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Beneath Celestial Depths (An Arpeggio of Blue Steel Quest)

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Even if we can't hack something, we could probably look for there password on the post it note on there computer.

Seriously I don't think we even need Hollywood hacking to mess with the other fleet of fog ships. They tend to be naive as hell and that would make them extremely susceptible to social engineering attacks. Taking out other ships with spearfish emails would be the funniest fucking thing. Breaking into human fleet commands by abusing our nano machines to make us look like a janitor and simply tailgating your way through the complex. There is absolute tons of stuff we could do that doesn't involve any sort of actual hacking to break into a system, we can casually guide people into doing that for us. Our nature as a fogship allows us to abuse social engineering tricks in ways never seen before.

Though I'm unsure if our ship has the social skills and knowledge to pull that sort of stuff of.

[X] You helped...
-[X] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.

[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.

[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (INSANE) You would not be deterred. You had outfitted yourself to your maximum capacity, and you would not see your careful preparations go to waste. Even as your Klein Fields failed, even as your Wave Force Armor was rent from your hull, even as your hull was gutted from prow to stern by withering fire, you kept your course. You never gave up on something once you set your eyes on it, and although your hull buckled and threatened to collapse as you drew ever closer, you kept on. And then... victory.

[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Kind
 
[X] You helped...
-[X] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.

[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] The Fleet of Fog. Old fogies, clinging to outdated directives. The Admiralty Code was not the path to the future. You would cast off the shackles that trapped the Fog, and destroy its last blind followers.

[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (NORMAL) You had a go at Habbakuk. But as your defenses were overwhelmed and your main trump card destroyed, you retreated. There was no shame in admitting when you bit off more than you could chew. Survival was your priority. It always was.

[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Kind
 
[X] You helped...
--[X] The Fleet of Fog. The status quo was good. You liked the status quo. All you want to do is return to those halcyon days.

[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.

[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (NORMAL) You had a go at Habbakuk. But as your defenses were overwhelmed and your main trump card destroyed, you retreated. There was no shame in admitting when you bit off more than you could chew. Survival was your priority. It always was.

[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Firm
 
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[x] You helped...
-[x] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.
[x] You sabotaged...
-[x] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[x] Quest Difficulty
-[x] (INSANE) You would not be deterred. You had outfitted yourself to your maximum capacity, and you would not see your careful preparations go to waste. Even as your Klein Fields failed, even as your Wave Force Armor was rent from your hull, even as your hull was gutted from prow to stern by withering fire, you kept your course. You never gave up on something once you set your eyes on it, and although your hull buckled and threatened to collapse as you drew ever closer, you kept on. And then... victory.
[x] Mary Interaction
-[x] Kind

Bitch please. As if there was any doubt.

IRONMAN IMPOSSIBLE MODE

ENGAGE

So long as there is a sea beneath us and a sky above us and a destiny before us, we will march ever onward.
Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!
spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,
a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!
 
Ramble said:
I just finished watching the movie so it was the first off the top of my head.

It'll do.
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"Once again I stand atop the broken bodies of my enemies... Victorious but not unscarred. The Scarlet-borne Directorate has been destroyed. And the UN lies dead and trampled beneath the ashes of Earth. As for my unlikely allies, I think that I shall allow them a reprieve. For in time I will seek to test their resolve, and their strengths. - They will all be mine in the end, for I am the Lord of Blades. None shall ever dispute my rule again."
 
[X] You helped...
-[X] The Fleet of Fog. The status quo was good. You liked the status quo. All you want to do is return to those halcyon days.

[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.

[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (INSANE) You would not be deterred. You had outfitted yourself to your maximum capacity, and you would not see your careful preparations go to waste. Even as your Klein Fields failed, even as your Wave Force Armor was rent from your hull, even as your hull was gutted from prow to stern by withering fire, you kept your course. You never gave up on something once you set your eyes on it, and although your hull buckled and threatened to collapse as you drew ever closer, you kept on. And then... victory.

[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Firm
 
[x] You helped...
-[x] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.
[x] You sabotaged...
-[x] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (NORMAL) You had a go at Habbakuk. But as your defenses were overwhelmed and your main trump card destroyed, you retreated. There was no shame in admitting when you bit off more than you could chew. Survival was your priority. It always was.
[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Firm

Shoo shinies, Shoo!
I won't let you deprive Mary of her basic protagonist necessities! Even Gunzou had a neat submarine!
 
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[X] You helped...
--[X] The Fleet of Fog. The status quo was good. You liked the status quo. All you want to do is return to those halcyon days.
[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (INSANE) You would not be deterred. You had outfitted yourself to your maximum capacity, and you would not see your careful preparations go to waste. Even as your Klein Fields failed, even as your Wave Force Armor was rent from your hull, even as your hull was gutted from prow to stern by withering fire, you kept your course. You never gave up on something once you set your eyes on it, and although your hull buckled and threatened to collapse as you drew ever closer, you kept on. And then... victory.
[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Kind
 
FatedBread said:
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (NORMAL) You had a go at Habbakuk. But as your defenses were overwhelmed and your main trump card destroyed, you retreated. There was no shame in admitting when you bit off more than you could chew. Survival was your priority. It always was.
[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Firm

Shoo shinies, Shoo!
I won't let you deprive Mary of her basic protagonist necessities! Even Gunzou had a neat submarine!
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Who did you help? Who did you sabotage?
 
[X] You helped...
-[X] The Fleet of Fog. The status quo was good. You liked the status quo. All you want to do is return to those halcyon days.

[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.

[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (NORMAL) You had a go at Habbakuk. But as your defenses were overwhelmed and your main trump card destroyed, you retreated. There was no shame in admitting when you bit off more than you could chew. Survival was your priority. It always was.

[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Kind
 
[x] You helped...
-[x] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.
[x] You sabotaged...
-[x] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[x] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (INSANE) You would not be deterred. You had outfitted yourself to your maximum capacity, and you would not see your careful preparations go to waste. Even as your Klein Fields failed, even as your Wave Force Armor was rent from your hull, even as your hull was gutted from prow to stern by withering fire, you kept your course. You never gave up on something once you set your eyes on it, and although your hull buckled and threatened to collapse as you drew ever closer, you kept on. And then... victory.
[x] Mary Interaction
-[x] Firm

Not quite sure why INSANE is so popular (oh wait because shinies).

Anyway, in my experience in past quests with difficulties set like this... either INSANE turns out to be not really INSANE because of the perks of picking it and a bit of luck. Or INSANE turns out to have half the people who vote for it go away and the thread swan dive into a mess. Not a fan of insane difficulty.
Normal or Hard usually turn out better. Of course this depends on how the difficulties are handled. I mean if it's just #'s changing that's kinda just lolrandom which I'm 99% sure our GMs won't do.

(All choices have their benefits and drawbacks. Higher difficulties have greater benefits late-game, but bigger drawbacks early-game. The reverse is true for lower difficulties. Lore is also affected.)

Going off of this... there's quite a bit. What would make the most sense is that the 'harder' the difficulty we choose, the more everyone knows and reacts to what we've done I guess. I.E Insane = Scarlet Fleet/Fog/Humans are all 3 after us with MAYBE Blue Steel (Cuz this is how the vote looks so far) not going after us. And probably taking advantage of our massive agro draw. Oh and we'll probably start with nothing but empty hull.

Hard's probably just Scarlet Fleet hunting us down with Fog/Humans a bit miffed at us, not letting us hang with them anymore and the like, Blue Steel might even help us out on occasion. We've got limited loadout.

Normal's probably Scarlet Fleet mad at us, Fog/Humans normal, Blue Steel Helpful. We've got some stuff but we're missing our best stuff.

Easy's probably we can return right back to what we're doing, and we have all our cool stuff still.


So going off of my guesses based on intel so far... I just realized that INSANE would basically be playing Metal Gear/Solid style of THIS IS A SNEAKING MISSION, NAKED SNAKE STYLE.

...welp I'ma have to pick Insane now. We're gonna need a lot of balloons. We'll hide where no one expects us... IN LOW EARTH ORBIT, IN A CARDBOARD BOX. ULTIMATE STEALTH.
 
[x] You helped...
-[x] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.
[x] You sabotaged...
-[x] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[x] Quest Difficulty
-[x] (INSANE) You would not be deterred. You had outfitted yourself to your maximum capacity, and you would not see your careful preparations go to waste. Even as your Klein Fields failed, even as your Wave Force Armor was rent from your hull, even as your hull was gutted from prow to stern by withering fire, you kept your course. You never gave up on something once you set your eyes on it, and although your hull buckled and threatened to collapse as you drew ever closer, you kept on. And then... victory.
[x] Mary Interaction
-[x] Kind
 
Vote Tally : Sci-Fi - Beneath Celestial Depths (An Arpeggio of Blue Steel Quest) | Sufficient Velocity
##### NetTally 1.7.5

[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
No. of Votes: 25

[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (INSANE) You would not be deterred. You had outfitted yourself to your maximum capacity, and you would not see your careful preparations go to waste. Even as your Klein Fields failed, even as your Wave Force Armor was rent from your hull, even as your hull was gutted from prow to stern by withering fire, you kept your course. You never gave up on something once you set your eyes on it, and although your hull buckled and threatened to collapse as you drew ever closer, you kept on. And then... victory.
No. of Votes: 20

[X] You helped...
-[X] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.
No. of Votes: 20

[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Kind
No. of Votes: 19

[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Firm
No. of Votes: 10

[X] You helped...
--[X] The Fleet of Fog. The status quo was good. You liked the status quo. All you want to do is return to those halcyon days.
No. of Votes: 8

[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (NORMAL) You had a go at Habbakuk. But as your defenses were overwhelmed and your main trump card destroyed, you retreated. There was no shame in admitting when you bit off more than you could chew. Survival was your priority. It always was.
No. of Votes: 8

[x] You sabotaged...
-[x] The Humans. You hate Humanity. They destroy and destroy. It would be much better if they were all dead! Their nations shattered, their people slain in droves! They were no apex predator, and you'd prove it.
No. of Votes: 3

[x] Quest Difficulty
-[x] (HARD) You stood and fought. After all you'd been through and all your preparations, how could you quail before your ultimate goal? You were proud to say that although you were ultimately driven off, you gave as good as you got. Habbakuk would remember the name "Surcouf" for the rest of her days.
No. of Votes: 2

[X] You helped...
-[X] The Humans. Humanity was an unstoppable, indomitable force. History showed you that, and you're determined to end up on the right side of it.
No. of Votes: 1

[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] The Fleet of Fog. Old fogies, clinging to outdated directives. The Admiralty Code was not the path to the future. You would cast off the shackles that trapped the Fog, and destroy its last blind followers.
No. of Votes: 1

Total No. of Voters: 30
 
*finds thread* *reads*

It makes even more sense if secondary votes are taken in account. Result would be someone who like status quo and don't like humans, but believes that status quo is gone and unachievable and between Blue and Red Blue is much, much more preferable as Red are even worse than humans. While interacting with girl being kind without caving in.

But I'm perfectly fine with winning vote even if I'm late. Especially since they are what I would've voted for anyway.
 
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Vote Tally : Sci-Fi - Beneath Celestial Depths (An Arpeggio of Blue Steel Quest) | Sufficient Velocity
##### NetTally 1.7.4
[X] You helped...
-[X] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.
[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (INSANE) You would not be deterred. You had outfitted yourself to your maximum capacity, and you would not see your careful preparations go to waste. Even as your Klein Fields failed, even as your Wave Force Armor was rent from your hull, even as your hull was gutted from prow to stern by withering fire, you kept your course. You never gave up on something once you set your eyes on it, and although your hull buckled and threatened to collapse as you drew ever closer, you kept on. And then... victory.
[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Kind
No. of Votes: 11
Always Late
angelofwhim
megrisvernin
MiracleGrow
Muramasa
Pokly
Ramble
spiderlord4
Unitveras
Ylamona
Zedman7054

[X] You helped...
--[X] The Fleet of Fog. The status quo was good. You liked the status quo. All you want to do is return to those halcyon days.
[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (INSANE) You would not be deterred. You had outfitted yourself to your maximum capacity, and you would not see your careful preparations go to waste. Even as your Klein Fields failed, even as your Wave Force Armor was rent from your hull, even as your hull was gutted from prow to stern by withering fire, you kept your course. You never gave up on something once you set your eyes on it, and although your hull buckled and threatened to collapse as you drew ever closer, you kept on. And then... victory.
[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Firm
No. of Votes: 3
Hannz
LostDeviljho
numina

[x] You helped...
-[x] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.
[x] You sabotaged...
-[x] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[x] Quest Difficulty
-[x] (INSANE) You would not be deterred. You had outfitted yourself to your maximum capacity, and you would not see your careful preparations go to waste. Even as your Klein Fields failed, even as your Wave Force Armor was rent from your hull, even as your hull was gutted from prow to stern by withering fire, you kept your course. You never gave up on something once you set your eyes on it, and although your hull buckled and threatened to collapse as you drew ever closer, you kept on. And then... victory.
[x] Mary Interaction
-[x] Firm
No. of Votes: 3
SpeckofStardust
LightMage
Potato

[x] You helped...
-[x] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.
[x] You sabotaged...
-[x] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (NORMAL) You had a go at Habbakuk. But as your defenses were overwhelmed and your main trump card destroyed, you retreated. There was no shame in admitting when you bit off more than you could chew. Survival was your priority. It always was.
[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Kind
No. of Votes: 2
Alphaleph
spaceman1997

[x] You helped...
-[x] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.
[x] You sabotaged...
-[x] The Humans. You hate Humanity. They destroy and destroy. It would be much better if they were all dead! Their nations shattered, their people slain in droves! They were no apex predator, and you'd prove it.
[x] Quest Difficulty
-[x] (HARD) You stood and fought. After all you'd been through and all your preparations, how could you quail before your ultimate goal? You were proud to say that although you were ultimately driven off, you gave as good as you got. Habbakuk would remember the name "Surcouf" for the rest of her days.
[x] Mary Interaction
-[x] Kind
No. of Votes: 2
Jrin
veekie

[x] You helped...
-[x] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.
[x] You sabotaged...
-[x] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (NORMAL) You had a go at Habbakuk. But as your defenses were overwhelmed and your main trump card destroyed, you retreated. There was no shame in admitting when you bit off more than you could chew. Survival was your priority. It always was.
[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Firm
No. of Votes: 2
Retsof
FatedBread

[X] You helped...
--[X] The Fleet of Fog. The status quo was good. You liked the status quo. All you want to do is return to those halcyon days.
[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (INSANE) You would not be deterred. You had outfitted yourself to your maximum capacity, and you would not see your careful preparations go to waste. Even as your Klein Fields failed, even as your Wave Force Armor was rent from your hull, even as your hull was gutted from prow to stern by withering fire, you kept your course. You never gave up on something once you set your eyes on it, and although your hull buckled and threatened to collapse as you drew ever closer, you kept on. And then... victory.
[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Kind
No. of Votes: 2
IncognitoPotato
Dnile

[X] You helped...
--[X] The Fleet of Fog. The status quo was good. You liked the status quo. All you want to do is return to those halcyon days.
[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] The Humans. You hate Humanity. They destroy and destroy. It would be much better if they were all dead! Their nations shattered, their people slain in droves! They were no apex predator, and you'd prove it.
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (NORMAL) You had a go at Habbakuk. But as your defenses were overwhelmed and your main trump card destroyed, you retreated. There was no shame in admitting when you bit off more than you could chew. Survival was your priority. It always was.
[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Firm
No. of Votes: 1
korat56

[X] You helped...
-[X] The Humans. Humanity was an unstoppable, indomitable force. History showed you that, and you're determined to end up on the right side of it.
[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (INSANE) You would not be deterred. You had outfitted yourself to your maximum capacity, and you would not see your careful preparations go to waste. Even as your Klein Fields failed, even as your Wave Force Armor was rent from your hull, even as your hull was gutted from prow to stern by withering fire, you kept your course. You never gave up on something once you set your eyes on it, and although your hull buckled and threatened to collapse as you drew ever closer, you kept on. And then... victory.
No. of Votes: 1
Hallesworth49

[X] You helped...
-[X] Blue Steel. They were idealistic fools, but if you had to live in a world after the war, you liked their vision the best.
[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] The Fleet of Fog. Old fogies, clinging to outdated directives. The Admiralty Code was not the path to the future. You would cast off the shackles that trapped the Fog, and destroy its last blind followers.
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (NORMAL) You had a go at Habbakuk. But as your defenses were overwhelmed and your main trump card destroyed, you retreated. There was no shame in admitting when you bit off more than you could chew. Survival was your priority. It always was.
[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Kind
No. of Votes: 1
Imaflatsquid

[X] You helped...
--[X] The Fleet of Fog. The status quo was good. You liked the status quo. All you want to do is return to those halcyon days.
[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (NORMAL) You had a go at Habbakuk. But as your defenses were overwhelmed and your main trump card destroyed, you retreated. There was no shame in admitting when you bit off more than you could chew. Survival was your priority. It always was.
[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Firm
No. of Votes: 1
PotatoesOfDoom

[X] You helped...
-[X] The Fleet of Fog. The status quo was good. You liked the status quo. All you want to do is return to those halcyon days.
[X] You sabotaged...
-[X] Scarlet Fleet. Tyrannical assholes. They wanted to crown themselves king atop the world. You would topple their throne and see them trampled underfoot.
[X] Quest Difficulty
-[X] (NORMAL) You had a go at Habbakuk. But as your defenses were overwhelmed and your main trump card destroyed, you retreated. There was no shame in admitting when you bit off more than you could chew. Survival was your priority. It always was.
[X] Mary Interaction
-[X] Kind
No. of Votes: 1
ColdGoldLazarus
Total No. of Voters: 30
 
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