>>40127136
The shock red hair of the bassist from yesterday draws your eyes from the mirror.

“Oh, nice,” he says looking over at Endo-kun, “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Ogre,”

Endo-kun grunts and nods.

“I’d offer a hand, but I’m still drying,” he shrugs, sending a small shake throughout his frame.

“Yeah, its cool,” the guy wonders as he goes to a mirrored section he must have claimed yesterday and reaches for a white squeeze bottle full of red, “What do you use, anyway. None of that stuff runs when you sweat on stage?”

“Its an alcohol activated makeup,” you interject while rubbing a foam applicator into your white base, “It has a built in sealant, and won’t come off without rubbing alcohol. I could show you the specific brand if you’d like,”

He turns to you as you begin to slowly whiten your face.

“Wait, you’re the audio geek from yesterday. Sorry about that,” he says without a care as he removes his t-shirt and begins to drizzle a corn syrup based fake blood over his face and torso, “You do makeup for the Unrepentant Damned?”

“Among other things,” you say quite simply as you take a presoaked applicator in black and slowly frame your face and line the space around your eyes.

His attention to you homes in as you draw the skeletal teeth lines above and below your lips.

“Wait, you’re...” his eyes shoot wide.

Leaning forward as you rise, you look over to him with a blank and lazy expression. Your voice deepens as you find your character beneath the incomplete makeup and costume.

Closing in on him, you size him up and try to unnerve him. That he talked down to you yesterday, over nothing, still irks you. Under most normal circumstances you would let it go, but right now you feel it imperative to make your displeasure known. You momentarily revel in the pettiness of it.

“A badass motherfucker,” its low without being deep, gravely and building, “You can call me The Damned; its nice to meet you,”

>>40127149
“...Hideki Akamatsu, I’m the bassist for Malefic Black,” he gulps, “Its nice to meet you,”

You do not smile, you simply nod and without another word go back to putting on your face.

“Oooo,” Endo-kun observes from his space on the paper, “You’re in character early. Something get under your skin,”

“Nah,” you say while ignoring Hideaki, “Some backstage pissant raised my ire,”

“Oi! I said I was sorry about yest-” the redhead covered in blood tries to interject before you cut him off by staring him straight in the eyes.

He quiets down and goes about quietly taking care of himself as a pair of other young men whom you recognize as his bandmates from Malefic Black enter the room as well and get to work talking to him and getting themselves together. The Black Witch and Red Devil of your own band must be running late. That the devil is running late annoys you, she has the most makeup after Endo-kun to put on along with fitting her compression bra. At least Witch always has his makeup on before hand and only needs to slip into his leather costume pieces.

“Huh,” Endo-kun wonders, “Witch and Red should have been here by now,”

“I just hope they have a good excuse this time,” you say evenly despite knowing full well they probably decided on stopping for a quickie somewhere.

Interlude End

>>40127168
Quest Start

Venus Aino has just offered to take you and your friends shopping. After the girl quickly explains the situation and reason to Midori and Kairi, and that the purpose is to dress her up in appropriate attire and disguise to get her into a metal concert. Midori is ecstatic at the chance to casually hang out with an idol who has offered support to the glorious ganguro revolution, but Keiko interjects saying they already had plans this afternoon once this morning’s gathering was concluded.

“but...but Keiko,” Midori pleads, “Venus Aino, the rising young superstar idol has offered to take us shopping!”

As Jade, you are used to seeing her very reserved about monetary matters and operating with extreme thrift and care. Her uncharacteristically childish display over the situation is quickly undercut by Keiko.

“We don’t want to crowd them, and I was looking forward to our,” she paused and pouts, “plans together,”

The emphasis on together strikes Midori in the chest, and she relents. Together, they prepare to split off from your group and offer quick goodbyes.

Midori does manage to give you a clandestine warning not to let yourself get too out of control as the Beast...and to keep Venus from scrutiny otherwise her being seen in metal scene clothes and makeup would undercut her Ganguro makeup posts. Both girls remind you that if anything comes up, they are both only a phone call away.

This left you, Kairi, and Venus to first walk with your grandmother back to the house so she could rejoin with your grandfather and then proceed to Venus’s offered shopping. Kairi fidgets a bit and then turns to you to express a few concerns.

“It just doesn’t seem like the kind of thing I’d be interested in,” she offers behind a smile, “but maybe while we’re out we can stop by the comic book store and you can show me what you were talking about the other day,”

>>40127181
You are Mikage Chiba, second year highschool student 15 years old, and formerly the third to carry the mantle of the Champion of Love and Justice known as Sailor Moon. That mantle now belongs to your youngers sister, who you have sworn to guide and protect from the shadows. So far you’re doing a mixed job of that from multiple directions and identities.

Glancing down at Venus from Kairi-chan, you find yourself lost in thought. Mahou Manga has a wide selection of comics that could distract Venus-chan while you show Kairi your more private tastes in sequential art. It might be nice to stretch you legs as Mimi as well. Venus walks with an excited gate, swinging her arms far back and forward as she steps to an unheard tune she must be humming to herself.

Though Metal and all the Dark and Spooky stuff you do as Red Eyes doesn’t really seem to be in Kairi’s immediate comfort zone, you can’t help but imagine her decked out. It brings a smile to your face...but after earlier you are a bit inclined to respect whatever boundaries she has. Even though her getting flustered would be cute.

“I could use a normal trip to the comic book store…” Kairi shakes her head, “Clear my palate from Saori Umeki’s collection,”

>Venus-chan, we have the time, I think we should go to a comic shop.
>What about Umeki-san’s collection, Kairi-chan?
>We should take care of outfit selection first, you don’t need to dress up if you don’t want to.
>Come on Kairi-chan, play dress up with us on Venus’s dime.
>Write in

>>40127202
>What about Umeki-san’s collection, Kairi-chan?
>Venus-chan, we have the time, I think we should go to a comic shop.

Writing while watching the new Dub on Hulu.

Holy shit this is up early

>>40127797
I've been saying it would be up early since yesterday afternoon.

Oh it's up!

>>40127202
>What about Umeki-san’s collection, Kairi-chan?
>Venus-chan, we have the time, I think we should go to a comic shop.

~What about Umeki-san’s collection, Kairi-chan?~ you wonder aloud.

Kairi’s face falls, and she looks askance while sticking out her tongue.

“Blegh,” she exclaims and tries to whisper to avoid, “We may have both gone full hikikomori in the past year, but she’s an otaku with an open porn collection on top of it,”

You nod, carefully. While you do collect a lot of BL books, most of them are tasteful. Maybe...mostly…

“Stacks of it, and plenty of stuff just open on her bed,’ she sighs, “It had probably been sitting there like that for weeks. Kinky stuff, vanilla stuff, yaoi, yuri, and stuff I don’t want to remember,”

Briefly you think about trying to get a few recommendations from that girl in expanding your taste. Given what you’ve recently realized about yourself, maybe she can help you expand your tastes. And perhaps today you’ll start your introduction of your BL preference to Kairi with softer things.

~Well, she’s probably less socialized than we are,~ you reason, ~It’s up to use to help her out of her shell and help her cope with what happened to her,~

Tightening your fist in resolve, you also think about perusing Umeki-san’s collection while thinking of subtle ways to pick her brain.

“Wow, Mikage-chan,” Kairi smiles wistfully, “You really are acting like the old you again,”

Returning her smile, you laugh a bit as she suddenly blushes and glances away.

>>40128097

~Say, Venus-chan,~ you turn away from your flustered best friend, ~Since we have plenty of time, I think we should stop off at the comic book store,~

“Oh?” the shorter girl in the shoulder length blonde disguise wig looks up in wonder.

~Yeah,~ you shrug, ~I just need to look at and pick up a few things,~

“Sure,” the younger girl chirps, “I need to pick up the latest Jump, Kodansha, and Beat,”

And so your group diverts, at your leadership, heading toward Mahou Manga. As you close in on the shop; you wonder about entering as you are or as someone else. And about what you should show Kairi-chan. Well, first things first.

>Go in as Mikage Chiba
>Better to socialize the Beast now, so she’s better for tonight
>Mahou Manga is Mimi’s territory; lets see how Kairi deals with your most shy self
>Write in

>>40128112
>Go in as Mikage Chiba

Venus doesn't know about Mimi that I know of, best not to frighten her in case she gets ideas on other things to pick up.

>>40128112
>Mahou Manga is Mimi’s territory; lets see how Kairi deals with your most shy self
I'm curious, and it'll be fun to see how our friends deal with seeing us put on a new face they haven't seen before

>>40128112
Talk to Kairi about Mimi a bit first, ask if she would like to deal with her for a bit.
After Kairi's experiences with Umeki, wouldn't want to hit her without kind of explaining. Then go for it if she is down?

>>40128112
>Mahou Manga is Mimi’s territory; lets see how Kairi deals with your most shy self

>>40128112
>>40128178
This sounds reasonable to me.

>>40128112
Backing this >>40128178 as well.

>>40128112
>>40128178
Yeah, this is good.

>>40128112
>>40128178
Supporting this.

Writing

“Huh, I think I remember this place from when I was little,” Venus-chan whistles looking at the storefront, “They’ve been in business a long time, haven’t they,”

“Yeah, its a staple of the neighborhood, I just haven’t been in there for a while,” Kairi shrugs while you draw out your disguise pen.

~Hey, girls,~ you say a bit shyly, ~I usually shop here as somebody else...not Beast or Miki...would you mind if I changed before we go in?~

Venus looks at you and shrugs. She hasn’t a care in the world on that.

Kairi narrows her eyes at you in suspicion.

“That depends, WHO is it?” she asks while leaning in close and menacing while lowering her voice to a whisper, “It isn’t Dan, is it?”

Nervously laughing, you raise your hands defensively.

~No,~ you laugh off her suspicion, ~It isn’t him. You haven’t met her yet, she’s a bit of a shy nerd. The embodiment of my own inner otaku. She is nowhere near Umeki’s level,~

Kairi nods.

“Alright,” she crosses her arms, “Proceed,”

Depressing the activator on the disguise pen, after dragging everyone to the empty alley on this block, you are wreathed in sparkling light to change your appearance. Beneath the surface while this transformation takes place, you yourself step back and shove forward a person who doesn’t very much like meeting new people.

As the light fades, you are clad in a baggy green turtleneck sweater and a long brown skirt. There are glasses perched on the end of your nose, and your short brown hair is flipped up and clipped in the back.

And...and there are people looking at you. Kairi Osaka and Venus Aino. You know who both of them are, but YOU as you are now have never really met them. This is nerve wracking. This is worrying. They’re still looking at you. What do you do?! What do you say?! How do you make a good first impression?

>ummm...hi?
>Hide behind a dumpster
>Panic, run
>Apologize to them, hurry!
>Introduce yourself
>stare at them
>Write in

>>40128873
>ummm...hi?
>Apologize to them, hurry!
>Introduce yourself
>Awkward stare until they reply.

>>40128873
>Panic, hide behind a dumpster
>stare at them
>Apologize to them, hurry!

>>40128873
>stare at them
>Apologize to them, hurry!
>ummm...hi?

>>40128873
>stare at your feet
>mumbled hi

>>40129068
seconding

Writing

You stare at them, wide eyed behind the black frames of your glasses. There are worried tears welling up at the edges of your eyes as they merely look at you in concern. They share a confused glance between the two of them. Venus shakes her head in confusion.

“Not what I was expecting at all,” the smaller girl sighs, “You know I was expecting something more outlandish. Maybe in cosplay or something,”

“Yeah, given Miki and the Beast, this seems kind of normal,” Kairi says before shaking her hands as if to assuage your visibly growing anxious state of upset, “Not that there’s anything wrong with normal,”

~I’M SORRY!~ you blurt out unable to take further scrutiny and bow at the waist while your hands, shoulders, and hips fidget nervously.

Holding this position for perhaps too long, you slowly right your posture to look at them. Your arms draw close to your chest as you take stock of yourself.

Your body is too different, you feel too tall, and even with this sweater on you feel like your chest is too big; like a teen gravure model. Its so embarrassing even though you are fully clothed. Keeping your hands pulled close to you and ahead of your chest, you regard your audience carefully.

They continue to watch you, waiting for something to happen.

~ummm...hi?~ you offer carefully.

“Hey, you know who I am, right?” Kairi responds.

~Mhmm,~ you nod and pull into yourself a bit in terms of posture and body language.

“Do you have a name?” Venus asks.

~mhm,~ you nod again, to which both girls seem mildly frustrated, ~Uah, sorry. I’m Mimi,~

“Alright then, with that out of the way,” Kairi approaches you and grabs your wrist through your sweater, “Show me what you wanted to show me before I browse around,”

>>40129881
You are surprised by how forceful Kairi-chan is being. Oh god what have you done? Did you say something wrong? Oh no, she’s pulling you by the wrist, that’s dangerously close to holding your hand!

The three of you enter the shop, and the shopkeeper recognizes you and greets you. He’s a young man, thin and lanky, though his hair is a touch long and unkempt. Its actually a bit of a shock to him to see you in here with someone, let alone being lead by the hand.

Venus-chan goes straight for the newsstand racks and begins looking at the weekly compilation books she mentioned earlier, shades drawn over her face as part of her clever and subtle disguise. Its impressive considering there is a tiny facsimile of her alongside other idol figurines on the countertop.

Kairi lets go of your hand and looks at you expectantly and with a smile.

“Alright Mimi, show me what you think I might like. Is it a romance comic with a really cool and hot guy?” she says before whispering in a nervous chuckle, “Or do you want to show me something about what you like”

She’s blushing. Probably thinking about what was said on the picnic blanket just this morning. Oh god, what do you do. Girls can love girls but now you’re nervous as hell.

~Um, yes, I mean,~ you stammer and fidget at your shoulders and shift back and forth from foot to foot quickly, ~T-this way,~

Leading her deeper into the store, you grab something off the shelf to show her...she already knows about the American book you like, so you grab from the selection of domestic fare for your eyes.

>>40129901

Oh god, there are too many options, but what do you show Kairi. You can barely stammer a full sentence as you cross your arms across your super awkward to move around chest and try to figure things out before you arms lance to the shelves for your choice.

>A normal Romance comic you read with an effeminate prince and an action Princess.
>A scifi Romance with a normal teen boy and an outlandish girl from space
>A well drawn and tasteful shonen ai book a brash soccer star and an introverted geek
>A steamy, but not graphic, romance between a young salaryman and his male supervisor
>Full on purple prose flowers everywhere steamy and artful pornography
>Write in

>>40129926
>A normal Romance comic you read with an effeminate prince and an action Princess.
>A well drawn and tasteful shonen ai book a brash soccer star and an introverted geek

>>40129926
>A normal Romance comic you read with an effeminate prince and an action Princess
>A well drawn and tasteful shonen ai book a brash soccer star and an introverted geek
Don't want to scare her now.

Writing

Steamy will be the next step.

Rolled 1 (1d8)

>>40131237
So.. what was this die Arty?

You grab two example books off the shelves. Single volumes of longer series. The first is a fantasy romance between an effeminate Prince and an action tomboy Princess. There’s adventure and plot, and a ton of slice of life travel shenanigans. The second is a well drawn and tasteful shonen ai book about a brash teen soccer star who falls in love with an introverted and unpopular bookworm of a guy.

Passing her the fantasy romance first, you keep the other shielded to your chest as you parses through it.

~H-here,~ you say and look away from her, ~This is something I l-like,~ you stutter as she opens the book.

“Hmmm,” she thinks to herself, “I see a lot of you...the other you, in the main character. And I kinda know you like guys like this already,” she smirks, “I’ve met Sasha, his personality isn’t the type at all but he has the look,”

The floor is suddenly very interesting.

Yes. Imperatively interesting.

~Y-yeah,~ you admit with a blush, ~A-and I also RE-REALLY l-like this,~

You pass her the volume that has the main characters back to back on a school field on the cover. She looks at it confused at first.

~A-and maybe a bit more than just this,~ you timidly and cautiously explain as she tentatively cracks open the book.

>>40131309
The dangerous book. The spiraling slow romance of two unlikely people as their lives and interest in one another intertwine in at first innocent ways until their first secretive and clandestine kiss. Its in that volume, that first crescendo of their emotions, so close to your own. You could imagine this happening between boys at school, so close to the world you live in with its writing and setting. Swooning you cup your cheeks and sway side to side a bit, paying attention to her reaction completely forgotten.

With the book’s spine being gently tapped against your forehead, you fall from this building daydream and find Kairi standing in front of you with a soft blush spread across her cheeks, not unlike the one she sported when you insinuated interest in you earlier.

“Okay,” she says with a sharp exhale, “I get the appeal,”

>Clasp her hands in glee! YOU HAVE SUCH SIGHTS TO SHOW HER (geek out)
>Get her started with similar titles, and the rest of this series
>Suggest she try something another step up, something steamy
>Burn with embarrassment as you show her the more adult sections
>ah...well, she wanted to browse a bit on her own, right?
>Write in

>>40131299
Kairi's reaction.

>>40131328
>ah...well, she wanted to browse a bit on her own, right?

>>40131328
>Clasp her hands in glee! YOU HAVE SUCH SIGHTS TO SHOW HER (geek out)
>Get her started with similar titles, and the rest of this series

>>40131328
>>ah...well, she wanted to browse a bit on her own, right?
Let's go slow with her corruption.

>>40131328
>ah...well, she wanted to browse a bit on her own, right?
INTROVERSION GO

>>40131328
Get her pointed toward the rest of the series, then let her browse a bit.
Let her stumble into the steamier side.

Maybe glance in on Venus from behind something and check on her?

been writing

~Ah...well, you wanted to browse on y-your own a bit, right?~ you ask her tentatively.

She nods.


Hiding behind your hands, you watch as she goes to reshelve the books you handed to her, but she doesn’t quite do so with the second book. She drifts off to browse the shelves for her own comics and interest, looking back at you once last time.

“You know,” she observes, “Mimi, you remind me a lot of her on that morning. Nervous and shy,”

She smiles.

“Just so its clear, I’m your friend, so you don’t need to be so shy and nervous around me,” and she turns the corner.

You let out a breath you didn’t realize you were holding when you’re alone. That was intense, but on the upside you are giddy that you have a friend. More than that, she liked what you had to show her.

Pausing, you get up on your tiptoes to look over the rack toward the front of the store and see what Venus is up to before you begin your own browsing. Huh, she isn’t there...

“You know, I don’t get the appeal,” a voice says behind you with no malice or humor, “but then again, I’m 9,”

Spinning around, you see Venus-chan flipping through another copy of the second book you were showing to Kairi.

“I think I like this one better,” she lifts up the first volume of the fantasy romance comic, “The princess is super awesome,”

~Ah-I mean-when?~

“I’ll add this to my purchase, I’ll see you girls up front. Remember, this shopping trip is my treat, so get anything you want,” she skips back around toward the front of the store.

Well...that happened.

>You have most things you need, nothing you really want.
>Well, there may be one or two books you want…
>She is buying, what would it hurt to round out your collections and check a few new things out?
>Write in

>>40132182
>>Well, there may be one or two books you want…

>>40132182
>Well, there may be one or two books you want…
Some new tomes in our favorite series? Some new books that where recommended? Some Shojo-ai books you're curious about?

Let's see what Mimi's literary tastes are exactly.

This started a little earlier than I was expecting.

Mimi a cute.

Writing

You guys busy today? Sorry about the start time, I thought I gave enough warning yesterday.

>>40132658
Following along here, but can't check it while in the work area. Managed to catch a couple votes in time though. Enjoying things so far!

Well, there are one or two books you wanted…

You grab the next volume of the steamy book you didn’t show Kairi, and you get the first volume of a Shojou Ai book, about a young girl discovering she, well, it resonates with you. Books in hand you make your way to the front and queue up with Kairi and Venus and hurry out of the store.

“Huh, I was expecting a bigger bill,” Venus sighs and then chirps, “What’s the point of being an idol if you can’t spoil your friends,”

~I-I guess we’ll have to make it up in clothes?~ you say nervously, ~I mean, t-thats okay, right?~

With an affirmative yelp and a raised fist, Venus-chan leads your merry troupe onward, you shrink back a bit...because its just your nature.

>Come back to being Mikage
>Stay the course as Mimi
>Unleash the Beast, with warning
>Write in

“Well, you two have fun. I’m not sure I want to try out that kind of look, and frankly just the idea of this metal show is kind of intimidating,” Kairi sighs before slinging her shopping bag over her shoulder.

>What, come on you should come, it’ll be fun! (Persuasion)
>Okay, see you later Kairi-chan
>Kairi-chan, I desperately need you to keep the Beast on mission (Intimidate)
>Write in

>>40133006
>Come back to being Mikage
>Kairi-chan, I desperately need you to keep the Beast on mission (Intimidate)

>>40133006
>Come back to being Mikage
>Okay, see you later Kairi-chan

Queue up folks, we got a final destination brewing.

Final Destination

Reply to this post within 4 minutes of it going live, with only the number of your choice below.

No comments, greentext, dice, line breaks, punctuation, or etc.

Four minutes from posting.

Only the number

1 I desperately need you to keep Beast on Mission
2 Okay see you later Kairi-chan

>>40133578
2

>>40133578
2

Writing

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You momentarily activate your disguise field and let your current status as Mimi step back into the recesses of your psyche. Mimi is quite happy to step out of the light and return to obscurity. As you return to yourself, you stretch your arms wide and arc your back...Mimi’s posture isn’t as bad as Red Eyes, but it still messes with you.

~Okay, see you later Kairi-chan!~ you chirp and then grant her a sly smile, ~Enjoy your books,~

She looks briefly embarrassed and sticks her tongue out at you before sauntering off. You giggle at her departure and then look down at Venus-chan with a smile. She’s intensely amused at your and Kairi’s antics before she pumps both her fists and plants them on her hips.

“Alright, PB-Chan, time to hit the shops!”

~Alright,~ you nod and point in the direction of the shopping district before turning back to the younger girl, ~Just...be careful with me when I’m the Beast. I can get a little out of control…~

“I think I’ll be able to handle her,” she nods as you walk through the streets of Juuban until you come to the shopping district and the two of you begin searching through new and vintage stores.

There has been a glut of metal theme clothing coming out in the mainstream stores thanks to the rising star of the graduated idol group, Babymetal...so you have plenty of options.

>Go shopping as Mikage and become the beast after you’re dressed
>Go shopping as the Beast, the shopping district is the edge of your turf...oh wait
>Write in

&

>Post outfit suggestions & I’ll post a few from last thread unless they get reposted

>>40134356
>Go shopping as the Beast, the shopping district is the edge of your turf...oh wait

>>40134356
>Go shopping as the Beast, the shopping district is the edge of your turf...oh wait
I'll leave the clothes to other anons.

>>40134356
>Go shopping as Mikage and become the beast after you’re dressed

>>40134356
>Go shopping as the Beast, the shopping district is the edge of your turf...oh wait

>>40134356
>Go shopping as Mikage and become the beast after you’re dressed
I know nothing of fashion.

>>40134356
>Go shopping as Mikage and become the beast after you’re dressed

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The second outfit in from the left was suggested for Venus-Chan with the addition of some spiky accessories.

Soooo... What should Beast dress as?

Skirt? Pants? Leather? Jacket? Hat? Accessories? Personally I don't know.

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The Crow was suggested as an option for the Red Eyed Beast

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And this was a second suggestion for Red Eyes

What does the Beast's normal outfit look like again? We could use it as a base.

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>>40134681
With the addition of a red short cape.

>>40134695
Red Eyes base outfit is a tattered and dirty version of Aiha's school uniform.

>>40134681
She probably doesn't need the purse, though maybe we could persuade her with its value as a weapon.
I think the nice top and black skirt could make a nice alternative to the dirty school uniform.
probably keep the medical mask.

>>40134681
Let's do a tattered and dirty version of this with no cape.

>>40134356
Mikage first, then once we have the clothes together change over and have Venus make sure we try the new clothes. Real clothes instead of phantom disguise clothes.

>>40134756
The school uniform definitely isn't right for this occasion. Maybe just some torn up jeans, a jacket.

That's how I personally imagine the Beast anyway.

>>40134773
I imagine that will be the state of the outfit after the Beast weats it.

>>40134824
Maybe change the skirt for torn jeans and keep the black leather and red top? And other spiky accessories.

Back from helping with stuff. Counting up.

Okay, looks like we have a vote;

>Metal B (the black jacket with the pleated skirt) >>40134681
>Torn up skirt/jeans with a jacket

Go for it, also you have elected to go shopping as Mikage.

Going with second option from the left for Venus-chan.Plus spikey accessories >>40134632

>>40135260
>Torn up skirt/jeans with a jacket

I'm thinking Kisara from Kenichi

Writing it up.

>>40135260
>Go for it, also you have elected to go shopping as Mikage.
We have? Wasn't it a tie?

>>40135805
Well, this vote >>40134818 is a Mikage Option vote, just rewrit. and that shatters the tie.

>>40135891
Ah, ok- my bad then. I was only counting the greentext votes.

>>40135260
Aw, missed the vote but if the jacket could one from >>40134681
I could totally support >>40135425

As you course through the shopping district, you slowly assemble a number of accessories and clothing items for Venus-chan. You grab her some black flats, gray jeans, a black t-shirt, and a leather jacket. Additionally you grab a few spiked bangles, a studded belt, and a spiked collar for her.

It looks more adorable than dangerous on her...hopefully the makeup you do for her later will help to alleviate that.

You grab a few t-shirts, settling on a dark one with an obscene phrase written in english. Eventually you are torn between a pair of dark jeans or a dark skirt...eventually setting on a skirt due to your knowledge of Red Eye’s preferences. Both the shirt and the skirt are going to get ripped up and messy. You just know it.

Following the style you set up with venus, you also grab a leather jacket, though one that is cinched at the waist with red sleeves and lapels. Additionally, you grab some very nice and heavy boots.

Venus-chan bounds out of the last changing room in her clothes, twirling on her feet at her new outfit and flashing devil horns gesture.

>>40136549
“I look awesome, PB-chan!” she chirps, “Okay, aw...we’re done way earlier than I thought we’d be,”

She pouts as you look at your outfit in the changing room mirrors. You think your black hair will compliment the outfit...it looks off with your normal hair.

~Well, we can always kill time,~ you offer.

“Yeah, but doing what?” she pouts and kicks at the ground, “Come on, lets check out and get the tags taken off,”

You find yourself getting anxious, wondering if this entire endeavor was a wise decision...but it's for a good reason. It isn’t like you’re sneaking Venus into this to party. She has important business dealings to take care of. It is for music and for art.

As your anxiety spikes, you can feel the clawing of the beast at the edge of your psyche in excitement. She knows she is coming out. She’s happy. She’s exuberant. She is exaltant.

>Go to the Crowne Arcade with Venus
>Head over to the Zodiac Academy for girls
>Explore Red Eye’s new territory
>Get to the venue early, maybe you'll get lucky
>Write in

&

>Continue as Mikage, even as she rattles her cage
>Unleash The Beast
>Write in

>>40136587
>Go to the Crowne Arcade with Venus
>Continue as Mikage, even as she rattles her cage
We ain't letting her out until it is time

>>40136587
>Get to the venue early, maybe you'll get lucky

>Unleash The Beast

>>40136587
Lets explore the new territory while heading toward the Academy, explain to Venus that we wanted to make a stop there as the Beast and might as well while we are here.. then go Beast Mode.

I've been thinking, after we engage the full disguise for Red Eyes, do we want to offer Venus a go on the pen to add a layer to her disguise until she is ready to meet the band as herself? Would cut down on the risk of an idol getting discovered.

>>40137015
Someone else using the disguise pen would cancel your disguise.

>>40137118
Aw poo.

Calling it, looks like we're going beast, but I gotta final destination just where we are going.

When voting in the future, please be cognizant of the few votes that come before so we can avoid three way ties.

Queue up for Final Destination.

>>40137548
Let's go to the venue then

Final Destination.

4 minutes on the clock
Votes after 4 minutes of initial posting do not count.
No comments, no dice, no punctuation, no greentext, etc.

1 Crowne
2 Venue Early
3 Territory & Zodiac

Reply with only the number of your choice.

>>40137630
3

>>40137630
>2 Venue Early
3

>>40137630
3

>>40137630
3

Alright, writing momentarily.

~Well, I have some business to take care of as the Red Eyed Beast,~ you pat Venus on the head and ruffle her wig, ~Want to come with?~

“Sure. What do you need to do?” she asks falling in step beside you.

~Well, for the sake of my reputation, I put an innocuous price on my aid to some girls from the Zodiac Academy,~ you sigh, ~After they told me their problem I would have helped them for free...but the Beast can’t look like she’s gone soft,~

“Like being seen on a date?” Venus-chan wonders.

~Yeah,~ you grumble as you turn north from the shopping district and up toward the Zodiac Academy for girls, ~So in exchange for helping those girls find their friends...the Beast got their little girl gang territory. And I need to have words with the girl who posted those date pictures,~

“Words words or punch words?” she asks, “Because I need to help keep you reigned in,”

~Hopefully words words,~ you stretch and adjust the jacket on your frame, ~Maybe a little intimidation. First though, we’re taking a walk to gauge what work I need to do in this part of town,~

And so you walk. Logging a few sites where shady guys gather, you notice the place where teen delinquents seem to loiter or act like jerks. You even get cat calls from some young punks smoking outside a convenience store.

>>40138809
Their time will come, but later. She wants to lash out at them now, you feel it. This place is her’s now. They just don’t know it yet. Actually, you see several of the Yakuza thugs hanging out that you ran out of Juuban...well then, at least they will already know the score.

Not long after, you arrive at the front gates of the Zodiac Academy for girls. Its a Saturday afternoon, but it's also a dormitory school...and despite the PIT tent over the hole you made in the ground, the athletic fields are restored.

Inside yourself, you feel the slight pulse of the wellspring of earth power you tapped into. It makes you feel good, strong, and balms your anxiety.

You have no qualms of ducking into a dark corner and letting out the Beast.

You emerge from sparkling light turned to darkness and snarl. Bitch only changed her skin and hair, these clothes...aren’t half bad actually. Running your hands from your shoulders all the way down to the pleated skirt...you like it. The t-shirt is cool, just says ‘FUCK’ on it. Nice and obscene. You laugh in guttural gravel and take a deep breath.

It pisses you off that you can’t smell fear anymore, but fuck it. You can still make it. This place is ripe with fear of you, and you can feel them suffuse you like prayers.

“Huh, you do look good like that...though I think your hair could stand could have a shampoo,” Venus wonders aloud.

You whip your eyes over at the girl and make to growl...but you think better of it. As much as you like being a spooky bitch, even you recognize that her seeing you growl at her might bring up bad memories of your big fuckup at the tower.

You had that shit. You had it...and then it all went to pot.

>>40138829
Moving the oily black mess away from your eyes you stare her down.

~Its my fucking charm point,~ you snap at her without fangs as you search your pockets for a medical mask.

Securing the mask, you look out at the open gates to the Zodiac Academy for girls. Young women are coming and going in casual clothes and school athletic clothes. Now where to go. Your pressing business is with Niji and the Primrose Boss, Aki. The others don’t matter much to you right now, unless you need them to find the others...though you could stand to frighten the innocent little butterfly, Chou.

And, you want to avoid the girl who had been the monster Gamu...you remember her surname was Panya...which strikes you as odd. Her surname isn’t a customary one, it literally means Baker. Still...you think back to how you got no negative emotions out of her when you fed...and it's just unsettling.

Too much boundless optimism makes you cringe.

>Look for “Aki”
>Look for “Niji”
>Head to the athletic field, bask in power
>Call out Niji in the quad
>Call out Aki in the quad
>Try to find Chou.
>Write in

&

>Venus, stay out here
>Venus, wait in the student center
>Wanna come with and watch?
>Write in

>>40138855
>Look for “Aki”
>Look for “Niji”
>Wanna come with and watch?

>>40138855
>Look for “Aki”
>Venus, wait in the student center

>>40138917
Sounds good.

>>40138855
>Look for “Aki”
>Wanna come with and watch?

Writing

Give me a Streetwise test

1d20+3

Best of 3, 1s and 20s wild, DC 15

Rolled 17 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>40140201

Rolled 2 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>40140201
Slow night

>>40140201

Rolled 19 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>40140201
Messed that up.

>>40140308
Running a game at the same time. Missed the roll call.

>>40140583
Messed it up so good.

~Wanna come with and watch, kid,~ you smile maniacally beneath your facemask as your eyes widen.

“Sure,” she smiles and falls in step beside you as you cross the gate.

You draw errant glances and gawkers at your rough appearance. Because Venus is with you, and you kinda want to stay low key, you use simple urban tracking tactics instead of screaming intimidation at people. Asking for directions, saying you’re a friend visiting from out of town, and being calm and vaguely reasonable and not creepy.

It is incredibly tiring to be not creepy.

You narrow down the likely location of Aki, and waltz yourself into the Zodiac school library.

Who spends their Saturday in the library? Entering, you see her seated at a table talking to the sweater vested girl who got turned into a three eyed purple magic bitch named Supak or Supaku or something stupid. Bitch hit you with brain powers and then you gruesomely supped on her fears.

~What was her name,~ you think to yourself and snarl, ~Not Akiyama...the other one...its on the tip of my tongue,~

“Kouki,” Venus reminds you, “The girl whose monster you ate is Kouki Hakumei,”

~How the fu-heck do you know that,~ you look at the little girl in confusion.

“I’ve been talking to Yukiko Akiyama fairly regularly. I’m commissioning a few outfits,” the kid shrugs.

Well, how to approach them...and maybe Aki will know where Niji is. Once you find Niji...you will have words.

>How do you want to approach Yukiko and Kouki?

>>40141397
>Sneak up and scare them half to death.

>>40141397
Be spooky, but don't directly threaten them.

>>40141397
Spooky, but nothing that will give Venus nightmares.

>>40141456
>>40141691
This.

Rolled 6, 10 = 16 (2d20)

Writing.

Roll me 2d20, I'll add modifiers after.

Usual rules apply.

Rolled 12, 8 = 20 (2d20)

>>40142283
Okay

Rolled 11, 3 = 14 (2d20)

>>40142283

Rolled 19, 1 = 20 (2d20)

>>40142283

>>40142415
oh
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

>>40142415
Planet Power or whatever the fuck?

I hear a call for Planet Power.

>Y/N

>>40142655
Yes

First roll was stealth.

The Roll you got a 1 on is intimidate.

>>40142655
Yeah, ok. I'll back it.

Rolled 6 (1d8)

Rollin'

“No, Aki-chan,” the dark haired girl sighs and slides another book between the two of them, “None of this is anything like what I saw when I was purple,”

“What does it matter, Kou-chan,” the fashionista yawns and slumps forward, “I’m over worked and you don’t need to worry about scary monsters anymore,”

You look down at Venus-chan and smile as you pull the medical mask down beneath your chin.

~Hey, watch this,~ you snicker.

Venus-chan nods, you crouch low and sneak up behind them. Aki’s face is propped up on one hand, elbow on the table. She isn’t looking up, and looks incredibly tired.

The other girl, Kouki, is burying her face in a book.

“What if we do?” the girl who used to be a monster say, “I saw things when I was changed...and I had three eyes. That’s symbolic in multiple mythologies of possessing different or extra vision. So that means that-”

Oh god...she’s a nerd. You remember her memories and loneliness you tasted from the girl. You’re happy she is in a better place and has friends....but now you’re gonna scare the piss out of them.

Rising up behind the bookworm, you open your mouth wide and let your fangs show. Then you hold your pose with hands raised...and you wait.

Aki goes to say something in reply to the girl, and opens her eyes. Whatever it was she was about to say dies in her throat as she sees you.

She freezes. She sweats. And she laughs nervously.

“Wait, what is it Aki?” Kouki asks as Akiyama shakily raises her finger to point at you.

Kouki Hakumei slowly turns around.

>>40142721
we're so good at sneaking they don't notice our attempt to intimidate

>>40143243
The sound she makes is beautiful to you. Her fear fuels you as she stands upright and backs into the table, flipping back over it, and crawling on her back into the nearest stack of books.

“T-THE BEAST,” she finally squeals.

You laugh and plot down into her seat vacated seat.

~Sup,~ you chuckle.

“...W-what are you doing here, miss Red Eyes,” Akiyama-san says as she calms herself down.

“b-b-b-b-beast,” Kouki curls her knees to her chest and rocks back and forth in worry.

You shrug.

“Well, i-it is nice to see you,” she composes herself, “I never did get to thank you for saving my friends,”

~No, I guess you didn’t,~ you grin, ~I guess this counts as it,~

“Well, if you accept that as thanks,” she sighs in relief, “I...uh...like your outfit,”

~Why thank you,~ you grin and laugh, drawing a few concerned eyes within the library.

“WHY ARE YOU JUST TALKING TO HER!” the terrified girl grabs Akiyama’s shoulds and fails to drag her away...and then brandishes garlic at you, “Back, BACK DEMON!”

~anyway…~ you regard the harried girls.

>I’m here about my payment. Your turf is my turf now
>I would like to know where to find Ringo, we need...words
>So...uh..what’s your friend, Panya’s, deal?
>Just came to say hello and make you piss your pants
>Write in

>>40143262
>I’m here about my payment. Your turf is my turf now
>I would like to know where to find Ringo, we need...words
>So...uh..what’s your friend, Panya’s, deal?

>>40143262
>I would like to know where to find Ringo, we need...words

>>40143262
>So, remember this is my turf now..
>About that picture..

Writing

~Anyway, just stopped by to make sure you knew that this is all my turf now,~ you kick your feet up onto the table, ~So I’ll be clearing out the bad influences on this area pretty soon...say, where is your friend Niji. She and I need to have words,~

“Uh...miss Beast-san,” she ventures, “You do know we made up being a gang just to get your attention. We don’t actually hold this as tu-”

You stare at her, unimpressed and visibly upset.

“Yes, our turf is now yours. Thank you for saving our friends,” she says and laughs nervously.

~Good then,~

“Wait...saved? She didn’t save anything. She almost ki-” you cut the bookworm off.

~Supaku was so tasty...and you sound stressed. I bet that stress and fear taste delicious,~

She falls quiet.

“As for Niji...if you want to talk to her she has track practice today,” Akiyama-san says nervously and gulps, “So if everything is in order,”

You smile. It is sinister. It is wanting It is total.

This day just keeps getting better.

Eclipsed Moon Quest Episode 80
End

Interlude
>Track loop
>Applesauce
>Butterflies

So ends 13 hours of run time.

I'm going to bed. Feedback, CQC, etc.

>>40144217
>Track loop

>>40144217
Thanks for the thread Artemis.

>>40144217
>Butterflies

>>40144217
Track Loop.

>>40144609
>applesauce

>>40144217
>Applesauce

Thanks for running Arty!

Welcome, hope you all had fun.

>>40149204
I especially enjoyed the bit where Mikage was thinking about going through Saori's collection.

I wasn't really thinking about it before but I hope we get to really indulge her power level at some point.

>>40150147
If you like, Our MC doesn't have one at the moment.

>>40150147
Though upon looking at your posted picture, dude. Blue board.

>>40150122
That will be fun, when Mikage properly meets Saori. Also Saori Umeki transitioning from just awkward about talking to another human being about her mountains of explicit materials to excitedly talking about it to nervously figuring out how to try to make a pass.

She probably won't make it, though I guess it is dependent on which version of herself Mikage does this as.

>>40151133
That will be interesting.

>>40127149
>Leaning forward as you rise, you look over to him with a blank and lazy expression. Your voice deepens as you find your character beneath the incomplete makeup and costume.
Good to see that Mikage isn't the only method actor.

Dis gonna be good.

>>40151763
>>40151763
as interesting as that is, I think I just did a double take.

The witch and devil in the band are crossdressers who are fucking each other?

And red haired dude seems confirmed for this timeline's version of Rubeus...his band name all but confirms it.

>>40152292
Well apparently the devil is a girl and the witch is a guy. They show up together.

It's a bit of leap to assume that they're fucking, we barely know anything about these characters.

>>40152713
>>40127168
>you say evenly despite knowing full well they probably decided on stopping for a quickie somewhere.

>>40152727
Maybe they're just friends - it's not like we've met them or anything.

>>40151763

What will happen between them, will there be sparks or friction? How will things ultimately come to a final head?

>>40151739

If its Mimi, I worry for her.

>>40151763
Each tease of this makes me more anxious for the eventual meeting.

>>40156471
Which'll probably be just eyeing each other for a moment, then just shrug and be like 'meh they seem alright', and moving on, for now.

When's the next installment?

>>40159239
>When's the next installment?
You know what. 81 tomorrow, because I am sad and this makes me happy.

>>40159325
Awesomesauce. Short day at work for memorial day and sum EMQ.

>>40159398
Yeah, BBQ. I need me some barbecue.

I like barbecue.