Getting Rusty

[urzu2]

[Here's an unusual sight: Mao is logged into the simulators at the GDF base. She is extremely focused, sweating slightly, and looks vaguely frustrated. The simulations are generally squad based, with Mao leading a team of AIs against enemy positions. Her squad as a whole is doing very well, but whenever she herself gets into a fight, she suddenly

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[grandtheftmecha]

...come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I saw you actually piloting in combat.

[urzu2]

I'm a fully qualified Arm Slave pilot, but that's not my job. I'm covert ops.

*Looks up* You know Mao, in Japan Valentine's Day involves girls giving boys chocolate...

[grandtheftmecha]

Yeah, true. Sometimes it's easy to forget that we do anything other than blowing things up with giant robots.

Mao is an American.The hell with your crazy oriental holidays.

[urzu2]

Why don't you ask Setsuna about how much fun he had in Sicily. After that rant, you probably won't forget again any time soon.

Katina will make Viral get her things. <i>In America.</i>

[grandtheftmecha]

...think I'll pass if it's all that bad.

Hell, I was army infantry before learning to pilot and transferring. Shouldn't be so surprised.

The things will be plastered with American flags, just like everything else <i>in America.</i>

[urzu2]

There's been complaints from the accountant types in MITHRIL that I'm not being used well working here and should be redeployed elsewhere.

[grandtheftmecha]

That would... kinda suck. Hell, we've put covert ops to use a few times, though I guess if you're that much of an expert...

[urzu2]

Well, they're not loud enough yet that I think I need to worry about them, but it might happen eventually.