▶ 006. TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #6

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TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #6

CONTENT WARNINGS: forced scenarios, partial nudity, full nudity, alcohol & drug use, violence & action scenarios, organized crime, simulation mindfucking,

▶ 001. ARRIVAL / CAFETERIA.

It happens in the blink of an eye -- a dash of time. You're taken from where you were. What you were doing... it isn't important anymore, and slowly, you give up to desire your normal life. When you awake, figures are looking down on you from a surgical table.

"Yeah, this one will do; let's take them to the rest." That's all you see before losing consciousness again, only to wake up in a pod with many others.

"Your questions will be answered soon enough as I'm sure you will have many," a female, robotic voice says.

Just then, your pod opens in a dim corridor with many others. Your new life is about to begin... whether you like it or not.

The pods drain their stasis fluid which wakens each Outsider. Outsiders emerge from their pod in only their undergarments which have been supplied to them, and head to a locker room in the medical bay to find a towel to dry off with and a set of gray loungewear to wear as LILITH makes the final decision in assigning the Outsiders to their rightful teams. If a character has any accessibility needs, they will be found here. It's about then they will feel a sharp pain at the back of their eyes, almost like there’s a foreign body lodged on the inside of their head. This pain will subside quickly as their body adapts to the changes, but there will always be a sensation of something being not quite right; that their bodies have been changed forever. They would be correct in thinking that. In the pod, all Outsiders have been surgically fitted with ocular and brain implants that will enable them to communicate with LILITH and the rest of the crew, as well as providing them the information they require. Almost like a computer screen has been loaded into their brains, they will see a loading screen as the implant completes its download. A questionnaire will then pop up, waiting for their answer. A voice, robotic and feminine, will also read along in their brain for them.

█ █ █ LOADING COMPLETE … BEGIN ORIENTATION …

Name:
Username:
Civilian Identity:
Age:
Species:
Origin:

A trolley is headed down the tracks at high speed towards a fork. On its current path, five people are tied to the tracks. You stand in front of a lever to switch the tracks to the other path, where only one person is tied to the tracks. Assume the trolley cannot be safely stopped before it hits the people, and they cannot be freed before the trolley gets there. What do you do?

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The system will give Outsiders one chance to provide a truthful answer and choose their username and civilian identity. Should they refuse to cooperate, the implant will download the answer directly from their brain (and give them a username or civilian name against their will). This questionnaire will then be posted on the network for all to view and reply to. Almost like an ice-breaker, if you will. LILITH wants all their newest recruits to learn about each other!

Outsiders will receive a quick brief about their situation: they will be told that the year is 2278, and they have been taken to Neo Tokyo, one of the last bastions of mankind in a world terrorized by various Kaiju and monsters. Only a third of the population remains, and LILITH has gathered talented people from other dimensions here as a last ditch effort to save humanity. Outsiders are free to continue asking LILITH questions through their implant, but there’s no guarantee they will provide them with a straight answer …

Outsiders will also notice an implant in their dominant wrist. This implant has a barcode in it that will enable them to purchase goods from the local stores in Neo Tokyo. They will receive a starting balance of 15,000,000 KRYPTOS (about USD 100), which is barely enough for a few good meals, groceries, and supplies. They can view their current balance through a hologram window projected by their ocular implant.

While there would normally be a meal available for them in the cafeteria, this doesn’t seem to be the case this time. Robots working within the cafeteria will instead be handing out food ration bars to each Outsider. They are dense with calories and nutrition, but taste a bit like sawdust.

That familiar, robotic voice is heard again:

"Greetings, my name is SYNTHIA and I will be taking care of you today while the rest of the crew is occupied. Worry not, my children. You are in safe hands."

▶ 002. SIMULATION.

While Outsiders are given a fair amount of time to recuperate, not only from physical injuries but from the aftermath of their mission in Korea, it doesn’t take long before their training kicks back up again. This time, the stress is on formation, teamwork, and split decision making. While the Japan branch of LILITH believes all the Outsiders at their branch are performing as expected of them, the other international operatives underneath LILITH may not feel the same due to the results of their prior mission. While the higher ups back in Tokyo believe they made the best decision based on the information they had, it’s not to state the other branches of LILITH echo the same sentiment. As a result, there is a strict training regime that all Outsiders must commit to, new and old alike.


The simulation will naturally cover the terrain of Seoul, Busan, and other intermediary cities of South Korea; everything else will seem par for the course with the simulation. Outsiders will be asked to group up with those close to them and practice timing their attacks and specifically aiming for the kaiju’s weak points. Those who have trouble finding someone to work with can assume to be assigned to one another randomly. Veteran Outsiders will be asked to assist anyone new whom they may not recognize.

█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: IMUGI ♀
HEIGHT: 1600 feet across, 55 feet high
WEIGHT: 2850kg
CLASS: Extremely Dangerous
LOCATION: Various Locations, South Korea - Map will be auto populated for terrain.
ABILITIES: Control over weather conditions, including summoning of heavy storms, lightning strikes and hurricanes. Can fly up to 1000 feet. By flying amongst the clouds, Imugi releases chemicals into the atmosphere that bring about acid rain. Armored scales, sharp teeth and claws. Camouflage; can disappear into seemingly thin air.
WEAKNESSES: Piercing it in the gaps between its impenetrable scales. There is also a particularly weak spot under its chin that will deal significant damage if pierced.
EXTRA NOTES: This is the female counterpart of the Imugi slain in Seoul. After giving birth, it demonstrated typical reptile behavior and abandoned its eggs. Since its initial appearance in Busan, it has grown. This kaiju seems more agile, is openly aggressive, and has demonstrated intelligence in being able to hold grudges.

█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:

Despite their best attempts, the simulation feels harder than the actual kaiju, and its settings seem to factor in its incredibly unpredictable nature. As a result, “MISSION FAILED” will be seen more frequently than not. Outsiders will be forced to redo the simulations over and over, even until the early hours of the morning.

As a result, Outsiders will also be provided with energy drinks and coffee in a variety of flavors that are laced with their newest energy boosters. This will keep Outsiders particularly enthusiastic for the simulation runs, and give them the drive to keep them on track! The unfortunate side effect, however, is it that it does come with a fairly significant crash. Try not to develop a caffeine addiction during this time.

Other than the simulations, Outsiders will also be required to clock in for regular medical checkups, and most will result in asking them to increase their general fitness and physical capabilities. They will be required to utilize the gym, swimming pool, and other physical fitness facilities until their doctors sign off on them. While this may seem like a new form of hazing, the higher ups actually believe it could foster better relationships.

▶ 003. BLACK MARKET.

It’s clear that the number one priority on people’s minds lately is the kaiju that’s on the loose. However, these hushed whispers on the streets aren’t simply rehashing the recent news, but instead are talking about certain trades happening on the black market. Considering the lack of personnel at base due to the damage control and fallout from the incident in Seoul, Outsiders will be tasked with talking to the citizens and scoping out any and all information on these secret trades. Yes, that's right, the black market is teeming with energy yet again.

Akin to the mission in March, it looks like those associated with Tokyo’s darker undertakings have a new business venture and it’s in Imugi body part trading. It looks like the newest hit in folk medicine is currently illegal research in using the Imugi’s scales, bones, and every part they can get their hands on: they have created dragon scale teas, dragon horn supplements, dragon blood steroids, and many other meats, delicacies, and food items. Some have even taken to grinding down the bones and claws. No one actually knows if this increases one's vitality and cures illnesses, or if it’s an unknown risk to the people.

Each of these leads will need to be looked into, and so Outsiders will be tasked as a group, and encouraged to work together in exploring these undertakings. Apparently, there are three major places that need to be explored: an abandoned factory in Shinjuku, a restaurant that is supposedly acting as a front for trades, and even a club similar to the Sapphire Room for higher VIPS who apparently are offering entire limbs of the kaiju up for sale.

It may be hard to move just by operating on civilian identities, and so LILITH is also offering a disguise by style upgrade, and encouraging recruits to make up an adequate “cover” as they explore. As the disguise on their style upgrade coincides with whatever they decide to make their fake identity, Outsiders are also required to turn in the appropriate paperwork, including what the occupation for the cover is, along with any other details to go along with their bit.

█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:

✖ Create false identity to go undercover.
✖ Sneak into or receive an invitation to one of the following locations: an abandoned factory in Shinjuku, a restaurant chain that is supposedly acting as a front for trades, and Club Spades.
✖ Capture and round-up any suspicious individuals who may have information. Bring them back alive.
✖ Turn in any kaiju parts, items, and stock in.

These actions are considered unacceptable by LILITH, and as a result are asking Outsiders to partake covertly in order to capture and bring back any suspicious individuals working for any of these black market distribution circles. These same individuals also seem to intersect with other levels of crime in the city, and so certain missions may coincide with these efforts. Outsiders are encouraged to contribute as they are able to.

▶ 004. INTERROGATION.

In the midst of the ongoing investigations into the black market, there are rumors that the entire black market scheme was hatched up by a LILITH operative. Due to the timing of the Outsiders touching down in Tokyo and how swiftly the parts collected became distributed, a majority of the suspicions seem to fall on the Outsiders themselves. As a result, everyone on the base will be subject to routine checks on base, and may notice some LILITH drones may be keeping surveillance of them when they leave the premises.

LILITH is also offering rewards to agents under them who are able to discover their peers in possession of any sort of contraband. This includes kaiju parts which may have been given to them for safe-holding during investigation, research specimens that were given to them, or even any items crafted from kaiju, including food items. If any Outsiders are found with these kaiju parts and/or items, they will be taken in for questioning.

During questioning, they will either recruit a fellow Outsider to assist in these cross-examinations, or have them done by another agent under LILITH. Everyone who is brought in to be questioned is forced to ingest a truth serum. Upon consuming the serum orally or aromatically, they will be forced to tell the truth. They will also find themselves particularly loose-lipped, or uncharacteristically forthcoming. Unfortunately, while this serum may clear them of the smuggling accusations, these effects will continue to linger even after the interrogation has ended.

Additionally, while the Outsider or agent may not have been planning anything nefarious by holding onto these kaiju parts, they will be lightly punished. This may include being locked with another Outsider for 24-48 hours to watch AI-generated videos on the importance of going through the proper venues of tagging kaiju parts and not stealing.

▶ 005. CONSEQUENCES FOR YOUR ACTIONS.

A few days after newcomers have arrived and the atmosphere on the LILITH base seems to be less tense, a message on everyone's ocular implants will flash: MEETING IN THE SIMULATION ARENA. ATTENDANCE IS A MUST. THIS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE.

Characters will be grouped by their team name and in numerical order with the assistance of AI robots once they have reached the arena. If they are questioned, they only seem to answer one thing: COMMANDER SHIRO LIKES THINGS A CERTAIN WAY. Once everyone is organized, it's just a matter of waiting. After a moment, one of the arena walls, which is conveniently also a screen, will project a new looking face onto it.

The face is of a man who appears to be in his late twenties, but he's quite older than that. How he's achieved this, nobody seems to know. His hair, stark white, appears rather ragged for someone who otherwise has a neat and tidy appearance. Most of his face is obscured by a pair of goggles, and he does, on the whole look... human. However, while it's difficult to see what exactly is behind him, it certainly looks like a silhouette belonging to a set of tentacles coming from his back. His fingers are laced together with his chin on top of them as he heaves a sigh. The screen flickers with a bit of static.

"Angels of LILITH, I'm severely disappointed in your failure. Teams Brimstone & Revelation, I expected more of you. If you had not let the Imugi escape, we would not have fallen into the hell that we are in now. We would not have had to make a decision to start with. Read the following instructions carefully. Make up for your mistakes. Don't ever let this happen again. Or else."

The screen cuts out, and another debrief sheet appears.

█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE: COMMUNITY & TEAM BUILDING.

✖ Team Brimstone & Revelation: Treat a colleague from Team Everlight & Team Redemption to a meal to celebrate their overall success. Everlight & Redemption will pick their meal of choice.
✖ (ALL TEAMS) Teach kaiju emergency protocol with given curriculum at the following school: Nishi Elementary School in the Shinjuku district.
✖ (ALL TEAMS) Clean up trash in the following districts: Shinjuku, Chiyoda, and Bunkyo.
✖ Shame fellow colleagues for their MISSED ATTACKS in whatever methods possible. Their codenames are: RUBBER DUCKY, AMBROSIA, CLOWN PRINCE, GODDESS OF DEATH, LILITH69, NADEL, RASGULLA, STARDUST.

▶ 006. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our sixth TDM! All TDM threads are game canon and characters who don't app will be glitched out of this world. As the TDM will act as the event, existing characters are heavily encouraged to participate. Please use this format for top levels: CHARACTER | CANON | CURRENT / NEW CHARACTER.

There are currently 14 available player slots. New players are welcome to use this TDM to get samples for when APPLICATIONS open.

None of the prompts suit your fancy? Feel free to check out our main base and locations page and make up your own prompts! (Las Vegas is still being rebuilt and Seoul has closed off its borders to the Japan branch of LILITH.)

Use the code provided in the ARRIVAL prompt if you'd like to participate in the ice breaker, and place it in your top level along with your other prompts. Anything such as civilian name or username can be marked as UNDECIDED if you're unsure of what you'd like your character to have for now. Though it says 'Orientation', existing characters can still participate in the ice-breaker.

The monthly mingle will reveal information about payment for last month's mission and the winners for KO and top hit.

Please note that all tags in this log will count for 2 reward points each and will count towards September AC.

TDM #6 BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)

1. ARRIVAL PROMPT: Newcomers arrive with ocular and brain implants, and are given a breakdown of the premise with an icebreaker orientation to complete. Their first cafeteria meal is food ration bars. Newcomers are placed in gray loungewear while they are being sorted into teams.

2. SIMULATION: All Outsiders are subject to a new paired training regimen that focuses on formation, teamwork, and decision making. The training is a simulation of the most recent mission in South Korea and the target is a simulated version of the Imugi. Failed results will be more frequent and Outsiders will be required to redo the simulation until they achieve a mission success. Outsiders will also have required medical checkups with the goal of increasing overall fitness and physical capabilities.

3. BLACK MARKET: Outsiders are tasked to investigate rumors of Imugi body part trading happening in certain areas of Tokyo. They are encouraged to work together and create aliases outside of their civilian identities in order to infiltrate these facilities. Once infiltrated, Outsiders are to capture any suspicious individuals working for these black market circles, as well as to retrieve any kaiju parts or items.

4. INTERROGATION: Everyone on base will be subjected to routine checks with LILITH drones surveilling them upon leaving base. LILITH will be offering rewards to agents who turn in their peers for possessing any sort of contraband; these Outsiders will be brought in for interrogation either by a LILITH agent, or by another Outsider. Those subject to interrogation will be forced to ingest a truth serum; effects of the serum will linger after the interrogation has ended. Anyone who admits to being in possession of contraband will be punished by being locked with another Outsider for 24-48 hours.

5. CONSEQUENCES FOR YOUR ACTIONS: Outsiders are summoned to the simulation arena for a meeting with Commander Shiro, who expresses his disappointment with their performance in the latest mission. He provides a chance for Outsiders to redeem themselves via various tasks to avoid this from happening again.

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shinn asuka | gundam seed etc | new!

[lostdestiny]

001. arrival

Shinn Asuka

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Username: justish
Civilian Identity: Shimon Izuna
Age: 17
Species: Human
Origin: ORB

A trolley is headed down the tracks at high speed, towards a fork. On its current path, five people are tied to the tracks. You stand in front of a lever to switch the tracks to the other path, where only one person is tied to the tracks. Assume the trolley cannot be safely stopped before it hits the people, and they cannot be freed before the trolley gets there. What do you do?

-- what’s with that username? What’s with that question? It's one train! Destiny and I’ll protect all of them.

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002a. simulation

[ Shinn showed up with a no-longer-so-giant robot in tow, but even his beloved sparklebot isn’t getting the simulation results he’d like. Still, he doesn’t seem beat down by the repeated failures – he’s not happy to be back to wiping out in simulations, but his time at the academy has taught him that he can push through it and win if he keeps practicing, and practicing, and practicing. So in a break in between simulations, he’s lying on weight bench replaying a video recording of the last simulation in his ocular implant, murmuring to himself and not particularly paying attention to whether anyone is in the space around him. (Semi-related to his focus, there is a small pile of miscellaneous empty caffeine containers and snack wrappers all around him.)

If it was stuck on the ground, then....

[ This would be easier with someone to talk through. He’d give a lot to work through this thing’s weaknesses and his strengths with Luna or Rey or the commander, although the commander would probably try to take the monster alone. Ugh! If the people he trusts aren’t here, he’ll figure out through trial and error. He slaps his cheeks to focus himself, hops to his feet, and starts back to the simulation area. ]


002b. simulation

[ And a little later, after another wipeout, he’s willing to talk to total strangers about his theory for beating the stupid snake monster thing. ]

I want a giant rope for the damn dragon

Or a lot of rocks


003. black market (ver. abandoned factory)

[ In a secluded staging area close to the abandoned factory, Shinn is checking over a bag of gear with more somber carefulness than is really typical for him. He’s not afraid for his own safety, he’s just bogged down in lousy memories of the last time he broke into an abandoned facility (his friend panicking, long-dead children in the halls, a surprise attack, Stellar, Stellar, Stellar). If he had a chance in hell of pulling off the restaurant or Sapphire Room missions he would have gone for them, but he’s got enough self-awareness to know that he’s better at breaking-and-entering than schmoozing.

But although he’s tried to pick a secluded spot, he’s not anywhere near as good at special ops as he is at piloting – so please, feel free to spot him and heckle or join. ]


005. consequences for whose actions?!

[ He’s too caught up with the new tech and new world to protest while the commander is on the screen, but as soon as the screen cuts out, he tenses up -- shoulders squared, fists clenched, brow furrowed, standing a bit like he expects a punch. His voice just rings with self-righteous indignation (indignation he has exercised many times before, to the exasperation of multiple commanders)—]

We didn’t do anything wrong!

[ By which he means the newbies, but hell, maybe it applies to the oldbies as well. Screw this! It's one thing to take punishment for doing something against orders, but total bullshit to get punished for something he didn't even do. ]

00?. wildcard

[ PM or hit me up at skycrawler ]

002b

[atonality]

You can be the rock if you really believe in yourself.

oh yes, @justish

[lostdestiny]

I'll be busy with its neck

[atonality]

You'll be working extra hard. It's nothing but neck.

2b, @kijyo

[saudadist]

[ Sure, she's in the simulation area too, but the message that floats across her eyeballs earns her disbelieving stare. ]

that's stupid
use a gun or something

[lostdestiny]

I have a gun

[ A giant robot gun, albeit nerfed. And a laser in the giant robot’s palm, and an anti-ship sword, etc., etc. ]

But I can’t shoot it if I can’t see it!

[ And between hiding in the clouds and straight-up camouflage, keeping an eye on this thing is rough. What he wants to do is keep it tied or pinned down. ]

[saudadist]

skill issue
I managed to shoot the bitch twice with a rifle

listen for where she is, aim under the chin or for an eye

002a

[busternaut]

[Dearka's actually wondering if he can get away with skiving off from the next round of simulations; typical LILITH with their donked up priorities, they've been so fixated on smothering all the outsiders with relentless and overzealous training that he hasn't had much time to work on the Buster. Which is, you know... THE THING HE NEEDS? TO FIGHT THE KAIJU?

His typically laid back and difficult to ruffle attitude is kind of running paper thin as a result, and he's been walking around with an nearly Yzak-level stress crease between his eyebrows for the last few days. He's far more distracted than usual just at baseline, which is why he has to do a double take when he happens past a familiar face in the hall.]

Shinn?

[lostdestiny]

[ Oh! It’s the guy who loaned a missle launcher to Shinn’s girlfriend! And, bigger picture, helped stop a coup, but Shinn likes people being nice to Luna. ]

Dearka Elthman?

[ Shinn isn’t sure how he’s supposed to address ZAFT personnel while he’s on loan to Compass, especially while both of them are on loan to LILITH, but more importantly — ]

How long have you been here?

[busternaut]

[People being nice to your SO is an important factor to keep in mind. Also, luckily for Shinn... With the exception of some extremely high ranked and very important people, Dearka gives basically zero shits about formality or addressing people by their proper rank and title, even back home. So. It's all good.]

Here in the simulation, or here with LILITH? [He scoffs lightly.] Nah, who am I kidding, of course you're asking about the second thing; since May. Me and Lieutenant Colonel Jule both.

[...And there's an extremely rare usage of Yzak's formal title, because Dearka's a good little simp and he at least tries to respect Yzak's rank when talking about him to ZAFT personnel who aren't a part of the Jule Team.]

And you must have been pulled in with the latest batch of newbies, huh?

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[ignoreher]

You new faces? Definitely not -- it's more for us than anything, I promise. Though a lot of us aren't happy about the generalized punishment either.

[ going by the air of displeasure... though malkuth herself seems. relatively okay? understanding? accepting? of the circumstances, it's more because she's dealt this sort of thing out before and gets why they'd go about it the way they did. ]

I'm guessing they'd like to promote a sort of camaraderie based on the unfairness and frustration we feel now, from both new and old arrivals, since it works well in practice. I wouldn't worry too much about it though, just focus on the general tasks like cleaning up and teaching once you've got the procedures down yourself.

[lostdestiny]

Camraderie? Punishing people for nothing just ticks them off!

[ It ticks Shinn off, anyway — he’s still visibly peeved. He responds much better to asspats and being relied upon. ]

If they’re going to drag us here, then they should trust us to do the job.

[ignoreher]

They do. It's the others that don't. If we aren't shown "discipline", then this branch isn't likely to regain the trust it once had from others... probably.

[ probably. does it make it right? no. absolutely not. but it's probably like that. it's nice to see someone full of fire though, which is why she's not dousing him. ]

We just dealt with a pretty devastating loss, so it's not "nothing" -- but it's pretty agreed that the blame isn't being spread right. Our information was lacking and wrong, and the consequence of it was the death of... I guess it's closer to a quarter million now, as the tolls rise.

arrival [un: pterass]

[raynos]

unfortunately i don't think you're allowed to take a third option in these kinds of thought experiments

the point is what would you do if was just you and your hands and the switch. no zoid, no special equipment, no superpowers, nothing and nobody else to help you make the decision

it's kind of stupid but w/e. as for the usernames i got stuck with a dumb one too so, no idea

[lostdestiny]

What’s a Pterass?

[ Yes, yes, he gets that there’s “ass” in there, he just doesn’t get what the ass has been tacked on to. Pterodactyl? Too weird. ]

And I’m not gonna take just two choices! If we were supposed to handle it alone and without weapons, they wouldn’t have brought us here in a group with a load of weapons.

[raynos]

it's

a zoid? the pteras???

nevermind i guess they don't have those where you're from. trust me tho it's defiling the name of a perfectly good mid-range aerial unit

ok but look, the thing about thought exercises is that you're supposed to take them at face value. if it sets up that it's just you and the switch you can't say "ok well this is what i'd do if i had something other than the switch" bc that defeats the purpose

you can easily extrapolate this hypothetical situation to ones you might actually encounter in a combat situation though. it's just supposed to make you think about what you'd do when faced with a specific problem with limited solutions

i mean, i guess. i didn't write the stupid thing

005

[30storieshigh]

An old tactic. Punish the whole to teach a lesson of the few's failure. There might be some merit if we had failed.

[ Shinn's not alone in being Unhappy. The ten foot tall lizard that's walking by isn't pleased either, he's got literal smoke coming out of his nostrils. ]

If we had taken the foe one at a time at our full power we would have avoided the disaster. However the packs were split, this is a failing on the leaders' part. Not ours.

[lostdestiny]

[ Godzilla's appearance gets a very loud shout of: ]

What the --

[ Sorry, Godzilla, this must get old after a while, but Shinn's first reaction to a ten-foot dragon lizard thing is to gawk, followed an instant later by shifting into a fighting stance. It takes him a few seconds more to process that no one else in the room is freaking out or pointing a gun at the ten-foot dragon lizard thing, so this probably isn't a case of a stray enemy kaiju in LILITH's base. And the ten-foot dragon lizard thing is saying "we" and "our".... Shinn stays tensed up anyway, although he's not sure what he would do in a fight with a dragon. When he's finished temporarily processing, his voice is a little calmer, but still audibly on edge. ]

You were helping LILITH?

[ Aren't you a kaiju, buddy... ]

[30storieshigh]

[ He should really be used to it by now. Still there's a big heaving sigh from the lizard as he reaches up and scratches a spot behind what for him passes as an ear. ]

Yes, I am part of the packs. Yes, I resemble some of the "kaiju" in that I am large and possess scales. And yes, little one, I am very good at killing them. [ There goes his tail giving a little impatient twitch. ] I am Godzilla, I am king and protector in my world. You are honored to meet me.

[ That's not a syntax error. He knows what he's saying here. ]

005

[coordination]

[ Shinn might not be personally familiar with Yzak enough to know him by his loud shouting in response to the commander's little announcement ("bullshit!" "not how you lead a team!" "stupid bastards!" etc!), but the yelling is attention-grabbing enough that the source is easy to spot.

Said source is probably not anywhere near the top of the list of familiar faces Shinn would want to see, though. ]

[lostdestiny]

[ It's true, Shinn would prefer Luna or taisaaaaaaaaaaaaa but he'll take some ZAFT seniors in a pinch. He pokes his head around Godzilla (fuckin' Godzilla man, lmao) to watch Yzak in a tizzy. ]

Commander....

[ Seeing someone bitching snaps him out of his own bitching a bit -- he's used to being the the only one mouthing off. But maybe he shouldn't be surprised? He remembers Yzak kvetching about Athrun over the comms in the ruins of Junius-7, too. ]

002b, @gautier

[laidtocrest]

you know what I want?
a second dragon and we can have it fight the first one for us
I know it's not gonna actually be like that in the real world
but I feel like I sat through this simulation enough times that I deserve a break and a show

I'm gonna have nightmares about the energy drinks I've been knocking back don't know about you

@justish, trying to figure out whether it's possible to steal other people's usernames

[lostdestiny]

I guess someone could hack the simulator

Does anyone here do that?

[ He's new, he has no idea what the team's specialties are. He's also not entirely clear on the levels of technology at play and whether it's feasible to cheat the system that way for a few minutes of stress relief. ]

@LILITH69

[gundemn]

i don't see how that'll help
unless you want to tie up the simulation operator and stuff them in a closet!

[ By the Nth simulation, Elan sees their bullshit and is just chilling inside his mobile suit which is idling in the air. Setting a great example for newbies. ]

[lostdestiny]

[ Shinn would comment on the mobile suit if this was not a text chain but alas, the "I see your Schwartz(ette) is as big as mine" conversation will have to wait. ]

It'll keep the target on the ground and stop it from disappearing

[ It would be a great plan if there was a rope that size. ]