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Post by Panda on Mar 24, 2023 10:01:40 GMT
I didn't have any specific Halloween plans, so that would be a Daily Life thing if anyone's interested in joining in with that.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 24, 2023 13:38:19 GMT
I’m going to request Su-Ah for chapter 2
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Post by Panda on Mar 24, 2023 13:42:41 GMT
Sure thing!
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Post by Panda on Mar 24, 2023 14:12:20 GMT
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Post by Panda on Mar 25, 2023 17:26:43 GMT
Nico would like to FTE you, do you accept?
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 25, 2023 17:42:20 GMT
Okay awesome!
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Post by Panda on Mar 25, 2023 18:03:45 GMT
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 25, 2023 18:06:23 GMT
Extremely epic. It'll be good to bond with Nico. This trial is going to be disastrous for my character but it'll be good to have some before/after in that topic.
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Post by Panda on Mar 25, 2023 21:55:15 GMT
Okay, so, you might have guessed that Sissus is the one who'll transform Yugi. Currently the idea is that the transformation can be pretty drastic. Like you can become superhuman strong, grow wings e.t.c. Would that be too much? I assume Yugi wouldn't be interested and just wants to become a normal human who isn't her. However if you think Yugi would definitely consider extra stuff, yet the extra stuff is beyond what you'd planned, then I can just say the transformation on offer is much more limited.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 25, 2023 23:48:44 GMT
I think it should be very human because that’s all she wants. Obviously whatever is needed for chapter 3 is fine as well.
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Post by Panda on Mar 25, 2023 23:59:32 GMT
Either way I imagine she'll stay human. What I mean is, which is better for the character? Only having the option to become a different human, or having the option to get all kinds of superhuman modifications but choosing to just stay human anyway? Currently the plan is the latter, but I don't want to make things awkward if Yugi would actually choose to become superhuman.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 26, 2023 0:20:50 GMT
Oh yeah I think second is better
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Post by Panda on Mar 26, 2023 10:06:44 GMT
Okay, cool! Also, secret setup scene to follow.
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Post by Panda on Mar 26, 2023 10:07:05 GMT
At some point in your frantic schedule, you'd managed to give yourself a papercut. Again. You were used to that at this point, but it still stung unpleasantly. You had Brooklyn fly you to the clinic on Suamp, where you'd be sure to find something for it.
While you were rummaging through a cupboard, you suddenly felt a metal lump pressed into your back. Was that a gun?! You heard a voice speak up behind you, unpleasantly close. "Tut tut Ms Cooley, you should really know better than to go off alone like this. Ah, don't try calling for help! It would be the last thing you ever do. Just keep quiet for now." The person giggled. Was that Neuron? He'd never seemed the type to do this. There was a dangerous edge to his voice you'd never heard before, though. Had he been hiding his true self this entire time?
"Now, I'm going to ask you to take a walk with me. Don't worry, we won't have to go very far." Your mind raced. The only thing nearby was the graveyard. Was he planning to shoot you there, and bury your corpse so no-one would ever find it? If you were going to die anyway, was there really any need to follow his instructions? Maybe you could... fight back, somehow? The thought terrified you, almost as much as the threat of being shot.
While you considered your options, quite failing to come to any conclusion, you heard voices outside. Maybe if you screamed, Neuron wouldn't risk shooting you and getting caught in the act? However, all of a sudden the pressure vanished and he yelled "Sike! Just a prank!"
You weren't sure whether to believe him, but it didn't seem you were in any immediate danger now, so you slowly turned to face him. Your eyes darted to his hand. In it was a purple-tinted, misshapen lump of metal, vaguely resembling a gun. It was very clearly fake. All of a sudden the tension left you, and your body threatened to give out. You didn't want to look like an idiot though, so just about held firm and instead laughed, albeit quite nervously. "That was a bit mean, for a prank!" you blurted, lacking your usual self-control.
Neuron grinned reassuringly. The scary man from earlier had entirely vanished, making you wonder if you'd only imagined him. "Sorry, sorry, it was necessary. I guess it's more than just a 'prank', it was a... lesson? With Kameron and Kenji gone, well, it's time for me to take up the mantle. Actually be an adult, even if I'm not very good at that yet." He chuckled, apparently a little nervous himself. "Look, the thing is, this is a dangerous place. There's already been one murder in our group, and now we've all been taken here. A ghost town, left behind by a civilisation that turned to violence and wiped each-other out. I've seen the echoes they left behind, in that temple of theirs. I don't want our party to go the way they did."
Neuron paused for a moment, trying to find the words. "Um, so, what I'm saying is, you need to be more careful. Next time, whoever's holding a weapon at your back might not be pranking you. Get it?"
You nodded fervently. "Y-yes sir! That really was careless of me." You felt a bead of sweat run down your forehead, and quickly dabbed it away. "I'm glad our teachers are so dedicated! I still have a lot to learn."
That drew a laugh from Neuron, who pocketed the dummy pistol. "Yes, yes you do. Anyway, sorry to take up your time. Weren't you looking for something?"
"Ah!" You'd forgotten in your panic, but now you could feel the paper cut throbbing. You whirled around to search the cabinet again.
You heard Neuron continuing as you searched. "Oh, one more thing. I still need to do this 'test' with some of the others, so, don't tell anyone what happened here, alright? It doesn't work if people expect it!"
"Of course!" you quickly responded, glancing around to address him properly. However, he'd already left. Despite his assurances, you found yourself relaxing now that he was gone. Had you really just been imagining it earlier? Maybe he was just a really good actor. You tried to reassure yourself as you treated the small wound. Everything would be fine, right?
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 26, 2023 14:30:02 GMT
Scary but real
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 26, 2023 14:36:21 GMT
Honestly this is a really cool set-up for the case. At what point is it okay to talk about this IC? Obviously probably not until the trial but we are skipping pretty far ahead
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Post by Panda on Mar 26, 2023 14:39:05 GMT
It's up to you how Yugi interprets this. Maybe she really does believe Neuron. Maybe deep down she distrusts him, but she wants to believe him and so chooses to act like he was telling the truth here.
Whatever the case, later on the players will be organising a festival. While assigning roles, Yugi will put Neuron alone with someone. That's my current thinking. She probably doesn't think anything genuinely bad will happen, or she just hopes nothing will, or however it is you want to handle that.
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Post by Panda on Mar 26, 2023 14:40:36 GMT
Honestly this is a really cool set-up for the case. At what point is it okay to talk about this IC? Obviously probably not until the trial but we are skipping pretty far ahead You can talk about it during the trial, yeah. You're also free to keep quiet if you think Yugi wouldn't want to reveal she knew about this: the case will still work fine. It would just be revealed in the post-trial instead.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 26, 2023 14:43:01 GMT
Ah okay I was trusting him so I think Yugi just trusts him completely. Sounds good.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 27, 2023 13:17:28 GMT
Okay so I feel like I slightly overplayed my hand in the thread but the trial will still be surprising and crazy I think.
Hoping that this doesn’t kill the thread and the rest of the dance can be epic as well!
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 27, 2023 13:20:52 GMT
Really liking the Su-Ah and Nico FTEs they are working out really great!
Nico and her are commiserating over missing things and Su-Ah is all about her aspirations to be different.
Very happy.
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Post by Panda on Mar 27, 2023 13:37:20 GMT
Yeah it's working out well!
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 28, 2023 5:28:14 GMT
This DL freaking RULES.
Obviously my favorite DLs were probably the seance in F7-3 and the general vibes were great in other DLs but this is probably my favorite. Most of the characters are shining and obviously it was like, REALLY GOOD for Yugi.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 28, 2023 5:30:21 GMT
I'm really happy for Yugi's characterization here. I think it leads nicely into whatever disastrous trial is about to happen.
She's really showing how strung out she is and how stressed and how pressured but she keeps eagerly doing more stuff over and over. And she's doing crazy things like taking pills and drinking liquor. It all will fit well, I think.
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Post by Panda on Mar 28, 2023 9:42:18 GMT
The current murder scene is becoming increasingly awkward, as she's kind of just normal again XD I'll probably rewrite it a little. (Current plan is that it will go up tomorrow around this time, by the way.)
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 28, 2023 12:28:31 GMT
Oh okay sounds good
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 28, 2023 14:39:14 GMT
Let me know if there are any behaviors I can do to help, especially if we do a final daily life scene here.
In theory, Yugi could mostly return to normal still, she was just tired today and is a little loopy so keep that in mind.
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Post by Panda on Mar 28, 2023 14:59:58 GMT
Returning to mostly normal is sufficient, I think. Bear in mind that on the surface, Yugi doesn't really do anything wrong during the murder event. It's only in hindsight that it's clear it was a bad idea.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 28, 2023 20:17:02 GMT
Yeah, she can be mostly normal very easily. If you want to send an example to me, I can help. Or if you just write something like "Yugi had apologized to everyone for her wild night and etc." That should be fine.
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Post by Panda on Mar 28, 2023 20:19:05 GMT
Oh I probably won't do anything like that regardless. Time will have passed since the dance. I guess it depends what state the thread is in tomorrow morning, maybe I'll write some kind of segue if needed.
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