Letter Bee

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

Collab between @Sniblet, @Aisede, and @Letter Bee

Flashback, Sison Auditorium Barracks, September 26 2022

Noel woke up to a bad day, having had only a few hours of sleep. They had won, and the Government of National Salvation had given him a rank up, but the latter were currently trying to hold back Chinese attacks on the Philippines' meager and shoddy infrastructure; it didn't help that China had owned a lot of the Philippines' power plants, enough to shut down access to electricity for a couple of months remotely. Nevertheless, in his improvised office once reserved for the auditorium's manager, the sixteen-year old was willing to see whoever insisted on a private meeting with him.

Okay, Kaitlyn, you can do this. He's your superior, he's obligated to hear you out.

Technically, Corporal Castro is her superior officer, who answers to the Sargeant, who answers to the lieutenant... But he'd entertained her request for a meeting, and that's all that matters.

Accepting his invitation, she entered the office, giving it a cursory look over before directing her attention to... A child.

A god damned child.

She stared at him for several seconds before remembering herself and standing a little straighter.

"Private Kaitlyn Price, sir! I... I have a request."``

Noel looked at her, bags in his eyes evident, and said in fluent English, "Second - No, First Lieutenant Noel Alonso here; what is the request, Private?"

She hesitated.

"... I would like to request the immidiate military discharge of Hannie Cavalet, sir. please."

Noel blinked and said, "Not my call; the Australians 'volunteered' her. But I can get her assigned to a noncombat role in the rear lines or find a way to exempt her from future missions or delay her participation in them. Would that be enough?"

Don't appear to be too eager to help. You do want to help, but remember, these are your subordinates and we're in a war; we need everyone we can get.

He then sighed and said, "I'll just work harder to fill the shortfall; I know what it's like to be a kid who fights. There's this other kid, Nemo, even younger, sent by the Americans or some rogue branch of their 'CIA'. I don't want him hurt either, but here's the thing; both of them have useful powers so I can only do what I offered to do just now. But point is, she's not the only one who's gone through horrors, not today, not before."

She paused at this, a pained expression flashing across her face.

He's right. If I do this, how many lives will be lost that she could have saved?

No! You can't save them all. And this is a war, people are going to die. What matters is helping Hannie. You can figure the rest out later.

"Thank you, sir," she says in a measured tone. She thumbs the needle in her air, soldering on. That's her thing, after all. "I'm sure she could be of some use in the rear lines...

What... What exactly does that entail? What would she be doing as a noncombatant?"

She needed to know, before she signed Hannie up for a horror of a different kind.

Noel sighs again and says, "Helping the medics by carrying small or small-ish items, sewing uniforms, helping the mechanics by carrying small items, oh, and refrigerating food and other supplies with her Noble Arm. Do any of those sound traumatic?"

"No sir." That all sounds rather tame, actually. "Thank you, sir."

Okay, so how do I excuse myself now?

"Um... That was all... Sir."

Noel nods, "One more thing. If you care about Hannie, you should know that the Australians - Or rather, their own rogue branch of their Government - have forwarded me a dossier. Said dossier reveals that Hannie came into their custody when her Noble Arm manifested and there was an accident which killed her father and crippled her mother."

He then looked directly at her and said, "They can reveal that to her mother at any time; you get the picture? So be ready for anything. Now, Private, you are dismissed; sorry."

So they have... Blackmail material on her?

Frowning, she excused herself, and made her way back to Hannie.

She'd have been excited to give her the good news if it wasn't for that last part.

Will they threaten to release that information if Hannie doesn't fight?

They had volunteered her, after all, but do they even know what she's doing down here? Do they actually know if she's fighting or not? Maybe it doesn't matter...

So lost in thought was she, in fact, that she barely noticed she'd completed her trip until... Well... She was there.

"Haaanie ~"

She slipped on a smile as she saw her little Hannie, right where she left her in the waiting room.

"I have good news for you!"

Wow, she wasn't gone very long. Hannie didn't even have time to get bored. She looks up at Kaitlyn's face, and realizes that it must be very good news.

"Mm?" she says. "What'd you do?"

Her smile widened, and she knelt down In front of her.

"I went and talked with First Lieutenant Noel, and you've been reassigned to a noncombat role in the rear lines!"

She wasn't sure if Hannie actually understood enough of that, so she followed up with a clarification.

"It means you don't have to fight anymore. You'll just be helping out the medics and carrying some stuff around... Does that sound good, Hannie?"
Hannie's reaction is immediate. It starts as a small exhale at "don't have to fight anymore," and her eyes quickly well up.

"Wha... what? Really? Not at all?"

A hissing voice in a deep part of her tries to insist that this is a bad thing, that she is giving in to weakness... or something... but she's not in a position to listen.

"Nope!" She's flat out beaming now, and can't help embracing the little girl in a giddy hug.

She hasn't been this excited since she signed up for the army.

"Not at all ~ it's over."

Mobile Suit Gundam: Virtuous Zeon [OOC]

@Coltshan, Sadly, I prefer the Feds, but I am curious as to whether I can make a kid of Zeon Zum Deikum who genuinely wants peace and coexistence.

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

@SkyHresvelg@The World@Chiro@Aisede@MagusDream@Lewascan2@Sniblet@Conscripts@Senhara@Creative Chaos@Nimbus@The Man Emperor@KaiserElectric

@Gerlando has been promoted to Co-GM. Also, we are pondering - pondering - on re-opening this to new players...

Digimon: Dawn's Glimmering

Older Idea

Digimon Sliders - Children of Eniac

Long ago, there was the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, the first digital computer in the world. After him came ENIAC, the most well-known of the early computing machines. As they operated on Earth, they created another plane of existence, the Digital World, a mirror of the world of matter inhabited by sapient creatures called Digimon. Wishing to create more of these dimensions, ENIAC and Atanasoff created the various Yggdrassil units, to go to other worlds in the Multiverse and create Digital Worlds there, and Digimon to inhabit them. And for a while, this worked...until the Ygdrassil Units' flaws made themselves evident.

For the Yggdrassil units slowly became overprotective at best, prideful and arrogant in the middle, and tyrannical at worst. And one world's Yggdrassil was not only the last type, but harbored ambitions of waking his siblings to the truth of the Multiverse, so that they can all band together and take it over, usurping ENIAC and Atanasoff in the process. This Yggdrassil failed, foiled by a band of unlikely heroes.

Or was he? For in his final throes, this Yggdrassil, Yggdrassil-666, managed to send one last transmission out of his universe, a transmission received by another Yggdrassil, and another, and another, until they all realized the truth; they were not alone, while their creators, Atanasoff and ENIAC, were weakened from recent conflicts.

And so the remaining Yggdrassils allied with each other to form the Great Yggdrassil Alliance, with the intent of combining their legions into one Multiverse-conquering army of unstoppable force. But first, they had to overthrow ENIAC and Atanasoff, and even at the end of their strength, the two were still formidable.

Sounding their metaphorical trumpets, the two Supercomputers called forth Chosen Children and their Digimon from other worlds, asking them to fight once more, to band against the enemy that seeks to take over all worlds...

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Okay, you must be lost, wondering, who are Atanasoff and ENIAC and why are they the creators of Yggdrassil and the various Digital Worlds? Well, ENIAC and co come from various Digimon Video Games not released outside of Japan, linky here*. And, well, let's just say that they are calling various Digimon and Chosen Children, some Canon, others Original Characters, to help them.

Does this mean that you can play Taichi, Sora, and the original Digidestined? Sure! However, some characters like Ryo Akiyama and Ruki Makino, are restricted for in-universe reasons.

There's also a third option, such as alternate versions of the Canon Characters (for example, an Osamu from a universe where Ken died).

Anyway, have fun!

*http://www.syldra.net/yesterday/index.html

Rules

1.) No Godmoding or Powergaming, aka no controlling other players' actions, no defeating your enemy in one shot, and no shrugging of all hits without a magical shield.
2.) There will be both mature themes here, even if it's Digimon; prior warning.
3.) You can be, sigh, villainous, but not psychotic. Your character must be able to work with others, even if its just to use them as meatshields or pack mules.
4.) At the same token, I'd like there to be at least one intelligent, competent, and somewhat diplomatic 'good' person in the group.
5.) Be polite to others.
6.) Caveat to 1.) You can defeat your enemy in one shot if you have a Mega and they have a Rookie, but doing so will be looked down upon.

Character Sheet

Name:
Appearance:
Bio:
Age:
Skills:
Digimon:
Personality:

Genshin Impact AU RP

This is an obligatory notice that I'm working on the world, but if anyone's curious here are the themes of each elemental nation. I'm thinking of non element nations too but they will definitely be minor. Here they are.

Anemo - Meiji era Japan, age of Shinsengumi and rebels

Electro - Tesla coil steampunk, industry based anglo European nation.

Pyro - Gunpowder and pyrotechnics specialized Chinese nation

Geo - Middle Eastern themed on a sea of sand with warlords and sand pirates.

Dendro - Western Frontier, cowboys and USA theme.

Cryo - Germanic Viking themed with militaristic society.

Hydro - Roman Italian alian and canal cities like Venice. High society and luxury.

I'd also like to remind once again this is all early 20th century-ish in terms of tech and time period, so do picture them roughly in that context. I'll have more details at a later date including the core conflicts of each nation, so stay tuned.

@Sho Minazuki

I love the AU!

Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Altered Cast

No I'm out. It's done.

@BigPapaBelial

I understand.

Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Altered Cast

@Goose@BigPapaBelial:

Okay, if you two really want an RP, I can start it, but fair warning, the pace will be really slow.

Edit: I am a little burnt out, you see.

Edit 2: Note that I would prefer not to start a new game at this point in time; I just don't want to disappoint you guys.

Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Altered Cast

@Letter Bee

Yo, I hadn't been active lately, but I do love me some IBO, so count me in if this is still happening.

@Goose

I can't promise anything now, sadly; I have gotten busy. Nevertheless, thank you for the enthusiasm; maybe this RP idea would be rebooted in the future.

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

Intermission: The First Arms Master, Part One

Sison Auditorium, Municipality of Lingayen - 9/30/2022, 8:00 UTC+8

The auditorium-turned-barracks had survived the bombardment and Tian Fei's feats of terrakinesis, and it was there that the Volunteers, both Arms Master and Normal, had made their base after Tian Fei's death and the withdrawal of the Chinese Fleet to an alternative landing site in the Ilocos Norte Province, where diehards who refused to believe that their former President was going to traffic them to a devilish cult had seized control of a stretch of coast. The theatre of war had shifted northwards, but it was up to the Volunteers whether to follow the fighting or not because something precious had been found where Tian Fei had made her volcano - Obsidian and Diamonds, both created by the heat and pressure of Tian Fei's terraknesis.

The Mayor of Lingayen had pleaded with the Government of National Salvation to order Noel Alonso - Promoted to First Lieutenant after the death of Tian Fei, to keep as many of the Volunteers in or near the city as possible. Noel responded by offering the Volunteers mining claims on the broken volcano and full ownership of what they can get from said claims in exchange for staying and helping rebuild and refortify. There were also rumors that the Volunteers - all of them - would be formed into a new, elite group, 'Task Force Obsidian', that would be organized by the Armed Forces of the Philippines with support provided by Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore (other ASEAN nations were at the frontline).

As for Noel Alonso, he had also made a private request to Imperial Princess Fukuyo of Japan to add her words and prestige to any attempts to persuade the Volunteers to stay, before sending a text to Regil saying, If you have free time right now, why don't we have a bite to eat somewhere? I can't promise five-star accommodation, but, well, I do want to know more about who I'm working with.

At the same time as this was happening, Willard, the newcomer cryokinetic from Britain, received a message saying, "The First Arms Master ever to exist has been spotted in the environs of Lingayen. Do not try and apprehend; just attempt to negotiate."

Then he'd get a file detailing who exactly the 'First Arms Master' was - Alan Turing, the famous pioneer of Computer Science who allegedly committed suicide after being betrayed and wrongfully punished by the Government he served loyally. It turned out he had faked his death and had been spotted various times in the past several decades, often to lend aid to his former nation and its allies. And now he was within reach.

Lei Qingshe was in a position to intercept this message. Regil and Regina Meitner would also have a copy of said message slipped into their phones by 'a friend of their father' who was planning something (if the sender could be trusted, of course). Would any of them inform Noel and the others of the objectives they had received?

As for Callie, Nil, and Henri, they'd receive a message from Alan Turing himself, saying, "Greetings. The First Arms Master requests that you bring the American boy called Nemo, the Greek youth named Niko Makri, and the Australian Girl named Hannie Calvert to where he is waiting in the ruins of the Ruins of the College of the Lady of the Most Holy Rosary. Do not let anyone else intrude, even if you must deceive or misdirect or even teleport them away. The reward? Why, a key to victory against the Chinese Communists, of course... Assuming you trust my word that there is a chance to earn it."

Carroman and Kaitlyn, meanwhile, would find themselves 'coincidentally' bumping into each other as the Chaplain was given orders to heal another batch of injured folk, folk injured not in the battle, but in the scramble to mine precious obsidian and diamonds as well as in projects to clear out the ruined 'Kaiju-construct' that had been used to assault the defenders. Carroman had also been asked to do a funeral service for Alain Lancaster, one of the Arms Masters killed in the battle (as well as funeral services for countless ordinary soldiers who had died in the line of duty).

Marlena Dorn, meanwhile, was tasked with keeping Lingayen safe from Chinese infiltrators or stragglers, a task made easier due to locals armed with machetes and bamboo spears hunting down anyone caught wearing a PLA uniform. However, several Filipino families with Chinese blood, many of whom ran prominent businesses and shops, were suffering misplaced revenge attacks and occasional looting, something which she and several of Corporal Castro (Kaitlyn's friend)'s soldiers shared the duty of preventing.

As for Lotus Squadron, they were assigned to a nearby air base, close enough that some of them can make the trip to the city they had saved while at the same time flying patrols and sorties to guard the newly-valuable obsidian and diamond mine before the new resources ran out. Who will make the trip and how will their involvement affect the various interactions in the City?

@SkyHresvelg@The World@Chiro@Aisede@MagusDream@Lewascan2@Sniblet@Conscripts@Gerlando@Senhara@Creative Chaos@Nimbus@The Man Emperor@KaiserElectric

Pariah

I'll be taking a leave of absence until the next RP, btw.