Armed Forces

Myriad Reality

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Harlock: you highly underestimate the power of the EDB. Regardless, they have no choice. I'm here, I'm part of the group, I'll protect the group, and so will the some 2,000,000 troops in the fleet that is approximately 300 miles above the planet's atmosphere right now. This isn't about who live or who dies. It's about who comes out alive. Anyways, only about 20,000 of them are actually people, as we see droids as a better fit. Expendable.

*cocks the pistol*

@souleaterfan320

I'm not estimating. Your troops are caused harm in conventional battle, whereas Alliance units are not. We watch the EDB, just as we watch all other known military entities. When it comes to combat efficiency, the IA has no equal.

Myriad Reality

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I'm a bloody engineer.
*Strips the wires as well and takes everything apart without negating any function, resulting in almost all failsafe precautions gone*

@Techspert

Better safe than sorry.
*Stands at the door*
I won't have a reason to go back inside regardless of what happens, anyways.

Myriad Reality

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Harlock: if I am involved, then so are they, by default. They'll more than likely just prevent anything from entering or leaving this planet that isn't part of The Group.

@souleaterfan320

Then don't get involved.

Myriad Reality

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Efficiency and safety out the window, I guess.
*Starts taking apart and opening up the battery*

@Techspert

I'll be outside, just in case you screw something up.
*Goes outside*

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Harlock: what's so wrong with the EDB?

@souleaterfan320

Nothing, until they try to come and help and end up dying in a battle that isn't theirs to fight. Then they'll be dead EDB, and dead anything isn't particularly useful.

Myriad Reality

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Harlock: if it is that big, then the rest of the EDB should be on their way right now. Most of them are occupied with cleaning up the mess Trinity left.

@souleaterfan320

We don't want them here. They should not involve themselves with any IA military ops.

Myriad Reality

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*Moves some wires to the side*
Power source?

@Techspert

Fission battery, located somewhere behind the projection barrel.
*Behid the barrel, a metal rectangular object is connected to many of the wires, as well as small, clear tubing that directly connects it with the barrel*

Myriad Reality

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Harlock:

*pulls out a laser pistol, and checks it to make sure its in working order*

...how many troops are out there, of each type, and in what formations?

@souleaterfan320

Not happening, friend. I don't have tabs on every unit deployed on the planet at all times, and what you might gather from that is that a practical answer to that question is unfeasible. We have thousands of soldiers on the planet, and exponentially more in orbit and in space around the planet.

Myriad Reality

@Techspert

*Walks over to the doorway. The device contains nothing but a small barrel for projecting energy and complex wiring*

Myriad Reality

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No, the pen I just threw at you. Yes, those!

@Techspert

Go ahead. Just don't disable them, as they are pretty important.

Myriad Reality

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Then you won't care if I take one and open it up to see exactly what you have inside, will you?

@Techspert

One what, one of these?
*Points to the closest device on the wall*