03: Rebounding via Montage! The Light of a Brigadier's Nova Broadens Horizons!

[gurrenbrigbonded]

[1]

[After the crushing of the Bandits in Fuso alongside Resnick, Mad Caine, Casshern, Sendou, and a proud Fighter of the Jersey Club, Matthew's Nova has been...trashed.



The armor plating has been battered and dinged, everything dented from some rather harsh impacts with the ground, and the the legs were done gored by a Robotic Bull.

It's just barely repairable. But it is.

Matthew thus has none of the despair of a Mechwarrior suddenly Dispossessed. As he sits by his mangled mech, he activates a holo on his tablet, manipulating icons with a light pen, sipping some tea, and pouring over a design of his Nova that is...intriguingly enhanced.

With the Logo of the Gurren Brigade stenciled across it's nose.

Eavesdropping and advice?]

[2]

[Long term repair work and epic upgrading aside, Matthew's going to need a backup mech to sortie in for the immediate future.

Pouring over the various unused mechs in the hanger, Matthew is...flummoxed.

Help him out?]

[3]

[Test Drive Time!

Over a stretch of land and on the decks of the White Chalice, Matthew tries out some Mecha to see which fit his piloting style the best!

Keep him from crashing?]

[4]

[Matthew's time on the White Chalice has taught him that it is possible to achieve the Impossible, with the right tools and determination!

But what does this mean for him? How should this revaluation shape and influence his life's path?

Matthew, yearning for advice, goes to seek out Warleader Kamina and/or Simon the Digger, the two being the closest expert on impossibilities that he knows of!

He may run into others?]

Comments

[whats_a_paladin]

Depends on the criteria. Most front rank Mobile Suits are built for agility, not armor. It's a better defense against beams... Usually.

[Raynor draws Paragon's giant claymore from the robot's back.]

It'd be against he virtue of Valor to turn down a challenge without a good reason.

[gurrenbrigbonded]

"There are mechs designed for lightweight dashing...The Firemoth in particular. " Matthew admits. "Stravag are they fragile, though."

Matthew pivots the Juaggu around to face Raynor in response to his acceptance of his challenge.

"Then well bargained and done...PARAGON RAYNOR JOZ!" Matthew yells.

He pauses. "let me turn down the particle beam settings first. Okay...DONE!"

He kicks the Juaggu up to full speed, and strafes to the side, letting off a chattering volley of training rockets.

[whats_a_paladin]

I'm sure you'll find out Paragon is much less fragile than that!

[Raynor pushes full throttle, circling around Matthew and driving behind some large rocks to serve as a barrier against the missiles. Speaking of rocks, he throws a not as large one at the Juaggu when he appears in sight again.]

[gurrenbrigbonded]

Matthew raises the thick arms of his Juaggu up to his face. The rock bounces off, driving the Juaggu back a few steps.

He makes up for that lost ground...by charging at Paragon, particle cannons lighting up and firing!

[whats_a_paladin]

[Raynor is going to take these on his armor, because he's already moving from behind the rock, charging forward as well to slam Steed's front wheel into the Juaggu! No spikes though, because it's just a training fight.]

[gurrenbrigbonded]

Matthew reflexes reaches for his jumpjets...

He has none! Derp!

He gets bowled over by the Steed's wheel!

[whats_a_paladin]

[Raynor turns around behind Matthew rapidly on his front wheel, and stops.]

Are you okay there?

[gurrenbrigbonded]

Matthew rolls over, props his cannon hands into the earth, and pushes himself up.

"Erf!–There, I am better. Some old reflexes interfered with my piloting."

[whats_a_paladin]

I know that feel. Paragon is not like the Mobile Suits I used to pilot, even if the controls are the same.