>>35938493

After choking on your soup, you stare at Ueda-chan for a good long while as.

“What?!”

“It was all over the online news last night and local coverage this morning,” Nakajima-chan smiles and makes a placating gesture to try and calm you down.

She’s right to do so, you shouldn’t get too worked up while you’re still weak. You especially shouldn’t get worked up even if you’re getting stronger every day. Another reason Ueda-chan’s earlier wheelchair speed push was a bad, but fun, idea.

“W-what happened?” you ask, curious about anything having to do with monsters since you had those strange dreams.

“A well-dressed lady monster came to kidnap the girl Ueda-chan and her fashion circle went to meet with,” Nakajima-chan explains excitedly, her pink bangs bob and her ponytail sways as she practically jumps in her seat, “But it turned into a free for all because the Red Eyed Beast was there, and a giant winged purple horse faced thing, and a magic swordswoman in Red, and even the new Sailor Senshi!”

Ueda-chan grouses and crosses her arms.

“I can’t believe I missed the Sailor Senshi. We all got out of there once big winged and purple showed up,” she explains dismissively, “And it didn’t have a horse face...it was just kinda long, like Beta Ray Bill,”

“Who?” you and Nakajima-chan ask at nearly the same time.

“Oh, sorry, its this character from an American Manga my lifting coach reads,” she replies sheepishly before fishing out her phone, “I can pull up a picture if you li- wait, I can show you these! One of my friends from the circle was in the bathroom when it all happened and got pictures of the Senshi after the end! She’s so lucky, got to see the Senshi and she had the good sense to leave before answering questions for the cops and the scifi cops,”

>>35938527

Sliding her phone into the center of the table, you see the pictures of the assorted and surprised looking young Sailor Senshi. True to any other image you have seen over the years, and the memory of Sailor Crystal Moon from your dream, their faces are indistinct despite your ability to understand their expressions. They are quite young, probably younger than the three of you.

“Its quite nice to see that Miss Mugen has friends willing to visit her during the school day,” you snap up to see a familiar woman in a white coat standing behind Nakajima-chan and Ueda-chan, “Though I would hope the two of you take care to make it to campus before the last bell,”

The two of them freeze and sit ramrod straight. You’ve met this woman, long before your hospitalization and a few more times since. Shakily, your friends turn to look up at the calm and soft spoken woman. She’s the Chairwoman of your school, Doctor Hotaru Tomoe.

“Haha!” Nakajima-chan laughs nervously, “I actually have a pass today, Dr. Tomoe, the Fencing Club is participating in a point trial at noon for the Spring Tournament,”

You remember meeting her during your entrance interview. Its something that you learned she does every year, selecting a number of applicants to interview and screen personally before entrance exams are administered. She made a joke about how you were practically named to join the academy. She was only the first person to make that joke, now it is but a joke that has become painfully old and repetitive to your ears. Your family name is written as the Kanji for dream, not infinity. Who cares that they are pronounced the same?

“And you, Miss Ueda?” the ever calm and poised Chairwoman turns to your more extroverted short haired friend.

“I was going to leave soon, Dr Tomoe, honest,” she leaps up from her chair to face the older woman with fire in her eyes followed quickly by confusion, “And- wait, what are you doing here anyway, Doc?”

>>35938546

“Dropping off some paper work, my pediatric practice works with this hospital,” she laughs, “And checking up on Miss Mugen, as well as another friend of mine who’s currently a patient,”

“I very much appreciate you coming in to check on me,” you smile.

“And we, BOTH,” Nakajima-chan ribs Ueda-chan in the ribs, “Appreciate your concern for getting to school on time,”

“Yeah, that,” Ueda-chan sits back down sheepishly.

“Well, Miss Ueda,” the Chairwoman offers, “Since you’re so earnest about being on time, why don’t I give you a ride to campus after I see my friend,”

“Aww, I don’t want to be a bother,” Ueda-chan urges.

“Oh, it’s no trouble,” she explains and then bids you all a short farewell with a nod, “I have an early meeting today. Until then, girls,”

She walks off and your friends breath out a sigh of relief.

“That woman,” Nakajima-chan laments.

“So scary,” Ueda-chan agrees while retrieving her phone.

“I always thought she was nice,” you question while resuming your soup only to be confronted by the stares of your friends, “What?”

“Yeah, but she’s some kind of super woman,” Ueda-chan explains with a wide gesture, “She’s the director of our school, which her family owns,”

“And she’s on the board of the Tomoe Institute, they rival the Paranormal Incident Think Tank for their collection of super brains thinking stuff about magic,” Nakajima-chan continues.

“And she’s a doctor! A medical doctor. With a practice!” Ueda-chan finishes.

“How does she have the energy?” Nakajima-chan wonders.

“Or the time,” Ueda-chan thinks, “to have done all of that while still being so young? Even with her family’s money, its inhuman,”

“Fair point,” you shrug and smile, “She’s set the bar pretty high for the rest of us. Then again, we all want to reach for that kind of star too, right?”

>>35938569

“Heh, definitely,” Nakajima-chan nods embarrassed, “I hope I can grow up that cool,”

“I hope I’m already done growing,” Ueda-chan groans, “I already know I’ll be that cool, but if I grow anymore I’ll have to rework my lifting routine and diet to compensate for new height,”

You laugh. They laugh. Breakfast is sound and fun. Looking out the window, you see Dr. Tomoe in the garden courtyard next to the the cafeteria. She’s speaking to a strange woman in a wheelchair.

The woman in the wheelchair is only strange because you find that you cannot look directly at her, nor can you remember anything about her other than her voluminous green long hair. Dr. Tomoe’s body language has also sharply changed and seems more timid.

As they talk, a woman with long pink hair rushes past the full windows on the far side of the courtyard from the cafeteria. She knocks on the window to gain the attention of the two within. The doctor’s body language changes again, becoming almost awkward as she directs the woman through the glass over to the courtyard entrance where you hadn’t noticed two orderlies standing guard. With a nod from Dr. Tomoe, they let the woman through.

There is something familiar about the tall woman with light pink hair, lighter than Nakajima-chan’s. Something familiar...

“Hey, girls,” you motion to Dr. Tomoe’s gathering.

“That’s weird,” Ueda-chan sets her fork down, “The pinkette looks familiar,”

That she doesn’t pick up on the strangeness of the woman in the wheelchair is okay, you have better eyesight...and you feel like you’ve seen something like this before.

“I think I know her,” Momo-chan snaps her fingers, “She reminds me of the big sister of one of my old junior high classmates. She’s supposed to be a childhood friend of the Chairwoman,”

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>>35938595

“No, not her,” you explain, “The woman in the wheelchair. Ueda-chan, can I see your phone, want to look at those pictures again,”

Interlude End

Quest Start

“Mikage-neechan, are you coming with us later today?” your little sister asks after the three of you saw everyone else home.

You, Kairi, and Koyomi are en route first to your house and then to Kairi’s house. Your little sister is going, with your mother and big sister, to the Metro Building later today for an important briefing with the Paranormal Incident Task Force. They are going in their identities as the fourth, first, and second Sailor Moons respectively.

You are Mikage Chiba, 15 years old second year High School student and formerly the third Sailor Moon. Its a title and life you thought you left behind ran away from after your graduation from Junior High. You thought you’d done something terrible...which now you know you didn’t do. Now, you’ve resolved to serve as a shadow to protect your little sister and the girls who stand beside her.

Important in this task, and your own long term goals, whatever nebulous thing they may have become, is that you aren’t alone. Kairi made it perfectly clear the other night that you weren’t alone, and that she would be by your side to help shoulder your burdens...and that you shouldn’t be afraid of letting others close enough to do so as well.

Others, be they those who would be your knights or just those who would be your friends.

~No,~ you ruffle your little sister’s hair, ~I’ve got some personal stuff to take care of. Besides, that is a meeting for Sailor Moon. That’s not who I am,~

“...okay,”

~Say, are these hairclips new?~ you ask as you tug on one of her rabbit hairclips.

“Actually, I got them last night,” she looks proud, “I think they’re an upgrade, but I have no idea what they do,”

>>35938623

~Well, I bet they’ll do something spectacular,~ you smile at her.

Soon enough, you’re home and are able to grab a quick shower and get changed. Koyomi gets herself cleaned up and begins getting ready for the meeting with Luna, receiving instruction on decorum and addressing military personnel. Kairi waits for you in your room, you left her deciding between reading a volume of Jump or Shojo Beat to kill time. Usa had apparently already gone out for the day, and there seems to be some commotion upstairs where your mother is shouting about something or other in a particularly whiney fashion in the master bedroom while your father is downstairs folding sheets in the living room.

>Head out with Kairi to the Osaka residence.
>Talk with Kairi in the privacy of your own room, about the Dan shaped elephant in the room.
>See what’s up with Mom, you have an idea what might have her so upset.
>Observe Koyomi’s lessons, give her a few pointers? What?
>Talk with dad, about what?
>Write in

>>35938645
>See what’s up with Mom, you have an idea what might have her so upset.
comedy first

>>35938645
>Head out with Kairi to the Osaka residence.

>>35938645
>Head out with Kairi to the Osaka residence.

>>35938645
>See what’s up with Mom, you have an idea what might have her so upset.
you think you can taunt us with a comedic interlude and NOT have us follow up on it?

>>35938645

>See what’s up with Mom, you have an idea what might have her so upset.

This is unfair. You can't just put that option there for us and expect us not to pick it.

>>35938645
>See what’s up with Mom, you have an idea what might have her so upset
please don't be too late to vote, please don't be too late to vote, please don't be too late to vote...

I expect nothing. As per usual for opening posts, going to leave the vote open a bit longer so stragglers can arrive.

Is no one going to talk about that interlude today? Its way too long to be so completely...Slice of Life...there's something going on there I'm not seeing, besides the morning meet up between Hotaru, Setsuna, and Usa.

>>35938645
>Head out with Kairi to the Osaka residence.

>>35938918
I see it as a reminder to us that Azusa still exists and that there are unresolved threads involving her.

>>35938964
and now yet another new side character. Wanna bet she's going to be another monster of the week vehicle or target?

>>35938986
well we already knew one of Azusa's friends, Jade, from the fashion group, so the second is a possibility.

>>35939025
No, Azusa's friend was Moe. The genki sporty girl with the teddy bear backpacks.

>>35938645
>Head out with Kairi to the Osaka residence.

Counting and writing.

Well then. Dead heat. Everyone take a few moments to hover your finger above the refresh button. We'll have a final destination in just a minute or two.

FINAL DESTINATION VOTE

Link your vote to this post. Post only the number of your choice beneath the post link. No line breaks, no comments, no punctuation, no dice, no green text, no nothing. Break these rules and your vote is forfeit.

Only votes cast within the first four minutes after this post is posted will be counted.

Ready?

1 Head out with Kairi now to her house
2 Check in on Mama Usagi's little crisis

>>35939136
1

>>35939136
2

>>35939136
2 Check in on Mama Usagi's little crisis

>>35939136
1

>>35939136
1

>>35939136
2

>>35939152
Dude Just the 2

>>35939152
read the rules closely, please.

>>35939136
2

>>35939165
>>35939152

Whoops.

>>35939136
1

>>35939231
Not sure but you Might have missed the draw.

>>35939136
2

>>35939136
2

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>35939146
>>35939153
>>35939155

>>35939147
>>35939160
>>35939176

...Flipping for it.

>>35939286
well shit. Can we at least talk to Kairi on the way?

>>35939298
Well I'd suppose so if we're talking with her to her house.

>>35939333
>if we're walking with her to her house.
Is this what you meant? If so, Great!

>>35939298
Yes. Yes you can.

>>35939363
Yay! More Normandy conversations!

>mfw I arrive too late to vote for comedy at Usagi's expense.
I guess this little plot thread is now lost to the depths of our imaginations.

>>35939447
My imagination is a terrible place anon.

>>35939467
no murderhobo, bad! Bad murderhobo!

Thinking better of engaging your mother this early, when she likely has reason to be upset or accusatory of you, you turn to Kairi and bob on your feet.

~Sorry for the detour earlier, I’m ready to head out~ you say apologetically to Kairi as she looks up from the repeatedly folded cover of an older Shojo Beat volume that was on your shelf.

She nods, curtly. You imagine she still might be a little sore about what happened this morning...or that you didn’t tell her you went on a date. It isn’t fair, to be held accountable for Red Eye’s actions. A date isn’t something you would have been comfortable with...stupid complicated...no. The two of you walk quietly out of the house, and onward into the morning light. To think its been a whole week since everything started.

Since everything changed for you, maybe for the better.

You’ll smooth this out with Kairi and -

“So, why is one of your shield personas a guy?” she asks casually and far more relaxed than you expected.

~Wha? I mean...I~

“I don’t like him, but then again I don’t much like the Beast either,” she muses over your unexpected stutter, “Though since it looked like you as Dan had some friendly history with Sasha-san, I guess he was a good choice for helping sort the situation”

~You’re taking this in stride,~ you deflate a bit.

“Would you prefer I haul off on you with crazed accusations or leaping to conclusions?”

~...No, I guess not,~

“So, what’s Dan’s deal anyway? Why a guy?” she asks anew.

>Tell Kairi the truth, what is the truth about Dan anyway? Write in what you think is the truth.
>Tell Kairi a lie, what is the lie? Write in what you think is a lie.
>Forward Deflectors to maximum
>Write in

>>35939617
>Tell Kairi the truth, what is the truth about Dan anyway?
I think he's supposed to be me wanting to be rebellious, riding and doing what I want. That and fantasizing.

>>35939654
close enough, I'll second it

>>35939617
>>35939654
That And Maaaybe the part of her that likes girls.

>>35939617
>>35939724
True. perhapse on that add 'Keiko isn't the only one who's working out her own sexuality'.
>Keiko is the lesbian, right? the reincarnation of Beryl? please tell me my memory of names has worked this time...

>>35939772
Think so.

>>35939617
>>35939724
you know what would go great with that and >>35939654? An immediate frantic addition that we like boys too, maybe absentmindedly adding that Gai's nice, but Sahsa just so tough yet cute... then realizing what we just said, and dig that hole even deeper with more blushing awkwardness. That or accidentally saying that Dan groped her mom's ass then flirted with her once.

>>35939848
you. your sense of humor consists of jokes and situations that embarrass and humiliate other people. I like you. I like you alot anon.

>>35939848
I second the I accidentally your mom.

>>35939617
>Truth
"Dan is many things but mainly the part of me that allows me to do what I want and to go with the flow. That and maybe my sex drive."

Writing

>>35939848
Okay, I seriously don't remember writing a pat down in that scene, just that you bumped into her and then made a suggestive comment.

Just going to review aaaaand, yup. No groping occured.

>>35939964
Think Kairi's gonna care? We still made a pass at her mom, who got VERY flustered. BTW, what thread was that? I've been trying to find it all weekend.

>>35940023

Surveillance Game
Episode 28

>>35940079
Thank you. re-reading.

>>35940089
>~Well, whatever your name is,~ you conclude quite rightly at least in your own mind, ~You’ve got a grade a butt,~

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

we must mention this because hilarity.

>>35940023
>>35940179
Keep in mind, if you need to search the archives in the future, suptg has a google search option for keywords.

>>35939946
Do NOT include that last part, that is the definition of too much information.

>>35940524
Between best friends? I don't think so.

>>35940503
thanks. I'm still getting familiar with all the bells and whistles.
>>35940524
well, we're being honest, and Mikage and Kairi are trusted friends. embarrassing, yes. TMI, probably not. Plus, I find it hilarious! what, you never privately mentioned to your friends that they found their mom kinda hot?

>>35940577
Seriously this, my best friend tells me all the time that my mom is hot.

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>>35940538
Well okay,

If you're sure about this.

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>>35940644
The only thing I'm sure of is that no matter how Kairi takes it, I will find hit hilarious. If Mikage gets smacked for the flirting, I just may laugh even more.

~He’s...I dunno...the me who can be relaxed and a little rebellious,~ you say embarrassed, ~and maybe the part of me that might also like...girls,~

She stops and turns to stare at you while you retaliate on the defensive.

~And that’s just saying he’s where I can express what I think might be attractive in other women. I still like guys, by a worrying amount. I mean Gai is super pretty and cut and just drips this physical and psychic attractiveness, but then I also think Sasha is super cute and his whole tough guy things is awesome,~ your make a noncommittal frustrated sound and throw your hands down, ~This whole things goes back to U- no, I’m not getting into that right now,~

You compose yourself and walk past Kairi, not expecting anything else but an awkward silence on the way to her house.

“So, what you’re saying is you think I have a cute butt,”

~I said no such thing,~ you turn to face her, your face aghast.

She’s laughing, clutching the core of her stomach and leaning forward as though she had just heard the funniest thing in the world.

~Stop laughing!~ you demand.

“No, its too funny,”

~I mean it! I’m just trying to figure myself out here!~ you grouse and hide your increasingly red face, ~Its not like I’m the only girl who's ever had this kind of confusion. Look at Keiko and Midori, they’ve both dated their share of guys,~

She keeps laughing, you turn away from her and cross your arms. Your teeth are grit against one another as she comes up behind you and lets words slip with a honeyed teasing voice.

“Oh? Am I the first girl you’ve ever complimented like that?” she faux swoons, “What ever shall I do, with the attentions of this slacker of a greaser lusting after me?!”

>>35940850

~Knock it out!~ you snap back, ~Besides, you weren’t the first girl I’ve complimented like that. I had to use Dan to give your mom the slip when she was tailing Miki after Midori brought Keiko to the fashion circle,~

Her laughter stops short and she looks at you with suddenly surprised and vacant eyes.

“How are you still alive?” she queries.

~Nevermind,~ you grouse, ~I should never have brought that part up,~

“No,” she says, “Its fine. I can admit another girl is pretty, or has a butt I wish I had, but that doesn’t mean I lust after it like some over stimulated schoolboy,”

~I don’t feel fine. You laughed at me,~ you faux sniffle, doing a slight impression of your mother.

“Because it was funny,” she sighs and falls in step beside you, “And I’ve got your back, even if you’re a little into me,”

You groan at her jab.

“And my mother,”

~Kill me,~ you plead at the universe.

“Again, I’m surprised she didn’t,”

The two of you joke and jab on the way. You explain a bit more of how you know Sasha and divulge the details of the date that you were mollified about once you were back to yourself from being the Red Eyed Beast. Kairi offers little advice beyond you not doing anything else or pursuing anything else you aren’t comfortable with. Then she goes on to lament that she still hasn’t had the chance to ask out Gai.

Her reminder of your promise to leave her first crack at the alien boy’s attentions rings of your friendship and bond, though her teasing persists in light jabs as you become more comfortable on the subject, but once you’re almost home, she drops the matter.

>Anything else you wanted to talk to Kairi about before seeing Naru Osaka?

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>>35940850
>Am I the first girl you’ve ever complimented like that?”
and here it comes...
>>35940877
Humor delivered. pic related
>Anything else you wanted to talk to Kairi about before seeing Naru Osaka?
Performing a divination on Sasha like the generals recommended last thread.

>>35940877
>“How are you still alive?” she queries
apparently your mom likes being told she's still got it. something I am happy to do any day, any hour.
oh, right voting. Write in? um... shit, just do who ever's above me

>>35940877
guess that's Scholar>>35940919 I'm seconding.

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>Mikage still thinks she's straight

HA

>>35941132
>Mikage thinks she's gay
HA

>>35941132
>>35941139
If I had to put a label on her, I'd say Mikage is either still a very confused teen, or solidly bisexual. either way, We Win some subs.

>>35941185

Like, sandwiches, subtitles, or the one that's people bowing down to us?

>>35941277
As in /u/boating, lesbians, and motorboating a chick's ass. this is /tg/, we're obsessed with this stuff.

Rolled 11 + 15 (1d20 + 15)

Kairi attempting insight

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>>35941322
hate to say it, but he's got a point. pic related
>>35941364
decent roll, what's it get her?

>>35941364
With a +15 is it an attempt?

>>35941364
Uh oh, she's onto us.

>>35941401
Quick! You guys hide I'll take care of everything!

>>35941401
on to what? We've been nothing but truthful with her this whole time! OK, there might be a few things we haven't told her yet, but Mikage is working up to it!

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>>35941424
>pic related
Down Gnash, down. Let the group negotiator handle this...

>>35941132
>>35941139
>>35941185
Mikage thinking she's anything other than Pansexual.

>>35941472
true, she did fall for Helios...

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>>35941498
My point exactly.

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>>35941524
>mfw that pic
You do realize you're just fueling my thoughts for Mikage shooting for a harem, right?

>>35941557
It's one of my favorite reaction images and I have so few opportunities to use it.

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>>35941577
you simply must share with me what the original source is, my friend. And I do hope that you can use it more often.

>>35941633
Dude, I have no idea. I think it's a hentai manga of some form.

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>>35941524
>Reverse image search for sauce.
>Everything is in moon.

>>35941735
well, I'll see if I can find out, and if I do, I'll let you know.
>>35941742
why do you think I tried asking?

It's not from a hentai, you guys. It's from Scam Saki.

>>35941847
>google
>anonpress description: The colourful world of young lesbians playing mahjong
Oh-Kay, that is a bit underwhelming.

>>35941872
That's a description of the real series. Scam Saki is a series of joke edits of the manga. The actual manga would be pretty good if the author wasn't always on hiatus. I would think /tg/ would be all over lesbians playing board games.

>>35941953
Now that we've got the joke site, what's the real manga's name then? and yes, we would be.

>>35941975
Just plain "Saki". Has a few spinoff mangas as well. Also has two anime seasons and a spinoff season.

>>35942053
Thanks anon!

>>35941364
uh... Artemis? You still there? How's the writing coming?

Its being written

>>35941953

Sorry, no go, Riichi Mahjong requires that you actually know what you're doing and we can't have that here because /tg/ is universally terrible at all the games it plays.

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>>35942441
>implying that ever stopped anyone from trying, then improving.

>>35942441
We'd have to modify it to playing lesbians who roll d20s best of three.

>>35942470

Alright, then. When was the last time you saw a Mahjong thread here? One that was actually about the game, mind.

>>35942441
Didn't they try to get a crossboard mahjong tournament between /a/, /u/, /jp/, and /tg/, but /tg/ didn't have enough players?

>>35942518
>One that was actually about the game
so your parameters are it having the subject "Mahjong thread'? In that case, not me personally. but >>35942579 has the next best thing.

~Anyway, the other Shintennou noticed something strange about Sasha when scoping him out this morning,~ you explain to Kairi, ~I don’t suppose you or Nephrite could do any divination on him?~

“Hmmm? And just why did you have the Shintennou scoping him out?” she muses suggestively as her eyes speak and sparkle in equal volume..

~When the hell did you become so lewd,~ you complain.

“I think after you lifted the weight of being guilt ridden over being the monster that almost killed all my friends, and the loneliness and isolation that followed, off of my shoulders,” she thinks to herself, “And maybe it isn’t me. Maybe I’m still harping on your own lewd tendencies,”

~They aren’t my lewd tendencies,~ you huff, ~Is this going to be an all day thing?~

“No,” she smiles, “I’m done,”

~Good. Anyway, after your impassioned speech the other night about not doing things alone, I thought I would scout out Sasha as a potential Knight,~ you tick his virtues off on your fingers, ~He’s a friend, he’s a skilled enough fighter to go evenly against me while I’m nursing minor magical enhancements, and he’s a fan of my tenure as Sailor Moon,~

“Good qualities,” she nods, “Alright, Nephrite and I have got this,”

>>35942654

She slows down and holds out her hand. Her eyes gloze over a second as above the ring, you witness a phantom of Nephrite lift his own hand and summon up an orrery projection of the Solar System with distant constellations surrounding in assorted patterns of movement.

Kairi holds like this for a few minutes, the more spectacular portion of her projected personal planetarium invisible to passersby. To them it seems a young girl is looking with particular fondness at a ring on her finger, ‘ah the springtime of youth’ you imagine they think.

Soon, the orbital orrery fades, as does the image of Nephrite. Her eyes resume their normal presence as the trance comes to an end. Slowly she shakes her head.

“Trippy,” she muses, “Okay...it was a complicated jumble, but I think I have it. I’m not too familiar with Russian mythology, but I know a bit about the Baba Yaga symbolism, otherwise that vision was full of it. I think he’s an orphan and there was some kind of witch or scary lady in his life that guides him. Also, he was dancing with the stars...the constellation Ursa Minor, and then major. No. He wasn’t dancing,”

She mimics some steps she saw in her vision, as if repeating them would help her define them.

“Boxing,” she jabs, “he said he was a Boxer before, but he’s boxing bears in space. Their starlight is white but slowly changes to yellow, same with him when he’s made of stars at the height of the match. Something bright passes through both of them, then the bear gives another weakening silhouette his gloves,”

She pauses and looks up at the sky, using her hand to shield her eyes from the brunt of the sun, beating down on the world of morning.

“No, she isn’t a weakening silhouette. The light behind her is too bright, something golden,”

You look at her as she lowers her gaze back to you and withdraws her hand from above.

>>35942672

“That’s all I’ve got,” she shrugs.

~Its alright,~ you shrug, ~We can sit down and map it out later, though some of it sounds familiar,~

“How does boxing a bear made of stars sound familiar,” she wonders as you return to your pace toward her family home.

~I’ll explain later. It involves his boasts about his training and me having to fight a dream bear when I was dream walking with Usa,~

“This will never feel normal,” Kairi asks curiously, “Will it?”

~I really hope not,~

Soon enough you arrive at the Osaka home. Kairi unlocks the door and lets the two of you in.

“Mom! I’m home. Mikage and I went for a morning run with her sister and friends,” she calls.

Her mother walks down the stairs in uniform. Not field fatigues or some fancy dress uniform, just the professional piece she probably wears around the office.

“Welcome home,” Naru Osaka regards her daughter before turning to you, “And welcome to you, Mikage,”

~Hello Osaka-san,~ you still feel on edge around this woman.

“I’m going to grab a shower and get changed,” Kairi runs up the stairs and gives her mother a quick kiss on the cheek.

Alone with Naru Osaka, the older woman regards you coolly.

“So, Mikage,” she inquires carefully, “Will we be seeing you at the Metro building this afternoon?”

~I have other business I need to attend to. And besides, someone needs to be out there in the world in case something happens,~ you smile.

“Is there any more intelligence you’ve happened upon you’d like to share with me before the briefing?” she inquires.

>Is there anything you want to share with her?
>Is there anything you want to ask her about the briefing?
>Anything you want to cop to?
>Anything you want to ask her for help with?
>Write in

>>35942672
>boxing bears in space
That sounds awesome.

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>>35942607

That's still kind of damning and proves my point. Mahjong threads legitimately have a longer lifespan, duration, activity and player count on literally every other board EXCEPT the one it was meant to be on.

This is in part because the learning curve is pretty brutal to newcomers, but also because most, if not all online clients have a time limit per turn. That makes playing a daunting task, because good luck trying to get four people crazy enough to assist you in learning to play.

But I feel we might have gone a little bit off-topic. How about them magical girls?

>>35942672
> witch or scary lady in his life that guides him
yep. Balalaika confirmed.
>>35942691
>Is there anything you want to share with her?
The events of yesterday, as 'observed' by us.

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>>35942707
I too have a chart! I call it: How Mikage gets her harem.
>>35942691
seconding this >>35942724.

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>>35942764

You are not ready for the chart. Not at all.

>>35942724
>>35942691

Seconded

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>>35942779
>one look
nope. was not ready for that chart.

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>>35942807

You're not even ready for the flowchart.

>>35942823
That one I kinda get, it's massive amounts of, smushed ant-text that my brain rebels at.

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>>35942846

Fine. Last one, the actual guide that's comprehensible to people who don't already know a fair amount about the game.

>>35942764
We're not including the under water well earth node part right? Because that one we're kind of playing close to the chest already.

>>35942869
I'm fine with being vague and pretending not to know really what it is.

>>35942868
... and saved for reasons.

>>35942902
I'm concerned about dropping the heir to earth thing.. and or the PIT doing horrible science experiments on a source of Mikage's power.

>>35942930
Ok, both of those points are valid. let's not give a specific location for the well, just that there was a big light from the school grounds. PIT'll get the location from the Neo Senshi anyway, so let's make 'em work for it.
>>35942691

If you'll humor me with a little it of planning, after this, let's deal with the elephant in the room for these two: The Night, and that Naru knows about what actually happened. THink about it, if we hadn't overheard Naru talking to mom a few weeks ago, we would have never come out of our shell, or done anything. Mikage needs to tell Naru thanks, for alot of things.

>>35943039
>little bit of planning
fixed, this is what happens when you walk and type with a laptop. that and lose your connection.

>>35943039
That wasn't intentional on her part. She hadn't told Mikage directly. I do not think that deserves thanks.

sleight delay

>>35943039
Agree with this, we should probably say something about Kairi too.

>>35943092
Still, Mikage wouldn't have forgiven herself, and that deserves acknowledgement.
>>35943102
Yes I agree with you. probably, 'if I hadn't forgiven myself, I never would have made friends like Kairi. '

>>35943039
Thanks for assistance and operational support? Yes. The whole Oh I didn't kill someone?! No. That's a rough topic and it wasn't directly discussed with Mikage. That would have been extremely helpful in a controlled environment with hugs and cookies. Instead it was an overheard conversation.

>>35943039
>>35943102
>>35943133
I'm more than fine with all of this.

>>35943133
Gnash may have a point. I'm on tjr fence about it. If we were told directly I'd be comfortable with thankong her.

>>35943151
I do agree with you in that was the way Naru should have handled that conversation. however, if Mikage didn't overhear that, lots of people would be hurt/dead by now. so again, some acknowledgement of that. perhaps with a 'If you want me to help you, perhaps I should know that kind of information when you get it.'

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>>35943151
I have to agree, Naru didn't do us ANY FAVORS with that. Instead she pushed what should have been her job off onto Mom.

It seems people pushing their jobs off onto other people is the main cause of problems in this quest. Am I the only one that notices that?

>>35943209
> if Mikage didn't overhear that, lots of people would be hurt/dead by now. so again, some acknowledgement of that.

All the more reason, in my eyes, that she deserves no thanks. Trying to pretend like we didn't exist and had no part in that conversation would have killed a lot of people simply because she didn't want to confront us.

>>35943207
>>35943223
I'd be ok with just saying 'If you hadn't came to my mother that day, I would have never forgiven myself for that Night. then again, you didn't think it think it wise to inform me of that, and tried to blackmail my mother, so thanking you might be a bit much.'

>>35943209
Asking for more direct access to information? Perhaps being considered a... hmm what's the right word.. not agent.. friend/asset.

I don't want to thank the woman for a private conversation with Usagi that Mikage had to eaves dropped on to retain her mental stability. That's not someone who helped that's someone you spied on and acquired useful/life saving information.


These guys get it. >>35943207 >>35943223

>>35943255
If we're trying to guilt trip her maybe? But I don't think she'll actually response that way. I don't want to give her a brownie button for withholding critical information that kept Mikage's head from fracturing.

Counting and writing

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>>35943261
>>35943297
Ok, you guys have swayed me on the issue of Naru not bringing un into that conversation. I think that would be an excellent social combat opening attack. going from the support thanks right into 'so why didn't you think I should be involved in a conversation that dealt with my fight with Magician?' pic related.

Behold, I am home.
Now to find out what is going on here today.

>>35943348
ITT, Mikage comes out to Kairi and hilarity is had, but confrontations are imminent.

>>35943338
Detective finds out child didn't commit a murder. Child has been tearing themselves up over it. Serious psychological issues developed.

Instead of discussing it with the child it is discussed in secret and kept from them.

Do you thank this person? Y/N?

>>35943223
>>35943209
>>35943255
This makes me wonder, how would have things turned out if we had completely failed that stealth check way back when?

Or even completely succeeded where the cat didn't even hear us? Would we have opened up as quick as we did?

>>35943409
I think we agreed N. I'd say we're going to confront Naru about not doing that.
>>35943412
If we failed I'd think Usagi might have brought us into it. If we skipped past Luna, the opening would have been much slower, if not too late.

>>35943409

Child thinks they commit murder.

Investigator finds the whole situation and goes to talk to her own childhood friend, said child's mother, to tell her what she knows when she should otherwise be in school and perhaps figure out how to break the situation to her.

Child comes home early, overhears part of the shebang. Darts off and upstairs and loudly cries into second momma moon cat about what horrible thing she did and falls asleep in her arms from emotional exhaustion after swearing her not to tell anyone, especially her mother.

Mom and Investigator don't know how girl overheard, cat won't tell the whole of it, maybe they decide because of said outburst to take it slowly with the girl.

Mom tells Dad, Dad later tells because he judges she's ready.

Gnash is over reacting and pointing toward the worst in people.

>>35943504
I'd never do any such thing. I simply gave my opinion on the situation and other anons agreed.

>>35943543
You're a foul one, Mister Grinch.

>>35943607
But I'm as charming as an eel? Other anons accused Naru of using it as a black mail device. Clearly they must have a reason.

>>35943409
>discussed in secret

You mean discussed with the child's parents. You know, her legal guardians? Who obviously agreed with Naru's course of action to not immediately sit us down for a forensic briefing.

Mikage probably wouldn't have agreed to even speak to Naru at the time anyway.

>>35938918
>there's something going on there I'm not seeing
More interesting is what Azusa is seeing, and able to see. Beginning to think those Crystal pieces don't find their homes randomly, they find special people to call home.

>>35938918
Nothing of importance go about your day citizen.

>>35943652
Yeah, they forgot the portion of that conversation where Naru clearly stated that she wasn't doing that.

>>35943745
Those Bastards! For shame Anons! For Shame!

>>35943686
Yeah, I had that kind of impression myself. "Names names names names oh look lesbians!" I know what I got from that, and it was not a clue.

>>35943504
What! DAMM IT GNASH! I THOUGHT WE TOLD YOU TO KNOCK THAT SHIT OFF!

Alright, I'm all caught up on the main action, haven't focused on the conversation in between what arguments are we having today?

>>35942691
>Is there anything you want to share with her?
Break down the events of last night, threat at the school, what happened to the girls, and the importance of keeping node safe.

>>35943667
and in other news, anime girls have big boobs, or are lolis.
>>35943870
changing my vote this.
also we're arguing over Naru's conversation with Usagi back in thread one and how we deal with her not telling us about That Night.

>>35943860
What shit?

>>35943870
Think you're a bit late man. But most of that appears to be covered.

>>35943900
decieving your fellow players. THAT shit.

>>35943926
I was not being deceptive. I presented the situation as I remembered it. Other Anons agreed. Hell one guy said they felt the whole problem was that Naru was pushing her job off on Usagi.

I'm just one vote. I can't control the way the votes are flowing. You're in control of your own keyboard.

>>35943926
Just remember that whenever he says something, he's intentionally casting it in the darkest possible light.

>>35943962
That's probably not true.

>>35943897
>and in other news, anime girls have big boobs, or are lolis.
I was thinking more about he noticing that she couldn't notice details on are green-haired friend, and actually noticing a similarity in Usa to things as well. That's pretty impressive.

>also we're arguing over Naru's conversation with Usagi back in thread one and how we deal with her not telling us about That Night.
Eh? Why would she be telling us? She doesn't even know what we or Usagi knew about it, she was mainly confronting Usagi and giving her what she knew about it as a courtesy.

Without her breaking security/clearance to bring that information to our family, we still wouldn't know, she risked a lot and is keeping our family's secrets. That's a big Plus on Naru's rating with us.

>>35944026
Additionally I think we where thinking of collaborating with her if not PIT in it's entirety.

Mikage already sort of is...

I'm hoping we can score some interesting equipment from her. Sure we've got magic but I wonder what sort of toys she'd be willing to part with...

>>35943409
Whoa, this is pretty much a complete lie. What the hell?

She risked her job and freedom to bring that information to our family, let alone hiding our flute from PIT and keeping our family's identities secret.

>>35944099
Nitpick: Also, she's not a detective.
She's military.

>>35944120
Paramilitary

>>35944120
>>35944135
Technically, she's Paranormal Paramilitary

>>35944157
So Naru Osaka is Para Para?

>>35944099
It was an analog. Simmilar story.
Ut was meant to serve as an example.

>>35944172
C-can she start saying that like Ara ara~

Just more operator?

>>35944199
No.

>>35943223
That wasn't her job at all.

>>35943261
>>35943255
Worth noting that we didn't find out anything from eavesdropping. It wasn't until the next morning when we finally told dad what happened that he corrected us. No one knew what we did or didn't know, and there wasn't time for talk to us about Naru's visit between then, it was the busiest day ever.

>>35944157
>>35944135
Artemis has corrected me on this before. Not Para, straight up military.

>>35944281

I really wanted to make the Para Para joke, but then no one got it.

>>35944296

much like how no one go the other thing today, too.

>>35944318
So, just another day on 4chan?

>>35944099
Which is why I initially put forward thinking her.
>>35944026
That, and the big thing of Mikage learning she's not a murderer. so I go back to my earlier stance: Mikage needs to thank Naru for lots of things.
>>35944264
Still, she's the main source of that info, so thanks are in order.

>>35944296
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngxZGdoIoMA
This should help.

>>35944318
I got here late, I may have missed the other thing in my speedreading.

>>35944364
I'm not saying where, but it is here.

~Actually, I have some unique information on one of the enemy’s programs,~ you walk past her and into the living room where just the other day, you imbued her daughter with supernatural power and duty.

“You are a font for that as of late,” she says while following you into the room, “Would you like some tea?”

~No, thank you,~ you say evenly.

There is a tick of anger as you look Naru Osaka. And underlying anger...how long ago did PIT find Magician’s lair. How long did she know you weren’t a murderer. How long did she know that you thought you were one? Why did she go to your mother and not you. Why didn’t she just come out and tell you that you weren’t a killer? Your shadow whispers something against it, but you let that anger wrap too far around you to notice her words.

~We already knew the enemy was creating these id monsters from people,~ you begin and gently fall into the couch, ~We didn’t know of the variety. Yesterday I encountered creatures that possessed people...and while those people were possessed by their own darkness, others forgot them and every sign of that person existing became difficult to perceive,~

>>35944391
My best guess is the springtime of youth, though that one gets used all over the place.

>>35944496
“In line with our preliminary investigation so far,” she sits across from you in a singular chair by the bookshelf, “We’ll be directing our investigations into lapses or blank spaces in school and company registries to try and figure how many monsters they may have put together like that. I’m worried that our foe is assembling an army,”

~So am I,~ you admit.

“Moving on, is there anything you can tell us about the uncovered wellspring beneath the athletic field. It altered your sister’s costume after it let off a massive energy discharge that dispersed into the magnetosphere,” Naru Osaka removes her beret and sets it down on a small end table next to her chair.

You continue to meet her gaze, but know that you can’t tell her just what that wellspring is to you....but you can tell her not to mess with it.

~Its something dangerous,~ you express with even tone, ~Don’t let anyone poke at it, keep it locked down if you can,~

“I can see to that. We’ve already sealed over the exposure caused by the discharge. We can keep the site controlled and untouched,” she doesn’t even press into you or scrutinize your words.

Why is she trusting you so much?

~I want to thank you,~ you begin to say, ~For the tactical support your giving me and the girls,~

“I would be a fool not to give it,” she slumps a bit into her chair, letting her military demeanor slip, “Even before you involved Kairi in these things,”

~She was a target once!~ you snap at the woman in sudden hostility, ~I can’t protect her all the time...and I can’t do this alone. She knew that, she forced her way to my side in this. This was her choice,~

>>35944514
“Mhmm” she hums as her pose remains relaxed and unthreatened, “I’ve been there myself. Several times in fact. That you’re capable of giving her the chance to protect herself and her friends is...good. I wish I had the opportunity to do so when I faced similar circumstances,”

~but, you’re protecting people now?~ you offer in query.

“I am,” she admits, “Though I’m upset by how much I was able to actually help the case surrounding the Sugimoto girl. I still don’t know why the enemy was after her, or the how and why you were able to dissuade the enemy from that pursuit,”


The unknown unease and hostility melt away a bit. You consider the woman before you.

~You held the line,~ you fix her gaze, ~Gave me the time to actually save her,~

“From what, exactly?”

>From her past life consuming her (leave it at that)
>From her past life consuming her (Explain Beryl)
>Write in

&

>Thank her for sticking her neck out for you. Thank her for bringing what she found about Magician...about Umino...to your mother.
>Angrily yell at her because you feel upset, that she somehow sleighted you by talking to your mother about the forensic findings in magician’s lab.
>Ask about Eclipse and Nephrite Knight operating as PIT assets
>Any other questions about the briefing?
>Write in

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>>35944499
Best not to dwell on it.

>>35944531
>From her past life consuming her (Explain Beryl)
>Ask about Eclipse and Nephrite Knight operating as PIT assets

Wasn't the springtime. That said I have to load my car and take a long drive home now, so intermission while you vote and discuss.

>>35944531
>Thank her for sticking her neck out for you. Thank her for bringing what she found about Magician...about Umino...to your mother.
>From her past life consuming her (Explain Beryl)
>Ask about Eclipse and Nephrite Knight operating as PIT assets
Open honesty, and screw anything Gnash says to the negative.

>>35944531
>From her past life consuming her (leave it at that)

>Ask about Eclipse and Nephrite Knight operating as PIT assets

>>35944531
>From her past life consuming her (leave it at that)
>Thank her for sticking her neck out for you. Thank her for bringing what she found about Magician...about Umino...to your mother.

>>35944531
>From her past life consuming her (leave it at that)
>Ask about Eclipse and Nephrite Knight operating as PIT assets

>>35944531
>From her past life consuming her (leave it at that)
>Ask about Eclipse and Nephrite Knight operating as PIT assets

>>35944531
>From her past life consuming her (Explain Beryl)

&
>Ask about Eclipse and Nephrite Knight operating as PIT assets
>Thank her for sticking her neck out for you. Thank her for bringing what she found about Magician...about Umino...to your mother.

>>35944531
HAHA TIME FOR FULL EXPOSURE!
>From her past life consuming her (Explain Beryl)
>Ask about Eclipse and Nephrite Knight operating as PIT assets

We were going to go check on NotBeryl next correct? Possibly recruit a new general in the process?

>>35944531
>>From her past life consuming her (leave it at that)
>>Thank her for sticking her neck out for you. Thank her for bringing what she found about Magician...about Umino...to your mother.

>>35944531
>“From what, exactly?”
What do you know now of the 'Year that Didn't Happen'? Or of what forces were behind the hostilities that year?

>&
>Write it
Also.. thank you for bringing what you learned to my family. Part of me wants to be angry that you didn't come to me.. but really what did you know that would have made you think I needed to be told more than my family?

(the question is not rhetorical)

>>35944531
>>35944657
Supporting this as well. Thank you for the write ins these are good.

>>35944531
>>35944657
Seconded

>>35944633
It was on our agenda- I agree it should be our next stop.

>>35944656
changing from this to >>35944657

>>35944657
This.

Also does anyone else think becoming a PIT asset sound extremely limiting.

>>35944745
We're asking not committing. We can negotiate terms more than likely. She probably can't have us directly on the books and we certainly wouldn't want to be.

>>35944531
changing vote to >>35944657
>>35944633
>>35944720
General recruitment yes, but actually it was Azsusa we were checking up on. Neo Beryl's been ruled out a candidate.

>>35944745
Military order and structure could be good for Mikage. Get her head in line.

>>35944814
But I like her as this type of crazy.

>>35944799
Oh I know she has. But I thought she was almost always with Keiko. At any rate we need to check up on her she's an ally.

>>35944814
>>35944831

Military brat/grunt persona when?

>>35944745
>>35944814
>>35944831
I think it's a good idea, also gives us access to more intel and more support from which to operate operationally. Also moar toys.

>>35944657
She probably still doesn't know anything from our side of that. If she asks, we can respond with a simple bluntness.

"I thought I killed him. That I promised my best friend that I would save her father, and then not only failed to do that but killed him as well."
Look to her.
"I still made a promise I failed to keep, but at least now I know I it was one I couldn't have fulfilled by that point."

>>35944799
Jade is a candidate though, and she's probably with Keiko.

And it's not like Keiko needs a Knight powerup to be an asset.

>>35944884
She just needs genuine magic training.

>>35944884
Keiko is an excellent asset indeed. Both girls view Mikage as a friend and respect her for her actions. Solid squad/court/team members.

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>>35944531
>From her past life consuming her (Explain Beryl)
>Thank her for sticking her neck out for you. Thank her for bringing what she found about Magician...about Umino...to your mother.
>Ask about Eclipse and Nephrite Knight operating as PIT assets
but can you open with >>35944657?

>>35944943
If we're opening with that it might be awkward to thank something if a skeleton comes out of the closet.

>>35944799
Beryl wasn't a candidate, but Midori was.
Azusa was someone we wanted to check on, given the bits we've heard, mainly to make sure she's recovering alright.

>>35944745
It would be, and we were thinking about breaking in there today.
Though working with them as a separate group from the Scouts is a decent idea.. and more or less what we're doing through Naru now.

>>35944838
True, a check up is needed, but I think Azusa questline would be more relavent. given we're on a general/Earth crystal burn here.
>>35944884
Jade might be a candidate, true. and like Gnash >>35944920, they are solid team members, combat or not.
>>35944903
And who do you suggest for teaching her?
>>35944975
I'm not seeing anything wrong with that combination.

>>35944531
seconding >>35944565 and >>35944657. Full exposure indeed.

>>35945020
>>35944903
Keiko doesn't need much training at this point, just more practical experience.
Taking the hard road in helping her with Beryl turned out to be the more 'full power' option.
She's more than likely more adept magically than Mikage, and she was considered to be surprisingly adept.

>>35945020
Let's see... How many trained not-evil magicians do the Senshi know? Maybe dream-teach her using Beryl's memory? I really don't know.

>>35945007
Yes, Midori is a potential, and I just found the old to-do list. check out #3:
To-do list
1. Kairi, debriefing on today’s panic attack and Dan, Divination of Sasha and Earth Crystal.
2. Naru, Kairi's mom. for last night debrief.
3. Jade/Midori and Keiko, for follow up and possible General.
4. Setsuna* assume 3 PM, during Senshi-PIT meeting, for answering questions about things.
5. Rin and Aiha, for Red Eyes, Visions, fire reading on Sasha, briefing learning.
>>35945094
well, >>35945091 does have a point. she's a wellspring of raw magical power, she just needs to practice using it... AMI! She practically pioneers this field!

>>35945121
MY concern was mostly for control exercises.

>>35945186
Then we might add Rei to the list. the two would be an excellent teaching pair.

>>35945121
>she's a wellspring of raw magical power
That and magical knowledge. my understanding is that she effectively has Beryl's spell list, but is closer to our character level.

I think we do need to chat with Naru about our thoughts of checking on Setsuna and wondering if there are any particular areas of security she'd like tested. Risky, yes, but I think she'd be happier if we told her about that intention than hearing about it later.

>>35945094
Maybe Luna could help in some way?

and possibly advance the plotline about that starseed fragment she has

>>35945219
well, we are going with the PIT-ish partnership route, so I'm ok with that. linking to story post >>35944531

>>35945235
true, true. Heck, why we just have Luna, Rei, Ami, Minato, Makoto and Usagi all take turns? they all have something to offer physically, mentally, or magically.

>>35944531
Seconding Melee >>35944610 with
>Thank her for sticking her neck out for you. Thank her for bringing what she found about Magician...about Umino...to your mother.

>>35945294
We still need to get pictures of Usagi's little oil problem.

>>35944531
>From her past life consuming her (Explain Beryl)

&

>Thank her for sticking her neck out for you. Thank her for bringing what she found about Magician...about Umino...to your mother.
>Ask about Eclipse and Nephrite Knight operating as PIT assets
Artemis, you should bring up the promise Mikage made, and how thinking she had killed the father of her best friend, who she promised to save, and how she shut herself down.

>>35945485
Good idea! Bring that up!

You should have probably said it about 40 minutes ago though.

>>35944531
>From her past life consuming her (Explain Beryl)
>Thank her for sticking her neck out for you. Thank her for bringing what she found about Magician...about Umino...to your mother.
Naru's a good person, our best friend's mother, and someone who deserves our respect. She seems to have some sense as to who to trust with secrets.

The organization she works for, however, their operational security is fine for mundane matters but complete shit magically. I really can't think of a good reason to link ourselves closely to them, especially when the rest of the Moon clan is already publicly cooperating with them.

Also good evening gentlemen.

>>35945459
Well, we better get on it then... right after we finish with Naru, and check Midori for being a candidate, and OK with Keiko being trained in magic. Again, making the conversation runs on the Normandy.
>>35945523
greetings Fire Senator! glad to have you join us at last.

>>35945523
Evening. It's Military. We could get toys we don't even know about from them.

>>35945507
I thought Artemis was still on hiatus, or do you mean getting it seen amongst the sea of votes?
>>35945572
>>35945523
Like those militarized Kuratas! plus we can show how weak they are in the magic area and where they need beefing up.

>>35945523
Crap, now I'm agreeing with Fire Senator.

>>35945618
Vote Ocean. Getting support/seconds at this point is unlikely.

>Kuratas
SAILOR MECHS YEEEEEEeeeEEEeESSSS

>>35945645
There is still time to change your vote.

>>35945653
aside from that detail on the promise, I thought I was.

>>35945690
Well yes I'm supporting the drag out all the nasty things for Mikage. But I'd guess over all activity has slowed till Artemis posts again.

>>35944531

>From her past life consuming her (Explain Beryl)
>Thank her for sticking her neck out for you. Thank her for bringing what she found about Magician...about Umino...to your mother.

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>>35945653
Remember how I'm a fan of Black Lagoon? I think we may have more common ground Gnash. But if it turns into Evangelion, I'm sacrificing you to the Blood God first.

>>35945742
If Shinji shows up I'm going to everything in my power to have him destroyed. Worthless little shit.

>>35945742
.....no promises.

>>35945758
See, that says to me you didn't understand the character. Like, at all.

>>35945485
seconding this
>>35944531

>>35945787
I watched it about 6 years ago. From what I remember he cried and whined a whole hell of a lot.

>>35945787
agreed. Gnash doesn't get to know characters, he just makes snap judgement on who to hate and how much, then digs his heels in.
>>35945766
My issue with Evangelion is NERV's leading staff: mainly Gendo and Yui, and the Human Instrumentality committee, not the pilots or the 'nice' portion of NERV Tokyo
>>35945841
You understood nothing. Shinji was MADE to be that winy. NERV manipulated his whole life so he's never have anyone who cared or loved him. they broke him, just so he'd pilot Unit 1 and kickoff Instrumentality.

>>35945872
He was a whiny little shit. How he got that way is irrelevant. Hated listening to him.

>>35945872
To be fair, being engineered and manipulated into being a broken sack of crap does a lot to make someone seem like a broken crapsack to others if they don't feel pity for him first.
The character of Gnash seems to prefer projecting a lack of such empathy.

>>35945963
He seems to be getting better in the remake movies. Though I still haven't got my hands on Eva 3.0.

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>>35945963
>He was a whiny little shit. How he got that way is irrelevant.
>how he got that way is irrelevant.
>irrelevant
Your trolling me at this point. >>35946010's got your number.

>>35946022
I may have to look into them. I can't watch a show where I want to smack the main character every time he opens his mouth.

>>35946097
Shinji is still shinji. The whole point of the Rebuild movies is to redo the original's shitty ending. you get to spend ALOT more time with him. so sure, go watch them, Who knows, you may even feel a twinge of pity for him at some point. also he has gay sex with the bishi Kawaru, then NERV has Shinji kill him with his barehands. they fanservice that shit up.

Home, unloading my car, checking the thread on my phone and....shit that's a lot of discussion. Gonna take a while to get caught up on this and start writing.

>>35946202
I'll never feel any pity for him because all I ever saw him do was scream and cry.

>>35946248
Well, from where I left off it sure looked like he took a crash course in Gurren Lagann. But again, I'm a movie behind at present.

>>35946203
>From her past life consuming her (leave it at that)
has four, counting vote changes.
>From her past life consuming her (Explain Beryl)
has eight, counting revotes.
>Thank her for sticking her neck out for you. Thank her for bringing what she found about Magician...about Umino...to your mother.
has nine, counting revotes.
>Ask about Eclipse and Nephrite Knight operating as PIT assets
has nine, counting revotes.
main two write ins are >>35944657 and >>35945485. former seems more of a conversation opener, latter seems a tone setter of the Umino issue.

>>35946335
you're running of the good-to-ok movies. >>35946248
you're watchign the flawed TV show and not giving a flying fuck about anything other than giant robots battles and wimpy Shinji.

>>35946349
Thanks for the breakdown.

>>35945841
Then you missed like all of his character development. Shinji as a character was actually incredibly passive aggressive and he was actually incredibly sarcastic.

There are I want to say maybe five times he whined and cried about piloting the EVA in the whole show? The first time was when he was shown it and coerced, blackmailed and forced into essentially piloting something he had no idea what it was against something that had, in front of him, basically stomped the entire regular military.

The second time was after the next time he had to pilot it, which was after he'd be decked in the face because NERV had shoved an untrained kid into the cockpit of a biomechanical monstrosity, and instead of whining he just ran away for like 3 days.

After that he didn't have an "I don't want to pilot it" moment for like half the series. The next time he had a freakout crying moment was when he got eaten by an angel and was literally trapped in a small compartment that smelled of blood, with no outside contact, and no hope for almost 23 hours.

After that, the next time this happened was the dummy plug incident, where he refused to attack EVA Unit 03, which had been infected by Bardiel. Bear in mind that up until this point he had been killing monsters so he had never had to kill a human before. On top of that the way it was done had him feeling everything that the EVA was doing but was unable to control it.

After that he freaked out, attacked headquarters and then refused to pilot again, on fear that he would be used to kill more people, but got back into the EVA after Asuka and Rei got their asses handed to them by Zeruel. For his trouble he earned moar Hell Train and being fused with the EVA.

CONT

>>35946382
ctrl F, subtract the story post listing, then check for changes in the responses. Happy to do it anytime. heck, I'd be willing to do it regularly.

>>35946349
>>35946382
Those write-ins got a fair about of votes as well.

>>35946380
Well, it's not like I didn't watch and hate the anime back in the day, but then I played so much Super Robot Wars that I tend to forget exactly what happened in the original show.

>>35946437
SRW does that

>>35946417
>>35946382
right, right, sorry.
>>35944657
has 1, 2, 3. 4. 5, 6, 7. 8, 9 votes.
>>35945485
has two seconds.

>>35946389
>The next time he had a freakout crying moment was when he got eaten by an angel and was literally trapped in a small compartment that smelled of blood, with no outside contact, and no hope for almost 23 hours
and don't forget the mindfucking during all that! it's not Evangelion without mindfucking and mental trauma! This is really the perfect show for you Gnash, just look a little deeper and think about the why.

>>35941185
>I'd say Mikage is either still a very confused teen, or solidly bisexual.
Given that she's basically Usa and Usa is in the same boat, i'd say that both probably apply.

>>35946389
It should be noted that at this point he doesn't have another "I won't pilot it" moment until the End of Evangelion, how it is important to say that between the Zeruel incident and EoE, he was basically sidelined and had to watchRei die, and the have her clone decanted not remembering him (so one of his best friends no longer recognized him), Asuka get mind-raped, so that she just treats him and everyone else like absolute garbage and eventually causes Rei's death by being unable to pilot, Misato, who had been a mother-figure to him until this point, started ignoring him because Kaji died and she was unable to deal and finally he gets a new best friend in Kawarou and everything seems to be looking up with Kawouru accepting Shinji with all his flaws and even loving him for said flaws only for Kawaru to end up being the 17th Angel Tabris, forcing Shinji to basically kill the only person who had ever acknowledged him, and in doing so breaking him as a person at which point Shinji goes essentially full catatonia/anti-social modo until EoE.

>>35945485
>>35946349
>tone setter of the Umino issue.
Hey, I got one of those too.
>>35944883

>>35946478
Oh yes, how can I forget about HELL TRAIN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOrLjOH_6mw

>>35946479
>confused teen
bit of an re-statement, I know
>solidly bisexual.
Well, given that Mikage lyusted after Helios... I'm moving to Melee's ID of Pansexual.
>>35946500
Sorry, I was mainly looking for A. greentext. and B. multiple reply votes. No excuse, I know, Won't happen again.

>>35946478
It's actually number 2 on my list of favorite shows.
Numbers 1 and 3 being Serial Experiments Lain and Puella Magi Madoka Magica respectively.

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>>35946518
yeah, that was wierd. even my psychologist was a bit put off by that. New subject, Am I the only one who tried to put a personality to the Angels, seeing as they're little more than 'monsters of the week' in the original run? I'd always thought the Diarac sea/mindfucking one was trying to help Shinji with his mental problems via soul and mind communication, but per CoC 'Man was not meant to know, man isn't ready, etc.', ends up torturing the poor kid?

>>35946549
Helios has been a guy for the most part. Though it seems like Mikage is at least aware of his alt form.
And not so much lusted as thought she was the target of his attention given to Usa when she was younger.

>>35946640
>>35946633
Hey guys, just thought I'd point out that we're in a quest here.

>>35946633
Mine are more... actiony.
1. Gode Geass, for when I'm feeling serious
2. Girls Und Panzer, for when I'm feeling facetious
3. Outlaw Star, though Kill la Kill tied for this spot.
>>35946649
guy, pegasus, pegasus-guy, it's a wierd area
>>35946669
and we're killing time till Artemis posts. don't want to talk, nobody's making you.

yeah, we're getting close to autosage and I'm about to start writing, we aren't going to have a second thread tonight

>>35946640
I think so. I always went full "The Many Angled Ones live at the bottom of the Mandelbrot Set" with it.

>>35946649Bringing up the alt form is mostly for teasing Usa at this point. Probably in the dead language.

>>35946721
Lovely reference.

Almost done writing

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>>35946640
It's one of those things that we do as humans. Put a human face on impersonal forces of nature.

>>35947486
It's a doozy ain't it?

>>35947897
Any time we decide to expound on the history of the world is gonna be.

You'd think we'd learn to stop doing it. What has gone before doesn't count for much, in the grand scheme of things.

What matters is who Keiko is now, not who she was.

>>35947984
Yeah. Still against it.. but votes gone through. Now she's going to have a PIT file and a target on her back "just in case."

>>35947984
Eh, other characters having context is important.

~What do you know about ‘the year that didn’t happen’? The hostile force the senshi fought?~ you ask the JSDF Captain.

“I remember the entire year. It came to me slowly, but I managed to assemble all of my memories from that time after I realized your mother was...herself,” she says with a pause of nostalgia, “I only really know about the enemy from what Nephrite told me, and what Usagi has briefly explained to me since I came to her with your flute,”

You flinch at the mention of your old instrument, focus, and weapon.

~I didn’t realize you brought it to her,~ you say uneasily.

“If it remained in PIT custody, you would have been found out,” she explains.

~Well, back on topic, do you know the name Beryl?~

“Queen of the Dark Kingdom,” Naru Osaka nods, “She destroyed the ancient civilizations of the system as herald to an entity known as Metallia,”

~Keiko Sugimoto is her reincarnation,~ you sigh.

“Which explains why the last Soldiers of Elysion wanted her dead,” she reasons.

~Yeah...more than that, their dream seeding of people to create monsters almost allowed Keiko to be consumed by her past life, and restore a fractured piece of Metallia. I purified her, helped her take back control of her soul, and ended the last shadow of Metallia,~

“So she’s safe from the enemy, and is not at risk to becoming a threat herself?”

~No,~ you smile, ~In fact I think she may be a great ally in whatever is coming,~

“Under your guidance?”

>>35948062
~Under whoever’s guidance she is willing to take. I’m just her friend,~ you reason.

Naru nods.

~I wanted to ask...if Eclipse and Nephrite Knight could do more coordinated work with PIT, if we could be agents or assets,~ you ask nervously.

“I can make arrangements, but it would be strictly off the books. I’m allotted a black budget for special operations and I could put that toward your efforts in collecting intelligence and protecting the Senshi,” she smooths her skirt, “The terms of this arrangement can be hashed out later as I imagine we both have a few stipulations,”

~Of course,~ you nod, a bit more confident in yourself, ~Though, there was something else I wanted to talk to you about, since you mentioned the flute…~

“Its okay, Mikage, this is a safe place,” an edge of motherly softness and concern breaks through the controlled and measured front she’d been projecting.

~I made a promise to Kairi-chan...and I couldn’t keep it,~ you sulk a bit, ~I broke it in the worst way possible and thought I killed Umino-sensei. I couldn’t face Kairi...you...or really anyone for so long,~ you don’t choke back the tears, you prevent them from rising as you steady yourself, ~So long, both of us, in the dark. And it would have continued if I hadn’t walked in on you and my mother talking about…~

You take a deep breath and stand to face Captain Naru Osaka, giving a short bow.

~Thank for putting yourself at risk and bringing what you learned about that night to my mother. Part of me wants to be angry that you didn't come to me.. but really what did you know that would have made you think I needed to be told more than my family?~

“Because I realized how much it must have hurt you,” Naru rises from her seat and approaches you, laying a hand on your shoulder, “And that just laying the truth on you without context might have done you more harm than good,”

>>35948096
~Then why not try to break it too my easily, then?~

“I needed help doing so, and I thought Usagi could help me tell you the truth properly,” she smiles sadly, “I’m not sure if it was unlucky or lucky that you were spying on us, but I want to thank you for something,”

~For what?~

She wraps you into a hug, unexpectedly.

“For putting my husband’s body to rest. For stopping the mockery they had made of his corpse,” there is a waver in her voice, “For giving him peace, and for bringing Kairi out of the dark I couldn’t reach her in,”

You are unaccustomed to seeing Captain Osaka this...human.

“Mom?” Kairi comes downstairs cleaned up as Captain Osaka disengages her hug and returns to her usual proper demeanor.

“Honey, starting next week I am going to start training you in the use of some useful and dangerous equipment. It will be your responsibility to maintain it and quartermaster it for your efforts alongside your stated charge,”

She nods and smiles as she looks between the two of you.

~Osaka-san?~

“Yes, Mikage?” she turns to regard you again.

~I know Sailor Pluto was attacked and is currently in the hospital, I was planning on going to see her later today...do we need to sneak past any guards? Do you want us to sneak past any guards to test her security?~

“How did the two of you-”

“Magic,” Kairi states matter of factly.

“Of course,” her mother rolls hers eyes, “She isn’t under significant guard as only a few people know she is there. If you want to try your hand at stealth, you can feel free to do so. Otherwise, I’ll call ahead with instructions. If you get caught and don’t want to cause a ruckus, the pass phrase will be Emerald,”

>>35948117

You nod as Osaka-san takes a more serious demeanor in regard to the two of you.

“That aside, Sailor Pluto’s status was going to be a part of the mission briefing and an important cornerstone in the decisions made moving forward,” she stands at attention and speaks with conviction, “Your mother had hoped you would be at the briefing to tell you herself, or this evening after everything is said and done. Since you are here and know the motivation behind it, I could tell you the primary purpose of this briefing. It will directly affect your operations afterall as black budget assets to the Paranormal Incident Task Force. The choice is your’s,”

>Listen to what your mother wanted to tell you at the briefing.
>Tell her that you’ll hear it from your mother directly tonight.
>Write in

&

>Its time to head to the Hospital and see a woman about time
>Time to call Keiko and Midori and arrange a meeting.
>Write in

>>35948151
>Tell her that you’ll hear it from your mother directly tonight.
>Time to call Keiko and Midori and arrange a meeting.

>>35948151
mom wants us there, let's go.
>Listen to what your mother wanted to tell you at the briefing.
>Time to call Keiko and Midori and arrange a meeting.

>>35948151
>>Tell her that you’ll hear it from your mother directly tonight.

>Time to call Keiko and Midori and arrange a meeting.

>>35948151
>Listen to what your mother wanted to tell you at the briefing.
this sounds like a big QM hint.
>Time to call Keiko and Midori and arrange a meeting.

>>35948151
>Tell her that you’ll hear it from your mother directly tonight.
>Its time to head to the Hospital and see a woman about time
NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME I NEED TO SEE A MAN ABOUT A WALLABY!

>>35948151
>Listen to what your mother wanted to tell you at the briefing.

&

>Time to call Keiko and Midori and arrange a meeting.

>>35948151
>Tell her that you’ll hear it from your mother directly tonight.

>Time to call Keiko and Midori and arrange a meeting.

>>35948151
>Listen to what your mother wanted to tell you at the briefing.
&
>Time to call Keiko and Midori and arrange a meeting.

>>35948151
>Listen to what your mother wanted to tell you at the briefing.
Mikage's body and mind is ready
>Time to call Keiko and Midori and arrange a meeting.
We'll visit Setsuna before/after the briefing

>>35948151
>Tell her that you’ll hear it from your mother directly tonight.
>Time to call Keiko and Midori and arrange a meeting.

I guess we're taking kickbacks from PIT now. I don't feel good about it, but what's done is done. This is still a family affair. Whatever Usagi has to tell us, we should hear it from her.

Time to gather up our lesbo rangers and make ready for a stealth mission.

Counting and writing

Oh it seems like you actually want to attend the briefing, Naru was offering to tell you now what your mother would have said at the meeting, but it looks like I worded it poorly and you want to attend the briefing later?

>>35948486
Operators gonna operate. Magical RPG's flash bangs and hand grenades. Tacticool shadow knives.

>>35948510
Never mind, dead heat

>>35948513
Enforcing the law of fang and claw.

>>35948151
>Listen to what your mother wanted to tell you at the briefing.
tie breaker.
>Time to call Keiko and Midori and arrange a meeting.

>>35948555
As long as they're non-lethal, Mikage would be fien with it. We're operating under the Batman code of honor*
*No Frank Miller.

>>35948151
>Tell her that you’ll hear it from your mother directly tonight.
>Time to call Keiko and Midori and arrange a meeting

>>35948510
Eh, I misunderstood what you meant by that, then. I figured we'd hear from Usagi afterwards.

We're better off being the one not at the meeting, in case someone pulls a crazy and time stops the whole building or something.

Actually, never mind, I can compromise this as a dead heat.

Heh...hahahaha

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Writing

>>35948597
Hey, if they didn't want us to deliver the pain, they shouldn't have ordered the knuckle sandwich.

>>35948643
HHUHHAWHAHAHHAHA!

Why are we laughing?

>>35948643
>dead heat
>compromise
>choice is going or not going
I'm excited and scared.
>>35948656
I'd respond with a grenade joke, but I don't have any that are food based.
>>35948678
because we're all going to die, and I pushed you forward.