A Bro's Life (AGG-ish Anime Bro Quest)
- Thread starter LinkOnScepter
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Sir Plusse
Overly Vicious Quester
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- Kansas
At a guess? Perving. Like, trying to sneak into locker rooms or catch them changing or whatever. Y'know, the "anime pervert" routine.
[X] All three. You think having a balance would be best
Here my reasoning if all you had is mind without heart you will be cruel
If all you have heart is without mind than you only have good intentions
Lastly if you only have body without mind than you are only a wreaking ball of destruction
Here my reasoning if all you had is mind without heart you will be cruel
If all you have heart is without mind than you only have good intentions
Lastly if you only have body without mind than you are only a wreaking ball of destruction
LinkOnScepter
The One who Strangles Concepts to death
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- Interwebs
Let's see...
Edit: Alright then.
All three it is.
Edit: Alright then.
All three it is.
Eternal_0bserver
(Unverified Bookworm)
- Location
- Earth, Northern Europe
Eh, the boring option won. Come on folks, what can a mysterious mentor figure teach the protagonist if they already know all the right answers? He can feel really unwanted at this rate.
- Location
- Goose Land
Sensei hasn't taught us anything yet, so he doesn't qualify as a mentor, yet.
Mysterious is definitely true though.
ToTD: Interlude 2.2/ToTD: Prelude To Second Fight
LinkOnScepter
The One who Strangles Concepts to death
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[X] All three. You think having a balance would be best.
You take a moment to think about your answer. Choosing one or the other would be the "smart" thing you suppose. No need to try to do everything. You'll end up burning yourself out and yadda yadda yadda. There would be some truth to that if sensei were asking you about what you think you need to work on. Or what you believe is your best aspect. But, he didn't. He asked what you valued the most of the options he gave you. When you think of it like that the answer becomes clear.
"I'd have to say, all three at once," you respond to him. The fact that he doesn't say anything in response makes you continue, "Well, you can't exactly have one without the other two. If you focus only on your body, then you'll be weak of mind and weak of heart. You can punch hard or survive lots, but will probably fold to a bit of stress. Can't move your muscles without the will to do it, or knowing the best way to throw a punch."
"Hmm, go on," sensei waves his hand through the air.
You rub the back of your neck as you continue, "Mind and heart are kind of the same. Both keep you moving just in different ways. Your mind is what tells you how you should be doing something. You use it to puzzle out the best way to move forward without tripping over your own feet. Your heart is what tells you why you should be doing something. Why you should push yourself to get up everyday. Why you should try to better yourself and all that. It's what gets you to act on what your mind puzzles out is the right idea."
"But, focusing on one or the other would be a mistake. Your mind will make you take too long thinking about what you should do rather than actually doing anything. Your heart will make you act on stuff without thinking, which can lead to you tripping over your own feet. And without the body, neither the heart or mind can really make what they want to do a reality. It's why you need all three in balance. Though that's easier said than done," you admit as you reach the end of your diatribe. You start to chuckle while scratching at your cheek, "Uh, sorry if that doesn't make sense. I'm not really used to talking about stuff like this. So, it probably sounded pretty dumb."
"Not at all," Sensei says with a short tilt of his head, "your reasoning was well spoken and understandable."
"Well, thanks sensei," you feel a bit of pride at his praise. Then silence falls over you again as he just continues to stare at you. You start feeling a bit self-conscious...something you don't usually feel when that happens. You cough into your hand as you try to get used to his intense gaze.
[???]
"If that is the case," sensei Hazma places a hand on your shoulder. You stiffen up as he does so, his expression still an intense one, "I believe you have a good foundation built to live up to those values."
"I'm sensing a but here," you state matter of factly.
Your sensei nods, taking his hand off your shoulder and crossing his arms, "But you must cultivate it if truly wish to keep to your values."
"And this is the part where you tell me not to try to do everything cause I'll end up doing nothing?"
"No, it is not," sensei takes his hand off your shoulder. You look at him confused as he crosses his arms, "I did not ask you which you wished to work on, after all. Just which you valued more."
"Oh. Why?"
"Because, as far as improving yourself is concerned, I personally do not believe there is a specific way to do so," he shrugs at you, "If one wishes to specialize and focus on a specific group of pursuits, they should do so. If one wishes to attempt to become proficient in multiple fields at once, then they should do so. Both paths have their hardships. Both paths have their bright moments. Both paths will bring both victory in some areas and defeat in others. And no matter what, there will always be ways to deal with the problems that come about from your choice."
Then he raises one of his finger, "To me, what truly matters is that you commit to your path. That you do not start walking, but constantly look back to think about what could have been. To not second guess yourself as you move forward. Only stray when you believe doing so would be for the benefit of yourself or others. But understand that doing so will come with its own cost."
You absorb most of his words like a sponge. It does sound like the kind of sage wisdom that you're supposed to take to heart. That and it's the most amount of words you've heard him say since joining this club. As you do so, you stop and question, "But, why are you saying this to me?"
"As I said, I believe you have the potential to become greater than what you are. Perhaps not the greatest, but great nonetheless. And it is my duty to help you make use of that potential. Should you choose to," he explains with a single nod of his head.
"Oh? So, does mean I get some special training with sensei?" you ask earnestly, a smiling up at the older man.
"Only if you wish to. If you ever have a moment, and you feel that you have reached a point where you're unsure how to proceed, merely seek me out. I tend to spend my days resting in the gym or in the faculty room. I'm always willing to make time for my students," he begins to walk back towards the locker room. You follow along as he does, mind trying to make sense of everything that he has said.
"Uh, no offense sensei, but I'm not sure if you can really help me," you as you think about how far you've really gotten with Martial Arts. Seteke and Sakura have both freely admitted they have nothing more to teach you. You don't think that sensei, the person who supposedly taught them, would be able to teach you anything new if they can't.
For the first time since you've met him, you swear you see sensei Hazma smirk. It disappears a moment later as he continues, "Firstly, I never said to come to me for Martial Arts training. You can, but I would be fine with you coming to me for help with anything. Whether it be school work, life advice, or even assistance with finding a career path."
You chuckle a bit at his words, "So, basically stuff that all my teachers tell me to come to them for?"
"Indeed. And second-"
[MMA Check: 101 + 30 (Mixed Work Of Art) - 50 (???) = 81 VS DC ??? (Impregnable Defense Negated by ???) = 81. Failure]
...What just happened?
You were just walking alongside sensei one moment.
And the next he had a hand to your throat.
You blocked.
You know you did.
You can feel the fact that his hand hit your own when you brought them up to block the attack.
But it didn't matter.
They were blown away the second his rock like skin made contact with your own.
You're eyes go cross-eyed as you observe the calloused, scar covered, karate chopping hand that has stopped only centimeters from your neck.
"I think you'll find that I still have plenty to teach you," sensei Hazma says before pulling his hand away. He continues walking off, "Now come along. There is still celebrating to be done."
...
"Yato," you whisper once you're certain sensei is too far away to hear you, "please tell me you saw that. Please tell me that you saw sensei's attack coming at me."
"...I apologize, Lord Hayato. But...no. No I did not."
...Holy shit.
[Unlocked Sensei Hazma SL! Starts at Rank 1 with 3/3 RP! Can now choose to go to Sensei Hazma for Martial Arts, Resistance, Empathy, Speech, Education, Perception, and Melee Weaponry Training!]
The battle between Amaterasu High and Satsuma School has ended. From what you've been hearing, Amaterasu won. And their school was the one with the other Sole Participant. Apparently, they chose to fight all three Satsuma students at the same time. It was a close fight but they came out on top.
Now you just have to wait for the next batch of matches to be called and to find out who you'll be facing. Until then, you've got enough time to do two things before then. Hmm...
Current AP: 2
[] Go find Yamato. Hang with him before the next match.
[] Go find Yameko. You want to see how she's doing.
[] Go find Estella. You want to talk more with your senpai.
[] Go find Irina. She seems like you're kind of people.
[] Go find that Sole Participant. You want to see who you're up against.
[] Train a bit before the next fight. Get at least a little in (Write in Skill To Train. Note that Event Skill Gains are in effect):
- []
- []
You take a moment to think about your answer. Choosing one or the other would be the "smart" thing you suppose. No need to try to do everything. You'll end up burning yourself out and yadda yadda yadda. There would be some truth to that if sensei were asking you about what you think you need to work on. Or what you believe is your best aspect. But, he didn't. He asked what you valued the most of the options he gave you. When you think of it like that the answer becomes clear.
"I'd have to say, all three at once," you respond to him. The fact that he doesn't say anything in response makes you continue, "Well, you can't exactly have one without the other two. If you focus only on your body, then you'll be weak of mind and weak of heart. You can punch hard or survive lots, but will probably fold to a bit of stress. Can't move your muscles without the will to do it, or knowing the best way to throw a punch."
"Hmm, go on," sensei waves his hand through the air.
You rub the back of your neck as you continue, "Mind and heart are kind of the same. Both keep you moving just in different ways. Your mind is what tells you how you should be doing something. You use it to puzzle out the best way to move forward without tripping over your own feet. Your heart is what tells you why you should be doing something. Why you should push yourself to get up everyday. Why you should try to better yourself and all that. It's what gets you to act on what your mind puzzles out is the right idea."
"But, focusing on one or the other would be a mistake. Your mind will make you take too long thinking about what you should do rather than actually doing anything. Your heart will make you act on stuff without thinking, which can lead to you tripping over your own feet. And without the body, neither the heart or mind can really make what they want to do a reality. It's why you need all three in balance. Though that's easier said than done," you admit as you reach the end of your diatribe. You start to chuckle while scratching at your cheek, "Uh, sorry if that doesn't make sense. I'm not really used to talking about stuff like this. So, it probably sounded pretty dumb."
"Not at all," Sensei says with a short tilt of his head, "your reasoning was well spoken and understandable."
"Well, thanks sensei," you feel a bit of pride at his praise. Then silence falls over you again as he just continues to stare at you. You start feeling a bit self-conscious...something you don't usually feel when that happens. You cough into your hand as you try to get used to his intense gaze.
[???]
"If that is the case," sensei Hazma places a hand on your shoulder. You stiffen up as he does so, his expression still an intense one, "I believe you have a good foundation built to live up to those values."
"I'm sensing a but here," you state matter of factly.
Your sensei nods, taking his hand off your shoulder and crossing his arms, "But you must cultivate it if truly wish to keep to your values."
"And this is the part where you tell me not to try to do everything cause I'll end up doing nothing?"
"No, it is not," sensei takes his hand off your shoulder. You look at him confused as he crosses his arms, "I did not ask you which you wished to work on, after all. Just which you valued more."
"Oh. Why?"
"Because, as far as improving yourself is concerned, I personally do not believe there is a specific way to do so," he shrugs at you, "If one wishes to specialize and focus on a specific group of pursuits, they should do so. If one wishes to attempt to become proficient in multiple fields at once, then they should do so. Both paths have their hardships. Both paths have their bright moments. Both paths will bring both victory in some areas and defeat in others. And no matter what, there will always be ways to deal with the problems that come about from your choice."
Then he raises one of his finger, "To me, what truly matters is that you commit to your path. That you do not start walking, but constantly look back to think about what could have been. To not second guess yourself as you move forward. Only stray when you believe doing so would be for the benefit of yourself or others. But understand that doing so will come with its own cost."
You absorb most of his words like a sponge. It does sound like the kind of sage wisdom that you're supposed to take to heart. That and it's the most amount of words you've heard him say since joining this club. As you do so, you stop and question, "But, why are you saying this to me?"
"As I said, I believe you have the potential to become greater than what you are. Perhaps not the greatest, but great nonetheless. And it is my duty to help you make use of that potential. Should you choose to," he explains with a single nod of his head.
"Oh? So, does mean I get some special training with sensei?" you ask earnestly, a smiling up at the older man.
"Only if you wish to. If you ever have a moment, and you feel that you have reached a point where you're unsure how to proceed, merely seek me out. I tend to spend my days resting in the gym or in the faculty room. I'm always willing to make time for my students," he begins to walk back towards the locker room. You follow along as he does, mind trying to make sense of everything that he has said.
"Uh, no offense sensei, but I'm not sure if you can really help me," you as you think about how far you've really gotten with Martial Arts. Seteke and Sakura have both freely admitted they have nothing more to teach you. You don't think that sensei, the person who supposedly taught them, would be able to teach you anything new if they can't.
For the first time since you've met him, you swear you see sensei Hazma smirk. It disappears a moment later as he continues, "Firstly, I never said to come to me for Martial Arts training. You can, but I would be fine with you coming to me for help with anything. Whether it be school work, life advice, or even assistance with finding a career path."
You chuckle a bit at his words, "So, basically stuff that all my teachers tell me to come to them for?"
"Indeed. And second-"
[MMA Check: 101 + 30 (Mixed Work Of Art) - 50 (???) = 81 VS DC ??? (Impregnable Defense Negated by ???) = 81. Failure]
...What just happened?
You were just walking alongside sensei one moment.
And the next he had a hand to your throat.
You blocked.
You know you did.
You can feel the fact that his hand hit your own when you brought them up to block the attack.
But it didn't matter.
They were blown away the second his rock like skin made contact with your own.
You're eyes go cross-eyed as you observe the calloused, scar covered, karate chopping hand that has stopped only centimeters from your neck.
"I think you'll find that I still have plenty to teach you," sensei Hazma says before pulling his hand away. He continues walking off, "Now come along. There is still celebrating to be done."
...
"Yato," you whisper once you're certain sensei is too far away to hear you, "please tell me you saw that. Please tell me that you saw sensei's attack coming at me."
"...I apologize, Lord Hayato. But...no. No I did not."
...Holy shit.
[Unlocked Sensei Hazma SL! Starts at Rank 1 with 3/3 RP! Can now choose to go to Sensei Hazma for Martial Arts, Resistance, Empathy, Speech, Education, Perception, and Melee Weaponry Training!]
The battle between Amaterasu High and Satsuma School has ended. From what you've been hearing, Amaterasu won. And their school was the one with the other Sole Participant. Apparently, they chose to fight all three Satsuma students at the same time. It was a close fight but they came out on top.
Now you just have to wait for the next batch of matches to be called and to find out who you'll be facing. Until then, you've got enough time to do two things before then. Hmm...
Current AP: 2
[] Go find Yamato. Hang with him before the next match.
[] Go find Yameko. You want to see how she's doing.
[] Go find Estella. You want to talk more with your senpai.
[] Go find Irina. She seems like you're kind of people.
[] Go find that Sole Participant. You want to see who you're up against.
[] Train a bit before the next fight. Get at least a little in (Write in Skill To Train. Note that Event Skill Gains are in effect):
- []
- []
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Icipall
Don't worry, we can fanfix that!
- Location
- Cold snow fields of Finland
Good advice.
Personal tutoring, I see.
There is always someone stronger.
Nor surprising, seems that the final fight will be the sole participants.
[X] Go find Estella. You want to talk more with your senpai.
[X] Go find Irina. She seems like you're kind of people.
We have much less options to meet now, so lets go see our newest friends. We don't need training and we haven't spent time with those two yet.
[X] Go find Irina. She seems like you're kind of people.
I want to know more about the next powerhouse in our school
Considering sensei is this strong i have a feeling the sole participant may not be as easy as expected
I want to know more about the next powerhouse in our school
Considering sensei is this strong i have a feeling the sole participant may not be as easy as expected
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[X] Go find Yameko. You want to see how she's doing.
Ehh. I like her, and It would be nice to hang out with someone more familiar after the last one went to only people we lacked SL's with.
Now, a roll. 1.
[X] Go find Estella. You want to talk more with your senpai.
Ehh. I like her, and It would be nice to hang out with someone more familiar after the last one went to only people we lacked SL's with.
Now, a roll. 1.
[X] Go find Estella. You want to talk more with your senpai.
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Sir Plusse
Overly Vicious Quester
- Location
- Kansas
AHA! I KNEW Sensei was supernatural, ever since the attack on our school where he left those craters! Anyway...
[X] Go find Irina. She seems like you're kind of people.
[X] Go find Yameko. You want to see how she's doing.
[X] Go find Irina. She seems like you're kind of people.
[X] Go find Yameko. You want to see how she's doing.
Eternal_0bserver
(Unverified Bookworm)
- Location
- Earth, Northern Europe
[X] Go find Yamato. Hang with him before the next match.
[X] Go find that Sole Participant. You want to see who you're up against.
[X] Go find that Sole Participant. You want to see who you're up against.
[X] Go find that Sole Participant. You want to see who you're up against.
[X] Train a bit before the next fight. Get at least a little in (Write in Skill To Train. Note that Event Skill Gains are in effect):
- [X]Unyielding Mountain Technique
I was going to do Irina for the second, but then I saw event bonus training exp. And while I was tempted to do MMA as one of the core skills...my OCD can't handle ruining the perfect synchronization of the tournament skills. And of the many other skills that need to be shorn up, an appropriatly physical one to train leaves fewer options, and then I noticed that our probably primary (supernatural) combat skill is still rather low. And since it's also an opportunity for narrative shenanigans if we have any voyeurs to our training (with disguised gloves ofc)...well that's all the better.
On a side note, definitely feeling like voting to fight 1v1 was a missed opportunity, even if the tournament secret goal is to win with no rounds lost at all.
Yo, @LinkOnScepter, just curious. What would the stats have looked like in the fight with Susanoo if it was 1v3? Everyone else is a mystery, but we already know they had respective skills of 80, 85, and 80 and that none seemed to have any buffs while the last one halved our debuff from impregnable defense. In other words...they got totally schooled and we could have likely had an even higher buff from being allowed to use all three arts together more fully. So what would their bonus from working together have looked like?
[X] Train a bit before the next fight. Get at least a little in (Write in Skill To Train. Note that Event Skill Gains are in effect):
- [X]Unyielding Mountain Technique
I was going to do Irina for the second, but then I saw event bonus training exp. And while I was tempted to do MMA as one of the core skills...my OCD can't handle ruining the perfect synchronization of the tournament skills. And of the many other skills that need to be shorn up, an appropriatly physical one to train leaves fewer options, and then I noticed that our probably primary (supernatural) combat skill is still rather low. And since it's also an opportunity for narrative shenanigans if we have any voyeurs to our training (with disguised gloves ofc)...well that's all the better.
On a side note, definitely feeling like voting to fight 1v1 was a missed opportunity, even if the tournament secret goal is to win with no rounds lost at all.
Yo, @LinkOnScepter, just curious. What would the stats have looked like in the fight with Susanoo if it was 1v3? Everyone else is a mystery, but we already know they had respective skills of 80, 85, and 80 and that none seemed to have any buffs while the last one halved our debuff from impregnable defense. In other words...they got totally schooled and we could have likely had an even higher buff from being allowed to use all three arts together more fully. So what would their bonus from working together have looked like?
- Location
- Israel
[X] Go find Estella. You want to talk more with your senpai.
[X] Go find Irina. She seems like you're kind of people.
Okay, I'm gonna go with these options. But when we have time again, we better go and hang out with our bro and his foxy waifu.
[X] Go find Irina. She seems like you're kind of people.
Okay, I'm gonna go with these options. But when we have time again, we better go and hang out with our bro and his foxy waifu.
LinkOnScepter
The One who Strangles Concepts to death
- Location
- Interwebs
Well, the reason why the second guy managed to knock your Impregnable Defense down to 10 is cause he wasn't planning on attack you first. He was gonna let you come at him, and only attacked because you entered his range. The -20 is a combination of two debuffs. One -10 from simply fighting you, and one -10 from attacking you first.
If you had chosen all 3 at once, I would've added all their base Skill stats together. So 80 + 85 + 80.
Then I would've added all your relevant Martial Arts stats together. So Karate + MMA + Kendo.
Ah. Huh. Yeah...that was definitely a mistake to got 1v1 then. I mean, technically splitting things into three rolls meant we could apply debuffs to each individually and +30 buff to ourselves each time, so there is in total a greater discrepancy going 1 on 1...but a flat additive martial check (rather then some buff number or multiplier based on how outnumbered we are and relative skills) just means if we were already winning then we could have won even more impressively.
1v1 is good if we had an area that was significantly weaker then the rest, and needed to play a numbers game of winning two matches at the cost of losing one versus not quite stacking up to a full 1v3 and getting eliminated. Since our skills are all equal, high, and have no penalty to trying to use them all together (and in fact have a buff)...well we sacrificed a lot of cool points it looks like. Unless Susanoo was just the weakest school around?
I guess we'll see going forward, but if the option comes up I know I'm voting to switch to 1v3 elimination matches.
- Location
- Goose Land
YEAAAAH BABY THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
This is hype for our future growth!
Event Skill Gains? I don't quite remember what that's about?
Serious consideration, there was a Trickery Check we could have passed for the Toruney Prep, do we think we'd be able to pass it if we tried two AP of Trickery Training now?
Icipall
Don't worry, we can fanfix that!
- Location
- Cold snow fields of Finland
Even if we could, I think the moment has passed and we wouldn't even need it. And Trickery is not important skill for us, so using AP on it would be a waste. It's much better now to use the AP for socials and return to training useful skills when we get back to regular weekdays.