- Location
- Philippines
[X] The Ashford Heiress & Co
[X] Airheads
[X] Airheads
Semper Ad Meliora (Code Geass/Britannian Royalty Quest)
- Thread starter Slayer Anderson
- Start date
- Sci-Fi
- Location
- South of North
Swing and a miss.
Vote's been called.
I'm really surprised we managed to roll high enough to meet Cornelia. I thought the dice would never allow us to meet her
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I wonder what SL perks will be opened for Nunnally and Euphemia with the SL upgrade and how useful they will be. I don't really understand when Euphemia's SL4 perk is used.
.I wonder what SL perks will be opened for Nunnally and Euphemia with the SL upgrade and how useful they will be. I don't really understand when Euphemia's SL4 perk is used.
I think thast this is the first Euphi action action that was a solid success instead of scrapping by.
- Location
- SF Bay Area
I decided to update the map as best I could since the world has changed a little bit since the last one
Stripping generally means the region is under conflict, or under some kind of major political upheaval like Rus Republic. Also had to make it clear the Duchy of Aden and Yemen were two separate entities. Thanks to @Slayer Anderson for his help in clarifying some of the regions.
Stripping generally means the region is under conflict, or under some kind of major political upheaval like Rus Republic. Also had to make it clear the Duchy of Aden and Yemen were two separate entities. Thanks to @Slayer Anderson for his help in clarifying some of the regions.
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- Location
- USA
Lol, Euphie got a natural 69. Does that mean Cornelia will tease them about how Euphie would argue with Nunnally over who would marry Lelouch?
Does Euphie!Quest finally make a move on Lelouch to try and land a husbando
meianmaru
The Devourer of Fiction
So, iddle speculation once again while waiting for the update. Considering how many of our potential digsites are under the sea currently, wouldn't Knightmares capable of extended operations underwater, like the Portman, be a good investment for archeological investigations and artifact collection? Though such a frame would have to be invented first in-quest, of course.
The Portman already exists. It is a fourth generation Knigtmare Frame like the Glasgow. The Sutherland we are using is a 5th generation and it is out for a couple of years.
There is only one problem with this. If the ruins are deep we will need a more specialised equipment. A Portman is not designed for deep sea diving.
My own opinion is that we should first find the ruins in Cambodia to find out why the Orb was there and if there is anything more there. Then we should work with Clovis to find the remains of the City of Rings in the Sahara desert. By the time we might have exhausted those locations we should be ready to explore the moon settlements. If we are not ready then we should use our connections to search Japan first. The Blood of the Kami that both Sayoko and Kaguya share is a really interesting lead. After that we might look into ruins above water hidden on the island of the Indonesian Confederation as we will help them with the pirate problem. And as some want to get involved with Rakshata Chawla we might need to get connections in the Indian subcontinent.
Developing something for deep sea exploration is more along the lines of Dr Hugo Zhishi. Unfortunately we will need to do some massive expansion before we can start looking into hiring him again. More likely we will need that 3rd learning action level here. Let's hope he will still be around breathing by then. Or that his 'assistant' manages to build him a cybernetic body (or he will be a brain in a jar with some speakers and sensors attached if they didn't have funding).
Unless we get Lelouch to study some modern design principles to meld them with the memories and skills he gained.
As for why I am more interested in the Sahara City of Rings ruins is due to a quote from the first memories gained from the Orb.
We want to secure any ancient military tech first just in case.
- Location
- Orbital Observation Outpost
Here's a bunch of speculation on ancient civ while bored and waiting for an update.
If I understand these guys correctly, they werent undustrialized. Bronze-iron age at best.
This is mostly based on a lack of significant clues in archeological record, clear signs of strip mining and resource depletion, the use of slave labor instead of mechanization, etc. As well as the fact that they had what seems to be only a couple of major cities, and were wiped out with relatively small scale precision orbital bombardment (apparently the Earth bounced back fast and its not obvious it even happened).
This small scale bombardment and concentrated destruction of key relics would be impossible if we were dealing with a relatively spread out civ with a bunch of minor villages, resource collection outposts, and so on.
Their tech, including spaceships, is basically all psionic artifacts. Maybe their top psions could do precision shaping via alchemy, but thats about the extend of their technology. They didnt even need metallurgy with their magical golden metal.
I'm guessing that they used their slave pops as a way to help them generate psionic energy en masse, which they then gathered using their advanced pyramid technology and accumulated in the form of sakuradite (if materialization is reversible) or maybe whatever their storage was dumped energy as sakuradate when it blew up.
In any case, they must have accumulated psi energy somehow if they were able to make spaceships and fire DEWs with it, I think even if we assume amplifiers + artifacts allow super efficient power application there are limits to what a human psionic can generate on the fly.
An yeah, artifacts are only partially self powered, if at all, but are instead sort of psionic circuits, able to take in stored power and release it as a built-in effect.
So they have a form of technology, but its mostly psionic. And its different from what our mad scientist is researching - they didnt have stuff like mind-machine interface and (possibly) computers. Instead, top psion's minds were just that awesome on their own.
I bet their warriors were like spartans - sort of middle-upper class of slaveowning psions. Elite trained psionic combatants, improbable skills, quality>quantity. Possibly some were immortal. Emphasis on hero units, solved conflicts via duels or small scale engagements.
Not mass slave armies armed with tanks and such. With the way their cities were all globally integrated and specialized as part of one super polity, and long age of rulers, doesnt really fit.
They likely had some standardized artifacts like shields and portable psionic amplifiers, and may have had some knightmare-analog or maybe they fought using some super-artifact.
But its not even clear if they were armed with psi-guns (although they did have artillery), could be swords and stuff.
So while we can find some of their tech, its gonna be weird and not easily applicable without psions of our own and training.
Also I thought City of Rings was Atlantis but 70k years is a bit too long and its on land (it wasnt a desert back then, but there hasnt been a sea in sahara fror a long time).
If I understand these guys correctly, they werent undustrialized. Bronze-iron age at best.
This is mostly based on a lack of significant clues in archeological record, clear signs of strip mining and resource depletion, the use of slave labor instead of mechanization, etc. As well as the fact that they had what seems to be only a couple of major cities, and were wiped out with relatively small scale precision orbital bombardment (apparently the Earth bounced back fast and its not obvious it even happened).
This small scale bombardment and concentrated destruction of key relics would be impossible if we were dealing with a relatively spread out civ with a bunch of minor villages, resource collection outposts, and so on.
Their tech, including spaceships, is basically all psionic artifacts. Maybe their top psions could do precision shaping via alchemy, but thats about the extend of their technology. They didnt even need metallurgy with their magical golden metal.
I'm guessing that they used their slave pops as a way to help them generate psionic energy en masse, which they then gathered using their advanced pyramid technology and accumulated in the form of sakuradite (if materialization is reversible) or maybe whatever their storage was dumped energy as sakuradate when it blew up.
In any case, they must have accumulated psi energy somehow if they were able to make spaceships and fire DEWs with it, I think even if we assume amplifiers + artifacts allow super efficient power application there are limits to what a human psionic can generate on the fly.
An yeah, artifacts are only partially self powered, if at all, but are instead sort of psionic circuits, able to take in stored power and release it as a built-in effect.
So they have a form of technology, but its mostly psionic. And its different from what our mad scientist is researching - they didnt have stuff like mind-machine interface and (possibly) computers. Instead, top psion's minds were just that awesome on their own.
I bet their warriors were like spartans - sort of middle-upper class of slaveowning psions. Elite trained psionic combatants, improbable skills, quality>quantity. Possibly some were immortal. Emphasis on hero units, solved conflicts via duels or small scale engagements.
Not mass slave armies armed with tanks and such. With the way their cities were all globally integrated and specialized as part of one super polity, and long age of rulers, doesnt really fit.
They likely had some standardized artifacts like shields and portable psionic amplifiers, and may have had some knightmare-analog or maybe they fought using some super-artifact.
But its not even clear if they were armed with psi-guns (although they did have artillery), could be swords and stuff.
So while we can find some of their tech, its gonna be weird and not easily applicable without psions of our own and training.
Also I thought City of Rings was Atlantis but 70k years is a bit too long and its on land (it wasnt a desert back then, but there hasnt been a sea in sahara fror a long time).
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nkd1325
KNIGHT OF ORANGE
- Location
- AT HIS MAJESTY'S SIDE
I mean the Eye of the Sahara (also known as the Richat Structure) is one of the supposed places Atlantis could have been and it's a series of concentric rings so it could be.
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- Location
- South of North
Did I say Monday? Obviously, I meant Tuesday.
Should have the update out in a few hours.
Maybe about four hours? Sounds right.
There will be a vote regarding Euphemia, so plan on that.
Should have the update out in a few hours.
Maybe about four hours? Sounds right.
There will be a vote regarding Euphemia, so plan on that.
Nix's Warden
Welcome to Hades
- Location
- United States
I'll look forwards to reading it when I wake up in the morning. Thanks Slayer.
Did she acquire attention of a cult and they want to worship her?
- Location
- USA
Obviously we find out Euphie didn't grow out of that childhood crush and Cornelia accidentally lets that slip while teasing them.
- Location
- Between Worlds
You joke, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was a marriage proposal
- Location
- USA
Only if it was QQ. The Nat 69 might have lead to a Super Crit train there. We aren't a high enough SL, and we didn't super crit with her. It's also detrimental for Royals to marry at this point in the Game*.
I'd believe starting the long process of courting Euphie could be an option, but marriage isn't on the table at this point.
*I mean the metaphorical Game of Thrones they're playing, but it also applies to this point in the quest too.
TC9078
The Super Saiyan
- Location
- PA-01
But... it's a nat 69! We have to get something out of it...
- Location
- USA
Which is why we're probably gonna get some teasing about Euphie's childhood crush (which she might not have grown out of)
I ship it.
Edit: Well, Slayer will probably post right after this, but I'm tired so I'm gonna go to bed. Update will still be there in the morning if it drops tonight.
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Turn 6 (Phase III) Results
- Location
- South of North
Year 6 (Phase III) Results:
Your visits with Milly this year are reminiscent of your childhood playing in the gardens of Aries Villa with her and Nunnally.
"Oh, Lulu~"
Perhaps a bit too reminiscent, for that matter.
Milly plops down onto the sofa with little grace as she reclines. "I really do have to thank you and Nunnally for making time to visit Pendragon this year. I know how busy things must be with your work hunting pirates."
"Beyond having business in the capitol," you state, waving her off, "you're also a dear friend, Milly. I honestly should have made time last year to see you more often than just a few balls and parties."
Milly giggles. "Regardless, next time I'll come to you. I haven't gotten to see this island hideaway of yours and I have badly wished for a vacation these past few years. Adulthood is so... tedious, you know?"
You snort. "I suppose I do miss the days where all I looked forward to was the next chess game with Schneizel. Well, that and dreading the next time you would come knocking on my door with makeup and a dress."
The blonde laughs aloud at that. "Oh, listen to us! We're complaining as if we're already old and gray when I'm just barely nineteen!"
You shrug. "You're in training to take over one of the largest armor and weapons manufacturers in the Empire. I'd be surprised if you didn't have anything to complain about."
Milly smiles, just a bit sadly. "Yeah, I suppose you're right."
You tilt your head slightly, sending her a curious look. "Is there something wrong, Milly?"
Your childhood friend sighs explosively. "Yes? No? Maybe, I guess."
You make a discreet motion to one of the staff and, a moment later, you're handing her a glass of fruit-flavored wine she prefers. Milly offers a distracted thanks and accepts the drink, looking down into the pink liquid as if it holds all of life's answers.
"I just-" Milly begins slowly, only to stop as Nunnally sweeps into the room.
"Sorry I'm late, brother, Milly! Did I-" She blinks, seeing your slightly annoyed expression and Milly's self-deprecating smile. "-ah, I suppose I did miss something." Your little sister's shoulders slump slightly as she makes her way to Milly's other side. "What's wrong, Milly?"
"Oh, Nunna." Milly sighs, shaking her head. "It's nothing quite so dramatic. I'm just... feeling a bit melancholic, I suppose. Wondering if, well, if there's anything I'm supposed to be doing that my grandfather hasn't already done? I kind of admire you two, you know? Making your own way, charting your own course, being given an opportunity to fight for a place to call your own."
You blink, unsure of what to say. "I hadn't known, Milly."
Milly snorts as Nunnally frowns. "It isn't anything so great as to be concerned over, Lelouch. My grandfather has already made up his mind that I am to inherit much of his holdings directly, with slices cut off for my parents so they will not be too terribly upset with the arrangement. It's just... I mean, I know the business. I'm even good at it, or at least the people side of the business and there is plenty of staff to run numbers for me."
Your little sister nods slowly. "You just wonder if it's alright to settle for following in his footsteps."
Your eyebrows raise. "Nunnally?"
Nunnally sweeps a curtain of brown hair over one ear. "Oh, brother, you do not know everything there is to know of me." She giggles. "I thought long and hard over the matter of my oath to you, did you know?"
You whet your lips. "I had hoped you'd given it some thought, but... I also did not want to dissuade you from doing something which you wished to. If you ever wish to be released from my service-"
"Oh no!" Nunnally waves you off. "I do not mean like that! It is just... I could do a great many things, you know? Clovis had offered me a place in one of his productions. Or perhaps brother Schneizel could find me a position in one of the ministries."
You force yourself to step back, mentally from the suddenness of these revelations, seeing them in stark contrast to your own life. The consideration that you could have handed off your duties to someone else isn't particularly earth-shattering, you've had the thought before, but you've never seriously pondered it. Instead of fighting pirates in the south seas, you could perhaps find a place in a laboratory? Or you, yourself, could follow in Schneizel's footsteps.
"I hadn't considered it." You admit honestly, reaching to accept a cup of whiskey from a servant. Memories of fire, of ash and dust and death, float to the surface of your mind. The burn in your throat quenches them slightly. "I think part of me always knew there was but one path for me."
Nunnally smiles, a touch sadly as well. "I want to be like mother, I realized a year or two ago. That is what I want. I... can hardly imagine a life sitting quietly behind a desk somewhere, even trouncing around on stage telling the stories of others... no, I've seen the plays about mother and father. I want them to tell my story one day, like that."
Milly laughs suddenly, closing her eyes and shaking her hair from her face. "Oh dear, Lulu, it seems we have been bested by the youngest among us. Whatever shall we do?"
You grin. "Perhaps it is best we put aside such dour matters and, instead, have bathing costumes sent for. At least then the servants shan't give you stares when we doubtless end up taking amusements too far."
Milly stands, her arm thrust up in triumph and all hint of melancholy gone from her eyes. "A day by the lake! Splendid idea, Lulu! Onward!"
You pretend not to notice the look of immense gratitude Milly gives you as she chases Nunnally out the door, the younger girl's spirits rising from their serious bent as well.
Results: Milly's SL Progresses (+1), Nunnally's SL Progresses (+1), Millicent Ashford's Blues chased away for a time.
Cornelia li Britannia, fresh from the front lines in the Middle Eastern Federation, is truly a sight to behold. War, it seems, has been good for her. The years between your last extended meeting and this one have seen her add a few inches to her already-impressive height and more than a bit of muscle where it compliments her the most. Your first reaction is to apply the words 'dashing' and 'regal' to your sister, no matter that the former is usually exclusive to men.
Cornelia raises an eyebrow as she, likewise, takes you in, her expression unreadable as you are held to a standard you don't quite know the specifics of. Beside you, Jeanne is dressed impeccably. Not that she's usually given to slovenly behavior, but you've conveyed exactly how important this meeting might become and she responded by starching her uniform to within an inch of its life, her jacket proudly bearing the vi Britannia royal crest in a superior position to the Euro-Britannian flag. In concert with a knight's fourragère, it clearly declares the woman's station as being non-landed nobility without a notable bloodline, in service to your family.
Where Jeanne is at your side, Gilbert G.P. Guilford stands stiffly at Cornelia's. The man has the reputation of a consummate professional, though this is your first time meeting him. Dedicated and a passionate believer in both imperial doctrine and his princess' capabilities, he has been at her side through five major battles and counting, including both conquests of Cairo.
Any one of you, you know, would rank highly on any guest list as some of the most impressive individuals of this generation's conquerers and military commanders. Perhaps Cornelia moreso than you, in sheer scope, but there are whispers of your own capabilities in court even now. However, the greater presence in the room precludes any of you from standing within your own light, instead cast deeply in the shadow of the final occupant.
Anastasia li Britannia, Third Consort-Empress of Charles zi Britannia.
Her hair is a darker shade of violet than Cornelia's own, almost black save for the colored sheen. Her clothing is a slightly odd mix of court apparel and military garb, only appropriate for someone who is both of and not of the military at the same time.
"Cornelia." Her smile as she nods towards her eldest is... not quite cold, but definitely cool. Motherly warmth behind her eyes is well hidden and would only be obvious to one who has grown up in her presence over many years. "Lelouch."
Perhaps only your mother has ever managed to convey so much gravity and seriousness with but only your name.
"Mother." Cornelia responds first, as is her due, bowing her head slightly before approaching the woman to embrace her shortly.
"Empress Anastasia." You bow, more deeply, as you approach.
The austere empress gives you a wintery smile and a single press of her hand on your arm, the touch of a beloved near-aunt to one of her surrogate children.
Then the moment passes.
"Euphemia will be delayed for some short while." Anastasia announces, moving to sit in one of the hardback chairs surrounding the intricately carved wooden table. "Until then, I believe we have matters to discuss. Lelouch, I was initially against your proposal for Euphemia to, effectively, become your subordinate, but your mother and I have spoken at length on the subject. She pointed out a number of your achievements over the past years, including ones which did not reach the ears of court back home."
You nod slightly. "If I may ask, what in particular changed your mind?"
Anastasia chuckles throatily. "I suppose you may. Specifically, when I had been informed you'd raised a foreign-born girl, barely twenty, to the rank of admiral, even if it is somewhat over-inflated an honor given your current force composition, I believed you to have made a serious misstep."
Cornelia's widened eyes and subsequent narrowed gaze tells you all you need to know about what she feels on that matter.
"Then." Anastasia stops and sips at her tea. "Marianne informed of her delightful sense of humor. Given what I've found out regarding the fleet in question, and that is little enough considering the state of the area, I believe she massacred over a thousand men on that beach. With their own ship-mounted guns, no less. All with a force of only one hundred." Cornelia stills. "I would be remiss, though, in not considering the ships she downed and the crew on them as well. This Greta Romano of yours should have a total kill count in that battle exceeding five thousand."
"Admittedly, Empress Anastasia, I was not the commander of that battle-" You begin humbly, only to have a raised hand cut you off.
"Which I know. It is more the fact that you promoted her that shows me your dedication to ideals which I personally hold dear." Anastasia smiles, here. "A person who rewards such skill in battle, despite the origins of the soldier themselves, is worth giving a chance."
Anastasia reclines her her chair, ever so slightly.
"So, tell me, Lelouch vi Britannia. What are your aims regarding my youngest?"
[ ][ElB] Diplomacy Advisor
[ ][ElB] Stewardship Advisor
The Third Empress nods without comment. "I see. And what of your aims and goals, personally?"
[ ][LvB] You aim for the throne, of course, was there ever any other answer?
[ ][LvB] Australia, the whole of it, and it shall be beholden to you before anyone else.
[ ][LvB] The world is not big enough to contain your ambition.
One arched eyebrow is all the response your declaration receives. "Ambitious. Now, will you be taking Euphemia as your lover?"
You force the tea down your throat with a herculean effort instead of spraying it violently over Anastasia li Britannia. Cornelia manages the same, though breaks out into a harsh choking fit, staining her face crimson with a flush of blood. The less said about Guilford and Jeanne's expressions, the better.
"Mother!" The Second Princess cries with a hoarse voice as she turns on her mother.
"Daughter." Anastasia responds, lightly. "Do not be uncouth, child."
[ ][SIS] Well, yes, of course.
[ ][SIS] No you won't.
*Eh, sure, one hour moratorium. DO NOT VOTE FOR ONE HOUR.
**FYI: Euphie, at this point, has turned 18 years of age and, as such, has passed the RL age of majority for the record. Regardless of the vote, there will be no NSFW content posted on Sufficient Velocity.
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- Location
- nsw
[ ][ElB] Diplomacy Advisor
[ ][LvB] The world is not big enough to contain your ambition.
[ ][SIS] Well, yes, of course.
[ ][LvB] The world is not big enough to contain your ambition.
[ ][SIS] Well, yes, of course.
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taovkool
Forever Gone
- Location
- The Library, Department of General Works
Look, for any other vote, I can leave to others but this one is unacceptable.
[ ][SIS] No you won't.
Good sirs and madame, would you like to learn about the wonders of monogamy? It's a less pain in the ass then a harem, I assure you!
[ ][SIS] No you won't.
Good sirs and madame, would you like to learn about the wonders of monogamy? It's a less pain in the ass then a harem, I assure you!
- Location
- South of North
Hey there. Remove those 'X's, please.
NuclearConsensus
Herald of the Thorned One
- Location
- the Philippines
On the topic of Euphie, I'm tempted to accept, since it binds that branch of the family to us.
If we choose the Throne ambition response I think Of Course is mandatory to show we're taking it seriously. The others have more wiggle room and it might be better to hold off.
I think they'll both be more pleased with the stewardship position and I was convinced it's a fine choice also so that makes sense to me. I'm tempted for space ambition, but might come across as baseless and undermine us instead.
I am all for Euphemia being in the harem if the alternative is that she SOMEHOW lands with Super Emo Suzaku.
Also if Lelouch is going for the throne then he dosn't have a chice in the matter, he WILL have a Harem wathever he want it or not, that is the burden of the Emperor.
Also if Lelouch is going for the throne then he dosn't have a chice in the matter, he WILL have a Harem wathever he want it or not, that is the burden of the Emperor.