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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

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We should definitely start by welcoming Oro and inviting him to play. No reason to throw away a good game night.

Edit: And before I forget, do we have any post-interaction surveys on hand?
 
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faflec said:
I'd...disagree, actually. Orochimaru probably isn't all that interested and Asuma really doesn't like the guy.
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I don't know that we have much room to maneuver here, honestly. Hazou is the clan head and host, and is already on the back foot from Oro's surprise entry. If we just follow his lead and leave to talk in private, we'll not only be rude to all the other attendees, but we'll also establish ourselves as being easy to jerk around, both in Oro's eyes and everyone else's. We need Hazou to recover some poise, and that's easiest to do by falling back to familiar territory - he's experienced at running parties full of weird and powerful people who hate each other, at this point.

Like, this whole thing is pretty obviously theater to put us on the back foot. Even if he's right about the sale of the house being illegal, right now we're the legal owners until said sale is officially declared illegal, which is unlikely to be a quick process even with Hiashi willing to expedite it. Especially since said declaration immediately puts the Tower on the hook for the money we paid for the house. So Oro definitely came in with the purpose of gaining power over us and starting whatever negotiation he has in mind with an advantage - I'm not sure what it is that he wants, but I'd bet on it having to do with the basement; wouldn't be surprised if the private conversation quickly circles to what we found down there, exactly.

In any event, I think we need to stall, likely deploy heavy-duty social weaponry in the form of Mari and Ami against Oro, and get our bearings in the meantime.
 
Roomba said:
I don't know that we have much room to maneuver here, honestly. Hazou is the clan head and host, and is already on the back foot from Oro's surprise entry. If we just follow his lead and leave to talk in private, we'll not only be rude to all the other attendees, but we'll also establish ourselves as being easy to jerk around, both in Oro's eyes and everyone else's. We need Hazou to recover some poise, and that's easiest to do by falling back to familiar territory - he's experienced at running parties full of weird and powerful people who hate each other, at this point.

Like, this whole thing is pretty obviously theater to put us on the back foot. Even if he's right about the sale of the house being illegal, right now we're the legal owners until said sale is officially declared illegal, which is unlikely to be a quick process even with Hiashi willing to expedite it. Especially since said declaration immediately puts the Tower on the hook for the money we paid for the house. So Oro definitely came in with the purpose of gaining power over us and starting whatever negotiation he has in mind with an advantage - I'm not sure what it is that he wants, but I'd bet on it having to do with the basement; wouldn't be surprised if the private conversation quickly circles to what we found down there, exactly.

In any event, I think we need to stall, likely deploy heavy-duty social weaponry in the form of Mari and Ami against Oro, and get our bearings in the meantime.
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Honestly, just invite Orochimaru to join in a game, say Hazou would like to finish the current one if not, and then go talk to him in his office.
 
Roomba said:
I don't know that we have much room to maneuver here, honestly. Hazou is the clan head and host, and is already on the back foot from Oro's surprise entry. If we just follow his lead and leave to talk in private, we'll not only be rude to all the other attendees, but we'll also establish ourselves as being easy to jerk around, both in Oro's eyes and everyone else's. We need Hazou to recover some poise, and that's easiest to do by falling back to familiar territory - he's experienced at running parties full of weird and powerful people who hate each other, at this point.

Like, this whole thing is pretty obviously theater to put us on the back foot. Even if he's right about the sale of the house being illegal, right now we're the legal owners until said sale is officially declared illegal, which is unlikely to be a quick process even with Hiashi willing to expedite it. Especially since said declaration immediately puts the Tower on the hook for the money we paid for the house. So Oro definitely came in with the purpose of gaining power over us and starting whatever negotiation he has in mind with an advantage - I'm not sure what it is that he wants, but I'd bet on it having to do with the basement; wouldn't be surprised if the private conversation quickly circles to what we found down there, exactly.

In any event, I think we need to stall, likely deploy heavy-duty social weaponry in the form of Mari and Ami against Oro, and get our bearings in the meantime.
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OTOH getting him to sit down and play a game would be considered absolutely rude to all the other attendees, as it would establish Orochimaru's right to be at the party. The guy is the literal bogeyman of Leaf.
 
faflec said:
OTOH getting him to sit down and play a game would be considered absolutely rude to all the other attendees, as it would establish Orochimaru's right to be at the party. The guy is the literal bogeyman of Leaf.
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Hiashi just signed Oro's pardon, so that's on him. Hazou would just be making the best out of a bad situation. Not like we aren't already hosting Mist ninja and a bunch of lowly clanless.
 
One of the important things to keep in mind is that Orochimaru publicly identified us as family. If we reciprocate it lots of options are on the table
 
Roomba said:
In any event, I think we need to stall, likely deploy heavy-duty social weaponry in the form of Mari and Ami against Oro, and get our bearings in the meantime.
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Akane as well.

Because in my head canon Orochimaru fled Leaf when he realized that Spirit of Youth reached critical mass and got their third member in the form of Akane.

Oro is also the cause of Akane becoming missing-nin because he was trying to do some damage control. He would have gone back to Leaf as well if it hadn't been for us meddling kids that reinstated Akane as a Leaf ninja in good standing.

And that is why he wants to take away the house from us. It's basic quid pro quo.
 
Tua said:
Akane as well.

Because in my head canon Orochimaru fled Leaf when he realized that Spirit of Youth reached critical mass and got their third member in the form of Akane.

Oro is also the cause of Akane becoming missing-nin because he was trying to do some damage control. He would have gone back to Leaf as well if it hadn't been for us meddling kids that reinstated Akane as a Leaf ninja in good standing.

And that is why he wants to take away the house from us. It's basic quid pro quo.
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It's spread beyond the three, though. Neji is making sure of it.
 
Protoplan: put your best miscellaneous appendage forwards
  • First impressions are important, and we really want a good first impression.
    • Wipe that shock off your face and put on a better look. This is Orochimaru, the greatest biosealer alive and, if not outright immortal, a good chunk of the way there.
    • And he's also our uncle coming in from the cold.
  • Invite him to join a game before we properly discuss the matter of housing.
  • Afterwards, go along with Orochimaru to talk in his office.
    • Ask him about his research into immortality and necromancy. Don't hide your excitement, but also don't assume he's willing to share it.
    • When it comes to housing, we'll have to talk it over with the rest of the clan but we'll have an answer for you before Thursday.
    • Ask… ask him what he thinks of us, and the clan. We don't know much about you, but we're hoping to get along.
  • After that, go meet with Kabuto.
    • Naturally the deal is no longer coherent, with Orochimaru both taking back the estate and the position of most qualified to make use of the basement.
    • As such, it's probably best to just tear up the papers and put this all behind us.
    • Incidentally, have you found any time to finish your observations about Noburi in the near future? We'd appreciate it.
 
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