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[x] [Choice] "You're just an intelligence spook for the Miyao Self Defense Forces, Big Sis. You've got a lot of friends in the military and the City Council. Remember?"

[X] [Habit] Silas spends the evening talking with Big Sis about anything that comes to mind. She's quite the conversationalist, as it turns out! Silas finds it a bit queer, but it's nice to listen to her tell her stories about her work. (Begin to work on a Habit: Attentive Listener(0/6). Upon completion: ++Imagination, +Charisma, ???)

[X] [Focus] Social graces and just… trying to act normal.

[X] [Action] Silas wants to SOCIALIZE with someone. This will increase social bonds on success.
-[X] SARA INOUE (CHA social check. DC 5?)

Edit: So I just wanted to get my vote in before it closes, Anyways new to the thread and I'm really enjoying the story and love the music, With that back to being a lurker for me.
 
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epic said:
Edit: So I just wanted to get my vote in before it closes, Anyways new to the thread and I'm really enjoying the story and love the music, With that back to being a lurker for me
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Well, it doesn't close for another day or so, so I commend you on your initiative! :p

Funnily enough, for the music, I actually have an internal album/mixtape for most of the main and prospective main characters. Silas's, for example, includes some iDKHOW, but also a ton of vocaloid original songs and some vtuber covers, like Miori Celesta's cover of Kiss From a Rose. I might end up sharing that as an Informational once you get to know a character enough.

I think music can be a really helpful tool for getting a tone right. It's a shame it's so difficult to mix the mediums of music and text together in a piece of fiction like this.

Nevill said:
It probably even appears to be lived in... if she can have ten minutes to set everything up.
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Nah! Ten minutes? Sera-neesan is a consummate professional. She'd need six, tops.

Oh! By the way! I know I didn't put it anywhere, but I would like to remind everyone that you do, in fact, have a mystery +12 to an unknown stat that built up over the course of that first introductory week. Just sayin'. :whistle:
 
[X] [Habit] Silas just… stares at the skyline for a bit, watching as the colors change and the city completely changes character when the night falls. He finds it kind of inspiring… (Begin to work on a Habit: Art Enthusiast (0/6). Upon completion: ++Imagination, +Smarts, ???)

I like Art.
 
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  • Voting
    • Scheduled vote count started by LuciDreamer on Oct 19, 2022 at 8:46 AM, finished with 14 posts and 9 votes.
    • [X] [Choice] "You're a white-hat hacker, Big Sis. You're real notorious. Wasn't it you who told me about the cryptocurrency crisis you solved last year? The one where you had to patch a big vulnerability in the validation infra… whatever it was called?"
      [X] [Habit] Silas spends the evening talking with Big Sis about anything that comes to mind. She's quite the conversationalist, as it turns out! Silas finds it a bit queer, but it's nice to listen to her tell her stories about her work. (Begin to work on a Habit: Attentive Listener(0/6). Upon completion: ++Imagination, +Charisma, ???)
      [X] [Focus] Social graces and just… trying to act normal.
      [x] [Choice] "You're just an intelligence spook for the Miyao Self Defense Forces, Big Sis. You've got a lot of friends in the military and the City Council. Remember?"
      [X] [Habit] Silas just… stares at the skyline for a bit, watching as the colors change and the city completely changes character when the night falls. He finds it kind of inspiring… (Begin to work on a Habit: Art Enthusiast (0/6). Upon completion: ++Imagination, +Smarts, ???)
      [X] [Action] Silas wants to SOCIALIZE with someone. This will increase social bonds on success.
      -[X] KEL IBARA (IMA social check. DC 0?)
      [x] [Action] Silas wants to try to INTRODUCE himself to someone. This will add detailed information about a new character to the Character Database on success.
      -[x] One of his CLASSMATES. (CHA social check. DC 10?)
      [X] [Action] Silas wants to SOCIALIZE with someone. This will increase social bonds on success.
      -[X] SARA INOUE (CHA social check. DC 5?)
      [X] [Focus] Letting his mind wander.
      [x] [Habit] Silas grabs some headphones and an old cassette player and leans back in his seat as the music and the light of dusk puts him to sleep. He'd never had such an appreciation for music before… (Begin to work on a Habit: Music Enthusiast (0/6). Upon completion: ++Imagination, +Charisma, ???)
      [X] [Focus] Physical education classes.
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    • Ghost in the sun said:
    Its just my impression or did we have two ties?
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    As a matter of fact, we do! We need a tiebreaker vote for both the [Choice] and the [Action] categories. I'll reopen the voting for, eh... two eight hours. If the tie isn't broken by then... I will break the tie. And you don't want to trust me with that kind of power! Think of the myriad of ways that I can abuse it! It's undemocratic!

    Your options are...
    [] [Choice] "You're a white-hat hacker, Big Sis. You're real notorious. Wasn't it you who told me about the cryptocurrency crisis you solved last year? The one where you had to patch a big vulnerability in the validation infra… whatever it was called?"
    [] [Choice] "You're just an intelligence spook for the Miyao Self Defense Forces, Big Sis. You've got a lot of friends in the military and the City Council. Remember?"

    [] [Action] Silas wants to SOCIALIZE with someone. This will increase social bonds on success.
    -[] KEL IBARA (IMA social check. DC 0?)
    [] [Action] Silas wants to try to INTRODUCE himself to someone. This will add detailed information about a new character to the Character Database on success.
    -[] One of his CLASSMATES. (CHA social check. DC 10?)
     
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    • [X] [Choice] "You're just an intelligence spook for the Miyao Self Defense Forces, Big Sis. You've got a lot of friends in the military and the City Council. Remember?"

    [X] [Action] Silas wants to SOCIALIZE with someone. This will increase social bonds on success.
    -[X] KEL IBARA (IMA social check. DC 0?)

    Going for Kel because it seems the easier social to pass, dont want the negative modlet snowballing into something even worse in case we fail...

    Also changed my vote to Hacker Sis to Many Friends Sis, because well she said she had friends but didnt remember them/dont exist in a meaningful way and that's sad, lets give Sis some friends of her own.
     
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    For practical reasons, I've raised the voting time to ~8 hours, to give most people a chance to wake up! Also, I won't actually be home in 2 hours, as that is when my classes start, so I need that extra buffer.
     
    LuciDreamer said:
    And you don't want to trust me with that kind of power! Think of the myriad of ways that I can abuse it! It's undemocratic!
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    Why, what makes your vote any different from ours? It's exceptionalism! :o

    We don't recast existing votes, or do we?

    Edit:
    [x] [Choice] "You're just an intelligence spook for the Miyao Self Defense Forces, Big Sis. You've got a lot of friends in the military and the City Council. Remember?"
    [x] [Action] Silas wants to try to INTRODUCE himself to someone. This will add detailed information about a new character to the Character Database on success.
    -[x] One of his CLASSMATES. (CHA social check. DC 10?)

    Frankly, the only choice I care about is Big Sister's occupation, and that's because it is likely to have long-term ramifications about her nature and character.
    (also, I like it when Big Sister acts spooky).
    LuciDreamer said:
    Oh! By the way! I know I didn't put it anywhere, but I would like to remind everyone that you do, in fact, have a mystery +12 to an unknown stat that built up over the course of that first introductory week. Just sayin'. :whistle:
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    Do we get to know which of our actions contributed to it, and by how much? Or is it classified information?
     
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    Nevill said:
    hich of our actions contributed to it, and by how much? Or is it classified information?
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    If I have to guess it would so something by Silas actions leaning towards to conformist vs individualist actions, remember how in the Sara Inoue has this bit about being conformist? But until now we didnt get any status regarding that...

    LuciDreamer said:
    Personality:
    Sara Inoue is very Studious, but she seems a bit Reserved. It will be easier to get along with her if Silas tries to be more conformist(?). Silas thinks it will be easier to get along with Inoue-san than most.
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    In case we do need to recast votes, I'll repost mine since I'll be asleep when the vote closes.

    [X] [Choice] "You're just an intelligence spook for the Miyao Self Defense Forces, Big Sis. You've got a lot of friends in the military and the City Council. Remember?"

    [X] [Action] Silas wants to SOCIALIZE with someone. This will increase social bonds on success.
    -[X] KEL IBARA (IMA social check. DC 0?)
     
    Well, there is this breakdown:
    LuciDreamer said:
    Kiritsu! Rei! Chakuseki!
    Silas just wants to make it through the week without dying, causing an incident, or alienating the entire school. He can manage that, right?
    Objective 1: Survive (the first week of classes) Partial Failure. See below.
    Objective 1a: Don't embarrass oneself during self-introductions Success! Result: +1 to ??
    Objective 1b: Have the basic ability to follow along during class activities Failure! Result: +4 to ??
    Objective 1c: Make some connections with one's peers Success! Result: +1 to ??
    Objective 1d: Be able to do P.E. without dying of exhaustion Success! Result: +1 to ??
    Reward: Certain Social Actions are now available to Silas. The Week will now be divided between the Weekday actions and Weekend actions. Unfortunately, Silas is not exactly having a great time of things...

    Total ??: +12
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    Earlier breakdown:
    LuciDreamer said:
    ?? Is a really important thing that Silas is already being affected by, but does not know about yet.

    Currently, ?? is at +6 for the following reasons:
    Base: +2
    ???: +3 // Student Council encounter near the entrance
    ???: +1 // completing one of the objectives

    Once Silas discovers ??, it will appear as a Status on his character sheet.
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    Completing the objective raised our stat by +1. Failing raised it by +4.

    It could very well be Stress levels.
     
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    [X] [Choice] "You're just an intelligence spook for the Miyao Self Defense Forces, Big Sis. You've got a lot of friends in the military and the City Council. Remember?"
    [X] [Action] Silas wants to SOCIALIZE with someone. This will increase social bonds on success.
    -[X] KEL IBARA (IMA social check. DC 0?)
     
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    Ghost in the sun said:
    [X] [Action] Silas wants to SOCIALIZE with someone. This will increase social bonds on success.
    -[] KEL IBARA (IMA social check. DC 0?)
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    epic said:
    [X] [Action] Silas wants to SOCIALIZE with someone. This will increase social bonds on success.
    -[] KEL IBARA (IMA social check. DC 0?)
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    Missing an [x] on the second-tier option.

    I'm not sure if that borks the vote tally or not, but just to be safe, eh?
     
    [X] [Choice] "You're a white-hat hacker, Big Sis. You're real notorious. Wasn't it you who told me about the cryptocurrency crisis you solved last year? The one where you had to patch a big vulnerability in the validation infra… whatever it was called?"
    [X] [Action] Silas wants to SOCIALIZE with someone. This will increase social bonds on success.
    -[X] KEL IBARA (IMA social check. DC 0?)
    Nevill said:
    Completing the objective raised our stat by +1. Failing it raised it by +4.

    It could very well be Stress levels.
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    A possible alternative is Notoriety, meaning how hard does the Student Council stare at this amnesiac boy.

    Doing ordinary school things doesn't raise anyone's attention much, but it does a little (just like you could probably recognize people from your school simply because you've seen their faces a number of times).
    Failing, though? That's making a mess around yourself, that is easier to notice.

    ... Less likely than Stress, though. Especially considering that crossed out rest action.
     
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    [X] [Choice] "You're just an intelligence spook for the Miyao Self Defense Forces, Big Sis. You've got a lot of friends in the military and the City Council. Remember?"
    [X] [Action] Silas wants to SOCIALIZE with someone. This will increase social bonds on success.
    -[X] KEL IBARA (IMA social check. DC 0?)
     
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  • Voting
    • Scheduled vote count started by LuciDreamer on Oct 21, 2022 at 8:10 AM, finished with 14 posts and 6 votes.
    [choice] [action]
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      [X] [Choice] "You're just an intelligence spook for the Miyao Self Defense Forces, Big Sis. You've got a lot of friends in the military and the City Council. Remember?"
      [X] [Choice] "You're a white-hat hacker, Big Sis. You're real notorious. Wasn't it you who told me about the cryptocurrency crisis you solved last year? The one where you had to patch a big vulnerability in the validation infra… whatever it was called?"
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      [X] [Action] Silas wants to SOCIALIZE with someone. This will increase social bonds on success.
      -[X] KEL IBARA (IMA social check. DC 0?)
      [x] [Action] Silas wants to try to INTRODUCE himself to someone. This will add detailed information about a new character to the Character Database on success.
      -[x] One of his CLASSMATES. (CHA social check. DC 10?)
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    • Alright! That's… one roll. How does Silas's time with Kel Ibara-kun go?
    LuciDreamer threw 1 20-faced dice. Reason: Socialize: Kel Total: 4
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