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Hostis Humani Generis - PiracyQuest

God I told you guys to blow him off.

[x] Don't give him the satisfaction. You wouldn't want to ladder your tights.
 
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[x] Beat the shit out of him. You probably can't take Althal but you can probably make Edro regret it.

Yes, I know objectively this is probably a sub-optimal decision with limited utility, but quests tend too almost always shy away from these sorts of meaningless confrontations (at least early on) unless there's something very valuable to gain in a attempt too establish the character as utilitarian and in complete control of their emotions.

Yes I know, being different for the sake of being different isn't the best argument, but I generally think we might have fun playing a character who is aggressive or sometimes let his emotions cause him too make suboptimal decisions, rather then letting only our train of logic cause them.

Even if you are generally apprehensive to do this, it doesn't have to set precedent, so I think it might be fun too vote for the fight this time if only because A) we've seen the other side of this many, many times before in very similar scenarios and b) given what kind of school this is, it's likely too be one of the versions of this scenario's that costs us the least from initiating a conflict.
 
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3 in favour of taking the moral high ground, 2 in favour of knocking out some teeth. Without giving too much away, it might be worth setting a tone for how you deal with conflict in future ... so remember your strengths and weaknesses.
 
[X] Step up to the challenge, but make him throw the first blow. If he fails to deliver, give your most cocksure "as I expected" and blow him off.
 
[X] Beriliz Mahgreb, your completely hopeless crush. She's in her third year: Student Council President, Sailing Club Captain and all around most popular girl in school. Unlike most students both her parents are pirates (though separated), which means she's a rich girl, too.
Because i'm pretty sure I can still add in a vote there. If not oh well.

[X] Step up to the challenge, but make him throw the first blow. If he fails to deliver, give your most cocksure "as I expected" and blow him off.
 
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[X] Step up to the challenge, but make him throw the first blow. If he fails to deliver, give your most cocksure "as I expected" and blow him off.
 
[X] Beriliz Mahgreb, your completely hopeless crush. She's in her third year: Student Council President, Sailing Club Captain and all around most popular girl in school. Unlike most students both her parents are pirates (though separated), which means she's a rich girl, too.

I don't have a preference on how to deal with the jerks, but if people want fight...
Ford Prefect said:
AT 0554 -- 0555 SCHOLASTIC PROGRAM STUDENT REPORT
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STUDENT: Ashleigh Juutilainen Proudclad

MATHS - S
PHYSICS - S
CHEMISTRY - C
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - A
ETHICS - C
NAVIGATION - SS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION - A
HISTORY - C

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

- Student Council Executive Committee, Treasurer
- Sailing Club, Lead Pilot
- Fencing Team, Vice Captain
- Computer Club, Vice President
- Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, Vice President
- Sport Shooting Team, Second String

COUNSELOR'S NOTE

Ashleigh's performance over the past year has been very impressive. He maintains consistently excellent marks in a number of areas, particularly those most practically related to acting as a space pilot. He has also achieved substantial athletic success over the past year, and was successfully elevated to the role of Treasurer in the Student Council.

However, bare passing grades in a number of subjects suggest to me that more than simply not being well-rounded, Ashleigh lacks sufficient grounding. I believe that, rather than consistently applying himself to the things that are expected of him, he instead ignores subjects that he considers 'uninteresting'.

Overall, the faculty is pleased with Ashleigh's performance and looks forward to seeing him further apply himself in his second year.
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Things I think are relevant bolded, I'll leave you guys to discuss more.

EDIT: SV ate some of my thoughts, give me a sec to finish the post.

EDIT 2: The post has been completed to a, *pause* sufficient degree. :cool:
 
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Just saying picking our waifu is still active. I mean it's possible the rich ojou will call us a baka which is like the best option.
 
[X] Koto Cloudbreak.
[X] Beat the shit out of him. You probably can't take Althal but you can probably make Edro regret it.

Fuck d'at, we're gonna bust his ugly mug up.
 
[X] Beriliz Mahgreb, your completely hopeless crush. She's in her third year: Student Council President, Sailing Club Captain and all around most popular girl in school. Unlike most students both her parents are pirates (though separated), which means she's a rich girl, too.



She won't. :(

[X] Step up to the challenge, but make him throw the first blow. If he fails to deliver, give your most cocksure "as I expected" and blow him off.
 
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[X] Step up to the challenge, but make him throw the first blow. If he fails to deliver, give your most cocksure "as I expected" and blow him off.
 
[X] Step up to the challenge, but make him throw the first blow. If he fails to deliver, give your most cocksure "as I expected" and blow him off.
 
[X] Step up to the challenge, but make him throw the first blow. If he fails to deliver, give your most cocksure "as I expected" and blow him off.

Starting a fight is probably a bad move, but so is not being willing to fight. As @Troglodyte mentioned, we certainly have the skills to fight, so let's be willing to use them, thus forcing this lowlife to either throw the first punch or back down.
 
[x] Fion Ashtree, your on again off again girlfriend and top scoring target shooting ace. You've been dating, periodically, as long as you can remember knowing her, which is almost your entire life. You're not entirely sure why, though admittedly you're willing to brag about it when you two are 'on'.

[x] Don't give him the satisfaction. You wouldn't want to ladder your tights.
 
[x] Beat the shit out of him. You probably can't take Althal but you can probably make Edro regret it.
 
[x] Beat the shit out of him. You probably can't take Althal but you can probably make Edro regret it.

Seriously, if we want to become pirates, we don't want to be intimidated easily. This means taking risks, as stupid as they might see.

The difference between stupid and cunning is "does it work?".
 
[X] Fight

"Don't worry Edro," you say with a dramatic sigh. "If it comes to that I'll take after your dad and just ... run away."

You can't see him, but you more or less hear him. A long, low sucking sound, the quiet cracking of his knuckles. You duck beneath his punch and skitter between his legs. There's a meaty thump as his punch sinks into his cousins stomach. Althal doesn't flinch, but Edro shakes his hand a little.

"I'm going to fuck you up, Proudclad," he says, stabbing a finger towards you. You strafe around out into the open.

At first glance he has the advantage. Also on second and third glance. You don't even come up to his shoulder. His arms are thicker than your legs. Is he on steroids? Can you make fun of him for that? No, maybe not. Instead:

"Good thing you've got Al to help you."

Edro snorts. "Don't even try. I'm a pirate."

Yeah, that was never going to work. Edro strolls forward and takes a casual swing and you step back. The breeze tickles your nose. He grins and comes up on his toes and raises his hands, palms out. His elbows snap out. You beneath one and lean away from the other, but it grazes your temple. You stumble backwards and get your bag up just in time to catch a punch from Althal. Your feet leave the ground.

You land badly. It's too early in the morning. You hit the tarmac hip first ten metres back, roll a few times then bounce back to your feet. Edro is almost on top of you, he's a lot faster than your cousin, so you pull out the baton in your bag and crack him over the head. He takes a few steps forward, slowly, then falls onto his knees.

"I'm a pirate too, you know?" you say as blood trickles into his eyes. You poke him in the forehead and he topples backwards.

Althal slows to a jog, comes to halt. He glances between you and the stunned, bloody Edro.

"I'm not going to get away with this, am I," you say. Althal smiles slightly, then drops you.

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"You get into a lot of trouble, you know," Beriliz says, stirring a swab in a glass of alcohol, before roughly dabbing the corner of your lip. You wince, and make a very unmasculine noise in the process. Someone in the background laughs at your expense.

"It doesn't matter, though," you say.

"No, I suppose it doesn't. So long as you're able to make the cruise."

She grabs you by the forehead, and smooshes a plaster into your skin. It's not exactly tender care, but you won't complain.

"What were you even fighting about, anyway?"

[ ] Tell her about Edro's bullshit rumour.
[ ] 'It was just Edro being Edro'
 
[x] 'It was just Edro being Edro'

Yeah no we're not going to embarrass ourselves telling stories about the bogeyman.
 
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