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[driftsintobuffetline]

Today--in my world--November 9, 2015 marks the one year anniversary of the birth of the Jaeger program. Happy First Birthday to Mark-1 Brawler Yukon.

And I really did not want to have to make this post on today, of all days, but I've put it off long enough.



Robotics Engineer and Jaeger pilot Mako Mori appears have been ported out.

[Here Newt thinks "I don't know how to do this in a personal sense. I've never been good with this and I've spent too many years with the PPDC. All I know is form letters. 'We regret to inform you...'"]

I hope she's gone home to kick some Kaiju ass.

[He includes a picture of Mako's beautiful model of (ironically the last Jaeger) Gipsy Danger 2.0. Newt and Hermann will be keeping this for her in the hope that she returns. Or to give to Raleigh or Pentecost, should they appear before she does. He's not sure if he selfishly hopes she returns, or is happy for her that she's gotten to go home.]

If there was anything in her possession that belonged to you and you would like it returned, please forward your request to either me or Dr. Gottlieb.

Thank you.

[If Newt has seemed a lot more subdued since the 7th, and in the next few days, this is the reason. It's frightening to think that someone he knows could disappear overnight. He really doesn't like to consider the implications. He's not great at expressing his feelings, nor were he and Mako especially close, but she was a valued member of their team, kind and caring, bright and capable; he respected her abilities. He's going to miss her quiet smiles and her calming presence.]

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[medalsome]

[Someone Newt knew personally seems to have been sent home. More than personal, it was someone he might have worked with to save their world. Joaquin could see how that might be sad to see them go, especially when you knew your world was kind of a mess.

He's not great with empathetic gestures either, so he's just sending a text.]

Sorry to hear about your friend. Hope you and the doctor are doing all right.

permatext

[driftsintobuffetline]

[Hey, he totally appreciates the thought.]

Thanks.

Me and "the doctor." Cute. I'm telling him you called him that. No, man, we're fine. We've invited Jim Beam over for some sweet tea.

[medalsome]

He is a doctor. He didn't like me calling him by his first name.

[Sure, discussing Hermann between the two of them was fine but Joaquin felt like he had to be a bit more respectful given the circumstances.]

Who is Jim Beam? Someone I should know?

[resipiscent]

[Riku understands this fairly well. He's had to do the whole announcement of a friend's port-out too, after all.]

I'm sorry. A friend of yours?

[driftsintobuffetline]

[It sucks. D=]

A friend, a fellow member of the resistance, a bright, wonderful girl who will go on to save the world.

[resipiscent]

[So... something like the equivalent to Kairi, then.]

I see. I... guess I can only offer my condolences. It's good for her that she's able to return, but... it always sucks for the people who are still here.

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[knifecollecting]

I know it sucks to lose someone from home, even if you know they're gonna be okay back home.

[There's a few line breaks here, as Jo was thinking about things and accidentally kept hitting enter while thinking.]

You need anything?

permatext

[driftsintobuffetline]

She's definitely better off at home, yeah.


More bourbon?
Uh, no, but.
Maybe if you have time this month, I'd like to talk about security stuff?

permatext

[knifecollecting]

Security stuff? don't tell me you're thinking about getting out of the lab for work.

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[mathemagier]

An interesting day historically, as well. Because this is also the day, two months before your birth, that the Berlin Wall 'fell'. But as a Berliner, I'm sure you remembered that.

That aside, she's going to be rather cross with us if she comes back.

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[driftsintobuffetline]

You didn't tell me you were a history Nerd too under all those equations.

Why? What did I do?

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[mathemagier]

You don't deserve to be German if you can't remember something like that. My family was in Bavaria and years later, we were still hearing about it.

But it's what we didn't do. It wouldn't have mattered of course, but the Marshall..

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[helpline]

[ he's not gonna text, texting's slow and boring and human. Instead, he's gonna ask about the important things. ]

Right, Jaegers and Kaijus, enlighten the ignorant. Because, at the risk of pointing out the obvious, my world doesn't have either of those in whatever context you're talking about.

[ and that sure does look like a robot, time to bug Newt about the robot/see how long he can go without bringing up he's the Doctor, he sees that conversation you've got there with Joaquin buddy, he just wants to ask about robots. ]

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[driftsintobuffetline]

[He'll text, because that's how he's feeling and he's generally considered better in text. It also makes explanations easier.]

Of course yours doesn't. I haven't yet met someone else whose world does. Cliff's Notes:

Jaeger=Hunter in German.
Kaiju=Monster in Japanese. Godzilla, but bigger.

In 2013 our world was attacked by creatures from another dimension through a Breach in the Pacific Ocean. We dubbed them Kaiju. To combat them, Jaeger robots were created. Yukon was the first.

Mako's Gipsy Danger was the last. Gipsy closed the Breach in a last-ditch mission in 2025.

permavid

[helpline]

[ yeah, just.......staring ]

Did the Americans come up with that? Because it's a rubbish idea, it's got to be American.

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[fuckai]

Holy shit! What the fuck is that thing and where the fuck can I get one?

[Oh sorry, is your friend gone? 'Cause Church is definitely only paying attention to the picture]

Never be sorry. - text

[driftsintobuffetline]

Not yet on the market.

Why? Interested in a Jaeger of your own?

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[youbastard]

I'm sorry for your loss, I hope she's gone back to something good.

I have to admit though I'm curious about the picture and the terminology you used. Would you mind if I asked about it?

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[driftsintobuffetline]

She's gone back to be a hero. [And watch her adopted father die, but he's not going to mention that.]

I forget sometimes that we get new people all the time. I came from a place that was steadily LOSING members as our funding was cut. Yeah, you're welcome to ask.

Basics: Jaegers are giant robots that were designed to fight Kaiju (giant monsters that entered our world from a Breach in the Pacific Ocean). Pictured is a model of Gipsy Danger, the last Jaeger, Mako's Jaeger, the one that closed the Breach.

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[pobrecisco]

sorry abotu your friend

but that robot looks SO SWEET oh man

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[driftsintobuffetline]

Aw man, this is turning into the robot fanclub post.

But I think if she were here, she'd appreciate that, dude. That's her robot.

text; comm tag is "Tadashi"

[tadeadshi]

So this is why you were encouraging me the other day

[It all makes sense now.]

[driftsintobuffetline]

I'm just a little too tipsy to recall that conversation right now. Care to refresh?

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[mammal_robot]

It sounds like this may not be the best time to ask and I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm interested in that robot of yours.

Also a number of other things, but let's start with the robot.

[If it's just some random toy, he's going to feel very silly here but, well, this sounds good.]

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[mathemagier]

[Newton can't answer these questions well, so have a Hermann instead]

What sort of questions?