The era you're in began thirty years ago, A wealthy businessman by the name of Johan Mezzer, Who had held aspirations of exploring the cosmos had found allies in the political sphere, would be autocrats and industry moguls had agreed to back his ambitions in exchange for the resources they'd needed to carry out their own desires.And so, through his wealth, His influence as the world's wealthiest man, Humanity was united into the Iron flag federation. And Johan was given the greatest scientists each nation that allowed his influence had to offer in order to research and develop the technology needed to explore the stars.. However, His ambitions outweighed his patience, Corners were cut, The phrase 'good enough' uttered a fair few times too many. Leading to the conditions of the nearspace colonies, And the lunar cities to be barely livable. .The resulting unrest dug the state of this era an even deeper hole, With Johan developing the deadly 'Mobile suit' technology to suppress the dissident, Even so, A few rebels on the moon managed to capture one of these suits, And replicated it utilizing a ferrous metal found only on the moon for armor plating. These rebels would proceed to drive Mezzer and his budding Spacian nation away . The moon-folk having taken to calling their stretches of cities the 'rabbits colonies' Their own mobile suits, Called 'G-strafers' Valiantly defending their independence from their founder's ends. This defiance had paved the way for other insurgents in the colonies too far for Mezzer's iron grasp to matter, New Liberatatia: A veritable navy oh space pirates, Dozens of crews, each with their own desires dreams and ideals, bound together to protect these things from would be oppressors.And the Colonial separatist union: A more organized group of insurgents that have banded together in an effort to actively liberate the colonies, And create a more permanent, Stable solution to the issues of this era with no hope. This terminal centuryBefore we are introduced to our hero, We must take a vote. What faction was he born to? And what is his allegiance at the start? this result will be determined by the first ten replies.
>>6170611>Iron flag federationLet's kill some rebel scum
>>6170611>>Iron flag federation
>>6170611>New Liberatatia
>>6170640>>6171215>>6171216With a lack of pickup, I suppose we can start the story ell in advance. >Iron Flag federation.Your name is Jakub Bosko, You, like the rest of your family come from one of the Myriad lesser nations of the East European cultural Bloc, Which has been dominated by Moscow since this new era began.You came from a poor background and spent your youth piloting Mobile workers utilized for farming, As you came into manhood, You began to detest your simple life, And wanted something greater, So you had joined the E.E.C.B's Military police in the homes of earning yourself some money and respect, Afterall, The people around you always stood at attention when the military police had rolled around. As it stands , your background in piloting mobile workers has earned you a fast lane into the most illustrious position of mobile suit pilot..Why they need such massive, awe inspiring weapons to police the civvilians they've already disarmed, You' don't know, But then , its not really your job to question. As you go through your training, What is your specialty?Aggressive, close quarters combat, Mid range ambush tacticsLong distance snipingOR were you more of a generalist?
>>6171537>Aggressive, close quarters combat,RIP AND TEAR
>>6171537>Aggressive, close quarters combat,
>>6171537Generalist
>>6171540>>6171550>>6171607Your daring manner of fighting has granted your instructors in how to best put you to use, You are placed into the 301st armored assault squadron, and You are placed into the cockpit of the AA-04 Oskarbit Assault armor.An older model, But still very much sufficient for the purposes its used for, Armored in experimental Titanium composite plating, This machine is substantially lighter than other models without sacrificing durability, , Further its nuclear reaction engine enables not the capacity to push the machine to its limits in the efforts of gaining speed, But allows for a substantially higher runtime than most. As per its armaments, It is capable of carrying a variety of melee and ranged weapons, Though, as you have no performance record, you won't be allowed to customize your kit for quite some time, So as things are, you're stuck with the standard Heat-hatchet and choice of a 60 mm sub-machine gun or a scatter rifle. You feel something resembling the excitement you'd feel on Christmas morning: Mobile suit pilots were like the knights of the modern day, Just about everyone had wanted to be in the cockpit of one of these things since they'd made their debut., At least among your generation.The older folks have less flattering things to say, Many had lost friends to the advancement of this kind of technology, Something you understand to be a bad thing, But... Times were changing no? Really, You're a pretty detached person , you spent too long minding your own business to care much about others. As a result your ideology is something of a blank slate. But as events unfold, Its inevitable that this will change. But, Why worry about that in the here and now?. You have comrades to meet.The captain of the squadron is Isaac Petrikov, one ofThe first mobile suit pilots in the eastern European bloc, And a survivor of the failed campaign of lunar reclamation, Known colloquially as 'operation rabbit hunt' LT. Zeke Draganov, A smug university graduate that had decided to leverage his education into starting his career in the mid-ranks of the military. PVT.Kimi Doubkova: A fellow fresh recruit, born to a man that had married a foreign woman, She has a tendency to stand out in a crowd, despite her best efforts not to. She also seems to have doubts about the way things work here. though she doesn't ever seem to say anything outright treasonous. And finally PVT. Pyotr Vancura, A Laid back, and generally very competent man, You get the sense he should be of a higher rank, But that the life of a commissioned officer wouldn't fit him, Too much responsibility, and too much worrying over the lives of his subordinates over his own.Othere are of course others here, But these are the standout personalities for now, Are there any you'd like to get to know better?
>>6171652Pyotr Vancura. Let's try to start up a friendship. Melee guys especially need their backs watched.
>>6172636>Pyotr VancuraYou approach the laid back, older soldier, , He looks to you and gives a small grin. "Oh! Hey newstuff, How's it goin'?"Taking a moment to ponder the question, Finding his demenor odd for a soldier you speak. "Oh, I was just making the rounds around the base, Considering this is my home for the next long while" That makes the older man chuckle"Dunno about that, Word on the street is that operation Rabbit hunt IV is being planned as we speak."You are a bit surprised to hear that, you'd think after their third attempt the federation would leave well enough alone, Not a single operation found much of any success, between all three past Nearly two hundred pilots lost their lives trying to corral the moon folk."Thats'...Not a very funny joke." You say, Now suddenly very concerned for your own safety."Wouldn't worry too much about it, Last Rabbit hunt the suit your in was top of the line. Meanwhile those bozos have been using the same ol' machines for years. Pyotr says leaning back in his chair. "the high performance machine the logistics core has sent us should be able to mop em up, We just need to stay on the sidelines, And keep enemies off his flank. " The elders words do manage to sooth you quite a bit. "Iff the Ozkarbit was top of the line back then, How does it compare to a G-strafer?" You ask, Trying to get a gauge for what you were in for, While pyotyr takes a moment to think, Trying to remember what he'd been told on the subject. "One G-strafer is worth about one and a quarter Ozkarbit, in terms of specs, At least from what we've seen, Bit hard to get a solid notion of performance when you only have anecdotes from panicked soldiers. " you feel the lump come back to your throat, He notices how legitimately nervous you are. And he leans forward. "Alright, i can see my war stories are makin' ya wet yerself, If its any consolation, You'll have me and the captain looking out for you...But, i got a favor to ask ya. You know the girl we're working with? " You nod in affirmation."Kid's a prison conscript, They've put her in a real junker of a suit knowing it won't work out for her... You mind keeping an eye on her? Hate to see a nice kid die because her dad spoke out of line. " Pyotr asks now leaning back into his seat again. What is your answer?
>>6172965"We're all in this together, right? I'll have her back so long as she has mine. Say, you got any idea how the Captain feels about this mission?"
>>6173007"I'd say he's pretty confident. Five large battle ships, twice as many smaller carriers, more mobile suits than you've probably seen in your entire time training., given the rabbits never have more than a few dozen mobile suites active at a time. We should be able to crush em with sheer numbers ""What about all the casualties. I heard they were outnumbered three to one last time, and still managed to win" Making Pyotr chuckle "Well yeah, never said it'd be easy. but the ozkarbit and it's contemporaries represent a major push in mobile suit technology. Now that it and it's brethren are the standard defeat with a force this big shouldn't even be possible"The more the man talks the more at ease you feel. The man stands up, and heads to the restroom, you suppose that nature calls Who do you talk to next?
>>6174036Captain Petrikov, or alternatively, any mechanic we know will be working on our suit.
>>6174620You begin approaching the captain, As he overlooks the progress of the touch ups ona machine you haven't seen before"So, IS this that new machine i heard about?" You question trying to break the ice."That'd be the case new meat." He replies a bit coldly. "Its our key to victory tomorrow, I can feel it in my bones."You look over the thing, High performance machines , As they were designated Held no specific purpose, Rather they were prototypes, looking to gain approval for mass production.Of course, The technology generally had to be simplified for ease of production and maintenance, But still, Whatever came of these field experiments was usually something good. "So, Uh, Whats it for?" "Its meant to be the next line of general purpose machines, Designated EE-HP 012," He states "But, the soldiers that did the initial tests have taken to calling tt the Molot."The hammer eh? Given the size of that gun you can see why. "You sure its gonna be enough captain petrikov?""Its gonna have to be, But Pyotr is a hell of a wingman, if it all goes to hell, He'll be around to drag us out."It seems he had more trust in your fellow private than his lieutennant/ You can't quite decide weather to question him on that or not(Decision will be made by vote, The deadline is twenty four hours.
