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NCQuest - A Mecha RP: The Defense of Darwin (BeeNCQuest)

@AzenExile@FalloutJack@Landaus Five-One@Metatrooper@Scribe of Thoth@Sgt Vandingo@Selvariabell@Senhara@Neozeon0083@ArmorPlated:

Okay, people, what we need now is for a collab between Vandingo and FalloutJack to have Zahra be incapacitated, and a collab between Senhara and Metatrooper to close off the battle! Then we can begin the second Intermission!

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Ashton typed back to the mysterious intruder, saying, Thank you, and I will pass on the contact info to the others. And I must say, I like your style.

He turned to the others, "We also have someone who's crashed the party and is willing to help us fight the Blue Suns behind their lines. Let me pass his contact info." With that, he passed the mysterious intruder's information to the rest of the group, before turning to Lokea, "Affirmative; I'm staying close to you."

The boy then looked at the surprised-looking Elijah, before opening his mouth to address the soldier, only to find Alexis introducing herself first. Thankfully, another opportunity to exposit came when another human mercenary introduced himself.

Talking to Robert, Ashton said, "Yes; our employer says we're going to be attacked by two hundred Blue Suns Soldiers with aerial support and we're holing up in the control center behind us to have a better chance."

Pursuing his lips, Ashton continued, "My alias is Aegis, by the way. I'm a sixteen-year-old security specialist; and yes, that includes mundane security as well as cyber-security. My companion, the other kid, is Flame; we just met. As for the Batarian, his name is Cicero, the Asari is Lokea, the female human already introduced herself, and there are a few others of note; chief among them a mysterious fellow hacker who's promised to help us fight off the Blue Suns from behind their lines."

It wasn't clear as to whether Ashton saw the Turian duo or the Quarian engineer; he wasn't omniscient, after all. "And yes, we've all met for the first time."

Re: Zero: The High Council

Flame Brooks

Flame blinked at that; so the candles that Doctor Donovan gave them were safe, but he was in possession of ones that were very clearly not. In short, it was Doctor Donovan's candles that had killed them in past time-loops, but there was an increasing probability that it was not Doctor Donovan himself who had used them. A look at Aki, then Chieko again, before Flame turned to the departing Quill, who was now the number one suspect in past attempts at murder.

He thought of intercepting her, but decided that the risk was too great for too little returns. So he would just settle for watching her and waiting for her to come back - Which she inevitably would.

Ashton Andrews

"Yuuki!" Ashton cried out, surprised once more at seeing the other boy die. He knew that there'd be another reset, that Yuuki would come back. But that didn't make the sight of the death much harder to swallow. Nevertheless, he knew this; if not for Aer's presence - and Wisp's - they would all be dead instead of only Yuuki. So turning to Hiro and Aerith, Ashton said, "We should stay close to Aer and Wisp. Also, if any of you know how to use the weapons they threw at us, perhaps you can pick some of them up?"

Looking around, he assessed the battlefield; they were in a perfectly ordinary road with rows of buildings to the left and right, all potential ambush spots. And there was a little killer at the centre of the road.

The young man turned to Wisp. "That little hooded girl is more than she seems; can you send a few warning fireballs her way?!"

NCQuest - A Mecha RP: The Defense of Darwin (BeeNCQuest)

What timeline?

@FalloutJack

Basically, the whole concept of having the others' battles occur at the same time as the Sahaquiel/Alexander fight and unable to interfere in it and the aforementioned fight ending later than the other characters' actions.

NCQuest - A Mecha RP: The Defense of Darwin (BeeNCQuest)

@AzenExile@FalloutJack@Landaus Five-One@Metatrooper@Scribe of Thoth@Sgt Vandingo@Selvariabell@Senhara@Neozeon0083@ArmorPlated:

Guys, I've talked with Vandingo/Vanda, and I think that we've been too limiting on you guys. Don't get me wrong, consistency is important and too many collab posts mean that players can't interfere in each others' fights, but I have to admit it; we've been managing you guys too closely. So effective from this day, we will be scrapping the 'timeline' we've talked about on Discord and letting you guys go wild.

The only request we ask is that if you make a collab post, ask around first if any character has a vested interest in interfering and if said character's player wants to interfere. That way, you won't lock away other players too much.

ArmorPlated, Neozeon, this means that you can deploy your Mecha now if you are still interested in joining the game. Note that I still want the first battle to end soon so that we can all get character development out of battle.

Mass Effect- Seraphim

Vulkan allowed multiple posts per posting round!

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Ashton typed back to the cyber-intruder, Your warning has been noted. Don't worry; we will use that route if needed. Now either help us deal with these mercs, share how you penetrated my security, or face my prototype firewall program.

Flame, meanwhile, whirls around at Cicero, his eyes wide as he tensed; the crackle of biotic energies can be heard around him. "I remember you; I was a slave of the pirates pursuing your bounty, Ka'Jem Khadorr. Now tell me why you're here posing as an outlaw -"

"Flame!" Ashton broke in, "Don't start a fight when we're going to be fighting in ten - wait, nine minutes now!"

Then, while waiting for Flame's answer, the brown-haired boy began pressing his personal computer's keys, typing in random-looking strings of programming code. This seemed incomprehensible, until one of the nearby lifting mechs suddenly activated itself, lumbering to just in front of the assembled group which now included Alexis. Then, the giant machine sat down, reverting to 'sleep mode'.

Ashton then said, "I can reactivate the mech to fight any time I want; it's under my full control." Looking at Alexis, he said, "By the way, Exit 04 is open to all of us if we can open a way to it; our multiple biotics - Flame and Ka'jem - ought to be able to clear a path for us if things all go wrong."

He then typed to the mysterious cyber-intruder, So, you willing to help?

Mass Effect- Seraphim

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Ashton ran through Omega Station's colossal port; he had lost his pursuers, but it was clear that he needed to find a safe place. Yes, a safe place in Omega; those came at a premium and there was no need to remind him. As he turned a corner, the boy found himself raising his arms to protect his face as someone crashed onto him, knocking him back to the ground.

"Ugh..." the boy sat up, brushing his brown hair instinctively even as he faced the person whom he had collided with. His eyes then opened wide in shock as he saw that the person he had crashed onto was another boy, about his age, with red hair and golden eyes.

His fellow kid appeared to be as surprised as he was, but offered a hand to Ashton anyway; he was upright first. As the young 'security expert' took it and was lifted to his feet, he smiles and says, "Thanks for that."

Flame nods, clearly looking over Ashton before asking, "You look like you're from Earth, or at least deep Alliance space. Why are you in Omega?"

Ashton rubs the back of his head awkwardly and says, "It's a long story. Suffice it to say I went alone."

The deep stare the redhead gave him caused Ashton to tense up a little, before Flame responded again, "You don't sound like a liar; just a fool."

Ashton frowns and says, "Well gee, thanks!", before consulting his Omni-Tool's inbox, hoping to find a key to returning home there. Then in a message that he had put on hold, he finds something more; an offer that can change everything. Looking at his fellow kid, he says, "But a fool with resources - Some of them, anyway. Did you receive a strange message in your omni-tool's inbox as well?"

Flame snorts, "Yes, that's what I came for. Don't tell me you went to Omega chasing shady offers from shady people." That was going to be his conclusion, but something didn't sit right. So instead he said, "Let's just talk on the way."

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"So let me get this straight, Ashton Andrews," the redhead said, "You came all the way here... For a Batarian?!"

The reply was, "He was my mentor and one of the few Batarians that are friendly to Humans. That and I also wanted adventure and to prove myself more capable than other kids my age."

The other kid laughed as they reached the main hangar, "Well, that's something other kids in Alliance Space can only dream about! Let me help you, then." He glanced at Ashton, his looks lingering longer than was necessary, "My name's Flame Brooks, by the way."

The two boys then looked around at their surroundings; they seemed to have arrived first, but looks can deceive. And so they paused to listen to Saris Fen's message, before Flame looked at Ashton and said, "Two hundred soldiers and air support?! Is this businessman whacked?! We're not all Archangels!"

He then put a hand on Ashton's shoulder and said, "I'm a Biotic and you say you're a 'security specialist'. Therefore, you must be the genius planner who can make a plan for this. I presume other mercenaries would be coming here soon to reinforce us, right?"

Ashton stops hyperventilating; Flame's touch and subtle flattery calms him enough to focus. He opens up his small personal computer; this will have more power than an Omni-tool. The boy then said, trying to hold back the wavering in his tone, "I am going to map out this place by... Hacking into the camera feed. This will allow us to plan possible routs of attack, escape, and ambush, as well as track enemy movments. I am also sure that I can hack into an enemy mech if need be..."

Mass Effect- Seraphim

Name: Flame Brooks

Race: Human

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Appearance:

Artwork Originally of Lark Meadows from Moonlight Apparition, a webcomic made by one Darkhalo4321; all credit given to her.

Personality: Flame Brooks is mistrustful, broody, and a bit self-absorbed; the difference between him and most 'emo teens' is that one, he has genuine tragedy in his life, and two, he sees that being antisocial is still a bad thing. He is quick to anger and quick to apologize, paranoid about what people might do to him yet greatful for any show of kindness. And while he doesn't like the feeling of being indebted, especially with obligations he regards as minor, when he feels he owes someone something important (like his freedom), he tries to repay the debt as best as he could until he has done so.

Backstory: Flame was born to Red-Sand Addicts who sold him to pirates for a sum of money. Manifesting Biotic powers early in his youth, the boy was given his implants in an unsafe age, and it was only due to pure luck that he survived and even avoided the constant pain most Biotics suffer due to their modifications. Nevertheless, as he had a control device implanted in his head at the same time, life was miserable for him, especially as the pirates kept using him to move cargo around or loaned him for 'construction projects'; they rightly feared what would happen if he were taught to fight. Nevertheless, as he grew older, Flame dreamt of freedom.

Opportunity came two years ago, when the pirates kidnapped a Batarian Noble with a bounty on his head. Said Batarian clearly had other plans than being held for ransom, and used a hidden weapon to blast their ship's bridge to pieces, turning off the 'keys' to the control device in Flame's head. Now, the boy, fourteen then, led a revolt with the other slaves in the ship and took out the remaining pirates and threw them out of the airlocks. Then, as the increasingly-damaged ship became incapable of flight, one of the other slaves managed to turn on the distress beacon and contact the Systems Alliance.

After rescue, Flame was initially treated well, before he was confronted with the discrimination against Biotics that still existed in Systems Alliance space. This got in the way of Flame's continuing rehabilitation and therapy, before he ran away once more, ran away from his abusive foster family and non-understanding 'psychiatric help'. Feeling betrayed by the system, he went back to the lawless regions of the Galaxy, planning to make a living as an Adept.

But not after acquiring two things; one, a rudimentary education and access to more due to his access to the extranet, and two, a nagging feeling that the Batarian Noble from long ago had nobler motives than expected...

Specialty: Adept.

Powers/Skills:

Basic Armor, Pistols, Throw, Lift, Warp, Singularity, Barrier, Stasis.

Equipment: A cobbled-together suit of armor that fits a sixteen-year old and a pistol. Also a few caps 'acquired' from thugs and criminals who went in his way.

Misc:

"I just want a place to belong..." - Personal Quote.

Mass Effect- Seraphim

Name: Flame Brooks

Race: Human

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Appearance:

Artwork Originally of Lark Meadows from Moonlight Apparition, a webcomic made by one Darkhalo4321; all credit given to her.

Personality: Flame Brooks is mistrustful, broody, and a bit self-absorbed; the difference between him and most 'emo teens' is that one, he has genuine tragedy in his life, and two, he sees that being antisocial is still a bad thing. He is quick to anger and quick to apologize, paranoid about what people might do to him yet greatful for any show of kindness. And while he doesn't like the feeling of being indebted, especially with obligations he regards as minor, when he feels he owes someone something important (like his freedom), he tries to repay the debt as best as he could until he has done so.

Backstory: Flame was born to Red-Sand Addicts who sold him to pirates for a sum of money. Manifesting Biotic powers early in his youth, the boy was given his implants in an unsafe age, and it was only due to pure luck that he survived and even avoided the constant pain most Biotics suffer due to their modifications. Nevertheless, as he had a control device implanted in his head at the same time, life was miserable for him, especially as the pirates kept using him to move cargo around or loaned him for 'construction projects'; they rightly feared what would happen if he were taught to fight. Nevertheless, as he grew older, Flame dreamt of freedom.

Opportunity came two years ago, when the pirates kidnapped a Batarian Noble with a bounty on his head. Said Batarian clearly had other plans than being held for ransom, and used a hidden weapon to blast their ship's bridge to pieces, turning off the 'keys' to the control device in Flame's head. Now, the boy, fourteen then, led a revolt with the other slaves in the ship and took out the remaining pirates and threw them out of the airlocks. Then, as the increasingly-damaged ship became incapable of flight, one of the other slaves managed to turn on the distress beacon and contact the Systems Alliance.

After rescue, Flame was initially treated well, before he was confronted with the discrimination against Biotics that still existed in Systems Alliance space. This got in the way of Flame's continuing rehabilitation and therapy, before he ran away once more, ran away from his abusive foster family and non-understanding 'psychiatric help'. Feeling betrayed by the system, he went back to the lawless regions of the Galaxy, planning to make a living as an Adept.

But not after acquiring two things; one, a rudimentary education and access to more due to his access to the extranet, and two, a nagging feeling that the Batarian Noble from long ago had nobler motives than expected...

Specialty: Adept.

Powers/Skills:

Basic Armor, Pistols, Throw, Lift, Warp, Singularity, Barrier, Stasis.

Equipment: A cobbled-together suit of armor that fits a sixteen-year old and a pistol. Also a few caps 'acquired' from thugs and criminals who went in his way.

Misc:

"I just want a place to belong..." - Personal Quote.