Because he cares, but the dice do not love him. As Lunaryon notes, he's under some kind of curse.

...

Also, if you want a Watsonian explanation...

Because his tactics involve precise, deft intervention that comes at the exact right moment. Because his greatest gift is the ability to do the one thing that helps, then evade retaliation.

An ability that depends on him being able to read the battlefield.

This time, he is leaping into a four-sided melee where, so far as I can determine, no faction involved knows more than one of the other factions even is. Where the one faction that might know (optimistically) two of the others is deliberately holding back, eating popcorn, and watching the chaos. And the popcorn-eating faction happens to be the one he's got a grudge against.

And to put the cherry on top, one of the factions is the Nerima Wrecking Crew.

Ain't NO way to read this battlefield.
 
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and just think, We could also get police and precures coming! Two more factions for our meeting, what's not to love?!

I'm nearly sad Inuyasha and Kagome are more than likely in the past right now...

Actually, Luna might now something about this. She's the one with the most memories of the past in our group, so she might remember about the Zakenna and the precures villains.

And if the Precures actually arrive... well, maybe we'll get the mascottes diplomancing each other :)
 
Yes, the Wrecking Crew might have one more blaze of glory, but it will probably be all for them, given their increasing exhaustion.

I am more worried about whether Jadeite is going to take his leave after processing all the information he has gleaned here, or whether he might decide that it will be an opportune moment to attack the Sailor Senshi once they are done with Pisard and the Zakenna.

If the latter, well, one would hope that the Precures will arrive in time to return the unintentional favor and help with Jadeite.
 
So close to recognizing Jadeite. Hopefully, in the aftermath, once there is time to settle down and think, hopefully the Sailor Senshi will stop to consider how odd it was that the man was sitting there observing everything, along with Moon's subconscious recognition of him. It might be enough to prompt them to check the journal again about Jadeite's description, as unhelpful as it was. It might be enough to finally jar realization that the man is none other than Jadeite.
 
So, thought: Precure's are more external then internal, right? Lunaryon compared them to power armor before.

Are the Precure's the result of attempting to recreate the power of the Senshi?
 
Yes, the Wrecking Crew might have one more blaze of glory, but it will probably be all for them, given their increasing exhaustion.

I am more worried about whether Jadeite is going to take his leave after processing all the information he has gleaned here, or whether he might decide that it will be an opportune moment to attack the Sailor Senshi once they are done with Pisard and the Zakenna.
The good news is, Tuxedo Mask is looking for his sword, and Jadeite has his sword.

And unlike Sailor Moon, I'm pretty sure Tuxedo Mask knows what Jadeite looks like.

Mamoru may have rolled a 1 this round, but I suspect he's going to at least be keeping Jadeite reasonably busy.

So, thought: Precure's are more external then internal, right? Lunaryon compared them to power armor before.

Are the Precure's the result of attempting to recreate the power of the Senshi?
Yes, but the realms they hail from apparently predate the fall of the Silver Millennium. So more like "attempt to recreate them in an attempt to not be outclassed by the Silver Millennium" than "attempt to recreate the fallen lost magitech."
 
Wouldn't it be the other way around?
They have two people each with a fairly inactive mascot, we have three people with one proactive mascot and three normal people acting in support. By virtue of the sailors being the larger group they are the ones who get recruited.
We also have a super rich backer creating a company to help us organize and fund our Counter Dark Task Force.

All we really need is to turn the name or acronym for our organization (that doesn't yet have a name) into a pun and no one will be able top the offer we have!
 
Or "planetary mana taps give one Senshi per planet, so let's see if there's a way to get some cheaper, more numerous supersoldiers."

I'm pretty sure there are more Precure superweapons than Senshi.
 
Yes, but the realms they hail from apparently predate the fall of the Silver Millennium. So more like "attempt to recreate them in an attempt to not be outclassed by the Silver Millennium" than "attempt to recreate the fallen lost magitech."
I was aware. "Recreate the Senshi" doesn't mean "after they were gone".

Also, who says the Silver Millennium didn't have their own?
Or "planetary mana taps give one Senshi per planet, so let's see if there's a way to get some cheaper, more numerous supersoldiers."

I'm pretty sure there are more Precure superweapons than Senshi.
They're also, by Word of QM, weaker overall. Not right now, when the Senshi are fresh and new, but the Senshi eventually outpace them.
 
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Yes, but the realms they hail from apparently predate the fall of the Silver Millennium. So more like "attempt to recreate them in an attempt to not be outclassed by the Silver Millennium" than "attempt to recreate the fallen lost magitech."
It is worth pointing out that Pretty Cure are near always outside Contractors.

of the roughly... 72 or 73 Pretty cure that we know of, only 14 or 15 of them are non-Japanese teenagers (And even those that aren't Japanese teenagers, only six of them aren't teenagers of their own worlds, and five of those are preteens.)

(The numeric uncertainty has to do with one character who there is some very contested arguments about whether or not she counts due to specific character stufff)
 
All we really need is to turn the name or acronym for our organization (that doesn't yet have a name) into a pun and no one will be able top the offer we have!

Legally United Nationalists Assisting Royal Youths Oppose Neerdowells

L.U.N.A.R.Y.O.N.

Or maybe just be the MK?
Milk Kandy


Or the SM?
Sugar Manufacturers
Sailor Mascots
 
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Wow, I was joking about the running gag of Tuxedo Mask's dramatic entrances all backfiring before, but now... Welp, don't worry Mamoru, you just needed to get the first roll out of the way, now that the dice have had their jollies you're sure to crit all your follow ups for this fight! Also, it really seems prescient that the special trait that Lunaryon gave him was a reroll, huh?
 
Very good. Just 1 more time to reach Tier 4 of Untested for Mercury, and then it is 90% Prowess of 19. At this rate, Mercury will fully shed Untested soon enough and stand with full confidence in battle.

In the meanwhile, there is also starting the effort to rid Jupiter of that Confused trait and continue working on Moon. She is at 2 of 5 for Lazy, so presumably some more diligence in studying and hopefully devising some sort of suitable exercise regimen and ensuring that she adheres to it will purge Lazy relatively soon.
 
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Very good. Just 1 more time to reach Tier 4 of Untested for Mercury, and then it is 90% Prowess of 19. At this rate, Mercury will fully shed Untested soon enough and stand with full confidence in battle.

Week 2 Ami: "I don't know how much help in a fight I will be, but I'll do my best to provide support where I can."
Week 5 Ami: "So help me, if you don't step away from that civilian right now, I will strangle you with my bare hands, freeze your neck, then snap your head off like a volley ball!"
 
Week 2 Ami: "I don't know how much help in a fight I will be, but I'll do my best to provide support where I can."
Week 5 Ami: "So help me, if you don't step away from that civilian right now, I will strangle you with my bare hands, freeze your neck, then snap your head off like a volley ball!"
ehi, the first mortal kombat should be out already, maybe we can introduce her to Subzero?
 
I was aware. "Recreate the Senshi" doesn't mean "after they were gone".
Yes, but I'm expanding on this with an eye to an overall audience that might or might not correctly interpret an ambiguous statement like "recreate."

Also, who says the Silver Millennium didn't have their own?
In fairness, no one, but the Silver Millennium seems to have been pretty Senshi-centric, so there's no reason to assume they did it without a good reason to think otherwise. Parsimony suggests that the Pretty Cures were developed by the people known to use Pretty Cures.

It is worth pointing out that Pretty Cure are near always outside Contractors.

of the roughly... 72 or 73 Pretty cure that we know of, only 14 or 15 of them are non-Japanese teenagers (And even those that aren't Japanese teenagers, only six of them aren't teenagers of their own worlds, and five of those are preteens.)
Well yes, but it sounds like that's more because it's easier to recruit teenagers with attitude pure hearts from the comparatively populous Earth (or for that matter Japan specifically) to operate the ancient supersoldier magical exoframes than to recruit operators from the little pocket realms the Pretty Cures apparently come from.

Then again, that may be my lack of familiarity with the source material talking.

In the meanwhile, there is also starting the effort to rid Jupiter of that Confused trait and continue working on Moon. She is at 2 of 5 for Lazy, so presumably some more diligence in studying and hopefully devising some sort of suitable exercise regimen and ensuring that she adheres to it will purge Lazy relatively soon.
I think clearing Confused is going to be quite difficult, among other things because Luna has only patchy memories of the things that need correction and because Sailor Mercury has a lot else she could/should be doing.

Usagi, meanwhile, got her into this mess, and Naru knows so little about the Silver Millennium that if we try to have her help Makoto out here we may end up with two people who have the Confused trait.

Week 2 Ami: "I don't know how much help in a fight I will be, but I'll do my best to provide support where I can."
Week 5 Ami: "So help me, if you don't step away from that civilian right now, I will strangle you with my bare hands, freeze your neck, then snap your head off like a volley ball!"
Canon Ami:

"...I really, really regret just using the dashboard links on the Mercury Computer now..."[/QUOTE]
 
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of the roughly... 72 or 73 Pretty cure that we know of, only 14 or 15 of them are non-Japanese teenagers (And even those that aren't Japanese teenagers, only six of them aren't teenagers of their own worlds, and five of those are preteens.)

...Um, how many of these Pretty Cures are going to be in play at one time in this timeline? Because once we start transitioning to Nation-level, that many super-soldiers are enough to make a faction...or a significant opposition if they decide they don't like our manifesto.
 
Oh god she did. Yeah, I will update that when I start working on the update in the morning.
@Lunaryon I have to ask. Usagi is Craven and she also just got a crit on a combat roll. Is it worth a point on the no-longer-Craven meter?

Also since we have seen both of the canon pairings roll 10-1, does it mean the next round will have two instances of one saving the other?
 
...Um, how many of these Pretty Cures are going to be in play at one time in this timeline? Because once we start transitioning to Nation-level, that many super-soldiers are enough to make a faction...or a significant opposition if they decide they don't like our manifesto.
I want to say its time wibbly-wobbly stuff, but I know a bunch of teams, including the OG girls we have right now, team up to take out a monster in the middle of a destroyed city.

Also, for recruiting them, we have an income now! Well, we're still setting it up really, but having someone with a lot of mundane sway and the power of money doing the right thing and deciding that means helping us is really something. Magical Girls live and breath the Power of Love and Friendshiptm, so expanding their help circles and friends a bit could help a lot.

Probably mostly in the background cause that's a lot to write, but still.

Also omake fuel.
 
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