>>41303204

Quest Start

You are Mikage Chiba, second year highschool student 15 years old, formerly you carried the inherited mantle of the Beautiful Guardian of Love and Justice from your mother and older sister as the magical girl known as Sailor Moon. That title has been passed down to your younger sister, after circumstances brought you to abandon the name and duty after you thought your task was done.

It was not, so even if you aren’t Sailor Moon anymore, and you are supporting your little sister and her heroic court of young Sailor Senshi as the enigmatic and mysterious cloaked hero known as Eclipsed. Though while this has progressed, you have also been gathering and marshalling allies.

Today with the help of the young Senshi Rin Kumada, Aiha Mizuno, and Kanari Kino you have been settling one of your unresolved threads of intrigue and mystery. That mystery was a ghost you encountered during a rather dangerous time, on matters unrelated to that particular danger. It appears this ghost was, in life, the sister of a friend of yours.

After using magic and sorcery to find a way to track this ghost with the aid of your mentor Hotaru Tomoe, Sailor Saturn, you’ve happened upon it hiding just out of sight of her long estranged sibling whom you know as Sasha.

Explaining the situation, in extreme brief, you used your own magic to subtly reveal this ghost’s presence.

“Oskana,” he says quietly while staring at the small phantom kneeling in the grass of the school campus courtyard.

This spectre doesn’t meet his gaze, she seems embarrassed and upset to have been outed as existing, even after your magical light show which revealed her had ended. The girls beside you haven’t made a move or a sound.

>Well, we’ll just leave you two to catch up. We’ll be in the cafeteria
>So, I Know you two have lots to say to one another, but I need to talk to her first
>Say nothing, just watch what happens
>Encourage him to find his spine and go talk to her
>Write in

>>41303237
>Say nothing, just watch what happens

>>41303237
>Say nothing, just watch what happens

>>41303237
>>So, I Know you two have lots to say to one another, but I need to talk to her first
Time to find out what the story about the Crystal is. Might well answer Sasha's biggest question "how?"

Back, counting and then I guess I'll be writing.

You say nothing. What can you say right now that isn’t intrusive? Well, more intrusive than you’ve already been. He strides forward, taking steps at a careful and slow gait despite his already small stature. Sasha approaches his sister.

Oksana looks up to him as he at first looks over her, but he takes a knee and offers his hand and a quiet word in Russian that you don’t understand.

“Should we be here?” Kanari asks quietly, “I mean, this doesn’t feel right,”

~It doesn’t,~ you sigh and take a few steps back to a bench in the courtyard and take a seat, eyes still trained on the reunited siblings.

The girls, save for Rin, step back along with you. She watches, and returns a paper prayer strip to the inside of her sleeves. A tension leaving her shoulders as she joins your group.

The back and forth between Oksana and Sasha is slow and careful. For a few exchanges their language is terse and loud before it quiets again. After a time, she rises and wraps her translucent limbs around the not much taller boy. They pass through him, only a pantomime of a hug, before she releases and floats back and up a bit.

She says one last thing, glances over at you, and dashes beneath ground level and into cover your eyes cannot easily follow.

Sasha rises, slowly, and crosses the courtyard to the four of you. There is a somber but otherwise inscrutable expression on his face. He comes to a stop in front of you, his face has become a calm mask, but his eyes carry a slight tremor. You cannot say for certain if they do so in anger or sadness.

>Wait for him to say something
>Ask the girls to give the two of you some privacy
>Start this conversation. What do you even say?
>Cast a spell or use a power, which?
>Write in

>>41304660
>Wait for him to say something

>>41304660
>>Start this conversation. What do you even say?
Produce and describe the crystal.

>>41304660

>Ask the girls to give the two of you some privacy

>>41304660
>Ask the girls to give the two of you some privacy

Writing

>Oh no, I was too late for the beginning!

>Oh, the options I would have voted for won anyway.

>>41305685
That's the way it goes sometimes.

>>41305752
Quite a relieving feeling.

Good job, thread.

Before he can find his words, you find some of your own to better manage this conversation.

~Girls,~ you offer to Rin, Kanari, and Aiha, ~Could you give the two of us a bit of privacy?~

Kanari, often being contrary where you are concerned, begins to voice her discontent with being ordered around but her voice dies in her throat at a glance from Aiha. She crosses her arms and the three of them retreat from you and Sasha.

His vision sweeps to the side to watch them withdraw, until they enter the public building on campus. Sasha lets out a breath he was holding.

“She wants to talk to you later,” he says not looking in your direction, “She’ll find you, when she’s ready now,”

~Is she annoyed at being outed?~

“A little,” he hops onto the bench next to you, leaned forward and his feet not touching the ground, “she knows she was dragging along with this,”

~Are you annoyed,~ you offer curiously, ~with how things played out?~

“Still coming together with the idea that she’s real,” he grunts and tosses his head back, “How do you do this thing?”

~Do what?~

“Being this whirlwind,” he laughs, sourly, “this all consuming and destructive storm that sweeps people up,”

~I don’t really know,~ you sigh.

>Ask what he and Oksana talked about
>Apologize for forcing that confrontation
>You are alone, broach the subject of Knighthood
>Ask if he’s okay.
>You aren’t the whirlwind, just someone alone for the ride
>Write in

>>41306080
>You aren’t the whirlwind, just someone alone for the ride
>Apologize for forcing that confrontation

>>41306080
>Apologize for forcing that confrontation
>Ask if he’s okay.

>Apologize for forcing that confrontation
>Ask if he’s okay.

Writing momentarily

>>41306665
Aw missed it, but decent choice. Would have tossed in something about not meaning the being the whirlwind, it just tends to keep us in the eye. Whether we accept it or not.

>>41306764
Pretend I grammared correctly there.

>>41306800
sure

~I’m sorry,~ you say as your body language tightens ~I shouldn’t have forced things between you and your sister like that,~

He nods alongside you and frowns, crossing his arms after brushing some of his blonde banges out of his eyes.

~It was a confrontation that you probably would have liked to be eased into, both of you,~ you huff in frustration, ~but when I saw her there, hiding behind the flyer, I got impatient. I thought it’d be like taking off a bandaid, you’ve always seemed like the kind of guy who didn’t mind a little pain if it meant dealing with something hard could be done quickly,~

“Its a poor excuse,” he says while turning his nose up, “You act on your instincts but then regret those actions later. A regular pattern with you?”

~Come on,~ you grouse, ~you could at least try to take that apology with a little tact, I realized what I did was wrong,~

“Tact isn’t really a Russian concept,” he waves off the concern he huffs, “If I’m too blunt with my perceived truths, I’m not the one at fault,”

You are quiet at that for a moment. Another awkward silence. You hate those, with a certain passion.

~Are you okay,~ you ask quietly, ~I mean, are you going to be okay?~

His expression softens and then falls. His arms fall to the side, and he looks somehow small in his track suit. Well, smaller than usual.

“I will be,” he looks over to you with a serious and stern expression, “I’m sad, happy, angry, and terrified all at once,”

~Fun combination,~ you observe.

>>41307657
“Not one I’m accustomed to,” he leans back and looks up toward the tree above and behind this bench, “My values and beliefs in this world are again turned on their head because I met you, Mikage, I’m not sure how much more of that I can take. Frustrating things like that really turn my appetite,”

He hops up off the bench and turns to face you.

“Then again,” he muses, “It's getting late and I still need lunch after that workout,”

>Ask if he wants to grab something with you and the girls in the cafeteria
>Offer him a chance to make a difference in this storm, the power of Kunzite
>Tell him he should enjoy his late lunch, you have to collect the girls and see them home
>Ask him if he’s trying to be coy
>Write in

>>41307683
>Ask if he wants to grab something with you and the girls in the cafeteria

I see what you are trying to do, Sasha.

But okay.

>>41307683
>Tell him he should enjoy his late lunch, you have to collect the girls and see them home

>>41307771
what is he trying to do?

>>41307683
>Ask if he wants to grab something with you and the girls in the cafeteria
Slip in something about not mentioning our knights to the senshi, but otherwise suggesting a fairly open chat with magical girls and an ex-magical girl to help him digest this strangeness.

>>41307819
From what he says in post >>41307683, it sounds like he wants us to buy him lunch.

Writing Momentarily

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~Well, want to grab something with me and the girls in the cafeteria,~ you ask with a certain casual nature, ~I mean, Sundays they operate on a skeleton crew, but it's usually pretty good,~

“You do realize I’ve been going here for well over a week now, yes?” he rolls his eyes.

~Yeah, well...whatever,~ you stamp your foot as you rise and walk off toward the cafeteria beside him, slowing down so your longer stride doesn’t break your conversation, ~Feel free to talk about magical girls and magical girl related things with us, by the way. It might help you adjust to the strangeness I bring with me,~

“No stranger than anything else I’ve seen in this country, especially your little sister,” he sighs, “Though are you certain everything?”

~Well, don’t mention that Midori and Kairi have powers and are my knights,~ you offer, ~I’m keeping that on the quiet,~

“I was wondering about that,” he muses, “If you aren’t Sailor Moon anymore, why do you have...you called them your knights?”

~It's complicated,~ you shrug.

>Explain the old world on the way, double planet reincarnated space royalty
>Explain how and why they are your knights, explain the shintennou
>Talk about the shenanigans of this day long ghost hunt
>Complain about some of the plot turns the book he gave you took
>Tell him its power you offered, because they were compatible, like he is
>Write in

>>41308863
>Complain about some of the plot turns the book he gave you took
Comic book geeks have to do this in proximity to each other right?

>>41308863
>Explain the old world on the way, double planet reincarnated space royalty
>Complain about some of the plot turns the book he gave you took

>>41308863
>Complain about some of the plot turns the book he gave you took
We can talk space royality with the girls.

Writing.

As the two of you make your way to the public building of the Academy, unlocked on weekends and home to the cafeteria and school library, the two of you fall away from more serious talk and to the matter of the comic that Sasha had brought for you. It seems like forever ago, honestly.

~I really didn’t see the plot twist coming,~ you groan, ~And the whole magical girl turned vampire thing was just too aptly timed for me to deal with,~

“Well, I do like how the story stayed consistent to its own logic,” he smiles, “And I’m just happy she survived; if it wasn’t for the sword they never would have been able to take the fight to the other Rena,”

He pauses.

“Then again, I am not a fan of plot lines that hinge on alternate worlds,” he shrugs, “I’ve always felt it was too messy, why I avoid the big two from America,”

~Yeah,~ you laugh nervously and sadly, ~Alternate realities do make things a bit messy, don’t they?~

“Something I said?” he wonders.

~No, nothing really,~ you sigh, ~though as much as you don’t like them in narrative form they can be even worse in the real world,~

You pause, in thought.

~Worlds,~

“You cannot serious?” he looks at you, mildly aghast.

~Afraid so, anyway, I’m digging Rena’s upgrades,~ you turn the topic back to the comics, somehow pleased you have teased Sasha with your first hand knowledge of alternate realities.

Between your sister, the top of the tower, and that day when you left the Cherry Road and- well, you have plenty of experience with worlds beyond your own. You steer the conversation back to comics and ask after any manga he likes.

By the time you catch up to the girls, they seem to have already obtained their late lunch, and when you and Sasha join them you catch him up on matters of your own space and royal heritages and the hidden history of the ancient world.

>>41310242

The girls each offer their own opinions and perspectives on the matter, after he assures them that he’ll keep this secret. Kanari is of course a touch adversarial with him, as his comments that your little sister is almost entirely unrecognizable in mannerisms as Sailor Moon seems to rub her the wrong way. However, you keep the peace.

“So, Alien humans were the influence on the ancient world?”

“Its not quite as simple as that,” Aiha explains, “Imagine a world that existed before the fossil record. Echoes existed, certainly, but the ancient influence on Egypt or South America-”

It continues on, a happy conversation as your friend learns of your history. He is jokingly hesitant to believe that you and Koyomi are Princesses. Its...pleasant. The late meal drags on into the late afternoon.

Pleasant until you receive a few burst text messages from Moe-chan.

She says that she went to Nakajima-san’s house, but saw her in a nearby park with some other girls from school.

And their eyes were black.

They heard her, but haven’t seen her. She’s afraid to move.

>Tell the girls that they’re on the clock, show them the message
>Excuse yourself, Moe and Momoko are your friends, you’ll take care of this
>Tell Moe-chan to get out of there, if they aren’t hostile then their plans can still be investigated
>Write in

>>41310274
>Tell the girls that they’re on the clock, show them the message

>>41310274
>Tell the girls that they’re on the clock, show them the message
We're on the way too.

>>41310274
>Tell the girls that they’re on the clock, show them the message

>>41310274
>Tell the girls that they’re on the clock, show them the message

Writing

Well now, look at this. Consensus.

Slight delay.

why do I always find these threads right before I mean to catch some sleep

>>41311899
Bad Luck.

>>41311899
Sleep bad, thread good.

>>41311899
>>41312043
MY EYES ARE MADE OF SLEEP AND I MUST THREAD!!!

~Girls,~ you look up from your phone and turn the device to show it to them, ~You’re on the clock,~

The conversation at the table grinds to a halt, the food long finished. Kanari, Aiha, and Rin all rise after reading the message off of your phone.

“Where’s this Nakajima girl live?” Kanari asks sharply, “guess she wasn’t possessed by a ghost,”

“No coincidences,” Aiha wonders, “Though why hasn’t she gone missing if she was a shadow?”

“Who knows, who knows what their game is this time,” Rin interjects.

You share the park location, you know the area well enough. As they leave they talk about calling your sister and Venus-chan, you wonder about your own involvement in things.

Momoko Nakajima is a prodigy fencer, if she’s become a Shadow then the girls might be in for a fight. That she isn’t alone is even more concerning.

~Girls, just...be careful,~ you warn, ~If they haven’t started anything openly yet, they could be up to something,~

“Come on,” Kanari grins from the doorway, “We’ve got this in the bag,”

You frown at that, such confidence is what got you into trouble once. It might not do to let them face this alone. Of course you could tail them as you have before as Eclipse, or alert Sailor Sol or one of your Knights to the task.

“It is an interesting world you live in,” Sasha sighs after the girls have left.

~Well, you have a bear and a ghost sister,~ you observe, ~You had those things without me, I just showed you one,~

“A fair point,” he muses, “Are you going after them?”

>Of course I am, just can’t have them knowing
>I think I’m going to believe in them tonight
>Just Vanish, because you are mysterious like that
>Do you want to go after them?
>Write in

&

>Alert Kairi-chan
>Alert Midori-chan
>Alert Keiko-chan
>Alert no one
>Write in

>>41312086
>I think I’m going to believe in them tonight
>Alert Keiko-chan

>>41312086
Momoko is our friend, and another friend asked for help. We have to go.

>>41312086
>Of course I am, just can’t have them knowing
>Alert Kairi-chan

>>41312086
>I think I’m going to believe in them tonight
>Alert Keiko-chan

>>41312085
THREAD FOR THE THREAD GOD!!!!!!

>>41312086
Of course.
Do you want to go?
Alert the team, just let know the situation.

>>41312086
>I think I’m going to believe in them tonight

And

>Alert the team, just let know the situation.

Counting and writing

First choice
three for going three for believing in them

Second choice tie
Alert Keiko
Alert the Team, just for a heads up

Queue up folks, we got a double FD around the corner.

Okay, Final Destination primary

Reply to this post within 4 minutes
no line breaks, greentext, comments, punctuation

Just the number.

1 Pursue the girls to the action
2 Believe in them, they've got this

>>41313181
1

>>41313181
2

>>41313181
2

>>41313181
1

>>41313181
1

>>41313181
1

>>41313181
1

Okay, second FD, same

>Alert Keiko
>Alert whole team

4 minuets.

Haha. I flubbed that up.

1 Alert Keiko
2 Alert whole team

Same rules as before.

>>41313456
2

>>41313456
2

>>41313429
1

>>41313456
1

Okay, grabbing a prior to midnight snack and then writing.

>>41313456
2

~Of course I am,~ you say simply and gather your tray, ~I just can’t have them knowing,~

“Well,” he looks down at the remnant of his meal, “Good luck out there, I have a lot to think about tonight,”

You nod and leave the cafeteria with a few things to think about yourself. Its for the best that you didn’t offer Sasha the chance to fight; after everything he’s been through today, you don’t think he could have taken it. Is that what Aiha’s dad had meant about not being offended by another’s pride? No matter, you have a job to do.

In quick succession you call up Kairi, Midori, and Keiko. The dark robes of Eclipse shroud you as you take to the skies and bound from rooftop to rooftop away from Infinity Academy and toward that park.

You don’t notice the eyes on you as you leap away, purple eyes beneath dark bangs that glisten with a certain pride at your intended heroics. Before you forget, you shoot a message to Moe-chan to let her know that you are on your way, and that she should keep her head down.

Wordlessly, a few blocks away, Kairi forms up on your right side with a smile and a wave in the guise of Nephrite Knight. Moments later Midori falls in step as Jadeite Knight.

The three of you make your way westward until the trailing red and black hair of Sailor Sol joins your number.

Stormclouds gather above, and you feel the faint beginnings of a drizzle through your hood.

“So,” Midori rotates her shoulder as you come to a stop a few rooftops from your destination and search for your vantage point, “Nakajima-san is the enemy tonight?”

“And her friends,” Kairi bites her lip, “Do you think the Senshi will able to handle it themselves?”

~We’re the backup if it looks like they are going to fall,~ you explain before turning to Sailor Sol, ~And if we’re outmatched, Keiko you are the cavalry,~

“You do love to have backups,” Keiko sighs, “Okay, lets survey the scene,”

>>41314404

The four of you move forward until you can see the park clearly. What you find is a bit confusing. Splayed out in a semi circle are four girls laying on their backs. Your sister and the other senshi are checking their pulses and talking about it weird that they were like this.

Odd.

Rain begins to fall true as you see Moe-chan rush out from under her cover in the brush, waving her arms to gain the attention of the young Sailor Senshi.

From here you can’t quite hear what she’s saying, but something seems off.

>Get closer, eavesdrop
>Approach openly, find out what’s going on
>Approach on the ground as Mikage, you have that excuse
>Stay up here and survey the area, something feels wrong
>Write in

&

>Any Marching orders for the girls?

>>41314431
>Get closer, eavesdrop

>>41314431
>Stay up here and survey the area, something feels wrong

>Any Marching orders for the girls?
Be careful, this feels off.

>>41314471
Forgot to add letting the girls do recon, both physical and mystical.

Seems we have a touch of player dropoff, just leaving this up here for a bit longer before I call the vote.

>>41314431
>Get closer, eavesdrop

>>41315021

>>41314659 here, and if no one else comes by, you can change me to >>41314471

>>41315084

Ninja’d.

>>41314431
I was thinking we approach as Mikage, quietly.

Ask our Jadeite Knight is she thinks she could pull off an Eclipse or Mikage if it turned out the Enemy was watching

Counting and Writing.

Give me a Stealth Test DC 15

dice+1d20+11 best of 3

So, I think I just found out where Mikage went on the Cherry Road:

http://www.maison-otaku.net/~rhea/senshi.html
http://www.maison-otaku.net/~rhea/SW.html

Rolled 10 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>41315345

Here I go.

Rolled 17 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>41315345

Rolled 17 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>41315345

Rolled 4 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>41315345

>>41315393
>>41315403
>>41315420

Nice.

Is there a perk or something that would let us Take 10 on Stealth?

~I’m going to take a closer look,~ you explain and take on a low profile, ~Keep your eyes open and start scouting,~

Leaping down, you hug the walls of the park, hiding behind playground equipment and searching about for a good place to listen. You find it and creep over, your movements muffled by the falling rain.

“-and then there were four more of them and they leaped away when they collapsed,” Moe-chan finishes explaining, “Please, Sailor Moon, what happened to my friends?”

“They’ll be okay,” Sailor Moon lays a hand on Moe-chan’s shoulder.

“They just passed out, they’re responsive and will wake up soon,” Sailor Mercury assures as the translucent visor fades from her face, “Whatever was inside of them left before we could get here,”

“It doesn’t feel right,” Sailor Jupiter bristles and jumps as lightning flashes in the sky above, it amuses you that Kanari is scared of lightning, but that isn’t important now.

“So let’s move them somewhere dry before they catch a cold,” Sailor Mars nods.

Thunder crashes as your eyes fall on Sailor Venus, standing on top of an elephant shaped slide. She’s looking at something on a nearby building, opposite where you left the others. Following her line of sight, you see nothing until lightning flashes.

Four silhouettes, too far away to reliably chase after in the rain and carrying large weapons, leaping away and out of sight.

The eerie feeling has passed. You know it now, some kind of anger and killing intent. You didn’t sense it, you felt it. You felt it because it was thought at you. Directed at you.

What the hell is this enemy up to?

Eclipsed Moon Quest Episode 93
End

alright, thanks for the thread tonight, /tg/ going to get some sleep now.

>>41316024
At us? Hoo boy.

>>41316107
Thanks man, rest well.

>>41316024
Thanks for the thread, Artemis

>>41316024
So it's time for best angry sister.

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So, I submitted this image to Deep Dream the other week and recently go the results back.

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>>41317758
Results were perhaps even more unsettling than I had thought they would be.

>>41317808
Helios has seen some shit.

>>41317758
>>41317808
I'm not seeing the difference.

>>41317808
The fuck..?

>>41317808
Setsuna looks like her skull is exposed around her jaw, she is a timeless spectre of death.

Michiru's eyes are fine while the rest of her is fluid.

Hotaru is screaming. She is screaming.

Haruka and the others look mostly normal.

But, the eyes behind then, indicative of the cosmic horrors they face time and time again. It is Metallia, it is Pharaoh 90, it IS Chaos.

Madness comes in the dark. Prophetic madness! SAVE US, USAGI!

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>>41320165
I’ve got this!

>>41316107
I missed the end, but thanks for the thread.

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>>41321243
Makoto, what are you looking at there?

>>41323269
Guardian of Love, remember?

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Writing for thread resume.

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>>41324326
Huzzah!

>>41324326
>>41324513
Damnit, now I'm hungry.

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Eclipsed Moon Quest Episode 93
Resume

Four silhouettes leaping off of a nearby rooftop and beyond your field of vision, their dark outline indicating heavy armaments. Four teenage girls passed out on a playground in the rain, apparently they’ll wake up despite their negative made manifest being unleashed and on the run. A bystander, your friend Moe Ueda, worriedly talking with the Sailor Senshi as they help move the unconscious girls to shelter.

The storm builds above.

You are Mikage Chiba, presently you watch the Senshi from the shadows as their enigmatic ally known as Eclipse. Your own allies Sailor Sol, Nephrite Knight, and Jadeite Knight watch from a nearby rooftop.

Lightning crashes above again, what should you do.

>Signal your allies and attempt to pursue the silhouettes
>Regroup with your allies and share what you’ve found
>Drop your guise and arrive as Mikage Chiba in response to Moe-chan’s text
>write in

>>41325281
Dang, I'm a bit drawn here.

>>41325281
>>41325435
Signal allies to pursue. Show up as Mikage to find out more then catchup with the others?

>>41325281
>Regroup with your allies and share what you’ve found
>Drop your guise and arrive as Mikage Chiba in response to Moe-chan’s text

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>>41325281
We need a cleverly cunning overly complicated plan that can't fail!

I'm sure we could glue these two together!
>>41325500
>>41325518

>>41323407
Guardin' dat booty, maybe.

>>41325281
>Signal your allies and attempt to pursue the silhouettes

Writing

While the Senshi are distracted, you work your way back around to the rooftop where Keiko, Kairi, and Midori are waiting and observing the field ahead. Quickly the four of you come to a plan of action.

“We’ll keep a perimeter watch,” Midori nods as she and Kairi break off and slink into the cover of the storm, “They might still be nearby,”

“I’ll see if I can find where those four you saw went,” Keiko nods and shakes out her now soaked through hair.

~Will you be okay?~ you ask as you let the regalia of Eclipse fade from your form.

“I’m the strongest Senshi,” she smiles smugly and takes a running leap off of the roof as blue and white light again flash overhead.

Making your own way back down, you hit the street level and run up on the scene unfolding. The girls have finished getting Momoko and the other girls under some awning along with Moe-chan. The competitive power lifter conducts herself worriedly and flits about Momoko and the other girls.

~Moe-chan!~ you call out as you round the corner and take in the scene.

The smaller girl runs out to you in the rain, thankful that you came, and greets you with a back cracking bear hug. She explains to you what she saw, dark copies of the girls stepping out of their bodies and then collapsing. These four figures arguing amongst themselves before taking to the air in powerful leaps.

She turns from you and emotionally thanks the Sailor Senshi for arriving. The four of them apologize for not arriving in time, but say that they’ll find these monsters and keep them from hurting others.

“Now don’t worry, Ueda-san and strange pink haired girl I’ve never met before!” your younger sister laughs, “The Sailor Senshi will protect this city!”

Their cool pose and your sister’s attempt at being subtle are undercut by Sailor Jupiter flinching at the ongoing thunder and lightning before they leap away.

>>41326752

“Wow,” Moe-chan wonders as they leap away, “Even the Sailor Senshi can’t see through your disguise, Mikage-chan,”

~Yeah,~ you laugh it off and shake your head at Koyomi trying too hard to pretend not to know you.

Moe-chan explains that she had already called an ambulance, so Momoko and the other girls will be alright. The two of you stay until they arrive and police officers offer to help you girls home.

Spying Sailor Sol on a nearby rooftop, you reach out to her telepathically. Turns out she could find no sign of the four shadows. Breaking off from Moe-chan and turning down the officer escort, you meet up with Kairi, Midori, and Keiko a little ways away from the park. Luckily, the three of them have umbrellas.

Good, you were getting cold.

>Write in
&
Endurance Reaction test dice+1d20+6 vs DC 12 best of 3

>>41326752
A Jupiter scared by lightning?

Rolled 20 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>41326774
>Write in
What do we know about where we lost sight of them

Rolled 16 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>41326774
Well, we've got the whole crew out, as good a time as any to use Locate Node and see if it is in Enemy hands and secure it.

>>41326788
Does seem unexpected, might be that she is acutely aware of it?

>>41326788
>>41326850
It was meant to be cute.

>>41326877
It is. I'm amused and imagine this is the first thunderstorm since she took up the mantle.

Rolled 18 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>41326774

Let's check the To Do list.

Hang out with Big Sis and Big Di.
Spend time with Lil Di.
Question Hotaru, Helios, Usa, and Big Di about Black Clan dreams and old world cleansing.
Hunt for Earth Nodes.
Talk to Naru about security concerns about PIT security after Magician's Lair.

I forget anything?

>>41326774
Well, if it doesn't take too long, Node hunting is good. But we don't have much longer to interact with Usa and Big Di.

Alright, Writing and referencing.

>>41326774
Endurance reaction test? Do we get struck by lighting?

>>41327900
Resisting catching a cold.

>>41327900
Cold & Wet Test

>>41327928
I wonder if we sneeze and the fangs pop out involuntarily.

~Well, while we’re all together,~ you muse and take a shivering shelter underneath the huddle of umbrellas, ~Do you guys want to scope out a place of power?~

“Place of power?” Midori asks curiously.

“Magic stuff, ley lines intersecting,” Kairi explains, “Where Mikage can draw on more of the earth’s magical energies,”

~The last one we found was heavily watched over and guarded by the enemy,~ you explain.

“Well, the four of us can probably take care of anything they can throw at us,” Keiko pumps her fist.

~Alright then,~ you nod firmly, ~Let's make this quick,~

Taking a deep breath, you channel the energy into your mind and feel for the ebb and flow of the magical force of the earth itself. First in your awareness is the familiar wellspring beneath Zodiac Academy for girls and the two other locations you had sensed alongside. West of you is closest, and south of you is a bit further away.

>Scout the location south of you
>Scout the location west of you
>Write in

>>41328442
>Scout the location west of you

>>41328507
Head west young magical girl.

>>41328442
>Scout the location west of you

>>41328442
Well, my instinct is to go to the furthest point in any given situation, in this case South.
But I'll go with the majority if need be.

>>41328442
>West

>Be >>41305685

>Oh no, I missed thread resume!

>Oh, the options I would have voted for won anyway.

>>41328946
You still have bad luck.

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Can someone figure this map out? I'm lost. I think I took a wrong turn at Albuquerque.

>>41328979
Or good luck.

Writing

>>41329033
No, no, you're actually on the right track. Just keep following the directions and you will get there in no time.

You lead the group westward and back over the river that in part sections off the Infinity Academy campus. There, on the other side of river by way of pedestrian bridge, are Tokyo’s row of international embassies. Before falling upon this area, you come to a stop in front of a manhole cover.

The four of you lift it together, much like the last one it appears that your target is underground.

Venturing down, Midori summons a blade to her hand that glows softly. She holds it ahead of you. You lead her onward, but something feels strange.

A pale purple light shows in the dark as the lot of you find a break in the shaped concrete walls of the sewer. Tunnels torn out of broken and unused public works components and old steel, the light leads you deep down into a tight cavern.

A pale blue crystal sits in the middle of a small pooling of dark ichor. It bubbles and ripples, black stones sit around the edge of the pool. Your knights shift into their full regalia, and are guarded. The lot of you are silent, as Keiko clutches her transformation wand.

>Cast a spell or use a power
>Approach and investigate the stones
>Wade through and investigate the crystal
>Approach and investigate the ichor
>Leave
>Write in

>>41329999

>Wade through and investigate the crystal

What could possibly go wrong?

>>41329999
>Cast a spell or use a power
Get the Knights and the remaining generals to work through their specialties as well.

>>41329999
>Approach and investigate the stones
>Approach and investigate the ichor

>>41329999
>Cast a spell or use a power
Cast Restoration on it. Corruption man.

>>41329999
>>41330045
>>41330174
RESTORATION FOR THE RESTORATION GODDESS.
CLEANSING FOR THE CLEAN THRONE.

>>41330241
The toilet?

>>41330241
My >>41330045 spell use was to investigate the area, not for blanket cleaning.

>>41330092
>>41330241
I’ll support that as well.

>>41329999
>>41330387
>>41330406
I like investigating and cleansing.
I mean, we'll need to investigate a bit to pick the best place to start cleaning, no?

>>41329999
>wade through and investigate

>>41329999
Consume peaches.

>>41330453
Anything for lower DCs to roll against.

>>41330373
No godless man may sit the porcelain chair.

>>41330548
Untrue. I have expelled many demons while resting on said throne.

>>41329999
Cautious investigation with all means available.
Ala:
>>41330045
>>41330092
>>41330387
>>41330453

Alright, lets tally things up in a moment and then write things up.

>>41330659
When you play the game of thrones, you shit or you die...

>>41330659
I think that proves it. The unclean cannot remain.

Wade
>>41330023
>>41330459

Stick face in ichor and drink deep
>>41330521

Restoration
>>41330174
>>41330241

Investigate Stones & Ichor
>>41330092
>>41330662

Investigate Stones & Ichor And Cleanse
>>41330406
>>41330453

Okay, I guess we're queuing up for a final destination, 4 way.

Everyone on deck.

>>41331248
It's a threeway.

How do you figure.

This was a tough one to count so I appreciate any perspective.

>>41331331
Only one for Drinking up the ichor

>>41331368
2 for wading
2 for Restoration
2 for Investigate stones and ichor
2 for investigate plus cleanse

>>41331404
Then I cannot count.

>>41331431
Its okay anon, wading in was at the top, above sticking your face into the sweet nectar of cosmic horror and guzzling it like a dehydrated crusader at an oasis.

Okay, line up. In 1 minutes I post the FD.

Final destination

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

No comments, greentext, linebreaks, punctuation, dice, or etc. Failure to abide these rules will make your vote not count.

1 Wade through to investigate crystal
2 Restoration, cleanse this
3 Investigate Stones and Ichor
4 Investigate Stones & Ichor, and Cleanse

>>41331587
3

>>41331587
4

>>41331587
4

>>41331587
3

>>41331587
4

alright lets count

writing

>>41331587
1

Was distracted by life. Back to writing

>>41332569
Perfectly understandable.

~Fan out,~ you offer the command with certainty, ~I want to know what these things are,~

You approach the stones and settle your eyes on them, noticing at close range an intricate pattern carved into the surface that is almost hidden by their slick sheen. They react to your scrutiny, or rather your expanded knowledge of the supernatural responds to them. Your dark knowledge treats them as creatures, constructs repeating the same low level magics steeped and tainted in evil.

“Its a barrier,” Midori comments while feeling the walls, “at least that’s what Jadeite thinks,”

“Its well he should,” Kunzite comments as his phantom manifests beside you, “I can feel the natural flow of energy here disrupted,”

“Look,” Keiko observes from beside you, “There are two different patterns on the stones,”

“And the magic they work is different,” Kairi explains as she lowers her glowing ring, “Nephrite divined this, one type is distorting most of the natural energies of the earth flowing into here, the other is receiving negative energy by some kind of transmission,”

She approaches the pool and the rest of you.

“Its creating that,” she sneers at the viscous black ichor, “filth,”

Filth it may be, but it smells heavenly. A part of you wants it, thick and rich with the power of darkness. No, you will not be a pawn of chaos.

~Then its time to purify,~ you explain and lay a hand on one of the stones.

In a short span of time you focus your energies of purification into it, with a snap the black stone cracks, and a hum you didn’t even notice about the room changes tone. The blue crystal glows brighter, it calls to you.

~Break the stones,~ you explain and turn your attention toward the viscous black pit.

>>41333436

You don’t plunge your hand into it until the spell is completed and ready to impart your power. The locket around your neck grows heavy as your touch the defiled blood of the earth, and the purifying light beats back the steaming tendrils that rise from it to touch you.

It froths, but persists. It takes several castings before the pool is simple a clear pool of water, as the girls around you grunt and huff with their efforts both physical and magical to agains the stones.

In time, and to your supernatural exhaustion, your righteous task is done. The blue stone burns with a light that fills the small cavern. Each black stone lay in ruin by blade or magical fire as Sailor Sol drops from her transformed state and Nephrite Knight and Jadeite Knight return to themselves.

Kairi is at your side as you sway uneasily. You can feel the familiar and cleansing energy again flowing into this place, the power of the earth.

“It’s okay,” she says, “I have you,”

>Touch the blue stone, claim this place
>Don’t, you may be able to turn this place into a trap…
>Tell the girls something, what?
>Write in

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>>41333472
>>Touch the blue stone, claim this place
The precious is ours!

>>41333472
>Tell the girls something, what?
Thank them.

>Touch the blue stone, claim this place

>>41333472
>It's okay I have you?

What's.. she's saying this in response to?

Do we need to give her a hug or something?

>>41333472
Changing this >>41333660 to this >>41333712

>>41333712
This.

>>41333725
You were swaying uneasily.

>>41333472
>>Touch the blue stone, claim this place
>>Tell the girls something, what?
Thanking is good, also suggest letting them interact with the waters here as well. Not sure it will do anything for Sol, but might have an effect for our Elysian Knights,

>>41333472
So when do we hit on Kairi?

>>41334148
When she stops trying to get into a guy's pants.

>>41334148
We don't.

counting and writing momentarily.

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>>41327241
Reminded that we need to discuss more comprehensive treatment for Kairi at some point, another for this list.

>>41333795
Letting them interact with the water sounds like a good addition.

>>41334595
I'll second this, and head off to bed.

>>41334462
But... then where will we get peaches!?

Aiha? Venus? Hotaru?

>>41320165
>the eyes behind then
what makes you assume those are the eyes of OTHER things, and not their own cosmic horror nature, exposed?

>>41334836
Juicing Kairi isn't healthy for her.

Just look at the dream.

>>41334836
Speaking of which, when was the last time we had some good quality peaches? Do we have to worry about a peach deficiency?

>>41334887
Actually, we need to ask Sol to keep an eye on Kairi for us.

Call it a self fulfilling prrophecy. I can't think of any reason why Dream-sol would drag Kairi away from us other than us asking her to. And she's had one close call already because of us. I think it makes sense.

>>41334906
It's been awhile. Last one I can really remember was taking a nip out of Hotaru's black void.

She should go eats Koyomi's stress over a video game or something.

>>41334966
That was Midori she pulled away from us.

>>41335034

"I'm not so sure about this Nee-san,"

~Look, I can't really do this with Kairi right now, it'd interfere with her counseling,~ you explain plainly, ~So, just play on Legendary mode and I guarantee you it will help you keep your focus. Then we can watch the secret ending,~

"...okay, Nee-san," she looks at you dubiously as she picks up the controller, "Lets do this!"

-several hours later-

"YATTA! WE DID IT WE DID IT WE DID IT AND I DIDN'T RAGE QUIT ONE! WASN'T THAT GREAT NEE-SAN!? Nee-san?"

~urp, that's great Koy-ugh-omi-chan,~ you groan where you are pinned and lethargic on the couch.

"I want to celebrate! Let's go get ice cream!"

~Oh god no,~

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>>41335148
Wat.

>>41335148
Snerkgiggle

>>41335322
It was a gag response to >>41335034 this suggestion, because I saw the scenario in my head perfectly.

>>41335148
Heh. Peaches.

>>41335364
Ah. Well to quote an old Penny Arcade comic: "'Halo isn't a chore.' 'On Legendary it is.'"

~Thank you,~ you whisper as you right yourself under Kairi’s hold, ~all of you, truly,~

“Aw,” Midori smiles and drops into the dirt next to her last felled stone with a plop as her dagger vanishes in blue sparkles, “Don’t get all misty eyed over this, Miki, we’re friends. That’s all there is to it,”

“Yeah,” Kairi affirms and blushes as you rise back to your feet, “You know I’ve always got your back, Mikage-chan,”

“Hey,” Keiko smiles broadly while fluffing her now again dried hair as the ambient light of her fire magic that clings to her even after her transformation ended dries her off, “You had me a little worried, I thought you were going to just dive your face into that gunk for a second,”

~I considered it,~ you huff as you wade into the crystal clear pool of water and approach the stone, ~Though given what I know now about that darkness and our enemy I think I should avoid snacking on the stuff,~

“Oh?” Midori leans forward in curiosity as you come to a stop before the elevated stone.

~This bad vibes the enemy is using,~ you explain sternly and calmly, ~This thing that I’m infected with, they are pieces of Chaos. Like the larval states of creatures like Metallia and Pharaoh 90,~

“Pharaoh 90?” Keiko asks curiously.

“Another enemy the original Senshi fought after they beat your other,” Midori explains and winks playfully at her girlfriend, “Jadeite filled me in on old enemies, I’ll catch you up on it all, hon,”

~So, for now,~ you say finally and plant your hands on either side of the stone.

The light dims and flows into you. You can feel it burn away more of the impurities you have invited into your soul. This energy flows into and over you, involuntarily you are again clad in the white raiment of the earth. Your braid comes undone as the energy works its way through you and whips your hair out behind you as though in a flurry of wind.

>>41336004
When it is done, you feel a bit more whole. A part of you feels a bit less angry. A bit more sure of yourself.

>15 shadow points removed
>MP restored
>Health restored
>Planet Power restored

Letting your fingers part with the stone, you let out a contented sigh and turn to your friends.

~Come on in, ladies,~ you cheer, ~The water is fine,~

“Well, earth spring for earth girls,” Midori shrugs and slips off her sneakers and socks, “Though I’d prefer something much warmer,”

“We can stop at a public bath,” Keiko offers to her slyly, “Or, well I know your dad isn’t going to be home for a few days yet,”

“I think I’m going to enjoy seeing how long you guys can try keep this under wraps at school,” Kairi jokes as she rolls up the hem of her pants and slides her feet into the water.

As Kairi and Midori touch the water, they are covered in a soft blue aura. They make surprised, and nearly scandalous, gasps. Through these pure and still waters, and your connection to this stone you feel their own inner energies spike and increase.

>Kairi Osaka and Midori Mori level up.

“Wow,” Keiko observes as Midori blushes at her unexpected yelp as she sits on the edge of the pool with her knees tucked up to her chest as she slowly dips her toe into the water, “Just going to brace myself for this,”

The stone shines with a warming golden light that flashes enough for you and the other girls to shield your eyes. It overwhelms your senses, as you feel Keiko’s starseed burn and shine with the intensity of the sun. There is a shift in the feeling of this room, as when the light dims and returns to normal there are some obvious changes.

Due to your connection, you understand what has happened before you see it. The nurturing fire and source of life that is the sun has shone upon and mingled with the energies of the earth. It has promoted life and growth. The tight cavern is lush and overgrown with branches and vines and verdant green.

>>41336031

“uh,” Keiko looks about the room nervously as you try to untangle the floating root of a lily pad from your cape, “I didn’t know I could do that,”

~Nothing to worry about,~ you smile, feeling warmed and really good about that experience.

“Hey, Mikage-chan,” Kairi chirps in surprise.

~What is it?~

“You look a lot less pale,”

Unbeknownst to you, far deeper underground and a few blocks away, a pair of crimson eyes close, and an otherwise inert body starts to curl in on itself. Instruments measuring brain activity nearby, and far away by nanotechnology broadcast register the faint beginnings of activity not unlike REM sleep as the figure floats in the creche chamber of her rebirth.

Eclipsed Moon Quest Episode 93 Resume
End

Interlude Vote
>Drawn Quarters
>Lab, Rat
>Power Chord

>>41336072
Well that's not ominous at all.
>Lab, Rat

thanks for the Thread, /tg/, just so you know, there will be no thread tomorrow. I have to take care of a thing at a time that kind precludes an early thread or a late thread.

So, we'll be back on Tuesday.

>>41336072
Fun times and ominous tidings.

>>41327241
Which reminds me that following up on granny and cleansing attempts there where on the List before.

>>41336072
>Drawn Quarters

>>41336072
Did we look particularly pale, or did Sol power just flash tan us?

>>41336328
You've been described as particularly pale since getting vamp powers, more so than you already were.

Though it was a bit sickly pale, not the kinda pale that is seemingly fawned over in Japan.

So, we've got some Usa time coming up and we've got school starting again.

I imagine school is going to be...intense? We've gotten so much build up for this.

>>41336373
I like our vampire side. I feel like it gives Mikage some depth, and if we move past it I'll kind of miss it.

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>>41336072
>Lab, Rat

>>41336031
>Kairi Osaka and Midori Mori level up.

>>41336373
Hm, so, if we are less pale now, are we closer to fawned over?

>>41336559
Should be interesting. How drastically do we want to play our shift since the last regular class, my instinct is to ease the changes in, and still could be full No toward assholes. Think we were planning on using "Keiko reaching out to us to reform us and Kairi" as a cover for her interacting with us and our improvement, right?

>>41336724
It has its place. In this setting even Mom acknowledged that trying to deny and banish it all wasn't healthy. Keeping a firm grasp on ourself though, that's the trick. Control and acknowledge the darkness, but never let it control us.

>>41337073
Question is whether "princess no" is actually another persona like Dan or Miki, or was it just Milage being antisocial.

>>41337135
Its just Mikage being Anti Social.

She has seen beyond the source wall and mastered the Anti Social Equation.

>>41337194
Going back to school should be interesting then. Curious to see if any one spots anything vampy about Mikage.

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>>41337194
Our darkside is stronger than I thought.

>>41337396
I think Princess No probably seemed more inhuman to Japanese politeness sensibilities.

>>41337652
An outright No is incredibly rude.

>>41339162
Indeed.

Do we think we should swing by the one by the Academy and let them interact with the Node there as well?

>>41343555
If our Knights level up from earth nodes, I’d like to save one for when they’ve hit level 6.

>>41327241
Don't forget we need to buy more flowers so we have a proper supply.

>>41344568
>>41343555
Might be a one time thing, or it could be that visiting Nodes strengthens the Shitennou stones and strengthens their connection.
Might have been enough to bump them over, rather than a flat up as well.

Speaking of 6 though, anyone else have concerns that Mikage's level 6 and post level 6 sheets are saved seperately?

>>41346371
That was because someone complained about there not being a player accessible record of earlier levels.

>>41329033
So where is the Academy in reference to the rest, look like its an insert on this map.

>>41346442
Zodiac Academy is just off map in the upper right corner.

>>41346442
Infinity Academy is on the bottom left of the map.

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>>41337396
heh, we going to Jistu Wa this?

>>41346397
Odd complaint

>>41349920
really, it seemed sensible to me, given we are here on /tg/ and I am providing numbers and maths.

People desire certain amounts of scrutiny.

>>41347255
There's an insert there, but I can't seem to figure out where the content of that insert lives in relation to the rest.

>>41346524
Thanks.

>>41350290
Just above the green rectangle labeled as Kaioh park

>>41349595
One good sneeze and there goes our secret.

>>41350531
I know where it is in the insert, just not where the insert is in relation to the main map.
Guess I'll see if that park is on a real map later and figure it out that way.

>>41350937
Use Arisagawa Park as your point of reference to line the two maps up.

>>41336724
To keep it, we need to find a way to digest the stuff. Keep storing it inside and we'll end up like Galaxia.

>>41353885
Simple: we start working out. Some protein shakes come pretty close to tasting like pure evil darkness.

>>41354326
My sides.

>>41355765
Gotta work those sides out, brah.

So, new thread tomorrow. So let's either hit the bump limit tonight or let our thread fall quietly.

Can't believe we're almost to 100 threads.

>>41354326
To contain the power of chaos, we must become the swolest Senshi. Sailor Swole.

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>>41358398
You know, I was looking through the archives, and it’s amazing how fast Eclipse was first created.

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>>41358859
Episode 2, and it’s already coming together.

>>41358961
Huh, the start of last year, day before valentines day.

Happier times.

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>>41359178
>Happier times.

I do hope that doesn’t mean things have gotten less fun

>>41359305
I mean my life.

>>41359305
This is still fun. Immensely fun. Hopeful and fun. Vivacious and enjoyable and full of the things that make me happy and smile.

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>>41359340

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>>41359364
My thoughts exactly.

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>>41359364
>>41359733

>>41358961
For amateur MS Paint work, I'm still pretty happy with how that first edit came out.

Just wish I could find a decent image of the PGSM Endymion outfit to edit, the few I find are pictures for ants.
I think I heard a new one is coming, maybe we will see a decent picture come out- if they use a similar outfit.

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>>41362151
Then I wake up and realize i forgot the picture there.