Essveedimension Neptunia

CCBubba · Jun 13, 2018

B-Sha
Ruins of a City

I sigh as I roll over in my bed for the hundreth time this morning. I had been enjoying reading a good story I found on SV recently. But now I think my time of laziness has come to an end this morning.

I stretch out as I sit up in my bed, just sitting there for a few moments in the cool breeze coming from my fan. Even though I really don't want to get up, the sound of my stomach rumbling serves as enough motivation to actually get out of bed.

So I start going through my morning routine of making my bed and opening my blinds, I start running through a checklist in my head of what chores need done and when. I'm just opening my door when-

Xalgeon said:
you're in Zero!Planeptune's ruins.

-Wait, what the hell just happened?

I immediately start trying to figure out my current situation. Most notably, I'm not in my own body. I can easily recognize that I'm in the body of B-Sha, a character from the Neptunia games. But before I can investigate that any further I notice my surroundings. I can tell it used to be a large city full of people at one point. But now all that's left is a scene of complete devastation. More worrying, the sky itself looks the same way.

Then next sight I see fills me completely with terror, I see a group of monsters wandering in my direction. Before I can think, I find myself sprinting in the opposite direction. Only the thought of putting as much distance between then and me is on my mind.

Albany · Jun 13, 2018

UbeOne said:
Uni
Office, Basilicom, Lastation
Daytime
Concerned

*snip*

Oh great! I get to deal with people while having a mental break! Lovely. Even as I think that however, my body responds as if on instinct.

"I'm fine Uni. Now get back to work! You won't get anywhere in life by slacking off!"

Now back to the dail-wait what am I doing?! I don't even know this girl!

But I do...

You know what? Existential crises will get me all of nowhere.

My name is %#)@ 7%*@$^ and I'm currently a girl. I feel familiarity with a setting I am wholely unfamiliar with. I am a CP..U... and I for some reason believe that I'm a CPU like from Hyper Dimension Neptunia.

Wait, now that I think about it, this body looks startling like Noire, the tsuntsun from that verse. I've got the hair, the body, the cute sister named Uni... am I seriously a fictional character?

...

...

Ya know, I said no existential crises but that is getting really really hard. Let's just...

"Uni, excuse me for one second." With that, I go over to the nearest exit, open my mouth, and, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

There. That's much better. I put on my idol face and look at my adorable little somehow-not-fictional sis. There's only one thing to do in this situation, and that is access if she's really Uni, or if she has the same sort of weirdness going on that I do. And I know the perfect question too! "So how'd ya like Sony's presentation at E3?"

UbeOne · Jun 13, 2018

Uni
Office, Basilicom, Lastation
Daytime
That tsun reaction...

BanTheFairyKing said:
Oh great! I get to deal with people while having a mental break! Lovely. Even as I think that however, my body responds as if on instinct.

"I'm fine Uni. Now get back to work! You won't get anywhere in life by slacking off!"

Now back to the dail-wait what am I doing?! I don't even know this girl!

But I do...

You know what? Existential crises will get me all of nowhere.

My name is %#)@ 7%*@$^ and I'm currently a girl. I feel familiarity with a setting I am wholely unfamiliar with. I am a CP..U... and I for some reason believe that I'm a CPU like from Hyper Dimension Neptunia.

Wait, now that I think about it, this body looks startling like Noire, the tsuntsun from that verse. I've got the hair, the body, the cute sister named Uni... am I seriously a fictional character?

...

...

Ya know, I said no existential crises but that is getting really really hard. Let's just...

"Uni, excuse me for one second." With that, I go over to the nearest exit, open my mouth, and, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

There. That's much better. I put on my idol face and look at my adorable little somehow-not-fictional sis. There's only one thing to do in this situation, and that is access if she's really Uni, or if she has the same sort of weirdness going on that I do. And I know the perfect question too! "So how'd ya like Sony's presentation at E3?"

I flinch. Wha-? But I wasn't being lazy? That's a Neptune thing, not mine! What's she scolding me for? I was just concerned about her!

And then she excuses herself and outright screams in the distance? No way is she fine! What she said a while ago was but denial and bluster, then. I know she's tsundere, but I never thought she'd be that way towards her own sister! Do I have to put up with that while I'm here?

I blink and slightly tilt my head to the side. What's with the sudden change of topic about an E3 and Sony? Isn't that convention a recent thing back on Earth? "I wouldn't know, sis. I haven't seen it. Are you sure you're fine?" I reply, finding it awkward, yet habitual at the same time, to call her my sister.

Well, it is true. I haven't watched what she's talking about. What little I know of E3 is secondhand, from the accounts from others in a Discord server or two, and even those, I don't remember much. I wasn't really paying attention at the time.

...Could Noire be on the same boat as me?

@BanTheFairyKing

Albany · Jun 13, 2018

UbeOne said:
Uni
Office, Basilicom, Lastation
Daytime
That tsun reaction...

I flinch. Wha-? But I wasn't being lazy? That's a Neptune thing, not mine! What's she scolding me for? I was just concerned about her!

And then she excuses herself and outright screams in the distance? No way is she fine! What she said a while ago was but denial and bluster, then. I know she's tsundere, but I never thought she'd be that way towards her own sister! Do I have to put up with that while I'm here?

I blink and slightly tilt my head to the side. What's with the sudden change of topic about an E3 and Sony? Isn't that convention a recent thing back on Earth? "I wouldn't know, sis. I haven't seen it. Are you sure you're fine?" I reply, finding it awkward, yet habitual at the same time, to call her my sister.

Well, it is true. I haven't watched what she's talking about. What little I know of E3 is secondhand, from the accounts from others in a Discord server or two, and even those, I don't remember much. I wasn't really paying attention at the time.

...Could Noire be on the same boat as me?

@BanTheFairyKing

Hmmmm, maybe I should have asked something more definitive... but talking about Sony as Noire is such a guilty pleasure~

"Of course I'm alright! I'm your big sister after all!" With that I throw her a V hand sign and a smile. "You never have to worry about anything around me! Don't try and distract me with your cute little sisteryness though! You know what, just for that, pop quiz! What're we doing right now and just why is it important? I of course already know the answer, I just want to see if you know!"

Wow, I am a *master* of this information gathering stuff. Plan Magical Girl is a go!

@UbeOne

UbeOne · Jun 13, 2018

Uni
Office, Basilicom, Lastation
Daytime
Hopefully I pass?

BanTheFairyKing said:
Hmmmm, maybe I should have asked something more definitive... but talking about Sony as Noire is such a guilty pleasure~

"Of course I'm alright! I'm your big sister after all!" With that I throw her a V hand sign and a smile. "You never have to worry about anything around me! Don't try and distract me with your cute little sisteryness though! You know what, just for that, pop quiz! What're we doing right now and just why is it important? I of course already know the answer, I just want to see if you know!"

Wow, I am a *master* of this information gathering stuff. Plan Magical Girl is a go!

@UbeOne

I can't help but smile a bit at her attempt to put up a strong and confident face for me. I understand, big sis, but you don't have to do that... I blink. Was that a Uni thing?

I raise an eyebrow. What's with the sudden question like that?

It takes a while for me to gather my thoughts and come up with what I think is a suitable answer. "We're doing paperwork right now, processing them and giving our verdict. It's important because the content of those documents will affect the people of our nation."

What comes to mind at the moment is that power plant proposal of Avenir, still sitting on my desk. They'd be long since reformed under the Basilicom by this time, I would think, since that happened before Uni was up and about.

...I never thought I'd suddenly be thrust into a position of such responsibility.

@BanTheFairyKing

Ryven Razgriz · Jun 13, 2018

S-Sha (E-Sha)
Ruined Castle, Leanbox, Zero Dimension
DATETIME_UNKNOWN

As we finish talking about the other me's memories. I noticed that there's no one else in this room. 'E-Sha, where's Gooman and Lady?'

I asked my ever present companion. To which she replies that we sent them on a mission outside to scout and find something, anything.

Anything? Why would they need to find anything? Where am I anyway.

Standing up, I looked around at the half-ruined room. It looks presentable and clean (maybe Gooman and Lady cleaned up) with chairs, tables, desks, beds as well as a few appliances here and there. Further looking around, I saw two doors and two windows. One of the doors has a sign with the drawing of a toilet seat telling me that it's the bathroom, the other being the exit of the room I surmised.

Walking closer to one windows with shutters, I notched one of them open for a bit and immediately taking notice of the glaring violet sky. Long lines cracks running through both the sky and the already half-dead ground.

'Leanbox... it was once a beautiful land, now it's just...' Commented E-Sha sadly as I watch the sky and the ground.

Closing the shutter again, I took as step back as I remembered where we are thanks to my memories.

Zero-Dimension. I may have only played Re;Birth and watched the anime, but by the time I did, Megadimension was already out and I kept seeing NEXT Forms of Goddesses as well as me, more like us, in Gold Third all over the internet. Sadly I don't know what happened with me and Gold Third.

And all I know about Zero-Dimension is that evil versions of the CPUs appeared and is causing havoc everywhere and that the landmasses are all dead or half-dead due to destruction caused by evil CPUs.

Ah crud. I should've played MegaNepmension when I had the chance. Or watched Noble's or Senpai Blade's gameplay of it.

Sitting down and sighing at the prospect of me fighting the Goddesses and or their evil counterparts.

'S-Sha?' Asked E-Sha as she noticed me sigh.
'Nothing E-Sha, just wondering when will the those two come back.' I divert.

Albany · Jun 13, 2018

UbeOne said:
Uni
Office, Basilicom, Lastation
Daytime
Hopefully I pass?

Trying hard to put up a strong face for me, big sis? I understand, but you don't have to do that... I blink. Was that a Uni thing?

I raise an eyebrow. What's with the sudden question like that?

It takes a while for me to gather my thoughts and come up with what I think is a suitable answer. "We're doing paperwork right now, processing them and giving our verdict. It's important because the content of those documents will affect the people of our nation."

What comes to mind at the moment is that power plant proposal of Avenir, still sitting on my desk. They'd be reformed under the Basilicom by this time, I would think, since that happened before Uni was up and about.

...I never thought I'd suddenly be thrust into a position of such responsibility.

@BanTheFairyKing

I nod, happy with the answer. I have such a responsible little sis! This is probably the real Uni, or at the very least someone heavily influenced by Uni's personality.

"That is an... acceptable, answer. Very well then, as you are aware of the situation, I'll ask your opinion on something I've been thinking on quite a bit recently. What's your opinion on how I should gain shares?"

There. Uni is way more familiar with the world than I am, so she'll know better than me on how to raise them. My best idea is to try and copy Sony in my home dimension (god does that feel weird to think) and... Well, I've got an XBox One and a Nintendo Switch, but no PS4. I think that says a lot for how well their current strategy (and thus Noire's) is working.

...huh. A part of me just felt very, very alarmed, and also kind of insulted...

KuletXCore · Jun 14, 2018

It's a beautiful day. I was planning the next chapter of Spiritdimension Neptunia Frontier with my co-authors on Discord, but we were still in the process of rewriting everything, and fine-tuning how our "bleeding effect" mechanic should work in our fic. I called it a day, placed my phone beside me, and I went to sleep.

I woke up on a cracked pavement on an unknown place. Where am I? What is this place? I started to get up, placing my gloved hands and rising to my feet. Still dizzy, I began to wrap my head around the situation and asked...
"What the hell happened?" My voice was surprisingly feminine and I didn't mind how jarring that was.

From there, I saw my fallen orange and black megaphone and looked at what's in front of me. "Oh god..."
Four large behemoths were standing tall on the destroyed city, and apparently, I was fighting them all.

Wait, none of this makes sense! I was just in my bed sleeping when suddenly I was thrust into another world with the knowledge of someone named "Uzume... Tennouboshi"...

Well shit. Apparently this is one of those ROBs that SV likes so much and decided to deposit me into another body with all of her memories. Oh god, it's like two of my fic projects came true and I was the unlucky bastard who got both her body and her memories!

The fact that I am now a full-fledged female unnerves me a bit, add the fact that I was a literal goddess and you got yourself a recipe for disaster!

All I know is I have a palletteswap evil twin, and I literally haven't played the V2 series. I have absolutely no idea what I was thrust into.

Well, at least I got this cool body and I have a Shout like a skyrim dragonborn... I picked up my trusty megaphone, and tapped on it to hear that sweet feedback noise it created.
Time to adjust to this body, and find shelter.

UbeOne · Jun 14, 2018

Uni
Office, Basilicom, Lastation
Daytime
Lots of ideas

BanTheFairyKing said:
I nod, happy with the answer. I have such a responsible little sis! This is probably the real Uni, or at the very least someone heavily influenced by Uni's personality.

"That is an... acceptable, answer. Very well then, as you are aware of the situation, I'll ask your opinion on something I've been thinking on quite a bit recently. What's your opinion on how I should gain shares?"

There. Uni is way more familiar with the world than I am, so she'll know better than me on how to raise them. My best idea is to try and copy Sony in my home dimension (god does that feel weird to think) and... Well, I've got an XBox One and a Nintendo Switch, but no PS4. I think that says a lot for how well their current strategy (and thus Noire's) is working.

...huh. A part of me just felt very, very alarmed, and also kind of insulted...

I've heard before that Uni is the type who seeks the approval of her older sister, but experiencing that for myself... yeah, I definitely want to keep up the good work, for it gives me a feeling of warmth and joy. My smile remains on my face. However, she then asks me another question.

Increase Shares, as in the faith of the people in us? That's... broad. I'm sure she has her own ideas, but she's also asking for mine. Is this part of her test, or is she looking for a second opinion? Could be both, for all I know. Still, how do I answer that? "Hm..."

Information comes to mind, stuff that I didn't know before, but I now feel as if they were always present, that I need only recall them. The tome fairy, Histoire, once informed us that there would be a... CPU Shift? Oh no... Apparently, the people's belief can be rather fickle, if it's so easy to lose shares due to mudslinging and black propaganda. I thought the religious kind of faith is stronger and more resilient than that. I mean, they call us goddesses...

Anyway, back on track. "With that CPU Shift coming up, we definitely need to do that," I say, beginning my answer. Reaffirming the belief of the people would help in buffering the shock, but how?

I count off my suggestions with my fingers. "One thing we can do is to invest on infrastructure projects, which in turn improves the economy. The plans for the new maglev train line up north, for one, look promising. There's also a proposal by Avenir to build a hydro power plant to the east, and while I'm inclined to approve, I'd like a second opinion on it first." However, such measures are for the long run, and are expensive. Still, stuff like that helps a country run efficiently, and besides, no one likes, say, getting stuck in traffic nor overcrowded trains.

"Another is to invest in ongoing research. I've seen a few theses that have potential, like a design for an improved air scrubber for the factories." It turns out that air pollution isn't as much of a problem now compared to in the past, but still. They're also long-term measures, however, and they carry an air of uncertainty too, for who knows whether the R&D would bear fruit or not? Then again, how else does technology develop? Along with machinery and industry, that's what makes Lastation, Lastation. Achievements there could help with the shares.

"We could also take on quests and hunt monsters." In Re;Birth 1, it's one of two ways to raise shares, the other being colosseum matches, and it wouldn't be so different from being a huntress from RWBY. Besides, it does put the power we embody to good use, and the impact of our help would be more immediate and on-the-ground compared to government investments.

"There's also the option of globally promoting the upcoming Technology Expo. I believe the current theme is Automotive?" I happen to be interested in cars, so the timing is excellent. I'd love to go there and see what the automotive industry here is like. The expo I remember, though, is the one from the game, which had a theme of Weaponry. In there, Avenir, in cahoots with Arfoire at the time, tried to attack the four goddesses using a walking heavy panzer, followed by the large CPU Breaker robot, to give Arfoire the opening to copy (or in other words, to pirate) Black Heart's power while they were exhausted...

"As for our PR, I'm not sure. Maybe ask Kei?" She's the boyish-looking Oracle with a serious, businesslike demeanor and attire, Lastation's counterpart to Histoire and Chika. She probably has better ideas on that front. While I know that it's important, considering that the CPU Shift uses that avenue of attack, I don't know how to go about it...

"Lastly, we could make music videos of you singing and dancing, and upload them to the Internet. Who knows, maybe they could go viral one day." If I remember right, Noire would like to be an idol someday. A showcase of her performing talents could help foster a positive perception of her.

...Wow, there's so much that I've learned from Uni...

@BanTheFairyKing

Xanah · Jun 14, 2018

ForgottonFuture said:
Plutia—>Iris Heart
Neppy's Basilicom, Neppy's room.
Daytime
...You woke me up? You bitch.

I shrugged, oh yeah. She was there when Rei went batshit. Wasn't she getting wrecked? Hmm. It's probably reincarnation and Kurome being a bitch or act of ROB, as I became Plutia but...."I have no idea. I was sleeping when suddenly I woke up above Neppy."

I glared at MAGES. "Ummm....You did wake me up Magey....should I transform and show you why thats a bad idea?...." Good. She's shuttering "..I'll take you being quiet as a yes." In a flash of light, I became Iris Heart.

Hmmm. I feel great. I feel a urge to have some fun. So why not have fun? I smiled. "Now. Are you ready for some punishment for waking me up?"

Seeing MAGES. at the door, I waved. "Hey-yo MAGES.! Come in! Come in! Meet my awesome friend from from the Ultradimension; The Mega-Chill CPU of Planeptune; Plutia!"

And then said Mega-Chill friend made MAGES. punch herself with her creepy-jeepy Black Magic and went HDD!

"Yikes! I-i-i-is that really necessary Ma'am? MAGES. is terribly sorry for waking you up! Right old buddy old pal?!" I say as I ran over and force MAGES. to bow deeply. Groveling is the better part of valour after all!

@Unlucky Bibliophile.

Mellithae said:
Histoire
Basilicom, Planeptune
Daytime

My new self is from an extremely divergent dimension. I'll have to try contacting myself in that dimension, but it's possible they were my dimensional analogue. While we are largely dissimilar, that would at least offer an explanation.

They were lazy, but also lacking in responsibilities. A difference, but not an insurmountable one. Their perspective might even be useful getting Neptune to actually do something!...Yeah, I didn't think so either. They were fascinated by magic, which makes up for most of the motivation lost in the transfer and makes me much happier. Neptune was probably right about us needing breaks, though I'm sure I wouldn't be nearly this stressed if she was actually doing something. Even a couple of hours a day...

And then there's the elephant in my pages, metaknowledge. Not as useful as one might expect. All the things I really know of already happened, though I shudder slightly at the conquest ending. Could that really have happened? Best not to dwell on it.

All in all, not much has changed. I have a new perspective, a better mood, and a couple hints toward the future. Not bad for 3 minutes and random coincidence. I just hope this isn't the start of a new crisis, even if it would get Neptune working on something.

Now what was this proposal again, anyway?

-/LOADING LINE BREAK. IT WILL TAKE THREE DAYS.\-

Okay, right. It's one of the better ones, centering around how life has been just fine under the CPUs and the massive risks of attempting the alternatives. Most notably, it calls attention to the CPUs' role in defending the nations from monsters and it's nature as an otherwise inaccessible service. In Purple Heart's case, it exploits the rumors of her laziness as an advantage, citing comparisons to tyranny and querying whether they really want the government interfering in their private business. It's also written by ZUN. Touhou, seriously? At least their talent is properly reflected in their dimensional counterpart.

The last aspect is risky, but that's minimized by it already being known. Any damage to Purple Heart's reputation would be done anyway. It does present a minor risk of presenting the other CPUs as tyrants, especially Black Heart. As useful as a scapegoat can be in traditional politics, it would rapidly spell disaster in Gamindustri, as cooperation between the CPUs is the most important factor in resolving crises. Hmmmm.

We might be able to insulate that risk by utilizing nationalism - It's useful for once! - and trying to make governmental independence a point of national pride for Planeptune specifically... That should work, but I should probably run it by Nepgear first. Well, I should run it by Neptune, but that's a lost cause, so...

"Nepgear?" I say, turning to face her. "What do you think about taking ZUN's plan, but switching out the tyranny contrasts for making your sister's noninterference into a point of national pride? It should minimize the risk of villainizing Noire."

"Hm?" Looking over the offered plan and swapping the relevant lines in her head, Nepgear slowly nodded. "Yeah, I suppose if we can't change Big Sis' attitude, this is our best bet. Nice to see you're getting more flexible Histoire."

ForgottonFuture · Jun 14, 2018

Iris Heart—->Plutia
Neppy's Basilicom, Neppy's room.
Daytime
No fun for me....

Xalgeon said:
Seeing MAGES. at the door, I waved. "Hey-yo MAGES.! Come in! Come in! Meet my awesome friend from from the Ultradimension; The Mega-Chill CPU of Planeptune; Plutia!"

And then said Mega-Chill friend made MAGES. punch herself with her creepy-jeepy Black Magic and went HDD!

"Yikes! I-i-i-is that really necessary Ma'am? MAGES. is terribly sorry for waking you up! Right old buddy old pal?!" I say as I ran over and force MAGES. to bow deeply. Groveling is the better part of valour after all!

@Unlucky Bibliophile.

Hmmm. I twirled my whip as I smiled. "Well....if she's truly sorry...I'll be lenient this one time...." I flashed MAGES. a smile before returning to my normal self.

I blinked. Okay..that was a rush..hell...I had a urge to act like Iris Heart, and doing so...felt good. "...Sorry Neppy and Magey....guess I'm feeling kinda grumpy from being woken up twice in a row..." I rubbed the back of my head with my free hand.

Card Captor · Jun 14, 2018

After taking some time to let both sets of memories settle, I realized something; I am Ram. Not just some weirdo in a little girl's body, but the little girl herself. Which is for the best really, since if I wasn't the real Ram, I'd be a lot less cool. The strange memories didn't feel complete, like pieces of them were missing, but Ram's (my) memories were complete.

"Ram...what's going on?" Rom, the little silly head asked

"I already told you; we're going to seize our future with out own hands!"

"But...I don't understand what that means"

"That's because you're trying to think with your brain, and not your heart!"

"...Now I'm even more confused"

We flew in silence for what felt like a bajillian hours before Rom said something else "...I like your new glasses"

I smirked "well of course you do; they're only the most awesomest glasses ever!"

When I saw that we had reached Uni's house, I stopped talking to Rom. Knowing that boring nerd, she'd probably be doing work, or something like that. "Okay Rom, I need to you go to go to Planeptune and get Nepgear, I'll bring Uni and meet you two in her nerd lair"

"You mean Miss Nepgear's workshop?"

"Yeah sure, that. Now come on, we've got to get moving! Every second counts!"

"Alright Ram. It'll be nice to see Miss Nepgear again" She quickly transformed and flew off.

With that taken care off, I rushed into Uni's Basilcom and hurried to the office. Made a magic ball of light behind be and flung open the door, and just like I expected; Uni was in here doing boring things "Uni!" I yelled, with a totally awesome light behind me "I've come for your body!"

Albany · Jun 14, 2018

Noire
Office, Basilicom, Lastation
Daytime
AHHHHH

UbeOne said:
Uni
Office, Basilicom, Lastation
Daytime
Lots of ideas

*snip*

Wow! While I try and keep my face straight with not a hint of my true feelings let free, on the inside I can't help but squee about what a responsible little sister I have. She's so cute! Ahhhhhhhhhh! Now, to think about what she said.

Hmmmm... Infrastructure, Research, Hunting, Tournaments, Tech Expo, and Idoling. All are good options, admittedly. Infrastructure is nice, but also extremely expensive. The train sounds good both from Uni's talk and from my own memories. Avenir... that's a toughie. On one hand, it sounds good. On the other, the public still doesn't much care for them and so backing them like this might be bad for PR. I'll have to consult Kei on that one.

Research sounds good but is so long term that besides okaying it when our scientists ask we won't be getting much from it anytime soon. Still, there's no reason not to do it, it just can't be our main focus. The other choices though show promise... hmmmm an event would be an amazing opportunity for Lastation, but aren't the Gold Third or whatever initially better fighters than us? If they crashed the tourney part that would be bad...

Hnnnn, this is harddddddd.... oh! I've got it! What we do is hold the Tech Expo, and back it up as much as we can. Then during the Expo, we announce that we'll be backing some of the promising research! Ooooh, and I can host and hold a halftime show too! This will be perfect! Wait... what if I make Uni perform with me! Oh my goodness, this will be amazing!

I can't help but let a (slightly evil) smile cross my face at the thought.

"Hm, it's obvious you have a... decent, understanding of the situation Uni. While increasing industry and research are both nice, neither of them will truly help to prevent the shift. Your other ideas have merit, however. We'll help sponsor the Technology Expo, and will act as hosts for it as well. In addition, we shall perform a duet during the middle of the event to lower stress and increase enjoyment. This will truly help get our name out there as the best~"

With that said, I turn to flash her a pose an-"Uni! I've come for your body!"

"EEEEP!"

"W-WHAT WAS THAT! Y-YOU IMBECILE! W-WARN SOMEBODY WHEN YOU CHARGE INTO A ROOM LIKE THAT YOU DUNCE!"

I've got to recover my cool, got to recover my cool, I am cool and unflappable, super cool and unflappable... I can feel the tension bleed out of me, as the mask goes back on.

"Ram, if you wish to speak to Uni then call first. I'm not sure about Lowee, but here in Lastation we at the very least have working phone lines. Since you're here now though, I suppose you may as well say your piece. Be quick though, Uni does have responsibilities."

There! The perfect rejoiner mixed with just enough shade at Lowee to make her fume without being able to properly argue! That's what you get for startling me like that!

Xanah · Jun 14, 2018

Card Captor said:
After taking some time to let both sets of memories settle, I realized something; I am Ram. Not just some weirdo in a little girl's body, but the little girl herself. Which is for the best really, since if I wasn't the real Ram, I'd be a lot less cool. The strange memories didn't feel complete, like pieces of them were missing, but Ram's (my) memories were complete.

"Ram...what's going on?" Rom, the little silly head asked

"I already told you; we're going to seize our future with out own hands!"

"But...I don't understand what that means"

"That's because you're trying to think with your brain, and not your heart!"

"...Now I'm even more confused"

We flew in silence for what felt like a bajillian hours before Rom said something else "...I like your new glasses"

I smirked "well of course you do; they're only the most awesomest glasses ever!"

When I saw that we had reached Uni's house, I stopped talking to Rom. Knowing that boring nerd, she'd probably be doing work, or something like that. "Okay Rom, I need to you go to go to Planeptune and get Nepgear, I'll bring Uni and meet you two in her nerd lair"

"You mean Miss Nepgear's workshop?"

"Yeah sure, that. Now come on, we've got to get moving! Every second counts!"

"Alright Ram. It'll be nice to see Miss Nepgear again" She quickly transformed and flew off. With that taken care off, I rushed into Uni's Basilcom and hurried to the office. Made a magic ball of light behind be and flung open the door, and just like I expected; Uni was in here doing boring things "Uni!" I yelled, with a totally awesome light behind me "I've come for your body!"

Once I've properly sworn vengeance on ROB, his family, his friends, his country, his dog and his dog's mother, I saw an open window and a lack of little sisters... FUCKING RAM!

I'm going after those little brats and when I find them, oh are they gonna learn to be quite during Big Sis Blanc's `Me Time`!

------><------

After following the fuckers to Lastation's Basilicom and seeing Rom split off towards Planeptune, I growled, I'll deal with you later Missy, but first...

Charging into the Basilicom after Ram, I dived under her ball of light, rugby tackled her to the ground, wrapped my hands around her neck and started shaking her like a ragdoll. "RAM LOWEE! WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT INTERRUPTING MY READING, YOU KAMINA HACK?!"

@UbeOne, @BanTheFairyKing.

UbeOne · Jun 14, 2018

Uni
Office, Basilicom, Lastation
Daytime
WHAT

As it turns out, the CPUs actually had a stint as idols a few months ago. Huh.

BanTheFairyKing said:
I can't help but let a (slightly evil) smile cross my face at the thought.

"Hm, it's obvious you have a... decent, understanding of the situation Uni. While increasing industry and research are both nice, neither of them will truly help to prevent the shift. Your other ideas have merit, however. We'll help sponsor the Technology Expo, and will act as hosts for it as well. In addition, we shall perform a duet during the middle of the event to lower stress and increase enjoyment. This will truly help get our name out there as the best~"

With that said, I turn to flash her a pose an-

Once again, that good feeling I have continues as Noire approves some of my ideas. Wait, what, she wants me to perform with her? Uh, I'm not a fan of facing the crowd-

Card Captor said:
Made a magic ball of light behind be and flung open the door, and just like I expected; Uni was in here doing boring things "Uni!" I yelled, with a totally awesome light behind me "I've come for your body!"

BanTheFairyKing said:
"EEEEP!"

"W-WHAT WAS THAT! Y-YOU IMBECILE! W-WARN SOMEBODY WHEN YOU CHARGE INTO A ROOM LIKE THAT YOU DUNCE!"

I've got to recover my cool, got to recover my cool, I am cool and unflappable, super cool and unflappable... I can feel the tension bleed out of me, as the mask goes back on.

"Ram, if you wish to speak to Uni then call first. I'm not sure about Lowee, but here in Lastation we at the very least have working phone lines. Since you're here now though, I suppose you may as well say your piece. Be quick though, Uni does have responsibilities."

There! The perfect rejoiner mixed with just enough shade at Lowee to make her fume without being able to properly argue! That's what you get for startling me like that!

The door suddenly opens, and behind it is a sphere of ivory light and a young girl in white and pink with pink hair, blue eyes, and diamond-shaped wings. She's wearing triangular shades, like Kamina's from that anime, and shouting in a high-pitched voice that she's 'coming for my body'. My reaction is instantaneous.

"KYAAA!"

I bolt upward, jumping a bit into the air and nearly falling over from my seat. I'm this close to accessing the full extent of my newfound power, to transform in order to counter what I perceive is a threat. Moments later, however, I realize that the girl is... White Sister? Blanc's and Rom's sister, Ram, in HDD form?

...

I break into laughter. I just can't take it seriously! If it were someone else, I would more likely pull out a gun to defend myself, but this is Ram, wearing Kamina shades. I just can't!

@Card Captor, @BanTheFairyKing

Card Captor · Jun 14, 2018

Blanc found me much faster then I expected. I tilt my head and smirk "heh, I knew it was going to come to this. Even though we both love Gamindustri, our ideals are just too different. It was inveitable that one of these days those ideals would cause us to cross blows. But!" I lifted my head "That's day isn't today" Then I casted my spell "YOLO Buster!" A bright light appeared in the room. So bright that it blinded everyone but me (thanks to my super awesome glasses). With the opening that gave me, I flew in, grabbed Uni, and flew out. Once I was outside, I flew to Planeptune. In order to get there faster, I pointed my staff behind me and fired the largest gust of wind I could, making sure to hold it until I reached Planeptune.

Unlucky Bibliophile · Jun 14, 2018

Xalgeon said:
"Yikes! I-i-i-is that really necessary Ma'am? MAGES. is terribly sorry for waking you up! Right old buddy old pal?!" I say as I ran over and force MAGES. to bow deeply. Groveling is the better part of valour after all!

MAGES. opened her mouth to say something to the effect of "MAGES. bows to no one", before she noticed Neptune's frantic expression and the downright sadistic look on Iris Heart's face. Deciding that discretion was the better half of valour, MAGES. grumbled out an earnest apology for waking Iris Heart up.

ForgottonFuture said:
Hmmm. I twirled my whip as I smiled. "Well....if she's truly sorry...I'll be lenient this one time...." I flashed MAGES. a smile before returning to my normal self.

A shiver crept up MAGES.' spine. Yeah no, she was never going to meet Iris Heart again unless she absolutely positively had to. Once was plenty enough.

ForgottonFuture said:
I blinked. Okay..that was a rush..hell...I had a urge to act like Iris Heart, and doing so...felt good. "...Sorry Neppy and Magey....guess I'm feeling kinda grumpy from being woken up twice in a row..." I rubbed the back of my head with my free hand.

With the danger passed, MAGES. let out a quiet sigh of relief as she relaxed the deathgrip on her staff. "It's... understandable. But please, don't do that again."

Turning her attention back to Neptune and firmly putting the incident in the back of her mind, MAGES. asked, "At any rate, where is your sister, Nepgear? I require her assistance in a matter most urgent."

UbeOne · Jun 14, 2018

Uni -> Black Sister
Lastation Airspace
Daytime
Kidnepped!

Card Captor said:
Blanc found me much faster then I expected. I tilt my head and smirk "heh, I knew it was going to come to this. Even though we both love Gamindustri, our ideals are just too different. It was inveitable that one of these days those ideals would cause us to cross blows. But!" I lifted my head "That's day isn't today" Then I casted my spell "YOLO Buster!" A bright light appeared in the room. So bright that it blinded everyone but me (thanks to my super awesome glasses). With the opening that gave me, I flew in, grabbed Uni, and flew out. Once I was outside, I flew to Planeptune. In order to get there faster, I pointed my staff behind me and fired the largest gust of wind I could, making sure to hold it until I reached Planeptune.

White Heart, I mean Blanc?

Yolo Buster? What kind of name is that?

The light! It's too bright! I avert my gaze, turning my face away from it. Then I feel a sudden sensation of someone forcibly grabbing me and lifting me into the air, making me widen my eyes and gasp in surprise. Ram is actually abducting me!

Immediately, newfound instincts tap into the power granted to me by the faith of Lastation's people, analogous to flipping a switch at the back of my mind. A warm, comforting feeling of strength flows through me as a momentary column of light and binary numbers surrounds me. Using my own Hard Drive Divinity, I try to wriggle free from White Sister's hold on me.

"Ram, what are you doing?!"

@Card Captor

Albany · Jun 14, 2018

Card Captor said:
Blanc found me much faster then I expected. I tilt my head and smirk "heh, I knew it was going to come to this. Even though we both love Gamindustri, our ideals are just too different. It was inveitable that one of these days those ideals would cause us to cross blows. But!" I lifted my head "That's day isn't today" Then I casted my spell "YOLO Buster!" A bright light appeared in the room. So bright that it blinded everyone but me (thanks to my super awesome glasses). With the opening that gave me, I flew in, grabbed Uni, and flew out. Once I was outside, I flew to Planeptune. In order to get there faster, I pointed my staff behind me and fired the largest gust of wind I could, making sure to hold it until I reached Planeptune.

...
....
.....
Did that...

Did she.....

But... But... That's MY little sister!

That... That... That...

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

"LITTLE SISTER THIEVES DESERVE TO FUCKINGGGG DIEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"

ForgottonFuture · Jun 14, 2018

Plutia
Neppy's Basilicom, Neppy's room.
Daytime
I want to see Peashy

Unlucky Bibliophile said:
With the danger passed, MAGES. let out a quiet sigh of relief as she relaxed the deathgrip on her staff. "It's... understandable. But please, don't do that again."

Turning her attention back to Neptune and firmly putting the incident in the back of her mind, MAGES. asked, "At any rate, where is your sister, Nepgear? I require her assistance in a matter most urgent."

MAGES. subtle reaction was amazing. Still...I don't wanna be a bitch. That would upset Neppy. "I won't make you bap yourself Magey. And you wanna see Neppy Jr. as well? I wanted to ask if there's any way for me to go back to my Basilicom....Peashy was due for a play date today....and I don't want her to cry."

My heart sped up at the thought of Peashy. The Young CPU is basically my little sister...if not my daughter because me and Neppy raised her since she was a baby....then Rei kidnapped her and she became a CPU, and things got crazy....by me I miss her.

Xanah · Jun 14, 2018

"IF I'VE TOLD YOU ONCE, I'VE TOLD YOU A BILLION TIMES! DON'T INTERRUPT MY READI--!"

Card Captor said:
"YOLO Buster!"

MY EYES! GGGGGAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

Bolting out the nearby window, I scream at the top of my divine lungs.

"R̸͚͕̠̹ͅR̤̫̜̫̺̹͟R̺̍̓̄͗͛Ŗ͈̩̖̻̤̝̱̉ͭR͚͎̺͑ͧͩ̆̌ͩR͔̤̿Ȑ͒̌̾͑͐̍R̝͑̊ͤͬ̽̀R̛͉̣͓̟̃̔ͨ͌R̾̎A̱̫̩͔͓̯̓̊ͯ̈́A͔̬͞A̘̩̪͇̰͐̈ͬͩ̾A̶͓̝̥͑͒̚A̝̳̙͚͈͋̊̌A̜̥̙͍͒ͣȂ̯̠̦͎̩̜̖̅A̩̱͚͈̔̒̒̈́̊A͓̥͍̩ͧ͐͗̕A̴̝̖̫̤̲̩̓̄̒́͐A̧̬̰ͯ͊M̯̰͓͛M̌ͨM͎̘̲̯͔͑ͭ̈̒̒͑̃͠ͅM̸͎̰͓̝̫̤͑͌̇̑ͧM͓͚̩̤̋̈́̉̀͒͟Mͫ͋͂M̖̬͙͑ͤM̹͝M̠̘̫̣͇̳̐͢M̙̲ ҉̭̜̰̫L̜̪̺͙͉̮ͦ̓ͨ̀̚L̳̦̬̣͓̰̓ͮL̦̭͓̹̮̲͎ͣ͑̍͗̏ͦL͙̥̲̜ͫ̓͑̔̓L̬͔̹̲̯͢Ḷ͍̞ͪ͒͋̐Ḽ̶̻̟̼͗͐ͧͥͪ̊ͅḼ̖͙̗̲͕͋ͧ̇ͩL̬͙ͨL͓͔͇̄̿ͭ̇̃O̰̱̭͗O̷͕̻̰̜O̩̥̼̜͓ͩ̓͊O̤͉͓̖̜̅ͣ̓̃̃͒͋́O͙̪̟̯̥̥ͬ͌͢O҉̼Ő͙͖͛͟O̲͆͑ͯ̈́O̳͇͇͇͑ͫ̔ͮͦ͑̉O̲͎̊̿̋̆ͪ͢W̼̻̟̥̻̩̘̌͆ͨW͖̞̃ͪ͒W̴̟̞͇̳ͯ̇͗̽Ẃ͍͊̾͐̍́͟W̤̠͈̠͍̒̓̔͗̑͛W̨̟̭͕̱̗͌ͬ̓̿̊ͨ̄WW̲̮͜W̬͈̞̘̼̤̼̌̆͗̈́̃ͨ̓Ŵ̮̳̗̮̮̖ͬ͆̊̎͒ͅȄ͓͍̬̼͔̱̀́͆̂ͬE̢͕͈̝̯̳̟E̥͉̮͚̦̽ͧ͂́̎̈́̑E͚͐̒̓̇̎͋͘È̵̞̬̮̻̜̉͛ͥͪ̂Ë͕͚͍́́̾̐͝ͅE̼̪͔͕̱͐ͯ͂̌͑̂ͫE̙̲̞͇̣ͬ̎̿̌̓ͭ͋E̛͎͉̬̊ͦ̔ͫ̅Ȅ͕̈͗͌͢Ęͤͬͣ̚E̡̘̳̠̦̘E͚̬̙̘ͭ̒Ȇ͓ͪ̐͗̚Ẽ͚̖̪̘͖̥ͦ̍̽̃͋ͬͅE͓͙͙̤̣̫͗̏ͭ̍E͇͋̎̄̄͂Ȇ̵̤̄̎ͯ̀ͭͅE̱̘ͦ̍ͩ̈́͐̾Ë͚́̆͡!͆͂ͤ҉!̼̮̣͍̳̜͚͒̌̚!̷͊͂ͮ̄!͖̤̯͉̮̥͖ͥ!̄ͩ̒͋̀͜!̸̈́ͨ͋!̘̰̳̬̭ͫ͋ͣ̑͐ͩ!͕̣͎̘̮͖͌ͩ̌ͯ̇͂̒́ͅ!̪̝̭͇͔̦̙̾̿͒͑̚͜!̥̬͔̺̲̖̄̀̿̚ͅ ͥ̈́̂҉͚̳ÎF͖̮̓ ̲̹͕̲̦͍̯͋̔ͩ̽̇̓͠Y̲̺̪̟̝͉̩ͯ̌́O̮̱͇̞̳̝̊͛̉͑ͭ̀U̶̮̥̜̱̯̝̲͗ͤͮ̒'̸̯̹͔̻ͅV̞̺̇̉̾ͅEͮ̔̓͌̅ ̪͛͛͆̎̚͡D̻͔̹̩̣̜͍̅̐̔̃̚Ã̳̗ͦ͢Ṃ̯̦͉͕ͦA̡̞̝͉̹̲̩̙̔́ͣG̬͢Ë̳̠̼́Ḓ͓͕̲̌ ̞͔͖̫̪̀ͯ̃ͤ͟M̻̜̔̎͌Ỳ͍̘͉̩̲͠ ̴̠̮͖̠̭̟ͯ͐ͅE̛̹Ẏ̯̝͇̘͕̺̥̐̔ͤ̾́Ȩ̮͕̝̻ͣ͗̎ͧ̽S͍̾ͦͪ ̬̗̤͙̮̓͆ͧͯ̌͆̑I̫͎ͮͦ̃̑ͨN̞̞̝̠ͥ̒̈́̓̿ ̜̮ͦ͆͢A̲̥̫̅͌ͮN͍ͮ̐Y̘̝͍̖̝̥̅͘ ͇̯̃̊̑͘W͚̆̉ͬ̍͞A͉̲ͭ̌ͫ͌̓̃ͯ͢Y̛̠͇̎̽,̵̤͙͎̑̈́͋͆̅̓ ̻̹̒̒͆ͦṚ͔͎̺̙͙Ō̡X͈̥̘̦̦̻̘̉͌A͓̼̰̹͔ͯ͋ͭS̶͙̘̯̗͎̮ͫ͂͐ ̗̖̙͍̃ͧṠ͟O̢̝̟̟̮̲ͦͨ̌ͤ ̴͚̘͉̖̬͔̎ͤ͐͆Hͤ̑͋̋͞Ḛ̪͕̹͈̗L̤͔̘̘̄͋ͮͯ̐̚͞P̜͕͖͖͋͂͗̃͒ͥ̕ ̥̂̎̅M̩̯̣͈̬̱ͭ͗E̼ͯ!̢͍͖̘̻̏͐ͤ̃̓ͧ ͎̉̐̍ͫR̠̱ͨ̿ͮ͋͂̃̏Oͥͯͪ̅ͦ̍͏̗̤̼M̺͎̣͙̬̫̼̄̓͋̀'̠̖͍̠̪͗̽ͤͨS̻͖̟̿̅̍̌ͭͬͅ ͇̘͓ͦ̏̽͂ͅG͔͇͖̘͍͇̰͛̓͊̐̓O̱̞͎̱̍ͩ͡I͙̭̖͂ͯ̈̅ͣ̇̆N͒͗ͧͣ͋ͪ͡G̶̹̺̺̉͐̏̂ͭ͛ ̢̟̪̼̬̰T̸̖̯͚͗ͫͧ̈́͑O͙̲̘̪̗ ͙̬̼̠ͧͫ̇̓̀B̸̝͙̬Ȩ̲̤͙͉̺͑ ̓ͮ̃ͪ͢B͕̩͌̂͆̇̓͋U͈̘̍Ŗ͙͉̰̟̭͚ͯ͂͌̀ͧR͖̻̺̭̃̌ͪ͘Y̝̫̗̲̏̔̑͌̕I͕̲͉͚ͪ̀ͪ͐̍͒ͨͅŃ̓ͣͧ͊̑̎G̼̖̹ͦ͛ͧ̏̆͊̒͟ ̙̩̣͙̳͐̎̒̕ͅH̼̱̖É̩̈́ͩR̨͚̜̼̔ͦ̐͌̽͂̐ ̵T̫̫͓̥̞̻̓ͧͣ͟W͕̥̓ͫI̩̤͇̥̞͛̆̂̌N̓҉ ̬͕̮̘͎͉͊̊̓͂̾ͬ̋Tͯ͘ͅŐ͇̲̦̖̗͉̅̽M̩ͯ̎͌ͯO͌̿̌̓ͬR̛͇̪ͭ͋R̛̙̦̻̬͉ͪͨ̀̓̈́͛̇Õ̢̐͒̄͊͑̑Wͨͯ̂̽͊͒ͭ͏̠̺!̫̰"

@UbeOne, @Card Captor, @BanTheFairyKing

Card Captor · Jun 14, 2018

I smirked at Uni's question as she tried to break out of my hold. As strait laced as she is, she always had trouble thinking outside the box. "Isn't it obvious? We're busting out of the dark tunnel fate stuck us in, and forging our own destiny! No more waiting around for the next crises to hit us, now's the time for us to write our own future! We'll carve into into the very heavens with our blood sweat and tears!" I turned my head to face her "That's what we're doing Uni."

UbeOne · Jun 14, 2018

Black Sister
Lastation - Planeptune Airspace
Daytime
Resist...!

Card Captor said:
I smirked at Uni's question as she tried to break out of my hold. As strait laced as she is, she always had trouble thinking outside the box. "Isn't it obvious? We're busting out of the dark tunnel fate stuck us in, and forging our own destiny! No more waiting around for the next crises to hit us, now's the time for us to write our own future! We'll carve into into the very heavens with our blood sweat and tears!" I turned my head to face her "That's what we're doing Uni."

What the goodness?!

"Being proactive has nothing to do with taking me! Unhand me this instant!"

For one reason or another, I can't get free! Even while I'm transformed, she's somehow too strong, her hold being like that of steel. Well, if I can't break out, I can still delay her! I doubt Noire and Blanc are just standing around.

With that in mind, I put my power into redirecting Ram's flight path, to try and make her turn back towards Lastation. I mean, I can fly now, too. I'm not helpless in midair. Rather than a direct struggle against her strength, however, I push to the side, akin to a fencer parrying or deflecting an opponent's attack rather than blocking it head-on.

@Card Captor

Mellithae · Jun 14, 2018

Histoire
Basilicom, Planeptune
Daytime

Xalgeon said:
"Hm?" Looking over the offered plan and swapping the relevant lines in her head, Nepgear slowly nodded. "Yeah, I suppose if we can't change Big Sis' attitude, this is our best bet. Nice to see you're getting more flexible Histoire."

[/hr]
"I just hope she never finds out about it," I admit. "She does have some responsibilities–"

–Wait, that line will have guaranteed she will, won't it? ">_<" –

"–and she is never going to start doing them if she discovers this." As I speak, I write in the adjustments and set it aside. We really should see about finding some way to skip sending papers back to be edited. The easiest way would be to switch to an electronic system, but that is a major system revision. Not something to just jump in to, especially in the middle of CPU shift. Or maybe I could find a spell to let me edit paperwork, though I'd still need to change the relevant procedures.

Now then, what's next?

Xanah · Jun 14, 2018

Mellithae said:
Histoire
Basilicom, Planeptune
Daytime

"I just hope she never finds out about it," I admit. "She does have some responsibilities–"

–Wait, that line will have guaranteed she will, won't it? ">_<" –

"–and she is never going to start doing them if she discovers this." As I speak, I write in the adjustments and set it aside. We really should see about finding some way to skip sending papers back to be edited. The easiest way would be to switch to an electronic system, but that is a major system revision. Not something to just jump in to, especially in the middle of CPU shift. Or maybe I could find a spell to let me edit paperwork, though I'd still need to change the relevant procedures.

Now then, what's next?

*knock* *knock*

Looking up from her paperwork, Nepgear walked over to the door and opened it to see Rom, Neptune, MAGES., and Plutia. "Hello-- Oh! Everyone! What's up?"

Holding her hands behind her back, Rom looked quite lost without her twin. "U-um, M-Ms. Nepgear? R-Ram wants us all to meet in your workshop..."

Leaping into the room, Neptune grabbed Histoire. "Yeah! Also, me and Pluty need to borrow Histy to talk with Peashy! So work-blurk's over for today Nep JR! Go have fun with the girls!"

@ForgottonFuture, @Unlucky Bibliophile.

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