>>37585895

Doesn’t matter. You land nearby, amid rubbish. The sound is enough to bring her to investigate while you reach out with pseudopods to the shadow the light behind her casts. She never notices as you settle inside her shadow and phase into her physical form.

She never feels you take on mass inside of her. Soon you will awaken and emerge after you have heightened her anger and used it to grant yourself form. You will not be her shadow and negative emotions given animation, leaving her a comatose shell. You will not subsume her functions and possess her.

You are a new weapon. One that will leave the host as a separate entity, but fully formed on your own based on that host as a template. You drift through her emotions, not just to copy them...but due to the unforeseen awareness of self you already possess...to be jealous of them.

This girl, she is a fighter. This girl, she is happy. You envy the peace she knows as you become like her...aware of your purpose as a weapon of the masters. You wonder, and worry, whether or not your siblings made it to hosts.

With those thoughts, you lose your developing consciousness to exhaustion. A seed of rage inside an otherwise happy girl.

You want for a name of your own, for now you will be a cyst upon her body and soul, carefully hidden within her arm as she picks up her cloth wrapped and sheathed fencing foil and returns to helping those in danger during this chaos.

End Interlude

>>37585935
Quest Start

Your mother and sister sleep uneasily, you judge from their expressions and occasional movements, in the chair beside your hospital bed. Kanari Kino, your sister’s best friend and the new Sailor Jupiter, looks down at you in judgement. Along with her scowl she wears the high school uniform she got after finishing her entrance exams for your school early, even though she’s still in junior high, and a sports jacket indicating some position of accomplishment in one of her junior high athletic clubs.

Looking about the room, you see cards and get well wishes arranged for you on the slide out tray next to your bed, numerous chairs, and the presently empty bed of your assumed hospital roommate. There’s an extra pillow on that bed, its familiar to you. One of Usa-neechan’s. She wound up in here too?

Well she isn’t here right now, so she must be up and about.

Regardless, you’re still a bit light headed, and you’ve only bits and pieces of why you could be in the hospital. The last clear thing you remember is charging at the monster that was laying into your sister and her friends.

You are Mikage Chiba, second year high school student age 15. Some time ago, you were Sailor Moon, like your mother and big sister before you. Now...your sense of identity is afflicted by a few issues.

Kanari doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. She huffs and breaks eye contact with you and looks out the window.

>How long have I been out?
>Did I hurt anyone?
>What happened?
>Say nothing, look away.
>Check the cards
>Write in

>>37585946
>What happened?
>Did I hurt anyone?

Is Venus ok?

>>37585935
Well fuck, that's real bad.

>>37585946
What happened?

>>37586007
Masako intensifies maybe?

Odd. I have no post/image/unique posters/and page counter at the bottom of the page.

>>37586126
7/0/3/2

As of this post. It's a pretty early start Arty.

>>37586151
>As of this post. It's a pretty early start Arty.
Thank you.

Well, I'll be starting work shortly, but here are some thoughts:
Focus more on Eclipse and protecting the girls. We've let our Hunger and being our impulsive side get the better of us, and it got out of control.
We need to get our Focus and Control back, be the cool and collected Eclipse with his precision combat, controlled outbursts, and sauve demeanor.
Let the girls think you're resting up and avoiding things after the hunger attack, while slipping into the nobler guise.

>>37586183
Fine by me, I spent last thread losing votes to act that way.

I still prefer Gnash to the post-thread whiners though. If they care so much I'd rather they show up to vote than complain about Gnash after the fact.

>>37586007
The very best worst.

It's Saturday. I shouldn't be up for two more hours. Curse you Artemis.

Huh Masako is now a thing.

>>37585995
She's not okay. She has cancer.

>>37586183
I'm up for a bit of cloak and dagger.

>>37586262
I prefer me also. Though I'm incredibly biased on the subject.

>>37586454
Mikage doesn't know about the cancer. We saw Venus looking injured before we blacked out.

>>37586501
I want to argue but I can't find whatever incident my mind has conjured up.

>>37586683
It's a bit of meta knowledge that we've had for a long time, but seriously Mikage doesn't know.

>>37586714
Yeah I went through the archives. I had thought Venus and Mikage had a big heart to heart over it.. but if they did I can't find it. I know we've been meta about it but I had thought it came into the open around the face painting thing. However didn't see it.

>>37586742
That was Aiha and Venus

~What happened?~ you manage to croak out, your voice is hoarse and dry.

Absentmindedly you rub your throat in response.

“Hmph. You crashed the party in an evening gown and went ballistic,” she shrugs and shoves her hands into her jacket pockets, “Charged in, clamped down on its arm, thought you were helping me keep it locked down and from getting Venus until I saw the look in your eyes,”

She turns to face you again, her features stern.

“It dropped Aiha to try and take you down, then something exploded. Everyone else took it down together while we kept it in place and you started clawing at the ashes before the smoke even cleared,” it isn’t her anger or bravado...its worry, “Shoving stone and dust into your mouth, crying and snarling. Knocked me back when I tried to get close, Koyomi too,”

You look down and away, shame rising in your gut.

~I didn’t hurt anyone...did I?~

“No. The new girl showed up with your little retinue and distracted you with a sparkly light show. They tackled you to the ground while Koyomi hit you with a cleansing. Your big sister apparently collapsed after closing the hole that monster crawled out of. Said something about being aware of herself too many places for a split second,” she huffs and grabs one of the chairs in the room, spins it, and sits in it backwards to face you, “A lot of people got hurt during the language barrier, it was easy to get both of you in here with your injuries and without raising any questions,”

Nodding, you strain to sit up.

>I’m sorry, I wasn’t strong enough
>I couldn’t control the hunger
>Look at the cards
>Say nothing
>Try to get up
>Write in

>>37586766
>I’m sorry, I wasn’t strong enough
>I couldn’t control the hunger

We should ask about the scientist guy too. He probably got away.

>>37586766
>I’m sorry, I wasn’t strong enough
>Try to get up

>>37585946
>Say nothing
>Look at the cards

You fucked up this time. You don't deserve self pity or excuses.

>>37586766
>Look at the cards
>Say nothing

>>37586836
They apparently don't know that the guy who started this shit is still out there. That seems like something we should tell them.

>>37586742
>>37586753

Yeah, It's only Aiha that knows so far.

>>37586766
>Your big sister apparently collapsed after closing the hole that monster crawled out of. Said something about being aware of herself too many places for a split second,
>Write in
You... didn't get that? I totally got that.

>>37586988
I didn't figure that Usa would take it that hard.

I pretty much view all of the elder Senshi as the next best thing to invincible, and I suspect Mikage does as well.

>>37587054
>didn't figure that Usa would take it that hard.
I don't know why not, given It was apparently enough to throw us out of whack.

Oh, also: last thread: It's the same key at a different point in it's theoretical timeline. Specifically, the one Usa used comes from a future that may or may not exist at some point in the future.

So anyway- priorities.

We need to let the people in charge know about the scientist dude who kicked this off.
We need to track down Sasha's sister's ghost and talk to her.
We need to explain what the fuck just happened to Sasha and possibly recruit him.
We need to let Kairi & co know that we're ok.
We need to check out Magician's lair like Pluto said.

>>37587212
Checking up on the scouts should be on that list as well. I'm worried about Venus and Aiha

>>37587273
Sure, but Karari just said we didn't hurt them. That puts them down the list if you ask me.

>>37587102
Because it's Usa. She's one of the Elder Senshi, and they're more or less indestructible.

>>37587290
>>37587273
I think the worry for Venus is magnified by the meta knowledge of brain cancer/tumor. Aiha has some issues though. The whole possible freak out during the Jupiter episode and being an initial target of the current crop of bad guys.

Also has the back story for bad things with her parents overly focused on the cram school students rather than their daughter.

>>37587335
Maybe I misunderstood the whole thing. But I read the first comment >>37586988 as "Yeah I also saw myself in other places, you didn't?"

>>37587367
I just assumed that it was only Mikage and Usa who experienced that.

>>37587397
In theory, everybody should have: What's unique about Mikage/Usa is that they actually know each other. But we saw plenty of times and places we're not familiar with, too.

So, it seems like everyone should have got a blast of that, unless it was related to proximity to the rupture.

>>37587397
I did as well. But it's possible that Mikage didn't. Further the whole reaction was probably because Mikage and Usa are the same person from different times in the same place. Fork in the interdenominational microwave.

>>37587434
Mikage and Usa are connected in a unique fashion. It would't surprise me if they experienced that when no one else did.

>>37587367
Cram school?

By the way- we do still have golden crystal fragments right?

We should get together with Helios or Artemis or somebody to get that thing reconstructed.

>>37587522
Still missing bits, I think.

>>37587493
If this is still accurate you should give it a read over.

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/09/06/finally-designs-from-the-new-sailor-moon-anime-released/

>>37587560
We had half of it, then got one quarter pieces from Sasha and Boris.

>>37587680
a quarter piece each

~I’m sorry...I wasn’t strong enough,~ your body is on fire, protesting motion after being still for so long, ~I couldn’t control the hunger,~

“Spare me the excuses,” Kanari groans, “I’m not here for a pity party,”


~I thought I could handle this...that I was okay,~ you sigh, ~When I found out I could find and purify them...I thought I could help you all out,~

“Yeah. Eating monsters. Koyomi-chan filled us in on the short version you gave her on the how,” she rolls her eyes, “And the others told us about how you collapsed after you tried to mess with that portal?”

~I’m not safe to be around,~ you hang your head.

She stands up sharply and grabs you by the scruff of your hospital gown. Pulling your forward, she leans in.

“GET OVER YOURSELF!” she quietly screams into your face so not to wake your mother and sister, “I may know what a colossal bitch you are, but the others are all still worried about you. Venus and Aiha almost threw up when they saw you in THAT state,”

Letting go of you, she steadies herself.

“You said you were out...but then you try and go behind everyone’s back to help out. You were Sailor Moon. I looked up to you, hell, my brother still looks up to you,” she walks over to the door, “I’m getting breakfast...just...it was still kinda badass when you knocked that guy off the tower,”

~He’s still out there. Probably with Jewel Thief,~ you explain.

“Well, we’ll just have to get him next time,” she reasons as a matter of fact as she disappears around the corner.

...complicated girl.

You are left to the room with your sleeping baby sister and mother. The cards beckon from your tray, and unless your nose betrays you there is the smell of chocolate. Sitting up, you head feels heavy, its only now that you notice that your hair is unbound and...longer. Its even longer than even Usa’s hair. Its not a good measure of how long you’ve been here given your recent experiences.

>Write in

Something isn't right.

There's chocolate, and Koyomi is present.

>>37587733
Yeah. She's my favorite.

>Check cards, sit over the side of the bed test leg strength.

>>37587733
>unless your nose betrays you there is the smell of chocolate

Well damn, we can't ignore that. Lets eat it before anyone else gets here.

>>37587733
>Check the cards

>>37587840
Giving into the hunger again?

>>37587824
Why on earth is she anyone's favorite?

>>37587869
Spicy Latina

Though she seems to be calming down. She isn't back to the characterization she was introduced with, but she's getting better.

>>37587869
>“Spare me the excuses,” Kanari groans, “I’m not here for a pity party,”

That right there. She knows the entire thing is horse shit. Mikage's sneaking about and I can help but I can't be seen helping! Etc.

Also giving credit where credit is due. Threw that fucker right off the building.

>>37587934
>Mikage's sneaking about and I can help but I can't be seen helping!

Be-ing Sailor Moon is a job we no longer have the innocence to qualify for.

The alternative is we cut and run from ALL our responsibilities, and Moon has plenty to deal with without dropping Earth Kingdom nonsense on her shoulders as well.

They don't get it. That's fine. We do it right and hopefully they'll never have to.

>>37588053
Mikage could openly assist. When I say that I mean not in the media but as eclipse or what have you. The girls could know. But trauma and other shit gets in the way. Even the thinking of it as, "innocence to qualify." Is bull.

She doesn't look at Mikage, "1 ex-moon, used, needing repairs."

She sees a badass with skill and capability who should stop moping, straighten up and fly right.

>>37586454
>>I'm up for a bit of cloak and dagger.
I always feel vague worry when we keep agreeing on things.

>>37587733
Check in with the Generals, get their accounting of events.


And back to work been in bathroom to long.

>>37588129
gnash just made sense...

in a way that directs expectations toward positives instead of letting it all burn?

>>37587733
>Write In
We should just WAT hard.

>>37588129
You.. just agreed to be sneaky with this guy>>37588188
But you're saying that it would be good if Mikage hung around Jupiter and stopped being sneaky.

Why?

>>37588129
Trying to just "stop moping, straighten up and fly right" in our current state would end up worse than abandoning everything and letting it all burn.

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>>37588250
Because his purpose is to make terrible decisions.

>>37588201
I always make sense.

>>37588250
Established mo. Mikage has been sneaking about and lying to everyone for a good long while.

>>37588288
Yes! The perfectly logical thing to do is to regress and worry about our recent outburst. Let's continue to keep the scouts at a distance and only congregate with our generals.

The point of that entire statement was that Jupiter sees Mikage as a capable individual instead of someone you need to fuck I'm forgetting my euphemism... Tread on thin ice.. around?

As far as good influences go I'd place Jupiter high up there just so long as she doesn't spiral into full rage mode. It's also a great learning experience for her. She thought she'd seen it all. Now she's seen Mikage go battle mode on a few occasions and it's scared her. Even Mikage's recent screw ups and darker persona's are serving as a learning experience. It's edging off some of her cockiness to more reasonable levels.

>>37588250
I'm inclined to agree with >>37588347 though peaches are never a terrible choice.

>>37588448
Learning experience, also learning. Fuck I need coffee. Artemis.. why during daylight hours? WHhhy.

>>37588458
The sun keeps your evil in check. >>37588129
Makes sense. I even like it.

>>37587733
>Venus and Aiha almost threw up when they saw you in THAT state
>>37588448
>peaches are never a terrible choice
>Let's join up with the rest of the scouts!
I see what you're doing.

>>37588698
Gnash will vote for peaches alone or in a group. I'd rather be around the scouts more. We hardly spend time with any of them. I think in the long run we'd do them more good than ill.

>>37588698
>I see what you're doing.
It's still coffee even if I put this much cream in it... probably.

>>37588773
The only one who still sees her as a person is Jupiter. The rest think she's a monster or an accident waiting to happen.

>>37588773
I disagree. They can't, and shouldn't, count on us.

They have their role, and it's not the same as ours.

If they're wary of us, so much the better. Since their job is to keep evil in check, we can count on them to "deal" with us if we get out of control.

>>37588805
An accidental monster waiting to happen?

Letting her words soak in a moment, you groan and grope for the remote to your bed. Raising the back so you don’t have to maintain any effort to keep sitting, you pull the tray over to start sorting through the cards. You have to move it a bit around an obstacle, looking over the side of the bed is an oversized stuffed bunny holding a card signed by Venus and her mother. After hoisting the fluffy thing up and setting it at the end of the bed, you sort back into the cards on the tray. Hidden among them is a ribbon tied box of a limited edition premium batch of mom’s preferred chocolates. Attached to it is a card from her, Koyomi, and dad.

Setting it aside on the night table next to your cell phone...which buzzes fat with notifications. You pour over the rest of the cards set out for you. Nakajima-san and Moe left a card for you, they probably heard you were here while visiting Azusa. Keiko left you are card, so did Midori. Their words are non committal, but you can read their concern. Have you alienated them now that they’ve seen you at your worst? There are cards signed by the Senshi, mothers and daughters together. A card signed by most of your classmates, its simple and was probably picked out by the class rep.

As you come to the last note, you are sad to find nothing from either Kairi or Sasha. Its a simple envelope with a white note.

‘I can wait until you are ready to talk. Please do not rush or force your recovery

signed

Hotaru Tomoe’

…

That isn’t weird or anything. You set it down and lean into the mostly upright mattress back. Your IV bag is on wheels...so you could probably explore. Though you doubt your mom or sister would take it well to wake up with you not there. Your phone still begs investigation...if you’re ready to face whatever has happened or see how long you’ve been out.

>Chocolates? Chocolates.
>Attempt exploration
>Check your phone
>Call or message someone, who?
>Watch some TV
>write in

>>37588895
>I disagree. They can't, and shouldn't, count on us...

>implying this isn't exactly what gnash wants.

>>37588938
>Check your phone
>Chocolates? Chocolates.

>>37588938
Hell do you want Hotaru..

>Check your phone
Date preferably.

>Attempt exploration

[X] Why the fuck are we still acting like an invalid when we can do restoration magic?

>>37588938
>Attempt exploration

>That isn’t weird or anything
Yeah that's weird.

>>37589004
Why isn't anyone else healing us? Where is Mikage? What YEAR IS IT?!

>>37589004
Yeah. And if Hotaru was here to give a note, why didn't she heal us?

>>37589046
Because she's a monster. Honestly it's probably a case that restoration can handle healing but can't actually fix exhaustion.

Your Current Status

>>37589004
>>37589028

You are sore from having been unconscious and immobilized for an extended period of time.

Your soreness confers no penalty to your abilities.

Writing

in that case, turn on the TV, devour chocolate and prepare outselves to make like a tree.

>>37589173
Also, you have dropped from 49 on your scale of shadows to 30 as a result of Moonlight Healing Escalation & etc

>>37588938
Eat chocolates, read cards, mentally poke the Shitennou, ponder things and try to avoid waking family for the moment.

>>37589494
Dang, missed timing. Back to work again.

>>37588938
>Chocolates? Chocolates.

Grabbing your phone, you peruse through your messages after discovering it is Thursday. Texts from Kairi, checking in on you daily and saying she’ll be over before noon. Midori and Keiko checking in to see if you were up. Lurk messages for Miki of the usual chatter. A private message from Sasha’s account for the Red Eyed Beast also checking to see if you were okay, and if you could explain just what the hell all that was…

Sasha... you remember the phantom you encountered atop the tower, the ghost that had been hiding inside of his bear. The one that wants the crystal shard you retrieved. Checking for your locket, you are relieved to find it still around your neck and containing the one large and two smaller fragments of the golden crystal. Still in pieces, but you have them all.

Clasping the white locket, you throw your legs over the bed and grab the wheeled IV tower to pull with you. Its too cramped in here, and after three days under you are itching to move about. You find a duffle bag in the closet of the room, someone packed you a few things in case you woke up. With your mother and sister sleeping nearby, you change your clothes around your IV line carefully, lifting the bag through the arm hole of a tank top with built in support. Much to your annoyance, it's a little tight. Catching yourself in the mirror on the back of the door as you pull on some sweat pants and slippers, you see that you’ve grown a bit.

Aside from the massive and wide cascade of pink hair, you may have gotten a touch taller.

>>37589640

Tying your hair back and letting it fall over one shoulder, you venture out into the hallway to explore. You imagine your sister might be on the floor lounge or the cafeteria where Kanari went. You could always go try to see if Pluto is still here. Or you could just wander.

A nurse notices you and asks if you need any help. You dismiss her concerns and say you just need to walk around after being cooped up for so long. She begrudgingly lets you go, but says you shouldn’t be out too long, the Doctors will want to check up on you now that you’re awake.

>Find the longue on this floor
>To the cafeteria.
>Go to Pluto’s room.
>Swing by Azusa’s room, try and engineer a way to meet her.
>Just wander. (I will ask you for a d% roll if this wins)
>Write in

>>37589658
>Just wander. (I will ask you for a d% roll if this wins)

>>37589658
>Swing by Azusa’s room, try and engineer a way to meet her.
>Just wander. (I will ask you for a d% roll if this wins

Either or.

>>37589658
>Just wander. (I will ask you for a d% roll if this wins)

>>37589658
>To the cafeteria.

>>37589658
>>Go to Pluto’s room.
We should probably ask about the things we saw.

Not even Tsukino constitution can make hospital food seem palatable.

Gimme that dice+1d100 roll for this encounter on a Thursday Morning

First roll is the encounter roll. Not best of three. Usually I tend these, but I'll put fate in your hands today.

Spoilered Text is the encounter results. Thought I'd make this one as transparent as you would like.


%
1-20 Hotaru on rounds in pediatrics
21-30 Azusa visited by Moe & Momoko
31-40 Estra visiting
41-50 Yoshi visiting
51-60 Usa & Helios walking the grounds
61-70 PAPA
71-80 Kairi & Naru
81-90 Sasha visiting
91-99 Venus & Sofia w surprise
100 Spooked nurses

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>37590110
I roll dice

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>37590110

Writing

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>37590110

I wonder if Rin would have any ideas about our ghost.

>>37590110
Excellent.

Lets ask the master of not playing it straight why he chose not to "play it straight".

As you wander, you consider talking to Rin to get advice on what to do and to see see if she has any spiritual insight on your ghostly issues. Three days. You’ve lost so much time when there was still so much you needed to accomplish. Filing the thought away for later, you become reaclimated to walking around and find a comfortable gate as the IV tower wheels along in your grasp.

Rounding one of the corners through the hall after a few minutes of exploring your floor your room is again insight. So is the elevator for this wing, someone familiar emerging from the elevator with a few bags. Tall and handsome, even in his casual clothes, your father is here. Well, he’s heading down the hall away from you to your room.

>Write in

>>37590533
>Get on the elevator before the door shuts! This is a jail break!

>>37590533
Get Dad's attention.

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Because Mamoru Chiba has no fashion sense when not in formal or business attire.

>>37590533
Greet him happily.

>>37590590
Looking good to me.

>>37590533
Get Dad's attention.
I like this. Just clink the IV thing or something. Or cough.

Writing

>>37589640
This means we've been down for like three days right?

There's still like two days before the supermom plan happens right?

>>37591332
>Operation Space Mommies
ftfy

>>37591332
>>37591480
Justifiable child abandonment.

I'm sorry, I didn't get something
How long were we out, and is us growing a part of us going full dark lady?

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>>37591545
Tower was Monday Night. It is now Thursday Morning.

&

Yes, though it was also a callback to something from the manga/crystal

>>37591545
3 days I think. And yeah I'm sure that was part of the growth.

~Daddy!~ you call out, genuinely excited to see him.

He turns to see you as you, concern melts away to a smile as you close the distance between you. Hugging him as he raises the bags in either hand high to prevent from dropping them.

“I’m glad you’re up,” he smiles down at you, relaxing his arms.

The two of you head back to your room to talk. Your father drops the bags off next to your mother and sister and then looks at the rabbit plush and sighs.

“Another one,” he shakes his head, “She brings a bigger one each day,”

~You’re kidding,~ you laugh a bit and pick the fluffy thing up and give it a squeeze as you sit on the bed.

“No. I was here when she dropped this one off. She insisted on carrying it herself even though its bigger than she is,” he laughs a bit as you do at the imagined image of Venus-chan carrying the get well bunny, “So, how are you feeling?”

~Bit of a loaded question, isn’t it,~ you grumble into the bunny.

He nods and sits on the hospital bed next to you.

“I suppose,” he sighs and sets his hand on your shoulder.

~Physically...fine,~ you shrug, ~otherwise like shit. Kanari just laid into me about what I’m doing. How did you get away with the whole stealth hero thing?~

He laughs at that.

“At first,” he muses, “I didn’t have a choice. I had no idea I was Mamoru Chiba when I was Tuxedo Mask, and no idea I was Tuxedo Mask when I was Mamoru Chiba,”

~What?~ you ask curiously.

>>37591987
“I only became Tuxedo Mask when your mother was in danger, at first,” he sighs, “I was losing time, and trying to solve the mystery from both ends for months. Eventually I was providing support for them openly...but it was a journey,”

You sit silently at that.

“Me and your mother haven’t told them the truth about Eclipse,” he sighs and pats your head, “but you have started helping them as...I believe she’s called the Red Eyed Beast?”

You blush at that.

~Yeah...well there were special circumstances,~

“As I’m given to understand it she’s been a known delinquent around town for quite some time. Getting into fights and making a name for herself,”

>Write in

>>37592010
Hey, you were a thief.

>>37592010
Well I guess we might as well tell Dad everything about what we've been doing.

>>37592010
>>37592062
Seconded.

>>37592010
Combine >>37592062 with >>37592096

>>37592010
A reputation for severity is a surprisingly good weapon. Once you've got it, you almost never have to demonstrate, and it's real easy to get that kind of reputation with certain family tricks.

>>37592062
Slip into the Beast persona before saying this.

>>37592096
>>37592180
Cleaning up town and letting off some steam.. and we're a little worried that impulsive side is getting badly influenced by the new powers.
How did/does he keep himself reigned in and not abuse his abilities too much? Or does he?

>>37592286
No, that doesn't seem healthy.

>>37592286
Did you not read the interlude up at the top?

>>37592369
Wait was that beast separating? I thought that was a seed from the monster

>>37592544
A lot of things separated.

>>37592369
I read it, but I may have missed the meaning

>>37592828
Apparently you guys fucked up so hard, Mikage's already fragmented psyche shattered, and now her personalities are possessing people.

This is why you don't listen to Gnashing Teeth.

>>37592949
If it gets us a Masako, then it's ok.

>>37592949
Iirc it was less a fuck up and more good tactics and bad rolls...

Basically the opposite of Masakos trademark

~Hey,~ you pout, ~You were a thief,~

Withdrawing his hand he crosses his arms.

“I believe those were also special circumstances,” he smiles and the two of you share a laugh.

You sigh and explain to him, carefully, the nature of your masks and escapes from yourself. He listens for a while, as you choke up recounting Miki returning to you, his arm holds your shoulder and he provides a fatherly comfort.

It continues like this for a bit, the doctor comes in and gives you a check up; you’ll be processed for release tonight. Your escape from this place taking place at the speed of hospital bureaucracy.

After he leaves, your father tells you that Koyomi and your mother have barely left your bedside. Tomoe Sensei suspected the extended loss of consciousness was a side effect of your feral state and being exposed to Moonlight Healing Escalation while you were...as you currently are.

That you maintain the properties in question after that spell is troubling to her.

Your conversation is broken by a gasp.

Kairi stands in the doorway to your room.

“Mikage-chan?!” she smiles through tired and roughshod eyes, “You’re awake!”

>>37585935
>She never feels you take on mass inside of her. Soon you will awaken and emerge after you have heightened her anger and used it to grant yourself form. You will not be her shadow and negative emotions given animation, leaving her a comatose shell. You will not subsume her functions and possess her.
>You are a new weapon. One that will leave the host as a separate entity, but fully formed on your own based on that host as a template. You drift through her emotions, not just to copy them...but due to the unforeseen awareness of self you already possess...to be jealous of them.

Doesn't sound like possessing so much as being a psychic xenomorph. Hopefully without the exploding the host part.

>>37592949
Well then who the hell should I listen to?

>>37593131
She charges across the room and tackle hugs you through the impact cushion of the stuffed rabbit. Seems your time out of it has been rough on her.

“I’ll leave you two alone for a bit so you can catch up,” your father smiles warmly and goes to stand up.

“Uh, we won’t be,” Kairi sniffles and looks back toward the door, “I ran into these two on my way in,”

Also filling the doorway are two starkly different people. One with dark hair, the other light. One short, one fairly tall. One light skinned, the other dark. Yoshi Sakurada, your class representative, and Sasha, a friend who you might owe some straight answers, stand regarding one another with a silent tension.

Your father’s body language shifts immediately. It becomes ice cold, stern, and standoffish.

“Sakurada-san, Sasha-san. Hello again to both of you,” he says icily as he steps protectively between the two teenage boys and you and Kairi.

Oh dear.


Eclipsed Moon Quest Episode 65
End

Interlude Vote
>Haunting
>Irritable

Omake incoming

>>37593137
meant to reply to >>37592949

>>37593119
...No. See when given an option to define ourselves, you people decided to focus on our unfathomable hunger.

And when we unsurprisingly succumbed to our hunger with a critfail, Artemis gave the MC a chance to pull herself together. Which you promptly threw away by voting to give in anyway.

That was bad. And messing up on purpose means bad things happen.

>>37593158
>Haunting

>>37593158
>Haunting

>>37593158
>Haunting

>>37593137
It's still not good, especially since they're parts of the MC.

Good luck gaining mental stability now.

>>37593158
>Irritable

>>37593194
>See when given an option to define ourselves, you people decided to focus on our unfathomable hunger
Yeah, totally inappropriate for a Tsukino.

Wait, not that, the opposite

>>37592949

Umm...your psyche is still inside your own head. Those were the fleshy cyst bits inside the hole in the big dark monster.

Just to clarify

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>>37593292
Pic.

>>37593311
Hah! >>37592949 Look! I'm helping!

>>37593194
I blame myself for some of that vote.

I recall someone said they chose slake because they thought feeding would bring them back to their senses.

>>37593292
Yeah that part, while not ideal, was fine, and the critfail couldn't be helped. I guess it's just the "succumb anyway" part that annoys me.

But then again, considering there was an even worse option, maybe it's better that you guys followed your guts.

>>37593311
fleeing for their self preservation because they dun wan Mikage to eat them.

>>37593350
Yeah that was me. I was worried that trying to do anything with an insatiable hunger was a stupid idea. That Slake at the very least would be target bad emotions.

Hmm, early ending

Thanks for the thread Artemis

>Irritable

>>37593424
Considering we still didn't figure out what the worst option was
>Destroy "evil"
>Protect sister and friends because they're "yours"
>Don't scare them

Maybe that's for the best, who knows what else could have happened.

Omake

“Miss Aino,” Sofia sighs, “Are you sure you don’t need assistance?”

The small girl tugs on the soft fabric appendage. The plastic, steel, and glass of the revolving door groan and strain.

“No, Sofia-swan! I almost got it!”

“Its bigger than the door,”

“Its fine, it’ll fit. fluff compresses!”

The door is held fast as an immense stuffed rabbit is pressed tight within it. Parts of it sticking out of the opening while Venus pulls it out inches at a time with each tug.

“This will help PB chan feel better in NO TIME!” she roars and pulls with all of her might.

The clamor of the room is cut by a tearing sound. White fluff spills out and venus looks down aghast at the dismembered fabric limb in her grasp as she stumbles back.

“OH NO!”

Also, do you guys want to

>Senshi Tier up
or
>Level up

>>37593375
> I guess it's just the "succumb anyway" part that annoys me.
You're not the only one.

>>37593487
>“Its bigger than the door,”

Uh oh.

>>37593522
I dont know the difference.

>>37593561
From what I can tell looking at the character sheet, Senshi tier increases the number of Planet Powers we have per day and increases our initiative.

Level increases our level.

I haven't seen us hit against the Planet Power wall yet, and our initiative is still better than everything we've encountered so far, so I say increase our level.

>>37593522
>Level up

>>37593522
>Level up

>>37593522
>>Senshi Tier up

>>37593629
Ah okay thanks. Typically Melee Advocate is around to handle the level ups. I can't into character sheets.

>>37593522
Right. Thanks for running dude. Good luck with the warehouse poll thing. I'll cross fingers and toes.

>>37593522
Thanks for the thread Artemis.

Goodnight guys, glad you enjoyed the thread. I hope you enjoyed Mamoru switching into Dad mode.

Now I'm off to dinner and to run my Pathfinder Game session 1.

Wish me luck. There will be worgs.

>>37593762
You do realize that would mean more daylight? Yes?

>>37593950
It'd probably be worth it in the long run.

>>37593522
>Level Up.

>>37593522
>>Senshi Tier up

>>37593158
Protective Dad Mode engaged.

>>37593158
>>Haunting

>>37593158
>Your father’s body language shifts immediately. It becomes ice cold, stern, and standoffish.

Dad-Mode Engaged and ready to repel suitors. Hahaha.

Glad to see things ending well. Warming the car after work now.

>>37593194
Fuck you, Like five people voted on that, and so far as we know nothing terrible happened anyway..

>>37597258
>Fuck you, Like five people voted on that
Nah, more like 3-4. And there were that many - 1 in opposition.

I'm still mad at myself for missing that thread.

am I the only one bothered by the fact that these guys are seeing us at less than our best?

3 days in a hospital bed? I hope to god we still have the pen

>>37597790
Mikage probably looks fine. It's too late to do anything about it at this point she's staring down Sasha.
I'm interested in getting a re-cap from the generals sitting side saddle in our head at this point.

After all it was referred to as a, "feral state."

>>37597790
>am I the only one bothered by the fact that these guys are seeing us at less than our best?

I'm worried more about the fact that our hair is apparently dragging around our ankles and we're a few inches taller.

how do you think they'll react to THAT? Sasha might accept it, but Yoshi?

>>37598330
Isn't Princess No all keep to herself and mopey, probably has poor posture. We're only really properly squaring our shoulders as Miki. Besides we're sitting down. And teenagers.

>>37598392
Sitting or not, there's no way to hide all that hair unless we tuck it inside our clothes before they notice.

Besides, I suspect we also probably grew in *other areas* that the boys might notice right away.

>>37598750
Which may be exactly why Dad is shielding us right now.
He knows they want to have a look.

>>37597906
Nah, its easy. Sudden realisation. Kick all the guys in to the corridor to have their uncomfortable talk whilst Kairi helps make us presentable, and we can have that little powwow with the shinnentou

Also, they're staring at each other. We've got a brief window to make this work. Something baggy in the chest, trim down the hair with claws or something. Then spend most of our time sitting to disguise the extra height.

>>37599231

Yoshi was concerned for Mikage when we shot him down on the train, could this tension with Sasha be the beginnings of competition?

>>37601304
I can't see anything wrong with getting a man-harem going for Mikage. Or a bisexual harem, for that matter. It's kind of a Sailor Moon tradition.

>>37602436
I thought Koyomi was the one who was lady-pimpin'

>>37602436
Kairi was really distraught by what happened to us...

Probably both worry and her naturally diseased state of being depressed.

>>37593522
Level up

>>37596397
It's funny because once upon a time, Papa Tsukino went full dad on him.

>>37602558
Mikage will end up with Aiha, Kairi, and Kanari.

Koyomi is young enough for Venus. I think she and Sasha make a cute couple. He calls her bun head. If that's not a signal I don't know what is.

>>37605065
Hey MAG, could you explain what the level up does for us vs a senshi tier up?

>>37607887
They are an amusing pair.

>>37593158
Wish Yoshi wasn't here. It would be nice to explain everything to Sasha,

>>37593487
Speaking for PB chan, that's totally adorable.

>>37607887
once he knows what he needs to start his day, Sasha will get two scoops ahead. Wait, that's terrible. Raisin bran jokes aren't funny.

>>37608058
Sure deal.

>>37614389
>>37608058

Right now level up is going to get us the following:
A feat
A new second level spell
A new third level spell
And 9 skill points.

A tier up will get us:
A mythic feat
Mythic saves, which is basically just improved evasion for non-mythic effects.
And a path ability

Ultimately I feel like the skill points are going to be more useful than the mythic feat and path ability.

>>37614642
Current recommendations for skill points:
+2 to Melee
+2 to Stealth
+5 to CQC

Which maxes our ranks in those skills.

For feats, Quicken Spell. It allows us to get set up much faster.

For second level I'm recommending Masterwork Transformation because it seems hilarious.

For third level I'm recommending Vampiric Hunger for story reasons.

>>37608058
>>37614389
>>37614642
>>37614862
If we go for Tier Up:

Mythic Feat Recommendation is still Quicken Spell, because quick is so bloody useful.

Path Ability recommendation is: Legendary Item. Specifically a Legendary Weapon, with the following Legendary Abilities:
-Adroit: Stealth
-Upgradeable
-Powerful

>>37615123
>>37614862
This is some meta-thinking, but what should we do if we wanted to get Wish asap?

>>37617003
Access to Wish?

...Wish is a long way off there, friend.

>>37617212
I don't have a fourth edition book handy, so I don't know.

>>37617340

We're running a kit bashed custom 3.5 PF.

all this talk of crashing and burning. Look at it this way, Mikage is at present still way better off than another magical girl on this board who ran today.

>>37619449
Shit.
what happened to chiaki this time?

>>37617577
Which as far as core rules go, if you are near internet you are near a book thanks to the SRD and the PFRD.

The PFRD especially since it is ever expanded with new content from new releases.

>>37617003
We're about 8 levels away from wish in any form friend.

>>37622529
Oh.
Thanks

>>37593158
>"Sakurada-san, Sasha-san. Hello again to both of you," he says icily as he steps protectively between the two teenage boys and you and Kairi.

...Chiba-papa has met them both. Likely he met his daughter's middle school tutor when she was still in middle school...but that he's met Sasha is news. Also important.

I'm surprised no one else has commented on that.

>>37623759
Yeah.....that's....um. Shit.

>>37623759
RED ALERT! RED ALERT! ALL POWER TO THE FORWARD SHIELDS! WEAPONS PRIMED! OPEN HAILING FREQUENCIES

>>37621606
If we do take legendary weapon, in character weapon should be like a +1 dagger with some combination of Furyborn, Grayflame and Ominous.

>>37624207
Most likely +1 Ominous Dagger of Grayflame

>>37624860
Could flavor it as a combat knife. Have operator magical girl.

>>37623759
There Are No Coincidences.

It's not a surprise, given OOC knowledge. If there's any IC surprise, it's that Sasha is important enough to have met Mamoru.

I guess Sasha knows our family name, now.

>>37626962
We told him our family name in the garden.

>>37626346
Yeah, actually probably better as a +1 Ominous Keen Dagger, cause Grayflame doesn't actually do anything for us since we don't have channel energy...for some reason I thought we did.

>>37626962
You know, we did spend the last few days unconscious in bed. Is it really so surprising that people who would naturally want to visit us have encountered each other during that time?

>>37627630
Its safe to assume that Yoshi was here before. As class rep it is likely his responsibility to see to acquiring cards and collecting the well wishes of classmates for a classmate rendered comatose in the hospital.