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>>5670201

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>>5670201
>>“Yeah, that. Her name is Ambition-P and, yeah, she wants to do a collab and I’m looking for people to help her out or something…” Be really letdown that Nariko managed to spoil the surprise.

>>5670201
>“Yeah, that. Her name is Ambition-P and, yeah, she wants to do a collab and I’m looking for people to help her out or something…” Be really letdown that Nariko managed to spoil the surprise.

>>5670201
>>“Where’s Ame by the way?” Make a sudden change of topics before moving on.

>>5670201
>“You know, scratch that for a second; Yu Yan, I learned something about your past. Do you wanna hear it? It’s pretty cool!” You’re going to tell Yu Yan that she’s a pod baby.

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“Yeah, that. Her name is Ambition-P and, yeah, she wants to do a collab and I’m looking for people to help her out or something…” You look crestfallen as Nariko has spoiled the surprise.

“Look at what you did, Nariko.” Yu Yan points out how life has disappeared from your body.

“E-Excuse me? How is this my fault?” Nariko is entering into a panicked state. She doesn’t know what she did wrong.

“Didn’t you hear him? You spoiled the surprise!” Yu Yan is disappointed in her hobo friend.

“Did I? Is the person he mentioned well-known?” Nariko doesn’t know who Debbie is.

“Don’t tell me you have never heard Ambition-P’s sick beats before…?” Yu Yan expresses her disapproval.

“…I can tell you haven’t either.” Nariko realizes Yu Yan is only teasing her.

“Yeah, I haven’t. But I keep to myself because I’m not an asshole.” Yu Yan shrugs. “Who is Ambition-P?”

“A once in a lifetime talent…” You sigh.

“He sure is.” Yu Yan tries to cheer you up by patting your back.

“She.” You clarify.

“A she?! Woah! I didn’t see this coming.” The smug one is concocting her plans.

“It was obvious. The naming convention is similar to the cultist girl Johnny dealt with.” Nariko recalls that your ex-wife Carol is a thing. “That YUPIE-T!”

“Don’t call anyone Yupie, Nariko.” Yu Yan got serious all of a sudden. “It’s JUNG-P anyway.”

“It’s actually YUNG-P.” You point out.

“That’s what I said.” Yu Yan doesn’t get it.

“It’s YUNG with an Y.” You clarify more. “Like Yoghurt. Not Jungle.”

“…What the hell is the difference?” Yu Yan doesn’t get you.

“Fine then, Ju Jan.” You cross your arms.

“…I get it now, Yohnny.” Yu Yan crosses her arms too.

“Don’t ever say my name like that again.” You glare back. It’s almost as bad as Jonathan to you!

“You started it, Ztud. Deal with it.” Yu Yan is not even making sense anymore!

“I don’t follow…” Nariko is a lost cow on her couch.

“It’s okay, Nariko. Here, have a cookie.” Yu Yan hands Nairiko a treat!

“How delicious!” Nariko is all happy now. All the tickling is part of the past.

“Anyway, are you girls interested in joining this initiative?” You want to know!

“Johnny… You haven’t heard us play.” Yu Yan replies, all concerned.

“I’ll be willing to do anything you want, dear Johnny, but Yu Yan has a point.” Nariko is concerned too.

Thankfully, someone knocks the door and saves you from further embarrassment!

“Woo! It must be my package!” Yu Yan jogs her way to the door.

“I wonder what instrument she bought…” You wonder as you watch her go.

>>5670280


Which instrument Yu Yan bought?

>Drum set.
>The Electric Guitar.
>Electric Bass.
>The Flute.
>The Harmonica.
>Write In.

What do you do after?

>Take Nariko to the Music Store to buy a keyboard.
>Ask the Hobos to show their musical prowess.
>Look for new recruits.
>Get the band together. It’s time for some auditions!
>Ask where Ame is.
>Write In.

>>5670281
>>Drum set.

>>5670281
>A cow bell.

>Ask where Ame is.

>>5670282
Forgot to add
>Take Nariko to the Music Store to buy a keyboard.

>>5670281
>>Electric Bass.
>Ask where Ame is.

>>5670281
>Drum set.
>Ask where Ame is.

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“By the way, is Amelia home?” You haven’t seen your derpy little sister so far even after making a big ruckus.

“No, dear Johnny, she went out in the morning.” Nariko shakes her head. You wonder where your sister went, but before you could pop out the question, the smug one calls for your help.

“Yo, Yohnny! C’mere! Help me out with this bad boy!” Yu Yan asks by the door as the delivery man goes inside with the packages on a two-wheeled shipping cart.

“No need, lassie! I have 20-inch pythons!” The delivery man boasts about his arms.

“Suuure, buddy. But I’m not letting those tree trunks mess with the merchandise.” Yu Yan wants your help to assemble whatever instrument this is. “It’s frail.”

“Coming right up.” You get closer. “What did you buy? A drum set?”

“Who are you? Nariko? Don’t spoil the surprise!” Yu Yan teases back.

“I resent that, Yu Yan.” The couch potato leaves her environment after being called out.

“Hold your horses, this cotton candy is Yu Yan?” The delivery man sounds dumbfounded.

“Yeah, I am! I’m, metaphorically, the sweetest piece of carnival goodness you’ll ever see.” Yu Yan doesn’t know how to feel about being called ‘cotton candy’ but she’ll use it to her advantage anyway.

“You? You’re Yu Yan?” The delivery man acts befuddled still.

“That’s what I said, big boy.” Yu Yan smirks.

“You are Yu Yan Liamishi?” The low wage worker asks again. The situation is getting odd.

“Johnny, tell him who I am.” Yu Yan snaps her fingers in a playful manner.

“She’s the damn cutest girl in the world.” You adjust your glasses. Nariko is unimpressed.

“I-I mean my name, stud.” Yu Yan didn’t expect to be embarrassed.

“She’s Yu Yan.” You dryly respond.

“Yu Yan who?” Yu Yan asks in a comedic manner.

“Yu Yan Liamishi!” You exclaim with more enthusiasm.

“Damn straight!” Yu Yan gets all smug. “Thanks for playing along, hunk. I know I can always count on you.” The smug devil clears her throat. “Why are you asking?”

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>>5670352

“So you can sign these papers for me, chica. Big deliveries are handled with care.” The Delivery man tries to hide his laughter as he shows the board on which Yu Yan needs to put her signature.

“Oh… For a moment I thought my campaign netted me more support from the working man. Hehe…” Yu Yan tries not to act too embarrassed as she scribbles on the paper.

“All good…” The driver looks at the signed paper and sighs. He seems disappointed.

…

You’d say the same if this delivery man didn’t have a flame on himself. It’s floating around just like Philonune. Usually, your partner raises his voice when danger is coming, but he’s been awfully silent. Which means… Nothing, because the idiot just noticed now!

“Partner, what do we do?” Philonune thinks there’s something to do here.

The strange thing is that you remember this guy from somewhere, but you can’t place your finger on where… Worst part is that you think you remembered at one point in the past, but for no reason it escapes you now.

What do you do?

>“Hey, big bud. You have a flame, don’t you?” Make things super clear immediately.
>“Can I talk to you outside, big man?” Address this with him outside in the parking lot away from the girls.
>Pantomime to the girls in your totally real secret code that this guy is dangerous.
>Let him leave. This delivery man obviously has no idea that anyone here has a flame. Ask his name before he goes though!
>“GIRLS, HE HAS A FLAME, ATTACK HIM!” Destroy this fool! Like… try to knock him out, not kill him.
>“Hey, aren’t you one of those terrorist folks?” You remember this brute fighting WILDFLAME a while back. Terrible times. But times of the past…
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>5670354
>>“Hey, big bud. You have a flame, don’t you?” Make things super clear immediately.

>>5670354
>“Hey, big bud. You have a flame, don’t you?” Make things super clear immediately.
>“Can I talk to you outside, big man?” Address this with him outside in the parking lot away from the girls.
Big info source right here? I don't want to lose him or fight him here on the third (fourth?) floor where somebody can fall and have a serious injury.

>>5670354
>Pantomime to the girls in your totally real secret code that this guy is dangerous.

>>5670354
>>Let him leave. This delivery man obviously has no idea that anyone here has a flame. Ask his name before he goes though!

>>5670919
this is a bad decision on my part, changing it to
>>5670480

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You believe you remember this guy! He was one of the terrorists who fought WILDFLAME once the city was under attack long ago. This delivery man is nothing but danger, and you need to be careful. You inform Philonune that the plan is to alert the girls of this potential danger in the most efficient way possible…

…By using your secret code through pantomiming! You act like you’re some sports manager relaying your often convoluted and highly inefficient tactics to your players! You freeze when the dangerous flame user glances, then continue your expert messaging. Also, you’re using the environment to your advantage too (You’re dancing behind the boxes).

“Yu Yan, I believe Johnny is telling us we are in danger of some sorts…” Nariko gets close to the drummer and whispers.

“Yeah, you don’t drop those sick moves if something sickening isn’t happening…” Yu Yan agrees. These well-behaved girls are as intelligent as you always thought, you’re so proud of them.

“What are you campaigning for anyway?” The evil delivery man interjects.

“Oh, student council president. Not a biggie.” Yu Yan acts nonchalantly as she looks at her nails.

“Haha, love when people take stuff like that seriously! What’s your slogan?”

“Heh! It’s Yu is doing it for you. Vote Yu!” Yu Yan acts pretty prideful. “The double meaning is what makes it great.”

The delivery man drops his clipboard… he’s stunned.

“You okay there, sir?” Nariko questions as she pulls Yu Yan behind her.

“Heh. Yeah. I gotta go.” The delivery man picks up the clipboard and starts walking towards the door.

Feels a little anticlimactic, but you feel like there’s more to this…

What do you do?

>Follow the Delivery Man while invisible. You’ll learn his deal.
>“We know who you are, mister.” Pretend to know all about this situation.
>Let him go for now. Fortify this apartment in case something weird happens later.
>“She’s not the Yu Yan you think she is. That one died and she’ll never come back.” Drop a nuclear bomb onto this guy.
>“You’re leaving just like that?” Question him before he goes.
>Call for defensive maneuvering. You’re knocking this guy out with everyone’s help.
>Write In.

>>5671026
>>Follow the Delivery Man while invisible. You’ll learn his deal.

>>5671026
>>Follow the Delivery Man while invisible. You’ll learn his deal.

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“Have a good trip, big man.” You send him off.

“Thanks, bud.” The delivery man shoots you with his finger guns as he walks out. You see him off to the door and close it as soon as he’s out.

After a brief moment of silence, Nariko speaks up.

“What’s wrong, dear Johnny? Why was the danger dance deployed?” The OG hobo wonders what set you off.

“Flame user.” You point with your thumb at the door.

“Oh crap! Our delivery man!? His job must suck.” Yu Yan laments.

“We need a unique set of moves for those cases.” Nariko points out how handy it could be to have a warning dance for flame users! You agree!

“Is this a thing you two always had going on? I went with the flow, but I kinda feel really stupid for doing so.” Yu Yan points out that this dance makes absolutely no sense, and the world is a worse place for this to actually work as intended.

“We’ll leave that for later, I’m following that guy.” You get ready for an actual mission. “I think he’s a former terrorist and the way he was acting around you didn’t sit well with me.”

“Is that a good idea, man?” Yu Yan doesn’t think you should rush into a decision.

“No time to waste dwelling on it.” You start putting on your veil.

“Call us if you need anything, we’ll be on maximum alert!” Nariko is ready to tackle some action if needed.

“We’ll be on the lookout, handsome. Count on us!” Yu Yan gives you the two thumbs up. “And don’t do anything reckless, okay?”

“Yeah! I’ll be back safe and sound in a little bit, I don’t want to waste the entire morning chasing him.” You wink before your invisibility veil hides your entire body.

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>>5671086

You leave the Hobos’ apartment with one mission and one mission only: to chase the mailman. Are you a dog? You certainly don’t feel like one despite your courageous but ultimately confusing decision making. Anyway, you spot the flame user walking down the stairs towards the first floor, if you hurry, you’ll catch up to him. And so you did, by the first floor, you’re a short distance from one another.

The man stops right in front of his delivery truck to put his hand on his hips, he looks up; defeat written on his face. He pulls out a piece of paper from his pocket. A distilled Rise poster, Yu Yan’s old alter ego when she was still one of the biggest criminals in the country. He looks dejected at it, crushes it into a paper ball, and throws it to the nearest trash can.

From the looks of it, whatever he decided to do, he has given up on it. But, the thing is, you’re hearing some worrying noises coming from inside the truck. You recognize them as the sound of someone tied up and begging for help! You’ve saved enough people to tell with certainty.

You must admit that this is all conjecture, but it’d be really irresponsible if you let him go without checking.

What do you do?

>Let this totally not-suspicious man go.
>Take your invisibility cloak off and confront him. Ask if he’s trying to find Rise.
>Find a way inside the truck, and check what’s going on.
>Knock the guy out, and then check what’s going on inside the truck.
>Call the Police. Give them the truck’s plate and a picture of this evildoer!
>Write In.


(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>5671087
>Knock the guy out, and then check what’s going on inside the truck.

>>5671087
>>Take your invisibility cloak off and confront him. Ask if he’s trying to find Rise.

>>5671087
>Take your invisibility cloak off and confront him. Ask if he’s trying to find Rise.
Finally, some action

>>5671087
>>Take your invisibility cloak off and confront him. Ask if he’s trying to find Rise.

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You hide behind the other side of the truck to take your invisibility cloak off undetected from the delivery man, then begin the confrontation.

“Hey!” You get his attention.

“Where the hell did you come from? I mean, something wrong with the package, sir?” The suspicious former terrorist goes back to acting.

“I saw what you were doing.” You’ll go straight to the point.

“…And what’s that?” The driver gets defensive.

“The poster.” You point at the trash can where he threw the paper ball. “You’re trying to find Rise, aren’t you?”

“For the reward, yeah.” The man deflects. He’s a quick-witted liar, even if his acting is so-so.

“Can we skip the part where you try to misdirect me? You’re not going to trick me. Tell me the truth.” It’s not like you don’t have patience, but you need to do Debbie’s project!

“Haha! You see a lot of bullshit all day, don’t you? We’ll talk.” The flame user concedes. “Ya, I’m lookin’ for her. Haven’t had any luck for a while. She might be gone.”

“May I ask why?” You question.

“It’s none of your business, friend.” The man adjusts his cap.

Whoever is inside the delivery truck is loudly smashing their bodies against the door, desperately calling for your attention.

The delivery man is wearing his best poker face under these circumstances, but he’s visibly nervous.

What do you do?

>“Who do you have in there?” Point out there’s someone captive inside the truck.
>“Are you a friend of Rise?” You want to get a grasp on their relationship. If he’s nice, it’ll bug you how easily recruitable terrorists are…
>“Please, don’t come back. Okay? We don’t want any trouble.” Go for a pacifist route, but sacrifice whoever is inside the truck.
>“I know you’re a former terrorist, so you’ll have to answer all my questions, or I’ll call the police.” Threaten him.
>Write In.

>>“Are you a friend of Rise?” You want to get a grasp on their relationship. If he’s nice, it’ll bug you how easily recruitable terrorists are…>5671685

>>5671685
>>“Are you a friend of Rise?” You want to get a grasp on their relationship. If he’s nice, it’ll bug you how easily recruitable terrorists are…

>>5671688
>>5671685
Redoing this

>>5671685
>“Are you a friend of Rise?” You want to get a grasp on their relationship. If he’s nice, it’ll bug you how easily recruitable terrorists are…

>>5671685
>“Who do you have in there?” Point out there’s someone captive inside the truck.

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“Are you a friend of Rise?” You need to get a grasp of their relationship.

“Hmm, imagine if that’s the case, it’d show how poor my judgment is! Wouldn’t that suck?” The man adjusted his cap, then puts up his chin to show his smile. “By the way, the answer is hell yeah.”

“You’re not going to hide it?” You didn’t expect this level of honesty.

“No bullshit means no bullshit. You are not the only one tired of dealing with crap.” The delivery man’s word is valuable to him. “But what’s really grabbing my attention here, what’s really tickling the tip of my chin is you. You’ve been pretty casual about this whole ordeal. Share with me, what chickens do you have in here?”

“What do you mean?” You ask. You don’t have chickens. You have hobos!

“What’s up with you, friend?” The delivery man smirks. “Tell me your deal and let’s see if we get to continue playing this charade or not.”

If there wasn’t a person suffering inside that truck, things would be really quiet now. You must act now!

How do you respond?

>“Are you threatening me?” Be on guard, this could get ugly.
>“I’ll tell you, if you tell me who’s in there.” Point at the damn truck. You have to stop ignoring it!
>“Well, Rise stopped being a thing a while ago, so I’m wondering why you’re even bothering.” Keep your cards to your chest. Keep chipping information from this man.
>“You’re a former terrorist, aren’t you? I’m friends with one of them, you know Oliver? I think we can work together.” You beg the world that Oliver hasn’t done anything bad to this guy.
>Write In.

>>5671723

(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow! Sorry for the short session.)

>>5671723
>>“Well, Rise stopped being a thing a while ago, so I’m wondering why you’re even bothering.” Keep your cards to your chest. Keep chipping information from this man.
Put Philo near our hand so we can be ready to summon faster without letting him know

>>5671723
>“I’ll tell you, if you tell me who’s in there.” Point at the damn truck. You have to stop ignoring it!

>>5671723
>“Well, Rise stopped being a thing a while ago, so I’m wondering why you’re even bothering.” Keep your cards to your chest. Keep chipping information from this man.

>>5671723
"I'm just independent and I Do My Best to protect myself, and my friends. I don't have any quarrel with you or anybody else except Lloydington...but, man, I can't just stand here while you've obviously got someone kidnapped without at least seeing who it is to make sure it's not one of my buddies or someone innocent.

If I'd been holding somebody hostage when you came to that apartment looking for Rise wouldn't you have been interested too?"

>>5671726
+1

>>5671723
>>“You’re a former terrorist, aren’t you? I’m friends with one of them, you know Oliver? I think we can work together.” You beg the world that Oliver hasn’t done anything bad to this guy.

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“Well, Rise stopped being a thing a while ago, so I’m wondering why you’re even bothering.” You’re not going to give him much in terms of answers, but you’ll continue the conversation. In case things get messy, you have Philonune ready for action.

“Gah, you’re not the first person who has told me so. But you know how the song goes: keep believing and the sun will rise again, fortune will shine on you.” He caroled. There’s doubt in the flame user’s voice despite his upbeat beliefs.

“Never heard of that one.” You trample all over his act.

“I enjoy unsung acts and heroes.” The delivery man shrugs. He knows this song is fairly obscure. “Give it a listen, friend. How can you feed your soul without some delightful beats? How else are you going to feed your flame?” There’s something funky about the way he said that last word.

“Like my spirit?” You raise an eyebrow.

“Yeah, the one within…” He looks at his flame floating around. He’s not doing a metaphorical speech.

“That’s all then?” You’re not sure if he actually clarified anything.

“Are you some kind of psycho? Does anyone need a reason to look for their friends?” The delivery man chuckles to his heart’s content. This guy seems to have forgotten what kind of person his friend is if he’s using psycho as an insult…

“Point taken. She didn’t seem like the type of person who actually had any friends. But what do I know?” You scratch the back of your head.

“Buddy, I know you know a whole lot. I know you’re testing the waters, you’re some kind of rookie who isn’t sure if this is a good idea or not, but let’s drop pretenses.” The Delivery boy adjusts his cap one last time. “If you wanna sell me some info about her whereabouts, I’m listening. I’ll do work for you if you have any. And if you have anything on Dorothy Villiers, that’d be pristine too.”

The person inside the truck got tired of making a ruckus, all that’s left are whimpers…

What do you do?

>“Rise is gone and you should stop looking for her. That’s all I have to say.” Keep it simple.
>“Let’s pretend I want to sell you information. Why would I trust you when you clearly kidnapped someone?” Point at the truck.
>“Tell me who you are, what your deal is, and answer my questions. I want to make sure you’re trustworthy before I give you a snippet.” Make a hard bargain.
>“I’m not interested in selling information. All I care about is knowing if you’re dangerous or not.” Be honest to a fault.
>“Woah, buddy, aren’t we jumping the gun here? What makes you think I know anything?” Play dumb.
>Write In.

>>5672178
>>“Let’s pretend I want to sell you information. Why would I trust you when you clearly kidnapped someone?” Point at the truck.

>>5672178
>“Let’s pretend I want to sell you information. Why would I trust you when you clearly kidnapped someone?” Point at the truck.

>>5672178
>>“Let’s pretend I want to sell you information. Why would I trust you when you clearly kidnapped someone?” Point at the truck.

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“Let’s pretend I want to sell you information. Why would I trust you when you clearly kidnapped someone?” You point at the truck.

“Because you see the potential of a man willing to take risks to get what he wants? Could it be that?” The delivery man knows this doesn’t look good.

“Are you asking me for real?” You raise an eyebrow.

“C’mon, you’re acting like I’m going to kidnap you!” Delivery man acts indignant.

“You’re not making a solid case for yourself.” You shake your head.

“Bah, I didn’t think you’d be a goody two-shoes.” The delivery man crosses his arms like you’re at fault.

“It’s basic human decency not to kidnap an innocent person…” You won’t go that far to call yourself a goody two-shoes.

“Innocent? You think the person I have in there is innocent? I spent the last few days tracking these chowder heads to make sure the one I picked was a dickhead. And let me tell ya, this person made it easy.” The Delivery man is furious for being called reckless. He’s a consummate professional!

“Okay, what did he do?” You want evidence.

“He ran over a kitty.” The former terrorist reveals without hesitation.

“No…” You’re dismayed.

“Yeah, this small.” The flame user hovers his hand over the other like he’s holding a tiny crystal ball.

“Is the cat okay?” You’re worried.

“Broken paw. I took the little boy to the vet. He’s surviving and thriving.” The delivery man smiles. “I ended up adopting the lil’ devil.”

“That’s a relief.” You’re glad this cat is doing well!

“Tell me about it. Aren’t you glad I punished that piece of crap?” He smiles at you.

“Yeah, I supposed that driver is a piece of crap.” You nod.

“Huge piece of shit.” The former terrorist nods. “So, what do you really want, eh? Name’s Rooke, by the way.”

…

Why are you believing him?

What do you do?

>“Honestly, nothing at first. But I think you should let that postal worker go, he learned his lesson.” You don’t want to mess with this guy, but you can’t leave that other guy alone.
>“Just wanted to make sure you weren’t dangerous, Rooke. But I now see that you're a stand-up guy.” You two might become good friends!
>“Do you think I actually believe the cat stuff? What do you take me for?” Frown. You’re not easily tricked like Nariko.
>“I forgot.” You forgot.
>Write In.

>>5672226
>>“Do you think I actually believe the cat stuff? What do you take me for?” Frown. You’re not easily tricked like Nariko.

>>5672226
>“Do you think I actually believe the cat stuff? What do you take me for?” Frown. You’re not easily tricked like Nariko.
>"Is Rooke even your real name?"

>>5672226
>>“Honestly, nothing at first. But I think you should let that postal worker go, he learned his lesson.” You don’t want to mess with this guy, but you can’t leave that other guy alone.

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“Do you think I actually believe the cat stuff? What do you take me for?” You angrily point at him!

“Someone who would believe the cat stuff…?” ‘Rooke’ smiles like he has been found out.

“I’m not that.” You’re too smart for it! A genius even. Your Knowledge agrees. “Is Rooke even your real name?”

“Duh! Why would I lie about that?!” ‘Rooke’ is annoyed.

“I don’t know. Why did you lie about the cat stuff?!” You point out the contradiction.

“C’mon, you’re a goody two-shoes, you’re supposed to fall for sentimental stories!” The former terrorist protests.

“I’m not that kind of stupid! Or any kind!” You almost set yourself up for some petty insults.

“Then why the hell did you stop by then if you aren’t stupid?!” Rooke finds your behavior senseless.

“I’m not going to tell you, I’m not stupid!” You outplay him.

“Blah! I’m done with you!” The kidnapper pulls out his phone.

“You can’t ignore me!” You demand his attention.

“…I’m not. I’m gonna force you to talk, dumbass.” Rooke shows you his phone…!

It’s the Judge App…! He’s calling one of the Flying Referees over!

“What?” When did you give even the slightest of hints that you have a flame?!

“It’s easy to tell when someone has a flame or not these days.” It’s like Rooke read your mind.

One of the Green Wyvern Knights descend upon you! He’s here to officiate! The little knight asks for you two to come into an agreement for what the duel is going to be about.

“I don’t like breaking people’s legs, but I have to do what I have to do...” Rooke smirks.

“You’re in luck, these only officiate non-violent duels.” You have more experience in this than him! That’s a good sign! “Doesn’t matter, they can’t go along without both of our consents.”

“Who told ya that? They just go along with whatever you tell them to do. This bad boy is ready to watch us play.” Despite losing some of the edge earlier, Rooke manages to stay smug.

Wait, your knowledge tells you that if what Rooke is saying is right, it means you can decide what the game will be if you say it to the Referee before him! No cooking duels because you don’t feel like it.

You don’t know what you’ll get from this, but…

What do you do?

>Challenge Rooke to a Coin Toss. Quick and simple. But it’s entirely based on luck…
>Challenge Rooke to a Time Challenge! You’ll rescue whoever is inside that truck under a time limit.
>Challenge Rooke to a Race to the top of a random nearby building.
>Challenge Rooke to a game of chess.
>Let Rooke decide so you can pulverize his ego.
>Point behind Rookie, turn invisible, and leave.
>Write In.

>>5672275
>>Challenge Rooke to a Time Challenge! You’ll rescue whoever is inside that truck under a time limit.

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>>5672275
I got tired. This is the last reply of the day. We'll continue when I can.

>>5672275
>Challenge Rooke to a catchphrase competition!

>>5672275
>Challenge Rooke to a Time Challenge! You’ll rescue whoever is inside that truck under a time limit.

>>5672275
" Doesn't matter, , Calvary has arrived "
>>Point behind Rookie, turn invisible, and leave.

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“Doesn’t matter, Cavalry has arrived.” You point behind this Rooke guy.

“What are you babbling about?” The foolish man turns around.

“Mr. Referee, the duel will be about me rescuing whoever is inside that truck under a time limit.” After tricking the wide man, you force the referee to follow your rules!

The Wyvern Knight acknowledges your request! It shall be done!

“You sneaky little bastard! Who gave you the right to do that?!” The fake delivery man is not adjusting well to these terms.

“Hey, I made it a fair challenge.” You aren’t a cheat! You wanted to do two things at the same time!

“My ass, I bet you go through walls or something!” Rooke is already thinking the worst about you.

“No, I don’t.” You shake your head.

“Ha! You’re more fun than I thought!” Rooke believes you. Why? Who knows?

The Wyvern Knight referee asks what the time limit is going to be.

“Up to you.” You won’t propose anything out of some strange sense of chivalry.

“How long do you think it’s gonna take you? If you do it…” The kidnapper wants your opinion.

“Five minutes.” That’s your estimation.

“…It’ll be a ten minute limit, tin can man.” Rooke is acting cocky.

The Wyvern Knight acknowledges the final rule for the challenge to begin. Then asks to move the battlefield to the parking lot outside the apartment building. You guess it’s because of secrecy. You wanted Rooke to push the delivery truck with his bare hands like a powerful ape, but you’re disappointed to report that he coose to drive inside like a boring human with thumbs and common sense. Sometimes you wonder what the point is of having supernatural abilities if everyone is going to keep doing normal stuff. But you digress.

The Flying Referee marks off the area for combat, giving it a soft veil that will cushion any fall. He now checks on both participants before letting the duel get underway. Due to the nature of the duel, contact is allowed even if it’s a little rough, but purposefully doing it to cause harm or injury is prohibited. So no strikes and all types of scummy tactics (who knows what that means, it’s all referee’s discretion).

Rooke is in front of the truck’s backdoor, you’re standing in front of him a few feet away. Your sole mission is to break out the hostage inside in under 10 minutes.

The Wyvern Knight is ready to begin the match!

What’s the strategy?!

>Dance to confuse Rooke. He’ll never see this coming. [Easy Roll][Handsomeness Based]
>Blind Rooke with your blinding light technique that needs a name. [Normal Roll] [Courage Based]
>Cautiously approach and see what Rooke has in store for you. [Normal Roll] [Knowledge Based]
>Charge immediately and destroy the Truck’s door with Philonune. [Hard Roll] [Athletics Based]
>Cockily wait 5 minutes, because you’re going to prove you only needed as much as you said before! [No rolls]
>Write In.

>>5674525
>>Blind Rooke with your blinding light technique that needs a name. [Normal Roll] [Courage Based]

>>5674525
>Pop the tires with Phil

>>5674525
>>Dance to confuse Rooke. He’ll never see this coming. [Easy Roll][Handsomeness Based]

>>5674525
>Cautiously approach and see what Rooke has in store for you. [Normal Roll] [Knowledge Based]

>>5674532
changing to this instead>>5674534

>>5674526
>>5674532
>>5674533
Very nice how none of us voted to bust up his truck's door. Imagine if somebody did that to Johnny's van. He's no stranger to being a victim of vehicular property damage

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>>5674526
>>5674532
>>5674534
>>5674538

We're cautiously approaching the dude. Please Roll 1d100, best of 4!

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>5674548

Rolled 15 (1d100)

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Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>5674548

Rolled 49 (1d100)

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Rolled 75 (1d100)

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Rolled 29 (1d100)

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[10:00]

The Flying Referee makes it official. Hanging above his head is the timer ticking down…

You cautiously start approaching Rooke to see what he has in store for you. Like baiting a baby salamander with a bug, this fraudulent truck driver must prefer launching his attack against a moving prey. But what he doesn’t know is that you are no flimsy invertebrate, you have bones. And those bones are covered in muscle, and with said muscle you’ll turn things around!

But first comes first. Rooke must launch his attack! He brings his partner out, an octopus that engulfs his body like a backpack. You won’t call for any copyright infringement for now as you recall the MANY people you know who have hung on your back.

From the entity’s canon-like nostril, he spits out 3 translucent chess pieces that float menacingly… They hang in the air without doing much.

Two pawns and a bishop… You wonder what they do.

Rooke taunts you to come over.

The gap between you and the truck has shrunk considerably, but you haven’t entered Rooke’s attack range yet. You feel like one more step will begin the action proper… Rooke sees you crossing this imaginary line, and puts one of the pawns in motion! It floats straight with no deviation of sorts, and at a moderate speed, no faster than a person jogging. It landed around the ground by your feet, too easy for you to dodge. Upon contact with the ground, the pawn turns into a burst of air, capable of pushing you off your feet.

[9:34]

It wasn’t the greatest damaging move, but it’s an effective zoning technique…

Two pieces on the board, you have no doubts that Rooke can bring out more.

What do you do?

>Try to bait out the pieces to dodge them. Once he’s out of them, you’ll approach the Truck. [Athletics Based] [Hard Roll]
>Bursts the Chess Pieces with Philonune’s Spear. [Courage Based] [Normal Roll]
>Taunt Rooke to approach you somehow. Move him away from the truck. [Knowledge Based] [Hard Roll]
>Do a dance routine and finish it by making yourself invisible. Confuse Rooke. [Handsomeness Based][Easy Roll]
>Write In.

>>5674610
>>Taunt Rooke to approach you somehow. Move him away from the truck. [Knowledge Based] [Hard Roll]

>>5674610
Look a little disappointed at his move, then
>>Do a dance routine and finish it by making yourself invisible. Confuse Rooke. [Handsomeness Based][Easy Roll]

>>5674610
>Humor him. Summon Philonune next to you and move in an L shape where he can't send either piece. Use his power to become completely black too. Be the enemy black knight to his white chess pieces!
It'd be funny

>>5674610
>>Do a dance routine and finish it by making yourself invisible. Confuse Rooke. [Handsomeness Based][Easy Roll]
I'll change to this to break the tie

>>5674610
>>Do a dance routine and finish it by making yourself invisible. Confuse Rooke. [Handsomeness Based][Easy Roll]
Dance dance revolution!

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>>5674611
>>5674612
>>5674614
>>5674616

The Invisible Dance won! We rolling 1d100, Best of 5!

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>5674621
WITNESS ME!!!

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>5674621

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>5674621

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>5674621

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[9:34]

A moment of silence permutes the battlefield into a stalemate. The tension rises with each passing second of inaction. Rooke won’t make another move until you cross into his territory once again. There’s no reason for him to be on the offensive aside from some obligation through pride, but you’re not going to tackle things in that direction. You have better and more refined plans.

“Is that all you got?” The faker wants you to rush. He feels so comfortable in his position, he brings a new pawn onto the board. “I’m gonna keep bringing the ammunition over if your happy feet don’t get moving.”

“If that’s what you want…” You take two steps back and…

Start Dancing.

“Rooke, what is this individual doing?” The octopus is utterly confused.

“I know what he’s doing but I don’t understand why.” Rooke is lost.

“I’m showing you my happy feet in action!” You don’t stop the routine as you explain. It’s pretty obvious if you think about it.

“Ha! Moron!” The former terrorist finds humor in your answer.

But that doesn’t mean he isn’t taking his chance to throw the chess pieces at you! The bishop is much faster than the pawns, like 10 times their speed; yet it’s all irrelevant as your lively way of capering allows you to dodge all the projectiles with ease! After your last duck, you strike a pose, and turn invisible in the blink of an eye! You’ve never put on your veil as quickly as now, so you got a little dizzy for a moment, but it barely matters now!

“WHAT?!” Rooke is both shocked and animated! He’s looking around, trying to find you.

[7:59]

You have successfully hidden in plain view. With your new sneaking techniques. You should remain undetectable until you make a noise somewhere else...

What do you do?!

>Sneak through the front of the Truck. Try not to make any noise in the entire process. [Athletics Based] [Very Hard Roll]
>Trick Rooke by opening the front door of the truck, then rush for the back. [Knowledge Based] [Hard Roll]
>Sneak behind Rooke, push him away, and rush inside the truck through the back. [Courage Based] [Hard Roll]
>Sneak behind Rooke and steal the Truck’s keys. Then throw them away to distract him! [Courage Based] [Hard Roll]
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>5674653
>Trick Rooke by opening the front door of the truck, then rush for the back. [Knowledge Based] [Hard Roll]
Gotta be no dummy.

>>5674653
You know if Johnny really wanted to fuck some folks up he could just get a bow and arrows. Crimzone can't disable them, doesn't make any noise, and everything should stay invisible until it's too late to matter. Crossbow might be easier, but it makes a bit more noise when firing.

>>5674826
Also what do you think would happen if we took a flashlight or laser pointer with us when we go invisible, and then turned it on? Would people see the origin of the beam? Would it mess up the invis? We should try it out sometime, might help us brainstorm ways to enhance our powers.

Rooke's pawn moving slow but bishop moving fast corresponds to how quickly they can traverse a chess board. I wonder if he has a penalty or vulnerability he has to take/expose in order to bring out more/stronger pieces?

>>5674653
>Trick Rooke by opening the front door of the truck, then rush for the back. [Knowledge Based] [Hard Roll]

>>5674826
HA YES

>>5674653
>>Trick Rooke by opening the front door of the truck, then rush for the back. [Knowledge Based] [Hard Roll]

>>5674653
>>Trick Rooke by opening the front door of the truck, then rush for the back. [Knowledge Based] [Hard Roll]

>>5674826
I like this idea.

>>5674829
I think it's number of pieces he has like they are fewer bishops than pawns on a chessboard.

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>>5674657
>>5674853
>>5675011
>>5675092

Everyone, we need to rolls! 1d100, best of 5!

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>5675461

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>5675461

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>5675461

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>5675461

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>5675461
chiefsayswhat?

>>5675479
Nice save

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[7:59]

With caution, you steadily shorten the distance with the driver’s door of the truck, walking past by the truck’s guard unnoticed. Your feet don’t make even the lightest of noises! You know you can’t keep it up if you start feeling dizzy, but in the right circumstances you’re under nobody’s radar.

“Where did he go?” Rooke mutters through his teeth as the quietness only raises his anxiety. His entity doesn't reply, why would he? They can communicate telepathically.

Rooke didn’t lock the door after driving the truck, so it stands to reason that it should be open. You could rush inside to take the hostage out, but you have other ideas.

You open the door!

“There he is!” Rooke’s face peeks from the side of the truck, expecting you there, but finding nothing. He hesitates for a moment, makes his entity spout two more chess pieces to guard his spot, then rushes for it to stop what you’re doing.

[7:36

It’s all foolish of him. You walk past the former terrorist to the back of the truck. The door is shut tight with a lock by its handle, there are the two floating pieces around your eye level, one of them a knight and another pawn. You’d say they’re easy to circumvent if you want to tackle the lock directly.

Rooke has been tricked. You’re in a prime position. It’s all about the door now, right?

What do you do?

>Cut the door open with Philonune. Door be damned. [Courage Based] [Easy Roll]
>Try to unlock the door by destroying the lock. Use Philonune stealthily if you have to. [Athletics Based] [Normal Roll]
>Cut a round hole in the side of the truck to take the hostage out. A new unexpected exit. [Courage Based] [Easy Roll]
>Trigger both Chess Pieces from a safe distance. This will distract Rooke, or make him act. Either way, a rushed decision is a bad decision. [Knowledge Based][Normal Roll]
>Write In.

>>5675555
>>Try to unlock the door by destroying the lock. Use Philonune stealthily if you have to. [Athletics Based] [Normal Roll]
Nice digits

>>5675555
>>Cut a round hole in the side of the truck to take the hostage out. A new unexpected exit. [Courage Based] [Easy Roll]

>>5675555
>Try to unlock the door by destroying the lock. Use Philonune stealthily if you have to. [Athletics Based] [Normal Roll]
He can always get that replaced. Much harder to replace or fix an entire side or door, at least not without lots of cash

>>5675555
>Trigger both Chess Pieces from a safe distance. This will distract Rooke, or make him act. Either way, a rushed decision is a bad decision. [Knowledge Based][Normal Roll]

>>5675555
>Trigger both Chess Pieces from a safe distance. This will distract Rooke, or make him act. Either way, a rushed decision is a bad decision. [Knowledge Based][Normal Roll]
Nice dubs.

>>5675555
>Try to unlock the door by destroying the lock. Use Philonune stealthily if you have to. [Athletics Based] [Normal Roll]

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>>5675557
>>5675563
>>5675566
>>5675568
>>5675569
>>5675572

We're gonna open the lock... forcefully! Roll 1d100, please, best of 4!

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>5675576

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>5675576

Rolled 16 (1d100)

>>5675576
rolling

>>5675569
Nigga that's QUADS

>>5675577
THIS is dubs

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>5675576
WITNESS ME!

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[7:36]

Clearly, the next step to follow is for you to open this door by busting the lock open with your teeth.

“Partner, why not use my teeth instead?” Philonune suggests. He has teeth?

“I don’t think that will work.” You shake your head. “Didn’t we use something else to open it last time?” How can you forget the day you met Naiad? You had to bust out people from a truck!

“Yes, with my spear. I believe we should try that again.” Philonune nods.

“Didn’t it make a lot of noise?” You don’t recall perfectly, but something went wrong.

“Indeed, but the door’s screeching was louder.” Philonune remembers the incident well.

“I’ll be careful this time then!” Good thing you have your partner with you to remind you of these things.

You bring Philonune out only to break the lock for you, then you immediately call him back. You carefully lift up the door to cause the least amount of noise. And there you have them, the actual driver and Rooke, who’s holding him by the neck. And to your surprise, your opponent is pressing his body against the door you just opened, meaning…

He and the tied-up hostage tumble down outside of the vehicle! Does this count as your win?

But before they make contact with the ground, the pawn detonates, pushing you all back inside the truck! It felt like a gust of wind tackling you from the back! The other two topple over until they hit the back of the seats near the front. You eat the floor face first while maintaining your invisibility.

[6:54]

“Close!” Rooke feels like you almost got him!

“HMhM!” The hostage agrees.

Now you’re inside the back of the delivery truck, very close to the backdoor. Rooke isn’t holding the objective, but they’re side by side.

What do you do?

>Bring Philonune out. Pick up the hostage and throw him out of here! [Courage Based] [Easy Roll]
>Grab the Hostage by the legs and pull him out of the vehicle to safety! [Athletics Based] [Normal Roll]
>Get deeper inside, grab the hostage, and go out by the front door! [Athletics Based] [Hard Roll]
>Write In.

>>5675625
>>Bring Philonune out. Pick up the hostage and throw him out of here! [Courage Based] [Easy Roll]
Let's just close it out

>>5675625
>Get deeper inside, grab the hostage, and go out by the front door! [Athletics Based] [Hard Roll]
Most Metal way possible. Most hardcore. Less go!!!

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>>5675625

Got tired! This is the last reply of the day, we continue tomorrow!

>>5675625
>Grab the Hostage by the legs and pull him out of the vehicle to safety! [Athletics Based] [Normal Roll]

>>5675625
>Get deeper inside, grab the hostage, and go out by the front door! [Athletics Based] [Hard Roll]
Knight piece still behind us, so avoid it this way

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>>5675626
>>5675628
>>5675633
>>5675696

We're going inside and saving the hostage through the front door! Roll 1d100, Best of 4!

Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>5676089

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>5676089

Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>5676089

Rolled 69 (1d100)

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[6:54]

Does the hostage even know what is happening? You’re sure he’s missing the point of what is actually going on. Either way, you have to save his ass! You’ll rush inside, grab him, and go through the driver’s door to exit the car. You can’t go backwards without dealing with the Knight Piece, so this is the only way!

You make haste, stealth be damned, and grab the guy by the back of his collar! Rooke reacts in time to grab the man’s right shoe, but can’t get ahold of him due to the shoe being loose and gone!

“Oh, screw this!” Rooke throws the shoe away to the other direction, sealing his fate. He doesn’t even bother to use his octopus tentacles to try to grab you. It looks to you like he’s holding back.

You get a better grasp of the hostage by grabbing the ropes, tucking him under your arm, and escaping the truck together.

“HMHmmhm?!” The hostage sounds so confused.

The Flying Referee blows the whistle calling you the winner! He then drops the legally least amount of confetti as possible to celebrate your victory. You drop the invisibility veil as Rooke leaves through the back of the truck.

“HMHM?!” The hostage has no idea where you came from.

“God damn it… You beat me in under 5 minutes…” Rooke sighs with his hands by his hip. “Furcas says congratulations for kicking our asses.”

The timer stopped at 6:02.

The Flying Referee approaches you to ask what your demands are as this showdown’s winner! You can pick whatever you want! You don’t think there are any limits.

How do you respond?

>Tell the Referee that the hostage will decide Rooke’s fate.
>Demand the Referee take Rooke’s entity away.
>Ask for Rooke to be completely honest from this point onwards.
>Force Rooke to form an unbreakable alliance with you.
>Write In.

>>5676166
>Ask for Rooke to be completely honest from this point onwards.
>Also come eat my food, both of you.

>>5676166
supporting >>5676169

>>5676166
>>Ask for Rooke to be completely honest from this point onwards.

>>5676169
+1

>>5676166
>Force Rooke to form an unbreakable alliance with you.

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“Huh, I only want him to be completely honest with me from this point onwards.” You scratch the back of your head.

The Wyvern Knight acknowledges your request by raising his hand! A victory jingle plays. That’s it. He waves goodbye to you three now that his good work is done. You wonder if he did anything at all…

“I’ll be damned, that’s all you want?” Rooke is puzzled by your decision.

“MHmHmMHm.” The hostage agrees that you should’ve asked for something else.

“Yeah, it’s eh.” You shrug because you don’t think this is a big deal. “So, is your name really Rooke?” You want to confirm the effectiveness of your reward.

“Yeah, Rooke Knightley.” Rooke didn’t struggle to be quiet or anything. He never cared about revealing his real name. Or maybe the spell is working wonders…

“Cool. You two wanna grab something to eat?” You ask both the kidnapper and the kidnapee.

“Mhm…” The hostage thinks since his life is ruined, why not?

“Hell yeah, I’m so hungry I’d eat a horse!” Rooke agrees to come along.

“What a crude statement...” Philonune feels offended for no good reason.

You wonder where you can take them. You have a few places to choose from.

Where do you go eat?

>Take them to your apartment! Debbie will be happy to meet these strangers for sure!
>Take them to Nariko’s apartment! The girls already know the situation so it won’t be that weird!
>Take them to Ajna’s apartment because you’re an idiot.
>Take them to Craig’s apartment because he’ll be happy to have possible poker night members over.
>Take them to Xavi’s apartment. No reasons needed.
>Tell them to wait at the truck while you bring food over from your apartment.
>Write In.

Should you liberate the hostage?

>Yeah, take the ropes and the mouthpiece off. Let him be free.
>Only the mouthpiece. So he can eat.
>No.
>Tell Rooke to apologize to the poor guy.
>Write In.

>>5676201
>>Take them to Xavi’s apartment. No reasons needed.
>Only the mouthpiece. So he can eat.

>>5676201
backing >>5676205

>>5676205
+1
Also, the hostage decides what he wants to eat, since I kinda forgot about asking to release him. Hooray for consolation prizes!

>>5676214
>the hostage decides what he wants to eat
Backing this too

>>5676201
>>>Take them to Xavi’s apartment. No reasons needed.
>>Only the mouthpiece. So he can eat.

>>5676214
>>5676205
Totally stupid, yet super funny. Let’s go!

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“Then follow me, boys.” You signal them with your hand. “Oh, and.” You take the mouthpiece from the hostage’s face. “There, you can eat now.”

“…I appreciate it.” The hostage is happy to have his mouth free as he hops alongside you two.

“You get to decide what we eat too.” You give him a thumbs up. Sadly, he can’t replicate it back. “I can cook.”

“That right there is what I call a useful skill.” Rooke chuckles as you lead them through the stairs somehow.

On the way up to the 4th floor, the hostage asked to eat some sushi as his last meal. You’re sure he’s talking about this being his ‘last meal’ until his next one. What a strange sense of humor. Anyway, you knock on Xavi’s apartment door.

“Johnny…?” Xavi opens the door without taking off its chain bolt.

“Hey!” You wave through the gap.

“Your name is Johnny?” Rooke asks.

“Yeah.” You forgot you never told him! Maybe that wasn’t a good idea. “You’re not going to use that against me, right?” You know he has to be honest.

“Nah, not worth it.” Rooke doesn’t care.

“Who’s that?” Xavi wonders.

“He’s Rooke. Say hi to my friend Xavi, Rooke.” You point at Rooke, he tilts his head upwards. “And, uh, this is Rooke’s hostage.”

“Nice to meet you.” The hostage bows his head.

“He’s what?” Xavi’s eyes open wide.

“His hostage, it’s a long story.” You dismiss it, but… “Is it a long story?” You ask Rooke.

“Won’t be a short one if you wanna know all the details, that’s for sure.” Rooke chuckles.

“There you have it.” You smile.

“And he’s okay being a hostage…?” Xavi is not taking these answers well.

“I wanna die.” The hostage replies.

“…Of fun!” Rooke swings his arm with enthusiasm.

“Hmm… I relate.” Xavi sees something of himself in the hostage.

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>>5676250

“Can we come over for lunch? I’ll prepare it.” You wiggle your eyebrows like you’re convincing Nariko or something.

“Huuuuuuuuuuuh…” Xavi isn’t convinced.

“It’ll be sushi.” You wiggle your eyebrows faster! “You have stuff for sushi?”

“I do, but I don’t know why…” Xavi stares at his feet. Probably has to do with Naiad.

“Please, Xavi, it’ll be my last meal.” The hostage begs.

“…For now!” Rooke swings his arm with enthusiasm once again.

“Ah, gosh darn it! I can’t say no to those empty eyes.” Xavi unfastens the bolt. “Come in, guys!”

“Thanks, bud.” Rooke walks in first.

“I appreciate this.” The hostage hops behind the wall of a man.

“I knew I could count on you, Xavi.” You express your gratitude. As soon as you step over, you recall an important detail. “Ah, by the way, Rooke has a flame.”

“W-Why didn’t you start with that?!” Xavi is in utter disbelief.

“It’s fine, Xavi. I just beat him.” You tell the little man to relax.

“W-Well, congrats.” Xavi doesn’t like this rollercoaster of emotions.

“I’ll be in the kitchen. Just call me over if you need anything.” You walk in deeper into the apartment.

“Sure…” Xavi didn’t expect to be a host today.

It has a darker new coat of paint compared to the others. Xavi has your standard male apartment equipment. It has a nice soft carpet. There are two bookshelves full of books from a myriad of genres, and a lot of music albums. Explains why there’s an expensive-looking sound system. There are house plants roped together vertically. No couch though. Pathetic.

You should focus on the meal instead…

What do you do?

>Ask Rooke what he’s doing, like, in general. What his deal is.
>Ask Rooke why he wanted to know about Dorothy.
>Ask Rooke if the cat story was real or not.
>Ask Xavi if he’s interested in joining you at Poker Nights with Craig.
>Ask Xavi if he can keep these two entertained after dinner. You have Idol stuff to do.
>Ask the Hostage for his name.
>Write In.

>>5676251
>>Ask Rooke what he’s doing, like, in general. What his deal is.
>Ask Rooke why he wanted to know about Dorothy.
>Ask Rooke if the cat story was real or not.
>Ask Xavi if he’s interested in joining you at Poker Nights with Craig.

>>5676254
>>5676251
This and
>Ask why he joined Rise
>Ask if he knows about Chi-Athua

>>5676254
>>5676255
Supporting.

>>5676255
I support this too, lightning round his ass

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You don’t have much variety for the Sushi, but you make a ton based on a recipe you found on the internet. It is quite fun and easier than you originally believed! Xavi’s kitchen isn’t as well-equipped as you hoped, but it gets the job done. You never appreciated the number of tools in your kitchen’s arsenal. How odd.

Cooking is done, you start serving everyone a plate of… nothing. Because you have the big plates with all the rolls ready, and everyone is taking their bit for themselves. That’s how sushi works.

“Woah, this is great!” Xavi is the first to admit your average food isn’t that insipid.

“You got talent, friend!” Rooke acknowledges your skills.

“I couldn’t ask for a better meal for my last one... I can die happily now.” The hostage gets all melancholic.

“Oh, you guys, you’re going to make me blush.” You’ll never get tired of people loving your food! “Anyway, Rooke, since you have to be honest with me, I need you to answer some of my questions.”

“Go ahead, cowboy.” Rooke doesn’t give a damn about hiding anything anymore. “Shoot.”

“Okay, I have a list of questions.” You pull out your phone. “Let’s start with this…”


You begin your lighting round of questions! First you start asking what his deal is.

Rooke reveals that he’s directionless these days. He was a former Hosts of Rebellion member, but was injured during their downfall, so he isn’t clear on what happened to them. His former leader and friend Rise straight up disappeared. And his only associate left was *actually* found dead. The latter one left him with a contingency plan in case something happened to her, but he failed the mission, and decided that carrying on with it wasn’t worth it.

Since Rise only disappeared, he still holds onto the hope that she’s around somewhere. He calls her a nut too tough to be cracked easily. Jokes on him, all it took was a garbage dump.


You ask why he wanted to know about Dorothy.

Rooke explains that the last associate he mentioned was Dorothy Villiers. Rise, Dorothy, and Ka-Shing had a secret alliance for mutual benefit. All kept quiet from everyone in the terrorist group except the Flame Users within it. Rise sent her two best men to aid her allies’ effort. Rooke went to help Dorothy whenever she requested it. And Charlie Ironheart supported Ka-Shing. The side gigs turned into full recruitment when her favorite lapdog ‘Blake Wilkinson’ died. The former terrorist recalls Dorothy taking a liking to him for his resourcefulness, which lead her to trust Rooke with her contingency plan in case of her premature death: Kill Lloydington no matter what. He failed twice. But during these attempts, Lloydington revealed the same disdain for the scientist, and wanted her dead no matter what.

Rooke doesn’t know about Dorothy’s virus to kill white flames…

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>>5676333

You ask if the Cat story was real or not!

Yes, it is. But he was going to beat up this guy anyway, so it was an excuse. The hostage assures you three that Rooke made a mistake and that he confused him with someone else… You don’t know if to believe him either.

You ask why Rooke joined Rise.

Rooke became an enemy of the state. He helped a wounded mysterious man dressed in black, who handed Rooke highly classified documents to keep hidden as he was being chased by the SCI. In them, he learned that the former dictator has more than one heir, about the Five Heavenly Pillars’ brutal misdeeds, and where they keep their enemies locked up. Promptly, the SCI learned that Rooke knew too much, and when they were on their way to kill him… Rise showed up to save his life.

You ask Rooke about Chi-Athua

Rooke has no clue what you are talking about.

You ask Xavi if he’s interested in joining you at Poker Nights with Craig.

“I’m not great at poker, but I wanna give it a shot.” Xavi agrees to join! “…Didn’t you just ignore something really important?”

“What?” You wonder.

“W-What Rooke said about those documents?” Xavi points out.

“That ain’t a big deal.” Rooke eats his final piece of sushi.

“…So the time has arrived, huh?” The hostage sees the light at the end of the tunnel.

“What? We have to drink tea before we move on!” You point out.

“Tea? What about some coffee instead?” Rooke doesn’t like your fancy crap.

“I’ll go prepare them…” Xavi takes the initiative.

“Thanks, friend.” Rooke smirks. “What a productive talk that was.”

“You’re right.” You nod.

…Weren’t you doing something else?

What do you do?

>Tell the guys it was fun, but you gotta go. You need to recruit some idols!
>Ask Rooke what he wants to do now. Like, in general.
>Ask Xavi to take Rooke under his wing until you elaborate on a plan.
>Maybe Rooke is Motley Crew material… Maybe they want to recruit him?
>Maybe Rooke is Gio friendly material… Maybe she wants to recruit him?
>You should call Dorothy up! Maybe she can deal with Rooke if she wants.
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>5676336
>Ask Rooke what he wants to do now. Like, in general.
>Ask Xavi to take Rooke under his wing until you elaborate on a plan.
>Tell the guys it was fun, but you gotta go. You need to recruit some idols!

>>5676336
Backing >>5676342. I do not want Rooke knowing about Dorothy being alive again yet until we get her okay about it. Preferably with a quick on-the-side phone call way WAY out of earshot

>>5676336
Oh right, and
>Ask Rooke where those documents are, in case something bad happens and they are desperately needed. That last bit about where they keep their enemies locked up... that might be your ticket to locating Kobashi!

>>5676342
Supporting this

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“What are you planning on doing now?” You ask now that all those important questions were answered.

“Heard they found two people with crystal shards. I wanna look into this, and get a piece for myself.” Rooke is ready to have some fun.

“You’re interested in winning the war?” You want to know more!

“Got no choice. I have no horse in the race, so I gotta bet on myself.” Rooke stretches.

“And where did you hear about this?” You don’t think he has Neko as his contact, so it must be someone else.

“At a bar called Red, Hot &Rio, it’s in the southern district. It’s a neutral zone for people like us, but that doesn’t matter these days with the new rules.” Rooke explains further.

“You have a point there.” You can’t deny there’s not the same type of urgency as before.

“On the other hand, I bet people are more willing to get themselves into fights now.” Xavi sees it another way.

“Case in point.” Rooke points at you and himself. “Hmm, yeah, not worth the trouble of having everyone chasing my tail.”

“Seems like a bad idea.” Xavi nods.

“I’m the kind of man who turns bad ideas into bad ideas that work.” Rooke grins.

“Oh, you’re just like Johnny.” Xavi chuckles.

“Excuse me, what do you mean by that? Hmm?” You haven’t had a bad idea since the last one!

“N-Nothing…” Xavi has been put in his place.

“Hey, Xavi, do you mind taking Rooke under your wing for now until I come up with a plan?” You ask politely.

“That’d be sweeeeeet. Someone watching my back while I take a good ass nap!” Rooke already likes the idea.

“Are you homeless…?” Xavi has his doubts.

“I get by. Unlike that chick I saw rummaging through garbage on my way here.” Rooke points out.

“You’ve seen her too?” Xavi is happy to not be crazy.

“You two can bond over your hobo spotting, but I gotta go. It was great seeing you again, Xavi.” You drink your last sip of tea. You find it heartwarming how hobos unite people. “And please don’t do anything crazy, Rooke.”

“I give you my word, friend!” Rooke can’t lie after all! You’ll ask him about the documents next time you see him.

“W-What about that guy…?” Xavi feels like everyone is ignoring the hostage. But in truth, he’s the one staying quiet.

“It’s better if you forget about me.” The hostage doesn’t want to die.

“He’s Rooke’s hostage, not mine.” You shrug. Xavi is in shock. “See you later, guys! Call me if you need anything!”

“Catch you later, Johnny!” Rooke waves goodbye.

“See you…” Xavi is unsure on what to do now. You spot Naiad appearing to wave goodbye too!

“So long, mysterious man…” The hostage would wave as well if he could.

You step out of Xavi’s apartment to return to what really matters: The Entertainment Business.

>>5676854


What do you do?

>Return to Nariko’s apartment. Ask the hobos to show their musical prowess!
>Return to your apartment. It’s time for some auditions!
>Go to the Music Store to buy the equipment necessary for the musical venture.
>You should let the Motley Crew know about what happened. Text them!
>Text the team about everything that happened! They should know!
>Write In.

>>5676854
>>Return to Nariko’s apartment. Ask the hobos to show their musical prowess!

>>5676857
>>Return to Nariko’s apartment. Ask the hobos to show their musical prowess!

>>5676857
>>Return to Nariko’s apartment. Ask the hobos to show their musical prowess!
>>Check out local dumpster to spot that “hobo chick”. It’s not obsession, it’s a hobby! Plus it might be someone we know.

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Technically, you were rudely interrupted by Rooke. So you’ll return to what you were doing a while back! You go a couple floors up to Nariko’s apartment.

“Hey, girls, I’m back!” Your cheerful self says as they let you enter their apartment once again.

“Glad to see you again, stud! We were worried silly!” Yu Yan is overjoyed to see you again. And so is Nariko, who steps right in front of you.

“Dear Johnny, what happened?!” Nariko has her popcorn ready to hear your story.

“We watched the fight, but then you two became… friends? What?” Yu Yan is utterly confused by your usual genius stupidity.

“It’s a long story.” You keep saying knowing full well that it isn’t one. What’s wrong with you? Brain damage?

“Before you give us all the details of your heroic story, are you all right?” Nariko begins inspecting you for wounds.

“Nariko, you know as well as I do that he’s either fine or completely fucked. Like, there’s no in between. Except for emotional damage, and he seems well in that regard. So, he’s good!” Yu Yan is getting too used to your dangerous persona. “Right?”

“Right!” You smile.

“See? The stud knows how to reassure a lady.” Yu Yan is satisfied.

“Moving on, he was a former terrorist that was looking for you, Yu Yan. Technically for Rise, but you know the drill. He’s not anymore, and it’s all chill now.” You succinctly resume.

“Oh, he’s like Watty!” Yu Yan nods. “…How can you be so sure that he isn’t chasing after me anymore?” The smug hobo doesn’t look that smug when her safety is in jeopardy.

“I beat him in an entity duel and forced him to tell me the truth no matter what. He said that that ship has sailed!” You reassure. “His name is Rooke, and he’ll be staying with Xavi for the meantime. And, huh, that’s it!”

“That’s your long story, Johnny…? I barely touched my popcorn.” Nariko expected more DRAMA.

“I wouldn’t say barely touched, it’s half empty.” Yu Yan looks into the snacks.

“Ehem, half full, short one.” Nariko didn’t appreciate that.

“Eh, we don’t have time to lose. I need to listen to you two play!” You’re excited for the music project.

“You’re in luck! Because, ta-dah! While you were gone I put the drum set together!” Yu Yan shows her instrument with pride. You act in awe.

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>>5676928


“I’ll be informing the rest of the Motley Crew about these happenings first.” Your OG Hobo pulls out her phone and texts Nina. “There. Nina asks who the third person we saw during the battle is.”

“That is Rooke’s hostage. I think he was the original truck driver. Never checked.” You shrug. He wasn’t your problem.

“I’ll let her know.” Nariko sends another text. “Nina asks what you mean by hostage.”

“Tell her it’s fiiiine, he’s a friend now.” You dismiss all concerns very maturely.

“Sure!” Nariko sends the text. “Nina asks what you mean by he’s a friend now.”

“Gimme that.” Yu Yan grabs Nariko’s phone, and pushes the voicemail button. “It’s chill, Magumbos. You have my word.” Your smug hobo hands the phone back. “Now, where were we?”

“The music!” You’re excited.

“I don’t have my keyboard with me, Johnny…” Nariko laments. “A short trip to the store would suffice if things need to get done now!”

Should you go to the music store with the girls? Or is that too cumbersome?

What do you do?

>Take the girls to the music store! You’re going to buy the instruments and the equipment necessary to play!
>Tell Nariko it is better if you try to find her original keyboard. A tiny sidequest to recover what it is rightfully hers!
>Ask someone for a favor to buy a keyboard for Nariko (you’ll send the money). And maybe recruit that someone for the band as well! (Write-In Who.)
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow! Sorry for the short session!)

>>5676929
>>Take the girls to the music store! You’re going to buy the instruments and the equipment necessary to play!

>>5676929
>Tell Nariko it is better if you try to find her original keyboard. A tiny sidequest to recover what it is rightfully hers!
Time to see how Future Chio's doing.

>>5676929
>>Tell Nariko it is better if you try to find her original keyboard. A tiny sidequest to recover what it is rightfully hers!

>>5676929
>>Tell Nariko it is better if you try to find her original keyboard. A tiny sidequest to recover what it is rightfully hers!

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“No, Nariko, we’ll find your keyboard instead.” You’re ready to partake in a tiny side quest to recover what’s rightfully hers!

“B-But Johnny, it’s lost forever to time and space…” Nariko looks away longingly.

“Really? I have a hunch that someone picked it up. It’s a fancy model, right?” You have no evidence, but if it’s expensive, it’s not unlikely that it’s safe. “Anyone with a good eye must’ve thought they stroke gold.”

“Hmm, I see where you are coming from. We can’t rule out the chance!” Yu Yan has mixed feelings, but is still on the positive side.

“Do you two truly believe this?” Nariko never thought she'd find hope again inside her bovine body.

“Absolutely.” You bring your thumbs-up, those always manage to reassure people.

“Eh, I think it’s in a garbage dump. But it has to be somewhere!” Yu Yan shrugs.

“We should track down Nariko’s hobo trail to get clues.” You begin planning ahead.

“There’s still a bunch of shady shit we never clarified about this bovine.” Yu Yan crosses her arms. “You told me the police and her old school were aware of her disappearance, and didn’t do jack squat. Maybe the school took away her stuff before she went full hobo!”

“It checks out, schools ARE evil.” You agree.

“That hellhole isn’t above petty thieving, that is certain.” Nariko seems to agree.

“Oh? You remember doing something like that?” Yu Yan is right on the money?

“Apologies, my memory is still fuzzy. I don’t believe I’ll ever recover at this point.” Nariko looks dejected.

“Naaah… You need to trigger those memories. It worked out before.” Yu Yan points out that not all hope is lost.

“Yeah, maybe you’ll remember that nice lady that helped you out!” You remember long ago when Hobo Nariko talked about her fuzzy memories.

“Yo, she mentioned that so long ago, I don’t think anyone remembers that stuff.” Yu Yan brings you down for no reason. Well, you remember, that counts, right?

“How can you say that? You weren’t there.” You recall Yu Yan wasn’t a thing back then.

“She told me later, Johnny. She’s my friend and she talks about all her insecurities with me too. Like the overwhelming size of her tummy.” Yu Yan points out.

“SHORT ONE.” Nariko is offended.

“Shut it, fatty. If you really cared you wouldn’t have eaten all that popcorn.” Yu Yan glares back.

“Anyway, I remember she was around the homeless shelter.” Maybe you also forgot about these details...

“Well, we gotta choose where to go.” Yu Yan thinks it’s time to make a decision.

Where do you go to look for the keyboard?

>Go to Nariko’s old school: The Golden Peak Academy.
>Visit the Homeless Shelter.
>Go to the nearest Garbage Dump.
>Call Gerard Luther. He’s the guy who fucked up taking Nariko’s flame, right? He must know something.
>Write In.

>>5677522
>>Go to Nariko’s old school: The Golden Peak Academy.

>>5677522
>Go to Nariko’s old school: The Golden Peak Academy.

>>5677522
>>Go to Nariko’s old school: The Golden Peak Academy.

>>5677522
>>Go to the nearest Garbage Dump.

>>5677522
>>>Go to Nariko’s old school: The Golden Peak Academy.
Time to pull of being crazy school delinquent stuff and steal...i mean, BORROW... i mean, RETURN TO RIGHTFUL OWNER stuff!

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“Let’s go to Nariko’s old school. That’s where the trail starts.” You have been dying to pay that place a visit. Supposedly, a teacher was supposed to call you about Nariko’s safety, but he never did – that still irks you to this day.

“That virulent place...” Nariko expresses contempt for the academy.

“It won’t be that fun with the place closed, but whatever. Still curious about what kind of dump that is.” Yu Yan doesn’t have high hopes.

“Oh, Yu Yan, you have no idea! It’s much worse! The academy is always opened for the student body, they have to for all the dorm residents.” Nariko finds this all repulsive. “They won’t be prowling around in those hideous uniforms of theirs, but it’ll be an interactive visit to a most repulsive point.”

“This’ll be so much fun! We’ll bully these snobby punks!” Yu Yan is so ready now.

“Uhm… We’re looking for the keyboard, girls.” Oh god, you don’t want to be the adult here! You want to be the psycho with bad ideas.

“Yes, to find one of my treasures.” Nariko isn’t as reluctant as one would expect from a person who hates the place she’s going.

“We’re going to pay a visit to a dump after all!” Yu Yan leads the way. “Come this way so you can tell me where to go!” She has no idea where this academy is.

“One moment! I must gear up first!” Nariko’s comfy clothes are going away before you go…

Eventually, you all leave the apartment to take the subway train to the Northern District! Can you believe there’s a station for this school in specific? You don’t know if this denotes more the excessive influence the parents of these rich boys have, or their stupidity because you can’t imagine any of them taking the train. Yu Yan pointed out it’s probably for the staff, and it reminded you that sometimes you forget to see the whole picture.

You’ve arrived at the farthest north of Pokyo Lokyo! It’s all eerily spotless, like every building is brand new, clean in a way you’ve never seen a city be like, full of green or white! It’s vegetation or clean! There are basically no colors aside from those two, and if there are, it’s all because of the advertisements, and those are all geared to another class of people. Not you. As an example, your father always drank the expensive beer label ‘Magnum Melborne’, and you swear you’ve never seen a billboard promoting it, but here? There are dozens of signs! There are brands you’ve never heard of before from other products that you’re not sure what they are. You thought the entire point of marketing was about telling you about a product, but guess you’re just a naïve guy. These don’t look fancy, but they sell themselves as fancy, and fancy is all they sell. This whole experience is making you feel vain, and you’re not going to buy shit! Imagine living here!

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>>5677617

There are so many people smiling! Huge smiles. But none of them are from passersbys. No, all those people working inside these buildings are the ones grinning from ear to ear, they look as nosy as the advertising. The huge brands on their uniforms are no way distinctive to the signs above them. Even the cops are smiling. Creepy doesn’t begin to describe it.

As prevalent as these smiles are, the ones who unsettle the most are the ones affiliated to something called ‘the Healthy Mind and Body’ initiative. You have no idea what this but you feel like the cult you dismantled doesn’t hold a candle to whatever brainwashing these guys went through.

This is the furthest northern district in a nutshell…

“Holiday ads look more depressing than these ghouls…” Yu Yan is perturbed by the scenery.

“This place doesn’t feel real.” You can’t believe Nariko is used to this.

“We’ve arrived, Johnny, Yu Yan! This is the Golden Peak Academy.” Nariko stops by the gate.


The Golden Peak Academy is a series of school buildings surrounding a terrain big enough for 8 golf courses. The size is immense, all structures tinted goldish yellow, statues are all over the campus from figures no one recognizes. You spoke too soon, you kind of recognize one… Nigel Koroma. You don’t think this is Ruby’s father though. Anyway, if the alumni don't get lost frequently, you’ll clap for whatever map system they have within the academy itself. It’s like, you want to describe it more, but you can’t see the end of it… The library building they have is as big as your school. They have tennis courts! Soccer fields! Indoor pools! It’s unreal...

Makes you miss the gaudiness of Ka-Shing’s stuff, it’s like he’s not taking himself seriously, but this place does. But both feel equally shallow. You ponder why…

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>>5677618

“How magnificent, a building dedicated to piss.” Yu Yan is not impressed and talks in a fake fancy accent. “And those are surely the latrine fields, am I right, lady Mooriko?”

“S-Stop with name calling, Yu Yan. This is not the place for that!” Oh no, Honor Student Nariko has been revived!

“Oh my! It’s lady Edamura! I thought she disappeared for good!” A gossipy sounding girl says.

“I can’t believe the daughter of a lousy artist had the gall to come back after all this time, heh. I thought she dropped out for good, heh.” A sardonic-sounding girl gossips with her friend.

“Ugh…” Nariko face palms.

You feel like trouble is starting…

Sadly this is all we have for this thread! Thanks for playing! And see you next time!

>>5677619
Thanks for running!

>>5677619
Thanks for running!

>>5677619
Thanks for running!