Girls und Panzer: Steel Carnage
Chapter 4: Getting Hype
Guest: Hey, thanks for reviewing. I always had the idea that Anzu taking the gunner seat was a temporary measure. She seems like the brilliant but lazy type, and that means that outside of a do or die, she'll be reluctant to take a position in a tank that requires her to do more than eat dried potatoes.
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The debrief felt cold after Rei left the room. Shiho took over from that point forward, giving her own observations.
Maho knew this was coming, but did not expect Caterpillar to have wanted to terminate the sponsorship themselves. Not that Black Forest needed sponsors, but she would have personally felt much better about the CAT 01 being on her side, rather than on someone else's.
'Then again, this late in, there's not much chance of them moving over, is there? The qualifiers have already started, and changing their rosters at this stage is far too unreasonable.'
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
Vicky8492
How sad that #Senshado has come to this #SteelCarnage #Fraud #TrueSenshado
SaberFan
Vicky8492 Seriously? #SteelCarnage is doing wonders for the sport. People that normally wouldn't care about #Senshado are hype about it.
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
[Later that week]
Ooarai's Senshado practice was a little more subdued that morning. Though the girls were still doing the basics such as reloading, coordinating firing with reloads, driver response, commander awareness and the like, they noticed that they weren't having anywhere near as much fun.
Asuka felt that she was to blame for this; even she felt like she was being evaluated by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries inspection of the Senshado team. The tank on her left, the B1, seemed to almost shudder as it fired its shell towards the Sherman shaped target at the far end of the range. She fired with the Raptor as well, noticing that the performance of the targeting program could do with a little touching up: the touch screens sometimes didn't show exactly where the crosshairs lined up outside of a specific range.
Anglerfish's Panzer IV shot another round at the target at the far end of the range, while Turtle's Hetzer fired as well. Momo had either been kicked off the gunner's seat, or she'd seriously improved since the verbal beatdown that Asuka, rather undeservedly, gave to her.
'To think that breaking ranks and being obnoxious would lead to this,' thought Asuka to herself. She didn't think this sort of thing should happen, and she'd apologize when this was over.
Her radio buzzed, then a woman's voice came on the line.
"It looks like they've cleaned themselves up."
"Yep. I'm sort of glad this inspection wasn't completely necessary," replied Asuka.
"But more importantly, how's the Raptor holding up?"
"Targeting could do with a rework. The touch screen system is usually a few degrees off target when firing outside of the five hundred to one thousand metre range."
"Hmm... I'll add depth perception to the list of firmware upgrades. I trust you can handle the actual movement yourself?"
"Of course."
"So, Asuka, it must be a little weird having to train with high schoolers."
"I'm final year of high school too you know."
"Yes yes, but you're used to working with, well, people who are older."
"It hasn't been a problem acting my age," said Asuka with a chuckle. "Look, I've changed my mind. I know I called for the inspection, but if you can't find anything I'm willing to sign the papers and clear this up."
"Sure, go for it. But you know, if anything really does happen in future with this team, its going to be harder to call in an inspection."
"I doubt it'll be needed," replied Asuka.
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
Mengsk
I like the new direction Vicky 8492. There's just more new blood in #SteelCarnage than Nationals
Vicky8492
Saberfan Et tu Brute?
RustledJimmy
Saberfan TypeMushroom 2 bad those ppl arent gonna support #Senshado after #SteelCarnage. They won't watch the World Championship 4 sure.
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
[That weekend]
"With the announcement of the Steel Carnage Senshado tournament, and the wave of controversy it has sparked, it looked like things couldn't get any more volatile down there. The reality is that the announcement of the Steel Carnage tournament by Nishizumi Shiho, owner and head of the largest and most successful Senshado school in the country, the Nishizumi Ryu style Senshado school, was just the start. Ten year past consecutive champions and the largest branch of the Nishizumi Ryu Senshado school, Black Forest, and construction company Caterpillar both announced they were terminating their support of each other for the upcoming Steel Carnage tournament. This comes as no surprise after the firstborn of the Nishizumi family, Nishizumi Maho made several disparaging remarks towards the prototype machine used by Caterpillar while giving competitive insight for the Saunders University High versus CalorieMate Hokkaido match earlier this week."
The news report switched over to a clip of the broadcast. In the bottom right corner, there was a little logo that said the broadcast was used with permission from another sports channel. Maho's voice could be heard repeating some of her comments.
"It doesn't look the most reliable."
"I don't know much about bipedal machines, but the wheels look like they'd be unstable. The XCAT looks flimsy."
As the clip continued to play, with the sound muted down, the reporter continued her story.
"The former pilot of Black Forest's Walking Tank, Rei Etheline Amemiya, had this to say."
The report cut to a short press conference with an athletic looking black haired girl in her late teens. On the bottom of the screen, it said 'Rei Etheline Amemiya - CAT 01 Pilot'.
"It just wasn't working out," said Rei. "I cannot really say more about the issue, because I don't want to engage in mudslinging. I respect the Nishizumi Ryu girls, and the Black Forest girls for their dedication. But the way that things have been with us, it simply wasn't a match made in heaven."
"Will you be dropping out of the competition?" asked a reporter.
"There are talks underway with other teams, but we'll have to see where I end up."
"How do you feel about your chances if you do get picked up," said another reporter.
"When I get picked up," said Rei, emphasizing the word 'when' "I think the team that signs me has a decent chance."
There was a clear edit, as the screen faded briefly to white with a beep before cutting back to show the same indoor press conference.
"Do you have anything to say to your former teammates?"
"Yeah, I do," said Rei, her face turning into a snarl. "Black Forest, this summer, you're going home on a Dragon Wagon."
Miho stared at the TV in shock. Whoever this Rei Etheline Amemiya was, she'd just directly threatened her sister. Her phone buzzed as the announcement ended, and she checked it. It was a message from Asuka.
Our chances of winning just skyrocketed. Rei was an Ace Student in our Mechanical Operation Training class.
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
Emi Nakasuka - PanzerkraftDe
What a surprise. #BlackForest pisses off its major sponsor for #SteelCarnage. #GoingHomeOnADragonWagon #FamousLastWords #Herecomesthepain
Z. Ling
Its official. KuromorimineOfficial is the only seeded actual #Senshado team. Can't wait for them to expose frauds at #SteelCarnage with #TrueSenshado.
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
[2 weeks later - Hokkaido]
In Hokkaido, a grey transport helicopter descended towards a wide open airfield in the middle of a cleared out forest. A yellow signboard facing the road that ran by the airfield was emblazoned with the CalorieMate logo, with a smaller white sign underneath saying "CAUTION: Senshado Training Grounds Ahead."
This was exactly where Rei Etheline Amemiya needed to be. The transport chopper was carrying the CAT 01 and a series of very powerful computers. Rei stepped out of the helicopter, wearing a pair of silver tinted aviator shades, followed by a seemingly faceless entourage of engineers. A man stepped forward to meet her, bracing his face against the wind from the rotors with his arm as the helicopter powered down.
"Rei Etheline Amemiya right?"
"Yes. You must be Kagehiro Moses." Rei had spoken to this man on the phone once or twice, and knew that he was the manager of the CalorieMate Senshado team.
"Thanks for helping us out. We really need the additional reinforcements," said Moses. "The girls are doing maintenance around the back. Do you need anything done?"
"Right now, no. I've got the engineers here to deal with the XCAT."
"You don't trust us?" asked Moses.
"The XCAT needs a firmware upgrade, and is getting a reworked cockpit. That program is worth more than your house, so we need to make sure it gets installed correctly. I'll also need to discuss strategy with the team later. Its no secret you need to make some changes. Oh, and related to that, I want to train your XCAT pilot personally"
"Of course. You're the one who's familiar with the system after all."
"When's the next strategy meeting?" asked Rei.
"This afternoon, after maintenance is over."
"Right. I'll join you then. The engineers can do their work without me, that's for sure."
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
TheProteanHulk
Good luck to #Saunders Boeing for Steel Carnage Qualifiers. We're rooting for you #USA #SteelCarnage #ShermanRushKekeke
Anzio Senshado - PizzaTanks
Anchovy here! Our next qualifier is soon! We're going in without a Walking Tank, so wish us luck and support #TrueSenshado. #SteelCarnage #GetHype
OoaraiJoshiGakuenShinbun
Amemiya just signed with CalorieMate. #GoingHomeOnADragonWagon #FamousLastWords #Senshado #SteelCarnage
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
Maho was sat inside what had essentially become her office on Black Forest's school ship. She was watching the replays of their latest practice session, specifically an exercise which her team had nicknamed 'Anti-Titan Training'. Over the past few weeks, Maho had somehow managed to convince a few pilots from the Naval Studies and Engineering departments of Black Forest's ship to join them, though they fully knew that they were not going to be joining the girls for the tournament.
'I'm not surprised that this move is legal,' thought Maho, running over the strategy that they'd come up with. 'Then again, if Miho is allowed to do this during the Nationals, it makes sense that Steel Carnage is good for it too.''
She heard a knock at the door. For some reason, Maho felt that there was something familiar about the sound. She waited a second before calling whoever it was into the cubicle.
"Come in."
A short second later, the door creaked open, and Maho could only stare at the person in the door.
"Captain, I got into my first choice of university," said Erika. "Is there a space still open on the team?"
"Are you sure? You're not just saying this are you?" asked Maho. 'My family might have Senshado as a source of tension, but I won't be responsible for bringing this into anyone else's,' she thought.
"Of course, would I lie to you?" asked Erika. "I got in because I was on Black Forest's Senshado team, funny enough. So, am I back in?"
"I... alright," said Maho. "I expect you to be at practice tomorrow; usual time, usual place. The girls have really stepped up their game, and things will have changed." Maho then reached into her bag and pulled out a black notebook. "This is the playbook," she said. "You'll need to know every last one of those plays off by heart if you want to come back."
"I'm prepared. So do you still need a commander?"
Maho couldn't help but smile at this. If there was one thing going for Erika, it was her enthusiasm.
"There's always a slot for someone as skilled as you. So, let's start with number one..."
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
Steel Carnage -SteelCarnageOfficial
OH MY GOD! Epic martial arts moves from Amemiya in the CAT 01 against ChiHaTan - Honda's MegAsimo. #SteelCarnage #Senshado #GetHype #GoingHomeOnADragonWagon
KuromorimineOfficial
Steel Carnage in a month. The girls are hyped, the tanks are ready. #SteelCarnage #TrueSenshado #GetHype
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
[Pravda School Ship. One month before Steel Carnage]
Though Pravda didn't have to participate in qualifiers, they did manage to get more than enough training to mend their own broken pride after being shoved into joint third/fourth place, after taking the championship last year. Sure they were knocked down there by the eventual champions, but it was all the same to them.
The team was sat in the auditorium of the otherwise abandoned school facility on board the ship. Nonna was sat on the front row, with Katyusha next to her at the centre. Naturally, as Katyusha was in charge of organizing training for new manoeuvres incorporating their own addition for Steel Carnage, as well as learning how to counter walking tanks.
The presenter started to run through the teams that had made it through the qualifying stages. Katyusha looked on with confusion.
"Eh, Nonna, I don't quite understand. What's with this Winner's Bracket and Loser's Bracket the presenter is talking about?" said Katyusha.
"Steel Carnage is going to be held using the double elimination format," said Nonna. "The teams all start in the winners' bracket. If you lose in winners', you are forced into losers'. Once you lose in a losers' bracket match, you'll be eliminated. The winner of each bracket faces each other in grand finals, usually with the team coming from losers' needing to win two games in a row, or the team from winners being afforded some other advantage."
"Hmph," said Katyusha. "This is just an excuse for them to keep weak teams in for a bit longer," she said as Anzio's profile was read out.
"That's not true," said Nonna. "Double elimination actually helps stronger teams, because they can't be eliminated through one unlucky match."
"Hmph! If you're strong you won't need luck. If you're the best, you'll be on top no matter what."
"Well Katyusha, humour me a little then. Imagine that in Nationals, a team like St Gloriana met us in the first round, and we pulled through with a hard fought win."
"Yes?" said Katyusha as a highlight of Anzio vs another freelance Senshado organization played. Though Katyusha wasn't paying attention, even she could appreciate that Anchovy was really good at making two for one or three for one trades using tankettes.
"What if in the next round we were to face the winner of ChiHaTan versus, say team Funzerkraft from ? Would you say that either of them were stronger than St Gloriana?" asked Nonna.
"Of course not," replied Katyusha. "Darjeeling would never lose to either of those jokers."
"But you see, one of them is going to advance to round two, which means they are guaranteed to finish ahead of St Gloriana. Yet we both know that they'd would crush either of them in a match."
"Oh..." said Katyusha. "Then, St. Gloriana were eliminated through the luck of the draw."
"Precisely. Single elimination is really good at finding the best, but only if if the seedings are done correctly. What if you have a major upset like Ooarai beating the top seeds before semifinals?"
"Then, nobody will know how each team stacks up against each other, because the seedings won't reflect actual skills."
"Exactly," replied Nonna, as they were showing a montage from Maginot. "But if St Gloriana one of the stronger teams, they can put on a good showing in Losers' Bracket, and at least make top four."
"Oh, Maginot have really improved from two months ago," said Katyusha. "Their vice captain's B1 is reacting so much faster now."
The two of them continued to watch in silence as the show reiterated what they already knew about Maginot through their own research. The focus soon switched to a relatively unknown team that nobody there had ever heard of. Everyone seemed to perk up, and watched with more attention. Conversations around the auditorium stopped.
"Who are CalorieMate Caterpillar? How the hell did a team like that make it?"
Nonna didn't reply immediately. It seemed like she needed to rack her brains a little to find out who it was.
"Oh! Yes, do you remember that pilot that left Black Forest?"
"How could I forget," sniggered Katyusha, as the montage switched to a clip of a black humanoid six metre tall machine, identified on screen as the CAT 01 breaking into a sprint as soon as it spotted the box like forms of two AV7s. Its massive front toes seemed to launch it into the air with each step.
"She's signed with CalorieMate," said Nonna as the CAT 01 began to sprint towards one of the AV7s at speed, clocking around 45km/h.
"She really talks big though. As if putting Black Forest under is easy."
"If this information is accurate, Amemiya was a cage fighter and a tae kwon do champion," said Nonna. "Trash talk is in her blood."
"I don't see how that would help... WOAH!" Katyusha wasn't the only one who expressed her surprise audibly as the CAT 01 performed a picture perfect side kick into the armour of the AV7, before turning to face the other AV7 and leapt towards it, swinging its left arm, which didn't have a cannon, towards the top of the second of the AV7s.
The next clip was a highlight, where the CAT 01 turned on its right foot, sunk down towards the ground, and half hooked, half smashed the back of its thick heavy left leg into the ankles a machine that looked an awful lot like an upsized version of Honda's Asimo robot. The sweep knocked it down to a face up feet toward position.
"Are they trying to make this machine the Face of Steel Carnage?" thought Nonna out loud as the CAT 01 finished it off with a point blank range shot from its 57mm cannon on the right arm into the MegAsimo's chest.
"Senshado isn't pro wrestling!"
"No its not. But they're using a rivalry and star power to promote. Some of it does look like a bit of a pro wrestling production."
"Pfft. Star power or not, Senshado doesn't have a fight card, or are our matches decided by some guy who's looking to create a dramatic story. She's still got nothing on us," said Katyusha. Nonna silently agreed with a nod, but she couldn't help but feel that something was wrong, that they were missing something.
The rest of the introductions and the bracket draw continued without much further discussion from the girls.
-STEEL CARNAGE: 1st ROUND BRACKETS-
Black Forest (SEED 1) vs Maginot
St Gloriana-BAE (SEED 4) vs Anzio
Pravda-Polyot (SEED 2) vs CalorieMate-CAT
Ooarai-MHI (SEED 3) vs Saunders-Boeing
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
"Oh, we're having a rematch!" said Miho as she watched the broadcast with the rest of the Ooarai Senshado team, amidst happy murmurs from the team, while the program went ahead to talk about the Seeded teams instead. "I'm sure Kay is looking forward to this match as much as we are."
But as she said this, she noticed a few of the girls weren't quite sharing their enthusiasm. Asuka was looking at her phone, browsing videos. Mako was staring intently at the projector screen as the brackets were displayed, looking at their half of the bracket. The Volleyball team didn't look very happy after the show either, which was completely at odds with the news that they were getting an influx of junior members into the volleyball club after summer holidays were over.
"Asuka-chan?" said Saori. "Do you need to say something? You look worried."
"Two things actually," said Asuka, looking up from her phone. "We're going to need an anti CAT 01 strategy."
"You noticed too?" said Mako. "That the CalorieMate team are really unconventional?"
"Yeah. I just confirmed something during the programme about how the CAT 01 operates," said Asuka. "We need a special approach for it."
"Need a special strategy?" said Hana. "I'm sorry, but we won't be facing them in the first round.
"You're right," said Asuka. "But there's a good chance we'll meet in our second match."
"Eeeh?" said Karina. "But Pravda are really strong and will probably beat them. Aren't you blowing this out of proportion?"
"But we already have a plan for Pravda," said Yukari. "We don't have a way to reliably battle with something like the CAT 01."
"Its true," said Akebi Sasaki, Duck Team's driver suddenly. "The way it moves is really fluid, like a dance. Its nothing like a machine at all."
"Exactly," said Asuka. "I'm ninety percent sure they've installed a prototype Muscle Tracer system in the CAT 01."
"Muscle tracer?" asked Miho.
"It's a system that allows the pilot, in this case Rei, to control a machine by having it mimic her actions. It uses the Pilot as a movement AI essentially. Its flexibility and versatility is much more than anything a traditional control system can provide. Rei was an amazing pilot back in Mechanical Operations training; her reflexes and control of her machine were almost superhuman. But give her a Muscle Tracer, her potential is magnified tenfold, especially if she can put her martial arts experience to use too."
"That's interesting and all, but what can we do about it?" said Momo suddenly. This brought the discussion right back on track, and Asuka made a noise that sounded like defeat.
"Well, this is the part where I say I'm sorry and I have nothing concrete to go on," said Asuka.
"But you don't have to apologize, because this is the part where you say you're going to go away and look for a weakness, right?" said Miho.
"Of course. Who do you think I am?" said Asuka. "The only real idea I can think of right now is that the CAT 01 doesn't really have a spectacular accuracy, and it's longest range kill is 50 metres or so. We'll get them so long as we somehow get first strike and finish it off as fast as we can, and keep contact to a minimum."
"Okay. I'll incorporate that into training tomorrow." said Miho.
"CalorieMate had a machine called the XCAT in their first two qualifying matches, but it hasn't appeared since then," said Mako. "I wonder what happened to that machine?"
"Who knows," said Asuka.
"Maybe they thought it wasn't worth using with Rei and the CAT 01 there?" suggested Nekota.
"Maybe," said Mako. "But over the qualifiers they went from two P40s and two Semovente 75/18s to five P40s and three Semovente 105/25s. Caterpillar really wants to enter Steel Carnage, seeing as they approached Black Forest first, so they're going to be throwing money at it, why would they buy more P40s when they could buy something like Comets after selling the P40s to Museums."
"Maybe CAT's management and CalorieMate are just inexperienced with tanks," said Nekota helpfully. "They are a food company after all. Or they're just thinking about getting more eyes on the map to let the CAT 01 direct itself more easily."
"By the way, what was the second thing Asuka-chan?" said Saori.
"Yes. The second thing; could all of you please not call me that."
"Call you what?" asked Saori.
"Asuka-chan," said Asuka, sounding very annoyed.
"Eeeeh? Why?"
"Because I'm not part of any tank team with a cutesy name. My machine is called the Raptor and we decided I'd be codenamed Mongoose, so it just feels wrong."
"Hnnnm," said Miho in both disappointment and resignation. "Alright Mizuchi-san... no this doesn't feel right, you're our teammate and..." Asuka sighed. Miho grinned. It turned out that Asuka's strong personality was enough to have her start a fight with the Student Council, but it was useless in the face of a pleading Miho.
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
Kay - SaundersSenshado
Looking forward to the match against Ooarai in Steel Carnage. Let's have another GG. #SteelCarnage #Saunders #Ooarai #Senshado #Tanksports #GetHype
Катюш - PravdaSchoolOfficialTwitter
Sweet first round draw! See you in round 2 Ooarai #Pravda #Senshado #SteelCarnage #GetHype
RadioFreePravda
#ShotsFired by #Pravda at everyone in their half of the bracket. #SteelCarnage #GetHype #FamousLastWords
-STEEL CARNAGE: GETTING HYPE-
[At that moment CalorieMate Senshado Team Personal Gym]
Rei was jogging on the treadmill at a good pace. She had been going for a good ninety minutes now, and was in the midst of watching the Steel Carnage tournament draw.
Running next to her was a half Indian half Japanese girl, who'd moved with her parents to Hokkaido for the countryside. She was the original pilot of the XCAT before Rei had arrived, who Rei had been training between matches to handle the new system. The rest of the team called her the Swan, because she was also an amateur figure skater.
"So, Kino-san," said Rei to the girl next to her as they both began to slow down.
"Please... Captain," said the other girl between breaths. "We've trained together... for six weeks... Hansa is fine."
"Okay, I guess you can just call me Rei," said Rei as she continued the cool down without breaking a sweat. "How ready are you to use the new XCAT in a real match?"
"I think I can... handle your techniques Rei... and the upgrade..."
"Oh! Good," said Rei, grabbing a bottle of water from the holder on her treadmill, and taking a swig. Hansa did the same for hers. "I want you to join in with the rest of the team on manoeuvres tomorrow."
"Won't it... be an issue?"
"Its no problem," replied Asuka. "I was hoping you'd be able to, because I need you back in the game for my strategy to work."
"Thanks... for making me... a part of the team... Even though you're... an Ace yourself..."
"Just because Steel Carnage introduces some new rules, it doesn't mean what Senshado is about has changed," said Rei. "Even if one person on the team is head and shoulders above the rest..."
"In this case... you..."
"I was actually talking about the big four in Senshado," said Rei. "St Gloriana's entire strategy revolves around Darjeeling, Orange Pekoe and Assam's tank for example, but the team still needs all the tanks available to compete." As if to illustrate this point, there was a short clip of a delta formation from St Gloriana as the analyst introduced the British themed school, now backed by BAE Systems, centred around a Churchill VII.
"What about... Ooarai?" asked Hansa, as Ooarai's past achievements were briefly shown.
"Honestly, they're our biggest threat."
"Why are they so... dangerous?"
"They're totally unorthodox, just like us. We have answers for most schools, even Black Forest. But for them? We need to end our matches as fast as we can, with as little contact as possible, especially with their lateset Steel Carnage signup."
"Their newest machine... the MHI Raptor?"
"Yeah. That machine that can walk on walls using magnets, and has the godly jumping ability too. But the real machine is Mizuchi Asuka. I was in the same Mechanical Operations class with her, and she has this uncanny awareness. She was the only one who never had an accident or crash, and I'm sure she writes her own movement algorithms for her machines. If anyone can figure out our weaknesses and take full advantage of 3D movement, its her."
-STEEL CARNAGE MAIN EVENT FORMAT-
Steel Carnage will be a double elimination tournament, following standard double elimination rules. The team from Upper Bracket in Grand Finals selects the arena of choice, in lieu of a 1 game advantage usually afforded to the Upper Bracket.
Teams will have to declare which vehicles they will be bringing to the tournament to the Steel Carnage organizers. The vehicles declared must in theory be fieldable all together on the same team for a Steel Carnage match.
-As a reminder: for each match, teams must select a combination of vehicles which weighs in total less than 350 tonnes, and has an average crew per vehicle of 3 or more.
Matches will take place on pre-constructed designed arenas. Up to 4 matches will be taking place at any one time. They will be played in the following order:
Day 1: Upper Bracket Round 1
Day 4: Upper Bracket Round 2 & Lower Bracket Round 1 (Losers place joint 7th-8th)
Day 7: Lower Bracket Round 2 (Losers place joint 5th-6th)
Day 10: Upper Bracket Semifinal & Lower Bracket Semifinal (Losers places 4th)
Day 14: Lower Bracket Finals (Loser places 3rd)
Day 20: Upper Bracket/Grand Finals (Loser places 2nd. Winner places 1st)
-NEXT TIME ON STEEL CARNAGE-
Mizuchi Asuka - LiquidAsuka
Don't get comfortable now #Saunders ^^ Lets have GGs all round: from #Ooarai. #Senshado #Tanksports #GetHype #SteelCarnage
Rei Etheline Amemiya - NobleSnake
PravdaSchoolOfficialTwitter You're going to regret that tweet. Pravda is #GoingHomeOnADragonWagon because #Herecomesthepain.
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