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Post by Bozz on Oct 30, 2012 17:15:41 GMT -5
Brad and Verdi were at Diggins Rock. Brad was a bit nervouse as it was her first time out after her accident. And while her training was going well he was nervous about the outcome.
"Are you sure about this" he asked her
"Of course and Skuld promises to behave." She said an excited gleam in her eyes. It was almost like she hadn't even been fighting for her life a short time before. Despite her words he was worried about letting her keep the bit system. And now they were here to test new bit equipment. He had been surprised when Alex had suggested the refit to him. and testing new equipment as well but he was intrigued by what the Junk dealer had shown him.
They walked around until they saw the new suits standing therethere. His and Verdi's were instantly recognizable by the distinct coloring. the other two standing next to them were clearly just built to test bed the rest of the new tech. He saw two pilots standing there. They were wearing the flight suits of Diggin's test pilots.
He took a moment to admire the design of his new suit as there was little else you could call it the only original pieces looked to be the wings and the legs everything else was brand new.
"The torso was bulkier then before and the frill he liked for aesthetic purposes was now a deep purplish red. He liked it it with the white suit. Behind him he heard Verdi cry out in glee at the sight of her new suit tho hers looked like a minimum of changes had been made. both suits had new heads and a second set of arms. What worried Brad was the new control system that had been installed in his suit.
"Hey" He called out "any Sign of Alex so we can begin the tests?" the two test pilots just pointed vaguely and went back to waiting.
"Looks like we await Alex" he told Verdi as he lit up a cigarette and leaned on a wall. One of the changes lately was that his sister had stopped complaining about his smoking well unless they were out doing something fancy like meetings here he was just the white wolf.
Looking over Verdi saw her brother smoking and gave a scowl but didn't say anything and instead ran over and began inspecting her suit. She was delighted the two shade blended well one was a light purple nearly pink highlighted in a dark purple nearly black. Skuld had wanted a scythe to go with it. But they hadn't had the money to buy a scythe.
"Looks good" Skuld said inside her head even she was excited to try out the new tech. not that she would let anyone beside Verdi Know "How about you let me play with it for a while?" She asked with a laugh
"Only if you promise to behave"
"What I told you last time was because it was a game I do know what restraint is"
"Knowing and practicing is two different things Skuld" Verdi inwardly thought with a smirk "Now when can we start I want to test this thing" She said out loud
"Verdi remember your training practice patience" Brad scolded as he nonchalantly took another drag tho he to wanted to try out his new suit "I am sure he will be here any second."
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Post by spiceracksargent01 on Oct 30, 2012 17:26:17 GMT -5
Alex walked in a few seconds later after confirming that the test suits were prepared. "Brad. Verdi. Thanks for agreeing to help me testbed my latest gear. Today we'll be running a field test of the latest equipment I've managed to put together. Brad, Verdi, I see you've both gone for the Engineer head. It's a versatile multirole head equipped with multiple plug-in slots for user specialization. As for separate gear, I see you, Brad, went for the Prototype Booster Cable while your sister took my latest Bit Canister Arms. The other two suits are to test the other pieces I built, the supplementary energy Power Nodes, the prototype of my infiltration-geared Overed Booster mechanism, and the other two specialty heads, the Melee-oriented Brawler, and the heavily-armored Gladiator."
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Post by Bozz on Oct 30, 2012 19:55:24 GMT -5
Brad nodded " yes those are the parts we are testing. So are we going to start the tests?" Brad asked as he put out his smoke and joined the rest of the group.
Verdi nodded her agreement as she rushed over to her suit grabbing the cord and pulling herself up to her suit.
"Well she looks Ready to Go lets get these tests under way then" Brad said as he walked over to his suit and pulled himself up. The new Cockpit was strange at first as he had to stand and there didn't seem to be any controls. But he stood in the middle and activated the system and watched as everything began turning on for the first time. "Ok This will take some getting used" to he called over the comm as the system started up.
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Post by spiceracksargent01 on Oct 31, 2012 16:30:40 GMT -5
Alex nodded and motioned for the additional test pilots to board their machines as Alex climbed into his Raysta to oversee the test run. Over the comm, Alex contacted both Brad and Verdi. "So, what shall we test first?"
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Post by Bozz on Oct 31, 2012 16:59:33 GMT -5
AS Brad attempted to get his suit to walk something that atually proved harder then one would think with the system and was in the midst of trying to get his second pair of arms to work Verdi Chimed in " Wow this head is cool it holds half my bit controllers. Can we try out the arms. My screen has them filled with beam bits" As behind her Brad was moving back and forth getting the hang of moving. "That sounds like a plan then we can test these claws." he said as he looked at a weapons display he had managed to bring up listing off all his weapons something he had to give an impressed whistle about.
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Post by spiceracksargent01 on Oct 31, 2012 17:07:27 GMT -5
"Very well. Those arms of yours Verdi, are my new Bit Canister arms. Built with Bit-user utility in mind, pretty much the entire forearm is one big Bit Container." Alex explained to Verdi before turning to Brad. "As for the claws, Brad, those are my prototype weapon hands, the Burst Claws. While nothing is being held, they can either use the node in the palm to unleash a shotgun-style burst of beam fire or engage the emitters in the clawed tips of the fingers to form a sort of beam claw."
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Post by Bozz on Oct 31, 2012 17:30:46 GMT -5
Brad nodded as he activated the claw mode and took a couple of practice swipes. "Do you have a firing range set up to test the burst gun mode?" He asked as behind him Verdi was releasing and recalling the beam gun bits from there place in her arms. "These canisters seem to be working" She called out any "specific tests needed on these or the head?"
Meanwhile the other two pilots stood there waiting one in a Leo equipped with the new booster and node combo and the other in a zaku ready to run tests on there suits as well.
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Post by spiceracksargent01 on Oct 31, 2012 20:04:43 GMT -5
Alex motioned to a large hangar door. "Right past there, Brad. I also have it set up as a track for testing the Overed Booster."
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Post by Bozz on Nov 1, 2012 13:02:53 GMT -5
The four suits walked through the doors. Brad upon walking through saw the race course and firing range. "Sweet I will need to test out my new speed while I am here" he said with a grin. "But first things first lets get these tests underway. bring out the targets and I will test the shotgun mode as well as these Booster cables." As he spoke he powered up the two Variable beam rifles that were clutched in his second pair of hands. At the same time he switched his claws to burst gun mode.
"So which setting should I use? I was thinking machine gun mode." Brad said as he checked the link between the booster cables and the VBRs.
Verdi meanwhile was making her bits fly around her as she waited for instructions. With the zaku with the Brawler head standing by as well. The overdrive Leo meanwhile made it's way to the test course in order to test the booster and node combo. Once in place he radioed his readiness.
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Post by spiceracksargent01 on Nov 1, 2012 14:28:25 GMT -5
Alex typed a few commands into his keyboard, as several targets popped up along the firing range, as well as an obstacle course of various rings, barricades, and autonomous turrets in separate lane. "Fire away, Brad. Verdi, feel free to have your bits run this obstacle course while your bro's testing the claws and Booster Cable functionality." Alex then sent the ok signal for the overdrive Leo to start the Overed Booster. As the booster engines started charging and already spewing out some initial booster exhaust, Alex contacted the pilot. "I hope your lunch is good and settled, guy, 'cause things on your end are about to get fast quicker than you can say "Ready, Set, Go"."
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Post by Bozz on Nov 3, 2012 18:38:53 GMT -5
Brad nodded as he took aim with the four guns. He fired the burst claws first watching as the multitdue of beams scored on several of the targets in a cluster. He then fired the twin Vbrs in his secondary arms firing on the targets thrilled with the guns output thanks to the booster cables. "I have fired severl times and they seem to be holding up. power levels to the variable beam rifles are holding strong." Brad said as he continued firing on the targets.
Verdi had mean while began making her bits fly the obstacle course having them dart through the rings and fire on the turrets all the while trying to evade the attacks. She merely laughed happily as she tried to get all her bits through the course intact.
the Leo took off down the track. Full speed the booster appeared to be working and the nodes were doing there job by limiting the drain in the suit's resources. "Full speed check, Nodes supplying the necessary power check. everything seems in the green the pilot said as he continued full speed tho his head was starting to hurt and his stomach was churning.
Meanwhile the zaku in the brawler head had finished testing the camera "ok the picture works um what next? How do i test the combat effectiveness?" He wondered as he watched his friend fly around the track and feeling lucky he wasn't testing the high speed suit.
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Post by spiceracksargent01 on Nov 3, 2012 20:39:20 GMT -5
Alex was watching with interest as the Leo went rocketing down the course, whistling at how his prototype was as powerful as it is before turning his attention to the Zaku. "Well, the key features of the Brawler are its fast-lock visual relay and twin mono-eye cameras. When used in proper synch, the pilot will be able to deal a quick blow to an opponent from just about any position. Let's test that, shall we?" As he said this, Alex typed some commands into the keyboard, making several targets pop up at random intervals around the Zaku at different ranges.
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Post by Bozz on Nov 3, 2012 21:16:17 GMT -5
The man watches the lock on and quickly slashes as soon as the targets pop up. "ok I see what you mean this is a fast lock." The man said as the first couple targets fall. "It is like the whack a mole games in the arcade" He laughs enjoying the "game" entirely to much.
Meanwhile the Leo Pilot nearly crashes into a wall as he tries to make a sharp turn. "This puppy can go fast but it is terrible at turns" He says over the comm as he was gradually growing accustomed to the speed tho he knew his safety lied in the g force dampener. "How long can this baby go at this speed? And should I push it to the full limit of the system?" He asked as he continued around the course tho careful not to attempt any more sharp turns.
Brad and Verdi continued there tests not paying attention to the happening around them while Skuld complained in Verdi's head about how she was bored and wanted a turn with the bits.
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Post by spiceracksargent01 on Nov 3, 2012 21:28:53 GMT -5
Alex upped the number of targets popping up around the Zaku at once during the intervals, this time, though, the targets were automated turrets. After doing so, Alex turned his attention back to the Leo via the comm link. "Yeah, that's the main bug with my Overed Booster System: The thing can cover ground like nobody's business, but the trade-off is an inability of the equipped MS to bank well to save its life while the OB is active. By the way, you should be hitting the limit of the charge capacity in about...now."
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Post by Bozz on Nov 3, 2012 22:01:25 GMT -5
At his words the suits speed decreased drastically. "Wow that was a wild ride you could add a side car and charge kids for rides" the pilot laughed "So how long until it comes back on line? Well while we wait we still need to test the head right sir?" He asked as he returned to the starting line.
The Zaku had mean while was hit by the first shot but the momentary shock did not last long as he began trying to dodge and strike at the same time. A combat pilot he was not but the quick cams of the head was showing it's stuff as he managed to dodge and hit over fifty percent of the targets.
mean while Verdi had finished the course with most of her bits in tact tho she was a bit disappointed at not getting a perfect score she blamed Skuld for distracting her at the last bank of turrets. "Well I finished the course. Most of my bits made it." She said dejectedly like a little girl that didn't get every present she wanted at Christmas time. "Anyways Now that I am done are there any tests my head needs done on it. All the equipment attached is in complete working order. Is there any thing else special about it?" she asked as Skuld clambered to be allowed to play.
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