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Just found this. Fucking brilliant.

The Exploits of Phantom Blue: An IRTDAABC Omake​

Police Captain Jon Markus was not having a good day. He bit down savagely on the end of his spent cigar before spitting it into the bin as he passed, muttering expletives under his breath. The Cold Walk, one of the world's most valuable paintings, had disappeared into thin air. The cameras had simply shown it as there one frame, gone the next. Motion detectors had picked up nothing, as had the heat, pressure, noise and air displacement sensors.

The laser tripwires hadn't. The alarm didn't. The guards had seen nothing, their dogs had smelled nothing, and their long-range observation team, tasked to keep an eye on the overall picture from afar so that they could cover some of the inevitable blind spots hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary.

He stepped into the display room - the largest, most opulent part of the gallery, once filled with sparkling jewels and filigreed decoration, now stripped bare - and sighed. Stumping over to the forensics team, he clapped Old Man Fred on the shoulder. "Whadda ya got f'r us, Fred?"

"... Nothing, sir. There are no footprints, no fingerprints, no skin flakes or dropped hairs or even scuff marks. The windows weren't forced or picked, the electronic door remained shut all night and the ventilation shafts are too small for a man to fit through. It's a locked-room mystery, sir, and one we don't have the answer to."

Little Ricky, the newbie on the force, had been tasked to accompany the Captain so that he could get a taste of a real crime scene. He frowned. "What about secret passages?"

"Checked for and examined. Nothin'."

Jon grunted, moustache twitching. "Looks like we got 'nuther cold case, boys. Ain't nut'n more t'find here."

Old Man Fred sighed and straightened up slowly, one hand pressed to his lower back as his aging spine let out an unpleasant series of cracks. Little Ricky's eyes were wide, and Jon briefly remembered his own disillusionment when he realised that the police weren't indefatigable, relentless avatars of justice, but just guys with a badge and a gun who got just as stumped as anybody else.

"But Captain, who could possibly have done this? It would take some sort of genius thie-"

Everyone stopped, then, as one, turned their faces to the sky.

"PHAAAAAAAAANTOOOOOOOOOOOM!"
 
Rokoran said:
Just found this. Fucking brilliant.

The Exploits of Phantom Blue: An IRTDAABC Omake​

Police Captain Jon Markus was not having a good day. He bit down savagely on the end of his spent cigar before spitting it into the bin as he passed, muttering expletives under his breath. The Cold Walk, one of the world's most valuable paintings, had disappeared into thin air. The cameras had simply shown it as there one frame, gone the next. Motion detectors had picked up nothing, as had the heat, pressure, noise and air displacement sensors.

The laser tripwires hadn't. The alarm didn't. The guards had seen nothing, their dogs had smelled nothing, and their long-range observation team, tasked to keep an eye on the overall picture from afar so that they could cover some of the inevitable blind spots hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary.

He stepped into the display room - the largest, most opulent part of the gallery, once filled with sparkling jewels and filigreed decoration, now stripped bare - and sighed. Stumping over to the forensics team, he clapped Old Man Fred on the shoulder. "Whadda ya got f'r us, Fred?"

"... Nothing, sir. There are no footprints, no fingerprints, no skin flakes or dropped hairs or even scuff marks. The windows weren't forced or picked, the electronic door remained shut all night and the ventilation shafts are too small for a man to fit through. It's a locked-room mystery, sir, and one we don't have the answer to."

Little Ricky, the newbie on the force, had been tasked to accompany the Captain so that he could get a taste of a real crime scene. He frowned. "What about secret passages?"

"Checked for and examined. Nothin'."

Jon grunted, moustache twitching. "Looks like we got 'nuther cold case, boys. Ain't nut'n more t'find here."

Old Man Fred sighed and straightened up slowly, one hand pressed to his lower back as his aging spine let out an unpleasant series of cracks. Little Ricky's eyes were wide, and Jon briefly remembered his own disillusionment when he realised that the police weren't indefatigable, relentless avatars of justice, but just guys with a badge and a gun who got just as stumped as anybody else.

"But Captain, who could possibly have done this? It would take some sort of genius thie-"

Everyone stopped, then, as one, turned their faces to the sky.

"PHAAAAAAAAANTOOOOOOOOOOOM!"
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Lies! You forgot his signature calling card!
 
Rokoran said:
Just found this. Fucking brilliant.

The Exploits of Phantom Blue: An IRTDAABC Omake​

Police Captain Jon Markus was not having a good day. He bit down savagely on the end of his spent cigar before spitting it into the bin as he passed, muttering expletives under his breath. The Cold Walk, one of the world's most valuable paintings, had disappeared into thin air. The cameras had simply shown it as there one frame, gone the next. Motion detectors had picked up nothing, as had the heat, pressure, noise and air displacement sensors.

The laser tripwires hadn't. The alarm didn't. The guards had seen nothing, their dogs had smelled nothing, and their long-range observation team, tasked to keep an eye on the overall picture from afar so that they could cover some of the inevitable blind spots hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary.

He stepped into the display room - the largest, most opulent part of the gallery, once filled with sparkling jewels and filigreed decoration, now stripped bare - and sighed. Stumping over to the forensics team, he clapped Old Man Fred on the shoulder. "Whadda ya got f'r us, Fred?"

"... Nothing, sir. There are no footprints, no fingerprints, no skin flakes or dropped hairs or even scuff marks. The windows weren't forced or picked, the electronic door remained shut all night and the ventilation shafts are too small for a man to fit through. It's a locked-room mystery, sir, and one we don't have the answer to."

Little Ricky, the newbie on the force, had been tasked to accompany the Captain so that he could get a taste of a real crime scene. He frowned. "What about secret passages?"

"Checked for and examined. Nothin'."

Jon grunted, moustache twitching. "Looks like we got 'nuther cold case, boys. Ain't nut'n more t'find here."

Old Man Fred sighed and straightened up slowly, one hand pressed to his lower back as his aging spine let out an unpleasant series of cracks. Little Ricky's eyes were wide, and Jon briefly remembered his own disillusionment when he realised that the police weren't indefatigable, relentless avatars of justice, but just guys with a badge and a gun who got just as stumped as anybody else.

"But Captain, who could possibly have done this? It would take some sort of genius thie-"

Everyone stopped, then, as one, turned their faces to the sky.

"PHAAAAAAAAANTOOOOOOOOOOOM!"
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Nice, but @Rokoran, When Phantom Blue wants to steal, he will always give an invitation first. Sort like Kaito Kid.
 
Rokoran said:
Just found this. Fucking brilliant.

The Exploits of Phantom Blue: An IRTDAABC Omake​
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Thanks.

The omake was nice but as others have said, Phantom Blue, like Kaito Kid, sends a message beforehand that he's going to steal stuff before he does so and he usually leaves a calling card.

Obviously this isn't the work of Phantom Blue but one of his many rival, such as The Silver Panther or MOUSE or maybe it was the work of an enemy Stand!

Still, you get one of these fabulous prizes!

[ ] Meta-knowledge! (Choose a topic related to the quest and roll a d20 to determine what knowledge Takumi-kun acquires.)
[ ] Special Encounter! (Roll a d100 and in the near future, Takumi will experience a special encounter. Depending on the roll, Takumi may receive benefits in proportion to the roll.
[ ] Skill Rank Up! (Choose a skill that Takumi currently has and increase its rank, alternatively you can choose a new skill for Takumi to gain from a list.)
[ ] Mystery Heart (Roll a d20. A Phantom Heart will appear in Takumi's Phantom Drive, Heart bank. Will probably require future exposition to understand what you can do with it though.)
 
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shibosho said:
Thanks.

The omake was nice but as others have said, Phantom Blue, like Kaito Kid, sends a message beforehand that he's going to steal stuff before he does so and he usually leaves a calling card.

Obviously this isn't the work of Phantom Blue but one of his many rival, such as The Silver Panther or MOUSE or maybe it was the work of an enemy Stand!

Still, you get one of these fabulous prizes!

[ ] Meta-knowledge! (Choose a topic related to the quest and roll a d20 to determine what knowledge Takumi-kun acquires.)
[ ] Special Encounter! (Roll a d100 and in the near future, Takumi will experience a special encounter. Depending on the roll, Takumi may receive benefits in proportion to the roll.
[ ] Skill Rank Up! (Choose a skill that Takumi currently has and increase its rank, alternatively you can choose a new skill for Takumi to gain from a list.)
[ ] Mystery Heart (Roll a d20. A Phantom Heart will appear in Takumi's Phantom Drive, Heart bank. Will probably require future exposition to understand what you can do with it though.)
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Eh. I'm not familiar with the source material. I'll keep that in mind if I write another one.

[X] Skill: Flamboyant Misdirection. A magician's life is show and hide, concealing the trick behind the trick itself. To get anywhere in the life of the stage magician, you must be proficient in the subtle ensnarement of an audience's senses, the redirection of their attention. The skill of Flamboyant Misdirection is equally applicable on stage, where an exaggerated gesture hides the palming of a card or ball, and in combat, where the sweep of a cloak may conceal the drawing of a dagger or positioning of a convenient stumbling block.
 
Rokoran said:
Eh. I'm not familiar with the source material. I'll keep that in mind if I write another one.

[X] Skill: Flamboyant Misdirection. A magician's life is show and hide, concealing the trick behind the trick itself. To get anywhere in the life of the stage magician, you must be proficient in the subtle ensnarement of an audience's senses, the redirection of their attention. The skill of Flamboyant Misdirection is equally applicable on stage, where an exaggerated gesture hides the palming of a card or ball, and in combat, where the sweep of a cloak may conceal the drawing of a dagger or positioning of a convenient stumbling block.
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Hmm, this is part of magic trick skill so unless you want me splitting the skills into subskills, I recommend you either upgrade that or choose something else.
 
Rokoran said:
Eh. I'm not familiar with the source material. I'll keep that in mind if I write another one.

[X] Skill: Flamboyant Misdirection. A magician's life is show and hide, concealing the trick behind the trick itself. To get anywhere in the life of the stage magician, you must be proficient in the subtle ensnarement of an audience's senses, the redirection of their attention. The skill of Flamboyant Misdirection is equally applicable on stage, where an exaggerated gesture hides the palming of a card or ball, and in combat, where the sweep of a cloak may conceal the drawing of a dagger or positioning of a convenient stumbling block.
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Um, first of all? there are no source material for this fic. It's all Shibosho Original tm.

Seconds, could you perhaps meant Sleight of Hands? It's principally the same in action.

Sleight of Hand – You have magic fingers that seems to do anything that requires precise and delicate use of your hands. Piano playing, cheating at cards, and magic tricks – you can do them all like a pro. Its little wonder that pickpocketing comes easily to you as well. You're still not on Blue's level of skill yet though, you remember stealing the clothes of some fat snob at a party without him realizing it until some pretty young thing pointed it out.

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shibosho said:
Hmm, this is part of magic trick skill so unless you want me splitting the skills into subskills, I recommend you either upgrade that or choose something else.
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... Fair enough. I kind of just went for the first thing in my head.

I'll just upgrade Magic Trick then.

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Um, first of all? there are no source material for this fic. It's all Shibosho Original tm.
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Really? Could have sworn Phantom Blue seemed familiar from somewhere. Maybe I read something else by Shibosho. Whoops.
 
Here are the votes. Expect an update tomorrow or the day after.

Vote tally:
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[X] Helpfully offer to guide Shirokami through the school. Attempt to learn more about her. You may know that she is a Keeper but you know little of the girl who holds the title.
No. of votes: 26
Evillevi, Chargone, HavocKeeper, God and the Snake, frostgiant, veekie, Aires Drake, Lilithium, Ruisu, Quote, Kurowari, Hadiz, Neo-Chan, Ridiculously Average Guy, Byniboy, Chiperninerm, SlugSLinger, Darktommorow999, Bondo, Pipeman, Leingod, Vanguard_D, PhoenixFTW, InfiniteDaze, Derekc2, Ultra Meh

[X] Skip morning classes and hide out on the rooftop for Ando and Shirokami in order to eavesdrop on what they'll be talking about. You're certain that this isn't some social call that Shirokami is dropping on Ando.
No. of votes: 11
BlackTitanOdin, Robotninja, Nervos Belli, Ironforge, Algalon, Alanek, The Sylentnight, D.D. Spectator, RLDX, silentspirals, Tel Janin Aman

[X] Ignore Shirokami and just go to class like normal. Hang out with your friends and clubs. Whatever Shirokami's deal is, it matters little to you for you are a Phantom Thief. You'll improvise if something happens.
No. of votes: 4
Delwgun, Archanist, Devran, AnimalKrazed

[X] Helpfully offer to guide Shirokami through the school. Attempt to learn more about her. You may know that she is a Keeper but you know little of the girl who holds the title.
-[X] then follow her to the roof top and eavesdrop on what they'll be talking about.
No. of votes: 7
kildar, Kerfirou, Dark Ness, WanderingEye, Bailey Matutine, Ethereal Vitali, Frankite316

[X] Skip morning classes and hide out on the rooftop for Ando and Shirokami in order to eavesdrop on what they'll be talking about. You're certain that this isn't some social call that Shirokami is dropping on Ando.
-[X] Ask the teacher if you could head to the infirmary, under the pretense that you still feel ill from yesterday. Then, head to the rooftop instead of the infirmary.
No. of votes: 1
VentusAerius

[X] Ignore Shirokami and just go to class like normal. Hang out with your friends and clubs. Whatever Shirokami's deal is, it matters little to you for you are a Phantom Thief. You'll improvise if something happens.
-[x]Time to reveal yourself to the world plan out an amazing theft that will steal the attention of the world.
No. of votes: 6
reborn214, HeuristicKeeper, The LD Man, bobbananaville, Lost Egos, Prent

[X] Follow and eavesdrop
No. of votes: 1
Theburper

[X] Ignore Shirokami and just go to class like normal. Hang out with your friends and clubs. Whatever Shirokami's deal is, it matters little to you for you are a Phantom Thief. You'll improvise if something happens.
No. of votes: 1
Bakkasama

[x]More Hearts
No. of votes: 1
o3o
 
 
Because the off chance we can't have both without fumbling. Also because you aren't my real parent! Don't tell me what to do! :mad:


:V
 
[X] Helpfully offer to guide Shirokami through the school. Attempt to learn more about her. You may know that she is a Keeper but you know little of the girl who holds the title.
-[X] then follow her to the roof top and eavesdrop on what they'll be talking about.
 
@Dark Ness We're only proficient in stealth. I mean, guiding Shirokami and THEN hiding out behind the rooftop almost immediately once she leaves us? That's a pretty tight window, and if we fumble the second we'll firmly be in creep territory, considering she's the new girl.

If they're keeping a secret, it'll come out sooner or later. He's the main protagonist, after all, and if we get her as a friend we might already have the rights to get the info out of her, as we DO own a phantom drive. Patience, patience...
 
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[X] Helpfully offer to guide Shirokami through the school. Attempt to learn more about her. You may know that she is a Keeper but you know little of the girl who holds the title.
-[X] then follow her to the roof top and eavesdrop on what they'll be talking about.

whatever, I just want the information IC
 
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