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"GO. WITH THE STRENGTH I BESTOW UPON YOU, REDEEM ALL YOU CAN. UNLEASH YOUR POWER. EMBRACE YOUR FATE GIVEN OF YOURSELF. DO GOOD IN THIS WORLD AND GOOD WILL COME OF YOU YET, DA'AT."

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That foreboding farewell...

The harrowing battle...

My body still feels sore in the aftermath, but I have never felt stronger than I am now.

Through the means of speaking to us by battle, speaking in the language of action itself, the highest form of communication, we struggled and wrestled with NEGAI, until we were worn and at our limits, forced to break through them to survive. To finish our sentence. To thrive and galvanize in our purpose. By doing so, and impressing the Machine God, we began to achieve counteraction. We fulfilled whatever ulterior motive it was that the Machine God had for strengthening us, the deities sworn to the Psyops, of all people. I still know not why he sought us out, beyond illuminating to us-... Well. To me, his own purpose. The truth I already suspected, but never could confirm. The daunting tasks that lied ahead...

All I heard was his story, but there was so much I wanted to ask. So much I wasn't allowed to do before I was gone and thrust back into the world. I suppose I can only just keep moving forward.

And forward...

I'll find out, when I find out...

[HALE] "-una? Muna?"

'Ah...'

I snapped out of some trance I was in, deep in thought.

[HALE] "Are you quite alright?"

'Ah- eh. Y-...es. Yes. I'm fine. I just lost my train of thought for a second is all.'

[HALE] "Snrt..."

I heard him internally thinking up some bad joke about locomotives and conducting from hearing me, the Psychic Goddess, say such a term.

[HALE] "Well. It seems that's all that was gathered. But, it is still invaluable knowledge indeed..."

[HALE] "The Collective Unconsciousness..."

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We had returned to the Psyops Bunker quite a while back. I and my companions were divulging what we found out. But mostly what I found out. The information was invaluable.

[JENK] "It was never any secret that the sheer amount of belief that Huangdi channels from his followers is the source of his omnipotence... but to think that he was the one who began it all... in a way, he really was the source of this world we've come to inhabit... but not as we knew."

[ESKART] "These findings are eerily consistent with degrees of theories that scholars in my country have developed for years. But the magnitude in which we could postulate was never to this. Nobody has ever dreamt before of such a metaphysical framework... That the Machine God itself had to reveal this information to Muna personally... I can only fear that, somehow, Huangdi has placed fail safes in our world itself."

[HALE] "To prevent the discovery."

[ESKART] "Precisely. Thought itself is a concept as well as the ones we champion on our own. He must have meddled, tampered with it somehow, anyway he could to prevent men from getting close to that which he'd consider most dangerous of all to himself. To prevent them and us all from awakening, and dreaming of our beings. We only ever knew of belief, but we never imagined a clear light acting as a connection between us all on the scale of this universe and beyond. A collective of our unconscious beings subjectively experiencing ourselves... shaping ourselves however we wish."

'And he's rigged it in his favor. He's ensured that we'd only imagine and shape him.'

The Emperor's insidiousness runs deep to no end. It is bottomless.

'Somehow, one way or another, we have to find a way to counter him. To reverse it. To make him fall and return to what he really is. We were born as gods, thanks to him. But him? He was born a mortal. To a mortal he must be able to return.'

[HALE] "We're gifted to know this. We cannot squander it. But for now, we should all rest and plan our moves for tomorrow. We have a lot of work ahead of us.'

I agreed.

Ludwyhn had already long returned to his Hall among the World of Mythology, and Wolfboy was taking a short hibernation for a few days. It was time for us to digest information and get ready. Jenk decided to return to his farm and tend his crops, while Eskart told us he'd be on speed dial whenever we needed him, and decided to return to Belkinsire to check in on his people. Shennu told me she had duty to the oceans to fulfill, and went on her way to ensuring the oceans remained pure still.

I was left alone for the time being to meditate in my personal abode while Hale prepared the Psyops.

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In the next few days, the personnel were properly outfitted thanks to the efforts of Hale and Kurt. Krina and Catastrovania were busy with their own projects that required executive attention.

[MAJORDOMO] "Riiiiiise and shiiiiiiiine!"

[JOCO] "YOU'RE GONNA MISS BREAKFAST! GET UP!"

My eyes fluttered open from where I saw in my chamber. I stood up and stretched my legs. It was a new day.

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8-Uk9h-wGg

[ You can now access the Psyops Deployments. ]
[ Psyops Deployments will see your troops embarking on various missions of Redemption across Hainei to work against the various threats of the Final War and prevention of further release of evils upon the world. These missions are risky, and require the best of the best. Thankfully, now the Psyops Troop Tree is complete, and your soldiers and agents are ready to serve. Psyops Deployments Missions are structured like and follow a series of event progressions, the outcomes of which will be determined often by the decisions made by high command. It is your job to ensure your soldiers are given the right orders for the best effects when monitoring them in these missions. ]

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>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Dàdǎn-Mang's Epic Quest (Dàdǎn-Mang)
• Fairy Intervention (Demharugh, Fairy Goddess)
• Finding Ice's Corpse (Vymla, Dead Ice Goddess)
• The Black in Blickery (Morwenna, Beast Goddess)
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• Catastrophenia (Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Decorate private chamber.
>Go get breakfast.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion.
>Inquire with Krina and Catastrovania about the latest research initiative.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Lord Akasa, God of Space (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Tower of the Gods)
• Master Garlo, God of Fire (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Ghole, Guide of the Dead (The Hellhole)
• Dark Lord Heus, God of Darkness, Death and Despair (The Hellhole)
• Cricket Feet, God of Directions (Toushi Township)
• Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod (Victory Vale)
• Namithene, Goddess of Love (Frostreach Continent)
• Dite, Angel Demigoddess (World of Mythology)
• Ecules, the High Aspostle of the Fist (The Rampart of August Stars)
• Igman, God of Secrets (Eikrise City)
• Warichud, God of Thunder (The Warrens)
• Goldbrand, God of Destruction (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Yutu the Jade Rabbit (The Moon)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)

>>5879110
>• Igman, God of Secrets (Eikrise City)
God of secrets, let's see what knowledge he hoards.

>>5879110
>Go on a Godtalk:
>• Igman, God of Secrets (Eikrise City)
>• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)

>>5879110
>Go on a Godtalk
>Igman, God of Secrets (Eikrise City)
Knowledge is power

>>5879110
>Warichud, God of Thunder (The Warrens)
Chud lol

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[ CITY OF EIKRISE ]

I decided to skip breakfast. Not that I ever adhered to it before, much to Joco and Majordomo's consternation. If I wanted to eat I'd simply eat a big meal, later, of course. No, what I thought I needed right now was to go out and get some fresh air. I wasn't going far, so I didn't need to inform anyone. Besides, it was morning. Hale was still sleeping in come eight'o'clock, as were a lot of the Psyops and the front workers.

Like a ghost, I had phased through the walls by changing my density and rose up until I was in the city above our Bunker, Eikrise. Eikn's Beacon.

Down below, I saw the city busy in the morn, mortals sprawling about. My eyes fluttered over the bright pumpkin and shamrock and basil roofs and spires. Cars moved through the streets, people went to work by foot and by the metro. I was unseen, of course, standing atop the roof of the Felwischer factory. I took in a deep breath, sucking through my teeth and exhaled. The wind was cool today. The sky was hardly dotted by any cloud. It was peaceful.

[MAJORDOMO] "Hey, look. A bird."

Ah? I looked down and yes, there was a bird here, making a nest on the edge of the factory roofs. A cuckoo bird.

'Hehe...'

I crouched down and observed the feathery little thing, how it danced about to assemble its nest from sticks and thistles. Unlike humans, it could see me, all thanks to the common perceptions of animals being able to see what men couldn't. Like how a dog barks at seemingly nothing in empty spaces, or a cat mewls at the invisible. This bird wasn't afraid of me, not at all.

'It's cute.'

It looked up at me. It tweeted and prodded the nest. It was all alone...
'Hmm...'
It wouldn't make it on its own, especially not having chosen the factory of all places for its nest. I decided to give it a friend.
'Here you go, little one.'

I opened my palm, and a male cuckoo hopped out of it, that I made then. The two cuckoos stared at each other for that moment as I regarded their lives, and then bounced closer to elope. I saw their beaks touch.

'Let's move you somewhere safer, kay...?"

And with the consent of these birds, I chose to pick up their nest and move them from the factory, away from all those grinding industrial sounds and smoggy fumes to a tree, a nice one elsewhere in the city.

'Hmhm...'

'...'

As I had set the birds in their nest down on a sturdy branch, I couldn't help but stare into the distance past the leaves. My vision went wandering to a rooftop spire so far, far away. The peak of a chapel dedicated to Eikn. The thing atop it...

[JOCO] "What kind of bird is that?"

[MAJORDOMO] "Iunno, I ain't ever seen a bird shaped like a guy before."

'Which means it's worth checking out. No human is so comfortable balancing themself out like that....'

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I approached the... figure I saw. The strange man shaped thing, snugly fit in a skin tight outfit of some kind. Of which I could only see his exposed grey hands. He was covered in wrappings tied tightly around his body, flowing in the wind around him. They were marked by purplish patterns of eyes.

He was ranting.

[IGMAN] "Time. Time is not how we think. The slowed that came to a crawl. The feet firmly planted. Neither is energy. Herald of extinction above. Pejoration breeds hate."

Uh...?

[IGMAN] "...How do these ancients shut their eyes? How does one fail to see? Unravel the force, you end eternity."

'Ex... Excuse me?' I said softly.

I shuddered as the thing snapped his head towards me. His body was contorted in unnatural ways. He twisted his limbs around, and I could hear them creaking with every way he moved.

[IGMAN] "What so easily can be grasped. What hides in plain sight. What will destroy you."

The thing before me pointed at... me.

'Destroy me...?'

[IGMAN] "You will be destroyed. Undone. Unmade utterly by it. Because you can't grasp it. But I can find the secret. I can find every secret.."

'...You are Igman, the God of Secrets, are you not?'

[IGMAN] "Secrets are many. I cannot know them, for it would not be a secret then. But I can show one how to uncover them. That is all the God of Secrets can do. That is the way. I am guided by the higher will. I come and I go."

'You've come to show me a secret then, is it?'

[IGMAN] "You can only find one. I will only open one the way to one. The lead is the carrot on the string. Grab it, but be fast. The pole dangler moves with the flow, they will prevent you from grabbing it. Strike the ground with your feet and see."

[IGMAN] "Introspect yourself upon the riddles of Time. Fortune.... Energy... Pejoration."

(Igman's patience: 1 question.)

>What will I ask the Woldorian God of Secrets?
• "Tell me the secret of Time."
• "Tell me the secret of Fortune."
• "Tell me the secret of Energy."
• "Tell me the secret of Pejoration."
• Write in.

>>5879653
Either
>"Tell me the secret of Time."
Or
>"Tell me the secret of Pejoration."
Or if we're feeling daring...
>Tell me the secret of Chaos

>>5879653
>• "Tell me the secret of Time."
going with time

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>>5879667
>>Tell me the secret of Chaos
>

>>5879653
>"Tell me the secret of Time."
Fortune or Energy are both smarter but Time is more esoteric and therefore better.

>"Tell me the secret of Time."

Igman's head twisted at me.

[IGMAN] "How old is one?"

'...?'

[IGMAN] "How. Old. Is. One?"

'What... what do you mean? Do you mean like... how old humans live for?'

The God of Secrets remained unmoving. He was like a statue... It was an eerie display.

I had to give that some thought. Well, Hale for example is approaching one thousand years old at this point. People like Charles had lived for a very long time, Charles himself was over sixteen hundred years old. Was this what he meant...?

'Well, from my understanding, humans are able to live for hundreds, if not thousands of years.'

Igman nodded.

[IGMAN] "Time's secret."

'You mean to tell me that Time itself is the reason for mortal longevity?'

Hale told me it was the New Eternity. That was the point. Lord Sarakha made the New Eternity the era of the world, and the blessing of this age began to extend human lifespans. Under the New Eternity, mortals can live far longer, that way everyone has a chance to Immortalize in their lifetime. So what was it that Igman meant to imply here that it was Time, and not the New Eternity, that granted such effects?

[IGMAN] "Time... Time is... in a state. It is in frenzy. I do not know the secret of Time... but I can tell you where to find it..."

'Where then must I go?'

[IGMAN] "Heaven."

'You speak something preposterous then! I could not go to Heaven right now!'

[IGMAN] "If you want to find the secret, you will. Or, it will destroy you. The secret to Time lies in Heaven."

'Then the Emperor is also the god of time. It is all too clear.'

[IGMAN] "No."

'...?!'

[IGMAN] "I can only provide the lead. I cannot provide the secret."

'Then how do you know the Emperor is not the god of time? How is it that you disagree with me?'

[IGMAN] 'I don't know. I just have a feeling. All I can do is point in a direction. That is my role as the God of Secrets. My directions are never wrong."

I sighed and closed my eyes for just a second. When I reopened them, he was already gone.

[MAJORDOMO] "The hell? How did he disappear like that?! Not even we noticed..."

I looked about, for any sign of the God of Secrets, but I found none. Like a wind, he had just come and gone, just like that. All he appeared for was to share his ability with me for the briefest of seconds. It was so vexing I almost forgot what secret it was he aimed to help reveal to me...

Time...

Time lies in Heaven, then?

And if I do not uncover the secret of Time, it will destroy me...

...

Ominous.

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(So that was the God of Secrets, Igman... He himself is a total weirdo. But I can see why he's apart of the Woldorian Pantheon. Woldor must use him and his power to reveal secrets of any kind he desires to find. Another clue as to why they hold out so well against the pressure of the Trinity. But who is the 'higher will' that Igman claims guides him? Is it the Machine God, who has for intents and purposes meddled with many gods before? Or Woldor himself, trying to help me out from behind the scenes as the unseen benefactor he tends to be for some? I do not know. I will be interested in seeing Igman again someday...)

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I returned to the Bunker below the city some time after. I just decided to go bird watching for a little while longer and ponder what I'd heard. I suppose I can consider going to Heaven, or as close as I can some day, just to see what I find... but I'm still not sure. It might be dangerous...

By the time I was back in the bunker, everyone was awake, save for those who worked the night shifts and were sleeping now. Hale was in the command room having coffee.

[HALE] "Goddess. Coffee?"

I declined. I didn't like it black like he did.

[HALE] "Mm. By the way, the rabbit you brought, Taifu? She wants your help with something in the Ecclesiastic chamber whenever you're free."

I'll keep that in mind.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Dàdǎn-Mang's Epic Quest (Dàdǎn-Mang)
• Fairy Intervention (Demharugh, Fairy Goddess)
• Finding Ice's Corpse (Vymla, Dead Ice Goddess)
• The Black in Blickery (Morwenna, Beast Goddess)
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• Catastrophenia (Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Decorate private chamber.
>Go get breakfast.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion.
>Inquire with Krina and Catastrovania about the latest research initiative.
>Inquire with Taifu in the Psychic-Church Hall.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Tower of the Gods)
• Master Garlo, God of Fire (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Ghole, Guide of the Dead (The Hellhole)
• Cricket Feet, God of Directions (Toushi Township)
• Dite, Angel Demigoddess (World of Mythology)
• Goldbrand, God of Destruction (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)

>>5879767
>Go see Taifu
Let's see what the bunny wants with us

>>5879767
>Inquire with Taifu in the Psychic-Church Hall.

>>5879767
>Inquire with Taifu in the Psychic-Church Hall.
Taifu seems decent enough. IP likes to jump but I've voted twice so far, I swear it by the Yellow Emperor.

But as a matter of fact, why not go tend to the issue now?

I made my way down to the chamber that houses the Ecclesiastic efforts of the Psyops. First I was greeted by two glass doors that opened automatically for me walking in, and saw a little reception area with some tables here and pamphlets in holders. Next, I pushed open a set of two wooden doors and beheld myself to the sanctum within.

'Woah...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Bit of an assault to the eyes, innit?"

[JOCO] "I like it!"

[MAJORDOMO] "Course you do, you look like it."

The room inside, to say the least, was colorful...
It was painted in myriad patterns and carefully stroked in such an expert way. As I walked down between the pews, I saw Taifu sitting there on one, munching a freshly pounded Mochi.

'What is this place?' I asked.

[TAIFU] "Bweh!" She jumped in her seat; "You mean to tell me you don't even recognize the Psychic Church Hall you yourself had made...?"

'Ah. I haven't taken the chance yet to come and see what this place is like for myself.'

[TAIFU] "Well, it was a lot more pale and blank. I picked up the paint and got some help to make it look this way myself! I thought it fit your characteristic better, god-dess~ Besides, it's a Psychic Church, can't have it looking like a copycat of Pantocrator's chapels now!"

The Rabbit priestess stood up in front of me.

[TAIFU] "Hmm... Now there's just one thing. There's not really a whole bunch of organization 'round here."

Ah, I guessed not.

'You are on the Ecclesiastics team, aren't you?'

[TAIFU] "Yep. But there ain't a team lead yet. So a lot of folks part of this team are just doing their own things, but they don't really have one focus. I had to convince others to help me touch up the church here on my own, for example. So, since you brought me down from the Moon to worship you, you oughta make me the Team Lead for Ecclesiastics so I can whip it into better shape."

'Hm. Alright, I suppose that would be a good choice.'

[TAIFU] "Well, yes, but that's not all. I kinda need some ideas here to run with myself."

'What do you mean exactly?'

[TAIFU] "Well, you know already that I worship the Lord. You might be a *goddess*, but really, I just think you're one of Pantocrator's angels~ Ooh, but that's not the point. See, we Lunar Rabbits have traditions and rituals."

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'Ah, well, every deity does. So you're wondering what mine are, then.'

Taifu nodded with a smile.

[TAIFU] "Yep. See, the Ecclesiastics are supposed to be dedicated to worshiping you and providing you faith as a goddess. We really are just a cult. But we're a bit clueless. We don't know much of how to adore you directly. Other known deities have their own rituals and things. We Lunar Rabbits like to pound mochi as a cultural thing, and some uses of it are for religion too. We sometimes give our brothers and sisters a eucharist in Pantocrator's name and share a bread we bake. Sometimes, we celebrate sabbath nights by pounding a special yellow kind of mochi in his name. We have specific prayers and we even do things sometimes like fast or paint in the Lord's name."

[TAIFU] "So, what I'm wondering is, what do adorers of the Psychic Goddess do in her name? Hm? What kind of rituals do we do to praise you with? What do worshipers who want to become psychic to glorify you exhibit as hobbies? Do we carve statues of you? Brush only the bottom teeth in your name? Have a psychic dance party on a specific date?"

I see. This is what Taifu needed help with.

[Taifu has been elected as the Team Lead of the Ecclesiastics Team, or as the Specialist Officer. Each Director subordinate to you as the Executive in Psyops has a Specialist Officer underneath them in the hierarchy.]

I just need to think about how to help Taifu's dilemma if I'm making her a Team Lead...

>What will I do?

>>5879848
shit thats actually a good question, what WOULD ours be?
Fuck, weekly philosophical debates? I think that'd be characteristic and also have some practical benefit through some shit with divining the nature of things or something.
Thoughtful meditation to train the mind would be good also. If our psychics aren't capable of formulating a thesis on why every HEUS-fag should kill themselves ASAP in the span of milliseconds then we have failed as a goddess. I'm talking turbo supercomputer brainiac shit.

>>5879848
Hmm... How about every adherent of Muna keep a small rug with a simple geometric pattern in it to sit on? Or to have around. Something tangible themselves but not as ostentatious or difficult to conceal as an idol.

>>5879848
>>5879858
I got it, sketching would be a good practice within that cult. it's associated with remote viewing, weird visions and whatnot, so encouraging them to draw and focus whatever they see in their mind's eye could work. Alongside the mentionned philosophical debates about good and evil and the thoughtful meditations. Trying to gather knowledge from old books in general is a good one too.

For rituals...maybe meetings discussing the nature of things or some kind of ''psychic ascension'' thing where they connect their minds to better understand each other.

>>5879863
add that when they pray on the rug they'll do it in the direction of a very special monument to Muna.
>>5879869
>>5879858
good ideas

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'You are right, meditation is a cornerstone of psychic belief.'

[MAJORDOMO] "I second the sacred food ceremony. Make them eat pancakes in your name."

[JOCO] "Oooh! Ooh! But make them pancakes made with a pan that makes them come out looking like your face."

Hush, you two.

'Ah, psychic training involves being able to make oneself feel connected. But the connections they have to create are very specific. Psychics have to help ease themselves into a connection with even individual atoms.'

[TAIFU] "Now you're speaking gobdlygook to me. I ain't a psychic, remember? You know what, this might be harder than I thought, since I don't come from a psychic background. I only really know about gravity magic like the kind we Lunar Rabbits use!"

'It's alright. There are psychics among the other members of your team and they'll be able to help you. But what I'm saying here is just what you have to teach others, so remember it well. The cornerstone of psychic ability is connection.'

Taifu nods at me.

'A psychic has to train themselves into being able to make these connections. In fact, they have to cultivate the strength they can make in their connections, as well as their ability to make them fast. That's how psychics work. When you see one use telekinesis on an object they've never encountered before, it's because they're making a simultaneous connection to every atom in that object at a speed that seems almost instantaneous at once. That's why you see Psychics as able to bend spoons perfectly without making the metal snap or give way.'

Taifu seemed to get the gist of it. A lot better than she'd let on herself even! Her ears twitched pondering the knowledge I was giving her.

'Hm...'

But the thing is, a psychic can't just start making their connections. They need to have a strong mind in the first place. And a good way to build a strong mind is... oh.

Of course. Geometry. Sacred Geometry even, would be a helpful resource to them. I recalled the sacred geometry on the face of AGLA. The shapes beyond definition that were made by NEGAI. Again, I am taking inspiration from him. But I think that spurning anyone who wants to learn in Ecclesiastics to formulating their own inner geometries and manifesting them would be helpful.

I instructed Taifu to have beginners start with needles and thread. They would be tasked to form unique patterns of geometry on their own, in their heads, and to sow themselves a rug depicting it, to take their time forming such a thing until they are able to align it in near perfect shapes. The more thought they put towards a task, the better. It will help them begin building their fortified mindset until they are able to progress to the next steps. In fact, this could even be extrapolated in painting pictures! Both in one's mind and on a canvas to help remember the process!

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Practice will make perfection! I'm sure that in time our trained psychics will be so good as to be able to paint a canvas with paints without having to use the brush! They'll use their mind to guide the paints! I just found myself continuing to explain more and more to Taifu to the point she had to go grab some notes to write this down.

[TAIFU] "Remote viewing? What's that?"

'It's when one can discern an object they can't even see. Psychics would be able to tell what something is from the molecular composition alone.'

[TAIFU] "Fuuuh... And you'd have me teaching philosophy in this church too. What a work load~"

'Well, it's just important for psychics to understand fundamentals! Besides, psychic power is a not a force for evil. It never should be.'

[TAIFU] "Mmm, deep~ Well, I think I got down all of this for the most part."

'One more thing. This church should also hold a Psychic communion every now and then.'

[TAIFU] "Eh? But isn't that what it'll be doing anywhooo?"

'No. You're thinking of liturgical worship. Communion for psychics is more like joining hands in a circle, and connecting each other's minds. In this way, psychics would be able to tell each other's emotions, and share their memories and... well, grow stronger by each other. Unlike me, a goddess, who already completely masters such things to the point I can feel all of you without needing to be around, mortals would need to join as one to accomplish such a thing.'

'I'll put my presence in this church. You'll be able to feel me through whatever idols you make of me. But one day, psychics here should be so keen as to pray in my direction.'

[TAIFU] "Sooo... they need to pray to your presence?"

I nodded with a smile.

[TAIFU] "Eh, and what's this about direction? Do you mean..."

Taifu decided, as if to test me, to finish her question in her mind.

'Yes. They'll pray in the direction they know this body is in.'

Taifu seemed amazed by such an idea herself. She snickered playfully and poked my cheek then.

'Er... What was that for?'

[TAIFU] "I just think you gods are funny cuz your bodies aren't really real. You can make them look however you want. Heehehee!"

Hmm. Well, she's never short of her eccentric, happy-go-lucky attitude. She'll make a good teacher here with what I give her. I'm sure of it.

[TAIFU] "Thanks again, god-dess~!" She said to me as I went on my way to leave; "I've got a lot to do. Gotta change some fashion trends around here, and write some tenets for these monastic dweebs, just like I did for the Lord!"

She got to work right away, sticking a carrot in her mouth to chew on. I was back in the atrium of the Bunker.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Dàdǎn-Mang's Epic Quest (Dàdǎn-Mang)
• Fairy Intervention (Demharugh, Fairy Goddess)
• Finding Ice's Corpse (Vymla, Dead Ice Goddess)
• The Black in Blickery (Morwenna, Beast Goddess)
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• Catastrophenia (Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Decorate private chamber.
>Go get breakfast.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion.
>Inquire with Krina and Catastrovania about the latest research initiative.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Tower of the Gods)
• Master Garlo, God of Fire (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Ghole, Guide of the Dead (The Hellhole)
• Cricket Feet, God of Directions (Toushi Township)
• Dite, Angel Demigoddess (World of Mythology)
• Goldbrand, God of Destruction (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)

>>5880073
>Go for breakfast
>Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk
It's time

>>5880073
>Go for breakfast
>Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
Dare we? Do we dare, dare we truly? I say we do. I'm honestly curious to see if our resident Cat Goddess isn't the FATTEST cow around.

>>5880084
+1

>>5880084
Meet the call, do it now!

>>5880454
*cow

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I wasn't late enough, so I managed to catch the canteen while it was still serving breakfast down below in the second level of the Bunker.

I had a very small breakfast of sausage patties, bacon... eggs, sunny side up... with a few of these "hash brown" things humans enjoy. Oh, and I had a short stack of pancakes with fruity bits on top! It was quite good! The sprinkles I could have added on top amused Joco to no end as well.

This breakfast thing was really neat... I should try this again some other time.

[ LAND OF MILK ]

My journey across Hainei has, so far, led me to many mesmerizing destinations as I traveled far. I have seen the Illuminati College in Belkinsire, where the interiors are as big and have as many rooms as the sorcerers wish for them to. I have seen the mountains of Woldor, and the mythical sights of his realm, such as the Mead River where their caramel colored gut fillers flow from the sky itself. I have seen the Imperial Seat itself, and the Lokas of Thandir that existed as an independent cosmos itself below Heaven. I have see the fiefdoms of Scheiracht and Shèng Xù, the sights of Siegesia and Shengesia and Yongesia. I have seen the place of the Machine God, beyond definition.

But as always, there is something new to find in this wonderful world. There is always something new to uncover, something new that takes my breath away.

The Land of Milk was one such place.

Tucked away on the farthest shore of the Imperial World existed a flood basalt region formed from primordial volcanic eruptions. The traps of the Siran region, named after its goddess, were such a distinctive shape, overgrown with trees and shrubberies. But the main attraction was a natural hole in the earth itself that lied at the center of these windings traps, the heart of the igneous center. This hole, extending over several hundred meters deep and stretching over a hundred meters wide, ended with a surface of water, it seemed. There was civilization built around it, followers of the Cult of Surasira. They built huts and temples of pilgrimage around the hole. There was even a massive slide that hung over the hole, for boats to slide down and fall inside of it with.

Fall inside of it, yes. One might consider this to be... strange, but it is not.

There is a good reason why one must fall inside, and I found that out when I was encouraged by Surasira's followers myself to dive in. When I did...

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I did not sink into a body of water... I rose, splashing out the top of a surface of what I could identify as... milk! Pure milk!

For underneath that surface in the hole lied an inverted subterranean sanctum. I saw the cave ceilings, parallel of Hainei's crust and own geology. I saw spires of rock holding up a ceiling of stalactites as large as towers. I saw light expanding over the horizon. The artificial sky, the bioluminescent "stars" and the light of the Sun shining through all obstacles to illumine this land. I saw a sea of milk stretching as far as the eye could see.

[BGM] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj0rAG10fn8

This is the Land of Milk.

The Cult of Surasira makes its home here. This is their sanctuary, safe from all other places in the world. They lived among this sea of milk, praising their goddess in temples and homes built on the rock faces and barges made for inhabitation among the sea of milk. They had a floating city of barges on the sea's face, though it were not bereft of any land, for the rock faces were grown with bioluminescent flora given life by the Milk of kindness itself.

Her followers danced, and they painted themselves. They wore bright colors and at the core of their culture, it was a culinary one. The most respected members of this society were the cooks and chefs. they ever strove to become better in Surasira's name. Those who made tonics, those who brewed potions and concoctions. They were exuberating happiness.

Surasira... she is the Cow Goddess. She is the lady of Milk and of Torpor. She governs substances. As in, food and drink falls under her domain. Anything that can be ingested and is edible is her extent. She governs all that is tasty, all that can be eaten... but also, all that is poisonous to consume and all that kills to ingest. Milk, bright white and delicious, and Poison, sickly purple and debilitating. She is the one that rules this. She is also said to be the only deity that the Emperor feared by her followers... something I find very interesting. And I could not wait to meet her myself.

[MAJORDOMO] "Just don't have a meltie when you see her."

'Why would I do that?'

[MAJORDOMO] "..."

'Well...? Why would I...?'

[MAJORDOMO] "..."

'Gonna say or not?!'

[MAJORDOMO] "..."

[JOCO] "I think-"

[MAJORDOMO] "No no, shut up."

Hrrr...

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The tour of the Land of Milk was certainly quite the sight, but what I was really here for was to meet another uncontacted deity of Hainei and to see how they were. It was no hard to find Surasira in the Land of Milk. Near the ceiling, stuffed between stalactites as large as mountains, there was a great platform of rock from which waterfalls of Milk flowed down into the sea of it below. Atop this rocky platform was a plain of grass both tall and short. There, amidst the brightness, I saw a kori under which she presided, humming as she danced a slow rhythm.

I peaked over the grass and climbed up to this area, walking and standing before her. She chose to greet me first.

[SURASIRA] "Namaste." She said, stopping her dance and turning to bow towards me with both hands pressed.

I gulped nervously.

'Greetings.' I said, bowing back to her, but not in the same way.

[SURASIRA] "A sister shows her head. What is this occasion? I can already feel my excitement brewing!"

I could not see her eyes behind her pinkish hair, even as she jiggled in picking back up her rhythmic body movements the hair seemed determined to block her vision. Around her I saw her fingers giving direction to two masses of liquid. One of fluffy Milk of kindness, the other of bubbling Poison of erosion.

'I've been intrigued to meet my fellow deities for a long time. I come as a learner, venerable Surasira.' I say.

[MAJORDOMO] "Don't bring attention to it. Don't bring attention to it. Don't bring attention to it. Don't bring attention to it-"

Shut.

Up.

Now.

[MAJORDOMO] "I'm just being helpful, I don't want you getting mad at the fact she's bigger than Seannsa and thus you- OW! What was that foooorrrr? "

Psychic slaps for psychic clowns.

[SURASIRA] "Then you may make yourself at home, dear. For the Land of Milk is the welcome place of all. I designed this place to be the end of the road itself! For all seeking foray. You come in wishes to learn of me? Then listen, listen sister. I will tell you of me." She said.

Her rings dangled in circles around her wrists and her ears twitched as she smiled. She did a slow twist around, bringing an arm over her shoulder and one under her other, combining the mass of milk and poison she swished into a helix behind herself. Her dance was hypnotic...

[SURASIRA] "I, the heifer, have always labored to create happiness in men. I split from the original Mother Goddess once upon a time, but I did not cease to carry out my role in this world. Listen, sister, happiness resides in many things. Many actions that the body can do will bring a human happiness, but the most powerful of all is the happiness of the tongue. Consumption does brew the truest happiness. You'll find this to be real when you study the humans. It is something they cannot never do, something that they seek insatiably."

'...eh... E-... Eating food?'

[SURASIRA] "Mmhmhm! Mhmmm!"

Surasira uncoupled her arms and divided the milk from the poison again, perfectly. Neither was stained with the other.

[SURASIRA] "So, that man may consume as much as man wishes, I had to work to divide that which man may consume, and that which he may not. Like that!"

'Ah. I think I see where you're going with this...'

[SURASIRA] "It is true of any man back then that once upon a time, they would stuff their mouth with any green they found to see what would and would not hurt them. I simply accelerated the process. In other words, I gave birth to culinary senses. Men discovered that one could rid a piece of raw meat of all its sicknesses by cooking it through me. I am a cow, but I had to send cows to their sacrifices to create this happiness."

'So you're fine with steaks then... I-I mean, w-w-wait, that sounded rude of me! I-'

[SURASIRA] "No no no no. It is true."

'Heh?'

[SURASIRA] "If it brings someone happiness to crave and devour a massive steak, then so be it. That is what I shall make them feel the need to do."

Surasira stopped her rhythmic motions and stood still before me, holding the pose of keeping herself propped up on one leg.

[SURASIRA] "But there is a clause. I must also poison humanity to ensure my own existence."

'You poison people...?'

[SURASIRA] "It is undeniable." She frowned; "Torpor is apart of life. Sicknesses happen, illness spreads. Life cannot be simply an abundance of happiness, despite what the gods would want of it. Sadness must come too. For in this union of happiness and sadness, life is perfected. Life is at it is. It is perfect. We need not change it from this."

[SURASIRA] "So it is that I encourage men to feed and garner their happiness. This is the Milk of Kindness. But, Torpor must spread as well. This is the Poison of Erosion. Some people will eat what is rotten, or they will not cook it. Some will eat that which is downright vile. Bacteria will culminate, sickness will spread. Some will gain deadly curiosities of what they can eat. They will find what I have decided they cannot eat, and they will grow sick, maybe even die. Some men will poison others intentionally... it is the way of life. So that is what led me to create the Land of Milk."

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[SURASIRA] "This Land of Milk is perfect. It is a land of perpetual happiness, there is no evil here. The reign of the Emperor nor the wrath of Darkness may reach it. But sadness must still exist to balance life into its perfect form. Thus, when my followers have reached the apex of their foray, they will poison themselves and expire."

'That sounds horrible!'

[SURASIRA] "Yes. But it is not the end. This Land of Milk is the end. They will reincarnate, and they will get to experience the venture of life all over again, until they reach their zenith once more. Is this not a perfect system? I have come into contact with the human concept of Expectation before... I have studied what expectations are. Thus, my work is to make the Land of Milk something that will always meet the ultimate human expectation, dear."

[SURASIRA] "Now you know me. You know me, sister, know the Goddess of Milk and Torpor. But if there is anything else you want to know, speak your mind freely!"

(Surasira's patience: 2 question.)

>What will I ask the Divine Bovine?
• "Did the Emperor truly fear you?"
• "Why can the Sun reach this place when it is not even here?"
• "Tell me about the human concept of Expectation."
• "Is having your followers poison themselves intentionally not akin to a death cult?"
• "Have you ever met... Seannsa before?"
• "I'm not sure I follow your plan with this Land of Milk. What about the entire world beyond it? Does that not make its purpose fallible?"
• "Can I drink your Milk of Kindness?"
• "So you say you 'split' from the "original Mother Goddess"? How does that work? Was it Eikn you split from?"
• "Any other interactions with the other deities you've had?"
• "Can you cook good yourself, since you're the patrons of chefs and culinary artists? Can you cook for me?"
• "Did you invent the School of Toxic magics?"
• "Can you teach me to dance as you do?"
• "What is the tastiest food in the world?"
• Write in.

>>5880680
>"Tell me about the human concept of Expectation."
>"So you say you 'split' from the "original Mother Goddess"? How does that work? Was it Eikn you split from?"

>>5880680
>"Did the Emperor truly fear you?"
>"So you say you 'split' from the "original Mother Goddess"? How does that work? Was it Eikn you split from?"

>>5880680
>"So you say you 'split' from the "original Mother Goddess"? How does that work? Was it Eikn you split from?"
>"Can you teach me to dance as you do?"
This gives us both lore and the possibility of a buff. I think that's a decent ratio.

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>5880683
>>5880685
>>5880692

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>"Did the Emperor truly fear you?"

[SURASIRA] "Fufufufufu..."

The Lady of Milk and Torpor had a... certain dark expression about her face, below her covered eyes. She smiled deviously at me asking such a thing.

[SURASIRA] "Did Huangdi fear me? I would not say it to be so. But did he fear what I could do? Perhaps..."

'Ah, what do you mean?'

[SURASIRA] "If it is so that I am the one who controls all that is edible and that which cannot be eaten, then it is so that I am one who could inflict great wrath upon his Kingdom."

'So if I had a loaf of bread in my hand right now, a perfectly edible one freshly made, you could make it inedible to mortals?'

[SURASIRA] "More than simply bad to the tastebuds. I could make it toxic. Fatally toxic~..."

...!

I get it. Like she said, she is the authority on what can and cannot be eaten by mortals. She can completely overwrite the concept of food. She could make all foods known to man lethal for consumption at a moment's notice if she wanted! Things right eaten by men and digested right now all across Hainei could turn into poison and give them torpor if she wished it. Millions could drop dead.

The ability to control food sounds comical on paper... but Surasira is truly deadly in actuality!

[SURASIRA] "If I so decided, the bread would not just become lethal for a mortal to consume. The gods too would be as company to this lethal effect. Gods do not need to eat or drink, but if they were to if I were to decide such a thing, they too would suffer."

'So, could you make the fears of humans that HEUS feeds off of lethal to him?'

She shakes her head.

[SURASIRA] "Mortals do not consume fears. I cannot do such a thing. You must also understand this is one context from the other. HEUS does not consume in the broadest definition."

'Yeah, yeah, he doesn't literally eat it, it's more like absorption of human fears into his aggregate... But still. How come the Emperor would be afraid of this ability of yours?'

[SURASIRA] "The Emperor eats."

I blinked at her. My eyes wandered up to the light of the sun that illuminated the Land of Milk.

Could it be that Surasira was able to keep her independence from the Emperor by threatening him with her abilities of torpor? Is that why his sun reached her domain? Did she negotiate for him to impart its light?

... It is a curious question. But as well, it grants me insight into Huangdi...

So he did truly fear the Cow Goddess then.

>"So you say you 'split' from the "original Mother Goddess"? How does that work? Was it Eikn you split from?"

[SURASIRA] "Who else could it be? But of course, Eikn IS the Great Mother, of course. But you see me, I am of a piece with her. As is the other deities that express the Great Mother. Namithene, the Lover. Shennu, of the Rapids."

Shennu is also apart of the Great Mother's archetype? I wonder if Shennu herself split from Eikn too at some point... it may be possible, considering the motherly love she feels for Wolfboy as her adoptive son... and Namithene did indeed claim to be the same kind of goddess as Eikn.

[SURASIRA] "Expressions, sister. Expressions of the same through emanation. A Great Mother leads civilization and officializes marriage. A Great Mother spurns love and kindles passion. A Great Mother here makes food that fills stomachs. You see now? Our kind are of a piece. Perhaps even you are one of us, sister."

'Ah, me, a Great Mother? Hah... I'm not sure. I don't even have any children myself.'

[SURASIRA] "So? Neither do I, and yet I am still a heifer for mankind."

Hmm...

[MAJORDOMO] "Great Mother Muna."

[JOCO] "Mommy."

Hush you two.

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[SURASIRA] "I do admit, I am running short of time here now, sister. After all, being in the Land of Milk means I must always watch my worshipers close and curate their works. And there is always the matter of dealing with that shady figure, Lord Akasa... Perhaps you'll visit me again some other time."

'Ah, definitely. Your realm is truly a wondrous place.'

[SURASIRA] "Ah, but hold now. I do not believe you gave me your name. What is it? I am dying to know!"

'Muna. You may call me Muna. I am the Goddess of Psychics. Sister.'

[SURASIRA] "Ahhhaahaa! You are simply precious, sister! Simply."

[SURASIRA] "Before you go, I would give you a gift."

'Ah! A gift, you're too kind. What would you have me receive?'

[SURASIRA] "My milk!"

'D- Y-... W-.. Beg your pardon?'

She, thankfully, simply turned towards her kori gate, upon which sat numerous treasures and baubles in her possession. Surasira came over and lifted a golden chalice from among the treasures, stepped past the gate close to a waterfall of milk running down behind it from her platform into the Sea of Milk below. She only lifted it and filled it to the brim before handing the item to me.

'Ah. Milk, from the Land of Milk.'

[SURASIRA] "My milk is special, sister. The Milk of Kindness is the most potent sweetener there is."

'Ah... so I presume I would use it to bake a cake, or the like?'

[SURASIRA] "Whatever your heart desires. Drink it if you would like. Even a drop of the Milk of Kindness can bring on the strongest happiness in a mortal man. Make of it food if you wish. Ultimately, milk is for consumption. And consumption is the root of happiness."

I held the chalice in my hands and stared down nervously at the milk inside of it before bowing my head at Surasira and shuffling it away into my pocket space for storage.

(Received key item: Milk of Kindness)
(It can do away with any and all poison and torpor and make anything it is applied to taste delicious. Drinking it will grant a 3x Resistance to any party member but will use the item. During battles, it can only be used one time to clear toxicity for 10 moves.)

'Thank you. I am honored to receive it.'

[SURASIRA] "Oh ho ho! You flatter me~! But go on now, Muna. Go on your trip wherever you go, and keep well safe enough."

I nodded and, waving at her, walked backwards until I was at the edge of the platform her gate sat atop. Then, leaning back, I let myself fall until I was cruising down through the air. I fell below into the Sea of Milk, and the same way I came in, I left, exiting back out into Hainei.

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[MAJORDOMO] "The Emperor feared her."

[JOCO] "I mean, I thought she was kinda scary too. We risked getting hit getting close to her dancing like that."

'The Emperor had the same tendencies as a mortal then... huh? He ate, drank and slept like one.'

...

I looked up towards the Sun.

'Why would you be afraid of her poisoning you?'

'...'

'Could it be... that since you weren't born a god like us... and have been one from the start like us... that even though you still have all the powers of a god...'

'...you're still a Mortal, "Emperor"?'

I stared at the Sun. But finding no answer or reply, I turned away and headed back home.

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( GODTALK OVER )

[Returning to the Psyops Bunker...]

(Surasira is unique to say the least. But I feel that she does not recognize her own flaws. She must believe the system of reincarnation is infallible. She must not believe it is rigged like it truly is by Thandir. She must think she can force freedom onto others, or at least, that's what her Land of Milk might only achieve. I know that as a god, she must maintain herself and her power by having what composes her domain done by mortals, including getting poisoned or sick... but to have mortals poison themselves and die in her name willingly is wrong. And it needs to stop. She doesn't seem to realize that happiness can't be forced to be accepted by someone. They must want happiness for themselves...)

I arrived back to the Bunker. I saw Catastrovania in the command room typing away at a console. She turned and looked at me and sniffed.

[CATASTROVANIA] "...Why do you smell like milk?"

I shrugged at her.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Dàdǎn-Mang's Epic Quest (Dàdǎn-Mang)
• Fairy Intervention (Demharugh, Fairy Goddess)
• Finding Ice's Corpse (Vymla, Dead Ice Goddess)
• The Black in Blickery (Morwenna, Beast Goddess)
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• Catastrophenia (Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Decorate private chamber.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion.
>Inquire with Krina and Catastrovania about the latest research initiative.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Tower of the Gods)
• Master Garlo, God of Fire (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)

>>5880820
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
>• Dàdǎn-Mang's Epic Quest (Dàdǎn-Mang)

>>5880820
>Inquire with Krina and Catastrovania about the latest research initiative.
Let's see what's going on here first. Got a lot of things on the bullet list>>5880820

>>5880840
you got a point, going with this since we don't need to rush things

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Since I'd been informed of it this morning, I'd been wondering what needed my attention from Krina and Catastrovania lately. The two seemed to be collaborating on their own little project from what I could see. Since I was in the command room, I decided to call Krina up to have her explain to me with Catastrovania.

When the R&R head arrived, she had Catastrovania pull up something on the console there for me to see. I leaned in and looked. It was a... square of some kind?

[KRINA] "Ehhh? You think it's a square...???"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Oh my god, you're as tech illiterate as Hale-san was before I taught him everything I know. Baka!"

'Really, you both should have expected that.'

[KRINA] "What you're looking at is a type of chip implanted into the brains of the Chemically Immortal. Think Samurai and Wei."

'Oh... So, like a control mechanism then.'

Krina snapped her fingers.

[KRINA] "Exactly. These chips are known as habiliment amulets. They're the primary control and influencing devices that the Trinity issues its cyborgs. They're the main thing that sets the Chemically Immortal apart from us Metahumans. Really, we're all cyborgs in the end, they just have way more augments than us... and these chips. See, their brains are fully intact. The brain is a sacred organ, it can't be disrupted in Trinity dogma... however, as long as there's enough of the organic parts left, they can sort of skirt around that and say it's approved. That's just religion for you. The brains of Chemical Immortals have only enough augmentation to allow these chips' insertions."

'So, why are you showing me this?'

[KRINA] "Well, it's the fact that these chips also tend to give rise to certain holy phenomena through the faith of the recipient. What I'm saying is, these chips make the Chemically Immortal immune to psychic tampering and the like. Their brains are just not able to messed with. It wards off the influence of anything and anyone but the Trinity. It's the crux of why their soldiers are incorruptible by the Afterseas."

That is true...
I do remember the first Samurai I fought. When I used a psychic spell against one of the Ashigaru, I sensed that innate resistance. I could not have changed the mind of someone like that. Although, because my power was overwhelming, I simply managed to destroy the Ashigaru with brute force.

It certainly helped me grasp the definition of a Chemical Immortal better and differentiate it from a Metahuman.

[KRINA] "Anyway, the reason we're showing you this is because I need to acquire the schematics for these chips."

'Ah, to find a way to invent a countermeasure for them?'

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[KRINA] "Not exactly. Even if I had the schematics and knowledge on how they work, I wouldn't be able to invent some gizmo that stops them. That's not how they work. Once the chips insert and start working in a Chemical Immortal, it just... well, it works. It starts warding off any intrusive wavelengths. Countermeasures just wouldn't work. No, I need them to invent something we can use."

'...Are you sure about that? It sounds dangerous to even have those things around. If you were to invent one that attunes to me over the Trinity, would that not then function to enslave whoever receives it to my will on the contrary?'

[KRINA] "I shouldn't think so. See, it's not for mind controlling that I want the schematics. These chips, while they do in fact influence minds and brainwash their recipients, they are also acting as powerful amplifiers of psychic suppression. What I want is to create a copycat that does the opposite.'

'A chip that, instead of amplifying the ability to fight off psychic energy, amplifies the ability to receive it?'

[KRINA] "Yes! See, it's part of one of my hypothesis. But basically, what I am to do is create a chip that boosts the Psychic energy transmission and generation of our psychics. In essence, something that will make them far stronger. It's part of my research initiative into making a Psionic combatant for the Psyops."

Psionic combatant...

[KRINA] "Normally, these chips are only produced in the Imperial Seat. It would be a death wish to try finding the original schematics among the ecumenopolis. Thankfully, I found an alternative. Catastrovania."

Catastrovania uncrossed her arms and walked over to the map table. She brought up the display and zoomed in on Yongesia to show me Krina's alternative. She showed me the satellite view of...

Scheiracht's personal compound.

The Castle of the Tengu. Probably the most heavily fortified place among the Trinity's holdings besides the Heavenly Capital itself...

'Are you certain, Krina...?'

[KRINA] "Unfortunately, yes. I did some cross referencing. The Tengu holds production of these chips at his castle. The reason being so that they can meet demands on site for newly converted Samurai without having to wait for shipments from Shengesia."

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[CATASTROVANIA] "Getting inside is the worst part. The easy part is where I come in handy! All that's needed is for your... goons to disrespect Yongesian architecture with their big, lousy guns long enough for them to get close to the systems. All they have to do is bring some tech with them to connect back to here to allow me to remotely hack into the system. Once I download what's needed, the mission's complete. Tch, I'm the only one you have that could do it. Sessya... Hameruuu!"

[KRINA] "So, that's all we had. Once I have what I need I can start work on advancing the Psychotronics program to imbue our current state of warfare with Psionics. We just need your approval. Catastrovania can be the acting overseer of the mission."

[CATASTROVANIA] "H-Huh...?"

'This raises many issues of moral concern...'

Those chips were still a dangerous thing indeed...

As the Divine Executive of Psyops, I need to make a decision here...

>I'll approve of this mission. It's very high risk, but it may be worth it in the long run.
>I cannot approve of such a thing. There's too many immoral variables here raised by these chips and I don't want them integrated into Psyops in any form. I'll have to ask Krina to look into finding an alternative to the creation of Psionic soldiers.

>>5881001
>I'll approve of this mission. It's very high risk, but it may be worth it in the long run.
There's no reward without risk. Besides breakfast, perhaps.

>>5881001
>I'll approve of this mission. It's very high risk, but it may be worth it in the long run.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWDJQfPGe2w

>>5881001
>>I'll approve of this mission. It's very high risk, but it may be worth it in the long run.
Reverse engineering is how we'll close the tech gap. Although I do think we'd get more value of soldiers capable of reaching high psionic levels without an implant

I sighed.

It was a promising prospect. I had to be honest here and think about it for a second. If Krina could successfully engineer a device that could boost one's latent psychic potential greatly then it would be of use to the Psyops. Beginners would be able to make themselves strong enough to defend themselves with it in most cases, and graduated psychics being taught here would also benefit from such a thing.

I just had to make one thing perfectly clear to Krina.

'I approve on one condition. You cannot make an implant. I want no devices made to be inserted into one's brain.'

[KRINA] "Then you have nothing to worry yourself over. The designs I've drafted already don't call for any type of insertion."

'Elaborate.'

[KRINA] "My idea was to create a wearable device that can amplify wavelengths. A helmet that acts as a focuser. These chips and how they work will play a big role in this. I admit I don't have much homework on psychic energy myself. So I figured we'd just steal the Trinity's homework on it, eh?" She said, winking to me.

[CATASTROVANIA] "H-Hold on a second! Why do I have to be the one that commands this mission?!"

[KRINA] "You're pretty much the whole point of it, with your hacking skills. The troops won't be able to break these systems, but you can. Trust me, it'll be more like just watching a screen and waiting until it's go time."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Ughhh! I didn't sign up for this!"

[KRINA] "Uh, eheh, you did though."

As the two went off bickering I crossed my arms and looked down to the map table, letting my mind wander. I hope Krina knows what she's doing now that I've given her the greenlight.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Dàdǎn-Mang's Epic Quest (Dàdǎn-Mang)
• Fairy Intervention (Demharugh, Fairy Goddess)
• Finding Ice's Corpse (Vymla, Dead Ice Goddess)
• The Black in Blickery (Morwenna, Beast Goddess)
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• Catastrophenia (Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Decorate private chamber.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion.
>Inquire with Krina and Catastrovania about the latest research initiative.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Tower of the Gods)
• Master Garlo, God of Fire (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)

>>5881011
>Master Garlo, God of Fire (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat)
LET IT BURN IN HELLFIRE

>>5881011
>Master Garlo, God of Fire (Heavenly Capital, Imperial Seat
Alright then, let's meet with the resident god of fire. Curious what the spin on him is this time

>>5881011
>Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Tower of the Gods)

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[ HEAVENLY CAPITAL, IMPERIAL SEAT ]

I donned my Golden Goddess outfit today and headed out. I was going to the Heavenly Capital again for the second time in my life. There was something there I wanted to see. Something I'd heard of.

When I was listening to the radio out of boredom in the Bunker just today after morning was over and the daytime really kicked in, I heard over the usual Imperial news channels that a support rally was being held for a particular god amongst the ranks of the Trinity. His name was Garlo. He is the lord of fire, and the acting Master of the Senolist movement of Immortals in the Capital. What was the 'Senolist movement'? I'd looked into it, ordering the computer NIBIRU to find me results so I can study. I found the findings to be nonsensical.

The Senolists, championing Senolism, a world derived from the term 'senolytic', supposed to completely eradicate all Mortals. That was their stated goal, and what Senolists desired.

This strange philosophy derived from the teachings by Master Garlo that argued that because the difference between a Mortal and an Immortal was undeniable and all too obvious, then therefor Mortals themselves were all completely obsolete and thereby actually worthless. Master Garlo prides himself on being a god who looks down on mankind, and considers them nothing but useless to the point that they become a problem for the Immortal world, of which the only solution is to wipe them out. His stance is to the extreme that would even pressure the Emperor to accelerate the unknown date for the Great Rebirth by ridding all the mortals and simply taking all the Immortals that already exist into the new world as it was their, in Garlo's philosophy, "right". He wished for a world that had no mortals. A world of only his kind. Only gods and Immortals. A perfect race.

To him, Mortals are a different race. An inferior one. Needless to say, he was a controversial figure among the entire Capital.... even among the Trinity.

So I wanted to see. I wanted to see what this man was like for myself. I saw the golden ecumenopolis of the Heavenly Capital. I saw the Emperor's symbol everywhere. I went where the crowd did, I flocked towards the rally grounds. I saw what was ensuing.

The Senolists gathered to try gaining more public support. Their opponents gathered there and arguing and flinging and exchanging words. The Wei was present, to prevent anything from becoming too heated. All Senolists were Immortals. Their opponents were usually Mortals that lived in the Capital, and any Immortals that disagreed with the Senolists. Lots of fundamentalists in Temple dogma particularly rejected Garlo's ostracizing theories of inferior and superior racial ascensionism. Because the Temple's mission was to Immortalize all Mortals remaining in the world, I could see why they and other hardcore believers were critical of Senolism. But the Senolists had a surprisingly large gathering among the Immortals here...

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They marched through the streets. They carried signs and they carried torches and they dressed themselves in cloaks that represented fire, which Garlo was the god of.

They chanted their words against Mortal-kind and repeated phrases. Phrases like... 'No Mortals, no more'... 'Burn the old world, burn the old cloak'... 'Let tomorrow leave the weak behind'.

It was at this point I never thought I'd be able to even leave now, squeezing through the crowd on this tightly packed street. But as luck would have it, I always seem to find a way. I was just trying to get out to another, less packed space, when someone rudely shoved into me and I stumbled forward.

I didn't truly care enough to say anything, or even notice, as where they'd shoved me had ended up being a nice, less claustrophobic space where I had breathing room. I looked up and gasped.

'It's... it's you.'

I said that out loud, didn't I? I must have looked embarrassing then. Face to face with Master Garlo himself, and without even having tried to.

[GARLO] "Who addresses me?"

The god of fire turned around and looked down upon me. He had four eyes through which I saw small infernos. His skin was grey and red, and he was dressed with faded gold that looked to have blackened from the heat of his flames. His body and armor were identical, in that they wouldn't separate. A crest atop his head, the Tian emblazoned on his chest.

[GARLO] "Ah. Immortal pilgrim. Come to speak to me amidst the rally. Though I'll have you know, I am not allowing just anyone to approach me, so make this worth my time."

'Ah... Ah, w-wait, you got the wrong idea. I wasn't trying to- Well, I mean. I-... uh...'

[GARLO] "Speak clearly, Immortal."

'I... had just hoped to meet you, your lordship. That is all.'

[GARLO] "Nghh..."

[GARLO] "Very well. I suppose there is no trouble in entertaining a guest in the name of imparting erudition."

[GARLO] "I am Master Garlo. I am the master of the Senolist movement. My poise is this; The world has already long expired and fulfilled its lifespan. The time of tomorrow is to come, but we may make it come sooner by convincing our most holy one of this simple truth..."

{GARLO] "Mortals... they are weak. They are the past. They are not even people. Their dreams and aspirations are those of grandeur and festering pollution. We Immortals stand above them as the ultimate lifeforms. By Immortalizing, we have divided ourselves from the dung of Mortality and reached our own apex in the expanse of the divine. Mortals are worthless. They are not, and never will be an equal existence to our own. In the interest of preserving our flawless world, we must take initiative to clean it of this pollution until nothing remains. I am not advocating genocide. I am simply advocating discarding. Those among the Immortals who cannot see this simply are blind for the time being. But all Immortals will eventually open their eyes to this. It is inevitable."

'I see...'

[GARLO] "Well, you don't appear to look as though you wholly agree yourself."

'A-Ah, I-I'm just listening, your lordship.'

[GARLO] "Well then, I bid you speak more than you listen. In any exchange one is expected to meet the other halfway, no? I finish my piece by telling you this; You will speak now and tell me what it is you truly think of my stance. Tell me, what is your honest thoughts on the Mortal-Immortal divide?"

'...'

[GARLO] "Do you see Mortals as below yourself, or equal to yourself as an Immortal?"

>Speak honestly.
>No half truths or fabrications.
>My honest answer to his rhetoric is...

>Write in.

>>5881143
>"Mortals are inherently lesser than Immortals because they haven't yet awakened to the deeper mysteries of the world. Many of us were mortals once. Hating them for their frailty is like hating children because they aren't as strong as adults. They are weak, frail, and ignorant, driven by their animalistic nature, blinded by the vice and sin they waste their brief lives on. It is the duty of us Immortals, who have risen above, to set an example for them to reach. Most will fail, but the few who succeed are as worthy as any Immortal. That mortals can ascend at all is proof they are worthy of life."

>>5881284
>+1
"Besides, if the emperor himself sees potential among mortals to reach immortality and gave them the chance to attain that, why should one be against that ?"

>>5881284
>>5881330
I'm not sure if Muna sees mortals as lesser considering Sivil is a thing...

>>5881461
She doesn’t, we’re doing a bit and making it easier to talk to him. But still we’re treating humans as people with capacity to evolve.

test

>>5881615
"don't you agree, polnaref ?"

>>5881461
>>5881574
I've always thought of Muna as having a somewhat maternalistic attitude toward mortals. Very big on protecting and enlightening them because they can't do it themselves. She feels she has a duty to be good given by her power and would view Garlo's ideology as unspeakably selfish, wasteful, and cruel.

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>"Mortals are inherently lesser than Immortals because they haven't yet awakened to the deeper mysteries of the world. Many of us were mortals once. Hating them for their frailty is like hating children because they aren't as strong as adults. They are weak, frail, and ignorant, driven by their animalistic nature, blinded by the vice and sin they waste their brief lives on. It is the duty of us Immortals, who have risen above, to set an example for them to reach. Most will fail, but the few who succeed are as worthy as any Immortal. That mortals can ascend at all is proof they are worthy of life."

[GARLO] "..."

[GARLO] "I see. Then this is your poise on the matter."

'My true and honest thoughts.'

[GARLO] "And you came to meet me, was it?"

'I had to hear the perspective for myself. But now that you've asked me to share my thoughts, that is what I think. Besides, we must look at examples of the fact of Immortalizing itself. And, there is said to be a mortal who, despite lacking Immortality, has become so strong as to challenge the gods themselves. I'm sure you've heard of Sivil the Pride before.'

Master Garlo's eyes twitched. He closed them.

[GARLO] "I understand...."

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[GARLO] "BUT THAT IS SOPHISTRY AND YOU KNOW IT!"

Suddenly, he exploded at me with an outburst, rebuking my stance. I stared, shocked at such a change in demeanor. The crowd around did as well. Garlo had gotten everyone's attention and simultaneously quieted them.

He raised a clenched fist.

[GARLO] "Mortals can become Immortal... Mortals can rival the gods themselves... What a cruel joke! Mortals are rubbish. Refuse! Trash! GARBAGE! WASTE UPON THE WORLD! There is NO PLACE for Humanity in the Great Rebirth!"

He turned around, stepping with calculated paces as he spoke aloud to all that may hear.

[GARLO] "How still may we sit here and preach the values of Immortalization for the dung of the ephemeral whence their kind can only obtain it through trial that lasts for almost a thousand years?! Immortalization is a process that mortals can and have NEVER obtained in less than even a hundred years. And for us, the Immortal, such time is but a BLINK of our eyes. You may speak of Sivil the Pride... prodigal son of humanity... the silvery knight whose blade protects the Trinity..."

Garlo spun around, flames dancing up his arms.

[GARLO] "Then let me remind you, such a hero is a lone example for a reason! There is NO other who has ever reached such a height. And unlike us, Sivil the Pride... the MORTAL hero, will wither, and die. As will all humans. Unlike your kind, we will live to see forever. We have escaped all sickness and impurity. We transcend material needs of the fleeting. And what has your kind made?"

The God of Fire turned his head to the numbers of mortals in the crowd. He began pacing forward while pointing his flaming finger at them.

[GARLO] "Your kind lives in our world. Immortals built this Kingdom. We built the continents. We built all civilization. These are the gifts of the gods which you take for granted. We built HAINEI. Your kind was made by US, to inhabit OUR world. We are not alike. Mortals and Immortals are two separate races. You look upon me, a GOD, and any of my fellow Immortals and ask yourself... are WE HUMAN? NO! We are not! We are not human. We are not Mortal. We are the superior race. The above-men!"

And then he stopped in front of me, looking back into my eyes with his fiery gaze.

[GARLO] "Hating them for their frailty is like hating children? Once upon a time, there was a practice amongst ancient Woldorians in their old cultures. Those among the children born that were deemed weak and would bring shame to families and clans, the paternal heads of these clans held the right to kill their weak children and rid themselves of weakness. They became strong! They removed the rubbish! Say it is not so that Woldoria has become weaker since they abandoned those days."

That's... that's horrible! How can he sit here and praise the idea of murdering children... committing filicide, in the name of strength?!
He's... he's deranged! Demented!

[GARLO] "When the Great Rebirth arrives, we will enter a new world where no Mortals will remain. We will soon forget that they even existed. So why wait? Why wait for our eternal reward, that a few insects might join us in reaping it? This is the fault of Temple dogma. They misinterpret the will of our Emperor! You know well this fact... that the new world shall be free of all pain and misery, free of all weakness and free of all mortality. Then acknowledge it!" He shouted. He turned back to the crowd; "To initiate the dawn of the new world, we must rid the filth that holds it back! Humanity does not belong alongside us. No man may stand beside a GOD. No human will stand beside me! I am the God of Fire! My presence is divine! Kneel mortals! Kneel before me!"

As if spurned by fear, the mortals in the crowd, even if it was that they disagreed with him, they began to kneel out of his command alone. This was my first ever showcase of the Trinity's tyranny in person that I'd see.

For Master Garlo was a god of the Trinity, then no matter if none respected him or not, mortals were subject to his whims. They were bound to the authority that he held. They had no choice. They had no voice. They could only obey. This was the kind of world the Emperor wished for. If any god were to assist him in bringing it about, they too may share the spoils. They too may be this way, like Garlo was. They would be all-powerful.

For all the claims of mortality not existing in the world to come, the Immortals being prepared to go there were all slaves. Garlo may preach the inherent superiority of Immortals, but what he refuses to acknowledge himself is the line between an Immortal and a God, that cannot be blurred. His followers were fools. Immortals in the next world would just be eternal servants of these power-tripping gods.

[GARLO] "Your mortality is the stink of Hainei! Your efforts to Immortalize have fallen short. You have failed. Beg! Beg this god! Beg for forgiveness!"

And then they began to beg, only being allowed to speak so much as to apologize and ask for forgiveness for being mortal. For being flawed.

[GARLO] "Your cessation is your only forgiveness by the gods. Sub-beings!"

[GARLO] "Away with the old cloak of mortality!"

His followers began to chant again. 'Burn the old cloak, burn the old world. Burn the old cloak. Burn the old world'...
Master Garlo raised both of his hands. He seemed absorbed in watching the expressions of his opponents and Temple detractors alike amongst the crowd grimacing in angst at his displays. Displays that he would get away with. He preaches hatred and divine oppression.

I clenched my fist as I stared at his back.

>And attacked.
>And left.

>>5881657
>And left.

>>5881657
>And left
As fun as it would be to beat him up, we're not exactly surrounded by friends.

>>5881657
>And left.
Let's eventually make this fucker a mortal powerless human

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And left. I walked away, right around and disappeared into the crowd. Garlo continued to stir up his rally for his cause. I would be long gone before it even finished.

I knew better than to try lashing out now, here in the heart of the Emperor's Kingdom, underneath his heaven, against one of the gods aligned with his cause. Even if I were completely justified to, or acting in self defense, he would always be viewed as in the right. He could attack someone for any reason and be viewed as guiltless of any wrongdoing here in the Capital just because he was a Trinity God. People, even if they didn't agree in their hearts, would be forced to accept such a viewpoint. After all, the Trinity could do no wrong in their eyes, because it has hammered this into their psyches for a thousand years. There's no way to fight a dictatorship in its own heart. Not at this time.

I left the place. On my way out of the Capital, I stopped for some green tea and then carried on, back on my way to the Bunker.

I would not soon forget this. Nor would I forget Master Garlo and his four eyes full of fiery hatred.

To him, humanity and mortals are scum. Scum who are capable of nothing but impurity, whose works are none and who eternally leech off the gods as benefactors. Because he knows the Great Rebirth itself is a world where mortality will no longer be a thing, he is affirmed in his belief. He would push and petition for the eradication of mortals to pressure the Emperor into initiating the Rebirth sooner.

He is nothing less than the very figure of the god who completely disdains all mortals and sees them as nothing but below himself. He is like the inverse of whatever idea allowed Sivil to become the strongest mortal, who rivals the gods.

Garlo will have to face severe punishment one day for his beliefs...

I arrived back to the Bunker within the day.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Dàdǎn-Mang's Epic Quest (Dàdǎn-Mang)
• Fairy Intervention (Demharugh, Fairy Goddess)
• Finding Ice's Corpse (Vymla, Dead Ice Goddess)
• The Black in Blickery (Morwenna, Beast Goddess)
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• Catastrophenia (Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Recruit Team leads to follow the Department Heads. (1d5 roll.)
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Decorate private chamber.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]

>>5881796
>Decorate private chamber.

>>5881796
>Access Psyops Deployments.
Maybe now's the time to check this out

>>5881796
>Outfit selection.

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>Outfit selection.
(Currently, no outfit is being worn.)
>Changing outfit...
>Outfit 1#. Antique Dress. The one Hale bought me. I'll look in the ordinary with it.
>Outfit 2#. Gold Goddess. The one Eskart gave me. I'll look the part of an Illuminati graduate with it, or a Shengesian Immortal.
>Outfit3#. Christmas Kirin. A winter parka and getup well suited for the Siegesian winter, Kalaheimr and Frostreach. It's also colorful and looks cute!
>No outfit. Stay naked.

>Decorate private chamber.

Come to think of it, my chamber was pretty bland.

[MAJORDOMO] "It looks like the kind of place a mental illness patient in a straight jacket would be locked up inside of."

...Thank you Majordomo, for your very constructive criticism.

[MAJORDOMO] "Well, Joco is in your head and he's a living mental illness.."

[JOCO] "Heyyyy! That's hurtful...! ...Buuuut you're not wrong, ehehehehe."

My chamber as of the moment was a clear white room. It was pretty big and spacious. There were four walls that surrounded me on every end, save for the door. All that it featured right now was a wide, hard, square shaped tatami mat which I usually sat or laid on. I didn't mind the hardness that mortals would probably find discomforting.

But if I were to ever invite someone in, I'd at least want it to look welcoming in here. Imagine what people would think if they knew I spent so much time alone in this blank, crystal clear room...

If I were to put something in it however, what would I...? What should I put in here? What's to my taste?

[MAJORDOMO] "How about a bed for starters."

'I don't need to sleep.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Not even just because it's normal?"

'I'm a goddess. I don't live like a mortal, even if I find doing the same habits that they do in every day life to be fascinating. Besides, if I put a bed in here either of you will hound me to drown it in pillows.'

[JOCO] "N-No comment."

Hmm...

>What should I add to my private chamber? What would the personal living of a Qilin look like?

>>5881884
>No outfit. Stay naked.
Need newer outfits

A golden statue and some paintings

>>5881884
>Outfit3#. Christmas Kirin. A winter parka and getup well suited for the Siegesian winter, Kalaheimr and Frostreach. It's also colorful and looks cute!
Muna Claus is making a list and she's checking it twice
>>5881887
seconding the statue and paintings

>>5881884
>No outfit. Stay naked.

>What should I add to my private chamber? What would the personal living of a Qilin look like?
Paintings of ourself

>>5881884
>One of those singing bass you mount on the walls

>>5882133
+1, get Shennu to help us, then get Catastrovania to program it
https://youtube.com/watch?v=tgUVXiQJ2tY

>>5881884
also backing statue and paintings and staying naked

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I did not put on anything, now did not call for a need to change into some clothes. I continued to go bare.

On the matter of setting my chamber up a bit more, I decided to hang up some paintings to start with. That way at least, I could have something to look at while meditating. Some things to ponder upon, in search of new meanings. Solely for the intent of erudition, of course.

[MAJORDOMO] "Okay, but why the painting of a... pizza?"

'Ah! Joco! Did you slip that into my mind while I was distracted?'

[JOCO] "Look, you're hanging up what you think of. Shouldn't ya include what we think of too? That's-Ohh! That's what I think of! Besides, Majordomo did the same!"

[MAJORDOMO] "Yes but I did something sensible. I had her string up a scrawling of herself. Nothing wrong with a little self-admiration and vanity, I says."

Along with some depictions of sacred geometry... abstract art... a setting sun that I painted to represent the end of the New Eternity with. Oh, and the statue. I set up a gold statue of a dragon clutching a pearl. It made me think of my sister.

[MAJORDOMO] "Might I suggest a chair?"

[JOCO] "Oh! Can we put up a singing bass?"

'No.'

[JOCO] "A-Awww..."

A chair is fine. I'll put one against the other wall opposite of the Dragon statue, just for visitors.
Well... It was looking considerably less bland in here now. If anything, it looked sort of like some kind of amateur art gallery or room for discussion. I would settle for this, for the time being.

I decided to sit down again, and meditate for a while here.

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>Access Psyops Deployments.

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[Accessing Pysops Deployments...]

[PSYOPS DEPLOYMENTS]

[The Deployments are secondary missions to the main story Case-Files. They cover various worldwide operations launched by the Psyops for the mission of Redemption across the globe. Like Case-Files, Deployments have five levels of difficulty, Risk Levels. The higher the risk, the higher the chance of failure resulting in immediate suspension or termination of the operation is.]

[Every operation listed in the Deployments has an acting commander. The Commander provides commentary and is overall in charge of the operation. Recruiting team heads grants access to additional acting commanders. Leading an operation with a Team's Team Lead also increases the chance of voiding success/risk chance altogether and pulling off a complete victory as a result. Troops will trust their Team Lead more.]

[Missions are not considered a success unless the mission statement is complete. Optional targets are simply optional. Also, every operation may have a timeline that can be viewed to grant additional insights. Requisition for extra weapons or tools. Resistance shows the type of enemy presence or elements to be encountered in such a mission. Objectives simply show the primary and optional tasks. Assets handle the subject of selecting the right team for the job.]

[The Psyops' militarized arm, the Warfare Department, may work in tandem with the Intelligence Department. There are also a few operations that may call for the Bunker Department. The primary teams used by these departments are the: Field Agents, Espionage Agents, Rapid Response Agents, Black Ops Agents, Propaganda Team, Encryption & Decryption Team and the Ops Center Construction Team.]

[The Bunker itself can hold at maximum at least 1000 Personnel since previous floorplan revisions. Since the latest recruitment drive, the Bunker has grown to over 600 Personnel. Failure on Deployment operations results in loss of Personnel, affecting these numbers. To increase the Personnel cap higher, the Psyops must expand facilities in operations that involve establishing new bases elsewhere.]

[There are currently 8 operations available to pursue right now.]

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[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 600]

• Operation: Talisman
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania Strifaust Morituros IX |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Infiltrate Castle of the Tengu and establish hacking link to Imperial Servers |
/
• Operation: Knightfall
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Assassinate Grandmaster of a fanatic Woldorian Knightly Order |
/
• Operation: Ashigaru Uprising
‣ Risk Level: 2 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis
‣ Continent: Shengesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Disrupt massive Ashigaru conscription effort against Joshu Daimyo |
/
• Operation: Redead
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Eskart |
‣ Continent: Shengesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Foil errant Necromancer's attempt to establish a new Afterseas Coven |
/
• Operation: Expansion
‣ Risk Level: 1 |
‣ Acting CO: Charles Huxton |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Establish a forward firebase in the central alps |
/
• Operation: Opening
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Charles Huxton |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Attempt to open a possible abandoned Heer Bunker discovered recently |
/
• Operation: Kill the Spy
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Hale Felwitz |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Deal with possible Temple mole suspected to be in Eikrise City |
/
• Operation: Unlikely Ally
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Assist a small Heer detachment in defending a trade post in the Peninsula against Samurai raiders |

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.

>>5882378
>Commence Operation
>Operation: Ashigaru Uprising
Partly out of spite for Garlo. Doesn't look too dangerous either

>>5882380
I'll support this. Operation Talisman is awesome but far too audacious for a starting mission.

>>5882378
>Commence!
>Ashigaru Uprising
Let's show them how we make the bread around here

>>5882378
>Commence an operation.
>Operation: Expansion

>>5882380
>+1

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[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[KURT REGIS] "Update the issue at hand."

[ Buffering...]
[09:00 - x/12/4999 - Identified Samurai nobility begins recruitment drive in Location:TOUSHI TOWNSHIP. Information on hand, Name:HOJO HIROTADA, Rank:JOSHU DAIMYO. Target commands Location:FORT JIAO]
[15:00 - x/12/4999 - Recruitment drive pulls in 100 additional recruits.]
[18:00 - x/12/4999 - Recruitment drive pulls in 1900 additional recruits.]
[12:00 - x/13/4999 - Recruitment drive pulls in 18000 total recruits.]
[15:00 - x/13/4999 - Recruits transported to Location:FORT JIAO and subsequently augmented into Chemical Immortals.]
[20:00 - x/13/4999 - Augmentations completed.]
[24:00 - x/13/4999 - Decryptions find order placed for massive control chip amount from Heavenly Capital.]

[KURT REGIS] "Alright, listen up, because this is a big one. We've got a troubling situation of a Samurai nobility acquiring an abnormal number of Ashigaru to assemble a new battalion for the Shengesian land armies. This presents a problem in disturbing the fine balance between the Woldorian and Samurai frontlines in Shengesia, as these soldiers are being prepared to ship off to the Imperial holdings in the Crested Peninsula. Such massive numbers can spearhead a push through the rightmost theater, into the Warrens easily. I suspect that's the Samurai's intentions. This noble, alias 'Noble Victorious', is put in charge of the task."

[KURT REGIS] "The thing is, such a massive new division can't be prepared as fast. When it comes to raising divisions, the Samurai adopted a similar methodology as Heer regiments tend to with conscripts. But for them, it is closer to rolling new soldiers out on a conveyor line. Like manufacturing items at a factory. The Samurai simply augment every ones and twos of new recruits and put them out to duty. This relies on keeping small shipments of control chips coming in rapidly. The sheer number of Ashigaru has stalled the latest shipment as production grinds through to meet the demand."

[KURT REGIS] "These Ashigaru are not 'complete'. They aren't ready for service because they haven't had the finishing brainwashing touch. They're susceptible and thus they're being kept in the Fort for now and fed propaganda to tide them over. That degree of free will left makes this a situation that can be capitalized on. Ashigaru don't have rights, and they're treated like dung by nobility. If we can just somehow open their eyes... even a little... we might cause a mutiny, or at least a large desertion. This will break down the recruitment effort. Though, not without its own troubles or risks involved."

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(Take careful note of the various teams that comprise the Warfare Department of the Psyops. Use careful judgment to select the most suited units an operation would call for. The better the units involved, the higher the personnel loss if the mission is failed. Personnel numbers will grow again after every completion of a Case-File by Muna.)

>Mishmar
Or, 'Guards', are standard security guards. They typically stand posted to guard the Felwischer Factory and compound, acting as civilian guards. Hale has set up a Private Security Contractor subsidiary of his company to justify their presence.
They are typically armed with pistols, tasers and batons and occasionally combat knives.

>Dajen
Or, 'Security Responders', are a higher position of security guards working for Felwischer. They respond to security breaches and alerts.
They are typically armed with submachineguns, PDWs, light body armor, pistols, knives and batons.

>Shofar
Or, 'Agent Provocateurs', are field agents tasked with conducting red herring ops and distractionist tactics in the field. They disguise themselves under the fake identity of a new gang or rebel cell operating in the continental straits that look the part of some weird biker pirates.
They are typically armed with older weapons and anything not military issued. They use machine pistols, gas bombs, car bombs, repurposed black powder cannons, smoke bombs, repeaters, and some civilian tools such as hatchets or tomahawks and machetes as melee.

>Sayeret
Or, 'Reconnaissance', are light scouts and spotters issued with light armor.
They are trained with handling radio comms, binoculars, marking targets for the ACS system, and using marksmen rifles and light sniper rifles.

>Qatsyn
Or, 'Paramilitary Officers', are the heaviest armed Field Agents. They are trained in the use of military grade equipment. They wear heavier body armor than Dajen. They are given the right equipment they need to breach and clear rooms in combat scenarios and are experts in indoors fighting.
They are typically issued assault rifles, submachine guns, scatterguns and medium body armor.

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>Chabalah
Or, 'Saboteurs', are Espionage agents with a role that gears them to disrupting or inflicting damage to enemies from within while disguising their actions as or rigging them to be accidents. They are capable of infiltrating the Woldorian Heer and Samurai, or blending themselves in with civilians. They may also be used as strategic hitmen.
They are typically given compact Stun rods, venomous hidden blades, disguised explosives and silenced pistols.

>Taalumah
Or, 'Undercover Agents', are the Psyops' dedicated secret operatives. Functionally men in black, they are the main resource for spying and gaining intel while keeping a low profile behind enemy lines. Though they are not proposed as combatants, they are capable of defending themselves should there be a need to. They have access to many useful gadgets made by the Psyops R&R Department.
They are typically equipped with concealed silenced pistols, hidden cameras and wires, personal cloaking patches, bulletproof weave-meshes for their suits, assassination tools such as dart launchers and improvised explosives.

>Tzel
Or, 'Spymasters', are the highest ranking agents of the Espionage team and the best subterfuge experts on hand. They can effectively do the jobs of both the Chabalah and Taalumah at the same time but are much more rarer due to their experience. They were recruited from the best that could be found in Hainei, mostly retirees. They are more capable of intel gathering on top of sporting graduated abilities as investigators.
They are given everything else the Espionage Team has and more, including disguised laser projectors, advanced Krav Maga, Sambo and Aikido training and sonic disruptors.

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>Atz'mah
Or, 'Shock Troops', are the primary fighting force of the Psyops. They are the most numerous branch of the armed wing and comprise seasoned soldiers who underwent VR training and simulations to prepare them for taking the field. They are experts at fighting on multiple terrains and urban environments. Their armor is suited to provide them with the most ample, mobile protection.
They are issued assault rifles, marksmen rifles, combat shotguns, multiple grenade types and light machine guns. They have also been trained in the usage of advanced thermal melee weapons and titanium shield wielding.

>Raam
Or, 'Heavy Weapons', are the special weapons and demolitions variant of the Atz'mah, armed with explosives, heavy machine guns and appropriate protective gear rated for explosives and rocketry. They also handle mine sweeping and emplacing, and are capable of setting up deployable defensive barricades.

>Ayit
Or, 'Snipers', are the sharpshooter variant of Atz'mah. They are issued heavy caliber sniper weapons and anti-material rifles, as well as spotters, scopes and laser finders.

>Zerem
Or, 'Skirmishers', are super mobile infantry that also act as guards of the Bunker and underground installations. Zerem commandos are trained in Titanium shield wielding, usage of aero-gliders, thermal melee and are issued assault rifles, submachineguns and active camo meshes.

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>Siqariyim
Or, 'Ninjas', are the baseline Metahumans of the Psyops. They are augmented and handpicked from the ranks of the Espionage Team to undergo conversion. They are given the most extensive stealth training and technology, and are capable of faster reflexes and acrobatics than those without augmentations. They are given access to experimental Psyops copies of the Samurai's own molecular severing high-frequency weaponry. They are armed with custom outfitted picks of their choice, from full access to the armories of all other ranks, and given access to Vibrokatana and laser weapons.

>Mash'chetet
Or, 'Maximum Force Responders', are the standard Metahumans of the Psyops. They are fully Cyborg converted. They are outfitted with profusely durable coltan-made armor plates that grant them superior speed and mobility to the At'zmah. They are given higher grade thermal weapons and access to laser weapons and experimental maser rifles..

>Mug'dal
Or, 'Experimentals', are the Psyops very own super soldiers. The strongest and fewest of the Metahumans. They possess superhuman strength, speed and reflexes. They are capable of thinking and calculating over thirty times faster than a normal human. Their durability is unmatched among the Psyops, having bodies made of tantalum composite. They are given access to plasma weaponry and are the only ones capable of wielding handheld mass driver weapons designed specifically for their use.

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[KURT REGIS] "The primary objective for this operation is to cause an uproar with the Ashigaru that leads to their possible revolt, mutiny or desertion of the Samurai army. Secondary objective is to eliminate the Joshu Daimyo in charge of the fort. Grab your gear, sync your watches and prepare deployment."

[Assets are required]

[Please select the appropriate teams for this endeavor.]

>Input

>>5882582
>Shofar
For the main objective they might be good, these guys are trained for distractionist tactics and basically riling people up. They're not the best armed but they don't exactly need to be. What better to convince unbrainwashed soldiers to rebel than literal rebels?
>Chabalah
Our secondary objective is to eliminate the noble, and these guys are our resident specialists for it.

>>5882622
>+1

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[KURT REGIS] "For this mission, we've called for the Shofar and the Chabalah."

[KURT REGIS] "Here's a rough layout of the timeline. Currently, it is oh six hours. There is a temple sermon ongoing in the main plaza of the fort. Some ten thousand of the Ashigaru are gathered there right now seeing it. The screens are mostly hosted on the sides of large blimps. They are connected to a broadcasted room near the air control tower. This may be possible to take advantage of."

[KURT REGIS] "The air control tower of the fort is where the Daimyo issues his orders at over the PA system. There is a generator room underneath the tower that seems rather volatile. A plastic explosive may send the whole thing up in flames. Hijacking the blimp broadcasts from the room near the tower may be possible. Otherwise, the Daimyo will likely be in his quarters behind guards."

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[KURT REGIS] "We can issue a megaphone for an infiltrator to use, possible to sow mutiny among the crowd. The Daimyo is not popular. He believes that physical abuse, such as slapping his soldiers, even when no infraction has been noted, is good for their mental fortitude. It may be possible to convince the crowd that he is either a heretic or has been corrupted by the influence of the Afterseas. Normally, Imperials would not believe this, as they are immune to Afterseas corruption. However, since they do not have their chips implanted yet, they are none the wiser currently."

[KURT REGIS] "Again, a plastic explosive can also be issued and planted. If you're confident you can pull it off just right... you can cause an uproar and mutiny and then detonate the explosive, destroying the tower with the Daimyo in it as he goes in to try issuing commands to restore order."

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[KURT REGIS] "Expect somewhat heavy resistance. This is a fort. Since it is in Shengesia, it is not wholly staffed by Samurai. There are Wei forces here as well. Capture by the Wei must be avoided at all costs. There are few Samurai Retainers, but engaging them is not advised. Also, the number of Ashigaru slain, if any, must be kept to a minimum. Killing them will not help cause an uprising or revolt. And because they are not yet truly lost as people, it is not preferred."

[KURT REGIS] "Best of luck. Marshal Regis, out."

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[PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Incite Ashigaru crowd.]
[SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: Eliminate the Joshu Daimyo.]

1. Select an entry point.
>The airstrip. Gain direct access to the air control tower by sneak in while all eyes are on the main plaza and not paying attention to the strips.
>The north cliffsides. There is a fractured wall from a rockslide that has yet to be patched in. Various civilian workers have been put to work here. Chabalah can pose as Samurai officiants and sneak Shofar under guise of penal workers.

2. Requisition.
>The megaphone. It will come in handy to convince the crowd.
>The plastic explosive & detonator. It will make taking the Daimyo out easier.

>>5882641
>The north cliffsides. There is a fractured wall from a rockslide that has yet to be patched in. Various civilian workers have been put to work here. Chabalah can pose as Samurai officiants and sneak Shofar under guise of penal workers.

>The megaphone. It will come in handy to convince the crowd.

>>5882645
+1
No use going into the air control tower if we're not blowing shit up

[Entry point selected. Deploying assets...]

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[07:18 hours]

The agents arrived. They casually strolled in through the fracture of the fortress wall. Civilian workers here are confused, and immediately, a official; An umamawari, in casual kimono wear, strolls out to meet them. The Shofar look like gangsters and punks. Their weapons are being smuggled in through wheelbarrows covered with tarps. Upon requesting to see any official documents after speaking to our Chabalah, they are let in once the forged document we printed was shown and convinced the umamawari.

Of course, our Shofar entered in shackles around their ankles in single file, to sell them the look of penal workers. Our Chalabah directed them to the nearby civilian workers truck to 'gather additional extra tools'. Once out of sight, the shackles were unlocked and our Shofar and Chalabah gathered their smuggled weapons. The truck before them was a semitruck, it had a lot of space in the trailer. Civilian assets are in the clear to commandeer, as long as no civilians are harmed in the process.

Overhead, the large blimps with screens on the side could be seen, there were two floating above the walls enclosing the main plaza of which surrounded the fort's mess halls and adjacent recreational buildings housing the living and the air control tower. Because of the way Samurai made their forts, there was plenty of cover to sneak behind. Our units could travel alongside the walls and behind the smaller warehouse buildings and trees and filibustered wall placements and extension. Another option was possible, to scale the rooftops through the warehouses and onto the main buildings, as most watch tower eyes were on the main plaza as well. Most security was thankfully gathered on the outskirt.

From the rooftops, the blimps could have their screens shot out. The Shofar could make use of the civilian truck to cause a disturbance. Alternatively, the Shofar could bide some time in order for the Chalabah to get inside and hijack the broadcasts. A shootout isn't necessary, but the Shofar could cause something that would require the attention of the guards.

>1. Small distraction. The Shofar will act in various places to gather guard attention while the Chabalah move into the main building and hijack the broadcast.
>2. Big distraction. The Shofar will commandeer the civilian truck and have it crash into a guard tower. The ensuing shootout will cause a lockdown, trapping the 10000 unprepared Ashigaru in the main plaza for now. The megaphone can be used by a Chalabah from the rooftops to sow confusion amongst the crowd.
>3. Small distraction. The Shofar and Chabalah will sneak into the main building. The Chabalah will go for the broadcasting room and hijack the broadcast while the Shofar eliminate air controllers in the tower to draw out the Daimyo and assassinate him.
>4. Lie in wait. Wait until 09:00 for the Daimyo's speech to sneak into the main building and assassinate him, staging the event as an Afterseas move to cause panic and desertion among the Ashigaru watching.

>>5882667
>3. Small distraction. The Shofar and Chabalah will sneak into the main building. The Chabalah will go for the broadcasting room and hijack the broadcast while the Shofar eliminate air controllers in the tower to draw out the Daimyo and assassinate him.
Divide and conquer, baby.

>>5882667
>2. Big distraction. The Shofar will commandeer the civilian truck and have it crash into a guard tower. The ensuing shootout will cause a lockdown, trapping the 10000 unprepared Ashigaru in the main plaza for now. The megaphone can be used by a Chalabah from the rooftops to sow confusion amongst the crowd.

>>5882667
>3. Small distraction. The Shofar and Chabalah will sneak into the main building. The Chabalah will go for the broadcasting room and hijack the broadcast while the Shofar eliminate air controllers in the tower to draw out the Daimyo and assassinate him.
Best to be sneaky.

>>5882671
>+1

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[07:26 hours]

Our unit decides to move as one, finding their way past the warehouses to gain access into the main building complex. The Shofar tail behind the Chalabah, who ensure to chart the way ahead to clear the path to the air control tower. A few Wei are ahead, watching the halls, but the Chabalah are able to convincingly reassign them elsewhere, sending them outside to the rooftops for the Shofar to move through.

Once the right corridor is reached, the units split off to carry out their plan. The Chabalah head down to the broadcasting room while the Shofar ascend the stairs and enter the air control tower.

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[ACT: SHOFAR]

Upon entering the tower and reaching the control room at the top, Samurai technicians are there manning the computers that control the course of the blimps. They are unarmed combatants. There are several Wei Swordsmen and at least one Rifleman gathered in the center. Upon spotting our unit, the rifleman takes aim, readying to open fire as the swordsmen draw. One of the technicians goes to sound the alarm.

The alarm will put the base on alert and cause the shutdown that we may just need here. The Daimyo will be alerted and come to the air control tower seeking to get a wrap on the situation. If the alarm is sounded, Retainers won't be far behind. The immediate gunshots will alert nearby Wei as well.

>Return fire. Storm the tower and eliminate the resistance.
>Quickly, throw some gas bombs inside before they can sound the alarm. (Roll 1d100)
>Allow the alarm to be tripped and then engage in a shootout.

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[ACT: CHABALAH]

The broadcasting room below was tight and compact. It had only enough room for a recording console and screen caster for the fort commander. There were two human Samurai utility men in here, they are easily backed off into the corner at gunpoint by one of our Chabalah using a concealed, silenced weapon.

Another of the four agents gets to the door and closes it, locking it and then bracing it by pushing everything in the room he could find - boxes, an extra screen casting camera and such against it.
The other two agents immediately cut the feed from the Temple channel and interrupt the broadcast. This action immediately confused the Ashigaru gathered outside. The two agents took a few minutes but were able to reroute the feed from the blimps to the screen caster then.

At [07:40] hours, our Chabalah is on screen. The Ashigaru crowd watches curiously, assuming it to be some kind of announcement of technical difficulties. The Chabalah agent is awaiting suggestion from acting commander.

>Order the agent to try inciting mutiny by waking the Ashigaru up by exposing the truth about the Samurai and Imperial military.
>Order the agent to incite violent rebellion by claiming the fort Daimyo is an agent of HEUS secretly plotting against the Trinity.
>Order the agent to incite desertion and demoralization by claiming to be an agent of the Afterseas and declaring the fort has fallen.

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>5883133
>Quickly, throw some gas bombs inside before they can sound the alarm
>Order the agent to try inciting mutiny by waking the Ashigaru up by exposing the truth about the Samurai and Imperial military.
or
>Order the agent to incite violent rebellion by claiming the fort Daimyo is an agent of HEUS secretly plotting against the Trinity.
Depending on which one has more votes.

>>5883140
On QM's call I'll switch to
>Order the agent to try inciting mutiny by waking the Ashigaru up by exposing the truth about the Samurai and Imperial military.
Since no one else is voting

>>5883206
>+1

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[07:42]

A pair of molotov cocktails are cast into the air control room, quickly bursting and catching the Wei and air controllers on fire via their clothing. The fire disorients them, and spreads to the systems, burning circuitry. The circuit that would have activated the alarm is burned out, and can no longer trip, but the lockdown circuit is too, meaning the Ashigaru can no longer be confined to the main plaza.

The Wei Rifleman returned fire while set ablaze himself, the fire doing little to harm his body and managed to land a hit on the shoulder of one of the immediate throwers. The light bullet injures the agent, but the immediate squad is able to open fire, quickly slaying the Wei before their swords can come in range along with the air controllers. The air control tower is thus taken.

The Daimyo remains in his quarters, and is not aware of the situation.
The Shofar now hunk down in preparation of the arrival of additional Wei who have heard the gunshots.

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[07:51]

Our Chabalah agent is broadcasting now using the screen casting camera to assume the feed of the blimps hovering over the main plaza.
Some ten thousand Ashigaru stare, bewildered at our agent as he begins to attempt enlightening them to the truth. Our agent explains to the Ashigaru that their free will is soon to be eradicated now that they have been cyborg modified and that their next diagnostics will involve implantation of control chips that will take over their will. They are informed now that as Ashigaru, they have no rights and will be used as throwaway soldiers for the Trinity. Encouragement is given for them to revolt and escape while they still can, to flee into the country sides and get away before the Samurai can control them.

....However, they are not convinced by this sudden display.
It only takes a few Ashigaru raising their fists and crying out, "Heretic!", for the crowd of ten thousand to go in uproar and venomously rebuke the assertions. The Ashigaru have not been swayed to betrayal. The dogmatic teaching they've been conditioned with makes any message attempting to expose the Trinity fail to reach them. The Trinity's world government is not yet weak enough for these kinds of messages to reach them.

[KURT REGIS] "Whatever you've done, all it did was piss them off. Now they won't think about going AWOL. Primary objective to incite uprising is a bust... this mission is no longer tenable. I'm terminating the operation. All units are ordered to pull back right away and evacuate immediately. We're preparing the Heart Attack Manifold. Gather in the air control tower for transportation extract."

[PRIMARY OBJECTIVE FAILED]
[SECONDARY OBJECTIVE PENDING]
[PERSONNEL PRESERVATION RECOMMENDED]

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Our Chabalah shoot and destroy the broadcasting equipment and tell the human technicians in the broadcasting room they saw nothing. They receive words like "dirty rebel scum" and "heretic filth" in return as they remove the barricades to the doors and shuffle out on their way to the air control tower.

[08:03]
A Wei guardsman double timed it to an intercom to signal the Joshu Daimyo of fighting in the air control tower. Our ACS system picked up on his move. He's currently enroute through a main hallway with Retainers in tow.

Several Wei armed with pistols are attempting to scale the air control tower's stairs to confront our Shofar agents. With them in the way our Chabalah can't extract, and will get sandwiched when the Daimyo arrives. The Shofar need to clear them out with bait and switches quickly.

>Roll 1d100.
>Best of three.

Rolled (1d00)

>>5883223
We'll try this again another time, I don't think we've used our guys to their max potential

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>5883224
oops

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>5883223

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Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>5883223
DOHWEMEESED

>>5883228
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

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[08:10]

One by one, the Wei attempt to breach the door and take pot shots at our agents, funneling in one by one. But each time a new one rears their head, they eat slugs and lead and their bodies pile up at the doors. One remains behind, using the wall as cover and not daring to enter. By the time our Chabalah arrive, the final Wei meets his end from a concentrated fire to the back of his skull from our four Chabalah.

Every agent is preparing to disengage.

[08:18]

The Daimyo is nearly reached the air control tower with two Retainers in tow. One of the Shofar thinks a well placed hit from his hatchet can open enough of a gap in the neck plating to stuff a grenade inside of to kill the Daimyo. We've hacked the cameras and can see this Joshu Daimyo does not yet have a better shell, he retains a weaker one. However, he's still very bulletproof, and carrying a heavy machine gun. Engaging is like a death sentence.

>Extract now. Mission over.
>Our agent might just get lucky and pull off the kill... he should try.

>>5883246
>Extract now. Mission over.
Shofar aren't exactly equipped for this sort of thing, let's not sacrifice men to stupid decisions

>>5883246
>Our agent might just get lucky and pull off the kill... he should try.
On one hand this could end terribly, but on the other hand it might be pretty funny. And cool if it succeeds

>>5883246
>Our agent might just get lucky and pull off the kill... he should try.

>>5883246
>Our agent might just get lucky and pull off the kill... he should try.
We have nothing to lose but our liberty.

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[08:20]

The Heart Attack Manifold is ready for teleportational pickup. Extraction underway. A space slip will lock onto the molecules of our agents and pick them up.

[08:22]

The Joshu Daimyo is walking up the stairs of the air control tower. One of our Shofar, clutching a hatchet, steps away from the extract point. Despite protests from his teammates, he remains adamant on what he's about to do. The rest of the Shofar and Chabalah warp out and extract.

[08:23]

As soon as the Joshu Daimyo came around the quarter, the hatchet swung into his neck, but failed to penetrate the nanolaminate material of the armor. Our lone Shofar was promptly killed by an injury of physical trauma, possibly a snapped neck from what the Nous Radar can tell afterwards.

[08:28]

The Joshu Daimyo has issued the lockdown after getting a handle on the situation. He cannot seem to come to terms with believing that a single 'rebel' caused all of this, and is confirmed in his suspicion upon learning of the broadcast hijacking. He calls for council with the military delegates of the Heavenly Capital to report the situation and call for an increase in actions allowed in rooting out terrorist cells in Shengesia.

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[Operation: Ashigaru Uprising - FAILED]
[Deployment Terminated]
[Personnel: 599]

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.

>>5883306
Yea yea.... whatever, DAD. Giving us lessons..
>Commence an operation

>>5883306
>Commence an operation.
Looks like I was right lol.

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 599]

• Operation: Talisman
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania Strifaust Morituros IX |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Infiltrate Castle of the Tengu and establish hacking link to Imperial Servers |
/
• Operation: Knightfall
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Assassinate Grandmaster of a fanatic Woldorian Knightly Order |
/
• Operation: Redead
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Eskart |
‣ Continent: Shengesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Foil errant Necromancer's attempt to establish a new Afterseas Coven |
/
• Operation: Expansion
‣ Risk Level: 1 |
‣ Acting CO: Charles Huxton |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Establish a forward firebase in the central alps |
/
• Operation: Opening
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Charles Huxton |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Attempt to open a possible abandoned Heer Bunker discovered recently |
/
• Operation: Kill the Spy
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Hale Felwitz |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Deal with possible Temple mole suspected to be in Eikrise City |
/
• Operation: Unlikely Ally
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Assist a small Heer detachment in defending a trade post in the Peninsula against Samurai raiders |

>Select operation.

>>5883306
>Commence an operation.

>>5883313
>Operation: Expansion
babu

>>5883313
>Operation: Expansion
Babby's first mission then
CAPTCHA: KANXM

>>5883313
>Operation: Expansion

>>5883313
>Operation: Expansion
Dang, you guys really dropped the hatchet on that last one.

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[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[ Buffering...]

[16:00 - x/17/4999 - Order placed by Deputy Director for expanded facility to Bunker Department. Ops Center Construction Team notified and asked to prepare.]

[CHARLES] "Greetings, greetings and salutations, comrades! I'm sure you've been given a memo on the task at hand but in case you didn't then allow me to remind everyone. The Deputy, my good friend Hale, put in a request for us to expand our facilities. We may be the Bunker Department but our teams are concerned with "ops center" in general might I say. Mhmhm. So naturally it's our job to handle construction of any facilities inside or outside."

[CHARLES] "Right now we've selected a place in middle Siegesia. Around the central alps. We'll be hammering out the details and then along with construction. Tarry on and good luck, chaps.... Now, erh, how do I- how do I turn this thing off?"

[DOUG] "The... the button there on the side, sir."

[Assets are required]
[Ops Center Construction Team has been selected]

[CHARLES] "A new teleportation node would be useful, methinks. The teleportation capabilities are a relatively new modification we added to the Heart Attack thingy ourselves. It wasn't there when the Woldorians built it. It is highly energy inefficient, let's just say... and we'll have to curb our energy usage in the future, somehow. Got to do things on our own and figure them out. Can't rely on the gods to babysit us through everything!"

[PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Construct a forward ops center in the central alps.]
[SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: Do NOT trigger any leyline natural disasters. Personnel loss would be costly.]

1. Select elevation.
>We'll build somewhere close to the alpine forest down below. We risk coming into contact with civilization more but avoid the quite literally heightened risk of tripping a leyline disaster.
>We'll build higher into the mountain alps. Up there obscured in snow means we avoid any risk or chances of being detected by the Heer, but might risk our exposure to a rogue leyline, since they cannot be detected.

2. Select prefab.
>FOB. A forward operation base. We an use a FOB for multiple purposes, including supporting our troops, clandestine operatives or observation. It can be used as an effective secondary position for either the Shofar or Rapid Response to help increase our reaction times and information gain.
>MOB. A main operating base. We can set up a remote training and induction center to gather new blood and make them service worthy. We can also expand a supply chain and gain additional resources here to support the factory and Bunker. Additionally, we can set up future teleport nodes at MOBs.

>>5883346
>We'll build somewhere close to the alpine forest down below. We risk coming into contact with civilization more but avoid the quite literally heightened risk of tripping a leyline disaster.

>MOB. A main operating base. We can set up a remote training and induction center to gather new blood and make them service worthy. We can also expand a supply chain and gain additional resources here to support the factory and Bunker. Additionally, we can set up future teleport nodes at MOBs.

>>5883346
>We'll build somewhere close to the alpine forest down below. We risk coming into contact with civilization more but avoid the quite literally heightened risk of tripping a leyline disaster.

>MOB. A main operating base. We can set up a remote training and induction center to gather new blood and make them service worthy. We can also expand a supply chain and gain additional resources here to support the factory and Bunker. Additionally, we can set up future teleport nodes at MOBs.

I'd like to build high up but the risk of a landslide is a bit high.

>>5883346
>We'll build somewhere close to the alpine forest down below. We risk coming into contact with civilization more but avoid the quite literally heightened risk of tripping a leyline disaster.
>MOB. A main operating base. We can set up a remote training and induction center to gather new blood and make them service worthy. We can also expand a supply chain and gain additional resources here to support the factory and Bunker. Additionally, we can set up future teleport nodes at MOBs.
Best to be cautious about things.

>>5883346
>>5883359
Actually, I think I'm going to change my mind here.

>We'll build higher into the mountain alps. Up there obscured in snow means we avoid any risk or chances of being detected by the Heer, but might risk our exposure to a rogue leyline, since they cannot be detected.
>FOB. A forward operation base. We an use a FOB for multiple purposes, including supporting our troops, clandestine operatives or observation. It can be used as an effective secondary position for either the Shofar or Rapid Response to help increase our reaction times and information gain.

There's some risk of the leyline but that means nothing if the mountaintop sloughing off crushes us wholesale. FOB is less useful but it's also less likely to piss off Bedolfir and we can always expand later.

>>5883363
Hmm, maybe if there's less infrastructure there's less risk of the mountain falling apart. I'll switch my vote to this

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[23:00 hours]

Our decision was to avoid erecting any structures near the alpine forests, which are teeming with record number of grizzly bears this year that our Dajen would be overtaxed to respond to in order to defend the workers. We decided to build higher.

As the central alps were connected to the Mountains of Yore one way or another, we thankfully made a wise decision, as leyline presence was not as heavy thanks to proximity to the Woldorian pantheon's heartland mountain range. There was no clear reports of avalanches peaking in the area from weather data. Landslides taking place down lower, closer to ground level were more common at the time of this writing. Our construction team is able to bore into the mountain and hollow out caves found through the sharp inclines and reinforce them with titanium compounds to build into the mountain. An air pad is being extended off the clip face, capable of extending outwards and retracting back inside, although Psyops possesses no air capabilities at this time. There are smoother mountain passes and slopes along the interior, past the sharp inclines and spiky peaks of the outer faces. We are able to erect a camp as an entry point, cordoning off free access to and from with concrete walls and a gate. The entry point stretches into one of the immediate caves leading to the interior section.

There is little to no risk of exposure to hikers from this point, and the Heer's mountaineer patrols do not often tread the sacred mountains this far. At this point, we are more concerned with offending the Woldorian pantheon by building on their home turf than Bedolfir.

We should dedicate this base to a branch of our Departments. We cannot sustain a nuclear reactor here to meet energy demands, but it may be possible to build an additional teleportation extension in the form of a pylon and arrival chamber.

1. Dedication.
>We will purpose this base to serve the Rapid Response and Field Agents teams. This will help ease confrontation times with possible conflicts with Heer Regiments. (+50 Personnel cap, gain more confrontation operations with Heer and uncover more Khanate actions)
>We will purpose this base to serve as an observation post for the Espionage team and the teams of the Intelligence Department for monitoring Geitlandsbyen Grand City and the Heer's Horn's Rike Military Zone's movements easier. (+30 Personnel cap, gain higher relation with the Heer and uncover more Temple actions)

2. Energy concerns.
>Construct a teleportation pylon and chamber for quicker transport.
>Expand the hangar and introduce air capability to Psyops.

>>5883394
>We will purpose this base to serve as an observation post for the Espionage team and the teams of the Intelligence Department for monitoring Geitlandsbyen Grand City and the Heer's Horn's Rike Military Zone's movements easier. (+30 Personnel cap, gain higher relation with the Heer and uncover more Temple actions)
>Expand the hangar and introduce air capability to Psyops.

>>5883394
>We will purpose this base to serve as an observation post for the Espionage team and the teams of the Intelligence Department for monitoring Geitlandsbyen Grand City and the Heer's Horn's Rike Military Zone's movements easier. (+30 Personnel cap, gain higher relation with the Heer and uncover more Temple actions)

>Construct a teleportation pylon and chamber for quicker transport.

>>5883394
>We will purpose this base to serve as an observation post for the Espionage team and the teams of the Intelligence Department for monitoring Geitlandsbyen Grand City and the Heer's Horn's Rike Military Zone's movements easier. (+30 Personnel cap, gain higher relation with the Heer and uncover more Temple actions)
>Expand the hangar and introduce air capability to Psyops.
This is sensible, we need to get an air-force online and keep a close eye on the Temple.

>>5883399
Supporting. It'd be a bit silly to supply planes to a damn spy outpost - that'd give away our position real fast.

>>5883394
>We will purpose this base to serve as an observation post for the Espionage team and the teams of the Intelligence Department for monitoring Geitlandsbyen Grand City and the Heer's Horn's Rike Military Zone's movements easier. (+30 Personnel cap, gain higher relation with the Heer and uncover more Temple actions)
>Expand the hangar and introduce air capability to Psyops.
Teleportation is nice, but air superiority is a very big game changer.

>>5883404
Actually wait, you're right about that
Changing to
>Construct a teleportation pylon and chamber for quicker transport.

>>5883406
>Teleportation is nice, but air superiority is a very big game changer.
Nigga, you might as well go with the rapid response team option then instead of the spies

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[05:00 hours]

We have decided to purpose this location as a dedicated FOB for the spying elements of our ranks. We will be able to observe and keep a closer eye on the Woldorian Capital and the largest military installation they have the western side of Siegesia. A teleportation pylon was constructed, along with a chamber to receive goers and senders alike.

However, because the FOB cannot support a nuclear reactor, we've resorted to charging batteries with the nuclear reactor in the Bunker instead. We have to deliver a battery with every teleportation use and then take back discharged ones for recharge, in order to keep the teleportation pylon active. Forgetting to upkeep this could mean losing the power for the pylon, in which case it might be forced to absorb auxiliary power from the FOB's generators.

A possible solution would be to negotiate for magical power sources from the Illuminati in the future.

We will have the Ops Center Construction Team finish the FOB and then assign agents to the locale, as well as Mishmar and Dajen.

We will designate this FOB as Safehouse Alpha.

================================

[Operation: Expansion - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]
[Personnel: 599]
[New Personnel Cap: 1030]

================================

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 599]

• Operation: Talisman
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania Strifaust Morituros IX |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Infiltrate Castle of the Tengu and establish hacking link to Imperial Servers |
/
• Operation: Knightfall
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Assassinate Grandmaster of a fanatic Woldorian Knightly Order |
/
• Operation: Redead
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Eskart |
‣ Continent: Shengesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Foil errant Necromancer's attempt to establish a new Afterseas Coven |
/
• Operation: Opening
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Charles Huxton |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Attempt to open a possible abandoned Heer Bunker discovered recently |
/
• Operation: Kill the Spy
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Hale Felwitz |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Deal with possible Temple mole suspected to be in Eikrise City |
/
• Operation: Unlikely Ally
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Assist a small Heer detachment in defending a trade post in the Peninsula against Samurai raiders |

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.

>>5883424
>Operation: Kill the spy
One last one

>>5883424
>>5883426
+1. Sure, why not

>>5883426
>Operation: Kill the spy
Let's see if our Mung'Dal have legs

>>5883426
>+1

>>5883595
I don't think we need to send a Mug'Dal for that mission anon. That'd be like using a missile to destroy a brick of butter. They're also probably not terribly good at stealth lol

>>5883424
>Operation: Unlikely Ally

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[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[ Buffering...]

The following mission calls for the expertise of the Espionage Team.

[HALE] "Alright, gentlemen, listen up. This one is important. I did some digging recently going the data we could gather from other Heer installations covertly through hacking. Apparently we found out that they are aware of a spy in the city of Eikrise, a mole acting for the Imperial Temple. They're aware of them yet haven't caught them."

[HALE] "A Temple mole could be searching for anything in Eikrise. I'd suspect they've either been dispatched the follow up on Catastrovania's wanted status within the Temple's registry or they may be attempting to look into Felwischer company, knowing my history with the Trinity."

[HALE] "We're going to need to terminate them and act fast. I'll leave the method and outcome to you all. Deputy Executive out."

================================

[09:00 hours]

[HALE] "Now I want you to all keep one thing in mind. Since I expanded the company with a private security contracting subsidiary, I've been contracting a lot across Eikrise. In fact, since Heer recruitments often leave the local law enforcement short, I've even taken over handling some of those areas of Eikrise. If it comes to a shootout, the target must not be allowed to escape. We can stage an intervention by the Field Agents as local law enforcement merely responding to a distress call and get away with it. So if all goes south, call in the Qatsyn."

[PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Eliminate the Temple spy.]
[OPTIONAL OBJECTIVE: Capture the Temple spy alive.]

1. Assets.
>This is a job for the Taalumah. We should try to capture him with undercover agents.
>This calls for a Tzel agent. We should assassinate him with the best of the best.
>Belay that. Send in the Qatsyn to arrest him and turn him over to the Heer.

2. Resistance.
[ Target is presumed to be versed in forms of hand to hand combat. Target should be considered armed and dangerous. Currently unknown what armaments they may possess already, but the Temple should come equipped with Light projecting weapons and/or low level Qi techniques ]

3. Requisition.
>VX. We can assume the target may order room service. A spike from this will kill him quick.
>Silenced sniper rifle. We can use infrared scanning to pick him out and shoot him through the window from an advantage point.
>Adenosine Pill. We can slip this into the target's room service and knock them out. Transport them to our interrogation chamber afterwards.
>Nothing.

>>5884044
>This is a job for the Taalumah. We should try to capture him with undercover agents.

>Adenosine Pill. We can slip this into the target's room service and knock them out. Transport them to our interrogation chamber afterwards.
Going greedy

>>5884112
+1
Let's try to get that dude alive. Let's hope our interrogation chambers are good enough

>>5884112
+1, we've got this. We failed to kill the Samurai last time so taking this guy alive should be easy!

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[09:48 hours]

We have dispatched two Taalumah agents to the scene. Mr. White and Mr. Black. They entered the Grand Regional Hotel and informed the staff they are there on part of government business and to not mind them, showing them forged papers that had the credentials of a Heer Regiment. These papers were not well made. They would easily be sniffed out by an actual Heer agency. Civilians cannot tell the difference. The staff informed that they would be required to show this paper to the manager, so our agents leave it at the desk.

Carrying on, by [10:01 hours], we intercept a call on the phone lines of the hotel from our target's room. He has ordered room service. Mushroom, Spinach & Truffle Gnocchi with stout, dry.

Our agents keep an eye on the restaurant section to see when the service cart carrying the order is being pushed out. When we get visual of the hotel staff woman with the exact cart, our Agents follow. She takes the elevator to the third floor. She is headed to room 132. Upon reaching the third floor, Mr. White proceeds with a distraction tactic, coming down the hall and peering across the corner. Mr. White proceeds to open a can of pop and spill it on the carpet while no one is around to see. Mr. White drops the pop can and calls for the hotel staff woman as soon as she rounds the corner, telling her to come and look at the mess he "happened" upon. While she walks off from the cart. Mr. Black quickly moves up the steps, opening the food warmer door and taking out the dish containing our target's order. He acts quickly to shove two small adenosine pills inside with a metal tweezer and replaces the lid and dish into the compartment.

Mr. Black moves down the stairs as the staff woman says she'll call housekeeping after she delivers the meal. Mr. White proceeds to head down the stairs.

Adenosine normally comes in purely liquid form. These pills are more like softgel capsules. The extremely thin gelatin layer containing the Adenosine dosage will melt away due to the food's heat and blend in. Upon ingestion, the subject will immediately fall woozy and then unconscious.

[10:24 hours]

The order has been delivered. We must now rely on the chance the target is not paranoid and does not test his food first before consumption.

>Roll 1d100.
>Best of three.

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>5884240
Please be stupid

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>5884240
COME ON BABY

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>5884240

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[10:49 hours]

We can verify a cessation of movement in the hotel suite through our listening equipment. All has gone quiet.

[10:54 hours]

Mr. White and Mr. Black have obtained a staff key from the front desk that opens all hotel roosm.

[10:58 hours]

Mr. White and Mr. Black approach Room 132 and enter the suite and secure our captured target. Mr. White remains by the door watching whilst Mr. Black unlocks it and steps inside. There is nobody to be found immediately inside the casual space in front of the television. However, Mr. White notices the room service order upon the table in front of it and a small baby beagle, the presumable pet of the target, is asleep on the couch. The tray remains uncovered, and upon inspection Mr. White can tell the fork was used to swirl the meal around.

He then realizes the mistake made on their part.

This dog had been snuck in through the luggage of the spy, as the hotel normally did not allow pets. He ensured to mix his food around to spread the content of any spiked substances before giving to the animal to test it. Upon noticing the sleep overtake the animal, he retreated to the bedroom to lie in wait.

It is too late.

As Mr. Black passes the frame of the bedroom door looking for the target, he is suddenly grabbed and restrained in a headlock and a pistol is pressed to the side of his head. The target turns and faces Mr. White who draws his silenced sidearm and aims. The target is demanding him to drop it.

1. Risky situation.
>Order our agent to heed his demand and drop his weapon.
>Order our agent to attempt a precise shot at the target's weapon to disarm him and then overwhelm him.

>>5884313
>Order our agent to attempt a precise shot at the target's weapon to disarm him and then overwhelm him.
We can't allow sentiment to shroud the cause. If this fails, the Qatsyn will seize him with a vengeance.

>>5884313
>>Order our agent to attempt a precise shot at the target's weapon to disarm him and then overwhelm him.
Don't negotiate with the enemy

>>5884313
>Order our agent to attempt a precise shot at the target's weapon to disarm him and then overwhelm him.

[10:59 hours]

Our agent decided to take a brash action then. Mr. White fired a shot from his silenced pistol then. The shot managed to strike and slice through the pistol of the target. His hand began to bleed from a cut the grazing bullet caused to the index finger via metal scrap.

[???] "Scheiße!"

The target responded by kicking his hostage, Mr. Black forward, sending our Taalumah agent into the floor.

In a shocking turn of events, the target decided to run to his left. Mr White saw him throw himself out of the window. Assuming our target had just thrown himself to his demise, Mr. White and Mr. Black looked out to see him breaking his fall from the third floor on the large awnings hanging over the windows from the second floor and from the condominium building that sat to the neighboring side of the hotel. He has managed to safely land himself on the concrete of the alley below. Though he is disoriented from a 7 foot fall from the final awning, he will get up and continue to flee in just moments.

[MR. BLACK] "MotherFUCKEH! Damn, son, why'd you do that?! I was gonna use the taser through my pocket and shock the shit outta that son of a bitch! I almost had him!"

[MR. WHITE] "No time. We gotta get that fucker before he gets away. MR. WHITE TO HQ, TARGET IS ON FOOT AND FLEEING INTO THE STREETS. REPEAT. TARGET IS MOBILE."

The spy is attempting to get away. Our ACS can only keep track of him for so long.

We have another problem however. Our phoneline monitor just picked up that the manager of the hotel has phoned the local law enforcement to report a disturbance. We suspect he likely realized the forged government business paper our Taalumah handed off to the staff was sniffed out by him. A quick rundown through data by supercomputer NIBIRU confirms, to our displeasure, the manager was a former Heer officer. He realizes something is up and due to the nature of the disturbance he reported, the local Heer Regiment has dispatched conscripts to the hotel rather than calling our Qatsyn in.

Therefor, Mr. Black and Mr. White are in danger of capture. We need to get them out and capture the spy at the same time now... Thankfully, another hotel occupant has reported the sound of the breaking window. We could use this as an excuse to dispatch Qatsyn under the reason that they're responding to the call and have them pick up the spy. We can then teleport Mr. Black and Mr. White out.

However, we may lose the spy. A wiser option would be to teleport Dajen to grab him. However, we cannot teleport them and then teleport Mr. White and Mr. Black, as the pylon requires a few minutes to prepare. Our Taalumah would be in danger of discovery by the Heer conscripts...

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1. Capture him.
>Deploy a Qatsyn truck to find him. He shouldn't get too far that our ACS loses him. They'll pick him right up off the streets.
>He'll likely try fleeing into one or more alleys. Teleport some Dajen there to grab him from the next he turns the corner around.
>Leave it to the Taalumah.

2. Taalumah.
>Have them hide in an elevator. We can remotely cut the power to the building so they'd be locked inside and unreachable just long enough until we can extract them properly without discovery.
>Mr. White does the same thing, breaking his fall with the awnings to rapidly descend and then capture the spy whilst Mr. Black is teleported out, and then Mr. White with our target shortly after.

>>5884364
Ah shit, we're genius at this. Alright...
>He'll likely try fleeing into one or more alleys. Teleport some Dajen there to grab him from the next he turns the corner around.
>Have them hide in an elevator. We can remotely cut the power to the building so they'd be locked inside and unreachable just long enough until we can extract them properly without discovery.
This is the plan with the least moving parts. I think it's the best combination of the two.

>>5884370
That seems smarter yeah, trying to jump off the window seems like a recipe for being easily tracked down and cornered in an alley

>>5884370
>+1

[11:03 hours]

Our two Taalumah agents left the suite quickly before the conscripts arriving to the hotel could even enter. They huddled together inside an elevator cab and moved it to the 2nd floor. Midway through the momentum of the elevator motor, power was cut to the building by our technicians and SMPS of the elevator caused the cab to traverse to the second floor, but the doors refuse to open. Our agents are forced to sit tightly and await extract from here on while the hotel staff investigate the sudden power outage by checking their breakers.

[11:05 hours]

Roughly around the same time, we deduced which alley the spy would flee into in his escape and teleported four Dajen agents to the scene quickly. As the spy, Albin Ceder, rounded the corner, he was body blocked instantly and denied by the agents. A bag over the head and some punches to the gut have him down and our agents are able to handcuff him.

The target is captured and promptly teleported out.

At around [11:12 hours], our Taalumah are extracted before power is restored to the building.

[PRIMARY OBJECTIVE FAILED]
[OPTIONAL OBJECTIVE COMPLETED]

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[12:50 hours]

We have successfully interrogated the captured spy by pressuring him to divulge what he knows by warning that we could simply have a psychic to find out either way. Seeing that the information could be gained regardless, the spy complied at last.

It turns out, that, in our suspicion of his being a Temple mole, we were only half right in the assumption. There's a reason we found data on this known spy from the Heer, and a reason why the Heer has not dealt with this spy yet.

His alias, 'Albin Ceder' is a fake name to hide his true identity. Bjorn Mordsson.
He is, in actuality, a double agent for the Woldorians. He is truthfully a provider of intel for the Woldorian Heer and various Regimental commanders, generals and marshals. He has successfully staged an enrollment into the Imperial Temple and faked his belief of the Imperial Creed enough to become trusted as a mole by the Temple. He apparently uses this position to extract information on Samurai military movements from the Imperials to feed back to his superiors while feeding the Temple false reports on the Heer that are then given to the Samurai. This is done to help create division between the Samurai and Temple.

He claims that we should have known this from the start if we knew he was a spy. He claims that no true son of Siegesia turns his back on the land that is the fatherland and motherland of all Woldorians.

We should likely decide what now to do with the spy.

1. Handle.
>Memory wipe him of these events and safely transport him back above ground to Eikrise city. We can leave a few bottles beside him in one of the city parks to make it look like he simply made some bad decisions last night.
>Attempt to persuade him to join the Psyops and thus help us strengthen our ties to the Heer. We would have to be really convincing to ensure he does not play double agent with us as well if we try this. (Roll 1d100)

>>5884411
>Memory wipe him of these events and safely transport him back above ground to Eikrise city. We can leave a few bottles beside him in one of the city parks to make it look like he simply made some bad decisions last night.
He's a good man. Best not to interfere further with his work.

>>5884414
>Support
Yeah just let him do his thing.

>>5884411
>Memory wipe him of these events and safely transport him back above ground to Eikrise city. We can leave a few bottles beside him in one of the city parks to make it look like he simply made some bad decisions last night.

>>5884411
>Memory wipe him of these events and safely transport him back above ground to Eikrise city. We can leave a few bottles beside him in one of the city parks to make it look like he simply made some bad decisions last night.

Without any fanfare, we decide to have the Ecclesiastics clergy use their gifts to erase the memories he holds of today's events. We deposit him somewhere back above ground, in the way we staged to make it seem completely natural.

We can at least say that the spy is no longer a concern to us.

[Operation: Kill the Spy - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]
[Personnel: 599]
[Personnel Cap: 1030]

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[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 599]

• Operation: Talisman
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania Strifaust Morituros IX |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Infiltrate Castle of the Tengu and establish hacking link to Imperial Servers |
/
• Operation: Knightfall
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Assassinate Grandmaster of a fanatic Woldorian Knightly Order |
/
• Operation: Redead
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Eskart |
‣ Continent: Shengesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Foil errant Necromancer's attempt to establish a new Afterseas Coven |
/
• Operation: Opening
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Charles Huxton |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Attempt to open a possible abandoned Heer Bunker discovered recently |
/
• Operation: Unlikely Ally
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: Assist a small Heer detachment in defending a trade post in the Peninsula against Samurai raiders |

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.

>>5884430
>Operation: Talisman
Know what? We can do this one too, so that our tech heads will be able to work on the psychotronics project while we fuck off on a case file and get those units earlier.

>>5884433
>+1

>>5884430
>Operation: Unlikely Ally

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[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[CATASTROVANIA] "Ugh... let's get this over with."

[ Buffering...]

[18:00 - x/19/4999 - Strategic meeting commencing on viability of operation concerning LOCATION: Castle of the Tengu, Yongesia]

[CATASTROVANIA] "...So, I guess this is the part where I fill our troops in, right? ...Sigh, okay."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Pay attention, rikusentai, because I'm basically sending you all to your deaths here. As you all already know, the Castle of the Tengu is the most badass fortress the Samurai have. It's the home of the Daitengu himself, and you better pray to all the gods that he isn't home when you go in. For the castle itself, you're looking at over half a square mile of walls and towers dominating the sky... the largest office complex in the world outside the Capital. Surrounding that compound is a vast series of sectors dedicated to singlehandedly supplying the entire war effort in Yongesia. We're talking factories to churn out anything from new cyborg soldiers, mechas, weapons, ammo and even a few airship production strips. So about one hundred square miles of fortress and industry in each direction. An additional thirty square miles of encampments along the isle it's all situation on in a ring around it. The mountains and rock lots of it looks to be built upon is all hollow. The bases go within and without... You're toast."

[CATASTROVANIA] "The Castle always sports a complement of over nineteen million Samurai personnel at all times. Add onto that, the flagship of the Samurai navy, the Invincible, docks here, along with its support fleet. Numerous Samurai nobility and generals station here under the Daitengu. His Castle is completely impregnable."

[CATASTROVANIA] "However, your only mission is not to take on the whole place. We wouldn't have the manpower to do that in even another thousand years from now. Your mission is to infiltrate the industrial sector and break into the electronics center near the large scale machine shop. Once you do that, get yourselves to the sever room and get me hooked up. We'll be providing you a device, an uplink. It hooks in just like a USB, and acts like a mini computer... because, it is..."

[CATASTROVANIA] "When you've pulled that all off, all you have to do is hold out and give me time to extract what we need. I won't take long at all. My skills are above your comprehension..."

Catastrovania put on some glasses, just to push them up and reflect the light of her monitor on them.

[CATASTROVANIA] "Once I get my paws- HANDS. I mean hands. Hands on the data, we win. You leave. Mission accomplished. I've already done my homework on this, so I know how to walk you jackboots through. Listen to me if you want to live! So get ready, rikusentai... The mission begins soon. I'll be waiting..."

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[Assets are required]

[Please select the appropriate teams for this endeavor.]

>Input.

>>5884536
Tzel and Siqariyim. This mission demands only the most elite of the elite. If we still have space, we can send the Chabalah in as well to disguise themselves and cause a distraction (and martyr themselves for Redemption) if necessary. If there's any loud combat, we're doomed. If we take too long getting there, we're doomed. If we end up going through the wrong area, we're doomed. Subterfuge is our only means of survival.

>>5884600
+1 but I'd day add a few Mash'chetchet to specifically cover for extraction in case things go south. Not to fight the whole thing, just to help out

>>5884600
>+1

The mission that lies ahead will be our most daunting task yet. But take heart, if we pull this off... we prove ourselves to the world. We prove that we are here, and we will make a change. For this mission, we're pulling in the expertise of our Tzel and Siqariyim. We may send for elements of the Chabalah to ease the process of entering. In the event of an emergency, the Mash'chetet are placed on standby.

[CATASTROVANIA] "Heh... so you're sending the ninjas to fight the Samurai. Totally cheesy..."

[[Internally, Catastrovania thinks our metahuman ninja forces are super badass, but won't admit it out of weeaboo pride.]]

[CATASTROVANIA] "There's no easy way to say it, we can't attack this place directly and get away with it. The only option is to sneak in. But on that even, the options are limited..."

We will now review our options for breaking and entering.

[CATASTROVANIA] "The Castle of the Tengu has an extensive sewer system. It's like a labyrinth in itself! The sewer systems are used to expel more than waste into the environment. These aqueducts are used as big tunnels to flush a kind of enchanted compound into the local sea as well. This compound is deadly, especially to anything impure. It can prevent the growth of Aquamarine in the sea area around the Castle and deter Khanate monsters from lurking below. Not to say it stops them all however. The data I found lends credit to the Samurai having to send cleanup crews into these tunnels in the periods when flushing isn't ongoing to exterminate handfuls of rogue spirits and monsters that manage to slip in."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Since you cyborg goons aren't any different than Samurai, you should be able to sneak in through the sewer mazes. But it would be easy to get lost down there... or encounter patrolling Samurai units and get into a fight, or worse, Khanate creatures. However, if you managed to clear the sewers, you could slip through a pump house to get above ground... from there, finding your way to the electronics production factory house should be trivial..."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Another option is to paradrop into the Castle under the shade of night. Since the sky is ruled by the Samurai, and historically there's never been a Khanate aerial presence in any of the years the Final War has been waged... it is the last thing they'd expect. your only task then is to avoid being spotted by a rogue airship or lookouts. We couldn't afford to teleport you right into the grounds, we lack the telemetry and the teleportation is noticeable... but if you were to paradrop... that would be... so... so... a-awesome..."

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[SIQARIYIM] "Question, ma'am."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Huh? ...W-What...?"

[SIQARIYIM] "How do we paradrop with no planes or airships in our possessions?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "We don't need them, baka... We can acquire parachutes. You'll be teleported high enough that they wouldn't notice. The only downside is that this teleportation would place you in the stratosphere and you would have to perform a supersonic dive. They absolutely wouldn't see it coming... but the problem is most of you lack paradropping experience..."

[CATASTROVANIA] "The only other way in... would be with our infiltrators. They would have the hardest job, to disable security systems without being suspected, drop the alarms long enough for the team to teleport to an approximation and get inside. The problem is that our approximations could be way off... we could end up teleporting the team to the other side of the complex, far away from the objective."

[CATASTROVANIA] "The... uh, the z... Tzel guy will be tasked with keeping our uplink safe, and plugging it in. He has to be protected at all cost."

================================

[PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Infiltrate the compound and establish the hacking link.]
[SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: Keep the Tzel alive.]

[THIS MISSION IS VERY HIGH RISK. THE PERSONNEL LOSS WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC IF WE FAIL]

1. Entry.
>PLAN A. The sewers are the best bet for entry. (Tzel+Siqariyim+Mash'chetet)
>PLAN B. The paradrop is the best bet for entry. (Tzel+Siqariyim+Mash'chetet)
>PLAN C. Call in the Chabalah. We'll blitz in and out. (Tzel+Siqariyim+Mash'chetet+Chabalah)

>>5885243
>>PLAN A. The sewers are the best bet for entry. (Tzel+Siqariyim+Mash'chetet)
I say we go for PLAN A. I don't want to splat our best guys, and being teleported at random sounds like one hell of a gamble