Survive Prime High (Shounen Quest)
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Gally
Got the whole word talking King Kiba
Aaaaaand I misspelled "aww" as "awe" in the woobie description, which makes me look like an idiot. Oh well.
I'm eager to finish up character creation and get into the story proper, so I'll probably close voting in 3 or 4 hours (unless there's still a tie). Currently, Hot Blooded (9) and Rival (12) are all but locked in. Human-sized and large are tied at (7). Princess (7) leads Middle class (6). There won't be an IC vote for any of these options, as Reina doesn't have a personality yet.
There's also a 3-way tie on how to distribute stats, (+30 Intelligence), (+25 Intelligence +5 Charm) and (+20 Intelligence +10 Charm) all at one vote. I won't tell you what to do, but 15 points is an "average" score for a first day first year. It's not like there's gonna be a scarcity of stat points though, it's a Shounen.
I'm eager to finish up character creation and get into the story proper, so I'll probably close voting in 3 or 4 hours (unless there's still a tie). Currently, Hot Blooded (9) and Rival (12) are all but locked in. Human-sized and large are tied at (7). Princess (7) leads Middle class (6). There won't be an IC vote for any of these options, as Reina doesn't have a personality yet.
There's also a 3-way tie on how to distribute stats, (+30 Intelligence), (+25 Intelligence +5 Charm) and (+20 Intelligence +10 Charm) all at one vote. I won't tell you what to do, but 15 points is an "average" score for a first day first year. It's not like there's gonna be a scarcity of stat points though, it's a Shounen.
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] +30 Intelligence
[X] Large (Combat Class). Big and slow, with dakka out the ass. Maintaining more than one is impossible at this point, even for you. Because of its complexity, it must be piloted from inside
[X] Princess. You're the daughter of the King of Technacia. You grew up swaddled in wealth and luxury, and Prime High was expected of you.
Changing vote, cause Princess with Dakka entertains me greatly.
[X] Large (Combat Class). Big and slow, with dakka out the ass. Maintaining more than one is impossible at this point, even for you. Because of its complexity, it must be piloted from inside
[X] Princess. You're the daughter of the King of Technacia. You grew up swaddled in wealth and luxury, and Prime High was expected of you.
Changing vote, cause Princess with Dakka entertains me greatly.
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Gally
Got the whole word talking King Kiba
Okay, votes locked. Results are Large (8), Hot blooded (9), Princess (8), and Rival (12).
Stat distribution is +30 Intelligence, which leaves you with:
Athleticism: 5
Charm: 5
Intelligence: 55
Well this is going to be...interesting. Next update should be very soon, so stay tuned. And again, thanks for voting!
Stat distribution is +30 Intelligence, which leaves you with:
Athleticism: 5
Charm: 5
Intelligence: 55
Well this is going to be...interesting. Next update should be very soon, so stay tuned. And again, thanks for voting!
The Satisfactory Six
Gally
Got the whole word talking King Kiba
The Satisfactory Six
-Large
-Princess
-Rival
+30 Intelligence
-Large
-Princess
-Rival
+30 Intelligence
So yeah, Yui is here. You're not exactly sure how how you feel about that – on the one hand, Yui's kind of the worst, but on the other, she reminds you of home, and you're always at your best when she's around. This was going to get…interesting.
Now that you have a spare moment, you glance around the dorm you find yourself in. It's nice, with three beds and a bathroom but it's all a bit cramped. You recognize the trunk on one bed as Yui's, a small metal suitcase that probably has hammerspace storage out the wazoo. Your own trunk is similar in design, although slightly nicer, and you toss it onto the only empty bed in the room – besides Yui's trunk, you can see another, much larger one at the foot of the middle bed. Your third female classmate, you suppose. You hope she's less confrontational than Yui.
"Oh, hello."
You turn to see a girl your age standing in the doorway, dressed in the same uniform you're in. Your mysterious third roommate, no doubt.
"You must be Yoshida Reina," the girl says, inclining her head slightly in greeting. "My name is Ban Sakura, I'm in your class."
"It's nice to meet you Sakura!" You say, closing the distance between the two of you and pulling her into an enthusiastic handshake. "I have a feeling this year's gonna be great! Don't you?"
Sakura gets a funny look on her face, like she's trying to figure out if you're making fun of her or just kind of slow. "I really hope so," she says finally. "You should come into the common room. Everyone else is already here, our instructor wants to speak to us."
"Sure thing," you say, and so Sakura leads you into the common room. Each class was composed of six people, three boys and three girls. As you've already seen, there's a girl's bed and bath, and so presumably there's a similar setup for the boys. In between the two bedrooms is the common room, with a small living room and kitchen. The windows overlook the river, but from so high up you're not able to make out many specifics.
True to Sakura's words, the rest of you class is gathered in the common room, seated on the various chairs and couches. Yui stands off the side of their impromptu circle, staring daggers are you as you enter.
You stick your tongue out at her and take a seat next to Sakura. "So where's the teacher?" You ask her, glancing around. There are only six people in the room, none of whom are look old enough to actually be a teacher. Sakura silently points at a black and white mound of fur on the ground.
You frown. "But-"
Before you can protest however, the mound of fur rolls into a sitting position, revealing itself to be a large panda bear, wearing an armband with the Prime High crest emblazoned on it. You stare at the bear for a moment, and it back at you in turn. Finally it breaks into a toothy smile.
"Ah, the young Yoshida Reina!" It says. "So good that you've finally arrived. My name is-" it lets out a string of unintelligible roars and growls that go on for a solid twenty seconds. "But you can call me Panda-sensei, for convenience."
Panda-sensei. You'veheard that there are some weirder Kingdoms out there, but have never really considered that you might ever meet a panda with a teaching degree. Strange.
"You're all part of class 1A," Panda-sensei continues, oblivious to your inner musings. "And so you're going to be basically stuck with each other for the next four years. Or is it three years of high school here?
Yui's hand shoots into the air, and she's talking before Panda-sensei can even call on her. "My name is Ueno Yui," she says, eyes never leaving you. "I'm a noble of Technacia,"
Pfft, yeah, a minor noble.
"I like computers and high yield orbital weaponry, and I hate spoiled Princesses."
Spoiled? Who is she calling spoiled? You've never once lorded your position over anyone.
"My goal is to create the perfect body," Yui finishes, turning her nose up at you and finally looking away. You roll your inefficient, flesh and blood eyes.
"Well, that's certainly an interesting goal," Panda-sensei says, nodding and rubbing at his chin. "How about you next, Sakura?"
Sakura looks momentarily surprised, then shrugs. "Alright. My name is Ban Sakura. I was born in East Kyneth. I like music, and old movies, the kind that are black and white. I don't like war." She thinks on that statement for a moment before speaking again. "I mean, I don't mind fighting. Or, I understand why fighting is necessary. But I don't…I don't get war."
Panda-sensei nods encouragingly.
"My goal is to be strong enough to become an Angel, so I can keep the peace," she finishes, somewhat lamely. You give her an enthusiastic thumbs up. Angels are the most powerful of GOD's servants, and directly enforce his will on Prime. It's a tough gig to get, but you're sure if Sakura keeps her eyes on the prize and isn't afraid to get down and dirty, she can make it with flying colors!
"A very noble objective, Sakura," Panda-sensei says. "Michi, would you like to go next?"
"Wh-what? Me?" One of the boys asks. He's about four feet tall, probably a quirk of his kingdom. He bites his lip and looks around the room. You try your best to look encouraging, but he averts his gaze. "Um…well….I guess?"
"My names, uh, Minami Michi," he says, staring at the ground. "I was born in…in Dunkhead."
Dunkhead? It doesn't sound like any Kingdom you've ever heard of. You glance around the room, and everyone else looks just as confused as you feel.
"Oh, it's not…not a real Kingdom," Michi continues, still staring at the ground. He's making weird motions with his hands while he talks, to the point where you kind of just want to reach over and make him stop. "It's a town. In a kinda…neutral zone between New Albion and…and Empire C." He trails off for a few long moments, then picks up again. "I like, well, cooking, and coffee. And I dislike…bullies. And, um, my goal would be, I guess, to make a lot of money? Enough money to…to move my mom into a nice house." He nods rapidly and then pulls his knees up to his chest.
"Very good. Very good. Family is important," Panda-sensei says. "Now, who should go next…hm, Lily?"
A boy perched on top of a chair perks up at the name. Unlike Michi he's a mountain of a man, 7 feet tall and powerfully built. But he moves with a careful, easy grace.
"My pleasure," he says, nodding to Panda-sensei. "I am called Lily, and I hail from the Kingdom of Chai Tai. I enjoy many things, primarily bird watching and skateboarding. I dislike…" he taps at his chin. "I do not know. Obviously, war, and bullies, and spoiled princesses are not good things," he says, glancing at Sakura, Michi, and Yui in turn, "but without bad things such as these, how could we truly enjoy those things that are good? Therefore, I would say that I do not dislike anything, but I find a…different appreciation in certain people or activities. My goal is to achieve total unity between body and spirit, and thus experience enlightenment."
Panda-sensei claps lazily. "Well said, well said. How are you going to top that…Kin?" He asks the final boy of class 1A.
"I don't think I need to top it," Kin says. "Sup guys. I'm Karakura Kin. I was living in Scalia Minor…no need to tell me how sorry you are, I've heard it all," he says before anyone can get a word in. Scalia Minor was completely destroyed by the neighboring Scalia Major a few years back. Normally wars between Kingdoms don't escalate that far, but sometimes shit happens. "Anyway, after all that I lived in Goddard until I got accepted here. I like sports, and…I don't know, video games? I hate spiders, no shame. And my goal…" he chuckles to himself. "That's actually a little embarrassing. I'll pass, if that's okay," he says, glancing over at Panda-sensei.
Your teacher shrugs his bear shoulders at that. "Then I suppose it's down to our most recent addition then," he says, looking right at you. "Go ahead, Reina."
"Great!" You say, leaning forward and giving everyone a quick wave. "I'm Yoshida Reina. I'm from Technacia, where my dad's the King." You notice the surprised looks from everyone except Panda-sensei (who you think might be asleep) and Yui (who looks murderous, as usual), but brush past them. "I like working on my mechs, and fighting with my mechs. Honestly, I just really like mechs. I don't like…well, I don't like people who half ass stuff! I figure, if you're gonna do something, do it! Go all the way, you know? And my goal?"
You pause. What is your goal? What's driving you here at Prime High?
[] Friends. Being a Princess can get lonely.
[] Power. Crush the world beneath the heel of your robotic legion!
[] Technacia. Become the best queen you can be.
[] Piety. It's your duty to do your best, for GOD.
[] You. You don't want to define yourself by others.
[] Write In
No matter what you say, Panda-sensei nods thoughtfully at your words. "Very good," he says, "very good." Now, you all have a few hours before dinner to do with as you will. I believe clubs are holding trial periods, so you can check those out, but I won't tell you what to do. Meet back here at six for family dinner!"
The rest of class 1A stands and starts shuffling off to new destinations. Yui heads towards the girls' room, while the others head out the door.
Do you want to tag along with anyone?
[] Yui
[] Sakura
[] Michi
[] Lily
[] Kin
[] Explore by yourself
[] Mech research/maintenance
[] Write In
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- Location
- Brazil
[X] Power. Crush the world beneath the heel of your robotic legion!
[X] Yui
[X] Yui
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] "Goals? Don't make me laugh. I don't need such a thing as goals. I just need my Burning Love for Mecha!"
[X] Yui
This amuses me.
[X] Yui
This amuses me.
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- Location
- Somewhere
[X] Power
[X] Mech research/maintenance.
[X] Mech research/maintenance.
Ashynarr
The Immortal Witc)( Empress of Trollkind
- Location
- Alternia
[x] You. You don't want to define yourself by others.
[x] Sakura
(Honest to god when I saw the picture for Sakura I was gonna scream because Rose Lalonde in quests = A+++ but since its notI read the name after the saw the pic I want to live the dream at least a little longer)
[x] Sakura
(Honest to god when I saw the picture for Sakura I was gonna scream because Rose Lalonde in quests = A+++ but since its not
[X] Friends. Being a Princess can get lonely.
X] Yui
X] Yui
Gally
Got the whole word talking King Kiba
Haha, I couldn't do Rose justice unfortunately. Although she and Sakura aren't entirely different.
Important:
I added a character sheet to the second post. This includes summaries of Reina and class 1A, along with a summary of your mechs, inventory, and journal (Quest Tracker). When you learn new stuff, it'll be compiled there.
On the subject of Reina's appearance: back before we decided on a class, there were two votes for a certain appearance, but it was very alchemist specific looking. So instead of using it I tried to find a picture that looked similar - that's the picture currently being used. If you'd like to nominate/vote on a new picture, feel free.
I renamed the "Discovery Points" mechanic to "Spark of Inspiration". Hope that doesn't confuse anyone.
SoothingCoffee
Umumumu
- Location
- The Library
[X] "Goals? Don't make me laugh. I don't need such a thing as goals. I just need my Burning Love for Mecha!"
[X] Yui
[X] Yui
[X]"Goals? Don't make me laugh. I don't need such a thing as goals. I just need my Burning Love for Mecha!"
[X] Yui
[X] Yui
Gally
Got the whole word talking King Kiba
Vote locked. Write in wins with (9) votes, tag along with Yui wins with (12).
I'd be surprised if you didn't. Next time you work on the frame you can vote for a new appearance, or you can work on building a second (but that would take a while).
I'd be surprised if you didn't. Next time you work on the frame you can vote for a new appearance, or you can work on building a second (but that would take a while).
We Were Children Once, and Dumb
Gally
Got the whole word talking King Kiba
We Were Children Once, and Dumb
-Write In
"Goals? Don't make me laugh. I don't such a thing as goals. I just need my Burning Love for Mecha!"
-Yui
"I like working on my mechs, and fighting with my mechs. Honestly, I just really like mechs. I don't like…well, I don't like people who half ass stuff! I figure, if you're gonna do something, do it! Go all the way, you know? And my goal?"-Write In
"Goals? Don't make me laugh. I don't such a thing as goals. I just need my Burning Love for Mecha!"
-Yui
You chuckle despite yourself. "Don't make me laugh. I don't such a thing as goals. I just need my Burning Love for Mecha!" You pump your fist into the air, the power of your emotion rolling through the room like a tidal wave of fire. Lily is knocked off is perch on top of a chair, and everyone else fans themselves as the temperature of the room ratchets up a few degrees.
Sakura, Kin, Michi, and Lily look at you like you're insane, but you can see a strange glint of admiration in their eyes. Yui, however, looks like she wants to murder you even more.
Panda-sensei nods thoughtfully at your words. "Very good," he says, "very good." Now, you all have a few hours before dinner to do with as you will. I believe clubs are holding trial periods, so you can check those out, but I won't tell you what to do. Meet back here at six for family dinner!"
The rest of class 1A stands and starts shuffling off to new destinations. Yui heads towards the girls' room, while the others head out the door.
After a moment of thought, you decide to head back to your room. You still need to unpack, after all, and maybe you can even stomach talking to Yui for a minute or two.
When you walk in, Yui's standing at the wardrobe, fiddling with a complicated gizmo. You peer over her shoulder at, managing to pick out a few parts. Some kind of scanner, a cannibalized transteleportinator…
Oh, shit, you get it. She's installing a machine in the wardrobe that will be able to teleport any clothes inside the wardrobe onto her body. That's pretty clever, as much as you hate to admit it. She's removed a few key energy pathways from the transteleportinator though, that'll really reduce range. Why would she…oh, because it would interfere…not if you put it there though, you don't think she's seen that angle yet.
While you're thinking, Yui finally notices you're standing behind her. She gives you an icy stare. "What are you doing?"
"Just looking," you say, holding up your hands in a sign of surrender. "And thinking. You need to reroute the recognition system through the main program housing, let you reinstall some of the energy pathways and boost your range like…" you could on your fingers for a moment, "32 percent."
"Don't be ridiculous," Yui says, turning her attention back to her gizmo. "That would never…" she falters. "Work." She sighs and glares at you some more, then starts picking apart the program housing.
"So that's a pretty neat gadget you got there," you say, meandering over to your bed and opening up your suitcase. There's only one wardrobe in the room, but you figure it's got enough hammerspace storage to ten times the clothes you brought. "Do I get to use it?"
"No."
"What? Why not?"
"It's mine," Yui explains. "I built it."
"Yeah, but I perfected it."
"No," Yui says again. She finishes making your recommended upgrades and attaches the scanning device to the inside of the wardrobe.
"Well, fine then," you mutter, crossing your arms. "I'll build my own!"
"Fine."
"Fine!" You stew in your own frustration for a minute. Building your own device shouldn't be hard, but that's not the point. Come to think of it, you're not entirely sure what the point is. But it isn't that.
You met Yui when you were both two years old. You remember it well, because you had just completed your first mecha earlier that afternoon. (The Time-Outer was a fearsome beast indeed.) At first, you were thrilled to have someone to talk to (your rather unique combination of an intuitive grasp on high level robotics and inability to speak in anything but toddler-talk had severely limited your options) but over the years Yui grew less and less interested in being your friend, and more and more interested in being your better.
This is actually the first time you've seen her in a while. You thought that maybe you two's long separation would do something to normalize your relationship, but you really should've known better. Yui didn't know anything but competition.
Hn…
"Well if competition is what you want, then competition is what you're gonna get!" You shout suddenly, leaping off your bed and rifling through your suitcase. "I didn't come here to be second best! I knew from the very beginning that I was gonna go big, or I was gonna go home! And I'm here to stay!" You pull from your suitcase an expanding mobile workstation, powering it on to reveal piles of miscellaneous scraps. With practiced ease you identify the pieces you need and go to work, hands blurring as you accelerate through the process.
"Shit…" Yui mutters, picking up her own pace. She's already 50% done, so you're working at a heavy deficit, but you know you're smarter than she is, so fuck it. A minute passes, neither of you saying anything as you desperately work to complete construction on your machines. Another minute…another…
"Done!" Yui shouts, slamming her device into place inside the wardrobe. "Not so smart now, are you Princess?"
You snarl, continuing to work. By you're calculations, you're 66% done…meaning you're working faster than Yui, but not enough to make up for her head start. Yui giggles as she watches you continue – it takes another two minutes to finish device.
"Hm. Amateur," Yui says, faking a yawn.
You stomp at the ground furiously. "Oh don't give me that! You had such a head start, and you needed it! And you know it!" You jab a finger at her face, which she ignores. She's probably looking at perverted porn with her robot eyes.
"Then don't start competitions you can't win, idiot," she says. "You might've been the smartest back in Technacia, but this is a new place. A new day." She smirks. "This wasn't even a warm-up. When you see my ultimate invention, you'll realize that you never had a chance against me." She turns away and walks out the door, the smug superiority radiating off like a practically physical force. "See you at dinner."
"Guh…" you clench and unclench your fists a few times. "Ultimate invention…what could she mean…"
You sigh. No, you can worry about that later. Right now you need to get Yui out of your head. This rivalry between the two of you is far from over, so you need to get your head back on straight and get ready for your next chance to shine. You glance at your completed wardrobe-transteleportinator and reluctantly set it up next to Yui's. It only takes a moment to sync it with your smartwatch, and you cycle through a few outfits to make sure everything works.
Huh. Come to think of it, you still have enough parts to make a third. Maybe Sakura would like one too.
Build a wardrobe-transteleportinator for Sakura?
[] Yes.
[] No.
Whether you build one or not, you pass the rest of the time before dinner unpacking, fiddling with your smartwatch, and squeezing your stress ball. At around 5:50 you hear the rest of your classmates return, and a few minutes later you yourself join them in the common room. There's a variety of fast food laid out on a table in the middle, and people are grabbing things to eat, drink, and places to sit.
You scan the available food and grab some pizza. Are all the dinners at Prime High going to be this unhealthy? Probably not. You take a seat next to Kin, who's munching on some sushi and glancing down at his phone. The left side of his jaw is covered in a purple bruise.
"Uh…Kin?" You ask. "What's with the whole…" you gesture at his face.
Kin chuckles and touches the bruise gingerly. "Oh, nothing serious. Just a run in with some girl down at the river." He shakes his head. "Some people were playing baseball, and this girl hits on clear across the river." You glance out the window at the river, which is really pretty wide. You doubt you could even swim to the other side, let alone hit a baseball there. "Anyway, I told her she had a nice form, and I guess she thought I was being a pervert so she punched the crap out of my face." Kin shrugs his shoulders. "What are you gonna do?"
"Not let people hit you in the face?" Sakura suggests.
Kin raises his cup in acknowledgement. "Thanks Sakura. I'll keep that one primed for next time I get assaulted."
You feel like you ought to say something, but you're not sure exactly what. You've always kind of struggled with small talk – growing up a Princess had many perks, but chances to socialize normally with people was not one of them. This is a new experience for you, one that you have to admit feels kind of nice. You eat more pizza, listen to a bit of your classmates' chatter, and think about tomorrow.
Just as dinner is winding down, the room explodes in a torrent of notification sounds. You glance down at your smartwatch, which is currently blaring the Technacian national anthem, and the rest of class 1A checks their own personal devices – you hear crickets, a bell, and the sound of some ominous chants.
"Schedules," Lily says, scrolling through some kind of mystical cellphone equivalent. "Does anyone else have combat physics first period?"
Combat physics? You move your schedule from the screen of your smartwatch to a holographic projection with a flick of your wrist. Your schedule comes into view
(1) Combat Physics
(2) Combat History
(3) Snack
(4) Combat Music
(5) Combat Literature
(6) Lunch
(7) Combat Robotics
(8) Combat Study Hall
(9) Gym
"Oh, I do Lily," you say.
The boy looks up at you with a gentle smile. "It will be good to have a friendly face. I hope to see you there."
"Wh…why is everything combat except gym?" Michi asks.
"I have no Primely idea," Sakura says. "This promises to be…entertaining."
You look back to your schedule. Now that you think of it, you probably don't have to attend all your classes…if you ducked out, you could explore the school some more, or maybe mess around with your mecha. Although it might be good to go them tomorrow, if just to get a feel for what you'd be skipping. Plus, what would your dad think if you got detention?
[] Attend all classes
[] Skip (Which classes?)
If you skip, what would you rather do?
[] Explore
[] Mecha Maintenance