And back to our (sort of) regularly scheduled programming.
This has a bit of wall-o-text-itus, and this is after I've broken up the actual wall-o-text that it was. Any help would be welcome.
Now I need to write faster than a slow crawl...
“…” – Normal Speech
- Radio communications
… […] - Foreign language [Translation]
… – Device Speech
~ … ~ - Thoughts
… – Spell casting
**29**
Saber kept an eye out for trouble as her Master worked on the armour she’d captured. Her twin fairy companions were fluttering around somewhere as scouts.
“What precisely are you doing?” The Servant asked as her raven-haired master fiddled around inside it.
“The problem with Barrier Jackets or Knight Armour is they are mostly geared to defence against magical attack, with physical attack a secondary consideration.”
The white-hat Mad Scientist shrugged, not looking up from her examinations with the mini-toolkit taken from a Landmate survival kit.
“Not like you have much problem with that in the first place. Shield spells help, but they divert some concentration and you haven’t time to learn to manage that mental split. This on the other hand is physical armour, and designed for physical attacks. As a plus, it has flight capability and built in weapons.” A.C. shot a wry look at her Servant. “Well, it should have.” She glanced at the damaged backpack. “If you’re wondering why this compared to the Silver Sentinel armour, while with proper tools I could suit you up in one in about ten minutes, I don’t HAVE the proper tools. There’s also the fact that I’d have to spend at a guess about three hours re-tailoring it from maybe a dozen others. THIS is easier to fit to you with what I’ve got. Admittedly,” The cybernetic lady mage knight indicated the feet, “the high heels may be a problem but I’m fairly certain I can teach you how to wear them quickly enough.”
The sultry smile on the Cyber Knight’s face worried Saber.
“On a more technical level, I’m preparing the systems to use your Device’s processing core as its main CPU. I’m also readying the Otome system to take a bit of your Device’s core as its GEM. I’m hoping, based on what I know and what I have observed, that linking all of this through your Mage Device will synchronise all the component systems, giving you armour that will cover all the defensive necessities while boosting your offence considerably. Plus the flight mode and putting more ‘omph’ into your appearance. Wouldn’t want you to appear…inadequate…you know.”
The Mad let out a breath.
“I still need some bits and pieces to get this done, so I suppose we need to do some raiding. And once we get the defensive niceties out of the way, we can go on the offensive.”
***
“’Go on the offensive’? Is she serious?” Lebia asked.
“Yes.” Eddie replied. “With Saber’s upgrade, the tactical situation will be even enough for them to do so.”
“And here we can’t do anything until it’s over.”
“Guys?” Greenpeace interrupted. “If I’m reading the specs right, it’s possible to induce a temporal compression to the scenario…”
“To finish things early? Won’t work.” Lebia told the green-skinned bioroid. “Ultra-realism mode for the Challenger, remember? Besides, the un-augmented human brain can only stand so much of that before seizures start due to cross-firing neurons.”
This has a bit of wall-o-text-itus, and this is after I've broken up the actual wall-o-text that it was. Any help would be welcome.
Now I need to write faster than a slow crawl...
“…” – Normal Speech
- Radio communications
… […] - Foreign language [Translation]
… – Device Speech
~ … ~ - Thoughts
… – Spell casting
**29**
Saber kept an eye out for trouble as her Master worked on the armour she’d captured. Her twin fairy companions were fluttering around somewhere as scouts.
“What precisely are you doing?” The Servant asked as her raven-haired master fiddled around inside it.
“The problem with Barrier Jackets or Knight Armour is they are mostly geared to defence against magical attack, with physical attack a secondary consideration.”
The white-hat Mad Scientist shrugged, not looking up from her examinations with the mini-toolkit taken from a Landmate survival kit.
“Not like you have much problem with that in the first place. Shield spells help, but they divert some concentration and you haven’t time to learn to manage that mental split. This on the other hand is physical armour, and designed for physical attacks. As a plus, it has flight capability and built in weapons.” A.C. shot a wry look at her Servant. “Well, it should have.” She glanced at the damaged backpack. “If you’re wondering why this compared to the Silver Sentinel armour, while with proper tools I could suit you up in one in about ten minutes, I don’t HAVE the proper tools. There’s also the fact that I’d have to spend at a guess about three hours re-tailoring it from maybe a dozen others. THIS is easier to fit to you with what I’ve got. Admittedly,” The cybernetic lady mage knight indicated the feet, “the high heels may be a problem but I’m fairly certain I can teach you how to wear them quickly enough.”
The sultry smile on the Cyber Knight’s face worried Saber.
“On a more technical level, I’m preparing the systems to use your Device’s processing core as its main CPU. I’m also readying the Otome system to take a bit of your Device’s core as its GEM. I’m hoping, based on what I know and what I have observed, that linking all of this through your Mage Device will synchronise all the component systems, giving you armour that will cover all the defensive necessities while boosting your offence considerably. Plus the flight mode and putting more ‘omph’ into your appearance. Wouldn’t want you to appear…inadequate…you know.”
The Mad let out a breath.
“I still need some bits and pieces to get this done, so I suppose we need to do some raiding. And once we get the defensive niceties out of the way, we can go on the offensive.”
***
“’Go on the offensive’? Is she serious?” Lebia asked.
“Yes.” Eddie replied. “With Saber’s upgrade, the tactical situation will be even enough for them to do so.”
“And here we can’t do anything until it’s over.”
“Guys?” Greenpeace interrupted. “If I’m reading the specs right, it’s possible to induce a temporal compression to the scenario…”
“To finish things early? Won’t work.” Lebia told the green-skinned bioroid. “Ultra-realism mode for the Challenger, remember? Besides, the un-augmented human brain can only stand so much of that before seizures start due to cross-firing neurons.”