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    "I have a plan for the music," you announce.

    "Oh, God help us," mutters Greg. How rude! Especially everyone nodding in agreement. You're all rude too, you assholes!

    "I can do the singing," you continue - your new compatriots look surprised or disbelieving, but the gang quickly convince them that it is (amazingly enough) possible; they know all about the singing training you've been doing after all. "And, I'll handle the instruments too."

    Now they all stare at you.

    "Uh," says Kelly, pointedly.

    You don't sulk. "I can! There's what, two months to do it all in? I can learn a few instruments by then! And there's always beat-boxing, or a comb-and-paper, or the ukelele -"

    "I'm pretty sure you can't learn to play one instrument in two months, let alone learn multiple instruments and write and perform a load of songs," Mina chides, obviously unimpressed. "We'll find a decent local band who works cheap, and just... take it from there."

    She continues on about the music, but your attention is on something else.
    You've activated an A+ rank quest! Due to the difficulty of this goal, you potentially stand to earn bonus rewards for its completion!
    New Quest!
    Part 1: Learn Sheet-Music skill to lvl 100!
    Part 2: Learn first instrument skill to minimum of lvl 30!
    Part 3: Learn second instrument skill to minimum of lvl 30!
    Part 4: Learn third instrument skill to minimum of lvl 30!
    Part 5: Learn Composition, Music skill to minimum of lvl 50!
    Part 6: Learn Songwriting skill to minimum of lvl 50!
    Part 7: Write all necessary songs for your new webseries!
    Part 8: Record all necessary music and vocals for your new webseries!
    REWARD: +1500 XP to lvl up for every Part achieved, +50,000 XP to level up for full completion, ???
    FAILURE: Lower quality webserial.
    TIME LIMIT: Day of competition entry (approx. 2 months).
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    Well. There's a thing.

    You tap the accept button with a carefully directed thought, and tune back in to various suggestions regarding bands that might be convinced to work unspeakably cheaply. It's a short list.

    "What if I can give you an original song, music and lyrics, all written up within a couple of weeks," you ask suddenly. "That'll at least save some time and money, right?"

    Enrico frowns. "Teeeechnically, yes..."

    "He's a moron, but he can do it," Xiang butts in. Ah, Xiang, always there when you least want him, sometimes there when you need him. Maybe you should be nicer to him in future? "And if he doesn't, I'll punch him!" Or not.

    Despite most people's concern, and with much insistence regarding your capabilities, you finally have everyone convinced to give you a shot. Somehow. Now all you need to is have a great song ready to show off in the next two weeks - easy, right? ... Right?

    Yeah, gotta be.

    Drinks finished soon after, everyone gathers their things and head out, Jake clanking along in his armour. No-one mentions it, although he gets plenty of odd looks along the way, and one gap-toothed brat pointing at him and loudly asking if he's a 'viwwain'. Jake waves at him nervously and tries to hide behind the rest of you after that. Considering most people try to avoid the horde of teens and young adults trooping down the road together, for fear of you robbing them (welcome to Crime City!), it's not too hard.

    "This is it!" Mina finally says, stopping everyone in front of a decrepit old building stuck between... two other decrepit old buildings. The tarnished sign above the door reads 'CCADS', which apparently stands for Chrome City Amateur Dramatics Society. "This is where my friend in costuming works. Or, um, volunteers. Same thing."

    "He doesn't get paid, it really isn't," Enrico mutters, trying to wriggle his way through the group (and away from Jin, who keeps trying to stand by his side or, more creepily, behind him).

    "ANYWAY," continues Mina, ignoring him, "just get the hell in already, everyone."

    You do.

    Her friend isn't here, but someone else waves you through to costuming; as long as you sign the costumes out and don't damage them, it's fine, apparently; now all you have to do is find a suitable costume for Emperor Bob, the scourge of interdimensional paperwork. Oh, and the others will need costumes as the Generals, too, you guess.

    What you really need is:
    [ ] An expensive-looking suit and tie, like a businessman's, to show how he considers his job.
    [ ] Black, spiked, evil-looking warlord armour, to provide a comedic contrast to his personality.
    [ ] Casual top and jeans, to really get his lack of interest in ruling across.
    [ ] A slinky red dress, because you can pull anything off.
    [ ] Write-in
     
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    • [ ] A slinky red dress, because you can pull anything off.
    This is going to win, isn't it?:cry:

    [X] Casual top and jeans, to really get his lack of interest in ruling across

    edit: Let's start grinding.
    [X] Try to level Composition, Music by making up new tunes and whistling.
     
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    ryuan said:
    We will totally fail that quest. I mean, Level 100 in two months? No way we can do it.
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    Chances are it will level up pretty fast compared to our other skills. There really isn't that much to memorize about sheet music. We might also be able to speed up our learning by doing similar instruments. A flute isn't too different from a recorder.

    [X] Black, spiked, evil-looking warlord armour, somewhat resembling a suit along with a tie.

    I want something that makes us look evil while still making it seem like we're dressing for a tedious job.
     
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    I have to say, these costume people are awfully trusting given this is Crime City

    Edit: maybe it's supposed to be a honeypot for catching new supers, with trackers in the costumes
     
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    [X] Black, spiked, evil-looking warlord armour, to provide a comedic contrast to his personality.
    -[X] With a fake "patched up" section to foreshadow part of his backstory
     
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    I think we can use various Skill Books to level up the skill. Like, the first skillbook gives the skill while subsequent skillbooks either give more levels or give massive xp on the skill. It's worth testing.
     
    [X] Black, spiked, evil-looking warlord armour, to provide a comedic contrast to his personality.
    This actually does show his view of the subject.
    He wears it like a uniform rather than with serious intent to intimidate, like it is a required for his position
     
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    mrttao said:
    [X] Black, spiked, evil-looking warlord armour, to provide a comedic contrast to his personality.
    This actually does show his view of the subject.
    He wears it like a uniform rather than with serious intent to intimidate, like it is a required for his position
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    I'll vote to that!
    [X] Black, spiked, evil-looking warlord armour, to provide a comedic contrast to his personality.
     
    [X] Black, spiked, evil-looking warlord armour, to provide a comedic contrast to his personality.
    [X] Try to level Composition, Music by making up new tunes and whistling.
     
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