Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26336673-20171205184111/@comment-26822753-20171217221621

[404] Let's see what you've been hiding.

At this point Sparky's voice is still edgy and filtered like it is normally.

 OK. Brace yourself. And whatever you do, do NOT interrupt unless I need you to.

Sparky puts their hands on their mask.

 What do you see?

[404] ...your mask?

 Look closer.

[404] !

It's... cracked?

 It's been ruined many times in battle. I always repair it, but it always falls apart. So...

Sparky hits their mask. All the cracked pieces fall out.

[404] !!

A... purple silky tendril? And a strange blue teardrop? Out of each side?

 That's not all.

Sparky takes some pieces out of the top of their mask. Two purple horns come out from the holes.

Voice still filteered.

[404] ...what ARE you?

 Well... brace yourself.

Sparky puts their hands on their mask. It steams and expands a bit like Kylo Ren's does. Sparky removes it.

There's steam coming out of it.

It stops to reveal... a purple head. Dark purple hair. Those tendrils are still there. Weird teardrops are actually some form of headset. And the eyes are bright red/purple/pink.

[404] !!!!!

This is what you are!

Now Sparky's voice is normal. (Yes, Sparky IS still a guy despite this.)

 I'm a water dragon. I'm super frail. I literally cannot hear without this special headset. At least it makes an unblockable communications network. Also, those tendrils of mine are kept in check when under this mask. And now that you know what my head is, you should know the rest of my body.

[404] That I do. But, you still haven't explained why you've been doing this.

 This armor -- the mask and the "body", which is in fact made of a rock-like metal -- is like a life support system for me. It prevents me from going down in one hit. It actually lets me have above average hearing. It prevents me from flailing about and causing accidental destruction. Also, it keeps my water supply, and therefore my life, going.

[404] Why didn't you tell me earlier?

 Do you think I'd WANT anyone to know this? But, alas, you'd have to some time.

[404] ...

I no longer sense deceit in you.

Keep the armor. And give me that mask. I'll repair it.

 ...thank you.

Sparky heads over to the nearest place with water and takes a drink.

Voice is still non-filtered.

 Actually, 404, I wanted to talk to you. Project Blackwing. It's nearing completion. But I have a few suggestions.

Firstly, new types of TIE.

[404] This should be interesting.

Sparky hands 404 some blueprints.


 * TIE Rammer: Equipped with a powerful engine and shield. Looks like a TIE Fighter, but the cannons don't work. When the enemy least expects it, the ship crashes into the enemy.


 * TIE Gunner: The TIE taken to the extreme. This thing has many guns on all sides -- even mounted ones that can rotate -- but has little shields. Can be used in conjunction with Rammers and Bombers to unleash hell.


 * TIE Slicer: These are built to be fast. Have large sharp wings to slice everything in half. They still have guns, but due to the speeds they can reach, you'll need a Droid Gunner or something to aim. Made to outspeed most ships.


 * TIE Cruiser: Big TIEs that deploy what I call TIE Drones. They are small, AI-controlled micro TIE Fighters that are made to be annoying. Good at picking off any stragglers.

Maybe mass-produced TIE Advanced.

As for more superweapons...


 * Orbital Cannon: No, this is a new type of planet destroyer. Not another Orbital Cannon like you know them. This thing can dislodge anything from whatever orbit it may be in.


 * Teleport Cannon: Load some ships into this cannon and let them hyperdrive away to the enemies! Also gives them a temporary shield so that they don't self-destruct by hyperspacing through the enemies.

[404] Those seem like nice ideas. But how do we manufacture all these?

 Psh! Was there ever anything I couldn't help you manufacture?

 Actually, on that topic. One more request, but you don't have to do it.

Plate my armor with chrome.

[404] Excuse me? Chrome?

 Yes. Chrome. That blast-resistant material. If I get shot down, I'll probably need intensive care. You know why.

[404] I see.

 And maybe you could take a TIE Advanced and give it chrome plating. This would come with the unfortunate side-effect of recognisable silver lasers and a silver hyperdrive, but how do you take out a blast-resistant TIE?

As for the chrome itself, I have it. This was the other part of deceit you sensed in me.

Also, I feel it in myself. How can I sense what deceit you sensed in me? It's weird. I've just realised of the existence of this... "force". It flows around us all. And a certain few are able to guide it. I once read it has something to do with "Midi-Chlorians" or other... I forget.

Sparky summons some crates of chrome.

 I'll help you carry these. This is the amount of chrome we'd need for plating my armor and a TIE Advanced. Whatever you do, fix my armor and mask first, so that I'm able to do these other tasks, alright?

[404] OK. Come with me. We'll plate that armor of yours. But how exactly did you get it?

<Sparky> The proper Sith way. How else?

[Nav-AI] Hyperspace trajectory clear. No disruptions. Exiting hyperspace in estimated time sharp.

<Sparky> Good to know. That leaves us a bit of time to do some stuff.

[404] Well, let's get to work. We don't have long until we reach the Injustice Universe.

<Sparky> Injustice?

[404] Yes.

They head off to announce and then work.