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All Along the Watchtower - a Modern Strike Witches Quest

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##### 3.21
[X] Talk to...
-[X] Sveta.
-[X] Louise.
--[X] Any possible interests. What do they like to do in their spare time? Share your own. Who knows, maybe you all have something in common?
No. of votes: 1
obssesednuker

[X] Indulge in your religious experience
No. of votes: 2
veekie, wingstrike96

[X] Talk to...
-[X] Louise
--[X] Previous combat experience
No. of votes: 1
Spectre

Praise Burger.
 
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69.0 - Praise Burger
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    • [><] Indulge in your religious experience
    They say the choirs of heaven's angels play music and sing when you meat your soulmate. Well if that's the case they're certainly playing now.

    Sweet gods of gastronomy, you can barely stop yourself from stuffing the entire burger down your face despite the size, but societal norms and the desire to make the indescribable balance of flavors enables you to control your urges. For a few seconds, there is no war, there are no Neuroi, there is not even a humanity. There is just you and this burger.

    This burger is a mouthbalm. It must disappear. This burger. This burger. This burger. This burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger this burger...
    Meanwhile...
    Louise and Sveta had stopped eating to watch Klava eat her burger. They had stopped because the moment Klava bit down, she proceeded to look and act as if she had bitten not into a cheeseburger, but something powerfully hallucinogenic - wide, dilated eyes, slow movements, and...
    And that's all for local news, now back to you, Jorge
    "Klava?"

    You do not hear. The Burger does not will for you to hear any but itself, taste any but itself, know any but itself.

    "Klava."

    Still you do not hear as you swallow, and ready for another bite. you must feed on The Burger. But there is no you, there is only Burger...

    "Junior Lieutenant!"

    "Mh-ah?"

    "You're drooling."

    You break free from the burger's control and look at yourself in the reflection on the mirror-like metal protecting the top of the booth's walls, which are about at eye level - probably deliberate. Sure enough, there is a trail of drool going down from your mouth and - oh dear, it seems some of it has started to get on your clothes!

    You blush almost as red as the ketchup with embarrassment as you proceed to put the burger down and wipe yourself with the cloth napkin. Sadly it isn't terribly absorbent, but it gets it out of the way at least. Who knew burgers could cause such a reaction?

    You internally swear that you will never again allow yourself to fall under the mental control of burgers, no matter how tantalizing they may be. Fat witches are dead witches, after all.
    [ ] Talk to...
    - [ ] Sveta
    - [ ] Louise
    -- [ ] The combat of the day
    -- [ ] Previous combat experience
    -- [ ] Something else (Write in)
    [ ] Check phone
    - [ ] For news
    -- [ ] The Neuroi
    -- [ ] Orussia
    --- [ ] General Orussia stuff
    --- [ ] Bering Sea 'hive'
    --- [ ] Siberia 'hive'
    -- [ ] Other foreign affairs
     
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    • [X] Talk to...
    - [X] Sveta
    - [X] Louise
    -- [X] The combat of the day
    --[X] Try to explain the burger thing. Fail.
     
    [X] Talk to...
    - [X] Sveta.
    - [X] Louise.
    -- [X] Any possible interests. What do they like to do in their spare time? Share your own. Who knows, maybe you all have something in common?
     
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    ##### 3.21
    [X] Talk to...
    -[X] Sveta
    -[X] Louise
    --[X] The combat of the day
    --[X] Try to explain the burger thing. Fail.
    No. of votes: 1
    veekie

    [X] Talk to...
    -[X] Louise
    --[X] Previous combat experience
    No. of votes: 2
    kilopi505, Spectre

    [X] Talk to...
    -[X] Sveta.
    -[X] Louise.
    --[X] Any possible interests. What do they like to do in their spare time? Share your own. Who knows, maybe you all have something in common?
    No. of votes: 1
    obssesednuker

    It's a good thing we didn't have to explain the burger worship, because we'd probably end up creating a religion right there.

    And no I haven't seen Bob's Burgers. I am however shocked that there aren't more pictures of stained glass windows featuring cheeseburgers.
     
    [X] Talk to...
    -[X] Sveta
    -[X] Louise
    --[X] The combat of the day
    --[X] Try to explain the burger thing. Fail.
     
    70.0 - I Did Not Have An Epiphany Due To A Burger
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    • [><] Talk to...
    - [><] Sveta
    - [><] Louise
    -- [><] The combat of the day
    --[><] Try to explain the burger thing. Fail.
    "I, uh... have never had a burger before, s-so... I just... was not... and... there was... crab meat, real crab... and... and..."

    Neither Louise nor Sveta look convinced of your sincerity... or your sanity. In fact they look even less convinced than earlier. In their defense, you did just worship a burger. With your face.

    "I... uhhh... nevermind."

    A few awkward moments pass as the three of you try and get over the event that occurred, silently agreeing to speak of it to no one. Chuck Berry sings on about a country boy named Johnny B. Goode, oblivious and uncaring to the mood at table 5. Someone in the kitchen drops a metal pan loudly, shaking you all from your stupor.

    "Soooo, Sveta, you were with Eli, correct?"

    "Da?" she asks. In a tone that implies, 'Couldn't you think of literally anything besides combat to talk about?' She doesn't say it of course because that would be crass, but it's painfully apparent in her voice.

    "What was she like in combat? What was it like for you in close combat, as an interceptor?"

    "It was... Louise, what's the word I am looking for? Starts with a 'k' I think... fear of small spaces..."

    "Claustrophobic?"

    "Yes, that. It felt claustrophobic, being in a dogfight. We interceptor witches are trained to fight at as long a distance as we can manage; many times we never even saw our targets, even in training. The fighters prevented that for as long as they could.... uh, do not tell her I said this, but Eli wasn't helpful with that."

    "Oh?"
    "Really?"

    "She was far more focused on eliminating the bombers than dealing with the fighters. I don't think she even noticed the fighters, let alone shot at them, until she got hit in the knee."

    "She got hit? I did not notice."

    "I didn't either, until I saw the blood. According to Ruya, this is not a rare occasion. In Syria she would frequently hide or ignore her wounds until she was literally about to collapse from them. And even then, sometimes it took their commanding officer's orders to keep her from the fight. The woman may be mad, but she is driven, and a skilled commander herself."

    Well now.
    [ ] Talk to...
    - [ ] Sveta
    - [ ] Louise
    -- [ ] Previous combat experience
    -- [ ] Their personal lives
    --- [ ] Hobbies and interests
    ---- [ ] What kind of stuff? (Write in)
    [ ] Check phone
    - [ ] For news
    -- [ ] The Neuroi
    -- [ ] Orussia
    --- [ ] General Orussia stuff
    --- [ ] Bering Sea 'hive'
    --- [ ] Siberia 'hive'
    -- [ ] Other foreign affairs
     
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    • [X] Talk to...
    - [X] Sveta
    - [X] Louise
    -- [X] Their personal lives
    --- [X] Hobbies and interests
     
    [X] Talk to...
    - [X] Sveta
    - [X] Louise
    -- [X] Their personal lives
    --- [X] Hobbies and interests
    ---- [X] Volunteer yours - Exploring, a bit of climbing, hiking, swimming and generally sticking your nose into everywhere. Never gone diving yet though!
     
    [X] Talk to...
    - [X] Sveta
    - [X] Louise
    -- [X] Their personal lives
    --- [X] Hobbies and interests
     
    [X] Talk to...
    - [X] Sveta
    - [X] Louise
    -- [X] Their personal lives
    --- [X] Hobbies and interests
    ---- [X] Volunteer yours - Exploring, a bit of climbing, hiking, swimming and generally sticking your nose into everywhere. Never gone diving yet though.
     
    Vote tally:
    ##### 3.21
    [X] Talk to...
    -[X] Sveta
    -[X] Louise
    --[X] Their personal lives
    ---[X] Hobbies and interests
    ----[X] Volunteer yours - Exploring, a bit of climbing, hiking, swimming and generally sticking your nose into everywhere. Never gone diving yet though!
    No. of votes: 2
    veekie, obssesednuker

    [X] Talk to...
    -[X] Sveta
    -[X] Louise
    --[X] Their personal lives
    ---[X] Hobbies and interests
    No. of votes: 1
    Spectre

    [X] Talk to...
    -[X] Sveta
    -[X] Louise
    --[X] Their personal lives
    No. of votes: 1
    Wirdo

    We get to talk about something that isn't THE WAR. Hooray.
     
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