X-COM RP THINK TANK (part2)

[ZombieSplitter53]

To continue what Gem said, the time travel was only possible thanks to over a decade of planing, Sasha's rift ability that was learn from Christine, the combination of Sunny and all of the Exalt's implants, the mass of stored energy in Acedia, and the GIANT field of computer servers under the Cross building. And even with that, it only allowed them 30 seconds, after which Mikhail, Acedia, and Buniq died, Sasha was burned out, and the computers were destroyed. So yeah... not very reliable.

 

[MarineAvenger]

Nope

And thanks for that adorable Batman post. Actually cheered me up a lot.

Wait, not done!

And the icing on the cake just for you Frost:

(Now I sleep but...)

 

[Dahlexpert]

Wait, not done!

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And the icing on the cake just for you Frost:

(Now I sleep but...)

Dear god the memes, sooooooo many memes why so many.

 

[Taxor_the_First]

Well, that was interesting, I guess. Very well written, objectively. I'm going to need to chill out before I can give it a real story-wise opinion, because for a while I thought it was the sequel hook and I was just about to tear down the walls.

*cough* Halo 2 *cough*

To continue what Gem said, the time travel was only possible thanks to over a decade of planing, Sasha's rift ability that was learn from Christine, the combination of Sunny and all of the Exalt's implants, the mass of stored energy in Acedia, and the GIANT field of computer servers under the Cross building. And even with that, it only allowed them 30 seconds, after which Mikhail, Acedia, and Buniq died, Sasha was burned out, and the computers were destroyed. So yeah... not very reliable.

And not once - not ONCE - did either of you think of the rather obvious joke sitting there, waiting to be taken and loved? Where was Dr. Charlie Hu's preliminary research into Time Travel? If I had to have an quantifiable objection to all this, it would be that.

Alright, my thoughts? Well, you know what they say. A picture is worth 1000 words...

Spoiler

May I direct your attention to Exhibit A - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Darkness/Time? That, my friend, is where that particular trope was used in a way that makes it one of my favourite games of all time. THAT is how you do it, and is proof positive that it can be done RIGHT.
Basically, I'ma see where this is going before I demand the lynching begin.


... also I should be available your tomorrow night, if a little late, if anyone wants to do a last collab.

 

[ZombieSplitter53]

Alright, people. This isn't over yet. We have three, count 'em, three big missions left.

First up is the Honored Overseer. It's his creative baby, so BMPixy will be taking him dpwn, but I have something of a mini mission for each of you during that fight, a personal boss fight for your characters.

Still have some planning to do, and it'll take a bit to do the mission with all of you (it will likely be down two at a time).

So, with that in mind, feel free to work on a solo or two while preparations are made. Feel free to do something involving the base escape. Ashley getting her family out, Ammy escaping with cross, Luxuria put in the temporary care of Emily, and so forth. Or, something in the now cramped barracks of the battleship, and the knowledge of the lpoming big fight.

 

[Taxor_the_First]

Isaac pulls his rather dubious rank to go on a family excursion.

Also can I get a date and time for the evac? Not sure if I missed it, but couldn't locate one.

 

[ZombieSplitter53]

Um, Dec.15th, noon.

 

[DarkGemini24601]

Alright, guys. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but this is who I think is on the battleship. (In addition to NPC soldiers and guards):

Gemini: Atka, Buniq, Isitoq, Veda, Chandra, Modya, Thomas, Elene, Vee, Emma, Lily, Avanix, Sapentia [Atka's family and other civilians naturally absent. Chandra here for heals, Exalts for maintaining the ship and being critical staff members)
Zombie: Morrigan, Aya, Ayame, Jake, Jia'Tiala, Sunny, Alice, Cheshire, Jessica/Alexia, Eve, Vahlen, Shen [Everyone but Rei, Hitomi, and Keiko]
Marine: Desmond, Elizabeth, Saka, Minato, Chief, Hawke, Bull, Fox, Markus, Sora [Asher can't quite be trusted yet.]
Frost: Ammelia, Mary, Dorian [David and Sarah would most likely have been evacuated to St. Petersburg as civilians]
Ramma: Emily, Luxuria [Squad of Emily included among NPC soldiers, same story for my squads/rocketeers. Sybille/Ben/etc evacuated to St. P]
Dahl: Eva, Ashley [Ash's wife and child probably evacuated to St. Petersburg as they are civilians]
Pixy: Albert, Fay [The only characters he has here anyway]
Tax: Isaac, Penny [Unsure of if Charles made it on the battlecruiser as well. Up to you]

Keep in mind that St. Petersburg is much safer right now. The civilian staff there that aren't critical will probably disperse into safehouses and military bases and be protected by Galena, Stanimov, and the rest of the Russian military without making them a target for the aliens. The only non-soldiers that should be coming are our Ethereal captives and anyone that's essential to the battleship's operation, medical and security purposes, or some other major cog in the war effort that we cannot do without.

 

[Frostlich1228]

Alright, guys. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but this is who I think is on the battleship. (In addition to NPC soldiers and guards):

Gemini: Atka, Buniq, Isitoq, Veda, Chandra, Modya, Thomas, Elene, Vee, Emma, Lily, Avanix, Sapentia [Atka's family and other civilians naturally absent. Chandra here for heals, Exalts for maintaining the ship and being critical staff members)
Zombie: Morrigan, Aya, Ayame, Jake, Jia'Tiala, Sunny, Alice, Cheshire, Jessica/Alexia, Eve, Vahlen, Shen [Everyone but Rei, Hitomi, and Keiko]
Marine: Desmond, Elizabeth, Saka, Minato, Chief, Hawke, Bull, Fox, Markus [Asher can't quite be trusted yet.]
Frost: Ammelia, Mary, Dorian [David and Sarah would most likely have been evacuated to St. Petersburg as civilians]
Ramma: Emily, Luxuria [Squad of Emily included among NPC soldiers, same story for my squads/rocketeers. Sybille/Ben/etc evacuated to St. P]
Dahl: Eva, Ashley [Ash's wife and child probably evacuated to St. Petersburg as they are civilians]
Pixy: Albert, Fay [The only characters he has here anyway]
Tax: Isaac, Penny [Unsure of if Charles made it on the battlecruiser as well. Up to you]

Keep in mind that St. Petersburg is much safer right now. The civilian staff there that aren't critical will probably disperse into safehouses and military bases and be protected by Galena, Stanimov, and the rest of the Russian military without making them a target for the aliens. The only non-soldiers that should be coming are our Ethereal captives and anyone that's essential to the battleship's operation, medical and security purposes, or some other major cog in the war effort that we cannot do without.

Brigid?
Sora?

 

[BMPixy]

Alright, guys. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but this is who I think is on the battleship. (In addition to NPC soldiers and guards):

Gemini: Atka, Buniq, Isitoq, Veda, Chandra, Modya, Thomas, Elene, Vee, Emma, Lily, Avanix, Sapentia [Atka's family and other civilians naturally absent. Chandra here for heals, Exalts for maintaining the ship and being critical staff members)
Zombie: Morrigan, Aya, Ayame, Jake, Jia'Tiala, Sunny, Alice, Cheshire, Jessica/Alexia, Eve, Vahlen, Shen [Everyone but Rei, Hitomi, and Keiko]
Marine: Desmond, Elizabeth, Saka, Minato, Chief, Hawke, Bull, Fox, Markus [Asher can't quite be trusted yet.]
Frost: Ammelia, Mary, Dorian [David and Sarah would most likely have been evacuated to St. Petersburg as civilians]
Ramma: Emily, Luxuria [Squad of Emily included among NPC soldiers, same story for my squads/rocketeers. Sybille/Ben/etc evacuated to St. P]
Dahl: Eva, Ashley [Ash's wife and child probably evacuated to St. Petersburg as they are civilians]
Pixy: Albert, Fay [The only characters he has here anyway]
Tax: Isaac, Penny [Unsure of if Charles made it on the battlecruiser as well. Up to you]

Keep in mind that St. Petersburg is much safer right now. The civilian staff there that aren't critical will probably disperse into safehouses and military bases and be protected by Galena, Stanimov, and the rest of the Russian military without making them a target for the aliens. The only non-soldiers that should be coming are our Ethereal captives and anyone that's essential to the battleship's operation, medical and security purposes, or some other major cog in the war effort that we cannot do without.

I assume that the Firestorm pilots I introduced are also aboard?

 

[MarineAvenger]

Brigid?
Sora?

Sora is there.

 

[DarkGemini24601]

Gawd, it's almost as if you guys expect me to remember everyone's characters. Fix'd.

I assume that the Firestorm pilots I introduced are also aboard?

And what Firestorm Pilots?

 

[ZombieSplitter53]

Brigid... is probably there. Mighr seem silly, but Morrigan needs here there for sanity purposes.

 

[ZombieSplitter53]

Gawd, it's almost as if you guys expect me to remember everyone's characters. Fix'd.



And what Firestorm Pilots?

Fay's allies.

 

[BMPixy]

Gawd, it's almost as if you guys expect me to remember everyone's characters. Fix'd.



And what Firestorm Pilots?

You know, Chopper, Nagase, Snow, and Grimm? Fay's few friends?

 

[Frostlich1228]

What about all the injured people? More specifically the people from Lapis' ship, most of whom probably can't be moved.

 

[DarkGemini24601]

You know, Chopper, Nagase, Snow, and Grimm? Fay's few friends?

That's what they were? I thought they were just named nameless mooks. The firestorm pilots are in their firestorms. Those characters are minor enough that I wouldn' t list them on there one way or the other, they're part of the 'general soldiers and security'.

 

[DarkGemini24601]

What about all the injured people? More specifically the people from Lapis' ship, most of whom probably can't be moved.

They were moved. I don't see why they couldn't be, when we got them to our base, didn't we? Just put them back in the stasis pods and ship them out with the ATVs. No way are we taking them on the battleship. And those are part of general civilians anyway.

 

[BMPixy]

That's what they were? I thought they were just named nameless mooks. The firestorm pilots are in their firestorms. Those characters are minor enough that I wouldn' t list them on there one way or the other, they're part of the 'general soldiers and security'.

Alright, cool, just as long as we've got that sorted out.

 

[DarkGemini24601]

Alright, cool, just as long as we've got that sorted out.

We'll need them to bombard our enemy ships, that's for sure. Gotta keep the flak cannons busy somehow while we sneak up and initiate Operation Surprise Bumshag.