Void Emissary Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 IC: "Well, I think you look just da-a-a-rling, Hassan," Gwen said, the fingertips of one hand placed against her chest in mock-stateliness. "You'll be the best-dressed mechanic in all the Federation." -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 IC: Hassan "Oh, how kind of you my dear," Hassan bowed with a flourish in the wrong direction. "That makes two of us, does it not?" Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 IC: "Good sir," Gwen exclaimed. "You're exceedingly forward!" -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 IC: Hassan "My apologies madam, it was but a truthful compliment," Hassan demured, still facing the wrong direction. Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 IC: "It might be more truthful, sir, if you were actually looking at me." -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 IC: Hassan "Ah," he finally looked up, noticing his mistake. Hassan adjusted his helmet to clear his field of vision, turning around to face the right direction. "Clearly I am so confident in your superior satorial taste that I need not have looked upon you before saying that, my lady," Hassan bowed again, this time almost striking his head on the railing. Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 IC: "Hmh." Gwen raised an eyebrow and a corner of her mouth as Hassan nearly brained himself with an iron railing. "All the same to you, Hassan, but I'm starting to think all this politeness might be bad for your health. Plus, we keep this lift busy for too long, Powers That Be might start charging me expense for it." -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 IC: Hassan "At least they wouldn't be charging me," Hassan shrugged, before turning back to the weapons. "Should be done removing all the panels for maintenance in a second... there! "So what's next boss?" Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 IC: "All right!" Gwen said. "Is there a box up with you labelled 'CIWS'? And if there isn't, break the news to me gently." -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) IC: Hassan "There is. At least, I think that's what it's saying. The stencil font is a little wonky." Edited November 25, 2017 by NorikSigma Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 IC: "Probably from heat warping. Happens when you leave the crates next to a live thruster for too long," Gwen said. "Now, we're going to be removing the ammo belts from the Phalanx cannon first, okay? I'll need you to disengage the locking mechanism. That'll be the switch on the left of the barrel, not on the right. For the love of God, don't flip the switch on the right side of the barrel." -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 IC: Hassan "Why not? Not that I'm thinking of doing it, it's just that, hypothetically, it would be nice to know if I, or anyone else, for some reason, did that, just as an honest, y'know, mistake." Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 IC: "Because that would manually switch the safety off, and that gun is currently pointed right at you." -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 IC: Hassan "What if it wasn't pointing at me?" Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 IC: "Hassan, I enjoy a great position of being tolerated here," Gwen said. "I feel as though you firing a cannon inside the hangar might jeopardize that." -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 IC: Hassan "Fair enough. You've been nothing but a gracious host, so far. "Honestly though, thanks for this. I'm really enjoying this," Hassan added, turning aback to the switches and flipping the correct switch. Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 IC: "Hey, it's my pleasure. We need all the help we can get around here, anyway," Gwen said, watching Hassan hit the switch, breathing a small sigh of relief when she saw that it was the left and not the right, and when the mech directly behind their work station wasn't suddenly riddled with bullet holes. "We've been working pretty much round-the-clock since the ... yeah. Heck, I think your kebab was the first real food I've had in, uh ... what's today?" -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 IC: Hassan "Uhh... "I'm not sure. It seems way shorter than it feels, like time's been stretched since the attack." Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 IC: "Yeah," Gwen said. "Sure does, doesn't it...." She had been tapping the toe of her right boot against the side of the lift for the past minute. She relaxed the fingers of her left hand from around the controls, and only then realized how white her knuckles had gone. Something throbbed behind her right eye like a motor engine. "Hassan," she said. "Do you ... What do you think...." Gwen tightened her fingers back on the controls. "Why did you join the Federation?" -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 IC: Hassan "Me? Well... Always wanted to travel the world, and go to space. Family never had the means for it. Our kebabs are good, but not that good, you know?" Hassan took the chance to relax for a while, leaning against the railing. From up here, he felt like an ant, scrambling among the titanic Walkers, stoic and unmoving. He decided he liked that feeling. "So I decided to sign up, learn new kebab recipes, serve humanity and all that, and I did believe in that, you know? If it wasn't for the Federation, where I come from would still be..." Hassan paused for a moment, his earliest memories coming back to mind. Of smoke and fire, heat and screaming. The unification of the Middle East had ended by then, but decades, centuries of sectarian hate still bubbled under the surface, and Hassan had experienced an outburst of that violence. Once. "Let's just say it wouldn't be a safe place to sell kebabs on the street. And I still believe in the Federation. Mostly, anyway. Years of service will do that to ya, chip away at your sense of moral superiority. And in any case, I never thought the danger outweighed the benefits at the time. Until now, anyway." Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 IC: "Until now," Gwen repeated. When was now? She couldn't even remember what day of the week it was. Must have been at least ... a week, since the attack? At least, must have been. Couldn't have been less. Which meant that her birthday must have come and gone without her noticing it. She had turned nineteen years old and she hadn't even noticed. "Have you talked to your family?" she asked. "Since the attack, to let them know...." -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) IC: Hassan "It was difficult with the communications blackout, but I managed to get out of base to use one of the civvy toll phones before the blackout extended there, maybe a few days ago? They've moved since I joined the Federation, but I got hold of my uncle's mobile. Hopefully he's managed to tell the rest of the family. And as far as I know, Cairo hadn't been hit by the Union ground forces yet." Hassan looked down directly at Gwen, watching her. She seemed a little on edge, but this height it was hard to tell. What had happened that he'd missed? "How about you? Your family know you're safe?" Edited December 11, 2017 by NorikSigma Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 IC: "I texted them after the battle," she said. "Everyone's all right." It took a moment, but Gwen chuckled. "My dads were telling me how they tried to get into the panic room when they heard the reports about the attack, and you know what? The lock on the door was faulty. Wouldn't let them in. Imagine that? They have spent God-knows-how-much on that thing, and the second that they need it, it goes and locks them out. Ridiculous." Gwen's smile grew. And then it faded. "They were asking me when I was coming home." She looked away from Hassan. "Like, for good." -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) IC: Hassan "Oh, you mean... Like, leaving the Federation?" Hassan couldn't explain why, but he felt a pang of sadness at the realisation. He didn't get to know Gwen for very long, but the prospect of the hangar bereft of the hyperactive mechanical pixie and accompanying banter made him sad. "Are you planning on doing that? I mean, assuming we survive this war." Edited December 13, 2017 by NorikSigma Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 IC: "I don't think they mean 'after the war,'" Gwen said. "More like, 'by next week'." -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 IC: Hassan "Well, sorry to break it to ya, but with all this going on, you'd be lucky to sneak off the base for R&R." Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 IC: "I don't mean ... I just...." It wasn't often that Gwen Talal was at a loss for words. "I think that I'm ... that they're scared that ... in the war, that ... like McKinley...." She laughed, but it was nothing more than a sound coming out of her mouth, without feeling. "It's stupid. Never ... nevermind. There should be something that looks like a piece of steel wool attached to a plumbing snake up there. You see it?" -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 IC: Hassan Hassan kicked himself. How obtuse could he be? She was the one worried, and she needed reassurance. "No, it's not stupid," Hassan started. "Gwen, I know you're worried. Are you sure you don't want to talk about it?" He asked, activating the vertical lift and lowering himself down to ground level. He decided the repairs could wait for now. Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 IC: Yeah, probably-- "Nah, I'm good," she said, leaning backwards, pushing her mouth into a lazy grin. "Sorry, shouldn't have brought it up. We need to finish maintenance on these mechs, anyway, remember? Probably late on them, already." -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 IC: Hassan Hassan opened his mouth to protest, then sighed. It was clear she wasn't ready yet. Pressing on would shut her up even more. "Okay, if you're sure. We can talk about this later. He sent the lift up and resumed looking for the tool. "Found it." Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 IC: Gwen watched the lift rise back up, and imagined what she could have said. Should have said. But instead, all she said was: "All right, feed the steel wool into the barrel of the cannon, and where you feel resistance, scrub up against it. But be careful. Not likely that anything catastrophic's gonna happen, but I'd rather not push our luck too much, y'hear?" -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 IC: Hassan "I mean, there can't be any stuck cartridges in this fat thing, right?" Hassan grunted aloud as he scrubbed the gun barrel. "Y'know, another hand could really help right now." Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 IC: "I don't think so! You're doing just great, Hassan!" -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) IC: Hassan "Umm how long do I have to do this for?" Edited December 19, 2017 by NorikSigma Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 IC: "You'll need to--" Gwen began, before pausing and adjusting her helmet. "Lower the lift and I'll take a look." -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 IC: Hassan "Got it," Hassan complied. The lift trundled down. "Don't fall off," he said, opening the lift door. "Though with your kind of height, it'll be difficult if you tried." Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 IC: "Oh, ha ha." Gwen climbed onto the lift, closing the door behind her with a clunk. "Not your best bet to antagonize the person least likely to fall off, you know?" -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 IC: Hassan "Now that you mention that, I'd like to take back what I said." They rode the lift up in silence, until Hassan couldn't keep silent any longer. "Maybe I'm going to have to apologise again... Gwen, are you sure you're fine? I'd much prefer you talk it out instead of going into our next inevitable battle with worries on your mind. Don't worry, I'm a halfway decent soldier. I've dealt with what you've gone through and I can help you. "It's the least I could do to repay you for... All this." Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void Emissary Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 IC: "I haven't really done anything for you," Gwen said, shrugging. "You're the one helping me with all these repairs, remember?" -Void Quote [ BZPRPG ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) IC: HassanHassan grinned abashedly. "On the contrary, you've done me a big favour, sharing the joy of, err, mechanical maintenance with me. And don't forget in the kitchen. I really needed to chase my fears with some cooperative cooking after, y'know, what happened." He decided not to elaborate further. She didn't have to know that he too was shaken after the battle. Especially if he was going to offer guidance. Hassan's expression turned concerned. "So let me repay that favour, alright?" Edited December 25, 2017 by NorikSigma Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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