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>Monday, July 5th, 2015
>Washington D.C.
>11:23 PM

The helicopter ride back to Central was…tense, to say the least. There wasn’t a single person on the team that wasn’t unnerved by what the Fairy Queen did to Salamander. Even now, miles away and an entire dimension apart from the depraved Titania, the memories of her voice still send a shiver down your spine.

Not that you could’ve hashed out the source of your discomfort with any of others. Beyond mental and emotional fatigue, there was something about the escort that accompanied you that cowed everyone into silence. Men and women in faceless helmets, brandishing assault rifles, combat gauntlets, and everything necessary to fight a war or two.

If anything, you can sense a profound disappointment from the backup that Central sent. But it wasn’t directed to any of you. It might’ve been the fact that Baykok was already dead, and that they wouldn’t have the opportunity to throw down with a new demon.

But, you digress. It seems that for better or worse, and for deeds done in her name, you now have the attention of the Queen of the Fairies. But even a blind man could see that it seems that she’s expecting more out of this…interspecies relationship in the future.

“Fine…” Titania whispered. “The Salamander can go, and make his penance among the Children of Adam. But Adrian…I’m expecting something in return. After all, since you are requesting the fairies to give you their rightful claim to justice, please be sure to give something of equal worth for the next time we meet again…”

…the way she licked those plump and luscious lips, with all the deliberate slowness and sensuality of an inhuman perfection, should not have made such a visceral impact on your person. The fact that you could feel her eyes traveling down your back before settling on your ass didn’t help things either.

Damn you, lizard brain. Damn you to hell.

Upon landing in D.C., a car had been waiting on the tarmac to spirit you to Central. One of the agents informed you that as soon as you checked into the building, you needed to be debriefed about what happened in Kentucky. The agents in the caravan assured you that none of you were in trouble. But the way in how sincere they were in saying that Doctor Capretta's death was "regrettable collateral damage, but an acceptable" didn't sit well a whole lot of people.

Yourself included.

(cont.)

I've been waiting for this.

don't forget to tweet the thread.

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That is how all of you, still dressed in combat fatigues and reeking of the realm of the fey, are presented to whoever’s in charge of debriefing. In a linoleum-white room, completely devoid of any furnishings beyond minimalistic Spartan furniture, you are all to wait. When the higher ups were ready, the agents said, they would call you into the room beyond the double-doors.

You don’t even have too much time to settle and gather your thoughts before they begin the process. One-by-one, they call each one of Squad Carina. Vicky goes first, and the noise she makes when she swallows is audible past the dry hiss of the AC. Following a ten minute wait, Brady gives a nervous wave at his own summons. You might have seen MacKay’s lips moving in a silent prayer, but you don’t need an aid to translate the cuss words that fall from Fitz’s incoherent muttering.

…and then they call you.

The first thing that comes to your mind upon entering is that if they were so sure in not making you feel guilt, they were doing an incredibly shitty job. This isn’t a debriefing room as much as it is something straight out of a Tom Clancy thriller, complete with a one-way mirror and dim lighting. For all you knew, Sam Fischer or Jack Ryan might’ve been conducting the debriefing.

“Please take a seat, Squad Leader Brown.”

Two agents watch as you take a seat at the table. One of them, an olive-skinned man with a slight moustache and goatee, flips through a brown manila folder. He moves to fast for you to make out anything coherent, but you can tell that some of it is your file, from the images that appear from time to time. His partner is an exercise in contrast, sporting a head completely shaved and catching the overhead lighting. A toothpick hangs between his teeth, lolling from one end of his mouth to another.

The olive-skinned man doesn’t look up from his files. His voice catches you off guard, a surprisingly rich baritone. “Do you know why you’re here?”

Play it smooth. “…I’m here to be debriefed. About…Kentucky and Bayakok, yeah?”

“Yes, you very much are.”

“But unlike your friends and partners…” Baldy cuts in, with an equally stoic voice, “While we do want your take on things, we’re gonna start off with something else. Just a few extra questions since you’re the Squad Leader.”

…alright. That sounds reasonable enough.

“Alright, question number one…” Baldy pulls one of the files away from Baritone’s side of the table. He flips it open to a seemingly random page before asking, “Looking back to the climax of your confrontation with Bayakok, was attempting to exorcise the demon from Capretta using Expel magic the best choice you had?”

>“Given with what we had available, it was the best I could do.” [Neutral]
>“It was stupid. Capretta was far too gone for us to save.” [Bitter]
>“Maybe if Father MacKay hadn’t been distracted by Queen Titania…” [Castigate]
>Custom option.

>>2151370
>It was the only option available to us without killing him. Baykok was weakened but waiting would only have let it get stronger and hurt more people. I made the best call with what and who I had on hand.

>>2151370
>“Given with what we had available, it was the best I could do.” [Neutral]

>>2151370
>“Given with what we had available, it was the best I could do.” [Neutral]

>>2151370
>“Given with what we had available, it was the best I could do.” [Neutral]
Good to have you back Kaz

>>2151370
>>“Given with what we had available, it was the best I could do.” [Neutral]

It's been a long time, glad to have you back!

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>>2151378
>>2151397
>>2151403
>>2151441
>>2151449
“Given with what we had available,” You mutter, “It was the only option we had that wasn’t going to kill him. Baykok was driven into a corner, but waiting any further would’ve given him time to recover and hurt more people. I made a judgment call, the best I could do with what I had on hand.”

The only response you receive is silence, punctuated by the sound of Baldy scrawling something down on the file. Notes, then, you suppose. Some sort of leadership test?

“Alright, question two…” Baldy continues, squinting at the papers. “During your call back to Central for reinforcements, one of your subordinates acted with…” He pauses, offering you a humorless smile as he tries to find the right word. “…with an unprofessional attitude towards one of our analysts, who was only doing his job of supplying you information.”

Oh fuck. Cool as it was, reality ensues and it turns out that her outburst was gonna come back and bite you in the ass.

Dammit, Fitz.

Baritone makes a small noise in the back of his throat. “As the squad leader, is it not your duty to maintain discipline and order within your team? Freshly christened as you are, rookie tendencies are excusable only insofar to a certain degree. How would you go about correcting the behavior your wayward subordinate to prevent outbursts like this from happening again?”

>“Fitz did nothing wrong.” [Defend]
>“I’ll talk to her about it.” [Straight]
>“She needs to face censure.” [Punish]
>Custom option.

>>2151465
>Custom option.
"Understood I'll talk to her. If I may though sir, the analyst in question was wasting time in a time sensitive situation and my squad member expedited him supplying us information, unprofessional as it was."

>>2151465
>“I’ll talk to her about it.” [Straight]
Deals with the problem while not throwing Fitz right under the bus.

>>2151481
I'll second this.

>>2151465
>>2151481
This is good
Side note, good to see you back Kaz.

>>2151482
Changing my vote to >>2151481

>>2151465
>>2151481
This seems best. They guy talking was stalling like mad and that was really bad for a critical situation.

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>>2151481
>>2151482
>>2151492
>>2151495
>>2151496
>>2151518
You offer an equally strained smile. “Understood. I’ll talk to her about it. But if I may, sir…?” At Baritone’s gesture, you continue, “The analyst in question…Goodwin, was it? I’ll be a little frank with you. He was wasting our time when the situation was extremely time sensitive, and every second counted. Unprofessional as it was, my subordinate expedited the process of receiving the relevant information we needed in order to proceed with the mission.”

“For all the good it did,” Baldy snorts.

Before the flash of anger can even completely surge right through you, Baritone raises a hand before you get up from out of your seat. “Enough. That matter is settled. Brown will be speaking with Specialist Fitzgerald in regards to her behavior. The benefit of the doubt lies with him in correcting his subordinate’s ways.”

From the way he says it, it’s not as much a placement of trust as it is an explicit order. You nod, trying not to let the tension in your jaw show. “Yes, sir.”

“Moving along…” The olive-skinned agent makes a few notes with his pen before continuing. “These next questions concern the state of the fairy realm.”

Baldy picks up right after Baritone, slouching even further back in his chair. “The information you’re giving is critical, since you five are the first team to get into the kingdom by their express invitation. Beyond the questions, if you have any information about the fairies you have to share, we’re all ears.”

“But first, the questions.” Baritone pauses, and levels a weighing gaze towards you. “Between accounts, it seems that Queen Titania was drawn the closest to you and Father MacKay, but you even more so than the priest. What do you think made her so drawn to you?”

>"Curiosity of students of her part-time master." [Alger]
>“I helped make her realm a safer place.” [Quests]
>“Probably just messing with all of us.” [Teasing]
>“She wanted to have sex with me.” [Lust]
>Custom option.

Yes, it's good to be back!

>>2151611
>“She wanted to have sex with me.” [Lust]
Frankly, sir, I was in grave need of an adult.

>>2151611
>“Probably just messing with all of us.” [Teasing]
>“She wanted to have sex with me.” [Lust]
Lewd, but very true.

>>2151611
>“Probably just messing with all of us.” [Teasing]
>“She wanted to have sex with me.” [Lust]
"I think she eyed everyone up at one point since Oberon is out fighting, away from home, but I got special attention."

Straight faced and dead pan. I forgot what the tipping point was, it's been awhile. It was some kind of write in when she asked a question privately.

>>2151611
>Well I was the protégé of her part tiem master, or at lest she viewed it that way. My helping too secure her realm in order to gain information and goodwill furthered that. Then she tried talking about morals and I held firm to mine. That seemed to incite her and she started making very overt passes at me, to the point of making it very clear her husband was away. She said I would have to give her something of equal worth next time I met her, and then started eyeing my like a centerfold picture. I sincerely hope I never meet her again, for my sake and the sake of the task force.

>>2151643
The tipping point might've been the dinner party. She started feeling you up, waving wine under your nose, and going on to say that the exorcism of Capretta was completely justified, even though it killed him. And she made some off-handed comment about not caring that two security guards got their livers ripped out and eaten.

She seems to have focused on your idealism, dismissing them as naive but not with your conviction. Or rather, maybe the concept of proving your morals wrong and dragging you into her own depravity.

>>2151611
>“She wanted to have sex with me.” [Lust]

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>>2151619
>>2151623
>>2151643
>>2151658
>>2151738
Hoo boy. Now if that isn’t a loaded question…

“She certainly lives up to her legends…” You eventually say, with all the deliberate slowness of someone carefully choosing their words. “In that it’s nearly impossible to discern what her motives are. She truly is, ‘the fairy queen’.”

“But this…attraction?”

“What do you want to hear?” You exhale heavily. “I followed her orders and helped out the denizens of her kingdom. I suppose that won me some points and goodwill in her favor. I think I knew it for awhile, but she’s always had her eye on me.”

Baldy offers another dry smile. “Pretty high opinion of yourself, Brown.”

“Ask anyone else on the team,” You curtly reply. “They’ll tell you the same thing. But what they won’t tell you is the tipping point…at the end of the mission…”

>You gave a quick summary of your first meeting in the Great Tree.
>You give a quick summary of your exchange in the banquet.
>You give a quick summary of what happened to Salamander.

“…and I’ve since lost count of how many times she said that her husband was away, fighting the war in Tanglebriar. Not that I have any intention of accepting an invitation into the bed of a married woman…demon,” You finish bitterly. “And when we took Salamander into protective custody, she said that she wanted something of equal worth when we get back.”

Baritone continues scratching notes into his papers while Baldy maintains a wry expression. “…haven’t you read the first provision of the rules-”

You cut him off before he can snark any further. “I could feel her eyeing me like a centerfold picture, like a prime cut of meat at the butcher. Do you know how it feels to have someone as powerful as the Queen of Fairies focused on you? The same demon who can create a localized nuclear blast and raze a small portion of the forest to the ground?” The same demon staring at your ass and the space between your legs as if she were dying of thirst?”

…okay, wrong choice of words, but they seem to get the point.
Coughing into your hand, you finish, “I sincerely hope I never meet her again. For my sake, my team’s, and for the Task Force itself.”

There’s a long moment of silence as Baritone finishes scratching his notes. The traces of sardonic humor have vanished from Baldy’s face. It seems that he’s taking your words a little more seriously now.

But before they can continue the line of questions, something interrupts them. Both men press their fingers into their ears, listening intently to the garbled voice at the other end of their receiver. They turn towards the direction of the one-way mirror, nod, and then return their attention to you.

“That’s going to be it for the realm of the fairies, Brown,” Baritone says. “Now, with all the questions out of the way, we can now begin the debriefing proper. Start from the beginning…”

(cont.)

>>2151784
Question will WE only see smt oberon, or will we see the scary lord of darkness one who was every bit Titania's equal and a mean sumbitch too?

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Huh? Why the sudden change of tone?

...you squint towards the one-way mirror, as if somehow, you could discern whoever’s hiding in the other room. An administrator, maybe? Or what about Commander Alger? The hell are those guys playing at…

…you know what? The sooner you’re done with it, the better. You’re long since due a shower and the relief of a bed with your name on it. After the clusterfuck that was this mission (“success”, your ass), you definitely deserve it.

“Alright. It all started when we were chased on the highway…”

>>Later
>>Carina Squad Barracks

One debrief later finds you toweling off after that much-needed shower, in the private confines of the squad's barracks. The aftereffects of Titania’s magic still linger in your body, but it’s only a balm for physical aches and pains. Twenty minutes lost underneath the hot water does more for your head than a tablet of advil. Faster, too.

Slipping into sweatpants and a grey Task Force t-shirt, you make your way out of the showers, fully intent on heading straight back into the men’s side with the full intention of getting some sleep. No one gave you any looks on your way to the barrack, but you can already tell that come tomorrow, there's gonna be a lot of people talking. And you're gonna need all the rest you can get.

Intent and reality, however, are two completely different things. Waiting outside in the hallway, and with something clearly on their mind, you nearly run into…

>Fitz. [Behavior.]
>MacKay. [Queen Titania.]
>Victoria and Brady. [Capretta’s death.]

>>2151851
Yes.

>>2151858
>>MacKay. [Queen Titania.]

>>2151858
>Victoria and Brady. [Capretta’s death.]
They have the least social link points, they need attention.

>>2151858
>MacKay. [Queen Titania.]

Discussing Capretta's death might be better as a full squad thing. With some alcohol.

>>2151858
>Fitz. [Behavior.]
Fitz is an angel.

>>2151858
>MacKay. [Queen Titania.]

>>2151858
>>Fitz. [Behavior.]

>>2151878
Not disagreeing but we need to get her to keep her temper in check.

>>2151858
>>Fitz. [Behavior.]

>>2152218
Only on the radio speaking to people outside our squad.

>>2151858
>Victoria and Brady. [Capretta’s death.]

>It's a tie with three votes each for MacKay and Fitz.

How in the hell am I supposed to solve this. I could toss a coin, but that sounds a little too arbitrary...

>>2152570
>>2152534
shhh ill change
>>MacKay. [Queen Titania.]

>>2151242
When does Adrian fug Fitz

>>2153025
need 120 more rp for that

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>>2151865
>>2151872
>>2151901
>>2152574
“MacKay?”

The priest manages to dodge at the last second, twisting to the side to avoid running into you in what can only be described as something straight out of a ballet. It is an impressive feat of athletic dexterity. You stare, each of you surprised at the other. MacKay’s faster than he looks, and he didn’t expect you to be up this late. The silence lasts for a few more seconds before the two of you start to laugh at the absurdity of the encounter.

Shaking his head in weary amusement, MacKay offers you a warm smile. “My goodness. That’s certainly enough to get the heart pumping. I don’t think I’ll be able to fall asleep for a while, now.”

“Yeah…me neither,” You agree whole-heartedly, clutching at your sides. Wiping at the corner of your eye, you manage to crack a smile of your own. Perhaps you’ll need this a little more than sleep, but only just a little bit. “…but I’ve got a solution to our problem.”

“And what would that be?”

You jerk your head towards the shared common room that the two of you and Brady share. “I’ve got a box of tea sitting in my duffel bag. All natural, no caffeine, and it’ll put its drinkers to sleep within minutes of consumption. I don’t know the equivalent of ‘pouring a cold one’ for tea, but I’ve got plenty of bags to go around.”

He doesn’t even hesitate to give a firm nod. “I would very much appreciate that, thanks.”

The commons the five of you have is only slightly bigger than a living room, and not nearly furnished as lavishly as one either. It has everything you’d need to get started for de-stressing after a mission: sofas, a reclining chair, a wide-screen TV and even a small kitchen. At the moment, none of you have really had the chance to settle down in it, leaving the walls more or less threadbare and devoid of personality. Hopefully that would change in the coming months.

When you’d gone to retrieve the tea from your room, both of you were surprised to not find Brady in his cot. You debated the rationality of calling your friend, but decided to leave it alone. Maybe he’s trying to find his own way to tire himself out.

It doesn’t take too long for the electric stove to get the water boiling. Within a few minutes, you and MacKay are comfortably seated on a leather couch, nursing a mug of warm tea. You jokingly raise your mugs in a toast, muttering something incoherent and cheesy about teamwork before nearly burning your tongue on how damn hot the water is.

>MacKay approves +10

For a moment, the two of you are content to sip your drinks in the relative silence of the night. All that punctuates the air within the room are the sounds of your own breathing, and the dry rattle of the AC. Peaceful by any other means.

(cont.)

But it seems that something is on the priest’s mind. Every so often, his hands will flex and grip the mug a little too tightly, and his eyes stare into empty space in deep thought. At one point, his breathing even became heavier, more melancholic and introspective than usual.

Before you can even work up the courage to ask what’s wrong, MacKay manages to beat you to it. He sets his mug down, exhales deeply, and sinks further into the couch before speaking. “…I hope she didn’t mistreat you too badly.”

“Hmmm?”

He shifts in his seat, facing you directly. “Titania. I wasn’t nearly about to broach the subject with the others around, but…” He shakes his head. “I was not blind to how…discomforted you were whenever you were within an arm’s length of the fairy queen.”

You snort, but there's a warm feeling in your chest that has nothing to do with the tea. Before himself, he's worried about you. “…weren’t we all?”

“I suppose we were,” he agrees with a small smile, “But not nearly as much as I…or you for that matter…” His voice trails off into silence before sighing heavily. “Adrian, the first thing I learned in the seminary was how to read people’s faces. Admittedly, I found more use for this in the confessional and the odd poker night, but even though I couldn’t see what she was doing during the banquet, I could see that you were more than bothered by her advances.”

…

“Ah, there’s no point in beating around the bush. So I’ll just ask you directly.” He stares at you with the most serious face he could possibly muster. “You’ve been incredibly tense after we left the woods. Did she do anything to you? Say anything awful? In summation…are you alright?”

>“…between Capretta and Titania…I’m just a little tired.” [Straight]
>“How about you? What’d she talk to you about?” [Reversal]
>“It’s not every day that a demon queen wants my ass…” [Humor]
>"...she hides a depraved persona behind her flirtatious acts." [Wary]
>Custom option.

>>2153111
>She tried to get me to fuck her. Questioned and tried to undershoot my morals to do so. And she's powerful enough that if she ever tired of the chase and wanted to take me there is not a damn thing we could do to stop her. Between that, her scheming and Capretta I am tired.

>>2153111
>>“It’s not every day that a demon queen wants my ass…” [Humor]

>>2153111
>“It’s not every day that a demon queen wants my ass…” [Humor]
>“How about you? What’d she talk to you about?”

>>2153111
>>"...she hides a depraved persona behind her flirtatious acts." [Wary]

>>2153111
>>“It’s not every day that a demon queen wants my ass…” [Humor]

>>2153145
>>2153174
>>2153197
>>2153205
>>2153255
…ha. What a question. So simple, so straightforward...

“It’s not every day that a demon queen wants my ass…” You mutter, trying not to relish the way MacKay’s jaw visibly drops. “Worst part is that I’m only partially joking since she might want both the front and the back. Because, holy crap, this…fairy queen has some serious issues that go beyond infidelity. MacKay…she tried to get me to fuck her, pardon my French. Questioned and tried to undershoot every single one of my morals to do so.”

The priest grimaces. “I didn’t think…” He shakes his head in disbelief. “To think that she’d be so daring.”

That’s not even the worst part of it. “…the two of us saw what she did to the dryad’s grove,” you mutter. “A single snap of her fingers and…poof.”

He nods. “I strongly believe that grass will not grow there for a very long time, given the scourging power of her magic.”

“The damn bi…broad is screwing with me. With us,” You growl. “She’s playing the coy temptress even though she has more power in her effing pinky than I do in my entire body. What kind of sick pleasure does she get out of this little chase?”

“I cannot claim to speak for the fairy queen,” he muses, “But perhaps this is her way of alleviating boredom. Her husband is away fighting a war, leaving her all alone to her devices. And are you familiar with the aphorism of idle hands?”

“Yeah…’idle hands are the devils’ workshop…” Your head makes an audible noise as you throw it back into the cushion. “…at this point, I think Lucifer might be a kind mercy. At least he won’t proposition me with sex…”

All of the humor suddenly drops from MacKay’s face. The change is instantaneous. The sympathetic, amicable preacher is gone, and in his place, the harbinger of a stern and powerful God levels the coldest look he can muster.

“Do not be so quick to make jokes about the Father of Lies, Adrian,” the priest intones gravely. “If you can recruit the service of an angel, and one of King Solomon’s seventy two demons personally came to do battle with us, then it would certainly not be wise to be so glib about the Devil. Even without the knowledge that the demons we hunt do not follow classical Biblical lore, nothing good ever comes from invoking his name.”

…you have the distinct feeling that his words go beyond just his duties as a priest.
“…p-point taken,” You mutter. “Yeah, you’re right. Sorry about that. Just…if you put it in that perspective…”

“It is a sobering thought to think that instead of being sealed away in Hell, there are Biblical demons that walk among pagan ones as well. Admittedly, it does go against nearly two thousand years of established dogma, but I will not shy away from the reality set before me.”

(cont.)

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>>2153422
>at this point, I think Lucifer might be a kind mercy. At least he won’t proposition me with sex…”

Kaz you law aligned mother fucker

>>2153436
Seeing Luci again might be nice tho, she was a good lay.

>>2153445
I wonder what MacKays I told you face will be like if he ever found out, Lucifer did indeed proposition us for sex successfully

>>2153422
The duty he speaks of does not need to be elaborated upon. Perhaps this was the calling he found in the Task Force: to not only provide spiritual relief to the agents of the Task Force, but to make actual battle against demons from not a hell, but THE Hell.

But as quick as it appears, it vanishes. And once more, the friendly visage of Father Stanley MacKay appears, albeit with an even heavier melancholy. “Ah…forgive me. Perhaps that was a bit too strong of a reaction. That’s…a side of myself that I’m not quite fond of showing.”

>“It’s my fault for bringing it up. I shouldn’t have done it.” [Straight]
>“Nah, it’s cool. Next time, you’re free to go Old Testament.” [Humor]
>“So what did Titania end up talking to you about?” [Social Roll Required - HIGH]
>Custom option.

>New Dialogue Mechanic:
>Certain dialogue will require rolls to make in order to get what you want.
>Sometimes, these rolls will be Social, but may otherwise involve other attributes or skill checks.
>Select these options at your own risk!
>Each option will be predicated with the estimate of the DC, ranging from LOW, MED, and HIGH, in order of difficulty.
>If you roll successfully, you might get the answer you want and more, depending on degrees of success.
>Fail, and you not only walk away without an answer, but a loss of approval as well.
>Over time, characters may become less adverse to talking about sensitive subjects, either lowering the DC or eliminating the need to roll all together.
>It is up to the players' discretion as to whether or not to be patient or to be assertive at any given moment.

>>2153483
>>“It’s my fault for bringing it up. I shouldn’t have done it.” [Straight]

>>2153483
>“It’s my fault for bringing it up. I shouldn’t have done it.” [Straight]
>>2153453
She was a nice girl tho.

>>2153483
>"It's my fault as well, I shouldn't have taken demons I've never met but most certainly know exist so lightly."
>“So what did Titania end up talking to you about?” [Social Roll Required - HIGH]

>>2153483
>>“It’s my fault for bringing it up. I shouldn’t have done it.” [Straight]

>>2153483
>“It’s my fault for bringing it up. I shouldn’t have done it.” [Straight]
>“So what did Titania end up talking to you about?” [Social Roll Required - HIGH]

>>2153436
>>2153445
>>2153453
Admittedly, I wasn't even thinking about that when I referenced the quote. Get your mind outta the gutter, you pervs. And how many times do I have to tell you that Alyssa wasn't Lucy!

>>2153507
I'm not combing through the archive but I'm pretty sure you've said the opposite.

She was 10/10 waifu material and the only person to hold a candle to fitz.

>>2153483
>>“It’s my fault for bringing it up. I shouldn’t have done it.” [Straight]

>>2153507
I called Alice, and I was right, I called her being Lucy so I'm just waiting to be right again

>>2153488
>>2153489
>>2153491
>>2153492
>>2153506
>>2153515
“Nah. It’s my fault as well.” You offer an apologetic smile, and a hand to the priest. “I probably need to reevaluate my cuss list, given how a whole lot of them involve Old Scratch in one way or another. It ain’t smart to take demons lightly now, either.”

Once again, MacKay doesn’t even hesitate. He accepts the offered hand and apology immediately, squeezing firmly and giving it a good, solid shake. “You are only at fault if you do not learn from your mistake. Which clearly, you have. There is no more fault. But in the future,” he offers an amused smile. “Be sure to moderate your language when possible.”

“Huh?”

“Your earlier use of an expletive…”

Oh. “…oh, crap. Yeah, I, uh…sorry.”

The priest laughs. “I think I can settle for that.”

>MacKay approves +20!

There’s little else to talk about that can’t be addressed tomorrow, or in a future date. Both of you more than anyone else know how dangerous the fairy queen is. Whatever she’s planning, you’ll be damned sure to make sure it won’t catch you by surprise. And with MacKay’s help, you won’t have to face it all alone.

With that, the two of you empty your mugs, walk back to the barracks, bid each other good night, and finally fall into a sleep that is mercifully devoid of any nightmares.

>It is time to handle leveling up.
>Perks will be dealt with tomorrow.
>I forgot to give you guys one for reaching Lv. 22, so you’ll get to pick two tomorrow, as you get a perk every two levels.

>>You have Leveled Up!
>>You are now Level 23!
>>You are now Level 24!
>>You are now Level 25!

>>You may contract and fuse demons up to Level 25!

>>Upon reaching Level 25, you may put an additional pip or ‘+’ into one of Adrian’s stats!
>>Every '+' grants a +10 bonus to the roll affected by the stat.

>>Which stat should Adrian put an additional pip into? [Stats shown are current ones without new pip]
>Combat ++
>Social +
>Knowledge ++

Last post of the evening. See you guys tomorrow!

>>2153579
>Knowledge

>>2153579
>>Social
We use social way too often to not pump it

>>2153579
>Social
Need those seduce rolls high.
Dammit, caugth the thread at the end.
So when do we find out Fitz is a virgin when Unicorn doesn't toss her off his back?

>>2153579
>Social +
adrian's a really balanced stats kind of guy

>>2153579
>>Social +

Poor Adrian had to try so hard to not get molested by the fairy Queen he can now handle most social situations with Ease

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>Balance Build
>SMT

I shiggy diggy. But I guess these aren't really traditional SMT stats and we use social a bit much to only have one plus in it.

>>2153579
>Social

>>2153693
p much. We do all the bullshit so we need to be good at all the bullshit.


>>2153628
yup

>>2153693
I'm honestly shocked that Social isn't higher, considering the nature of the series.

>>2153579
>Social +

So any of you guys think we need to tinker with our demons?

Angel evolves and Pixie levels as we do. We just picked Jack up too. Thought?

>>2156407
Well, if there's anyone who can break the stigma that the only way for demons to get stronger is evolution or fusion, it would be Brady sticking his Jack Frost into a demonica.

So long term, maybe leave the GUN moves to him.

>>2156407
Sadly I think our demons are going to be replaced and fused down the line. Pixie got a pass due to her being the first demon we got, being a player favorite, and the opportunity we jumped on with Titania. But everyone else? It's natural evolution or bust unless we gain favor with every one of our demon's patron deity and ask for a power up like Pixie.

Price of being a Devil Summoner. You should play Raidou, they get really sad sometimes when you fuse them and it hurts.

>>2156596
Angel nat evo's a lot.

So what we gonna do bout jack?

>>2156596
>You should play Raidou, they get really sad sometimes when you fuse them and it hurts.

My pixie's letter was too tear stained to read....

>>2156602
We just got him so he'll be sticking around for awhile. At least until the next arc is over. I dunno I say we just fuse him when he gets outpaced.

>said be 1-2 hours

>been 3

Got lost reading a novel over dinner. I'm resuming now...

>>2153587
>>2153589
>>2153617
>>2153622
>>2153693
>>2154465

>>You now have Social ++!

>>Please select two perks for Adrian:
>Deadeye (Rank 1): Apply +5 bonus to Combat rolls when using firearms.
> Deadshot (Rank 3): Firearms do an additional 20% more damage, rounding to the closest whole number.
>Fearful Presence (Rank 1): +10 in social rolls made to intimidate or otherwise force/coerce a single target.
>Iron Fortress: +10 made on rolls made against Mental Ailments (Charm, Fear, Panic, etc.)
>Mag Magnet (Rank 1): +5% flat increase to all Magnetite you loot from enemies.
>Nice Guy (Rank 2): Demons recruited through negotiation start with an additional 20% Approval.
>Razor Sharp (Rank 2): Slash-type weapons do an additional 15% more damage, rounding to the closest whole number.
>Titania’s Favor: [CONDITION UNLOCKED] Your body proudly bears the favor (and lingering scent) of the Fairy Queen, granting a +30 bonus when interacting with demons of the Fairy and Genma races, and members of these races will default to being Friendly upon a first meeting.

=========

And here's Moh Shuvuu's stats because I forgot to post them. We'll be leveling up High Pixie after this.

+ Moh Shuvuu (Lv. 17) [30% Loyalty]
--Race: Raptor
--Alignment: Dark-Law
--Personality: Coy, Mirthful
-- MP: 122

--Weak to Gun, Fire/Resist Force
--Weak Physical abilities, High Magic
--Skills
---Dia
---Zan (Weak Force attack)
---Mazan (Weak Force attack to all foes)
---Tarakaja (Buffs party attack by 1 level.)

>>2157183
>Iron Fortress
>Titania’s Favor

>>2157183
>>Titania’s Favor: [CONDITION UNLOCKED] Your body proudly bears the favor (and lingering scent) of the Fairy Queen, granting a +30 bonus when interacting with demons of the Fairy and Genma races, and members of these races will default to being Friendly upon a first meeting.
>Iron Fortress: +10 made on rolls made against Mental Ailments (Charm, Fear, Panic, etc.)

>>2157183
>Fearful Presence (Rank 1)
>Titania’s Favor: [CONDITION UNLOCKED] These seem fitting

>>2157183
>>Iron Fortress: +10 made on rolls made against Mental Ailments (Charm, Fear, Panic, etc.)
>>Titania’s Favor: [CONDITION UNLOCKED] Your body proudly bears the favor (and lingering scent) of the Fairy Queen, granting a +30 bonus when interacting with demons of the Fairy and Genma races, and members of these races will default to being Friendly upon a first meeting.

Damn you Kaz. When will Adrian realize he has this perk and how will he react?

>Man all these Fairies are really nice to me for some reason

>>2157183
>Titania’s Favor: [CONDITION UNLOCKED] Your body proudly bears the favor (and lingering scent) of the Fairy Queen, granting a +30 bonus when interacting with demons of the Fairy and Genma races, and members of these races will default to being Friendly upon a first meeting.
>>Iron Fortress: +10 made on rolls made against Mental Ailments (Charm, Fear, Panic, etc.)

I thought someone else got Shuvuu?

>>2157217
Fitz did

>>2157212
I mean, we have a Pixie we are fond of.
I'm sure she'll notice soon.

>>2157225
>Hey pixie why are all the Fairies so nice to me now?
>Cuz you smell like Titania master!

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>>2157192
>>2157200
>>2157202
>>2157212
>>2157214

>Iron Fortress: +10 made on rolls made against Mental Ailments (Charm, Fear, Panic, etc.)
>Titania’s Favor: [CONDITION UNLOCKED] Your body proudly bears the favor (and lingering scent) of the Fairy Queen, granting a +30 bonus when interacting with demons of the Fairy and Genma races, and members of these races will default to being Friendly upon a first meeting.

Hopefully Oberon doesn't take Adrian smelling like his wife the wrong way...

>In accordance with the newfound power budding within High Pixie…
>High Pixie has leveled up to Lv. 23!
>High Pixie has learned the move Recarm, a spell that revives an unconscious ally to half its HP, or stabilizes a mortally wounded combatant!

>>Select one move for Pizie to forget:
>Media (Restores smile amount of health to one ally)
>Zio (Weak lightning spell, 20% Shock to one foe)
>Luster Candy (Increases all Combat Stats by 1 Level)
>Posmudi (Removes one poison from one ally)
>Megido (Medium Almighty damage to all enemies)
>Healing Pleroma (25% Boost to healing spells)
>Paraladi! (Removes stun from one ally)
>Me Patra! (Removes bind, sleep or panic from all allies.)

>>2157275
>>Posmudi (Removes one poison from one ally)

Pack more antidotes for the next mission

>>2157275
>Posmudi (Removes one poison from one ally)
We're never getting rid of pixie right?

>>2157275
>>Posmudi (Removes one poison from one ally)


Also while I appreciate Media restoring smiles, doesn't it affect all allies?

>>2157275
>Hopefully Oberon doesn't take Adrian smelling like his wife the wrong way...
Oh boy.

>Posmudi

>>2157288
Never. Even after she turns into Queen Mab.

>>2157292
I THOUGHT I GOT RID OF THAT TYPO. FUCK.

>>2157296
>Acts like cruel evil queen in public
In private she's still sweet wonderful pixie.

>>2157296
Who essentially just a bigger more horny pixie in really weird faerie royal regalia.

Since Queen Mab is also known as Queen Medb, the woman who took 15 or more men or one hero to satiate in bed.

>>2157303
>Constantly teasing and flirting with Adrian, bullying him day and night, but still just a loveable and friendly.
I need this now.
>Captcha is Wood
Yes, I am.

>>2157303
>>2157310

Remember she was expecting to look like a normal high Pixie with blue hair and everything.

If she evolves to Queen Mab I wonder if she'll just like look like a human sized pixie

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>>2157314
I was expecting something like pic related. In fact, someone edit this so it looks like Adrian.

>>2157333
Aleger is just gonna periodically remind Adrian on the Task Force rule about sexual relationship with demons from then on

>>2157310
Well keep in mind Celtic myth is a giant ball of lewdness and sex. For frame of reference Medb's NP in fate G/O is a literal rape chariot where she fucks them so hard it deals health damage to immortal servant able to tank nukes. So it might be less bullying and more seduction all the time.


>>2157314
I mean that entire get up of hers in smt might just be a suit and helm to negate all cheese near her. Given how she died.


>>2157333
Cute

>>2157342
Problem is we all KNOW Dante ignores that rule, and some demons won't take no for an answer.

>>2157356
We aren't Dante, and Pixie would never do that to us

>>2157367
just saying we might have to to complete an objective. That sad I do hope we can avoid it.


As for pixie? I hope she leans more to her old self than final evo legend too.

I don't know why Pixie would even need to evolve, since Titania made it so she can keep up with us..

>>2157374
Yeah, but the real question is what are we going to call her when she evolves. Can't call her Pixie she's not one at that point. Mabby? Maxie to combine the two? Maybe she'll just accept Pixie still.

>>2157388
Their stats do go up when they evolve, so it just means more power for those Almighty attacks. Just because she levels the same rate as us doesn't mean she doesn't have to worry about tanking hits.

>>2157285
>>2157288
>>2157292
>>2157296

>Recarm has replaced Posmundi!

>We're never getting rid of Pixie, right?
>Checks notes.
Hoo boy.

Anywho, you've got a new demon in your ranks, Salamander! This elemental spirit of fire originally belonged to Joseph Putnam, but after freeing him from a slow and gruesome fate at the hands of Queen Titania, he is more than happy to serve Carina Squad and the Task Force.

However, at everyone’s current level, he is still too powerful of a demon for anyone to control, clocking in at a whopping Level 40. With that said, there are still options as to how to put your new demon to use. For one, you could simply use Salamander as fusion fodder for when you next visit the Fusion Labs. In that case, he will either be used with another demon to create an entirely new demon, or with the Sacrifice function, his essence will be used to increase the power of another demon. However, if you do not immediately wish to throw him to the mercies of Doctor Mido’s devices, the Task Force has another alternative.

>Introducing…The Emporium!

The Emporium is the official term designated for a space to obtain demons with other agents from across the world. The transfer is done by breaking down the demons into raw data and transmitting them from one corner of the world to another. An agent can obtain a brand new demon by either one of four ways: trading a demon for another demon, exchanging a magical item for another demon, outright paying Macca/Magnetite/Cash for a demon, or any combination of the above. Within the Emporium, there’s no such thing as an unwanted demon, for one man’s dead weight is another’s primary carrier.

If both of these fail, you can place the demon into storage, to be retrieved upon reaching the power to command it in battle…

+ Salamander (Lv. 40) [70% Loyalty]
--Race: Element
--Alignment: Light-Neutral
--Personality: Cynical, Pessimistic
--MP: 164

--Weak to Ice; Repels Fire; Null Expel/Death; Resists Physical Damage
--Medium Physical power, High Magic power
--Skills:
---Maragion (Medium Fire damage to All foes)
---Agidyne (High Fire damage to One foe, 10% chance of Burn)
---High Fire Pleroma (Increase Fire attack by 50%)
---Tarunda (Decrease All foes’ Attack by 1 degree)
---Panic Voice (70% Panic to All foes)
---Megaton Press (Medium Physical damage to One foe, low chance to hit)
---Resist Phys (Resists Physical damage)
---Sukukaja (Increase Hit/Evasion of all allies by one degree)

>Go to the Emporium.
>Go to the Fusion Labs.
>Keep Salamander in storage.

>>2157356
>Problem is we all KNOW Dante ignores that rule, and some demons won't take no for an answer.
Lucky bastard

>>2157367
>We aren't Dante
Not yet

>>2157400
>Go to the Emporium.
>>Checks notes.
>Hoo boy.

We will hurt you Kaz, We will defend Pixie

>>2157400
>Go to the Emporium.
time to whore out our demon for sweet sweet macca

>>2157400
>Go to the Fusion Labs.
Fusion Fodder GOOOOOO

>>2157400
>Go to the Emporium.


>>2157400
Kaz, Pixie is a good girl who should stay with her master.

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>>2157388
She levels but much like pokemon a lower evolution has a lower statline and less access to certain more powerful moves. Her evolving would increase stats and move access potential.

"A queen appearing in Celtic mythology. She is the queen of Connacht in Ireland. Her name means "she who intoxicates." She is considered a goddess of the harvest and of rulership, owing to her many marriages with Irish kings.
Queen Mab tried to seduce the Irish hero Cu Chulainn using her own daughter, but failed. In the end, enraged by the enormous losses he inflicted on the army of Connacht, she manipulated him into breaking his geis (taboo), weakening him, and then had him killed by her magicians.
Mab's death is recorded in 11th-century documents. She is held to have been killed by a piece of hard cheese flung from a sling.
Mab is also known as queen of the fairies, and is identified with the fairy queen Titania." —Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE compendium


I mean pic related looks more like a battle armor/dress than normal clothes. So she probably looks nothing like this except in battle.


>>2157400
>Talk to him, see if he wants to be cooped up for potentially a while or wants to be traded to someone else who could sue him well.


also Kas
>Getting rid of pixie
REEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Almost as bad as your plans for Fitz.

>>2157417
what were his plans for fitz I can't remember

>>2157400
>>Keep Salamander in storage.

>>2157421
Something awful.

From what I saw her kids are going to be shitheads.

>>2157421
Lots of things hinted mothing confirmed, yet. But remember the crab shack? Scratching the surface.

>>2157400
>Keep Salamander in storage.

>>2157400
>Go to the Emporium.
See what our options are first.

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>>2157410
>>2157416
>>2157455
>Tuesday, July 6th, 2015
>Washington D.C.
>10:39 AM

Morning comes, and with it, the immense relief in knowing that there’s no deadline or mission hanging over your head. At the current moment, anyway. But you’re more than happy to take the reprieve while you still can. God knows when the brass are gonna throw you the next mission...whenever their little audit for the last mission finished.

This sentiment is shared by the rest of the team. Brady is certainly in a better mood than he was yesterday, even managing a few cracks at the breakfast table. In a similar vein, Fitz and Vicky are back to their usual selves, but a glance from MacKay confirms the feeling in your gut. Just pretending everything’s okay isn’t gonna make it so.

You make a mental note to talk to the team about Capretta’s death as soon as you can…

However, there’s something you need to dispense with first before that. You need to take care of Salamander.

The first impression you have of the Emporium is whether or not all of you walked into a bank. Beyond the two heavily armed guards at the entrance, you can make out a series of private booths or conference rooms. Each one has a terminal or interface of some sort where the transactions appear to be done with. Already, you can see a dozen or so other agents within their own booths, partially obscured by courtesy curtains or tinted windows.

You’d expect it to be louder, really. The archetype you had in your head was some sort of bizarre version of the trading floor on Wall Street, with tellers and callers screaming how the value of Raptor demons had gone down, and fire sales for demons aligned with Force-attributes. Ah, well. Perhaps you’ve stumbled on a quieter day.

“Conference room,” the woman manning the front desk says before you can even speak up. She flips through her magazine with the casual indifference of someone with severe flat affect. “The guards will see you through.”

One escort later finds the five of you inside a small room, seated at a table. Each of you are given a terminal, but since you’ve got temporary custody of the demon you wish to trade, it’s your COMP that gets linked into the interface.

As the data for Salamander begins to upload to the interface, you take time to look at the others. MacKay seems intent on browsing through a selection of Light-based demons, while Vicky expresses a frustrated sigh at the lack of a “cute” filter. Fitz taps at her own COMP, most likely managing her own demons.

It’s Brady that catches your attention. He doesn’t even bother trying to hide that he looks like he swallowed something sour as soon as you entered the room. The look on his face only worsens when another agent walks by the tinted window with a satisfied smile on his face and a credit slip for a large sum of Macca in his hands.

>“Do you have something to say, Brady?”
>Remain silent and proceed to the transactions.
>Custom option.

>>2157480
>>“Do you have something to say, Brady?”

It's better to hash it out now

>>2157480
>“Do you have something to say, Brady?”

>>2157480
>“Do you have something to say, Brady?”
If it's oh mah god you fuse things he can go fuck himself.

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>>2157486
>>2157487
>>2157488
“Something on your mind, Brady?”

It takes a moment for your friend to snap to attention. He blinks once before he registers that you were the one asking, before he mutters, “…it’s nothing, Adrian. Nothing at all to worry about…”

He does an abysmal job of hiding the reprehension in his voice. To the point where the others stop what they’re doing and perk their heads up to attention. Come to think of it, he was also acting funny when you last visited the fusion labs. Hmmm…prolly best to nip this in the bud as quickly as you can.

You offer him a dry chortle. “You couldn’t get into a penny opera with that acting. C’mon, Brady. If something’s bothering you, you don’t have to hold it back. Granted, you shouldn’t hold back if it’s something that affects the team, but even if it doesn’t…”

“It’s kinda fucked, you know?” He can’t hold it in anymore, and he cuts you off before you can finish. “You know…all of this shit right here.”

He makes a wide gesture to all the equipment in the room. “You know…in the few months that we’ve been here, I’ve had everyone either telling me or treating their demons like they’re not just…tools or trained attack dogs. They’re sentient, aren’t they? With all their own desires and hopes.

“Yet here we are,” He says with a look of disgust towards the terminal. If he could spit, he probably would have. “Trading them away like they’re nothing more than property or inert objects whenever we aren’t fusing them to create something new when we get bored of them. Doesn’t that strike you as kind of fucked? How…bloody easy it is for the agency is to destroy sapient beings or slap a price tag on demons you have to negotiate with and befriend before you can use them?”

>“Our demons knew what they were getting into.” [Shift]
>“That’s…that’s actually a good point you have there.” [Tentative]
>“You’re making a mountain out of a molehill. Calm down.” [Rebuke]
>Custom option.

>>2157516
>>“That’s…that’s actually a good point you have there.” [Tentative]

>>2157516
"It is a bit yeah, but considering what we face out there and who we are fighting to protect what's the alternative? Our demons will eventually get outpaced in the field as stronger enemies appear so we turn to other solutions. I was damn lucky to get Titania to boost Pixie but opportunities like that won't come often. I admit that the Agency could stand to be quite a bit less callous when it comes this stuff though.

What do you think we should do Brady?"

That's an earnest question, not a challenge.

>>2157560
I'll second this.

>>2157516
>Not to disagree with you for these transactions in general, but loaning Salamander out to someone else IS the best way for him to make amends. We're a little too.....INVOLVED.....with the incident that he's responsible for.

as for more general cases
>I'd rather our weaker demons get sent on missions where they won't get splattered along walls
>It'd be nice if this was more of a counseling and interview style thing than this detached terminal business.

>>2157516
>fusing them to create something new when we get bored of them
He does realize that demons have a maximum growth, right? Also, has he talked to the demons about their views on fusion, or is he just pressing his ideas onto them?

>>2157612
It’s more along the lines of a different flavor of a Jimenez-esque characterization in so far as treating demons as very close friends.

>>2157516
>>2157560
>>2157570
These

Holy shit it's been such a long time. Nice to see this quest back up and running again.

>>2157516
What's Brady going to do when Jack Frost falls behind? I mean releasing him might be an option to be 'humane' but I don't think the Agency looks well on that.

>>2158438
Luckily there's in game lore supporting Jack Frost being able to naturally evolve into Black Frost, and evolving into Frost Ace when given the Hero Belt.
Even though they're fusion acquired player wise.

>>2158547
Sure. I'm actually expecting that to happen. I'm just curious what he thinks he was going to do.

>>2158547
Thank god Brady is a weeb, cuz I could see him giving Jack a Sentai belt and suddenly we get Frost Ace

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>>2157555
>>2157560
>>2157569
>>2157570
>>2157612
...it wouldn’t be a lie to say that on a surface level, you didn’t feel like something was obviously wrong with fusion. There might’ve been subconscious whispers in the back of your head, but otherwise…the tearstained face of Napaea, even as she says she’ll remember you from wherever she’s going…

“…it is a bit…well,” You cast a wary eye to MacKay, who looks on with a look of wry resignation before continuing, “…yeah, you’re right. This whole thing is, to put it bluntly, kinda fucked. Make friends with the demons, fight with the demons, live with the demons…then you either fuse ‘em or trade ‘em away when you need something better.”

It’s good for Brady to value his demons. From what you’ve seen during down time, he’s always got them summoned out whenever possible, talking with them, feeding them snacks, or otherwise just shooting the breeze in a comfortable silence. Does this go beyond his own roster, and to all the demons you’ve collected so far? That question remains unanswered, but from the disgusted look he gave you back in the fusion room when you created Angel from Centaur and Napaea…

You pause to collect your thoughts. Much as you agree with how wrong the whole thing looks at from an outsider’s perspective, there’s a method, albeit one fueled by cold logic, that necessitates the practice.

“I’m not gonna disagree with you insofar as how…bad it looks when you put it like that. But the reality of the situation doesn’t really allow us to take those kinds of liberties.”

Brady’s scowl deepens. So it looks like he already knows all of this. Then what’s the point of this outburst? Frustration, maybe, just venting for the sake of letting it out? Still…

“We’re not just…here on social calls. Much as I’d like to keep my demons through this…career, the enemies we’re gonna be facing are only gonna get more dangerous. Our demons…our friends…no matter how much we power them up, they’re gonna get outpaced eventually. I was lucky that-”

He cuts you off, snorting derisively. “Yeah. Well, I’m sorry, mate, but not everyone here…or anyone else in the building, has got a fairy queen hanging off of their waist and like you do.”

Brady almost spits it out, and the vehemence of his words causes Vicky to wince. That…envy, perhaps? In any other situation, you might’ve thought he was jealous of Titania lavishing her…affections on you. But perhaps he’s just bitter that between everyone else, you’re the only one that has a demon able to break past its traditional limits.

But as justified as that envy might be, that’s a line too far. Especially when the phantom touch of the Fairy Queen’s hands still brings shivers down your spine, and a pit of unease in your stomach.

(cont.)

>>2158903
So do we shoot him in the back or wait till he does it to us for some bullshit reason?

>>2158903
>That…envy, perhaps? In any other situation, you might’ve thought he was jealous of Titania lavishing her…affections on you. But perhaps he’s just bitter that between everyone else, you’re the only one that has a demon able to break past its traditional limits.

It's probably the latter considering he has Sidhe down to fuck at any time.

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>>2158903
However, before you can say anything that you couldn’t take back, MacKay steps forward, beating an irritated Fitz to the punch.

“I understand that you’re frustrated,” the priest says, raising a hand to cut him off before he can snap back. “And angry at how…unyielding the Task Force in regards to this practice of becoming stronger. But you need to be careful with what you say.”

He shakes his head. “Yeah? Why should I be?”

“Take it in good faith when I say that in regards to her highness, she’s several degrees worse than your own fairy in certain things.” His eyes flicker towards yours in a look of solidarity, which you return with a wary nod. “I’m more than happy to give you an explanation and the finer details later, but you need to be careful with what you say.”

…he can’t argue with a priest, it seems. The tension deflates from his body somewhat, and Vicky doesn’t even bother hiding her own sigh of relief. Brady still looks irritated, but the bite’s gone out of his demeanor. If anything, the aura he’s putting out is one of weary bitterness. Regardless, it’s time for you to regain control of the situation.

Clearing your throat, you gesture towards the terminal where the Salamander has uploaded. “I’m disagreeing with you. I think this whole thing is screwy. But…what are we supposed to do? I’m being earnest here, dude, and I want your honest opinion. What do you think we should do given the situation we’ve got?”

That seems to catch him off-guard. His mouth opens as if he is to answer, but it closes just as quickly as he initially had perked up. “…if it were up to me,” he eventually mutters, chewing on his words with deliberate slowness, “…I’d find an option that doesn’t make me feel like a piece of shite who casually throws friends away at his leisurely convenience.”

…it’s definitely a vague answer that offers no concrete solution, but one that’s at least sincere and honest enough.

The chuckle that comes from your lips causes everyone to jump. Brady’s face turns a deep red before you raise your hand in conciliation. “I’m not…Brady, I’m not making fun of you. It’s a good answer. A damn good one, I might add.

“But, I’m getting off-topic,” you say, leaning forward with a serious expression. “Back to Salamander…we can’t handle his power right now. We ain’t strong enough. Since we’re responsible for seeing his penance for his actions in Kentucky, we gotta find a way for him to make amends. Finding an agent who can handle his power sounds like a pretty good answer, to me. Especially since we’re a little too…close and involved with the incident he’s responsible for…

“It’s not the most ideal, I’ll admit it, and it’s a damned hard choice. But at the end of the day…I’m just making another judgment call with what I've got in front of me.”

>Roll 1d100 + 30 Social (+10 Orator’s Tongue, +20 Bonus)
>Best of three

Rolled 48 + 30 (1d100 + 30)

>>2158985
First roll of the return? NAT 1 time

Rolled 3 + 30 (1d100 + 30)

>>2158985

Rolled 10 + 30 (1d100 + 30)

>>2158985

Rolled 43 + 30 (1d100 + 30)

>>2158985

and now kaz has had something come up according to twatter. So pack it up people, shitpost or debates only.

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>>2159221
Brady is going to be the leader of the #DemonsLivesMatter sect of the Ring of Gaea

>>2159336
Todd, go and stay go.

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>>2159336
Good.

>>2159489
>>2159336
So who fits where alignment wise In you opinion?

>>2159520
>Brady
Chaos, Jimenez style sympathy for demons. Probably likes them better than humans.
>Fitz
Harder to read, between Chaos and Neutral I'd wager. Fed up with bureaucratic bullshit, wants to cut to the chase, etc.
>MacKay
Law, Religious angle.
>Victoria
Law, Order angle

>>2159560
>Brady
Retarded
>Fitz
Almost perfect.
>MacKay
Gonna go full retard if god tells him to
>Victoria
Haven't formed a full opinion yet.

>>2159560
seems about right.


>>2159567
MacKay seems REALLY light side too though. If YHWH goes full order derp off the bat he'll probably say no. This is assuming this is a universe where that happens. In the original games God was a good guy.

Οn the plus side: HOLY SHIT /SMTG/ is back.
On the minus side: Kaz is away again.

I would've voted we and put Salamander in storage, especially given how quickly we gain levels, but now that we're here... what kind of demon would be a good bargain for us to trade for?

>>2159696
Almost forgot. Obligatory
>Ha! Ha! Time for /taskforcetg/!

>>2159696
Gotta see our options first. Putting him back into storage is still an option if we don't like our choices.

>>2159696
I agree with >>2159732

>>2159617
>In the original games God was a good guy.
It's suggested the true YVHV might be a good guy, but is so distant and detached that he basically has no say over what's going on.
The Law faction in the first two games were a tyrannical and oppressive group who flooded tokyo and regularly summoned demons to purge the unbelievers from Tokyo Millenium.

Okay, I got my internet back. Not sure how long it's gonna last, though. Gonna try to make it count. Resuming within the hour...

>>2160246
was talking the megami tensei games.

>>2161306
>>2161306
Just got here and didn't know you'd come back!
Glad you're here again, Kaz!

>>2158990
>>2158991
>>2158993
>78, 33, 40
Yeah, these are definitely the dice I’ve missed so much. Still, gratz on passing by a hair’s breadth.

Your answer seems to mollify your teammate. While it’s clear that he still hasn’t found it in himself to completely be satisfied, the quickening boil that his temper had become finally simmered down. Brady clicks his tongue, shaking his head in resignation at your words.

“…yeah, I can get that.” He collapses back into his seat with weary resignation. “...it’s tough, isn’t it? Making the call, and all of that jazz. I’m still tilted with how…damned cold all this bullshite is, but…you make a fair point, bossman. Damned more eloquent than I could ever be, at least…”

>Brady approves +8.

From the looks of things, you have a gut feeling that this might come up again down the line. Your teammate seems to have accepted your reasoning, but it seems that he’ll still be unhappy. Perhaps it’s best for you to exercise caution when visiting both Emporium and Fusion Labs whenever he’s around…

Still, the crisis has been (temporarily) averted, and what could’ve easily devolved into a shouting match was methodically reasoned out. Communication, after all, is what makes and breaks relationships, or rather the inability to, at least.

All five of you once more return to your respective terminals. Even your ill-tempered teammate, after overcoming a shudder of self-loathing and disgust, manages to overcome his aversion and tentatively work the program. However, what separates him, and the rest of Carina Squad from yourself, is the fact that none of them have their COMPs hooked up to the terminal.

They don’t seem intent on trading their teammates just yet...but you hope that they at least took the time to address the inevitable time of contracting new allies or fusing them into more powerful demons.

You’ll cross that bridge when you get there, you suppose.

As soon as Salamander finishes uploading onto the terminal, a large graphic flashes across your screen. “MARKET IS OPEN!” it shouts, accompanied with large, obnoxious neon letters. Underneath it, the graphic of a man in a suit tips his hat and smashes a gavel on a nearby pedestal. You don’t even have time for the obnoxious southern accent to fade out of your skull before the interface begins to prompt you with instructions.

>Welcome to the Emporium, Squad_Leader_Brown!
>This simple interface will allow you to connect with Devil Summoners within the Task Force from all corners of the world!
>If you have any questions, please refer to the question mark in the upper right hand corner, or wait for an operator to give you assistance.

…how…mundane. At the very least, it seems to be hands’ free, as the device begins to hum and work its magic.

(cont.)

>Detecting demon within the central storage facility.
>Processing …analyzing… registering…
>We have successfully processed your [Salamander].
>Appraising value...
>….
>…the minimum price you can set for [Salamander] is 40,000 Macca
>Alternatively: 10,000 units of refined Magnetite.

You try your best not to choke on your own spit. Holy crap, that is a lot of money. Running a quick search for other Salamanders reveals that their value is only half, if not a quarter of the worth of your own demon. Maybe it’s the blue skin…or the ridiculous skills Putnam trained his demon with. Talk about breaking the goddamn bank…

But from what you can remember, there’s also a demon-to-demon exchange. As well as magical items. And if push comes to shove, there’s the option of giving Salamander to the Emporium in exchange for credit to be used for a later date.

First…time to see what’s on the market...

Demons-to-Demons…it seems that with Salamander, you could potentially get two demons, maybe even three given how ridiculously valuable he is. Given how you and Brady are the only ones with a really diverse team, even MacKay to the certain extent, it wouldn't hurt to trade Salamander for demons that the girls could handle.

Alternatively, there are items within the Emporium that you could exchange for your demon. And these are items that aren’t apparently within Miss K’s armory. These items come straight either from secluded tribes, contracted to make trinkets for the organization, or purchased or looted off from other demons from around the world.

And what a selection! These run the gamut from magical items that increase attributes, enchanted charms that either block or reflect certain energy types…and what’s this?

Grimore. Unlike the burnt husks that you found on the bodies of the rogue devil summoners or the museum, these aren’t meant to contain demons. Rather, the pages within them contain magic to increase the strength of demons who absorb their magic.

Huh…it seems the solution to Brady’s problem has presented itself – holy fuck those are goddamn expensive, if not outright sold out due to their high demand. Oof. Even purchasing the cheapest one, a Light Grimore, would take at least a third out of Salamander's estimated minimal worth. Moving along…

>>Please select an initial market to peruse.
>Demons-to-currency.
>Demons-to-demons.
>Demons-to-items.

>>2161501
>>Demons-to-demons.

>>2161501
>>Demons-to-items.

>>Tell Brady about the Grimores

>>2161501
>>Demons-to-demons.

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>>2161516
>>2161518
>>2161529

>>These are the demons you can trade Salamander for.

>>This is a list of demons you could possibly trade for.

Karasu Tengu, Lv. 24
-- Race: Yoma
--Alignment: Neutral-Law
--Personality: Dutiful, Stoic

--Resists Fire, Force; Weak to Gun, Elec; Null Light
--Medium Phys, Strong Magic
--Skills:
---Zanma (Medium Force damage to one foe)
---Pandemic Bomb (70% Sick to all foes)
---Rapid Needle (Weak Gun damage to all foes)
---Sukukaja (Buff’s party’s Hit/Evade by 1 level)
---Agialo (Medium Fire damage to one foe)
---Gram Slice (Weak physical damage to one foe)

Incubus, Lv. 24
--Race: Night
--Alignment: Neutral-Chaos
--Personality: Flirtatious, Mischevious

--Resists Dark, Force; Weak to Gun, Elect
--Medium Phys, Medium Magic
--Skills
---Zanma (Medium Force damage to one foe)
---Drain Needle (Weak gun damage, 70% Sleep to one foe)
---Marin Karin (50% Charm to one foe)
---Force Pleroma (Boosts Force attacks by 25%)
---Energy Drain (Absorbs HP/MP of enemy)

Phoenix, Lv. 25
--Race: Avian
--Alignment: Light-Law
--Personality: Noble, Proud

--Drain Fire; Resist Light; Weak to Ice
--Medium Phys, Medium Magic
--Skills:
---Fire Breath (1 to 4 hits of weak Fire damage to multiple foes)
---Recarm (Revives one unconscious ally with little HP restored, stabilizes one dying ally)
---Agialo (Medium Fire damage to one foe)
---Fire Pleroma (Boosts fire attacks by 25%)
---Talthum Shot (Medium Gun damage to one enemy)
---Tarunda (Weakens enemy attack by 1 level)

Inugami, Lv. 24
--Race: Beast
--Alignment: Neutral, Neutral
--Personality: Loyal, Violent

--Resist Fire, Dark; Weak to Ice, Light
--Medium Phys, Medium Magic
--Skills:
---Mudo (Weak Dark damage to one foe, 30% kill if weak)
---Mamudo (Weak Dark damage to all foes, 30% kill if weak)
---Agialo (Medium Fire damage to one foe)
---Rakunda (Decrease defense of all foes by 1 level)
---Fang Breaker (Weak Phys damage to one foe, decrease Attack by 1 level)

Pellaidh, Lv. 25
--Race: Beast
--Alignment: Dark-Neutral
--Personality: Belligerent, Depressed

--Null Ice; Weak to Fire, Light
--Medium Phys, High Magic
--Skills:
---Mudo (Weak Dark damage to one foe, 30% kill if weak)
---Poison Breath (70% Damage to All foes)
---Posmudi (Cure one ally of Poison ailment)
---Mabufu (Weak Ice damage to all foes)
---Dekaja (Negates all buffs from all foes)
---Axel Claw (1 to 3 hits of medium Phys damage to multiple foes)

(cont.)

>>2161501
>Demons-to-items.
typical Kaz, first thing he does when getting back on the seat is subject himself to shopping hell.

>>2161614
Kwancha, Lv. 24
--Race: Jirae
--Alignment: Neutral-Neutral
--Personality: Geriatric, Merry

--Weak to Force
--Weak Phys, High Magic
--Skills:
---Mahama (Weak Light damage to all foes, 30% kill if weak)
---Pandemic Bomb (70% Sick to All foes)
---Tetanus Cut (Medium Phys damage, 70% Sick to one foe))
---Bind Voice (45% Bind to all foes)
---Makajamon (45% Mute to all foes)
---Dekunda (Removes all debuffs)
---Lunge (Weak Phys damage to one foe, high crit, low accuracy)

Momunofu, Lv. 26
--Race: Brute
--Alignment: Neutral-Chaos
--Personality: Arrogant, Belligerent

--Weak to Force; Resist Phys, Gun
--High Phys, Low Magic
--Skills:
---Charge (Next Gun/Phys attack x2.5 damage)
---Oni-Kagura (Medium physical damage to one foe, high crit, low accuracy)
---Myriad Arrows (2 to 4 hits of Gun damage to multiple foes)
---Heat Wave (Weak physical damage to all foes)
---War Cry (Tarunda/Rakunda to all foes)
---Taunt (Tarukaja/Makakaja/Rakunda to all foes)

>>Choose one:
>Go to another market.
>Trade Salamander for three demons.

>>2161644
>>Go to another market.
Items

>>2161644
>Trade Salamander for three demons.
>Momunofu, Lv. 26
>Incubus, Lv. 24
>Kwancha, Lv. 24
These please

>>2161644
>go to another market
If anything, we need items that give us resistances, especially after that Elf King fiasco.
Then again, we might eventually NEED salamander if we don't get another fire-attribute demon soon, so maybe keeping it is the best choice.

>>2161644
>>Go to another market.

>>2161656
>>2161661
>>2161678
>>2161659

You figure that it wouldn’t hurt to check the other market. Just to make sure all your bases are covered. Tapping the interface once more brings you back to the home screen. From there, it’s a simple matter to switch markets until you find the right one. Within seconds, the computer begins to match items that would be equivalent exchange for your demon.

>>You can exchange Salamander for two (2) of these items.
>Critical Earring (Counter when ally is attacked)
>Light Grimore (x2) (Use 6 of these to level up one ally)
>Peace Earring (Demons start friendly in Negotiation)
>Power Earring (Strengthens Phys attacks by 25%)
>Shot Earring (Strengthens Gun attacks by 25%)

>>You can exchange Salamander for one (1) of these rare items.
>Dark Soul (Endure one lethal attack with 1 HP)
>Fury Earring (Heavy Counter when attacked)
>Strength Rosary (Resist Poison/Bind/Sick/Daze)

…you need to take a moment to carefully think this through…

>>Choose one.
>>There will be another round of voting for which items/demons you wish to select after this vote.
>Exchange Salamander for demons.
>Exchange Salamander for items.
>Keep Salamander in storage.

>>2161712
>>Exchange Salamander for demons.
>Momunofu, Lv. 26
>Incubus, Lv. 24
>Kwancha, Lv. 24
Again, These plz.

>>2161712
>Exchange Salamander for demons.

>>2161712
>Keep Salamander in storage.

>>2161712
>>Keep Salamander in storage.

>>2161712
>keep salamander in storage

>>2161725
I agree with Momunofu but man you could do better than the other two.

Kwancha has weak physical ability but it has 2 physical skills and a Hama skill already covered. The status ailments might be nice but banking on 45% chances will suck.

Incubus has decent Force Magic but allow me to show you Karasu Tengu, another Force user that has Strong Magic as opposed to Medium Magic. Also he evolves and has a buff.

We also don't have a Mudo yet.

>Momunofu
>Karasu Tengu
>Inugami

Would be my choice.

Since this is a pretty weighty choice, I'll sit back for a bit...

>>2161746
youmight as well call it. Three votes for storage is winning over the single vote for anything else, and it has been 15 minutes.

>>2161753
It's actually 2 to 3 nerd.

>>2161756
my bad dork.

We need to get HP or MP regenning demons soon, so we can abuse them for hp-sacrificing attacks or -Ion spells.

>>2161743
I'll more or less second this.

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I'll make one last pitch for anyone undecided or just coming in.

You're getting a 3 to 1 deal on a demon we can't use for a couple more arcs at least whose skill set, while a nice Fire one, isn't exactly unique around that level. We could find or fuse something else with Agidyne by the time we get to that point.

Gryphon is falling behind. We need a new Phys fighter. Momunofu can cover that.

We don't have Mudo yet. Inugami has a decent skill set for that.

Karasu is a solid overall Force spellcaster THAT CAN EVOLVE.

More demons, more options in combat and later in fusion, which is pretty key in SMT.

>>2161712
>>2161725
>>2161766
Fine i'll got with this then

>>2161766
by that point we could just fuse gryphon and make something stronger physically.

>>2161766
keep in mind we are going to split the demons tho.

Can't we input the Salamander's data into the network and then sumkon that data?

If so, I'll support the Karasu, Inugami, and Momunofu idea.

>>2161780
The only option you could fuse with is Angel (cause we don't want to get rid of High Pixie or Pyro Jack) and if you do that we'd lose our Bufu, Zan, and Hama coverage unless you also want to slap those onto a physical demon (which usually has low magic capability).

And this is all assuming the Gryphon + Angel combo is something worthwhile. That's why I say having more demons to fuse is a good idea. More options.

>>2161712
>>Exchange Salamander for demons.

>>2161712
>Keep Salamander in storage.

>>2161785
That would be cheating, anon. The Task Force mandates that data and demon go from one COMP to the other to prevent Summoners from gaming the system, or creating multiple instances of demons to sell en-mass.

Okay, things have gotten a little bit cluttered, but it seems (from what I can tell) the overwhelming majority want to trade Salamander for the demons as opposed to storage, with items getting no votes. Unless I'm wrong, which I might be because I've been up for 20 hours. In any event, can I get a final vote for the sake of convenience? Please don't input demon choices. We can do that later.

>>Choose one:
>Exchange Salamander for demons.
>Keep Salamander in storage.

>>2161824
>>Keep Salamander in storage.

>>2161824
>Exchange Salamander for demons.

>>2161824
>Exchange Salamander for demons.

>>2161824
>keep salamander in storage

>>2161824
>Exchange for demons

>>2161824
>Keep Salamander in storage.

It would be rather unceremonious to give him up like this.

>>2161824
>storage for salamander

>All the people that voted for demons leave or go to sleep.

>A bunch of 1 post by this IDs come out.

Like clockwork.

>>2161882
Look man, I just got here. Although, what I’d actually like is the fury earring. The time for items have passed though

>>2161882
so is this this oike you're last words orsomething? its not a critical point for this vote, so whats the harm?

>>2161824
>Exchange Salamander for demons.

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>>2161890

>>2161890
You literally admitted you just samefagged.

>>2161870
Actually, change my vote to exchange, some of those new demons are looking pretty appealing.

>>2161900
Dude where did I say that,I just find it funny the exchange voters are pulling this now, since storage is winning. again.

>EXCHANGE
>>2161832
>>2161858
>>2161863
>>2161902

>STORAGE
>>2161831
>>2161862
>>2161872

Vote locked in for exchange.

I think the demons that got the most support were the ones from hmz, who made very good points as to why you should get these demons. The demons in question were...

>Momunofu
>Karasu Tengu
>Inugami

Are these demons acceptable?

>>2161918
Yes.

Kurama Tengu is a cool dude if we can get Karasu to evolve.

>>2161918
yeah, if we exhange, lets go for those 3.

>>2161918
Any chance you guys would consider swapping out Inugami for Pheonix? The revive ability seems very useful.

>>2161924
I think Inugami was just for Mudo, so maybe if Pheonix could do it?

>>2161924
>>2161931
High Pixie just got Recarm.

Writing...

>>2161935
My concerns have been laid to rest then. Looks like we’ve got a pretty strong lineup.

>>2161920
>>2161921
>>2161924
“So is this goodbye, then?”

Salamander’s voice comes out through the interface, right into the interface’s headset. It comes out as more of statement of fact than a question, but it doesn’t seem to be sullen or resentful. Merely…observant.

You nod. “Who knows? Maybe we’ll run into each other in the field. God knows there’s bound to be some overlap between interseas operations.”

“The White God most likely does,” the demon answers dryly, “However, while He refuses to share those statistics, I’m more than sure those odds are abysmally low.”

Muttering as you finalize the transaction, you mutter in response, “Low isn’t ‘never’. People win lotteries with less odds.”

“Hmph.” What you could detect as an enigmatic smile appears on the demon’s face, revealing rows of pointed teeth. “Cheeky brat. But I suppose that if it weren’t for your actions…” The demon shudders. “I’d still be in the tender ‘mercies’ of that fetid fairy queen.”

You refrain from pointing out that Titania wants something back in return for that. Best not to ruin the heart-to-heart moment the two of you are having. “You’re welcome, by the way.”

“I suppose I should be. Working alongside another human is torture in of itself, but I suppose it’s more tolerable than Titania. I do suppose I should thank you then; you are sending me very far away from the fairy realm. As far as prisons go, this certainly is the biggest one I’ve experienced so far.”

The final confirmation appears on the interface. One push of the button, and Salamander’s gone. Possibly forever. “And for what it’s worth…I’m sorry my friend shot out your eye.”

“Bah…I probably had it coming, even if I can regenerate. But digressing from that…” Salamander looks directly at you. “Watch yourself around Titania. She never does favors for anyone without expecting something in return. Always remind yourself that no matter how aesthetically pleasing she can appear, her heart is that of a demon’s. Not of a human’s.”

“…I will.” You push the button, and the transfer begins. “…thanks for the advice.”

The demon laughs, low and rumbling, as his body begins to break into swirls of data. “Farewell, Devil Summoner. May our next meeting occur as far away from Titania as possible...”

Now that’s a sentiment you could get behind…

...in hindsight, that was a bad choice of words, especially with thoughts of Titania still infesting your mind.

Stupid, stupid lizard brain.

As you attempt to purge thoughts of demonic thots from your cranium, the transfer completes. Within seconds, data floods into your interface, indicating that the transfer was a success. Already, the three progress bars for each demon are almost full, and it doesn’t take long for them to finish loading.

>Congragulations!
>You have successfully traded [Salamander]!
>You have successfully received [Momunofu], [Karasu Tengu], [Inugami]!

All that’s left is to dole them out to the others…

(cont.)

I haven’t updated the pastebin for the party or the characters, but let’s just assume everyone’s capable of handling any one of the three new demons. These levels have also been factored in, but no new skills since some have hit their peak threshold.

>>Your team
High Pixie [Lv. 24]
Angel [Lv. 16]
Gryphon [Lv. 15]
Pyro Jack [Lv. 21]

>>Brady’s team
>Jack Frost [Lv. 17]
>Mokoi [Lv. 14]
>Leanan Sidhe {Lv. 15}
>Hairy Jack [Lv. 20]

>>Fitz’s Team
Apsaras [Lv. 17]
Lham Dearg [Lv. 16]
Moh Shuvuu [Lv. 21]

>>MacKay’s Team
Knocker [Lv. 16]
Hua Po [Lv. 21]
Unicorn [Lv. 25]

>>Victoria’s Team
Gremlin [Lv. 15]
Tagata Manu [Lv. 15]

>>How do you want to distribute the demons among the party?
>Momunofu should go to [Write-in]
>Karasu Tengu should go to [Write-in]
>Inugami should go to [Write-in]

I've been up for 20 hours. Gonna hit the sack and try to resume as much as I can tomorrow.

>>2162013
Vic needs some variety. Both her demons are Ice

>>Momunofu should go to [Write-in]
Victoria
>>Karasu Tengu should go to [Write-in]
Adrian
>>Inugami should go to [Write-in]
Victoria

>>2162013
interesting choice. In-character, I'd prefer an item so we don't rustle a certain someone's feathers any more than necessary, but Karasu can evolve just as much as pixie.

>Momunofu
Vic, she needs variety

>Karasu
Brady, he could do with more demons that actually evolve

>Inugami
Fitz....more because I think it's weird to give 2 demons to Vic when she should really be recruiting them herself.

>>2162106
This

>>2162013
>Momunofu should go to [Write-in]
Vicky
>Karasu Tengu should go to [Write-in]
Adrian
>Inugami should go to [Write-in]
Fitz

>>2162278
>>2161997
This

anons I forget, which SMT series are we using for base demon stats?

>>2162767
It's a mix with a preference to SMT4 I think. But mostly whatever is convenient for the situation.

>>2162773
well, I was gonna say we could fuse angel and Gryphon to make Bilwis which has a higher STR stat than Gryphon, but I had many many fusion accidents in 4.
We'd likely get a fairy from the fusion isntead of Bilwis, and I'd have to heavily suspect Titania.

>>2162013
>Momunofu should go to [Write-in]
Victoria
>Karasu Tengu should go to [Write-in]
Brady
>Inugami should go to [Write-in]
Fitz

>Giving up Karasu to Brady.

Come on guys Karasu is cool. Who cares about Brady's demon fetish, he just got Hairy Jack. Adrian should get something. It was his demon he gave up AND he's the one who owes Titania.

>>2163160

we just got pyro jack tho

>>2163235
But cool demon. With evolution. And Titania wanting Adrian's ass.

>>2163276
Not everything is about us senpai.
We have a whole team to micromanage.
Victoria only has two demons for crying out loud.

>>2163304
none of which are even lv20 yet.
Adrian has 2 lv20/+s
Brady has a lv20 Hairy Jack
Fitz has a 21 Moh Shuvuu
MacKay's got 2 lv20/+s

So Victoria has no 20s and 2 low tier demons that really won't be doing diddly squat against any big contenders.

>>2163304
Which is why I say Vicky should get two. (I'm the first vote.)

Does the Force prohibit us from seeking out demons to recruit, or is it purely for event-recruiting only?
I'm asking because we should really invest some time to improve our repertoire of resisances and nullifications.

>>2163419
pretty sure we can recruit while on mission or on break. Did both before.

>>2163419
Nah. You can recruit demons in-between missions or during your down time. And in regards to Vicky’s lack of demons, there’s always either the Emporium (with the party funds/magnetite) or by taking a hike in the nearby forests in the DC Metro area.

>>2163455
>DC metro
aww shit I forget if that's actual Washington DC or not.

And if we can, I've got a hankering for a Jirae Sudama

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For the most part, everyone's agreeing to give Momunofu to Victoria and Inugami to Fitz. It seems that the split is whether or not to give Karasu Tengu to Brady or to keep it for yourselves.

Let's put it to a vote!

>Give Karasu Tengu to Brady.
>Keep Karasu Tengu for yourself.

>>2164370
>>Give Karasu Tengu to Brady.

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>>2164370
>Keep Karasu Tengu for yourself.

I think I've already made my case, but I'll do it again anyways.

1. Karasu is cool and I want him (<---- Important)

2. Brady just got a demon, if anything I'd give Karasu to Vicky over him.

3. Salamander was Adrian's demon, it was his boon that he gave up, and now it's his ass (literally) on the line with Titania

4. More fusion options are nice and we sure as hell know Brady won't use that aspect.

>>2164370
>Keep Karasu Tengu for yourself.

>>2164370
>Keep Karasu Tengu for yourself.

>>2162106
This