CHAPTER 6: Shifting Situations
I feel I need to take a moment to address our technological situation. Unfortunately that's not going to be happening, as I've found out the hard way that keeping over a dozen idiots in one base can create a lot of chaos. Today I had to take the time to address the chaos in person.
: Hello, brother!
: Oh. Asuka. Come in, I guess.
: I keep telling you, I'm not Asuka! I'm Ikari, your sister!
: Okay, I'm officially finished with this. You look exactly like Asuka, you are dressed exactly like her damn it! You honestly expect me to believe that you're not her?
: Well, in that case, pull my record out of that drawer behind you and I'll show you I'm not her!
: Hm? Oh fine, fine, let me just turn around here. Let's see... Asuka, Asuka... found it. Here, let's take a look at *click* oh. I see you've pointed a gun in my face.
: Say goodnight, brother.
: You're about to shoot me in the face, Asuka, I think you can drop the act.
: It is NOT an act! I'm going to shoot you because I'm sick of you getting everything! Mother and father forgot I even existed because of you!
: To be fair, I forgot too.
: SHUT UP! Well, now I can finish you off, and take control of X-COM for myself.
: It doesn't work that way.
: SHUT UP!
: Well, if that's the way you feel I suppose I have nothing to do but submit and--QUIBBLE, NOW!
: Wait, what?!
*BANG* *thud*
: A rookie mistake, Asuka. Turning your back on someone like me.
: Sir, did you call for--oh wow! Sir, you've shot Ikari in the head! We need to get her to the med-bay!
: It seems I have. But we can't take her just yet. Grab the body and follow me, Quibble.
: My name's not... *sigh* Yes, sir.
I gathered everyone into the Skyranger hangar. And what would they find but the body of their dear friend Asuka, propped up and bleeding from the head?
: See this, everyone? Our friend Ikari here decided that you could all play poker whenever you wanted, and decided to bring the matter up with me, in a most physical manner. THIS is what happens when my orders are questioned, are we clear? Dismissed.
After that she was brought to the med bay. The doctors claimed she would be fine, after some time spent healing. I've made a note to improve my aim the next time around.
Not much else happened today that I've been involved with. Tarvish went through a makeover to attempt to appear less terrifying.
: Did the surgery work, Dave?
: Hardly!
I spent the rest of the day on a computer, trying to figure out where all these people had come from. There are some major discrepancies between their actions there and here. For one, Simon is acting extremely violent, while as far as I can tell he was kind in his previous incarnation. I've started to question whether they, or any of us, are our actual selves, or merely some sort of copy. It bears further investigation, I believe, but for the moment I have technology to research.
While I appreciate giving your characters depth, be careful not to turn the LP into an RP! :p
I found so much story built up I had to devote an entire chapter (and possibly half of the next) addressing it all.