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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

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Cariyaga said:
Chakra boost lasts the whole encounter as far as I'm aware?

e: I mean, I could be wrong, but I think it's the case that using chakra boost on a given skill lasts the whole encounter for that skill.
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I thought chakra boost was for individual maneuvers. So, if we chakra boost to make space between us and our opponent, we'd need to chakra boost again to come back into range. Or, as in Let the Bodies Hit the Floor, if we chakra boost to kill one ninja, we'll need to chakra boost to kill the second. Or, as in the Arikada fight, we'd need to chakra boost for each stage of the fight individually.
 
Radvic said:
I thought chakra boost was for individual maneuvers. So, if we chakra boost to make space between us and our opponent, we'd need to chakra boost again to come back into range. Or, as in Let the Bodies Hit the Floor, if we chakra boost to kill one ninja, we'll need to chakra boost to kill the second. Or, as in the Arikada fight, we'd need to chakra boost for each stage of the fight individually.
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That's another one for the PK docs I guess.
 
Cariyaga said:
Shadowrun, maybe? D&D is pretty damned exploitable too, as Eaglejarl can attest to.
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Shadowrun is definitely my favorite RPG setting. I think I have a small preference for Dresden Files (Fate) mechanics over SR, but SR is a fine system. The skill web is slick -- if you need, e.g., "Shoot Pistol" but you don't have it, you can default to Firearms and, if you don't have that, to an attribute (it was probably Dex). There's a path that you trace with dots at each stop and sometimes betweeen stops. Every dot adds +4 to your target number and every half dot adds +2. Easy to use and very flexible.
 
Muer'ci said:
Re Akane, she's been told she can't share the details of the mission with her parents, only that she's leaving. So let's not do the thing where we say things she's not allowed to. In a military village I'll assume everything not permitted is forbidden. Feels safer.

Fake E: ninja'd

We know that the condition Kenta set has been fulfilled. Let's act normal and save the proper (re)introduction tto parents ill after we're back from the mission. I don't think we have time for this conversation now.

It's not like there's much place for romance on a mission, anyway.



Are we legit confessing love to Akane as soon as time permits? I don't have an objection, per se, just wondering if that's a thing that's possibly going to happen next update.

Also the part where Hazou says that he didn't consider Akane's feeling until someone pointed it out is hella iffy. Maybe not put it like that. Or at all. Rather, take note and do better next time.

We will have things to teach each other.

Akane knows we're not perfect. I trust her to bring up problematic things without us needing to spell it out. As is, I'm reminded of the time with dead Leaf patrol that ended up with us getting lectured on realities of ninja life.

Just plain dislike the bowl cut/innuendo joke *le shrug*



Ino chat terrifies me. I'm sorry I don't have more useful feedback right now, though I will say I would generally prefer not to have so much social in one plan



All in all, I think that a conversation with Akane deserves its own plan when we do get that inter-mission break, and should not be tackled on the main plan.

And decide OOC how thread feels about Ino. Poly romance is a serious commitment even before we consider feelings of other people, and we don't have a good track with romance as is *flashback to our advice to Nobby re Yuno*

On a more personal note, I would not wish to hear my partner casually tell me that he's considering romancing someone else for profit >_>

Like, no. No.
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You can vote for a version without those things <_<'

There's a reason I added those, if it's contentious people can vote for a version without those things, in pretty much any combination.
 
Honestly, there's three things in my plan I'm particularly attached to:
  • Asking J for problems he would like us to ponder.
  • Sending the Nara that letter about force wall bullshit, so we can outsource some of our sealing research.
  • Brainstorming w/ Kagome about the things J asks us to think on.
The Akane stuff is how I would handle the same situation. Not to mention we've already confessed love. I'm also incredibly open to my partners in all my relationships so YMMV. But I'm not wed to that part of the plan.

There's also the stuff about asking for water in actual barrels, and go bags (if they exist) which I think are decent optimizations.
 
Oneiros43 said:
[X] Action Plan: Make Like A tree
Scene in the Hokage-office
Find out Mission critical information for Hokage-Sama
  • Ask permission to speak about the recent meeting in front of Minami/Akane.
  • Do we have authorization to use Skywalker's for speed/stealth purposes?
  • Ask if Keiko should send a Pangolin messenger (contracted to her) to the Toad Clan using the Summoning Realm.
    • Have we already done this?
    • Would allow Keiko to summon the messenger to give updates to the Toad Clan, and therefore to Jiraiya.
    • Would allow Jiraiya to send messages to the messenger through the Toad Clan, and therefore to Keiko.
    • Grants rapid communications between Konoha and our team after the 10 day travel time.
Letting Jiraiya know that team uplift has his back
  • Let Jiraiya know that he is part of the team now
  • And that team uplift is willing to go Pretty Damn far for Jiraiya as well
  • And even though we don't know him Naruto is to since he is one of Jiraiya's precious people
  • The team might not be able to fight this level of opponent (yet) but we can help give Jiraiya the tools so he can
    • So Hazou is going to need a list of seals Jiraiya would like for us to look over
    • So we can see if we can get another turn it upside down moment
    • Or if there is any other gear that Jiraiya would like to give his new clan
  • Tell Mari and Jiraiya to take care of each other
  • Hugs for everyone
Off-screen put together supplies
  • Get/make:
    • Kunai & shuriken.
    • Rations.
    • Seal-quality paper and ink(stones).
    • Specialized things:
      • Water supply (for Noburi's jutsu).
      • Macerator payloads:
        • Very fragrant things, ideally very fargrant oils for scent bombs. Something that clings to people would be best.
        • Some irritants (like pepper or chillis) for irritant bombs.
        • Very fine ash or talk for smoke bombs.
        • Iron that we can heat for a flash-bang.
        • We can superheat iron ourselves using Elemental Mastery if a smithy is unavailable.Alternatively we just do this when visiting some village with a blacksmith.
        • Portable Skybase.
        • Make Skywalkers (if authorized).
Leave Leaf
Follow standard protocol and start making our way to river

  • Have a reunion with Akane.
    • Hugs
    • Tell her we missed her
    • share stories
  • If Authorized to use skywalkers give Akane and Minami a crash course on how they work once safely outside of leaf
  • Talk with Minami.
  • Do this once we are on our way to river
  • Trade intel on general abilities/seals/protocols.
    • Make note of how we use Noburi's bloodline to boost our border crossings with chakra (without the risk of running out).
    • (If authorized) Brief Minami on Skywalkers.
  • Share stories about our accomplishments with Minami
    • Team uplift should be a toned down version of this our team killed every chakra beast from Fire's Swamp of Death to the jungles of Tea. We've crushed jounin, fought an entire village of ninja, and faced down Jiraiya of the Sannin. I stood my ground in front of Pantsaa of the Adamant Scales, the Boss Summon of the Pangolin Clan, and made him fear me. My comrade"—she waved to Hazou—"killed three chunin in single combat when he was only a few months out of the Academy. Our leader fought his way out of a prison designed to hold sealmasters.
    • Also include how Noburi talked a ninja team down and hustled them for money
    • What has Minami done? (This is mostly an excuse so eaglejarl can write some badass combat scenes here if he wants to)
  • Ask about what we know about the contact we are meeting
  • Get to river and find where our contact is
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faflec said:
Same plan from last time, but with changes. Guess what color they're in.

[X] Action Plan: Leafing Leaf

  • General policies:
    • Refer to Jiraiya as sir unless he says otherwise.
    • Minami is our squad leader. We defer to her plans, but give well thought-out advice (i.e., the plan).
      • That being said, don't overburden her with too much information.
  • Some quick things for Hokage-sama before he goes to bed.
    • Do we have authorization to use Skywalkers for speed/stealth purposes?
    • Ask Keiko if she should send a Pangolin messenger (contracted to her) to the Toad Clan using the Summoning Realm.
      • Have we already done this?
      • Reasons for this:
        • Would allow Keiko to summon the messenger to give updates to the Toad Clan, and therefore to Jiraiya.
        • Would allow Jiraiya to send messages to the messenger through the Toad Clan, and therefore to Keiko.
        • Grants rapid communications between Konoha and our team after the 10 day travel time.
    • Ask permission to speak about the recent meeting in front of Minami/Akane.
      • Ask for some details on the Bird Summon such that the Pangolins can more quickly find and deliver said information to Leaf.
        • Jiraiya can delegate the information to Nakamura if needed (pretty sure Nakamura was still there).
  • Do things (offscreen):
    • Get/make:
      • Kunai & shuriken.
      • Rations.
      • Seal-quality paper and ink(stones).
      • Specialized things:
        • Water supply (for Noburi's jutsu).
        • Macerator payloads:
          • Very fragrant things, ideally very fargrant oils for scent bombs. Something that clings to people would be best.
          • Some irritants (like pepper or chillis) for irritant bombs.
          • Very fine ash or talk for smoke bombs.
          • Iron that we can heat for a flash-bang.
            • We can superheat iron ourselves using Elemental Mastery if a smithy is unavailable.
            • Alternatively we just do this when visiting some village with a blacksmith.
        • Portable Skybase.
        • Make Skywalkers (if authorized).
  • Leave Leaf.
    • Defer to the Hokage and head to Rivers first.
    • Use Skywalkers if authorized.
    • Talk with Minami.
      • Trade intel on general abilities/seals/protocols.
        • Make note of how we use Noburi's bloodline to boost our border crossings with chakra (without the risk of running out).
        • (If authorized) Brief Minami on Skywalkers.
      • Ask about our current plan:
        • Are we going to Rivers as Jiraiya suggested?
        • Who's the contact?
        • Where are they located?
        • Who will be sent in to deliver the message?
        • Where we go next/other routes?
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Jello_Raptor said:
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman

We've got a lot of traveling to do.
  • General policies:
    • Refer to Jiraiya as Hokage-sama unless he says otherwise.
    • Minami is our squad leader. We defer to her plans, but give well thought-out advice (i.e., the plan).
      • That being said, don't overburden her with too much information.
  • Some quick things for Hokage-sama before he goes to bed.
    • Do we have authorization to use Skywalkers for speed/stealth purposes?
    • Are we allowed to memorize the letters as a backup?
    • Ask permission to speak about the recent meeting in front of Minami/Akane.
      • Ask for some details on the Bird Summon such that the Pangolins can more quickly find and deliver said information to Leaf.
        • Jiraiya can delegate the information to Nakamura if needed (pretty sure Nakamura was still there).
    • Ask Jiraiya if there's any problems he'd like Hazou to think about while we're out. If we're lucky we might be able to give him another "Just turn them upside down".
      • We're not asking for seals, but problems he would like us to work on solving.
    • Tell Jiraiya that we've got his back and we'll fight for him just like we'd fight for any other member of this team.
      • Use the form of address a son would use with their father informally, as long as it doesn't involve explicitly calling him dad. (That's a whole separate discussion we should have together when tempers and stress are lower.)
      • If such a form doesn't exist, use a form of address that is both informal and deeply respectful.
  • Basically as soon as we leave the room:
    • Talk to Akane with CCnJ
      • We still care deeply about you.
      • We're sorry for being an idiot about so many things.
      • [AKANE CHAT] We're in a huge rush right now and we promise to have a proper chat as we travel/when we make camp.
      • We would like to give you a hug now though. Please don't crush us since you're super duper strong now.
  • Talk with Minami.
    • Do this while we're moving to get gear/prep.
    • Give her a rundown on how we move quickly with Nobby's power.
    • Ask after what our tactical orders are
      • When do we disengage?
      • How much risk is acceptable?
      • What exactly constitutes success?
    • Trade intel on general abilities/seals/protocols.
      • Make note of how we use Noburi's bloodline to boost our border crossings with chakra (without the risk of running out).
      • (If authorized) Brief Minami on Skywalkers.
      • If we are planning to go into Mist, brief her on our mom.
  • Do things (split up to do this):
    • Get/make:
      • Kunai & shuriken.
      • Rations.
      • Seal-quality paper and ink(stones).
      • If there's a standardized go-bag, pick up a few.
        • A seal/small book of seals with an assortment of rations, weapons, clothing, soldier pills, etc.. The sort of things a ninja would need to run for their life really fast.
      • Specialized things:
        • Water supply (for Noburi's jutsu).
          • Ideally in barrels. (Worst case his barrel breaks, and we also have enough to sealing paper to let him make a new one.)
        • Macerator payloads:
          • Very fragrant things, ideally very fargrant oils for scent bombs. Something that clings to people would be best.
          • Some irritants (like pepper or chillis) for irritant bombs.
          • Very fine ash or talk for smoke bombs.
          • Iron that we can heat for a flash-bang.
            • We can superheat iron ourselves using Elemental Mastery if a smithy is unavailable.
            • Alternatively we just do this when visiting some village with a blacksmith.
        • Portable Skybase.
        • Make Skywalkers (if authorized).
    • Ask Keiko if she should send a Pangolin messenger (contracted to her) to the Toad Clan using the Summoning Realm.
      • Have we already done this?
      • Reasons for this:
        • Would allow Keiko to summon the messenger to give updates to the Toad Clan, and therefore to Jiraiya.
        • Would allow Jiraiya to send messages to the messenger through the Toad Clan, and therefore to Keiko.
        • Grants rapid communications between Konoha and our team after the 10 day travel time.
      • If yes, tell Mari-sensei so Konoha knows about it.
    • If we don't have an extra barrel for Nobby stored with the pangolin, let them hold onto a spare.
  • Talk to Mari.
    • Make sure she knows we still love her.
    • Give her a hug.
    • Thank her for everything.
    • Promise her we'll come back.
    • Tell her to make friends and be happy.
    • Ask her to check on whether Jiraiya saw anyone from our families die.
    • What else?
  • [NARA LETTER] If and only if we have time, write a quick note to the Nara laying out the idea in this post
    • Ask Kagome if he is okay with sharing the force wall seal.
      • We believe it's usable to protect from enemy ninja with skywalkers, but we're not going to have the time to develop those ideas ourselves.
      • We need to use the brainpower available to us in the form of other ninja.
      • This is to keep us safe. (Though it doesn't help all of Konoha by proxy)
      • Give Kagome the 30s sketch of the idea, ask him to allow sharing it even if he doesn't think it's workable, since the Nara might be able to figure something out.
    • Don't do the rest of this if Kagome isn't okay with sharing his force walls. If he is, then get one set of seals from him.
    • Address to "Nara Shikamaru or Nara Central Dispatch if Nara Shikamaru is unavailable in a short time frame"
      • Where "Nara Central Dispatch" is either some service or person that will get pieces of information to the Nara clan members who need them. I fully expect this to be a thing.
      • Mark the letter as fragile and hand deliver to the Nara, or ask Inoue to give it to Shika or someone appropriate in the clan relatively quickly.
        • Note: I ask for "Shika" here on purpose. If Shikaku is curious enough to intercept this, he should absolutely be able to do so. However, given that he is putting out fires and is actually busy, it would be incredibly presumptuous to force him to deal with it.
      • Don't seal the outer letter, there's fucking seals in there, I don't want to risk someone tearing them.
    • In the outer letter:
      • Ask Shikamaru (or the recipient) to get the internal letter (and also this note for context) to the least busy Nara sealmaster with enough clearance to know about new inventions with major strategic implications.
      • Tell him Shikaku told us about a problem we created and we have an idea for a potential solution.
      • If this is Shikamaru, and he knows both sealing and what we're talking about above, he should feel free to read the letter.
      • It is unlikely to work, especially unmodified, but we expect an experienced sealer to figure out whether it's feasible or not very quickly.
      • Because of orders we don't have the time to immidiately develop or explore the idea, and would appreciate your help.
      • Be thankful and polite.
    • In the inner letter (in a nested envelope):
      • Mark the letter as "Fragile, contains live seals" (arf arf arf)
      • Make sure there
        • Epistemic Status: We expect the idea to not be workable as is. We expect it is suggestive of something that could potentially work to solve the tactical issue with defending against skywalkers.
        • Outline the ideas in this research proposal (the poor man's sky squid).
          • Smaller force walls would make testing all of this much easier.
          • The control systems we outline are purely mechanical, and something made with seals is likely to be more effective. However, they also come with further development and research effort, that is likely beyond Hazou's short term reach.
        • Once we get back and the recipient has time, we would appreciate (but do not require) that the recipient of this letter:
          • If the idea is unworkable, spend some of their time helping us understand why.
          • If the idea or some derivative thereof is workable
            • If we are skill enough, allow us to to contribute to its further development.
            • if our skill is too low, allow us to observe and learn from those who are developing the idea further.
      • Put in a pair of force wall seals for the Nara to study.
  • Leave Leaf.
    • Defer to the Hokage and head to Rivers first.
    • If allowed, when we make camp, trace all the letters so Iron Nerve memorizes them.
    • Use Skywalkers if authorized.
  • [AKANE CHAT] (Don't do this in the background if the plan is too long, this is stuff is something the thread needs to both see and have control over)
  • When on the move, when we make camp, or when circumstances generally permit, have a chat with Akane. Generally use CCnJ.
    • We love her and missed her so very much.
    • We're sorry about getting kicked out.
    • We're sorry about not sending her a letter or anything sooner after talking to her father. We felt it was against the spirit of our agreement with him, until someone else reminded us that that choice probably was hurting you.
      • [SENSEI WORRIES] Optionally, at Hazou's discretion: (following are sentiments Hazou wants to express, not things Hazou says verbatim)
        • I don't think you father was actually wrong about some stuff.
        • On reflection being both your sensei and your partner seems problematic.
        • I want to be your equal in a relationship, not your superior.
        • I worry that the power dynamics of being a sensei and being a partner interact badly and can become something exploitative or abusive, even without one of us noticing.
        • I will always have stuff to teach each other and we should.
        • I want to know that, when you think I'm wrong, you'll tell me.
          • My judgement is not perfect, or even all that good, and having someone who I can trust to proactively tell me when I'm being an idiot would be very nice.
    • I think the whole missing-nin issue is sorted though. *smug face*
    • Please don't get a bowl cut or start talking in weirdly oblivious innuendo.
    • Generally catch up.
    • [INO CHAT] Don't insert it yourself, but if the topic of Ino or Rock Lee comes up:
      • We're fine either poly or mono, though we should discuss what we actually want.
      • If she's got a crush on Lee (or anyone else) and wants to go for it, we're cool with that. We're going to be here for her either way, as a partner or a friend. (though we would definitely prefer being a partner)
      • We're not exactly sure how we feel about Ino.
        • There's definitely some attraction on our end, and she definitely acts like she's at least a little attracted. Though she's certainly capable of toying with us without our noticing.
        • There's a non-trivial cynical part of us that sees how she's an incredibly politically advantageous partner to have.
  • [KAGOME BRAINSTORMING] If we got some problems to ponder from Jiraiya then have a chat with Kagome when circumstances allow.
    • Are there any seals he has, or he expects Konoha to have, that are interesting in the context of these problems?
    • Any broad ideas? Early thoughts?
    • Honestly, there's not much I can add here without the actual problems. I'm sure you QMs can figure out a decent brainstorming session though.
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o INO CHAT
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o SENSEI WORRIES
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o INO CHAT, SENSEI WORRIES
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o INO CHAT, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o SENSEI WORRIES, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o INO CHAT, SENSEI WORRIES, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o AKANE CHAT
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o AKANE CHAT, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, INO CHAT
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, SENSEI WORRIES
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, INO CHAT, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, SENSEI WORRIES, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, INO CHAT, SENSEI WORRIES, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, AKANE CHAT
[X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, AKANE CHAT, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING

As with Action Plan : Dearth of a Salesman but without the specified sections.
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Information: A small note
  • Staff Post
    • a small note Just a tiny quick note to @Raxner, @Oneiros43, @Jello_Raptor, and whomever else it may concern.

    Please try to avoid double-posting. If you want to make another point and someone hasn't replied, your posts do have an edit function. Although in a thread as fast-moving as this one, you really don't usually have long to wait before someone else will have posted and you can make a new post. It's hardly the biggest deal in the world, but please try to keep it in mind. Thanks.

    And thank you all for your time. Hope your game is going well.
     
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    • Oneiros43 said:
    @Radvic doesn't want to kill everyone just most people. Also the other groups would obviously Zerg rush him
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    If they knew which one he was.

    Radvic said:
    Hmm... no chance would I want to DM/GM/QM a competetive world running on MfD magic and mehanics (far, far too many exploits), but I could see this sort of a multiple player character quest world being fun to simulate (also probably absurdly difficult and taking forever). Hmm... what if it were a D&D / other RPG mechanics generic fantasy world with multiple independant PCs (probably not in parties with other PCs) running around. Would people be interested in playing such a thing? Probably would crash and burn fast, but might be fun? Idk.
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    I'd be interested. It might have to wait a month, but I'd be interested.
    Oneiros43 said:
    Anybody have opinions on grabbing some black paper if it is available?
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    And mark each edge. Yes, let's do all our most important Sealing (well, once we're done researching it) on those, or better yet, black wooden tablets. Don't want to let people know that they're Seals if we can avoid it.
    Admiral Skippy said:
    [information=A small note]Just a tiny quick note to @Raxner, @Oneiros43, @Jello_Raptor, and whomever else it may concern.

    Please try to avoid double-posting. If you want to make another point and someone hasn't replied, your posts do have an edit function. Although in a thread as fast-moving as this one, you really don't usually have long to wait before someone else will have posted and you can make a new post. It's hardly the biggest deal in the world, but please try to keep it in mind. Thanks.

    And thank you all for your time. Hope your game is going well.[/information]
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    Honestly, I post and am usually surprised if things are going slow enough it ends up doubleposting. I suppose I could be more careful, but I don't think edited-in quotes send out Alerts, so eh. Not spam, anyway, and I don't think it makes things harder for you guys?
     
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    Sorry I wasn't able to update my plan. My apartment sewage system got fucked due to the rain and so I had to spend most of my day cleaning up everyone's shit.

    Here's to hoping the Lore Update and @eaglejarl's update aren't as miserable.
     
    faflec said:
    Sorry I wasn't able to update my plan. My apartment sewage system got fucked due to the rain and so I had to spend most of my day cleaning up everyone's shit.

    Here's to hoping the Lore Update and @eaglejarl's update aren't as miserable.
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    That's a load of bull. I hope things are less crappy for you in the future; try not to be too down in the dumps about things.

    Disclaimer: I really do empathize, but I couldn't resist.
     
    Cariyaga said:
    That's a load of bull. I hope things are less crappy for you in the future; try not to be too down in the dumps about things.

    Disclaimer: I really do empathize, but I couldn't resist.
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    Unfortunately the way the sewage upended its contents on me was too concentrated for me to differentiate between individual types of feces. I suppose we'll never know if Kagome was lying about how he caught that one base.
    Oneiros43 said:
    Hugs bro. Still plenty of time to make excellent plans. I believe in you
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    Hah no, I'm tired as hell and the only thing I wanted to add was the Akane thing, but it's too late to do without messing with my...one other voter.
     
    [X] Training Hazou: Stealthy puncher

    Jello_Raptor said:
    You can vote for a version without those things <_<'

    There's a reason I added those, if it's contentious people can vote for a version without those things, in pretty much any combination.
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    I haven't read anything else. I picked the part most important to me that is also prone to getting neglected when in comes to feedback (I speak of social in general), and commented on it.
     
    Jello_Raptor said:
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman

    We've got a lot of traveling to do.
    • General policies:
      • Refer to Jiraiya as Hokage-sama unless he says otherwise.
      • Minami is our squad leader. We defer to her plans, but give well thought-out advice (i.e., the plan).
        • That being said, don't overburden her with too much information.
    • Some quick things for Hokage-sama before he goes to bed.
      • Do we have authorization to use Skywalkers for speed/stealth purposes?
      • Are we allowed to memorize the letters as a backup?
      • Ask permission to speak about the recent meeting in front of Minami/Akane.
        • Ask for some details on the Bird Summon such that the Pangolins can more quickly find and deliver said information to Leaf.
          • Jiraiya can delegate the information to Nakamura if needed (pretty sure Nakamura was still there).
      • Ask Jiraiya if there's any problems he'd like Hazou to think about while we're out. If we're lucky we might be able to give him another "Just turn them upside down".
        • We're not asking for seals, but problems he would like us to work on solving.
      • Tell Jiraiya that we've got his back and we'll fight for him just like we'd fight for any other member of this team.
        • Use the form of address a son would use with their father informally, as long as it doesn't involve explicitly calling him dad. (That's a whole separate discussion we should have together when tempers and stress are lower.)
        • If such a form doesn't exist, use a form of address that is both informal and deeply respectful.
    • Basically as soon as we leave the room:
      • Talk to Akane with CCnJ
        • We still care deeply about you.
        • We're sorry for being an idiot about so many things.
        • [AKANE CHAT] We're in a huge rush right now and we promise to have a proper chat as we travel/when we make camp.
        • We would like to give you a hug now though. Please don't crush us since you're super duper strong now.
    • Talk with Minami.
      • Do this while we're moving to get gear/prep.
      • Give her a rundown on how we move quickly with Nobby's power.
      • Ask after what our tactical orders are
        • When do we disengage?
        • How much risk is acceptable?
        • What exactly constitutes success?
      • Trade intel on general abilities/seals/protocols.
        • Make note of how we use Noburi's bloodline to boost our border crossings with chakra (without the risk of running out).
        • (If authorized) Brief Minami on Skywalkers.
        • If we are planning to go into Mist, brief her on our mom.
    • Do things (split up to do this):
      • Get/make:
        • Kunai & shuriken.
        • Rations.
        • Seal-quality paper and ink(stones).
        • If there's a standardized go-bag, pick up a few.
          • A seal/small book of seals with an assortment of rations, weapons, clothing, soldier pills, etc.. The sort of things a ninja would need to run for their life really fast.
        • Specialized things:
          • Water supply (for Noburi's jutsu).
            • Ideally in barrels. (Worst case his barrel breaks, and we also have enough to sealing paper to let him make a new one.)
          • Macerator payloads:
            • Very fragrant things, ideally very fargrant oils for scent bombs. Something that clings to people would be best.
            • Some irritants (like pepper or chillis) for irritant bombs.
            • Very fine ash or talk for smoke bombs.
            • Iron that we can heat for a flash-bang.
              • We can superheat iron ourselves using Elemental Mastery if a smithy is unavailable.
              • Alternatively we just do this when visiting some village with a blacksmith.
          • Portable Skybase.
          • Make Skywalkers (if authorized).
      • Ask Keiko if she should send a Pangolin messenger (contracted to her) to the Toad Clan using the Summoning Realm.
        • Have we already done this?
        • Reasons for this:
          • Would allow Keiko to summon the messenger to give updates to the Toad Clan, and therefore to Jiraiya.
          • Would allow Jiraiya to send messages to the messenger through the Toad Clan, and therefore to Keiko.
          • Grants rapid communications between Konoha and our team after the 10 day travel time.
        • If yes, tell Mari-sensei so Konoha knows about it.
      • If we don't have an extra barrel for Nobby stored with the pangolin, let them hold onto a spare.
    • Talk to Mari.
      • Make sure she knows we still love her.
      • Give her a hug.
      • Thank her for everything.
      • Promise her we'll come back.
      • Tell her to make friends and be happy.
      • Ask her to check on whether Jiraiya saw anyone from our families die.
      • What else?
    • [NARA LETTER] If and only if we have time, write a quick note to the Nara laying out the idea in this post
      • Ask Kagome if he is okay with sharing the force wall seal.
        • We believe it's usable to protect from enemy ninja with skywalkers, but we're not going to have the time to develop those ideas ourselves.
        • We need to use the brainpower available to us in the form of other ninja.
        • This is to keep us safe. (Though it doesn't help all of Konoha by proxy)
        • Give Kagome the 30s sketch of the idea, ask him to allow sharing it even if he doesn't think it's workable, since the Nara might be able to figure something out.
      • Don't do the rest of this if Kagome isn't okay with sharing his force walls. If he is, then get one set of seals from him.
      • Address to "Nara Shikamaru or Nara Central Dispatch if Nara Shikamaru is unavailable in a short time frame"
        • Where "Nara Central Dispatch" is either some service or person that will get pieces of information to the Nara clan members who need them. I fully expect this to be a thing.
        • Mark the letter as fragile and hand deliver to the Nara, or ask Inoue to give it to Shika or someone appropriate in the clan relatively quickly.
          • Note: I ask for "Shika" here on purpose. If Shikaku is curious enough to intercept this, he should absolutely be able to do so. However, given that he is putting out fires and is actually busy, it would be incredibly presumptuous to force him to deal with it.
        • Don't seal the outer letter, there's fucking seals in there, I don't want to risk someone tearing them.
      • In the outer letter:
        • Ask Shikamaru (or the recipient) to get the internal letter (and also this note for context) to the least busy Nara sealmaster with enough clearance to know about new inventions with major strategic implications.
        • Tell him Shikaku told us about a problem we created and we have an idea for a potential solution.
        • If this is Shikamaru, and he knows both sealing and what we're talking about above, he should feel free to read the letter.
        • It is unlikely to work, especially unmodified, but we expect an experienced sealer to figure out whether it's feasible or not very quickly.
        • Because of orders we don't have the time to immidiately develop or explore the idea, and would appreciate your help.
        • Be thankful and polite.
      • In the inner letter (in a nested envelope):
        • Mark the letter as "Fragile, contains live seals" (arf arf arf)
        • Make sure there
          • Epistemic Status: We expect the idea to not be workable as is. We expect it is suggestive of something that could potentially work to solve the tactical issue with defending against skywalkers.
          • Outline the ideas in this research proposal (the poor man's sky squid).
            • Smaller force walls would make testing all of this much easier.
            • The control systems we outline are purely mechanical, and something made with seals is likely to be more effective. However, they also come with further development and research effort, that is likely beyond Hazou's short term reach.
          • Once we get back and the recipient has time, we would appreciate (but do not require) that the recipient of this letter:
            • If the idea is unworkable, spend some of their time helping us understand why.
            • If the idea or some derivative thereof is workable
              • If we are skill enough, allow us to to contribute to its further development.
              • if our skill is too low, allow us to observe and learn from those who are developing the idea further.
        • Put in a pair of force wall seals for the Nara to study.
    • Leave Leaf.
      • Defer to the Hokage and head to Rivers first.
      • If allowed, when we make camp, trace all the letters so Iron Nerve memorizes them.
      • Use Skywalkers if authorized.
    • [AKANE CHAT] (Don't do this in the background if the plan is too long, this is stuff is something the thread needs to both see and have control over)
    • When on the move, when we make camp, or when circumstances generally permit, have a chat with Akane. Generally use CCnJ.
      • We love her and missed her so very much.
      • Generally be truthful about our feelings.
      • We're sorry about getting kicked out.
      • We're sorry about not sending her a letter or anything sooner after talking to her father. We felt it was against the spirit of our agreement with him, until someone else reminded us that that choice probably was hurting you.
        • [SENSEI WORRIES] Optionally, at Hazou's discretion: (following are sentiments Hazou wants to express, not things Hazou says verbatim)
          • I don't think you father was actually wrong about some stuff.
          • On reflection being both your sensei and your partner seems problematic.
          • I want to be your equal in a relationship, not your superior.
          • I worry that the power dynamics of being a sensei and being a partner interact badly and can become something exploitative or abusive, even without one of us noticing.
          • We will always have stuff to teach each other and we should.
          • I want to know that, when you think I'm wrong, you'll tell me.
            • My judgement is not perfect, or even all that good, and having someone who I can trust to proactively tell me when I'm being an idiot would be very nice.
      • I think the whole missing-nin issue is sorted though. *smug face*
      • Please don't get a bowl cut or start talking in weirdly oblivious innuendo.
      • Generally catch up.
      • [INO CHAT] Don't insert it yourself, but if the topic of Ino or Rock Lee comes up:
        • Be truthful and as straightforward as possible. Be clear about about all your feelings, and trust Akane.
        • We're fine either poly or mono, though we should discuss what we actually want.
        • If she's got a crush on Lee (or anyone else) and wants to go for it, we're cool with that. We're going to be here for her either way, as a partner or a friend. (though we would definitely prefer being a partner)
        • We're not exactly sure how we feel about Ino.
          • There's definitely some attraction on our end, and she definitely acts like she's at least a little attracted. Though she's certainly capable of toying with us without our noticing.
          • There's a non-trivial cynical part of us that sees how she's an incredibly politically advantageous partner to have.
    • [KAGOME BRAINSTORMING] If we got some problems to ponder from Jiraiya then have a chat with Kagome when circumstances allow.
      • Are there any seals he has, or he expects Konoha to have, that are interesting in the context of these problems?
      • Any broad ideas? Early thoughts?
      • Honestly, there's not much I can add here without the actual problems. I'm sure you QMs can figure out a decent brainstorming session though.

    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o INO CHAT
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o SENSEI WORRIES
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o INO CHAT, SENSEI WORRIES
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o INO CHAT, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o SENSEI WORRIES, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o INO CHAT, SENSEI WORRIES, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o AKANE CHAT
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o AKANE CHAT, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, INO CHAT
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, SENSEI WORRIES
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, INO CHAT, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, SENSEI WORRIES, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, INO CHAT, SENSEI WORRIES, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, AKANE CHAT
    [X] Action Plan: Dearth of a Salesman w/o NARA LETTER, AKANE CHAT, KAGOME BRAINSTORMING

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    Generally toned it the fuck down with the Akane chat, and changed it to be more "Be truthful, clear, and open" than specifically putting words in Hazou's mouth. The exception is the talk about being Akane's sensei and partner both, which is mostly unchanged.
     
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