Ariamis

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@Ammokkx
You moved to zone B's edge, right? That's a legit move, even if you would have attacked that post.

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@Penultimate_Pi
None of what you wrote counts as being too meta; it's clear on how Lorenzo named the opposing team and how Irina herself proclaimed to destroy you is more than enough to infer that she's got something to back up her claims, especially after Sigma openly cried out about her.

The other stuff was just assumptions based on the context, like the enemy having radar, so it's fine.

What would have been too meta was if she accurately guessed what kind of weapons Irina would use based on her tone of voice.

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@AtomicNut
I remember that the sadist was one of the better stormtroopers along with the Skies of Arcadia characters. Also, using Edy was pretty funny, since it was basically sending Hatsune Miku into the trenches to slaughter Anime Nazis.

But none of that mattered once Alicia leveled up enough that she could win missions solo with a single potential-raising order. That was broken as hell.

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@Dragoknighte
Can't go wrong with Rocky.

@AtomicNut
Now that was a fun game, and actually got me into playing a war strategy game since I usually avoid those.

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@Penultimate_Pi
I seriously considered bringing it to the fight as well, but decided to only use Frames of people who are not present. It also makes thematically sense, as you will find out.

@SillyGoy
Sure. Where is it from?

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@Ammokkx@Apollosarcher@SillyGoy@AtomicNut@Evil Snowman@Penultimate_Pi@Dragoknighte@Mr Rage

The battle will use a map that I have provided in the OP:

Mock Battle Map and Movement

Here's the map. Forgive me for my lack of artistic ability.

Solaire Ruin Arena

A. The Open Fields: An open plain with scant traces of vegetation. Perfect for long-ranged weaponry.
B. The Forest of Pillars: An area rife with massive pillars. Provides plenty of cover, but is also prime hunting grounds for heavy Framewerks due to the difficulty of moving around the pillars.
C. The Mystery Zone: It's a mystery!
D. The Abyss: A chasm that goes down a considerable distance to a series of tunnels. These tunnels can then be used to suddenly appear anywhere in the arena.
E. The Broken Hills: An area consisting of rolling hills and broken pillars. The area provides some cover, but the area's geography makes it hard to maneuver around.
F. The Lake of Rage: A vast body of water reaching deep into the earth. A Framewerk that jumps in is sure to make a splash.
G. The Tower of Power: A tall monument with a flat top that can fit one Framewerk, it provides visibility and better firing accuracy to all the other zones. The amount of firepower required to topple the tower is tremendous due to the incredibly heavy alloy it is built from.

Everyone will start in zone A. Moving two zones prohibits attacking in a post. Two-zone movement is impossible through zone G. Everyone will only have a mini-map showing what is happening in the area around you, meaning you only know what is happening in your zone and the zones adjacent to it until Elora manages to complete her terrain scan to cover the entire map.

And also, I will be giving out the specs of the enemy units, but again, use of meta knowledge will be monitored and punished accordingly:

Sköll

• Framewerk Code Name: MAF-58P - Sköll Prototype
• Pilot: Irina Spanova
• Appearance:
• Experience: 100%
• Synchronization Rate: 100%
• Number of Framewerk Systems: 2+2
• Signature Weapon System: A high powered Gauss Automatic Rifle. Ideally for mid-range combat, it has some long range capacity at the expense of rate of fire.
• Signature Weapon System: MORS (Monomolecular Optically Resharpened Sword). A sharp blade able to cut off armor and that continually resharpens its edge. However, the blade itself emits a rather ominous glow when in use, which can prove a hinderance against sniper and long range units, giving a clear target.
• Secondary Weapon System: A special Vectorial jetpack on the back designed which gives a significant range of movement and speed even in combat.
• Secondary Weapon System: Advanced targetting array. It greatly augments the range of the targetting sensors, as well as its speed, being able to pinpoint critical systems and weak points with great accuracy.
• Weight Class:Light-Medium. Sacrifices some of the medium armor for enhaced mobility and great capacity at higher synch rates.
• Special Ability: Sword of Terra: Due to the high synchronization of the Mech, Irina is capable of using the sword and bodyparts of the mech like if she was an expert swordswoman.

Homonculus pilots

Gamma:

Daemon

Framewerk Code Name: Daemon

Appearance

(Minus the shoulder cannon)

Signature Weapon System: A Mid range Framewerk, the primary weapon system installed into the Daemon Framewerk is the Type 177 Heavy Support System. A belt fed, assault rifle style weapon, the Type 177 presents a balance of traits in exchange for lacking unusually extremes in performance. Heavy caliber caseless rounds are fed from internal magazines, the belt covered by a protective sheath that, with power fed from the Daemon's power core, feeds each round into the Type 177. Each round is designed with maximum penetration in mind, and each round is charged with experimental levels of electricity theorized to be capable of punching through barrier defenses, while the rounds design promotes penetration against physical armor.

Secondary Weapon System: The most obvious secondary system is the shoulder mounted Type 14 Prototype Counter Measure (PCM) device. Each tube holds several charges of flare like devices that emit lock scrambling emissions across the known bands of use, and include several theorized bands that may be employed in enemy smart weapon systems. To effectively launch the countermeasures, the Daemon has to cease fire with the Type 177 due to recoil interference throwing off PCM launches. Beyond this, the Daemon utilizes an advanced high output energy core to supply both weapon and operating systems, and includes overhauled servos to support many times its own weight, giving it an unorthodox means of close quarters combat, and other utility use where extreme loads need raised and carried.

Weight Class: Heavy Experimental - Numerous heavy, overlapping layers of conventional armor provide the outer core of defense, with inner layers forged with newly created, energy resilient metals. New and barely tested processing methods have been used to increase outer layer resilience against beam and other non ballistic weapons many times over that of almost any other conventional Framewerk in use, experimental or otherwise, and maintain conventional durability. Outside of space, it is not capable of combat flight and is one of the slowest models being deployed for use. Clearly designed for heavy levels of damage absorption and survival.

Delta:

Delta Silver

Framewerk Code Name: Delta Silver

Appearance:

Signature Weapon System: Twin Artillery/Mortar cannons, complete with Projectile Flight Path Calculation Systems that predict the arcing paths of shells before they are fired from the weapon. Weather is not taken into account by the calculations, though as the shells are generally both heavy and explosive; weather is less of a concern when it comes to hitting a targeted area. The movement of enemy units is also not taken into account in the system's calculations, as the same excuse was used; the shells are generally explosive and the weapon is intended for area of effect devastation. The cannon barrels are also modified to extend or shorten in length to allow better control over operational range, which, when coupled with the 90 Degree Vertical Aiming Drive, permits the cannons to fire shells at short-to-long ranges. "Artillery Mode" refers to when the cannons are both extended and angled within 45 degrees from horizontal over the shoulders to allow for long-range bombardment, while "Mortar Mode" refers to when the cannons are shortened and within 45 degrees of being vertical to allow for rapid bombardment at medium ranges, and lastly "Direct Mode" refers to when the cannons are angled almost entirely horizontal over the shoulders to allow for direct fire at shorter ranges. With the barrels extended beyond 50% length, the cannons can achieve a fire rate of about 1 / 4 seconds each, while reaching as fast as 1 / 2 seconds when the barrels are shortened to below 50% length. These cannons also have an assortment of shells available for use that can be switched out by pilot commands, the available shells are as follows;
(changing the type of shell prevents the use of the cannon in the same post)

• HEF-I Shell: All-Purpose, Standard-Issue High-Explosive Fragmentation Incendiary shells that are more dangerous to use at shorter ranges due to the fragmentation and incendiary effects of the shells. These shells have a more pronounced arc, and are recommended for use in either Artillery or Mortar Mode.
• APHE Shell: Armor-Piercing High-Explosive shells designed for short to long range engagements. These shells have a less pronounced arc that allows for greater range, and are especially effective in Direct Mode due to possessing a smaller explosion radius.
• HYDRA Shells: Specially designed shells that break apart and separate in midair, releasing a swarm of explosive capsules that rain devastation down over a targeted area. Recommended for Mortar Mode, cannot be used in Direct Mode. These shells must be carefully loaded, and therefore require more time to be loaded; slowing cannon firing rate down to 1 / 4 seconds for a shortened barrel, and 1 / 6 seconds with an extended barrel.
• Titan Shell: Shells fitted with with Large-Yield (Conventional)Explosive Warheads, resembling the detonation size and strength of a Massive Ordinance Air Blast(MOAB). Recommended only for Artillery Mode, as the explosion radius is...quite large. Cannot be used in Direct Mode.

Secondary Weapon System: A Plasma Caster is built into both forearms, capable of generating shields and blades made of plasma. A Plasma Shield generated from one arm is a little wider than the Frame's profile, while a Plasma Shield generated from both arms is a little wider than the total width of the Framewerk. Plasma Blades can reach up to 1/2 the total height of the Frame itself in length, with 1/4 being the usual blade length. Using the Plasma Caster too frequently can cause the weapon to overheat and result in internal system damage, and for that reason the Plasma Blade and Plasma Shield can only be safely maintained for a few seconds at a time.

Weight Class: Equipped with medium-strength armor, allowing for decent movement speed and flexibility.

Epsilon:

Zeus

Codename: Zeus

Appearance

Primary Weapon System:
Zeus's equipped with a unique system called "Arklight Thunder", being able to manipulate plasma from his particle generators, in the form of Thunder Bolts, that he can wield in his hand and use as projectiles.

Being able to manipulate space nebulae and the atmosphere on planets to send lightning down on his enemies is another aspect of his primary systems, all his abilities stun enemies. Zeus can stun multiple enemies that are close-by in one cast.

Secondary Weapon System
Zeus's best defensive capability which is used in a radius, shields Zeus from outside projectiles and ranged attacks, whilst inside creates a massive Tesla field that stuns enemies inside its radius, yet deals minute amounts of damage through static electricity. He can also target this on ally Frameworks, if they are close enough to him.
Zeus has a electro-magnetic movement system that allows him to hover instead of walk. This provides extra movement considering he is a slow walker. His movement is a lot more streamline, and he doesn't have to worry much about terrain. This puts a little bit off his armor weight.

Weight Class - Medium

Zeta:

Rose

• Framewerk Code Name: Rose
• Appearance:
  
• Signature Weapon System:
  Rose whip, a reached melee weapon system made for adaptability on the field, each section is its own separate motor capable of Gordian knot contortions and ease of replacement between missions. The two main attack functions beyond lashing until a constriction can be made are the piston jabs of the thorns once wrapped around a limb for deeper penetration or each independently spinning to grind whatever it is to dust and crimson mist
• Secondary Weapon System: Rose bouquet; retracting both of the 'hands' and dropping the head into the chest, the flowers on the crown and wrists open wide to function as a shield while the Frame looks a lot like a rosebush.
• Weight Class:
  Medium protection melee assault armor built to endure long enough to land terrible blows. The 'vine wrap' on one leg is actually a depiction of 'either/or' for BOTH legs once he closes to melee range.
• Special Ability:

Eta:

Archer

Framewerk Code Name: Archer

Appearance, ignoring the scale discrepancy

Source

Signature Weapon System:
Anti Material Projectile - Thermal Type(A.M.P.T.T.) Cannon, also known as the Slag Cannon. This is a modified rail gun that can fire super-heated metal, typically tungsten, to melt through armor. The large amount of heat this generates limits the (Safe) firing rate for the weapon. Typically a technique known as "Time on Target" is used to increase the effectiveness of the first shot by following it up with one or more conventional rail-gun shots. The Archer's Prometheus Fire Control System automates the rapid loading and firing of these follow up shots, but they are more inaccurate than the initial shot due to recoil.

Secondary Weapon System:
Prometheus Fire Control System:
This system allows the Archer to track and predict enemy movements to a limited degree. While it isn't true prescience, it uses an advanced suite of sensors and adaptive computer models to develop the situational awareness to predict a target's movements. The system is also designed to learn from experience, so the more it is used the better the predictive models get and thus the system becomes more effective. It is primarily used to help the Archer's pilot to aim the main gun and handle the reloading of the main gun. The actual aim adjustment and pulling of the trigger are still done by the pilot. While it allows the Archer to accurately hit targets at remarkable ranges when both the target and Archer are stationary, movement of either the Archer or target reduces the accuracy of system remarkably. Typically this reduces the system to providing predictions (i.e. 80% of the shots fired will land in this particular area) of likely points of impact in most combat situations.

Hornet Nest Point Defense System:
Primarily a defensive system, there are several hidden missile pods located all over the Archer. At a moment's notice one or more missiles can be fired off to intercept incoming enemy fire with kinetic impact weapons, which are essentially large darts. While this is mainly to protect the Archer from return fire while on the move, the system can attack other targets such as airborne threats with less efficacy as the Hornet Nest missiles lack the explosive damage of conventional missile load-outs.

Weight Class:
Heavy. The heavy hitting nature of the main gun puts the Archer at the top of the enemy's list of targets, necessitating heavy protection. The Archer has been equipped with experimental armor that gives the same protection as conventional heavy armor while still allowing the heat from its main gun to dissipate. However the Archer still requires support to deal with close range engagements, as it is slower than most bipedal Framewerks and lacks a strong close range defense.

Theta:

Roxy Kai

Code-Name: Roxy Kai

Appearance

Primary Weapon: The Stake-Driver of Roxy has been modified into a sword-like weapon, which is further augmented by the stake-drivers' hydraulic systems, effectively giving it thrice the kinetic energy it would have if Roxy Kai just swung it regularly. This gives it excessive cutting power, and with its' lightweight yet quite sturdy construction, the Roxy Kai can chop up any target in seconds, as long as it gets close enough. The Hydraulic Shortsword is mounted on the right arm, with the most important systems internal.

Secondary Weapons/Equipment: Roxy Kai's thrusters have been further enhanced, giving it extreme super-maneuverability alongside massive acceleration and fuel efficiency. Estimated, in an earth-like atmosphere, it can go around mach 3.2~ (1090 meters per second), but it has a 'combat cap' of around mach 2, or 700 meters per second. Its' primary ranged weapon is a modified shotgun, now able to be used as an auto-cannon in an alternate mode with alternate ammunition, firing man-sized slugs at a decent rate of 1200 rounds per minute. In shotgun mode, it has a ROF of 240 RPM, and its' shells hold 20 pellets with decent accuracy. The shotgun is hidden in the left arm, able to reveal itself and begin firing in an instant.

Weight Class: Ultralight. Replacing the fairly standard armor of the previous model, the Roxy Kai's advanced composites are technically much stronger pound for pound. However, it has much less thickness to improve mobility. This makes it overall worse, but it's still quite durable against G-forces, which allows it to move faster still. However, when not using its' extremely quick thrusters in 'High speed cruise mode', it isn't much faster then the original Roxy.

Iota:

Anzû

Framewerk Code Name: Anzû
Appearance:

Signature Weapon System: A large, high accuracy rifle that can shoot rather quickly, deal heavy amounts of damage but takes a long time to reload and has to be inserted manually. It energizes its large, alloy slugs in a MAC chamber before firing them, piercing almost anything.


Secondary Weapon System: Two powerful flamethrowers are on each hand, capable of burning targets effectively in close combat.
Weight Class: The frame is rather light but has some powerful armored plates at the front protecting its limbs; on the back and at its joints it is rather exposed, while the actual plates are a shining white and covered in a protecting layer of synthesized plastic.

Kappa:

Macabre

Framewerk Code Name: Macabre

Appearance: Sleek, black all throughout. Smallest experimental Frame. Very thin. Obviously designed for speed. Almost like a standing drag race car.

Signature Weapon System: Large katana "Viscera" designed to deliver maximum power to a slash while staying as lightweight and quick as possible. Weapon system is designed to attack quickly and ferociously then retreating behind bigger Frames before a counter attack can be done.

Secondary Weapon System: Extra boosters placed strategically meant for maximum agility.
Light pistol loaded with the Frame equivalent of hollow point.

Weight Class: Ultralight, focusing entirely on speed and agility at the expense of all armor.

Lambda:

Black Komodo

Framewerk Code Name: Black Komodo
Appearance:
Signature Weapon System: The Hellstorm Cannon sits on the forearm of the Black Komodo and fires high impact, explosive incendiary or armor piercing rounds which chews up most metal alloys as the cost of a very slow rate of fire. it has a secondary function to fire a much faster Gatling gun which uses more conventional ammo for mid range combat.

Secondary Weapon System: On the Black Komodo's shoulder sits the Tri-Laser, a powerful weapon that charges with electricity or sunlight to release a devastatingly powerful hyper intense beam. This can only be fired once every 30 mins or at a greater risk any more frequently could easily destroy the shoulder weapon completely. The Black Komodo also holds a large Chain-Sword for close range combat.

Weight Class: Medium density plate armor covers the Black Komodo, slightly lighter on the joints and slightly stronger on the shoulders and forearms.

Mu:

Setsuka

Framework Code Name: Setsuka

Appearance:
Signature Weapon System: Telekinetic System: the Framewerk can tap into the "energy" that comes from the synchro rate to wield energy amplified by this system. From the Framewerks mecha hands, it can then fire it like beams. It can even keep the energy itself stored into the hands to either create "energy based" weapons like swords out of pure energy or simply increase it's punching power. However, at the pilot's current state the weapon is unable to be activated.

Secondary Weapon System: On its hips are a pair of mech-sized Magnum Pistols. Each holding 8 shots, the name itself implies high powered shots capable of penetrating high grade armor. However, accuracy becomes an issue past mid range and limited ammo capacity means "spray and pray" isn't an option. A good weapons set for taking out slow but heavy armored targets.

Weight Class: Medium

Nu:

Phantom Zero

Framewerk Code Name:
"Phantom Zero"

Appearance

Signature Weapon System:
SRM Maoudo-4 Model 014c "Blade of Hope" - The Phantom Zero's primary weapon weapon, the Blade of Hope is a strong melee weapon against both armor and barriers. It utilizes a blade of high-frequency oscillating particles, allowing it to cut through almost anything at a sub-atomic level. It is also because of this the blade gives off a light blue hue when activated.

Secondary Weapon System:
Type Vz-41 "King of Hearts" AIC - The "King of Hearts" Active Inertia Canceler is the primary defensive equipment of the Phantom Zero as its light armor requires some help in the case it cannot dodge attacks. Located above the shoulder, the AIC creates a field in front of the Framewerk which can deflect most types of kinetic weaponry and some melee weapons. Specialized kinetic weapons and directed energy weapons are what its weakest against. Taking too much damage will cause the shield to overload and potentially explode. The shield itself is formed up from many hexagon-like shapes and glows red.
The FRamewerk can also use two rocket propelled anchors located at the waist of the Phantom Zero. The anchors are used primarily as a means of getting around quicker like a grappling hook of sorts. Alternatively, they can be aimed and used in combat to distract, confuse or disarm enemies.

Weight Class: Light

Xi:

Xeno

Framewerk Code Name: Xeno; Unit-X; "Xeno Unit"

Signature Weapon System: Xeno is outfitted with sharp metal claws on its hands and can eject shock grapplers from its wrists. It's tail can also be used as a deadly weapon to stab other Framewerks as well as issue an electric shock.

Secondary Weapon System: Xeno often relies on mecha-sized rifles and other forms of weaponry in combat if it is able to procure one on the field. The shoulders can detach if the pilot needs an emergency punch, as well as to make it more nimble.

Weight Class: Ultralight.

Omicron:

Emperor

Framewerk Code Name: Emperor
Appearance:

Signature Weapon System: The Emperor relies heavily on the combined effort of all of it's assets during combat, this being one of the major reasons such an excellent and terrifying machine wasn't put into service before now. With the addition of it's unique pilot, The Emperor may show it's terror with it's most essential tool, the Imperator system.

The Imperator system works by utilizing high-powered magnets and drawing opponents into "Judgement" range, at which stage the dominating power of it's melee weapons are naught but a pilots true nightmare. This terrifying system is what crowned both its names. It's not made better when the system itself is represented all over the Emperor as beautiful crosses initially thought to bring comfort to soldiers at the sight of this majestic machine. If active, the system will pull all metals, including bullets, towards itself. This would only work within a given radius, and some projectiles (due to speed) would be able to escape this, but they'd be derailed from their mark somewhat. The Imperator system is also able to push objects away.

Secondary Weapon System: Emperor utilizes numerous 'secondary' combat systems, the first of which are it's weapon; the Arbiter, and it's shield; the Aegis. Whilst the Aegis follows the general principles of a shield, simply super powered to the degree or actual viability in modern day combat (It also looks like a cross), the sword is not as simple. Arbiter is a sword that carries a beautiful high-tech, yet functional design. The thing that makes it unique is not its embedded rapid firing cannon, but rather it's vibrating super-heated blade. Numerous crosses are incorporated into the design.

Weight Class: Very Heavy experimental armor applied in multiple layers meant to withstand most punishment. Due to this fact, Emperor is, however, a slow and prime target in combat, however, due to it's Imperator system, it proves a versatile enemy. The Armor is made to be resistant to the Imperator system, and does also absorb shock and kinetic damage especially well. Heat, however, is a problem.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them. I'll try to answer them tomorrow.

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"So far the project has entered its next phase splendidly," Lorenzo suddenly spoke, as if he wasn't talking to anyone in the room, despite Ritsu being present, holding her arms in a worried fashion. "And there are plenty of promising subjects in this batch. Though there are also many rotten examples. I could create an AI with better handling than some of them."

"That remains to be seen, professor." Ritsu said in a stern tone to the scientist. She looked at the screen, and saw how various pilots appeared in the hangars with their plugsuits on, and how they entered their given Framewerks. "After all, that is one of the purposes of this exercise, to test their Synchro Rates and tactical capability."

Lorenzo checked that he had visual feed recorded of every pilot's face while they were sitting inside the machines, and then activated the comand channel. "Now then, we will shortly begin the mock battle. As the lieutenant informed you, it will be held among Cadets. However, this does not mean it will only consist of your group. Shame on anyone who thought so. Your bloodlust is commendable though, and it will be useful when you channel it against the Cruxi, hee hee! No, it will be a fight between two teams of Cadets:

Team Sigma versus Team Irina."

A moment passed by as dead air lingered in the command channel, before the husky voice of another woman could be heard from it. "That's right, you fucking maggots! I'm Irina Spanova, and I'm gonna smash your Frames like tincans! Don't you bastards hold back, you hear me!"
Ritsu then suddenly spoke once she cut off Irina's comms: "Anyway, the objectives will be the same, regardless of the targets. Defeat as many enemies as you can by any means possible. You will be fighting superior numbers, so give it all you got, Cadets."

The hangar doors were then opened, revealing the landscape of zone A, which was the Open Fields, a vast stretch of empty land. You could see a tower soaring to the sky in the distance, which the map file designated as zone G, or the Tower of Power. The sky was filled with gray clouds, making for a dour scene to look at.
Lieutenant Ritsu's voice could be heard. "The objectives stay the same as previously. Cadets, commence Operation: Mock Battle!" As soon as the words left her mouth, the air filled with the grinding of metal and the roaring of thrusters as every Framewerk launched out of the hangar and into the fields in a thunderous fashion. The battle that would soon unfold on an astounding scale, with titans clashing against each other in a monumental brawl.

"Are you sure this is necessary, professor?" Ritsu returned back to discussing privately with Lorenzo. "This couldn't have been done as a virtual simulation, I mean?"
"No," Lorenzo said with a stern face. "You'll see. To defeat the Cruxi, they need to prepare to kill each other without hesitation should the situation call for it, and without any inhibitions, virtual or real. Besides, this can be classified as euthanasia when it comes to the Homunculus pilots."

Elora was still shocked from what she heard when she launched out of the hangar, and her fingers slipped on the interface as she tried to type her trained Combat Analyzer commands in. She had difficulty believing what she heard, and hated herself for assuming it was going to be a free-for-all. Only a madman would arrange something like that. This made a lot more sense, but even then it still seemed cruel to fight against other Cadets, even if she didn't know them. Still, she had a mission to fulfill. She was part of a team now, and she couldn't let her comrades down. "Initiate cloaking and terrain scan protocol," she vocally confirmed the command, and shot high into the air as the air electrified around her egg-shaped Frame before it seemed to disappear with a crackle. She lingered in the upper atmosphere long enough to get a rough estimate of what the arena's geography was, and uploaded it to herself and Ariin. "Here you go, you should now have a 3D-display of the map data with hostile activity marked as red dots and allies as green."

Then she realized: she forgot that it wasn't a battle royal, but a team effort, and switched to the command channel as she uploaded the map data to all Framewerks on team Sigma. "Uhh, I-I set up a map outline, but I need more time before I get all the sectors down." She bit her lip as she tried to emotionally soldier through the mistake she made, and resisted apologizing for it, as it was pointless chatter, and that was one of the biggest mistakes an information specialist like her could make. She hoped that Ariin wouldn't reveal her mess up to the other pilots, though at the same time she expected to be scolded for that by her superiors anyway. All in all, it was a terrible start for her. However, at least she got the map uploaded, so she was contributing. At least, that's what she told herself.

There wasn't any indication where the enemy was coming from, though the team could barely see far in the horizon how several shades resembling humanoid shapes advanced upon them from various directions such as the lake in the east, the forest of pillars in the west, and from behind the central tower. But one thing was clear: there were many machines, and all of them were unique models with unique qualities. If team Sigma had any chance of winning, they had to put their teamwork to its limits, and give every fiber of their being to destroying them...even if they were Cadets just like them.

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@SillyGoy
The first comms is between Elora and Ariin, and the second one where she announced herself to be ready is open comms.

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@Ammokkx@Apollosarcher@SillyGoy@AtomicNut@Evil Snowman@Penultimate_Pi@Dragoknighte@Mr Rage

Time for the battle!
Also, I know it will be tempting, but use of meta knowledge will be monitored and punished accordingly.

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Elsewhere, a pair of eyes followed the camera feed from the briefing hall, and the lips under them twisted into a smirk. "It seems the social experiment is a success," Lorenzo said, partly to himself, and partly to Ritsu, who was sitting at the monitoring station. The shadowy surveillance room was filed with monitors, each of them connected to a camera located around the Solaire military base, and the two followed the pilots as they began conversing and even arguing with one another.

Ritsu continued looking at the monitors as she asked: "Sir, I understand the reason we are holding this operation, but why were the mission objectives not made clear? These pilots are now thinking they are to fight each other."
"That is precisely why, Ritsu." The old man waggled his finger. "This is a perfect opportunity to observe how these fools really act, especially among some of the subjects," he said as Sigma showed off her legs with an acrobatic performance. "But even now they must keep their social masks on to ensure they are not suspicious...once they step inside their Framewerks, their true nature will come to light. Their fears, their pride...their inhumanity. Of course, once the operation starts they will know who their real target is."

Ritsu sighed as a reflexive measure to push out the nausea that Lorenzo seemed to exude from his eccentric manners. Even after months of working with the scientist, she still couldn't get used to his thoughts that often seemed to linger on the insane side. But, as he was the father of the Project and as the sole man responsible for gaining any kind of advantage against the Cruxi, he could do as he pleased. That was something Ritsu learned to accept over time. "I will hold the announcement now, sir." She was about to open the microphone when Lorenzo suddenly asked. "Before you do that...Is it ready?"

"Yes, sir; Sköll is ready for deployment, alongside the rest of the Homunculus Project capable of combat, as you have ordered, up to a total of 14 Framewerks. But sir, are you sure that-"

"Yes! Now stop blabbering and send those brutes out. This will be their only chance to avoid termination. Besides, she can have some fun, hee hee!"

---

Elora nodded to Sigma's words, her eyes wide in wonder at her strange behavior. "Well, I am glad that you aren't angry. L-Let's do our best out there, okay?" She kept quiet as she observed the discussion that seemed to turn violent really fast. She flinched when Sigma performed her high kick, and put her hands around her head as an involuntary reaction. Memories of violence came back to her, but she didn't let them take over. She instead directed her eyes at Ariin, and she felt at ease again, knowing he was nearby.

But as with many times in her life, once she felt like she could be happy and filled with hope, fate would turn that very same hope into a black abyss of despair. The loudspeaker in the room activated, and Lieutenant Ritsu's voice could be clearly heard from it:
"All personnel, prepare for the start of Operation: Mock Battle. Cadets, your plugsuits are in the changing rooms next to the Framewerk hangars. Suit up, prepare for deployment, and wait for further instructions. System checkups and communications are permitted."
Lorenzo's voice then came out. "If I see anyone deploy their Framewerks prematurely, I will disqualify them!"

"Looks like it's going to start now. I'll try to not let you down, mister Sorus," she said to him, and headed out of the briefing hall. She went to the women's changing room, and found her piloting suit there. She hated putting it on: it was tight, and emphasized her chest and crotch areas in embarrassing ways. She hoped that she wouldn't draw too much attention when she was seen wearing it. At least I don't have a figure like the Lieutenant does.
The suits themselves are advanced pieces of clothing: They are a one-size fits all, but are skin-tight due to the fact that they protect the pilot's body from trauma by absorbing shock damage depending on the amount of force applied; if a pilot gets punched, or hit with a pipe, or gets thrown around in your cockpit, they won't feel much of anything. They are also fireproof and meant to be a portable life-support system on the field. Once put on, they act as a second layer of skin and can be quite comfortable once a pilot can get used to wearing one.

Once she put it on, she then headed to the hangars, specifically the one where her Framewerk, Logic Gate, was located. Engineers were still putting finishing touches on its preparation when Elora stepped into the incredibly vast area, and they greeted the young pilot and gave her a rundown of repairs or changes they made to the Frame. Elora nodded to their words; she didn't understand everything they said, but she fully appreciated the work they put into LG's maintenance, and engaged in a bit of small talk about the Combat Analyzer when it was mentioned.

Elora then opened up the front of LG's round exterior, and hopped inside. She checked her systems, and they were all green. She then opened up the Combat Analyzer, and set it to limit its unit data processing to only Framewerks. She added LG's data to it for cross-referencing, accelerating data collecting speed by 65%. It was easy enough to do, the Combat Analyzer being a state-of-the art supercomputer that could be customized up to the finest details, though Elora didn't touch on anything more than was necessary. She leaned back on her seat once she was done setting up shared voice channel between her and Sorus, and contacted them once they were in their Framewerks: "Testing, testing, do you read me? It seems the arena will be a flat field with some pillars in the middle and a lake on the east side, but I'll set us up with a better map once we get out there." She then switched to the command channel. "Umm, ready for deployment."

She felt relaxed and at ease while she was sitting in front of a computer; she was truly in her element now. Elora was quite adept with computers for her young age, and was thus chosen to pilot a Framewerk reliant on expert technical skills like Logic Gate was. Unlike the outside world which was full of hate and malice, inside Logic Gate she felt like she was safe from all that. It was comforting, almost as if she was held in her own mother's arms. It even felt like her mother was whispering to her, but she put that thought aside as simply her fantasizing. I miss her. But she would be proud of me, I just know it.