Well, doing nothing is probably better than getting shot at. We should probably experiment with the alien mech a bit while nothing's happening. See if it has any kind of "mind" at all; like can we ask it to draw art on the ground? If that works at all, we can ask it to draw images of things it enjoys doing.

After everything it will be nice to do nothing for a while
which certainly won't jinx it

Silence 2025/11/05(Wed)07:31 No. 1116395 ID: 6d1406
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>>1116303
>>1116305
>>1116319
You inform Klara you're ready for your shift.

You get positioned out on the south side of the spaceport, staring out at the horizon.

So, you're with Wayne Kowalski right? Always wondered about them, can I ask some questions?

>>1116395
go ahead, but confidential stuff is confidential.

Sure, but there's not that much I know and probably even less I'm allowed to tell.

Don't see why not

Silence 2025/11/07(Fri)06:49 No. 1116530 ID: 6d1406
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>>1116396
>>1116401
>>1116421
You agree, but no confidential stuff.

Great to hear! So, I hear you courier guys are usually indentured because of heavy augmentation, is that true?

>>1116530

Is that not normal? How did Klara get planetside, if not a long term contract and loads of debt?

More just regular debt. I mean we still are down an eye

Silence 2025/11/10(Mon)06:18 No. 1116675 ID: 6d1406
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>>1116544
You ask how Klara got planetside if not for debt.

No I got debt and all, it's just that it's regular debts, I'm a career soldier and merc anyway. My current contract is with Watanabe Heavy Electronics, they provided a shuttle and me and the other mercs under their contract got shipped here. Damn you're really screwed up.

>>1116561
You point out you're still missing an eye.

I noticed! Freaky stuff! So you are heavily augmented, that stuff helps you control your mech right? Most pilots these days have a neuro-jack or two but damn you're like heavy outfitting. What does that stuff do?

She's asking the wrong girl. You just got the stuff you didn't build it. It helps you control the mech yes. It also causes amnesia, so you don't remember much else about it.

You don't know the details of your contract, to be honest, but you know if you work with your handler, you'll have your own life again in no time! You don't know how you know that, though.

Silence 2025/11/12(Wed)07:16 No. 1116835 ID: 6d1406
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>>1116757
You tell her you have some bad amnesia from your surgery and don't remember much about your old life. Just that working with your handler and doing the job here might get you your freedom.

Daaaaaaaaamn. Hannibal right? What's he like, I've only heard stories.

He's strictly business. No personal connections allowed.

But he's been reliable so far

>>1116835
There's rumors that Hannibal is a party animal when he's got some alcohol in him, but we've never seen it ourselves.

Also heard that he's married and has a kid, but we've also heard that he's never been married and doesn't have kids, so we can only speculate that Hannibal is purposely spreading misinformation to hide details of his personal life.

With how he keeps things professional, there's to suspect he lost a charge at least once and wants to avoid attachment since.

Been a very reliable handler, in any case.

Silence 2025/11/17(Mon)09:35 No. 1117103 ID: 6d1406
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>>1116836
>>1116840
>>1116903
You've heard a bunch of conflicting things but Hannibal is a reliable if impersonal handler. You're not certain what else to make of him.

Damn! Well, lucky you got a good handler then. Keeps you up to date on the details and all.

To make things fair, do you have any questions?

How's the campaign been for her?

And how are the corps faring in this? We barely know about our own and its immediate friends/rivals.

Silence 2025/11/19(Wed)06:16 No. 1117275 ID: 6d1406
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>>1117128
Rough. I've been fighting hordes of Box Walkers a lot, the Monarchy has the numbers advantage compared to the ITA and the mercs, those things may not be much of a threat 1 on 1 but they're hell when they get swarming.

>>1117212
Oh that's a deep dive question, the short of that one is they're making money. The slightly longer answer is they're wasting material. See the big ones here are Wilson Scrap, Wantanabe Heavy Electronics, Oroburus Heavy Industries, Cain Electronics, and of course... Kowalski Wayne Mercantile. I've done jobs for all of them so I'm a little locked into the nonsense they spew.

What do you want to know about first?

We've heard a tiny bit about Oroburus Heavy Industries and Cain Electronics, but nothing yet abot Wantanabe Heavy Electronics. So let's start with the latter.

>>1117283
sure.

oh yeah, gossip

Silence 2025/11/21(Fri)08:51 No. 1117390 ID: 6d1406
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>>1117283
>>1117285
>>1117325

Wantanabe Heavy Electronics pretty much has a hand in everything robotics in industry. Those legs your mech is outfitted with are a WE product, from prosthetics to heavy machinery. Where Cain Electronics supplies advanced computers and navigation systems, Wantanabe does all the actual physical stuff.

It's pretty neat. Though they mostly work in industrial stuff, haven't seen them really make weapons.

Ask if she's in her usual mech, and what kind of parts she usually uses

Silence 2025/11/24(Mon)07:54 No. 1117555 ID: 6d1406
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>>1117444
Oh this? Glaive? Yeah it's my mainline mech, it's maintained and upgraded here and there but it's pretty much the same thing. You know by Ship Of Theseus Standards and all. It's just a lightweight speedster with two shotguns, but for the missions I run, it's pretty much all I need.

You notice that your shift is surprisingly, nearly over.

Ah well, time flies when you're having fun. Any last questions before we trade out?

are there any rumors going around about that fancy alien mech?

Silence 2025/11/26(Wed)06:53 No. 1117735 ID: 6d1406
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>>1117605
You ask if she's heard anything about rumors about the alien mech.

Alien Mech?

Seems she doesn't know about it, maybe the amount of people who are in the know are limited. Maybe she's not even from the same Campus you were on, this is a planetary operation.

Tell her the basics: A merc team seized a monarchy train rumored to transport a new mech, and it turned out to be made of alien tech.

Silence 2025/12/01(Mon)07:07 No. 1118211 ID: 6d1406
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>>1117757
You inform her of the basics, keeping your involvement out of it.

Damn, actual alien tech. I know this planet is full of it, but damn the Monarchy actually made something like that? Man my employers would love to get their hands on that.

'pretty sure EVERY corp would. it'd probably start... what galactic war are we on again? 3 or 4?'

I'd say its definitely what we're here for, but we've got it and we're still here. Seems as though the corps think the monarchy has something even better

Silence 2025/12/03(Wed)07:55 No. 1118348 ID: 6d1406
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>>1118213
Yeah, there's always some form of conflict isn't there? Dropdrives kinda fucked that up and let everyone get everywhere huh?

>>1118264
I mean have you seen the giant door down there? There absolutely is something down there even better than a mech made out of alien technology.

What do you think are the odds whatever's in there will drive whoever looks at it mad? The old cosmic terror beyond comprehension

Silence 2025/12/05(Fri)06:40 No. 1118501 ID: 6d1406
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>>1118403
Odds of some big tentacly fucker? Very likely, that's how these things go isn't it?

You can't disagree.

Either way, our shift is up. It's been fun talking to you. Where you off to next? The cafeteria? To the bunks? Maybe the mech bays.

>>1118501
The cafeteria. It's been a while since we've eaten something and we feel like we're starving right now.

Yeah, cafeteria is good.

lunch time

Silence 2025/12/08(Mon)07:02 No. 1118730 ID: 6d1406
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>>1118505
>>1118649
>>1118650
The vote is for the Cafeteria, you dock your mech and return to the interior of the spaceport, entering into a cramped cafeteria section. There seems to be nobody else here at the moment and a singular robot at the ordering section.

You ponder why everyone else isn't here.

Maybe the food is that bad.
Is anyone in the hall outside you could ask?

Ask if there's an alert, or a gathering, etc.

>>1118730
If there's nothing important happening, then take advantage of being first in line so you don't have to wait too long for your food!

If there's an important reason on why nobody else is here, go see what's happening.

Maybe the food is really bad today. Check the menu.

Contemplate public sex

Silence 2025/12/10(Wed)07:13 No. 1118899 ID: 6d1406
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>>1118732
>>1118744
>>1118757
>>1118765
You approach the Drone unit, it's pretty basic, you could probably break it with ease.

>>1118770
No.

Hello. Potential. Customer. Please Make. Purchase Of Food. Items.

Oh it's very basic, most bots have more complex language systems than that for certain.

Today's. Specials are.
- Macaroni Cheese
- Synthmeat Fajitas
- Mystery Pizza
- Big Boy. Steak.

You ask why the place is so empty.

Lunch hour. Has Completed. It is. Late.

Oh, you realized that you did just work 8-9 hours straight and went here. Seems likely the place is empty because nobody else has arrived yet.

Please Make. Purchase Of. Food.

Do you want to make an order, ask more questions, or find out if there's any more options.

Check the news for any potential food poisoning.

Buy pizza.

>>1118899
I'd go with the pizza or the steak.

Get the steak.

Cheese

Silence 2025/12/15(Mon)07:32 No. 1119094 ID: 6d1406
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>>1118901
>>1118904
>>1118908
The vote is for the Pizza.

Mystery. Pizza. Ordered.

Before you is a deposited pizza, it looks normal, but it is called mystery pizza. What is the mystery?

>>1119094
It's a mystery pizza because it is either going to taste like something unexpected or the mystery is how the ingredients to make pizza ended up on this planet.

Only one way to find out. Start eating!

There could be runes or something written on the bottom. Flip it over and check

The pizza is in a state of quantum superposition between pineapple and not pineapple.

Cooked with sexual fluids.

Om nom nom.

Silence 2025/12/17(Wed)06:06 No. 1119182 ID: 6d1406
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>>1119121
You take a bite into it, you expect a slight locust taste from refined insect powder, but find nothing. The pizza tastes like... pizza. Like the idea of what you think pizza tastes like, the platonic idea of pizza.

>>1119125
Nothing like that on the tray or the pizza.

>>1119134
No pineapple taste either, it looks like a regular pepperoni pizza.

By all measures you aren't sure what the true mystery of the pizza is. Maybe it's a psychological thing, like people who think organic food tastes better and get tricked into thinking what they're told is organic is the better tasting one. Maybe the whole thing is that this pizza is just labelled as a mystery to make you second guess yourself.

>>1119182
If there's nothing wrong with the pizza, then just eat it all!

>>1119182
Maybe each slice tastes different. Or maybe ONE slice is extra spicy!

eat the whole pizza all by yourself

Silence 2025/12/19(Fri)07:49 No. 1119244 ID: 6d1406
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>>1119197
>>1119213
You do so, it has been a long time since you've eaten. Usually you're hooked up to a nutrient IV while in your mech so feeding isn't a problem, even some of the augments in your body reduce the need for food. Still, actually eating is a benefit.

>>1119203
Having eaten it all, no you can say for certain that the taste is completely the same.

I guess the mystery is how corporate could provide pizza that isn't terrible

Silence 2025/12/29(Mon)07:11 No. 1119464 ID: 6d1406
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>>1119245
It's a mystery for certain.

Well you've eaten, you're now just left sitting here. Your shift has completed so now you're on rotation until the next job comes in.

All you have left is to explore the base, hit the garage and review your mech, or go to what has been made of the barracks and rest.

Explore the base! Get a good lay of the land.

stroll around

Silence 2026/01/02(Fri)07:57 No. 1119576 ID: 6d1406
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You opt to go explore the base, where do you wish to explore first?

>>1119576
Let's check out the armory! Maybe get some firearms practice in.

>>1119576
Try the armory. You could probably get yourself a weapon for whenever you need to fight outside of the mech.

what's in stock in the armory?

Silence 2026/01/05(Mon)08:37 No. 1119701 ID: 6d1406
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>>1119580
>>1119584
>>1119597
You enter the armory, it is a large area manned by one old looking bulldog with a graying mustache, he has rows of weapons behind him, a range in operation. You can tell as well this isn't even all of the area, there should be an area for mech weapons as well.

>>1119701
Don't really need a new weapon for the mech. Just focus on seeing if there's anything that you'd want for yourself.

Silence 2026/01/07(Wed)06:46 No. 1119788 ID: 6d1406
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>>1119704
You approach the Quartermaster and opt to talk to him, see about weapons.

Welcome to the ITA armory, what can I do ya fer?

What do you want to ask about?

What's on stock? Got any laser rifles? What would he recommend for something reliable and suited for indoor combat?

inquire about sniping options for mechs

Silence 2026/01/12(Mon)15:41 No. 1119952 ID: 6d1406
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>>1119789
No laser rifles, most long arms aren't useful for mech pilots, we keep personal defense options in stock instead. However I do got this laser pistol here.

He holds up a bulky handgun, the lensed aperture signifying it is in fact a laser pistol.

>>1119803
There are a few options there, what are you looking for specifically in terms of mech weaponry?

It just seems like we should look into very long range stuff in case we have to guide the alien mech again

>>1119952
Yeah, we need a weapon if we're ever in combat outside of our mech.

He seems knowledgeable about various different weapons. Ask if there's any pros and cons for getting a laser pistol over something else.

Silence 2026/01/14(Wed)08:03 No. 1119997 ID: 6d1406
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>>1119969
You ask about the pros and cons of a laser pistol.

Energy efficient, accurate, and no recoil. However it needs to be recharged instead of reloaded so replacing ammo is tough, it gets hot easily and the lens can warp if you aren't careful, and it's not exactly stealthy.

Silence 2026/01/14(Wed)08:04 No. 1119998 ID: 6d1406
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>>1119954
There's a lot that goes into long range options for mechs, some are rail cannons, others are chemical ballistics, and finally there's energy weapon choices. Which do you want to learn about first?

balistics

Rail cannons!

Rail weapons sound good.

>>1119997
I say get the laser pistol. It seems reliable as long as we don't overuse it.

Silence 2026/01/16(Fri)05:53 No. 1120073 ID: 6d1406
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>>1120027
>>1120062
Alright we got one model in stock. A rail rifle will be deposited into your garage and you can use it for future missions. Have fun.

>>1120065
You decide to take the laser pistol.

Good choice, have fun.

You have new weaponry, are there any questions you'd like to ask or are you good?

Artillery

>>1120073
Nah, we're good. Let's go do something else.

Silence 2026/01/19(Mon)06:09 No. 1120230 ID: 6d1406
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>>1120079
You finish up at the armory.

You have a few other locations to visit, where would you like to go?

since its near you could pop into the launch bay

Silence 2026/01/21(Wed)06:38 No. 1120304 ID: 6d1406
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>>1120251
You decide to visit Launch Operations

Silence 2026/01/21(Wed)06:38 No. 1120305 ID: 6d1406
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The place is surprisingly empty, just old monitors and equipment for launching the spacecraft. It seems operational, but nobody is around here.

You could mess with the equipment.

probably best not to

Odd lack of security here. Uh, maybe you should call someone and ask how you're able to get in so easily? On the other hand, if there's nothing on the launch platform maybe the console is locked down so pushing buttons doesn't do anything. On the other other hand, if someone unauthorized got in here they could sabotage the console itself.

Are there any buttons marked DO NOT PRESS?

If anyone's here, fucking around with launch command would be a good way to get them to come running.

If anyone asks why you're here, tell them you were looking for the "Muffin Button". You know, that button you push that immediately spawns in a fresh muffin to eat. That's why you're here.

Plant listening bug, leave

Silence 2026/01/26(Mon)06:26 No. 1120452 ID: 6d1406
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>>1120316
>>1120319
>>1120320
>>1120342
You consider your options, unsure of what to pick, though you're fairly certain there is no such thing as a "muffin button" and that the ITA would never install one anyways.

>>1120365
Sadly you don't have those, you're not a spy, you're a corporate soldier in all out warfare.

Lacking any further information, probably shouldn't touch anything. Except maybe if you can find something harmless like the camera controls.

The purpose of this update is to get a solid consensus on what to do next. Pick from what's been made available already and we'll go with that.

Touch something. Do it. Press the button.

Silence 2026/01/26(Mon)14:59 No. 1120462 ID: 6d1406
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Of all the choices, you decide to boil it down to this. There's a power button, you can turn on the console and begin to dig for whatever information is on there, it's a spaceport it has to have a record.

Or you ignore the thing entirely, and leave and go somewhere else, perhaps the barracks to rest for the night.

Those are your options, gain information or remain ignorant, if people come running or not is secondary.

Eh, why not. turn it on and see whats been logged

>>1120462
Sure, let's snoop.

Yeah, turn it on, check that nothing auto-starts, and have a look at the contents.

A log, a diary, a user's manual...