logs for iki

[20:18] <@Pilz> Sitting in the hot metal of your war machines, you wait for the order to come from on high.  It takes a full ten minutes of sweating it out in the heat of the city before the word comes through the radios: "Alright gang, we've got the go-ahead.  Cliff, let's have you lead the way."
[20:18] <@Pilz> Simultanaous with Sally's message, the engines of the trucks rumble to life and hisses can be heard as airbreaks release.  The drivers look to Cliff and his 'Mech to lead the way.  A small display blinks in Cliff's cockpit, showing the designated route to take, drawn over satallite footage of the area.
[20:22] <Cliff> "Fuckin' right.  On it, chiefess." Cliff guns it, the heavy treads of his mech rumbling as he rolls forward to the front of the column, scanning for signs of an ambush and keeping his massive, long-ranged cannon ready to blast the pristine jungle to smithereens at the first sign of anything suspicious.
[20:23] <Dan_Henry> "Knew I shoulda' had that air conditionin' installed." Dan says to himself, "But noooooo~! Engineers kept goin' on about weight issues an' battery power issues."
[20:24] * Morrigan_O`Sullivan is maintaining radio silence aside from confirmations right now. The inside of her mech is different from the others--no screens, no displays, instead a pair of wires trailing down and... plugged in to her eye sockets. Carefully stowed in front of her are a pair of round, green lenses--her cybereyes.
[20:24] <Cliff> "It's 'cause your mech weighs more than the fuckin' Washington Monument, bro."
[20:25] <Cliff> "The Energizer Bunny was all 'sheeeit I'm too tired, man!' when they tried hooking that motherfucker up to Good Ol' Boy."
[20:26] <Dan_Henry> "That's cause it's filled with Freedom~!" He replies, his mech saluting the horizon, "And freedom is a heavy cross to bear, I tell you hhhwat."
[20:26] <Dan_Henry> (bare*)
[20:27] <Cliff> (You had it right the first time)
[20:27] <Cliff> "Freedom must be made of solid fuckin' Uranium, just like grandpa always said."
[20:28] <@Pilz> "Alright, outside the gates you'll meet up with a police detail" Sally's voice calls through the radio.  "They'll take formation around you, guide you through the highway to the jungle road."
[20:28] * Cliff salutes too, "'murrica."
[20:29] <Cliff> "Sweet.  Just tell them to keep out from under our treads, honeybear, and we'll follow like the best fuckin' little lambs you ever saw."
[20:29] <Junko> "Uranium isn't /that/ heavy, all things considered..."
[20:30] <Cliff> "What's a good, heavy metal then, babe?" Cliff's voice is a modicum or two more respectful and less cavalier, actually waiting for her answer.
[20:31] <Dan_Henry> "Now, what you doin' up in front there, boy?" Dan asks, "With a 'mech as tiny as your's you're gonna reach the moon when we hit our first IED, I tell you hhhhwat."
[20:32] <Junko> "...I don't know, Osmium or Iridium or something."
[20:33] * Morrigan_O`Sullivan snorts. "A roight proper IED'll take any of our rides up. But I s'pose it's a lost bloody art over here."
[20:34] <Cliff> "That's why I'm up front, bro, these treads can take some piece of shit IED.  Better get Efreeti up here, too, we'll need those fucking bushburners."
[20:35] <Cliff> "...Dude, those Limey fucks really weren't kidding about you, were they?"
[20:35] <Morrigan_O`Sullivan> "I can't help it that ain't a blood person on this 'alf th' pond has an appreciation for m' art, lad."
[20:36] <Cliff> "That's why the company bought you for OUR side, Molly."
[20:36] <Dan_Henry> "Well, I'm lookin' at y'ur treds right now, an' they're lookin' like they're made a' tin foil! You needed some good ol' American metal."
[20:36] <Cliff> "Hey, whose mech is 99% NRB manufacture here, bro?  Treads work, they're smart and multi-fuckin'-purpose as shit."
[20:37] <Morrigan_O`Sullivan> "You boys gonna wave yer dicks around more 'r fall in an' get goin'? An' don't call me Molly. If ya gotta shorten me name, use Morri."
[20:37] <Cliff> "Maurie?"
[20:37] <Junko> "I'll be honest, I think both of your Mech's treads are a production number or two away at most."
[20:38] <Cliff> "Hahaha that's a dude's name, sis.  Besides, we're Americans, our dicks are so big they can't help swingin'."
[20:38] <Dan_Henry> "You callin' my mech unAmerican?" He replies, "Jus' cause some a' the parts came from Russian, doesn't mean this mech ain't 100% American."
[20:38] * Morrigan_O`Sullivan mutters something in gaelic.
[20:39] * Cliff is rumbling forward as he chatters over the comm, "Well my mech is 200% American, bro."
[20:39] <Dan_Henry> "Double American!?!?" He yells, and then whispers, "But... that's only a legend..."
[20:39] <@Pilz> True to Sally's word, you move out of the gates and are met by a single car and two motorbikes, all with Police signs.  "They're gonna take you on a bit of a roundabout, to make it look like you're taking something somewhere you're not."
[20:40] <Cliff> "Sure as shit.  My cannon?  Forged from fuckin' Brown Besses used in the Revolutionary War by George Washington's elite English-Hunters." Cliff lies through his teeth boastfully.
[20:42] <Dan_Henry> "Holy hell, boy! How'd you get y'ur hands on that thing! It should be in a museum~! An art museum!"
[20:43] <@Pilz> "Boys, can we tone down the patriotism a bit?  Not that I mind, but my tea's going to fling itself into the fish tank at this rate.  Also, heads up, you're coming to an overpass.  It's a high one, but make sure you keep those pnumatic shocks lowered for this."
[20:43] <Cliff> "Lincoln's.  Motherfucking.  Ghost.  He showed up and was like 'Cliff, my son, take this weapon and pwn bitches all over the world.  Show them our fuckin' glory.'  And then we got fuckin' hammered and drove donuts in a parking lot in Frag King."
[20:43] <Junko> "You know, some of the parts on /my/ mech were actually produced in America. And made out of steel and alloys manufactured in America and...outlying American territories...instead of lies."
[20:45] <Dan_Henry> The sound of crying can be heard from Dan's comm. "L-Lincoln's ghost never gave me anythin'..." The mech continues on it's path, slumping over, just to make sure that it can go under the overpass.
[20:46] * Morrigan_O`Sullivan just grunts again, making sure her 'mech's low enough to head out.
[20:46] <Cliff> "Babe, you're an adorable little bundle of fuckin' mechanical talent, and I respect and value you as a person, but you know they called him Honest Abe for a reason.  Frag King cannot lie." Cliff remarks sagely.
[20:47] * Junko has an easy enough time getting under the overpass.
[20:47] * Cliff lowers his shocks, the treads flattening a little as he hunches down to go beneath the overpass, eying it warily...it would be a good spot for an ambush.
[20:48] <@Pilz> The overpass is indeed high, and it's a damn good thing.  One of the antenna on Dan's mech scrapes along the bottom of the overpass.  Fortunately, Cliff's suspicions are incorrect, and the overpass, er, passes without incident.
[20:49] <@Pilz> The police escort pulls away and takes an off ramp, and the road makes an abrupt change from paved to gravel.  Looking ahead, you can see that it leads to a wide dirt path hacked out through the jungle that streaches out to the left and right in front of you.
[20:50] <@Pilz> "Alright people, we're on our own now.  Look alive.  Eyes open and all that.  I'll try to do some thermal scans if we get an overhead, but no promises.  Jungle don't give up its secrets easily."
[20:54] * Dan_Henry continues on in his mech, saying nothing.
[20:57] <Cliff> "Roger that, command." Cliff, remarkably, goes a full sentence without swearing, and cuts the chatter...for the moment, at least.
[21:00] <Junko> "Right."
[21:02] <Cliff> "Commcheck on Lughsreach and Good Ol' Boy."
[21:02] <Cliff> "Seeing anything weird?"
[21:03] * Dan_Henry looks around, "Nah, don't see nothin' yet."
[21:03] <Morrigan_O`Sullivan> "Negative on scans, lads."
[21:04] <Cliff> "Same here, just plants and...hey, sweet, a monkey!"
[21:04] <Cliff> "C'mere little guy.  Ook ook, ah ah?  Come the fuck over here and be our mascot!"
[21:05] <@Pilz> An hour passes as you rumble along, with only occasional bursts of radio chatter and animal sightings to break the monotony.  Eventually, over a hiss and a pop, Sally's voice can be heard.
[21:07] <@Pilz> "Well, managed to get an image on a satallite.  It's looking clear for the most part, though you guys must be pretty toasty in them tin cans.  There's a strange hot spot up ahead though.  Contact in 5 minutes.  Nothing for it but to go right on through."
[21:09] * Cliff has his fatigues unbuttoned, and an ice-cold six pack from the cooler built into Frag King's pilot compartment pressed against his forehead, "Hot spot?  Dan, take point, we'll cover you."
[21:11] * Dan_Henry drives around the caravan and swaps places with Cliff, "Ah, I see y're jus' lookin' ta lead tha' way when things're lookin' good."
[21:13] <Cliff> "We've each got our specialties, bro.  Me, I'm a fuckin' genius.  You, you take a forklift to lift.  If there's an ambush, you've got the most armor short of Efreeti to drive through it, and flushing the fuckin' jackholes out will give me plenty of targets.  Big gun, each armor, we've both got a role, right?"
[21:14] <Dan_Henry> "Then why the hell're you up in front in the first place?"
[21:17] <@Pilz> "One minute.  Could be just a heat anomaly, but stay sharp  We'll know when you breach the hill."
[21:18] <Dan_Henry> "I tol' ya' those IEDs would'a launch ya' sky high!" Dan then thinks for a moment, "Unless ya' was tryin' ta make them think we were stupid. Hmm.. I guess ya' made the right call."
[21:18] <Junko> "Will you two stop with the cock measuring contest? You're both fucking bricks on treads. Just figure out who's going first and shut up, it's too hot for this shit!"
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[21:20] <@Pilz> As you breech the hill, you finally get line of sight to the spot Sally's marked on your GPS screens.  It's easy to see why it showed up as hot...the air is shimmering with heat haze.  You move slowly towards the hotspot.
[21:21] <@Pilz> "See anything?" Sally asks
[21:21] <Dan_Henry> "Woah there, Junkie, no need ta' be hollarin' like that. Jus' calm down an' realize that we're just doin' what 'Merican's do."
[21:22] <Junko> "I'm American, and i'm not a pigheaded oaf."
[21:22] <Dan_Henry> "I'm seein' a bunch a mirages," Dan responds, "Nothin' I ain't seen before. Just a bunch'a hot asphalt."
[21:23] <Dan_Henry> "Ya' are!? Well why didn't ya' say so!"
[21:24] <Junko> "...I have in the past."
[21:24] <@Pilz> "Hmm.  Alright.  Hotspots do happen in the jungle, I forget what they call this.  Pain in my ass..."
[21:25] <Dan_Henry> "Hot asphalt. That's what we called it, darlin'."
[21:27] <@Pilz> "If you say so.  Well, carry on.  When they were building this road they carved out a sort of turnabout, rest circle, whatnot.  It's about ten kay up the road.  Keep on truckin'."
[21:33] * Dan_Henry keeps on truckin'.
[21:39] <@Pilz> You pass through the shimmer without any signs of trouble, besides some momentarily spiking heat gauges.  It's amazing how alive the forest is and how little it seems to care about you.  Small furry creatures swing from the trees beside you, birds dart past your cockpits.  At one point, a flying squirrel, diving from tree to tree, lands on the arm of Junko's Mech before scampering up to the top of its antenna and leaping off into the forest on the other side.
[21:39] <@Pilz>  leaping off into the forest on the other side.
[21:39] <Morrigan_O`Sullivan> "Bloody squirrels."
[21:40] <Morrigan_O`Sullivan> "Worse'n bloody cats..."
[21:40] <Dan_Henry> "You got somethin' against cats?"
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[21:41] <Morrigan_O`Sullivan> "M' old cell leader liked cats."
[21:43] <Dan_Henry> "So, ya' hated him or his cat?"
[21:46] <Morrigan_O`Sullivan> "Cats remind me of 'im."
[21:48] <Dan_Henry> "Yeah, when your boss's an asshole, that's the worst."
[21:49] * Vladimir flips the comms on with a burst of static after an unnervingly long radio silence. "So... anyone got an ETA? I run out of vodka."
[21:50] <Dan_Henry> "I can tell ya' a bunch a' nothin' ta make ya' feel better, but I can't tell ya' fer sure."
[21:50] <@Pilz> "Not long now.  You're about four-fifths of the way there.  Everyone's checking out ok so far?"
[21:51] <Junko> "Yeah. I'd say something about 'Maybe we won't get ambushed.', but that'd be way too optimistic."
[21:53] <@Pilz> "Don't jinx us, it'd be nice to make some easy money, wouldn't it?"  Sally replies.
[21:54] * Morrigan_O`Sullivan snorts. "Bah, I'm Irish. Me luck's contagious, don'tcher know?"
[21:54] <Vladimir> "There is no such thing as easy money" Vlad releases with a laugh.
[21:56] <@Pilz> The ride continues on peacefully.  You continue on into a clearing, where trees have been chopped away from the sides of the road...likely a place to pull off and effect repairs if necessary, made when the road was built.  Already, the jungle is trying to reclaim the land, and the underbrush is quickly creeping towards the road proper.
[21:57] <Dan_Henry> "Clearing comin' up! Prepare fer ambush!"
[21:58] <@Pilz> Unfortunately, you can't stop here.  There's a cargo to be delivered, after all-so you continue on your way, ticking another kilometre on your mech's mission readout and killing another few pixels of battery life.
[21:59] * Cliff keeps rumbling onwards, shooting the shit with Vlad over the comm, "So, better or worse than Moldavia, Vlad?"
[22:01] <Vladimir> "Better. There are still trees to be cut here if my soldier career fails."
[22:02] <Cliff> "I'm fuckin' with you on that, bro, but I dunno if the peaceful life is just...FOR me, man."
[22:02] <@Pilz> That's when, just as you reach an area of jungle that's been cleared and filled with crops by the local farmers, the first bullet pings off the side of the armoured trucks, followed by a volley of flasks that smash into your rides, smearing flammable liquids over the lenses of the cameras, as well as the "manual" view ports.
[22:12] * Pilz sets topic to: Morrigan, Cliff, Junko, Dan, 4 squads, Vlad, 6 squads
[22:17] <@Pilz> "Squad?  Did I hear a gunshot?!"
[22:19] <Dan_Henry> "Yes you did, darlin'. We're bein' ambushed in some farmin' land."
[22:19] * Morrigan_O`Sullivan takes a knee. "Aye, an' yer 'bout tae 'ear one less!" There's a dull, thudding WHUMP noise as the mortar on teh back of Luighsreach fires a shot towards the farthest enemy.
[22:20] <@Pilz> A chorus of screams and shower of limbs light up as one squad that made the mistake of trying to set up an antitank weapon on a raised bit of land is turned into chunks by Morrigan's mortar round.  The rest of the attackers seem to be smarter, staying in and amongst the tall crops for cover!
[22:21] * Pilz sets topic to: Morrigan, Cliff, Junko, Dan, 4 squads, Vlad, 5 squads
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[22:38] * Pilz sets topic to: Morrigan, Cliff, Junko, Dan, 4 squads, Vlad, 4 squads
[22:38] <@Pilz> Another group goes up in flames as Frag King's flamer is turned on them, spewing flesh-meltingly hot fire all over them!
[22:41] <Morrigan_O`Sullivan> "Ye know, ain't there some sorta law against usin' mortars 'n incendiary weapons 'n such against unarmored targets?"
[22:41] * Junko spins her Mech's torso around and focuses towards a group of men in the crops, firing a few rounds of huge WP rounds at them. If the initial shots don't kill them, the intense inferno the crops will soon become will.
[22:41] <Junko> "Too bad, all i've got is incendiary weapons!"
[22:43] <Cliff> "Lotta noise, people, expect some more fuckin' company!" Cliff fires a shell into the underbrush, trees scattering like kindling, and then opens up with a spray of fire from his shoulder nozzle.
[22:51] * Dan_Henry aims his single autocannon at the closest squad and opens fire. "Ya'll made a terrible mistake."
[22:52] <@Pilz> The squad /dissolves/ in front of the rapid fire of the autocannon
[00:47] <@Pilz> Bullets and a pair of rockets streak out of the brush and crops!  Most bounce, but one slams into Frag King's head, reducing it to scrap.  There's a burst of static over the comms as Cliff is cut off.
[00:48] <@Pilz> "Cliff's lost comms!" Sally says helpfully
[00:49] <Dan_Henry> "I told him 'bout that light armor!"
[00:50] <Junko> "Damnit! Now's not the fucking time, Dan!"
[00:51] <Dan_Henry> "You're right, Junkie, no sense'a tellin' someone they're wrong if they ain't there."
[00:51] <Vladimir> "Cliff? Cliff?! CLIIIFFF!" In a frenzy vlad launches an incindiery shell over the fields.
[00:51] * Cliff is screaming obscenities at fucking RPGs, fucking INFANTRY, howling several absolutely racist curses against the entire race of Brazilians, and a shocking amount of withering invective devoted to Crawford Tech and their old-ass shitty-ass models, his face absolutely purple with rage.  Fortunately, nobody can hear his tantrum, "I SWEAR TO EVERY FUCKING GOD MANKIND WORSHIPS!  I WILL FIND A...
[00:51] * Cliff ...NEW HEAD, A GOOD HEAD, AND I WILL BURN THIS FUCKING RAINFOREST TO THE GROUND!  I WILL NOT FUCKING REST, DO YOU HEAR ME!?  I WILL FIND YOU AND I.  WILL.  FUCKING.  KILL YOOOOOOOOOUUUU AAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!"
[00:51] <Vladimir> The fire fell like rain, exposing three squads of singed and surly rebels.
[00:55] <Cliff> "I WILL BURN YOUR HUTS!  I WILL BURN YOUR BARS!  I WILL MAKE LA REVOLUCION NOTHING MORE THAN A MOTHER FUCKING MEMORY OF A BAD DREAM THAT ENDED IN TEARS AND BLOOD DO YOU FUCKING SHITGOBBLING CUNTPUSSGARGLING WHORESONS HEAR MEEEEEEE!?  YOUR BEER IS SHIT!  THE ONLY GOOD PERSON IN THIS ENTIRE FUCKING COUNTRY IS CANADIAN!"
[01:00] <Cliff> "I WILL PERSONALLY KICK EVERY FUCKING SAVE-THE-RAINFOREST HIPPIE IN THEIR MOTHER.  FUCKING.  BALLS!  FORGET MOTHERFUCKING CORTEZ, I DON'T GIVE A SINGLE FUCK-DAMNED SHIT ABOUT YOUR FUCKING GOLD!  I WILL BUILD A PYRAMID FROM YOUR SKULLS AND CARVE THE EYELIDS FROM YOUR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS AND FORCE THEM TO LOOK AT IT YOU MISERABLE CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNTS
[01:00] <Cliff> !"
[01:04] * Junko raises her massive shield, the RPG round exploding harmlessly against it, the penetrator deflecting into the forest behind them with an ear-piercing ricochet.
[01:05] <Cliff> Frag King might actually be shaking a little bit from the sheer FORCE of Cliff's unrelenting hate.
[01:05] <Dan_Henry> The RPGs pound into the Good Ol' Boy, leaving only a dent. "Now ya'll makin' me angry."
[01:06] * Vladimir shakes a bit as his command chair rocks from the vibration of bullets licking off his chassis.
[01:08] * Morrigan_O`Sullivan grins. "I see ya ruddy bastards, runnin' away wi' yer tails 'tween yer legs! SLAINTE, YA BLOODY BRAZZY BASTARDS!"
[01:10] <@Pilz> The ground explodes under the fleeing rebel fighters, showering bloody rocks and dirt everywhere and spreading the rebels out into a fine mist
[01:11] <Cliff> "DIE!  DIE!" Fire and shells whiz blindly through the air.
[01:16] * Pilz sets topic to: Morrigan, Cliff, Junko, Dan,  Vlad, 2 squads
[01:18] * Morrigan_O`Sullivan ([email protected]) Quit ( Ping timeout )
[01:22] * Pilz sets topic to: Morrigan, Cliff, Junko, Dan,  Vlad, 1 squads
[01:22] * Junko marches forward, shield held up as her Incendiary Cannon Turret fires on one of the retreating squads, hoping to block any incoming fire heading towards Cliff.
[01:24] * Dan_Henry fires his autocannon. "See, dis here's what happens when you start a fight ya' shounldn't a'."
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[01:24] * ID is now known as Moriigan_O`Sullivan
[01:27] * Junko pops her last used shell casing out of her cannon, which lands in the dry grass below and starts another small blaze, as she turns to march Pavaise Hornet in front of Frag King. "Not...the worst for our first sortie, but...I hope Cliff's okay..."
[01:28] <Moriigan_O`Sullivan> "I'm sure 'e's fine, lass. Ain't like if my 'ead popped, I got me brain wired directly tae me sensors, haha."
[01:29] * Vladimir brings LOGGER-02 around, looking at the carnage unleashed around them. "This is not like home..."
[01:29] <Dan_Henry> "Feel like that's not the bes' way ta pilot a mech."
[01:29] <Moriigan_O`Sullivan> "'s 'ow m' ride's wired."
[01:30] <@Pilz> "Any damage over there?  I've already called ahead to the base, they've been forwarded money for repairs for Cliff's sensors already.  ANything else I should know about?  I'm reading all clear other than cliff's comms being offline."
[01:30] <Vladimir> "So what is in this convoy that is so special, a platoon of men would run straight into death's maw for?"
[01:31] <@Pilz> Sally's voice comes in over the comms, calm and composed.
[01:31] <Junko> "Other than some dents and melted paint, I think it's all fine."
[01:31] * Vladimir mentions over comms.
[01:31] <Moriigan_O`Sullivan> "Didn't even bother tae shoot a' me."
[01:31] <Junko> "You may want to alert any sort of...Forestry Administrations about possible forest fires though."
[01:32] <Vladimir> "They saw our mechs and attacked anyway! Mad-men!"
[01:32] <@Pilz> "Beats me.  Damn, I've never seen such a random attack before.  Got footage from your peripherals coming in now.  Will do, Junko, though the jungle's pretty resilliant."
[01:35] * Vladimir leans into his monitor, scanning over his camera feed of the slain rabble, looking for something, anything that would sate his curiosity.
[01:36] <Vladimir> "Guys! I found something!"
[01:37] <Dan_Henry> "What'd ya find?"
[01:37] * Vladimir powers down his mech, and throws open the chassis before beelining for the jacket on the ground, ducking, rolling, and scrambling back toward his cockpit.
[01:38] <Dan_Henry> "The hell's he doin' gettin' out of his mech like that?"
[01:38] <@Pilz> "Vlad?  You ok over there?" Sally's voice can be heard over the radio when Vlad powers his mech back up.
[01:38] <@Pilz> "Your mech went offline for a second..."
[01:38] * Junko sighs. "Sally, do we have a go ahead for a quick pitstop?"
[01:40] <@Pilz> "No-can-do Junko.  You're only 10 minutes away from the army base.  You'd be better off getting there first, if you can wait."
[01:40] <Vladimir> "I found something. I know who they are... maybe... it says..." He stops looking down at the jacket before putting it on himself. It says "la vida es un infoerno"
[01:40] <Vladimir> infierno
[01:41] <@Pilz> "...huh.  I'll look into it.  Honestly there are so many competing gangs, and slogans change so fast, it's impossible to keep track of all of them."
[01:41] <Junko> "Alright, alright. Let's get going then."
[01:42] <Vladimir> "Local gangs don't get their hands on RPGs and anti-armor weaponry Sally"He pauses before returning to comms. " Is there something you're not telling us?"
[01:43] <@Pilz> "Vlad, you're in South America.  Our local gangs are sponsered by multi-billionaire drug lords.  There's nothing /I'm/ not telling you."
[01:43] <Dan_Henry> "Course they do." Dan replies, "At least, they do in 'Merica. You're not a real gang till ya got the RPG. E'ry body knows that."
[01:43] <Cliff> The shooting is over.  The greenery is singed and blackened...but in Cliff's mind, all he sees is snow.  His face is red and a vein is pulsing in his forehead, his throat raw from howling.  He coughs, spitting saliva and blood.  Part of him believes he's still in Svalbard, dragging a busted tread and cornered by three NRB knockoffs, the battle where Vlad saved his life and became his best...
[01:43] <Cliff> ...friend.  His hand is shaking, locked around the firing grip of his cannon, discharging shells into the forest at random.  Birds scatter, animals flee.  He can't find his shades, and he has no idea where he left them, "DIE!  DIEDIEDIEDIEDIE!" He waves his cannon around, blocking imaginary axes.
[01:44] <@Pilz> you can't help but note the stressed "I'm"
[01:44] * Vladimir shrugs. "Well at least I've got a jacket."
[01:45] <Dan_Henry> "What the hell is that boy doin' now?"
[01:45] <@Pilz> "Shit, Cliff's freaking out!"
[01:46] * Vladimir turns his mech towards cliffs and begins running toward him in an attempt to push him down. "CEASE FIRE CEASE FIRE!"
[01:46] * Moriigan_O`Sullivan curses. "Am I gonna have ta unplug an' show that lad m' tits ta calm 'im down 'r somethin'?"
[01:47] <@Pilz> "Keep out of his way, I'll see if I can ping him...no good.  Shit..."
[01:47] <Dan_Henry> "Dun worry, I'll jus' pick him up an' carry him ta' the nex' base."
[01:48] <@Pilz> "Dan, if you can do that, please do."
[01:49] * Cliff spots LOGGER-02 approaching...and his hand relaxes on the trigger.  This isn't Svalbard, there aren't any ice crevasses here to fuck his treads up.  A screeching macaw leaves a load of pale indignation all over one of his viewports, and he swears violently at the bird, collapsing back against the rest of his cockpit, "Fuckin' parrots.  Fuckin' rainforest.  Fuckin' Brazil." He croaks.
[01:57] * Vladimir panics as he sees Frag King turn, closing his eyes and maxing out the throttle. Sweat beads down his neck as he listens to the sound of his logger's slow deliberate plod, before crashing and tumbling down with Frag King.
[01:58] <Dan_Henry> "...Or you two could go an' do that."
[01:58] <Vladimir> The following crash practically announces their presence to the entire jungle as the metal supporting their mechs clang and groan in such an unnatural position.
[02:02] <Moriigan_O`Sullivan> "... If it works, it works."
[02:02] <Cliff> CLONG!  "VLAD YOU MOTHERFUCKER!"  And down goes Frag King, the logging mech falling on top of it.
[02:02] <Moriigan_O`Sullivan> "... So're they, ah... ya know..."
[02:02] * Moriigan_O`Sullivan holds up her mech's hands, makes an o with one and sticks a finger through it.
[02:02] <Dan_Henry> "Am I gonna have ta' get you two on y'ur feet, or are ya' gonna just sit there an' snuggle all day?"
[02:04] * Vladimir begins to rock his logger back and forth, rhythmically, and quite sexily, before flopping down to the dirt besides frag king. Remembering that he is without sensors, he stands up slowly, helping frag king along as well.
[02:05] <Moriigan_O`Sullivan> "... they are, ain't they."
[02:05] <Moriigan_O`Sullivan> "Well,g lad I didnae go through wi' th' tit plan, wouldnae 'ave worked."
[02:06] <Dan_Henry> "Well, if ya' ever wanna use tits on me, I can guaran damn tee ya' it's gonna work."
[02:07] <Moriigan_O`Sullivan> "... Right'n, noted."
[02:07] * Cliff stands up clumsily, and shoves the Logger back a few metres as his treads grip the ground once again.  It's a good thing his sensors are out, or he might have started shooting again, mostly at Dan and Morrigan.
[02:07] <Junko> "I really don't think Cliff and the Russian are anything but war buddies."
[02:07] <Junko> "You know how...that sort of thing can be, i'm sure."
[02:08] <Vladimir> " You know... My comms are still active ladies."
[02:09] <Moriigan_O`Sullivan> "Ach aye."
[02:09] <Moriigan_O`Sullivan> "An' if that's yer lifestyle I dinnae 'ave a problem wi' it."
[02:10] * Cliff grumbles oddly grateful obscenities about Vlad's mother that nobody can hear.