[center][color=f49ac2][h1]I AM [i][b]CORINNE SHOURICHI[/b][/i] - THE MUNDANITY OF MONTHLY MEETINGS MAKES ME [i]MUY MUY MERCURIAL![/i][/h1][/color][/center] A plan. A plan!? Who the hell do you think you are, Sadbear Guacamole, if that [i]is[/i] your real name? Who the hell do you think [i]I[/i] am? You think humanity has dusted off half a dozen of these things in the past eighteen months with a [i]plan!?[/i] The plan happens when you're flat on your feet! The best laid plans of mice and men will [i]always[/i] falter, so when push comes to shove and those evil kaiju are at our shores, why don't you let [i]me[/i] command Promethion and worry about coming up with a plan!? I [i]knew[/i] coming to this thing was a mistake. I could taste the mistake on my tongue, like good bourbon or an Etherion slushie. But [i]Stoll[/i] talked me out of skiving off; apparently too many of the higher-ups would be here. Not that I saw any higher ups at all. [color=f49ac2][b]FOR STARTERS:[/b][/color] there is never anyone higher than me, from a chemical [i]or[/i] self-regard standpoint! [color=f49ac2][b]SECOND OFF:[/b][/color] these were all middlemen at best, people from the Americas or the Head Branch back in Paris, and I hated having to waste my time on these pissant company men. [color=f49ac2][b]THIRD OFF:[/b][/color] this broad hadn't been specific enough, and thus, to hide any insubordination and keep my cushy seat at the head of the table, I would settle for [i]also[/i] not being specific enough! [color=f49ac2]"You bet your nice little ass that we have a plan."[/color] Confidence is key when shooting your shot - kids on the team take notes! The worst you can get is a no! Or, in my case, fired and brought to court for harassment, but that was also just a no depending on how you looked at it! [color=f49ac2]"I don't know the whole plan myself,"[/color] I said, which was technically the truth as I had not paid attention to a single briefing from local governors for weeks. Maybe it'd be different if there were other Titans we could be coordinating beside, but as far as I knew, Promethion was the first - disregarding, of course, that shitty little half-baked chassis that the goon squad liked to test improvements on. We were in uncharted technological waters; we [i]were[/i] writing the textbook as we went along, so give me some space to do it! [color=f49ac2]"But we shouldn't have any problems on an escort mission, even if we run into something. All components that [i]can[/i] be waterproofed are waterproofed, and there's no reason to doubt Promethion can function in an aquatic environment. [i]Noooo[/i] sweat."[/color]