Initial Chat about the Crystals and the ECM they Produce

Scene: Jasmine's Office

Actors: Jasmine Or'lient, Daisy Or'lient, Alphonse Barbeau, Ulam

Everyone is speaking Swedish

Jasmine Or'lient: So, mom, did you know dad could curse in at least 4 languages? I say at least 4, only because the troops with him didn't know what half of them were, or what language.

Alphonse just gives an angry smile, not saying a thing. He and Jasmine already had a short chat about this, no trouble, just to remember to try and use a language that people actually know.

Daisy Or'lient: I taught him well. The reason for all that cursing is why we are here though isn't it?

Ulam: Those crystals, I want one. ECM at twice the range of the Schiltron. Might be from how large they are below the ground, but just over a third of a kilometer? And they completely neutered Alphonse?

Alphonse Barbeau (French): Nothing neuters me you...

Daisy kicks his foot

Alphonse Barbeau (Swedish): The HQ vehicle was ill suited to being deployed there.

Jasmine Or'lient (looking surprised at that statement): No, it was perfect. I didn't hear any reports of ECCM in the units deploying being any help, and our Daimyo was regulated to being a mobile landmark. But, the cops that we saw, they had no lights, no line of sight and moved in tandem anyway. Not one of them acted out or mistimed their move.

Ulam: So I can't strap a crystal to the back of a mech and make them into a nice EW toy?

Jasmine Or'lient: Yeah, you did read that they are unstable and are likely to explode?

Ulam:It's a joke, we obviously take a truck with a crystal in the back, program a course to take, then follow behind.

Jasmine Or'lient: Or, you talk to people and see if they noticed the same things about the ECM and the behaviour of the cops. Dahlia can help until your Japanese is better.

Jasmine Or'lient: (to Daisy) And you ask around about the crystals. If someone is studying them, I want to help. If someone needs help with experiments, and we can confirm that it won't be unabled to be deployed if needed, we can let Alphonse help with the Daimyo. The only ECM we have is on the Schiltron and Hermes 4S, but one is off for training, but if that can help, we can talk when they get back, or buying an ECM piece if needed is also an option. They are expensive, but those crystals keep me up at night. Too much is unknown about them, and they fascinate me.

Daisy Or'lient: I'll start with the other commanders in the GSF and our contacts specific to GSF operations. Then I will reach out from there. That way at least when I start asking, I can get their thoughts, and any more information before I run it up the flagpole as it were. I will make sure to start with it being a talk about the mission, so only people who know about it will be asked.

Alphonse Barbeau: You had me in here just to let me know my pain will be useful eh.

Jasmine Or'lient: All wins should be celebrated. Especially when that win is connected to pain. First time deployed, second deployment with the GSF and we field a unit that might as well have been a toy truck? Yeah, that sucks, but I think seeing how effective these crystals are was just as important

Game Effect Summary:

The crystals do actually keep popping up in my head.

Ulam and Dahlia will casually (when possible) try and see if others noticed the coordinated behaviour of the mechs in that mission and the ECM pain we felt. Might not happen, but that parts order request is going to be getting posted by Devondra so chatter about that might be a good time to confirm things.

Daisy will ask others about the crystals and if they know of any work to study them or investigate them. She will start with GSF commanders because we want them to KNOW that we are inquiring about this. After that going up to whomever gave that mission and other official contacts for the GSF that would know of or get reports of the mission.