Cyclone Defender: Episode 04 - “Denkiteki Yaiba, Tetsu no Tsume”
Essential Cybernetic Science Department, DugalCorp Headquarters
FS1-D23-HUD: So, how are the Arm Alliance doing, boss?
FC-D23: HUD, are you going to continue to insist on creating bad team titles or do you intend to avoid a trip to the trash compactor?
FS1-D23-HUD: You prefer Limb League, right? I knew I should have gone with that!
FC-D23: Rrr. FS1-D23-U8, status report.
FS1-D23-U8: Well, I followed the instructions that Unit 3 issued and I think I’ve done a succesful assembly here.
FC-D23: You think?
FS1-D23-U8: Well, the spindly bit went in to the jagged circular bit…
FC-D23: You have no idea what you are building do you?
FS1-D23-HUD: It’s Zebedee!
FS1-D23-U3: Actually, HUD, it appears to be a cog mechanism used to produce rotational movement.
FC-D23: That doesn’t sound much like the weapon methods I was expecting…
FS1-D23-U3: Crayon, again.
FC1-D23: Any idea how it will work?
FS1-D23-U3: Well, I can only see the schematics step-by-step, but I think I’ve extrapolated what happens. First, I’ll fit this…
FS1-D23-U3: …here. So, you see the first cog connected to the power supply turns and that rotates the second.
FC-D23: Why not just rotate the first and be done with it?
FS1-D23-U3: It’s either for spacing, or just to show off superfluous mechanics.
FC-D23: I think I believe the latter.
FS1-D23-U3: This white spacer unit gives distance between the mechanism as well as acting as a mounting bracket, and seems to be sturdy enough to take minimal impact.
FC-D23: What about recoil from…Hell-drawn Abyssal Cyclone Shield, Demonic Wings of Fury, a devastating multi-phaser armament or Penance Missiles?
FS1-D23-HUD: Ooh, I didn’t know you did impressions…
FS1-D23-U3: I think if the pilot sneezed, the arm would fall off, let alone if it tried to fire a weapon.
FS1-D23-U2: Don’t think that’ll be a problem…
FS1-D23-U2: …I’m not sure the weapon systems are as top of the line as first marketted. Prepare to be amazed.
FC-D23: WHAT THE?!
FS1-D23-U2: Impressive, huh. If you close your eyes, you can almost hear the lameness breathing out of it.
FC-D23: Are those swords?
FS1-D23-U2: Yes.
FC-D23: Mounted on the Hell-drawn Ayssal Cyclone Shield?
FS1-D23-U2: Well, mounted on the crayon-drawn emerald circle.
FS1-D23-U3: Blackened swords, mounted on yellow brackets attached to a shiny green shield.
FC-D23: Who the hell hires these people?!
FS1-D23-HUD: I think it looks fetching…
FC-D23: There’s swords in freakin’ brackets?!
FS1-D23-U3: Control, are you sure they said abyssal, not abysmal?
FS1-D23-U2: It at least protects the mechanisms.
FS1-D23-U3: Protects the superfluous parts at least, the main drive cog is completely open.
FS1-D23-U2: Maybe it creates an impassable field in motion or cuts through attacking artillery?
FC-D23: They are swords…swords in brackets…
FS1-D23-U3: Unit 2, unless the attackers are armed with Nerf rockets, we’re pretty screwed…
FC-D23: Let’s get this mounted, before I impale myself on it.
FS1-D23-U3: It seems pretty weighty, I’m not even sure how stable it’ll be.
FS1-D23-U8: So, what am I doing again, Control?
FC-D23: It’s vitally important that you stand there and are prepared to catch the very important shield should it fall.
FS1-D23-U8: The very important shield that was so heavy it got all of us to lift it?
FC-D23: That’s right.
FS1-D23-U8: The very important, so heavy it got all of us to lift it shield that is equipped with twin sword blades?
FC-D23: That’s the one.
FS1-D23-U8: Is there actually a chance of it falling?
FC-D23: Oh, I hope so, Unit 8, I really hope so.
Later…
FC-D23: It’s been three hours and that damn shield is still in place.
FS1-D23-U3: Sorry sir.
FC-D23: I even through tools at it, nothing. I’d be disillusioned if the tools hadn’t fell off the shield and hit Unit 8 anyway.
FS1-D23-U3: Hopefully this may be an improvement then. The other arm appears to have a lot more wiring and hydraulics incased in its seemingly non-descript boxes, I think it may actually have some capability to it. I just have the shielding and final components to add…
FC-D23: Unit 3, that is looking strikingly not like a multi-phase armament. Are those at least missile launchers on the tips?
FS1-D23-U3: Well, they have some ignition system but no actual weaponry. That step seems to have been scribbled out. I do have some good news though, I amped up the hydraulics so this thing should have a better grip.
FC-D23: Really, then we need a test subject?
FC-D23, FS1-D23-U8: Unit 8, come here please!
FS1-D23-U8: Crushing chasis…compacting engine block…
FC-D23: Hehehe.
FS1-D23-U8: Request…permission…return…to…shield catching…
FC-D23: Hehe, I haven’t had this much fun since that time we welded HUD to the side of that prototype cruise missile…
FS1-D23-U3: …and then fired it down the mine shaft.
FS1-D23-HUD: I still get nauseaus when someone fast forwards a movie.
FC-D23: Those were the days.
FS1-D23-U1: Well, there it is.
FS1-D23-HUD: Armed and dangerous.
FS1-D23-U3: Mildly dangerous.
FC-D23: Is anyone else feeling this is getting to be…less than imposing?
FS1-D23-HUD: I think it looks pretty.
FC-D23: HUD, how would you like to take over Unit 8’s shield-catching duties. Become a real teamplayer?
FS1-D23-HUD: Oh boy!