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srwug_alpha_rp2013-10-13 07:06 pm
gurrenbrigbonded) wrote in srwug_alpha_rp2013-10-13 07:06 pm
12: Allies become Foes, while Soldiers learn Mercy and Stabbings are Faked
[1] (Locked to everyone who tried to rescue Matthew during "Different Faces of Warfare". And Ryou.)
You get a video message from Matthew soon after returning to the White Chalice. He's still wearing his armored cooling vest, stained at the front with green fluid, the hilt of the knife he used to fake stab himself still poking out of it. He looks cross.
"That was extremely reckless of you all." He scolds. "This time the enemy was bluffing and toying with us: next time we may not be so lucky! Trying to save both civilians and fellow soldiers in imminent danger divides your efforts, and can get them both killed!"
He folds his arms stubbornly. "As soldiers, you must always place the lives of innocents above yours, and even the lives of your comrades! That is what fighting to protect the earth means! Remember that!"
Suddenly, his serious face gives way to a smile, and he nods briefly. "And...thank you for saving me."
[2]
You see Matthew lounging in one of the White Chalice's portside lodges, gazing up at the sky. Very soon, the Jade Falcon invasion fleet will be braking into orbit, and the Chalice will go to war to protect the Earth against his former Clan.
He sighs. "Simon...where are you now? And what would you do in my shoes?"
He pauses. "Actually, I can guess exactly what you would do."
[3]
You stumble upon Matthew, in the simulator room, training his butt off! He's putting his modified Nova through a set of scenarios in space, inside a ship's hanger bay, and on land, fighting against a variety of Clanner Mechs. It looks like he's...trying to disable them? He's concentrating laser fire at their arms and legs, blowing them off at their joints.
Join in? Interject? Comment? Observe?
You get a video message from Matthew soon after returning to the White Chalice. He's still wearing his armored cooling vest, stained at the front with green fluid, the hilt of the knife he used to fake stab himself still poking out of it. He looks cross.
"That was extremely reckless of you all." He scolds. "This time the enemy was bluffing and toying with us: next time we may not be so lucky! Trying to save both civilians and fellow soldiers in imminent danger divides your efforts, and can get them both killed!"
He folds his arms stubbornly. "As soldiers, you must always place the lives of innocents above yours, and even the lives of your comrades! That is what fighting to protect the earth means! Remember that!"
Suddenly, his serious face gives way to a smile, and he nods briefly. "And...thank you for saving me."
[2]
You see Matthew lounging in one of the White Chalice's portside lodges, gazing up at the sky. Very soon, the Jade Falcon invasion fleet will be braking into orbit, and the Chalice will go to war to protect the Earth against his former Clan.
He sighs. "Simon...where are you now? And what would you do in my shoes?"
He pauses. "Actually, I can guess exactly what you would do."
[3]
You stumble upon Matthew, in the simulator room, training his butt off! He's putting his modified Nova through a set of scenarios in space, inside a ship's hanger bay, and on land, fighting against a variety of Clanner Mechs. It looks like he's...trying to disable them? He's concentrating laser fire at their arms and legs, blowing them off at their joints.
Join in? Interject? Comment? Observe?
Re: 2
He smiles briefly. "Heh. I never really thought about the possibility of fighting my former Clan until recently. I always..."
He pauses to get his thoughts in order. "...assumed something else would happen. That Clan Jade Falcon would wind up overthrowing a despotic nation that richly deserved it. That we would open a dialogue with them and reach an understanding. That they would quickly realize that world beset by so many dangers, and protected by so many noble heroes, does not need to be conquered for it's own good."
He looks up from his lap and meets your eyes. "You have always been wise, my friend, and your heart has always guided you down the right path. Tell me...how should I fight my former kin?"
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This is not the first time we're fighting enemies who are just misguided, is it? And Mechs are slower and heavier armored than normal Mobile Suits. Just disabling them without completely destroying them shouldn't be that hard. And maybe you can reach towards Clan Jade Falcon during this fight and show them their error.
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He extends a hand to Raynor, smiling. "And I hope...no, I believe you can do the same for the Shadow Knights."
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[Raynor grabs Matthew's hand with his robotic arm in a bro-shake.]
But since when that stopped us? Let's do it together, friend.
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"Aff." He says with a slight wheeze in his voice, smile still on his face. "Let us...do it together!"