It was the Tally program, so unless they formatted their X wrong, it would have caught it.
Slith10
Back from the dead and ready to party!
- Location
- New Zealand
... ugh, I had to count through each post:
Reboot 37:
Retcon 37:
Reboot 37:
alphaleph, ashali, derkan, devran, ventusaerius, joshiewoshie, boundaryphantas, avoozl, lamashu,
blacktitanodin, slugslinger, sevarak, darik29, saskakachi, lalzparty, nave, angelicon, bobbananville, edmantgoog,
veekie, tnt24tryon, tornadohunter, darklordpotato, chiperninerm, pressea, reborn214, furtuka, infinitedaze,
daniel14541, lostegos, frankite316, tsjoat, marked_one, whumbly, anomen, avalanche, lordchaos99
blacktitanodin, slugslinger, sevarak, darik29, saskakachi, lalzparty, nave, angelicon, bobbananville, edmantgoog,
veekie, tnt24tryon, tornadohunter, darklordpotato, chiperninerm, pressea, reborn214, furtuka, infinitedaze,
daniel14541, lostegos, frankite316, tsjoat, marked_one, whumbly, anomen, avalanche, lordchaos99
Retcon 37:
heuristickeeper, byniboy, evillevi, ddspectator, bakkasama, darkNess, bondo, daecl, zaratustra, david151, shapeoffire,
kerfirou, theburper, TheSylentnight, neo-chan, thegreymage, nidhogger, kitsune9, Derekc2, tophattedzombie, ruisu,
landude0, trondason, monnberserker, hadiz, avalon, mrcogmor, frakir'sbrother, ridiculouslyaverageguy, slith10,
KainDulac, OmniMalevolence, Leingod, justinkal, havockeeper, illusion, will408914
kerfirou, theburper, TheSylentnight, neo-chan, thegreymage, nidhogger, kitsune9, Derekc2, tophattedzombie, ruisu,
landude0, trondason, monnberserker, hadiz, avalon, mrcogmor, frakir'sbrother, ridiculouslyaverageguy, slith10,
KainDulac, OmniMalevolence, Leingod, justinkal, havockeeper, illusion, will408914
Our difference is over Landude0. If you could provide a link to the post where he changed his vote, that would sort things out.
[X] Retcon
Just to get this over with quicker.
Just to get this over with quicker.
Tornadohunter
Bread-Chan has forsaken us mortals.
- Location
- Woodstock, GA, USA
I guess that settles it...
shibosho
The Face of Procrastination
- Location
- The Land of Oz
Sorry everyone, I was caught up in some stuff so I couldn't pay this much attention. Consider the voting closed as of this post.
Someone count the votes for me as I'm on my phone at.
EDIT: Oh wait, nvm. I'll get started asap when I get home in a couple of hours.
Someone count the votes for me as I'm on my phone at.
EDIT: Oh wait, nvm. I'll get started asap when I get home in a couple of hours.
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InfiniteDaze
Too lazy to leave the house
- Location
- I wish I could stay
WHOOOOOO!!!
WHOOOOOO! WHOOOOOOO!!!
...What? Somebody had to celebrate.
D.D. Spectator
Strongest in the land
- Location
- Unknown
Episode 2.3 - I put on my magician's cape and hat
shibosho
The Face of Procrastination
- Location
- The Land of Oz
The votes are counted, the tally drawn and the final result is made clear.
The phantom thief on the stage gives you a smirk and bows gracefully towards you once more.
"It appears the audience desire a reimagining of the last chapter of our story of hearts and souls.." Phantom Blue raises his right hand and snaps his finger.
At first nothing appears to happen but then you hear it, a crack not unlike that of a mirror crack. From the corner of your eye, you see it, an impossibility.
A white crack in the fabric of reality.
"And so, by the will of the author and by the desire of the people, let us begin our tale anew!" With a wave of Phantom Blue's arm, the crack begins to spread at an alarming rate. The cracks spread all across the room, condemning wood, brick, metal, and furnishing to a white void yet they avoid both your spot of reality and the stage on which the catalyst of this descent into oblivion.
And yet you yourself are perfectly calm.
Sitting right above a white expanse of nothingness, you are a picture of composure and peace.
On stage, the Phantom Thief lets out a jovial laugh at some private in-joke that you are not privy to. He soon calms himself and shoot you a strange look that is a mix of relief, amusement, and perhaps a touch of sadness.
"With this, my task here is done. I pray that what comes after this shall be to your liking." As he speaks, you realise that the cracks have begun to encroach upon the stage that the mysterious gentlemen thief stood upon. With fascinated horror, you watch as the cracks reach Phantom Blue's foot and begin crawling up his leg. "I'm afraid this is where we must now part ways." He says as if he wasn't being erased from existence. "But fear not, we shall meet again in another time and another place. Until that time comes upon us once more, I bid thee farewell and I wish you all a good life."
With one last bow, Phantom Blue and the stage he stood upon disappears from existence as the cracks completely engulfs them both, leaving you alone at a small table floating in a white void.
Well, you suppose it's time to go.
Getting out your seat, you look down at the void below you before you step off the invisible footing that you were standing upon. As you disappear into the void, you have but one last thought on your mind.
Just what does the future hold?
+++ Break +++
Episode 2.3 - I put on my magician's cape and hat
School has ended and unlike previous afternoons, you're not joining up with the Going Home club.
Instead you find yourself standing in front of the door to the room 103 in School Block, the room where the Magic club resides. It's been some time since you last been here. If you can remember correctly, you were last here after the first ever show that you performed alongside the club earlier in the year. Since then, you've been distracted by the emergence of your memories as Phantom Blue and hadn't show up for meetings and practice, not that you needed it.
You can still remember the look of disappointment and betrayal after you make excuses after excuses to not show up for club activities. You let the club down after raising their hopes up with your performance and you know it. After so long however, you've decided that it is time to return to the club.
The question that you need to ask yourself however is whether or not they'll let you back into the club after your actions. You were agonising over this issue since lunch but now that you were here, there was nothing for it but to convince the magic club members to let your join the club again. Taking a deep breath, you knock on the door.
"Come in! The door's unlocked!" You hear the voice of none other than Hana Shiraishi, the 2nd year female member of the club welcoming you in. You hesitate for but a moment before pushing open the door. Despite your absence from the club, it appears that the club room hasn't changed much since you last saw it. There's a few more props that weren't here but other than that, the spacious room that's been somewhat garishly decorated is still the same. It also looks like someone's got a trick in place and is waiting for the right moment to pull it off.
You spot Hana having tea at the table while the other 2nd year member, Keita Takeshita is playing solitaire in complete silence. "Welcome to the magic club! How can we - TAKUMI?!"
Your wince at Hana's shriek when she realises that you are here before sheepishly giving her a wave. "Hey." Hana, staring at you in shock, absentmindedly waves back, her mind trying to compute your presence in the club room. Keita looks up from his card game, gives you a questioning a look before nodding and returning his attention to his cards. For a few awkward seconds, you and Hana stare at each other before Hana snaps out of her trance.
Clearing her throat, she recomposes herself, appearing once more to the world as an elegant young lady having tea, "It's been awhile Hayashi-san. Please, have a seat." She bids you to join her and Keita at the antique dining table. You grab a seat across Hana and make yourself comfortable. "So...what bring you here today, Hayashi-san? As I recall, you had other priorities that were more important than the magic club." Her eyes narrow ever so slightly as she speaks, reminding you of how your last encounter with the magic club went. Keita slows down his game just a smidge as he splits his attention on both you, Hana, and his cards.
"Ah, that? I've finally got them on straight and I'm ready to rejoin the club as a proper member and regularly attend activities." You explain in your usual relaxed tone. Inwardly, you smirk when the two 2nd year members' eyes widen in surprise. "I will endeavour to make up for lost time. How are the others doing by the way?"
"T-they're doing fine." Hana answers shakily. Keita, who's been silent the entire time, finally speaks up.
"You're serious, right? You're not going to just disappear on us like before? I mean, it was pretty crap for you simply stop coming after everything we put into that first performance. How can we be sure that the same thing isn't going to happen." Both you and Hana stare at Keita after he finish talking. Keita's always been a person of few words so this is the first time you've heard him speak so much in one go.
"I'm dead serious. All my hangups, issues, and problems have been dealt with. I will not be making more excuses. I will be showing up for meetings. I will be helping with practice and I will put on one hell of a show."
Silence permeates the room when you finish. Hana holds her head in her hands, clearly not prepared to deal with all this while Keita simply stares at you with a blank expression before giving you a thumb's up. "Okay. I'm cool with it then." That snaps Hana back into life and she lets out an irritated sigh.
"Okay, so you want to come back. Frankly, I'm not sure if we should let you back. However, that is not my decision to make. That's why we have a president." You watch as Hana gets out of her seat and head to the other side of the room, pull out her phone and makes a call. You turn your attention back on Hana when her call connects and despite keeping her voice down, you can hear her just fine as well as figure out who's she's talking to.
"Yusuke-san. It's Hana. Hayashi's back."
"......"
"He wants to come back to the club and yes, he's serious about it."
"....."
"No, it's not a prank. I can't really speak for Mai and Taka but Keita seems cool with it."
"....."
"I...don't know. Look how about you get here as soon as possible and see for yourself."
"OKAY! BUT I'M ALREADY HERE!"
Bang!
"Kyaah!"
Katagiri Yusuke, the club's president suddenly bursts out from the ceiling, accompanied by a rain of confetti while wearing his black magician outfit, scaring the crap out of Hana. Keita merely raises a hand in greeting. "Greetings fellow members of the magic club! And Hayashi!"
"Hey Yusuke." You greet your fellow magician. Flamboyant as always though his execution has definitely gotten smoother. He was probably waiting for the rest of the club to show up but decide to try and surprise you.
"Tch, not even a twitch." Yusuke swing down from the ceiling gracefully and takes a seat at the table. "So I hear you wish to rejoin our small little club as a full-time member again. Is that correct, Hayashi-kun?"
"That sounds about right. Like I said before, I've dealt with my problems and issues and gotten my priorities on straight. Can I come back to the club?"
"Hmmm." Yusuke leans back and put his feet on the table as he makes exaggerate thinking gestures. "That's the one million dollar question, isn't it? However, what you should be asking is whether or not we actually want you back?"
Damn, you should have expected this.
"Ever since you stopped coming, we've been working hard to refine our talents. We've done a few shows without you and frankly I am still peeved about your actions, Hayashi-kun. Why don't you give us a reason why we should take you back?" Yusuke challenges while trying to look smug. Hana simply turns away and mutters something about idiots and Keita shrugs and starts idly shuffling his cards.
"Okay." With a snap of your fingers you make use of some preparations that you haven't touched since you were last in the club room. In an instant dry ice is released and fills the room with harmless smoke.
"What the?!"
"Lady and gentlemen…" Suddenly the smoke clears as a strong breeze blows it all away, revealing your figure in a white magician outfit. "Please welcome back to the show, Wonderful White!" You announce, throwing your voice to make it appear it was coming from the walls. "It appears that Wonderful White is missing his hat so for his first trick, Wonderful White shall pull one out of a rabbit!"
"Wait, what?" Hana mutters confused.
"Ah ha! You've messed up! It's the other way around!"
"Oh? Unbelievers? Then let Wonderful White demonstrate. But first, I need a rabbit." Suddenly, Yusuke's black top hat is in your hands.
"What the - HEY!"
"Now then…" You reach into the hat and rummage around for a few moments before you start pulling out random objects and animals that are not rabbits. "Rubber chicken, cat, corgi, balloon dragon, clown mask….Here we go!" You finally pull out a large white rabbit out of Yusuke's hat. With a flicker, Yusuke's hat is back on his head.
"Okay...So you're still the best at that but that's just the basics of - "
"And now watch carefully as I…." Slowly, you start scratching the rabbit behind the ear, bringing small handful of cute towards your audience when you twist your hand. The rabbit is clearly alive and real as it rubs against your hand happily. To all who are watching, it appears that you somehow turned the rabbit inside out and into a white top hat. "Pull a hat out of a rabbit." You toss the hat onto your head perfectly and give a small bow towards the others. "Now for my next trick - "
"Okay. Stop. We get it! You're still the goddamn best magician we've ever seen." Yusuke interrupts sounding both awed and peeved. "And here I thought that I'd managed to catch up to you. Very well then! You've given us ample of reasons to allow to join the club once more but do you believe that it would be that easy to simply waltz back in here and be accepted back justl ike that?"
"Yes?"
"What. No, definitely! To make up for your sins, you must face punishment." Yusuke declare gravely. Hana looks confused and silently asks Keita what Yusuke's on about who simply shrugs his shoulders, just as in the dark as she is. "Tonight, we have a show to perform and if you wish to become our comrades in magic once more, you must not only work as the entire club's assistant for the night but you must also wear this for the entirety of the show!"
From the folds of his cape, Yusuke bring out a paper bag and tosses it over to you. You take a peek inside and frown.
"You want me to wear a playboy bunny girl outfit for the show?" You ask to confirm. Hana facepalms while Keita stares at Yusuke in mix of horror and amusement.
"Not just any playboy bunny girl outfit but a magician bunny girl outfit!" Is there really any difference?
"Why do you have - this is for Hana isn't it. Mai's too small for this and it looks about - "
"Takumidoyouwishtorejointheclubornot!?" Hana cuts off your questions, raising suspicions. Did...Did you miss Hana in a bunnygirl outfit because you didn't show up to club activities?
"Indeed, Hayashi-kun! If you wear that for tonight's show, we will welcome you back to the club with open arms?" Yusuke leans forwards and does the Gendo pose. "Are you game?"
"Okay, sure." Dressing up as a girl is easy. The skin-tightness of the bunny girl outfit makes things a bit tough but you can pull it off no sweat.
"Are you prepared to throw away your - wait, what." Yusuke was not expecting that answer from you.
"I said sure, if that's all it takes." Something cheap like this was absolutely no problem at all if it meant being able to show the club how serious you were about the club.
"Er...Very well then, I'll leave it to Hana to explain what will be happening tonight. I have many things to do, important club president related things so I bid you all farewell until the show!" With that, Yusuke throws down a smoke bomb. After a couple of coughing fits from everyone else, Yusuke has left the building, literally since you can see him running across the courtyard through the window.
For a few seconds, you fidget in place holding a paper bag that has a playboy bunny girl outfit, magician edition. Hana and Keita are at a loss for words until Hana let out a sigh of eternal suffering. "So, you really going to be doing this, Takumi-san?"
"Yes, I believe I will."
"Then you have balls of steels, my friend." Keita simply says before cracking a smile. "Welcome back."
Smiling, you open your mouth to say something when someone slams open the door.
"Morimura Mai and Himura Taka reporting for club duties!" A short brunette cheerfully exclaims as she enters the room, dragging a gloomy looking boy by the crook of his elbow along with her. "Salutations Hana-Senpai, Keita-Senpai, and Hayashi - HAYASHI-SENPAI!?"
"...Sup everyone." Greets Taka with a lazy wave.
"Hey there you two. Been practicing your tricks?"
"Y-yes! We've been working super-duper hard on our magic tricks!" Mai answers immediately. The first year girl releases her prisoner and rushes up towards with a happy expression. "Are you coming back to the club, Senpai? Please say you are. Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease - "
"Yes, yes. I'm rejoining the club. Just have to act as everyone's sexy female assistant tonight and Yusuke will give me the okay."
"YES! That's wonder - wait what."
"...Wait...Sexy assistant?" Taka quirks an eyebrow as he waits for you to elaborate.
"Just one of the conditions for rejoining the club, my underclassmen. No need to worry. Whether it be in a dashing cape and tophat or a sexy as sin bunnygirl outfit, I promise I will not disappoint."
"Oh god, this is going be both amazing and horrifying at the same time. I just know it." Taka snarks good-naturedly.
For the next half hour, you catch up on things with the magic club members, learning how many new tricks they've learnt while you were gone and what shows they put on without you. All in all, it's good to know that the others have been doing well.
You learn that tonight's show will be at the Hanamura Hot Spring inn to help celebrate their fifteenth anniversary of their opening. The club will be using the stage that the Geisha shows are performed in for their acts. The first years will be performing first, followed by the second years, before Yusuke does his own act. Originally, Hana and Mai were meant to take turns as assistants but thanks to your promise, they'll be free to do their own acts without worrying about the others. From what you remember, the audience will be mostly a mix of tourist and Tamahato town regulars of all ages that have come to celebrate the hot spring inn's opening fifteen years ago.
Having learnt all that, there remains one question to ask.
What will you be doing until the show?
[ ] Stick around and watch the others do one last rehearsal before the show. While not really necessary as you are a master of adlibbing and improvisation plus you are already familiar with most of your club member's acts, it would be good to know what has changed between then and now. You'll also be able to help refine their tricks if you want to.
[ ] Head over to the Hanamura Hot Spring Inn early to get a better scope of who will be attending the show, perhaps prepare some of your more complex tricks before the show, and maybe take a nice relaxing bath. Plus food, the place has really good food for a three star inn.
[ ] Contact your friends and family and invite them to attend the show. They were there for the first Magic show of the year and they were disappointed when you suddenly stopped going to the club and performing shows outside of small on the spot tricks like you did with Shirokami this morning. Maybe you'll rope Ando and Shirokami into coming as well.
[ ] Wander around town for a bit. You're in no rush and it'll help clear your head. (Random encounters)
[ ] Write-in
The phantom thief on the stage gives you a smirk and bows gracefully towards you once more.
"It appears the audience desire a reimagining of the last chapter of our story of hearts and souls.." Phantom Blue raises his right hand and snaps his finger.
At first nothing appears to happen but then you hear it, a crack not unlike that of a mirror crack. From the corner of your eye, you see it, an impossibility.
A white crack in the fabric of reality.
"And so, by the will of the author and by the desire of the people, let us begin our tale anew!" With a wave of Phantom Blue's arm, the crack begins to spread at an alarming rate. The cracks spread all across the room, condemning wood, brick, metal, and furnishing to a white void yet they avoid both your spot of reality and the stage on which the catalyst of this descent into oblivion.
And yet you yourself are perfectly calm.
Sitting right above a white expanse of nothingness, you are a picture of composure and peace.
On stage, the Phantom Thief lets out a jovial laugh at some private in-joke that you are not privy to. He soon calms himself and shoot you a strange look that is a mix of relief, amusement, and perhaps a touch of sadness.
"With this, my task here is done. I pray that what comes after this shall be to your liking." As he speaks, you realise that the cracks have begun to encroach upon the stage that the mysterious gentlemen thief stood upon. With fascinated horror, you watch as the cracks reach Phantom Blue's foot and begin crawling up his leg. "I'm afraid this is where we must now part ways." He says as if he wasn't being erased from existence. "But fear not, we shall meet again in another time and another place. Until that time comes upon us once more, I bid thee farewell and I wish you all a good life."
With one last bow, Phantom Blue and the stage he stood upon disappears from existence as the cracks completely engulfs them both, leaving you alone at a small table floating in a white void.
Well, you suppose it's time to go.
Getting out your seat, you look down at the void below you before you step off the invisible footing that you were standing upon. As you disappear into the void, you have but one last thought on your mind.
Just what does the future hold?
+++ Break +++
Episode 2.3 - I put on my magician's cape and hat
School has ended and unlike previous afternoons, you're not joining up with the Going Home club.
Instead you find yourself standing in front of the door to the room 103 in School Block, the room where the Magic club resides. It's been some time since you last been here. If you can remember correctly, you were last here after the first ever show that you performed alongside the club earlier in the year. Since then, you've been distracted by the emergence of your memories as Phantom Blue and hadn't show up for meetings and practice, not that you needed it.
You can still remember the look of disappointment and betrayal after you make excuses after excuses to not show up for club activities. You let the club down after raising their hopes up with your performance and you know it. After so long however, you've decided that it is time to return to the club.
The question that you need to ask yourself however is whether or not they'll let you back into the club after your actions. You were agonising over this issue since lunch but now that you were here, there was nothing for it but to convince the magic club members to let your join the club again. Taking a deep breath, you knock on the door.
"Come in! The door's unlocked!" You hear the voice of none other than Hana Shiraishi, the 2nd year female member of the club welcoming you in. You hesitate for but a moment before pushing open the door. Despite your absence from the club, it appears that the club room hasn't changed much since you last saw it. There's a few more props that weren't here but other than that, the spacious room that's been somewhat garishly decorated is still the same. It also looks like someone's got a trick in place and is waiting for the right moment to pull it off.
You spot Hana having tea at the table while the other 2nd year member, Keita Takeshita is playing solitaire in complete silence. "Welcome to the magic club! How can we - TAKUMI?!"
Your wince at Hana's shriek when she realises that you are here before sheepishly giving her a wave. "Hey." Hana, staring at you in shock, absentmindedly waves back, her mind trying to compute your presence in the club room. Keita looks up from his card game, gives you a questioning a look before nodding and returning his attention to his cards. For a few awkward seconds, you and Hana stare at each other before Hana snaps out of her trance.
Clearing her throat, she recomposes herself, appearing once more to the world as an elegant young lady having tea, "It's been awhile Hayashi-san. Please, have a seat." She bids you to join her and Keita at the antique dining table. You grab a seat across Hana and make yourself comfortable. "So...what bring you here today, Hayashi-san? As I recall, you had other priorities that were more important than the magic club." Her eyes narrow ever so slightly as she speaks, reminding you of how your last encounter with the magic club went. Keita slows down his game just a smidge as he splits his attention on both you, Hana, and his cards.
"Ah, that? I've finally got them on straight and I'm ready to rejoin the club as a proper member and regularly attend activities." You explain in your usual relaxed tone. Inwardly, you smirk when the two 2nd year members' eyes widen in surprise. "I will endeavour to make up for lost time. How are the others doing by the way?"
"T-they're doing fine." Hana answers shakily. Keita, who's been silent the entire time, finally speaks up.
"You're serious, right? You're not going to just disappear on us like before? I mean, it was pretty crap for you simply stop coming after everything we put into that first performance. How can we be sure that the same thing isn't going to happen." Both you and Hana stare at Keita after he finish talking. Keita's always been a person of few words so this is the first time you've heard him speak so much in one go.
"I'm dead serious. All my hangups, issues, and problems have been dealt with. I will not be making more excuses. I will be showing up for meetings. I will be helping with practice and I will put on one hell of a show."
Silence permeates the room when you finish. Hana holds her head in her hands, clearly not prepared to deal with all this while Keita simply stares at you with a blank expression before giving you a thumb's up. "Okay. I'm cool with it then." That snaps Hana back into life and she lets out an irritated sigh.
"Okay, so you want to come back. Frankly, I'm not sure if we should let you back. However, that is not my decision to make. That's why we have a president." You watch as Hana gets out of her seat and head to the other side of the room, pull out her phone and makes a call. You turn your attention back on Hana when her call connects and despite keeping her voice down, you can hear her just fine as well as figure out who's she's talking to.
"Yusuke-san. It's Hana. Hayashi's back."
"......"
"He wants to come back to the club and yes, he's serious about it."
"....."
"No, it's not a prank. I can't really speak for Mai and Taka but Keita seems cool with it."
"....."
"I...don't know. Look how about you get here as soon as possible and see for yourself."
"OKAY! BUT I'M ALREADY HERE!"
Bang!
"Kyaah!"
Katagiri Yusuke, the club's president suddenly bursts out from the ceiling, accompanied by a rain of confetti while wearing his black magician outfit, scaring the crap out of Hana. Keita merely raises a hand in greeting. "Greetings fellow members of the magic club! And Hayashi!"
"Hey Yusuke." You greet your fellow magician. Flamboyant as always though his execution has definitely gotten smoother. He was probably waiting for the rest of the club to show up but decide to try and surprise you.
"Tch, not even a twitch." Yusuke swing down from the ceiling gracefully and takes a seat at the table. "So I hear you wish to rejoin our small little club as a full-time member again. Is that correct, Hayashi-kun?"
"That sounds about right. Like I said before, I've dealt with my problems and issues and gotten my priorities on straight. Can I come back to the club?"
"Hmmm." Yusuke leans back and put his feet on the table as he makes exaggerate thinking gestures. "That's the one million dollar question, isn't it? However, what you should be asking is whether or not we actually want you back?"
Damn, you should have expected this.
"Ever since you stopped coming, we've been working hard to refine our talents. We've done a few shows without you and frankly I am still peeved about your actions, Hayashi-kun. Why don't you give us a reason why we should take you back?" Yusuke challenges while trying to look smug. Hana simply turns away and mutters something about idiots and Keita shrugs and starts idly shuffling his cards.
"Okay." With a snap of your fingers you make use of some preparations that you haven't touched since you were last in the club room. In an instant dry ice is released and fills the room with harmless smoke.
"What the?!"
"Lady and gentlemen…" Suddenly the smoke clears as a strong breeze blows it all away, revealing your figure in a white magician outfit. "Please welcome back to the show, Wonderful White!" You announce, throwing your voice to make it appear it was coming from the walls. "It appears that Wonderful White is missing his hat so for his first trick, Wonderful White shall pull one out of a rabbit!"
"Wait, what?" Hana mutters confused.
"Ah ha! You've messed up! It's the other way around!"
"Oh? Unbelievers? Then let Wonderful White demonstrate. But first, I need a rabbit." Suddenly, Yusuke's black top hat is in your hands.
"What the - HEY!"
"Now then…" You reach into the hat and rummage around for a few moments before you start pulling out random objects and animals that are not rabbits. "Rubber chicken, cat, corgi, balloon dragon, clown mask….Here we go!" You finally pull out a large white rabbit out of Yusuke's hat. With a flicker, Yusuke's hat is back on his head.
"Okay...So you're still the best at that but that's just the basics of - "
"And now watch carefully as I…." Slowly, you start scratching the rabbit behind the ear, bringing small handful of cute towards your audience when you twist your hand. The rabbit is clearly alive and real as it rubs against your hand happily. To all who are watching, it appears that you somehow turned the rabbit inside out and into a white top hat. "Pull a hat out of a rabbit." You toss the hat onto your head perfectly and give a small bow towards the others. "Now for my next trick - "
"Okay. Stop. We get it! You're still the goddamn best magician we've ever seen." Yusuke interrupts sounding both awed and peeved. "And here I thought that I'd managed to catch up to you. Very well then! You've given us ample of reasons to allow to join the club once more but do you believe that it would be that easy to simply waltz back in here and be accepted back justl ike that?"
"Yes?"
"What. No, definitely! To make up for your sins, you must face punishment." Yusuke declare gravely. Hana looks confused and silently asks Keita what Yusuke's on about who simply shrugs his shoulders, just as in the dark as she is. "Tonight, we have a show to perform and if you wish to become our comrades in magic once more, you must not only work as the entire club's assistant for the night but you must also wear this for the entirety of the show!"
From the folds of his cape, Yusuke bring out a paper bag and tosses it over to you. You take a peek inside and frown.
"You want me to wear a playboy bunny girl outfit for the show?" You ask to confirm. Hana facepalms while Keita stares at Yusuke in mix of horror and amusement.
"Not just any playboy bunny girl outfit but a magician bunny girl outfit!" Is there really any difference?
"Why do you have - this is for Hana isn't it. Mai's too small for this and it looks about - "
"Takumidoyouwishtorejointheclubornot!?" Hana cuts off your questions, raising suspicions. Did...Did you miss Hana in a bunnygirl outfit because you didn't show up to club activities?
"Indeed, Hayashi-kun! If you wear that for tonight's show, we will welcome you back to the club with open arms?" Yusuke leans forwards and does the Gendo pose. "Are you game?"
"Okay, sure." Dressing up as a girl is easy. The skin-tightness of the bunny girl outfit makes things a bit tough but you can pull it off no sweat.
"Are you prepared to throw away your - wait, what." Yusuke was not expecting that answer from you.
"I said sure, if that's all it takes." Something cheap like this was absolutely no problem at all if it meant being able to show the club how serious you were about the club.
"Er...Very well then, I'll leave it to Hana to explain what will be happening tonight. I have many things to do, important club president related things so I bid you all farewell until the show!" With that, Yusuke throws down a smoke bomb. After a couple of coughing fits from everyone else, Yusuke has left the building, literally since you can see him running across the courtyard through the window.
For a few seconds, you fidget in place holding a paper bag that has a playboy bunny girl outfit, magician edition. Hana and Keita are at a loss for words until Hana let out a sigh of eternal suffering. "So, you really going to be doing this, Takumi-san?"
"Yes, I believe I will."
"Then you have balls of steels, my friend." Keita simply says before cracking a smile. "Welcome back."
Smiling, you open your mouth to say something when someone slams open the door.
"Morimura Mai and Himura Taka reporting for club duties!" A short brunette cheerfully exclaims as she enters the room, dragging a gloomy looking boy by the crook of his elbow along with her. "Salutations Hana-Senpai, Keita-Senpai, and Hayashi - HAYASHI-SENPAI!?"
"...Sup everyone." Greets Taka with a lazy wave.
"Hey there you two. Been practicing your tricks?"
"Y-yes! We've been working super-duper hard on our magic tricks!" Mai answers immediately. The first year girl releases her prisoner and rushes up towards with a happy expression. "Are you coming back to the club, Senpai? Please say you are. Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease - "
"Yes, yes. I'm rejoining the club. Just have to act as everyone's sexy female assistant tonight and Yusuke will give me the okay."
"YES! That's wonder - wait what."
"...Wait...Sexy assistant?" Taka quirks an eyebrow as he waits for you to elaborate.
"Just one of the conditions for rejoining the club, my underclassmen. No need to worry. Whether it be in a dashing cape and tophat or a sexy as sin bunnygirl outfit, I promise I will not disappoint."
"Oh god, this is going be both amazing and horrifying at the same time. I just know it." Taka snarks good-naturedly.
For the next half hour, you catch up on things with the magic club members, learning how many new tricks they've learnt while you were gone and what shows they put on without you. All in all, it's good to know that the others have been doing well.
You learn that tonight's show will be at the Hanamura Hot Spring inn to help celebrate their fifteenth anniversary of their opening. The club will be using the stage that the Geisha shows are performed in for their acts. The first years will be performing first, followed by the second years, before Yusuke does his own act. Originally, Hana and Mai were meant to take turns as assistants but thanks to your promise, they'll be free to do their own acts without worrying about the others. From what you remember, the audience will be mostly a mix of tourist and Tamahato town regulars of all ages that have come to celebrate the hot spring inn's opening fifteen years ago.
Having learnt all that, there remains one question to ask.
What will you be doing until the show?
[ ] Stick around and watch the others do one last rehearsal before the show. While not really necessary as you are a master of adlibbing and improvisation plus you are already familiar with most of your club member's acts, it would be good to know what has changed between then and now. You'll also be able to help refine their tricks if you want to.
[ ] Head over to the Hanamura Hot Spring Inn early to get a better scope of who will be attending the show, perhaps prepare some of your more complex tricks before the show, and maybe take a nice relaxing bath. Plus food, the place has really good food for a three star inn.
[ ] Contact your friends and family and invite them to attend the show. They were there for the first Magic show of the year and they were disappointed when you suddenly stopped going to the club and performing shows outside of small on the spot tricks like you did with Shirokami this morning. Maybe you'll rope Ando and Shirokami into coming as well.
[ ] Wander around town for a bit. You're in no rush and it'll help clear your head. (Random encounters)
[ ] Write-in
InfiniteDaze
Too lazy to leave the house
- Location
- I wish I could stay
Pfft, yes!
[X] Head over to the Hanamura Hot Spring Inn early to get a better scope of who will be attending the show, perhaps prepare some of your more complex tricks before the show, and maybe take a nice relaxing bath. Plus food, the place has really good food for a three star inn.
[X] Head over to the Hanamura Hot Spring Inn early to get a better scope of who will be attending the show, perhaps prepare some of your more complex tricks before the show, and maybe take a nice relaxing bath. Plus food, the place has really good food for a three star inn.
JoshieWoshie
Mister Doge
Welcome back Shibosho
[X] Contact your friends and family and invite them to attend the show. They were there for the first Magic show of the year and they were disappointed when you suddenly stopped going to the club and performing shows outside of small on the spot tricks like you did with Shirokami this morning. Maybe you'll rope Ando and Shirokami into coming as well.
[X] Contact your friends and family and invite them to attend the show. They were there for the first Magic show of the year and they were disappointed when you suddenly stopped going to the club and performing shows outside of small on the spot tricks like you did with Shirokami this morning. Maybe you'll rope Ando and Shirokami into coming as well.
lordchaos99
(I have left SV)
... How did he.
How do you hide a smoke machine in working order for months without going near it?
How do you hide a smoke machine in working order for months without going near it?
InfiniteDaze
Too lazy to leave the house
- Location
- I wish I could stay
shibosho
The Face of Procrastination
- Location
- The Land of Oz
Yeah. Skills just happen or change when I feel it is appropriate rather than using some set system.
Magic. And investment in very durable low maintenance equipment.
Memorial
Bow to the Glory of Original Chibi.
[X] Contact your friends and family and invite them to attend the show. They were there for the first Magic show of the year and they were disappointed when you suddenly stopped going to the club and performing shows outside of small on the spot tricks like you did with Shirokami this morning. Maybe you'll rope Ando and Shirokami into coming as well.
I am look forward to more of Shibosho great work.
I am look forward to more of Shibosho great work.
JoshieWoshie
Mister Doge
Huh, so how is @InfiniteDaze 's 6-ish pooled bonuses going to be used now?
shibosho
The Face of Procrastination
- Location
- The Land of Oz
With more effort and behind the scene bonuses. That or I torture him with a bunch of choices that will no doubt keep him awake at night as he agonised over what he should choose.
InfiniteDaze
Too lazy to leave the house
- Location
- I wish I could stay
Why must you remind me?!
...I'm going to go reread the quest now.
JoshieWoshie
Mister Doge
Why must you remind me?!
...I'm going to go reread the quest now.
Daecl
CURSED BY THE DICE
[X] Head over to the Hanamura Hot Spring Inn early to get a better scope of who will be attending the show, perhaps prepare some of your more complex tricks before the show, and maybe take a nice relaxing bath. Plus food, the place has really good food for a three star inn.
Yay, it's back! You've elected to continue using my omake as inspiration too!
Yay, it's back! You've elected to continue using my omake as inspiration too!
SlugSLinger
Seeker of Originality
- Location
- Somewhere in the Jungles of S.E.A
IT LIVES! Take all of my yes!
[x] Head over to the Hanamura Hot Spring Inn early to get a better scope of who will be attending the show, perhaps prepare some of your more complex tricks before the show, and maybe take a nice relaxing bath. Plus food, the place has really good food for a three star inn.
If we walk into the wrong side of the bath, I will eat my shoe.
[x] Head over to the Hanamura Hot Spring Inn early to get a better scope of who will be attending the show, perhaps prepare some of your more complex tricks before the show, and maybe take a nice relaxing bath. Plus food, the place has really good food for a three star inn.
If we walk into the wrong side of the bath, I will eat my shoe.