Guess Who

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Robert Fallson - The Arcade

It was only when he felt the touch of someone tapping him on the shoulder that Robert realized the ridiculousness of his previous actions. He tried to pretend that he wasn't embarrassed by the display, but he couldn't hide the blood that was rushing to his cheeks. Seeing who had called for his attention and why they had done so quickly distracted him from his shame though. "R-Really? Thanks, dude. I really appreciate it. If you ever need anything, just giv-" Robert began before being cut off by Shiro suddenly grabbing him in anger.

Since he had been talking with Cobalt, he hadn't noticed Shiro become distracted and lose his game and was completely confused by the change in behavior. "Okay," Robert agreed as he grabbed the joystick of the game, slightly nervous of Shiro's sudden rage. He looked at each individual character's portrait and chose the one he felt had the coolest appearance, completely ignoring any of their stats. "This guy seems cool," he said as he chose the blond, sword and shield wielder. Little did he know that the character he had chosen was in fact just a joke character the developers had put in the game and was infamous among fans for being the worst character in the game. When the match began, Robert quickly pressed each if the buttons to see what each one did. "Alright, I'm ready! Let's do this!" Robert said as he rested his fingers on the jab and kick buttons.

AcaciaMalikov + Guess Who [1x1]

Ryan sat in the pick-up truck in silence, his foot tapping the floor of the vehicle as it drove over the reflective, white snow. After the first half hour though, the hum of the engine and the rocking of the vehicle began to put Ryan to sleep. He struggled to stay awake, but it only took a couple minutes before his head slumped to the side to rest on his shoulder and his eyes closed.

The feeling of the Toyota beginning to slow down as it approached the small Coloradan town was what finally woke Ryan from his slumber. Gonna have to stop falling asleep with Ace around. Probably not making the best impression if I'm always asleep. As he stepped out of the vehicle, Ryan began to yawn and stretch while looking at his surroundings. "I don't think there's anything that I really need. Even if I did, I don't really have any money to buy it so there wouldn't be any point. I'll just follow you, Ace. If it's not too much trouble."

Starfire

Mechpilot Bursen

Name: Cadel Bursen

Appearance, Gender & Race: Human Male

Age: 28

Background:
Cadel was born to an impoverished family, their only source of income was from Cadel’s father, a Mechpilot in the armed forces, but when he died, their income dried up. He never knew his father. When Cadel was 7, his family was approached by Enterprise. They offered them a new life, a new beginning, as colonists. The catch was that they would potentially be going to a very hostile planet. The Bursen Family, with no other options, took Enterprise up on their offer.

The planet they arrived on was definitely hostile. Enterprise would provide supplies and defense equipment, but everything else was up to the Colonists. It was called Hurik, a jungle and swamp deathworld rich with resources on the edge of human space. Cadel grew up around mechs, eventually operating cargo mechs at the age of 13, helping the warehouses. When he was 16, he joined up with the Colonist Guard. defending the settlements against repeated attacks from Hurik’s natural predators. At the age of 18 he volunteered for the Explorer Rangers. Squads of mech pilots who explored the lands of Hurik, searching for resources and possible settlement sites. The Explorers often came under attack, and often suffered many casualties.

After four years of exploring, he became an expert pilot, fighting against a plethora of foes. Ranging from massive crustaceans to train sized armored worms. He was considered one of the Veteran Rangers. While on another run, he learned about the politics of Hurik. There was a green movement, that demanded that the colonists stop exploiting nature and instead to coexist with it. Just recently they had gone violent, becoming a terrorist movement.
This began the Hurik Civil War. With the Explorer Rangers now becoming the Hurik Rangers. Cadel fought through years of war, becoming a war hero for the Hurik Colonists. Until a Green Movement spy forged and planted evidence that he was a fraud and a coward. The people of Hurik turned against him, exiling him.

He was given a week to gather his things and leave the planet. Instead of doing that, he spent his week gathering his trusted allies from within the Hurik military to go on an unsanctioned mission to strike against a suspected major Green Movement headquarters. He lead this attack from the front, destroying the suspected headquarters, which turned out to be just what they had thought. A headquarters. He was still exiled however, and had to leave, with nothing. Seeing all of this, Enterprise decided to ensure that they stayed on good terms with Cadel.

Personality: Cadel is a fairly friendly guy. He’s cool under fire and has the temper of an iceberg. He often makes jokes, often with slang. He likes to help people out, and has a strong moral compass. Despite his skill with the mech, he often downplays his abilities, especially now. He is wary of xenos, but is fascinated by their cultures.

Gear:

• Enterprise Armories Kyros-8V Pilot Suit. A pilot suit designed to be viable in a light infantry or survival role. The suit itself regulates temperature, is radiation and fireproof, has a built in communications system, basic HUD, respiration system, a small tank of air providing up to 5 minutes of oxygen in a non-breathable environment, and the suit is rated for EVA activity. Terrible at stopping bullets though.
• Enterprise Armories LMW-50E Handgun. A fairly typical sized pulse laser handgun. The strength of the laser is equivalent to a .50 Caliber handgun round. Useful for both combat and hunting, although not extended combat. The handgun has an internal energy cell that charges at a rate of one pulse per three seconds, with a capacity of eight pulses. Useful in a pinch, but has limited use in a combat zone.
• Small rucksack containing basic medical box, water canteen, food, a small radio with universal charger, and some extra power cells.
• Two charges of coolant flush. Coolant flushes are an expensive liquid that when pumped through the mech, eliminates most heat. Allowing the Pikeman to fire more weapons more often.
• A3MX Pikeman

The A3MX Pikeman was created by Enterprise Armories and Labs as a one-time only Mechsuit, a favor from Enterprise to Cadel. The mechsuit is one of the more advanced human-made suits out there, but however advanced it is, it is not invincible. It features advanced composite armor plating, providing protection against both ballistic and energy weapons, but unfortunately it's a jack of all trades sort of thing. Armor of the same grade that focuses on ballistic or energy protection will out-perform this composite plate. The suit itself also features communications systems, a heads up display, and multiple backup cameras in case the primary camera is disabled.
The mechsuit is actually more like a powered armor. The armor enhancing the users strength in order to help move the suit, and carry the weapons. Currently the A3MX Pikeman is armed with two MMW-920B light pulse lasers for short range anti-personnel work, an MMW-950A medium laser for when bigger enemies appear, and a HMW-740L Particle Projector Cannon. The HMW-740L PPC is a weapon that fires a concentrated bolt of protons. Observers have commented that it appears that PPCs fire balls of lightning. While powerful, the PPC generates a considerable amount of heat, the Pikeman only able to handle four shots without overheating, the fifth shutting the suit down.
The suit is powered by a miniature fusion engine, which powers everything in the suit, from the weapons to the electronics. Despite it being a fusion reactor, special attention has been made towards making it safe. The developers have done nearly everything to cause it to meltdown, only to fail because of the safety systems built into the engine. Internal and external heat sinks have been built into the suit to help prevent overheating, when the suit does overheat, it will automatically shut down to the prevent generation of additional heat, so the heat does not damage any of the systems. When the suit is not firing, or is idle, heat gradually goes down.

Personal Ship: N/A

Finally got this done.
I am here for when things get too dakka.

@Skyrte

Looks good. Is there any specific way you wanted to introduce Cadel or are you fine with Starfire Company just sending him in a dropship to meet up with the rest of the team?

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

Shiro is open for anyone to challenge him!

@harinezumikouken

Starfire

Hey, I've been pretty busy the past two days so I'm sorry I don't have a post up yet. I'm gonna try my best to have one up tonight, but it might be closer to tomorrow afternoon.
EDIT: Yeah, it'll have to be tomorrow. I don't have enough time tonight. I'm gonna try to get it up in the early morning though

@MasterLink742

Thank you for the heads up Link. Nothing too exciting should happen before you post so just take your time.

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Robert Fallson - Drury Lanes

Robert was the type of guy who had trouble sitting still for long periods of time, usually needing to walk around or pace to give himself something to do. So while he waited for his turn to come up, he began to do exactly that, pacing behind everyone while watching the game proceed. Little by little Robert began to saunter farther and farther away from the group, until he eventually found himself no longer coming back and just wandering around the building. He watched other people's games, he looked over the menu of the strangely named 'GR8 Eats,' before finally entering the arcade. Amazed by the brights lights and digital sounds, he entered the large room. Without even realizing it, Robert found himself with a large handful of tokens that he bought with the lien he was awarded with from the Protest mission. "One game wouldn't hurt. Or several. Right?" he asked himself. "Of course not. Now what to play?"

Choosing the first thing he saw, the red-haired student stood in front of the crane game. "Won't it be great if I came back to the dorms with some stuffed animal for Priscilla?" he said as he put in his first coin. Music began to play from the machine to announce to the fellow arcaders that the infamous crane game had ensnared yet another poor victim. The crane began to slowly move as Robert nudged the joystick slightly, trying to line it up with a cute looking teddy bear. "Be the crane. Be the crane. Be the crane," he repeated to himself, as if the chant would somehow save him from the misery that would soon come. Hesitantly, Robert pressed the small red button that would make the crane lower and hopefully grab his prize. But it was all in vain, as the claw clamped down and slid right off as soon as it retracted. He made a disappointed grunt before trying again. And again, and again, and again, and again. Each time nowhere closer to success than the last. Before long, half of Robert's lien had been wasted on the crane game. Another day, another poor sucker scammed out of his money.

Robert walked away in shame, looking around the corner of the door to check back on the bowling game to see if he had missed his turn while he was throwing his money away. Surprisingly, he still had plenty of people ahead of him before his turn. "I guess that's what happens when you play with a group this large." Turning back to the arcade, Robert noticed a familiar figure standing in front of one of the many 2-D fighting games. "Hey, Shiro! Mind if play with you? he said as he approached the cat faunus. "I warn you though, I've never played this game before. I could be a total pro, and even I wouldn't know," he said while poorly imitating several different martial art postures. "Kyaa!" he shouted as he chopped at an imaginary target in front of him.

Starfire

So, who's actually driving this ship?

@Raxacoricofallapatorius

Otto the autopilot.

Starfire

John looked around the galley as more and more people arrived and made their presences known. Great. People. I hate people. Nine times out of ten, they start shooting at you as soon as they've got the chance. And I can't shoot these guys because I'm supposed to be working with them. When one of his new cyborg compatriots walked into the room to greet everyone, the mercenary replied with a short groan, acknowledging Valian's question but not putting in the effort to give a real response, which in itself sort of answered the question.

Having nothing else to do, John took a look at the datapad on his wrist to see if there had been a decision on which mission the team would do. He was a bit surprised at the outcome. Out of the nine people on the ship, seven had voted for the same mission. The one I picked at random must have been the escort mission as well. Two more people have yet to vote, but it doesn't really matter what they pick now does it? He took another sip from his coffee, only to find that he had finished it on his last sip. Just the start to another bad day. Escort missions always suck. At least Yamikov-Fujikawa ships are never armed, we don't want some gung-ho captain trying to help, only to get himself killed instead. The mercenary checked his datapad one last time to see what they're estimated time of arrival would be. One hour before we reach orbit, huh? Great, plenty of time for someone to try and annoy me further.

Starfire

Hey do we have food replicators like on Star Trek, I wrote on into my post but can easily change it if that technology is to far advanced.

@Prince of Seraphs

Sure, food replicators are fine.

Starfire

After hearing Johanna's suggestion of shaking it, John turned back to the coffee maker and looked at it with a raised eyebrow. Worth a shot I suppose. After turning off the power first, he picked up the infernal contraption and began to shake it softly like he was told. The mercenary probably shook it a little too hard, but when he placed back on the counter, placed his cup underneath it, and turned it back on, the hot beverage he was looking for flowed as easily as it should. John couldn't help but smile as he brought the steaming drink to his mouth.

"Thanks, he said as he took a seat at one of the many tables. John sat in silence for a few minutes, doing nothing but drinking, before turning back toward Johanna. "Word of advice, if you care about which of those contracts will be our next mission, I'd suggest choosing soon. You wait too long and you might end up getting stuck with the one you don't want. Wouldn't want you getting ventilated by an Imperial machine gun turret or have some moral dilemma from working with gangsters now would we?" He looked down at his mug and eyed it with spite. Whoever we end up working for today, I hope they have some better coffee. This stuff's way to weak and I'm so tired I could probably sleep through that soon-to-be siege.