Fourth Discovery

[saikyocivrobo]

[The last mission earns Werter a quick stay at the infirmary. He spends most of it, and the time afterwards, applying ice to a huge bump on his head.]

Note to self: treat instructions on fighting in a new environment more seriously next time.

Comments

[guardian-lynx.livejournal.com]

You learned your lesson without dying. Congratulations.

[saikyocivrobo]

I thought reading Commander Hayato's papers would be enough. I have flashbacks to my college days.

[guardian-lynx.livejournal.com]

Stayed in your room and downloaded the lecture notes there, too?

[saikyocivrobo]

Often. The results were... varied.

[guardian-lynx.livejournal.com]

Just remember there's no substitute for experience.

[saikyocivrobo]

Well, I have experience with zero G now. Not many environments left, unless we fall into lava at some point.

[guardian-lynx.livejournal.com]

You never know...

Totally not foreshadowing

[saikyocivrobo]

Well, if we ever have to fight in magma then I'm sorry but I'll pass. I hope you understand.

[guardian-lynx.livejournal.com]

I'll try to bear on without you if that does happen.

[getter-class.livejournal.com]

[Nothing to say here. His point has been made.]

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

So... how bad was it. I mean... the movement...

[[Gainer has yet to try going out in space himself... or bothered with the training.]]

[saikyocivrobo]

Oh, moving around isn't so hard. Stopping moving, on the other hand...

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

That so. So, don't you just try to move in the opposite direction instead?

[saikyocivrobo]

There's no atmospheric friction in space, so you have to exert exactly the same force in the other direction to stand still - pretty hard when you don't have any real thrusters to speak of. The easiest way of stopping is to crash into something.

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

Well, I know King Gainer doesn't have any thrusters so... I'm not sure how it'll even work in space. I haven't had the change to head out there. I'm hoping I don't have to either...

[saikyocivrobo]

It can fly thanks to that glowing totally-not-symbolic halo over its head, right? I'm sure that works well in space too.

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

You're talking about the Photon Mat Ring, right?

It's not a halo... [[Nope, not admitting that.]]

[saikyocivrobo]

Sure, let's call it like that. Between the monster that attacked Tokyo-3 and some of the girls we have on board, we don't really need more things to be called "angel".

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

There's probably too many things with the same name. Don't those Angel girls pilot robots with the same name as the one that cause a whole lot of damage years ago?

[saikyocivrobo]

The Halo, yes. Just like the one King Gainer has.

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

It's a Photon Mat ring, not a Halo...

[saikyocivrobo]

I know, just teasing. In any case, repeating names seem to be a problem. If another Prometheus appears, I might have to sue someone.

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

I think Prometheus would actually be jealous if there was another one. Besides the one in mythology...

[saikyocivrobo]

Then good that the odds of that are pretty much null, eh?

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say that... You never know what people will name their things.

I guess you're hoping not to meet them then?

[saikyocivrobo]

Maybe. Something tells me that someone who names his robot Prometheus is probably going to be very pretentious.

[turningyaponese.livejournal.com]

Or some unhealthy fixation on that mythology.

Oh, you still didn't tell me how bad Prometheus flailed about in space trying to stop. Or did you do more flailing than him?

[saikyocivrobo]

There wasn't any flailing. Just a stop much less gentle than I'd prefer.
[Applies more ice to the bump.]

[azure-savior.livejournal.com]

So your robot can't handle too well in space, can it?

[saikyocivrobo]

It does okay for something with no thrusters. Which is the same as being an okay runner for someone with no legs.

[azure-savior.livejournal.com]

To be fair I've heard of quadriplegic wrestlers so I guess that means there'll be hope for you yet.

So then, what'll you be doing to remedy the situation?

[saikyocivrobo]

I don't know yet. But I will know before the next combat. As long as I'm not quadriplegic yet, I can still fight.

[azure-savior.livejournal.com]

Good to know. And I'm sure you could just use a lifeline or something if you really needed to.

[saikyocivrobo]

Fortunately I can pretty much create those at will. In the worst case I can just swing around like an arachnid-themed hero.

[azure-savior.livejournal.com]

Alright then. Sounds like you got a plan down pat then.

I take it then that this means your machine can't fly and probably sinks like a stone.

[saikyocivrobo]

I wish it could fly. What is a super robot if you can't fly it in above a cool landspace?

No idea about water, though. I never fought in it yet. And hopefully I won't, if what you're suspecting is right.

[azure-savior.livejournal.com]

I'd suggest you check as soon as you can, though. It'd be better to know if it could be an option or not in battle.

[saikyocivrobo]

Sure, let's take Prometheus for a swim. There's a lot of oceans around right now, after all.

[azure-savior.livejournal.com]

Actually I was more suggesting a lake or something. Water pressure can get brutal if you go down too deep, and we don't know how it handles under water yet.

[saikyocivrobo]

Well, it's hard to be picky in choosing bodies of water when you're in space. Unless the next colony we visit happens to have a waterpark.