It's.... It's several Gundams?! [OPEN]

[a_mere_human]

Setsuna didn't stay long at the Meet n' Greet. He mostly milled about in the background, listening to a handful of conversations here and there. He wasn't sure what to make of the whole spiel about worlds having been destroyed, but he'd discover the truth about that in time. He had more important things to worry about.

Eventually, he managed to pick up several key words, being "Hangar" and "Suits", and he figured he'd find his Gundam there, or some clue about where they took it.

He rushed there, finding it open for anyone to access. He wandered through, looking around at the various vehicles, planes, and craft. He eventually spotted something that made his jaw drop, though.

Exia was there, fully repaired, but lacking a GN drive to power it. Not surprising, considering that the 00 Gundam was right next to it (which contained both Exia's and 0 Gundam's GN Drives), complete with the 0-Raiser already docked to it. But what was shocking was the number of similar yet different mobile suits surrounding both of his.

"...other... Gundams?"

For someone who practically worshiped his mobile suit, and knew there were only a mere handful even remotely like it, this was definitely a shock. Though, upon a slightly closer inspection, he noticed that none of the others had GN Drives of their own. Were these true Gundams from other worlds? Or were those mere knock offs of his own?

"How is this possible?"

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[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

Multiple Gundams was one thing. Multiple unfamiliar Gundams was something else entirely. Duo's brow furrowed at the lineup of multiple multiple Gundams, all of them completely unfamiliar. The idea of so many of them worried him- all that came to mind was the thought of endless battles.

Luckily, Duo was able to spot Deathscythe Hell completely unharmed towards the back of the hangar, and his expression brightened considerably. "Buddy!!" he grinned, rushing towards the back of the hangar-- only to spot Setsuna on his way past, which made Duo skid to a stop in his tracks.

"...No way." Duo's jaw dropped, too- but not quite for the same reason.

"You're a--!?"

[a_mere_human]

His expression shifted from shock to annoyance. Hadn't he ditched this kid?

"What are you doing here?"

Was he some kind of Gundam Meister?

[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

"I'm gettin' my Gundam."

Duo's face darkened considerably, the chirpiness all but gone from him though the sarcastic- now dangerous glint in his eyes remained.

He didn't recognize any of these other suits- so the options he could immediately think of were only bad ones. The idea of multiple worlds hadn't even occurred to him yet.

"Which one's yours?"

[a_mere_human]

Setsuna didn't answer that question. He was practically seething at the idea that someone other than Celestial Being could possess Gundam technology.

"How could you possibly have Gundam? Who do you work for?"

[jesushasagundam]

Kira had headed down into the hangar once he'd heard the news of a pod release - not only to make sure that everything would be all right (especially during rumors of an outbreak) - but to see if there were any new mobile suits that appeared... any he recognized.

Sure enough, there were some new figures standing tall in the hangar, but none of them looked familiar beyond the general mobile suit form. Interestingly enough, they were already in full color, as if their Phase Shift armor had been activated - or did they just not have it?

He decided to run some diagnostics on the Strike Freedom while he waited... and before too long there was another figure down in the hangar who seemed to be gaping at Kira's Gundam. The young pilot leaned out of the cockpit, calling down, "Hello! ...ah, are you looking for something?"

[a_mere_human]

Setsuna didn't answer at first, still looking at Kira's Gundam. That machine had enough guns on it to put Seravee to shame. Eventually, his gaze shifted towards Kira, and he looked up at the guy with a critical gaze.

"Who are you?"

[jesushasagundam]

And Setsuna hadn't even seen the DRAGOON system yet. So he was the straightforward type, then, huh? Kira briefly wondered how he'd get along with Shinn. "Kira Yamato. And you?"

[a_mere_human]

"Setsuna F. Seiei, Gundam Meister of Celestial Being," came the formal response.

"What are you doing in that machine?"

[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

Duo didn't say anything to this new pilot, yet- but he watched the interaction between him and Setsuna. Unless spoken to, if he had questions or anything to say once Setsuna'd gotten info outta him, he figured he'd speak up then.

For now, he inspected this guy's and the surrounding Gundams- not daring to touch them, but strolling around the Hangar to look them over. They basic looks of them were all the same as he was used to- but they all had various design differences and armaments he couldn't say he was familiar with.

Really, he just hoped they were all more or less on the same "side".

[jesushasagundam]

Kira stepped into the little mechanized loop that lowered him down from the cockpit to the ground, and then noticed the other figure. He seemed younger than the two of them - as old as Kira had been in the first war? Maybe - and the Strike Freedom pilot offered him a glance.

"Ah... do you pilot, too?"

[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

Duo's head tipped back to glance at Kira, and he greeted the other pilot with a friendly smile. "You could say that. This one is yours, huh?" The guy seemed softspoken and friendly enough, but Duo knew better than to let something like that speak for itself.

His glance instead flicked back to the suit, from the beam sabers at the suit's hips over its wings, folded up. "Armed to the teeth, huh. Whatsit called?"

[silverduelist]

Naturally, Yzak was in the hangar as well when word of new arrivals reached him. He approached Setsuna and Duo for his own line of questioning, but paused, looking up when he heard that annoyingly familiar voice.

"You!" he called up to Kira. "Get down here, now!"

[jesushasagundam]

Yeah, don't order him around, Yzak. Kira called back in response as he finished locking the Freedom up, "I'll be down in a moment!"

Within seconds, he was descending with his foot in the wire loop they used to reach the cockpit in the absence of zero-gravity. "What is it?" Yzak wouldn't have shouted like that unless he wanted something.

Okay, well, yes he would have.

[silverduelist]

Strange, new faces around the hanger, checking out his mobile suit? You bet Yzak stepped forward to approach Setsuna curiously.

"What are you doing here?"

[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

Duo glances towards the new guy, noting the unfriendly look about him. Oh, this should be fun.

"Dunno why we should say anything if you're not gonna spill first," he replies defiantly, face taking on a slight pout.

[silverduelist]

"Because me and my mobile suit have been here for some time, now," he responded matter-of-factly, crossing his arms. "And I don't recognize you from any of the squadrons, so I'm assuming you're either new, or interested in piloting. Or both."

[whatwouldvedado.livejournal.com]

It was natural that Tieria soon found himself in the hangar, especially after hearing that it housed the Gundams. Due to his recent encounters with the Trinities, he was skeptical as to their authenticity. He closed his eyes for a brief moment before moving forward.

There were various designs stored side by side, several that closely resembled the models he was used to. He stopped to inspect one that closely resembled GN-001 Gundam Exia. It's construction was nearly the same, though some of the features appeared to be quite inferior. He scoffed, turning to continue down the row of mobile suits.

Not seconds passed before he noticed a very large suit towards the back of the hangar. "V-Virtue?!" he gasped, his voice louder than usual. "This can't be! This is not part of Veda's plan! GN-005 Gundam Virtue should not be here!!"

With that, his pace quickened as he moved toward GN-005 Gundam Virtue, no idea that one of his fellow members of Celestial Being was also in the hangar.

[a_mere_human]

That voice was definitely familiar. Setsuna had been inspecting his suits, but followed the sound until he saw a very familiar purple haired pain the ass.

"Tieria Erde?"

[whatwouldvedado.livejournal.com]

Tieria quickly spun around, purple hair covering his face as he glared in the direction of the voice.

"Setsuna F. Seiei, what is the meaning of this?"

[jesushasagundam]

After his conversations with the other two, Kira had returned to the cockpit of the Freedom - until he heard another gasp echoing from the hangar floor below.

Another young man (?) with purple hair... he didn't recognize him, though. Was it another pilot? "Ah... is everything all right?"

[whatwouldvedado.livejournal.com]

"Everything is fine," he snapped.

False. Tieria was extremely bothered by the fact that there were other Gundams in this hangar, but he did not feel it was safe to speak about such things with somebody he did not know. He did not know who this man was and what organization he affiliated himself with. If privileged information were to fall into the wrong hands, it would be his fault.

Veda would not approve of such a careless error.

[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

Another one? Duo poked his head out of Deathscythe Hell's cockpit where he was working on getting the suit back into fighting gear to see the purple-haired figure far below. The voice, however, was muffled enough by the distance that he couldn't quite make it out, but they were obviously panicking about another of the Gundams in the hangar.

Grabbing onto the lift down to the ground, Duo called out to his fellow newcomer nearby. "Aaah~? Who's your ladyfriend there, huh, Setsuna?" Yup, on first name basis already, Setsuna- get used to it. Duo crooned in what was probably intended to be a 'smooth', teasing tone. "Hey, so you're a pilot too, huh?"

[whatwouldvedado.livejournal.com]

He momentarily stopped, turned toward the voice, and offered a very intense glare before turning and walking off.

He had no intention of responding to this.

[silverduelist]

In the middle of conversing with the others, the sudden new voice caused him to spin around. Examining Tieria, he followed his gaze to the Virtue.

"Another one?"

[whatwouldvedado.livejournal.com]

"Another what?" he snapped, his icy stare turning from his Gundam in the direction the voice came from.