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Do Hazou know when Enma left Arachnid?

To expand upon this Hazou will only really get one shot to make his case in front of the assembled clan representatives so coordinating with Enma for maximum effect will be vital to securing the cooperation of as many clans as possible. Hopefully our winning plan will have a provision to wait for such coordination with Enma once he arrives or, if he is severely delayed and/or we cannot contact promptly him for some reason, we need a contingency to move forward without him.

I really want a scene where the Toad Sages and Enma butt heads now. They're all ancient, headstrong, opinionated, and have short tempers. Clearly nothing will go wrong with the Goketsu mediating between them. Will the shock of his dragon experiences be enough for Enma to swallow his pride so he skips the expected verbal sparring? Are the Toad Sages only humoring us and will it be impossible to convince them of the draconic threat? Will Hazou's mere presence and proclivity to inserting his feet into his stomach cause a diplomatic incident before Enma arrives?

So much to look forward to. :D
 
To expand upon this Hazou will only really get one shot to make his case in front of the assembled clan representatives so coordinating with Enma for maximum effect will be vital to securing the cooperation of as many clans as possible. Hopefully our winning plan will have a provision to wait for such coordination with Enma once he arrives or, if he is severely delayed and/or we cannot contact promptly him for some reason, we need a contingency to move forward without him
This is not what Enma asked us to do. He wants us to lay the groundwork by convincing the clan reps before he arrives.
 
food-and-gaming area
Ooh. Is this normal for Pangolins/7th Path denizens or is this Gokētsu culture strongly influencing what leisure time at international summits should look like?

Also, the whole thing was planned in advance with Ma and Pa who absolutely pushed Hazō into it.
Why the identical black uniforms and face concealing?

Also, may I ask what the Horizon Seeker Dogs are doing right now?
 
To expand upon this Hazou will only really get one shot to make his case in front of the assembled clan representatives so coordinating with Enma for maximum effect will be vital to securing the cooperation of as many clans as possible. Hopefully our winning plan will have a provision to wait for such coordination with Enma once he arrives or, if he is severely delayed and/or we cannot contact promptly him for some reason, we need a contingency to move forward without him.

I really want a scene where the Toad Sages and Enma butt heads now. They're all ancient, headstrong, opinionated, and have short tempers. Clearly nothing will go wrong with the Goketsu mediating between them. Will the shock of his dragon experiences be enough for Enma to swallow his pride so he skips the expected verbal sparring? Are the Toad Sages only humoring us and will it be impossible to convince them of the draconic threat? Will Hazou's mere presence and proclivity to inserting his feet into his stomach cause a diplomatic incident before Enma arrives?

So much to look forward to. :D
There really is a lot to look forward to here! You'll be pleased to know that Hazou has been getting close to getting rid of Open Mouth Insert foot as an aspect -- this could be a good opportunity to change that.
 
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SC XP for chapter 586

Kei: 5*17*1.7 = 144.5 XP
Akane: 5*18*2.1 =189

Hazou: ( 5*11+1.8) +(5*6*1.5) =140 XP

assumptions based on sealing SOP just voted in should do 5 days of prep if chunnin level seals. This lets us do 2 full cycles with SSA and then finish with a one day cycle for a total of 6 days with minor consequences.



Edit: And just saw that one of you sneaky QMs did the math for us already. Y'all are to nice
 
Finally a pun name that I get. Hehehe. Beautiful, too.
"HOW DARE YOU KICK ME, CHILD OF THE PANGOLIN!" bellowed the turtle. "THIS IS A CAUSE OF WAR! THE TURTLE CLAN SHALL DRIVE YOU FORTH FROM THIS LAND WITH—" He broke down mid-word, giggling so hard he had to gasp for breath.
Turtles gotta Turtle, I suppose. :')
Hot tubs? All-day buffet? Banana flambé?
Well, I'm sold.
Everyone best bunch up.
Like bananas?
Lute slipped into the water without a splash in the manner of his people, then proceeded to float on his back with a bowl of nuts balanced on his chest.
Otter so cute 🥺
As she does. Still, wow. Shima and Fukasaku are the ambassadors? That's going to be an Incident with a big I, isn't it?
The ancient Toad Sage leapt in the air and landed on the surface of the water without causing a ripple.
Show off. Teach us how to do that please we need to show off too
"Guys!" Lute snapped, cutting across the chatter. He pointed up. "What are those?"
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's Superm- it's Dragons!
they were wearing completely black uniforms
As ninja, they probably had to fight off the black pyjama shame
GG everyone, good quest. Oh wait, exploded like that.
Sparks of every color burst out in repeated fountains. Smoke spread everywhere. Trails of white fog followed the humans down like the wings of a gull.
Classy.
Sharp, like a knife that had been scorched in fire. Probably an aftereffect of all the sparks and smoke.
Actually because they didn't shower for three days, but thank you for your understanding they were on the road-
He shoved a hand back through his hair to get rid of the hat-head and establish something more like order.
Mari is here in spirit...
"Hello!" he called. "I'm Gōketsu Hazō. Pleasure to meet you all."
Finally he gets to feel like Pandā did when he first met them. Now to insult everyone and imply things about their social and sexual dynamics!
They moved in the fashion of pangolins in a hurry: rolled into a ball, scales flaring out to tear at the earth
Thankfully, they have groundskeepers.
"Which is it?" Gōketsu asked politely. "Do you want me to get on my knees, or do you want me to move away from the diplomats?"
"Politely." Smart-arse-ly politeness?
"That's the explosive tag that would have spread your stupid ass across twenty feet of grass if I was actually here to kill anyone," Gōketsu said. "Keep it. Call it a reminder that listening to your superior officer is a good idea, especially when he's trying to avoid open combat with an unknown force while in the presence of your protectees."
KAGOME (later): you should have said twenty square feet. That doesn't mean anything. Unless it's a side of 20 feet? Then you're looking at 400 square feet. Stupid to make them see you didn't do the math.
HAZŌ: I meant more "twenty feet in every direction." Anyway what does that matter, that's just for effect!
KAGOME: That's... about 1,256 square feet. So why didn't you do it? Boom, squish, no more angry Pangolin.
HAZŌ: ... So, then we avoided a fight and pushed them to action.
KAGOME: Huh? Oh, right, the Conclave.
A flash of movement to her right brought her head around just in time to catch the two Toad ambassadors giving each other an understated high five.
Hahaha. That was all so satisfying.
Vote time! What to do now?
[jk] LET'S DO IT AGAIN
 
ES 50 -> Resolve 68, and then we will level socials and combat with a better SC multiplier.
I get that the most efficient thing to do, but we are about to actively use our socials to convince diplomats to cooperate with us on the Dragon issue. I would rather put off ES 50 by a couple of weeks if it means we have much better odds of succeeding here.
 
[X] Continue Previous Plan

Just gonna drop this for now, if we want to add more to the plan that's fine but there's still more info gathering to be done which was not accomplished from the previous plan.

(Will link previous plan in a minute)
 
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I get that the most efficient thing to do, but we are about to actively use our socials to convince diplomats to cooperate with us on the Dragon issue. I would rather put off ES 50 by a couple of weeks if it means we have much better odds of succeeding here.
Counter-point: if getting ES 50 actually let's us fix the great seal, that's more important than getting a slightly better roll to convince them to help us in case one day we're able to fix it in the future. I get your point about timeliness. But I think being able to Do The Thing is going to get us at least as far, and be more useful over that term. After all, probably best that the first time we mess with 3D sealing isn't the great seal, so a bit of time up practice with it would be neat.
 
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    • Present tribute (Driver Ants) to Pangolins first, thank them for graciously hosting Clans.
    • Present tribute (Ask Ruri for advice) to Condors second. Be extra generous. If Kumokogo/advisors approve, mention Kumokogo was awed by Conjura's legend.
    • Make further introductions and give tributes in order recommended by advisors.
    • Potential Conclave gift contributions:
      • Earthshaped jewels/statues, exotic Human foods/spices, books, silk tapestries/other Arachnid goods.
  • Follow combat SOP.
  • Find people to pay for information. Who's likely to oppose us? Where can we find them? What helps us keep them from starting combat on their terms?
So we've just got this part of the plan left? Feels like we could start singling out Merchant reps to start meeting with.

I suggest Pangolins first? They are the host after all, but I don't have a super strong preference.

What's our overall game plan? Do we want to build public consensus or just convince behind closed doors?

@eaglejarl @Velorien @Paperclipped we've met with the various Summoners and asked them for information on the Merchant reps. Did any of them know anything actionable? Like is there a known gossip that we could build up rapport with to pump them for information on the other reps?
 
[X] Akane Training Plan: Pyramid Supports

Basan's Glide 1 -> 10 (-27xp)
Rapport 10-> 20 (-155xp)

(327-182= 145xp Remaining)
 
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