that girl whose smile and determination could surpass extraordinary odds.’

The large group of people exiting the ride brought him back to reality. Picking up the camera, he scans the circular ride for the pair. Even with the mass of people wandering looking for an open spot he manages to pick out the brunette and her rather unique off-centered ponytail on the outer ring of the ride. He watches as she helps Vivio up onto the ornate horse. The little girl smiles and giggles as she grips the pole running through the seat. Behind her Nanoha rests one hand protectively on her waist, just in case.

Yuuno hefts the camera up and peers through the viewfinder as the bell in the center rings announcing the start of the ride. The platform begins its slow rotation with music pouring from the numerous speakers in the ceiling. He centers and snaps a few shots of Vivio as she smiles even brighter with the horse slowly bobbing up and down. They pass out of view for a moment, allowing him to set the camera down to rest his arms before coming back around. This time he zooms out to get a few shots of the pair passing by smiling happily.

As he snaps the last photo for the rotation, Yuuno’s mind wanders a bit to the older woman in the photo. Having known her since she was nine, he’s had the opportunity to watch as she developed and matured over the years. From that little, energetic girl she had grown to be a stunning woman with an incredible track record with the TSAB, her career practically set for her.

‘Her figure had also filled out quite nicely, too. Not to mention how great she looks in that skirt…’
He quickly coughs, trying to clear that train of thought from his mind. It was well known throughout the TSAB of the three Aces from the Non-Administered world and their spectacular feats from the young age of nine with no prior knowledge of magic or formal training (with the exception of Fate). Over the past few years their stunning beauty and continuing single status also became fairly well known. Many men, from recruits to high-ranking officers, tried their hand at attempting to court one of the famed Aces only to be turned down. Some had compared the chances to dating one of them to taking them on one-on-one with no limiters and no attack restrictions. This comparison had also kept many from even trying in the first place, yet some still tried their luck now and then.

Setting the camera down on his lap, Yuuno recalls what Hayate had told him before they left for the park.

“Can we talk for a bit, Yuuno-kun?” Hayate spoke audibly, winking in Nanoha’s direction.

“Uh… Sure…” Yuuno glanced at Nanoha.

Nanoha paused in confusion, but then shrugged and said, “Alright. Don’t be late, Yuuno-kun~!” before running off after Vivio.

Hayate dragged him around a bit before settling behind a wall. She stood up straightly with her hands akimbo, a confident smile on her face.

Yuuno pushed up his glasses nervously, “What did you want to talk about, Hayate?”

“So you’ve finally made a first move, huh, Yuuno-kun?”

“But…” Yuuno sighed, “Like we said, it’s just a-Wha?!” he jolted as Hayate’s finger was pointed directly at his nose.

“Whatever it is, you must do your best so as not to disappoint Nanoha-chan,” Hayate warned him with one eye closed, her other hand rose to form an encouraging fist, “Okay?”

‘The first move, huh?’ he mentally sighs.

While the others had never said anything about it, Hayate had been the one to confront him about the ‘status’ between Nanoha and himself. As much as tried to deny any romantic interest in the girl, he knew that it was a lie and he was also lying to himself. He had given her a lot of space when she first started her TSAB career so she could find her calling. The atrocious lack of organization in the Infinity Library had also kept him quite busy at the same time. Now, however she’s an instructor for the new TSAB recruits and plans on remaining such as her refusals of promotions after the Cradle Incident have shown. Not to mention that she has a daughter to look after.

‘Perhaps now would be the best time to give into Hayate’s urgings…,’ he ponders.

The lack of music and rise in voices breaks his train of thought. He instinctively stands and looks around for the pair from the crowded ride’s exit. A slender hand waving above the sea of heads catches his eye. Moments later the trio is reunited by the bench with Vivio giggling happily between the two adults.

“Mama! Mama! Let’s go on another one!” she urges while tugging on Nanoha’s arm.

Nanoha nods, taking a moment to look around at the sea of people around the park.

“Alright. Which one do you want to ride?”

The young girl grins and takes off running down one of the paths. With her hand still locked with her daughters, Nanoha had no choice but to keep up behind the excited bundle of energy the best she could. Behind them Yuuno couldn’t help but laugh as he watched the ‘great’ Ace of Aces being dragged along by a little girl. It definitely was quite an unusual sight.

As the daylight slowly faded away, the trio would ride several more of the attractions, with Vivio promptly dragging them off to the next one with an excited look on her face. Now the sun was nearing the end of its journey across the sky for that day. A spectrum of reds and yellows replaced the lively blue sky. Many groups had already left the park for the day to either make their way home or find a place to eat. The slowly thinning crowds and dimming sky was not lost to the two adults.

“It’s starting to get late, Nanoha. We should probably start heading out soon before we get stuck in the rush out.”

The brunette nods in agreement, “That would be a good idea. Come on, Vivio. Let’s head home.”

Vivio, however, had other ideas.

“No! I don’t want to…,” she complained.

Both adults sighed softly, having realized that this was probably the reaction they would get from the girl. Nanoha knelt before Vivio and placed her hands on her shoulders.

“Vivio, it’s starting to get late. We can always come back another time. Plus Fate-mama is waiting at home for us.”

The little girl crossed her arms over her chest and pouted, puffing her cheeks out as she shook her head to stand by her original decision. As Nanoha tried to reason with her daughter, Yuuno couldn’t help but grin as she watched the little girl whose mannerisms reminded him so much of her mother.

“How about this Vivio,” he starts as he squats down next to Nanoha, “We’ll do one more ride. Any ride you want, okay?”

“Mou, Yuuno-kun. Are you sure?”

Before the librarian could respond, Vivio points her finger at a ride behind them.

“That one!”

Yuuno and Nanoha both rise and turn to look at what the girl was pointing at. Two pairs of eyes fell upon the large Ferris Wheel towering near the end of the park. With the sunlight slowly beginning to wane the giant wheel was lit up all over by bright lights, slowly spinning its passengers around in enclosed passenger pods. Finding herself unable to come up with any opposition to the proposed agreement, Nanoha straightens up and smiles.

“Alright. One more ride.”

Vivio lets out a cheer and grabs the adults’ hands as she excitedly makes her way to the ride. At the same time the pair wonders where she gets all this energy of hers from.

A short time later the trio finds themselves slowly rising from the ground in one of the silver pods. At one end of the pod Vivio kneels on the plastic seat with her hands pressed against the window. Green and red eyes gaze out over the brightly lit park rides and buildings slowly sinking as the wheel turns with curiosity and fascination. On the other end Nanoha and Yuuno sit next to each other and watch over the young girl.

‘Oh boy…I guess it’s now or never,’ he tells himself.

“Nanoha?”

The brunette turns her attention to the blonde boy, “Hm? What is it Yuuno-kun?”

“Erm…ah, Vivio has quite a family, huh?” he blurts out in nervousness.

“Yea, she does doesn’t she?” she says leaning back against the seat, “Fate-chan and I take care of her most of the time. Sometimes Hayate and her Knights watch her watch her when we’re busy with Bureau stuff. Now that I think about it, I think Vita-chan looks to her like an older sister although I doubt she’ll ever admit it.”

Nanoha giggles as she glances over at Vivio, “Maybe I should tell Vivio to start calling her ‘Nee-chan’ from now on.”

That got a chuckle from the young man, especially with the scene of the powerful Iron Knight blushing in embarrassment and stuttering denials floating around his mind.

“Yes, that would be interesting to see.”

“All the Forwards have some attachment to her before RF6 was disbanded. Even Chrono-kun can’t deny that he’s fond of Vivio with how he grins every time she calls him ‘Uncle Chrono.’”

“She does have that effect on people.”

Straightening himself up, Yuuno takes a deep breath to gather what courage he can.

“Ah, what would you say about me Nanoha?”

“Oh, you’ve also been a huge help. I feel kinda bad sometimes when I keep having to ask you to watch her,” she replies in a bit of embarrassment.

“Don’t worry about. I don’t mind at all, especially with all that’s been going on lately everyone’s been pretty busy. Although…”

“Although…?” she questions as she turns to look at him curiously.

He knew that there was no turning back now.

“I-I want to be there for you and Vivio, Nanoha. To be there when you need help,” he pauses as she stares back with her blue orbs waiting for him to continue, “What I mean to say is you, Vivio…would you…”

“Mama look!”

Both adults nearly fall out of their seat in surprise as Vivio jumps between them and points at the window she had come from. Nanoha is the first to recover from the slight scare.

“Look at what Vivio?”

As the young girl excitedly leads her mother over to the other window, Yuuno takes a moment to calm down. He leans back on the seat and watches Vivio excitedly point out different things outside to her smiling mother.

‘I guess now just wasn’t the right time, huh?’ he muses.

Although he was disappointed, he was also a bit glad that Vivio did what she did. He had known Nanoha for a long time and couldn’t deny that he liked her. There were probably others that could see it, but Hayate had always been the most open about encouraging him to ‘make his move’ as she would say.

Yet he was also worried about what would happen when he actually did ask her to go out with him. He knew what he felt, but he never could really tell how she felt towards him. She never really gave any signs of liking him, yet she also never gave any signs of not being against it either. If it meant ruining the friendship they had he didn’t want to risk it, but at the same time he won’t know until he tries.

“Mama, over there! So pretty~”

Yuuno smiles as he continues to watch the pair. There was no use to rush things. Sometimes it was better to just stand back and wait for the right moment. If it was meant to be he’ll wait for that moment. Until then he’ll be there for her as he was back then, watching her and protecting her in anyway he could.

I knew you were the right person for the job. :D Great moments throughout and reflections from Yuuno about his past with Nanoha. The reminder that even as a great mage, Nanoha's still a young woman with a future in front of her. Vivio and Yuuno does share the spotlight equally here and it's just well done. :)

Well...here's a little piece of crack involving Lyrical Mages. Please, please, don't kill me, anyone. This is just for fun.

The madness was spreading.

Under the direction of the Loli Lyrical Mage, the Lyrical Orchestra marched forward, spreading madness in their path. Civillians laughed, screamed, danced, stripped, cried and the screams of their madness echoed throughout the city streets. Ground Forces fell before the onslaught of magical sound, unable to adapt or improvise a defence.

There were only three men still standing, three men who against the odds were holding onto their sanity. The Lyrical Mage laughed and signaled her Orchestra. "Soon, you too will join them in their madness, as we take over the world!"

The only reason the three men were still sane.... was because it was debatable whether they had ever had their sanity.

"We won't back down! This is the golden path of battle that all great men travel! How dare you do this to our people! How dare you tear down all that we have worked so hard to build?!" thundered Franz Jaeger, propping himself up with his Armed Sword Device, his aura flaring with his hot blood. "To me, my brothers!"

"That's right! Even if the infinit universe were to go against us-" began Smith.

"Our burning blood will break through Fate!" finished Wesson.

"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!" thundered the hot blood brothers.

(Far, far away, all the significant females in their lives facepalmed.)

"Smith...Wesson.... we can't really go on like this," said Franz. "But if we're going to die, let's die like men! Let's show her how real men die!"

"There won't be any dying today."

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"R-ratsel?! Zengar?!"

Ratsel, aka Elzam von Bernstein, merely smirked. "You there! We have come do deliver justice! I, the riddle chef, Ratsel! And my friend and comrade!"

"I am Zengar, Zengar Zombolt, the Sword that Cleaves Evil!"

"Oho?!" laughed the Lyrical Flutist. "Then we'll just have to throw evil at you!"

The Lyrical Orchestra thundred, and summoned into being massive creatures of myth, legend, and some really really perverted tentacle porn. The creatures charged towards the five men... but surprisingly, neither Zengar or Ratsel seemed to be worried.

"Tomoyo, ima koso warewa no chikara miseru toki!"

"Sou chin!"

"That won't w-" began Franz, before his voice died off, as Zengar and Ratsel performed their ultimate attack. The sheer awesome badass whirlwind of blades and the Zankantou destroyed all the monsters in one attack, and the Lyrical Orchestra faltered as their summons were destroyed.

The hot blood brothers wept tears of manly joy, fists clenched, all as one screaming "WHO DO YOU THINK THEY ARE?!"

Ratsel and Zengar fell back, as the Lyrical Orchestra regrouped, and the sunglasses-wearing knight shook his head. "We won't be able to defeat them quickly with standard attacks. We'll have to beat them at their own game. We'll use a song more awesome than anything they have! Ingram! Get here!"

"I'm here," grumbled Ingram Plissken, setting up his keyboard, as Ivanovich arrived and plugged in a guitar amp, testing his guitar and giving a thumbs up to Ratsel, while Erick and Alpha Squad unloaded a truckfull of massive speakers, quickly setting up the impromptu stage and mikes. More and more people were congregating, and Franz shed tears of manly joy as he recognised all the hot bloods of Outer Cadia and the TSAB assembling to do battle with the Lyrical Orchestra. Even Glen was there!

"Alright! Now, based on my educated calculations, this song will be the best ever, with enough awesome to defeat the Lyrical Orchestra! Which is good, because we're running out of the window of opportunity that Trombe has given us. Zengar! You're up!"

"I'm ready," said Zengar, as the strains of Trombe!, Ratsel's theme, faded off... and Zengar began his song.

Will be continued when I get back.

But I think you know Zengar's song. :heh:

Hotbloodness and crack mixed together for a great recipe. :eyespin:

I'm sure she meant some other forms of entertainment...

Hey, won't it be funny if second two reveals that she's not really his blood sister :D ? That would be SOOOOO "Days of our lives" ...

...Not that I watch it or anything.

I'll leave the spoilers at the CG thread. :p

And it'll only be after awhile LONGER would I start to advertise on FF thread.

Hurry lest you get taken away by the men in green. :p

Jokes aside I'm waiting for the sem break to get started on things as well. Unless you intended for earlier times.

Denied.

Aw. Lone Wolf?

I'm thinking Mocking Bird strangely. Doesn't have any connection to Graham's favor with ill-luck and tragedy though.

You mean Lelouch isn't going to do her?

*shrugs* I figure he's too much of a sis-con. :p Though it's been said the romance was pushed to R2 to establish the story in season 1.

...

You're kidding me right?!?!?!?! :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Hayate's world just became much, much darker, when two of her closest friends turn out to be using her? :twitch::twitch::twitch:

The foreshadowing about the Saint Church had been promising but in any case, yes I have been all along.

That was a screenshot I lifted from one of the A's episodes (6 or 7 IIRC), when first appears and talks to Nanoha and Fate, and how similar his situation was with Nanoha's. :heh:

Hmm. Barring future events, the possibility of Nanoha walking down Graham's path has been cut off with StrikerS. Interesting nonetheless.

Yep, Jail is really popular with these kinds of people isn't he? :heh: At the least, I'm not getting villainous vibes out of them just yet :heh:

He is the only surviving antagonist from 3 seasons of befriending. :heh:

I recall Lowe posted the flashback of him back in the days which made him look somewhere between 10 to 15 at best, even with Chrono's growth deficiency, since I recall he looked like a younger 14 year old Chrono.

So wouldn't that make him 70+ by StrikerS? 26 would be accurate if it was 30 years before A's in stead of StS.

I keep thinking of Ryouji Kaji... :heh:

All-rounded pimp. :heh:

:twitch:
I swear if this thing is real it had BETTER have Vivio...:mad:
And more HAYATE!!!!!

Even if not real, the possibilities of who reappearing in the possible S4 among the current cast up to StS is rather murky. Anything goes but Nanoha and Fate are prominent figures at least, for obvious reasons.

Wha...what is this? :twitch:

Crack gone bad. :uhoh:

The point would be to make every single one of those true, instead of being a figment of her imagination as in higurashi...
...because her going on a rampage to kill her friends in delusional rage, although epic, would be a really short story.

Edit: Though, her going on a rampage to kill those who betrayed her in manic rage, although even more epic, would still be rather short...

I would send this to the refinery..

..if not for all the cannons and artillery aiming for my head for starting this fire.

Wanna up the ente?

Play games with her. Make it so that HALF of those things are true, while the other half are made up.

In the end, she won't know what is true anymore.

Absorbed for other future purposes.

As for earlier, looks like I shouldn't be wanting an Usoda so much... :(

Well not to worry. Getting carried away will happen from time to time.

What's this, crack flying around that's going to screw over Hayate even more?:eyebrow:

Feh, I'd rather continue reviewing for my exams.:rolleyes: Fix it for me, ne, everyone? I'd love to give my loud reactions, but I'm completely not in the mood. I'm not in the best of moods right now due to annoyingly difficult 1st exams during this semester. Also taking into account my 0% progress in GenerationS which is also disheartening.

My comments? The idea is unique though quite morbid. And like Kha, I agree that nobody here would like that to happen. Wait till Tk sees this, it'll be grinded to pieces.

Oh, and of course, I don't like the idea one bit, naturally.:rolleyes:

Now with that out of the way...

BTW, Evenagelion, that fic was BLOODY EXCELLENT!!!:D:D:D:bow: It certainly did a lot to improve my mood.:nod: Thanks a lot, buddy.:D

LOL, mood swing!

Ja ne.

Seeing this was due to the crack I had thrown in here, I do like to apologize for the unnecessary worry. Sorry Aaron.

Here's what is Nanohawiki has to say about Ancient Belka:

古代ベルカ †
古代ベルカ式魔法発祥の地であり、闇の書やヴォルケンリッターの故郷とも言える次元世界。
そこは、聖王と呼ばれる王が治めていたが、ロストロギアの暴走で滅びたとも言われる。また、少数ながら難民としてミッドに逃れた人もいるらしい。
聖王の遺伝子を持ったヴィヴィオが「遺伝子的に古代ベルカ時代、約300年前の人物が母親」と言われていた事から、少なくとも約300年前には古代ベルカは残っていた模様。

Basically, Ancient Belka was destroyed 300 yrs before StrikerS due to Lost Logia rampage (how, which and why isn't stated). Only a handful of survivors managed to escape to Mid after its destruction, perhaps (or rather most likely) via the Cradle. Nanohaverse's Elendil and folk, perhaps?

So the Belkans was destroyed by Lost Logias as predicted, though by usage or rampage still remains unknown. And that Belkans had their planet brings in more wonderings. Hopefully at least established histories remain intact.

Actually, the bit about the 300 years says that because of the evidence of Vivio's genetic parentage, it appears that Ancient Belka still existed at least 300 years ago. People on Midchilda must have really short memories...

Hmm, first post in here I think...

Kha's got the idea fine but aside from short memories, wouldn't the tech available to them at least let them record something? It does smell of greater hands at work to keep the information secret, something like the brains or their predecessors might have done.

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-23, 07:34

I would send this to the refinery..

..if not for all the cannons and artillery aiming for my head for starting this fire.

:eyebrow:
Well i might have fanned the flames for this one, but it's your fic, go ahead and write it...
...who knows, it might turn out to be rather epic. :p

Tormenk

2008-01-23, 08:02

:dots:

Well I guess it works in a weird round about way..........

Tweaking the story line to have Carim be the major sponsor behind RF6 would be one way to have Hayate indebeted to her while not deviating too far from canon as Carim is already one of the major backers along with Chrono and a few others that I can't remember from ep 11 or so of Strikers..

Although I am literally a hands width away from yelling out DOES NOT COMPUTE:eyespin:

:eyebrow:
Well i might have fanned the flames for this one, but it's your fic, go ahead and write it...
...who knows, it might turn out to be rather epic. :p

It was intended as one-shot crack and shot down pretty quickly after so to say there's a continuation at all, which I shall make it clear there will be none, is a pretty moot point.

Liingo

2008-01-23, 08:55

It was intended as one-shot crack and shot down pretty quickly after so to say there's a continuation at all, which I shall make it clear there will be none, is a pretty moot point.

Hahaha, well it's your choice after all.

Nothing new for the OC thread, but I whipped up the start to a new fic idea that struck me today with just CC's. It's in the FF thread if anyone's interested, not much point posting it here since it's not really relevant.

Oh and Aaron, you might want to stay away from this one.... the idea that I had isn't the most pleasant for Hayate..

Aaron008R

2008-01-23, 09:44

Will post normally tomorrow.

@Tormenk: LOL don't apologize.:heh: I should be the one to for scoffing like that.:heh: Sorry.

@Liingo: Read it and is interested.:p

Will be back...

Reiji Tabibito

2008-01-23, 09:49

And your point is...?

It's ULTRA CREEPY!!

I mean, come on, the only thing creepier than that would be Chaos...

Yup, doesn't lessen the humor, though. Especially since Mamet really becomes their 'daughter.'

Reminds me of a story my fiancee told me a while back - she was babysitting some little girl, and they went to a park, and a bunch of old ladies gave her dirty looks...because both she and the girl had blue eyes.

Oh hush, its not even official, and the so-called news is way to fanficy to be official.

I STILL don't like it...my DOOM SENSE is going off all over the place.

And JUST because something is fanficcy DOESN'T mean it'll stay out of the world...Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode anyone?

Kha's harem family:

CC
Fate
Cinque
Sein
Otto
Nove
Dieci
Wendi
Deed
Teana
Hayate
Carim
Nanoha

OC
Sakura AKA Saber Vivio
Sak-chan
Tohkiha Ringo AKA Sophia Alexei
Chao Lingshen AKA Wang Liu Mei
Caren H. Garcia
Kia
Keroko (depends on timeline)
Mai Enna
CC
Minerva
Chachamaru
Chachazero
Trieze (I think she's one of the Cinque-gen :heh:)
Unrevealed Numbers 14-20 (apparently there was no blast to kill these unactivated Cinque-gen in canon)

That's 33 ladies folks... Negi...

"There, I come for you!"

:uhoh:

*runs really fast from panda snipers*

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The madness was spreading.

Under the direction of the Loli Lyrical Mage, the Lyrical Orchestra marched forward, spreading madness in their path. Civillians laughed, screamed, danced, stripped, cried and the screams of their madness echoed throughout the city streets. Ground Forces fell before the onslaught of magical sound, unable to adapt or improvise a defence.

There were only three men still standing, three men who against the odds were holding onto their sanity. The Lyrical Mage laughed and signaled her Orchestra. "Soon, you too will join them in their madness, as we take over the world!"

The only reason the three men were still sane.... was because it was debatable whether they had ever had their sanity.

"We won't back down! This is the golden path of battle that all great men travel! How dare you do this to our people! How dare you tear down all that we have worked so hard to build?!" thundered Franz Jaeger, propping himself up with his Armed Sword Device, his aura flaring with his hot blood. "To me, my brothers!"

"That's right! Even if the infinit universe were to go against us-" began Smith.

"Our burning blood will break through Fate!" finished Wesson.

"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!" thundered the hot blood brothers.

(Far, far away, all the significant females in their lives facepalmed.)

"Smith...Wesson.... we can't really go on like this," said Franz. "But if we're going to die, let's die like men! Let's show her how real men die!"

"There won't be any dying today."

Dwt08NqcZvU

"R-ratsel?! Zengar?!"

Ratsel, aka Elzam von Bernstein, merely smirked. "You there! We have come do deliver justice! I, the riddle chef, Ratsel! And my friend and comrade!"

"I am Zengar, Zengar Zombolt, the Sword that Cleaves Evil!"

"Oho?!" laughed the Lyrical Flutist. "Then we'll just have to throw evil at you!"

The Lyrical Orchestra thundred, and summoned into being massive creatures of myth, legend, and some really really perverted tentacle porn. The creatures charged towards the five men... but surprisingly, neither Zengar or Ratsel seemed to be worried.

"Tomoyo, ima koso warewa no chikara miseru toki!"

"Sou chin!"

"That won't w-" began Franz, before his voice died off, as Zengar and Ratsel performed their ultimate attack. The sheer awesome badass whirlwind of blades and the Zankantou destroyed all the monsters in one attack, and the Lyrical Orchestra faltered as their summons were destroyed.

The hot blood brothers wept tears of manly joy, fists clenched, all as one screaming "WHO DO YOU THINK THEY ARE?!"

Ratsel and Zengar fell back, as the Lyrical Orchestra regrouped, and the sunglasses-wearing knight shook his head. "We won't be able to defeat them quickly with standard attacks. We'll have to beat them at their own game. We'll use a song more awesome than anything they have! Ingram! Get here!"

"I'm here," grumbled Ingram Plissken, setting up his keyboard, as Ivanovich arrived and plugged in a guitar amp, testing his guitar and giving a thumbs up to Ratsel, while Erick and Alpha Squad unloaded a truckfull of massive speakers, quickly setting up the impromptu stage and mikes. More and more people were congregating, and Franz shed tears of manly joy as he recognised all the hot bloods of Outer Cadia and the TSAB assembling to do battle with the Lyrical Orchestra. Even Glen was there!

"Alright! Now, based on my educated calculations, this song will be the best ever, with enough awesome to defeat the Lyrical Orchestra! Which is good, because we're running out of the window of opportunity that Trombe has given us. Zengar! You're up!"

"I'm ready," said Zengar, as the strains of Trombe!, Ratsel's theme, faded off... and Zengar began his song.

Will be continued when I get back.

But I think you know Zengar's song. :heh:

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BUT IT'S JUST WRONG! WHY CAN'T YOU PEOPLE SEE THAT?!?! :frustrated:

THANK you!

I'm sure she meant some other forms of entertainment...

Like WHAT? JUGGLING?

Hey, won't it be funny if second two reveals that she's not really his blood sister :D ? That would be SOOOOO "Days of our lives" ...

...Not that I watch it or anything.

You lost whatever masculinity you had with me when you invoked...THAT NAME...

Well, I didn't completely mean what I said :p

Of course not! Because only a total moron would stand by what they said! :p

You mean Lelouch isn't going to do her?

"Ara? He is not doing CC? What's wrong with you? You have to perform better!"

:D:D:D

SUTEKI :D

Wonderful isn't allowed during practice!!

Although she would never have admitted it to Franz, Smith or Wesson, the loli Lyrical Mage was shocked by the appearance of Zengar and Ratsel, especially Ratsel. What manner of magic did he have, that his music would override her orchestra? Even now, the hot bloods gathering on the impromptu stage behind Zengar were walking tall and standing firm, unyielding to the pressure of her orchestra.

Ingram finished the stage checks, Ivanovich strummed the last of his warmup guitar riffs, and Ratsel finished passing out songsheets to everyone. The strains of Trombe! faded off, and Zengar stepped to the mike, and sang:

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da Da Da! Da da da! Daizengar!

Ikare! Hagane no bushin yo!
Atsui tamashii sono kihaku!
Seigi no tsurugi zankantou...
Subete no aku no tatsu tame ni!
Ima koso tenkai da!
Ware wa aku o tatsu tsurugi
Ware ni tatenu mono na wa nai

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daizengar!

The effect was unbelievable. You could actually see the waves of lyrical magic been blown back by the sheer awesome of Zengar's song, backed up by Ingram on the keyboard, Ivanovich and his guitar, and the male choir of hot bloods. The orchestra faltered, losing their rhythm, as Zengar stepped up for chorus:

Kore ga waga tachisuji
Todoku, unyou no hayasama de
Ittou ryoudan! CHESUTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Nekettsu! Hichu! Tepekki! Shinnen!
Tanjou! Muteki no Aku o Tatsu Tsurugi!
Warera no bushin!

Da! Da! Da! Da! Daizengar!

The loli Lyrical Mage gritted her teeth, blowing on her flute, summoning more massive spellbeast summons, sending them charging towards zengar and the choir, the orchestra of Doom regaining their nerve as Zengar stopped singing. "FIGHT! WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE!" she yelled.

"Alright, it's my turn now!" smiled Ratsel.

Hashire, tatsumaki no anauma!
Shiroi tategami, kuroki body!
Tomo ni tatakau, waga tomo yo
Higeki no kako o nori koete
Ima koso kakenukero!
Noroe, waga mi no fuun o
Ware o, habamu mono wa inai

Da da da! Da da da! Daitrombe!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!
Warera no chikara, miseru zo
Ima da, Jinma Ittai da!
Ikki tousen! TATSUMAKI ZANKANTOOOOOUUUUUUUUU!!!!
Kasoku! Chokugeki! Totsugeki! Shuchu!
Tanjou! Shinsoku no hageshii tatsumaki
Senjou o kakero!

Da! Da! Da! Da! Daitrombe!

Ingram and Ivanovich went wild on a keyboard and guitar duel, as the awesome hot blooded words smashed into the summoned beast, their music reaching a crescendo, and then dying off suddenly, as Zengar and Ratsel dueted:

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!
Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!

And then, out of nowhere, the song gained strenght, th choir joining their hotblooded voices with the two knights, manly tears running down their voices as their hearts filled with pride to be standing beside two REAL MEN. Franz yelled, Smith howled, Wesson sang, and Erick's tears poured down and down, as everyone joined their voices into the last portion of the chorus:

Konjou! Doryoku! Kiai! Youjou!
Tanjou! Seigi no Aku o Tatsu Tsurugi
Hagane no shugojin!

DA DA DA DA DAIZENGAR!!!

* * * * *

When the dust finally settled, the Orchestra of Doom would flee with their tails behind their legs, and word would go out towards all lyrical mages attempting to use their powers for evil. A message simple, yet profound.

"Ware wa Zengar Zombolt, Aku wo tatsu tsurugi nari! Waga Zankantou ni tatenu mono nashi!"
:heh:

Oh God...here come the CHESTOs again...

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Erio

2008-01-23, 10:32

EDIT: Just as we were getting comfortable with the crack fort each of us may be building, from DestinyS to Rebuilt, Tsuzuki may really have decided to strike Forth (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1354844&postcount=179).

"Every body now. On 2. 1, 2..."

"H0LY 5HYT"

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Looks like its time to organize another round of hop-skotch. I'd say Tsuzuki'd do something similar to whatever I had planned for the MageWarrior series and screw it up like StrikerS. :upset:

BUT let's see if der Kleriker continues to prove why "I Am Legend" in surviving the next onslaught. :D:D:D:D

Otherwise, that MTV of Jay Chou's "Wo Bu Pei" is gonna come in handy for "The Breakup of Tessalgar Square"... :sad:

Fishy as it may be, sounds like fun to me. I hope its true, just to see how it turns out.

And given selkirk's translation, apparently our "Extended Relic Weapons" will be officially succeeded... :eek: ...without the Relics, of course.

After many fierce battles against Laziness and Procrastination, as well as beating my head to get the scenes right, I am glad to FINALLY present to you,

A Day at the Amusement Park, a GenerationS side story

In the nearly clear, blue sky above the sun shined its warming rays as it passed its apex. The rays of warmth heated the surrounding air of the city below bursting with activity. Men and women milled around inside and out going about their daily business. Some sought out the refuge of the tall, air conditioned buildings. Others took advantage of the warm weather and spent the day out to take in some fresh air. The local amusement park was especially busy with the pleasant weather. Groups of friends gathered and milled about. Families of all sizes and relations wandered the park led on by smiling, eager children. There were also some mixes of the two groups enjoying a day at the park.

“Waaa~!”

One Vivio Takamachi took in the amazing sights around her with a mix of curiosity and wonder. Her mismatched eyes darted from ride of ride, from display to display as she almost skipped in joy on one of the many concrete paths. If she was able to have her own way, she would be running about from attraction to attraction. However her escorts on either side of her for the day preferred a more casual pace at the moment.

“Vivio, what would you like to ride first?” asked the young lady holding onto her hand on her left.

“Everything!” replied the young girl with a bright smile.

The young man on her right chuckled at her enthusiasm.

“Well, I don’t think we can ride them all at once, Vivio.”

That caused Vivio to pause her current train of thought and ponder for a moment. She placed a finger from her free hand on her chin as her eyes wandered upwards in what appeared to be deep thought. A short moment passed before she excitedly pointed at the Merry-Go-Round.

“That one Nanoha-mama!”

“Alright. Let’s go!” exclaimed Nanoha Takamachi, the famed Ace of Aces (as well as infamous White Devil) of the TSAB, as she smiled down at her adopted daughter.

The heterochromatic girl giggled in excitement as she sprinted towards the selected ride, dragging her mother along side her hand in hand. From the rear, head librarian of the TSAB Infinity Library Yuuno Scrya couldn’t hold back the wide smile as he watched the two run off.

“Yuuno-kun~! Hurry up!” called back Nanoha as she tried to keep up with her daughter.

“Coming,” he called back, breaking into a jog to catch up to the pair.

With the large crowds that day, the majority of the rides were fairly busy. Lines at the more popular attractions had several hour waits as people continued to pile into the robed-off areas. The Merry-Go-Round was no exception as the pair stood in line. Nanoha glanced around her to find her friend sitting down on one of the nearby benches positioned around the ride area.

“Eh? What are you doing over there, Yuuno-kun?”

The blonde-haired young man lifted the camera that was resting around his neck and gestured to it, “You two go on. It’d be harder to get good pictures if I was right next to you.”

“Mou…are you sure?” remarked the brunette with a slight frown.

“I’m sure, Nanoha,” he replied with a laugh, “Besides, the signs say they only allow one adult to be standing per child and she is your daughter.”

“Oh, fine. You had better get some good pictures then, you silly ferret.”

“I will, I promise.”

A tug on her arm brought Nanoha’s attention to the girl besides her as she knelt down to answer some question she had. From the bench, Yuuno leaned back and watched the mother-daughter pair with a smile. He had known the famous mage for over a decade now. In a way, all of this was his fault.

‘No that wasn’t right,’ he corrected himself, ‘I was the catalyst that started a journey and an adventure.’

The line moved at a fairly quick pace due to the large capacity of the Merry-Go-Round and its rather short duration compared to most other rides. Based on his estimates, they would only have to wait another two sets of people before it would be their turn. He sets the camera down on his lap and allows his mind to wander while he waits.

‘Nanoha…a very close and dear friend to me that I’ve known since the beginning of, well, all of this. We’ve been through thick and thin together in those two Lost Logia incidents. It’s still rather odd how it all turned out back then,’ he chuckles, ‘To think that she would be the one to pick up where I failed and push forward to collect the remaining Jewel Seeds. And out of her own resolve to help me, too. At first I felt guilty for throwing all this on her shoulders, but when she scolded me and wanted to it for herself to help…’

His eyes blink as he straightens up and scan over the line looking for where they were. They were now closer to the front, but still at least one set of people away. It looked like Vivio was asking her mother some questions to which Nanoha was happily replying if the bright smile on her face was any sign. The sight of mother and daughter smiling was too much as a smile crept up on Yuuno’s lips.

‘Yes, I think it was then that I began treating Nanoha more as a friend rather than a partner. Back then I was still young and naïve, but now I think about it that was probably when I started to fall for that girl whose smile and determination could surpass extraordinary odds.’

The large group of people exiting the ride brought him back to reality. Picking up the camera, he scans the circular ride for the pair. Even with the mass of people wandering looking for an open spot he manages to pick out the brunette and her rather unique off-centered ponytail on the outer ring of the ride. He watches as she helps Vivio up onto the ornate horse. The little girl smiles and giggles as she grips the pole running through the seat. Behind her Nanoha rests one hand protectively on her waist, just in case.

Yuuno hefts the camera up and peers through the viewfinder as the bell in the center rings announcing the start of the ride. The platform begins its slow rotation with music pouring from the numerous speakers in the ceiling. He centers and snaps a few shots of Vivio as she smiles even brighter with the horse slowly bobbing up and down. They pass out of view for a moment, allowing him to set the camera down to rest his arms before coming back around. This time he zooms out to get a few shots of the pair passing by smiling happily.

As he snaps the last photo for the rotation, Yuuno’s mind wanders a bit to the older woman in the photo. Having known her since she was nine, he’s had the opportunity to watch as she developed and matured over the years. From that little, energetic girl she had grown to be a stunning woman with an incredible track record with the TSAB, her career practically set for her.

‘Her figure had also filled out quite nicely, too. Not to mention how great she looks in that skirt…’
He quickly coughs, trying to clear that train of thought from his mind. It was well known throughout the TSAB of the three Aces from the Non-Administered world and their spectacular feats from the young age of nine with no prior knowledge of magic or formal training (with the exception of Fate). Over the past few years their stunning beauty and continuing single status also became fairly well known. Many men, from recruits to high-ranking officers, tried their hand at attempting to court one of the famed Aces only to be turned down. Some had compared the chances to dating one of them to taking them on one-on-one with no limiters and no attack restrictions. This comparison had also kept many from even trying in the first place, yet some still tried their luck now and then.

Setting the camera down on his lap, Yuuno recalls what Hayate had told him before they left for the park.

“Can we talk for a bit, Yuuno-kun?” Hayate spoke audibly, winking in Nanoha’s direction.

“Uh… Sure…” Yuuno glanced at Nanoha.

Nanoha paused in confusion, but then shrugged and said, “Alright. Don’t be late, Yuuno-kun~!” before running off after Vivio.

Hayate dragged him around a bit before settling behind a wall. She stood up straightly with her hands akimbo, a confident smile on her face.

Yuuno pushed up his glasses nervously, “What did you want to talk about, Hayate?”

“So you’ve finally made a first move, huh, Yuuno-kun?”

“But…” Yuuno sighed, “Like we said, it’s just a-Wha?!” he jolted as Hayate’s finger was pointed directly at his nose.

“Whatever it is, you must do your best so as not to disappoint Nanoha-chan,” Hayate warned him with one eye closed, her other hand rose to form an encouraging fist, “Okay?”

‘The first move, huh?’ he mentally sighs.

While the others had never said anything about it, Hayate had been the one to confront him about the ‘status’ between Nanoha and himself. As much as tried to deny any romantic interest in the girl, he knew that it was a lie and he was also lying to himself. He had given her a lot of space when she first started her TSAB career so she could find her calling. The atrocious lack of organization in the Infinity Library had also kept him quite busy at the same time. Now, however she’s an instructor for the new TSAB recruits and plans on remaining such as her refusals of promotions after the Cradle Incident have shown. Not to mention that she has a daughter to look after.

‘Perhaps now would be the best time to give into Hayate’s urgings…,’ he ponders.

The lack of music and rise in voices breaks his train of thought. He instinctively stands and looks around for the pair from the crowded ride’s exit. A slender hand waving above the sea of heads catches his eye. Moments later the trio is reunited by the bench with Vivio giggling happily between the two adults.

“Mama! Mama! Let’s go on another one!” she urges while tugging on Nanoha’s arm.

Nanoha nods, taking a moment to look around at the sea of people around the park.

“Alright. Which one do you want to ride?”

The young girl grins and takes off running down one of the paths. With her hand still locked with her daughters, Nanoha had no choice but to keep up behind the excited bundle of energy the best she could. Behind them Yuuno couldn’t help but laugh as he watched the ‘great’ Ace of Aces being dragged along by a little girl. It definitely was quite an unusual sight.

As the daylight slowly faded away, the trio would ride several more of the attractions, with Vivio promptly dragging them off to the next one with an excited look on her face. Now the sun was nearing the end of its journey across the sky for that day. A spectrum of reds and yellows replaced the lively blue sky. Many groups had already left the park for the day to either make their way home or find a place to eat. The slowly thinning crowds and dimming sky was not lost to the two adults.

“It’s starting to get late, Nanoha. We should probably start heading out soon before we get stuck in the rush out.”

The brunette nods in agreement, “That would be a good idea. Come on, Vivio. Let’s head home.”

Vivio, however, had other ideas.

“No! I don’t want to…,” she complained.

Both adults sighed softly, having realized that this was probably the reaction they would get from the girl. Nanoha knelt before Vivio and placed her hands on her shoulders.

“Vivio, it’s starting to get late. We can always come back another time. Plus Fate-mama is waiting at home for us.”

The little girl crossed her arms over her chest and pouted, puffing her cheeks out as she shook her head to stand by her original decision. As Nanoha tried to reason with her daughter, Yuuno couldn’t help but grin as she watched the little girl whose mannerisms reminded him so much of her mother.

“How about this Vivio,” he starts as he squats down next to Nanoha, “We’ll do one more ride. Any ride you want, okay?”

“Mou, Yuuno-kun. Are you sure?”

Before the librarian could respond, Vivio points her finger at a ride behind them.

“That one!”

Yuuno and Nanoha both rise and turn to look at what the girl was pointing at. Two pairs of eyes fell upon the large Ferris Wheel towering near the end of the park. With the sunlight slowly beginning to wane the giant wheel was lit up all over by bright lights, slowly spinning its passengers around in enclosed passenger pods. Finding herself unable to come up with any opposition to the proposed agreement, Nanoha straightens up and smiles.

“Alright. One more ride.”

Vivio lets out a cheer and grabs the adults’ hands as she excitedly makes her way to the ride. At the same time the pair wonders where she gets all this energy of hers from.

A short time later the trio finds themselves slowly rising from the ground in one of the silver pods. At one end of the pod Vivio kneels on the plastic seat with her hands pressed against the window. Green and red eyes gaze out over the brightly lit park rides and buildings slowly sinking as the wheel turns with curiosity and fascination. On the other end Nanoha and Yuuno sit next to each other and watch over the young girl.

‘Oh boy…I guess it’s now or never,’ he tells himself.

“Nanoha?”

The brunette turns her attention to the blonde boy, “Hm? What is it Yuuno-kun?”

“Erm…ah, Vivio has quite a family, huh?” he blurts out in nervousness.

“Yea, she does doesn’t she?” she says leaning back against the seat, “Fate-chan and I take care of her most of the time. Sometimes Hayate and her Knights watch her watch her when we’re busy with Bureau stuff. Now that I think about it, I think Vita-chan looks to her like an older sister although I doubt she’ll ever admit it.”

Nanoha giggles as she glances over at Vivio, “Maybe I should tell Vivio to start calling her ‘Nee-chan’ from now on.”

That got a chuckle from the young man, especially with the scene of the powerful Iron Knight blushing in embarrassment and stuttering denials floating around his mind.

“Yes, that would be interesting to see.”

“All the Forwards have some attachment to her before RF6 was disbanded. Even Chrono-kun can’t deny that he’s fond of Vivio with how he grins every time she calls him ‘Uncle Chrono.’”

“She does have that effect on people.”

Straightening himself up, Yuuno takes a deep breath to gather what courage he can.

“Ah, what would you say about me Nanoha?”

“Oh, you’ve also been a huge help. I feel kinda bad sometimes when I keep having to ask you to watch her,” she replies in a bit of embarrassment.

“Don’t worry about. I don’t mind at all, especially with all that’s been going on lately everyone’s been pretty busy. Although…”

“Although…?” she questions as she turns to look at him curiously.

He knew that there was no turning back now.

“I-I want to be there for you and Vivio, Nanoha. To be there when you need help,” he pauses as she stares back with her blue orbs waiting for him to continue, “What I mean to say is you, Vivio…would you…”

“Mama look!”

Both adults nearly fall out of their seat in surprise as Vivio jumps between them and points at the window she had come from. Nanoha is the first to recover from the slight scare.

“Look at what Vivio?”

As the young girl excitedly leads her mother over to the other window, Yuuno takes a moment to calm down. He leans back on the seat and watches Vivio excitedly point out different things outside to her smiling mother.

‘I guess now just wasn’t the right time, huh?’ he muses.

Although he was disappointed, he was also a bit glad that Vivio did what she did. He had known Nanoha for a long time and couldn’t deny that he liked her. There were probably others that could see it, but Hayate had always been the most open about encouraging him to ‘make his move’ as she would say.

Yet he was also worried about what would happen when he actually did ask her to go out with him. He knew what he felt, but he never could really tell how she felt towards him. She never really gave any signs of liking him, yet she also never gave any signs of not being against it either. If it meant ruining the friendship they had he didn’t want to risk it, but at the same time he won’t know until he tries.

“Mama, over there! So pretty~”

Yuuno smiles as he continues to watch the pair. There was no use to rush things. Sometimes it was better to just stand back and wait for the right moment. If it was meant to be he’ll wait for that moment. Until then he’ll be there for her as he was back then, watching her and protecting her in anyway he could.

Nice, very nice...even though it was hard to stand thinking about Vivio...:p

But since the piece was good, I was able to. ;)

Wild Goose

2008-01-23, 10:47

Since its your timeline, you have full access to all my characters, from Allison to Zwei Linda. :D Even kill them off if you need/want to. :uhoh:

Yes even Kha. At least we'll know which timeline Kluize der Archer could've been summonned from :heh:
:heh:

I'm afraid I'll actually have to give Kha & co. supporting/cameo/minor roles in this... simply because I'm not familliar with them :heh:

I will say this though: Kha's appearence in DT will be brief. But the effects are not insignificant....

....let's just say that it kills all NxF and leave it at that. :heh:

Whoa, whoa, whoa... :eek::heh:

I was just commenting how this would've fit right into a discontinued timeline, so no worries man, we're just toying with the idea. No one's gonna let this happen to Hayate, I'm sure of it. I certainly can't reconcile the woman who watched over Kha and Caren when they grew up after losing their parents, and the man that taught Kha how to be a good tracker and a even better skirt-caretaker, with that dark image first proposed by Tormenk. It would bend the timelines too much to it's completely OOC.

But you got to admit the possibility exists... That's what we're playing with. :heh:

I assure you, as I played out this crack plotline for the Nanoha Must Die timeline, I intended for Kha to be paired with Hayate or Lutecia in that timeline, so at the very least 1 person won't betray her. I'm sure she has the touch that turned Kha from a killing machine into the Cleric everyone knows as she always had in all the other timelines. That touch would be lost if she herself gives into the betrayals, for it were the Aces who taught him that Hope can light up even the darkest days. I would've properly time it such that Kha'd come for Hayate when she needed him to, whatever the case. :)

As for earlier, looks like I shouldn't be wanting an Usoda so much... :(

To be honest, I don't like betrayals or bad things happening to cute girls. And really, what I was highly annoyed about was, as I said, the ruckus over emo Nanoha while there was such enthusiastic glee over fucking over Hayatechan permanantly. (Because of all the aces, she's the best for cuddling. Except maybe loli Nanoha.)

Anyway, let's just agree to drop the matter.

(From the writer standpoint, I understand COMPLETELY the possibilities. Just saying that for the record.)

Regards the Cradle, my take on it:

Al-Hazard spanned all over the place. Belkans found the Cradle, rebuilt it, refitted the OS to speak Belkan, and used it in a first strike on Mid. (Presumably.) However, things went wrong and the Cradle made a controlled crash landing (lol oxymoron) and was then hidden by the Belkans in preparation for incase shit hit the fan an eventually was forgotten.

Senario 2: fleeing from some sorta fuckup, te Cradle deposits Belkan refugees in what later becomes the Belkan SAR. Once done, the command crew crash land the Cradle into a promising location, and then hide it with eath and stuff; the idea is that should the refugees be opressed the Cradle will rise. Belkans are not opressed by Mids, the cradle is left alone and forgotten.

Kha

2008-01-23, 11:00

I would ask how anything less than 300 years can be considered ancient. For me, ancient = at least 1000 years.

Unless they are refering to how long the civilisation has been around, hmmm.I thought it refered to the latter point. I've always envisioned the Ancient Belka to have existed much longer than the Midchilda, who were, I assumed, a recent melting pot of different races. Kinda like what America is now.

Makes sense after taking into account New Belka being part of Midchilda society, and then with the now vanished Old English Brittanica race made by USB, plus the various protocultures of European-descent X and I have been throwing around.

The king probably died, and the refugees buried the cradle because they couldn't use it any further.

(i can picture the king staying behind on belka, ordering the ship to carry refugees to safety)...DING! We have a winner!

:heh:

This was exactly what I thought of Vivio's last stand during the "Planet Belk" days. Returning to a piece of the drawing board on Seven Swords, plus making a few adjustments for new data:

"Lost logia rampage" could be stemming from a crucial event where a Lost Logia was activated. I'm sure the cocoon of a Necron Star God, according to Lowe's brilliant work in that area, looks like a mighty weapon of war, something the vanquished Alhazredians called the "Eye of God". Activating that brought the Wanderer (an OC-created Star God for CrosyS) into the Nanohaverse for the first time. Only then did the AB realize that the Pariah gene, and the many Monoliths scattered throughout Megiddo, were all part of a long-coming plan by the Wanderer and his kind.

The Belka fought back, using whatever arsenal they had, even invoking Hammerdown Policy of nuking whole planets to pieces just to stop the Necronic advance. That alone when done in enough excess, especially if the Pariahs played up the Ancient Belka's tendencies to go overboard in purification, would be enough to swear everyone off conventionals.

And so the war drags out... And Seven Swords progresses...

In the end, the Belka won, at great cost. Having lured Wanderer to Capitalis Belka, Vivio and the last of the truely badass cleric-knights stood against the crush of the Pariah and their Necron allies as the Imperial Guard evacuated any civilian stragglers into the Cradle. The potent trap was laid at their feet, with themselves as bait.

The Cradle was to do Vivio's last command, to make a blind warp towards a refuge planet, then teleport its precious cargo to safety. She chose Midchilda, the home planet of the Lord she could not have, the world her family had fought for generations, and yet was the world she died fighting for.

While we shall leave the details of that last stand to another time, what happened on Midchilda was:

Cradle made the warp jump successfully, but ended up several strata underground, with the brunt of its armor and shields taking the sudden impact of teleporting into bedrock. It then performed its second command with the last of its mana reserves, and teleported all refugees packed into the transport chamber onto the desert surface. After that, self-protection systems, including signal camoflage, kicked in and the Cradle sealed itself into history.

As such, not only does no one know where the Cradle is exactly, the Cradle thus ended up several soil strata below ground!

A perfectly elegant answer, if I do say so myself. :D The only problem then arises from whether Capitalis Belka was on another planet in the first place. :uhoh:

...Or the king ordered the cradle to be buried since it was an instrument of war, also a lost logia... And i think the belkans were quite fed up with both war and lost logias :pPossible. :nod:

No one said that the war that destroyed belka didn't affect anyone else, perhaps other civilizations were also severely affected by the war (innocent bystanders, collateral damage), hence only little information would be left of ancient belka...:nod::nod:

I would send this to the refinery..

..if not for all the cannons and artillery aiming for my head for starting this fire. It's a perfectly alternative take on the events, and yeah there IS some backing for this crack, like Lingo mentioned, albeit the Wolkies and Kha didn't really have that convincing impact since we know so much about them already. I'd say Tk should grind us for trying to do that to the Cloudritters. :heh:

So the Belkans was destroyed by Lost Logias as predicted, though by usage or rampage still remains unknown. And that Belkans had their planet brings in more wonderings. Hopefully at least established histories remain intact.Mine is still ok, I think. :heh:

Kha's got the idea fine but aside from short memories, wouldn't the tech available to them at least let them record something? It does smell of greater hands at work to keep the information secret, something like the brains or their predecessors might have done.See above for why that could not have been so. I'm sure refugees don't have assets with them.

As for other evacuees, those who had Ancient Belka skills either died out over the years, or were erased from the face of the world having been picked up by Celestial Being. :nod:

Fishy as it may be, sounds like fun to me. I hope its true, just to see how it turns out.

And given selkirk's translation, apparently our "Extended Relic Weapons" will be officially succeeded... :eek: ...without the Relics, of course.Wut? I need them to have Relics on top of drugs! A very crucial point to stop Nanoha from just bwahahaBREAKHAAA-ing Vivio comes from it!

Let's just quote from Tales of the Past here:

"Destroying such a magical artefact will release a lot of arcane energy at once."
~Jaina Proudmoore

Let's just say Kha found that out the hard way while fighting Clotho... So if it were Vivio... :uhoh:

dkellis

2008-01-23, 11:39

Evangelion Xgouki

2008-01-23, 12:23

Nice, nice! I quite like it, and it's lol how Yuuno's declaration is interrupted by Vivio.

Don't kids seem to have the BEST timing? :p

Well...here's a little piece of crack involving Lyrical Mages. Please, please, don't kill me, anyone. This is just for fun.

*snip*

Will be continued when I get back.

But I think you know Zengar's song. :heh:

ZOMG! T3H crack! T3H Hot blooded-ness!! :eyespin:

Aw, that's so sweet... :) Vivio's really has that effect on ppl, as I quote. :D

The classic silent sentinel... It's like a more mature and open "Syaoran" type. It's rather refreshing to read. Throw it into the FF thread as well, let them enjoy it too! :D

Hmm...now that you mention it, it does sound like a TRC Syaoran type :heh:.

...
Only one word to describe this piece:

SUTEKI :D

Yuuno, you'll get your chance someday!!!! :D

One day...:)
I just didn't want to put in any definite pairings since it IS Aaron's story. It's just a little WAFF on the side :nod:

Oh, my. This is so sweet I immediately suffered from cuteness diabetes. :eyespin: :eyespin: indeed, it was a story worth telling. :nod: :nod:

Don't worry, Yuuno! You can do it! :D

Hmmm...maybe I should have put more points into the cuteness factor...:uhoh:

In a big rush, so can't reply much, but thanks to all supporters!

Now, finishing move!

*snip*
:heh:

Oh man, I can't help but think of that scene in Re:Death when they tried to beat the Eleven-teenth Angel :heh:

Gendo: Why is everyone looking at...me? YYEESSS~! Pika-CHU. Our only hope is to take it down with the power...of song.

Also, there's a fundamental difference between Tormenk's concept and Kagerou's: Tormenk's was a one-shot crack, and we're just toying around with the idea, whereas Kagerou's is a serious attempt at bringing angst as part of Nanoha's character.

I'll leave you to duke it out later, just my two cents :heh:

I tried writing angst before where Nanoha died...but it ended up being heart-warming and WAFFy in the end...:(

BTW, Evenagelion, that fic was BLOODY EXCELLENT!!!:D:D:D:bow: It certainly did a lot to improve my mood.:nod: Thanks a lot, buddy.:D

Glad to be of service :D. Let me know what you want to do with the little WAFF fic :). Don't really have any plans to post it on FF.net really. Though you probably should add a link to it in your profile in the Fanfic Thread.

I knew you were the right person for the job. :D Great moments throughout and reflections from Yuuno about his past with Nanoha. The reminder that even as a great mage, Nanoha's still a young woman with a future in front of her. Vivio and Yuuno does share the spotlight equally here and it's just well done. :)

Well, I didn't want to leave those two out of it :). Plus Vivio's just too CUTE not to write some scenes with her :blush:

Nice, very nice...even though it was hard to stand thinking about Vivio...:p

But since the piece was good, I was able to. ;)

Guess my writing's decent then, huh? :heh:

Kagerou

2008-01-23, 16:37

Also... WHAT THE FUCK, OVER?!

Kagerou makes Nanoha angsty and emo, and plans to bring her out of it, and the complaints pile on.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO FUCK OVER HAYATE AND GET NO COMMENTS?! WHERE ARE THE FUCKING HAXBUSTERs?! WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DOUBLE STANDARD?! ARK I'M LOOKING AT YOU!

*angry*

It's not the plan I'm angry at. It's the double standards. This is something that's going to permanantly fuck over Hayate and people are gleeful about it. Kagerou was going to have just a temporary mindfuck and both of us get jumped on.

*sighs* Ah, well. That's life.

...*facepalm*
Okay what. No one got jumped on here, Goose, the only people who were doing any jumping were TK and Ark, and half of that is TK's "job" as haxxbuster of the OC. We've gone over all the details anyway :D .

I don't think they've looked it over yet :heh:

Also, there's a fundamental difference between Tormenk's concept and Kagerou's: Tormenk's was a one-shot crack, and we're just toying around with the idea, whereas Kagerou's is a serious attempt at bringing angst as part of Nanoha's character.

I'll leave you to duke it out later, just my two cents :heh:

Meh, it's half serious and half not. Trust me when I say the second half is going to consist of heavy amounts of the following (Not spoilers, because simply, these will be such overarching elements it'll be hard not to see them coming XD):

- Kickass OP (More kickass than the first? It's possible!)
- Nanoha being made of GAR and WIN (I made up something just for her, for the second half: Valkyrie Mode)
- Fate and a little title/rank called Arbiter.
- Summon magic in spades. Expect a dragon called Tiamat.
- A ship called the Hand of Durandal.
- Ace Combat versions of space fighters. The SR-103C Space Delphius, for example. To get even more specific, the SR-103NT Space Delphius NT-Type. What does the N stand for? It's easy to figure out.
- What happens when you take the Zerg and mix it with the Flood? The Spawn of Razgriz.
- Ascendant Justice. Unyielding Hierophant. Truth and Reconciliation. Shadow of Intent. Pious Inquisitor. Do any of these names sound familiar?
- Keroko. Riding an avatar of Deathwing. Is it possible? Or am I just making it up?
- Aurion, preferably, will be his most badass, ever.
- The Master Chief. Need I say more? (And if you're thinking that MC and Fate have awesome team-up, you'd probably be right.)
- HOTBLOOD and MANLINESS from our hotblooded friends Smith, Wesson, and Franz.
- And that's not the half of it.

I'm not the expert here since i only saw a comment or two about the "nanoha angsty and emo" story, but i thought that was about nanoha going like that more or less suddenly, without much outside influence...

...on the other hand, we're planning on having most of hayates friends blatandly betray her...

i think those two things are worlds apart, as i recall, people were jumping on the fact that no one could find it realistical that nanoha would just suddenly lapse to angst/emo mode...
what we're planning here, is a major AU where most of the friends and family that hayate has are going to turn her world upside down, shake it around and rip it to pieces, making it seem realistical that she'd get fucked up in the head...

Edit: er, not planning then, just thinking about it :p

On the contrary, I don't do things unless it's possible. Nanoha is going to be angsty and emo because I'm giving her reasons to be. The backstory will be explained, but suffice to say that some of the worst things that would even drive the happiest and most stable individual to tears will happen to her (nothing overly traumatic, like rape and murder).

Her comeback will be fuckwin, though.

Well if TK doesn't react the same way to the crack as to Kagerou's suggestion then by all means rant away.

I don't think I actually commented on that plan, but you have to admit that at the beginning the flak that it got was due to a lack of detail in the suggestion (how she would be getting to such a point that genki nanoha becomes emo nanoha..) Once you had laid out the framework as to how it actually happened I didn't really have a major problem with it.

Plus as you've no doubt noticed Ark's only a guest to the thread, only commenting on things that catch his eye among the things that fly around in here. If you really want him to comment on it, you'll have a better chance by pm so he actually knows it's there.. For all that we know, he never saw the thing.

All I can say to you and Kagerou is to not give a damm about us/the thread and just write it. Who knows, the naysayers might actually like the thing.

*noted*

To be honest, I don't like betrayals or bad things happening to cute girls. And really, what I was highly annoyed about was, as I said, the ruckus over emo Nanoha while there was such enthusiastic glee over fucking over Hayatechan permanantly. (Because of all the aces, she's the best for cuddling. Except maybe loli Nanoha.)

Anyway, let's just agree to drop the matter.

(From the writer standpoint, I understand COMPLETELY the possibilities. Just saying that for the record.)

Regards the Cradle, my take on it:

Al-Hazard spanned all over the place. Belkans found the Cradle, rebuilt it, refitted the OS to speak Belkan, and used it in a first strike on Mid. (Presumably.) However, things went wrong and the Cradle made a controlled crash landing (lol oxymoron) and was then hidden by the Belkans in preparation for incase shit hit the fan an eventually was forgotten.

Senario 2: fleeing from some sorta fuckup, te Cradle deposits Belkan refugees in what later becomes the Belkan SAR. Once done, the command crew crash land the Cradle into a promising location, and then hide it with eath and stuff; the idea is that should the refugees be opressed the Cradle will rise. Belkans are not opressed by Mids, the cradle is left alone and forgotten.

Agreed.

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-23, 16:55

On the contrary, I don't do things unless it's possible. Nanoha is going to be angsty and emo because I'm giving her reasons to be. The backstory will be explained, but suffice to say that some of the worst things that would even drive the happiest and most stable individual to tears will happen to her (nothing overly traumatic, like rape and murder).

Her comeback will be fuckwin, though.

Makes sense then, though i'm a little confused as to what is considered traumatic enough to make her lapse into angst if no one is murdered... i suppose regular deaths could also do this, but i somehow can't see her mulling about so easily...

...oh well, it's your fic, show us how it's done :p

Kha

2008-01-23, 19:13

Question, since I know no German:

Would it be a safe assumption that there have been no significant linguistic shifts in the Belka language from the time of Ancient Belka to present day? I'm basing this on the "Belka" German spoken by the automated systems on the Cradle.I assumed that old Belka spoke in a more formal tone, while Modernites have a bit more slang, but not as big a proportion as everyday Midchilda. This is a cultural crossreference, not canon data, so caveat here.

Hmm...now that you mention it, it does sound like a TRC Syaoran type :heh:.And that's what makes it soooo kakui~~!!! :D

One day...:)
I just didn't want to put in any definite pairings since it IS Aaron's story. It's just a little WAFF on the side :nod:Fluffy~~~ <3

Meh, it's half serious and half not. Trust me when I say the second half is going to consist of heavy amounts of the following (Not spoilers, because simply, these will be such overarching elements it'll be hard not to see them coming XD):

- Kickass OP (More kickass than the first? It's possible!)
- Nanoha being made of GAR and WIN (I made up something just for her, for the second half: Valkyrie Mode)
- Fate and a little title/rank called Arbiter.
- Summon magic in spades. Expect a dragon called Tiamat.
- A ship called the Hand of Durandal.
- Ace Combat versions of space fighters. The SR-103C Space Delphius, for example. To get even more specific, the SR-103NT Space Delphius NT-Type. What does the N stand for? It's easy to figure out.
- What happens when you take the Zerg and mix it with the Flood? The Spawn of Razgriz.
- Ascendant Justice. Unyielding Hierophant. Truth and Reconciliation. Shadow of Intent. Pious Inquisitor. Do any of these names sound familiar?
- Keroko. Riding an avatar of Deathwing. Is it possible? Or am I just making it up?
- Aurion, preferably, will be his most badass, ever.
- The Master Chief. Need I say more? (And if you're thinking that MC and Fate have awesome team-up, you'd probably be right.)
- HOTBLOOD and MANLINESS from our hotblooded friends Smith, Wesson, and Franz.
- And that's not the half of it.Lets see if this GAR!Nano take is feasible and yet can win her a better placing at SaiGAR. :D

The Lightning Arbiter... Now I see where Teresa's title Lightning Angel came from. :D

Newtype?! :eek: Btw, anyone ever considered the possibility that Nanoha is NT? :uhoh:

Magic the Gathering... :heh:

Keroko as http://www.pojo.com/Yu-gi-oh/COTD/2004/2004Dec/DB_Knight_Drag.jpg?

DOES COMPUTE. :nod:

Keroko

2008-01-23, 20:10

Way back in Season 1 when Yuuno crash-landed on Earth, what made him crash-land? What happened to the rest of the crew, if any?

Here's what is Nanohawiki has to say about Ancient Belka:

古代ベルカ †
古代ベルカ式魔法発祥の地であり、闇の書やヴォルケンリッターの故郷とも言える次元世界。
そこは、聖王と呼ばれる王が治めていたが、ロストロギアの暴走で滅びたとも言われる。また、少数ながら難民としてミッドに逃れた人もいるらしい。
聖王の遺伝子を持ったヴィヴィオが「遺伝子的に古代ベルカ時代、約300年前の人物が母親」と言われていた事から、少なくとも約300年前には古代ベルカは残っていた模様。

Basically, Ancient Belka was destroyed 300 yrs before StrikerS due to Lost Logia rampage (how, which and why isn't stated). Only a handful of survivors managed to escape to Mid after its destruction, perhaps (or rather most likely) via the Cradle. Nanohaverse's Elendil and folk, perhaps?

Now there's a plotbunny.

Do we know if Ancient Belka originated (or had its seat of power) on Midchilda (as in the planet), or did they come from somewhere else?

The Cradle was seen to be an ancient Lost Logia (or whatever the equivalent term was Back Then) by Ancient Belka, and they retrofitted it to serve themselves. So they finished using it, and then... buried it under the ground? Or something? Or am I wrong?

A crash can't possibly end up several strata underground (as seen in canon) without disturbing the top layers around it, unless it landed in a giant Cradle-sized cave at the exact moment and angle. Something I don't think a captain wanting to save his passengers would want to aim his dying ship at. :heh:

A crash of something that big at reentry velocity would cover all of Midchilda in a dust cloud for centuries, causing mass extinction. This is something that puzzled me since the days of the UC colony drops. So how big does something have to be to kick up the eternal duststorm supposedly responsible for MEEs?

Anime shows that the Cradle must've been buried for ages, but then Wiki says it might've been just another Exodar. Which one is true?

Actually, the bit about the 300 years says that because of the evidence of Vivio's genetic parentage, it appears that Ancient Belka still existed at least 300 years ago. People on Midchilda must have really short memories...

Hmm, first post in here I think...

Right, concidering I am writing a fic on the subject of the Belkan Empire's fall (even though deadlines are murdering me at the moment) I'll give my take on the subject:

Over the final years of its existence, the Belkan Empire got itself in a number huge wars, both internal and external, that tore the Empire apart. Huge amounts of betrayals and powerhungry warlords caused the once great Empire to shatter. In the final battle, the Cradle was too badly damaged to continue service, and they landed on the closest planet, buried it, and decided to lay low in order to avoid complete eradication.

Yes, I know, short and lacking in detail, but its the rough storyline without spoilers.

- Keroko. Riding an avatar of Deathwing. Is it possible? Or am I just making it up?

Well, technically Keroko is an avatar of Deathwing. :uhoh:

But riding a black dragon is possible, as long as Keroko either went evil or somehow managed to hammer out a truce (the hammering bit can be taken literally if desired).

Keroko as http://www.pojo.com/Yu-gi-oh/COTD/2004/2004Dec/DB_Knight_Drag.jpg?

DOES COMPUTE. :nod:

Ah, Rise of Destiny. Good booster, lots of good effect cards. Harpy deckbuilders love it.

Kagerou

2008-01-23, 20:42

Makes sense then, though i'm a little confused as to what is considered traumatic enough to make her lapse into angst if no one is murdered... i suppose regular deaths could also do this, but i somehow can't see her mulling about so easily...

...oh well, it's your fic, show us how it's done :p

I'll try XD. I have one more short that's something of a foreshadowing of the events in Alpha (though takes place noticeably sooner), then the angst!phase, followed by the badass!phase.

Lets see if this GAR!Nano take is feasible and yet can win her a better placing at SaiGAR. :D

Well, it's the same Nanoha as we see in StrikerS, but with a healthy infusing of badass from being "dark" for so long and returning to the "light".

The Lightning Arbiter... Now I see where Teresa's title Lightning Angel came from. :D

Perhaps. But Arbiter has another meaning in this story. The title of Arbiter goes just beyond your element. It's your destiny.

Newtype?! :eek: Btw, anyone ever considered the possibility that Nanoha is NT? :uhoh:

Close.

Magic the Gathering... :heh:

Keroko as http://www.pojo.com/Yu-gi-oh/COTD/2004/2004Dec/DB_Knight_Drag.jpg?

DOES COMPUTE. :nod:

I was thinking more of Keroko-chan riding this monster.

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/221/d/0/Black_Dragon_by_Tyrus88.jpg

Over the final years of its existence, the Belkan Empire got itself in a number huge wars, both internal and external, that tore the Empire apart. Huge amounts of betrayals and powerhungry warlords caused the once great Empire to shatter. In the final battle, the Cradle was too badly damaged to continue service, and they landed on the closest planet, buried it, and decided to lay low in order to avoid complete eradication.

Yes, I know, short and lacking in detail, but its the rough storyline without spoilers.

Well we know the actual writing will be made of win.

Well, technically Keroko is an avatar of Deathwing. :uhoh:

But riding a black dragon is possible, as long as Keroko either went evil or somehow managed to hammer out a truce (the hammering bit can be taken literally if desired).

Noted. Taking "Hammered out" to a whole new level XD .

Kha

2008-01-23, 21:38

Noted. Taking "Hammered out" to a whole new level XD .Reminds me of that StrikerS Nano by Skane about the Aces taming berserk!Friediche. Ah the good old days. :D

Reiji Tabibito

2008-01-23, 21:46

- Kickass OP (More kickass than the first? It's possible!)
- Nanoha being made of GAR and WIN (I made up something just for her, for the second half: Valkyrie Mode)
- Fate and a little title/rank called Arbiter.
- Summon magic in spades. Expect a dragon called Tiamat.
- A ship called the Hand of Durandal.
- Ace Combat versions of space fighters. The SR-103C Space Delphius, for example. To get even more specific, the SR-103NT Space Delphius NT-Type. What does the N stand for? It's easy to figure out.
- What happens when you take the Zerg and mix it with the Flood? The Spawn of Razgriz.
- Ascendant Justice. Unyielding Hierophant. Truth and Reconciliation. Shadow of Intent. Pious Inquisitor. Do any of these names sound familiar?
- Keroko. Riding an avatar of Deathwing. Is it possible? Or am I just making it up?
- Aurion, preferably, will be his most badass, ever.
- The Master Chief. Need I say more? (And if you're thinking that MC and Fate have awesome team-up, you'd probably be right.)
- HOTBLOOD and MANLINESS from our hotblooded friends Smith, Wesson, and Franz.
- And that's not the half of it.

...Okay, NOW add a liberal dosage of the 82nd, and you have INSTANT EPIC WIN!!!

Reminds me of that StrikerS Nano by Skane about the Aces taming berserk!Friediche. Ah the good old days. :D

If I remember correctly, the Aces basically beat the crap out of Fried while Caro stood on the sidelines...

Satty

2008-01-24, 00:21

Let's see here...

In other news, I've successfully adapted the Gundams into the Nanohaverse without them being mecha at all, and guys can all wear it without looking weird. Design-wise, it was reverse-engineered from the Tau battlesuits (adapted from Gundam, as claimed by Games Workshop) used by the Linda Clones of Celestial Being.

More details when Rebuilt gets underway, as Riot 6 will come to "conveniently" capture the Stahlmut Mk.II from Celestial Being. :D... :heh:

Aurion: But what about Mk. II's Boxer Frame...
Chao: Don't discuss plans in public!

I see...but Gundam not being mecha? :eyebrow:
Okay...

EDIT: Just as we were getting comfortable with the crack fort each of us may be building, from DestinyS to Rebuilt, Tsuzuki may really have decided to strike Forth (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1354844&postcount=179).

"Every body now. On 2. 1, 2..."

"H0LY 5HYT"

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Looks like its time to organize another round of hop-skotch. I'd say Tsuzuki'd do something similar to whatever I had planned for the MageWarrior series and screw it up like StrikerS. :upset:

BUT let's see if der Kleriker continues to prove why "I Am Legend" in surviving the next onslaught. :D:D:D:D

Otherwise, that MTV of Jay Chou's "Wo Bu Pei" is gonna come in handy for "The Breakup of Tessalgar Square"... :sad:

A new season? I don't trust it but you never know...

EDIT: Pardon the bad pun, but I just did the Numbers... :uhoh:

Kha's harem family:

CC
Fate
Cinque
Sein
Otto
Nove
Dieci
Wendi
Deed
Teana
Hayate
Carim
Nanoha

OC
Sakura AKA Saber Vivio
Sak-chan
Tohkiha Ringo AKA Sophia Alexei
Chao Lingshen AKA Wang Liu Mei
Caren H. Garcia
Kia
Keroko (depends on timeline)
Mai Enna
CC
Minerva
Chachamaru
Chachazero
Trieze (I think she's one of the Cinque-gen :heh:)
Unrevealed Numbers 14-20 (apparently there was no blast to kill these unactivated Cinque-gen in canon)

That's 33 ladies folks... Negi...

"There, I come for you!"

:uhoh:

*runs really fast from panda snipers*

*readies pistol*
Kha...explain...now.
:joke:

Let's throw her first crush Kha into the mix... Maybe in that timeline, Nanoha is dead and Kha is an agent for Jail as an SRW.

:eyespin:

I think I hear Aaron whimper. :uhoh:

Now we're messing Hayate up even more? And I thought she had enough with the
shafting in StrikerS.

Wanna up the ente?

Play games with her. Make it so that HALF of those things are true, while the other half are made up.

In the end, she won't know what is true anymore.

Higurashi, much?

Meh, it's half serious and half not. Trust me when I say the second half is going to consist of heavy amounts of the following (Not spoilers, because simply, these will be such overarching elements it'll be hard not to see them coming XD):

- Kickass OP (More kickass than the first? It's possible!)
- Nanoha being made of GAR and WIN (I made up something just for her, for the second half: Valkyrie Mode)
- Fate and a little title/rank called Arbiter.
- Summon magic in spades. Expect a dragon called Tiamat.
- A ship called the Hand of Durandal.
- Ace Combat versions of space fighters. The SR-103C Space Delphius, for example. To get even more specific, the SR-103NT Space Delphius NT-Type. What does the N stand for? It's easy to figure out.
- What happens when you take the Zerg and mix it with the Flood? The Spawn of Razgriz.
- Ascendant Justice. Unyielding Hierophant. Truth and Reconciliation. Shadow of Intent. Pious Inquisitor. Do any of these names sound familiar?
- Keroko. Riding an avatar of Deathwing. Is it possible? Or am I just making it up?
- Aurion, preferably, will be his most badass, ever.
- The Master Chief. Need I say more? (And if you're thinking that MC and Fate have awesome team-up, you'd probably be right.)
- HOTBLOOD and MANLINESS from our hotblooded friends Smith, Wesson, and Franz.
- And that's not the half of it.

On the contrary, I don't do things unless it's possible. Nanoha is going to be angsty and emo because I'm giving her reasons to be. The backstory will be explained, but suffice to say that some of the worst things that would even drive the happiest and most stable individual to tears will happen to her (nothing overly traumatic, like rape and murder).

Her comeback will be fuckwin, though.

Nice:cool:...I'll be looking forward to this.

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-24, 00:44

Okay Goose, I'm here, where's the fire? Battery wants to use the Lance Rifle configuration...

Saint X

2008-01-24, 00:49

Meh, it's half serious and half not. Trust me when I say the second half is going to consist of heavy amounts of the following (Not spoilers, because simply, these will be such overarching elements it'll be hard not to see them coming XD):

*Braces for impact*

- Kickass OP (More kickass than the first? It's possible!)

And the third one can be more kickass than the other two and so on...

- Nanoha being made of GAR and WIN (I made up something just for her, for the second half: Valkyrie Mode)

Does that involve a Divine/Celestial Entity?

If not, then Nanoha is fine for escalation into the and most Holiest Saint Royal...

[Sankt (sp?) Kaiser] Vivio: I now bestow upon you...

[Divine Mother] ??????: The Crown of

*runs*

- Fate and a little title/rank called [i]Arbiter.

I hope it does not involve putting things in a stasis field... oh wait, Fate is Lightning aligned...

*Runs from Protoss and Fate*

- Summon magic in spades. Expect a dragon called [i]Tiamat.

OMG NOT THAT!!!

*Dials the number for Marduk*

- A ship called the Hand of Durandal.

Battleship, passing thru!!! Battleship, passing thru!!!

- Ace Combat versions of space fighters. The SR-103C Space Delphius, for example. To get even more specific, the SR-103NT Space Delphius NT-Type. What does the N stand for? It's easy to figure out.

Will not Guess the N... But does it have an improved COFFIN System?

I have dibs on what i'll get as well... as well as few of my own designed fighters- though some are ripoffs... i think

*goes shopping*

- What happens when you take the Zerg and mix it with the Flood? The Spawn of Razgriz.

*cue in end of the world music*

- Ascendant Justice. Unyielding Hierophant. Truth and Reconciliation. Shadow of Intent. Pious Inquisitor. Do any of these names sound familiar?

Do they have weakpoints that i can shoot at?

*locks and loads TR-14 rifle*

- Keroko. Riding an avatar of Deathwing. Is it possible? Or am I just making it up?

Keroko is the Deathwing... but riding another dragon?

COMPUTING...

- Aurion, preferably, will be his most badass, ever.

And no Alma to boot...

*thinks*

*Scraps the Almaria revivial in AlternateS II and decides on another one*

- The Master Chief. Need I say more? (And if you're thinking that MC and Fate have awesome team-up, you'd probably be right.)

WE NEED MORE SPARTAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNSSSSSS~

- HOTBLOOD and MANLINESS from our hotblooded friends Smith, Wesson, and Franz.

Saint X: Mai, there will be a new addition to your list...

- And that's not the half of it.

Second Impact much?

====

just some Quick Comments

@ Strike Forth/Fourth:

Saint X: The more twisted the timeline becomes, the better, the more fallen the Bureau becomes, even better...

Just as planned even

@ Kha:

Remind me when you get back from SG...

we need to clarify Dio's place, the Belkan homeworld... and a lot of things...

Bridget: I'm almost there!!!

Saint X drags Bridget back into the Character Vault...

And on a Side note...

Just read MSN 200...

Rakan is another student of the sword that cleaves [insert anything here]!!!

*runs*

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-24, 01:10

LoweGear

2008-01-24, 01:16

In fact, the Cradle rose from underneath a sizeable layer of earth, upon which had grown a respectable forest.

300 years is a long time, but not, I think, that long. At least, not without some outside intervention.

Unless there was an extremely massive geological event that somehow turned a body of water into a landmass that buries the Cradle with several meters of strata, then yes 300 years is too short a time for such a theory :heh:

Hotbloodness and crack mixed together for a great recipe. :eyespin:

*sniffs*

Delicious isn't it? :nod:

The foreshadowing about the Saint Church had been promising but in any case, yes I have been all along.

Glad to hear. It's an intriguing case, but I wouldn't want to see Hayate have to go through more pain than she already has...

Unless Aaron's writing :p:uhoh:

Hmm. Barring future events, the possibility of Nanoha walking down Graham's path has been cut off with StrikerS. Interesting nonetheless.

Nanoha taking on Graham's ideals when she get older?

Once, I questioned the reasoning behind his actions... now, it's so painfully clear to me, as I extinguish the life of the one I'm supposed to protect...

:uhoh:

Reminds me of a story my fiancee told me a while back - she was babysitting some little girl, and they went to a park, and a bunch of old ladies gave her dirty looks...because both she and the girl had blue eyes.

A little resemblance and they think you're both related :heh:

Wonderful isn't allowed during practice!!

EEEEEHHHH?!?!?!?!

One day...:)
I just didn't want to put in any definite pairings since it IS Aaron's story. It's just a little WAFF on the side :nod:

Don't you know? WAFFles are good :nod:

Meh, it's half serious and half not. Trust me when I say the second half is going to consist of heavy amounts of the following (Not spoilers, because simply, these will be such overarching elements it'll be hard not to see them coming XD):

- Kickass OP (More kickass than the first? It's possible!)
- Nanoha being made of GAR and WIN (I made up something just for her, for the second half: Valkyrie Mode)
- Fate and a little title/rank called Arbiter.
- Summon magic in spades. Expect a dragon called Tiamat.
- A ship called the Hand of Durandal.
- Ace Combat versions of space fighters. The SR-103C Space Delphius, for example. To get even more specific, the SR-103NT Space Delphius NT-Type. What does the N stand for? It's easy to figure out.
- What happens when you take the Zerg and mix it with the Flood? The Spawn of Razgriz.
- Ascendant Justice. Unyielding Hierophant. Truth and Reconciliation. Shadow of Intent. Pious Inquisitor. Do any of these names sound familiar?
- Keroko. Riding an avatar of Deathwing. Is it possible? Or am I just making it up?
- Aurion, preferably, will be his most badass, ever.
- The Master Chief. Need I say more? (And if you're thinking that MC and Fate have awesome team-up, you'd probably be right.)
- HOTBLOOD and MANLINESS from our hotblooded friends Smith, Wesson, and Franz.
- And that's not the half of it.

...

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

I'm especially most interested in the 11th part...

MASTER CHIEF + FATE COMBO?!?!?!?!?!

WINNER

:bow::bow::bow::bow:

And Nanoha's always been GAR in her own way :heh::uhoh:

I'll

I was thinking more of Keroko-chan riding this monster.

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/221/d/0/Black_Dragon_by_Tyrus88.jpg

Nice Dragon :heh:

I see...but Gundam not being mecha? :eyebrow:
Okay...

*cough* Gundam Girls *cough*

Battleship, passing thru!!! Battleship, passing thru!!!

Why was I suddenly reminded of Alice Carroll's winning callout in Origination Ep.1? :D

Saint X: Mai, there will be a new addition to your list...

Mai: ...

If you truly wish to eliminate the person tormenting you, then you must untie the red string...

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Just read MSN 200...

Rakan is another student of the sword that cleaves [insert anything here]!!!

*runs*

Supreme King Red Hot Blast Dragon Scream Explosive Flash Demon God Supersonic Rakan Punch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

*runs*

Wild Goose

2008-01-24, 01:36

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-24, 01:36

I'll try XD. I have one more short that's something of a foreshadowing of the events in Alpha (though takes place noticeably sooner), then the angst!phase, followed by the badass!phase.

We'll see, just don't make it too long, i'm by princible against long bouts of emo (well, generally against everything emo, but i know it happens so meh...), have fun :D

I was thinking more of Keroko-chan riding this monster.

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/221/d/0/Black_Dragon_by_Tyrus88.jpg

i can already see how THAT'll end...

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/SpaceBrotha/10702-22.jpg

Though drinking is not mandatory in this case :D

Hmm... mind-numbing insanity, check. Random crossover madness with Nanoha, check.

I guess the only thing to do is do as Wild suggested...

*Plants the seeds of destruction awesome.*
http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1441314/

Crash just joined the party.

Fun! The engineers still need to work on it a bit, surely you can use a smaller machine gun while firing the main gun AND walking, then you'd have a REAL weapons platform :p
Also, shield up, weapons online... no need for the A.I. to go through EVERY single piece of different shields and the like... though this was a field test, so i suppose debug mode was on with extra details.
Still, i really liked it, it was clear on what was happening, though an image of the platform itself would have been good (no need for animations, but something fo the imagination to work with), it wasn't that necessary in the long run.
i also lolled at the quirky A.I... like Dr. Wily said: "quirky A.I.'s the way to go".

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-24, 01:44

Fun! The engineers still need to work on it a bit, surely you can use a smaller machine gun while firing the main gun AND walking, then you'd have a REAL weapons platform :p
Also, shield up, weapons online... no need for the A.I. to go through EVERY single piece of different shields and the like... though this was a field test, so i suppose debug mode was on with extra details.
Still, i really liked it, it was clear on what was happening, though an image of the platform itself would have been good (no need for animations, but something fo the imagination to work with), it wasn't that necessary in the long run.
i also lolled at the quirky A.I... like Dr. Wily said: "quirky A.I.'s the way to go".

That was the seed, now for the main course.

Essentially, part one was just a 'I wonder if I can pull this off.'

I then completely scripted part two:
http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1506219/

WARNING, it's twenty minutes long, and I haven't even finished it fully.
*And I can't until I replace a fifteen dollar microphone cable here...*

EDIT: Oh, and for visual, I keep imagining the Battery's full armor system to look like my Titan A-II Combat Exoskeleton for my Armarines.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/ArmarineWallpaper1024.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/makingarmarine2.jpg

LoweGear

2008-01-24, 01:50

Hmm... mind-numbing insanity, check. Random crossover madness with Nanoha, check.

I guess the only thing to do is do as Wild suggested...

*Plants the seeds of destruction awesome.*
http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1441314/

Crash just joined the party.

Yo, WELCOME to the OC Thread :)

And...

:eek::eek::eek::eek:
:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:
:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:
:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:
:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:
:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

OMG, that track is like MUSIC to my ears :bow:

All we need is some animation (or at least static visual aids), and it'll be perfect :p

Though that Negima track :D:D:D:D:D

Man, what a long welcoming and briefing :heh: No, I am NOT volunteering to be Briefing & Welcoming Officer!

But you do it better than all of us can! :nod:

i can already see how THAT'll end...

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/SpaceBrotha/10702-22.jpg

Though drinking is not mandatory in this case :D

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Satty

2008-01-24, 01:56

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-24, 02:11

Thanks for the fill-in Goose. And about that warning...

You've obviously never employed the ol' Shock and Awe strategy...

I got more you know. Because I write music.

As an example: I'm sure you guys have this track.
http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1525225/

And the next track is what happens when I hear something that inspires me.
http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1547024/

Yes, those do sound alike... I wonder why.

Shock, and awe.

As for commenting on other work... I gotta get my bearings first. But I figure the first job 'round these parts is getting someone to take me seriously. And what better way to do that than to hit hard and fast?

Chaos2Frozen

2008-01-24, 02:39

:twitch::twitch::twitch:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
Well...Lelouch won...good for him :heh:

I got a feeling it's not him ruling the world that had impressed you huh ;)

Perfectly fine thankyou. Been good for my internets :p

Not for long :)

I can say one thing though... If that was Graham at the end I am going to ask you politely to reconsider his rank of admiral...

Don't talk to me about his rank, talk to Nighty.

And no, that wasn't him... Why would you think that it's him :confused: ?

Aw. Lone Wolf?

I'm thinking Mocking Bird strangely. Doesn't have any connection to Graham's favor with ill-luck and tragedy though.

No, not that as well...

Maybe it's not animals that I'm looking for... Maybe it's a title like what our trio Ace have.

It's ULTRA CREEPY!!

I mean, come on, the only thing creepier than that would be Chaos...

Creepy? How am I creepy :confused:?

THANK you!

Actually, I was just making fun of you :heh:

Like WHAT? JUGGLING?

"Swallow the leader"... I think. Can't quite remember the video I saw...

Reminds me of that StrikerS Nano by Skane about the Aces taming berserk!Friediche. Ah the good old days. :D

Oh yeah, I love those... :D

"Erio, she doesn't even know I have a picture book of her..."

Higurashi, much?

Much.

Wild Goose

2008-01-24, 02:40

...*facepalm*
Okay what. No one got jumped on here, Goose, the only people who were doing any jumping were TK and Ark, and half of that is TK's "job" as haxxbuster of the OC. We've gone over all the details anyway :D .
Yeah, you're right. I was just stressed from shitstorm at home.

Meh, it's half serious and half not. Trust me when I say the second half is going to consist of heavy amounts of the following (Not spoilers, because simply, these will be such overarching elements it'll be hard not to see them coming XD):

- Kickass OP (More kickass than the first? It's possible!)
- Nanoha being made of GAR and WIN (I made up something just for her, for the second half: Valkyrie Mode)
- Fate and a little title/rank called Arbiter.
- Summon magic in spades. Expect a dragon called Tiamat.
- A ship called the Hand of Durandal.
- Ace Combat versions of space fighters. The SR-103C Space Delphius, for example. To get even more specific, the SR-103NT Space Delphius NT-Type. What does the N stand for? It's easy to figure out.
- What happens when you take the Zerg and mix it with the Flood? The Spawn of Razgriz.
- Ascendant Justice. Unyielding Hierophant. Truth and Reconciliation. Shadow of Intent. Pious Inquisitor. Do any of these names sound familiar?
- Keroko. Riding an avatar of Deathwing. Is it possible? Or am I just making it up?
- Aurion, preferably, will be his most badass, ever.
- The Master Chief. Need I say more? (And if you're thinking that MC and Fate have awesome team-up, you'd probably be right.)
- HOTBLOOD and MANLINESS from our hotblooded friends Smith, Wesson, and Franz.
- And that's not the half of it.

"Uneven Elephant? Doesn't look much like an elephant to me; more like two squids kissing."

"Believe."

"FEET FIRST INTO HELL! OO-FUCKING-RAH!"

Newtype?! :eek: Btw, anyone ever considered the possibility that Nanoha is NT? :uhoh:Haha, maybe. She DID have the Fin Funnels in StrikerS, afterall.

If I remember correctly, the Aces basically beat the crap out of Fried while Caro stood on the sidelines...
There's a fancomic I saw where Caro summoned Voltaire and Nanoha shot the crap outta it with SLB.

I hope it does not involve putting things in a stasis field... oh wait, Fate is Lightning aligned...

*Runs from Protoss and Fate*
Lol, different Arbiter. One more infinately badass.

Do they have weakpoints that i can shoot at?

*locks and loads TR-14 rifle*
Why shoot at them when you have HIM, the GREEN DEMON, to destroy them from inside out?
Saint X: Mai, there will be a new addition to your list...
Naomi: "He's already on her list. But I get first dibs." *brandishes Cold Steel Recon Tanto meaningfully*

Unless there was an extremely massive geological event that somehow turned a body of water into a landmass that buries the Cradle with several meters of strata, then yes 300 years is too short a time for such a theory :heh:
I think OC has pretty much agreed that the Cradle was thus deliberately hidden, correct?

*sniffs*

Delicious isn't it? :nod:
Everytime I read Strange Academy and the mentions of the Armageddon Orchestra, I think of the Grand Glorious Gathering version of Yuusha-oh Tanjou! and Bushin Soukou Tanjou and laugh, confident that GaoGaiGar, Zengar and Ratsel will save us.

...oh, alright, the ATX team too. Though I think I like Excellen better, she doesn't seem as sad and emo as Aya. (Though Aya has the low cut cleavage-revealing strapless sleeveless top...)

Glad to hear. It's an intriguing case, but I wouldn't want to see Hayate have to go through more pain than she already has...

Unless Aaron's writing :p:uhoh:
Actually, I'm kinda worried about his Hayate. She's going to be Stockholm'ed, afterall.

...which could lead to this crack:

The five-man squad crept through the night, silently entering the building, stealthily bypassing both active and passive magical defenses, moving deeper into the building until they arrived at the room where Hayate was held. The point man motioned to one of the team members, who moved forward and deactivated the lock; less than a minute later they were inside. The team leader moved forward to the huddled figure on the spartan cot as his team spread out, and he raised the blue-tinted visor of his black helmet and reached out and touched the figure's shoulder.

"Hayate, it's me, Franz. I've come to bring you home."

He never saw the Belkan sigil that formed as Hayate's Misteltin turned him to stone.
Why Franz? He's the pwn puppy, that's why. XD

...

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

I'm especially most interested in the 11th part...

MASTER CHIEF + FATE COMBO?!?!?!?!?!

WINNER

:bow::bow::bow::bow:

And Nanoha's always been GAR in her own way :heh::uhoh:
After seeing the Master Chief and Fate combo, it's now obvious what kind of Arbiter Fate is. :D

Mai: ...

If you truly wish to eliminate the person tormenting you, then you must untie the red string...

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:
Naomi: "No Mai. Just screw on a supressor for an M7 and fire away, or just smack a plasma grenade onto their ass. Even if they live, they won't be able to live down getting a replacement ass."

Supreme King Red Hot Blast Dragon Scream Explosive Flash Demon God Supersonic Rakan Punch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

*runs*
I refuse to believe it can withstand the Love Love Attack! In fact, the Love Love Attack will be used repeatedly in Disrupted Tangent! Love! Love! Attack! Love conquers all!

Franz: "Especially when it's backed up with superior firepower."
Naomi: "And love. You can't beat pure honest love.;)

But you do it better than all of us can! :nod:

"When you're good at something, Wedge Antilles will make you do it as your job." -_-

As for commenting on other work... I gotta get my bearings first. But I figure the first job 'round these parts is getting someone to take me seriously. And what better way to do that than to hit hard and fast?

Actually I was paraphrasing the rules in the 1st post. We've had...uh, well, there's been some e-drama at the Fanfic thread and OC thread, so everybody's a bit wary of not following the rules and getting on the wrong side of the mods. :heh:

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-24, 02:47

e-drama?

*Blech.*

Just send me the right grid for an orbital strike and consider any drama so much dissasociated particles. Who wants to push the shiny red button?

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-24, 02:56

e-drama?

*Blech.*

Just send me the right grid for an orbital strike and consider any drama so much dissasociated particles. Who wants to push the shiny red button?

As long as you get it to affect emo as well, i'm all in :D

LoweGear

2008-01-24, 02:57

Haha, maybe. She DID have the Fin Funnels in StrikerS, afterall.

Makes me want a Master Grade Nanoha Exceed Mode with Blaster Bits :heh:

There's a fancomic I saw where Caro summoned Voltaire and Nanoha shot the crap outta it with SLB.

Saw that too :uhoh::

Naomi: "He's already on her list. But I get first dibs." *brandishes Cold Steel Recon Tanto meaningfully*

*eyes knife*

Yep, that'll do the job quite as well :uhoh::uhoh:

I think OC has pretty much agreed that the Cradle was thus deliberately hidden, correct?

Pretty much :heh:

Everytime I read Strange Academy and the mentions of the Armageddon Orchestra, I think of the Grand Glorious Gathering version of Yuusha-oh Tanjou! and Bushin Soukou Tanjou and laugh, confident that GaoGaiGar, Zengar and Ratsel will save us.

... The Father, The Son And the Holy Ghost, the Trinity of MANLINESS and GAR? :uhoh:

...oh, alright, the ATX team too. Though I think I like Excellen better, she doesn't seem as sad and emo as Aya. (Though Aya has the low cut cleavage-revealing strapless sleeveless top...)

Like both, but give me Ibis anyday :nod:

*runs*

Actually, I'm kinda worried about his Hayate. She's going to be Stockholm'ed, afterall.

...which could lead to this crack:

The five-man squad crept through the night, silently entering the building, stealthily bypassing both active and passive magical defenses, moving deeper into the building until they arrived at the room where Hayate was held. The point man motioned to one of the team members, who moved forward and deactivated the lock; less than a minute later they were inside. The team leader moved forward to the huddled figure on the spartan cot as his team spread out, and he raised the blue-tinted visor of his black helmet and reached out and touched the figure's shoulder.

"Hayate, it's me, Franz. I've come to bring you home."

He never saw the Belkan sigil that formed as Hayate's Misteltin turned him to stone.
Why Franz? He's the pwn puppy, that's why. XD

:twitch::twitch: OUCH

Well, she's supposedly gonna go through such with Grandis :heh:

Naomi: "No Mai. Just screw on a supressor for an M7 and fire away, or just smack a plasma grenade onto their ass. Even if they live, they won't be able to live down getting a replacement ass."

Mysterious Voice: *hiding behind wall*

But Mai's ultimate method leaves no mess, no evidence, no witnesses, and takes them straight to hell.

Also, you don't have to worry about cleaning up those entrails :uhoh:

Ai: ...

It makes me proud.

Mai: ...

Arigato, Senpai

:uhoh:

I refuse to believe it can withstand the Love Love Attack! In fact, the Love Love Attack will be used repeatedly in Disrupted Tangent! Love! Love! Attack! Love conquers all!

Franz: "Especially when it's backed up with superior firepower."
Naomi: "And love. You can't beat pure honest love.;)

Oh ho... Sekiha Tenkyoken Love Love Attack Franz & Naomi version? THIS I got to see :nod::nod:

"When you're good at something, Wedge Antilles will make you do it as your job." -_-

But Wedge is WIN :nod:

e-drama?

*Blech.*

Just send me the right grid for an orbital strike and consider any drama so much dissasociated particles. Who wants to push the shiny red button?

You're so gonna fit right in here, comrade :nod::nod:

"What's that red button over there..."

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-24, 02:58

Define what you mean by 'affect emo'.

Because generally, 200 megatons tends to 'affect' just about everything.

"What's that red button over there..."

What? This one? (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/TheButtonMotivator.jpg)

Tormenk

2008-01-24, 03:25

"Ara? He is not doing CC? What's wrong with you? You have to perform better!"

:D:D:D

It does ruin the dynamics of their relationship somewhat. Not to say I don't look forward to this after some development. :D

Then again, I figure Lelouch would lop off C.C.'s head faster than anything if it meant clearing the last obstacle to his goals.

Oh God...here come the CHESTOs again...

http://randomc.animeblogger.net/image/Suzumiya%20Haruhi/Suzumiya%20Haruhi%20-%2002%20-%20Large%2027.jpg

http://randomc.animeblogger.net/image/Suzumiya%20Haruhi/Suzumiya%20Haruhi%20-%2002%20-%20Large%2027.jpg

http://randomc.animeblogger.net/image/Suzumiya%20Haruhi/Suzumiya%20Haruhi%20-%2002%20-%20Large%2027.jpg

Hm. Flash-worthy.

This was exactly what I thought of Vivio's last stand during the "Planet Belk" days. Returning to a piece of the drawing board on Seven Swords, plus making a few adjustments for new data:

"Lost logia rampage" could be stemming from a crucial event where a Lost Logia was activated. I'm sure the cocoon of a Necron Star God, according to Lowe's brilliant work in that area, looks like a mighty weapon of war, something the vanquished Alhazredians called the "Eye of God". Activating that brought the Wanderer (an OC-created Star God for CrosyS) into the Nanohaverse for the first time. Only then did the AB realize that the Pariah gene, and the many Monoliths scattered throughout Megiddo, were all part of a long-coming plan by the Wanderer and his kind.

The Belka fought back, using whatever arsenal they had, even invoking Hammerdown Policy of nuking whole planets to pieces just to stop the Necronic advance. That alone when done in enough excess, especially if the Pariahs played up the Ancient Belka's tendencies to go overboard in purification, would be enough to swear everyone off conventionals.

And so the war drags out... And Seven Swords progresses...

In the end, the Belka won, at great cost. Having lured Wanderer to Capitalis Belka, Vivio and the last of the truely badass cleric-knights stood against the crush of the Pariah and their Necron allies as the Imperial Guard evacuated any civilian stragglers into the Cradle. The potent trap was laid at their feet, with themselves as bait.

The Cradle was to do Vivio's last command, to make a blind warp towards a refuge planet, then teleport its precious cargo to safety. She chose Midchilda, the home planet of the Lord she could not have, the world her family had fought for generations, and yet was the world she died fighting for.

While we shall leave the details of that last stand to another time, what happened on Midchilda was:

Cradle made the warp jump successfully, but ended up several strata underground, with the brunt of its armor and shields taking the sudden impact of teleporting into bedrock. It then performed its second command with the last of its mana reserves, and teleported all refugees packed into the transport chamber onto the desert surface. After that, self-protection systems, including signal camoflage, kicked in and the Cradle sealed itself into history.

As such, not only does no one know where the Cradle is exactly, the Cradle thus ended up several soil strata below ground!

A perfectly elegant answer, if I do say so myself. :D The only problem then arises from whether Capitalis Belka was on another planet in the first place. :uhoh:

Indeed.

It's a perfectly alternative take on the events, and yeah there IS some backing for this crack, like Lingo mentioned, albeit the Wolkies and Kha didn't really have that convincing impact since we know so much about them already. I'd say Tk should grind us for trying to do that to the Cloudritters. :heh:

*zips mouth on plans for Wolkies*

Mine is still ok, I think. :heh:

I'm more worried about retcons or inconsistencies.

"Belka was a planet!"

"No it wasn't!"

"You said it was one!"

"Well it's not!"

See above for why that could not have been so. I'm sure refugees don't have assets with them.

As for other evacuees, those who had Ancient Belka skills either died out over the years, or were erased from the face of the world having been picked up by Celestial Being. :nod:

Not the refugees. The natives of the planet but the idea is there already.

Meh, it's half serious and half not. Trust me when I say the second half is going to consist of heavy amounts of the following (Not spoilers, because simply, these will be such overarching elements it'll be hard not to see them coming XD):

- Kickass OP (More kickass than the first? It's possible!)
- Nanoha being made of GAR and WIN (I made up something just for her, for the second half: Valkyrie Mode)
- Fate and a little title/rank called Arbiter.
- Summon magic in spades. Expect a dragon called Tiamat.
- A ship called the Hand of Durandal.
- Ace Combat versions of space fighters. The SR-103C Space Delphius, for example. To get even more specific, the SR-103NT Space Delphius NT-Type. What does the N stand for? It's easy to figure out.
- What happens when you take the Zerg and mix it with the Flood? The Spawn of Razgriz.
- Ascendant Justice. Unyielding Hierophant. Truth and Reconciliation. Shadow of Intent. Pious Inquisitor. Do any of these names sound familiar?
- Keroko. Riding an avatar of Deathwing. Is it possible? Or am I just making it up?
- Aurion, preferably, will be his most badass, ever.
- The Master Chief. Need I say more? (And if you're thinking that MC and Fate have awesome team-up, you'd probably be right.)
- HOTBLOOD and MANLINESS from our hotblooded friends Smith, Wesson, and Franz.
- And that's not the half of it.

Looking for to Alpha's other half then. :D

Keroko as http://www.pojo.com/Yu-gi-oh/COTD/2004/2004Dec/DB_Knight_Drag.jpg?

DOES COMPUTE. :nod:

Keroko the Dark Dragon Knight? :heh:

Rather stiff after so long but I'm sure there's another card out there that computes just as well. Ah Devil of Mazera! :D

Nanoha taking on Graham's ideals when she get older?

Once, I questioned the reasoning behind his actions... now, it's so painfully clear to me, as I extinguish the life of the one I'm supposed to protect...

:uhoh:

Following that thought..

The lives of those that became a part of me over all this years..I threw them all away to preserve the smile of that one person..

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Don't you know? WAFFles are good :nod:

Warm and tasty. :nod:

I got a feeling it's not him ruling the world that had impressed you huh ;)

Kingdoms the world over does pale to this bevy of beauties. :p

Oh yeah, I love those... :D

"Erio, she doesn't even know I have a picture book of her..."

The early days of the jokes thread. :nod::D

I think OC has pretty much agreed that the Cradle was thus deliberately hidden, correct?

Pretty much.

Actually I was paraphrasing the rules in the 1st post. We've had...uh, well, there's been some e-drama at the Fanfic thread and OC thread, so everybody's a bit wary of not following the rules and getting on the wrong side of the mods. :heh:

Pretty much on the 2nd strike already. Another one and the house gets burnt to the ground around our ears.

Kha

2008-01-24, 03:29

Hmm... mind-numbing insanity, check. Random crossover madness with Nanoha, check.

I guess the only thing to do is do as Wild suggested...

*Plants the seeds of destruction awesome.*
http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1441314/

Crash just joined the party.Welkommen, Comrade Admiral. This is Kha, Marshal of these parts. :D

Do watch your step around here though, not only does the crack bite, so will the h4xxbusters rain steel upon ye. Do post an OC soon, love to see more of KTX out here. :D
On the fifth post of Page 1, you'll find a post by Erio with links to all OCs, fanfics and etc; somewhere there is Kha's All the Fanon Timeline, which is the StrikerS timeline with notes on when events in the OC-verse (affectionately referred to as Outer Cadia) occur. Kagerou and I are working on a new Fanon Timeline that will be taking into account everything that's going on.

As for the fics - Aaron008R is writing GenerationS, the current Fanon... canon? I think? Kha is working on Rebuild of StrikerS, Kagerou's working on a little something called MSLN Alpha, and my project is Disrupted Tangent.

...to be honest though, the OFM fic page (found in the same post as my OC creation segment) is a bit lacking; I've deliberately left out some of the more cracky drabbles (like Yuuno as a blackops Delta Force/SEAL/ODST mage)

And yes, Master Chief is among us. TK3997 did a profile for him which I'm in the process of cleaning up a bit and revising to fit the OFM-verse (just a few minor grammatical things).

So, welcome to Outer Cadia. Grab a seat, kick back, and join the party!

(It's also considered politeness to comment on other people's stuff first before dropping something to be commented on... as I learned the hard way :heh: And when you do introduce OCs, 'ware the haxbusting...)

Also, here and there will be mentions of a Keroko-chan , Nanoha's sister and Tesla-chan, a fifth Volkenritter. They were OCs created by Keroko, who is a guy. Keroko-chan and Tesla-chan have become so popular they've been accepted into the OC Fanon pantheon - that's something I forgot to mention; we do a lot of sharing of charecters in OC. For example, LoweGear's hotblooded brothers Remingon Smith & Colt Wesson are making appearances in DT and Alpha; the OFM are making a cameo in GenerationS, Keroko-chan and Tesla are almost cannonically accepted among us... just the examples off the top of my head.

So... welcome again to OC, I guess.

Man, what a long welcoming and briefing :heh: No, I am NOT volunteering to be Briefing & Welcoming Officer![Siege-Gang Commander]"I order you to volunteer!"[/Siege-Gang Commander]

:D:D:D:D
Haha, maybe. She DID have the Fin Funnels in StrikerS, afterall.:nod::nod::nod:

I wonder if Jail leaked the technology for the Psychoframe to Nanoha to craft her Blaster Mode. :3

After seeing the Master Chief and Fate combo, it's now obvious what kind of Arbiter Fate is. :DOh HELL no... :eek:

But it does fit, just leave out the disgraced Elite parts. :3

Makes me want a Master Grade Nanoha Exceed Mode with Blaster Bits :heh:/drool

Make her come with up-the-pantsu Action Stand and Full Blaster Mode! :D:D:D:D
Ai: ...

It makes me proud.

Mai: ...

Arigato, Senpai

:uhoh::eek: It's the fated meeting of Avenger and Mai!!! :uhoh:

You're so gonna fit right in here, comrade :nod::nod:

"What's that red button over there..."DXSCT1Oj2Tw

It's getting tired, but... I just love the beautiful glow. :uhoh:

LoweGear

2008-01-24, 03:33

What? This one? (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/TheButtonMotivator.jpg)

I prefer the "Five Minutes Till End Of Episode" button...

That, or "THE JAMMER" :uhoh::uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Following that thought..

The lives of those that became a part of me over all this years..I threw them all away to preserve the smile of that one person..

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

... for some reason, I'm liking this version of Nanoha :uhoh:

Warm and tasty. :nod:

And incredibly fluffy :nod:

Kingdoms the world over does pale to this bevy of beauties. :p

Yep... Unlimited wealth, Thousands of acres of territory and a million subordinates under your command?

Or a harem of willing, beautiful and sexy ladies? :love:

There's no contest :nod:

*runs*

Welkommen, Comrade Admiral. This is Kha, Marshal of these parts. :D

Why'd you have to remind me... T3H AWESOMENESS that is James T. RAYNOR?!?!?! :bow::bow::bow:

/drool

Make her come with up-the-pantsu Action Stand and Full Blaster Mode! :D:D:D:D

And of course... removable "armor" to reveal the... "inner frame" underneath...

*runs*

:eek: It's the fated meeting of Avenger and Mai!!! :uhoh:

They're gonna raise hell for you

:uhoh:

DXSCT1Oj2Tw

It's getting tired, but... I just love the beautiful glow. :uhoh:

You sound just like General Tao :uhoh:

And yes, Ion Cannon strikes never get old :nod:

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-24, 03:39

Yep... Unlimited wealth, Thousands of acres of territory and a million subordinates under your command?

Or a harem of willing, beautiful and sexy ladies? :love:

There's no contest :nod:

Eh. You can always use the harem of willing, beautiful, sexy ladies to conquer said world, gain that unlimited wealth, thousands of MILES of territory, and ... billions of subordinates.

Kha

2008-01-24, 03:42

Why'd you have to remind me... T3H AWESOMENESS that is James T. RAYNOR?!?!?! :bow::bow::bow:Yeah I just love the guy. :D Played around with Kha's rank.

And of course... removable "armor" to reveal the... "inner frame" underneath...

*runs*:nod::nod:

Lets not forget that the "inner frame" was built to be "fully posable". :D

*runs*

They're gonna raise hell for you

:uhoh:I think our little discussion about MG Nanoha has raised their ire somewhat. :uhoh:

LoweGear

2008-01-24, 03:43

Eh. You can always use the harem of willing, beautiful, sexy ladies to conquer said world, gain that unlimited wealth, thousands of MILES of territory, and ... billions of subordinates.

Smith: There's that too :cool:
Wesson: Excellent PLAN :cool:

S&W: WE BEGIN THE INTERVENTION TO ALL WOMEN WITH HAR-

*Chainsaw revs*

Mai: ...

Enna Mai, Mokyou Hakaisuru

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Yeah I just love the guy. :D Played around with Kha's rank.

One of my original gaming heroes :D:D:D

:nod::nod:

Lets not forget that the "inner frame" was built to be "fully posable". :D

*runs*

And comes with... special "features" and "gimmicks"... :uhoh:

Also features cross-compatibility with the Master Grade Sonic Form Fate Testarossa!!!!! :D

*runs*

I think our little discussion about MG Nanoha has raised their ire somewhat. :uhoh:

*feels dark aura behind him*

:uhoh::uhoh:

"We're just discussing merchandising options! Promise! Put that chainsaw down!!!!"

Kha

2008-01-24, 04:08

Smith: There's that too :cool:
Wesson: Excellent PLAN :cool:

S&W: WE BEGIN THE INTERVENTION TO ALL WOMEN WITH HAR-

*Chainsaw revs*

Mai: ...

Enna Mai, Mokyou Hakaisuru

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:Is that... Astaroth Exia, with a GN Bladesaw?! :eek::bow::bow::bow:

And comes with... special "features" and "gimmicks"... :uhoh:

Also features cross-compatibility with the Master Grade Sonic Form Fate Testarossa!!!!! :D

*runs*Yesss...

And like MG Hayate, all three feature 1 button "Jacket Purge". :nod:

*runs*

*feels dark aura behind him*

:uhoh::uhoh:

"We're just discussing merchandising options! Promise! Put that chainsaw down!!!!"*quietly signals for League of Nations hammerdown of Mai*

:uhoh:

LoweGear

2008-01-24, 04:46

Is that... Astaroth Exia, with a GN Bladesaw?! :eek::bow::bow::bow:

Plus GN Arms for awesome anti-pervert firepower :uhoh:

In terms of Gundams though... Mai would be more like the Throne Zwei :uhoh:

Yesss...

And like MG Hayate, all three feature 1 button "Jacket Purge". :nod:

*runs*

:nod::nod::nod:

It'll be the best Master Grades ever! :D

Maybe we can have a Wolkenritter spinoff with all the "features"... or even a MG Subaru :uhoh:

*runs*

*quietly signals for League of Nations hammerdown of Mai*

:uhoh:

... tire her down with endless amounts of overkill artillery bombardment until she's good enough to take home? :D

*blood curdling scream*

Aaron008R

2008-01-24, 05:52

Suffice to say I am always on the lookout for more Katrina material. :p

Though I just remembered the perfect template for her, when a manga I had personally been keeping up with got adapted into anime..

http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/image/winter08/rosario_02_evil_moka.jpg

Ignore the bunch of blue hair though. Completely unrelated. :rolleyes:

Moka Akashiya's alternate persona from Rosario+Vampire in case anyone is wondering.

More fitting.:D Though do you think having Nana Mizuki as her VA might also work?:uhoh:

I thot it's just someone got to her in time... After all, labs ARE supposed to explode when the mad doc is defeated ne? :heh:

Holy crap look at how many more characters can there BE now?! I'd hate having to manage a really big family rivalling Negi's harem... :eyespin:

EDIT: Pardon the bad pun, but I just did the Numbers... :uhoh:

Kha's harem family:

CC
Fate
Cinque
Sein
Otto
Nove
Dieci
Wendi
Deed
Teana
Hayate
Carim
Nanoha

OC
Sakura AKA Saber Vivio
Sak-chan
Tohkiha Ringo AKA Sophia Alexei
Chao Lingshen AKA Wang Liu Mei
Caren H. Garcia
Kia
Keroko (depends on timeline)
Mai Enna
CC
Minerva
Chachamaru
Chachazero
Trieze (I think she's one of the Cinque-gen :heh:)
Unrevealed Numbers 14-20 (apparently there was no blast to kill these unactivated Cinque-gen in canon)

That's 33 ladies folks... Negi...

"There, I come for you!"

:uhoh:

*runs really fast from panda snipers*

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Also... WHAT THE FUCK, OVER?!

Kagerou makes Nanoha angsty and emo, and plans to bring her out of it, and the complaints pile on.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO FUCK OVER HAYATE AND GET NO COMMENTS?! WHERE ARE THE FUCKING HAXBUSTERs?! WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DOUBLE STANDARD?! ARK I'M LOOKING AT YOU!

*angry*

It's not the plan I'm angry at. It's the double standards. This is something that's going to permanantly fuck over Hayate and people are gleeful about it. Kagerou was going to have just a temporary mindfuck and both of us get jumped on.

*sighs* Ah, well. That's life.

This had much more of an affect than that HOTBLOODED scenario you posted.:twitch::twitch::twitch:

Thanks for shooting them down for me. XD XD XD

Whoa, whoa, whoa... :eek::heh:

I was just commenting how this would've fit right into a discontinued timeline, so no worries man, we're just toying with the idea. No one's gonna let this happen to Hayate, I'm sure of it. I certainly can't reconcile the woman who watched over Kha and Caren when they grew up after losing their parents, and the man that taught Kha how to be a good tracker and a even better skirt-caretaker, with that dark image first proposed by Tormenk. It would bend the timelines too much to it's completely OOC.

But you got to admit the possibility exists... That's what we're playing with. :heh:

I assure you, as I played out this crack plotline for the Nanoha Must Die timeline, I intended for Kha to be paired with Hayate or Lutecia in that timeline, so at the very least 1 person won't betray her. I'm sure she has the touch that turned Kha from a killing machine into the Cleric everyone knows as she always had in all the other timelines. That touch would be lost if she herself gives into the betrayals, for it were the Aces who taught him that Hope can light up even the darkest days. I would've properly time it such that Kha'd come for Hayate when she needed him to, whatever the case. :)

As for earlier, looks like I shouldn't be wanting an Usoda so much... :(

Heh.:p So much for that, huh?:p:p:p
And the pairing there, I approve of HayateXKha in the Nanoha Must Die timeline.:D

Nice, very nice...even though it was hard to stand thinking about Vivio...:p

But since the piece was good, I was able to. ;)

Looks like we need to give Vivio some more worth...:heh:

Glad to be of service :D. Let me know what you want to do with the little WAFF fic :). Don't really have any plans to post it on FF.net really. Though you probably should add a link to it in your profile in the Fanfic Thread.

Will do. ^___^ I'll PM the link and credits to Satashi later.:D

Well, I didn't want to leave those two out of it :). Plus Vivio's just too CUTE not to write some scenes with her :blush:

True.:)

Meh, it's half serious and half not. Trust me when I say the second half is going to consist of heavy amounts of the following (Not spoilers, because simply, these will be such overarching elements it'll be hard not to see them coming XD):

- Kickass OP (More kickass than the first? It's possible!)
- Nanoha being made of GAR and WIN (I made up something just for her, for the second half: Valkyrie Mode)
- Fate and a little title/rank called Arbiter.
- Summon magic in spades. Expect a dragon called Tiamat.
- A ship called the Hand of Durandal.
- Ace Combat versions of space fighters. The SR-103C Space Delphius, for example. To get even more specific, the SR-103NT Space Delphius NT-Type. What does the N stand for? It's easy to figure out.
- What happens when you take the Zerg and mix it with the Flood? The Spawn of Razgriz.
- Ascendant Justice. Unyielding Hierophant. Truth and Reconciliation. Shadow of Intent. Pious Inquisitor. Do any of these names sound familiar?
- Keroko. Riding an avatar of Deathwing. Is it possible? Or am I just making it up?
- Aurion, preferably, will be his most badass, ever.
- The Master Chief. Need I say more? (And if you're thinking that MC and Fate have awesome team-up, you'd probably be right.)
- HOTBLOOD and MANLINESS from our hotblooded friends Smith, Wesson, and Franz.
- And that's not the half of it.

Need Hayate for that second part.:p Anyway, APPROVED!:D:D:D

Okay Goose, I'm here, where's the fire? Battery wants to use the Lance Rifle configuration...

Welcome to the thread.:)

And no Alma to boot...

*thinks*

*Scraps the Almaria revivial in AlternateS II and decides on another one*

STOP TRYING TO REVIVE MY ALMARIA-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN!!!!!!! :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated:

DAMMIT! I don't want my OC's getting DBZ'd back to life! It demeans her sacrifice!:frustrated::frustrated::frustrated: Sure, revival gives drama, but I don't want that kind to happen to Aurion!:mad:

:heh::heh::heh:

I'll give you up to the identical chibi-hologram. BUT. THAT'S. THE. LIMIT!

Actually, I'm kinda worried about his Hayate. She's going to be Stockholm'ed, afterall.

...which could lead to this crack:

The five-man squad crept through the night, silently entering the building, stealthily bypassing both active and passive magical defenses, moving deeper into the building until they arrived at the room where Hayate was held. The point man motioned to one of the team members, who moved forward and deactivated the lock; less than a minute later they were inside. The team leader moved forward to the huddled figure on the spartan cot as his team spread out, and he raised the blue-tinted visor of his black helmet and reached out and touched the figure's shoulder.

"Hayate, it's me, Franz. I've come to bring you home."

He never saw the Belkan sigil that formed as Hayate's Misteltin turned him to stone.
Why Franz? He's the pwn puppy, that's why. XD

:twitch::twitch::twitch:

Bauer syndrome... What's that?:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

@USB: I liked that last chapter of LW.:D:D:D Fate Margaret is really quite skilled. Though she's still absolutely cute in imouto-mode.:D:D:D

Kha

2008-01-24, 06:09

More fitting.:D Though do you think having Nana Mizuki as her VA might also work?:uhoh:Oh ya hor. :eyespin:

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:And I realized that I forgot about the Eta girls from A's Destiny and A's Eternity, especially Mariko of Azadistan and her summoner shield maiden. That could easily add another 8 to the list, making it 41...

:uhoh:

I'll give you up to the identical chibi-hologram. BUT. THAT'S. THE. LIMIT!*notices Linda Zwei making adjustments to her latest clone, resulting in an Almaria Clone*

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh::D

Plus GN Arms for awesome anti-pervert firepower :uhoh:

In terms of Gundams though... Mai would be more like the Throne Zwei :uhoh:So something like Neena Mai? :eyespin:

:nod::nod::nod:

It'll be the best Master Grades ever! :D

Maybe we can have a Wolkenritter spinoff with all the "features"... or even a MG Subaru :uhoh:

*runs*MG Signum = Lamia Signum. :nod:

MG Subaru + MG Teana = "Wake Up Call". :nod::nod:

*keeps running*

... tire her down with endless amounts of overkill artillery bombardment until she's good enough to take home? :D

*blood curdling scream*"I want to embrace you, Jigoku Shojo!"
~ Major Graham, Over-Flag

:uhoh:

LoweGear

2008-01-24, 06:23

STOP TRYING TO REVIVE MY ALMARIA-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN!!!!!!! :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated:

DAMMIT! I don't want my OC's getting DBZ'd back to life! It demeans her sacrifice!:frustrated::frustrated::frustrated: Sure, revival gives drama, but I don't want that kind to happen to Aurion!:mad:

:heh::heh::heh:

I'll give you up to the identical chibi-hologram. BUT. THAT'S. THE. LIMIT!

Why did this post suddenly inspire me to do this Almaria-chan lookalike:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa299/spec_operations/Almaria1.jpg

So something like Neena Mai? :eyespin:

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Too bad I'm sticking with Mamiko Noto (:love: ) and not Rie Kugimiya as VA :heh:

MG Signum = Lamia Signum. :nod:

MG Subaru + MG Teana = "Wake Up Call". :nod::nod:

*keeps running*

With Interchangeable armor parts for normal Signum, Rein Unison Signum, Agito Unison Signum, or Lamia Loveless :uhoh:

And if only there was an automated MG Subaru and Teana that'll perform that "Wake Up Call" with a push of a button :uhoh::uhoh:

*runs faster*

"I want to embrace you, Jigoku Shojo!"
~ Major Graham, Over-Flag

:uhoh:

And when he catches her...

"You're such a sleeping beauty!" :cool:

... only for Throne Eins Smith to shoot him down :uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Kha

2008-01-24, 07:16

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Too bad I'm sticking with Mamiko Noto (:love: ) and not Rie Kugimiya as VA :heh:What the... :eek:

BURNING ARISA IS THE FIRST NON-TOMINO BUT FEMALE COMPETENT GUNDAM PILOT?! :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
With Interchangeable armor parts for normal Signum, Rein Unison Signum, Agito Unison Signum, or Lamia Loveless :uhoh:

And if only there was an automated MG Subaru and Teana that'll perform that "Wake Up Call" with a push of a button :uhoh::uhoh:

*runs faster*Ah... Christmas wishes. <3

And when he catches her...

"You're such a sleeping beauty!" :cool:

... only for Throne Eins Smith to shoot him down :uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:So Throne Drei is...? :uhoh:

LoweGear

2008-01-24, 07:23

What the... :eek:

BURNING ARISA IS THE FIRST NON-TOMINO BUT FEMALE COMPETENT GUNDAM PILOT?! :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

You didn't know? Neena Trinity is voiced by Kugimiya Rie, aka Louise Shana Nagi Francoise de Blanc Le Valliere Sanzenin :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Unfortunately, Mai is not that kind of tsundere :heh: And besides, Mamiko Noto's voice is much more soothing :)

Ah... Christmas wishes. <3

Wait 11 more months :heh:

So Throne Drei is...? :uhoh:

Not sure. Drei doesn't seem to fit Wesson. Now Wesson could technically fit Dynames, but unfortunately I already had an OC for th-

Ooops *zips mouth*

Saint X

2008-01-24, 08:51

Aaron008R

2008-01-24, 10:16

PERSONA 3 is just EXCELLENT!!!:D:D:D

Oh ya hor. :eyespin:

Nanda?:p

And I realized that I forgot about the Eta girls from A's Destiny and A's Eternity, especially Mariko of Azadistan and her summoner shield maiden. That could easily add another 8 to the list, making it 41...

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

:uhoh:

*notices Linda Zwei making adjustments to her latest clone, resulting in an Almaria Clone*

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh::D

Is this a setup? >_<

Why did this post suddenly inspire me to do this Almaria-chan lookalike:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa299/spec_operations/Almaria1.jpg

IS THIS A SETUP?!?!?!?!:frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:

Dekai urusai desu~

That's why I HAD IT SCRAPPED

You are not reading...

I did read it. But that's not the point. The way you were talking, it seemed like you just scrapped the idea recently. WHICH implies that you've certainly been contemplating it even after my ban long ago.:mad:

Sorry if I'm snappish today. busy week.:heh: If I misunderstood, I'm sorry.

Erio

2008-01-24, 10:22

Wut? I need them to have Relics on top of drugs! A very crucial point to stop Nanoha from just bwahahaBREAKHAAA-ing Vivio comes from it!

Let's just quote from Tales of the Past here:

"Destroying such a magical artefact will release a lot of arcane energy at once."
~Jaina Proudmoore

Let's just say Kha found that out the hard way while fighting Clotho... So if it were Vivio... :uhoh:

Well, in selkirk's translation we see the new type of soldier called "Extended", so I just drew a relation between them and our Extended Relic Weapons. ;) I dont think those new Extended soldiers were enhanced with Relics...:uhoh: our ERW will stay the same, though, of course. :D

And :eek: that's an interesting idea. Killing the ERW will be more difficult than I thought...:uhoh:

Guess my writing's decent then, huh? :heh:

Yeah, I liked the piece. :D What I dont like is Vivio. *ahem* :uhoh:

And dont mind the Vivio comments. I'm joking...well, sort of...

:uhoh: :heh:

Hmm... mind-numbing insanity, check. Random crossover madness with Nanoha, check.

I guess the only thing to do is do as Wild suggested...

*Plants the seeds of destruction awesome.*
http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1441314/

Crash just joined the party.

Welcome aboard. :) Will have to listen to the tracks later, since I'm at work. :heh:

Looks like we need to give Vivio some more worth...:heh:

Letme mentally prepare myself for this...:eyespin:

:uhoh:

Why did this post suddenly inspire me to do this Almaria-chan lookalike:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa299/spec_operations/Almaria1.jpg

OK that's it. I'm making an Almaria clone right now.

...

...

*RUNS*

Kha

2008-01-24, 10:48

You didn't know? Neena Trinity is voiced by Kugimiya Rie, aka Louise Shana Nagi Francoise de Blanc Le Valliere Sanzenin :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Unfortunately, Mai is not that kind of tsundere :heh: And besides, Mamiko Noto's voice is much more soothing :)Didn't know before, but now I envision Burning Arisa VS Exceed Nanoha in full funnel combat during Banning's Counterattack. :eyespin:

I didn't mean a switch of VA there, just putting Mai in Neena's place. :p

Not sure. Drei doesn't seem to fit Wesson. Now Wesson could technically fit Dynames, but unfortunately I already had an OC for th-

Ooops *zips mouth*Me too! Two in fact, with Gimmy returning Dynames to its original owner in StrikerS and Rebuilt of StrikerS. :heh:

That opens up the possibility for Gimmy to return it to your OC in the StrikerS timeline! :D

But I'll adapt to your's, since I haven't made anyhting concrete yet. Dynames might not be the same Dynames as the fighter suit, or the Grade I'm using, so go ahead and make your own take. :)

Nanda?:pSingapore slang for "Oh yes that is crux of the matter."

I love how Singlish can simplify things to the point of incomprehension. :heh:

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin::nod::nod::nod::nod:

Now to wait for 7Arcs to release a piece of all the CC girls together... and I shall prove that if Lelouch could do it, God Emperor Kha can make his harem debut! :D:D:D:D

*runs*
Is this a setup? >_<

IS THIS A SETUP?!?!?!?!:frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:O K that's it. I'm making an Almaria clone right now.

...

...

*RUNS*Well what do you know, it IS a setup! :D:D:D:D

*RUNS*

Well, in selkirk's translation we see the new type of soldier called "Extended", so I just drew a relation between them and our Extended Relic Weapons. ;) I dont think those new Extended soldiers were enhanced with Relics...:uhoh: our ERW will stay the same, though, of course. :D

And :eek: that's an interesting idea. Killing the ERW will be more difficult than I thought...:uhoh:Extended soldiers... ka? I'd think of them as massproduction ERW, but without Relics to reduce production cost by a lot. Therefore, our ERW can remain. :D

I don't think it's killing them that would be a problem. It's surviving their dying AOE. In Kerokano, Kha used magic damage on Clotho, but the Relic eruption blew out his body, as well as several tunnels of Jail's lab causing the structure to destabilize and collapse like a mad doc's hideout always does. :heh: That kicks off Jail's next phase, but let's stop here for now. :p

As for canon, something similar happened, but there Kha use lethal damage and caused Clotho's bio-reactor to go nova, creating a blast of lesser magnitude. Fate then used the lab's adaptive systems to redistribute the weight of the lab such that the building doesn't collapse, and so on and so forth. I think. :heh:

Reiji Tabibito

2008-01-24, 10:53

EEEEEHHHH?!?!?!?!

HAZUKASHII SERIFU KINSHI!!

"Swallow the leader"... I think. Can't quite remember the video I saw...

Yeah...that's what I THOUGHT!

There's a fancomic I saw where Caro summoned Voltaire and Nanoha shot the crap outta it with SLB.

Whoa, seriously?

Actually, I'm kinda worried about his Hayate. She's going to be Stockholm'ed, afterall.

...which could lead to this crack:

The five-man squad crept through the night, silently entering the building, stealthily bypassing both active and passive magical defenses, moving deeper into the building until they arrived at the room where Hayate was held. The point man motioned to one of the team members, who moved forward and deactivated the lock; less than a minute later they were inside. The team leader moved forward to the huddled figure on the spartan cot as his team spread out, and he raised the blue-tinted visor of his black helmet and reached out and touched the figure's shoulder.

"Hayate, it's me, Franz. I've come to bring you home."

He never saw the Belkan sigil that formed as Hayate's Misteltin turned him to stone.
Why Franz? He's the pwn puppy, that's why. XD

Somebody's been READING MY WORK!!!

YAY!!!!

It does ruin the dynamics of their relationship somewhat. Not to say I don't look forward to this after some development. :D

Then again, I figure Lelouch would lop off C.C.'s head faster than anything if it meant clearing the last obstacle to his goals.

<nods> That's why I just DON'T see CC becoming involved with Lulu...they strike me more as partners in crime than anything else

Karen for the same reasons - I mean, come on, being involved with one of your subordinates...

That's why I ship Lulu/Shirley...

...and because HE NEEDS A NORMAL GIRL, DAMMIT!

Welkommen, Comrade Admiral. This is Kha, Marshal of these parts. :D

YOU are NOT permitted to invoke Raynor!

:twitch::twitch::twitch:

Bauer syndrome... What's that?:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

You SERIOUSLY don't remember?

I intro'd it in my Arcas/Hayate/Grandis resolution bit...

The TSAB version of Stockholm Syndrome...named after the daughter of a certain TSAB Enforcer...

PERSONA 3 is just EXCELLENT!!!:D:D:D

Also a secret:

WATER IS WET!!

Wild Goose

2008-01-24, 11:16

Makes me want a Master Grade Nanoha Exceed Mode with Blaster Bits :heh:

/drool

Make her come with up-the-pantsu Action Stand and Full Blaster Mode! :D:D:D:DThere is a Nanoha model. Her right leg is raised. And she isn't wearing pantsu. My immediate reaction was DO NOT WANT.

*eyes knife*

Yep, that'll do the job quite as well :uhoh::uhoh:

"There's something special about a good knife. Wanna borrow my wife? Maybe. My knife? Never."

"Sergeant Major, you aren't married."

"It's the thought that counts."

... The Father, The Son And the Holy Ghost, the Trinity of MANLINESS and GAR? :uhoh:

Maybe :heh: Too bad the SRX version doesn't want to load -_-

Like both, but give me Ibis anyday :nod:

*runs*
Ibis does have her charms; I loled when I realised that she's one of the few female SRW charecters who doesn't have a bounce animation. *laughs*

:twitch::twitch: OUCH

Well, she's supposedly gonna go through such with Grandis :heh:
That's what my crack idea is. She's been stockholmed - or in the case, Bauer'ed - into joining Grandis. Hence she attacks Franz.

Mysterious Voice: *hiding behind wall*

But Mai's ultimate method leaves no mess, no evidence, no witnesses, and takes them straight to hell.

Also, you don't have to worry about cleaning up those entrails :uhoh:

Ai: ...

It makes me proud.

Mai: ...

Arigato, Senpai
Gruff manly voice: "But you cannot deny that a plasma grenade is so much more satisfying. Oh yes, watching their faces as they realised they're fucked is a very satisfying feeling."

Oh ho... Sekiha Tenkyoken Love Love Attack Franz & Naomi version? THIS I got to see :nod::nod:
Hahaha....

Wrong version, Lowe. Let me give you a hint: I'm spending more time with SRW OG than Gundam right now. It's the OTHER Love Love attack.

But Wedge is WIN :nod:
Like duh. He's so win that his student Gavin Daklighter was able to ignore Jacen Solo's Force Pressure.

"I apologize for any, uh, pressure."

"You're young, Colonel Solo. You'll learn. Now STFU and GTFO."
Oh HELL no... :eek:

But it does fit, just leave out the disgraced Elite parts. :3
THere probably won't be any Disgraced Elite parts. Fic-Kha would have a fit if they stripped and branded poor Fate-chan in front of everybody.

Smith: There's that too :cool:
Wesson: Excellent PLAN :cool:

S&W: WE BEGIN THE INTERVENTION TO ALL WOMEN WITH HAR-

*Chainsaw revs*

Mai: ...

Enna Mai, Mokyou Hakaisuru

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:
Ivanovich: "I'd let Franz join you, except that we need him to do the paperwork."

And comes with... special "features" and "gimmicks"... :uhoh:

Also features cross-compatibility with the Master Grade Sonic Form Fate Testarossa!!!!! :D

*runs*
Fuck you all, I want a Master Grade Master Chief.

*feels dark aura behind him*

:uhoh::uhoh:

"We're just discussing merchandising options! Promise! Put that chainsaw down!!!!"
Naomi: "Enemies of women! Those who toy with the hearts of maidens! DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
*goes rock and roll with the M7 SMG*

Bauer syndrome... What's that?:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:
The Fanon name for Stockholm Syndrome. Stockholm Syndrome is when the captive begins to identify with the captor and if female, falls in love with the captor. Aka Hayate/Grandis.

Erio

2008-01-24, 11:29

Me too! Two in fact, with Gimmy returning Dynames to its original owner in StrikerS and Rebuilt of StrikerS. :heh:

That opens up the possibility for Gimmy to return it to your OC in the StrikerS timeline! :D

But I'll adapt to your's, since I haven't made anyhting concrete yet. Dynames might not be the same Dynames as the fighter suit, or the Grade I'm using, so go ahead and make your own take. :)

Actually, this Dynames was not handed over... it was created from scratch with one popular device in mind...:uhoh:

Now to wait for 7Arcs to release a piece of all the CC girls together... and I shall prove that if Lelouch could do it, God Emperor Kha can make his harem debut! :D:D:D:D

*runs*

Just that Kha needs more than 3 different timelines to snag them all...:uhoh:

Well what do you know, it IS a setup! :D:D:D:D

*RUNS*

:nod::nod::nod:

:uhoh:

Extended soldiers... ka? I'd think of them as massproduction ERW, but without Relics to reduce production cost by a lot. Therefore, our ERW can remain. :D

That's what I had in mind as well. :D

I don't think it's killing them that would be a problem. It's surviving their dying AOE. In Kerokano, Kha used magic damage on Clotho, but the Relic eruption blew out his body, as well as several tunnels of Jail's lab causing the structure to destabilize and collapse like a mad doc's hideout always does. :heh: That kicks off Jail's next phase, but let's stop here for now. :p

As for canon, something similar happened, but there Kha use lethal damage and caused Clotho's bio-reactor to go nova, creating a blast of lesser magnitude. Fate then used the lab's adaptive systems to redistribute the weight of the lab such that the building doesn't collapse, and so on and so forth. I think. :heh:

What I meant is that it will be hard to kill them without making them go boom...for example, hitting them with a certain type of magic, or hitting them in a certain weak point, instead of going all out ala Nanoha.

And hey, you got me confused here. I thought Kerokanon was basically the OC canon timeline... so those two scenarios you got up there are set in the same timeline. :heh: Maybe you have another idea for Kerokanon?

PERSONA 3 is just EXCELLENT!!!:D:D:D

Where are you at in the game? :D

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-24, 11:31

WATER IS WET!!

I just have to jump in here and post this:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/SpaceBrotha/1167514695434.jpg

*exits stage right!*

Reiji Tabibito

2008-01-24, 11:44

That's what my crack idea is. She's been stockholmed - or in the case, Bauer'ed - into joining Grandis. Hence she attacks Franz.

The Fanon name for Stockholm Syndrome. Stockholm Syndrome is when the captive begins to identify with the captor and if female, falls in love with the captor. Aka Hayate/Grandis.

YES! On the mark!

I just have to jump in here and post this:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/SpaceBrotha/1167514695434.jpg

*exits stage right!*

Oh my god, I cracked up when I saw this...

COOKIES FOR THE MAN!!

Aaron008R

2008-01-24, 12:16

OK that's it. I'm making an Almaria clone right now.

...

...

*RUNS*

*Erio runs into Mai's chainsaw, VERTICALLY*

Mai: The new tactic... is a success...

Me: Serves him right. XD

Now to wait for 7Arcs to release a piece of all the CC girls together... and I shall prove that if Lelouch could do it, God Emperor Kha can make his harem debut! :D:D:D:D

How many Kha's?:rolleyes::heh:

*runs*
Well what do you know, it IS a setup! :D:D:D:D

*RUNS*

*Kha meets the same halved end as Erio*

Extended soldiers... ka? I'd think of them as massproduction ERW, but without Relics to reduce production cost by a lot. Therefore, our ERW can remain. :D

I don't think it's killing them that would be a problem. It's surviving their dying AOE. In Kerokano, Kha used magic damage on Clotho, but the Relic eruption blew out his body, as well as several tunnels of Jail's lab causing the structure to destabilize and collapse like a mad doc's hideout always does. :heh: That kicks off Jail's next phase, but let's stop here for now. :p

As for canon, something similar happened, but there Kha use lethal damage and caused Clotho's bio-reactor to go nova, creating a blast of lesser magnitude. Fate then used the lab's adaptive systems to redistribute the weight of the lab such that the building doesn't collapse, and so on and so forth. I think. :heh:

Who fights the other two, Shain and Orca?:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Somebody's been READING MY WORK!!!

YAY!!!!

Just so you know, I read your works. ALL OF THEM. Just don't expect me to remember every detail.:rolleyes:

You SERIOUSLY don't remember?

I intro'd it in my Arcas/Hayate/Grandis resolution bit...

The TSAB version of Stockholm Syndrome...named after the daughter of a certain TSAB Enforcer...

Now I do.:p

Also a secret:

WATER IS WET!!

Stuffy grouchbag!:mad:

*runs*

That's what my crack idea is. She's been stockholmed - or in the case, Bauer'ed - into joining Grandis. Hence she attacks Franz.

>.> <.< >_<

You do remember that Grandis'll get reverse-Stockholmed at the same time, right? That's why he defects.:D

The Fanon name for Stockholm Syndrome. Stockholm Syndrome is when the captive begins to identify with the captor and if female, falls in love with the captor. Aka Hayate/Grandis.

:nod: Noted. Though for the record, the thing developed in GenerationS is some sort of kinship/attraction instead of a full-blown love.:heh:

Where are you at in the game? :D

VERY early.:heh: Still only at 5th floor in Tartarus.:heh: but I'm having a great time!:D:D:D

Evangelion Xgouki

2008-01-24, 12:26

And that's what makes it soooo kakui~~!!! :D

Hmmm...all we need now if some kinda evil clone...:uhoh:

I was thinking more of Keroko-chan riding this monster.

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/221/d/0/Black_Dragon_by_Tyrus88.jpg

Or maybe this...

http://cardhaus.com/images/mstr_dragn.jpg

I see...but Gundam not being mecha? :eyebrow:
Okay...

Might be more like Gundam in spirit :nod:

*readies pistol*
Kha...explain...now.
:joke:

Hmmm...kinda glad Shamsel isn't a girl :heh:

*sniffs*

Delicious isn't it? :nod:

It always is :D

Don't you know? WAFFles are good :nod:

Oh, knew that long ago. Gotta love WAFFles :nod:

i can already see how THAT'll end...

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/SpaceBrotha/10702-22.jpg

Though drinking is not mandatory in this case :D

Remember kids, don't drink and fly :).
Oh, and be sure to avoid Gruul the Dragonkiller, too :heh:

Haha, maybe. She DID have the Fin Funnels in StrikerS, afterall.

Not to mention she inherited Amuro's nickname :uhoh:

Actually, I'm kinda worried about his Hayate. She's going to be Stockholm'ed, afterall.

...which could lead to this crack:

The five-man squad crept through the night, silently entering the building, stealthily bypassing both active and passive magical defenses, moving deeper into the building until they arrived at the room where Hayate was held. The point man motioned to one of the team members, who moved forward and deactivated the lock; less than a minute later they were inside. The team leader moved forward to the huddled figure on the spartan cot as his team spread out, and he raised the blue-tinted visor of his black helmet and reached out and touched the figure's shoulder.

"Hayate, it's me, Franz. I've come to bring you home."

He never saw the Belkan sigil that formed as Hayate's Misteltin turned him to stone.

:twitch:
What is...THIS?!

... The Father, The Son And the Holy Ghost, the Trinity of MANLINESS and GAR? :uhoh:

Wouldn't it be more like the Pwn, the Own, and the Ubberness? :eyespin:

DXSCT1Oj2Tw

It's getting tired, but... I just love the beautiful glow. :uhoh:

It's so green and lovely :heh:

And like MG Hayate, all three feature 1 button "Jacket Purge". :nod:

Hmm...or maybe like a Rider's Cast Off? :uhoh:

*runs*

Yeah, I liked the piece. :D What I dont like is Vivio. *ahem* :uhoh:

And dont mind the Vivio comments. I'm joking...well, sort of...

:uhoh: :heh:

To each their own :nod:

*ponders another WAFF fic*

Also a secret:

WATER IS WET!!

Dehydrated Water: Just add water :D

Erio

2008-01-24, 12:53

*Erio runs into Mai's chainsaw, VERTICALLY*

Mai: The new tactic... is a success...

Me: Serves him right. XD

:eek:

(Aaron is getting more brutal by the day...:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh: I better keep the cloning plans secret...)

*runs*

Who fights the other two, Shain and Orca?:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

I dunno. There are not many OCs involved in this arc. Keroko's and FlameSparkZ's OCs are in the area but doing their own stuff, for instance.

But this is good. I may take one of those two to fight Gwen - though this possibility still depends on Gwen's objective and motivation to fight them. At least Orga and Clotho absolutely hate Gwen, since she owned them both when they were little, despite Orga and Clotho having more magical power than her. :uhoh: And they are dying for a rematch. :D

VERY early.:heh: Still only at 5th floor in Tartarus.:heh: but I'm having a great time!:D:D:D

Ah, indeed that's pretty much the beginning. It only gets better. :D

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-24, 13:14

Yeah, I'm most certainly lost here... but it's all good. I just spend the time writing up my OC (as someone said to do what, two pages back already?)

Unsurprisingly, the Device Profile is longer than the character profile by about... three pages.

Does anyone want me to go ahead and put it up? Or should I wait for a good time?

Saint X

2008-01-24, 13:25

I did read it. But that's not the point. The way you were talking, it seemed like you just scrapped the idea recently. WHICH implies that you've certainly been contemplating it even after my ban long ago.:mad:

Sorry if I'm snappish today. busy week.:heh: If I misunderstood, I'm sorry.

Well, Almaria herself was scrapped long ago, i just scrapped Almaria the avatar/AI as well...

I'm replacing her with an Angel Doll... Kha, try to guess who.

I'm saving her soul for the "Memory of the Planet" arc of AlternateS II...

That is no revivial though, only this...

"Almaria? But that's..."

"Impossible? no, it is me..."

"But you're..."

"Dead? yes... i'm still dead- and it not like the dead will come to life right?" (Kha sneezes)

"But... but..."

"The Memory of the Planet..."

"What do you mean by that Dana?"

*runs*

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-24, 13:49

"Almaria? But that's..."

"Impossible? no, it is me..."

"But you're..."

"Dead? yes... i'm still dead- and it not like the dead will come to life right?" (Kha sneezes)

"But... but..."

"The Memory of the Planet..."

"What do you mean by that Dana?"

*runs*

Hmm... alpha centauri crossover? :eyespin:

Keroko

2008-01-24, 14:03

Or maybe this...

http://cardhaus.com/images/mstr_dragn.jpg

No, blue dragons would be the domain of blue Aspect Mages. Personally, I prefer this one to be Keroko's ride:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/1/19/Red-EyesDarknessDragonSD1-EN-UR.jpg

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-24, 14:22

No, blue dragons would be the domain of blue Aspect Mages. Personally, I prefer this one to be Keroko's ride:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/1/19/Red-EyesDarknessDragonSD1-EN-UR.jpg

She's the bloody avatar of neltharion deathwing... how hard is it to summon a neltharion lookalike for her? :p:rolleyes:

Keroko

2008-01-24, 14:32

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-24, 14:39

Concidering avatar =/= summoner, and Keroko doesn't practice summoning magic... pretty hard, actually.

Neltharion also happens to be Lost Logia level powerfull, hence why I never actually use him, only refer to him.
Why not have her transform into one then? Make her lose sanity in that form or something... I think it would be an awesome choise because you can just imagine the look on some poor opponents face when she/he is suddenly facing a big ass dragon instead of a bureau mage :D

I think black dragons as a bad choise for mounts, as they think humans as little more than cattle and would resist quite vehemently...
...not to mention the inherent magic resistance and magical powers that they possess, making any magical attempts in subduing them quite a feat.

Keroko

2008-01-24, 14:49

Why not have her transform into one then? Make her lose sanity in that form or something... I think it would be an awesome choise because you can just imagine the look on some poor opponents face when she/he is suddenly facing a big ass dragon instead of a bureau mage :D

*Jerks thumb towards the A's summary of Keroko's history* She went berserk, but she never transforms into a dragon fully. Max what happened was black magical dragon wings and glowy eyes.

I think black dragons as a bad choise for mounts, as they think humans as little more than cattle and would resist quite vehemently...
...not to mention the inherent magic resistance and magical powers that they possess, making any magical attempts in subduing them quite a feat.

I know. To even get to ride one Keroko has to hammer out a truce with said dragon first. Litterally.

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-24, 14:51

I know. To even get to ride one Keroko has to hammer out a truce with said dragon first. Litterally.

i also think it a bad idea to have a mount that would like nothing more than to snack on you...:uhoh:

Kagerou

2008-01-24, 15:07

And the third one can be more kickass than the other two and so on...

lol no. Just two.

Does that involve a Divine/Celestial Entity?

If not, then Nanoha is fine for escalation into the and most Holiest Saint Royal...

Vivio: I now bestow upon you...

[Divine Mother] ??????: The Crown of [Insert Artifact here]

hahaha. No, just her being badass in a Valkyrie-style Barrier Jacket.

I hope it does not involve putting things in a stasis field... oh wait, Fate is Lightning aligned...

*Runs from Protoss and Fate*

Wrong Arbiter.
"No, this is our fight, and I will see it finished!"

OMG NOT THAT!!!

*Dials the number for Marduk*

OMG yes that XD.

[I]Battleship, passing thru!!! Battleship, passing thru!!!

No, not Battleship. Think Super Carrier.
Loaded up with 2 squadrons of SR-103Cs (and 1 SR-103NT), 4 Squadrons of SX-02A Wyverns, and 3 Squadrons of C-709 Longsword Heavy Assault Bombers.

Will not Guess the N... But does it have an improved COFFIN System?

I have dibs on what i'll get as well... as well as few of my own designed fighters- though some are ripoffs... i think

*goes shopping*

No COFFIN Cockpit systems, because it ruins the image of space-bound warriors flying their fighters using control systems and joysticks is more awesome than dinky COFFIN systems.

*cue in end of the world music*

Perhaps.

Do they have weakpoints that i can shoot at?

If you're in a fighter.

Keroko is the Deathwing... but riding another dragon?

COMPUTING...

T'will be epic.

WE NEED MORE SPARTAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNSSSSSS~

No, only one. The most BADASS one.

Hmm... mind-numbing insanity, check. Random crossover madness with Nanoha, check.

I guess the only thing to do is do as Wild suggested...

*Plants the seeds of [S]destruction awesome.*
http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1441314/

Crash just joined the party.

Whoo, here we go...

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

I'm especially most interested in the 11th part...

MASTER CHIEF + FATE COMBO?!?!?!?!?!

WINNER

:bow::bow::bow::bow:

And Nanoha's always been GAR in her own way :heh::uhoh:

:heh: There will be (hopefully) some things I do that have never been done before in the OC.

We'll see, just don't make it too long, i'm by princible against long bouts of emo (well, generally against everything emo, but i know it happens so meh...), have fun :D

Well get ready for around 24 chapters of the stuff (Though the focus in primarily Nanoha, there's enough things going on everywhere else to kinda make you forget about her temporarily.

"Uneven Elephant? Doesn't look much like an elephant to me; more like two squids kissing."

"Believe."

"FEET FIRST INTO HELL! OO-FUCKING-RAH!"

"Usually the good Lord works in mysterious ways, but not today. This here is 66 tons of straight-up, HE-spewing, dee-vine intervention. If God is love, then you can call me Cupid!"

Like both, but give me Ibis anyday :nod:

I don't know. Excellen is kinda stuck on the #1 spot when it comes to the girls (although sometimes her and Latooni trade positions).

Need Hayate for that second part.:p Anyway, APPROVED!:D:D:D

Oh yes, I have plans for Hayate. Our lovable moving cannon will be getting some screentime of kickass.

Chrono too.
Random Bridge Bunny: "Enemy ships, staggered line! Captain! They outnumber us 3 to 1!"

Chrono: "Then it's a fair fight. All ships, fire at all! Burn their parasite hides!"

No, blue dragons would be the domain of blue Aspect Mages. Personally, I prefer this one to be Keroko's ride:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/1/19/Red-EyesDarknessDragonSD1-EN-UR.jpg

Concidering avatar =/= summoner, and Keroko doesn't practice summoning magic... pretty hard, actually.

Neltharion also happens to be Lost Logia level powerfull, hence why I never actually use him, only refer to him.

Well, if the Word of Keroko wants her to ride the Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon, then SO BE IT. *fire and brimstone*

Reiji Tabibito

2008-01-24, 15:08

Just so you know, I read your works. ALL OF THEM. Just don't expect me to remember every detail.:rolleyes:

<shrugs> True. Someone like you can't POSSIBLY be expected to remember EVERYTHING - your memory simply isn't good enough.

UNLIKE MINE!!

O-HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!

Stuffy grouchbag!:mad:

*runs*

Go to your happy place... go to your happy place... Shion in a waitress outfit... mmmm...

Dehydrated Water: Just add water :D

[Marian Cross]IDIOT DISCIPLE!!!![/Marian Cross]

Right Slap of DOOM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Xgouki

Well, Almaria herself was scrapped long ago, i just scrapped Almaria the avatar/AI as well...

I'm replacing her with an Angel Doll... Kha, try to guess who.

I'm saving her soul for the "Memory of the Planet" arc of AlternateS II...

That is no revivial though, only this...

"Almaria? But that's..."

"Impossible? no, it is me..."

"But you're..."

"Dead? yes... i'm still dead- and it not like the dead will come to life right?" (Kha sneezes)

"But... but..."

"The Memory of the Planet..."

"What do you mean by that Dana?"

*runs*

Oh gods, not this FF7 crap again...

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-24, 15:14

Whoo, here we go...

Hope that's not a negetive use of that meaning... I tend to react violently to negetivity... mostly those reactions are reffered to as YIELD, and measured in 'Megatons'. :heh:

What can I say? I'm hungry and I don't feel like cooking.

I guess I better go cook:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/technicaldifficulties.jpg

Evangelion Xgouki

2008-01-24, 16:34

No, blue dragons would be the domain of blue Aspect Mages. Personally, I prefer this one to be Keroko's ride:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/1/19/Red-EyesDarknessDragonSD1-EN-UR.jpg

Ah, almost forgot about that one. Or there's always the larger model..

http://www.yugioh-cards.net/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/mrd/MRD-018.jpg

[Marian Cross]IDIOT DISCIPLE!!!![/Marian Cross]

Right Slap of DOOM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Xgouki

Xgouki: @.@

Shamsel: *pokes* You alright? :eyebrow:

Saint X

2008-01-24, 18:25

hahaha. No, just her being badass in a Valkyrie-style Barrier Jacket.

Nibelung Valesti anyone? Nanoha doing that does compute, i can even plot an attack sequence for Nanoha's Nibelung Valesti... RH, blaster bits and all

on the other hand, Hayate can do Nibelung Valesti as well... also plotting a unique attack sequence as well

*runs from Platina, Lenneth, Hrist and Silmeria*

Wrong Arbiter.
"No, this is our fight, and I will see it finished!"

I prefer Motherships, Warp Rays and Phase Prisms anytime...

Ah.. that arbiter...

I hope the Covenant does not spot us...

OMG yes that XD.

*continues to dial for Marduk*

No, not Battleship. Think Super Carrier.
Loaded up with 2 squadrons of SR-103Cs (and 1 SR-103NT), 4 Squadrons of SX-02A Wyverns, and 3 Squadrons of C-709 Longsword Heavy Assault Bombers.

Thats a bit too much for even my Main Fleet Carriers

what is your ratio per Squadron?

I use 10:1 rather than the tradtional 12/24:1

Main Fleet Carrier Complement: (most designations are based on my own designs)

1 XVF-14N Noir Valkyrie for GFS Nilathiel only, other MFCs don't have a commander unit.

3 Squadrons of Either R-Gray 1 (Missle Swarm)/2 (Gravity Laser) /3 (Drones/Options) (all VX or NX Variants) or VF-1NV Valkyries - soon to be replaced by just 2 squadrons of better aircraft.

4 Old Model Protoss Obeservers - Complements of Zeratul and the Protoss, since they are redesigning the Observer.

3 Squadrons of Multimission Fighters (models not revealed due to Secrecy)

5 IS-9/10/11 Antimatter Bombers- carrying 1 RX-17 Antimatter Bomb (Antimatter amount 0.25~1.00 Mole of Antihydrogen/Antiprotons)

*runs*

No COFFIN Cockpit systems, because it ruins the image of space-bound warriors flying their fighters using control systems and joysticks is more awesome than dinky COFFIN systems.

AC3 Fighters look cool

And i got dibs on Vandread 'Floating ball' controls...

*runs*

Perhaps.

dun-dun-duuuuuuuuunnnn~

If you're in a fighter.

Note to self: try to redfine the definition of "Fighter"

T'will be epic.

Saint X: more epics much better

No, only one. The most BADASS one.

all we need are Covenant Grunts and we have the perfect picture :)

Oh gods, not this FF7 crap again...

It is not FF7 crap...

I partly based it on RAVE's "Memory of the Planet", a special place where all the "memories of the planet" are stored... may sound like FF7 but it's not lifestream based...

Wild Goose

2008-01-24, 19:21

No, not Battleship. Think Super Carrier.
Loaded up with 2 squadrons of SR-103Cs (and 1 SR-103NT), 4 Squadrons of SX-02A Wyverns, and 3 Squadrons of C-709 Longsword Heavy Assault Bombers.
Essentially a cold war style carrier group in terms of squadron numbers, but geared entirely towards combat. :nod:

Don't worry about overpoweredness. I've seen Halo-ish carrier concepts with something like 60 mobile suits and 300 fighters. (Yes, it was an abomination of a Halo/SEED crossover. And the guy writing it was an ass. I pretty much did as much as possible to kill it before he inflicted it on us.)

No COFFIN Cockpit systems, because it ruins the image of space-bound warriors flying their fighters using control systems and joysticks is more awesome than dinky COFFIN systems.
Plus, as everyone knows, REAL MEN USE JOYSTICKS AND THROTTLES. Roy Fokker. Rick Hunter. Max Sterling. The list goes on and on. Even ZENGAR used control systems. (Until he got Daizengar, at any rate.)

Playing with control balls are for girls or... well, they aren't REAL MEN.

No, only one. The most BADASS one.
You only need one, afterall. One SPARTAN. One War.

"Usually the good Lord works in mysterious ways, but not today. This here is 66 tons of straight-up, HE-spewing, dee-vine intervention. If God is love, then you can call me Cupid!"
"Keep your fingers on the triggers, eyes downrange, and we all come home today! All you greenhorns who wanted to see Spawn up close, this is your lucky day!"

I don't know. Excellen is kinda stuck on the #1 spot when it comes to the girls (although sometimes her and Latooni trade positions).
It needs to be said that I don't like blondes. But I like Excellen very very much.

Nibelung Valesti anyone? Nanoha doing that does compute, i can even plot an attack sequence for Nanoha's Nibelung Valesti... RH, blaster bits and all

on the other hand, Hayate can do Nibelung Valesti as well... also plotting a unique attack sequence as well

*runs from Platina, Lenneth, Hrist and Silmeria*
Hayate will have more firepower at her disposal than ANY Ace ever. Fact.

I prefer Motherships, Warp Rays and Phase Prisms anytime...

Ah.. that arbiter...

I hope the Covenant does not spot us...
But the Covenant have PLASMA GRENADES.

Thats a bit too much for even my Main Fleet Carriers

what is your ratio per Squadron?

I use 10:1 rather than the tradtional 12/24:1

Main Fleet Carrier Complement: (most designations are based on my own designs)

1 XVF-14N Noir Valkyrie for GFS Nilathiel only, other MFCs don't have a commander unit.

3 Squadrons of Either R-Gray 1 (Missle Swarm)/2 (Gravity Laser) /3 (Drones/Options) (all VX or NX Variants) or VF-1NV Valkyries - soon to be replaced by just 2 squadrons of better aircraft.

4 Old Model Protoss Obeservers - Complements of Zeratul and the Protoss, since they are redesigning the Observer.

3 Squadrons of Multimission Fighters (models not revealed due to Secrecy)

5 IS-9/10/11 Antimatter Bombers- carrying 1 RX-17 Antimatter Bomb (Antimatter amount 0.25~1.00 Mole of Antihydrogen/Antiprotons)

*runs*
Basically, Kagerou's model is that of a US Navy Carrier Air Wing, circa Vietnam to modern style. You've got 2 squadrons of interceptors, 4 Squadrons of multirole combat aircraft, and 3 squadrons of attack jets. In pre F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Days, a US Carrier would consist of no less than 8 squadrons of aircraft; 2 Tomcat interceptor squadrons, 2 F/A-18A/C Hornet multirole squadrons (occasionally an F/A-18D squadron from the USMC is fielded), one or two A-6 Intruder squadrons, a KA-6D Tanker squadron, S-3 Viking subhunter squadron, and an E-2 AEW Squadron. Total of nine squadrons of aircraft.

The Hand of Durandal's complement essentially fits the 9 squadrons, but is geared almost exclusively for combat. Hence, 2 interceptor squadrons, 4 multirole squadrons, and 3 squadrons of what are essentially supersonic A-10s with a bigger payload.

AC3 Fighters look cool

And i got dibs on Vandread 'Floating ball' controls...

*runs*
... you're just setting your pilots up for "playing with balls" jokes; you do realise...

"Who're those dudes?"

"Lol, they aren't pilots, they just play with balls!"

"lulz."

Saint X

2008-01-24, 21:12

Hayate will have more firepower at her disposal than ANY Ace ever. Fact.

we can add that to the skill tree...

But the Covenant have PLASMA GRENADES.

love 'em "glue bombs"...

But i like to stick needles with the needler...

Basically, Kagerou's model is that of a US Navy Carrier Air Wing, circa Vietnam to modern style. You've got 2 squadrons of interceptors, 4 Squadrons of multirole combat aircraft, and 3 squadrons of attack jets. In pre F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Days, a US Carrier would consist of no less than 8 squadrons of aircraft; 2 Tomcat interceptor squadrons, 2 F/A-18A/C Hornet multirole squadrons (occasionally an F/A-18D squadron from the USMC is fielded), one or two A-6 Intruder squadrons, a KA-6D Tanker squadron, S-3 Viking subhunter squadron, and an E-2 AEW Squadron. Total of nine squadrons of aircraft.

The Hand of Durandal's complement essentially fits the 9 squadrons, but is geared almost exclusively for combat. Hence, 2 interceptor squadrons, 4 multirole squadrons, and 3 squadrons of what are essentially supersonic A-10s with a bigger payload.

Yeah... that's why my model is Weak... Well all of my fighters are high on the bill... that's why only 6 Sqadrons per carrier in my end... unlike in the past, the carriers were much larger than my current ones- the early MFCs that i've planned were based on the SDF-1 model... too much to sustain...

I now prefer my carriers to be light and fast... almost based on the Ark Royal model but with a bit of diversity...

Plus, as everyone knows, REAL MEN USE JOYSTICKS AND THROTTLES. Roy Fokker. Rick Hunter. Max Sterling. The list goes on and on. Even ZENGAR used control systems. (Until he got Daizengar, at any rate.)

Playing with control balls are for girls or... well, they aren't REAL MEN.

... you're just setting your pilots up for "playing with balls" jokes; you do realise...

"Who're those dudes?"

"Lol, they aren't pilots, they just play with balls!"

"lulz."

Real Hotblooded Men...

Well, i'm an equal oppotunity employer... i don't do sterotypes...

"I prefer everyone to help and cooperate rather than be the lone target that gets scolded by being so much cannon fodder... If that hotblood or overpowering manliness will only get in the way of being professional, then consider yourself a goner, a fool, and a hero if you manage to survive- but i would rather have all of you coming home in one piece so that we can catch one at Joe's rather than burning one of you to ashes over a funeral pyre..."

though the manual controls remain- a typical GDI fighter has the same controls the Strike Freedom Gun*** has (yes, it includes the keyboards in some models), the ball controls are for women, people with disabilities but with capable pilot skills, and men who want to do mental excercises- you need to sometimes excercise the brain to be even better...

"As long they fly together, they, regardless on control method, they are pilots... the burning souls of their raging war machines..."

yes, we have similar and different views on everything...

LoweGear

2008-01-24, 21:51

Dekai urusai desu~

Alice-chan, Dekkai Kakkoi Desu!!!!!! :D:D:D

ALL HAIL ORANGE PLANET!!!</nazisalute>

No Argument There, Athena and Alice FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D

@Thread:

is FSZ alive? I might need him to draw something for me...

Last heard from him about a couple of days ago :heh:

IS THIS A SETUP?!?!?!?!:frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:

Paranoid Aaron is Paranoid :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Didn't know before, but now I envision Burning Arisa VS Exceed Nanoha in full funnel combat during Banning's Counterattack. :eyespin:

I didn't mean a switch of VA there, just putting Mai in Neena's place. :p

Burning Arisa vs. Exceed Nanoha?!?!? :eek:

FIGHT OF THE CENTURY!!!!! :D:D:D

And don't worry, that's more crack of mine, since Kugimiya Rie does tsunderes extremely well :D:uhoh:

Me too! Two in fact, with Gimmy returning Dynames to its original owner in StrikerS and Rebuilt of StrikerS. :heh:

That opens up the possibility for Gimmy to return it to your OC in the StrikerS timeline! :D

But I'll adapt to your's, since I haven't made anyhting concrete yet. Dynames might not be the same Dynames as the fighter suit, or the Grade I'm using, so go ahead and make your own take. :)

Our Dynames is different from yours though, and in far more... capable hands :uhoh:

HAZUKASHII SERIFU KINSHI!!

:eek::eek::eek:

EEEEEEEEH?!?!?!?!

There is a Nanoha model. Her right leg is raised. And she isn't wearing pantsu. My immediate reaction was DO NOT WANT.

There is? :twitch: I think you're referring to figures there :heh:

"There's something special about a good knife. Wanna borrow my wife? Maybe. My knife? Never."

"Sergeant Major, you aren't married."

"It's the thought that counts."

Don't mind if I borrow your wife when you get married then? :p

Maybe :heh: Too bad the SRX version doesn't want to load -_-

-_- Damn

Just wait a few, it'll be available eventually :heh:

Ibis does have her charms; I loled when I realised that she's one of the few female SRW charecters who doesn't have a bounce animation. *laughs*

:heh: No matter, it's not the breast that matters, it's the heart :nod:

Gruff manly voice: "But you cannot deny that a plasma grenade is so much more satisfying. Oh yes, watching their faces as they realised they're fucked is a very satisfying feeling."

"But I want them to experience that terror for more than a second, don't you?"

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Hahaha....

Wrong version, Lowe. Let me give you a hint: I'm spending more time with SRW OG than Gundam right now. It's the OTHER Love Love attack.

Aaaaah Ai no Chikara Wo! :D:D:D

Which version though? The standard, or the Riese/Rein version? :uhoh:

Like duh. He's so win that his student Gavin Daklighter was able to ignore Jacen Solo's Force Pressure.

"I apologize for any, uh, pressure."

"You're young, Colonel Solo. You'll learn. Now STFU and GTFO."

:nod:

Fuck you all, I want a Master Grade Master Chief.

...

You demean the Master Chief with JUST a MASTER GRADE?!?

Give me PERFECT GRADE MASTER CHIEF :cool:

Naomi: "Enemies of women! Those who toy with the hearts of maidens! DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
*goes rock and roll with the M7 SMG*

*watches Smith and Wesson dance to the tune of full auto fire*

Neil Dylandy: *sighs* No matter what I teach them, they never learn. :heh:

Actually, this Dynames was not handed over... it was created from scratch with one popular device in mind...:uhoh:

:nod::nod::nod:

Our own device voiced by Donna Burke :uhoh:

*runs*

Wouldn't it be more like the Pwn, the Own, and the Ubberness? :eyespin:

I Stand Corrected :bow::bow::bow:

Hmm...or maybe like a Rider's Cast Off? :uhoh:

*runs*

I suddenly remember the doujin where Fate and Signum don Rider Armor and then suddenly do a Cast-Off... with hilarious (and NSFW) consequences :uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Well, Almaria herself was scrapped long ago, i just scrapped Almaria the avatar/AI as well...

I'm replacing her with an Angel Doll... Kha, try to guess who.

I'm saving her soul for the "Memory of the Planet" arc of AlternateS II...

That is no revivial though, only this...

"Almaria? But that's..."

"Impossible? no, it is me..."

"But you're..."

"Dead? yes... i'm still dead- and it not like the dead will come to life right?" (Kha sneezes)

"But... but..."

"The Memory of the Planet..."

"What do you mean by that Dana?"

*runs*

:twitch::twitch::twitch:

No, blue dragons would be the domain of blue Aspect Mages. Personally, I prefer this one to be Keroko's ride:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/1/19/Red-EyesDarknessDragonSD1-EN-UR.jpg

OH YEAH

Much better than Blue Eyes White Dragon :nod:

Hope that's not a negetive use of that meaning... I tend to react violently to negetivity... mostly those reactions are reffered to as YIELD, and measured in 'Megatons'. :heh:

What can I say? I'm hungry and I don't feel like cooking.

I guess I better go cook:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/technicaldifficulties.jpg

No Chevy for the head? SACRILEGE!!!!!!!!!!! :frustrated::p

... you're just setting your pilots up for "playing with balls" jokes; you do realise...

"Who're those dudes?"

"Lol, they aren't pilots, they just play with balls!"

"lulz."

Though the Vandreads require at least one female to be co-operating it... and what about the pilots sitting Vandread Dita style... :uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

*runs*

USB500

2008-01-24, 21:57

Burning Arisa vs. Exceed Nanoha?!?!? :eek:

FIGHT OF THE CENTURY!!!!! :D:D:D

And don't worry, that's more crack of mine, since Kugimiya Rie does tsunderes extremely well :D:uhoh:
YES! I AM SO WANTING TO WATCH THIS HAPPENING!!!! :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated: :frustrated:

And tsunderes are always hot. :D :D :D :uhoh:

*runs from Tohsaka Sophia*

Well, since I finally got to install OpenOffice, I guess I can start working on my OC fanfics again. :nod: BTW, Lowe, who's your OC concept you said you want to.... ahem, introduce to Akira?

*hears Folka powering up over the horizon*

:uhoh:

Kha

2008-01-24, 21:57

There probably won't be any Disgraced Elite parts. Fic-Kha would have a fit if they stripped and branded poor Fate-chan in front of everybody.I was afraid of that... :p

Actually, this Dynames was not handed over... it was created from scratch with one popular device in mind...:uhoh:Sou desu. I'll just return it to the original owner in both timelines. :D

Just that Kha needs more than 3 different timelines to snag them all...:uhoh:Only the Kerokano timeline has that whooper 41... :3

What I meant is that it will be hard to kill them without making them go boom...for example, hitting them with a certain type of magic, or hitting them in a certain weak point, instead of going all out ala Nanoha.

And hey, you got me confused here. I thought Kerokanon was basically the OC canon timeline... so those two scenarios you got up there are set in the same timeline. :heh: Maybe you have another idea for Kerokanon?It's my little take on it, as the events widely deviate, like the earlier appearances of the Numbers, better foreshadowing and battling NMs and Ex-Numbers.

I dunno. There are not many OCs involved in this arc. Keroko's and FlameSparkZ's OCs are in the area but doing their own stuff, for instance.

But this is good. I may take one of those two to fight Gwen - though this possibility still depends on Gwen's objective and motivation to fight them. At least Orga and Clotho absolutely hate Gwen, since she owned them both when they were little, despite Orga and Clotho having more magical power than her. :uhoh: And they are dying for a rematch. :DI chose Clotho because Kha and him are all speed types.

No, blue dragons would be the domain of blue Aspect Mages. Personally, I prefer this one to be Keroko's ride:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/1/19/Red-EyesDarknessDragonSD1-EN-UR.jpg:nod:

Reiji Tabibito

2008-01-24, 22:03

Xgouki: @.@

Shamsel: *pokes* You alright? :eyebrow:

<sigh> You need to work on your timing - your jabs have no impact to them whatsoever...practice swings. Now.

It is not FF7 crap...

I partly based it on RAVE's "Memory of the Planet", a special place where all the "memories of the planet" are stored... may sound like FF7 but it's not lifestream based...

<shrug> Whatever...

:eek::eek::eek:

EEEEEEEEH?!?!?!?!

Okay, seriously, we need to stop with all the ARIA references.

I mean, come on! We could probably go back and forth on this for FOREVER!

In other news...

At the suggestion of someone from this thread (I forget who), I have started watching Rental Magica.

And what I can say is:

1. The cast NEEDS A STRAIGHT MAN!

2. Honami and Adelicia need to stop fighting over President Eyepatch and DO SOMETHING!!

3. Nekoyashiki-san rocks my socks...except when he's being weirder than the rest of the cast COMBINED!

That's all.

LoweGear

2008-01-24, 22:18

Well, since I finally got to install OpenOffice, I guess I can start working on my OC fanfics again. :nod: BTW, Lowe, who's your OC concept you said you want to.... ahem, introduce to Akira?

*hears Folka powering up over the horizon*

:uhoh:

Nah, not Folka. And OC's :nod: :uhoh:

They're gonna get along well with Akira just fine :nod:

Okay, seriously, we need to stop with all the ARIA references.

I mean, come on! We could probably go back and forth on this for FOREVER!

I wouldn't mind :p

USB500

2008-01-24, 22:26

Nah, not Folka. And OC's :nod: :uhoh:

They're gonna get along well with Akira just fine :nod:
There are more than one? Wow, this can be really interesting. :D

So will the interaction include lots of hotblood battles and shedding of manly tears? :uhoh:

Smith/Wesson: we don't really care! Girl or not, if she's hotblooded, then we're more than glad to become her friends!!!!!!
Sanshiro: *points east* THE EAST IS BURNING RED, MY STUDENTS!!!
Smith/Wesson/Akira: SHISHOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *cries hotblooded tears*

I hope this kind of interaction won't happen very soon. :heh:

Mai: .................

...................................

...................................

USB-sama.

Me: :uhoh:

Wild Goose

2008-01-24, 22:30

love 'em "glue bombs"...

But i like to stick needles with the needler...
Lol needler.

Yeah... that's why my model is Weak... Well all of my fighters are high on the bill... that's why only 6 Sqadrons per carrier in my end... unlike in the past, the carriers were much larger than my current ones- the early MFCs that i've planned were based on the SDF-1 model... too much to sustain...

I now prefer my carriers to be light and fast... almost based on the Ark Royal model but with a bit of diversity...
Ironically, a Nimitz-class is faster than an Invincible-class. Ark Royal is essentially a carrier on the small scale; the British CVF will be much larger.

Real Hotblooded Men...

Well, i'm an equal oppotunity employer... i don't do sterotypes...

"I prefer everyone to help and cooperate rather than be the lone target that gets scolded by being so much cannon fodder... If that hotblood or overpowering manliness will only get in the way of being professional, then consider yourself a goner, a fool, and a hero if you manage to survive- but i would rather have all of you coming home in one piece so that we can catch one at Joe's rather than burning one of you to ashes over a funeral pyre..."

though the manual controls remain- a typical GDI fighter has the same controls the Strike Freedom Gun*** has (yes, it includes the keyboards in some models), the ball controls are for women, people with disabilities but with capable pilot skills, and men who want to do mental excercises- you need to sometimes excercise the brain to be even better...

"As long they fly together, they, regardless on control method, they are pilots... the burning souls of their raging war machines..."

yes, we have similar and different views on everything...

Thing is, while we may deride hot blood and such, real pilots actually DO train up their hot blood; Top Gun is full of hot blooded pilots.

Of course, once they get past Lt. Commander, the hot blood dies off a bit... from a blazing furnace to a cool fire. The idea is that they take that hot blood and then control and harness it to serve their bidding.

Also, I recall reading something where several simulated ideas were proposed; apparently at high-G manuvers, the joystick and throttle setup is actually better because at high G, it actually presses your hads onto the controls and you don't slip.

Also, different controls means different drivers and different cockpits and adds up to the maintennance nightmare. It may appear alright to the brass... but the maintennance pukes will be ready to kill or mutiny at how nothing is interchangeable.

There is? :twitch: I think you're referring to figures there :heh:
Yes.

Don't mind if I borrow your wife when you get married then? :p
Ivanovich: "It's the principle of the matter. You never, ever borrow a man's knife. And stay away from my woman. You can borrow her...but you won't live long."

:heh: No matter, it's not the breast that matters, it's the heart :nod:
Naomi: "I don't believe you." *tsun*

"But I want them to experience that terror for more than a second, don't you?"

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:
"Nah, too much of a good thing demeans it."

Aaaaah Ai no Chikara Wo! :D:D:D

Which version though? The standard, or the Riese/Rein version? :uhoh:

TBR - to be revealed. :D
...

You demean the Master Chief with JUST a MASTER GRADE?!?

Give me PERFECT GRADE MASTER CHIEF :cool:
Wait, there's a Grade higher than MG? Didn't know that.

K, Perfect Grade it is. But there's a symmetry in Master Grade Master Chief.

*watches Smith and Wesson dance to the tune of full auto fire*

Neil Dylandy: *sighs* No matter what I teach them, they never learn. :heh:
Psycho: They're sick fucks, that's why.
I suddenly remember the doujin where Fate and Signum don Rider Armor and then suddenly do a Cast-Off... with hilarious (and NSFW) consequences :uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

....do want.

Though the Vandreads require at least one female to be co-operating it... and what about the pilots sitting Vandread Dita style... :uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

*runs*

have you learned nothing from AC3? COFFIN for girlpilots.

Nightengale

2008-01-24, 22:55

That reminds me; how's Fate's Papa doing? :uhoh:

He's er....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/chiakt/c0012243_219923.jpg

looking for his mask. :p

Do we know anything about the TSAB Intelligence division(s)? Like their organizational structure or who they report to?

I mean, we have Verossa Acous who's called "Inspector" by various people, but that's all I can tell from the anime.

Reason I'm asking is because I have ideas for a couple of (new) OCs in Intelligence, but I'm not sure how to write them into the TSAB.

Other than they're involved in Intelligence work and Acous is a member? Zilch.

It probably works somewhat like the NSA.

SO.... How's things without me?

Don't know. I'm not here much for the time being anyway.

Anyway, I've finally started on another fic, this time, a full-blown story, not just a one-shot. And for the fruits of my labor, all I have to show is just one lousy preview.

This is, however, just a sample of the first chapter... To be exact, just a sample of the first HALF of the first chapter. Because it is still in the experimental phase, and therefore is still Susceptible to changes. In fact, I'm almost certain to be adding more details later on.

(Apparently after all this time, I've still have yet to kick the nasty habit of over-writing... >.>)

Oh btw, I still have not come up with a title yet, so I'll just call it, "A story without a Name"...

...For now.

For most parts of this chapter, you can call it Graham-centric, so Nighty had better take this chance to correct me before I keep this mindset of young Graham.

Oh, one last thing, it's mdnight here, I'm too tired to catch all the typos... But I'm pretty sureAaron and/or Kha would do it for me...

"A Preview without a Name"

*snore...snore....snore....*

*Asleep at laptop*

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

All in all, I'll say this is a great piece. Graham seems well-portrayed, though it's only half a chapter so I'll keep it to that. I was wondering why he's a Commodore here, but nice to see you haven't forgotten I made him Rear Admiral.

The only... miff, is probably how corny that last part was. It felt like something out of a comic book. :rolleyes:

...and this just came in.

:uhoh:

I wouldn't be too off that crack... then again, who am I to say anything? :uhoh:

I thot it's just someone got to her in time... After all, labs ARE supposed to explode when the mad doc is defeated ne? :heh:

But Fate stopped it. :p

*runs really fast from panda snipers*

*shoots*

After many fierce battles against Laziness and Procrastination, as well as beating my head to get the scenes right, I am glad to FINALLY present to you,

A Day at the Amusement Park, a GenerationS side story

:nod: :nod:

But still! Why hasn't the Major entered Outer Cadia yet? We have a reputation to uphold!

... That's because I borrowed the domain template for teh Major though it is up open for grasps.

Problem is that I haven't done anything with it. Been too busy these 2 months. Can't wait for school to start so that I can have my leisure time back. :mad:

Well...here's a little piece of crack involving Lyrical Mages. Please, please, don't kill me, anyone. This is just for fun.

Will be continued when I get back.

But I think you know Zengar's song. :heh:

:nod: :nod: :eyespin: :nod:

Crack indeed. :p

And why are they using kanji for the names. I know a disgustingly large amount of Japanese had somehow been sucked onto Midchildra (why not Chinese, Russians, Germans, French, Italians, Americans, Saudi, Iraqi, Iranian, Somalians...), but they should have naturalized by now!

C'mon, as much as there's ton of non Japanese in Nanohaverse, the main will almost definitely be one.

...

You're kidding me right?!?!?!?! :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Hayate's world just became much, much darker, when two of her closest friends turn out to be using her? :twitch::twitch::twitch:

Epic storyline material, no?

I'll admit to being vehemently cruel on Hayate in DestinyS too in particular.

Well, Subaru is already part Dendoh :heh::uhoh:

4 to tango, amirite?

I mean, we already have a Subaru and Ginga... Hokuto and Altea's the only missing one from the equation.

Where did Raising Heart come from? All signs in Season 1 seem to point to it being a Lost Logia itself, but I could be mistaken.

Way back in Season 1 when Yuuno crash-landed on Earth, what made him crash-land? What happened to the rest of the crew, if any?

Last I heard, Raising Heart was one of Yuuno's excavation-site findings. It's probably an old-model Intelligent Device that is somehow just naturally attuned to Nanoha's latent abilities, which might explain why there was a need for chanting and how fast-to-adapt she was with RH, even though StrikerS I.Ds, even for those who aren't latent AAA, don't need any of the extra mumbo-jumbos.

Meh, it's half serious and half not. Trust me when I say the second half is going to consist of heavy amounts of the following (Not spoilers, because simply, these will be such overarching elements it'll be hard not to see them coming XD):

- Kickass OP (More kickass than the first? It's possible!)
- Nanoha being made of GAR and WIN (I made up something just for her, for the second half: Valkyrie Mode)
- Fate and a little title/rank called Arbiter.
- Summon magic in spades. Expect a dragon called Tiamat.
- A ship called the Hand of Durandal.
- Ace Combat versions of space fighters. The SR-103C Space Delphius, for example. To get even more specific, the SR-103NT Space Delphius NT-Type. What does the N stand for? It's easy to figure out.
- What happens when you take the Zerg and mix it with the Flood? The Spawn of Razgriz.
- Ascendant Justice. Unyielding Hierophant. Truth and Reconciliation. Shadow of Intent. Pious Inquisitor. Do any of these names sound familiar?
- Keroko. Riding an avatar of Deathwing. Is it possible? Or am I just making it up?
- Aurion, preferably, will be his most badass, ever.
- The Master Chief. Need I say more? (And if you're thinking that MC and Fate have awesome team-up, you'd probably be right.)
- HOTBLOOD and MANLINESS from our hotblooded friends Smith, Wesson, and Franz.
- And that's not the half of it.

Not half of it? :eek::bow:

Ah, Rise of Destiny. Good booster, lots of good effect cards. Harpy deckbuilders love it.

I much prefer Champions of Black Magician.

No, blue dragons would be the domain of blue Aspect Mages. Personally, I prefer this one to be Keroko's ride:

[spoiler=sweetest black ride ever]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/1/19/Red-EyesDarknessDragonSD1-EN-UR.jpg

YGO Black Dragons does have an affinity for red.

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/9/9e/GandoratheDragonofDestructionVB8-JP-UR.jpg

FieryAeon

2008-01-25, 00:11

Just a friendly reminder.

Not to spoil the fun but don't forget we're being monitored nowadays instead of having more or less a free rein like how we used to. Try not to go too off topic here ok? :uhoh:

@Wild Goose: Are your recent stuff linked to the 1st page of this thread? I need to link to it when I find time to. (Damn, working is a LOT more time consuming and tiring than I believed it to be. :upset: )

@xgouki: Managed to read your finalized piece on the theme park outing for Yuunoha. All I can say is Vivio >>> Yuuno. Don't worry ferret boy...there's always next time. :D

@Reiji: That would be Aaron who suggested you watch Rental Magica.

@all the crack flying around: shoo!

Wild Goose

2008-01-25, 00:56

Yeah, most of my recent stuff is linked to the 1st page. The one-off crack ubershorts (Number Mutilation, Hail to the Chief, Crack!Yuuno, Zengar & Hotbloods vs Lyrical Mages) aren't linked there, however.

...though I might actually revise my opinion of crack black ops Delta Force Yuuno...

LoweGear

2008-01-25, 01:12

There are more than one? Wow, this can be really interesting. :D

3, the magic number :nod:

So will the interaction include lots of hotblood battles and shedding of manly tears? :uhoh:

Smith/Wesson: we don't really care! Girl or not, if she's hotblooded, then we're more than glad to become her friends!!!!!!
Sanshiro: *points east* THE EAST IS BURNING RED, MY STUDENTS!!!
Smith/Wesson/Akira: SHISHOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *cries hotblooded tears*

I hope this kind of interaction won't happen very soon. :heh:

Mai: .................

...................................

...................................

USB-sama.

Me: :uhoh:

:nod::nod::nod:

And don't forget

HENSHIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ivanovich: "It's the principle of the matter. You never, ever borrow a man's knife. And stay away from my woman. You can borrow her...but you won't live long."

I may not live long... but I'll live HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D

*runs*

Naomi: "I don't believe you." *tsun*

"You put too much emphasis on your... material... assets" :uhoh:

"Nah, too much of a good thing demeans it."

But I like the idea of the deserving recieving an eternity of torture and pain :nod:

Wait, there's a Grade higher than MG? Didn't know that.

K, Perfect Grade it is. But there's a symmetry in Master Grade Master Chief.

The 1/60 Perfect Grades, aka PG, which is the cream of the crop for Bandai's Gunpla, with all the bells, whistles and all other doodads available. Only thing missing is some actual hydraulics to make it move. :heh:

Though MG MC really does have a nice ring, similar to MG GM :heh:

Psycho: They're sick fucks, that's why.

Dylandy: *under breath*

Not as much as you are... :rolleyes:

....do want.

Unfortunately don't have Silver Retriever to get it :heh:

have you learned nothing from AC3? COFFIN for girlpilots.

AC3? :heh:

He's er....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/chiakt/c0012243_219923.jpg

looking for his mask. :p

The most unusual OG pairing ever :heh:

Epic storyline material, no?

I'll admit to being vehemently cruel on Hayate in DestinyS too in particular.

Someone like you could work wonders with it :nod:

4 to tango, amirite?

I mean, we already have a Subaru and Ginga... Hokuto and Altea's the only missing one from the equation.

Exactly :nod:

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-25, 01:17

Here's something out of left field... I'm right in the middle of doing some simple modding in BF2.

Who thinks it would be interesting if we were to band together and make a full scale total conversion into a Nanoha battle game.

For example, I know a modding crew who can pretty much make anything from scratch. Just imagine a starlight breaker here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/NUKED.jpg) instead of an MLRS.

I know I'd play it.

LoweGear

2008-01-25, 01:22

USB500

2008-01-25, 01:31

3, the magic number :nod:
Ah, i see. :nod:

:nod::nod::nod:

And don't forget

HENSHIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rider JUMP! Reider KICK!
Kamen Rider! Kamen Rider!
RIDER! RIDER!!!

AC3? :heh:
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere. :nod: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Combat_3)

The most unusual OG pairing ever :heh:\
Well, since he declared himself as the Sword of Sophia Irui, it should make sense. :uhoh:

==============

Like this?

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa299/spec_operations/HNRMG.jpg

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:
:uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh:

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-25, 01:33

Like this?

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa299/spec_operations/HNRMG.jpg

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Yes... But more... complete.
---
Anywho, I got my OC written up, so I'll put it up here before I turn in for the night. Of course, it's a monster length data bit, but I tend to do that. So what you guys want to do with him...

----

CINEMA of the Battery Device Test Incident: (Of course, the second part Incomplete)
P1: http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1441314/
P2: http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1506219/
-------

NAME: 'Crash' (Callsign)
GENDER: Male
Physical Appearance: Nondescript male, short haircut. Athletic build, scared up something fierce.
Allignment: Chaotic Good
DEVICE: Battery
POWERS: Walking Murphy's law. (AKA: Everything just goes WRONG around him.)
+ SKILLS: Evaision, Catastrohpic Survival

PROFILE:

Time Space Administration Beaurau Experimental Systems Test Force (T.S.A. B.E.S.T. F.) Test Pilot, leading unit (Unit 01) Callsign known only as 'Crash'. As a Cadet, he recieved this callsign as the first ever cadet to 'successfully' crash and wreck a full sized TSA Dimensional Cruiser, while it was still powered down and in drydock, resulting in massive damage to the docking facility, and terminal catastrophic damage to the cruiser.
'Crash' had somehow, survived the incident, not only alive, but for the most part, completely unhurt. (Discounting cuts and such.)
Crash had become known throughout his cadet days, as a man with a motto. He could break ANYTHING. Records, rules, equipment, vehicles. 'He's a walking murphy's law' some had said. Some younger cadets even suggested he was cursed or immortal, as he seemed to get into more crazy and violent accidents than it should have been physically possible to do, and even more physically impossible that he pretty much walked away from nearly all of them.

He was assigned to TSA BEST F, the Test Force which helped develope experimental magical technologies and equipment, putting his 'talent' to good use by finding the flaws in new equipment, vehicles, and technology. And find those flaws he did. Crash's test piloting has seen him litterally walk away from 126 'fatal' accidents with nothing more than a shrug, while the entire command staff gawked each and every time, and the test force commander commented about having a heart attack, each and every time... Including 34 'fatal' accidents that occured while the TSA was modernizing the Belkan cartraige system for current, stable use. These included seven dimensional incidents, four of which had class SS+ level magical explosions that rocked TSAGCOM itself.
His piloting is... unique. Crash isn't much of a fighter, but his talent for finding weird ways to break things has developed into a skill in which he can make vehicles and equipment do things that seem to defy logic itself. Often, the term 'The Unsung Aces' has been attatched to him and the test force for their abilities in general. His extensive testing of magical weapons has gained him moderate skill in their use all across the board, especially with most of the ranged magical firearms available.
In the few times he's been deployed in emergencies, he's somehow managed to find the most collatteral inducing and destructive way to deal with a situation. (Much to upper TSAGCOM's displeasure come budget time...)

As of late, Crash has been promoted to be the lead pilot of the Test force, working on the COMBAT BATTERY project to produce a device that can provide all around heavy combat effectiveness to even mages of negligable power levels. After a particularly violent accident during the project, which involved strangely enough, a PVC pipe, duct tape, a paperclip, and chewing gum as the triggers, Crash was quoted as calling the project... 'An absolute BLAST!'.
Whether or not that was because he'd just been blown 200 meters by a magical explosion, or because he thought it was fun, has never been determined.

In the late phase field testing of the BATTERY system, he was redirected to an active intercept role during a major flight test of the new system, where he was promptly cut off from Test Force Command and TSAGCOM before being engaged by six of the Imfamous 'Numbers' Combat Cyborgs. It was believed they were after some of the experimental tech being used in the battery, and was using their artifact raid on the auction to the east as cover. Crash managed to prove the effectiveness of the Battery system and its flexibility by not only actively engaging them, but surviving against these well trained killers for the eight and a half minutes it took to scramble reinforcements to assist him.
Crash has been awarded permenant use of his model of the Battery system for his actions in that incident. And strangely enough, he hasn't broken it yet...

DEVICE PROFILE:

Combat Battery (As in, Artillery Battery, or Weapons Battery.)
REFFERENCED NAME: "Battery"
DEVICE TYPE: Active AI Intelligent Magic Support Device [Test Type]
SYSTEM SPECS: Combat Oriented Armor and Weapons configurations.
AI TYPE: Modified F Type, limited personality, emphisized situational management. Dual Core Redundancy

COMPACT STATE: Dog Tags on a military necklace.

DEPLOYED STATES:
Armor Configurations of Heavy Ground Mode, Intercept, and Air Superiority Mode.
Weapon Configurations include STANDBY, Standard Rifle, Lance Rifle, Cerberus DFC, and Paladin Grand.

NOTES:
The Combat Battery is a self contained magic assisted power armor and weapon system. It includes all the trimmings of normal magical devices such as amplification and control, as well as boosting from the cartraige system. It also contains a number of non-magical systems such as the Grav Drive, a self sealed environment, physical high mass armor plating, and physical lifting capacity of two tons. It contains a magical and non-magical sensor suite and situational awareness system that matches a dimensional cruiser in all but range. The AI that operates the system is smart enough to work and understand as a decent partner with just about any master, gathering information needed, performing operations as required on its own, and essentially doing all the tasks required in the background of a combat situation, such as target profiling, threat assessment, and tracking.
Battery's voice is male, the engineers opting to have the more harsh, and critical tone to get the attention of its master as needed. Battery is programed to speak clearly in technical terms, often using informative commands such as 'PRIMED', 'AFFIRMATIVE', and 'NEGATIVE', allowing it to be understood and communicated with, even under situations where it may be difficult to hear or understand the device.

Configuration wise, the battery has a number of mission set modes enabling it to perform as well as an A rank Mage.

Internal Barrier Jacket: The primary, all purpose body glove barrier jacket is custom for the Battery, providing full body protection in a utilitarian manner that can be supported by modular add-ons of the main configurations. Unsurprisingly, it is not visually impressive compared to the more flamboyant jackets of the main TSA forces. However, it works.

ARMOR CONFIGURATIONS:

Heavy Ground Mode: The HG Mode consists of a strong overlayed combat exoskeleton over the barrier jacket. This armor is solid metal plating consisting of magic forged super density tungsten carbide and titanium alloys. It masses in at more than three times the weight of a large adult male human. However, it can withstand impact from up to S ranked attacks and still allow just about any pilot to walk away from the assault with only inconveniencing physical injuries. Granted, the armor is made for pilot survivability, not to withstand multiple heavy attacks, so armor functionality after S level hits is questionable.

Interceptor Mode: Power routing of the Battery is diverted from defenses to use of the inbuilt Grav-Drive system that allows the massive armor to gain flight mage ability. At a cost of defensive barrier power and magical weapons power, the armor can achieve straight flight performance surpassing the speed of aireal mages.

Air Superiority Mode: In the event of a manuever intensive air combat situation. The battery armor is designed to Jettison the heavy external armor and activate a lighter, more aerodynamic frame for the purpose of being able to direct more energy to airborne manuevering. Defenses are far weaker as a result, and the mode is suggested only for those who can keep up with the performance boost.

DEVICE WEAPON CONFIGURATIONS:

STANDBY: The weapon can be docked into the back of the armor and placed in standby mode when the pilot needs his/her hands free.

Rifle: The 'Device Mode' of the Battery weapon's system. Unsurprisingly, as a combat oriented device, it's highly utilitarian and rather spartan in non-combat features. The Rifle mode fires magical rounds with either single fire, or automatic/burst fire modes.

Lance Rifle: For the times when the mage just wants to reach out and touch someone, the Lance Rifle mode is an impressive peice of magical weapon's design. Ressembling a Barret M82A1 in design, the mode can fire a compact, high energy SS level projectile at three times the speed of sound at a range of twenty kilometers and hit a target the size of a sheet of paper dead center. This is achieved through the Battery's AI performing the critical targetting management operations such as calcularing horizon curviture, magnetic, optical, and magical interference, as well as digitally and magically stablizing the firing platform. A full power class SS shot requires four cartraiges, and significant charging time, but is capable of smashing just about any magical defense with enough leftover energy to overpenetrait right into other targets. The physical backblast from a single shot often sounds like an artillery cannon being fired and has a strong enough concussion to knock unprepared mages clear off their feet.

Cerberus DF Mode: The Dogfight Cannon configuration, known as Cerberus, employs pretty much a 'spray and pray' factor. In a situation where aireal magical dogfighting with high speed, snap manuever targets is a factor, leading and hitting with well aimed shots just isn't feasable. The rapid fire gatling setup in this mode sprays hundreds of low power, dumb magical shots a second, acting like brilliant tracers to attempt to hit targets in the fight. The overal logic is to overwhelm with numbers rather than overpower. The secondary fire mode, a high power homing shot known as the BloodHound Breaker, fires a fast moving magical missile object that will chase a selected target for up to five kilometers to inflict level A rank damage with a cartraige load.

Paladin Grand: When the mission calls for the Big Guns, the Paladin Grand artillery cannon is where it's at. Although it has almost no practical use in close range combat, it's few firing modes allow the pilot to engage in heavy fire support of any other mage group that requires it. The deadly accuracy of the Spectre Barrage allows light artillery level firepower to be repeatedly placed on target, rapidly firing a series of deadly high power explosive magic shells on the fly. It's final attack however, the deadly high energy Meteor Shower, fires a single round... the Ballistic magic round of the Meteor shower attack is a MIRV, the shot being calculated by the AI to be fired high into the sky, where it fractures at sub-orbital altitude to rain down on the target position with a devastating hail of magical explosions. The exact number and size of the fracturing can be controlled by the pilot or AI depending on what they want for area spread and damage per submunition. To fire a Meteor Shower however, requires a full five cartraiges, and is a difficult and time consuming attack to fire.

OTHER ABILITIES:

1 - The Battery device can duplicate a number of conventional magical attacks, ranging from the Divine Buster, to the Iron Howl, and does have an inventory of various attack propperties for magical bullets.

2 - M.A.C.H. STRAFE: The experimental emergency movement technique, known as the Magic Assisted Compression Hop, is being tested out with the Battery. This manuever uses sub-dimensional micro-compression to fold the space between two points for the pilot, and causes a rather sudden change in position. The rapid change in position often produces a sonic boom on entry into the strafe, and a loud crack of thunder at exit due to air moving out of the way of the pilot's body and or aerodynamics barrier. The manuever can be self sufficient from any mage pilot at a range of up to 500 meters before additional cartraige power loads are required. The nature of the move being a dimensional hop rather than a physical motion means that it also does not have any effects on momentum, or the conservation thereof. Meaning that it can be used to effectively change direction without bleeding speed in the conventional sense. Overall, the name 'MACH' Strafe, often misleads mages into thinking the pilot has performed a sudden, seemingly impossible high-supersonic short range manuever.

3 - HOWLER Flares: Special designed rapid fragmentation micro Iron Howls. Used to create a more or less confusing cloud of light and noise to dupe magical targetting and tracking. Since they're of significantly lower power than a full scale Iron Howl, they're much easier and quicker to deploy in an active high speed air battle.

4 - Variable Magnitude Cartraige Loader: Also in the list of Battery's inventory, it the new experimental VMC Loader, designed to be able to feed different SIZED magical cartraiges in expectation of an eventual shift into more mission specific power levels for cartraiges, ranging from conventional, to triple charge high power loads. The larger, reinforced jetison plate and active force ejection port ensure that spent cartraiges are moved clear of the device more more effectively.

CAUTIONS:

Battery Device is still in the Test Phase. Although functional, it still contains a variety of unproven techniques and unforseen problems. The use of the compact Grav. Drive simultaniously while activating a long range dimensional transport is among many of the untested features. Also, due to the high stress nature of the systems of the Battery, the operational time between maintanance operations on the device and armor is under careful review. It would be catastrophic to give the device to a non-flying mage of low power in the event the Grav. Drive has a total system failure in mid-operation. Until these systems are thoroughly tested for dependability and cleared for C rank or lower mages, the Battery Device will remain classified as a Special Operations and Test Division magical device only.

That should keep it all compact.

Kha

2008-01-25, 04:23

CINEMA of the Battery Device Test Incident: (Of course, the second part Incomplete)
P1: http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1441314/
P2: http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1506219/
-------

NAME: 'Crash' (Callsign)
GENDER: Male
Physical Appearance: Nondescript male, short haircut. Athletic build, scared up something fierce.
Allignment: Chaotic Good
DEVICE: Battery
POWERS: Walking Murphy's law. (AKA: Everything just goes WRONG around him.)
+ SKILLS: Evaision, Catastrohpic Survival

PROFILE:

Time Space Administration Beaurau Experimental Systems Test Force (T.S.A. B.E.S.T. F.) Test Pilot, leading unit (Unit 01) Callsign known only as 'Crash'. As a Cadet, he recieved this callsign as the first ever cadet to 'successfully' crash and wreck a full sized TSA Dimensional Cruiser, while it was still powered down and in drydock, resulting in massive damage to the docking facility, and terminal catastrophic damage to the cruiser.
'Crash' had somehow, survived the incident, not only alive, but for the most part, completely unhurt. (Discounting cuts and such.)
Crash had become known throughout his cadet days, as a man with a motto. He could break ANYTHING. Records, rules, equipment, vehicles. 'He's a walking murphy's law' some had said. Some younger cadets even suggested he was cursed or immortal, as he seemed to get into more crazy and violent accidents than it should have been physically possible to do, and even more physically impossible that he pretty much walked away from nearly all of them.

He was assigned to TSA BEST F, the Test Force which helped develope experimental magical technologies and equipment, putting his 'talent' to good use by finding the flaws in new equipment, vehicles, and technology. And find those flaws he did. Crash's test piloting has seen him litterally walk away from 126 'fatal' accidents with nothing more than a shrug, while the entire command staff gawked each and every time, and the test force commander commented about having a heart attack, each and every time... Including 34 'fatal' accidents that occured while the TSA was modernizing the Belkan cartraige system for current, stable use. These included seven dimensional incidents, four of which had class SS+ level magical explosions that rocked TSAGCOM itself.
His piloting is... unique. Crash isn't much of a fighter, but his talent for finding weird ways to break things has developed into a skill in which he can make vehicles and equipment do things that seem to defy logic itself. Often, the term 'The Unsung Aces' has been attatched to him and the test force for their abilities in general. His extensive testing of magical weapons has gained him moderate skill in their use all across the board, especially with most of the ranged magical firearms available.
In the few times he's been deployed in emergencies, he's somehow managed to find the most collatteral inducing and destructive way to deal with a situation. (Much to upper TSAGCOM's displeasure come budget time...)

As of late, Crash has been promoted to be the lead pilot of the Test force, working on the COMBAT BATTERY project to produce a device that can provide all around heavy combat effectiveness to even mages of negligable power levels. After a particularly violent accident during the project, which involved strangely enough, a PVC pipe, duct tape, a paperclip, and chewing gum as the triggers, Crash was quoted as calling the project... 'An absolute BLAST!'.
Whether or not that was because he'd just been blown 200 meters by a magical explosion, or because he thought it was fun, has never been determined.

In the late phase field testing of the BATTERY system, he was redirected to an active intercept role during a major flight test of the new system, where he was promptly cut off from Test Force Command and TSAGCOM before being engaged by six of the Imfamous 'Numbers' Combat Cyborgs. It was believed they were after some of the experimental tech being used in the battery, and was using their artifact raid on the auction to the east as cover. Crash managed to prove the effectiveness of the Battery system and its flexibility by not only actively engaging them, but surviving against these well trained killers for the eight and a half minutes it took to scramble reinforcements to assist him.
Crash has been awarded permenant use of his model of the Battery system for his actions in that incident. And strangely enough, he hasn't broken it yet...

DEVICE PROFILE:

Combat Battery (As in, Artillery Battery, or Weapons Battery.)
REFFERENCED NAME: "Battery"
DEVICE TYPE: Active AI Intelligent Magic Support Device [Test Type]
SYSTEM SPECS: Combat Oriented Armor and Weapons configurations.
AI TYPE: Modified F Type, limited personality, emphisized situational management. Dual Core Redundancy

COMPACT STATE: Dog Tags on a military necklace.

DEPLOYED STATES:
Armor Configurations of Heavy Ground Mode, Intercept, and Air Superiority Mode.
Weapon Configurations include STANDBY, Standard Rifle, Lance Rifle, Cerberus DFC, and Paladin Grand.

NOTES:
The Combat Battery is a self contained magic assisted power armor and weapon system. It includes all the trimmings of normal magical devices such as amplification and control, as well as boosting from the cartraige system. It also contains a number of non-magical systems such as the Grav Drive, a self sealed environment, physical high mass armor plating, and physical lifting capacity of two tons. It contains a magical and non-magical sensor suite and situational awareness system that matches a dimensional cruiser in all but range. The AI that operates the system is smart enough to work and understand as a decent partner with just about any master, gathering information needed, performing operations as required on its own, and essentially doing all the tasks required in the background of a combat situation, such as target profiling, threat assessment, and tracking.
Battery's voice is male, the engineers opting to have the more harsh, and critical tone to get the attention of its master as needed. Battery is programed to speak clearly in technical terms, often using informative commands such as 'PRIMED', 'AFFIRMATIVE', and 'NEGATIVE', allowing it to be understood and communicated with, even under situations where it may be difficult to hear or understand the device.

Configuration wise, the battery has a number of mission set modes enabling it to perform as well as an A rank Mage.

Internal Barrier Jacket: The primary, all purpose body glove barrier jacket is custom for the Battery, providing full body protection in a utilitarian manner that can be supported by modular add-ons of the main configurations. Unsurprisingly, it is not visually impressive compared to the more flamboyant jackets of the main TSA forces. However, it works.

ARMOR CONFIGURATIONS:

Heavy Ground Mode: The HG Mode consists of a strong overlayed combat exoskeleton over the barrier jacket. This armor is solid metal plating consisting of magic forged super density tungsten carbide and titanium alloys. It masses in at more than three times the weight of a large adult male human. However, it can withstand impact from up to S ranked attacks and still allow just about any pilot to walk away from the assault with only inconveniencing physical injuries. Granted, the armor is made for pilot survivability, not to withstand multiple heavy attacks, so armor functionality after S level hits is questionable.

Interceptor Mode: Power routing of the Battery is diverted from defenses to use of the inbuilt Grav-Drive system that allows the massive armor to gain flight mage ability. At a cost of defensive barrier power and magical weapons power, the armor can achieve straight flight performance surpassing the speed of aireal mages.

Air Superiority Mode: In the event of a manuever intensive air combat situation. The battery armor is designed to Jettison the heavy external armor and activate a lighter, more aerodynamic frame for the purpose of being able to direct more energy to airborne manuevering. Defenses are far weaker as a result, and the mode is suggested only for those who can keep up with the performance boost.

DEVICE WEAPON CONFIGURATIONS:

STANDBY: The weapon can be docked into the back of the armor and placed in standby mode when the pilot needs his/her hands free.

Rifle: The 'Device Mode' of the Battery weapon's system. Unsurprisingly, as a combat oriented device, it's highly utilitarian and rather spartan in non-combat features. The Rifle mode fires magical rounds with either single fire, or automatic/burst fire modes.

Lance Rifle: For the times when the mage just wants to reach out and touch someone, the Lance Rifle mode is an impressive peice of magical weapon's design. Ressembling a Barret M82A1 in design, the mode can fire a compact, high energy SS level projectile at three times the speed of sound at a range of twenty kilometers and hit a target the size of a sheet of paper dead center. This is achieved through the Battery's AI performing the critical targetting management operations such as calcularing horizon curviture, magnetic, optical, and magical interference, as well as digitally and magically stablizing the firing platform. A full power class SS shot requires four cartraiges, and significant charging time, but is capable of smashing just about any magical defense with enough leftover energy to overpenetrait right into other targets. The physical backblast from a single shot often sounds like an artillery cannon being fired and has a strong enough concussion to knock unprepared mages clear off their feet.

Cerberus DF Mode: The Dogfight Cannon configuration, known as Cerberus, employs pretty much a 'spray and pray' factor. In a situation where aireal magical dogfighting with high speed, snap manuever targets is a factor, leading and hitting with well aimed shots just isn't feasable. The rapid fire gatling setup in this mode sprays hundreds of low power, dumb magical shots a second, acting like brilliant tracers to attempt to hit targets in the fight. The overal logic is to overwhelm with numbers rather than overpower. The secondary fire mode, a high power homing shot known as the BloodHound Breaker, fires a fast moving magical missile object that will chase a selected target for up to five kilometers to inflict level A rank damage with a cartraige load.

Paladin Grand: When the mission calls for the Big Guns, the Paladin Grand artillery cannon is where it's at. Although it has almost no practical use in close range combat, it's few firing modes allow the pilot to engage in heavy fire support of any other mage group that requires it. The deadly accuracy of the Spectre Barrage allows light artillery level firepower to be repeatedly placed on target, rapidly firing a series of deadly high power explosive magic shells on the fly. It's final attack however, the deadly high energy Meteor Shower, fires a single round... the Ballistic magic round of the Meteor shower attack is a MIRV, the shot being calculated by the AI to be fired high into the sky, where it fractures at sub-orbital altitude to rain down on the target position with a devastating hail of magical explosions. The exact number and size of the fracturing can be controlled by the pilot or AI depending on what they want for area spread and damage per submunition. To fire a Meteor Shower however, requires a full five cartraiges, and is a difficult and time consuming attack to fire.

OTHER ABILITIES:

1 - The Battery device can duplicate a number of conventional magical attacks, ranging from the Divine Buster, to the Iron Howl, and does have an inventory of various attack propperties for magical bullets.

2 - M.A.C.H. STRAFE: The experimental emergency movement technique, known as the Magic Assisted Compression Hop, is being tested out with the Battery. This manuever uses sub-dimensional micro-compression to fold the space between two points for the pilot, and causes a rather sudden change in position. The rapid change in position often produces a sonic boom on entry into the strafe, and a loud crack of thunder at exit due to air moving out of the way of the pilot's body and or aerodynamics barrier. The manuever can be self sufficient from any mage pilot at a range of up to 500 meters before additional cartraige power loads are required. The nature of the move being a dimensional hop rather than a physical motion means that it also does not have any effects on momentum, or the conservation thereof. Meaning that it can be used to effectively change direction without bleeding speed in the conventional sense. Overall, the name 'MACH' Strafe, often misleads mages into thinking the pilot has performed a sudden, seemingly impossible high-supersonic short range manuever.

3 - HOWLER Flares: Special designed rapid fragmentation micro Iron Howls. Used to create a more or less confusing cloud of light and noise to dupe magical targetting and tracking. Since they're of significantly lower power than a full scale Iron Howl, they're much easier and quicker to deploy in an active high speed air battle.

4 - Variable Magnitude Cartraige Loader: Also in the list of Battery's inventory, it the new experimental VMC Loader, designed to be able to feed different SIZED magical cartraiges in expectation of an eventual shift into more mission specific power levels for cartraiges, ranging from conventional, to triple charge high power loads. The larger, reinforced jetison plate and active force ejection port ensure that spent cartraiges are moved clear of the device more more effectively.

CAUTIONS:

Battery Device is still in the Test Phase. Although functional, it still contains a variety of unproven techniques and unforseen problems. The use of the compact Grav. Drive simultaniously while activating a long range dimensional transport is among many of the untested features. Also, due to the high stress nature of the systems of the Battery, the operational time between maintanance operations on the device and armor is under careful review. It would be catastrophic to give the device to a non-flying mage of low power in the event the Grav. Drive has a total system failure in mid-operation. Until these systems are thoroughly tested for dependability and cleared for C rank or lower mages, the Battery Device will remain classified as a Special Operations and Test Division magical device only.

That should keep it all compact.I'm impressed. Everything here is pretty much in order. If you don't mind, Sak-chan's designation for Crash would be Murphy-tan. :nod:

Just one little thing: I think the thread's a little edgy about the feasibility of deploying a gravity drive on a small device. I remember someone getting gunned down for wanting to loading a gravity engine into one of his characters, and I got shot for wanting to use Tronium on things smaller than a starship. :heh:

EDIT:

~~~Several hours later...~~~

It's... so... quiet... :eek:

Well since I'm bored, I decided to try and make Sheesh player work for once, and after some browser fiddling...

Needless to say, I have a job for Samurai Penguins. Interested in doing some Outer Cadia Soundstages? :D

Liingo

2008-01-25, 09:36

Yes... But more... complete.
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Anywho, I got my OC written up, so I'll put it up here before I turn in for the night. Of course, it's a monster length data bit, but I tend to do that. So what you guys want to do with him...

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*snip*

That should keep it all compact.

First things first, welcome to the thread XD. I'm pretty sure the others have covered the relevenant info already so I won't bother with that.

On to the OC review.

1) Why wasn't he kicked out after causing said damage in the first place? This was something that would have cost millions/ billions even.... Unless you're saying that the TSAB can afford to just throw away said money without batting an eyelid..

2) SS+ magical explosions? Riight...... SS isn't something that you throw around lightly. Roughly speaking, it would be something like the SLB that Nanoha used in ep 25 of strikers and despite the claims of 'magic damage' it still left a damm big crater in the floor of the cradle. The way I see it, the only reason Vivio survied was because of the use of plot shields (yay fun.) Even then I can's see the explosions rocking the HQ unless of course they were so bloody idiotic that they decided to conduct the test right on top of the place..

3) Lol Macguyver...

4) Reading through the device details, it seems like you're trying to build a gundam (or something similar..) How about no? You're putting far too much into your device. Look, Barrier jacket is fine, staff/weapon is fine. Say 5-10 kg. The things that you're talking about it going to be a lot more that this... Armour plating? Sensors equivalent to a battleship? Seriously WTF?

5) Attacks, they're too powerful. TONE THEM DOWN! 4 cartridges for SS? Yeah maybe for the cream of the crop (Nanoha, Hayate etc.) DEFINATELY NOT FOR THE FODDER. (C-Rank mages)

Sorry, this is just waayyy out of the Nanoha standards that have been shown in canon to even think about this as it currently stands. What you're proposing is essentially a mini-GUNDAM or something equally equivalent.

You asked what we want to do with him? I'm not even sure about the character. Sure it sounds fine but I just can't see someone who's just wrecked a frickin spacehip getting welcomed with open arms into the TSAB. I'm even more agaisn't the device.

I'm not sure what show you've been watching...... It's obviously a lot different to the one that I sat through a few months ago..

Right...

now that's done with, I'll post the prologue to my new fic(no OC's).. since none of you guys seemed to have saw it in the ff thread...

Prologue: Aftermath

Beep….Beep….Beep…

It was a sparse room, lightly furnished, designed for ease of access. A cluster of displays hovered in the air just over the centre line of the room. It didn’t matter that the information that they displayed was available elsewhere, just that those who were in charge felt more comfortable with them there. All of them had met her personally at one stage or another during their careers, a meeting that had changed them all for the better.

He entered the door closing behind him silently until it hit the wall with a muffled thud. He looked up hopefully towards the figure lying peacefully beneath the displays, wondering if there was any change. The figure showed no sign of having heard the door. ‘Well, it’s still early days after all. Given the extent of her injuries, it’s a small miracle that she’s alive at all.’

Bathed in the soft green glow of the displays, she looked a hundred times better than how she had looked when she arrived early in the morning. It was nowhere near her true condition, but the vision of her there bathed in such a glow gave him hope that the danger had passed, at least for the moment. A team of doctors and surgeons had worked for nearly half the day, even with the times where breaks had to be taken for fresh nurses to come in and take over. She was out of the worse of it, but time would tell how well she would recover. ‘And even if she does recover physically, none of us are sure whether she is going to be able to live on after what has happened.’

As he moved closer to the bed, the faint hiss of the ventilator could be heard. It was but one of a slew of devices that surrounded her. Satisfied that the devices were all functioning correctly, he doubled checked that all the catheters were firmly secured, before pulling the cover further up her body. He turned away from her after uttering a short prayer over her, heading for the door. If anyone had been watching, the glow of the devices would have revealed the tears flowing down his face.

He made sure that the door closed softly as he exited the room. ‘Time to get some rest, I’ll be glad once this night is over.’ As he made to move away from the patient’s room, a figure came around the corner.

“How is she?” they asked.

“As good as can be expected by one in her position. Better in fact. I’ve never dealt with injuries like these but some of the others have remarked that she’s a good few hours ahead of what they’ve experienced in these cases.”

The tension in the figure facing him eased considerably, “It’s going to ok right, she’d going to get better?”

He scratched the back of his head, “Well it looks good so far, I can’t make any guarantees though. Can you please get some rest now; you’re in no position yourself to be up at this hour, not with those injuries.”

“She’s going to live. No matter what. Their sacrifice is not going to be in vein.” With that they headed back in the direction of their room.

‘I hope you’re right. I really hope you do.’

****

Pain coursed through Agito’s body as she finally made it back to her room. Despite her bravado, the possibility that she wouldn’t make it was ever present in the back of her mind. While the doctor was correct that letting her body rest and recover was the best thing to do, what had happened kept playing in her mind, preventing her from getting to sleep.

We are the Wolkenritter, sworn guardians of the Mistress of the Night Sky. Death to those that attempt to harm her. Seeing that she has been hurt already, I’ll just have to make sure you have a fate worse than death.

You're probably all aware already, but don't expect updates for a little while.. :heh:
Comments, flames, etc welcome.

Kha

2008-01-25, 10:02

I'm not sure what show you've been watching...... It's obviously a lot different to the one that I sat through a few months ago.. Ah the Gurren Lagann craze really burned things up here. I can still smell the gunpowder coming from the Revolvers...

S&W: *sneeze*

:heh:

I do hope my planned OC surge doesn't beget this gigantic assault... >_<

Admiral, don't give up k? Just polish it up a little and we'll see again. :D

@Fic: I didn't manage to comment on it, but it kinda took me a while to get what is going on... And to think we just had a nasty round of "Hayate no Naku Koro ni" :uhoh:, I hope the release of ur fic isn't gonna upset Aaron's stomach. :p

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-25, 10:12

And to think we just had a nasty round of "Hayate no Naku Koro ni" :uhoh:, I hope the release of ur fic isn't gonna upset Aaron's stomach. :p
What's so nasty about hayate no naku koro ni? :p

And Aaron will tough it out, pain and trials make growth for humans... and those two are also the easiest ways to get some emotion into a story :)

Though i'm sensing a whole lot of :uhoh: and quite a bit of :upset: coming our way...

Liingo

2008-01-25, 10:12

Ah the Gurren Lagann craze really burned things up here. I can still smell the gunpowder coming from the Revolvers...

S&W: *sneeze*

:heh:
What so we need more hot blood to get the posting up again. :p Then again.. that might be the final straw that gets this place locked down since the mods are now prowling around in here from time to time...:uhoh:

I do hope my planned OC surge doesn't beget this gigantic assault... >_<
Depends on how ridiculous the ideas are... Knowing you though... I'm not even going to be able to get past the copy-pasta to want to comment on your OC's..:uhoh:

Admiral, don't give up k? Just polish it up a little and we'll see again. :D
:nods: Don't take it too personally... there's just lines that really shouldn't be crossed... Sure it's fun to thrown things into the characters, but not to the point where one of them is capable of wiping the floor with the canon cast (who are essentially the best of the best that are available.)

@Fic: I didn't manage to comment on it, but it kinda took me a while to get what is going on... And to think we just had a nasty round of "Hayate no Naku Koro ni" :uhoh:, I hope the release of ur fic isn't gonna upset Aaron's stomach. :p
He already had a look at it in the ff thread. He didn't seem to have to much of a problem there. There are differences between my crack and Tormenks crack though. The time and also the scenarios are totally different.

Kha

2008-01-25, 10:31

What's so nasty about hayate no naku koro ni? :pSimply because I didn't get my USOOOOODAAAAA response, and ended having to eat my words. :joke:

And Aaron will tough it out, pain and trials make growth for humans... and those two are also the easiest ways to get some emotion into a story :)

Though i'm sensing a whole lot of :uhoh: and quite a bit of :upset: coming our way...Oh definitely. :heh:

What so we need more hot blood to get the posting up again. :p SONOTORI!

ORETACHI WO DARE DA--Then again.. that might be the final straw that gets this place locked down since the mods are now prowling around in here from time to time...:uhoh:*cough**ack*

*watches Skyfall's cat Prowl past*

*whistles innocently*

:uhoh:

Depends on how ridiculous the ideas are... Knowing you though... I'm not even going to be able to get past the copy-pasta to want to comment on your OC's..:uhoh:I'll surprise you then. :D...

...as long as you don't read Rebuilt Kha's dossier first. Among his new nicknames is the Copycat Knight after all... :heh:

And to preserve the twist in Rebuilt of StrikerS, I'll have to delay the release of Rebuilt Artei's dossier. Hope you guys don't mind. :3
He already had a look at it in the ff thread. He didn't seem to have to much of a problem there. There are differences between my crack and Tormenks crack though. The time and also the scenarios are totally different.Oh yeah slipped my mind. :p Na I was just pulling ye leg there. :D

Sheba

2008-01-25, 10:32

Sorry, this is just waayyy out of the Nanoha standards that have been shown in canon to even think about this as it currently stands. What you're proposing is essentially a mini-GUNDAM or something equally equivalent.

Not wanting to spark some flames, but don't I see mechs getting drilled in it, tho? I have been thinking about slapping in some characters as exercise for character design but that stuff is shying me into doing it. My influences are more Conan the Barbarian, Elric the Necromancer, Dune, Lodoss War and movies like Braveheart, Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven than mech anime.

Kha

2008-01-25, 10:43

Erio

2008-01-25, 11:03

:nod::nod::nod:

Our own device voiced by Donna Burke :uhoh:

*runs*

:eek::eek::eek:

HU3G SPOIL3R!! :uhoh:

It's my little take on it, as the events widely deviate, like the earlier appearances of the Numbers, better foreshadowing and battling NMs and Ex-Numbers.

That's fine by me, just refer to "Kerokanon" as the "default" OC canon timeline to prevent future confusions. ;)

I chose Clotho because Kha and him are all speed types.

So Kha will be using his speed BJ form (forget the name) against Clotho? This will be interesting. :D

Yes... But more... complete.
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Anywho, I got my OC written up, so I'll put it up here before I turn in for the night. Of course, it's a monster length data bit, but I tend to do that. So what you guys want to do with him...

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CINEMA of the Battery Device Test Incident: (Of course, the second part Incomplete)
P1: http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1441314/
P2: http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1506219/
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NAME: 'Crash' (Callsign)
GENDER: Male
Physical Appearance: Nondescript male, short haircut. Athletic build, scared up something fierce.
Allignment: Chaotic Good
DEVICE: Battery
POWERS: Walking Murphy's law. (AKA: Everything just goes WRONG around him.)
+ SKILLS: Evaision, Catastrohpic Survival

PROFILE:

Time Space Administration Beaurau Experimental Systems Test Force (T.S.A. B.E.S.T. F.) Test Pilot, leading unit (Unit 01) Callsign known only as 'Crash'. As a Cadet, he recieved this callsign as the first ever cadet to 'successfully' crash and wreck a full sized TSA Dimensional Cruiser, while it was still powered down and in drydock, resulting in massive damage to the docking facility, and terminal catastrophic damage to the cruiser.
'Crash' had somehow, survived the incident, not only alive, but for the most part, completely unhurt. (Discounting cuts and such.)
Crash had become known throughout his cadet days, as a man with a motto. He could break ANYTHING. Records, rules, equipment, vehicles. 'He's a walking murphy's law' some had said. Some younger cadets even suggested he was cursed or immortal, as he seemed to get into more crazy and violent accidents than it should have been physically possible to do, and even more physically impossible that he pretty much walked away from nearly all of them.

He was assigned to TSA BEST F, the Test Force which helped develope experimental magical technologies and equipment, putting his 'talent' to good use by finding the flaws in new equipment, vehicles, and technology. And find those flaws he did. Crash's test piloting has seen him litterally walk away from 126 'fatal' accidents with nothing more than a shrug, while the entire command staff gawked each and every time, and the test force commander commented about having a heart attack, each and every time... Including 34 'fatal' accidents that occured while the TSA was modernizing the Belkan cartraige system for current, stable use. These included seven dimensional incidents, four of which had class SS+ level magical explosions that rocked TSAGCOM itself.
His piloting is... unique. Crash isn't much of a fighter, but his talent for finding weird ways to break things has developed into a skill in which he can make vehicles and equipment do things that seem to defy logic itself. Often, the term 'The Unsung Aces' has been attatched to him and the test force for their abilities in general. His extensive testing of magical weapons has gained him moderate skill in their use all across the board, especially with most of the ranged magical firearms available.
In the few times he's been deployed in emergencies, he's somehow managed to find the most collatteral inducing and destructive way to deal with a situation. (Much to upper TSAGCOM's displeasure come budget time...)

As of late, Crash has been promoted to be the lead pilot of the Test force, working on the COMBAT BATTERY project to produce a device that can provide all around heavy combat effectiveness to even mages of negligable power levels. After a particularly violent accident during the project, which involved strangely enough, a PVC pipe, duct tape, a paperclip, and chewing gum as the triggers, Crash was quoted as calling the project... 'An absolute BLAST!'.
Whether or not that was because he'd just been blown 200 meters by a magical explosion, or because he thought it was fun, has never been determined.

In the late phase field testing of the BATTERY system, he was redirected to an active intercept role during a major flight test of the new system, where he was promptly cut off from Test Force Command and TSAGCOM before being engaged by six of the Imfamous 'Numbers' Combat Cyborgs. It was believed they were after some of the experimental tech being used in the battery, and was using their artifact raid on the auction to the east as cover. Crash managed to prove the effectiveness of the Battery system and its flexibility by not only actively engaging them, but surviving against these well trained killers for the eight and a half minutes it took to scramble reinforcements to assist him.
Crash has been awarded permenant use of his model of the Battery system for his actions in that incident. And strangely enough, he hasn't broken it yet...

DEVICE PROFILE:

Combat Battery (As in, Artillery Battery, or Weapons Battery.)
REFFERENCED NAME: "Battery"
DEVICE TYPE: Active AI Intelligent Magic Support Device [Test Type]
SYSTEM SPECS: Combat Oriented Armor and Weapons configurations.
AI TYPE: Modified F Type, limited personality, emphisized situational management. Dual Core Redundancy

COMPACT STATE: Dog Tags on a military necklace.

DEPLOYED STATES:
Armor Configurations of Heavy Ground Mode, Intercept, and Air Superiority Mode.
Weapon Configurations include STANDBY, Standard Rifle, Lance Rifle, Cerberus DFC, and Paladin Grand.

NOTES:
The Combat Battery is a self contained magic assisted power armor and weapon system. It includes all the trimmings of normal magical devices such as amplification and control, as well as boosting from the cartraige system. It also contains a number of non-magical systems such as the Grav Drive, a self sealed environment, physical high mass armor plating, and physical lifting capacity of two tons. It contains a magical and non-magical sensor suite and situational awareness system that matches a dimensional cruiser in all but range. The AI that operates the system is smart enough to work and understand as a decent partner with just about any master, gathering information needed, performing operations as required on its own, and essentially doing all the tasks required in the background of a combat situation, such as target profiling, threat assessment, and tracking.
Battery's voice is male, the engineers opting to have the more harsh, and critical tone to get the attention of its master as needed. Battery is programed to speak clearly in technical terms, often using informative commands such as 'PRIMED', 'AFFIRMATIVE', and 'NEGATIVE', allowing it to be understood and communicated with, even under situations where it may be difficult to hear or understand the device.

Configuration wise, the battery has a number of mission set modes enabling it to perform as well as an A rank Mage.

Internal Barrier Jacket: The primary, all purpose body glove barrier jacket is custom for the Battery, providing full body protection in a utilitarian manner that can be supported by modular add-ons of the main configurations. Unsurprisingly, it is not visually impressive compared to the more flamboyant jackets of the main TSA forces. However, it works.

ARMOR CONFIGURATIONS:

Heavy Ground Mode: The HG Mode consists of a strong overlayed combat exoskeleton over the barrier jacket. This armor is solid metal plating consisting of magic forged super density tungsten carbide and titanium alloys. It masses in at more than three times the weight of a large adult male human. However, it can withstand impact from up to S ranked attacks and still allow just about any pilot to walk away from the assault with only inconveniencing physical injuries. Granted, the armor is made for pilot survivability, not to withstand multiple heavy attacks, so armor functionality after S level hits is questionable.

Interceptor Mode: Power routing of the Battery is diverted from defenses to use of the inbuilt Grav-Drive system that allows the massive armor to gain flight mage ability. At a cost of defensive barrier power and magical weapons power, the armor can achieve straight flight performance surpassing the speed of aireal mages.

Air Superiority Mode: In the event of a manuever intensive air combat situation. The battery armor is designed to Jettison the heavy external armor and activate a lighter, more aerodynamic frame for the purpose of being able to direct more energy to airborne manuevering. Defenses are far weaker as a result, and the mode is suggested only for those who can keep up with the performance boost.

DEVICE WEAPON CONFIGURATIONS:

STANDBY: The weapon can be docked into the back of the armor and placed in standby mode when the pilot needs his/her hands free.

Rifle: The 'Device Mode' of the Battery weapon's system. Unsurprisingly, as a combat oriented device, it's highly utilitarian and rather spartan in non-combat features. The Rifle mode fires magical rounds with either single fire, or automatic/burst fire modes.

Lance Rifle: For the times when the mage just wants to reach out and touch someone, the Lance Rifle mode is an impressive peice of magical weapon's design. Ressembling a Barret M82A1 in design, the mode can fire a compact, high energy SS level projectile at three times the speed of sound at a range of twenty kilometers and hit a target the size of a sheet of paper dead center. This is achieved through the Battery's AI performing the critical targetting management operations such as calcularing horizon curviture, magnetic, optical, and magical interference, as well as digitally and magically stablizing the firing platform. A full power class SS shot requires four cartraiges, and significant charging time, but is capable of smashing just about any magical defense with enough leftover energy to overpenetrait right into other targets. The physical backblast from a single shot often sounds like an artillery cannon being fired and has a strong enough concussion to knock unprepared mages clear off their feet.

Cerberus DF Mode: The Dogfight Cannon configuration, known as Cerberus, employs pretty much a 'spray and pray' factor. In a situation where aireal magical dogfighting with high speed, snap manuever targets is a factor, leading and hitting with well aimed shots just isn't feasable. The rapid fire gatling setup in this mode sprays hundreds of low power, dumb magical shots a second, acting like brilliant tracers to attempt to hit targets in the fight. The overal logic is to overwhelm with numbers rather than overpower. The secondary fire mode, a high power homing shot known as the BloodHound Breaker, fires a fast moving magical missile object that will chase a selected target for up to five kilometers to inflict level A rank damage with a cartraige load.

Paladin Grand: When the mission calls for the Big Guns, the Paladin Grand artillery cannon is where it's at. Although it has almost no practical use in close range combat, it's few firing modes allow the pilot to engage in heavy fire support of any other mage group that requires it. The deadly accuracy of the Spectre Barrage allows light artillery level firepower to be repeatedly placed on target, rapidly firing a series of deadly high power explosive magic shells on the fly. It's final attack however, the deadly high energy Meteor Shower, fires a single round... the Ballistic magic round of the Meteor shower attack is a MIRV, the shot being calculated by the AI to be fired high into the sky, where it fractures at sub-orbital altitude to rain down on the target position with a devastating hail of magical explosions. The exact number and size of the fracturing can be controlled by the pilot or AI depending on what they want for area spread and damage per submunition. To fire a Meteor Shower however, requires a full five cartraiges, and is a difficult and time consuming attack to fire.

OTHER ABILITIES:

1 - The Battery device can duplicate a number of conventional magical attacks, ranging from the Divine Buster, to the Iron Howl, and does have an inventory of various attack propperties for magical bullets.

2 - M.A.C.H. STRAFE: The experimental emergency movement technique, known as the Magic Assisted Compression Hop, is being tested out with the Battery. This manuever uses sub-dimensional micro-compression to fold the space between two points for the pilot, and causes a rather sudden change in position. The rapid change in position often produces a sonic boom on entry into the strafe, and a loud crack of thunder at exit due to air moving out of the way of the pilot's body and or aerodynamics barrier. The manuever can be self sufficient from any mage pilot at a range of up to 500 meters before additional cartraige power loads are required. The nature of the move being a dimensional hop rather than a physical motion means that it also does not have any effects on momentum, or the conservation thereof. Meaning that it can be used to effectively change direction without bleeding speed in the conventional sense. Overall, the name 'MACH' Strafe, often misleads mages into thinking the pilot has performed a sudden, seemingly impossible high-supersonic short range manuever.

3 - HOWLER Flares: Special designed rapid fragmentation micro Iron Howls. Used to create a more or less confusing cloud of light and noise to dupe magical targetting and tracking. Since they're of significantly lower power than a full scale Iron Howl, they're much easier and quicker to deploy in an active high speed air battle.

4 - Variable Magnitude Cartraige Loader: Also in the list of Battery's inventory, it the new experimental VMC Loader, designed to be able to feed different SIZED magical cartraiges in expectation of an eventual shift into more mission specific power levels for cartraiges, ranging from conventional, to triple charge high power loads. The larger, reinforced jetison plate and active force ejection port ensure that spent cartraiges are moved clear of the device more more effectively.

CAUTIONS:

Battery Device is still in the Test Phase. Although functional, it still contains a variety of unproven techniques and unforseen problems. The use of the compact Grav. Drive simultaniously while activating a long range dimensional transport is among many of the untested features. Also, due to the high stress nature of the systems of the Battery, the operational time between maintanance operations on the device and armor is under careful review. It would be catastrophic to give the device to a non-flying mage of low power in the event the Grav. Drive has a total system failure in mid-operation. Until these systems are thoroughly tested for dependability and cleared for C rank or lower mages, the Battery Device will remain classified as a Special Operations and Test Division magical device only.

That should keep it all compact.

lol This is one of the most fun profiles I have read, similar to that of Tais. And hey, this guy is similar to Tais as well. :D

I like the concept, but as Liingo has said, you may need to tone it down a little to fit the Nanohaverse.

now that's done with, I'll post the prologue to my new fic(no OC's).. since none of you guys seemed to have saw it in the ff thread...

Prologue: Aftermath

Beep….Beep….Beep…

It was a sparse room, lightly furnished, designed for ease of access. A cluster of displays hovered in the air just over the centre line of the room. It didn’t matter that the information that they displayed was available elsewhere, just that those who were in charge felt more comfortable with them there. All of them had met her personally at one stage or another during their careers, a meeting that had changed them all for the better.

He entered the door closing behind him silently until it hit the wall with a muffled thud. He looked up hopefully towards the figure lying peacefully beneath the displays, wondering if there was any change. The figure showed no sign of having heard the door. ‘Well, it’s still early days after all. Given the extent of her injuries, it’s a small miracle that she’s alive at all.’

Bathed in the soft green glow of the displays, she looked a hundred times better than how she had looked when she arrived early in the morning. It was nowhere near her true condition, but the vision of her there bathed in such a glow gave him hope that the danger had passed, at least for the moment. A team of doctors and surgeons had worked for nearly half the day, even with the times where breaks had to be taken for fresh nurses to come in and take over. She was out of the worse of it, but time would tell how well she would recover. ‘And even if she does recover physically, none of us are sure whether she is going to be able to live on after what has happened.’

As he moved closer to the bed, the faint hiss of the ventilator could be heard. It was but one of a slew of devices that surrounded her. Satisfied that the devices were all functioning correctly, he doubled checked that all the catheters were firmly secured, before pulling the cover further up her body. He turned away from her after uttering a short prayer over her, heading for the door. If anyone had been watching, the glow of the devices would have revealed the tears flowing down his face.

He made sure that the door closed softly as he exited the room. ‘Time to get some rest, I’ll be glad once this night is over.’ As he made to move away from the patient’s room, a figure came around the corner.

“How is she?” they asked.

“As good as can be expected by one in her position. Better in fact. I’ve never dealt with injuries like these but some of the others have remarked that she’s a good few hours ahead of what they’ve experienced in these cases.”

The tension in the figure facing him eased considerably, “It’s going to ok right, she’d going to get better?”

He scratched the back of his head, “Well it looks good so far, I can’t make any guarantees though. Can you please get some rest now; you’re in no position yourself to be up at this hour, not with those injuries.”

“She’s going to live. No matter what. Their sacrifice is not going to be in vein.” With that they headed back in the direction of their room.

‘I hope you’re right. I really hope you do.’

****

Pain coursed through Agito’s body as she finally made it back to her room. Despite her bravado, the possibility that she wouldn’t make it was ever present in the back of her mind. While the doctor was correct that letting her body rest and recover was the best thing to do, what had happened kept playing in her mind, preventing her from getting to sleep.

We are the Wolkenritter, sworn guardians of the Mistress of the Night Sky. Death to those that attempt to harm her. Seeing that she has been hurt already, I’ll just have to make sure you have a fate worse than death.

You're probably all aware already, but don't expect updates for a little while.. :heh:
Comments, flames, etc welcome.

I like it so far...but is that Hayate?! :eek: I now wonder what happened to her. Will be looking forward for the next chapter. :D

Aaron better not read this...:uhoh:

Not wanting to spark some flames, but don't I see mechs getting drilled in it, tho? I have been thinking about slapping in some characters as exercise for character design but that stuff is shying me into doing it. My influences are more Conan the Barbarian, Elric the Necromancer, Dune, Lodoss War and movies like Braveheart, Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven than mech anime.

First, welcome to the thread. :D

Just read what Kha said. :p Dont worry about mechs or even technology. The Nanohaverse has unlimited possibilities. Just as there are civilizations that make use of technomagic (Mid-Childa), there are others that make use of only technology (Earth), as well as others that make use of only magic.

Kha

2008-01-25, 11:15

:eek::eek::eek:

HU3G SPOIL3R!! :uhoh:At the moment I can only wonder why a sniper RH is a huge spoiler... :heh:

That's fine by me, just refer to "Kerokanon" as the "default" OC canon timeline to prevent future confusions. ;)I don't know... Do we want to widely deviate from the original? I thought what I was doing was just filling in the gaps in Keroko's profiles in the different stages of her life. After all, I think I haven't deviated from what Keroko-kun has written. :heh:

So Kha will be using his speed BJ form (forget the name) against Clotho? This will be interesting. :D:nod:

Kha wears the new Vex suit as an additional layer over the base form of his summoned Knight Armor during the Battle of Cradle. The suit boosts all of his attributes evenly, but as such is just a "Jack of All Trades but Master of None" kinda setting. Hence, against Clotho, that is not enough, so we'll definitely have Cast Off into Jaegerform, the speed armor.

Cheesy Announcer: But with Fate a little "tied up", even THAT is not enough. Can the Cleric rise above this dire challenge? Can he conquer his own demons and emerge victorious?

All this and more, on the next, The Cleric Forever! :D

*cues cheesy 1960s Batman theme*

:heh:

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-25, 12:47

Like you guys are going to scare me... Drill sergeants are more frightening.

Anywho, addressing the issues.

1) Why wasn't he kicked out after causing said damage in the first place? This was something that would have cost millions/ billions even.... Unless you're saying that the TSAB can afford to just throw away said money without batting an eyelid..

This is one of those 'WHY INDEED' things. Nobody rightly knows why he didn't get kicked out. But I think it had something to do with the fact that he was at the center of a 'parked', powered down starship, and wasn't actually 'doing anything wrong' when he somehow wrecked it.

2) SS+ magical explosions? Riight...... SS isn't something that you throw around lightly. Roughly speaking, it would be something like the SLB that Nanoha used in ep 25 of strikers and despite the claims of 'magic damage' it still left a damm big crater in the floor of the cradle. The way I see it, the only reason Vivio survied was because of the use of plot shields (yay fun.) Even then I can's see the explosions rocking the HQ unless of course they were so bloody idiotic that they decided to conduct the test right on top of the place..

Nah, but your perspective helps. I see SS as tactical nuclear level firepower. In this case, testing would be condcuted in the middle of nowhere. But the resulting massive explosion isn't intentional, it is after all, a test accident. Just like how the Jewel Seed going off in the first series was an accident. Weird things happen at test ranges in real life.

EDIT:

"But CRAAAZY stuff happens in nowhere! It's up to Crash to save his new home!"

3) Lol Macguyver...

Gotta have the humor.

4) Reading through the device details, it seems like you're trying to build a gundam (or something similar..) How about no? You're putting far too much into your device. Look, Barrier jacket is fine, staff/weapon is fine. Say 5-10 kg. The things that you're talking about it going to be a lot more that this... Armour plating? Sensors equivalent to a battleship? Seriously WTF?

Yes, armor plating. May seem like too much, but we're talking about something that's being built to military spec. And I don't mean TSAB Military Spec, I mean, military spec where the military wants equipment that simply WTFOMGPWNS the enemy, just like the real world US Military. It's got Tungsten Carbide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten_carbide) and Titanium Alloy attatched to a powered exoskeleton with an internal gravity propulsion system to assist it. It's heavy as sin, but it's addressed. Now, if I REALLY wanted to weigh that thing down and put heavy armor on it, there's always Depleted Uranium and Chobholm Armor. I'm building a Mantank after all. :D

Anywho, as for sensors, you're probably right, I can tone that down easily enough. Maybe toss in an extra clause that asside from range, resolution as well is inferior to a cruiser's suite. That should allow the armor to retain the ability to do all the detecting that a cruiser can do, but it can't do it as far away (IE, maybe the advanced sensors only work to the horizon) , or with as much clarity (by an order of magnitude) as a Cruiser. One would figure that after the number of times the TSAB has had Enforces and the like caught in sensor blocking barriers, someone by now should have built a mobile platform that can provide the same tracking suite to the mages. That leaves me with a question though... what kind of sensor system is a magical sensor... they seem to be passive scanning systems rather than active scans, as they seem to detect things only after it becomes a serious problem.

5) Attacks, they're too powerful. TONE THEM DOWN! 4 cartridges for SS? Yeah maybe for the cream of the crop (Nanoha, Hayate etc.) DEFINATELY NOT FOR THE FODDER. (C-Rank mages)

I'll address that one by tripling the cartraige load, how's that sound? (Twelve carties for a SS shot plus something like thirty seconds prep time to fire...) Plus I'll toss in 'if the pilot can handle it' clause on the end to deal with it. That way we don't get any C rank mages firing off a Meteor Shower unless they're willing to pass out after the first shot.

Sorry, this is just waayyy out of the Nanoha standards that have been shown in canon to even think about this as it currently stands. What you're proposing is essentially a mini-GUNDAM or something equally equivalent.

Nah, just a power armor powered by magic really. And as for Nanoha standards, you've got a better more in depth perspective on it, so you're helping me to scale power levels and refine the mechanics.

EDIT 2

Okay, so I did the modifications, plus another review on Grav. Drive... just so it doesn't 'break the bank'.

For some clarity, Grav. Drive systems in device form cannot be functional on their own, as that alone will not allow flight performance... However, it can be used to assist existing flight magic when you're dealing with massive flight loading such as heavy armor. It is still experimental (Why do you think it's TEST PHASE Equipment?) and not available without special clearance.

Now for the updated segment, issues addressed, powers nerfed accordingly, cautions put into place to better scale it back.

NAME: 'Crash' (Callsign)
GENDER: Male
Physical Appearance: Nondescript male, short haircut. Athletic build, scared up something fierce.
Allignment: Chaotic Good
DEVICE: Battery
POWERS: Walking Murphy's law. (AKA: Everything just goes WRONG around him.)
+ SKILLS: Evaision, Catastrohpic Survival

PROFILE:

Time Space Administration Beaurau Experimental Systems Test Force (T.S.A. B.E.S.T. F.) Test Pilot, leading unit (Unit 01) Callsign known only as 'Crash'. As a Cadet, he recieved this callsign as the first ever cadet to 'successfully' crash and wreck a full sized TSA Dimensional Cruiser, while it was still powered down and in drydock, resulting in massive damage to the docking facility, and terminal catastrophic damage to the cruiser.
'Crash' had somehow, survived the incident, not only alive, but for the most part, completely unhurt. (Discounting cuts and such.)
Crash had become known throughout his cadet days, as a man with a motto. He could break ANYTHING. Records, rules, equipment, vehicles. 'He's a walking murphy's law' some had said. Some younger cadets even suggested he was cursed or immortal, as he seemed to get into more crazy and violent accidents than it should have been physically possible to do, and even more physically impossible that he pretty much walked away from nearly all of them. Even more puzzling is that despite the Dock Incident, that he wasn't discharged from the force altogether.
( - Official reports state that no existing records from the Incident can prove he was the actual cause of the accident, and no charges could be pressed. He was given six months remedial training.)

He was assigned to TSA BEST F, the Test Force which helped develope experimental magical technologies and equipment, putting his 'talent' to good use by finding the flaws in new equipment, vehicles, and technology. And find those flaws he did. Crash's test piloting has seen him litterally walk away from 126 'fatal' accidents with nothing more than a shrug, while the entire command staff gawked each and every time, and the test force commander commented about having a heart attack, each and every time... Including 34 'fatal' accidents that occured while the TSA was modernizing the Belkan cartraige system for current, stable use. These included seven dimensional incidents, two of which had class SS+ level magical explosions that rocked TSAGCOM itself.
( - The actual test range is located on the McGreggor Archipelligo in the Sea 2,000 km southwest of the main continent. The Two SS+ blasts, which occured at Block Five, and Block Seven of BEST Force's Third Magical Test Facility on Manning Is. produced siesmic disturbances which were litterally felt by officials at TSAB HQ.)

His piloting is... unique. Crash isn't much of a fighter, but his talent for finding weird ways to break things has developed into a skill in which he can make vehicles and equipment do things that seem to defy logic itself. Often, the term 'The Unsung Aces' has been attatched to him and the test force for their abilities in general. His extensive testing of magical weapons has gained him moderate skill in their use all across the board, especially with most of the ranged magical firearms available.
In the few times he's been deployed in emergencies, he's somehow managed to find the most collatteral inducing and destructive way to deal with a situation. (Much to upper TSAGCOM's displeasure come budget time...)

As of late, Crash has been promoted to be the lead pilot of the Test force, working on the COMBAT BATTERY project to produce a device that can provide all around heavy combat effectiveness equal to an A rank mage, to even mages of negligable power levels. After a particularly violent accident during the project, which involved strangely enough, a PVC pipe, duct tape, a paperclip, and chewing gum as the triggers, Crash was quoted as calling the project... 'An absolute BLAST!'.
Whether or not that was because he'd just been blown 200 meters by a magical explosion, or because he thought it was fun, has never been determined.

In the late phase field testing of the BATTERY system, he was redirected to an active intercept role during a major flight test of the new system, where he was promptly cut off from Test Force Command and TSAGCOM before being engaged by six of the Imfamous 'Numbers' Combat Cyborgs. It was believed they were after some of the experimental tech being used in the Battery, and was using their artifact raid on the auction to the east as cover. Crash managed to prove the effectiveness of the Battery system and its flexibility by not only actively engaging them, but surviving against these well trained killers for the eight and a half minutes it took to scramble reinforcements to assist him.
Crash has been awarded permenant use of his model of the Battery system for his valient actions (Albiet, sealed unless authorized.) in that incident. And strangely enough, he hasn't broken it yet...

DEVICE PROFILE:

Combat Battery (As in, Artillery Battery, or Weapons Battery.)
REFFERENCED NAME: "Battery"
DEVICE TYPE: Active AI Intelligent Magic Support Device [Test Type]
SYSTEM SPECS: Combat Oriented Armor and Weapons configurations.
AI TYPE: Modified F Type, limited personality, emphisized situational management. Dual Core Redundancy

COMPACT STATE: Dog Tags on a military necklace.

DEPLOYED STATES:
Armor Configurations of Heavy Ground Mode, Intercept, and Air Superiority Mode.
Weapon Configurations include STANDBY, Standard Rifle, Lance Rifle, Cerberus DFC, and Paladin Grand.

NOTES:
The Combat Battery is a self contained magic assisted power armor and weapon system. It includes all the trimmings of normal magical devices such as amplification and control, as well as boosting from the cartraige system. It also contains a number of non-magical systems such as the Grav Drive, a self sealed environment, physical high mass armor plating, and physical lifting capacity of two tons. It contains a magical and non-magical sensor suite and situational awareness system that matches a dimensional cruiser in coverage and complexity. Though it lacks, by an order of magnitude, the resolution and range of the full sized suites on the naval vessels. The AI that operates the system is smart enough to work and understand as a decent partner with just about any master, gathering information needed, performing operations as required on its own, and essentially doing all the tasks required in the background of a combat situation, such as target profiling, threat assessment, and tracking.
Battery's voice is male, the engineers opting to have the more harsh, and critical tone to get the attention of its master as needed. Battery is programed to speak clearly in technical terms, often using informative commands such as 'PRIMED', 'AFFIRMATIVE', and 'NEGATIVE', allowing it to be understood and communicated with, even under situations where it may be difficult to hear or understand the device.

Configuration wise, the battery has a number of mission set modes enabling it to perform as well as an A rank Mage with mages as low as C rank.

Internal Barrier Jacket: The primary, all purpose body glove barrier jacket is custom for the Battery, providing full body protection in a utilitarian manner that can be supported by modular add-ons of the main configurations. Unsurprisingly, it is not visually impressive compared to the more flamboyant jackets of the main TSA forces. However, it works.

ARMOR CONFIGURATIONS:

Heavy Ground Mode: The HG Mode consists of a strong overlayed combat exoskeleton over the barrier jacket. This armor is solid metal plating consisting of magic forged super density tungsten carbide and titanium alloys. (Depleted Urnaium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium) and Chobham Composite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chobham_armour) armors were considered, but ultimately deemed far too expensive, toxic, or massive even for the Grav Drive System and the overall 'survivability' of the armor.) It masses in at more than three times the weight of a large adult male human. However, it can withstand impact from up to S ranked attacks and still allow just about any pilot to walk away from the assault with only inconveniencing physical injuries. Granted, the armor is made for pilot survivability, not to withstand multiple heavy attacks, so armor functionality after S level hits is questionable, and highly doubted.
( - Armor test performance without an operator showed an 80% mission-kill rate to its integrity after taking an S impact to the primary deflection breast plate. This was through a high density directional barrier on a level A setting. The dummy material inside the armor and the barrier jacket only recieved minor physical damage equal to taking a strong punch to the chest.)

Interceptor Mode: Power routing of the Battery is diverted from defenses and physical power reinforcement of the armor, to use of the inbuilt Grav-Drive system that allows the massive armor to gain flight mage ability. At a cost of defensive barrier power and magical weapons power, the armor can achieve straight-&-level flight performance surpassing the speed of aireal mages. Flying cannot be achieved in full defense mode however. So any situation where the armor is actually airborne automatically means significant portions of the full defensive power are redirected to the Grav Drive.
SPECIAL CAUTION: - The Grav. Drive Mechanism is compact, but experimental. It is not actually a full gravity drive, and cannot produce flight on its own. (Full size drive units being far too large to feasably deploy on a man-sized frame. The mage using the drive must have at least minimum flight ability from the start. Otherwise they just get a massive jump ability.

Air Superiority Mode: In the event of a manuever intensive air combat situation. The battery armor is designed to Jettison the heavy external armor and activate a lighter, more aerodynamic frame for the purpose of being able to direct more energy to airborne manuevering. Defenses are far weaker as a result, and the mode is suggested only for those who can keep up with the performance boost.

DEVICE WEAPON CONFIGURATIONS:

STANDBY: The weapon can be docked into the back of the armor and placed in standby mode when the pilot needs his/her hands free.

Rifle: The 'Device Mode' of the Battery weapon's system. Unsurprisingly, as a combat oriented device, it's highly utilitarian and rather spartan in non-combat features. The Rifle mode fires magical rounds with either single fire, or automatic/burst fire modes.

Lance Rifle: For the times when the mage just wants to reach out and touch someone, the Lance Rifle mode is an impressive peice of magical weapon's design. Ressembling a Barret M82A1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barret_M82A1) in design in this configuration, the mode can fire a compact, high energy SS level projectile at three times the speed of sound at a range of twenty kilometers and hit a target the size of a sheet of paper dead center. This is achieved through the Battery's AI performing the critical targetting management operations such as calcularing horizon curviture, magnetic, optical, and magical interference, as well as digitally and magically stablizing the firing platform. A full power class SS penetraitor shot requires twelve cartraiges, and significant charging time, but is capable of smashing just about any magical defense with enough leftover energy to overpenetrait right into other targets. The physical backblast from a single shot often sounds like an artillery cannon being fired and has a strong enough concussion to knock unprepared mages clear off their feet. It is cautioned that use of SS level shots not be attempted by mages with Ranks at, or lower than B. The power boost from the cartraige system is extreme, and can have detrimental results to a class C or lower rank's ability to fight, or in some cases just stay concious.

Cerberus DF Mode: The Dogfight Cannon configuration, known as Cerberus, employs pretty much a 'spray and pray' factor. In a situation where aireal magical dogfighting with high speed, snap manuever targets is a factor, leading and hitting with well aimed shots just isn't feasable. The rapid fire gatling setup in this mode sprays hundreds of low power, dumb magical shots a second, acting like brilliant tracers to attempt to hit targets in the fight. The overal logic is to overwhelm with numbers rather than overpower. The secondary fire mode, a high power homing shot known as the BloodHound Breaker, fires a fast moving magical missile object that will chase a selected target for up to five kilometers to inflict level A rank damage with a cartraige load or two. (This depends on the base level of the Pilot operating Battery.)

Paladin Grand: When the mission calls for the Big Guns, the Paladin Grand artillery cannon is where it's at. Although it has almost no practical use in close range combat, it's few firing modes allow the pilot to engage in heavy fire support of any other mage group that requires it. The deadly accuracy of the Spectre Barrage allows light artillery level firepower to be repeatedly placed on target, rapidly firing a series of deadly high power explosive magic shells on the fly. It's final attack however, the deadly high energy Meteor Shower, fires a single round... the Ballistic magic round of the Meteor shower attack is a MIRV, the shot being calculated by the AI to be fired high into the sky, where it fractures at sub-orbital altitude to rain down on the target position with a devastating hail of magical explosions. The exact number and size of the fracturing can be controlled by the pilot or AI depending on what they want for area spread and damage per submunition. To fire a Meteor Shower however, requires a full fifteen cartraiges, and is a difficult and time consuming attack to fire, and should not be attempted by any mage below B rank. In fact, the entire Paladin Grand configuration should be used sparingly to mages lower than B rank, and cautiously for B rank mages, where physical strain is an issue for high energy management.

OTHER ABILITIES:

1 - The Battery device can duplicate a number of conventional magical attacks, ranging from the Divine Buster, to the Iron Howl, and does have an inventory of various attack propperties for magical bullets for expanded combat options. Though generally, the default setting for magical bullet is physical damage.

2 - M.A.C.H. STRAFE: The experimental emergency movement technique, known as the Magic Assisted Compression Hop, is being tested out with the Battery. This manuever uses sub-dimensional micro-compression to fold the space between two points for the pilot, and causes a rather sudden change in position. The rapid change in position often produces a sonic boom on entry into the strafe, and a loud crack of thunder at exit due to air moving out of the way of the pilot's body and or aerodynamics barrier. The manuever can be self sufficient from any mage pilot at a range of up to 500 meters before additional cartraige power loads are required. The nature of the move being a dimensional hop rather than a physical motion means that it also does not have any effects on momentum, or the conservation thereof. Meaning that it can be used to effectively change direction without bleeding speed in the conventional sense. Overall, the name 'MACH' Strafe, often misleads mages into thinking the pilot has performed a sudden, seemingly impossible high-supersonic short range manuever.

3 - HOWLER Flares: Special designed rapid fragmentation micro Iron Howls. Used to create a more or less confusing cloud of light and noise to dupe magical targetting and tracking. Since they're of significantly lower power than a full scale Iron Howl, they're much easier and quicker to deploy in an active high speed air battle.

4 - Variable Magnitude Cartraige Loader: Also in the list of Battery's inventory, it the new experimental VMC Loader, designed to be able to feed different SIZED magical cartraiges in expectation of an eventual shift into more mission specific power levels for cartraiges, ranging from conventional, to triple charge high power loads. The larger, reinforced jetison plate and active force ejection port ensure that spent cartraiges are moved clear of the device much more effectively to prevent potential jamming. (Though there are few records of cartraige jamming outside of test facilities.)

CAUTIONS:

Battery Device is still in the Test Phase. Although functional, it still contains a variety of unproven techniques and unforseen problems. The use of the compact Grav. Drive simultaniously while activating a long range dimensional transport is among many of the untested features. Also, due to the high stress nature of the systems of the Battery, the operational time between maintanance operations on the device and armor is under careful review. It would be catastrophic to give the device to a non-flying mage of low power in the event the Grav. Drive has a total system failure in mid-operation. Until these systems are thoroughly tested for dependability and cleared for C rank or lower mages, the Battery Device will remain classified as a Special Operations and Test Division magical device only. It should also be noted that testing is done on with a well trained Level A ranked pilot, and the strain of using high power functions such as the SS level abilities is extremely tiring and not repeated for safety reasons.

Evangelion Xgouki

2008-01-25, 16:23

But the Covenant have PLASMA GRENADES.

Ph34r the "Blue Spiders"

:heh: No matter, it's not the breast that matters, it's the heart :nod:

Aww...such a sweet thing to say :blush:

I Stand Corrected :bow::bow::bow:

Bwahaha! :D

<sigh> You need to work on your timing - your jabs have no impact to them whatsoever...practice swings. Now.

Shamsel: Timing? :eyebrow:

@xgouki: Managed to read your finalized piece on the theme park outing for Yuunoha. All I can say is Vivio >>> Yuuno. Don't worry ferret boy...there's always next time. :D

I just had to have a lot of Vivio in it. She's just so CUTE! :blush:

:nod::nod::nod:

And don't forget

HENSHIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I blame my watching Den-O for the sudden crack thought:

Nanoha: Fin Funnel Form (blue)

Fate: Scythe Form (black)

Hayate: Blasting Form (white)

Rider JUMP! Reider KICK!
Kamen Rider! Kamen Rider!
RIDER! RIDER!!!

vXhpOwQf-0E

Anywho, I got my OC written up, so I'll put it up here before I turn in for the night. Of course, it's a monster length data bit, but I tend to do that. So what you guys want to do with him...

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*snip*

That should keep it all compact.

Yay! A new OC :D

What so we need more hot blood to get the posting up again. :p Then again.. that might be the final straw that gets this place locked down since the mods are now prowling around in here from time to time...:uhoh:

You can never have enough HOT BLOOD :D

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-25, 17:29

You can never have enough HOT BLOOD :D

Never enough... And I'm feeling inspired like I haven't in a long time... when was the last time I was inspired to make one of my semi comical AMVs? Year and a half?

Because I'm tempted, oh I'm tempted here to make a Nanoha AMV to 'Taste The Blood from Devil May Cry 3."

And if you can't find the restricted comment, I pity you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98KN8WyIIIk

Think I should make a Nanoha AMV with that song?

Liingo

2008-01-25, 21:08

*watches Skyfall's cat Prowl past*

*whistles innocently*
:heh: :heh:

:uhoh:

I'll surprise you then. :D...

...as long as you don't read Rebuilt Kha's dossier first. Among his new nicknames is the Copycat Knight after all... :heh:

And to preserve the twist in Rebuilt of StrikerS, I'll have to delay the release of Rebuilt Artei's dossier.
Like I said, we'll get to it when you give us the details.
Not wanting to spark some flames, but don't I see mechs getting drilled in it, tho? I have been thinking about slapping in some characters as exercise for character design but that stuff is shying me into doing it. My influences are more Conan the Barbarian, Elric the Necromancer, Dune, Lodoss War and movies like Braveheart, Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven than mech anime.
You're more than welcome to join in. How harsh the critique of the characters posted in here depends on just how wacky it is in comparison to Nanoha mechanics. As long as it's within the limits of canon(well what we've seen of it) then it's not going to get too mcuh criticism.

Like the others have said, feel free to post an OC. References are fine, as long as they're not so obvious that they're a complete ripoff of what ever it is that you're trying to pay homage to *coughkhacough*

I like it so far...but is that Hayate?! :eek: I now wonder what happened to her. Will be looking forward for the next chapter. :D

Aaron better not read this...:uhoh:

Yes that's Hayate... details to come in a reverse timeskip... :heh:

Aaron's already read it.. he's not dead yet...:uhoh:

You can never have enough HOT BLOOD :D
:heh: Oh fun.. :p

Tigerclaw I'll get to looking through it fully later, not much time at the moment, but although you've toned it down slightly, it looks like it's still way over canon, even the crazy canon that exists in here...

Wild Goose

2008-01-25, 21:43

Not wanting to spark some flames, but don't I see mechs getting drilled in it, tho? I have been thinking about slapping in some characters as exercise for character design but that stuff is shying me into doing it. My influences are more Conan the Barbarian, Elric the Necromancer, Dune, Lodoss War and movies like Braveheart, Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven than mech anime.
Oh HELL no. :D

It's just me and a few others who try every means to dodge, bribe, kill just can't resist the draw of it. Don't let our likings put you off, just shoot. We all want the OC thread to be as varied as ever, otherwise it would either be a sentai Metal Hero or a Mobilesuit creation thread.

Lingo for one is the best example of a non-mecha OCer. See why he's policing things here?:D And there's Tk, our dear (gruff) Sergeant Major bent on instilling discipline in our cadres, and Aaron doing his part on holding the fort. All of them aren't that mechy, so feel free to post urs. We might not get the refs, but it'll still be fun to read.
In the same way, while Kagerou and I are mecha fans, the main influence on our OCs, the Order of Freelance Mages, has been the Halo universe: the OFM's Assault Platoon's barrier jackets are ODST armor, they use Halo weapons, and Halo references are rife everywhere (the Sergeant Major was a former Marine sniper, his name, Ivanovich, translates as "Son of John" - aka Johnson - and his rifle device is a BR55HB fused with a Storage Device core.)

...oh, and we have Master Chief as well. And Pelicans. And Warthogs. And plasma grenades. ^^;;

@Tigerclaw: Okay, looks quite good, and I think it would be quite handy if the bugs could be worked out. And a Jacket Purge option? *grins* Well, Nanoha IS chock-full of mecha refs - like the Jacket Purge option of Wildwurger....

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-26, 00:50

@Tigerclaw: Okay, looks quite good, and I think it would be quite handy if the bugs could be worked out. And a Jacket Purge option? *grins* Well, Nanoha IS chock-full of mecha refs - like the Jacket Purge option of Wildwurger....

Most of the kinks I think are ironed out on this round myself.

The major issue was mainly the Overpower deal. And that's not really actual functional issue, but just me slapping 'numbers' onto paper. (Or rather whatever Rank sounds good.)

What I like about devices, and machines of this manner, is that technically, there is no real limitation to it. You can build on whatever you want to a machine and get away with it. The nice thing is, that doesn't make the machine overpowered, it gives it overpower POTENTIAL. A machine still requires an operator. And if your operator doesn't have the epic skills to use the machine to its full potential, the the team of Machine and Operator just don't fill out to that overpower factor.

As an example, you could have Keitaro Urashima from Love Hina and Master Chief from HALO, and a Spartan II's MJLNOR Armor. Now, if you stick Chief in that armor, you can see just how wicked it is. You stick Keitaro in that armor, and I doubt he'll last very long against even a single Grunt. (Assuming of course, we're handwaving away the fact that your practically NEED to be a supersoldier just to survive wearing the armor.)

I like to think of the OC I'm working on as a character who, you've given a Leatherman Multitool to... but he only uses the knife and the screwdriver on it most of the time, and doesn't really deal with most of the other functions outside of necessity or familiarization. Of course, he's got, when he needs it, the ability to make the knife pick an electronic lock, but that's under crazy circumstances that would be tied directly to plot events.

That's one thing I think about for equipment though. You should design it so it can bring full potential from the top tier, but still function for your overwhelming masses of the Lowest Common Denominator.

The question is now: How much more nerfing can I do without sacrificing the potential... Reminds me of MOD balance for BF2 Dcon. How to give that helicopter the edge you want when it's got the right operator, but not make it easy enough to utilize that just any pilot can hop in and start killing tanks.

dkellis

2008-01-26, 03:18

Oh HELL no. :D

It's just me and a few others who try every means to dodge, bribe, kill just can't resist the draw of it. Don't let our likings put you off, just shoot. We all want the OC thread to be as varied as ever, otherwise it would either be a sentai Metal Hero or a Mobilesuit creation thread.

Lingo for one is the best example of a non-mecha OCer. See why he's policing things here?:D And there's Tk, our dear (gruff) Sergeant Major bent on instilling discipline in our cadres, and Aaron doing his part on holding the fort. All of them aren't that mechy, so feel free to post urs. We might not get the refs, but it'll still be fun to read.

Besides, the less we get the refs, the more it'll look original and stand out, ne?

As for me, I just ripoff so much its my sad trademark now... :heh:

So bottomline: JUST SHOOT IT! :D

To add on to this, I've mentioned before (early on in the thread's life; I think it's among my first posts in here, actually) that it would be best if the references are kept as independent as possible from the action. In other words, don't assume that your readers know what the reference is.

For a lot of the OCs and scenarios introduced in this thread, I have the odd and probably unenviable position of Not Getting It. The characters have some strangely-named super moves which they shout out and seems to be kind of flashy, and the thread goes wild with how "hot-blooded" or "awesome" it is, and I'm just sitting here completely confused by all the reactions. This may be aggravated by the large fonts sometimes used, which I always associate in my head as someone screaming right in my face, with the result that I'm feeling like I've been shouted at continuously for a significant period of time, and my ears are ringing despite not actually having heard anything as such.

Now, this is not saying that references are Bad. Off the top of my head, I have stuff from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (possibly the most recognizable for people in this thread, since it's the one I've pushed the most), Lucky Star, the Marathon series of games, the System Shock games, Slayers, Ranma 1/2, Revolutionary Girl Utena, the Discworld books, the new World of Darkness systems (primarily Mage: The Awakening and Changeling: The Lost), ReBoot, the City of Heroes MMORPG...

An advantage I've had with all this is that apart from maybe The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star, I'm assuming that nobody else will have heard of whatever I'm drawing inspiration from, and so I try to make it my own as much as possible, such that the reader does not have to have seen whatever it is that special move came from in order to appreciate why it is special.

Therefore, I can make the characters like someone else from an established series, but with their own quirks and flair. Ivey is like Konata from Lucky Star, but she isn't Konata with a name change. Reiz is like Mikuru from MoHS, but she has her own personality that diverges from Mikuru's. (For one thing, Reiz has a spine, and has been known to lose her temper.)

References are fun, but they should not be important enough to take over a significant plot point. A throwaway line or two is fine, but if you turn it into a major aspect of the story, please provide enough context for the rest of us to understand.

tl;dr: References should be references. Crossovers should be crossovers. Neither are bad, but the two are not the same thing.

As for the mecha-references thing, I'm not a mecha anime fan, and in fact I don't really like mecha anime. My favourite mecha anime would probably be Magic Knight Rayearth, and that's about it.

Kha

2008-01-26, 04:52

To add on to this, I've mentioned before (early on in the thread's life; I think it's among my first posts in here, actually) that it would be best if the references are kept as independent as possible from the action. In other words, don't assume that your readers know what the reference is.

For a lot of the OCs and scenarios introduced in this thread, I have the odd and probably unenviable position of Not Getting It. The characters have some strangely-named super moves which they shout out and seems to be kind of flashy, and the thread goes wild with how "hot-blooded" or "awesome" it is, and I'm just sitting here completely confused by all the reactions. This may be aggravated by the large fonts sometimes used, which I always associate in my head as someone screaming right in my face, with the result that I'm feeling like I've been shouted at continuously for a significant period of time, and my ears are ringing despite not actually having heard anything as such.

Now, this is not saying that references are Bad. Off the top of my head, I have stuff from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (possibly the most recognizable for people in this thread, since it's the one I've pushed the most), Lucky Star, the Marathon series of games, the System Shock games, Slayers, Ranma 1/2, Revolutionary Girl Utena, the Discworld books, the new World of Darkness systems (primarily Mage: The Awakening and Changeling: The Lost), ReBoot, the City of Heroes MMORPG...

An advantage I've had with all this is that apart from maybe The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star, I'm assuming that nobody else will have heard of whatever I'm drawing inspiration from, and so I try to make it my own as much as possible, such that the reader does not have to have seen whatever it is that special move came from in order to appreciate why it is special.

Therefore, I can make the characters like someone else from an established series, but with their own quirks and flair. Ivey is like Konata from Lucky Star, but she isn't Konata with a name change. Reiz is like Mikuru from MoHS, but she has her own personality that diverges from Mikuru's. (For one thing, Reiz has a spine, and has been known to lose her temper.)

References are fun, but they should not be important enough to take over a significant plot point. A throwaway line or two is fine, but if you turn it into a major aspect of the story, please provide enough context for the rest of us to understand.

tl;dr: References should be references. Crossovers should be crossovers. Neither are bad, but the two are not the same thing.

As for the mecha-references thing, I'm not a mecha anime fan, and in fact I don't really like mecha anime. My favourite mecha anime would probably be Magic Knight Rayearth, and that's about it.:nod:

If you want to rip, make sure you explain every detail, such that a purely Nanohaverse fan can understand you.

For example: I notice SRW get referenced a lot here. The advantage of that is that their attacks have videos to back them up with, and quoting those videos in your character profiles helps people who think SRW stands for Something Really Weird will have a better grasp of the character.

Another example is how LoweGear builds his OCs. They are really really descriptive, such that you have a mental picture forming in your head without having to be a big fan of Jigoku Shoujo and the Gainax works that feature in his efforts.

Most of all, none of them require you to know the story of origin that the character was based from. People yell at me "COPYPASTAAAAA!!!" all the time :heh:, but I hope that every time that happened, be it during a short exchange between characters, the conflicts they face, or ever a wider premise as a whole, I stayed true to my above words.

No matter how unoriginal, no matter how mind-blowing, I want to bring you in and share with you my vision, the scene I play in my twisted mind. And to do that, I must make sure I's as descriptive as I can. :D

Something like that I believe.

EDIT:

~~~Several hours later...~~~

Is it me, or did Kotomi's violin recital kill the thread as well? (Am watching CLANNAD...)

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

EDIT2:

~~~Two hours later...~~~

*crickets*

It's too quiet here... Silence means... Time for some crack! :D

*sudden silence*

So... it was me all along huh...? :uhoh::heh:

Wild Goose

2008-01-26, 11:16

Well, while I’m working on stuff, here's THE MAN's profile.

I would like to credit TK for the original profile, which for the most part I've chosen to follow, save for a few things here and there which I've changed for story purposes and some other stuff to make his profile more relevant to the OFM. In the end, what has happened is that both TK and I have given our own twists and spin onto the charecter, refitting him into the Nanoverse, departing in a few places from Halo canon. Sort of.

But he's still the Master Chief. And he will kick ass most righteously.

Name: John
Other/Ace names: SPARTAN-117 / The Green Demon
Callsign: Sierra 117 (independant operations), Bravo 22 (As part of Bravo Squad)
Gender: Male
Origin: First encountered on Non-Administered World 142
Age: Unknown. Presumably late 20s to late 30s, appears around 21 physically due to having been kept in “Cold storage” for significant lengths of time during his captivity when he wasn’t needed.
Birthday: Unknown (celebrated as the day he joined the OFM)
Affiliation: Order of Freelance Mages, Time Space Administration Bureau
Position: Assault Platoon Mage
Rank: Master Chief

Mage Class: Shooter (OFM class: Assault)
Mage Rank: B overall (Ground Combat rating AA)
Magic System: Mid-childa
Magic Color: Green
Magic Affinity: Real Man Badass
Magic Style: Quick shooting. Lots of shooting. At all ranges. And a rifle smack to the face if you dare get close enough.
Magic Device: Unnamed Rifle Device

Conventional Style: Special Operations, Bravo Squad member
Conventional Weapons: While originally ignorant of conventional weapons when he first joined the OFM, the Master Chief whole-heartedly threw himself into the study of a new form of warfare, and is rated Expert in all weapons listed below. While his exact weapons loadout will depend on his mission role, the Master Chief favors the MA5C, the standard-issue rifle of the OFM and Erusian Marines. In addition, like all OFM mages, he has been trained in the operation of OFM crew-served weapons.

- MA5C Assault rifle, chambered for 7.62x51mm, with optional flashlight, underslung 40mm grenade launcher, or shotgun attachment
- Pistol, chambered for 12.7x40mm, loaded with Semi Armor-Piercing High Explosive rounds or hollowpoint rounds
- BR55HB battle rifle, chambered for 9.5x45mm Semi Armor Piercing and 2x ACOG scope.
- M7 SMG, chambered for 5.23mm caseless
- M90 8-gauge combat shotgun
- SRS99C 14.5mm sniper rifle
- M41 "Spanker" rocket launcher
- Combat knives of varying sizes and types

Height: 6'8" (unarmored, barefoot), 7'1" (armored)
Weight: 350 lbs
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Brown
Facial Features: Very ordinary looking face; pale skintone due to being in armor for extended periods of time.
Clothing: John prefers to wear his Armor, explaining that he feels naked without it. He will, however, wear OFM camoflage fatigues while on-base, simply because there are no pieces of furniture that can support his weight while fully armored. Only one picture of John in his TSAB Blues exists.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/193/hailtothechiefzp5.jpg

TSAB Profile:
A Senior Non Comissioned Officer in the Order, and second only to the venerable Sergeant Major in terms of respect, Master Chief John-117 is one of the few Navy transfers to serve with the OFM, and the only Navy mage in the Assault Platoon. He is quiet, calm under fire, and a rock of strenght and hope to his fellow soldiers: many, including Assault Platoon Leader 2LT Franz Jaeger, believe that together, the Sergeant Major and the Master Chief are invincible. While he doesn't talk much, the Master Chief backs himself up with deeds not words, always in the thick of the fighting with his fellow soldiers.

Despite his weak magic rank and relative youth, the Master Chief is a dedicated soldier, an example and motivation to all who know him - in his own way, more inspirational than the Aces. Afterall, it's hard to argue with a man who can lift a Warthog with his own two hands.

While normally a quiet and stoic individual, the Master Chief has been known to comment with dry and wry humor on events - a rare occurrence indeed. It is unknown if he has ever become drunk.

Although a quiet and distant man by nature, the three years with the Order and his friendship with Ivanovich are slowly influencing him, and it is possible that in time he may in fact become a well-adjusted human being. Or not - he is in the Order, afterall.

Whenever engaged in combat, Master Chief's main overriding concerns are accoplishing his objectives and keeping his comrades alive so far as possible.

Personality:
--Alignment: Lawful Neutral
"He's the Master Chief. There ain't nobody who can beat him - except for maybe the Sergeant Major."

As a result of his indoctrination process, the Master Chief isn't really a big thinking on moral issues. He will follow orders - so long as they are given lawfully - and is neutral on the subject of good guys or bad guys. His number one priority are simple: complete the mission. Unlike the majority of the TSAB's mages, he has no qualms about killing, and will do so if necessary without a second thought. Conversely, the Master Chief gains no enjoyment from killing. He kills simply because he has to, because the mission needs it, because if he does not kill, his comrades will be endangered. This approach to killing has resulted in him being ostracized by the mainstream TSAB units that have come into contact with him; apart from his old unit, only the Order of Freelance Mages have accepted him whole-heartedly: because Death is their business.

John is a very quiet person who speaks rarely, only when he needs to, and lives simply, deriving simple pleasure from such mundane things as cleaning and servicing his armor. One of the things that gives him pleasure is his at times strange friendship with Sergeant Major Ivanovich (a friendship which has sealed his reputation as a Man among men).

Master Chief John-117 was first discovered around 10 years ago during a raid on an illegal bio-engineering lab hidden on a non-administered world. Although the lab held a wide range of “specimens”, according to the lab's database he was the most complete model to be produced, and more importantly, the most stable. He was not actually artificial in nature; he was a subject kidnapped from the local population for experimentation (as his number indicates he was one of many), but few other specimens had fared nearly as well as him. He was so effective in fact, he was to be the template upon which "mass production models" were to begin production in just a few more years - the lab considered him to be the prefect "Jack of all Trades."

The TSAB raid ended this plan, but the question still lingered what to do with the liberated prisoners: in addition to being experimented and augmented, most had been drilled intensely for combat and were not in any psychological condition to be safely set loose back into society. Furthermore, the nature of their modifications made that impossible on their home planet, disregarding that the lab had carefully destroyed all records of where the subjects had been taken from. Thus it was decided they would become wards of the TSAB until such time as they could be rehabilitated.

That was the plan.

Much to the surprise and consternation of the officials charged with that task most of them didn’t want to be “rehabilitated”. The reason soon became clear: It was learned that their training had always been conducted with the understanding at some point, the SPARTANs would be sold to the highest bidder and expected to follow the new owner's orders to the letter. Thus, they simply assumed they where now TSAB property and kept insisting they be given something to do: The manifold attempts to make them “normal” were simply confusing them. After much time and effort had been spent, the therapists concluded that this level of psychological damage was not going to be fixed anytime soon and advised that they at least be used for something productive in the meantime since they seemed to want to fight anyway.

The liberated SPARTANs were thus quietly formed into a special unit and began undertaking small scale operations while attempts to normalise them continued. Progress was slow throughout the years, and very rudimentary, hampered in part by the codes and mini-launguage that had grown among the SPARTANs and their insular view of the world, believing themselves to have no need of interactions with normal people. All this changed one day, the day the SPARTANs were all wiped out on a mission gone horribly wrong, save for one. He was their team leader, their elder brother.

His name was John.

After recovering from his injuries and physical rehabilitation, attempts were made to intergrate John-117 into the mainstream TSAB forces; it was thought that without his fellow SPARTANs, the Master Chief would be forced to interact with normal people and become normal himself. The plan backfired; few units wanted to have a "freak" amongst their carefully-ordered rosters, especially one who was physically formidable but merely a B-ranked mage geared solely towards combat. Eventually a certain Colonel heard of his plight and pulled several strings, and John found himself inside that man's office. To this day, he remembers the first words that man spoke to him:

"What's yer name, son?"

"Sir, Sierra 117, Sir."

"Not that name, son. You're a man, with a man's name. What's yer name? Say it loud, an' hold it up, lift it with pride. Yer a man, wit' a man's name. They can take everything from you - but they can't take yer pride and yer name! Always remember that!"

Upon joining the Order's Assault Platoon, John made waves by knocking Assault Platoon Leader Franz Jaeger unconscious with one blow, lifting a Warthog with his bare hands, and for having a natural talent for marksmanship, to the astonishment of the Erusian mages of the Assault Platoon, who had until that moment believed that nobody could shoot as well as an Erusian. His augmentations allowed him to keep pace with - and surpass - the Assault Platoon on their physically demanding PT drills and obstacle course runs, earning jealousy and grudging respect from some, and downright hostility from others.

Then his first combat mission with the Order happened.

Like many Order missions, this mission was a classified sanction, but it was after this mission that John was fully accepted into the Order's ranks - having proved himself to the Assault Platoon, he was welcomed as part of them, a full-fledged member of the Order. For a time, he was the most junior member of the Order, until Naomi Jaeger joined the OFM in MC0072. Since his first mission with the Order, John has performed superbly, earning the respect and friendship of his comrades; awarded with that simple, understated compliment and recognition of being a Real Man, a Badass, and a Man among men. (The last primarily because of his friendship with Ivanovich - even today no one is quite sure how the two men, fundamental opposites, became such good friends. Franz suspects that neither of them really knows either.)

Now, more than three years since he joined the OFM, the Master Chief's reputation is becoming the stuff of legend, and as Erick, Glen and Ivanovich plan the uncertain future expansion of the Order, one thing is for sure: there is no way in hell the Master Chief won't be leading a platoon of his own. And when the shit has hit the fan and the chips are down, he'll be there to kick ass and take names.

"You see him manning that Gauss Gun or the Warthog Gatling and you start to make jokes about compensating for something, then you stop and go, 'god, look at the size of that codpiece! He's gotta have hugeass steel balls!'" - A Romeo Echo Mike Foxtrot assigned to the Order's support staff.

"I thought it was all over... that we were going to die. If the enemy was strong enough to defeat Shamal and Zafira, two of the Volkenritter, what chance did we have? Then he appeared and showed to us all that heroes exist, that we can fight against the odds..." - Riot Force 6 medical personnel.

Device: As of the time of the last update of profile, updated just prior to the Order's 2-week Joint (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1313138&postcount=18003) Training (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1335619&postcount=18358) deployment with Riot Force 6, the Master Chief uses an unnamed rifle-shaped Storage Device. This Device uses 15-round magazines for its cartridges, and is a simple yet robust weapon. In its original form it was a slightly tuned Device based on a bullpup rifle; in the three years since he joined the OFM his Device has been periodically upgraded and tuned. It posesses the barest rudiments of an AI - just the bare software protocols needed to regulate mana processing - granting it fast charging time and a high rate of fire. It has only one form, as said rifle, and has been strengthened for use in parrying and striking as John tends to favor close quaters battle over the bombadment duels favored by many shooting specialists. It is a tough weapon, having parried blows from Glen's Sword Device Phoenix and is capable of good accuraccy. Master Chief has never named his Device, calling it "my rifle"; neither has it bothered to request a name, simply adressing him as "Sir."

Unlike Cross Mirage, the command trigger for his spells can be either verbal or with the squeezing of the trigger. The default spell is Barrett Shoot. Master Chief prefers to squeeze the trigger, allowing him to shoot just a second faster than, say, Teana.

Visually, the Device resembles an MA5C assault rifle, but without the abovebarrel electronic ammo display, navigation system and intergrated sight. Order armorer "Lurch" has compared it to the MA5K carbine variant of the Assault Rifle and the older MA2B carbine; however the Order has not been able to pursue inquiries into the lab and John's background due to a lack of time. The resemblence to both Erusian weapons is uncanny...and perhaps, was a sign of things to come.

The rest of the Armor, skills, etc will be posted later. Comments welcome.

Liingo

2008-01-26, 12:02

tl;dr: References should be references. Crossovers should be crossovers. Neither are bad, but the two are not the same thing.

Kha doesn't seem to have gotten that yet unfortunately.... his references are so deep that with a slight push they end up in the cross over department... :p

Anywho.. heading back to the new OC(Tigerclaws);

-Comments on each of the numbers as follows.
1) So basically just one of those things that I have to accept huh... Can't say that I like it much... but I'll let it through.

2) You do realise that there's nothing to suggest that SS is of that order of magnitude... You said 12 cartridges? Tell me exactly when that many cartdiges are ever loaded in sucession? I'd really like to know.
Nothing much to say on the accident issue..

4) Umm, ok sure. But you're building a tank/mech of all things in a magical girl show.. Yes, it might be the best option in terms of brute power and a slew of other things. THIS ISN'T MAGICAL GUNDAM GIRL NANOHA!!! Is it so hard to take Nanoha or one of the other members in the powerful cast list and create a character(s) that uses magic/other flashy abilities with the said reference character as the yardstick as to how powerful they are.

5) SS attacks are still over board. The level of the attack that they're going to use is going to be limitted by the rank that the pilot holds. The cartridges will only provide the power necessary for the attack. there's no indication that just because cartridges are used that they're going to be able to harness that much energy in the first place/ shape the energy into something that can be used as an attack.

Think of it this way, someone gives a civ(no training what so ever) a rifle and get's told to go shoot something (consistently). Even with a couple of magazines of ammo, it's going to be a long time before he get's anywhere near the target ( unless of course they get a lucky shot but that's another matter entirely).
Of course, in the hands of someone who knows what they're doing, it's not going to be as much of a problem.

Believe me, I'm as annoyed at all the crap that they've thrown in to the series as everyone else (limiters, stupid squad design, writers who don't have a clue what it it that they're writing about..) but you work with the limitations that you've been given. with what you're suggesting, even the mightest of bosses are going to get blown away before they're even capable of doing anything because it's going to have a bunch of redshirts pummel it with SS attacks as it appears on the horizon. Even if they somehow manage to get attacked, the armour that they're wearing is going to keep them safe long enough for them to return fire.

Look, the profile itself is fine, I can't be bothered spotting things in it at the moment. You say though that it's supposed to augment C ranks up to A ranks. YET you then give them a weapon that outperforms every known cannon character wh o fights at range in terms of damage, range and projectile speed..

Dogfighting mode is just a spam mode, which again is outperforming the canon characters which are for all intents and purposes the best of the best. Spam fire on the levels that you're proposing has never been seen, and the range of the auto homing deivces is also out there.

Next up if your artillery mode, which is just as ridiculous as the other modes. We;ve seen one character do this, ONE. She's an exception because of the plot.

The other abilities aren't helping your case at all.

We've seen the use of 'magical damage' Why would they suddenly switch over to physical damage?

So what we're left with is some random is a suit that has stupid levels of protection while boasting attacks from Nanoha and Hayate while also having the ability to move at Fate's sonic form speeds in addition to Vita's handy flashbang technique.

Yep, that's so not overpowered.

It's not personal or anything, but as it stands, this has no place what so ever in the Nanoha verse, at least not for another 10-20 years.. (both canon and RL..)

Start nerfing it. HEAVILY!

Done with it for now. Bleh, where's TK when you need him..

Goose: Nice job on the chief. Looks good from what I saw of it during my skim through. I'll read the last sections properly once I'm more awake..

Wild Goose

2008-01-26, 12:29

@Liingo: Thx. Will respond properly after sleep. :heh:

To OC in general: On the subject of the Chief, note that his physical abilities are following Halo canon (and have actually been nerfed at points), while he's a B-ranked mage. He can kill the Aces and CCs with his bare hands... but they'll be sniping away at him from range. He has a trick which TK suggested and Kagerou and I are running with - an AMF generator on his armor - but it's short range, which means that most flight-capable mages should be able to fly outta the range of the AMF and return fire safely. If they're inside the AMF... god help them.

@Tigerclaw: On the subject of cartridges; it has never been seen that cartridges are loaded more than six at one go. It's been established that it is a Very Bad Idea to spam cartridges, since it taxes the Linker Core and weakens your body, which cannot take the strain (for an extreme analogue, firing a 40mm cannon from a mount designed for a .30cal: eventually the mounting breaks). As for cartridges more powerful than the standard, my OC Franz Jaeger actually deploys with several stripper clips of Overpressure Cartridges (Lurch: "I'm still tryin' out names here.") that are twice as powerful as standard cartridges, but each time he uses an Overpressure Cartridge it wears him out severely, and he risks KOing himself at best - which is why the Overpressure Cartridges are kept as a last resort for life or death situations.

...if you thought those were bad, wait till you see the Alpha versions. *shakes head*

Lurch is the always-mentioned, rarely-seen tireless armorer who maintains the OFM's conventional weapons and tunes their Devices. It's been speculated that Lurch is the posessor of the Noble Phantasm Unlimited Cartridge Works:

I am the primer of my cartridge.
Steel is my jacket, and mana is my bullet.
I have primed over a thousand cartridges.
Unknown to jamming, nor known to misfire.
Have withstood pain to load many Devices.
Yet, these hands will never know peace.
So as I load, Unlimited Cartridge Works.

Kyral

2008-01-26, 12:53

Puuh... time for me to blow out some crack again xD

Xgouki wanted to read about it... so I came up with this little story out of my Dark Future Setting. :heh:
Sorry for the long delay.

Ah... I tried to correct my gramma myself this time... so please bear with me. :heh:

The world was tumbling. Up and down had no meaning anymore. The sudden, painful feeling of impact, the sound of bursting concrete. A short fall, and pain again as it suddenly ended. He was lying on the floor, the short moment of confusion had wiped his mind clear of every thought. Now it was all rushing back: Memories of fire, blood and ice.

Elric Thorn slowly managed to turn on his back but his strength left him shortly after that. His left arm, right leg and some rips seemed to be broken. His whole body was aching, he don't even had the strength to open his eyes, but he forced himself to do it anyway. He was lying in a chamber that once belonged to the upper floors of the Saint Church main branch. The walls around him were broken and the ceiling no longer existing, giving him the small illusion to be outside. Strange... he thought as he gazed at the blue sky above him. How can something like this happen on such a beautiful day?

A foot smashed on his broken breastplate, pinning Elric on the floor. The painful feeling of broken rips scratching against each other were enough to turn the short moment of tranquility into a new agonizing hell. Elric cried out in pain and shot a furious glare at his adversary, who returned a cold glare with her bright blue, slightly glowing eyes. Elric growled.

“Fin...!” Elrics plea was interrupted by an sudden fit of coughing. A metallic taste filled his mouth and he spat the blood out that he had coughed out of his lunges. “Finish it!” he finally said and forced himself to smile. At least he bought enough time for Keroko and Shamsel to bring the others to safety.

The woman towering above him didn't changed her neutral expression as she raised her staff-device to finish him off. How ironic... Elric never imagined that he would die by the hands of one of his closest friends.

“Don't kill him...” the hissing voice more rang through his head than that he heard it with his ears. The woman froze in her motion, only to step back a second later. Elric turned his head into the direction he thought the voice was coming from. He had no idea how long the figure was already standing there.

As the dark robed figure approached, a invisible power lifted Elric into the air, forcing him to face the newcomer. Elric tried to struggle, but he wasn't able to move. Soon his strength left him again, leaving him hanging in the air, breathing stertorously.

Elric examined the figure that stopped in front of him. He couldn't really tell if the figure was male or female, but somehow Elric thought of it as a male. The dark robe covered all of 'his' body and concealed even 'his' build, even the hood was pulled deep into the face, covering it completely.
Elric coughed again, expectorating more blood.

”You are dying, Elric Thorn.” the figure spoke again, stating a fact that Elric absolutely was sure of.

Elric didn't answer, his vision blurred as blood ran into his right eye. He had figured already that the person in front of him was at fault. 'He' destroyed everything Elric fought for. Gazing at his enemy with burning eyes filled with hatred, Elric kept silent.

”It is interesting, how your eyes are so full of life, when life itself is flowing out of your body.” the figure moved one step closer. ”You will die soon, Elric Thorn. But you don't have to.”

Elric frowned. A offer to save his life? What nonsense was this? An act of mercy from an enemy that didn't care to slaughter thousands of innocents? He nearly laughed, as if he would accept such an offer.

The figure raised his hooded head, finally showing his face. Elrics eyes widened in terror as he saw the purple eyes and the two scares in the face.
Elric was staring at his own face.
“What... what abomination are you?” he finally asked breathless. The other Elric stayed silent this time, slightly rolling his head to the side.
Only then Elric realized that the other had one scar on the lower left side of his face not the lower right. The other Elric was mirror-inverted.
Elric sighed in relief, it was a mask, a mask reflecting his image like a mirror.

”Why are you lying to yourself?” the masked one now continued. ”Why are you so afraid to speak the words that linger so deep in your heart?”

Elric gave the other an puzzled look, what was he talking about?
“I don't want to die.”
Elric stared again into the mask, this time in disbelieve. It was his voice that had spoken, did he saw his lips move in the reflection? Had he said that himself?

”Understandable.” the voice of the masked one answered in Elrics head.

“No! I...” Elric stopped mid sentence. Suddenly he realized all the pain again he somehow had forgotten. He heard his heart beating weak inside his chest, felt the blood dripping from his face and flushing out of the wounds that covered his body. The air in his lunges rattled with every breath.

He would surly die. And it was the most terrible thing he could think of.

Elrics vision blurred again, but this time it was not because of blood.

”It is not fair, right?” the voice echoed understanding through his head.

“I... I...” Elric stammered with a broken voice. Than he slightly nodded.

”It never is... but worry not: You are chosen. If you want, you will live.”

“I don't... don't...” Elric shivered.

”Say it!

“I don't want to die!” he admitted. The tears had that gathered in his eyes finally broke free, streaming down his face and mixing with his blood.

The dark robed figure stepped close to Elric and reached out with his gloved hand.

”Then I shall present you with two gifts: Life and Truth.”

Gently he touched Elrics forehead with the tips of his fingers.

Now awaken... my Child.”

When there was pain before, it was nothing compared the pain that swept through Elrics body now. A feeling like every single cell in his body was boiling while something tried to claw its way out of him. Elric screamed, But he was not the only one. There was another mechanical scream mixed with static that slowly faded away. Carnage.

The next thing Elric could remember was, that he was lying on the floor, face down, breathing heavily. He slowly pushed himself upwards into a sitting position. The pain was gone. He looked down to his hands, no broken Barrier Jacket, no blood, he was completely healed.
But something was amiss.
Turning his right arm, Elric looked at the top of his Device. Now he knew what the AIs fading scream had meant. The core of Carnage was gone, and with it, the AI itself. A small feeling of sorrow surged through Elric, but was quickly replaced with determination. Elric clenched his hands into fists and looked up into the mask that was reflecting him.

His now red glowing eyes widened a bit in surprise as he realized that the veins that once grew out of Carnages core now even reached through his neck into the sides of his face and surly though his whole body now.
So that was what happened. He and Carnage now were one. But not like in the past, were one dominated the other. There was no fear and uncertainty anymore. He was born a new and powerful being.

”What is your name, my Child?” the masked one asked solemnly. While the question seemed strange and out of place, Elric knew why he was asked. He was reborn after all.

“Carnage.” Elric said after a short moment. If the AI was gone, he will at least bear its name from now on.

”Then I ask you, Carnage, Dark Lord of the Shadow. Will you stand with your Sister, the Dark Lady of the Nocturnal Glacier, against the usurpers that defiled the light, and blinded the people from the truth?”

The one once known as Elric Thorn, glanced over to the woman he fought only moments ago. She was standing in respectful distance and returned his gaze with her cold glowing, blue eyes. But Carnage also saw fellowship in those eyes and a faint smile had appeared on her face. He looked back to the one he owed everything.

“Yes!” The new Dark General bowed deep before his one, true king. “My... Master!”

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-26, 13:19

Kagerou

2008-01-26, 14:09

Aha, and therein is the problem, my good Admiral.

The fact is that we have no clue what to rate stuff at. Someone tried it a long time ago (before I showed up here), but it was... well, it wasn't bad for a first try.

We need to figure out a comprehensive chart, F-SSS, but we just don't really have a good grasp of the magic system in Nanoha. If this were D&D or BESM, I'd have an excellent clue, but alas.

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-26, 14:10

Spam mode?

SPAM? If I want to spam I'll throw in a Macross Missile Massecre.

Anywho. I don't see what's so spammiful about rapid fire dumb shots asside from the fact that, well... non-magical technology can already do that a hundred times more viciously. You know?
This is what 70 fist sized depleted uranium slugs sound like (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68C5bkbDNLs) when they're all fired in one second traveling at Mach 2+ past a camera... fired from a GAU-8 Avenger cannon. And what I'm suggesting has nowhere near that kill power. (GAU-8 makes rapid swiss cheese out of a tank.)

As for range... It's called BVR engagement. If forty year old pieces of missile technology can hit a target seventy miles away, and aircraft can hit targets the size of a bus that you can't even see with the naked eye anyway (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSimVE5NyMw), why not have a magic projectile that can track and kill a target at a mere five Km? (Two miles or so.)
I mean, we can put bombs through windows at five thousand feet... A man sized target should be easy enough to track with magical sensor utilities.
If you want to call stuff like that over-cannon, I have to call serious bull on a civilization that has the technology for crossdimensional transport battlecruisers, and live image feeds as if they're six feet away, but can't make a magical projectile track and home on a target that's not even one and a half times past BVR range.

Overpowered? Try Common Sense.
Don't bring your fists to a knife fight. Don't bring a knife to a gun fight. Don't bring a gun to a cannon fight. Stay the heck OUT of a cannon fight.

As for Hayate doing that 'once' with the artillery bit.

Uh, that was more her doing it about ten times, firing shots of the nature of five round barrages that each hit like a small strategic nuclear weapon. And she didn't even break a sweat. Nanoha's a little white demon, but I wouldn't go against Hayate with anything less than a Los Angeles Class's full compliment of nuclear tipped trident missiles. And even then I'm likely to just piss her off.

Perhaps what we need is an actual chart or definition of exactly what each rank means in terms of power/skill.

You do realize that god just killed an entire family of catgirls because of you?

Real life physics and especially weaponry has very little to do with a magical girl show...
...and even though we already have master chief, we're still trying to make everything fit the premise of a magical world, not something with technological supermarvels... even when disguised as magic.

But even that isn't the real problem here, the real problem is that you're basically creating a character with horribly overpowered attributes when comparing to what we see in the show...

...though i can see that you overpowered the characters themselves... hayate, magically the strongest of the aces and a pure artillery mage fires shots perhaps a couple of km away, but the shots blast radius is only about 300-400 meters, as compared to a real tactical nuke, a quote from wiki: "Modern tactical nuclear warheads have yields up to the tens, or potentially hundreds of kilotons, several times that of the weapons used in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki."

"little boy" was dropped into Hiroshima , here's a bit of statistics from wiki "The radius of total destruction was about 1.6 km (1 mile), with resulting fires across 11.4 km² (4.4 square miles)."

so i think we all agree: hayate =/= tactical nuclear level of power, not to mention strategical nuclear level...

as for the range deficit, you must realize that magical shots must operate on vastly different set of rules than a regular ballistic projectile...
...a ballistic projectile merely needs a push right at the start and then it can be forgotten...
from all i've seen in the serie, all magical projectiles have to be SUSTAINED during flight, so distance becomes a far greater challenge, but they can control them far better...

...and being familiar to the touhou universe, i'm not touching the spam issue with a 10 foot pole :p

Just my five cents about the entire thing, feel free to correct anything that was wrong there. :rolleyes:

Jimmy C

2008-01-26, 14:22

Perhaps what we need is an actual chart or definition of exactly what each rank means in terms of power/skill.

The last attempt didn't turn out too well. As I recall, a good number of people complained that you'd need to reach A or over-A ranks to have attacks that barely matched modern firearms, let alone vehicle-mounted weapons. Then it rapidly escalated to strategic weapons and supernova-level destruction.

LimitedEternal

2008-01-26, 14:24

SUPAAAAA BACKLOG TAIMU!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/technicaldifficulties.jpg

Eh? Is that...MEGAS???

*hands AdmiralTigerClaw an internet*

I think you should have one of these. NEEDS MOAR MEGAS.

Hayate will have more firepower at her disposal than ANY Ace ever. Fact.

Well, she IS a walking(flying?) artillery expert. Like I like to say, glass cannon in every sense.
... you're just setting your pilots up for "playing with balls" jokes; you do realise...

"Who're those dudes?"

"Lol, they aren't pilots, they just play with balls!"

"lulz."
...why did I see this coming? :uhoh: You guys and your balls. Sheesh...:heh:

Burning Arisa vs. Exceed Nanoha?!?!? :eek:

FIGHT OF THE CENTURY!!!!! :D:D:D

And don't worry, that's more crack of mine, since Kugimiya Rie does tsunderes extremely well :D:uhoh:

EPIC BATTLE.Funny thing is, I can see it happening, if only because Alisa(Is it "Arisa" or "Alisa?") goes all angry on Nanoha. Still pure crack though, and definitely worth writing. :D
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*watches Smith and Wesson dance to the tune of full auto fire*

Neil Dylandy: *sighs* No matter what I teach them, they never learn. :heh: [/quote]

Na? What's wrong with full auto? *shoves Heavy Weapons Guy behind wall*

There are more than one? Wow, this can be really interesting. :D

So will the interaction include lots of hotblood battles and shedding of manly tears? :uhoh:

Smith/Wesson: we don't really care! Girl or not, if she's hotblooded, then we're more than glad to become her friends!!!!!!
Sanshiro: *points east* THE EAST IS BURNING RED, MY STUDENTS!!!
Smith/Wesson/Akira: SHISHOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *cries hotblooded tears*

I hope this kind of interaction won't happen very soon. :heh:

Mai: .................

...................................

...................................

USB-sama.

Me: :uhoh:

:heh: I think my reaction is about the same as yours.

Nothing wrong with hotblooded girls, though. :D

Naomi: "I don't believe you." *tsun*

Uh-oh. She's off the handle again. *Dons HEV suit*

Like this?

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa299/spec_operations/HNRMG.jpg

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Ah yes, i remember you posting that. Long time ago, ne? Still scares me. :uhoh:

What's so nasty about hayate no naku koro ni? :p

And Aaron will tough it out, pain and trials make growth for humans... and those two are also the easiest ways to get some emotion into a story :)

Though i'm sensing a whole lot of :uhoh: and quite a bit of :upset: coming our way...

Is that the one that involves cleavers, or boxcutters? :uhoh: Why must you torment poor Hayate?

I'll surprise you then. :D...

...as long as you don't read Rebuilt Kha's dossier first. Among his new nicknames is the Copycat Knight after all... :heh:

"Copycat" Knight? Do I sense a blue mage in Cadia's future? :)

Aha, and therein is the problem, my good Admiral.

The fact is that we have no clue what to rate stuff at. Someone tried it a long time ago (before I showed up here), but it was... well, it wasn't bad for a first try.

We need to figure out a comprehensive chart, F-SSS, but we just don't really have a good grasp of the magic system in Nanoha. If this were D&D or BESM, I'd have an excellent clue, but alas.

Amen. that would iron out so many problems with subjectivity in power(which I personally am guilty of) and we really could use something like that. Alas, I too don't have the background knowhow to do this, but is there anyone who could?

You do realize that god just killed an entire family of catgirls because of you?

Real life physics and especially weaponry has very little to do with a magical girl show...
...and even though we already have master chief, we're still trying to make everything fit the premise of a magical world, not something with technological supermarvels... even when disguised as magic.

But even that isn't the real problem here, the real problem is that you're basically creating a character with horribly overpowered attributes when comparing to what we see in the show...

...though i can see that you overpowered the characters themselves... hayate, magically the strongest of the aces and a pure artillery mage fires shots perhaps a couple of km away, but the shots blast radius is only about 300-400 meters, as compared to a real tactical nuke, a quote from wiki: "Modern tactical nuclear warheads have yields up to the tens, or potentially hundreds of kilotons, several times that of the weapons used in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki."

"little boy" was dropped into Hiroshima , here's a bit of statistics from wiki "The radius of total destruction was about 1.6 km (1 mile), with resulting fires across 11.4 km² (4.4 square miles)."

so i think we all agree: hayate =/= tactical nuclear level of power, not to mention strategical nuclear level...

as for the range deficit, you must realize that magical shots must operate on vastly different set of rules than a regular ballistic projectile...
...a ballistic projectile merely needs a push right at the start and then it can be forgotten...
from all i've seen in the serie, all magical projectiles have to be SUSTAINED during flight, so distance becomes a far greater challenge, but they can control them far better...

...and being familiar to the touhou universe, i'm not touching the spam issue with a 10 foot pole :p

Just my five cents about the entire thing, feel free to correct anything that was wrong there. :rolleyes:

Um. I think I'll let you vets handle this.

That point about the nuke is helpful to me though; I'm tossing around an idea that involves large scale destruction, and I needed a benchmark.

It's a benchmark so I know what not to go near, haxxbusters. I'm not trying any nukes out. :heh:

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-26, 14:52

Then I guess, if that (Rank calculating) was attempted before, we'll just have to try again, and this time we won't fail.

Quantifying the ranks will be quite the challenge. One thing is that they seem to be a combination of not just pure power, but skill. As I recall, Teana's first attempt at encasing her magic bullet in a barrier ranked as an A rank skill.

So the quantifying that needs to be done is figure out what defines ranks of power, and ranks of skill, to get the estimated total power level.

Now, we've got examples of obviously Twiple S Plus Plus power coming of Dimensional Cruiser platforms. (Arc'en'ciel magic dimensional cannon.)

We've got examples of S level and SS level on Hayate

Most of the attacks from nanoha team appear to be A rank levels, with an S or SS rank tossed in for the Breakers.

B and C ranks do seem to be consistent with conventional handheld weapons in terms of power overall. I mean, scores of cannon fodder mages are using 'shot' attacks.

But again, the ranks seem to denote a combination of Skill, AND Power, and that is probably where you guys got all messed up the first time around.

You want me to head over to spacebattles.com and throw a quantifying thread up? They'll absolutely pick things apart to quantify something.

Sheba

2008-01-26, 14:57

As for the power ranks, Skane put it very well (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=938936&postcount=29).

How would you rank your character when compared to Hayate? Nanoha and Fate? The Wolkenritters? The Strikers?

There are no need to grow an inferiority complex because your character is a mere C or D in term of magical potential.

Awesome battles found in Hunter X Hunter (Kurapika vs that brute force guy) or JoJo's Bizarre Adventures (Hayato (a mere human with no Stand) vs Killer queen Bites the Dust, Jotaro vs D'Arby, Passione Gang vs Man in the Mirror, to name a few) were not awesome because of the raw power that was displayed, but because of the creative ways they played the cards they were dealt.

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-26, 15:48

That's just the thing about the military though. And I mean this from experience.

A military will have an inferiority complex if it has to fight a pitched battle. The objective is to have such overlapping superiority over an opponent that when the fight begins, it's over for the enemy almost immediately. No commander wants to send troops out knowing half of them will die or be seriously injured. Not if he knows he can say "Load up the GBU-87s and turn that place into a scrap yard!" and THEN send in his ground pounders.

Could just be too much military mode talking from me. But personally, I find that my number one NEED is that I must have the power to OMGWTFPWN an opponent, because it'll save lives of MY guys on the ground.

So my natural need will be to turn to a Magical Engineer in this case and tell him/her.
"I see a strategic and tactical deficiency here and here... Design me a device system that can do this, this, this, this, and this... Make it fit on a general purpose mage and give it the ability to enhance their function to this. Increase their survivability as well. Experienced veterans only come from those who actually survive their engagements."

"No, I don't care if that is technically insane to attempt with a C class mage. Don't give me excuses, give me results. If it can physically be done, do it. We'll mark the problems later as operator dos and don'ts. That's what testing is for after all. Now get moving. I want this done, and I want it done yesterday. If I lose one more good man to the enemy because you wouldn't let me give them what they needed in the field, I'll be sure to have you standing before a military tribunal faster than you can say Starlight Breaker: SHOOT! Understood?! Good. Dismissed."

Maybe I should design a grouchy commander that sounds like that too, just so we know we've got someone who will make those kind of calls. Reminds me of Regius... but Regius was a di-ERHEM... disgruntled individual caught in a conspiracy loop. Yeah, that's it.

Reiji Tabibito

2008-01-26, 16:09

I wouldn't mind :p

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...

...

Oy.

@Reiji: That would be Aaron who suggested you watch Rental Magica.

Ah. Okay.

Cheesy Announcer: But with Fate a little "tied up", even THAT is not enough. Can the Cleric rise above this dire challenge? Can he conquer his own demons and emerge victorious?

All this and more, on the next, The Cleric Forever! :D

*cues cheesy 1960s Batman theme*

<Sokka Forehead Slap!>

Taku...

Shamsel: Timing? :eyebrow:

Uhh...if I have to explain it, then you wouldn't understand.

Don't bring a knife to a gun fight.

Sorry, but I gotta disagree with this one - in ANY kind of fight, you're gonna want something that doesn't run out of ammunition.

Dammit, where is Aaron...?

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-26, 16:16

Could just be too much military mode talking from me. But personally, I find that my number one NEED is that I must have the power to OMGWTFPWN an opponent, because it'll save lives of MY guys on the ground.

So my natural need will be to turn to a Magical Engineer in this case and tell him/her.
"I see a strategic and tactical deficiency here and here... Design me a device system that can do this, this, this, this, and this... Make it fit on a general purpose mage and give it the ability to enhance their function to this. Increase their survivability as well. Experienced veterans only come from those who actually survive their engagements."

"No, I don't care if that is technically insane to attempt with a C class mage. Don't give me excuses, give me results. If it can physically be done, do it. We'll mark the problems later as operator dos and don'ts. That's what testing is for after all. Now get moving. I want this done, and I want it done yesterday. If I lose one more good man to the enemy because you wouldn't let me give them what they needed in the field, I'll be sure to have you standing before a military tribunal faster than you can say Starlight Breaker: SHOOT! Understood?! Good. Dismissed."

And just like those military commanders, you also need to see that OMGWTFPWN is rarely a feasible solution... I too want to have that, great overpowering for maximum effect, but most of the time things don't turn out that well, and we have to do with what we have...

...now, asking a magical engineer to build all that is like walking to a regular engineer and ask a fully armed, mini sized mecha that any regular gunwaver in the military can use...

...he'll probably tell you that it's bloody near impossible at current to make such a thing, physically possible, technologically not yet... and probably not in several centuries for any mediocre bootstomper, those units probably need one hell of a training for people to use even mildly efficiently...

Because, fact is that just because you need something doesn't make it possible... atleast in your lifetime.

Anyways, considering that you're suggesting a C ranked mage to be pumped up to A class and shooting SS class shells, i think that the engineer wouldn't be the only one going "OY! Bloody nut!"
Remember what happened to nanoha when she overexcerted herself with too much intensive magic usage?
and she was merely using magic easily accessible to her...
...such as starlight breaker that is classified as power AAA in the manga, and using magic that's actually within her class (she was AAA during A's, wasn't she?) was enough to make her go down in the long run...

So what would happen to a soldier who's C ranked, forcefully pumped to A rank and using bloody SS power shots?
You'd be losing soldiers to your own weapons faster than the enemy could kill you.

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-26, 16:40

So what would happen to a soldier who's C ranked, forcefully pumped to A rank and using bloody SS power shots?
You'd be losing soldiers to your own weapons faster than the enemy could kill you.

With a platoon, you'd have 60 temporarily A rank pumped soldiers and you'd win the fight in a very short manner with that kind of firepower. (The SS shots would be marked as an Operator Don't... unless you think it's absolutely necissary.)
Just because you CAN pump up to A and fire SS, doesn't mean you will use it. You want it available.

You win the fight quickly, power fatigue can set in. THAT, is key. You still have to manage your soldier's strength. Give them the option to use the upper level firepower when they need it. Not keep them at it at all times. (A key word I use in all my work is 'CAN'... Which means it is 'possible'... not, 'will', or 'inevitable'. I think people are mistaking 'it is possible' for 'it is aways done'.)

In my oppinion, from a standpoint of a commander in the field. It is an acceptable tradeoff to give the soldiers the five minutes of overwhelming superiority they need to win a decisive victory at the expense of probable required recooperation time, than to have them all stuck at C rank and get smeared by a couple of 'Elite' units and KILLED and be stuck with a failed objective.

If I can take sixty soldiers of C rank, pump them up to A rank for five mintues, and turn them loose against the 'Numbers', the overwhelming firepower and superiority of A rank firepower is going to crush them so bad that it'll be over in a mere 45 seconds. Far faster than sending four B/A ranks and two AA ranks out to attempt to deal with a situation involving 12 or so A to S rank units.

*Looks at clock.*

Oh, I gotta go... or I'll be late for work and I have to hit PetSMart still...

Caio!

But I've only got one prototype suit. *Shrug.*

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-26, 16:56

With a platoon, you'd have 60 temporarily A rank pumped soldiers and you'd win the fight in a very short manner with that kind of firepower. (The SS shots would be marked as an Operator Don't... unless you think it's absolutely necissary.)
Just because you CAN pump up to A and fire SS, doesn't mean you will use it. You want it available.

You win the fight quickly, power fatigue can set in. THAT, is key. You still have to manage your soldier's strength. Give them the option to use the upper level firepower when they need it. Not keep them at it at all times. (A key word I use in all my work is 'CAN'... Which means it is 'possible'... not, 'will', or 'inevitable'. I think people are mistaking 'it is possible' for 'it is aways done'.)

In my oppinion, from a standpoint of a commander in the field. It is an acceptable tradeoff to give the soldiers the five minutes of overwhelming superiority they need to win a decisive victory at the expense of probable required recooperation time, than to have them all stuck at C rank and get smeared by a couple of 'Elite' units and KILLED and be stuck with a failed objective.

If I can take sixty soldiers of C rank, pump them up to A rank for five mintues, and turn them loose against the 'Numbers', the overwhelming firepower and superiority of A rank firepower is going to crush them so bad that it'll be over in a mere 45 seconds. Far faster than sending four B/A ranks and two AA ranks out to attempt to deal with a situation involving 12 or so A to S rank units.

*Looks at clock.*

Oh, I gotta go... or I'll be late for work and I have to hit PetSMart still...

Caio!

But I've only got one prototype suit. *Shrug.*

Strategy i can understand, the way of thinking, yes.
But the actual feasibility of such a suit is what i'm doubting.
For one, looking at what nanoha already has (combat cyborgs, artificial humans, starships) there has to be a reason why no one hasn't made one of those suits yet... just attaching the whole exoskeletal structure to a combat cyborg should be easy enough.
So i'm guessing there's another reason for the lack of such exoskeletal designs...

...but as it's midnight and i've been up since early morning, i'm heading to bed now...

Liingo

2008-01-26, 20:11

@Liingo: Thx. Will respond properly after sleep. :heh:
Don't bother, it wasn't for you.

The background pieces were adapted nicely into the universe so good job on that front. Sure it's copy pasta, but it's good copy pasta. (Kha, take note of what they've done.. :p)
Puuh... time for me to blow out some crack again xD

Xgouki wanted to read about it... so I came up with this little story out of my Dark Future Setting. :heh:
Sorry for the long delay.

Ah... I tried to correct my gramma myself this time... so please bear with me. :heh:

*snip*
Interesting stuff. I'm really interested as to what just happened. MOAR please :D

Perhaps what we need is an actual chart or definition of exactly what each rank means in terms of power/skill.
We've tried... It's surprisingly hard when we don't know the power output of the attacks that they're using. At best, they're the same rank as the mage but they can also be lower in power than that.

Amen. that would iron out so many problems with subjectivity in power(which I personally am guilty of) and we really could use something like that. Alas, I too don't have the background knowhow to do this, but is there anyone who could?

Nope. Unless of course you've got the emails of the producers of the show. Then again, I'm not sure that they've got a clue what they're doing as well...
As for the power ranks, Skane put it very well (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=938936&postcount=29).

How would you rank your character when compared to Hayate? Nanoha and Fate? The Wolkenritters? The Strikers?

There are no need to grow an inferiority complex because your character is a mere C or D in term of magical potential.

Awesome battles found in Hunter X Hunter (Kurapika vs that brute force guy) or JoJo's Bizarre Adventures (Hayato (a mere human with no Stand) vs Killer queen Bites the Dust, Jotaro vs D'Arby, Passione Gang vs Man in the Mirror, to name a few) were not awesome because of the raw power that was displayed, but because of the creative ways they played the cards they were dealt.
Tigerclaw This approch on the ranks is what I've been saying, compare the potential of the suit to Hayate/Nanoha/Fate/Insert other character here.

Going at the full potential of the suit, you've got someone who's
SS ranked in terms of power
S ranked in defense
S ranked in speed
SS ranked in range

yet's its being controlled by a C/ B ranked mage who make up the majority of the magic users in the TSAB.

So what's the point of having the canon cast that's been created already? Horray for making them redundant all of a sudden.

I don't have the problem with the concept of the suit, heck we've got something like that in here already, YET it's nowhere near your suit in terms of the stats that I've listed out above.

Do you get what I've been trying to say in the last couple of posts? Or do I have to sit here feeling like I'm trying to explain something to a brick wall..

Essentially it boils down to this fact.

There's no canon evidence to support such a suit as it is right now with the specs that it's currently designed for.

Yes I'm aware that all of the arguments that you've presented make perfect sense in Real life. But the same RL concepts don't necessarily transfer over nicely into the Nanoha verse.

Kha

2008-01-26, 21:52

(Kha, take note of what they've done.. :p)(:p) :nod:

LimitedEternal

2008-01-27, 01:28

Kha, what did you do this time??? :eyespin: :heh:

Wild Goose

2008-01-27, 01:43

Spam mode?

SPAM? If I want to spam I'll throw in a Macross Missile Massecre.
Spam as in the context of MSLN, not any other context. This is MSLN, so spam in this context means, roughly, anything about 30 shots. "A word is known by the company it keeps." One of the most basic rules of interpretation, and pretty commonsense. Thus, while what we refer to as beamspam would hardly cause Macross vets to bat their eyes (or even Excellen - dear god the beamspam Weiss Ritter Rein puts out), it's spam in the context of Nanoha.

Anywho. I don't see what's so spammiful about rapid fire dumb shots asside from the fact that, well... non-magical technology can already do that a hundred times more viciously. You know?
This is what 70 fist sized depleted uranium slugs sound like (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68C5bkbDNLs) when they're all fired in one second traveling at Mach 2+ past a camera... fired from a GAU-8 Avenger cannon. And what I'm suggesting has nowhere near that kill power. (GAU-8 makes rapid swiss cheese out of a tank.)
...oh god GAU-8 versus tanks AGAIN? -_- I tried mentioning this to TK and he was dismissive of the effectivenes of the GAU-8 against tanks - modern tanks, at any rate, with Chobham armor. Also note that the video you showed is inconclusive, as the cameraman was focusing on the A-10, not on the target. (Unless you wanted just the sound?)

As a matter of fact, Stinger Ray, the spell Chrono was using when he assaulted Precia's fortress, has a volume of fire similar to an assault rifle. It's also noted that it's not quite as powerful as Divine Shooter. I can see spamming of Stinger Ray - that's what the OFM's Alpha Squad "LMG" gunner does, but not the spamming of a Divine Shooter level. Nanoha was AAA during MSLN and A's, and we never see her spamming shots.

Furthermore, the one time we see a volume of fire similar to what you're proposing is in Fate and Nanoha's final showdown over Uminari, where Fate uses Photon Lancer: Genocide Shift. Note that that when she deployed this spell, Fate was AAA-ranked, she had a lightning/electrical affinity, and she still needed to be stationary while the spell charged. I'm sorry, but I doubt a C-rank is going to be able to do that while flying.

As for range... It's called BVR engagement. If forty year old pieces of missile technology can hit a target seventy miles away, and aircraft can hit targets the size of a bus that you can't even see with the naked eye anyway (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSimVE5NyMw), why not have a magic projectile that can track and kill a target at a mere five Km? (Two miles or so.)

I mean, we can put bombs through windows at five thousand feet... A man sized target should be easy enough to track with magical sensor utilities.
If you want to call stuff like that over-cannon, I have to call serious bull on a civilization that has the technology for crossdimensional transport battlecruisers, and live image feeds as if they're six feet away, but can't make a magical projectile track and home on a target that's not even one and a half times past BVR range.

My take on the matter? Cultural issues.

Take a good look at the magitech of the Nanoverse. All of it is geared around individual combat with the naked eye. I'm pretty sure that they did have BVR weapons at one point, but note that 150 years ago, after a hugeass final war, all conventional weapons were banned and the TSAB stepped away from conventional weapons. This is an institutional bias, an institutional paradigm, that won't be going away for a long time.

Overpowered? Try Common Sense.
Don't bring your fists to a knife fight. Don't bring a knife to a gun fight. Don't bring a gun to a cannon fight. Stay the heck OUT of a cannon fight.
Or snipe the cannon crews. *shrug*

As for Hayate doing that 'once' with the artillery bit.

Uh, that was more her doing it about ten times, firing shots of the nature of five round barrages that each hit like a small strategic nuclear weapon. And she didn't even break a sweat. Nanoha's a little white demon, but I wouldn't go against Hayate with anything less than a Los Angeles Class's full compliment of nuclear tipped trident missiles. And even then I'm likely to just piss her off.
Actually, for taking down, Hayate, that would depend very much on how you do it. This is a spoiler of sorts, but in Joint Training Pt.3, Franz reveals to Hayate that it's actually quite easy to take mages down - sniper ambush from far, mines, IEDs, the old tricks of the Erusian Resistance. Of course, taking down the mage and getting away from the mage's buddies are two different things entirely...

(Think Iraq. On a planetary scale.)

It should also be noted that Franz does know what the hell he's talking about; he was mentored by Sergeant Major Ivanovich (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1255460&postcount=16004), who has a reputation among the TSAB as an infamous mage killer. (Franz was on the TSAB side of the invasion, though. Long story. Check the links to Kagerou and my OC pages in post #5 of this thread for more OT background on the War of Subjugation.)

@ Goose.

I find that explanation easier to understand and digest than someone just going 'it's overpowered!' with only a vague explanation as to why.
I figured that you'd need it. *shrug* It's pretty easy to go, "ZOMG Cartridges = unlimited power!" but there's a reason Nanoha's body got all fucked up from what was implied to be a fairly minor injury.

To further elabotrate: The Mage's body is like a car. The Linker Core is the engine. Cartridges are NOS. NOS in a car gives a temporary boost of power, like cartridges. But there is no way a Honda Civic engine can match a Ferrari engine, no matter how much NOS you use - and use to much, and you blow the engine. Likewise with mages: no matter how many cartridges she uses - and she's used a lot, B-ranked Teana does not reach Limited AA-rank Nanoha's level.

As for the power ranks, Skane put it very well (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=938936&postcount=29).

How would you rank your character when compared to Hayate? Nanoha and Fate? The Wolkenritters? The Strikers?

There are no need to grow an inferiority complex because your character is a mere C or D in term of magical potential.

Awesome battles found in Hunter X Hunter (Kurapika vs that brute force guy) or JoJo's Bizarre Adventures (Hayato (a mere human with no Stand) vs Killer queen Bites the Dust, Jotaro vs D'Arby, Passione Gang vs Man in the Mirror, to name a few) were not awesome because of the raw power that was displayed, but because of the creative ways they played the cards they were dealt.

Which is why most of the OCs in the Order of Freelance Mages are B to A ranked. Ivanovich is AA+ because he's Sergeant Major Absolute Badass Johnson; everybody else is B to A; my main OC and the guy whom Disrupted Tangent places a good deal of focus on, Franz Jaeger, is merely A+. (Though he did pass OCS on his first try.) Hell, MASTER CHIEF (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1363351&postcount=18939) is merely B.

That's just the thing about the military though. And I mean this from experience.

A military will have an inferiority complex if it has to fight a pitched battle. The objective is to have such overlapping superiority over an opponent that when the fight begins, it's over for the enemy almost immediately. No commander wants to send troops out knowing half of them will die or be seriously injured. Not if he knows he can say "Load up the GBU-87s and turn that place into a scrap yard!" and THEN send in his ground pounders.

Could just be too much military mode talking from me. But personally, I find that my number one NEED is that I must have the power to OMGWTFPWN an opponent, because it'll save lives of MY guys on the ground.

So my natural need will be to turn to a Magical Engineer in this case and tell him/her.
"I see a strategic and tactical deficiency here and here... Design me a device system that can do this, this, this, this, and this... Make it fit on a general purpose mage and give it the ability to enhance their function to this. Increase their survivability as well. Experienced veterans only come from those who actually survive their engagements."

"No, I don't care if that is technically insane to attempt with a C class mage. Don't give me excuses, give me results. If it can physically be done, do it. We'll mark the problems later as operator dos and don'ts. That's what testing is for after all. Now get moving. I want this done, and I want it done yesterday. If I lose one more good man to the enemy because you wouldn't let me give them what they needed in the field, I'll be sure to have you standing before a military tribunal faster than you can say Starlight Breaker: SHOOT! Understood?! Good. Dismissed."

Maybe I should design a grouchy commander that sounds like that too, just so we know we've got someone who will make those kind of calls. Reminds me of Regius... but Regius was a di-ERHEM... disgruntled individual caught in a conspiracy loop. Yeah, that's it.

Aha, I think I know what's the problem.

TC, your viewpoint above is all fine and well for a conventional military. However, the TSAB is anything BUT a conventional military. Observations of how they operate thoughout StrikerS and other media indicate that rather than being a conventional military, the TSAB are more like a gendarmie: a police force run on military lines, with military rank and discipline, but with a policing role. Observe the existence of Investigation Department in Battalion 108 and how their most recent tasking was investigating and breaking down a smuggling ring - hardly what a normal military would concern itself with.

The TSAB's focus isn't the same as yours. You're thinking of a mecha suit for an open field battle; the rest of the TSAB (and OC units) are operating on policing and special forces roles because that's what the TSAB needs at this point. The TSAB is focused on policing and counter insurgency - the War of Subjugation has resulted in a large number of TSAB survivors raising the need for counterinsugency and FISH & CHIPS rather than open field battles.

And quite frankly, in the aftermath of Regius' fall from grace, it's doubtful the TSAB will be picking up anything as hawkish as mecha suits.

EDIT: FISH & CHIPS is the charming acronym for urban warfare used by British Army troops. It stands for Fighting In Someone's House & Causing Havoc In People's Streets.

With a platoon, you'd have 60 temporarily A rank pumped soldiers and you'd win the fight in a very short manner with that kind of firepower. (The SS shots would be marked as an Operator Don't... unless you think it's absolutely necissary.)
Just because you CAN pump up to A and fire SS, doesn't mean you will use it. You want it available.
Again, as I've said, you're trying to take a Civic engine, load it up with NOS to Integra level, and expect it to win against a Ferarri/Dodge Viper/Mine's GTR/Etc./Insert appropriate. It won't work - the odds are good your mage will burnout before he can even use an SS-rank attack. Hell, while S-ranks are somewhat common enough that the knowledge you're facing an S-rank makes you go, "Well, shit," SS-ranks are really freakin' rare.

You win the fight quickly, power fatigue can set in. THAT, is key. You still have to manage your soldier's strength. Give them the option to use the upper level firepower when they need it. Not keep them at it at all times. (A key word I use in all my work is 'CAN'... Which means it is 'possible'... not, 'will', or 'inevitable'. I think people are mistaking 'it is possible' for 'it is aways done'.)
Right, but the way you're presenting this idea of yours is that you will always be boosting C-ranks to A, expecting them to toss out SS - it just doesn't work that way.

In my oppinion, from a standpoint of a commander in the field. It is an acceptable tradeoff to give the soldiers the five minutes of overwhelming superiority they need to win a decisive victory at the expense of probable required recooperation time, than to have them all stuck at C rank and get smeared by a couple of 'Elite' units and KILLED and be stuck with a failed objective.

If I can take sixty soldiers of C rank, pump them up to A rank for five mintues, and turn them loose against the 'Numbers', the overwhelming firepower and superiority of A rank firepower is going to crush them so bad that it'll be over in a mere 45 seconds. Far faster than sending four B/A ranks and two AA ranks out to attempt to deal with a situation involving 12 or so A to S rank units.
The problem with these power boosts is that you need to be well-versed in training with them to make full usage of these power boosts - so if it's only for when the shit hits the fan your boys could still be in trouble, as they're unable to use their weapons properly. For example, the M16 gave a lot of problems in VIetnam because it was new and nobody knew how to use it properly back then. It was a technological step up from the M14, but its users weren't fully dialed in to it.

Furthermore, as something I read by a Marine mentioned, Power is useless unless it is properly applied. You're assuming that 60 A-ranks can steamroller the Numbers - well, Tre and Sette were just two and they steamrollered the Air Force rescue squad. Just having numbers is nothing: in one day, Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock II and his spotter eliminated an entire NVA infantry company, just the two of them. Gary Gordon and Randall Shugart were eventually overrun only because they ran out of ammo. (So long as both were uninjured and fully supplied, they were able to slow the Somali mob, but once Gordon was killed by an AK round and Shugart ran out of ammo, that was it for them. Tre and Sette had the advantage of being on the momentum of the attack, as opposed to Gordon and Shugart who were defending Super Six Four pilot Michael Durrant.)

Also, going by your acceptable tradeoff theory... you aren't going to have many troops willing to trust you. No soldier wants to feel like a pawn.

Also, each time Nanoha and Fate have sortied against the Numbers, they've had their limiters removed, but the AMF density makes them weaker than they should be.

That's another thing, AMF. Enough AMF will put a damper onto the power capabilities of this mecha suit. Witness the massive AMF wave in StrikerS that pretty much dropped Hayate and everyone flying. That was for Natural S-ranks, so it'd have greater effect on pumped up C-ranks.

As for the mecha suit proposal... this might happen:

"So what you're saying," said Jack to the Admiral, "Is that you expect my men to wear these suits into combat, and ramp up to A-rank, attempt to fire off an unbelievable amount of cartridges, and then collapse after five minutes and hope for the best?"

"Look, Major, that's not what-"

"I'm sorry Admiral, that won't cut it for me. You're saying that this is a go to hell option. Spellwork is an exacting business. You need to carefully regulate your power - you can't just dump in a shitload of power and expect the spells to work better. To get the best usage of this suit, I and my men would have to continually risk ourselves in training so as to master the power surge. I'm sorry sir, but it's not what fits our role."

"Besides," added Jack's Gunny, "We tend to specialise in fast assaults Sir, with little trace of our presence. These suits... they'll force us to use a bigger magical footprint. And don't get me started on the maintennace issues."

"Besides, who needs these things when gunny can turn water into explosives?!" yelled a more hotblooded member of the unit, and both Jack and the Gunny sighed.

"Basically, Sir, this is a good idea for an open field battle. But it's not the suit for us, since we're special ops."

"And what if you find Numbers?" asked the Admiral, and the Gunny shrugged.

"I'll just reach out and slap some demo on them, Sir."

Kagerou

2008-01-27, 02:03

Spam as in the context of MSLN, not any other context. This is MSLN, so spam in this context means, roughly, anything about 30 shots. "A word is known by the company it keeps." One of the most basic rules of interpretation, and pretty commonsense. Thus, while what we refer to as beamspam would hardly cause Macross vets to bat their eyes (or even Excellen - dear god the beamspam Weiss Ritter Rein puts out), it's spam in the context of Nanoha.

...oh god GAU-8 versus tanks AGAIN? -_- I tried mentioning this to TK and he was dismissive of the effectivenes of the GAU-8 against tanks - modern tanks, at any rate, with Chobham armor. Also note that the video you showed is inconclusive, as the cameraman was focusing on the A-10, not on the target. (Unless you wanted just the sound?)

As a matter of fact, Stinger Ray, the spell Chrono was using when he assaulted Precia's fortress, has a volume of fire similar to an assault rifle. It's also noted that it's not quite as powerful as Divine Shooter. I can see spamming of Stinger Ray - that's what the OFM's Alpha Squad "LMG" gunner does, but not the spamming of a Divine Shooter level. Nanoha was AAA during MSLN and A's, and we never see her spamming shots.

Furthermore, the one time we see a volume of fire similar to what you're proposing is in Fate and Nanoha's final showdown over Uminari, where Fate uses Photon Lancer: Genocide Shift. Note that that when she deployed this spell, Fate was AAA-ranked, she had a lightning/electrical affinity, and she still needed to be stationary while the spell charged. I'm sorry, but I doubt a C-rank is going to be able to do that while flying.

My take on the matter? Cultural issues.

Take a good look at the magitech of the Nanoverse. All of it is geared around individual combat with the naked eye. I'm pretty sure that they did have BVR weapons at one point, but note that 150 years ago, after a hugeass final war, all conventional weapons were banned and the TSAB stepped away from conventional weapons. This is an institutional bias, an institutional paradigm, that won't be going away for a long time.

Or snipe the cannon crews. *shrug*

Actually, for taking down, Hayate, that would depend very much on how you do it. This is a spoiler of sorts, but in Joint Training Pt.3, Franz reveals to Hayate that it's actually quite easy to take mages down - sniper ambush from far, mines, IEDs, the old tricks of the Erusian Resistance. Of course, taking down the mage and getting away from the mage's buddies are two different things entirely...

(Think Iraq. On a planetary scale.)

It should also be noted that Franz does know what the hell he's talking about; he was mentored by Sergeant Major Ivanovich (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1255460&postcount=16004), who has a reputation among the TSAB as an infamous mage killer. (Franz was on the TSAB side of the invasion, though. Long story. Check the links to Kagerou and my OC pages in post #5 of this thread for more OT background on the War of Subjugation.)

I figured that you'd need it. *shrug* It's pretty easy to go, "ZOMG Cartridges = unlimited power!" but there's a reason Nanoha's body got all fucked up from what was implied to be a fairly minor injury.

To further elabotrate: The Mage's body is like a car. The Linker Core is the engine. Cartridges are NOS. NOS in a car gives a temporary boost of power, like cartridges. But there is no way a Honda Civic engine can match a Ferrari engine, no matter how much NOS you use - and use to much, and you blow the engine. Likewise with mages: no matter how many cartridges she uses - and she's used a lot, B-ranked Teana does not reach Limited AA-rank Nanoha's level.

Which is why most of the OCs in the Order of Freelance Mages are B to A ranked. Ivanovich is AA+ because he's Sergeant Major Absolute Badass Johnson; everybody else is B to A; my main OC and the guy whom Disrupted Tangent places a good deal of focus on, Franz Jaeger, is merely A+. (Though he did pass OCS on his first try.) Hell, MASTER CHIEF (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1363351&postcount=18939) is merely B.

Aha, I think I know what's the problem.

TC, your viewpoint above is all fine and well for a conventional military. However, the TSAB is anything BUT a conventional military. Observations of how they operate thoughout StrikerS and other media indicate that rather than being a conventional military, the TSAB are more like a gendarmie: a police force run on military lines, with military rank and discipline, but with a policing role. Observe the existence of Investigation Department in Battalion 108 and how their most recent tasking was investigating and breaking down a smuggling ring - hardly what a normal military would concern itself with.

The TSAB's focus isn't the same as yours. You're thinking of a mecha suit for an open field battle; the rest of the TSAB (and OC units) are operating on policing and special forces roles because that's what the TSAB needs at this point. The TSAB is focused on policing and counter insurgency - the War of Subjugation has resulted in a large number of TSAB survivors raising the need for counterinsugency and FISH & CHIPS rather than open field battles.

And quite frankly, in the aftermath of Regius' fall from grace, it's doubtful the TSAB will be picking up anything as hawkish as mecha suits.

Again, as I've said, you're trying to take a Civic engine, load it up with NOS to Integra level, and expect it to win against a Ferarri/Dodge Viper/Mine's GTR/Etc./Insert appropriate. It won't work - the odds are good your mage will burnout before he can even use an SS-rank attack. Hell, while S-ranks are somewhat common enough that the knowledge you're facing an S-rank makes you go, "Well, shit," SS-ranks are really freakin' rare.

Right, but the way you're presenting this idea of yours is that you will always be boosting C-ranks to A, expecting them to toss out SS - it just doesn't work that way.

The problem with these power boosts is that you need to be well-versed in training with them to make full usage of these power boosts - so if it's only for when the shit hits the fan your boys could still be in trouble, as they're unable to use their weapons properly. For example, the M16 gave a lot of problems in VIetnam because it was new and nobody knew how to use it properly back then. It was a technological step up from the M14, but its users weren't fully dialed in to it.

Furthermore, as something I read by a Marine mentioned, Power is useless unless it is properly applied. You're assuming that 60 A-ranks can steamroller the Numbers - well, Tre and Sette were just two and they steamrollered the Air Force rescue squad. Just having numbers is nothing: in one day, Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock II and his spotter eliminated an entire NVA infantry company, just the two of them. Gary Gordon and Randall Shugart were eventually overrun only because they ran out of ammo. (So long as both were uninjured and fully supplied, they were able to slow the Somali mob, but once Gordon was killed by an AK round and Shugart ran out of ammo, that was it for them. Tre and Sette had the advantage of being on the momentum of the attack, as opposed to Gordon and Shugart who were defending Super Six Four pilot Michael Durrant.)

Also, going by your acceptable tradeoff theory... you aren't going to have many troops willing to trust you. No soldier wants to feel like a pawn.

Also, each time Nanoha and Fate have sortied against the Numbers, they've had their limiters removed, but the AMF density makes them weaker than they should be.

That's another thing, AMF. Enough AMF will put a damper onto the power capabilities of this mecha suit. Witness the massive AMF wave in StrikerS that pretty much dropped Hayate and everyone flying. That was for Natural S-ranks, so it'd have greater effect on pumped up C-ranks.

That pretty much sums it up. I think, Goose, you just entered the world of haxxbusting.

dkellis

2008-01-27, 02:36

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-27, 03:01

Kagerou

2008-01-27, 04:08

Sometimes I feel somewhat fortunate that I don't have to worry about needing to have my characters overpower opponents, and instead I just have to worry about some obscure passage in some out-of-anime source contradicting the careful edifice of plot I have constructed.

The thing about writing all of this is that you're the writer. You can write whatever you want to. You can create a SSS-ranked mage if you really want to, because it's all only words on the screen anyway.

But apart from all the "military common sense" or "overwhelming superiority" arguments, there's really one question which overrides everything else:

Will this make a good story?

Does the mage need to be SSS-ranked (or S-ranked or A-ranked or D-ranked) in order to tell that story? Is it the absolute minimum rank needed for the plot? Why does the mage have that rank, for the meta-fictional purpose of the story?

The answer shouldn't be of the form "because logically, taking RL militaries into account", but it should be of the form "because at this point, I need the character to be able to perform this action, and that requires this rank at minimum". You're the writer: you create the character for the purpose he or she is meant to serve, and then you use all this military knowledge to explain why the character is that way.

A story is not merely made up of brief moments of superpowered characters hurling stars at each other. A story is made up of the events that will lead up to these moments of star-hurling; the climactic battles should not rest on a rickety foundation of half-hearted justifications.

There's no need to have a higher rank possibility "just in case". Why would they need that higher rank? Why does the higher rank have to be that high? If it serves no significant purpose to the story, then why have it at all? If it does, then is there any way you can reduce the rank without reducing the significance?

In other words, maybe you shouldn't bring a knife to a gun fight, but you also shouldn't use a cannon to kill a fly.

I agree with a lot of that, dk. To be honest, I tend to forget what rank I put a mage at until I look back at it (case in point; Glen was doing stuff way too powerfully for only being AA-rank, so I retconned him to AAA rank *shrug*).

Honestly, if it's well written, I don't care if we've got SSS++++++ characters running around. I'm here for a good story and to help others (and be helped in return) write a good story, and sometimes (okay, a lot of the time) throw in references to my favorite things while I'm doing it. And if a character needs to be god to do it, then by all means, go for it.

Thanks for all the delicious info Goose. It's really useful.

Anywho, I was actually enroute to petSMart when it hit me that I was going about assigning my Rank system all wrong. What I need to do right now is assign the effect as per how it should be viewed, and then let the assignment of rank based on estimated common obvervation, rather than half-guessing at power ranks and then going "Oh it's __ rank" or something.

So in that light, I'll throw in the following data.

Armor Defense Rating: *Apply matching magical attack power to real life examples.*
Functional up to impact of .50 cal anti material round from a fifty
Magical defense bonus of survival of non-direct hit of directed high explosive device.
Armor 80% mission kill failure with direct hits from non-directional high explosive weapon. But survivable.
Armor terminated with direct hit from kinetic energy impactor (120mm APFSDS round.), or directional charge high explosive. Fatal injuries 99%

Air Transit:
Maximum Sprint: MACH .8 standard flight mode; MACH 3.5 Supercruise configuration.
**Maximum Sprint denotes level flight at top speed with no complicating manuevers. Supercruise denotes all power shunted to velocity only. Amor mass and shape is not an issue for speed due to lack of manuevers and functional aerodynamics barrier.

Maximum Safe Turn (Ground Armor): 3 Gs (No G-force management.) 5 Gs (G-Force Management.)
Maximum Safe Turn (Air Superiority Configuration): 6 Gs maybe seven (No G-Force Management) 11 Gs (G-force Management)
** G force tolerance actually varies from person to person. However lower mass provides better function at higher G forces. G-force management is magically enhanced ability to withstand high G-operations on both physical armor stress, and internal body stresses of the operator. (Which explains why the near glass like frame of Fate can handle those insane snap manuevers when one stops to think about it.)

Attack ratings:

Rifle Configuration:
- Single fire: ~ equal to a fifty calibur HMG round.
- Automatic Fire: ~ equal to a 7.62 mm round.
--Projectile speeds are comproble to real bullet counterparts.--

LANCE Rifle Configuration: (Comparable energy delivery.)
- No auxilary charge: 25mm HEAP round
- Single Cartridge: M-203 (40mm) HE grenade round.

- WARNING - : High Energy Management Note:
- Maximum load and charge time. Energy of KE Penetraitor from M1A1 120 mm smoothbore APFSDS round. (Actual penetrator size is 22 mm.)
**All shot power levels can be aimed at targets up to 20 km away and travel at supersonic velocity. All shots are unguided and cannot be recalled once released. All shots are composed of high energy charged ion packets encased in magical containment barriers until impact. Technically making the Lance Rifle a magic powered Ion Cannon.

Cerberus DF:
Gatling Autocannon: 20 rounds/sec with energy delivery of 5.56 mm NATO round at a range of eight hundred meters. No accuracy however at any range greater than immediate combat range.

Bloodhound Breaker:
- Delivery of destructive force equal to M-67 fragmentation grenade. Max Homing and chasing range of Five thousand meters. Reletive launch velocity of 300 m/s

Spectre Barrage:
- WARNING - : High energy management note.
- Delivers repeated strikes equal to a BOFORS 40 mm cannon. Sustained fire of two rounds per 1.5 second interval for maximum of fifteen seconds before recharge/rest is required.

METEOR SHOWER:
- WARNING - : Extreme High Energy Management Note!
- Delivers MIRV Indirect fire strike with submunition rounds equal in force to 105 mm, 40 lb artillery round. Maximum MIRV of six round split.
** MIRV stands for Multiple Intercept Reentry Vehicle, which is just a fancy way of saying one shot splits into several that can go for different targets. Although in this case, all shots are unguided.

HIGH ENERGY NOTE: Excersize caution with use, and/or repeated use of this level of energy management. Suggest ample rest time between shots, or limited use altogether outside of special emergency situations.

EXTREME HIGH ENERGY NOTE: Excersize restraint of use in all but pretty much special order situations, as well as ample rest time and/or retreat from the engagement scenario after use.

Okay, maybe now we can assign a rank to it all. Those are pretty much how I imagine they should be in terms of effect, rather than just throwing ranks at it.

I'm gonna' get ready for bed.

That sounds pretty good. However, I'm going to agree that maybe we shouldn't be saying C-ranks and above. That final attack sounds like you'd put the C-rank in the hospital for weeks. Now, A-rank sounds a lot better.

Just some advice. If you want to keep it C, then by all means.

Okay, now my turn. I've been developing this thing for a while now and wanted to run it by you guys before I put it to paper.

Type-G3C Barrier Jacket, Codename Ghost Armor

In MC0077, shortly after the JS Incident, Emili Nailo of the Order of Freelance Mages decided that the Air Wing needed a "step-up" when it came to defensive and offensive capabilities. The standard Barrier Jacket and Head-up Display Glasses weren't quite cutting it anymore; the HUD was oftentimes unreliable, and the Barrier Jackets, while flashy, weren't very capable of actual protection for the extremities, and more importantly, the head. Furthermore, except for Phoenix, Sidewinder, and Sparrow, the mass-production Storage Devices that the OFM used were becoming worn and overused, a result of poor manufacture. As a result, Air Wing mages were starting to take a hit in efficiency.

After talking it over with Erick, Emili used the OFM's contacts and networks to find people who specialized in Device manufacture and use. Two names that popped up, that were familiar to Emili, were Aurion Dauer and Shario Finieno. Aurion was busy at the time, so Emili contacted Shari, who agreed to help Emili on her little project. The two met in TSAB HQ during the Aus'ruf's rest/refit cycle, and together the two drew out the plans (with a little help from Sidewinder) for a working Storage Device that could handle the new ideas Emili had.

What Emili wanted was a bodysuit that gave maximum aerodynamic efficiency, thick magical protection, complete invisibility, a working Radar and HUD system, and had, of course, a "big gun". Given the limitations of the Storage Device AI, however, this wasn't feasible; the system mechanics of the SD couldn't handle the workload. Furthermore, the specifications were simply too much for your average A-rank to handle, let alone B-rank. Something had to be worked out, something quick and simple that wouldn't divide a mage's time too much, that wouldn't provide too much of a burden on their Linker Core, and would still be effective.

Emili found her answer, oddly enough, from Franz. An avid watcher of Earth programs (He had somehow acquired tons of it during a brief excursion to the planet), he had suggested something from a certain tokusatsu series of shows. Emili watched the show one night, and got her idea. It would definitely be something to run by.

Emili, in a fit of creative genius and wit, asked off for two-weeks leave while the ship went out on a mission to the middle of nowhere. It was granted the day of departure, and on that day, Emili and Shari locked themselves in a hole for two weeks to implement this plan.

It was fairly simple at a glance; use two Storage Devices instead of one. By using two, it cut the workload on both in half easily, as both the new Rifle-SD and the Armor-SD would run off of programs dedicated to their specific casts (in this case, shooting and protection, respectively). Of course, the problem was that this increased the workload of the mage's Linker Core, which would prove to be a problem. The answer for this was found in the Cartridge System... well, the spirit of it, anyway.

The Cartridge System revolved around using a magical burst of energy through a magic accessory to gain power rapidly in a short amount of time... but this was for offensive attacks. Shari took the idea of the CS and modified it for defensive purposes. She proposed the idea of a magical "charge", similar to a cartridge. Upon activation of the SD, the charge would activate and sustain the armor without a mage's intervention.

This was both a plus and a minus. On the plus side, this would mean that the mage would not need to sustain the armor with their own power. On the minus side, this would not allow the mage to restore the armor in the middle of a firefight, as the armor was tied to a Device that would act fairly independantly from the mage (that is, not reliant on him or her to exist). To restore the armor, the Storage Device would have to be deactivated, the charge restored, and then the Device reactivated. This would simply be impossible in a fight, when lives are on the line, and a minute could be an hour on the battlefield.

Using this concept, Emili and Shari were able to tie together Emili's ideas with the secondary Storage Device whilst using only minimal power from the Linker Core. The mage's Linker Core would provide power to the active radar system and the Heads-Up Display, which took a negligable amount of concentration to use (though to alter the radar to scan at longer ranges would require more power and concentration, and capped out at 500 meters, with the default at 25).

The rifle half of the equation would simply be a standard TSAB Storage Device, but with modern AI and a greater size limit on the kinds of spells it could cast. Essentially, they were modern variants of the S2U standard Storage Device, simply reformed into the shape of a heavy rifle. It consisted of the standard TSAB spells (Stinger Snipe, for example), and like standard Storage Devices, these operated strictly off of the mage's Linker Core. Newer SD AI's were more modular, and, given enough time in the hands of an engineer, could be fitted exactly to the user's specifications.

Emili and Shari toiled for all the two weeks they had, and by the time the ship came back, Emili and Shari had completed the first Prototype G3C, which was given to Emili, who performed tests on the Device during a mission. The Devices worked well together and worked optimally, and so Emili and Shari sent the concept and plans to the TSAB R&D, who had already been working on similar new types of Barrier Jackets. Though costly and thus limited to Special Forces units (such as certain Enforcers and the OFM Air Wing, for example), the G3C proved to be a success.

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A Sword Flight Mage pauses after killing a hostile monster.

The G3C was designed for maximum aerodynamic ability. As such, the armor is fully streamlined and skintight. Although not as thick all-around as Emili had wanted, the armor compensates by placing the most defense in key points on the body, with weaker armor covering the joints and hands and certain other areas to ensure flexibility (it functions more as a bodysuit in these areas, though noticably stronger). The helmet is full-face, thus ensuring maximum protection from hostile fire. Though the face is covered and the visor opaque, the heads-up display allows the mage to see what's going on around her. On top of the helmet are radar transmitters. Due to their position, the radar has a more accurate reflection when the mage is facing forward. The radar transmitter has good reception up to 10 meters in all directions - accuracy steadily declines from there - and the forward projection is completely accurate up to 25 meters. As such, mages are trained to "swivel" - that is, continuously look all around them.

The shoulder pads are fitted with barrier emitters, able to redirect softer attacks and small arms fire (important for the OFM mages) up to .45 caliber, and can disperse a standard offensive ranged spell enough to cause minimal damage to the armor itself (though the mage still gets to feel some of the magical damage). The emitters, while strong, are not initially connected to the mage's Linker Core. As such, they are quick to give out (tests show that the emitters can disperse one B-rank spell before dying) unless the mage powers them with her Linker Core. Since most mages do this anyway, it's not really an issue.

The blue lines and rings are an important feature, as they employ a first-generation personel cloaking device. This cloaking device does exactly as descripted: it causes the mage to vanish, save for minor light distortion whenever they move.

Finally, the spikes on the right shoulder, while seemingly serving no purpose at all, can serve as weapons in desperate situations.

The high heels, on the other hand...

General:
The G3C is one of the few General User Autonomous Barrier Jacket systems (GABJ for short) to exist. Normally, a mage must concentrate on the formation of the Barrier Jacket before it activates. Though normally a mage can forget about their Barrier Jacket after its activation, with some circles (like the OFM), which also rely on a heads-up display and radar system, along with being better protected, coupled furthermore with rapid spellcasting and extended periods of flight, can cause a wear on the mage.

Benefits to using the G3C Armor System:
The G3C takes these problems and fixes them. By using the Charge System, the armor can sustain itself for as long as it's needed. The radar and Heads-Up Display function fairly well for personal use, and the internal communications system allows for orders to be received and given quickly and easily without the need to concentrate on telepathy. Its skintight and aerodynamic properties allow a mage to fly easily (though it can get a little cold), and the material the armor is made to resemble (a mix of cloth, kevlar, and ceramic plating) is thick enough that, should the emitters go down, will still protect against magical, physical, and impact damage. The emitters, as noted before, can operate independantly for a short period of time.

The most radical and beneficial component of the suit, however, may lie in its cloaking device. With a simple thought, a mage can activate the cloaking device, becoming invisible at will. Though this comes with drawbacks (see below), it will nonetheless be quite useful. Already, Enforcers have proven its usefulness when apprehending criminal elements, as you cannot fight what you cannot see (although it's also wise not to take that expression literally).

Drawbacks to using the G3C Armor System:
First and foremost, the important thing to note is that the armor is not easy to repair, as noted earlier. Since it's formed from a separate semi-dependant Storage Device, and not formed from a mage's Linker Core, a mage doesn't have control over its restoration capabilities. Should the armor take damage (and inevitably, it will), a long and complicated process is necessary to restore the armor, one that is not easily done on the battlefield by stanard mages (note that this armor is geared toward use by B-rank and above mages, hence its versatility). On average, it takes fifteen minutes to restore and repair the armor after the Storage Device is deactivated, though higher-rank mages can do it in considerably less time (in a test, Enforcer 1st Class Fate Harlown performed the task in five).

Secondly is its semi-dependance. The armor was meant to last for prolonged engagements, thus the relaxed need of a mage to concentrate on it (indeed, due to the nature of the Device, there are only certain things that the mage can concentrate on). However, the barrier emitters do not take enough charge to matter in the long run. As such, a mage will continually need to power the emitters after they are knocked out.

Third is the cloaking device itself. Although it is extremely useful, it's really nothing more than a programmed spell in the Storage Device that is meant to activate along the emitter lines on the G3C armor. The cloaking device requires a considerable deal of power, and it's not recommended to use the spell running for longer than five minutes for your average B-rank mage, seven for A. Secondly, in the event that night-vision or infrared is available to the target, then the mage is advised to shut off the cloak. The spells emits an extremely large amount of heat signatures to the area around the mage, and so the mage becomes something of a beacon while cloaked; the total opposite of what you want when invisible. And lastly, while cloaked, a mage cannot cast any other spells, of any sort. A mage, thus, cannot fly and cloak.

Finally, and less of an issue with the armor as with the user. The G3C does not make the mage more powerful. It does not grant increased abilities, does not increase power, and does not help in any area other than defense. Some mages think it makes them more powerful, but this is false to the highest degree. The G3C armor system is designed to decrease the workload on a mage and provide better protection than the standard Barrier Jacket, not make the user superhuman.

So I'll say it again; G3C does not make a mage more powerful.

The G3C Armor system is stored in two parts; one is the Charge System and Activation Key, stored as something remebling a closed cell phone. To activate the armor, the mage has to open the Device (again, similar to a cell phone), type in the proper Activation Key, and have the AI confirm (it does this by saying, "Stand By") the key is correct. The second half of the Device, the AI itself, is stored in a belt the mage wears. When the devices are combined, the device says, "Ready", and the armor activates. Refer to the video below:

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To deactivate the armor, the mage must use a certain phrase, usually custom to the mage (it's voice recognition, so an opponent can't simply guess the deactivation phrase).

"Glen, Glen, watch this!"
"What?"

Emili half-dragged Glen into a certain part of the ship; a nice, open space, where the five mages of Lance Flight stood, waiting. Some of them, like Naomi, were smiling, and others looked nervous. "You have to watch this!"

"What is it? I have work to do..." Glen sighed, knowing he wouldn't escape Emili's iron grip (followed by Iron Will, of course). The mage had been on overdrive for the past month, it seemed, working with each of her flight's G3C suits for what seemed like an unncessary amount of time. "What's this about, Emili?"

"Just watch!" Emili said, giddy, as she and the other four mages stood in a line, with her in the center. "You know those shows that Franz is always watching?"

"Yeah..."
"Well, I got this idea. It's pretty cool! ...well, I like it, anyway." She smiled and looked at the other four girls. "Ready?"

"Ready!" The other four shouted in unison (Naomi is getting way too into this, Glen thought).

In one move, the five girls grabbed their Charge Device and flipped it open. They held out one hand in front as they typed in their activation keys. "Lance Flight!"

[Stand by.]

"Henshin! The girls shouted as one, slamming the Charge Devices with the AI Devices.

[Ready.]

As the girls drew their hands back, their transformation occured, multi-colored lines (one for each girl) spreading from the belt before flashing a bright color (the color of the lines) and revealing the five girls in their armored suits. Each one had been recolored, to fit the theme. Their cloak emitter lines reflected a color multiple shades lighter than the dark armor.

"Anna Petrov, Lance Black!" The first girl announced as her rifle formed, dropping to one knee and holding it against her shoulder with both hands.

"Chiisa Ivana, Lance Pink!" The second one yelled, twirling and holding her rifle loosely in one hand, the barrel pointing at the floor.

"Rachel Vasilie, Lance Blue!" The third girl shouted, twirling her rifle above her head once before standing sideways with the barrel pointing up.

"Naomi Jaeger, Lance Yellow!" Naomi said as Sparrow shifted into Naginata form. She twirled the Device above her head and slammed it stick-down, holding onto it with one hand and putting her other hand on her hip.

"Emili Nailo, Lance Red!" Emili finished the roll call, holding Sidewinder in Daggers Form to her sides, blades pointing backward.

"Super Sentai!" The girls shouted. "Lancenger!"

Glen... was speechless.

He opened his mouth to speak, then closed it. He half-expected a multi-colored explosion behind the girls.

"I..." he closed his mouth again. "I just have a couple questions..."
"What?" Emili stepped forward, her red armor gleaming from the glow of the cloaking emitters and the lights above.

"Are you going to do this... every time?" he asked.
"God, no!" Naomi denied. "We just did that to show off! No, most of the time it'll be pretty cut and paste... though "henshin" has a nice ring to it."

"Fair enough," Glen conceded, putting a finger to the side of his mouth. He looked up, then at Emili. "...is red the right color for you, Emili?"

"Very funny, dork," Emili teased, bopping Glen on the head.
"Hey, stop that," Glen brushed Emili away. "Okay... my final question..."

"What?"

"...Does this mean I'm the Sixth Ranger?"

LoweGear

2008-01-27, 09:08

FINALLY, I can attempt to break through this awesome technical backlog, which is a good read :heh:

With nothing to contribute to breaking down the exact numbers for all this tech though, all I can do is charge up and...

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RIDER KIIIIIIIICK!!!!!!!!!!

Right...

now that's done with, I'll post the prologue to my new fic(no OC's).. since none of you guys seemed to have saw it in the ff thread...

Prologue: Aftermath

Beep….Beep….Beep…

It was a sparse room, lightly furnished, designed for ease of access. A cluster of displays hovered in the air just over the centre line of the room. It didn’t matter that the information that they displayed was available elsewhere, just that those who were in charge felt more comfortable with them there. All of them had met her personally at one stage or another during their careers, a meeting that had changed them all for the better.

He entered the door closing behind him silently until it hit the wall with a muffled thud. He looked up hopefully towards the figure lying peacefully beneath the displays, wondering if there was any change. The figure showed no sign of having heard the door. ‘Well, it’s still early days after all. Given the extent of her injuries, it’s a small miracle that she’s alive at all.’

Bathed in the soft green glow of the displays, she looked a hundred times better than how she had looked when she arrived early in the morning. It was nowhere near her true condition, but the vision of her there bathed in such a glow gave him hope that the danger had passed, at least for the moment. A team of doctors and surgeons had worked for nearly half the day, even with the times where breaks had to be taken for fresh nurses to come in and take over. She was out of the worse of it, but time would tell how well she would recover. ‘And even if she does recover physically, none of us are sure whether she is going to be able to live on after what has happened.’

As he moved closer to the bed, the faint hiss of the ventilator could be heard. It was but one of a slew of devices that surrounded her. Satisfied that the devices were all functioning correctly, he doubled checked that all the catheters were firmly secured, before pulling the cover further up her body. He turned away from her after uttering a short prayer over her, heading for the door. If anyone had been watching, the glow of the devices would have revealed the tears flowing down his face.

He made sure that the door closed softly as he exited the room. ‘Time to get some rest, I’ll be glad once this night is over.’ As he made to move away from the patient’s room, a figure came around the corner.

“How is she?” they asked.

“As good as can be expected by one in her position. Better in fact. I’ve never dealt with injuries like these but some of the others have remarked that she’s a good few hours ahead of what they’ve experienced in these cases.”

The tension in the figure facing him eased considerably, “It’s going to ok right, she’d going to get better?”

He scratched the back of his head, “Well it looks good so far, I can’t make any guarantees though. Can you please get some rest now; you’re in no position yourself to be up at this hour, not with those injuries.”

“She’s going to live. No matter what. Their sacrifice is not going to be in vein.” With that they headed back in the direction of their room.

‘I hope you’re right. I really hope you do.’

****

Pain coursed through Agito’s body as she finally made it back to her room. Despite her bravado, the possibility that she wouldn’t make it was ever present in the back of her mind. While the doctor was correct that letting her body rest and recover was the best thing to do, what had happened kept playing in her mind, preventing her from getting to sleep.

We are the Wolkenritter, sworn guardians of the Mistress of the Night Sky. Death to those that attempt to harm her. Seeing that she has been hurt already, I’ll just have to make sure you have a fate worse than death.

You're probably all aware already, but don't expect updates for a little while.. :heh:
Comments, flames, etc welcome.

Oh yes... death would be far too kind for the bastard who dare hurt our Princess Hayate! :frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:

DO need more please :nod:

Now for the updated segment, issues addressed, powers nerfed accordingly, cautions put into place to better scale it back.

*snip*

:D:D:D

Crash is gonna have a lot to talk about with Tais Scien in the bad luck department :heh: Crashing a ship in drydock without doing anything is the stuff of legend :D:eyespin:

Everything that has been said about the tech has been said, but nice to see such attention to detail put into the various abilities and features. :)

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:bow::bow::bow:

That video made me love Kamen Rider again (and go out and get the mp3 for Unmei no Senshi ) :D

You can never have enough HOT BLOOD :D

SONOTORI DA, KYOUDAI!!!!!!!!!!! :cool:

Well, while I’m working on stuff, here's THE MAN's profile.

I would like to credit TK for the original profile, which for the most part I've chosen to follow, save for a few things here and there which I've changed for story purposes and some other stuff to make his profile more relevant to the OFM. In the end, what has happened is that both TK and I have given our own twists and spin onto the charecter, refitting him into the Nanoverse, departing in a few places from Halo canon. Sort of.

But he's still the Master Chief. And he will kick ass most righteously.

*snip*.

The rest of the Armor, skills, etc will be posted later. Comments welcome.

:bow::bow::bow::bow:

He was AWESOME the first time around, and with this new and improved extended profile, he's transcended the mortal plain and become GODLIKE :bow::bow::bow:

Puuh... time for me to blow out some crack again xD

Xgouki wanted to read about it... so I came up with this little story out of my Dark Future Setting. :heh:
Sorry for the long delay.

Ah... I tried to correct my gramma myself this time... so please bear with me. :heh:

*snip*

Through a non-altruistic act of saving his life, Elric turns to the dark side, understandable, but still rather sad to give in like that :heh:

And much Star Wars I sense in his final line :uhoh:

As for the mecha suit proposal... this might happen:

"So what you're saying," said Jack to the Admiral, "Is that you expect my men to wear these suits into combat, and ramp up to A-rank, attempt to fire off an unbelievable amount of cartridges, and then collapse after five minutes and hope for the best?"

"Look, Major, that's not what-"

"I'm sorry Admiral, that won't cut it for me. You're saying that this is a go to hell option. Spellwork is an exacting business. You need to carefully regulate your power - you can't just dump in a shitload of power and expect the spells to work better. To get the best usage of this suit, I and my men would have to continually risk ourselves in training so as to master the power surge. I'm sorry sir, but it's not what fits our role."

"Besides," added Jack's Gunny, "We tend to specialise in fast assaults Sir, with little trace of our presence. These suits... they'll force us to use a bigger magical footprint. And don't get me started on the maintennace issues."

"Besides, who needs these things when gunny can turn water into explosives?!" yelled a more hotblooded member of the unit, and both Jack and the Gunny sighed.

"Basically, Sir, this is a good idea for an open field battle. But it's not the suit for us, since we're special ops."

"And what if you find Numbers?" asked the Admiral, and the Gunny shrugged.

"I'll just reach out and slap some demo on them, Sir."

No arguments there :heh:

Okay, now my turn. I've been developing this thing for a while now and wanted to run it by you guys before I put it to paper.

HOLY-

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CRACK ENGINE KIDOU!!!!! ZENRYOKU ZENKAI!!!!

They were stunned.

They were amazed.

They were completely awed, their jaws dropping to the floor at the most marvelous display of Super Sentai TAMASHII to ever hit this side of the Bureau, in all of Midchilda!

"Sughoi..."
["Amazing..."]

"Kakkoi!"
["Cool"]

"Kirei da ne!!!"

But most of all... they were frustrated. Or at least they appeared to be.

"They beat us to it..." Julie asked in offense... while her wide open eyes sparkled with much envy.

"And with such magnificient armor and transformation!" Mayura exclaimed, trying to wipe away her uncontrollable drool.

But all objections were silenced by the hand that raised to the air and pointed to the heavens with much conviction.

[I]"MINNA!!!!" Asagi's booming conviction echoed through the air.

"Let us not envy our fellow Five-Colored Warriors, who have shown such purely impecabble and and awesomely incredible display of SUPAA SENTAI TAMASHII!!!!!

DAKARA!!!!
[That's why!!!]

With much grace, and in a single motion her hand reached into her pocket, and she raised her arm to the sky, holding an immaculately white cellphone.

"We must rejoice that the spirit we fight for, is ALIVE in the hearts of all great warriors!!!!!"

And Mayura and Julie's eyes were filled with much warm tears overflowing with joy.

"Leader..."
"Sempai!"

"Yosh Minna, IKUSO!!!!!!!!"

And all three proudly raised their cellphones high above their heads, and with their voices in unison...

"READY!!!!!"

... they ran their phones through their shoulders...

"START UP!!!!"

... And with a flash of light, unveiled their true forms!!!

"HATENAKE BOUKEN SPIRITS!!!!!!!"
["Infinite Adventurous Spirits!!!!!!"]

MADOUSHI SENTAI!!!!

BELKARANGER!!!!!

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SANJOU!!!!!!!!

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

*runs*

Kha

2008-01-27, 10:36

Kha, what did you do this time??? :eyespin: :heh:You I have no idea. :uhoh:

CRACK ENGINE KIDOU!!!!! ZENRYOKU ZENKAI!!!!

They were stunned.

They were amazed.

They were completely awed, their jaws dropping to the floor at the most marvelous display of Super Sentai TAMASHII to ever hit this side of the Bureau, in all of Midchilda!

"Sughoi..."
["Amazing..."]

"Kakkoi!"
["Cool"]

"Kirei da ne!!!"

But most of all... they were frustrated. Or at least they appeared to be.

"They beat us to it..." Julie asked in offense... while her wide open eyes sparkled with much envy.

"And with such magnificient armor and transformation!" Mayura exclaimed, trying to wipe away her uncontrollable drool.

But all objections were silenced by the hand that raised to the air and pointed to the heavens with much conviction.

[I]"MINNA!!!!" Asagi's booming conviction echoed through the air.

"Let us not envy our fellow Five-Colored Warriors, who have shown such purely impecabble and and awesomely incredible display of SUPAA SENTAI TAMASHII!!!!!

DAKARA!!!!
[That's why!!!]

With much grace, and in a single motion her hand reached into her pocket, and she raised her arm to the sky, holding an immaculately white cellphone.

"We must rejoice that the spirit we fight for, is ALIVE in the hearts of all great warriors!!!!!"

And Mayura and Julie's eyes were filled with much warm tears overflowing with joy.

"Leader..."
"Sempai!"

"Yosh Minna, IKUSO!!!!!!!!"

And all three proudly raised their cellphones high above their heads, and with their voices in unison...

"READY!!!!!"

... they ran their phones through their shoulders...

"START UP!!!!"

... And with a flash of light, unveiled their true forms!!!

"HATENAKE BOUKEN SPIRITS!!!!!!!"
["Infinite Adventurous Spirits!!!!!!"]

MADOUSHI SENTAI!!!!

BELKARANGER!!!!!

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SANJOU!!!!!!!!

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

*runs*Oh...
My...
Head...

Charlie: Morning, Rangers.

Rangers: Good morning, Charlie~~ >_^:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Wild Goose

2008-01-27, 12:12

Thanks for all the delicious info Goose. It's really useful.

Anywho, I was actually enroute to petSMart when it hit me that I was going about assigning my Rank system all wrong. What I need to do right now is assign the effect as per how it should be viewed, and then let the assignment of rank based on estimated common obvervation, rather than half-guessing at power ranks and then going "Oh it's __ rank" or something.
You're welcome, and that's what we're here in OC to do. The new guys show up, the haxbusting happens, and the concepts are rebuilt back up and then put into practice.

My attempts as follows.
Armor Defense Rating: *Apply matching magical attack power to real life examples.*
Functional up to impact of .50 cal anti material round from a fifty
Magical defense bonus of survival of non-direct hit of directed high explosive device.
Armor 80% mission kill failure with direct hits from non-directional high explosive weapon. But survivable.
Armor terminated with direct hit from kinetic energy impactor (120mm APFSDS round.), or directional charge high explosive. Fatal injuries 99%
Armor looks decent and good, so no comments there.
Air Transit:
Maximum Sprint: MACH .8 standard flight mode; MACH 3.5 Supercruise configuration.
**Maximum Sprint denotes level flight at top speed with no complicating manuevers. Supercruise denotes all power shunted to velocity only. Amor mass and shape is not an issue for speed due to lack of manuevers and functional aerodynamics barrier.
Hmmmm. I'm pretty sure TK will complain that this is too fast, and then there's also the issue of powering this. IIRC, to be able to fly, manuvuer and fight in the air, you need to be A-ranked at minimum. I think this is a tad too fast - I'd suggest lowering the supercruise factor to maybe Mach 1.6 or less (hell, Tomcats don't regularly break the sound barrier... though F-22s do..) At any rate, looks possiby S-rank to me. Again, lower it.

Maximum Safe Turn (Ground Armor): 3 Gs (No G-force management.) 5 Gs (G-Force Management.)
Maximum Safe Turn (Air Superiority Configuration): 6 Gs maybe seven (No G-Force Management) 11 Gs (G-force Management)
** G force tolerance actually varies from person to person. However lower mass provides better function at higher G forces. G-force management is magically enhanced ability to withstand high G-operations on both physical armor stress, and internal body stresses of the operator. (Which explains why the near glass like frame of Fate can handle those insane snap manuevers when one stops to think about it.)

...off the top of my head I can't remember where the hell it is, but IIRC there was some discussion on this matter either 300 pages earlier or in the tech thread. At any rate, TK's position, which I remember, is that the wind is hitting Nanoha and Fate in the face, since it's whipping their hair about. G force management seems reasonable, when considering the fast stopping and moving of Flash Move and Sonic Move. TK will have to check this.

Attack ratings:

Rifle Configuration:
- Single fire: ~ equal to a fifty calibur HMG round.
- Automatic Fire: ~ equal to a 7.62 mm round.
--Projectile speeds are comparable to real bullet counterparts.--
The power looks alright and acceptable, the speeds.... iffy. IIRC, just last week or so there was a big ruckus in the tech thread regarding the speed of magical shots, which were determined to have lower velocities compared to conventional counterparts. These will have to be adressed by TK and occasional buster ark - but at first glance, you'll need to justify an ability which Nanoha doesn't seem to have.

Top o' me head, I'd suggest A for these two abilities.

LANCE Rifle Configuration: (Comparable energy delivery.)
- No auxilary charge: 25mm HEAP round
- Single Cartridge: M-203 (40mm) HE grenade round.
This appears reasonable, and I have no problems. For balancing, you may want to consider the 25mm taking a while to charge as a result of not having the shot of mana from a cartridge. I'd say B to A, given how Subaru's B-ranked Revolver Shoot is pretty darned powerful.

- WARNING - : High Energy Management Note:
- Maximum load and charge time. Energy of KE Penetraitor from M1A1 120 mm smoothbore APFSDS round. (Actual penetrator size is 22 mm.)
**All shot power levels can be aimed at targets up to 20 km away and travel at supersonic velocity. All shots are unguided and cannot be recalled once released. All shots are composed of high energy charged ion packets encased in magical containment barriers until impact. Technically making the Lance Rifle a magic powered Ion Cannon.
I'd say this is a bit much. Divine Buster seemed roughly tank-level to me. Furthermore, 20km is too far. I would suggest reducing it to about 3000 meters - Deici's cannon shot was approximately that distance, taking a rough estimate. We're looking at S-rank levels here, at the very least.

Cerberus DF:
Gatling Autocannon: 20 rounds/sec with energy delivery of 5.56 mm NATO round at a range of eight hundred meters. No accuracy however at any range greater than immediate combat range.
How long is the burst, and how much mana does this take up? without that data, I can't really comment. For example, if it's a one to 5 second burst, I'd say AA to AAA. Longer than that would be S in my book.

Bloodhound Breaker:
- Delivery of destructive force equal to M-67 fragmentation grenade. Max Homing and chasing range of Five thousand meters. Reletive launch velocity of 300 m/s
Rather fast for a homing grenade, with large range. Again, remembering what DK said, this chasing range of 5000 meters is a bit too far - if you must have long range, I suggest halving it. Why? Believability - none of the Aces except Hayate have demonstrated this long-range ability - and she was an artillery specialist blind-firing nukes, trusting on RF6 to spot for her. This is a bit too far and too powerful.

Spectre Barrage:
- WARNING - : High energy management note.
- Delivers repeated strikes equal to a BOFORS 40 mm cannon. Sustained fire of two rounds per 1.5 second interval for maximum of fifteen seconds before recharge/rest is required.
Depending on whether it's the Bofors L60 or the L70, you could have a maxium ROF of 4 rounds per second in burst mode. The current ROF you're using looks reasonable, but again, there's no mentions of how much power & cartridges this is using and taking. Without that, there is no adequete way of telling whether this is reasonable or hax.

METEOR SHOWER:
- WARNING - : Extreme High Energy Management Note!
- Delivers MIRV Indirect fire strike with submunition rounds equal in force to 105 mm, 40 lb artillery round. Maximum MIRV of six round split.
** MIRV stands for Multiple Intercept Reentry Vehicle, which is just a fancy way of saying one shot splits into several that can go for different targets. Although in this case, all shots are unguided.
I'm going to go on a limb and say S. Or AAA...TK would be a good person to look into this, as he's done some work involving artillery mages. But if you're gonna expect poor C-rank to do this... he's gonna be KOed for at least a week. Or two.

HIGH ENERGY NOTE: Excersize caution with use, and/or repeated use of this level of energy management. Suggest ample rest time between shots, or limited use altogether outside of special emergency situations.

EXTREME HIGH ENERGY NOTE: Excersize restraint of use in all but pretty much special order situations, as well as ample rest time and/or retreat from the engagement scenario after use.
Both are reasonable and make sense, so I think this should be alright.
I agree with a lot of that, dk. To be honest, I tend to forget what rank I put a mage at until I look back at it (case in point; Glen was doing stuff way too powerfully for only being AA-rank, so I retconned him to AAA rank *shrug*).

Honestly, if it's well written, I don't care if we've got SSS++++++ characters running around. I'm here for a good story and to help others (and be helped in return) write a good story, and sometimes (okay, a lot of the time) throw in references to my favorite things while I'm doing it. And if a character needs to be god to do it, then by all means, go for it.
I recall deliberately writing Franz as A+ so that he'd have just enough power to use effective copies of Fate's spells, to fulfill his fanboy aspect, while still being decently powered in his own right... and also so that AMF would supress his power so much, I'd have an excuse to have him using an Assault Rifle. :heh: And also because he'd be more suck than he already was if he was S-ranked and kept getting pwnt all the time (poor Signum is sufferring from the Worf Effect).

Okay, now my turn. I've been developing this thing for a while now and wanted to run it by you guys before I put it to paper.

I like the Ghost Armor concept, and think it's quite well balanced, and I also note the two drawbacks: the high thermal sig and the inability to use magic. Both caveats will, I think, allow this to be considered balanced in the context of haxbusting for the concept...as for the heels.... um.... they can be used to stomp people with. Especially perverts. :uhoh: :heh: And much lol at the Super Sentai Lancenger team *laughs* All in all, a good effort!

...and if you need extra protection, you could strap on body armor over the suits....

To be honest, I was actually surprised by the Kamen Rider concept, but this is one of the less ridiculous henshins there are. And putting the device on the belt is just commonsense. Now all that's needed is to ... hmmm. Any suggestions?

Psycho: "Wanna bet the suit enhances the physical sensations?"
Leena: "That would definately be awesome. Girls! I'm coming after your burning hearts and your cute assets - I mean, asses~"
Psycho: "Mind if I join you?"
Leena: "Lol, don't mind if you do~"
Glen & Franz: *facepalm*

Oh yes... death would be far too kind for the bastard who dare hurt our Princess Hayate! :frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:

DO need more please :nod:
Seconded. This was what I meant when I said I'd reply later, Liingo :heh:

I like the forboding, and I think it's got potential. Certainly Hayate's friends will be out for blood... while the Volkenritter are wrecks....

:bow::bow::bow::bow:

He was AWESOME the first time around, and with this new and improved extended profile, he's transcended the mortal plain and become GODLIKE :bow::bow::bow:
and the Lol thing is that he's one of the weakest mages in Outer Cadia - at a mere B, almost everyone is stronger magically than Master Chief.

...on the other hand, he doesn't need magic, really, since he has real badass. :heh:
HOLY-

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CRACK ENGINE KIDOU!!!!! ZENRYOKU ZENKAI!!!!

They were stunned.

They were amazed.

They were completely awed, their jaws dropping to the floor at the most marvelous display of Super Sentai TAMASHII to ever hit this side of the Bureau, in all of Midchilda!

"Sughoi..."
["Amazing..."]

"Kakkoi!"
["Cool"]

"Kirei da ne!!!"

But most of all... they were frustrated. Or at least they appeared to be.

"They beat us to it..." Julie asked in offense... while her wide open eyes sparkled with much envy.

"And with such magnificient armor and transformation!" Mayura exclaimed, trying to wipe away her uncontrollable drool.

But all objections were silenced by the hand that raised to the air and pointed to the heavens with much conviction.

[I]"MINNA!!!!" Asagi's booming conviction echoed through the air.

"Let us not envy our fellow Five-Colored Warriors, who have shown such purely impecabble and and awesomely incredible display of SUPAA SENTAI TAMASHII!!!!!

DAKARA!!!!
[That's why!!!]

With much grace, and in a single motion her hand reached into her pocket, and she raised her arm to the sky, holding an immaculately white cellphone.

"We must rejoice that the spirit we fight for, is ALIVE in the hearts of all great warriors!!!!!"

And Mayura and Julie's eyes were filled with much warm tears overflowing with joy.

"Leader..."
"Sempai!"

"Yosh Minna, IKUSO!!!!!!!!"

And all three proudly raised their cellphones high above their heads, and with their voices in unison...

"READY!!!!!"

... they ran their phones through their shoulders...

"START UP!!!!"

... And with a flash of light, unveiled their true forms!!!

"HATENAKE BOUKEN SPIRITS!!!!!!!"
["Infinite Adventurous Spirits!!!!!!"]

MADOUSHI SENTAI!!!!

BELKARANGER!!!!!

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SANJOU!!!!!!!!

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

*runs*

Lol, is that sum Astray Girls I see there? *laughs* Last two weeks ago, the fad was 200th hours, now it's Kamen Rider? Cracky indeed, Lowe, but enjoyable.

Also! Minna! The Opening for DT is at hand!

...actually, the new fic name is Divergent StrikerS. Disrupted Tangent was just the project codename. :heh:

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00:00: Intro music. The camera flies over the city, doing a quick pan around.
00:07: Subaru, Teana, Elio & Caro. Backs facing the camera, they turn and look to the left.
00:08: Nanoha, Fate, Signum & Vita: Backs facing the camera, they turn and look to the right.
00:09: RF6 staff run up, lead by Tesla and Keroko
00:10: Shot of the OFM arrayed behind Eric, who has his arms folded; except for Erick in his Blues, hat and coat, all are wearing camo fatigues.
00:11: Quick pan of the Aus'ruf and RF6 base.
00:12: Volkenritter flying through the clouds, from top towards camera.
00:15: Same, but at night with Aces instead.
00:18: Glen & Emili fly towards the camera; Glen whips out Phoenix and slashs at the camera as Emili fires Sidewinder.
00:20: Minagiru passion
00:20: Subaru punching an offscreen foe with Revolver Shoot
00:23: honoo no showtime
00:24: Teana launching Crossfire Shoot; the bullets fly towards the camera
00:26: Red Hot Soldier
00:27: Erio loads cartidges and forms his one-hit-one-kill.
00:29: Hoero
00:30: Caro onto Fullsize Fried, who is howling and firing Blast Rain
00:32: Girigiri Deadline
00:33: Glen and Emili firing their weapons at the same time
00:35: Heta wo suriya No Surviver
00:36: Franz and Emili back to back, their katana and naginata drawn, spinning and slashing about in a wild dance
00:37: Steel Heart Solider
00:38: Vita charges forward, wielding Graf Eisen in Rakenten Hammer form, unisoned with Rein
00:40: Ikusenman no Burning Hearts
00:41: Close up of Laevatine in the background, blade down, while Signum's eyes are closed. The sword flips blade up and Signum's eyes snap open at "Burning Hearts"
00:43: Kurayami no kanata hikari o oikakero
00:43: Three seconds of Nanoha and Fate henshin sequence
00:46: Master Chief and Ivanovich fire Divine Buster and Autumn Pillar at the camera
00:48: Smoke temporarily covers the screen and quickly clears off
00:49: Max Speed de ginga wo nukero! (Rock on!)
00:50: Quick fade in and out of Scaglietti and the Numbers against storm clouds
00:56: Break Out Tsukiyabure Soshite
00:57: RF6's helo flies through the clear sky from left to right, going to a close up of Vice, with Alto in the copilot seat
01:00: toki wo koe mirai he
01:01: A Pelican descends through the clouds, with Erick STANDING ON TOP OF IT, arms folded, badass longcoat flapping in the wind.
01:02: Hageshiku tsuyoku atsuku (hurry up rock'n all night)
01:03: Nanoha fires Accel Shooter, Fate holds her Riot Zanber in an overhead lunge before slashing down, Hayate goes nuts with artillery beamspam
01:08: Sekai nande Don't know why
01:08: The camera sweeps quickly over Chrono, Acous, Carim, Shach, Linebackers and OCs. Who are standing on clouds. All have encouraging looks on their faces.
01:10: Ai ga arunda Alright
01:11: Vivio spinning through the air, before being caught and grouphugged by Nanoha and Yuuno.
01:13: Moeruze!
01:13: Standing on top of RF6's parade deck, in front of the TSAB badge, every cast member of Divergent StrikerS fills up the screen
01:15: (Just Get Ready, Let's Count Down) 3 2 1 GO!
01:15: Camera slowly pans up, on the countdown a quick flash of Devices. On "Go", Subaru appears, punching through an IS magic circle
01:20: OH OH OH OH SUPER ROBOT WARS!
01:20: The screen bursts into blue hot blooded Subaru flames, before the logo comes back up.

...It probably needs more work. I'm typing this past midnight. Take heed of my sacrifices, comrades! I deprive myself of sleep to bring crack!

...also, I will need to get the SRW OG Divine Wars anime. If only for Latooni-chan. Meido Loli pilot? WANT. And for Excellen. The only reason I don't want her is because she's a blonde and I'm not really into blondes (though I would change my allegience for Excellen's sake) and also because anybody who fucks with KyousukexExcellen, ONE TRUE PAIRING of OGs, deserves to die painfully and slowly.

...unless....Excellen/Alfimi/Lemon? :eyespin: :heh:

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-27, 12:22

Such a scene is in need of the correct BGM. (http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1413699/)

ATC: *Looking at the video feed.* Now I remember why I prefer the GCFA over the TSAB...

PAUL: *Chuckling.* It's not THAT bad. They're just kids after all.

ATC: Give me the 151rst Tactical Starfighter Squadron without any magic over a bunch of girls playing Super Sentai any day of the week. Do those outfits... DO anything?

PAUL: Relax, I hear the magical barrier jackets provide the same protection as the older Titan A1 Armor suits.

ATC: With a squad of Armarines... They wouldn't last two minutes.

PAUL: For the record, if Duncan and Dozer are in charge, it'll last about... forty-five seconds.

ATC: Just how can this organization afford to act like children?

PAUL: Well, in their defense, they ARE more paramilitary than full military, despite having a naval force.

ATC: Twelve Cruisers! TWELVE! I don't call that a fleet, I call that a detatchment from a task force. *Sigh.*

PAUL: Dimensional Coast Guard maybe? Look, just because Admiral Haralown had stated he was bringing the 'entire fleet' doesn't mean he was bringing the entire combined force of the TSAB Navy. Maybe he only brought the 'fleet' under his command. Maybe he meant a Battlegroup. You know how these Paramilitary types get everything mixed up.

ATC: *Sigh.* Well, at least the outfits are cute, even if they're about as practical as an entire batllion of Armarines against Megumi.

PAUL: Sir, sending Megumi into a fight just isn't fair...

ATC: ...

PAUL: ...for everyone else.

ATC: ...

PAUL: ...

ATC: You sent her against a batallion of Armarines didn't you?

PAUL: A division actually.

ATC: How long?

PAUL: ...

ATC: HOW LONG?

PAUL: Eight seconds.

*THUD. Thomas 'Tigerclaw' Johnson's head hits his desk.*

ATC: Damage costs?

PAUL: Rather steep, but she was holding back, so it's not as bad as it could have been.

ATC: Paul?

PAUL: Yessir?

ATC: A piece of Advice. If someone is classified as a Goddess, you don't send ground troops. If said Goddess is a VALKYRIE, you don't send anything less than a fleet. If said Valkyrie Goddess is MEGUMI, you destroy the entire star system thrice over if you like to win... Other wise you surrender immediately.

PAUL: Talking from personal experience there?

ATC: In my defense, I can overpower her with brute energy. But ten thousand years of close combat skill with the power of a class four is hard to fight against fairly.

PAUL: Well, it is hard to deal with Wave of Binding. When you learn to freeze time as well, maybe you'll be on even footing.

ATC: Wave of Binding? PAH! I took a swing and passed THROUGH her and took the flat side of Regulus to the back of my skull. She LOVES to catch you with that Wave of Nothing ability. But enough about that... Compile a tactical report on those... *COUGH* ...those Barrier Jacket systems and send them down. They may be kids, but that doesn't mean they don't desserve full attention and credit.

PAUL: Operational statistics only?

ATC: Full tactical analyssis. Any pointers you can give them. I'd rather those kids be capable of stomping Armarines then let them knowingly dive head first into a situation where a shot from even one stolen M-550 Reconciliator would turn them into insta-gib at 3000 meters.

PAUL: Got it.

ATC: Dismissed.

O_o; Oops. Got too far into character.

EDIT IN:

Hmmmm. I'm pretty sure TK will complain that this is too fast, and then there's also the issue of powering this. IIRC, to be able to fly, manuvuer and fight in the air, you need to be A-ranked at minimum. I think this is a tad too fast - I'd suggest lowering the supercruise factor to maybe Mach 1.6 or less (hell, Tomcats don't regularly break the sound barrier... though F-22s do..) At any rate, looks possiby S-rank to me. Again, lower it.

I think I can build an 'excuse' for an experimental system that allows for a higher overall top flight speed.

I think, with magic controlling a perfectly shapable barrier... I could, with mechanical and computer assistance of a device, create a virtual, magical pulse detonation engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_detonation_engine). Such as the barrier would consist of a central cone around the person flying, and an inverted cone outside this forming the shape of an engine intake without ANY mass at all. Then simply applying the fluid dynamics involved in a REAL PDE, create conventional propulsion. I could generate the propulsion either by just magical compression (Probably energy intensive), or I could use a more efficient method of using a small amount of magical energy to evenly heat the volume of air in the 'engine' to simulate supersonic detonation of the air and expanding it. (Because magic could -evenly- heat the air, it would be even faster to 'detonate' and 'expand' than any form of explosive gas since all points would heat simultaniously, compared to the transit time of any explosion in existence.
All of this would be controlled by the AI of the Device, since there's no way a person would be able to keep track of hundreds of pulses a second.
This would pretty much take magical propulsion and provide a means in which to bypass the magical energy limitations and using conventional physics to boost things. It would also explain a few things.
As far as drawbacks, such a system would be pretty much straight line flight, used only for out running or intercepting. It would require level accelleration, and time to burn up to speed, not lending it very well to snap point manuevers. The large 'surface area' of the barrier would also explain why there's such a deep sonic boom compared to the actual size ofthe traveling object, as well as explaining the loud whine at accelleration and the thunderous roar generated in-flight.
As a bonus, because you're dealing with an 'engine' with virtually no mass. You have the thrust of a jet/Pulse Det. engine with a fraction of the mass it has to push. So even with the small size of the engine compared to one that would be needed in real life, you have an incredible thrust to weight ratio. And with a magical barrier, you have near perfect aerodynamics.

And before Haxbusters strike, a good Idea doesn't mean it has to be Nanoha's idea/power. In this case, I doubt she'd ever even CONSIDERED the speed boost she could get by turning her magical barrier into a virtual jet engine. And thus, why this is the realm of a TEST department. People who come up with new and innovative ways to do things, and then test how they work.

And again, the device would be doing all the math intensive work to keep this MPDE functioning correctly. After all, computers have to do it with the test engines anyway.

Wild Goose

2008-01-27, 12:41

To quote Teal'C: "Indeed."

Well, off to bed. Night, folks.

Also note that Japanese, like most asian languages, is annoying. The same word for Fleet is used to refer to detachments and battlegroups.

Furthermore, only one word can describe the above scene. Hax. Remember, TC, this is the NANOHA OC thread. Nanoha. Remember that context. Keep it focused in your mind. Stay on target! :P

And I'm pretty sure Master Chief and Ivanovich would protest at not being considered badass enough to take on an entire division by themselves (so long as they had enough ammo, at any rate. :P)

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-27, 13:14

Kyral

2008-01-27, 14:13

Interesting stuff. I'm really interested as to what just happened. MOAR please :D

Thx thx! Well I'm still gathering Ideas so it will always take a while.
(and I am slow one way or the other :heh:)

Through a non-altruistic act of saving his life, Elric turns to the dark side, understandable, but still rather sad to give in like that :heh:

And much Star Wars I sense in his final line :uhoh:

To be honest... I'm a bit unhappy with it.
It differs a bit from the original concept and lacks some stuff I wanted to describe...
Ah well... it won't be the last one. :heh:

Yeah.. it definitely has some Star Wars vibes... but I took that one from another source :D

USB500

2008-01-27, 21:43

CINEMA of the Battery Device Test Incident: (Of course, the second part Incomplete)
P1: http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1441314/
P2: http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1506219/
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NAME: 'Crash' (Callsign)
GENDER: Male
Physical Appearance: Nondescript male, short haircut. Athletic build, scared up something fierce.
Allignment: Chaotic Good
DEVICE: Battery
POWERS: Walking Murphy's law. (AKA: Everything just goes WRONG around him.)
+ SKILLS: Evaision, Catastrohpic Survival

PROFILE:

Time Space Administration Beaurau Experimental Systems Test Force (T.S.A. B.E.S.T. F.) Test Pilot, leading unit (Unit 01) Callsign known only as 'Crash'. As a Cadet, he recieved this callsign as the first ever cadet to 'successfully' crash and wreck a full sized TSA Dimensional Cruiser, while it was still powered down and in drydock, resulting in massive damage to the docking facility, and terminal catastrophic damage to the cruiser.
'Crash' had somehow, survived the incident, not only alive, but for the most part, completely unhurt. (Discounting cuts and such.)
Crash had become known throughout his cadet days, as a man with a motto. He could break ANYTHING. Records, rules, equipment, vehicles. 'He's a walking murphy's law' some had said. Some younger cadets even suggested he was cursed or immortal, as he seemed to get into more crazy and violent accidents than it should have been physically possible to do, and even more physically impossible that he pretty much walked away from nearly all of them.

He was assigned to TSA BEST F, the Test Force which helped develope experimental magical technologies and equipment, putting his 'talent' to good use by finding the flaws in new equipment, vehicles, and technology. And find those flaws he did. Crash's test piloting has seen him litterally walk away from 126 'fatal' accidents with nothing more than a shrug, while the entire command staff gawked each and every time, and the test force commander commented about having a heart attack, each and every time... Including 34 'fatal' accidents that occured while the TSA was modernizing the Belkan cartraige system for current, stable use. These included seven dimensional incidents, four of which had class SS+ level magical explosions that rocked TSAGCOM itself.
His piloting is... unique. Crash isn't much of a fighter, but his talent for finding weird ways to break things has developed into a skill in which he can make vehicles and equipment do things that seem to defy logic itself. Often, the term 'The Unsung Aces' has been attatched to him and the test force for their abilities in general. His extensive testing of magical weapons has gained him moderate skill in their use all across the board, especially with most of the ranged magical firearms available.
In the few times he's been deployed in emergencies, he's somehow managed to find the most collatteral inducing and destructive way to deal with a situation. (Much to upper TSAGCOM's displeasure come budget time...)

As of late, Crash has been promoted to be the lead pilot of the Test force, working on the COMBAT BATTERY project to produce a device that can provide all around heavy combat effectiveness to even mages of negligable power levels. After a particularly violent accident during the project, which involved strangely enough, a PVC pipe, duct tape, a paperclip, and chewing gum as the triggers, Crash was quoted as calling the project... 'An absolute BLAST!'.
Whether or not that was because he'd just been blown 200 meters by a magical explosion, or because he thought it was fun, has never been determined.

In the late phase field testing of the BATTERY system, he was redirected to an active intercept role during a major flight test of the new system, where he was promptly cut off from Test Force Command and TSAGCOM before being engaged by six of the Imfamous 'Numbers' Combat Cyborgs. It was believed they were after some of the experimental tech being used in the battery, and was using their artifact raid on the auction to the east as cover. Crash managed to prove the effectiveness of the Battery system and its flexibility by not only actively engaging them, but surviving against these well trained killers for the eight and a half minutes it took to scramble reinforcements to assist him.
Crash has been awarded permenant use of his model of the Battery system for his actions in that incident. And strangely enough, he hasn't broken it yet...

DEVICE PROFILE:

Combat Battery (As in, Artillery Battery, or Weapons Battery.)
REFFERENCED NAME: "Battery"
DEVICE TYPE: Active AI Intelligent Magic Support Device [Test Type]
SYSTEM SPECS: Combat Oriented Armor and Weapons configurations.
AI TYPE: Modified F Type, limited personality, emphisized situational management. Dual Core Redundancy

COMPACT STATE: Dog Tags on a military necklace.

DEPLOYED STATES:
Armor Configurations of Heavy Ground Mode, Intercept, and Air Superiority Mode.
Weapon Configurations include STANDBY, Standard Rifle, Lance Rifle, Cerberus DFC, and Paladin Grand.

NOTES:
The Combat Battery is a self contained magic assisted power armor and weapon system. It includes all the trimmings of normal magical devices such as amplification and control, as well as boosting from the cartraige system. It also contains a number of non-magical systems such as the Grav Drive, a self sealed environment, physical high mass armor plating, and physical lifting capacity of two tons. It contains a magical and non-magical sensor suite and situational awareness system that matches a dimensional cruiser in all but range. The AI that operates the system is smart enough to work and understand as a decent partner with just about any master, gathering information needed, performing operations as required on its own, and essentially doing all the tasks required in the background of a combat situation, such as target profiling, threat assessment, and tracking.
Battery's voice is male, the engineers opting to have the more harsh, and critical tone to get the attention of its master as needed. Battery is programed to speak clearly in technical terms, often using informative commands such as 'PRIMED', 'AFFIRMATIVE', and 'NEGATIVE', allowing it to be understood and communicated with, even under situations where it may be difficult to hear or understand the device.

Configuration wise, the battery has a number of mission set modes enabling it to perform as well as an A rank Mage.

Internal Barrier Jacket: The primary, all purpose body glove barrier jacket is custom for the Battery, providing full body protection in a utilitarian manner that can be supported by modular add-ons of the main configurations. Unsurprisingly, it is not visually impressive compared to the more flamboyant jackets of the main TSA forces. However, it works.

ARMOR CONFIGURATIONS:

Heavy Ground Mode: The HG Mode consists of a strong overlayed combat exoskeleton over the barrier jacket. This armor is solid metal plating consisting of magic forged super density tungsten carbide and titanium alloys. It masses in at more than three times the weight of a large adult male human. However, it can withstand impact from up to S ranked attacks and still allow just about any pilot to walk away from the assault with only inconveniencing physical injuries. Granted, the armor is made for pilot survivability, not to withstand multiple heavy attacks, so armor functionality after S level hits is questionable.

Interceptor Mode: Power routing of the Battery is diverted from defenses to use of the inbuilt Grav-Drive system that allows the massive armor to gain flight mage ability. At a cost of defensive barrier power and magical weapons power, the armor can achieve straight flight performance surpassing the speed of aireal mages.

Air Superiority Mode: In the event of a manuever intensive air combat situation. The battery armor is designed to Jettison the heavy external armor and activate a lighter, more aerodynamic frame for the purpose of being able to direct more energy to airborne manuevering. Defenses are far weaker as a result, and the mode is suggested only for those who can keep up with the performance boost.

DEVICE WEAPON CONFIGURATIONS:

STANDBY: The weapon can be docked into the back of the armor and placed in standby mode when the pilot needs his/her hands free.

Rifle: The 'Device Mode' of the Battery weapon's system. Unsurprisingly, as a combat oriented device, it's highly utilitarian and rather spartan in non-combat features. The Rifle mode fires magical rounds with either single fire, or automatic/burst fire modes.

Lance Rifle: For the times when the mage just wants to reach out and touch someone, the Lance Rifle mode is an impressive peice of magical weapon's design. Ressembling a Barret M82A1 in design, the mode can fire a compact, high energy SS level projectile at three times the speed of sound at a range of twenty kilometers and hit a target the size of a sheet of paper dead center. This is achieved through the Battery's AI performing the critical targetting management operations such as calcularing horizon curviture, magnetic, optical, and magical interference, as well as digitally and magically stablizing the firing platform. A full power class SS shot requires four cartraiges, and significant charging time, but is capable of smashing just about any magical defense with enough leftover energy to overpenetrait right into other targets. The physical backblast from a single shot often sounds like an artillery cannon being fired and has a strong enough concussion to knock unprepared mages clear off their feet.

Cerberus DF Mode: The Dogfight Cannon configuration, known as Cerberus, employs pretty much a 'spray and pray' factor. In a situation where aireal magical dogfighting with high speed, snap manuever targets is a factor, leading and hitting with well aimed shots just isn't feasable. The rapid fire gatling setup in this mode sprays hundreds of low power, dumb magical shots a second, acting like brilliant tracers to attempt to hit targets in the fight. The overal logic is to overwhelm with numbers rather than overpower. The secondary fire mode, a high power homing shot known as the BloodHound Breaker, fires a fast moving magical missile object that will chase a selected target for up to five kilometers to inflict level A rank damage with a cartraige load.

Paladin Grand: When the mission calls for the Big Guns, the Paladin Grand artillery cannon is where it's at. Although it has almost no practical use in close range combat, it's few firing modes allow the pilot to engage in heavy fire support of any other mage group that requires it. The deadly accuracy of the Spectre Barrage allows light artillery level firepower to be repeatedly placed on target, rapidly firing a series of deadly high power explosive magic shells on the fly. It's final attack however, the deadly high energy Meteor Shower, fires a single round... the Ballistic magic round of the Meteor shower attack is a MIRV, the shot being calculated by the AI to be fired high into the sky, where it fractures at sub-orbital altitude to rain down on the target position with a devastating hail of magical explosions. The exact number and size of the fracturing can be controlled by the pilot or AI depending on what they want for area spread and damage per submunition. To fire a Meteor Shower however, requires a full five cartraiges, and is a difficult and time consuming attack to fire.

OTHER ABILITIES:

1 - The Battery device can duplicate a number of conventional magical attacks, ranging from the Divine Buster, to the Iron Howl, and does have an inventory of various attack propperties for magical bullets.

2 - M.A.C.H. STRAFE: The experimental emergency movement technique, known as the Magic Assisted Compression Hop, is being tested out with the Battery. This manuever uses sub-dimensional micro-compression to fold the space between two points for the pilot, and causes a rather sudden change in position. The rapid change in position often produces a sonic boom on entry into the strafe, and a loud crack of thunder at exit due to air moving out of the way of the pilot's body and or aerodynamics barrier. The manuever can be self sufficient from any mage pilot at a range of up to 500 meters before additional cartraige power loads are required. The nature of the move being a dimensional hop rather than a physical motion means that it also does not have any effects on momentum, or the conservation thereof. Meaning that it can be used to effectively change direction without bleeding speed in the conventional sense. Overall, the name 'MACH' Strafe, often misleads mages into thinking the pilot has performed a sudden, seemingly impossible high-supersonic short range manuever.

3 - HOWLER Flares: Special designed rapid fragmentation micro Iron Howls. Used to create a more or less confusing cloud of light and noise to dupe magical targetting and tracking. Since they're of significantly lower power than a full scale Iron Howl, they're much easier and quicker to deploy in an active high speed air battle.

4 - Variable Magnitude Cartraige Loader: Also in the list of Battery's inventory, it the new experimental VMC Loader, designed to be able to feed different SIZED magical cartraiges in expectation of an eventual shift into more mission specific power levels for cartraiges, ranging from conventional, to triple charge high power loads. The larger, reinforced jetison plate and active force ejection port ensure that spent cartraiges are moved clear of the device more more effectively.

CAUTIONS:

Battery Device is still in the Test Phase. Although functional, it still contains a variety of unproven techniques and unforseen problems. The use of the compact Grav. Drive simultaniously while activating a long range dimensional transport is among many of the untested features. Also, due to the high stress nature of the systems of the Battery, the operational time between maintanance operations on the device and armor is under careful review. It would be catastrophic to give the device to a non-flying mage of low power in the event the Grav. Drive has a total system failure in mid-operation. Until these systems are thoroughly tested for dependability and cleared for C rank or lower mages, the Battery Device will remain classified as a Special Operations and Test Division magical device only.

That should keep it all compact.
Somewhat I want to see the Battery Device in action. :D :D :uhoh:

=-=========

I blame my watching Den-O for the sudden crack thought:

Nanoha: Fin Funnel Form (blue)

Fate: Scythe Form (black)

Hayate: Blasting Form (white)
:heh:

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:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

You can never have enough HOT BLOOD :D
Indeed. :nod:

=-------------

:heh: I think my reaction is about the same as yours.

Nothing wrong with hotblooded girls, though. :D
I know. :D

===========

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RIDER KIIIIIIIICK!!!!!!!!!!
:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

CRACK ENGINE KIDOU!!!!! ZENRYOKU ZENKAI!!!!

They were stunned.

They were amazed.

They were completely awed, their jaws dropping to the floor at the most marvelous display of Super Sentai TAMASHII to ever hit this side of the Bureau, in all of Midchilda!

"Sughoi..."
["Amazing..."]

"Kakkoi!"
["Cool"]

"Kirei da ne!!!"

But most of all... they were frustrated. Or at least they appeared to be.

"They beat us to it..." Julie asked in offense... while her wide open eyes sparkled with much envy.

"And with such magnificient armor and transformation!" Mayura exclaimed, trying to wipe away her uncontrollable drool.

But all objections were silenced by the hand that raised to the air and pointed to the heavens with much conviction.

[I]"MINNA!!!!" Asagi's booming conviction echoed through the air.

"Let us not envy our fellow Five-Colored Warriors, who have shown such purely impecabble and and awesomely incredible display of SUPAA SENTAI TAMASHII!!!!!

DAKARA!!!!
[That's why!!!]

With much grace, and in a single motion her hand reached into her pocket, and she raised her arm to the sky, holding an immaculately white cellphone.

"We must rejoice that the spirit we fight for, is ALIVE in the hearts of all great warriors!!!!!"

And Mayura and Julie's eyes were filled with much warm tears overflowing with joy.

"Leader..."
"Sempai!"

"Yosh Minna, IKUSO!!!!!!!!"

And all three proudly raised their cellphones high above their heads, and with their voices in unison...

"READY!!!!!"

... they ran their phones through their shoulders...

"START UP!!!!"

... And with a flash of light, unveiled their true forms!!!

"HATENAKE BOUKEN SPIRITS!!!!!!!"
["Infinite Adventurous Spirits!!!!!!"]

MADOUSHI SENTAI!!!!

BELKARANGER!!!!!

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa299/spec_operations/Gundam%2000/iincho_rangers.jpg

SANJOU!!!!!!!!

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

*runs*

Holy Crap! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Now where's Hinagiku to moderate them? :uhoh:

LoweGear

2008-01-27, 23:00

Oh...
My...
Head...

Charlie: Morning, Rangers.

Rangers: Good morning, Charlie~~ >_^:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:

Psycho: "Wanna bet the suit enhances the physical sensations?"
Leena: "That would definately be awesome. Girls! I'm coming after your burning hearts and your cute assets - I mean, asses~"
Psycho: "Mind if I join you?"
Leena: "Lol, don't mind if you do~"
Glen & Franz: *facepalm*

For someone who doesn't like Psycho, Leena sure gets along with him quite well... :heh::uhoh:

and the Lol thing is that he's one of the weakest mages in Outer Cadia - at a mere B, almost everyone is stronger magically than Master Chief.

...on the other hand, he doesn't need magic, really, since he has real badass. :heh:

The power of the BADASS AURA that provides +1000 to armor, HP, attack, strength, intelligence, agility, and HP regen? :eyespin:

Maybe not, but still :bow:

Lol, is that sum Astray Girls I see there? *laughs* Last two weeks ago, the fad was 200th hours, now it's Kamen Rider? Cracky indeed, Lowe, but enjoyable.

I've been wanting to OC the Astray Girls as far back as the early days of OC, though recently did the idea for Super Sentai Astrays stick :heh:

And Kamen Rider/Super Sentai has been a most recent fad indeed, and actually had solid plans for introduction... but only with Kagerou's post did my five-minute crack engine crank at full power :eyespin:

The intro was crack, but the Astray Sentai is here to stay :nod:

Very nearly forgot to credit Master FlameSparkZ for the drawing :bow:

Also! Minna! The Opening for DT is at hand!

...actually, the new fic name is Divergent StrikerS. Disrupted Tangent was just the project codename. :heh:

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00:00: Intro music. The camera flies over the city, doing a quick pan around.
00:07: Subaru, Teana, Elio & Caro. Backs facing the camera, they turn and look to the left.
00:08: Nanoha, Fate, Signum & Vita: Backs facing the camera, they turn and look to the right.
00:09: RF6 staff run up, lead by Tesla and Keroko
00:10: Shot of the OFM arrayed behind Eric, who has his arms folded; except for Erick in his Blues, hat and coat, all are wearing camo fatigues.
00:11: Quick pan of the Aus'ruf and RF6 base.
00:12: Volkenritter flying through the clouds, from top towards camera.
00:15: Same, but at night with Aces instead.
00:18: Glen & Emili fly towards the camera; Glen whips out Phoenix and slashs at the camera as Emili fires Sidewinder.
00:20: Minagiru passion
00:20: Subaru punching an offscreen foe with Revolver Shoot
00:23: honoo no showtime
00:24: Teana launching Crossfire Shoot; the bullets fly towards the camera
00:26: Red Hot Soldier
00:27: Erio loads cartidges and forms his one-hit-one-kill.
00:29: Hoero
00:30: Caro onto Fullsize Fried, who is howling and firing Blast Rain
00:32: Girigiri Deadline
00:33: Glen and Emili firing their weapons at the same time
00:35: Heta wo suriya No Surviver
00:36: Franz and Emili back to back, their katana and naginata drawn, spinning and slashing about in a wild dance
00:37: Steel Heart Solider
00:38: Vita charges forward, wielding Graf Eisen in Rakenten Hammer form, unisoned with Rein
00:40: Ikusenman no Burning Hearts
00:41: Close up of Laevatine in the background, blade down, while Signum's eyes are closed. The sword flips blade up and Signum's eyes snap open at "Burning Hearts"
00:43: Kurayami no kanata hikari o oikakero
00:43: Three seconds of Nanoha and Fate henshin sequence
00:46: Master Chief and Ivanovich fire Divine Buster and Autumn Pillar at the camera
00:48: Smoke temporarily covers the screen and quickly clears off
00:49: Max Speed de ginga wo nukero! (Rock on!)
00:50: Quick fade in and out of Scaglietti and the Numbers against storm clouds
00:56: Break Out Tsukiyabure Soshite
00:57: RF6's helo flies through the clear sky from left to right, going to a close up of Vice, with Alto in the copilot seat
01:00: toki wo koe mirai he
01:01: A Pelican descends through the clouds, with Erick STANDING ON TOP OF IT, arms folded, badass longcoat flapping in the wind.
01:02: Hageshiku tsuyoku atsuku (hurry up rock'n all night)
01:03: Nanoha fires Accel Shooter, Fate holds her Riot Zanber in an overhead lunge before slashing down, Hayate goes nuts with artillery beamspam
01:08: Sekai nande Don't know why
01:08: The camera sweeps quickly over Chrono, Acous, Carim, Shach, Linebackers and OCs. Who are standing on clouds. All have encouraging looks on their faces.
01:10: Ai ga arunda Alright
01:11: Vivio spinning through the air, before being caught and grouphugged by Nanoha and Yuuno.
01:13: Moeruze!
01:13: Standing on top of RF6's parade deck, in front of the TSAB badge, every cast member of Divergent StrikerS fills up the screen
01:15: (Just Get Ready, Let's Count Down) 3 2 1 GO!
01:15: Camera slowly pans up, on the countdown a quick flash of Devices. On "Go", Subaru appears, punching through an IS magic circle
01:20: OH OH OH OH SUPER ROBOT WARS!
01:20: The screen bursts into blue hot blooded Subaru flames, before the logo comes back up.

The second time Break Out is used for an OC OP, and it's just as EPIC!!!!!!!! :bow:

...unless....Excellen/Alfimi/Lemon? :eyespin: :heh:

WANT

Unfortunately, Gaiden seems to have paired off Alfimi with, of all people Axel :uhoh:

Such a scene is in need of the correct BGM. (http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1413699/)

:D:D:D:D:D

I should've used this BGM for some Linebacker's scenes :heh:

ATC: *Looking at the video feed.* Now I remember why I prefer the GCFA over the TSAB...

PAUL: *Chuckling.* It's not THAT bad. They're just kids after all.

ATC: Give me the 151rst Tactical Starfighter Squadron without any magic over a bunch of girls playing Super Sentai any day of the week. Do those outfits... DO anything?

PAUL: Relax, I hear the magical barrier jackets provide the same protection as the older Titan A1 Armor suits.

ATC: With a squad of Armarines... They wouldn't last two minutes.

PAUL: For the record, if Duncan and Dozer are in charge, it'll last about... forty-five seconds.

ATC: Just how can this organization afford to act like children?

PAUL: Well, in their defense, they ARE more paramilitary than full military, despite having a naval force.

ATC: Twelve Cruisers! TWELVE! I don't call that a fleet, I call that a detatchment from a task force. *Sigh.*

PAUL: Dimensional Coast Guard maybe? Look, just because Admiral Haralown had stated he was bringing the 'entire fleet' doesn't mean he was bringing the entire combined force of the TSAB Navy. Maybe he only brought the 'fleet' under his command. Maybe he meant a Battlegroup. You know how these Paramilitary types get everything mixed up.

ATC: *Sigh.* Well, at least the outfits are cute, even if they're about as practical as an entire batllion of Armarines against Megumi.

PAUL: Sir, sending Megumi into a fight just isn't fair...

ATC: ...

PAUL: ...for everyone else.

ATC: ...

PAUL: ...

ATC: You sent her against a batallion of Armarines didn't you?

PAUL: A division actually.

ATC: How long?

PAUL: ...

ATC: HOW LONG?

PAUL: Eight seconds.

*THUD. Thomas 'Tigerclaw' Johnson's head hits his desk.*

ATC: Damage costs?

PAUL: Rather steep, but she was holding back, so it's not as bad as it could have been.

ATC: Paul?

PAUL: Yessir?

ATC: A piece of Advice. If someone is classified as a Goddess, you don't send ground troops. If said Goddess is a VALKYRIE, you don't send anything less than a fleet. If said Valkyrie Goddess is MEGUMI, you destroy the entire star system thrice over if you like to win... Other wise you surrender immediately.

PAUL: Talking from personal experience there?

ATC: In my defense, I can overpower her with brute energy. But ten thousand years of close combat skill with the power of a class four is hard to fight against fairly.

PAUL: Well, it is hard to deal with Wave of Binding. When you learn to freeze time as well, maybe you'll be on even footing.

ATC: Wave of Binding? PAH! I took a swing and passed THROUGH her and took the flat side of Regulus to the back of my skull. She LOVES to catch you with that Wave of Nothing ability. But enough about that... Compile a tactical report on those... *COUGH* ...those Barrier Jacket systems and send them down. They may be kids, but that doesn't mean they don't desserve full attention and credit.

PAUL: Operational statistics only?

ATC: Full tactical analyssis. Any pointers you can give them. I'd rather those kids be capable of stomping Armarines then let them knowingly dive head first into a situation where a shot from even one stolen M-550 Reconciliator would turn them into insta-gib at 3000 meters.

PAUL: Got it.

ATC: Dismissed.

O_o; Oops. Got too far into character.

Wondering who this Megumi is now... she sounds H4XX :heh::heh::heh:

Though actually, these 'weaboo' Sentai girls (:heh: ) are ex-TSAB, honorably discharged after completion of mandatory service time. And they may look like that, but they can still kick righteous amounts of ass :)

I think I can build an 'excuse' for an experimental system that allows for a higher overall top flight speed.

I think, with magic controlling a perfectly shapable barrier... I could, with mechanical and computer assistance of a device, create a virtual, magical pulse detonation engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_detonation_engine). Such as the barrier would consist of a central cone around the person flying, and an inverted cone outside this forming the shape of an engine intake without ANY mass at all. Then simply applying the fluid dynamics involved in a REAL PDE, create conventional propulsion. I could generate the propulsion either by just magical compression (Probably energy intensive), or I could use a more efficient method of using a small amount of magical energy to evenly heat the volume of air in the 'engine' to simulate supersonic detonation of the air and expanding it. (Because magic could -evenly- heat the air, it would be even faster to 'detonate' and 'expand' than any form of explosive gas since all points would heat simultaniously, compared to the transit time of any explosion in existence.
All of this would be controlled by the AI of the Device, since there's no way a person would be able to keep track of hundreds of pulses a second.
This would pretty much take magical propulsion and provide a means in which to bypass the magical energy limitations and using conventional physics to boost things. It would also explain a few things.
As far as drawbacks, such a system would be pretty much straight line flight, used only for out running or intercepting. It would require level accelleration, and time to burn up to speed, not lending it very well to snap point manuevers. The large 'surface area' of the barrier would also explain why there's such a deep sonic boom compared to the actual size ofthe traveling object, as well as explaining the loud whine at accelleration and the thunderous roar generated in-flight.
As a bonus, because you're dealing with an 'engine' with virtually no mass. You have the thrust of a jet/Pulse Det. engine with a fraction of the mass it has to push. So even with the small size of the engine compared to one that would be needed in real life, you have an incredible thrust to weight ratio. And with a magical barrier, you have near perfect aerodynamics.

And before Haxbusters strike, a good Idea doesn't mean it has to be Nanoha's idea/power. In this case, I doubt she'd ever even CONSIDERED the speed boost she could get by turning her magical barrier into a virtual jet engine. And thus, why this is the realm of a TEST department. People who come up with new and innovative ways to do things, and then test how they work.

And again, the device would be doing all the math intensive work to keep this MPDE functioning correctly. After all, computers have to do it with the test engines anyway.

So essentially, you're creating what amounts to an aircraft hull with engine using magical barriers, nice :D

Concept certainly wouldn't be alien to the Nanohaverse... Fate in StrikerS episode 5 certainly seemed to have a barrier protecting her as she went into full speed to intercept the Gadget Drones.

Holy Crap! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Now where's Hinagiku to moderate them? :uhoh:

She's nowhere to be found :heh:

And this is why I told you the girls are gonna get along well with Akira :uhoh:

Liingo

2008-01-27, 23:19

Kha

2008-01-28, 00:03

Holy Crap! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Now where's Hinagiku to moderate them? :uhoh:"Confessy JUMP!"

She's nowhere to be found :heh:

And this is why I told you the girls are gonna get along well with Akira :uhoh:"Confessy SPIN!"

Who me? :p

:heh: But seriously, we need Katsura sensei there as well...ZETTAI MUTEKI INAZUMA...

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KIIIIIIICKKHAAA!!!

:frustrated::frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:

*angry Allison Ford in Leshral Mode >>>> USB, LoweGear and Liingo for forgetting she existed*

Lingo's right; we do need Katsura around too... Not to mention that I'll be kinda retconning Allie as a character if she were to moderate them... :heh:

But I'm sure Mommy Braummuhl will give her stamp of approval. (See my OC list if you want to know why. :uhoh:)

Liingo

2008-01-28, 00:19

All I can say is that just because she looks like Hina, doesn't mean that she's as awesome as Hina.

*runs*

Kha

2008-01-28, 00:23

All I can say is that just because she looks like Hina, doesn't mean that she's as awesome as Hina.

*runs*Definitely. :nod:

I wonder how Hina, or even how all things, would look like if the Braummuhls have a college reunion though...

*continues bashing through HnG backlog, while trying to stay sane*

FieryAeon

2008-01-28, 00:51

Urgh same as usual. It feels really messy in here nowadays. The insane amount of text and youtube links are killing my loading speeds.

Re-watching lots of anime to get ideas. I swear this has to be the worse writer's lazy spree+writer's block I've ever had. :eyespin:

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-28, 01:37

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-28, 02:56

BOFORS Gun: 2:25ish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELSxXlgZl5M
AC-130U Spooky Gunship (That have my higher power examples:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eld4ooy3sDY

Anyway, as far as spell ranges... I think we're underestimating Hayate's power level. I'm reviewing Episode 11 of strikers at this very moment and:

Hayate gets released to S rank, which she calls 'more than enough'.
Hraesvelgr's shot, looking at that map, is hitting a LOT farther in range than a mere few kilometers. (Judging by the land mass features on the map.)
It's impact is also causing a massive blast area far larger than any mere artillery shell.

Review the following.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/dronesize.jpg
A flying drone as shown above is roughly a two meter long vehicle, with a 2.5 meter wingspan.
Experience with range shooting of targets has shown me that a one meter target, which is a human upper torso, looks roughly like a small dot at any range further than about two-hundred to two-hundred fifty meters.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/velgrblast.jpg
In the above image, the drone targets in the far distance just above the divide between the cloud and blue sky, are similar in visual appearance to what a 300 meter upper torso target appear as. Essentially, indistinct small blobs or dots. Since drones are larger by several times, but appear the same, I can easily conclude that those drones are roughly three-hundred, to four hundred meters away from the camera position in the shot.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/midchildamap.jpg
The Hraesvelgr shot completely annihilates the entire group. (Group E.)
This indicates that Hraesvelgr has an effective destructive blast radius in excess of 200 meters. In fact, the destructive force radius on Hraesvelgr is potentially far larger, because the destructive energy is contained as a weather phenomina rather than an outright blast.
However you want to calculate that feat, it is in far excess of any 'small bomb' in existence.
In fact, this mere S rank attack has a blast radius that exceeds a Massive Ordinance Air Blast bomb. (MOAB) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOAB) AKA, the (now second) largest non-nuclear weapon in modern use.
...By a factor of three. Who knows what kind of shockwave it would create if it wasn't Magically contained. And this isn't even a max-yield S rank... if her comment of S rank being 'MORE than enough' is to be taken at meaning.

One Hraesvelgr wave consists of five shots. Putting the estimated energy of this at 15 X the destructive power of a single MOAB.

Context in the episode indicates that she fired Hraesvelgr multiple times after they had shown off the first attack. And she hadn't even broken a sweat before she fired off a Diabolic Emmission (Ep 12), which looking at the city blocks just being engulfed by the attack, is on the physical scale of a tactical nuclear weapon.

Hayate is flying Los Angeles class nuclear missile submarine in terms of firepower.

Going back a second to Hraesvelger, the map showing the trajectories has land mass markings that look rather interesting. Judging from the size and shape of the features, those shots have been fired over FAR greater a distance than a mere ten kilometers (a little under five miles.) I can see clusters of islands and such in different areas as a long winding penensula in the left upper corner.
This map is overlayed over another map, which, looking at the grid markings for lattitude and longitude, this appears to be the northern hemisphere map of midchilda. It's a notable detail, but I can't make any use of it since the overlay map in front of it has the transit data of the shots.

Anyone else want to tell me that six 40 lb 105mm howitzer shells are S class attacks when we've got someone firing what equals 93,700 lbs of high explosive in one salvo? (Let alone direct each of the five shots at the same time.) *Cocks head to the side.*

Like I said, put me in charge of spearheading the classification system, and we cannot fail.

Many catgirls were ruthlessly slaughtered in the making of this post.

I'll start by mourning for the poor catgirls, and then continue smashing them with a hammer! :bash:

Now, back to the beginning of your post:
bofors and AC-130U level of firepower in an exoskeletal suit...
...that can be used by just about every bootstomper mage in the tsab...
... you be the judge on how plausible it sounds to get firepower like that to the regular bootstompers in tsab. Compare it to giving those to every single unit in the regular army...
...how about no?

Now, i did say that hayate's blast radius was around 300-400 meters... but you do have a point in the distance category, that map shows her firing those rounds FAR. :twitch:

Though, looking at the longitude latitude's you pointed out, that map's all whack, or they're all positioned at the north pole of midchilda or something...

But i have to disagree on you about how the magical explosion works, it's not like the normal physical explosion which is created when a substance (or couple of them) react to a trigger (or to some other substance), which causes an explosive reaction.

From what we've seen, magical explosions are made from channeling energy into a package and releasing that energy when it reaches the target, reasoning?
Damage control, a regular explosive reaction is largely uncontrolled, you blow it up, you can't say anything about what blows up in it.
Mages on the other hand have been shown to be able to distinguish between physical and magical damage, even hayate with her diabolic emission didn't level the city blocks even though the spell enveloped them... and she's shown to be in the blast radius herself :twitch:

so there's no need to limit the blast radius, as there's only enough energy to envelope the drones in the explosion radius... and after knocking down 9 formations, she is shown to be heavily panting (ep 12, around 5:50), clearly showing the amount of stress those shots put her through.

as a side note, a nuclear missile armed los angeles class submarine has tomahawks armed with nuclear warheads that have 200kt yield and looking at the about 15kt yield of hiroshima (blast radius 1mile, fireball/heatwave causing fires withing 11 square miles)... i don't think we can compare hayate to THAT...

I'm unsure as to how much the difference in magical energy spending is when using something that does physical damage as opposed to doing 'only' magical damage.
Because hayate is shown to be panting when blowing up 9 groups of drones within something like 300-400 meter radius of the blast center, but seems to be just fine after casting diabolic emission with radius atleast a mile across...
...though the power seems to be rather weak with diabolic emission, what with the numbers actually flying out of it, seemingly allright.

Well, that should have enough stuff for you to chew on for a while :p
can we now leave hayate alone and concentrate on you getting your mini gundam through this haxxbusting operation that has now spanned about 5 pages?

I think the main problem is that you're trying to incorporate 'mundane' military terms, calibers and physics into magical terms, ranks and effects, and you seem to think that they can be directly compared and converted, when the very foundations of the two are fundamendally different (IE the normal vs magical explosion i presented.)

Generally the nerfing you've been doing so far is starting to look good to me too, and i think we can leave the prototype unit at a bit higher level than the later mass produced versions... but i still think you need to tone it down by a bit, the computer can't be doing everything for the pilot so you do need to regulate the power, by quite a bit.

Aaron008R

2008-01-28, 03:36

PERSONA 3 IS MADE OF EXTREMELY ADDICTING WIN!!! XD XD XD :bow:

*Ahem!*

:p:D

Certainly been a while since I visited.:p Will do a short backlog breaker...

Well, Almaria herself was scrapped long ago, i just scrapped Almaria the avatar/AI as well...

Good...:nod:

I'm replacing her with an Angel Doll... Kha, try to guess who.

I'm saving her soul for the "Memory of the Planet" arc of AlternateS II...

That is no revivial though, only this...

"Almaria? But that's..."

"Impossible? no, it is me..."

"But you're..."

"Dead? yes... i'm still dead- and it not like the dead will come to life right?" (Kha sneezes)

"But... but..."

"The Memory of the Planet..."

"What do you mean by that Dana?"

*runs*

You should take into consideration Aurion and Almaria's old Pschic Link.:p Because one thing to remember is 'No link' = 'fake'. This makes sense, I must admit.:heh: If you're going thruough with this, provide the Psychic link, if only a phantom one. And of course, I want the reappearance to be AlternateS-exclusive. :-/

Oh yes, I have plans for Hayate. Our lovable moving cannon will be getting some screentime of kickass.

:nod:

<shrugs> True. Someone like you can't POSSIBLY be expected to remember EVERYTHING - your memory simply isn't good enough.

UNLIKE MINE!!

O-HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!

Riiigght.:rolleyes: (See below)

At the suggestion of someone from this thread (I forget who), I have started watching Rental Magica.

Tche!:p:p:p

*runs like hell again*

Nibelung Valesti anyone? Nanoha doing that does compute, i can even plot an attack sequence for Nanoha's Nibelung Valesti... RH, blaster bits and all

on the other hand, Hayate can do Nibelung Valesti as well... also plotting a unique attack sequence as well

WANT!!!:D:D:D

Though I have one move for Hayate in GenerationS that goes along those lines.:D (Not melee, of course.)

Paranoid Aaron is Paranoid :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Stress.:p

Only the Kerokano timeline has that whooper 41... :3

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin: :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

He already had a look at it in the ff thread. He didn't seem to have to much of a problem there. There are differences between my crack and Tormenks crack though. The time and also the scenarios are totally different.

This idea has promise.:nod:

Though I hate the idea of Hayate getting gravely injured, I won't deny potential when I see it.

Yes that's Hayate... details to come in a reverse timeskip... :heh:

Aaron's already read it.. he's not dead yet...:uhoh:

Of course not.:p

To add on to this, I've mentioned before (early on in the thread's life; I think it's among my first posts in here, actually) that it would be best if the references are kept as independent as possible from the action. In other words, don't assume that your readers know what the reference is.

For a lot of the OCs and scenarios introduced in this thread, I have the odd and probably unenviable position of Not Getting It. The characters have some strangely-named super moves which they shout out and seems to be kind of flashy, and the thread goes wild with how "hot-blooded" or "awesome" it is, and I'm just sitting here completely confused by all the reactions. This may be aggravated by the large fonts sometimes used, which I always associate in my head as someone screaming right in my face, with the result that I'm feeling like I've been shouted at continuously for a significant period of time, and my ears are ringing despite not actually having heard anything as such.

Now, this is not saying that references are Bad. Off the top of my head, I have stuff from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (possibly the most recognizable for people in this thread, since it's the one I've pushed the most), Lucky Star, the Marathon series of games, the System Shock games, Slayers, Ranma 1/2, Revolutionary Girl Utena, the Discworld books, the new World of Darkness systems (primarily Mage: The Awakening and Changeling: The Lost), ReBoot, the City of Heroes MMORPG...

An advantage I've had with all this is that apart from maybe The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star, I'm assuming that nobody else will have heard of whatever I'm drawing inspiration from, and so I try to make it my own as much as possible, such that the reader does not have to have seen whatever it is that special move came from in order to appreciate why it is special.

Therefore, I can make the characters like someone else from an established series, but with their own quirks and flair. Ivey is like Konata from Lucky Star, but she isn't Konata with a name change. Reiz is like Mikuru from MoHS, but she has her own personality that diverges from Mikuru's. (For one thing, Reiz has a spine, and has been known to lose her temper.)

References are fun, but they should not be important enough to take over a significant plot point. A throwaway line or two is fine, but if you turn it into a major aspect of the story, please provide enough context for the rest of us to understand.

tl;dr: References should be references. Crossovers should be crossovers. Neither are bad, but the two are not the same thing.

As for the mecha-references thing, I'm not a mecha anime fan, and in fact I don't really like mecha anime. My favourite mecha anime would probably be Magic Knight Rayearth, and that's about it.

Well said!:D:D:D That's how I modelled my two more prominent OC's (Aurion and Grandis). Though if almost complete originality is taken into consideration Almaria is completely my idea.:D:D:D

He's er....

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looking for his mask. :p

:heh::heh::heh:

I'll admit to being vehemently cruel on Hayate in DestinyS too in particular.

Truth.:nod: Now that you think about it, she also suffers a bit in my fic.:uhoh::heh: Hopefully, I can provide some passable mindscrew in GenerationS as well.:p The sort of despair in helplessness schtick as well as decisions to kill, sacrifices, betrayals, etc...:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Hayate: :upset::upset::upset:

:heh::heh::heh:

She'll come out as a person with a stronger fortitude in the end, nonetheless.:D

Puuh... time for me to blow out some crack again xD

Xgouki wanted to read about it... so I came up with this little story out of my Dark Future Setting. :heh:
Sorry for the long delay.

Ah... I tried to correct my gramma myself this time... so please bear with me. :heh:

*snip*

:bow::bow::bow:

Oooh... EPIC material! Melikes!:D:D:D

Dammit, where is Aaron...?

I'm busy running some MAJOR overhauls in Aurion's profile as by doing some MAJOR de-HAXXing. (HAXXbusters cheer)
I'm planning on scrapping some more outragous ideas as well as making a more believable back-story for the Perfect Void (Universally fatal threat? Not any more.XD) in order to make it more feasible to the general public.
Also running ideas on how to bring about the Aurion vs. Hayate mock battle.
Planning out some MORE OC's.
Trying to inject an attempt at EPIC in one scene.
Conceptualizing the *beeeeeeeeeeep* in one scenario.
Revamping the spell list.
Doing even more powering down for some elements.
Inserting some scenes of the Perfect Void Incident in backflashes.
Scrapping the excessive referencing in my new OC's.
Contemplating on how to referecne Saga and the OFM in GenerationS.
Thinking of how to first insert Tk's OC's.
Thinking of proper tactics to use.
Thinking of how to 'believably' HAXX Luozorl further.
Thinking of Whether to add more ideas for Tyrfing.
Thinking of adding some familiars.
Thinking of adding some more OC's from others if possible.
Conceptualizing the final battle in a blievable light.
Making Hayate's performance believeable.
Changing the name and the concepts of the Bookmark System.
Offering some nostalgia for the Tome of the night Sky.
Thinking of a Tesla+Agito unison.
Thinking of a Hayate+Agito Unison...

In short, I want my story as canonically feasible as I can.:nod: And Yep, it's fun!:D:D:D Though I'm having particular trouble with portraying Hayate in combat due to excessive shafting.:frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:

I'd like to ask now (everyone who won't mind), how would you expect her to hold out in relatively close range? The initial idea is that she has a year under her wing for some training on mid to melee-range self-defense. How should she hold out against someone like say... Vita? As it is now, I'm imaging a large possibility of cries of, "She's supposed to do better!" or "She's not supposed to be THIS good!" or both.:heh: So I would like a general opinion.:heh: Her spellcasting is better now, BTW. But still way slower than most.

But I'm doing the others this a bit later, after enjoying MOAR Persona 3(Am bout to fight the monthly Third Boss in July) and doing even more important schoolwork. As well as moving into another condo unit.:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin: :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin: :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

Type-G3C Barrier Jacket, Codename Ghost Armor

In MC0077, shortly after the JS Incident, Emili Nailo of the Order of Freelance Mages decided that the Air Wing needed a "step-up" when it came to defensive and offensive capabilities. The standard Barrier Jacket and Head-up Display Glasses weren't quite cutting it anymore; the HUD was oftentimes unreliable, and the Barrier Jackets, while flashy, weren't very capable of actual protection for the extremities, and more importantly, the head. Furthermore, except for Phoenix, Sidewinder, and Sparrow, the mass-production Storage Devices that the OFM used were becoming worn and overused, a result of poor manufacture. As a result, Air Wing mages were starting to take a hit in efficiency.

After talking it over with Erick, Emili used the OFM's contacts and networks to find people who specialized in Device manufacture and use. Two names that popped up, that were familiar to Emili, were Aurion Dauer and Shario Finieno. Aurion was busy at the time, so Emili contacted Shari, who agreed to help Emili on her little project. The two met in TSAB HQ during the Aus'ruf's rest/refit cycle, and together the two drew out the plans (with a little help from Sidewinder) for a working Storage Device that could handle the new ideas Emili had.

What Emili wanted was a bodysuit that gave maximum aerodynamic efficiency, thick magical protection, complete invisibility, a working Radar and HUD system, and had, of course, a "big gun". Given the limitations of the Storage Device AI, however, this wasn't feasible; the system mechanics of the SD couldn't handle the workload. Furthermore, the specifications were simply too much for your average A-rank to handle, let alone B-rank. Something had to be worked out, something quick and simple that wouldn't divide a mage's time too much, that wouldn't provide too much of a burden on their Linker Core, and would still be effective.

Emili found her answer, oddly enough, from Franz. An avid watcher of Earth programs (He had somehow acquired tons of it during a brief excursion to the planet), he had suggested something from a certain tokusatsu series of shows. Emili watched the show one night, and got her idea. It would definitely be something to run by.

Emili, in a fit of creative genius and wit, asked off for two-weeks leave while the ship went out on a mission to the middle of nowhere. It was granted the day of departure, and on that day, Emili and Shari locked themselves in a hole for two weeks to implement this plan.

It was fairly simple at a glance; use two Storage Devices instead of one. By using two, it cut the workload on both in half easily, as both the new Rifle-SD and the Armor-SD would run off of programs dedicated to their specific casts (in this case, shooting and protection, respectively). Of course, the problem was that this increased the workload of the mage's Linker Core, which would prove to be a problem. The answer for this was found in the Cartridge System... well, the spirit of it, anyway.

The Cartridge System revolved around using a magical burst of energy through a magic accessory to gain power rapidly in a short amount of time... but this was for offensive attacks. Shari took the idea of the CS and modified it for defensive purposes. She proposed the idea of a magical "charge", similar to a cartridge. Upon activation of the SD, the charge would activate and sustain the armor without a mage's intervention.

This was both a plus and a minus. On the plus side, this would mean that the mage would not need to sustain the armor with their own power. On the minus side, this would not allow the mage to restore the armor in the middle of a firefight, as the armor was tied to a Device that would act fairly independantly from the mage (that is, not reliant on him or her to exist). To restore the armor, the Storage Device would have to be deactivated, the charge restored, and then the Device reactivated. This would simply be impossible in a fight, when lives are on the line, and a minute could be an hour on the battlefield.

Using this concept, Emili and Shari were able to tie together Emili's ideas with the secondary Storage Device whilst using only minimal power from the Linker Core. The mage's Linker Core would provide power to the active radar system and the Heads-Up Display, which took a negligable amount of concentration to use (though to alter the radar to scan at longer ranges would require more power and concentration, and capped out at 500 meters, with the default at 25).

The rifle half of the equation would simply be a standard TSAB Storage Device, but with modern AI and a greater size limit on the kinds of spells it could cast. Essentially, they were modern variants of the S2U standard Storage Device, simply reformed into the shape of a heavy rifle. It consisted of the standard TSAB spells (Stinger Snipe, for example), and like standard Storage Devices, these operated strictly off of the mage's Linker Core. Newer SD AI's were more modular, and, given enough time in the hands of an engineer, could be fitted exactly to the user's specifications.

Emili and Shari toiled for all the two weeks they had, and by the time the ship came back, Emili and Shari had completed the first Prototype G3C, which was given to Emili, who performed tests on the Device during a mission. The Devices worked well together and worked optimally, and so Emili and Shari sent the concept and plans to the TSAB R&D, who had already been working on similar new types of Barrier Jackets. Though costly and thus limited to Special Forces units (such as certain Enforcers and the OFM Air Wing, for example), the G3C proved to be a success.

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A Sword Flight Mage pauses after killing a hostile monster.

The G3C was designed for maximum aerodynamic ability. As such, the armor is fully streamlined and skintight. Although not as thick all-around as Emili had wanted, the armor compensates by placing the most defense in key points on the body, with weaker armor covering the joints and hands and certain other areas to ensure flexibility (it functions more as a bodysuit in these areas, though noticably stronger). The helmet is full-face, thus ensuring maximum protection from hostile fire. Though the face is covered and the visor opaque, the heads-up display allows the mage to see what's going on around her. On top of the helmet are radar transmitters. Due to their position, the radar has a more accurate reflection when the mage is facing forward. The radar transmitter has good reception up to 10 meters in all directions - accuracy steadily declines from there - and the forward projection is completely accurate up to 25 meters. As such, mages are trained to "swivel" - that is, continuously look all around them.

The shoulder pads are fitted with barrier emitters, able to redirect softer attacks and small arms fire (important for the OFM mages) up to .45 caliber, and can disperse a standard offensive ranged spell enough to cause minimal damage to the armor itself (though the mage still gets to feel some of the magical damage). The emitters, while strong, are not initially connected to the mage's Linker Core. As such, they are quick to give out (tests show that the emitters can disperse one B-rank spell before dying) unless the mage powers them with her Linker Core. Since most mages do this anyway, it's not really an issue.

The blue lines and rings are an important feature, as they employ a first-generation personel cloaking device. This cloaking device does exactly as descripted: it causes the mage to vanish, save for minor light distortion whenever they move.

Finally, the spikes on the right shoulder, while seemingly serving no purpose at all, can serve as weapons in desperate situations.

The high heels, on the other hand...

General:
The G3C is one of the few General User Autonomous Barrier Jacket systems (GABJ for short) to exist. Normally, a mage must concentrate on the formation of the Barrier Jacket before it activates. Though normally a mage can forget about their Barrier Jacket after its activation, with some circles (like the OFM), which also rely on a heads-up display and radar system, along with being better protected, coupled furthermore with rapid spellcasting and extended periods of flight, can cause a wear on the mage.

Benefits to using the G3C Armor System:
The G3C takes these problems and fixes them. By using the Charge System, the armor can sustain itself for as long as it's needed. The radar and Heads-Up Display function fairly well for personal use, and the internal communications system allows for orders to be received and given quickly and easily without the need to concentrate on telepathy. Its skintight and aerodynamic properties allow a mage to fly easily (though it can get a little cold), and the material the armor is made to resemble (a mix of cloth, kevlar, and ceramic plating) is thick enough that, should the emitters go down, will still protect against magical, physical, and impact damage. The emitters, as noted before, can operate independantly for a short period of time.

The most radical and beneficial component of the suit, however, may lie in its cloaking device. With a simple thought, a mage can activate the cloaking device, becoming invisible at will. Though this comes with drawbacks (see below), it will nonetheless be quite useful. Already, Enforcers have proven its usefulness when apprehending criminal elements, as you cannot fight what you cannot see (although it's also wise not to take that expression literally).

Drawbacks to using the G3C Armor System:
First and foremost, the important thing to note is that the armor is not easy to repair, as noted earlier. Since it's formed from a separate semi-dependant Storage Device, and not formed from a mage's Linker Core, a mage doesn't have control over its restoration capabilities. Should the armor take damage (and inevitably, it will), a long and complicated process is necessary to restore the armor, one that is not easily done on the battlefield by stanard mages (note that this armor is geared toward use by B-rank and above mages, hence its versatility). On average, it takes fifteen minutes to restore and repair the armor after the Storage Device is deactivated, though higher-rank mages can do it in considerably less time (in a test, Enforcer 1st Class Fate Harlown performed the task in five).

Secondly is its semi-dependance. The armor was meant to last for prolonged engagements, thus the relaxed need of a mage to concentrate on it (indeed, due to the nature of the Device, there are only certain things that the mage can concentrate on). However, the barrier emitters do not take enough charge to matter in the long run. As such, a mage will continually need to power the emitters after they are knocked out.

Third is the cloaking device itself. Although it is extremely useful, it's really nothing more than a programmed spell in the Storage Device that is meant to activate along the emitter lines on the G3C armor. The cloaking device requires a considerable deal of power, and it's not recommended to use the spell running for longer than five minutes for your average B-rank mage, seven for A. Secondly, in the event that night-vision or infrared is available to the target, then the mage is advised to shut off the cloak. The spells emits an extremely large amount of heat signatures to the area around the mage, and so the mage becomes something of a beacon while cloaked; the total opposite of what you want when invisible. And lastly, while cloaked, a mage cannot cast any other spells, of any sort. A mage, thus, cannot fly and cloak.

Finally, and less of an issue with the armor as with the user. The G3C does not make the mage more powerful. It does not grant increased abilities, does not increase power, and does not help in any area other than defense. Some mages think it makes them more powerful, but this is false to the highest degree. The G3C armor system is designed to decrease the workload on a mage and provide better protection than the standard Barrier Jacket, not make the user superhuman.

So I'll say it again; G3C does not make a mage more powerful.

The G3C Armor system is stored in two parts; one is the Charge System and Activation Key, stored as something remebling a closed cell phone. To activate the armor, the mage has to open the Device (again, similar to a cell phone), type in the proper Activation Key, and have the AI confirm (it does this by saying, "Stand By") the key is correct. The second half of the Device, the AI itself, is stored in a belt the mage wears. When the devices are combined, the device says, "Ready", and the armor activates. Refer to the video below:

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To deactivate the armor, the mage must use a certain phrase, usually custom to the mage (it's voice recognition, so an opponent can't simply guess the deactivation phrase).

"Glen, Glen, watch this!"
"What?"

Emili half-dragged Glen into a certain part of the ship; a nice, open space, where the five mages of Lance Flight stood, waiting. Some of them, like Naomi, were smiling, and others looked nervous. "You have to watch this!"

"What is it? I have work to do..." Glen sighed, knowing he wouldn't escape Emili's iron grip (followed by Iron Will, of course). The mage had been on overdrive for the past month, it seemed, working with each of her flight's G3C suits for what seemed like an unncessary amount of time. "What's this about, Emili?"

"Just watch!" Emili said, giddy, as she and the other four mages stood in a line, with her in the center. "You know those shows that Franz is always watching?"

"Yeah..."
"Well, I got this idea. It's pretty cool! ...well, I like it, anyway." She smiled and looked at the other four girls. "Ready?"

"Ready!" The other four shouted in unison (Naomi is getting way too into this, Glen thought).

In one move, the five girls grabbed their Charge Device and flipped it open. They held out one hand in front as they typed in their activation keys. "Lance Flight!"

[Stand by.]

"Henshin! The girls shouted as one, slamming the Charge Devices with the AI Devices.

[Ready.]

As the girls drew their hands back, their transformation occured, multi-colored lines (one for each girl) spreading from the belt before flashing a bright color (the color of the lines) and revealing the five girls in their armored suits. Each one had been recolored, to fit the theme. Their cloak emitter lines reflected a color multiple shades lighter than the dark armor.

"Anna Petrov, Lance Black!" The first girl announced as her rifle formed, dropping to one knee and holding it against her shoulder with both hands.

"Chiisa Ivana, Lance Pink!" The second one yelled, twirling and holding her rifle loosely in one hand, the barrel pointing at the floor.

"Rachel Vasilie, Lance Blue!" The third girl shouted, twirling her rifle above her head once before standing sideways with the barrel pointing up.

"Naomi Jaeger, Lance Yellow!" Naomi said as Sparrow shifted into Naginata form. She twirled the Device above her head and slammed it stick-down, holding onto it with one hand and putting her other hand on her hip.

"Emili Nailo, Lance Red!" Emili finished the roll call, holding Sidewinder in Daggers Form to her sides, blades pointing backward.

"Super Sentai!" The girls shouted. "Lancenger!"

Glen... was speechless.

He opened his mouth to speak, then closed it. He half-expected a multi-colored explosion behind the girls.

"I..." he closed his mouth again. "I just have a couple questions..."
"What?" Emili stepped forward, her red armor gleaming from the glow of the cloaking emitters and the lights above.

"Are you going to do this... every time?" he asked.
"God, no!" Naomi denied. "We just did that to show off! No, most of the time it'll be pretty cut and paste... though "henshin" has a nice ring to it."

"Fair enough," Glen conceded, putting a finger to the side of his mouth. He looked up, then at Emili. "...is red the right color for you, Emili?"

"Very funny, dork," Emili teased, bopping Glen on the head.
"Hey, stop that," Glen brushed Emili away. "Okay... my final question..."

"What?"

"...Does this mean I'm the Sixth Ranger?"

:eek::eek::eek:
:bow::bow::bow:
:D:D:D

Now THIS is what you call a henshin device!:D:D:D

Damn, You should have Shari borrow data from Aurion.:mad: His Barrier Jacket has a similar feature to the passive cartridge load stored in Reishiki. (Yes, he needs to charge his Barrier Jacket for at least a day or two for full utilization, as quickly recovering his purged spell-units is a hassle) as well as the independent systems of his VKA-units(the extra devices).

Would you mind that? ^^ It's okay if you don't want to though...:heh:

FINALLY, I can attempt to break through this awesome technical backlog, which is a good read :heh:

With nothing to contribute to breaking down the exact numbers for all this tech though, all I can do is charge up and...

IDiHgSUEz-0

RIDER KIIIIIIIICK!!!!!!!!!!

Nice!:D:D:D

Oh yes... death would be far too kind for the bastard who dare hurt our Princess Hayate! :frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:

:nod::nod::nod:

DO need more please :nod:

:nod:

HOLY-

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LOWE!!! DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR PHOTOBUCKET ACCOUNT!!! :eyespin: :eyespin: :eyespin:

CRACK ENGINE KIDOU!!!!! ZENRYOKU ZENKAI!!!!

They were stunned.

They were amazed.

They were completely awed, their jaws dropping to the floor at the most marvelous display of Super Sentai TAMASHII to ever hit this side of the Bureau, in all of Midchilda!

"Sughoi..."
["Amazing..."]

"Kakkoi!"
["Cool"]

"Kirei da ne!!!"

But most of all... they were frustrated. Or at least they appeared to be.

"They beat us to it..." Julie asked in offense... while her wide open eyes sparkled with much envy.

"And with such magnificient armor and transformation!" Mayura exclaimed, trying to wipe away her uncontrollable drool.

But all objections were silenced by the hand that raised to the air and pointed to the heavens with much conviction.

[I]"MINNA!!!!" Asagi's booming conviction echoed through the air.

"Let us not envy our fellow Five-Colored Warriors, who have shown such purely impecabble and and awesomely incredible display of SUPAA SENTAI TAMASHII!!!!!

DAKARA!!!!
[That's why!!!]

With much grace, and in a single motion her hand reached into her pocket, and she raised her arm to the sky, holding an immaculately white cellphone.

"We must rejoice that the spirit we fight for, is ALIVE in the hearts of all great warriors!!!!!"

And Mayura and Julie's eyes were filled with much warm tears overflowing with joy.

"Leader..."
"Sempai!"

"Yosh Minna, IKUSO!!!!!!!!"

And all three proudly raised their cellphones high above their heads, and with their voices in unison...

"READY!!!!!"

... they ran their phones through their shoulders...

"START UP!!!!"

... And with a flash of light, unveiled their true forms!!!

"HATENAKE BOUKEN SPIRITS!!!!!!!"
["Infinite Adventurous Spirits!!!!!!"]

MADOUSHI SENTAI!!!!

BELKARANGER!!!!!

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SANJOU!!!!!!!!

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

*runs*

:eek::eek::eek:
:bow::bow::bow:
:D:D:D

Boukenger reference this time?!:D:D:D

NICE!!!:D:D:D

Though it made me think... Since Aurion's trigger phrase was taken from Satoru Akashi/Boukenred...

Aurion: *snaps fingers* Attack!
Belkarangers: Roger!!! *charges*

:heh::heh::heh:
:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:D:D:D

*runs like frickin hell*

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00:00: Intro music. The camera flies over the city, doing a quick pan around.
00:07: Subaru, Teana, Elio & Caro. Backs facing the camera, they turn and look to the left.
00:08: Nanoha, Fate, Signum & Vita: Backs facing the camera, they turn and look to the right.
00:09: RF6 staff run up, lead by Tesla and Keroko
00:10: Shot of the OFM arrayed behind Eric, who has his arms folded; except for Erick in his Blues, hat and coat, all are wearing camo fatigues.
00:11: Quick pan of the Aus'ruf and RF6 base.
00:12: Volkenritter flying through the clouds, from top towards camera.
00:15: Same, but at night with Aces instead.
00:18: Glen & Emili fly towards the camera; Glen whips out Phoenix and slashs at the camera as Emili fires Sidewinder.
00:20: Minagiru passion
00:20: Subaru punching an offscreen foe with Revolver Shoot
00:23: honoo no showtime
00:24: Teana launching Crossfire Shoot; the bullets fly towards the camera
00:26: Red Hot Soldier
00:27: Erio loads cartidges and forms his one-hit-one-kill.
00:29: Hoero
00:30: Caro onto Fullsize Fried, who is howling and firing Blast Rain
00:32: Girigiri Deadline
00:33: Glen and Emili firing their weapons at the same time
00:35: Heta wo suriya No Surviver
00:36: Franz and Emili back to back, their katana and naginata drawn, spinning and slashing about in a wild dance
00:37: Steel Heart Solider
00:38: Vita charges forward, wielding Graf Eisen in Rakenten Hammer form, unisoned with Rein
00:40: Ikusenman no Burning Hearts
00:41: Close up of Laevatine in the background, blade down, while Signum's eyes are closed. The sword flips blade up and Signum's eyes snap open at "Burning Hearts"
00:43: Kurayami no kanata hikari o oikakero
00:43: Three seconds of Nanoha and Fate henshin sequence
00:46: Master Chief and Ivanovich fire Divine Buster and Autumn Pillar at the camera
00:48: Smoke temporarily covers the screen and quickly clears off
00:49: Max Speed de ginga wo nukero! (Rock on!)
00:50: Quick fade in and out of Scaglietti and the Numbers against storm clouds
00:56: Break Out Tsukiyabure Soshite
00:57: RF6's helo flies through the clear sky from left to right, going to a close up of Vice, with Alto in the copilot seat
01:00: toki wo koe mirai he
01:01: A Pelican descends through the clouds, with Erick STANDING ON TOP OF IT, arms folded, badass longcoat flapping in the wind.
01:02: Hageshiku tsuyoku atsuku (hurry up rock'n all night)
01:03: Nanoha fires Accel Shooter, Fate holds her Riot Zanber in an overhead lunge before slashing down, Hayate goes nuts with artillery beamspam
01:08: Sekai nande Don't know why
01:08: The camera sweeps quickly over Chrono, Acous, Carim, Shach, Linebackers and OCs. Who are standing on clouds. All have encouraging looks on their faces.
01:10: Ai ga arunda Alright
01:11: Vivio spinning through the air, before being caught and grouphugged by Nanoha and Yuuno.
01:13: Moeruze!
01:13: Standing on top of RF6's parade deck, in front of the TSAB badge, every cast member of Divergent StrikerS fills up the screen
01:15: (Just Get Ready, Let's Count Down) 3 2 1 GO!
01:15: Camera slowly pans up, on the countdown a quick flash of Devices. On "Go", Subaru appears, punching through an IS magic circle
01:20: OH OH OH OH SUPER ROBOT WARS!
01:20: The screen bursts into blue hot blooded Subaru flames, before the logo comes back up.

...It probably needs more work. I'm typing this past midnight. Take heed of my sacrifices, comrades! I deprive myself of sleep to bring crack!

Very well made!:D:D:D Good job!:D:D:D

...also, I will need to get the SRW OG Divine Wars anime. If only for Latooni-chan. Meido Loli pilot? WANT. And for Excellen. The only reason I don't want her is because she's a blonde and I'm not really into blondes (though I would change my allegience for Excellen's sake) and also because anybody who fucks with KyousukexExcellen, ONE TRUE PAIRING of OGs, deserves to die painfully and slowly.

...unless....Excellen/Alfimi/Lemon? :eyespin: :heh:

:heh::heh::heh:

Kha

2008-01-28, 03:53

:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin: :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:It's being moderated... :heh: So I'm working to 31 first, since the unrevealed Numbers are too much for me to handle for now...

...:)

LOWE!!! DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR PHOTOBUCKET ACCOUNT!!! :eyespin: :eyespin: :eyespin:But plz don't quote them either... :eyespin:

Though it made me think... Since Aurion's trigger phrase was taken from Satoru Akashi/Boukenred...

Aurion: *snaps fingers* Attack!
Belkarangers: Roger!!! *charges*

:heh::heh::heh:
:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:D:D:D

*runs like frickin hell*:twitch::twitch::twitch::twitch:

Aurion: Good morning, Rangers.
Rangers: Good morning, Aurion-sama~~ >_^:eyespin::uhoh::heh::heh:

AdmiralTigerclaw

2008-01-28, 04:07

I actually noted that Hayate's attack was not a mere 'explosion'.

An explosion is actually a very simple effect. It is rapid expansion of a gas cloud and its debris. If anything, Hayate's Hraesvelgr attack is MORE complicated than mere explosions. The 'blast' as I call it looks more like insane storm turbulance. (Her specialty is crazy weather phenomina is it not?) If that is the case, the straight up, raw ENERGY she's unleashing in the attack is an order of magnitude larger than just a mere 'WHUMP!' of a concussion wave. After all, it's not making the air just expand forcefully, It's making it churn like the inside of a blender.

If that's what she can do at less than optimal power S rank, her full power SS rank + is insane in a straight up "let's plain blast everything!" mode. That's why I compare her to a Los Angeles. (I think I meant an Ohio though. AKA a "Boomer" with twenty-six trident SLBMs with MIRV warheads. Don't quote me, directly, I'm winding down tonight from a combo of cleaning and researching at the same time.)

And thanks for pointing out that spot at 9 formations. I missed it skipping around as it's only about 30 secs. Reviewing it, she's breathing heavily for a few seconds but seems to visually recover before the end of the sequence. She's obviously "just gettin' warmed up."

Anywho, noting the polar map. That's probably just an overview with the submap being the theater map. After all, their command center's like nearly every holywood reprisentation of NORAD. A little later when Dieci fires her I.S. Heavy Barrel at the chopper, they have their dynamic submap zoomed in on the city itself. (Showing the road networks and such.) My main concern was tracking Hayate's shots over the Theater map.

But enough about that, as you said, let's get this power armor under way. (I don't know why you guys call it mini-gundam. Or is every man shaped object with armor plating automatically a gundam around here?)

As far as effect and power go, my main concern as that deep down under the difference between magical and real, is one underlying universal constant. Raw Energy.

Conventional firearms and magic may have different ways of doing their job, but it remains the same job. To Deliver and impart an amount of energy sufficient to cause the integrity of a target to fail.

My use of firearms and modern weapons is my way of familiarizing what levels of energy are being applied. Another thing to remember, is that when it comes to combat, modern arms are pretty much the most efficient means of absolutely destroying things.

A shotgun blast imparts the same force as a swung baseball bat. The difference in lethality is the way the force is imparted. A baseball bat can still kill you by smashing your skull, but a shotgun blast shreds your internals.
The energy delivered remains equal, but it's method changes the damage.

In the same field context, I understand that magic delivers energy to targets in various forms. The main advantage of magic though, is that it has 'exotic' properties over conventional properties. Magic attacks can be made 'safe' in mid flight, can be controlled with thought, and can blink out if it is so requested. A bullet is small piece of metal flying at mach two in a ballisic arc to slam into a target and deliver the force of its shot to a small area in a very short time. It cannot be called back, its direction changed, or made 'safe' once released. If it is fired, you better know what you fired out.

When conventional attack meets magic, THEN things get interesting. A 9 year old girl generates a magical defense that allows her to be smashed from several stories up into concrete with enough force to generate a shockwave, but recieves no REAL injury from that impact. There's no existing armor on EARTH that can provide that protection, and the SCI-FI shields that might be able to do that are generations away at best. Even worse, since slamming into the target is pretty much how ALL modern weapons work, we end up with a slight problem of it just being ANNOYING unless you rapidly escalate into the overkill range.
The exotic properties of magic win out in defense methods since they can cheat physics in this manner. However, for offense, conventional weapons are just nastier and efficient.
A good hybrid of magical attack that mimics the conventional firearms method is absolutely a must when one is designing for combat. When it comes down to imparting energy to a target, nothing beats just brute forcing it into a small space as fast as possible.
So the logical method would be that if you want to rapidly defeat both a tech savvy and potential threat magics, you need a weapon that has the efficiency of force of a firearm, but the cheats of magic.
So what you do is you take X amount of energy, slap a magic field around it, and hurl it downrange as fast as you can. Since the magical energy is more compatable against the exotic magical defenses, you stand a better chance of delivering your package of attack energy directly to the actual target.

And since magical combat is geared towards exotic attacks and melee weapons, a high speed round delivering the energy of a full power of a magical sword swing from a hundred meters away is not a normally expected method of combat, especially when there's no fancy light shows, incantations, power-up periods, or other manners exotic effects... just straight up, to the point Energy from Point A to Point B attack. If you miss, fire again. It's more efficient to repeat an attack than to take the first attack and turn it around... as THAT wastes mental effort, magical energy, and conventional energy bleed.

In this manner, most of the Battery's attack mechanisms are actually using LESS magical energy than attacks of equal power using conventional magic attack methods. And making attack more efficient would be where I would place the goal of Battery. Allowing lower rank mages the abillity to utilize the power to attack equal to higher ranges, not JUST by boosting them, but by improving the efficiency of their combat abilities by shaving off the frills and getting highly utilitarian.

As it stands, the prototype is all that's available. And as THAT stands, it's still under testing and review and from the perspective of when I plan to set this up, (I've been getting something in my head and I'm about ready to start writing it.) it'll be years, maybe even a decade before a propperly scaled mass production version for conventional 'Ground Pounding' mages could be ready.

LoweGear

2008-01-28, 04:08

Belkarangers? Should that not be the *cough* BAKARANGERS :p

But the Bakarangers already exist :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

(Poor Makie :heh: )

"Confessy JUMP!"

"Confessy SPIN!"

ZETTAI MUTEKI INAZUMA...

PfGtGyEQxcU
KIIIIIIICKKHAAA!!!

:frustrated::frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:

*angry Allison Ford in Leshral Mode >>>> USB, LoweGear and Liingo for forgetting she existed*

Lingo's right; we do need Katsura around too... Not to mention that I'll be kinda retconning Allie as a character if she were to moderate them... :heh:

But I'm sure Mommy Braummuhl will give her stamp of approval. (See my OC list if you want to know why. :uhoh:)

Recovery

Well, I didn't even know they were HnG characters until FlameS told me :heh:

And at any rate, they're not gonn have much in the way of HnG refs... except as gags. Perhap's Allie's gonna have a strange... affinity towards them (despite them being WAY older than she is :heh: )

Anyway, as far as spell ranges... I think we're underestimating Hayate's power level. I'm reviewing Episode 11 of strikers at this very moment and:

Hayate gets released to S rank, which she calls 'more than enough'.
Hraesvelgr's shot, looking at that map, is hitting a LOT farther in range than a mere few kilometers. (Judging by the land mass features on the map.)
It's impact is also causing a massive blast area far larger than any mere artillery shell.

Review the following.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/dronesize.jpg
A flying drone as shown above is roughly a two meter long vehicle, with a 2.5 meter wingspan.
Experience with range shooting of targets has shown me that a one meter target, which is a human upper torso, looks roughly like a small dot at any range further than about two-hundred to two-hundred fifty meters.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/velgrblast.jpg
In the above image, the drone targets in the far distance just above the divide between the cloud and blue sky, are similar in visual appearance to what a 300 meter upper torso target appear as. Essentially, indistinct small blobs or dots. Since drones are larger by several times, but appear the same, I can easily conclude that those drones are roughly three-hundred, to four hundred meters away from the camera position in the shot.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/admiraltigerclaw/midchildamap.jpg
The Hraesvelgr shot completely annihilates the entire group. (Group E.)
This indicates that Hraesvelgr has an effective destructive blast radius in excess of 200 meters. In fact, the destructive force radius on Hraesvelgr is potentially far larger, because the destructive energy is contained as a weather phenomina rather than an outright blast.
However you want to calculate that feat, it is in far excess of any 'small bomb' in existence.
In fact, this mere S rank attack has a blast radius that exceeds a Massive Ordinance Air Blast bomb. (MOAB) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOAB) AKA, the (now second) largest non-nuclear weapon in modern use.
...By a factor of three. Who knows what kind of shockwave it would create if it wasn't Magically contained. And this isn't even a max-yield S rank... if her comment of S rank being 'MORE than enough' is to be taken at meaning.

One Hraesvelgr wave consists of five shots. Putting the estimated energy of this at 15 X the destructive power of a single MOAB.

Context in the episode indicates that she fired Hraesvelgr multiple times after they had shown off the first attack. And she hadn't even broken a sweat before she fired off a Diabolic Emmission (Ep 12), which looking at the city blocks just being engulfed by the attack, is on the physical scale of a tactical nuclear weapon.

Hayate is flying Los Angeles class nuclear missile submarine in terms of firepower.

Going back a second to Hraesvelger, the map showing the trajectories has land mass markings that look rather interesting. Judging from the size and shape of the features, those shots have been fired over FAR greater a distance than a mere ten kilometers (a little under five miles.) I can see clusters of islands and such in different areas as a long winding penensula in the left upper corner.
This map is overlayed over another map, which, looking at the grid markings for lattitude and longitude, this appears to be the northern hemisphere map of midchilda. It's a notable detail, but I can't make any use of it since the overlay map in front of it has the transit data of the shots.

Anyone else want to tell me that six 40 lb 105mm howitzer shells are S class attacks when we've got someone firing what equals 93,700 lbs of high explosive in one salvo? (Let alone direct each of the five shots at the same time.) *Cocks head to the side.*

Like I said, put me in charge of spearheading the classification system, and we cannot fail.

Many catgirls were ruthlessly slaughtered in the making of this post.

*looks at the hill made of bludgeoned catgirls*

Such horror... such inhumanity... :upset:

And such a detailed and exhaustive look into Hayate's power levels :)

I'm busy running some MAJOR overhauls in Aurion's profile as by doing some MAJOR de-HAXXing. (HAXXbusters cheer)
I'm planning on scrapping some more outragous ideas as well as making a more believable back-story for the Perfect Void (Universally fatal threat? Not any more.XD) in order to make it more feasible to the general public.
Also running ideas on how to bring about the Aurion vs. Hayate mock battle.
Planning out some MORE OC's.
Trying to inject an attempt at EPIC in one scene.
Conceptualizing the *beeeeeeeeeeep* in one scenario.
Revamping the spell list.
Doing even more powering down for some elements.
Inserting some scenes of the Perfect Void Incident in backflashes.
Scrapping the excessive referencing in my new OC's.
Contemplating on how to referecne Saga and the OFM in GenerationS.
Thinking of how to first insert Tk's OC's.
Thinking of proper tactics to use.
Thinking of how to 'believably' HAXX Luozorl further.
Thinking of Whether to add more ideas for Tyrfing.
Thinking of adding some familiars.
Thinking of adding some more OC's from others if possible.
Conceptualizing the final battle in a blievable light.
Making Hayate's performance believeable.
Changing the name and the concepts of the Bookmark System.
Offering some nostalgia for the Tome of the night Sky.
Thinking of a Tesla+Agito unison.
Thinking of a Hayate+Agito Unison...

In short, I want my story as canonically feasible as I can.:nod: And Yep, it's fun!:D:D:D Though I'm having particular trouble with portraying Hayate in combat due to excessive shafting.:frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:

That's quite the exhaustive list there, that's a lot of things to do for Generations :heh:

Though I'm very interested in your *beeeeeeeeeeeep* scenario you're conceptualizing there :uhoh:

*runs*

LOWE!!! DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR PHOTOBUCKET ACCOUNT!!! :eyespin: :eyespin: :eyespin:

It sometimes goes overboard, it sometimes doesn't :heh: Should be fine now though :heh:

:eek::eek::eek:
:bow::bow::bow:
:D:D:D

Boukenger reference this time?!:D:D:D

NICE!!!:D:D:D

Though it made me think... Since Aurion's trigger phrase was taken from Satoru Akashi/Boukenred...

Aurion: *snaps fingers* Attack!
Belkarangers: Roger!!! *charges*

:heh::heh::heh:
:uhoh::uhoh::uhoh:
:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:
:D:D:D

*runs like frickin hell*

:eek::eek::eek:

Aurion should have his own Boukenger henshin :uhoh: In fact, he should be the Belkaranger's secret leader :uhoh:

*runs*

Sheba

2008-01-28, 04:22

Re-watching lots of anime to get ideas. I swear this has to be the worse writer's lazy spree+writer's block I've ever had. :eyespin:

I know how you feel. I have been working on a bishoujo (1) fighting game IAQ (2) since 2005 and I have moved it to wiki format like ten months ago because I was tired of the txt format that has been done a lot of time already.
All of my IAQ characters' profiles are done but so far I have done only five actual movelists (as in how their moves works). Because I don't want all of my characters to suffer the Melty Blood (different movelists but nearly everyone play the same) or KoF 98 (Command throws for nearly the whole cast!) syndrome.

(1) Using female (and very few males) characters that were used for NPCs in pen&paper role playing games like Mutant Chronicles/Doomtroopers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutant_Chronicles), Vampire the Masquerade, Kult (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kult), Hunter: The Reckoning but done away from their roots in an alternative earth of my own.
Among the cast, there are a miko as the heroine and her twin brother who has both demonic blood (originally, they were dhampyrs), a demon-hunter squad hired by the Vatican that has a womanizing spanish slacker, a gunslinging nun, a blind swordgirl and a psychic Italian hottie. Outside the squad, there were also a war veteran, a carefree hawai girl who has water powers, the pretty big-breasted foreign (brazilian and vietnamese half-breed) girl who can manipulate fire, the biker banchou who is albino, hard lez and can manipulate air, etc...

(2) IAQ = fictional faq for a fictional game

dkellis

2008-01-28, 07:18

I'd like to ask now (everyone who won't mind), how would you expect her to hold out in relatively close range? The initial idea is that she has a year under her wing for some training on mid to melee-range self-defense. How should she hold out against someone like say... Vita? As it is now, I'm imaging a large possibility of cries of, "She's supposed to do better!" or "She's not supposed to be THIS good!" or both.:heh: So I would like a general opinion.:heh: Her spellcasting is better now, BTW. But still way slower than most.

I've noticed that for all we try to bust our own haxxes, Hayate is simply unbalanced.

We know that she can easily toss out huge mega-destructive blasts, well dwarfing Nanoha's own, and it doesn't seem to tax her as much as it does Nanoha. Strangely enough, we haven't seen her do anything other than these mega-blasts (or close-equivalent power spells), which makes me wonder if she can use anything smaller. For example, we know that Nanoha can fire off Starlight Breakers (well, she could, at the least), but she can also call up a small magical thingie which she uses to train her control by knocking a can around, without vapourizing said can. I'm not sure if Hayate can do the same, or if she's stuck with Big Booms only.

I also seem to recall that in A's, Rein the first had an incredibly tough barrier which took most of Nanoha's power to break through; I'm assuming that Hayate inherited that ability, so I'm assuming that she can sit there and soak attacks for as long as she likes.

So, where does that leave us? If Hayate is up against a melee combatant, she's likely to not care much about the attacks coming her way, but her response might be delayed while she goes through the whole Darkness-beyond-twilight routine. Once she finishes, though, I'm thinking that she can just fire it off at zero range and trust in her own defenses to protect her from the AoE.

I'm not sure if Hayate can perform as well when there are fragile objectives in the area. In episode 2 of StrikerS, she had to wait until the block was evacuated before she did her ice spell. I'm assuming that unless she's managed to learn a stupendous amount of control, she's likely to be useless in close-quarters hostage situations.

In other words, if she wants to engage in mid to close range combat, it had better be in an open area without anything to get in her way. Otherwise, she may have to rely on whatever a regular person could learn in that year of training about self-defence, plus her own inherently impenetrable barrier.

Or I could be completely mistaken about everything.

-

A thought I had:

Here's Hayate, super-powerful mage of a near-extinct magical legacy, S-ranked (or was it SS?), able to toss off heavy bombardment spells with abandon.

And the TSAB assigns her to what amounts to a desk job, after slapping several levels of limiters on her.

Chrono had a rank of AAA+ as of A's. Lindy had a rank of who knows what (I think I heard mention that she was also stupendously powerful). Both are also assigned to non-frontline roles as of StrikerS (and in Lindy's case, as of the first season).

Compare to the Wolkenritter, who wander around as an actual combat-active unit. I'm not sure what mage ranks they have, but it's likely pretty high. I'm not sure whether Fate also goes around righting wrongs, and Acous's talents seem to be based more appropriately on espionage than direct confrontations.

I'm beginning to believe that the TSAB also has its own hawks-and-doves political divide, even outside of Regius's schemes. If you're trying to make your characters more powerful in a combat sense, I'm thinking that you're going to have to acknowledge in the story that there'll be a lot of political backlash.

Saint X

2008-01-28, 07:34

Good...:nod:

You should take into consideration Aurion and Almaria's old Pschic Link.:p Because one thing to remember is 'No link' = 'fake'. This makes sense, I must admit.:heh: If you're going thruough with this, provide the Psychic link, if only a phantom one. And of course, I want the reappearance to be AlternateS-exclusive. :-/

No more Almaria until the "Memory of the Planet" Arc... which will be a very hard challenge- given the rules of Reappearance in that space...

- History Shared
- Any Relations, blood or otherwise
- Any Links, esp. Mental / Psychic
- Requires a Celestial or a source of "Divine Energy" Nearby.
- Many more still in definition

WANT!!!:D:D:D

Though I have one move for Hayate in GenerationS that goes along those lines.:D (Not melee, of course.)

Well she is the next Cardinal, after Carim taking up the long lost Velkan Papacy... well i have a lot of things planned *cough*velkan*cough*valkyries*cough*with*cough*Ker oko*cough*which is*cough*currently in*cough*the shelf*cough*due*cough*to*cough*resource*cough*conc erns*cough*

=====

well i have a lot doing, since I'm moving/downgrading my base of operations from the massive Outer Cadian Facility to a Quaint, Cozy and Peaceful Neo-Venezian Workshop in Calle Fantasia.

And such this profile will be the last item produced from the Outer Cadian Facility.

Name: Unknown, No records of true name, still combing domicile world for information. He said that he'll only say his true name to his wife (ooh... Kotona Elegance tendency...)
Alias: "Bridget"
Age: 15
Gender: Male (YES he is a TRAP)
Birthday: May 21, Dei Feast of Decem (root: decimal), the Dei God of numbers and Patron Deity of Dei Dark Magic.
Hair: Blonde Yellow, long and feminine
Eyes: Viewpoint Chroma-Phasing from green to blue and vice versa- eye color changes from green to blue and vice versa depending on where you look at his face. (Kirika has Active Opto-Chroma-Phasing, where she can change her eye color and visual perception voluntarily)
Build: Effeminate male
Height:
Weight:
Homeworld: Unknown, suspected to come from an N.A.W.
Magic System: Dei-Type
Magic Grade: Trainee Templar Third Grade / Initiate Templar First Grade
Magic Color: White / Gray
Mage Rank: A+
Threat Level: A+
Personality: Though raised as a girl due to superstition, he still retains some male attitude. Speaks in a bishonen (almost female- well some bishonen have female seiyuu) way, tone and voice and is in many aspects, effeminate. Does not even try to act up in his clothing, and will be direct to the point when asked about his gender.
Affiliation: Newly Graduated from the TSAB academy special program for "non-conventional mages"- a group for people with non-descript Magic Types (like Prism, Dei and others- basically anything non-Mid or non-Velka), medi-magical conditions (non-life-threatening medicial conditions that affect a person's magical ability, like Sign Blanking- a person's inability to retain a sigil due to weak linker core lattices and weak medial system (magic circuit) flow) and 'magical geniuses' (people who are over-ranked for their age, like Nanoha, Fate and Hayate).
Device/s: "Rebounder" and Orbis
Device Type:

"Rebounder": Frame Device (Quotes because Frame Devices usually have no names- due to their nature and simplicity)

Orbis: Guide/Aid Device

Description:

"Rebounder": A Single Simple Yo-yo, Silver plated and with a neo-metallic sting that allows energy to flow from the templar to the device. Inside mechanisms are like the regenerative yo-yo of today, but each component is a module for other magic enhancing components. Does not have a standby form.

Orbis: The metal ring around him when his' core jacket is online. It contains similar mechanisms as his yo-yo- like magic amplification/realization/transmission mechanisms, but also contains an Overdrive Engine- the Dei equivalent to the Cartridge System on Mid/Velkan Devices. And like all Guide/Aid Devices (since they are the equivalents of Intelligent/Unison Devices) it has an AI (appropriately) named Roger (yes, taking the form of the Teddy Bear). Standby form is his belt.

Spell/Skill List:

- Track Shot:
"Es-" Type, "-Tun" based skill ("Estun" means "Destroy Average" in Dei).

Skill Description:

Unknown Data, currently involves a light swipe of the yo-yo.

- Bind Loop:
"Es-" Type, "-Ka" based skill ("Eska" means "Alter Speed" in Dei).

Skill Description:

Unknown Data, currently involves wrapping the neo-metallic string of the yo-yo around the target, slowing it down.

- Power Slam/Strike:
"Es-" Type, "-Ma" based skill ("Esma" means "Destroy All" in Dei).

Skill Description:

Unknown Data, currently involves multiple, heavy strikes of the yo-yo. Can only be cast after either one of the two above spells are cast first.

- Ring (Influence) Barrier:

Skill Description:

His default barrier, able to block attacks when powered on. Due to a lack of shielding, this is the only default shield he has on. It has two 'Power Settings", half and full. A "half power" shield can only deflect ranged and cushion melee attacks, but only to a limited degree and power range, though its advantage is that it can be left on for long periods. a "full power" shield can block most shots, but can be taxing on the mage per hit blocked.

Skill Details:

Half Power:
+ Lasting time: indefinite
+ Effects: Deflect Ranged Attacks, 25% chance / Reduce 35% of Melee Damage, 25% chance. AA+ and below skills are affected.
+ Tax: 1~5% per hit deflected/cushioned
+ Upkeep: 1%

Full Power
+ Lasting time: indefinite, until the mage runs out of mana/energy
+ Effects: Full deflect/block any attack, 100% chance, S+ and below skills affected
+ Tax: 10~105% per hit deflected/cushioned
+ Upkeep: 10~25%

- Crystal Coat:
"Ka-" type, "-ite" based skill ("Kaite" means "Self-reflection" in Dei)

Skill Description:

A special Dei-based buff that enables a special barrier that reflects any kind of magic back to the caster, though only two shots can be reflected- and those reflected shots can be evaded by the caster. So in the case of Nanoha firing 10 Accel shooter shots to a target with this buff, only 2 of the 10 will reflect back- with Nanoha dodging/controlling the two, and the other 8 will still hit, unless there is barrier or if the caster recasts this skill or still under the influence of evasion/protection spells- those spells will decide the effect of the other shots. In the case of Divine Buster, if there is only 1 shot lobbed towards a person with this buff, that entire shot is reflected back- with Nanoha evading it. Upkeep is costly and the downside is that support spells will also return to the caster, until it is dispelled. Can only be cast on self or on other Dei users, unless under the influence of "Force Teaching".

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: 777 seconds or until dispelled
+ Effects: Reflect any magic back to the caster 2x.
+ Tax: 20% upon cast without this buff on, 65% when cast with this buff still on.
+ Upkeep: 5% on self cast, 1% when cast on target, but target upkeep about 4%.

- Critical Restoration:
"Ka-" type, "-izel" based skill ("Kaizel" means "Self-restoration" in Dei)

Skill Description:

A powerful chant that enables a Dei Linker (buffer) to store a tremendous amount of restorative energy in their, or in another target's body. This stored energy, like all "Ka-" spells, have a lasting time and will disperse easily and harmlessly when the time limit is up, or unless the target's health is so low that it is almost to the point of death. Then at that certain low life point, like 5% with Bridget's level of this skill, this energy is released, the ensuing rush fast healing injuries, but with an overload of pain as all injury healing is accelerated 1000% faster than natural during this process. The target may faint due to the overload of pain signals unless they are either under the influence of painkillers or some other mental occupation ability. Dei Templars naturally overcome this dire pain by means of their passive "Ka-" type skill "Kaina" or Life Hymn- but reduction is only just slight to keep consciousness in- as for other Magic Types, that is up to the person applied with this buff. Can only be cast on self or on other Dei users, unless under the influence of "Force Teaching".

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: 777 seconds or until the effect kicks in.
+ Effects: Total restoration of target HP, but the target must be at the 5% HP mark to it to take effect.
+ Tax: 25% upon cast without this buff on, 80% when cast with this buff still on.
+ Upkeep: 0~25% depending on the mage/target injury/damage upon casting- the more damaged/injured the higher.

- Snap React:
"Ka-" type, "-upe" based skill ("Kaupe" means "Self-rejection/dodge" in Dei)

Skill Description:

A specialist buff that for one moment, heightens the target's senses so much that any form of attack, regardless of kind is evaded for that one moment. Another form of this a ethereal duplication- almost at the point that the target is, in any perspective appearing as a single unit, but in reality, the ethereal pair is what everybody- including caster and target sees, only by dispelling it reveals that the real body is in a different place altogether- giving it the impression of dodging it totally. Bridget's kind of buff under this category is more of a mix of the two, upon when a hit almost lands, the target instantly and momentarily 'dives' into a dimensional pocket- without any notice from any party, avoiding the attack, and also the 'dive' alters the target's space a bit, so that shots with the same "intent wavelength", like Salvoes, or chained attacks simply "pass thru". It is either the shots "pass thru" or totally dodged in action. Can only be cast on self or on other Dei users, unless under the influence of "Force Teaching".

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: 777 seconds or until dispelled.
+ Effects: The absolute evasion of one attack- Salvoes count as one if released at the same time/or as a chain.
+ Tax: 20% upon cast without this buff on, 65% when cast with this buff still on.
+ Upkeep: 5%

- Injure Vampirism:
"Ka-" type, "-ahi" based skill ("Kaahi" means "Self-recovery" in Dei)

Skill Description:

One of the strangest buffs in the Dei Canon is the "Kaahi" based skills, for they require real time injury to take effect. It is a personal aura that "captures" not just the life force of the area, but also the life force lost by the live injury and restores it to the user, but as with unconverted and spent life force, only a fraction can be restored to the user- so this buff is only useful when trying to prevent death or at low level injuries- but unlike pure skills of this basing- which only work in the face of just manual damage, Injure Vampirism can work not just in the face of manual damage, but in all kinds of damages, magical, skill or any- really helpful in the face of life degrading spells. But there is a drawback, self-inflicted injuries by any means cannot activate the effect, and hence, a person with this buff on, when buffed by a "Kaiun" based spell, will be replaced by that said spell in place. Can only be cast on self or on other Dei users, unless under the influence of "Force Teaching".

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: 777 seconds or until dispelled
+ Effects: Restores 5~10% (nominal) of spent life energy when user is injured or taking damage in any way. Cannot be cast when "Sacrifice Edict" or "Kaiun"- based spells are in effect- any cast over will replace it.
+ Tax: Same as Kaiun, but without the injury factor
+ Upkeep: 0%

- Sacrifice Edict:
"Ka-" type, "-iun" based skill ("Kaiun" means "Self-sacrifice" in Dei)

Skill Description:

"My Life for the Cause..." one of the deeper mantras of a Templar, which not just defines their duty to their Canon, but also their people as well. This Spell, relatively new in the long history of the form, takes this mantra to a literal meaning. This is the inverse of "Kaahi", which means that the person's life force is used to increase damages dealt to an enemy, instead of absorbing health from damage. This is the ultimate act that a templar can do, it is basically their version of the Terran Suicide attack- and also a reason why artificial mages are being promoted, since after being damaged, they can simply be repaired and be sent back, whereas lives are more expensive. But If you think that applying a "Kaizel" based skill would alleviate the problem, that is where you're wrong- because each attack under "Kaiun" influence has the same pain factor as being acted upon by "Kaizel" effects- as soon as your Kaiun wears off and in the process sets off your Kaizel, you will surely faint or even die from the overload of pain regardless of whatever you do- unless you can turn off the release of the neurotransmitters for pain physically- any chemical means is fatal. Can only be cast on self or on other Dei users, unless under the influence of "Force Teaching". This is a skill of last resort!!!

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: 777 seconds or after 5 attacks, skills included, hit or miss.
+ Effects: 1000% increase in attack for 5 attacks, skills included, hit or miss. Cannot be cast when "Injure Vampirism" or "Kaahi"- based spells are in effect- any cast over will replace it.
+ Tax: 20% upon cast without this buff on, 65% when cast with this buff still on. 10% self injury per attack, hit or miss.
+ Upkeep: 0%

- Force Teaching:
"Ka-" type, "-ita" based skill ("Kaita" means "Self-teaching" in Dei)

Skill Description

"To benefit all" is another internal mantra a templar adheres to, which defines their canon's original intent to be helpful to any magic type- which was lost thru time, countless deaths and aggressions from other Magic Forms, forcing the Dei to become the isolated, xenophobic and warlike group that was highlighted in AlternateS I- that was quickly changed by the formal reintroduction of the Dei Archon by the end of that saga. In the ensuing Renaissance, the entire Canon was rediscovered and along with it, came a way that will enable Linkers to allow themselves to help other users of other form- and this was "Kaita". This is, in the most simplest sense, a forcing spell that forces the buff dynamics to be bent, thus allowing application of "ka-" skills to all allies in the area, regardless of type- it is like removing a limiter in a sense. The only snag is that it can only be applied to other Templars, since it needs a conflict in the target's "Life Hymn" in order for the skill to work, since casting to one's self is equivalent of applying a cancel frequency to one's own frequency. And it naturally does not work on non Dei types.

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: 777 seconds or until dispelled
+ Effects: Allows the Dei target to "Force buff" anyone, regardless of Magic Type with "Ka-" type skills. Cannot be cast on self.
+ Tax: 20% upon cast without this buff on, 65% when cast with this buff still on.
+ Upkeep: 5%

- Attitude Hymn:
"Ka-" type, "-ina" based skill ("Kaina" means "Self/Life Hymn" in Dei)

Skill Description

The only passive skill that he has, and a vital skill as well, not just to him but variants of this skill to Templars everywhere. This is the basic of all Dei, regardless of being a sigiled natural templar or a sigiless artificial drone, since this skill signifies their very life force in motion, their very spirit, their very indentity... and without a Life Hymn, one can not be a force user- according to Dei Canon that is. In Midchildan Medical terms, this signifies to a limited extent the "base frequency of the linker core, or "spark"- depends on who you talk to". And speaking of individual lives, Bridget's is unique, only befitting a person of his composition. True that his Hymn as the same effect as others like Ashton and Rurika, there are a special set of effects that occur when he's in a certain state- namely being a boy and girl. When his well-being- attitude, behaviour, emotion and reaction are that of a man, the male attitude kicks in, increasing aggression and lowering his self-safety/care for self.The reverse happens when he's in touch with his female side, decreasing anger and more caring for self/others. Those states have drastic effects on his performance during battle so a sudden mood change would spell disaster.

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: Passive Skill
+ Effects: Increase in passive Health/Energy Regeneration Rate, factor dependent on the types of people beside him and the number- a max of a raise to the 8th in any computation of a Kaina-based skill. Increased attack and decreased/0 recovery rate when attitude is more manly/more testosterone/male hormones in the body system (GAR shift), Decreased attack and increased/5x (in addition to the first effect) recovery rate when attitude is more girly/more estrogen/female hormones in the body system (MOE shift).

The "Re-" Type Skills:

Skill Description

"Re-" type spells, commonly called "Linking" spells, are the epitome of Dei Support Spells, not just because they are like the majority of support spells, ones that strengthen the target, but also, due to the extremely different "wavelength" of Dei Users, they are able to "awaken" the target's "inner abilities" to further improve the tide of battle. What actually happens is that the Linker gives a huge amount of his/her unique mana to the target, about 30-45% of the Templar's mana pool depending on their level, and in a process that is still highly kept secret, manages to "insulate" the target's magical circuit with an "insulation" of that parted mana, protecting the base magic circuit from any outside influence, particularly AMF, since Dei users are naturally highly resistant to such impedances. And being mana in itself, not only does it add to the target's mana pool (restoring the amount, not the percentage- if 35% is about 3500/10000 in the templar, only 3500 units can be restored, even if its 3500/100000), but it's unusual frequency also aids the target, amplifying/canceling wave patterns in the energy flow, resulting in a totally different flow and manner of energy- half the target's and half of the templar's. The resulting "linked" flow enables the activation of "Inner Abilites", namely variant skills of either Dei and the Target. The Device the target has can still normally process the linked flow, so there are no problems in powering down or overloading devices during linked state. Even though the base concept of linking spells is the same, each kind of force user is unique, hence having the 9 "'Paths' of the user".

Skill Details - Default
+ Lasting time: Varies from the Target's magical capability and usage, from 5000 and above seconds for a low level (Rank C below), 2500-4500 seconds for a mid level (Rank A to B) and 777 to about 1500 seconds to a high level (AA and above) target. Still subject to duration change.
+ Effects: 35% in amount addition of mana to the target. AMF immunity up to the D-Type/Strength (total stoppage of Magic Linking- the AMF pulse when the Cradle was disabled), 50%-10% AMF resistance to any AMF after D-Type (Magic Evacuation/Vacuum/Degradation kinds). Unlock of certain skills, both passive and active, depending on the target. The names here are tentative, and subject to change.
+ Tax: 35%-45%
+ Upkeep: 0%

To Mid-Types:

- Magic Soul
Reizel: "Spirit of Mage"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Mid-Type Ranged Users Only- Like Nanoha. Decreases tax and cooldown when casting spells, "Unlocks" "Split-shot", a shooting effect that splits any single coherent beam into at least 2 homing beams, with the same power output. Imagine Nanoha firing a single Divine Buster shot under the influence of Reizel, the shot speeds and once it nears the target or on command, the shot splits into at least 2 homing beams- a Nanohaverse version of the DiBison's MegaloMax attack, and "Beam Regen", a passive skill that that mimics the charging of Starlight Breaker per beam shot- using latent/free energy from the surroundings- reducing energy consumption by about 40% per shot. Hyperblasts like SLB and Minishots like Accel Shooter are not affected.

- Combat Soul
Reite: "Spirit of Warrior"

Skill Details
+ Additonal Effects: For Mid-Type Melee Users Only- Like Fate. Increases Movement and Attack Speeds, "Unlocks" "Speed Factor", a passive skill that increases damage, depending on the velocity of the blow, "Critical Reaction", a passive skill that heightens the mage's senses, increasing evasion and critical hit rate, and "Echo", an attack effect, that at random, will enable the mage to deal as much as ten times the normal damage per attack, chance dependent.

- Mission Soul
Reina: "Spirit of Priest"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Mid-Type Supporters Only- Like Caro. Decreases Mana consumption by about 10%-15% and increases Mana Regeneration by the same amount. "Unlocks" "Force Point", an active spell in which the mage can fire off a pinpoint beam that when it hits, either pushes back the enemy or disables it- if it hits any node in the circuit, "Guardian", another active skill that "summons" 2 "options" (Vic Viper/Gradius ref) to defend the supporter or any allies- the number becomes 4 if the supporter is a non-summoner, since they have no summons to help them- familiars don't count as summons (i think), and also enables a Dei summoner to cast "Anima Maxima" on the supporter's summon when said summon is summoned when the summoner is under the influcence of Reina.

To Velka-Types:

- Knight Soul
Reana: "Spirit of Knight"

Skill Details
+ Additonal Effects: For Velka-Type Melee Users Only- Like Signum. Stabbing attacks are faster and more penetrating, Slashing attacks have a wider damage swath, Cleaving attacks have bigger cleave areas and knockback and impact attacks have bigger AoE and have stun tendency. Increases defense and attack at the cost of reducing 5% mana regeneration. Panzer- spells have a 25%-50% reflective tendency.

- Arcane Soul
Reika: "Spirit of Wizard/Warlock"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Velka-Type Ranged Users Only- Like Hayate. Decreases Mana consumption by about 10%-15% and increases Mana Regeneration by the same amount. "Unlocks" "Force Impact" (needing German translation for this), a melee skill that enables the mage to use his/her staff as a enegized hammer, knocking the target with a powerful blasted impact, and "Iron Edict" (needing German translation for this), a Velkan only applicable defense spell that improves Panzer- type spells by about 30%.

- Gospel Soul
Reiun: "Spirit of Cleric"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Velka-Type Supporters Only- Like Shamal. Improves Healing effectivity by about 20%, reduces mana tax/usage by about 35%, "Unlocks" "Assumptio/n", an all-around support spell, much like the RO spell of the same name, reducing damage by about 50%. and also enables a Dei summoner to cast "Anima Maxima" on the supporter's summon when said summon is summoned when the summoner is under the influcence of Reiun.

To Dei-Types/Others:

- Fighting Soul
Reita: "Spirit of Fighter"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Dei-Type Melee Users Only- Like Arisa. Unknown Effect.

- Range Soul
Reikyo: "Spirit of Ranger"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Dei-Type Ranged Users Only- Like Rurika. Any dodge self-improvement skill with effect duration they use will also affect allies (think of it as the RO skill "wind walk"), with the exception of Kaupe-based/instant single use dodge skills, "Unlocks" "Tri-Shot", an active skill that enables the user to shoot 3 shots at once, instead of the usual double and "Seal Bolt", a special projectile attack that is similar to "Purge" but hits/affect enemies in the projectile path.

- Force Soul
Reone: "Spirit of Mystic"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Dei-Type Supporters/Force Users Only- Like Ashton. Improves "Kaina" effectivity by 50%, Improves "Anima Maxima" effect by 25%, reduces casting time by 30%, "Kaizel" type spell effect conditions changed to 25% life limit before effect activation (Ashton's "Life Rebound" kicks in at 15%) and "Unlocks" "Abosolute Transfer", a Dei Transfer type support skill that enables to transfer life and energy from one target to another, regardless of alignment- can be used both supportively or offensively.

History: to be added later...

Questions will be entertained...

Saint X is now starting his movement to Neo-Venezia... ETA: Unknown...

Kha

2008-01-28, 07:41

But the Bakarangers already exist :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

(Poor Makie :heh: )Wang Liu Mei: Ah sou, sou... :nod:

Linda: So what? :confused:

Wang: Classified information. ;)
Recovery

Well, I didn't even know they were HnG characters until FlameS told me :heh:

And at any rate, they're not gonn have much in the way of HnG refs... except as gags. Perhap's Allie's gonna have a strange... affinity towards them (despite them being WAY older than she is :heh: )Neither did I, until Lingo made me realize I was staring at Nagi. Hence the delayed Kick of Justice. :heh:

Anyway, if they were the Bakarangers, I suppose the missing 4th Baka is Ma--*static*--, deshou? :nod:

That doesn't explain the missing 5th Baka though... :heh:

*looks at the hill made of bludgeoned catgirls*

Such horror... such inhumanity... :upset:As Gimmy once put it: "What a perfect waste of the nekoroid female population." :D

Though I'm very interested in your *beeeeeeeeeeeep* scenario you're conceptualizing there :uhoh:

*runs*Yeah especially after all the trailers and "trial runs" and "sneak peaks". :nod::nod:

*runs too*

:eek::eek::eek:

Aurion should have his own Boukenger henshin :uhoh: In fact, he should be the Belkaranger's secret leader :uhoh:

*runs*This is a GREAT IDEA! XD

In the next episode of Rebuilt of StrikerS...

"BakaRed, ORE SANJOU!"

*runs from Aaron and anti-OC-assassination activists while keeping an eye out for Mai*

Sheba

2008-01-28, 07:42

@ Saint X

I can see someone have played Soul Linker class in Ragnarok Online :3

LoweGear

2008-01-28, 07:51

well i have a lot doing, since I'm moving/downgrading my base of operations from the massive Outer Cadian Facility to a Quaint, Cozy and Peaceful Neo-Venezian Workshop in Calle Fantasia.

And such this profile will be the last item produced from the Outer Cadian Facility.

Name: Unknown, No records of true name, still combing domicile world for information. He said that he'll only say his true name to his wife (ooh... Kotona Elegance tendency...)
Alias: "Bridget"
Age: 15
Gender: Male (YES he is a TRAP)
Birthday: May 21, Dei Feast of Decem (root: decimal), the Dei God of numbers and Patron Deity of Dei Dark Magic.
Hair: Blonde Yellow, long and feminine
Eyes: Viewpoint Chroma-Phasing from green to blue and vice versa- eye color changes from green to blue and vice versa depending on where you look at his face. (Kirika has Active Opto-Chroma-Phasing, where she can change her eye color and visual perception voluntarily)
Build: Effeminate male
Height:
Weight:
Homeworld: Unknown, suspected to come from an N.A.W.
Magic System: Dei-Type
Magic Grade: Trainee Templar Third Grade / Initiate Templar First Grade
Magic Color: White / Gray
Mage Rank: A+
Threat Level: A+
Personality: Though raised as a girl due to superstition, he still retains some male attitude. Speaks in a bishonen (almost female- well some bishonen have female seiyuu) way, tone and voice and is in many aspects, effeminate. Does not even try to act up in his clothing, and will be direct to the point when asked about his gender.
Affiliation: Newly Graduated from the TSAB academy special program for "non-conventional mages"- a group for people with non-descript Magic Types (like Prism, Dei and others- basically anything non-Mid or non-Velka), medi-magical conditions (non-life-threatening medicial conditions that affect a person's magical ability, like Sign Blanking- a person's inability to retain a sigil due to weak linker core lattices and weak medial system (magic circuit) flow) and 'magical geniuses' (people who are over-ranked for their age, like Nanoha, Fate and Hayate).
Device/s: "Rebounder" and Orbis
Device Type:

"Rebounder": Frame Device (Quotes because Frame Devices usually have no names- due to their nature and simplicity)

Orbis: Guide/Aid Device

Description:

"Rebounder": A Single Simple Yo-yo, Silver plated and with a neo-metallic sting that allows energy to flow from the templar to the device. Inside mechanisms are like the regenerative yo-yo of today, but each component is a module for other magic enhancing components. Does not have a standby form.

Orbis: The metal ring around him when his' core jacket is online. It contains similar mechanisms as his yo-yo- like magic amplification/realization/transmission mechanisms, but also contains an Overdrive Engine- the Dei equivalent to the Cartridge System on Mid/Velkan Devices. And like all Guide/Aid Devices (since they are the equivalents of Intelligent/Unison Devices) it has an AI (appropriately) named Roger (yes, taking the form of the Teddy Bear). Standby form is his belt.

Spell/Skill List:

- Track Shot:
"Es-" Type, "-Tun" based skill ("Estun" means "Destroy Average" in Dei).

Skill Description:

Unknown Data, currently involves a light swipe of the yo-yo.

- Bind Loop:
"Es-" Type, "-Ka" based skill ("Eska" means "Alter Speed" in Dei).

Skill Description:

Unknown Data, currently involves wrapping the neo-metallic string of the yo-yo around the target, slowing it down.

- Power Slam/Strike:
"Es-" Type, "-Ma" based skill ("Esma" means "Destroy All" in Dei).

Skill Description:

Unknown Data, currently involves multiple, heavy strikes of the yo-yo. Can only be cast after either one of the two above spells are cast first.

- Ring (Influence) Barrier:

Skill Description:

His default barrier, able to block attacks when powered on. Due to a lack of shielding, this is the only default shield he has on. It has two 'Power Settings", half and full. A "half power" shield can only deflect ranged and cushion melee attacks, but only to a limited degree and power range, though its advantage is that it can be left on for long periods. a "full power" shield can block most shots, but can be taxing on the mage per hit blocked.

Skill Details:

Half Power:
+ Lasting time: indefinite
+ Effects: Deflect Ranged Attacks, 25% chance / Reduce 35% of Melee Damage, 25% chance. AA+ and below skills are affected.
+ Tax: 1~5% per hit deflected/cushioned
+ Upkeep: 1%

Full Power
+ Lasting time: indefinite, until the mage runs out of mana/energy
+ Effects: Full deflect/block any attack, 100% chance, S+ and below skills affected
+ Tax: 10~105% per hit deflected/cushioned
+ Upkeep: 10~25%

- Crystal Coat:
"Ka-" type, "-ite" based skill ("Kaite" means "Self-reflection" in Dei)

Skill Description:

A special Dei-based buff that enables a special barrier that reflects any kind of magic back to the caster, though only two shots can be reflected- and those reflected shots can be evaded by the caster. So in the case of Nanoha firing 10 Accel shooter shots to a target with this buff, only 2 of the 10 will reflect back- with Nanoha dodging/controlling the two, and the other 8 will still hit, unless there is barrier or if the caster recasts this skill or still under the influence of evasion/protection spells- those spells will decide the effect of the other shots. In the case of Divine Buster, if there is only 1 shot lobbed towards a person with this buff, that entire shot is reflected back- with Nanoha evading it. Upkeep is costly and the downside is that support spells will also return to the caster, until it is dispelled. Can only be cast on self or on other Dei users, unless under the influence of "Force Teaching".

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: 777 seconds or until dispelled
+ Effects: Reflect any magic back to the caster 2x.
+ Tax: 20% upon cast without this buff on, 65% when cast with this buff still on.
+ Upkeep: 5% on self cast, 1% when cast on target, but target upkeep about 4%.

- Critical Restoration:
"Ka-" type, "-izel" based skill ("Kaizel" means "Self-restoration" in Dei)

Skill Description:

A powerful chant that enables a Dei Linker (buffer) to store a tremendous amount of restorative energy in their, or in another target's body. This stored energy, like all "Ka-" spells, have a lasting time and will disperse easily and harmlessly when the time limit is up, or unless the target's health is so low that it is almost to the point of death. Then at that certain low life point, like 5% with Bridget's level of this skill, this energy is released, the ensuing rush fast healing injuries, but with an overload of pain as all injury healing is accelerated 1000% faster than natural during this process. The target may faint due to the overload of pain signals unless they are either under the influence of painkillers or some other mental occupation ability. Dei Templars naturally overcome this dire pain by means of their passive "Ka-" type skill "Kaina" or Life Hymn- but reduction is only just slight to keep consciousness in- as for other Magic Types, that is up to the person applied with this buff. Can only be cast on self or on other Dei users, unless under the influence of "Force Teaching".

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: 777 seconds or until the effect kicks in.
+ Effects: Total restoration of target HP, but the target must be at the 5% HP mark to it to take effect.
+ Tax: 25% upon cast without this buff on, 80% when cast with this buff still on.
+ Upkeep: 0~25% depending on the mage/target injury/damage upon casting- the more damaged/injured the higher.

- Snap React:
"Ka-" type, "-upe" based skill ("Kaupe" means "Self-rejection/dodge" in Dei)

Skill Description:

A specialist buff that for one moment, heightens the target's senses so much that any form of attack, regardless of kind is evaded for that one moment. Another form of this a ethereal duplication- almost at the point that the target is, in any perspective appearing as a single unit, but in reality, the ethereal pair is what everybody- including caster and target sees, only by dispelling it reveals that the real body is in a different place altogether- giving it the impression of dodging it totally. Bridget's kind of buff under this category is more of a mix of the two, upon when a hit almost lands, the target instantly and momentarily 'dives' into a dimensional pocket- without any notice from any party, avoiding the attack, and also the 'dive' alters the target's space a bit, so that shots with the same "intent wavelength", like Salvoes, or chained attacks simply "pass thru". It is either the shots "pass thru" or totally dodged in action. Can only be cast on self or on other Dei users, unless under the influence of "Force Teaching".

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: 777 seconds or until dispelled.
+ Effects: The absolute evasion of one attack- Salvoes count as one if released at the same time/or as a chain.
+ Tax: 20% upon cast without this buff on, 65% when cast with this buff still on.
+ Upkeep: 5%

- Injure Vampirism:
"Ka-" type, "-ahi" based skill ("Kaahi" means "Self-recovery" in Dei)

Skill Description:

One of the strangest buffs in the Dei Canon is the "Kaahi" based skills, for they require real time injury to take effect. It is a personal aura that "captures" not just the life force of the area, but also the life force lost by the live injury and restores it to the user, but as with unconverted and spent life force, only a fraction can be restored to the user- so this buff is only useful when trying to prevent death or at low level injuries- but unlike pure skills of this basing- which only work in the face of just manual damage, Injure Vampirism can work not just in the face of manual damage, but in all kinds of damages, magical, skill or any- really helpful in the face of life degrading spells. But there is a drawback, self-inflicted injuries by any means cannot activate the effect, and hence, a person with this buff on, when buffed by a "Kaiun" based spell, will be replaced by that said spell in place. Can only be cast on self or on other Dei users, unless under the influence of "Force Teaching".

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: 777 seconds or until dispelled
+ Effects: Restores 5~10% (nominal) of spent life energy when user is injured or taking damage in any way. Cannot be cast when "Sacrifice Edict" or "Kaiun"- based spells are in effect- any cast over will replace it.
+ Tax: Same as Kaiun, but without the injury factor
+ Upkeep: 0%

- Sacrifice Edict:
"Ka-" type, "-iun" based skill ("Kaiun" means "Self-sacrifice" in Dei)

Skill Description:

"My Life for the Cause..." one of the deeper mantras of a Templar, which not just defines their duty to their Canon, but also their people as well. This Spell, relatively new in the long history of the form, takes this mantra to a literal meaning. This is the inverse of "Kaahi", which means that the person's life force is used to increase damages dealt to an enemy, instead of absorbing health from damage. This is the ultimate act that a templar can do, it is basically their version of the Terran Suicide attack- and also a reason why artificial mages are being promoted, since after being damaged, they can simply be repaired and be sent back, whereas lives are more expensive. But If you think that applying a "Kaizel" based skill would alleviate the problem, that is where you're wrong- because each attack under "Kaiun" influence has the same pain factor as being acted upon by "Kaizel" effects- as soon as your Kaiun wears off and in the process sets off your Kaizel, you will surely faint or even die from the overload of pain regardless of whatever you do- unless you can turn off the release of the neurotransmitters for pain physically- any chemical means is fatal. Can only be cast on self or on other Dei users, unless under the influence of "Force Teaching". This is a skill of last resort!!!

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: 777 seconds or after 5 attacks, skills included, hit or miss.
+ Effects: 1000% increase in attack for 5 attacks, skills included, hit or miss. Cannot be cast when "Injure Vampirism" or "Kaahi"- based spells are in effect- any cast over will replace it.
+ Tax: 20% upon cast without this buff on, 65% when cast with this buff still on. 10% self injury per attack, hit or miss.
+ Upkeep: 0%

- Force Teaching:
"Ka-" type, "-ita" based skill ("Kaita" means "Self-teaching" in Dei)

Skill Description

"To benefit all" is another internal mantra a templar adheres to, which defines their canon's original intent to be helpful to any magic type- which was lost thru time, countless deaths and aggressions from other Magic Forms, forcing the Dei to become the isolated, xenophobic and warlike group that was highlighted in AlternateS I- that was quickly changed by the formal reintroduction of the Dei Archon by the end of that saga. In the ensuing Renaissance, the entire Canon was rediscovered and along with it, came a way that will enable Linkers to allow themselves to help other users of other form- and this was "Kaita". This is, in the most simplest sense, a forcing spell that forces the buff dynamics to be bent, thus allowing application of "ka-" skills to all allies in the area, regardless of type- it is like removing a limiter in a sense. The only snag is that it can only be applied to other Templars, since it needs a conflict in the target's "Life Hymn" in order for the skill to work, since casting to one's self is equivalent of applying a cancel frequency to one's own frequency. And it naturally does not work on non Dei types.

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: 777 seconds or until dispelled
+ Effects: Allows the Dei target to "Force buff" anyone, regardless of Magic Type with "Ka-" type skills. Cannot be cast on self.
+ Tax: 20% upon cast without this buff on, 65% when cast with this buff still on.
+ Upkeep: 5%

- Attitude Hymn:
"Ka-" type, "-ina" based skill ("Kaina" means "Self/Life Hymn" in Dei)

Skill Description

The only passive skill that he has, and a vital skill as well, not just to him but variants of this skill to Templars everywhere. This is the basic of all Dei, regardless of being a sigiled natural templar or a sigiless artificial drone, since this skill signifies their very life force in motion, their very spirit, their very indentity... and without a Life Hymn, one can not be a force user- according to Dei Canon that is. In Midchildan Medical terms, this signifies to a limited extent the "base frequency of the linker core, or "spark"- depends on who you talk to". And speaking of individual lives, Bridget's is unique, only befitting a person of his composition. True that his Hymn as the same effect as others like Ashton and Rurika, there are a special set of effects that occur when he's in a certain state- namely being a boy and girl. When his well-being- attitude, behaviour, emotion and reaction are that of a man, the male attitude kicks in, increasing aggression and lowering his self-safety/care for self.The reverse happens when he's in touch with his female side, decreasing anger and more caring for self/others. Those states have drastic effects on his performance during battle so a sudden mood change would spell disaster.

Skill Details
+ Lasting time: Passive Skill
+ Effects: Increase in passive Health/Energy Regeneration Rate, factor dependent on the types of people beside him and the number- a max of a raise to the 8th in any computation of a Kaina-based skill. Increased attack and decreased/0 recovery rate when attitude is more manly/more testosterone/male hormones in the body system (GAR shift), Decreased attack and increased/5x (in addition to the first effect) recovery rate when attitude is more girly/more estrogen/female hormones in the body system (MOE shift).

The "Re-" Type Skills:

Skill Description

"Re-" type spells, commonly called "Linking" spells, are the epitome of Dei Support Spells, not just because they are like the majority of support spells, ones that strengthen the target, but also, due to the extremely different "wavelength" of Dei Users, they are able to "awaken" the target's "inner abilities" to further improve the tide of battle. What actually happens is that the Linker gives a huge amount of his/her unique mana to the target, about 30-45% of the Templar's mana pool depending on their level, and in a process that is still highly kept secret, manages to "insulate" the target's magical circuit with an "insulation" of that parted mana, protecting the base magic circuit from any outside influence, particularly AMF, since Dei users are naturally highly resistant to such impedances. And being mana in itself, not only does it add to the target's mana pool (restoring the amount, not the percentage- if 35% is about 3500/10000 in the templar, only 3500 units can be restored, even if its 3500/100000), but it's unusual frequency also aids the target, amplifying/canceling wave patterns in the energy flow, resulting in a totally different flow and manner of energy- half the target's and half of the templar's. The resulting "linked" flow enables the activation of "Inner Abilites", namely variant skills of either Dei and the Target. The Device the target has can still normally process the linked flow, so there are no problems in powering down or overloading devices during linked state. Even though the base concept of linking spells is the same, each kind of force user is unique, hence having the 9 "'Paths' of the user".

Skill Details - Default
+ Lasting time: Varies from the Target's magical capability and usage, from 5000 and above seconds for a low level (Rank C below), 2500-4500 seconds for a mid level (Rank A to B) and 777 to about 1500 seconds to a high level (AA and above) target. Still subject to duration change.
+ Effects: 35% in amount addition of mana to the target. AMF immunity up to the D-Type/Strength (total stoppage of Magic Linking- the AMF pulse when the Cradle was disabled), 50%-10% AMF resistance to any AMF after D-Type (Magic Evacuation/Vacuum/Degradation kinds). Unlock of certain skills, both passive and active, depending on the target. The names here are tentative, and subject to change.
+ Tax: 35%-45%
+ Upkeep: 0%

To Mid-Types:

- Magic Soul
Reizel: "Spirit of Mage"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Mid-Type Ranged Users Only- Like Nanoha. Decreases tax and cooldown when casting spells, "Unlocks" "Split-shot", a shooting effect that splits any single coherent beam into at least 2 homing beams, with the same power output. Imagine Nanoha firing a single Divine Buster shot under the influence of Reizel, the shot speeds and once it nears the target or on command, the shot splits into at least 2 homing beams- a Nanohaverse version of the DiBison's MegaloMax attack, and "Beam Regen", a passive skill that that mimics the charging of Starlight Breaker per beam shot- using latent/free energy from the surroundings- reducing energy consumption by about 40% per shot. Hyperblasts like SLB and Minishots like Accel Shooter are not affected.

- Combat Soul
Reite: "Spirit of Warrior"

Skill Details
+ Additonal Effects: For Mid-Type Melee Users Only- Like Fate. Increases Movement and Attack Speeds, "Unlocks" "Speed Factor", a passive skill that increases damage, depending on the velocity of the blow, "Critical Reaction", a passive skill that heightens the mage's senses, increasing evasion and critical hit rate, and "Echo", an attack effect, that at random, will enable the mage to deal as much as ten times the normal damage per attack, chance dependent.

- Mission Soul
Reina: "Spirit of Priest"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Mid-Type Supporters Only- Like Caro. Decreases Mana consumption by about 10%-15% and increases Mana Regeneration by the same amount. "Unlocks" "Force Point", an active spell in which the mage can fire off a pinpoint beam that when it hits, either pushes back the enemy or disables it- if it hits any node in the circuit, "Guardian", another active skill that "summons" 2 "options" (Vic Viper/Gradius ref) to defend the supporter or any allies- the number becomes 4 if the supporter is a non-summoner, since they have no summons to help them- familiars don't count as summons (i think), and also enables a Dei summoner to cast "Anima Maxima" on the supporter's summon when said summon is summoned when the summoner is under the influcence of Reina.

To Velka-Types:

- Knight Soul
Reana: "Spirit of Knight"

Skill Details
+ Additonal Effects: For Velka-Type Melee Users Only- Like Signum. Stabbing attacks are faster and more penetrating, Slashing attacks have a wider damage swath, Cleaving attacks have bigger cleave areas and knockback and impact attacks have bigger AoE and have stun tendency. Increases defense and attack at the cost of reducing 5% mana regeneration. Panzer- spells have a 25%-50% reflective tendency.

- Arcane Soul
Reika: "Spirit of Wizard/Warlock"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Velka-Type Ranged Users Only- Like Hayate. Decreases Mana consumption by about 10%-15% and increases Mana Regeneration by the same amount. "Unlocks" "Force Impact" (needing German translation for this), a melee skill that enables the mage to use his/her staff as a enegized hammer, knocking the target with a powerful blasted impact, and "Iron Edict" (needing German translation for this), a Velkan only applicable defense spell that improves Panzer- type spells by about 30%.

- Gospel Soul
Reiun: "Spirit of Cleric"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Velka-Type Supporters Only- Like Shamal. Improves Healing effectivity by about 20%, reduces mana tax/usage by about 35%, "Unlocks" "Assumptio/n", an all-around support spell, much like the RO spell of the same name, reducing damage by about 50%. and also enables a Dei summoner to cast "Anima Maxima" on the supporter's summon when said summon is summoned when the summoner is under the influcence of Reiun.

To Dei-Types/Others:

- Fighting Soul
Reita: "Spirit of Fighter"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Dei-Type Melee Users Only- Like Arisa. Unknown Effect.

- Range Soul
Reikyo: "Spirit of Ranger"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Dei-Type Ranged Users Only- Like Rurika. Any dodge self-improvement skill with effect duration they use will also affect allies (think of it as the RO skill "wind walk"), with the exception of Kaupe-based/instant single use dodge skills, "Unlocks" "Tri-Shot", an active skill that enables the user to shoot 3 shots at once, instead of the usual double and "Seal Bolt", a special projectile attack that is similar to "Purge" but hits/affect enemies in the projectile path.

- Force Soul
Reone: "Spirit of Mystic"

Skill Details

+ Additonal Effects: For Dei-Type Supporters/Force Users Only- Like Ashton. Improves "Kaina" effectivity by 50%, Improves "Anima Maxima" effect by 25%, reduces casting time by 30%, "Kaizel" type spell effect conditions changed to 25% life limit before effect activation (Ashton's "Life Rebound" kicks in at 15%) and "Unlocks" "Abosolute Transfer", a Dei Transfer type support skill that enables to transfer life and energy from one target to another, regardless of alignment- can be used both supportively or offensively.

History: to be added later...

Questions will be entertained...

Saint X is now starting his movement to Neo-Venezia... ETA: Unknown...

Eeerh... so you're moving out of OC for good?! :twitch::twitch::twitch:

Or you just gonna take your inspiration from somewhere else? :heh:

Anyways... "Kotona Elegance quality" sticks to me for some reason :heh:

Wang Liu Mei: Ah sou, sou... :nod:

Linda: So what? :confused:

Wang: Classified information. ;)

:uhoh::uhoh:

Neither did I, until Lingo made me realize I was staring at Nagi. Hence the delayed Kick of Justice. :heh:

Anyway, if they were the Bakarangers, I suppose the missing 4th Baka is Ma--*static*--, deshou? :nod:

That doesn't explain the missing 5th Baka though... :heh:

:heh:

Belkarangers are a whole different league to the Bakarangers though... no offense to their Sun Vulcanly awesomeness :heh:

And missing 5th Baka? :uhoh:

As Gimmy once put it: "What a perfect waste of the nekoroid female population." :D

Yes, what a waste :(

Yeah especially after all the trailers and "trial runs" and "sneak peaks". :nod::nod:

*runs too*

Yes... and of course, "previews" :nod:

*runs*

This is a GREAT IDEA! XD

In the next episode of Rebuilt of StrikerS...

"BakaRed, ORE SANJOU!"

*runs from Aaron and anti-OC-assassination activists while keeping an eye out for Mai*

"...

Deactivating External Camouflage layer.

Commencing Intervention."

*Mai >>>>> Kha*

Creator-san: Since when did she become a fan of 00?
Mai: ...

Gundam ni...

Creator-san: :eyebrow:

Saint X

2008-01-28, 08:04

Eeerh... so you're moving out of OC for good?! :twitch::twitch::twitch:

Or you just gonna take your inspiration from somewhere else? :heh:

Anyways... "Kotona Elegance quality" sticks to me for some reason :heh:

NO, not moving out of the OC... I'm simply Moving/Downgrading My base to a NV Workshop- seen a couple of Undines during my chat with the workshop owner, who was moving to a bigger house next door- mostly Pairs and Singles... a Prima or two at the most- though the feeling of water soaking into my feet while chatting in a cafe is one thing i need to be used to...

Doing less grand items like the last one and more doing it in small doses... but still with the same materials... but at a slower pace.

And i'm currently engaged in a special deal... that might make your cry in joy.

All ARIA fans... please msg me your mailing address.

===

Rei mii is Kawaii...

But Kotona is Hawt...

*runs*

Wild Goose

2008-01-28, 08:21

Here's Hayate, super-powerful mage of a near-extinct magical legacy, S-ranked (or was it SS?), able to toss off heavy bombardment spells with abandon.

And the TSAB assigns her to what amounts to a desk job, after slapping several levels of limiters on her.

Chrono had a rank of AAA+ as of A's. Lindy had a rank of who knows what (I think I heard mention that she was also stupendously powerful). Both are also assigned to non-frontline roles as of StrikerS (and in Lindy's case, as of the first season).

Compare to the Wolkenritter, who wander around as an actual combat-active unit. I'm not sure what mage ranks they have, but it's likely pretty high. I'm not sure whether Fate also goes around righting wrongs, and Acous's talents seem to be based more appropriately on espionage than direct confrontations.

I'm beginning to believe that the TSAB also has its own hawks-and-doves political divide, even outside of Regius's schemes. If you're trying to make your characters more powerful in a combat sense, I'm thinking that you're going to have to acknowledge in the story that there'll be a lot of political backlash.

Tired and in a rush, so I'll Backlog Breaker later, and adress this first.

If we look at Lindy and Chrono's roles in A's and StrikerS, Lindy as a ship captain, Chrono as a fleet commander, then regardless of their experience or power they wouldn't be mixing it up in frontline combat. To make an example, on a US Navy aircaft carrier, the carrier's Captain is a qualified pilot (all carrier Captains are former pilots). However, in the event of an attack, regardless that he may be the most experienced pilot onboard, he is to stay on his ship, on the bridge, and keep out of the dogfights. Why?

Because he's not being paid to get in on the front lines. He's being paid to be a carrier pilot.

Likewise, Lindy's deployment into Precia's stronghold in MSLN is actually fairly out of charecter for most standard operating procedures - the captain is not supposed to leave her ship. When she became her captain, her rank and salary was given to her with the express orders that she stay onboard the ship and run it, not get up close and mix it up.

(Admittedly, the TSAB may not really follow this as an ironclad rule, being more gendarmie-like rather than a military.)

On the other hand, there's Genya Nakajima leading from the front... but again, Genya doesn't have any magic powers at all - while Hayate, Chrono and Lindy are pretty damned powerful.

So yes, it is quite possible that there will be political backlash.

(A subplot of Divergent Strikers is Erick's resistance to being promoted and his attempts to remain an eternal Colonel, considering how he's ranked as S. Likewise Ivanovich's official status as B, despite being AA, so as to avoid promotions and being chained to a desk.)

But yes, it does seem quite likely that there's a viewpoint in the TSAB that wants to keep the high-powered mages behind desks where an eye can be kept on them.

On the other hand, if you want to keep on mixing it up, then you shouldn't be asking for promotions anyway...

Chaos2Frozen

2008-01-28, 08:51

Just in case dkellis is still interested to know...

Hayate is SS ranked.

Lindy is S ranked in the first season, and it's likely that it would remain so.

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One other thing...

I can understand why Lindy left her ship. Being the only S ranked onboard, she might just be the only one who is available to counter Precia's dimensional spell.

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Now for my unnecessary opinion...

I think it's stupid for 7Arc/TSAB to assign powerful YOUNG mages to high ranking leadership roles that takes them out of the field.

Hayate and Chrono are such examples. Considering they were complaining about a lack of manpower, wouldn't it be more productive to have these healthy soldiers who are in their prime, fighting in the frontlines?

Maybe after a few years (If they lived that long) when they have calcium deposits in their joints then it would be time for them to leave the field.

(Then again, Hayate does have the excuse of a glass-cannon...)

Sheba

2008-01-28, 09:50

Hayate's case is mostly like a random civilian level.0 NPC leveled up to a D&D level 20 wizard, and 7arc just did not know what to do with her, story-wise.

SpaceBrotha

2008-01-28, 10:27

Armor Defense Rating: *Apply matching magical attack power to real life examples.*
Functional up to impact of .50 cal anti material round from a fifty
Magical defense bonus of survival of non-direct hit of directed high explosive device.
Armor 80% mission kill failure with direct hits from non-directional high explosive weapon. But survivable.
Armor terminated with direct hit from kinetic energy impactor (120mm APFSDS round.), or directional charge high explosive. Fatal injuries 99%

Air Transit:
Maximum Sprint: MACH .8 standard flight mode; MACH 3.5 Supercruise configuration.
**Maximum Sprint denotes level flight at top speed with no complicating manuevers. Supercruise denotes all power shunted to velocity only. Amor mass and shape is not an issue for speed due to lack of manuevers and functional aerodynamics barrier.

Maximum Safe Turn (Ground Armor): 3 Gs (No G-force management.) 5 Gs (G-Force Management.)
Maximum Safe Turn (Air Superiority Configuration): 6 Gs maybe seven (No G-Force Management) 11 Gs (G-force Management)
** G force tolerance actually varies from person to person. However lower mass provides better function at higher G forces. G-force management is magically enhanced ability to withstand high G-operations on both physical armor stress, and internal body stresses of the operator. (Which explains why the near glass like frame of Fate can handle those insane snap manuevers when one stops to think about it.)

Attack ratings:

Rifle Configuration:
- Single fire: ~ equal to a fifty calibur HMG round.
- Automatic Fire: ~ equal to a 7.62 mm round.
--Projectile speeds are comproble to real bullet counterparts.--

LANCE Rifle Configuration: (Comparable energy delivery.)
- No auxilary charge: 25mm HEAP round
- Single Cartridge: M-203 (40mm) HE grenade round.

- WARNING - : High Energy Management Note:
- Maximum load and charge time. Energy of KE Penetraitor from M1A1 120 mm smoothbore APFSDS round. (Actual penetrator size is 22 mm.)
**All shot power levels can be aimed at targets up to 20 km away and travel at supersonic velocity. All shots are unguided and cannot be recalled once released. All shots are composed of high energy charged ion packets encased in magical containment barriers until impact. Technically making the Lance Rifle a magic powered Ion Cannon.

Cerberus DF:
Gatling Autocannon: 20 rounds/sec with energy delivery of 5.56 mm NATO round at a range of eight hundred meters. No accuracy however at any range greater than immediate combat range.

Bloodhound Breaker:
- Delivery of destructive force equal to M-67 fragmentation grenade. Max Homing and chasing range of Five thousand meters. Reletive launch velocity of 300 m/s

Spectre Barrage:
- WARNING - : High energy management note.
- Delivers repeated strikes equal to a BOFORS 40 mm cannon. Sustained fire of two rounds per 1.5 second interval for maximum of fifteen seconds before recharge/rest is required.

METEOR SHOWER:
- WARNING - : Extreme High Energy Management Note!
- Delivers MIRV Indirect fire strike with submunition rounds equal in force to 105 mm, 40 lb artillery round. Maximum MIRV of six round split.
** MIRV stands for Multiple Intercept Reentry Vehicle, which is just a fancy way of saying one shot splits into several that can go for different targets. Although in this case, all shots are unguided.

HIGH ENERGY NOTE: Excersize caution with use, and/or repeated use of this level of energy management. Suggest ample rest time between shots, or limited use altogether outside of special emergency situations.

EXTREME HIGH ENERGY NOTE: Excersize restraint of use in all but pretty much special order situations, as well as ample rest time and/or retreat from the engagement scenario after use.

Okay, maybe now we can assign a rank to it all. Those are pretty much how I imagine they should be in terms of effect, rather than just throwing ranks at it.

I added the data itself for ease of reference.

I actually noted that Hayate's attack was not a mere 'explosion'.

An explosion is actually a very simple effect. It is rapid expansion of a gas cloud and its debris. If anything, Hayate's Hraesvelgr attack is MORE complicated than mere explosions. The 'blast' as I call it looks more like insane storm turbulance. (Her specialty is crazy weather phenomina is it not?) If that is the case, the straight up, raw ENERGY she's unleashing in the attack is an order of magnitude larger than just a mere 'WHUMP!' of a concussion wave. After all, it's not making the air just expand forcefully, It's making it churn like the inside of a blender.

If that's what she can do at less than optimal power S rank, her full power SS rank + is insane in a straight up "let's plain blast everything!" mode. That's why I compare her to a Los Angeles. (I think I meant an Ohio though. AKA a "Boomer" with twenty-six trident SLBMs with MIRV warheads. Don't quote me, directly, I'm winding down tonight from a combo of cleaning and researching at the same time.)

And thanks for pointing out that spot at 9 formations. I missed it skipping around as it's only about 30 secs. Reviewing it, she's breathing heavily for a few seconds but seems to visually recover before the end of the sequence. She's obviously "just gettin' warmed up."

Anywho, noting the polar map. That's probably just an overview with the submap being the theater map. After all, their command center's like nearly every holywood reprisentation of NORAD. A little later when Dieci fires her I.S. Heavy Barrel at the chopper, they have their dynamic submap zoomed in on the city itself. (Showing the road networks and such.) My main concern was tracking Hayate's shots over the Theater map.

But enough about that, as you said, let's get this power armor under way. (I don't know why you guys call it mini-gundam. Or is every man shaped object with armor plating automatically a gundam around here?)

As far as effect and power go, my main concern as that deep down under the difference between magical and real, is one underlying universal constant. Raw Energy.

Conventional firearms and magic may have different ways of doing their job, but it remains the same job. To Deliver and impart an amount of energy sufficient to cause the integrity of a target to fail.

My use of firearms and modern weapons is my way of familiarizing what levels of energy are being applied. Another thing to remember, is that when it comes to combat, modern arms are pretty much the most efficient means of absolutely destroying things.

A shotgun blast imparts the same force as a swung baseball bat. The difference in lethality is the way the force is imparted. A baseball bat can still kill you by smashing your skull, but a shotgun blast shreds your internals.
The energy delivered remains equal, but it's method changes the damage.

In the same field context, I understand that magic delivers energy to targets in various forms. The main advantage of magic though, is that it has 'exotic' properties over conventional properties. Magic attacks can be made 'safe' in mid flight, can be controlled with thought, and can blink out if it is so requested. A bullet is small piece of metal flying at mach two in a ballisic arc to slam into a target and deliver the force of its shot to a small area in a very short time. It cannot be called back, its direction changed, or made 'safe' once released. If it is fired, you better know what you fired out.

When conventional attack meets magic, THEN things get interesting. A 9 year old girl generates a magical defense that allows her to be smashed from several stories up into concrete with enough force to generate a shockwave, but recieves no REAL injury from that impact. There's no existing armor on EARTH that can provide that protection, and the SCI-FI shields that might be able to do that are generations away at best. Even worse, since slamming into the target is pretty much how ALL modern weapons work, we end up with a slight problem of it just being ANNOYING unless you rapidly escalate into the overkill range.
The exotic properties of magic win out in defense methods since they can cheat physics in this manner. However, for offense, conventional weapons are just nastier and efficient.
A good hybrid of magical attack that mimics the conventional firearms method is absolutely a must when one is designing for combat. When it comes down to imparting energy to a target, nothing beats just brute forcing it into a small space as fast as possible.
So the logical method would be that if you want to rapidly defeat both a tech savvy and potential threat magics, you need a weapon that has the efficiency of force of a firearm, but the cheats of magic.
So what you do is you take X amount of energy, slap a magic field around it, and hurl it downrange as fast as you can. Since the magical energy is more compatable against the exotic magical defenses, you stand a better chance of delivering your package of attack energy directly to the actual target.

And since magical combat is geared towards exotic attacks and melee weapons, a high speed round delivering the energy of a full power of a magical sword swing from a hundred meters away is not a normally expected method of combat, especially when there's no fancy light shows, incantations, power-up periods, or other manners exotic effects... just straight up, to the point Energy from Point A to Point B attack. If you miss, fire again. It's more efficient to repeat an attack than to take the first attack and turn it around... as THAT wastes mental effort, magical energy, and conventional energy bleed.

In this manner, most of the Battery's attack mechanisms are actually using LESS magical energy than attacks of equal power using conventional magic attack methods. And making attack more efficient would be where I would place the goal of Battery. Allowing lower rank mages the abillity to utilize the power to attack equal to higher ranges, not JUST by boosting them, but by improving the efficiency of their combat abilities by shaving off the frills and getting highly utilitarian.

As it stands, the prototype is all that's available. And as THAT stands, it's still under testing and review and from the perspective of when I plan to set this up, (I've been getting something in my head and I'm about ready to start writing it.) it'll be years, maybe even a decade before a propperly scaled mass production version for conventional 'Ground Pounding' mages could be ready.

Right, from the top it looks reasonable...
...but does go a bit awry at the hybrid part.

First off, i remembered that we already do have snipers, and magical guns in strikers (vice and tia come in mind)... so your idea is already there, partially atleast.

here's a bit of quote from the text above:

A good hybrid of magical attack that mimics the conventional firearms method is absolutely a must when one is designing for combat. When it comes down to imparting energy to a target, nothing beats just brute forcing it into a small space as fast as possible.
So the logical method would be that if you want to rapidly defeat both a tech savvy and potential threat magics, you need a weapon that has the efficiency of force of a firearm, but the cheats of magic.
So what you do is you take X amount of energy, slap a magic field around it, and hurl it downrange as fast as you can. Since the magical energy is more compatable against the exotic magical defenses, you stand a better chance of delivering your package of attack energy directly to the actual target.

in the above text, you practically say that hybrid magic is instead magic mimicing the workings of conventional weaponry... you just say that you'll strip away all the pesky charge ups, incantations and sigils that seem to be mandatory for anything requiring substantial amounts of magical energy, and just hurl it downrange as fast as possible since that way it would be convenient... do you see a problem here?
...i know that sounds rude, but i can't get it out any better, sorry about that. :heh:

And since magical combat is geared towards exotic attacks and melee weapons, a high speed round delivering the energy of a full power of a magical sword swing from a hundred meters away is not a normally expected method of combat, especially when there's no fancy light shows, incantations, power-up periods, or other manners exotic effects... just straight up, to the point Energy from Point A to Point B attack. If you miss, fire again. It's more efficient to repeat an attack than to take the first attack and turn it around... as THAT wastes mental effort, magical energy, and conventional energy bleed.

In this manner, most of the Battery's attack mechanisms are actually using LESS magical energy than attacks of equal power using conventional magic attack methods. And making attack more efficient would be where I would place the goal of Battery. Allowing lower rank mages the abillity to utilize the power to attack equal to higher ranges, not JUST by boosting them, but by improving the efficiency of their combat abilities by shaving off the frills and getting highly utilitarian.

I'd like to point out here that your idea is that battery is more efficient because it doesn't bother with all the exotic elements, and merely focuses on direct line (or fairly direct line) firing of extremely condensed magical bullets with maximum efficiency.

Yet battery has: Bloodhound Breaker: - Max Homing and chasing range of Five thousand meters, for some wasted mental effort, magical energy, and conventional energy bleed... your words, not mine.
And a bloody mirv for good measure of unefficient damage delivery, as artillery hardly is the most efficient way of delivering damage, several singular shots with extreme accuracy would be far better suited for efficiency...

Which is directly in violation of this concept, correct?

Now, looking over the entire data again, i can accept just about everything right up to the cerberus df, though that is just fine other than there's still a ban on all truly conventional weaponry, but i think that's just a case of forgetting a word or two from the description. :p

Bloodhound breaker i already explained, though i should add that explosives (or anything emulating them) of any kind are contradictionary if your objective is to make something that doesn't waste any energy at all if possible.

Spectre barrage is still manageable, though i can't remember wether 40mm bofors rounds are meant as AP or HE rounds. As you'd want AP as much as possible here to accomplish your concept.

and meteor shower i already explained, as i did the problem with anything explosive when going for energy efficiency.

So, either a review of your concepts, or your prototype is in order...
...passing the ball back to you admiral ;)

Erio

2008-01-28, 10:37

At the moment I can only wonder why a sniper RH is a huge spoiler... :heh:

:heh: I was just saying that mentioning the VA gave it up. :uhoh::heh:

I don't know... Do we want to widely deviate from the original? I thought what I was doing was just filling in the gaps in Keroko's profiles in the different stages of her life. After all, I think I haven't deviated from what Keroko-kun has written. :heh:

Hm, I dont think I understand what you're thinking here... I got confused when you mentioned 2 different Kha scenarios, one for Kerokanon and another for "canon"... Maybe for the second you meant a canon timeline where Keroko does not exist?

:nod:

Kha wears the new Vex suit as an additional layer over the base form of his summoned Knight Armor during the Battle of Cradle. The suit boosts all of his attributes evenly, but as such is just a "Jack of All Trades but Master of None" kinda setting. Hence, against Clotho, that is not enough, so we'll definitely have Cast Off into Jaegerform, the speed armor.

Cheesy Announcer: But with Fate a little "tied up", even THAT is not enough. Can the Cleric rise above this dire challenge? Can he conquer his own demons and emerge victorious?

All this and more, on the next, The Cleric Forever! :D

*cues cheesy 1960s Batman theme*

:heh:

:nod: Kha will have quite the challenge...how can the Cleric concentrate with Fate tied up like that...?

*runs*

:nod:

If you want to rip, make sure you explain every detail, such that a purely Nanohaverse fan can understand you.

For example: I notice SRW get referenced a lot here. The advantage of that is that their attacks have videos to back them up with, and quoting those videos in your character profiles helps people who think SRW stands for Something Really Weird will have a better grasp of the character.

Another example is how LoweGear builds his OCs. They are really really descriptive, such that you have a mental picture forming in your head without having to be a big fan of Jigoku Shoujo and the Gainax works that feature in his efforts.

Most of all, none of them require you to know the story of origin that the character was based from. People yell at me "COPYPASTAAAAA!!!" all the time :heh:, but I hope that every time that happened, be it during a short exchange between characters, the conflicts they face, or ever a wider premise as a whole, I stayed true to my above words.

No matter how unoriginal, no matter how mind-blowing, I want to bring you in and share with you my vision, the scene I play in my twisted mind. And to do that, I must make sure I's as descriptive as I can. :D

Something like that I believe.

:eek:

Nice speech there :D

Type-G3C Barrier Jacket, Codename Ghost Armor

In MC0077, shortly after the JS Incident, Emili Nailo of the Order of Freelance Mages decided that the Air Wing needed a "step-up" when it came to defensive and offensive capabilities. The standard Barrier Jacket and Head-up Display Glasses weren't quite cutting it anymore; the HUD was oftentimes unreliable, and the Barrier Jackets, while flashy, weren't very capable of actual protection for the extremities, and more importantly, the head. Furthermore, except for Phoenix, Sidewinder, and Sparrow, the mass-production Storage Devices that the OFM used were becoming worn and overused, a result of poor manufacture. As a result, Air Wing mages were starting to take a hit in efficiency.

After talking it over with Erick, Emili used the OFM's contacts and networks to find people who specialized in Device manufacture and use. Two names that popped up, that were familiar to Emili, were Aurion Dauer and Shario Finieno. Aurion was busy at the time, so Emili contacted Shari, who agreed to help Emili on her little project. The two met in TSAB HQ during the Aus'ruf's rest/refit cycle, and together the two drew out the plans (with a little help from Sidewinder) for a working Storage Device that could handle the new ideas Emili had.

What Emili wanted was a bodysuit that gave maximum aerodynamic efficiency, thick magical protection, complete invisibility, a working Radar and HUD system, and had, of course, a "big gun". Given the limitations of the Storage Device AI, however, this wasn't feasible; the system mechanics of the SD couldn't handle the workload. Furthermore, the specifications were simply too much for your average A-rank to handle, let alone B-rank. Something had to be worked out, something quick and simple that wouldn't divide a mage's time too much, that wouldn't provide too much of a burden on their Linker Core, and would still be effective.

Emili found her answer, oddly enough, from Franz. An avid watcher of Earth programs (He had somehow acquired tons of it during a brief excursion to the planet), he had suggested something from a certain tokusatsu series of shows. Emili watched the show one night, and got her idea. It would definitely be something to run by.

Emili, in a fit of creative genius and wit, asked off for two-weeks leave while the ship went out on a mission to the middle of nowhere. It was granted the day of departure, and on that day, Emili and Shari locked themselves in a hole for two weeks to implement this plan.

It was fairly simple at a glance; use two Storage Devices instead of one. By using two, it cut the workload on both in half easily, as both the new Rifle-SD and the Armor-SD would run off of programs dedicated to their specific casts (in this case, shooting and protection, respectively). Of course, the problem was that this increased the workload of the mage's Linker Core, which would prove to be a problem. The answer for this was found in the Cartridge System... well, the spirit of it, anyway.

The Cartridge System revolved around using a magical burst of energy through a magic accessory to gain power rapidly in a short amount of time... but this was for offensive attacks. Shari took the idea of the CS and modified it for defensive purposes. She proposed the idea of a magical "charge", similar to a cartridge. Upon activation of the SD, the charge would activate and sustain the armor without a mage's intervention.

This was both a plus and a minus. On the plus side, this would mean that the mage would not need to sustain the armor with their own power. On the minus side, this would not allow the mage to restore the armor in the middle of a firefight, as the armor was tied to a Device that would act fairly independantly from the mage (that is, not reliant on him or her to exist). To restore the armor, the Storage Device would have to be deactivated, the charge restored, and then the Device reactivated. This would simply be impossible in a fight, when lives are on the line, and a minute could be an hour on the battlefield.

Using this concept, Emili and Shari were able to tie together Emili's ideas with the secondary Storage Device whilst using only minimal power from the Linker Core. The mage's Linker Core would provide power to the active radar system and the Heads-Up Display, which took a negligable amount of concentration to use (though to alter the radar to scan at longer ranges would require more power and concentration, and capped out at 500 meters, with the default at 25).

The rifle half of the equation would simply be a standard TSAB Storage Device, but with modern AI and a greater size limit on the kinds of spells it could cast. Essentially, they were modern variants of the S2U standard Storage Device, simply reformed into the shape of a heavy rifle. It consisted of the standard TSAB spells (Stinger Snipe, for example), and like standard Storage Devices, these operated strictly off of the mage's Linker Core. Newer SD AI's were more modular, and, given enough time in the hands of an engineer, could be fitted exactly to the user's specifications.

Emili and Shari toiled for all the two weeks they had, and by the time the ship came back, Emili and Shari had completed the first Prototype G3C, which was given to Emili, who performed tests on the Device during a mission. The Devices worked well together and worked optimally, and so Emili and Shari sent the concept and plans to the TSAB R&D, who had already been working on similar new types of Barrier Jackets. Though costly and thus limited to Special Forces units (such as certain Enforcers and the OFM Air Wing, for example), the G3C proved to be a success.

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A Sword Flight Mage pauses after killing a hostile monster.

The G3C was designed for maximum aerodynamic ability. As such, the armor is fully streamlined and skintight. Although not as thick all-around as Emili had wanted, the armor compensates by placing the most defense in key points on the body, with weaker armor covering the joints and hands and certain other areas to ensure flexibility (it functions more as a bodysuit in these areas, though noticably stronger). The helmet is full-face, thus ensuring maximum protection from hostile fire. Though the face is covered and the visor opaque, the heads-up display allows the mage to see what's going on around her. On top of the helmet are radar transmitters. Due to their position, the radar has a more accurate reflection when the mage is facing forward. The radar transmitter has good reception up to 10 meters in all directions - accuracy steadily declines from there - and the forward projection is completely accurate up to 25 meters. As such, mages are trained to "swivel" - that is, continuously look all around them.

The shoulder pads are fitted with barrier emitters, able to redirect softer attacks and small arms fire (important for the OFM mages) up to .45 caliber, and can disperse a standard offensive ranged spell enough to cause minimal damage to the armor itself (though the mage still gets to feel some of the magical damage). The emitters, while strong, are not initially connected to the mage's Linker Core. As such, they are quick to give out (tests show that the emitters can disperse one B-rank spell before dying) unless the mage powers them with her Linker Core. Since most mages do this anyway, it's not really an issue.

The blue lines and rings are an important feature, as they employ a first-generation personel cloaking device. This cloaking device does exactly as descripted: it causes the mage to vanish, save for minor light distortion whenever they move.

Finally, the spikes on the right shoulder, while seemingly serving no purpose at all, can serve as weapons in desperate situations.

The high heels, on the other hand...

General:
The G3C is one of the few General User Autonomous Barrier Jacket systems (GABJ for short) to exist. Normally, a mage must concentrate on the formation of the Barrier Jacket before it activates. Though normally a mage can forget about their Barrier Jacket after its activation, with some circles (like the OFM), which also rely on a heads-up display and radar system, along with being better protected, coupled furthermore with rapid spellcasting and extended periods of flight, can cause a wear on the mage.

Benefits to using the G3C Armor System:
The G3C takes these problems and fixes them. By using the Charge System, the armor can sustain itself for as long as it's needed. The radar and Heads-Up Display function fairly well for personal use, and the internal communications system allows for orders to be received and given quickly and easily without the need to concentrate on telepathy. Its skintight and aerodynamic properties allow a mage to fly easily (though it can get a little cold), and the material the armor is made to resemble (a mix of cloth, kevlar, and ceramic plating) is thick enough that, should the emitters go down, will still protect against magical, physical, and impact damage. The emitters, as noted before, can operate independantly for a short period of time.

The most radical and beneficial component of the suit, however, may lie in its cloaking device. With a simple thought, a mage can activate the cloaking device, becoming invisible at will. Though this comes with drawbacks (see below), it will nonetheless be quite useful. Already, Enforcers have proven its usefulness when apprehending criminal elements, as you cannot fight what you cannot see (although it's also wise not to take that expression literally).

Drawbacks to using the G3C Armor System:
First and foremost, the important thing to note is that the armor is not easy to repair, as noted earlier. Since it's formed from a separate semi-dependant Storage Device, and not formed from a mage's Linker Core, a mage doesn't have control over its restoration capabilities. Should the armor take damage (and inevitably, it will), a long and complicated process is necessary to restore the armor, one that is not easily done on the battlefield by stanard mages (note that this armor is geared toward use by B-rank and above mages, hence its versatility). On average, it takes fifteen minutes to restore and repair the armor after the Storage Device is deactivated, though higher-rank mages can do it in considerably less time (in a test, Enforcer 1st Class Fate Harlown performed the task in five).

Secondly is its semi-dependance. The armor was meant to last for prolonged engagements, thus the relaxed need of a mage to concentrate on it (indeed, due to the nature of the Device, there are only certain things that the mage can concentrate on). However, the barrier emitters do not take enough charge to matter in the long run. As such, a mage will continually need to power the emitters after they are knocked out.

Third is the cloaking device itself. Although it is extremely useful, it's really nothing more than a programmed spell in the Storage Device that is meant to activate along the emitter lines on the G3C armor. The cloaking device requires a considerable deal of power, and it's not recommended to use the spell running for longer than five minutes for your average B-rank mage, seven for A. Secondly, in the event that night-vision or infrared is available to the target, then the mage is advised to shut off the cloak. The spells emits an extremely large amount of heat signatures to the area around the mage, and so the mage becomes something of a beacon while cloaked; the total opposite of what you want when invisible. And lastly, while cloaked, a mage cannot cast any other spells, of any sort. A mage, thus, cannot fly and cloak.

Finally, and less of an issue with the armor as with the user. The G3C does not make the mage more powerful. It does not grant increased abilities, does not increase power, and does not help in any area other than defense. Some mages think it makes them more powerful, but this is false to the highest degree. The G3C armor system is designed to decrease the workload on a mage and provide better protection than the standard Barrier Jacket, not make the user superhuman.

So I'll say it again; G3C does not make a mage more powerful.

The G3C Armor system is stored in two parts; one is the Charge System and Activation Key, stored as something remebling a closed cell phone. To activate the armor, the mage has to open the Device (again, similar to a cell phone), type in the proper Activation Key, and have the AI confirm (it does this by saying, "Stand By") the key is correct. The second half of the Device, the AI itself, is stored in a belt the mage wears. When the devices are combined, the device says, "Ready", and the armor activates. Refer to the video below:

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To deactivate the armor, the mage must use a certain phrase, usually custom to the mage (it's voice recognition, so an opponent can't simply guess the deactivation phrase).

"Glen, Glen, watch this!"
"What?"

Emili half-dragged Glen into a certain part of the ship; a nice, open space, where the five mages of Lance Flight stood, waiting. Some of them, like Naomi, were smiling, and others looked nervous. "You have to watch this!"

"What is it? I have work to do..." Glen sighed, knowing he wouldn't escape Emili's iron grip (followed by Iron Will, of course). The mage had been on overdrive for the past month, it seemed, working with each of her flight's G3C suits for what seemed like an unncessary amount of time. "What's this about, Emili?"

"Just watch!" Emili said, giddy, as she and the other four mages stood in a line, with her in the center. "You know those shows that Franz is always watching?"

"Yeah..."
"Well, I got this idea. It's pretty cool! ...well, I like it, anyway." She smiled and looked at the other four girls. "Ready?"

"Ready!" The other four shouted in unison (Naomi is getting way too into this, Glen thought).

In one move, the five girls grabbed their Charge Device and flipped it open. They held out one hand in front as they typed in their activation keys. "Lance Flight!"

[Stand by.]

"Henshin! The girls shouted as one, slamming the Charge Devices with the AI Devices.

[Ready.]

As the girls drew their hands back, their transformation occured, multi-colored lines (one for each girl) spreading from the belt before flashing a bright color (the color of the lines) and revealing the five girls in their armored suits. Each one had been recolored, to fit the theme. Their cloak emitter lines reflected a color multiple shades lighter than the dark armor.

"Anna Petrov, Lance Black!" The first girl announced as her rifle formed, dropping to one knee and holding it against her shoulder with both hands.

"Chiisa Ivana, Lance Pink!" The second one yelled, twirling and holding her rifle loosely in one hand, the barrel pointing at the floor.

"Rachel Vasilie, Lance Blue!" The third girl shouted, twirling her rifle above her head once before standing sideways with the barrel pointing up.

"Naomi Jaeger, Lance Yellow!" Naomi said as Sparrow shifted into Naginata form. She twirled the Device above her head and slammed it stick-down, holding onto it with one hand and putting her other hand on her hip.

"Emili Nailo, Lance Red!" Emili finished the roll call, holding Sidewinder in Daggers Form to her sides, blades pointing backward.

"Super Sentai!" The girls shouted. "Lancenger!"

Glen... was speechless.

He opened his mouth to speak, then closed it. He half-expected a multi-colored explosion behind the girls.

"I..." he closed his mouth again. "I just have a couple questions..."
"What?" Emili stepped forward, her red armor gleaming from the glow of the cloaking emitters and the lights above.

"Are you going to do this... every time?" he asked.
"God, no!" Naomi denied. "We just did that to show off! No, most of the time it'll be pretty cut and paste... though "henshin" has a nice ring to it."

"Fair enough," Glen conceded, putting a finger to the side of his mouth. He looked up, then at Emili. "...is red the right color for you, Emili?"

"Very funny, dork," Emili teased, bopping Glen on the head.
"Hey, stop that," Glen brushed Emili away. "Okay... my final question..."

"What?"

"...Does this mean I'm the Sixth Ranger?"

:eek::eek::eek:

Good stuff.... and damn, this BJ is dang hawt...

:uhoh: *runs*

I'm busy running some MAJOR overhauls in Aurion's profile as by doing some MAJOR de-HAXXing. (HAXXbusters cheer)
I'm planning on scrapping some more outragous ideas as well as making a more believable back-story for the Perfect Void (Universally fatal threat? Not any more.XD) in order to make it more feasible to the general public.
Also running ideas on how to bring about the Aurion vs. Hayate mock battle.
Planning out some MORE OC's.
Trying to inject an attempt at EPIC in one scene.
Conceptualizing the *beeeeeeeeeeep* in one scenario.
Revamping the spell list.
Doing even more powering down for some elements.
Inserting some scenes of the Perfect Void Incident in backflashes.
Scrapping the excessive referencing in my new OC's.
Contemplating on how to referecne Saga and the OFM in GenerationS.
Thinking of how to first insert Tk's OC's.
Thinking of proper tactics to use.
Thinking of how to 'believably' HAXX Luozorl further.
Thinking of Whether to add more ideas for Tyrfing.
Thinking of adding some familiars.
Thinking of adding some more OC's from others if possible.
Conceptualizing the final battle in a blievable light.
Making Hayate's performance believeable.
Changing the name and the concepts of the Bookmark System.
Offering some nostalgia for the Tome of the night Sky.
Thinking of a Tesla+Agito unison.
Thinking of a Hayate+Agito Unison...

In short, I want my story as canonically feasible as I can.:nod: And Yep, it's fun!:D:D:D Though I'm having particular trouble with portraying Hayate in combat due to excessive shafting.:frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:

I'd like to ask now (everyone who won't mind), how would you expect her to hold out in relatively close range? The initial idea is that she has a year under her wing for some training on mid to melee-range self-defense. How should she hold out against someone like say... Vita? As it is now, I'm imaging a large possibility of cries of, "She's supposed to do better!" or "She's not supposed to be THIS good!" or both.:heh: So I would like a general opinion.:heh: Her spellcasting is better now, BTW. But still way slower than most.

But I'm doing the others this a bit later, after enjoying MOAR Persona 3(Am bout to fight the monthly Third Boss in July) and doing even more important schoolwork. As well as moving into another condo unit.:eyespin::eyespin::eyespin: :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin: :eyespin::eyespin::eyespin:

:eek:

Nice list, but Persona 3 will not let you get any of that done. :D

BTW, Yukari, Mitsuru, or Fuuka? :D

(I would guess you prefer Fuuka...)