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[EPISODE 7: GRASP]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWurQPnJ3LU

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<Akagi21> hey
<Akagi21> so uh
<Akagi21> hows shit
<Akagi21> stuck over on that side
<Akagi21> must be pretty damn boring huh
<Akagi21> can’t say i envy you being stuck over there with miss cold and emotionless or whatever
<Akagi21> i haven’t been this creeped out since well
<Akagi21> never mind
<Akagi21> jesus fuck when she pulled that gun out and you started arguing with her my asshole was so tight it could’ve crushed diamonds
<Akagi21> credit wheres credit due
<Akagi21> you
<Akagi21> um
<Akagi21> you sorta kinda
<Akagi21> takashi you acted like a real fucking leader back there
<Akagi21> …
<Akagi21> you aren’t listening to me are you you son of a bitch
<Akagi21> ah whatever guess you have important stuff to take care of
<Akagi21> cant fault you for that
<Akagi21> you are never going to read this but
<Akagi21> you werent half bad
[<THE_FIRST> has joined the blogpost on 6:17 pm, 30-May-2129]
<THE_FIRST> Akikazu I hate to tell you this because I know in my heart you’re going to rage
<THE_FIRST> You just opened a public blogpost for no reason
<THE_FIRST> Do you like echo chambers or something
<Akagi21> fuck
<Akagi21> fuck my life
<Akagi21> fuck this shit
<Akagi21> and fuck my stupid ass brain for thinking this was in any way a good use of my time
<Akagi21> i am out of here

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When is my devil coming back

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<THE_FIRST> No wait don’t go
<THE_FIRST> We haven’t even started our conversation yet
<THE_FIRST> So uh thanks for the compliments
<THE_FIRST> Glad to know that my efforts in keeping Fumika from committing yet another murder are appreciated
<THE_FIRST> Seriously what the hell runs through that brain of hers
<THE_FIRST> Anyway how are you
<Akagi21> what
<THE_FIRST> How are you holding up
<Akagi21> you should know by now that its none of your damn business
<Akagi21> it better stay that way because i hate repeating myself
<THE_FIRST> Hahaha
<THE_FIRST> I get it
<Akagi21> get what
<THE_FIRST> Be careful
<THE_FIRST> If you keep that up you’ll be dying your hair red and running to school with a piece of toast in your mouth
<Akagi21> the hell are you drunk on
<THE_FIRST> Nothing
<THE_FIRST> Thanks for messaging
<THE_FIRST> I feel better about myself
<THE_FIRST> It's good to have some optimism around here because lately there hasn't been a lot of that
<THE_FIRST> Now I gotta eat these steaks Celeste brought back
<THE_FIRST> See you tomorrow
[<THE_FIRST> has exited the blogpost on 6:18 pm, 30-May-2129]

>>46464316
Chaosfags don't realize that, in a world of strength, every woman is a feminist

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<Akagi21> youre welcome
<Akagi21> asshole
[<chocolat_orange> has joined the blogpost on 6:19 pm, 30-May-2129]
<Akagi21> oh my fucking god
<chocolat_orange> hi!!!
<Akagi21> please
<Akagi21> for the love of every single deity that exists in the kitchen sink of a pantheon we learn in mythology class
<Akagi21> don’t say a single word
<chocolat_orange> wow akikazu, reading all of that i have to say that was so sweet of you! you are a really nice guy.
<chocolat_orange> i’ve never been more glad that takashi-kun and i got the chance to become friends with you :D
<Akagi21> stop stop stop
<Akagi21> this entire night has been a huge fucking mistake
<Akagi21> don’t talk to me
<chocolat_orange> aw…
<chocolat_orange> wait i know, it must be those tsun hormones kicking in. i understand. All I have to do is wait until the dere hormones resurface. that should take roughly the entire night.
<chocolat_orange> okay then, see you in class tomorrow!
<Akagi21> those hormones dont even fucking exist holy jesus shitting Christ get your candy-chomping pyro-infested mind out of those third rate biology internet forums
<Akagi21> and quit using that godawful terminology
<Akagi21> only repressed forty year old nerds living in their bedrooms with doors covered in a thousand different locks use those kind of words unironically
<Akagi21> lines exist tachibana and you have rode a cockgargling motorcycle over them

>>46464392
>>46464360
Akikazu, you are the best. Simply the best.

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>>46464387
when I finish this fanfiction bullshit

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<chocolat_orange> hmm……
<chocolat_orange> as the saying goes, denial isn’t a river in egypt. and like living in that country, avoiding the crux of the matter isn’t very healthy for you.
<Akagi21> that sounds like the kind of stuff he would spew out
<Akagi21> you and takashi are fucking made for each other you know that
<Akagi21> and also
<Akagi21> i am deleting this blogpost because it is long fucking overdue
<Akagi21> i don’t care if anyone else wants to read this again because why the hell would they want to
<chocolat_orange> what if i said i wanted to?
<Akagi21> shut up
<Akagi21> you dont count
<Akagi21> this piece of garbage is going straight where it belongs
<Akagi21> in the fucking recycle bin
<Akagi21> choo choo motherfuckers all aboard the dumbass train on a oneway express trip to stupid shit street station
<Akagi21> no refunds whatsoever
<chocolat_orange> wow, i just imagined all of your messages in capital letters. i wonder if this means anything.
<chocolat_orange> :P

[<Akagi21> deleted the blogpost on 6:21 pm, 30-May-2129]

>>46464419
Hahaha Celeste why are you so awesome?

>>46464461
<Akagi21> you and takashi are fucking made for each other you know that
Pffft. Sir YB I think we need more of you're writing.

>>46464461
Someone sounds jealous. Don't worry Akikazu, she is simply the magician bro.

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[7:30 am, 31-May-2129]

It’s dawn now. At least, that’s what the time on your smartphone screen tells you. Nothing of the sort exists in the steel and concrete wilderness that is the 0th Sector of the Blackened Void, the Forgotten City. No dazzling rays warm your face, for you stand beneath a vast stretch of grey and black, shifting but never dissipating. Your ears do not prick at the cries and screeches of the early morning rush; the streets are as still as the crematory box your father was buried in. The city is a decaying husk, unfit for life, populated by a monster in a human skin and a group of superhuman children. Instead of rolling over in your bed, attempting to drown out the warbles of the alarm clock by pressing your head against the pillow, you sit cross-legged in front of a guiding flame. There’s gravel up your shoes and your cheeks are rosy red from the heat.

This must be what camping feels like. Filthy, stiff, raw and in the end not all that worth it. How the children of the past century managed it, you do not know.

Though, there is one thing this morning has in common with all your previous ones. You’re pretty hungry right now. Also, you’re sure sleeping on a concrete floor isn't doing wonders for your hygiene and appearance. You’ll be kicked out of the academy grounds if you don't take a shower today.

“Awake, are you?”

You twist on the spot, grey dirt sliding down your trousers, and see Fumika walking over to you from one of the vendor doors, laptop in hand. Yep, it’s definitely her.

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“Good morning, Fumika.” You say, standing up.

“Good morning, Takashi.” She replies. Not a single flicker of emotion passes across those pale-cheeked features. No grouchy temper like Akikazu, no radiant enthusiasm like Celeste, no mild apprehension or curiosity like you. Her eyes scan across you, then towards the boy chained to the bonfire. Calculated, steady and robotic—as if she were a security camera sweeping across an empty office hallway.

“Will you be leaving soon?” she asks.

“Yeah.” You reply, stretching your arms and letting out a loud yawn. You don’t bother to cover with your hand. Part of you opens one eye to stare at her. Despite the obvious faux pas, she hasn’t reacted an inch. Celeste would have made a joking expression of disgust by now. “What about you?”

“I won’t be attending. Instead, I will continue to observe the subject for remainder of the day.” She discusses this in the tone most people would use to describe the weather on a dull day. You glance back at the various equipment set around the bonfire—miniature cameras, wires attached to pads, little steel boxes—then back to Fumika.

>“You better not try anything funny.”
>“He’s got a name, Fumika.”
>“I’ll leave it to you, then.”
>“This still feels like a violation of his privacy.”
>“Would it kill for you to not be so calm about everything?”
>“I’m coming with you. I did say it was my responsibility.”
>“You’re looking forward to this, aren’t you?”
>Custom option.

>>46464439
Is that you, Kaz? Did you drop your trip?

>>46464597
>>“I’ll leave it to you, then.”

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>>46464461
><Akagi21> you and takashi are fucking made for each other you know that

>>46464597
>>“I’ll leave it to you, then.”
Kuudere best dere.

>>46464597
>>“You’re looking forward to this, aren’t you?”
>“I’m coming with you. I did say it was my responsibility.”
and
>Why are you acting like such a robot all the time?

>>46464539
Perfect opportunity to have some quality time w/ Fumika 'n grind that Link

>>46464597
>“He’s got a name, Fumika.”

>>46464605
I am a new horrible anon that has spent too much time on this. I was hoping to have it done by now but I had to spend the last four days writing 25 pages worth of shit so I can graduate. If we're graced with a Wednesday thread it might be done then but next week for sure. It's not gonna be lewd though.
yet

>>46464597
Custom: ask her about what she likes (movies, food, etc)

>>46464597
>>“You’re looking forward to this, aren’t you?”

>>46464597
>“I’m coming with you. I did say it was my responsibility.”
We may as well support her and find out what we can. Our better understanding and not being a robot could make negotiations easier. We did promise her anyways.

>>46464668
And it is Abomination McAttemptedtomurderus

>>46464597
>“You’re looking forward to this, aren’t you?”
>“I’m coming with you. I did say it was my responsibility.”

>>46464597
>>“I’m coming with you. I did say it was my responsibility.”

>>46464597
>“Would it kill for you to not be so calm about everything?”
>“I’m coming with you. I did say it was my responsibility.”

>>46464680
Well good luck to you then.

>>46464701
Honestly, the more I look at it, the more I get a bad feeling about just killing him. From the beginning the game was rigged, and with the way his stats were described, I got a feeling he and others are being used to help us dehumanize our enemies.

Just get a bunch of lesser people, dehumanize them further and crank up their negative traits to 11 and BAM! Justified murder. Really, it's making me think this game is more about creating another Last Word than anything else.

>>46464597
>“He’s got a name, Fumika.”
>“I’m coming with you. I did say it was my responsibility.”

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>>46464774
>So cockbag turns into some shit out of lovecraft and tries to murder us and our friends.

>I feel sorry for him

>>46464597
>>“I’m coming with you. I did say it was my responsibility.”

>>46464774
Did you feel sorry for that guy who shot up a grade school?

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>>46464774
The hell do you mean by 'dehumanizing our enemies'?

Okay enough time has passed, so I'm writing now.

>>46464903
Make it so we feel nothing when casually killing people who cross us. Like a certain bitch who was also a fool.

>>46464774
>dehumanize
This is super accurate considering he turned into some spawn of nyarko.

>>46464838
And? Strap some breasts on him and everyone would try to redeem him in the first place. Besides, I'd rather find out as much as I can and how to reverse this shit before it starts affecting people we know and love.

Too damn eerie with the girl twin as well.

>>46464872
Oh hey, it's that zealot anon. If said guy was drugged up, messed with and turned into a freak against his will then sent to the school, then yes. Seriously, your appeal to emotions are pretty blatant. Try harder.

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>>46464944

>>46464774
>BAM! Justified murder.
Yep.

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>>46464944
>Strap some breasts on him and everyone would try to redeem him
Ain't that the truth.

>>46464993
Sadly.

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>>46464360
>>46464392
>>46464419
There is not a single word of this that isn't perfect.

ON ANOTHER TOPIC. I've been doing some thinking, and it's pretty clear that there's only one way we're getting any information about that shit that went down.

Chikashi doesn't know, and if he/it did know, he/it wouldn't say anything, and I wouldn't trust the Twins as far as I could spit. The only possible source of information we have that we can trust even a little bit is the Observer, so I think we should complete Act Two of the Forlorn Abyss. Sooner rather than later, before a new player joins and the difficulty ramps up.

Also, we should make sure that what we have actually IS Chikashi and not some weird copy of him that AETHER made. Find out where he lives and see if he's there or if he's 'gone missing'.

>>46464944
>Strap some breasts on him and everyone would try to redeem him in the first place.
Nope.

>>46464993
>>46465006
>Samefag doesn't understand worst girls are shit.

>>46464944
>Strap some breasts on him and everyone would try to redeem him in the first place.
You're forgetting the part where people would try to stick their dick in it and be shocked when she turns traitor.

>>46465030
Agreed on all counts. You are a wise bird, Sir.

>>46465030
These are good points. I would say get Cel's companion first and try for some experience as well so we could snag a level and our S rank Development. We are going to need some healing items as well if this is going to be a slog.

Maybe fight some people at school to try it out/improve our social standing?

>>46465079
>Agreeing with someone means samefag
Cool. Glad to know that responding too fast puts me under scrutiny.

>>46465081
>You're forgetting the part where people would try to stick their dick in it and be shocked when she turns traitor.
Replace sexual hedonism with holier than thou hedonism, turn it to male and that is what happened here.

>>46465135
>Glad to know that responding too fast puts me under scrutiny.

You must be new here.

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>>46465142
I want to disagree with this but I can't.

>>46465208
Same here bro.

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>>46465081
I think you are confused with which CoC we are in.

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>>46465124
I was also going to suggest that. In fact, I have a bunch of things I think we should do before doing Act Two.

>1. Check on Chikashi, see if he's fake or not.
>2. Find a more permanent way of holding him. Check the Build Terminal, which we haven't used in ages, just saying.
>3. At least try to question the Twins, so that we can say we did.
>3a. Think up some demeaning nicknames for them, see how they like it. "Thing One and Thing Two", "Tweedledum and Tweedledumbass", etc.
>4. Find Celeste's Companion, which also nets us some more loot and macca.
>5. Go to the Drama Club. We haven't been there in a while, and Justice Personas are always useful.
>6. Go to Martial Arts club. Learn new skills! Gain Willpower! Learn more about Takauji's lady problems! I think he might actually be gay, and afraid of telling the Kanas.
>7. Learn [Nerve Strike]. Get the plasma pistol repaired. Go to Shakedown March (the shopping district) and see if we can find some new boots. We're still using the pair we got in the tutorial, for fuck's sake.

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>>46465142
Fuck

>>46465142
Same could be said for going so blindly into murdering him. All it does is leave us in the dark, and not even knowing if the act did anything positive. Besides, it's damn hypocritical. The game is screwing over everyone equally and the powers that be are REALLY into us basically killing each other for power and experience. As the twins said, the game is rigged and I am sure they are going to push us one way or another to keep killing each other for personal gains.

>>46465340
>Kanas
What?

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>>46465340
>find some new boots. We're still using the pair we got in the tutorial, for fuck's sake.
We are?! I thought we mainly used the knuckles as weapons!

>>46465393
Kanami and Kanade. Thus, the Kanas.

>>46465377
>Same could be said for going so blindly into murdering him
That would be pragmatism not hedonism.

>>46465377
People keep talking about dehumanization of our enemies as if this guy wasn't the first guy who could even be remotely be considered human and even that's a stretch

>>46465393
The girls who like him are Kanami and Kanade.

>>46465340
>8. See if Chikashi can enter Velvet Room. Sounds crazeh, but may yield positive results.

>>46465419
Nope. We practice Savate, that uses a lot of kicks, too. We need better damage for our feet.

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>>46465030
>>46465340

For all we know, it could be Chikashi's Shadow we picked up and not the guy himself. Just throwing that possibility out there.

>>46465477
Don't people's Shadows only go mad when the real self rejects them?

>>46464944
>If said guy was drugged up, messed with and turned into a freak against his will then sent to the school, then yes. Seriously,
So you would risk letting him kill again.

>>46465510
Then I suppose that makes Chikashi our Shadow.

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>>46465419
We use both in Savate

>>46465510
It's probably safe to say that trying to think of these things in pre-established rules won't really help us out because all the game conventions are out the window

>>46465510
Well we might have convinced Chikashi to not be shit in the real world, and that made his shadow go ape.

>>46465477
That's a possibility, but it doesn't explain the Abomination's emergence. Doppleganger Shadows transform into monsters, not rip their monster form out of the human shape they're wearing. Similar situation with turning back instead of crawling back into the meat-suit. If it is a Shadow, there's something modifying it.

>>46465510
Maybe Chikashi is what happens when the shadow wins and takes over the host

>>46465529
>Chikashi's Shadow is us mocking him on his weakness
>Shadow Takashi is Chikashi's own Velvet Twin

>>46465510
Depends on which game you go by. Shadow Selves going berserk in response to rejection was P4, but P2 Shadow Selves could exist separate from their hosts and even summon their own Personas. It's hard to tell which aspects of SMT/Persona canon Thorn is trying to use.

>>46465529
WELL SHIT, SON.

>>46465556
Persona 2 had Nyarly possessing Jun for a boss fight and even went all One-Winged Angel/Ultimate Form/etc. while sock-puppeting him. After beating the boss, he went back to normal.

>>46465510
Normally yes, but from his logs it seems that someone or something instigated the change.

>>46465511
I would risk containing him, finding out what he's been inflicted with, how to cure the illness so such a incident doesn't happen again, and then trying to find a lead on what caused it so the bugger doesn't do it again. Curing the symptom does not mean curing the disease and not knowing what it does can simply make things worse if handled poorly.

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>>46465614
>containing

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“I’m coming with you.”

“You intend to keep me company today.” Fumika doesn’t ask a question, she instead states the fact. Look deep enough into her, and you can detect the faintest traces of curiosity, veiled by a curtain of apathy and rigid calmness. “Are you not concerned about classes?”

“I said it was my responsibility, didn’t I?” You say, pointing to yourself. “I’m not about to give you another excuse to doubt my position as a leader.”

“Subtlety is a virtue that you seem to be lacking.” Fumika replies, dryly, “I suppose I could use a helper today. Go and refresh yourself, then. We have a lot of work to do.”

You roll your eyes. “You don’t have to boss me around.”

You leave the bonfire and enter the safehouse. Your school uniform lies on a bunk bed in one of the small bedrooms, folded in a neat pile just like your mother had taught you. Guess you won’t be using it today. You pick it up put it out of harm’s way on the top bunk.

You shower yourself in the bathroom, squeezing the last bit of chocolate-flavored shampoo from a pink plastic bottle. It’s pretty obvious who it belongs to. You don’t really care. She’s still got three other bottles stored away at the back of the dusty cupboard.

Breakfast consists of the remaining two instant noodle cups left in the fridge. Akikazu has left note on them, warning that anybody who dares to eat those without his permission better sleep with an ear cocked to their bedroom door. You pause for a moment, contemplating the likely outcomes of tearing open the lid and running it under boiling water. Shouting, threats of punches sinking in guts and lots and lots of foul language to grant him a thousand detentions.

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Then you shrug and cook them anyway. Your stomach is a rabid prisoner flailing himself on the walls of his prison and you need to calm it the hell down. If Akikazu does comes charging at you like a mad bull, swear words tattooed on every patch of his skin, you can always placate him by buying that 24-pack of lamb curry ramen you saw in your local supermarket or whatever.

While you are plowing through the second cup, chicken and vegetables, someone messages you on your phone.

<chocolat_orange> morning, takashi-kun! it’s almost time to head off. are you ready?
<chocolat_orange> i’m coming to the entrance right now.
<THE_FIRST> Hey Celeste
<THE_FIRST> Uh
<THE_FIRST> I’m not coming to school today
<chocolat_orange> what? Why?
<THE_FIRST> Well Fumika isn’t either
<THE_FIRST> She wants to observe Chikashi for the remainder of the day
<chocolat_orange> so you’re staying back to keep watch on her?
<THE_FIRST> Pretty much yeah
<THE_FIRST> Before she does something stupid like ‘accidentally’ blast him full of holes with a laser rifle
<chocolat_orange> i know, right???

>>46465614
Finding out what happened to Chikashi will help when what happened to him affects someone we like like Aria

>>46465674
>She’s still got three other bottles stored away at the back of the dusty cupboard.
Put one of those in the shower when we are done.

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<chocolat_orange> what on earth was she thinking? trying to murder someone who was innocent and unable to fight back…it was just wrong!
<chocolat_orange> i mean, that guy had tried to kill us, but that doesn’t mean we have to act the same way.
<chocolat_orange> i was watching her eyes as she talked to you, takashi-kun. they were so cold and hard. she wasn’t even considering what we might’ve thought about it, least of all your opinion. all she was focused on was completing her objective.
<chocolat_orange> it was like she doesn’t even care about us. no, i think i'm certain now. it makes me so irritated! we’ve fought side-by-side for the past month. shouldn’t that mean something? at the very least, casual acquaintances? apparently not, because i could hear the distaste she had towards me. as if i was a small child and she was the adult trying to push me away and let the grownups to their important things!
<chocolat_orange> here i thought she was just shy and that i was actually beginning to get closer to her.
<chocolat_ornage. gr…
<chocolat_orange> agh, i don’t understand, takashi-kun. what kind of world does she live in?

>“Try not to get into a fight with her.”
>“I shouldn’t have yelled at him.”
>“She probably has killed a lot of people before.”
>“Do you think I did the right thing?”
>“Fumika was really spooked. It might've influenced her decision.”
>Custom option.

>>46465771
>>“She probably has killed a lot of people before.”

>>46465771
>>“She probably has killed a lot of people before.”
>>“Fumika was really spooked. It might've influenced her decision.”
Her reaction at the bridge made that clear.

>>46465771
>>“Fumika was really spooked. It might've influenced her decision.”

"This thing is an abomination from Hell that's trying to murderize us" is a pretty good reason to want to blow someone's brains out.

>>46465771
>“Fumika was really spooked. It might've influenced her decision.”
>"In her line of work, that is a common solution to nerves"
>“Try not to get into a fight with her.”

>>46465771
>“Do you think I did the right thing?”
>“Fumika was really spooked. It might've influenced her decision.”

>>46465771
>“She probably has killed a lot of people before.”
She was a spy/hacker/runner
even then she
>“Fumika was really spooked. It might've influenced her decision."
Remember how she tried to scan it at first and flipped out?

>>46465674
>chocolate-flavored shampoo
I am beginning to think that Celeste might possibly have a problem.

>>46465771
>>Custom option.
"She's a sixteen year old girl who's been involved in criminal shadowruns for years. I think it's safe to say that we have no idea what sort of world she comes from."

>>46465771
>>“Fumika was really spooked. It might've influenced her decision.”
Fear is the mindkiller and Fumika is 90% mind.

>>46465771
>“Fumika was really spooked. It might've influenced her decision.”
She has even less of an emotional range than Fuuka. If the Abomination got the Shadowrunning mercenary hacker to panic and freak the fuck out, then she obviously had a good reason to.

Kaede smut to be finished after my last class.

>>46465771
>“She probably has killed a lot of people before.”
>“Fumika was really spooked. It might've influenced her decision.”

>>46465771
>as if i was a small child and she was the adult trying to push me away and let the grownups to their important things!
But that is what happened.

>>46465814
>>>“She probably has killed a lot of people before.”
>>“Fumika was really spooked. It might've influenced her decision.”

>>46465771
>“Fumika was really spooked. It might've influenced her decision.”
>“She probably has killed a lot of people before.”

>>46465771
>He could have killed you or me and then we wouldn't be having this conversation. Hell he could still kill us.

>>46465771
>“Try not to get into a fight with her.”
>“She probably has killed a lot of people before.”

>>46465771
>“Fumika was really spooked. It might've influenced her decision.”
>“Try not to get into a fight with her.”

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<THE_FIRST> Fumika was really spooked when she tried to scan Chikashi remember?
<THE_FIRST> She completely flipped out and it probably influenced her
<THE_FIRST> I’m willing to bet if that never happened she would’ve been a lot more calm about the whole deal
<THE_FIRST> She’s a Spotter
<THE_FIRST> And those guys deals exclusively with the mind
<THE_FIRST> Anything that interferes with that is going to make them freak the fuck out
<chocolat_orange> yeah, you’re right.
<chocolat_orange> i still don’t like her attitude though
<THE_FIRST> Well I think we can all agree on that
<THE_FIRST> The thing is Fumika is a mercenary
<THE_FIRST> And despite all the romanticism they get in movies or games
<THE_FIRST> They still kill people
<THE_FIRST> For missions for covering up trails and sometimes even for fun
<THE_FIRST> That’s probably what Fumika has done in the past
<THE_FIRST> I sort of knew that the moment she told us about herself
<THE_FIRST> But at the same time part of me didn’t want to admit it
<chocolat_orange> because you thought she was your friend?
<THE_FIRST> No it’s not that
<THE_FIRST> It’s
<THE_FIRST> Murder you know
<THE_FIRST> Taking somebody’s life isn’t a joke
<THE_FIRST> I can’t imagine myself doing that
<chocolat_orange> me too…

>>46466298
>I can’t imagine myself doing that
I bet those invaders would like to agree.

>>46466331
Well, if the game documentation can be trusted, those first Invaders were just NPCs to get us used to the concept and weren't actual players. So not really people.

>>46466331
Simple we K.O. them, nick their stuff, and tie em up. Then wait for the idol to wear off.

>>46466391
Honestly, thinking about invaders there are probaby ways to cheese the system slightly. For an invader to go back, they either must win, be defeated or use a charred idol. Perhaps there is a way to force the third option? Make them use the idol? Likewise, for invading our goal is to defeat the enemy, not so much killing, but defeating them. Surrender could lead to that option.

>>46466331
I wonder if we could actually use a Burnt Idol to go to another AETHER session and then try to communicate with the Players there instead of fight them. Compare notes about AETHER, see what sort of world they're coming from, that kind of thing.

>>46466464
This is dark souls, our communication will be blocked.

>>46466489
Get some Wood Carving items.

>HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLO
>THANK YOU
>I'MMMMM SORRY

>>46466489
Then we must praise the sun, then bow. Gentleman combat!

>>46466464
This game runs on Dark Souls rules. In Dark Souls, invaders don't talk.

>>46466489
We also know that if we're killed while invading another session we'll be returned to our own world instead of dead forever, but instead of assuming the same is true for others everyone seems to have this idea in their head that we're about to turn into murderers.

Seriously there is a lot of theories going around compared to how much people have actually paid attention

>>46466489
Can they block tapping on the ground in morse code?

>>46466539
The player, in this instance, has to be willing to go far enough to remove the invader that, if they were dealing with a real person from their world, they actually would die. Even though you didn't actually kill the invader, you may as well have.

>>46466547
I honestly wouldn't even be surprised.

>>46466539
I'm sorry, I must be misremembering: When were we told that dying during an invasion just sends us home? I'm looking at the thread where the invasion mechanics were introduced and I'm not seeing it. It does reference how "killing other players is a great sin" a bunch of times, though, so actually killing one must be possible.

>>46466595
You may as well say that video games are murder simulators, too

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<THE_FIRST> Anyway try not to get into a fight with her
<THE_FIRST> We are teammates in this game after all
<THE_FIRST> And she has saved our asses a shitload of times before
<chocolat_orange> you don’t have to tell me that, takashi-kun. sorry for ranting at you, though.
<THE_FIRST> No it’s okay
<THE_FIRST> Since I’m spending the rest of the day with Fumika
<THE_FIRST> I’m going to see if I can wrangle some information out of her
<chocolat_orange> what about school, though?
<THE_FIRST> If Aria can take the day off without anybody bothering her about it
<THE_FIRST> I’m sure I can
<THE_FIRST> Also Akikazu
<chocolat_orange> :D that’s true.
<chocolat_orange> okay, then good luck with whatever it is you need to do, takashi-kun. i’ll see if i can write down some notes for you.
<THE_FIRST> Yeah thanks
<THE_FIRST> See you

>>Takashi: Go back to Fumika.

You return to the bonfire. Fumika is sitting on the ground, staring at the screen of her laptop, which is balanced on her knees. Information from the equipment attached to Chikashi —numbers, digits, technical jargon and words you cannot begin to make the slightest bit of sense of—is streaming into the computer at a fast rate. You can’t help but feel a bit of enmity at it, mostly because your equipment broke in the fight and Fumika pawned them off to Quinn in order to pay for her tools.

“How’s it going?” You ask, taking a seat next to her.

“As well as it gets.” Is her short reply. “The subject has not moved for the fifteen hours since his chaining to the bonfire. His heart levels are also similar to those as a patient in a coma. Response to stimuli, such as light or sound, have all failed. The chances of it regaining consciousness in the near future are slim.”

>“You’re excited about this, aren’t you?”
>“Would it kill for you to show some emotions at times?”
>“Fumika, we need to talk about your past.”
>“Why are you so quick to dehumanize him?”
>“You are seriously creepy, you know?”
>Sit in silence.
>Custom option.

>>46466609
>It does reference how "killing other players is a great sin" a bunch of times, though, so actually killing one must be possible.
That's probably what happens if Takashi invades and kills the host. THAT is an actual kill. If the host "kills" the invader, the invader is merely banished.

>>46466609
Wait, never mind, I found it:
>What happens to the losing side depends on whether or not it consists of the invader or the invaded. Invading red phantoms who lose will be sent back to their world and accumulate three quarters of the damage they received while invading. It is likely that this will kill a Player.
So it both sends you back and kills you, unless you were taken out with care.

If this runs on Dark Souls wouldn't defeating/'killing' just banish the invader back to their home world?

>>46466623
They are.

>>46466629
>>>“You’re excited about this, aren’t you?”
>>“Why are you so quick to dehumanize him?”

>>46466637
Specifically, it sends you back and deals what-generally-counts-as-mortal damage.

>>46466637
>accumulate three quarters of the damage they received while invading. It is likely that this will kill a Player.

Damn that's kind of gay.

>>46466629
>>“You’re excited about this, aren’t you?”

>>46466629
>>“You’re excited about this, aren’t you?”

>>46466629
>“You’re excited about this, aren’t you?”
>“Why are you so quick to dehumanize him?”

>>46466638
See >>46466637

>>46466665
In other words, don't invade unless you know for sure you can get away with minimal damage.

>>46466629
>“You are seriously creepy, you know?”

>>46466629
>“You’re excited about this, aren’t you?”
>“Why are you so quick to dehumanize him?”

>>46466629
>“You’re excited about this, aren’t you?”
>>“Why are you so quick to dehumanize him?”
Even if we don't know what he is, this still is a good question.

>>46466629
>“You’re excited about this, aren’t you?”
To think when we first met her we thought she was just another Rei expy.

>>46466747
No she wasn't.

>>46466629
>Custom option.
"We should probably take blood samples or something similar, see if those are different from normal. Do your contacts include any labs we could trust with that?"

>>46466629
>“Would it kill for you to show some emotions at times?”
>“Fumika, we need to talk about your past.”
>“Why are you so quick to dehumanize him?”

>>46466629
>youre exited about this, arent you ?
>we need to talk about your past

>>46466629
>>“You’re excited about this, aren’t you?”

>>46467242
Takashi really needs to just sit down with Fumika and explain that being a human is not a prerequisite to being a person.

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“You’re excited about this, aren’t you?” You say.

She turns to face you. “Are you not?”

“No. I know our expressions are completely the same but there’s a difference between us.” You respond, resisting the urge to raise an eyebrow or do something as equally as silly. “Why would I be excited about watching the comatose form of somebody who I knew but is now a monster?”

“Because it is a creature unlike anything encountered on Earth?” Fumika questions. “One wonders why you are not more enthusiastic about it.”

“For someone who claims to be enthusiastic, you sure don’t seem like it.”

“It would get in the way of my work and is such unnecessary.” She looks back to the monitor. “Hmm…subject’s heart levels continue to be constant. Perhaps I should scan it again with Moros. Something might have changed between the time I last did so.”

“That’s another thing.” You argue. “Why are you so quick to dehumanize Chikashi?”

“Because it is no longer human. Therefore, there is no need to refer to it as one. Did we not cover this yesterday?”

“I just saying, you’re being too hasty in this. You know, like how you reacted on the overpass. What if he wakes up and starts talking like a normal person?”

“And as I said yesterday, there is no trace of humanity left in the subject’s soul. Moros told me as such. Do you not trust this information?” You see her purse her lips, by a fraction of a centimetre. Something flinty and small has appeared in her eyes.

“Fumika, that’s not what I’m talking about.”

“You aren’t a Spotter, so you cannot see things from my perspective. Very well, would you like me to relay the information directly into your brain? You may experience a great mental shock, but if you’re truly that desperate then it would not matter that much.”

You throw your hands up in the air and give up. The way she is now, not even the greatest of debaters could make her budge from her iron throne.

>>Takashi: Spend the rest of the morning with Fumika.

>>46467323
If you're going to insist on being this stupid, maybe she should do the relay-information thing.

>>46467323
She's cold but I can still see why. Chikashi DID turn into a rage beast. I know most people would just kill him when they had the chance, no matter if they knew him or not. Still happy that Takashi didn't though.

>>46467347
Little tiny itty bitty repost there TT.

>>46467372
>>46467354
I like how we treat this guy with more dignity now that we've murdered him and turned him into a soulless monster than we did when he was actually a human

>>46467347
>"And as I said yesterday, there is no trace of humanity left in the subject’s soul. Moros told me as such. Do you not trust this information?”
You know what? No. No I don't. By your own admission, Moros isn't functioning properly when scanning him. I want independent confirmation before I make my judgement. It's quite possible, likely even, that you're right. But I'm not going to trust a single flawed instrument to make all my decisions, and if that hurts your pride as a Spotter then too bad.

>>46467396
He does this sometimes, fix up mistakes in a previous story post and then delete the old post

>>46467398
Well, he's remarkably less annoying now that he's trying to eat our soul, sad as it is to say.

>>46467398
The guy was an insufferable a-hole but no one should be turned into a beast for that.

>>46467398
No one will deny he's a shit, but he was still human. Keyword is was. Had he taken his own life, I wouldn't bat an eye, but Takashi had done it himself or had Fumika do it, I'd be a bit disgusted, and so would Takashi.

>>46467347
Put your dicks in her pussy Takashi!

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Most of it consists of you watching Fumika perform a series of tests on Chikashi. Heart rate, electrical pulses, signs of movement, breathing and more. She breaks out a medkit and sticks a fat syringe into him, drawing out a sum of blood. Despite Fumika plunging the needle all the way down to the muscle, there is no reaction from the boy. He doesn’t cry out in pain or break into tears, which is what you did when you had to get that influenza shot as an eight year old kid. He is slumped, restricted by the heated chains, seeing blackness and hearing an empty void.

“Hey, have you fed him yet?” You realize. “Guy’s probably hungry.”

“I injected supplements of nutrients into him. That should be enough to keep him going.”

“…I think this might count as some form of cruelty. I haven’t studied law enough, but I’m sure starvation is against a basic human rule.”

“I wish you wouldn’t make me keep repeating myself. Despite its appearance, this thing is not a human. It is a wild beast and deserves to be treated as one.”

“Fine…whatever…”

“I’m glad you understand. Besides, the subject shows no sign of starvation. It hasn’t shown much of anything at all.”

“So, you said you scanned him again. Did the interference disappear?”

“Most of it, yes. I have access to all its affinities, skills and talents.” She pauses. “Its soul holds no Arcana.”

“Oh, you mean like newborn children?”

“And like animals. Though, in its place is a field called ‘Race’, which has the word ‘Abomination’ written next to it.”

>>46467738
>Though, in its place is a field called ‘Race’, which has the word ‘Abomination’ written next to it.”
Lol. Oh wow.

>>46467738
Race huh? Sounds like a demon.

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Race. That was what the robot boss in Area 019 and the monsters in Act 1 of the Forlorn Abyss possessed. You groan and shake your head.

“Damn, more and more mysteries…”

[11:30 am, 31-May-2129 (TUESDAY)]

Lunch time arrives and you grow hungry again. Instant noodles aren’t the most filling of meals, after all. All carbohydrates and no proteins. You wonder how Akikazu manages to sustain himself with such paltry meals.

“Takashi, I have another task for you.”

“Quit talking to me like I’m your subordinate. It's rude.” You grumble. “Anyway, what is it?”

She hands you a laptop. This one is smaller, and how its casing is worn and dented, it’s also quite old. Flipping it open reveals scratches on the mousepad and dust on the monochrome keys. “I want to test the Internet connection between this realm and the real world. This laptop doesn’t have AETHER installed on it. Go outside and I will message you.”

“Where do you want me to go?”

“Anywhere is fine.”

>Go to the Silver Town.
>Go to Shakedown March.
>Go to Synth Central.
>Go to Moon’s East.
>Go to Kurusu Shrines.
>Go to the Grey Ward.
>“Transmit Moros’s information first.”
>Custom option.

>>46467738
She drew blood from the muscle? Fumika, that's not you phlebotomize someone. You are bad at this, girl.

>>46467790
>>Go to Synth Central.
There's a chance it has the best public wifi.

>>46467790
>>Go to Kurusu Shrines.

>>46467790
>Go to Shakedown March.

>>46467790
>>Go to Shakedown March.

>>46467790
>>Go to Synth Central.

>>46467790
>>Go to Shakedown March.
Pick up some new boots while we're at it. And which district gets food, cause we can get some canned shit for the warehouse.

>>46467790
>>Go to Synth Central.

>>46467790
>>“Transmit Moros’s information first.”

>>46467790
>Custom option.
"No need. We've already got internet access to the outside world, it's there in the safehouse."

Don't fall for it, she just wants us to leave so she can kill Chikashi. Whether we want him dead or not, we don't want her doing it behind our back like that. It would damage our position as team leader, if she thinks that it's okay to trick us and defy our authority.

>>46467790
>>Go to Shakedown March.
We also need to start thinking of excuses. One for Shizuka on why we weren't at home last night, and one for school on why we played hooky.

>>46467790
>>Go to Shakedown March.
We could get some supplies as well as check it, though do try to avoid anyone who might see us being trudant.

>>46467790
>Custom option.
"I'll stay here, you go."

>>46467790
>Go to Shakedown March.


>>46467849
Studied with Celeste(or another friend) fell asleep. Sick.

>>46467848
This anon makes good point. Changing >>46467840
to >>46467848.

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>>46467848
>Don't fall for it, she just wants us to leave so she can kill Chikashi.
Oh fuck, you're right. Changing from >>46467849 to this.

>>46467848
>Already have internets in the safe house
Oh? We do? Cool. Supporting.

>>46467790
>Go to Synth Central.

>>46467790
>Go to Synth Central.

>>46467848
>It would damage our position
It wouldnt. Killing the Abomination is a good idea and might help our reputation with the squatters

>>46467790
>Custom option.
"And let you kill him while I'm gone? I'm sorry, Fumika, but you haven't given me much reason to trust you right now. Especially when I know that you know we have internet access. You saw me use it, remember?"

>>46467827(you)
fairly certain this one is mine
switching to>>46467848

>>46467790
>Go to Shakedown March

>>46467790
>Go to Shakedown March
Its like you guys want the Hermit Link to reverse

>>46467931
You're missing the point. We don't want her to kill him without our permission, that weakens our authority over the group. It would also probably damage our rep with the squatters, to not be able to control our team like that. If we kill the Chikashi-Beast we do it on our terms.

>>46467988
It's like you want Takashi to be an accessory to murder.

>>46467991
Agreed. Then give her permission.

>>46467848
before commiting fully, why not just ask before we go full paranoia? The safehouse and the lap top are two different things. If she needs to use the laptop on the field, it might be a good idea to check.

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IM HERE TO FUCK THIS THREAD UP THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW: BY REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO WAIFUPOST BY WRITING ELABORATE FANFICTION OF THE BEST GIRL IN ORDER TO GARNER SUPPORT

http://pastebin.com/XZCw7VPa

PART TWO FT. LEWD WILL BE NEXT WEEK

I need to eat. Be back in fifteen minutes.

>>46467988
Or asserting authority over her might lead to a scene that progresses the link. Make her reevaluate her detached stance, come to realize that the Hermit's isolation is meant to be one of offering alternate perspectives and not acting on one's own, cause her to work better with others in the future.

>>46468000
As mush an accesory to murder than when you let Fumika saw a table in half. Prove that that thing is human and not an abomination.

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>>46468033
>Waifu
>Devil

Disgusting fellow anon. Seek help

>>46468033
How is this 'redefining'?

>>46467991
>that weakens our authority over the group.
I don't think so. Akikazu and Celeste would both support us in being mad at Fumika for going behind our back, so the only thing it would do is further alienate her from the group.

>>46468087
It was a joke, because instead of arguing endlessly about his favorite pairing, he created content for the pairing.

>>46467790
>Custom option.
"I'd feel safer if you went. What if he wakes up? I know you're tough, but you're also a Spotter. If you're right, and there's nothing left but the monster, it would be better to have someone with some defensive skills on their Persona be the one watching him."

>>46468089
And this way we look like we're a Fool(int wise) to our entire group and can't be trusted with things because we fucked up.

>>46468089
Well, maybe. But our inability to stop her could lead to them doubting our competence. There are a lot of factors involved here.

>>46468113
Basically this, it's been almost a real-life month since we saw Aria on her megacliffhanger and yet this arc doesn't really seem to have an end in sight. Also, we've got a LOT of people on the Celeste bandwagon right now thanks to lewds so someone's gotta take the responsibility of illuminating the path to the Best Ending

>>46467790
What >>46467848 says

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>>46468033
>IM HERE TO FUCK THIS THREAD UP THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW: BY REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO WAIFUPOST BY WRITING ELABORATE FANFICTION OF THE BEST GIRL IN ORDER TO GARNER SUPPORT
Motherfucker, I already done did all that shit you just said

Pretty good. One piece of advice: make new paragraphs whenever a new speaker has dialogue. Makes it much, much easier to read. An example (and my favorite part):

>“Ooooh, Takashi, you’ve been making a lot of foreign female friends lately, could this be…wait, did you say your name was von Wittelsbach?”
>Aria looked down. “Y-yes.”
>Before he could even turn around to look at her, Shizuka’s instant reaction grabbed his attention. “Oh. Oh! Wow! Okay! Wow. Well. I uh, I’m gonna head on off to work! Okay, wow! You guys, uh…you two have fun! Okay! Bye!”

>>Go to Shakedown March.

Holy shit people cool your shadowruns for a bit. Having a tiny amount of trust in our teammate won't kill us or Chikashi.

>>46468033
>Please, Satan, do not let him mess this up.
I grinned like a madman there.

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>46468033
I'll let the dice gods rate your fanfic

>>46468353
well then.

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>>46468267
Makes sense, all the writing I've done in the past has been technical writing so I'm used to massive page-long paragraphs. Even making them as short as they were felt weird.

>>46468320
Thanks senpai

>>46468353

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>46468267
Let's see how the dice gods rate yellingbird's smut

>>46468033
Looks good. Needs some formatting changes, as Sir Yellingbird mentioned, but it's a cute little piece.

>>46468398
Holy shit.

>>46468398
well now the dice gods praise you Sir Yellingbird.

>>46468353
>>46468398
Yeah, these look about right.

>>46468398
Man. Saying that the dice love this quest is an understatement.

>>46468033
>hanging out with children in a purely platonic manner
Suuuuuuuuuuuuure

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>>46468398
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

THANK YOU, MY MANY-SIDED MASTERS

Okay I'm back.

Seems like you guys are divided on two options. A third one is now available. Please choose between them.

>Trust Fumika and assist in her experiment.
>Assert your dominance as the leader and tell her no.
>Tell her to switch. Fumika will go outside and you will stay in the Blackened Void.

>>46468511
>>Trust Fumika and assist in her experiment.
Trust your friends

>>46468511
>Trust Fumika and assist in her experiment.

>>46468511
>>Trust Fumika and assist in her experiment.

>>46468511
>Tell her to switch. Fumika will go outside and you will stay in the Blackened Void.

>>46468511
>...Tell her that there is internet in here.

>>46468511
>>Tell her to switch. Fumika will go outside and you will stay in the Blackened Void.

>>46468503
>that name
Christ.

>>46468511
>>Tell her to switch. Fumika will go outside and you will stay in the Blackened Void.
It doesn't flat-out say that we don't trust her, and also makes more sense to leave the guy with combat skills with the dangerous monster thing.

>>46468511
>Trust Fumika and assist in her experiment.

>>46468033
Cliffhanger NOOOOOOO
Whens the next part i need it, and i need it now.

>>46468511
>Tell her to switch. Fumika will go outside and you will stay in the Blackened Void.

>>46468511
>Tell her to switch. Fumika will go outside and you will stay in the Blackened Void.

>>46468511
>Assert your dominance as the leader and tell her no.

>>46468511
>Trust Fumika and assist in her experiment

>>46468511
>>Trust Fumika and assist in her experiment.

>>46468511
>Trust Fumika and assist in her experiment.

>>46468511
>Tell her to switch. Fumika will go outside and you will stay in the Blackened Void.
It's the best choice.

>>46468511
>Tell her to switch. Fumika will go outside and you will stay in the Blackened Void.

>>46468511
>Trust Fumika etc.

>>46468511
>Trust Fumika and assist in her experiment.

>>46468511
>Trust Fumika and assist in her experiment

>>46468511
>Tell her to switch. Fumika will go outside and you will stay in the Blackened Void.

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>>46468558
Honestly I wanted to have it done by today but pic related is all the schoolwork I've had to do in the last four days, plus what I've written of the story was done the two days before this, so right now I'm really burnt out on writing. I'd like to do more outside of this oneshot but honestly, we don't know enough about Aria at this point where I feel like I could elaborate on her character much more than this. So, hopefully part two next Sunday/Monday, part three+ eventually

>>46468511
>Tell her to switch. Fumika will go outside and you will stay in the Blackened Void.

>>46468683
i was afraid you'd say that.
well thanks for the stuff bro, you do good work

>>46468511
>Trust Fumika and assist in her experiment

>All these Chikashi hating fags wanting to force party cohesion loss.


Dude's a cunt but seriously, She'll kill him. That's going to piss off Celeste and Akikazu at her, which will make them ostracize her. It'll also make them lose faith in us completely.

>>46468511
>Tell her to switch. Fumika will go outside and you will stay in the Blackened Void.
Don't risk it.

>>46468683
That was a nice read with an interesting interpretation of her character. So Aria is the best girl to you, huh? Okay, cool. That fact has been noted.

>>46468817
You just love being ominous, don't you?

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>>46468817
She isn't to me all girls are best, but celeste is bestest but that sounded a tad bit ominous.

>>46468761
tastes like a liar.gif
Someone have it

>>46468817
Hopefully we'll have more time to spend with characters that received little attention

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>>46468895

>>46468511
>>Tell her to switch. Fumika will go outside and you will stay in the Blackened Void.
Probably safer for both parties. She can run the tests on her end soundly and we can easily defend against Chikashi.

>>46468817
>Okay, cool. That fact has been noted.
>lowlevelshadowrunning.jpg
Don't act like you weren't going to do what you're going to do to her anyway.

>>46468895
That makes no fucking sense.

>>46468511
>Trust Fumika and assist in her experiment

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>>46468745
>>46468817
Thanks a bunch senpais, I've never written anything remotely like this before so I had no idea how it'd go, I'm pretty stoked people even bothered reading it much less enjoyed it.

That being said
>>46468884
>>46468890
>>46468910
I've already accepted my loss

>>46468511
>>46468511

>>Trust and assist in her experiment.

For the most part, we our discomfort is from the fact that we don't really understand her thought processes, but that's something we can get over with enough time. But there's no reason not to trust her. Make no mistake, she is our spotter, and a spotter has to be truthful at all times and she knows that. Who would want a spotter you couldn't trust completely?

Go along with her plans, and see if we can figure out how she ticks later.

>>46468979
I think the other thing that is a bit silly is that people are acting like this is the only opportunity she's gonna have to kill this guy and this is a test or something. If she REALLY wants that guy dead he's gonna die just because we can't be watching over her literally 24/7

>>46469010
It will be death by snu snu!

>>46468967
Never give up hope my friend. Maybe your fiction will sway the mind of our fellow players. Aria has a chance yet.

>>46469060
I'm not jealous. I'm not jealous at all!

>>46469079
>Aria has a chance yet.
Thorn killed that

>>46469010
yeah, unless people plan to stay chained to Fumika for the rest of the quest, we'll have to leave her alone at some point.

People are just shadowrunning way to hard.

>>46469095
I am though.

>>46469079
Not unless she actually gets interesting in canon.

Celeste pleases old men for macca!

>>46469139
Pfft. If she doesn't count, then like every other girl, Celeste's only actual point of interest is what number she is in line.

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>>46469139
>>46469114
>>46469079
My attempts at waifu propaganda are working!

>>46469060
>>46469095
>>46469125

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“Listen Fumika, you better not do anything stupid, alright?” You glare at her. “You know what I mean."

“Should you discover a corpse in place of the subject by the time you return,” Fumika responds, not batting an eyelid. “I will personally send you evidence of all the legal offences I have committed over my history as a mercenary, along with the address to the nearest police station.”

“I’m glad you understand.” You snarl, gripping the handle of the door leading to the exit with a little more force than your normal self would have liked.

The empty world is abandoned and reality is brought back into the light.

The taste of fresh city air, even if it’s mixed with decay and the scent of discarded tin cans in the alleyway, feels sweet to your lungs. You step out into the sunlight with a pleased smile on your face. You relish its comforting, soothing presence as it runs across the skin at the back of your skin and spreads the warmth down your back.

You then realize kids like you are supposed to be in school right now and slink away into a nearby crowd waiting at a traffic light. You’ll get into trouble if an authority figure spots you. Possibly. Maybe. The National Empire of Japan shouldn’t care about a single adolescent boy in one of its city. You cross the street and pray that a member of the academy staff isn’t on break today.

You board the underground metro and head to Shakedown March. The crowds are thick as ever. The cries of salespeople, mechanical or organic, mix with the jingles emitted from department stores, then churn with the frantic voices of female shoppers as they spot yet another bargain in the aisle. The area is hot, like the burger and chip meal you buy at a small stand, staffed by a woman who looks way too old to be doing this kind of job. You take off your jacket and find an empty bench to sit down and eat.

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>>46469079
>Aria has a chance yet.
Oh, you sweet, stupid summer child.

>>46469182
Someone do Fumika next! I would, but I can't write plot on the personal worth shit yet. That and whatever I put down as smut will probably be bad to mediocre.

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What are Celeste and Akikazu doing, you wonder, biting through four chips covered in tomato sauce at once. Listening to classes, taking notes, hanging out with Takauji and his lady friends biting at each other’s throats over the cafeteria table. That would be the same stuff as usual, you decide. Though without you there to mediate between them, you pray that no sharp implements are involved today.

…

Huh…

That reminds you. Thinking about Takauji made you think about clubs, which in turn drew your attention to a specific one: drama. You haven’t seen Kaz in a while. And drama club is fun, if a little nerve-wracking whenever you have to go on stage.

Maybe you should attend drama club this week…

You finish your meal and throw the garbage in a can. You then take out the laptop Fumika gave you. An email client is already waiting in an opened browser.

>Send me something.

…is what the email sent by Fumika tells you.

You think for a moment, then mash on your keyboard for a few seconds before clicking the arrow send button.

>>Seconds: Pass.

>Message received. It seems that it’s possible to communicate over the Internet between this world and the Blackened Void. I suspected this when I was using the terminal in the safehouse, but confirmation is always appreciated.

You type.

>You're not going to comment on how I literally sent you garbage?

She returns.

>No.

You send a few more messages to her before packing up and leaving.

>>46469224
Celeste shouldn't get a head of herself

>>46469245
That's what I'm taking care of. Last bit of Kaede smut is at 1k words and is coming soon.

>>46469173
You might be bit delusional if you believe that. This attributes to her not having as much screentime, but Celeste and Fumika are at least interesting characters so far.

>>46469210
>“I’m glad you understand.” You snarl, gripping the handle of the door leading to the exit with a little more force than your normal self would have liked.
Stop being such an ass Tokosho.

>>46469224
I feel sorry for all them. They will be so disappointed when Akikazu wins us over.

>>46469264
Fuck off Mariefag

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>>46469250
Especially around Anschutez-sensei

>>46469271
Fumika? Slightly more interesting. Celeste? My opinion is that she's about on par with Aria in the number of fucks I can give. Better still than that house rep or something whose name I can't remember.

But Akikazu beats them all into the ground.

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>46468033
Rolling Takashi's cooking skill.

>>46469360
You are a gentleman of fine tastes.

>>46469437
Fuck.

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>46469437
satan pls

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>46469462
>>46469437
BEST OF THREE!

>>46469171
Wrong!
Celeste pleases old men for candy
Fumika pleases old men for information
Kozue pleases old men to please herself
Onee-san pleases old men for Takashi
Aria pleases old men just because

>>46469492
>Celeste pleases old men for candy
What do you think that macca is for?

>>46469437
>>46469462
>>46469471

looks like it's time for a retcon I guess thanks guys

>>46469506
Candy is soylent semen.

>>46469492
What about Rumi?

>>46469528
Literally who? No seriously, I don't remember anybody like that.

>>46469528
She please men to feel young again

>>46469542
Takashi's Mother

>>46469542
Takashi's Mom, Hot, widow, Empress Arcana, Taught Sis how to fight.

>>46469523
Do whatever you think will be funnier or a better story

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Along the way to the train station, you pass through the center of a shopping mall. Tacky plastic displays, jewelry behind glossy windows and sample products all fly past your vision. Whistling a tune you heard on the train radio this morning, you walk past something large, ornate and rectangular and don’t give it a single thought.

Then your brain catches up with your eyes You skid to a halt, turn around and gape. You bolt back the way you came.

<THE_FIRST> Fumika
<THE_FIRST> You should see this
<THE_FIRST> It’s a door like the one we enter in District 5
<THE_FIRST> It’s in the middle of a shopping center but nobody is noticing it
<THE_FIRST> In fact they’re all deliberately moving around it in a big arc this is so freaky
<Azure Scholar> Send me a photograph of it.

>>46469528
She doesn't please men, men please her. Her

>>46469595
That seems more accurate. She is the one in control

>>46469565
>>46469566
Oh, her. She pleases old men to get back at Takashi's Father for not surviving. She also pleases any men for business.

>>46469587
Oh boy. Another entrance to the Void? Something else?

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>>Takashi: Take a picture.

<Azure Scholar> You’re right. Did this door exist here before?
<THE_FIRST> I don’t think so
<THE_FIRST> Then again I don’t come here often so it’s possible it might have always been here but we were just never aware of it
<THE_FIRST> It’s also wrapped in thick chains that are made of what I think is silver
<THE_FIRST> Either that or really shiny steel
<Azure Scholar> Incorrect. It is silver. Steel isn’t this lustrous.
<Azure Scholar> I remember you purchasing a silver key from Quinn.
<THE_FIRST> Yeah I did that a while back
<THE_FIRST> It’s still in my backpack though
<Azure Scholar> The question of why you carried a potentially rare and useful piece of equipment around instead of storing it in the safehouse is one I wish is answered in the near future.
<Azure Scholar> In any case, I will check Google Maps for any other ornate doors that might exist in this city.
<THE_FIRST> You think they’ll show up
<THE_FIRST> This does seem like something normal people can’t comprehend
<Azure Scholar> I could see the door in the photograph, so I believe this is similar. I shall now begin.

>>Fumika: Research.

<Azure Scholar> I have found a couple. There is one in the Silver Town, next to a semi-popular Chinese diner. Another is in the main plaza of Synth Central, close to the Lovely Eight maid café.
<Azure Scholar> I checked the other districts, but have found no more. They are either well hidden or do not exist at all.

What is your decision?

>Unlock the door in the Silver Town.
>Unlock the door in Shakedown March.
>Unlock the door in Synth Central.
>Don’t unlock anything.
>Custom option.

>>46469649
>Unlock the door in Shakedown March.

>>46469587
First up on Five o'clock News.

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!1!!

>>46469649
>>Unlock the door in Shakedown March.
Quick travel?

>>46469649
>>Unlock the door in Shakedown March.
Best chance at a new shopping area.

>>46469649
>>Unlock the door in Shakedown March.
Finally. I was wondering when we'd get a chance to use this key.

>>46469649
>Don’t unlock anything.
We don't know if it will trigger an event or anything. It could open to anywhere and anything. Unlock one when we're rested and prepared.

>>46469649
>>Unlock the door in Shakedown March.
either these are stores or shortcuts. One way or another quick access to shops is a good idea.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>46469649
>unlock the closest door
ALLAHU AKBAR what could possibly go wrong?

>>46469649
>Unlock the door in Shakedown March.
We've got no reason to think any one of them will be better than the others, so we might as well go for the one we're closest to.

>>46469649
>Unlock the door in Shakedown March.

>>46469649
>Look for a door in the red light district.

>>46469649
>>Unlock the door in Shakedown March.
We're already here so why not? Just make sure no one's paying attention.

>>46469649
You know what, I hope this unlocks Tanaka's Amazing Commodities.

>Celeste is rank D
>we are D-

>>46469649
>>Unlock the door in Synth Central.

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>>46469818
Duuuuudeeee, is there brain uploading yet? Tanaka's show wouldn't be the same if he wasn't there in person giving amazing deals!

>>46469818
>>46469868
His theme is catchy

>>46469868
Knowing that guy's ego, either he made some Tanaka bots or has cloned himself again and again. Maybe even a Tanaka the IV.

>>46469836
We need to duel more randoms at school and hit the Forgotten abyss more.

Oh, I forgot.

SIR YELLINGBIRD'S FACT OF THE DAY: PAST PERSONA CHARACTERS EDITION
>Akihiko Sanada went missing in 2053, after he went searching for Kaede Kurusu.
>Mitsuru Kirijo founded Akumachi-Kirijo Academy for the Supernaturally Talented, which honors her with a statue of her and her Persona. She died in the 2060s.
>The Hanamura Corporation sponsors a supermarket near Takashi's apartment.
>Aigis served as the foundation for all future models of anti-Shadow androids, and they all share her Arcana: the Chariot.
>The first draft of "How to Think Big and Influence People" was written in 2055 by a successful businessman, and contains a story about a student council vice-president who learned to be more helpful to his president. I'm like 95% sure that's a reference to some Persona character, but I've never actually played a Persona game so I have no clue.
>There's probably others that I've missed.

>>46469836
That's a mistake. We definitely ranked up last thread, and the Persona List hasn't been updated with Ippon-Datara's new stats, either.

>>46469932
Really, we need to duel at all. We've got enough Persona Augmentation to make it worthwhile, now. Combine it with the small arsenal of Chi Casting skills we've gotten and we should make a good showing.