How Tatsu Shot Strayed?

[mad-copycat.livejournal.com]

[1]
(Tatsu is all repaired and is currently rushing around the Chailce. It seems she is trying to find something. Or someone. Do you assist her?)

[2] (Locked to PRIME)
(Tatsu is looking up at Prime with a look of pure determination.)

Tatsu ready to learn.

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[aprimeanswer.livejournal.com]

Heh, you recover quick. That's good, you're gonna feel some pain for your first week while adjusting to the G-forces.

[PRIME leads Tatsu to the Strayed. Most of the auxillery controls are stowed away, and the lone plug hangs down behind a custom-built seat.]

The cockpit should be adjusted for you, if the maintenence crews did their job like I asked. I'll see you outside.

[PRIME is assuming, after the stunt she pulled against the HALO, that basic movement shouldn't be an issue for Tatsu. He heads out in the Reinheit.]

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(Before PRIME leaves Tatsu just gives him a look.)

Tatsu no feel pain.

(Tatsu gets into the cockpit rather quickly especially considering her size and hooks up to the Strayed and meets PRIME outside.)

[aprimeanswer.livejournal.com]

All right, new pilot. Welcome to the Strayed, the...pretty middle-of-the-road Armored Core. Used to be top tier, back in the day, but PROGRESS MARCHES ON!

You're not here for a history lesson, though. We'll start with your basics in evasive maneuvers: the Quickboost. It's a maneuver that instantly shifts your momentum in a single direction, and is the main advantage that an Armored Core has over...pretty much everything else on the Chalice.

Quickboosts go in four directions: Left, Right, Forward, and Back. They don't work so well on the vertical plane, due to gravity competing with the thrusters...although the Strayed somewhat compensates gravity with its verniers, capable of sustained flight.

To quickboost, you need to tell your machine to move in a direction, and boost, at the exact same time. It's a simple thought, but be careful not to think it for too long, or you'll do multiple boosts and drain your energy really fast.

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(Tatsu tries to Quickboost and PRIME can see she is unused to the speed of the Strayed and she overcompensates a few times to right herself. It isn't surprising that she is having a few issues. The Fury is a super robot, speed isn't it's strong point. She plays around with getting used to the speed of the Strayed and PRIME sees slow but sure progress. After a bit, Tatsu tries a Quickboost once more and she is able to do it correctly. The Strayed turns to PRIME as if waiting for the next lesson.)

[aprimeanswer.livejournal.com]

Hmm...try thinking of your boost as a trigger, in your mind. Move normally, and when you want a speed boost, hit that trigger.

Also know that you'll have greater control over your boost while you're on the ground, but you'll boost farther if you're in the air. Since the Strayed is meant to stay airbourne, you'll need to be extra careful with it...

This thinking leads to the next lesson: a stage 2 boost. It executes even faster than a normal quickboost, but it's a lot tougher to pull off...the trigger I told you to imagine? Rather than slamming it down while moving, you want to ease it down, not too fast, but not too slow. The extra speed and distance can make all the difference: remember, you don't have much armor to take hits with in that thing, so dodging is always your priority.

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(Tatsu starts to move and uses PRIME's advice to help her pull of the stage 2 boost. It looks pretty good. Seems she adapted to the speed of the Strayed well. PRIME will also see that the Strayed seems to be moving a little bit faster then he has seen most move. It might have to do with the fact that Tatsu doesn't have a squishy body that feels pain to worry about. Suddenly Tatsu spins in the air and charges PRIME. As she gets close she boosts to narrowly miss PRIME. Cocky little lizard, ain't she?)

[aprimeanswer.livejournal.com]

[PRIME doesn't even flinch, smirking a bit. Tatsu was a natural, she'd already taught herself to quickturn.]

Not bad at all! Just watch your energy. The Strayed has a pretty good generator, since it's able to keep itself up in the air, but this means that it recovers relatively slowly. If you abuse your quickboosts, you'll run out and be short of the energy you need to dodge at a crucial time. If your overdo it, you'll overload the reactor and crash and burn. Of course, if you land, you'll recover a lot faster, but there's not always a clear point to land on.

Lesee...most Armored Cores have 4 sets of thrusters devoted to the quickboost, which means you can do up to four in a row instantaneously. Do this TOO often, and you'll find your reactor overloaded...but it's great for avoiding attacks and charging in. Quickboosting to the side won't kill your forward or backward momentum at all, it'll just reposition you.

[mad-copycat.livejournal.com]

(The Strayed seems to nod a little. The Strayed holds up its' hand and seems to look at it.)

Tatsu can feel the reactor output lower than Fury reactor. That probably because Fury really need energy for weaponry. Strayed speed is quite impressive. Makes Tatsu wish Fury was faster.

(The Strayed shrugs a little as if to say "Eh, what you going to do about it?")

What should Tatsu try next?