Avalon, Western Coast, Fresh Winds Beach

Above her was Zeus floating in the air with his jetpack. Zeus stared at the woman for a moment, she looked like a human, but there was something off about her, perhaps meaning she wasn't as human as she looked.

"Apologies for disturbing you, I was merely curious about what a lone boat would be doing here." he said, in a tone of voice that lacked any emotion.

edited 15th Aug '14 3:32:26 AM by FullMoon

Avalon, Western Coast, Fresh Winds Beach

Another bot, or at least a cyborg. She reached behind her neck and pushed on the ring around it for it to produce herself a bathing suit which had been retracted into it, nanobots were handy. "Its mine, I like to come here from time to time, and swim around." she said simply and politely, her tone with worldly tinge to it.

The graceless warrior, wielder of the edgeless blade, prophet of the old religions, writer of fluent nonsense, saviour of soul and song.

Nie im Stich Mechanics and Electronics

His right eye rotating to look down at the offered hand, a faint smile creeps up on the left of his face. "Despite her condition, she still believes she can smile and be around others. I hope Hochste Einmal never feels the need to hurt people like her." Grabbing the hand with his left, all that's left of its organic nature is the pinky. "I'm William Jacob, humble cyborg who spends his time with friends trying to make the world around us a bit better. So Miss Isa, since you're here I assume you deal with complicated machinery on a basis? From what I can tell you seem to-" Before he could finish, panicked screaming rings out. Turning around, he sets his eyes on a cackling individual. "Former human by means of extensive cybernetics, obviously here to obtain replacements and upgrade themselves. Patchwork mess, and the right arm is a discontinued model due to the joints' low heat resistance. Got it."''

The lenses of his right eye focusing as he approaches the mad cyborg, the beam pierces the cyborg's right shoulder before getting a punch to their face by William. Knocked flat onto their back, he quickly stabs a blade through the other shoulder and starts stomping on the knees. One shrill mechanized scream rings out from the body, and William quickly flips them over. Pressing his foot down on the cyborg's back as calls went out for the police, William bends down to look at their face. Disappointed by being able to recognize them, he speaks disapprovingly. "So your lust for power was too much for common sense Nicholson? You're a disgrace to cyborgs, abominations like you giving the rest of us a bad name."

Turning from Nicholson to the bystanders and onlookers, William speaks. "I'm terribly sorry if I startled any of you, I'm William Jacob of Cybernetics Unbound. Since the official authorities have already been called, I'll leave the rest of this to the store's staff."

Avalon Courtyard

Small smile etched on her face, she sends another message. "~Isa went into one of the shopping districts while Minerva was noted to be at Fresh Winds Beach. I don't know Samuel and the freelancer's locations however. Given yesterday's incident, the Museum of International Mechanical History is going more in-depth than usual regarding information on A.I.s and support systems. Might be worth spending time learning there.~"

Taking a seat on a nearby bench as Adria leaves, the woman closes her eyes as she quietly thinks. Suddenly, a gentle young woman's voice calls out "Greetings Mrs. Long, can you guess as to why I'm here?" Her eyes opening to lay upon the figure of an alabaster skinned early-to-mid twenties woman, dressed all in white with grey eyes and brown hair. Her smile became more devious as she replied "Are you trying to suggest I'm not aware of things Sarah Hawking? Frankly I'm hurt you would even joke about that."

To many that knew Sarah Hawking, they would assume the quiet & gentle persona she displays was all she was trying to get across. In actuality, those that know her well would realize she's horribly bad at hiding her true intentions. Upon being semi-playfully mocked by Fiona, Sarah's eyes shift slightly to the side in response to her joke being caught. Straightening her stance and netting her fingers together, Sarah speaks "Project Electric Infinity has been officially given the go ahead following yesterday's incident, and has been deemed high priority. The council requests you select people you trust to take on more responsibility for the Titania, Oberon, and Minutiae Projects. However, they also demand the Nexus Project receives more attention."

Fiona's devious smile fading into a slight frown, she starts going through her contacts list as she responds. "Hmmph, I would hardly call the Minutiae Projects unimportant enough for me to delegate it to a potential spy. Still, some of them are nearly completed anyways..." Placing her phone back into her left breast pocket, Fiona folds her arms against her chest before speaking once more "Though, is that all?" Sarah's eyes looking away from her, a small smile creeps up on the right of Fiona's face. "I'm always here for you, but now isn't the time." With that Fiona walks away, leaving Sarah Hawking to stand alone in silence.

Hochste Einmal SZ Testing Facility

Eyes wide with amazement, Christina was suddenly standing upright as she watched the test. Idea coming to her, she calls out to Mord "Hey, if you're gonna outfit my Lord Kaiser with an SZ Engine then I want to make some other modifications while we're at it. One slot for an artificial intelligence would be necessary for me, as keeping track of energy stuff would just distract my performance. Oh, and I assume there'll be an emergency ejection system for it? I don't exactly want to get blown up if the prototype turns out too unstable for Armor use..."

Avalon, Western Coast, Fresh Winds Beach, Slightly Earlier

Edward Rosenberg, ever since transferring to CACHE Avalon from CACHE Europe had been relieved at what little combat he was expected to do. This wasn't because he was lazy, worried about repairs, or even fear. He was relieved because now he didn't need to worry about restraining himself when it came to dealing with enemy units. "It was starting to get annoying having to keep track of all the individual expressions I had for Ravager's Rage Release... Wait, did someone say something?" Looking around confused as if he heard an- "Seriously, where is that voice coming from? Samson already went his own way about half an hour ago, and even if he was following me that boy really doesn't seem like the prankster type. Huh, don't hear it anymore... Man, really hope a Mind Splitter fragment didn't dig into my head."

Deciding it was just his mind playing tricks on him, Edward pulls out the holopad he brought with him. Displaying an image of Minerva's standard body and an aquatic variant, he thinks to himself. "She'll likely be targeted by more extremist anti-CACHE individuals because of yesterday's incident, specially if they know she's the first AI. Sometimes I wonder why I stay with these guys. Oh, right, Eve's mother... Stupid memory issues." Noticing a robot going over to a boat which he spots Minerva surfacing by, Edward quickly goes over his list of cybernetic, digital and mechanical CACHE Avalon agents. Seeing the unknown robot nowhere on his list, he quickly starts to approach and calls out "Hey, what are you two doing over there?"

"The Omniverse is the collection of all possibilities, and all possibilities must eventually come to pass."

Avalon, Western Coast, Fresh Winds Beach

"Understood, as said before, apologies for disturbing you. I will allow you to go back to your swimming." said Zeus, then hearing a new voice calling out and spotting Edward.

Charon walked towards Edward, looking mildly puzzled "Hey, is something up? Is the beach closed? Would explain the lack of people here." he asked, rubbing the back of his head.

Zeus then flew back to the shore, specifically landing right next to his partner, though he said nothing in response to Edward.

edited 16th Aug '14 9:27:07 PM by FullMoon

Avalon, Western Coast, Fresh Winds Beach

"Thanks!" she called over to Zeus and then to Edward "Just taking a bit of a swim!"

The graceless warrior, wielder of the edgeless blade, prophet of the old religions, writer of fluent nonsense, saviour of soul and song.

Avalon, Western Coast, Fresh Winds Beach

Looking at the person who approached him, Edward takes a quick glance around. "Huh, there is a lot less people here than I expected... Probably just doing more important things." Stretching out his arms over his head, they limply hang by his sides as he replies "Na, today's March 6th right? Read today's the anniversary of an Eldritchian attack five years ago. Plus more mundane things, people are probably just at home. Though why ask me about the state of this beach?"

Eyes shifting to look at the robot, Edward looks away to Minerva and starts to casually approach her. Hands going into his pockets he calls out "You're not worried about mutant sealife? Eldritchian biology seems pretty hard to track after a battle, and there's no real reason I can think of that it wouldn't affect aquatic life."

CACHE Avalon, Medical Wing, Levi's Room, 10:00 AM

Many would call the events of yesterday horrible, deciding the idea of being trapped inside an out-of-control machine that proclaims you to be one of humanity's enemies horrific. Levi however was really just miffed she had to be kept in the medical wing for a day. "It was clearly built with me in mind, so this is just unnecessary! Really, why build a robot clearly meant for me and then be worried about my health? Had to have planned out the possibilities anyways... Right?"

The opening of her door breaking her out of her thoughts, a smile makes its way on her face as she sees Faith and Serena. Something resembling worry mixed with surprise appears on Serena's face while Levi could see Faith's smile clearly. "So what brings you two here eh?" Serena ducking a bit behind Faith, the red head speaks with pride "What else? To see you and hang out. Seriously, am I no good to you two anymore?"

Snickering a bit, Levi pulls herself up some. Faith coming up to her bed to sit next to her, she motions Serena over. The shy girl approaching her, Levi calls out "So you came here with Faith because of the Tournament? Didn't think you really liked mech." Serena's eyes shifting away in mild embarrassment, Faith hits Levi with a mock punch. "Hey now, she came because she was worried. No point in making her think about things she doesn't want to."

Serena taking a seat on the bed across from Faith, she looks everywhere that isn't Levi. Slightly annoyed by this, Levi looks to Faith to see her fiddling with a holopad. Seeing her browsing through a list of shows, Levi speaks up "So what are we going to do for this hour until the Tournament begins?" Her eyes meeting Levi's, Faith responds "Figured I'll let you pick out something to watch and I could get it playing until then. So, any suggestions?" Grin on her face as several ideas come to her head, Levi stops when she looks back at Serena. "Hmm..."

"Eh, I don't have any good ideas. How about I just let Serena pick?" Serena's eyes quickly landing on Levi as a result, Faith speaks "If Serena wants to, then alright. So Serena, anything you have in mind?" Serena's eyes darting from Faith and Levi, she talks with a quiet voice "Okay..." With that Serena chooses a movie she loves, that Faith cheerfully accepts behind a small smile, and that Levi can barely stand.

"The Omniverse is the collection of all possibilities, and all possibilities must eventually come to pass."

Avalon, Western Coast, Fresh Winds Beach

"I dunno, the way you were talking about made it seem like we shouldn't be here because the beach is closed or something." said Charon, scratching the back of his head

"Forgive my partner, he has a tendency to be rather dense." said Zeus, shaking his head slightly.

Avalon, Western Coast, Fresh Winds Beach

"Well, it would certainly ruin my day, but I'm not that worried, after all I have a spare body in the boat and this one is equipped with defensive mines, I'll be fine, but thanks for worrying!" said Minerva "If you want to join me say the word and I'll bring my boat around"

The graceless warrior, wielder of the edgeless blade, prophet of the old religions, writer of fluent nonsense, saviour of soul and song.

Mord gave a small nod as he turned his head back to watch the proceedings. Nothing had gone wrong so far, and the SZ Engine hadn't dropped its energy output at all. The test had yet to reach its conclusion, however, so he refused to relax just yet. There was still time for someone to sabotage it, and it would be prudent if that someone was caught red-handed. It saddened him slightly that that was even something he had to be concerned about, but it seemed that some of humanity either didn't truly understand the threat of their shared enemy or they simply valued profit over an increased likelihood of survival.

-Both...are already being installed...as we...speak, Ms. Curtis. We are well...aware of...the limitations and...possible...dangers of the SZ Engine. You will be briefed on...using the new systems...when...their installations are...complete. Assuming...all goes...well, the...Lord Kaiser will be...ready to sortie...by this afternoon or...early evening.-

As he watched the experiment, he began to think about the other things he needed to do today. Well, he needed to check on the Feuersturm Mk. IV was coming, and review the materials needed to move the Niederschlagsmenge project along. The FS Mk. III was an excellent step forward, being semi-automatic, but he felt they could make the series full-auto without it tearing itself apart, and having both versions would be helpful from a tactical standpoint.

While Sam had been knocked out of the Super Robot Tournament, he had actually managed to stay until the finals of the qualifying round. That's when he'd been knocked out by a certain "Faith Long".

He smirked a bit as he browsed the competitor list. He saw some of the big names, like Rayder and Zarak, but also some new names. One name in particular caught his eye — Kirz. Many competitors went under pseudonyms, but it was more of the symbol beside the name that caught his attention. Two black, scalene triangles, joint along the shortest vertex.

Triangle Shades.

---

Behind that emblem, so to speak, the competitor did a mental review of his strategy and a visual review of his machine. He felt no apprehension, only white-hot, manly passion.

"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalous

Nie im Stich Mechanics and Electronics

Isa watched the cyborg carefully as he introduced himself, being unable to hear his thoughts in the clarity she was accustomed to left feeling a touch wary. Nevertheless this 'William Jacob' didn't seem to have any nefarious intentions though she did wonder if there was any other intention behind this encounter. Not to mention what he meant by 'making the world around us a bit better', Ik hoop dat hij niet zo vaag zijn allemaal van dit gesprek... Suddenly screaming and cackling interrupted his words, William seeming to assess the culprit with some experience and speaking what sounded like a read out of its capabilities. It impressed her somewhat, as did his next few moves. "Kut!"

The cyborg's limbs were systematically disabled, Isa hopping onto the top of a more sturdy shelf to get a better look and angle if she needed to help. William definitely had done this sort of thing before and it did not escape her attention that he knew its name. Seeing that the situation was under control Isa dropped down a few feet from them, having heard of Cybernetics Unbound a few times though unsure exactly as to their intentions or mode of operation, "I must say - I am impressed by this... show. Even more so by how little mess, most police officers are not so neat." The engineer complimented him with a slight smirk, "I think it is a pleasant surprise to the people here, though."

edited 1st Sep '14 7:31:36 PM by Lt.BGob

“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”

Somewhere in the stratosphere

A bespectacled young man reclines against the seat of his machine, bored out of his mind since reaching the stratosphere 20 minutes ago, with no clouds of unusual shape or any eye-catching landmarks or natural phenomena to dull the drudgery and boredom of the flight, the youth speaks; seemingly to himself.

"Are we there yet He-kun?"

Oddly enough, his question is answered by a masculine but dull electronic voice that comes from all over the machine's cockpit; despite the artificiality of the tone, to the young man, there was a certain warmth and familiarity to it that was perceivable only to him alone.

"Not for the next half hour at the rate we are going Takuto."

"Isn't our supercruise supposed to be at twice the speed of sound?"

"It is, but there is really no need to rush."

Takuto over-dramatically stretches his arms out as he lets the poor, abused seat catch him as he fell back.

"Mataku... I should have brought some suitable entertainment for this trip..."

"We can always review our current skillset and competence levels."

"But isn't that just the paperwork we always do at the end of every week?"

"I also suggest that we partake in idle chatter or "chit-chat" as you humans call it."

"Sounds good to me He-Kun, You first."

"What is your opinion of the cetaceans?"

Takuto makes a soft, bemused chuckle at his companion's current lack of social skills and wordplay.

"Talk normally please."

"I am doing so."

The young man just sighs dramatically as he answers the computer's query... Someday, he'll be having HECTOR stop talking like a robot.

edited 6th Sep '14 1:12:59 PM by Questor

   Foolish donkey, you would not be able to resist me if I wished your annihilation.