Comments | urzu2: Getting Rusty

urzu2

Getting Rusty

Feb 07, 2010 12:05

[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 ( Read more... )

sousuke, katina, kyosuke, athrun

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agent_fumoffu February 7 2010, 20:09:18 UTC

You seem to be having some trouble, Mao.

urzu2 February 7 2010, 20:16:36 UTC

It's been months since I last deployed in an AS, I was worried I was getting rusty. Turns out I was spot fucking on.

agent_fumoffu February 7 2010, 20:50:56 UTC

While your specialty has always been infiltration operations, anyone would get rusty if they don't practice regularly. There's no easy workaround to staying in shape.

urzu2 February 7 2010, 21:13:16 UTC

Yeah. I've just backslid more than I thought I would have.

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undefeatedseed February 7 2010, 21:41:34 UTC

[Athrun walks into the room where the simulators are located, intending to get in some practice using the Savior's data.]

...Hey, you okay?

urzu2 February 7 2010, 21:46:50 UTC

[She snaps out of it and pauses the simulation, then wipes her face off.]

Mmf, I've been in here too long. Yeah, I'm fine. [But that's pretty clearly a "Don't really want to talk about it" kind of Fine.] Did you want to use one of the sims?

undefeatedseed February 7 2010, 21:52:33 UTC

Yeah. I need to get myself as familiar with my new mobile suit as possible. Do you want to run the same sim, or should we do our own things separately?

urzu2 February 7 2010, 22:04:49 UTC

There's no substitute for training against another human.

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old_iron_knight February 7 2010, 21:59:16 UTC

Problem?

urzu2 February 7 2010, 22:03:45 UTC

Out of practice.

old_iron_knight February 7 2010, 22:04:45 UTC

I'm getting a bit rusty myself. Want to run a 1v1 sim? Might help us both out.

1/2 urzu2 February 7 2010, 22:08:43 UTC

I'd be willing to do a friendly match.

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grandtheftmecha February 7 2010, 22:41:45 UTC

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

urzu2 February 7 2010, 22:57:26 UTC

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 February 7 2010, 23:14:46 UTC

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 February 7 2010, 23:17:47 UTC

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.

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