[MeisterBabylon]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

It is Kawalan Kommandant - <insert regular command> for the GOH.

I would rather you use English names when in doubt. After all, SAF mixes their commands in both English and Malay.

Well, Kawalan was the word I was looking for though. I felt that an English name didn't feel local enough, or else I would have opted for Centurion.

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

I don't think the M-fiber is a good idea. Anything that directly messes with the neuro-system, in the long term, can cause disability.

How long does the adrenaline-lignocaine solution last? Maybe an ampoule of 10ml?

Not very long, about 30 mins and affecting skin and only some tissues underneath it. It can't annul say a bullet wound or a sword stab.

Heh... About messing with the neurology, I'd say that's easily handled by the IS Field. What I'm doing is handwaving it off, because nothing in modern science can kill pain like ketamine can.

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

Diana is the long-range/sniper module. The MG, by right, is supposed to be useless since we have AIS rounds for the MEISTER, but having a small girl holding a big gun equates to more badassery.

Unless Karon doesn't mind ditching her 1st-gen MEISTER for the Ultima-H.

That SBO weapon appears on the roster, but it gets ditched the moment GATTAI happens as its in the way (like the missiles on the Impulse Gundam's core fighter XD).

Ah heck it, lets just go STRIKE WITCHES and lug around MGs while in school uniform as though they are assault rifles. IS-STRENGTH HO!!

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

2-minutes for an OP is ok. There should be a way to remix and cut that song.

Okay then I'll use the version that comes with the No Fate! game.

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

The zettai-ryouiki is there to stay. Having such high socks gives her the image of being hardworking (constantly pulling up her socks).

I think that design should be no problem since kuuderes are simply a subtrope of tsundere. I was subconsciously following the tsurime-tarime eye outlines and it achieved what I wanted her to be : prideful, strong-willed and stubborn.

Of course :

Spoiler for another sketch:

Sorry....couldn't resist.

...I think I know what's going on, but translation please.

Originally Posted by Tk3997

Rachael has been at the school about two and a half years at the start of the series. She spent like half a year assisting another teacher before getting her own class two years ago. This is thus her third class at the school so far, I have two other OCs planned one another teacher (about a year and half exp) and one a student, but she comes in later probably post Ep 6.

Oh in case it isn't clear to everyone else (it was mostly a discussion between Tk and me after all), Rachael Browning plays the role of Chifuyu for Class 1-2 (ie homeroom teacher iirc) while Saji is in Yamada's shoes (teacher's assistant).

Originally Posted by theflyingturkey

Ah sorry that.
They're actually placed in an old US military installation in Japan , which was turned to an IS academy.
I was actually considering the installation in Okinawa, but opted for the Misawa installation in the end.
Though I did described it in detail in my fanfic which I posted earlier.
So you could say they're in the canonverse, just not in the ISA (which lets me make as little ripples as possible in my fic)

I'll keep those in mind. Guess we'll stick it to cameos.

Originally Posted by Kyral

Certainly not Yui, but I think she is a little to young and diabolic for the job. I imagin her more like she voiced Oomura Yuki in Kobato.
And this does not answer my initial question.

It doesn't? oO Yuki is another option. I wanted a more mature range of Aki after all.



~~~New Intelligence Data Updated~~~

Originally Posted by Tk3997

Also I see we now have at least two other US OCs so I was thinking I might as well present some of my own ideas about the US IS scene for them to comment on.

Spoiler for US IS Program:

The US got in very close to the ground floor of IS development being one of the first foreign nations to get cores after Japan. Its existing military and political relations with that nation assured this and also assured continued close collaboration between the programs of both nations. Still while there was much cooperation there was also some disagreement, the US in particular was not in favor of the distribution ultimately agreed upon in treaties. It personally favored more or less hording IS cores for “democratic” states. It was particularly at odds with China and Russia over this issue and tension in the IS world between them remain high.

Though it didn’t get its way on distribution of cores it nonetheless did enjoy a significantly more advanced IS program then at least the later. The US had money, plenty of technical expertise, and as noted a close relationship with Japan the country of origin. It also saw a chance to get in at the ground floor of a new industry and considerable money was invested into R&D. In the US the IS was regarded more or less from the start as a weapon and most research and devolvement was put under military control. DARPA formed a division whose sole purpose was development of IS and funding was liberal to say the least.

The US lavished more money on its militaries IS programs then most of Europe combined. It was determined to take the lead in the field and dominate it just as it had Naval and Air warfare in the past. It also used almost all its allocated cores in these military programs and gave almost none to corporations. Since corporations were the ones most interested in various sporting events and more outlandish experiments with IS this meant the US tended to lag in that area. Despite its size and the above noted spending US competitors rarely place highly in international events and most of its units are regarded as solid and well rounded, but not overly innovate.

This suits the US fine as they’re focused more on enabling mass production then producing one off super units to win sporting events. Rumors persist that Area 51 is now almost completely dedicated to attempting to produce new IS cores, but progress if any on this is of course massively classified. For the moment though the US enjoys a fairly commanding market share in military IS used by most smaller nations. It’s designs tending to be readily available, maintainable, and balanced if not outstanding performers.

The US also actively cultivates this by often deploying units and technical teams aboard for cross training with other powers. Indeed a number of current IS programs in smaller nations were effectively started with US aid, and unsurprisingly mostly utilize US produced IS. Feeding into this most US IS pilots are in the military or under military control. Those that attend the IS academy are nominal exception due to technically being under no allegiance while attending, but the expectation of military service following graduation is fairly implicit in selection, which is done mostly from military schools...

I shall follow suit, just to hammer the kinks out of my points which would be raised in my next short:

Spoiler for ASEAN Foundation and Infinite Stratos:

When IS was first revealed to the world, the novels mentioned that it was scoffed at. At that time, the ASEAN Foundation was a fast rising collective in R&D, and was eager to learn whatever there was to learn about the IS frame, which would directly benefit its fledgling space program.

Then the White Knight incident happened. As stated in my profile, Singapore took a gamble and convinced her fellow members within the Foundation of Asia-Pacific islands to stand with Japan when it seemed like the whole world (actually, just the Security Council) was out to get her little toy. That was the start of a new business relationship with the Japanese.

Fast forward 6 years. It has been almost a decade since IS was first revealed. 10 years of research and coping with limited resources, plus a rise of internal strife has impacted the Foundation's, and Singapore's, IS program.

To maximize the sheer imbalance of pilots to cores, more IS cores were made as mass-production models than personal models. Indeed, it is rare to find 2nd or 3rd gen personal models from the Foundation. This created much demand for improving the MPIS, and indeed much of the entire regions' efforts have been churning out upgrades and patches that avoided the problem of Equalizers and core-vs-upgrade rejection. Also, much of the settings were carried over from one person to the next, not to mention all of them linked to the supercomputer grid running throughout the Foundation. This facilitated the fast maturation of the nascent intelligences within the cores, which also boosted performance. Lastly, most of the IS was held by government-linked companies, a little habit of ASEAN states, meaning that while corporations held ownership of the cores, it was the central command which called the shots, allowing for focused allocation and efficient use of resources.

The Foundation initially stuck to the wording of the Alaska Treaty, and threw much of its resources into Civilian Stratos (CVS). Unarmed IS with all of their BUS slots dedicated to anything ranging from construction to agriculture to computer blocks to even surgeries and medical emergencies mushroomed as universities took advantage of the grants and cores. The much needed injection to infrastructure created a long-overdue economic boom for the Foundation. CVS were immune to being retired by generation; 1st gens were very often converted to such machines if they were not upgraded to the next generation. Rafales of any generation were favored as their modular nature and large BUS capacities granted them practically infinite configurations. Selling upgrades meant that the region could make money from other countries' IS cores, and that made the Foundation very very rich.

Another kind of IS was the Armored Stratos. These were power lifters equipped with home-grown Yggdra Engines and Batteries meant for lugging equipment and personel into space. They soon found application in many civilian and military facilties. More spacecraft than humanoid, relatively slow and steady to stock IS, and yet armed and shielded enough to defend themselves against pirates and opportunists alike, ASEAN AS were the Foundation's proud symbol of progress and prosperity.

However, there was always the threat of being caught defenseless. Constrained by the Alaska Treaty, the Foundation created the [GLADIATORS] project. IS produced under this project were designated Gladiator Stratos (GS) to avoid sending the message that the Foundation was building warfighting Stratos. The IS-League was also started, and these new GS were mixed in with civilian and armored stratos, battling in league matches 'for entertainment purposes'. Information gleaned from these battles were used in the top-secret peace-keeping task force, [Shooting Star].

Introduction of the IS league also drove the later generations of CVS and AS designs to devote some spare BUS slots to weaponry, ensuring that the Foundation, while openly wearing a diplomatic smile, had a big enough stick behind her back to make would-be agressors think twice of bothering her.