Oh hey. Credit booster weekend is up, some good Gift of the Lotus missions on right now. Always appreciate a free weapon (Dex Dakras at the moment), even if it's one I just sell and turn it into a free slot instead.
Decided to sit down and grind out Koumei. Shrine Defense is quick and not hard to start with, and since I think her music is awesome and Vay Hek still makes me giggle the ambience doesn't get tiresome. Had a couple lucky drops of her part BPs and ground out enough pearls for the missing one, her main, and the actual construction within...I wanna say about 20 runs? RNG definitely favored me, looking at the math. Still need to churn out her weapons and trading card, but Koumei herself was the priority. I did the grinding in a couple sessions, took Vauban into one and Hydroid into the other...made it kinda laughable. Not complaining, mind, just dang. Lingering spot defenses just thrash certain missions, don't they.
Additional funny moment: Stalker dropped in on one of my runs. Poor bastard decided to jump me while I was under a Barrage AOE, Kraken AOE, shrine attack speed buff, and absolutely blenderizing a mob crowd. I didn't even notice him until his death voiceline.
Also got to thinking. Okay, Vauban (half of Minelayer's grenades, Bastille), Hydroid (Barrage, Kraken), Frost (Snowglobe)...who's your fourth party member with a spot defense AOE to create the True Fortress Of You're F$cked over a stationary objective?