09: Land Battleship no Longer! Dai-Gurren Takes to the Skies!!! (But can still walk and stuff)

[gurrenbrigbonded]

[Post "The Four Generals"]

[1] [Open to All]

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In the aftermath of the great battle against the Beastmen and their Four Generals (which wound up being really good for Earthrace/Moonrace relations), the wreckage of Do Ten Kai Zen fell to earth, save for a single intact piece of machinery, a gleaming sphere that rose from the wreckage of the infuriating Cytomander's component flagship...and caught by the grasping arms of Dai-Gurren.

After a bit of analysis, headscratching, and desperate guess-work, Dai-Gurren has been powered down... so that a team of technicians and assistants can attach the Levisphere to Dai-Gurren's frame and grant it the power of flight!

A day or so into the process, Matthew takes a break to escort a small gaggle of guests (most notably, some Naval Officers from Clan Goliath Scorpion) through the hallways of Dai-Gurren, showing off both the ship and the installation process.

"...there are many facets to this Beastmen-built ship, particularly the small tunnels, that still elude comprehension. Nevertheless, Dai-Gurren, today and tomorrow, shall continue to be a fearsome weapons for justice and life on earth..."

But what are Simon, Rossiu, and the rest of the Gurren Brigade doing while Matthew waves the tourist flag about? Who else has decided to check things out with the tour group, or even help out with the Levisphere installation process?

[2] [Closed to Gurren Brigade/people with CR to Gurren Brigade Members.]

After a lot of sweat, the installation is complete. All that remains is to see if the darn thing works.

On the bridge, Matthew, looking exhausted, takes a step back and to the right, standing at military attention as his seniors enter.

"Commander Simon, Vice Commander Rossiu...the Dai-Gurren is ready for liftoff."

[Music for flavor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E8wHTX5nac ]

Comments

[littleshortforanelemental]

Nikolai, who is remarkably stealthy for an elemental, comes up and slaps them both on the back, a move that has to have been calculated to annoy. "Then you shall have to turn the supposed weakness into a strength! Perhaps a pink and purple paint job, quiaff?"

[gurrenbrigbonded]

"GALAXY COMMANDER OR NO I STILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BOOT YOU OFF THIS SHIP–"

Matthew inhales, then exhales.

"Now, let us take a look at the Levisphere installation process, quiaff? It is an upgrade which will give Land Battleship Dai-Gurren true dominance on Land, Air, and Sea!" He says with carefully cultivated cheer.

[littleshortforanelemental]

"You are right, you have the right to boot me and the rest of the Goliath Scorpions off this ship." Which would mean he didn't get the experienced naval personell he needed. Vikra thought the same thing and narrowed her eyes at both of them. She didn't want this to get blown for her and end up back on Serket, in charge of a crippled vessel. Nikolai, for his part, didn't really want to do that either, as trolling Matthew was one of his few distractions from the monotony of command. "What speeds are you expecting it to reach? Will it be able to leave the gravity well?"

[gurrenbrigbonded]

Oh, he's cool with the rest of Clan Goliath Scorpion. He'd just toss you off.

"Based on projections from combat data of the Beastmen General's flying craft, the Dai-Gurren should be able to match the altitude and speed of the the White Chalice in an air enviornment." Matthew explains, ushering them over to a gantry where technicians are in the process of welding and bolting a geodesic sphere filled with gleaming machinery to the Dai-Gurren's fuselage.

"It is unknown whether the Levisphere interacts with the electromagnetic field of the earth or 'tacks' on quantum gravity. Further experimentation is required. More pertinently, the Dai-Gurren's hull is not sealed for a vacuum environment."