Tell The World That We Tried
is a BattleTech fanfic written by Valles. There is a sequel, If We Turn To Dust. The story follows Asha Blackwing, who inherits the core of a mercenary company from the father she never know, the morning after she woke up with the memories of a Battletech fan.
Tell The World That We Tried provides examples of the next tropes:
- Badass Boast: Paula Trevaline makes a pretty good attempt at this, only for Asha to nail it: "I am a Blackwing, bred to peace. I was the wedge that broke the lines of the Third Sword of Light on Hoff,” I went on. “I am the barrier that stopped the Juggernaut forever on Helm. I am the anvil that broke the Wolf Dragoons on Solaris. And if you could match any of those, you wouldn’t be hiding here, like a coward in a hole."
- Private Military Contractors: Asha's troops, although they eventually join the LCAF as regular soldiers.
- Running Gag: "Future of the Eighties, go fuck yourself."
- Self-Insert Fic: The primary viewpoint character, Asha Blackwing, has the memories of the author.
- The Ace: Sophita, formerly a major Solaris VII contender before getting blacklisted, is one hell of a mechwarrior.
