>[SENTAI CAFE: Secret Base]
Well that is fairly obvious. Will they all be like this?

>>18774299
Surreptitiously check and make sure that our Nerf gun is loaded and primed.
We don't want this guy being able to escape.

there was a good idea that occured to me that i forgot as soon as I saw "new thread" but now i remember.
We should ask Naru/Raymond-san if they can get us some faction neutral clothing/costumes so we don't have to worry about sparking conflict wherever we go.

And it def sounds like Agent R has gone native. time for some EXTREME PREJUDICE.

Im just popping in to say hi, going to sleep early tonight because I've had a hell of a day plus im coming down with something. So good luck all.

>>18774371
See I like that idea, blending in is a must.

>>18774371
We have some disguises back at our safehouse, but I suppose as long as we have a local guide, they can best determine a disguise that will actually work, rather than one we think will work.

With your hand hovering over your gun, you walk in.
You find yourselves in a nice clean cafe decorated with all sorts of sentai memorabilia and toys
In one corner near the bar, a complete life-sized robo costume looms.
A girl in a yellow jacket salutes you and says
"Good work on your mission!"
A group of customers sit at one of the small tables fiddling with a bunch of toys.
Your target isn't in sight, but he could very well be hidden.

"Hi there. Can we do anything for you?"
A lady in a white labcoat asks.

>>18774476
"Yes a close personal friend of mine said he was waiting for me here, and I fear he may have left without me. Do you know if he's still here?"

>>18774476
Mentillate to Kraus:
'Kraus, can you detect the rogue's Device?'

To girl:
"I'm supposed to be meeting a friend here, but I think I might have missed him, since I don't see him. Do you know if he's already left? This is what he looks like."
Show her the photo.

If anyone gives us lip, have Gai step out front and say some ridiculous sentai line.

This is his world. A twisted mockery of it, but his world nonetheless.

>>18774511
seconding.

Also, in case anyone doesn't know, there's an ongoing STORYTIEM thread still ongoing. I don't mean to be distracting people but I totally missed it when it started yesterday and I would hate for anyone else to miss out on storytiem.

'Kraus. Run a scan for any other devices in the area.'
"SURE THING FUCKFACE"

You then turn to the lady,
"Hi there. I was supposed to meet a friend of mine here. But I don't see him. Have you seen him today?" You show her a picture of R
"Oh that's Red. He was here a few minutes ago. You just missed him." She says with a shrug.
"Any idea of where he went?"
"I dunno." She tells you. "He doesnt really talk much when he's here. Just always on his laptop."

WAT DO OH MASTER BUTLERS?

>>18774665
get Kraus to hack some local security cameras, see if he can't spot R

>>18774683
Wait, kraus can do that?

>>18774700
if he back-traced R's IP to coming from this sentai cafe, then shouldn't he be able to get some security cam footage, or Gai's device since he's ICE?

(keep in mind i only have a basic neckbeard's understanding of how hacking works.)

>>18774700
Yeah. He did that in our world.

>>18774716
Maybe the security cams aren't linked to the wireless network. Maybe it's all wired, and we'll have to find a network cable.

>>18774748
Well it's just one idea i had. i'm tired and I'm drinking. come up with something else.

Majaik. Aint got to explain shit.

>>18774772
It should actually probably work. Kraus can probably just majaik the data into his hard drive. That's one of our permitted majaiks, if I remember correctly.

>>18774772
It could still work. I doubt any security they've got could stand up to Kraus, it's just an issue of getting onto the network.

You excuse yourselves from the cafe and walk back outside.
'Kraus. Can you look into any possible security cameras for this area? Scan the footage from about 30 minutes ago until we got here.'
'GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES.'

The group of cosplayers in the square again attract your attention, So does the large building at the end of the road.

WAT DO OH MASTER BUTLER?

[ ]cosplayers
[ ]building

>>18774816
[x]cosplayers, since apparently talking to people isn't causing us to insta-bad end in this crazy place.

>>18774816
Cosplayers

Something is up

rolled 34 = 34

>>18774816
Are they tokusatsu cosplayers, or are they general anime cosplayers?
If toku cosplayers, talk to them.
Otherwise, avoid.

>>18774816
[x] Cosplayers
I hate myself for picking this.

You walk across the street to the square populated by people in all sorts of spandex and foam costumes.
'Let me handle this.' Gai tells you mentally.
'Sure thing man.'

He steps forwards and strikes a magnificent pose.
The helmeted heads of those nearest him turn in his direction.
He strikes another pose.
More people are now looking at him. A guy dressed like a megazord steps up towards him and also strikes a pose.

Gai continues to strike poses rapidly.
The crowd reacting with over emphasized head movements and hand gestures.

Gai brings out copies of the photos and circulates them among the crowd.
He continues posing.

**ROLL FOR COMMUNICATIONS**

rolled 84 = 84

>>18775006
We come in peace!

...Hina, you can wait until later to smack me for that.

rolled 41 = 41

>>18775006
"We're sending someone in to negotiate"

rolled 35 = 35

>>18775006
DYNAMIC POSING

rolled 18 = 18

>>18775006
interpretive Sentai Dance go!

rolled 56 = 56

>>18775090
>>18775048
son of the b i really need to stop rolling.

rolled 52 = 52

Toh!

rolled 60 = 60

>>18775022
that really should make us fine, but i'll roll a few more times since it's so quiet tonight.

>>18775196
Eh, I don't want to risk a 1, especially with such a low probability of beating what's already there.

A guy, [its easy to see with that tight fitting spandex on] dressed as a pink ranger steps up to Gai.
He does some spins and dainty jumps.
Gai responds by flexing his arms.
The pink guy waves a pink wand around.
Gai allows his scarf to dance in the wind.
The guy in pink spins on his toes and prances like a deer.
Gai crosses his arms and turns around dramatically.
The crowd goes back to whatever the fuck they were doing before.

After this weird display, your green clad friend walks back to you.
"He saw R get on the tram headed towards the Red-light Hentai Area. He says our target was wearing a black and red robe."
Naru cuts in, "It is inadvisable to go there at night." She looks uncomfortable somewhat. "Especially with females. It would be best if we went there in the morning."

WAT DO OH MASTER BUTLERS?
[ ]Go to Hentai Area now.
[ ]Take Naru's advice

>>18775227
[x]Take Naru's advice.
[x]Take Naru's advice.
[x]Take Naru's advice.
[x]Take Naru's advice.
[x]Take Naru's advice.

>>18775227
[x]Take Naru's advice
We got a local guide for a reason; ignoring them is stupid.

Let's see if Naru can help us with faction-neutral disguises; we still need to go to the Western Media section and the LARP section for the other two agents eventually.

>>18775227
[x]Take Naru's advice

>Red Light Hentai Area

>>18775227
[x]OTHER

Naru takes the girls back; Hayate and Gai continue to the Hentai Area.
We're only a half hour at most behind our target.
If we delay now, we could lose him.

>Secret Sentai Stance Signing

I love it.

>>18775227
>Send the girls home
>Get other lead pipe
>Guys night out.
This will end poorly.

Let's get neutral clothes.

>>18775227
Let's take Gai and hit up the Red Light District.

What could go wrong?

>>18775272
Dont split the party.
I don't trust these ramen-gumi fucks too much.

Disguise the girls.
Then head to the Hentai Area

what time is, how close to night?

>>18775227

[ ]Take Naru's advice

>>18775337
IIRC we went out of Waifu Wars and it was already night

>>18775354
then we should definitely head back, don't want to miss chance get info from the Dude.

>take her advice.
"I guess you're right." You tell her. "Let's head back then."
-------------------------------------------------------------
You arrive back at the warehouse where you got the title of Shogun.
The people there greet you warmly and with respect.

You walk back up to the room above the warehouse floor and Raymond-san serves dinner.

As you eat the simple yet delicious meal of curry on rice, Naru speaks to you.
"Shogun-sama. Would you do us the honor of staying here where we could protect you? We have a bedroom all setup for you and your companions."

[ ]stay here
[ ]go back to safehouse

I suppose the red light district isn't prepared for Erica yet, we should give them some time, I guess.

>>18775448
safehaus

>>18775448
Stay here with Erica, have Hina and Gai go back to the safehouse.

>>18775448
Safehouse, we don't trust them completely and it means we can contact the Dude and there's no chance of them noticing.

>>18775470
DONT SPLIT THE PARTY.

go back to safehouse.
Or maybe here.

I dunno.
Inspect the accommodations they're offering.

>>18775448
Safe house, our bodyguard is our biggest threat alone in a bedroom. We are a Japanese Swagzilla and she screams japanophile. That just not safe!

>>18775448
[x]go back to safehouse
"I am sorry, but I was not completely forthcoming with you before.
"It is true that we are after these three men because of something they owe us, but it is not mere money.
"I and my comrades belong to an agency, and organization that those three also served.
"But they betrayed us, went rogue, abandoned all honor and duty. And now it is our duty to hunt them down and bring them back."

Slightly rational they may be, but they are weeaboos, and this story of honor and betrayal will probably work on them.

>>18775483
Aside from a full-on Furry attack, I doubt there's anything that could attack us here that Erica can't handle, let alone the both of us. That way, we get in better with Raymond and our new flock, and Gai and Hina can get info from the Dude, and do some late night recon. they're better dressed for it than erica and us are.

>>18775448
>safehouse

"Do not fret, my people! I shall return on the morrow! It is in our best interests for the Shogun to not announce his presence yet. Let the fools think we languish leaderless. Let them think we are weak, so they will be caught unawares when our true power emerges once more!"

>>18775448
Go back to the safehouse to "get some stuff", or somesuch. Get in touch with The Dude, get his opinion on moving to their locale.

Also, to copy a thing I said at the end of the previous thread:
>I think we should drop the "owe us money" thing, and tell Raymond that we're actually agents of a multi-national secret agency, and those three are rogue agents we've been sent to track down and bring back into the fold.

>It's not even entirely a lie.

>"I AM SUSAN YOUR NEW GOD"
Ahh I just got hit by another wave of satisfaction. I was asleep during that thread, but good to see my early dialogue suggestions popping up still.

>>18775505
NO.

nononononono.

We gain nothing by doing this. There is no point.

They already serve us, tipping our hand will do nothing for us.

Politely refuse, we've already got a room.

>>18775505
good spies stick to their cover, no matter the circumstances. we started with the money story, we have no good reason to change it at this point.

>>18775545
And what do we say when we apprehend a target, and don't simply beat our money out of them?

We wouldn't tell all of these disenfranchised wastes, just Raymond, and his daughter, basically.

>>18775578
at that point we can say, "The money is owed to our bosses, we're here to bring them in alive and fresh." not all shakedowns immediately result in beatings.

>>18775596
Fair enough, then.

"I'm sorry, but I cannot accept that offer for now." you answer her ruefully
"Why my lord?"
"Let our enemies think that we are yet leaderless so they may not know our strength." You answer her.
"As Sun Tzu once said: There are more things in heaven and earth, and plenty of fish in the sea that are worth two in the bush."
"Of course my lord. In that case, allow me to stand guard by your door."
"Are you okay with that? Wouldn't you prefer sleeping in your bed?" you ask her.
"No my lord. I am most comfortable when I am near thee." She answers with a bow.

'Getting kinda attached to you, Isnt she?' Erica asks.
'Must be the simulations parameters.' You tell her.
'Suuuure. Whatever you say Swagzilla.' Hina answers.

You head back to your safehouse shortly after that.
>brb getting lunch

>>18775717
>There are more things in heaven and earth, and plenty of fish in the sea that are worth two in the bush
WAT

Also Hina really loves calling us Swagzilla huh?
Is it just me or is she on some sort of cynical streak lately?

>>18775717
>We can tame AI animals
>And now apparently Swag the females.
Were too powerful, we must learn to suppress our power level! Err suppress our swag.

>>18775732
>Is it just me or is she on some sort of cynical streak lately?
Must be Hayate's confirmed swagging of Perrine, and the Idols trying to make a move on him, and consequently less of him to go around.

>>18775717
>'Getting kinda attached to you, Isnt she?' Erica asks.
>'Must be the simulations parameters.' You tell her.
>'Suuuure. Whatever you say Swagzilla.' Hina answers.

'It doesn't matter. I don't have a spare hat.'

>>18775732
That's only been since she had the discussion with Perrine, I think.

>>18775747
Well, we don't have a spare hat. But what if we used a ribbon or a bow...

we got bunny ears when we entered the simulation...

>>18775757
Hatting is only for cute animal sidekicks, not for swagging.

I'm turning in early. see you chaps in the morning thread, maybe.

And don't forget, there are only two kinds of people: the paranoid, and the dead.

We should ask Erica, just as a joke.

"Hey Erica, you know how these constructs just join up with me whenever I put a hat on them? Well I was thinking..."

"If you bring that thing home you'll be needing simulation balls."

>>18775813
As funny as that would be for us, it will only result in pain, inappropriate boners, and very, very sore balls for Hayate.

>>18775813
It wouldn't be real, any way. Simulated hat, simulated conversion. So nothing sticks.

rolled 38 = 38

We should just put the bunny ears on Naru and see what happens.

If nothing we'll know.
And knowing is half the battle.

>>18775937
Knowledge is important, but don't you think the cost is too high?

You settle back into the small room you first came into earlier that day.
Naru stands guard outside the door like she said she would.
Your room is the same converted shipping cvontainer as you left it.
The ramen still stacked in the cupboards, the mattresses still thin and ratty.
There's something new though.
Something that wasnt there when you left earlier.
Its a large cardboard box.

There were no addresses nor messages on it.
It's just a large cardboard box sitting in the middle of the room.

WAT DO?
[ ]investigate box **add a roll if you choose this**
[ ]leave it alone

rolled 61 = 61

>>18776077
Investigate the box, what could possibly go wrong?

rolled 11 = 11

>>18776077
>check the box

"You are, by far, the worst Solid Snake cosplayer I have *ever* met."

rolled 70 = 70

>>18776077
Investigate the box

rolled 4 = 4

>>18776077
[x]investigate box
Check it from afar, see if it's sealed. If not, have everyone get out while we open the top with Hina's cardboard sword.

If it is taped, examine it carefully before opening.

rolled 17 = 17

>>18776077
THE BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOX

WHAT'S IN THE BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOX

am i rite?

rolled 27 = 27

>>18776077
[x]investigate box
Does it say ORANGE on the side?

>>18776077
Investigate

rolled 45 = 45

>>18776114
Herp derp dice fuck

rolled 55 = 55

>>18776077
Welp, may as well throw in a box roll, though I'd rather we left it alone.

Can Kraus scan it before we do anything with it? Or is that part of investigating?

>>18776077
Z Cune Aoi is totally inside.

rolled 9 = 9

>>18776077
Rollan to open Pandora's Box.

rolled 6 = 6

>>18776077
Investigate!

rolled 1 = 1

>>18776077
[BOX]BOX[BOX]BOX[BOX]

rolled 90 = 90

>>18776155
Adding a roll for Z Cune Aoi!

rolled 37 = 37

So many low rolls tonight.

I can only make it worse, but I'll give it a shot anyway.

>>18776173
oops

>>18776173
Good thing this is just a simulation.

Right?

'Kraus. Scan the box please.'
'THERE'S A REALLY NERVOUS SKINNY GUY INSIDE IT. HE'S SHAKING IN HIS FUCKING BOOTS.'

You nod at Gai and he hands you the lead pipe.
You use it to tap on the box.
"You can come out now. We know you're in there."
The guy leaps up from the box and heads straight at you.
"BANKAAAAAAAAI!!!"

**ROLLEM**

rolled 17 = 17

>>18776199
Subdue the idiot.

rolled 16 = 16

>>18776199

rolled 54 = 54

>>18776199
JUDO CHOP!

rolled 70 = 70

>>18776199
Tactical headbutt.

rolled 84 = 84

>>18776199

rolled 97 = 97

Lead pipe + head = victory

>>18776219
Okay, I guess that settles it.

rolled 98 = 98

>>18776199

Punch him in the fucking face.

rolled 11 = 11

>>18776234
We can hope.

>>18776219
>>18776236
"Watch your mouth, boy. That small thing you have there is not a bankai."

>>18776236
>>18776219

/tg/ dice fucking love facial trauma.

>>18776219
You bring the pipe down on his head swiftly, and he collapses on the floor.
The door opens and Naru rushes in.
"Shogun-sama! Are you alright?"
"Yeah, some guy just jumped out of a box and surprised us." you say as you look down at the unconcious lanky guy wearing an orange jumpsuit, a weird skullmask and a strawhat.
"I shall take him away for questioning My lord." She quickly binds his arms and legs with ducttape.
"I Implore you to please reconsider our offer of staying in our stronghold."

[ ]stay here
[ ]go back with her.

>>18776270
Stay

rolled 53 = 53

Being elegant and dapper as possible try to karate chop the guy on the head, if possible do not even look slightly bothered by it.

For maximum butlerness we should not even let one hair be out of place.

>>18776270
It's cool, we can take care of ourself. I apologize for the inconvenience.

>>18776270
"We'll [x]stay here for tonight. Perhaps tomorrow we'll take you up on your offer."

>>18776270
STAY.
That guy could very well have been a plant of theirs.

>>18776270
[x]go back with her.
This safehouse has been compromised. We're not safe here.

>>18776270
[x] We're staying and so is he.

The shogun has a few questions for this poor SOB.

>>18776270
We escort her back. We sure as hell can't let her go alone. We can decide what to do once we drop them off in safe territory.

>>18776363
This works too.

>>18776270
Also, steal his straw hat.
Then, hit him with a pipe again for fusing a Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece costume.

>>18776363
Definitely this

>>18776270
Keep him here until he wakes up, then interrogate him in a batman voice.

"WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR SCARECROW!?"

"Wakarimasen lol"

*smack* "WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR!? ANSWER ME!?"

"I... I dunno what you're talking abo-"

*thud* "DON'T LIE TO THE CHAIR LEG OF TRUTH, FOR IT IS WISE AND TERRIBLE. NOW TELL ME WHO YOU WORK FOR!?"

"I don't..."

*thud*

"What do you..."

*thud*

"I think well stay here." You answer her.
"It's not like we can't take care of ourselves."
"Very well then my lord. I shall post extra guards in and around the building." She tells you as she hauls the captive off.

You close the door and use the trunks to barricade it.
"Weird shit huh?" You say to your team.
"Meh. The Bureau is weirder if you ask me." Erica shrugs as she digs through the kitchen.
"That attack. Something was not quite right." Hina tells you.
"Agreed." Gai confirms
"like what?"
"He had no weapon. He didnt even make a fist."
"He also did not have the hostility that one would expect." Gai adds
"So it wasnt an attack?" You ask them.
"Or it could have been scripted." Hina tells you.

----------------------------------------------
You sit around waiting for midnight to roll in so you could contact the Dude.
You discuss random things like the general environment of the district and the seemingly unnending supply of ramen in the kitchen.
"You know what I don't like?" Erica says as she gets comfortable on a top bunk
"What?"
"I don't like how R knew we were coming for him so easily. It's like he has people watching us ever since we came into the city."
"What do you suggest we do?" You ask her.
"Let's try and flush them out." She grins down at you.
---------------------------------------------
Midnight arrives.
The dude contacts you mentally
'How goes the investigation kids?' he asks.

>>18776422
YOU DIDNT REFREEEEEEESH

>>18776422
We have a few leads lying around, there is something odd going on with Red and black cloaks. We have plans prepared for the ones we don't have rock solid leads on. Also I seem to have acquired 100 or so nerdy goons, which is always nice.

>flush out watchers

Well that'll take some planning. Have our followers produce some costumes with face masks, and have a group of them wear our current suits with face-concealing hats. They go out, we hang back and watch who follows.

Then we grab them, and beat the information out of them.

>>18776422
"At least one of the targets knows that we're here, and that we're on to him.
"Was this safehouse used, or known by, any of the agents that went rogue? This place could be compromised.
"We have a solid lead on at least one target, and have recruited the help of some locals. But given that he seems to know every move we make, they might actually be part of a trap that he's put together."

>>18776433
The consensus was "stay" and we got a "stay" post. What are you talking about?

>>18776488
The missed "keep the idiot and interrogate him" bit, I'm guessing.

>>18776434
"We have a few leads lying around, there is something odd going on with Red and black cloaks." You tell him. "We have plans prepared for the ones we don't have rock solid leads on."
you finish with.
"Also I seem to have acquired 100 or so nerdy goons, which is always nice."

"I see. Well I'd like to remind you that you now only have 2 days left in your investigation. To consider one of your targets captured. All you need to do is touch him. A care package should arrive at your door by tomorrow morning. Do you have any questions so far?"

Guys. I think Naru is R.

She has an R in her name

>>18776554
What sort of training did these agents have before going rogue? What were their typical MOs once in the field?
Do we have any information on whether or not they're cooperating, or if they split up?

>>18776563
Erica has an R in her name too.

>>18776554
"You didn't send a support agent in a cardboard box to the safehouse, right?
"If not, then this place is compromised. Is there another one we can move to? Or should we consider all of them as dirty?"

>>18776554
Why'd you choose this of all places, sure it's good practice for not using magic in a loud fashion but it really doesn't seem like the best test for integrating into a normal reality, if the people here knew what we actually were they'd probably genuflect like madmen.

How're the other groups doing overall? I honestly am amused by the concept that Shirou might fit in here perfectly.

This safehouse might be compromised, was it used by any of the rogue agents before we came here?

>>18776554
"Is it possible that our targets knew we were coming, and do we really have to go after them if they're with the furries?"

"What sort of training did these agents have before going rogue?" you ask him.
"Theyre deep cover agents. Well versed in operations in non-majaik environments." he tells you

"What were their typical MOs once in the field?"
"They blend in with the locals to the point that they become one themselves. They are also adept at swaying people and using thier leadership skills on the natives."

"Do we have any information on whether or not they're cooperating, or if they split up?"
"We don't know that. But ever since basic training, these three have stuck to each other like glue. We would assume that theyre cooperating if they are still all functional."

"I see. One final question. Did the agents use this safehouse?" you ask him.
"No. They were assigned one closer to the city's center. This location was randomly picked from several possible safe houses available." He answers you calmly.
"Then I guess this place must have been compromised." you comment
"Compromised? How?"
"We were attacked minutes ago by an unknown party. One of the natives I have under my command has taken him away for interrogation."
"I see. Would you like me to prepare you a new safehouse?" He asks you.

[ ]yes
[ ]no
[ ]I can't answer that right now

>>18776767
Yeah, at least have it available, we might not use it but having it's location and somewhere no one else knows about to run and hide could come in handy.

>>18776767
[x]yes
Hayate is too conspicuous to use the new safehouse, but Erica, Hina, and Gai should be able to use it.

>>18776767
[x] Yes
Also lol your trip fell off.

>>18776554
>>"Also I seem to have acquired 100 or so nerdy goons, which is always nice."


Alright

Time to X-COM/Zergrush/Ender's Game up in this place. Throw more nerd goons at the problem till it disappears.

derp

>>18776798
The nerd goons are possibly compromised and are actually part of a trap.

>>18776438
We could try going around incognito, but we'd need something better for our doubles, considering not many people here look japanese.

Maybe we could find someone to look like Erica and just have her do the swap?

"Yes. We shall move to it as soon as we can."
"Okay then. I will contact you as soon as I have it set up. Until then, stay safe." he cuts the connection

"Guys. Looks like we'll be moving locations. This place is compromised." you tell your team
"Okay. When?" Hina asks you.
"As soon as the Dude gets the new safehouse ready." You tell her.
"What do we do till then, then?" Erica says

WAT DO OH MASTER BUTLERS?
[ ]see to that prisoner
[ ]sleep
[ ]other

>Prisoner

>>18776896
Grab any gear we can carry, then the prisoner. If "our" army is working for R or another party, we need to know.

Any info we get should be from his lips, no secondary sources. That and letting Naru go alone was a bad idea any way.

>>18776896
[x]see to that prisoner
It's late, midnight already, but we need to see what that prisoner knows.

I don't like bringing everyone with us, though. We have a long day tomorrow, and it's already past midnight.

See to prisoner.

We can organize the decoy plan tomorrow.

Have someone keep watch, as well as our devices. We dunno if they might interfere with Kraus and the others.

>>18776896
So will we be updating Naru on this?

You head out to check on the prisoner after grabbing everything you might require from the room.
You make your way to the warehouse where the majority of the Ramen-gumi congregates.
"Shogun-sama!" Once again the gathered people kneel at your arrival.
"Where is the prisoner?" You ask them.
"Naru-san has him locked up in the dungeon." They point towards a maintenance closet.
You open it and find another secret passage.
Your group walks it's length until you come upon what looks like a bombshelter protected by a heavy metal door.

From within you hear voices.
"WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR?!" Naru shouts in anger.
"Donuts sandwiches ah my buddha!" You hear the voice of the prisoner say defiantly.
You enter without knocking and Naru automatically kneels as you approach.
"What's going on here?" You ask her.
"I have been trying to get information out of him my lord. But he would only speak in Dubs."
"Dubs?"
"Yes sir. Dubs. That vile atrocity forced upon this pure artform by unworthy foreign devils."
"I see.."

HOW 2 HANDLE THIS SITUATION OH MASTER BUTLERS?
>give roll for effectiveness

rolled 55 = 55

>>18777111
Use our experience cheaply translating japanese media into english, in a sweatshop, with foremen using whips to keep everyone working hard, to understand the atrocity he is speaking.

rolled 56 = 56

>>18777111
This looks like a job for Hayate's Backstory!

Interrogate him while moving our mouth incorrectly for the words.

>>18777133
>speaks only in dubs
>roll is dubs
>post is dubs

This post should be a critical success.

>>18777133
HE WILL TELL US EVERYTHING.

rolled 60 = 60

>>18777133
>Those dubs.

rolled 55 = 55

>>18777111

Let do dubs speaking but in Batman interrogation style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2yv8aT0UFc

>>18777133
"Let me take care of this." you say as you sweep her aside.
"Timequest, Timequest, ghost fighter." You step up to him.
"You... You speak old dub?" The prisoner aks in surprise..
"Cardcaptors. Thundersub AVG." you nod and step towards him menacingly
"D-donuts donuts balony sandwich!" he tries to push his chair back and away from you.
"VHS. Laserdisc. FANLETTERS." you stare into his eyes.

"Okay! okay! I'll talk!" he finally breaks.

'What did you do?' Hina asks
'Just used some of my job experience.' you tell her.
"Now...." you turn to the guy still tied to the chair. "Who sent you?"
"It was the Takoyaki-Group! They paid me to check out this new Shogun the Ramen-gumi had. Please don't take away my trading cards!"

COMMUNICATION SUCCESS.
WAT DO NAO OH MASTER BUTLERS?

How now LG?

rolled 84 = 84

>>18777304
Take his trading cards.

This better be there when I come back.

>>18777304
If you want to keep those trading cards you will tell me everything about the Takoyaki group, who they are led by, their goals, EVERYTHING!

>>18777314
Timing!

And find out what this Takoyaki-Group is about.

>>18777304
God that is a terrifying interrogation technique

I would of broken under that in seconds

rolled 20 = 20

>>18777304
Activate our Trap Card.

>>18777335
From their name, I'd assume they're a rival restaurant that specializes in Takoyaki.

rolled 16 = 16

>>18777304
Take his trading cards as collateral and use him as a double agent.

>>18777357
But we can't Bunnymode in this sim.

>>18777304
Why, take his trading cards of course.

Take his cards and threaten to tear them in half.

Do so for each question he refuses to answer.

"If you want to keep those cards safe, then I suggest you tell us everything you know." You say with a hard edge to your voice.
"I don't know man. Someone just came up to me and gave me 2 blue eyes white dragons and a pack of goblin mines to check you out. All I know is that he's from the Takoyaki-group since he smelled like takoyaki sauce."
He's shaking in fear now, trying to get the ducttape off his hands.
"I swear man. that's all I know."
"What did he look like?" You ask as you lean in closer, eyes still locked onto his.
"He had a mask on. It was a weird mask made of burlap with an eye and a hand drawn onto it. H-he was also wearing a nice suit."
"Where did you meet him?" Everyword you say oozing with intimidation.
"J-just outside the Red-light district! That's all I know. I swear." a wet patch begins to form at the crotch of his jumpsuit and he begins to sob uncontrollably.


WAT DO NAO OH MASTER BUTLERS?

>>18777447
Lock him up somewhere nice and secure. Take the Blue-Eyes off him and sell them; he can keep his stinking Goblins.

>>18777447
Take his trading cards, you want these back you will get me more information. You will find more about this masked man and any men with red and black robes. If you refuse my hand will slip and this convenient lighter will catch them on fire.

>take cards
You slip your hand into his pockets and fish out a stack of cards.
"My cards!" He says as he struggles with his bindings.
You slowly look through the deck.
Theyre a mix of MtG, Pokemon and Yugioh cards.
There are even some Mushiking cards thrown in.
Most of them have been defaced using a permanent marker with little notes like "COOL!" "AWESOME!!!" and "HAXXX!!"
You turn back to him.
"We will let you go. But I will keep your cards. I want you to find out more about this masked man. I also want you to find anything about any black and red robed figures."
You pick out the blue eyed white dragon cards and examine them.
They're knock-offs.
"You will report back to us at noon tomorrow with any information you have. If you fail to come back, then I have no idea just what will happen to these."
YOu wave the card in front of him for emphasis.
"Okay! Okay! I'll come back with info I swear! Just don't harm my babies!" He pleads.
"Good. I will be waiting for you at noon then."
You pocket the cards and walk out of the room with your team.
The heavy metal door slowly closes behind you once more.

>>18777596
>defaced using a permanent marker
ALL OF MY FUCKING RAGE

>>18777602
I KNOW! JUST...WHY!

NEXT TIME ON MSQ:
Undercon

New thread at 2200 4chan time.
>Cutting back to 1 thread a day.
>It seems I've burnt you guys out lately.
>Tweets will continue when inspiration hits

>>18777672
I think we're also distracted by AC Quest a bit, too.

>>18777672
>Cutting back to 1 thread a day.
But
What will I do with my afternoooooooon

>>18777672
>burnt out
I think it's just slowtimes.

>>18777691
No man, before the week off threads at this time went to 600+ posts.

>>18777699
I think it was the break that did it

We still have the core group who has been here from the start but we lost many of the newer people

Also there are some who Mainly lurk because things are going largely how they want or they have no clue what to do

Either way it's all good LG. I liked the evening threads as well butit does mean I won't have my tablet on 18 hours a day

>>18777691
>>18777699
It is slow times and some people are burnt out or working
Give it a little while more and it should pick back up
We did reach 1k twice before and we got close a few more but that was mainly due to shitstorms or massive discussions about what we should do. Lately we have had neither

>>18777728
Do you WANT a shitstorm?
Because, I can just pull one of the many scenarios i have in waiting, and I assure you, it WILL BE A SHITSTORM.

Anyway. 1 per day might be temporary. or not.
We shall see.

Now headed home.
See you guys

>>18777728
I think the Hatting of Theodore Rexington was the first big thread we had.

>>18777752
Not really, I want to work out the melmo and genderswap potion so I can get on with the trolling I had planned around the bureau.

I also want to do more testing on the loli brigade to see how much sugar and caffeine it takes to get them to "*CLANG* what they fuck was that?" levels

>>18777755
It was the first huge thread we had yeah

>>18777763
I wonder if we can get enough sugar in them to reach "Unstoppable Force" tier.

>>18777752
NOOOOOOOOOOOPE!!!! We can survive on one a day thank you. I am also scared shitless of the fact that you seem to directing us to the red light.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PEOPLE, THINK OF THE RED LIGHT AND HOW MUCH WE DON'T WANT TO GO THERE!

>>18777769
Well I think we can via alchemy and kraus

That's what I hope anyway

>>18777775
But we must, it will involve furries but our goal lies that way and so we have to endure it

Also I notice the tripfags and namefags normally here are absent so I think it is just people being busy right now

>>18777775

I'm only few guy who REAL want to go in red light district....?

But anyway I think we could survive with one threads each day even this quest start to become drugs for me...

>>18777862
If we really have to... but we don't bring the girls, for no reason are they to go anywhere near that unholy place with the ladies in the nerd army backing them up.

If we must go in there, I suggest getting the girls costumes. And masks.
And onions to tuck under their armpits.
And spaghetti in thier pockets

Although I don't usually participate in the quest, I do lurk it twice a day every day. Please keep doing it twice if you are able.

>>18778069
I think most of us want him to do it twice daily but if he doesn't feel it is worth it then we can't complain

I think LG feels that players are burnt out because of the low number of replies.
And I kinda agree.

The low number of replies reduces the possible tangents that the story could go.

>>18778093
It can also be that we just don't have much we can say for the situation

I spent this whole thread lurking because I couldn't contribute anything beyond what had been said multiple times already

It's not like the red light district is less dangerous during the day. Not this one, at least.

>>18778158
Well we can see the dangers at day at the very least.

>>18778210
True, but if it is anything like I imagine it, I wouldn't want to visit it without a complete army behind us, and certainly not with four people.

>>18777755
Yes, it was over 900 posts.
Next thread that went over 900 posts also went over 1000 posts.
Haven't had anything over 900 other than those two though.
600+ threads were common though

>>18778210
And it may well have furries and worse out at night

>>18778339
>worse than furries
Dare I ask?

>>18778350
Not if you value your sanity

>>18778339
tentacle mosnters.
Freaks waving around live octopus
vagina bees
etc etc etc

>>18778403
That's it? Seriously?
I expected something really fucked up, like ten thousand Ericas, but this is quite manageable.

>>18778425
All of them want your cock. Or your mouth.
Or whatever orifice is available.

Also,
>implying 10000 Erica woudnt be the best thing ever

>>18778441
One is already too dangerous. And our harem is already one Hayate too big.

>>18778093
Sometimes consensus is more easily reached due to good choices being more obvious or choices being of less import to the players. Sometimes its also about some players not being able to come up with an idea, so there's simply less posts.
Finally, Finals Week for some players. Depending on the college, Finals is around this time.

>>18778493
That's largely been the case since we came back,nothing has been that important or dividing enough a decision to warrant lots of posts

The biggest argument was rock off or j pop and we combined the two

>>18778493
>>18778628
I think a lot of people are sort of lost with infinicon setting too

I feel somewhat lost with it all

>>18778669
Not to mention it being a no majaik setting limiting our crazy plans

>>18778669
Well just imagine a giant convention.
Or multiple conventions going on all the time in one city.
I for one can't wait to see the LARP forest.

>>18778700
>multiple conventions going on all the time in one city
special focus to this, mate. One of Infinicon's greatest problems stem from the fanatical fangroups that are always rubbing shoulders with each other.

Well, with the slow threads, I cant speak for others, but mainly its work thats bogging me down. I imagine that some are of the same predicament.

>>18778700
Except at the same time it is much more than just that

Also many people on tg probably haven't been to a con before

>>18778719
On an unrelated note:
I habent been to a con meself. Is it any good? And is it worth all the money and trouble? Say a vidya or anime convention.
>no conventions in the boondocks
>being provincefag is suffering

>>18778730
Well LG goes to them. I guess he finds them worth it.

Ive been to one, just a small one, mostly collectibles and shit.
doesnt compare to the animu convention stories ive heard.

>work
>look forward to MSQ
>LG cutting the only quest thread i can participate in
>okay

hope i can catch the 22:00 on the weekends.

>>18779102
I know the feel.
Guess I'll be changing my sleep schedule to accommodate.

>>18778669
http://1d4chan.org/wiki/InfiniCon

It's a quick read, and I recommend at least a cursory look through it.

>>18778730
Cons are best done with friends. Also they're terrible places to buy most things, since holy markup.

I think part of us being burnt out a little has to do with getting used to the ridiculousness. We've sort of gotten used to the swing of things at the bureau and maybe a little bit of the wonder has worn off. Stuff like the snowberry incident and Illya that comes totally out of left field is part of what I love most about this quest. I'm always looking forward the whatever crazy shit happens next.
I miss the side stories. those were lots of fun to read.
the week off probably has had a culling effect on the number of players.
the limited reloads might also have a bit to do with it. We seem to be a bit more timid about choosing the outlandish/dangerous options believing that eventually our reloads will run out and then we will have started a chain of evens that will bring about the next apocalypse or some such business. example: we haven't had an encounter with Tsukino since before our hell-training with Sagara, no delicious bun buttering or afro-murdering.

I'm not trying to tell you how to run the quest LG, just offering my thoughts on the situation.
I'll spend the next couple days going through the archive and update the to-do list. I like the ideas of opening up a potion business (it'll help pay for the house) and for basically becoming a pokemon trainer in terms of familiars, although i think we'll have problems managing that properly until our business with A-tan is sorted out and we no longer have that majaik drain problem.
Has anyone got a list of the CAPITALIZED words to remember?

>>18779732
>the limited reloads might also have a bit to do with it.
I personally like the limited reloads.
It's a hard and highly visible reminder that actions and choices have consequences, sometimes permanent ones. It's a little memento mori, and we have to balance our desire to see awesome with preserving Hayate's life.

>>18779784
i like it too, exactly for that reason. i'm just hypothesizing that it might also be behind the lowered participation.

>>18779848
Oh, you mean like how some people can't handle consequences for their choices?
If they wanted a consequence-free game, they should play a PC game that they can save-scum with.
We're playing Steel Battalion here, a real man's game, where if you fuck up and can't hit the eject button in time, the game erases your savegame file.

>>18779732
I don't think we'll actually run out of reloads before LG wants us to, because of drama, and so we shouldn't worry about it too much.

I don't think there have new WORDS since he gave it up on twitter, not that I can recall what it actually was, now.

>>18779887
Not that I'm saying that we should just go completely nuts and try to die, but we haven't hit a non-simulated death from a path choice that wasn't the result of a bad roll.

>>18779962
Well, aside from the bakery. But I'm not counting those.

Because I forgot.

>>18779976
You're forgetting the tongue-in-butt choice for Nanoha.
Admittedly, that was LG just baiting us, but still.

>>18780039
That's the one I was forgetting. I knew there was one. Still, when we've died via path choice, aside from all but the latest Tsukino-related death, we've known damn well it would go badly for us when it was chosen. Going in the back way with her ? Obviously a bad idea. Tongue in loli butt? Oy, what bait.

This is what I should have said if I'd remembered all of it at the time. Our deaths have been at the whim of the dice not choosing the wrong thing, with knowing exceptions.

Okay, since there are some people here, let's discuss what our plan for tonight should be.

As the Dude pointed out, we have 3 targets and only 2 days with which to track them down.
R's trail in the Red Light District is going to be cold.
We have Naru as a guide, but it's still unknown if she can be trusted.
Should we split up, Hayate and Gai going to the Red Light District after R, and Hina and Erica going to Joe's Bar after Agent M?
Or stay together?

We're already down a third of our allotted time and we haven't caught any of our 3 targets yet.

>>18780134
I'm always here. Unless I'm asleep, pretty much.

If we split up, I'm inclined to say that it should be us and Erica to the red light district, with Hina and Gai going to the bar. Though, on the other hand, Erica may be better at the bar than Gai would be.

>>18780281
Maybe Erica and Gai to the bar?
Erica won't be immediately pounced upon, if she says that she's cosplaying as a minion of Red Skull, and Gai has his ICE badge, so I doubt anyone would be willing to mess with him.

Bringing either of the girls into the Red Light District strikes me as dangerous, though.

>>18780334
On the other hand, then we won't have a chance for Hina and Erica to find some Hayate doujins.
Like the Negayate ones, and maybe some Hayate yaoi doujins.

>>18780385
>Hina finds Negayate doujin
>heavy breathing
>hand reaching down
>"wait, that's not me"
>Erica reading over her shoulder

>>18780548
>Erica reading through Hayate yaoi gangrape doujin
>scans everything into Frau
>sends them over to Ursula at the end of the simulation

>>18780590
>Erica designs Hayate suits
>we come home
>girls dressed like us
>this... might be good?

>>18780334
Erica in the red light district wouldn't be a problem for her. Might be a problem for the red light district. I'd like to avoid Hina going in there, but I dunno. The pink hair could be a problem with the Western crowd.

>>18780625
>Erica walks down red light district
>dozens of ill-minded people approach
>a guard walks through an hour later
>trail of people hunched over, clutching their broken balls

>>18780648
That kind of thing, yeah.

>>18780625
>The pink hair could be a problem with the Western crowd.
Yeah, but we should have some wigs available. If not from the supplies from the safehouse, then at least at a costume supply store.

Also, the Dude said that a care package was going to arrive at the old safehouse in the morning. I wonder what it could be.

>>18780736
Yeah, just saying, really.

>>18780771
So, here are our choices:
A. Hina (with a wig) and Gai go to Western Media District and track down M. Erica and Hayate take Naru and go to the Red Light District to track down R.

B. Hina and Erica go to the Western District for M, Gai and Hayate go to the Red Light District for R.

C. Don't split up, everyone goes to the Red Light District.

I'm going towards A myself.

>>18780923
I suppose a D option would be Erica and Gai go to the Western District and Hina and Hayate go to the RLD.
But taking a schoolgirl into the Hentai Area just screams of a bad idea.

>>18780979
That's exactly why it isn't really an option.

>>18780999
>>18780979
>>18780923
This does mean we miss out on >>18780548 though...

We COULD at some point need to buy some doujinshi at some point to keep our cover, though. And randomly happen to pick some with HinaxNegayate.

Fun for the whole family! (except Nanoha, until she comes back anyway.)

>>18781051
>need to buy doujins as part of cover
>just buy whatever, don't bother looking
>Hayate gets nothing but yaoi, Hina all of the Negayate doujins
>Erica is intrigued

>>18781098
>Erica finds "I Want to Turn Into a Neuroi and Have Lieutenant Hartmann Destroy My Dual Core"
>Is intrigued

>>18781253
>"what the hell is a Neuroi?"

Then again, she DID buy those grip-strengthening workout things.

>>18781286
>http://exhentai.org/g/418923/0248d18f2e/
Thank me later.

>>18781253
No she doesn't, that would be a total bust

>>18781098
>Hayate gets nothing but yaoi featuring Keima
FTFY

What?

>>18781051
Missing out on >>18780548 would be unfortunate, but I'm sure we could make it work regardless.

>>18781370
It's a small price to pay, I think, for the successful completion of the mission and not getting Hina groped by a mob of simulated furries and guys in tentacle monster outfits.

>>18781803
Oh, I agree entirely. We should also keep in mind that it's a sim, and we can't really take things back with us.

>>18781891
Unless we hat someone.

Although I don't think there's many people at a 'con who'd be worth taking back. Unless there's that one girl... I don't have the picture.

Red dyed hair, bent over, smiling at the camera, instant heart attack material.

>>18781998
First, we don't have any actual hats to use.
Second, doing it to a person, simulated or not, isn't cool. Ted and Lo started out as basic combat constructs, and we created personalities for them in the "taming" process. Doing something like that to an existing intelligence is NOT okay.

And what do you think our new family would think if we "hatted" a cute girl?

>>18782254
I doubt these simulated people are any more complex than chatbot. And even if they are, it just proves that the Bureau has no problem with creating and destroying simulated life.

Girls would be "Another one!?"

>>18782300
With our interactions with them, they appear to pass the Turing test.
That gets into murky moral territory when we suborn their primary function and their limited free will.

>>18782357
The Turing Test is bullshit. All it accounts for are clever illusions, which is exactly what these simulations are.

If they are not minor simulations, but actual intelligent constructs, then the Bureau murders them all each time they end the program.

Also, they'd be deliberately creating furries, and exposing people to them. That's even worse than the murder.

>>18782399
How do you know that they end the program? Maybe this simulation is persistent, and constantly maintained and trainees are simply dropped in to undergo missions.

>>18782428
We'll have to ask LG that, I guess.

>>18782357
>That gets into murky moral territory when we suborn their primary function and their limited free will.
Exactly what I was trying to get at. Even if it's just a perception of free will, who are we to fuck with that?

>>18782477
We can try.

>>18780923

In my opinion I choose C. Because the current target Agent-Rs always win in Waifu Wars so that he could be pretty tough opponent to deal with when we can't use our majik.

But if we REAL need to split up then I pick B. But I like point out importing fact that men are no exception to be rape targets. Because we could face creepy homosexual men...

>>18783400
>Because we could face creepy homosexual men...
Not that we haven't had to deal with that before.

>>18783444

True, but I'm actually worry more about Gai who lack our experienced when dealing with them.

>>18783510
Our "experience" is running like fuck. I don't think that would be Gai's reaction, as a Rider.

>>18783524

That is something I'm worry about. Because Gai is more of cool and serious type, he will not run away at first sight.

But anyway, do anyone remember our current gears for this mission? I remember something about that we have pistols, disguised iron bars, toy swords and some other stuff. If we don't have any pepper spray and/or marble balls, we should get them too because we never know when we need to make tactical retreat.