- Location
- Laniakea
So, basically, it's down to dealer's choice.
If you don't know for sure there's even going to be any other people involved in the result, it would depend entirely on the results of the reading. Which out-of-universe, is controlled by QM fiat.
I would guess that, for the reading my vote proposes, there would be one potential case where Scavengers would be "pinged" - if they actually were there and would have a direct effect on harming Midori's safety (otherwise I assume their actions would all be "smoothed over"). In that event, I have no sympathy for them. Whether Saeki finds out anything about them or they detect it (which still requires a botch), they can bear the consequences.
That said- since there is so much resistance to the idea of using Precognition and/or bringing in another person at this point in time, I'll propose a version of the plan that does not involve Saeki, but instead relies on Amu attempting to convince Midori to come along to get her answers from the Scavengers unassisted. Without extra assistance, this will probably require a dice roll to get her to agree.
I strongly feel Amu should be given every chance to try and keep as much of her promise as she can, before having to resort to abandoning it. There's a fine line to walk between "decisive" and "ruthless".
[] Plan: The Price Of A Secret
-[] You suspect there's either one of two reasons why Kana is no longer returning your calls. Either something bad has happened to them, or else they saw you on the news with the government agents and got worried that you betrayed them. If it's the first case, you ought to tell your mother everything - they'll need all the help they can get; they surely won't hold it against you if you did it to help them. If it's the second, you need to prove you haven't betrayed them.
-[] The only way to let your mother know the truth without betraying your promise is if you take her to the Scavengers and let them tell her themselves, which will also prove to them you didn't even tell your parents anything. But if something bad happened to them, it might not be safe to take her to their house.
-[] Call in help:
--[] Midori Hinamori
---[] Once, when you had been desperately rushing around the city to try and find Ikuto with the rest of the Guardians, you had hidden the truth from your mother, deflecting under the excuse of being busy with extra-school activities supervised by Nikaidou. Your mother had known you were hiding something then, but had been willing to wait until you returned to hear the truth. But Nikaidou isn't here and, in light of recent events, you suspect your mother would not be quite as willing to wait to the end of the day for answers, even if he agreed to accompany you. But perhaps, if you took Midori herself along with you, she might be willing to wait for an hour or two.
---[] Torn between your duty to keep your promise to the Scavengers and your duty as her daughter to tell your mother the truth, you square your shoulders and beg her to recall how once she was willing to trust her daughter, despite her misgivings, enough to wait for a time. Your roiling emotions spilling out through your voice, you explain how you so fervently wish you could tell her everything, but made a promise to Kana and her friends in order to keep them safe. Yet, should your mother wait just a bit longer and come along with you to their house, she might have the chance to ask Kana's friends and hear the truth from them herself, without forcing you to break your promise.
---[] You promise that, should they not be there, you will tell her everything. As in that case, you suspect they will have ended up in trouble of the kind whereby secrets will no longer avail to keep them safe.
---[] You explain that you have a 'radar' ability to check inside without actually entering.
---[] Even with this, you can't guarantee going there will be safe, but you remember that not so long ago, Hikaru Ichinomiya had given you a gift he described as a ward against evil - a gemstone with an eye painted on it. You find this and give this to your mother, all the while praying it will never be needed.
--[] Miki
---[] Without any idea of what may be waiting when you arrive, you ask Miki to come with you and try to scout ahead as surreptitiously as possible.
---[] You request to jointly pool your radar ability with whatever extra assistance Miki can bring once near the property, to maximize your range and allow for as wide a scan from as far away as possible.
---[] You beg her not to use Big Miki as a bulletproof shield; there are better uses for her newfound trump card.
--[] Tsumugu and Ami
---[] You do not request that they come along - however, you do tell them you and your mother are heading out and if neither of them returns by the end of the day, to call Utau and tell her that they went to visit a friend Amu calls "Kana".
I expect this to require a contested roll just to agree to get Midori to restrain herself and walk out with Amu. With luck, this stunt would use Charisma + Presence for it instead of Manipulate + Socialize.
If there are at least 4 other people who end up voting for it, I'll switch my vote to this.
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