Nerv Bridge Simulator XX - 20th Thread Edition

As a small time on and off QM, the art of attracting europoors to a quest thread is arcane to me.

How is it done, at all?

youtube.com/watch?v=ONqygJEJIhs

The 8th angel has been spotted 3 hours ago emerging from Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay, 25 miles away from the north shore. It’s been steadily advancing toward Montréal-3 since.

We’ve sent Chariot along with Heart, The RCAF Fighter-Interceptor squadrons they’ve ‘’loaned’’ us. Until they’ve made a scan sweep, we won’t know much about the the 8th. MAGI preliminary visual analysis is as follows :

-The 8th Angel is covered by what appears to be an hardened outer shell, similar to the 4th’s angel exoskeleton.
-The 8th Angel is capable of hovering at approximatly 120 meters above the ground.
-The Core appears to be internal.

None of the Eileens are combat ready. The one who lost consciousness along with you is still in some sort of coma, while the other one can't synchronize with Eva 03. We're doing everything we can concerning her, though.

The First and Second Child are currently being prepared for their sortie.

Alright, we’re at the bridge. [He shake your hand and smiles] Our lives are in you hands, Major.

What metaknowledge do have to cheese this angel with, currently? From the blue stuff dripping from the angel from what I can see, it's the acid tears angel.

[Head, Finance Division]
Major?! What's going on?

[Head, R&D]
Major? I was so worried! Are you sure you'll be okay? I mean, yo-

[HSci]
Come on, now. There's no time for this. You can make all your emotional reunions and juvenile ''movie night'' after Montréal-3 is out of danger.

What's the status of Chariot?

[Head, R&D]
...

[Computer Technician]
I'm opening a video feed as we speak!

I vote that on our next shadowrun we sparta kick science into balkite.

that was a given

[Wgc]
Good day, Major.

We're almost in close range and Chariot is close behind us. How should we approach this, Major?

FIRE THE...

hey other voices, what do those aircraft have again?

"Head Sci there is no need to be a jack ass."

Have you been able to get a target lock for you missiles? Keep your distance until we can acertain the angels abilities.

AtA missles.

If you want us to, my flight wing could initiate a strike against the Angel, as a diversion for Chariot's scan sweep. This would mean that Chariot will be without escort for a while, however.

Stay back until we can get a read on it WGC. I don't want any nasty surprises.

Yeah go ahead an poke it a little with your missiles while Chariot makes the scan. Let's see what we're dealing with here.

(It's not like the Angels ever came with fighter back up right?... right?)

Also what's the status on our other conventional forces? I'd like to at least get the YAGRs in the air while we're doing this.

Keep covering chariots' asses, if the angel doesn't bite the bait they'll be pretty screwed.

You're go for the diversion, we need a good scan pronto.

>(It's not like the Angels ever came with fighter back up right?... right?)

Boom and zoom Wizard. Dive on the target and use your speed to evade it once you've hit it.

You should be able to assist Chariot as soon as the Angel show some hostility this way.

You could also use the sun to disorient it.

[Wgc]
Roger. We'll stay close to Chariot.

[Cbw]
We'll need a d10 roll for the scan, Major. I hope it goes better than last time.

[Hsci]
Here is the status of our troops. [He then turns toward a Computer Technician] Bring up the District Map.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

Rolled 5 (1d10)

You jinxed it. JINXED IT.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>Major. I hope it goes better than last time.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

Godammit.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

Dun wurry gaiz I got dis

[Computer Technician]
Here's the city map!

>3

[Cbw]
Commencing scan sweep.

[Computer Technician]
The Angel has launched something!

[Wgc]
Angel activity observed! We're pu-

The angel has missiles. Why does the angel have missiles?

I'd like to suggest an immediate retreat for Chariot. We'll need its Eva cradle for my plan to perform an aerial insertion on top of the angel for close quarters combat with the vibro glaive.

I'd also like to suggest we start readying the positron cannon too. We'll need our best ranged options available for this.

OH SHIT! That line goes right through all the important stuff.

Okay we need to hold the line at residential 10.
I want our tanks deployed to residential 10 along with EVA units 03 and 08.

Meanwhile have unit 02 set up in Industrial district 3 with the experimental positron gun behind a blast shield.

I also want our bomber wings on standby and our VTOL squadrons in the air now!

Finally someone tell the people in district 10 to get to the shelter if it hasn't been done already.

Well thats one way of dealing with the ex I suppose.

[Cbw]
Scan sweep aborted! We've lost two aircraft!

Nice job, Major.

[Wgc]
We're down one aircraft, Major. The Angel launched some kind of orb that hovered around it. It then shot these blinding tendrils of light!

...

How come most of the HQ facilities are crossed off?

Also, I'm slightly suprised there isn't more than just a shelter at Res-10, considering that it's fuckhuge.

That orb looks suspiciously red, I bet's it the core.

Okay, plan B - can we use N2 bomb as a landmine? Or rather a cluster of them. The fucker seems to be going in a straight line, we just place them in predicted path and detonate when it's right above.

I really think we should put Florence and 08 onto Chariot and prepare for a high risk aerial drop onto the Angel. If we equip her with the vibro glaive and make use of her AT powers for max defense, she should survive the drop and be able to wreck the angel up close while Anna and the conventionals are providing support from below.

This is assuming we can get Chariot out of there in one piece.

Lets abort for now, we'll need the rest of our airforce in tact to support the Eva attack.

>Nice job, Major.

Well maybe if you relied on your own skills as a pilot instead of my ability to roll a 10 sided polyhedron you would have done better!

Ugh, Heart, what kind of on board sensors you got? Any chance of doing some fancy flying to get us some intel?

No point trying to sass me, focus on regrouping. Does anyone have a way of identifying what's up with the orb?

The angel is going to plow straight through Ottowa, isn't it?

[MAGI]
//BEGINNING. ANALYSIS.

[Hsci]
Oh, yes. We've worked quite a lot on Nerv-Mtl's MAGI supercomputer these past few weeks. We were in the process of remove some... superfluous bits, if you will. You'll find out that it is now significantly more efficient. You can thank me when this will be over.

[Cbw]
Roger that. We're pulling out.

[Head, Finance Division]
The whole district was blown up to hell and back, Major. Most of the facilities we invested in will be unusable for a while.

>Eva 01 and Third Child greyed out
lol

That orb may be the core, if so the angel is only vulnerable when it is attacking.
We can bait the angel into attacking some VTOLs and then bombarding it with everything we have. Positron rifle, the long-range tanks and the howitzer from the bomber unit.

>Lobotomised Ophelia even harder
This fucking antagonist, he's perfect.

"Efficiency isn't combat effectiveness Doctor"

>Oh, yes. We've worked quite a lot on Nerv-Mtl's MAGI supercomputer these past few weeks. We were in the process of remove some... superfluous bits, if you will
Rippy dippy Ophelia.

Attention, NERV-HQ

This one of Major user's multiple personalities will be playing SMAC for a bit.

Moral Ambiguity and acceptable losses in the name of humanity's progress: Activated

People who work are often out by midnight, European hours. Most people work and/or have a day life.

Work with that.

Probably. I hope their emergency evacuation procedures will prove effective.

Anyhow, it will give us enough time to properly determine our deployment plan.

As I already said, Major, you're not qualified to comment on my division's work. Play with your lead soldiers, I'm sure this is more than enough to -

[Vice-Commander]
Enough. The Angel will arrive in 4 hours; you should be working on the deployment plan, not getting at each other's throat.

I like Head of Science

I wish to fraternise with the head of Finance!
I will put my Fun into her Funding!

My soldiers are made of flesh and indefatigable purpose! And so was the magi until you murdered her... you monster.

>The Angel will arrive in 4 hours

Right I'm just gonna stand here and smoke a blunt. If you need any more tactical decisions talk to Geist, CAGsuragi or any of the other voices. They're the serious ones.

Interesting that you say I'm playing with my lead soldiers, considering the stakes of my little game. However, this isn't the time. I'll focus on taking pieces out of the angels while you focus on taking pieces out of our staff.

Air divisions, regroup and return to the angel while exercising caution. You should prioritize evasive manouvers until the angel scans are complete.

Hush, only Rachel should know about that.

MAGI, devote some analysis towards the size of the object which generated the tendrils. Would it be possible for an EVA to snipe it down?

I like the other voices plan to airdrop Florence with the vibro-glaive while the other two EVAs and conventional forces distract it.

Is there anyway we could hide an N2 mine under it's projected path just before it reaches the residential area?

Also also we should consider fighting it OUTSIDE the city limits.

Here's my proposed battle plan:

>Our ground forces, supported by Anna, will attack the Angel from entrenched positions as a distraction
>Our fighter wings will then escort the bombers Hermit and Temperance as they launch an N2 strike against the target to weaken it
>Chariot will perform a high altitude aerial drop of Florence in Eva 08 directly on top of the Angel. This must be perfectly coordinated with all other support strikes to ensure a successful landing. Eva 08's AT field will be crucial for ensuring a safe landing.
>Eva 08 will then smite and cleave through the thing using the Vibro Glaive. If Florence is able to muster any additional AT strength, she will make use of that too in order to help bring the thing down.
>Eva 08 will either kill the Angel outright, or find a way to ground it
>If we can ground it, we surround and bombard it until it dies to death

Thoughts?

>the other two EVAs
03 isn't an option right now, the Eileens can't synch with it.

>hide an N2 mine under it's projected path just before it reaches the residential area
I like this idea. We'll fire off that trap in coordination with the other supporting strikes.

One more thing to consider, it hovers at some 100 meters above the ground. It can launch dangerous anti-air "umbrella" above itself. But can it defend itself against attack from underneath? Does AT field go all the way to the ground or can there a possibility to sucker-punch it in the gut, so to speak.

Shit like this is why we should have saved papa Franku

Ceg, out of interest, how many character deaths have we saved and allowed? While Frank and David are obvious, could we have saved the second HSci? Conversely, if we somehow missed the red dot during interim 1, would we lack a daughterfu?

He sure have a lovely smile.

> But can it defend itself against attack from underneath?
It can belly flop.

An ARG is underway, but we've been missing most of the hints. The first one we caught was the one from last thread on the Tim Hortons receipt.
I expect that our negligence has killed Ophelia.

Here's my proposed battle plan: I want to hit it with artillery at least once before it reaches Montreal. I want to see if this thing has any BVR.

>It can belly flop.
Acceptable, I was worried it can barrel roll.

FUCK
We forgot to investigate that residential apartment from Ophelia's hint.
God now I feel awful.

//OBJECT. ANALYSIS. COMPLETE.

- 8TH ANGEL'S MAIN BODY AND CORE

- 20 METERS DIAMETER

- SOURCE OF TENDRILS

- REMAINED ATTACHED TO OUTER SHELL WITH A LARGER TENDRIL WHILE ATTACKING

Do you mean Phillip? There was no way to save the second Hsci and interim R&D. Yes, Eileen would be dead.

>Is this the plan you'll go with?

Well we never had the time, unless we just abandoned our party of ladies before we began having head issues.

>Thoughts?
>Is this the plan you'll go with?

I'd say we should probably keep the Tank companies positioned near the strike zone, but behind hills or other terrain, as reinforcements and backup.

Get the YAGRs nearby. Are there any tall buildings or isolated trees they could use as cover in the area?

We should spread our forces out in an arc in front of the Angel.
I agree that we should drop Waifu on top of the angel as part of the main plan, but one EVA rarely does the job by itself. Having all the forces on standby ready to pop up and unleash !!~C:Fun:D~!! on the angel if it does anything unexpected (and it will) will help a lot

Or at least please put quest into the thread title next time so the filters work.

>NBS thread
>Its an Angel fight at that
Classes always seem to fall on the worst fucking days for these things

>Is this the plan you'll go with?

*Gzzt* *Snort* Huh? Oh yeah, that seems legit. Just make sure we bring along the Positron weapons, we didn't follow that line of research just so we could kill that one angel we were canonically supposed to kill with a positron gun and forget they exist.

Anna will like hitting the core with a positron beam. But remember, using one of those scrambles our communications and deals +++BADASS+++ AoE damage to anything nearby the shooter.

I'm glad I decided to slap Synthmetal on these formers.

Worms have been attacking them so fucking often that they've become Elite now.

Major.

SWORD, CLUB, CUP and COIN are now position at the edge of Residential District 10. Awaiting further orders.

Fuck, it's been so long I even forgot his name.

Have there been any death flags aside from them that we missed or that were activated but haven't come into play yet? I feel pretty bad that we missed one ARG and, judging by how shitty everything is, are generally fucking up out of combat.

It's okay though, this is Eva, everything's supposed to be shit, right? The Major's supposed to feel shit, right? The Major's supposed to spend evenings so alcohol and tears, right?

Eva Unit 02 in position.

I got the positron rifle with me...

Spread yourselves out, get into a decent position, make sure your gear's working, and think of something to shout in celebration when the Angel dies.

What's the range of your gear, soldier?

Dude you are the major.
I am the major.
I spend my evenings masturbating to images of 2D girls on Veeky Forums. Don't focus on the ones you couldn't save. Focus on the ones you did, and the ones you're going to.
After all, this ain't Fire Emblem son. You ain't getting a 100% survival rate. Keep it above 0% and you're doing good enough.

Wait, what!? I didn't know that was the case. Okay, yeah have Anna use the prototype but only fire if we can get a solid shot.

"Commence combat maneuvers and engage at will. "

"Hold fire, keep the angel in your sights. Let me know when you have a shot."

Fuck, considering that this is NBS, I don't even know if this is supposed to be a mispost or an ARG.

I'd say hold fire until CANT STOP user arrives.

Eva Unit 08 here,

My unit is currently on low-power mode until the launch. I hope the 5 minute internal power supply will be enough.

>I'd say hold fire until CANT STOP user arrives.
I'm going to job my first CGT roll. I've had too much good luck.

Major! Hermit and Temperance are in range, they need a d10 roll each!

It begins.

Hey Anna... you don't look so good. Maybe you should get something to eat once this is over.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

Huh? Again the 10 sided polyhedron? Fine!

Oh RNGesus, our lawd and saviour. Deliver us from the mercy of Angels.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

here's hoping

Th-th-that wasn't me!? It was RNGesus! He has forsaken us!

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>Rolled 1 (1d10)
JUST
It can't even get worse from here, might as well try to save this with this 10.

Good to see you again Anna. You feeling alright? I've got a hell of a headache myself, but I think we'll manage as long as we work together.

You'll probably only need 4 minutes with how good you are. Save the last minute of power for a safe landing when this is over.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

pls

SO DONE
SO DON
SO DO
SO D
SO
SO
S

The only way to appease RNGesus is to excommunicate you from the Church of Best Girl. Someone get the bell, book and candle, and maybe a d10 to flick at him.

No please! I did nothing wrong!

I-I... *sob*

WHY RNGesus! WHY!
WHHHHY ME!?

youtube.com/watch?v=DeMegDeYvgc

>1

[Cgt]
I have visual confirmation the n2 mines exploded!

[Computer Technician]
Major! I can't reach any of our bomber wings!

[Hsci]
What about our escort fighter?

[Computer Technician]
I- I can't reach them either!

Bummer.

MAJOR Bummer

[squeak of despair]

[weeps in Spanish]