You are a Magical Girl, and you're back in your costume, all fresh and clean and brand-spanking new. Hell, you even showered before transforming. The accursed maid uniform - or rather, the bloody, crusty vestiges of fetishistic servitude you've been walking around for the better part of the night before - now probably on its way to the incinerator, along with Officio trash. Your shield at your right arm, your costume all crisp and clean - and hey, new glasses. Well, not really new - a spare pair that Mami had thoughtfully gifted you with, along with the original. Just in case you lost the first.Reunited, and it feels so good.You'd actually sing it, if you weren't feeling particularly sore with being up and about at this hour.You have an idol to say goodbye to, after all.
>>20045550It's morning. Seven, maybe eight hours after you got home from the worst assignment you've ever had the dubious pleasure of fucking up.Granted, it wasn't really a failure. It just didn't go exactly as you planned it. The principal got back home safely, of course, and those responsible for the affair have been reduced to biological matter courtesy of a repeated application of ballistic firepower - but it brought about certain things that you think you could have lived without. Things involving a certain pink-haired bitch that you are, frankly, getting sick of seeing in your nightmares. In your dreams.But things came to a close well enough. None of the people you consider the closest thing to friends died in the operation, although there were a few close calls. You have found yet another reason to pick Misaka up, cuddle her, and tell her that she's the best little sister money could ever buy. You also managed to acquire your very own Callidus - a Magical Girl whose primary focus is subterfuge and espionage, a rare resource second only to the Culexus. You don't know if the fact that she's trying to actively get into your panties is a good thing or not.In any case, she's now with you - in fact, she's your driver for now, in the company car that you had ridden in the night prior with Kyoko and Iori. You're in the passenger seat, the window rolled down as you enjoyed your morning smoke. Midori, to her credit, seems to be adjusting quite well to the idea of having a new employer - and she's not that bad a driver, even for someone who had just regained her legs five hours ago.Where are you going? The Lovelace Residence, of course.[1/2]
>>20045558[2/2]Why? Because Kyuubey has arranged for you to leave for Siberia in five hours, and you need to say your goodbyes. And also decide on who you're going to take - Kyuubey has allowed you to pick two people to go with you on the trip. Minase Iori, of course, is exempt from such a trip."So, uh..." Midori has been sneaking glances at you the entire time she's been driving. You've directed her attention back to traffic a couple of times already, but you gave up after the first ten times. She's dressed rather conservatively - a black jacket with a hoodie, black cycling shorts ending in mid-thigh, black socks and running shoes. She looks like a damn parkour artist. "Who are you taking, Murderface?" She asks you for the tenth time this hour, her expression hopeful.[]I'm still thinking.[]{Name} and {Name}. We'll be picking them up in a little bit.[]Just drive, please, Midori. Keep your eyes on the road.
[X]I'm still thinking.[X]Just drive, please, Midori. Keep your eyes on the road.Better to not tell too much.
>>20045564I'm still thinkingMisaka and Kyoko are probably the two we will take, and we should maybe assign Midori to watch Iori for us while we are away
Fuck yes, Magical Girl Noir Quest. Tonight just became awesome.>>20045564[x]Just drive, please, Midori. Keep your eyes on the road.She's already messed up one of our relationships by being too sensitive. Lets not let that happen again.
>>20045579> assign Midori to watch Iori for us while we are awayThat's got to be the most spectacularly bad idea i've seen in a while.
>>20045564[x] I'm still thinking.[x] Just drive, please.Things are about to get real tense here in a second. No need to complicate that with a traffic accident; keep your eyes on the road, Midori.
[X]Kyoko and Midori.Subterfuge, range and melee. Also lets us test out our new Callidus. If Midori's already coming along, would prefer Mami.
Does Midori count towards our two people? We're definitely taking Misaka, and koyoko/Sayaka are probably insperable at the moment, all things considered. Do you think we could ask Mami to come along?
just woke up. going for a smoke and dinner. keep going
>>20045579Sayaka might bitch if we take Kyouko.[x]Just drive, please, Midori. Keep your eyes on the road.
>>20045564We should take Misaka for tech expertise and Midori to test her up on the field.Kyouko should keep an eye on Iori (that and Sayaka will hate us even more if we take her).
I've been waiting for this!"Still thinking about it."Also, the Siberia trip was part of accepting Kyubey's deal to keep using the gun at a 50/50 corruption chance, right? FUCK.
>>20045579>assign Midori to watch IoriI CAN SEE THIS GOING WRONG IN NO WAY WHAT SO EVERWHATSOEVER
>Midori and Misaka, now KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD, OR I'LL TAKE KYOKO INSTEAD
>>20045579I would say Misaka and Midori. Kyoko deserves some "recovery" time with Sakaya after getting her goddamn spine snapped in our service, and we might as well get to know Midori's abilities from the better end.We should, of course, string her out for as long as possible for our own amusement
We should take Mami.
>>20045608>>20045615I agree with these fine fellows.
>>20045621>>20045616Also this one.
Something I didn't finished quiiite on time to fit in the end of the last thread. Done because a dozen votes just can't be wrong.
>>20045564That's two in addition to Midori, yeah?Misaka and Sayaka. We really should work on getting her to not want to stab us every time she sees us.But for now[x]Just drive, please, Midori. Keep your eyes on the road.>>20045609It was a 50% chance of neutralizing the corruption effect, the other 50% wasn't mentioned.
>>20045628Hahaha, that's awesome.
>>20045628i loled so hard. it looked like chiaki and sayaka were having their 'mounts' aim for the face.
>>20045630>taking Sayaka away from KyokoWhat
>>20045630Good question.I think that Midori is a must and I also vote for Misaka.Optionally Mami
Can Misaka bring Tiny Pete along so she can fix him while we're there?
>>20045647Of course we are.Chikai may come back to a world engulfed in horrible music and water but Kyoko deserves it.>moot in charge of stable servers
>>20045697The servers are plenty stable.The software that runs on them is twitchy as fuck, though. At least it doesn't crash. Much.
>>20045697But they're all like, loving, and stuff. Surely separating them for however long isn't going to do our reputation with either of them any favours?
Is Midori being needy because she thinks we're going to take her soul gem with us and she'll be inactive, or just because she wants to follow us around and/or jump in our bed?
>>20045735Yes.
>>20045735Both, I believe
>>20045740>>20045743And I don't suppose sleeping with her to shut her up/get it out of her system would help any, would it?
>>20045751Nope.
>>20045628That is awesomeAlso I don't see why having Midori watch Iori under controlled circumstances is such a big deal.Iori could be watched by Midori who is watched by Sayaka and Kyoko or Mami so that we can test Midori's skills and loyalty in a controlled way
>>20045751Signs point to 'no'. Though, we should probably reassure her that our absence doesn't mean her stasis now that she works for us.>>20045697Hey fuck you classical music is classy as shit. It literally has "class" in the name.
>>20045751>>20045754But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try.
Can't sleep; MGNQ next best thing.[X]I'm still thinking.[X]Just drive, please, Midori. Keep your eyes on the road.
Deculture, you're my saviour.
>>20045762Because Iori will freak the FUCK OUT if she recognize Midori?
>>20045793>>20045762And that would cause Iori to distrust us, as we put Midori in charge of her?
>>20045793>illusion magic
>>20045793I don't think Iori should recognize her.During the illusion she saw Yayoi and after that a bloody corpse in a sea of blood AND she was mostly weeping in Chiaki's chest so yeah
>Leaving Midori with IoriBad idea.>Only being able to take either Misaka or Kyoko along.This is worse, leave Midori with Iori.
>>20045793While I agree that overseeing is a bad idea, we can assess her reaction over the next few posts. We can also tell Iori that we can kill her whenever we feel like it, if it makes her feel better about anything. I guess all I'm saying is that they might get along. Iori already talked to her a heap before she found out she was fake, so Midori might just be the friend Iori needs to stop being all over us.
>>20045608 >>20045600 >>20045616You've been thinking about who you're going to take the entire time since Kyuubey had told you about the trip. As much as you'd like to, you can't take everyone in your ever-dwindling social circle - there'd be too much of a vacuum left if you do. While Kyuubey can certainly afford to let one of his top Vindicares go on a short sabbatical, he certainly can't have his new Callidus, another Vindicare, and two of his highly-ranked Eversors unavailable for any assignments. Minase Iori is definitely out of the question, as the Officio's R&D isn't somewhere you take your principal under any circumstances.You take a long drag off your cigarette, enough to nearly reduce it to its filter, before blowing the smoke out of the window leisurely. You've already thought of your decision, and you believe, under the current circumstances, it's the most sound. Some people will definitely not be pleased with it at all, but they can just eat cake."I'm taking you and Misaka." You murmur after a long, interminable silence. "You haven't met her before. My arms dealer. She's a bit weird, but that's just her way." You give her one of your trademark glares, your eyes narrowing behind your glasses. "You behave when she's around, and no funny stuff--" You're cut off as the car suddenly comes to a screeching halt, and the traffic behind your car suddenly erupts in irritated honking. "--HEY! EYES ON THE FUCKING ROAD, HANEGAWA!"[1/2]
>>20045817No its not worse. We don't want Kyoko (to get hurt and get her bitchfriend all pissy again)
>>20045818Or they end up making each other worse by their mutual obsession
>>20045825"S-sorry," Midori murmurs, properly cowed, cheeks flushing as she eases the company car back into motion and into the proper lane. "I-I was just...surprised, that's all. I've...I've never been overseas before. Not even on a mission. I've always been a local girl." She hazards another look at you, paling as she sees you still glaring at her. "I...thanks, Murderface. Thank you for choosing me."You grumble at her before taking another cigarette from your pack, using the dying embers of your last one to light it.[]Don't mention it. Just don't bandy it around, 'Hanegawa'. Or is it Sakamoto?[]It's not because I want you to go on this trip with me. It's just what's more convenient.[]Shut up and drive.
>>20045834It's not like I want you to go on this trip with me... Baka
>>20045844Tsundere or straight?Going to go with neither:[x]Shut up and drive.
>>20045844[X]Don't mention it. Just don't bandy it around, 'Hanegawa'. Or is it Sakamoto?
>>20045834>[]It's not because I want you to go on this trip with me. It's just what's more convenient. Baka.
>>20045844[]Don't mention it. Just don't bandy it around, 'Hanegawa'. Or is it Sakamoto?
[x]It's not because I want you to go on this trip with me. It's just what's more convenient.
>>20045834>>20045844There's seems to be bug in the Animus
>>20045844[]Don't mention it. Just don't bandy it around, 'Hanegawa'. Or is it Sakamoto?then[]Shut up and drive.
[X]Shut up and drive.
>>20045834>[x]Don't mention it. Just don't bandy it around, 'Hanegawa'. Or is it Sakamoto?Let's add a general "my business stays quiet unless i say otherwise" clause to our little... contract with Midori.
>>20045844[x]It's not because I want you to go on this trip with me. It's just what's more convenient.Saves us having to purchase bear bait.
>>20045844[x]Don't mention it. Just don't bandy it around, 'Hanegawa'. Or is it Sakamoto?
[X]It's not because I want you to go on this trip with me. It's just what's more convenient. [X]Shut up and drive.There is no dere, only tsun.
>>20045834[x]Don't mention it. Just don't bandy it around, 'Hanegawa'. Or is it Sakamoto?And my name is Chiaki Matsuda, not Murderface.
>>20045906Yeah, we should probably get her to stop her calling us that.
>>20045844>[x]Don't mention it. Just don't bandy it around, 'Hanegawa'. Or is it Sakamoto?
>>20045916And get even more familiar with her?
>>20045927Um... Yes?
>>20045927It's okay if we don't ask her to call us just Chiaki.Matsuda-san is cold enough.
[X]Don't mention it. Just don't bandy it around, 'Hanegawa'. Or is it Sakamoto?Even if we're a drunken, pill-popping, self-loathing, amnesiac, bisexual noir magical girl that may or may not be/have been Homura Akemi, we're still a goddamn magical girl and that means we befriend people.
>>20045931fuck that.We'd going cuddle and mecha-bear hunt with Misaka while she's carrying the (unloaded) spare guns.
Midori-chaaan~
>>20045957>bisexual Have we ever shown any interest to any male until now?
>>20045970Her eyes are red.
>>20045970Damn. you work fast.
>>20045962Eh, subjectivity and all that. I prefer Midori.I mean isn't >>20045970 just the best waifu?
>>20045979All the males we've met have died shortly after.
>>20045991You're avatar fagging again. Stop getting it all over the thread.I don't think Midori has saved our life twice yet for just pats on the head.
>>20045999With exception of the barkeep. But you don't drink your barkeep... I mean.. don't date.
>>20046008You are literally the only person who cares if he posts avatar pics.Just live with it and stop derailing the thread.>>20045979Not a bit
>>20045844[x]Don't mention it. Just don't bandy it around, 'Hanegawa'. Or is it Sakamoto?We never did figure out which part of her story was lies.
>>20046008Any number of girls may want into our pants, but we lust after only Misaka. And pancakes. And Whiskey.
>>20045979Okay, lesbian. I'm keeping possibilities open here; we don't know what Murderface has done.
>>20046022Kyuubey told us she was hanegawa and she has family who have been protected from the old incubator
>>20046008Maybe she didn't, but Misaka just seems more like a sister than a lover. Do we even know if she has a sex drive?
>>20046029We lust after Misaka? I thought she was little sister? Well that's cool with me.
>>20046056I'm sure she can install one.
>>20046042Right. She has a family, but is their situation the one that she described?
>>20045866 >>20045862 >>20045860Midori pales at that. "I...I was going to tell you, honest." She says this with the contrite air of a young child apologizing to a parent for being caught on a bare-faced lie. "I made up my mind that if you were going to actually...dispose of me, I'd give you my real name so you could give my body back to my parents. Back then, I wasn't really all that sure, s-so I just gave you my cover name. I wasn't trying to deceive you or anything, Murderface, honest--"You cut her off there. Whatever her reasons were, she should be sure that it will be the last lie she'd ever utter to your face. You didn't need to remind her, of course, that her Soul Gem is attuned to yours - which means that you can send a kill-signal to shatter hers wherever she was. She'd been briefed about it earlier, anyway.You also tell her to cut it out with the 'Murderface' crap. You're not particularly proud of the name. If she must refer to you, she should use your last name, Matsuda, with the proper honorific. You are not fucking around here, even if she's your very first subordinate."I-I promise. Yes, I promise." Midori is obviously taken aback by this approach of yours, but her expression is determined, crimson eyes gleaming. "I understand, Matsuda-sempai."You raise an eyebrow at that. You tell her to say it again."Matsuda...sempai?" She obeys, one eyebrow quirking in slight confusion.You turn away from her in order to breathe smoke out of the window, a small smile on your face.It sounds SO much better than Murderface-sempai.[1/2]
>>20045987fffff
>>20046076A sex drive in Tiny Pete? I don't think that would end well.
>>20046056it's a good thing you already like incest then.
>>20046062It's >opinions, m'dear.>>20046068BREAKING NEWS: Not all family-style relationships are incestuous.More at 11.>>20046068I'm not flooding, and they're hardly offensive to the majority of people.
Lusting after Misaka? The one that's based off Last Order? Dude, that's just WRONG.
>>20046029We don't lust after Misaka at all.We lust after Mami for pancakes and a soft body
>>20046112>>20046062>>20046122Alright, fair point, I recind that. Sisters are cool too.
>>20046090>Expecting -san, got -sempaiGoddammit Midori, stop trying to steal my heart. Your life expectancy is still a bit low in a story like this!
>>20046090>yfw you have a junior like Mami
>>20046103It bugs me a little, and i'm someone else.You're not particularly more annoying than most people, but i've never seen anything good come from your habit. Purely aside from the mental state that makes one feel a need to visually individualize themself on 4chan, it brings out the worst in anon at large.I would consider it to be polite of you if you'd drop the kirino for mgnq so we don't have to spend 200 posts a thread bitching at ourselves.
>>20046103>I'm not flooding, and they're hardly offensive to the majority of people.Not the same as before but half the pictures posted on this thread are your avatars. That's not flooding but it's still kinda annoying. Just use a trip if you want to be recognizable.
>>20046103Not the guy you're referring to.To be honest, when you post with a picture every time, It's getting annoying.I can't explain It properly but It's like you're attention-whoring. Obnoxiously If I may add.Every so often is fine but not when It's every goddamn time.
>>20046154>>20046147No one really needs to bitch about it at all. Only one person bitched and you two only felt the need to mention it because it was brought up at all or you would have joined in the complainingThe images posted only matter if the thread runs long enough with enough images posted to reach the image limit which none of these threads have ever gotten near.Also some people do like it other than him
>>20046154>>20046147Very well, for the good of the threads, and that, I shall stop... After this one.
>>20046179fuck off faggot.You were told the same thing threads ago and you keep doing it for the attention. Get a trip so the non-retarded people can just filter the shit before it dribbles all over the thread.
>>20046090The drive to the Lovelace Mansion resumes in silence after that, Midori seemingly taking her role here as your personal attendant and flunkie with sufficient gravitas to shut up and let you enjoy the rest of the way in silence. Of course, her obvious giddiness about going on a trip with you to some unknown country is helping, by the way she seems to be giggling silently to herself every now and then. This you ignore - you're no ogre. You let people be who they are after all is said and done.After a while, you finally reach your destination - and you're briefly stopped by the usual security asking for identification. You hand over yours - it's the card identifying Officio Assassinorum staff that comes with every company card - and they usher you in after having your description verified by the mansion security, which you know is currently making breakfast and bustling about in maid skirts at the moment. Midori stops the car just at the driveway, where you can see Fabiola waiting for you, holding a closed umbrella behind her. She gives you a small wave and a smile, and you return it with a half-hearted one. Your assistant blinks at this, and nudges you with an elbow."H-hey, Murde--er, Matsuda-sempai. Who's the cute maid?""...Contact," You say as you unbuckle your seat belt. "Need to talk to her and a couple of people before we go." Of course, you didn't exactly tell Midori who else we were going to say our goodbyes to. "Stay here and wait for me. I won't be long.""I'm coming with!" Midori makes to unbuckle her seat belt as well, and you blink at this. Insubordination, already?[]Let Midori come with you into the Lovelace Mansion.[]Insist that Midori stay in the car and wait for you there.
>>20046179Thank you.Now then, we should start plotting, because we haven't plotted yet this session. It is truly it's own reward.For starters, Midori seems surprised by Professional Murderface. We should probably start on impressing her with the necessity of being properly Professional while on the clock, which might get us an in on finding out if she plays with her targets without being too obvious.
I'm glad that we aren't fighting like in most threads and just discussing it reasonably!
>>20046103If I can ask, why bother with the pictures? It doesn't add anything apart from effort on your part and it does annoy people. You come across as an attention whore, which is a shame because generally your opinion is quite sound (and in previous threads when you've dropped it I've still been able to pick a bunch of quite solid posts as yours)
>>20046207Should we risk her meeting Iori? I'm going to vote no.[x]Insist that Midori stay in the car and wait for you there.But then we have to leave her gem there...
>>20046207>[]Insist that Midori stay in the car and wait for you there.we're not letting the hyper-sensitive loli see her, and it'll help remind her that she fucking on a leash and not our friend. She'll learn to listen the first time.
>>20046207[]Insist that Midori stay in the car and wait for you there.we're gonna need more time to break this to iori than the few minutes we have to say goodbye.
>>20046207Stay in the car
>>20046207Insist that Midori stay with the car. Always good to keep our means of exit manned and ready. And Iori is unprepared for meeting Midori just yet.
>>20046228what? no we don't.Her turning off will make she stays in the car.
>>20046228Actually, you know what scratch that, tell her to look like someone unobtrusive, then follow us.[x]Let Midori come with you into the Lovelace Mansion.
>>20046207>[x]Insist that Midori stay in the car and wait for you there.Also explain why.
>>20046207[x]Insist that Midori stay in the car and wait for you there.Learn to be professional, I told you to stay in the car.
>>20046243*sure
>>20046217I dunno. I just enjoy it.>>20046204Pffffahaha.>>20046207Wait in the car. With explanation.
[x]Insist that Midori stay in the car and wait for you there.We're heading to Siberia; we don't need a shitstorm to go with our snowstorms. Plus, professionalism.
>>20046207Sorry Midori. You need to stay in the car for now.You'll have plenty of time during the trip to be our shadow. Not that I approve, but I've resigned myself to that fact.
>>20046207>"H-hey, Murde--er, Matsuda-sempai. Who's the cute maid?"Yep, it was not just for Chiaki's swag, Midori really swings that way...
>>20046207[]Insist that Midori stay in the car and wait for you there."You're staying just because you wouldn't listen the first time.">>20046255oh look, he enjoys being a attention whore like every fucking avatarfag. Who would have thought?
>>20046255Thanks for being nice Kirino-anon
Let her come with us.We need to introduce her to Iori at some point and this let's us see if there will be any problems now instead of later
[x]Insist that Midori stay in the car and wait for you there.She's on the clock right now. We don't know how she behaved in her last job, but we *personally* expect a degree of professionalism while she's working for us. Stay with the car and await for further instruction.
>>20046282and let the problem's fester for how long while we're mecha-bear hunting? smart move.
>>20046207>[x]Stay in the car, lass."I'll try not be be capricious about it, but if we're on the clock and i'm in charge, that means that *i am in charge*. Professionalism, Midori."
>>20046276But I don't do it for attention, at least not consciously. It's just something I enjoy doing, putting pictures with expressions next to my words.Feel free to stay angry, though, if it helps you sleep at night. Who am I to judge?
>>20046207Insist she stay in the car. We don't need drama between her and Iori right now, as well as the fact that she needs to learn to listen to instructions. We should leave her soul gem here though. If we can't trust her enough to leave her unattended for more than five minutes, then we may as well save ourselves the effort of babysitting and just hit the kill switch.>>20046255Eh, fair enough. It annoyed me a little, but not enough to start anything, since it's hardly fair to start to start a shitstorm over something so petty, especially when you're normally quite cool. Just thought I'd join in the chorus.
>>20046277>>20046316:3Also, this sounds good to me:>Insist she stay in the car. We don't need drama between her and Iori right now, as well as the fact that she needs to learn to listen to instructions. We should leave her soul gem here though. If we can't trust her enough to leave her unattended for more than five minutes, then we may as well save ourselves the effort of babysitting and just hit the kill switch.
>>20046295We already have many issues that will be festering while we are mecha bear hunting, if we mention we are training a new agent while we are away it gives us a better cover than "I am going to Siberia to fuck around with psychosis inducing weaponry"
>>20046331We can tell her that anyway. Midori doesn't need to be there.
>>20046340this
>>20046340She is more likely to believe it if we have the new agent standing there instead of us just saying we are going
>>20046340>>20046331We probably shouldn't make it sound good, though. Otherwise it'll help motivate Iori to become super magical.
>>20046340Hell, the loli doesn't even need to know about the new agent considering the chance we're going to have to just off her. 70/30 chance pink is going to use her against us and the killswitch won't work.
>>20046369Not taking that bet.But I'd peg it more at 60-40.
>>20046369>>20046380We need to tell Midori about Pinky, I just remembered. Sooner rather than later.
>>20046386We have talked to Green about Pink. Numerous times. Pinky knocked her out of the illusion, and in the process turned her into a evil golden-shielded version of us.
>>20046386she's met pinky. face to faceit's why my bet is 70/30
>>20046401>>20046405Oh yeah.Welp.
>>20046386We talked to her about her last thread.>>20046360We have clearly discussed and displayed that already.>>20046369Doubtful, pink works with people who are more easily corruptible, Midori also seems a bit too passive and not competitive enough for Pinky.
My vote.
>>20046386We should especially warn her about the golden weapons, I don't think those came up before.Also she may have seen some in her previous agency.
>>20046418Well, yeah, but she might think, oh they get to go to Siberia? What fun!And that would be bad.
>>20046427bonus points to you sir.
>>20046427Do japanese drive on the left or the right side of the road?
>>20046418Canonicity suggests that we should err on the side of overkill in stressing the point that anyone people we care for should strive to escape our fate.
>>20046418We have sample size of two to work with.We have no idea how she operates. I'm sure a few hundred people mass induced to believe they wish to kill themselves would please the pinkster.
>>20046449they are like the anglelanders
>>20046431She isn't that stupid. She may act it sometimes but that's just emotions overriding brains where we are concernedNot to mention we have shown just how unglamorous it is what with the having our arm cut off and killing people we work with
>>20046427nice job getting the wheel on the right side. most ppl forget about that. unless u live in a country where the wheel is on the right side.
>>20046449Left side, like the British.
>>20046316 >>20046297 >>20046325You resist the temptation to pinch the bridge of your nose - and you let out the sigh of the massively bereaved as you turn to address Midori, who seems to be chomping at the bit to get out of the car and get into the Mansion, to see just who Matsuda-sempai is about to meet.You tell her, in no uncertain terms, that she must stay in the car. Since this is your first day together, you're going to make allowances - one of which being explaining the logic behind your order. You need someone to watch over the company car, and you need it ready to run by the time you get out - it saves time, since you're both on the clock, here. You have places to go and people to meet.You then reiterate that your relationship, as of the moment, is a professional one. You shouldn't have to explain why you tell her to do things - her job, right now, is to obey you without question. You'll try not to be capricious about it, of course - you need a subordinate, not a lackey - but if you're in charge, then you ARE in charge, and you will have her ass for insubordination faster than she could spin a yarn.Midori is once more cowed at this, and for a moment she looks like she's about to cry - but the determined expression comes over her face again, even though her eyes are still misty. "O-okay, Matsuda-sempai. I...I understand. I'll wait here."You bite your lip to prevent yourself from saying anything else that might set off a disaster, before you nod silently and pull the door open. You'll steal her something nice to eat from the breakfast table, you say. She brightens up at that, at least slightly.You close the door behind you, puffing furiously at your cigarette, and it's then that you make your way towards Fabiola, whose smile widens at your approach.[1/2]
>>20046468>>20046449I'm in the US, so that was me remembering and accounting for which side of the car the wheel's on across the pond. Too bad my random country trivia is better than my ability to draw.
>>20046454Except she has so far shown to not care for mass slaughter but preferring the people she gives her gifts to fighting amongst themselves.>>20046453Which we have so far done enough that I think it will have sunk in so far, she refused to even speak to kyuubey when she was just about worried to a mental breakdown over us. I dare say she gets the idea
>>20046493SampleSizeOf TwoThe last guy also just killed off a entire party of people for the hell of it. I'm sure pink would enjoy her using those hundred people against us too. That's just as much a suicide.
Need to ask Midori about her powers, the Iori/Midori bit being illusion, real, something part of the job and what she did to the first idol. Curious how creepy and cruel she actually is.
>>20046528He did it to try and get her attention/favour which seems to have failed miserably,And sample size of two is more than anything else we have at the moment especially when both samples followed the same pattern and we are heading down that path as well
>>20046493Except she's mad at us now.Imagine how easy it would be. I wish Chiaki Matsuda were a better person. I wish she was all mine. I wish, i wish, i wish.
"Ah. No longer Pretend Maid, now Magical Girl. Your moniker is famous, I recognize your attire - Murderface, is it not?" "Chiaki Matsuda," you reply stiffly. "Good morning, Fabiola.""Good morning, Chiaki." She says your first name like it's the name of a fine dish, or fine aged wine. Usually, you'd object to someone you barely know just saying your first name like that, but right now you don't mind."Please, come in. My Master - and yours - is waiting for you in the Dining Hall. Breakfast has just been served."She turns on her heel and makes to walk up the ivory steps leading to the massive double doors that serve as the main entrance to the mansion. You follow suit, falling in step behind her. Finding yourself unconsciously imitating her walk."I'm glad to see you safe and well, Chiaki." Fabiola says smoothly as the both of you come to a stop in front of the doors. She lifts a large iron ring bolted to the massive slabs of teak, and lets it drop twice - and it's then that the doors move, creaking loudly, until enough of a space is made between the both doors that the two of you could easily walk through, even abreast. You slip into the mansion after Fabiola - pointedly ignoring how ungodly rich the furnishings inside are. "Master was very concerned, as was Minase Iori-san."Yeah, you got that last night. That's why you're here."Minase Iori-san was relieved when you called, though. At that time, we were in the Master's study. But..." Fabiola narrows her eyes at you as she leads you to the Dining Hall. "What did you say to her that had her crying so much? Even after the second time you called, she was still in tears. She cried herself to sleep, Chiaki."[]It's personal. I'd appreciate it if it stayed that way.[]I screwed up. Horribly.
>>20046561this, she's already obsessed for some reason."I want to fuck the person that blew my legs off" is not a normal response.
>>20046563I screwed up, horribly.
>>20046563[]It's personal. I'd appreciate it if it stayed that way.we're not airing our life to every person we meet now.
>>20046563>[]I screwed up. Horribly.
>>20046563"There's a reason we have a phrase for 'drunk dialing'.We screwed up, but really, it might be for the best this way."
>>20046563[x]I screwed up. Horribly."Apparently Midori's very loud. Not like that! well, no, exactly like that. But that's not what was meant to happen! I just wanted to see what Midori tasted like. No! That came out wrong!"
>>20046563honestly i was pretty far gone right then, i have only a vague memory of calling
>>20046563[x]It's personal. I'd appreciate it if it stayed that way.No need to say anything that may spark a fucking rumour chain.
>>20046563[x]I screwed up. Horribly."It's...I'm not sure what it is."
>>20046563Well.We fucked up pretty bad.>[]I screwed up. Horribly.Don't tell her anything though.
>>20046563>It's personal. I'd appreciate it if it stayed that wayPlease. Being vaguely nice sometimes aside, we are not exactly a person who airs her personal issues for all the world to see.
>>20046608if we going to air our personal life to a person we just met less then a day ago, at least don't give her the details
>>20046563[]I screwed up. Horribly.every decision blew up in our face that night.
>>20046563[x]None of your business.
>>20046621>>20046619We could get advice from her. She's been at this whole deal longer than us and has probably had more success with the emotional side of it all.
[ x ]It's personal. I'd appreciate it if it stayed that way.Who the hell in their right mind would go saying the other one to a maid we barely know, anyway? Maids are fucking gossip sponges. It'd be all over town in an hour if we told her.
>>20046563[x] I screwed up. Horribly.The truth behind the circumstances is far less believable than a lie.
>>20046627and she's a paid servant of a guy we don't even knowI'm voting to tell her jack shit
>>20046563[x] I screwed up. Horribly.
>>20046563[X] I screwed up. That's all I'm going to say, it's personal.
>>20046563And suddenly I remember Fabiola owe us for killing Kilgore.>saviour asarteYes captcha, Tiny Pete too.
>>20046627How? She's a maid who can also do the bodyguard thing. We're a hitgirl for hire, who got dressed up as a maid for one shitty bodyguard stint.Her advice regarding underwear in a maid outfit is the extent of what she can usefully tell us.
Fabiola is also the only intelligent person that we know that doesn't hate our guts. Mull that over for a while.
>>20046563Screwed up, horribly
>>20046656The whole being around people thing.
>>20046563[x]I screwed up. Horribly."It's a misundestanding, but it's my fault. I screwed up badly."
>>20046650Perhaps... If she manages to sort this our we'll call that the favor? Or keep it in reserve?
>>20046580>"I want to fuck the person that blew my legs off" is not a normal response.Stockholm syndrom?
>>20046669I think we should keep it in reserve until it becomes something unavoidable
>>20046663Who cares about that, then? We're off to Siberia for god knows how long, and by the time we get back Iori will either be dead or have run of with some other slut. Or Garcia. Not in the slightest bit useful.
>>20046663>>20046660>Let's spill our guts to the first person that asks every time.Jesus raptor christ.>>20046670Stockholm syndrome is not a normal, healthy response. We shouldn't encourage it.
>>20046660Kyoko. She's pretty sharp.
>>20046670"She not only didn't kill me, but let me have my legs back that she blew off, so I can be a track star someday after all! I love my sempai!"
>>20046680See, I would disagree with that, and feel that we should get help explaining to her what happened, so she doesn't get all wishful about us being hers and hers only forever why doesn't she love me back
>>20046669There is a good chance she will help us for free.Let's keep the favour for a good opportunity.
>>20046563>[x]It's personal. I'd appreciate it if it stayed that way.We didn't screw up one fucking little bit, thanks.If Iori's going to be a pissy little twit when we try to talk things out, then she can go fuck herself.
>vindicaire>culexus>callidus>eversor>…>magical girls?I haven't been on /tg/ for a few months, and what is this? The OP image caught my attention, but I was not expecting this. What the hell is going on here?
>>20046685Kyouko is reknowingly an idiot.She has good intuition and good battle wits, but she is kind of an airhead.
Not every Tom Dick and Jane needs to know our life story and the details of our interpersonal relationships. [X] It's personal, and you're not getting anything out of me.
>>20046701http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Magical%20Girl%20Noir%20QuestFor all your backstory needs!It's pretty much madokaverse gone bad. Lots of neat references to 40K and other animes too.
>>20046670We were also the first person to be nice to her in just about ever.Remember she was largely ignored by everyone.
>>20046685full_retard.jpg>>20046701Magic, bitches. Magic.
>>20046701It's a Noir Magical Girl universe mixed with some 40K elements. Also some Idomaster characters.Just go with the flow.Also go read the archives first:http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Magical%20Girl%20Noir%20Quest
>>20046701>I haven't been on /tg/ for a few months, and what is this?This is concentrated awesome! Dig through archives for previous parts, it's better than trying to explain.
>>20046701It's Madoka, but noir and with some 40k elements. If you would like indo read the archives (I advise you do this, the quest is great fun, but you need to read what's happened already to know what's going on):http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Magical%20Girl%20Noir%20Quest
>>20046701Magic Girls are paid assassins in this universe. They have all the mental problems that come with being 12 year old killers.One of our old targets is back and trying to kill us by proxy with magical artifacts that corrupt people into killing machines.The names are for flavor.
>>20046716>>20046725>>20046726>>20046728>>20046731Damn, we're a helpful bunch, if I may say so.
>>20046697This. It'd actually do us AND Iori good to get her weaned off of being so clingy.
>>20046681Fabiola is also a professional and has been looking after our principal, she deserves to at least know the basics
>>20046728Oh, and for the love of the god-emprah, whoever archives this tonight needs to get the numbering system back on track.We've got two #18's and two #20's, so this is episode 23.
>>20046744If she's so professional, there's no need for her to know
>>20046711She has also been in an, apparently, successful relationship for longer than we have been getting our emotionally deadened socially maladjusted self into this trouble.She may, just may, be better equipped to evaluate and propose solutions for the many, many problems with our attempted harem than we are. Not that we particularly *want* a harem. But if this can get sorted out without multiple homicides, that'd be great.
>>20046740If it even works.She only is so clingy because she has so far been saved by us repeatedly and we are fast becoming the only person she can trust that survives being around her.
>>20046697this pleaseI tire of us caving into the loli just because she's a loli.we've done nothing wrong and I'm tired of acting like a beaten dog everytime she shows a tear.
>>20046692I think it's less that, and more "By all rights, the person who I idolize should have killed me and nobody would have batted an eye. But instead she gave me a second chance while ensuring that my parents who I sacrificed so much for will be well-provided for. She also gave me back my legs."She is rather clingy, but she seemed to be rather enamored of Murderface. It would be healthier if she was more wary and suspicous of the situation, but assuming that her drunken story checks out, Chiaki may possibly be the only person who has ever shown any significant sliver of compassion or caring for her. Excluding her parents and other miscellaneous charity, of course.
>>20046754She does when it is something that affects her master.Garcia has as much of a hard on over Iori as she does over us
>>20046765Word
>>20046769going straight to "I want to suck on your muff all night long please!!!!!!!!!" is not how that'd work.
>>20046765No we mostly cave because we feel sorry for her since she is going rather quickly down the path that lead chiaki to her current shithouse situation.And nothing we have managed to do so far has diverted her from that path despite us trying to palm her off onto someone else less fucked up
>>20046791To be fair, she had absorbed quite a lot of high-proof alchohol at that point.
>>20046791That's exactly how It works with teenage girls
>>20046791I don't think I've heard the word muff used that way in years, and it made me laugh for some reason.
>>20046711Canonically, she knows the most about the magical girl system and is the most self-reliant. You have to be smart to make it on the streets, dig?>>20046697>not screwing up>getting most of the partygoers killedPick one, dickface. Kyoko got her back broken and we needed Pinky to get our job started. If it weren't for Tiny Pete we'd have been completely fucked once Kilgore went full Daemon. Our princip is probably even more horribly scarred for life (making her more likely to be a vector for Pinky or becoming meguca).We fucked up, you autist.
>>20046769We also drank with her and gave her a mind-shattering orgasm.
>>20046824How, exactly? That would have happened had we been present or not.
>>20046791True, true. But that's assuming that she didn't already worship Murderface prior to the job. Midori may have been squee-ing over Murderface and Her Magical Murder Exploits™ long before this incarnation of Chiaki existed. Or that Midori was a perfectly mentally intact and physically healthy human during her tenure as a magical girl (unlikely).
>>20046824Not the guy you're talking to but It's not like we had any control over Kilgore.We could've killed him right there, sure. In the hall full of people.That would be acceptable.Even though the outcome wasn't good, the decisions weren't bad
>>20046824I don't think we're on the same page.The 'screwing up' we're currently considering is giving in to HUE and accidentally getting our new minion's rocks off with Iori on the line, after she'd tried to get ahold of us for hours.That screwing up.
>>20046824Our job wasn't to protect the party-goers. Our job was to protect the idol. Not only did we do that, but we save several of her friends to. I'd say that we were successful.
>>20046842We don't actually know that and we may have been able to save the partygoers.We did mostly bad,
>>20046808>how the average 4chan poster wants the world to work>>20046804there is this>>20046803so if caving into the loli isn't working, why keep doing it? doing the same thing over and over when it fails is a sign of retardation. >>20046824>Oh boy, there was a Daemon Prince level enemy who had a huge kill team ready to kill everyone. Why didn't we stop him and save everyone?!?!?!?!?We save our principal and her friends. Our backup did her job full well know how dangerous it was.We went into a situation with no intel and hit a fucking killzone. We're fucking lucky(only because of Misaka caring about us) to come out alive with the loli intact.
>>20046873>me, in charge of using verb endings
>>20046873So you've never had any contact with teenage girls with problems. The so called "crazy" who cannot reasonably show her affection to the people.Lucky you.But they do exist. Wake up.
Later, we really need to give Midori the full "golden guns are bad, mmmkay?" speech. She may be able to help stop Matsuda from going full Flesh of Fallen Angels mode with her illusions or something. At the very least she should be properly informed of all the problems that go with following around Matsuda.Also, try to find some way to get Midori to meet with Iori without Iori freaking out or whatever. Matsuda's probably going to be stuck with both of them for a least a month, so she should endeavor to get the two to at least tolerate one another.
>>20046873>>20046899It's true. I had some friends like that, back in the day.
>>20046871Again, how?We didn't really have any indication that Kilgore was planning a murder orgy until after he had his Operators start operating operationally barring the exits and his murderharem start shanking people. At which point we removed our Principle from the scene in the most efficient manner possible.Are you suggesting that shooting the dude in the head when we first met him, in the, at that time, peaceful, non-violent party would not have gotten us in MORE trouble? That may well be true, but it's entirely based on hindsight. At the time, we did as well as could be expected.
>>20046899Is it time for me again?
>>20046924Aw snap. Sorry Wake up. You can go to sleep or... whatever you were doing
>>20046873We keep doing it because to try hardball with her would cause everyone we know to simultaneously crack the shits with us.Also we are an alcoholic mess of a teenage girl. No part of that speaks good logical decision making skills to me.
>>20046599 >>20046591 >>20046585"Ah. I would have wagered that it was something like that. Forgive me for being completely honest, Chiaki, but you are as tactful as a house on fire." This uncomfortable conversation is punctuated by the sounds of your heels clacking loudly on the polished marble with every step - a disturbing sound, considering that you see Fabiola wearing the exact same shoes, but making no sound whatsoever - even if she's keeping in pace with you, with no visible effort at all.You turn towards her to try and explain, but she raises a hand to stop you, her face still set forward, not turning to look at you. "Please. Stop. There is no need to be specific, Chiaki. We have only met once - twice, if you count this occurence. Are you actually going to share things you'd rather keep to yourself to someone who is just as much a stranger as your new...subordinate, who you have coerced into waiting in your car?" Fabiola turns slightly towards you, finally, a smile on her face. "Have a care. Maids are notorious gossips - even more, those who carry armaments."You shut up, then. Man, everyone is just giving you shit today.[1/2]
>>20046935"The...Head Maid wishes to give you her thanks, too." It's then that Fabiola's voice changes slightly, subtly. You're not sure, but you hear just the slightest bit of...envy, from Fabiola, as well as quite the begrudging admiration. "She bids me to thank you for helping me get the Master to safety. She also apologizes for disposing of your MK 22 Tranquilizer pistol - she had to make sure Master would not hurt himself more with any firearms lying around in his possession."You shake your head. That's fine. It's then that you narrow your eyes behind your glasses as you wonder about something.Wait, where is the Head Maid, anyway?"In the Dining Hall, serving the Master breakfast, along with Minase Iori. She is his Custodian, most of all." The maid smiles, before frowning slightly. "Although, I'm not sure for how much longer..." []Ask more about the Head Maid's situation.[]Ignore it and move on. You have to get to Iori and say goodbye.
>>20046917I suppose he might be referring to the choice of having Chiaki stay behind in the room and shooting Kilgore/his operators/his murderharem as a distraction so that Fabiola could get our VIP's out in the confusion and drawing fire our way, possibly allowing the other bodyguards a chance to get their principals out as well.
>>20046917He did act aggressively towards us and Deculture gave us more than reasonable cause to introduce our golden gun to his gigantic face.It was only our caving to Iori that prevented us from doing just that
>>20046942Ignore It
>>20046942>head maid, leavingABORTABORTABORTABORTABORTABORTABORT GOLDEN WEAPON ALERTtiny tim on deck please.[]Ask more about the Head Maid's situation.
>>20046942Ask more about the head maid.I smell plot
>>20046942[x]Ignore it and move on. You have to get to Iori and say goodbye.Give her the courtesy of not prying into the affairs of her household.
>>20046942"She doesn't have any ostentatious gold bangles or weapons or weapon bangles, does she?"I swear to god if pinky or her minions start shit here, we should just burn down the world.
>>20046942>[]Ask more about the Head Maid's situation.Just make sure the situation isn't tied to Pinky or any golden weapons.Hopefully Roberta isn't considering a career change to magical girl.
[x]Ignore it and move onThis isn't Roberta's Blood Trail, we've got bears to hunt.
>>20046948fuck that, our job was to get OUR principal out first. That we saved anyone else while doing so is lucky for them.People really don't get how bodyguards work do they?
>>20046942[x]Ask more about the Head Maid's situation.Must acquire information on Roberta.
>>20046962tying mine to this >>20046970
>>20046950Blowing someone's brains out at a gala is never a reasonable response.Leaving the gala when you felt that said person was a threat to the principal would be a perfect response. It's what'd I'd have posted to do if I had been there for theb thread.
Roberta not being the head maid is something that is very strange.We should find out about it in case it is a pinky lead either directly or indirectly
>>20046873We were given a job by Fabiola to kill him. Kilgore homed in on us because he saw our golden DEAGLE BRAND DEAGLE. We saw his golden bracers and Fabiola confirmed he was one of the wielders when we were shooting the shit. We had a chance to blow his goddamned brains out and we didn't take it, which led to him going Daemon Prince and our getting visibly tainted by Pinky. We had every reason in the world to shoot him pretty much on first principle and we didn't. That was a king hell fuckup. It's a minor miracle the other random idolm@ster girls made it out alive.
>>20046942Ignore it. We need to check on our principal.
Ask.I'm curious.
>>20046942>[]Ignore it and move on. We have work to do, and a Siberia to be in.
>>20047015Yes but as everyone likes to say that's not in character for chiaki.For the most part someone grabbing her would get off with a broken limb if lucky, we walked away entirely which was well outside the normal response we would have given for the circumstance
>>20047015Matsuda had told Iori of the problem and the two were trying to leave early under the lie of an important phone call. The only problem was Kilgore decided to stop Matsuda and start causing shit to go down.
If we don't get a chance to talk to her perhaps we should leave Iori a letter.>explain the situation>Interrogation by boozing, subject started getting flirty, so for whatever reason hoping to get a "ooogi" feeling to get her back to spilling the beans, we licked her soul.>This did not get the desired effect.>Apologize and explain that you'll be gone on a mission for a while.Maybe add some emotional crap like "Recently the only person whose feelings I've cared about are yours." to help smooth things over.
>>20046942Ignore.Not our problem, not our business. We're here to give the Girl a goodbye before we head of to a frozen hell.
>>20047023>fuckup>not firing in a crowd full of civilians, including our principal>with operators just waiting for an excuse to start shooting at troublemakers>inside 21 feet
>>20047038That was letting the loli do our job for us. Getting her out would have been my priority, not appearances.
This could be something useful and she does want to reward us.[X] find out about head maid
>>20047049No fucking way. No emotional crap, that's just ridiculous. We shouldn't pander to her.
>>20047036We gave a normal response because it was a fucking undercover bodyguard op. Putting guns on and going on a killfrenzy is the exact OPPOSITE of what our goddamn mission was.
[ ] Ask Head maid her opinion on useless meat
>>20046973Maybe?
>>20046942[X]Ignore it and move on. You have to get to Iori and say goodbye.
>>20047054>magical girl>confirmed threat within arms reach>time stop ability.Plenty of reasons for and they are more fitting than the ones against in the situationAnd before someone says time stop was broken we have no clue on it's status right now other than it failed against someone else with time manipulation abilities while refusing to use the golden deagle so pinky who regularly says fuck your time stop could have easily screwed us as well
>>20046942Ignore. We've got other shit to do today.
>>20047076The mission changed once we knew there was another golden weapon there.We weren't getting out of it at all without a fight and someone who knows the sort of shit Kilgore was supposedly capable of would not have passed up the chance.
>>20047095Using an ability of unknown reliability and potentially disastrous sideffects, in the middle of a crowded room with a clear threat nearby and an adjacent principal is just about the stupidest thing we could have done.Seriously, what the fuck.
>>20047095We were told not to tranform by QB
>>20046942>[]Ignore it and move on. You have to get to Iori and say goodbye.
>>20047096>>20047086You guys know by this point Deculture will be half way through his post so it won't actually matter.
>>20047078the more the merrier
>>20047095>confirmed threat with GOLDEN WEAPON>getting your head punched off as soon as you go for your gun very fucking likely if timestop fails>getting shot in the fucking face OR principal getting shot in the fucking face even if timestop doesn't fail very likelyyeah, no
>>20047122And those of us who aren't cockslapping F5 constantly would like to get our votes said, thank you very fuckingmuch.
>>20047119Unless necessaryI think finding that there was a golden weapon present is so far beyond "don't transform unless you have to" it isn't funny.
>>20047114He just wants to blame us for not saving everyone. We should have gone full rambo at the first sign of trouble instead of retreating like a smart person would.>>20047119 dis
>>20047140Starting a fight in a crowd of civs was what crazy dead-sword bitch would have done.She was seen as out of control needed a quiet retirement.That's how you want us to have acted.
>>20047137If it took you this long then you are either too slow or samefagging your vote.Doesn't take that long to read the paragraph and write out the response
>>20047140We're good at *guns*. The fun thing about guns is that you can use them on people from far away, and then they can't punch you in the face with their fucking powerfists.The basic plan of "Get the Primary out of danger, then headcap the fucking transhuman mean-dozer from a kilometer away" was sound. It went south. C'est la vie.
>>20047160I've come back several times and voted 30 seconds before DC posts.that feel man
>>20047126Lyrical Tokarev kill them all~
>>20047141No I just think that we could have solved things much easier by not having him turn into a fucking daemon prince and being able to kill us the moment we got within arms reach was a better option.And kyuubey knew there were golden weapons present and he gave us our deagle to test their effects. I don't think anything we could have done on that mission would have affected our chances of being retired any worse than what we did.
Did we or QB ever get the Super Sexy Fists of Fire? I imagine they're in lock up but I don't remember it ever being specified.
No use in complaining about the whole affair with Kilgore any more.I suppose we screwed up by not telling her we were ok after the fact, after all we apparently see her as a friend and not some girl loaded up on unhealthy saviour worship.Still, we're not married to Iori. Our responsibility is to ourselves (something we aren't good with being a drunken, pill popping amnesiac). So we apologise for not telling a friend we were ok, but then we do what we want regardless. Make sure she understands she can't come with us on assignments and she will have the agency look after her, maybe the Lovelaces will host for her for the duration, that Garcias kid seems alright.Midori needs handled professionally. Between her hero worship and stockholm syndrome she's all kinds of needy right now. So how about we avoid the creepy 'soul gem experimentation' for our captives, magic BDSM isn't exactly what we're here for or the kind of reputation we're looking to garner.Midori is no longer a captive, she's a subordinate. We're going to work with her. So far Deculture has got the tone right now we've recruited her, but I thought I'd better ask you guys not to get too creepy with her if only to avoid derailing our noir investigation for fetishism.
>>20047191I'm sure the response team that picked us up got them.
>>20047191Yeah, The Incubator spaced them when he showed up with our "backup".
>>20047169We also can stop timeThe funny thing about that is it gives someone who is good at guns the ability to blow people's brains out from closer in without personal danger.In fact we have been so fucking gun shy over it since it got fucked with by Kirika that even mentioning we could use it seems to set off everyone who thinks even testing it to find out will cause us to suddenly implode let alone using it in a situation where it is a good idea.
>>20047214It doesn't help that stopping time is pretty much a guaranteed Pinky visit which isn't good for our health.
>>20047205>I thought I'd better ask you guys not to get too creepy with herPrepare for disappointment, my friend! The hue train has no brakes!
>>20047205>noir investigation that train has long since past. It's "cave into lolis" and "lol pancakes!" quest now.>>20047214We been told it's flat out broken and only one person can fix it.
>>20047214While you are within arms reach of someone with a golden weapon, and more to the point, your PRINCIPLE is within arms reach of someone with a golden weapon, is NOT THE TIME TO TEST WHETHER YOUR MARKEDLY UNRELIABLE TIMESTOP STILL WORKS.
>>20047214You forget our Stop Time ability is not working correctly at the moment and QB advised to avoid using it for some time.
>>20047235Because we weren't destined to encounter her in some way from the moment we knew Kilgore had a golden weapon right?At least when we see her in time stop we can tell her to go fuck herself.
>>20047243>>20047251>>20047248It is not flat out broken and we were advised to go easy on it ie not use it for every situation but to save it for emergencies.Like a gigantic mutant with golden armbands trying to get our shiny deagle that he definitely knew was special to add to his collection.
>>20047243A noir protagonist needs a dame to cause all sorts of problems for them. And don't you disparage pancakes you dirty motherfucker.
>>20047205It's not as much of going creepy on Midori than letting her go creepy on us...
Are we sure the Golden Weapons can't corrupt QB?
>>20047266>"It's broken," Misaka murmurs. "The machine spirit of this device is broken. It is not whole. It is crying because it is not whole, and it cannot work as it should." Misaka's voice is mournful, quiet, and almost tearful - which is strange, considering she's almost always upbeat. "This unworthy one wants to fix it, but...cannot. Only Akemi Homura can.">>20047280don't joke around man
>>20047280No, we aren't, you glorious bastard. Cranking level up to 11.
>>20047272>>20046728>>20046701>>20046685>>20045579>>20047266>>20047253>>20047251>>20047248>>20047243>>20047236>>20047235>>20047214>>20047211>>20047207>>20047205>>20047191>>20047186>>20047184Time gentlemen, Please!The past is the past, and there's no use arguing about it anymore... At least, not until we have Misaka work on our Shield, hmm?
>>20046973 >>20046966 >>20046962Fabiola lets out a sigh at this. "Even if I am worried, I do not know just what is ailing her, or if we could even help." It's then that she stops in her tracks, before turning to face you fully. "It is...considerate of you to ask, though. When I do find out, are you amenable to my asking for your assistance, once more? Of course I will not hold it against you if you are too occupied with your assignments or anything else, but...your consideration would be a boon, here."You blink at this, before you shrug. Sure, why not? If she's not going to be a bitch about you not taking it, then you'll certainly keep yourself open for her."Excellent. Chiaki, you restore my faith in your kind." She bows, before resuming her walk down the corridor you're currently in. You strive to keep up, momentarily stunned at the developments at first.She has that low of an opinion regarding Magical Girls, huh? Well, looking at yourself, you can see why.After a few moments' worth of walking, you finally come to the Dining Hall. It's boringly impressive, and you try not to glance at the lurid oil paintings of family members looking quite constipated while sitting still for their portraits. [1/2]
>>20047289Yes see "cannot work as it should" nothing that says "shit doesn't work at all"
>>20047295The unnecessarily-long dinner table is also present here, but instead of the usual setup where the lord of the mansion is sitting on one end and his guest on the other - Iori and Garcia are actually sitting side by side, talking rather animatedly with each other. Iori's even giggling at his jokes, and it doesn't look forced."Master. Minase Iori-sama." Fabiola calls, her voice echoing crisply in the cavernous dining room. "Chiaki Matsuda has arrived.""Thank you, Fabiola," Garcia says after a moment, nodding at the maid before turning to you. "Ah, Matsuda-san! Please, join us for breakfast! It's Western, and Iori-san here told me how much you liked pancakes!"He gestures towards the other end of the table closest to you - and you spy a place, already set up, a stack of pancakes already there. Perfectly-baked, perfectly-shaped, with just the right amount of syrup.Except they're not made by a certain blonde girl you would kill for.You glance at Iori. She seems to be doing her level best not to look at you.What do you do in this situation?
>>20047298>The machine spirit of this device is broken. >of this device is broken. >device is broken. >is broken.>broken>bro>ken
>>20047313>What do you do in this situation?Lock up for five minutes while we internally bicker relentlessly?
>>20047316It's in character!
>>20047313>pancakesthey may not be made by a certain someone, but god dammit they are fucking pancakes!
>>20047313We have shit to dopull the loli aside and say we have an assignment in russia. Yes, it has to do with the golden weapons. Jet if she start pouting.Call Misaka so she can get some of her toys ready.
>>20047313Mumble a thanks and get a plate full.Then go tell Iori we need to go to Siberia to play with madness inducing weaponsNab something for Midori while we are here since we did say we would
>>20047298Yeah. It means "don't rely on this in situations where it not working might mean the death of you or your primary unless you have no other choice".We had a choice, and that choice was to do thing the Vindicare way. Smile and nod away until you get to a range where you can shoot them dead and they can only die. The party turning into a demon summoning 10 minutes afterwards wasn't really something that could be predicted now was it.
>>20047313Standard professional greeting, sit down for some pancakes. Explain the situation about Siberia.We probably want to try to defuse the Iori drama bomb in private so we should either talk to her alone now or after the Siberia trip.
>>20047313I'm torn between delicious pancakes and trying to make up with Iori OR flat-out refusing breakfast, being all cold and professional.
Decline. State that we are on the clock and only came to say goodbye. Thank Garcia for taking care of/"protecting" Iori.
>>20047313i'm not one to refuse food offered.even though they weren't made by mami, there is no harm in trying them out right?seems insulting to refuse.i don't think we've had any food yet.
>>20047313Nod and say a polite "Thank you."Take a seat, eat some pancakes.Tell Iori that an assignment for us has come up, and that we are going to Siberia. We'll ask if Mami can stay with her, if she wants.
>>20047327This.Except we can be nice when we pull Iori aside and wait can a little longer before "jetting"No need to be mean.
>>20047313"Iori... we understand why you're angry. We could try to explain, but really, it doesn't matter. We're not good to be around, and if you being mad is what it takes, then that's fine.If Kyuubi tries to make you a deal, you still need to put him in a woodchipper, though. That's a universal constant.Garcia, thank you for the hospitality. Can i get some waffles to go?"We must train Midori to subsist entirely on midori and waffles. It will be a refreshing counterpart to our psychoses.
>>20047313Decline, we have five hours to get ready to leave.Pull our principal aside for a caht, avoid talking about our new sidekick(or at least her name)
>>20047314>machine spirit>SPIRIT>sou>not machine itself>implying that it still works but not as effectively as it shouldI swear it is like you are trying to act stupid
>>20047357>weI think you mean I and all the changes that entails. Chiaki is, after all, one person.
>>20047357Oh, i totally fucking forgot about siberia."Also, the mutant is sending us to siberia. I'm not sure if we get coverage in siberia, so... Yeah."
Remember to "steal something nice from the breakfast table". We promised Midori after all.
>>20047363I swear to the Emperor you just want us to die.>>20047365he's using the editorial "we"
>>20047341This. Don't press the Iori thing at the table; if we're as tactful as a house on fire, don't want to burn the place down.
>>20047373we can just stop for fast food.or another bottle of booze
>>20047126what in the flying fuk is this?
>>20047373We could ask for the pancakes to go, since we don't have too much time to get ready.
>>20047374>he's using the editorial "we"trying to at any rate
We're supposedly in hurry so I don't know.If we're agreeing though, we ask for whiskey to the pancakes
>>20047395That is a terrible idea
Refuse breakfast. We're on the clock here. We need to clear things up with Iori and grab a plane or a teleporter or whatever Magical Girls use for international travelling.Refusing pancakes should drive across the message to Iori that shit just got serious.
>>20047374Right now? Yes. Gladly
Sorry to cut this short, guys, but I think I need sleep. I'll hold a longer thread tomorrow to make up for it.Feedback is always appreciated! Thank you for participating!
>>20047405why?it's how we like them and I bet he's a good host.
>>20047390One of the Black Lagoon omake.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GL0HsHMzYc
>>20047413Because we get addicted to them and then it takes us months to get better
>>20047394What i'm doing is failing to transition between the collective which offers suggestions and the individual character that implements them...
>>20047405It is. I demand he countermands the order for whisky.
>>20047411Alright, see you tomorrow, Deculture.
>>20047411CHIKUUUWWAAAAThank you for running this quest Deculture.
>>20047411No, not the Fish Snacks!thanks for running this!
>>20047422they don't have magic girl crack in them, it'll be fine.
>>20047327>>20047353Also, do not lick Iori's soulgem, even if pancake flavored.In public, anyways.
>>20047411Well, it's a shame it's over, to be sure, but at least I got to participate in this one, and it was just as fun as ever. Thanks for writing it!>>20047442Iori isn't a magical girl, she has no soul gem.
>>20047373Yes delicious gift
>>20047422And that was the first time. We don't even want to think what it would take us to get off them this time.>>20047411Thanks Deculture, fun as always
>>20047411>Three days of mgnq in a row.You're a machine, Deculture. A delightful story-machine.
>>20047411Siberia better be the alcoholic bear hunting paradise.see you tomorrow!
Archive guy! DON'T FUCK UP THE NUMBERS TODAY!<3
>>20047463>>20047459these
>>20047411Good night Deculture.Thanks for the thread.
>>20047441Pancakes and whiskey are out magical girl crack.
>>20047468I didn't give him the chance to fuck it up again.It'll probably confuse people looking in the archives later, though.
>>20047474>outI meant our.
>>20047441The ones he is suggesting did.
"Oh my! Those poor people!" Takane exclaimed."Eh, I've seen worse." I responded. "How's Kamen Rider Stronger so far?""I've never seen much of tbe Showa-era Riders, honestly..." Takane trailed off."You'll be in for one hell of a ride. If you thought Fourze was cool, wait till you see Amazon!" I chirped."Ah! I can't wait! Loan me those DVDs!" Takane laughed."No, no. We gotta do this properly! First, the original Kamen Rider series!" I taunted back.And we bantered on about Kamen Rider for a while. Pretty soon, the conversation flowed into uncomfortable territory."Doesn't Miss Tomoe watch them as well?" Takane asked."Are you kidding me? She eats this shit up when we're not watching old magical girl anime! If we didn't meet first, she'd have married Minami Kotaro! Not that I'd disapprove, of course, he's quite the l-"
>>20047482Nicely done.Go vote guyshttp://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Magical%20Girl%20Noir%20Quest
>>20047452>Iori isn't a magical girl, she has no soul gem.YET.She can see The Incubator, which means ETERNAL FUCKING VIGILANCE.
>>20047520Anyone can see QB in this universe
>>20047313on a side note, those pancakes seem a bit TO perfect.
>>20047520Still waiting for Iori to either wish that Matsuda would be happy, turning Matsuda into an emotion dead shell, or wishing that Matsuda would pay more attention to her, causing shit to constantly hit the fan forcing Matsuda to guard her indefinitely.>>20047530QB was surprised when Iori could see him. But then again, QB is also posing as the mascot to QB Heavy Industries so I don't know.
>>20047530Actually, he specifically mentioned that Iori could see him for some reason. So I'm guessing that is not the case.
The deafening bang of the hospital door interrupted my little speech. Beyond the abused portal stood a perfectly poised, yet quivering angel of loveliness. On her face was a perfectly-executed Stepford Smile.I have to admit, she looks lovely even when she's angry. What did Shakespeare say about women and anger again?"Mi-miss Tomoe! I didn't notice you come in!" Takane, in a rare feat of being caught off-guard, stammered."In fact, Miss Shijou, weren't you about to leave?" I hinted, nudging Takane to the door."Oh gosh! I must be going! See you later!" And with that, Takane hurriedly rushed out.Wordlessly, she proceeded to unpack a feast before my eyes. It's actually a bit early for lunch, but then again, home-cooked food tastes a lot better that hospital food.A few minutes of awkward silence followed as we dug in. We'd usually be commenting on the food.I attempt eye contact. She responds with that same Stepford Smile I saw earlier. But something's a bit off. Her eyes are wet, as if she's holding back tears.The meal continues. I try to make a little small talk, but to no avail. I give up after a while and focus on finishing up the food.
>>20047544[spoiler]I must confess, I have forgotten some of the names. Who is everyone in this story, again?[/spoilerson/tg/ifonly]
The meal finished without incident. And again, the silent treatment. I wonder if she had overheard my little speech."Is, is there anything I can do to help?" I asked. "It's okay. You just sit and rest." Her reply was nice-sounding, yet curt.It was then our eyes meet. Those beautiful golden irises that enchanted me from the first moment we met were now showing a side of the woman in front of me. A side that I had seen many times. A side I had sworn to protect, up until my last breath. A side, I just realized, I had inadvertently revealed with my big fat mouth.Her packing done, she turned around annd left, the door closing shut behind her."Mami! Wait! I was-""I see that you are well, for someone who almost bled to death." DAMMIT.
>>20047482Hey. Thanks! I caught the 20/20 thread moments after it posted, but the 18/18 I totally missed. I'm just glad someone else can archive. One thread got to page 14 before I decided to do it myself.
>>20047677i would never have noticed that the numbering got messed up, glad i haven't been on time at archiving since thread 15.
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>>20047544>>20047659Moar?
>>20047659>>20047544>>20047497Hold on. I just noticed. Is your bodyguard/operator/op implied to be married to Mami? Is that what's going on here?
>>20049157Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatWhat are you doing, writefag
