>>33500639
QUEST START

You are Mikage Chiba, age 15 second year highschool student. Today you sit at a cyber cafe on the edge of Harajuku as one of your assorted personal escape personas, Miki. Recent upheavals and events in your life have made you doubt the need to keep these identities as purely a means of escape, but that isn’t the most important thought in your mind right now.

You are sitting with a few of Miki’s friends from her Ganguro Fashion Circle. Together you’ve been discussing meeting a girl tomorrow to decide whether or not you’ll model her work. Additionally, Jade brought a friend.

That friend is Keiko Sugimoto. She doesn’t know that she is under surveillance by the JSDF & UN Chartered Paranormal Incident Task Force after nearly being murdered by a supernatural assailant a few days prior. You saved her life that day in the guise of Eclipse.

...you have many guises.

>Engage one of the girls at the table in conversation: Jade, Teal, Flowers, of Keiko. About what?
>Excuse yourself, its time to go.
>Excuse yourself, say you’re going, but stick around to keep eyes on Keiko and Jade.
>Write in

>>33500678
Hate to bail on the circle, and Jade and Keiko in particular.
Also not a fan of having PIT staring over my shoulder and wondering who I am.

Oh, and how much do we know about the fashion relating meeting tomorrow? Where/when?

>>33500678
>Excuse yourself, say you’re going, but stick around to keep eyes on Keiko and Jade.
Seems like the best option for now.

>>33500904

The meeting is at 3pm tomorrow in game in Harajuku at a studio underwriting Yukiko Akiyama's line.

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>>33500678
Tomorrow?
..Which also reminds me that I guess we might be low on thugs to pick a fight with along with our boxing friend. Eh, maybe we'll still have something to drag him along to after hearing what the Primroses' leader has to say tonight.

As for now, maybe discuss the matter a little more before heading out.

OR maybe push the conversation towards hitting the shops and crowds. That way we can still hang out with the group, and confound the surveillance some.

>>33501033
So same part of town, good to know.
What time are we at today?

>>33501088
>OR maybe push the conversation towards hitting the shops and crowds. That way we can still hang out with the group, and confound the surveillance some.
Has possibilities, Keiko could probably use some retail therapy, and she's gotten a feel for the lingo now maybe the group can show her more stuff.

>>33501088

...I see someone saw my post in QTG

Moving along,

>>33501222
In game, it is closing in on 2pm. You've all had drinks and lunch.

Well, smoke's all clear, so I'll leave this open for voting for a bit.

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>>33501328
I resent the implication that i would visit QTG,
You mentioned it on Twitter.

Off hand I don't think we have anything else planned until cookies with mom and meet with Ari at midnight.

Unless we wanted to visit Kairi while her mom is busy.

Or do Locate Node during the day.

Or try to meet with Helios.

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>>33500639
Shit, this is running today? You are best surprise!

>>33501088
Gotta say, the idea of going mobile just to fuck with The Man really appeals to me. Even if it is Naru leading them, and we could probably trust them to have our backs. Maybe. I mean, that'd be trusting The Man. Smart people don't trust The Man, even if it's Naru.

Hell, Umino left his daughter a bottle of instant monster. Who knows what he might have left with his wife? Let's take this show on the road. Let's fuck da police.

Looks like you're going to suggest some retail therapy. Writing

Also, I need a persuasion test.

1d20+10 versus multiple possible DCs.

15, 20, 25, and 30

best of 3. 1s and 20s wild

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>>33500992
>>33501222
>>33501614
So we could bail now and try visiting Kairi, or try extending this visit a bit with shopping chaos?

>>33501667
Following the twitter is like a backstage pass.
Flakes cause us happy surprise!

Rolled 18 + 10

>>33501955

In justice we trust~!

Rolled 12 + 10

>>33501869
Some might say he left her a miracle.

>>33501955
Rollin'

>>33501977

Oh wow. First to roll and I didn't fuck it up. That's a first.

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Rolled 10 + 10

>>33501955
Dice Roll Activation~

Rolled 6 + 10

>>33501955
Keep rollin rollin' rollin'

>>33502043
Certainly better than my usual pattern of rolling crap on the third roll.

As conversation has veered away back to new makeup techniques and the general state of what’s left of the Ganguro scene, an idea strikes you. Most of the shops in Harajuku’s center are on pedestrian roads, so the PIT surveillance team won’t be able to track all of you so easily. More importantly, you can give Keiko a dose of glorious retail therapy to buck up her spirits and maybe catch her alone to...say or do something.

You still need to come up with a solid plan to approach her on the matter of her past life. A lie could work, falsely reveal that Miki has some kind of exorcist training in her ‘real’ life and say she feels the presence behind her? No, that might be tacky. It would be easy to show up as Eclipse...but that might only further confuse her, or draw a more visible presence from PIT.

No, Osaka-san might draw them back if you show up as Eclipse...hmmm.

Either way.

~You know, ladies,~ you say slyly and finish your salad, ~if we’re going to have the chance to model, why not get some practice for it in today,~

“What are you suggesting?” Teal quirks her eyebrow as she dabs her lips with a napkin.

~Shopping!~ you smile broadly and speak with a certain excited squeal.

It takes a little prodding, but you are able to convince everyone to spend a bit more time in Harajuku than they had originally planned, and once the check is divided and paid, the five of you set off into the center of the district intent upon getting a few new items to fit your own new measurements and get Keiko kitted out.

Makeup and wigs can come later, right now its about finding the right clothes. Convincing her that they’re an expression of who she could be. Trailing through numerous boutiques and styles, you find yourself some new shoes, a two piece bathing suit and a one piece bathing suit to fit your new figure, and a few old jean shorts that you can totally hem and shorten to your preference.

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>>33502737
Flowers collects all manner of new bangles and bracelets as well as beads and new pastel shades for her facial makeup.

Teal find many things she likes, though mostly she seems to be stocking up on new leg warmers and a few vintage school uniform blouses and skirts.

Jade is the most conservative in her spending today, only grabbing a few hair clips for her twin tails.

Keiko, Keiko hems and haws while trying to find herself in Ganguro fashion. Or, instead of finding herself, finding who she’d rather be. Eventually she stands in front of a mirror holding a purple camisole and waist wrap in front of her with an air of uncertainty. Jade is off in a changing room trying to justify purchasing an outfit you know she’ll obviously decline to get. Keiko radiates Flavor hopelessness.

~Having trouble?~ you sidle beside her while checking holding up a vintage printed Sailor V baby t shirt against yourself in the mirror.

“I just don’t know,” she sighs, “Do I need to escape myself...or can I just use this to figure myself out. Do I need a new name when I do this, I’m not going to be secretive or embarrassed if I give this a go...I just...don’t know,”

She’s frustrated, which is understandable.

>Jade is really worried about you, she wouldn’t say why, but if you need to lay it out for someone, a friend of Jade’s is a friend of mine.
>If you’re having trouble figuring out who you want to be, figure out who you don’t want to be first.
>I think you should stay away from the purple, honestly.
>Write in

>>33502785
There's a certain irony in us providing identity advice. Hm.

>>33502908
Indeed. I'm trying to think of a write-in, because the first choice feels too open and the other two feel like traps.

>>33502785
>Encourage experimentation
Just try some stuff. It doesn't have to be perfect. Maybe the first thing you try isn't what you want. Maybe not the second or third things either. But if you try enough stuff on, there's got to be something, right? And anyhow, it's therapeutic.

>>33503109
Addendum: We should probably warn her that we are absolutely merciless as a fashion critic.

>>33503109
This

Also
>If you’re having trouble figuring out who you want to be, figure out who you don’t want to be first.

>>33502785
>>If you’re having trouble figuring out who you want to be, figure out who you don’t want to be first.
PROCESS OF ELIMINATION, BABY!
It works for careers too to a lesser degree.

>>33502785

>Jade is really worried about you, she wouldn’t say why, but if you need to lay it out for someone, a friend of Jade’s is a friend of mine.
>If you’re having trouble figuring out who you want to be, figure out who you don’t want to be first.

FUCK ME FUCKING FUCK ME GODDAMNIT
Lost a longass fucking post to captcha reseting just as I hit backspace in it WWWWRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYY

>>33503481
I wish I could say that hasn't happened to me dozens of times.

And then I started typing shit up in Notepad. And then I got a Pass. Learn from my mistakes, anon. Either solution is fine.

On that note, what was your post about?

>>33503510
Words, many words and advice type things and sharing thoughts.
Opening word processor now, didn't expect to be writing so much when I started.

>>33503481
>Not typing it in a worse processor that makes save states every once in a while so if it crashes you don't lose anything.

>>33503608
Normally would for long ones, and doing so now, just hadn't planned on a long one when I started.

Sadly, I'm totally blanking on my opener that started the whole mess.

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Back, slight delay. Counting

With fewer hoopla, smoke, and other tasks I should hit my rhythm soon.

>>33503109
>>33503177

>>33503304

>>33503306

>>33502785
>“I just don’t know,” she sighs, “Do I need to escape myself...or can I just use this to figure myself out. Do I need a new name when I do this, I’m not going to be secretive or embarrassed if I give this a go...I just...don’t know,”

You don't have to escape yourself, could be an outlet away from other concerns, a way to express yourself, or even just an excuse to dress up and hang out with friends. Though there is something to be said for taking on an alternate name and look- *waggle Sailor V shirt in hand* -maybe for the freedom to be someone different, or to give you the courage to be more yourself than you would otherwise.
But if you’re having trouble figuring out who you want to be, figure out who you don’t want to be first. That can be the easiest way to clear things up.

Miki, like, totally doesn't want to be worried or depressed or lonely- that would be totally uncool.
Jade, well you know what she doesn't want to be about as well as I do.
Sometimes you just look at yourself and go, I don't wanna be like that. And then, you totally go and not be like that, you know? Maybe you just be that here, maybe you take some of that back with you.

(We're going have to think on that ourself now, what with the whole shift on the Mikage side of things.)

As for the name thing, it's a tradition. Whether as a nickname or a mask. *shrug* That's up to you.

For now though *grab purple item* I don't think purple is the way to go. Let's go brighter, maybe something in yellow?

>>33503648
>>33503951
Think I got it all together again.

>>33503942
And I'm just after the count. Fail is me.
Well, at least vote-wise I'd fit in with
>>33503177
>>33503304

And suggesting yellow is kind like experimentation
>>33503109

>>33504053
No, you do encourage experimentation, not just with fashion, but with self. I'm going to borrow some of your phrasing, let not your work go to waist.

So, writing

>>33504106
>go to waist.
Can moon bunnies even gain weight? That constitution perk confuses me.

>>33504381
given the gag about a photo from 4 years ago, and Usagi's desire to murder news anchors, yes.

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>>33504466
Here's an artist's rendering of said photo.

>>33504466
I will never not read her name as Unagi

Pulling the camisole from her hands you give a sharp click of your tongue.

~You don't have to escape yourself,~ you begin in certain matter of fact intonation, ~this could be an outlet away from other concerns, like a way to express yourself, or even just an excuse to dress up and hang out. Though there is totally something to be said for taking on an alternate name and look,~

To emphasize your point, you shake the Sailor V babydoll T on the hangar back and forth a bit.

~It could be like a secret identity. And those are awesome, its a mask. Maybe its the freedom to be someone different, or to give you the courage to be more yourself than you would otherwise be cause you’re already wearing a mask. Experiment. Play around with things until you find what fits and you know what or who doesn’t~

She stares at you a while and takes the Sailor V shirt and looks down at in her hands thoughtfully.

~Oh, and just so you know, I’m a harsh critic and total bitch. So once you’re dressed, get ready for a dressing down,~ you lay a hand on your hip.

She meets your eye and there is...a slyness as the tempting despondency around her shrinks a little, much to the rage of what lies just behind her. There is a certainty, a trust in something, in her own confidence.

“Secret identities, huh?” she smiles and looks up from the shirt.

There is sudden mischief in her grin, and you can imagine what the growing rage behind her is in response to.

“I think I’ll start here,” she smiles and reverts to a much more friendly demeanor, “this probably won’t fit you anyway,”

~Oh, trying to out claw me before I get the drop on you?~

“No, you’re just too tall for it,” she laughs.

~Midriffs are totally in,~

>>33504711

She grabs a few things off the racks and begins rummaging. Each piece seems to add a tad more ire and annoyance to the presence behind her.

Casting an eye to the front of the shop, you notice a couple of older guys, mid to late twenties, in sunglasses and ballcaps trying very hard to look inconspicuous with cameras. They keep getting stopped by cosplayers in the streets and asked to take pictures.

Heh. The Saturday of Harajuku 2. PIT 0.

“Miki,” Keiko’s quiet voice draws you back into the shop around you despite the din of Teal’s laughter on the upper crosswalks of the shop about finding the perfect vintage uniform sweater vest, “Earlier, you said Mi-I mean Jade, brought her problems to the group,”

~Huh, I totally guess I did,~ you muse.

“How’s she been doing. She’s my go to person when I have a problem,” she holds her breath for a second, “but she’s never really come to me with her own worries,”

>Not liking being a bitch, guilt over how she treats a few girls at school.
>Uh uh, two way street girl. You need to ask Jade yourself
>Make something up, what?
>Deflect the situation because its too close to you
>Write in

>>33502785
>>I think you should stay away from the purple, honestly.

>>33502908
>there's a certain irony in us providing identity advice
Who better? We have so much practice?

>>33504733
>Uh uh, two way street girl. You need to ask Jade yourself
We don't stop keeping secrets just because we're wearing a spray-tan. We don't tell her secrets, and we won't tell yours either.

>>33504843
works for me

>>33504733
Well, we all know she wants to be less of a bitch, that's no secret in our circle, it can be a hard art, ya know? But if you want details, you and her should have a talk.
She's been doin' alright though, probably even better now with more friends around.

>>33504736
Guess we have a lot of practice experimenting with personalities.
Just time to start pulling those experiments together and try learning something from them.

Writin

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~Nuh-uh trust is a two way street, girl,~ you shake your head and head over to a far rack, ~You’ll have to ask her,~

She follows after you, stopping to catch errant articles falling out of her arms.

“Well, its hard to ask her. Can’t you give me anything,”

Turning to look at her, you feel the momentary weight of petty desperation well and shrink within her.

~It isn’t exactly secret, she told the whole group, but how would she feel if you went behind her back instead of asking her,~ you reason.

She nods slowly and goes back to her search, just not as vigorously as before. Before too long Jade steps out of the dressing room and declares that she’s found her purchase. A rarity on group outings to be sure. The trip begins to wind down as Flowers has to head back for a study group, teal has to go get cleaned, changed, and meet with her family for an early dinner at her grandfather’s, and Jade says she and Keiko should get going too.

>goodbyes, then disappear into the crowd, then shadow Jade and Keiko.
>Like, looks like we need to catch the same train!
>goodbye, then disappear into the crowd, then shadow the PIT operatives
>goodbyes, leave, go see Kairi.
>goodbyes, leave, early baking with mom
>Write in

And, give me a Perception Roll. 1d20+3 versus DC 18. Best of 3. 1s 20s wild

>>33505440
>goodbyes, leave, go see Kairi.
We can probably make it to Osaka house before Naru even knows we're gone. Let's have this conversation without mama jackboots.

Rolled 6 + 3

>>33505440
I know how this goes.

>>33505478
Sounds good

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Rolled 9 + 3

>>33505440
I'm leaning toward baking since I just finished mine!

Rolled 16 + 3

>>33505440
Oh. Right. Dice. I guess I'd better dice too.

Rolled 11 + 3

>>33505440
>dat gif
Every time

>goodbyes, leave, early baking with mom
Best mom

>>33505478
Eah, lean against that now, if we went earlier we could be sure her mom would be out, but now she could return at anytime with Keiko heading home the watching is likely much less problematic.

>>33505578
...are those moon cookies?
...may we have some?

>>33505584
Nice.

NICE

>>33505631
Yes, yes they are.
Sure, I really shouldn't eat them all. Got the mix on the cheap and couldn't resist playing around.
As far as I'm aware, this is the first time fan-food has happened for a quest.

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In the name of the moon

>>33505578
They look good

Nice job

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>>33505742
Awesome.

Slight delay

>>33505440
Are they actually going in the same direction?
Could combine the train ride with heading home.

>>33505614
My concern is that if we put this off too much, she's going to start carrying her gummi berry juice around with her.

>>33506067
At this point we've agreed to talk in-depth about it with her, and talking with Nephrite we're leaning toward letting her in deeper, since she'll give herself caught in a riptide the way she's going, or worse.
She's just grounded right now.

I wouldn't mind sneaking to her when were sure it's safe, but the last thing I think we want is Naru being mad at us for breaking Kairi's cerfew and being a bad influence of some such.

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>>33505578
...GLORIOUS

>>33506040
Well, you all live in Juuban, and you are a few wards over. Yes, you actually are taking the same train.

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Well now, I'm back and you beat that DC, so I'll factor that in.

However, now we seem to be at an impasse.

FINAL DESTINATION!

Four minutes on the clock from the time of this posting. Reply to this thread with the number of your choice. No punctuation. No spaces. No comments. No dice.

1 >Cooking with Mama
2 >Off to see Kairi

Keep an eye out for PIT trying to shadow us, they might get snoopy with a person they don't know.
I mean, that's what we'd do.

>>33506392
2

>>33506392
1

>>33506392
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWuQVpBeqLs

>>33506392
1

>>33506392
Hold it

Are they mutually exclusive?

>>33506417
I think that's what the perception check was for

>>33506478
We've been arguing for and against going to talk to Kairi, so that's the main point here.

>>33506478
Its which one you are going to go do right now.

>>33506501
Oh

too late for me to vote now, anyway

2

>>33506523
Why let that stop you?

>>33506526

darnit I read too fast and missed the time limit

>>33506392
2

>>33506544
There.

Final Destination winner.

1. Cooking with Mama.

Next time I'll announce that there will be a final destination a couple of minutes before, or rather declare that votes start 4 minutes from posting and...something.

I blame the refresh rate of auto for now.

ANYWAY, writing

>>33506501
Maybe we can catch Kairi in the morning. If they have Naru on day-shift Keiko watch, we have an idea where she'll be for a bit,

>>33506595
time to burn cookies into dust.

>>33506595
>I blame the refresh rate of auto for now.
It can be a bitch some times. I try to make sure to tap F5 when it gets more than a minute on the auto.
Don't always remember, but yeah.

>>33506587
And you even agreed with my vote. Rock.
I mean, we still lost, but that sort of thing happens.

>>33506598
Good point. What all did we have scheduled for tomorrow, anyway? Meeting with Aki and then fucking up punks with Ivan?

>>33506611
No, remember, Usagi wants to cook with us because she's the one who does that. Koyomi probably does it too. She's more like the woman's clone than her daughter, seriously.

>>33506668
>She's more like the woman's clone than her daughter, seriously.

What if you're right?

>>33506637
Well, Aki at midnight, and and the designer that may also be Aki during the day, and we'd planned to beat punks but the punks we planned on beating were just bait.
I have the urge to drag 'Ivan' along on whatever madness gang-Aki wants us mixed up in.
While we hesitate with Kairi, taking some one that likes to fight toward fighting doesn't feel bad.
Failing that, we go find different punks to beat, or actually spar a bit.. which would have to be terrifying.

>>33506724
>I have the urge to drag 'Ivan' along on whatever madness gang-Aki wants us mixed up in.
Oh, I like this. We can be the Catwoman to his Boy Wonder. Maybe leave some claw marks in him if he's cute enough.

>>33506724
>I have the urge to drag 'Ivan' along on whatever madness gang-Aki wants us mixed up in.

But we haven't met him yet.

Unless we send him a message right now that says "YOU WANT RED BEAST? MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, BRING IT VODKA CHUGGER"

>>33506817
Known aspects of his character sheet:
>Melee: Yes
>CQC: Yes
He'd probably be up for it.

~Have a safe ride!~ you wave as Keiko and Jade head up the stairs to the station platform, ~Keiko, keep a sharp eye. Even when it isn’t crowded there are sure to be some creepy guys trying to perv on Jade!~

“I can take care of myself, thank you,” Jade scoffs as the two of them look down over the rail and wave back at you.

Left on your own as they speed off on their late afternoon express, you muse about your best way home from here and begin drifting east and out of Harajuku. Once a ways from the fashion district, you contemplate how best to get home. You could walk, catch a bus to Minato Ward, catch the next train, or...of you could totally do something you almost never do as Miki.

The thrilling thought of the wind whipping at your hair and across your skin as you dance from slanted tile to tile across the rooftops of Tokyo’s sprawl. That is absolutely the one thing you’d love about spending time as that spooky bitch.

Hmm...come to think of it, though its still a new name to the repertoire, you imagine eclipse enjoys the rooftops as well, but how could they understand the feeling of exposure and openness all bundled in dreary black.

Either way, you have things to do back home. You said you’d talk to Kairi...but that seems like it might be tiring, draining, and hard. Ugh, you totally can’t deal with that yet. Yeah, something lighthearted first. Baking with mom is the perfect idea.

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>>33506976

As you pause to muse on this and decide how best to get home...you notice something.

Where the men with the cameras seemed to stick out like sore thumbs in Harajuku, she blended right in with the world. Simple outfit, long skirt, grocery bag, and a hair scarf. You almost didn’t notice her on the street.

Guess the boss lady decided to tail someone they couldn’t identify. She’s far better at urban blending than her cohorts, but Naru Osaka does seem to stand out. Hmm...what to do, what to do.

>~Osaka-san, what are you doing all the way out in Harajuku? How do I know you?~ remove wig.
>Duck behind an alley or obstacle and use vanishing trick, then make faces as she passes because it’d be totally funny.
>Try to lose her with your natural cunning, speed, and stealth. You’re only wearing a blond wig, so you can totes outsmart her.
>Duck behind an alley or obstacle and change disguises
>Duck behind an alley or obstacle and take to the rooftops
>Just ignore her and let her follow you home
>Write in

>>33506817
We had challenged him to a punk-thrashing contest Sunday in lieu of fighting each other. May not show, he didn't say yes.. didn't say no either.

>>33506994
>>Duck behind an alley or obstacle and use vanishing trick, then make faces as she passes because it’d be totally funny.
Disregard da constabulary!

>>33506994
>>Duck behind an alley or obstacle and change disguises
Switch to Dan Dee and walk back out of the alley 'not paying attention' and run into Naru. Cue apologies and help pick stuff up with just enough time for it to be plausible that she simply lost track of Miki when she can't figure out where she went when Naru catches up that way again.

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>>33507166
Or we could hit on her like a randy delinquent.
Hopefully Nephrite doesn't mind.

>>33507227
>>33507166
Probably should pop a Conceal Thoughts before either idea.

Writing

and this time...

>>33507426
She smells like peaches? Cause we could totally go for some sweet peaches.

>>33507472

I mean I've actually got a frame of reference this time. I've watched some episodes

>>33507329
I'm BACK! AND I HAVE THE WEEKEND OFF!! AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THIS IDEA!!

Rolled 8 + 7

give me some deception rolls. best of 3 dice+1d20+20 vs the above roll

Rolled 11 + 20

>>33507666
I CAST FIIIIIIIST!

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>>33507678
Of all the times to forget my image.

Rolled 1 + 10

>>33507666
Rollin'!

Rolled 9 + 20

>>33507666

Rolled 3 + 20

>>33507702
Whew, I'm glad you fucked up that modifier.

Fucked up modifiers don't count, right?

>>33507702
FML
Planet Power, go!

>>33507714
Wow, good point.

>>33507715
Nevermind.

15 vs 31

You have 3 degrees of success on this rather dandy deception roll

>>33507731
Changing Moon in the hizzouse. Mortals got nothing on the Chosen of Luna.

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Why do I envision Dan Dee hassling Naru as a running gag?

>>33507813
Because it would be hilarious? She's a mundane, and she's prying into shit she shouldn't. We're totally allowed to grief her.

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It wouldn’t do for Osaka-san to know one of your personal aliases. It would totally cramp your style. I mean, sure Kairi knows vaguely about Miki, but her mom is, like, another thing entirely. You need to think quickly. And as you hasten your pace, you do think quick because you are so smart you are going to outsmart that military mom.

Ducking down the next side street, and finding it totally empty, you slide the disguise pen out of your purse and invoke the mental shielding that keeps others from from peeking behind your mask supernaturally or by mundane cunning.

And you know just the person to help throw her off Miki’s scent entirely.

>Conceal thoughts cast
>Disguise Pen used: Dan Dee. Temporary Profession Gained: Biker

As the subdued transformation fades, you find yourself clad in a red t-shirt, jeans, some kick ass boots, and the same star jacket as before. Your assorted shopping bags have been hidden within a single large duffel bag slung across your shoulder. Already finding your walking gait and relaxed posture, you stick the hand not holding the duffle bag’s strap and hunch just a bit more.

Careful to time this right you turn the corner without a care in the world and collide right into someone. Despite being intentional, you need to sell this impact. Turning right into her shoulder you pitch forward slightly and let the momentum of your bag carry you and spin the old, well, not so old, she’s still attractive, she’s just older than you, woman around and manage to faceplant in the ground.

Rising and feigning indignity you almost shout amid rolling apples, produce, and a few assorted canned goods. Huh, this was a quickly assembled prop bag, maybe it's lucky that they had time to assemble it at all, not enough to fool you though.

~Hey lady!~ you bark, ~Watch where you’re going!~

>>33507920
Dragging one of your boots out and around under you in an impressive act of flexibility, you manage to right yourself from the ground without using your free hand. Instead you offer it to the the PIT bull dog still picking herself off the ground. Heh, she doesn’t suspect a thing. Your disguise, like your hair, is flawless.

“Watch where I’m going!?” she starts up in anger before trying to get up and almost brushing past you, “lousy punk,”

~Hold on,~ you need to stall her long enough to think she lost you, ~you dropped your groceries. I’m not about to be so irresponsible that I’d leave a woman in distress, even if she’s older,”

She bristles at that as you lean down and juggle the assorted apples back into her momentarily forgotten bag. She snatches one of the cans off the ground and snatches the bag from your hands as you finished tossing things back into it. She’s sure in a hurry.

Clicking your tongue you can’t help but feel you’ve started to get under her skin. Haha, your skillful un charm is working for your benefit.

~Not even a thank you, so rude,~ you decide before calling out to her as she closes in on rounding the corner, ~hey lady. I didn’t even catch your name,~

“I didn’t give it,”

~Well, whatever your name is,~ you conclude quite rightly at least in your own mind, ~You’ve got a grade a butt,~

You can feel her momentarily stunned silence expand out like radio waves from a pulsar star. A strange combination of pride and bristling anger flares in an expanded emotional corona before she stomps off.

Well, you’ve successfully shaken the fuzz before you head home...though how do you head home now. You’re heading the wrong way. Hmmm, you could double back from the north or double back from the south to give the PIT crew a wide berth, ending the transformation early will make it all the easier to find you until you’re back in Minato Ward.

Or, you’re feeling the flow of the direction you’ve already taken. You could just go with the flow?

>Double back north and change closer to Minato ward.
>Double back south and change closer to Minato ward.
>Go with the flow, so you’re heading westward away from your goal, struggling against the current is just swimming in place.
>write in

>>33507948
>Go with the flow, so you’re heading westward away from your goal, struggling against the current is just swimming in place.
>Baby

>>33507948
Ah man, I'm just laughing right now. tears and everything.

>>33507948
>>Go with the flow, so you’re heading westward away from your goal, struggling against the current is just swimming in place.
We've gone through the trouble of crafting such a fine illusion. It would be a shame to waste it by doing something incongruous right away.

I suppose we could have one of our Shitennou watch her for a bit. Just long enough to make sure we've actually lost her. It's not like there's any chance that she'd notice.

>>33507948
Poor Naru, do you think she deserves that?

Yes, probably so.

>>33507969
>>33508007
Sounds good, little detour shouldn't hurt.
As I've been reminded, cookies themselves don't take long, not letting them go too long and burning is the thing to watch for. After that it's all decorating.

Well, going with the flow is Dan's way to live.

>>33508089
>do you think she deserves that?
Being told she has a Grade A butt?
Yes, yes she did.

I just find it funny everyone was so ready for cookies with mom...then as soon as the 'give into the persona' option appeared it got taken. I love you guys.

>>33508229
We'll get there, it's in our quest log and everything.
..Just not as early as a start as we had planned when we left.

>>33508229
It was the peachy thing to do.

>>33508229
Can you really blame us for taking the option that lets us hit on women?

You totally can because I can't see Mikage doing that.
I can totally see Dan doing that, though.

>>33507813
I hope this happens.

Rolled 35

Yeah, that’s it. You’ll just go with the flow. So what if you’re heading westward and away from your goal. Struggling against the current is just swimming in place, baby. Besides, it’d be a shame to waste this damn good looking illusion on just a simple fake out, its got vigor and expression waiting to let out.

...oh come on. I didn’t get to fill up on the sweet and bitter darkness inside of Keiko Sugimoto, I was at least secure in the thought of having cookies later. You can’t do this to me, you bonehead!

~We do what we’ve gotta do,~ you conclude running a hand along your supernaturally, but still properly, maintained pompadour, ~And I have to seek my fortune and fate this way. Its a calling, We’ll bake all the same later,~

I was your inner darkness and fears. How didn’t I know or notice you were this fractured, it isn’t healthy,

~Says the splintered id of a teenage girl,~ you sigh and chuckle as you pause before a fork in the road.

One way veers back into Harajuku. The other will bring you to Shibuya.

Decisions decisions. Its barely 4pm, so there is plenty of sunlight left, which means plenty more cosplayers and sights to see down in Harajuku, but Shibuya...come to think of it you’ve got very little reference on Shibuya. And little reference means adventure and the unknown. Hmm...which way is the flow going.

>Onward to Shibuya! Into the unknown!
>Nah, back to Harajuku. That Maid Cafe girl who recognized Miki was kinda cute.
> No. Nu uh. Nope! Cookies. If I can’t feed on negative emotions made viscous black sludge then we are going full Usa and Mom and sucking down cookies and sweets.
>Write in
>Try our hand at Shadow Hunting, we’re probably the number one hunter of monsters of the week.

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>>33508229
There shall be cookie, come Hell or high water.

>>33508368
Anon. That you made cookies is awesome and I salute you in the name of the moon.

>>33508312
>Onward to Shibuya! Into the unknown!.

mostly because I think we may meet Drago there.

>>33508312
>Try our hand at Shadow Hunting, we’re probably the number one hunter of monsters of the week.
The pompadour demands sacrifice!

>>33508312
>Onward to Shibuya! Into the unknown!
or
> No. Nu uh. Nope! Cookies. If I can’t feed on negative emotions made viscous black sludge then we are going full Usa and Mom and sucking down cookies and sweets.

>>33508312
Oh man I am so drawn here.
How much time do we have to make it back at a reasonable time to get some dough together?

>>33508437
Probably two to three hours is reasonable. 6 or 7 isn't too late to bake cookies.

>>33508312
>Onward to Shibuya! Into the unknown!
And maybe try our hand at Shadow Hunting while we're there, if we catch scent of anything.

But, only two hours, then when must return to the Cookie Quest.

Writing, onward to Shibuya!

Need best of three for a Profession Biker test

1d20+7

>>33508377
Thanks! It just seemed appropriate.
I can't remember the last time I did cookies, and other than occasional holiday ones, I can't recall ever taking the time to try actually decorating.
I swear that took twice as long as the cookies themselves, which went much fast than I expected. Like five minutes to put it all together, five more to try to space them out on my slightly-too-small pan, and nine in the oven. Then like twenty minutes to crudely get frosting in a crescent.
Cake Boss, I am not.

I'm experiencing too much sugar now though. Not even sweetening the coffee. Need bitter to balance out.

Rolled 2 + 7

>>33508609

Rolled 5 + 7

>>33508609
Go, go, dice roll!

>>33508627
Had a fun time of it though.

one more die roll folks.

Rolled 15 + 7

>>33508627
Rollin again to get this show on the road.

>>33508724
Thank you for rolling gud

Rolled 9 + 7

>>33508724
Yay, Melee saves the day!

...eh, writing last update before we intermission for the night.

The number of people out and about increases as you go forward and into adventure. Shibuya Ward is a pretty dense place, and probably bigger than Minato Ward. Heh, each ward could be a city in their own right, and here. Flickering electric screens line buildings and ...wait, what’s that?

Striding up to the front entrance of a convenience store, you see something rather out of place here in Japan. Its a heavily customized 1999 Ural Sidecar Motorcycle. The base is definitely the 650 Sportsman, but with wider, heavier wheels, and the support structure with the side car seems reinforced.

Ural’s are a pretty unreliable bike, Russian made but with parts from abroad. Ducati engine parts, Nippon Densu alternators, and a bunch of other good parts...but the factory assembly churned out something unreliable. However, something about this custom build speaks to you, so you carefully inspect it. The forward wheel cover, the rather thin setting for the seat, huh.

These tires aren’t just thicker, grooves like that are snow tires for sure. Man this bike is a mystery. Hmm...the side car is full of shed hair and smells kinda musky. Also a mystery, but one you care far less about.

How, how do we even know all this?

~Its not my place to question the how, but this is a fantastic custom model all said and done,~ you say outloud to your inner party pooper.

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>>33508740
Yeah I do!

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>>33508901
Its probably completely unnecessary, but what do you care. If anyone makes a fuss about you talking to yourself they probably weren’t worth your time anyway.

“Thanks,” a prideful if somehow light accented voice calls out behind you.

Like the make of the bike, the owner sounds Russian. Turning and rising in a pivot you find no one there.

You look to the left, and find no one nearby who looks anything but your Japanese. And certainly not near or looking invested in your appreciation of the bike.

You look to your right and find only the brick visad of the convenience store.

“Oi! Jackass, I am down here,” shouts...or squeaks the angry mouse somewhere below your chin.

Panning your vision down you are faced with a dark skinned and blonde haired gir...bo...youth in a riding jacket, jeans, with a helmet tucked under one arm and a can of muscle milk held in the other hand which is also pointing questioning finger at you.

“Now, funny guy, who are you supposed to be?” they say, mildly annoyed.

Eclipsed Moon Quest Episode 28
INTERMISSION

We will resume around noonish tomorrow. So keep this thread alive as needed before them folks.

Q & A available as always when I wake. So pose am now and I’ll answer in the morn.

Interlude Vote
>Its the PITs
>Boredom
>On the rails
>Bear left

>>33508914
>>On the rails
As much as I'd like to see Naru react to our completely ditching her, those two have higher priority.

>>33508914
>Its the PITs

Rolled 2

>>33508938
>>33508951
Both of you make such a good point that I can't decide between you, so my vote is a 1d2.
1 is PITs
2 is Rails

>>33508914
>Panning your vision down you are faced with a dark skinned and blonde haired gir...bo...youth in a riding jacket, jeans, with a helmet tucked under one arm and a can of muscle milk held in the other hand which is also pointing questioning finger at you.

Wait

Is this Drago?

>>33508981
has a bike that probably has an enhanced support structure to put a bear in the side car. Has a side car that is full of hair and smells musky...like bear. Is a small brown Russian with blonde hair and an attitude. Given that we've already figured out on repeat occasion that Artemis got permission from Deculture to use Sasha from Cherno Alpha quest...I'd say yes.

>>33508981
Who cares? Girlboy/boygirl is peachy as heck. Let's kidnapping.

>>33509029
>kidnap boygirl
>make him our robin

Sort of want

>>33508914
HEHEHEHE *giddiness intensifies*

>>33508914
Hello new friend

you're going to get adopted.

>>33508914
>Interlude Vote
>>Its the PITs
>>Boredom
>>On the rails
>>Bear left
All of the above?

No?

Hm.

Bear left is promising.
Seeing things from the PIT-side could be fun.
On the rails.. Keiko asking Midori about her issues?

..No idea on Boredom though.

>>33508914
Small Loud! Soon I will be allowed to call you by your true name.

>>33508914
>try not to squee
>squee internally

>>33509104
Peaches?

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>>33509123
If we squee, we squee.

>>33508914
>Its the PITs

Half awake and beginnings morning routine & errands

OMAKE

This T-Shirt, its somehow symbolic. You don’t know how or why, but it just pisses her the fuck off. As you imagine the outfit you’ll be putting together it drives her further and further up the wall. Eventually its prompts her to be quiet. Sure, you’re being petty and mean to her which probably is going to make her stronger, but that doesn’t matter right now. Its defiance. Its shutting her up. It isn’t the grand battle of wills it was before, this time its just skill.

She is the one who died in a regretful burst of weaponized love. Whatever she did in her past, she was an enemy of Sailor Moon. The Sailor Senshi were still around while this monster was inside of you, and that gave you the idea. Those nightmares truly belonged to her, didn’t they, they certainly weren’t your own life.

Everyone knew Sailor V showed up in Japan before dropping out of sight, but because she used the same powers, everyone agreed that she had joined up with the Senshi and was Sailor Venus.

Digging through the racks, you find the pieces you’ll need. Red boots of any style. Blue denim short skirt to flare out as a mini. This homage wasn’t for you, it was for her. It was certain you’d get a few other outfits out of this purchasing binge, but this one was just for you. It may never see the light of day, but you’ll put on this little fangirl show in your mirror just to feel Beryl squirm.

Who you don’t want to be...Miki is right. You already know who you don’t want to be.

So even if its only for a little while, or even just once, she’ll be dressed as the biggest fan of someone she hates.

Oooooo, these wide pointed frame sunglasses look kind of like her mask! They’ll be perfect.

“I may not know true evil beyond you,” you whisper to her aloud as you look at your reflection, “but I’ll show you how close my petty spite can take me,”

>>33512102
Her tortured silent groan offers you strength. A strength that’ll carry you through today. A strength that’ll carry your forward until you encounter your handsome prince again, that his touch may again silence this darkness.

<Well, if not for his magic I wouldn’t mind his hands all over me,> Beryl admits.

And it throws you off guard. Ew. This old demon can’t like the same guy you do. Weird, her hair is darker in your mental image of her right now.

<What, there’s something familiar about him, child,> she folds her arms, <And if you deny me my chance for revenge I’ll need entertainment elsewhere. So don’t screw this up!>

…

“Keiko, are you okay. You just got a little pale,” your friend currently going by ‘Jade’ asks while stepping in front of the sunglass rack beside you.

“It...its nothing,” you lie, “just a stray thought catching me off guard,”

“Hmm?”

“Its...complicated,” you admit, “and confusing. I’ll explain later,”

>>33509241
>>33509130
>>33509123
>>33509104
>>33509077
>>33509045
>>33509044
>>33509029
>>33509013

I honestly didn't expect this strong a reaction. This is only happening because I was amused by one anon's ship many many QTGs ago.

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>>33512102
>>33512108
Amusement! When she grabbed that shirt I suspected why, didn't expect a whole outfit.
Also, Beryl makin' moves on Eclipse.

>>33512135
Fun part is that people are getting excited about the character whether they knew any other hints or spoilers or not.
@ivandragowasright is kind of our Sailor V. The mysterious hinted at figure, who some people may have read other things that involved them, that you know to be excited for when they appear. Hey, and Venus appeared in 29, so we're kinda on track that way too.

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>>33512418
A sound reasoning, I suppose.

>>33512684
And other people just think he's adorable.

>>33512418
>Beryl makin' moves on Eclipse.
oddly appropriate, hilariously inappropriate and really creepy nonetheless.

>>33512794
Can you imagine her reaction if she's still around in Keiko's head once she gets peace walkered to team Eclipse.

Wait. Shit. Beryl knew Endymion's reincarnated identity in the end.

This could be a good/bad thing for our efforts

Resume running late. Chat amongst yourselves.

How delicious were those cookies anon!

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>>33513831
Chocolate, lemon, gobs of sugar.
Good times, but going to take my time finishing then off.
Gonna need to keep them fresh

>>33514324
Nice.

>>33512847
Yeah, there's basically no chance that she won't recognize our parents. If we set up that event properly- I'm not sure exactly what would be optimal- it'll be a lot of fun.

>>33514537
Could be some question there.
Usagi did a pretty universal wipe.
Also, recognition across reincarnation seems spotty at best, see also the many cases of reborn folk not recognizing things in the series. They have odd feelings and sometimes a sense of familiarity.

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Episode 28 Eyecatch Resume

You are Mikage Chiba, second year high school student 15 years old. Its saturday and you’ve spent a busy day as several other people. Sure swapping faces and the personas you’ve erected around them is taxing and tiring, but luckily at the end of this long day of being other people, you have a respite of being yourself and baking cookies with your mother to look forward to. And of avoiding talking to your best friend about her future involvement in your supernatural adventures.

Wanting to put that off is probably why you’ve gone along so readily with the whim of the latest psychological mask of your crafting and putt off a more immediate return to what waits for you back in Minato Ward.

You know, there is plenty of uncomfortable communication waiting right here. Intrapersonal communication. ah whatever.

“Now, funny guy, who are you supposed to be?” the lingering question draws you back to the who and now of your present.

In the guise of a young biker named Dan, you’ve elected to go with the flow and pursue your sense of adventure and to explore the unknown. In doing so you found yourself walking into Shibuya, where you happened upon a curiously reengineered piece of motor conveyance. A russian built side car motorcycle tricked out for ice, snow, and greater load bearing than normal.

Commenting positively upon the bike, your attention was drawn behind you to it’s apparent owner. A young and small person of curious and questionably slavic origin whose gender remains a particular unknown. They have dark skin, light blond hair in a rather androgynous cut, and just look aesthetically cute.

>The name is Dan Dee.
>A guy passing through who likes bikes.
>No one important
>Ignore the question
>Write in

&

>Is this Ural Sportsman your bike?
>Is this Ural Sportsman your dad’s/big brother's/big sister's/mom's bike?
>This is a sweet bike.
>Write in

>>33515109

>A guy passing through who likes bikes.
>This is a sweet bike.
>Is this Ural Sportsman your dad’s/big brother's/big sister's/mom's bike?

>>33515109
>The name is Dan Dee.
>A guy passing through who likes bikes.

>This is a sweet bike.

>>33515109
>The name is Dan Dee.
>A guy passing through who likes bikes.
>This is a sweet kludge of a bike.
I'm guessing this Ural Sportsman must be yours then.~ nod at the seat.
Was wondering why the seat was so small.
Small seat, small butt, small rider.~ nod like we are exploring cosmic mysteries and we know the way.

Persuasion test DC 15

1d20+10

Best of 3, 1s and 20s wild.

Rolled 19 + 10

I RETURN AND IT BEGINS!!

Rolled 2 + 10

>>33516424
Damn

I don't want to roll, but I know we have to.

Rolled 14 + 10

>>33516292
Yo~

>>33516436
>>33516436
Okay, Im not rolling again

someone else can from here on out

>>33516461
It's ok man, the dice don't hate anyone in particular, it is spread evenly. Feel free to roll.

2 degrees of success. Writing. Though significantly delays by loading car to go do something nearby and then the unload

I apologize for the delay still in progress, this was all supposed to be sorted and I was suppose to be free from noon or so on. That was not the case.

>>33517462
All good man. We'll be here when you're ready.
At least I will. Hopefully.

>>33517462
I'll be here.
Once folk roll in here, I'll be in sneak-a-post mode.
But start late today so have a couple hours before said distractings.

>>33517772
I was supposed to be running while making some Lvl 1 basic 5E sheets as pregens for a game at a local library con, but we kept getting delayed this morning and now I agreed to drive all over creation to grab a few last minute supplies. Necessary evils...raffle tickets , same day printed event poster, 15 pizzas

>>33517917
I too, am always watching.

~The name is Dan Dee,~ you proudly exclaim pointing your thumb at your own chest before pivoting over
from the side at the hip and looking the small fry straight in the face, ~and I’m just a guy passing through
who likes bikes~

The little fella pops an eyebrow confused. It looks like they were about to say something.


~Is this bike your’s? Its a sweet kludge of a bike,~ you turn and lay a hand upon your chin and inspect the
custom rig before you with a certain air of expertise and interest, ~Was wondering why the seat was so
small, but now its clear. Small seat, small butt, small rider,~


Your words were slow and your affirmation nod to your conclusion was deliberate and sagely. Truly you’ve answered a great cosmic question. The weight of which would have drowned all other thoughts from your head had you been left alone to ponder it, to suffer silently. Righting your posture, and still holding your chin, you smile in satisfaction that the mystery is behind you.

“If you’re done being condescending and a ,” the accented figure before drawls, “I’ve got places to be,”
~Whoa whoa whoa, I wasn’t being condescending. A man’s gotta do as he’s gotta, and your bike is a nifty custom fit...but if you’re so small it begs a question I can’t answer,~ you narrow your eyes at the kid dangerously, ~what’s someone who is so light doing with so many mods to account for extra weight on a Ural Sportsman?~

He pauses and regards you a bit more seriously.

“Well at least you know your bikes, lets just say my passenger is a lazy fatass,” he grouses before taking a
drag of the flavored protein drink in his hand, “Sasha, it is good to meet you, Dan,"

~Likewise li-~ you almost call him 'little guy' but see the beginnings of violent annoyance in his eyes.

...

~-ight weight?~

>>33519071

"Yeah yeah, Funny guy," he rolls his eyes, "so, I'm still trying to get the lay of the land and got a bit lost. Be useful and point me to Juuban,~

>Sorry, just a bit lost myself.
>yeah, just go- give direction
>I'm heading that way actually, I'll show you myself.
>write in

>>33519108
>I'm heading that way actually, I'll show you myself.

>>33519108
Ah, Juuban.. a conundrum wrapped up in seaweed and dipped in weird sauce with a side of normal.
The flow just washed me away from there, but maybe it will turn back again, with enough horsepower.

Think your fat-butt friend would mind if I borrowed their seat while I show you that I am the number-one guide to Juuban?

>>33519482
I might be channeling a little of The Tick in there, but close enough.

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>>33519412
>>33519482
>>33519108
Let's roll through the flow~

writing, crisis averted

>>33521225
If Boris ever shows up, I want to check that bears scalp for signs of brain transplant

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>>33521582
Just a perfectly normal Russian bear.

Still running?

>>33523474
Probably, he's pretty good at letting us know.
Crisis probably reemerged or something.

~Ah, Juuban,~ you begin, ~Nice ward, just started out there myself, though today in my wanderings the flow washed me away from there. Maybe this is universe’s way of showing me my way back. Think your fat-butted friend would mind if I borrowed their seat while I show you the way?~

He thinks it over a minute and tosses the empty drink can into a nearby recycling bin. Shrugging his shoulders and running the new free hand through his bangs he nods.

<Huh, Kunzite, his hair looks silkier than yours,>

“You’ll be better company at least; spare helmet is in the back,” he shrugs to the sidecar before mounting up.

Its an easy ride through the main roads, the wind laps at you briskly despite the horsepower beside you. Man, this thing could probably really let loose on an open road. A look at the tires makes you wonder about where this kid might be from...you can’t place it, but there is sure something familiar about him.

Hmmm, his lazy friend must be terrible with hygiene, smells like a very unkempt pet in the side car.

“So, what do you ride? You know motorcycles, and from your dress and style I’d take you for a speed tribe member or something,” their eyes don’t leave the road.

They seem tense, like they aren’t used to talking to people, especially in this language. Huh, this terrible smell smells...familiar.

~I’m between rides right now,~ you exhale with no small amount of hyperbole, ~but I’ve got my eyes on a few new ones once I save up a bit more money. Even got a name picked out,~

“I used to name my bikes. Broke too often for me to put the effort in anymore,” he sighs as you pull to a red light.

~Must have been costly,~ you cross your arms and nod in imagined shared pain.

You really shouldn’t be talking about this stuff like you know about it,

>>33523705
-Who died and made you the goody goody?-

Your sanity, apparently.

“Actually, I repair Junked bikes. Managed to put this one together and have kept it running for a few months. Should last me my stay in this country as long as the weather isn’t like home,”

~Where’s home?~

“Russia,”

~Huh, Russia’s a big place,~

“The cold part. Where the strong flourish and the weak grow strong...or don’t,” they smile and rev their engine as the light changes, “At least that’s how my coach puts it,”

~Coach? You race?~ you idly wonder.

“No,” now he’s bragging, “I box. I’m in town for the AIBA international youth tournament and to see if I can get into a few fun scraps while I’m in town,”

Wait a second, now this is sounding really...familiar.

~Then why didn’t you pick a fight with me. I’m pretty damn tough if I do say so myself,~

“HA! You must be a comedian to say something so ridiculous,” he sneers, “You don’t move like a fighter. You move like a jester,”

It hasn’t been long at all before you’re in Minato Ward and stopping in front of…

>The Crowne Arcade
>Maho Manga Emporium
>MgRonalds
>The Sailor Moon Memorial between the central high school and junior high.
>Write in

&

>Is there anything else you want to chat with Sasha about?

>>33523730
>MgRonalds
If we're gonna part ways here, or pretend to, it's a nice, neutrally-aspected location where we can swap back to Miki or Red Eyes as we should prefer. And if Androgynous Obnoxious happens to be hungry, cheap eats.

>>33523730
Let's see, if he's who we think, would he rather start at the statues or the manga?

"Boxing.. Juuban.. Hey there man are you that crazy cat trying to pick a scrap with the Juuban Beast?"

>>33524010
Was a public challenge on lurk. Red Eye's response was private.

>>33524056
We'd need a plausible cover for why Dan follows @RedEyes. Not hard, if we're playing the masks, we play them right.

>>33524080
Easy enough, we heard it on the grape vine, from a friend that catches that technology flow.. gotta keep up with the haps, you know?

>>33524010
>>33523972
Maybe we can make it a tour and end at the one closest to home?

>>33524222
>Thinking the flow is going to lead home just because it's nearby.
It's like you don't into Dan at all.

>>33524505
At that point we are headed for cookies.
Cookies ultimately trumps the flow.

counting and writing in a bit, gotta move my settup.

>>33524080
>not just claiming that Dan taught the eyes beast everything he knows about fighting and letting Sascha pick the fight

Spending some time pointing out the highlights of the town as Dan knows them, a stray thought hits you about this guy. Could he be @ivandragowasright?

Oh. OH! Maybe…You have a cunning plan to get him to reveal his identity.

“So, where do you want to get off?”

~Near the burger place is probably fine,~ you muse.

Time to enact your cunning plan.

~Boxing and Juuban. Are you the crazy guy who challenged the Beast to a throw down?~

He smiles broadly across his small face.

“Yes,” he laughs, “I want to see how I stand up to the legendary monster of Juuban,”

It shocks and pulls you momentarily out of the character, falling out of the flow and you attribute that face, and a certain gender, to the conversations you’ve had in the past. Its...odd.

To think that the bravado and fitness madness comes from this tiny guy. He slows to a stop outside of the MgRonalds you much later plan to be spooky around.

>I hear she was tearing around the north side of town earlier today.
>You know she eats the fingers of Yakuza.
>Truth is, I taught her everything she knows, maybe I can arrange a meet..
>Well, later Sasha, the flow has brought me back to town to keep a promise.
>Write in

>>33525330
>I hear she was tearing around the north side of town earlier today.
>Well, later Sasha, the flow has brought me back to town to keep a promise.

>>33525530
I'll second this

>>33525530
Third. Delicious cookies.

>>33525530
This and add "If you have need of ol' just put word out and catch the flow."

>>33526153
Ol' Dan

~You know,~ you begin in a conspiratorial tone whilst getting out of the side car, ~she was tearing up around the north side of town earlier today,~

Taking off your helmet and returning it to the storage compartment you find Sasha starring at you with some curiosity.

"And where is the North Side?"

~We're standing in it,~ you smile and turn away while slinging your bag back across your shoulders.

Sasha seems pensive for a moment, apprehensive about something, before looking at his phone.

~Well, goodnight Sasha,~ you wave casually behind yourself as you stalk off into the night, ~the flow has brought me back to town to keep a promise, after all,~

"Goodnight to you, Dan," he says with a certain serene focus, "I will see you around and when you are no longer between rides, perhaps we will ride together,"

It hangs there, he is smiling in a certainly unnerving way. A predator whose caught the scent. It gives you chills.

Some blocks after leaving him behind, you drop the disguise pen as you cross through a shadow, you are again Miki. Though the personality hasn't shifted back to her entirely.

In your mind, you are yourself. You are Mikage. The lingering notions of Miki want to rush back, kidnap the boy, and dress him up. He has the natural complexion to be a proper Center Guy, but you are again...yourself.

No masks.

A friend. Sasha is your friend. You set your bags down in the failing light of sundown and turn your phone back on. You've a few new Lurk messages from @IvanDragowasright.

A friend who also want to fight the you that'll prowl the streets at midnight. Someone who likes a lot of the things you like. Someone who thinks the third sailor moon was cute. You were cute.

He was cute.

You shake the thoughts from your head and head on home. Picking up your bags and your pace toward mom and cookies.

>try to sneak in without being seen.
>disguise pen into yourself
>just go in as you are
>go out back and linger in the garden as sunset approaches
>write in

>>33526768
>>disguise pen into yourself
Let us play the game of masks. Let us dance the tango between the Earth and the Moon.

>>33500639
>this bitch needs to trim or dye her bush edition

>>33526768
I'd say try to slip in, but if the house looks/sounds/seems busy disguise as self.

>>33526941
Hmmm, I should probably re edit that. Thanks anon.

>>33526768
>>go out back and linger in the garden as sunset approaches
Im a sucker for Tatooine dusk moments

>>33527526
If we can manage to change in one fashion or another first, I could get behind stepping out for a sunset before cookies.

>>33526768
>try to sneak in without being seen.

>>33527281
Not him, but I was thinking that good way to denote possession would be to make it large, perhaps transparent, and place it behind the character in question. As if it's looming over them.

So, what kind of cookies should we make?

>>33528960
Sugar

>>33529379
Sounds good.

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>>33528960
I might suggest chocolate with sprinkles and lemon frosting decoration.

>>33528960
Whatever we can salvage from the inferno

QM's asleep. Post Youtubes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhZULM69DIw

>>33530348
Huh, kinda seems like it. Hope that's all that's happened. First time for Art that I recall. It has happened with me a couple times, so it is an understandable thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpC0nZ0EZts

Shouldn't go too nuts, only like 50 posts left before autosage.

>>33531077
Kind of weird and annoying, but then again the quest has always been a bit erratic.
I just hope he's ok.

>>33531564
He was pretty regular for the most part. Just more recently he's been on hiatus due to life, but he's visiting some the past couple weeks.

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>>33530348
Well, I'm gonna crash, catch you crazy cats on the wakeful side of things later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnMeIKVJZxc

>>33532662
It's later. Finishing the post I was all but kill too.

>>33533142
sorry, I couldn't hear you over the sound of all this sleep I needed of my own.

The relatively relaxed pace of Eclipsed Moon (sometimes by accident, often by design) is one of the things I like about it.

>>33533171
Its really been one of those weekends.

>>33533245
do you need to vent?

>>33533271
Not so much, it was just hectic. I was supposed to be left to my own devices for much of the day prepping pregens and an adventure for a single RPG local mini con that was at a local library, but things kept getting delayed and the wife and I both got pulled in sixteen different directions for last minute things, and instead of having 6 hours of uninterrupted running ability coupled with casual character sheet building (was going to try and run DNDNext) I wound up in a frantic search for playable lvl 1 pregens for a short 2 hour escapade using pathfinder. Then the place we went for post even dinner was closed, and we went back to the inlaws and I said I was going to run down the battery on my phone (and get a few more posts out of it) because my power button was broken, but my wife snatched it out of my hand and showed me quite proudly that she'd figured out how to turn it off without the power button.

Hectic day, then was kill

>>33533306
basically from 11 to 7 yesterday, I was supposed to be sitting surrounded by pdfs, notepads, dice, and this quest...but then I was everywhere instead of there, and I kept trying to update from the remote places I had been and through everything else, extending my intended run time despite the interruption. Next session will be a clear block with far less madness.

>>33533358
sounds like you deserved the sleep, not that I ever doubted it.

With certain care as you approach your home after removing your wig and when the street is empty, you take out and invoke the power of the disguise pen. Your skin clears of the tan and you makeup is hidden in an illusory flurry of normalcy.

Revealing clothes are replaced with the normal track shorts and windbreaker you wear when you would attempt to be yourself in the past. Happy with the more mundane appearance, you enter the front door and find your mother sitting next to a rather unkempt and sloppily attired human Luna sprawled across the couch, the transformed moon cat is sleeping quite soundly.

~Should I have knocked?~ you question your looking mother carefully.

"No, she's been out for a few hours," your mother stretches and pops her back before noting the assorted boutique bags hanging from either arm and smiling, “Looks like you had fun today. Reinventing yourself or just shopping for the fun of it?”

~Nothing so complicated as that,~ you shrug, ~I’m going to put these away and get changed so we can get started. Are dad and Koyomi around?~

“No, Koyomi’s been out all day with the girls and your father has airport duty,” she rises and comes to give you a hug as you kick your shoes off, “Are you ready to make cookies?”

Returning the hug despite the weight of the bags, you feel a certain warmth at her touch, at the human contact you had been shunning for so long but are now again able to embrace. Able to enjoy without guilt.

~I just gotta get changed and put all of this away first,~ and she releases you.

Your mother releases you and steps back, placing her hands on your shoulders. There is a certain serenity to her mood and her general bearings of happiness. The lingering sensation of her hug gives you pause and certain embarrassment.

"Thank you for coming home," she smiles, "I'll start getting ingredients out,"

~What kind of cookies are we making?~

"Sugar cookies,"

>>33533582
Stepping up into the upstairs hall, you step quickly to your room and set down your assorted bags. As you go to dismiss the disguise pen and set about clearing yourself of makeup, changing out of Miki's clothes. And gliding a few handfuls of lavender body powder across your skin to draw out your only slightly supernatural tan, you manually return to yourself.

Though the process doesn't take all that long, there is a certain catharsis as the last lingering vestiges of Miki's mindset fade into the background of your mind. The mask returned fully to the array you have defended yourself with in the past year. Do you still need them as armor, as your way to experience the world now that you’re free to...be yourself?

You’ve developed certain attachments to them along with a certain reliance on being able to BE someone else at your own whims.

I’m not sure reliance is the word you’re looking for. That degree of...becoming doesn’t seem healthy.

Despite any valid points made by your shadow, they are easily dismissed as you slide on a pair of pink lounge pants and a simple cotton pink and white bunny shirt because she is a voice in your head. Your own voice. Who you are fully capable of disagreeing with.

Not really the point now, is it.

~No, I guess not,~ you sigh, ~but that is hardly the point right now,~

About to leave the room, you pause as you notice movement amid the autumn colors of your bed and sheets. This dark pink movement upon your pillow cranes its neck, opens its eyes, and lets out a faint mewl and long yawn.

Diana, the most recently born one, paws her way across the bed and stops at the edge with a certain degree of worry. She stares down at the floor and then back up to you.

“Mew,”

>>33533601

Approaching the moon kitten, you lift her from the bed and cradle her to your chest and bring her downstairs. With sudden excitement as you pass the couch, she leaps from your arms and lands unsteadily before finding her footing and looking up at you with a smile. After scratching her behind the ear, prompting a happy purr from the kitten, you set off into the kitchen where your mother has already laid out an assortment of butter, sugars, flour, and tiny bottles of flavor extracts.

Behind you, the kitten steps carefully from the top of the couch onto her own mother as the woman turns about and stops laying on her back. Finding a comfortable spot on the sleeping moon cat woman, the kitten curls up as instinctively protective arms rise and cuddle her either side.

Your own mother wipes her forehead with the back of her sleeve, as the flour tin was on a difficult to reach shelf in the back of the pantry, and turns to you with a certain vigor and can do smile. Behind her in the garden, orange and red colors filter through the leaves of the trees and makes her cherry tree look as though afame. It lingers there behind her as she speaks.

“Ready?”

>Roll me 1d100, best of 3.
These are not choices, just questions.

>Is there anything you want to talk to your mother about while baking?
>Your mother will have some questions for you as well, is there anything you wish to avoid talking about or not be so forthcoming with? Remember that Conceal Thoughts remains active.

Evening all, this thread is finishing or falling off board. I guess the preamble to cookies would be a good place to end it, so we'll see where things go for a bit and I'll be here in the background watching.

Letting thread go. All further posts will go into Episode 29's kick off. This weekend was my fault, guys. I'm sorry for letting you down.

Good morningish.

>>33533142
>>33533245
>>33533306
>>33533358
Is alright man. Unexpected stuff happens.
I can at least tell you that I enjoyed the questing and had a good time with the questing yesterday and day before. And likely would today too, if you felt like it. So I can say I appreciate and enjoy the effort.

>>33535971
today is unlikely as the free time I have had to run since waking is now dwindling and you are the first post since I finished last night's post. However feel free to post things you'd like to say to Usage, or about topics you wish to avoid and how to deflect about them as you wish and it'll resume in episode 29.

Though I guess since this is technically the end of thread, I can include a new interlude vote.

>Beneath the crown
>In darkness I shine
>Little Notebooks
>I want to meet her
>Thunderous applause

>>33536000
Sorry about that, ended up hanging out with the night-shifter roomie until about six while glancing in on the thread for activity so just got up.
Shall I skip the rolling for now, or throw a roll out and see if anymore arrive for a whole set for next time?

>>33533636
>>Is there anything you want to talk to your mother about while baking?
>>Your mother will have some questions for you as well, is there anything you wish to avoid talking about or not be so forthcoming with? Remember that Conceal Thoughts remains active.

My instinct is to avoid 'talking shop' and have a 'normal' mom/daughter chatting/fun, but considering how little else we have to chat about, and that sailor-stuff is normal for this family (which lead to us avoiding our family for a year and a half while), we may have to grudgingly admit to ourselves that it will come up.

Only part I'd put more firmly in conceal is the Shitennou and the extent to which we hope to operate as Eclipse. If we are guessing at things well enough, we want to stay off the radar as best we can while we work out how to kick fate in the jewels or gemstones.

If she asks about Luna's drunken rambling?
I think we should answer, explain that we've had some friends on the side, show pictures of us together and being happy. She'll might be conflicted about the fashion, but would be happy about the friends.
Unless we wanted to conceal Miki from her for security reasons too, which the paranoid part of my mind nods at, but feels a little extreme.

Rolled 38

>>33533636
Keep ALL the secrets. Because Mom has an absolutely terrible poker-face.

>>33533601
>That degree of...becoming doesn’t seem healthy.
I guess it could be a family trait.
But I also guess Mom isn't the one to ask about it.

>I want to meet her

Rolled 8

>>33533636
Normal mom/ daughter banter.

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Rolled 89

>>33533601
>>33533636
Adorable.

>Is there anything you want to talk to your mother about while baking?
Maybe chat about the girls, see her perspective on how they are doing. Maybe get her thoughts on 'retirement' and seeing new ones cropping up, since we're both 'retired'.

>Your mother will have some questions for you as well, is there anything you wish to avoid talking about or not be so forthcoming with? Remember that Conceal Thoughts remains active.
Our Generals and own growing power, downplay our support as more playing at Dad's old role and concern for our sister (which is also true), while avoiding the grander concerns we have and really taking on the role of the Earth Kingdom heir.

>>33536062
>>Beneath the crown
>>In darkness I shine
These both attract my interest.
If they tie, maybe I'll coin toss between them.

>>33536783
This. At much as possible, at least.

>>33536062
>Little Notebooks

This looks rather intriguing
Damnit trip why where you on?

>>33531564
Not really. I'm working to catch up (archive bingeing) and while I'm not that deep yet, he's pretty timely with the story updates for the most part.

And now back to lurking with the occasional inconsequential vote as I catch up.

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>>33537394
Enjoy the ride!

>>33536062
>I want to meet her
So do I~~

>>33536409
Considering we were just using that identity and our powers to troll one of her closest friends, perhaps we should keep Miki under wraps for now. As much as it would be fun to hear about how and why Luna got pissdrunk while we were out.

>>33536937
I am agreeable to these suggestions.

>>33533636
Definitely do not mention that we used our powers to fuck with Naru. I don't think she'd approve. Cause let's face it, we griefed that woman hard and loved every moment of it.

>>33537693
>Cause let's face it, we griefed that woman hard
in self-defence.

>>33537693
We didn't use Miki to troll her, really.
Miki and crew just did a bit of shopping, and then headed home again.
Dan Dee? No,I don't know any Dan Dee, do you Mikage?

>>33537459
I am so far. Been lucky to chat with the QM about it every so often. Really need to step up up my archive grinding though.

>>33538014
oh, gods. Lets not start down that path.

Our mental health is already imperilled as it is, the last thing we need is personalities we don't even remember we've got.

>>33538471
I meant that more in the pretending we know nothing of Naru getting trolled.

Next level mindfuck shadowrun: Shadow Queen is actually our insane astral projection.

>>33538602

what if we start astral projecting all of our personas and they go about their 'lives' seems like it would make a fun light hearted comedic episode.

>>33536062
>I want to meet her

>>33539065
We should develop this ability so we can be even more cracked and Army of One up in this shit.

Bumping I suppose.

>>33540366

Well if you're keeping us aloft, I'll try to do an Omake when I get home and Luna continues her Assassins Creed series play through.

>>33540406
You cats and your arcade games. =D

>>33540707
They are fun, relaxing, and excellent tools to hide complex communications.

>>33540707
They are fun, relaxing, and excellent tools to hide complex communications.

welp. time to catch up on my Crystal.

>>33542312
Yes! Do this! My respect for Kanemoto Hisako has increased.

Omake being plotted.

>>33543466
getting veeeeery close to that bump limit.

>>33543463
Awwww yus

Hope you had a good sunday

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OMAKE

The vintage Sailor V cabinet chimes and beeps as you press buttons idly. Too few people appreciate or play the classics these days, normally you don’t.

After another round of failure going up against Rin in DDR, you sulked over here while the rest of the girls laughed it up. Even Venus had showed up, and that she was good at dance games was no surprise, you felt further marginalized.

As frustrating as it was, and as much fun as everyone was having together, you slunk off to the old Sailor V cabinet and started pumping coins.

“Wow,” Aiha chirps behind you, “I’ve never seen anyone get to the dragon stage before,”

You gasp and hit fire when you meant to hit jump. Someone watching you!? Well, you had been over here for a whi-

ACK!

Your turn as the dragon falls and the game proclaims you a winner. The other girls are all around you, looking impressed that you had made it to the end of the game. The game that behind you was proclaiming you’d won.

Yay!

A thick plastic card drops into the open slot at the bottom of the machine.

“Crown Lounge pass?”

You are Koyomi Chiba, and you are very confused. Maybe Yeon would know what this is about.

The girls are congratulating you on beating an old and nigh unbeatable game as you search about for the arcade with quick sweeping vision. Eventually you find the older boy arguing with some little dark skinned blonde girl in a dark jacket in front of the Fist of the North Star machine.

Aw, that punching game is rare. It’ll suck if it’s been broken.

>>33544292
Well this could be interesting.
Worst case scenario she has an ultra rare collectors item now.

[spoiler[Also you reminded me that FotNS has never really had a good game and that's depressing.

>>33544292
Access is granted to the secret base, in the most traditional of ways. Well played.

>>33544292

Ha! Koyomi thinks he's a girl

>>33544494
There WAS a FotN punching game. I really enjoyed it.

And Last Battle wasn't too shabby really, considering when it came out.