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Eclipsed Moon Quest Episode 44
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Interlude: Second Place, Determined to Finish the Race

Streets breeze past beneath you as you stand center and in front of your friends and sisters in arms. Tonight, you have to be a leader and do leadery things. You don’t know how you’ll do, or how you’re supposed to do it.

Looking over your shoulder, you see Rin, Venus, Aiha, and Kanari. They’re counting on you. And after all the time you lost getting away from Koito, Akiyama-san, and those fashion girls its up to you to push them. Its up to you to lead them.

It rolls off of you, along with an unfamiliar confidence, words spill out of your mouth.

“Let’s Act Quickly, Everyone!” you shout over the din of rushing wind and speeding by blacktop.

Even if that strange vampire woman gets to the Zodiac Academy first, you’ll join the fight.

Even if she saved that Kouki girl, the way she went about things left a bad taste in your mouth.

Your pace quickens, as does that of the girls behind you. Together as a team you race across the shocking heights of the city.

There are still people in danger tonight, and you are Sailor Moon.

Interlude End
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>>35195174
Interlude: Crowning Promotions, The Mysterious Owner!

You’ve been called into the Arcade early by the manager. He isn’t there, but he said the owner wanted to speak with you about opening back up the Karaoke parlor and expanding your responsibilities.

Which means you either are going to be putting in overtime on top of your course load or you’re getting a promotion. A promotion could be useful, but, if it had to do with the Karaoke parlor…

The card feels like a lead weight in your pocket.

Heading in, you greet your coworkers and head into the back room and up the stairs to the Karaoke rooms. The hallway is lit, and all doors but one are closed. Proceeding to the end of the hall, you take the handle of the slightly ajar door and head inward. What greets you is the room you previously declared not to exist.

Pure white, somewhere between dressing room and war room amid its layout. The only noted difference is that standing center of the room is a thin man with long white hair wearing a white suit.

“Good evening, Yeon, I trust you have questions,” he pulls a pocket watch from his jacket pocket, “crap, its later than I thought,”

There is a strange visual sensation of space folding, and where the man in white stood is now an annoyed looking white cat with a crescent moon crest on it’s brow.

Backing up to the door, you find yourself pressed against smooth and unbroken wall.

Just what the hell is going on!?

Interlude End
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>>35195182
Quest Start

“Let’s act quickly,everyone!” your best friend calls from ahead.

You feel your pace quicken, as though your gait had gained an extra step. This entire time you’ve been holding back from just how fast you could really run, because you didn’t want to leave everyone in the dust. It wouldn’t do to arrive alone and ahead of everyone else considering what you’re up against.

This isn’t an enemy to outright destroy, if its like the last one than Koyomi...no...Sailor Moon needs to heal them.

That vampire girl, you’ve heard rumors about her before. The Red Eyed Beast. She’s some kind of legendary fighter who forced peace on the delinquents of the district a little over a year ago. Now that you’ve seen her, you know she’s some kind of monster. Just...why would a monster force people not to be violent, and how did she drink the possessing evil out of that girl?

Too many questions, and for most of your life you’ve been good at not asking questions. You’ve always been helpful. Always been out there to help your friends or family. You’ve always been a really good kid. That’s why you’re Kanari.

Recently, you felt like lashing out. Like everything was too much and you got so angry at everyone. Your mom for keeping her secrets. Your best friend for not telling you she was rushing headlong into danger. Her older sister for quitting and putting Koyomi into harms path. Your brother for worshipping Mikage.

You were so angry, even after the pink haired has been went on her slap happy little rant. Frankly, you didn’t believe that anything you’d see on this path would shake someone up that much, that she should have just dealt with it...until you saw Red Eyes drinking that monster.
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>>35195199

Then it really clicked. The things she said in the alley. It can be too much, especially what she said she went through. No matter how angry you are that she made YOU afraid and hit you. Its something you’re going to hold against her for a while, and one day you’re going to show her up, either by getting stronger than her and showing her, or helping Koyomi get there.

Now, you’ve got work to do.

You are Kanari Kino, age 13, third year middle school student, and Sailor Jupiter.

Your best friend likes to call you Zeus.

>Back up Koyomi’s declaration, get the girls to put in some hustle.
>Ask one of the girl’s something, you’re not going to get winded talking.
>Stay Quiet and keep the pace.
>Stay Quiet and pull ahead, because you’re damn fast.
>Write in

Give me a d20+4 Acrobatics test, best of 3. 1’s and 20’s wild.
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Rolled 20 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35195214
>Back up Koyomi’s declaration, get the girls to put in some hustle.
>Ask one of the girl’s something, you’re not going to get winded talking.
Koyomi, did that... 'girl' seem... familiar to you? Or am I just seeing things?
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>>35195432
Well, we're off to a good start. Lady Luck must be paying me back for my last Shadowrun Session.
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Rolled 14 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35195214
>>Back up Koyomi’s declaration, get the girls to put in some hustle.

>that feel when you realise you can't remind yourself of the syntax for dice by looking at the email field anymore
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>>35195214
>Stay Quiet and keep the pace
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Rolled 19 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

I'm awake now, I swear! zzz

>>35195214
>Back up Koyomi’s declaration, get the girls to put in some hustle.
>Ask one of the girl’s something, you’re not going to get winded talking.
"Let's go girls!"
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>roll a 14
>it's the worst roll

Whatever the hell it is we're rolling for, we are on fire.
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Writing
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>>35195834
Well, she wants to compete with Mikage, and Mikage IS the queen of arriving at the speed of time, she's gotta step up her game.

Speaking of Mikage and Kinari, the bag of feelings is jumbled at the thought that Red Eyes has caused her to realize how messed up the job can be.
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>>35195950
I know. I'm immensely amused at the knowledge that (a) she hasn't actually seen anything yet and (b) what she has seen is, infact, Mikage.

I wish I could DM half as well as this, I really do.
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>>35195950
>>35195985
well, at least Kinari's putting it to the right goal: don't break, don't fail, be there for each other, because superheroing can HURT. I'd call that Mission accomplished for us and Mikage. Now we just need to have Koyomi to have that revelation...
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>>35196088
>superheroing can HURT
>Now we just need to have Koyomi to have that revelation
I don't know if you can even HAVE a Sailor Moon who's had that revelation.

There's a reason she's number 4.
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>>35196160
You'll have to spell that one out for me anon, 'cause I'm not seeing what you're going for.
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sorry, wrong pic.
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>>35196230
From what I've seen, Sailor Moon appears to be pretty much made of pep and uncomprehending naievety.

I see it as why Koyomi fundamentally a better fit for the job than MIkage ever was: She is basically Usagi mk.II
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Bracing against the resistance of the wind you lean into your run and call out to the others.

“You heard her, girls, Lets GO!” you cry out as you limit yourself just a bit less, not enough to pull ahead but just enough to make everyone else force themselves to keep up with you.

Even Koyomi, as she realizes you’re gaining on her.

You take that notice and grab at her attention, to settle a niggling thought at the back of your mind. While you didn’t get a good look at the beast, you did get a good look at the girl from the bathroom, who seemed to know the beast...and not at all put off by the notion that she had eaten a monster out of someone.

“Oi! Moon, did that blonde girl seem familiar to you or am I just seeing things?” you ask as the five of you land and bound off the top of a rooftop water tower with ease.

Moon considers for a moment.

“I’m not sure. She might have been at the concert,” Koyomi supposes, “She seemed really excited to meet us,”

“I’m more concerned about the swords woman in red,” chimes Venus, “Another X factor to consider in all this. The beast is known around here, right? What about that girl,”

“Venus-chan, that’s a good point,” Mercury muses and activates a visor beneath her circlet, “Maybe the layout of her outfit is a clue. It seems reminiscent of an older military uniform,”
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>>35196335
“Actually,” Rin muses, “The blonde girl, when she took our picture her phone made the default upload chime for Lurk. It wasn’t a text message,”

“I’ll run a background search on our tag and see if I can find it,” Aiha explains.

“What has you so focused on the Ganguro girl, anyway Jupiter-chan?” Koyomi asks over her shoulder.

“I dunno, there is just something familiar about her,” you grit your teeth as the lot of you come to a stop at the edge of a rooftop, “like I’ve seen her somewhere, is all, but I can’t place it,”

Below the five of you is the Zodiac Academy for girls. A light on the first floor is on and the main door to the academic building is open.

“Something isn’t right,” says Mars with a pensive look on her face.

“I feel like we’re being watched?” Mercury nods.

>Of course we are, duh. Charge the field, we’ve no time to waste.
>We should hang back and see who is out there.
>Wait for Koyomi to say something.
>Ask Rin and Aiha what they’re getting
>Volunteer to Scout ahead.
>Write in
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>>35196230
Dunno about the 4 thing, but going by Usagi, doubling down on not having realizations is how she spent a lot of her time during the early part of her career.
I would say she got better about it though.
Even later on though, she tried to keep acting as the lighthearted anchor of the group- one it really needed to.

>>35196329
Early on maybe, but she also had a strong understanding of how important it was to have the other concerns in life.
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>>35196351
>>Volunteer to Scout ahead.
This suggestion seems confident (and foolhardy).
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>>35196351
>>Write in
"Are we being tailed? I can hang back and see if I can catch whoever it is."
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>>35196433
seconding this.
>>35196329
Initially yes. Later on, more love and general optimism. Just because you're not naive, doesn't make you a hard boiled, burnt out individual. There is a wide gap between the two poles.
>>35196375
yeah, Usagi was the one to keep the group's spirit up, and get how there's more to life than the fuku.
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>>35196160
4 is death
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>>35196335
>>35196351
>did that blonde girl seem familiar to you
>blonde girl, Ganguro
I was thinking about asking Moon if Red Eyes looked familiar, but I like this better. This puts Jupiter on the path to seeing just how fucked in the head Mikage is. Kudos, Artemis. Can't wait for the light bulb moment for Kinari
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writing
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>>35196600
wait, I thought Saturn was death, and Moon/Serenity was the white mage/infinite Phoenix Down.
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>>35196610
I'm more amused with the thought of being around the house after changing to Miki, Koyomi walks in and is totally confused, and we'd just be like 'Hey like, totally nice work early.' then boobhug the confused girl.
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>>35196700
Nice anon. Let's go for it.
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“If we’re being tailed, I can hang back and try to catch them,” you smirk with your hands on your hips.

“Okay, Jupiter,” Koyomi smiles, “Just be careful. We’ll wait by the door for you to follow us in,”

No worries, you can take anything that gets thrown at you. Giving a sharp nod, you step back as they leap down to the courtyard, senses electric with awareness.

>Perception Tests 1d20+4, best of 3, 1s and 20s wild
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>>35196700
*earlier.

Then when she asks why we we hiding out, tell her we were staving off another panic attack. All of us together like that? Felt like the concert all over again, why do she think we don't hang out with all of them? Impending feeling of doom.
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Rolled 16 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35196748
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Rolled 11 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35196748
Rollin'
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Rolled 5 + 14 (1d20 + 14)

>>35196748
rolling
>>35196700
>>35196774
Still nice, good fleshign out of idea, but I just remembered we agreed to talk with mom about The night. How do we put the two together?
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>>35196804
Well, that's on the to-do list too.
We're amassing quite the list, and it's all talking to people one way or another.

Well, after dealing with things here, we've got to clean up, change, and eat more with the fashion circle. By the time we get home after that, Koyomi might be there already. Give her a quick mindbreak and go change to Mikage standard and see who else is home.
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Good luck folks, gotta finish getting ready and head to an interview, try not to get us killed, eaten, or sold to disreputable localization companies.
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>>35196920
no promises.
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>>35196894
Sound like a plan anon. I'll save that for future reference.

>>35196953
yeah we're going to go Dark Lady the moment you're gone.
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>>35196953
Especially that last one. We're only human.
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Looking back over the rooftop, you step off to the side and crouch besides the rooftop air conditioning unit and wait for a moment, and think.

Why are you so hung up on that girl. What was so familiar about her. When you were all there for Venus’s investigatory ruse, she gave you all a wide berth. Then she skips out on everyone after getting downstairs. Something about her face seems familiar, even through the make up. That and the blonde hair just make you think of Koy-

Wait, what was that. A flash of light in the corner of your eye. Whiping up you look down toward the academy to see Mars, Venus, Mercury, and Moon suspended and held down in a sudden spikey overgrowth of the courtyard. Tendrils and branches pulled fast and glowing with a blue aura as a figure steps out of the school.

She is tall, with impossibly long and gravity defying writhing blue hair and a white pants suit. Light shines out and forward from luminescent wings upon her back. Winged gaunt shadows begin emerging from the darkness cast by her light.

“I was en route to deal with our other intruders,” she chortles in certain superiority, “but I think I’ll leave them for my precious Gamu. You senshi can call me Sutaru, as I will shine above you,”

Hmm, from her accent you can tell this monster is an American. The others are trapped but you’re free. You don’t know much about magic, but that definitely looks like some kind of spell.

Koyomi struggles and screams against the thorns as they rip into her arms where they’re bound. Shit, you’ve got to do something. But, you can’t just charge in…

>Write in
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>>35197191
Damm it, where's Melee Advocate when you need him?
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Hell yes was stuck in class when this launched still made it!

>Write in
Can we blast this whore with a flower hurricane then move to freeing the other scouts?
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>>35197191
>>35197259
This is me forgot to link.
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>>35197191
whatever we do, we have to make some quip about her not being able to count.
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Here's her sheet:
http://pastebin.com/Q0AHsq1a

But i must away to interview, good luck.
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>>35197361
That's why I'm advocating the flower hurricane It has a stun/blind effect. So the taunting about poor vision and the like will be more amusing.
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>>35197380
we certainly have to get her annoyed enough that she'll won't be able to resist trying to focus on us, while relying on our speed to keep us out of harm's way.
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>>35197191
Ask and ye shall receive.

Hmmm......I'm thinking initiate a drag on Koyomi, get her out of the thorns and go from there.
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>>35197672
can we do that without causing more damage?

Huh, I suppose we could try severing the thorns close to the source with something?
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>>35197380
Well, stun/blind is a traditional opening.
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Rolled 8 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

Writing, looks like you want to rock her like a hurricane.

best of 3, usual rules, 1d20+5 vs

Enemy has 4 HD.
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Rolled 1 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>35197766
>1d20+5
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Rolled 16 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>35197766
rolling
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Rolled 20 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>35197766

>Villain rolls like garbage

I am beginning to see a pattern here.

Bracing for incoming 15+ roll streak.
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>>35197802
i could kiss you, if you weren't an anonymous presence sitting at a completely different keyboard somewhere else on the internet
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>>35197802

>I rolled a 20 when we actually needed it

I AM A SORCERER.
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>>35197796

sees like every 20 we roll earns a one.
>>35197802
so we should have a one in our future, since that cancels out >>35197796 if I remember correctly.
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You have two degrees of success on your opposed will test.

You can spend them to deal 1 wound or composure damage per success. 2 Vitality or Emotional wall per success

Or extend the effects of your spell by 1 round per success.

what would you like to do?
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>>35197905
2 rounds of stun sounds good to me. You all?
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Rolled 3 + 1 (1d4 + 1)

Rolling Blinded and Stunned
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>>35197941
given we want to close to melee range and lightning a lot of thorns? Yeah sounds good.
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>>35197953
Not bad.
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Alright, setting the condition counter to 5 rounds and writing.
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>>35197826
Consider the following: we are exactly as likely to roll a 1 as a 20.
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>>35198059
logically, yes. if we go by the superstition associated with /tg/ dice, we have a guaranteed one in the future of the thread.
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Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>35198096
Maybe we can coax it out early?
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>>35198110
Dude the dice is smart enough not to fall for it
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>>35198133

Says you, we're already pre-rolling all the shit out of it!
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Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>35198133
ARE THEY!?
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>Surprise Round, Advance to within range.
>Flower Hurricane Cast.
>Enemy Stunned and Blinded for 4 rounds.

Dashing forward you leap down, closing the distance to the courtyard. She continues to gloat as you effortlessly vault the wall. As you land you cross your arms, and feel the wind pick up around you as flower petals form around you. Leaping over the expanse of grasping vines.

In mid leap you throw your arms forward, the swirling vortex of pink and red flower petals surge forward.

“JUPITER FLOWER HURRICANE,”

Sutaru looks up at your advance smugly, until the mass of flowers are upon her. She tries to shield her eyes as the storm consumes her and some of her less defined shadow minions. Her scream lets you know how deeply you flowers have cut.

“Jeez, lady,” you smile in a crouch before her, “Get your eyes checked or learn to count,”

There are three more shadows that weren’t in the spread of your spell, and Koyomi and the others are still constricted in the magical briar of magic.

>Top of the Order after Surprise round.
>It is your turn and you have initiative.
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>>35198169
6 rounds, 6 rounds of enemy Stunned or blind.
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>>35198169
I'm thinking break out Mars, since fire beats grass and all.
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>>35198169
>>35198236
If... that's how this works? Sure... otherwise Sailor Moon. After all she can't be as useless as her sister, can she?
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>>35198274
Plus, Mars is exorcism, so shadows and Miniboss should be bad match ups for them.
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You want to break out Mars?

Okay

2d20. modifiers I'll add afterwards.

Acrobatics Reaction test modified by a 4
Athletics Active Test modified by a 4

First DC is 16
Second DC is 20
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Rolled 13, 13 = 26 (2d20)

>>35198463
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Rolled 11, 10 + 10 = 31 (2d20 + 10)

>>35198463
>mfw 3rd time's the charm.
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Rolled 5, 6 = 11 (2d20)

>>35198463
here we go
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>>35198554
>>35198575
>>35198576
nope. the first test, maybe, but nothing on the second. too bad we don't have normal SURGE.
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Rolled 18, 2 = 20 (2d20)

>>35198463
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>>35198541
>>35198575

If I hadn't seen the original roll post, and someone had linked it and made me notice a post had been deleted, I would have assumed a bad but valid roll had been deleted.

You don't need to keep deleting your previous post when you change your mind on a vote or when you make a mistake when filling out the dice field.

If you're doing it to keep the post count down, not an issue today as I'll probably have enough time to run a second thread if this one auto sages.
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>>35198620
Nice roll. Good luck folks. On my way home.
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17 vs 16, Success

17 vs 20, no success, do you want to spend Planet Power for 1d6 surge?

Kanari does have access to surge.
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>>35198654
Thanks for telling me, I'll remember that.
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>>35198682
Oh, she does? Let's do it!
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Rolled 3 (1d6)

>>35198682
sure
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Rolled 1 (1d6)

Okay, two votes of Surge, no against.

Rolling surge.
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>>35198850
well shit.
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>>35198850
and its not enough. Told you all we had a one in our future.
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Heading out, gotta taking a nap before an evening of studying. Win at any cost people*

*except death, that goes with out saying.
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>>35198907
Got it. Death at any cost. With you and Melee advocate away I'll do my very best to do terrible awful things.
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>>35198916
I return soon fools.
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NOOOO! I'LL GET HER NEXT TIME ADVOCATE! NEXT TIME!
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Just saw these made me think of Mikage's dark side.

http://imgur.com/a/5rqx6
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Pivoting you dash into the mass of writhing and pulling vines to get someone free, you immediately know Mars is the first one you need to get out. Her ability to purify the lesser shadows should help clear the field, and her fire might be able to get everyone out of this sinister trap.

Twisting and bounding through the contested space, you narrowly avoid being held fast by spinned tendrils and charge into the smaller black haired girl, pulling tight against her bonds as you drag. Against them, she shrieks in pain.

“Damn,” you grit your teeth as the binds constrict against her, “Sorry Mars,”

“No,” she steadies her vision seams any lasting damage was prevented by her Senshi form, “You have to try again,”

>1 of 6 turns passed for Blindness and stun. Enemy shadows unaffected close in toward edge of Shadow.

“Jupiter! Don’t get caught!” Moon Cries, “Look out for yourself!”

>Sailor Moon’s Heroic Aura has shifted. You now gain +3 to AC and Perception.

Mercury thrashes and screams in sudden intensity against her bonds, a thin trickle of blood running down her calf. The normally reserved girl seems...off somehow. She remains held fast as you hear the echo of her scream inside of your skull.

Venus remains calm and still, eyes darting about in a calculated fashion.

>It is your turn.
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>>35199200
Try again! Can we use that lighting ability to smash the bonds?
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>>35199200
Try again.
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>>35199200
hard work beats talent.

Time for some very hard work indeed.


..how does Mercury seem off?
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>>35199247
Sounds good to me. Let's crank up the violence.
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>>35199336
cast jump?
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Would you be opposed to... trying again... with lighting?
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I'd trust Mars. Try again.
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Thunder Crash? no touch attack needed here.

Writing
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>>35199336
Quiet Girl near to roaring as she screams and struggles.

Its always the quiet ones.
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Rolled 5, 1, 5 = 11 (3d6)

Ruling damage must beat caster level to free mars.

Caster level from your foe is 4
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Now I need another Acrobatics Reaction test for the new round

1d20+4 vs DC 16
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Rolled 10 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35199540

Here we go.
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Rolled 14 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35199540
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1 more for 3rd roll.
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Rolled 9 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35199540

Haha, time to blow it!
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Rolled 19 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35199540
I RETURN. AND...I'M ROLLING!!!!
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>>35199783
YOU SHOULD HAVE ROLLED SOONER!
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>>35199818
GODDAMNIT.
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And back! Now for another two-week wait before I hear they gave to position to someone else.

>>35199487
She's got a bit of fury built up, that one.

>>35199874
Still and 18 vs 16, no need to get too upset.
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Rolled 12 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

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Rolled 2, 2 + 1 = 5 (2d4 + 1)

Super Crescent
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Rolled 2, 2 + 1 = 5 (2d6 + 1)

Lunar Light
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>>35199200
Scout-mode Venus seems really serious, particularly contrasted with her bubbly self.
Interesting.
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>>35199986
>>35200002
>>35200031

well shit someone just went rape mode.
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Still holding onto Mars, you feel your hair stand on end as you look the girl straight in the eye. Electric fury courses through your veins as you slide your grip down her arms to the thorny restraints by her wrists. The power, it feels like you’re on fire, but you hold it back.

“Brace yourself,” you whisper.

And then, you set the power free. This close, it tickles your fingertips. There is the sensation of victory as you feel the bonds around your friend loosen. Pressing forward, you charge with the loosed girl. You narrowly avoid being caught up in the whipping briars and get clear of their reach, only to find yourself surrounded by approaching winged shadows.

Wing flap erratically and the two rise unsteadily above you.

“MARS FIRE,” Sailor Mars chants with an echo to her voice as you release her wrists and step to the side, “SPREAD!”

Points of flame form around her and rush forward in a wide arc. The briars all glow white hot as the fire spreads and frees the others.

>2 rounds have passed on the counter for Blind and Stun conditions.

Moon removes her Tiara and holds it aloft, gathering power.

“Lunar Light,” she says in reverence as the gemstone on her taira glows with burning light.

“VENUS SUPER CRESCENT BEAM!” the smallest girl cries out and sends a brilliant lance of light at the monster before you feel her expend additional energy and call out in an inspiring surge to Moon, “Sailor Moon, she’s open!”

“BEAM!” Finishes Sailor Moon as light charges out from her crown.

The two beams of light race each other and land upon the monster simultaneously. It breaks against her own ambient magic, but the already struggling woman seems to be having trouble keeping on her feet now. Good.

Mercury seems to be struggling with something as she brings her hands to either side of her head. Small pebbles and the ash and debris of the burned plants are rising off the ground around her. A strange energy gathers around her.

>Its your turn
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>>35200055
Not just scout mode, remember when she stared down Sasha before switching back into Cutesy Mode.

>>35199945

Girl might go full Carrie, except on bad guys.
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>>35200074
>Check on Mercury

Is she fighting a psychic attack? Is she in pain? What's the deal?
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>>35200074
PUNCH HER IN THE FACE WITH MAXIMUM PUNCH.
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>>35200180
WRONG IMAGE.
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>>35200180
You... mean the bad guy right? Not Mercury? I mean... I'm down for punching her.. and I don't really need a reason.. but that's what I got out of it.
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>>35200145
Good point.

>>35200074
Make sure Mercury is ok. Unlike Mikage's complaints of being alone, we do have team to watch each other.
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>>35200238
Yes I meant punching the bad guy. Unless you feel Mercury is in need of a "Grit those teeth" moment.
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>>35200296
She might. Last thing we need is for her to accidentally the squad.
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Checking on Mercury

Writing.

Give me a Charisma test, as you put your back into it.

dice+1d20+4

Against DC 15
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Rolled 2 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35200340
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Rolled 6 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35200340

You know I vote to help people with this stuff but as soon as we're back as Mikage I'm going back to full hate everyone for every reason mode.
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Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>35200340
here we go
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Rolled 16 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35200340

Come onnnn, charisma~!
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>>35200350
>>35200365
It appears Sailor Jupiter
is not.. the caring type.
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20 vs 15, 1 Degree of success, writing.
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Rolled 9 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>35200340
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>>35200365
The funny part is Mikage is kinda that friend that goes. "Shit really? You couldn't find anyone else? GODDAMNIT. Fine. Fine. FINE." And then proceeds to do a better job than the other 5 people you could have found combined.
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>>35200365
And yet Mikage is the one that cares the most.
If she cared less she'd have a less troublesome time in life.
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>>35200405
While still being told by the scout we are currently playing as that she is a failure. Such is life as the middle child.
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Rolled 13 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

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I am back! And things are going fairly well. Looks like Mercury might have a bit of a mental problem with being restrained though.
>>35200405
>>35200416
yeah, she really is.
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Rolled 2, 2 + 1 = 5 (2d6 + 1)

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>>35200491
Ha HA....Mercury. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuKxofQfraE
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Rolled 4 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

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>>35200489
>>35200509
>>35200549
Uh, Artemis... What are you rolling for and why?
>>35200540
hmm... Interesting video, not sure what you're going for.

Think the freak-out may have to do with the attempted abduction she underwent earlier in the quest? Or could it be psychic feedback/white noise from the monster/shadows?
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>>35200491
Might be a reaction to assimilating the power she just got hit with.
Or maybe she just really doesn't like being restrained.. which is a worryingly narrow category of thing to be triggered by.
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>>35200636
He's got the rest of the team and opponents to roll for.
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Racing from Mars to Mercury, you spin the suffering girl by the shoulder to face you and stare her straight in the eye as they crack open in shock.

“Mercury! Are you okay,” you’ve only really been close to Koyomi for so long, now all of these girls are your friends.

You are going to do your best to carry them. Your heart is big enough, and you shoulders can weather any burden. That Mikage was worried about all of you being alone, about her sister being alone. None of you are alone, you have each other. Together you’re all strong.

The debris you ran through falls to the ground as Mercury’s breathing calms. She gives you a nod and you feel her turn and pull on that inner power tied to the celestial bodies beyond the earth.

>3 Rounds of 6 for status effects passed.

Sailor Mars advances at a casual pace, and lifts up a prayer ofuda. Her eyes snap open as she chastises the assembled shadows, causing the strip of paper to burn in her hands. The lesser shadows wilt back as portions of their mass are stripped from them. Their leader rebuffs this power.

Nearby, Sailor Moon Unleashes another Lunar Light beam.

Venus loosens the golden chain around her waist and whips at one of the shadows approaching from the darkness, and obliterates it in a hail of dust, sending the phantom shape of a person falling into the ground along a faintly visible teather toward the human it was shrugged off from.

Mercury regards the situation and crosses her arms and straightens her back.

“MERCURY BUBBLES, BLAST!” she cries out as she throws a cloud of thick fog and bubbles to the shadows who had been converging on Mars and yourself at the back of the group.

The winged leader seems unsteady and is still blinded.

>What is your action?
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>>35200666
Now we knock her lights out.

>LIGHTING PUNCH
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>>35200636
Nah, it was just the song. Psycho killer. This might be a better one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otdHbA4GlSI
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>>35200640
>a reaction to assimilating the power she just got hit with.
you mean the thorns? or the Stun flowers? Plus, you ask for a trigger, I ask for a root cause.
>>35200666
THUNDER... PUNCH!
>melee + Thunder Crash
you know, like this guy >>35200698
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>>35200698
Punch her. WITH LIGHTNING.
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>>35200666
The time of punching is nigh.
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>>35200724
I now regret not name fagging so that the irony of this statement would not be lost on you.
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Instead of a punch or a Thunder Crash, you want to do both? Well, you actually can.

Spending Planet power for a Fleet Charge lets you move up to your speed and throw an attack as a swift action, and then you can cast THUNDER CRASH after.

Is that okay?
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>>35200704
so Mercury's just on thin ice mentally. good to know for us and for Jupiter.
>>35200767
fill me in anyway. I'm open to a good laugh.
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>>35200785
does this answer your question?
>mfw yes
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>>35200787
I instigate the accusations of failed parenting and promote the continued separation from all those around her. I am in favor of a less than happy ending.
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>>35200724
>I ask for a root cause
So was I, my mind has a short list of things it conjures to be traumatized by involving being restrained. None are good.
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>>35200785
I can dig it.
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>>35200823
Granted... through my constant badgering I apparently convinced Sailor moon to do that whole Silver love flash bullshit. So my hatred is apparently sometimes counter productive.
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>>35200824
Root cause. I get it.
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>>35200785
Yes.
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Fleet Charge.

dice+1d20+7 vs enemy stunned flat footed ac of 12.
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Rolled 20 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>35200882

I CALL UPON THE POWER OF THOR!
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>>35200893
YESSS! FUCK YES THOR WE BROS BRO! YESSSS HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

MY HATRED AND LOVE OF POWER KNOWS NO BOUNDS!
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Rolled 16 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>35200824
As someone who spent a childhood in Special Education, so can I. guessing its related to her psychic powers.
>>35200863
I still can't. spell it out for me?
>stopbeatingaroundthebushplz
>>35200823
>>35200846
you're just encouraging good to win. Win to lose, lose to win, etc.
>>35200882
>>35200893
rolling just for completion sake. We should call that attack Mjölnir
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Rolled 10 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>35200893
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>>35200925
This was me.
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>>35200919
Allow me.

She seems not to like being restrained. She was almost kidnapped and restrained. The roots, briars, and branches restrained her.

Root cause.
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>>35200919
Perhaps you are right. Because apparently I can roll twenties when beseeching vikings.

However this will not stop me.
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Rolled 1 + 3 (1d3 + 3)

Crit

Rolling damage against wounds.

Next I will roll Thunder Crash as you are already connected.
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>Root cause
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>>35200946
That is hilarious and amusing.
>>35200955
No, that would Usagi, if not the rest of us.
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>>35200971
>No, that would Usagi, if not the rest of us.
What?
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Rolled 2, 7, 8 = 17 (3d8)

>>35200963
shoot, forgot to add the senshi enhancement

Rolling against Vitality. Fair warning, you probably are going to spill over into more wounds.
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>>35200997
Your bad ending involves her baby girl getting mentally traumatised, if not dead, by your hands. how do you think someone who rebooted the universe is going to take that. Or rather, do you really think we'll let you make that mistake?
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>>35201041
I don't want her dead and she's already mentally traumatized. I've already successfully advocated less than admirable actions.

I want at the very least a continuation of the anti-hero vibe. At best a noble dark villain.
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>>35201076
>anti-hero
we're sorry, that genre is incompatible long-term with this universe. would you like to try a different universe?
>>35201076
>Noble dark villain
still causes Usagi massive heartache, still makes her want to heal her daughter, may even draw her toward the forth wall. not happening.

Mikage is set up to be anti-hero until the end of the quest. Besides, nobody ever said all the issues had to be resolved by that time.
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>>35201154
Well at least you agree with me on the aspects of peaches being delicious. I salute you and your probable victory. But I will continue to work against your goals.
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>>35201192
now now, my good man, surely we can come to a compromise. there need not be losers here. Well, except the morons who think they can revive the Earth Kingdom by terrorism.
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Expending the power of your starseed, you are a blur in motion against the winged monster woman on the stairs into the school. Rearing your fist back, you thrust forward and catch her straight in the nose, black material runs down her face as you then unleash a surge of lightning into her. It wracks her, and she falls to her knees in an unconscious slump.

“Sailor Moon!” you call out and step to the side, “DO IT NOW!”

Taking her Broach in hand, your best friend holds the Silver Crystal High. Light shines upon everyone and everything, beside her, Mars evokes another of her Ofuda and continues to hammer against the energies of the remaining three shadows.

“Moon Healing,” Moon resolves, “ESCALATION!”

The winged monster woman collapses into a mote of darkness, disappearing into the concrete. It wasn’t like the monster back at the studio, it was someone’s unbound darkness loosed from their body.

Between that and Mars’s power, the field is clear.

“Is everyone okay?” Moons asks in worried uncertainty.

Everyone nods in certainty. Mars withdraws another prayer strip and holds it flat before her.

>”Then lets go”
>Head inside without a word.
>Wait, what’s Mar’s doing.
>Write in
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>>35201251
>Wait whats mars doing?
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>>35201251
>Wait, what’s Mars doing?
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>>35201249
Who's to say we won't revive the earth kingdom. We're its rightful heir after all.
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>>35201251
>>”Then lets go”
>>Wait, what’s Mar’s doing.
Take a stride forward, then turn to Mars when she isn't moving as well.
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>>35201290
Dare we attempt to bring about Crystal Tokyo without a cataclysm?
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>>35201290
Mom said no to the Silver Millennium, but given she's Usagi, she'll support whatever we do.
>>35201316
well, for us, it would be Golden Tokyo or something, but let's see how Mikage feels at the end. A mentally tired ex-soldier who fought again just to protect her sister doesn't seem like the kind of person to start a unified global government.
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Writing, last update before I take a break to fold laundry, cook dinner, and then come back. Looks like we won't need a second thread unless this falls off board while I'm away.
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>>35201410
me
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>>35201192
>>35201249
I'll give you both "tragic hero".
Only as much an anti-hero as Batman, who has got issues with larger teams and powers, and has a penchant for shadows, plots, secrecy, dirty tricks, fear tactics, and distrusting authority.. but has a solid core of heroism and unbreakable code of conduct underneath it all. In most tellings at least.

However.. as the heir to the Earth Kingdom.. I am not opposed to a future Mikage plying more influence in the world..
We're still in season one though, we've got time to work our many issues and hang-ups.
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>>35201410
Ok Artemis. Quest should restart 10:00 PM ish? (Eastern time)
>>35201428
Magical Girl Batman... sounds like a good middle ground to me, eh Teeth?
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>>35201428
So long as Artemis is oen to multipul seasons.
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>>35201367
Aye, still early for her yet, but I can see her feelings of protection shown toward the Scouts, the people of Juuban, random girls seeking help, Shitennou, and likely more to follow continue to expand.
Mikage has seen that the world can be less than kind, and would like to help shield people from that, and restore them as best she can..
Now THAT is a good basis for someone to operate from.
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>>35201452

Oh far earlier than 10. Its like 5:30 now.

Not gonna burn 4 and a half hours before I come back. Just a dinner break. Gonna make a patty melt.
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>>35201452
I prefer The Red Hood.
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Turning to head in, you look back at the group and to mars. What is she doing?

“Hey, Mars,” you call out, “What’s with the prayer strip?”

“I’m dowsing,” calmly explains the girl as she becomes quiet.

Mercury doesn’t say anything and waits patiently a moment. Moon and Venus both seem confused.

“Is that, like, a premonition thing,” asks Sailor Moon.

Silence reigns, awkwardly.

“Yes,” Mars finally says, breaking the quiet, “This way,”

She breaks into a run to the side of the school, to bypass it for the athletic fields behind. You’ve done track meets here before and played a few Basketball games in their auditorium. Zodiac actually has a pretty solid team, you are kind of sad you won’t get the chance to play them again.

The four of you follow the red precognitive around the building. The three of you stand before the empty athletic field and circular track in confusion, until a lance of blue light breaks the surface toward the center of the field, reaching for the sky.

-Kanari Thread End.

When we Resume.

Mikage is back.
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>>35201507
Yeah, that won't meld too well. One of those core points have been refusal to sacrifice people or allow them to be killed.
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>>35201552
Yes! Back in black!
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>>35201497
Well, Batman is a member of the Justice League... and a Shadow Government/Organization would probably appeal to Gnashing Teeth
>>35201507
which version? 'Cause if its the New 52 version, that's a solid no, on grounds of what >>35201570 said.

>>35201552
Interesting...
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>>35201570
One can dream. I will always advocate violence as Mikage.
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>>35201619
Violence against evil, I am completely down with.
Lethal violence, less so.
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>>35201619
>>35201644
See? Compromise! Violent smackdowns for baddies before carting them to jail/therapy!
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>>35201552
When we resume?
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>>35201730
Guessing 9-ish.
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>>35201784
Noice.
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>>35201784
Probably sooner, unless unexpected happens.
Fold, cook, eat.
I'll put my guess down for 7:30ish.
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>>35201676
Only if the therapy is due not to the current nature but the pure horror inflicted upon them by our presence.
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>>35201578
We'll have to remind him to put the reconstructed Mikage up on his pastebin.
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>>35202096
I might not make it then. I've got studying from 7:00 to 8:00, then from 9:00-10:00.
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>>35202188
Be a man. Read your text book while reading quests. It's what I do.
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>>35202188
A shame. I foresee many peaches in our near future.
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>>35202222
So do I but it sometimes has interesting results.

Yes in the case of L.A. v Lions we see that deemed that Mikage a best... wait.. I mean SHIT.
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>>35202255
that the court deemed*
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>>35202164
well, therapy for 'oh, you were turned into a monster representing your inner darkness, that's some physical and mental trauma.' Bad guys, the ones who make those monsters, go to hospitals in body casts
>>35202222
Fine, I'l do that. if for no other reason that to rein >>35202236 in.
>>35202255
yeah, now have that happen on a midterm.
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>>35202277
Multi-task like a boss.
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>>35202306
Dude, I marathoned Gundam Build Fighters during my last finals.
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>>35202306
Two mid-terms next week. It's not awful though. Great political thinkers (Machiavelli) and Civil liberties.
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>>35202325
MMm, dat gif.
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>>35202367
I have my physics and pre-calc midterm next Monday and Wensday respectively.
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>>35202344
and how well did you do?
>>35202367
at least it's subjects you know fairly well.. This is the 'take the hard classes' year for me.
>>35202389
Nothing but midterms Wednesday.
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>>35202373
I fucking love that series. Like it's mah favorite. (not really, that title belongs to Lain but still)
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>>35202389
GAH GET OUT OF HERE WITH THAT! SOCRATES HAS INFORMED US THAT YOUR PURSUIT OF MATHEMATICS IS SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU LACK THE WILL AND CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN REASONING! YOU GAZE UPON THE SUN AND YEARN FOR UNDERSTANDING BUT ONLY BLIND YOURSELF IN THE PROCESS!

All in all though good luck with that crap. I got away with statistics and was happy for it.
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>>35202404
Fucking aced that shit.
>Nothing but midterms Wednesday
That kinda sucks not gonna lie.
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>>35202468
HAHAHAHA.
>That face when have to take all the way up to Differential Equations(Cal 3) before I start hardmodo physics
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>>35202480
1. great to hear. 2. you can see why I'm agonizing here.
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>>35202506
Yes... however if you enjoy your field more power to you. I cannot stand it.

>>35202527
Clearly you should do what every student does. Cram yourself to death Tuesday night. Forget everything in the morning and weep while you write in your respective Blue Book or Bubble your scan-tron.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H18Pbn4Zix0&index=4&list=PL3CRUt-GCCPPpiB0sVqNxUzbNQQkoZsn1

To bide the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Va228UhRs

Oh hey, an English cover, does it suck?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLaDHIDoC1k

Eh, not too bad.

Patty melt made, delicious. Dishes cleaned. Folding
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>>35202559
But so many fun quests run on Tuesday? How can you possibly cram.

Also, Thursdays...man. Thursdays.
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>>35202527
>>35202559
And people wonder why college students keep Redbull and Monster in business.
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>>35202577

Wait, aren't you Jewish.
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>>35202602
People actually wonder that?
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>>35202559
>>35202602
5 hour energy for me.
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>>35202632
I've had certain members of my non-colllegiate friends and family ask me that question yes.
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>>35202638
Mana Potion is seriously the best 'be awake and sharp' product I've ever had, and I have had a lot different things.
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>>35202577
Also Arty, we might have to start a new thread, we're less than 70 posts away from Autosage.
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>>35202638
I drink an unhealthy amount of Coke. But we bottle it here so it's clearly natural and expected.
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>>35202618
I only really keep Kosher during the Sabbath and holidays. Also, I'm poor. I'm very bad at being Jewish.

>>35202638
>>35202602
Apples and dining hall cappuccino dispenser into a nalgeen bottle. This lead to problems.
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>>35202729
It's okay I'm a bad at being Catholic.
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>>35202715
>>35202726
>>35202729
I think our school has a deal to sell it on campus anywhere there's a cash register, so I don't see much else, and I'm not a fan of carbonation or the taste of coffee. the apples I'll look into.
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>>35202834
Natural surgars can really help. Not the buzz of the rest, but four apples for an allnighter can be a life saver.
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>>35202729
I'm told I was pretty bad at being Catholic but decent at being a agnostic.
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Been watching play of Hyrule Warriors and am even more struck by how Eclipse is our Sheik.
Mysterious stealth/shadow knife throwing faux-ninja.
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>>35202881
Noted. I'll try and grab some before the SU cafe closes.
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>>35202939
Just space them out.
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>>35202965
Arty I'mma back up the character sheet, now that it's up, on my pastebin, just in case.
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Aaaaaaaaaaand I'm out. be back in an hour. Be very Vampiric, but no damage to the hostages. (including the person inside the monster)
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>>35203142
Vampiric is check. Maybe a Liiiittle damage to the persons?

captcha - Encsixp Edward
No Captcha not that kind of vampire.
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>>35203020
Hm, still need the Lore training fixed to 7, 7, and 9 respectively.
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>>35203142
....No promises.
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>>35203142
>>35203188
Eah, we're sated, so I'll be going against vampric here.
Just a firm bloody beating until it is weak enough to hold still for Restoration or let the Moon clean up.
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>>35203236
WE SHOULD HIT ALL THE THINGS!
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Your name is Mikage Chiba, you are a second year High School Student, age 15. Right now you wear the guise of the Red Eyed Beast, and are about to strike terror into the heart of a monster and feed upon the shadowy corruption possessing an innocent girl.

Invisible, stone fisted, surrounded by screens of psychokinetic force, controlling the ambient shadows of the room, and prepared for war.

You slipped your folding knife into the captive Nijiko’s hand before you lunged at the monster known as Gamu. Distracted as she is by your singing disguised Nephrite Knight she never saw you coming.

Some twitch of the reptilian monster’s body language indicates to you that she became aware that something invisible has come near to her, but she still hasn’t raised her defenses. And as Kairi runs out of creepy song to sing, your time to act is running short.

>Full Lunge, Claw Claw Slam against a flat footed target who you have moved ten feet to reach. Roll 3d20
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Rolled 9, 13, 6 = 28 (3d20)

>>35203278
HAHAHAHAA! MY FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY!
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Rolled 2, 11, 5 = 18 (3d20)

>>35203278
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Rolled 7, 14, 1 = 22 (3d20)

>>35203278
FOR THE DARK GODS!
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>>35203380
Oh dear.
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Okay, so. You're also flanking. Pre doing my maths.

Claw 1: +12 = 21, Hit
Claw 2: +12 = 26, hit (1 degree of success to spend on additional damage or initiating a maneuver like a trip, bull rush, or grapple)
Slam: +10 = 11 (Wild 1) Miss11

Enemy Flat Footed AC: 19
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>>35203411
Grapple and bite? It worked out so well last time.
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Rolled 4, 6, 5, 4, 6, 2, 2, 6, 2, 6, 2, 3 + 3 = 51 (12d6 + 3)

1d6 claw + 2d6 smirmish + 3d6 sneak attack + 3 agility. x2 different attacks

>>35203442
If you start the grapple this round, you will not gain bite damage until next round, but the slowing effect of your claws will begin.
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>>35203458
Sounds good to me, Anyone else have commentary?
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>>35203442
It's a biggun. We need to wear it down. Full attacks yo.
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>>35203474
Point. I'd still like to finish it by draining.
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>>35203474
This one's all brute strength, right? Getting into melee might not be the best of ideas if we can't take it down quick.
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>>35203458
As much as a love piles of damage, wouldn't it be only one set of precision damage for a round, not one for each attack?
Also would hate to see that turned around on us.
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>>35203458
No grapple yet, that match-up is either against us or maybe close to even with rage.
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>>35203559
No, it is per attack made that round.
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No grapple initiated, writing
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>>35203593
One of these days I'm going to sit down and read Pathfinder, I keep assuming I know things and getting my status set to told.
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Rolled 2, 19 = 21 (2d20)

Modifier for both dice is +14
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Rolled 6, 4 + 7 = 17 (2d6 + 7)

>>35203685

Grab to follow
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>>35203471
Curse my roommate for gettting me into a conversation about MMO construction, one of my favorite topics. I would have been totally for grapple drain/resto.
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Rolled 13, 19 = 32 (2d20)

>>35203704

First is Gamu's Grapple: +19
Second is Kairi's Grapple: +5
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>>35203720
Clearly we'll do it at the next available opportunity.

However she is stronger than us from what I recall so we need to be careful.
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>>35203785
>>35203784
NEVER MIND I AM NOT GETTING ANYWHERE NEAR THAT GRAPPLE CHECK. I WOULDN'T GO NEAR THAT GRAPPLE CHECK WITH A 20 STR 20 DEX MONK WITH GREATER GRAPPLE.
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>>35203809
We just need to bleed her a bit first. Or tear an arm off... or slice one off.. Caaamaaan
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>>35203829
Yeah. I think the way this is going to work is we are going to beat her into submission and then cast lesser resto and cure light wounds until the chick inside stops being near-death.
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“Someone else is heeeeere,” Gamu sings as her tongue lolls from her mouth just as you slam into her.

Your closed fist of stone bounces off of her hide, you open it and slash with both of your oversized claws. They bite into her thick hide, but not deep enough to draw blood. They flaws deep gouges into the scaly thick natural armor, possibly causing pain. You laugh in the dark, the shadows attacking Gamu’s own on the wall sport wide fanged smiles.

>55 Vitality damage dealt to Gamu

Shizuka cowers and Shizuka concentrates and smiles whilst working on cutting her binds.

Gamu, the large alligator hide monster she is, belows in...happiness?

“Yay! You crash my party with fun songs and new games! Lets play!” she takes only a step forward and her impressively long arms close the distance between her and your disguised Kairi.

>17 Vitality done to Kairi. 7 Points overflow into Wounds
>Kairi Osaka has 0 Vitality and is fatigued. She has accumulated 10 out of 13 wounds.

Kairi as Red Eyes sidesteps the first claw, but the second one swipes her across the side, nails sinking into her blue dress as the wind is knocked from her. She coughs blood for a moment as the claws rip forward from their points of impact and grasp around her back and lift her off the ground toward Gamu who wraps her other arm around her as well.

“I’m going to put you to sleep first, then I’m going to find your sneaky friend,” Gamu sings while Kairi screams.

A light blue glow emanates from the near to opaque water pool bubbling muddy water beside the table.

>It is now your turn

Initaitive Order

>Gamu
>Eclipse
>Nephrite Knight
>Civillians
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>>35203784
Oh dear.

>>35203809
We may have to now. That probably isn't Kairi initiating that grapple.
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>>35203858
With a lil' nibble here and there?
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>>35203868
>>Kairi Osaka has 0 Vitality and is fatigued. She has accumulated 10 out of 13 wounds.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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>>35203868
Shit we can't cast spells while under Claws. It's time to blitz the shit out of this bitch. Arty can we force her to disengage?
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>>35203868
>>35203902
The eyes aren't armored... let's cut them out.
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>>35203902
What, we can totally cast spell while in claws. We went with the PH version remember?
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>>35203934
Complete Psionic, not PH, derp.
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>>35203868
Art, do we think this beast clocks in under 250lbs?
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>>35203951
Ok. So I'm torn between blitzing the shit out of her and casting cure light on Kairi.
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>>35203984
I say cure light. She's going to smash her before we can interact. So she'll be dead or dying by our turn.
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>>35203977
Not even close but we can brute force it if we need to by spending extra mana.
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>>35204003
I'm gonna go for this actually and go for the mythic augment as well. Sudden strike on Gamu in addition to this.

So move 10 ft, mythic cure light on Kairi, sudden strike Gamu
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>>35204041
Good deal.
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>>35203984
That can only bring us up to 275lbs with the augment limits.
Might be that light, she's hulked out, but that's hulked out to middle schooler scale.
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>>35203977
Haha, Gamu weighs more than that.
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>>35204041
Also screaming "LET GO OF HER!!!"
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>>35204041
Can't cast and attack.
Maybe we should go for the grapple. Not a great chance of success, but should distract the thing.
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>>35204137
>>35204131

You can attack using Sudden Strike, Cast your spell, but not cast scream in the same turn.
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>>35204083
Unless they changed it in pathfinder psionics (haven't read it yet) We would actually be able to spend 6 mana on it, adding 150 to that. So a total of 400 lbs. Which means she'd have to be a good chunk more massive than Shaq. (Not recommending this course of action)
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>>35204175
Augmentation cap includes original cost.
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>>35204165
Not suggesting using scream, just dialog.
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>>35203868
I GOT IT!
Telekenetic Thrust- the contents of the table at Gamu!
Ruint the party spatter the cake and taunt the bitch into attacking us blind.
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>>35204188
Ah, my mistake then.
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>>35204209
I'm not going to lie that sounds like it's hidiously likely to backfire and distracts us from our primary goal which is having Kairi not die(or almost die) on her first time out as a magical girl knight.
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So, it looks like you want to spend Planet Power for Sudden Strike and heal up Kairi with Cure Light wounds.

While screaming LET GO OF HER

Is that right?
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>>35204232
Well, plan B is controlled rage grapple, imo.
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>>35204242
Sounds about right. I'd like to spend planet power on Augmenting cure light as well for a total of 2d6+10 heal.
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>>35204242
sounds good.
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>>35204249
That's a +19 grapple check dude, there's not a whole lot that we can do to get through that and we're more likely to just change the target of the grapple to ourselves which limits what we can do.
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>>35204242
yes.
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>>35204242
Alright, sudden claw with the buffed arm, yell while in from of her, let her try to take the 50/50 shot at us rather than swing on Kairi, get the heal off.
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>>35204249
>>35204276
Like, when I said I wouldn't take a grapple build 20 Str 20 Dex monk near that, I was 100% serioius.
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>>35204263
Can we spend two planet power at once? If we can this is a good idea.

>>35204249
We are fighting someone who is flat out better at us at physical combat. It's time to change strategy.
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>>35203868
Hay guize, wat's going on in- OH MY GOD

IT IS TIME TO MURDER A BITCH. NOBODY FUCKS WITH OUR KNIGHTS. MURDER THE BITCH NOW.
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>>35204320
MURDER BAD.
..Though we might get more violent than usual.
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>>35204311
I'm fairly sure that we can.
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>>35204346
I'm also like 99% certain that our next feat should be Quicken Spell.
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>>35204335
"Murder Bad. Arson Bad. No Disassemble." You some kind of pacifist?

Look, there's a time and a place for everything. And right now, it's time to crack a bitch's skull and dig out the candy center.
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>>35204335
violent, yes. angry, yes. Victim is free of monster a little roughed up, fine. Murder? Never.
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Rolled 6, 5 = 11 (2d8)

Healing above vitality + 10 Wounds
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>>35204388
Right? It's a Turtle Gator. We could make some kick ass boots out of this thing.
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>>35204388
I'm gonna have to say this. We said we'd rescue their friend. We didn't say we weren't going to have to beat a monsterified version of said friend into submission first.
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Give me dice+1d20+12 for your attack.

Planet Power spent
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Rolled 3 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>35204422
rolling
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>>35204422
dice+1d20+12
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Rolled 9 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>35204422
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>>35204311
>>35204263
We don't need to spend one on that is just does the 2D8+10 because we Mythic.

Speaking of Mythic, we did Mythic Recitation as our Mythic spell choice.
Though I guess that only matters for paperwork, not function, unless we lost tiers some day.
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Rolled 16 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>35204437
Blargh.
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>>35204437
TRY AGAIN!
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>>35204408
Huh. We... actually did say that, didn't we?

But then, as long as she isn't possessed and is breathing, that's basically accomplished. It's not like we can take any trophies home. Mikage would flip.
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>>35204454
You do understand that she was at 0 vitality and 10 out of 13 wounds right? Like, I don't call for planet power use lightly but it was 100% necessary there.
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>>35204478
There isn't anything to spend it on there.
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>>35204487
Cure Light Wounds (Moon/Earth) Lvl 1: Standard Action: Cost 1. Touched target restored 1d8 Vitality and your caster level in Wounds.
Mythic Augmentation:The damage cured increases to 2d8 points of vitality + 2 wounds per caster level (maximum +10). The spell cures up to 1 point of ability damage if the target is a living creature. The target chooses what type of ability damage is cured.
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>>35204511
Exactly.
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>>35204473
wow. You have an clue of Mikage would react. And I thought you were just here to do some lolrandom chaotic stupid. Just keep that idea in mind and there'll be hope for you yet.
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>>35204526
Unless Arty has changed it, you HAVE to expend mythic power to cast the mythic augmented version of a spell. In this case it for all intents and purposes doubles the healing of a spell. Which was necessary in this situation as crocabitch just did 17 damage to Kairi in one go.
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>>35204511
Which, unless I've gotten totally mixed around, just means that what the spell does for us as Mythic.
Not a PP expenditure, which would be:
Senshi Spell Enhancement: The affected attack bypasses all damage reduction.
>Planet Power Enhancement
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>>35204612
Ignore the extra line from my pasting of a line that I missed. Bah.
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Rolled 2, 3, 4, 6, 2, 4 + 3 = 24 (6d6 + 3)

28 vs flat footed 19. 1 degree of success. How do you spend it? 1 for 2 Vit, or 1 for 1 Wound? Or initiate a manuever
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>>35204612
Augmented Mythic Spells: An augmented version of a mythic spell has the same effect as the mythic spell, plus additional benefits, options, or an increased effect. Some augmented effects require you to have a minimum tier in order to cast it as an augmented mythic spell. If so, the tier requirement for the augmented effects is listed in parentheses in the entry. For example, "Augmented (4th)" means you must have at least 4 mythic tiers to use this option. If you know a mythic spell, you automatically know how to cast the augmented version of that mythic spell upon reaching the required tier. Casting the augmented version of a mythic spell requires you to expend more uses of mythic power when you cast it.

From the Mythic Magic section of the Pathfinder SRD.
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>>35204645
Hamstring. We need to start whittling down her massive bonuses.
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>>35204637

No, it still says Mythic from when I originally brought it over, if it were PP spending, it would say Planet Power. This is the senshi enhancement. Will edit
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>>35204534
I prefer to think of myself as a spokesman for fun. Usually my own fun, but it's not like I dislike Mikage or any of her other personalities. Gotta keep our girls happy if we want to really cut loose in the future.
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>>35204645
Initiate grapple, to get Kairi out of the grapple.
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>>35204667
So, I'm correct that it doesn't take PP to activate that part?
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>>35204665
Get the knight out of her filthy claws. She's ours.
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>>35204667
Ah, my bad then. Carry on.
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>>35204666
Nevermind this- intiate whatever is needed to free Kairi. Target the restraining arm?
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>>35204668
could have fooled me in the past. and unless some currently unforeseen event happens, that brings about a massive re-evaluation of herself by Mikage.. Your kind of 'fun' ain't happening. I'd suggest settling for the anti-hero compromise. plenty of violence there.
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>>35204710
We are in agreement. Get our comrade to safety.
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Okay,

You want to free Kairi, that will require a Grapple test.
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>>35204668
>>35204729
Gentlemen please. We can have psychopathic fun and still be a good character. Just look at Batman, Deadpool and Red Hood. There's no need to go full Punisher or full Superman here.
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My angus is peppered.
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Rolled 19 + 17 (1d20 + 17)

With Stone fists that makes your grapple +15

dice+1d20+15 best of 3
vs above

(enemy takes a -2 penalty for being in a grapple)
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>>35204775
Deadpool kills people regularly. I can get behind this. He also has far more issues psychologically than Mikage. If she cracks to the point where she randomly starts spewing out the things we say I will be overjoyed.
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Rolled 14 + 15 (1d20 + 15)

>>35204813
Um. SHIT. Rolling and calling for Surge?
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Rolled 11 + 15 (1d20 + 15)

>>35204813
Jesus... We can't beat that... can we?
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Rolled 6 + 15 (1d20 + 15)

>>35204775
>Batman
>fun
you sure we're talking about the same batman? Frank Miller's stuff doesn't count.
>Red Hood
still not satisfied that's a good anti-hero t emulate.
>Deadpool
with less lolrandom, and killing *glares at >>35204822* I can accept this.
>>35204813
well, we're boned.
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>>35204775
Batman's kind of a loaded comparison. Adam West Batman and the guy who almost killed the whole Justice League are two radically different guys.
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Rolled 18 + 15 (1d20 + 15)

>>35204813
I would also like to vote for a Controlled Rage as we attempt this part.
Yes we'll be fatigued for a round if we stop right afterward, but I feel it may be necessary.
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I heard a roll for Planet Power.

Is that correct?
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>>35204846
Second.
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>>35204875
I'm calling for Planet Power and Controlled Rage.
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>>35204847
not now.
>>35204846
yeah. Remember when I recommended Red Eyes wanting to solo this fight? I change my mind, we need the senshi.
>>35204875
yes.
>>35204872
I approve.
>>35204854
If it's Animated Batman, I'm fine. Frank Miller or anything New 52? Hell no.
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>>35204875
Yes.
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Rolled 8 (1d8)

Rolling Surge
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>>35204822
Why do we want to be a murdering anti-hero? Mikage broke down when she thought she killed someone. Even Redeyes doesn't kill.

If we're animated Batman, that's fine. Brave and the Bold Mikage with guest teamups with Senshi new and old?
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>>35204901
I was planning/hoping on them showing up during the fight.

When we have a split second we should glance at that bulding glow over there and see what our Dark Knowledge can figure out.
But we don't have a split second right now.
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>>35204901
Pretty sure we ain't getting no reinforcements, Scholarmon. That business we saw from Kanari's side didn't look at all promising.
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>>35204901
Slightly meaner than animated batman. After all. We enjoy eating sorrow.
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>>35204926
Just enough to beat, and not enough for Rage to tip into another success. I can work with that.
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>>35204962
We don't so much enjoy it, just that part of us really likes the taste.
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>>35204926
YES! that + >>35204872= makeing it!
>>35204932
see, this guy gets it. Mikage is NOT a murderer. Never was, and NEVER WILL BE. Anyone who votes otherwise will be the first to be offered to Usagi as sacrifices.
>>35204955
Who said they came to us? I'm saying fall back.
>>35204962
we rough people up. we fight dirty. We enjoy is JUST a little. but we're still about Love and Justice.
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>>35204988
14+15+8=37 just barely. FUCK.
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>>35205010
Barely is still success.
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Rolled 20 (1d20)

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>>35204988
Well, protection and justice.
We're still getting our sealegs for this whole 'love' thing.
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>>35205022
Please tell me that is not an enemy.
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>>35205022
I... really hope that's not the gator.
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>mfw
>>35205023
We got back into vigilante business to keep our Imouto from being broken like we were. Tell me that's not love. Plus, we hugged mom.
>>35205052
three guesses who it was, first two don't count.
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>>35205071
A fair point.
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>>35204988
While I'm not against kiting this monster somewhere more favorable, I'm not sure we can count on her to keep her attention in an appropriate place if we disengage.
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Anyone else worried that little girl was smiling when we gave her the knife? I'd really hate it if she turns while we're fighting the gator.
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Suggested course of action is rage and berserker barrage full attack while we have greater invis still going until she weakens enough to manhandle.
Tell Kairi to get clear.
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Its a familiar tableau, except instead of Kairi being wrapped in scaly over sized arms, you see yourself strangled in flat and extended sheets of velvet. The memory of that day, of having the life choked out of you. Is she remembering that now, from the other side of your perspective?

You don’t care, you run wide around Gamu’s side and lay a hand on Kairi’s side. Flooding her with your magical energy you focus on healing Kairi as best you can. She isn’t going to die, she isn’t going to die. You aren’t going to let her die.

>Kairi Osaka healed 11 Vitality and 10 Wounds

The bleeding wounds in her side close as energy returns to her struggles against Gamu’s grasp.

Turning in anger toward her assailant, you unleash the energy of your Starseed. Even if your enemy is aware of your presence as an invisible opponent, your natural inclination for speed and stealth penetrate her active defenses and strike where she is vulnerable. You feel her sweet surprise, and delicious uncertainty.

Your claw digs into the creatures arm as you below.

~LET HER GO~

>24 points of Vitality dealt. Total, 79 Vitality points total dealt
>

The bubbling pool glows with intensity matching the rise and fall of your anger. Shadows on the wall are warped by it and your own weakening focus on controlling them. Gamu’s arms are too strong for you to pull Kairi free, so you dig back into the power of your starseed, surging it through your body to wrench Kairi free.

You succeed and pull her back, positioning yourself between her and just outside of Gamu’s lengthy reach, you brace against whatever comes next.

Kairi raises her hand, with her renewed vigor while still held protectively in your arms. Something burns behind her eyes as her fist clenches and there is a brilliant spark of blinding light.

“Starlight Attack,” she affirms amid the visual white out.
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>>35205168
I choose to ignore this new evidence in favor of the catastrophe that is already in progress.
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>>35205183

>Kairi Uses Shooting Stars function of her ring. only 3/week this one.
>Gamu saves against Shooting Stars, only takes 24 points of vitality damage, for a total of 103 Vitality damage. Whoop, that spills over by 18 Wounds.
>Gamu is now at max wounds and slumps into an unconscious heap.

As the brightness fades and your vision returns, the pool bubbles and froths violently, and Nijiko helps Shizuka to her feat. The alligator like monster before you breaths slowly. You feel the time run out of your vanishing step as you return to being visible.

“Is she dead?” Shizuka asks worriedly.

“Nah, look, she’s breathing,” Nijiko points out as she steps between the scene and the timid girl, “Hey, uh...Red Eyes...both of you, ummm…”

>Write in
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>>35205207
Cast resto and drain her. First and formost and heals don't forget heals.

"Can't talk. Busy eating."
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>>35205207
Wow. Nice 20 Kairi!
>write in
Yeah, your friends are waiting for ya, so beat it. now If you'll excuse me, Let me get a quick snake in and you'll have your friend back in a tic.
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>>35205207
EAT THE PEACHES
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>>35205243
That was Gamu saving for half against the second aspect of the Shooting Stars effect
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>>35205258
don't care, Kairi is awesome.
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>>35205207
Kneel over Gamu, start casting Restoration. Spend that time peering at the bubbling glowing shadow pool.

To Kairi "Get them loose and get back from here, that pool looks like a problem."

Could that be pure shadow?
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>>35205207
Peaches get!
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>>35205207
Yeah, I think we can leave the PR to Kairi here. These girls already know better than to interrupt us while we eat.
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>>35205270
This. We should get the hostages out before this gets more interesting.
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>>35205183
I'd normally ask about a crit, but we've done enough damage.
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>>35205244
>>35205272
yes, yes, we're doing the draining, calm down.
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>>35205270
>>35205272
Meant that directed here. We could totally eat a whole pool of shadows.
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>>35205272
>>35205277
Not favoring the eating, besides that we've had our fill.
There's other strangeness afoot here, we need to use the quicker cleaner method.
Beside, we're still invisible, so it isn't going to hurt our rep to be a phantom voice of an extra Red Eyes while the cleansing happens.
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Rolled 4, 1, 2 = 7 (3d4)

Three rounds to cast restoration so three rounds to drink
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>>35205322
You don't understand... We could Swim in peaches. They've got a lake of them here. That's just.. that's amazing.
>>35205324
It will hurt our rep for happy fun time cleansing instead of horrifying monster eating.
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>>35205324
Fine.....I wanna push the shiny red button.
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>>35205323
..Ok I won't rule out the pool out of hand, but let's simply cleanse the girl while we peer at it and see what Dark Knowledge or Insight can tell us.
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>>35205348
We Get To Eat the shiny read button. HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN!?
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>>35205342
Well, if Kairi-Red-Eyes is getting them out of here and we are invisible anyway, there's nothing for them to see to affect our rep either way.
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>>35205351
seconding. If the Senshi show up, we let Moon purify that thing.
>>35205348
>>35205364
Mama Usagi says, "Don't touch Red Buttons."
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Rolled 3 (1d4)

and restoration
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>>35205338
Wasn't wanting to drink.

Was thinking we spend those three seconds peering at the pool.
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>>35205379
Exactly we're not touching it. We're eating it. We're being good.
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>>35205390
Considering that there's a metric fuck ton of shadow in this chick, I'm saying that both options are not bad.
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>>35205398
Nyet.
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writing
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>>35205374
We're not invisible anymore. It just wore off at the end of the fight.

>>35205398
Yeah. We're not even touching it with our hands or playing with it. It's almost not fun at all!
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>>35205425
I'll coincide consuming the pool if we eat the corruption out of the girl. Red Eyes must stay terrifying.
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>>35205398
>>35205425
>mfw
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>>35205459
I may wish for death and destruction but I wouldn't eat a cat dude. That's just wrong... they're adorable.
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>>35205459
Hmmm. Also possible shadow node? Maybe cast Locate Node again.
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>>35205482
Huge Shadow Node means Huge Shadow guts? Rip and tear? Grow our shadow claws?
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>>35205481
>death
What part of this being Sailor Moon is not getting through your think head?
>>35205502
>mfw
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>>35205481
Yeah. I could see eating a larger cat, like a leopard, if it tried to fuck with us first.

Housecats are more of a familiar type thing. We know four cats who are precisely that. Can't go around eating people's familiars. That's just fucking rude.
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>>35205502
Yeah. I continue to be morbidly curious as to what the Shadow drained is for. First gather all information we can about the pool before we stick our fangs in it. That's just unhygienic.
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>>35205524
Yes. Mikage is Sailor Moon. Oh.. not wait she quit that job.
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>>35205543
>Red-Eyes
>Hygenic

Pick one.

But yes I want to know what's in the pond. It calls to me.
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>>35205546
>>35205524
Let's all calm down. Let's try to stay in character a little. The whole rip and tear thing is in character for Red Eyes sometimes as we've established, less so for other personalities.
>Anduamb waking
HE COMES.
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>>35205546
You know she quit because she thought she had killed someone right?

I don't want to take sides in your arguement, I just want to let you know that you're both fucking stupid.
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>>35205586
HASTUR HASTUR HASTUR
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>>35205364
Red*>>35205586
He who walks behind?
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>>35205568
Even Red Eyes has hygene standards and not drinking sewer water, however peachy is one of them.
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>>35205425
Considering that is goes for ten round, I think it might still be going.

>>35205457
We're talking about getting them out of here, so there isn't anyone to terrify. Now, if he decide to tempt fate and toy with the pool.. well that's a thing.

>>35205482
Interesting theory. Though that would mean there's an actual undercurrent of shadow weaving around this setting. Which could me interesting things.
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>>35205546
You know I meant Sailor Moon Universe, and that comment just shows how little you care for Mikage.
>>35205543
Finally, a sane thought: find out all we can about the pool.
>>35205586
>>35205603
you're both right. let's all take a mental step back and try this again.
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>>35205603
I love you and thank you for acknowledgeing me.
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>>35205639
Our becoming visible again, as well as the two Primroses noticing that there appears to be two of us now (Red Eyes and Kairi disguised as Red Eyes) were both explicitly described.

>>35205207
>Nijiko points out as she steps between the scene and the timid girl, “Hey, uh...Red Eyes...both of you, ummm…”
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>>35205658
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Raising an oversized shadow clawed finger toward the girls, you let the magic dissipate and wag it at them. Nijiko had managed to finish freeing herself and Shizuka while the white out from Kairi’s strongest Starlight Attack was in execution.

~Not yet,~ you scold, ~Busy eating,~

You kneel down beside Gamu and bite into her shoulder. From here you can still look at the curious pool of glowing water. Beginning to weave your spell of restoration, you take the time to savor the unconscious flavor of the reptilian beast. As your tongue laps against the molasses thick darkness, you catch the foul taste of her skin. Swimming in the muck beyond, it nearly makes you wretch.

Oh, but we can’t give up this bounty

And so you don’t.

You catch Kairi from the corner of your eye approaching the freed girls and dismiss her disguise, revealing her red uniform as Nephrite Knight.

“She’ll be a minute,” she explains while casting a wary glance at the pool, “You can tell me whatever you’d like while I lead you out of here,”

You stare into the water over Gamu’s rising and falling back. Whatever is in the pool, it is not corruption. It is not shadow. It is familiar in power.

Gulping down another mouthful of the black, you feel a tingling sensation against your chest and inside of your starseed.

“No, o-our teachers are in the water,” Shizuka explains.
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>>35205699
She clearly hears the two voices, or can see the invisible.
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>>35205417
Arty might be time for a new thread. We're in autosage on page 8.
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>>35205723

“They’re still alive,” Nijiko explains, “The monster girl pulled them out every few hours to check. They were asleep but still breathing. So, you aren’t Red Eyes?”

“Just a friend,” she crosses her arms, “Here to help, we’ll pull them out once she’s finished bringing your forgotten friend home,”

Swallowing your last mouthful, the room is now entirely filled with blue light, and you understand what lies before you as your spell finishes. The purification magic courses through the texture of her scales, turning green to grey.

The husk of Gamu crumbles to dust, revealing a slightly chubby, mostly undressed, girl with straight dark hair. You rise and wipe the black from your lips as Nijiko and Shizuka stare at the girl in recollection.

“...Sachiko,” Shizuka whispers and rushes to her side.

Nijiko clenches her fist and charges after her and kneels on the unconscious girl’s other side.

You rise and take a step toward the pool and gaze into it. From here you can murkily see the six people curled into sleeping positions in the now blue muck. The light, you understand it.

A crossing of leylines. An access into a part of your birthright, and a well of near limitless magic.

An earth node.

>Write in
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>>35205723
Oh balls.
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>>35205727
thanks to the new 48 hour archive system, we can ride this bad boy off to no ill effect.

Then I'll start a new thread.
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>>35205723
>you feel a tingling sensation against your chest and inside of your starseed.
Dangnabbit people, we were sated already, now look, look and despair.
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>>35205745
Arcane Lore check to see if we can purify it with what we can do right now.
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>>35205745
Can we connect to it and use that power to dispel... whatever the blackness is? If it an't peaches I don't want it.
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>>35205723
>>35205745
>“No, o-our teachers are in the water,”
damm it, now we HAVE to drink it. because neither Red Eyes or her reps are going to settle for just swimming and pulling them out.
>Write in
Swim in and get them out, no drinking.
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>>35205780
>>35205777
There is no corruption of the earth node, its just a glowing natural spring.
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>>35205790
>now we HAVE to drink it
> no drinking.

You confuse me.
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>>35205777
>>35205780
these. We need info before we do anything
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>>35205745
Hit the girl with a cure, see if there is anything to offer her modesty.

Then we deal with the node.
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>>35205815
Node gives us power if I understand how it works. We could connect then heal her all mightily and node empowered like.
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>>35205810
I'm anticipating you and Fire leading the others to be chaotic stupid. I'm very much against.
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>>35205745
Well... that's interesting. I don't suppose we could tap it just enough to fill our mana pool?

I really don't have any idea what else we'd use that much power for. Unless we wanna start sinking boreholes into the ground or spawn a race of molemen or something. But then we'd have to find something to do with those things, and that sounds tedious.
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>>35205809
Then I'm voting we tap into it. And then rescue the teachers.
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>>35205852
sounds good.
>>35205845
and that was when it thought is was a spring of shadow, not earth magic.
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>>35205866
I'd advocate consumption if it was peaches. It's not but the node is a mana/power buff and I think we should snag that. Rescuing the teachers is fine. If we're going to cast anything I want that buff first.
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>>35205745
Heal the girl, then they, w/ Nephrite's help. can get clear.
Can we lend he our disguise school jacket? I imagine it will cease to exist when the spell runs, but will serve for the moment.

Need them clear.

Earth Node isn't for Red Eyes to deal with.
Eclipse with crest on display should go in there and get them out.
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>>35205915
>Eclipse with crest on display should go in there and get them out.

I kinda agree with this. Gotta get dressed up for the occasion.
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>>35205894
No buff, likely.
Might refill, better to cast first, since that will also help the unconscious girl get away.
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>>35205894
I agree, but I think we should connect to it and maybe Arcane Lore check, if necessary, to see exactly what we can do with this level of power.
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>>35205915
>>35205939
Thirding.
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>>35205939
That and Earth Heir + Earth Node seems like the proper combination, and Eclipse is the public face of our heir-ness.
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>>35205939
Oh yeah. Dramatic stuff, I like it.
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>>35205939
If we can fake leaving first or something yeah. So long as they don't see Red eyes turn into a guy.
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>>35205975
Maybe even uncovered face, the full face of Princess Mikage Chiba of Elysion, for the first time ever, for the first time since she stopped being Princess Mikage Chiba of the Silver Millenium.
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>>35205975
Heal the girl, say aloud, alright lets get back from this, I know who to call in for that shit..
Make move like heading away, vanish and slip behind the group instead, telepathy Kairi to get them back while Eclipse goes to work on this thing, and thank her for her help and caution her to stay safe with Eclipsian mental voice.
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Personally, I'm more concerned that we have an egregiously huge fountain of magic here, that we have no plans to do anything with. Our enemies set a monster on it, so they clearly have something in mind. If we leave it unattended, they'll probably just reclaim it and continue bending it to their purpose.

And leaving it to PIT is probably worse than leaving it alone.
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>>35205997
nah, this sinks us boob hugging lil sis as Miki.
>>35206046
that's why we're sealing it.
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>>35206051
Not sure sealing is an option, but we might be able to lock it. We'll figure it out as we go, but it's no longer going to be viable for enemies. It is known now.
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>>35205997
Nah I don't think we're ready to let all our cats out of the bag.

>>35206046
Aren't we taking control of it? Or Perhaps we can drain it? If we can't have it those bastards sure as hell can't.
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>>35206051
Whoa whoa whoa, nobody said anything about sealing it. I vote for claiming it as ours. It's our birthrate.
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>>35206104
We could call Mikage's parents, or at least her dad. They might be a bit more experienced in dealing with these kinds of things.
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>>35206104
Nothing really to drain. No shadow.
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>>35206119
Yeah Dad is the better option at this point in time because we've got to have that soul searching moment with Usagi.

>>35206126
Right not drain like consuming. I meant just Cast a great deal of Magic or something and run it dry. Granted that's probably not possible.
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>>35206108
A claim is just words, MAG. It doesn't matter who we say it belongs to if anyone can just come down here and use it.

I'm not sure sealing is a good solution either. It seems all too likely that it'd just reappear somewhere else or build up pressure until something ruptures.

Ain't Mercury's mother some kind of thauma-physicist? We should probably arrange for her to find out about this.
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>>35206152
Like when her daughter shows up in the next 15-20 minutes?

>>35206171
That... would look interesting on Mikage.
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>>35206145
It's a wellspring of the energy of the Earth, if we run it dry, something has gone horribly wrong.
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>>35206145
I don't think it is possible honestly. I don't know why you guys want to seal it or run it dry anyway. We attune to it and claim it as ours. Maybe take Node Lock as a spell next time we get second level spells.
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>>35206081
lock it down, sure.
>>35206145
call dad? yes. Avoid mom? never.
>>35206152
>>35206182
get Ami in on this? Yes.
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>>35206152
>A claim is just words,
Not really, if it works similarly to Faerun, then there are few mystical options. Not sure if feats will be needed, or if foci attuned or our heritage will help.
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>>35206226
Avoid for the sake of not cracking up and blubbering while on the job. I was under the assumption that when we get home we were going to have a heart to heart.
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Look, we worry about calling people in later.
Time for action is now.

Eclipse is going in.
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>>35206236
I remain suspicious. If there are mystical options for securing these things beyond the necessity for physical control, shouldn't our enemies have access to the same?
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Turning from the water, you lay a hand on the unconscious girl and she awakens with a gasp as you bind her wounds and restore her vital energies with your healing magic. She looks about wildly with no heed paid to her mostly exposed torso and state. Sliding the long skirt off of yourself, you lay it across her shoulders like a cloak.

“I’m free...I’m free,” she giggles into tears of happiness as she grabs Nijiko and Shizuka around the shoulders and pulls them close, “It’s over”

~How did you pull them out of the water?~ you ask her calmly as it appeared deeper than even her lengthy arms.

She doesn’t look at you with any of the fear the other two posses, more curious.

“Oh...there was a chain on the bank,” she points to a rusty iron chain.

After a moment, the five of you haul six adult teachers whom the girls identify as the academic department heads and the principal of from the water. They remains unconscious.

~Get them out of here,~ you tell Nephrite Knight and the girls, ~I still have business here,~

“What do you need to do,” your Knight asks you questioningly.

~I need to make sure our mutual friend, Eclipse, takes care of this,~ you motion to the pool.

Kairi nods and the girls lay the unconscious teachers on a few throw rugs that Gamu had set up around the unfinished party room.

“What is it, anyway?” she asks you quietly.

~Earth magic, a crossing of Leylines,~

“I’ll pretend to understand what that means until Nephrite fills me in,” she sighs, “but be safe, I’ll see you topside in a bit,”
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>>35206281
Probably but we may be able to flag it to warn us if that happens.
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>>35206262
Red eyes would need to bug out first.
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>>35206252
Oh, ok. Your logic is reasonable, given the LOVE burst we got.
>>35206222
if all we can do is attune/claim, I'd be fine with dad and Ami taking a look at it.
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>>35206297

You are alone and standing over the water. Reaching a hand into it, you feel the pulsing power. Someone has tried to master this point before, but failed. It remains wild and suffused with healing energies and affect you immediately.

>Vitality restored
>MP restored
>Planet Power restored

You feel good. At peace. At home.

The Regalia of Eclipse covers you as the guise of the Red Eyed Beast is let go. Your crest shines brightly as you pull the turban and mask clear of your face.

This power belongs to the peace of all life on earth, and you as it’s heir and as one who naturally find themselves compatible with magical foci know what you can do.

You can submerse yourself in these waters and make a choice.

>Try to gain mastery of this place
>Take a token from this node and attempt to close it off
>Just seal the node
>Leave it be.
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>>35206318
>>Try to gain mastery of this place
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>>35206318
>>Try to gain mastery of this place
>Try to gain mastery of this place
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>>35206281
>>35206301
which is why we bring in Dad directly, and Ami indirectly.
>>35206318
>Try to gain mastery of this place
eh, don't see any Red buttons here.
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>>35206318
Heh Bat Cave.
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>>35206354
Our own personal hot spring.

>>35206318
>Try to gain mastery of this place
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Writing, probably going to start this as a new thread.
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>>35206318
Mastery now.
We may need to close it off afterward though.
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>>35206350
The red button was that it wasn't an attempt at mastering it was a trap set for the heir of... *Scrolls up* Endymion that's it.

We just walked into one Bad Mojo wabbajack.

Shadow runs GO
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>>35206354
Animated Batcave.
>>35206376
Batcave comes with Bat Hot Spring.
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Just give me

dice+1d20+9, that's caster level and charisma
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>>35206405
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Rolled 15 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>35206397
blatant trolling is blatant.
>>35206405
rolling
>>35206418
forgotsomething.jpg
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Rolled 16 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>35206405
Dammit Stupid Dice.
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Rolled 5 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>35206405
Charisma?
Nymph's Kiss too then?
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>>35206318
Try and gain mastery of this place.
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>>35206318
>Try to gain mastery of this place
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>>35206489
You may have missed the first boat, but we're glad you arrived.
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>>35206469
Yeah that does include nymphs kiss doesn't it.
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>>35206171
Now that you mentioned it, it will.
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>>35206522
Shhh. Smash demo.
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>>35206575
>>35206171
>>35206182

I would ask how you got into my notebook, but lets face it...that one was obvious.
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>>35206639
If so, I'm gonna squee.
I'm just gonna warn ya now.
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Okay, we are on page 9, so I will start up a new thread.

So, thread End now. Working on new OP
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>>35206775
twitter post, link in thread, or do we just hang out on front page?
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>>35206775
Sounds good, see you there
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>>35206775
SOON.
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Space, the Royal Frontier.
These are the voyages of the MAS Mikage.
Our mission to boldly go and fight shadows, like no Scout has before.
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I'm Mikage Chiba, 15 years old. I'm a second year High School Student.
I'm a former Sailor Moon. My blood courses with two major magical royal bloodlines.
I'm a bit more broken than most, and like to get away from myself. That's about it.

One day, my friend Aiha was in trouble, so a made myself into a mysterious hero.
But now people are after the new scouts and the power of the old Earth Kingdom, so I have to fight to protect them.

Oh well, I guess everything is doomed.
>panic-attack
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We up

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