>>33235411

“It’s going to attack at the end of Venus’s stage performance, after the unveiling. The initial attack is going to be mine and Venus’s awakening to power, but he’s going to unleash a physical store of...something into the audience to bring out their shadows. I don’t know where the monster is, how many people its already turned among the stage crew, or where the physical store of however he plans to infect the audience is,” the girl sighs as she moves a few choice paper charms to the top of her deck before placing them into her sleeve pockets before sliding her VIP lanyard and backstage badge back around her neck, “There are four in house video cameras pointed to the stage, they’re all on the same breaker from the sound booth and aren’t set with batteries,”

~That’s concise,~ you muse as the shapes of the shintennou take shape in the corners of the room, ~did you rehearse that?~

“No. I’m going to go tell the others you’re up and try to enjoy things before they go pear shaped,” she picks up the clothes she arrived in, the blouse has a large purple stain across the chest, “more than they already have. I really liked this outfit,”

The younger girl leaves the room in three quick steps. Your ethereal companions, the Shintennou, stand at attention. Your best friend, Kairi Osaka, chews thoughtfully and nervously on a piece of cake with a plastic fork.

You are Mikage Chiba. Second year high school student, 15 years old, and formerly the third person to carry the title of Sailor Moon. Now that name belongs to your little sister Koyomi; and she’s here tonight to see the launch of the 9 year old idol singer and family friend Venus Aino. Accompanying her are some friends from school and about town including Kumada Rin, Mizuno Aiha, and Kino Kanari.

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>>33235428

Tonight they’ll have the opportunity to fight as one, or they’ll have a perfectly normal night and carry on none the wiser to the danger they may have faced.

Though you gave up the mantle of Sailor Moon long ago, you vowed you wouldn’t let your little sister face the same trials you faced alone. She won’t be alone tonight.

“Mikage, why the hell are you smiling?” Kairi asks seriously.

That is a good question.

>We’re on the brink of disaster, I feel like I’m back in my element.
>Because my fangs are already throbbing in anticipation.
>Because tonight is a night for heroes.
>After earlier, I think a bit of violence will do me some good.
>Other

&

“So...what’s the plan?”

>What is the plan, players?

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>>33235452
>>After earlier, I think a bit of violence will do me some good.

I propose the following: Let's have our Shitennou investigate as much as they can. We may have to move about some to get range on the upper and lower levels of the complex. When we find something incriminating, we switch into Eclipse or maybe one of our established disguises, and go wreck that shit. As for Kairi... we can't convince her to stay out of trouble, can we? Is there anything we can cast on her so she can at least spot for us?

Idle question while I wait for you guys to get here, did you all enjoy episode 1 of Sailor Moon Crystal?

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>>33235617
See Usagi. Hear Excel. You have no idea how frustrating this is when (1) I know damn well they have the same VA and (2) I watched the original 200 eps subbed.

Content was about as expected. I feel like I missed something during the fight scene. Not sure if I was distracted or tux boy just didn't throw a rose.

Looking forward to seeing Sailor Mercury next ep. My first anime waifu, as voiced by my favorite PreCure. I am seriously expecting her to be the best thing ever.

>>33235688
Sigh, and that episode is two weeks away.

Oh I'm in time for a thread for once!

>>33235731
Eh, we've waited this long already. It's not an optimal broadcast pacing, but it's not Girls & Panzer or Gundam Unicorn either.

Besides, us Mercury fans only have to wait 2 weeks. I feel sorry for the guys who waifu on Venus. They might have 6 months.

>>33235746
And well in time to vote/weigh in on the plan.

>>33235452
> We're on the brink of disaster, but we've got a little warning.
Having a confirmed, if vague, problem to settle is easier on me than not knowing and feeling like it was all going to go wrong.

Don't suppose I can convince you to stay here and pretend to be watching me?
...
*sigh*
Alright. We'll search for anything unusual. Have two Generals searching around each of us as we go. Watching our backs as well.
Figure we work our way around to the control area and meet there to see where we should focus next.

>>33235452
>We’re on the brink of disaster, I feel like I’m back in my element.

>>33235606

Sounds like a good idea. Maybe we can have Kairi manage Jade and Keiko?

>>33235452
>What is the plan, players?

Maximum Snoop, they have a physical device required to draw out shadows, which means they either have to drive it here (Good luck at that) or set it up beforehand. It's likely best to assume it's set up beforehand. So we should first check the parking lot for any large tanker-truck like vehicles and then work our way inside to the catwalks. We should also check the traps under the stage and audience.

>>33236180
Might not be large at all. Magic stuff can be pretty compact.

Any chance we could use Disguise on Kairi?

>>33236330
>Might not be large at all. Magic stuff can be pretty compact.

I assumed it had to be a lot of it to suddenly spray gas everywhere and if it was a physical device like Rin suggested. Maybe I'm overthinking it.

If we're worried about small-medium size objects then under the audience is the first place to look

>>33236169
Wasn't she not on the best of terms with them? Maybe if we can slap a glamour on her or something. Otherwise, I'd just as soon keep her where we can skullfuck any dark power as dares look at our bestie.

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~We’re on the brink of disaster, I feel like I’m back in my element.~

She smiles and gives you a firm nod while swallowing a probably overly sweet mouthful of image printed cake.

“Right, so what’s the plan?” she sets the cake down and crosses her arms.

~Don't suppose I can convince you to stay here and pretend to be watching me?~

She stares back at you with an expression that bleeds annoyed disbelief. Kairi isn’t letting you go off on your own and doesn’t seem like she’s going to accept you asking her to sit this out completely.

Sighing heavily, you relent and square your shoulders.

~Alright. We'll search for anything unusual. Have two of the Four Kings searching around each of us as we go. Watching our backs as well, though they can only be a little over 100 feet away from me at any time,~

Kairi nods and you motion for Zoisite and Nephrite to take place beside her. Nephrite looks at you with slight disapproval, possibly for letting the girl go into danger, but if he has a dissenting word for you on the subject he seems to keep it to himself.

~Figure we can work our way around to the control area and meet there to see where we should focus next. This is just a preliminary sweep, and afterwards I need you to keep tabs on Midori and Keiko, if you can try to get Gai’s help with getting them out of here if a monster or a psychic thug shows up,~

“Psychic thug?”

>>33236492

~Its a long story. Thugs working for whoever the bad guy with injectable magic brain powers stored in little syringes,~ you grouse, ~Last time I ran into them they burned me in the boob,~

Kairi looks away, shocked and momentarily ill. Guess she doesn’t like the thought of getting burned. Good, that should help to keep her out of trouble.

“As soon as I’m back out there, Koito will start trying to talk me up again too,” she composes herself, “I can lead him out with the others,”

~Okay. Lets head out there. We’ll head for wherever the others are keeping themselves when we’re done,~

>Do you sweep from the left side of the map or the right side?

&

>Are there any spells, powers, or equipment you’d like to activate before continuing?

The Map Here >>33235452 is the theater with convenient You Are Here Mikage Token

>>33236517
Sweep starts where we stand. I'll leave the toys and boofs to the crunchier folks.

>>33236517
>Kairi looks away, shocked and momentarily ill. Guess she doesn’t like the thought of getting burned.

Ha Ha

Oh boy.

>>33236517
Sweep left, cast Conceal Thoughts using Subtle Magic.

>>33236684
Forgot tag.

>>33236684
This

I want to make a Metal Gear reference about how this is a sneaking mission, but I can't.

>>33236684
Also, we should totally try to be as stealthy as possible without being obvious.

>>33236684
Using phone so double checking is hard, but I believe we have a couple other hours duration spells we might want to let start running. Shield would be one.
Also should disguise ourself as a roadie/tech as we poke around.
Maybe see if we change use disguise friend similarly, or maybe see if she can use the Pen.

Rolled 3, 18, 19 = 40

So you want to cast Conceal Thoughts & Force Screen?

Also,
Give me dice, folks

3d20

The fist is for your Deceive, the Second for Stealth, the third is Perception

I'll add your modifiers and set your DCs. Best of 3 from you guys.

>>33236913
Certainly not a bad suggestion.

Rolled 15, 16, 5 = 36

>>33236983
rollan'

Rolled 17, 5, 19 = 41

>>33236983

Rolled 10, 17, 8 = 35

>>33236983
We fist deceive? I like this plan. Let us all our skills fists first.

Deception: Success.
Stealth: Success.
Perception: Success

Writing

>17,17,19

I think we passed

>>33237216
Fist in all things.

>>33237255
Well maybe not all things.

Rolled 17, 7, 4 = 28

>>33237277
The Path of Hit.

~Lets go, I’ll sweep the left side,~

Kairi takes a deep breath and stares into your eyes. There is an uncertainty as she breaks contact and turns to the door of the green room.

“Good luck,” she says before ducking out, the again invisible shadows of Zoisite and Nephrite trailing behind her.

Kunzite and Jadeite lay their hands on your shoulder and nod. Conjuring your mental shields you evoke the magics you feel in the core of your own mind instead of occupying your own remnants of Senshi power. An invisible screen of energy forms around you, and your mind restructures into a perfect and nigh impenetrable fortress. Girded against whatever lies ahead, you slink off quietly through the back corridor.

Stepping into the backstage access, you sidle through unnoticed by the busy stage crew. No one questions you, why would they, you’ve got a pass. As you exit the backstage and into the stage right wing, you see the bulk of your group crowded around Venus as she sits happily in a makeup chair. Blush is being applied to her cheeks and she isn’t wearing the wig you noticed prior. Her natural hair is really short, even beneath the wig cap she’s wearing.

Did she get it cut so short so she can do the costume and wig changes? Doesn’t matter right now. Walking away from the group is your little sister, she seems sullen. Quickly she perks up and closes the distance between you, but you shush her before she can alert the others to your presence.

“I’m happy you’re back on your feet,” she says, “Are you feeling okay? What triggered you? I’m really sorry I didn’t sit with you, but Kairi insisted you would want me to have fun and see Venus. Do you remember anything from during the attack?”

~I’m fine now. I guess I’m just not as ready for crowds as I had thought I’d be,~ you sigh, ~And I’m feeling fine. Just stretching my legs a bit before I dive back into hanging out with everyone,~

>>33237903
She doesn’t question you as you ruffle her hair. Good, your little sister buys your lie.

~I don’t remember much, just everything being dark and suffocating,~ you relent a bit of honesty.

“Okay,” now she’s trying to hide something...but doing an incredibly bad job of it.

You won’t press the issue.

~I’ll be right back,~ you smile and release her head and head off to the auditorium access door.

“Wait, what if you have another attack?” she asks earnestly.

~Won’t matter. I’m already good and doped up against it. Couldn’t be calmer unless I smoked,~

She nods and lets you go. As you hug the wall you decide the be much more careful about being seen. Using your exceptional training it is easy to do. You even manage to avoid being spotted by Venus’s manager and Kino Kanari along the way.

Filling quickly, the Auditorium is a busy place. Though among the crowd, you easily sense that two of the three ushers are shadow doppelgangers, and they ever so often keep looking up to the catwalk and light scaffolding above.

By the time you reach the back, fans of all ages fill the seats, murmuring excitedly for the show that is likely soon to start. Kairi arrives shortly after you do, you feel no shadow taint coming from within the sound booth, and both doors are tightly closed. Tapping Kairi on the shoulder and alerting her to your quiet presence in the forming crowd, she leans in close to you after her initial jump of the unexpected.

“Find anything?”

~Two of the ushers, and there is ‘something’ up in the catwalk,~ you say quietly

“What are we going to do?”

>I’m going to try to take the fake ushers out quietly.
>I’m going to attack them openly and cause a panic.
>I’m going to head back to the others, then excuse myself to check the catwalk.
>Write in

>>33237942
>>I’m going to head back to the others, then excuse myself to check the catwalk.
Disregard mooks. Acquire payload.

Rolled 15, 18, 8 = 41

>>33237942
>I’m going to head back to the others, then excuse myself to check the catwalk.

Also: Text Rin "Two doppelganger ushers, something up on the catwalk."

>>33237942
Time to stealth up there and see how quietly we can diffuse the situation.
Not sure why we need to excuse ourselves since we already stopped by.
Maybe send Kairi to tell Rin about the situation and keep her away from the action.

Artemis, how feasible is it to lend Kairi a General to give her an on-board mentor/back-watcher, and a bit of MP and PP to work with?

I don't want to sacrifice any of them, but letting her hold one and train up could be good.

>>33238601
Funny you should ask.

If you want to Physically lend her one of the Shintennou, she would need to display a compatibility with one of their spirits. They would basically serve the same purpose to them as they do to you, while also elevating them to a Mythic Rank 1 Character to develop on their own.

Sacrificing, as potentially mentioned earlier in this quest, would elevate them automatically to a higher tier.

That said. Before heading back to the group, do you want to try and let go of one of the four and offer to empower Kairi. You innately know this will be permanent, and she has to accept.

Which of the Four Kings would you trust your friend with, and which one of the Four Kings would you trust to watch over Kairi?

This interupts my writing the next update and is important now that it is brought up?

>Do you want to offer Kairi power?

>Who do you attempt to give her?

>>33238702
There's honestly no question of whether she would accept. She's shown her willingness to attack Jewel Thief with nothing but a fire extinguisher and her little mortal girl muscles. If anything, she's entirely too willing to get involved in this part of the world.

The real question is whether we should lend her Nephrite or fully sacrifice him, which is something we don't have time to discuss right now... unless we have a handy way to speed up our perception of time and facilitate a discussion between the three of us.

>>33238858
You've already said you weren't going to sacrifice them ever, but bonding them to someone to empower will mean you are giving them up and losing a spirit in your head.

They get to be in the heads of whomever you let them go to.

>>33237942
>I’m going to try to take the fake ushers out quietly.

If we are going to offer Kairi power then Nephrite is the obvious choice.

>>33238702
I think we should ask. We see how she keeps trying to get involved.
But we have to warn her that no peace will come of it, and pretty much all danger. People die.
And her mom will probably never forgive us.

We want her to be safe, we would really prefer that she stays back and stays safe. Please.
..which will be a no go.
So we'll need to find some way to protect her.

Writing

>>33238903
Now is this reversible? Can they still communicate with each other?

Their strengths seem to be in the ability to collude with one another and not necessarily in their own individual power. Would this basically just make them a voice inside that persons head?

>>33238976
That person would still benefit from the Dark Companion style feature they bring, and they can still communicate.

>>33238950
That's the problem I've got here. We can warn her. We will warn her. We have warned her. She doesn't give any fucks about our warnings.

...I wonder if she'd listen to Nephrite. Maybe having a spiritual adviser in her head all the time would make her just a little more cautious.

>>33238903
I'd imagine, as the Heir we could still see and chat with them when not in her head, maybe even when they are. That could quiet communication a thing..

~For now, we’re heading back to the others,~ you lead her carefully back the way you came, the shadows of the Shintennou rejoining your presence as you take out your cellphone and go through your assorted contacts and find Rins number, ~You stay with them and be ready to get the three normals of the group out,~

She nods.

~That includes you, just so we’re clear,~

“MIkage, I’m-”

~Not armed, don’t have magic, and could get yourself turned into a shadow doppelganger if this thing gets its claws into you,~ you interrupt as she huffs.

“You can’t do all this by yourself,” she chides.

~I won’t. The sailor scouts-~

“Then why don’t you tell them,” she pleads, “Tell all of them that you’ve got their back. Rin told me she knew what you were up to, and that of the rest of her ‘generation’ she’s the only one,”

~I know what I’m doing,~

“You’re trying to take it on yourself. And you shouldn’t have to. You don’t have to,” she steadies her sudden erratic breathing, “When you told me the truth...I wanted to cry, and I did after you left. I wanted to do...something,”

There is guilt and anger behind her voice. She is starting to shake.

“It would take the pain away, and maybe let me be able to help you,” her eyes lightly tear, “Now, now I still might. You said guys were using super powers from needles, right,”

~Yeah, but what does that have to do with you?~

“He,” she inhales sharply, “The thing that wasn’t my father left me a bunch of vials. Little pricks of...of whatever the hell he used to turn people into monsters, but broken up,”

“I’ve been using it to cope. It made me cold as ice and I could function even when I would have otherwise been unable to get up in the morning. I’m almost out...but there’s one left. One that would make me the monster I was, but under my own control,”

~Kairi,~ you lose your voice a second.

>>33239583

There is a weight on your shoulder. Nephrite is there, visible to both of you but not the crowd building in the room.

<She will not stop, princess. Her mind is made up. She will throw herself in harms way for your sake and for the sake of others. There is guilt in her heart and foolish pride,>

“He’s right,” she doesn’t blink and pulls her hand out from your own, the link keeping you together in the crowd, “I’m not staying on the sidelines. I’m not letting you carry these burdens alone. Not again. Not after what it did to us last time,”

~Later,~ you nearly whisper and extend your hand, ~After tonight is over we’ll figure something out. Right now, we’re on the clock,~

She nods and takes it.

You feel uncertain and hollow. Scared for her safety and perhaps her sanity.

You don’t dream if you can help it, but if you could you imagine your nightmares would be of the fight against Magician, and Kairi herself as his ‘Final Act’.

Soon the two of your return to the stage right area. Welcomed back to the land of the living. Midori says it wasn’t your biggest freak out. Apparently in her opinion, the freshmen year music class exam was your best.

You remember that day. Having spent the whole week of the course avoiding practicing on the instrument you had gotten from the school, in part because you were confident you knew how to play the flute...and because you didn’t want to look at it.

“She just cracked the thing in half and started screaming. She practically threw anyone who got close to her away,” she reminisces before you can stop her as Keiko asks what happened having been in a different class freshmen year.

~Yeah. Good times. I totally like reliving them,~ you half grouse, ~Next thing you’ll tell me is that the class has my breakdowns ranked,~

Keiko looks away embarrassed as Midori clams up and looks extremely guilty.

~Oh come on,~ you sigh.

>>33239600
“I’m sorry, Pinky Bunny chan,” you look down and find yourself being caught up in an unexpected hug as Venus reaches up and around your waist, “I didn’t know you had problems with crowds,”

Kairi backs off from your side, and despite her earlier discomfort and shakiness, seems to grab up Keiko and Midori and engage them in awkward conversation. True to her prediction, Koito Kino manages to sidle up beside her and begins talking to her with no small excitement about how cool this whole backstage experience is so far.

~Its okay, Venus, I thought I was doing well enough to handle things. Guess I was wrong,~ you smile and kneels down to lay hands on her shoulders, ~But you know what. I’m glad I came, I’ll stay back in the green room until its time for your show. Okay. And I’ll watch from backstage when you’re up. I’m really excited to hear you perform live,~

The younger girl brightens considerably and smiles.

“Promise!”

~Promise,~

From somewhere in the gaggle of girls and Gai, you see Kanari looking uncomfortable and shrinking back a bit. She stands in front of Venus’s makeup station and picks up a powder puff, considering it idly before putting it down and scratching the ear of the cat you hadn't noticed lounging there before for a cat nap. Good, Artemis was here.

The white cat perks up and notices you and you manage a smile as Venus disentangled herself from you and heads over to speak with someone on crew with a headset standing next to her obnoxiously dressed manager, Saito Sugao.

Drifting into the back corridor, you walk calmly through the empty throughway to the stairwell to the below stage and above stage & audience catwalk. Heading up slowly, you find the ill lit place perfect for your enhanced vision.

As you climb the stairs, Nephrite speaks.

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>>33239617
<Her ability to touch me...see me more clearly than the others. Her spirit is compatible with my powers, Princess,>

~I’m not sacrificing you so she can have non monster super powers,~

<No, but would you allow me to grant her my power and presence as a mentor. She cares for you and doesn’t want to see you hurt for her own reasons. I can think of few more zealous that would make fine guardians to the royal line, nor more loyal a friend,>

~Like I said before. We’ll talk about this later,~ and he falls silent in your mind.

The shadows cast by the house lights and spots give way to your piercing gaze to a certain distance ahead of you.

There is a presence here, it is not human. More than that, there is a great well of the infectious dark hidden here, high above the stage and audience.

>Time to go stealthily and hunt your foe. (what abilities would you like to employ)
>Go casually and with purpose, convince them you too are a doppelganger (what abilities would you like to employ)
>Go for the great well of darkness first. Take it out some how first and before anything else happens. (what abilities would you like to employ?)
>Write in

>>33239634
>Go casually and with purpose, convince them you too are a doppelganger (what abilities would you like to employ)
Hell, it worked on Helios. Time to spook out and ream them from within.

Huh, seems a bit dead in here, so I'll give the vote a bit more time.

Did I choose to run at a poor time today? Are updates not showing up on auto in the thread?

>>33239896
Eh, I've been able to keep up, but I don't think we're gonna get most of the discussion back until you're running regularly again.

Can't say I'd be especially pleased with stuff passing on just my vote, either. Entirely too much power, that.

>>33239896
>>33239992
You're not alone, just woke up and catching up now.

>>33239896
It's fine, I'm honestly just sitting back and enjoying the ride when I should be voting.

>Time to go stealthily and hunt your foe. (what abilities would you like to employ)

As for abilities, I don't actually know any more than what we already have enabled.

>>33240304
http://pastebin.com/Vq2twQDN
Well, the full list is there. I don't really care much for the crunchy stuff, though, so I prefer to leave those decisions to others.

>>33239896
Alright free to act now, let's see..

>>33239634
I'm a little drawn.. I say go in with stealth first, with Eclipse Shroud up, and have Control Shadows running for extra stealth.

Depending on what we see, either go in for the fake out, or for the stealth strike.

Writing

>>33240392
I've been considering them mutually exclusive. If we fail one, the other probably won't work afterwards.

Rolled 20 + 4

give me 1d20+12 best of three.

Rolled 12 + 12

>>33240517
Aye, capn.

Rolled 9 + 12

>>33240437
Fortunately, stealth is our strong suit.

>>33240517
Though we're up against a strong roll..
Rollin'!

Rolled 20 + 12

>>33240517

>>33240608
Aw yeah that feels good

Rolled 11 + 12

>>33240551
Well, at least MC wins ties..

>>33240608
Holy cow.

>>33240608
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLVVBTePZSg

Stepping into the darkness, you unleashing ever so slightly the power of your sigil. Black fabric takes you and conceals your features as you expend the slightest bit of subtle effort to tug against the ambient and pervasive shadows cast by the light below.

You control them, the natural darkness of the place surrounds you and clings to your body, masking your movements further as you navigate the grid of narrow and hand rail lined metal walkways high above the theater.

“Alright everyone!” Sugao calls down below, “Lets welcome to the stage the woman of the hour!”

The applause is deafening as you move forward. In a careful pattern you search through the upper echelons, unable to find the presence you heard before above the din of the crowd...and then the music builds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5dT_6bUbzE#t=52

Venus Aino takes the stage and joins the speakers in song as her backup dancers stay in step. She’s raised by thin cables on rigging being pulled by stage crew down below. Her outfit is cute, but the cowboy hat seems a bit out of place on her.

Through that cacophony, you finally find the doppelganger. She is kneeling on the catwalk next to a tank placed in the clamps probably meant for a spot light. It is the kind of tank one would expect to find on the back of a wheelchair, a gas canister capable of filling a room quickly if opened. You can feel the weight of shadow energy within it.

She is cautious, her head snaps up in a bout of paranoia. You were already past where she looked. Your footfalls are perfectly silent and the shadows cling to you. Easily you creep up behind her with her being none the wiser to your presence.

Satisfied with the job she has done securing the canister, she begins to rise. If you so choose, you can get the drop on her.

>Attack with melee, fist or knife?
>Attack with Magic, what?
>Throw knife at her?
>Grapple and try to drink.
>Let her pass. Then have at the canister.
>Write in

>>33240904
Just to be clear, we are certain she's a shadow doopleganger, not a possessed of controlled person?

>>33241020
You are certain. She has fangs.

>>33240904
>>Let her pass. Then have at the canister.
Disregard mooks. Acquire payload!

>>33241064
>>33240904
Take it down quickly and quietly.
Send Generals, charge if possible, hopefully move at least ten feet, and and drop it in a quick slash.
Then attend to canister and send our shadows hunting for more like it. See it we can cut this part of it's plans out.

>>33240904
I'm back! I kinda passed out for a bit there! Nothing to worry about! Anyway:
>Let her pass. Then have at the canister.

Writing. Fortuitous timing as I was just about to post a final destination.

Stepping out of her line of sight and away, you let the doppelganger pass. Time is of the essence, and though she is a doppelganger, she is weak. There is no substance behind her, and fighting her would draw too much attention to your current mission. Crouching low as disappears beyond the range of your vision, you inspect the canister. Flow regulator is built around some kind of timer with a battery operated radio attachment. Hmmm, easy.

They didn’t expect anyone to mess with it, did they. Untethering it from the rigging beside the catwalk, you lift it and unleash the Shintennou into the surrounding dark. In a moment they return. Each intoning they have found no further devices here among the dark.

Your fangs throb at the thought of the canister’s contents. It would be relatively easy to deprive your enemy of this resource by imbibing it yourself. All that wicked shadow, that clawing taint. Pure sustenance but probably without the taste of individual emotions.

You shoot Rin a text about the ushers and the now descending stage crew member. Heading to the other staircase with your bounty in tow, you keep an eye below.

Down there, the song has ended. Aino is again on the ground and they are handing her the oversized ceremonial first printing of the album so she can show it off.

Her fans are, odd, you would think they’d be going wild? There is something else though, they’re all staring at the stage, fascinated and attentive but unacting. Whatever is going to happen, it may happen soon.

>Break the radio device, pinching the flow regulator.
>Open the flow regulator and drink the shadow.
>Get it outside so it disperses in the open and not in a closed off area.
>Write in

>>33241563
>>Break the radio device, pinching the flow regulator.
>>Get it outside so it disperses in the open and not in a closed off area.
I could have sworn we had got all the shadow we could stomach just earlier today. Let's disable the mechanism, then dispose of the contents outside.

>>33241563
>REMOVE the radio device, pinching the flow regulator.
We've had enough Shadow lately. Besides, maybe we can study it, or have it studied later.
Letting it loose outside just seems unsafe.

Try to leave the radio intact, maybe we can trace it some how, or at least have it along to tip us off to when the enemy thinks it is starting their plan.

>>33241563
>Break the radio device, pinching the flow regulator.
>Get it outside so it disperses in the open and not in a closed off area.

>>33241657
>>33241743
I gotta say, I think going outside is using too much time. Shit is about to go down.

>>33241782
I'm willing to bet that keeping the enemy from recovering and successfully deploying this keg of evil will serve us better than babysitting Koyomi and her team.

>>33241845
This is what I'm basing my course of action on. We're in the background making sure everything goes smoothly.

>>33241845
If we're set on getting rid of it, might I suggest an alternative:
Cast Restoration on the canister.
Keeps us nearby and better chance of it not getting to anyone ever.

Give me 1d20+1 Might test.

DC 10.

Best of 3.

1 s and 20 s wild

Rolled 3 + 1

>>33241899
rollan'

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Rolled 4 + 1

>>33241899
Hm... I know the dice hate us, but I just can't seem to feel worried about this.

>>33241897
Restoration for disposal might be a better idea.

>>33241899
Rollin'

Rolled 19 + 1

>>33241932
No uppercase..

>>33241897
This might actually be a better idea, but outside is still safer.

It looks like you guys want to cast restoration outside? Is that right?

>>33241949
I think I could back Restoration too. Even with taking it outside, that might just mean providing the enemy with a bunch of sleeper agents all over the place instead of the immediately active evil mosh pit they planned for.

>>33241946
Wow, nice save.

>>33241961
Yes. I'm voting for this course of action.

>>33241961
I think cast restoration instead of going outside.
Quicker that way.

>>33241978
Thanks, looks like it was a close one this time.

Writing, finale update of the night.

Maybe we'll continue this tomorrow if the thread is still kicking around.

Hurrying further up the catwalk stairwell, you step momentarily onto the empty roof and let the door slide closed behind you. Twisting the radio receiving off with one hand while you pinch and bend the hard metal neck of the canister with a strong man leverage trick your Sailor mentor once taught you, you are quite certain you’ve rendered the canister inoperable as a means to spread this delicious corruption.

Still, maybe that won’t be enough. Just to make sure, you take a deep breath and focus on your purification magics. Alone on the roof its quiet, and you feel the warming energy of your heritage swell into your fingertips that much more deeply than you normally do. The awareness of what the magic is, that empathy and love for the universe.

Purification magic is love, harnessed against that which would drain it, kill it, or leave it wounded.

With a tightness in your chest, and a long exhale, the power lifts from your fingers and courses through the canister in your grip. The well of darkness is gone, the contents of this metal tube no quite inert.

Setting it down, you notice the radio receiver is now blinking red. A motorized component tries to activate the valve that it is no longer attached to. Well then, it’s started.

Heading back into the building, you race down to the catwalk and forward far enough to see what is going on. There arrayed before the stage are Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Mars. On the stage, stepping out of a trap door at the center of the stage, is a figure covered in chrome armor and glowing red eyes.

The young sailor soldiers square off against five doppelgangers. Each one has given up the pretense of their human disguise. Twisted and malformed creatures of dark emotion. It seems they’ve already been injured by their initial exchange with the four Scouts.

“Spirits BE CHASTISED!” Mars calls out raising an ofuda between her fingers.

>>33242201
A corona of red light engulfs her, and the malformed creatures are seared by the light. The audience remains strangely hypnotized and unable to move. Two of the five shadows are blown to dust by Sailor Mar’s priestly rebuking.

There, just beyond the side of the stage, a teary eyed Venuys Aino stands before Artemis, clutching a Transformation wand and finding her resolve. You can’t see any of the others, good. They must have run for it.

You’ll thank Kairi and Gai later.

The young girl rises and faces center stage, ready to make her new entrance.

“VENUS POWER MAKE UP!”

Eclipsed Moon Quest Episode 25

Interlude Vote:

>Mother’s Love
>Flee from Shadows
>Card Twins Lament

>>33242220
>Flee from Shadows
As much as I'd like to see just how much trouble those two are in for messing with grandma... more interested in our friends right now.

>>33242220
Hope to see you tomorrow! Thanks for thread!

>Flee from Shadows
Not sure why this one stands out, I think because I can't seem to guess what it is.

>>33242220
>Flee from Shadows
See ya tomorrow!

>>33242220
>Mother’s Love

We love our mommy

>>33242220

>Mother’s Love
>Card Twins Lament

Wait, which one are Gai's siblings? Because that could work for both of them

>>33243018
Mother is probably Minako.
The Card Twins are almost certainly Gai's sibs getting chewed out by Usagi's mother.

>>33243071
>The Card Twins are almost certainly Gai's sibs getting chewed out by Usagi's mother.

Oh

I'm going for that then

>Card Twins Lament

>>33242220
>Flee from Shadows

Aw, card twins won't win but
>Card Twins Lament

they're going to get added to the family anyway.

So happy that this is back.

>>33242220

>Mother’s Love

>>33244277
So am I.

So ambI

Ah, fell back asleep after that last post. Just have a couple of morning errands to take care of before we interlude and quite possibly resume.

At the going rate, looks like we'll be back in action between 11am and noon est.

>>33246181
We'll keep the light on for ya.

>>33246425
I have no idea how I missed the start of this thread.

>>33247339
It happens. Just going to hop in the shower and we'll get down to brass tacks

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>>33247672

>>33248236
Best intermission ever.

Flee from Shadows
>>33242283
>>33242284
>>33242309
>>33243306

Mother's Love
>>33242896
>>33245147

Card Twins Lament
>>33243094
>>33244047

Flee From Shadows it is.

Writing that & Resume Posst

Eclipsed Moon Quest Episode 25 RESUME

Interlude: Flee from Shadows

The music is so entrancing and catchy. You’d heard it several times on the radio and online earlier this week, but to hear her sing it live and watch the choreographed display from just off stage is magical. After what happened this morning, the thought of being somewhere fun like this was thousands of miles away within your mind.

You’d comforted a friend who was wrought with fear and worry, both at the violence against her and the sudden loss of the hidden mental imbalance she had told no one of but you. Aided by that mysterious man in black who scared off Keiko’s attacker, and then helped by the most unlikely of sources to safety.

Glancing to the side, you regard Kairi Osaka carefully. Whenever you look at her, the only thing you can see is that giant laughing shadow that blotted out the sun at your junior high graduation. The twisted smile with too many teeth, the gaudy outfit, and the outstretched arms of smooth and flexible velvet.

You remember them falling upon the bleachers as curtains, to close the spectacle and your lives. That monster, that thing, was the broken girl who you had screamed at this morning. After all this time, you had spent a fair deal putting both this girl and her estranged best friend down.

The Monster and Princess No. Ignoring the monster and harassing the Princess. They were embarrassments to the school. One was too dangerous and one was too broken.

How much did you hurt them by enforcing that mindset, but keeping it as you guiding paradigm? How much pain did you cause them back?

>>33249234
You are Midori Mori, and you feel the weight of guilt. Princess No’s outburst this morning...it was the start of something. It forced you to acknowledge your mistakes and the unfairness of everything you’d done. Kairi wasn’t a monster...just another broken girl barely keeping herself together. Unsure of herself. Isolated. In pain. And lonely. Of course you’d known that about yourself for a while, in the safety of a painted face you confessed those sins to the people who make you feel like you belong more than in this plebian school...but...

That niggling guilt reminds you of your fault as you turn away and back to the show. Being just off stage ruins the illusion of Venus Aino’s flight, her wire team clearly visible in the opposite wing from your group.

Your mind falls back to the guilt. Falls back to how Mikage invited you here. Tried to make friends. After everything you’d done. Maybe you could be friends. She does remind you of someone else you are on fairly good terms with. Someone who gave you comfort and support after your confessions of cruelty and fear.

You think perhaps that person could use a friend too, she’s so private. Come to think of it, she still hasn’t told anyone else in the fashion circle her real name.

Wanting to type up a reminder to yourself, you reach for your phone, only to find your hand can’t move. Nothing moves. The bass of the song is entrancing, hypnotic. There is a small gout of smoke as a trap door falls in the middle of the stage. Debris flies everywhere, scaring the dancers and startling the still suspended young idol.

She screams. You stare. The audience stares. Pieces of wood and metal are flying at you and those around you. You can’t move. You can’t move. Oh god. You don’t want to die!

>>33249251
What happens next is a blur. The world twists and spins as your legs are swept out from under you and arms wrap around your waist. Everything is moving too fast before out of the corner of your eyes you see swirls of brilliant light and hear a cacophony of voices.

One of the backstage crew not entranced, you see her clearly, hisses at whomever carries you and bares sharp fangs as her skin molts and eyes go red. A pale fist connects, for a second Gai looks strange and white skinned, but it is obviously a trick of the light as he knocks the thing away while he and Kairi are supporting Koito Kino.

Who has you?

The back exit looms ahead, and your group makes it out. As the door slams behind you there is a woman with long blonde hair. You can move. Whatever spell binding you is broken.

Keiko turns you, and asks if you are alright. The worry and fear in her voice are thick. As her voice parts the fog in your mind, you see something...ever so briefly before it’s gone.

Keiko, who resisted the pull of the song like Gai and Kairi was wearing a black crown.

How strange.

“Where’s my sister!” Koito coughs in a slight panic.

“They broke off the other way when the debris came. I think they made it to the fire exit on the far side of the building,” claims Kairi, trying to placate the boy.

She’s lying. You aren’t sure why or how, but she is lying. Why is she lying.

“What’s going on?” the blonde woman waiting in the alley asks with a serious tone, “Did something happen to my daughter?”

>>33249265
Gai Ginja steps forward as you find your footing. You finally recognize the woman, famed actress Aino Minako. Venus’s mother.

“A monster appeared and held the audience in some kind of trance. I got those who I could to safety, but you needn’t worry about your daughter,” he says in a placating and oddly calm fashion.

The voices and light catch up to you. Amid the chaos of your paralyzed flight from peril you understand the words you heard in quick succession and the meaning of the light.

Someone had called out ‘Moon Crystal Power Make Up’ and was followed in quick succession by similar cries set to Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter. That was the light, magic power. Heroes were left in your wake.

“Because Sailor Moon arrived to face it,” he says confidently.

No. That’s wrong. You support yourself against Keiko’s shoulders. She looks worried and afraid.

“No, that’s wrong,” you half whisper and half cough to her, “I think Sailor Moon was already there,”

RESUME START

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From your vantage point, you watch as she charges from the wing of the stage to center stage left. The energies of her transformation still cling to her as a golden chain of light cracks like a whip in front of the chrome armored monster. It is brought out of it’s anger, staring at a console on it’s arms and repeatedly pressing a button. Snapping its head up, the thing growls at the small girl’s confident pose.

“Pretty Sailor Soldier of Love, SAILOR VENUS Debuts! Sailor Formation!” she cries as a pulse of inspirational energy rolls off her body.

>Planet Power Spent: Marshall Orders “Advance” issued.

The other scouts react as the invisible current hits them. Spurred by sudden agency and energy they each leap in unison and arrange themselves beside the smaller blonde across the stage.

“Glad you could make it to the party, Sailor Venus!” Jupiter smiles and cracks her knuckles.

Initiative order

-Shadow Gesen
-Sailor Moon
-Sailor Mercury
-Sailor Jupiter
-Eclipse
-Sailor Mars
-Sailor Venus
-Remaining Shadow Mooks (3)<

The three remaining shadows launch themselves up to the stage behind the Sailor Scouts and seem to hold position at the monster’s deferment. It spreads its arms and roars as arcs of lightning reach out for it from the off stage breakers, and all the spotlights in the scaffolding just below you on the catwalk turn to point at him. He’s building up power.

“Look out everyone!” your little sister calls as she shifts her stance and gets points dramatically, “We don’t know what this enemy can do, so everyone stay on your guard and look sharp. This is our first time all together, and I know we can win this!”

>Sailor Moon spends a full round action to active Aura: Look Out! Nearby allies gain a bonus to AC and Perception of +3.

“Whatever he can do, he won’t like fighting blind!” Mercury steps forward and crosses her arms, “MERCURY BUBBLES BLAST!”

>>33249321
>Sailor Mercury Expends Planet Power for Wild Arcana, 1 Mp Spent. Shadow Gesen is in a cloud of obscuring mist.

“Ah come on, now I can’t see him to lay the hurt on,” Jupiter grouses and chides Mercury before spinning on her heel and raising her arms wide, “Next time don’t be so gung ho with your bubbles. JUPITER FLOWER HURRICANE!”

A flurry of scintillating flower petals erupt from the belt around Sailor Jupiter’s waist and sin around her against the rotation of her own spin. She stops and throws her hands forward, sending the storm of petals into the mist to the screams of Gessen.

>Jupiter casts Jupiter Flower Hurricane. Gesen Fails Willpower test. Stunned for 1 round.

You are Mikage Chiba, in the guise of Eclipse. You are 40 feet above this exchange on the Catwalk above the theater.

What is your combat action. You have a full round consisting of a Move Action, a Standard Action, Free Actions within reason, and a Swift or Immediate action.

>What do you do?

>>33249341
Absolutely nothing.

You are Not Sailor Moon.

This is their fight.

>>33249234
Hey it's up!
Reading now..

>>33249341
Leave the fight to them, for now.

If things go awry or Gessen looks like he might escape, then we'll interfere.

>>33249341
>>What do you do?
Drop entanglement on those three remaining goons, make sure they are out of the fight while the girls focus on the big guy.

>>33249341
Keep watching.
Be ready to shank somebody.

>>33249442
>>33249373
Personally, I don't like leaving the mooks behind them. Big bad is likely to have them try to strike at a bad moment.

>>33249589
Yeah, but it's their job, they need to learn how to deal with it themselves and we should really deal with this container of shadow crap.

Today, they have the spotlight, and Eclipse is for the shadows.

>>33249589
Which is when we shank them.

>>33249589
Yes, he likely will, however, they need to learn battlefield awareness and to not leave mooks alive and unattended.
We'll make sure to interfere if something goes terribly wrong, of course, but other than that it's their fight.

"This is their Fight" Hold Action Prepare for Violence
>>33249568
>>33249373
>>33249442

Entangle the mooks
>>33249442

Writing, and rolling in the background.

>>33249631
>deal with this container of shadow crap.
Already did that.

>>33249700
It is quite inert

>>33249700
I knew we'd "dealt" with it.

I wasn't entirely sure that
>>33249731
until Artemis confirmed it.

This is their time. Today your little sister is not alone, and she has no idea you’ve already tilted the odds in her favor. You’ll play this carefully like dad did and only intervene if things look like they’ll go bad. Posing yourself, you prepare to strike with blade or magic pending enemy action.

Sailor Mars turns from the clouded and armored figure and holds up another paper ofuda charm. She channels her own priestly training and augments it with a burst of Mar’s power. The lesser shadows aren’t stern enough to stand against it as the red light washes over them. The remaining three doppelgangers crumble to dust and within the mist, the armored enemy writhes in pain.

>Sailor Mars expends Surge to empower Chastise Spirits. Enemies dealt 5 damage. Gesen saves, is instead dealt 3 damage.

“Our back is clear!” Mars declares and turns at her waist to strike a pose while the enemy remains are blown away behind her by the theater AC system.

“Then we only need to worry about this war on one front!” Venus leaps and cheers, “Venus CRESCENT SUPER BEAM!”

Mid leap, young Sailor Venus whips her hands forward and together. One steadies the other as energy builds at her index finger and launches a bolt of brilliant yellow energy into the bubble mist. The bolt strikes true and the monster roars in the dark.

>Sailor Venus casts Venus Super Beam, 2d4+1 force damage automatic hit. 6 damage dealt to Gesen. Total damage accrued to enemy Vitality: 9

>Gesen is stunned. Gesen’s turn ends, he is no longer stunned.

>>33250074
Sailor Moon cartwheels to the side and removes her Tiara. She focuses her energies into it and the red gemstone within the simple crown glows brightly.

“LUNAR LIGHT BEAM CHARGE!” she declares.

>Sailor Moon casts Lunar Light Beam. She now has 1 Beam ready for use from within her Tiara.

Sailor Mercury steps over and beside Sailor Moon.

“Everyone I’ve got moon covered! MERCURY BUBBLE SHELL!” she calls out as they are encased in a wide bubble of water.

>Mercury casts Bubble Shell centered on Self. Sailor Moon and Mercury are currently within the spell blocking shell.

“And I’ll draw him out, Why’re you hiding under that helmet, don’t want little girls to make fun of your ugly face?” Jupiter taunts and steps back to the edge of the stage.

>Jupiter uses Drag Social Combat maneuver. Enemy 5 vs Jupiter 16. 2 Degrees of success.

The hulking figure of chrome barrels out of the mist and focuses its eyes upon Sailor Jupiter. The green clad girl only smiles.

It is Eclipse’s Turn.
>Do you continue to hold action? Do you ready a specific action? Do you take your action?

>>33249731
I'm kinda curious what inert shadowstuff is like.
Need to add that to the list of things that we need science done to.
Also, should get that transmitter to someone, conventional Earth tech, might be traceable.

>>33250093
Looks like she's got a plan.

Maybe we should look into one of our own.
I think we should do what we can to let the show resume once the fight is over.

Also, is there sound still playing? I wonder if this hypnotic effect on everyone is from some tampering of the sound system.

>>33250093
Sure looks like they got this.

>>33250174
>I'm kinda curious what inert shadowstuff is like.
flat cola

>>33250201
Is it strange that I like cold flat cola?

>>33250207
by the standards of 4chan?

it doesn't even register on the oddness-o-meter.

>>33250093
They've pretty much got this guy, we fucked his plan up pretty badly by getting rid of that canister.
It made him waste his first turn trying to activate it, too.

Maybe figure out how that hypnotic effect is working, so that the audience can evacuate and Gessen can't try and take them hostage.

>>33250207
I like it too.

>>33250093
Stay the course.

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>continue to hold action.
>Hmmm, that sound system.

Roll me an Insight test. 1d20+6 vs DC 15

Best of 3, 1s and 20s wild

Rolled 2 + 6

>>33250412

>>33250249
I'm thinking they can take him out before hostaging becomes an issue (or if it does we surprise strike his ass).
I'd like to be able to call out from about after the fight "Excellent work, Sailor Scouts, but now is time to take a bow on this exhibition of justice, and let the young lady it was meant for take center stage once again." and let Venus close things out.

Rolled 2 + 6

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>>33250412

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>>33250420
>>33250438

Rolled 12 + 6

>>33250412

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>>33250420
>>33250438
>>33250454

>>33250412
Well, at least I suggested checking out the sound system, even if we can't detect what it may or may not be doing, maybe we'll find some actually evidence when we go look.

>>33250459
Well, the dice aren't broke anyway. I was beginning to wonder.

You detect nothing about the sound system with your preternatural sensitivity, however by taking notice of them, you see that only the speaker at stage center is still cranking out the underlying music to Venus Aino's new hit "That is life" in a partial loop.

The closes Senshi to that speaker is Sailor Jupiter.

Does this information prompt you to take your held action?

Y/N

If yes, what would you like to do?

>>33250504
I think we have rather comprehensively established that Mikage knows just enough about AV/PA systems to realise she knows NOTHING about AV/PA systems and had probably better not touch anything for fear of breaking something expensive.

>>33250510
Or they were broke and that came after the logjam in the RNG.

>>33250556
if we can figure it out, so can they.

>>33250556
No.
It might be that she is trying to get him to charge into it.
But if SG tries anything fancy with it himself, prep to plan a Rose in it.

Also, is the stage damage limited to the trap door?

Also, in hindsight, we totally should have looked into things marked 'trapdoor' on the map when search earlier. But wwe found the canister, which was arguably more important.

Holding action, writing.

>>33250635
Sweeping out into the audience gave the Catwalk hint. Traipsing around in the individual rooms back stage would have hinted about the under-stage, or if you took too long noticing the Doppelganger coming down from the catwalk, nefariously.

I'm surprised more targeted searches weren't executed after I gave that map.

>>33250686
It was just the 3 of us then. Small hive isn't nearly as clever.

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>>33250422
Hmm, [Moon Power, turn me into a kick-ass take-charge roadie!], and wrangle the show back into functionality before disappearing into the night and rejoining our friends?
I like this idea.

>>33250686
Was on phone, was hoping to get more targeted after the initial sweep.

>>33250770
once again, I feel confident that the guys on stage can handle it.

You stay the course. They’re doing fine. Sure they argued a bit, but they are doing wonderfully. They were born for this, to fight side by side. This notion sparks a pang of envy deep inside you.

That could have been us. Fighting beside friends who cared…

You...you know that. It feels like you should be crying right now, but you aren’t. This vigil must be kept, and they must carry on.

It still could be us, you know. Kairi wants to stand beside us.

“I know” you whisper to yourself.

Something isn’t right. You cast eyes over to the speaker system, both the side speakers to the stage are still, while the middle array continues to pulse with the bass line of Venus’s catchy tune in a loop. How odd.

“MARS FIRE,” your attention is drawn back to the field, “IGNITE!”

>Enemy takes 5 fire damage and 3 wounds. Total Vitality taken: 14. Total Wounds accrued 3

Mars dusts off her smoking hands and moves around, opposite the side of the state where Moon and Mercury plan their attack, and stops beside Venus who nods at her.

>Venus holds her action.

The chrome figure advances in a charge on Jupiter. His body surges as electrical energy acrs across his body and causes his armor plating to fold out into blades. He turns into a deadly blur as his sickening cybernetic under skin is revealed, his exposed and sinew lined face broken into a snarl. Swiping a blade covered arm at Sailor Jupiter.

>>33250977
After the fight, I don't think the Sailor Scouts should stick around trying to check speakers and patching a hole.
Might detract further from the show.

>>33251044
>Gesen misses hitting Sailor Jupiter...seriously how do you get under a ten with that many bonuses.

>Venus uses held action. Decisive Strike, grants Jupiter a free attack with +3 to hit and damage, ignores resistance and soak.

“JUPITER, HE’S OPEN!”

>Jupiter attacks, Hits, 1d4+6 damage. 9 Damage Dealt.

Jupiter spins on her heeled boot and her foot catches the monster at the base of his neck in a crescent kick, sending him off course and readies for her soon to continued assault.

“I can’t get a clear shot without hitting Jupiter!” Moon cries out.

>Moon Holds her action

“Wait,” Mercury’s eyes widen, “Aim for the speaker!”

>Mercury Aids another on Moon’s Ranged Attack

“LUNAR LIGHT BEAM!” she cries and hits the center speaker.

Like a wave, the fascinated audience goes slack. Some scream. Some try to run. Many shout words of encouragement to the Sailor Scouts. The house is alive with murmurs and life, the human ushers are getting people out quickly, and a fire alarm gets pulled.

“JUPITER THUNDER” your attention to the klaxons are cut short, “CRASH!”

>Jupiter casts her spell, 3 damage dealt, 2 Wounds delt. Planet Power expened Grapple attempt fails, target not staggered.

>Gesen has accrued 26 Vitality Damage and 5 wounds.

It is your turn, The enemy looks wounded and might try for something desperate. Do you want to take any actions?

>>33251066
Maybe the fire alarm?

>>33251095
Its been pulled by a member of stage crew.

>>33251066
Let's get a rose ready. This guy so much as looks at one of them crosseyed, I say we plant it in his face.

>>33251129
ah, so it has. Excellent.

Then, lets see about getting these people out of here so there's no distractions for him to use on the scouts.

>>33251066
Everyone starting to head out, to continue the show we'd either need to get them back in afterward, which could be tricky, or switch to a rooftop show with Venus singing and keeping folks calm while emergency services sweeps the area afterward.

As for right now? Be ready for some Rose Action if Shadow Gensen gets out of line.

You can guess what might happen next, and if this foe is desperate he may either try to make a break for it or try to take someone with him. A rose conjures into your hand and you prepare yourself.

Sailor Mars closes her eyes and clasps her hands together, her body glows with an eerie energy as she finds her focus.

>Sailor Mars casts True Strike

Sailor Venus pulls the golden belt from her waist and spins one end before whipping it at the enemy, flanking him with Venus. The golden chain whip bounces off a section of armor plating currently sticking out like a blade, the beast pays her no mind.

“You five. Of course it was you five. They never let me CUT LOOSE!”

He swipes with his other arm, it cuts across Jupiter’s chest and shears through her Sailor Regalia. There is a line of red against the white core of her outfit, and she stumbles back by the force of the blow and into the orchestra pit. Her eyes are wide as she begins to fall into the empty space at the front of the theater, some brave audience members already rushing forward.

>Gesen deals 6 Vitality damage and two wounds to Sailor Jupiter. 1 Success spent on a successful bullrush.

“JUPITER!” four scouts cry out.

Everything is in slow motion. Their cries, the fall, the monster’s twisted smile.

Sailor Moon draws the crescent moon wand, but her hands are shaky.

>do you wish to take your held action or shall I continue?

>>33251331
She can do this.

You had to.

>>33251331
Does Jupiter look like she's be caught, can we catch her?

>>33251331
Take held action. Dramatic entrace HOOO!!

>>33251425
You could leap down and dramatically catch her as she falls. The dice are on your side for it, physics be damned

>>33251420
No, we're here to bolster them against this, not leave them hanging when they waver.

>>33251331
Drop from above, Rose throw at Gensen, prep to heal Jupiter, provide bolstering words to the scouts.

>>33251475
>>33251331
Catch her, reassure scouts, let Moon finish this thing off.

>>33251483
Nevermind this, go >>33251503 and prep to heal, provide bolstering words.
Wouldn't want to beat it for them with too much Rose damage.

>>33251483
Sounds good to me.

>>33251331
Rose in the face, then down to help Jupiter.

Alright then. Give me 2d20

Acrobatics and Bolster
I'll add your modifiers.

best of 3. 1s and 20s wild.

Acrobatics DC 12
Bolster, lets see how well you do. She doesn't need any Emotional Wall restored so this is an open ended roll.

>>33251503
>>33251503
Seems like a winning strategy!

Rolled 11, 8 = 19

>>33251575

>>33251483
>No, we're here to bolster them against this, not leave them hanging when they waver.
I disagree, but obviously I'm overruled here.

But I will say that THIS isn't what we're here for. We're trying to prevent tragedy, not injury. If they live this life, injury is a real possibility. And they have to know they can count on each other, not on having a deux-ex-machina swoop out of the wings.

Rolled 19, 19 = 38

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>>33251634

>>33251625
If we were trying to prevent injury we'd strike much sooner. Sailor Moon is wavering for worry about her friends, she's got to take this shot. Which I believe is her first monster takedown, even if she has been active longer than the others.

27 vs 12
3 Degrees of success, 4 counting in the speed of time.

Open ended Bolster: 29

Fuck yes.

Writing

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We need a solid Tuxedo phrase here.

Throwing yourself over the handrail, you bunch up to offer less resistance to the air and tumble fast to the stage below. Landing in a crouch with an instant to spare you rise up and Sailor Jupiter falls, shocked, into your arms. Her eyes are wide in shock, not just from the pain, but from being caught.

Offering the strong and apparently densely built girl a nod, you shoot your eyes back to the stage and call out in your deep acting voice.

“To interrupt a beautiful song is the crime of braggarts. Fear not, Sailor Moon. Jupiter is safe. Don’t falter, keep your faith and finish this fiend for the safety of your friends and of everyone here! I believe in you, so show us the true power of love and justice!”

Dad would be proud.

Koyomi’s hands steady and find a firm hold on the crescent wand.

“Moon!” she begins softly and the hall quiets as all eyes fall on the blonde Pretty Guardian.

“Healing!”

The scouts still on the stage tense and get ready should they need to continue leaping into action. Jupiter looks surprised to where her shoulder rests against your chest and looks up at your eyes.

“ESCALATION!”

Light engulfs the theater. In a flurry of sparkles and hearts there is nothing where a dark beast once stood. His energies dissipated and gone back to whomever once hosted the dark emotions from which he was born. Wherever they are, you imagine them in good health and full restored to themselves.

Sailor Jupiter gets down and out of your light hold as the combat ends.

>>33251944

“We’d love to stick around!” half giggles Sailor Venus in declaration to the lingering audience and cameras, “but we’ve got important Sailor Scout stuff to do!”

Mercury gives you a happy look as she follows Venus into the now empty backstage. Moon grants you a warm and thankful one. Mars nods to you before heading back. Jupiter looks at you a moment, discerningly, before stepping back and leaping into a run back onto the stage.

>Follow the Sailor Scouts out and away from the crowd. Visibly or Invisibly?
>Disappear into the audience and reappear in your civvies
>Get back to the Green Room and drop your disguise, let EMS find you.
>Get to the roof and try to find the others that fled.
>Write in

>>33251965
>Get back to the Green Room and drop your disguise, let EMS find you.

>>33251965
>>Get back to the Green Room and drop your disguise, let EMS find you.

>>33251965
>the others that fled.
Wait, some got away?

>>33252017
Your friends.

>>33252007
...actually, that's kind of pointless now, they know we were there.

bah.

>>33251965
Disappear into the audience, disguise as bossy roadie, spend ten minutes helping get things back on track, then find the others in your civvies, apologize for getting sepreated in confusion.

>>33251944
Did we ever activate No One of Consequence?

>>33252035
they could have been legit proud of handling this all by themselves.

And my power goes out. Switching to phone.

>>33252062
I think we need to actively turn it off, more of a default I believe.

>>33251965
>>33251980
>Get to the roof and try to find the others that fled.
Actually, this seems like a better idea.

>>33251965
>Get to the roof and try to find the others that fled.
We've got our own posse to link up with. Let's go.

After a vote change, looks like Rooftop takes it.

>>33252082
They did handle it themselves.

>>33252128
This was me

No one else wants to help Venus' big day keep going?
I thought we were going to try to keep this hero&monster business from wrecking the new scouts' lives much.

>>33252232
eh, it'll be explained away. Big finale of the show ruined by someone pulling the fire alarm and between that and the brain mushing sonics, who's to say otherwise?

>>33252314
I'm looking less to explain it than to foil the enemy intention of ruining her day.

I think we should deliver the radio receiver to Naru. Her people would be better suited for tracing random bits of tech.
Also a bit of a test to see how well that information makes it back to the scouts.

>>33252524
>develop Batman/Gordon relationship with Osaka
>leave clues and things
>have cryptic conversations
>vanish when she isn't looking
>daughter ends up fighting crime too

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>>33252687
>didn't I?

Before the oncoming crowd can reach you, you leap to action and to the stage, running the opposite way as the scouts. Getting to the stairwell, you head up and to the roof access. Retrieving the canister and receiver you it upon your person, you quickly check down the sides of the building for signs of your friends. Finding them in the back alley of the theater, between it and the next block of buildings, you become invisible and drop down behind a dumpster.

Dropping your disguise, you break into a run for the group, acting particularly out of breath.

“Mikage!” Kairi shouts as she sees you, “Are you alright?”

~Yeah, just got lost backstage trying to get away from those things,~ you lie easily.

Kairi knows that isn’t what happened, and you didn’t expect her to buy it. She gives you a knowing look and you nod as you compose yourself from your faked exhaustion.

“Did you see what happened to the others?” Keiko asks.

Midori seems oddly quiet and in thought about something.

~No, I was coming up behind the wire team when everything went to hell,~

There is an older woman with them, leaning against a Limo parked in this alley. You recognize her readily as Venus’s mother, Minako Aino.

Everyone seems to buy it before you hear a cry from the opposite end of the alleyway.

“MOMMY!” Venus shouts and runs full tilt into a leaping hug at the older blonde.

Not far behind her are Koyomi, Rin, Aihi, and Kanari.

“It was amazing! I-” she stops and looks carefully at the assembled crowd here in the alley, “-The Sailor Scouts showed up and beat up a monster. They were super cool and had magic and awesome fighting!”

>>33253015
She pops a few punches in air as she bounces from her mother’s waist to the ground and pumps her fist excitedly. You can’t help but smile at her exuberance as she spins and points at Kanari who is quietly talking to her twin brother.

“Kanari! Kanari! Tell them how awesome Sailor Jupiter was!” she all but screams.

“Wait, there’s a new Jupiter? I thought only a new Mercury had shown up,” Koito questions.

“There was a new Mars and a new Venus,” Koyomi laughs nervously, “All five of the young scouts together for the first,”

“Don’t forget, Eclipse was there too,” Aiha chimes in and Kanari looks pensive.

“Sailor Venus was your favorite when you were little, right mommy!?” Venus focuses her energies back toward her mother.

It has to be making everyone else’s head spin.

“That’s right, baby,” Minako smiles and picks the smaller girl up, “What do you think of the new one?”

As mother and daughter begin bonding and tuning everyone else out, you have the good sense to notice Keiko turn to Aiha.

“Eclipse?”

>>33251625
I'm conflicted about future encounters now because this is actually a really good point.

>>33253038
“Yeah, he totally swooped in and saved Jupiter. Dressed in black and super heroic. He told Sailor Moon to believe in herself and stop the bad guy,” Koyomi nods proudly, “It was so cool,”

Sirens sound in the distance. Everyone begins moving toward the front of the alleyway. Minako tells her driver to bring the car around>

“So...he was here,” Keiko smiles to herself and blushes a bit.

“That’s right!” Aiha exclaims, “He saved you too, Sugimoto-san, just this morning,”

As the two swoon and sing your alter ego’s praises to your amusement, Rin regards Aiha with a nervous and forced smile hiding what you recognize as the teensiest bit of jealousy.

“He did a good job, but does that really warrant you two plotting to start HIM a fanclub,” the young priestess sighs.

After drifting to the front of the building you see ambulances, fire trucks, police cars, and a few PIT vans dotting the street. Its been otherwise closed off, and you clearly see standing on top of a PIT Jeep is Kairi’s mom in full load out and tactical uniform.

“That’s for me,” the girl sighs, “We’ll talk tomorrow if I’m not grounded. Okay?”

~Good luck,~ you give her an empathetic hug, ~And please, don’t do anything drastic,~

“Don’t worry. You’re willing to take me seriously about this,” she smiles.

Disappearing into the crowd toward her mother, you and a few of the others wave goodbye to Kairi.

You sit through extensive animated discussion on the train ride home. Midori seems to come out of her funk, and everyone is speculating about how everyone is going to react to the news about new Sailor Scouts fighting together. Everyone is a little sad that it had to interrupt Venus’s debut, but when you left the girl with her mother she seemed really happy regardless of the interruption.

>>33253061
As everyone splits up upon return to Juuban to go their separate ways, you and your sister walk slowly home in the peaceful night.

Keiko said she was staying over with Midori, so neither of the two of them would be walking alone. Rin offered to walk home with Aiha if it was okay that she stayed the night because it was getting late, the blue haired girl accepted. The twins of course broke off from your group last, and you passed Gai’s apartment shortly after getting off the train. Finally alone, your sister stops the double speak from earlier done for the sake of Koito, Keiko, and Midori.

“It was amazing, and Eclipse was so cool and caught Kanari when she fell,” Koyomi exclaims, “I’m actually kind of jealous that she got to be held by such a cool guy,”

~Jealous. I thought you were crushing on someone else earlier,~ you fall a bit behind your sister, perhaps a bit embarrassed that your little sister thinks you are a cool guy.

You aren’t a guy.

This deception won’t last forever

“Yup. I’m the Guardian of Love and Justice. My hearts big enough to beat for tons of people. Good looking, exotic, cool, or handsome,” she nods, “And with that in mind big sister. Just what are your intentions toward Estra!”

~No intentions whatsoever, sure he’s cute yummy but I’m not ready for something like that just yet,~ you concede, ~Besides,~

You pass your sister and grind your knuckle into the top of her head.

~Kairi said she was going to make a pass at him, and I think she needs something positive in her life,~

>>33253047
Put it this way, we were the Sailor without a backup ally, and look how we turned out.
Badass, sure.. but we gots all kinds of issues.

>>33253086
“Ow ow ow ow!” Koyomi sticks her tongue out at you, “No need to be so mean about it. I’ll back off,”

Home stands before you. Opening the door the two of your find your father watching a special bulletin on the news. He pauses the broadcast on a display of two different angles of Koyomi Lifting up the Crescent Moon Wand as a third window behind the anchor displays the back of your cloaked head while you hold Sailor Jupiter.

“Busy night, girls?”

Mom’s coat and shoes aren’t by the door.

>Write in

>>33253111
"I guess we could say that. Despite the interruption to the show Venus seems to be in good spirits.
Where's mom?"

Is it strange that my main background music for this has been BabyMetal and Van Canto?

>>33253111
You could say that Daddy.

>>33253111
"I'm sure I have absolutely no idea what you mean."

srs pokerface

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~You could say that daddy. Venus’s debut got screwed up, but she doesn’t seem too broken up about it,~ you walk in, kick off your shoes, and collapse next to him on the couch, ~Where’s mom?~

Koyomi bounds across the room and sits on the other side of your father.

“She had to go to go see your grandmother. Her and your grandfather are just fine, they just needed your mother’s help sorting something out,” he smiles and ruffles both your own and your little sister’s hair, “trying out a new look?”

Obviously referring to your hair being down you blush a bit. It was a question, but it felt like a compliment.

~I just didn’t have time to put it up like I normally do when I left earlier,~ you explain.

“Hey. Dad, neechan,” Koyomi asks both of you seriously as your father turns to your younger sister, “That Eclipse guy. Do you know anything about him. He’s an obvious homage to your style...just...is he somehow related to your past and the moon kingdom?”

She’s earnest and hopeful, and though she said your name you are certain the bulk of this question was aimed at dad. You can imagine what she’s thinking. Sometimes your little sister can be cute instead of annoying. Father’s hands withdraw from the both of you and he sets his hands in his lap.

>Let dad field this, you trust him.
>Interrupt him and make something up. What?
>Just come clean, you are not having your boy hungry baby sister pining after you.
>Write in

>>33253660
>Let dad field this, you trust him.

>>33253682
not only do we trust him, I really want to see how he fields this.

It could be a genuine education.

>>33253699
Indeed, we should learn from the best while we have the opportunity.

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>>33253660
you fags always make me wish on a clear day would fucking finish already.

>>33253660
>>Let dad field this, you trust him.

>>33253699
Also a good point.

Maybe mind wander a bit though, we've got to find someone to look at stuff. I'm thinking PIT would be fine for the radio, not sure they could cut the mustard on the more mystical stuff (and some question of how open they'd be about their findings).

>>33253756
>Image saved for reasons.

Explain, if you could.

>>33253786
Google seems to indication a Sailor Moon/Ranma fanfic involving a 'dark alternate' Sailor Moon universe.

>>33253660
>Let dad field this, you trust him.

“Well,” your father begins, “I suspect he’s tied to the Royal Family of Elysion, the Earth Kingdom I was the Prince of in my past life as Endymion. When both kingdoms fell beneath Beryl and Metallia, Queen Serenity cast a spell that sent all the recently fallen to be reincarnated in the future,”

Koyomi sits up with rapt attention. Despite herself and her duties as Sailor Moon, she seems to forget with regularity that she’s the heir of two long dead kingdoms of myth.

“We had many guards, knights, and loyal vassals in the days of that Kingdom. Mother had her court in the Sailor Scouts and I had mine in the Four Heavenly Kings,” he explains.

“Then Beryl took them over...then and in the next life too? Right,” your sister recounts the stories told to her since childhood.

“Sadly. Now, with so many fallen, many have been reincarnated. Not all of them are enemies. I don’t know for certain, but Eclipse could be one of those guardians of my line born anew, or even a cousin of the Royal family on earth or the moon trying to protect someone as was their family’s duty. Or, and I might not be far off base, they could be the child of someone reincarnated from that era, finding family power that shouldn’t be and trying to support the work of heroes,”

He leans back.

“We can’t know without asking him directly, perhaps I should. Though I did have a brief chance to speak with them before,”

“You did,”

Okay, she’s just eating this up. Granted if it were dad telling you something...you wouldn’t fare much better.

“Yes, and from that I know for certain,” he leans toward you little sister, “That they have your best interests at heart,”

You’ve drifted out of the conversation, and leaning into the couch smile. There is a buzzing in your pocket, and you draw your phone.

Huh, a text from mom.

-I need Gai’s phone number-

End

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>>33253837
some would say its darker and edgier, but I'd say its darker and sexier. It's also a door stopper so i guess longer fits in there somewhere

>>33254056
>-I need Gai’s phone number-
Muahaha.

Thoughts, reactions, and next interlude vote

>I believe its Magic
>Crane Game Pegasi plushie get
>Obsession let go, suspicions of a thunderer
>A pleasant end to an evening of cram school

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>>33254056
>End

>>33254209
End of Episode, not end of Quest

>>33254175
Fun times once again, sorry to see it end.

And I'm back to my stand by of not being able to choose between Interludes.

>I believe its Magic
Not sure, but sounds interesting.

>Crane Game Pegasi plushie get
Jo is on the regular floor now and might be regaining his powers, and certain part-time pegasus is also in the area waiting for a chance. I wonder what might happen..

>Obsession let go, suspicions of a thunderer
Gah, she's suspicious. Seems our rack might be too much for No One of Consequence to hide from her notice.

>A pleasant end to an evening of cram school
I'm glad Aih- wait, she wasn't at cram school she was shopping.. her mom then? Someone else?

>>33254056
>Now, with so many fallen, many have been reincarnated. Not all of them are enemies. I don’t know for certain, but Eclipse could be one of those guardians of my line born anew, or even a cousin of the Royal family on earth or the moon trying to protect someone as was their family’s duty. Or, and I might not be far off base, they could be the child of someone reincarnated from that era, finding family power that shouldn’t be and trying to support the work of heroes
Oh, we can so use this.

>>33254175
>Obsession let go, suspicions of a thunderer

>>33254175
>I believe its Magic

I think this is the twins again being chewed out a second time. So I'm going with it.

>>33254175
>Crane Game Pegasi plushie get
Eventually, we do need to come up with an action plan for revealing our activities and our posse to the girls. But for now, this is too much fun.

>>33254607
I think we should keep working on our team and investigation activities.
Besides probably putting Kairi and Nephrite together, we need to plan a serious talk with Keiko about who Beryl is and that her hunger for a Prince is not her own..

>>33254748
And how do you think she would take that?

>>33254940
Hopefully as a welcome source of information about a lifelong problem. She's been fighting it blind for a long time. Knowing what is up is bound to help.

>>33254175
>Obsession let go, suspicions of a thunderer

I must admit, I'd have thought rolling through 2 episodes in one thread would at least get us to bump limit.

>>33257167
Apparently not.

So, how do we tell the family/the scouts about the intel we got from Dark Helios along with all those unfortunate implications.

>>33258820
Mom and Naru are filled in, it can filter to the Scouts and PIT from there.

>>33258911
We're going to give Kairi magical powers. Do we fear Naru? And if we fear her, what bullshit do we make up to keep her in the dark?

>>33259010
We fear her like the mother of the friend who will follow us incredibly dangerous situations, and who has access to the resources of a black ops paramilitary organization.

>>33259249
Para? You can drop the para.

>>33259348
Nah, add "normal " in between.

>>33259249
It's so nice to know that if anything happens to our insanely reckless best friend, her mother is going to shove her size 6 combat boots up our ass.

Were we like this when we were Sailor Moon? Did we do something in a past life to deserve this kind of karma?

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>>33259476
Deserve what? A friend who has your back despite being ignored for a year and a half?

Sailor Moon characters never deserve the mountains that fall on them, but they persevere.

And now that you're Tuxedo masking around, there are other fantastic personal tragedies waiting for you, potentially.

I kid, of course.

>>33260057
It's not that she has our back. That's awesome and we love her for it. It's that she seems completely hell-bent on ignoring how dangerous this business is. At this rate, she's going to get herself killed, and we'll end up blaming ourselves.

...although I guess if everything goes completely to hell, Koyomi might be able to start the whole year over. That's not really a contingency I want to invoke, though.

>>33260206
As a point of contention, the girl is just as broken as Mikage...except in a few different ways and without the helpful directive will of players and good dice rolls.

Also, she's reacting extremely considering you just got back into her life today.

>>33260617
Shit, it has only been one day, hasn't it? She's kind of double crazy to be threatening to use her hulk out serum that soon. And it's true that the hivemind is generally a benevolent symbiote... on top of getting best of three rolls where everyone else has to take what they get.

At least if we give her Nephrite, she can have one helpful voice in her head. A voice who used to date her mother.

>>33260797
She really doesn't want to fall out of your life, even though now she's in the know.

She knows her mother's stories of how she and Usagi fell out of being friends in highschool. She's put two and two together.

In her worried mind, she needs to force matters and prove she can go the distance.

All since she made the decision to charge out with the ax she's been on the teetering edge of a breakdown.

Unstable Teenagers and all that.

Hopefully the rest of your court balances out. Especially if you're able to not screw up Peacewalking Keiko. Which lets face it, that option is fairly obvious, and no she is not compatible with any of your generals. Just gonna let that drop here in this spoiler text because why not.

>>33260947
That probably went without saying. The last thing she needs is another voice in her head.

>>33261192
I dunno, getting more voices in her head has seemingly helped Mikage.

>>33261288
There's a difference between having a soul parasite that wants to completely take over your mind and having a fae freehold urging you to ever greater heroism inhabiting your subconscious. We might be able to do something for Keiko if we took control of her, but Mikage would probably go full retard in the meantime.

>>33261469
You doubt me that much?

>>33261600
It's not that I doubt you. You're a stand-up QM whose magical realm aligns with my interests.

However, no character who has been host to the hive can be trusted to make intelligent decisions on her own.

>>33261765

Huh, I thought I was veering away from magical realms.

>>33261192
Ah, I here I was thinking that Jadeite would be a good match for being belligerent to Beryl.

>>33261898
Mikage is a magical girl princess of a magical realm, who seduced its last remaining guardian and has four of its greatest heroes living in her head. Her mother and both sisters all have similar qualifications, and she's actively working to befriend the reincarnation of one of her mother's mightiest and most tenacious enemies.

This realm is steeped and marinated in magic, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

>>33261917

I thought I teased very hard who Jadeite was compatible through the story. Its about connections or similar paths.

For Example. There is a connection between Kairi and Nephrite for obvious reasons. Other characters may have other reasons for compatibility that will show through in prose and dialogue.

I need some more Zoisite and Kunzite scenes to better establish their potential connections for later.

>>33262017
A fair point

>>33262100
>I thought I teased very hard
And now you've given it away. But I'll keep her secret. For now.

It's a pity ivandragowasright won't be staying in Japan longer. He sounds like he'd be a great general if there was any chance that he'd actually be around. Actually, there's a lot of identities and @friends we need to have fun with once The Longest Day is over and things calm down some.

>>33262291

A few weeks after the tournament, @ivandragowasright starts as a foreign exchange student somewhere in Tokyo. He even put his two weeks notice in at work instead of taking off for the tournament so he can stay in Tokyo after the tourney is over and get his bearings before he moves in with them and starts school.

Plus he has to jump through a few hoops for a special import.

by them I mean his host family, who he is going to meet while the tourney is going on.

He is also going to try and get into a few street fights for fun.

And as a foreigner who already has an international drivers license, he can drive in Japan despite still being a Highschool Student.

Here is a preview of his sheet.

Melee: Yes
CQC: Yes

>>33262433
Bueno.

>>33262100
We're, or at least I'm, a bit rusty.
Need to track down that teaser image in the morning and jog my thoughts.

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>>33262797
This image?

The original is around here somehwere

>>33263043
Oh Arty, when shall our next thread be? Approx. whenever?

>>33262433

>Here is a preview of his sheet.

>Melee: Yes
>CQC: Yes

Oh yeah

He's a keeper.

>>33265381
Oh god, he's going to beat us with another person.

>>33266436
I have rules for that somewhere I guess.

>>33264642
I cannot say at this time, but next time there will be far more warning.

>>33263043
Aye, that's the one. Might a bit longer before I can spare the braincells to think about it though. Busy morn.

>>33267983
I think I've seen that as 'treat as improvised weapon of one object size larger than the creature size category' in a couple d20 systems. Though how much an improvised weapon does may vary.

Though I imagine he'd use bear arms over swinging a whole person around.

>>33268746
I admit, the reason I haven't finished new Zoisite is because of the boa.

Also, HAHA! Bear arms.

>>33269205
>Also, HAHA! Bear arms.
Gentlemen. Bear Cavalry.
It cannot fail.

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>>33269205
>>33269274
Aye.

>>33268746
Braincells should be online in about an hour and a half, ish.

>>33271435
Waiting curiously for your sleuthing.

>>33260797
Here's the deal. She gives us the vial, we give her Nephrite.

>>33271435
>>33271743
http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=1jgE-lrfZ3k

>>33272429
Might want to try again, that just links to the What to Watch front page.

>>33272486
Bleh. It was supposed to be 60s Batman theme song.
Fucking phone.

>>33271435
Brain on-line.
Processing.
...
...

>>33263043
Kunzite, Nephrite, Jadeite, Zoisite. From left to right, if I has my uniforms right.
So that would be..
Codename 'Small Loud', Kairi, Midori (at least I think so), and Not sure yet.