HANGAR LOG [open]

[raynos]

WHO: robots and YOU
WHAT: catchall sort of thing for robot pilots, robot enjoyers, and perhaps even robot haters.
WHERE: the hangar
WHEN: mumble mumble september
WARNINGS: discussions of Canon-Typical Violence, probably


LILITH's hangar is a wonderland of mechanical delights, if you're some kind of robot nerd. Beyond the base's personnel transport, fleet of camper vans and a bevy of personal vehicles, there are GIANT ROBOTS. Or...they were giant robots. Now they're considerably smaller. But still cool!!

With robots come pilots, tending to their mechs or checking out everyone else's, or maybe just chillaxing in here if they need a moment's peace. Of course, being that the hangar is open, pilots aren't the only Outsiders in here; anyone can just waltz on in and ogle whatever is here. (Tampering with the robots is ill-advised, however.)

[OOC: standard mingle log rules apply: toplevel with your characters, tag out, enjoy. mecha-canon characters and non-mecha peeps alike are more than welcome!]

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[30storieshigh]

[ Godzilla is strongly considering just skipping several steps and going with the original "tear out its throat" plan instead of the more merciful tongue removal. Look at it, wild eyed, laughing as if it barely comprehends the situation. True kindness would be in sending it to its end before its madness festers any further.

Then the interruption happens. If it were anyone but a select handful of people Godzilla's anger would be turning on them as well as the cracked pilot he's menacing. Instead it's one of his Friends, his first real friend he made after arriving here. And she seems less than pleased. ]

Ah. Friend Kaede.

[ Something doesn't sit right. That demand. No-one makes demands of him, not even friends, his instinct takes it so badly that his tail cracks the air without him even thinking about it. Elan remains held aloft in one claw, the other reaching out and almost lazily attempting to hold the boy's jaw open so Godzilla can grasp at the offensive organ that lies inside. ]

I shall once I finish. It is a poor thing to make a liar of one's self, even more so when dealing with a- [ Angry Dinosaur noises that sound like he's half chewing half choking on his words follows before her manages to spit the word out. ] t͛⦚r͛⦚a͛⦚i͛⦚t͛⦚o͛⦚r͛⦚

[ A beat as he flicks his own tongue in and out as if trying to rid himself of an unnpleasant taste. ]

Once I have concluded teaching it its lesson it is free to leave my presence.

[gundemn]

[ As if his day could get any worse. The last person he wants involved in this mess shows up. Elan's not sure if he's glad or mortified to see Kaede, but things are no longer funny. He begins struggling in earnest, fist pounding against the lizard's hold futilely as he cranes his head to her, gritting out. ]

Kaede, be careful. He's out of his damn mind!

[saudadist]

[ Godzilla not listening to her is expected. He can be pretty arrogant. But what makes her see red is him both not releasing Elan and actively threatening him.

She doesn't want to do this, but if it'll get his attention and make him take her seriously...

Her vectors sock the big lizard in the nose. The blow isn't enough to hurt him, but it's more like swatting a dog in the nose with a newspaper. A surprise more than an injury. ]

Put. Him. Down.

[ She doesn't ignore Elan either. More of her vectors pull at Godzilla's claws to loose their hold, and others come up under Elan's armpits to keep him from falling to the ground should that hold ease up. ]

Do. Not. Hurt. Him.

[30storieshigh]

[ It's like this entire day is entirely dedicated to pissing him off! The wretch implying Goji would be a threat to Friend Kaede is enough to make him decide to skip to the throat ripping.

And then he's attacked by unseen force. Unseen force that strikes him as if he were some misbehaving beast, that tries to rip his prey away. Unseen force who's source he's familiar with. His friend, standing there ordering him.

Godzilla snarls in anger as he pulls back against the unseen hands attempting to liberate the primary object if his ire. Elan is becoming the main star in an tug of war between vectors and kaiju, slamming his tail against the ground as his eyes fix onto Kaede's, his teeth baring in a snarl. ]

You are Friend to me, that is the only reason you still stand. I shall forgive the strikes as lapse in judgement. However do not persume to command me. My patience is already at the limit conversing with the insect.

[gundemn]

[ He's suffered plenty of bodily indignity but being used in a game of tug of war is new! He can feel Kaede's hands come up to envelope him, and if he can find purchase he will try to wriggle out of the lizard's grip. He's also gritting his teeth hard because any catty remarks right now would only incite the kaiju further, and if it was just himself he could tempt fate but he's not fucking around with Kaede about to throw hands, literally. ]

[saudadist]

[ Inside, she should be afraid. Godzilla is stronger than her in many ways but especially physically. Still, she doesn't back down and keeps her glare defiant. The only time it wavers is when she glances over to Elan to make sure he's, well, relatively alright, all things considered. ]

Don't call me "Friend" if you're just going to treat me like a subordinate. And especially not if you're going to threaten my [ She's hesitated to say this out loud, but now? No, now's the time to speak up. ] boyfriend!

[30storieshigh]

[ Godzilla is fully postured in response to Kaede's continued glaring and Elan's continued struggles. Again his tail slams down on the mobile suit, his spines start to flash in warning.

And then all the wind is knocked thoroughly out of the big guy's sails. The accusation smacks into him harder than any slap from a hand or vector could. His eyes go from narrow to wide as he reels back. Then narrow again as he turns his gaze onto Elan. ]

This? This is what you have been courting as mate? Cowardly, arrogant- [ More of that struggling with words sounds before he manages to spit it out. ]

t̷̷̨̛͚͖͚̩̪̥̺̼̪ͧ̊͌͑̆͂̑̓̏ͩ̐͊̒̄̈́̾͐͟͜͞r̦̻̣̆͢͝ḙ̶̡̧̢͕̟͓̰̝ͫ̈ͤ͋̂̇ͣͨͨ͑̆͘͝a̽ͪ̇c̢̛̩̜̟̳̪̫̘̟̘̭̞̆̐͊ͤͣ̄ͯ͋̋ͫ͆̚͢ḩ̨̢͕͚̺̤̩̉̈́̒͢_̢̢̱̭̣̙̻̜͚ͥ̏̄ͦ̐̆̄̓ͯͦe̢̧̡̮͕̰͙̍ͦ̓͘͘͜ŗ̷̸̧̡̡̢̪̠͉̪̪͖̦͔̞̝̐̏ͤ͒̐́̓̓̽̍͊͊̓͋̇͌ͥ͒̐́̈ͫ́̌̋͛ͪ̚ò̰̹̯͓͔̋́ͣ̿̾̀̃ͨ̒̇u̷̶͍̫̝̒̐̐͒́ͭ͌͆̑ͪ̏̓̚̚͜ś̷̛̛̲̦̝̲͔̝͓̀ͫ͗́ͨͯ̔ͤ̈̚ cur? Foolish.


[ With an annoyed growl Godzilla returns his gaze to Lucy as he lets Elan go.

Well, lets go isn't quite right. Throw isn't either. He kind of just, off handedly tosses Elan behind him like one does a used bottle. ]

It has made its intent clear. It will turn against the Outsiders next battle. You are aware of this, yes?

[gundemn]

[ Her outburst stuns him enough he stops struggling. Under any other circumstances he would have been elated. To hear her say it for the first time should not fill him with the cold dread it does now. He gives her a horrified shake of his head, silently urging her to back down before she gets herself in trouble through association with him. Because the lizard is not going to be happy to hear it!

The next second he's being flung, airborne only for a few seconds before pesky Earthian gravity rushes to reclaim him. ]

[saudadist]

[ Luckily for Elan, he doesn't have to make friends with the floor today. Her vectors keep him from flying too far. More of them circle him and ease him down to his feet, though in doing so, Lucy also steps closer to put herself between him and Godzilla. ]

I don't think he will. But if this bothers you so badly, I'll take responsibility. [ She clenches her fists tight enough to make her finger joints pop. She swallows before growling through clenched teeth: ] So calm down and back off.

[30storieshigh]

[ Putting herself between him and the target of his ire along with the popping of Lucy's fists causes an initial instinctual response. Godzilla lowers himself slightly, his own clawed fingers flexing open and shut, his tail raising off the ground for balance, and his dorsal spines flash pink once. Then he's perfectly still while he stares straight into Kaede's eyes, dead silent as well.

Finally after what seems hours but was probably only a minute Goji lets out a derisive snort of smoke and straightens himself. ]

You'll take responsibility, Little Titan? [ His mouth opens and once of his chuckles comes out. It's not an amused one, it's not even an angry one, it sounds more bitter than anything else. ] Very well. Let us see how well you can take to the task of ending one you court as mate. It is a simple enough task, I assure you, as easy as riding upon the two wheeled metal devices.

[ Like riding a bike. The one time the big guy really figures out sarcasm it's a time like this and he still can't get the idiom right. Go figure.

With another snort and a very catlike dismissive flick of his tail Godzilla gets on the move, decidedly not looking at either Kaede or Elan. Something else has caught his attention, the boxes of pizza nearby, which he ambles towards and starts to inspect. The brazen jackass hooks the point of his smaller fourth claw under the box tops and lifts them, leaning down to spy into the boxes while getting a scent for the food. His tone as he speaks up again is casual, almost bored. ]

I shall not hunt this one out of respect for you, however keep it from my path. It would be unfortunate should I accidentally trod it under foot, yes? It is very small, such things can happen.

[gundemn]

[ Thanks to Lucy's powers, Elan lands on his feet. His knees feel weak but he remains standing, now deeply regretting letting the misunderstanding fester and escalate up till this point. ]

I was being sarcastic. Try to tell the difference.

[ He should probably shut up and let Kaede handle this, because by some miracle she's able to talk the lizard down. ]

[saudadist]

[ She's too late, but Lucy's hands shoots out to gently clap over Elan's ridiculous mouth. She's pretty sure that's not going to be enough to keep the big guy from huffing like a pissed off bulldog or worse, but... ]

Godzilla-sama, he wasn't serious. If you're going to kill him for a bad joke, then you might as well kill me too.

[30storieshigh]

Ah! Naming me poisoned of mind was jest then. Humor further expanded by terming me beast and dog yes? I get the joke.

[ Godzilla straightens up and he starts... laughing. The big guy's entire body shaking as a gutteral rolling booms out across the hanger. It sounds Off though, not just forced, like there's something buzzing in him?

It's a quick charge. The tip of his tail lights and the pink energy flies up the length of his spines till his eyes and gills are glowing, in a quick movement he turns his head and opens his mouth, a crack of energy punctuacting the air as burning pink fire shoots in a beam right over Elan's head. It might be low enough to singe some hairs off the top but he won't get hurt.

Shots literally fired Godzilla closes his now smoking mouth and bellows, more smoke coming from his nostrils. ]

A joke. I was not serious.

[ And with that he turns his attention back to the pizza. Picking out whichever box contains the most meat to pizza ratio. His ocular lights up as he does so, an appropriate amount of kryptos transferring to Kaede. ]

Keep it from my path or I shall tell it a far worse joke. This is agreeable?

[gundemn]

[ When her hands come over his mouth, he instinctively raises his voice to protest, but whatever he says is muffled and then lost to the kaiju's booming laughter. Elan's ducking anyway when the beams come for him, feeling its deadly heat rush past way too close for comfort. Bitterly, he thinks the lizard is only proving every one of his words right, but he's had the living daylights scared out of him he's finally shut his trap. ]

[saudadist]

[ The blast is too close for comfort. So much so that her eyes are wide and wild as she watches him, dumbfounded. She doesn't want to strike Godzilla again. Instead, she feels her mouth twitch into a grimace. ]

Would Mothra find this agreeable? If so, sure.

[ She's testing her luck and his limits. However, she's heard him gush about his ever so reasonable and kind mate so much that she hopes it's as smart a blow as she thinks. ]

[30storieshigh]

[ Having Mothra brought into this definitely strikes a nerve though probably not in the way she's hoping. Godzilla goes dead still like a statue, his back fully straight, even his tail stops moving.

The only motion is a singular warning pulse of his spines, he doesn't even turn to look at Kaede. ]

Do not take kindness for softness, she understands the necessity in removing beings like that one. And do NOT speak her name in the presence of enemies of mine. I would not have my mate known to it by name, bad enough it knows we were once close.

[ Once. It is clear to Godzilla that their status as "Friends" is done. Fledglings often make mistakes of the nature she's making now and he knows all too well you can't change their minds. It's regrettable but there's no helping it.

The big guy's posture slumps with a sigh and he begins to walk off, pilfered pizza box in hand. Pausing for a moment he considers something. He shouldn't do this, it's extremely petty, but he's got a perfectly good charge still in him.

So when he turns his head and lights up again Elan's battered mobile suit finds itself the target of a few seconds of sustained fiery energy. Half to work out some frustration and half to further illustrate how easily he can damage the machine.

Petty little strike done Godzilla spares both Elan and Kaede a cold lizardy stare before turning back and resuming his walk out of the hanger. He has nothing else to say to either of them. ]

[gundemn]

Good riddance.

[ Elan mutters after Godzilla's cleared out. He could mean the lizard or his robot or both. Watching his gundam get brutalized one last time shouldn't evoke mixed feelings. It's not like he has any attachments to the thing. Its existence demeans him, reminds him he was made to serve as an assessory to it, his identity constantly reduced to its pilot in the eyes of others. The hunk of metal has admittedly been pretty useful, protecting him from many a kaiju after his head and even going out taking the brunt of one's ire. Maybe that's why he feels the slightest twinge of regret seeing it smouldering - but better it than them.

The threat of being burned to a crisp over, next comes the risk of dying from embarrassment. His nerves are frayed, his face is burning, and he's verging on something of a breakdown. As much as he would like to wrap his arms around Kaede, he also wants to disappear off the face of the earth. He shudders, and she might catch a glimpse of his stricken expression before he turns on his heels and marches quickly in the other direction. ]

[saudadist]

[ She doesn't say as much, but after Godzilla's left, Kaede's thinking exactly what Elan says. She means it more in the temporary sense, but still the kaiju's absence gives her a moment to actually breathe and think.

Only for her to then see Elan quickly walking the other way. ]

H-Hey, El...?

[ She follows him for a few steps, hand outstretched, but the glimpse of that look on his face has her feet slowing.

Maybe...she should leave him alone. As much as the thought sends a tightening and an ache through her chest. ]

[gundemn]

[ He doesn't actually want to be alone but this is way too much vulnerability he's not used to experiencing, and he's too shaken to throw up his usual walls and brush things off. The kaiju's barbs couldn't hurt him in any way that mattered, but her opinion could shatter him right now. Hearing her call after him, Elan does slow down to get it together enough to reply without his voice trembling, still not looking at her. ]

...Thanks, and sorry about the mess.

[saudadist]

[ She shakes her head on impulse before it hits her that he can't see it. If he can't even face her now, there's no telling how he must feel. She only knows how she feels.

Mortified, embarrassed, nervous, even a touch fearful. Does he hate her now, for knowing Godzilla? Or is he just afraid? She can't find it in herself to blame him either way. ]

No...I'm sorry. You shouldn't have had to deal with that.

[ She should talk to Godzilla, but it's too soon. Eventually, maybe, but...would he even listen? Let alone apologize to Elan? ]

[gundemn]

Forget it. It's what it is. I didn't mean to involve you.

[ This is his problem to deal with. He's feeling like a fool for letting it get out of hand, needing to be bailed out, and putting Kaede in the line of fire. He also hates how his body is shaking from nearly getting fried, and how it's worse when he stands still. It's not like his bitterness and anger that started the whole thing have disappeared, either. If the Imugi showed up right now, he might make good on his 'joke'. ]

[saudadist]

[ She almost follows up with a quick and tart "don't be stupid," but holds back. Briefly she considers changing "stupid" to "silly," but again she hesitates. She has to be more careful. Like she's handling porcelain. ]

...we're dating now, right? Anything that threatens you is gonna involve me. More so than usual.

[ It takes all her self-control not to just hug him. If he doesn't want that right now, then she'd hate to force it on him. ]

Do you...want to be alone right now?

[gundemn]

[ Kaede's words tug at him. Up until now he's dealt with everything on his own, licked his own wounds and fought his own battles. He's never cared what anyone else thought or who his actions came to affect, having no connections or even a face of his own to lose. It's different now. He isn't alone anymore, is he? Elan's torn between the urge to hide and the comfort of her presence, and it's quickly becoming no contest. He turns around, walks to her, and embraces her wordlessly. ]

[saudadist]

[ She didn't realize how tense she's been until he turns around toward her and her shoulders go slack. Kaede tilts her face toward Elan's, but with him holding her so close, she can't see it. She doesn't need to. He's certainly feeling so many different ways right now, it's clear in how he holds her.

She likewise says nothing as her hands crawl up his back and rest against his shoulder blades. Sure, there are little sweet nothings she could offer, promises she would absolutely keep, but it's a nice, quiet moment. Words can fall flat or not say enough. Better then that she just squeezes him before resting her hands more comfortably against his back. Snug, secure, nose and lips brushing against his neck, pressing her whole frame into him in a silent "I'm here." ]

[gundemn]

[ He feels like shit right now and his body shudders inadvertently when he inhales. She doesn't have to say anything, just her arms firmly around him is enough to anchor him and ease the weight in his chest. Even if she could see his face, he'd be unable to meet her eyes. He would feel too self-conscious under her gaze, whatever expression he's wearing too emotional for his own comfort. He doesn't want to think about his gundam, the future, or anything bleak. Only Kaede being here with him. How warm she feels against him. His breathing settles back into a calm and even pace as he rests in her embrace. ]