Vecht
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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest
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- naruto rationalist romance armageddon is looking better and better damn you kishimoto explosions everywhere explosives solve everyone if in doubt surrender to the mercy of zabuza it seemed like a good idea at the time looks like a really bad case of being a jōnin my god. where does the lore end? precommitting is the winning plan screaming in kagome screw the rules i have explosives something bad might still happen sometimes you gotta sociopath stabby zabby subsection c of paragraph 9 should include we can weaponize this so hard
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You know, Mist has the Condor summoner. We could send word through the Pangolins and oppressed Condor clan that Keiko's getting married. I suspect they don't like Keiko very much, but if we offered some benefit to them, maybe they'd pass the message along? Alternatively, If they have half a brain they're probably terrified of Ami, and letting them know that we're going to tell Ami later we've done this and not helping will bring down her fury upon them is likely enough to ensure cooperation.
The question then becomes, can Ami get from Mist to Leaf in a little over a day's travel time? And is she willing to leave the clusterfuck of chaos going on in Mist right now to do so? These are her ideal conditions and she's probably getting a great deal done, so there's a good chance that even if she could make it she couldn't afford to be away for that long right now.
The question then becomes, can Ami get from Mist to Leaf in a little over a day's travel time? And is she willing to leave the clusterfuck of chaos going on in Mist right now to do so? These are her ideal conditions and she's probably getting a great deal done, so there's a good chance that even if she could make it she couldn't afford to be away for that long right now.
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On the other hand, her sister's marriage.
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I'd actually be pretty strongly against that, given Keiko and Ami's relationship - the Pangolins treating the Condors terribly sucks and we can't do much about it, but Keiko would absolutely try and do something about it if it was inconveniencing Ami. And right now, we are absolutely reliant on the Pangolin gold keeping the clan afloat.
Yeah, it could go either way really. Of course, the point's moot if the Pangolins can't ram a message through the oppressed Condors to their summoner in time, or Ami can't travel fast enough to make it.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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It's not really intended for Ami to uh. Use in combat.
It's intended to keep her in touch with Kei.
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That would be nice, except that they're also a major combat boost if they're allowed to help her. It places her in a position where the clan will likely push for her to act against the Pangolins or their summoner. Similarly, it will be immediately obvious to Keiko that Ami's summons - and by extension, her - would be much better off if they weren't being stamped down on by the Pangolins, whose actions Keiko already feels terrible about.
It might work out if she gets the scroll in a few years' time though, if the Pangolins can stamp out all resistance - they can give it out as a privilege to a member of their summoner's family, with the understanding (and control/surveillance in place to ensure) that any actions taken must be at least net-neutral to the Pangolin clan. Even then, I'd still expect it to be another weight on Keiko's already terrible habit of blaming herself for things.
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Had to skip a couple chapters to get caught up and vote in time.
While I very much understand why, it's a bit unfortunate how hard we are committing to the jerrymandering of votes here. 7 people being a 3 vote block is a bit ridiculous, and I honestly wouldn't blame Hiashi (that much) for being salty over it if it's close. Even moreso, if we include the last (ninja) Uchiha.
[X] Action Plan: Party Growth
Lore update would be cool, but I am actively excited to see the plot progress right now, and the plan seems perfectly fine and optimized.
While I very much understand why, it's a bit unfortunate how hard we are committing to the jerrymandering of votes here. 7 people being a 3 vote block is a bit ridiculous, and I honestly wouldn't blame Hiashi (that much) for being salty over it if it's close. Even moreso, if we include the last (ninja) Uchiha.
[X] Action Plan: Party Growth
Lore update would be cool, but I am actively excited to see the plot progress right now, and the plan seems perfectly fine and optimized.
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It isn't gerrymandering. This is an oligarchy not a democracy.
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We're definitely planning to pack the seats using political shenanigans and technicalities, though. Same sort of thing, even if the official term is something else.
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I disagree. We are using the already existing rules to our advantage. The only thing that I would argue as a shenanigan is the existence of Gōketsu
Emstar
The Shining One
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I'm okay with playing fast and dirty if it means we win at the end of the day. Current power system is really just an excuse to keep things in the control of a handful of stuffy old dudes anyway, so if we can rules lawyer it in a way that effectively turns that on its end that would be great.
Again, I can't imagine Ami needing to actually be told that the wedding is imminent. Simple geography would have meant that Mist found out that Shikaku and Jiraiya died before even Leaf did. She's met Shikamaru and given the circumstances no doubt constructed a profoundly thorough model of him. The implications are obvious. She and Yukino have probably already been in Leaf for days.
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Again, she's likely got her hands full dealing with the chaotic political situation in Mist, both in terms of things she wants to get done to take advantage of the huge opportunities she finds herself with, and also in that even Ami can only think of so many things at once.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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Evenstar
Triple Jump Unlocked
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- Canada
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Amusingly, Shadow Clone lets you actually think of more things at once.
Emstar
The Shining One
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I find this convincing.
[x] Let Velorien invite Ami to the wedding under this absolutely viable sequence of events and assumptions, I trust him.
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[x] Let Velorien invite Ami to the wedding under this absolutely viable sequence of events and assumptions, I trust him.
Emstar
The Shining One
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Its so totally not!!!! I said "Let", so the ball is in his court. Grrrrras much as I agree with that we don't have to vote on it, that's stripping agency from Velorien
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as much as I agree with that we don't have to vote on it, that's stripping agency from Velorien
This will improve his ability to write Keiko.
as much as I agree with that we don't have to vote on it, that's stripping agency from Velorien
With regards to anything involving Ami, all agency is just an illusion. The fastest way to convince Mari she isn't actually a puppetmaster would be to have her meet Ami. By the end of next week Ami will be writing @Velorien's life.
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I would. It's not a democracy; this has no real legitimacy fromt he governed. If Hiashi wants to complain about "the majority not having a say" I will mock him mercilesly, as soon as I get done laughing.
Emstar
The Shining One
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You joke, but this is a serious concern.
Less than 24 hours after the chapter in which Ami caused some chaos and Zabuza interrupts our game night, I was treated to this email:
I am now mildly concerned that we are tampering with forces beyond our reckoning.
The AMI is watching...
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The pedant in me requires that I point out that gerrymandering is also perfectly legal and is therefore simply using the rules to one's advantage. Which is not to say that I disapprove of your current plans, merely that I'm a pedant.