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Puella Magi Imperatrix Mundi, or: Wherein Half Of Japan Tries To Kill You

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Nevill said:
Adachi and Nerima wards are kinda on the different ends of town. Adachi being in the south-east, and Nerima in north-west.
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Also, if memory serves me you had circumstantial evidence suggesting they were coming from the east, so either northeast Katsushika or Chiba prefecture.

Guile said:
I'm not sure if that should be fixed or not, because I really do want them to go get icecream.
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I feel like I should probably remind everyone that it is currently after dark on a January evening, and thus not exactly ice cream weather. :V

Guile said:
We've finally hit on a worse mascot than Kyubey.
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Who needs bunnycat, anyway? I'm pretty sure Yui's official team cute mascot is herself. :V
 
Echo said:
I feel like I should probably remind everyone that it is currently after dark on a January evening, and thus not exactly ice cream weather. :V
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Magical girls don't need to eat, sleep, and possibly breathe. They certainly don't need to wait for it to be warm before getting ice cream.

So says Magical Empress Yui-chan, so say we all.
 
UbeOne said:
Where's the rest of Red Team?
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Lying to myself that I really will go to bed soon I swear.

Echo said:
I feel like I should probably remind everyone that it is currently after dark on a January evening, and thus not exactly ice cream weather. :V
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Echo said:
"I'll take you to my favorite ice cream shop, we can talk there."

"Isn't it a bit cold for that?"

Maiko waves her hand dismissively. "Nonsense. I refuse to believe in a universe where magic is real but you can't eat ice cream in winter."
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:V

More seriously... frankly, I'm not too inclined to keep prying with these guys. I mean, what can we realistically expect from someone who refuses to even introduce themselves?

[x] Okay, this conversation's getting real boring. I feel like I'm the only one contributing! So when you guys feel like holding up your end of a conversation and, like, actually introducing yourselves and all, brainmail me and we'll talk, 'kay? Byyyye!
- [x] Go look for the calligraphy girl
-- [x] Keep searching until you find her or need to head home

I'm open to be convinced otherwise (especially since gosh darn it go to sleep already me), but honestly, Calligraphy Girl seems more immediately important given that not only are her allegiances completely unknown (which is better odds than the stone wall we're getting here), she's doing things that could make the mundanes freak, and we can't have that in Our Town, now can we? Gotta make sure our house is in order.
 
Eh, I am currently entertaining veekie's approach. 'If you don't want to talk, fine, here's the phone number, please call before you kill someone or get someopne killed'. Give them alternative to doing something stupid and walk away, then hope they won't do something stupid. Of course, if they choose to use the crisis hotline, it means that things have gone bad enough for them to use it... and then we'll have to deal with it.

If we wanted to make an offer to them, we could (and I use this as an end goal, and not an immediate proposal which would most certainly be turned down) let them in as an autonomous region under our protection if they are willing to comply with the simple rules of 1) don't be an asshole and 2) report any unauthorized meguca contacts to us instead of pulverizing them. Kinda like Rio's group, but with less strings attached. Things would have to be pretty bad for them to consider it, though, because they know nothing of us and we know very little of them.
 
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[X] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
-[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
-[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
-[X] "that said, I'm willing to help you, no strings attached, all you have to do is ask"
 
[X] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
-[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
-[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
-[X] "that said, I'm willing to help you, no strings attached, all you have to do is ask"
 
- [x] Be a little more aggressive with the "too powerful for them to ignore" angle
- [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
 
Nolrai said:
-[X] "that said, I'm willing to help you, no strings attached, all you have to do is ask"
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I'm not sold on this line. It seems too... open-ended? What happens if they ask us for help conquering a group of otherwise unobjectionable meguca? That being said, though, the rest of the vote seems fine, so if nobody's changed this by the time I wake up tomorrow, I'll have a go at rewriting this line to something I'm happier with.
 
fair point

how about adding something like this at the end:

"of course, I reserve the right to deny a request if I think you're trying to use me. I haven't been doing this long, but I've already seen how the...less scrupulous of us operate. I will help you solve internal problems or defend your territory. I will not be used as a weapon"

better?
 
[x] Pout adorably. Alright then, I get it, you don't want to let the power of friendship flow through you. You're missing out! I make a great friend to people (who don't endanger my city's population or infrastructure), I think. If you change your minds, just contact me and we can meet up over ice cream or something like reasonable superpowered teenage girls.
-[x] Oh, and? I'll be keeping an eye on my border all along Toyko. Please don't test me, alright? That won't be fun for anyone.
--[x] Ask Maiko if you're forgetting anything important, if not, go look for the calligraphy girl. Have Minami switch her focus to monitoring the group until you either get close to where calligraphy girl is or they get far enough from your border, for now.
 
Am I on red team? What color am I?

Regarding a show of force: I think Chizuka can inform her teammates well enough of Yui's combat ability.

[x] Pout adorably. Alright then, I get it, you don't want to let the power of friendship flow through you. You're missing out! I make a great friend to people (who don't endanger my city's population or infrastructure), I think. If you change your minds, just contact me and we can meet up over ice cream or something like reasonable superpowered teenage girls.
-[x] Oh, and? I'll be keeping an eye on my border all along Toyko. Please don't test me, alright? That won't be fun for anyone.
--[x] Ask Maiko if you're forgetting anything important, if not, go look for the calligraphy girl. Have Minami switch her focus to monitoring the group until you either get close to where calligraphy girl is or they get far enough from your border, for now.
 
Is it time to change tag 'echo's not actually back' back to 'echo is back'?

[x] Pout adorably. Alright then, I get it, you don't want to let the power of friendship flow through you. You're missing out! I make a great friend to people (who don't endanger my city's population or infrastructure), I think. If you change your minds, just contact me and we can meet up over ice cream or something like reasonable superpowered teenage girls.
-[x] Oh, and? I'll be keeping an eye on my border all along Toyko. Please don't test me, alright? That won't be fun for anyone.
--[x] Ask Maiko if you're forgetting anything important, if not, go look for the calligraphy girl. Have Minami switch her focus to monitoring the group until you either get close to where calligraphy girl is or they get far enough from your border, for now.
 
You know, I am not enamoured with any of the plans, really. This team has Problems, with a capital P. They have tested the waters by homing their teammate in our direction, and found us a bit too strong for their liking. The message is received, and they said it out loud. Not sure what implicit or explicit threats are supposed to achieve here. Talking about this line specifically:
Genial Precis said:
-[x] Oh, and? I'll be keeping an eye on my border all along Toyko. Please don't test me, alright? That won't be fun for anyone.
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Is it a suggestion to seek softer, more fun targets?

On another hand, giving them any promises does not sit well with me either. Their leader looks like someone who would try to manipulate us if she gets a chance. How do you differ between a genuine request for help and using us as a tool to intimidate the rivals with?

For the moment I am wondering if we shouldn't leave Chizuka with the message 'if things go wrong, call me and I'll help', because she is the more honest of the lot, and is prone to impulsive actions... which means she won't wait until all hell breaks loose if she notices things are heading that way.

Of course, if she shares that information with her teammates (and she feels guilty enough to consider withholding it to be amoral), then they have another string to puppeteer us with.
 
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Echo said:
EDIT: Speaking of which, I'm pretty sure it was stated IC that Yumi lost her wish magic, which got a "WTF?" from Yui but I don't think has come up since then. Probably something else for the dangling plot threads list...
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Well, since you suggested it, I'll add that and the "Asami's potential fluctuates" points you mentioned, though people are likely to see them anyway since they're in authorial posts.

Yeesh, and I thought I was joking when I made the last one "Z".
 
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red team?

we have teams?

anyway, going ahead and modifying my vote

[X] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
-[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
-[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
-[X] "that said, I'm willing to help you, no strings attached, all you have to do is ask"
-[X] "of course, I reserve the right to deny a request if I think you're trying to use me. I haven't been doing this long, but I've already seen how the...less scrupulous of us operate. I will help you solve internal problems or defend your territory. I will not be used as a weapon"
 
Nevill said:
On another hand, giving them any promises does not sit well with me either. Their leader looks like someone who would try to manipulate us if she gets a chance. How do you differ between a genuine request for help and using us as a tool to intimidate the rivals with?

For the moment I am wondering if we shouldn't leave Chizuka with the message 'if things go wrong, call me and I'll help', because she is the more honest of the lot, and is prone to impulsive actions... which means she won't wait until all hell breaks loose if she notices things are heading that way.

Of course, if she shares that information with her teammates (and she feels guilty enough to consider withholding it to be amoral), then they have another string to puppeteer us with.
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It strikes me that Chizuka has seen first-hand how Yui reacts to people trying to kill her, and could therefore anticipate a similarly moderate response to other incidents. She'll know that calling for help from Yui is probably going to provoke Yui to find out what's going on and do something that we all think reasonable. I'd like to say that that's not the easiest response to exploit.

So, if we say something to Chizuka, let's not make any promises about what action Yui is going to take, more along the lines of "If your team get in trouble over your heads, call me and I'll do something at least as reasonable as I did when you ambushed me just now."

I don't want to get entangled in things outside Nagamioka when Nagamioka ought to have plenty of trouble to keep Yui busy in short order. Arguably, it already has that. However, leaving a message with Chizuka seems kind of useful as a tripwire for aggressive expansionistic groups. I could be persuaded otherwise pretty easily though.

[X] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
-[X] Ask for Maiko's read on the situation
-[X] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
-[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
-[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
[X] QBmail Chizuka: "Listen, you've seen that I can be reasonable. If you or your team get in over your heads, contact me and I'll be at least as reasonable with them as I was with you."

Redshirt Army said:
No red in your username or your avatar: You don't currently qualify.
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Avatar is Akane Tsunemori, in which Akane is apparently translated as "red."

Maiko offered to teach Yui microexpression reading a little ways back. That would come in handy just now, and maybe give an 'in' for developing the information-as-power aspects of Yui's magic for situations just like this one, with hard-to-read girls who might be a problem later.
 
Genial Precis said:
[X] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
-[X] Ask for Maiko's read on the situation
-[X] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
-[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
-[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
[X] QBmail Chizuka: "Listen, you've seen that I can be reasonable. If you or your team get in over your heads, contact me and I'll be at least as reasonable with them as I was with you."
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Yes, this is more or less what I want.

Though this is less of a negotiation, and more of a 'ok, then, I'll keep this brief'. We'll be done in a minute and can go join M&M with figuring out the calliguca problem.
 
works for me

[X] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
-[X] Ask for Maiko's read on the situation
-[X] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
-[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
-[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
[X] QBmail Chizuka: "Listen, you've seen that I can be reasonable. If you or your team get in over your heads, contact me and I'll be at least as reasonable with them as I was with you."
Adhoc vote count started by kinigget on Jul 12, 2017 at 9:07 AM, finished with 488 posts and 22 votes.
  • [x] Escort Chizuka back to the border, as planned.
    - [x] Let Chizuka know that she can use her magic again, first.
    - [x] Maiko and Minami keep to hidden-but-within-spying-range as backup.
    - [x] Talk to her teammates a bit, if possible.
    -- [x] Cheerful introductions. Explain that you have for them a delivery of one (1) Chizuka, slightly scuffed but with no serious damage, following a terrible misunderstanding involving exactly where people who don't work for you are allowed to ambush others with high speed giant floating metal spikes. No hard feelings.
    -- [x] Make sure they know that they should really not be crossing the Tokyo-Nagamioka border without sending you a brainmail or text or something about what exactly they're up to and getting your approval.
    -- [x] In fact, Chizuka had some concerning things to say about recent events in their territory and you'd be very interested in hearing more about that, if they're willing to share. Try to figure out their team social dynamics while getting the news.
    -- [x] You have an interest in having a secure Nagamioka with stable border territories, and in making friends who share those interests- which they probably do. If some or all of them care to move, you're also in the market for reliable subordinates who don't mind living in Nagamioka. You'd like to see if you can cut some deals.
    [x] Minami can keep scanning for calligraphy girl's new location if it's not a serious magic cost or distraction from supporting you in escort and negotiations. Otherwise, wait until Chizuka is gone and you can focus properly on finding her while working together.
    [x] Pout adorably. Alright then, I get it, you don't want to let the power of friendship flow through you. You're missing out! I make a great friend to people (who don't endanger my city's population or infrastructure), I think. If you change your minds, just contact me and we can meet up over ice cream or something like reasonable superpowered teenage girls.
    -[x] Oh, and? I'll be keeping an eye on my border all along Toyko. Please don't test me, alright? That won't be fun for anyone.
    --[x] Ask Maiko if you're forgetting anything important, if not, go look for the calligraphy girl. Have Minami switch her focus to monitoring the group until you either get close to where calligraphy girl is or they get far enough from your border, for now.
    [x] Okay, this conversation's getting real boring. I feel like I'm the only one contributing! So when you guys feel like holding up your end of a conversation and, like, actually introducing yourselves and all, brainmail me and we'll talk, 'kay? Byyyye!
    - [x] Go look for the calligraphy girl
    -- [x] Keep searching until you find her or need to head home
    [x] Escort Chizuka back to the border, as planned.
    - [x] Let Chizuka know that she can use her magic again, first.
    - [x] Maiko and Minami keep to hidden-but-within-spying-range as backup.
    - [x] Reassure Chizuka. Even if her entire group doesn't want to join you, you can probably take her at least, take some of the load off them.
    - [x] While walking, ask her about her teammates.
    - [x] Talk to her teammates a bit, if possible.
    -- [x] Cheerful introductions. Explain that you have for them a delivery of one (1) Chizuka, slightly scuffed but with no serious damage, following a terrible misunderstanding involving exactly where people who don't work for you are allowed to ambush others with high speed giant floating metal spikes. No hard feelings.
    -- [x] Make sure they know that they should really not be crossing the Tokyo-Nagamioka border without sending you a brainmail or text or something about what exactly they're up to and getting your approval.
    -- [x] In fact, Chizuka had some concerning things to say about recent events in their territory and you'd be very interested in hearing more about that, if they're willing to share. Try to figure out their team social dynamics while getting the news.
    -- [x] You have an interest in having a secure Nagamioka with stable border territories, and in making friends who share those interests- which they probably do. If some or all of them care to move, you're also in the market for reliable subordinates who don't mind living in Nagamioka. You'd like to see if you can cut some deals.
    [x] Minami can keep scanning for calligraphy girl's new location if it's not a serious magic cost or distraction from supporting you in escort and negotiations. Otherwise, wait until Chizuka is gone and you can focus properly on finding her while working together.
    [x] Tell Chizuka there are girls waiting near the border, and let her return on her own.
    - [x] Give her one of your smaller Grief Seeds as a token of goodwill, since it sounds like her team is low and she might need it.
    - [x] Trail her out of sight to make sure she leaves.
    [x] Escort Chizuka back to the border, as planned.
    - [x] Let Chizuka know that she can use her magic again, first.
    - [x] Tell Chizuka that you know this can be a hard world, but that doesn't make what she did okay. You are willing to forgive her and let this go because you have enough power to have that luxury, but you wouldn't be acting so chill if Chizuka had injured or killed one of your friends. We have to try to be better. We know that Chizuka can be better.
    - [x] Maiko and Minami keep to hidden-but-within-spying-range as backup.
    - [x] Talk to her teammates a bit, if possible.
    -- [x] Don't joke about what happened. We're willing to let this go this time, but if it had been one of our friends who was hurt, we wouldn't be this nice. Right now everybody needs to cool down a little, but we'd be happy to exchange phone numbers and email addresses.
    -- [x] Make sure they know that they should really not be crossing the Tokyo-Nagamioka border without sending you a brainmail or text or something about what exactly they're up to and getting your approval.
    -- [x] In fact, Chizuka had some concerning things to say about recent events in their territory and you'd be very interested in hearing more about that, if they're willing to share. Try to figure out their team social dynamics while getting the news.
    -- [x] You have an interest in having a secure Nagamioka with stable border territories, and in making friends who share those interests- which they probably do. If some or all of them care to move, you're also in the market for reliable subordinates who don't mind living in Nagamioka. You'd like to see if you can cut some deals.
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    - [x] Chizuka said they were worried about being attacked, offer to help with that?
    -- [x] Suggest a mutual defense pact of some sort
    -- [x] Just offer to help defend their territory, no strings attached
    - [x] Be a little more aggressive with the "too powerful for them to ignore" angle
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    - [x] (write-in Yuiplomacy?)
    [x] Thank the Nerima girls for their time and move on
    - [x] Go look for the calligraphy girl
    -- [x] Keep searching until you find her or need to head home
    -- [x] Do a quick search in the likely area and do something else if you don't find her
    - [x] Go check on one of the other leads Maiko and Minami had
    -- [x] Investigate the might-be-a-Witch incidents in the Saitama historical district.
    -- [x] Look for the girl in Yoshikawa Ward.
    -- [x] Look for the girl in Kawaguchi Ward.
    - [x] Just hunt some witches
    -- [x] (write-in?)
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    - [x] Chizuka said they were worried about being attacked, offer to help with that?
    --[x] They probably don't trust you to watch their backs, or enter each other's territory, so set up communications, exchange phone numbers so you can talk without brainmail range, arrange to have free passage if they are passing through your territory on civilian business, prior warning/permission if you are passing through theirs on magical business and offer to share information on regional problems.
    ---[x] Would be nice to reciprocate fully, but not strictly necessary.
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    - [x] Write-in Yuiplomacy: You guys wanna go get some ice cream? My treat.
    - [x] (In case of a 'no'): Look, it is unlikely for a teenage girl not to like ice cream, and it's completely impossible not to like me, so I'm not sure what's going on here.
    - [x] I'm getting the sense that you guys are not having a super easy time of things. And I get that, everybody has problems right? You know, invisible invaders or exploding buildings or whatever. But we can talk things out instead of trying to murder each other!
    - [x] So here's what I'm offering: you guys ever need a place to crash? You can come talk to me. I mean, if somebody comes in and attacks one of my girls I will totally beat them up and stick their not-corpse in my basement. But polite girls who aren't being mean are always welcome, at least temporarily! So don't be a stranger, okay?
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    -[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
    -[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
    -[X] "that said, I'm willing to help you, no strings attached, all you have to do is ask"
    - [x] Be a little more aggressive with the "too powerful for them to ignore" angle
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    [x] Red Team
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    -[X] Ask for Maiko's read on the situation
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    -[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
    -[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
    [X] QBmail Chizuka: "Listen, you've seen that I can be reasonable. If you or your team get in over your heads, contact me and I'll be at least as reasonable with them as I was with you."
    [X] Invite further negotiations at a later time but mostly thank them for their time and move on.
    -[X] Ask for Maiko's read on the situation
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    -[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
    -[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
    [X] QBmail Chizuka: "Listen, you've seen that I can be reasonable. If you or your team get in over your heads, contact me and I'll be at least as reasonable with them as I was with you."
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Adhoc vote count started by kinigget on Jul 12, 2017 at 9:08 AM, finished with 43 posts and 13 votes.
  • [x] Pout adorably. Alright then, I get it, you don't want to let the power of friendship flow through you. You're missing out! I make a great friend to people (who don't endanger my city's population or infrastructure), I think. If you change your minds, just contact me and we can meet up over ice cream or something like reasonable superpowered teenage girls.
    -[x] Oh, and? I'll be keeping an eye on my border all along Toyko. Please don't test me, alright? That won't be fun for anyone.
    --[x] Ask Maiko if you're forgetting anything important, if not, go look for the calligraphy girl. Have Minami switch her focus to monitoring the group until you either get close to where calligraphy girl is or they get far enough from your border, for now.
    [x] Okay, this conversation's getting real boring. I feel like I'm the only one contributing! So when you guys feel like holding up your end of a conversation and, like, actually introducing yourselves and all, brainmail me and we'll talk, 'kay? Byyyye!
    - [x] Go look for the calligraphy girl
    -- [x] Keep searching until you find her or need to head home
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    - [x] Chizuka said they were worried about being attacked, offer to help with that?
    -- [x] Suggest a mutual defense pact of some sort
    -- [x] Just offer to help defend their territory, no strings attached
    - [x] Be a little more aggressive with the "too powerful for them to ignore" angle
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    - [x] (write-in Yuiplomacy?)
    [x] Thank the Nerima girls for their time and move on
    - [x] Go look for the calligraphy girl
    -- [x] Keep searching until you find her or need to head home
    -- [x] Do a quick search in the likely area and do something else if you don't find her
    - [x] Go check on one of the other leads Maiko and Minami had
    -- [x] Investigate the might-be-a-Witch incidents in the Saitama historical district.
    -- [x] Look for the girl in Yoshikawa Ward.
    -- [x] Look for the girl in Kawaguchi Ward.
    - [x] Just hunt some witches
    [x] (write-in?)
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    - [x] Chizuka said they were worried about being attacked, offer to help with that?
    --[x] They probably don't trust you to watch their backs, or enter each other's territory, so set up communications, exchange phone numbers so you can talk without brainmail range, arrange to have free passage if they are passing through your territory on civilian business, prior warning/permission if you are passing through theirs on magical business and offer to share information on regional problems.
    ---[x] Would be nice to reciprocate fully, but not strictly necessary.
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    - [x] Write-in Yuiplomacy: You guys wanna go get some ice cream? My treat.
    - [x] (In case of a 'no'): Look, it is unlikely for a teenage girl not to like ice cream, and it's completely impossible not to like me, so I'm not sure what's going on here.
    - [x] I'm getting the sense that you guys are not having a super easy time of things. And I get that, everybody has problems right? You know, invisible invaders or exploding buildings or whatever. But we can talk things out instead of trying to murder each other!
    - [x] So here's what I'm offering: you guys ever need a place to crash? You can come talk to me. I mean, if somebody comes in and attacks one of my girls I will totally beat them up and stick their not-corpse in my basement. But polite girls who aren't being mean are always welcome, at least temporarily! So don't be a stranger, okay?
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    -[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
    -[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
    -[X] "that said, I'm willing to help you, no strings attached, all you have to do is ask"
    - [x] Be a little more aggressive with the "too powerful for them to ignore" angle
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    [x] Red Team
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    -[X] Ask for Maiko's read on the situation
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    -[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
    -[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
    [X] QBmail Chizuka: "Listen, you've seen that I can be reasonable. If you or your team get in over your heads, contact me and I'll be at least as reasonable with them as I was with you."
    [X] Invite further negotiations at a later time but mostly thank them for their time and move on.
    -[X] Ask for Maiko's read on the situation
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    -[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
    -[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
    [X] QBmail Chizuka: "Listen, you've seen that I can be reasonable. If you or your team get in over your heads, contact me and I'll be at least as reasonable with them as I was with you."
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Adhoc vote count started by kinigget on Jul 12, 2017 at 5:55 PM, finished with 71 posts and 15 votes.
  • [X] Put your game face on.
    -[X] It looks like you don't deal in 'cute and adorable', so I'm going to try to speak in your language for a moment.
    --[X] I have it on good authority that Chizuka is an excellent teammate with a poorly chosen team. If you give me a reason to believe you are mistreating her, I will be very cross.
    ---[X] Now here's the carrot; there is room in my city. You don't need to make any 'regrettable' choices. If plentiful hunting and the protection of yours truly is something you want, we can come to an easy understanding. Talk to me tomorrow. Or don't, but I'll be keeping an eye out all the same.
    ----[X] Back to friendly: Well, I've got to go, but it was nice meeting you all! Bye for now!
    -[X] To Minami: I've got to finish up here, but I'll be with you in a few. Do what you can until I get there.
    --[X] (After conversation) Go look for the calligraphy girl
    ---[X] Search for a reasonable amount of time. If you can't find her within a half hour, head off to do other things.
    [X] QBmail Chizuka: "Listen, you've seen that I can be reasonable. If you or your team get in over your heads, contact me and I'll be at least as reasonable with them as I was with you."
    [x] Pout adorably. Alright then, I get it, you don't want to let the power of friendship flow through you. You're missing out! I make a great friend to people (who don't endanger my city's population or infrastructure), I think. If you change your minds, just contact me and we can meet up over ice cream or something like reasonable superpowered teenage girls.
    -[x] Oh, and? I'll be keeping an eye on my border all along Toyko. Please don't test me, alright? That won't be fun for anyone.
    --[x] Ask Maiko if you're forgetting anything important, if not, go look for the calligraphy girl. Have Minami switch her focus to monitoring the group until you either get close to where calligraphy girl is or they get far enough from your border, for now.
    [X] Invite further negotiations at a later time but mostly thank them for their time and move on.
    -[X] Ask for Maiko's read on the situation
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    -[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
    -[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    - [x] Chizuka said they were worried about being attacked, offer to help with that?
    -- [x] Suggest a mutual defense pact of some sort
    -- [x] Just offer to help defend their territory, no strings attached
    - [x] Be a little more aggressive with the "too powerful for them to ignore" angle
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    - [x] (write-in Yuiplomacy?)
    [x] Thank the Nerima girls for their time and move on
    - [x] Go look for the calligraphy girl
    -- [x] Keep searching until you find her or need to head home
    -- [x] Do a quick search in the likely area and do something else if you don't find her
    - [x] Go check on one of the other leads Maiko and Minami had
    -- [x] Investigate the might-be-a-Witch incidents in the Saitama historical district.
    -- [x] Look for the girl in Yoshikawa Ward.
    -- [x] Look for the girl in Kawaguchi Ward.
    - [x] Just hunt some witches
    [x] (write-in?)
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    - [x] Chizuka said they were worried about being attacked, offer to help with that?
    --[x] They probably don't trust you to watch their backs, or enter each other's territory, so set up communications, exchange phone numbers so you can talk without brainmail range, arrange to have free passage if they are passing through your territory on civilian business, prior warning/permission if you are passing through theirs on magical business and offer to share information on regional problems.
    ---[x] Would be nice to reciprocate fully, but not strictly necessary.
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    - [x] Write-in Yuiplomacy: You guys wanna go get some ice cream? My treat.
    - [x] (In case of a 'no'): Look, it is unlikely for a teenage girl not to like ice cream, and it's completely impossible not to like me, so I'm not sure what's going on here.
    - [x] I'm getting the sense that you guys are not having a super easy time of things. And I get that, everybody has problems right? You know, invisible invaders or exploding buildings or whatever. But we can talk things out instead of trying to murder each other!
    - [x] So here's what I'm offering: you guys ever need a place to crash? You can come talk to me. I mean, if somebody comes in and attacks one of my girls I will totally beat them up and stick their not-corpse in my basement. But polite girls who aren't being mean are always welcome, at least temporarily! So don't be a stranger, okay?
    [x] Okay, this conversation's getting real boring. I feel like I'm the only one contributing! So when you guys feel like holding up your end of a conversation and, like, actually introducing yourselves and all, brainmail me and we'll talk, 'kay? Byyyye!
    - [x] Go look for the calligraphy girl
    -- [x] Keep searching until you find her or need to head home
    - [x] Be a little more aggressive with the "too powerful for them to ignore" angle
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    [x] Red Team
    [x] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
    -[X] Ask for Maiko's read on the situation
    - [x] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
    -[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
    -[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
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Nevill said:
Though this is less of a negotiation, and more of a 'ok, then, I'll keep this brief'. We'll be done in a minute and can go join M&M with figuring out the calliguca problem.
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These girls seem more like planner types to me and are stonewalling now that their plan went belly up, I feel like any negotiations we do they want to be on their terms.

I don't think we will be getting much more out of these girls right now unless we really push.

I kinda want to throw a few barbs their way though, to let them know they are being completely unreasonable here but I'm not sure if that's being petty :V
 
This was not a complaint, more of an observation that it does not quite fit the over-vote (is that a word? what's the opposite of a subvote?):

[ ] Continue attempts to negotiate with the Nerima girls in hopes of establishing some sort of agreement.
-[ ] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
 
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[x] Okay, this conversation's getting realboring. I feel like I'm the only one contributing! So when you guys feel like holding up your end of a conversation and, like, actually introducing yourselves and all, brainmail me and we'll talk, 'kay? Byyyye!
- [x] Go look for the calligraphy girl
-- [x] Keep searching until you find her or need to head home
 
Nevill said:
This was not a complaint, more of an observation that if does not quite fit the over-vote (is that a word? what's the opposite of a subvote?):
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Point taken, since the vote doesn't actually push them to agree on anything. I changed that line to distinguish the approach.

[X] Invite further negotiations at a later time but mostly thank them for their time and move on.
-[X] Ask for Maiko's read on the situation
-[X] Send Maiko and/or Minami off to search for calligraphy girl while you negotiate
-[X] "okay look, I actually was trying to do something before I got sidetracked here so I'll make this short: I'll leave you my contact information and with the promise that I will not interfere with your business if you don't interfere in mine."
-[X] "If you want to set up a more formal arrangement later we can do that. I'd honestly prefer it, but I won't force the issue"
[X] QBmail Chizuka: "Listen, you've seen that I can be reasonable. If you or your team get in over your heads, contact me and I'll be at least as reasonable with them as I was with you."
 
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