LinkOnScepter
The One who Strangles Concepts to death
- Location
- Interwebs
What was this for?
Bakkasama
There is always a greater fool
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Pronouns
- He/his
Question. Is meeting the Mavetick something available only this week? Common sense says it is since we can only attend the mmeting becausr of the note we got when we were confused for a villain but there are a lot of people ignoring it.
[X] Snow: Phantom Kamen Rider – There's a Kamen Rider in Crossville but nobody's seen them. The only clue is the sounds of motorcycles racing through the streets at night. Something's definitely fishy here and you're gonna find out just what (Investigation/Combat)
[X] Misaki: Patrol the City – Heroes need to be seen out on the street, vigilant and ready to jump into action the moment trouble is spotted. Sure you could just stay in the command centre and listen in on the police radio but that kind of thinking won't do you any favour with the public. (Random Encounter)
[X] JJ: Beast Hunt – There's something dangerous preying on the livestock of farmers down South. Best take it out before someone gets hurt or worse. (Combat)
[X] Training: Beastman
[X] Training: Reflexes
[X] Misaki: Patrol the City – Heroes need to be seen out on the street, vigilant and ready to jump into action the moment trouble is spotted. Sure you could just stay in the command centre and listen in on the police radio but that kind of thinking won't do you any favour with the public. (Random Encounter)
[X] JJ: Beast Hunt – There's something dangerous preying on the livestock of farmers down South. Best take it out before someone gets hurt or worse. (Combat)
[X] Training: Beastman
[X] Training: Reflexes
The Grey Mage
Certified Team Flare Hater
- Location
- Parallel Universe 43-j
What do ya mean?
[X] Snow: Phantom Kamen Rider – There's a Kamen Rider in Crossville but nobody's seen them. The only clue is the sounds of motorcycles racing through the streets at night. Something's definitely fishy here and you're gonna find out just what (Investigation/Combat)
[X] Misaki: Patrol the City – Heroes need to be seen out on the street, vigilant and ready to jump into action the moment trouble is spotted. Sure you could just stay in the command centre and listen in on the police radio but that kind of thinking won't do you any favour with the public. (Random Encounter)
[X] JJ: Beast Hunt – There's something dangerous preying on the livestock of farmers down South. Best take it out before someone gets hurt or worse. (Combat)
[X] Training: Diplomacy
[X] Training: Beastman
[X] Misaki: Patrol the City – Heroes need to be seen out on the street, vigilant and ready to jump into action the moment trouble is spotted. Sure you could just stay in the command centre and listen in on the police radio but that kind of thinking won't do you any favour with the public. (Random Encounter)
[X] JJ: Beast Hunt – There's something dangerous preying on the livestock of farmers down South. Best take it out before someone gets hurt or worse. (Combat)
[X] Training: Diplomacy
[X] Training: Beastman
- Location
- New York
[X] Snow: Phantom Kamen Rider – There's a Kamen Rider in Crossville but nobody's seen them. The only clue is the sounds of motorcycles racing through the streets at night. Something's definitely fishy here and you're gonna find out just what (Investigation/Combat)
[X] Blossom: Heroes' Weekly – A reporter from the famed superhero magazine wishes to have an interview with a member of the Guardians. If all goes well, the public should receive a better impression of the Crossville Guardians. (Diplomacy)
[X] JJ: Beast Hunt – There's something dangerous preying on the livestock of farmers down South. Best take it out before someone gets hurt or worse. (Combat)
[X] Investigation
[X] Beastman
[X] Blossom: Heroes' Weekly – A reporter from the famed superhero magazine wishes to have an interview with a member of the Guardians. If all goes well, the public should receive a better impression of the Crossville Guardians. (Diplomacy)
[X] JJ: Beast Hunt – There's something dangerous preying on the livestock of farmers down South. Best take it out before someone gets hurt or worse. (Combat)
[X] Investigation
[X] Beastman
LinkOnScepter
The One who Strangles Concepts to death
- Location
- Interwebs
Like who was this guy? What purpose does he serve? Or was this just a story made for fun?
Sorry, I never understood the need nor want for Omakes. May have something to do with the fact I hardly know what an Omake is.
The Grey Mage
Certified Team Flare Hater
- Location
- Parallel Universe 43-j
Well, in this case, I like Shibosho's setting, and wanted to write something in said setting. Omakes are usually written when you like something someone else writes, and want to contribute something to it, it's kinda like fanart. Plus, in a lot of quests (such as this one) some omakes get canonized, which can help with world building, characterization, etc.
The one I just wrote is set up for a later omake. (Plus, it's writing practice.)
LinkOnScepter
The One who Strangles Concepts to death
- Location
- Interwebs
Thanks for clearing that up.
Bakkasama
There is always a greater fool
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Pronouns
- He/his
I really would have liked the command center bonus...
[X] Jackrabbit
-[x] Meeting with the Maverick
It is time sensitive since it is a weapon deal. I rather prevent the local villains from gaining firepower and we likely won't get a chance to do it next week since by then it would have happened and we can't count on being confused as a villain and receiving a note again.
[X] Misaki
-[x] Heroes' Weekly
Gotta use that diplomacy bonus. Though I am conflicted between this and the command center duty to give a bonus to misión rolls.
[X] Snow
-[x] Missing People Case
It plays to her strenghts and I can tell the players are worried. The longer it is put on hold, the less chance of recovering the victims.
[X] Beastman.
[X] Investigation.
In order to work on that transformation and so that we are more rounded. We are ok at diplomacy and we are good in combat. Add investigation and we will have a charácter that is adecuate to our needs every week. As we have seen, we are likely to have more than one missión that requires a certain skill so it is better not to overspecialize all the characters while we are still a small team so that we can make more missions. FOR THE PEOPLE!
[X] Jackrabbit
-[x] Meeting with the Maverick
It is time sensitive since it is a weapon deal. I rather prevent the local villains from gaining firepower and we likely won't get a chance to do it next week since by then it would have happened and we can't count on being confused as a villain and receiving a note again.
[X] Misaki
-[x] Heroes' Weekly
Gotta use that diplomacy bonus. Though I am conflicted between this and the command center duty to give a bonus to misión rolls.
[X] Snow
-[x] Missing People Case
It plays to her strenghts and I can tell the players are worried. The longer it is put on hold, the less chance of recovering the victims.
[X] Beastman.
[X] Investigation.
In order to work on that transformation and so that we are more rounded. We are ok at diplomacy and we are good in combat. Add investigation and we will have a charácter that is adecuate to our needs every week. As we have seen, we are likely to have more than one missión that requires a certain skill so it is better not to overspecialize all the characters while we are still a small team so that we can make more missions. FOR THE PEOPLE!
The Grey Mage
Certified Team Flare Hater
- Location
- Parallel Universe 43-j
I think hunting down the beast is more important though, I mean, it hasn't killed anyone yet, but...
Bakkasama
There is always a greater fool
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Pronouns
- He/his
It might not kill anyone this week either and unless someone deals with it (read: the group hired to kill it) then it will likely be there to act upon next week. The deal, meanwhile, will probably be unavailable and that would mean weapons going into the city, which means the situation would get worse. Whatever is killing the animal, on the other hand, is unlikely to get stronger.
Well, it is a matter of personal opinion I guess. You can make arguments for both sides of it.
Random Member
Gardener of Human Happiness
- Location
- Behind You
The tally is having problems because people didn't add who they wanted to do the action to the vote.
Example:
Snow:
[] Missing People Case
instead of
[] Snow
-[] Missing People Case
or
[] Snow: Missing People Case
It's messing up the program. Someone will have to count the votes manually.
EDIT:
Okay, I think the final results are:
Snow
Missing People Case: 9
Phantom Kamen Rider: 6
Meeting with the Maverick: 1
Misaki
Phantom Kamen Rider: 2
Heroes' Weekly: 11
Patrol the City: 3
JJ
Beast Hunt: 8 (+1)
Meeting with the Maverick: 8 (+1)
The +1 is because @veekie voted for both but not for any training.
Training
Beastman: 10
Diplomacy: 6
Potion Creation: 1
Investigation: 7
Time Control: 4
Reflexes: 1
EDIT 2: Added @Void Stalker 's vote.
Example:
Snow:
[] Missing People Case
instead of
[] Snow
-[] Missing People Case
or
[] Snow: Missing People Case
It's messing up the program. Someone will have to count the votes manually.
EDIT:
Okay, I think the final results are:
Snow
Missing People Case: 9
Phantom Kamen Rider: 6
Meeting with the Maverick: 1
Misaki
Phantom Kamen Rider: 2
Heroes' Weekly: 11
Patrol the City: 3
JJ
Beast Hunt: 8 (+1)
Meeting with the Maverick: 8 (+1)
The +1 is because @veekie voted for both but not for any training.
Training
Beastman: 10
Diplomacy: 6
Potion Creation: 1
Investigation: 7
Time Control: 4
Reflexes: 1
EDIT 2: Added @Void Stalker 's vote.
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- Location
- USA
[X] Jackrabbit
-[x] Meeting with the Maverick
Agree this is crucial to do
-[x] Meeting with the Maverick
Agree this is crucial to do
Canon Omake: Intangible yet Oppressive by DaBlueSky (+15 to Snow rolls x 3)
DaBlueSky
Writer's Block Incarnate
- Location
- South Dakota
Omake: Intangible yet Oppressive
The ceiling fan spun lazily, it's little motor purring in an otherwise silent room. A young woman sat at a desk, bent over sheaf's of paperwork. Her long black hair, streaked with while and silver, collapsed lazily over her shoulders and onto the tabletop. Snow sighed, and pushed her bangs out of her eyes. Ever since her "rehab", the once immaculately cared for hair had grown wild alongside her personality. Leaning back, Snow stretched, her eyes landing with hostility on the documents scattered in front of her. Her work was dull. Having a position of power was more oppressing than she thought it would be. Sometimes she'd long for the days when listening to orders and taking action was--
No.
Snow's fingers raced towards her temples, face twisted into a grimace as she tried to dispel the thoughts that had overcome her. The Last Order. Kill orders. How she always referred to the group as a hateful "them". The fanaticism that had been instilled into her. The militant uniform. Snow felt her teeth grit. Her fingernails bit into her palms. The crumpled bodies of fallen hero's. All the orders that had been received and obeyed without question. Dead eyes that stared back her in every mirror.
Slam.
Her fist crunched onto the table, a thin line spreading along the top as it fractured from the force. Ragged breaths escaped from her mouth, her chest rising and falling unevenly. Snow's pulse raced, weakness spreading throughout her body...and a small black hole in her heart. She felt loathing and regret. Sadness. These episodes were beginning to occur less and less, a side effect from the indoctrination of them, the shrinks had told her. It was a psychological scar that would heal with time, they said. Bullshit. It was something she'd have to carry around all her life. Recovery still seemed so far.
Drip. Drip. Drip.
Alarm surged through Snow's chest. Her fingernails had bit deep into her palms, breaking the skin. The scarlet liquid, one that Snow was overly familiar with, slowly dripped onto the polished floor. Goddamn it. Pushing back her chair with a bang, Snow stood up and snatched the box of Kleenex off the counter behind her. Staring at her hand, Snow slowly wiped the blood from it, only to have more leak out. Moisture gathered in her eyes, and Snow let out a coarse laugh. I have blood on my hands, literally as well as figuratively! The chuckle turned into a groan, depression gathering around her like miasma, infecting everything.
I'm trying so hard...so hard to make things...right. But what was she really accomplishing? How many people had been alienated from the mere mention of "Last Order"? Whispers followed her since then, full of maliciousness and distrust. Her smiles could only do so much to shield her. Even she couldn't keep her own resentment from piling up. Eventually, it would have to find an outlet, she knew. The darkness had gathered up in her heart, a storage that was about to burst forth like a great wave breaking down the levies. The icy cold that had run through her veins could do so once again, if only Snow stopped resisting it. But...
The sharp eyes of that man bore into her, breaking down those frozen walls. J.J Rabbit. Back in the days when she still worked for the last order, he'd recognized the fetters that been placed upon her, even when she didn't. After every battle, the words had pierced her, leaving Snow with an unrecognizable feeling of loneliness. Yet, still she followed that Organization, with no knowledge that she was considered expendable. Not until that fateful day. The hardest fight of her life. Multiple Hero's had fallen by her hands, buying time for the leaders to escape.
J.J had been the last man standing, both of them covered with wounds sustained by that fight. Yet his eyes never faltered, the light never flickering. Strong, unlike me. With only a few words, the group she had dedicated her life to broke her. Remembering that feeling sent chills down her spine. Despair. Lost. The feeling had completely left her, forcing her to her knees, even with the base falling to pieces around her. But she'd been pulled to her feet by J.J.
He'd become her bastion of strength. How did he glow like that? Even in the darkest of times he shined, pulling his team and her out of there. It fascinated her, and still does. Breathing calming down, Snow berated herself. Gathering a handful of tissues, Snow went to one knee and wiped the blood off of the floor. With each swipe, the crimson slowly disappeared. Not completely, it never would, Snow knew that. It would take time. Lots and lots of time.
It was fine. Everything would be fine...
AN: Welp, that went in different direction than I thought it would when I first started writing this. Hope you guys enjoy it. I like giving characterization to the cast.
shibosho
The Face of Procrastination
- Location
- The Land of Oz
Flipped a coin.
Winning Plan is
Snow: Missing People Case
Misaki: Heroes' Weekly
JJ: Meeting with the Maverick
Training: Beastman, Investigation
Rolling for results at the usual place
Roleplaying Dice Roller · Rolz!
EDIT: And here are the dice rolls..
Shibosho:1D100+15+10 → 97(72 + 15 + 10)#Snow Investigation
[url=https://rolz.org/info?X10359199]Shibosho:1D100+10+15 → 102(77 + 10 + 15)#Misaki Diplomacy[/URL]
Shibosho:1D100+2 → 53(51 + 2)#Critical
Shibosho:1D100+30+10+5 → 89(44 + 30 + 10 + 5)#JJ Infiltration
Starting to write now.
Winning Plan is
Snow: Missing People Case
Misaki: Heroes' Weekly
JJ: Meeting with the Maverick
Training: Beastman, Investigation
Rolling for results at the usual place
Roleplaying Dice Roller · Rolz!
EDIT: And here are the dice rolls..
Shibosho:1D100+15+10 → 97(72 + 15 + 10)#Snow Investigation
[url=https://rolz.org/info?X10359199]Shibosho:1D100+10+15 → 102(77 + 10 + 15)#Misaki Diplomacy[/URL]
Shibosho:1D100+2 → 53(51 + 2)#Critical
Shibosho:1D100+30+10+5 → 89(44 + 30 + 10 + 5)#JJ Infiltration
Starting to write now.
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LinkOnScepter
The One who Strangles Concepts to death
- Location
- Interwebs
BOOM BITCH! That's how you pass a dice roll!
- Location
- Florida
That's awesome for a first outing!
Week 1 - Snow & Misaki's Mission Results
shibosho
The Face of Procrastination
- Location
- The Land of Oz
Week 1 Missions Results
Missing Person Case
Roll: 72 + 15(Omake Bonus) + 10(Snow's Investigation) = 97 (Stupidly successful)
"Snow. What am I looking at here?"
Barely half the day had passed after you'd given Snow and Misaki their first missions as members of the Crossville Guardians when you receive an urgent message to meet her outside an office building in Crossville West. When you got there, you found an entire building covered in ice with police officers securing the perimeter and a small crowd of people scrambling over each other to get a better look. Several ambulances are being load with a number of people that you immediately recognise as the people that had gone missing. Nearby, a biohazard containment crew is also carrying out shattered frozen fragments of an alien creature and throwing them into a metal box.
Snow looks none the worse for wear and smile when she sees you approach.
"Well, funny story really. Turns out that all the missing people were being abducted by a race of aliens to be used as incubators for their spawns and lunch as well. Luckily, I was able to track them down to this building where I rescued the survivors and eliminated an evil alien threat! I also froze the building just to make sure I got all of them." Snow explained with much gesturing and expression. You tell her that she did great and she practically glows from the praise. Leaving the ecstatic young lady to her happy thoughts, you move closer to the biohazard guys, most of them wearing hazard suits although they have the facemask pulled back. You give them a nod and they nod back before continuing to drag chunks of frozen alien into containment.
Alien Identification: 13+10(Culture:alien)=23 (Major Failure)
You have absolutely what the fuck these things are. You think they have some kind of purple chitin covering their body and maybe some kind of tongue mouth thing but you're stump at what alien species these are. Returning to Snow, you ask her just how did these aliens creatures manage to go unnoticed this whole time.
"Oh, that's easy! They have some kind of natural invisibility field plus they can walk on walls and ceilings and they have acidic secretions so it was pretty easy for these alien nasties to escape being spotted by everyone. Good thing I was here or else the police would never have been able to solve the case in time!"
"Geez, thanks for making us look bad," a nearby officer grumbles before breaking into a smile. "Nah, I'm just messing. Miss Snow here saved our keisters. Who'd have thought it was aliens? Man, we were damn lucky we managed to get all the civs out, though, am I right? Eh? Eh?" Several other officers give out a good-natured laugh at this, making Snow blush a little, even when the officer starts invading your personal space. Why is this officer now hanging his arm around your neck like you're best mates?
You resist the urge to punch the officer and simply nod and shake his hand before firmly pulling his arm off you.
Right, looks like the police are happy, the families of the missing people are probably going to be happy. And Snow is happy and therefore you are also happy as well. Not bad for a day's work.
After everything's has been recorded, detailed, and filed away, Snow goes off to find the few missing people that weren't abducted by aliens but were runaways that either had problems at home or were trying to avoid loan sharks. Somehow, it was harder for Snow to find all these people than it was for her to find a nest of invisible, acid-spewing alien abductors.
By the end of the week, the Missing People case is closed and everyone's opinion about the Crossville Guardians becomes a little better.
[Snow successfully completed the mission with high praise from the Police Department. Small Crossville Guardian Reputation gain. 1 Police Department Favour obtained]
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Heroes Weekly Interview
Roll: 77+10(Omake Bonus) + 15(Misaki's Diplomacy): 102: Critical Roll: 51+2 = 53
The interviewer from Heroes Weekly was some can-do guy with a large afro and shiny teeth. Since you were busy with your own responsibilities as well as the fact that you didn't like the press due to the incident, you had Misaki take the interview. You had Misaki play up her position as a rookie hero attempting to make her big break in The Crossville Guardians, hopefully, to ward off any negative press that might occur due to your own reputation. According to Misaki, the interview went well apparently. She was asked a lot of questions about the base, herself and what she thought about her seniors, you and Snow.
It looks like the journalist left with a good impression of the Crossville Guardians, judging by how pleased he was when he thanked you for allowing him to interview your youngest member. You felt that you had dodged a bullet there. It wasn't until a day later that you discovered how wrong you were.
"Misaki-chan! Do you know what you have done!?"
"Sensei!?"
It was the day after the interview and while everyone in the command centre to discuss what the schedule was for the day, Kai appeared without warning on top of the holographic model of the city, looking bewildered and strangely proud about something. It quickly became clear what had Kai in a tizzy when he accessed the main monitor somehow and played a video.
It was titled, "Heroes Weekly – Interview with Blossom"
It turns out that the journalist had a camera in his hairdo and recorded the whole interview. Despite the small amount of time the video's been up, it had gone viral. The ten-minute video had captured the very essence of Misaki's exuberance as she spoke about herself and her abilities as well as what were her early impressions about the whole Crossville Guardian deal she was now a part of. With immense cuteness and an infectious cheer, Misaki proceeded to win over the interviewer, all while not being conscious that she was doing so. The kicker finally came when Misaki ordered several desert cakes for herself. Watching Misaki enjoy her food made you feel very uncomfortable and the girl in question had her head buried in her hands in mortification as she listened to the recording of her sensual consumption. After the food was finished, Misaki demonstrated some low-key tricks with her petal powers, forming short-lived artworks in the air. The video ended with Misaki posing for the camera, looking very cute doing so.
When the video was over, you and the others turned your attention to Misaki.
"….Misaki, you were supposed to do a normal interview…" You muttered into your palm, having palmed your face during the eating part of the video.
"That cake looks really delicious, could you tell me what kind it is?" Snow, of course, wasn't bothered by the interview and was more interested in what Misaki had ordered.
"While I did say that you were one who thrived more in the light, you have exceeded my expectations, Misaki-chan. Well done" Kai said with a smirk.
"Oh god! I didn't know I sounded like that while I was eating! This is so embarrassing! Please kill me now!"
Unfortunately for Misaki, Kai refused on account of Misaki's sudden explosive popularity with millions of people who had seen the video.
"Thanks to you, those who are aware of your affiliation with the Zerozaki clan now looks upon our clan in more positive light. While some have tried to use this video against the clan, many have become enamoured with your beauty and grace as well as your wonderful personality, Misaki-chan."
"Wait, enamoured? What are you talking about sensei?" Misaki asked, confused.
"I don't understand," Snow said, equally confused.
"You've got to be kidding me." You knew exactly what Kai meant.
"Here, allow me to show you." Kai then pulled out a bag and from it poured out dozens of letters. "I took the liberty of checking your base's mailbox."
Grabbing a letter, you see that it's addressed to Misaki. Passing it over to the ninja-turned-hero trainee, you and the others gathered around as she opened it to read what it said.
You wince when Misaki screams in excitement, slightly deafening your hearing for a moment.
"EEEEEEEE! Oh my god! I have fan mail!"
"Indeed you do, Misaki-chan," Kai said smiling before becoming serious as he turns to you. "I advise you to make sure that this sudden fame does not hinder her duties as a hero, Jackrabbit-san." With that, he disappears in a puff of smoke. You groan as you feel a migraine coming on. Misaki seems ecstatic about the whole thing despite her earlier embarrassment and Snow is calmly sorting the letters.
Looking at the small pile of fan appreciation letters, you get the feeling that maybe you should have refused the interview and worked on your other duties. Misaki will have to deal with the consequences of fame but she won't be alone since you and Snow are with her.
On that note, the guy who had interviewed Misaki while recording video was fired from his job for videotaping his interviewee without permission. Small comfort considering that you've seen what popularity could do to a hero.
On the plus side, the Heroes Weekly magazine with the interview in it soon came out and along with it was an article wishing the Crossville Guardians good luck. Plus the café where the interview took place is doing massive business thanks to the video and your team now gets a huge discount on food and drinks there.
[Mission Successful. Interview video has been re-uploaded multiple times. Misaki is now famous (on the internet). Misaki has fans. Crossville Guardians get discounts from nearby café. Zerozaki Clan Relation becomes more positive. Jackrabbit gets a headache over this fiasco and invents instant painkiller potions]
Next update: Jake Jackrabbit's Infiltrating the Maverick's Weapon Negotiations.
Missing Person Case
Roll: 72 + 15(Omake Bonus) + 10(Snow's Investigation) = 97 (Stupidly successful)
"Snow. What am I looking at here?"
Barely half the day had passed after you'd given Snow and Misaki their first missions as members of the Crossville Guardians when you receive an urgent message to meet her outside an office building in Crossville West. When you got there, you found an entire building covered in ice with police officers securing the perimeter and a small crowd of people scrambling over each other to get a better look. Several ambulances are being load with a number of people that you immediately recognise as the people that had gone missing. Nearby, a biohazard containment crew is also carrying out shattered frozen fragments of an alien creature and throwing them into a metal box.
Snow looks none the worse for wear and smile when she sees you approach.
"Well, funny story really. Turns out that all the missing people were being abducted by a race of aliens to be used as incubators for their spawns and lunch as well. Luckily, I was able to track them down to this building where I rescued the survivors and eliminated an evil alien threat! I also froze the building just to make sure I got all of them." Snow explained with much gesturing and expression. You tell her that she did great and she practically glows from the praise. Leaving the ecstatic young lady to her happy thoughts, you move closer to the biohazard guys, most of them wearing hazard suits although they have the facemask pulled back. You give them a nod and they nod back before continuing to drag chunks of frozen alien into containment.
Alien Identification: 13+10(Culture:alien)=23 (Major Failure)
You have absolutely what the fuck these things are. You think they have some kind of purple chitin covering their body and maybe some kind of tongue mouth thing but you're stump at what alien species these are. Returning to Snow, you ask her just how did these aliens creatures manage to go unnoticed this whole time.
"Oh, that's easy! They have some kind of natural invisibility field plus they can walk on walls and ceilings and they have acidic secretions so it was pretty easy for these alien nasties to escape being spotted by everyone. Good thing I was here or else the police would never have been able to solve the case in time!"
"Geez, thanks for making us look bad," a nearby officer grumbles before breaking into a smile. "Nah, I'm just messing. Miss Snow here saved our keisters. Who'd have thought it was aliens? Man, we were damn lucky we managed to get all the civs out, though, am I right? Eh? Eh?" Several other officers give out a good-natured laugh at this, making Snow blush a little, even when the officer starts invading your personal space. Why is this officer now hanging his arm around your neck like you're best mates?
You resist the urge to punch the officer and simply nod and shake his hand before firmly pulling his arm off you.
Right, looks like the police are happy, the families of the missing people are probably going to be happy. And Snow is happy and therefore you are also happy as well. Not bad for a day's work.
After everything's has been recorded, detailed, and filed away, Snow goes off to find the few missing people that weren't abducted by aliens but were runaways that either had problems at home or were trying to avoid loan sharks. Somehow, it was harder for Snow to find all these people than it was for her to find a nest of invisible, acid-spewing alien abductors.
By the end of the week, the Missing People case is closed and everyone's opinion about the Crossville Guardians becomes a little better.
[Snow successfully completed the mission with high praise from the Police Department. Small Crossville Guardian Reputation gain. 1 Police Department Favour obtained]
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Heroes Weekly Interview
Roll: 77+10(Omake Bonus) + 15(Misaki's Diplomacy): 102: Critical Roll: 51+2 = 53
The interviewer from Heroes Weekly was some can-do guy with a large afro and shiny teeth. Since you were busy with your own responsibilities as well as the fact that you didn't like the press due to the incident, you had Misaki take the interview. You had Misaki play up her position as a rookie hero attempting to make her big break in The Crossville Guardians, hopefully, to ward off any negative press that might occur due to your own reputation. According to Misaki, the interview went well apparently. She was asked a lot of questions about the base, herself and what she thought about her seniors, you and Snow.
It looks like the journalist left with a good impression of the Crossville Guardians, judging by how pleased he was when he thanked you for allowing him to interview your youngest member. You felt that you had dodged a bullet there. It wasn't until a day later that you discovered how wrong you were.
"Misaki-chan! Do you know what you have done!?"
"Sensei!?"
It was the day after the interview and while everyone in the command centre to discuss what the schedule was for the day, Kai appeared without warning on top of the holographic model of the city, looking bewildered and strangely proud about something. It quickly became clear what had Kai in a tizzy when he accessed the main monitor somehow and played a video.
It was titled, "Heroes Weekly – Interview with Blossom"
It turns out that the journalist had a camera in his hairdo and recorded the whole interview. Despite the small amount of time the video's been up, it had gone viral. The ten-minute video had captured the very essence of Misaki's exuberance as she spoke about herself and her abilities as well as what were her early impressions about the whole Crossville Guardian deal she was now a part of. With immense cuteness and an infectious cheer, Misaki proceeded to win over the interviewer, all while not being conscious that she was doing so. The kicker finally came when Misaki ordered several desert cakes for herself. Watching Misaki enjoy her food made you feel very uncomfortable and the girl in question had her head buried in her hands in mortification as she listened to the recording of her sensual consumption. After the food was finished, Misaki demonstrated some low-key tricks with her petal powers, forming short-lived artworks in the air. The video ended with Misaki posing for the camera, looking very cute doing so.
When the video was over, you and the others turned your attention to Misaki.
"….Misaki, you were supposed to do a normal interview…" You muttered into your palm, having palmed your face during the eating part of the video.
"That cake looks really delicious, could you tell me what kind it is?" Snow, of course, wasn't bothered by the interview and was more interested in what Misaki had ordered.
"While I did say that you were one who thrived more in the light, you have exceeded my expectations, Misaki-chan. Well done" Kai said with a smirk.
"Oh god! I didn't know I sounded like that while I was eating! This is so embarrassing! Please kill me now!"
Unfortunately for Misaki, Kai refused on account of Misaki's sudden explosive popularity with millions of people who had seen the video.
"Thanks to you, those who are aware of your affiliation with the Zerozaki clan now looks upon our clan in more positive light. While some have tried to use this video against the clan, many have become enamoured with your beauty and grace as well as your wonderful personality, Misaki-chan."
"Wait, enamoured? What are you talking about sensei?" Misaki asked, confused.
"I don't understand," Snow said, equally confused.
"You've got to be kidding me." You knew exactly what Kai meant.
"Here, allow me to show you." Kai then pulled out a bag and from it poured out dozens of letters. "I took the liberty of checking your base's mailbox."
Grabbing a letter, you see that it's addressed to Misaki. Passing it over to the ninja-turned-hero trainee, you and the others gathered around as she opened it to read what it said.
You wince when Misaki screams in excitement, slightly deafening your hearing for a moment.
"EEEEEEEE! Oh my god! I have fan mail!"
"Indeed you do, Misaki-chan," Kai said smiling before becoming serious as he turns to you. "I advise you to make sure that this sudden fame does not hinder her duties as a hero, Jackrabbit-san." With that, he disappears in a puff of smoke. You groan as you feel a migraine coming on. Misaki seems ecstatic about the whole thing despite her earlier embarrassment and Snow is calmly sorting the letters.
Looking at the small pile of fan appreciation letters, you get the feeling that maybe you should have refused the interview and worked on your other duties. Misaki will have to deal with the consequences of fame but she won't be alone since you and Snow are with her.
On that note, the guy who had interviewed Misaki while recording video was fired from his job for videotaping his interviewee without permission. Small comfort considering that you've seen what popularity could do to a hero.
On the plus side, the Heroes Weekly magazine with the interview in it soon came out and along with it was an article wishing the Crossville Guardians good luck. Plus the café where the interview took place is doing massive business thanks to the video and your team now gets a huge discount on food and drinks there.
[Mission Successful. Interview video has been re-uploaded multiple times. Misaki is now famous (on the internet). Misaki has fans. Crossville Guardians get discounts from nearby café. Zerozaki Clan Relation becomes more positive. Jackrabbit gets a headache over this fiasco and invents instant painkiller potions]
Next update: Jake Jackrabbit's Infiltrating the Maverick's Weapon Negotiations.
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- Location
- England, unfortunately.
- Pronouns
- She/They
- Location
- Florida
Misaki, you done good. You keep being you.