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eightlazylegs) wrote in bakerstreet2013-08-05 11:29 am
Pacific Rim Meme
We always thought alien life would come from the stars. But it came from deep beneath the sea, a portal between dimensions in the Pacific Ocean. Something out there had discovered us. The first Kaiju made landfall in San Francisco. The second attack hit Manilla. Then the third one hit Cabo. Then we learned this was not going to stop. In order to fight monsters, we created monsters of our own. We needed a new weapon. The Jaeger Program was born. Two pilots, our minds, our memories, we were connected. Man and machine became one.
In the near future, giant monsters identified as "Kaiju" have begun attacking Earth's coastal cities, resulting in a war that takes millions of lives and quickly consumes humanity's resources. To combat the monsters, a special type of weapon is designed: massive robots, known as Jaegers. The Jaegers are controlled simultaneously by two pilots who are bound together in a process called Drifting, creating a neural link between their minds. The link lets them share the mental strain which would otherwise overwhelm a single pilot. The Jaegers are the last, best hope for humanity's survival.
Instructions:
1.Choose a role (or multiple roles!) and post with your character/fandom.
2. Others will post to you with a scenario.
3. All Jaeger names must made up of two words that have little to do with each other. This is mandatory.
4. Go big or go extinct. Or just have fun, that works too.
Roles:
1. Jaeger Pilot: The rock stars of the kaiju wars. You and your partner may be siblings, spouses, parent and child, or just two people who have the trust and compatability necessary for a successful Drift. Get out there and kick some ass.
2. Engineer: The war against the kaiju isn't just fought by the pilots. You're one of the countless support staff that design, repair, and enhance the Jaegers for maximum kaiju-smashing potential.
3. Scientist: Biologist, physicist, kaiju groupie. You study these horrific monsters so you can figure out how to destroy them...or you just really have a thing for alien anatomy.
4. Mission Control: Off the front lines but not out of the battle. You're watching the monitors, dealing out the orders, and generally making sure your Jaeger pilots don't do anything more stupid than normal.
5. Civilian: A black market dealer in kaiju organs, a reporter trying to get a (literally) big scoop, or just some poor schmuck trying not to get stepped on. You're one of the folks that the Jaegers are fighting for.
6. Other: Go wild.
Scenarios:
1. Preparations: Dealing with kaiju is a process, not a moment. Pilots need to physically and mentally hone their strength, engineers need to perfect the Jaeger weaponry and armor, scientists need to run their experiments, and black market dealers need to make their money.
2. First Neural Handshake: It's time to Drift with your partner. You'll experience each others' most painful secrets, joyous memories, and the time you got drunk and made out with the captain of the football team. Hang on, it'll be a bumpy ride.
3. Downtime: Chill out, have a beer, pretend the world isn't ending. You can explore the thriving towns that have grown up amongst the kaiju remains or just stay in the Shatterdome doing combat practice. However you relax, you've earned it.
4. Kaiju Detected: Battle stations, folks. Get to your cockpit, your command post, or your underground bunker. The monsters are coming, and they ain't gonna stop until someone does something about them.
5. Combat Mode: It's go time! You're in the heat of things, punching these otherworldly abominations in the face with your awesome. Remember to call your attacks; it makes them more powerful if you shout their names first.
5. Aftermath: Job well done, folks. Sit back, enjoy the celebrations, put another tick mark on your kill count...and if necessary, mourn the dead.
6. Other: Go further wild.
Brienne of Tarth | A song of ice and fire | OTA
4-1-ish?
Of course, there are problems.
But he's going to mention the good things first.]
A man found a compatible drift partner for a pilot.
[He's watched the other man before, and there's hardly anyone (besides the late Renly) who knows Brienne's style as well as Jaqen does, so him being right isn't entirely unlikely.]
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He'd always been very gracious and had never let her unrequited feelings get in the way of them drifting, and while her love never quite went away, in the end it became a sort of white noise in the background of their relationship.
She isn't sure she wants to be that intimate with anyone ever again, but at the same time... she is a pilot. It's more or less all that she has, and all that she's ever wanted to be. And there is the duty to protect the world from the kaiju... ]
Oh.
[ Yeah, that's pretty much all she's got on the subject. She's never been good at talking about her feelings. ]
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But it isn't rage, and there isn't any refusal.
Yet.
In any case, it's a sign for him to speak on.]
A pilot heard of the most recent accident?
[Referring to the jaeger that had been blown up in the middle of the final strike against a kaiju. The sister came out with a few scratches and a bruised pride...
... and the memory of her brother losing a hand.]
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[ Golden Lion is still in repairs, it's really a miracle that both her pilots made it out of that scrape alive.
Brienne is a bit naive, and not always fast on the uptake, so she is currently not catching on to where Jaqen is going with this. Mostly because Jaime and Cersei are a brilliant team, and since neither of then are dead there's no reason they should have anything to do with there being a compatible co-pilot for her. ]
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A lion requested a new drift partner.
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[ That's just about the last thing anyone would ever have seen coming, no matter what happened to the two of them. They were inseparable.
They are also incredibly arrogant and annoying, but that was another matter entirely. ]
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[Which is likely not the last Jaqen, or Brienne, or Jaime are going to hear of that, but that's a different story.]
Statistically speaking, a lion and a lady are compatible.
[Rainbow Guard and Golden Lion had been his most important jaegers. He does intend to keep it that way.]
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[ Usually she's too polite to say such things, but Jaqen cannot be serious about this suggestion. ]
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[He says it in the most deadpan tone.]
A man has little time for this, and a lady needs a co-pilot. One who can match her in experience and skill.
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[ Well, if that's the choice she's faced with... yes, Jaime is probably the lesser evil in this case. ]
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[He shrugs.]
A lady heard about a lion's loss? It isn't as dreadful as a lady's, though he acts as if it can compare.
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Yes, but I assume there are ways to compensate for that.