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>>6104203

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>>6104203
>>Recruit Rora. She was bound to join before the Prison Break was even a thing.

>>6104203
>Prove your body feels fine by Moonwalking. Girls love moonwalking.
>Recruit Rora. She was bound to join before the Prison Break was even a thing.

>>6104208
+1

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“Look!” You stand up and do your patented Moonwalk! You know the ladies love it! “See? Pretty good!”

None of the ladies here love it… Rora may have if she wasn’t unconscious…

“…” Giorsal is glad you’re okay and that’s the extent of it.

“…” Suan De realized that —even though she thought she was getting used to you— she will never physically understand how the only two braincells in your head can come up with so much stupid shit. You think she’s grossly overreacting to a tiny joke.

“...That was pretty good.” Scarlet needed a moment to process what you did. “No?” Scarlet looks at the others for reassurance.

“Moo!” The Buffalo loved it. What a supportive friend. 2/4 is good enough to pass any exam!

“You two are so unsupportive…” Scarlet shakes her head.

“Don’t encourage him.” Suan De believes your sweet moves are the devil.

“He’ll be himself no matter what.” Scarlet doesn’t see the point in being mean.

“Anyway, I’m fine! Mad Scientist Cloud head, you should be happy about this.” You cross your arms.

“I would be if it wasn’t for the name-calling.” Giorsal doesn’t like people being mean.

“It’s the superior nickname though.” You adjust your glasses at long last, it’s the little things that make you happy. “How about Rora? Is she okay?”

“She should be.” One of Giorsal’s plants drags Honey Bunny back to the hammock, Cloud Head checks on her. “The dark circles under her eyes are gone!” That confirms it, the Dewitt is doing well!

“Cool. Can we take her with us? I’m planning on recruiting her.” You politely ask.

“As far as I’m concerned, with the experiment being a success, there’s little reason for her to stay. But it’s not up to me.” Giorsal feels like this examination is over. “Please, inform me if you’re having any side-effects.”

“She’s asleep though, we can’t recruit her like this.” Scarlet points out the obvious. A tiny smile hidden on her face...

“Uhm… what happened…?” Rora is waking up from her long rest! Scarlet’s tiny smile is gone like the wind.

“The treatment has worked wonders, Aurora. You’re ready to go, unless you want to be cautious and stay for a bit — something I recommend.” Medic Giorsal explains to the blonde. “Johnny wants to recruit you for some sort of activity though, if you’re interested.”

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>>6104305
“Johnny?! I wasn’t dreaming about him again?!” Rora is in shock.

“Again, you say?” Scarlet is ready to make fun of her.

“Duh! He hasn’t left my mind ever since I saw him the other day, I think he got even cuter…” Rora gets all love-sick thinking about it.

“I’m right here in the flesh.” You wiggle your eyebrows.

“OH WOW! JOHNNY! It is, like, you! You’re real, you’re here! You’re, like, so here!” Rora is overwhelmed by her emotions, infatuated from top to bottom.“Keep it together, Aurora… I can’t continue like this… I need to be strong, but...”

“Well, you heard Gio, are you up for it?” You keep it simple.

“I’ll do anything you want me to do!” Rora didn’t hesitate.

“Cool. We’ll tell you the details at the base.” You have a new old ally! Hooray!

“Hold it.” Suan De stops you from mounting the buffalo.

“What is it?” You ask.

“Johnny, I don’t think she heard you...” Scarlet notices that Rora is malfunctioning.

“Bubbles, she gave me an answer.” You have no idea what the redhead is talking about.

“Yeah, but look...” Scarlet starts poking Aurora’s face and she’s not reacting, all her senses are concentrated on you.

“This is cartoonish.” Giorsal didn’t believe something this ridiculous could happen in real life. She doesn’t know enough about love… She joins in the poking.

“She’s useless like this.” Suan De wants you to rectify this.

The group has a point, but this might not have a quick solution...

What do you do?

>“She’s fiiine. Bubbles acts like this all the time and nobody says anything!” Take Rora as is. She just needs to get used to you again!
>“Gio, we’ll leave Rora with you until you come up with a way for this not to happen.” You’ll trust the Mad Scientist.
>“Uhm, suggestions?” Your group will find a way to make Rora snap out of this!
>Write In.

>>6104306

Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow!

>>6104306
>>“Uhm, suggestions?” Your group will find a way to make Rora snap out of this!

>>6104306
>Write In.
>Bring out the paper bag you use for talking to Neko and see if it’ll help Aurora understand what your asking her…
>”The things I do to do my best…”

>>6104324
Supporting

>>6104324
+1

>>6104324
We use that with Chio though, not Neko?
+1

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“Calm down, everyone. I’m always prepared for situations like this…” You bring out your reliable thin helmet, what plebeians would call a ‘paper bag,’ and put it on. “The things I do to do my best…” You’re a tragic figure.

“A paper bag?!” Scarlet wasn’t expecting this at all. After the initial shock, she doesn’t seem thrilled.

“Where *exactly* did you hide it?” Suan De brought these clothes to you, she made sure there wasn’t anything weird in them, and yet, the paper bag came here unscathed. The Slob Dragon is realizing she’s an amateur.

“I don’t know.” You shrug now that you can move your arms again.

“Regardless, I don’t believe it’ll have much of an effect!” Giorsal finds your plan silly and you a ridiculous man.

“Wah! What happened?” Aurora snaps out of it, your plan is a success. “Oh yeah, I remember, Johnny is here! Hi, Johnny! Huh? Why the paper bag? You got a pimple? I get it. I can share a cream that works wonders if you want.”

“...Why did it work?” Giorsal doesn’t like this.

“Rora is kinda silly, remember?” Scarlet sighs.

“Don’t say that.” The Judge is non-judgmental.

“You owe me an apology, Cloud Head.” You raise your eyebrow despite it being impossible to see.

“I-I’m sorry for not believing in the paper bag…” Giorsal admits her faults. You’re satisfied.

“You were right not to.” Suan De won’t believe in nonsense no matter what.

“Even if evidence shows the contrary, hmm?” You ask.

“Since the world relies on her, I don’t want her common sense to deteriorate.” Suan De says.

“That’s unscientific.” You retort.

“You are unscientific.” The Slob Dragon deadpans.

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>>6104985

“As long as things work in our favor, who cares?” Scarlet raises a good point. “And Gio, you already should know not to take him seriously all the time.”

“I-I forgot how much he enjoys messing with me… his unfounded callousness… Is all there still...” Giorsal forgot about the soft bullying she endured before, but now she remembers.

“Hahaha, you’re all so funny!” Rora loves the team’s dynamic. “Wait! I’m fine now!” Honey Bunny has the revelation of the century! “Thanks, Gio!” She sends kisses to the botanist.

“Don’t mention it.” Giorsal fondly smiles.

“What’s going on again?” Aurora forgot.

“Johnny wants to recruit you for the team.” Scarlet says it as factually as possible.

“Oooh yeah! I remember! But, like, permanently? Or is this another test to join your gang? I’m cool with either!” Aurora wants to hash out this detail before fully committing.

“We’ll figure it out later! We should go, right?” Scarlet doesn’t think there’s anything else to do here… unless you’re interested in making fun of Gio, but she seems busy, so you better not for now!

Regardless of your decision, you’ll be leaving. The Buffalo is ready to carry you all!


What’s next?

>Return to the Base. Hear all the details about the mission.
>Return to the Base. Start the *actual* Recruitment Phase.
>Return to the Base. Do an Initiation Ceremony for Rora.
>Write In.

>>6104986
>>Return to the Base. Hear all the details about the mission.

>>6104986
>Return to the Base. Hear all the details about the mission.

>>6104986
>Return to the Base. Hear all the details about the mission.

>>6104986
>Return to the Base. Hear all the details about the mission.
>Get sandwiched sitting between Scarlet and Aurora on the Buffa-bro

Also, is it me, or has Aurora gotten… bouncier, since the last time we saw her?

>>6105028
What do you mean, anon? These images are static, Aurora has 0 bounce!

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After nodding, you all say your goodbyes to Giorsal, not without stressing how much the Judge helped you today, she’s really outdone herself! Then you all mounted the Buffalo back to the base. You’ll never forget how weird this experience was, you don’t know if you want to be a tulip again.

Upon arrival, everything was set up for the plan presentation hosted by the mousy lady, as a preamble for things to come, she mentioned that the Markgician opened up about the other inmates inside the prison, information he didn’t share yesterday for whatever reason, so the plan *can’t* be any better than this!

“...With that being said. Who is that? Where did you pick up this woman?” Vera points at the mysterious Rora.

“Oh! Hi! I’m Aurora! Nice to meet you all! I’m here to help!” Aurora waves at every new member of the crew. “I love your hair! How do you make it move?”

“You’re one of the other girls that helped Johnny last time against the cult?!” Vera remembers your backstory!

“Woah, well done! You kicked our asses!” The Markgician is fairly impressed.

“Hehe, it was nothing, you guys were, like, chumps!” Aurora is happy to be acknowledged.

“Actually, we were pretty close to obtaining half of the crystals, but I guess that doesn’t matter anymore.” The Markgician doesn’t see the point in arguing.

“Nice to meet you, I’m Liu. Err, I should say, Agent Headphones.” Liu forgot her own script.

“Huuuh… But you don’t have headphones?” One of the rare moments Rora feels justified in being confused.

“Does it matter? I’m Bubbles, and I don’t have anything to do with that either.” Scarlet copes.

“But I thought it was ‘cause of your huge ass? Like we talked about how big it is at the restaurant?” Aurora can’t stop being a deer in headlights.

“Shh! Y-You don’t have to be that specific.” Scarlet wishes she didn’t open her mouth.

“You openly admitted it, huh? What a wacko.” Vera didn’t think her opinion of Scarlet could go any lower.

“Can we stop circling all our conversations around that?!” Scarlet pouts.

“You… brought it up first.” You remind her.

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>>6105057

“Actual concerning question: What’s up with that?” Vera points at your stupid paper bag. “This is the most aesthetically unpleasing decision you have ever made, and I resent you for this, Johnny. Make me happy and take it off.”

“This? Scarlet went cheap on the new masks.” You deadpan.

“I-I didn’t!” Scarlet didn’t expect to be bullied. “It’s Rora’s fault! And I will not elaborate!”

“I thought he had a pimple.” Aurora wonders why she’s the one to blame.

“All you need to know is that if he takes it off, the new girl will lose her mind.” Suan De gets factual.

“If you’re going along with this nonsense it must be true…” Vera hates this reality. “New girl, you need to carry your weight around her, because *this*?” The angry gal points at the paper bag. “This makes the Liu sad. Tell ‘em, Liu.”

“It really does.” Liu doesn’t have qualms about admitting it.

“...Yikes, I wasn’t expecting her to go along with it.” Vera is pretty surprised herself.

“He doesn’t deserve to have his face covered like this…” Liu knows your suffering.

“It’s okay, it’s for the best.” You don’t want anyone to feel guilty.

“I mean, what’s the big deal? Take it off!” Rora thinks she can take it. Or should you say, she wants to take it...

“Not now.” Suan De doesn’t want anyone to move a muscle.

“Fine, but now you two have to share the responsibility of hurting Liu.” Vera points out. “And me! This hurts my morale too!”

“I don’t care.” Suan De sees it as a positive.

“Thank you for making things easier for me! Who are you by the way?” Aurora doesn’t know who Vera is.

“I’m the unofficial leader of the Johnny Fan Club AND Johnny’s greatest lover and confidant, everyone knows me here as Vera and NOTHING else.” Vera proudly poses.

“A fan club? That sounds lame as hell.” Rora chuckles, but she seems excited by the idea.

“...Would you like to join?” Vera raises an eyebrow.

“Sure!” Rora is an idiot.

“Liu, pass her the paperwork later.” Vera grins.

“Have some dignity, Rora!” Scarlet facepalms.

“But I bet they do fun stuff!” Rora thinks they could be a fun bunch.

“Do you need to pay a membership to enter or what?” The Markgician wants to know the logistics to see if he can get one.

“Enough nonsense.” Suan De doesn’t want you to have more fans. “Start your presentation.”

“Meh, you’re no fun, Slob Dragon.” Vera clears her throat.

“One thing before you, like, start! Why is there a cow here?” Aurora points at the buffalo.

“Moo!” The Buffalo smiles.

“It’s a Buffalo, girl.” Vera corrects the blonde as she ignores the real question behind it all. “Anyway, here’s how things’ll go...”

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>>6105059

The Prison Break is broken up into multiple objectives. Each objective will be dealt by different team members, possibly simultaneously, so you will all depend on each other for this to work. If anyone fails, it could spell disaster, so you must keep that in mind when deciding who to choose.

What you need first is to have someone skillful enough to fight/distract the Security Chief, Gaston Onisorio outside the premises of the prison. He’s the brain of the wardens, and the only one in the entire facility with access to the special protocol to lock the entire prison down, and to give access to the final level of the Prison. Since you’re using different means to break in, not allowing the rest of the security to reach Floor F is a huge advantage. The plan is to ambush him at his home the morning of the break.

But the Security Chief isn’t some weak chump. He’s a Flame user! His power is to make people cry somehow. This is not a joke. That’s the power. You lack the details of how…

Who do you want to send to fight the Security Chief?

>Suan De.
>Oliver ‘Leo Major’ Watts.
>Rooke Knightly.
>Vivienne Neuville.
>Write In. (Highly encouraged)

Who will be the navigator for this mission?

>Vera.
>Liu.
>Scarlet.
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>6105060
>>Write In.
>Galactic Calamity
>Liu
Because he has a helmet he should be immune!

>>6105060
>Write In.
Galactic's fine. Let's remember to include Henry at some point in this plan if possible though.
>Liu

>>6105060
>Galactic Calamity

>Liu + Neko
Having two operators would help lessen the burden if multiple situations arrive at the same time and Neko already has experience in observing people and computer stuff

This is also a good oportunity for her to get out of the house, touch some grass and maybe befriend Liu and the others, I bet our favourite teacher would REALLY appreciate that

>>6105092
This

>>6105069
+1

>>6105092
+1

>>6105092
+1. I want to see Neko’s new reaction to our improved handsomeness score, as well as discuss Sekmet’s arrival with Bastet.

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“Ya-wow, How did you learn all that?” Aurora is pretty impressed by the team’s intel!

“Haha, we have insiders from both sides! Mark boy from the prisoner’s side, and a high-profile snitch from the guards' side, one who owed me a favor.” Vera will never waste an opportunity to brag. “I helped him track his wedding ring! How kind of me!”

“What kind of man is this Onisorio? A man in charge of the Shotgun Kiss can’t be a normal guy.” Suan De wants more details.

“He’s a former policeman captain who resigned following a big public fund embezzlement scandal that involved half the city.” Liu reads her notes. “He stood by the Police Chief even if he wasn’t directly involved.”

“As far as we know... Vera is sure that Onisorio didn’t get a trial because of a lack of evidence.

“Onisorio was nice to me while I was in there. I was an important witness though.” The Markgician reflects on his brief time in prison.

“Who was the chief by the way?” You wonder.

“A man named Rob Banks.” Liu reads.

“Hey, I played poker with him the other day!” You smile.

“You… did?” Liu didn’t expect this.

“Yeah.” You say.

“…” Scarlet can’t believe you.

“…” Suan De can’t believe you.

“What?!!!” Vera can’t believe you.

“Woah, how did it go?” The Markgician wonders.

“I won.” You adjust your glasses.

“Congratulations!” Markgician is one supportive guy. “I’d love to play with you one day!” He starts playing with a deck of cards that he magically made appear.

“Let’s not go off-topic…” Scarlet tries to bring everyone back to what really matters.

“Oh yeah, from what I heard, those two are still tight. He got the job from recommendation.” Markgician means Onisorio and Rob Banks. “They go way back! Mentor and student and all that.”

“The irony of my source being Orisorio’s next-in-line stabbing him in the back… it’s great!” Vera is really evil within.

“I know who exactly to call to deal with the Security Chief. My good friend Galactic Calamity!” You’ll contact him soon!

“Yes!!!” Liu excitedly claps. She’s a big fan of the Spaceman! “Um, I mean, yes! Good idea, Johnny! *hic!*”

“The space suit guy, you think that’s gonna help him not to cry, huh?” Vera wants to know the reasoning.

“Yes.” You didn’t think that far ahead but you’ll take the credit.

“There’s a guy in a space suit?” Aurora wants to meet Galactic. “Wait, is he related to the good doctor?”

“Yes, he is.” Scarlet crosses her arms with a smug look. She feels superior to everyone here for actually knowing the man. This poor redhead has very little going on for her.

“Since you were so excited, Liu, do you want to help him out during this part of the mission?” You ask Headphones.

“Me? Are you sure?” Liu wasn’t expecting to be trusted with something so big!

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>>6105505

“If you aren’t comfortable, I can ask another friend of mine for help. In fact, I should. You two can work together! I know you’ll do great.” You think it’s the best for everyone.

“What comes next?” Suan De is aching to know what her role is going to be.

“Allow me to continue!” Vera loves her conspiracy boards…

While debilitated without its chief, the security will continue to be functional from Floors A to E, meaning the one tasked with saving Mama Bodil will have problems unless you deal with the cameras. Largely believed by the team to be the 2nd easiest objective, you have to send someone to sabotage the security surveillance room. The plan is simple: Activate the Crimzone to fuck up the machinery.

The people of interest are two SCI agents who were tasked to permanently keep an eye on a prisoner from Floor F. They rather stay in the Security Room than down there since there’s *someone else* lurking in the shadows, and bothering him isn’t worth the trouble, so you’ll have to deal with them.

The agent names are Garcia and Perez, the former is confirmed to have one of the worst flame powers ever, as long as walnuts are inside his body, his head becomes as strong as iron. There’s little to no evidence that he can spread this power to another part of his body. Perez has no powers, but he seems skilled with the sword…

Who do you want to send to sabotage the Security Room?

>Suan De.
>Aurora.
>Lise.
>The Markgician.
>Henry.
>Write In.

Who will be the navigator for this mission? (They can reprise the role.)

>Vera.
>Liu & T_T Neko.
>Scarlet.
>Write In.

>>6105507
>>Aurora.
>Scarlet.
We don't need someone that strong for this part and I think she can take on the worst flame user and a guy who can't even see entities

>>6105508
This

>>6105508
+1.

>>6105508
+1
I vaguely remember walnut man from Dudley talking about him years ago during Judgement Day

>>6105518
Wow, good memory anon

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“And before anyone asks, we don’t know who they’re looking after. These two guys are just doing their job, and barely at that!” Vera ends her explanation. “Plan is easy. You only have to stand there and not stand out with the Crimzone on. Our insider prepared uniforms for us, these two idiots barely interact with the other guards so they are clueless as to who was who, and there’s new personnel doing rounds. And if that isn’t enough, our mole will back us up in case anyone in there tries to sniff us out. Easiest job so far.”

“I think Rora should do it.” You propose.

“Shouldn’t I be, like, good at sneakin’ around and all that?” Rora doesn’t know if she has the qualities for the job.

“You’re all going inside together using the same route.” Liu remarks. “Mark will lead the way, and you’ll separate at the different floors, at that point, you only have to play it cool.”

“Mhm, there’s no way they’ll detect us on our way in. Believe in me, believe in magic.” The Markgician knows what to do better than anyone here, which should be a cause of anxiety in any other context.

“And our insider will help you out! It’s so easy, even Bubbles could do it. But she can’t because she’s so lame she doesn’t have a flame~” Vera mocks.

“You can’t do it either and you have one, dummy!” Scarlet frowns. This is mean girl behavior.

“Scarlet, you should help Rora out. You know each other well! She’ll be much more relaxed with you in her ear.” You think the blonde and the redhead are the perfect duo for this.

“Yeah, Bubbles! We can be the Honey Bubbles!” Aurora smiles.

“I-I don’t want to be the Honey Bubbles!” Scarlet hates the name of the duo! “Ugh, but I have to do my best…” She knows about sacrifices. She’s a nice girl after all.

“Good. Let’s keep the friction to a minimum.” Suan De appreciates the affable disposition.

“Thank you, Scar Scar! Piuhm! Piuhm! You’re a sweetheart!” Aurora pats Scarlet’s head like she’s one of her little sisters.

“Liu, don’t be jealous, I can do that for you too.” Vera feels the heartbreak in her friend’s soul.

“D-Don’t make up stuff, Vera!” Liu disagrees with her friend’s assessment.

“You better say what’s next.” Scarlet wants Vera to continue.

“Beg for it.” Vera taunts.

“Okay, I’m gonna take things from here…” Scarlet gets closer to the board.

“NOOO! It’s my absurdly complicated board! Shoosh!” Vera kicks the redhead out. “This one is a doozy, and we need our best people on it!”

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>>6105579

With security dealt with for the most part, the idea of the Prison Break is for prisoners to be liberated, and the person responsible for this objective will do the heavy lifting to save Mama Bodil. Whoever this is will sneak into Floor D and take the muscular woman out of her cell to the escape route.

Due to a bad luck streak, the obstacles presented were drawn here because of a failed prison break from within! A bunch of inmates tried to casually walk out of the premises through the front door but were apprehended. But these weren’t 4 ordinary convicts with oversized egos, but 4 flame user convicts with oversized egos. And the person of interest for this section is one of the two people responsible for throwing those 4 back into their cells:

His name is Velinius A. Hammerling, a gallant knight who is working part-time for the prison until they figure out how to contain the four rowdy inmates. He’s a flame user who utilizes a phantom sword and steed to defeat his opponents without wounding them.

Vera plans to wait for an opening to free the troublemakers and distract all the security. But staying low profile is a far better option. Either way, this guy doesn’t seem like someone you want to mess with!

Who will be responsible for breaking Mama Bodil out?

>Suan De.
>Jesse.
>Fiora.
>Lord Gargoyle.
>Nariko & Yu Yan.
>Write In.

Who will be the navigator for this mission? (They can reprise the role.)

>Vera.
>Liu & T_T Neko.
>Scarlet.
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>6105581
>Suan De and the Buffalo
This guy seems to stick to the typical knight archetype of justice and that stuff, I bet if Suan De proposed a duel he would accept, SPECIALLY if she has alongside her the best steed of all time, the Buffalo; as a side note, we should try to give the Buffalo a name, we could ask Fiora to come up with one because she is technically now his guardian back in the mountain, that said I want his code name to be Agent Beef for the mission

>Liu & T_T Neko

>>6105593
+1
Knight versus Dragon...

>>6105593
Thirding

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“A gallant knight? What’s that supposed to look like?” Aurora can’t picture this guy’s appearance.

“Like a prince in a medieval romance novel. Slim, cape, light on armor, regal look, and weak to spears.” Vera clarifies.

“Oooh! I bet Johnny would look real cute like that!” Aurora giggles.

“Anything would be better than this stupid paper bag! Liu, sigh!” Vera hates the paper bag more than she hates herself, which isn’t much, but comparisons are weird like that.

“Umm…” Liu looks dejected… Do they have to guilt you like this?!

“Anyway, why is a guy like that in prison?” Aurora is rightfully puzzled.

“Liu.” Vera leaves the floor to her assistant.

“We don’t know.” Liu wishes she had answers.

“Thanks, Liu.” Vera crosses her arms. “Everyone, thank Liu.”

“Thank you, Liu!” The Markgician raises his arms.

“Thank youuu!!!” Aurora claps.

“Moo!” The Buffalo thanks the hiccup girl as well.

“Did we really not learn anything else? Mark didn’t say anything?” Scarlet feels skeptical.

“We know that he recently moved to the city for a scholarship program.” Liu didn’t feel like this was important to note.

“We can’t risk this, so we’re sending Suan De...” You propose, you have to send your best to help Mama Bodil!

“Leave it to me.” Suan De accepts the challenge.

“...With the best steed of all time, the Buffalo! He can’t reject a duel between knights!” You think this is the best idea of all time.

“This is the most idiotic thing I have ever heard in my entire life!!! Johnny, we CAN’T sneak a buffalo into the prison.” Vera utilizes her despicable common sense tactic against you. “If you want to get caught, we can just throw you in there! But we won’t because I love you and nothing will hurt you as long as I’m breathing.”

“Why not?” You cleverly argue.

“First of all, I can’t think of an animal less inconspicuous than a buffalo.” Vera frowns.

“That’s okay, I know you can do it if you really try!” You already know she’s kind of a dummy, but that doesn’t mean you can’t believe in her.

“...Second of all, he literally can’t fit through our escape route. He’s a Buffalo! He’s huge!!!” Vera ignores what you say to continue her case, but she’s upset, she knows you implied she’s stupid.

“And how did he get through the door? Hmm? I think you’re underestimating our buddy here!” You adjust your glasses.

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>>6105955

“How did he get in here?” Aurora never questioned that fact until now.

“I wasn’t looking, Johnny had him outside, I looked away for one sec, and swoop, he was in here!” Scarlet recalls the moment.

“It must be a clever trick! One I must use to my advantage…” The Markgician is planning on expanding his repertoire.

“It happened twice, how come nobody noticed?” Liu is getting a little unsure of herself upon realization.

“The crowd doesn’t catch onto the Magician’s tricks no matter how much they try, Ms. Headphones.” The Markgician is too dumb to have an existential crisis.

“Moo!” The Buffalo is proud of his antics.

“By the way, his codename will be Agent Beef.” You exclaim.

“No!!! He’s not going in! Everyone, Johnny is being stupid, help me stop him!” Vera wants common sense. “Slob Dragon, say something!”

“…” Suan De remains silent.

“Don’t freaking tell me you want to do this...?” Vera is dismayed.

“...” Suan De won’t admit a word.

“SUAN DE!” Vera feels betrayed.

“...It is a bad idea.” Suan De sounds heartbroken. “We have to take this seriously, our lives are at stake...”

“Moo.” The Buffalo uses his snout to pat the Dragon’s back. He knows there wasn’t a real chance, so he doesn’t mind. In fact, he only wants to be useful and wouldn’t do something that could hurt the group in any shape or form.

“Thank you! You’re still an idiot for even thinking about it, but everyone has moments of weakness. Sorry, Johnny, but it’s a NO!” Vera feels victorious.

“Yeah, there was actually no chance.” Scarlet chuckles at the idea now. “We can’t go along with every idea that comes out of Johnny’s mouth! That’s why we’re here, to talk things out!”

“Y-Yes, that’s why we are here.” Liu repeats for no good reason.

“It would’ve been interesting though.” The Markgician hoped he could’ve seen what you had in mind.

“You. Stop it.” Vera glares.

What do you do?

>Take your Paper Bag off and ask again. Puppy Eyes time!
>Propose to use Agent Beef as the escape vehicle (This is one of the future roles that is going to be discussed.)
>Accept the team’s resolution and move on.
>Write In.

>>6105956
>>Propose to use Agent Beef as the escape vehicle (This is one of the future roles that is going to be discussed.)

>>6105956
>Propose to use Agent Beef as the escape vehicle (This is one of the future roles that is going to be discussed.)

>>6105956
>>Propose to use Agent Beef as the escape vehicle (This is one of the future roles that is going to be discussed.)

>>6105956
>>Accept the team’s resolution and move on.

>>6105956
>Propose to use Agent Beef as the escape vehicle (This is one of the future roles that is going to be discussed.)
He can leap powerfully, we all saw that

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“I have another idea then.” You raise your hand.

“Do you promise not to bring the Buffalo?” Vera wants to make sure.

“I promise…” You adjust your glasses. “...to not bring him inside.”

“...Hit me. What’s your idea?” The mousy lady will give you one chance.

“I think he’d be perfect as our escape vehicle.” You suggest.

“I don’t think he’s particularly fast. I mean, not car-fast, we went to Gio’s place faster than I ever expected.” Scarlet has her worries.

“But he can jump high.” You helped him though.

“How is that going to help?” Vera expects a good answer.

“That’s not my main plus though, it’s one of many. In fact, speed isn’t a factor at all!” You build this up. “This is a stealth mission, right?”

“Right!” Aurora nods.

“Then we need a *stealth* vehicle.” You pointlessly wiggle your eyebrows.

“You’re so right!” Aurora continues nodding.

“Get to the point.” Vera wants answers.

“Nobody will think a Buffalo is a conspirator.” You cross your arms.

“Rightfully so.” Suan De deadpans.

“So?” Vera feels like you’re stalling.

“Which means, if we hide inside its fur, there’s no way they will find us!” You propose. “Don’t look at me like that, Slob Dragon. You already did it this morning!”

“...I concede.” Suan De sighs.

“Wait, you were there?! Like, when the Buffalo jumped?!” Scarlet had no idea.

“Yes.” Suan De admits.

“The Buffalo did what?” Aurora feels like this is an inside joke and not an insane event.

“...Damn it, I didn’t see her either.” Vera laments she didn’t catch on to that either.

“I thought everyone saw her and the other girl get inside his fur.” Liu thought everyone was paying attention.

“Ah, that other clingy loser aside from Scarlet.” Vera remembers.

“You know all the insults you throw at me reflect at you, right?!” Scarlet is very creative with her insults.

“What? No, that’s not how it works.” Vera is confused.

“It reflects your character.” Scarlet lowers her voice.

“And it’s an immaculate reflection.” Vera dismisses the Bubble.

“Knock it off you two.” Aurora gets a little harsh. It pretty much surprises the duo. “S-Sorry, you two were acting so bratty, you reminded me of my sisters. Whoopsie!”

“A-ha! There’s more space than I thought! I’m in favor of this idea.” The Markgician was already practicing hiding inside Agent Beef as he interrupts the awkward interaction.

“Moo!” Buffalo licks Mark’s face. The magician chuckles.

“Anyone want to object?” You wonder.

“Maybe we should ask Agent Beef if he’s willing to help?” Liu points out.

“Mr. Buffalo, do you want to do this?” Scarlet asks the animal.

“Moo!” Agent Beef would love to help!

“There we go, it’s settled!” Scarlet smiles. Vera forgot what she was doing and now realizes this went under her radar.

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>>6106063

“By the way, Liu, I think you’d be perfect to help Suan De against the Knight too.” You propose.

“Yes, I'd rather have the doormat in my ear than these two.” Suan De agrees with your judgment. Scarlet shows her tongue. Vera rolls her eyes.

“I won’t disappoint you!” Liu will do her best.

“You won’t.” Suan De is pretty confident.

“We’re at the last step, right?” The Markgician can feel it, the last thing left on the list is to help Crossbill out…

“Not quite. There’s one obstacle we must address before getting to it…” Vera takes the cue to continue…

There are two roaming agents inside the facilities. One is conscripted to the Floor F and will be the one you will have to deal with. But who we’re focusing on now is the other one, this threat is the most unpredictable as it wanders all the floors but the final one. Through A to E, there’s the constant presence of the Serial Killer... The water-sucking monster isn’t lurking through the halls, but a strange woman who acts like his handler does. She can call upon the beast as she sees fit, for whatever reason. This mysterious handler gets easily distracted by the most random activities, and she’s often seen playing games with the other guards in her special interrogation room. So the plan is to have someone clever distract her for a while…

Who will be tasked with distracting the Mysterious Handler?

>Jesse.
>Richard.
>Xavi and the Hostage.
>Odetta.
>Write In.


Who will be the navigator for this mission? (They can reprise the role.)

>Vera.
>Liu & T_T Neko.
>Scarlet.
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>6106065
>>Odetta.
>Liu & T_T Neko.

>>6106065
>Odetta
>Vera

>>6106110
+1

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“...The only information we got about this woman is that some of the guards think she was some sort of medical professional.” Vera ends her report.

“Really? Nothing else?” Aurora finds this surprising after learning what seem to be more difficult details.

“Liu?” Vera gives her assistant the floor.

“We really don’t.” Liu continues delivering the disappointing parts.

“But I do!” The Markgician raises his hand. “Oh, yes, the day I arrived, it was pretty hectic. We came in droves, everyone wondering what we did, and why we were dressed like that. You know, we didn’t get prison uniforms until after a couple of days.” The mustached man acts like he’s an old man telling a story from his youth. “I grabbed her attention as soon as I was pulled into the interrogation room. She needed to make sure I’d be willing to testify in favor of the prosecutor’s case. Instead, I showed her the pair of dice I sneaked in. We played bets for the entire hour, and once the detective came rushing, she said I’d do the job at the stand.”

“Oh! She played with you to learn your character.” Scarlet finds this pretty cool.

“Huh? No. I don’t think so. She lied to save face. I went along to not make her day harder.” The Markgician remembers fondly.

“That’s how she tricked you!” Scarlet spins the narrative! “She manipulated you by looking helpless! Like Vera does!”

“I never do that, you lying redhead!” Vera throws a paper ball at Scarlet, who easily parries it.

“Not sure. She would’ve retained a lot of points with me if she didn’t grab me by the collar. She REALLY hates losing!” The Markgician remembers fondly for some reason.

“You didn’t do your infamous party trick, did you?” You imagine she wasn’t upset for that little.

“Interesting that you bring it up, because when I tried, she outplayed me!” The Markgician reveals. “I saw it in her eyes. That instant, the second she felt threatened,she snapped.”

“W-What did she do?” Liu needs to know the final details.

“She snapped my arm, but I’m hyper-flexible.” Mark strokes his mustache. A good Magician always has a trick under his sleeve.

“What I’m hearing is that we need to distract her by being super annoying.” You say. “I know the perfect person for the role.”

“You can’t do it.” Vera deadpans.

“I-I wasn’t going to suggest myself.” You feel offended.

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>>6106613

“Bubbles can’t go either!” Vera jokes.

“It should be you anyway!” Scarlet fires back.

“Yeah, neither should! You two need to stay in the back being jerks to each other until you learn to behave! Now keep it down, or there’s not going to be dessert for any of you!” Big Sister Aurora throws the ultimate threat in the Dewitt household. Both girls look dismayed, they never expected her to raise her voice like that.

“Well said.” Suan De has a better opinion of Rora.

“S-Sorry, Rora.” Scarlet feels bad for being a dummy.

“You should apologize to each other.” Aurora stays firm.

“Look, we both agreed to not have hard feelings when we make fun of each other. It’s fine.” Vera doesn’t see the problem.

“Well, that’s really stupid! Don’t care!” Aurora doesn’t accept this answer.

“Y-You’ll get used to it...” Vera feels like the blonde doesn’t know how much effort it took for the party dynamics to end up like this. “My bad if it makes you uncomfortable...”

“Ehem, as I was saying, I know the most nosy jerk for the job, and her name is Odetta. I know she’ll get this done for us.” You adjust your glasses. “And Vera, I want you to be her ear.”

“I was starting to wonder if you wanted me to sneak in with you.” Vera sighs in relief. “I’m up for it. See? We work great together, Blonde. Our party dynamics aren’t dysfunctional at all. Right, Liu?”

“It’s our first job, so I’m not sure.” Liu dryly retorts.

“Let’s not cast a bad omen on us with that attitude, okay?” Scarlet wants all fortunes looking your way.

“Agreed, Bubbles.” Vera shows she’s a good ally by agreeing!

“Glad to be on the same page, Cheese-on-Wheels.” Scarlet smiles back.

“Cheese-on-Wheels?!” Aurora wheezes.

“Laugh all you want! You’re no better than us if you do!” Vera proclaims superiority!

“Y-You’re right...!” Aurora realizes she’s a monster. “Eh, you can insult each other all you want. I need the laugh!”

“I thought we’d finally get some peace...” Liu looks down.

“I still think you guys are funny.” The Markgician loves chaos.

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>>6106616

“Trust me, Liu, it’ll get much worse once Odetta is here!” You tell her to appreciate what she has. The Liu is unamused.

“Forget about it for now, and let’s finish this overview...” Ms. Mousy gets to talking about the final obstacle in your way. The one you will face.


The 2nd Roaming Agent who exclusively roams in Fire Field has a flame that enhances one of the user’s senses up millions of times. To the guards, he’s known as the human bloodhound for his ability to track his targets at impossible lengths. To the prisoners, he’s the devil’s right-hand man and a traitor. His real name is Quye, he’s a violent mixed martial artist who was banned from all combat sports competitions for continued rule-breaking and illegal betting. Technically speaking, he’s a prisoner as he was sentenced for life, but the Security Chief convinced him to act as a special guard after he apprehended a particularly heinous prisoner who tried to assassinate a particularly high-regarded guest.

You’re not expected to face him directly, but you’ll have to find ways to circumvent him if you want to reach Crossbill. After all, your starting point in Floor F is going to be Ammirati’s prison cell.

“Now there’s one issue.” Vera continues explaining. “We have no clue on how to contact your friend, Johnny. Like Mama Bodil is easy because my guard buddy has access to Floor D, but F is off-limits. And without her cooperation, it’s not worth it. I’m all for winging it to a certain point, but here? Hell no. In other words, Liu, please...”

“We don’t know if we can do this part of the plan…” Liu laments.

What do you do?

>Tell them to trust you on this one. You’re sure Crossbill will go along when you see her. That’s what best friends are for!
>Tell them you can send Odetta as a pesky ghost to inform Crossbill about the plan. Simple and easy.
>You once contacted Neko in your sleep with Constance’s help, she can lend a hand today too!
>Write In.

>>6106618
>Tell them to trust you on this one. You’re sure Crossbill will go along when you see her. That’s what best friends are for!
We know about her, about that master thief, about the past via the Bubble Dimension, about her friends and backstory. We're IN THE KNOW

>>6106618
>Tell them to trust you on this one. You’re sure Crossbill will go along when you see her. That’s what best friends are for!
>Write In.
Also ask who was
>apprehended a particularly heinous prisoner who tried to assassinate a particularly high-regarded guest
That they caught.

>>6106618
>>Tell them to trust you on this one. You’re sure Crossbill will go along when you see her. That’s what best friends are for!

>>6106618
>Tell them to trust you on this one. You’re sure Crossbill will go along when you see her. That’s what best friends are for!
>Bring a photo of us with the crown and the book from that stupid flag game as proof if she doubts us for knowing her existence
>Get the noisiest firecrackers we could find, maybe Trent knows a guy, or Roger confiscated a lot of them
This guy will SUFFER if his sense of hearing is included in his ability

>>6106625
+1 to asking who it was

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“One question before I tell you my idea, who is this heinous prisoner you speak of?” You don’t know why you said it that way, but that’s how your lips move.

“Mazus Breedlove, the former leader of the local mafia. He wanted to snap the neck of a woman named Utami.” Liu reads her notes. “It’s pretty vague.”

“It’s aunt Utami! What else is there to know?” The Markgician doesn’t see the issue.

“...Liu, why didn’t you tell me about this before?” Vera wonders.

“You… didn’t care when I brought it up?” Liu doesn’t know what to say.

“We’ll discuss the repercussions later.” Vera sighs. “It doesn’t change the facts. We need to contact that friend of yours, Johnny.”

“No. You’ll have to trust me on this. I know everything that I need to know to convince her, we are besties. There’s no doubt in my mind.” You get serious.

“True! There’s no barrier that friendship can’t break!” Scarlet backs you up in her uniquely lame way. “She’ll totally remember Johnny once the time comes!”

“Moo!” Agent Beef knows this as well!

“Aren’t we doing this because, like, we believe in Johnny?” Aurora trusts your judgment. “He’s hella smart, and can convince anyone to do anything if he tries.”

“When he’s this confident, I can’t help but to go along with everything he does…” Liu is desperately in love… with the idea!

“Y-You three, stop, you’re making me look bad. I’m rightfully concerned! Suan De, your opinion?” Vera has one person left to shield herself with.

“Isn’t it clear that this sentimental crap is going to fail? Johnny, you told us that she has no recollection of you, the people you met over there don’t remember you either.” Suan De isn’t moved by this shit. “But I respect that you’re brave enough to stick to your guns.”

“T-Then all I’m asking for is a back up plan…” Vera’s entire schtick is that she doesn’t want you to be hurt, and being callous isn’t going to get you anywhere.

“About that... I have something that could be of help for us.” The Markgician waited until the last moment to say something for dramatic purposes. Somewhere, Nariko is proud.

“Spit it out, Mark.” Vera wants him to get to the point.

“During my final escapade, as I was going through the tunnel I carved with my own two hands — and various other utensils— I felt a noise from behind. I didn’t think much of it as I pushed through my way to the cell of who would become my main conspirator. But then, I heard someone call me. Mark… the voice said. Another prisoner joined me on my route! I panicked as I thought he’d want to join the escape, but instead, this beefy but dandy looking man had another idea in mind: he requested me to open the way to the hallway. His only desire was to fight our demon warden 1-on-1, and he’ll do me the favor to serve as a distraction.”

>>6106678


“You’re telling me someone is willing to fight this guy?!” Vera is thinking about dropping half a star to Quye’s rating.

“I was surprised myself! But he told me that with my help, he is going to tie the score tonight with Quye. It looked like it wasn’t going to be the last match between the two.” The Markgician explains. “If we help him out again, I’m sure he will distract Quye for us! What do you say? Brilliant, isn’t it?”

What do you do?

>Accept the Markgician’s idea. You’ll use this dude to distract Mr. Demon!
>You need to know more about this random guy before committing. Ask Mark more about him!
>Decide then what you’re going to do. It’s a vibe thing after all.
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we finish the thread tomorrow!)

>>6106679
>>Decide then what you’re going to do. It’s a vibe thing after all.

>>6106679
>>Accept the Markgician’s idea. You’ll use this dude to distract Mr. Demon!

>>6106679
>Accept the Markgician’s idea. You’ll use this dude to distract Mr. Demon!

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“Yeah, I think we can go along with this.” You slowly nod like you have heard the best sales pitch in a while. “Liu, what do you think?”

“Huh? Me? I think it will work.” Liu is caught off guard by your question.

“Sounds fine, we can sacrifice this man for my Johnny’s safety.” Vera agrees. “Remember, Johnny, you’re going with Mark. He’s the one who knows the route to the escape buffalo we’ll set up.”

“Magnificent! I’ll make the preparations to re-route to his cell instead.” The Markgician is grateful for his suggestion being taken.

“Liu! Bubbles! Let’s go over the maps!” Vera demands the rest of the group help out with these details. “We’re figuring out the last details, ladies and Mark!”

“A-Alright!” Scarlet wasn’t expecting to do more work.

“Yes.” Liu is more prepared to work than to speak as she delves into her phone to collaborate.

“D’aww, look at them do their best!” Aurora loves seeing her littler sisters and Mark working together.

“Hey! You should go recruit the people you mentioned before, Johnny.” Scarlet reminds you that the team hasn’t been assembled yet as she places your phone in front of you. Now that you’re thinking about it, when did the redhead pickpocket it from you?!

“Sure, I’ll contact everyone...” You accept the job. Your phone is in your hand… The pain is about to begin. It’s just three calls: Neko, Galactic, and Odetta. They’re going to be painful, you can smell it with every inch of your bones.

“…” Suan De turns on the TV. She’s not doing anything until the assault.

“If you want me to, I can do it for you. I’m always helping with my siblings’ dentist appointments. It’s like, no hassle.” Aurora offers her services.

“No, Rora, I have to face my demons...” You didn’t like how it ended up last time, but you did get your trusty van back in the process. What other surprises will you find during this process? Maybe something way better than what you could imagine… Heck, you’re already thinking of calling someone other than the ones you listed, a skillful koala lady with a snack for costumes...

You, Aurora, Odetta, Galactic, Suan De, and the Markgician will infiltrate the Shotgun Kiss. Sadly, it won’t be this thread, thanks for playing and see you next time!

>>6107206
Thanks for running!

>>6107206
Thanks for running