[18:10] <Sean_Carver> [Sebastian] <In New York city.... Central Park, with its open spaces and semi-scenic atmosphere, serves as the site for Neo Vulcan Industrial's next little project. An outdoor showcase of the company's latest products, along with field demonstrations.>

[18:10] <Sean_Carver> <Large mining mobile suits, along with towering pieces of equipment, are set along a decorated field. Of course, with all of this equipment present, the company is also likely to have security.>

[18:11] <Sean_Carver> <A rather sinister showpiece, standing silently near a decorative fountain, light reflecting off blood red armor... Judecca.>

[18:14] <Sean_Carver> [Sebastian] <Inside the cockpit, he contemplates.... another foolish show for the masses. Just another idiocy that he has to put up with. Why does he even bother?> Because, life is just full of little trials. <he chuckles, watching a pair of onlookers wander by with camera equipment. Either reporters, or the competition in disguise... how pathetically he's sunken.>

[18:18] <Sebastian_Jaques> To think... there was a time when I actually had a purpose. <He sets the suit's foot down, rattling the ground near the would-be spies. Seeing they've been caught, they take a hint.> Good.

[18:23] <Sebastian_Jaques> <He turns the suit towards the crowd, having noticed the attention that his minor movement has garnered.> Hmph... gawkers. <He stands still, not breaking into any tricks or manuvers, as some anticipate. He isn't here to humor them.>

[18:27] <Sebastian_Jaques> <He glares over the terminal, practically leaning back in his seat.> Maybe something interesting will happen...

[18:29] <Sebastian_Jaques> [Thomas] <Amongst the crowd, he glances towards the red mobile suit, noting it....> Great... well, that solves that.

[18:33] <Sebastian_Jaques> <Meanwhile, as a Neo Vulcan representative drones on about the wonders of the companies newest innovations, a few cameras pan over the surrounding militant units, including Judecca.>

[18:34] <Sebastian_Jaques> That should stir them out. <he laughs, thinking back to his "duel" with Tiamat.>

[18:38] <Sebastian_Jaques> <Judecca turns towards the camera lens. For a brief moment, the shot wavers, as if the cameraman is suddenly unnerved. He moves to the next suit as the more sinister machine's tear-like eyes flare bright blue.>

[18:41] <Sebastian_Jaques> <Comm, John, Royale> Look nice for the crowd. But don't get too preoccupied. <cuts comm>

[18:42] <Cliff_Hunter> [John] preoccupied? Like they could hold my attention for half a second...

[18:43] <Sebastian_Jaques> Hmmm... <he goes back to thinking>

[18:44] <Sean_Carver> <As the crowd gradually turns their attention back to the actual displays, the mobile suits are given periodic looks... both of awe, and fear.>

[18:46] <Sean_Carver> [Thomas] <grins> That's right... <he nods to Judecca from his position in the crowd> Look nice, and play the game. It'll all come front and center in the end. <he moves back amongst the masses, slipping into his reporter persona.>

[18:55] <Sean_Carver> [Sebastian] <Just for a little amusement, he sets Judecca's foot down again, letting a little rumble run through the ground.>

[19:03] <Sean_Carver> <As the scene grows ever so mundane, a faint wind begins to stir...>

[19:04] <Sean_Carver> <A cameraman winces as his equipment suddenly sparks. On reflex, he drops it. Others do the same. On television monitors, the picture suddenly fades to a field of white static.>

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[19:05] <Sean_Carver> <There is a subtle rumble, though not the rough, deliberate sound as was heard before. Neither of the Neo Vulcan units have moved an inch... >

[19:07] <Sean_Carver> <Then, it happens. A thin, white line of energy fire cuts across the crowd, sending the entire area into panic. In a split second, dozens of people are killed, indiscriminantly. A nearby worker mobile suit is cut to pieces as the chain of fire tears upward, across its form.>

[19:08] <Sean_Carver> <A billowing pillar of smoke rises over the scene, accenting the havoc. As he recovers, Sebastian moves his machine forward.>

[19:09] <Judecca[Sebastian]> What was that?! <More enraged then surprised... few people get the better of him.>

[19:10] <Brilliance[John]> <checks sensors> where is the whelp who did this?

[19:10] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <As he wheels his suit left and right, his gaze locks on a trembling segment of earth... >

[19:11] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <It takes but a split second. The ground is apart as something takes off on a trail of flame. The air wavers, and an almost transparent shape hurtles towards the mobile suits.>

[19:12] <Brilliance[John]> <com> what is this?

[19:12] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <And passes them... white lines run across the sections of Judecca's shoulder, and Brilliance's left arm. The drop away, severed.>

[19:13] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <Behind them, the dust begins to settle around the shape, giving it more consistency. But then, it seems to have no more need for such games. >

[19:13] <Brilliance[John]> <enraged> what is this?!

[19:14] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <A seemless, white form, a lithe humanoid of 16 meters steps out of the cloud. It's faceplate is perfectly smooth and featureless, its limbs not having the mechanical blockiness of most constructs. Instead, they too are almost lifelike, like running water, frozen into an elegant sculpture.>

[19:15] <Brilliance[John]> <makes a snarl-like sound as he turns his suit to face the offender>

[19:16] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <As it pulls itself from the smoke and dust, it snaps two silvery shapes behind it. Wings, thin, almost like glass, branch out from its back.>

[19:17] <Brilliance[John]> <would bring the Ignition Bombers online but, they were in the left palm>

[19:18] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <It's forearm wavers slightly, and a small device slides into its hand. A hilt, like that of a beam sabre. Then, a torch-like flame begins to roar outward from it, expanding before it shrinks into a thin rapier.>

[19:18] <Brilliance[John]> Well aren't you pretty....

[19:19] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <Judecca turns, clutching the wound on its shoulder. Coolent leaks from the torn conduit, leaving a thin, steaming trail of ice down its left side.>

[19:20] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <comm> Becareful. <The mystery antagonist stands silent, as if to say "Your move." In fact, that sentiment seems to echo in both John's and Sebastian's cockpits...>

[19:21] <Brilliance[John]> <the pyromach ports open up>

[19:22] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <Then, without further ceremony, it springs forward, wings extended. "If you insist...">

[19:22] <Brilliance[John]> <sends a flurry of 8 pyromachs at the shiny suit>

[19:23] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <The suit hurtles towards them. As it advances, hovering over the ground, it slips back into its semi-cloaked state, becoming a transparent outline. Missiles impact, their damage undeterminable. A bright light seems to flair across its form with each hit.>

[19:24] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <The beam blade regains visibility, and pierces Brilliance's launcher mechanism, shearing away the entry port.>

[19:25] <Brilliance[John]> Whelp! <arms the spiral beam blade>

[19:25] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <Then, as the figure turns, its wings brush by Judecca. A slicing I-Field rakes over its form, shearing the arm cannon clean away.>

[19:26] <Brilliance[John]> <makes at stab at the "Shiny" suit with the spiral beam blade>

[19:27] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <The stab is caught by the beam blade. The white figure regains visibility, and then lifts its free hand up, revealing a thin rifle. A hammering succession of pulse shots rip into Brilliance as it breaks the block and fires.>

[19:27] <Brilliance[John]> Arrrrarrgg!

[19:28] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <Sebastian's own attempt to attack is cut short as the antagonist slips past his own strike.> Blast it...

[19:28] <Brilliance[John]> <Brilliance lands on the ground with a massive "Thud">

[19:29] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <Then, as it slides along the ground, weaving back and forth, it carries the stream of fire across the surving members of the crowd. Without even waiting for results, it shoots upward, and then bursts into a blaze of white light. Then... nothing.>

[19:29] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <Judecca slumps back, still off balance from its loss of the arm.>

[19:29] <Brilliance[John]> <slamming his hands on the control panel of Brilliance> damn it! Damn it! Damn it!

[19:31] <Brilliance[John]> <Brilliance has been torn apart, missing all of it's weapons and electrical systems>

[19:31] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <Comm> Are you alright? <He drags Brilliance to its feet.>

[19:32] <Brilliance[John]> <com> what the hell was that? And how did it get the best of us?

[19:32] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <Comm> I don't know.

[19:32] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <Emergency vehicles, along with a number of cars and helicopters meant for the Neo Vulcan staff, arrive on the scene moments later.>

[19:33] <John_Hilt> <steps out of the battered suit>

[19:33] <John_Hilt> How could anything just shrug off 8 pyromachs?

[19:34] <Judecca[Sebastian]> <Comm> Indeed... <He turns back, and watches the scene>