[backdated to April 2nd] [video]

[feastorfamine]

[the screen turns on, showing Amy wearing a black and orange pilot suit and attempting to look as professional as possible]

Ah, hello. A lot of you probably know me by now, but... I have something I need to bring to everyone's attention. We have a lot that's going on right now, and a lot of danger is definitely headed our way. We have to be ready to face it... and I know that some of us out there may be Numbered who don't have a means of fighting back. People who don't have special powers or abilities, but want to fight by their friends' sides...

[Amy pauses and takes a deep breath before continuing]

Haro... pan outwards.

[there's a quick acknowledgement from Amy's cameraman, and the view expands to show that Amy is standing inside of a hangar. Standing behind her are numerous magneta colored mobile suits.]

I have a way for us to join the fight. They were found in the orbital elevator, and we moved them across echo zones via the Ghost Zone. You can call them the GN-XIII, and I can show people how to pilot them. They're of the same basic technology my brothers and the others used to pilot. I can't promise everyone will become amazing pilots overnight, but... I can help you join the fight. I can help give more people a fighting chance against... against whatever's coming.

Obviously, I would prefer to extend this opportunity to people who don't have special powers. It'd be... extremely superfluous to give them to people who already stand a fighting chance. If you want to throw your hat into the ring, we'll be testing these and I'll be giving pilot lessons in the Lapland area.

[ooc - so, hey! Like Amy says, this is an opportunity open to Numbered who don't have special powers and want to be able to fight in the days ahead. I discussed this with Kira and the whole thing is good to go, so if you'd like to throw your character's hat into the ring and they'd be a good fit for it, here's your chance to pilot a giant robot! Amy's from Build Fighters, but the basic concept of piloting a machine is the same, so she can show your character the ropes. The capabilities of each machine are described in the link above.]

Comments

[highly_gifted]

I have an understanding of physics and simple mechanics, and no powers to speak of.

[He's trying very hard to sounds collected and impressive and reliable and such but ROBOTS HE COULD FIGHT WITH A GIANT ROBOT?????? Sudden five year old being confronted with his first box of fischertechnik. AMAZE.]

[feastorfamine]

Hm, you have some qualifications, then. That's refreshing. So, you're volunteering then?

[highly_gifted]

Yes.

I can neither stay the whole day nor have a flexible schedule - that is, right now I do and can, but not usually - , but I would put as much time as possible into learning how to work these.

[He has to think of an encounter that he had before he wrote down his number for the first time.] Is there an old man working with these as well?

[feastorfamine]

That's all I can ask. That, and that you'll be ready to use them when we need them.

... Old man?

[highly_gifted]

When can I come over? [To mark less interest he should have said "should" but... ROBOTS. It's hard to feign any less interest than excitement.]

I met him in London. He said he was researching the pink lights and he had a robot in the margins of his notes - with what I know now, I assume that he must have been numbered.

[feastorfamine]

I'd be available to meet with you at any time. I've set a good amount of time aside for all of this.

... I see! That's quite interesting...

[highly_gifted]

Tomorrow at 4:30 GMT?

So you don't know whom I'm talking about?

[feastorfamine]

I'm afraid I don't, given that information.

But that time should be fine.

[highly_gifted]

I'll be there.

[feastorfamine]

I'll see you, then.