[X] Thank Homura. Seriously.
-[X] Tell her she might have to receive the Shiogama girls arriving at 10:00 AM. If so, recommend getting Hitomi's or Madoka's help?
[X] Apologize to Sayaka for pulling this on her first big mission.
-[X] Is she OK with it? Offer reassurances if necessary.
[X] Get moving.
[X] Strike team: Mami, Sayaka...
-[X] Oriko and Kirika: Wake them, explani the emergency; how important this is for you and for the future.
-[X] Ask for their help. They've proved themselves in our eyes, and we'd appreciate their help a lot.
--[X] Privately: And this could help in ending the house arrest.
[X] Give the Pleiades the O&K abridged version, leaving Sayaka's involvement to be shared at her discretion.
-[X] Reassure them that you feel you understand Oriko, and truly believe she will help.
[X] Depart for Asunaro, picking up Oriko and Kirika if they agreed to help.
[X] Strike team roster confirmed: Mami, Sayaka, Oriko, Kirika.
- [X] tell Kazumi's crew about the Kures.
-- [X] telepathy to Sayaka and Homura: Our goal is to move Oriko to Asunaro permanently, so you won't have to put up with her. Please don't be mad when I say nice things about her. : )
-- [X] Start with the hook: Kirika has antimagic powers which will be vital in this investigation; Oriko was a precognitive and can give us valuable intel.
-- [X] History: Oriko's had a hard life and isn't used to people trusting her, and it's given her a bit of a martyr complex. When she wanted to avert a bad future, she chose unilateral action rather than asking politely. (She tried to save Sayaka's life by burning down her house. We were very angry.) We have an understanding now, and if she gets visions in the future she'll talk to us before burning anything else down.
-- [X] Oriko is under house arrest after the house-burning incident, and she's lost her powers due to stress. We think getting her out of Mitakihara will be good for her as well as for Asunaro. We hope you'll be nice to her. She needs friends.
- [X] tell the Kures: (1) we need your powers, (2) getting out of house arrest will be good for you, (3) it also will be good for Homura, and we need Homura stable if we're going to win this thing.
-- [X] BTW: we are going to win this thing. Don't have faith in yourself; have faith in me who has faith in you.
- [X] pre-trip science:
-- [X] Sayaka, please copy Kirika's antimagic power and hold it, I want to try a quick experiment.
-- [X] telepathy to Sayaka: Kirika goes berserk if anything threatens Oriko. Here's a test. I want you to imagine me punching Oriko in the face repeatedly. Is that okay?
-- [X] if Sayaka isn't affected by the test, then she can take Oriko's power too. Use with caution.
- [X] departure: welcome to Sabrina Night Airlines! We have hammocks and relaxing music. Feel free to nap!
[X] Ask Homura if she's willing to come along so we can do this in timestop--so that we can be back in Mitakihara in time to welcome the Shiogame immigrants.
-[X] Emphasize that our new allies were just attacked, and our visitors need to get back ASAP. Also, that you have an idea of who the culprit might be, and where she might be.
-[X] Point out that, by doing this in timestop, no one needs to stay behind in Mitakihara anyway.
[x] Strike team roster:
-[x] Mami
-[x] Sayaka
-[x] Oriko and Kirika
--[x] For the Pleiades: Summarize the truth. Oriko went Hard Woman Making Hard Decisions after her precog messed with her, you beat the snot out of her and now you're friends. Still under house arrest, though. She's coming because Kirika's coming and they're a package deal *wiggle eyebrows* and because it makes Homura more comfortable for them to be out of town.
--[x] Provoke some Kirikaness at the first opportunity. You bet that Kirika and Kazumi will get along perfectly.
--[x] For Oriko: Safer for her. Makes Homura feel safer. She needs some time outside doing something. Lets her demonstrate that she's changed. Kirika would love to make some new friends. Don't let her stay home, she and Kirika need this, trust you.
[X] Strike Team:
-[x] Mami
-[x] Sayaka
-[X] Oriko
-[X] Kirika
[X] Summarize for the Pleiades while in transit: O&K were a pair of Bad Meguca who did bad things because Oriko's power was screwing with them. We beat some sense into them, now they're on probation. Taking them along serves triple purpose as they're useful, need "yard time", and will help set Homu's mind at ease.
-[X] They're actually pretty cool, if a bit cracked in the head.
[X] After we finish with the Pleiades, whether still in transit or not, fill in O&K.
-[X] Sorry for the rude awakening, but we've got a crisis, and that means they have a chance to prove to Sayaka at least that they're trustworthy.
-[X] Speaking of, if Sayaka wants to take charge as their probation officer, that'd fit in neatly with the security thing we were talking about.
[X] We go to Asunaro. ASAP without snapping necks in transit.
