Long-range.
Anything I've got to do before training?
An how many opponents?
Sanders nods, and takes a moment to speak into a headset he had hidden in his pocket to tell the engineering crew to prepare the long range setup for the practice model before addressing your questions.
"Training will be held immediately, everything else including introductions to the engineering crew for the practice model will come after you've done your first day of training since we need to get data in immediately. Today's training will have you facing off against six opponents, these six units are <MSV-III Barracudas> which our company produces for the Alliance's sub carriers, the <Barracudas> are remote controlled and partially autonomous underwater assault drones used to support underwater operations which currently only consist of submarines. Naval units such as ships, subs, and units similar to the <Barracuda> are likely the only opponents you will be facing in the field since as far as our nation knows the Alliance is the only group creating aquatic mechs. Now follow me to the garage, once you're settled into the practice model we'll brief you on the exact specifics of today's test."
You nod, and fall into step with Sanders as he makes his way towards the garage, you're quick to notice the two rather well built men in suits that start following Sanders a few feet behind and the fact that they have pistols strapped to their hips. You do your best to ignore them as Sanders leads you from your new home to the garage you had checked out yesterday though this time around you enter through the garage door facing the bay and the equipment on the rack next to the practice model is quite a bit different. Where an assault rifle had sat you find a rifle that's almost as tall as the mech is with two magazines sitting on a rack beneath that while to the right of that is a large knife, and a bulky pistol whose magazine is far large than the pistol's size should need.
By the time you turn to ask Sanders what you should do the old man is already entering the control room with one of his guards, shrugging you look around for a way to get into the mech itself. Its not long before you find a ladder setup behind the mech leading up to an open hatch slightly bigger than your average person, climbing up into the hatch you find yourself in a somewhat cramped tube with a seat, and three monitors surrounding it. To your surprise the monitors don't show the outside of the mech but instead show diagrams and diagnostics of the mechs current situation, and the seat has indents a few inches in diameter placed along where your neck and spine should be. You hear a female voice start talking as you stand beside the seat, hesitant to sit down in it.
"Trainee Lokisson this is Chief Mechanics Analyst Julius, I'll be the one assisting you in controlling this practice model and aiding you during your training sessions to achieve the best results possible in your skill growth. As you've probably noticed by now the seat in front of you has some indentations where your spine will be when you sit in the chair, this is to allow connection of your mind to the <Concept Drive> which will let you control this mech like its your very own body. Please take a seat, you'll notice a slight shock of pain as the <Concept Drive> initiates, and then after that you should be fine to proceed out into the bay where your training will begin."
Sighing you slide into the seat with tension filling the air, as soon as you come to rest you hear the hatch behind you close with a hiss as the capsule starts to pressurize followed by a slight hum as the seat itself light ups. Within moments thin metal bars slide out of the trio of indentations and surround the base of your neck and your torso before clamping down, you feel needles entering your spine followed by a crippling pain that makes your vision turn to black for a split second before fading completely. When your vision returns you stare at the scene before you in shock, your view of the cockpit was replaced with a view of the garage you were in ... you were seeing out of the mech's sensors like they were your own eyes. If you had to compare the two then the mech's sight was far superior to your own, you could see most fine details even on the tools used to maintain, and repair the mech as if they were right in front of your face.
Julius' voice comes through the comms bringing you back to the current situation,
"It looks like everything is going well, synchronization rate with the <Concept Drive> is 95%, the <Apostle Field> has fully powered on and stabilized, power generation in optimal, and all systems are green. Trainee you are clear to collect your armaments and then begin the training mission, for today you will be facing six <Barracudas> whose weapons are loaded with simulation munitions that work in tandem with the practice model's systems to simulate real combat damages. Your weapons also use simulation munitions so fire at your own discretion, you'll cause very minimal collateral damage with it. Today's training scenario has one win condition, and one lose condition. The win condition is defeat four of the <Barracudas>, the lose condition is your practice model becoming disabled. Good luck Trainee Lokisson."
You voice your acceptance, and start gathering your armaments and (in the case of the pistol and knife) placing them on the prepared hard points to keep them near at hand. As you do this you contemplate how to proceed into the bay since presumably the training begins the moment you enter the bay ...
Rank: Trainee
Special Distinctions: None
Desires: Fame, Fortune, Power, and Piloting one of the Alliance's Aquatic Mechs
Condition: Perfect
Power: Optimal
Apostle Field: Stabilized
Armaments:
Hyperion Model F Precision Sniper Cannon
Combat Knife
SSM Pattern Assault Pistol
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Topic: Warmachine: Mecha Suggestion Game (Read 7329 times)