Dawww, that's pretty sad. Though it could be due to me also listening to Sigur Rós... wait. THEY'RE A BAND FROM REYKJAVIK! Oooh, they're definitely going to be in the song list for part 5. Speaking of which, Part 5 will be uploaded very soon, which will follow with the usual every Friday week upload of Faster Than Angels.
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...and by "very soon", I mean SURPRISE, WE'RE DOING IT NOW!
FTA Returns!: [Part 5.0] The Funeral Headphase
[[The Aftermath of the 2209 FX400 Season]]
<22091202>
Saturday, December 2nd, 2209
Angelus R&D HQ, Perth, Australia
21:51:34
<human after all_together_one more time_music sounds better with you | daft punk_>
The music was blaring at the Angelus headquarters, the end of season party was especially important to the team, as they had just completed their first AG racing championship season ever, and had even managed to place 2nd in the overall standings.
An investigation was carried out regarding Angelus' use of Wyvern's Complete External Force Nullification Device. However, the investigation ended following the discovery that Angel had only used it as a form of defence against Crinale, who had the ability to use their unapproved superweapon, the CZf_12 Energy Blaster. The CEFND had not been used to further aid Angelus in their win, so their victory had not been stripped from them.
Further attempts to locate Crinale's base of operations were met with failure, as each lead the Anti-Gravity Racing Commission obtained were bogus, or had false locations. The investigation for Crinale's use of the Energy Blaster, and Wyvern's claim that they had used KX-SI, a modification allowing virus-based weaponry to affect a ships computer system and shields via one Plasma shot, had all relied on the AGRC locating Crinale's headquarters. Wyvern, however, had presented irrefutable evidence of the KX-SI incident, that of the data of the Wyvern ship during the Fort Gale race.
Omega Harbour had its computer system modified, to comply with FX400 regulations. This meant that Crinale, or any other team, could no longer use any weapon that was not approved of by the AGRC. Also regarding Omega Harbour, yet another Crinale based investigation had come to light, that of their use of what seemed to be a modified quake, fired during the final lap of the second final race of the season at Omega Harbour, eliminating one half of all the contenders racing. Data analysed of all affected teams, and eye-witness descriptions of the quake revealed that the weapon used was a QUACCE, Quantum Unified Automatic Cyber-Controlled Eliminator, a highly dangerous weapon designed to act like a quake, but produce mass amounts of damage, as well as shorting out crucial ship systems, such as the shields. It was not as dangerous as Crinale's Energy Blaster, but was still very dangerous nonetheless, and was a weapon that had been banned by the AGRC.
Despite being eliminated, Wyvern obtained sufficient points to end the season in first place, winning the 2209 season. Due to the re-acquirement of Jennter Enterprises by the resistance led by Jonny Bovier, and the elimination of Hans Neumann, no points were awarded for them at the Omega Harbour race. This did have some effect on their final position, finishing 5th, behind AG Systems in 3rd and FEISAR in 4th. Crinale ended up in 6th place. Due to the attack led by Falon in the second Omega Harbour race, the race was cancelled before it ended, and thus, no-one obtained any points for that race. Angelus, Wyvern and Jennter were commended for their efforts in bringing Falon down. However, they could not party all the time...
<22091207>
Thursday, December 7th, 2209
Wyvern AR HQ, Reykjavik, Iceland
13:04:47
<ekki múkk | sigur rós_>
Brandon and Tarah were personally invited by David to attend Sarah's funeral. How could they refuse? They were his friends, they cared for him and he needed them more than ever. He had lost his girlfriend and long time partner, who was killed in cold blood. At the service, many people attended, Wyvern personnel, family and friends of both Sarah and David, and representatives of Jennter. Since Brandon considered Angelus his family, many more Angelus personnel attended than just Brandon and Tarah.
David then took the stand, and began his speech.
"Ladies and Gentleman, today marks the day we say farewell to a marvellous person from our team who was taken by the acts of evil from Crinale. But this does not mean she will never leave our side for her legacy will continue in our daily lives. A genius who helped us create a marvellous step forward in technology will never be forgotten. I will personally see that justice is brought to her name. For now I will hand over the podium to our Father"
After that, the funeral proceeded as usual and without a hitch. The after-party gave Brandon and Tarah a chance to become closer to everyone else, as well as each other.
"Brandon... I..... oh. Never mind." She stuttered, looking quite sad.
"What's up? Tell me." Brandon asked.
"Don't worry, it... it's nothing. Trust me."
"Ok. If you need anything, even if it's just someone to talk to, let me know, I'll be there for you.... a-uhhh... I mean... y'know. You're family! You're my friend!"
"I know." She said, trying to break the awkwardness, "I know exactly how you feel."
...
On the 15th of December, Angelus gave the following press statement:
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>>TRANSMISSION BEGIN_
A Review of Events, by Angelus
Friday, December 15th, 2209, 10:26:52
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"Hello, I am Brandon Smith, Team Leader of Angelus Research and Development.
"This press statement is directed at everyone. AG league fans, Angelus fans, you name it. This... is for YOU.
"Since 2198, when we started the Angelus project, this had always been that: a project, a little experiment, something that wasn't meant to be taken seriously. That, unfortunately, changed on our first ever year competing, this year, 2209.
"The conception and rise of Crinale Technologies ensured that we would not have an easy time racing alongside the legends. Fortunately for us, we made some great allies along the way. Wyvern, Jennter, I'm looking at you. You guys helped us, and in return, we helped you. We had some great adventures, on and off the track.
"However, we cannot overlook the fact that Crinale has grown over the past 12 months, and is now a threat to this great sport. We believe that they may attempt to recreate something similar to the F9000. Because of this, and many more reasons, Angelus is here to stay. We will become a serious team in the AG League, but we'll have fun doing it, as we have many supporters, you guys! You're awesome!
"As of 2210, our current FX400 craft, the KA-AGR1, will be modified ever so slightly, as our research takes us to greater speeds and handling capabilities. Cosmetically, the craft will largely remain the same, except for the aforementioned handling upgrades, however, we will also be using a second skin. Don't worry, though, this one is created and approved by Angelus. This second skin will still be white, but everything that was azure blue on the first craft will be neon green on the second craft. Our new craft will also be given a new name, as of now, our racing craft will have a new chassis name, KA-AX, the AGR1 will be modified and known as the AX1.1. But these racing craft will also have a model name.
"So now, I present to you, for the 2210 FX400 season, our improved craft, the KA-AX1.1, also known as... the Xygen4!
"The Xygen will have the same performance stats as what is now known as the AX1.0, but the body will be slightly modified, proving to be more aerodynamic than the 1.0, and therefore, faster. These changes, along with slight changes behind the scenes, in our research, in our company, will cement our claim to be more serious in this championship.
"Don't worry, though. Just because we're being more serious, doesn't mean our views, our ideals, have changed. This isn't just a little experiment anymore, we're an actual racing team, and we need to perform like one. We'll give it our all, 110%!
"We are Angelus. We're Faster Than Angels! See you in 2210!"
>>TRANSMISSION END_
This is the end of the 2209 season, but not the end of the adventure...
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//FATAL ERROR: Hacking Attempt: cti://dedsec.666_crinale//ctO5__AlLeKo13//fffffffffffff~
"Do not think you will be able to get away now. You have started something, and I. Will. Finish it!"
So yeah, I've started to write out a new season. I've got quite a few parts written out already.
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