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[gundamofthedesert]

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[The video opens with very excited Quatre, quite clearly trying to keep from bouncing excitedly]

Fellow passengers of the train, good morning! I made a request for an item and I wasn't actually sure if I'd get it or what it would be if I did, but...

[And he shows off what arrived for him... which just basically looks like a large box]

It is mobile suit cockpit simulator! So it's like piloting a mobile suit without actually piloting one!

[He very briefly showed off the inside of it, which looked like a cockpit]

Once I get it to the games carriage, I'm going to take a look at the options already programmed and add as many as I remember. It'll be available for anyone to try out. Also if you have one that would be piloted like that, I can try to add yours.

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Quatre can either be found in the luggage carriage, trying to figure out to move this very large object... or he can be found in the games carriage once it has been moved, checking what has already been programmed into the system.

Comments

[yondu]

Had some control issues, huh? It's hard for AI and meatsacks like us to find some compatibility. Amazin' when you can but oh man.

[He looks over at the flight simulator. It's Nova Corp in make, different from this, but he's hoping its similar enough so that it won't take all today.]

You know, I could probably get some more of the tech used to change the console in the flight sim for your gundam set up if it doesn't have it. So you can change the interior to suit the type of machine you're mockin' up.

[Then, back to the previous topic.]

How'd you end up handlin' it?

[gundamofthedesert]

Yeah. The problem when computers are fitted with weapons are given the ability to thing for themselves. Besides, war is pointless when it is fought between machines. Not that I want to see people die. I'd rather they didn't. But there's no incentive to stop pitting unmanned mobile suits against each other.

[He thought about that more a moment]

You know that would be a good idea. Almost suits in my world have the same basic cockpit layout, but there are differences. And I'm sure other worlds will have different cockpits.

Zero System. It seems to be more a matter of being strong willed enough to not let Zero get to you. When I first used it, I was not in a good place and Zero pushed me too far. When I tried it again, it was easier. Of course, I was hesitant to try it knowing what it had done to me before.

[yondu]

People gonna die anyway. That's how war works. Even if ya don't put people people in the cockpit. Or if ya use things ya don't consider people. [He was one of those 'things' at one point. War is war and people die.]

Shouldn't be too hard to manage. How about next time I do a shop order I put in the points for ya. I bet there are a few folks like Kaiba or Bulma or Devero that could install it no problem.

[Not in a good place, though?] What kinda spot were you in that made it rough on ya? Other'n basic 'war is hell' stuff.

[gundamofthedesert]

That is true. People will always die. But the equivalent is essentially telling two identical computers to have a chess match against each other, with no outside input, and then punish those on the side that loses. Even if people don't die because of it, one side is still punished for something that they have no control over.

[He smiled] That would be wonderful. Thank you.

[Quatre was quiet for a long moment] The colonies were beginning to arm themselves and work with those who had been our enemy. My family had always believed in total pacifism. I was the odd one who realized the peace can't always come from just words.

When the colonies voted against my father and his advice, he took one of our resource satellites and detached it from the colony to make a point.

[Quatre was silent as he poked around at the simulator]

The colonies destroyed the satellite he was on.

[yondu]

[That is a hell of a way for shit to go wrong.]

Sorry that happened. Seems like he was a good fella... Always sorry to hear when people like that don't make it.

[Sometimes he feels like there needs to be just enough violence to protect the soft-hearted people. That's the job he settles into if he can. Being the one to make the shit choices to protect the weaker ones.]

You're right though, about how this shit works? War games are pretty bullshit. [Yet, still, even as he looks at the sims he misses a good fight.] A system like that needs a steady head behind it. How were things when you left 'em?

[gundamofthedesert]

[Quatre nodded]

We didn't always see eye to eye, but... my sister always insisted that my father loved me. He at least held to his ideals and wanted peace between the Earth and the colonies. Just... with no violence was not possible.

[He sighed. It had been first time he admitted here not only what he had done, but why. He got the feeling that Yondu would understand]

When I left, we were finally at peace. My world had stopped fighting for a while, but the mobile suits still existed. Of course, others were tempted. This time... even they are gone. [The mobile suits, not the people]

[yondu]

[He does understand. Enough that it leads him to speak his previous thought aloud.]

I've met some good people with good ideas. I even loved plenty of 'em. But I think that maybe sometimes someone with a gentle heart needs a harder one to do what they cain't. Not that I think you're hard-hearted but... seems like you got more of a leathery coatin' on yours than one would expect.

[Quatre seems like over all a good kid, though, leaning more towards that good nature.]

Just gotta make sure no one wants to build new ones, I guess. [Wanting to makes the difference. But then attempts to lighten it up.] ...Well, unless you're fightin' some space monster instead of each other. I'd love to kick a few things I fought in my regular clothes with a big-ass robot.

[gundamofthedesert]

[He smiled] I understand. My father was an idealist. In a perfect world, they would have worked. But the world is hardly perfect. I was more of realist in that way.

I'm sure someone is going to try at some point, but it will be harder since most of facilities that were used for them have either been taken down or are under heavy watch. But... hopefully, we can keep that up. [He chuckled though at the comment] I'm sure that would be more fun. And much easier.

[yondu]

Yeah, generally fightin' somethin' that's just raw hunger and attitude is a lot more fun. Hopefully we get the chance.

[Hey, them no consequence enemies feel pretty good sometimes.]

So I saw some walker type things what exist on Hera's world. Think maybe if I get that modification equipment it could be expanded to include that?

[gundamofthedesert]

[He chuckled at that] Hopefully. And hopefully we get a mobile suit to do it. Would be much easier.

It's worth a shot. I'm willing to have other options added onto it. I'm already going to work on putting the Gundams in so others can try them out.

[And because he wants to pilot Sandrock again even if it is only a simulator]

[yondu]

Honestly I want the chance to try one out, too. [He's used to killing pilots in big robots, not being inside one. But he's not going to say that to this good boy. He doesn't need that.]

And it's good of ya to add somethin' that'll help out other crew.

[Because Yondu thinks any and all training can help them. This definitely has potential for it.]

[gundamofthedesert]

When they aren't being used for fighting, they are pretty amazing. [No, he doesn't. To be fair, he was also the Gundam pilot who tried to let enemies surrender to him so he didn't have to kill them. They rarely took it, but he had tried.

He nodded] A lot of people have been curious, I guess because they don't have them, but they are also good to know how to use if this place should give us something like them.

[yondu]

Even if it's sharin' a bit of world it's helpin', whether we get to use it or not. When I first got the flight sim, partially I got it 'cause Della was homesick.

She was a good lady.

[He's sad she went. She did a lotta good for a lotta people, and they definitely felt her absence.]

[gundamofthedesert]

[He smiled faintly when Yondu said that]

Yeah, she was. I spoke to her a few times. I enjoy talking with her.

[yondu]

It was nice havin' her. She understood what it was like to miss your kids.

[Literal about empty nest, he supposes. Also she understood what it was like messin' up as a parent and wanting to make it right.]

[gundamofthedesert]

[Quatre nodded. He didn’t understand that part specifically, but he understood the idea of finding someone on the train who had at least enough of a similar background]

It’s good that you two were able to talk about that together.