Part 31: Mega Muscle Man Medic Moen

Update 25 - Mega Muscle Man Medic Moen

Welcome back, today we're covering Raymond's story. He's an engineer who's too swole to control.

Yep, that's it. Kick back, get whatever various materials that are necessary for your standard consumption of an LP update, and... get to reading I guess. Don't worry about taking a seat or securing your socks, this entire thing is pretty predictable.

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~ Training Grounds - Raymond's First Event ~

Music: Everyday Life of the Class







: Heh, thanks. I've always been pretty handy with a shot put.

*Screen shakes, something hits the dirt far away*


: It is if you're Raymond. Given his build, I'm not terrible surprised.
: Not that he gets much of a chance to flex that muscle as an engineer.
: Ooh, he's done throwing. Hey, Raymond! Hey!


: You're amazing, man! That has to be some kind of world record!
: N-No! No, no, no! It's nothing special.
: You must spend a lot of time training to keep up a physique like that.
: I was just born this way, really...
: I don't do any special training on the side.


: I-I'm not... Thank you.
: So, how's a guy your size get by on the food they serve in the mess hall?
: You really have a flair for frivolous questions, don't you?
: Hey, back off! I'm just curious!
: When it's not enough, I cook for myself. I-I always liked Home Ec...
: Wow, I didn't know you cooked! You'll have to let me taste it sometime.
: Oh, s-sure! It's nothing fancy, but it'd be my pleasure, Avan.


: Y-Yeah... I get that a lot. S-sorry...
: No reason to apologize, man! Anyway, I'll look forward to that, Raymond.
: And great throw again. Here, let me shake hands with a shot put legend!
: Heh, s-sure!


: Ah! S-Sorry! I'm sorry! I've always been bad at controlling myself...
: It's like I'm watching a standup routine.




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So yeah, Raymond is your typical "gentle giant" stereotype with the inexplicable ripped body but in a profession requiring soft skills. That's... that's about it really.

This whole storyline is pretty predictable, really.

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~ Faculty Offices - Raymond's Second Event ~

Music: Everyday Life of the Class




: You've been blessed with a gift in that physique, and it's going to waste.



: Yes, you've made your preferences clear.

: But as much as it pains me to say, you just aren't a very good engineer.

: I hear you're not even able to apply a bandage properly, Raymond.

: Um...

: As a lancer or armored tech, you would be playing to your strengths.

: Now, forget this silly engineer business already. Am I understood?

: I-I... sir, I...
: I have to go, excuse me!



: Uh oh, he left his bag. I should get it to him.

*Things fall*

: Gah, that's heavy! I must have spilled half of what's in here- Wait, are all these...?
: I didn't know this many engineering books even existed! ...Poor guy.





: There you are! Man, for such a big guy, you can be hard to find, Raymond.
: A-Avan? D-Did you need something from me?
: Nope. I was in the faculty office and saw that you'd left your bag.
: O-Oh, I didn't notice...
: Do you always haul all these books around? You must be studying hard.
: I-I always looked up to medics and engineers who help people in the field.
: S-So I was really happy when I got here and was selected as an engineer.



: Y-You heard that, Avan? Then you know what the professor said...
: What, that bit about you not being a good engineer?
: Y-yeah, I'm not good with finesse.
: I have trouble applying bandages, and I break the little medicine vials.
: I'm more likely to hurt someone out there than to help them.
: It would k-kill me if that ever happened. So I should... Ugh.



: Th-thanks for listening to me, Avan. I should g-get going though.
: Man, I wish there was a way I could give that guy some confidence.




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Raymond's too giant of a man to do finesse jobs apparently, and they want him to switch classes to something more physical but he doesn't want to hurt people. That's the trope right there.

I mean, it would end up in him actually getting used, but at this point I'm only using a select few units anyhow.

Anyways, onto the mission next. I really just don't have much to say about these anymore.

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~ Classroom - Raymond's Third Event ~

Music - Briefing



: Still worried about your unit class, Raymond?
: N-no, I... I'm just...
: Cosette tells me you're up 'til all hourse each night practicing with bandages.

I've never heard that phrase before. Part of me thinks it's a typo given the odd sentences in some of these lines.

: If you're that set on it, you shouldn't give it up!
: B-But all I do is cause trouble as an engineer...
: You won't make anyone else happy giving up what makes YOU happy, man.
: And I'm pretty sure there are things that only you can do, Raymond.
: You've just gotta find your own way of helping and run with it.
: Y-you think so?

*Siren bells*



: You're up against a rebel armored division. Expect a difficult fight.
: Get careless out there, and you could easily be wiped out.
: I want you fully prepared before you meet me in the strategy room.


: A-Avan! Please! L-Let me come with you this time!
: That'd be a life-saver. C'mon, let's get ready!




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Raymond's mission is a generic defense map in the Daws Desert. That's about it. Like all defense maps, they're incredibly annoying.

Anyways, I blast through it and we get Raymond's final event.

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~ Daws Desert - Raymond's Finale ~

Music: Everyday Life of the Class




: Rebel reinforcements are en route. Evacuate them ASAP.

Music: Conflict



: Most have already been deployed to tend to the others. They're gone.
: Are you serious?!








: Raymond! You're here man?!
: Rifle fire! That was a Hervor-A. The rebels are closing in.

She picks up a bit of a country drawl as she says that in her voice lines. I suppose one can only maintain the high-pitched noble voice for so long.

: Raymond! You gotta start getting us outta here, man!
: Take Marion to start. Joachim and I will wait for you to get back.
: What? But what if the rebels get here first?!



: Nrraaooooooogh!



What?!
Wuh?!
: Huh?


Just suddenly switches to this, no delay or anything. That's Avan speaking.

: Just fine. I'm good at lifting things.
: I was worried when you took off alone, but now I follow.
: It's like you said.
: There are things only I can do, so I should keep doing things my way.
: This is about all I can do...
: It's enough man. You wanted to be an engineer to help people, right?
: Well, you just pulled three people out of a fire!





Music: Theme of Class G



: Come on, let's hurry back! Think you can get them back home okay, Ray?
: Count on it!




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And so ends the tale of Raymond the Powerlifter.



Ignore that extra stuff, it's because I'm playing on a completed file.

He gets Fruits of Labor as a new potential, replacing his previous Cowardly, I think. It just raises "various abilities" when triggered, which is fine and all, but he's an engineer so it really doesn't matter.

Anyways, that sure was an update. See you next time on the History Channel where we cover the existence of a indigenous hunting tribe in the tiny country of World War Era Pseudo Poland.

Well, we won't actually be getting any explanations, but it exists, apparently.