>>2299314
“Really, it’s for all of us,” you insist at the flat look of Lorelei. “The laboratory’s going to help all of us out.”

“How?” Izumi asks curiously.

That's a good question, and unfortunately it's one you can't answer immediately. Not because you don't know the answer, but because you don't want to reveal anything specific to the two temps. Still... “Well, the idea is to start producing a set of accessories to help augment our capabilities out on jobs. The lab WON’T just be Owlia’s playground.

“It’s not?” said named girl asks with a whine.

You just give her a flat look. “No. No it’s not. It’ll be a means so we ALL can benefit- so, for example, you can avoid any accidents like when you get shot, Izumi.”

She raises an eyebrow at that, but says nothing. You notice that Claudi has a very similar reaction, too.

Keeping that in mind, you continue. “Or when Lorelei needs more firepower when infiltrating.” Nero’s mouth stretches into a flat line, but he keeps quiet as well as he leans back. “If we can regularly synthesize these supplements, we can be a lot more efficient and have something else to support us during our job. THAT means we can grab BETTER jobs and everyone will have that much higher a chance to come back safe.” You give Lorelei a pointed look at that last line, and to be fair she does seem to be a bit more interested, face going from disinterested to at least curious.

“Well, that sounds...curious, I’ll admit,” Izumi says. “Can we get any further details? Or is this mostly theoretical?”

Owlia speaks up here. “Eeeeh...little of both. I have...call them proof of concepts.”

“Hm…” Izumi pauses to think here. “Perhaps...I might be interested. I’m wondering if perhaps you can’t synthesize something in particular…”

She shrugs. “Depends on what it is.”

Lorelei puts her head in her hands as she thinks it over. “...I want first crack at whatever you make. And I want something all for my own. No one else gets to know about it but me and bird girl.”

"Bird gi- wait, no, I get it. Yeah, I guess that makes sense," Owlia admits.

>Done. We were going to probably do that anyway.
>Sorry, but priorities. You’ll be on a job before the first batch is finished, anyway.
>Other

>>2299320
>>"Done". We were going to probably do that anyway. "But no promises;chances are that it might be finished after you complete your mission."

>>2299320
>>Done. We were going to probably do that anyway.

>>2299320
>>Done. We were going to probably do that anyway.

>>2299320
>Done. We were going to probably do that anyway

Time to field test those beauties.

>>2299320
>Done. We were going to probably do that anyway.

Pretty decided. Writing!

>Done. We were going to probably do that anyway.
Maybe after the meeting, when the temps are gone or assigned to a mission or whatever. true employees only please

>>2299411
>>2299320
oops

>>2299411
Of course. The temps won't use the kit only silver eye employees get it.

>>2299423
I was concerned about the temps trying to spy or get something from us, since one can poof around and the other dropped sneaky magic "acid" on Izumi. also they really hate our guts(probably) and would try to sabotage our efforts.

just stupid paranoia, so I'm sure it won't happen since we/Sal can complain to their handler.

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>I’m wondering if perhaps you can’t synthesize something in particular…

Guns? I bet it's guns.

>>2299493
I think that after what their last prank caused they wouldn't try do this kind of stuff.

Also Owlia only manage to synthesize thanks to the books and she being a fucking genius. So even if they did steal it , i believe it won't be as easily replicated.

>>2299503
Portable puppet bodies for her to posses

>>2299493
Complaining to their boss means nothing if we don't have a patent.

>>2299512
Corporate espionage and reverse engineering is not ok because it's a little difficult for the thief.

>>2299516
But that is Izumi not Lori.

>>2299320
>>2299347
>>2299349
>>2299356
>>2299359
>>2299366
“Done.” Not sure why she's adamant about it, but might as well could use a field test. “We were going to do something like that anyway, most likely.”

Lorelei perks up in surprise. “Oh. Neat! Well, uh...suppose I should tell her what I'm hoping for. Mind comin’ on the side, here?” Without actually waiting for a response, she grabs the inventor by the arm and hauls her out of the room. Cylica raises an eyebrow, and she almost looks like she wants to follow them, but restrains herself.

“Hm. That’s curious- but I’m not offended. Whatever she wanted sounded somewhat important. I can wait my turn,” Izumi admits. “So, I think we’re all agreed?” She looks to Mono, who's been silent this entire time.

The wolf-ish girl shrugs. “Yeah, sure, I guess. I was really hopin’ fer that training area since sometimes it’s hard to get a free spot in the OTC, buuut...guess I can deal with it for now.” She was a low-ranked Outgoer anyway- honestly any job that she took by herself shouldn’t need a ton of sword work...hopefully.

“Alright, then, sounds like we’re all in agreement, then,” you opine as you pull out your FutureSight. “But, like I said earlier, we're a bit short...sixteen large Motes short, specifically…”

>LAST CHECK

>Finance the rest of the expansion yourself- lose 16 LM.
>Request additional financial support from the team.
>Cylica
>Izumi
>Mono
>Lorelei
>Owlia

>>2299579

wait, haven't we asked to to donate?
If so:
>Request additional financial support from the team.
But if they have already helped:
>Finance the rest of the expansion yourself- lose 16 LM.

>>2299579
>Request additional financial support from the team.
>Izumi
>Mono
>Lorelei

>>2299591
I think it's to be something along the lines of 'are you sure you wabt to do it' just to confirm who we are having to help with the sigils.

Basically, yeah. It's for record keeping, and I figured I'd let you guys say the specifics.

>>2299579
>Contribute a bit, like 3 or 4 LM
>Request additional financial support from the team.
>Cylica
>Owlia
They wanted this lab, so they should contribute some LM.

>>2299579
>>Finance the rest of the expansion yourself- lose 16 LM.

A couple more minutes before lock.

Might have to mix and match...writing!

Actually, no, just going to put it in yourself. The selections were varied, so.

>>2299715
Meh not like we can't recover the motes after.

>>2299579
>>2299591
>>2299613
>>2299653
>>2299671
“... So what I'm going to do is put the rest of that in myself.” You decide. Considering the rest of the team had put in a pretty sizable amount of motes, you figured that was a decent number for you. “But from here on in the rest of you need to mark down what you want, so we don’t have to go through this kind of meeting again.”

>Current Total Motes: 61.40

>Current HQ Finances- 0 Motes!

>Laboratory Area Purchased!

“You’re too kind,” Cylica says- and you're actually not sure if she means it or not. “But I must say, the idea of having our own little personal laboratory again...rather enticing!” she leans back in her chair, while Claudi and Nero put on identically skeptic faces.

“Well, whatever ya got planned, I hope it works out for us. Sounds nice, at least.” Mono says gamely. “Won’t say no ta something that’ll keep me roamin’ longer.”

“Good, since that’s the crux of this all,” you note as you and the rest get up.

Before you can say more about it, Lorelei and Owlia come back in, the both of them smiling widely. “Hey, everything settled?” Lorelei asks.

“Quite,” Cylica responds. “We should have our laboratory in the next few cycles, if what I’ve heard about building speed is true…”

“It is,” you reassure. “So I dunno if it’ll be ready in time for Lorelei's mission, but as soon as she gets back…”

“Eh, fair enough,” Lorelei agrees, patting Owlia on the back. “I’ma gonna head out, speaking of that. Gotta get set for being the best robot trainer an’ stuff!” With that, she said she is out the headquarters, humming to herself. Owlia, to your slight surprise, smiles warmly.

Cylica just frowns. “We should go as well, dear; I imagine you’ll want to start planning out what will be going where in our new lab area?” The smile is thinner even than usual, her eyes not quite looking at Owlia.

It seems to register, too, as Owlia’s quick to dart over and wrap the former tyrant up in a hug. “Ohohoh, you’re right! Come on, I’m sure you’ve got plenty of ideas!” And they’re quick to leave, the cloak of the regent trailing swiftly out the door.

cont.

>>2299879
“Oh, dear.” Izumi’s got a hand to her mouth as she and Mono try to hold back snickers. “That’s...hm. I suppose I should be going, too, the- oh, actually.” Izumi turns to you. “I have a question, if you don’t mind. I was wondering if you’d accompany me on a job in the future.”

Interesting. “What kinda job?”

“Well, from what the specs said, we’d be doing guard duty over a nearby village that’s apparently a highly likely target for a demonic incursion.” she says.

“Guard duty for possible demons? That’s...a bit low-key to hire us,” you can’t help but note. “Usually people would want us AFTER the hordes start coming.”

She shakes her head in response, however. “Not at all- it seems like these are invisible to standard humans, and exceedingly more dangerous. Only people with abilities can see them. I’m pretty sure we’d be able to, and apparently the usual people who would respond to this sort of thing are tied up- if they did come through, they’d be overwhelmed.”

Ahh. Suppose that makes more sense. Still…

She nods, seeing your thoughtful expression. “It’s lacking an expiration date, and not listed as urgent, so I can only assume the offer is open until it actually happens. Still, I thought it’d be good to ask you anyway. I was planning on taking Mono as well, but we wanted to get a couple days more training in before we left.”

>...Sure, why not. What are we looking at for pay? (Decide what to train, jump to Lorelei.)
>I dunno if you’d need me for that one. I’ll pass. (Actively train, stick with Miranda.)
>Other

>>2299889
>...Sure, why not. What are we looking at for pay? (Decide what to train, jump to Lorelei.)

>>2299889
>>...Sure, why not. What are we looking at for pay? (Decide what to train, jump to Lorelei.)

>>2299889
>...Sure, why not. What are we looking at for pay? (Decide what to train, jump to Lorelei.)

Give me my battle gundams!!

>>2299889
>>...Sure, why not. What are we looking at for pay? (Decide what to train, jump to Lorelei.)
Sticky bomb training.

Alrighty!

>What to focus on? (Pick 2, see here for how improvement works.) https://pastebin.com/d1FAecB1

>Current Experimental Techniques:

>Sticky Bombs:
-Rank: D
-Current Cost: 250 Mana
-Current Description: Can fire off a one-shot blast that’ll stick to an enemy or other surface and remain undetonated until you will -it. Cannot be charged or shrunken, and has much less explosive power than a full charged magi-blast.

>Sparkling Fireworks:
-Rank: C
-Current Cost: 350 Mana
-Current Description: A showy technique that causes a lot of pieces of unfocused mana to erupt from your hand in a shower of sparkles, or at times small balls of mana that pop into the same. No real damage on it unless it hits point blank- and then it's basically kinda a 'burning' sensation. Doesn't stick, though- and the bright flash can briefly blind people, although not as well as Sun's Flare.


Theoretical Techniques:

>Reactive Armor
-Mana balls compressed by a protective light field that sticks to you. When enemies hit you, they are blasted away by the explosion which also propels you away from them to safety!
-Estimated Difficulty: Hard
-Estimated Mana Usage: 2000-1000

>Harmonized Mana Blasts (Harmony Blasts)
-Blasts which are on the same frequency as another individual's mana signature, in order to decrease the possibility of friendly fire.
-Estimated Difficulty: Moderately Easy.
-Estimated Mana Usage: Little

>Chain Lightning
-Ionizing a pathway with a low-power mana beam then sending our electric / burning aura down it, then extending that with multiple mana-paths. Link it with a feedback response to make the lightning attracted to the mana of sentient beings, utilizing their natural mana to augment and redirect to another source of mana.
-Estimated Difficulty: HARD
-Estimated Mana Usage: 5000-3000

>Electric Shield (Thunderdome)
-Saturating an area in baseline mana, then filling it with electrified mana in order to cause an area of effect that can damage anyone inside.
-Estimated Difficulty: Somewhat Hard.
-Estimated Mana Usage: 5000-2500

Also, in case you're wondering- the rolls will be random during Lorelei's mission. Don't worry, I'll let you know.

>>2299968
>Sticky Bombs:
>Harmonized Mana Blasts (Harmony Blasts)

>>2299968
>Sticky Bombs:
>Harmonized Mana Blasts (Harmony Blasts)

5 minutes til!

Strange were is everyone?

Might be late. Wanted to let others get in on this one because it's kinda important.
I might let this one lie and tomorrow we just start fresh with Lorelei.

>>2300082
Your call boss

>>2300082
I'm here, if three people is enough of a consensus for you.

>>2299968
>Sticky Bombs
>Harmonized Mana Blasts

>>2299968
>>Sticky Bombs:
>Reactive Armor

>>2299968
>improve flux wave more
>Harmonized Mana Blasts (Harmony Blasts)

>>2299968
>Sticky Bombs
>Sparkling Fireworks
More explosions.

>>2299968
>Sticky Bombs
>Harmonized Mana Blasts (Harmony Blasts)

Harmonized mana burst seems useful on a lot of fields, imo.

>>2299968
Ack, I forgot there was a new thread.
>Harmonized Mana Blasts (Harmony Blasts)
As much as we agonize over speed vs collateral damage if this lets us have a little more finesse we could be a bit more flexible in some situations.
>Electric Shield (Thunderdome)
I actually wanted to choose chain lightning but I figure this will be a useful step toward it.

>>2299968
>>Harmonized Mana Blasts (Harmony Blasts)
>>Electric Shield (Thunderdome)
previous thread isn't archived yet

>>2299968
>Harmonized Mana Blasts (Harmony Blasts)
>Electric Shield (Thunderdome)

>>2300137
>>2300133
>>2300111

>>2299968
> All these single ID votes close together for sticky bombs

>>2299968
I only suspect samefagging because there's that one guy who always votes to use sticky bombs. Like for every vote. The same person.

>>2299968
>improve flux wave more
>Harmonized Mana Blasts (Harmony Blasts)

>>2300080
It was only 4:30am!

>>2300876
As the lightning guy, I'm glad to see interest.

>>2299968
> Supporting >>2300876

>>2299968
Sticky Bombs
To develop into wall-climbing.

Reactive Armor

>>2299968
>Reactive Armor

And

>Electric Shield (Thunderdome)

Defense is the best offense

>>2299968
Actually can we change "Sticky Bombs" to "Sticky Mana"? Like more experience directly affecting mana qualities?

>>2301066
I mean. That's how we got reactive armor isn't it?

I do remember there were comments about making a sticky mana spray to use like a glue gun for stopping groups.

>>2299968
>Harmonized Mana Blasts (Harmony Blasts)

>Electric Shield (Thunderdome)

>>2300985
>>2300984
Oh no am I a samefag too? Don't be that guy come on. It's the start of the quest and most people were absent.

>>2299968
Sticky and shield for me,

also might not reply to any quest points for a while cause aussie timezone, so discount my choice if you want qm

Rolled 3 (1d5)

>>2299968
If we can choose to improve sticky mana (not just mana bombs) then I would vote for that.

Otherwise Energy Shield sounds like a better choice.

Also it looks like Harmonized Mana is clearly getting picked so no point voting for anything else.

>>2299968
Looks like there's a tie and since I have to go to work I'll vote for

> Electric Shield (Thunderdome)

As the safe bet, and

>Harmonized Mana Blasts (Harmony Blasts)

>>2299968
>Harmonized Mana Blasts (Harmony Blasts) seems to be the popular choice, though not sure how much mileage we'll get out of it.
>Reactive Armour
We're pretty low on defensive techniques, could always compensate with items but having something up our sleeves can't hurt.

>>2301218
I'd be willing to switch to Reactive Armor if you switch Harmonized Mana Blasts to Electric Shield!

Also, anyone know when the game restarts? I don't have all night hey?

>>2299968
>Sticky Bombs
>Electric Shield (Thunderdome)

>>2301289
You can't phone-post? That's what I'm doing until I'm done work.

>>2301300
Nah man, I work in the hospital and they're pretty strict about using the work wi-fi for things like 4chan.

And there's no signal in the hospital either. Maybe I can hit it up on my break.

>>2301289
About 2 more hours on Twitter, but I'm headed out now so see y'all laters.

Where did that guy who was combing through the old threads go?

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>>2299968
>>2299984
>>2300033
>>2300111
>>2300137
>>2300876
>>2300910
>>2300983
>>2301008
>>2301064


“Alright. Guess it’s fine- I’ve got some training I wanted to do anyway.” While the sticky bomb idea you might table for now, you're wondering if there is a way that you might be able to do something a bit simpler, but just as useful with how the mana clings. It’d be quiet the boon to not have to worry about friendly fire, too- at least in one manner. As for the other... Well, friendly fire WOULD probably be a thing for that one. Give and take, you suppose.

>You are now Lorelei.

You can't help but hum a little tune to yourself as you look through your wardrobe. Thinking about it, the job might not be so bad. Might not be able to kill anyone, but you could probably mess with ‘em a bunch! And if worse comes to worse, well…

Some folks would be surprised what they could live through! He didn’t say anything about that!

Question now, though, is just how are you going to set up for your little foray into this wide world of robo battling? Do you want to go with something cute and adorably surprising, or maybe a cool and collected beauty? Perhaps goofy, yet threatening. Oh! Or maybe just more, hm... mysteriously aloof?

>As a reminder:

>Stats:

>Intimidation: D
>Humor: B+
>Otherworldly: E
>Hothead: D-
>Plainness: C

Hm. You’ve got quite the suit setup- you always were a fan of dressup- but this just smacks of needing a themed set…

After a time of tossing and running out various matching outfits, you finally come to a conclusion as to what to wear:

>Your ‘Solar Warrior’ outfit- A combination of a sunny yellow jumpsuit, with matching arm bangles and helmet with visor. It’s...kinda superhero ish, but you suppose in the right vein and with the right attitude, it could be something a bit more threatening. It’d definitely get attention, though. And you get an excuse to do POSES!

>Adjusted Stats:
>Intimidation: C
>Humor: B
>Otherworldly: D
>Hothead: C-
>Plainness: E

>Your always lovely ‘Killer Spy’ outfit; it’s actually pretty basic as far as suits go, being a skin tight spy suit one piece, with no room for extra leggings or whatnot. It has a nice pair of wickedly cool thin black shades to go with it, though! No questioning who you are or what your intentions are with this one, and any boys better look out, ‘cause you’re gonna be smokin’ hot!

>Adjusted Stats:
>Intimidation: B+
>Humor: C-
>Otherworldly: D
>Hothead: D
>Plainness: D-

cont.

>>2301784
>Your Bell of the Ball, ‘Miss Masquerade’ outfit! this one is all about the creepy funny, and has you in a jester outfit and mask, complete with hat and pantaloons. Definitely something where the longer people hang around you, the more creeped out they get. On the other hand, anyone whose unsuspecting will probably be rolling at any jokes you say.

>Adjusted Stats:
>Intimidation: D
>Humor: A
>Otherworldly: B-
>Hothead: C+
>Plainness: E

>An old fashion ‘Mysterious Woman’ setup; yet another classic. this one's more for when you want to come off as someone who has high class, but a mysterious background. It's complete with a leather jacket, wide-brimmed hat, and even a feather boa alongside some really nice high heel shoes. You'll be able to blend in wherever with this one, and they may not even know you're coming!

>Stats:

>Intimidation: C+
>Humor: C-
>Otherworldly: E
>Hothead: D-
>Plainness: B+

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>>2301784
>>Your ‘Solar Warrior’ outfit- A combination of a sunny yellow jumpsuit, with matching arm bangles and helmet with visor. It’s...kinda superhero ish, but you suppose in the right vein and with the right attitude, it could be something a bit more threatening. It’d definitely get attention, though. And you get an excuse to do POSES!
Because NOBODY will guess that the person that dresses as a hero will be stealing things!
also... POSES

>>2301784
>>2301793
>Your ‘Solar Warrior’ outfit
Sure. Let's go with that.

And as a reminder: While those still aren't listed on her character sheet, Lorelei as
>"Feathertouch"
>"Lights! Camera! Action!"

>>2301815
I completely forgot to add those, sorry. What thread are they in? I don't want to put in a different description.

>>2301793
>>2301784

>Your always lovely ‘Killer Spy’ outfit

It won't win but i guess that is more in line with what the client wants. But then again we aren't Randa so.

>>2301784
Killer Spy outfit

>>2301793
>Killer Spy

>>2301831
>Feathertouch
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/1067611/#p1067983
>Lights! Camera! Action!
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/1954921/#p1983064

>>2301784
>>Your ‘Solar Warrior’ outfit

>>2301799
>>Your ‘Solar Warrior’ outift

And we have a 3x3 tie with Killer Spy and the Solar Warrior.

10 more minutes due to run start! (Also I'm putting up actual mana costs for Lorelei...)

>>2301793
>>Killer Spy

>>2301866
And i spoke to soon.

>>2301793
>Killer Spy

https://pastebin.com/Tf2604L5 There's the new Lorelei sheet with added mana costs!

>>2301784
>Your ‘Solar Warrior’ outfit
This is the work of an outgoer stand

>>2301784
>>Your ‘Solar Warrior’ outfit- A combination of a sunny yellow jumpsuit, with matching arm bangles and helmet with visor. It’s...kinda superhero ish, but you suppose in the right vein and with the right attitude, it could be something a bit more threatening. It’d definitely get attention, though. And you get an excuse to do POSES!

Dam this is a pretty disputed vote.

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>>2301897
HOLY SHIT, I JUST REALIZED.
Lorelei has a stand!
Technically speaking is her astral projection, but its funnier this way.

>>2301784
>solar warrior

>>2301784
>Solar Warrior
Frankly I'd go with Mysterious Woman but we just did a plainness run, plus this seems more fun

>>2301908
wonder if we can posses the mini robot and use it to infiltrate and rob places.Or even use the enemy robots against it.

>>2301916
Giess we can point and shout our attacks on this one. Althought the one who will be attacking will be our mini bot

>>2301799
>>2301808
>>2301863
>>2301866
>>2301897
>>2301901
>>2301915

vs.

>>2301832
>>2301849
>>2301852
>>2301874
>>2301878

Solar Warrior it is!

BEHOLD MY RADIANCE AND SWELTER IN THE BURNING BRILLIANCE OF THE SUN!

Writing!

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>>2301926

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Since she gets a helmet does that make Lori this dimension Char?

Quick guys we need a flash and solar based name!

>>2301941
....uuhh....
THE MIGHTY SUNFLARE!

>>2301941

Daisy Shine. Always facing the light, and reflecting it out.

>>2301926

Gotta admit, you're kind of feeling sunny today! Well. Sunny in a funny sense. Pft, haha, no, yeah, this is gonna be great. You're going to be making all sorts of cool poses and everything! besides, heroic looking villain? Not something that happens every day! All right, now you may not be able to get any of those new goodies from Bird Girl, immediately- especially not your little...personal request...but you’ve still got a couple of things- your cute pistol from that western job, a small mana crystal set, oh, a dagger? When did you get that…? Meh, whatever. It’s got a good edge. You’ll take it. Probably going to use that more than the pistol.

There’s the usual stuff in your bag of holding, too, not that they’ll get much use for this one- fiber wire, needles, poison jars FOR the needles, dart gun, tazer- wait, no, those two might get some use- jar of water for those short circuits on demand...hm. Are you missing anything…

>Are you? Anything you want to pick up before you head out?


>>2301937
You could rock that if you want, sure!

>>2301969
>>Are you? Anything you want to pick up before you head out?
What is lorelei's total inventory?
Also, can we meditate in the meditation room before going into the mission, or she already has the buff applied from all the time that she uses it?

>>2301969
Borrow a Shock Stone from Miranda for your gun. She has two, and will probably give the other one to Owlia for the lab (with the water and pepper stones as well, and her guns for the slots). It might be a bit less lethal than our default pepper stone, and more useful against robots.

>>2301969
>>Are you? Anything you want to pick up before you head out?
Nope, let's roll.

>>2301969
>You could rock that if you want, sure!

H: Who the hell are you?
Lori: I'm the stream of ligth that shines brigther then the sun. Cutting my enemies at the speed of light not letting being limited by gravity and the law. Comming with a flash to steal what i want for the right pay!
Lori: I'm the shinning flare mercenary Daisy Shine!

>>2301986
You can.

Weapons:
---------
-Elemental Stone Pistol
-Shotgun
-Machine Pistol
-Tripwire
-Fiber Wire
-Dagger
-Surgical Needles (20)
-Cat Claws
-Tazer
-Dart Gun

---------

Other:
------
-Small 5-Crystal Pack (150 Mana * 5)
-Bag of Holding
-Murmur Stones
-Water Jar
-Poison Jars (x2, 10 refills per jar)
-Pepper Stone Ammo
-Smoke Bomb x 5

>>2302013
>>2301969
add the smoke bombs and the cat claws

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>>2302013
Any EMP options? Hacking devices? Laser cutting/welding tool?

>>2302013
Tazer would be better then a dagger. Since we can't take the lethal approach.

>>2302026
I think that's stuff we already have

>>2302038
i say we keep it; we might need to stab a robot.

>>2302033
i think we can get that on site. The place we are going seems to be pretty high tech.

>>2302044
Point. But wouldn't a tazer work better to down a bot?

>>2302026
What >>2302041 said.

>>2302033
You can check some shops if you like, but it's likely that you can acquire such devices on site.

>>2302013
Add a can of metallic spray paint and metallic paint "bombs" for blinding cameras and sensors.

Flares to mess with thermal vision.

High power magnets for quiet kills on complex computers.

Thermal paste.

Maybe a small acetylene torch.

>>2302058
>>2302033
Save these ideas for later.

>>2302057
Coolio.

Also, in case this isn't obvious, this is last call.

>>2302013
We have more pepper stones right, for Owlia?

We should pick up chloroform

>>2302058
Again this seem like pretty common stuff for the place we are going. No need to waste motes whe the client can give it to us.

>>2302055
yeah, but we don't know what we are going to face there.
>>2302058
i think those might be cheaper "planetside", so to speak.

>>2302058
We have spells that can do this, or something to that effect anyway

>>2302013
Ask for a shock stone from Miranda. It would be more useful for the world we're going to.

>>2302083
We seem to be going to a low magic high tech world tought. So the less we can spend our mana the better.

>>2302095
but we can still buy those things there. Specially when most of them will be on the cheap because fighting robots are a thing.

>"Hey, 'Randa, can I bum one of those shock stones off you? For my pistol from back on that one job?

>"S'pose so. Robot stun gun, right?"

>"Nah, I just like electrostim play."

>"What the FU-"

>"KIDDING!"

Writing.

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>>2302102
>"Nah, I just like electrostim play."

Lori stop being so lewd.No please don't stop i like it.

I wonder if Owlia could make modern variants after studying the guns and stone? Pepper uzis, shock assault rifles, and acid sniper rifles.

>>2302115
>>2302102
lets stick the shock stone into something gooey before returning it to miranda

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>>2302102
Best girl.

>>2302116
I want to take some mini-robots schematics and bring it home. Imagine each girl having a 'fairy' mini-gundam following then around

>>2302128
we could even create an exo suit for Mono so she can sing while the suit protects her!

>>2302128
Well it is Lorelei, we can just steal anything we want.

>>2302128
>>2302148
Lori is more of a risk taker than Randa...

>>2302148
Even the MC heart

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>>2302198
Well, we've been inside her already.

>>2301969
Hmmm... probably a couple of things you could pick up. Although you suspect that where you're going they'll be in abundance. Flares, magnets, thermal paste, some kind of torch for cutting work. Maybe hacking tools, not that you’re fantastic at that without automated programs. Not stuff you need very often, but stuff that you’ve used before, might use again. Relatively simple tools that, if this guy’s as rich as he claims, will probably have plenty of. Still, there's at least one thing that you know they won't have that you need to pick up…

...Alright, got everything (and got in some last minute fun at Miranda’s expense), and with a couple extra hours of meditation, you feel...a lot more confident about this. Not like, chest-poundingly confident, but you're feeling a lot more at ease with what's going to be expected of you and how it might be best to handle it. You’re not floating, you’re in tune with yourself. This job is nothing you can’t pull off, absolutely. Hopefully you can keep this feeling up for quite a while.

>Lorelei is CLEAR-HEADED, and will be able to pick up on very subtle social cues and otherwise read situations even more acutely than normal to allow her a further range of ideas in such situations. Mana usage dropped by 5%.

A last minute snack to keep your belly filled, and you’re suited up- the good thing is that this suit has at the very least a way to drop the visor so that they could actually see your face. It's more of a 3/4 helmet than anything else when it’s like that, but it should work well enough. The bangles are actually metal. wondering if you can actually deflect stuff with him. not that you shouldn't need to, but just in case.

Well...no sense in putting it off any further. “Yo, Sal! I’m good to go!”

’Best of luuuuuuck out there. Please don’t screwwwwww it up!’

Man, Sal can be such a jerk sometimes. Even if he DOES mean well…

JOB STARTED

>>2302287
You arrive in a smattering of energy and a nice three-point stance, on a small raised podium, and already you can feel the weight of your uniform has increased. A quick glance around to your extremities and some very quick shifting of muscles reveals that there's been a few extra accoutrements to your outfit...including pauldrons.

Not a fan. Whatever, you’ll make due. Your color’s also changed from a brilliant yellow and white color scheme to something more burnt umber and gold. At least your costume is mostly skintight- you like that.

“So...who might this be?” A deep voice asks. “Is this the one I hired? Hmph. You look more like a fool hero than someone willing to obey my commands for pay.” You lift your head, to see a tall, well-dressed man standing in front of you, with a thin, black goatee and sharp looking eyes- the very picture of your stock evil corporate businessman. “Your name, then. I trust I won’t be wasting my hard earned funds.”

>Dark Sun! THE BURNING PAIN OF ALL HEROES!
>You can call me Flameheart- the Insatiable, handsome!
>Ohoh? So you doubt the prowess of Shatterlight Then test me, I dare!
>Other

>>2302292
>>Ohoh? So you doubt the prowess of Shatterlight Then test me, I dare!

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>>2302292
>Dark Sun! THE BURNING PAIN OF ALL HEROES!
>*Pose*

>>2302292
>>Dark Sun! THE BURNING PAIN OF ALL HEROES!

>>2302292
>Ohoh? So you doubt the prowess of Shatterlight Then test me, I dare!
Fireworks! is free right? Shoot some off for extra DAZZLING!

>>2302292
>The Fabulous "Noonblight" is no one's waste of money, honey! I can assure you.

>>2302325
Yeah, it's basically her version of Magi-Blasts.Just instead of one biggish bolt at a time, she sends a crapton of smaller ones at you. It's like being swarmed by wasps. Very very angry wasps. Wasps that burrow into you and explode.

>>2302292
>You can call me Flameheart- the Insatiable, handsome!

5 more minutes!

>>2302292
>>Ohoh? So you doubt the prowess of Shatterlight Then test me, I dare!

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>>2302378
Which one allows is to make a menancing pose?

>>2302292
>Ohoh? So you doubt the prowess of Shatterlight Then test me, I dare!

Shatterlight it is! We will never falter!

>>2302441
can we still pose regardless of what we chose?

>>2302472
It's Lorelei. Posing is always a given

>>2302292
>>2302304
>>2302325
>>2302383
>>2302402
“Oho?!” Okay, showtime! “So, do you doubt the prowess of Shatterlight?”

“I do.” He says wryly.

“Then test me, I dare you! I’ll meet and exceed ANY challenge!” You proclaim, hands sprawled, hips jutted, letting yourself let loose a few weak Fireworks around the air.

The way he looks at you is...less than impressed. Eh, you'll work on him eventually. He just straightens his tie and looks at you imperiously. “Very well, would-be. Let’s test you, indeed. Follow me, and try not to gawk in awe at the opulence on display.” You realize that you seem to be in some sort of factory, or at the very least some sort of headquarters, all of it in a very interesting blue and purple color theme, and further in the back of the large room that you're in now you can see a row of computers with employees typing away diligently at them. It’s all very stylish, actually- a lot of fluorescent light tubing and a lot of his emblem, which looks sort of like a gear with a crow head inside.

He turns away, and you follow easily, strutting like the radiant warrior that you are. “There is a Minibot Arm Piece currently in the possession of one Ryo Kanzaki, known as the ‘Geo-Blaster’. It is a rare piece- not nearly as interesting to me as the experimental pieces I desire, but it would do well in my collection.” He explains as you both move down the hall. “Your test is simple- obtain this Arm Piece and return it to me. It is in a store known as Kanzaki Bot Services; a pathetic Minibot repair and parts seller. You will be granted your choice of one of three Minibots to accompany you in case of danger. Is that clear?” He looks back at you with an air of utter seriousness, and you can tell he's trying his best to hold back anything further than a slight scowl to remain professional.

> “Crystal! You need not fear- this will be pathetically simple for me!”
> “Are you expecting resistance from a small store such as that one?”
> “I take it the owner must have experience in the field, yes? I wonder if he’d be a good challenge!”
> *"Ahh...I sense perhaps more than that drives you, yes? Your heart burns through your eyes!
>Other

>>2302472
...Yes.

>a pathetic Minibot repair and parts seller

Oh so we are the villan that will awake the young character in search of vegeance.

>>2302486
> “Are you expecting resistance from a small store such as that one?”

>>2302472
Posing is mandatory

>>2302486
>> “Crystal! You need not fear- this will be pathetically simple for me!”

>>2302486
>> “Crystal! You need not fear- this will be pathetically simple for me!”

>>2302472
can we still pose regardless of what we do?

>FTFY

>>2302486
> “Crystal! You need not fear- this will be pathetically simple for me!”

>>2302486
> “Crystal! You need not fear- this will be pathetically simple for me!”
Need a ball shapped bot so we can go around ojou laughing at people

5 minutes until lock!

>>2302486
>> “Crystal! You need not fear- this will be pathetically simple for me!”

EZ job, EZ life.

Hopefully.

>>2302566
Are we about to put someone's granpa in the hospital?

>>2302670
Considering the “No Killing” rider, we probably should try to do a stealth run.

>>2302683
Well technicaly crippling someone isn't killing then...so.

>>2302486
Hmph. A small parts store like that? With a bit of observation and some good timing, it shouldn't be that hard to nick a few mech pieces. “Crystal! You need not fear- this will be pathetically simple for me!” So, the possible resistance might be an owner and his robot, but if worse comes to worse you can probably trash the robot without violating the rider. Still, it's something you'd prefer to avoid, and you're still pretty sure that you'll be able to.

“Hm.” Mr. King says nothing about your boast, but simply snorts and turns back to his walk. “We here at King Industries pride ourself on the finest Minibot quality. And thus, any of these three bots that you’ll soon see before you will be more than adequate to assist in your actions.” He stops at a sliding door to his left, and presses his hand to the pad. A quick scan, and the both of you are in.


The area seems to be a sort of mechanical test bed, and you can see a number of different Minibots, none taller than 4 feet you’d say; many of them doing things such as running on treadmills, attacking dummies, lifting weights under a gauge, or even what seems to be firearms training with a small target range. One seems to just be waiting on the sidelines, watching everything.

“All bots, forward and in front!” Mr. King announces, his voice causing all of the robots present to immediately stopped what they were doing and face him- in one poor bot’s case causing it to drop a barbell inadvertently- that dent’s gonna need fixing…

“YES SIR, MISTER KING!” A plethora of synthetic voices call out in unison as they all salute.. Mr. King nods once, then speaks again. “This is Shattersun.”

“Shatterllight, sir.” you can’t help but remind him.

He just glances at you briefly before resuming. “Shatterlight will be taking one of you along to assist in an assignment for me. As you all know, there are yet a great number of Minibots who are in need of someone of my greatness to kite them. And to aid in this endeavor, we need to show them that we are capable of providing superior quality. It has long come to my attention that there is a Minibot part that is in the hands of a grubby and unmotivated old shopkeeper that sorely needs to understand just what he has in his hands, and how it can be put to better use.” The scowl on his face deepens as he speaks about the man, and you get the feeling that the two REALLY aren’t fans. “Whichever she picks will be assisting her in retrieving the part that he has kept hoarded. Is that clear?”

“YES SIR, MISTER KING!” Wow, they’re dedicated. Now, with a smile on his lips, he turns to you.

“They will introduce themselves, state their combat style and special capabilities, and from there you will decide.” With that, he waves his arm towards them in a flourish. “I guarantee that you will not find Minibots of this quality anywhere else.”

cont. (Bot bios incoming!)

>>2302721
There’s a number of them...might as well get started going over them.

The first is a red colored, cat like robot. It seems to have sharp, red, triangular eyes and a whip like tail that it waves around lazily. You can also see that at the end of its hands and feet are clawed protrusions. It examines them casually, and you can see some sparks of electricity arc from them as it does so.

> “Yo. I’m Thundercat, a Speed-class Minibot. My whole thang is close-quarters, if it wasn’t obvious. Usually I get in, claw the other bot up like whoa, shock ‘em for good measure if I can. That trick takes a lot outta me, but, eh. What can I say? I get results, and I've yet ta meet the bot that can match my speed. Don’t expect me to win heavy firefights without the right parts, though- you’re stupid if you send me against one of those Shooter bots.”

It looks you up and down, and it… cocks its head and squints a bit. “Seriously, though, what’s with the getup? Ya look like some old school supahero.”

Right, then. Electric-type catbot. Got it.

The next one is much bulkier, reminding you of a very large sumo wrestler, only painted green and with clamps as hands. And a robot, obviously. He thumps his chest in greetings, and you can see his bright orange circular LED eyes light up just a bit.

> “Ha! I am Battor, A Bruiser-class! And one of the best, dare I say! I grab, I toss, I crush if need be! None can withstand my might, and few and unseat me. Unlike my associate here, I am not so nimble, but I can certainly take a beating better than she can!”

“Feh,” Thundercat scoffs, but leaves it at that.

Battor just laughs. “I’d be more than willing to prove it in a practice ring! Especially if you’d just let me take yer hand for a second.”

Thundercat shudders. Gotcha.

cont. (One more!)

>>2302728
The next guy seems to have a knight motif, silver and shining, and with an angled helmet with a slight beetle-esque design. Attached to his left hand is a shield, and attached to his right hand is a sword which it uses to salute with. He has dark blue, square eyes, and seems to be every inch the prodigal soldier.

>Hail! I am Exor, a Balanced-class Minibot! You you not fear any battle in my presence, for I have no weaknesses, and am capable of utilizing my shield to its fullest extent possible! i can attack and defend with skill in equal measure!”

“Really?” you ask.

> “Unless the lack of noted strengths can be considered a weakness! I am also somewhat vulnerable at range, I suppose…

He...kinda trailed off at the end there, a bit. Suddenly he looks a lot less sure of himself. The bot to his left pats him on the back, and he brightens up a bit.

Speaking of, said bot is very clearly modeled after a beetle, although it stands upright like all of the rest. It even has four arms. but the interesting thing about it is that on each of those arms lies what appears to be a small cannon. The blue colored beetle-bot looks up at you quickly as it notices your staring.

> “Ah, right, I’m Hapso. I’m a Shooter-class bot, yeah. I, uh...shoot things. Pretty much. I’m pretty nimble, or at least I try to be, but, uh...these arms aren’t exactly, y’know. Heavy duty. That and I’m kinda not the best with close range anyway. But, hey, you need fire support, I'm your bot! Four guns, two more than most bots have! Real good at that, yeah! If I need to, i think kind of overclock to really give someone a bad day.”

Hm. Interesting.

> “And don’t forget about me, please!”

Hm? You turn far to the left, to see the thought that was over looking everyone else. you had kind of wrote it off considering that it appeared to be of a medical sort, considering that it was more or less a robot maid. Even had the hat and everything and a nice pastel pink and white color scheme.

> “I’m Prima, terribly sorry! I am a Support-class Minibot, as you likely have presumed, but I should also mention that I am capable of rapid diagnosis of structural weak points and anomalies in Minibot systems! That, combined with my Close Range Automated Defensive System and advanced program execution algorithms allow me to react to and disable aggressive robots with precision!”

Wow. She said all of that in a hurry, like she was worried about wasting your time.

King has been quiet throughout all of this simply nodding at each one of them in turn. You're kind of surprised he didn't say anything at their assessment of their weaknesses, but you suppose that all things considered, it's better to know what those weaknesses are and prepare for them instead of pretending they don't exist. “So,” He says. “Which do you choose?”

>Thundercat, the Speed-class Minibot.
>Battor, the Brusier-class Minibot
>Exor, the Balanced-class Minibot
>Hapso, the Shooter-class Minibot.
>Prima, the Support-class Minibot

>>2302735
>Hapso, the Shooter-class Minibot.

They can provide overwatch while we get in and steal the part.

>>2302735
Actually no

> >Prima, the Support-class Minibot

To help us case the place so we can do the job quietly. Also so that we can learn more about minibots in general.

>>2302735
>There is a Minibot Arm Piece currently in the possession of one Ryo Kanzaki, known as the ‘Geo-Blaster'

Since there is a chance to have to deal with this and most likely the old man has it and willl use it i say we grab.

>Thundercat, the Speed-class Minibot.

>>2302735
Wow, these are much more complex than I imagined. Are they full AI?
The main mission is nominally a sneaking mission, but I doubt things will pan out that way. Lori is pretty well set for close-short range, so

>Hapso, the Shooter-class Minibot.
is my first choice to cover us while we do sneaky things

second choice is
>Exor, the Balanced-class Minibot
to provide support when things invenitally go tits up,

third choice is
>Prima, the Support-class Minibot
to provide a voice in our in for precision takedowns as needed.

>>2302771
They are full AI, personalities and everything.

>>2302735
>>Prima, the Support-class Minibot

>>2302771
Pick the standard one more chance to put upgraded and turn him into a specialist bot.

>>2302776
>[desire to bring one back to the Intersection intensifies]

Out of curiosity, how long are you expecting this job to take? This is shaping up to be a fun job, and I'm not in a rush, but I was wondering.

Great the meido robot is winning..

>>2302783
Do we want to be here log enough to have to upgrade the bots?

We should just rob this shop. Take a bunch of extra stuff to muddy the trail.

>>2302797
It's 2-2-1 support, shooter, speed.

>>2302811
Dunno most likely we can look for stuff to upgrade our on bot and of course we steal as much as we want from the shop just so nobody question why we just took one rare piece.

Also Meido bot may be the best way to grab all the sruff we need without being caugth and drag upgrade gear for her.

>>2302793
we'll just grab all of them and drop them into our bag o'holding.

>>2302735
hmmm, considering we are going to play dirty and we will likely avoid confrontation......
>Prima, the Support-class Minibot

God i bet the knight and the shooter would be Izumi's wet dream.

Momo would take the cat bot

And Randa would just love the bruiser.

>>2302735
>>Prima, the Support-class Minibot
The support will help us infiltrate labs and bypass security.

>>2302837
Steal the entire shop grab all the parts to ourselfs and make a financial damage to our employers nemesis! Dohohohohoho~

>>2302845
Nothing in the contract says we can’t set the competition’s shop on fire while we rob it of everything and stuff it all in our bag of holding.

>>2302852
indeed. Besides stores aten't alive so that isn't killing it!

>>2302852
lets think with portals so to speak. lets take control of the grandpa, and force him to leave the geothingumabob in a very far a way place, then we go to retrieve it.

>>2302852
A fire would draw a lot more attention than just a robbery, though we should clean the place out it make it look like a normal heist.

>>2302861
We could try, but if it fails we'll have a freaked out guy in the shop. Not great for stealth.

Okay, might be back in a half hour, might not, need to drive a friend somewhere. Depends on how long this takes. Talk amongst yourselves more.

> "How come you don't sell that one, grandpa?"

> "Well, grandson, it's...got a long history behind it. One I don't care to tell folks, but...that there gauntlet? That's something that, well...if it ever got in the wrong hands, might well spell disaster. I keep it hidden so no one'll find it, and, far as I know, no one knows I have it."

> "Really?"

> "Yes. Now, I believe you got yerself a new bot to go play with, right?"

> "Oh yeah! HEY, ZERO! I GOT THE ARM PART!"

> "BOUT TIME! C'MON, LET'S GET GOING!"

> "Haaa...they're good together, the both of them. They'll do great things, I hope. Much better than this old man..."

>>2302735
>Prima, the Support-class Minibot

>>2302893
Yup time to put a old man in a hospital bed

>>2302884
we can wait until he goes to sleep, but i get your point. On the other had, how will we enter the shop after setting it on fire? i mean, how to enter and exiting without anybody noticing us? We still need to do some recon in order to know where the piece is located.

>>2302919
Why set it on fire before looting?
We loot it then set it on fire as we leave.

Preferably with the old man tied up and gagged in a dumpster.

>>2302735
>Prima, the Support-class Minibot

>>2302893
This makes me DEFINITELY want to burn down the shop. After chloroforming the grandpa and grandson. Evil Overlord list, #38 If an enemy I have just killed has a younger sibling or offspring anywhere, I will find them and have them killed immediately, instead of waiting for them to grow up harboring feelings of vengeance towards me in my old age.

>>2302929
Change that to "Tied to the bed with his Grandson" and I'm on board.

Hey, if we're evil enough, do you think our summoner would pay us to leave?

>>2302946
>>2302936
Nevermind, I forgot about the "Zero Casualties" rider.

>>2302936
>>2302946
We specifically cannot kill anyone here, as it’s against the contract.

Even if we burn them in the shop fire badly enough so they’re in a coma at the hospital, it’s too risky that they accidentally die due to complications with the burns. Especially the old man.

>>2302946
Yes since he doesn't want to kill anyone. But then again he didn't say we couldn't put people in danger.

>>2302961
Fine we do just some breaking and eentering and tie the old man and the kid if they try to stop us.

>>2302963
>>2302961
So . . . . can we drive people mad by possessing them? Or make people seem to be a danger to themselves? Or that they're going senile and misplacing things?

Can we gaslight an old man into being committed in a locked down care facility, his ramblings of hidden powers written off as early onset dementia?

>>2302946
probably, but it's easier to invoke DA CONTRACT RULES and force us to leave.
>>2302936
i really want to too, but this is literally the beginning of yu gi oh (as far as i remember). lets try to avoid making our own antagonist for now and begin using our noggin.

>>2302973
No. No because we also share the body so Lori would also feel the damage. But we can make a man walk the plank or jump from a high altitude. But we will need to suppress the user willpower. We could make it look like the old man is suffering from sleep walking.

>>2302973
Also you should done down on you call of Cuthulu games anon. They are starting to affect your mind.

>>2303009
There wouldn't be any physical damage.

Just emotional. Soooooo much emotional trauma.

>>2303009
>We could make it look like the old man is suffering from sleep walking.

Why not just slip into his mind while he's cooking and have him accidentally start the fire.

Then we can grab the arm in the confusion.

Or even save his Grandson and ask for the arm in return.

>>2303061
>>2303009
And how will this help us acquire the arm?

>>2303072
We buy it for a reasonable price as a collectors item, so that the family can afford the crushing cost of Grandpas healthcare.

Yeah this plan is just silly convoluted. I came up with a better one here >>2303065. It just needs a moment of inattention.

>>2303072
Heck maybe Oil Cans there can give us a detailed scan of the arm and we can make a reproduction, swap it out then have it conveniently burned in the fire.

>>2303092
Nah just steal the aem and be done with it. Scan the house with our maid bot and our astral projection. Locate were the arm is, use our support bit to turn dow the alarm and in the dead of the night we steal everything we can.

>>2303105
Your plan is better, but is it more fun?

>>2303146
Yes.

>>2303146
I'd rather get paid, thankyouverymuch

>>2303209
Get paid AND have some profit on the sideway.

...yeeeaah short run tomorrow, then I'm going to need to take Tuesday off.

>>2303290
Why something happend?So we will pause for todaythen?

>>2303290
Keep on trucking.

>>2303290
Hope things are okay.

I hope we make the opportunity to make some extra cash on the side. Just for role play purposes.

>>2302735
>>Prima, the Support-class Minibot

You know, this whole job seems to be even more of a Medabots reference than I was expecting it to be.

I love it.

>>2302735
>Prima, the Support-class Minibot
Robot maid, nuff said. Also she seems more useful for the cloak and dagger work we'll likely be doing.

>>2302735
>Prima, the Support-class Minibot

I'm sure that Lorelei can fuck things up with her spooky hand magic and guns well enough, even if that's against the natural laws of this world. A hacker robot is just what we need.

>All the weird plans above
I'll go ahead and remind you all of something.
>Bleach
>In
>Spaghetti

>>2304653
One more proof to not fuck aroubd and do things in a not convoluted way. Last time it took time and we couldn't do the job

>>2304653
Miranda was never one for subtlety. Was pretty retarded though.

>>2304687
It was a good plan to poison him but obviously some players have never tasted bleach, but perhaps they should have.

Okay, should be set in about 30. Short run, as I said.

>>2305157
A short run is a run. Besides if we don't get into to many shadowruns we may end up the attack to the repair shop today!

>>2302735
Hmmm... You suppose if that this were Miranda going on this job, she’d probably pick something extremely practical, like Hapso, because he’s long-range. It really does make sense, and by all accounts you can't say that the idea didn't go through your head either.

But Prima’s WAY TOO CUUUUTE. She’s got a little metal bow-thing on the side of her head and it makes her look adooorable! “Prima, I request your services! Join me in this undertaking!” You stretch you hand out, and she takes it daintily, even doing a little courtesy at the end.

The urge to squee is strong.

The other bots kind of grumble, Thundercat just kind of shrugs, but they don't say anything opposing your decision. Mr. King just raises an eyebrow, likely inwardly questioning your choice, but he doesn’t disapprove either. “Very well,” the rich man says airly. “Let’s get you to the briefing room.”

The two of you salute, and Prima has to stop herself from giggling a bit.

Dunno, think you might like this one.

The ‘briefing room’ with purple and gold chairs, tables, and a plethora of pictures featuring the man himself. There's even a statue of him in one corner, and you have to admit this guy definitely seems to have a high opinion of himself. “Now, I don’t much concern myself with the common rabble, ESPECIALLY Kanzaki...so I'm afraid I can't really tell you much more than where the shack of a store is. However, that's something of the point, isn't it?” He smiles thinly at that little remark as he presses a button underneath the table, and the middle of it folds out to reveal some sort of holographic projector. A keyboard then flips out under the head of the table, and he walks around to it and quickly types something in. The image changes to a large map, with a red dot near the top. It then zooms in to the southern half, then on a street, and quickly focuses in on one building in particular, with a red targeting symbol around it.

You have to admit, it's... Actually not really all that impressive looking. A real basic brick store, with a simple sign out in the front that says ‘Kanzaki Bot Services’, the red paint is chipping faded away in places, and the whole store itself seems like it's been around for quite some time.
“I trust you had the good sense to bring along some of your own tools? I’m not so foolish as to grant you anything that could be traced back to me.”

Honestly, if it was a simple as that, you wouldn't need anything in particular that you didn’t have already. Better safe than sorry, true, but even then…

>Ask him any further questions you might have.
> “All that remains, then, is the time of my GLORIOUS DEPARTURE!” You'll strike tonight!
> Other

>>2305264
> “All that remains, then, is the time of my GLORIOUS DEPARTURE!” You'll strike tonight!

I have no questions.

>>2305264
>> “All that remains, then, is the time of my GLORIOUS DEPARTURE!” You'll strike tonight!
unless someone else has questions

>>2305264
>> “All that remains, then, is the time of my GLORIOUS DEPARTURE!” You'll strike tonight!

>>2305264

Maybe ask for some of these things. Unless he wants to be a cheap bastard.

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>>2305264
> “All that remains, then, is the time of my GLORIOUS DEPARTURE!” You'll strike tonight!

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>She’s got a little metal bow-thing

Okay i can get behing that.

>>2305264
>Ask him any further questions you might have.
So, no deaths. What about comas and hospitalizations? Maiming and destroying eyes and eardrums?

Aaaand writing!

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“Have you no spare resources, then?” You ask. “Flares, cutting tools? Perhaps devices to allow my egress into secure areas easier?”

“There's a certain irony in someone with your name asking for tools such as flares,” he notes. “But perhaps I can spare a few...simple objects, yes. However, these will be granted only after you complete my little trial. If you can't get in such a place without them, then I don't see you being able to access much heavier defended areas WITH them.”

Ugh, what a cheapskate. “I completely understand! Fear not, my skill will be more than adequate!” At least you can pose about it.

“Hmph. Well, then, allow me to show me to your -potential- quarters. This way.” He turns to walk away again, and you follow, Prima trailing at your heels.

You get a quick overview of the rest of the places that you were probably going to have access to- or at least the ones that King felt like showing you, anyway. There's a rather large training duel area for Minibots, a field that reminds you more of a hockey rink than anything else, only with less lines and no goals- but the same high walls and even a sitting area for bots waiting their turn. There's also an entertainment area and locker room, along with the usual things such as showers and whatnot.

Before much longer, though, it's evening, and time to get to work. “I expect that arm in my hands by morning,” King says, and his tone brooks no argument. “I trust you remember where the shop is located.” Fortunately, you’d been allowed a second, more thorough look at the holographic map, and you had a pretty good idea of the general location it was in. “Now, get going!”

Man, this guy’s cranky.

Fortunately, travel throughout the brightly colored, high skyscrapered city is...well, it’s not completely easy- you're not nearly as athletic as ‘Randa or Izumi, but you can still jump pretty darn well, and most of the people on the streets seem to be engrossed in their own business. Prima, for her part, was fairly shocked when you grabbed her up (she’s lighter than you think she'd be…) and starting leaping. “I-I was not aware humans were capable of performing to these parameters! Perhaps I should reassess my calculations!”

You just laugh, and continue on.

cont.

>>2305433
Before long, the moon still fresh in the sky, you reach a familiar street, and you can see that a few blocks down is the simple building that is Kanzuki Bot Services, faded paint and everything. There’s even what seems to be bot frames in the window, to entice passersby. However, the lights are on, and yet you can't see anyone inside or nearby- for all intent and purposes, it seems like a simple convenience store on a slow street. As you approach a bit closer, you notice there DOES seem to be some camera system.

“Madam, I would suggest caution- even small businesses such as this are expected to have alarm systems designed to immediately alert the authorities. Should we cause too much damage or tarry too long, we may attract undue attention!”

Yeah, clearly. The question, though, how to get in…

You let yourself them all over that one for a few more moments, until you see the lights turn off- without anyone leaving.

...Well, then.

>Perhaps you can have Prima pose as a lost bot, then take the owner by surprise?
>Just wait a few moments more, then try to break into the building the old-fashioned way. Whoever’s in there is in for a surprise...
>Keep waiting for someone to come out- what are they going to do, sleep in there?
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>Just wait a few moments more, then try to break into the building the old-fashioned way. Whoever’s in there is in for a surprise...

>>2305436
>>Just wait a few moments more, then try to break into the building the old-fashioned way. Whoever’s in there is in for a surprise...

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>>Other
>See if prima can interface with the security system.
>Then cut the lights out.

Lets force him to get out, then we get the arm.

>>2305436
>Just wait a few moments more, then try to break into the building the old-fashioned way. Whoever’s in there is in for a surprise...
>Other: Ask Prima about the structure and were she thinks the security hub is so she can hack it and kill the video feed. Also ask her about blind spots that she can identify

>>2305436
>>Keep waiting for someone to come out- what are they going to do, sleep in there?
Best case, they leave. Worse case, they do sleep in the shop, but an asleep person is at least easier to sneak up on.

i got an idea; regardless of the plan, can we try to astral project ourselves before trying to enter?
We are a ghost at best, and we can check the store without tripping any alarm.

Aaand thread paused. Will resume in a few hours.

>>2305436
Time for prima to work. It she can hack it, great!
If she can find out where the triggers are in the building that would be a nice bonus

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> “I-I was not aware humans were capable of performing to these parameters! Perhaps I should reassess my calculations!”

>>2305482
Cool see ya soon.

>>2305488
I thinl she needs a interface to start hacking. Never less, we can always ask for her to scan the building so we cab know camera blind spots and good points of entry.

>>2305477
We could, but projection is 1000 mana + 500 per roll to maintain, and Lori has only got 7500 to begin with.

>>2305507
And this place seem a low magic high tech place. We should keep our astral projectiin for better and more dangerous jobs.

>>2305436
>Just wait a few moments more, then try to break into the building the old-fashioned way. Whoever’s in there is in for a surprise...
I think we can spare a bit of time...

>>2305436
>>Just wait a few moments more, then try to break into the building the old-fashioned way. Whoever’s in there is in for a surprise...

>>2305436
>Just wait a few moments more, then try to break into the building the old-fashioned way. Whoever’s in there is in for a surprise...
Have Prima do a deeper scan first

>>2305436
>Other

Explore it in the astral plane

Hey, guess who's actually available after all?

Check one two, anyone here? I get a couple responses, will start running in about 30.

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>>2307751
Hell yeah lucky break!!!
I'm here and ready to!

>>2307751
I'm here

>>2307751
Yup

>>2307751
welcome back.

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Present.

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Oh, bah. They might be doing a few last-minute checks or something. Maybe some inventory in a back room, who knows. You can hang out for a bit longer, make sure no one’s around to risk any complications…

...Yeah, doesn't seem like anyone’s coming out. At least not anytime soon; it’’s been at least an hour. Well, too bad for them. You stand up proudly, your suit shimmering even in this dim light. “Prima!”

“Yes, ma’am!?” She’s going to have to get used to you speaking up quickly- there’s no time to dawdle! “We begin our approach!”

“Well, technically I must correct you in that we’ve been approaching since we left home, and at the moment-” Boring!

“We move!” The robot is scooped, and you are off! It takes naught but two mighty leaps to reach the front door of the simple store, and indeed you see that there’s a bit of space around it, to allow for a tiny back lot, it seems, but little besides a basic magnetic lock to prevent your bypassing-

“Miss, if you would please let me down!?” Ah, right. Seriously, she's a light thing! “Thank you! Now, if you don’t mind, I must inform you that should we attempt to force entry, it is highly likely that we will face on-site resistance due to the lack of exiting personnel!”

“I was aware of that,” you note.

“Apologies, I felt it pertinent to issue a reminder.” Geez, this little thing is so chatty…you kinda like it.

> “Welp, if we’re on the clock, no reason to dally!” You’ll just be quick about it. PUNCH
> “Prima, do you have a way to jimmy the lock?” The less obvious noise you make, the more grand you can make your big appearance!
> Maybe busting down the back service door would be villainously bombastic enough?
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>> “Prima, do you have a way to jimmy the lock?” The less obvious noise you make, the more grand you can make your big appearance!