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>>47972472
You shake your head. “She made it a point that she was 'free of the taint', so I assume she couldn't.”

“That'll be our trick, then,” Yoruichi decides as you find Rangiku waiting in your office behind a stack of paperwork.

She leaps from your chair and throws her arms around you. “Captain! I'm so happy you're back!”

“Paperwork's really backed up in two days,” you observe with a sly grin. “Don't worry, we'll knock it out before dinner.”

“That's not the only reason I'm happy you're back, you know,” your daughter pouts.

You shrug off her implicit accusation. “You know that worked a lot better when you were a lot shorter. How have things been on the home front?”

“Oh, more of the usual,” she assures you, taking a seat at the low table across from your desk as you clear a view through the mountains of paperwork. “Lots of scouting and contact reports to file, nothing of genuine interest aside from that mission Captain Urahara called in.”

“A mission?” Yoruichi asks, sitting across from your daughter. “What sort of mission? I assume it has something to do with 'anomalous readings' on his 'thingamajig' scanner indicating massive fluctuations in the 'whatchamacallems'.”

“Just about!” Rangiku laughs. “Something to do with the Dangai. We Lieutenants talked it over and sent Renji, Momo, and Izuru to take a look. About time those three got back on speaking terms.”
>2/3

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>>47972490
“So, what happened with you? I hear Captain Kyōraku was in a rush to report to Yamamoto.”

While Rangiku talks, Yoruichi shoots you a subtle glance. One hand finds its way to the hilt of her sword... she means to test Rangiku's reactions to determine whether she's a reigai or not. If she is a reigai you'd expect an immediate counterattack. If not Rangiku will hesitate, questioning whether or not Yoruichi intended to hit her. That will tell you for certain.

>Artemis just wanted help cleaning a mess.
>Tell her about the Valhallan Reigai.
>Tell her about your copies?
>Other?

Also,
>Wave Yoruichi off?
>Let her test Rangiku?
>Suggest a different method?

>>47972502
>Tell her about the Valhallan Reigai.
>Tell her about your copies?
>Let her test Rangiku?
Tell her after we test her, Also apologize.

>>47972502
>Artemis just wanted help cleaning a mess.
>Tell her about the Valhallan Reigai.

>Suggest a different method?
"Valhallan's seemed more stuck up than usual this time. I need a drink."

The clones acted pretty 'pure'. This might clue us in.

Well, glad to be back from scrub town, how you've been Guide?

>>47972502
>>Let her test Rangiku?
>Artemis just wanted help cleaning a mess.

>>47972502
>Let her test Rangiku?
If she is who she says she is go see the Arancar with her and explain what is going down.

>>47972502
>>47972514
Backing this!

>>47972502
>Tell her about the Valhallan Reigai.
>Tell her about your copies?
>Let her test Rangiku?

>>47972502
>Artemis just wanted help cleaning a mess.
>Let her test Rangiku?

>writing

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>>47972683
You shut your eyes in frustration: as much as you hate to admit it this is the only real means at your disposal to ensure that the Rangiku before you is the genuine one rather than a fake. And so what happens next is a surprise only to your daughter as your wife makes her move.

The two blades leave their sheaths in an instant as Yoruichi rises suddenly to her feet. There's a split second opening for Rangiku to react, since the butterfly swords aren't really intended for iaidō and orienting them properly for a strike takes some conscious effort, and in that moment your daughter pushes hard off the floor to gain a few precious inches of distance as her hands find her own sword's hilt and sheath. But Yoruichi's blades miss cleanly, as she'd only ever intended to spook Rangiku into responding, and she immediately adopts a more defensive posture with a spinning flourish from each hand.

Rangiku's blade remains stubbornly in its sheath as she glances from Yoruichi to you, a look of alarm and uncertainty clear in her eyes.

“That's good,” you nod, satisfied. “Sorry, but Yoruichi was right. We had to be sure.”

Your wife meanwhile does something you've never in two hundred years seen her do: after sheathing her swords she kneels, bowing so deeply her forehead touches the backs of her hands as they rest against the floor.

“I'll let Riku do the talking,” she says as she rises. “But everything else aside that was a great response. You've improved tremendously, Rangiku.”

“What the hell is this all about?” Rangiku demands, her hands straying from Haineko's hilt. “Mom? What happened on your trip that's got you this cagey?”

“We met and were forced to destroy two nearly perfect clones of ourselves,” you explain with a sigh. “The Valhallans informed us that they came from someone within the Seireitei, which is why we had to determine that you were really you.”
>1/2

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>>47972869
“I take it their reiatsu was a perfect match?” Rangiku asks, more disturbed now at the implications than Yoruichi's previous aggression. “So you can't use that method to distinguish us.”

“Exactly,” Yoruichi replies. “Aside from the fact that they either cannot or will not use hollow abilities, the only characteristic we noticed that sets them apart is a lack of hesitation.”

“They can't hesitate or doubt,” you add. “They claimed it made them stronger, but it also makes them reckless. From everything we've seen a reigai can't help but attack when surprised or challenged, even when any of us would suspect a trap.”

>We need to contact the Arrancar. We know they can't be copied.
>We need to check the other Captains, the high-priority targets for replacement.
>We need to sort out our own Divisions first, work from a place of certainty.
>Other?

>>47972885
>>We need to contact the Arrancar. We know they can't be copied.
>>We need to check the other Captains, the high-priority targets for replacement.

>>47972885
>>We need to sort out our own Divisions first, work from a place of certainty.

>>47972885
>We need to contact the Arrancar. We know they can't be copied.
>We need to sort out our own Divisions first, work from a place of certainty.

Gonna be a lot of brewing trouble if Mirai got cloned.

>>47972885
>We need to contact the Arrancar. We know they can't be copied.
>We need to check the other Captains, the high-priority targets for replacement.

>>47972885
>We need to contact the Arrancar. We know they can't be copied.
>We need to check the other Captains, the high-priority targets for replacement.

>>47972885
>We need to check the other Captains, the high-priority targets for replacement.
Once that is done we can,
>>sort out our own Divisions first, work from a place of certainty.

>>47972885
>We need to contact the Arrancar. We know they can't be copied.
>We need to check the other Captains, the high-priority targets for replacement.
Yup.

>>47972885
>We need to contact the Arrancar. We know they can't be copied.
>We need to sort out our own Divisions first, work from a place of certainty.

>writing

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>>47973107
“Rangiku, are any of the arrancar around?” you ask, trying to keep the conversation moving forward as best you can. “If hollow abilities are either too difficult or distasteful to copy then having some arrancar around should be the best security measure possible.”

Rangiku nods softly. “Yes... I believe that Apacci is still here, helping Rukia come up with a new assessment for potential Commandos. The others are resting in the Valley of Screams.”

“Good,” you tell her, rising to your feet. “Then come with me Lieutenant. Yoruichi, please see to your own Division's officers. I'd hate for someone other than you to get hold of the Onmitsu, for any amount of time.”

“I doubt it's a problem,” she admits, taking the opportunity to stretch. “Commander positions aren't influential enough to be worth replacing: only the Executive is. I'll take care of it quickly and deploy the Second Unit as surveillance around the other Divisions.”

She then steps into your room, then comes back out with a confused look. “Portal's not working.”

“It happens sometimes,” you shrug as Yoruichi glances over her shoulder. “It's got you nervous.”

“I've got a bad feeling about it,” she admits. “But either way, staying here to try and fix it won't tell me anything. Play it nice and slow for now, both of you.”

It only takes a few minutes to reach the room where Apacci and Rukia are seated together, deep in discussion.

“I know that it's weird,” Apacci insists, “but I don't think that it's as big a deal.”

“Of course it's a big deal!” Rukia counters. “Not knowing shikai is a hindrance for most shinigami. Those who can fight at the necessary level without it are an unusual case, and would be much stronger if they knew it.”

“All I'm saying is it doesn't have to be a requirement,” Apacci sighs. “Come on, you know I'd never say to just let in any moron with a good left hook. What do you think, Lady Riku?”
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>>47973434
>Shikai is an important reflection of self-awareness and growth.
>I care about two things: character and ability. Shikai is just a formality.
>Bigger problems right now. Rukia, I need you to do something for me (test her somehow?)
>Tell me, Apacci... have you noticed anything strange going on around here?
>Just tell them both what's going on?
>Other?

>>47973497
>I care about two things: character and ability. Shikai is just a formality.

>>47973497
>I care about two things: character and ability. Shikai is just a formality.
>Tell me, Apacci... have you noticed anything strange going on around here?

>>47973497
>>Shikai is an important reflection of self-awareness and growth. Having said that I care about two things: character and ability. Shikai is just a formality.
However
>Tell me, Apacci... have you noticed anything strange going on around here?

>>47973497
>I care about two things: character and ability. Shikai is just a formality.
>Bigger problems right now. Rukia, I need you to do something for me (test her somehow?)

If there's anything Rukia hesitates about, it's the men in her life. Tease her about Ichigo and/or Byakuya.

>>47973497
>I care about two things: character and ability. Shikai is just a formality.
>Tell me, Apacci... have you noticed anything strange going on around here?

>>47973497
>>Shikai is an important reflection of self-awareness and growth.
>>I care about two things: character and ability. Shikai is just a formality.
Not mutually exclusive. Honestly, there are so many special snowflakes floating around that things should be decided for on a case-by-case basis pretty much always.

>>Bigger problems right now. Rukia, I need you to do something for me (test her somehow?)
Same test.

>>47973562
Second.

>>47973562
Deleted my old vote, Seconding this.

>writing
Also, just as a total sidebar, what are your guys' thoughts about Naruto and Full Metal Alchemist?

>>47973765
Naruto is fine if we disregard the later bullshit. FMA is a great series though the original adaptation of it was less than stellar.

>>47973765
Naruto was great until the powerlevels got wonky, It was just okay afterwards. FMA is pure greatness.

>>47973765
Naruto is iffy tb.h., It gets more bullshit the longer it went on, FMA is fucking great though.

>>47973765
Naruto has a great premise like bleach, it's issues stem from it's janky plot and powerlevel bullshittery. And Naruto being a shit character.

FMA: Brotherhood is the best anime of all time, period. It's also the second best dubbed anime of all time next to cowboy bebop. Actually they may be tied.

>>47973799 Well to be honest Bleach had the same path, started off great, but became more bullshit the longer it went on.

>>47973765
Both are meh.

>>47973765
Naruto is meh but Full Metal Alchemist is pretty good

>>47973562
Specific suggestions for Queen on this one:

>So was Ichigo going out with you, or that girl who gives Rangiku a run for her money in the chest department?
>I only ask because lately Byakuya's been saying the Kuchiki and Shiba clans need closer ties, and brought up the possibility of having you marry Ichigo.
>What do you think though? Could you make a good wife to him?

>>47973765
Naruto is laughably bad. If it'd been made in the 1980's it'd be a cult classic.
Full Metal Alchemist is pretty good.
Naruto < FMA < Bleach < FMA: Brotherhood

>>47973854
That's why I just stopped with Bleach after Ichigo beat Aizen.

>>47973765
Naruto is better than Bleach right up to the point where it gets absolutely shit.

>>47973765
FMA I liked the manga, liked the first anime when it aired but not so big a fan now, not a huge fan of Brotherhood either.

Naruto was my first expose to weabooness at age 13, it got shit fast though. Even for teenage me.

>>47973765
Never watched either of them consistently enough to get attached and form an opinion. Never got started on either of their manga.

>>47973901
>not a huge fan of Brotherhood either.

Brotherhood was the manga

>>47973893
Yeah, the Zabuza arc was pure greatness.

>>47973923
No it isn't. FMA:B is the second anime of it mate.

>>47973901
I think Naruto and Bleach was the gateway to weebness for many, me included at same age too. I watched Naruto up to Shippuden, I kinda dropped out after that, keept up with bleach though.

>>47973926
Not gonna lie, Cried like a bitch the first time I saw it, Zabuza was a fucking great character.

>>47973923
Plot-wise, sure. I didn't like the directing very much, especially the early chapters were really rushed presumably since they overlapped with the first series. I felt it had poor sense of comedic timing, or just timing in general, really. I thought the music was a bit weaker too.

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>>47973984
>I think Naruto and Bleach was the gateway to weebness for many

For me it was Outlaw Star. If you're gonna go full weeb on a shitty anime, at least make it one that knows how absurd it is.

>>47973963
Nigga

It's the manga's entire plot, the first series is a bunch of goofy and made up bullshit.

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>>47973765
“I've never been much for formalities,” you decide, rubbing the back of your neck. “If I see a candidate without shikai who'd be good I'll know it then, but until it comes up I'll treat each on a case by case basis.”

“Remember, Rukia,” you conclude with a grin, “back when I recruited you it was a bit of a gamble.”

Your newest Commando grumbles something inaudible, but knowing her it's an admission of defeat. Meanwhile Rangiku just laughs.

“It's okay, Rukia. I wasn't much good when Riku recruited me either... then again, what was I again? Twelve?”

“Rangiku, that's enough,” you grin. “She's already turning red. No need to make her go from tomato to beet.”

“I'm fine,” Rukia grumbles. “Really. Not trying to save face at all.”

“Good,” you continue. “So how are you getting on with Ichigo? I know Byakuya's been talking about growing the family.”

That put her over the edge: you think you even see little wisps of steam come out of the poor girl's ears as she stammers out some attempt at an answer. “I... that is... Byakuya... Ichigo... he... I mean... it's not like I... WE'RE JUST FRIENDS!”

“You've convinced me, at least,” Apacci smirks. “Completely.”

“SHUT UP!” Rukia shrieks before composing herself, trying to put on the appearance of nobility like an ill-fitting suit. “I mean to say, it would be undignified to discuss such matters.”

“You know he probably likes 'em big though, right?” Rangiku asks in the most innocent voice she can muster. “All boys that age do! If he weren't so terrified of Lady Riku I'd be concerned for my chastity!”

Now it's your turn to stifle a laugh at the notion: coming from a girl who's pined after Gin for the better part of a century her act of being the flirt is still hilarious. Rukia doesn't know that private detail though, so she's absolutely gobsmacked. There aren't even any words there, just a series of inarticulate noises.
>1/2

>>47974061
My fucking sides

>>47974027
That theme though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q9I-3tpqbk

I only asked because I was digging through shit I saved off my old hard drive and notes for a Naruto quest and an FMA quest were on it. They even predate SoZ, and I'd totally forgotten about them.

>second half incoming

>>47974061
Some quality bullying.

>>47974126
>mah nigga

>>47974061
So, wait. If there's a chance a Rukia clone with no hesitation is running about, would she already be making a move on Ichigo?

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>>47974027 I never really watched much anime so I am not much of a weeb, but I did watch Outlaw star

Also Aisha is best waifu.

>>47974173
Mah Nigga

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>>47974173
Goddamn right

>>47974126
Naruto quest could be cool. While there are problems with the plot, the setting is kind of cool.

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>>47974061
“Well, I'm satisfied,” you conclude with a laugh. “Rangiku, you?”

“That's our Fifth-Seat alright!” she agrees. “I feel better about this whole situation already!”

“Well, Apacci, I was meaning to ask,” you swiftly change topics. “Have you noticed anything weird going on around here? Anything at all, no matter how seemingly unimportant it struck you as at first.”

Apacci squints at you appraisingly, seeming to have been caught off guard. “Not really, no. Everything's been totally normal here, and there aren't any rumors so far as I've heard. Why?”

>We need to call in the others, I'll explain then.
>Explain the problem with the reigai.
>I need you to interview Kai and Mirai. Note any irregularities in their behavior.
>Other?

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>>47974167

>>47974251
>We need to call in the others, I'll explain then.

>>47974167
Exacta

>>47974126
I think FMA would be more fun to play in, no need to handle the complicated backstory metaplot. Just your average savvy alchemist dealing with rogue alchemists and the Equivalent Exchange.

>>47974251
>We need to call in the others, I'll explain then.

>>47974251
>>We need to call in the others, I'll explain then.

>>47974251
>Explain the problem with the reigai.
>I need you to interview Kai and Mirai. Note any irregularities in their behavior.
>Other?
In the meanwhile, do you know where the others are?

>>47974272
This, plus it'd be somewhat original.

>>47974251
>Explain the problem with the reigai.

>>47974251
>Explain the problem with the reigai.

>>47974267
Well that'll be awkward when Ichigo shoots the clone down. Also awkward for when this whole thing gets sorted out and they get stuck in a room together.

>>47974251
>Other?
Give Rukia apology headpats.

>>47974251
>>Explain the problem with the reigai.
>>I need you to interview Kai and Mirai. Note any irregularities in their behavior.
while
>>Other?
I deal with the other Captains.

>>47974251
>We need to call in the others, I'll explain then.

>writing

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>>47974251
“When we were in the west,” you explain, “Yoruichi and I were forced to destroy copies of ourselves, created here by someone in the Seireitei and deployed to Valhalla. Likely for evaluation purposes. These copies act without hesitation, so by placing an individual in a position where they would normally hesitate we can tell immediately if they're genuine.”

“So the teasing was to see if this was really Rukia,” Apacci nods thoughtfully. “Smart and fun to watch all at once!”

“That sort of awkwardness about my nephew was what I'd have expected of the real Kuchiki Rukia,” you confirm.

“So what do we do from here, Captain?” Rukia asks, glancing at Apacci. “Do we need to... somehow...”

You shake your head. “For some reason our hollow powers weren't copied by our clones, so Yoruichi and I are operating with the understanding that arrancar are safe.”

“Cool,” Apacci replies as she stands. “I take it we should go get everyone else? They're relaxing right now... Starrk thought it would be a good idea, but I called him a lazy bastard and stayed to get shit done.”

“It'd help to have them here,” you agree, “especially in the worst case scenario of a clone for each high-ranking officer.”

You lead the way to the fixed gate between the Seireitei and the Valley of Screams, an underground chamber with a wooden frame between the timbers of which you can establish a durable, self-sustaining portal through the “membranes” that divide the world's many distinct realms.

“Alright, open it,” you tell Apacci.
>3d10, DC 8, best of four

Rolled 1, 4, 1 = 6 (3d10)

>>47974689
DC: 8
Shit

Rolled 5, 10, 1 = 16 (3d10)

>>47974689

Rolled 7, 9, 9 = 25 (3d10)

>>47974689

Rolled 10, 8, 5 = 23 (3d10)

>>47974689

Rolled 10, 8, 5 = 23 (3d10)

>>47974689
Here's hoping I don't piss off RNGesus

>>47974738
>>47974744
wat

>>47974744
>>47974738
uhm

>>47974721
SO close to getting a crit, off by 1,

>>47974721
Phew, Saved.

>>47974758
Yeah, that's wierd...

With those numbers though, kinda wish I'd rolled earlier, even if that would've changed them.

>writing

>>47974738
>>47974744
So ah, which one is real and which is the regai?

>>47974972
Clearly, it's me.

>>47974972
He is the regai of course. Look how quickly he jumps to accuse me. No hesitation.

>>47975043
I said no such thing! I merely asserted my identity in the face of his question!

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>>47974815
You extend your hands and breathe deeply, mustering up the sheer willpower and reiatsu necessary to tear reality asunder and... well, nothing really happens. You give a furtive glance around your surroundings and notice Apacci's raised eyebrow.

“Mulligan,” you declare, shifting your stance and trying again. For a second time, nothing happens.

“Performance issues?” Apacci asks, nudging you aside. “Here, lemme do it. Just don't say you loosened it for me first when I...”

Apacci's sentence ends abruptly as she too attempts to open a Garganta and fails. As she tries again you attempt to open another Garganta outside the frame with a similar lack of results. It appears that right now neither of you can get through to the Valley of Screams.

“That's odd,” you comment, frowning at the empty wooden frame. “The portal in my quarters wouldn't open for Yoruichi either.”

“You have a portal in your quarters?” Rukia asks, confused. “Where does that one go?”

“It goes to shut up and let me think,” you counter, rapping your fist lightly against the frame. “Tenkotsuki, what're we looking at here?”

“It would appear that someone or something has blocked these portals,” she replies, stating the obvious. “The real question is what means has been used to do so. We entered the Seireitei easily enough, and missions are still being conducted through the Senkaimon, but contact with the Valley of Screams has been interrupted and your clever trick to warp between two points within the Seireitei is not functioning.”
>1/2

>>47975163
“It's oddly specific,” you mutter before repeating Tenkotsuki's words for the benefit of your companions. “If I were to close off any one connection between worlds prior to an attack I'd try and lock away all of the arrancar I could outside the Soul Society. But the other portal was meaningless as a target. No military value.”

“Maybe it was coincidental?” Apacci offers. “Maybe whatever technique was used caught it by mistake?”

“It is possible,” Tenkotsuki admits in your mind. “You recall what the Valhallans reported, do you not?”

“We were told that the reigai were delivered by someone capable of transporting them through a Garganta of some kind,” you recall aloud. “What we weren't told was how the ability actually worked.”

>We should pay a visit to Kisuke, see what he knows.
>Rangiku, three officers went into the Dangai. We need to check on them.
>Let's get Mirai and Kai checked out, get our own house in order.
>Split the party (Pick two of the above and suggest assigments)
>Other?

>>47975210
>>We should pay a visit to Kisuke, see what he knows.
>Split the party (Pick two of the above and suggest assigments)
>Let's get Mirai and Kai checked out, get our own house in order.

>>47975210
>>Let's get Mirai and Kai checked out, get our own house in order.

>>47975210
>Let's get Mirai and Kai checked out, get our own house in order.
>Rangiku, three officers went into the Dangai. We need to check on them.

>>47975210
>>Split the party (Pick two of the above and suggest assignments)
>Let's get Mirai and Kai checked out, get our own house in order. (Apacci and Rangiku)
>We should pay a visit to Kisuke, see what he knows. - Actually get in touch with Bestcat first see whats going on and the two of us can hit up Kisuke. (Riku)

>>47975210
>Split up the party: Apacci, go see Kisuke and tell him of the situation. Rangiku, check on the 3 officers that went into the Dangai. Riku gets the house in pecking order.
>Have Apacci deliver our last regen serum to Kisuke and ask him if he could analyze and synthesize more of it.

>>47975163
>We should pay a visit to Kisuke, see what he knows. MC, Apacci and Rukia
>Rangiku, three officers went into the Dangai. We need to check on them. Cat wife and rest
>Split the party (Pick two of the above and suggest assigments)

>>47975210
Don't they have cell phones? Ask the arrancar to open a portal to the world of the living and come the round about way.

>going to try and sort out a coherent single result

>>47975519
You ever try and call someone who's in an elevator from inside a tunnel? Between two isolated worlds, one of which shouldn't technically even exist, it'd be kind of like that without the near-permanent portal set up between them.

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>>47975567
You retrieve your denreishinki and place a call each to Mirai and Kai, asking them to meet Rangiku at your office. You stagger their appointment times and don't tell either that the other is being called as well: Mirai is scheduled for fifteen minutes from now, while Kai is scheduled for fifteen minutes after that.

“I want the three of you to screen Mirai and Kai,” you order sternly, “using whatever tricks you can think up. Just be careful if you try and goad Mirai into a counterattack, I feel like the real one might hesitate so briefly you might blink and miss it before she just decides you must be an impostor of some kind.”

“And what will you be doing?” Rangiku asks.

“I'll be beating an explanation out of Kisuke,” you sigh, “while asking him for a favor at the same time. Wonder how that's gonna go. Anyway, whoever finishes first can start checking in on the three Lieutenants sent to the Dangai earlier.”

“I almost forgot,” Rangiku admits wearily. “If our suspect can manipulate portals, those three could be in danger.”

“Then shouldn't we focus on that first?” Apacci asks, spoiling for a fight already.

You shake your head. “Caution is what separates us from them. Getting our own situation as straight as possible before taking any gambles makes it less likely we'll get a stab in the back.”

“Understood?”

You get a round of acknowledgments before you head out on your own. With a short series of hand gestures you prepare Kakushitsuijaku, and cast it. The pair of inky tabs scrawl up the side of your arm in an ornate pattern, one which looks almost too much like the 'circuitry' of Blut for your comfort, and you make a mental connection to Yoruichi.

“You have things in order on your end?”

“Only just,” she replies. “No sign that any of my subordinates got replaced, but Jushiro noticed the increased security and started asking questions. Won't be long before word of the deployment starts to spread.”
>1/2

Riku knows Kisuke isn't actually a pushover in combat, right?

>>47976066
pretty sure, but it doesn't change the fact that urahara is cowardly at heart though, clone hat and clogs probably wouldn't hesitate on being found out and instead of fleeing he would go full bullshit mode.

>>47976066
To be fair historically we have basically beat on him whenever we like and he hasn't really retaliated.

... Which now that I think about it might explain why he doesn't seem to particularly like us, either that or he is just jelly that bestcat is our cat.

>>47976017
“I'm heading to Kisuke's,” you inform her as you vault over a courtyard in a single step. “Meet you there?”

“Agreed.”

When you reach the SRDI's sprawling, heavily industrialized compound, you find that Yoruichi is already waiting for you at the gate. “I've been waiting. So we asking about that mission of his?”

“Among other things,” you admit, keying what looks like an intercom at the gate. “Captains Kusajishi and Shihōin, here to see Captain Urahara.”

“The Captain is in the middle of a delicate experiment at the moment,” a female voice replies. “Shall I arrange an appointment?”

“An appointment?” Yoruichi scoffs. “You know what, no. Kisuke started off his sciencey shit doing experiments in my basement on jury-rigged equipment that caught fire every five minutes. I really doubt he's somehow managed to forget how to work and talk at the same time in the last hundred years, and if he has it's about time he relearned.”

With that pronouncement, she effortlessly vaults the gate with a single standing jump, and motions for you to follow.

When you push open the doors to the lab where Kisuke's working, you notice that everyone inside is wearing coats and masks: like surgeons more than anything else.

“Masks!” Kisuke insists, gesturing behind himself with one free hand.

You do as he requests and don a surgical mask before he waves you and Yoruichi over. “Look at that! I've never seen such heavily redundant regenerative faculties in a regular hollow before, no wonder those Sixth Division guys had trouble!”

>I need you to examine something else that regenerates.
>What mission was it that got three of our Lieutenants out in the Dangai?
>... why are you elbow deep in a live hollow?
>Other?

>>47976158
I don't think he dislikes us, per se. I think at worst he may just be a bit miffed over how we treat him. But he totally earns that treatment.

But also, historically, he was a pretty skilled and powerful dude when he served under Yoruichi, even if afterwards he almost never saw any action until he got banished.

>>47976229
>... why are you elbow deep in a live hollow?
>What mission was it that got three of our Lieutenants out in the Dangai?

>>47976229
>>... why are you elbow deep in a live hollow?

>>47976229
>What mission was it that got three of our Lieutenants out in the Dangai?

>>47976066
She trained with the guy for at least a few decades. It's safe to say she knows that if he had any malicious intent she wouldn't get away with bullying him so easily, and he knows in turn that if she were serious she'd be breaking bones.

>>47976229
>... why are you elbow deep in a live hollow?
>What mission was it that got three of our Lieutenants out in the Dangai?

>>47976229
>... why are you elbow deep in a live hollow?
>I need you to examine something else that regenerates.

>>47976229
>... why are you elbow deep in a live hollow?
>I need you to examine something else that regenerates.

>>47976229
>I need you to examine something else that regenerates.
>... why are you elbow deep in a live hollow?
>Have any idea on why Dangai lane is experiencing traffic jams?

>writing

>>47976674
“I'm probably going to regret asking this,” you begin, still holding the surgical mask over your mouth and nose so your voice comes out slightly muffled, “but why exactly are you elbow deep inside a live hollow?”

“Because an autopsy wouldn't have given us any answers,” he replies calmly. “More retraction here.”

“I was right,” you sigh dramatically. “I regret asking. But since I did, what answers are you looking for that require a live subject?”

“This hollow killed several Sixth Division shinigami, who reported that it simply refused to die from any sort of wound they could inflict,” Kisuke explains. “In the end the best they could do was restrain it with kidō and bring it here. I though the report sounded fishy... ah, here we go! I suspected as much!”

Peering reluctantly into the hollow's chest cavity, you can see a series of organs arranged in a chaotic jumble: you don't know all that much about biology, but you're pretty sure that three lungs and two hearts isn't exactly normal for most species. Even more unusual is an organ that looks like a liver that has its own ribcage. It pulses gently, almost so that it appears like a heart aside from its shape and color, and you can see that around it the tissue Kisuke and his assistants have cut away is rapidly regenerating.

It's also been connected with what looks like mattress sutures at the superior and inferior ends, fitting neatly into a resected section of the hollow's aorta.

“That's Mayuri's needlework alright,” Kisuke declares, wiping a bead of sweat away from his forehead. “He may as well have signed his name on it.”

“I think he did,” Yoruichi observes, taking a scalpel and gently turning the supernumerary organ. On one “rib” is written a short set of instructions presumably for Kisuke himself that end in a suggestion for what he should do next. You may not be an expert on anatomy, but you're pretty sure that wouldn't be comfortable.
>1/2

>>47976955
“So can we wrap things up here?” you ask him. “I've got something else here that can regenerate for you to examine. More of Mayuri's handiwork as it happens.”

Kisuke pulls his mask down and steps away from the hollow. “Okay, I think you can finish without me.”
>dice+1d100

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>47977008

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>47977008

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>47977008
Haha, time to, operate?

Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>47977008

Rolled 87 (1d100)

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Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>47977008

>>47976955
>On one “rib” is written a short set of instructions presumably for Kisuke himself that end in a suggestion for what he should do next. You may not be an expert on anatomy, but you're pretty sure that wouldn't be comfortable.
Classic Mayuri.

Also I still find it weird that hollows have internal organs and aren't just like a solid lump of malevolence.

>>47977008
Hey Queen, I seem to remember you mentioning a fondness for the battle of Jutland, have you by chance seen a YouTube series called “out of the trenches”? A historical series covers various aspects of the first ww1. I think it is a very good series though the episodes are rather short (often about 7min long) as they never get too into the nitty gritty details but do give a nice overview. If you have seen it, then what your thoughts on it? If you have not seen it, well consider this a recommendation from a random anon. (That goes for the rest of you as well teegee. Sorry if I’m shitposting.)

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>47977008

Rolled 98 (1d100)

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>>47977095
Haven't seen it, not much into the youtube. Or TV for that matter, most of the time I'd have to put into those things I put into questing instead.

>writing

>>47977144
The roll was to see if the Hollow would cause problems right? Or is it of him analyzing the regen serum?

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>>47977144
You hear something that worries you, a high pitched whine at a low volume coming from the opened hollow, and you can tell Kisuke and Yoruichi hear it too.

“Get down!” Kisuke shouts, throwing himself at one of his assistants. You and Yoruichi send out reishi chains that pull two others out of the way, but the fourth is briefly thrown into sharp contrast before disappearing in an explosion. It blasts him off his feet and slams him into the wall as the hollow and the table it was resting on evaporate.

“Damn that Mayuri!” Kisuke curses, coughing from the smoke. “I always knew he was pretty out-there, but booby trapping a hollow's organs just in case I studied it later?”

“Not your fault,” Yoruichi insists, checking on the lab assistant she managed to save. “Crazy people do crazy things, not predicting their every decision just means you're the sane one.”

A stream of emergency personnel stream into the lab and put out a fire that lingers on one wall where something managed to catch, and takes the body of the assistant who didn't survive out of the room. The survivors are led out afterwards, having been looked over by Kisuke himself and cleared one at a time.

In his own office Kisuke slumps into a low chair, exhausted, still wearing his singed labcoat. “You said you had something for me? Tell me, what else does the former Captain Kurotsuchi have in store for me today?”

You hand him the vial of regenerative serum, which he looks over briefly before keying a microphone built into his desk. “Miss Nemu, please report to my office.”

“So I assume that this serum is something you desire to have replicated, am I correct” Kisuke asks, suddenly all business. It's been years since you've seen him this serious. “Can I ask why it is that Miss Yoruichi here has been unable to do so?”
>1/2

>>47977408
“It's apparently some kind of living tissue,” Yoruichi explains. “I'd never even thought to try my Bankai on something like that before, since to my knowledge such an item did not exist, so failing to copy it was a new experience.”

"I have a supposition already," Kisuke explains. "It is entirely likely that the hollow which just vaporized in the other room was a part of the experiments that led to the creation of that serum. The trap was meant to protect Mayuri's work in case any of the numerous hollows he no doubt experimented on were recaptured."

"He released them?" you ask, frowning at the implications. "Presumably he meant to record data from them in the wild?"

"Nicely deduced!" Kisuke congratulates you, holding up a hand-drawn sign that mirrors the sentiment. "I always knew you could think like a scientist if you tried!"

>So can you reproduce it or not?
>So you want us to watch out for another hollow like that one?
>What about the Dangai mission? What prompted that?
>Test to see if he's a reigai (how?)
>Other?

>>47977504
>So you want us to watch out for another hollow like that one?
>What about the Dangai mission? What prompted that?

>>47977504
>So you want us to watch out for another hollow like that one?
>What about the Dangai mission? What prompted that?

>>47977504
>>So can you reproduce it or not?
>>So you want us to watch out for another hollow like that one?
>>What about the Dangai mission? What prompted that?

>>47977504
>>So can you reproduce it or not?

>>47977504
>So can you reproduce it or not?
>Test to see if he's a reigai (how?): bully Kisuke via hat swiping that transitions into a game of keep-away. Hold hat-chan hostage.

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>>47977655
Reproduce the vial or the hat gets it!

>>47977655
It's so much easier than that to make Kisuke hesitate though, it's his natural inclination. He had to train himself to be decisive and confident. Just make him think he might be wrong about something. If it's the real Kisuke, he'll stop to think it over and turn the problem over from a few different angles in his head.

Or we could leave the room and have Yoruichi try to seduce him. That'd put a stumble in his step.

>>47977836
>have Yoruichi try to seduce him.

That's cruel. Let's do it.

>>47977836
>>47977868
>>47977504
I give my support in bullying shenanigans on Kisuke.

>writing

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>>47977504
“So you want us to watch out for another hollow with similar abilities?” Yoruichi asks.

Kisuke nods firmly. “Yes. That is, assuming you want me to reproduce this serum.”

“But what about if the serum wasn't based on hollows like that one?” you ask. “What if you're only assuming that the hollow experiments happened first, and the serum was actually something that predates all that.”

“That...” Kisuke frowns, mulling the point over in his head for several long seconds. “I don't think that's very likely, but I'll have to check.”

Yoruichi exchanges a quick glance with you. That seems an awful lot like hesitation, but then again it's just in Kisuke's nature to ponder things closely like that before coming to any conclusions. That trait may have been carried over from the original, if this is in fact a reigai.

“So what about this mission into the Dangai?” you continue. “What was that all about?”

“Ah, I was just waiting for the three Lieutenants to return,” he tells you. “Should be within the next few minutes, I just had them take a sensor array in to double check something: a peculiar change in how the Kōryū was flowing that didn't make sense from our observations.”

“There was a change in the Kōryū?” Yoruichi asks, having some apparent difficulty believing what she's hearing. “And you're not worried about that?”

“Unless there was some other problem elsewhere at the same time that I wasn't told about,” Kisuke tells you both, “then no. It's most likely an anomaly. That sort of thing happens from time to time, and if I panicked every time it did I'd be crazier than Mayuri. Ah, Miss Nemu!”

Kisuke hands the vial of regenerative serum to his co-Lieutenant. “Please have this analyzed at the molecular level and report your findings directly to me. Speak of this to nobody else. Understood?”

“Understood,” Nemu bows deeply. “Excuse me, Captains. I must claim use of the mass spectrometer.”
>1/2

>>47978245
"She's actually a sweet girl," Kisuke remarks, watching Lieutenant Kurotsuchi leave the room. "Very diligent and polite almost to a fault."

>There has to be some sort of way to test Kisuke...
>You've seen enough, inform Kisuke of the reigai.
>Tell Kisuke about your portal problems this morning.
>Other?

>>47978278
>>There has to be some sort of way to test Kisuke...

>>47978278
>There has to be some sort of way to test Kisuke...

>>47978278
>There has to be some sort of way to test Kisuke...

>>47978297
>>47978344
>>47978351
>>47978359
Suggestions?

>>47978389
Yoru flirts with him?

>>47978245
>>47978389
Deleted my original vote.
>You've seen enough, inform Kisuke of the reigai.
>Tell Kisuke about your portal problems this morning.

The Clones think that hollow stuff is tainted so his studying of hollows doesn't fit the patern.

>>47978435
That's a good point, really.

>>47978389
>>47977655
Or Riku can have Rosa manifest. Usually Hollow activity or sight of inner hollows sets them off.

>writing

>>47978519
That seems about right.

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>>47978566
You glance down at your own arm, then at Yoruichi's: both are already marked by the intertwined markings of your own respective Kakushitsuijaku, with Yoruichi's appearing like jagged lightning-scars that run all down her arm. Without too much effort, you manage to connect with her.

“So what's your impression?”

“Kisuke's always been the curious type. If it is a reigai that might not have changed.”

“Fair point. I'd considered that as well. So how do we figure this out?”

“We'd have to surprise him.”

You grin. “You could make a pass at him.”

“That ship sailed before we even met, Riku. There's no interest there.”

“Good.”

“Don't tell me you're jealous?”

“Of course not. It'd just be unfortunate if I ended up having to kill him.”

“Right. Well, I don't have many ideas. The problem with ruffling Kisuke's feathers is he only pretends to be ruffled. He plans too far ahead for it to actually be true, and even when he does get surprised his immediate response is to simply change his plans.”

“No spontaneity? Why am I not surprised.”

“Now dear, play nice.”

“We DID find him elbow deep inside a hollow. Our own reigai seemed pretty spiteful towards anything to do with hollows, so somehow I get the feeling a reigai wouldn't experiment on one with such a gusto.”

“That may be true, and we may have to work with that and not much else. Because I'm out of clever ideas for the day.”

“And if he IS a reigai, I doubt the real Kisuke wouldn't have a plan for this.”

“Probably true.”

You glance at Kisuke, who's been staring at you. “Who taught you your manners? Apparently they skipped no staring.”

“She did,” Kisuke informs you, gesturing at Yoruichi.

"And I did a better job than that," she insists, resting her hands on her hips.
>1/2

>>47978742
"So we've been having portal problems all morning," you admit. "The one in my quarters and the one to the Valley of Screams. Can't open a Garganta to either end point either, even Apacci tried."

"Where does the portal in your quarters go?" Kisuke asks, confused.

"Nevermind that," Yoruichi counters. "Point is it seems like the prelude to a fight, locking away our arrancar allies off-plane."

"That's not what you were talking about, was it?" Kisuke asks calmly, leaning forward and resting his chin on his hands. "Can't have taken that long to confirm such a simple question. So what, may I ask, were you really discussing?"

>Tell him.
>Don't tell him.
>Half-truth (which half?)

>>47978909
>>Tell him.

>>47978909
>>Tell him.
There is no reason not to. Either he isn't a Clone so its a good idea. Or he is a Clone, in which case he and his creator will find out eventually.

>>47978909
>Tell him.

>>47978909
>Tell him.

>>47978909
>Tell him.

>>47978909
>>Tell him.

>writing

>>47978945
Also if he is a clone and knows that other clones exist, he's smart enough to realize that Riku and Yoruichi have become aware of clones and are trying to sniff him out, in which case he already had begun filling the room with poison.

>>47979481
Very true.

>>47979237
A buzzing from your sash alerts you to a message from Rangiku:
>Mirai checks out, Kai is here now

You'll always take a little good news where you can get it, and two of your three remaining Commandos being who they say they are is good enough at the moment. So you look Kisuke straight in the eye and begin explaining the situation to him. You leave no detail out, knowing that anything you may have noticed could contribute to Kisuke's thought process. Yoruichi adds in further details, covering the parts where the two of you were separated and lending her own analysis and insight. For his part, Kisuke listens intently.

“Reigai, huh?” he muses after your story has concluded. “And closed portals... I'm beginning to think we've been duped.”

“You think that the disturbance in the Dangai was a trap?” Yoruichi asks. “Who could have set a trap in there of all places? It'd take a team of shinigami to stop the flow long enough for something like that, or else someone of Lieutenant or Captain class.”

“There's a very short list of people with the necessary expertise,” Kisuke admits, “and it just so happens that one of them hasn't reported for work today.”

“And who would that be?” you ask.

Kisuke sighs, pulling out a shelf from his desk with a keyboard resting on it. He types in a string of commands and the lights in his office dim. You turn to see that a file is projected onto the wall behind you.
>1/2

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>>47979588
“Inaba Kagerōza, Seventh Seat,” Kisuke informs you, highlighting his image. “A strange fellow. No friends, no social life, and reportedly low combat aptitude. He's an expert in the Dangai... in fact it was him that raised the alarm yesterday about an irregularity, on machinery that from what I'm told he helped Mayuri design. His background is a mystery prior to his enrollment in the Academy.”

“What does his zanpakuto do?” Yoruichi inquires. “Does it have anything to do with forming Garganta?”

“Records indicate it's a two-headed glaive,” Kisuke reads. “No information on its abilities, seems he was unable to utilize it in combat properly but proved to have a keen mind. So he was accepted into the SRDI under Mayuri's tenure.”

"He's not in his quarters?"

Kisuke frowns. "I can have Miss Nemu check."

"In the mean time, what do we do about those Lieutenants?"

>We could go after them. Of all people we're the best capable of escape.
>We should send a larger team, more capable of technical analysis.
>Wait and see what happens. Rushing into it headlong could be a mistake.
>Other?

>>47979650
>We could go after them. Of all people we're the best capable of escape.

>>47979650
>We could go after them. Of all people we're the best capable of escape.

>>47979650
>>We could go after them. Of all people we're the best capable of escape.

>>47979650
>Wait and see what happens. Rushing into it headlong could be a mistake.

>>47979650
>Wait and see what happens. Rushing into it headlong could be a mistake.
Sorry for going full autist on this:
If Inaba's such an expert in dangai manipulation, the 3 Lieutenants are being isolated in order for him to make clones and replace them once he has no use of them.
First priority would be re-establish control over the Dangai channels and free our arrancar allies.
Next would be extracting our missing lieutenants.
Third, mount raid on Inaba's hideout. No doubt there will be clones.

>>47979650
>>47979854
Makes sense.
Anyone we send will be trapped and copied.

>>47979650
>>Wait and see what happens. Rushing into it headlong could be a mistake.

>>47979650
"We wait," you reply calmly. "Rushing in just leaves us on the enemy's turf."

"We also have a strong little group of Captains and Lieutenants who are aware of the problem," Yoruichi observes, "which leaves us with a tactical advantage. Revealing that we know makes it all to easy to respond to us."

You get another message from Rangiku:
>Kai is clear

"So we're good, for now," you announce, closing your denreishinki. "At least in my Division. Who knows about the others."

"One Division at a time, I guess," Kisuke sighs. "I have to figure out a better way to determine..."

A knock at the door to the office interrupts the thought. "Pardon me, Captain Urahara, I have a report."

"Go ahead, Miss Nemu," Kisuke replies. "What happened this time."

"The Lieutenants have returned from the Dangai," she announces. "They report no unusual activity."

You share a worried glance with Yoruichi, wondering what this development means. Kisuke however merely smiles. "Well that settles it. Lady Yoruichi, Lady Riku, I would appreciate if you prepared for a fight."

"I have a feeling this is about to get ugly."

And I'm going to have to knock off there for the evening. SSQ will return next Saturday at the same time, while SoZ will resume in its usual spot Sunday. The latter I'd like to begin to bring to a close in the next few sessions.

Archive is up, hope you had fun, and I'll stick around for any questions or discussion!

>>47980132
Alright, thanks for writing Queen!

>>47980132
Thanks for the run King.

>>47980132
>The latter I'd like to begin to bring to a close in the next few sessions.

Oh, that's a shame. SoZ is pretty good.

>>47980132
Thanks King.

>>47980097
Why do I get the feeling that like the average number of active posters is declining each thread?
Not to be a fag, but I feel the Quest would be more lively (in terms of player discussion) if the it transitioned over to /qst/.
But still, it's your call QM. And thanks for running!

>>47980198
25-35 seems normal to me, and less discussion/fewer posts is often a result of no actual combat happening, which was the case for both threads this weekend.

Add in an irregular schedule the last few weeks and it comes as no surprise it'd feel a wee bit slower than the norm. But I'm not too concerned.

>>47980198
>if the it transitioned over to /qst/.

Hahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaha

>>47980198
/qst/ is even slower man

>>47980198
>I feel the Quest would be more lively (in terms of player discussion) if the it transitioned over to /qst/.
/qst/ is far slower

>>47980359
so now that much of the big shitstorm of the new board /qst/ has passed, what's your thoughts on it? Are there any /qst/ quests that catches your eye?
>>47980391
I'm not actively advocating for the move, I'm bringing it up for discussion.
>>47980411
>>47980456
That I agree to a certain point. The only quest in which thread's format is suitable for is Banished Quest. The mass exodus to Akun didn't help either.

>>47980359
Thx for running King.

For low number of active poster. Well, the quest start at night in my timezone. So I only participate at the start and almost end...

>>47974126

FMA would be preferred. Already like two or three Naruto quests.

Wouldn't pass up the idea of a Naruto quest run by you, though.

>>47980546
Man I would love to play in a Orochimaru quest.

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>>47980640
>Orochimaru quest
>Turns into Naruto version of Aizen Improv Quest

>>47980359
Come to anonkun. A lot of people are already there. You'll probably get more activity there.

>>47980738
Akun is almost nothing but smut quests.

>>47980717
Dude, Improv was great.
>>47980738
There's a lot more retardation and faggotry there.

>>47980759
Any quest on Akun it wouldn't get popular unless it included smut.

>>47980494
/qst/ isn't a good move, because it split active voters to two camp. Voters that mayn't able to concetrate on /tg/ and /qst/ at the same time.

>>47980738
How about no. I will be on qq if I want to read smut quest.

>>47980198
I get the feeling that it's more like votes aren't as polarizing, or that fellow players are just being less contentious with the votes they're sticking with.

Not much discussion weighing pros and cons so to speak.

I still think it's about a normal turn out considering there's a healthy amount of write-in votes whenever it's prompted.

Personally, if I'm comfortable with the options presented, I just go ahead with fine tooth combing them, and go straight with any 'Other' vote that adds a bit more to the scene as long as it's relevant storywise.

>>47980640

I'd rather a Quest set in one of the other villages.

Or maybe Iron Nation.

Or maybe a civilian that learns some stuff from a retired shinobi and pledges to become the protector of normal people?

>>47980774
This is the dumbest meme. Akun was mostly non-smut until recently. The best quests are all non smut too. Like Golden Empire. Just because smut is popular doesn't mean non-smut isn't.

>>47980640
>>47980717
>Day 9,725
>I still do not know what I am actually doing
>I should have just shacked up with Tusna when I had the chance
>I actually miss Jiraiya... GOD OF NINJA I hate myself for even saying that
I honestly had developed characters for both, and felt like I liked the protagonist better for the Naruto option despite the fact that I like FMA's setting better. If you put a gun to my head and told me to pick one I'd probably just eat the bullet, because I genuinely couldn't say without pumping a lot more effort into both.

>>47980494
Mostly I think it was poorly implemented and unwarranted, and only served to temporarily embolden the anti-questers. Since QMs are rather limited in number (for reasons anyone who tried to QM and gave up can tell you) and there's no real reason to think readers will give *anything* a shot, it also still seems like it's too much of a niche audience to support its own board 24/7 (though I could be wrong and shorts/one-shots could keep it afloat).

There's no single compelling reason not to move, at least in practical terms, but there also isn't a compelling reason not to go with my personal preference and stay on /tg/.

>>47980971
>There's no single compelling reason not to move

Because the other board is dumb.

And I don't think Akun is all that great.

>>47980914
The option I settled on was a Kumo ninja that seemed fun because of the concept behind him/her (never got so far as to decide which it felt "better" as).

>>47980971
Eh I'd throw my vote for FMA

On /qst/ I feel real bad for the mods now because no matter what they do there will be bitching and salt, the lest salty option they have is to leave the current state which is have both boards have quests

>>47981026
I'd honestly love to see another Mist ninja quest, Loved the third war one.

>>47980971
In terms of quest count, Naruto has more going for it while I can only remember one FMA quest happening that never got past chargen and intro.

Make of that what you will.

>>47981026

That'd be interesting.

Though I would also not mind other villages.

Or even an FMA Quest. That'd be good too.

>>47981015
Anon, dumb is not a compelling argument when you're talking to me. I have done some SPECTACULARLY dumb things in my short life on this earth. It's actually a wonder I'm alive and not a vegetable.

>>47981067
>It's actually a wonder I'm alive and not a vegetable.

Radish or cucumber?

You ever skydive with a monkey?
The monkey was better at it then me he could do all these flips and shit

>>47981100
No, but to illustrate the point that actually sounds like fun.

Was it a tandem dive? I have trouble believing you could teach a monkey how to work a parachute.

>>47981177
I don't. Most monkeys seem smarter than the bulk of humanity.

>>47981177
any /qst/ quests catch your eye lately? Other than ones imported from /tg/

>>47981177
>I have trouble believing you could teach a monkey how to work a parachute.

You can teach them, and the monkey was fucking hyped.

Best part of this story is that I was just going for regular skydiving but when I got on the plane there was a fucking monkey all suited up

>>47981216
At least he wasn't behind the stick.

>>47981209
Not really. I admit I haven't paid it much attention since before I traveled this last round.

Feeling like im coming in late, but If I had to vote, I would enjoy bothNaruto or FMA, though I might enjoy Naruto more simply because im fond of the setting similar to bleach, but id probably go with FMA,.. So I wouldnt have to compete and lose if I ever ran my own Naruto quest once the others clear up.

>>47981273
If anything, the one good quest that I could recommending to you would be Audit Quest. where an Auditor becomes a Dungeon Master due to a curse, and has to rebuild the dungeon from the ground up. It's charming to say the least.
Archive links here if you're interested:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/142906/
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/191411/