Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

Kiba · Sep 28, 2018

ContextBot said:
@Kiba, can we hug Mari and tell her that we know that there is a conflict between her and Hana? Nothing complex, just simple emotional support?

Hazō doesn't know anything about what just went down.

Emstar · Sep 28, 2018

Immortal Lurker said:
Tengen Toppen Gurran Game Night.

Pareto Optimal Game Night.

In brightest dawn, in gamest night.

Ain't no game night like a ninja game night.

tonight we dine in hell and then game in the Goketsu compound.

Unfortunately these are not Tabletop RPG puns! Still hilarious though

ContextBot · Sep 28, 2018

Kiba said:
Hazō doesn't know anything about what just went down.

He doesn't know the exact details, but he noticed that relations are pretty bad between both of them. I just want us to offer some level of support/acknowledgement, nothing else, no meta-knowledge.

Adept_Woodwright · Sep 28, 2018

eaglejarl said:
Thanks! It was quite a lot of work, yes. First there was a lot of writeup in text form, and then I ended up doing a complete spreadsheet for all 72 contestants. Not all of them ended up getting names or full scores, since it clearly wasn't going to matter, but at least 1/2 of them did. Then there was a lot of effort making sure that we had the right number of people from each village and that they were teamed up in ways that made sense based on MfD canon.

My cofounder has literally spent the last year writing a grant proposal. If you want to do a full grant proposal that is completely in accord with...let's say the NSF's...guidelines, and the contents are up to spec for a real grant proposal, I will happily award a whole bunch of XP.

Also, someone (I forget who) was asking if it's a mistake that the bonus XP for short plans is going in the regular pile. Yes, it is. It will be corrected at some point once there are spoons. All of us are very short on those at the moment. Given that it's only a handful of points, I don't see it being an issue if this isn't resolved soon, so I wouldn't worry about it.

eaglejarl said:
He is amused. He agrees with me that, if the resulting grant is particularly high quality and in accord with NIH requirements, then we would at least want to talk to the person/people involved about actually writing a real grant proposal for our company.

I doubt you mind much one way or another, but the current draft is leaning more toward the NSF guidelines, rather than the NIH.

Can refactor if necessary.

Relevant differences summarized in
https://uwm.edu/officeofresearch/wp...6/03/Prop-NIH-vs-NSF-Chart-Bioengineering.pdf

Vecht · Sep 28, 2018

Some minor improvements. Notably: DO NOT DELIVER A LETTER TO AKANE.

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(Retroactive, offscreen) Hazou works on replenishing Skywalker seal blanks.
Game night:
- Divide into four or five groups, each playing a different game.
- Try playing at least one game of Yakuza with everyone (Ninja!Mafia).
- Let people chose which group to join, and randomly assign them if they can't decide.
  - Recommend changing groups and trying a different game once done with your current one.

Misc:

For the remainder of the night, continue work on replenishing skywalkers after others have left.

eaglejarl · Sep 28, 2018

Sentient Tree said:
Me too, please!
Intelligent Bush.

Can you just copy my avatar?

There's a certain degree of humor there for anyone who was watching American politics in the early Naughties.

Adept_Woodwright said:
I doubt you mind much one way or another, but the current draft is leaning more toward the NSF guidelines, rather than the NIH.

Can refactor if necessary.

Relevant differences summarized in
https://uwm.edu/officeofresearch/wp...6/03/Prop-NIH-vs-NSF-Chart-Bioengineering.pdf

Apologies. NSF, please.

Kiba · Sep 28, 2018

Kiba said:
[X] Action Plan: Game Night

Spend some more time with Hana and invite her to game night.

Ask Mari to deliver an invitation to Akane.

Hazō didn't want to snub Akane who was(and still is) part of Team Uplift

However, Hazō didn't trust himself, so he relies on Mari's judgement.

Game night:

Divide into four or five groups, each playing a different game.

Let people chose which group to join, and randomly assign them if they can't decide.

Recommend changing groups and trying a different game once you're done your current one.

Misc:

Continue research on Casino Seals.

Make some more Skywalkers, both to start replenishing your own stockpiles and in case Jiraiya needs more in a hurry. Remember OPSEC.

Updated, using Vecht's suggestions.

Dissonance · Sep 28, 2018

eaglejarl said:
There's a certain degree of humor there for anyone who was watching American politics in the early Naughties.

I didn't pay much attention to it, but I had hand-me-down politics from the adults around me.
Looking back though, I miss Bush. He was relatively classy.

Oneiros · Sep 28, 2018

To people who are voting to invite Akane to game night that I as a woman think this is a terrible idea

Kiba · Sep 28, 2018

Oneiros said:
To people who are voting to invite Akane to game night that I as a woman think this is a terrible idea

Mari knows that kind of shit.

Erolki · Sep 28, 2018

Kiba said:
Mari knows that kind of shit.

Maybe change the line to "Ask Mari about sending an invitation to Akane", with the bullet points the same?

Kiba · Sep 28, 2018

Kiba said:
[X] Action Plan: Game Night

Spend some more time with Hana and invite her to game night.

Ask Mari about sending an invitation to Akane.

Hazō didn't want to exclude Akane but he felt he need time apart.

However, Hazō didn't trust himself, so he relies on Mari's judgement.

Game night:

Divide into four or five groups, each playing a different game.

Let people chose which group to join, and randomly assign them if they can't decide.

Recommend changing groups and trying a different game once you're done your current one.

Misc:

Continue research on Casino Seals.

Make some more Skywalkers, both to start replenishing your own stockpiles and in case Jiraiya needs more in a hurry. Remember OPSEC.

Some slight edit so Hazō talk to Mari about Akane stuff.

Langevin · Sep 28, 2018

[X] Action Plan: Game Night

Cariyaga · Sep 28, 2018

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Looks good enough.

Erolki · Sep 28, 2018

Kiba said:
Some slight edit so Hazō talk to Mari about Akane stuff.

Maybe add a line in the game night section about subtly staying out of Akane's group? With this many guests, we'll probably be running two rooms of games, it shouldn't be too hard.

Emstar · Sep 28, 2018

Can we please just not do the Akane stuff?

Theres zero reason to feel bad if she feels slighted by this, and if this becomes a point of contention later we can just explain to her that Hazou's dumb ass didn't realize they were donezos until the day beforehand.

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Oneiros · Sep 28, 2018

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Sentient Tree · Sep 28, 2018

Here's a reference, if you want to include it in the grant proposal. It's in CSE, and was done entirely on my phone, so apologies for any atrocities I accidentally committed.

Wakahisa A, Wakahisa Y, and Mori H. Chakra water intake increases urine production. Biol urine transfu trac (BUTT). 45;3:666-678.

Briefvoice · Sep 28, 2018

Kiba said:
[X] Action Plan: Game Night

Spend some more time with Hana and invite her to game night.

Ask Mari about sending an invitation to Akane.

Hazō didn't actually clue in to the breakup until recently, and is taking it a bit hard.

However, Hazō didn't want to exclude Akane, so she's still invited.

If Akane shows up. Hazō will do his best to avoid interaction with Akane.

Game night:

Divide into four or five groups, each playing a different game.

Let people chose which group to join, and randomly assign them if they can't decide.

Recommend changing groups and trying a different game once you're done your current one.

Misc:

Continue research on Casino Seals.

Make some more Skywalkers, both to start replenishing your own stockpiles and in case Jiraiya needs more in a hurry. Remember OPSEC.

I don't like this plan because it does NOTHING about training for the Tournament or researching Hazou's first opponent in favor of more stuff that could be skimmed over with few lines. Why pull the brake and screech the quest to a halt like this?

eaglejarl · Sep 28, 2018

Dissonance said:
I didn't pay much attention to it, but I had hand-me-down politics from the adults around me.
Looking back though, I miss Bush. He was relatively classy.

And thus we see how low the bar has fallen.

More seriously: I agree. He was a bit of a bro (eg giving Angela Merkel an unsolicited shoulder rub) but he was classy by the standards of today.

Kiba · Sep 28, 2018

Kiba said:
[X] Action Plan: Game Night

Spend some more time with Hana and invite her to game night.

Game night:

Divide into four or five groups, each playing a different game.

Let people chose which group to join, and randomly assign them if they can't decide.

Recommend changing groups and trying a different game once you're done your current one.

Misc:

Continue research on Casino Seals.

Make some more Skywalkers, both to start replenishing your own stockpiles and in case Jiraiya needs more in a hurry. Remember OPSEC.

Got rid of the Akane section. People can vote for another plan with akane stuff included.

Dissonance · Sep 28, 2018

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Emstar · Sep 28, 2018

Briefvoice said:
I don't like this plan because it does NOTHING about training for the Tournament or researching Hazou's first opponent in favor of more stuff that could be skimmed over with few lines. Why pull the brake and screech the quest to a halt like this?

Because that's what we want to do?

It includes seal research and whatnot anyway. We're planning on doing a two week timeskip or so at the end of the month (for training) anyway.

In light of that, I don't understand why you're so impatient.

Noumero · Sep 28, 2018

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[X] Action Plan: Get Help Training, Bring Family Together

Vecht · Sep 28, 2018

Briefvoice said:
I don't like this plan because it does NOTHING about training for the Tournament or researching Hazou's first opponent in favor of more stuff that could be skimmed over with few lines. Why pull the brake and screech the quest to a halt like this?

This plan covers game night, which is going to happen regardless. We have minimal time until then, but I'm not opposed to spending it training instead of baking cookies.

I concur with more optimal expenditures of time, though, so I think it's best to cut the plan after tonight so that the next vote is for the following day. Practically, I doubt the update will go past that anyway.

My plan has been updated to reflect this.

Vecht said:
Some minor improvements. Notably: DO NOT DELIVER A LETTER TO AKANE.

Do not expect updates (limited time).

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Spend some more time with Hana and invite her to game night.

Possible conflicts of interest, but would it be possible to learn skills or tricks using Iron Nerve?

Tips for training Alertness and/or Chakra Capacity

Game night:

Divide into four or five groups, each playing a different game.

Try playing at least one game of Yakuza with everyone (Ninja!Mafia).

Let people chose which group to join, and randomly assign them if they can't decide.

Recommend changing groups and trying a different game once you're done your current one.

Misc:

Spend any remaining time tonight scribing Skywalkers to replenish our stock. Ensure all participants have left first, and observe proper OPSEC.

E: Also cut Akane.

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