FILEVERSION 3
GOTO Start
LABEL Start

LOADMAP cyclonemap

SETMAPICON 0 file=AyakoIcon location=5
SETMAPICON 4 file=MelanieIcon location=1


SETBG file=commonBG
ACTION FADEIN
PLAY MUSIC VAmbient_Light2.ogg

Self "--USDF Cyclone - Common Area--"
Self "It's only been an hour since we were debriefed from our first combat deployment."
Self "Spirits are high, and we all sat around to discuss how it feels to be a proper pilot."
SHOW Ayako actor=Ayako x=35 from=LEFT
SHOW Maribel actor=Maribel x=10 from=LEFT
SHOW Ivessa actor=Ivessa x=65 from=RIGHT 
SHOW Phobos actor=Phobos x=90 from=RIGHT 
Ivessa "It was so chaotic! I swear one of those enemy missiles zipped right by my canopy by only an inch!"
Phobos "The sims don't do the true experience any justice. I was practically getting jostled around like crazy, trying to chase those bombers down."
Ayako "There was so much going on at the start I was utterly overwhelmed! So many simultaneous attackers and picking the wrong one might spell failure."
Phobos "Nearly thought you were gonna lose your cool there, Miss Winglead. Good thing you managed to catch yourself still."
Ivessa "I'm damn glad I don't have any leadership role. As long as someone tells me what to do, I'm perfectly fine! Assuming all I do is just blow stuff up!"
MOVE Ayako 
Phobos "Say, Frosty, you've been pretty quiet. Something's bit your tongue?"
Maribel "Frosty? Seriously?"
Ivessa "I think it fits! You're the ice queen of the squadron!"
Maribel "Hmph, knock it off with the childishness already. We're top performance pilots, not a bunch of highschoolers!"
Maribel "...And don't call me Frosty."
Ivessa "I think someone's a little jealous of Ayako, hehe."
Maribel "N-no I'm not! Where the hell are you getting that idea from?!"
Phobos "Come on now, you're not fooling anyone. Everyone knows you've been vying for that wing leader position this entire time now."
Ayako "I'm sure your opportunity will come eventually. Just gotta show good leadership skill and maybe ask Alice some day."
Maribel "Hmph! You know exactly I deserve that position to begin with! Every Histera before me did! I'd be disappointing my family if I failed to attain a leadership position!"
Phobos "Baaah, family, shamily, you take that stuff way too seriously. We're all friends at the end of the day, doesn't matter who has a 'one' at the end of their name."
Ivessa "Yeah! You're with the Federation one way or another! Isn't that already pretty cool?"
LABEL MaribelDecision1
MENU "All that matters is that we're a unit and that we gotta work together." "You need to stop thinking so much about your family and start thinking more about us" variable=MaribelDecision1 flag=MaribelTalkedTo
IF MaribelDecision1 == 1
	SETVAR MaribelAffection MaribelAffection + 1
	Ayako "The important part here is that we're all a unit, we can't let worrying about squadron positions hinder us from doing our service to the Federation."
	Maribel "Easy for you to say, given you're the wing leader. But I suppose you're right..."
	Ivessa "Ayako's right! It doesn't matter who's who in the end, we're all in this together!"
	Maribel "Yes, yes, I understand. I apologize for my outburst."
	MOVE Ayako x=35 xflip=FALSE
	Phobos "Well, anyway, I heard we're getting shipped out to Laramis now. I asked Alice why, but she just sorta smirked at me and said 'A special little operation'. Any ideas on what that could be?"
	Ayako "Is she implying that fight we had just now was just regular stuff?"
	Ivessa "If that's the case, I'm excited to see what this next mission will be! Maybe it'll be blowing up some big base of theirs!"
	Phobos "Perhaps some huge dogfight operation where we need to clear out a screen of fighters."
	Maribel "I suppose we'll find out once we get called down to the briefing room."
	Ayako "Well we've got a fair amount of time to kill until then. What's everyone planning on doing to pass the time?"
	Maribel "I will be looking around the hangars a bit to check with the engineers on some thing relating to my fighter."
	Ivessa "I'll probably just stay here and play some games!"
	Phobos "Hm, good question. I might just go back to my quarters and maybe read a book or two."
	Ivessa "What about you, Ayako?"
	Ayako "Haven't really decided yet. I might wander around a little, or I might just go to my quarters and take a nap."
	Self "After exchanging a couple extra trivialities, we got up and left."
	HIDE Ayako
	HIDE Ivessa
	HIDE Phobos
	HIDE Maribel
	
	ELSE
	Ayako "You're too hung up on this whole familial stuff. Maybe you should stop worrying about them so much and remember who will actually be there to back you up in battle."
	Maribel "Not all of us care so little about their heritage! Don't impose your carelessness on me like that!"
	Phobos "Easy now, pretty sure she didn't mean it like that."
	Self "Maribel, who had stood up in anger just now, slowly sits back down."
	Maribel "Fine, I shall let this transgression pass this time."
	MOVE Ayako x=35 xflip=FALSE
	Phobos "Uhhh, that aside, I heard we're getting shipped out to Laramis now. I asked Alice why, but she just sorta smirked at me and said 'A special little operation'. Any ideas on what that could be?"
	Ayako "Is she implying that fight we had just now was just regular stuff?"
	Ivessa "If that's the case, I'm excited to see what this next mission will be! Maybe it'll be blowing up some big base of theirs!"
	Phobos "Perhaps some huge dogfight operation where we need to clear out a screen of fighters."
	Maribel "I suppose we'll find out once we get called down to the briefing room."
	Ayako "Well we've got a fair amount of time to kill until then. What's everyone planning on doing to pass the time?"
	Maribel "I will be looking around the hangars a bit to check with the engineers on some thing relating to my fighter."
	Ivessa "I'll probably just stay here and play some games!"
	Phobos "Hm, good question. I might just go back to my quarters and maybe read a book or two."
	Ivessa "What about you, Ayako?"
	Ayako "Haven't really decided yet. I might wander around a little, or I might just go to my quarters and take a nap."
	Self "After exchanging a couple extra trivialities, we got up and left."
	HIDE Ayako
	HIDE Ivessa
	HIDE Phobos
	HIDE Maribel
	ENDIF

ACTION FADEOUT


SHOWMAP playerWentHere
ACTION FADEIN
LABEL MapStart

IF playerWentHere == 1 
SETBG file=hangarBG
# Show and introduce
ACTION FADEIN
Self "I decide to go back to the hangar bay. Some of our Aquilae are placed here, with several engineers conducting repairs on them."
Self "With a little bit of searching I find Melanie again."
SHOW Melanie actor=Melanie x=75 
SHOW Ayako actor=Ayako x=25 from=LEFT
Melanie "Well well, look who's back! You've given us quite some serious work with how you pushed those Aquilae."
Melanie "Could do with a little less stress on the landing gears though, I can hear the complaints of the sod working on them all the way until here."
Ayako "Heh, well, what can I say? Any landing you can walk away from..."
Melanie "Now, while I like smalltalk as much as the next person, I'm sure you're here for a specific reason, 'cause most of the time us engineers normally don't talk to pilots unless they want somethin' from us."
Ayako "Well..."
Ayako "... you said you liked tinkering. Well, would it be possible for you to perhaps build a fancy new gun?"
Melanie "Straight to the point, eh? Well while I do enjoy messing around with guns, the parts that are required for that job ain't cheap. I did have a mod plan laid out for the E-350 Gatling, in case you're interested. Of course, that'd require help from your end too."
Ayako "Sure, what kind of mod is it?"
Melanie "Well you know how the E-350 has this annoying cooling safety switch that turns the gun off after 5 seconds of uninterrupted fire? Well the idea is to slice that switch out and replace the barrel mechanism with more heat resistant materials while improving the radiators."
Ayako "And the catch is?"
Melanie "The parts needed, basically. High-grade ceramics, mostly. The rest I've got lying around but without those ceramics I can't make it work without the barrels utterly melting down after sustained fire."
Ayako "Now, you want me to go fetch you these ceramics? I'm not sure we've had our payday yet..."
Melanie "Who said anything about buying the materials?"
Ayako "I'm not sure I follow."
Melanie "Don't tell anyone I said this, but I've caught word you'll be hitting a supply depot soon. Take a moment to look through these crates there for any ceramics and mark them for me. I've got connections with the recovery teams, they can bring it back to me after the mission, so as long as you find that crate, I'll get those ceramics."
Ayako "And then you'll build the gun?"
Melanie "Exactly. Easy, right?"
Ayako "I'll be sure to keep watch for your crate of ceramics on my next mission then."
Ayako "Second question: Would it be possible to make some modifications to my fighter?"
Melanie "Requests like these..."
Self "Melanie keeps grinning with a pained sigh."
Melanie "They're fun and make the pilots really happy but they're ungodly complicated and expensive to pull off. I could probably improve your ships' maneuverability, speed or firepower but you'd have to procure quite a fair amount of parts for that."
Ayako "What sorts of parts, if I may ask?"
Melanie "Depends on the mod you're looking for. If it's better speed and afterburners, I'll need high grade ceramics and tungsten fan components for example. It's all stuff that's rather hard to get as-is, but perhaps you can find some of it out in the field. Who knows?"
Ayako "Right, right. How would I go about finding that stuff then? I don't suppose the Pacties will just hand it over."
Melanie "Well, whenever you encounter some cargo containers in any future missions, be sure to scan them first. If they've got something of use, you can mark it for recovery, just like I mentioned with the weapon mods."
Ayako "Sounds like a pretty good idea then. I'll keep an eye out for any useful components for you."
Melanie "Sure thing. Anyway, talk to you later. I've got work to do on those fighters."
Ayako "Of course, seeya!"
SETMAPICON 0 file=AyakoIcon location=1
HIDEMAPICON 4
HIDE Ayako
HIDE Melanie
SHOWMAP playerWentHere
GOTO MapStart

ELSEIF playerWentHere == 2
SETBG file=bridgeBG
# Show and introduce
ACTION FADEIN
Self "I step into the bridge, and it seems to be business as usual here. The officers are working at their terminals, the helmsman is maintaining course and the starmap shows that we're headed to the Laramis system."
Self "Though while this is all fascinating to watch, there's nothing specifically to do here, so I leave after a while."
SETMAPICON 0 file=AyakoIcon location=2
SHOWMAP playerWentHere
GOTO MapStart




ELSEIF playerWentHere == 3
SETBG file=crewBG
# Show and introduce
ACTION FADEIN
Self "This will end the VN Segment and start the next mission. Are you sure you want to proceed?"
MENU "Yes, enter your quarters (Start next mission)" "No, stay and go somewhere else" variable=ExitSegment
IF ExitSegment == 1
	Self "After an exhausting day, I input the keycode to my quarters and get in to retire for the day."
	ACTION ENDMISSION
	ENDIF
IF ExitSegment == 2
	SHOWMAP playerWentHere
	GOTO MapStart
	ENDIF
ELSE
	SHOWMAP playerWentHere
	GOTO MapStart

ELSEIF playerWentHere == 5
SETBG file=commonBG
# Show and introduce
ACTION FADEIN
Self "Back in the Common Room, Ivessa and Izumi were still chattering about their mission."
SHOW Ayako actor=Ayako x=35 from=LEFT
SHOW Ivessa actor=Ivessa x=65 from=RIGHT 
SHOW Phobos actor=Phobos x=90 from=RIGHT 

SETMAPICON 0 file=AyakoIcon location=5
SHOWMAP playerWentHere
GOTO MapStart


ELSEIF playerWentHere == 4
SETBG file=briefingBG
Action FADEIN
Self "The briefing room is currently standing empty."
SETMAPICON 0 file=AyakoIcon location=4
SHOWMAP playerWentHere
GOTO MapStart


ENDIF

LABEL END
ACTION ENDMISSION