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[Strider03]

"No need. Just need to know if you're willing to help with the job on Friday. Payment is up to you, just figure it out before Friday, etc."

[Empiricist]

Shef
"I've no objections."

[Chevaleresse]

Noriko continues to stare silently into her corner as Elly leaves, waiting for Yuki to finish her part and leave as well.

[Powder Miner]

Faith hummed as she walked through the hallways of school (after two days of absence)... hugging onto the arm of her boyfriend. Sure they would have to separate later in the day, seeing as Minato was her senior and all (oh, wait, they were in Japan, would that make him her senpai? Would he like that? Probably,) but that was fine, Faith would take the time she would get with him this morning and cherish it — after the emotional rollercoaster that the week had been, she was happy to have a rock to literally cling to.

Something belying her attempt to look as happy and secure as possible, though, was the way her expression flickered occasionally and the way she looked around nervously. Truth be told, this was a bit of a testing ground for her - she wasn’t sure what people would think of her just disappearing for two days and coming back with Minato as her boyfriend? Would they think bad things about her? Oh, or she could get into trouble...

Faith sighed, snuggled into Minato’s arm a bit further, and then spoke to get  off of that train of thought. ”So... Sakurako isn’t here yet. Um... I dunno, do we sit somewhere and go wait for her?”

[IamanElfCollaborator]

"We should, sure. Uh....how you holding up?"
Minato was trying to ignore the fact that his very busty girlfriend's bountiful bosom was currently pressing very softly into his arm and he wasn't quite sure it was working.

[Strider03]

Shef nodded, and headed out of the kitchen again.

He opened a line to the AI, and asked without formalities, "Can you get me in contact with Evi?"

[Empiricist]

Shef
You receive a text message with her phone number.

[Strider03]

No questions asked, that was nice. He dialed the number, and if someone picked up, he'd state. "Shef speaking, may I ask who I'm talking to?" Unlikely that he'd gotten a wrong number somehow, but as long as that was even a possibility, better safe than sorry.

From there he'd inquire whether she was free the next few days and whether she could assist on the bodyguard mission, and asked as before that she figure out how and whether she wanted payment before the mission.

[Powder Miner]

”How am I, um, hmm, how am I holding up?” Faith shifted around a bit, shifting from hugging his arm to putting her arms around his side now that they were sitting down on a bench in the hall... unaware of the effect this was probably having on him. ”Um, you know, I’m pretty happy! It’s kind of nice to get to flaunt my boyfriend... ehehehe. But I... I am a little nervous I guess... what if they, you know, think I’m... easy? Um. Yeah. And I just started wondering like right now actually: Do we just come out and tell everyone in the group? Do we, like... let them figure it out themselves? ...did you want to keep it, like, private? If so I think I’ve already doomed that for you, sorry...”

[Empiricist]

Shef
Evi was indeed available. Looks like you goy your squad now.

it is now Wednesday afternoon. You have just entered one of the sparring rooms in St. Homobonus Basilica's hidden subterranean section. Well, sparring room doesn't quite do it justice, it's an entire cavernous chamber rectangular in construction with marble pillars running down each side and light from the false sky filtering through the stained glass windows. Your challenger is waiting near the entrance, leaning against a pillar, a young man with a dark complexion and even darker clothes, some sort of mix between a coat and hoodie, the entire outfit nothing but blacks and greys.

[IamanElfCollaborator]

"Yeah, that went out the window a long time ago. We should.....err.....probably tell them some time, it's up to you....uh....Faith? Do you mind.....letting go a little bit? Your chest's.....pressing into me and I can't.....concentrate."

[Strider03]

As the man entered, he made his way to a location almost opposite where the challenger was leaning. What a boring color scheme. The thought flew through his head unexpectedly. At the very least the guy could use some white, for the contrast. Unless it was for stealth. He'd just need to wait and see on that front.

"Alright, let's get this over with then." Shef addressed the man, voice echoing through the hall.

[Empiricist]

Optional Battle 2 - Ripples in the Darkness

Shef
"Sure."

[Now Playing:

Plastic Night II

]

Jack-O' flips his hood up, his face vanishing into the shadows. From the darkness shines an orange light forming the face of a jack-o-lantern. Well, now you know where he got that name from at least. Darkness seems to leak from him, smoke rapidly filling the air around him as he grow several feet taller, a hulking figure of dark smoke. He begins to move toward the opposite end of the room.

Spoiler: Statuses (click to show/hide)

Shef
Status: Fine
Gauge: 18
Resolve: 3

Jack-O'
Status: Fine

Spoiler: Notes (click to show/hide)

Okay so here's how TnO++ works, you have a Gauge with a capacity of 18 points which you spend on actions and Hypers. This Gauge refills at a rate of 3 points per turn. Each turn you can spend 0-4 points from your gauge as your "Roll". Hypers cost 1-4 additional points.

In the proper system, values would be remapped, but for now assuming you don't want to remap your Hypers, each Hyper costs 2 less than the number it was bound to, so 3s cost 1, 4s cost 2, and so forth.

6s are not a thing in this system. so if you want to remove the limitations from your [6]s you can. But you can add drawbacks to anything, so you can still keep your drawbacks to add power to your Hypers or even add them to non [6]s such as Rapid Fire.

Also overshots are no longer a thing, instead for actions you can just mention what risks or costs you're willing to take be it pushing your magic to the point it's unstable or exerting yourself to the point of becoming fatigued.

Multi-casting Hypers... I still haven't really figured out,, let's just say it when you multicast you just pay the highest cost. Also you can spend a point of Resolve to refill your Gauge.

Just so everyone else reading this is clear, I am not changing the system or anything. This is just a new system that I'm testing. Maybe further down the line we'll move to it, but that would still be a ways away.

Spoiler: Jack-O' (click to show/hide)

Requiem
Deep Purple: Jack-O's Keijo Aura has combined with the ripples of Vacuum Butt Cannon and takes the form of an indepedent entity known as Deep Purple. Deep Pruple manifests as a humanoid figure of smoke which can attack independently of her. It cannot be damaged though it can be temporarily dispersed. It cannot move too far from her however.

Regalia
Arsenal: Jack-O is always just carrying an entire arsenal of weapons and other items with her. None of them are actually Regalia, but she's got a lot of them and she can pull them out on the fly.

Stats
Martial Arts - 12: Keijo and military martial arts. Keijo is focused heavily on the perfected vacuum butt cannon's ripples. Can adjust ripple input to all her attacks and movements. Spinning helps her charge and recover it faster.
Item Use - 8: Jack-O' is quite good at sleight of hand and is well versed in the use of conventional weapons including melee implements. She can channel her ripple into objects to apply various properties to them, the main one being enhanced destructive power.
Mobility - 4: Enhanced by Requiem. Not very good by itself, but by using her martial arts skills, items, and defense in tandem, she can achieve some pretty impressive feats.
Defense - 5: Not very good by itself, but by using her martial arts skills, items, and defense in tandem, she can achieve some pretty impressive feats.

Hypers
Accelerate [1]: Jack-O' suddenly acts with surprising speed, good for winning a blade clash or flanking.
Distract [1]: Jack-O' uses Deep Purple to perform a distraction allowing her to make a quick maneuver or action.
Guard [2]: Jack-O' focuses on avoiding and mitigating damage with her attacks and the like being performed with defense in mind.
Ripple Charge [2]: Spin faster for a bit, charging up the ripple faster.
What's That? [2]: Can only be used if Jack-O' was previously in melee range of her target, reveal that she left something on their person.
Flurry of Blows [3]: Jojo-style barrage of melee attacks made with Deep Purple. Unlike the standard Jojo technique which is just a volume of strikes focusing on sheer strength and able to be sustained for an extended periiod of time, Jack-O's version is a brief burst based on proper military martial arts, aiming to crush her foe in an instant.
Misdirection [3]: Execute an attack with a delayed second component.
Overdrive [4]: A variant of the Perfected Vacuum Butt Cannon that allows the user to redirect the ripples to any part of their body or extension thereof.
Checkmate [R]: Imbue some object with an overwhelming amount of ripple. Even a spent bullet casing can inflict devastating damage with this technique.

Spoiler: Jack-O's Perspective (click to show/hide)

Jack-O'
Status: Fine
Gauge: 20
Resolve: 3

<Action defaulted as unaware>

3 Gauge, move forwards but to the side of Deep Purple. Dodge in the event of a surprise attack.

[Strider03]

Shef didn't wait for the man to cross the room. They came to fight after all, and if the man wanted to showboat, he'd have to deal with doing it under fire.

Shef opens a portal under the man with a thought, to drop him from about a story up, and opens up on him with Rapid Fire [2 Gauge] whether the being falls or not. Make sure to spread the shots around a bit, and note if any hits seem marginally more effective. Action cost: [3 Gauge]

[Empiricist]

Shef

Spoiler: Rolls (click to show/hide)

Shef: 3, Hyper[2]

Jack-O': 3

[Now Playing:

Plastic Night II

]

Portal opens beneath Jack-O's feet but rather than falling straight through he seems to stumble and leaps to the side to try and avoid your bullets. Gunfire tears through his smoke-like form but well, it's kinda hard to tell what their state is beneath all that. All the bullets seem to have pierced him though judging by the impacts on the stone and glass behind him.

"Shit!"

He spins around starts running for cover behind a nearby pillar, pulling out a uzi and firing at you as he runs

Spoiler: Statuses (click to show/hide)

Shef
Status: Fine
Gauge: 16
Resolve: 3

Jack-O'
Status: ? ? ?

Spoiler: Notes (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Jack-O's Perspective (click to show/hide)

Jack-O'
Status: Fine, unsteady
Gauge: 18
Resolve: 3

Opponent appears to be able to place some kind of pothole or something on the ground and is very good with a gun, don't want to get hit with those. Spend 4 Gauge. Use Guard [2] with suppressive fire from an uzi to cover interfere with aim. Remain hidden with Deep Purple and stay low to better avoid damage. Charge first two bullets with Ripple.