Krecart
Not for throwing.
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Can we take bets on how long it'll last?
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Can we take bets on how long it'll last?
Gadjo
Doka
I-I thought I only used one negative.
So, any thoughts on how this situation might go wrong (again)? We're basically drawing up vacation plans and for all we know, Tokyo girl's buddies are planning a nuclear asswhupping for us as we speak. Also, what do we do about Sendai if they're still uncooperative? House arrest for the entire group would be impractical, we can't release them without putting a stop to their plans, and we can't just kill them either. Maybe we could get Rin to make a moving speech or something?
My money's on approximately five minutes and 33 seconds.
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We just have to make sure that Kirika distracts Oriko from making any predictions, we would need to act on.
That should cut down the possible problems we could learn of by quite a bit.
That should cut down the possible problems we could learn of by quite a bit.
I'm not sure that logic holds up internally...
Mister Bad Guy
Mr Mercury to friends
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- Bay Area
Sabrina is an aggregate of the residents of a sci-fi debate forum. The fact that she regularly leaves her house is nothing short of a miracle.
Gadjo
Doka
It is pretty amazing that, given the explicit advantage of being able to control Sabrina's mental state, we still managed to delve into self-loathing and despair (not that I think it was unwarranted mind you, we kind of needed that epiphany).
It's as they say: "Being meguca is suffering".
Cannongerbil
I came here to nep at you
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- Soviet Lunar Base
@NSMS, can you do me a favour and change the first line to "Yes, me" instead? I know it's semantic, but I think it's more appropriate for the sitaution.
Gadjo
Doka
I actually prefer acting a little confused over it. "Yes, me" is a little... tyrant-y and I don't want that to be the Tokyo girl's first impression. I can understand the appeal of a little gloat over our victory to Akiko, but now's not the time.
Cannongerbil
I came here to nep at you
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If not now, then when?
Gadjo
Doka
I guess what I'm saying is that we don't need to lord our victory over Akiko at all. She may be an amoral shit, but she has mental problems. The fact that we had to kick her ass is not a good thing, especially when she's already reduced to "No, not you" upon being defeated already. I guess I just don't like engaging in a cathartic release that I suspect we would just eventually feel bad for. This is my hangup though, and I can understand if you don't see it that way.
GiftOfLove
From the Heart
You guys are going to make Sabrina depressed with all this not having a real life talk.
Krecart
Not for throwing.
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That's why we're also planning science and, apparently, a trip to the zoo with our
"We've Got Hostiles" pt. 39
You fight the urge to shout, to gloat, at Akiko. But that would only paint you as the bad guy, wouldn't it? Even so, you can't help the wolfish smile that spreads across your face, a quick, satisfied flash of teeth. "Why 'not me'?" you ask, voice steady and calm.
An effort of will has her Soul Gem speeding away, as far away as you can send it. Idly, you bring the masses of Grief you've pulled over the course of the fight to a nearby rooftop, keeping it close by but out of sight.
Just in case.
Akiko shrieks, eyes wild and crazed. You're not even sure if she's actually reacting to you sending her Soul Gem away or continuing her apparent insanity. "No! I must- No, no, no!" She squirms wildly, thrashing like a maddened animal in her binding of ribbons.
"Sabrina... d-do you know what's wrong her?" Mami asks, mental voice wavering.
"I have no idea," you respond. "I- I'm going to knock her out by removing her Soul Gem."
"H-her Sou- yes," Mami says, watching the bluenette's crazed struggles, looking faintly ill. "Yes... That's p-probably for the best."
You move the Soul Gem to the very edges of your control radius.
Akiko slumps, going limp in her bindings. You frown - your way works, but it's a little inelegant. Something at the back of the mind suggests that perhaps a trip to Asunaro might be merited... But then again, no. You quash that thought for now.
You round on Sakura, still frozen under Kirika's weight. Her eyes, hard as flint, glare up at you. Kirika leans back slightly to let her talk.
"And you," you snap. "Your metal girl's throwing around a few hundred tonnes of metal in the middle of rush hour. Would you kindly call her off before she kills someone?"
"Fuck," Sakura grunts. "Fucking hell."
"And look," you say. "The sooner she stops making a mess, the sooner we can sort this out, and the sooner we can get your friends back on their feet."
Sakura's eyes go distant, and she grimaces. "Fuck. I'll try."
"Mami, could you turn Miss Ueda upright?" you ask.
"Of course," Mami says, flexing her wrist. The ribbons bunch and twist, gently flipping the girl upright. Her twintails, completely soaked from the rain pooling on the rooftop, slap wetly against her sides.
You walk over to the Tokyo girl. "And who are you?" you ask her.
Slate grey eyes glance evaluatingly... apprehensively at you. "I am Ueda Noa from North Tokyo. Ma'am," she replies, tone cautious, almost diffident.
You wave that aside. "No need for that. I assume Miss Hamasaki requested your presence to aid in the fight?"
The girl, Noa, nods slowly. "Yes," she says, still in the same worried tone.
"Well, that fight's just about over," you say. "I'm Sabrina, just Sabrina, and this is Tomoe Mami and Kure Kirika."
"I'm... pleased to meet you," the girl says. "And I recognize the name Tomoe Mami."
Mami inclines her head slightly, regal smile on her face. Without showing a flicker of doubt on her face, she sends you a quick message. "Do you think we should let her down, Sabrina?"
"Do you think she's hostile?" you reply.
"I... don't think so," Mami responds.
"Hmm, OK," you say.
"Miss Ueda, I-" You're interrupted by Sakura speaking up again, still pinned by Kirika's knee.
"She's not fucking responding," Sakura grunts. "I can't fucking imagine why. Maybe because someone fucking took out her friends. Maybe," she adds, voice laced with sarcasm.
"Well. Thank you for trying," you say to Sakura. Simultaneously, you send Chouko a message. "Are you OK?"
When you look back at Noa, she glances back from Akiko's body to you with barely concealed worry.
Chouko replies promptly, voice strained. "We've got this. Chasing her real body."
Real body? It takes you a moment to figure it out - she must have been controlling the metal construct from outside the thing, hiding nearby instead. Well, you'll trust the University girls, you figure. "Got it."
"I think we can let her down, Mami," you say.
Mami nods, and twists her wrist. The ribbons squirm, and gently set the girl the rooftop, the bindings drawing back from her.
Noa lands lightly on the concrete flagstones, the rain washing off her predominantly grey and green costume, an ornate set of scaled samurai armour, fitted to her slender form and covered with silvery filigree. Looking cautiously at you and moving slowly, she tries to wring the worst of the rain from her waterlogged twintails.
"Anyway. Miss Ueda, I apologize for the restraints. They're... a precaution. We couldn't be sure you weren't going to side with Akiko and Sakura," you say out loud.
She nods again. "I understand."
"Miss Ueda," you say. "Could you tell us what, exactly, happened?"
Her entire body screams worry, carefully holding her hands still, palms open in front of her to show that she's no threat. "Miss Hamasaki has previously suggested that she would like to request our help. Earlier, she... said that the need for help was... more urgent than expected, and she requested that we send someone to discuss terms."
She pauses, and then adds, "I... don't think we'll be taking her up on it."
"What did she offer, anyway?" you ask.
Noa presses her lips together. "We owe her a favour, and she was offering Grief Seeds, too. Not enough," she adds hastily.
"Got her," Chouko's voice speaks inside your head. "Kuvira's down. Hamasaki and Tachibana?"
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This was an interesting vote. A bandwagon was overturned! That hardly happens.
An effort of will has her Soul Gem speeding away, as far away as you can send it. Idly, you bring the masses of Grief you've pulled over the course of the fight to a nearby rooftop, keeping it close by but out of sight.
Just in case.
Akiko shrieks, eyes wild and crazed. You're not even sure if she's actually reacting to you sending her Soul Gem away or continuing her apparent insanity. "No! I must- No, no, no!" She squirms wildly, thrashing like a maddened animal in her binding of ribbons.
"Sabrina... d-do you know what's wrong her?" Mami asks, mental voice wavering.
"I have no idea," you respond. "I- I'm going to knock her out by removing her Soul Gem."
"H-her Sou- yes," Mami says, watching the bluenette's crazed struggles, looking faintly ill. "Yes... That's p-probably for the best."
You move the Soul Gem to the very edges of your control radius.
Akiko slumps, going limp in her bindings. You frown - your way works, but it's a little inelegant. Something at the back of the mind suggests that perhaps a trip to Asunaro might be merited... But then again, no. You quash that thought for now.
You round on Sakura, still frozen under Kirika's weight. Her eyes, hard as flint, glare up at you. Kirika leans back slightly to let her talk.
"And you," you snap. "Your metal girl's throwing around a few hundred tonnes of metal in the middle of rush hour. Would you kindly call her off before she kills someone?"
"Fuck," Sakura grunts. "Fucking hell."
"And look," you say. "The sooner she stops making a mess, the sooner we can sort this out, and the sooner we can get your friends back on their feet."
Sakura's eyes go distant, and she grimaces. "Fuck. I'll try."
"Mami, could you turn Miss Ueda upright?" you ask.
"Of course," Mami says, flexing her wrist. The ribbons bunch and twist, gently flipping the girl upright. Her twintails, completely soaked from the rain pooling on the rooftop, slap wetly against her sides.
You walk over to the Tokyo girl. "And who are you?" you ask her.
Slate grey eyes glance evaluatingly... apprehensively at you. "I am Ueda Noa from North Tokyo. Ma'am," she replies, tone cautious, almost diffident.
You wave that aside. "No need for that. I assume Miss Hamasaki requested your presence to aid in the fight?"
The girl, Noa, nods slowly. "Yes," she says, still in the same worried tone.
"Well, that fight's just about over," you say. "I'm Sabrina, just Sabrina, and this is Tomoe Mami and Kure Kirika."
"I'm... pleased to meet you," the girl says. "And I recognize the name Tomoe Mami."
Mami inclines her head slightly, regal smile on her face. Without showing a flicker of doubt on her face, she sends you a quick message. "Do you think we should let her down, Sabrina?"
"Do you think she's hostile?" you reply.
"I... don't think so," Mami responds.
"Hmm, OK," you say.
"Miss Ueda, I-" You're interrupted by Sakura speaking up again, still pinned by Kirika's knee.
"She's not fucking responding," Sakura grunts. "I can't fucking imagine why. Maybe because someone fucking took out her friends. Maybe," she adds, voice laced with sarcasm.
"Well. Thank you for trying," you say to Sakura. Simultaneously, you send Chouko a message. "Are you OK?"
When you look back at Noa, she glances back from Akiko's body to you with barely concealed worry.
Chouko replies promptly, voice strained. "We've got this. Chasing her real body."
Real body? It takes you a moment to figure it out - she must have been controlling the metal construct from outside the thing, hiding nearby instead. Well, you'll trust the University girls, you figure. "Got it."
"I think we can let her down, Mami," you say.
Mami nods, and twists her wrist. The ribbons squirm, and gently set the girl the rooftop, the bindings drawing back from her.
Noa lands lightly on the concrete flagstones, the rain washing off her predominantly grey and green costume, an ornate set of scaled samurai armour, fitted to her slender form and covered with silvery filigree. Looking cautiously at you and moving slowly, she tries to wring the worst of the rain from her waterlogged twintails.
"Anyway. Miss Ueda, I apologize for the restraints. They're... a precaution. We couldn't be sure you weren't going to side with Akiko and Sakura," you say out loud.
She nods again. "I understand."
"Miss Ueda," you say. "Could you tell us what, exactly, happened?"
Her entire body screams worry, carefully holding her hands still, palms open in front of her to show that she's no threat. "Miss Hamasaki has previously suggested that she would like to request our help. Earlier, she... said that the need for help was... more urgent than expected, and she requested that we send someone to discuss terms."
She pauses, and then adds, "I... don't think we'll be taking her up on it."
"What did she offer, anyway?" you ask.
Noa presses her lips together. "We owe her a favour, and she was offering Grief Seeds, too. Not enough," she adds hastily.
"Got her," Chouko's voice speaks inside your head. "Kuvira's down. Hamasaki and Tachibana?"
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This was an interesting vote. A bandwagon was overturned! That hardly happens.
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Finally.
Everbody who wants to fight us is down for the moment.
So body collecting time and trying to find Rin to put Moe together?
Maybe get the Kato story out of Sakura?
Ueda seems a tiny bit afraid of us. At least she isn't fighting us.
Everbody who wants to fight us is down for the moment.
So body collecting time and trying to find Rin to put Moe together?
Maybe get the Kato story out of Sakura?
Ueda seems a tiny bit afraid of us. At least she isn't fighting us.
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We'd kind of need to let Sakura go for that.
They came by teleport after all and Tokyo is several hundred miles away, IIRC.
I think that might have to wait a bit.
[x]Consult Mami on our course of action, then...
[x]Chouko: They're down too and we're going to talk it out with everyone as soon as we're all in one place. Can you bring her here please?
[x]To Ueda: Can you be more specific about what you know about what was going on? Once she's done, explain everything. What everyone wanted, and what we wanted- to end the extortion and the fighting with everyone alive.
-[x]We'd like to make a counteroffer for her and her group. No strings attached, other than their non-interference while we try and resolve things here. How would they like to be able to recycle Grief Seeds, indefinitely? That's well within our abilities, and something we've been trying to offer.
[x]Sakura: It's over. We want to help you and the rest of Sendai get out of this okay, but we need you to work with us for that to happen. The sooner we do that, the sooner we can help your friends and let you all go. Can you work with us?
-[x]If she reacts positively...We need to retrieve everyone's bodies before something happens to them. If we let her go, will she teleport their bodies to us? We might need Rin to heal them too. Us having Akiko is our guarantee for her good behavior. If she agrees, cleanse between jumps, and inform Chouko.
[x]Rin? Everyone's mostly okay, or going to be. We're working on it.
[x]Akiko can stay unconscious for the time being.
[x]Chouko: They're down too and we're going to talk it out with everyone as soon as we're all in one place. Can you bring her here please?
[x]To Ueda: Can you be more specific about what you know about what was going on? Once she's done, explain everything. What everyone wanted, and what we wanted- to end the extortion and the fighting with everyone alive.
-[x]We'd like to make a counteroffer for her and her group. No strings attached, other than their non-interference while we try and resolve things here. How would they like to be able to recycle Grief Seeds, indefinitely? That's well within our abilities, and something we've been trying to offer.
[x]Sakura: It's over. We want to help you and the rest of Sendai get out of this okay, but we need you to work with us for that to happen. The sooner we do that, the sooner we can help your friends and let you all go. Can you work with us?
-[x]If she reacts positively...We need to retrieve everyone's bodies before something happens to them. If we let her go, will she teleport their bodies to us? We might need Rin to heal them too. Us having Akiko is our guarantee for her good behavior. If she agrees, cleanse between jumps, and inform Chouko.
[x]Rin? Everyone's mostly okay, or going to be. We're working on it.
[x]Akiko can stay unconscious for the time being.
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Onmur
Archangel of Nutella.
Well, it's a nice thing my silly 'full intimidation' idea remained an idea.
Should we put any extra effort in assuring Ueda she's not in trouble, or should we use the fact that she's... Highly respectful of Sabrina?
corpses bodies in our mobile oppression fortress.
Should we put any extra effort in assuring Ueda she's not in trouble, or should we use the fact that she's... Highly respectful of Sabrina?
I think I see what you're going for, but should we really trust her that much? We can just gather the
We have Akiko, and it's the most efficient way- plus it's in her own interests seeing as its her friends. She could do something stupid but the fact we have their gems and Akiko on hand would make that a blatantly bad idea- not even Akiko'd do something that stupid.
Plus it's a sign of trust, and we want at least some bridges built here.
Plus it's a sign of trust, and we want at least some bridges built here.
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Sakura seems calm enough to avoid trying something stupid, because she's too angry to think clearly.
(I honestly missed her swearing a bit.)
If we want to get Rin for healing we will probably need her help anyway.
And she should know where each of the bodies are. Maybe she even collected a few of them already.
(I honestly missed her swearing a bit.)
If we want to get Rin for healing we will probably need her help anyway.
And she should know where each of the bodies are. Maybe she even collected a few of them already.
