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Eratas123 · 2012-07-09, 01:03

Read it

There's a reason he's a delta, and I really admire this guys patience. Unlike most protags, who don't even seem offended or have a hint of pride, he's fully aware the group treating him like shit and does nothing cause he knows that's just asking for a mauling. Notice his monologues show he's not as thrilled to be placed on a team of girls. Out of 4 of them, 2 actively hate his guts and flat out say he'll never be a true member. The third doesn't hate him, but messes with him to the point she might as well does. And the 4th who actually likes him but is too shy to tell her group to lay off.

Yeah, Harem FTW (Sarcasm).

Eratas123 · 2012-07-09, 01:17

@ Senpai - Question: If Ichika placed his name on a dating site, what do you think would happen?

Side note - Did you read it?

DarkJak2050 · 2012-07-09, 02:19

Spoiler for Silverback's Beta Phase:

Any thoughts? Oh and I got a question about the ISA students.

If they noticed one of their fellow classmates or someone they know is acting rather odd and happens to go off on their own recently (practically without saying anything), would they follow closely behind to find out what's going on with him/her?

demino_hellsin · 2012-07-09, 05:15

most probably yes. They are very nosy when it comes to possible trysts.

Eratas123 · 2012-07-09, 06:12

I think we should just get this in the clear: Other than a slight sense of superiority, IS students are no different from the average. They're not alien, nor are they specialists or trained soldiers: They're just average teens that you'd see in every harem manga/anime.

demino_hellsin · 2012-07-09, 06:13

Most of the population is anyway. Just ordinary teenaged girls without an iota of a clue of exactly how much power they have. All they know is that they can flatten a country given a few days. But beyond that, they don't know the complications nor do they have the actual experience. At best they have gladiatorial experience as well as synchronized team combat. A large scale battle will get them killed.

StratoSpear · 2012-07-09, 06:22

Say, would a country come under fire if they have more than one Personal IS unit?

Eratas123 · 2012-07-09, 06:32

No, most country's have like 3.

StratoSpear · 2012-07-09, 06:36

Swee, what is the common reasoning for having that number of Personal ISes? Kinda need it for the next chapter as I'm introducing three transfer Cadets, two from Singapore and another from Finland.

Eratas123 · 2012-07-09, 06:56

There's usually one 1 personal cadet since their date is applied for the other one/two. No multiple reps from multiple countries. Germany has only 2 units, and the only rep is Laura.

StratoSpear · 2012-07-09, 07:07

Ah, right! Actually, only one of the Singaporean transfer students is a Cadet rep while the other is simply a test pilot who wants to enroll in the Academy.

Their units however, are of the same lineage despite the difference in statuses of the pilots.

Eratas123 · 2012-07-09, 07:10

Status has nothing to do with it. Laura's a soldier, Rin's a commoner, Charlotte's a bastard child, and Cecilia's a noble. They'd take the poorest girl over the princess of the country if she had a higher ranking.

demino_hellsin · 2012-07-09, 07:24

Actually there are multiple cadet reps. This is only to the effect that if the current top cadet proves themselves incapable of acting as proper representative or if their performance drops, the next one in line takes their place.

The personal IS unit is limited mostly to 1 unit so not every cadet representative is active. Many are relegated to training/benched. Multiple personal units launched at once denotes A) the country has many resources in terms of IS and is willing to spare the money to take multiple test units out for a spin. B) They are basically flaunting power with either ignorance or disregard over the danger this poses to their position.

StratoSpear · 2012-07-09, 07:24

Status as in one's a Cadet and the other isn't...

But you're right, it doesn't matter any case. But having both of them enroll wouldn't cause any problem meta-wise, right? Granted, their government approved their enrollment.

And you'll probably wonder why they decide to enroll despite the recent little event. Let's just say these trio of transfers have one thing in common: Desire for action.

demino_hellsin · 2012-07-09, 07:45

it would make sense to send multiple candidates out. This allows them to gain experience outside of just training regiments restricted within their countries. However it would be a bit problematic if they all had personal units. Again refer to my previous statement.

Not having a personal unit despite being a representative cadet is really embarrassing but realize that some may accept it because they aren't high enough rank. Kanzashi's case can be considered unique as we can safely assume she was top rank amongst japanese representative cadets but her unit was left incomplete in favor of completing Ichika's Byakushiki.

StratoSpear · 2012-07-09, 07:52

Understandable. Then again, character-wise, should I either make them:

- Clingy sisters
or
- Best friends
or
- Ojou-sama and Guardian

Eratas123 · 2012-07-09, 07:57

Side note - Angering the Yaoi God's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GrpZYdZMos

demino_hellsin · 2012-07-09, 07:58

Friendly rivals feel about right. Then again I don't know the nature of the couple. Mostly I can see deadly competitiveness. But if its within ISA... just friendly jibes at best and haughty arrogance at worst.

StratoSpear · 2012-07-09, 08:05

They share a long history of working together for a common goal, which is represented by their respective units being from the same lineage.

Best friends is pretty much the best way I can represent them given their history.

Also, is it weird if someone has a Japanese first name and a Western surname?

demino_hellsin · 2012-07-09, 08:36

not really. In Japan, it's uncommon but you might here names like Joe Matsunaga. John Murakami. Not too common but they really do happen.

2012-07-09, 01:03	Link #33821
Eratas123 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011	Read it There's a reason he's a delta, and I really admire this guys patience. Unlike most protags, who don't even seem offended or have a hint of pride, he's fully aware the group treating him like shit and does nothing cause he knows that's just asking for a mauling. Notice his monologues show he's not as thrilled to be placed on a team of girls. Out of 4 of them, 2 actively hate his guts and flat out say he'll never be a true member. The third doesn't hate him, but messes with him to the point she might as well does. And the 4th who actually likes him but is too shy to tell her group to lay off. Yeah, Harem FTW (Sarcasm). __________________

2012-07-09, 01:17	Link #33822
Eratas123 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011	@ Senpai - Question: If Ichika placed his name on a dating site, what do you think would happen? Side note - Did you read it? __________________

2012-07-09, 02:19	Link #33823
DarkJak2050 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	Spoiler for Silverback's Beta Phase: The armor’s energy shield had enveloped around the armor. Seeing through the visor, I took a scan around the lab to have a feel for the combat armor's vision. In just one quick look, it feels as though the visor’s not even there. “How’s it feel, Eric?” Tezla asked through the radio comm as he continued to observe us as we are slowly getting accustomed of using the Silverbacks. “It feels…” The armor feels a bit bulky like the flexibility’s limited, but I’m already accustomed to that thanks to the Thunder Crash armor I used before. Then I put up my right hand and slowly clenched it to make a fist. “…right. Except… this.” I felt the helmet that I’m wearing and noticed by looking from the inside of it around the visor, it isn’t transparent. “I feel like I’m a Faceless goon, not a warrior.” “That helmet won’t stay looking like that when the Silverback gets out of its Beta Phase. For it to get out of the Beta Phase is to use it continuously. But unlike other helmets that Thunder Crash had issued, these helmets are enhanced to react with the human nervous system. Which will feed into the combat armor; you perform an action, the Silverback will perform the same action instantaneously.” “Uh-huh…” That better happen when this gets out of its Beta Phase, because before, all of us preferred not to use any helmets. We even opt out on using the helmet Thunder Crash issued to us while on active duty. Why? It’s because it obscures our vision, preventing us from seeing snipers. Also, the visor on those helmets had the tendency of giving off a glint of sunlight. That right there is a sign telling a sniper “Shoot here!”, and it didn’t give much protection from a direct hit by even the smallest of live rounds. I’m guessing those helmets were there just for aesthetics purposes. Anyway, I wonder how Sideswipe, Ratchet and Scourge are doing. “You guys doing okay over there?” Eddie seems to be having a tough time in his Silverback. “I feel like that I’m a juggernaut in this thing. I can’t move around as well.” Yeah, out of all four of us, Sideswipe’s the fastest and the most agile. He even had to have his Thunder Crash armor slimed down so it won’t interfere with his mobility at all. “Just as I said before, Eddie; the main purpose of the Beta Phase is for the Silverback to gain the basic understanding of its wearer. Since the Silverbacks are designed for combat, it’ll gain the most experience during combat, training or real. Once it’s gone through actual combat in its Beta Phase, the Spark will record all the data from it and use it for the final configurations that’ll best prefer its wearer.” “So basically, we have to take these out into the field, huh, Doc?” “Yes, Brian. Once the Silverbacks gain enough experience, not only they’ll be at their wearer’s preferred configurations, they’ll also take on a change in appearance. Okay…” Tezla was looking at the holographic screens in front of him. On these screens are live surveillance feed from the recon drones he dispatched earlier. “It seems that you guys already have the basic movements down. Now that it’s the case, I’d prefer that we head topside to move on with the training. But…” He made a slight pause with a keen look on the same screens. “Your close encounter with a small group ISes turned out to be solid. Look here…” The same surveillance feed that Tezla’s watching then displayed on each of our visors. ISes are floating above the beachhead we spotted earlier today, but they’re different from the ones we’ve had a close encounter with. “You think they can pick us up if we’re to head topside, Tezla?” “I don’t think so; not with the mountainous terrain in between this base and that beachhead. But it’s best that we stay down here for now. You’ll never know if they’ll come on flying over here.” “Yeah, good call. Especially with that near encounter we had earlier.” Taking knowledge of this, Tezla ended the surveillance feed on our visors. Any thoughts? Oh and I got a question about the ISA students. If they noticed one of their fellow classmates or someone they know is acting rather odd and happens to go off on their own recently (practically without saying anything), would they follow closely behind to find out what's going on with him/her? Last edited by DarkJak2050; 2012-07-09 at 03:34.

2012-07-09, 06:12	Link #33825
Eratas123 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011	I think we should just get this in the clear: Other than a slight sense of superiority, IS students are no different from the average. They're not alien, nor are they specialists or trained soldiers: They're just average teens that you'd see in every harem manga/anime. __________________

2012-07-09, 06:22	Link #33827
StratoSpear Titans Test Team Pilot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Elysium	Say, would a country come under fire if they have more than one Personal IS unit? __________________ "You cannot be bad at watching a movie. You cannot be bad at listening to an album. ...But you can be bad at playing a videogame, and the game will punish you and deny you access to the rest of the videogame."

2012-07-09, 05:15	Link #33824
demino_hellsin That one guy Join Date: Nov 2011	most probably yes. They are very nosy when it comes to possible trysts.

2012-07-09, 06:13	Link #33826
demino_hellsin That one guy Join Date: Nov 2011	Most of the population is anyway. Just ordinary teenaged girls without an iota of a clue of exactly how much power they have. All they know is that they can flatten a country given a few days. But beyond that, they don't know the complications nor do they have the actual experience. At best they have gladiatorial experience as well as synchronized team combat. A large scale battle will get them killed.

2012-07-09, 06:32	Link #33828
Eratas123 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011	No, most country's have like 3. __________________

2012-07-09, 06:36	Link #33829
StratoSpear Titans Test Team Pilot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Elysium	Swee, what is the common reasoning for having that number of Personal ISes? Kinda need it for the next chapter as I'm introducing three transfer Cadets, two from Singapore and another from Finland. __________________ "You cannot be bad at watching a movie. You cannot be bad at listening to an album. ...But you can be bad at playing a videogame, and the game will punish you and deny you access to the rest of the videogame."

2012-07-09, 06:56	Link #33830
Eratas123 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011	There's usually one 1 personal cadet since their date is applied for the other one/two. No multiple reps from multiple countries. Germany has only 2 units, and the only rep is Laura. __________________

2012-07-09, 07:07	Link #33831
StratoSpear Titans Test Team Pilot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Elysium	Ah, right! Actually, only one of the Singaporean transfer students is a Cadet rep while the other is simply a test pilot who wants to enroll in the Academy. Their units however, are of the same lineage despite the difference in statuses of the pilots. __________________ "You cannot be bad at watching a movie. You cannot be bad at listening to an album. ...But you can be bad at playing a videogame, and the game will punish you and deny you access to the rest of the videogame."

2012-07-09, 07:10	Link #33832
Eratas123 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011	Status has nothing to do with it. Laura's a soldier, Rin's a commoner, Charlotte's a bastard child, and Cecilia's a noble. They'd take the poorest girl over the princess of the country if she had a higher ranking. __________________

2012-07-09, 07:24	Link #33833
demino_hellsin That one guy Join Date: Nov 2011	Actually there are multiple cadet reps. This is only to the effect that if the current top cadet proves themselves incapable of acting as proper representative or if their performance drops, the next one in line takes their place. The personal IS unit is limited mostly to 1 unit so not every cadet representative is active. Many are relegated to training/benched. Multiple personal units launched at once denotes A) the country has many resources in terms of IS and is willing to spare the money to take multiple test units out for a spin. B) They are basically flaunting power with either ignorance or disregard over the danger this poses to their position.

2012-07-09, 07:24	Link #33834
StratoSpear Titans Test Team Pilot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Elysium	Status as in one's a Cadet and the other isn't... But you're right, it doesn't matter any case. But having both of them enroll wouldn't cause any problem meta-wise, right? Granted, their government approved their enrollment. And you'll probably wonder why they decide to enroll despite the recent little event. Let's just say these trio of transfers have one thing in common: Desire for action. __________________ "You cannot be bad at watching a movie. You cannot be bad at listening to an album. ...But you can be bad at playing a videogame, and the game will punish you and deny you access to the rest of the videogame."

2012-07-09, 07:45	Link #33835
demino_hellsin That one guy Join Date: Nov 2011	it would make sense to send multiple candidates out. This allows them to gain experience outside of just training regiments restricted within their countries. However it would be a bit problematic if they all had personal units. Again refer to my previous statement. Not having a personal unit despite being a representative cadet is really embarrassing but realize that some may accept it because they aren't high enough rank. Kanzashi's case can be considered unique as we can safely assume she was top rank amongst japanese representative cadets but her unit was left incomplete in favor of completing Ichika's Byakushiki.

2012-07-09, 07:52	Link #33836
StratoSpear Titans Test Team Pilot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Elysium	Understandable. Then again, character-wise, should I either make them: - Clingy sisters or - Best friends or - Ojou-sama and Guardian __________________ "You cannot be bad at watching a movie. You cannot be bad at listening to an album. ...But you can be bad at playing a videogame, and the game will punish you and deny you access to the rest of the videogame."

2012-07-09, 07:57	Link #33837
Eratas123 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011	Side note - Angering the Yaoi God's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GrpZYdZMos __________________

2012-07-09, 07:58	Link #33838
demino_hellsin That one guy Join Date: Nov 2011	Friendly rivals feel about right. Then again I don't know the nature of the couple. Mostly I can see deadly competitiveness. But if its within ISA... just friendly jibes at best and haughty arrogance at worst.

2012-07-09, 08:05	Link #33839
StratoSpear Titans Test Team Pilot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Elysium	They share a long history of working together for a common goal, which is represented by their respective units being from the same lineage. Best friends is pretty much the best way I can represent them given their history. Also, is it weird if someone has a Japanese first name and a Western surname? __________________ "You cannot be bad at watching a movie. You cannot be bad at listening to an album. ...But you can be bad at playing a videogame, and the game will punish you and deny you access to the rest of the videogame."

2012-07-09, 08:36	Link #33840
demino_hellsin That one guy Join Date: Nov 2011	not really. In Japan, it's uncommon but you might here names like Joe Matsunaga. John Murakami. Not too common but they really do happen.