(by the way, I modeled Lynn from a girl I know, whos name is
Stephanie. Stephanie, I have a big huge crush on u, if Jessica or Jacen
hasn't told u yet. Well, ur prolly never going to read this because I doubt
ur into armored core.or even videogames)
"Hey, what time is it?" asked Lynn.
"12:30, why?" I asked.
"Oh damn," she said, "my ride back to Neo Zion is in half an hour!" Lynn leaped out of bed and started getting dressed. She put on her underwear and strapped on her bra, then proceeded to pull her pants up.
"Sorry, I have to go," she said, while buttoning up her shirt. She then went up to me and gave me a good-bye kiss.
"But." she zoomed out the door before I could even start my sentence.
~
I moped slowly down to the recreational wing of the Global Cortex. Once there, went to the food court and got a coffee. Today is going to be slow as hell. At least this coffee tastes good. I wonder if Lynn likes her coffee black too.
Random thoughts were going through my head. I decided to call up Todd and go for a game of pool. I got up and headed to the pool tables.
"Myk Linear, you have 2 messages. Please come to the 32 office," announced the loudspeaker.
I walked to the office wing of the Global Cortex building.
"29, 30, 31, ahh, 32!" I said to myself as I read off the office numbers. I opened the door to office number 32.
"Hello, Mr. Linear! Here are your messages," said the desk person as she handed 2 envelopes to me. I walked out the room to open then while walking down the hall.
"Hmmm, 'This is an arena battle challenge. Chrys Zarron is challenging you at the Neo Issac AC arena this Thursday. Do you accept?'" I read aloud. I pressed the 'accept' button on the holo message. With that, I proceeded to the next letter.
"This is odd," I said. It was just a tiny piece of paper, "Room 8"
Room 8? What the hell does that mean? I crumpled it up and threw it behind me.
~
"Hey, dude! 'Sup?" said Todd.
"Not much man, I got an arena battle. Some guy named Chrys Zarron," I said, "Oh, I also got a little piece of paper that said 'room 8'. What do you think it means?"
"I have no idea," replied Todd, "you up for a game of VR arena battles?"
"Arrite, I'm going to win you know."
"So what if you beat me every time? I still beat you in the REAL arena."
"I'm going to retake my position eventually."
Todd and I strapped ourselves in the VR arena simulators and configured our ACs. I chose a mid-weight humanoid with quad missiles, relation missiles, normal laser blade and a MG/1000. My usual AC config. Todd chose a mid-weight humanoid too, but with a rifle, multi missile launcher, and a rocket launcher.
"Ready. Go!" said the computer.
I switched to missiles and fired a volley as soon as I got a lock. 4 more missiles went with the relation extensions. Todd easily dodged all 8 by boosting left. I boosted right to get a better shot at him with my missiles. I fired another volley as soon as I got a lock. A few missiles got him, but didn't do enough to stop him in his tracks. Todd started shooting me with his rifle. He's a really good marksman, and the added punch of the rifle rounds stalled my AC every now and then. I switched to machine gun and fired in a constant stream. Todd boosted up and over me, while I got a few good hits on him. Todd switched to grenades and fired one straight down. I boosted forward to dodge the blast.
I turned around and switched back to missiles. I fired a volley of 8 and got a few solid hits on Todd's AC. I fired a couple of machine gun rounds at him too. I boosted up so he couldn't get a good shot at me. Todd now switched to multi missiles and fired one at me. I knew exactly how to dodge them. I boosted right at them, and when they split, they carved out too far from the center and went around me. Since I was now closer to Todd's location, I tried to go for a laser blade slice.
I fired my machine gun a few times into Todd's AC. He took a knee and aimed his grenade launcher. I had to react quickly, or my AC will be blown away. I pushed harder on the booster accelerator and I flew right over him. Now that we both had our backs facing each other, I tried to turn my AC as fast as I can. Turning speed seems to get slower and slower with every newer model.
After what seemed like an eternity of turning around, I fired a volley of missiles at Todd. He made the foolish mistake of boosting backwards, which doesn't work with direct missiles. I got 8 solid hits and sent his AC flying backwards. He was now overheating and had low AP. I moved in for the kill. I stabbed my laser blade right into the core to finish the job.
"WIN" the computer said. With that the VR goggles turned off.
"Damnit! Lost again!" yelled Todd.
"I told you, you can't defeat my awesome skills," I said, bowing like an AC master, trying to taunt him.
"Lets settle this.with another arena battle!" challenged Todd. Then I heard a voice behind me.
"Myk!" I recognize that voice.
"Hey, what time is it?" asked Lynn.
"12:30, why?" I asked.
"Oh damn," she said, "my ride back to Neo Zion is in half an hour!" Lynn leaped out of bed and started getting dressed. She put on her underwear and strapped on her bra, then proceeded to pull her pants up.
"Sorry, I have to go," she said, while buttoning up her shirt. She then went up to me and gave me a good-bye kiss.
"But." she zoomed out the door before I could even start my sentence.
~
I moped slowly down to the recreational wing of the Global Cortex. Once there, went to the food court and got a coffee. Today is going to be slow as hell. At least this coffee tastes good. I wonder if Lynn likes her coffee black too.
Random thoughts were going through my head. I decided to call up Todd and go for a game of pool. I got up and headed to the pool tables.
"Myk Linear, you have 2 messages. Please come to the 32 office," announced the loudspeaker.
I walked to the office wing of the Global Cortex building.
"29, 30, 31, ahh, 32!" I said to myself as I read off the office numbers. I opened the door to office number 32.
"Hello, Mr. Linear! Here are your messages," said the desk person as she handed 2 envelopes to me. I walked out the room to open then while walking down the hall.
"Hmmm, 'This is an arena battle challenge. Chrys Zarron is challenging you at the Neo Issac AC arena this Thursday. Do you accept?'" I read aloud. I pressed the 'accept' button on the holo message. With that, I proceeded to the next letter.
"This is odd," I said. It was just a tiny piece of paper, "Room 8"
Room 8? What the hell does that mean? I crumpled it up and threw it behind me.
~
"Hey, dude! 'Sup?" said Todd.
"Not much man, I got an arena battle. Some guy named Chrys Zarron," I said, "Oh, I also got a little piece of paper that said 'room 8'. What do you think it means?"
"I have no idea," replied Todd, "you up for a game of VR arena battles?"
"Arrite, I'm going to win you know."
"So what if you beat me every time? I still beat you in the REAL arena."
"I'm going to retake my position eventually."
Todd and I strapped ourselves in the VR arena simulators and configured our ACs. I chose a mid-weight humanoid with quad missiles, relation missiles, normal laser blade and a MG/1000. My usual AC config. Todd chose a mid-weight humanoid too, but with a rifle, multi missile launcher, and a rocket launcher.
"Ready. Go!" said the computer.
I switched to missiles and fired a volley as soon as I got a lock. 4 more missiles went with the relation extensions. Todd easily dodged all 8 by boosting left. I boosted right to get a better shot at him with my missiles. I fired another volley as soon as I got a lock. A few missiles got him, but didn't do enough to stop him in his tracks. Todd started shooting me with his rifle. He's a really good marksman, and the added punch of the rifle rounds stalled my AC every now and then. I switched to machine gun and fired in a constant stream. Todd boosted up and over me, while I got a few good hits on him. Todd switched to grenades and fired one straight down. I boosted forward to dodge the blast.
I turned around and switched back to missiles. I fired a volley of 8 and got a few solid hits on Todd's AC. I fired a couple of machine gun rounds at him too. I boosted up so he couldn't get a good shot at me. Todd now switched to multi missiles and fired one at me. I knew exactly how to dodge them. I boosted right at them, and when they split, they carved out too far from the center and went around me. Since I was now closer to Todd's location, I tried to go for a laser blade slice.
I fired my machine gun a few times into Todd's AC. He took a knee and aimed his grenade launcher. I had to react quickly, or my AC will be blown away. I pushed harder on the booster accelerator and I flew right over him. Now that we both had our backs facing each other, I tried to turn my AC as fast as I can. Turning speed seems to get slower and slower with every newer model.
After what seemed like an eternity of turning around, I fired a volley of missiles at Todd. He made the foolish mistake of boosting backwards, which doesn't work with direct missiles. I got 8 solid hits and sent his AC flying backwards. He was now overheating and had low AP. I moved in for the kill. I stabbed my laser blade right into the core to finish the job.
"WIN" the computer said. With that the VR goggles turned off.
"Damnit! Lost again!" yelled Todd.
"I told you, you can't defeat my awesome skills," I said, bowing like an AC master, trying to taunt him.
"Lets settle this.with another arena battle!" challenged Todd. Then I heard a voice behind me.
"Myk!" I recognize that voice.