You are Ivan Kostov once more! Right now you’re playing the role of Mad Jack, brutal as fuck psychopath and all around public menace. Removing your axe from the pompadour guy’s chest, you wonder what the hell you’re supposed to do. Life is hard when you’re playing an axe-crazy psychopath with no one to axe. It’s sort of like being a Blues artist in today’s post-scarcity society. There just isn’t really a whole lot of opportunity to show off your work.

Before you have too much of an opportunity to mill around awkwardly, Saul the director appear in your e-monocle. “Really really really great action there Ivan,” he says red faced and clearly excited, “And I mean that. I rarely ever give anything three reallys. We’re cutting away to the student council right now. They haven’t deployed yet, didn’t plan to put them at risk, but we’re fluffing it as “Mad Jack” posing sufficient threat to the school to warrant a direct intervention on their part.”

“Cool,” you reply, pacing in the center of the wrecked parking lot, “These guys are supposed to be the best, I guess?”

“Yeah,” Saul the Director confirms, “Yeah, the most martially skilled and most popular mercs in SpaceHeart*Love. I’d say they might even be near the skill level of a proper merc like you or Simge.”

“Cool beans,” you reply glancing over at Simge, who is sitting upright now, rubbing her shoulder. “So I’m pretty sure Vix is out for the count for this last bit. Is Choi Lei’s character still around? Can I expect some form of back up?”

Saul the Director talks to someone off camera for a few seconds before returning his attention to you. “Yeah, it’s the Delivery Man. And yeah, he survived Magical GirlFriends Society’s ultimate attack, the Uguu Blast.”

“So wait, are they Magical Girls who are Friends, or Magical Girlfriends?”

“We leave it deliberately obscure to maximize ratings. Five minutes”

“Ah,” you say as Saul vanishes from your HUD. You’ve got a few minutes to burn before the cameras are back on you and you have to be in character once more. Want to do anything?

>Just wait, you could use a five minute breather
>Check up on that Delinquent Guy and his friends. Make sure you didn’t hit any of them too hard.
>See how Simge’s doing.
>>If you want to interact with somebody, write in dialogue or topics of conversation are always appreciated.

>>30934005
>See how Smige is doing
Cuz why not? She performed awesomely. And even threw her character to our defense. Great stuff. I'd like to compliment that much at least.

>>30934005
>Check up on that Delinquent Guy and his friends. Make sure you didn’t hit any of them too hard.

>>30934005
>See how Simge’s doing.
I am sory for failing you milady.
Seriously though, you okay Simge?

>>30934005
>See how Simge’s doing.

>>30934005
>“So wait, are they Magical Girls who are Friends, or Magical Girlfriends?”
>“We leave it deliberately obscure to maximize ratings. Five minutes”

oh lord. Someone get the space shuttle, my sides are in orbit.

>>30934069
>>30934088
>>30934116
>>30934136

Turn that into general checking up of everyone in our area - now that the cameras are off, its time for the actors to schmooze..

also, ask the magical girlfriends question to the cast too.

>>30934185
I would like this, but I dunno how much we can check in 5 minutes.
Seems to me like it's one or the other, logically.

Alright, talk to Simge, give the Delinquent merc-idols a shout to see if they're okay. Writing.

You turn around and holler in the general direction of defeated Delinquent Merc-Idols. “Hey! You guys okay? Wasn’t too rough, yeah?”

After you hear their chorus of pained assurances that they’ll be fine you trot up to Simge and resist the urge to help her to her feet. For all you know they’ll want her to keep lying there once the Student Council arrives. “Hey Simge, just wanted to say thanks for taking the bullet for me while the cameras were still rolling. Shit was pretty cool of you to do.”

Simge smiles, utterly unfazed by the impact of the stage bullets. “No problem Ivan! I was really curious to see what Mad Jack would be like and I figured that would be a pretty good way to find out.”

You chuckle and rub the back of your head. “Yeah, you don’t think I over did it, do you?”

Simge scoffs and waves her hand in a shooing motion. “Nah. I don’t watch pop-military shows but from what I hear the viewers love stuff like that.”

“Okay, cool,” you say sighing with relief. “I’m just gunning for that acting multiplier, you know?”

Simge nods from her place on the ground. “Oh yeah totally. I’m pretty sure that I’ll be really well rewarded for that entire villainous sacrifice thing.”

Before you can continue speaking, Saul the Director appears in your HUD, along with everyone else’s you presume. “Alright, Ivan, Simge, places! Ando, Mihiko, Al, Jessie, Onizuka, get your butts off of the set! Choi, you in position yet?”

A pause and Saul the Director continues. “Alright great. T minus one minute here people, let’s get this show on the road!”

You scurry over to the place you were last prowling when the camera cut, while Simge flops back onto the ground, clutching her shoulder and practicing a few pained moans. Just then, Choi Lei opens a comm channel with you and Simge. “Alright Ivan, Simge too I guess, I’ve got a pretty sweet entrance planned out with Saul.”

“Alright, what is it?”

“Basically, the Student Council is going to show up, you’ll be all axe-crazy, and you’ll start fighting. Once it looks like they have the upper hand, I’ll blow up some stuff and make my own entrance as the Delivery Man. Then we start the fight in earnest.”

“Okay, sounds good,” you concur. You figure it’s only fair to help out a fellow merc with his entrance since Simge did the same for you. “Shouldn’t we let the Student Council know about this?”

“Nah,” Choi replies, “Me and Saul figure it’ll be more authentic if they’re caught off guard by my appearance. Actually right now the audience thinks I got fragged by the Uguu Blast.”

“Hey that reminds me…”

Choi shakes his head. “I don’t know either. We’ll ask about it at the cast party.”

“There’s a cast party?”

Choi grins. “Oh fuck yeah there is. But right now we gotta focus. Council is incoming.”

You turn your attention to the building standing on the opposite side of the parking lot. In reality its the same building that you just came out of, just another wing of it. However, that’s not important. What is important is the massive tower that looms above you. How did you not at least notice that before? Shaking your head, you watch as five figures descend from the tower.

The Student Council crash lands onto somebody’s car. You suppose it’s a running gag, considering how expertly they land on the body to inflict maximum damage on the vehicle. Sighing to yourself, you make a face and wait for them to do their introduction.

>>30934663
>you make a face and wait for them to do their introduction.

And plan one liners.

Make a good one about 'karma'

The Student Council crash lands onto somebody’s car. You suppose it’s a running gag, considering how expertly they land on the body to inflict maximum damage on the vehicle. Sighing to yourself, you make a face and wait for them to do their introduction.

A huge male in what appears to be a karate gi with the sleeves ripped off (in fact a judo gi, not like you’d know the difference) stomps forward first, toting a massive LMG. A big guy with a heavy weapon. How original. He points his thumb at his own chest and loudly declares, “I am Ryuu Johnson, the HOTBLOODED Head of the Sports Clubs! And you’ll pay for what you’ve done to our Cheer Team! They were going to regionals!”

Just then a very small girl in a white nurse’s uniform stumbles forward, her OMP bouncing against her hip as she bows deeply. “I am sorry for Ryuu-kun’s rudeness. I am Erina Desrosier, Head of the Cultural Clubs,” suddenly her head is back up and she’s looking at you with fire in her eyes, “And I won’t allow you to hurt anyone else!”

A snort and another guy steps out of the wreckage of the car. Tall and thin, he pushes his glasses up his nose before cocking a sniper rifle. “Hmph! I don’t know who you think you are, but I, Kanada Seiichi, School Treasurer, will not allow to inflict any more property damage in this fiscal quarter!”

Yet another fucking guy makes his appearance. Holy shit, will this fucking end soon, please? He looks just as pained by the proceedings as you feel. You envy him for being allowed to show it. He sighs loudly, thumbing the safety on his assault rifle. “I guess I’ve gotta be here too since everyone else is. I’m Oishi Yasuhiro. VP. Can we get this over with quick?”

And final-fucking-ly the last of the Student Council steps clear from the wreckage. The girl seizes the handle of her katana, yanking the blade clear of the scabbard and pointing it at you. “And I am Ariwa Hitomi, the President! This is the Student Council, and we will not allow you to do any more harm!”

>Fuck! Finally. Villainous entrance time.
>Also, plan of attack. Remember, try not to “kill” any of them, but try to stay alive so Choi Lei can make his big entrance.

>>30934860
are we still Mad Jack? if so start by trying to shoot Erina in the face with our revolver then charge into cover and try to work our way in close to them, make it look like we're trying to close the distance but conveniently keep getting pinned, forcing us to take potshots with our AR or revolver

>>30934860
Are we still mad jack?

>>30934893
>>30934892

Still Mad Jack.

>>30934860
We're still Mad Jack mode, right?

I'd say there's only one real solution here.
>Go to the nearest destroyed vehicle
>Pick up said vehicle
>Use it as a shield
>Toss with all our strength

Good show, easy to dodge, and most of all, gives us a chance to avoid incoming fire afterwards.

>>30934860
>>Also, plan of attack. Remember, try not to “kill” any of them, but try to stay alive so Choi Lei can make his big entrance.

Letss see.

This is the finale here, and we're cleared for Mad Jack mode - are we allowed to use the axe in one hand, the revolver in the other , or is that disallowed?
Because i'm thinking using weapons from BOTH sides of the persona fits an epic final battle.

.... and its 5v1 here, really could use some ranged attacks.

Speaking loosely here, we should lead them to a position where Choi's entrance can catch them off guard

>>30934913
we can do all that once Choi makes his entrance, but until then, we have to act shit and disadvantaged

>>30934860
Cant think of dialogue right now. We should find out where the nearest trap is and force them towards it somehow, allowing Choi Lei to start off his intro with a bang

>>30934900
Then for entrance dialogue I guess we could just snarl at them, or start laughing maniacally or something.

also this>>30934905

>>30934860
"Finally, foes of breeding! You shall make fine trophies."

>>30934860
Chuck a vehicle at the healer.

Trust me.

>>30934860
For dialogue go for lots of snarling and something about the others being "weak" for falling to the "other" if he's allowed to know that

>>30934860
>>30934905

Do this, yeah.

"I don't care who you are, you'll die like all the other weaklings!"

>>30934905
we don't want the vehicle to actually hit any of them, A) we're just stalling for Choi's entrance, and B) that would likely kill them for real, which we do not want to do.

Seems we're in the car chucking mood. This'll be broken down into a few checks, since cars are heavy as fuck and Ivan isn't quite so swole to be chucking them around just yet.

And as for dialogue, I suppose snarling and references to Lord John Churchill are in order.

Action sequence is asa follows:

+Mad Jack introduction
+Go over to car
>Attempt to lift car
>Aim car
>Throw car
>Then I guess pull out revolver and tomahawk and engage from there.

Gonna take about oh... 7 rolls of the 3d10 with a plus 3 Mad Jack modifier!

Again, that's formatted as dice+3d10+3 in the email field.

Rolled 5, 8, 9 + 3 = 25

>>30935079

>>30935085
I fucking love you anon

Rolled 1, 9, 2 = 12

>>30935055
Are you kidding? We couldn't telegraph that type of attack any harder then if we were Colossal in size.

>>30935079

Rolled 1, 1, 5 + 3 = 10

>>30935079

Rolled 8, 5, 2 + 3 = 18

>>30935079

Rolled 1, 5, 3 + 3 = 12

>>30935079

Rolled 3, 9, 4 + 3 = 19

>>30935079

Rolled 8, 4, 3 + 3 = 18

>>30935079
Can we please aim the car to not hit them, cause that would severely fuck things up if they just got squished as soon as things start

Rolled 1, 6, 2 + 3 = 12

>>30935079

Rolled 9, 10, 4 + 3 = 26

>>30935079

>>30935125
Oh relax anon. We aren't gonna hit them with this slow an attack.

Well. Ivan lifted the car at least. Writing.

Rolled 3, 6, 7 = 16

>>30935079
Sacrificing a virgin to RNGesus helped last time, lets see if it works again

>>30935157
That makes me so happy for some reason.

Rolled 9, 2, 2 + 3 = 16

Well this anon has to get some sleep, guys, try to not make us look too incompetent, or at least make us look fucking badass when we finish the mission.

And don't forget to recruit the Himewari Force and Thundetits

So, what will happen if we defeat the student council?

>>30935162
Looks like those "virgins" lied to you... Where'd you get them from, a haunted summer camp?

>>30935402
Mad dosh.

You snarl and roar, your outburst of berserker fury fortuitously timed for right when the Student Council finished their interminable intros. You start things off with an outburst of maniacal laughter “The other would love to fight you! Good breeding! But I am Mad Jack! And I will crush you!”

Not the best entrance if you’re being completely honest, but whatever. If you pull off this next thing right it won’t matter. You storm up to a nearby sedan and grab it by the steel skeleton. Hoisting it into the air with a loud grunt, you take aim at the student council. Damn thing is fucking heavy, even with the ultralight materials used in the 23rd century. You’re satisfied to hear some genuine gasps of surprise form the student council. Bastards have never seen a real merc in action before. You take a few deep breaths and steady yourself. This is the hardest part. Flinging the damn thing far enough so that they actually have to dodge it. You groan and are in the process of chucking the car into the air when a rubber bullet strikes your elbow. The damn thing might not be a real bullet, but it still ruins your throw, and the car ends up crashing to the ground a few meters to your left.

>>30935402
We get all the bitches.

ALL OF THEM.

Gripping your left elbow as blood shoots everywhere from it, you look up just in time to see Kanada push his glasses up his nose, flashing in the sunlight as he does so. “Hmph. Too easy.”

You roar with genuine anger. That shit would’ve been so fucking cash! Little goddamn prick! Snarling, you yank your tomahawk out of it’s place on you bandolier and bolt forward, running a zig zag pattern as the Student Council attempts to shoot you with a withering hail of gunfire. You evade most of the bullets, although there are quite a few close calls that the camera would probably adore, before rolling into cover behind another car. Cursing, you glance around. Five versus one is tough shit, especially when you don’t have the drop on them and they have you pinned down. You’d try and take a few potshots from behind cover, but your shooting arm is “injured” so that’s out of the question.

Just as you’re about to comm Choi and ask him where the hell he’s fucked off to, a shadow appears over your shoulder. You look up to see the grinning face of Ryuu Johnson, and more concerningly, the muzzle of his LMG about two inches away from your nose. “Surprise,” Ryuu says. You wince and prepare for the pain when suddenly, there’s an outburst of ominous laughter. The two of you look up at the roof of one of the buildings, where a man in a black trench coat is standing, his face covered by a mask.

“Fools,” Choi Lei bellows from up on high. “So long as rabbits hip hop across the forest floor, the hawk shall hunt. And today is a bountiful day.”

>Roll 3d10 Get the Fuck out of the Blast Radius Check

Rolled 3, 6, 3 + 3 = 15

>>30935585

Rolled 5, 3, 9 = 17

>>30935585

Rolled 4, 1, 7 = 12

>>30935585

triple one to be sat on the bomb

Rolled 1, 2, 6 = 9

>>30935585
Lets just chop them next time...

Rolled 8, 9, 3 = 20

>>30935585

Rolled 1, 4, 5 + 3 = 13

>>30935585
>>Roll 3d10 Get the Fuck out of the Blast Radius Check

Rolled 2, 3, 8 = 13

>>30935585

>>30935585
Wait, how many rolls do you need?

>>30935585
>>30935565
Well, I thought that would go better...

>>30935659
I've got plenty. That was just a short check while I write the next update.

>>30935612
>>30935607
>>30935599
>>30935601
Damn, I guess we used up all our luck already then.

Was fun mission.

>>30935686
Hey now, we did get a modified 20 and 23, shits not too bad yet.

Scrambling to your feet, you desperately attempt to leap clear of the likely blast that’s headed your way. Sure enough, the car you were hiding behind detonates in an explosion of fire and metal. Stumbling behind a new bit of automotive cover you peek over the edge of the car at the scene of rapidly increasing devastation. It seems like the Student Council managed to evade the Delivery Man’s opening salvo. You are kind of curious what the fuck he meant by rabbits hip hopping, but figure now might not be the best time to ask. Instead you attempt to ignore the laceration on your lower calf. Goddamn it.

Peeking over the edge of the car once more, you’re pleased to note that the Student Council has lost track of you. At the very least you have that going for you. Your left elbow is “incapacitated” which eliminates the possibility of dual wielding, and your right calf has a nasty cut, which gimps your combat performance slightly. How do you proceed?

>Use Revolver and engage from a distance, inspite of the enemy having superior fire power
>Use Tomahawk and engage Student Council President Ariwa Hitomi in CQC. You might be injured slightly, but it’ll remove the risk of the Student Council pumping you full of lead at long range. Assuming you can get to the President fast enough.

>>30935753
>Use Tomahawk and engage Student Council
I'm thinking Ryuu is still nearby the asploded car.
Can we finish him off? He's probably wounded.

>>30935753
>Use Tomahawk
Number of reasons
>Our best tool
>Strongest skill
>Might be her weaker one
>Without a leader, they'd be easier to take down
>Also Epic boss fight

Just, you know. Long as we don't roll more 10s.

Rolled 4, 4, 4 + 3 = 15

>>30935753
Close with the prez with the aim to get in a grapple and start wielding her as a shield/weapon.

Rolled 5, 2, 8 + 3 = 18

>>30935753
>>Use Tomahawk and engage Student Council President Ariwa Hitomi in CQC.

Rolled 1, 6, 10 = 17

>>30935585
rolllllling out of the way

Alright, pretty clear you want to engage the President in CQC.

>Plan of Attack

Rolled 9, 6, 7 = 22

>>30935893
Sneak up on her if we can, if we can't furious yet controlled berserker charge.

>>30935893
>Flying roundhouse into combat
>Pound on her with as much force as we can
>Break her guard
>Continue pounding

We're Mad Jack right? Let's get mad.

Rolled 3, 2, 8 + 3 = 16

>>30935893
The plan of attack is simple.

Charge her like a madman.

>>30935893
Are there any large pieces of scenery that we could use as rolling cover? If so use that to charge at her without being shot.

Failing that just chucking things to throw her off balance before a charge would be good.

>>30935893
See if we can herd her into some explosives Choi planted somewhere

>>30935893
Well, eventually I'd like to curbstomp Kaneda's face like our foot is a jackhammer and his head is the pavement, and at the end whisper to him "Too easy" before the killing blow.

Alright, to speed things along, here's the plan of attack

>Sneak from cover to cover until you're as close as you can be
>Blitz final distance
>Engage in CQC with flying spinning roundhouse kick
>Go completely on the offensive, attempt to break guard

To be completely frank, this probably won't end well for Mad Jack, these will be some very tough rolls, and the injury is applying a varied negative modifier to some of the rolls. But still, stranger things have happened.

8 rolls.

Rolled 8, 2, 6 + 3 = 19

>>30936079

Rolled 10, 6, 4 + 3 = 23

>>30936079

Rolled 7, 4, 2 = 13

>>30936079
I can't really think of anything else to do that's IC mate.

...should we have gone the Predator route?

Rolled 10, 8, 9 = 27

>>30936079
Fucking car...

Rolled 8, 10, 2 + 3 = 23

>>30936079

Rolled 5, 1, 7 = 13

>>30936079

Rolled 8, 2, 10 = 20

>>30936079

Rolled 6, 8, 8 = 22

>>30936079
Here we go...

>>30936104
no it's okay. The odds of finishing this mission by beating the student were piled sky high against you from the get go. Nothing is impossible in DAQ, but shit can be mad unlikely.

Rolled 8, 10, 6 + 3 = 27

>>30936107
GRIT MMMMOOOOODDDDDEEEEE
>>30936079

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>>30936107
HOLY BALLS I FUCKING DID IT!

Berserker mode active!

>>30936135
>>30936141
>>30936107
Two 27s unlikely?

Rolled 1, 4, 1 = 6

>>30936125
>>30936125

Sorry, that was a 4d6 not 3d10.

Correcting!

>>30936135
Row row fight the power! power to the peeps! power to the dice! power to the audience, watching in glee!

>>30936125
I really hope that gets invalidated so we can count my 22 for roll 8.

Rolled 2, 9, 10 + 3 = 24

>>30936079
holy shit
>>30936094
>>30936107
>>30936112
>>30936141

Rolled 8, 7, 6 = 21

>>30936156
yeah imma delete it when I can, since its not a proper roll

also everlasting shame for that six.

Well. Well well well. Seems like the Dice Gods just like fucking with me.

You still have the rest of the Council to face!

>>30936180
Don't make me roll a 30 on you.
I'll do it.

>>30936148
And >>30936107's wasn't even modified! That's a 30 right there!

>>30936180
If we can just curbstomp that smug Treasurer in the dick, I'll be ok for losing to the rest of them.

>>30936180
Honestly, I think it would be better if glasses girl drove us away/defeated us.

>>30936180
Question, are we rolling with the +3 Mad Jack modifier or has that been injury negated.

>>30936481

and do we need to roll more?

So, while we're waiting I just wanted to see if there's any post mission ideas on purchases. I know we're paying down our debts, but we should probably also be upgrading our kit a lottle and buying gene mods every once and awhile.

>>30936687

Get out of debt asap.

when we're not getting deeper into the hole on interest, we'll come out ahead in the long run with our part-time in the Armory

>>30936454

Not before we take out Kanada.

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You scowl and begin to sneak from one car to the next, trying to close the distance between you and the Student Council. Luckily, Choi’s series of explosions are doing wonders at breaking their concentration, which allows you to sneak to the nearest car entirely undetected.

Another detonation, this one accompanied by a high pained scream. “Erina,” cries the student Council members. Seems like Choi Lei got one of them, at least a little. You are about to blitz when you hear two quick cracks. Glancing out, you see Choi Lei fall off of the roof, clutching his shoulder. That smug Kanada fuck pushes his glasses up his nose once more, smoke rising from his sniper rifle.

“Fuck that guy,” you mutter, breaking out of cover and charging the Student Council. You avoid unleashing your battle cry until one of them, Yasuhiro, notices you. At that point you roar with psychotic rage and violently propel yourself into the air. You soar into the sky, body whirling as you spin up for a roundhouse kick straight to the President’s face.

Turns out you jumped a little too far, and over shot the President. Your kick misses her head entirely.

And connects instead with Kanada’s sniper rifle, raised in a desperate attempt to block your blow. The barrel bends under the force of your strike, snapping in twain as your foot continues on and into his face, shattering his glasses. Kanada flips through the air, crashing into Yasuhiro as the two of them bounce and tumble across the parking lot, tangled together.

As you straighten up, Ariwa Hitomi, the President of the Student Council, gasps in horror, taking a step back. You grin at her and raise your tomahawk, pointing at her.

“Mad Jack is back on the attack,” you hiss, leering at the President.

A moment’s pause before she readies her own blade. She scowls at you, her face determined. “I will stop you right here, right now, Mad Jack.”

You simply howl with laughter as you go on the offensive, your axe a blur slicing through the air. Ariwa blocks and deflects your blows, stumbling backwards from the force and viscousness of the assault. She’s looking for an opening, a chance to strike back and regain the initiative.

You allow no such reprieve, the hail of withering attacks does not relent or abate. However, Ariwa manages to gracefully dodge one of your brutal down strikes, and suddenly it’s anyone’s fight. The girl is fast, much faster than anyone you’ve ever engaged in melee combat before. Your eyes can barely keep up with her attacks, the world becomes almost black as they twitch around, trying to follow her blade. Just when you think it might be all over for Mad Jack you here a solid clang. Ariwa’s katana is wedged between the head of your tomahawk and the handle. Roaring with laughter you twist your wrist, and the Katana spins away, landing point down into the concrete a few meters away.

Ariwa gasps and falls back, you chuckle once more looming over her. “All alone now,” you growl triumphantly.

“Stop!” cries a voice. You spin around to see Yasuhiro, the indolent Vice President of the Student Council, standing in place, holding Vix upright, a pistol pressed against her temple. “Leave the school now or the crazy one fucking gets it!”

>What does Lord John Churchill/Mad Jack do?
>Lord John Churchill: The dire straits Young Miss Vix is in causes you to revert to your Lord John Churchill persona, surrender and retreat in order to save your young ward. Write in some dialogue
>Mad Jack: Stay Mad Jack, finish off Ariwa, but in return Yasuhiro will “kill” Vix.

>>30936812
>Lord John Churchill: The dire straits Young Miss Vix is in causes you to revert to your Lord John Churchill persona, surrender and retreat in order to save your young ward. Write in some dialogue

I can't think of any dialogue right now but do this. This will send our ratings SKYROCKETING if we pull it off right. One thing the audience loves is a sense of honor.

>>30936812
Save Vix. We went berserk for her, we revert for her. It's in character

>>30936722
Is he the prick who made us drop the car? Because if he is, he's next up for Lord Churchill's trophy room. He'd look pretty nice stuffed and mounted like a grizzly bear, with him permanently pushing his glasses on his nose. With the right light, they can even shine dramatically.

Rolled 9, 2, 4 + 3 = 18

>>30936812
>>Lord John Churchill: The dire straits Young Miss Vix is in causes you to revert to your Lord John Churchill persona, surrender and retreat in order to save your young ward. Write in some dialogue
Well played lad.
Your cruelty brings warmth to my old cold heart.

>>30936812
>>Lord John Churchill: The dire straits Young Miss Vix is in causes you to revert to your Lord John Churchill persona, surrender and retreat in order to save your young ward. Write in some dialogue

Do some visible suppression of Mad Jack, fighting it back or whatever and drop the tomahawk. Then pull out our pistol and point it at Ariwa. Say something like "A life for a life then, I give my word as a gentleman that she will live if my ward does." Don't drop the pistol till he gives up Vix though, we're still outnumbered.

>>30936812
>Lord John Churchill: The dire straits Young Miss Vix is in causes you to revert to your Lord John Churchill persona, surrender and retreat in order to save your young ward. Write in some dialogue
"Very well, you're dishonorable and contemptible tactics leave me no choice but to suspend my hunt for now, peasant. But Rest assured I, Lord Winston Churchill, will return. And you shall be the first to decorate to fall, and decorate my wall."

>>30936812
>“Stop!” cries a voice. You spin around to see Yasuhiro, the indolent Vice President of the Student Council, standing in place, holding Vix upright, a pistol pressed against her temple. “Leave the school now or the crazy one fucking gets it!”

>>30936853
>Save Vix. We went berserk for her, we revert for her. It's in character
Or, we go berserk FOR her

>pretend to surrender, throw tomahawk at the V's hand, hope Vix is smart enough to duck/fight, elbow jab and use that *one* moment of surprise to get out of harms way.

THEN grab the katana that flung to the side and go to town.

Rolled 3, 8, 1 = 12

>>30936812
>Lord John Churchill: The dire straits Young Miss Vix is in causes you to revert to your Lord John Churchill persona, surrender and retreat in order to save your young ward. Write in some dialogue
"What a barbarian! No honour, using an innocent simple woman who does not know any better? I living shield?
This is below me, a man of my posture will not tolerate such behaviour."
Grab Simge and leave.
As we're leaving: "Such dishonorable conduct, I will have you for this!"
Or some such sentence, promising vengeance.

>>30936812

"Villainous blackguard! Is threatening the disabled to win truly the caliber of the Student Council? I will take my leave for now, but there shall be a reckoning for your impropriety."

>>30936896

haha this.

"YOU don't fight like a gentlemen. For this, I will have your head, sniper-coward! But not rigiht now."

>>30936896

If we go Churchill, we HAVE to surrender. Our demonstrated sense of fair play demands it.

And we'll lose a lot of potential ratings by just being a murdering asshole. It's not all about the killcount.

>>30936812
Hm...so do we play the oddly sympathetic villain, or a brutal giant asshole...

Eh, let's be sympathetic. I bet that'd earn us some brownie points.

>>30936901

Dont' give up at this time! Come on!

I like your line, but the bit about *giving up*?

We should taunt him and see if he really have what it takes to murder in cold blood.

>>30936812
>>Mad Jack: Stay Mad Jack, finish off Ariwa, but in return Yasuhiro will “kill” Vix.
>stay mad jack

>>30936812
>Lord John Churchill
as we leave we should loudly declare that someone who uses such tactics is not worthy of being hunted

>>30936812
Save the maiden, Put our monacle back on with our wounded hand-"Well looks like your of even lower worth then I thought, leave the young miss Vix and we'll leave for today. Pull the trigger though and I'll strangle you with this wenches intestines."

>>30936918

Dude, the sniper prick is Kanada, not Yasuhiro.

>>30936931
plus, by promising to return, we cement our role as the season two recurring villain. Audiences will be waiting for our return. Which means more money for us.

>>30936896
>>30936843
I'm fine with either of these.

>>30936933
>>>Mad Jack: Stay Mad Jack, finish off Ariwa, but in return Yasuhiro will “kill” Vix.
>>stay mad jack

Autopost cut me off. Meant to say
>>Stay mad jack, but turn to Yasuhiro instead.

>>30936944
>Save the maiden, Put our monacle back on with our wounded hand-"Well looks like your of even lower worth then I thought, leave the young miss Vix and we'll leave for today. Pull the trigger though and I'll strangle you with this wenches intestines."
This is good too.

Our offer should be to settle this man-on-man instead - a gentleman's agreement to set both the ladies aside in a 'safe* place and not attack them further tho.

>>30936812
>Lord John Churchill

>>30936933
"Giving up"?

Dude, where does it say that he gives up? He clearly states that he's going to come back for revenge.

Rolled 4, 2, 1 + 3 = 10

>>30936812
Can we throw our axe at yasuhiro and take the fucker out?

>>30936812
Some dialogue...well...

slowly turning back to Churchhill
>"I say...you filth really are the most deplorable." Slowly lower axe. "And you name me, John Churchill, a villain when you hold a helpless girl hostage? Truly the state of the world's young people is in decline!" Turn to face. "But very well. I shall not allow miss Vix to come to further harm. No gentleman in his right mind would allow such a thing." Emphasize 'right mind' bit.

>>30936812
>Lord John Churchill: The dire straits Young Miss Vix is in causes you to revert to your Lord John Churchill persona, surrender and retreat in order to save your young ward. Write in some dialogue

>>30936901
Small edit

"Villainous blackguard! Is threatening the disabled to win truly the caliber of the Student Council? Very well, I will take my leave for now, but there shall be a reckoning for your impropriety."

>>30936812
>Lord John Churchill: The dire straits Young Miss Vix is in causes you to revert to your Lord John Churchill persona, surrender and retreat in order to save your young ward. Write in some dialogue

I don't know what to say here, but just before we are out of sight, let's make a quip about him coming back to finish the hunt and that he will have such a nice place in his trophy room for them

>>30936944
>>30936901
>>30936899

Good dialogue parts/ideas.
Consolidated plan?

>Lord John Churchill
> curse the VP out
"What a barbarian! No honour, using an innocent simple woman who does not know any better? I living shield?
"Villainous blackguard! Is threatening the disabled to win truly the caliber of the Student Council? I
"Set her aside and I won't harm your girl further. But you and I are finishing this, one on one. Hurt miss vix, and I *Will* strangle you with her innards. "

Seems Ivan will not allow Vix to get fragged today.

Good thing too. Simge would be mad pissed if Ivan let Vix "die"

Writing.

>>30936812
I'm going with Churchill for this one,
After all, simge got taken down for us, would be a dick move to have her die.

It would also wrap up the end quite nicely, and set us as a recurring villain without being completely evil, which will gain us popularity with the idiots who watch this.

>>30936886
>>30936890
>>30936899
>>30936901
>>30936944
>>30936964
>>30936944
>>30936999
I love em all guys! Good stuff.

Can we maybe try and melt all this down into a coherent post?

>>30936812

Jack - "Like That Will Stop...."
Jonh - "No!"
*grasp head*
Jack - "Don't You want your PRECIOUS TROPHY!?"
John - "Not For a Ladies Life"
*Begin Convusling*
Jack - "DAMN YOU!!! YOU'VE RUINED EVERYTH...."
*Collapse to the floor, slowly rise as John*
John - "To take a Lady Hostage! Such underhanded and dishonorable tactics. However, My Gentleman's Code dictate that I do my utmost to ensure the safety of Lady Vix. Your terms shall be met, Release Lady Vix and We shall depart your 'School'... Though mark my words, You have earned My Ire this day, So train your body and ready your mind, for we Shall meet again!"

>>30937031
I find it very hard to imagine her angry.
So that sentence terrifies me more then you know.

>>30937048
YES THIS

>>30936812
>Lord John Churchill
Clearly we must keep this dastardly duo alive for or R&R shenanigans.

"Ya...suhiro was it. Boy, to threaten a defenseless Lady is the height of dishonor, but to through away one's honor to protect one's Lady? Well, there is some honor in that. One day I will take your head for this affront, but today is not that day."

>>30937048
Love it

>>30937031

If the fight continues with a 1-on-1 with the Vp, please let us katana his ass down.

Tomahawk is great and all, but beating down their team, taking their own weapons, and not stopping just has *style*.

It's also a hilarious subversion of culture if 'the british fop' doesn't care/get that it has only one edge - and uses it like a club on one side, with a backswing that won't cut - and wins anyway.

>>30937048
This is a good place to start.

>>30937077

I like this, except for surrendering.

Our counteroffer should be to fight him, and him alone, for everyone's honour.

A not-so-gentleman's duel

also, this entire thing/setup/scene/character/persona reminded me that THIS exists.
http://vimeo.com/8379529
I think its the highest quality mirror i could find

>>30937197
>http://vimeo.com/8379529

oh my god.

then suddenly robots

I think if we combined >>30937048 but then replaced the last bit with an offer of a duel, like >>30937197 suggests, that would be best. Because then if he turns us down then we'll look like the better/more honourable man. I think.

>>30937273
No, retreat to fight another day.

>>30937273
Yes! Precisely! This guy gets it!

>>30937296
This is IVAN though!

You just want to get to the cast party faster, but it will still be there anyway.

>>30937197
While I like this, I like the idea of smite and us coming back on the show after Ivan's bought a regenerator gene mod package, so we can go Unkillable Mad Jack on his ass.

>>30937372
No I want to turn us into a recurring villain rather than murdering the entire caste.

>>30937273
Rather do the actual retreat so that we can make sure the Lady Vix can get proper treatment and swear this will not be the last they have seen of us

>>30937375

Its not about us though. Its about ratings and putting on a good show.

>>30937384
So..... fight and lose, then come back and swear vengeance?

Come on. Thats got WAY more style than 'lol i give up'

>>30937372
Dude, he's already started writing.

>>30937372
Actually, I think most of us want to preserve Lord Johnathan Churchill/Mad Jack for future R&R funtimes. And this is a good dramatic conclusion for the finale that no one could possibly see coming.

>>30937372
But Ivan is ACTING. He's not supposed to be that character!

>>30937399
>Come on. Thats got WAY more style than 'lol i give up'
We're not "giving up" we are retreating because of dishonorable tactics. This will not be considered a win by the student council.

>>30937197
We should consider that this is a TV show and they might want to keep the actors. If we retreat, both we and them can fight another day. It's about our future in this show

>>30937399
We don't have an open channel with the actors so we can't coordinate that with the protags. If we get into a duel it's going to be to the death and I think leaving the door open for John Churchill and Lady Vix to make appearances in the season two finale would be pretty ok with the producers, and with audiences.

>>30937395
Lady Vix isn't actually hurt though, just a hostage.

>>30937413
>Actually, I think most of us want to preserve Lord Johnathan Churchill/Mad Jack for future R&R funtimes. And this is a good dramatic conclusion for the finale that no one could possibly see coming.

I agree with this.

I just don't agree with turning Lord Churchill into a spineless twat that instantly surrenders to an underhanded maneuver.

What i'm saying is:
Retreating
and
Agreeing to set the hostages aside

arent mutually exclusive.

Best chain of events is to Acknowledge The Hostage like the Vp wants, Fight Him One One One In A Gentlemanly Duel, and THEN Retreat To Fight Another Day, swearing vengeance for underhanded tactics.

Acting bonus, In character ness, swaps between Churchill and Jack, AND recurring villians all in one swoop.

>>30937437
>We should consider that this is a TV show
The producer would chime in if we're stepping on toes

>>30937469
>If we get into a duel it's going to be to the death

its like you don't even know what a gentleman's duel is.

You can duel for honor without death!

>>30937479
She was previously shot multiple times by the 3rd ranked (by audience popularity) team. Happened at the end of last thread and was referenced at the beginning of this one.

>>30937479
I think you missed the part where she's a hostage because she got shot saving us and is currently "Bleeding" out of her shoulder.

As for a duel, ranged ones haven't been our thing and we're injured, much smarter to fall back.

Goddamn. Well Simge was willing to take a bullet of three for you, would be a dick move to not do something along the same lines for her. Still, it’s time to give the viewers a show that they’ll remember.

You chuckle, and in your raspy Mad Jack voice you say "Like that will stop...." suddenly your voice changes to the posh tones of John Churchill "No!"

You seize you head, doubling over in pain. "Don't You want your PRECIOUS TROPHY!?"

"Not For a Ladies Life"

Ariwa and Yasuhiro look upon you with shock and horror as you collapse onto the ground, convulsing as the internal struggle plays out. Your arms thrash against the parking lot as Mad Jack’s voice screams out "DAMN YOU!!! YOU'VE RUINED EVERYTH...."

You fall silent and still. You lie there for a few moments before silently rising to your feet, brushing dust off of your uniform. You inhale deeply before skewering Yasuhiro with your most contemptuous glower. "To take a Lady Hostage! And you have the gall to name me, Lord John Churchill, a villain? Truly the state of the world's young people is in decline!"

You look down at the ground for a moment before reestablishing eye contact with Yasuhiro. "But very well. I shall not allow miss Vix to come to further harm. No gentleman in his right mind would allow such a thing."

You walk forward and take Vix from Yasuhiro, lifting her up in a princess carry. As you do so a HOEV descends from the heavens, obviously your fortuitously timed ride out of this school. The Delivery Man stumbles into it ahead of you, somehow still alive after being shot and falling off of a roof. You climb into the HOEV, placing Vix down tenderly on a seat. The Vehicle lifts off, but stops about ten meters off of the ground. Your chance for a villainous farewell. You point down at Yasuhiro, who has run to stand by Ariwa.

“Boy! Know this! I am Lord John Churchill! And your lowly and cowardly actions make you nothing better than a beast in my eyes! I shall return one day, I shall return and I shall hunt you down, craven! Remember that!”

Before you can pull away Yasuhiro shouts back up at you, “I don’t care! I don’t care if I’m lowly or cowardly or if you hunt me down like a dog! I’d do all that and more to protect the person I love!”

The HOEV doors close and you take a seat, where Simge and Choi Lei have stopped pretending to be injured and are talking animatedly. There is a screen across the cabin, where you can see a camera feed of what’s happening in the parking lot.

>What does Ivan do?
>Talk to Choi Lei and Simge about something? Write In
>Check and see how Awira is handling Yasuhiro’s love confession

>>30937551
>Check and see how Awira is handling Yasuhiro’s love confession

As confessions go, being a craven asshole is a terrible way to handle it.

Rolled 4, 2, 6 + 3 = 15

>>30937551
>>Check and see how Awira is handling Yasuhiro’s love confession
This is going to be funny as hell

>>30937551
>Check and see how Awira is handling Yasuhiro’s love confession

>>30937551

I would fully Support Mad Jack/Lord John Churchill. He is awesomeeee.

>>30937551
>>Check and see how Awira is handling Yasuhiro’s love confession

Then see how Simge took being Princess carried.

>>30937551
Check to see how Awira is handling...

Damn now we have to buy the whole series.

>>30937551
>Check and see how Awira is handling Yasuhiro’s love confession

Please slap the coward.

>>30937551
Talk to simge

Something along the lines of "How'd they move you so fast?
Capatcha: bandits vicarm
Yes capatcha, after this we shall be vicarious bandits

>>30937551
Damn that was some good showmanship. Nice work.

Let's see.
>Give the screen a quick glance. Teen romance is always fun
>Grin at Simge "Did I pay you back with that? I figured it was the best way to cement us coming back to this sometime."
>To Choi "Hey, thanks for the huge distractions by the way. For some reason, my openers are always rough." Then look at the screen, a little proud. "But I know how to finish, I think."

>>30937645

Full Approval

>>30937645
I approve

>>30937551
>Check and see how Awira is handling Yasuhiro’s love confession

The only thing that could possibly make this funnier is if we took the Silent One and everyone ships Ariwa with us instead.

>>30937694

Jack x moustache OPT

>>30937645
yeah, this.

>>30937645
We are going to get horribly teased for the innuendo, but this is gold.

Alright, good write ins anons. Writing.

You focus in on the TV just in time to see Ariwa give Yasuhiro a massive stage slap. Wincing, you watch as she then follows it up with a passionate embrace and kiss. Slightly off put by how similar that sequence of events (violence followed by hubba hubba) is to one of your own relationships you turn your focus to your two fellow mercs who seem to be quite pleased by how the mission went.

Simge notices that you’ve stopped watching TV first and beams at you, absolutely radiant. “Thanks so much Ivan!”

You laugh, albeit slightly confused as Simge gives you a bear hug. “For what?”

“Oh, you know,” says Simge breaking away, “Not letting Vix get shot. It’s a lot of fun playing as her and I’d be super pissed right now if you had let Yasuhiro shoot me.”

You can’t readily imagine a normal pissed Simge. You shudder to think what super pissed Simge is like. Try as you may you simply can’t envision it. Sort of like comprehending a Great Old One, the human minds just can’t contain something so terrible. “Yeah, well I figured this was the best way to ensure that we’d be making another appearance again. This was a whole lot of fun.”

Simge nods, still beaming. “Oh yeah, definitely! This sort of stuff is such a nice change of pace from what we’re normally doing, what with snatching up scientists, shooting up lawyers, and blowing up factories.”

Choi Lei concurs, “Definitely. But the best part about it for me is the fact that I don’t have to place my explosives under fire to get the booms. Some tech guy does all that shit for me. Incredibly relaxing.”

“Hey speaking of explosions Choi,” you say a slightly shit eating grin on your face, “Thanks a lot for the distraction earlier. For whatever reason my openers are always rough,” you glance at the screen where the SpaceHeart*Love credits are playing, “But I think know how to finish.”

Choi Lei snorts with laughter. “Perhaps. Maybe you should ask Valkyrie what she think of your finishing moves? I hear she’s an expert.”

Before you have a chance to respond, the screen opposite you flashes and Saul the Director is staring into the cabin. “Alright guys, really really great performance out there. We’ll hurry and get the makeup off of you and you out of costume, and then you are all invited to the cast party! It’ll mostly just be the technical support staff and all the merc-idols who made it to next season. Really really hope you can make it.”

>Anything you want to ask Saul before he disappears?
>Also, do you accept the invite to the cast party?

>>30938244
>Choi Lei snorts with laughter. “Perhaps. Maybe you should ask Valkyrie what she think of your finishing moves? I hear she’s an expert.”

"Good idea. I hear there's a staff party. Do you guys want to show up in character, or not?"

>crash party as Churchill - give the actors a moment to panic - then just relax, turn into a normal guy, and go say hi and contratulate them on a good show.

>>30938244
Nope, seems we did great.

Accept the invite.

>>30938244
Is it going to take another 12 hours to put this moustache back on?

>>30938244
"Aren't the ones who failed out going to be attending?"

And yes, we are going to party time. See if we can find a hawian shirt for maximum relaxed Ivan

>>30938244
>Really really hope you can make it.”

"I wouldn't miss it for the world. This was a LOT of fun. also, you put some SERIOUS ware into Ariwa - can you tell me what she's packing? "

>>30938244
>>Also, do you accept the invite to the cast party?
>Valkyrie.
>hell, everyone who survived - that means all the strikeout mercs, i think

>>30938244
>Anything you want to ask Saul before he disappears?
I got nothing. I assume there will be a summary of how well we did not long after the party

>Also, do you accept the invite to the cast party?
Hell yeah

>>30938244
"Hell yeah we're coming! Right guys?!"

Excited face.

Really interested to see more of Simge, especially see how she parties.


I can see her and Ivan becoming Bros4Lyfe
Platonic life partners, anyone?

>>30938296
>>Valkyrie.


make sure to tease her about the HOEV, and enact on the last thread's suggestion to leave with an idol-costume in her size.

>>30938244
Yes. Ivan goes to cast party. Ask Saul when the next season starts. Oh, and if we can make a few edits on the footage of mad jack. Someone wanted a shot of the sky with the delinquents scream echoing in the background.

Rolled 1, 6, 1 + 3 = 11

>>30938224
>Anything you want to ask Saul before he disappears?
no need
>Also, do you accept the invite to the cast party?
Of course

>>30938244
Of course we accept the invite to the after party for where there is a party there is booze.
>>30938271
Definitely ask if even the failures are going to attend. We must try to recruit the "thunder tits" for strikeout.

Alright writing. Since I seem to be tending toward big fat updates, albeit slightly more quickly written then last thread, here's a topic of discussion while I'm writing:

I'm sure we all have fond memories of Dreads. As you know, he was slated to be an unpredictable enemy/occasional ally until he got blown to shit. Would you guys like to have a recurring antagonist, or do you think it'd become annoying, since you won't get to kill him or her for a long time?

>>30938421
Bring on the recurring antagonist.

>>30938421
A recurring antagonist would be quite fun, I think.

It kind of depends on how you write him/her, I suppose, but I believe in you, FG.

>>30938421
Bring him on.

>>30938421

I think a reoccurring villain could be annoying, but if written right might be really damn cool. Worth a shot.

>>30938421
I feel that if we did we would try to kill them (or just run away because we cant kill them) every single time and most likely (big part from the dice gods) one of us would die or be horribly injured.

>>30938421
Most of the time I'd find it annoying, but I think you would be able to pull it off quite well.

>>30938421
Recurring antagonists could be nice.

Especially an antagonist that has a casual friendly relationship with us outside of battle.

>>30938421

I hate the idea of a recurring antagonist. Especially if we die, we die.

Why the hell should our enemies get special treatment?

>>30938421
>become annoying
That never will happen. We may be playing Ivan and attack the guy, but making us want to kill the guy would mean killing off someone close to us. So long as you keep the character fun but stay out if personal relationships we won't get bored from failing to kill him. Then again it depends how well you write him,

>>30938421
I'm against.
I agree with >>30938515

Rolled 4, 9, 10 = 23

>>30938421
might be interesting depending on how you frame him

overwhelmingly powerful enemy like Dreads was supposed to be would get annoying if he kept popping up, but a rival/foil, or someone who was slightly ahead of the curve compared to Ivan mite b cool

Rival merc crop CQC guy who's calm and tacticool-headed, worldview vastly different from Ivan, so they hate each other for whatever reason, but still respect each others skills, they snatch missions from each other, etc

>>30938421
I'd be ok with it if the antagonist appears every once in a while, like once every real time month or so. I also wouldn't mind having a rival, like a foe who we dislike enough to screw him over somehow, but not enough to kill him outright.

>>30938421
>do you want a reoccurring antagonist?
As long as you promise to involve them in R&R Merc Idol missions!

>>30938552

And i hate this even more than recurring Dread.

Thats so wholly unoriginal that it made me cringe.

>>30938421
I'd like a rival mercenary antagonist, that would be pretty fucking sweet. Just some asshole that plays for the other team, we should fucking hate each other, but we should be able to relate to them as well.

>>30938421
Generally against the recurring antagonist, it's a pain in the ass.

Unless "Antagonist" means a person we don't get along with some way but aren't allowed/supposed to kill because they're on the same side. But I guess that's more a Rival.

You figure that you’ll get a very nice and detailed report of your performance once you’re back on the Brick. No point bothering Saul about that right now. Instead another thought, unbidden rises up from the more basal parts of your brain. Actually, it more like two thoughts. Two large, round, jiggly thoughts.

Trying to act natural, you lean back in your seat. “So uh, Saul. Are the merc-idols we defeated invited to this shindig too? Or is it just the ones who survived?”

Saul scratches his chin. “Well only the ones who made it to next season are invited, but they can bring along some guests if they want to. So maybe?”

“Alright then,” you reply, mentally crossing your fingers and hoping for the best. “I guess you can count me in for the cast party Saul. Better be a lot of booze.”

Choi Lei nods seriously. “Seconding the booze.”

Simge rolls her eyes. “Ignore the alcoholics. I wouldn’t miss it for the world, Saul.”

Saul grins and claps his hands together. “Awesome. Awesome awesome awesome. That’s great to hear you guys. Seems like all four of our villains are making an appearance. I’ll be sure to tell the catering staff to double down on booze.”

Saul disappears from the view screen. The three of you spend the rest of the ride back to the headquarters of Love Wetworks Limited shooting the shit about the mission and recounting some of your more dramatic moments. Apparently Choi Lei was able to wipe out an entire squad of eight in a single blast pattern.

The HOEV drops the three of you off at HQ, where you are whisked off to get your makeup and beard removed. The process is substantially faster, and it’s rather amazing to see yourself de-aging from a man in his forties to your normal 20-something self. You hardly even look the same. You wander off into the dressing room, where the good people of Love Wetworks Limited have thoughtfully provided you a wardrobe to choose from for the cast party. You figure your enviro-suit might not be the best thing to wear to a social function. You check the invite in your e-glasses. The cast party is casual dress. Wear whatever the hell you want.

>Pick an outfit!
>Literally unlimited selection

>>30938746
Hawaiian shirt and shorts, walk around the party drinking from a coconut.

>>30938746
>>Literally unlimited selection
Rigid wash jeans and a nice casual button down shirt.

>>30938746
>Tuxedo
Why?

For the lulz of course.

>>30938776
Don't forget flip flops.

>>30938746
Whatever the outfit, bring a monocle so they know we played Churchill

>>30938746
Jeans with a shirt and jacket.

>>30938746
Something to show off our awesome bear tat would be nice, aside from that I got nothing.
>ounds be cattle
Silly capatcha hounds are hounds, not cattle.

>>30938746
>>30938778
>>30938803
Going with some casual jeans and a decent shirt.

>>30938790
Also shades and a floral wreath.

>>30938746
>Pick outfit!
No idea! Some sort of classy future suit!

>Literally Unlimited Selection!
Remember where the keep the Merc Idol uniforms so we can nick one for Val on the way out. Or just ask Saul if we could nab a souvenir for a friend back home.

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>>30938746
We gotta keep it classy, yet not way too formal.

Let's not show up looking like a retard, we want to have some sex appeal.

>>30938746
The most Russian looking outfit we can find.

>>30938817
Sounds good.

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>>30938855

>>30938746
>Get Outfit!
Request Smige's help!

>>30938776
Oh yes. So tacky, so good.

>>30938870
Just because autists ruined the term "class" doesn't mean it's not appropriate for how we should dress.

Ivan doesn't have aspergers, so it should be fine for him to wear a button up shirt and some fucking slacks. We don't have to wear a fedora.

>>30938776
Why not?

>>30938931
This.

Okay, so this entirely for funsies prompt has sparked quite a lot of discussion. Ivan will wear future pants and a future button down or something of similar formality.

Writing

>>30938817
second

>>30938936
Because we still want to 'recruit' Glasses, Thundertits and the other one, and it'll be harder to do that if we look and act like a schmuck?

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>>30938746
>Pick an outfit!

>>30938994
I'm more concerned with fucking them, but the same principle applies.

>>30938776
I love the image the people we fragged would get if they see us. Throws cars and comits crimes against fashion like it ain't a thing.

>>30938994
I disagree.
Not taking a party seriously is not acting like a shmuck.

If anything, a regular casual outfit is boring.
We were trying to make it fun.

>>30939055
Eh, but it has potential to go wrong. Sure they could laugh with us, but they may also laugh at us.

>>30939055
This.

Taking yourself too seriously is a shitty way to act at a party.

>>30939078
I don't give a fuck as long as we, the players have a laugh from this all.
You're taking this too seriously.
This isn't Shattered Moon.

>>30938972
Thank you for destroying the illusion of choice, you monster.

>>30939085
>>30939099
I like to party pretty hard, but I don't need to show up in a clown suit to do it. We can, and will, joke around and make fun of ourselves and our performance on the show, but we gotta have some pride in ourselves.

I'm sure the kid that ate bugs in 2nd grade for attention wasn't taking himself seriously, and was just having fun, but I can't back that lifestyle.

>>30939106
He just realized the folly of asking /tg/ for fashion tips.

You grab some clothing that looks comfortable, and put it on. Some sort of basal instinct informed you that if you spent too much time thinking about how your clothes looked you’d just get into a big internal fight and never make up your mind. So instead you just grab a reasonably tidy outfit and slap it on before hurrying down to your ride to the cast party. Choi Lei is already waiting there, dressed in perfectly normal and acceptable clothing as well. There is no way his fashion choices or yours could possibly offend any third party observers. You both nod in acknowledgement of the appropriate and inoffensive outfits your opposite chose to wear to the party, and lean back against the car, waiting for Valkyrie and Simge to show up.

After a few minutes the other two arrive as well, wearing equally appropriate outfits for the cast party as you and Choi Lei are, albeit in adherence feminine fashions. The four of you climb into the car, where the driver fails to comment on how awful any of your outfits are and how you should be completely ashamed of yourselves. Rather he gives a you all a friendly, “Lookin’ good,” before powering up and driving off.

You glance around the spacious back cabin of your ride at your three fellow mercs. Simge looks very excited, as does Choi Lei, albeit to a less extent. Valkyrie looks slightly bored.

>Does Ivan talk to any of his fellow mercs?
>Or doe he just fuck it and pregame with whatever he finds in the mini-fridge.

>>30939212
>>Does Ivan talk to any of his fellow mercs?
Talk to valkyrie.

Ask her why does she take those kind of missions.

>>30939212
Talk with Val, she said she was doing this drop to relax but it certainly doesn't look like it worked out that way.

>>30939212
>>Does Ivan talk to any of his fellow mercs?

Sure, ask Valk how much fun she had since she apparently killed approximately half the cast.

>>30939212
>Does Ivan talk to any of his fellow mercs?
>Or doe he just fuck it and pregame with whatever he finds in the mini-fridge.
get some out of the mini fridge propose a toast to a job well done then talk to people

>>30939212
>Does Ivan talk to any of his fellow mercs?
Talk to Valkyrie ask her what kind of idol squads she ran into.
>Or doe he just fuck it and pregame with whatever he finds in the mini-fridge.
Can't hurt to also see if that fridge has some booze in it.

>>30939212
Booooriiing.
Now imagine we were in our hawaiian shirt, shorts, flip-flops, sun glasses and a floral wreath.
>>30939275
She said it already, it's about a change of pace.
Rather, ask her if she considers butchering people proper relaxation.

>>30939212
Ask if Valkyrie does this often.

Is she bored because her senior merc wealth makes this a normal occurrence, OR does she dislike social functions and would prefer to murder
people/animals/objects?

If the latter, why the fuck did she sign up in the first place?

>>30939212
>completely appropriate and not at all offensive attire
you make my day, Fall Guy, you really do.

>>30939212
>That entire post
I am dying over here man, christ.

>To Valk
"Hey, I saw you get pulled out on set today. From the sounds of it, you were extracted before you could finish off what was left of the cast. That normal for you?"

Then later ask

"Why so glum anyway? You seem like you're going to a dentist appointment or something."

>>30939212
I don't really want to pregame in the car there, because I want the plebiscite worms to see us drink them under the table. If we already started in the car they will be less in awe of the majesty of us drinking.

>>30939212
Has Val done this whole thing alot? I mean are there any series she's been in that she's saved to a personal playlist sorta thing?

Alright, talking to Val, maybe see if anything good is in the minifridge. If so, maybe attempt to smuggle some back onto the cruiser when you guys return to the Brick. Writing.

>>30939466
I hope you mean smuggle the mini fridge into Vals ship.

>>30939212
Talk to Valkyrie about recruiting Thundertits

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>mfw turn up and literally every other person at the party is wearing hawaiian shirts and shit and looks at us like we're a bunch of no fun allowed assholes

>>30939553
Well, us and our co-workers you mean.

>>30939553
Truly we are the vilest villians.

>>30939553
who's going to talk shit about a bunch of space murderhobo anyway

>>30939553
I'm totally expecting Ivan to be really jealous of some guy in a hawaiin shirt because of all the laughs he gets, until he hears someone call hawaiin guy a faggot behind his back.

Then we get to feel all smug and satisfied with our inoffensive sense of fashion.

>>30939726
*tips fedora*
I concur, good sir! Our impeccable taste in clothing is truly beyond reproach!

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>>30939806
Indeed!

>>30939883
That bear was probably just angry at how slow they were to change the tires.

>>30939883
I submitted the wrong gif, but eh, it turns out I like it this way better.

You duck your head into the mini-fridge, checking if anything in there tickles your fancy. There’s a metric fuckton of bagged mimosas in there as well. Pushing past the citric concoctions you manage to find some really nice looking champagne. Been ages since you’ve had the stuff. Several bottle of the stuff in fact. You close the mini-fridge with a suspicious glance around the cabin of the limo. Properly good beer and wine are next to impossible to find on the Brick. Vodka, whisky, any of the harder liquors, they do a pretty good job replicating the stuff with synthahol from the hydroponics facilities. But beer and wine… except for absolute pisswater most of that stuff is so expensive you’d never buy it. Smuggling a few bottles of the champagne back home might be a great way to pay Niels back for all the food he’s cooked for you.

You accidently lock eyes with Valkyrie, who seems to be watching you as you checked the fridge. Your heart races. She cannot know the bounty you have uncovered. “So Valkyrie,” you say, leaning back into the seat of the limo, “you seem pretty bored right now. I thought you took these sorts of missions to relax?”

“Huh,” says Valkyrie, clearly not paying attention, “What? I- no. No, I do like these missions. Although usually the merc-idols in question put up a better fight. Usually they’re a lot tougher than this batch.”

Simge raises an eyebrow. “But they’re not even done with basic yet. I thought you knew that?”

Valkyrie groans. “So that’s why… yeah no, I just signed up once I saw it was a merc-idol drop. Those guys usually provide good low stress entertainment. And then we all get shitfaced afterwards.”

“Well I mean the shitfaced thing is still happening,” responds Choi Lei, grinning boisterously, “Am I fucking right!?”

Valkyrie smiles at that “Spose so. Maybe they’ll put up more of a fight in the bar than they did on the battlefield.”

Unwilling to delve into what a fight with Valkyrie might entail for the poor and under-augmented mercs of SpaceHeart*Love, you watch the city flash by until your ride comes to a complete stop. The four of you step out of the limo and into a strategically placed shelter from the lights of paparazzi drones. “Shit,” you grumble, “Didn’t think SpaceHeart*Love was popular enough to warrant paparazzi.”

Choi Lei snorts. “It’s got tens of millions of viewers, probably even in the hundreds, all over Human Space. There’s no way it doesn’t warrant a few paparazzi.”

Nodding in agreement with Choi Lei’s insight, you walk past a bouncer with massively augmented muscles and into a sort of dance hall/dining room. Looking around the cavernous space you recognize a few faces.

>What does Ivan do?
>Go with mercs and get a table
>Go off and bother the delinquents you fought earlier.
>Go off and bother the Student council
>There’s a Bar. The Bar is serving free alcohol. You know what must be done
>Taking write in dialogue and actions.

>>30940022
>Go off and bother the Student council

>>30940022
>>There’s a Bar. The Bar is serving free alcohol. You know what must be done

Try to work this line in : "alrighty I have to ask. Your final attack is a glue wave?"

>>30940022
>Go off and bother the Student council

>>30940022
>Go off and bother the Student council
>Keep an eye out for thundertits and co

>>30940022
>>Go off and bother the Student council

>>30940022
>There’s a Bar. The Bar is serving free alcohol. You know what must be done

>>30940022
>>Go off and bother the Student council
>>Keep an eye out for thundertits and co
also grab some free beer on the way over

>>30940022
>Go off and bother the Student council

I wonder if they'll recognise our names.

>>30940022
Go to bar, have bottle of vodka sent to our table and tell them to try to keep it from running dry. Grab a Darth Vader for ourself (we're a bad guy, it's appropriate) and go over to congratulate the surviving student council members.

>>30940022
>There’s a Bar. The Bar is serving free alcohol. You know what must be done

>>30940022
>Go off and bother the Student council

Ariwa was damn fast in melee, that deserves some recognition from us, tell her she reminds us a bit of a merc we know, though she isn't as sneaky, and try not to laugh too hard when we see what we did to Kanada's face.

>>30940022
Are the Himawari Force there? I say chat them up for a bit, they were our first kills

>>30940022
>>There’s a Bar. The Bar is serving free alcohol. You know what must be done

Alright, seems we want to talk to the Student Council after snagging something good from the bar. will be using >>30940228 suggestions for dialogue

>>30940235
Not yet, we don't want to look overly eager to see them. It's best if we bump into them naturally, but if we haven't in about an hour then we should start looking.

You decide that it might be fun to harass the good people of the Student Council, especially since they were really the only ones who put up a notable fight. You first detour over to the bar, where you snatch up a delightfully hoppy local craft brew. Sipping on the beer, you savor the flavor, a subtle mix of hops of utterly mysterious local varieties. Truly, a glorious thing. Overjoyed at your find, you wander over to the Student Council.

Not one to wait for people to acknowledge you, especially when you just finished schooling their asses, you grab Kanada by the shoulder and twirl him around. A large white bandage is covering his nose. Kanada removes your hand from his shoulder with barely contained disgust. “And who might you be,” he inquires snootily. The rest of the Student Council looks equally nonplussed by your appearance.

You roar with laughter at his clearly broken nose. “Holy shit dude. I really fucked your face up, didn’t I?”

The entire Student Council’s expressions shift into looks of slack shock. After a few seconds Ryuu speaks up. “You’re a lot younger than we thought you were.”

You chuckle and rub the back of your head. “Well yeah. I’m not even thirty yet. Probably why I still think getting fired out of a spaceship at high speeds and shooting people is a viable long term career option.”

Ryuu and Yasuhiro both snort with laughter at your words. Erina simply stares at you, still slack jawed, as you turn your attention to Awira Hitomi. “Hey,” you say, walking up to her, “You remind me of a merc I know. Although she’s a good bit sneakier than you are.”

Awira looks slightly taken aback by the presence of the man who not any more than four hours ago was trying to chop her head off. “Thank you?”

You nod, smiling reassuringly. “You’re damned welcome. You’re a good hand with that katana. Best fight I’ve had in a long time. Great potential and all that.”

Awira seems pleased and bows. “Thank you very much. I am still only practicing however,” Awira straightens back up, a soft smile on her face. “As you know already, I am Awira Hitomi. What is your name?”

>Introduce yourself sucka!
>Then choose a topic of conversation for the Student Council

>>30940899
>Ivan Parkas, mercenary, tech specialist and slayer of Dreads.
>So, how did they become the student council? Staged elections?

>>30940899
We need to warn them about Valkyrie

>>30940899

Ivan Kostov, Deniable Asset.

Who else "survived"?

>>30941094
Oh no we don't! Watching Val go to work is going to be half the fun tonight.

>>30941091
I support this action

>>30940899
Wait, Awira is her real name? Weird.
"Ivan Kostov! Don't let the name fool you, I know a guy way more russian then me. Pleasure to meet you there, Awira, and all that. Really quick: This shit is fantastic, haven't had anything like it back where I live. All we get is synth shit."

>>30941091
agreed