FTA: Curse of the Devil | Part 23
Happy birthday, Sara! Also, due to a complete coincidence, Happy birthday, Brandon Smith. XD
FTA: Curse of the Devil - Crinale 2210-12
>log23: 22100712
Thursday, July 12th, 2210
07:44:28
"Wh... What the?!"
A few people were standing by an ordinary sofa in the lounge.
"何？1 Ugh.... Why is it that everyone gets so surprised whenever they see me here?!" Kyoko asked, annoyed. She was casually sitting lengthways on the sofa, with one knee up and her arm on the same side resting on it.
"It's because you almost never come here. This is the second time in two months!" Gareth replied. Everyone had left to get on with the day's preparations, but Gareth had remained.
"So what if I'm not here every day?! If I don't have to be here, then I won't come. What's there to be surprised about?"
"Uh..."
"Exactly. Unnecessary thoughts and feelings are not good for anyone. Don't get me wrong, though, I'm not saying 'Be a robot', or 'Get rid of your emotions', I'm just saying 'Think rationally'."
"Okay, noted. So, what are you doing here?"
"Nothing at all."
"Huh? Wait, so why did you come here?"
"I'm sure you know why. You know the significance of today's date."
"Yeah, but how do you know about that? No-one told you as far as I'm aware."
Kyoko shrugged, "I just know."
Gareth suddenly became aware that no-one else was speaking. 'Wait, why is no-one spea-' He thought, spinning around and realizing why. Everyone else had left, the only two people in the lounge were him and Kyoko.
"The hell? Where did everyone go?"
"They left." Kyoko replied simply, "Most probably to help with the preparations."
"Yeah, I know that, I ju... ugh, why? D-do they know?" He mumbled to himself.
"Know what?" Kyoko asked, hearing him.
"Huh? Oh, nothing. Anyway, since everyone left us, shall we go for a drive together?"
"Let me think about that." She said, sitting for several seconds, before, "Uhhh.... no."
"What?! Why not?"
"I have no need for leisure. Besides, he will be here soon."
"I know, I meant after... ugh, never mind."
"I agree, let's go make our preparations." She said, getting up and walking off without waiting for Gareth.
"Okay... H-hey, wait!" He stuttered, running after her, trying to keep up.
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08:00:00
As usual, Brandon arrived at Angelus HQ at 8am. He parked in his usual space, the garage that only he had the authority to use. He entered the fairly large lounge, and turned on the lights.
BANG
"AAAGH! What the-?!"
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDON!" Came the voices of several people after popping several party poppers.
"Wh-? I-" Brandon stuttered. "Thanks, guys!"
"Ehh, it's nothing. Just showing our admiration for one of the saviours of AG racing! Also, it's your 50th, we had to do something!"
"Well, I appreciate it!" He said, looking around the room, then seeing a somewhat unusual, but familiar sight.
"K-Kyoko? You're here! Who told you when my birthday was?"
"I... I just knew." She muttered.
"Ah, it's not important, I'm glad you're here, though!"
"Thanks..." She fidgeted, as if she was hesitating about something. Then she stuck her arm out and flashed a peace sign, before loudly saying "Happy Birthday!". She dropped her hand immediately afterwards and muttered "I feel foolish."
"Anyway, Brandon," The lead technician said, "For your present, we thought we had to do something special, and we have planned something really special. Look out there." He pointed to the window showing the underground R&D sector. There Brandon spotted something.
"Wait, that's my Razer.X! How'd you get in it when I have the key?!"
"You underestimate your own technicians. We have a master key that can unlock and start any Razer.X, including your special model. But that's not important. What is important is your present. We made a 2nd generation of the AGS:X engine, which will be swapped into your car. This particular engine has been modified to suit a completely new drivetrain which eliminates the need for a transmission. It's going to be much lighter, so it'll be much faster."
"Wow, thanks!"
"That's not all. We have 4 Electric-Sport motors that will also be installed, so you can get up to 983hp. However, for now, you will only be able to access 750, due to complicated reasons. But hey, at least you get 30 more for now."
"This will take some time to complete everything, please tell me I have a temporary car I can use."
"Of course!"
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Location Unknown.
Time Unknown.
>>EREBUS OS V3.7.564
>>LOADING DATA FILES...
>COMPLETE
>>INITIATING "PROJECT SHINIGAMI"
>>PROJECT: SHINIGAMI ONLINE.
>>DOWNLOADING EXISTING AVAILABLE TEAM DATA...
>COMPLETE
>>INITIATING DEVELOPMENT ON "SG_R-000", "SG_X-043"...
>ERROR: DATA INSUFFICIENT TO COMPLETE "SG_X-043". ADDITIONAL DATA REQUIRED.
>DEVELOPMENT STARTED ON "SG_R-000".
>EXPECTED DEVELOPMENT COMPLETION DATE: 2212.
1 Nani, tr:"What?"
Part 77: Offensive Campaign
FTA: Curse of the Devil | Part 24.2
Ignore this if you want, it's the same as Jonny's part. It's really just filler for me until I can think of something to write.
To be honest, I really want all of this 2210 stuff to be over so I can start writing/posting Season 2. I have so many good ideas for that and I'm sure it'll be much better than all of these COTD parts. However, I can't just get stuck into it since some pre-2212 stuff will affect some minor, but still relevant Season 2 details.
FTA: Curse of the Devil - Crinale 2210-12
>log24.2: 22100803
Friday, August 3rd, 2210
There, on the screen, was Vera, staring at the ground, and a man, pointing a gun to her head.
"Look, Mr. Bovier, this is her, right?" he asked.
Nico could do nothing but stare into her face.
"Yes, I guess." Nico replied unimpressed.
"Mr Bovier!" Vera yelled, looking up suddenly.
Viktor started to laugh, feeling safe about his victory "Hahahahaha, young Bovier, already give up?"
After a while of what seemed like thought, Nico wispered "They were right..."
"Listen, Bovier. You killed some of my men..." Viktor began to talk, as Nico continued to think about his conclusion.
"Listen, Chris! This is not longer racing, you made war of it! Beside these that are devastingly destroying our continent!" he spat, to Viktor's surprise.
"If you little sh't believe you can blackmail me, you are wrong. What we do with our troops is none of your business! This is going too far!" Nico made the mistake to believe that Viktor's plans weren't politically motivated.
"Chris?!" Vera shouted.
"Chris Scarborough!" yelled Nico into his screen.
"Fine..." Viktor sighed "Kill her, Dave."
"Dave!?" was Nico's loud, surprised words as the man raised his arm and fired.
BANG!
FTA: Curse of the Devil | Part 25
I thought of something original to write about. apart from the August 2nd part, the entirety of log24 was crap. Just me copy-pasting things. Ugh.
FTA: Curse of the Devil - Crinale 2210-12
>log25: 22100811
Saturday, August 11th, 2210
"SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'VE BEEN!?" An angry Carolina Scarlatti called, and scolded, her daughter. "You haven't spent a day at school. No, you've gone and become an AG pilot!"
"Hi to you too, Carolina." Lucia greeted her, placing particular emphasis on her mother's name. "Too bad you found out too late, or you'd have been able to prevent it! I'm glad it took you this long though, quite fitting for people such as yourself."
"Caro-?! Now you listen to me! You will return home at once! You are never to touch anything Anti-Gravity again! That stuff is the Devil's work. God created gravity on our fine Earth for a reason!"
"Carolina," She taunted again, placing even more emphasis on her name. "You should have realised I don't believe in that religious BS. I'm a woman of science, Anti-Gravity technology is the pinnacle of human innovation. Also, I was born to race, not one pathetic human can stop me, even if those pathetic humans are the ones who birthed me."
"Lucia! Y-"
"SILENCE!" She yelled back. "YOU CANNOT CHOOSE FOR ME! I AM MY OWN PERSON! YOU ARE NOTHING TO ME! [sigh], okay... maybe I should try saying this in your own language if you aren't going to listen. So please... listen very carefully. [ahem]... AFF*NCULO E MORIRE, PUTTANA1!"
After cussing her out in her native Italian, Lucia ended the call, then proceeded to delete her entire family's contact details off her phone, but not before placing a block on every number that corresponded to every member of her family. Filled with intense hate, she pitched her arm back to hurl her phone at the wall, but then she remembered the words of her co-pilot, Leon Turner, as if he were right there in her room:
"Hmph, if only you'd channel that anger into the simulator, into eliminating the other craft. This is Crinale, you can't just do what you want."
She stared back at the simulator sitting in one corner of her room.
"UUAAAGGGHHH, fine!" She growled, booting up the machine. "I'll show you what I can do."
As soon as the simulator loaded everything, she noticed Leon had joined the race.
'Hmph,' She thought, 'I guess you heard me. No matter, you will be the first to go, the first to feel my rage.'
She stayed true to her word. Not even past the first lap...
"Contender Eliminated."
"KYAHAHAHAHAHA!"
However, even though she eliminated Leon, she wasn't done unleashing her rage once she disposed of Leon. She continued to intentionally eliminate every other craft on the track, all while keeping a relatively fast and clean run.
"Contender Eliminated."
"First Place."
"You're damn right 'first place', there's no-one left to beat me!" She contemplated on her win. "You know, this seems to be very theraputic. I feel very calm and relaxed. Hahahaha! I've seen the benefit of this stupid racing style I have to do! But I'm sure they'd be happy even if I employ my own racing style, I just have to be violent and dominate everything!"
1...yeah, no. I'd rather not translate that. Sara would know what it means, though... that is, if I've translated it right. Not pretty, is it? I'd get murdered if I said that to my own mother XD
FTA: Curse of the Devil | Part (0xFFF)
FTA: Curse of the Devil - Crinale 2210-12
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>loghttp://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--f...8/numerals.gif: 22160924
Tuesday, September 24th, 2216
Yokohama, Japan
12:00:06
"Hey, you free?" Came Nico's voice from the phone, "It's finished, are you in Japan?"
"Yeah?"
"Come down to the new road course, PHM Kōdō kōsu, you can see it and try it out!"
"Wait, you're at PHMX? I'm here too, I'm just checking it out, where are you?"
"I'm at the pits."
"Great, I'll be there in a bit."
Not one minute later, a sleek black hypercar drifted into view, racing the opposite way up the course. It entered the pits at breakneck speed, before its driver applied the car's custom airbrakes, slowing down quite vigorously and violently. The engine cut out and the driver side door swung open as a tall man got out. He wore an all black suit with no tie, an unzipped hoodie which, apart from the hood part, was obscured by a long black overcoat and a pair of opaque black visor-sunglasses which were custom-made, moulded to fit his face.
"Brandon? What the hell?! It's over, why are you still wearing those black clothes?!"
Brandon took off his sunglasses in one smooth manoeuver, and grinned widely. "Heh, I did promise that I'd never wear all this again, didn't I? [sigh], I don't know, I just like the design of it too much! So, I continue to wear it, on occasion. Sometimes I just feel like it, sometimes I wear it to conceal my identity, it depends. It... also keeps as a constant reminder of that dark age, not that I'd forget something so horrible. In any case, how are you?"
"I'm very fine, thank you!"
Brandon looked past Nico at a truck trailer adorned with Jennter logos and imagery, and painted white and orange.
"Is it in there?" He said excitedly, his eyes gleaming.
"Straight to the point, I see! I can tell how excited you are to see it, to experience it. Very well."
<ready to roll! | hiroshi okubo_>
Nico opened the trailer's doors, revealing the compartment was split in two sections horizontally. The section at the top was covered by a ramp that was folded up. He activated an automatic mechanism that moved the bottom part of the section out, the ramp folding down as it did so. When the section was completely out, it moved down to the bottom of the trailer, ready to move the contents out.
The contents of the trailer were the one thing Brandon was most looking forward to from Jennter, and was the only part of the deal made with Jennter that had nothing to do with the F12000.
"I-it's... beautiful" He managed to blurt out.
What they were looking at was a highly modified race-spec version of Angelus' sports compact, the Neko. Painted in Jennter's standard white and orange livery, the only other parts of the livery were Jennter's logo and the number 15 on the sides.
"This is it, Brandon. This is the Jennter Tuning Works Neko."
Brandon suddenly got a massive chill down his spine, and shivered noticeably.
"What's wrong?" Nico asked.
"Nothing, just... I can sense that this is a dangerous, powerful monster of a machine... I must try it!"
"Of course you can try it, it's why I called you out here in the first place!"
Nico reached into his pocket and pulled out a key, which he tossed to Brandon.
"Woah!" He caught it barely.
When they entered the car, Nico pointed to a series of switches in the center console, explaining the procedure for starting the car, which involved flipping a series of switches in a particular order. Brandon did as he was instructed, and then slammed his finger down on a red button. The engine made a low whirring noise, then emitted a loud, powerful roar.
"Th-that sounds nothing like the C16A, but it does still sound like an inline-4." Brandon muttered.
"We did change a lot of the parts when tuning that engine up, but we still wanted it to be that particular engine." Nico explained.
"Alright, well let's do this!" Brandon announced, setting the car into reverse and backing out. He held the brake down, set the sequential gearbox to Drive, and built up the revs to 9000.
<motor species | tetsukanzu nakanishi_>
As soon as he let go of the brake however, the car shot forward like nothing Brandon had ever experienced. he was right, the JTW Neko was a powerful monster.
"UGH! Th-this is powerful indeed. How far did you tune it?!"
"Heh... we were able to bring it up to 605hp"
"605?! From an engine that originally had 167... that's impressive!"
"That's Jennter engineering for you!"
Brandon had shifted into 6th gear in no time, but there seemed to be a problem.
"Eugh, this gearing, it's all wrong, it's too short." He said.
"Too short? Hmm, I should have mentioned, that sequential gearbox is a 9-speed."
"9 speed?! I thought it was a more traditional 6!" He exclaimed, flicking the upshift paddle engaging 7th gear.
Brandon entered the first corner with his usual gusto, but found the car's handling to be quite odd, which caused him to, for the first time since a year or two ago, grab the wheel with two hands.
"Aaahh! Rear stabilisers only, help! I'm too used to my hypercar, which has 4 active stabilisers. Hey, don't laugh! You made me hold the wheel with two hands, even though I'm completely used to my one handed style."
"One handed?"
"Yeah, it gives me full control of the manual shifter and other controls in my car, but I got used to it before I got it. Anyway, I think it will take me a while until I have her under control."
Brandon ran the course at a slower speed than he would usually run at, to leave room for error. He also continued to use both hands to steer for another few corners, before dropping back to his usual single handed approach, greatly reducing the angle of his drifts, which in turn increased his speed.
"Wow, this is great! You're really doing this car justice!"
"No... I'm not, I still don't have complete control. This car's handling is so twitchy, I can barely use its power properly!"
A few laps later at mostly the same speed, with occasional moments at full speed, Brandon was nearing the finish line.
"Right, I'm ready to do a full lap at full speed. This will be me doing the car justice!"
