CadetNewb
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After many marines were patched up and their giblets sewn back together - some literally - they were debriefed, and then debriefed again when the ship got reinforcements and supplies while still en-route from a smaller, faster ship.
It was very short and to the point; this enemy was as unconventional as it got, and despite fighting head to head, used every dirty trick from suit hacking to volumetric projections to literally toy with their opponents. They didn't use heavy armor and heavier firepower, and these things still took not just Yamatai's Star Army by surprise, but Nepleslia's Star Military as well. With how somber the mood was, it almost felt like Lieutenant Gaston himself didn't want to even think about it with how quick he was reciting the points on the presentation. After all, these enemies shouldn't have even existed; they were supposed to be impossible to make. Cyber-Nekos? The heads of some cat-girls fused to a mechanical skeleton? It didn't just sound absurd. It was.
That was why it was all the worse; it turned out many of the marines from other squads had met them in person.
"This is some huge bullshit," their Sergeant half-muttered the moment the LT was gone. Though the tall blond's missing cheek and stripped knuckles were regrown, the flesh still a little pink, she still wore bandages around her neck. "We went through that crap, and not only that, but they tossed Kelly in a cell with some spooks since she's a Freespacer. Plus, we're getting shore leave on some rock floating off in a field somewhere." Looking over them all, she rubbed her temple and grunted. "Sorry guys," the woman apologized. "How you all holding up?"
With the shock they were put through, it wasn't a surprise if things were a bit fuzzy for some.
It was very short and to the point; this enemy was as unconventional as it got, and despite fighting head to head, used every dirty trick from suit hacking to volumetric projections to literally toy with their opponents. They didn't use heavy armor and heavier firepower, and these things still took not just Yamatai's Star Army by surprise, but Nepleslia's Star Military as well. With how somber the mood was, it almost felt like Lieutenant Gaston himself didn't want to even think about it with how quick he was reciting the points on the presentation. After all, these enemies shouldn't have even existed; they were supposed to be impossible to make. Cyber-Nekos? The heads of some cat-girls fused to a mechanical skeleton? It didn't just sound absurd. It was.
That was why it was all the worse; it turned out many of the marines from other squads had met them in person.
"This is some huge bullshit," their Sergeant half-muttered the moment the LT was gone. Though the tall blond's missing cheek and stripped knuckles were regrown, the flesh still a little pink, she still wore bandages around her neck. "We went through that crap, and not only that, but they tossed Kelly in a cell with some spooks since she's a Freespacer. Plus, we're getting shore leave on some rock floating off in a field somewhere." Looking over them all, she rubbed her temple and grunted. "Sorry guys," the woman apologized. "How you all holding up?"
With the shock they were put through, it wasn't a surprise if things were a bit fuzzy for some.