They don't do quite the same thing here as they do in the games (since magical combat in OWaW is a little more complicated than danmaku), so Zaeed's line is probably applicable, yes. I guess we'll just have to trust that Remilia knows what she's doing as regards increasing/varying Flan's already impressive firepower. :)

>Also, apparently regarding G as Remilia's property is a running a joke
>in the household at this point.
>
>"Really though, there are worse things to be."

At the end of the night, he's just happy to be valued.

--G.
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Impressive, but not sustainable. Stopping mid-fight to recharge is unquestionably a vulnerable point that needs to be closed. If spell cards are more energy-efficient, I can see Remilia teaching them to Flandre, especially if it's relatively quick to learn.

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Beyond that, there's always value in not blowing up forty acres just to destroy one Neuroi.

Hmm, I thought the pauses were mostly due to the Neuroi infestation, though I guess we haven't had occasion to see Flandre light things up since to see where her abilities have settled afterward.

>Beyond that, there's always value in not blowing up forty acres just
>to destroy one Neuroi.

Dependent on both what the forty acres contains and how badly the Neuroi needed to go away, but probably true most of the time.

	-={(Astynax)}=- "Still, there's no kill like overkill."

The "heavy volume of fire/pause to recharge" thing is a Neuroi hallmark, but then, so is the "crystals as part of a flight mechanism" thing, and Flan seems to have retained that. But you're right, she hasn't had an opportunity to really find the edges of her envelope yet.

In any case, the spell card thing is more about concentrating firepower. With the danmaku-style "barrage" spell that's about the only one she and Remilia both can cast, they can chew a Neuroi's armor to pieces fairly easily, but by the time they've exposed, located, and moved to attack the core it grows back. They don't have the quick pinpoint strike firepower necessary to close the deal. The witches get around this problem with modern weaponry and teamwork. For vampires, there are spell cards packing more directed punch.

(They weren't developed to fight Neuroi, but Remilia, contemplating ways to prepare her sister for the field, reckons they'll do the job. She's realistic enough to know that just asking Flan politely not to get involved won't work. Spell cards are plan B. :)

>>Beyond that, there's always value in not blowing up forty acres just
>>to destroy one Neuroi.
>
>Dependent on both what the forty acres contains and how badly the
>Neuroi needed to go away, but probably true most of the time.

If they were fighting in Orussia, nobody would even notice, but the Gallians are pickier about massive collateral damage.

"As Professor Kirishatov put it, it's better to have a large radioactive crater in your country and no Angel than an Angel and no country."
- John Trussell, Neon Exodus Evangelion the Movie: Apotheosis Now

Different enemy, same philosophy. :)

>"Still, there's no kill like overkill."

This is basically the only thing Mio Sakamoto and Curtis LeMay agree about.

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It's fortunate the Neuroi don't have an AT field, because that would make matters so much worse...

>
>>"Still, there's no kill like overkill."
>
>This is basically the only thing Mio Sakamoto and Curtis LeMay agree
>about.
>

Maxim 37: There is no 'overkill'; there is only 'open fire' and 'reload'

Not being that familiar with the Strike Witches source material, I had thought Neuroi were a 'crystals as a part of every mechanism' thing.

Tangentially, are the Strike Witches canon shows worth tracking down in their own right?

>(They weren't developed to fight Neuroi, but Remilia,
>contemplating ways to prepare her sister for the field, reckons
>they'll do the job. She's realistic enough to know that just asking
>Flan politely not to get involved won't work. Spell cards are plan B.
> :)
>

Remilia is a wise older sister. Who also probably wouldn't listen if asked not to get involved, depending on other circumstances. Besides, Flandre needs exercise/target practice, and no one is likely to complain about using Neuroi for that.

>If they were fighting in Orussia, nobody would even notice, but the
>Gallians are pickier about massive collateral damage.
>
>"As Professor Kirishatov put it, it's better to have a large
>radioactive crater in your country and no Angel than an Angel and no
>country."
> - John Trussell, Neon Exodus Evangelion the Movie: Apotheosis
>Now
>
>Different enemy, same philosophy. :)
>

Gotta love (O)Russian pragmatism in times of war.

	-={(Astynax)}=- "This was field, then came Neuroi, then came lake. Not for swimming though, unless want to glow in dark." (all said in the central casting Russian accent, naturally)

Well, yes, that is true.

>Tangentially, are the Strike Witches canon shows worth tracking down
>in their own right?

That is... a matter of considerable contention. I think so? But boy howdy, does it have a tall WTF-am-I-doing curb to get on top of at the start. Once you get into it, it is much more than just a vehicle for pantyshots and moe...

... but it is still a vehicle for pantyshots and moe.

>>She's realistic enough to know that just asking
>>Flan politely not to get involved won't work.
>
>Remilia is a wise older sister. Who also probably wouldn't listen if
>asked not to get involved, depending on other circumstances.

Indeed.

"Go on. Look me in the eye and tell me that, if Benjamin and his colleagues are called out to fight while you're visiting their castle, you'll be a good girl and stay behind."

"..."

"Yes, I thought not. You're our father's daughter, after all. You would no more be able to ignore such a call than would I."

--G.
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Oh yes, I'm well aware of Lævatein, but at this point in the story, it's not in play. (Fortunately. If she'd hauled that out during the full-moon fever, it would have messed up everyone's day even worse.)

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"...You didn't. Please tell me you didn't."

"I did..."

Heheh. Heh. Heeheeheeheehee...

--G.
It's not so bad as artifacts of Loki go, I mean, she could have found the Mask.
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(Radioing to St. Ulrich while fleeing at speed and under heavy fire) G: "We no longer have to worry about the Neuroi, I expect them to be wiped out by the end of the week."
Reply from whoever is on radio duty at the time, too badly garbled to identify: "So why do you sound like you're fighting all of them at once?"
(Camera pans to the sky in the direction he's making best speed away from, showing a small, flying form in a garish yellow dress, with a bright green face locked in a manic grin, and the glint of rainbow crystals arrayed along thin wings, just before another epic fusillade of energetic death blots out all visibility.)

	-={(Astynax)}=- "Utterly useless as scenes go, but hopefully someone is half as amused as I was by the image of Flandre in the Mask & outfit."

Remilia: I don't suppose you've completely ignored my instructions and secretly prepared another Dragon Slave spell card, have you?
Flandre: What if I had?
Remilia: Naturally you wouldn't do anything so insanely dangerous as to carry it around with you, would you?
Flandre: Of course not. I'm a good girl. I do what I'm told.
Remilia: Excellent. Blow up that Neuroi.

Peter Eng
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Because Ace is one of the best companions.

Yes, yes she is. And that was one of the best exchanges she had with the Doctor.

I used to have a bunch of audio samples from that episode, one of which was my default Windows error sound for years (the Cyber Leader declaring, "These things are irrelevant!"). :)

--G.
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Insert humorous comment here.

even without ANY Illudium p-32~~~~, which explains why the file is 'read only'?