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>>33599793

(Gentlemen: Due to the extremely brief time period between this session and the previous one - Chronologically speaking - I'll be suspending the Hollow Sun charge for this Episode.

However, the next one will have the next 'cycle' of Hollow Sun energies, and research is continuing as usual.

As for the Void Anchors granted to the squad leaders, subsequent chapters will address that issue - i.e. They haven't had time to plant them yet.)

HOLLOW SUN: 7.9%

http://pastebin.com/GxbD8pcJ

RESEARCH:

[X] TERMINUS SCANNER
[X] FALSEHOOD ARRAY
[X] RESEARCH: ASSAULT HARDSHELL
[X] DIRAC TRANSMITTER I
[X] MASS DRIVER

VOID ANCHORS:

ORIGINAL HIVE
THE TRIBUNAL

HOLDING: 0

FLARE ORIOLE: 1
SILVER CROSS: 1
TITANIUM GIGANT: 1
IRON OGRE: 1

RED COMET GUIDE: (UPDATED)

http://pastebin.com/1m5bXGgh

UPDATES:

- Equipment FAQ updated with SOTTO VOCA
- Red Comet Guide updated with upgrades.

>>33599839
Heads up OP, you've confused the Mutlicore Converter with the Progenitor Engram.

Also the Hollow Sun guide is still down a few Hellion upgrades, at least the Samael Circuit and Mimetic Alloys. The Comet guide needs info on the latter.

Interview went well, it seems?

>>33599921
Hang on shouldn't the tank have more ammo too?

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(My apologies: I've fixed that, accordingly. Here's the new link for the Hollow Sun-

http://pastebin.com/iMMCqccw )

At long last, true night has fallen.

The air is clear but cold; Each breath a puff of white cloud, ghostly tendrils of mist that swirl apart in gossamer strands. The streets of the old city are empty, shadows pooling beneath the fitful illumination of flickering streetlamps, the faint skitter of feet at the very edge of perception the only sound to break the silence.

The old city has borne it's ruin with poor grace. The division between the stately designs of the past - Solid, built to last forward, now abandoned and strangely forlorn - and the achingly pristine lines of the new, cruder and somehow raw.

The wind picks up, scudding across the cracked stone. It plucks at the sleeves of your coat, a low, mournful moan at your back - Brushing cold fingers against your flesh, a chill that cuts to the bone.

There's something in the air, tonight. A sense of foreboding, like a thundercloud on the horizon; Like the charged calm before the storm. It's a relief to turn in the direction of safer streets, your footfalls echoing hollowly as you cross the border - The sense of oppression diminishing, leaving vague relief in its wake.

A lonely bus stand - The clear plastic walls defaced with deliberate effort, badged with spray-painted graffiti - looms before you, the single streetlap above casting a pool of golden light. Here, as before, the roads are nearly empty...Except for the bus that trundles it's begrudging, solitary way past, once an hour - The driver never lingering for too long.

(Continued)

>>33600078

The shadows undergo a metamorphosis - Growing a head, then slim shoulders, then a sudden mitosis that leaves the scarred, slashed seats behind, turning the other half into...

-Natsumi.

"Ah-" It's a small sound, a soft start - But there's no surprise in it, not really. She's almost determinedly casual, the checkered hem of her sensible skirt fluttering in the sudden breeze, the trim of her jacket accentuating the lines of her slender arms, her sharply-slanting features. Brown eyes settle on you - For the space of a second - before she looks down and away, something like a sigh teased from her throat.

As you draw closer, her stance shifts, slightly; There's something instinctively defensive in the way she holds herself apart, taking a light step - Then another - away, turning her collar up against the cold. She avoids your gaze, dropping her chin almost to her chest - Staring down at the ground, her hands in her pockets.

[ ] "...Are you all right?"
[ ] "-Thanks. For earlier, I mean."
[ ] "It's getting colder."
[ ] "...Why do they hate you so much?"
[ ] Stay silent.
[ ] Free

YOU HAVE CONTROL

>>33600162
>[ ] Stay silent.

>>33599921
>>33599972

(My apologies; I'm not sure that my notes - Regarding Hollow Sun and Red Comet upgrades - are up-to-date. I appear to be missing indication of some of them, for some odd reason.

If there are any still missing from the new list, feel free to inform me.)

>>33600162
>[x] "...Why do they hate you so much?"
>[x] "...Are you all right?"

>>33600185
The Red Comet Guide lacks the Mimetic Alloys.

Other than that, I can only comment on typos. But those are a constant in these documents.

>>33600162
>[ ] Stay silent.

>>33600162
>[X] "-Thanks. For earlier, I mean."

Stay silent for a minute. Then start laughing. "Silver 'fascist'? I wish I could have seen their faces, they didn't react like that after I made Iron Ogre tear off his own faceplate."

"Natsumi... what happened to you? I thought you were better than that. Than them." (quietly) "Than me."

>>33600185
Those were it. It's nothing major, we've gotten a lot done over the past few months, I only noticed the holes because I'm finishing the episode guide.

I think >>33599972 is referring to Myomer Hypertrophy boosting ammo in addition to other effects.

Did you ever check your email?

"Notably, the Red Comet can now *sprint* full-out - In addition, it can leap when in quadruped mode, and land without sustaining catastrophic damage."
So our quadruped mode is now a tachikoma?

>>33600304
I always thought it was, but now it does it right. Physically at least. Needs an AI to properly capture the spirit of the thing.

And probably needs reinforcement to not shatter while bouncing around. So much to do, so little time.

>>33600359
Another reason for Guardian AI.

...By the way, can we install a teleport homer into our killsat?
We could then store vehicles there and make them rain in via orbital drop. It would allow us to weaponize vehicle spawns, circumvent possible teleportation countermeasures and it would allow us to make a Titanfall reference.
Or Section 8, if we use it on ourselves.

>>33600382
Didn't we use "Stand by for Jokerfall" when we did Armiger's entire army?

I'm actually interested in the Guardian AI, but for a different reason: Install a Joker Icon in the Comet and we could use it as mobile artillery once the Dirac transmitter is up.

Lastly, probably not a good idea to launch comparatively fragile vehicles from orbit. Easier just to summon them, plus it works underground.

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> [x] "...Are you all right?"

She nods, fractionally - Just a tilt of her head.

> [x] "...Why do they hate you so much?"

"-It's a long story," Natsumi says - A kind of weariness shading her voice, as she looks down at her feet.

"We've...had our differences, that's all. Sometimes..."

A sigh.

"...Sometimes, it's so hard to do what's right. What you *know* is right - What *everyone* knows is right - but even then they..."

The tip of her shoe traces a line in the permafrost.

"It's history, that's all. Ancient history, now. I forget."

>>33600281

Natsumi blinks, at your laughter - For a moment, she looks wounded, high colour rising in her cheeks...Until she realizes you're not laughing *at* her, and subsides - The spasm of alarm fading as quickly as it comes. She smiles, a wan little smile; But in earnest, the first one you've seen since your arrival.

"You did that, really?" she says - "-I wish I'd been there to see it...He must've been *furious*." The levity doesn't last, her smile slowly fading as she looks past you, at the desolate landscape beyond;

"...I wish I'd been there," Natsumi says again, softer this time, almost to herself.

> [X] Stay silent.

A silence descends. Natsumi doesn't seem inclined to continue the conversation, not yet - But there's something contemplative to her, her features cast in a pale mask...That achingly familiar expression she always makes, when she's lost in thought.

> "Natsumi... what happened to you? I thought you were better than that. Than them." (quietly) "Than me."

"I don't..." she begins - But then her eyes close, for a moment, looking pained.

"-You're right," Natsumi says, and her voice is leaden. "I just..."

She bites her lip. Then, suddenly:

"...Anon-kun, I don't like *any* of this. I don't like any of, of...*them*. Those Players...You don't *know* what they've done. I don't trust *any* of them - Not even the ones I *do* know.

(Continued)

>>33600424
"Mine's bigger". Weren't you the one who wrote it?

>>33600444

"Someone should...should - I don't know, lock them up and throw the keys away."

"They're...not *good people*, Anon-kun." Natsumi's speaking from the heart - Almost stammering a little, as her words catch up with her. "You should be-"

In a small voice -

"...You should be fighting with us. Not with - Not with people like *that.*"

Her gaze meets yours, for an aching moment - Her eyes glistening, before she rubs at them with her sleeve. "But when I saw you with them, I realized..."

"-This...It's where you *live*, isn't it? It's so *hard*, reaching you - Because you attract it. All this...All this *stuff*. The horror, the madness - This sordid, violent twilight zone."

She looks down, her hands clasped before her - Her slim fingers interlocking, so tightly that they tremble.

"It's funny," Natsumi says, softly. "I always thought...As a Player, as Cypher - I'd be protecting you. Our ordinary lives - A world that we could live in. I thought - I thought I was doing the right thing-"

Her voice trembles, threatens to break.

"But...You don't need protecting. And now, everything's..."

She swallows, hard. Pain, vulnerable and raw, flits across her face.

"-It's all falling apart," Natsumi murmurs, low and bleak. "I don't understand - How did things get this bad? What did I...What did we do *wrong*?"

[ ] Free

YOU HAVE CONTROL

>>33600281

>Did you ever check your email?

I've read it. My apologies, I didn't have the opportunity to answer it just yet. But by all means, feel free to quote the weapons/systems info from the guides.

>>33600495
Oh shit. We can't let her cross the despair threshold. Inject that girl with 30cc's of pure HOPE!

"You didn't do anything wrong, Natsumi. You were doing the right thing. The only problem is that doing the right thing isn't enough anymore. I WILL keep this world alive, no matter what. So I don't need you protecting me. But I need you supporting me. And from the looks of things, you need me supporting you. And I'm happy to oblige."

>>33600495
"Why are you so focused on *protecting* me?
I, for one, am glad that you can handle yourself. It's one less thing to worry about.
I just need to figure out how to make Kazuya less of a target.
It's bad enough that Akira went AWOL after the blade thing. I should have stopped him.

My goals are different from Argent Prominence's, but I also want to protect this world.
I am fighting on your side, but from a different angle.

If you ever need reinforcements or gadgets, just call me. I will gladly help you out.
We are best friends, after all."

>>33600582
>Inject that girl with 30cc's of pure HOPE!
Now I have Cure Lovely's role call branded into my mind.

>>33600495
"I tried not to fight. They kept coming until I turned and destroyed them. I tried to leave the city, but I can't. More than a kilometer out and I get *pulled back*. Only one high speed accident in history, and I know what really caused it. Who, rather."

"When I realized what was happening, who do you think I went to first? Totenaz? Of course not. I went to Argent, and asked what I could do. He said 'Do nothing and stand aside'. Who do you think I WANT to fight with? Bullies and madmen, or you? But they came when I called, and your people..."

"Aoba--Armaros tried to kill me last night. He took his people and his Juggernauts and tried to kill Bell Zephyr. He failed, and Rust Kaiser showed up. But before that he had me in his hands and he was ready to *squeeze*. Our next meeting won't end so kindly. I hope I don't have to kill him."

>What did I...What did we do *wrong*?
"You said yes when you needed to say no. You stayed in the ivory tower to preserve your own virtue. You listened to orders instead of your conscience. You lacked conviction, and your enemies made you like them. You never asked 'Why' until too late."

"Natsumi... why couldn't you trust me? Everything would be different if you had three years ago."

"You've forgotten now... but six years ago I told you what happened to me. ALL of it, even what I don't remember anymore.

"You refused to look at me for six months."

goddammit I have got to stop this writing habit

>>33600688

That's way, way too melodramatic. I veto this because this made me cringe a little.

>>33600688
>More than a kilometer out and I get *pulled back*.
Wait, what?
(Yes, I read everything. But I don't remember all the details)

>>33600571
Oh cool. Probably won't for the sake of briefness, but we'll see as I work on it more.

>>33600715
Just me wondering why Anon never left if people attacked him all the time in the city, and why he stays in the city without any family we know of, instead of being properly taken in by his next of kin. Some kind of tie to the city is the best I came up with.

>>33600700
Nah, I like most of this. OP should ditch most of the wording but keep the ideas.

>>33600688
>>33600757
So this is trying to insinuate your speculation into write-in dialogue as fact? Holy shit, no, why.

This isn't an improv exercise where you can just say whatever you want and have the other party agree with you because you've asserted it.

Were you to have JQOP retcon in telling her about our whole past six years ago too? Because that's kind of something that changes our whole dynamic entirely.

The second and third paragraphs are salvageable, but the rest is just too much.

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>>33600688
A bit over the top, don't you think?

>>33600823
I want OP to use exactly as much as is appropriate and correct. Toss the rest out.

Telling Natsumi... Mostly based on how we've played the character to this point. He's terrible with secrets, particularly with regards to friends and need-to-know. I do not expect Natsumi to remember anything that came of such a conversation if it did or could happen, because you're right, there's no indication of such.

>This isn't an improv exercise where you can just say whatever you want and have the other party agree with you because you've asserted it.
Just going to say, that happens with some regularity, and less on my part than on others'.

>>33600834
A bit, yes.

>>33600635

> "Why are you so focused on *protecting* me?

A sharp hiss of breath. Natsumi goes pale, as if you've slapped her.

> I, for one, am glad that you can handle yourself. It's one less thing to worry about.
> I just need to figure out how to make Kazuya less of a target.

"Kazuya..." she murmurs - "...I see - You don't have to worry about me at all..."

> My goals are different from Argent Prominence's, but I also want to protect this world.
> I am fighting on your side, but from a different angle.
> We are best friends, after all.

Very faintly - "Best *friends*..."

Natsumi draws a breath - A slow, shuddering breath, her arms gathering her jacket a little closer. As if she's hugging herself, a faint, sad laugh teased from her lips.

"-That's right...We've always been friends, haven't we?" she says, her brown eyes downcast. "And...I'm sure we'll *keep on*-"

> "You said yes when you needed to say no. You stayed in the ivory tower to preserve your own virtue. You listened to orders instead of your conscience. You lacked conviction, and your enemies made you like them. You never asked 'Why' until too late."
> "Natsumi... why couldn't you trust me? Everything would be different if you had three years ago."

"It's not-" she lurches forward, her voice rising - Before her hands fall to her sides, limply, as if drained of strength. "...Why did I think you'd understand?" Natsumi murmurs, her head turned to the side - "No-one understands. Ever."

> "Natsumi... why couldn't you trust me? Everything would be different if you had three years ago."

Your words hang in the air, leaden - An echo into infinity.

Natsumi's pale reflection hovers in the inside of the curving plastic walls; She leans into it, as if searching for succor, for support. "-I didn't want it to be like, like..." A sad, low laugh. "-Like this. I thought...As long as you didn't know, as long as you were spared, I could be-"

A slow shake of her head.

"...It doesn't matter, now."

(Continued)

>>33601028
Normally I hate write-ins, but this needs one. "Chrome Cypher, talk to me! How can you expect me to understand anything if we don't talk? I will not lose you over this."

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>>33601028
This is just painful.

Thank god that I've got Kamen Rider Gaim to watch. This makes the wait for the updates far less painful.

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>>33600582

"Supporting you..." Natsumi echoes, softly - There's something distant to her voice, as she shivers...The cold wind gusting past. She closes her eyes, for the longest moment; It seems as if she's about to say something-

And then a sliver of light crosses the threshold - A slice of illumination - as the bus rumbles to a stop, a grumbling monster of burning rubber and engine noises, steam gusting serenely into the air.

----------------------------

The bus rumbles along the winding streets. The other seats are empty - Yet the two of you sit together, in almost-silence, the driver just a cypher in the sealed compartment at the front.

There are deep rents in the cushioning of the seats, stuffing foam blossoming from the gashes. As it turns down the path towards Seisin High, Natsumi stirs, slightly; She's said little, in the past hour - Waiting for the bus to empty, for the transitory procession of the anonymous late-night riders to vanish at last.

She may have been sleeping. It's hard to tell.

In profile, her features are carefully composed, almost serene.

"Your...'magical moon princess'." Natsumi's voice is soft, almost a whisper - Looking out of the window, at the silver orb of the moon above; Fingertips touched to the glass, as if aching to reach it.

"Your - 'Hyades'."

The words come stiffly, as if they rest uncomfortably in Natsumi's mouth - Her lips shaping each syllable, her breath misting against the surface.

"It sounds...I don't know. Impossible. Incredible." The sigh that follows is low, shivery, her shoulders bowing beneath a new weight. "When we were back there, with the others..." Natsumi's treading with care, here - Feeling her way forward, with a growing tentativeness.

(Continued)

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>>33601158

"...You said - 'The winner will become a real girl.'"

Her fingers curl, biting into her palms.

"-To go that far for someone..." A slow, shuddering breath, bracing for the pain to come. "...She must really be *special* to you."

[ ] "...It's not like that."
[ ] "-I'm just using her, that's all."
[ ] "She is. But not the way you're thinking."
[ ] "It's not that I *want* to, Natsumi. I didn't have a choice."
[ ] Say nothing.
[ ] Free

YOU HAVE CONTROL

>>33601173
"I think I hate her."

>>33601173

> [X] "-I'm just using her, that's all."

"I needed her power, natsumi. She's not a good person."

>>33601173
Wow that was fast. This. >>33601186

>>33601173
>"-I'm just using her, that's all."
>"It's not that I *want* to, Natsumi. I didn't have a choice."

>>33601173
>[X] "She is. But not the way you're thinking."

>"...You said - 'The winner will become a real girl.'"
"I think they all might've been, once. Mine had a name, remembered the way the sky looked.

But it's hard to remind yourself of that sometimes, the way they act."

>>33601173
"My situation is unique. I'm not brainwashed, in contrast to the other champions. She had a mental breakdown when she found out, but then she realized that I still want to help her.
She even sacrificed herself for me and is currently unconscious, inert.
I want to save her. But not because I love her.
It's because she reminds me of myself. I spent one hundred years trapped in the Red and her life now is what I experienced back then, except that she doesn't even have the chance to distract herself with fighting.
No one should experience something like that.

Unfortunately, as it stands now, all of the girls might die tomorrow. And if it happens, it will be by my hands.
I still have this hope that I might end the Hyades game without killing any of the girls. Or at least by saving some of them.
But it's only a slim shimmer."

>>33601239
Holy fucking shit no, vetoed all of this entirely.

>>33601239
Please no

>>33601246
Kill yourself, shithead.

>>33601173
"To quote myself the last time someone asked about her... this isn't going to end how anyone expects."

>>33601173

If you had put "I had sex with her, but I don't love her." that would've been an amazing trap option. Just saying, OP.

>>33601173
>[x] "-I'm just using her, that's all."

>>33601186
>>33601196
>>33601200
Well, looks like the edgy brigade is active today.

>>33601173
"I need her power and the information she can provide. I wasn't brainwashed into loving mine like the other Champions were. Still not sure if it's because of the armor or because I myself am incompatible, for whatever reason."

>>33601266
Nice buzzword, friend. :)

>>33601173
OP, can we go with >>33601095 somwhere in your next response?

>>33601266
Yeah seriously. Can we also veto "I'm judt using her"? That will not go over well.

>>33601239
Veto.

>>33601288
Vetoing your veto

>>33601288

No, "I'm just using her." is sharp and to the point. That way, she'll know there's nothing sexual involved. We need to be perfectly clear about this, so there's no room for misunderstandings.

We are in fact using Cybele. We don't have any feelings for her at all besides pity, and we only put up with her for the 100% HP buff and regenerating health.

I this another one of these "Why am I even following this Quest anymore" threads?

>>33601303
Not everyone is an edgy fuck like you.

>>33601303
Do you actually think she will react positively to hearing we're using someone? What do you think she's going to think of that?

>>33601310

I'm not trying to be edgy, it really is the truth. Just look at what we've been doing so far, we're going to send her into dormancy or death if the Plan succeeds.

>>33601158
OP, I'd like to also suggest >>33601095. It's a bit late for when it would have helped, but maybe it will now anyway.

>>33601261
Trap options are options that people might feasibly pick. I'd hope that even on a bad day we wouldn't be THAT willfully moronic.

>>33601173
Basically anything but
>[ ] "-I'm just using her, that's all."
is alright. Professing a grudge over the situation she's put us in a la >>33601186 is fine. The using her comment might even be factual, but it's not the kind of thing you drop on your friend out of the blue.

>>33601323
I also think the plan is fucking stupid and we should be more focused on shutting down the system than selectively murdering the occupants, but apparently the unrepentant gleeful sociopath who asked us for a favor because the very idea of the Hyades offends his sensibilities had the right idea right from the very start.

>>33601173
Turn to look at her. "If it were you there wouldn't be a competition. Just scorch marks and us."

>>33601374

Oh holy shit, no. Don't lead the poor girl on.

>>33601313
I want to be honest. She might look down on us for two-timing with the magical moon girl.

>>33601384

Yeah, we should make it completely clear.

>>33601384
>I want to be honest
>But I don't want to tell her about the two-timing
Holy shit. We are going places today.

>>33601374
You people are brain damaged.

>>33601353
>I also think the plan is fucking stupid and we should be more focused on shutting down the system than selectively murdering the occupants, but apparently the unrepentant gleeful sociopath who asked us for a favor because the very idea of the Hyades offends his sensibilities had the right idea right from the very start.
Well, at least I'm not alone.
I will be glad to murder the fuck when we get an opportunity. It would be murder without any kind of remorse, considering that our "victim" is physically incapable of feeling remorse and/or empathy and is thus a huge danger to society.

>>33601378
I'm actually not. If it were her in the contest instead of Cybele I'd have advocated systematic murder of all the other champions. Natsumi is my favorite romance option, to my etenal frustration with the rest of you.

Note to OP:The next time you insert magical girls into your quest, consider using preestablished characters. I only got interested in this entire half of the quest when I realized we'd be able to excise all the Hyades from the plot simultaneously.

>>33601393
Can you fucking read, or are you just going to call everyone retarded while you think you're the greatest? Natsumi is asking if we love Cybele. She knows we're in a relationship with Mio. Saying that Cybele isn't special to us and we're just using her makes us seem like a bit of a tool, but at least we don't look like a guy in love with a magical moon princess while pretending to date someone else, which is a real scumbag move.

>>33601420
>Natsumi is my favorite romance option, to my etenal frustration with the rest of you.
This is EXACTLY what "leading on" means, shithead.
You are making a statement that can be see as romantic interest. Despite us being in a relationship.

It's true that Joker would murder everyone without remorse if it was Natsumi.
But the same would go for Kazuya.

>>33601425
Or we can just go the "I see myself in her but don't love her" route, which sounds far less like we are an asshole and isn't factually wrong either.

>>33601186
>>33601198

Natsumi stiffens - That wasn't the answer she was expecting, you can tell.

"You...*hate* her?" she echoes, startled and a little confused; But it's got her attention, all right - A flash of something in her eyes, too fast to be recognized.

> "It's not that I *want* to, Natsumi. I didn't have a choice."

"Oh," Natsumi says. Then, again: "-Oh."

Her expression is a strange one - Half-surprised, half-relieved...But with a startled wariness to her gaze, now, a deer frozen in the hunter's sights.

>>33601281
>>33601236

"They...*brainwash* you?" Her gaze turns inwards - Silent calculation in her eyes, making the connections, putting the pieces together. "Then...No wonder Iron Ogre-"

"But...Then *why* are you different...?"

> "Chrome Cypher, talk to me! How can you expect me to understand anything if we don't talk? I will not lose you over this."

Your voice is loud enough to rattle her - Natsumi glances, instinctively, at the front compartment...But there's no-one to hear.

For the longest moment, she wavers; Unsure of how to answer, whether to answer, before-

"-I..." she begins - The faintest note of self-conscious embarrassment to her voice, a shadow passing over her face. Natsumi ducks her head, her fingers plucking at her jacket - Never looking you in the eye.

(Continued)

>>33601425
>She knows we're in a relationship with Mio
Actually no, she does not. Look at OP's post >>33601173. Curling her fingers into claws and bracing for pain means that she expects to hear Anon is in love with his Hyades.

Looks like we fucked up. Again.

>>33601449

"Just now - Before," she says; A deep twist to her words. "...I saw Kazuya. W, with that girl, Shino..."

Perhaps it's something in your expression, because her lips curve in an exhausted smile, cutting you off before you can speak - A smile that accentuates the shadows beneath her eyes.

"-Anon-kun, it's not like *that*."

And perhaps Natsumi means it, though the faintest hurt lingers in her words.

A slow breath. "Just..."

"...Just listen."

She turns her face to the glass.

"They were talking, laughing - Walking together. Just the two of them."

"-And then I thought...They looked like they were having fun." Natsumi bites her lip, her brow furrowing. "Kazuya-kun...He *tries*, you know. He tries so hard to make things work, to make me *happy*, but I - I..."

"...I..."

A solitary tear trickles down her cheek, her breath catching.

"-I'm...really terrible. I don't - I don't think of him *that way*, but...I can't *tell* him-" Her hands - clasped together on her lap - begin to tremble. "...I don't want to *spoil* things. I don't want t, to - I don't want anyone to be hurt."

Natsumi falters.

"I just want - I want - I want things to be the way they *should*. For all of us to be *happy*..."

[ ] Free

YOU HAVE CONTROL

>>33601472
Not really. Calm down.

>>33601492
"I would suggest you tell him, if I didn't know what the Shino thing was all about.
She's a Joker fangirl and thinks he's me.

People are hurt more when you lead them on, than when you are honest. I learned that often enough by now.

If you let him down, I will spend time on helping him get over it. That's the best for both of you, because right now the situation is hurting you both."

>>33601492
"He has the *worst* timing."

"Natsumi, it's the secret that's hurting you... and he already knows. Do the right thing and end it, if he won't. It hurts the least and heals the fastest."

>>33601492

Does that mean Natsumi's route is open, now?

>>33601557
Can you people please stop thinking with your dick?
We friendzoned her, not she us.

>>33601449
>"But...Then *why* are you different...?"
"I wish I knew. I think the armor is resistant to outside interference. But some people think that the reason is me. On four different occasions I was called called broken, incapable of love, incapable of caring and lacking desires. Still wondering which is more hilarious."
>>33601492
"It may be a bit hypocritical at this point, but I'll give you the same words Kazuya once did me: Make the choice before it's too late. Because if you don't, everyone will get hurt in the end."

>>33601561
We can unfriendzone her. With our dick.

>>33601574
She will only end up suffering even more.

>>33601549
>If you let him down, I will spend time on helping him get over it.
I was okay with this until here. Why the hell are you talking about him when she's the one crying in front of you? What are you going to do for her?

>>33601550
Wata, come up with something nice to say.

>>33601579
>Why the hell are you talking about him when she's the one crying in front of you?
Because she's worried about hurting him.
And I want to tell her that we are also his friend and that we'll catch him when she lets him down.
She cares about the guy, for fuck's sake. He's an important friend.

>>33601492
"Things haven't been the way they should be for a long time now, and for better or for worse, it looks like it's going to be our job to try and fix it. But if that time before the Joker found me taught me anything, it's that if you put one foot in front of the other long enough, sometimes you make it through to the other side.

Just talk to him. He wouldn't want you to be unhappy either, you know. 'All of us' includes you too."

>>33601579
Ugh, fine.

>>33601492
Adding to >>33601550
"Crybaby tomboy. You haven't changed. Kazuya will take care of himself; he always gets up when we knock him down. So stop thinking about others for once in your life. Why can't you think about what you need to be happy?"

>>33601492

I can't say I didn't see this coming.

>>33601629

> "Crybaby tomboy. You haven't changed. Kazuya will take care of himself; he always gets up when we knock him down. So stop thinking about others for once in your life. Why can't you think about what you need to be happy?"

"I'm *not* a crybaby-" Natsumi's red eyes put the lie to her words, her lips curling in a pout...But then she smiles, just a little, even as she wipes at her eyes - Her voice a little muffled, now, her sobs stifled by an almost-chuckle.

>>33601550
>>33601549
>>33601566

> "Make the choice before it's too late. Because if you don't, everyone will get hurt in the end."

A silence descends - Natsumi's brow furrows, as she looks down...At her lap, at the floor, at anywhere else but at you. "...I know," she murmurs. "I *know*, but it's hard-"

> People are hurt more when you lead them on, than when you are honest. I learned that often enough by now.

She laughs. Just a little, a small, choked sound - Her shoulders quivering in spasm, her hands clasped to her mouth to smother it. She seems almost embarrassed by this, oddly mortified - As if it isn't funny at *all*, but there's something in your words...

At last, her laughter subsidies. Natsumi's red-faced, still shaking with mirth - Wiping a tear away from her eyes, as if she's just heard the joke of the century.

(Continued)

>>33601694

> "I would suggest you tell him, if I didn't know what the Shino thing was all about.
> She's a Joker fangirl and thinks he's me.

"She thinks *he's* you-"

Somehow - To Natsumi - that seems like the funniest thing in the world. When she finally calms, her smile - Sickly, somehow, but honest - lingers...And with it, the slightest twist to her lips.

"-Ah...You really don't know anything at all..." she sighs, but there's a fond exasperation to it.

>>33601596

One foot in front of the other.

Inch towards daylight.

At last, Natsumi's eyes meet yours - Her gaze contemplative, somehow, looking more like herself at last. And then-

Without warning, her hand grips the folds of your coat - Tugging, lightly, as her head comes to rest against your shoulder. She's warm, as she leans into you; A slow sigh thrumming from her lips, a soft exhalation that seems to drain all the tension from her form.

"Anon-kun...You're such an idiot~" Natsumi murmurs. Her eyes close; Stray strands of red hair tickling your chin, your cheeks.

"But even so..."

You wait, but she says nothing more.

[ ] "...Natsumi?"
[ ] "'Even so'...?"
[ ] "Hey, that's a little harsh."
[ ] "...I'll never understand you. Never."
[ ] Pat her head.
[ ] Free

YOU HAVE CONTROL

>>33601758
>[X] "...I'll never understand you. Never."
>[X] Pat her head.
"You and me both. Forever."

>>33601758
>[ ] Pat her head.

>>33601758
>[ ] "...I'll never understand you. Never."
Smile Status: Protected (...?)

>>33601758
>[X] "...I'll never understand you. Never."
>[X] Pat her head.
"See? One step closer to normal already."

Write-ins that could completely kill the quest:
To Natsumi and/or the raid survivors: "I wonder if Hyades can get pregnant. It really bothers me."

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>>33601814
>>33601795
>>33601786
>>33601785

> [X] Pat her head.

You brush her hair back from her cheeks, as Natsumi relaxes - Her face smooth and unlined, now, all worry momentarily soothed. She murmurs something, under her breath; Something soft and wordless, her small hand still gripping your coat-

She holds on to you, all the way, as the bus takes the long, uphill path to it's destination. By the time the bleak streets of the city give way to the beginnings of greenery - The area notably upscale, more prosperous, the harsh lines of mass-production relaxing into the baroque curves of old architecture and brownstone...

She's asleep.

> [X] "...I'll never understand you. Never."

You're not sure if you ever will. It's a mystery to you, how changeable girls can be - As capricious, as enigmatic, as the fading moon.

> "See? One step closer to normal already."

You remember. Natsumi, always chasing after you and Kazuya, taking quicker strides to make up for your longer ones. A thing you must have forgotten, at some point - When she nodded off in the school bus, or curled up with her head on her folded arms in class, lulled into slumber by the drone of the day...

-She could never bear to be alone.

---------------------------

It's late - Extraordinarily so - by the time the bus reaches the last station. Seisin High's walls loom before you; The ornate gates firmly barred, looking as solid and unbreachable as the portcullis of a fortress, the school's crest like a grand seal. It's warmer here, the greenery defiantly refusing to succumb to winter's encroachment - The wind reduced to a gentle breeze, that makes the branches of the trees over head sway in a gentle surrusation.

"...I can't believe I fell asleep."

Natsumi - A little bleary-eyed, a little unsteady on her feet, but far cheerier than before - paces alongside you; She's unbuttoned her jacket, her white shirt almost luminous in the moonlight, her voice softly familiar.

(Continued)

>>33601964

"Ah, it's after curfew, too...I didn't think we'd be so late on the first day..."

The stone walls give way to ivy-draped battlements, then to hedge. Seisin High's gardens are elaborate and exquisite, slow-blossoming flowers mingling with the vines - Grass rustles underfoot, lushly green, as you come to the small gardener's gate, the one that's never locked.

It creaks, faintly, as you push it open. A sweet, heavy scent hangs in the air; Like perfume, like apples and cinnamon, rich with noble rot.

Somewhere, you hear the gentle surrusation of a fountain - A light drizzle, like distant rain pattering against the soft earth. The gravel of the path crunches underfoot, the lights of the dormitory (Now muted, to the faintest glow) rising above the maze of hedges.

Natsumi draws ahead, her long legs carrying her forward; And then she slows, turning to face you - Faintly puzzled, now, her head canting to the side.

"...You're not coming?" she asks, sensing your reserve. "-It's pretty late, now..."

[ ] "You go ahead. There's something I need to do."
[ ] "Go ahead. There's someone I need to see."
[ ] "-I'll see you tomorrow, Natsumi. Good night."
[ ] "...It's a nice place. I'll take a look around."
[ ] Free

YOU HAVE CONTROL

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>>33602057

(My apologies, forgot my image.)

>>33602057
>[x] "Go ahead. There's someone I need to see."
>[x] "-I'll see you tomorrow, Natsumi. Good night."

>>33602057
>[ ] "You go ahead. There's something I need to do."
>[ ] "-I'll see you tomorrow, Natsumi. Good night."

>>33602057
Wink exaggeratedly. "Shh. I have a clever plan. Remember the last one? This one's even better."
>[X] "-I'll see you tomorrow, Natsumi. Good night."

Of course, we are going to see Mio first...

>>33602057

>[X] "You go ahead. There's something I need to do."
>[X] "-I'll see you tomorrow, Natsumi. Good night."

Does she know that we're dating Mio?

>>33602193
Nope.

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>>33602193

(She doesn't, in fact. Kazuya does, however.)

>>33602092
>>33602193

> [X] "You go ahead. There's something I need to do."

Natsumi hesitates - That quizzical expression lingering, as she looks at you through her long lashes; There's something slightly dubious in her gaze, as if she's wondering what you could *possibly* be up to, at this time of the night.

> "Shh. I have a clever plan. Remember the last one? This one's even better."

That seems to tip the scales.

"Well...All right, then," Natsumi says, slowly - With another curious look over her shoulder, considering. But then she begins the walk that'd take her back to the dormitory, along the gravel path...

And you head the other way.

-------------------------------

The Covenant Gardens lie deep within the school, close to the very heart; Legend has it - According to Shino, alluded to in her never-ending chatter - that they're the oldest part of the grounds, the first site where the earth was broken, then carefully nurtured to bloom.

A tall hawthorn - Heavy with red berries - marks the place, a white froth of travellers' joy cascading from the top boughs, delicate as a veil. There's something inherently calming about this place, the night sweet and fragrant and silent - A sanctuary, mysterious and beautiful; A place soothing in it's loveliness, shimmering in the silver light of the moon.

The girls of Seisin High know it by another name: The Maiden's Labyrinth.

(Continued)

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>>33602307

It's a courtyard flower garden, breathtakingly beautiful in the moonlight - A marvel of exotic flowers, with paths that criss-cross the neatly trimmed lawn, running between bushes, beds and vines thick with blossoms, under spreading, verdant trees and past tiered fountains of sculpted marble.

And beneath the baroque arch of the topiary maze...

-A sound. A soft, silvery laugh - The flicker of light on blonde hair - the whisper of a flowing gown, there and then gone, as fleeting as a mirage.

[ ] Free

YOU HAVE CONTROL

>>33602344
Nothing for it. Go after, but sneakily. She'll come back to tease, so catch her then.

>joker quest
How the hell is this still going
what is, two years or something? holy shot op, this is probably the longest running quest after inquisimod

>>33602390
Deculture's MGNQ is still ongoing, iirc?

>>33602344

Wow. Mio's really a minx when she puts her mind to it.

>>33602405
Ah really?
too bad.

>>33602390
>inquisimod
You know, I'm not even posting on 4chan anymore because of the various kinds of power abuse and sheer assholery spread by the increasing number of clueless fuckheads on this board.
I'm only here for Joker Quest and Brouzouf Quest and possibly the conclusion of Fate/Stay Again.

>>33602344
"Chasing your shadow at nighttime? You're lucky I think you're worth it."

>>33602405
A tale of monster as well, I think.

>>33602424
>conclusion of Fate/Stay Again
He says he's going to finish it, but I'm increasingly doubtful. Two or three threads do not take this long to run.

>>33602433
>>33602370

The grass rustles, your footfalls leaving no sound - Your shadow slanting before you, to merge with that deeper darkness of the maze. Inside, the air is heavy with heady, sweet scents; The light is numinous, soft, just enough to see the paths by, the rest blurred into a wall of green.

A curtain of hanging moss - Delicate as a veil - bars the way. It's warm, here: With the strangest air of intimacy, the rich scent lingering like sweet incense. From somewhere beyond, there's the faintest hint of movement...

A slow rustle, a giggle - Slim fingers curl around the stem of a pink blossom with aching delicacy; The hem of a dress brushing against the next turning, winding ever-inwards.

The maze is much larger than it first appears; The walls higher, the pathways winding and intricate, seemingly rerouting themselves at random - Each passage offering achingly familiar glimpses of the inner spiral, never concluding in a dead end, drawing you in.

The next turning winds around a topiary guardian - A griffon, wings outstretched in great sweeps of greenery, within which berries gleam like jewels. The sound of running water is closer, now; the shy laughter closer still, the path splitting into three winding passages - Left, right and straight ahead, following the maze's curvature - Red tile, marble and onyx respectively, some trick of the light casting wavy bands of shadow across the ground, dappling them black at uncertain intervals.

[ ] "Mio? Are you there?"
[ ] Go left.
[ ] Go straight ahead.
[ ] Go right.
[ ] Free

YOU HAVE CONTROL

>>33602615

(My apologies; I lost the connection for a moment, there.)

>>33602615
>[ ] Go left.

>>33602615
>[x] Go left.

>>33602615
>[X] "Mio? Are you there?"
>[X] Go left.
We take the red path, of course.

>>33602615
>Go left.

>Red, white and black paths.

>>33602615
>[ ] Go straight ahead.

>>33602615
>Go back

Guise...guise is a trap. is a trap guise

we gonna get shanked n gang raped by a bunch of black asians.

>>33602700
>black asians.
Don't you mean Koreans?
We are Asian. Japanese, to be exact.
Aren't Koreans the hated minority group in Japan?
Just like no one cares about niggers in Germany, but Turks are hated and there's plenty of racist jokes about Eastern Europeans. Like the whole "Today stolen, tomorrow already in Poland" thing.

>>33602752
Yeah, Koreans.

guise, we gonna get gang raped by koreans here

>>33602752
Oh hell, Pollock jokes.

So, there's an Englishman, a Frenchman, and a Pollock running from the Nazis in a forest. They each decide to scramble up and hide in a different tree.

The nazis go to the tree the englishman is under, and say, "We know you're up there. Come out or we'll shoot." The Englishman thinks for a moment, then goes, "Chirp, chirp, chirp." The Nazis, thinking it was only a bird, leave and go onto the tree the Frenchman is in.

They again say, "We know you're up there. Come out or we'll shoot." The Frenchman thinks for a moment, then says, "Hoooot. Hooot. Hoooooot." The Nazis, thinking it was just an owl, move on to the tree the Pollock is in.

Again they say, "We know you're up there. Come out or we'll shoot." The Pollock thinks for a long while, then says, "Moo. Moooo."

>>33602803
That's the opposite of the humor here.
Where did that "Polish people are retarded" stereotype come from?
It doesn't seem to exist in countries bordering on Poland.

>>33602839
Hey, in Canada you can switch Pollock with Eskimo and get the exact same thing.

I think it has something to do with cold.

>>33602803
The version where they hide in a potato sack and say ""Potato potato potato" is funnier.

>>33602839
Isn't it an American thing, making fun of how Polish immigrants are idiots because they can't speak English?

>>33602866
Oooooo I haven't heard that version. Hit me!

>>33602880
Ah, so it's grown out of ignorance due to living in a mono-language environment.

Also, we should maybe stop our racist adventures. There's a quest to follow.

>>33602638

> [X] "Mio? Are you there?"

The silence lingers, with a pause like bated breath - The breeze picks up, rustling the leaves and the vines. Somewhere, there's the trill of sleepy birdsong; The flutter of a bird perched high in the hedge.

>>33602633
>>33602637
>>33602645

> [X] Go left.

The crimson path. Of course.

The sweep of your coat blurs the moonlight; The tiles underfoot dyed a rich carnelian, winding through the maze. It occurs to you that the labyrinth serves a purpose - The circuitous, unpredictable and meandering paths a metaphor come to life.

Time runs strangely, here. You're not sure how long you've been wandering, or where you're going; Only that each step takes you closer, closer, as if the maze itself is shifting to accommodate your passage-

A friendly breeze, like a whisper borne on the wind. The path rises, in a subtle slope - widening, from a narrow corridor to a passage, to a canopied walkway that ascends into...

The centre of the Maiden's Labyrinth is a pool of surpassing clarity, circled by a perfect ring of lilies - The white blossoms floating serenely on the tranquil surface, the waters shimmering quicksilver.

The luminous glow of fireflies shed a honeyed radiance, the tiny motes borne heavenwards on the breeze like a host of lights.

(Continued)

>>33602893
An Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman break out of jail. As they're heading across the countryside, they hear sirens and run into a farm to hide. The Englishman hides in a henhouse, the Scotsman hides in the milkshed, and the Irishman hides in a potato sack.
The police search the farm, and hears a noise in the henhouse. "Come out with your hands up!" The Englishman says "Bock bock bock bock", so the policeman goes away.
Then there's a noise from the milkshed. "Come out with your hands up!" The Scotsman says "Moooo Moooo", so the policeman goes away.
Then there's a noise from the potato sack "Come out with your hands up!" The Irishman says "Poh TAY Toh"

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>>33602960

At the secret heart of the inner glade - The layers of her gown floating out about her like petals, as gracefully as the lilies riding the water...

-Mio.

She's in a dress you've never seen before - Elaborate, flowing, golden hair pinned back by her silver barrette, amethysts gleaming in the bewitching light; Slim shoulders left bare by something with the rich colour of sea foam.

Her form seems to rise from the surface of the pool itself, like a fairy from the waters. Mio's breath catches, a flush blossoming in her cheeks - A slender arm curving outwards towards you, sheathed in bridal gauntlets trimmed with white lace.

"-You found me," Mio says, her voice low and soft and sweet - A shy, secret smile touching her lips at last, her green eyes only now meeting yours.

"...Anon-kun."

[ ] Free

YOU HAVE CONTROL

>>33602984
I'm not sure if those hips are appropriate on an elf.
Even on a human they would be massive.

>>33602984

Mio really is best girl. Seriously, she's the kind of girl you'd take home to your parents.

>>33602984
Not gonna lie, the entire situation is creeping me out just a little bit.
Oh well, time for hugs.

>>33602984
...are you okay, Mio?

IT'S A FUCKING TRAP ANON GTFO YOU FOOL SHE'S GOING TO KILL YOU AND DUMP YOUR CORPSE IN THE POOL WTF

>>33602984
My body says "YES" but my gut says "something is off, here".

[x] Jokingly: "Isn't it a bit too late at night for you to be out? Then again, I'm not one to talk, am I?"
Be 90% usual charming bastard, 10% running shadows in the background.

>>33603067
>>33603069
>>33603070
People, we TOLD her to come.
She's trying to make it romantic.

>>33602984
Enter the Red World, for a moment.

>>33603029
It's probably a hoop skirt or a bustle

>>33602984
Ok, these three idiots might be retarded, but there is real danger here:
We are on school grounds. The hate magic might hit us at any moment.

>>33603085
She's giving me the 'I'm going to stab you and feel bad about it later' vibe.

Seriously...something about this just screams 'Mentally unhinged' in a way that makes me want to >>33603092 do that.

>>33603085
By getting into a pool while wearing a dress? Something's clearly off.

>>33603092
Yeah, this.

>>33603105
>getting into a pool while wearing a dress
wat

Did you just take "Her form seems to rise from the surface of the pool itself, like a fairy from the waters. " literally?

>>33603085
I know Anon. It just feels a little off. It's probably nothing though. I guess I'm not used to an entire thread of healing and I'm looking for suffering where there is none.

>>33603122
Skimmed it, since it was a short post. Didn't notice the "seems"

>>33603128
>Looking for suffering where there is none

There will be suffering. Either she dies now or she tries to kill us...

>>33603092

Guys, guys. She's clearly all dressed up for our date. There's no reason to jump the gun, and accessing the Red World means we'll be taking a detour.

>>33603153
She might be that wolf abomination thing...this would be a good time to check, actually.

>>33603153
We can just enter, take a glance, and if nothing is wrong, leave and less than a second will have passed.

>>33603069
Compliment her on her beautiful dress, ask if she is still angry at us. That question should give us enough information.

If that is Mio, and it is a trap, she doesn't know about it.

>>33603167
Actually, no.
The time flow in the Red is wonky. We might lose minutes.
Which can end very badly right now.

>>33603153
I'm starting to wonder if we even should attempt speaking sense.
Today is the day of lunatical suggestions.

>>33603172
Or it could be that she is (as some anons theorized) CONSTANTLY on auto-pilot, in the same way Bishamon is. In which case, we've fallen in love with an auto-pilot.

>>33603177
I'm pretty sure JQOP isn't going to lock us out of most of this scene just because we're being cautious, Anon.

>>33602984
I am getting extremely paranoid.

(Gentlemen: My sincerest apologies - I'd love to continue, but I'm rather more exhausted than I expected. I'm afraid that we covered less ground than I initially intended, but I'm still getting back into the swing of things.

Fortunately, I'll be able to continue the session in a day or two - I have an early start tomorrow, due to the need to catch a flight, but I should have substantially more free time from that point onwards.

It's all part of the paradox of being a student, I'm afraid.

At any rate: Good night, and God bless. You've been a wonderful audience, and I'll love to see you again soon - I'll keep your suggestions in mind for the starting post of the next Episode.)

>>33603205
You can never be too paranoid.

>>33603208
Oh wow. Cliffhanger out of nowhere.

Well, good night JQOP. Sleep well, you deserve it.

Probably better for me too. I think I've been a bit too par-
>>33603212
... right. Just saying.

>>33603208
I think that's actually good for letting people cool off.

Thanks for running, as always.

>>33603212
>You can never be too paranoid.
You can be. It destroys relations with people who love us or who make our life easier. Red Joker is strong enough to trust people.

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>>33603264
It was a joke.

>>33603212

I doubt there's any need to be paranoid around Mio. The girl's totally in love with us, and she's dolled herself up for the date. Her penchant for cosplay is utterly adorable, and she has a very nice taste in costumes.

>>33603277
>I doubt there's any need to be paranoid around Mio
u wot m8
Have you forgotten the magic powers she has? Or the fucking Collector that follows her around in the Red?

>>33603297

Yeah, but she's never been anything but cuddly around us. Megumi has her dark moments, and Natsumi's entire life is one long dark moment.

Mio is basically harmless.

>>33603308
>Mio is basically harmless
Which is exactly why we should be wary of her.

>>33603308
>Mio is basically harmless.
Oh god, not again.

>>33603308
Silent waters run deep.
It's always the nice and cuddly ones that are the most unpredictable and dangerous, since you never suspect them.

>>33603308
Also, it's pretty reasonable to be suspicious of her when she's in the middle of a maze with paths representing all three Jokers.

>>33603410
We KNOW she's not black joker...we're red...is she the caucasian?

>>33603410
Again, if it's an ambush, the Joker is strong enough to survive it. Mio's not faking these feelings.

>>33603499
She could be on auto-pilot.

Welp, with this I'm officially off the Hecatetrain.

>>33603499
I don't think there's an ambush, but I do think we should check the Red. If not for anything to do with Mio, then at least to see what the maze is like there.

>>33603499
You're missing the point.

>>33603468
>...is she the caucasian
Hellebore was the Chalice Queen.
Which reminds me a lot of the White Queen in Accel World.
So I wouldn't be surprised if she's the White Joker's autopilot... Which would make the clown memory exchange meeting even weirder.

>>33603514
Ok, at least warn Mio we're peeking into the Red, as to not startle her and her Corrector puppy.

>>33603625
I'm pretty sure telling her would have no effect at all on the Corrector.

>>33603625
Mio can't control the Corrector consciously.

>>33603647
>>33603689
Telling her that we are going on autopilot is a good idea, though.
Because we won't know what the fuck our autopilot will do.

yfw true endgame is when we find hecate, make cybele real, restore mio's memories and having to deal with the fallout as they go battle royale to win the jokerb owl

>>33603761
It would be a nice epilogue.
Hecate is revived, Cybele becomes a real girl, Mio gets out of autopilot but recovers her autopilot memories, Kotone is separated from Black Joker and either revived or allowed to rest in peace, Argent Promince sees his life work succeed before he dies and Akira turns back into a human.
And then the girls fight for Anon's affection like in a harem anime.

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>>33602984
Well hello there, Hellebore.
>>33603790
Pic related.

>>33604271
>Pic related.
I wish all edgefags died.

>>33604379
Please read the actual definition of edgy before accusing people.

>>33604463
I'm really glad that I'm not on Cutie G anymore.