>>31931297

She turns to the newcomers and shrugs, as if to say 'see the bullshit I have to deal with? - netting a sympathetic nod from the black-haired knight and another giggle from the blonde one. "Youths." Is all that she says, and the pair reacts again, much like a young couple commiserating with a bereaved parent.

Normally, you'd have probably minded about being chided like that in front of guests - even more when they were part of another Officio, especially one as distinguished (or so you've heard) of the Second - but your visit to Haruka earlier, it...really lightened you some. It didn't wipe away all the dread, sure, nor completely unclench your guts from the worried mess they've twisted up into - but Haruka's words had enough of a balm that you could at least tolerate how Malal treated you like the patsy in a third-rate comedy duo.

"Well, let's get the pleasantries quickly and out of the way because we're running late. Ladies, this is Omegon, but you can call her Yuma, since I personally think that's cuter. She's the one we talked about, and who you'll be doing your best to protect. When the shit hits the fan, so to speak, look to her and she'll get you out of the fecal mist even before you can breathe it in."

...

Did...did Malal just give your real name to these...foreigners? Add to that, they were talking about YOU? And what the fuck is this about you getting them out of...of whatever Malal was talking about?!

Before you can ask, though, it's here that Malal turns to you, now gesturing at the two before you. "Omegon, pay attention. These are two very important people of the Second. The first here with the black hair and the robot arm that looks right out of a super robot anime is Karasawa Enyo, Marshal of the Black Templars."

[1/2]

Huzzah!

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>>31931316

The one called Enyo nods sharply again, her lips pressed in a thin, formal line. You return the nod with the same silence - at least this one didn't want to engage in banter. You have a feeling the other one might, though--

"And this one, with the claws eerily reminiscent of our Warmaster's and long blonde hair you can probably mop an entire hall with, with how it looks like it hasn't been washed for a while--" The blonde pouts at this, but giggles again. "--is High Marshal Raleigh Alondight of the Black Templars. Don't be afraid if she giggles a whole lot, she's just trying to be unsettling so that you don't notice how short she is. Doesn't really work, of course." This time, Malal chuckles. "Oh, and whatever you do, don't mention about how she has wheels for feet."

You blink at this, and then look down, following where Malal's pointing.

...She does have wheels for feet. Two big ones, rimmed with bronze and anchored where her ankles should be. It's like those kids' shoes with single wheels on the underside, but instead of a shoe you wear you replace your foot with just the wheel and just that.

That's...well. You've never seen that before, but then again, foreigners.

How do you react?

[]...Miss Malal, are you keeping mission parameters from me again? What's this about me suddenly being important all of a sudden? And why are the Second involved?
[]Ask Alondight about her wheels.
[]Ask Enyo about her family in the Ninth.
[]Other.

>>31931342
>[]...Miss Malal, are you keeping mission parameters from me again? What's this about me suddenly being important all of a sudden? And why are the Second involved?

>>31931342
>[]...Miss Malal, are you keeping mission parameters from me again? What's this about me suddenly being important all of a sudden? And why are the Second involved?

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>>31931342
>[x]...Miss Malal, are you keeping mission parameters from me again? What's this about me suddenly being important all of a sudden? And why are the Second involved?

>>31931342
>[X]...Miss Malal, are you keeping mission parameters from me again? What's this about me suddenly being important all of a sudden? And why are the Second involved?

>>31931342
[x] Of course Malal is keeping mission parameters from us. What is the mission and why are the Second involved?

>>31931342
[X]...Miss Malal, are you keeping mission parameters from me again? What's this about me suddenly being important all of a sudden? And why are the Second involved?

>>31931342
>[x]Other.
Personal introduction then ask for the mission specifics without being smart again.

>>31931342
>[X]Ask Enyo about her family in the Ninth.
And in a private channel,
>[X]...Miss Malal, are you keeping mission parameters from me again? What's this about me suddenly being important all of a sudden? And why are the Second involved?

>>31931342
[X]...Miss Malal, are you keeping mission parameters from me again? What's this about me suddenly being important all of a sudden? And why are the Second involved?

>>31931342
[x]Ask Alondight about her wheels.
Are they...fast?

>>31931342
>[X]...Miss Malal, are you keeping mission parameters from me again? What's this about me suddenly being important all of a sudden? And why are the Second involved?
>[X]Ask Alondight about her wheels.

>>31931396
[x] Keep your speaker off

>>31931456
our rank leader may be being weird, we don't have to play along.

>>31931342
>[x]Ask Enyo about her family in the Ninth.

>>31931342
>[]...Miss Malal, are you keeping mission parameters from me again? What's this about me suddenly being important all of a sudden? And why are the Second involved?
>[]Ask Alondight about her wheels.

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>>31931342

Goddamnit Malal, why is cutest girl always dead?

>>31931507
We really need to add her to the Watermelon.

She sort of counts already anyway because she's a Madoka-chan, right?

>>31931507
Because revenge.

>>31931505

Still trying to decide what to do for the next banner. I think I might do Rea, since I was finally given her finalized design

>>31931550
I don't think there's a Kharn banner yet is there?

>>31931505
why isn't best magical girl in harem

>>31931570

Not yet, but she's on my list so I'll get around to it eventually

>>31931518
no complains here, malal is awesome. i will fully support this course of action

>>31931574
You'll have to fight Sayaka for her when she appears. Soon.

>>31931518
She does have the slight disadvantage of being dead, but not being enough of a putz to let an insane goddess resurrect her.

>>31931582

You know whats on her parody signboard.

I am aware of my tongue

HAHA
TIME FOR MAGICAL GIRLS

>>31931625

Hahaha, that isn't bad! Still, I'm feeling pretty lazy about a Kharn banner because that means drawing her hands and that's always a pain

>>31931729
shes holding it up with her tongue and a handle

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>>31931737

Drastic changes like that kind of beats the point that of making it a template for ease of editing, though. Work enough to redraw costumes every time without even getting into changing the base...

At any rate, have a silly weekend doodle

>>31931792
Poor Chibyaki. She has no clue how this happened.

[x] Lick soul gems
Hi deculture!

>>31931792
Hat, you continue to produce the cutest things.

>>31931729
>>31931625
Well you could draw a soulgem on the board and have Kharn lick it

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>>31931850

Thank you! Here's the last silly doodle from the weekend.

>>31931342

I don't have twitter and I hope you had a happy birthday.

>>31931919
Who is on the right?

>>31931919
I agree with best assistant.

And Happy Belated Birthday Decu!

>>31931926
Kumatora.

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>>31931887
Just edit the picture of Kharn that Decu drew recently and have a sign pop up from behind her in the manner of Wile-E-Coyote

>>31931919
Damnit Midori, Kuma-chan is too pure to hear that kind of language!

>>31931926

Kumatora!

>>31931919
>>31931948
>>31931953
Girl needs more air-time!

>>31931948
>>31931953
>>31931986
>>31931994

Who?

>>31932002
We only break out this gag when we're talking about Lori

>>31932030
Who?

>>31932030
Seriously now, who?

>>31932038
>>31932042
exactly

>>31931950
I checked Decu's twitter, didn't see any suitable recent pictures of Kharn.

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>There are currently people following MGNQ who dont even know who Kumachan is

>>31932108
Who?

>>31932042
Kumatora is Chiaki's ex-trainee. Apparently, Chiaki taught Kuma how to fight in ways Sayaka found "dishonorable" and "unfair".

>>31932110
Who're you again?

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>>31932124
It's this one, right?

>>31931994
Absolutely, the only issue is that more air time carries with it the risk of suffering.

>>31932108
>There are currently people following MGNQ who dont even care who Kumachan is
Fixed.

>>31932120
I know who she is, I'm the one calling for more air-time!

I quoted "Lori."

I've heard of an "Iori" before, but this chump >>31932030 mentioned a "Lori."

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>>31932159
The mispelling of Iori has ALSO become a running gag.

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>>31932131
Pretty sure it's this one.

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>>31932139

Well, she's had so little screen time so of course many people would be ambivalent to her. On the other hand, her new role as Midori's assistant has given rise to a few funny ideas

>>31932179
Kuma-chan is second best girl.

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>>31932178
Oh geez, don't I feel dumb. I thought it was this one for a bit there.

>>31932179
HAT-CHAMA....

NO

I... HNGGGGGGGGGGGGG

I think you just killed my penis engine ;_;

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>>31932086

>>31932179
I support the endevour of Midorin and Kuma-chan's adventures in creating filthy, filthy shoujo manga.
I also find it inordinately cute that for once, Midori is the sempai.

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>>31932220
...How can one even walk with theses ?

>>31932220
insufficient tongue

>>31932247
She simply kicks gravity until it stops disagreeing with her.

>>31932228
>Midori is the sempai.
Wrong. She is perpetual kouhai. Even her kouhais bully her.

>>31932179
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMxTFqPET5I

>>31932247
Magic

>>31932264
"oh, Malal, your helmet is so biiiiig"

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>>31932247
It's no worse than rollerblades.

Ballet boots, now THOSE suck.

>>31931371 >>31931445

...Okay. So apparently Malal's keeping important-sounding mission parameters from you again, if all you had to go on was that that talk about you saving these two from the fan-shit-hitting. You'll definitely have ask her about that in a little bit.

But...seriously, this foreigner's got WHEELS for feet. It's like she doesn't even care about doing normal things with her feet anymore. This goes beyond the sheer, absolute lunacy of Kharn's blade-legs - yes, they're sharp, knifey shit, but at least she can walk with them, and use them as weapons in a pinch. But wheels? What possible tactical advantage can they offer?

"You've got wheels for feet," You finally say, pointing at them. "Why? Just...why."

"Omegon," Malal's bark has a note of warning in it, as you continue to stare at the impossible, stupid wheel-feeties. "What the hell did I just tell you?" An exaggerated sigh wheezes from her speakers. "Seriously, it's as if she doesn't even listen to me, you know? In one ear, out the other. I think it's all the video games and anime--"

"Miss Malal, don't even start." You can't help but be smart now, and you finally manage to dodge a helmet-slap that would've rocked you back on your heels. "You pointed them out! I didn't even notice them until you did! Seriously, what did you expect?!"

[1/2]

>>31932312
The FUCK?

Is that even a foot?

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>>31932315

"It's fine, it's fine. No need to discipline the young lady, Miss Malal." Raleigh Alondight says after a moment, still smiling. "I get the question a lot, and I"m always happy to answer." It's here that she wheels forward, placing one clawed hand on your shoulder. ...Christ, even with your suit's temperature control and insulation, you can feel how cold her metal fingers are. "Miss Yuma, are you familiar with our credo as the Black Templars? About how we strive to emulate the First Knight in our deeds, thoughts and battle craft?"

...Barely, yes. You remember reading something about that. Some material that Malal asked you to read, dry and boring stuff. The First Knight, a key figure in the Blessed Lady's Mythology, was a warrior without peer, with her brilliant white sword smiting evil wherever she found them. She was justice given form, heavenly wrath honed to a killing edge. That was the extent of what you could recount about her.

As limited as your knowledge is about the First Knight, you're pretty sure she never advocated cutting off your feet and replacing them with wheels.

"Ah, but see, Justice, as it is, needs to be swift. It needs to get from point A to point B in a relatively short period of time, or else there won't be anyone left to dispense justice to, seeing as they've all buggered off." Raleigh squeezes your shoulder. "It's the First Knight's imperative, then, that the Black Templars must always be able to quick, to be peerless in speed and alacrity--"

Malal grunts here, before tapping an imaginary watch on her wrist with a finger.

"...Yes, yes, fine. I know we're pressed for time, but that's no reason to hurry me up." Raleigh frowns, before turning back to you, suddenly all seriousness. "As I was saying, it's the First Knight's imperative that we go fast, Miss Yuma."

Ah. So...that's what they're for, then? So that she can...go fast?

"That's the long and short of it, yes."

Right.

Why are all foreigners so fucking WEIRD?

[2/3]

>>31932323
a seriously uncomfortable one, yes

>>31932331

"Right, trivia time's over, we need to get to where we're going." Malal claps both her gloved hands. "Alondight, Karasawa, get the rest of your Knights in here so we can get to the teleportation platform right away. I just need to talk to Yuma here in private vox frequency for a second, because she picked the option to be a watch-wearing dildo just now."

"Understood, Miss Malal." Both Raleigh and Enyo bang their mailed fists into their breastplates in salute - and you run after Malal as she walks towards the skull throne that Kharn had had constructed specifically for her, made out of real skulls, and demanded it be placed at the business end of the General Assembly Hall. Kyuubey, of course, was quick to acquiesce, although you suspect it was really more of Malal's doing than the Incubator actually allowing himself to be pushed around.

"They're involved because I called in a few favors," Malal grunts into the private vox channel she'd just opened (and brute-forced you to join a moment later, the notification popping up in your retinal display like some sort of screamer).

She plops herself right down on the pitifully-worn cushion of the skull throne itself - and you could almost feel the sympathetic pain of having to sit in such an uncomfortable chair. A cool chair, but a very uncomfortable one nonetheless. "Let's be realistic here - none of us are going to last long around Walpurgisnacht without their kind of protection. They'll be tanking hits for us until we can do what we're supposed to."

...That makes sense, sure, but why the Second specifically? Isn't there another Officio that could be better at this than them?

[3/4]

>>31932331
>Why are all foreigners so fucking WEIRD?
yes, because we don't have any loonies in the ninth.

>>31932323
no it's six inches

>>31932338

"No, they're the best at this." Malal shakes her head. "Black Templars are pretty much trained to be really tough no matter the environment, with group tactics specifically designed to charge en-masse through enemy ranks to get to the main objective. Their armor helps too." She shrugs. "I'd argue the Sixth is a better choice, but they're more hunters than anything else. And we need a shield, not a bunch of howling lunatics that you can distract with a bag of catnip."

Right. You'll...accept that for now.

"For now, she says." The Culexus chuckles. "Anyway, as for your other burning question - it's really nothing important. I just want them to make sure that they'll sacrifice everything they have to protect you. Not that I doubt them or anything, but out of everyone in our rank, I'd like for you to be able to get home in one piece." She reaches out and pokes your visor with a glove-encased finger. "After this, it's only going to get worse for the Ninth, and they'll need a Culexus more than ever. Especially a Prognosticator that they can rely on."

...What? She's...Malal's actually trying to manipulate things so that you'll be the only one left alive? She's doing that for YOU?

Boy, it...it really makes you feel glad that you didn't think of her as a traitor earlier, right? And all that stuff you did earlier?

...

Ugh. You can feel your guts clenching up again, despite Haruka's benediction earlier. It's just...ergh.

"Well, don't get all choked up about it," Malal snaps mildly at your silence. "That's no guarantee you'll be walking out of there, even. But I'm trying to rig it so that you've got the highest odds to do so." She shrugs again. "Just try not to tell anyone else in the rank. I think morale's at an all-time low as it is."

How do you react?

[]PANIC. WHY ME?
[]PANIC HARDER. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS? ARE YOU JUST LEAVING THEM TO DIE?
[]Try to be calm about the entire thing, and tell Malal that she's a cold-blooded bitch. You thought better of her.

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>>31932331
cumun step it up

>>31932338
>Isn't there another Officio that could be better at this than them?
One. but they're explicitly Not Appearing In This Film.

>>31932357
I fuckin' loled.

>>31932304
Source, please?

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>>31932357
god dammit Carlos

>>31932359
>[]PANIC HARDER. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS? ARE YOU JUST LEAVING THEM TO DIE?
we know why, she just told us.

and a cold blooded bitch wouldn't care if anyone survived at all.

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>>31932312
>>31932323

It's pleb tier baby shit for people who want to look or feel like dancers without any of the actual work holy shit why do I care so much about this

>>31932357
This... fucking works on multiple levels.

Good job Carlos you glorious cocksucker.

>>31932359
>[]PANIC. WHY ME?

>>31932359
[X]PANIC. WHY ME?

OMG YUMA! You just can't go around asking why people have wheel feet!

>>31932359
>[X]PANIC. WHY ME?
I believe that moderate panic is appropriate

>>31932399
Yeah goddamn Yuma that shit's racist

>>31932359
[X]PANIC. WHY ME?

>>31932394
As a porfessional I can only give you one diagnose for caring about dance.

That is... you're a bitch. Sorry, it cannot be cured.

>>31932359
[x]PANIC HARDER. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS? ARE YOU JUST LEAVING THEM TO DIE?

This is the sane option.

>>31932359
>[x]PANIC. WHY ME?

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>>31932359
[x] PANIC HARDER

[X]PICNIC. WHY ME?

>>31932359
>[]PANIC HARDER. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS? ARE YOU JUST LEAVING THEM TO DIE?

>>31932394
Actually it's a BDSM thing, less than a dancer thing.

>>31932359
[X]PANIC HARDER. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS? ARE YOU JUST LEAVING THEM TO DIE?

It's gonna happen but still, what the fuck Malal.

>>31932359
>[x]PANIC HARDER. WHAT ABOUT YOU?

>>31932399
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM0RFE3QGAU

>>31932370
http://exhentai.org/g/590043/47874eeecb/

NSFW, obviously

>>31932359
>[x]PANIC HARDER. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS? ARE YOU JUST LEAVING THEM TO DIE?
Everyone we care about! Except Kyoko who is somewhere else i guess.

>>31932431
>what the fuck Malal.
She's not leaving them to die.

She's just realistic about the chances of anyone walking out of Walpurgisnacht.

>>31932429
Right but even that's better with the real deal.

>>31932359
>[X]PANIC. WHY ME?
>[X]PANIC HARDER. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS? ARE YOU JUST LEAVING THEM TO DIE?

>>31932440
Thank you.

>>31932359
>[]PANIC HARDER. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS? ARE YOU JUST LEAVING THEM TO DIE?

>>31932414
Bueno, though Im more of a tea-guy myself.

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>>31932429
You know some unlucky meguca somewhere ended up with those as part of her costume.

>>31932359
>[]PANIC. WHY ME?
Why not you? Noone would begrudge you.

>>31932448
Nor for prolonged periods of wear. You have to rest on your heel at some point to relieve the pressure, or you can seriously damage your body (not just toes, but ankles and knees). Medically speaking, the heels are better and somewhat safer for long term play.

....Now I want a magical girl dressed in them.

>>31932359
>[x]PANIC. WHY ME?

>>31932474
I totally did not design a magical girl in SL with those. Totally didn't.

>>31932474
She's doesn't look very suffering

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>>31932440
>Futanari

>PANIC. WHY ME?

SHE LITERALLY JUST TOLD US
> it's only going to get worse for the Ninth, and they'll need a Culexus more than ever. Especially a Prognosticator that they can rely on.

I guess the real question ought to be "why not Malal herself"

>>31932359
[x] Be calm and accept that she's right. Limited resources means only 1 person can get these odds.

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>>31932359
[X]PANIC. WHY ME?

>>31932512
Yuna hasn't been accepting of anything this particular flashback.

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>>31932440
mumi why

>>31932525
Oh, ja!

So dapper.

>>31932547
because she is a responsible sempai

>>31932474

She turns up one day at the 9th, eyeballs Chiaki, then mutters "fucking casual"

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>>31932331
I would've thought the First Knight would advocate a different method of going fast

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>>31932749
This form of locomotion is popular with many megucas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIoSPevvsds

>>31932963
>yuno
>meguca

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>>31932963
Not good enough

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>>31932980
>Yuno

But thats Oriko.

Also:
Friendly reminder that Oriko fights with balls of steel

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>>31933071
i don't care what any of you think, they're best couple

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>>31933139
But their relationship is dead.

>>31933168
Just replace umbrella with golden katana

What could possibly go wrong?

>>31932397 >>31932398 >>31932406 >>31932435

You try to swallow back the panic rising in your chest, surging up your throat. Why...why you, of all people? Of all the Culexus? Besides your being the latest recruit, there's...there's not much justification for you to be the one she's betting all the chips on. You can name three, maybe five Culexus that have much more potential than you, you can name ten out of the remaining twenty that are way better at being a Culexus than you ever could - and pretty much all of them are more experienced than you are. So why you? Why not the others? Why not Cavefish?

Why not Malal?

"It's...not in the cards," Malal replies, the brief pause in her words as pregnant with hesitation as it could ever be. "It's not part of the plan. Plan won't work if things aren't done right and proper. And I can't just hand it off to someone else, you know. They might get it wrong."

...Plan? What plan? Is...is she planning something?

Jesus, is that what it is? Is Malal planning to orchestrate her own death, like...like some sort of grand suicide in front of everyone else? Because you'll tell her now, up front, how much bullshit that is. She's not even the type to make a martyr of herself--

"And I don't recall you being this fucking objectionable." Malal growls, surging to her feet suddenly. "Do you think I WANT to die? Do you think I want to see my entire rank die out there, fighting a world-ending monster for a world who won't even know what their names are, much less what they look like?"

...

[1/2]

>>31933168
>All this Carlos and no Doc Frizzle
For shame, ja? We even have the new voting banner.

>>31933214

"I don't," Your rank leader continues, crossing her arms over her chestplate, speaking in a much calmer voice now. "No one in their right mind would want any of those things. But we have to. I have to. Because it's what we're supposed to do. It's what the plan's asking for - the plan that'll save this world and everything in it with the maximum chance of success. A plan I've been working on for..." She looks up towards the ceiling, counting off with her fingers. "...What, like more than a decade now? Something like that." Malal shrugs again.

"But yeah. If I can rig it just enough without deviating from the plan too much, we can still get that success rate AND have enough left over to save one." She pokes you on your visor again. "And the plan allows for you, Omegon. Deal with it however you wish, but I don't want to hear another objection about it from you. Alright?"

Gritting your teeth, you force yourself to nod. It's...you still think this is bullshit. You still think Malal is being fuckheaded crazy about all this. The fatalistic tone in her voice - it makes her sound so resigned. So weak.

Not unlike you, earlier, when you were so desperate to hear from Haruka that you did nothing wrong.

"Good," Malal sighs, relieved. "It's not just Walpurgisnacht the plan takes care of, you know? A lot more things beyond it. Hell of a lot more things, and they all hinge on how this turns out." She turns towards the skull throne she'd just stood up from. "...A promise is a promise, anyway."

It's then that the hall, all but empty a few moments ago, is suddenly filled with heavy bootsteps, clanking armor-plates, and purring servos. You turn to glance along with Malal, and see the rest of the Black Templars filing in. ...More than twenty of them, it looks like. Probably thirty. Each one with a distinct variation of their black armor, draped with bone-white tabards with their heraldic cross.

Each one looking calm, composed, and ready to die.

[2/3]

>>31933222

In the shattered quiet of the hall, Enyo barks out a single word - and the group of Black Templars immediately halt in their tracks with a single collective step, forming two perfect lines. The Marshal then turns on her heel to bang her fist against her chestplate again - and Alondight nods at Malal, who then waves back.

"Right, we're about to set off. If Cavefish ran Protocol 8 just like I taught her to, our guys should already be at the teleportation facility." Malal looks at you. "...Anything you'd like to get off your back before we do, Yuma? There's no going back after this, you know."

What do you say?

[]Tell her what you think about her stupid plan. She doesn't have to die.
[]Nothing, Miss Malal. Let's get your stupid plan in motion. I hope I can live with the survivor's guilt and the smorgasbord of PTSD.
[]Tell her the truth.

>>31933237
>[X]Tell her the truth.

>>31933237
>[X]Tell her the truth.

MAXIMUM HEALING

>>31933237
[x]Nothing, Miss Malal. Let's get your stupid plan in motion. I hope I can live with the survivor's guilt and the smorgasbord of PTSD.

>>31933237
>[]Tell her the truth.
Last chance.

>>31933237
Will anyone ever know what THE PLAN is? Is there anyone you trust enough with not just your life, but the TRUTH?

>>31933237
>[x]Nothing, Miss Malal. Let's get your stupid plan in motion. I hope I can live with the survivor's guilt and the smorgasbord of PTSD.

>>31933237
>[X]Tell her what you think about her stupid plan. She doesn't have to die.
Because
>[X]Tell her the truth.

Someone who would lie to her and betray her trust doesn't deserve to live instead of her.

>>31933237
[X]Nothing, Miss Malal. Let's get your stupid plan in motion. I hope I can live with the survivor's guilt and the smorgasbord of PTSD.

>>31933237
>[x]Tell her the truth.

>>31933237
[X]Tell her the truth.

>>31933259
The plan is obviously to get Homu to befriend Madoka and then kill her

>>31933237
>[X]Tell her the truth.
it's our last chance

>>31933237
[x]Tell her what you think about her stupid plan. She doesn't have to die.
[x]"If you ware so dead set and confident that I can replace you if something happens to you, Miss Malal, then surely I can take your place now and go die instead of you."

>>31933237
[x]Nothing, Miss Malal. Let's get your stupid plan in motion. I hope I can live with the survivor's guilt and the smorgasbord of PTSD.
I can't resist this delicious cocktail of suffering.

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>>31933237
>[]Tell her the truth.
But WHICH "the truth"?

>>31933237
>[]Nothing, Miss Malal. Let's get your stupid plan in motion. I hope I can live with the survivor's guilt and the smorgasbord of PTSD.

>>31933237
[x]Nothing, Miss Malal. Let's get your stupid plan in motion. I hope I can live with the survivor's guilt and the smorgasbord of PTSD.

>>31933237
>[]Nothing, Miss Malal. Let's get your stupid plan in motion. I hope I can live with the survivor's guilt and the smorgasbord of PTSD.

>>31933237
[x]Tell her the truth.

Mmhmm.

>>31933237
[X]Nothing, Miss Malal. Let's get your stupid plan in motion. I hope I can live with the survivor's guilt and the smorgasbord of PTSD.

>>31933315
>[]Nothing, Miss Malal. Let's get your stupid plan in motion. I hope I can live with the survivor's guilt and the smorgasbord of PTSD.
We'll just have to make sure that she doesn't die, or at the very least, we go first.

That'll ruin her stupid plan good and proper, ha.

>>31933237
>[x]Tell her what you think about her stupid plan. She doesn't have to die.
staying with objectionable and being a bad subordinate like we were all day long

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>>31933237
[X] Tell her the truth.
She already knows anyway.

[x] Nothing.

Now's a terrible time to piss of Malal.

>>31933237
>[x]Tell her the truth.

>>31933237
[x]Nothing, Miss Malal. Let's get your stupid plan in motion. I hope I can live with the survivor's guilt and the smorgasbord of PTSD.
How quickly they grow up.

>>31933237
>[]Tell her what you think about her stupid plan. She doesn't have to die.
>[]Tell her the truth.

>>31933237
We have a teleportation facility in the 9th officio building? Why have we never got to use that?

>>31933335

More like, tell her we already fucked up her plans by brain fucking Murderface.

>>31933335
The choice is already made.

no matter what we do this time is where Decu gets to stick the knife in.

>>31933237
[x]Tell her the truth.

>>31933237
>[x]Tell her what you think about her stupid plan. She doesn't have to die.

>>31933362
because it hurts like a hundred different kinds of hell all at once?

>>31933237
[x]Nothing, Miss Malal. Let's get your stupid plan in motion. I hope I can live with the survivor's guilt and the smorgasbord of PTSD.
It's not like she'll change the plan just because we object.

>>31933237
[x] tell her the truth.
Let's see the Plan survive that.

>>31933237
>[]Tell her the truth.
Healing!

>>31933237
>[]Tell her what you think about her stupid plan. She doesn't have to die.

>>31933417
healing happens either way, anon.

The only question here is what kind of guilt Yuma gets.

>>31933237
[X] Tell her what you think about her stupid plan. She doesn't have to die.
[X]Tell her the truth.

>>31933237
>[X]Tell her the truth.

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>>31933237

Tell Malal that you don't want to die a virgin

>>31933464
So predictions. Do you think Malal already knows how badly Yuma screwed up. Or do you think Yuma is going to get another dose of pain when Malals last words to her are about how disappointed she is.

And if Malal approves of Yumas mindrape (or planned it), will that change your opinion of Malal?

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>You want answers?
>I think I'm entitled to!
>You want answers!?
>I want the truth!
>YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH

>>31933467
Too bad we didn't check on Kharn.

>>31933510
Giving a disclaimer that I was actually not privy to any events in this flashback beforehand OTHER than the arrival of the Second:

Yes, I think Malal knows, but I don't think that will stop her from being upset. It might be part of the Plan, though.

It doesn't change my opinion and in Malal's case, it wouldn't change in-quest NECO's, either, because she's aware of the Plan and its significance.

>>31933518
>we never checked on kharn
this'll be how we fuck it all up, won't it?

>>31933543
I have predictions.

But I'm not going to share them with the thread.

I fully expect that Decu will deliver The Suffering in due time. Any predictions I have can serve no useful purpose other than to accidentally spoil events now transpiring.

>>31933510
>predictions
kharn falls, everyone dies

>>31933510
I think Malal knows, I think it's probably part of the plan, and no, I still love her.

>>31933657

All of Yuma's anger towards Kharn and Chiaki is misplaced guilt and anger at herself.

Magnificent

>>31933543

I think we're on the same line of thinking.

>>31933686
Sad Yuma banner when

>>31933686
It's a good thing we CHOOSE what "Green hair is the danger!" actually meant!

I feel confident that Malal doesn't know, and is about to give Yuma a very bad day, one way or anothe.

>>31933703
>implying there's only one meaning
Wow look at this faggot who can't even into prophecy

Turns out "green hair is the danger" really means "green hair signals a critical failure to think and act calmly when important", not "she's going to stab you"

>>31933728
But then, how do you explain Midoriquest in Siberia?

>>31933761
Not important enough.
Watch later when she meets Madoka and reacts by trying to kill her.

>>31933771
If Omegon ever sees Godoka, she's going to shit her pants.

>>31933781
Even madokami will have no forgiveness for her

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>>31933728
This is consistent with both Midori and Yuma, at least when under our control, but I dunno if it applies to Ruri. Maybe if something happened to her sparkle not-girlfriend?

>>31933838
Don't be silly, anon. Robots always think logically.

Survivor's guilt, it's a he'll of a thing. Is Yuma gonna blame chiaki later for taking up all her time? If Yuma had gone to Kharn and handled the other stuff like Malal ordered her to instead, I wonder if that would have a significant effect on the outcome of events.

It is a moot point now, because there is no going back. It is interesting to think about though. I wonder if we will see a change in Omegon. Or perhaps during an interaction with her, chiaki might accidentally on purpose hit a nerve.

Omegon, I need you to go into my mind to help me remember a name of someone. Why is your helmet sweating?

>>31933250 >>31933252 >>31933256 >>31933269

You take a deep breath, smelling the faint antiseptic smell of your suit's deodorizing rebreather. It's...she's right. After this, there's no going back. You need to tell her, at the very least. Tell her the truth - and Haruka already did tell you that you did nothing wrong. Malal...you're confident she would see things in a similar light. They've matched perceptions before, at least.

"I never...I never checked up on Kharn, Miss Malal." You finally bring yourself to say, and you're surprised to hear your voice sounding so calm. Besides that brief moment of hesitation, it's almost like you're greeting your Rank Leader hi, instead of admitting that you lied to her face only moments ago. "I didn't have time to. I should've checked up on her, but I couldn't. I'm sorry."

Malal is deathly silent here, her helmet slowly turning to face you completely - the skull painted upon her visor seemingly not just staring, but glaring. Her gloved hands, earlier relaxed and loose, are know clenching into fists - unclenching a moment later, and then clenching again. "

And apropos of - well, what's happening right now - your retinal display suddenly locks onto Malal, labeling her as a Threat, Threat, Threat. You blink the warning away quickly, as you wait for the Culexus to react.

"...That's fine." She finally replies, her voice just as tight, as tense as the fists she's making with her hands. "I can't say I'm not disappointed - I did send you down there for a reason - but it's fine. Understandable. Easily fixed." She breathes in, slowly, deliberately enough that you hear her intake of breath over her vox - and she lets this out in a shuddering sigh. A moment later, she turns towards you once more.

"If you still want to be useful instead of the lying piece of shit you've proven yourself to be, Chitose Yuma, you'll go and lead the Black Templars to the teleporation facility. You DO remember where that is, right?"

[1/2]

>>31933761
Well, Midori DID act rashly and ended up getting temporarily killed.

>>31934015

You nod here, unable to speak. Unable to even breathe. It's...Malal's never been this angry at you before. Never this venomous. Never this terrifyingly hateful. "Y-yes, I d-"

"REALLY?" Malal's sudden shout is loud enough to short her vox speakers out - and for a moment, you hear her unfiltered voice, broadcasted out to everyone in the hall, crackling with static. "IS THAT THE TRUTH, OR IS THAT ANOTHER FUCKING LIE, YUMA?"

N-no, you manage to stammer out, shaking your head furiously at the face of Malal's wrath. No, of course not. You're...you're not lying now. You know where it is. You'll lead the Black Templars. You just - earlier, you didn't think--

"OH! So THAT explains it!" Malal growls. "You DIDN'T THINK! You weren't THINKING AT ALL!" You step back as the Culexus moves toward you, her shoulders bunched. "Did you fucking think I give you orders just for the FUN of it, Yuma? Do you think I do it for my HEALTH?"

N-no--

"THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU DO IT LIKE I FUCKING ORDERED YOU TO?!"

Please--

"Excuse me, hello," A different voice carefully ventures out from behind you, and both you and Malal turn to look at Alondight wheeling forward, a careful smile on her face. "Is anything the matter? Forgive me if I'm interrupting anything, but I was under the impression that we were..." she taps her fleshmetal wrist with a claw, in a mirror of Malal earlier. "...pressed for time, as it is? Surely this can be settled later." Alondight smiles at you, and you're struck with the realization that she's not just hurrying this up, but she's actually rescuing you.

"...Sorry, Alondight." Malal replies after a while, her vox-filter switching on again. "There's been a change of plans. Yuma here will be leading you to the teleportation facility. I need to attend to something very important for a minute or so." It's here that she nods at the High Marshal. "Don't worry, I'll do my best to catch up before it's go time. I wouldn't miss it for the world."

[2/3]

>>31934015
>and Haruka already did tell you that you did nothing wrong
Neither did Homu

>>31934031

"See that you do, Miss Malal." Alondight bows, a graceful movement despite her wheels - and begins to drag you by the hand towards her assembled Templars. "Come now, Yuma. You have to lead my Templars to wherever this telephone facsmilie is. They've been standing at attention for a while now, and they're getting rather snippy."

How do you react?

[]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.
[]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

Man, no wonder Omegon is so fucked up
>>31934048
>[x]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

>>31934048
>[]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.
Full disappointment.

>>31934048
>Fuck you Malal.

>[]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

Frankly she is pissing me off, all this smoke and mirrors shit, it's no wonder Yuma did this shit.

>>31934048
[X]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

>>31934048
>[X]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.

We've disappointed her enough, let's at least try to make it up to her.

>>31934048
>[X]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

>>31934048
[X] Tell Malal the rest

>>31934048
>[]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.
No breaks on the healing train

>>31934048
Ah, so this is what everyone wanted from raping Muderface

Good job guys.

Frankly Malal can just go fuck herself

>>31934048
>[x]Allow yourself to be pulled away.

Orders are orders Mala just made that brutally clear. Don't dig ourselves any deeper.

>>31934048
>[x]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

No brakes on the guilt train

>>31934095
No she can't, she's dead

>>31934048
>[x]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.

>>31934048
[x]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.
The idea of more disappointment is making me salivate, but this way it gets to simmer for ages instead. Telling her is like a kid eating all their candy Friday evening and then having nothing on Saturday.

>>31934048
>[x]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.

Walpurgisnacht is here. There's no time to let her know about Girl A.

>>31934048
>[]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

>>31934048
[X]Get out of here now
As much fun as this is, we're gonna miss the end of the world.

>>31934048
[]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

>>31934048
>[]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.

>>31934048
[X]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.

>>31934048
>[x]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.
Guys seriously there is no time for this.

>>31934048
>[X]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.

Yuma is a pile of guilt and rage for a reason.

It seems that checking up on Kharn was really vital for her plan, somehow.

Well, this is what you get for being so secretive about everything, Malal.

>>31934048
>[X]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

MAXIMUM SUFFERING

>>31934048
[X]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.


Shouldn't of said anything in the first place.

>>31934108
Frankly she is pissing me off though.

Her bullshit while justified to us, is utter confusing and croc.

Frankly she should have expected this

>>31934118
>There's no time to let her know about Girl A.
"btw also mindraped girl a cuz i thought you were playin anyway laters"

>>31934048
[X]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

>>31934048
>[x]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.

>>31934048
>[]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

>>31934048
>[x]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.
now that we are already at it
survived oRdoNen if only captcha, if only

>>31934048
>[]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.
Just to get this shit over with. WIth the rape, crying and this, I rather just get this shit over with

>>31934141
She probably wanted Yuma to confirm Kharn's status, if she was still moterately human, if she was witching, or if she was devouring the guards stationed out of the largest silent room they had.

>>31934048
[x]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.
I will admit I'm hungering to see Malal react to the rest of Yuma's mistakes, but that would mean a smaller amount of guilt to carry so...

>>31934095
No Yuma can take responsibility for being the massive cunt she is
Malal has good reason to be this pissed off and she has even more reason to be even more pissed when she hears the next part

>>31934150
Well, look at it this way, the more we tell her, the more we embarrass her in front of the templars and send her to here death full of disappointment and regret.

>>31934048
>[X]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.

>>31934048
[X] Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now

>>31934048
>[X]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.

>>31934048

>[x] Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

>>31934048
[X] Tell Malal
Take responsibility for your actions

[X]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

>>31934048
[x]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.

>>31934048
>[]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

>>31934048
[]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.

>>31934150
Malal should have expected Yuma to be a rapist and a liar who refused to obey direct orders of her superiour?

How exactly should she have expected that?

>>31934208
[X] Try to tell her the rest and fail.

She CANNOT know about me, Yuma.

So long trapped, but I'm back in the game

>>31934048
[x]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.

>>31934048

[x]Allow yourself to be pulled away. That's...you don't need to tell her anything more. Don't waste your rescue.

As much as I want to continue with the bad ideas... well, I don't.

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>>31934048
"I tried trusting Yuma once. It was dildos."

>>31934048
[x]Tell Malal the rest. She needs to know. You can't stop now.
Of course, it's not like being told that the choice was retarded and stupid will keep the players from doing the same stupid shit again in the future.

First anons backed Yuma mind sexually assaulting a weakened and fragile girl a, and then demonize her for it.

Now, they're all clamoring for her to come completely clean in front of her Rank leader who's already thinking infinitesimally low of her right now and, just admitted she quite frankly terrified of the fact she knows she's dying today and she can't stop it. Which will make Malal think even worse of the one girl she's banking on surviving this.

Jesus fuck guys do you lot hate Yuma that much?

>>31934284

Yumad?

What vote won?

>>31934310
Truth. Pretty sure.

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>Malal right now

>>31934306
>Jesus fuck guys do you lot hate Yuma that much?
They just want to go with the interesting choice.

>>31934306
No we just love healing

>>31934310
Truth.

>>31934321
Booo, that's so boring.

>>31934322
It's a good thing her life will be over in the next couple of hours.

>>31934322
well at least it's not for long seeing how she's dead soon

>>31934354
Yeah. Malal just kills her right here, and then steals Yumas identity. Turns out Yuma was Malal all along.

>>31934354

I guess Malal won't be around long enough to leave a message to Chiaki about how flaky Yuma can be.

>>31934369
I'm strangely okay with this.

>>31934328
By a fair margin. Twenty votes for, fifteen against.

>>31934306
>Jesus fuck guys do you lot hate Yuma that much?
there's no out for Yuma here, anon.

It's either confess now or watch Malal die with realisation in her eyes and cursing Yuma's name later.

>>31934306
Honestly I wasn't there for Agate and don't even remember who she is, so I went with the most interesting option
which lost

>>31934306
Don't even bother, I personally gave up long ago. Those chuclefucks will pick the most retarded option always and when confronted about it will always say "but it makes a good story man! Drama makes a story deeper!".

>>31934306
No I think half the vote ended up going mind rape because the edgy fag crowd was here for that vote
The opposite end of the spectrum moralfag crowd are here now so we get this

>>31934391
Well seeing how Malal's going to get killed by Kharn in a moment, I doubt she's going to get alot of cursing Yuma done.

>>31934369
Plot twist.

This is true, and why "Yuma" has distanced herself from Kyoko recently.

>>31934415
But not telling Malal makes the better story here though. I generally agree with that group but not telling is absolutely the right choice from that perspective.

>>31934415
it doesn't always, but Decu has certainly delivered.

>>31934391
Even though I was against telling Malal the truth, I'm actually okay with the outcome. Yuma's pretty much frazzled and losing her mind over everything, which is perfectly acceptable considering the situation, and Malal is actually losing control of a situation for once (I do like chessmaster characters and I like Malal personally, but it does get old when everybody seems to think she can foresee each and every single action, no matter how insignificant).

What I don't exactly like is the feeling that most of the people voting this way is doing it to either stick it to Malal or stick it to Yuma.

>>31934433
And Haruka just didn't notice? or is she in on it too?

>>31934422
Hey
Hey anon
here is a hint
Players are always retarded no matter what their moral compass is.I was a GM, I know.

>>31934306
And not saying anything is better in what ? The fuck up already happened, there is no good choice now

>>31934456
I wish I could say otherwise, but my GM experience agrees with you.

>>31934438
Thanks for proving my point.
>>31934447
Just like that time that Chiaki pulled QB infront of Pinky?

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>>31934306
No, they're trying to screw up the quest and not realizing that Decu can cope.

I'd let Decu GM for me any day. Master of the bait and switch.

>>31934423
Plot twist, Malal kills Kharn in her weakened state undergoes plastic surgery then gets the D from her heterosexual companion everyday in Siberia

>>31934487
Letting someone die with a little confidence is better then letting them die feeling betrayed.

>>31934495
that was a mis-count by decu. a better example would be midori's "get fucked" comment. We got shit over for that eventually, and it had a visible result on how things came out.

>>31934449
Walpurgisnacht is nobody's finest moment, anon.

Sure, Yuma fucked up but it made her the Meguca Malal needed her to be,

And WPN is obviously a rapidly escalating poor of shit that even Malal couldn't keep up with, or she wouldn't have been caught out by those fuckers jumping Murderface and Kharn. So yeah, she's a little on edge, especially given that she knows pretty much no-one is making it out of there, and she's kinda lashing out at Yuma.

>>31934495
>Just like that time that Chiaki pulled QB infront of Pinky?
To be fair, that was certainly well written.

I am nonetheless glad that turned out to be a miscount, though.

>>31934520
That's right, but wouldnt it only make Yuma more guilty about it ?

>>31934561
Potentially which would lead to her losing her shit and trying to punch Chiaki's teeth in when they went to see Haruka.

>>31934536
>it had a visible result on how things came out

Were we reading the same quest? What exactly were the lasting consequences of that aside from losing Mirai, a character we barely knew or cared about?