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>112.5% C. EXP Overflow reached. Grand boost to LEVEL UP acquired.

>>Takashi: LEVEL UP.

>Your Savate ability has ranked by to Rank III.
>Celeste has learned Maragion.
>Akikazu has learned Balzac.

[Choose two of the same upgrades OR two completely different upgrades.]
>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>Increase DEXTERITY by one sub-rank.
>Increase MAGIC POTENTIAL by one sub-rank.
>Increase ENDURANCE by one sub-rank.
>Increase AGILITY by one sub-rank.
>Increase LUCK by one-sub rank.
>[LOCKED] Increase DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL by one-sub rank (7.00 more C. EXP needed).
>Gain 1 Star Point.

[Choose ONE new skill]
>Tarunda: Decrease one foe’s offense.
>Spirit Drain: Drains mana from 1 foe. Equivalent to small almighty damage.
>Eiha: Gradually does small darkness damage over time to 1 foe, no chance of instant kill.
>Tarukaja: Increases 1 ally's Attack.
>Agilao: Deals medium Fire damage to 1 foe.
>Torrent Shot: Medium Phys damage to 1 foe 2x to 3x.
>Life Aid: Restores a small amount of vitality after battle.

>>46215788
Strength x2
Tarunda

>>46215788
>>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>>Increase DEXTERITY by one sub-rank.

>Tarukaja: Increases 1 ally's Attack.

>>46215788
>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>Life Aid: Restores a small amount of vitality after battle.

>>46215788
>>Tarukaja: Increases 1 ally's Attack.
>MAG
>AGI

>>46215788
>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>Increase MAGIC POTENTIAL by one sub-rank.

>Torrent Shot: Medium Phys damage to 1 foe 2x to 3x.

>>46215788
So if we tried for 200%, we would not get any of these?

Or is overflow locked PERIOD as soon as we breach a certain threshold?

>>46215788
>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>Increase DEXTERITY by one sub-rank.
>Torrent Shot
They're both E+, let's get them up to D-.

>>46215852
Whoops, missed the bit about stat upgrades being two ranks. Change that to
>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>Increase LUCK by one-sub rank.
>Life Aid: Restores a small amount of vitality after battle.

save c ex for upgrading dev pot.
>Tarukaja: Increases 1 ally's Attack.

>>46215788
>>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank
>Increase MAGIC POTENTIAL by one-sub rank.

>>46215788
>>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>>Increase DEXTERITY by one sub-rank.

>Torrent Shot

We Quality Build now.

>>46215788
>STR x2
>Tarukaja

>>46215788
>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>Increase MAGIC POTENTIAL by one sub-rank.
>Torrent Shot: Medium Phys damage to 1 foe 2x to 3x.

>>46215788
>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>Increase MAGIC POTENTIAL by one sub-rank.

>Torrent Shot: Medium Phys damage to 1 foe 2x to 3x.

>>46215788
>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>Increase MAGIC POTENTIAL by one sub-rank.

>Tarunda: Decrease one foe’s offense.

>>46215788
>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>Increase DEXTERITY by one sub-rank.
>Torrent Shot: Medium Phys damage to 1 foe 2x to 3x.

>>46215788
>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>>Increase MAGIC POTENTIAL by one sub-rank
>>Torrent Shot: Medium Phys damage to 1 foe 2x to 3x.

>Life Aid: Restores a small amount of vitality after battle.

>>46215788
If it's 7 more xp, I'd rather save that much first before levelling.

>>46215788
>>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>>Increase DEXTERITY by one sub-rank.
>Life Aid: Restores a small amount of vitality after battle.
Some cheap recovery is always handy to have.

Reminder: MAG effects augmentation.

>>46215788

I'm>>46215898
and forgot the skill.
>Tarukaja: Increases 1 ally's Attack.

>>46215788
Ooh, Celeste has Maragion now. That's going to make her a beast against any enemies that don't have fire resistance. Akikazu's Balzac is comparatively less impressive, but still useful in the right situation.

>>46215788
>>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>Increase ENDURANCE by one sub-rank.
>Life Aid: Restores a small amount of vitality after battle.

>>46215788
>You may need to spend C. EXP at certain points.
>We're gated out of dev potential
....is this the Twins' fault again?

>STR
>MAG
>Spirit Drain

>>46215788
>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>Increase MAGIC POTENTIAL by one sub-rank.

>Tarukaja: Increases 1 ally's Attack.

>>46215927
I'll change my life aid to torrent shot.

So it's easy enough to extrapolate for this that while 0 overflow will get stats at about the same rate, the increased number of LEVEL UPS will slowly pull ahead in overall strength.

But overflow gives skills. And upgrades abilities, going by this instance?

>>46216126
I'll be honest, I don't understand this overflow thing at all

>>46216185
Yes, it's obvious enough that plenty of anons don't care how this whole level up thing works, so they just vote for what they want whenever TT prompts them. You are not the minority.

>>46216236
I was under the impression TT was forcing a level up, so I voted.

We'll finally upgrade from D- to D rank!

>>46216278
Takashi's moving up in the world.

I feel like we haven't gotten any Build EXP in a while.

>>46216126
From what we were told before, when it comes to rankings it's not the ammount of CEXP you have, but levels. If our levels remain low, our stats grow fast and we can use those stats to learn moves from books fast. We raise it too high to begin with and all future stats will simply be too expensive. Our progress would slow and the number of levels and stat boosts would decrease.

Ideally, we want to level when we just hit the limit since it doesn't increase the cost for the next level, and do a big fight right when we are on the verge of a level for a ability boost and skill.

We should also go for the bigger abilities like torrent shot and passives rather than one ally buffs and debuffs since our allies are pretty capable and we have multiple personas.

>>46216317
>We should also go for the bigger abilities like torrent shot and passives rather than one ally buffs and debuffs since our allies are pretty capable and we have multiple personas.
This. I can't see why anons are voting for buffs.

>>46216236
I didn't vote because I didn't want to make an uninformed decision actually

>>46216317
>since it doesn't increase the cost for the next level,
it, uh, does. Reread the pastebin, overflow level ups proportionally increase the amount needed for the next regular level.

rankings still matter, but between stats of equal rank, that's when total level starts to shine.

>>46216343
Meh, Torrent Shot won anyway.

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>Your STRENGTH has increased to D-.
>Your MAGIC POTENTIAL has increased to D.
>Ippon-Datara has learned Torrent Shot.
>Ippon-Datara’s rank is now D.
>C. EXP has dropped to 0. 50.00 C. EXP required for the next LEVEL UP.

114 roars with pride. The light is fading from its ghostly body. Fumika rubs her hand on its nose and watches as it returns back to its own sector, vanishing completely from the area.

“Hey, is everyone alright?” You ask.

“Just about.” Celeste groans, sliding her rapier back into its sheath. “My back is going to hurt for the next couple of days, though. That exhaustion spell was nasty.”

“That creature was very powerful, but it did not use its full potential, possibly due to the psychological issues present in the ‘host’.” Fumika notes. She taps her gun, reloading it, then puts it back into its slot. “We were lucky, Takashi. Had you not stunned it, it would have followed through with its Power Charge-infused attack. It could have knocked us all down, leaving us wide open to be slain.”

“Shit, really? Sorry, then.”

“You have nothing to apologize for. We claimed the victory. As a leader, you did an acceptable job of managing the battle, albeit with a great deal of assistance from my Companion.”

“Oh? Fumika, is that a hint of smugness I hear?” Celeste teases.

“You are mistaken.”

>All your Basic Medkits were used! Your team is back at full vitality.

>>46215788
>Increase STRENGTH by one sub-rank.
>Increase DEXTERITY by one sub-rank.

>Torrent Shot: Medium Phys damage to 1 foe 2x to 3x.

>>46216364
..thats what I said. If we keep going for just enough, getting it in the bottom levels, the cost for the next level would not increase. Or do you forget that in the paste bin?


0-9%: Normal LEVEL UP.
10-24%: Minor boost to LEVEL UP upgrades. Very minor increase in C. EXP needed.

So by that 0-9% means it doesn't increase the CEXP we need for the next level at all.

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“So, what the hell are we going to do about this guy?” Akikazu speaks up, pointing towards the immobile form of Chikashi.

The four of you surround him. You nudge him with the side of your foot, pushing him onto his back. His expression is completely neutral, neither smiling or frowning and devoid of emotion. His clothes are full of dust from the battle.

“He’s not stirring.” You say. “Is he dead?”

“No, he’s still breathing.” Celeste responds, pointing to the gentle rising and falling of his chest. “It’s like he’s asleep…”

“Asshole, get the fuck up.” Akikazu gives him a kick in the sides. “You have a lot to answer for!”

“Yeah!” Celeste cries. “How dare you turn into a monster and attack my friends! I’m not going to forgive you!”

“Get up, dammit!”

Nothing happens. Chikashi doesn’t make even the slightest bit of noise.

[Input your command]
>Crouch down and shake his shoulders.
>Kick him somewhere painful.
>Drag him back to the safehouse.
>Set him on fire.
>Leave him here.
>Custom option.

>>46216470
>Drag him back to the safehouse.

>>46216470
>>Kick him somewhere painful.
then
>>Drag him back to the safehouse.

>>46216470
>Crouch down and shake his shoulders.

>>46216470
>Crouch down and shake his shoulders.

>>46216470
>Crouch down and shake his shoulders.

>>46216489
Seconded.

>>46216470
>>Drag him back to the safehouse.
May as well take him back, get information from him and make sure he doesn't have apathy syndrome. Heavens knows if this happens to someone we like.

>>46216470
>Drag him back to the safehouse.
We need answers, dammit!

Halfway done.

>>46216470
>Drag him back to the safehouse.
We can't just leave him here. Either he'll wake up on the way back or we'll shove him through the portal back to the real world.

>>46216470
>>Drag him back to the safehouse.
Let's check if the twins are in a good enough mood to give us some answers.

>>46216463
I kinda assumed that an increase in needed EXP is included in "Normal Level up"

>>46216470
>Drag him back to the safehouse.

>>46216470
>Custom option.
splash some water on his face if we got water bottles still, or smelling salts if they ever came with any of the healing kits. If that doesn't work-
>>Drag him back to the safehouse.

>>46216470
>>Custom option.
Take him to the hot springs. Let him wake up surrounded by naked men. Teach him the meaning of fear.

>>46216470
>Princess carr-
>Sling him over your shoulder and take him back to the safehouse

>>46216470
>>Drag him back to the safehouse.

>>46216470
>>Drag him back to the safehouse.
Visit the squatters

>>46216470
>Drag him back to the safehouse.

>>46216470
>Custom option.
Drag him outside the Blackened Void and confront him there. Knowing how screwy this is, Chikashi should only be allowed to assume this was all a bad dream or something.

>>46216470
Have Akikazu summon Laurence to Princess Carry him back to the safehouse.

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>>46216701
No.

>>46216470
>Restrain him.

>>46216701
Laurence only manifests for eight minutes and it takes a week to recharge the summoning token. It would be a complete waste. Especially when we've got another Player rescue coming up within the next two days.

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>>Takashi: Use the Trafuri Canister.

You teleport you and your teammates back to the bonfire, dragging Chikashi along. With Akikazu, you carry him into the safehouse and lay him on one of the worn softs in the living room. The next ten minutes consist you trying various ways to wake the bastard up. Smelling salts from the medkits, water dumped on his head, pinching his skin, lighting a fire beneath his nose, even a purchasing a Revival Bead from Shironeko Remedies…they all fail.

“Sheesh, it’s like he’s in a coma.” You comment.

“It appears to be that way. In that case, a Revival Bead wouldn’t have much effect.” Fumika says. “Perhaps this is a job for the hospitals.”

“Alright, let’s take him outside. I don’t feel like staying in the Void any longer.”

“Amen to that.” Akikazu grunts.

Together, you gather at the doors standing outside the safehouse. You take hold of Chikashi’s head and Akikazu grabs his legs. After nodding to each other, Celeste flings open the door leading back to Akumachi City. You step within the light. It surrounds you, consumes your body until only your soul remains. On any day, it would’ve been overwhelming. Now, it is comforting, for you have returned from a mission well completed.

You step out into the alleyway. You lift your hands in the air, stretch and yawn in relief. The sky is darkening. The oranges and reds are being swept away by the blues and blacks. Night is coming. No doubt nee-san is at home, brewing up a hearty meal for the two of you. Your stomach rumbles. Now, that’s a treat. You grin in anticipation. Hopefully she’ll cook some of that fried rice you always enjoy.

You reach into your pocket for your mobile phone. It’s late, and you wouldn’t want nee-san to start worrying about you. God knows she already does enough of that.

…hang on a minute. Why are your hands empty?

<Akagi21> what the fuck are you doing
<Akagi21> get your ass back here
<Akagi21> your friend is still over in this side

“What the fuck?”

>>46216935
great

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You spin on your heel and rush back to the ornate door. At once, you emerge again into the Forgotten City. Akikazu is standing there, glaring at you with cross arms. Chikashi is slumped on the ground like a mangled doll, still unconscious.

“Takashi-kun, did you drop him?” Celeste asks.

“I…what happened?” You gasp. “Wait, no I didn’t!”

“Of course he fucking dropped him, Tachibana, don’t be ridiculous!” Akikazu growls.

“Bullshit! I’m not that stupid!”

“The proof speaks for itself.” Akikazu rolls his eyes. “Look Takashi, since you are this bloody incompetent, I’ll be one to drag him through the gate. Let’s swap.”

“O-okay…?” You say, your voice betraying all of your confusion and then some. Shrugging your shoulders, you grab Chikashi’s legs. Akikazu takes hold on his head and marches into the door you just came out of.

You watch what happens next very carefully. Akikazu is engulfed by the light, as usual. Then it’s time for Chikashi to go through. Except, he doesn’t. His head hits the wall of light, then bounces off as if it was made of rubber. His head crashes down onto the concrete floor, a perfect way to give one a concussion. The door closes, leaving Akikazu in reality and Chikashi still stuck in the Blackened Void.

It takes a moment for you to absorb this in.

“Celeste, did it…”

“Yes, Takashi-kun. Same thing happened.”

You take out your phone.

<THE_FIRST> Akikzazu something is wrong
<THE_FIRST> The door rejected Chikashi
<THE_FIRST> Get back here

>>46216953
VISIT THE TWINS

>>46216953
yaaaay companion!

or the first of many victims to be forcibly locked into AETHER

>>46216953
Yeah, I half-expected something like this might happen. Chikashi said he went to sleep and just woke up here, so maybe we're dealing with an astral projection. We can't bring him out of the Void because he already is out, and this is just an empty shell waiting for him to dream his way back here.

>>46216953
...fuck. He became a part of the game itself didn't he? Like a NPC. Suddenly the safehouse makes a lot of sense. It's not for us, it's for him and other people who have become abominations.

>>46216953
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW6sEkTGbUc

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>>46217038
>>46217007
>Chikashi's new job

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I want to have sex with nyarlathotep.

>>46217007
The question is if Chikashi remains an ungrateful little shit inside the Void.

>>46216953
>purposely going in head first the second time when the suspicion of it not working was there.
It's the little things that count.

>>46217115
That depends on what an abomination is. If he's lucky, we just punched the shit out of his negativity. If we're unlucky, the whole experience gave him apathy syndrome and he is a blank slate.

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>>46217007
>Thinking we will let him stay in the safehouse.

Not even with Fumika's experiment.

>>46217144
>apathy syndrome and he is a blank slate

Maybe he'll get some Fool Juice then

>>46217007
We need prison in safehouse.

>>46217215
Takashi got his Fool juice a couple months ago. It took 11 years for Takashi to naturally get over his mild apathy syndrome.

>>46217156
Normally? Unless he was a social link I would agree with parting ways. But there is a slight problem. With the way he described it, the abomination was sealed. Not killed. We fought the thing while it was weak, fresh and handicapped and used a lot of luck to survive,

It took enough damage, went back into it's cage and never got a chance to use it's darkness spells. If it gets out again, we may not be so lucky. He's also going to be important in figuring out how to solve the problem in case we get more than one person stuck in here.

Maybe he needs to get his persona, maybe he needs to change as a person, maybe we need to search our world for the magic alter to sacrifice him upon? Either way, he's going to be quite important.

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Once Akikazu returns, he then tries to brute force Chikashi’s head through the door by pushing it against the light wall. His act is of no avail. The door obstinately refuses to let Chikashi through. Several attempts later, Akikazu scowls in frustration and slams his fist against the door.

“Doesn’t work.”

“We observed that from your eight attempts.” Fumika says. “Try the other doors.”

>>Void’s Chosen: Attempt to shove Chikashi Yone through the other doors.

You do that. They all fail, from the gun shop all the way to the Hebi-Ko Medical Facility. Even the Velvet Room proves to be of no use, which is somewhat expected since you’re the only one who can see it. Your team tries all sorts of things. Leg first, sideways, upside down. You strip off his blazer and hurl at the open door. It’s reflected almost instantly.

“Not even his inventory, huh.” You say. “He’s really not allowed back out.”

“Bastard. First he tries to murder us and now this?”

You sigh and sit down next to the bonfire. You look into the flames, searching for an answer. Yeah, right! What’s an unstable chemical reaction going to tell you, chop off all his limbs and feel them in one by one? Fumika summoned Moros and told you that his soul wasn’t passing through. Decapitation isn’t going to fix that.

“This is just a thought, but what if…” Celeste says.

“What?”

“What if the reason we can’t bring this guy outside is because he’s already part of the game?”

“You mean, like an NPC?” You ask.

“I don’t play a lot of video games, but NPC stand for Non-Player Characters, right? They're people who aren't players. Shadows and enemies are technically NPCs, and this guy was an enemy, so…”

“It means he isn’t outside the game world, unlike us because we’re Players and special.” You finish, your eyes widening. “Shit, this is some heavy stuff. Makes sense, though…”

“So, what’s going to happen to him?” Akikazu mutters, scratching his head. “What, are we just going to leave him here?”

You and Celeste think.

>>46217268
Or if we can get him into the real world, throw him into a hospital and say "this kid is a danger to society."

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“We won’t be here all the time.” You point out. “What if he wakes up in the middle of the night and starts screaming because he’s alone in an empty house in an empty city?”

“That’s what written notes are for, silly.”

“I think it’d just make him more confused.”

“Takashi-kun, are you saying someone should watch over him. Because if so, then I bagsies going back home.”

“What? Why?”

“Because I have homework to do.”

“So do I!” You protest. “Fine. Akikazu, you do it.”

“Fuck no.” He snarls, putting his hands up. “I’m already a busy man. Besides, I don’t like the look of this guy. He’s a real asshole. Let’s just leave him next to the bonfire with a bottle of water or something.”

“That’s cruel, Akikazu! He'll starve.” Celeste exclaims. “We need to find a way to let him ease in when he wakes up in this strange new world. It's the right thing to do.”

“Or,” says Fumika, silencing everyone around her, “We could simply kill him.”

>>46217299
Come on, Fumika, he's not that much of an asshole. Yet.

>>46217299
>“We could simply kill him.”

Jesus Christ, that's pretty fuckin' savage there.

>>46217299
We use him for cooking practice and leave "How to Think Big" to pass the time.

See if he decides to Make AETHER Great Again.

>>46217319
>>46217328
To be fair, you can kill the NPCs in every Demon/Dark Souls lobby, and the game wouldn't stop you. They'd fight back, but the game wouldn't stop you from killing them.

>>46217319
>>46217328
>Guy turns into some black magic freak and attempts to murder us.
Yeah no, he deserves it and it is possibly evil to let him live.

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>>46217299

HERE'S A THOUGHT.

Assuming the party doesn't brutally murder him in his sleep, should Chikashi learn that Takashi is the Fool?

>>46217319
>>46217328
>>46217351
What the actual fuck is wrong with you crazies?

Jesus christ, he is the most fucked up evil person we have ever had the opportunity to kill.

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>>46217362
>Learn that Takashi is the Fool.

>>46217342
So he builds a wall around the safe house?

>>46217350
>>46217345
I'd rather get answers than just kill the guy. Especially if killing him summons the monster again and causes MORE problems since it has no cage to seal it in.

Maybe we should ask about abominations in the abyss if the kids are quiet?

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>>46217362
He already knows.

>>46217299
ASK THE TWINS

>>46217365
at least let's tie him up, throw him in a closet with some water and food next to him and call it a day.

>>46217365
The dude is naturally weak of character (at least before the fight), and it's clearly obviously he had an extreme psychotic break leading to this boss fight. That's not yet grounds for murdering him, mostly because a) he's still a high-schooler, and b) Takashi isn't actually a murderer.

>>46217388
You ever wonder why batman didn't just kill the joker instead of letting him escape time after time?

>>46217350
>>46217365
He's not evil, he's demonically possessed. He can't be held accountable for his actions in that state. If we get him lucid again and he still wants to murder us, then fine, we'll off him. But until then I'm not comfortable killing a human being, and I don't think Takashi would be, either.

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>>46217377
He'll eliminate our waste, fraud, and abuse of Build Points, bring security back to the bonfire, and knock the Hell outta the Shadows while taking their Macca.

>>46217375
It's not like Chikashi is actually going anywhere. Until more details arrive, it can only be assumed Chikashi is permanently stuck in the Void, at least until the game is over.

>>46217415
Because Batman has a faith in Gotham's prison systems that is frankly unwarranted?

>>46217410
>a) he's still a high-schooler,
No he is some sort of chaos spawn.
>and b) Takashi isn't actually a murderer.
If we let him live we are responsible for all the harm he ever does from this point on just because we had to indulge our own selfish hedonism instead of doing our duty as a human.

>>46217410
that's why Fumika will pull the trigger or feed him to her pet.

>>46217450
You mean the way you seem to have faith in our ability to contain him.

>>46217453
You are making a lot of assumptions here. The fact is that we don't know what's going on with Chikashi, and until we do executing him is a stupid decision. We should at very least interrogate him before hand.

>>46217453
Just because we had a boss fight with a demon does not give the right to dehumanize Chikashi.

>>46217458
That would still make Takashi a conspirator and thus a murderer by association.

>>46217472
Huh? Oh, sorry, didn't realize those two ideas were connected. I thought we were just talking about Batman now.

>>46217476
>The fact is that we don't know what's going on with Chikashi,
Some demonic shit.

Demonic possession, not even once.

>>46217476
If Chikashi plays dumb, just slug him in the jaw.

>>46217490
This is Persona, not Warhammer. We need more details to work with.

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>>46217486
>lets the bad guy commit evil because they are too selfish to do what needs to be done.

Yeah I can't see how these two are connected at all.

>>46217484
Unless Chikashi is like Captain Titus and able to resist demonic brainwashing, it makes sense to not trust him at all.

>>46217516
go to bed, frank castle

>>46217484
I would deserve death if I did what he did and it would be evil to let me do it again.

>>46217543
Who?

>>46217512
>We need more details
No we need blood pumping oxygen into our brain, this fucker is a threat to that need. That kind of information is a luxury.

>>46217552
...Google exists for a reason, my friend.

>>46217516
Batman doesn't kill the Joker because if he does, then Batman will fall into a dark and terrible pit he will never be able to crawl out of.

>>46217546
WE DON'T KNOW if Chikashi can pull that shit again. For all we know, he's going to wake up, act friendly with Takashi again and be completely oblivious to everything that happened the past couple days. That's when we punch him in the nose for being so spoiled.

>>46217552
Is google really so hard to use? He's the punisher.

>>46217490
Probably not demonic. Might be a worse version of the 'shadow self' from persona 4. Which is their negative thoughts, emotions and the like. If everyone getting their persona made shadows spawn, then something like this could happen as well.

Mind you, it means that it's easy enough to cure and deal with as opposed to actual demon stuff.

>>46217569
Even if killing him just unleashes the monster at full strength? He's not the beast, he's the SEAL of the beast. You break him, it comes out and then we have no way to stop it.

>>46217569
Not really, if it allows us to prevent the formation of further Abominations. Your haste could doom us all.

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There’s absolutely no hint of emotion in her tone. No deadpan sarcasm, no casual frivolity, no barely suppressed rage. It is a statement of fact, pure in its simplicity. Her mouth is a flat line, her eyes cold. And you, you are scared of your Spotter for the first time you can ever remember.

“Fumika, could you repeat that again?” Celeste says, her voice trembling somewhat.

“What else is there to say?” Fumika replies. “This boy…no, this creature is a danger to us all. Therefore, remove it.”

“That’s insane!” You find yourself shouting. “Fumika, this is a human life we’re dealing with here!”

“Is it?” She asks.

You aren’t expecting this. “Well, he looks human…”

“I analyzed him with Moros. It was easier since it is unconscious. There is no trace of humanity left in this creature's soul. Like the demons of myth, it may have the appearance of one, but deep down it is a monster lusting for our demise.”

“Hey, you don’t know that!” Celeste protests.

“That is your argument, Tachibana?” Fumika says, eying your best friend with contempt. “That I ‘don’t know’? I have retrieved every bit of information from this creature. My words are the truth; there is nothing human left of the boy Chikashi Yone. He is now an existence far worse than any Shadows or humans I have encountered. It is something vile, something very dangerous. Perhaps you’d like to take the position of this team’s Spotter, since you are so qualified for it.”

“I…well, you’re only saying that because you’re a mercenary!” Celeste shouts. A second later, she regrets it.

Fumika nods. “Correct. Because I am a mercenary, I will use my experience to assist this team as best I can. I will not be ruled by my emotions. If there is a threat, I will eliminate it.”

She takes out her laser pistol and aims directly at Chikashi’s heart.

“Dammit, Fumika!” Akikazu yells, rushing forward to grab her hand. “You’re being too hasty. I don’t like him, but I don’t want him to fucking die!”

>>46217512
So we have Lovecraft's abominations to haunt us.

This is supposed to make me want to consort with devils?

>>46217569
Are you really getting this paranoid over an NPC?

Don't you want to know why he's here? Why he can't leave? Why he became an abomination?

Personal theory is that he's Takashi's companion

.There is no trace of humanity left in this creature's soul. Like the demons of myth, it may have the appearance of one, but deep down it is a monster lusting for our demise.

Is Chikashi's situation comparable to any SMT character? If so, what happened to them?

>>46217599
>Don't you want to know why he's here? Why he can't leave? Why he became an abomination?
It isn't important as preventing him from attempting another mass murder.

>>46217599
useless as fuck companion for the weakest of Fools. I'' believe it.
also Fumika is proving herself to be badass

You are the people who bitched when bin laden got assassinated, aren't you?

>>46217614
The effects of the Black Sun in Digital Devil Saga are a lot like that. Some of the people exposed to it manage to stay sane and moral. Some. Not many.

>>46217634
They just want to have sex with Nyarko.

>>46217634
What the fuck are you talking about anon

>>46217595
Best girl just got best(ier).


Almost done with the smut. Unlike me, though, Takashi definitely is given how rough of a ride Kaede's giving him.

>>46217614
Closest one off the top of my head is Issachar from SMT4 who gained demonic insight and corruption from reading books. And then you had Jun from Persona 2 who did get possessed by Nyarly for a brief period of time, but was able to recover in the Innocent Sin timeline.

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“Yeah, what he said!” You say. “This isn’t a joke, Fumika! Put the gun away!”

She slaps Akikazu’s grip away.

“You saw how it was back at the overpass. This creature had no intention of communicating with us. It is a wild beast. We only defeated it because fate was on our side. Our next encounter with it may not be so fortunate. So, I’ll prevent it.”

“It might be different next time around!” You say. “Chikashi could wake up and start acting sane. You don’t know! There’s so much we don’t know about the game.”

“Reality is not a manga. Opponents do not magically become allies.” Fumika replies. She isn’t even looking at you. “I will admit, it is tempting to interrogate this boy. Information is precious.”

She pauses.

“However, that is not a chance I am willing to take. Not when it puts the lives of my comrades at stake.”

[Input your command]
>“Fumika, this is an order. Put the gun down.”
>“…you’re right.”
>Let her go.
>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”
>"I'm not going to let you take a person's life."
>Smack the pistol away from her.
>Custom option.

>>46217643
> OH NO how dare we take away a human life!

>>46217655
>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

>>46217655
>>“…you’re right.”

>>46217655
>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

>>46217655
>>“…you’re right.”

>>46217655
>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

>>46217655
>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

>>46217655
>“…you’re right.”

>>46217655
>>"...you're right."

>>46217655
>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

>>46217655
>I'm not really betting that Chikashi will come back, but we can't kill him yet.
>Tell them about the significance of the deadline date, and that it's possible a lot more of these things are going to come, both in the real world and in AETHER.

>>46217655
>“…you’re right.”

>>46217655
>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”
>Custom
We lack intel and we have no idea what killing will do. What if it just comes out from the hole again fully heal? We need information first.

>>46217655
“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”
Information is valuable especially in these types of situations.
Unless he starts babbling in demon then that;s when we blow his head off and set the body on fire

>>46217655
>"We're interrogating him. I'll take responsibility."

>>46217655
>"We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”
Knowledge is power. Odds are good this won't be the first time this will happen in this game. We need to know everything possible from this encounter.

There's a reason you have the opportunity to interrogate live aliens in XCOM.

>>46217655
>>“…you’re right.”
Do what MUST be done.

>>46217655
>>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

>>46217655
>Reality is not a manga.
That's rich, coming from the magical cyberpunk teenage girl. Besides, have you paid attention at all to your friends' lives? Tsundere punk street fighter entangled with the class president, half-foreign girl determined to make it to the top of the school's rankings, and just everything to do with Takashi. You're all manga characters. Don't try to fight it.

>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

>>46217655
>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

>>46217655
>>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

Also
>“Reality is not a manga. Opponents do not magically become allies.”

Says the lady who summons the acid spitting monster, who is currently inside a fucking videogame

>>46217655
>>“…you’re right.”
If we spare him I hope he kills the waifu of everyone who let him live.

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>>46217723
>>46217733
Let's not get TOO meta, here.

>>46217715
>XCOM

by the way how much longer is this thread gonna last. Really don't want to stay up to 4 in the morning again.

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>>46217743
Stay salty man

>>46217655
>Smack the pistol away from her.
Bitch, don't go all edgy on us here

>>46217655
>>“…you’re right.”

>>46217747
This is "the big decision" of the thread, I imagine. We probably won't run for much longer, unless Thorn gets the bright idea of running another two-hour epilogue.

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>>46217435
Now I am imagining Melchom as Donald Trump, It's hilarious.

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>>46217746
>interrogation

>>46217655
>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

>>46217752
He is going to kill someone, might as well be your waifu.

>>46217655
>“…you’re right.”

>>46217655
>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

>>46217655
>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

>>46217768
shouldn't be too bad.
on a side note, just watched an aussie seduce a girl by being a Trump supporter.

>>46217655
>“…you’re right.”
Friends don't let their friends get eaten by the crawling chaos.

>>46217769
>It has not been easy for me.
>I started off in Akumachi city.
>My mother gave me a small loan of a million Macca.
>We built a wall and made the Shadows pay for it.
>I mean, the part of the beauty of me is that I have many Personas.
>We'll make the Empire of Japan great again.

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>>46217804
Wait, he actually fucking pulled it off?

>>46217655
>"...you're right."

>>46217655
>>“…you’re right.”

>>46217655
>>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

>>46217655
>>"...you're right."

>>46217823
check the thread bro. It actually fucking worked

>>46217804
That's...kinda impressive though.

>>46217655
>>“We’re interrogating him. I'll take responsibility.”

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“We’re interrogating him.” You declare, making the snap decision. “I’ll take responsibility.”

“To gain information off it?” Fumika asks, clearly not doing what you just asked her to. “A tempting offer, but you are putting our lives at risk here. That is not to be taken likely.”

“If Chikashi comes back against a gigantic black neck monster thing, we’ll just have to beat him down. We already faced him, so we know a lot of his skills and tactics. We aren’t as weak as you think, Fumika. You know this.” You retort, glaring at her. “Now, quit pointing the gun at him!”

She closes her eye and pauses, mulling this over. Behind her, you see Celeste and Akikazu with frightened looks. Celeste has her hands clasped in front of her chest, as if praying.

Still, Fumika does not obey. “Then, how will you contain it?”

>“I’ll lock him in the safehouse.”
>“I’ll chain him to the bonfire.”
>“I’ll take him far away from here and secure him to something.”
>“We’ll break or cut off his legs.”
>“We’ll break or cut off his arms.”
>“We’ll pin him down somehow.”
>“No, you’re right. I shouldn’t have doubted you.”
>Custom option.

>>46217655
>“…you’re right.”

>>46217852
>“I’ll chain him to the bonfire.”
and break his legs to be safe.

>>46217852
>“I’ll chain him to the bonfire.”

>>46217852
>“I’ll chain him to the bonfire.”

>>46217852
>>“I’ll lock him in the safehouse.”
We got the thing for a reason and we could use some features to secure it.

Also, we can go to the abyss to get some questions on it as well. Might be able to cure it incase it happens to others.

>>46217852
>“I’ll chain him to the bonfire.”

>>46217852
>Maybe theres a prison in the build menu inside the base?

>>46217852
>"I'll chain him to the bonfire"

>>46217852
>“I’ll take him far away from here and secure him to something.”
Why would you attach him to the bonfire? String him up against a pillar somewhere, and lay some holy sigils to fence him in. We can't use the safehouse either because we don't have a brig.

>>46217852
>“I’ll chain him to the bonfire.”
>And set traps that are only a danger to creatures as large as a truck.
ceiling spikes, later on some explosives....

>>46217873
>lets make it easy for him to massacre us.

>>46217885
Would you trust a brig to contain a dark god?

>>46217910
Which is why I didn't suggest it.

>>46217910
Maybe they have a special magic brig in the build list.

>>46217852
>“No, you’re right. I shouldn’t have doubted you.”
When you think about it life here would be fucking awful anyway. Especially if we trap him somewhere.

>>46217892
...you're the same person who attacked 114 on sight and got us killed because he looked like a monster without investigating, aren't you?

>>46217852
>>“I’ll take him far away from here and secure him to something.”

>>46217823
also totally random but what is with the amount of shitposting Canadians lately? I mean jesus fuck they're everywhere on /pol/ now.

>>46217945
No I voted to run away at the first chance.

It is called not taking unneeded risks.

>>46217885
Since the bonfire is immovable, indestructable, and can heal us if shit goes south?

>>46217964
Correct me if i'm wrong but doesn't the bonfire also ward off shadows and monsters and shit?

I guarantee you every last one of you (excluding the literally suicidal and even then) would opt to kill him if he was a threat to you, this is nothing more than metagaming.

>>46217873
I'll change this to the bonfire if there is no means to lock him up safely. An unmovable holy healing spot could subdue any bad mojo.

>>46217986
Weak ones. Stronger ones can penetrate the protective field. It still weakens them, though.

>>46217986
It does. The bonfire is perpetually safe from all shadows and nasties. Attaching this thing to the bonfire would be akin to cruel and unusual punishment.

>>46217989
True. We're readers man, not roleplayers sitting at a table with character sheets acting silly among friends

>>46217989
Fumika is the only hardened killer of the group. That's why she had no problem pulling the trigger. Even Akikazu doesn't want blood on his hands.

>>46217989
No, metagaming would be to break character and kill him out of hand instead of trying to figure out the situation. Takashi's kind of meek overall, remember? He'd want to explore other possibilities before deciding on killing someone, because he's not hardened to violence like Fumika is.

>>46217989
Not really. I prefer investigating and finding out information before resorting to permenant solutions. Because chances are rash decisions will cause more problems than taking the proper precautions.

Or are you going to try and appeal to emotion some more?

>>46218012
But do you know that? For all we know it lessens the influence and makes Chikashi more human. Don't assume.

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>>46217989
Your rage is delicious, anon.

>>46217952
I blame Weedman.

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“I’ll chain him to the bonfire.” You say. “It’s immovable and it’s indestructible. Plus, if he does try and attack us it’ll heal us as long as we’re in its vicinity.”

“The flame of the bonfire disappears when an enemy is close by. Your fight with the black knight of Pyre Ruin Valley is proof.” Fumika responds. “Your other points are sound, though. Then, how will you observe it? Assuming we follow your method, we must be able to gather intelligence about it, from day to night.”

>“You can stay here and watch Chikashi.”
>“We can use cameras for that.”
>“We’ll take turns watching him.”
>“We don’t need to, because we’ll break all of his limbs.”
>“I’ll stay behind and keep guard.”
>“Fine. Have it your way.”
>Custom option.

>>46218111
>“We can use cameras for that.”
with a little bit of
>“We don’t need to, because we’ll break all of his limbs.”
also nice trips

>>46218111
>“We can use cameras for that.”

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>>46218111
>“I’ll stay behind and keep guard
His life is in our hands now. It's our responsibility to take care of him now.

=====

I've reached my threshold. I'm bowing out for the night since I've got a massive headache coming on, and any more writing at this point is just gonna get worse.

Smut is almost finished, though. Have a look.

>>46218111
>“I’ll stay behind and keep guard.”

>>46218111
>"I'll stay behind and keep guard"

>>46218111
>>“We can use cameras for that.”
shouldn't be hard. Plus some talks with him if he wakes up and starts asking questions.

There's means to check someone's pulse and activity right? Could also rig that up so it sends a signal if he gets active.

>>46218111
>>“We can use cameras for that.”

>>46218111
>“We can use cameras for that.”
would breaking the limbs even do anything? the dangerous bits were OUTSIDE of the body.

>>46218147
Oh, adding the 'I'll stay behind and guard." Once our sis is away for the month. No one would know.

>>46218111
>“We can use cameras for that.”

>>46218111
>“We can use cameras for that.”

>>46217952
Those elder moose worshiping fuckers are not to be trusted.

This thread isn't over. Most of the important stuff has already been covered, so to anyone who's feeling the pinch it's okay to get some rest. You can read the rest on the archive.

As for me, I'm going to eat something. It shouldn't take more than thirty minutes.


>>46218166
Chikashi still has to walk, so breaking the legs would prevent him from moving.

>>46217843
Link for the curious?

>>46218224
no idea how to link cross boards but here you go
>>68605406

>>46218224
>>>/pol/68605406

>>46218239
fuck it here's the threads title
ITT: This is how dumb libs like to argue

Another marathon thread? Fuck's sake, Thorn.

>>46218256
or there you go.
>>46218264
i'm going to bed. i'll read what we decide in the morning.

>>46218264
Keep cryin' bitch nigga

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>>46218264
Just sleep mate

>>46218201
Wooo! Caught the first vote, and probably the last as well.

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“We can use cameras for that. There’s also motion-sensitive equipment that can check whether or not somebody’s moving. You can hook them up to your phone, right?” Your breath comes in ragged gasps. Your shirt is already ruined by the buckets of sweat trickling down your back. Fumika doesn’t look concerned at all, merely staring back at you with a mask of calmness. Maybe this is what she’s used to. Even so, you won’t let her have her way. “Look, I’ll stay behind and keep watch until you get ready. That way, Chikashi won't be able to run. This is acceptable, isn’t it?”

In and out. The seconds that pass by stretch out into centuries. Another interrogation is occurring—your soul in Fumika’s eyes. Her grip on the gun doesn’t waver. She looks deep into you, watching, judging, analyzing and concluding.

She takes a deep breath, and lets her arm fall to her side.

“Very well. You have convinced me, Takashi. Know that I will hold you to your word. Any consequences that result from this is entirely on shoulders.”

You let out the biggest sigh of relief you’ve ever made in your life. Celeste and Akikazu are doing the same. “Thanks, Fumika.”

She waves it off. “We better get moving, then. I heard the Hephaestus Siblings sell metal chains.”

She strides towards the door, efficient and poised as usual. You stand there, hand pressed against your chest, panting. The stress is seizing up your legs. It might take a little while to let the shock of everything that just happened fade away.

Someone slaps you on the back. It’s Akikazu.

“That was tight. Good work, Takashi.” He grunts. From the looks of it, he just spent the last couple of minutes tensing every muscle in his bulky body. It’s almost unnoticeable, but there’s a small grin on his lips.”

“You did great, Takashi-kun.” says Celeste, moving up and smiling, relieved but tired. In her hands is a bar of chocolate, which you accept. “Thank you for making the right decision.”

"Yeah, no problem..."

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You head over to the Hephaestus siblings and purchase a set of metal chains. The siblings make an innocent joke that travels through one ear and comes out the other. Under Fumika’s instructions, you and Celeste hook Chikashi up to the bonfire, restraining him by the arms, legs, neck and torso. You leave him a distance away from the fire, not far enough so that the chains would weaken but distant enough so that the flame won’t harm him. Throughout the process, he remains unonscious. It’s almost unnerving how he doesn’t snore, mumble or do anything really. He would be a corpse, if it weren’t for his the faint breathing.

“I’ll spend the night here.” You take a seat next to the bonfire. “You guys can go home or whatever. Don't worry about me and have a good rest.”

Celeste nods. “I’ll buy you a meal when I get outside. Do you want Japanese or fast food?”

“Just get whatever.” You sigh. “Right now, I don’t feel all that hungry.”

“Don't be silly. You're starving. Anyway, I’ll share my favourite with you. Hang in there, Takashi-kun.”

“I will.”

“See you tomorrow, Takashi.” Akikazu raises a hand, then disappears through the door. Celeste gives you another grateful smile, then follows him. It’s just you and Fumika now. She's staring at the screen on her laptop. It's just like she's in class all over again, innocent yet attuned in to her surroundings like a hawk.

Is there anything you would like to say to her?

>“We aren’t mercenaries, Fumika.”
>“Next time, obey my orders.”
>“Do you think I made the right decision?”
>You don’t feel like talking to her.
>“Just how many people have you killed?”
>Custom option.

>>46218605
>“We aren’t mercenaries, Fumika.”

>>46218605
>“We aren’t mercenaries, Fumika.”

Shit. Hope this doesn't affect the Fumika S-Link.

>>46218605
>“Just how many people have you killed?”

>>46218605
>Custom option.
"This really spooked you, huh? Normally you'd be all for getting more information before making a decision."

>>46218640
This.

>>46218605
>>“We aren’t mercenaries, Fumika.”
Even if it's Chikashi, it's not that simple. Got to do what we can.

>>46218605
Supporting >>46218640

>>46218605
>"I don't think he'll be the last one to end up like this."

>>46218605
Adding >>46218640 to my earlier vote here >>46218636

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“That really spooked you, huh?” You half mutter to her, half project your voice to the distance. “Normally you would be all for gathering more information before making a decision.”

“For the record, I had already gathered all the necessary information via my Persona. However, I do admit that I may have been…a tad judgemental.” She says, not looking up. “Having said that, such decisions could save lives on mercenary runs, possibly even determining the difference between great success and ending up in a megacorporation experimental cell.”

“Yeah, well we aren’t mercenaries, Fumika.” You snap. “I don’t know how you lived your life before this, but we’re different. Don’t go doing stuff like this without our call, okay?”

She peeks up from the top of her laptop lid, still expressionless. However, she opens her mouth, closes it, before proceeding as normal. “Duly noted. The materials for the observation will be available tomorrow. I shall the one to set them up. Until then, we shall both watch the subject, together.”

“His name is Chikashi.” You say, wearily, but you end it there. You don’t have the energy to argue with her any further. Exhaustion clings at every cell in your body. It’s getting harder and harder to fight off the urge to sleep.

You yawn and shift around in your seat. Day and night have no business in this forgotten, desolate city. Even so, you feel as if the sky has grown dark in accordance with your mood. Today, you fought the toughest battle of your life and prevented a classmate of yours from committing another murder. Now, you will spend the next eight hours beneath the perpetually clouded heavens, sitting by this eternal fire with only said classmate and an unconscious boy-monster to keep you company.

How very wonderful.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H112l0SYOyk

[END OF EPISODE 6]

>>46218809
Thanks for running, Thorn. This was a fun thread, the focus was narrower than normal but that just meant we got a lot more done for what we were dealing with. See you next time.

>>46218809
Will it be time for shadowruns soon?

>>46218829
who said i'm done?

>>46218834
Good point. That's my fault for assuming "End of Episode" was the same as "End of Thread". You've gone past the end of an episode before ending a thread previously, though usually not far past. I guess I just assumed with the late hour that you were ending now.

>>46218834
you fucker.....

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>>46218834
Wonder what plot-twisty-thingy is gonna appear now

>>46218864
I'm going to go with "Shizuka being really worried about how we never came home that night, freaking out, and Takashi having to come up with an explanation for what he was doing".

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You’re back again. The dark emotionless wallpaper, the moldy rug covering the floor, the lone chair in front of the oak table and the ominous presence lurking at the very back like an overwhelming smell. It’s the Velvet Room. Where else would you be? Your dreams would be more pleasant, but this is a room that exists between the boundaries of reality and nightmares. As long as you remain the Wild Card, just like life, death, love and hatred, it is inescapable.

The brother is missing. Only the sister remains.

“So, through your own conviction, you managed to avoid staining your hands with the blood of another.” The girl smirks. “How very clever of you. If my brother asked me to risk a trough of gold on how pleased you feel at present, I would laugh in his face and call him an imbecile.”

She leans closer, the malice present in every inch of her face, from her smooth chin to her golden eyes and the silver hairclip attached to her monochrome hair.

“Tell me something, guest. Partake in a little game with me. Assume that I know the truth about the trials you are facing, every bit of it. Now, imagine that beforehand, I told you that taking the life of the boy chained to the fire would've greatly benefited you and your fellow Void’s Chosen in the near future. What would you have done, then?”

>“I have no reason to trust you.”
>“I have done nothing wrong.”
>“I still would’ve stopped Fumika from making her mistake.”
>“I would have allowed Fumika to kill him.”
>“I don’t know.”
>“Good thing that didn’t happen, right?”
>Custom option.

>>46218867
>Celeste comes home
>No darling little brother
>Interrogate Celeste
>Evasive, refuses to answer

ANd then we have an incredible worried shadow operative on a mission

>>46218880
>“I still would’ve stopped Fumika from making her mistake.”

>>46218867
>Takashi staying the night at a classmate's place for a school project
>Classmate is a girl : Fumika
>Fumika's completely deadpan explanation gives wrong impression
> PANIC

>>46218880
>>“I have no reason to trust you.”

>>46218880
>“I still would’ve stopped Fumika from making her mistake.”
>Custom option.
"Just because something benefits me doesn't make it right."

>>46218880
>>“I still would’ve stopped Fumika from making her mistake.”
Sometimes you got to still be yourself, especially under these hard times.

>>46218880
>>“I still would’ve stopped Fumika from making her mistake.”

>>46218880
>Custom option.
"I neither know nor care. Hypotheticals are pointless. Especially when talking to you."

>>46218880
>“I have no reason to trust you.”

>>46218880
>"Who fucking cares?"

>>46218880
>“I still would’ve stopped Fumika from making her mistake.”

>>46218880
>“I have no reason to trust you.”
>Custom option.
"I don't think you and I would agree on what benefits me, anyway."

>>46218880

>Custom option.

"The same thing."
"You didn't say there would be no benefit otherwise."
"More importantly, I doubt our values are similar enough that I can rely on you to judge what's beneficial for us beyond the obvious."

>>46218880
>"Yeah nah I'm not a cunt m8"

>>46218880
>Custom option.
"Odds are you would either be lying or have a different view on what benefits us."

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“I still would’ve stopped Fumika from making her mistake.”

“Because what’s ‘right’ is not equivalent to what is necessary? A man of morals, I see.” The girl responds. “Consider your situation, guest. You traverse a foreign realm inhabited by many hostile creatures. To you, much of it is uncharted territory. A single wrong move could spell the end of you and your comrades. Knowing this, would what is necessary take more priority than what is right? After all, it would ensure your survival, the most important thing to you. If what is necessary ultimately becomes more important, then does it not become what is right and just?”

You snort. “I doubt our values are similar enough for us to agree on what benefits me.”

She laughs, condescending, malevolent and spiteful.

“True, true. Well, it’s up to you to decide. We are not the actors, we are merely the audience watching the stage. I do not know everything about the game, for my brother and I cannot predict the future. Your consequences are your own and we shall be observing them, with great interest, as always.”

She slides back into her seat. “Your Hermit friend has walked down a path of bloodshed. How long will it be before you join her? There will be times where you cannot afford to relent, times where you will scrape victory by the narrowest of hairs, times where you will find yourself alone, without backup and facing a murderer eye to eye, who is without reason or the sanity. Will you die and leave this mortal coil behind? Perhaps not wanting to lose everything you will fight back, trade blows, revel in the bloodshed and leave your opponent beaten on the hard ground. And at the very end, when he is pleading for mercy and forgiveness…”

Her grin grows and grows.

“…it may be you who pulls the trigger.”

Everything is darkening.

"I dearly look forward to that day, guest..."

All that's left is her golden eyes,

"In fact..."

You fall back into unconsciousness...

"...it may happen sooner than you think."

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>MISSION CLEAR.
>Gained 70,000 Macca!
>Overall approach: Thoughtful.
>Gained 8 Build EXP.

The old notification has been moved to the cleared mission tab. A new one has taken its place.

>[IMMUTABLE] On adfh83phfadfluihasfg8t407f8eASFH*WQ(GFSDFb of WBFSEGF#P(SF2397r89fdhFFDSF> an DNFS*#HW-fpHSDoahgfa89wegf will take place at SDFN#*(HFSLFGSFgausgfli.

As always, the date of occurrence is unknown...

It's finally done. I think my threads are getting longer and longer. In any case, you've all been a great audience. Thank you so much!

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Episode 6 is over and Episode 7 will soon begin. I am full of anticipation. I'm taking the next week off though, so it'll have to wait. The next thread will be on the 4th of April, 10:30 pm UTC as always.

Goodnight!

>>46219037
>>Overall approach: Thoughtful.
thats new.

Still, got a feeling we would have seen a twin one way or another, though it is odd to see them separate. Still want to wipe that smug grin from her face.

>>46219058
Good thing I'm an insomniac anyway. Thanks for running, Thorn. See you Monday after next.

>>46219058
Holy shit, Thorn. Holy. Fucking. Shit.
Great run! See ya soon!
Make me your personal cumdump, you slut

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NAME: Chikashi
RANK: D+
RACE: ???
STATS: STR C-, DEX D, END D+, MAG D+, AGL E+, LCK D, DEV E
AFFINITIES: Nulls Instant-Kill. Can be inflicted with all ailments except Sleep.
SKILLS: Mamudo, Mudoon, Rebellion, Power Charge, Mute Gaze, Soul Break, Binding Cry, Herculean Strike, Mighty Swing, Drain Hit

[ABILITIES]
-Consume: Devour a weakened enemy to heavily restore vitality. Does medium physical damage on a strong enemy.
-Wail: It’s all he can do. Increases offense and restores a bit of mana.
-Analysis Interference: Passive ability. Covers self with a form of magical interference, more than doubling the time it takes for a Spotter to perform an analysis.
-Mana Erosion Field: Passive ability. Drains mana from those who approach too close. White Phantoms, which consist of raw magic, are greatly impacted by this.

[Facts]
-The first of many. Other than that, who cares.

[LOOT DROPS]
-A good experience.

WAIFU NYARLATHOTEP

>>46219076
>A good experience.
Takashi doesn't swing that way

>>46219022
These things slightly remind me of the Until Dawn psychological discussions with the creepy shrink.

>>46219076

>Luck not F

>>46219076
>first of many
Hoo boy