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 Kasaya ItsumiItsumi rolls out of bed late on Sunday morning, having decided to get a little extra rest. She eats breakfast with her family and then sits around reading for school until around 12:30. She then logs onto DDW with Sunbright and begins grinding for some xp by herself while queueing up in LFD. Sorry for disappearing guys, finally got to spend a week over my fiancee's (we don't live together), so I was making the most of it! Look Around You fucked around with this message at 01:46 on Jan 31, 2017 |
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(I'm behind and it'll take me a few days and posts to catch up and to search through some NPC art and to get in touch with some of you guys, but I'll just take it a bit at a time. I'll be updating again Sunday Night and Monday and Tuesday. Feel free to reply if prompted, you'll be addressed eventually if you weren't and you can adjust your ideas or submit any new ones in the mean time while you wait. If this post seems a bit sparse then I ask you be patient and wait for the next.) Saturday Student Council Meeting Plutonis posted:Student Council Briefing : "We do know which school they are from. As I said, I would like to confront the delinquents and settle the matter conclusively... reporting them will likely embolden them after some slap on the wrist punishment." Takano turns her head up a bit and crosses her arms, smirking. "And this is something we should be able to do for the pride of our school. Maybe I'll do it myself later..." Some concerned voices rise but nobody has any better idea or desire to volunteer.Takashi: Takano is pleased by your offer but you catch critical sidelong looks every so often during presentation. Itsumi: Your presence at the Council Meeting attracts the attention of an old friend and a new one... The School Council Meeting soon ends. Saturday Night Akio: Diligence nets you +1 Academics. Once your work is done you can play all day tomorrow! Tsukiyo: Delighted beyond words that you were already thinking of inviting her, Miho is thrilled to accept your invitation. Grandmother is happy to welcome one of your "rare friends" and Big Brother is out for the night. Miho seems to be diverting every time you ask about the bullies. Disaster threatens to strike as you're cleaning up a shogi board. : "Ehhh, Tsuki! You've got a really nice computer! And is that a VR set?!"Takashi: You make an efficient loop of slaughtering belligerent fat lizard monsters in an oasis mindscape, yielding 330 Gold and a pair of Croc Steaks(Use Minor, consume a surge to heal 4 HP and gain DR 2 UEONT.) Things are quiet tonight online! Noriko: (Wrapping up Saturday so I'll just give you a reminder of a possible contact that was lost earlier.) You find yourself pulling up an old RP Community reference the crazy little rabbit-dragon told you about once.. "Old Post posted:Ryuka: You decide to enter the place. The one you've read about for months. The forum you've lurked for nearly a year. This is it. This is what you've been polishing your RP profile for. Itsumi: (Any use of time on Saturday Night?) Sunday and Etemenanki: (Updating Sunday.) Doomykins fucked around with this message at 02:41 on Dec 2, 2019 |
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Tsukiyo Student Council Tsukiyo reluctantly lifts her arm. "The school still has a bullying problem with its own students. I think we should tackle that before moving to the other ones. But if the school president is adamant about this..." Saturday Night "Oh hm. Yeah, it's... It's an old one that Grandma gave me. I don't use it that much." She stutters, trying her best to keep away from that topic as soon as possible. "Want a snack?"
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quote:Student Council Meeting Itsumi: Indignant rage burns as you plot your revenge. It's said that in true anger a person can see only red and their target... the edges of your vision blur with static before the air cracks for a moment. Time hits a stand-still for just a moment as you reach an epiphany, then immediately resumes as your vision clears.  Thou shalt have the blessing of the Devil arcana... Everyone: Your Soulshell has made a new social link, granting all Support Personas of the Devil Arcana an additional +1 to Attack and Damage, as well as increasing everyone's Damage Done by +1. (And since it has been awhile, if you forgot, you also have that bonus for the Empress Arcana, as well as a +1 to Will Defense that you can apply since the Ancient Ruins Run is over.) Doomykins fucked around with this message at 01:52 on Jul 27, 2017 |
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: Tadao whispers back to you, clearly on edge. He's always ready to move when new data is introduced to his "popularity system dynamics." "Itsumi, this is no time to get distracted! High School is the big league! I've already heard there are gangs in this school, on top of the ferocious clique demographics!"
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 Kasaya ItsumiItsumi shoots a quick, terse text to Tadao, "We need to have a chat," before logging into DDW. Seeing the message in her inbox after logging in brings a small smile to her face. "Thank you so much Takamura-kun! We should go for a rumble sometime soon, it's been a while  ."Itsumi chooses the Mask of the Guilty Corpse with her loot token.
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Sunday Akio: Mad Hatter is always a risky choice... the elusive little dark gnome takes nearly 1.5x damage from all attacks and is considered punishing to learn for all stripes of players. Kane looks a bit surprised, his hat lifted slightly by his raised eyebrows. "Tough guy still, huh..." He selects Baba Yaga, the slow-but-monstrous hyper-armor heavy-hitter. As the gorgeous 2D sprite-work fills in for the Swamp of Sinking Doubt and the mythical chicken-leggged walking house marches through the background as scenery, your two characters square off. The two-foot tall(three with the hat) midget hexer vs the iron grandmother, a towering figure with hands breaking off into horrible bleeding metal talons. A few combos would spell disaster. If they hit. Within a minute you've bodied Kane twice and the yowling of the Cat Familiar announcer rings: "Perfect! Nyaaa!!!" Baba Yaga collapses with a small cratering graphic that shakes the screen, Mad Hatter's victory animation #3 of a deep blush followed by pulling her hat down over her entire body playing! Kane is gawking without shame. : "B-bakana...": "Baka is right. Allow me!" Felix steps up and gives you a friendly grin as he selects a shrine maiden character with a mixed motif of snow and ninjitsu, a clashing of all things popular culture from Japan. Your two characters spawn atop Mt Fuji during a blizzard and prepare to fight...Felix gives you Hell! (30!) At the end of the day the three of you end up hitting it off and noting that you all go to the same school. And despite your initial head trauma, you leave the arcade feelings like the King of the Little Witches, winning the best of three each time against all comers. Tsukiyo: : You almost see disappointment on Miho's face, but it's soon gone as she smiles sympathetically. "Classroom of Secrets? I had no idea you were into that kind of thing, Tsuki..."Grandmother has a pretty coy smile on her face when you tell her what you're seeing and passes you some extra cash to enjoy yourselves. It's actually pretty annoying and is the sort of look you'd expect from your brother! ... Classroom of Secrets is about what you expect. There's a very pretty boy and a very plain girl and a second very pretty but slightly rougher boy and they both favor the girl. Things go back and forth until you've lost track of the second love triangle that erupts from a jealous ex and you're not entirely sure what the metaphor about the presences of butterflies was about but you're actually a little excited when the finale is one of the pretty boys stabbing the other in the gut... because some secrets can't be kept. : As you leave the theater Miho seems a little amused, but not in tears like some of the other girls. Aside from young couples the only other attendants are lonely looking women. You feel a bit of a bad scene... or at least a little less like a Cool Beauty. Miho checks her pockets and produces a small plastic card adorned with the theater's mascot. "Uhm... Tsuki... there was another movie I wanted to see today, now that we saw your movie." She twiddles her fingers together and turns red in the face. "I-if you like.. this sorta thing..." Miho has a frequent viewer club card and cashes in a free ticket. As far as your own budget goes you find some extra yen past what you'd need for a ticket... Obaasan?! Were you that easy to read?!... Won Jihck 5: Dogvenger's plot is centered around a dog show doubling as the site of an illegal weapons trade, the union workers that set up the stage in the pocket of the mafia! It's up to Won and Peter(Best In Show!) to stop them. The brave little corgi has a small mini-gun and feed built into his carrier harness with a carrying handle so that Won can pick him up(safely) and use him during the jaw-dropping gunkata action scenes. : The two of you get out as the sun begins to set and Miho in a delighted mood, unable to contain her gushing for the movie. The day is almost over... the two of you split up as Miho heads off to catch a train. "This was really fun, Tsuki! Lets do it again sometime! I hope you liked my movie choice!" This end to the day is better than you expected! Returning home you settle in for the rest of the night, the need to maintain your image receding as you actually relax... you're barely even aware of the disturbance in the air and the faint sound of static before you turn in for the night. Thou shalt have the blessing of the Temperance arcana... Everyone: Your Soulshell has made a new social link, granting all Support Personas of the Temperance Arcana an additional +1 to Attack and Damage, as well as increasing Flanking/Assist Other Bonuses to +3. Noriko:  : Akane beams. "I know just the place." She waves to your family as you two head out. Walking side by side, she leans her head over to whisper conspiratorially. "Oh, is everybody in your family cute? Nice outfit, Noriko-chan." She laughs and takes the lead, beckoning to you to hurry up! "I know just the place!"... Akane's idea of a good time is a place that specializes in being down a dark one-way alley. The home-brewed dive theater advertises "Cinema They Don't Want You To See!" and is at least dirt cheap on the ticket price, probably relying on low bills and lower overhead to operate at all. A few other outcast types are sitting in the dimly lit randomly furnished viewing room watching an indie horror film, the ham factor of the cheap effects matched only by the intensity of overacting and the zeal with which home-made blood and guts is put on display. At least that last part is done well! The public domain soundtrack and the obvious scare chords only add to the experience, really. After that Akane suggests something a bit more sensible, "you know, like for normies, if the Chop House was a bit much, hee hee." Karaoke! Insisting that she cover all expenses, Akane invites you to a clean little karaoke place in one of the nice parts of the city. You can spend as much of the day as you like singing! If nothing else, your friend certainly will, and with a fair bit of skill at it too. Whenever the day ends the two of you end up chatting on the walk back to your place. Akane talks a bit about her family... older sister, obviously. Single mother, big political type. They don't like the Chop House. Go figure. : "How about you, Noriko?" Your new friend trying to get to know you better... but it feels like some things are too heavy to share. Not now, maybe not ever? Maybe talking to someone other than your therapist would be a nice change... but ultimately it is your decision.Takashi:  : Despite your small faux pas, Hiroko beams at you. "I'd love to!" The two of you finish the volunteer shift, a long stretch of equipment hauling and sandbox raking. You depart with the feeling of enlightened goodness that can only come from altruistic labor... and chasing away a pair of thuggish looking cats that were eyeing the giant communal "litter box.": "On Sundays, Mutsumi and Ryuka usually stay in..." Hiroko and you two bond and chat over lunch. "But there's something that feels so right about helping others! I always hoped they'd join me someday, but I'm happy to meet you here, Takashi-senpai!" Upon a light correction Hiroko seems shocked. "Ah! But Takashi, you're so mature! That's really amazing..."After lunch you two head your own ways but you're confident you've made a new friend. Itsumi: Nothing soothes misery like inflicting it upon others. It doesn't take long for you, Hound and Raccoon to join forces.  : "Oi, Diviner. A good Boof to you today." With an avatar of a hulking mastiff in full plate with a massive tower shield and a giant lance, Hound prefers perfect defensive play and never misses an opportunity to exploit a mistake. He tends to cover everyone else to the point of being hesitant and timid, though. His general lack of tact is balanced by a bleeding heart kindness and naivety. : "How do ya do, Diviner! We're gonna wreck 'em today!" A little obese red panda dressed in a a tidy little tunic with striped pantaloons, Raccoon puts the Red Panda in Red Panda Appreciation Society. He uses bewildering totems and passive kiting play to support everyone while evading all trouble himself and tends to survive things he shouldn't. His general lack of tact is complimented by being a bit of an excitable but lovable idiot.... With Takamura's absence you're missing your "Oni." The three of you can lock anyone down and beat them to death while surviving anything with dual Supports, but you really counted on a pure Striker like Takamura to burst things down. It's a shame, really. Everybody you catch tonight will just die in the most agonizing manner possible. : "Dohohohohoho!" "Bahahahahahahaha!" Hound and Raccoon tend to expose that they're old timers frequently. They're probably over 30... oh well. They've also been playing DDW since launch and are perfectly reliable. You have pre-existing friend contacts with the old-timers Hound and Raccoon. (I'll add them to the list I'm making later.)--- Sunday Night All: With an open Sunday night for everybody, it's safe to assume that many of you pass by the computer sometime. Once the moon hangs in the sky and net sets in completely there's a rare sign-in that you haven't seen all week: the Guild Master of [Ailuridae]. Itsumi has only seem him come and go, generally friendly and helpful but usually soloing. Akio has just become aware of his need to join his guild. The rest of you joined recently but have never met him and you certainly can't count on Takamura to help you get acquainted. <The> White Blade, the Guild Leader of the Red Panda Appreciation Society. He openly wears the Arcana of Justice and a golden dragon outline, signifying 21st+ Level. An avatar of a casual wandering swordsman, and the Fighter class. Everybody online has a good greeting for him and he actually individually replies to each one.  : "Ah, it's good to see everyone, but I'm afraid I've just gotten bad news. Takamura passed away last week, please PM me for details and I'll be helping to organize delivery of condolences to the family... sorry to be the bearer of bad news, everyone.": "Hyehhhhhaahh!??! Oh! No!": A heavy sigh. "I am sad now."Though it was only known to a few of you in the Soulshell that something had happened to Takamura, you still weren't sure what. A break-in gone wrong? He was dead so soon after you met him... and his girlfriend sounded hysterical. Yuki. You still had her number... --- Overnight(Sunday Night) Itsumi, Akio: You dream that you're logging in... already logged in?... to DDW, entering the pleasant shady confines of the Velvet Room, a uniquely cylindrical building of massive spaces and endless shadows where the pleasant yellow lighting is not set. The room is empty, absent of even your personal attendants. Instead a single tea table and set of chairs set for two is in the middle of the room, each of you individually experiencing your own private session. Seated at the table is the man who helped you generate your Avatar. quote:In the center of the room sits a strange hunchbacked man in a tidy black suit. His ears are pointed, his eyes bulging, his white hair receding and his nose enormous, nearly a foot long. He adjusts the immaculate white gloves he wears and your camera is adjusted to a sitting eye to eye level as the options for chargen spread before you, dozens of menus promising you'll spend a a pleasant hour or so here.  : "Fashionably late, are we? Might you join me for a cup of tea? It's only polite to offer enlightenment in one hand and an earthly tether in the other. Important to keep one grounded, you know." He gestures to the set of cups before him, beside which is a large metal-framed deck of cards. One of the shadows near him is suddenly a person and is serving the two of you tea, a beautiful attendant in the Velvet Room's iconic blue hues. It's only polite to reach for the offered cup. At the sight of your hand you realize you're sitting inside DDW's Velvet Room as... well... you. Not your Avatar.:: "I think we should discuss something personal to you, if you'll bare with me." He sips at his own tea beneath his outrageous nose. "The color of your soul."Itsumi : "Covering yourself with quite the thick mask, I see." He picks up the deck of cards and holds one up, to show you the back. A white mask of simple and elegant design. "It is difficult to see the truth of a person. Self-reflection is as dangerous as holding one's hand to the fire to test the heat. Tends to get you burned." He effortlessly shuffles the deck and draws three cards.   "Is the mask the truth? It may not be what you always were, but perhaps what you always wanted to be. Is something inside you lighting the path ahead with the radiance of the Sun? Or maybe this is the path you choose because it beats the alternative. Maybe it will be the path you choose because as tawdry as the trappings of being good are, it's hard to beat a bit of sincerity and honesty. People liking you for yourself, your friends staying true to you, it's easier if that little bit of false hope becomes real hope inside your heart." "After all, you've played the part of the Devil but you've yet to encounter one... until now. Maybe the mask will fool the mirror but surely your mind is forced to take a stark account of things, your values and your morals, when you realize how it looks to be... well... you. From the other side, of course. But dash it all, maybe it's good to be bad. You've heard a few fables in your time, I hope. Farmer and the Viper, Scorpion and the Frog. Is there any shame in being the true you if it's a bit poisonous? Nature made room for such creatures in a natural design." "Or perhaps morals are just that... for the animals and those pretending to be above them. The Mask, The Darkness, The Light. They're all just tools. You'll simply make the most of your situation, overcome it and resume masterful control. After all, your life only becomes tricky when the marks become aware. Nothing ruins a good Magician's work like explaining the trick. But maybe... maybe there's true talent under it all, and you're just having trouble refining it. Absolute focus and mastery... and leave the morality to the proles." [ ] Sun [ ] Devil [ ] Magician [ ] Other (Itsumi, I'll also be giving you a starting Support Persona based on this choice. Sun = Offensive Support, Devil/Magician = Damage/Control.) Akio : "Trying to make it big, hmm? The depths of Tartarus are choked with those who died trying to satisfy their pride. And don't think they succeeded with the sacrifice... it's quite rare to see a man live up to the idea of his own potential." Before you know it he's already shuffling the cards, occasionally permitting a few to flicker and vanish up his sleeves only to end up back with the rest, a full deck set before you on the table before he draws three and sets them down face up.   "Maybe you know something nobody else does. Maybe you really are right about your own potential, about your place in the world. Able to see the other side of things under the light of the Moon, total clarity afforded in darkness that blinds all... a young man, a true artisan's soul, a creative sort at heart, just waiting for his chance to show it to everyone else. Reminds me a bit of the troubles many young men experience at your age, something of a difficult in finding the self. Imagine if he was actually right about his unseen talent." "But can self-satisfaction really stand up to the appeal of the World? To actually stand athwart the whole of history and say that "Yes, I am the best!"" To measure up to a billion billion souls from the dawn of man to his end... or perhaps his immortal twilight. A tall order. But those who stand atop the world all have one thing in common: from this perch, nothing can cast a shadow on their ambition. Mind that the shadow you cast doesn't fall too hard..." "Feeling a bit melodramatic? It can be hard to talk about our true greatness without ending up so full of hot air." He pauses to blow some heat off of his tea. "Perhaps a bit of sensible Temperance would rein us in. Ever since the turn of the millennium many have felt that the art of humble dignity has been lost, that their is no pride in honest labor, that only the absolute less-than-one percent are worth discussing, entirely unaware of the true heroes that make any of it possible from the ground up. There are certainly worse epitaphs to earn in this life." [ ] Moon [ ] World [ ] Temperance [ ] Other (The Other option is only if you think all three offered Arcanas miss the mark. 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Noriko (Sunday Morning) "heh, thanks." She says, smiling at the compliment. "I used to care a lot about fashion, it's good to know I still know how to dress myself." Noriko follows along on the adventure, letting Akane lead the way. "we just moved here recently, so I'm still learning what's around. i think this is the first weekend I've even left the house." The chop House ends up being right up Noriko's alley, with the ludicrous amounts of b-movie gore and campy overacting being a nice change from the hyper-realistic films that commercial houses were putting out these days. She even manages some laughter at a particularly over the top scene near the end. "that was good! i love places like this, there's something so raw about amateur horror..." She picks a couple of songs at karaoke and makes an effort, but she has a hard time getting over much more than a mumble. Despite her shyness, she seems to enjoy herself. Noriko mostly listens to Akane on the way home, until she's prompted on her own family. She thinks about how to respond. "I live with my mom and my grandmother - we moved in with her just before school started. it's just us." she stops in her tracks on the sidewalk. "...can I show you something... personal? it's pretty heavy. you can say no." She pulls out her phone and flips through a list of bookmarks in her browser, copying a link to an article on the accident to her clipboard. She glances up at Akane to make sure it's okay before she hits send. Mirthless fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Nov 14, 2018 |
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Tsukiyo Taken aback by the extra money, Tsukiyo tries to quietly push it back to Grandma's hand, but is denied so by the cunning old lady. "Awawa, I-I don't really think this is necessary, we're just... Oh fine." She eventually gives up and picks the money, leaving with Miho to the local theater. Watching both movies ends up being quite a hard time for Tsuki indeed. Trying her best to not sleep on the first and to hoot and fistpump at the second, she nods at a cheerful Miho as best as she can. "Oh yeah, I had a really good time, Miho-san. I wasn't really ready for that, though, haha... In any case, you call me when you get home, ok? And tomorrow I'm gonna start working around these people who have been pestering you." Night "Hrm." Flagelo's avatar is silent and sullen as she is reminded of Takamura's demise a week before. She opens a private chat channel with .Attak and Memento. [...You guys heard anything from his girlfriend yet?]
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Akio Sunday - Arcade "You're pretty drat good Felix, there were several times I thought for sure you had me." Akio grins, standing outside the arcade with the others in the gentle spring evening just before they're about to part ways. His grin turns into an apologetic smile as he looks to Kane. "Uh, you did alright too Kane... Maybe it'd help if you got some practice with the witches that aren't just about brute force? Still, thanks for helping me out, I appreciate it. I was about to write this day off and head home but instead I had a lot of fun." "Um, I'll catch you guys at school. See ya!" Sunday - Night So the orders had finally come in from Isabelle. He had to spy on some guild called the Red Panda Appreciation Society. Akio had looked it up and it seemed to be a newbie friendly sorta casual guild. Why [ORDER] would be worried about them he had no clue. Nothing about the entire deal made any sense to him, it was gonna be a long month. One thing had stuck out to him when he looked into the guild, however. Takashi from his class was in it. It felt pretty skeevy to have to spy on someone he'd just met in real life, but he'd already agreed to do it. Maybe there wouldn't be much to report anyway. He writes up an in-game mail and sends it, with some reluctance, to .attak. "Hey, it's Akio from school. I see you're in [Ailuridae], is it a nice guild? I've been looking to join one for a while but there are so many to choose from. Are there any officers online I can talk to about joining up?" That felt pretty disgusting. Hopefully it'd be the last time he'd have to do something like that. Sunday - Overnight Akio slowly sips his tea, curiously watching his reflection in the cup. It felt odd to be here as himself, how had that happened? "Me, make it big? Not really, I only do what is required of me..." The reflection blurs as ripples move across the surface of the tea. "Oh, I see." Akio puts the cup down, realization dawning on his face. "You're talking about the other me who is usually in this world aren't you?" His brow furrows in contemplation as he looks down at the cards. Something about the atmosphere put him in a pensive and mystical mood. "I'm familiar with the major arcana, but who am I meant to pick the card for? Me or me? The chasm between us is so vast... I would never even think of picking the World you offer me, but I would snatch it up without hesitation every single time. So which one is the true me?" "On almost any other day that would've been a simple question. I would've reached for the deck and drawn the Hermit, because I would've been sure I was the real one and not the one you confused me with. But earlier today, at the arcade, and other times too now that I think about it... It felt like we bled together into one. Even 'just' being here makes me question my perception of myself. Maybe I've been thinking of this the wrong way. Can we really be different when we are the same, just viewed through a different lens?" Akio hesitates, but eventually makes up his mind and reaches for the World and plucks it off the table. "In the World lies completeness and perfection. Maybe an odd choice for someone who feels as fractured as I do, but if I'm allowed to dream I'd like to think I'll find it at the end of the path I walk, winding and treacherous as it may be. If I manage to reach it who is to deny me the success that I've earned? And should I stumble and get lost along the way..." He turns the card upside down. "At least I'll find a familiar place where I belong in the depths of Tartarus."
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Kasaya Itsumi "Takamura...? No... but how?" Itsumi says to herself, in half a state of shock. She then sends a frantic PM to White Blade reading, "Oh my god. Do you know what happened to him?" Overnight Itsumi is visibly shaken by the "dream" she's experiencing. She sits silent throughout... listening to the man talk without response, trying to convince both him and herself that she's not scared and that everything is ok. If it's a dream, though, why does it feel so... real? Forcibly reflecting on her morals stings... partly because while she doesn't consider herself to be immoral, it is hard to reconcile some of the things she's done. And stranger yet, what does it mean when it's presented in the context of DDW? Is her escape more than just that? Regardless of how creeped out she is by the dream, she felt oddly... happy..? to choose a card. After reflecting on it a few moments, she says, affecting an air of confidence, "I'll choose the sun. Thank you, sir," realizing that she may need to try to let a little more of herself out... somehow... maybe... in the least costly manner possible... Look Around You fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Feb 24, 2017 |
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Takashi Sunday - Midday: Takashi is delighted to really get to know Hiroko, and when they part ways for the day, he texts her his number. "Thanks for making a morning volunteering even better than I'd hoped, Hiroko. Text me if you want to do this again sometime. Any part of it," with his signature smile, Takashi hopes she will. Noticing the time of day on his phone he apologizes quickly and runs off to catch his train! Sunday - Evening: While cooling off from his afternoon weights, Takashi decides to log in to DDW for a bit. Playing has been difficult ever since Takamura's sudden's disappearance, and Blade's announcement only reinforces that. pre:[to <The> White Blade]: Please send me the condolence details when you have them, I'd like to do something nice for the family. Thank you. pre:[Takashi.Kurokawa]: Yuki - this is Takashi, one of Taka's friends, me met earlier - again, you have my deepest sympathy for what has happened. ----- after a beat ----- [Takashi.Kurokawa]: If you need anything, please let me know. pre:[to Flagelo]: I just texted her to see if she's alright, but I haven't asked about Takamura yet. She's probably pretty beat up still. pre:"Contact <insert list of officers>; it's pretty casual so I think you'll probably get in. If they ask, I'll vouch for you. Might give it a few, guild just got some bad news dropped on 'em."
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(Going to take a break for a month, back after March 23rd, by April.) (So every week for the last two months I've done the same song and dance where I should hit the update beats for the pace I want for the game but I screw that off and put if off. I am clearly a little sick of the pen and paper hobby and am dragging the game down by being unable to clear my head. I also don't see myself getting things together to start the next dungeon and keeping a good rhythm going through my vacation interrupting that. So I am going to take a long break and let some creative interest bubble up anew. I hope my players will be around to get back into it then.)
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Sunday Wrap-up (Going to rails things a bit to speed it up and get us back on track. Editing the bonus given from the Temperance Social Link to increase Flanking Bonuses and Assist Others in Skill Checks from +2 to +3. The +2 Surge Value bonus will still be granted by another Social Link unlocked in this post!) Takashi: You send our your messages, getting a quick response from the genial but reclusive GM. He seems to be a weekend warrior. : "Thank you for your consideration, .attak. If you could give me details or e-mail them to me later... Takamura was a bit estranged from his family, and I've only just heard the news from his girlfriend."Speaking of which, you get a reply text from Yuki, Takamura's girlfriend. pre:[Kurihara.Yuki]:Thank you Takashi. I'm sorry, but I'd like to be alone for awhile. Tsukiyo: Miho seems terribly concerned by your last remark. : "Uh-uhm, that's alright. As long as Tsuki's my friend, I don't mind them." She fidgets a bit with her hands, unable to mask the terrible, terrible anxiety the thought causes her. "Tsuki, leave them alone, OK? I hear things can get really bad if you pick a fight..." Not wanting to end the evening on a sour note, Miho forces a smile and a polite goodbye. "See you tomorrow!"That night .attak and Memento chat with you, the three of you agreeing that Takamura's death is the height of suspicious and that his girlfriend is your only real contact at the moment. As .attak learns, Takamura lived with no family. Maybe you could investigate the scene of the crime later if Yuki opened up a bit. (Side Event Unlocked, same as Takashi's) Akio, Sunday: As you finish up at the arcade, Kane shakes his head. : "Nah, a guy who learns to play Hatter can understand what it means to main... I'll brush up on my iron witch and take you down next time!": "They were good matches! See you tomorrow, Akio!"Akio, Sunday Afternoon: Takashi provides you with officer contact info for [Ailuridae]... sounds like gibberish. Hound, Raccoon, Diviner and White Blade? The first three are online frequently, White Blade seems to be a weekend warrior GM and the weekend is just ending. Initial contact with one of them gets the attention of the trio and you're soon assailed by the howling laughter of them all. Hound and Raccoon suggest you join them for some roaming PvE next week as a trial. And if it should turn to PvP... don't worry, they assure you. They're ready for that! (Side Event unlocked.) Akio, Overnight: Taking the World card grants you a +1 Attack/Damage bonus to Fortune actions made with a World Arcana Support Persona. The big-nosed gentleman seems terribly amused, fingers laced together, elbows on the table, his face and chuckle barely concealed. He separates his hands and gestures broadly. : "Very few have the opportunity to try for the World, dear boy. Please do not think that it is merely a ticket to harmony, or that your own soul naturally aligns with the interests of the world. Your idols saw the real meaning..." He laces his fingers together again, a pair of blood-shot eyes peering over the hands and the nose at you. "A chance to align the world itself with your own rhythm. Thus... you must attain the highest understanding of self. No difficult task. I'm sure you can teach a thing or two to your kind's philosophers when you're finished." From the World card you hold a shadow blossoms and slowly takes shape, the pleasant astral perfection of the world bear appearing by your side. Short yet divine, it looks up at you expectantly.  quote:Kuru (World) : "Have a good night, Akio." You feel exhaustion take you as the Velvet Room fades away.Itsumi, Sunday Afternoon: You ask White Blade about Takamura's sudden death, chatting in private messages. : "I'm sorry, Diviner. It seems to be a break-in gone wrong. There were signs of a struggle, no forced entry and a pretty morbid scene. His girlfriend found the body and called the police. I think the case is coming up cold... usually these crimes are really sloppy. This time it's almost surgical precision." You've known Blade for awhile. A true weekend warrior, he makes strong strides on Saturday and Sunday in DDW because his career keeps him so busy. A lawyer that works closely with the police, sometimes he fascinates guild chat with discussions of his work.Itsumi, Overnight: The big-nosed gentleman seems mildly bemused by your demeanor, and gestures to the card you've chosen and now hold. : "Might I offer you some advice? No matter how you block its light, the Sun shines eternally. It shines upon all equally and without pause. Thus... bear in mind your true nature. You may be unaware of it, but it shall always show up when beckoned, bright and warm, only able to function as it naturally does." He tut-tuts and waggles a finger. "And really, it falls to a proper young lady to engage the gentleman in enlightened conversation. Your mask will become decrepit at this rate. Perhaps you must balance the two... or lay one to rest, hmm?" All this lecturing and philosophy is making your eyelids heavy. The Velvet Room fades away as you return to sleep and thankfully, you wake up in your own bed the next morning! As the warm rays of the rising sun enter through your window you get a little alert on your smart phone's DDW app. You've always had a decent selection of Support Persona from a Soulshell, but it seems now you have a new one.(As Sun Arcana, you add +1 to Attack/Damage/Healing made with Fortune Actions from Sun Persona.)  quote:Rock Pigeon Herald (Sun) Noriko: You imagine that from what you've seen of Akane so far, it's no surprise she reads the link initially with some obvious morbid curiosity. A girl that wants to see some death... but soon she puts two and two together and looks up from her phone and at you, clearly concerned. That universal sympathy that you've experienced from almost everyone you've ever known since the accident... Ah. Akane's lips curl up in a half-smile as she gets ready to say something clever. They halt as the cognition in her eyes is plain to see. She was definitely going to say something like "You're the real deal!" or "You've really been touched by the macabre!" The next stop in her internal logic is probably her mother or even her older sister telling her very sternly not to say such a thing! Akane ends up rubbing the back of her head and looking awkwardly caught out. : "Ah, Noriko... that's really sad." Mouth half-open in a stupid grin, she chuckles a bit. A very uncommon reaction in those who don't know how to react. Most adults just pity you. Akane puts her phone away and grabs your shoulders, standing up straight and looking you eye to eye. "But we'll have so much fun, you'll forget to be sad, OK?" A closed-eye, grinning smile. Somehow, somebody that doesn't pity you as a broken thing seems very nice. Even Mr. Yasuo had that element of continued sorrow beneath all his kindness. Caught in such a genuine moment, you're barely aware of the static in the air around you, on the corners of houses and the cracks in the streets. A gentle cracking in the air passes immediately as Akane lets go and bids you farewell. "Ja ne!"  Thou shalt have the blessing of the Priestess arcana... Everyone: Your Soulshell has made a new social link, granting all Support Personas of the Priestess Arcana an additional +1 to Attack and Damage, as well as increasing everyone's Surge Value by +2. (And that's one long Sunday wrapped up. Feel free to talk to each other in character, finish up conversations with NPCs or to ask one last question. Moving on to the rest of the week next. I'll also be gathering some summaries of Support Personas, NPCs, etc for reference.) Doomykins fucked around with this message at 14:04 on Apr 12, 2017 |
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Tsukiyo - Sunday Afternoon "Hey, I'm not the person to pick fights, you know!" Tsukiyo lies as she crosses her arm in feigned indignation. "I'll just warn them and if they don't agree to leave you alone, I'll have the Student Council deal with them." And if that doesn't work... Well, she prays this won't be necessary, but she could try to bring a shinai with her just in case...
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Kasaya Itsumi Sunday Afternoon "Oh my gosh, that's terrifying! I wonder what was behind it... and I hope they get caught..." she replies, truly disturbed. Monday Morning Itsumi stares at her phone for a moment, perplexed at suddenly receiving a new persona. Her stomach drops when she realizes it was connected to her dream the night before. "What the hell happened last night," she wonders. She tries to brush it aside as she prepares for school.
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Akio Sunday - Afternoon Akio was hoping that his mission would start making sense when he contacted the officers of [Ailuridae], expecting to face a cabal of sinister masterminds or something. But instead they turned out to be total goofballs! A bit bloodthirsty for PvP maybe but they still seemed pretty harmless... Was the Order just trolling him or what? Sending him to some random guild on a secret mission just to get rid of him? Or maybe this was a hazing ritual? He could picture them laughing at their "spy's" latest report about another night spent wiping on some trivial encounter with his target guild... No, Charlotte wouldn't do that sort of thing to him would she? He had already proven his worth. Something about the Red Panda Appreciation Society posed a threat to [ORDER], all he had to do was uncover it. Maybe it was connected with those bad news that Takashi mentioned? Eh, not much point in getting carried away with speculations at this point. First step, join the guild. At least whatever trial they had in store for him was going to be a walk in the park after Etemenanki.
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During The Week The week passes by quickly. Unless otherwise stated below, you have four blocks of Free Time to cash in. quote:Free Time      Akio: You find yourself drawn to the Arcade more often, often at Kane and Felix's invitation. Your prowess with Black Hat and fighting game technique in general begins to get you some notoriety... but what kind, and how infamous? Make three Arcana Checks. Your father closes a project at the start of the week and joins the family in the morning and afternoon for the rest of the week. One day he catches you when your step-mother is busy on a different floor of the house. Yamamura Katsuo's profile strikes you as looking into a mirror that jumps 20 years forward, your father looking like a cleaned up, serious version of yourself. It's hard to imagine him at your age, or you at his...  : "Akio, I hear you've been doing well at school. I'm glad to hear it." He gives you a friendly, patriarchal smile and folds up the newspaper he was reading. "I'd like you to do me a favor..." He produces a potent little money clip and slides off a pair of nice bills and passes them to you. "Hanae's birthday is next week. Take the time to pick out something thoughtful." You suddenly feel as though maybe he doesn't have to be home to know the tensions under his roof. But he gives you a reassuring grin. "A bit of effort goes a long way." You can burn a Free Time block to try to buy a gift(one Skill check of your choice.) Tsukiyo: Your day to day goes exceedingly well. This week at school seems to be much more relaxed and nobody is bothering Miho. Even the Student Council's warning of hooligans from another school seems unnecessary. The streets are tame! Almost boring. One day you can hear Clara and Genjuro arguing severely over a need to "look presentable", "do something with your time" and to "pay rent." Feels like Genjuro's post-high school life hasn't exactly taken off. You could take it easy... but due diligence is its own reward. You can burn 1-4 blocks of Free Time to gather information on either of the school gangs! Takashi: You feel like a whirlwind of activity! Keeping up with schoolwork, streaming elegantly, helping your darling sisters with their schoolwork... you're a man of many faces! And soon you can add track star to that as you begin this week's preliminary morning training. You can tell immediately that you've gotten into Takano's good graces by showing up for the rest morning. She efficiently drills you and the other runners on technique and time, occasionally prying into their personal life if even the smallest thread of a connection might affect their performance. And mercifully, she gives you a pass... but the next morning, you find a small test. The girl you met on Sunday's charity texts you, asking if you want to walk to school together in the morning. The first suggested date will clash with Track. Your response? You can also burn a block of Free Time to join your uncle and cousin at the gun range again. Itsumi: You end up spending all your time at school with Madoka, feeling put off by Tadao's betrayal. The comfort of a real friend is nice too... but then Ichiro comes calling and you're not sure even she could beat up this problem.  : "Hey, new recruit! Just the woman I wanted to see!" In a totally undeserved show of affection, he pats you on the head. You can feel the heated stare of Madoka's shock and confusion boring into the side of your skull. "I'll need some help getting all the paperwork together for the clubs. Stop by the meeting room, will ya?" Like a true professional, he hits and runs before anyone can arrive at the scene of the crime.Ichiro hits you up for an undoubtedly unfair amount of tedious paperwork for the Student Council, taking up 2 blocks of Free Time. You could always ignore it... or try to get out of it... or try to split it... or something else. Anything else really. Maybe gun Ichiro down. Problem solved, undoubtedly. You also feel that there's more to Tadao's turncoat behavior than anyone lets on, but you'd need 1 block of Free Time to investigate,and a Skill Check of your choice.  : "... Really? I mean, he's a bit cute, but not your type, Itsumi..."Noriko: With Takano's suggestion, you look for the small on-campus greenhouse that serves as the meeting place and sacred ground for the Gardening Club. It's adjacent to a set of open-air stairs on the side of the building that connect to the roof and the elegant garden space up there. You soon meet a girl named Yoko...  As you recall... the same name as the girl Hideaki was sweet on. A bit demure but cultured and polite. Looks a bit unique for the school. Non-Japanese parent? Any way you cut it the first thing that comes to mind is "out of his league." You're more than welcome to join the club and encouraged to help them set up a flower display on Friday! You feel like you could chat with Yoko a bit sometime before Friday to try to tip things in your... favor... You're not sure how you feel about playing matchmaker or heartbreaker, but you also feel the mounting pressure of two weeks before your deal with the devil might fall through. If it's real? If you can take that risk. During the week you also attend Therapy as normal. What do you tell Yasuo about your week? --- (No rush on replying to this one but shifting back into present tense and the events of Friday soon.) Doomykins fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Apr 15, 2017 |
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Kasaya Itsumi Itsumi smiles and nods at Ichiro. "Of course! I'll get it taken care of immediately," Itsumi says cheerfully. Only when her and Madoka leave does a scowl show on her face. "No, he's not." Itsumi says bluntly. "We'll figure him out soon enough, though." As they walk through the halls, Itsumi pulls Madoka into a side corridor. "Now, I feel like there's something more to Tadao betraying me than he let on... I'm gonna start asking around. You keep your eyes open too, Madaoka-chan... We'll figure this out. And make sure he regrets it." Itsumi investigates Tadao's betrayal before going home and working on the student council paperwork. It's not all bad... at least she's got an in for some influence. Who knows, maybe she'll even make a genuine friend on the council! She decides to use her free time to try to accomplish this! Streetwise: 1d20+13 26 to investigate. Look Around You fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Apr 16, 2017 |
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Tsukiyo Hah, seems like Elder Brother needs a lesson on maturity. Tsukiyo spends her week trying to glib her way into learning more about the various gangs at Naoki Academy, and uses it as an opportunity to get a better understanding on the social structures of the school, getting closer to both those who seem to be suffering under the feet of the delinquents and to some of the delinquents themselves, or at least those who seem to be more approachable without having to use her shinai. [That means 2x Time to search and 2x to train Charm!]
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Akio Arcana: 3#1d20+18 22 35 22 "But I don't know anything about what kind of stuff Hanae likes..." Akio protests yet accepts the money anyway. It's not like he could very well say no when asked for a favor by his father, no matter how much he'd rather not have to do it. "Yes dad, I'll do my best to find her a present I guess..." He decides he might as well get it over with right away and puts on his boots and opens the door outside. "I'll try to make it home for dinner. Bye for now." After shutting the door behind him Akio lets out a heavy sigh. This sucked. He couldn't care less about Hanae's birthday, or doing something nice for her in general actually. How old even was she anyway? And what on earth should he buy her? As he arrives at the local shopping district he's yet to find any clarity to his thoughts. He settles for wandering the streets hoping that the perfect gift would just suddenly materialize in front of his nose or something. Gift Shopping (Streetwise): 1d20+2 7 As for the remainder of the week Akio spends his time studying at the school library (it just felt awkward being home too much at the moment) and when done with his own studies he takes some time helping out others with theirs. Every night before heading to bed he spends a couple hours playing DDW, sporadically grinding some gold since he was pretty low. He's not sure what to make of the cute world bear support persona he finds waiting for him ingame. What the hell was with that odd dream he had a few nights ago?! Grinding for gold: 1d8*100 200 Training Academics(x1) and Charm(x1).
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((sorry for taking so long to do an anime I am having an awful, awful, awful week)) Noriko Noriko breathes in the scent of soil and pollen and feels at ease. She'd been dreading this, but the space felt familiar, and meeting Yoko served to quiet her anxiety. She hadn't forgotten her meeting with Satan, and the untimely death of Takamura only served to reinforce her belief that the meeting was not a paranoid hallucination. She makes it a point to introduce herself to Yoko. "This is the gardening club? I'm Noriko Mori, I'm new to the area, but I did flower arrangement and a bit of gardening at my old school. I thought I might be able to help out." she does her best to smile, adding a slight hint of cheer to her normally blank expression. Noriko takes some time out during the week to visit the library and pour through anything she could find on funerary rites and historical botanical practices. She felt like her avant-garde arrangements had been on the amateur side lately, but didn't want to do anything boring for her display on Friday. (training Academics x2) On Wednesday, Noriko approaches Yoko after club activities. "Do you drink coffee? I like to stop for a cup on the way home from time to time and thought I'd offer." she figured it would be a good opportunity to discuss the club and turn the conversation towards Hideaki if she got the chance. Noriko (Therapy)Noriko is a bit listless in therapy, unsure of how much she should and shouldn't tell Yasuo. She decided to focus on school. She talks about joining the gardening club, and of her small group of friends, Akane in particular. "I told her about my family," she muses. "she reacted differently than I expected. I think... things are going to work out. i feel good about it." On the way home from therapy, Noriko cuts through a graveyard and carefully fills a container with some dirt from some quiet corner of the plot. Noriko (thursday night)Thursday night, Noriko waits until nightfall and reaches for her copy of the Lesser Key of Solomon. She had made mistakes with her past attempts and it had put her off on communing with the spirits, but this time she had confidence in her ability, and a sense of urgency tempered her resolve and steadied her hand. She was careful this time. No skimming through passages, no shortcuts. "Furfur..." she whispered the name, as if saying it too loudly would give it power prematurely. The count held mastery over secrets, tempests... and love, between a man and a woman. That was her focus. She knew intent was what was missing from her prior ceremony, and this time, she had a purpose. She drew a circle on her floor in chalk, and then filled the circle with salt. Then, she drew a triangle around the circle in chalk. At the three points of the triangle she wrote out letters invoking the name of the archangel Michael, and on the sides of the triangle, she named the angel, Anaphaxeton, the spirit, Primeumaton, and lastly, the ineffable name of god, Tetragrammaton. The triangle would bend Furfur's invocation to her will. He was a liar, and a deceiver, and this would protect her from his trickery.  She places a pot, filled with fresh soil and the grave dirt she had collected earlier in the day on top of the salt circle. Two inches from the outer edge of the pot she places a circle of quartz crystals going all the way around the pot. With her finger, she sketches the name 'FURFUR' between the ring of quartz and the outer edge. She pricked her finger, letting a single drop of blood fall into each letter of the devil's name. She then spoke two names; "Hideaki". "Yoko".  She places her flowers carefully, with intention, rooting them into the pot in the shape of Furfur's symbol. Lilies, red and pink roses, white chrysanthemum and a single large orchid in the center. Flowers symbolizing love, and grief. A mix of her own feelings and the feelings she was trying to invoke with the arrangement, both mystical and mundane. Her choices symbolized the love and heartbreak she wanted to inspire between Hideaki and Yoko, and her own loss and grief, the undercurrent of all of her recent works. Flower Arrangement (arcana): 1d20+13 32 She had put everything into it, and it reflected in the finished product. She had never been more satisfied with a project. Exhausted at the effort, she slipped into her bed and quickly fell asleep. Mirthless fucked around with this message at 18:56 on Apr 21, 2017 |
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