>>3416737
>Commit seppuku.

>>3416737
>Go somewhere
Our old house. Arc was there and we need to know what she did.

>>3416737
>Do something: Get the team of girls together. Call Kanna and tell her to meet up with the rest of the team.
>Quick team meeting with the team and Okada, see if he made any progress with Sachiko's location. Share what you found out from Yuuki last night. Ask Okada where you could get dual fans and a backpack for Yuu's shire maiden gear. See if the girls can detect Arc.
>Afterwards, Go somewhere/investigate: Your old house. Arc was there. We might need to know why.

>>3416737
Supporting >>3416769 and >>3416801

>>3416755
ID:Fk0b00U3 has commited Seppuku....

YOU DIED

..................
>>3416769
>>3416801

Writing

>>3416826

Picking up your phone, you dial Kanna's number. After three rings, it picks up.

"Help, Kanna is sticking like a leech I-"

There was a sudden muffled and some tumbling sound along with a background noises of something falling from the table. Then Kanna speaks up.

"Hello senpai! Please disregard my brothers plea. He can be playful at times you know~"

"Yeah, can you come to the mansion? We gonna have a meeting to-"

"OKAY I'LL BE THERE!! Onii~ Please don't go away alright....Or I'll be sick again and oooohh i don't want you to let go...."

"Mhhhmmmmphhhhh!!"

The calls ends and you offer your prayers and sympathy to Kanna's brother. You could probably relate how she was close to losing his brother but is it kinda extreme? You could probably do the same to your mother if it comes to that but not in that way Kanna do.

...................

Waking up Yuu was a hassle. You don't know how Yuu's mother woke her up everyday because she sleeps like a sloth especially in summer where rumored that she sleeps 24 hours a day once. It was a miracle that she wasn't dehydrated or getting an ulcer. Maybe because she eat a ton of food. You can only thing what is the budget of a Mitsukoshi household when Yuu is around. You feel like she is eating for 10-15 persons.

........................

*At safehouse*
"WOW SO MANY FOOD!!"

"Wow Mitsukoshi-san you cook a lot of food huh."

"Well, if you have a daughter of a glutton. You are going to cook something........in large portions."

Mako sisters happily digs in with how large their portions are. Ako sheds a tear how she is happy to be alive.

(1/2)

>>3416920
>>3416920
......................

After all of them are here along with Okada who is busily punching the calculator and writing it on his ledger. The meeting starts.

"Thank you for coming here everyone. Yesterday was a success. It was also very ugly as Sachiko and Natalya is playing dirty. They included civillians. There was no casualties but they made a civil unrest. Last night Okada found a witness along with the tapes of the CCTV and the manhunt is started. How was the progress Okada?"

"While check points has been all around town along with patrols and civillian participation. There was a handful of police officers that are missing and or not reporting for duty. I surmised that they found the duo but quickly subdued. If I have to guess, they are trying to split the force by looking for the lost officer while looking for them. But they would only dug the grave deeper than they ever had to. Also the Interpol also reported that Natalya is also wanted in the country for Multiple Murders mostly on the mafias, Illegal possession of drug which possibly some of his clients defending, kidnapping, and forging."

"Also I'll probably need a backpack and a dual fans for Yuu's shrine maiden gear."

Everyone snickers at you except Yuu and Yuuki who just lowers her head blushing while the other tilts her head in confusion. You shut them up with a glare which they behaved immediately.

"Consider it done my queen."

"Then, let's go to my house. Someone is expecting me."

.....................

You are now in front of your house. This is the house where your family and you grow up. Sweet and bitter memories were experienced in the house you lived. You enter your house where your group are in surveillance. Yuu and Kanna goes inside Yuu's house while you goes inside accompanied by Yuuki.

"Nothing is inside.....maybe she wasn't here."

"Well.....I think she was tired of waiting."

The living room is fine albeit with dust. The kitchen too. Opening the fridge is the empty contents. You see some dishes in the sink.

"Did Arc just raided our pantry?"

Ignoring the question for the moment, you go upstairs first to your mothers room. The room is still the same with nothing of note. You exit and go to your room. Opening it you see a girl sprawling at your bed snoring loudly. Yuuki giggles while you aren't amused someone is sleeping in your bed. If Yuu was here she would be kicked out. Wait....why would you think something like that?

>Wake Arc up
>Wait for Arc to wake up
>Leave her be
>Write-in

>>3416946
>Write-in: Girls scan for traps and listening devices we have to be careful. Natalya was involved with this girl. Marie get Kanna and Yuu here.
>afterwards: Raye could you put on some tea and make a quick breakfast. It might be a good apology for the clothing incident she will probably get up for that.

>>3416946
Also forgot to put:
>Wait for Arc to wake up
At the end of >>3416959

>>3416946
>Write-in: Girls scan for traps and listening devices we have to be careful. Natalya was involved with this girl. Marie get Kanna and Yuu here.
>Raye could you put on some tea and make a quick breakfast. It might be a good apology for the clothing incident she will probably get up for that.
>Apply as many binds as we can do to her. She ain't getting out of here, or won't have a chance of breaking our stuff.

>>3416946
>Write-in: Girls scan for traps and listening devices we have to be careful. Natalya was involved with this girl. Marie get Kanna and Yuu here.
You >afterwards: Raye could you put on some tea and make a quick breakfast. It might be a good apology for the clothing incident she will probably get up for that.

>>3416959
>>3416969
>>3416975
>>3416990
Writing

>>3417061

>"Marie, call Kanna and Yuu and get inside the house."

>"Something happened?"

>"Nothing, just a visitor."

>"Alright....."

Minutes later the gang is here.

"Girls scan for traps and listening devices we have to be careful. Natalya was involved with this girl. Marie get Kanna and Yuu here."

"Already did. Me and Kanna did the search on my house in case someone is lurking. Everything is clean."

"Alright, Raye could you put on some tea and make a quick breakfast. It might be a good apology for the clothing incident she will probably get up for that."

"Understood my queen"

"Should we bind her Yuu?"

"I dunno. But damn, she snores loudly huh."

"Yeah....in fact I kinda want to burn the bed. It was my favorite sheet too."

>Bind Arc?
>Yes?
>No?

>>3417090
>No?
She will probably take that as an attack is imminent.We just want to talk.

>>3417090
>Yes?
She trashed our home and our other encounters with her have been hostile. we don't know what she wants in here and for all that we know, this might be a body double or a trap, specially since she has been here for two days.

>B-but we corrupted her warehouse. and she might just want to talk with us
Shhhh

>>3417090
>only if she seems aggressive.
>Get You and Marie to stand watch with you while you wait for her to wake up.

>>3417100
>>3417111
>>3417113
Writing

"Only if she seems aggressive. Yuu and Marie, go stand watch while I wait for her to wake up."

>30 minutes later......

"Can I plug her mouth? The noise is driving me insane."

"Considering the noise that we are making, I'm surprised that she isn't waking up."

>1 hour later

"My queen, the food is ready, here is the tea. I also cleaned the kitchen and the living room out of dust."

Raye brings a tea set and her in maid outfit. She seems to like being a maid.

"Please put it on my table over there."

She puts the set and bows then goes out of the room.

"So how long are we gonna wait to wake her up."

Then Arc starts to stir. All of you stood straight like some kind of yakuza waiting and staring at her.

She sits on the bed rubbing the sand from her eyes. Then she looks at you, then on both sides.

"I must have been dreaming, or I'm too exhausted." Arc mumbles....

"No Arc, you aren't dreaming."

"Mmmnnnnn......."

Arc lie down again and tries to sleep, then she bolts up straight as the situation in her head goes through her brain as suddenly, girls are now inside the room.

"Wait, who are you? What are you doing inside the house."

"THIS IS MY HOUSE AND THAT IS MY BED YOU ARE SLEEPING!!"

"Oh....you must be Junko Kurosaki."

"Yes and I need some explanation why you are sleeping in my bed. But first, tea."


................................

You go down the living room due to the fact that fitting 6 people is kinda tight. Also you don't have a lot to sit on which you elect to go downstairs.

"Sorry for barging in. Kinda strapped out in cash and have to find somewhere to huddle in. Found something a hope source and I was hoping that someone would help a fellow magical girl like me. But it was abandoned and also the same time reeked with corruption. So, I made base here. Sorry about everything."

"No no....I think I'm happy to provide something in return I mean we did something on that warehouse too."

"Oh that.....it wasn't mine anyway. It was for my friend who likes.....ugh."

You elbow Marie which she grunts in pain in her side. Then she bows.

"I'm sorry too for messing with your gifts or whatever it is. I'll make it up to you."

"Like what?"

"I can provide some high end pairs. Don't worry, I didn't wear it. It's still inside the package."

"I guess, I can report that I bought something better then."

"Alright....with that out of the way. Arc, I don't want to make this long but. I need you help."

"About her I assume?"

"Yes....."

"As much as I want to help you but now.....I'm just an observer. Currently there are 3 people that are interested in this situation too. I suggest to make it quick. I don't know what they will do if they found you something too powerful.....especially you Junko Kurosaki, a former Magical Girl turned corrupted.

>I know, but still I need you strength
>I understand, I'll find someone to help us then
>How can we make you help us. What are your conditions?
>Write-in

>>3417135
I don’t think we knew those were gifts. Not sure we’d understand sending lewd underwear as a gift either.

1)If any of us find her, can we at least agree to put aside our differences and focus on sachiko and Natalya? I don’t know if Yuuki will agree, but we mostly won the first time from surprise,the second time they nearly caused collateral damage, and I don’t want to see what they escalate to next. They dont care if anyone dies. Or more like they revel in it?

2)there is a girl with a massive amount of corruption who isn’t a shadow. I doubt a dozen magical girls or shadows are capable of getting rid of it. You are not to harm her or her family. If you know about any sort of curses that could have caused that I’m all ears.
If you’re still getting any bright ideas about doing anything to her reconsider that she’s probably been keeping the corruption down. I honestly don’t know how I didn’t notice her when I was alive.
3) I noticed yuu had some corruption when she was healing Kanna last night. Can you purify them?

>>3417135
>"Feel free to eat while we talk. The food is for you...I understand you are observing but Sachiko and Natalya have shown no hesitation to endanger the lives of civilians, magical girls, or shadows, if necessary. They were behind the airport attack yesterday; I don't know how much more attention Natalya can draw before people start asking questions about her magical ice and its source, people of the non-magical variety. I really just want to get everyone on the same page to deal with the common threat. If they have went after us, and Yuuki, they will come after you."
>"I need some answers. What is going on here? I think Sachiko has taken up the work of her father. He was kidnapping girls for some reason, then killed his other daughter, and became a shadow. The original team killed him and Sachiko acted out revenge three years ago. That much is clear, but why create a second team only to start killing us later. I know you and Natalya were there. I know you and Natalya were involved with some sort of shadowy organization; potentially everyone involved was. What is its goals? If they are benevolent, how could they allow the situation in this town to deteriorate so totally?"
>"Furthermore, who are these three individuals. My benefactor has managed to reach out to someone or someones involved in magic. Are they threats? Should I take precautions?"
>"I know your an outside observer but I need all the help I can get, be it from you or others. Is there any way I can aid you? I have access to a benefactor with funds to spare. I can help you with that. Maybe I could find you a more secure base. Sachiko defiantly knows about this place. If you have any conditions that would let you work with me, let me know. At the very least take my phone number. That way we can keep in touch and avoid stepping on each others' toes like the whole warehouse thing. By the way I'm sorry about all of that. I don't know what came over my team. A bunch of girls shouldn't be so facinated by someone's panties and lingerie. Uhhh...*blush* or maybe I do know."

sorry that took so well, manged to pick up a stomach bug sometime this weekend.

>>3417135
adding to>>3417204
>"Could you examine my friend Yuu, I believe you met before, and our junior member Kanna. I thought I saw traces of corruption on Yuu while she was transfusing hope energy to Kanna, yesterday. I can't seem to pick it up."
>"Is there another way to produce a magical girl besides a hope essence. I have a prospective member for the team but I had to use the hope essence I had to deal with some of Natalya's handiwork"

>>3417135
Interesting. Lots of small and subtle retcons that return the importance of Junko's status as a partially corrupted magical girl. that's nice.

>How can we make you help us. What are your conditions?
>Or, would it be possible for you to train us? I know that we lack in combat experience and yuu could benefit from a more experienced MG that doesn't want to kill her.
>"I need some answers. What is going on here? We know nothing about sashiko -supposing that's her real name- other than she steals powers and convert the MGs into shadows to delete the evidence.
>Is there another way to produce a magical girl besides a hope essence?

>>3417185
>I don’t think we knew those were gifts. Not sure we’d understand sending lewd underwear as a gift either.
I think she was trying to lie and gave up halfway through

>>3417204
>A bunch of girls shouldn't be so fascinated by someone's panties and lingerie. Uhhh...*blush* or maybe I do know."
?? are you implying junko is an exhibitionist or a pervert?

>>3417227
Mary/Marie gave her the birds and the bees talk last thread or at least the this is how girls love girls version. After that I think she can put two and two together why Marie was so fascinated by underwear.

>>3417185
>>3417204
>>3417225
>>3417227

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>>3417231
After that I think she can put two and two together why Marie was so fascinated by underwear.
well yes, but junko isn't Rei. Given how secluded and serious she is, i don't think she will divulge her private life (and whatever things she discovers about herself) to any stranger that appears in front of her. Specially Arc and specially if it involves fancy underwear. Marie would eat her alive if she knew that junko has begun to like fancy stuff.

>>3417235
I meant it less like Junko divulging her personal feelings about Yuu and more like accidentally stumbling upon your friend's porn stash. Even if you have similar tastes it's still weird and awkward. Unless your both the bawdy type (Marie and Raye included here), and then, High fives and head nods all around.

>>3417242
...oh. the "i do know" part refers to the second to last sentence, not the last one. Now it makes sense.

"Feel free to eat while we talk. The food is for you...I understand you are observing but Sachiko and Natalya have shown no hesitation to endanger the lives of civilians, magical girls, or shadows, if necessary. They were behind the airport attack yesterday; I don't know how much more attention Natalya can draw before people start asking questions about her magical ice and its source, people of the non-magical variety. I really just want to get everyone on the same page to deal with the common threat. If they have went after us, and Yuuki, they will come after you."

"If they have then my sister Natalya would be here."

"Sister? Are you related by blood?"

"No, I should say.....battle sister."

Arc starts to eat that Raye serve. Then she looks at you.

"This has no corruption right?"

"No I mean why would we?"

Arc starts to dispel whatever leftover corruption on the plate and starts eating.

"I need some answers. What is going on here? I think Sachiko has taken up the work of her father. He was kidnapping girls for some reason, then killed his other daughter, and became a shadow. The original team killed him and Sachiko acted out revenge three years ago. That much is clear, but why create a second team only to start killing us later. I know you and Natalya were there. I know you and Natalya were involved with some sort of shadowy organization; potentially everyone involved was. What is its goals? If they are benevolent, how could they allow the situation in this town to deteriorate so totally?"

"Hmm.....that is a long story."

"I don't mind waiting."

"I was also the one who was kidnapped. But I escaped. Them someone found me and trained me to become one. I didn't know I was already a magical girl.......or maybe I didn't because that shit experimented on me. But back then I was a scared little child. Then Natalya found me and quickly became friends. Fast forward 5 years later, I contacted someone. A magical girl. It was via Natalya whom I gave the intel to Yuuki to raid the specific lab."

So teaching me some ice parlor tricks was for your own personal business?[/red]

"And it stopped but it's not sunshine and rainbows for everyone. Someone must have got the notes. And now she is probably using it to do something. I mean, Natalya. A former agent from our organization. And the girl who thought that we murdered his father. She would come to the organization and destroy it but she needs a lot of power hence killing you in a process to make her stronger. Sorry if I cannot give you a detailed story. It's.....a traumatic experience for me."

"So now it goes to a full circle.......First was you escaping from a mad scientist. Then picked up by someone and trained. Then send someone to do your work and now got killed in the process because they thought the organization sent them to do it and now.....she is going after your organization. Is that correct?"

Arc nods.

(1/2)

>>3417276
"Furthermore, who are these three individuals. My benefactor has managed to reach out to someone or someones involved in magic. Are they threats? Should I take precautions?"

"As long as you don't target them then all is well. It's not that they arrived in the country yet. And also I don't know them. But it would be a matter of time."

"Could you examine my friend Yuu, I believe you met before, and our junior member Kanna. I thought I saw traces of corruption on Yuu while she was transfusing hope energy to Kanna, yesterday. I can't seem to pick it up."

"Huh? What? Really?" Both Kanna and Yuu replies

Arc holds their head and closes his eyes. Then a few seconds later she retracts them....

"Any leftover corruption in them are now cleansed but I cannot remove the negativity inside them. It whats makes the person a person. Only a crazy fool thinks he is happy all the time."

"Is there another way to produce a magical girl besides a hope essence. I have a prospective member for the team but I had to use the hope essence I had to deal with some of Natalya's handiwork""

"Why? But to answer your question.....I think it's a secret. A secret I don't know about."

You sigh....but you moved on.....

"How can we make you help us. What are your conditions?"

"What about this....I'll help you track Sachiko and Natalya for you and that's it. It is up to you how you will deal with them. Is that acceptable? Like I said, I am now an observer now. I hope you would understand."

>Accept?
>No (Make demands?)
>Write-in

>>3417282
>"The tracking is acceptable, however contact us if you come under attack. We will help you.You can have my number...here. We should check in periodically, to make sure we don't step on each other's toes. Could you help train Yuu and Kanna with me; heck train all of us, or just give us pointers in general. My team sorely lacks the combat experience against opponents of Sachiko or Natalya's caliber."

>>3417282
>”If you need funds. My benefactor can help. Furthermore, we could find a more secure place for you to set up base. Sachiko was my team leader before I wound up like this with her help, so she knows about this place. Also, if you ever want to talk to somebody about your experiences, you can call me. Things haven’t been easy for me either the past few months. I can understand having your life ripped away from you.”

>>3417282
>Accept. Also let her live in the house.
>Could you help us train Kanna and Yuu? They need a teacher that doesn't want to kill them.

>>3417298
>>3417303
>>3417731

"The tracking is acceptable, however contact us if you come under attack. We will help you.You can have my number...here. We should check in periodically, to make sure we don't step on each other's toes. Could you help train Yuu and Kanna with me; heck train all of us, or just give us pointers in general. My team sorely lacks the combat experience against opponents of Sachiko or Natalya's caliber."

"Why not gang them up? You have the numerical advantage, also you have the firepower to boot. If you can damage that bitch last time then you could do it again."

"They wouldn't fall of the second time I think."

"That's where you are wrong. With some ambushes and some timing and luck, you could do it again. But alright, I can probably see what I could do."

"Thanks. I would only need Kanna and Yuu due to being their nature since we're...... corrupted."

"Mmm...I understand"

"”If you need funds. My benefactor can help. Furthermore, we could find a more secure place for you to set up base. Sachiko was my team leader before I wound up like this with her help, so she knows about this place. Also, if you ever want to talk to somebody about your experiences, you can call me. Things haven’t been easy for me either the past few months. I can understand having your life ripped away from you.”

"Nah, just supply me with that promise of those garments and I'll be okay."

>Then I hope you give me their location as soon as you can
>Then we are leaving, try not to destroy my house
>Go somewhere (where?)
>Do something (what?)
>Investigate (who?)
>Write-in

>>3418801
>”Okay, Thanks Arc. Hopefully you can track them down. The last location we had was somewhere around The outskirts of the city. Natalya is wanted by the police, so if there are reports of officers missing it’s safe to say they were there.”
>”We are leaving, be careful.”
>Call Okada about the fans and backpack. The Marina and yacht isn’t far from Junko’s house. See about having them sent over with a car.
>If he hasn’t purchased them yet, how about training. The team needs to get stronger.

>>3418801
>”Okay, Thanks Arc. Hopefully you can track them down. The last location we had was somewhere around The outskirts of the city. Natalya is wanted by the police, so if there are reports of officers missing it’s safe to say they were there.”
>Then we are leaving, -don't- destroy my house.

>>3418871
>>3418919
Writing

>>3418919
>>3418871
”Okay, Thanks Arc. Hopefully you can track them down. The last location we had was somewhere around The outskirts of the city. Natalya is wanted by the police, so if there are reports of officers missing it’s safe to say they were there.”

"Shit she's starting her one of her powerful spells."

"Hm?"

"Take a couple of bodies and harvest them like some kind of crops. I wouldn't be surprised if they found them broken husk of their former selves."

"What do you mean?"

"Natalya is devoid of emotion. In this state she is powerless. But when she rips off a person full of positivity, she gains an emotional feeling and powers. I'll go out now before she became crazy from over charging."

Arc immediately runs out of the house while you try to stop her as you have too many questions to ask. Opening you phone, you called Okada."

"Okada the bag and costume?"

"Ready"

"Drop it off at your yacht and we will pick it there."

You drop the call and face the group.

"While my plan it to train again to further our teamwork I think this could be dangerous if left unchecked."

"So Junko what should we do?"

>Find a master list of missing person
>Call Arc to aid the search
>Look for spots where the police where missing and start tracking
>Drop off the wharf and get Yuu gear.
>Write-in

>>3419068
>Call Arc to aid the search
Teamwork!

>>3419068
>>Drop off the wharf and get Yuu gear.
>bless the yacht.
We need to be able to move everyone out of town if this is going the way I’m thinking.
>Call Arc to aid the search.
Even if we need to wait for Yuu, we can start scanning and have Okada do his thing.

>>3419091
>We need to be able to move everyone out of town.
Better to do it by car. With what happened and the terrorists still at large, the airports and ports will have a shitloads of security compared to the roads.

>>3419070
>>3419091
>>3419117
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>>3419223

Yuu go to the wharf and get the gear in the Marina, go back to Okada's mansion first and get yourself an I.D. Yuuki. Kanna accompany her. Everyone, let's help Arc search. We cannot let them get more powerful. Got it?"

"Yes!" Everyone replied.

"Then let's go everyone."

Yuu and Kanna goes away first while you grab your phone again and call Arc.

"Arc, we will help you search Natalya, give us some clues how to find her."

"Then search someone who has a cold hope energy. That's Natalya."

The call ends as if it's in hurry and you close your eyes as you start your search.

>Roll1d100-10

Rolled 67 - 10 (1d100 - 10)

>>3419244

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>>3419244

Rolled - 10 (1d00 - 10)

>>3419244

Rolled 27 - 10 (1d100 - 10)

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>>3419358
I was going to believe it until I saw the lack of 1

>>3419384
>>3419288
>>3419269
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>>3419407

You felt a cold sensation at the slums area where it was cleverly hidden with the amounts of corruption.

"Girls I found her location. We need to go to the slums and fast before more people are gonna be victims."

Everyone goes out of your house and move to the slums. You texted Yuu that you're going to the slums and meet you there.

...........

At the slums you look for something where Natalya would go and made a base. You also had the possibility that Sachiko is with Natalya. Slowly you see a building tenement with 5 storey building threatening to collapse. There is an underground parking which is already half covered from the concrete debris.

>Start your search on the underground parking
>Start your search on the rooftop going down
>Scout the area first for traps
>Call Arc, you found Natalya.....maybe
>Wait for Yuu to arrive
>Write-in

>>3419466
>>Wait for Yuu to arrive. She has Kanna with her and Kanna's eyes.
>Scout the area for less specialized traps and get a general idea of the building and surrounding terrain.
>>Call Arc, you found Natalya.....maybe

>>3419466
>Send the shadowshades to scout the area.

Considering Natalya has mostly taken the cities' finest hostage (and we know the cops are corrupt or incompetent. Hopefully she has Mako's "boyfriend's" dad) we might want to consider demolishing the building so that it collapses into the parking garage with Natalya inside of either.

>>3419500
Lets leave that as plan "D", because she can kidnap any random citizen that was unlucky enough to be nearby. The shadowshades should be able to safely scan the area without raising any suspicion and can relay whatever information they obtain back to us.

>>3419530
I agree, I just can’t help but feel this is is a trap for us to enter either building and it explodes on us for daring to have the idea. If we can hide the shadowshades due to the corruption masking the area, they can act as fine remote cameras, but we should wait for everyone to get here before entering the buildings. Especially Yuuki and Arc. Their teleports would be really useful.

>>3419480
>>3419490

"Hello Arc?"

"Yes? Found something?"

"I did but we didn't come it yet. We were waiting for Kanna and Yuu to be here. Right now, Marie and Raye are searching for physical traps around the building."

"I found one too but it's just a group of bodies here 6 to be precise."

"Mark that location, we need to let the authorities known."

"Can we leave them here for now? If we defeat Natalya, the energies sucked will return. I'll go to your position now."

"Alright....."

Marie and Raye came back from scouting and reported their findings.

"There are couple of person standing like some kind of zombie. It really unnerves me." Marie reports

"I believe that they are just sentries or eyes. I saw a thread like connection inside the the building." Raye reports

"So Natalya is here then?"

"100% yes, but what floor? That's anybody's guess."

Kanna, Yuu and Arc arrives on your position away from the building. You tell Kanna to scan whatever she could see on the building.

"What is the situation Junko?"

"Arc, there are couple of human surveillance camera who could can see and probably hear and smell us. What can you suggest?"

"This is bad. This is why she is the best when it comes to protecting VIP's and escort mission. No one has gone past her absolute defense. She can move on the go when needed forcing us to fight the horde."

"The horde?"

"She likes video games that she calls it *The horde* "

"Oh! Like that orc brute and the rest of the warband?" Kanna happily replies....

"Yeah that....."

"What did you see Kanna?"

"Lots of people inside. More or less 30 in different floors. But the men are concentrated in the basement." Kanna reports.

Arc closes her eyes and says.

"I know what she is planning. Stay here everyone. It would be the best.

>Wait we will come whether you like it or not
>What why?
>We'll stay here then, call us if you need backup
>Write-in

>>3421256
>We'll stay here then, call us if you need backup.
>On the meanwhile, lets see if we can find vantage points.

>>3421256
>“Arc, what are you planning?”
>We'll stay here then, call us if you need backup.
>On the meanwhile, lets see if we can find vantage points

When out of earshot of Natalya's forces call Okada and tell him to be ready to protect the civilians. The Yacht is also blessed with a hope barrier if they need to get out of town.

>>3421256
Also
>Tell Arc that Natalya can block teleports just in case she doesn’t know that.

>>3421313
I don't think a hope barrier will deter the magical girls.

>>3421371
It won't, it just keeps them from detecting Okada once he is there.

I wanted to set up another base, especially a mobile one just in case of compromise.

>>3421382
What could deter the magical girls is having the ship sail out into international waters while the group is fighting them.

>>3421268
>>3421313
>>3421354
Writing

>>3421444
“Arc, what are you planning?”

"She is springing a trap for you Junko. She will seal you even if it kills her. I will spoil the fun on her and when that happens, You can move in and go for Natalya."

"We'll stay here then, call us if you need backup."

Arc summons a spear with a flag in it and jam it on the concrete.

"This is my real spear, if the flag disappear leaving a polearm, you can now go inside. Take the pole arm too while you're at it. It will lead you to where I am possibly where we are fighting."

"Alright.....we got it. Best of luck then."

You watch Arc jumps out of the position and into the building, your group watch the spear flag fluttering against the wind.

...............

You are Agent Codenamed: Arc. And your former partner is doing a nasty trick even after these years. You left the group hoping that you will resolve it yourself, interrogate and apprehend her to drag her back to the organization where she will be undergo her 5th behavioral correction. As far as you know, it was a very nasty method that you don't want to think about. Nearing the building, you can now see where most of the mindbroken people really converging on the basement. But is that a trap? You know that she can cast illusions that is too good to be true. But you have your own tricks on your sleeves too.

>ARC SKILLS
>EYES OF TRUE SIGHT: Arc eyes will never see deceit or illusions. She can see traps easily.
>HOLY DISPEL: Dispels everything
>HOLY HEAL (PASSIVE): Automatically regenerates yourself when out of combat.
>ULTIMATE JUDGEMENT (Ultimate skill): Binding an opponent and pass judgement to the sinner. (Must be hit with Thunder spear
>Summon spear: Summon your spear
>SPEAR SKILLS
>Heavens Divide: Split your spear into two dual weilding it. It can also be thrown.
>Sonic Thrust: Thrust like a speed of sound
>Thunder Spear - Melee: Infuse your spear with lightning shocking the opponent when hit. Gives a Holy seal (Prerequisite for Ultimate Judgement)
>Thunder Spear - Range: Infuse your spear with lightning and throw it to the opponent binding them with electric shock and disable them. Gives a Holy Seal (Prerequisite for Ultimate Judgement)
>HOLY SEAL (Status Effect): 1st Seal - Takes away Magical ability (making any magical casted very weak) 2nd Seal - Takes away Physical ability (making any physical skills very weak) 3rd and final Seal - All skill and actions sealed and also binded whenever hits. Cannot be dispelled.

Still where do you want to start?

>Rooftop, clean it all the way to bottom
>Go to the basement, the heart of the beast
>Go and dispel all these people, possibly they are rigged with explosives
>Write-in

>>3421513
>Go and dispel all these people, possibly they are rigged with explosives
>Use your eyes to see the strings. See if you can follow them back to Natalya.

>>3421513
>Go and dispel all these people, possibly they are rigged with explosives
>Use your eyes to see the strings. See if you can follow them back to Natalya.

>>3421513
>Go and dispel all these people, possibly they are rigged with explosives
>Use your eyes to see the strings. See if you can follow them back to Natalya.

>>3421564
>>3421571
>>3421609

Writing

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>>3421618

You elect to dispel them even if it trips Natalya knowing someone is dispelling her "eyes" around the building. One by one they drop like dolls cut from the strings of a puppeteer. You keep at it until there are 6 of them remaining where you see Natalya in the middle of the room still casting.

"Natalya, you are under arrest for terrorism and betraying the organization. You will be undergo a level 5 behavioral correction in our HQ. Surrender now Natalya."

"And you expect me to say yes?"

"I was hoping."

"What about no?"

"Thought so......"

"You pea brained little shits, go attack her, I'm almost finish with what I do here."

"OH NO YOU DON'T"

You rush in where you......

>Focus of dispelling Natalya strings to free them
>Ignore the hostage and go straight to Natalya and stop the sealing ritual
>Write-in

>>3421686
>Ignore the hostage and go straight to Natalya and stop the sealing ritual
Taking her down has a higher priority than the few civilians that are here. We can use the holy dispel later(i bet it takes some time or a big chunk or energy to use it).

>>3421686
>Ignore the hostage and go straight to Natalya and stop the sealing ritual

>>3421686
>Ignore the hostage and go straight to Natalya and stop the sealing ritual

>>3421714
>>3421719
>>3421745

Writing

>>3421804\

You jump off the hostages and try to attack Natalya. Of course if it was that easy, you would be done here.

"ICE WALL"

A wall of ice comes in front of you walling you a few short meters in front of Natalya.

"The reason I pick basement is because there are only two things you can go to. Either you go back to the ground floor and run through the door behind my back or you could start chipping the ice which, feel free to do so."

"Why are you doing this Natalya?"

"I'm sick of being a fucking doll to that organization. I want to be free damn it!"

"This is not the way you are going to be free. You are just making more problems."

"Then I will make more problems until the organization will be too tired to deal with them."

>Use Thunder Spear (meelee? range?) to break the wall
>Use Sonic Thrust to break the wall
>Run back outside and to the back door
>Destroy the ceiling and into the other side
>Write-in

>>3421829
>Give the wall a few thrusts to fool natalya, then destroy the ceiling and bomb dive into the other side
Natalya might guess that we are going to go trough the ceiling, but unless she walls all of it, she won't be able to know from where we're gonna pop up.

>>3421829
>Give the wall a few thrusts to fool natalya, then destroy the ceiling and bomb dive into the other side

The thing we have to be careful of is the unstable nature of this building

>>3421848
As long as we don't damage the pillars, it should be fine. Actually, Natalya is helping the building with her wall.

>>3421829
>Give the wall a few thrusts to fool natalya, then destroy the ceiling and bomb dive into the other side

>>3421858
Convinced me

>>3421858
>>3421873
The interesting question is where is Sachiko? Is she doing something simultaneously or has she ditched Natalya for being a liability?

>>3421884
It would be logical for them to split up. The police primarily wants Natalya and depending on how sashiko thinks, Nat's usefulness is already over and sashiko is using her to get rid of the heat while she escapes, or they are working in tandem and she's either going to jump in, or is doing something else.

>>3421897
Exactly what I was thinking. While we're still waiting for QM, what the hell happened to Natalya. It didn't sound like she was always this bad and has almost been mind wiped as many times as Yuu (or one or two more). The organization should know that that will only make a headstrong person worse. I was under the working theory that there was some sort of rivalry between Arc and Natalya and Natalya felt she could never best Arc. Still being a teenager at the time Natalya decided to act out as teenagers can; fall in with the wrong crowd for attention. Her powers made her too good with the wrong crowd and she slowly became what she is now. Not sure how that stacks up with our new info but I still thing Junko might be able to give her a job opportunity considering how things play out

>>3421927
>Junko might be able to give her a job opportunity
If by that you mean, killing her and overriding her being with a shadow, yes. She tried to kill our mom and our friends. Misguided teenager or not, she's not getting out alive.

Also, i'm confused about their ages. Unless sashiko, arc and natalya are 17~18+, the new information doesn't quite add up unless they are REALLY green and everything happened in one year or two at most

>>3421942
yeah I was thinking of turning her into a shadow. I originally saw the scenario playing out as A) Arc goes all out and shanks Natalya a few times B)Sachiko either before or during the attack abandons Natalya C) gravely wounded, Natalya manages to skulk off and goes somewhere to die.D) Junko mangages to find the dying girl and has some sympathy like Junko did for Mari. Junko knows what it's like to die in agony all alone. So she give Natalya the option to become a shadow or to keep Natalya company as she dies. The only thing that complicates this is the organization took Natalya's emotions away so she can use hope energy, which is the not the smartest idea.

Natalya is college aged(18,19,or maybe 20), she is just passing herself off as a high school student. Sachiko is 16 or 17. I think Arc is the oldest in her early twenties. We don't know how long Arc was in captivity. Sachiko's father could have held her for years.

Give me a few more minutes.....finishing something.

>>3421988
No problem

>>3421942
to further elaborate. I was also working under the assumption that Natalya was being manipulated like everyone else. Notice how the airline attack, Kanna, even the ambushes were played like Natalya's ideas and Sachiko was just going along for the ride. AKA how Sachiko operates. I was also working under the assumption that Natalya had emotions and was operating out of some missplaced loyalty to Sachiko for saving her once before and hostility to Arc. I thought with her magical army and magic works how I say it does that she was basically what happens if combined chuuni with actual magical ability and she would brake hard (just like Mari) when reality bit her in the ass. Plus, i don't trust the organization yet. Arc seems okay but mind wiping someone five times is brutal and Junko is not just any shadow but the dark queen. They might not take that well.

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>>3421974
I disagree with D). On thing is Natalya trying to kill us and our friends, that's acceptable because we know what we're getting into. Another whole different thing is to endanger random civilians and trying to murder your family when they are trying to escape and with us being revenge ande vengeance personified Us taking her over won't be some pretty, painless, quick event. It will be raw brutal and will last a looong time(maybe even going as far as us not killing her and caging her inside like how mari was) specially after what she did.
She's basically getting pic related one way or another.


oh. i had forgotten the natalya bit. With Arc being 20-22, everything makes sense, i think.

>>3422012
>Notice how the airline attack, Kanna, even the ambushes were played like Natalya's ideas and Sachiko was just going along for the ride. AKA how Sachiko operates.
Sashiko works differently tough, she plants an idea and then lets the group she's in eat itself one by one while she subtly manipulates the rest. If arc's description or Nat is right, she is a sociopath that only finds joy from combat and definitely has no regards for human life. Actually, the only thing that keeps her "loyal" to sashiko is that debt they talked about and that japan is "interesting"; she's basically mary with a higher level of education and more common sense.

>>3422029
I had formed this idea before we talked to Arc and knew about Natalya having her emotions stripped through mind wiping (at least I think that's what we learned. Natalya didn't always sound like a sociopath when she was helping Yuuki ect).

I think the thing keeping her loyal to Sachiko is that they have the same target as an end goal. The Organization.

>>3421844
>>3421848
>>3421873

Boss calls me for some number figures. I have to crunch some numbers to give because they want it next thing in the morning. Anyway back to writing.

>>3422056

You give the wall a few thrusts to think that you are trying to break the wall. Natalya laughs at you.

"What can you stick do to my wall? All your doing is poking through it."

Looking at ceiling, there are little cracks on it. Hoping that the whole floor holds. You try to thrust with all your might, with a running start you see the wall shines a little bit reinforcing the wall. But you didn't hit it. Instead, you jump up and into the ceiling. and rush to the other side. Then some icicle juting up in the floor making you dodge and away from the other side of the wall. The you see another wall forms albeit slowly. With some spikes coming at you and the wall slowly closing in, you need to move fast.

>Roll 1d100-10

Rolled 26 - 10 (1d100 - 10)

>>3422063

Rolled 31 - 10 (1d100 - 10)

>>3422063

>>3422039
I don't think they have the same target. The girls(as far as we know) are the ones that killed Sashiko's father, meanwhile natalya wants to break free from their grasp.

>>3422071

>"So now it goes to a full circle.......First was you (Arc) escaping from a mad scientist. Then picked up by someone and trained. Then send someone (Sakura's team through Yuuki) to do your work and now got killed in the process because they (Sachiko and Natalya) thought the organization sent them to do it and now.....she (Sachiko) is going after your organization. Is that correct?"
>Arc nods.

Arc also mentioned that Sachiko is amassing power to go after the organization but I forgot where it was in the text.

Rolled 57 - 10 (1d100 - 10)

>>3422063

>>3422067
>>3422068

>16

With ease, you dodge it left and right like a dancer with your partner, a dangerous spikes of ice trying to stab you. You weave and jump, run and dodge until you easily pass the wall and punch it below. There you see Natalya still casting the seal.

"It's over Natalya."

"Maybe......"


The hole you made seals above.

"But at least, you're going with me......right partner?"

"Don't you dare!!"

.............

You're still waiting at the vantage point where the flag is still fluttering in the wind. Marie and Raye are doing catch with a ball of corruption. Kanna and Yuu are throwing rocks at the can they have set on the other side of the building. You on the other hand, still standing you feet tapping at the concrete.

"When does Arc need our help?" You mused....

"Well she is powerful, might as well let her have the heavy load." Kanna throws a stone and missed

"True, but still I'm worried. We haven't heard about her." Yuu throws and it plonks on the can.

"Wohoooo I win!" Yuu celebrates.

"Nooooooo my savings again." Kanna drops down in all fours defeated.

Then the flag disappeared and then replaced with an iron pole.

"Everyone! The flag is gone. Let's go."

Marie throws the ball and Raye eat it. Yuu, helps Kanna up and you try to pick up the pole which is too hard to pull.

"Everyone help me here."

Everyone is in your back and you tell all of them to pull.

"PULL!!! Now again PULL!!! Once more PUUUuuuuuuAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"

The iron pole goes straight to the building with the rest of the girls at the back holding on their dear life. Then you see a whole area of ice. The ceiling is broken and when you go peek, the whole area is also full of icy spikes and another pillar of ice which is probably the hole that Arc break out from.

>Natalya is nearer, break the ice near her
>Arc comes fist, start digging.
>Call Okada, flamethrowers for everyone
>Write-in

>>3422095
>Spawn our shadowshades to make a perimeter around Natalya's probable location and to warn us if somebody else comes.
>Arc comes fist, start digging(raye and junko use firestorm to crear out any ice blockade)

>>3422095
>Girls keep alert. If Natalya starts moving let everyone know.
>Summon some shadows to keep watch.
>Raye come and help me firestorm Arc out of this Ice.
>Marie, call Okada ask if he has some flamethrowers to deal with this ice. See if he has any updates on Sachiko.
>Yuu, Kanna see if you can feel Sachiko's hope energy. I want to know if she is on the way.
>When everyone is done, come and help Raye and I.

>>3422095
Supporting >>3422099 and >>3422103

>>3422099
>>3422103
>>3422108

You spawn your shadowshades and instruct them to take positions above and around the building. All of them nods and disappear to shadows assuming post around the building.

"Raye come and help me firestorm Arc out of this Ice. Marie, call Okada ask if he has some flamethrowers to deal with this ice. See if he has any updates on Sachiko, uu, Kanna see if you can feel Sachiko's hope energy. I want to know if she is on the way. Girls keep alert and when you're all done, come help us."

All of them starts doing their thing. You and Rei starts firestorming the Ice. The ice slowly melts making into a puddle of water in your feet. Halfway there you go past Natalya who is still frozen and now near Arc.

"Junko, we have some flamethrowers here."

"Then start helping us."

Kanna and Marie start blowing flamethrowers but they are too amateur to handle one that Marie got almost burned her hair off. Then Marie hair starts to grow back.

"Remind me to shave you bald Kanna."

"S-sorry, I'll put this down then."

"Then, don't mind if I do pick up these then." Yuuki picking up the flamethrower.

"Girls, do not direct the flame to the body instead burn the ice around them. We will thaw them after this."

After a little while, you have two blocks of ice where Natalya and Arc is still frozen in place.

"So what are we gonna do?"

>Let's move them too....(Where?)
>Write-in

>>3422149
>Someone call Okada and get a utility van to load Natalya into. Tell him to put some blankets and towels, Water bottles--same stuff we used on Kanna. Marie, do you have anything that would fit Arc and is warm? Tell him to put that in there too.
>We should try to thaw Arc. She may need medical attention.
>Yuu, did you put up that hope barrier on the Yacht. We could take Natalya there or back to the mansion if it is closer.
>Kanna can you see any sort of trackers or anything on Natalya herself. She might have let herself get captured.
>Call Nagi once Arc is thawed to set up another hospital trip.

>>3422149
>Also if we head to the Yacht ask Okada to send over our "tool kit" and maybe some over-proof vodka or alchol in the van. (we might want to play with fire) We might get a chance for some interrogation and conversion.

Come on phone is ovenproof really even a commonly used term anymore? Most glassware would be marked as just Microwave or dishwasher safe these days.

>>3422149
Actually after checking the maps again. The Mansion is closer and it is probably more secure anyway if Natalya doesn't have a tracker on her.
>Take Natalya back to the mansion

>>3422149
>Call okada and tell get us two vans. One for natalya and one for Arc
>Check if the girls(arc in particular) are alive.
If they are:
>Immediately thaw Arc
>Arc goes to the hospital and we go with Natalya to the nearest safehouse.

If they aren't:
Bring both girls to the nearest safehouse

>>3422400
>>3422155
>>3422167
>>3422178

Writing

>>3423746

"Hello Okada?"

"Yes my queen?"

"We need a van here. Two in case. Must be large."

"Then a move-in truck would be better then."

"That, also load it with some blankets and towels, warm water bottles too. And some clothes."

"Alright, consider it done."

"Yuu, did you coated the Yacht with barrier right?"

"Yeah, I did have some difficulty because i need to fill every gaps before it is completely coated but I manage to do it."

"Good.....Kanna, see anything on Natalya's body?"

"No, nothing of sort."

Come one Raye, let's slowly thaw Arc.

Both of you then use the firestorm to slowly melt the ice until you can remove it by hand. Arc immediately breathes loudly sucking as much air as she could. Then you slowly remove her from her icy prison her hand shaking from the intense cold.

"T-th-that b-bi-bitch.....sh-she's tu-trying t-to ki-kill her-herself. J-ju-junko.....t-try n-not t-to let her d-die, b-becaus-se her core....is with S-sachiko."

The two trucks arrive where a shadowspectre drives. Opening the back, the heat blast in your face.

"Load her in the truck. With luck, she would be melted when we get back to the mansion."

The shadowspectre nods and loads Natalya into the truck where she would be transported to the mansion.

"Come Arc, let's go to the hospital."

You then ride the other truck where she is given towels and some warm bottles to make her body heat slowly return.

"Arc what do you mean her core is with Sachiko."

"Natalya.....is not a magical girl in conventional reason....she has a catalyst.....that makes her one. When I recover.....I will forcibly take it back. And I will hold onto it."

"For now rest Arc, also don't sleep.....not until we arrive to the hospital.

The truck goes speeding through the hospital as fast as possible.

.......................


>*at the hospital*

"I must say Junko....you awfully bring a lot of girls with hypothermia or having exposed to extreme cold. Pray tell, are you involve in that supernatural something something?

>No....that is absurd
>No....just your imagination
>No...,just no
>No....?
>No

>>3423805
>"I must say Junko...

Who is asking that question? Dr. Nagi or just some nurse or receptionist.

>>3423805
>Deadpan: "Yes."
>No. Of course not.

So natalya works as a lich of sorts then? At least in regards of her magical power.

>>3423805
>Deadpan: "Yes."
>No. Of course not.
if it is Dr. Nagi
>"Although Doctor, you have examined me. You saw the results for yourself. Could you come up with any other answer to explain my condition."
>"Dr. Nagi, while I'm here I'm curious about the condition of another patient. An older woman brought in with severe weakness and some type of heart problem. I refereed her daughter to bring her here and Okada is covering the treatment."
>"There is something else I would like to talk about in private. I might know something that could help your research."

so Sachiko has Natalya's core and we can't kill her, but what would happen if we corrupt her? I think that counts as killing as far as how shadows work. I didn't want to bring that up with Arc but we might need to ask.

>>3423862
Spoiler
I was thinking the same thing. With enough shadow powermako dumping her endless energies on her basically We could sever the connection between her core and the body by brute force alone and create a new servant.

>>3423902
I was thinking her hope core would either become useless to Sachiko or Natalya recovered it she wouldn't be able to use it.

I am also interested in examining her with Sakura and some interrogation with Yuu's absolute truth detector. We are still missing many details on three years ago and what this organization is up to.

>>3423829
It's Dr. Nagi

>>3423914
i mean, if we corrupt her, we should be able to dig out all the information we want from her. the only problem would be that shashiko will be able to use Natalya's core on herself. Not that much of a problem, given that she is only one, but its still something to consider.

>>3423927
>Core
That was what I wanted to ask about. If Sachiko could use the catalyst or if Natalya's condition has some sort of feedback loop with it. If corrupting her would corrupt the core as well. Sachiko has no use for a corruptive essence.

>>3423830
>>3423862
Writing

>>3423935
i don't know if there should be a feedback loop. Maybe the catalyst works as a single way transmitter that just pumps our the hope energy that Natalya requires at the moment. If that's the case, well... we could use it on mako

>>3423937

"No. Of course not."

Dr. Nagi glares at you like some kind of creepy stalker while you remain with you stoic face.

"Although Doctor, you have examined me. You saw the results for yourself. Could you come up with any other answer to explain my condition. Anyway, Dr. Nagi, while I'm here I'm curious about the condition of another patient. An older woman brought in with severe weakness and some type of heart problem. I refereed her daughter to bring her here and Okada is covering the treatment."

"We are still looking for her condition. According to our cardiologist, it was a rare something something. To be honest it's not my field but if they would recklessly do a heart operation. It has 90% fatality rate which is why they are studying it. Probably he's gonna make a research paper out of it to further his knowledge about hearts."

"I see, There is something else I would like to talk about in private. I might know something that could help your research."

"Who would it might be?"

>Who? (Write-in?)

>>3423976
wait, we have someone that could help with her research?

>>3424015
Immunity from the shadow of plague

>>3423976
>"Let's go to your lab. Remember Privacy."
>"The who is me, as for the something I was speaking of: Look back about two months ago for a series of case files on sick children from close to the industrial zone and the slums. Mysteriously they all seemed to get better out of the blue. If you don't want to go down the rabbit hole of the supernatural now is the time to voice your reservations."
>"I was the one that dealt with the thing causing it and it gave me certain properties in regards to resistance to diseases. It was a shadow of plague."
>"I would like to help you, but you need to come up with some better experiments. I have more people you can test. Remember I mentioned house calls. Call your employer Okada. He can help you set something up. Although it might be a while we managed to capture the thing responsible for all of the hypothermia cases and she is a real piece of work."
>"Be careful with this information because of the ice certain people are looking into this city and it would cause problems if you started blabbing about magic and shadows. It may cause problems for you and for me."

>>3423976
adding on >>3424055

>"Oh and what's your thoughts on magical girl shows when you were young? Ever wanted to be one? I don't have the components right now but would you consider it? The more and more I have to deal with in the field the more I realize I need a good medic. I wonder if your medical training would rub off on any powers you might develop. Obviously your research and career would come first but a lot of girls get in trouble out there and need help. I was one of them."
>"Oh, and I'm sorry for acting like a jerk to you the last time we talked. Sometimes I can't help myself. Thank you for helping my friends."

>>3424055
...Knowing that doesn't really help her at all. And if she makes some medicine based on us, well, she's spreading our corruption, not that i mind, but i'm sure there are invisible powers that keep these kind of things from happening, otherwise the shadows would have taken over the world a long time ago.

>>3424103
I wasn't thinking of spreading corruption, more reverse-engineering how the plague shadow or our immunity ability works to create a watered down version in drug form.If the answer is corruption, how much disease is actually caused by that vs. traditional factors. I might still be operating to close to the assumption that magic obeys certain rules so you could look at it scientifically.

>>3424117
>I might still be operating to close to the assumption that magic obeys certain rules so you could look at it scientifically.
You can, but chances are that because defense mechanisms are based on corruption, a cure will also have corruptible qualities.

Sorry that took so long. Just got home from that long meeting. Anyway, writing.

>>3424376

"Let's go to your lab. Remember Privacy."

"Alright, follow me."

You follow Dr. Nagi to the end of the corridor and on the left where you found her first. Back then, you were terrified due to a shout made you panic. Now looking at the messy room, you see that there isn't any camera or any surveillance. Maybe she made this into her own room."

"We're safe here from any eavesdropper if you worried about something."

"The who is me, as for the something I was speaking of: Look back about two months ago for a series of case files on sick children from close to the industrial zone and the slums. Mysteriously they all seemed to get better out of the blue. If you don't want to go down the rabbit hole of the supernatural now is the time to voice your reservations."

"W-what? You must be joking right? Your spinning tales to me right?"

"I would like to help you, but you need to come up with some better experiments. I have more people you can test. Remember I mentioned house calls. Call your employer Okada. He can help you set something up. Although it might be a while we managed to capture the thing responsible for all of the hypothermia cases and she is a real piece of work. Also I was the one that dealt with the thing causing it and it gave me certain properties in regards to resistance to diseases."

"Wait wait wait.....do you know what kind of implication you are saying right?"

"What would it be?"

"Your going to be sought after many scientific researchers, medicinal scientist, chemical engineers and pharmaceutical researchers. At worst you will be kidnapped, experimented or treat as a guinea pig. No seriously you should stop speaking non-sense......You know what, I'm just gonna go out and pretend that I didn't hear anything you said."

Nagi starts to walk out of the room. Seemingly trying to forget whatever you said.

>Stop her. "I want to help people Nagi and you are the only one I can trust."
>Let her go. You can try another time
>Write-in

>>3424404
>Let her go. You can try another time

>>3424404
>"Stop her. "I want to help people Nagi. You and Okada are the only ones I can trust. I can't help my friends if I don't know what is going on with me."

>>3424404

>>3424429 adding on
>"Nagi, no one will be hunting me, unless you say something and decide to try and make a career off me. As far as the rest of the world knows I went missing about four months ago and I'm presumed dead. I trust you and Okada to find a way to keep your findings secret. He has a good reason for secrecy himself."

>>3424414
Adding to my post:
>Finish dealing with natalya before she thaws.

>>3424446
we should ask Arc what we can and can't do to Natalya before heading back

>>3424404

adding on again >>3424429
regardless of what happens
>Ask Arc about Natalya's condition. She is clearly still a threat if we can't kill her could we corrupt her?

>>3424445
We shouldn't trust nagi with so much delicate information, specially when we have talked to here three times at most. She might have Okada's trust but not ours.

>>3424448
I don't think we'll get an answer from her right now unless we want to wake her up, supposing we can do that. Meanwhile natalya is unfreezing and probably regaining her strength and she tried to kill our mom, as well as us. Its the perfect time to get some good old fashined revenge.

>>3424465
>Nagi
She has already seen that Junko appears to be dead to conventional medial testing and We have her employer. If she started to sing we could have her removed from her job in an embarrassing way or at worst kill or corrupt her.

I agree we should deal with Natalya we should just get all the information before we do something that could accidentally help Sachiko. I'm down for some fun times it's been too long since we've had some revenge.

I'll probably continue this tomorrow. Gonna sleep early....

>>3424577
No problem. Thanks for running QM

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>3424414
>>3424429

1 - let her go
2 - stop her

>>3424055
There’s a big problem with that idea. We are DEAD. Killing your patients so that they can’t die from disease is a very hard sell.

>>3424404
What happened with those blood samples you took? I should probably get rid of them while here.

>>3425089
I was w a reverse engineered cure wouldn’t be the full shadow experience. Although it does raise a fair point. Why would Junko have any immunity 1 ability that blocks disease if she has been dead this entire time. I’m still not sure Junko is really dead it seems more like corruption avoids being caught by mortals

Nagi forgot what was in them and the vials were thrown out.

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>>3425338
>Why would Junko have any ability that blocks disease if she has been dead this entire time.
Pic related.
Also, Junko's not dead, because her biological functions still work, even if they are being sustained by different means.

>>3425362
Like I said my whole idea to let Nagi re-examine Junko was based on idea that magic is like any other science and obeys some set of rules to a degree. I had forgotten that we edged closer to pic related in the last few updates. I agree with you. I don’t think Junko is dead, she is just undergoing some funky stuff that allows her to mess with scans/tracking all the usual magical girl stuff.

>>3425338
I know they were grown out. I was voting that so that we figure out there’s a possible shadow festering wherever the samples ended up. I’m personally assuming they got incinerated which would make the problem solve itself, but it’s kind of a good idea to make sure there isn’t a shadow monster in the middle of a hospital. Whatever is coming from the patients is bad enough, but most hospital workers are drug addicted,deepssed, and some other issues I can’t recall off the top of my head. Being a doctor means that anytime you take a vacation you realize in the back of your mind that people are literally dying because you needed some “me time.”

>>3425515
Chances are that there is some sort of medical "secret division" that deals with corruption and whatever monster that is too visible to ignore.

Thank God internet came back.... anyway writing.

>>3425831

You decide to let her go for a moment. but you called her before she disappear out of the door.

"Remember, if you are interested, don't hesitate to go on Okada's mansion."

The door closes and you and left alone in Nagi's messy room. With nothing to do, you elect to go out of her room and visit Arc's room. After a little while, you can hear shouts behind the door. Opening it is the nurse and Arc arguing where Arc wants to get out of the bed.

"Please lie down in bed, you just recovered from hypothermia and also if you keep moving your body extremely your gonna experience shock that may paralyze you body forever."

"I say, I'm not an ordinary human who get those illness thingy so get me out I have a lot to do."

"You stay and that is final."

"No, you can't stop me."

>Listen to the nurse Arc
>Politely excuse the nurse
>Wait, where are the girls?
>write-in

>>3425882
>Wait, where are the girls?

>>3425882
>Arc, Ma'am, please calm down.Nurse, let me talk to my friend in private for a second
>Ask Arc about Natalya. it is clear she is still a threat. If we can't kill Natalya could we corrupt her?
>Arc if your not at one-hundred percent don't go charging out of here after Sachiko. Sometimes it's best to bide your time and wait for help...
>Wait, where are the girls?
>Mental Link: Call Marie. What's going on? We need to start heading back to the mansion to deal with Natalya.

>>3425964
>>3425967

Writing

>>3426072

You approach the two calming them.

"Arc, Ma'am, please calm down.Nurse, let me talk to my friend in private for a second?"

"Oh? Are you the one who bring her right? Please tell her that she should be asleep."

"I'm fine damn it!"

"A-anyway, I'll tell her to stay. Please...."

The nurse nods and glare at Arc then she goes out the door. You remove your hold on her shoulders and she sits on the bed.

"We need to go to the mansion. The girls gone first. Seems Natalya broke out from the ice she made herself."

Damn it, this is what you are fearing.

"Let's go then."

The two of you goes to them mansion as fast as you could.

.....................

Arriving at the mansion, you called Marie telepathically.

>"Marie, what is happening."

>"Natalya broke out from her own prison. We are holding her out but it would be a matter of time before she break out and inform Sachiko from our location. Mako already coated the room with corruption to make any kind of hope energy to be blocked out. Yuuki also helped. We are at the basement quick!"

>"We'll be there."

"Arc, follow me. They are at the basement."

Running down the stairs 2 floor below, you see them fighing Natalya who is busily dodging an overwhelming enemy.

"Wait, she is making a fucking portal."

"Huh?"

"You can't see it? Maybe it is drowned with too much corruption. Anyway, I'll go erase the seal and you attack and distract Natalya."

You nod and you go straight at Natalya who is surprised to see you.

"Fuck.....the queen bitch is here."

"Hah! Same to you Ice bitch."

Both of you fight as your teammates doing the best as they can to fight Natalya. Okada shouts at you.

"My queen. Raye, Yuuki and Kanna we're pulled out because they we're injured. Only me and Yuu are doing the best as we can to not let her get out of there. What are your orders my queen?"

You see Yuu trying to catch up her breath. In the corner, Arc starts to erase whatever she saw.

(Seal Removal progress 0/3)

>Distract her by asking question or interrogation
>Distract her by fighting her
>Distract her by Okada's shadowspectre while you look for ways to subdue her
>Write-in

>>3426153
>Distract her by fighting her

>>3425530
As fun as the idea is. I think. It’s more likely that shadows aren’t normally allowed to get to the level that they are in this city and weak plague types can be stopped by mundane methods. Eg. Septic tank showed that mundane means CAN harm them, so due to the nature of plague types essentially using single cell corruption vectors, most means of disinfection end up destroying the weak shadows.
Stress and mood are also already known to medical science as having an effect,so even if corruption is not known about, medical science may actually have massive amounts of data concerning all of this and simply came to mundane conclusions.
I am sort of curious about what the implications for HeLa cells is in universe as a result of this.

>>3426197
>the implications for HeLa cells is in universe as a result of this.
I'm afraid i don't connect the dots. Are you implying that that poor HeLa is not only "alive" but also conscious enough to feel and spread corruption through her cells?

>>3426153
>Distract her by fighting her.
>Have shadows of your own and Okada's help.

>>3426153
adding on >>3426307

>Marie, where are you? if you are with the other girls how are they.
>Sakura get ready to help out if I'm in over my head

>>3426209
Gonna give more background since many might not even know what HeLa cells are)
In was thinking more like her regeneration is actually magical in nature rather than a mutation and a few other things.
Mrs Henrietta lacks was a black woman that died of cancer in the 1950s due to a general lack of treatment for reasons I’m sure we can all guess on account of it being 1950s America. Her cancer cells were discovered to be immortal and literal tons of them are used In medical research to earn billions of dollars without a single dime being paid to the family.
Now the implications of a universe with corruption are when you consider our own regeneration and the myriad number of horrific experiments done on black people through the centuries.
So the implication here is that her cell immortality might mean she’s one of the early prototypes for what we are currently. Science doesn’t go in leaps and bounds but slowly building upon the past. Sachiko’s father couldn’t possibly have come up with EVERYTHING he learned on his own. He had to have a base to start from and the US was in full hire mad scientists and use civilians as fines pigs mode back then.

>>3426182
>>3426307

You summon your Shadow shades and you also called Okada's Shadowspectre. You order them to surround her and keep attacking while avoiding her strikes. You move in, trying to get a hit but she dodges everything like some kind of ballerina dancing to the violent combined attacks of yours. Still your job is to distract so you are going to make her move as far as possible to Arc

(Seal Removal progress 1/3)

>Roll 1d100-10 for combat

>>3426347
As giunea pigs*

Rolled 93 - 10 (1d100 - 10)

>>3426348
>Marie, where are you? if you are with the other girls how are they.
>Sakura get ready to help out if I'm in over my head

Rolled 84 - 10 (1d100 - 10)

>>3426348
Hmmm.... I think i never got to ask this. what's the -10 standing for? just general battle prowess?

Rolled 66 - 10 (1d100 - 10)

>>3426348

>>3426348
I’m pretty sure dice don’t work right for me on iPad so I’m trusting you guys to not flop.
How did you dudes not expect her to break out of her ice when she had to do that too get sachiko out at least once before?

If she’s dodging everything then we just have to do something to induce blindness or vertigo, Right?
>Lets be inspired by all of this disease talk and try to dump a plague fog at her

>>3426373
for an iOS device you need to add a space so it would be dice+1d100- -10 then delete the added space. Ios autocorrects the -- into a solid minus sign.

not a bad idea we could also use binding slash.

>>3426373
blame SFUSv60J for that. he's the one that wanted to talk with nagi, but i disgress.

>If she’s dodging everything then we just have to do something to induce blindness or vertigo, Right?
...Yes. We could try to bind her, or maybe use the homing sword bolt to keep her distracted. Maybe use firestorm? We're in the basement and it surely has a lot of things that go boom.

>>3426359
>>3426363
>>3426370
Writing

>>3426393

Despite you best efforts she recovers quickly even taking out your shadowshades. Although Okada's shadowspectre we're more powerful than yours, they still had a hard time closing in as Natalya easily slings spells left and right. Punching them out and dodges whatever comes her way.

"Okay I'm here!"

"Marie! Where did you go?"

"Helping Mako bring them to bed and tending their injuries."

"I'm also ready Junko." Yuu stands up.

"Good let's do this again."

>Marie will try to hit her in range while Junko and Yuu will double team Natalya
>You all three will pressure Natalya
>You will attack Natalya, Yuu goes for support while Marie will hit her in range
>Write-in

Seal Removal still 1/3

>>3426398
>You all three will pressure Natalya
>Mary, this is your time. Hunt Natalya down.

>>3426398
>Mental link: Switch over to Mary, Marie.
>Cast Vanguard
>Yuu buff our speed.We need to keep up with her.
>All three pressure Natalya.
>Try to setup a binding slash.

what combination attacks do we have with Yuu?

>>3426418
I don't know. we still have the bonus with both girls, though.
oh, i know! Have Yuu empower Mary! She's already a melee monster, so if Yuu gives her any buff, she'll be unstoppable.

Also, corruptor, could you update the pastebins? there are a lot of skills (and characters) that aren't written down

>>3426430
buffs never hurt especially for a melee monster like Mary

I got most of the stuff missing from the pastebins
>>3386764 >>3386766 >>3386824
marie's new skill is here >>3406037

>>3426398
>You all three will pressure Natalya

I’m kind of surprised that we can’t simply cut off whatever transmission is being used to power Natalya.mako already cut off all hope transmissions so I’m guessing Nat is running on battery power without realizing it

>>3426430
I was meant to write the pastebin but I forgot my pastebin password which is why I can't update them.

>>3426459
>>3426418
>>3426406

Writing

>>3426469
Oh.
You can always try a google doc. I think those can be anonymous.

>>3426469

"Marie call Mary over, Yuu buff us with speed."

Marie demeanor changed while you are covered with familiar green aura. You cast you party with vanguard and Mary started giggling.

"Ah, good to be back. Thanks for the call my queen. I haven't flexed my body for a while."

"Really? Then let's go everyone."

The three of you rush to Natalya who is readying herself

>Roll1d100-25

Seal Removal 2/3

Rolled 7 - 25 (1d100 - 25)

>>3426502

>>3426502

Rolled 17 - 25 (1d100 - 25)

>>3426502
Yay, unnatural crit!

I made another pastebin which is probably very messy. I apologize for that. Now also included our party skills with exception of Sakura, Arc and Yuuki.

https://pastebin.com/qvgJFRkP

>>3426513
Thanks

Rolled 40 - 25 (1d100 - 25)

>>3426502
Fell asleep for a bit. Third roll

>>3426523
>>3426511
>>3426504

Writing....

>>3426527

The continue onslaught of you three is too much for Natalya. With your combat speed, Mary raw power and both Yuu and you pressuring Natalya is too much for her. Then Arc slings a spell at Natalya.

"THUNDER BLADE!!"

Natalya was hit on her shoulder and got stuck on a pillar the shocks making Natalya spasms a little bit sucking her power out of her system. Arc slowly walks on Natalya where she is leaning on the pillar.

"Give it up Natalya."

Natalya can only sigh and raise her hands in defeat.

"Thank you girls, I'll take it from here. Gonna catch up a plane and go back to our headquarters. But since she did make a ruckus here I will entertain one thing you want to do with her. And I have the reserve to veto anything you request if it is too outrageous. And my lips are sealed, I'll just write a report where I apprehended Natalya somewhere in the forest hiding. Scouts honor."

>"My queen, let's corrupt both of them. They know too much about us."

>"Mary, that is too risky, but I'll think about it."

>Don't let them escape, both of them
>Name your demand for Natalya (Write-in)

>>3426536
>Name your demand for Natalya
>She's gonna pay for what she did to our moms.
>I want her for 8 hours. I'm not gonna tell you what i'm gonna do to her, but i'll assure you that her natural regeneration should take care of whatever i do.

>>3426536
>>Name your demand for Natalya
>"I was going to try to corrupt her into one of us but I figure that you immediately veto that Arc."
>"So if that's no, how about you let me interrogate her? "
>"Also Arc if you could help me heal my team if possible. There is only so much I can do for my Magical girls. I did save you twice."
>What about Natalya's catalyst. Sachiko sill has it. We should probably recover that. Could I use that to make a girl have similar powers to what ever the hell Natalya is?
>Yuu get your skill ready. Absolute truth detector.

anybody have any other ideas?

>>3426555
some good old torture along with ripping out her memories(or at least the ones that are related to us) and experimenting with her.

>>3426560
Hey I'm down. The question is will Arc play along or is she going to be a girl scout.. Plus I want to get Arc away long enough to ask Natalya questions about the organization under the absolute truth detector. (Since we know Natalya wanted away from them for some reason.) Then we can decide if we want to keep playing along with Arc or not.

I wonder if Okada has an engine hoist in that garage. One of the things I was thinking requires someone suspened Natalya from above. That and a large tub. Waterboading is a little played out. Let's scale it up with a saltwater Ice bath.

>>3426536

Adding on.
>Mental link: "Mary can you switch back with Marie for a second. I want to know how bad Raye, Kanna, and Yuuki got injured. What the hell happened while I was gone. Let me guess, she dispelled your bind spells, right?"

>>3426562
I was thinking about ripping her nails and maybe give her a blood eagle. That should wreck her regeneration enough for us to get some answers out of her. But to be honest, I'd rather use the time we have for torture and developing new abilities because we can steal Nat's memories. No need for yuu to be present and be traumatized again.
Only Mary, Raye, us and a notebook that keeps track of how high can natalya scream (along with many other experiments, like can we plant a corruption seed inside her without arc noticing? or, can a magical girl regrow organs? How much corruption can a magical girl forcibly take before it begins to tax her? You know, important things that might help us in the future)

>>3426598
>traumatize Yuu

we could always ask the questions with Yuu and then send her upstairs to dote on Kanna and Raye while we start the torture.

>>3426552
>>3426555
>>3426565

"She's gonna pay for what she did to our moms. I was going to try to corrupt her into one of us but I figure that you immediately veto that Arc."

"Oh? that is....one thing I will veto immediately yes."

"NO PLEASE CORRUPT ME!! I DON'T WANNA GO BACK!!"

"Shut up!"

Arc slapped Natalya which made her unconscious.

"What about Natalya's catalyst. Sachiko sill has it. We should probably recover that. Could I use that to make a girl have similar powers to what ever the hell Natalya is?"

"I already had it. The one Sachiko is holding now is fake. I put it a little bit of hope energy on it to make it convincing. But I didn't have to put it too much or she will notice that the energy is not from Natalya but from another girl. Anyway your request is?"

"Arc if you could help me heal my team if possible. There is only so much I can do for my Magical girls. I did save you twice. Let me interrogate her, no in fact.I want her for 8 hours. I'm not gonna tell you what i'm gonna do to her, but i'll assure you that her natural regeneration should take care of whatever I do."

"I don't mind but don't kill her. As long as she is still breathing when the 8 hours is up, I'm fine about it. So where are your girls are?"

"Mary can you switch back with Marie for a second. I want to know how bad Raye, Kanna, and Yuuki got injured. What the hell happened while I was gone. Let me guess, she dispelled your bind spells, right?"

"She was too slippery that I can't land anything on that girl. Oh well at least she is now sleeping."

"Go to where the others are and guide Arc there."

Marie nods and urge Arc to follow her.

"Arc!"

Arc stops.

"Not a word, or I'll hunt you and your organization to the ends of the world."

"I would not dream of fighting you too Junko. You.....are probably the only thing that scares me the most,"

"As long as you understand."

Arc resumes following Marie and disappears on the basement.

"Okada, is the room available?"

Okada who is now wearing a construction hard hat while the other shadowshades are now trying to repair the damaged battlefield notice you calling him.

"Ah yes, it's still there."

"Yuu, carry her."

Yuu hefts her up carrying her in piggyback. Both of you entered the room which the state of the room where you tortured Rei last time is still there. Yuu who is now visibly concerned about the various devices beside the chair which she puts Natalya as comfortable as possible.

"J-Junko....are you...."

>Call Marie for another torture session
>"Yuu, if you don't like you gonna see, I suggest you get out of this room immediately because it will be ugly."
>Wake your princess
>Write-in

>>3426605
OR we just rip out her memories. that will work better than the lie detector and arc already told us that she wants her alive and uncorrupted. that's a lot of room to wiggle in

>>3426608
>Call Marie for another torture session
>"Yuu, i'm gonna make her pay what she tried to do to our moms and the civilians that were on the plane, and the building, so I suggest you get out of this room because it will get ugly. Very ugly"

>>3426617
We couldn't extract Rei's memories with the hope barrier Sachiko put there. Natalya has been mind-wiped multiple times. iIt won't take too long.

and 4chan ate my post. fuck.

>>3426608

>Yuu, I'm going to start by asking Natalya some questions with your absolute truth detector. Afterwards, head upstairs and spend some time with Kanna. I don't want to force you to do anything you're not comfortable with.
>Mental Link: Marie, I have an idea for a fun "joke" for Natalya. See if you can find some overproof liquor or rubbing alcohol. Then get a wash tub, the kind you might soak your expensive clothes in before washing them or any kind of tub. It just has to be big enough to fit Natalya and water. Fill it with all the ice and salt you can find. Then fill it up with water. Ask Okada for some shadows to help you carry that and if he has an engine hoist somewhere for working on his cars.

>>3426617
The way I am thinking about starting this out is we can send Yuu off after the questions. hook Natalya up to engine hoist by her wrists(which would be connected to her feet in the small of her back), with the chain. then douse her in alcohol and light her on fire. Let her burn for a bit. Then we could kick the fire out or dunk her in the ice bath. Depending on how much Marie over-saturates the salt water soulution we can quite literally rub salt in Natalya's wounds while we wait for her to regenerate between torture methods. Then we go for more exotic stuff.

Plus we can chill drinks while we watch her squirm. The best torture is always practical.

Raye might want to watch this too depending on how hurt she is.

>>3426608

I forgot to add in>>3426620

>First, bind Natalya with rope and chains from the garage just to be sure. (Hogtie her)

>>3426620
>We couldn't extract Rei's memories with the hope barrier Sachiko put there
We don't know(and doesn't look like) sashiko did that. It sounds like something Kanna or Yuu did, or, she herself did.
>>3426626
Eh. Its way easier to just break her extremities with a sledgehammer. It also allows us to experiment on her and gives us a clear indication on her impairment status.

>>3427347
>We don't know(and doesn't look like) sashiko did that.
Whoever used the ability on Rei is inconsequential. What matters is Rei had weird barriers in her mind and we couldn't siphon her memories There is a possiblity we can't siphon memories from a person who has been mind wiped.

I don't understand why we can't take a few minutes to ask Natalya two questions. What happened three years ago and what is the organization and why do you want to get away from it. Then you can stroke your torture bonner as hard as you want.

We know Arc lied to our face for some reason (or at the very least is withholding information) and Natalya is dead set on not going back to the Organization and doing what ever it takes to bring them down. Why is important.

Plus, we have gotten seemingly similar but somewhat contradictory accounts of three years ago from Sakura, Yuuki, and Arc either QM has changed his mind about how events played out or the Characters are leaving out key details. We have Natalya now and she can't lie.

>can we plant a corruption seed inside her without arc noticing?
This seems interesting.
Arc has vision like Kanna so we could use Kanna to check, if she is conscious.

>Sledgehammer.
Eh, why not both. Sure it's easier but when is easy fun. Natalya likes freezing people so why not inflict a little hypothermia on her. Junko could always yank Natalya up and down on the chain to see when the bones heal.

I see you seeding a sequel or volume two there QM

>>3426608
Mind explaining why going back to your little organization scares you more than becoming a shadow? (I figure that this should have been a red flag for us)
It sounds like there’s not really anything in this room that can scare you more than they already do.
(Ifshe reveals the whole been there 5 times thing and or has a good enough sob story)
>I’d actually feel sorry for you if you weren’t being such a crazy bitch that tried to kill my mother. If you broke out 5 times you can break out again just like they’re just gonna catch you again. Cooperate and I’ll make sure there’s nothing left of you for them to take back next time. (If she’s that desperate then she could have committed suicide or turned into a shadow from despair by now.ergo the organization keeps bringing her back for some reason)

(After anything else we can reasonably get out of her is done)
Now now, we still have some time to waste and I’m afraid that I really can’t trust anything you say even if I can resent them for helping to make monsters like you. Even if you’re more afraid of what they can do, I’m not letting you off that easy for tying to hurt the people I love. Work together with all of the shadows (including Sakura and I’m assuming we aren’t nvolving Kanna and Yuu by this point) to basically inflict a permanent penance stare on her. I think calling the curse empathy should do? Whenever she thinks of anyone that she’s harmed she feels the pain and anguish of what she’s done or s planning to do to them.
If/when anyone asks what we did to her we just say that we gave her empathy.
I’m sure I forgot more stuff while at work but I think that sets us up to resent the organization as well for making monsters like sachiko and Natalya while not monitoring or controlling them. Once or twice I can almost see, but 5 goddamn times? That’s why don’t you rape the joker level.

>>3428623

Shoot i've been found. I have no choice but to write.


Writing.....

>>3428789
I should probably clarify due to the possible language/grammar barrier that I was still giving her to arc, was just possibly offering Natalya the sweet release of death if she comes back after the latest batch of mind wipes.

>>3426617
>>3426620
>>3426628

"Get your lie detector running. I want to make this quick. And less painful possible."

Yuu nods and her hand starts glowing yellow. You try to tie her with chains to prevent her from breaking out. After you got satisfied you start slapping Natalya up.

"Gwuh?"

"Good morning ice princess, this is how it gonna work. I ask questions, you answer them. Understand?"

"What? Where am I?"

"Fucking answer me you bitch!"

Another powerful slap from you made the chair wobble nearly falling her to the floor. She then looks at you now with frightened face."

"Oh God......am...am I back in..."

"You're still in Japan if you're that afraid to go back to them. But you probably be broken when I'm done with you. Let's make our 7 hours and 45 minutes the best thing on your life shall we?"

>Questions? (Write-in)

>>3428868
Why do they scare you more than anything in this room or becoming a shadow?
What do they have to do with you sachiko, her father and everything else in this town?
What sort of sick experiments were you planning with sachiko here?
Where is sachiko? Where/how is she planning to run away?
What powers do you know about that she’s taken from others?
What is the organization even about?


Figure I should leave anymore questions up to everyone else?

>>3428888
I'd change the order so that they don't jump from one subject to another, but i think that's all.

>>3428868
>What happened three years ago? I've gotten different answers from everyone.
>Why did Sachiko go after us? You know, if this is all about revenge for her why didn't she just ask for our help rather than trying to kill us.

Otherwise I think >>3428888 got the rest.

>>3428868

thought of another one (not as big of a deal as the rest). >>3428903

>"Arc told me you are not a magical girl, Natalya. If so, what the heck are you? How did you become like this and how do your powers work?

let's see how bad becoming a "witch" is and if it is another path forward for Mako.

>>3428868
Thought of a few more, sorry >>3428903
>"How do Sachiko's mind powers work? How can she make people forget about things without physical contact?"
>"Does Sachiko's Mother know about this? Did she help teach Sachiko how to manipulate people? Do you know where Sachiko sent her?"

Writing after I finish eating my late dinner

>>3428888
>>3428903
>>3428978

>"Marie, are you done up there?"

>"Almost, we just need to wrap something to Kanna and we'll be done, maybe get her home and rub her with his brother and she will be good as new."

"I can't say that anything about the former but I can picture it clearly for the latter. Anyway make it fast or you'll miss it."

You stand menacingly on Natalya who is already cowering at you. Yuu stands awkwardly at her back.

"What happened three years ago? I've gotten different answers from everyone."

"Ask Yuuki or others, they are the one who did it. I was just a messenger and trained her a little bit if magic."

You look at Yuu and she nods. She is telling the truth.

"Why did Sachiko go after us? You know, if this is all about revenge for her why didn't she just ask for our help rather than trying to kill us."

"She trust no one you know.....after the incident. God my head hurts."

"Answer me here...."

"I can't explain her plans you know? She keeps it to herself. We just have the same agenda, that's it."

"What do they have to do with you and Sachiko, her father and everything else in this town?"

"An ex-member of an R&D of the organization who got booted out due to a scandal and reforming the whole structure.....and also one of his puppets back then.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm fucking homeless, wandering here and there. Then he found me, doing things for months then here I am.....but the cost was my emotion. I can't laugh, cry, feel, anger.....not until I get my fix.....which is ripping off people's happiness."

"What sort of sick experiments were you planning with sachiko here?"

"Pfft, what can she do? Mix vodka with vermouth to make a Martini? No way she can do something without any equipment.....or a body to experiment on."

You look at Yuu. The color changes.

"She is telling half truths."

"Where is sachiko? Where/how is she planning to run away?"

"She didn't tell me, we split up after the news hit the airwaves. I gave my seed so she can call me wherever I am. I wouldn't be surprised if she came here with back up."

"Hate to burst your bubble but Arc got your seed."

"Fuck......"

"What powers do you know about that she’s taken from others?"

"For one she restored my memory. And I don't want to talk about it. Can you maybe get me out now? I answered your question."

>Start the pain train
>Yuu, call Marie and Raye if she is able
>Ask more questions (Write-in)

>>3429287
>Mental link with marie:"Ask Okada to have a shadow to pick up Kanna's brother and bring him here. Tell him to send two one to drive and one to make sure they aren't being followed. We might need Kanna's eyes and it is a bad idea to split up."
>"You think I care if you want to talk? ESPECIALLY when you're not telling me the WHOLE truth. I can sympathize with waking up with your emotions all screwed up and becoming a monster. Yuu can sympathize with losing your memories and emotions. At least for me, my sympathy went out the window when you decided to try TO KILL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY! DOES THAT MAKE SENSE BITCH?"
>"I gave you the option the easy way or the hard way. You see your friend helped make me into a shadow and this can...be my fix."
>Gesture to the tools beside the chair. Pick up and start caressing one of the pairs of pliers and clamp a toe, hard."
>"So start talking. What is the organization? Why are you so afraid of them? What are they capable of? What are their goals? What are Sachiko's plans? What is she capable of? Who taught her how to manipulate people--Her father or her mother? Where did Sachiko move her mother? I know Sachiko's mind powers can effect people indirectly how do they work? What are your capabilities? If I can figure out a little about how I work, you should have figured out a little of how you became this way."
>"Yuu, if she is lying or leaving anything out stop me immediately. That would call for CORRECTION."

>>3429287

Forgot something and came up with something new.>>3429339
>Mental link: "Sakura, Natalya says Sachiko RESTORED her memory. Could you check her mind for a weird sort of hope barrier? Natalya might not know she is telling half truths. Would Kanna be able to see something like that if you can't?"
>One more important question: WHERE IS SACHIKO? WHERE IS SHE GOING?

I feel like I’m forgetting something really important we should be asking.


And g t Kanna over here asap. That headache thing sounds Ike Natalya has some sort of self destruct that goes off if she reveals too much.

>>3429778
We might be. I can't think of something we missed though. You might want Sakura to examine Natalya more closely than I voted for. Maybe we can figure out what science dad did to her.

That's the other reason I want to bring Kanna's brother over. The house is big enough that he shouldn't hear what is going on.

I just thought it was from Yuu's truth power hurting Natalya but we can never be too careful.

I assume QM is running tomorrow night as usual, and not tonight.

>>3430966
There are three general reasons I can think of for the headache.

One, bitchslapped into unconsciousness by Arc. This is the most reasonable.
Two, Sachiko trusts no one and make it so that Natalya can’t betray her when she “restored” her memories. It only being half truths is why it’s only a headache and not actually splitting in two or some weird agical explosion to take out whomever is getting info.
Three)The organization did something when they wiped her to make sure she can’t leak info and sachiko couldn’t erase that programming. A type of geas basically.

I’d suggest laying off the sachiko stuff for a moment (maybe healing it?). and seeing how the headache goes if we switch track to the organization. (We don’t have sufficient reason to mistrust them yet so any suspicion would be on sachiko). Then switch back to sachiko and see if it returns. Maybe via asking the same questions again?

>>3432945

I had already switched the order of questioning around in my vote >>3429339 >>3429358. consider moving up the "have sakura examine Natalya option" to try and see if we can figure out what is going on.

>We don’t have sufficient reason to mistrust them (the organization)
I see it differently. I can see Junko mistrusting the organization for several reasons. Arc made a very poor first impression by attacking the girls after knocking out Yuuki. Arc has lied and misdirected Junko several times despite us not withholding any aid. We now know that someone wiped Natalya's memories. If Natalya spills the beans about how many times the organization has wiped her mind. That would raise an immediate red flag. (I have taken that Junko finds brainwashing distasteful ever since we found the journal entry in thread one or two. Even as crazy as Natalya is brainwashing is clearly a poor remedy for her issues.)


I am still aiming to corrupt Natalya somehow but the question is how to do it without pissing off Arc. There is a logical in character reason for it besides having more people. Natalya has proven herself a dangerous threat. Just turning her over for reprogramming hasn't worked in the past and is a poor solution as we learned from Sachiko's attempts to do the same to Yuu. Sachiko could either free Natalya again or Natalya can brake out on her own. There are only two real ways to solve Natalya's threat--kill her or try to solve her problem which ,unless Sakura or Kanna can come up with something better, means corruption. I have a hunch that Natalya is a failed attempt at a sentient shadow or something like Junko. When we have created shadows, we stripped away the girl's hope energy and broke their mind before injecting corruption. Natalya had all her emotions stripped away, including the negative ones like anger, making her hard to corrupt in a conventional way. It's like someone went too far in the first step.

To that end we need the info from Natalya to either convince Arc to go along with us. We could try to go over Arc's head and attempt a conference with her boss. (If you read between the lines Arc's boss (or her boss's boss) is one of the three people interested in the city and Junko has some clues to put two and two together and realize that the boss already knows about her existence. It wouldn't be the craziest idea to attempt to have a civil first meeting to see where everyone stands and try to lay out some ground rules to avoid a future confrontation.) The third is the cheatyface option of allowing Natalya to corrupt herself. Junko said she wouldn't turn Natalya into a shadow but if Junko corrupted gallons of water and left it for Natalya to drink...Natalya corrupted herself. Arc wouldn't like this but we technically kept our word--just as Arc technically has.

>>3434311
My plan was for the pennance stare to do all the work on that front. If she doesnt suicide(probably the organization stopping that for whatever reason) from being forced to feel empathy for her victims, then she’d have to come back to us to beg to have it removed or die. There’s no need for duplicitous wording if we do that to Natalya. Rushing to start an armed conflict when we can calmly state our points and with the moral battle before they try to send in troops is better. Let’s at least get ourselves entrenched in our city so that it matters if we’re removed first. That was the old plan and Okada is sure to have plenty of ways to make the city/government financially invested in keeping us.

The organization is its own separate can of worms and I’m treating it as such. The most we need to do with them is prep for the magical girl invasion and threaten to hurt any of them that try whatever mind rewrite crap they did to sachiko and Natalya on anyone in the city. Essentially sending a message that it’s our territory and not their personal playground.

>>3429339
>>3429358

Writing

>>3434789

>"Marie, call Okada and pick her brother up. We need Kanna's eyes for this thing, after that come here downside. You and me are going to have fun with Natalya."

>"Looking forward to that Junko~"

You pick a metal pipe leaning on the wall and you test swing a couple of times. You walk closer to her, inching closer to her face menacingly.

"You think I care if you want to talk? ESPECIALLY when you're not telling me the WHOLE truth. I can sympathize with waking up with your emotions all screwed up and becoming a monster. Yuu can sympathize with losing your memories and emotions. At least for me, my sympathy went out the window when you decided to try TO KILL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY! DOES THAT MAKE SENSE BITCH?"

You stab the pipe on her stomach making her dry heave knocking the air out of her. Yuu wince at the display now visibly sweating from the action you made.

"I gave you the option the easy way or the hard way. You see your friend helped make me into a shadow and this can...be my fix."

You swing the bat at her knees a popping sound could be clearly heard. Natalya howls in pain as she is clearly shaking in pain, tears streaking her cheeks. You drop the pipe down and opened the cloth cover where various tool are lying around. You pick a pair of pliers and clamp in on her toe....hard.

"So start talking. What is the organization? Why are you so afraid of them? Huh? What are they capable of? What are their goals? What are Sachiko's plans? What is she capable of? Who taught her how to manipulate people--Her father or her mother? Where did Sachiko move her mother? I know Sachiko's mind powers can effect people indirectly how do they work? What are your capabilities? If I can figure out a little about how I work, you should have figured out a little of how you became this way."

"FUUUUUUUUUUCK"

You rip one of her toenails out of her toe.

"Wrong answer."

"I....I can't"

"What? did I hear you say you want to rid another toenail."

"JUST FUCKING LET ME DIE GOD DAMN IT."

"No, I want your sweet sweet voice of pain into my ears and feed me to it. Remember....."

You put another pliers on another toe

"THIS."

You clamp it on her toenails. Natalya shakes her head.

"IS"

You rip it out blood squirting on her feet.

"MY FIX"

Natalya is crying in monotone now her voice losing a voice of emotion. The more you hear it, the more she is like a robot.

"J-Junko....c-can we take a break? She hasn't gave us info."

>Yuu.......stay out if you can't stomach it.
>Go to Yuu, get her hand, call to sakura and steal her lie detector
>Now Natalya......wanna talk now?
>Write-in

>>3434881
>Mental link: "Sakura, Natalya says Sachiko RESTORED her memory. Could you check her mind for a weird sort of hope barrier? Natalya might not know she is telling half truths. Would Kanna be able to see something like that if you can't? Actually, examine her in general. I want to know what the fuck that scientist did to her."
>Walk up to Yuu, who is behind Natalya. Pat Yuu on the back and whisper--"Sorry."
>Now Natalya......wanna talk now?

>>3434881
What was that you were saying about how you can’t talk? (Ask Sakura if she knows how to check for or alter brainwashing. Or maybe check on if Yuuki knows anything? We’ll need her help when it comes time to put that curse/grass on her anyway and I’m sure she’d get mad if we didn’t let her get a piece of Natalya or send a video.)
Move onto questions about the organization until we can get Natalya’s head examined. Let Yuu heal her up. Kanna probably won’t react well to the blood.

>>3434968
>>3435042
Writing

>>3435094

>"Sakura, Natalya says Sachiko RESTORED her memory. Could you check her mind for a weird sort of hope barrier? Natalya might not know she is telling half truths. Would Kanna be able to see something like that if you can't? Actually, examine her in general. I want to know what the fuck that scientist did to her."

No there isn't one. In fact I cannot detect anything inside her. Maybe this organization has some kind of unique mental hypnosis or something.

>"I see....well maybe if we break her, you could peek inside, see if you can find something."

Alright but I wouldn't hope on it.

You stand up and behind on Yuu. Whispering in her ears you uttered a word.

"Sorry."

Then you return in-front of Natalya who is sobbing monotonously.

"Now Natalya......wanna talk now? Let me get back on first one. What is the organization?"

"I...Insufficient permission. I'm no-not authorize t-to answer y-your question."

You shake you head and look at Yuu. She nods. Something is stopping her to talk about her former employer.

"Let's change the question then.....What are Sachiko's plans?"

"Amass power from you.....and whatever she do after that? I don't know."

"Who taught her how to manipulate people--Her father or her mother?"

"I don't know. You better ask her about that."

Where did Sachiko move her mother?

"I don't know. Sachiko keeps it to herself."

Marie then opens the door. But it's not Marie but rather her other alter ego Mary.

"My queen! My queen! You called? Cause I'm ready for a symphony of pain and torture you know?"

"Marie? What the fuck are you saying?" Yuu who is surprised on a sudden 180 degrees of her personality.

"Where is Kanna?"

"Still snuggling to his brother. I tried to pry her off but even then, I can't separate them. Even a crowbar got bent 90 degrees. See?"

Mary shows a steel crowbar which really bent 90 degrees maybe even higher. Then she nonchalantly tossed the crowbar at the side the steel clanking loudly.

"So what are we going to do?"

>Natalya can't give you any info. Excuse Yuu and introduce Natalya to the pain train
>Ask more question (what?)
>Write-in

>>3435229
>Mental link: "Sorry to disappoint you, Mary. I don't think torture is getting us anywhere here. Can you switch to Marie."
>Yuu, I'll explain later. I don't think Natalya has anymore answers for us. Get me some medical supplies so I can clean her up. Then clean yourself up and bring Kanna down when she is ready. I'll keep watch. I don't want Natalya going anywhere...sorry for making you see that"
>Have Kanna examine Natalya, both normally and when asking about the Organization.

>>3435229
>Excuse Yuu
>Infiltrate her mind like how we did with Mari and Rei. we might have a better chance to bypass her defenses from the inside.

We need to erase this interrogation and our encounters from her mind. When the organization discovers that we are investigating them, they will come knocking specially since they will know what we are and how unique our situation is. I'd rather return a Natalya with broken and ripped memories than let them certainly know not only that Okada is a shadow, but all the other secrets that Natalya has seen and heard today.

>>3435310
It's worth a shot.

>Return Natalya
That's one of the reasons I have no intention of giving her back.That and the organization has completely failed to contain Natalya in the past. She is better off as a shadow with us.

>>3435332
given how regeneration works here, i wonder if we can remove enough parts of her brain, so that the regrown parts hold no information. But i'd suppose that because of the setting the quest is based on, she would retain all of her memores.

She is better off as a shadow with us.
Hmm, we have a soft stop for redemption arcs, so if digging into her mind doesn't work...we could make a deal with her: "Return to me and i'll give you not only the freedom you seek, but your emotions". Yuuki still hates arc and arc doesn't know that we are allied with her. We could tip yuuki off on arc's future plans. The ensuing chaos might give natalya enough time to flee and should give her enough time to get away from arc (and everyone) or she'll return to us to complete the deal.
Obiously, this is a less than ideal plan, but the alternatives aren't nicer either.

>>3435397
Arc had a soft spot for Natalya, before Natalya tried killing her. They were friends. (or maybe Natalya didn't kill Arc on purpose) I think we can convince her to go along our plan. Junko definitely has enough reasons to be suspicious of what she just stumbled into

>>3435414
We just need to jam her comms before talking with her.

>>3435280
>>3435310
>>3435332

So we just gonna go inside Natalya and erase whatever things that happened here right? Will that include the day she came here? If yes then I'll write it now.

>>3435454
not sure how to run it. That's why I wanted Kanna to take a look at her. I would say peek inside and see what we can find out before we start yanking out memories.

>>3435465
Alright....I'll write for Kanna to come down. With some healing from Yuu then.

>>3435454
I agree with >>3435465. First lets get inside her head and check the options we have before ripping out (or editing) memories, or talking with arc about a third way.

>>3435471

"Sorry to disappoint you Mary. I don't think torture is getting us anywhere here. Can you switch to Marie?"

"Awwwwwwww. Oh well, if you change your mind don't hesitate to call me again~~"

Then for a little while, something in her eyes shines. She blinks for a few seconds and then returns an refined and haughty voice.

"Is it done?"

"No change of plans Marie, go get Kanna. And also tell her that if she doesn't come here, you won't bring her to meet her favorite band."

"Understood."

Marie goes out the door and you go to Yuu.

"I know that this is pretty uncomfortable to you but 'll explain later. I don't think Natalya has anymore answers for us. Get me some medical supplies so I can clean her up. Then clean yourself up and bring Kanna down when she is ready. I'll keep watch. I don't want Natalya going anywhere...sorry for making you see that."

Yuu nods solemnly and jogs out the room looking for a first aid kit. There is a long hose where you attach one onto the nearest faucet and open it. You then clean Natalya's bloodied legs, arms and her face. Various cuts from her previous fight are still slowly healing. You also clean the floor with water to wash away the blood from your stunt earlier. Confident that the room doesn't smell blood. Yuu came back with a first aid kit. You let Yuu apply bandages onto the said injuries. Natalya now is full of medical plaster around her arms, legs and face. Then the door suddenly opens and Kanna is running to your side.

"Wait! The floor is slipp-"

But you are too late. Kanna try to stop on your side by skidding but instead she slide towards the end of the room. After a small crash and a sound of pain from Kanna. She returns to your side now carefully walking with a combination of black soot and grime on her face and her body.

"Kanna reporting for duty! What do you want me to do Junko senpai?"

"Can we borrow your eyes and see if you can saw something?"

"Hmmmm......I can only see physically you know? I'm not some kind of an x-ray magician something something because that would be cool if I do."

"Kanna, while I appreciate that it's cool to have something like that. But this one is important. Can I trust you with that?"

"Alright. All I do is stare at her head or something right?"

"Whatever your eyes can catch Kanna."

You go to Natalya and slap her cheek softly. She raise her head shivering from the cold.

"Awfully ironic that you are feeling cold. Isn't it your power came from the cold itself? Anyway What is the organization? Why are you so afraid of them? What are they capable of? What are their goals?"

"I....Insufficient permission. I'm not authorize to answer your question."

"See anything Kanna?"

"Nope.....nothing."

(1/2)

>>3435596
>"Sakura?"

Yes?"

>"I think we going to get inside Natalya's mind."

Wait what? You want to dive inside Natalya mental space? I don't recommend it."

>"Why?"

Did you even hear what she said? She was ripped out of emotions. Naturally if you go inside someone, you'll get drowned or like being killed like some kind of virus or parasite.

>"You know awfully a lot Sakura. It's getting suspicious."

I'm just guessing you know. Videogames teaches that a lot to you.

>"Uhuh.....so wanna go in?"

.........Fine. But when it's too dangerous, we're going out. Understand?

>"Thanks."

Now extend your hand onto the head of Natalya.

You did as you were told by Sakura.

>"Close you eyes and......."

A sudden jerk to your body as your mental state was thrown. Then suddenly, you are outside a frozen wall.

Hello Junko.....

You see Sakura the same time where you last talk. A tall beauty who wears a shrine maiden outfit and an umbrella in her back.

Last time you just injecting corruption to make them your minions, now you are diving inside someone to learn something? Awfully adventurous of you Junko. Not minding the dangers of something inside another person's mental state.

>"Yet you are here Sakura. What is your excuse."

I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE HERE YOU KNOW!! HMPH!

While you can see Sakura trying to pout cutely, you watch the high rising wall of ice which extends to god knows where.

So what are you gonna do?

>Let's explore for now
>Come back I think we cannot get on the other side of this wall
>Call someone?
>Write-in