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qev087505_MSG0001 |
About the beam-cannon project—[ST:n ]is there any way we can push the output up another 800 G's?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0002 |
I know it's a lot...[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0003 |
But if we can manage it, I think we[ST:n ]could punch through Ganglion armor![ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0004 |
This is why I hate talking to amateurs.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0005 |
Wh-what?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0006 |
But Commander Vandham said[ST:n ]it might be possible if we solved a pair of issues...[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0007 |
What, so I have to explain it because he's too damn lazy?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0008 |
Hey![ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0009 |
It's Brenna, right?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0010 |
We know your time is valuable,[ST:n ]but could you maybe stow the attitude for a second?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0011 |
Look, this unit is meant for installation[ST:n ]on the back of a Skell, right?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0012 |
Right.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0013 |
Well then, you've got a real bitch of a heat-emission problem.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0014 |
I'm just estimating here...[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0015 |
But you're probably looking at temperatures of over[ST:n ]400 degrees running from the head to the cockpit block.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0016 |
And that kind of heat will cook your sensors.[ST:n ]...Oh, and kill the pilot.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0017 |
The back-mounted unit just won't work.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0018 |
And with its size,[ST:n ]it's not like you could change the offset-position to the arms.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0019 |
Er, unless we use different conductors in the barrel jacket.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0020 |
In that case, the large size would actually work in our favor.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0021 |
Here, I made a sketch.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0022 |
...Huh. Yeah, that might actually work.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0023 |
I mean, if we had a conductor efficient enough.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0024 |
But the only ones of this grade are all[ST:n ]being used in NLA's central power grid.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0025 |
Can't very well tear that apart to make a new gun.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0026 |
I guess not...[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_JNK0010 |
Concede |
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qev087505_SEL0011 |
Tell Lin that she tried her best. |
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qev087505_JNK0020 |
Persist |
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qev087505_SEL0021 |
Insist that you can get around that problem. |
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qev087505_MSG0027 |
We're not done yet.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0028 |
There have to be resources here on Mira we've yet to discover.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0029 |
Who's to say one of those can't be[ST:n ]turned into a new conductor?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0030 |
Maybe.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0031 |
There have to be resources here on Mira we've yet to discover.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0032 |
Who's to say one of those can't be[ST:n ]turned into a new conductor?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0033 |
Hey, that's it. We'll just build a new one![ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0034 |
And you expect to just miraculously stumble across[ST:n ]this hypothetical material today?[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0035 |
Maybe not today, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't look.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0036 |
I'm not giving up on this.[ST:wait ][ST:n ] |
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qev087505_MSG0047 |
Yes, what is it? You need me?[ST:wait ] |
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qev087505_MSG0048 |
I thought you were gathering materials for Alan.[ST:wait ] |
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qev087505_MSG0049 |
Take care of that first, then we can talk.[ST:wait ] |
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qev087505_MSG0037 |
Sure, there's rumors of ore from Sylvalum and Cauldros[ST:n ]with properties that make for an ideal conductor.[ST:wait ] |
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qev087505_MSG0038 |
But unless you've got FrontierNav up in every corner[ST:n ]of those hinterlands, there's no way you're finding any.[ST:wait ] |
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qev087505_MSG0039 |
Probably an exercise in futility, but hey, it's your life.[ST:n ]Knock yourself out.[ST:wait ] |
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qev087505_MSG0040 |
Well, assuming I take care of the conductor on my end,[ST:n ]you've still got the issue of the magnetic trap.[ST:wait ] |
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qev087505_MSG0041 |
Hmm... And of all the tech staff here,[ST:n ]Alan would probably know the most about that.[ST:wait ] |
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qev087505_MSG0042 |
He's a bit of a flake and his work can get...optimistic,[ST:n ]but he clearly knows his stuff.[ST:wait ] |
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qev087505_MSG0043 |
It's worth talking to him, at least.[ST:wait ] |
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qev087505_MSG0044 |
Things went well with Alan?[ST:wait ] |
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qev087505_MSG0045 |
Then this crazy new weapon of Lin's might just become[ST:n ]a reality.[ST:wait ] |
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qev087505_MSG0046 |
I'll do whatever I can to make that happen.[ST:n ]Meanwhile, why don't you hurry along and report to[ST:n ]Commander Vandham?[ST:wait ] |