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Usagi Quest (CK3/Princess Maker) (Sailor Moon)

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At the moment just under a thousand words into the update, and getting ready to start the last of the three questions. I have work in an hour and a half, so update will probably not be tonight
 
@Lunaryon Whenever I read your nick I remember this one song.

Anyway, you have Usagi as being 14 and Naru 13, so, shouldnt they be in their second or third year of Middle School? Rather than first year of Highschool?
Also, what year is the quest set in?
Early to mid 90's like the manga and original anime? Or more current?
 
They should both be 13, I'll get that fixed once I finish cleaning up the last two scenes of the update.
 
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    • - [X] Tell me about Princess Serenity.
    - [X] Tell me about my past self, Sailor Moon
    - [X] Is it true that moon rabbits make mochi?

    "I know that I'm supposed to be looking for, and protecting the reincarnated Princess..." Usagi says after a moment of thought, "But I don't know anything about her. What was the Princess like?"

    Luna smiles, a somber yet... nostalgic look on her face. "The Princess was kind, before everything else. It didn't matter who you were, or where she was, or what was happening. She always had time for the people around her, it didn't matter who they were. One time... back when I was first starting my internship at the castle... My boss, the head Diplomat from Mao was... Running late. I can't remember why he was late... but Diplomat Narlyan was running late. While I was trying to figure out where he was, the Princess came by. She saw that I was in distress and just sat down with me. Talking about anything and everything she could think of while I waited for Narlyan." Luna explained. "She didn't want me to be alone."

    Usagi can't help but smile at the way that Luna speaks of the Princess. In a strange way, it warms her heart to see such loyalty in the cat.

    "I remember..." Luna starts to say, before she pauses, looking down before glancing to the window.

    "Luna?" Usagi asks, trying to understand why Luna stopped speaking.

    "I wonder if the Rainbow Tree is still around...." She says quietly, before shaking her head. "Sorry, I just... recalled one time, back about a year before everything went wrong. The Princess and her Guardians went down to the Earth in order to speak with..." The cat's words trail off a second time. "I can't remember who. But the princess brought me along with her. I can't remember why we met at the Rainbow Tree either..."

    Usagi's head tilts, as she looks at the cat. "The Rainbow Tree?"

    Luna takes a moment to respond to Usagi's question. "The Rainbow tree is... was a magical tree of some sort that I know the Queen planted on a flying island long ago. It was supposed to help protect people, but I haven't the slightest idea how it was supposed to do that."

    "A Flying island?" Usagi questions, surprised. Then a series of emotions start to flicker across her face. Wonder, excitement, confusion, worry, and then a little sadness. "If it was on a flying island, then... It must be gone. I've never heard of a flying island, and the government would know about something like that... right?"

    "Maybe..." Luna admits, "But the tree was protected by some of the most powerful terrestrial magics, and it had its own guardians. It may still be around, hidden from the eyes of regular people."

    "Maybe we can look into that in the future," Usagi says after a moment. "I don't even know how we would start looking into the flying island. But... You also mentioned the Guardians that protected the Princess." Usagi says, turning the conversation in a different direction. "Do you remember my past life? The previous Sailor Moon?"

    "The previous Sailor Moon..." Luna says quietly, head tilting back as she tries to recall. Something that Usagi has seen Luna do multiple times over the night so far. "I can recall one of the Princess's guards having the same color hair as you do. She was..." Luna pauses for a moment. "Loud." Usagi pouts at the word. "Always moving, going from one place to the other, with a smile on her face. I remember her being a bit of a busybody, to be honest, poking her nose where it wasn't wanted at all hours of the day of the night."

    Usagi's pout is even larger now, but there is a distinctly fond smile on the cat's face. "But that was what made the Princess love her. Even if the puns and the horrible, horrible mangled phrases could draw a groan out of anyone." Luna can't keep the kind joy out of her voice. "Of course, that was the life that died on the moon. You aren't... Aren't..." Luna stumbles over her words for a moment. "Huh... I can't remember what your past life's name was." The cat shrugs. "Really, the name doesn't matter. You aren't your past life. You are you. No one else."

    Usagi nods, but she doesn't seem to be particularly convinced. There is a peaceful moment of silence between the cat and the girl before Luna looks over to Usagi. "Is that all you wanted to ask?"

    Usagi brings up a single finger but doesn't say anything quite yet. "Is it true that Moon Rabbits make Mochi?"

    Luna is silent, eyes blinking in confusion. "What?"

    "Legend has it that Rabbits on the Moon make Mochi!" Usagi explains in such a way that doesn't actually explain much at all.

    "I'm... not sure I know what Mochi even is." Luna admits, trying to understand the baffling statement that the Solar Guardian kept repeating.

    "They are pounded rice cakes!" Usagi explains, sounding a little irritated and a little confused.

    "Pounded... Rice..." Luna starts to say... "Those sticky things that the Queen ordered at the beginning of each year and had topped with Oranges?"

    Usagi practically popped up to her feet, a huge grin on her face. "YES."

    "Are you telling me," Luna says quietly and utterly baffled, "That the Silver Millennium Queen's favorite food survived through history to the point of having legends about it?"

    "When you phrase it like that, it sounds a lot less impressive," Usagi complains, leading to the cat laughing.
    Diplomacy: Talk with your Classmates [DC 8]
    Roll: 8 +14 = 22
    [Greater Success]
    Over the course of the week, Usagi spends a lot of time talking with her various classmates. For the most part it has been fun, watching the ways that different people talk about different things, the ways that their eyes light up when a conversation that they are interested in comes up, or the way that they dance around topics that they are less interested in.

    Over the course of the week, there are four major rumors that pop up that the blonde ends up overhearing.

    The first is one that she is already aware of and wary of. Shapelin Gym is opening up this week, and they are offering free trial memberships. Supposedly, beyond the contest that Usagi has already heard of, there is supposed to be some super effective weight loss program that they have on the books as well...

    Then, she hears that there is a new pet shop opening up recently. It's called Pet Shop Perfume. Supposedly, they are selling some kind of rare foreign pet, but no one seems to be sure of what kind of pet it is though.

    Another Rumor is that a bus recently disappeared near a local shrine, one that is supposed to be famous for selling charms and other protective measures.

    The last rumor is... Well, some of the girls seem to think it is the most interesting of the lot, but there is a rumor that one of the upperclassmen has an American boyfriend. Rumor has it that she has been out of school a whole lot recently - Her family says she is sick, but most people think she is eloping off with her boyfriend instead, and the family is trying to find her... Unfortunately, no one in Usagi's class seems to know what the upperclassman's name is, or what class she is in.

    Stewardship: Study your maths textbook [DC 10]
    Roll: 9 + 4 =13
    [Success]
    [PROGRESS: 1 Event of 7 to Automatically Overcome Impatient]
    Naru Random Event:
    56
    Intrigue: Play Liar's Dice with Naru[DC 4]
    Roll: 5 + 1 + 7 = 13
    Success
    Naru: Search for weird things in Tokyo [DC ??]
    Roll: 38
    Usagi: Do Your Homework
    Roll: 38+7+5 = 50
    Usagi spends a decent amount of time over the week studying her Math textbook, trying to figure out just where she was going wrong when she tried to calculate the amount of money she gets from your allowance, and how much she ends up spending each week.

    Unfortunately, she doesn't manage to find the answers that she was looking for in the book...

    But all the work she does has a (not so) surprising side effect - Her homework is looking better than she expected. That may not be a high bar to cross, but it is a benefit.

    Gained 'Core Mathematics': +5 to Homework Rolls.

    But then, the new skills that she learned would have had a better chance to shine on the week's homework, had it not been for the rather interesting afternoon that your best friend ended up dragging you out into...

    To be continued in: It must be a Tuesday, I never got the hang of Tuesdays

    Usagi: Ask Luna about Magic
    Roll: 29

    Usagi originally planned on speaking with Luna about magic sometime over the week, but between the events of Tuesday afternoon, and suddenly having Cram school starting on Wednesday, she never got the chance to sit down and ask the cat about magic. The only real chance she got was on that Tuesday afternoon.

    To be continued in: It must be Tuesday, I never got the hang of Tuesdays

    Usagi: Write a Love Letter to the Midnight Zero Radio Show.
    Roll: 8
    [ABJECT FAILURE]

    There sits a blank piece of paper on Usagi's desk. A pen lies next to it, one that has been fiddled and toyed with. One that has been spun between fingers, and had the far end nibbled on... Yet the pen has yet to write a single word.

    Not one word could Usagi think to put to the paper.

    However, this utter lack of an idea of what to write has brought about an idea all of its own.

    Usagi can't think of anything to write to a theoretical future boyfriend. She should go and check out the Radio Station. If she can maybe talk to the DJ, then he might be able to give her pointers on how to write a love letter. After all, he reads so many of them.

    New Actions Available next week

    Intrigue: Try to find another Guardian [DC ??]
    Roll: 8 + 1 = 9
    [Success]
    Learning: Try and find a tutor [DC ??]
    Roll: 1 + 1 = 2
    [Greater Failure]
    Wednesday Morning, April 15th, 1992

    Usagi sits at the breakfast table, tiredly munching on a piece of toast as she rubs at an eye. Her mother and father sit on the far side of the table. The girl slowly yawns, before looking down at the end of the table. "Mom... Dad... I'm gonna be home a little late today." Her father frowns, but Usagi pushes on regardless. "I'm gonna ask Miss Haruna if there are any tutoring programs through the school... And if not, I'm gonna go talk with some upperclassmen."

    The girl yawns again, her eyes drifting closed as her mouth stretches wide, causing the girl to miss the look that her parents share.

    "As glad as I am that you are taking things into your own hands, Usagi." Her father starts to say, as he closes the morning paper. Reaching out, Usagi's mother places a pamphlet in his hands. Placing it on the table, he slides the pamphlet past her brother Shingo, stopping it right before the girl. "We have already signed you up for a Cram School."

    "A Cram school?" Usagi asks, voice filled with confusion and worry.

    "It has been highly recommended to us on more than one occasion." Usagi's mother adds in with a nod. "It is called the Crystal Seminar, and they have been showing increased test scores across the board for everyone who goes there."

    "I... But..." Usagi starts to try to argue, but she doesn't really have any words that she can use to argue... Other than the fact that she doesn't want to go to even more schooling. And she knows that will not sway her parents. "If my grades get better..." Usagi starts to say, "Can we see about with just having a tutor instead of Cram School?"

    "We'll see."

    To be continued in: The Genius and the Dummy, A tale as old as Time

    Luna: Search for members of the Moon Kingdom [DC ??]
    Roll: 79 + 26 =105
    GREATER SUCCESS
    Roll: 5
    Martial: Search for a Dojo [DC 10]
    Roll: 5 + 3 = 8
    Failure

    Unfortunately, due to suddenly having Cram school this week, Usagi doesn't have nearly the time that she wants to try and find a Dojo where she might be able to learn how to fight better.

    She only manages to find the time to check out three over the week.

    The first required nearly a hundred thousand yen for a membership. Usagi doesn't have anywhere near that kind of money.

    The second... Looked interesting at first. The sensei said he had the power to manipulate chi, the lifeforce of himself and others. That he could defeat an enemy without ever once touching them - Knocking them over and out from a distance.

    Once upon a time, Usagi might have been...

    No, even before the discovery that Magic was real, Usagi was the kind of girl who would be convinced by such a thing. It is only now, that she has access to someone who actually has magic that she is drawn away. Luna scoffed at the man's declarations.

    She managed to drag Usagi out of the dojo before she would truly explain.

    Yes, Luna admitted. There are some martial arts styles that could theoretically allow one to manipulate their own life energy for attacks... But that man was a sham. The Space cat could not feel even the slightest draw on his own life energy when he supposedly knocked out his students.

    Luna was convinced that the whole thing was a sham.

    Then there was the third Dojo, far to the North, even further north than where Usagi meets Miyo for her Fortune Telling.
    To be continued in: We will PUMP! YOU! UP!
     
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    • well, not to bad of a turn, wish we asked if there way a way to get to/find if there is anything left of the Silver Millennium but odds were we would get a constructive answer right now. Probably has to wait until we get Ami on the team.
     
    Lunaryon said:
    The first is one that she is already aware of and wary of. Shapelin Gym is opening up this week, and they are offering free trial memberships. Supposedly, beyond the contest that Usagi has already heard of, there is supposed to be some super effective weight loss program that they have on the books as well...
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    Lunaryon said:
    Then, she hears that there is a new pet shop opening up recently. It's called Pet Shop Perfume. Supposedly, they are selling some kind of rare foreign pet, but no one seems to be sure of what kind of pet it is though.
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    The two above I admittadly don't remember much, but probably are at least linked to the dark kingdom.
    Lunaryon said:
    Another Rumor is that a bus recently disappeared near a local shrine, one that is supposed to be famous for selling charms and other protective measures.
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    That episode...
    We might want to investigate, because rei likely will herself, and well, she probably would run into problems if she charges in without moon kingdom era equipment and/or backup.
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    Gmerguy said:
    Yes, its the arc where Usagi befriends Ami and awakens/recruits Sailor Mercury
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    So I guess the computer club event is incoming. Although I am unsure if the anime and manga meeting with Ami is the same...
     
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    Themarineguy said:
    The two above I admittadly don't remember much, but probably are at least linked to the dark kingdom.

    That episode...
    We might want to investigate, because rei likely will herself, and well, she probably would run into problems if she charges in without moon kingdom era equipment and/or backup.
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    So I guess the computer club event is incoming. Although I am unsure if the anime and manga meeting with Ami is the same...
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    Given how long its been and how many different versions of the series there are its anyones guess. Doesn't help that its been years since i last say the series. From my memory Usagi gets sent to cram school because her grades suck and meets Ami there because at this point she is a studyholic in order to become a doctor/get attention from her mom, said cram school also happens to have a Youma because of course it does.
     
    Lunaryon said:
    Luna is silent, eyes blinking in confusion. "What?"
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    Funny - but not canonical. When Usagi asked this question in the anime, Luna's reaction was like "how do you know"? The fact is that Luna and Artemis used the story of the Moon Rabbit as a password - in the Russian and American dubbing, mochi was replaced with buns and pies (well, I think so).

    Lunaryon said:
    There sits a blank piece of paper on Usagi's desk. A pen lies next to it, one that has been fiddled and toyed with. One that has been spun between fingers, and had the far end nibbled on... Yet the pen has yet to write a single word.
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    Just like in that episode
     
    Loving the turn so far, the melancholic reminiscence of the Silver Millennium followed by the Mochi turning out to have been the queens favourite was fun little emotional roller-coaster and my favourite part.

    Though...

    Lunaryon said:
    Learning: Try and find a tutor [DC ??]
    Roll: 1 + 1 = 2
    [Greater Failure]
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    In the request for rolls this was listed as a +7 (Learning bonus) but here it seems to be our intrigue bonus.

    Lunaryon said:
    a d10 + 7 for Tutor: DC ??
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    So which is right?
     
    Well that would be me forgetting that Luna knew that story... I'll have to come up with a different pass code for the two...

    And me misreading the bonus while writing the scene. Takes it down from a greater failure to just a failure...

    Which technically should mean that you aren't shuffled off to Cram School... but I already have parts of that written...
     
    Lunaryon said:
    The first is one that she is already aware of and wary of. Shapelin Gym is opening up this week, and they are offering free trial memberships. Supposedly, beyond the contest that Usagi has already heard of, there is supposed to be some super effective weight loss program that they have on the books as well...

    Then, she hears that there is a new pet shop opening up recently. It's called Pet Shop Perfume. Supposedly, they are selling some kind of rare foreign pet, but no one seems to be sure of what kind of pet it is though.

    Another Rumor is that a bus recently disappeared near a local shrine, one that is supposed to be famous for selling charms and other protective measures.

    The last rumor is... Well, some of the girls seem to think it is the most interesting of the lot, but there is a rumor that one of the upperclassmen has an American boyfriend. Rumor has it that she has been out of school a whole lot recently - Her family says she is sick, but most people think she is eloping off with her boyfriend instead, and the family is trying to find her... Unfortunately, no one in Usagi's class seems to know what the upperclassman's name is, or what class she is in.
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    Oh, no rumor about the genius girl? She's definitely here, we saw her. Perhaps it's already run its course? Damn, I wish we'd done this last turn. Still, a lead on Rei is good, as are the Youma plots we're getting wind of.
    Lunaryon said:
    Wednesday Morning, April 15th, 1992

    Usagi sits at the breakfast table, tiredly munching on a piece of toast as she rubs at an eye. Her mother and father sit on the far side of the table. The girl slowly yawns, before looking down at the end of the table. "Mom... Dad... I'm gonna be home a little late today." Her father frowns, but Usagi pushes on regardless. "I'm gonna ask Miss Haruna if there are any tutoring programs through the school... And if not, I'm gonna go talk with some upperclassmen."

    The girl yawns again, her eyes drifting closed as her mouth stretches wide, causing the girl to miss the look that her parents share.

    "As glad as I am that you are taking things into your own hands, Usagi." Her father starts to say, as he closes the morning paper. Reaching out, Usagi's mother places a pamphlet in his hands. Placing it on the table, he slides the pamphlet past her brother Shingo, stopping it right before the girl. "We have already signed you up for a Cram School."

    "A Cram school?" Usagi asks, voice filled with confusion and worry.

    "It has been highly recommended to us on more than one occasion." Usagi's mother adds in with a nod. "It is called the Crystal Seminar, and they have been showing increased test scores across the board for everyone who goes there."

    "I... But..." Usagi starts to try to argue, but she doesn't really have any words that she can use to argue... Other than the fact that she doesn't want to go to even more schooling. And she knows that will not sway her parents. "If my grades get better..." Usagi starts to say, "Can we see about with just having a tutor instead of Cram School?"

    "We'll see."

    To be continued in: The Genius and the Dummy, A tale as old as Time
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    Nevermind! We are in business.
    Lunaryon said:
    Well that would be me forgetting that Luna knew that story... I'll have to come up with a different pass code for the two...

    And me misreading the bonus while writing the scene. Takes it down from a greater failure to just a failure...

    Which technically should mean that you aren't shuffled off to Cram School... but I already have parts of that written...
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    We're getting to meet Ami, so really, it's more of a success :V
     
    Lunaryon said:
    Well that would be me forgetting that Luna knew that story... I'll have to come up with a different pass code for the two...

    And me misreading the bonus while writing the scene. Takes it down from a greater failure to just a failure...

    Which technically should mean that you aren't shuffled off to Cram School... but I already have parts of that written...
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    Well, that particular cram school isnt gonna last, so, safe?
     
    Sebazu said:
    @Lunaryon Whenever I read your nick I remember this one song.

    Anyway, you have Usagi as being 14 and Naru 13, so, shouldnt they be in their second or third year of Middle School? Rather than first year of Highschool?
    Also, what year is the quest set in?
    Early to mid 90's like the manga and original anime? Or more current?
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    Apparently I was doubly wrong, since I fixed it... then went to check something for the scene I was starting to work on, and realized that I changed Usagi's age from right to wrong.

    Apparently they are both canonically 14 instead of 13...

    Which means that they shouldn't have any Upperclassmen and it should just be someone in another class...
     
    I for one am looking forward to Cram School. Everyone knows that a CK staple is increasing Learning Stats. What could possibly go wrong in our mad quest for stat grinding? :rolleyes:

    The real question is how high Ami's Learning Stat is? 15? 20? 30 with her rumored 300 IQ for the lulz? :lol:
     
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