Blinkiddies

Height: 1.48

Cyborg Specialty: Ship Navigation and pilot.

Blinkiddies is the second cyborg TEST TYPE produced by Avalon Industries. Blinkiddies is designed by Lord Armdagger as his personal navigational type AI.

Blinkiddies also served as pilot for the Avalon flagship “Paper Crane” (she is assist by the Recovery and Restoration type cyborg – Silver)

Blinkiddies performance as Avalon’s AI pilot is excellent, however she carries little to no combat armaments-even her standard basic weaponry is mainly self defense and divertive in nature.

Sanji-Q

Sanji-Q


Height: 1.72


Cyborg Specialty: Martial Arts (2 Chinese Broad Sword)



Sanji-Q is the first cyborg TEST-TYPE produced by Avalon Industries. Sanji-Q is the one and only cyborg that is build using a male frame.



Being the first production, Sanj-Q was nicknamed “older brother” by the younger cyborgs.



Sanji-Q also served as Lord Armdagger personal bodyguard alongside Blinkiddies (Lord Armdagger personal ship navigator and pilot) thus is more or less runs a separate mission than the rest of the cyborg crew.

Sanji-Q weapon of choice is the double Chinese broad swords. With lighting fast sword technique and deadly accuracy, Sanji-Q could take down a medium scale mobs in seconds.

Into The Fire

Timeline: 00:15 minutes before Queen Rasa speech to the Utopian Senate. Former Senator Tangerine just barely made it to the South eastern Entrance of the Senatorial building...

Tangerine: (Huff...Huff...gasping for air...) I...I am teribbly sorry gentlemen. I was late for the Senate Assembly...as you can see i am one of the senate member...Tangerine...Senator Tangerine, here is my identification.

Soldier 1: You are supposed to be here sooner maam. I will have to inspect your card and try to get an authorisation on your official invitation for the assembly.

Tangerine: ...but...but the assembly is going to start any minute now my good sir...if it's not because my fear of my own security making my way on the mob infested streets...

Soldier 1: Maam, we are just doing our job. We still need to refer your sittuation to the HQ before we decide to either let you in or throw you out. Do you understand me?

Tangerine: How rude. I will wait, but don't take to long!

Soldier 1: Take this Data card and keyed it into the information console there, will you...

Soldier 2: What are we looking for sir?

Soldier 1: Well, any signs of false information, forgery and an attempt to infiltrate the premise. Transmit everything to HQ and inform them we need an immediate feedback. We are not taking any chances.

Soldier 2: Yes, Sir!

Tangerine:( ...as if the Senatorial attire was not enough to convince these grunts...but a regular Utopian Army Veteran would recognize me straight away...thanks to the Queen, now all of the season good officers are turning their back against her to join Lord Velther. What's left of Utopia Home Defense is these greenhorn goons who needs an identification on regular faces.)

Soldier 1: It will be over in a minute...

Tangerine: (The more they dig into that Data card, the more dangerous this situation gets...)

Soldier 2: Headquarters, this is the south eastern Guards, we need a scan on a particular subject. Transmitting the database...NOW.

Tangerine: ...the worst part if they knew that I was officially...

Soldier 2: ...terminated by the Queen? Sir, i think we got something here...

Soldier: Be right there...Ma'am, please stay right where you are.

Tangerine: (This is not good!)

Soldier 2: Sir, it shows here that the subject is no longer a member of the Utopian Senate about a month ago. Queen Rasa had stripped Senator Tangerine ranks from the Senator of External Affairs.

Soldier 1: Suspicious...what is she intended to do inside the senate hall even after she had lost her membership.

Soldier 2: I have no idea, sir...what shall we do?

Soldier 1: Take her into custody and cross examine her. There must be a good reason trying to participate in the Senatorial Assembly even after loosing you position...there are full of angry people out there...and loosing your job can make someone mood goes dark.

Soldier 2: Yes, sir! Ma'am, if you would come...WHAT THE HELL?!

Soldier 1: What is it...WHO ARE...

Tangerine: ME? I am Tangerine, former Senate and personal advisor of the 3001st King of Utopia, King Panthera. The stupid 3002nd Queen of Utopia foolishly stripped me off my ranks in secrecy to avoid outrage from the Utopian people!

Soldier 2: ...she...she conjures fire!

Soldier 1: Quick, Lieutenant! Sound the perimeter alarms and lock down the gate!

Tangerine: ...the Queen is about to make the most foolish decision in history that would destroy the Utopian Federation forever and i am going to make sure...

Soldier 1: Look out!

Tangerine: She...

Soldier 2: Run for it!

Tangerine: ...does!

Soldier 2: Stay away..!

Tangerine: Shi Jin...Zhuque!

Utopian Soldiers: ...arghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Tangerine: So much for diplomacy...koff...koff...i think i might overdid it...koff...

Superspectre: Social skill: 0 Brute Force: 1 Tsk...tsk...you still have a lot to learn from that "significant other" Tangerine...

Tangerine: Shup up Spectre...and get yourself over here right away.

Superspectre: ..."unspectering " to the naked human eyes in 3...2...1...taa-daa!

Tangerine: I wonder if you ever abused your ghostly abilities in the Girl's Wash Room?

Superspectre: Trust me, you don't wanna know.

Tangerine: ...

Superspectre: Yoooooo...sniff...sniff...what's cooking?

Tangerine: That's cooking! (pointing towards the burning corpses)

Superspectre: I told you to take that cooking lessons long time ago...your technique are scaring the boys away.

Tangerine: ...i need you to do clean up while I'm making my way into the Senate Hall.

Superspectre: Oh...so i am playing the role of a janitor here...

Tangerine: That's to bad...the other's are they in position to attack the Utopian State Library?

Superspectre: They should be...

Tangerine: They BETTER BE.

Superspectre: Worry yourself not, we get the things done here...go and play with the little Utopian Queen.

Tangerine: Good luck.

Superspectre: ...for the Eastern Empire!

Tangerine: ...for Atlantis!

Sanji-Q: What is it, Deadbird?

Deadbird: I don't know...i am not so sure...as humans say it...i got a pretty bad feeling about all this.

Sanji-Q: Hahaha...as human say it, you must be nervous.

Deadbird: Yet, none of those feelings are applicable to cyborgs like us...right?

Sanji-Q: Right. Besides we had made all the possible precautions on protecting the queen from any possible harm.

Deadbird: I guess you are right. Nothing can ever go wrong right now.

Sanji-Q: I cant even imagine one...(laugh)






To Be Continued...

Nest of Chaos

Timeline: 00:30 minutes until the Queen speech at the Hall of Senate. The Queen bodyguard is doing a final security check before Her Majesty takes the podium...

Deadbird: All security personnel, report in on the latest update. The Queen is ready to go, i repeat: final check on security status...

Sanji-Q: Here goes nothing...

Control Tower: This is the main control tower, electronics, perimeter alarms and security cameras are in place and operational.

Reppu: This is team Reppu...reporting from the hall skyways. The situation above is normal. The second team had been send to patrol the area. So far...nothing unusual. Reppu Team will report from time to time. Over.

Deadbird: Please do, Reppu. There is no room for any mistakes...especially when it comes to the Queen safety.

Reppu: Reppu understands...

Yuusuke: Yuusuke team here..so far so good here at the main entrance gateway. Speaking of being logical, no mob would charge into the main gate of an enemy and face them head on eh...consider that this is the safest place in the area!

Deadbird: Don't get to cocky, Yuusuke. We need to consider every possibilities.

Yuusuke: Yeah...i got that, just pulling your legs there.

Deadbird: Pulling my what?

Sanji-Q: It's a human joke. we SHOULD laugh...

Yuusuke: Sheesh...you cyborgs are so tense...

Lie L C: ...been flying over the Utopian Capital for hours now...i am almost out of fuel...going back to air base for refuelling.

Deadbird: Roger that, Lie L C. How things in the air?

Lie L C: Air traffic seems normal. There had been no aircraft going in and out of Utopia Airspace for the past 3 hours.

Deadbird: How is the ground scene from u there?

Lie L C: ...apart from what seems to be a small riots and burnt tyres, nothing that the local authorities can't handle by themselves.

Sanji-Q: The commoners are still in the bad mood eh?

Deadbird: Let's make it stay that way...if the Commoners start hunting for blood, we ought gonna get our hands full!

Sanji-Q: Yeah, i can't imagine...

Deadbird: Well, we had completed updating the security checks on every part of this Hall. The is nothing to worry about your majesty. This whole building is secure.

Sanji-Q: The situation outside is also under control.

Queen Rasa: I thank you both. I will now deliver my speech on stage...

Sanji-Q: I shall escort you, your highness.

Deadbird: Time to lock down the building.

Sanji-Q: Lock Down? You mean we going to caged everyone in here? Until when?

Deadbird: ...until the Queen had finish all her business with the Senate. This will also prevent any culprit that is already inside the building from going out...

Sanji-Q: ...and the culprit outside from going in.

Deadbird: Attention all sentries and guards. Please shut down all main entrance doorway immediately.

Tangerine: ...wait for my signal. do not act on your own!

Deadbird: Attention all sentries and guards. Please shut down all main entrance doorway immediately.
 

Tangerine: They are about to close the gates, I'm going to find my way inside...what's that?

Deadbird: Attention all sentries and guards. Please shut down all main entrance doorway immediately.

Tangerine: ...i can handle the Senate Hall...just concentrate on the Utopian State Library before the confusions starts.

Deadbird: Attention all sentries and guards. Please shut down all main entrance doorway immediately. This is the last call.

 

Soldier 1: This is the left wing sentry. Preparing to close the entrance doorway...what is it lieutenant?

Soldier 2: I am sorry sir, but look over there.

Tangerine: I am sorry for the intrusion. I was thinking if you can help me out with something...eh, officers?

To Be Barbecued...(seriously!)

Test and Trial...

While waiting for the next episode marathon, let us indulge our mind and feast our eyes on the laments and share the pains that the AIC crew had to face while making the story possible week by week, month after month...all these years. Yeah...check it out!


1. Budget


The crew had a limited budget. The figma, props and additional equipments cost around RM500 a month. When we need a special order on any of the potent equipment needed for the next prop, the budget will go higher:

Spray Paint + Figmas + Additional Props (Background) + Additional Props (Wool Material) + Additional Props (Vehicles) + Transportation + Food = Headache

Working on cutting down cost, the crew use repetitive shots (25%), recycled and repainted some old props, scavenging part using their own imagination, using paper craft as substitute and going from Tamiya Paint which cost around RM30 to Anchor Spray paint that cost us just RM7.



We rejected the idea of using copycat non genuine Made In China Figma copy because this will degrades the quality of our work. We still have pride! Execute those who tried to give us such stupid idea!

Eat for free, if got the chance! The crew save a lot of money by letting other people do the paying. Use this method as a last resort. The crew conserve 20% more budget on props just by leaving it up to the welfare of the people. Most importantly...

No matter how "pokai" you are in the end, never try to borrow money from Ah Lung shark! This is an independent, free for all, fun project. We are trying to have a good time and avoid all the extra unwanted trouble.


2. Weather


The second difficulties that we brave men and women must endure is the extreme weather. Hot or cold, humid or dry...the weather sometimes took a large toll on the crew ability to perform during outdoor takes.



Hot weather brings epidemic and sickness while the rainy days give risk of cancellation of shoots and ruin the schedules dry scenes.


3. A Spooky Encounter.



During one of our outdoor scene takes, i decided to take my people to the Batu Lintang Teacher's Institute. Formerly a Japanese POW camp, this place hopefully will give us a lot of good dungeon type scenes because of the pre-World War II gritty concrete structures.



We pay tribute to the past before proceeding with our work. 



As we went near a historic spot: The Punjabi Bunker. Something DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT. Instead of going inside the bunker, we decided to look for other alternative location.


A friend of mine was muttering "calm down, we are not here to disturb you. We just want to take pictures..." with that he snap a few shoots at the Punjabi Bunker exterior and main entrance door.


We went home.

The next day the phone rang. The friend that snap some shots on the Punjabi Bunker rang me up. "You need to see the pictures that i took on the Batu Lintang Punjabi Bunker. I think i caught something."


Soomeethiingg....

Now, did you see anything in this picture? Make it bigger! Look at the doorway entrance. Did you saw that human form standing there in white?

Where?

Did you see the humanoid form? Apparitions! As spooky as it looks, i was excited. I kept the images for personal reference. True or false or even lens trick, we dont get such phenomenon everyday.

It does makes us felt uneasy. We stopped outdoor shootings for a week to calm our wits down.

4. Murder!

The most recent problem that we had to face is MURDER!

Police find body of man at construction site - The Star Online

KOTA SAMARAHAN: A dead man was found in the middle of a construction site at Sungai Kuap, Jalan Kuching-Kota Samarahan.

Police was informed by a member of the public at around 1.50pm yesterday, and a forensics team was dispatched to the scene shortly after.

A motorcycle was found 30m from the body, and a stick, believed to have been used as a weapon, was retrieved nearby.

Kota Samarahan police chief DSP Abdul Rahman Ahmad confirmed that the deceased was a 23-year-old from Tabuan Melayu, and police had classified the case as murder.

DSP Abdul Rahman said the victim was not robbed and that he had obvious injuries to the forehead, mouth, and a few broken teeth scattered beside him.


“At this moment, we want to know the cause of death first before we can identify the weapon used on the victim.


“The stick found at the scene is believed to be the weapon, but we’re still investigating,” he said.


DSP Abdul Rahman said the estimated time of the murder was last night.

The body was taken to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) mortuary for post mortem.

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Someone was found dead at our figma photographic location!


I asked one of my buddies to confirm on this situation...



...and yes, to our dismay, the murder took place at the same location where we always had our Figma's outdoor scene takes.

Why someone had to die there!

Now we need to look for a new open field to continue.

Budget + Weather + Spiritual Suprise + CSI there are many obstacles, ahead of the AIC Crew.

...we held up high, we will survive!
Pointing at our fate and into the stars!

Go AIC GO!!!!!





Insecurity and Betrayal

While waiting for the Senate to assemble in the Utopian Senate Hall, Queen Rasa waited in her high security quarters surrounded by her personal bodyguards and loyal soldiers.

Queen Rasa: ...what should i do? Will they listen to me?....even so...

Intercom: Your Highness Queen Rasa, you have an incoming communications signal using a high security channel...

Queen Rasa: A high security channel...who could it be?

Intercom: ...shall i accept the transmission signal your highness?

Queen Rasa: ...could you request for an identification's please...

Intercom: One moment please...

Queen Rasa: Who could it be? There are very few people that was given access to use a secure line channel to address the Kings and Queens of Utopia directly...could it be...

Intercom: Your majesty, the transmission comes from the Battle Cruiser: Adamant...

Queen Rasa: Adamant! That's Lord Flame personal flagship! Intercom, connect the signal to my room immediately!

Intercom: Understood your highness. Transmitting...

Queen Rasa: Lord Flame! It's good to hear your voice again!

Lord Flame: I am truly saddened your highness...have you forgotten about me after this while...did those filthy commoners bullied you?

Queen Rasa: Your dry jokes surely uplifts my cloudy days...i am inside the Senate Hall left wing quarters...waiting for the Senates arrival and was bored to death by the slowness of the process.

Lord Flame: Regardless, that's the Utopian tradition...my lady.

Queen Rasa: Lord Flame...are you sure this is going to work. When i was making my way to the Utopian Senate Hall this morning, there are ...it seems like people are not eager to support our cause to rid of the commoners and restore the old Utopian order. People...people hated me Lord Flame!

Lord Flame: When people are force to accept changes, it is in our nature to resist. When began to see the good intentions that our ideals bring and the benefits that follows it...they will slowly kissing our feet and follow our footsteps.

Queen Rasa: ...but i am scared...they will hurt me, my speech will do nothing but fueled their anger towards me...what will happen if i were to stand firm with my decision to attack Lord Velther in Zelagross...what will happen to me here...they will hurt me...kill me! I seen these outcome before...it could happen and i don't want to die!

Lord Flame: With all due respect your majesty, we cannot back down now. I know it's hard for you to stand there in front of your political adversaries and rivalries...we are so close to our goals. We are here my queen and we are willing to give up our lives in Zelagross in order to make your dreams come true...will you do the other half of the task for us, my queen? Will you do it for the people who had been all this time...supported you with undivided loyalty and will unquestionably follow you even to the death?

Queen Rasa: I...the speech...it's a burden to me...with every watching, they hate me...they will never listen to me!

Lord Flame: ...calm down your majesty. Listen to me carefully...look, we need you to declare your war against Lord Velther rebels, if you failed to announce this decision in front of the Senate no matter what their point of view is, all that we had fight for until now...will be lost.

Queen Rasa: ...but they will hurt me! I don't...

Lord Flame: Listen to me, fool! The Utopian fleet is already halfway en route to Zelagross, we had used up millions to fund this war! We are only a few step ahead in building up a new government and restore the old glorious Utopian Federation. We can't back down now...my queen. I can't afford to back out now! Do you understand?!

Queen Rasa: What about me? What will become of me...

Lord Flame: You will be free! Free to do anything! Free from your father's legacy...the burden. You can go anywhere you want when this whole thing is over!

Queen Rasa: If...i deliver my speech, i will not be queen anymore?

Lord Flame: ...as you wish your majesty! Be free, like the birds in the sky!

Queen Rasa: Will you guarantee my safety, Lord Flame? Honestly?

Lord Flame: Queen Rasa, i secretly organised a backup personnel to ensure your safety in case bad things happen during the assembly. Representing the Badlands in my absence are two of my trusted generals. They will be a part of your escape plan if the sittuation turns dire. I will relay you their transmission link...whenever you are in trouble just contacted them and they will rush to your aide.

Queen Rasa: ...how could they...

Lord Flame: ...in addition, i have rearrange the Senate seating in the hall. The location of the Badlands representatives will be directly in the front row. They will watch over you...my queen. Does that makes you feel any better?

Queen Rasa: I...i...guess...so...

Lord Flame: Good...so deliver your speeches and let the rest of of finish of the business with the rebels here in Zelagross. We are counting on you...my queen!

Deadbird: ...excuse me for interrupting my queen. It is time for the Senate Assembly...

Queen Rasa: ...one moment please, Deadbird.

Lord Flame: Go with her, and stop becoming a worrywart. Deliver the speech, and all will be over! For us!

Queen Rasa: ..promised me my safety, Lord Flame.

Lord Flame: Deliver....THAT...speech. I will handle the rest. OUT!

Queen Rasa: Lord Flame? Lord Flame are you there? Lord Fl...

Intercom: I am sorry your majesty, but Lord Flame has terminated his transmission signal.

Queen Rasa: It's alright...thank You.

Intercom: You are most welcome, your highness...

Queen Rasa: I guess we should be heading to the Senate Hall and face those angry people, right Deadbird?

Deadbird: Yes, your majesty...we need to...

Lord Flame: ...do you both understand what i was saying just now?

Amenz: Yes my lord, we do.

Django: Clearly, my lord.

Lord Flame: ...soon, very soon...the glorious days of warfare and conquest will be upon us once again. The commoner will perished and those stupid nobles under the influence of Lord Mana will kneel at my feet. I will be the sole ruler of Utopia...the 3003rd King of The Utopian Federation is mine!

Django: ...our high hopes and wishes goes with you, Lord Flame.

Lord Flame: Remember...both of you are to make sure Queen Rasa delivers and finish her speeches. Make sure she declared war on Lord Velther and all will be ours!

Amenz: What if she breaks under the Senates pressure?

Lord Mana: That's why you are there...to support her every word. To make sure she finishes her job!

Amenz: I understand...my lord.

Lord Flame: Oh yes, and one more thing Django...

Django: Yes, my lord?


Lord Flame: ...if the commoners failed to kill the stupid queen, do that for me can you?


Django: ...my lord, are you sure?

Lord Flame: ...can you do it Django? Maybe...if killing a small girl proved rather difficult for you, you may need Amenz to help you out...

Django: ...no...not at all my lord. It will be done.

Lord Flame: Good. Don't fail me.

Django: I won't....

Lord Flame: I expect good news from you both or i have your heads hanging at the marketplace. OUT!

Amenz: I don't like this one bit! Not a bit! Not at all!