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>>23820629

>AEUG Commander: G-Granada was completely crushed...its all over...!
>Roux: Kayra...
>AEUG Officer: If the Titans attack us now, all of us will be slaughtered! For gods sake, they flayed Von Braun! We are next!
>AEUG Commander: Be silent! What good will it do to demoralize the others-
>AEUG Officer: I did not sign up to die for these Zeons! What the hell is even left of the Federation?! Nothing! There is no way we are going to throw our lives away in the name of-
>Roux: All those dots lighting up aren't friendly, are they?
>AEUG Commander: My god...!

Nearly a hundred unknown I.F.F signals flash across the screen. While usually able to hide her concerns, Roux's legs shiver at the prospect of losing her life in such a hopeless battle.

>AEUG Commander: S-scramble all Mobile Suits! Defend the Colonies at any cost-
>AEUG Officer: Can't you see?! It is over! We've already lost!
>Roux: What, would you rather we just lie down and throw ourselves at the Titans feet? I'll take down as many of those creeps as I can before they can get their hands on me!
>AEUG Officer: You stupid girl! If we just run now, we won't need to throw our lives away on-
>Exaggerated voice?: To proud citizens of Side 3, and to the survivors of the AEUG movement, we have finally returned! The Federation currs and their rabid Titans shall never again set foot on our national clay!

Taking point ahead of the approaching army of Mobile Suits, a red Action Zaku raises it beam saber upwards.

>AEUG Officer: Ha...haha! Reinforcements? They actually came for-
>Roux: What was that about not "not signing up to die for these Zeons"?
>AEUG Officer: Oh, be quiet! If these guys actually intend to save us, then...man, I have no problem with Zeon! Two months I spent in their POW camp in Darwin were some of the best months of my life!
>AEUG Commander: Spineless cretin!
>Roux: A red Zaku? Who does this guy think he is? Char-
>Exaggerated voice?: I, Char Aznable, have returned!!

>>23820834
Anyone want to bet that's "Glemmy" in the mobile suit?

>>23820834
>Immediately kowtowing to the zeeks at the first chance they get
Remember, TOTAL AEUG DEATH

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>>23820834

Broadcasting himself to the people of Side 3 and the AEUG's force openly, the pilot of the red Action Zaku reveals himself as "Char Aznable", the Red Comet of Zeon. Looking at the masked pilot, all Roux can bring herself to say is...

>Roux: What a dork.

[EPISODE 19: CROSSROAD]

>>23820855
Another red soul patch, I wonder if there's going to be a greater meaning behind those.

>>23820859
A marker for Axis cyber-enhancements or cloning perhaps? Or maybe plastic surgery. 'Char' here sounds like Gato.

>>23820929
Yeah, but it's clearly not Gato, they're blonde and being called out as a dork by Roux its clearly Glemmy in that mask. I think Cyber Enhancements is certainly a safe bet but it could just be weird space fashion it's just a weird fucking spot to see a scar unless Axis is giving everyone iron jaws. Personally, I'm thinking it might be some kind of brand to represent a specific class on Axis like all newtypes need to have this clear visible mark denoting them as newtypes.

>>23820855

[U.C 0088, February 26th]

Granada has fallen. The AEUG's remaining forces are battered and scattered. Had it been any other day, it would have signaled the end of a long and harsh Civil War between the Federation...and yet, what the Black Devil squadron found themselves faced with in the aftermath of the battle had them unable to immediately act.

>Haman: Queen Mineva has extended an invitation. As the strongest amongst the Newtypes here, you may choose bring one other with you to face her judgement.
>Kamille: Judgement...?
>Haman: Oh, you will be found worthy. More than worthy...but I do wonder who you will bring as your company. Now then-
>Hizack pilot: General Messa!!

A beam fires upon the shadowy Mobile Suit, with it passing directly through it harmlessly.

>Hizack pilot: W-what?! That was a direct hit-

Instantaneously, the Hizacks cockpit is atomized. Moving at near blinding speed, the Mobile Suit sized shadow warps behind the Zeta Gundam, its hand phasing through the Zeta's chest.

>Haman: Do make your choice, boy. I can barely contain myself for much longer, given all of these...irritants in your ranks.
>Jerid: You...bitch! How dare-
>Haman: If you decline her invitation, then our discussion will end here. You will simply be...unworthy. Now...do be so kind and give your answer.
>Kamille:...And if I don't?
>Haman: Then I would have to make my own decision. If you would prefer that I decide for you, then please...say nothing. Silence is the purest form of consent...

>Will Kamille accept Axis's invitation to negotiate?
https://strawpoll.com/ajnE1r75xnW

>>23820975
So Haman said
>(You have done enough, rabid Newtype. I have use for your fangs...so don't force me to rip them from your jaws.)

I think the safest option here is to do nothing we've got a G-Gundam character here holding our balls here who wants us to follow her and NOT Axis otherwise she would have used a we. Or at least that's how I see it so I'm thinking do nothing and let her judge us instead of going into the hellscape that Axis is in every single run and hopefully get a mole inside Axis who wants to work with us.

Or I might just be crazy here and reading too much into things, really this situation is fucked and any option that isn't fight this physics breaking monster in from of us right now is the best option.

>>23820975
Thinking either Sarah or Four. We need to leave Jerid behind as a second-in-command, and he can rally the men in a way nobody else can in our absence. Remember, Scirocco is on his way to Granada - we need to have a leader in place that can fend him off if necessary.
Fa and Leila would both just be terrified and fall apart as soon as Zeon start prodding them, I think.

>>23821039
Four is NOT a safe option she's a very spontaneous person if we go to Axis with her she's fucking dying there because she's going to encounter something that sets off all her alarms and calls for her immediate action. Sarah's going to have huge problems is Scirocco shows up at Axis while we're there.
I don't think anyone's safe to go to Axis with they're doing weird things to their Newtypes there and everyone in our group's a Newtype and only Kamille has extra lives to risk everyone else only has one.

>>23821046
Obviously nobody is "safe". I'm playing the odds.
Sarah is more stable, Four has our back more. I'm leaning towards Sarah personally. Saying we will take nobody, or letting Haman choose, is even more dangerous than picking one of these relatively safe bets. If Haman forcibly takes Jerid, who the fuck will be in charge here?

>>23821053
That's not what Haman is saying, she's saying that she will judge us here instead of having the queen judge us at Axis if we refuse to go to Axis. We also already know Haman seems to have a high opinion of Kamille specifically and sees us as worthy already so if she judges us here she'll find all things good then return to Axis alone.
>>23820989
Or at least that's what I'm seeing from my readings here. If you see a problem with that, please pick at it this is a very dangerous choice. The most important thing is Haman is saying that Kamille and just Kamille is safe with the bets being off for any companion.

>>23821058
Haman is obviously implying that we would do best to actually pick someone and not disappoint Mineva.
>Haman: If you decline her invitation, then our discussion will end here. You will simply be...unworthy.
For god's sake, pick someone, and I seriously advise against picking Jerid.

>>23820975
I really have no idea what to do in this situation, but as far as I'm concerned, I definitely don't want anything to do with Axis. The less we play nice with that bunch of SOMA-addicted lunatics and Cybernewtypes who've lost their real personalities, the better.
What could we stand to lose if we attack Haman directly? It’s the riskiest possible move, and our characters don’t even know what a Funnel is. Still, it's much better than the other approach, letting the Vizier make the first move.

>>23820975
I have no fucking clue on what to do here anons, everything's fucked.

>>23821067
>What could we stand to lose if we attack Haman directly?
Haman deletes the Zeta Gundam cockpit and rips out Kamille's newtype spirit to fly off to Axis with it leaving Kamille as a fucked up normal person with no Newtype powers.

>>23821069
We have a life count system; Kamille can’t die because he’s the main character, but someone or everybody else could die while battling Haman, and the Zeta Gundam being destroyed.
We’re in a pickle, so we’d better think about who to bring along for the trial of Scirocco. I’m leaning toward Sarah, but I haven’t heard much about the potential of the other options besides Four and Sarah.

>>23820975
>Jerid
Lol
>Sarah
Probably the most rational of our group, and the one that is the most in tune with NT bullshit alongside Kamille himself. The real issue of this is Scirocco trying to turn her against, but that seems less likely after Von Braun
>Fa
I legit have no clue, but it's probably not a good idea since our relationship with Fa is in the shitter. Worst case scenario is she dumps us for Axis.
>Four
The worst option alongside Jerid. She is too impulsive and seems to have a natural ability to start shit with other newtypes. It will be a shitshow.
>Leila
Probably not a good idea. After we exorcised her, she probably won't be keen to meet the cultist wackos of Axis. At least wouldn't end up with us picking a fight like Four would, at least?
>Alone
Show off our big brass balls to Mineva and Haman, then probably get strongarmed into allying with Axis.
>let Haman decide
Probably lose relationship with our team, start on an okay foot with Haman but let's be honest, we aren't getting out of fighting Axis, so it's pointless beyond waifu simping.
>Fight Haman
Suicide button.

Overall, I'd pick Sarah but this is probably the harshest choice we've had and I don't see any option letting us start on the right foot to fight Axis.

>>23821088
>probably not a good idea since our relationship with Fa is in the shitter.
damn wtf happened since last i was here? last time she wanted to go out with him and Jerrid to help him.

>>23821098
Leila got a factory reset to crying toddler again
Fa has bonded with her and basically assumed we must have been abusing her
Also she hated that we told the doctors to fuck off and performed surgery on Jerid ourselves
We've recovered a bit since then, Fa is at least taking orders from us properly and did her job fine in the last battle, but it's still not a great relationship.

>>23821111
> basically assumed we must have been abusing her
???
why would she automatically go to that?

...did we? i forget. things went off the rails faster than usual with this run.

>>23821088
I just don't think Four is that bad or irrational. She wouldn't want to fight Mineva, for example. She is more used to feeling what other Newtypes are feeling and thinking than any of the other options. What happened with Sydle was a serious blunder on her part, but it's not like she's been stupid for the whole run. Her noble warrior schtick if anything could make Axis respect us more, it's filled with people like that.
Anyway Sarah and Four are my top 2, and I have no problems with either winning, this is sadly a blind jump so it's not like we can say for sure what's the best choice. For all we know we are going to be thrown in a gladiatorial arena to fight to the death with whoever we choose, it's the wild fucking west over at Axis.
Just pick what your gut says, everyone.

>>23820975
We should go with Haman and pick someone. Refusing and attacking Haman is suicide since we'll just end up dead due to her newtype fuckery. Letting Haman decide will set a precedent for future scenes that Kamille is demoralized under the sway of Haman's powers making things harder later.

So who should we take? Its more or less impossible to know for sure what we'll find on Axis but we can work out who is good to take based on several criteria.

>Resistant to newtype fuckery
When Haman appeared, Kamille's fatigue increased by 25 points, Jerid's fatigue increased by 5 and Sarah's fatigue increased by 10. The stronger a newtype the worse they are here it seems. I'm assuming a character's willpower would also help resist as long as their newtype capabilities are not drastically stronger than their willpower. So from best to worse it'd be Jerid (canonically a weak newtype whose strong willed to resist) > Fa (average willed weak newtype) > Sarah (average willed average newtype) = Four (strong willed strong newtype)>Leila (weak will average newtype)>Kamille (strong will but extremely strong newtype).

>Can assist Kamille in escaping
Basically whatever skills they have that'd be relevant. imo it'd be Jerid (best bar none, proved himself as an Ayers City guerrilla) > Sarah (this is Zeta Define Sarah and she did great when stealing the Zeta) > Four (Martial arts master who knows the vulcan pinch but she's emotional) > Leila (Presumably had non-ms military training) > Fa (basically a damsel outside a mobile suit)

>Good relationship so they wouldn't betray Kamille
Not an issue for most. The only ones in question are Fa and Leila but Fa wouldn't betray Jerid and Leila did choose to fight in Granada despite her misgivings.

>Overall ranking
Sarah>Four>Leila=Fa>Alone>Jerid

Sarah overall is the best option beating out Four due to her Zeta Define background. Jerid is best but he has to stay to guard against Scirocco. Alone is just hard mode without party members.

>>23820975
Fighting is out of the question, obviously. Her hand is already around the cockpit

Letting Haman decide could set a bad precedent, but there's a slim chance it doesn't end badly for us

Having Jerid come with us is a nonstarter unless we just intend the two to waltz up and aura farm, which would leave the rest of the fleet pretty defenseless

I probably wouldn't wanna take Leila to an asteroid full of cyber-newtype Zeon freaks. Trauma and potential for relapse and all that

Four would also almost certainly try starting a fight, so she's out

Fa... doesn't seem like she's been affected much by the newtype fuckery, but she's still not terribly capable, and who knows what psychical horrors await her

That only really leaves Sarah, who gets on well with Kamille, and has already done something similar with him.

Really I just need to know where and how Scirocco will be coming into this, because I want as many cool heads as possible to be receiving him and not just firing on him immediately

>>23820975

Tuffle Haman is being surprisingly diplomatic. I wonder what has Scirocco so spooked though that he would try to keep them from meeting.