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>>23768661

As the final flickering remnants of Karaba's armed forces quietly evacuate from the doomed industrial hubs in China, the massed armies following under Bask Om's command spread out across Asia, mauraduing and slaughtering any element vaguely appearing to hold anti-Titan sentiments.

>Titan Commander: Sir, fighting has broken out between our forces and a garrison in South East Asia! I tried to call for a cease fire, but the unit is insisting that this attack is under your orders-
>Bask: If they told you that, then why are you wasting my time?
>Titan Commander: I know the men stationed in this region! They are not AEUG supporters! Whatever lead to this attack order being given, you have to call it off! For gods sake Bask, Mobile Suits have been reported opening fire on villages without any provacation! Do you have any idea how this will be perceived?!
>Bask: Come. Right at my side.

Cautiously approaching the side of Bask Om, the aged Officer is mortified as numerous heinous images flash across the terminal on Bask desk. From buildings being looted, to women and children being subjected to untold horrors, to inhuman acts of murder, the Officer finds himself overwhelmed by the horrific sights.

>Titan Commander: W-what is all of this? Why do you have-
>Bask: All of these images were captured less than an hour ago. Do you have any idea what is behind these...indiginities? Spacenoids. Refugees of the One Year War that the Federation so carelessly allowed to infest the Earth. Illegals that were allowed to freely conduct themselves like this...
>Titan Commander: What does this have to do with us opening fire on our allies?!
>Bask: The Federation has rotted from within. Karaba was not born overnight...it grew out from the resentment and plotting of the defeated and scornful of the One Year War. In the Federations weakness, they allowed themselves to be compromised by the very same kind of animals you see before you.

>>23768663

Monitoring selective cases of savagery and barbarism, Ameria's modified Pixie Gundam retracts its wired observation pod, its recorder filled with footage to be edited and utilized to continue her own goals. Emerging from a camafloged cloak, her Pixie boosts atop a ruined town, her modified beam knives shifting into the shape of pistols as she fires down on the perpetrators of the riots. Staring down to the molten hot craters littering the town from her attack, Ameria licks her lips as she settles back into her seat. As she observes civllian survivors of the attack meekly approaching the site of the craters, some would break out into relieved cheers, while others would begin screaming their damnations towards the Pixie, horrified at their loved ones being caught in the crossfire of her attack.

>Ameria: Their voices are so annoying. Doctor, it would take forever to round up whatever is left here. It is obvious that even if they aren't all spacenoids, they are just detriments.
>Director Robins: A relief team will arrive there shortly to take care of what is left. Disengage and continue to ensure no ambushes are made against Colonel Om.
>Ameria: How much longer do you expect me to be his babysitter-

A bullet ricochets against the Pixie's armor, causing Ameria to find one of surviving looters holding a child hostage.

>Looter: Listen up, Federal! Make one wrong move, and i'll call for this entire backwater to leveled! We have a gun emplacement ready to turn this entire place into a-

Ameria fires her beam pistol into the distance, hitting the hidden missile truck hiding within the jungle.

>Looter: Y-you knew it was there-
>Ameria: Mine is bigger than yours~.

Without a moment of hesitation or regret, Ameria targets each standing structure in the town, annihilating everything in sight until all that remains are smoldering, molten-hot craters.

>Ameria: Better to be remembered as victims than to live on as burdens.

Hell yeah. We are so back.

>back from 2 week hiatus
>immediately 2 posts of nothing but Bask crimes against humanity
We've never been so back
Bask is probably going to basically reduce every territory on Earth to a worthless burning pile one by one. He already wrecked Jaburo and Beijing and shows no signs of stopping. Still, we really have got to head to the moon first.

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>>23768664

>Pezun Commander: He was acting independently?
>Tosh: Captain Pashuray's intentions were likely to garner support for a transfer to the Titans.
>Pezun Commander: Even so, Captain Cod's reaction to his movements were...abnormally swift. Have any of the others from the Instructor Corps shown any oddities?
>Tosh: Frustrations, perhaps. Beyond that, nothing out of the ordinary.
>Pezun Commander:...I see. I appreciate the report, Captain Cray. That young man you recommended for the Xeku's testing...Josh, was it? If required, will he be combat ready?
>Tosh: Do you expect an incident with detaining that Titan Officer?
>Pezun Commander: I don't like that only one of their ships docked. That new vessel from the Gryps sector just pulled out without any notification...if it is working in conjunction with Brave and those who have adopted his stance, we may be fighting on two fronts.
>Tosh: I have already taken precautions for such a scenario.
>Pezun Commander: Of course you have. With any luck, there will be no need for you to act.

Returning from the isolated dock, Mike Saotome gives a short salute to the Commanding Officer of Pezun and Tosh.

>Tosh: If there is nothing else, I will be returning to my duties.

As Tosh prepares to leave, Mike blinks his right eye at him, causing the pilot instructor to close his eyes in acceptance for what is soon to come.

>Pezun Commander: Will any of the crew aboard that ship resist?
>Mike: As you surmised, Jerid Messa is commanding them through fear. Once we have him detained, the others aboard will stand down without incident.
>Pezun Commander: Did he reveal any of his allies?
>Mike: Pashuray, as you also predicted.
>Pezun Commander: Not Cod as well? There is no way he could be organizing to this degree with just-
>Mike: Everything will fall into place once he is captured, sir.
>Pezun Commander:...You are absolutely right. If his allies attempt to make a move, you will be the first to know of it.

>>23768686

Having drained himself from his long-winded berating of the Barzam's design, Kamille finds himself anxiously biting at his thumb, still deeply bothered by the shift in Leila's personality. Without warning, Four sticks her thumb near Kamille's face, causing him to flinch back in confusion.

>Kamille: Four, the heck are you-
>Four: Why do you do that? It just made my thumb hurt.
>Kamille: Huh? Y-your thumb-

Seeing an imprint of Four's front teeth on the edge of her thumb, Kamille grabs her wrist, holding her hand in place as he looks over the bite mark.

>Kamille: You broke the skin on it. Come on, lets get something to cover-

Four takes Kamille's wrist similarly, holding it to inspect the similar nibble mark on his thumb.

>Four: Oh, I was being to rough. Is it supposed to help your focus, or-
>Kamille: It is a nervous habit, alright? It serves no purpose other than just...it just...
>Four: Makes you feel better?
>Kamille: Not really.
>Four:...Feel like sparring?
>Kamille: Not now-
>Four: Feel like doing that workout you and Leila were doing?
>Kamille: Workout? We never-

Realizing the exact implication of Four's words, Kamille tries to stammer out an excuse, only for Four to playfully chuckle at his mild panic in trying to explain himself.

>Kamille: F-Four, that isn't some kind of exercise, it is...uh-
>Four: S-E-X. Miss Namicar said a man and women does it after they hold hands long enough. She also said something about going to dinners, seeing movies, getting cheated on-don't really understand what "getting cheated on" means, but it made her upset and she stopped wanting to talk about it. Honestly, we are already holding hands, so I don't mind skipping the dinner and movie part about-

Seeing Kamille's face growing more red by the moment, Four can't help but burst into a fit of laughter as she slips her hand out from his grip.

>Four: Kidding~!
>Kamille: You...!
>Four: It helped take your mind off Leila for a little bit, right?

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>>23768719
C-c-cute retards~ Fa and Jerid are cute too. Lots of cute incredibly autistic sex this game.

>>23768719

Kamille lets out an annoyed groan, leaning back into his seat.

>Kamille:...I screwed up so much-
>Four: You are thinking way to much. Come on, lets just do...anything other than just sitting around here.
>Kamille: I just need time to be alone right now-
>Four: No you don't-

Kamille smacks the table in front of him as he shoots up from his seat in frustration. Playfully hopping back, Four moves herself into a self-taught karate stance, ready to spar with Kamille in his frustrated state.

>Four: Let do it! Until you are back to normal!

Just as Kamille's fist begins to clench, he is reminded of Leila and Fa, with both of their scared expressions from being struck by him. As flashes of Franklins private behavior with Hilda burn into his immediate thoughts, Kamille slumps down to the floor. Unsure of how to process Kamille's outward emotions, Four takes a seat on the floor with him, grasping his hand and firmly holding onto it.

>Four:...Do whatever makes you feel better. I just hate seeing you like this, Kamille.
>Kamille:...I just want-
>Jerid: Kamille!!

Startled by the intensity in Jerid's voice, Kamille is caught off guard as the Titan nearly lunges into the room to approach him.

>Kamille: W-whoa, Jerid-
>Jerid: It was the bastards running this base! If not for them, I could have crushed the AEUG! They are planning on killing me to garner credit with those spineless traitors running the Senate on Earth! Kamille, we need to act! I need you to-

Jerid's eyes shift to Four, his look growing more manic and rage filled by the moment.

>Jerid: Why are you looking at me like that?
>Four: Some of those words...didn't come from you.
>Jerid: What is that supposed to mean?
>Kamille: What is all of this about, Jerid?
>Jerid: I had an ally who was integral to us fighting at Ayers city. An ally who just made me aware of this bullshit treatment we have been given since we arrived here! The heads of this base are AEUG supporters!

>>23768753
Yeah, gotta kill Mike and find the Axis papers on him.

>>23768753

>Kamille: AEUG supporters? It would explain how odd their treatment of us has been since we arrived...
>Jerid: They had an entire army stationed here that could have torn their way through Granada's defenses! An army that is ready and more than willing to fight, but is being held back by traitors! Mike told me not to talk to any of the others, but I am not risking any of them screwing up here!
>Kamille: What exactly are you proposing here?
>Jerid: We take this base, and then we use the armies here to decapitate the bastards who left everyone at Ayers out to dry! When we pull this off, there will be nothing between us and control over the Titans-
>Kamille: You are talking about trying to pull off a full-fledged coup. Are you absolutely sure about-
>Jerid: No doubt in my mind at all. It won't just be the soldiers at this base, but everyone who has been held down by the Senate! It all starts with us getting control over Pezun. To that, we just need to-

Jerid's eyes shoot back to Fours, his anger flaring back to the surface as he reaches down to yank the Cyber Newtype to her feet.

>Kamille: Jerid, get your hands off of her-
>Jerid: Out! You aren't even part of this plan, so stop looking at me like that!
>Four: This isn't your idea, is it? You are trying to sound way more confident than you actually are in-
>Jerid: I don't want to hear it!

Despite Jerids grip on Four's uniform, she does not show any signs of attempting to break free from his grasp, though the fingers on her hands jitter, almost as if she is experimenting with their positioning.

>Jerid: I'll throw your ass out if I have to.
>Four: If you are intending to have Kamille fight, then I want to be there with him.
>Jerid: Like hell you are. The only way this will work if it just the two of us.
>Four: Is that what whoever came up with this told you?

Pushing Four against a wall, Jerid plants his hand against her chest, keeping her pinned.

>>23768848

>Jerid: I know exactly what I want! I want to be the best! The apex! Not just "a" leader, but "the" leader of everything! Everyone who died to see that future...they want that more than anything! The only way that can happen though is if people are made to realize I am their only solution! Lila realized all of this, which is why she made it clear I had to fight alongside Kamille! No matter what anyone says or thinks...there is only room at the very top is for Kamille and I!
>Kamille: Jerid...
>Jerid: Why the hell am I telling you of all people this? You have already heard way to much-
>Four: If you have said to much, then there should be nothing keeping me from helping. Whatever you are planning-

Jerid pulls his hand away from Four's chest, using his free hand to slug her into the stomach.

>Jerid: Take it. Take it, and pass out-

Struggling through the pain of the punch, Four replicates the same strike on Jerid, causing the Titan to stumble back from the impact.

>Kamille: Enough, both of you!
>Jerid: You...I see why...Kamille keeps you around...!
>Four: Either you let me help...or there won't be a plan at all. Whatever made you...do this, it isn't...ngh-!

Four clutches her stomach, the impact of Jerid punch genuinely leaving her in pain. Rushing to Four's side, Kamille swings his arm around her side, keeping her from collapsing.

>Kamille: Damn it Jerid, what is wrong with you?!
>Jerid: She wouldn't back off! I wouldn't do any of this unless I knew it was necessary! If anyone else interferes, we lose our last chance to do as Lila wanted for us!

Leaning against Kamille, Four adjusts her fingers position. Finally recognizing the positioning as the same one Scirocco had taught him, Kamille is forced to make a decision.

>Who will Kamille cast his support to?
https://strawpoll.com/XOgOVO1Rrn3

>>23768879

Ride or die, going option 1. It's time to form the Black Devil pirates.

Compromise could arguably work. They're both of decent influence (3/5 last I checked) but I also think going the middle road has brought us nothing but trouble.

>>23768890
The only problem I have with 1 is that we're following the tricks of an actual spy but I also don't want to leave.
Four's motive reading could actually help us catch Mike being the ultimate rat.

>>23768923

This is true, forgot about that. I'm fine with 1 or 3 but definitely not 2. If noting else, Four has been pretty consistent with marking people as troublemakers so she's an excellent ally to have (I just don't want to burn the influence we just got with Jerid)

>>23768890
It's more of a middle ground to Jerid. But Four is making a good point that this seems to be a bit above his usual planning. As >>23768923 brings up, having her around is a good idea since Jerid seems to be trusting Mike. It's likely a plot by the dude to set us up for failure. They get rid of J & then attempt to sway us over to live on or die.

>>23768942
Yeah, I get that but also Four influence is like the one that I'm not so sure about trading in for Jerid influence, I think she's on the money here.
One other issue also is the fact that these two worked together before like when they jumped Scirocco so I think she knows when Jerid is being Jerid

>>23768947

The thing about Mike is that in Sentinel he was a massive player in getting New Decides allies. Unless we are going to try and preserve the Federation the guy in the short term could be our ticket to fully controlling the Titans. We just need to dispose of him after AEUG is destroyed. Also the “attempt” in that one decision has me concerned. I want more Jerid influence to keep him as our bro.

>>23768951
While that is true, he does it with the goal to destabilize the EFF and tries to recruit the New Desides into Zeon

>>23768879
I'm in favor of either 2 or 3. Jerid is falling for a neo zeon plot from Mike Nuke your xeku Saotome if option 1 wins.
>>23768890
>>23768942
Jerid last time said he would respect our decisions so it should be a bit harder to lose points as long as we don't start being a major dick to him.

3 could be a good option if it helps us out Mike as a neo zeon spy. We should try to wax him before he starts sabotaging us.

>>23768951
>Unless we are going to try and preserve the Federation the guy in the short term could be our ticket to fully controlling the Titans.
I would assume our goal is to capture Moon and make it our base of operation so that when Bask comes to space after finishing his slaughter on earth we are ready to take him out. If we are going to use Pezun we should do it on our terms not Mike's. Taking the New Desides name for ourselves to distance ourselves from Bask could do good for our public relations and garner new supporters and aces.

>>23768978
Kamille is probably going to be remembered as the guy who stood up to Bask, so that'd be easy PR if it comes to open combat

>>23768980
>if it comes to open combat
It's Bask. He will want to kill Kamille and any of his allies for making him look like a fool and getting away with it.

>>23768984
I say that because there's also a realistic chance Bask gets overwhelmed on earth after all this evidence is collected on him without Kamille ever seeing him again

>>23768879
As much as this run has been a lesson on the benefits of committing at times, I really feel like the option 3 compromise just makes more sense here. Why shouldn't we involve Four? She's loyal and competent. Jerid hasn't actually voiced a reason for her not to help us besides that he doesn't want Four to also be a leader in the Titans - frankly she doesn't even seem to care about that.
It reeks of a setup for Jerid to have been told to only take Kamille along for this plan. Take Four as well, and maybe we can turn the tables on Mike and whoever else plans on stopping us and Jerid.

>>23769037
My thoughts exactly
Even if we didn't know for a fact that she's right in the money, Four's instincts are top notch and as usual she's able to immediately sus out any bad players
Relationship points aside, i can't imagine what the ramifications of just running away, but if we play along with our wildcard Four by our side we might be able to somehow gain the upper hand on ol' Mike and expose him as the dirty zeek he is
Hope Jerid, if all goes well, doesn't get too sad and/or dramatic

>>23769106
Well hopefully Kamille uses logic like Jerid trusting Four in the past

As expected, it will take some time for voting numbers to recover. Glad with that outcome though.

Oh shit, we're finally back. Sadly I didn't get to vote, but I agree with our choice this time around. I don't trust that fucking rat Mike and Four is ride or die just like Jerid, we all ought to work together on this one.

>>23769515
Copy started us off with a nice and easy reading comprehension test for this vote after some time away from the game. I'd be shocked if this isn't the correct choice.

>>23769524
Yeah I don't think I can safely trust Mike under any conditions after the last time we lost our Xeku's.

>>23769524
As the readers (those familiar with sentinel in particular, i'll give the pdf a spin one of these days) we have information that our protagonists lack, but it's not meta gaming since Mike's scheming was stated outright.
Hoping for the best.

>>23769528

Considering the wink he gave Tosh the two of them are intent on pulling off a coup on Pezun. The Commander is just too blind to realize he is being played. As for what they plan to do with Jerid it could be a way to recruit him into their New Decides movement since in this timeline he has a hair away from creating the Lunar Coalition Tosh was plotting in Sentinel.

>>23768879
based rationalmille
cooler heads will prevail