Flandre's Quest (Touhou) World - (Madness Quest)
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I was surprised that "normal" chloroform type thing would be enough to take Flandre out, bit then I realized two things.
1. This is the TSAB, of course they would have knockout things designed to be able to subdue even high class "mages"
2. Flandre took a giant whiff (not just a normal breath) of it on her own volition.
(granted, it was to smell Vita, but still...)
I hope Flandre soon gets a cold hard slap of "reality"; she is strong, DAMN strong, but there are things out there that can still threaten her, beat her, or possibly even be outright stronger than even her.
This little incident should hopefully be one such thing; what can happen to even her if she lets her guard down.
1. This is the TSAB, of course they would have knockout things designed to be able to subdue even high class "mages"
2. Flandre took a giant whiff (not just a normal breath) of it on her own volition.
(granted, it was to smell Vita, but still...)I hope Flandre soon gets a cold hard slap of "reality"; she is strong, DAMN strong, but there are things out there that can still threaten her, beat her, or possibly even be outright stronger than even her.
This little incident should hopefully be one such thing; what can happen to even her if she lets her guard down.
DON'T SCARY
Hope is the road to disappointment....
[X] Assume the best - Nanoha is going to walk through that door in just a moment with some nice treats for you! Just wait a bit ....
Just a guess,
Nanoha told others about the whole vampire thing, and basically what that means on Earth (quick rundown of Earth vampire legends and stuff) and so they are now holding us under observation to see if we are a threat (if Earth legends about vampires are even only partially true, the TSAB would be right to be a bit wary before letting Flandre roam loose).
Chartreuse32
Writing from the Birdcage
Or it results in her not trusting people period. Headless is proof isolation is not good for Flandre, and a wrathful youkai is not a rational youkai.
I haven't seen it either, but I can name a couple standard military reasons off the top of my head:
- We appeared from nowhere, claim to be from a place they've never heard of and fight with enough strength to match their finest. And we just so happen to want to join up. Everything about us screams OBVIOUS SPY FOR FOREIGN POWER.
- We have inherent abilities high-level mages struggle with (flying, super strength, etc.) add to that our diet and we could be a bioweapon, again for an unknown power. Maybe even the guys sending the drones (they still don't know about that Spaghetti guy).
- We badmouthed a military VIP. To his face. People have been "accidented" to death by government officials before for very petty reasons. Admiral Dipshit could have left our encounter, gone over everyone's heads and had a friend of his high up in the brass order us committed or dissected.
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Entropy Judge
Recurring Bouts of Misanthropy
Closer to a regular room. Regular windows with curtains, a regular turn-knob door instead of mechanical ones, and the obviously-medical pieces of equipment are kept to a minimum. It's almost as though whoever designed the room wanted people to feel comfortable. The immediate view outside of Flan's window is that of trees.
Doctor Akemi
Homura Akemi's Time Lord counterpart.
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- inside TARDIS in time stream
wait... did we get experimented upon? 
this is bit creepy...
this is bit creepy...
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- California Conservation Corps
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- She/Her
[x ] Assume the best - Nanoha is going to walk through that door in just a moment with some nice treats for you! Just wait a bit ....
Sounds like Nanoha's doing instead of the TSAB retards.
[x] Assume the best - Nanoha is going to walk through that door in just a moment with some nice treats for you! Just wait a bit ....
If its the TSAB current leaders it'd be some kind of brig.
And yes, the TSAB leaders are currently stereotypical Japanese military. Tropes in play are:
-Conservative bureaucracy. They really don't like three young women in charge.
-Departmental rivalry between army(lots of grunts, considered irrelevant), navy(considered to be resource hogs with interdimensional battlecruisers) and air force(considered a bunch of glory hounds). Section Six has members from all three.
-Theres firepower caps per unit. Nanoha, Fate and Hayate are using limiters to dodge this cap. This pisses off the old codgers.
-Hayate has a private army that breaks the caps on their own.
-Actually, Hayate breaks the firepower cap on her own. She requires an evacuation warning if her limiters are released, since her spells START at "delete small city" scale.
-Altogether, if they went rogue, released all the limiters and recruited the Asura's crew(who're family), Section 6 could stage a coup pretty easily.
Basically they'd be pretty upset if another overpowered little girl joined up.
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Sinsystems
Patron Librarian
[X] Assume the best - Nanoha is going to walk through that door in just a moment with some nice treats for you! Just wait a bit ....
[X] Assume the best - Nanoha is going to walk through that door in just a moment with some nice treats for you! Just wait a bit ....
I can't see Flan reacting well if her best expectations aren't met. We get nothing if she's right and a potentially huge downside if she's wrong and throws a tantrum.
[x] Ask Headless what happened and if she knows anything about where you are.
- [x] Mentally?
Talking with Headless might be the best way to keep her docile. reject one gamble only to make another, there are no good choices here
[x] Ask Headless what happened and if she knows anything about where you are.
- [x] Mentally?
Talking with Headless might be the best way to keep her docile. reject one gamble only to make another, there are no good choices here
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Entropy Judge
Recurring Bouts of Misanthropy
Votes will be open for at least twelve more hours.
It's ... looking a bit one-sided right now. You guys are such optimists
[x] Assume the best!
[x] Then the worst. . .
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[ x] Assume nothing - break out your whole bag of tricks to investigate where you are and how you got here!
- [x ] Lethal force has been authorized!
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[x ] Assume the best - Nanoha is going to walk through that door in just a moment with some nice treats for you! Just wait a bit ....
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[x] Ask Headless what happened and if she knows anything about where you are.
- [x] Mentally?
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[x] Then the worst. . .
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[ x] Assume nothing - break out your whole bag of tricks to investigate where you are and how you got here!
- [x ] Lethal force has been authorized!
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[x ] Assume the best - Nanoha is going to walk through that door in just a moment with some nice treats for you! Just wait a bit ....
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[x] Ask Headless what happened and if she knows anything about where you are.
- [x] Mentally?
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To be fair we kind of need to be or Flandare's gonna make a mess of everything. And if we're wrong she goes and makes a mess anyway, so... *Shrug*You guys are such optimists
Entropy Judge
Recurring Bouts of Misanthropy
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The Church
Entropy Judge
Recurring Bouts of Misanthropy
[X] Assume the best - Nanoha is going to walk through that door in just a moment with some nice treats for you! Just wait a bit ....
You tense up, ready to do something - but just as quickly, your moment of almost-worry fades and you relax. There's no way anything bad could have happened to you! Not only are you extremely powerful, but Vita was right there, and you can't think of anything that would be able to get past her and incapacitate both of you without her group doing something about it. So obviously whatever happened was dealt with, and this is just a temporary stay at some other location because .... You can't really think of a reason they would move you, but that doesn't matter. You just have to sit and be patient - Nanoha and Vita are definitely going to come see you once they realize you're awake, and Nanoha will have some nice tea and yummy treats! You just have to wait, and you're good at waiting. So you climb back onto the bed and wait.
You sit and wait. And wait.
You wonder whether you should go out anyway - you don't see any cameras, after all, so how would they know you're awake? - when the doorknob turns, and you start to smile. Then the door opens fully, and your expression fades to neutrality as a woman with short reddish hair walks in, wearing something similar to a nun's habit and carrying a small tea set. She smiles and bows her head.
"Ah, Miss Flandre Scarlet? I am Sister Schach Nouera of the Church of the Saint King. I'm sorry it took so long for me to get here," she sets the tea set down on a small table and begins pouring a cup, "but I was helping with some other duties and it took some time for someone to work up the nerve to interrupt me. Are you feeling well?" She pulls a chair over for you to sit at the table and, after a brief hesitation, you hop off the bed and walk to the table. You can smell the tea, and while it has a nice scent, you can't place the type ... although you can tell they didn't add any blood.
"It's good," you say a moment after you take your first sip, though you aren't sure how you should take the woman's lack of response. You frown and put the teacup down, then look up at her. "... What happened? Is Vita alright? Where is she?" You aren't particularly worried - she must know something about you, if she was someone they specifically wanted to talk to you first, and she doesn't seem nervous about anything - but not knowing what happened is bothersome, since you won't be able to prevent it in the future.
"Hmm ... you don't know what happened?" You nod. "Well, what do you remember? It might be easier if I know what you know." You watch her for a moment, then shrug.
"Vita was letting me play with their Simulator, but then I got bored and went back to her. She wrapped a blanket around me for some reason, then I fell asleep and woke up here." Your eyes narrow slightly as you catch a smile play across her lips.
"Ah, 'for some reason?' Well, from what I was told and what we've been able to determine by examining you," your eyes narrow even further, but Schach holds your gaze and continues, "we have no idea why you passed out, which is why we were hoping you had some idea; however, the reason Vita had the blanket ready for you is because you had very nearly destroyed the dress you were wearing. It was a normal dress, not designed for any sort of rough play, let alone the sort of abuse you put it through." You blink in surprise, then look down at the dress you're wearing - it looks the same as the one you were wearing, but it certainly isn't showing the signs of battle it should be showing. "As for Vita - she's alright, but she isn't here anymore; she left with the helicopter several hours ago."
"Then I'm leaving," you say firmly. Schach looks at you in confusion. "I'm staying with Vita; if she isn't here, then I'm going to go where she is."
"Ah, wait -" she recoils as you hunch over, wings splayed and eyes burning, then swallows and tries to recover. "Miss Scarlet, please - unless and until you actually join their unit, it would only cause problems for them all, especially Vita, if you tried to stay there, and they're still working on contacting your family. And ... well, if you tried to leave now, we wouldn't be able to help you." She gestures out the window. "Do you know how to get to where Vita is from here? Do you even know if she is still at Long Arch?" That stops you, and you straighten a little, shoulders and wings slumping as your head droops. She's right, you don't know where Vita is or how long it would take you to reach her. You nod sullenly. The short silence is broken by someone clearing his throat.
"Ah, Sister Schach? I hope I'm not interrupting anything."
"Inspector Acous? Ahh ...." A man in a white suit kneels down in front of you.
"Flandre Scarlet? My name is Verossa Acous; I'm an Investigator for the Bureau, and there are a couple things I'd like to ask you, if you feel up to it." You look up and see that he brought a medium-sized box with him, and shrug. "The first thing is sort of a request from Vita, she wanted to see if you could be outfitted with a Device of some sort -" He stops as you dart forward, a huge smile on your face.
"Really? Vita asked that? When can I get one?" The man smiles, his blue eyes twinkling, and shakes his head gently.
"First, we need to get a measurement on your output. Normally we'd just run tests on your Linker Core and work from there, but that doesn't seem to be an option in your case, so we need to do it the hard way." He pulls the box over. "Vita said you had a kind of sustained-use ability - a sword made of fire? When you do that, are you constantly outputting energy, or do you just give it one big pile of energy when you form it?"
"A constant flow," you say - you're so excited! A Device means you can make a Barrier Jacket, and that means you don't have to worry about your clothes being damaged anymore! Verossa taps a few points on the box, and part of the side facing you slides away.
"If you would put your hand on the sensor there, and then do a low-scale flow, we can get started," he says, and you look dubiously at the box. It's a dark grey metal, but the 'sensor' seems to be made of glass. You glance at him, and he smiles encouragingly. "Go on, it'll be fine." You sigh and put your hand on the sensor, then close your eyes. He said 'low-scale,' so you decide to start with the same amount of energy as you would use for a five-meter flame blade. After a few moments, you hear a sharp intake of breath and hear a thump - then there's the sound of shearing metal, and you pull away from the box. One side of it seems to have ripped itself away from the rest of it, and the two humans are staring at you nervously. "Ah ... well. We might want to use one of the lab units, rather than a field unit, next time."
"I'm not getting a Device, am I?" If they can't even get you measured properly, how are they going to be able to get a Device that works?
"Oh, I think you will, it just might take some time. Fortunately, we did get some data, so next time shouldn't be so ... interesting." He smiles again. "Well, I did have something else to ask you .... I know you already talked with Fate about getting you home, and we do have some people getting ready to go there to see if there's something we missed, but sometimes people know things without knowing they know them. We have a way that would let us access your memories related to your home and how to get there, and that could help us get you home faster ...." He trails off as your stare hardens.
"You want someone to read my mind?" That sounds like an extremely dangerous proposition ... although maybe you could get Headless her own body!
What do you do?
[ ] Let their mind-reader in.
- [ ] Warn them about Headless.
- [ ] Don't warn them about Headless.
[ ] Refuse to let their mind-reader in.
- [ ] Politely but firmly.
- [ ] Strongly.
- [ ] "I'm thinking of starting a collection of skulls; I'd like a mind-reader."
[ ] Any questions for either Verossa or Schach?
After Verossa and Schach leave you alone:
[ ] Talk with Headless.
- Mentally or physically?
[ ] Scout your surroundings.
- Do you use Four-of-a-Kind? Invisibility? Or just wandering normally?
[ ] Wait for Nanoha or Vita to come see you.
[ ] Write-in?
DM NOTE: It is currently ~5 PM, with at least two hours of daylight remaining. Flandre is not hungry right now.
You tense up, ready to do something - but just as quickly, your moment of almost-worry fades and you relax. There's no way anything bad could have happened to you! Not only are you extremely powerful, but Vita was right there, and you can't think of anything that would be able to get past her and incapacitate both of you without her group doing something about it. So obviously whatever happened was dealt with, and this is just a temporary stay at some other location because .... You can't really think of a reason they would move you, but that doesn't matter. You just have to sit and be patient - Nanoha and Vita are definitely going to come see you once they realize you're awake, and Nanoha will have some nice tea and yummy treats! You just have to wait, and you're good at waiting. So you climb back onto the bed and wait.
You sit and wait. And wait.
You wonder whether you should go out anyway - you don't see any cameras, after all, so how would they know you're awake? - when the doorknob turns, and you start to smile. Then the door opens fully, and your expression fades to neutrality as a woman with short reddish hair walks in, wearing something similar to a nun's habit and carrying a small tea set. She smiles and bows her head.
"Ah, Miss Flandre Scarlet? I am Sister Schach Nouera of the Church of the Saint King. I'm sorry it took so long for me to get here," she sets the tea set down on a small table and begins pouring a cup, "but I was helping with some other duties and it took some time for someone to work up the nerve to interrupt me. Are you feeling well?" She pulls a chair over for you to sit at the table and, after a brief hesitation, you hop off the bed and walk to the table. You can smell the tea, and while it has a nice scent, you can't place the type ... although you can tell they didn't add any blood.
"It's good," you say a moment after you take your first sip, though you aren't sure how you should take the woman's lack of response. You frown and put the teacup down, then look up at her. "... What happened? Is Vita alright? Where is she?" You aren't particularly worried - she must know something about you, if she was someone they specifically wanted to talk to you first, and she doesn't seem nervous about anything - but not knowing what happened is bothersome, since you won't be able to prevent it in the future.
"Hmm ... you don't know what happened?" You nod. "Well, what do you remember? It might be easier if I know what you know." You watch her for a moment, then shrug.
"Vita was letting me play with their Simulator, but then I got bored and went back to her. She wrapped a blanket around me for some reason, then I fell asleep and woke up here." Your eyes narrow slightly as you catch a smile play across her lips.
"Ah, 'for some reason?' Well, from what I was told and what we've been able to determine by examining you," your eyes narrow even further, but Schach holds your gaze and continues, "we have no idea why you passed out, which is why we were hoping you had some idea; however, the reason Vita had the blanket ready for you is because you had very nearly destroyed the dress you were wearing. It was a normal dress, not designed for any sort of rough play, let alone the sort of abuse you put it through." You blink in surprise, then look down at the dress you're wearing - it looks the same as the one you were wearing, but it certainly isn't showing the signs of battle it should be showing. "As for Vita - she's alright, but she isn't here anymore; she left with the helicopter several hours ago."
"Then I'm leaving," you say firmly. Schach looks at you in confusion. "I'm staying with Vita; if she isn't here, then I'm going to go where she is."
"Ah, wait -" she recoils as you hunch over, wings splayed and eyes burning, then swallows and tries to recover. "Miss Scarlet, please - unless and until you actually join their unit, it would only cause problems for them all, especially Vita, if you tried to stay there, and they're still working on contacting your family. And ... well, if you tried to leave now, we wouldn't be able to help you." She gestures out the window. "Do you know how to get to where Vita is from here? Do you even know if she is still at Long Arch?" That stops you, and you straighten a little, shoulders and wings slumping as your head droops. She's right, you don't know where Vita is or how long it would take you to reach her. You nod sullenly. The short silence is broken by someone clearing his throat.
"Ah, Sister Schach? I hope I'm not interrupting anything."
"Inspector Acous? Ahh ...." A man in a white suit kneels down in front of you.
"Flandre Scarlet? My name is Verossa Acous; I'm an Investigator for the Bureau, and there are a couple things I'd like to ask you, if you feel up to it." You look up and see that he brought a medium-sized box with him, and shrug. "The first thing is sort of a request from Vita, she wanted to see if you could be outfitted with a Device of some sort -" He stops as you dart forward, a huge smile on your face.
"Really? Vita asked that? When can I get one?" The man smiles, his blue eyes twinkling, and shakes his head gently.
"First, we need to get a measurement on your output. Normally we'd just run tests on your Linker Core and work from there, but that doesn't seem to be an option in your case, so we need to do it the hard way." He pulls the box over. "Vita said you had a kind of sustained-use ability - a sword made of fire? When you do that, are you constantly outputting energy, or do you just give it one big pile of energy when you form it?"
"A constant flow," you say - you're so excited! A Device means you can make a Barrier Jacket, and that means you don't have to worry about your clothes being damaged anymore! Verossa taps a few points on the box, and part of the side facing you slides away.
"If you would put your hand on the sensor there, and then do a low-scale flow, we can get started," he says, and you look dubiously at the box. It's a dark grey metal, but the 'sensor' seems to be made of glass. You glance at him, and he smiles encouragingly. "Go on, it'll be fine." You sigh and put your hand on the sensor, then close your eyes. He said 'low-scale,' so you decide to start with the same amount of energy as you would use for a five-meter flame blade. After a few moments, you hear a sharp intake of breath and hear a thump - then there's the sound of shearing metal, and you pull away from the box. One side of it seems to have ripped itself away from the rest of it, and the two humans are staring at you nervously. "Ah ... well. We might want to use one of the lab units, rather than a field unit, next time."
"I'm not getting a Device, am I?" If they can't even get you measured properly, how are they going to be able to get a Device that works?
"Oh, I think you will, it just might take some time. Fortunately, we did get some data, so next time shouldn't be so ... interesting." He smiles again. "Well, I did have something else to ask you .... I know you already talked with Fate about getting you home, and we do have some people getting ready to go there to see if there's something we missed, but sometimes people know things without knowing they know them. We have a way that would let us access your memories related to your home and how to get there, and that could help us get you home faster ...." He trails off as your stare hardens.
"You want someone to read my mind?" That sounds like an extremely dangerous proposition ... although maybe you could get Headless her own body!
What do you do?
[ ] Let their mind-reader in.
- [ ] Warn them about Headless.
- [ ] Don't warn them about Headless.
[ ] Refuse to let their mind-reader in.
- [ ] Politely but firmly.
- [ ] Strongly.
- [ ] "I'm thinking of starting a collection of skulls; I'd like a mind-reader."
[ ] Any questions for either Verossa or Schach?
After Verossa and Schach leave you alone:
[ ] Talk with Headless.
- Mentally or physically?
[ ] Scout your surroundings.
- Do you use Four-of-a-Kind? Invisibility? Or just wandering normally?
[ ] Wait for Nanoha or Vita to come see you.
[ ] Write-in?
DM NOTE: It is currently ~5 PM, with at least two hours of daylight remaining. Flandre is not hungry right now.
Doctor Akemi
Homura Akemi's Time Lord counterpart.
- Location
- inside TARDIS in time stream
K... my Nanoha fu is really weak here... can someone tell me about Church and its relation to Nanoha and TSAB...?
Warrior knight church, Hayate is nominally a member due to her magic, and they lend help from time to time. The Church has one of three people with the key to Hayate's "vaporize city" mode.
Nanoha and Fate later adopts cloneBabyJesus.
DON'T SCARY
Hope is the road to disappointment....
Doc help I have no idea what to do here.
Doctor Akemi
Homura Akemi's Time Lord counterpart.
- Location
- inside TARDIS in time stream
are they trust-worthy though?
are they open-minded enough not to go "OMG vampire evil?!" and rat us out to TSAB officers.
TIFFD
The eternally wandering dreamer
The church is in good relationships with Riot Force 6 (That's Nanoha's group) primarily because of interactions between the head of the Church and Hayate Yagami, head of RF6. In fact, RF6 was created with the help of the Church, though the Ground Army doesn't appreciate that very much.
The Church is also, IIRC, relatively detached from TSAB Affairs.
I don't think we need to worry about ALL the TSAB officers. Just the Ground Army ones. They're the ones with beef against RF6 and the Church, no thanks to General Gaiz.
The Church is also, IIRC, relatively detached from TSAB Affairs.
I don't think we need to worry about ALL the TSAB officers. Just the Ground Army ones. They're the ones with beef against RF6 and the Church, no thanks to General Gaiz.