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Lieutenant Arisukawa Haruna

Balance Stats
❁ • Work / Life • ❁
❁ • ❁ Warrior / Princess ❁ • ❁
❁ • ❁ Radical / Respectable ❁ • ❁


Tactical Stats
Gunnery 0, Navigation +2, Command +2, Technology -4, Personal -2, Strategy +3

Stress: 3


PLEASE READ THE QUEST RULES BELOW

You collectively vote on the actions of Arisukawa Haruna, the first woman to serve openly in the Imperial Akitsukuni Navy.

This quest is set in a universe which is much like our own circa 1910, but with different politics, cultural norms, and ideas about gender and sexuality, as well as some unusual and advanced technology in places.

We are using this quest to explore themes like breaking the glass ceiling, divergent outlooks on gender and sexuality, colonialism and imperialism, and the place of royalty.

Content Warning
This quest goes some dark places.

There is violence, often explicit, often unfair, often against undeserving targets.

There are not always good options forward. The protagonist is not necessarily a good person.

There is implied content and discussion of sexual harassment and assault.

This is a world where people are often racist, sexist, queerphobic bigots. Sometimes, even the PC and the people they are friends with.

Voting Rules

We will tell you if write-in votes are allowed. If we do not say that write-ins are allowed, they are not. This is to prevent people from unrealistically hedging their bets.

You may proposal other options in a non-vote format, subject to approval, on non write-in votes.

We will tell you when a vote allows approved voting. If we don't say the answer is no, pick an option. We like making people commit.

Discussions makes the GM feel fuzzy.

Game Rules
When we ask you for a roll, roll 3d6. You are aiming to roll equal or under the value of your stat. If you succeed, Haruna gets through the situation with no real difficulties. If you roll above the target value, Haruna will still succeed, but this success will cost her something or add a complication.

Whenever Haruna loses something or faces hardship from a botched roll, she takes Stress. The more Stress Haruna has, the more the job and the circumstances she's in will get to her, and it'll be reflected in the narrative. Haruna must be kept under 10 Stress: if she reaches 10 Stress, she will suffer a breakdown and the results will not be great for her.

Haruna loses stress by taking time for herself, by making meaningful progress on her dreams, and by kissing tall, beautiful women.

Meta Rules
Author commentary is in italics so you know it's not story stuff.

Please don't complain about the system or the fact we have to roll dice. We've heard it before, we've heard it a thousand times across multiple quests. We're not going to change it, and it wears at our fucking souls.

Just going "oh noooo" or "Fish RNGesus Why!" is fun and fine. Complaining at length because you didn't get what you want less so.

If you have a question, tag both @open_sketchbook and @Artificial Girl. If you only tag one of us, you will be ignored. Seriously, we both write this quest.

And yes this is an alt-history type setting with openly gay and trans people, ahistoric medicine, and weird politics. Just... deal, please?

This quest employs a special system called Snippet Votes. Please read this post for more information.
 
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I, well. Fuck. This is a consequential decision. Japan IRL either was in the war or would be within days, but Gaya is, of course, not reality. I don't think we have any good reasons to want to be in the war, so I'm inclined to vote no, but I very much doubt things will stay that way for long if we do and the authors want to continue their exploration of imperialism into World War One.

As for Cadet Kurasaki, I feel really bad, especially since she apparently might even quit being a naval cadet(!). Learning that what was partly our mistake, but admittedly mostly her mistake seriously injured someone does dampen that a little, though.

(also why is everyone ignoring the moratorium?)
 
[x] No.
[x] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.
 
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[] No.
[] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.

Three parameters for all watch commanders now.
  1. You are in charge. Use your best judgement.
  2. Don't start a war.
  3. If you have questions, ask around first.
 
[] No.
[] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.

You had me at the phrase "enough sleep".
 
I'm inclined to vote yes on the war. Yeah, being in war is bad, but our character is not deciding whether they're at war. We, the readers, are deciding which story we'd like to read.
 
[] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.

I'm definite on this, adding more crew to the small and not very capable officer corps we have is going to be an absolute disaster, which might be staved off if we have some really good senior petty officers but I wouldn't rely on that at all. Better to have an overworked crew doing approximately the right things at the right times than an underworked crew doing whatever they like. As to the war... Eh. Could go either way.

Now, question for the QMs: Does Haruna have the cash or line of credit to privately purchase some weapons for the ship? Obviously we're not going to wander into a shop and get a full secondary battery fit (and we couldn't work it anyway), but something like a couple of pom-poms would be achievable and would give us a little bit of combat capability. On the same tack, we should definitely try and ballast the ship a little if we can.
 
I'm inclined to vote yes on the war. Yeah, being in war is bad, but our character is not deciding whether they're at war. We, the readers, are deciding which story we'd like to read.

This.

[] Yes.
[] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.
 
Also, if we're at war when we get home, it's more likely Haruna will remain in command. Wartime allows for rapid promotions, and the temporary nessessity to remain permanent.

What is safer for Aiko? Do you reckon she's home safe yet?
 
Now, question for the QMs: Does Haruna have the cash or line of credit to privately purchase some weapons for the ship? Obviously we're not going to wander into a shop and get a full secondary battery fit (and we couldn't work it anyway), but something like a couple of pom-poms would be achievable and would give us a little bit of combat capability. On the same tack, we should definitely try and ballast the ship a little if we can.

While the line of credit and so forth she has access to due to her family is impressive, it's not much help in this case, mostly because this isn't really a military depot where there are guns designed to be slapped onto battle cruisers laying around for the taking. Besides that she's trying to get home as quickly as possible.
 
[X] Yes.
[X] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.

I like big botes I cannot lie.
 
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[x] No.
[x] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.
 
While the line of credit and so forth she has access to due to her family is impressive, it's not much help in this case, mostly because this isn't really a military depot where there are guns designed to be slapped onto battle cruisers laying around for the taking. Besides that she's trying to get home as quickly as possible.
In that case, could we possibly hire on some locals as temporary crew for things like pharmacists mate or cook?

Yes, I know, it's not the best idea, but this trip has had very few good ideas.
 
[X] Yes.
[X] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.
 
[X] Yes.
[X] A fair number of crew, though not nearly enough officers. Probably all they could spare. At least you won't be twelve hours on every day, now.
 
[X] Yes.
[X] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.

No more near collisions, next time we'll fill out the crew billets, also here's hoping the not!German pacific squadron doesn't have a taste for lone ships yet.
 
[x] No.
[x] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.
 
[X] Yes.
[X] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.
 
[X] Yes.
[X] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.
 
[X] Yes.
[X] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.

[X] If there isn't a doctor among the contingent joining us, dip into our personal accounts to see if we can just hire one from here for now. Surely there has to be at least one doctor hailing from a neutral or friendly nation in the region. In times of peace, which we've just left, this would likely be a decent vacation spot, after all...
 
Haruna has been burning the candle at both ends for way too long. She needs some sleep and additional officers to help.

[X] Yes.
[X] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked .
 
[x] No.
[x] A small contingent of crew, but a number of officers, enough to properly command the ship and set up a proper watch rotation, which means enough sleep is at last possible, even if the crew will still be a bit overworked.
 
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