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Torgamous said:
It also depends on Oriko having knowledge of it. The plan could fail catastrophically if Oriko's precognition was limited in a way that kept her from finding out about it, and since we don't know what the limits of her power are, it'd be stupid to bet our life (and the planet's, since Madoka would inevitably contract with Homura and Mami gone) on her knowing.
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Plus trying to appeal to the fanatic's sense of self-preservation's pretty risky.
 
I wonder...is it possible to "see" through grief? Perhaps set up detection wards throughout the city and see what trips them? Or if Kirika's presence snuffs them out, we'd have a good idea of her location.

Since it requires preparation it really wouldn't be useful right now, but if we're forced to retreat tonight it would help strengthen our control over the city.
 
NormalSightMan said:
I wonder...is it possible to "see" through grief? Perhaps set up detection wards throughout the city and see what trips them? Or if Kirika's presence snuffs them out, we'd have a good idea of her location.

Since it requires preparation it really wouldn't be useful right now, but if we're forced to retreat tonight it would help strengthen our control over the city.
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We don't have the long-range control or concentration we'd need for that party trick...at least not yet.
 
qsurf said:
*sweatdrop*

Okay, reread that bit, and I gotta admit...it was extreme, I apologise for that and will try to dial it back from here onwards.
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I for one approve of the lateral thinking - if we, Homura, and Mami all witch at once, it'll make Walpurgisnacht look like a tea party and Oriko knows it. Earth would be a writeoff - whatever her agenda is, it'd get eaten.
But this isn't a tactic our allies will approve of (it stands a reasonable chance of getting us quietly murdered), it's severely option-limiting to us too, and it's raising the stakes too much for even me. So, y'know, principle of 'find out what she cares about and aim a gun at it' is sound, but the implementation there isn't sensible.
 
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FlatlineAskari said:
I for one approve of the lateral thinking - if we, Homura, and Mami all witch at once, it'll make Walpurgisnacht look like a tea party and Oriko knows it. Earth would be a writeoff - whatever her agenda is, it'd get eaten.
But this isn't a tactic our allies will approve of (it stands a reasonable chance of getting us quietly murdered), it's severely option-limiting to us too, and it's raising the stakes too much for even me. So, y'know, principle of 'find out what she cares about and aim a gun at it' is sound, but the implementation there isn't sensible.
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Limit the collateral to us, Oriko, and anyone else in a ten meter circle when we're fighting away from the bystanders, and it's a viable last resort as long as the characters whose names we know aren't in the actual blast radius.
 
Ugolino said:
Limit the collateral to us, Oriko, and anyone else in a ten meter circle when we're fighting away from the bystanders, and it's a viable last resort as long as the characters whose names we know aren't in the actual blast radius.
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How very boring. :tongue:

(In all seriousness, anything involving our soul gem going pop is very much a last resort even by the standards of plans calling for our death. Our Witch is probably not a bundle of laughs).
 
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Direct Intervention pt. 7
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    • Thoughts explode into your head as you hear Mami and Homura discuss assassinating Oriko from inside the time loop. How upset must Mami be to even contemplate that? You contemplate possible interactions of Kirika's and Homura's powers, as well as whether you should try to dissuade them.

    Homura hesitates for a moment before nodding. "I can."

    You inject a question at this point. "Homura, Kirika's power is to cancel out active magic. Do you think she might cancel your timestop?"

    The timetraveller frowns, and considers it for a moment. "It's possible, yes."

    "Then out first task should be to find her first, and, uh, neutralize her, or at least make sure she's not in a position to interfere?" you suggest. "I can still sense things while timestopped, so that should work."

    Mami nods. "That sounds workable, though finding her is the biggest problem. Homura, how long can your timestop last?"

    "Indefinitely, if I can cleanse my Soul Gem," Homura says, inclining her head to you. "It won't be a problem."

    "Mmm," you agree with a nod. "One, uh, two more things. Firstly, Oriko is a precognizant... if she doesn't already have countermeasures against us, then she certainly will the moment you release the timestop. The other thing... well, again, she said she was hiring. Who? Maybe another magical girl?"

    Mami looks away. "I hope she's not in the area. Oriko... Oriko needs to pay, but someone who was just hired for a job..."

    "It shouldn't come to that," you comment. "Timestop, no?"

    "I hope so," Mami admits, before turning back to Homura. "Homura, your timestop works by touch range. Do you think my ribbons will suffice?"

    Homura nods.

    "Then may I suggest we bind ourselves together using the ribbons so that we can spread out and search a larger area?" Mami asks.

    "That should work," Homura agrees.

    "I can't help but feel that a seer will be better at hiding than three of us can search, though, even with Homura's timestop," you comment.

    Homura nods slowly. "I tried to find her yesterday, as well."

    "We can cover a much larger area now, though, and Sabrina can sense magic in a very large radius," Mami points out. "And I am not letting her go without at least trying to find her."

    Homura's eyes are slightly widen. You wonder how many times she's ever seen Mami this angry before. It can't have occurred all that often. She eventually nods again. "I suggest that we start at where you last saw her, then search towards her house. Failing that, we can check the old industrial area."

    [] Write-in
    - [] Suggestions for where else to search
    - [] Anything else to say?
    [] Split your lungs with blood and thunder/When you see the white magical girl (Start hunting)

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    [x] Cleanse.
    [x] "Everyone... Be careful."
    [x] Split your lungs with blood and thunder/When you see the white magical girl (Start hunting)

    I hope that everyone is prepared to be in time stop mode for a few hours at the very least.
     
    [x] Cleanse.
    [x] "Everyone... Be careful."
    [x] Split your lungs with blood and thunder/When you see the white magical girl (Start hunting)
     
    Places to search... It just occured to me that witch barriers are a possibility. If Oriko wanted to hide from a grief sensor like Sabrina, that would be a perfect place to do it.
     
    Muramasa said:
    Places to search... It just occured to me that witch barriers are a possibility. If Oriko wanted to hide from a grief sensor like Sabrina, that would be a perfect place to do it.
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    And if she uses her precognition to go through a list of places she's not found it'd likely tell her that. That's actually a rather clever hiding spot.
     
    Muramasa said:
    Places to search... It just occured to me that witch barriers are a possibility. If Oriko wanted to hide from a grief sensor like Sabrina, that would be a perfect place to do it.
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    Although it means if we do find her, the result is going to be a curbstomp. :D

    [x] Cleanse.
    [x] "Everyone... Be careful."
    [x] Split your lungs with blood and thunder/When you see the white magical girl (Start hunting)
     
    [x] Cleanse.
    [x] "Everyone... Be careful."
    [x] Split your lungs with blood and thunder/When you see the white magical girl (Start hunting)
     
    [x] Cleanse.
    [x] "Everyone... Be careful."
    [x] Split your lungs with blood and thunder/When you see the white magical girl (Start hunting)

    Sabrina's going to be able to make her own Walpurgisnacht if this takes too much 'time'.

    Hopefully the team can get to Oriko before the basic necessities of life set in. Food, water, bathroom, ect. Though I'd be willing to bet Homura's got a decent supply of rations or something in the shield. And if they have to start forcing their bodies to ignore fatigue, that's more ammo for Sabrina.

    Also hopefully Sabrina can control that much grief, otherwise we'd have to track down and grab a Kyu-body to stuff the excess into.
     
    [x] Cleanse.
    [x] "Everyone... Be careful."
    [x] Split your lungs with blood and thunder/When you see the white magical girl (Start hunting)

    THIS IVORY GEM IS WHAT PROPELS ME
    HAMMER THRUST IN THE SKY
    AIM DIRECTLY FOR HER BUCKET HAT
    AND LOOK HER STRAIGHT IN THE EEEEEEYE
     
    [x] Cleanse.
    [x] "Everyone... Be careful."
    [x] Split your lungs with blood and thunder/When you see the white magical girl (Start hunting)
     
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