DarkRecon

Hearts of Metal: A Giant Robot/Mecha RP

Well what surprised me was Mai not getting much of anything. Sure, due to her quiet and "drone" like persona, she would go unnoticed but...yeah...even when she broke silence and challenged anyone on a open comm link, no one responded to her. It's only when she started acting rash did she finally get attention...her mech head being blown in half -_____-' *sweatdrop*

Also. I wanted to ask Ariamis about a possible plot device for MUCH later depending on how far this RP goes. Basically, it involves perhaps an internal conflict with Mai's old instructor slash scientist that handled the previous frameworks division before it disbanded. Problem there is that you didn't want any "human bad guys" or any bad guys in general so I wasn't sure if such a plot device would be even considered. Just a thought but I better wait and see how this all goes first.

Hearts of Metal: A Giant Robot/Mecha RP

Uh regarding the recent post...how did the Anzu get from Zone E to A in one post? Or did I read the map wrong somewhere...

Hearts of Metal: A Giant Robot/Mecha RP

Mai tried to get a shot but the Anzu's diversion tatic proved effective. Mai didn't even bother shooting since it would mean wasting ammo.

That's when Mai made a decision...a decision that she was prepared and trained for...

"...Archer. Rose. I shall be live bait...I leave the rest to you both...mission accepted", Mai droned on the line.

Breaking cover, Mai thrusted into the debris and as she did, briefly saw the Anzu's retreat before losing track of it again.

NOW walking towards the Anzu's general area based on where she last saw it and Archer's spot calls, she kept her magnum pistols at the ready...

Even if she knew she might not even get a shot off...

Hearts of Metal: A Giant Robot/Mecha RP

Checking in...I'm also thinking about Mai getting shot up as a desperate attempt for the Rose to get into melee range.

Hearts of Metal: A Giant Robot/Mecha RP

Mai continued to wait. She knew the Anzu was still nearby, ready with it's rifle. More than likely, waiting for her to pop the other half of her mech's head out of cover to get a fix on him as well as another opportunity to shoot her.

She also knew the combat field had now narrowed dramatically. As far as she knew, there were only four of them left. Mai couldn't be sure since her sensors were damaged. Still...that pain...of being shot...was nothing new for her.

Then, she received a transmission.

"Mai, I'm going try to see if I can spot the Anzu from the top of Zone G. Be ready to react accordingly."

And just like that, she was suddenly looped in with temporary allies. Mai didn't like it but since she had a feeling the higher up's wanted her to "play nice" with team members...she decided to put up with it.

"...inefficient. You'll be shot in an instant and I'm "Seven", not Mai", Mai droned on the line.

That's when she looked towards Zone G and spotted the Archer framework at the top. Then, she heard it's pilot call in the coordinates for the Anzu before it also started launching it's attack.

Seeing this, Mai deactivated the T-link system, the green glow from the Setsuka's hands going out. She did managed to maintain her Syncho Rate despite the damage but she was now over relying on it. Time to switch weapons.

Now drawing her two Magnum pistols from the Setsuka's hip sides, she broke cover and looked in the direction that Archer's pilot had spotted the Anzu. Pointing her two weapons as best she could due to half the Setsuka's head being blown off, she waited for the Archer's attack to cease before she took her shot.

At that moment, Mai knew the risks since that the Anzu was most likely focused on her but with the Archer now calling "spot" locations with visuals and it's recon drones, Anzu had two targets to worry about. And with the Archer's attack, she hoped that it'll at least give her the time she needed to line up her shots since she was, as stated, damaged goods...

Hearts of Metal: A Giant Robot/Mecha RP

@DarkRecon
Your post implies that the shot missed, and there is no mention of sensors damaged. So yes, I AM TELLING you to edit your post, in case it wasn't obvious.

@Ariamis

My bad. Post edited. Sorry for that hassle.

Hearts of Metal: A Giant Robot/Mecha RP

@DarkRecon, the shot connected, and damaged the sensors.

EDIT: I'll wait until the situation is clear before I make Cassowarysaur's post.

@Ariamis

Wait...so do you want me to edit the post stating that the Setsuka's head looks more damaged or something? Sorry but it seemed like you were telling me to edit something there.

Hearts of Metal: A Giant Robot/Mecha RP

Mai was scanning around. For one, she did spot the Rose and Archer frameworks in Zone B...and perhaps it was just hyper awareness, her training or even dumb luck...when she turned to scan around Zone E...and she just saw the Anzu-

That's when half of the Satsuka's head was blown off. Mai had tried to at least move but all she managed to do was prevent the shot from hitting the head dead center. Mai herself felt pain but ignored it. For better or worse, her other framework division trained her for that kind of pain tolerance. Sensor damage was rather obvious now but she wasn't completely blind.

"...this is Seven...engaging target...", Mai droned on the open comm link and immedately thrusted off of the tower in Zone G and continued into Zone E.

As she entered, she saw the Anzu and did two things. She fired a green-ish energy blast from the palms of the Setsuka's hands. Two shots...one from the left hand and one from the right. Not caring if the shots hit, she then took cover, kneeling the Setsuka behind a broken pillar.

Hearts of Metal: A Giant Robot/Mecha RP

K. I'll just say that she simply got to the top and now is surverying for an opponent.

Hearts of Metal: A Giant Robot/Mecha RP

Mai was hiding amonst the pillars in Zone B but it seemed she was ignored yet again. But this also proved that they weren't all just a bunch or rookies just thrown into their respected frameworks.

They did have inefficient "quirks" but...she also knew why they were chosen for this. They all, in their own ways, have things that Mai lacked. Things that she was trained to think were useless in a battle.

Emotion. Drive. Synenergy.

Mai was simply taught to obey orders, never question anything, always train...always...always...

Once again, Mai shook her head before returning her attention to the battles raging around her. Still hidden, she decided that no one was going to accept her challenge despite her better judgement on making such an inefficient statement. But now she was wondering something else.

...are...they...are they "rubbing off" on me?...Am...am I acutally STARTING to be influenced by these...people?...NO NO NO! INEFFICIENT!

Unfortunately for Mai, this is where she started to act reckless. Breaking cover from Zone B, she then moved to Zone G. There she stopped, jumped and thrusted upwards to the top of the tower. She would then started scanning the surrounding area's for the frameworks currently in combat.

Her T system still active, her hands glowed as she began anaylzing the combat situations around her.

* * * * * * * * * *

"...odd...what's Mai doing?", a scientist on Mai's maintience team said as they watched from the docking bay feeds.

"I've never seen her get this aggressive before", another says.

"Then again, I never thought Mai would actually "talk" to the other pilots on an open comm link", an engineer states.

"...huh...I wonder...with that spike in the syncho rate before, I wonder if that...opened some doors for her...", the "senior" member then adds.