I've been waiting for this!

>>20190993

It's nine in the evening. You have a double whisky in your hand and a lit cigarette between your lips, the former half drained of its contents and the latter smoked down to its filter, soon to join its many brothers and sisters in the metal ashtray that you yourself had been busy filling. Behind you is the rather muted hustle of people rushing here and there for their flights, a noise muted even further by the pleasant buzz provided by the generous Mr. Kong and his amber restorative.

Of course, that doesn't mean you're dead to the world completely. Other people at the bar with you had been giving you looks, tutting about being much too young to be busy ruining yourself, but they stopped right after you immediately drained your first double and asked for a refill without missing a beat. They've been completely silent after the bartender - obviously sick of you waving him over again and again - left the bottle of Kong in front of you. Which suits you just fine, really.

Upon your arrival a few hours ago, Misaka had begun to drag both you and Midori all over the place, in her usual effervescence of being curious about normal things and what normal people do. You didn't have that much of a hard time with it, but with Midori loaded down with your luggage - she had gamely volunteered to be the pack mule for the trip, and thus had to contend with carrying three suitcases and one of those things with wheels - you had Misaka slow down enough for you to have the luggage itself taken care of by the airport staff.

[1/2]

>>20191011

They were quite eager to do so, more so when you showed them proper Officio identification. With Midori unencumbered, you put your junior in charge of following Misaka's every whim, while you quietly excused yourself. You were thirsty and you needed to make some calls, you told Misaka. Midori seemed about to say something then, but shut her mouth and simply nodded.

"Kyuubey-san did say our flight won't be for a while, so we'll just kill some time exploring, Matsuda-sempai." She said instead, smiling. "I'll take care of Misaka-chan. You go and do what you have to do."

You blinked at her and could only offer a nod in return just before she got dragged away by Misaka, the arms dealer insisting that she get an audience with the enginseers responsible for keeping the 'huge flying coffins' aloft, and how they should hear her theories regarding the outdated engines still in use. You manage to shout at them that you'll just call them when your flight is ready, and Midori flashed you a thumbs-up in response.

You found the bar a few minutes after that, and you've been drinking ever since.

Your smartphone is in front of you, on the counter.

You should probably get to making those calls, eh?

[]Call Mami.
[]Call Iori.
[]Call someone else.

>>20191020
[X]Call Iori.

We kinda fucked it up last time we talked. Let's try to set things right.

Hmm... Calling Iori so soon might lead to another break down. Calling Mami and asking her to look after Iori is probably a safe bet, but I'm also curious about trying to ring Madoka again or seeing what the ??? number on the cellphone is.

Going with [X] Call Mami for now.

[x]Call Mami.

We need to give Iori some time to calm down. She's probably still upset.

>>20191020
[x] Call Mami.
No need to pick at fresh wounds.

>>20191020
[x]Call ???

Failing that;

[x]Call Sayaka

>>20191036
This sounds good.

>>20191020
[X]Call Iori (Then Mami if we have the time to)

I'm sure she'll be mighty pissed at us, but we need to apologize a little bit, or at least be a bit nicer. A few good words in now will let Iori mull it over, and realize our reasons for being incredibly blunt before.

Then call Mami, ask her to cheer Iori up with some of her pancakes, the only comforting we really know.

"Mami, you've got to help Iori. It's urgent. They... They've been feeding her inferior pancakes."

Yes! Made it in time for MGNQ.
I didn't actually want to sleep anyway.

>>20191020
[X]Call Mami.

Iori's pissed at us, no point in a public screaming match over the phone.

>>20191092
To clarify that second one, we said we'd mail her the pictures of butler Koyoko. This is important.

>>20191020
Call Mami tell about Iori.
Call Iori sort things out

>>20191036
Calling ??? might be a good idea.
I honestly don't think calling Madoka would achieve anything but why not, let's give it a go.

>>20191111
Yes do that before we board the plane.
Also tell her to lick kyoko's soul gem

>>20191130
Yes we must do this.

>>20191121
>>I honestly don't think calling Madoka would achieve anything but why not, let's give it a go.

It's just something I've been curious about since thread 1. We finally got around to giving Madoka a call at around thread 22 or so but, as you said, nothing came of that as she was out of reception range, or something?

I'm still curious about that, but trying to do some damage control probably takes priority so I'm going with "Call Mami"

>>20191111
>>20191130
.... Okay, call Sayaka after the others. It may be a bit lewd to talk about in public, but that's the charm of an antisocial demeanor. Nobody will care.

>>20191130
>Also tell her to lick kyoko's soul gem
NOOOOPE
DO YOU KNOW WHAT TERROR YOU'LL UNLEASH?
DID YOU SEE HOW QUICKLY SHE MOVED IN THE FLASHBACK?
NO MAGICAL GIRL WILL BE SAFE!

Deculture, I like you a lot for maintaining such a wonderful quest thread.

Deculture
Hey, Deculture
It's seNpai, not seMpai
Just fyi there
>>20191020
[x]Call Mami.

>>20191167
>It's seNpai, not seMpai

Technically, it really doesn't matter one way or the other. Romaji renditions of Japanese words are a godawful hacked-together abomination in the first place, and most Japs pronounce that particular word halfway between the two, anyway.

>>20191178
Still, it's technically incorrect and it has been bugging me.

>>20191156
She only cares about Kyoko though.

>>20191152
We would text her.
Something like "enjoy the pictures and try licking her soul gem... Trust me"

>>20191195
"And don't ask how I know this works."

>>20191187
Well unless you want Deculture to write '先輩' instead every time, it's functionally irrelevant anyway. It just seems like a fairly silly thing to be all nitpicky about.

>>20191195
>>20191201

These, plus send her the BishieKyouko photo.

[X]Call Mami.

To Iori, send an SMS maybe, but definitely DON'T call her. An "I'm sorry" note should be enough for now.

>>20191187
Technically it is pronounced for with an M than N but it is written with an N.

I did exchange in Japan for my second last year in Japan and half of what they say doesn't properly match how they spell it.

And ibb4 weeaboo it wasn't an animu / weeaboo thing I got put into Japanese classes as part of my schools languages other than English program and just kept going because it was an easy class and then going to another country for a year sounded kick ass.

>>20191233
>An "I'm sorry" note should be enough for now.

We've been over this. We've said sorry for everything we actually have to apologise for.

>>20191239
>half of what they say doesn't properly match how they spell it
Just like English!

>>20191239
>Denying being weeaboo
>On 4chan

Where's that picture when I need it.

>>20191248

Welcome to modern languages, enjoy your stay.

>>20191241
I know. But it's not about being sorry, at all. It's about dealing with a bratty (and rich) teenager who will probably do (very) stupid things while we're far from her. Just send her something that makes her expect a better disposition from us when we get back.

>>20191241
Except we haven't because we went in there and directly ignored the reason why she was mad and instead focussed on the reasons we were mad at her and went full professional.

That was why it became such a shitstorm last time because we had two sides who disagreed on that point.

>>20191252
I never denied being weeaboo.
I did deny that going to Japan was a weeaboo thing because it wasn't at the time.

Now since my power level has grown I kick myself for not going full weeaboo while there.

>>20191268
And we still disagree. Who'da thought.

>>20191265

Eh. I know a lot of the slavic languages aren't too bad about that. Polish, in particular, is always written precisely as it is pronounced.

The tricky bit being the pronunciation for each letter is not exactly as it is in english.

>>20191267
That's a terrible reason to waste a track record of genuine apologies on.

If we apologise for everything that makes the brat a bit pissy, then it devalues our genuine apologies when we actually do fuck up.

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By the by, I really enjoyed the Mami flashbacks. Thanks for those, Deculture!

>>20191284
We can just send her a 'check out me in Siberia' postcard when we get there. Something nice and awkward. Shows we care, without us ever actually having to interact with her, and we won't have the chance to screw things up even more.

>>20191064 >>20191060 >>20191036

You pluck the spent cigarette from your lips and grind it out on the ashtray you've filled to capacity and then some - the bartender taking it away with a grunt of slight disgust and sliding an empty one at your direction. You would probably have something to say about that, except you're much too busy dialing Mami's number into your smartphone with one index finger. Doing it carefully, slowly, so that you wouldn't dial someone else's number by accident.

You look down at the phone's glowing screen as it initiates the call. You pick it up off the counter as the other end of the line starts to ring. Once, twice, and it's then that Mami picks up, her voice still rather stiff and polite as she greets you, but warmer. Definitely warmer than the icy tones she spoke in when you went in for your debriefing after murdering Kirika.

Her saying your name again without making it sound like an insult makes you feel just a bit better about yourself, a small smile curling your lips. You ask her how she's doing.

"I was just on my way out of the office, actually. I heard from Kyuubey that you're flying to Siberia with Misaka-chan and our new Callidus - and I'm going to see all three of you off." You hear the crinkling of tissue paper in the background. "And since airline food is disgusting, I made sure to make packed dinners for all three of you. No sense in having you and Misaka-chan forcing down that garbage during a long trip, you'll be sick."

[1/2]

>>20191284
Better than letting her turn meguca or golden weapon yandere while we are gone.
We can handle brattiness but handling her with full on powers might be a big problem

>>20191305
In flight pancakes? Oh Mami, you are the best.

>>20191305
>You hear the crinkling of tissue paper in the background.
Is that Iori in the background?

>>20191305
... Long awaited Mami pancakes?
If so, we need to go into a very rare Nice Chiaki Time. Perhaps text Iori something nice, and give Sayaka those pics and the much-needed Soul Gem licking advice.

>>20191305

Yeah. Screw the idol. We want Mami instead.

Is it too late to get Mami instead?

>>20191311
While that is a valid point, I maintain that the chances of it occurring are so low as to be a nonfactor. We've gotten her all paranoid about creepy things offering her faustian bargains, after all.

Besides which, if Pinky was determined to gild her up, I doubt that what we do will matter either way.

>>20191305

That's...that's really great. More than you could expect, really. You thank her after a few moments of being stunned into silence. That's Mami for you.

"How about you, Chiaki-san? Did you take care of everything?" Mami's tone of voice turns a bit furtive. She isn't saying it out loud, but you know what she means. "You're going to be away for quite a while, you know. You should at least make sure your affairs are taken care of before leaving."

She clears her throat.

"Iori-chan called me, earlier. She's...devastated, to say the least. What did you say to her, Chiaki?"

You knock back half the contents of your glass. It's going to be a bit hard lying to someone like Mami.

How do you respond?

>>20191331

Nah, she's probably gift-wrapping something. Or packing our food, Iunno.

>>20191350
"I just wanted to set some boundaries. I probably said the wrong thing again. I'd appreciate if you could look after her while I'm gone, I don't want to see her hurt."

>>20191348
Apparently she's married, so yes.

>>20191350
Just tell her the truth, no point lying. Perhaps admit we went a bit over the line and should have lessened the blow a bit, but we meant all we said.

>>20191350
Well, Mami... I fucked up.
Ecplaon everything.

>>20191350
Tell her the truth.
You wanted to protect her and spare her to live in our world... but you didn't manage to do it delicately,

>>20191364
>>"I just wanted to set some boundaries. I probably said the wrong thing again. I'd appreciate if you could look after her while I'm gone, I don't want to see her hurt."

I like this. I like this a lot. Can we please go with this?

>>20191350

Mutter something under our breath about not being good at dealing with PEOPLE.

Professional. We are professional, dammit. Professional bodyguard/murderer. We are not Iori's girlfriend and her getting pissy about this fact is her own damn fault.

>>20191350
"She was being too pushy, and I wasn't in the mood. Can you do some damage control for me? I'm... not good at dealing with people."

>>20191367
No she was implied to not be married anymore if you read the terrible writefags work.

>>20191364
Seconding this.

>>20191350
"She seemed to think she was my girlfriend or somesuch, and that getting close to me was somehow safe or a good idea.

Unfortunately, i'm not that great at letting people down gently. Especially when they're acting all bratty and entitled."

>>20191350
"I tried to stop her from being too connected to me. I don't want her to be tainted by someone like me. She doesn't deserve that. And... I'm not the best at talky things like that."

>>20191395
Well thank fuck for that.

>>20191367
>Apparently she's married, so yes.
We can always NTR...

>>20191350
Tell her we screwed up, tried to fix it, made it worse, tried to fix it again, and made it so bad that she probably hates us now.
Which might actually be a good thing considering how bad we are for her.

>>20191364
I support this.

>>20191398
>>20191388
>>20191364

These are good.

Changing from >>20191364

To

>>20191401

>>20191401
Seconding this

>>20191401
>>20191407

These are good. We don't hate Iori, we just don't want to put her through what we have to go through every day.

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In connection with our travelling companion [and bear hunting partner, if fates/deculture allows it], I made this.

Sorry in advance for shitty quality and/or PROPORTIONS.

>>20191401
Yup. This.

In a metagameish sense, we want Iori to find out second hand that we do actually care, while being unable to admit it. We are doing this for her, after all.

>>20191442
>We don't hate Iori
Chiaki doesn't, though half the playerbase seems to.

>>20191401
>>20191453
Yeah. Mami's the person that we could share stuff like that with, so let's tell her.

>>20191401
This as well as >>20191364

>>20191448
Nice job.
Like the background pinky and tiny Pete

>>20191448
Dat pinky.

>>20191458
Yeah, they're taking out their hatred of kawaii uguu~ quests like MSQ on this and immediately hating anything that isn't grimdark.

>>20191448
Awww... That's pretty cu-

*Pinky in background*

...Someone looks jealous.

>>20191474
Well, to be fair, Iori *is* a bratty, entitled bitch when she's not fawning over whoever makes her crotch hot at a given moment.

>>20191448

Nice going! I love how you sneak Pinky into your drawings.

>>20191493
And she has had her life systematically destroyed and the last person who seems to give a flying fuck about her in return to her caring about them tell her she only sees her as an employer

>>20191493
True

>>20191493
Yeah, but she IS a damn sight better than when she was at the beginning. I'm sure Chiaki's cut-through-the-bullshit attitude would help Iori be less bitchy.

She HAS been raised as an idol, after all. Takes a bit to get through her breeding. I honestly think she will be a good person with a bit of work.

>>20191470
>>20191472
>>20191483
>>20191495
Thank you comrades, it is my pleasure to add my meager skills to the awesome that is MGNQ

And yeah, I have been sneaking Pinky in the drawings, since methinks that she is ALWAYS watching Chiaki. ALWAYS

Also
>SUCK IT PINKY YOUR WAIFU HAS A NEW INTEREST NOW, AND GUESS WHO IT AINT. YOU!

>>20191350

"I tried to set some boundaries with Iori, but I think I was too harsh with her. I hurt Minase badly without intending to do so. I'm not very good at dealing with people, so can you watch over her for me until I get back, Mami? I might need some advice on how to smooth things over with Iori, but it's probably best if I give her some space for now."

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>>20191516
>>She HAS been raised as an idol, after all.

This makes me wonder about Iori's background in the quest. It's never really been stated, has it? She works as an idol, yeah, and obviously has a fair amount of money from that. In im@s her family was already loaded and she only became an idol as a way to get her parents attention, but something tells me it isn't going to quite be the same here, if we ever get to see it.

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>>20191523

Aw man, but I LIKE Pinky!

>>20191401
I'm sure Deculture is already writing up, but I like this choice.

>>20191554
Considering noir, it would probably be something like she was abandoned, bullied in the orphanage, escaped, made a living as an Idol, slowly rose to the top.

And now, all her hard work, all her friends, everything in her life, is being reduced to rubble.

>>20191574
>Pinky being good/caring
oohh, I like it. New objective.
Unless you dont want me to, of course.

>>20191554
Yeah, a noir setting would suggest that maybe her life of an idol was the only choice that wasn't being out on the streets. Therefore, it may be the only thing she knows. Idols learn to be bitchy because almost everyone in the business wants to fuck you over.

>>20191600
Definitely go for it. More drawing is okay by us.

And good to hear that you've recovered from the shit you've been through, man.

>>20191616
>>20191600
>>20191554

Possibly, but i'm loathe to assume extenuating circumstances when it's far, far more likely that the person in question is just an asshole.

We all like pinky when you draw her.
I liked the first one more though, mainly because it actually made me double over laughing

>>20191632

I'm prepared to cut her a bit of slack, at the moment. She kinda did just see a bunch of her coworkers brutally murdered.

We were not wrong when we didn't say sorry about inducing orgasms in other magical girls while on the phone with her. It was a stupid thing to do, but not something she was justified in being upset about, given she is not, despite her best attempts, in a relationship with us.

We should probably have explained this in a less harsh manner, though. Which is something we will probably have apologise about later.

>>20191632
Having no faith in people must suck massively.
Having been shat on for thinking people might be better than they appear had made me get more like you.

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>>20191600
Do it.

rolled 80 = 80

>>20191704
Have you never heard of Occams razor?

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>>20191682

? Do you mean this one?

>>20191704
Nah. Never being disappointed, because you already expect the worst is not that bad.

>>20191724

That's my roomate's brand of shaving razor.

>>20191364

You close your eyes for a moment before replying. Lying to Mami is something that you don't think you would be able to ever do - and you don't. Not here, not now. If being honest gets her angry at you, if being honest gets her to hate you just a bit more than she already does - that's fine, but so long as she hates you for the right reasons, not for the wrong ones.

You open your eyes after your explanation, bracing yourself for reaction. There's a moment of silence, before you hear Mami sigh. When she replies, her voice is somewhere along the lines of disappointment and relief - and you wonder if this is one of your drunken hallucinations or if things are actually starting to look up for you.

"That's...that was actually kind of you to do, Chiaki-san." Your flaxen-haired goddess of luck and comfort and victory says, and for some reason, she sounds apologetic. "I've noticed Iori-san's slight...infatuation with you, and I may have unfortunately encouraged it a bit." Another sigh. "I thought it was just a harmless crush, but if she's reacting in this fashion, she may have decided that things should be a bit more involved between the two of you. So you did the right thing, as painful as it may have seemed." It's then that you hear a smile in her voice. "I'm...proud of you, Chiaki-san. You could have just strung her along and spared her feelings, but that would've made things worse in the long run. This is good for her. And you."

You did something right for once. That's a surprise, and an achievement, considering your track record.

If that's the case, then why do you feel so damn horrible about it?

[1/2]

>>20191727
Yeah that's it. Love that one just for the expression of pinky in panel 3

>>20191691

Not to mention Iori's best friend was brutally gang-raped by a bunch of otaku who recorded it and put the video on the Internet. This shattered her friend who later committed suicide. Same otaku then tried to do the exact same thing to Iori but the perverts met a messy death courtesy of one Chiaki Matsuda.

We've now saved Iori's life TWICE so it's no surprise that she's gotten attached to us.

>>20191753

VINDICATION FOR THE VINDICARE

>>20191753
Part of me is saying in my head 'Because you LIKE HER you jerk!'

>>20191753

"It'll be my pleasure to look after her, Chiaki-san. I'll make her my priority until you get back, see if I can't get her to feel better about all of this." It's then that you hear the roar of a motorcycle being started in the background. "I'm just about to head on over there, so I'll have to end this call. See you when I get there?"

You agree and thank her. You also remind her to be careful driving.

"I always do. Goodbye, Chiaki-san, and make that your last drink, alright?"

You blink at the glass in your hand. You didn't actually tell her you were drinking, did you?

You try to ask her how she knew, but she disconnects the call before you could. You shake your head, smiling ruefully, and twist the cap back on the bottle of whisky before giving it back to the bartender. Mami's orders.

What do you do next?

[]Call someone else.
[]Wait for your flight to be called.

>>20191753
>"I thought it was just a harmless crush, but if she's reacting in this fashion, she may have decided that things should be a bit more involved between the two of you. So you did the right thing, as painful as it may have seemed." It's then that you hear a smile in her voice. "I'm...proud of you, Chiaki-san. You could have just strung her along and spared her feelings, but that would've made things worse in the long run. This is good for her. And you."
>HURR EVEN DECULTURE FROWNS UPON YOUR DECISIONS
I fucking told you,guys. Npc's view is not Deculture's view

>>20191780
>[x]Call someone else.

Text the photo to Sayaka, along with licking tips.

>>20191769
That's basically it

>>20191780
Timeskip!

>>20191788
>I fucking told you,guys. Npc's view is not Deculture's view

To be fair, that still goes both ways in this context. Mami is an NPC, after all.

>>20191780
[x] Text Koyoko's photos to Sayaka, along with a note saying 'You owe me.'

>>20191780
Text Sayaka, Fap-photos and Soul Gem licking advice ho.

>>20191737
Damn, that's some razor. Where can I get one?

>>20191780
>[]Call someone else.
Might as well call Sayaka and inform her of the butler one-eye.
At least this way, when Kyoko comes a calling in vengeance, we'll be all the way to Siberia

>>20191780
[x]Call someone else.
Send the Kyouko-Butler photo to Sayaka, like we said we would.

>>20191788
Or he is doing this because he knows it is what will get a shitstorm.

Or both

>>20191807
>>20191790

Yeah, let's get this out of the way before we get our flight. I don't think Siberia has much in the way of cellphone coverage.

>>20191780
Time to make Sayaka hate us slightly less, and even maybe like us a little;

>>20191790
>>20191807
Skip the soul gem licking. That's gotten us in enough trouble already. Besides, I'm sure they know about it already.

>>20191757

While you make a fair point, repeated, vicarious death-dealing is not a trait sane or healthy people find attractive in a partner.

>>20191780
Call someone else.
Iori won't be pushed away by this but she won't go meguca now hopefully.

Sayaka time!
We need to troll Kyoko and give Sayaka a new trick

>>20191820
Well, I value Mami's opinion more than the maid. She knows the full story after all, and has seen Iori's unhealthy obsession with us.

>>20191813
"Matsuda, I don't know WHAT you said to Sayaka or where she found the uniform but when you get back I aaaaaaah!"

"Now get back here and put it on or I'll keep doing it!"

"I-I gotta go. Fuck you Murderface."

-click-

>>20191813
Iunno where he got it. He's out. I'll ask him when he's back.

>>20191813
>>20191839

Second.

>>20191831
We aren't really sure Iori is sane nor exactly mentally stable in the first place.

>>20191798
>>20191790

Thirding or fourthing sending Sayaka the Butler-Kyoko pictures we took.

Send it with a message saying "Enjoy.".

Okay, damage control is out of the way.

I still want to try calling Madoka again so that's my vote, though it seems I'm in the minority here.

>>20191807
>>20191790
these including the soul gem licking

>>20191868
Exactly. You don't hook up with the crazy. Ever.

>>20191880

No. That is a secret we must take to our grave, or at least until Mami gets an explanation of the events that set all of this Iori stuff into motion. The circumstances surrounding that discovery are linked to a very delicate situation. Once it has been dealt with and everything's out in the open, we can use it as a bargaining chip.

>>20191882

But we ARE the crazy.

>>20191868

She seemed mentally healthy before the otaku showed up, so she'll probably get over her clinginess given time.

>>20191901

EXACTLY

>>20191897
We already are using it as a bargaining chip. To open an avenue of friendship with Sayaka. Mind blowing orgasms won't fail to make her better disposed towards us, and we could use someone like her in our circle of fembros. Consider it part of the Make Chiaki Mastuda A Better Person Program.

>>20191897
How do you if it is even a secret?

>>20191927

The actual mechanics of the act probably aren't, particularly.

The secret bit is that we totally did it to Midori, which is what got us into this trouble with Iori in the first place.

You know, I think it would be a good idea to get a newspaper.

>>20191922

I just think it might not be prudent to reveal this information until everything with Iori is cleared up. It would probably make Sayaka feel better disposed toward Chiaki, but nobody knows about this quite yet; if we start revealing all this information about Soul Gem shenanigans before we give the truthful explanation to someone reliable such as Mami or even Kyoko, then it will reinforce the false perception that Chiaki was fooling around with another girl while Iori was working herself up into a hysterical frenzy over Chiaki's safety. Which is something we do not want to do.

>>20191905
Except we are both the crazy!

>>20191944

Valid point. Put the text together, send it after we have talked with Mami, once she has arrived to see us off.

>>20191949

And only a crazy person would hook up with the crazy. Therefore, Iori is our waifu.

That's logic, you can't argue with that.

>>20191944
I agree. Just the photos, nothing more.

>>20191944
We'll just have to tell her to keep quiet about it. Nobody else but Kyoko and Sayake need to know about this, and Kyoko herself can just keep believing that Sayaka came up with the idea on her own. Plus it's not like these keep babbling to everybody about what they do in the bedroom. Kyoko even stated to be uncomfortable talking about it.

>>20191966
This guy brings up a good point we can even say that we learned about it while experimenting with our soul gem.

>>20191966
>>20191977

We don't need to weave a web of deception when there is no good reason to do so. Getting more chummy with Sayaka would be an improvement, but we stand to lose so much if we do so in this way. It will be safer to do this once we get everything cleared up with Mami and Iori.

Also seconding getting a newspaper to read on the flight.

>>20191977
Yeah, I can think of a way to justify that.

"Well... I was drinking Kong and fiddling around with my Soul Gem. It fell in the glass and... Well, I like Kong."

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So, is there any way I can convince a drawfag to do this with Chiaki and all the girls who have a crush on her?

>>20191966
>it's not like these keep babbling to everybody about what they do in the bedroom
Not intentionally, no. But the fact that everyone DOES know, kind of means that things get out.
The two of them are good fighters, and Kyouko is even a good friend. But they're both a little stupid when it comes to not mentioning things.

Even Chiaki, as her socially-addled self, was able to get Kyouko to let slip some things before she clammed up.

>>20192001
Kyoko saw us dropping our soul gem in vodka, she knows about it already

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>>20192007
Is that close enough?

>>20192007
I can dig that. Or one with Pinky and all of the golden weapon wielders.

"I forgot to turn off my corruption, and woke up covered in magical bitches."

>>20192029
Kind of, but Homu doesn't have the disheveled alcoholic look about her.

>>20192029
Aside from Mami not presenting a plate of pancakes to Homura it is

>>20192009
Just so we're on the same page, what don't want people to find out is that we licked MIDORI's soul gem. Letting them believe we licked our own wile getting wasted is fine, it's even what we want to happen.

>>20192001 is what we're shooting for here. we won't even lie directly, just omit the incriminating parts.

>>20192022this works in our favor actually.

>>20192001
Yeah let's explain it that way

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>>20192029
I also have the Pinky-only version.

>>20191807 >>20191798 >>20191790

With that call ending on a better note than you expected, you feel a bit obligated to be just as nice to one of your other colleagues. Paying it forward, or at least that's what you remember Mami calling it when she explained the concept to you. Doing nice stuff for other people just because someone else did the same to you - not something you'd probably take up as a hobby, but you can certainly do worse by the very few people in the world you call friends.

You open up your Pictures folder and select the only one inside it: the picture of Sakura Kyoko in the butler costume, with her turned slightly away from the camera to conceal her eyepatch while showing off her rakish ponytail. It's a good picture, you think as you look at it a bit more closely. Kyoko turned away from the viewfinder makes her look sternly aloof, like those male idols teenage girls can't stop screaming about - and the costume does complete the illusion of masculinity.

You find yourself laughing slightly as you send the picture to Sayaka. You briefly consider telling her about the thing with the soul gem and the licking through an enclosed SMS message, but you think that might go down better during a call.

Not ten seconds has passed since you sent Kyoko's picture to her girlfriend did your phone vibrate slightly on the countertop. The screen lighting up, notifying you of the blue-haired Eversor trying to establish a call with you.

You pick it up immediately. No sense in making her wait.

[1/2]

>>20192078

"Murderface?" Sayaka's voice is...strange. Nothing weird, but she sounds as if she's out of breath, somehow. "I...I got the picture. Do you have any more of these? I-If you don't, can you tell me where you got the costume? I..." The Eversor swallows audibly. "...I need that costume. Don't hold out on me, Murderface."

Whoa. What the hell kind of relationship does these two have?

How do you respond?

>>20192082
Tell her that Mami picked it out, so that she should call her. Mami probably even remembers the sizes, or can at least call up the store to get the sizes.
Just don't bother calling Mami now; she's driving to the airport.

>>20192082
Iori got the costume, she or Mami will know where they got it.

I have a little trick for you to try as well...

>>20192082
"Sorry, but that picture's one of a kind. You'll have to ask Kyoko for the costume, but I have something else you might be interested in."

Tell her about the soulgem thing, if she asks how we found out, we go with>>20192001

>>20192082
"Okay, first things first. The name's Matsuda. Chiaki Matsuda. I am not Murderface anymore. Second, I don't have it. Try asking Iori or Mami. However, I can give you another tip. Soul Gems react to the stuff around them. I popped mine into a glass of Kong's and I got drunk. Imagine my surprise when I tried to lick it clean. Thank me later."

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Suits for everybody!

>>20192111
... You're the guy who wrote >>20192001 , aren't you?

Voting for this.

>>20192111

>informs Sayaka about Soul Gem-licking without implicating Chiaki's slight....indiscretion.

I like this. Seconded!!

>>20192116
On that note, AD, when you've got time, we need a pic of Butler Kyouko. Much obliged.

>>20192111
This

>>20192082

I honestly have no idea. But Mami probably does; however, she is preoccupied at the moment hauling some home-made lunches over to the airport.

If you really wanted to know right now, you might try to see if the infirmary still has the suit that Kyoko was wearing when she arrived there. You could look up the brand name and everything. I wouldn't advise it though; they probably discard clothes like that real quick in the "biohazard" pile along with used needles and bloody rags.

>>20192111
Wow. Tells Sayaka that we've changed, being nice, AND not saying anything we don't want Sayaka to know.

It even sounds like Chiaki, too. Nice work there.

>>20192111

i like this response.

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>>20192111
>>20192126
>>20192128

This will blow up in our faces. It will make it seem like we already knew what soulgem licking did when we acquired Midori as a subordinate. The fallout will be as dire as pic related.

I'm against telling her about the soulgem licking stuff. Perhaps we can let her on that immersing the soulgem in alcohol boosts booze effect by a LOT; she will figure out the rest on her own during a drunken stupor.

>>20192111

Yeah, I like this.

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I was looking at Chan-co's art, the japanese artist that drew the original Chikuwa pic, looking for more stuff that could be traced and adapted to MGNQ.

I found a drawing of a girl from Soul Hackers that had a good expression and reminded me of Pinky, so I cooked this up.

The face is traced. The rest is my usual laziness.

>>20191448
Right, as soon as I find a spare crown laying around we're usurping the Kingdom of England for you.

>>20191753
HA. Where is the "grimdurp" cuttlefuck and "The DM is calling you fucks retards!!!!11!!1!!" now?

>>20192158

Sayaka is not a drunkard, though.

>>20192158
Dude, the guy worded it so that nothing would link it to Midori.

>>20192111
Fifthing!
Doesn't give a timeline nor any incriminating points if she should talk to Iori

>>20192111
Sweet. Voting this as well.

>>20192184
We may want to remind Midori to keep that episode to herself at some point though.

>>20192158
Seconded.

>>20192197
I doubt Midori is going to go around telling everyone we gave her soul gem jollies.

>>20192181
Deculture saw how much of a shitstorm it was causing so he decided to stoke it by giving idiots like you an excuse to reignite it.
Congratulations for being easily lead

>>20192201
Not while sober. But remember how talkative she gets when she's drunk?

>>20192184
What he said doesn't directly tie it to what we did to Midori to find out what Soulgem licking does.
But then it means that, instead of licking her Soulgem with no idea what happens, it then becomes us licking her Midori's Soulgem KNOWING what will happen.

I'd rather not tell Sayaka something that could end badly for us like this.

>>20192209
This man speaks the truth.
We tell her that it goes no further unless we say

>>20192082
err, it's just a suit Sayaka. Pick one up at a tailor. don't forget the matching maid outfit for yourself.

Second this>>20192111

>>20192128
Sure

>>20192181
>Shh, dont jinx it. It summons them
Seriously though? Gone with the long wait for MGNQ threads, hopefully

>Oh, and thanks for the concern>>20191625. I think the girl mellowed out. Maybe. Fuck why are women so fucking complicated.

>>20192216
But he never said we actually found out before or after that occasion

It could be that we found out afterwards when we licked midori's soul gem and wondered if that was caused by us or not for all she knows.

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>>20192208
Ha ha, you're so cute when you try and rationalize being wrong.

>>20192208
You/they don't get to say that at one point Deculture is trying to help us out via NPCs when it supports one side and then he isn't when the NPC view flips around.

Nice try trying to cherry pick what you want though from the quest though.

>>20192082
first things first, we need a another drink to be dealing with Sayaka's kinks

Sayaka wants Kyoko to wear the pants in their relationship?

Oblige her.

>>20192315
Nothing alchoholic.
Mami said so.

We'll just get some orange juice.

>>20192339
No, we're getting vodka in that OJ.

>>20192348
Let's not dissapoint the pancake vendor.

>>20192348
We're going to be on a plane soon, I think it's best not to get too drunk.

>>20192234
>>20192267
I wasn't even involved in the shitstorm but I saw how fucking easily he played both sides of it.

Like he has now with you guys same as he did before with the other fags

>>20192348
What in your dense mind does not comprehend the fact that MAMI said not to?

We will have the OJ straight.

"I am sure the original is ruined, ask Mami about the store were it came from"

Also, NO to the the soul gem licking thing.

>>20192348
Ha, we can pretend we're fighting off scurvy.

>>20192360
what do you think first class seats are for?

>>20192376
Getting drunk in not arriving drunk in

>>20192381
Hey, I can work with that.

Put some Misaka petting in and we can do a in flight Vodka Victory Party.

>>20192376
I wonder what they do if someone DOESN'T get drunk in first class.

>>20192376

Oh yea, alcohol effects people more in low pressure environments (i.e. the plane)

>>20192393
No we were giving Misaka our new fan girls soul gem, getting her to keep it in vodka and blackberry juice and telling her to lick it before we get too drunk to enjoy the joke.

Then vodka party

>>20192402
>licking Midori's soulgem
>on a plane

No.

>>20192402
Ok, we can leave the lewd out.

but that would be funny to read.

>>20192395
Alcohol in the air circulation systems.
They get it into you one way or the other.

>>20192423
Hm, low pressure means the alcohol evaporates faster/more. But how does that make it effect you more, thinning(sightly) the blood?

>>20192423
I suppose it makes getting people to pay 20 bucks for a half-bag of chips easier.

>>20192409
I see that as all the more reason to do it.

Not like anyone will be talking about it or know wtf is going on that Chiaki knows of since it is just her Misaka and Midori.

>>20192444
I think it means more alcohol gets into your blood because it is already broken down into smaller units somewhat

>>20192454

Also the fact that even the best airplane food is ok/small portions. Less food in your system means the alcohol will affect you more.

>>20192454
Google answers all, the lower oxygen levels from the low pressure (can)make you slightly loopy too. So couple that with drinking and tada, super drunk.

>>20191753

Haha! Vindication! I know I'm a late arrival, but I just have to say it's nice that we have some hope of not having completely and utterly fucked up! Was I worried? Only very!

>>20192402
Pfft. That would be terrible to do Midori, especially in a public space.

>>20192444
>>20192454
Lower blood pressure means less blood is being circulated through your body. Therefore, any alcohol in you mixes with a smaller amount of blood. Makes a higher blood/alcohol ratio due to lower amounts of blood.

>>20192494
I actually meant the idea that the alcohol is in vapor form

It would bypass the usual defenses of the stomach and get right into the bloodstream wouldn't it?

>>20192505
Oh, yeah. Oxygen (and the alcohol with it) gets a VIP pass to the bloodstream.

>>20192493
That what internships are for, humiliating people right?

This is basically an internship to see if we can trust her I guess.

>>20192505
Isnt that risky, having aerosolized alcohol in an enclosed, pressurized space thousands of meters above the ground?

>>20192520
Making Midori orgasm on a plane is less 'internship pranks' and more sexual harassment and generally being a bitch.

Did Deculture die?
Again?

>>20192520
Yay mixed signals! Though in all seriousness, even if it probably wouldn't be worth the trade off of making her even less of a professional subordinate, we do it enough and we can probably train her like a really horny magical dog. Thing. Damn that sounds creepy.

>>20192534
Still better than what she used to get by the sounds.
She also didn't seem to mind it too much last time...

>>20192520
We should treat Midori with respect.

It'll pay dividends later on if it gets her to trust us.

>>20192551
Because it fucking is.

>>20192534
Yeah. I'd prefer if we didn't cross that line.

>>20192546
Nah, nothing on twitter. So Deculture must be writing and multipartner.
I think that it would be a good idea to pick up a newspaper, they do have some newspapers to read on the plane.

I feel like pancakes now but it is midnight and no shops within walking distance are open

>>20192562
We don't need to respect a turncoat like Midori.

>>20192546
Waits of up to an hour are normal

>>20192609
We can respect her.

trusting her however is the no go.

>>20192111

You take a sip of your chilled soda before replying, wincing slightly at the change of temperature of your choice of drink. You tell Sayaka something that you should have told her a long time ago - to stop calling you by that stupid nickname, and to address you properly. Chiaki Matsuda's not that hard to pronounce, is it? Of course it doesn't roll off the tongue as nicely as Murderface does, but at the very least, she won't have to worry about bystanders looking at her strangely when she gets a call from you in public.

"...Alright. Alright, fine. Whatever. Chiaki Matsuda. There, you happy now? Great. Butler costume. Where did you get it and who do I have to kill to get it made for Kyoko again? They had to cut the one she was wearing, and--"

You shake your head at your colleague's complete lack of manners, and it's then that you give her what she wants. You tell her that Mami should know exactly where the butler costume had been bought, and chances are the shop should still have the measurements to make an exact replica. It's also then that you give her a bit of advice that you're sure that would make her relationship with Kyoko a bit more interesting. OF course, you make certain that it's carefully-worded enough that it doesn't reveal just how you discovered it.

Yeah, you told her about the soul gem thing.

"...What? What are you talking about?" Sayaka's voice is tinged with confusion. "You dropped your Soul Gem into some booze, and then you tried to lick it clean? What happened then? Murderf--er, Matsuda? What happened?"

Your only response is silence as you wait for her to get it.

"...Oh. OH." It takes her a few seconds to arrive at the conclusion you want her to. "Uh...I...wow. I didn't...I didn't know that." Sayaka is clearly surprised at this.

[1/2]

>>20192562

Respecting Midori is good. Trusting her....that should come later AFTER she's proved herself.

>>20192639

"Enjoy."

Our carefully honed deadpan will be of some use here!

>>20192643
Agreed

I still want to try >>20192402 just because I find it hilarious though

>>20192650
I personally find it stupid and annoying.
But keep forcing your ideas, maybe they'll go through!

You guys are forgetting Midori asked us to lick her gem again. Should be fine, as long as we point out it's just a bit of drunken fun with no strings attached.

>>20192687
>in public
>getting someone else to do it
>someone who has no idea what it does to her
Yeah no.

>>20192672
I didn't actually come up with that idea I just like it.

>>20192699
>nofunallow.css

serious quest is 100% serious at all times.

>>20192699
Except nowhere in my post I say or quote any of those things. And planes have bathrooms.

>>20192704
>public sexual harassment by proxy is 'fun'
Wasn't aware this was an ERP.

>>20192704
There is a thin line between fun and fucking retarded. Getting an oblivious Misaka to lick Midori's soul gem and cause her to orgasm on a plane in public is the latter.

I'm all for fun, but not when it's ridiculous.

>>20192704
It is a noir game, not a dark comedy game after all.

>>20192716
Noir is allowed to have comedy in it, provided it's very grim. By no means am I advocating the silly idea of having Midori's gem licked by either us or Misaka on the plane, but some of you do take this game too seriously.

We need these moments of brief comedy and hope to show that there still might be a chance for Chiaki to pull herself together and live a better life, that way it's all the more depressing when it all comes tumbling down.

>>20192639

Really? Now it's your turn to be surprised. You thought that they'd be the first to find out about them, seeing as she's obviously shacking up with Kyoko.

"W-what? N-no, we don't..." Sayaka's confusion easily gives way to indignation, and then to anger. "We do it normally, Murderface! NORMAL! We don't...we don't experiment or anything! And we're just fine with that! N-not that it's any of your fucking business--"

You tell her to calm down, while trying to stifle laughter. Any other time, you'd be returning Sayaka's epithets with some of your own, but this is just hilarious. You manage to get another sip of your soda before telling the flustered girl at the other end of the line that you didn't mean anything by the comment, and that you're sure she'll know what to do with the information you just gave her.

"...Whatever, Murderface. I hope your plane crashes." A moment of silence. "Bring Kyoko something nice, alright? No booze. One of those furry hats with the red star on the front. She likes that kind of stuff."

You manage a smirk before telling her goodbye.

"Yeah. See you. Don't hurry back."

The call ends, and you give a small sigh as you finally put the phone back down on the counter. Talking to Sayaka always tires you out, somehow. There's no middle ground to the girl - one moment she's agreeable, the next she's your worst enemy. It's so that even Kyoko, who's supposed to be the more hot-tempered of the two, is actually the reasonable one.

Being in a relationship probably does that to people, you decide. Changes them until you can't recognize them anymore.

You're not too sure if you want that.

What do you do?

[]Wait for your flight to be called in. You probably should give your phone a rest.
[]Get away from the bar and walk around. You've got time to kill, anyway.

>>20192752
this man understands the true purpose of this quest.

MAXIMUM MISAKA AIRTIME

>>20192761

[]Wait for your flight to be called in. You probably should give your phone a rest.

Exploring is bad and invites trouble. At most find Misaka and see what trouble she's causing the ground crews.

>>20192761
>[X]Get away from the bar and walk around. You've got time to kill, anyway.

When I say event, you say flag! Event!

>>20192761

Get a newspaper. I want to see the kind of damage we did last night.

[x]Wait for your flight to be called in. You probably should give your phone a rest.

>>20192761
Wait for the flight to be called.

>>20192761
>[X]Get away from the bar and walk around. You've got time to kill, anyway.

Buy some nice Sake as a gift for whoever will be our guide in Siberia.

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>>20192761
>airport
Color me paranoid, but I say we [x]Explore and make sure that there aren't a bunch of guys whispering to themselves to not speak in Russian, if you get my drift. Exit strategy, perches, defensible positions, the like.
>Misaka on the shipwars

>>20192761
Get away from the bar.
Grab a newspaper and then go see what trouble Misaka has caused. She is always interesting

>>20192784
>giving rice wine to Russians
That'll end well.
>>20192761
[x]Get away from the bar and walk around. You've got time to kill, anyway.
Time to find a newspaper and read that three of Iori's closest friends are dead!
Along with everyone that runs the business that is her sole reason for existing!
Wheeee!

>>20192761
[x]Get away from the bar and walk around. You've got time to kill, anyway.
Still need to pick up a newspaper, by the way.

Can't DM worth a shit. Make quest thread. Yeah, this kind of shit is more your speed anyway. Too bad you can't have your loli orgy here.

>>20192840
Butthurt for the butthurt god!
Asspain for the asspain throne!

>>20192761
D'awww. We should buy something for Sayaka too.

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>>20192840

>>20192867
Booze of course.

"Hey I told you not to get her booze."
"It's not for her. (not directly, anyway - only so sayaka can hear) See, I got her the hat."

>>20192880
do this

Make sure we get a cute russike snow-globe for pancakes at the russike ariport

>>20192880
But I thought we were getting good quality vodka for ourselves?
Can't get something for ourself and get the same thing for Sayaka.

>>20192761
>One of those furry hats with the red star on the front. She likes that kind of stuff."

Yes. I want to see Kyoko wearing one of these.

>>20192980
We dont give her vodka. Not the same kind we give ourselves in any case. Something more girly. Maybe a vidka-based mix.

[X]Get away from the bar and walk around. You've got time to kill, anyway.

How many friends have you got left, Nazca?

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>>20193087

[X] Lick soul gem

You can't deny. It is inevitable. Soon murderface shall be feared for much more than a simple bloodlust. Keep your soul gems safe, girls...

>>20193101
It shall become our touch the fluffy tail

>>20193101
>>20193109
I'd rather not.