For Reploid Productions... - Page 2
GMC Military Arms
26-07-2003, 11:26
Helen smiles, 'I'm just a bit of a romantic, I'm afraid...You'd probably hate a few of the things I own.'
Reploid Productions
26-07-2003, 11:31
Kara grins. "Eh, to each their own. Amazing how much conflict that sort of outlook prevents!"
GMC Military Arms
26-07-2003, 11:37
She nods, 'Absolutely...That's the way I tend to look at things, too.'
[Bed now, G'night.]
Reploid Productions
26-07-2003, 11:47
((OOC: G'night!))
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 09:00
Bumpety.
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 09:12
Kara grins. "I think it was Queenie who said it best- 'Violence is the last resort of the intelligent, and the first resort of the incompetant'! For a bit of a lunatic, she's actually pretty with it."
Proving that Arpeans tend to eat like starving college students, Kara sets her fork down on her now-empty plate. "Mm, man, that was good!"
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 09:18
Helen nods, 'That's a good philosophy to have...I've never really been one for fighting, myself. I mean, I've done basic like most people have, but that's different anyway.'
'Finished already? Wow.' she smiles, 'Give me a sec...' pause, 'There.' She offers Kara another menu, 'Dessert?'
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 09:25
Kara snickers. "Sure- save the chocolates for later." She peruses the menu, her gaze falling on the most overkill chocolate suicide item on the list. "Oooh... chocolate mousse cake...."
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 09:27
Helen smiles, 'I'm pretty fond of that, too...Although they've got some nice things with toffee here...'
<Head on home soon?>
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 09:40
((OOC: Sounds good to me :wink: BTW, we need to work out the production deal for the Bandit Mk-III =p I don't want to use your railgun tech without permission and all that ^_~))
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 09:45
The pudding doesn't last long, and Helen picks up the bill. 'So, you want to make that call?'
<I'm sure all the R&D work is done now, and the stats are in the thread. So all that's left is for you to use your magical CG skillz to bring it to life, unless you've got any major questions>
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 09:51
Kara nods and digs her cel phone out of her purse. "Just give a second..." She dials. "Hello? Yeah, guys, it's Kara. Could y'send the limo down to this address-" She reads off the restraunt address. "-Yeah. Uh-huh. Right. I know already! 'Kay, thanks!"
After she puts the phone away, she turns back to Helen. "Well, they should get here in about fifteen minutes or so, depending on traffic."
((OOC: I was more or less wondering how big a cut of the profits you wanted ^_~))
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 09:54
'Sounds good. How did you get here, anyway?'
<Hmm...You're doing manufacturing / marketing, I'm doing weapons / power cells and redesign work...20% sound ok?>
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 10:01
((OOC: Sounds like a plan =) ))
Kara snickers. "Well, I figured there'd be booze, so I had one of the guys drop me off. I still prefer driving the bike than riding shotgun, but, eh, can't win 'em all!"
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 10:05
'Aw, I was kinda looking forward to seeing it...I used to ride a bike.' she smiles, 'Before that time I broke my leg falling off it, anyway.'
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 10:10
"Well, I'm sure we can borrow a couple of the Bandits. Or you could stay over at the embassy tonight? Your call." Kara grins. "I haven't taken a spill on my bike in awhile- probably means it'll be that much worse when I finally do!"
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 10:17
She thinks, 'It'd be nice to stay at the embassy, but I haven't fed my rabbit...There's some washing I should put on, too.'
[Drivers arrive?]
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 10:25
Kara chuckles. "Your place it is then!"
Almost as if on cue, a black limo with the Reploid Productions insignia on it rounds the corner and pulls up.
"Ambassador Kara?" The driver looks out the window at Kara and Helen.
"Ryoukai and all that." Kara grins and opens the door, motioning for Helen to hop in first. "One of the lackey perks I mentioned earlier!"
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 10:30
Helen smiles, 'Wow...That's quite a car.' She hands her car keys to one of the drivers, 'It's the red one just around the corner' she says, pointing.
She sits back, 'It's really nice in here...So, we'll stop by the embassy to pick up your stuff, then back to mine? I'm ok for directions.'
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 10:51
Bump.
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 10:57
The driver's assistant accepts the keys. "I'll be sure to take care of it." He grins.
Kara, meanwhile, also climbs into the limo. "Yeah, these buggers are nice when y'just want to veg out when getting from Point A to Point B. I prefer the bike when I want the wind in my face and all that."
As the limo pulls away from the curb, Kara gives the driver his instructions.
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 11:07
Helen's house isn't in any way spectacular; it's a small detached two-floor brick house, with a fairly nice front garden. Helen opens the gate and leads Kara down the path, watching out for patches of ice. She opens the front door, 'After you.' and closes it behind her.
Inside, it's a very nice place; the hallway's fairly open and it's pleasantly warm. There's a few pictures of birds up on the well, along with a few paintings, one of which is of Helen, Annie and Rachel. 'Put your things down and come on inside, I'll just go and check on Hazel.'
She comes back holding a medium-sized grey rabbit, 'Usually I leave him outside, but not when it's cold like this...I'll have to put him in the hutch in the shed. You're ok for a minute? Fire up the VCR or DVD player, if you like.'
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 11:11
Kara lights up when she see the rabbit. "Oh, what a cutie!" She grins. "And will do. Any preferences?" She digs through her bag for one of her DVDs.
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 11:13
'You choose.' she's gone for a few minutes before the back door opens and closes again. 'Want some popcorn, or something to drink?' Helen calls through from the kitchen.
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 11:21
"Just some water- I'm still stuffed from dinner!" Kara calls back. She's still digging through her bag, debating on Gundam or .hack//SIGN. "Hafta wait awhile before getting into the chocolate!"
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 11:25
''Kay.' she comes back in with a couple of glasses of water, and sits down next to Kara, handing her one. 'Here y'go.' she smiles, 'Just close your eyes and point, if you can't choose.'
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 11:37
Kara accepts the water and grins. "Well, that's one way to do it!" Heeding Helen's advice, Kara clamps her eyes shut and 'eenie-meenie-miney-moes' between the DVDs in her bag, her hand coming to a stop on .hack//SIGN. "Well, looks like a little Hack it is!"
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 11:39
[Which isn't out over here...It's good, yes?]
Helen settles back, 'So, what do you think of my place?'
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 11:45
((OOC: Yes, it's very good. Very complex though, as apparently the full story can only be found over the course of the .hack//SIGN TV series, the .hack/LIMINALITY OAV, the .hack//Legacy of the Twilight Braclet OAV, and the four .hack PS2 games. S'veeeery good. .hack//INFECTION (vol 1 of the 4 games) is easily going to suck away 300 or so hours of my life.))
Kara glances around a moment. "It's really nice. Cozy and comfortable." She puts the DVD on and sits back down next to Helen. "Wish I could get that effect at the embassy!"
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 11:49
She blinks, 'I've just realised I've only got one bed...' she smiles, 'S'okay, I'll sleep on the sofa.' she taps it, 'It's pretty comfortable, actually.'
Reploid Productions
27-07-2003, 11:54
Kara blinks. "Oh, I don't mind taking the sofa! I mean, this is your house and all!" She looks rather abashed that she didn't think to grab a sleeping bag or anything.
((OOC: And I should probably call it a night ^^; I can hear .hack//INFECTION calling to me again =D))
GMC Military Arms
27-07-2003, 11:55
She shakes her head, 'You're a guest...I wouldn't be much of a host if I made you sleep on the sofa, would I?'
GMC Military Arms
29-07-2003, 08:11
Bump.
Reploid Productions
29-07-2003, 08:22
((OOC: Gyaaah, I'd love to work on this tonight, but due to some... ah... family problems... I can't stay online past midnight -.- And it's pretty much midnight now. =/))
GMC Military Arms
29-07-2003, 08:23
['K. Some other time.]
Reploid Productions
31-07-2003, 07:09
"No, really, it's okay!" Kara grins. "I get spoiled rotten at the embassy already! A change of pace is good on occasion!"
GMC Military Arms
31-07-2003, 07:12
'Ok...If you're sure.' She watches the film for a while. After a while, swallowing hard, she rather nervously puts her arm around Kara's shoulder.
Reploid Productions
31-07-2003, 07:26
Kara blinks a moment, before leaning back against Helen's. "Never did feel comfortable with guys doin' that, oddly enough. S'pose it's a sign?"
GMC Military Arms
31-07-2003, 07:33
Helen smiles, 'Might be.' she thinks for a moment, 'I'm just glad you didn't get weirded out by it.'
Reploid Productions
31-07-2003, 07:42
Kara grins. "Hey, there's weirder back home. You got to miss the huge fiasco that was made about the 'lady and the wolf' affair. A reploid and some high-class lawyer's daughter hooked up, and even for Reploid Productions, people were raising a stink about it." She rolls her eyes. "Some people!"
GMC Military Arms
31-07-2003, 07:46
'Sounding intriguing, though I'd probably not want to know the details,' she grins, 'Still, it's a little different when it's you...I got a little weirded out on my first date.'
[She knows it isn't Kara's first date.]
Reploid Productions
31-07-2003, 07:48
Kara chuckles. "Yeah, it's really a trial-and-error experiance, isn't it? I had to punch one guy's lights out once because he tried to move WAY too fast."
GMC Military Arms
31-07-2003, 07:51
She smiles, 'Wow...I'm glad I'm still on your good side, then.'
Reploid Productions
31-07-2003, 08:02
((OOC: And I'll need to go shortly, so shall we pause for the night?))
GMC Military Arms
31-07-2003, 08:06
['K]
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 06:32
Kara chuckles. "Eh, normally takes a lot to really torque me off. S'just when a guy hits all the right buttons... then it's lights out for the fool."
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 06:33
She grins, 'Ah pity dat fo'.' she pauses for a moment, 'You doing anything tomorrow?'
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 06:42
Kara glances up in thought for a second. "Well, I've got a couple of conferences tomorrow afternoon, and I have to check in with HQ sometime tomorrow night, but my morning is still wide open. Got anything in mind?"
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 06:44
She smiles, 'I was kinda hoping we could go somewhere together...Have you been to the military museum yet?'
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 06:51
Kara blinks. "Ah, not yet- been mad busy trying to coordinate that island one between GMC and Rep Prod, though quite a bit of the funding for that got cut off in favor of the Archangel... aiiya!"
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 06:53
She nods, 'Yeah, I heard it got delayed...So, would you like to check it out?' she blinks, 'And shall we make a start on those chocolates?'
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 06:57
Kara grins. "Sure on both!" She glances around. "Where'd the chocolates get stashed, anyway?"
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 07:00
'Aren't they in your bag? I don't think you put them anywhere.' she smiles, 'Oh, I should probably put those flowers in some water.'
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 07:02
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 07:07
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 07:08
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 07:12
Kara snickers, "Probably a good idea. I'll go track down the chocolates while y'do that." She gets up to grab her bag and dig through it. "I know we had 'em when we left the restraunt, so they gotta be here somewhere!"
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 07:15
Helen comes back with the flowers in a glass vase, 'There y'go,' she sets it down next to Kara. 'Found them yet?'
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 07:22
"Ah-HAH!" Kara crows and holds up the box. "Blasted things were trying to hide under my DVDs!"
She gets up and opens the box, presenting the chocolates. "I think first pick is yours." She grins.
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 07:24
'Ok...' she picks one, 'Looks nice...Mmm.' she smiles, 'They're delicious. Thanks.'
[Sent you an unrelated TG, BTW]
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 07:37
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 07:42
((OOC: Sent a reply @_@))
Kara snickers. "The place I ordered 'em from has good truffles- I adore their black cherry and raspberry ones." She selects one from the box and pops it in her mouth, her expression changing to one of delight. (A true chocoholic!) "Of course, they're even better when y'got someone to share 'em with!"
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 07:43
[Replied]
She nods, 'Oh, absolutely...Especially someone like you.' she smiles.
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 07:52
Kara blushes. "Eh, let's hold off on the cheesy romantic dialogue for just a bit more." She says around a mouthful of truffle. "By the way, I'll be heading back to the Shogunate for the launch of the Zeroel in another few weeks- think you could get time off work to come?"
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 07:55
She nods, 'I'm sure I could manage that.' she pauses, 'Both, in fact,' she laughs, 'Guess you bring out the cheesy romantic in me.'
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 08:31
Kara snickers. "I'll have to work on that then." She grins. "Hopefully my dad won't cause a ruckus over my actually bringing a date instead of merely an official escort." She rolls her eyes. "He can be a bit annoying that way."
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 08:40
'I should think he'll be ok with it...'
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 08:43
Kara nods. "He should, but he's got a bit of a fixation on the fact I've never had an interest really in settling down." She rolls her eyes again. "It's a dad thing, I guess."
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 08:46
'All the more reason for him not mind you bringing a date, I'd think...' she sighs, 'Wouldn't really know much about having a dad, mind you.'
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 08:49
"Eh?" Kara blinks. "I'm sensing a story here. Any of my business?"
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 08:52
'Well, it's not some well-kept secret...He died when I was two, s'all. I don't really remember him, to be honest.'
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 08:55
"Bummer." Kara pats Helen on the shoulder companionably. "I've got the opposite goin'- my mom was killed in the war."
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 08:59
There's a long pause, 'Err...Shall we talk about something a little happier?'
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 09:03
Kara nods. "Happier is good. Chocolate?" Kara offers the box over. "Comfort food is always good!"
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 09:04
She nods, and smiles, 'Is this the right time to say I love you?'
Reploid Productions
03-08-2003, 09:13
Kara blushes again. "Well, it's still only a first date... Granted, I can't stop you, can I?"
((OOC: Kara's a bit more of the sort to wait until after a few dates before the declaration of love thing =p))
GMC Military Arms
03-08-2003, 09:15
<Helen's psychic, so falling in love goes faster for her anyway>
'Oh...Well, I do.'
Reploid Productions
08-08-2003, 09:32
Kara blushes. "Ah, well... we'll see how things go, ne? We're definately off to a really good start!"
GMC Military Arms
08-08-2003, 09:35
She smiles happily, 'You think so?'
She thinks for a moment, 'Never been abroad before...What's it like, where you're from?'
Reploid Productions
08-08-2003, 09:51
Kara grins at the question. "S'pretty nice. The weather's a little warmer- it gets really foggy off the north coast. And there's some amazing scenery, since it is a seismicly active area. Couple of (hopefully) dead volcanos, some beautiful mountains... there's even a few areas where the major fault line can be accessed from the surface. And it's a trip in the cities because of how mixed the population is- humans, a ton of reploids, a scattering of Nekoites- they really stand out because of their catlike appearance... it's just awesome."
GMC Military Arms
08-08-2003, 09:58
She smiles, 'Sounds like it'll be a fun visit.' she thinks for a moment, 'What's your dad like?'
Reploid Productions
08-08-2003, 10:31
Kara shrugs. "He's a little quirky. He may be a CEO, but he's got a passion for the design process. But then, I suppose anybody who was in the war developed quirks- how they kept relatively sane or something. One of his most recent quirks is borderline obscene." She rolls her eyes. "Somebody called the Makaze a 'steel penis', so he was all 'They want a steel dick, I'll give 'em a steel dick!', and then had the Futomara Kousei designed. It looks... well, kinda obscene."
GMC Military Arms
08-08-2003, 10:34
She smiles, 'I think 'Eccentric' is the right word...He'd be ok with me though, right?'
Reploid Productions
08-08-2003, 10:57
Kara nods. "Yeah, definately no problem there." She grins. "He was one of the biggest supporters of that reploid and human couple I mentioned earlier. He's definately openminded."
GMC Military Arms
08-08-2003, 10:59
'That's good to know...I can get a bit nervy about important things...'
She looks at the screen, 'We're going to have to watch this again sometime...I've not been paying much attention.'
Reploid Productions
08-08-2003, 11:07
Kara chuckles. "Trust me, it's the sort of series you'd need to watch a few times over to figure everything out."
She stretches. "Wow, time sure flies, doesn't it?"
GMC Military Arms
08-08-2003, 11:12
Helen nods, 'So, you're sleeping upstairs, right?'
Reploid Productions
08-08-2003, 11:14
Kara nearly faceplants. "I thought I'd already badgered you into my taking the couch!"
GMC Military Arms
08-08-2003, 11:16
She smiles, 'Well, it is a double bed, if you don't mind sharing...'
[She means that in an entirely innocent sense, by the way]
Reploid Productions
08-08-2003, 11:17
Kara stops in her tracks, before slowly grinning. "Ah, hell why not? Be warned though, I've been told various roommates that I thrash, hog the covers, and periodically snore!"
GMC Military Arms
08-08-2003, 11:21
'I can live with that, I'm sure,' Helen smiles, 'I guess you'll want somewhere to get changed...Bathroom's just up on the right.'
Reploid Productions
08-08-2003, 11:23
"Righto!" Kara grabs her overnight bag and heads up. "I'll only be a minute!"
((OOC: And bedtime for me x_x))
GMC Military Arms
08-08-2003, 11:25
'Ok!' Helen calls after her.
['Night!]
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 08:55
Kara emerges a few minutes later with her hair tightly braided, clad in simple floral pattern cotton PJs. "All done!"
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 09:14
Helen smiles, 'Hope you like my room...'
It's rather cosy, in fact; There's a desk and television on one side, a wardrobe and chest of drawers, and the double bed, which looks very comfortable. There's a few pictures on the walls, of landscapes and cloud formations.
Helen's sitting on the bed, still wearing her evening dress, 'Just give me a few seconds, 'Kay?' she grabs a shirt off the back of a chair and heads out to the bathroom.
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 09:20
Kara nods. "Righto. I'll just see what on the tube." She grins and clicks the TV on, in the arcane ritual of channel surfing.
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 09:25
Helen comes in a few minutes later, and sits down next to Kara after putting her dress on the chair, 'Watching something?'
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 10:10
"Nah, not really, just channel surfing. Rarely anything good on TV this late." She yawns and stretches. "Well, shall we call it a night?"
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 10:13
She nods, 'Ok.'
[Most likely, Kara's going to wake up with Helen's arms around her]
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 10:45
((OOC: So, shall we fast forward to morning then? =p))
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 10:48
[Well, unless you want to write a few hours of sleep...I guess Kara would wake up first.]
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 11:00
((OOC: Yeah =p I'll post in a second- busy laughing my keister off at Sephirus :lol: ))
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 11:07
Kara slowly comes to in the morning, realizing quickly that something's draped across her. Of course, she also quickly realizes she's almost clear on Helen's side of the bed, and that the thing draped over her is Helen's arm.
Wow... I must really have been thrashing in my sleep last night. She notes sleepily, also noting she's got the sheets tangled up considerably. A quick check confirms that her partner's arms aren't anywhere indecent, so she opts to veg out and enjoy that odd feeling of 'wow, the bed is so comfy when you first wake up', and wait for Helen to come to. Hm.. this is kinda nice.
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 11:10
Helen wakes up after a while, she opens her eyes a little, then blinks, 'Oh...' she smiles happily, 'Haven't woken up wi' someone in a long time...' she realises her arms are around Kara, 'Um, you don't mind this, do you?'
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 11:11
Kara shrugs. "Naw, s'nice." She also sounds sleepy, a sure sign that she hasn't had any caffeine yet for the day.
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 11:12
'That's ok...' she smiles, 'Interesting dreams you have...'
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 11:16
"Eh?" Kara blinks groggily. "Oh man, was I talking in my sleep again?"
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 11:18
She shakes her head, 'It happens sometimes, not that often...All part of being psychic...' she pauses for a moment, 'Want some coffee?'
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 11:19
Kara nods. "Coffee good... caffeine very good."
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 11:24
'Ah, Ok, be back in a sec.'
A few minutes later, she returns and sets a mug down next to Kara, with another one next to her, and sits down beside her.
'There y' go.' she thinks for a moment, 'Um...Last night, did you see my scar at all?'
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 11:27
Kara blinks groggily, sipping at her coffee. "Scar? Dun think so, wasn't really looking."
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 11:31
She lifts her shirt up just past her navel. Sure enough, she's got a greyish scar running right across the middle of her belly, staring on the right above the line of her shirt and ending just above her hip on the left, 'Accident in training...We were doing FIBUA and my fire team blew a wall without checking the ceiling first...Damn great roofing beam fell on me.' she smiles hopefully, 'It doesn't look that bad, does it?'
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 11:38
Kara whistles. "That had to have hurt like a bitch." She grins slightly. "And nah, s'not that bad. Accidents happen, and it's not the outside that counts anyway."
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 11:43
She smiles at the last part, 'Thanks. I think I owe you a hug for that...'
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 11:57
Kara grins. "Hugs're cool with me!" She beats Helen to the punch however, with a quick hug. "S'been very relaxing once we got that awkward introduction stuff outta the way."
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 12:01
Helen puts her arms around Kara, 'Just in case you thought I didn't mean it last night,' she smiles, 'I love you.'
She pausesfor a while, then says, 'So, it was the military museum today, right?'
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 12:11
Kara nods, finding herself not quite as flustered by Helen's declaration of romance as she was last night. This just might actually work out.
"Yeah, but I've got an idea, if y'don't mind swinging by the embassy first. I seem to recall your expressing interest in my bike last night after dinner." She grins.
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 12:14
Helen smiles, 'Oh, of course, that'd be great...There's somewhere I can park, right?'
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 12:18
"Oh, pfft, yeah!" Kara laughs. "There's oodles and gobs of parking- especially in the executive lot." She winks. "Lots of parking in there!"
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 12:21
'Sounds good.' she grins, 'and now I'm going to cook you some breakfast.'
[Want to skip to the parking lot?]
Reploid Productions
09-08-2003, 12:33
((OOC: Sounds like a plan- prolly gonna go soon though x_x It's after 4 am here!))
GMC Military Arms
09-08-2003, 12:37
Helen parks up, 'Ok, Kara, we're here.'
Reploid Productions
10-08-2003, 08:51
Kara hops out with a smirk. "Righto, the fun stuff's this way!" She leads Helen to a locked garage. With a flick of the wrist, Kara swipe her security card and punches a few numbers into the keypad, and the door clacks open, revealing several Bandit Mk-Is."
"Y'like?" Kara winks. "Most of the security bikes are stored down here."
GMC Military Arms
10-08-2003, 08:56
Helen smiles, 'Looks fun...I'll give you directions, 'K?'
Reploid Productions
10-08-2003, 09:12
"Sure thing!" Kara finds one of the bikes with a sidecar and flips the windshield out of the way. "'Bout how far is it from here, anyway?"
GMC Military Arms
10-08-2003, 09:15
'About a half-hour, I should think.' she pauses, 'Does this bike have seatbelts, or is it arms-around-the-driver's-waist?'
Reploid Productions
10-08-2003, 09:24
"Eh, with how low the windshield-canopy-thing sits, there's not really a lot of room for two people on board. Sadly, that's what the sidecar's for." Kara chuckles and indicates the attached pod. "The military version wasn't really designed for wind-in-the-face cruising so much as low-slung go-fastness."
GMC Military Arms
10-08-2003, 09:26
She smiles, 'Aww...Well, guess I already got a hug this morning. Ok, shall we go?'
Reploid Productions
10-08-2003, 10:05
Kara hops on the bike and guns the engine, looking quite smug at the machine's purr. "Sounds like a plan to moi!"
GMC Military Arms
10-08-2003, 10:17
'Right.'
It doesn't ake them too long to get there; like most of the major museums, the Military Museum is an old building, and very large. Helen grins, 'Not particularly romantic...'
Reploid Productions
10-08-2003, 10:21
Kara snickers. "Aw, too much romance is a bad thing. S'good to temper it periodically with guns and cool mecha!"
((OOC: And I think it's time I call it a night x_x))
GMC Military Arms
10-08-2003, 10:23
She smiles, 'I guess so...'
Reploid Productions
20-08-2003, 03:25
Kara chuckles. "Oh, I know of more than a few rabid otaku who think giant robots are a turn on." She rolls her eyes. "And a lot of 'em are in the Shogunate's top brass!"
GMC Military Arms
20-08-2003, 03:30
'Only a few giant robots in here, though...' she smiles, 'Probably wouldn't get them too hot under the collar. I'm paying, 'K?' she grins, 'And this time I insist.'
Reploid Productions
20-08-2003, 03:34
Kara shrugs. "I don't think I can talk you out of it, so go right ahead." She snickers. "But once we're done here, lunch is on me!"
GMC Military Arms
20-08-2003, 03:43
She nods, 'Sounds good enough...Although I can see us fighting over restaurant bills...' she grins, 'Right, in we go.'
The entrance hall is enormous, lit manily from a glass dome in the ceiling high above. There's a lot of paintings, mostly of battles or generals. There's also an authentic World War One tank parked in front of them, and a few cases of guns along the walls.
Helen pays for them, then turns around, 'Ok, what do you want to see first?'
Reploid Productions
20-08-2003, 03:45
Kara shrugs. "Any recommendations? I've a bit of a weakness for anything on two legs with firepower, I admit." She winks.
((OOC: And bedtime for me!))
GMC Military Arms
20-08-2003, 03:51
['K]
'Hmm...Bipeds are second floor, I think. There's a lot of more conventional gear here as well, if that interests you...Tanks and aircraft, mostly, although there's an entire floor full of model ships.'
Reploid Productions
23-08-2003, 10:13
"Geez, really thorough, huh?" Kara glances around. "Eh, lead on, I'll follow. I just hafta be back at the embassy by 2ish this afternoon. Work sucks, ne?"
GMC Military Arms
23-08-2003, 10:20
She nods, 'Absolutely...Though I'd think mine's a lot duller than yours.'
She points to the stairs, 'Got COM, ART, MAC and AA frames up there...I should think you'll be a little disappointed...They're hardly Gundams. More walking tanks, really; the AA Frames have four legs, the others two.'
She smiles, 'And remember the floors here go ground-first-second...That catches out a lot of visitors.'
Reploid Productions
23-08-2003, 10:27
Kara chuckles. "Yeah- that screwed me up for the first month or so I was here. I think I've gotten the hang of things though... especially since they did the embassy that way, too." She snickers at some memory. "Took me forever to find my way around the place."
GMC Military Arms
23-08-2003, 10:33
'I can see how that could have been embarassing,' Helen grins, 'Ok, here we are.'
The second floor's pretty open; mostly it consists of suits of armour, from medieval suits through combat gear and powered armour to five full-size combat frames.
As Helen said, the'ye not the most beautiful things, more functional than stylish. Nearest is a four-legged AA Frame, with four 88mm flaks pointed into the air. Next to that is the COM Frame, with two hands, built for close-range work. Further is a pair of ART Frames, one with a pair of 150mm smoothbore cannons instead of arms, the other with MLRS launchers. Furthest is a MAC frame, standing to attention with it's 14-inch siege rifle raised.
They're all decked out in full field gear and arctic camo.
'Impressed?'
Reploid Productions
23-08-2003, 10:36
Kara whistles appreciatively. "S'better than anything the Shogunate's got at the moment. And who says functional isn't stylish?"
GMC Military Arms
23-08-2003, 10:40
Helen smiles, 'Have to admit, hardware's not really my thing, but Annie's shown me around here before...Want a closer look at any of them? I could probably be a passiable tour guide.'
Reploid Productions
23-08-2003, 10:42
Kara smirks. "Fire away. I'll hafta tell you about an... ur... incident... involving an old ride armor that Dad kept stored in the garage when I was little."
GMC Military Arms
23-08-2003, 10:49
She steps a little closer to the AA frame, 'Ok, let's see if I can remember...This is an AA frame, AA of course being antiaircraft. It's designed to defend other Frames from enemy aircraft, and that's what the majority of it's armament is devoted to. As well as these 88mm flaks, it also mounts four seventy calibre AA guns and twenty-four high-altitude surface-to-air missiles, along with four 7.75mm machine guns under the hull there for antipersonnel work, and eight 66mm smoke grenade launchers. Crew of two in a cocoon under the body there. It's thirty-five feet high and weight is about forty tons.'
She pauses for breath, and smiles, 'Good memory, huh?'
Reploid Productions
23-08-2003, 10:57
Kara nods. "Damn sight better than mine is most of the time!" She points at the one with the two cannons. "What about that one?"
GMC Military Arms
23-08-2003, 11:07
Helen grins, 'These are the ones that show up in action films, more often than not...ART Frames. You've got a pair of 150mm smoothbore cannons, four 105mm artillery guns or two MLRS launchers as your main armament, along with 2 7.75mm six-barreled rotary cannons slung underneath them. On top of that, on the left shoulder you've got a PhMx PDS / CIWS in 20mm, good for anti-missile work and that sort of thing, and in the waist 2 32-round antipersonnel rocket launchers. Makes for great action sequences, and the military doesn't tend to mind lending them out, either.'
'Main stats, these are 49 feet 4 inches and weigh in at about seventy tons.'
'Anyway, what was this "incident?"'
Reploid Productions
23-08-2003, 11:15
Kara grins sheepishly. "Well, ride armors are outdated military mechas- average standing height about ten feet or so... Anyways, my dad, being a collector, had one that he kept in the garage- a Goliath, to be exact. Real beast of an armor, too, with giant pnuematic spikes on the arms, big ol' pair of shoulder mounted cannons... that sort of thing."
She snickers. "Dad always told me not to touch it- especially when he wasn't around." She grins then. "I never was the best at taking orders. Let's just say that the garage was pretty much totalled, and I was grounded for like, the next year and a half. Dad learned to keep stuff like that locked up afterwards though."
((OOC: And bedtime for me @_@))
GMC Military Arms
23-08-2003, 11:22
Helen grins, 'Kinda makes me glad I don't have anything like that lying around...' she thinks for a moment, 'Want to take a look at the other two? Still the COM and MAC frames left, and we've got tons of time to look around everything else.'
Reploid Productions
02-09-2003, 10:45
((OOC: Hrm... want to fast-forward a few weeks/months?))
GMC Military Arms
02-09-2003, 10:46
[Sure...To the wedding?]
Reploid Productions
02-09-2003, 10:47
((OOC: Or to the proposal =p Who d'ya think'd pop the question?))
GMC Military Arms
02-09-2003, 10:51
[Hmm...I'd have said Helen after a couple of months, unless Kara beat her to it.]
Reploid Productions
02-09-2003, 10:54
((OOC: Probably Helen then- Kara'd probably spend too much time trying to figure out how to pop it =p))
GMC Military Arms
02-09-2003, 10:56
[Ok...Shall we cut to a candlelit dinner for two?]
Reploid Productions
02-09-2003, 11:01
((OOC: Sounds like a plan to me =) ))
GMC Military Arms
02-09-2003, 11:03
Helen smiles as she leads Kara into her living room. There's a table set up there, with a meal carefully laid out on it, and a couple of old-looking candlesticks in the middle, 'I thought I'd do a little something special tonight...You're ok for a candlelit dinner, right?'
Reploid Productions
02-09-2003, 11:06
Kara nods. "Looks like you really put a lot of work into tonight. Glad I played hooky from that budget meeting tonight!"
GMC Military Arms
02-09-2003, 11:09
She smiles, 'Tonight's a special night.' she says softly, inviting Kara to sit down. She pours her a glass of wine; Kara's probably noticed she looks a bit nervous.
Reploid Productions
02-09-2003, 11:14
Kara quirks an eyebrow. "Don't tell me I forgot the whatever anniversary of our first date?"
GMC Military Arms
02-09-2003, 11:19
She smiles, 'Might be, but that's not the reason...' she swallows hard, and stands up, dropping to one knee in front of Kara, holding out a small box, 'I've been thinking about this for a while and...Err...Well, I'm sure now that you're the person I want to spend the rest of my life with...' she smiles, and opens the box, revealing a beautiful platinum ring, 'Kara Grey, will you marry me?'
Reploid Productions
02-09-2003, 11:25
Kara gawks for a full second before her brain starts to function again. "I-... this is so unexpected-" She stammers out. She takes a deep breath and wipes her eyes before accepting the box and taking Helen's hand.
"Helen, I would be honored to marry you." Her voice wavers a bit, but is free of her previous stammer. She even manages a slightly wry grin. "So... who's the bride and who's the groom?"
GMC Military Arms
02-09-2003, 11:27
'Thank you.' Helen smiles, looking extremely relieved, 'Well, I've always though Helen Grey sounded better than Kara Matthews...You think?'
Reploid Productions
02-09-2003, 11:32
Kara chuckles, embracing Helen. "If you say so! Man.. my old man is gonna flip!" She grins widely. "He was startin' to think I'd never tie the knot!"
GMC Military Arms
02-09-2003, 11:37
Helen smiles, 'I'm just glad you said yes...I had a long phone call to Annie last night where she persuaded me to ask...So we've got her to thank,' she grins, 'Again.'
[Ahead to a wedding?]
Reploid Productions
02-09-2003, 11:39
((OOC: Ahead to bed for me =p But yeah, to the wedding! =D))
GMC Military Arms
02-09-2003, 11:51
Anne-Marie tilts her head slightly, 'That looks great on you, for the seventh time.'
Helen looks down at her wedding dress, then in the mirror again, 'Sure?'
'Sure.' Anne-Marie adjusts her lanyard a little, 'I can't believe you two put me down as best man...'
[I'm guessing Kara is in a different tent, possibly talking to her father.]
Reploid Productions
03-09-2003, 09:37
Reploid Productions
03-09-2003, 09:38
Reploid Productions
03-09-2003, 09:38
Kara adjusts her navy blue suit jacket and looks in the mirror. She's wearing basically a 'ladies tux', with a business suit style skirt rather than a pair of slacks. "Whatcha think, Pop?" She glances over her shoulder.
"Kara, honey, you look fine." Akkard Grey smiles at his daughter's nervous antics. "Try to relax, dear, it's your big day." The older man grins. "Granted, I never quite envisioned your wedding being quite like this, but its all well and good."
"Thanks for the support, Pop." Kara fidgets with her jacket again.
GMC Military Arms
03-09-2003, 10:11
Anne-Marie picks up her cap, and flicks a strand of hair out of her eyes, 'Well, what do you think?'
Helen smiles, 'Looks good, Annie.'
'Ok, shall we head inside?'
Helen nods, 'Ok.'
[Meanwhile...]
Elisa appears at the doorway of Kara's tent, 'Helen's just walking up the aisle, so they'll be needing you in a minute...Are you ready?'
Reploid Productions
03-09-2003, 10:19
Kara hops to attention. "H-hai!"
Akkard chuckles. "Taking after your mother, Kara. She acted like she was walking on nails on our wedding day, too." He gets up from his chair and offers Kara his arm. "Shall we?"
Kara nods nervously. "Ready!"
GMC Military Arms
03-09-2003, 10:23
Helen's standing at the altar, looking extremely nervous. She's flanked by her father on one side and Annie-Marie on the other, both of them in military uniforms. She smiles as she sees Kara.
[Want that I should do the whole service?]
[Unrelated TG, BTW]
Reploid Productions
03-09-2003, 10:34
((OOC: Replied, and sure ^^;))
GMC Military Arms
03-09-2003, 10:55
The vicar begins, 'Dearly beloved: We have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining together of these two women in Holy Matrimony...'
Helen smiles at Kara; if Kara looks carefully, she'll notice a tear running down Helen's cheek.
Reploid Productions
03-09-2003, 11:04
Kara beams back, trying not to fidget as the service begins. To anyone watching, she probably appears much like a child anticipating a really cool present or something- eager and barely able to hold still.
GMC Military Arms
03-09-2003, 11:13
Anne-Marie stands up and does a quick reading for the two of them, congratulating them and wishing them a happy life together, then the service continues, with the vicar turning to Helen, 'Helen Elizabeth Matthews, do you take this woman to be your wife, to live together in holy matrimony, to love, honor, comfort her and keep her in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others for as long as you both shall live?'
Helen nods, 'I do.'
He turns to Kara, 'Kara Almonson Grey, do you take this woman to be your wife, to live together in holy matrimony, to love, honor, comfort her and keep her in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others for as long as you both shall live?
Reploid Productions
03-09-2003, 11:35
Kara nods, her excitement having transmuted itself into the bright pink flush on her face.
"I do."
In the audience, Akkard beams, discreetly wiping his eyes on a tissue he had stashed in his coat pocket.
GMC Military Arms
03-09-2003, 11:44
The vicar turns back to Helen, 'Repeat after me: 'I, Helen Elizabeth Matthews, take you, Kara Almonson Grey, to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.'
Helen repeats the vow, just about; the emotion in her voice is obvious.
The vicar turns to Kara, going through the same vow, then turns to Helen again, 'Which of you has the rings?'
Anne-Marie smiles, and produces the rings, handing them to Helen.
'Place the ring on the bride's finger, and repeat after me: "I give you this ring as a token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love."'
Helen smiles, taking Kara's hand and sliding the ring onto her finger, 'I give you this ring as a token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love.'
The vicar repeats this for Kara, then; 'Join hands please.'
'By the authority vested in me under the laws of Marshall Island, I now pronounce you married.' he smiles, 'You may kiss the bride.'
Reploid Productions
03-09-2003, 11:51
Kara beams after the rings are exchanged and carefully lifts Helen's veil. "Who'd've thought we'd come this far, huh?" She whispers with a grin before she performs the big smooch, everything about her radiating pure joy. Thank the Goddess I spilled coffee on the Queen that day! Otherwise I doubt I'd be here today with my one and only!
GMC Military Arms
03-09-2003, 12:02
Helen smiles, and wipes a tear from her eye, 'I love you so much...' she whispers.
[Want a have a chat outside or a honeymoon? Actually, honeymoon in your country would be cool...]
Reploid Productions
03-09-2003, 12:10
((OOC: I can see a honeymoon in RP... Nekoa Bay, Arpia, maybe visit the Space Taxi.... At any rate, I think it's about time to pause for the night for me x_x Coherency is flying out the window))
GMC Military Arms
03-09-2003, 12:11
Fine...You start that tomorrow, then?
[reploidproductions]
03-09-2003, 12:19
((OOC: Sounds like a plan ^_~ *too lazy to switch back to her normal forum account at the moment*))
Reploid Productions
14-09-2003, 09:14
A few days later, the happy couple is on board Kara's personal Harukaze 100-S jet. Their first stop: Kara's hometown on the outskirts of Arpia. Thanks to a little arm-twisting by Akkard, arrangements have been made for Kara and Helen to stay at the imperial palace and basically be spoiled positively rotten.
"I can't believe my dad-!" Kara notes for the umpteenth time, while leaning companionably on Helen's shoulder. "... Okay, well, I suppose it oughta be 'I can't believe my dad or the queen!'"
GMC Military Arms
14-09-2003, 09:39
Helen smiles, 'It's going to be great seeing where you grew up...I can't wait.'
Reploid Productions
14-09-2003, 10:08
Kara grins. "It's nothing terribly special, but it is home."
She glances out the wide oval window of the plane. "Oh, there it is!" She points to something visible in the distance. "That's the Space Taxi way way out there!"
Sure enough, with a little help from Kara, Helen quickly spots the distinctive arc of the massive rail launcher in the distance.
The lovebirds don't have too terribly long to enjoy the view as a distinct black and orange fightercraft swoops up alongside. A brief check out the other window reveals a second fighter, and a quick check of the external cameras show one in front, one behind, one above, and one below.
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"Ambassador Grey, the Queens were out practicing and saw our approach, Kataali radioed to let us know not to worry, they're just playing around." The Harukaze's pilot informs the two passengers over the PA system.
"Good Goddess, they damn near gave me a heart attack!" Kara slaps her forehead. She glances over at Helen. "Well, I imagine we'll be meetin' 'em on the ground, but those maniacs-" She points at the fighters holding formation around the jet. "-are the Shogunate's elite aerial ops team. Queens of the Sky. Doesn't look like Firefury's with 'em today though."
((OOC: And I think it's just about bedtime here. One or two more posts, then I'm out =p))
GMC Military Arms
14-09-2003, 10:15
Helen blinks, looking a little shocked...'Um...Wow. Not exactly what I was expecting...' she smiles as she notices her arms are around Kara, 'I guess that's just a reflex...'
'Well, should be nice to meet them...Will we be seeing your place later on, at all?'
Reploid Productions
14-09-2003, 10:34
Kara grins and returns the hug. "Those nutcases tend to have that effect on people." She shakes her head and glances out the window at their unexpected escort. "If Firefury was in the air with 'em, they'd be about a billion times more crazed. You had to have heard about the maniac stunt she pulled just before the big meeting for the Archangel Project, right? She probably scared half the delegates to death. I heard Tsume was pissed and let her know in private what a major diplomatic faux pas that coulda been."
The plane clears the last set of mountains and Arpia- the capitol of the Shogunate- comes into view, the city spreading below like some sort of oddball plant. The 6 fighters move away from the jet as it comes down on approach, and are soon otherwise occupied as an orange and yellow blur shoots recklessly through the center of their formation.
"Well, we're here!" Kara beams as the plane touches down and taxis over to the terminal.
((OOC: And I think it's time I call it a night- 2:30 am here!))