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'[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[ Buffering...]

The following Deployment has been drafted for consideration to all general staff.

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-J8r847vNc

[HALE] "Gentlemen, my thanks for you joining me here today. This is a peculiar case that's come onto the radar lately and I felt it was worth it to discuss our possible involvement. As most of you might be aware, there is an area of Siegesia currently experiencing unrest. Muscec. If you've been following the national news, you know that there's talk of revolution and dissent bordering on the beginnings of insurgency and rebellion in the area."

[HALE] "A little recap. Muscec is a historical land near the Warrens, the original Siegesian heartland. It was one of the first early states to form on the continent, and once enjoyed a long reigning monarchy of multiple houses until the Kingdom was conquered and annexed into Woldoria's reich. Obviously, the Muscecians, a very nationalistic people, hadn't been taking that kindly for the past few millennia. Now enter the Final War. The Final War has aroused those nationalistic tendencies to the point that Muscecians feel bold enough to attempt a breakaway. In fact they even wish to crown Pieropalquis the fourteenth, the current head of the House of Lyvern, the, errr, rightful holders of the Muscecian crown."

[HALE] "There's a lot of baggage to unpack here. Clearly, this is a situation ripe for Khanate fingers to slime into, or even Imperial ones. Anything to damage Woldoria's stability would be beneficial for either. Though, I likely suspect this is more attractive to the Khanate as of present. There's a chance that martial law will cause a full breakdown in all peace talks and ignite armed revolt in the region. Muscecians have been arming themselves for centuries in preparation of this moment."

[KURT] "What of the monarch? What is Pieropalquis' stance on the situation?"

[HALE] "The current monarch is extended the quality of being allowed to retain the noble house and a position as Marquis of the country, but he has an unenviable position of 'not wishing to seat the Muscecian throne and proclaim a reborn kingdom', but also 'being at the ready to should his people summon him to do so'."

[KURT] "I see. This is very troubling, yes... The monarch acts as a figurehead despite being deposed, technically a puppet, to keep the people satiated. But, he could very well be the spark that sets off a fire if he plays his cards wrong, or gets influenced by the wrong figures."

[HALE] "A revolt will be quashed by the Heer mercilessly. Tens of thousands could die. But, perhaps we may be underestimating the Woldorian martial law. The Heer have a Regiment in the region. With any luck, the Woldorians might be able to talk down the nationalists on their own. Or, they might fail. We really can't predict it. If only we had Eskart here right now...."';

'[...]

[01:00 hours] - The Psyops Directorate is debating Psyops involvement in the current Muscecian Crisis.

It is possible that an armed conflict may break out if the country chooses to attempt revolting. It is possible that assassinations could follow through martial law imposed by the Woldorians. It is possible that HEUSite and/or Imperial influences could be found.

The vote on involvement begins now. Please cast your votes.

Should the Psyops involve itself in the crisis or remain with a neutral stance and wait to see how the crisis unfolds on its own?

>Input.';

'>>5953403
>Involve
We chose that mission, so not much of a choice';

'>>5953428
>+1';

'[...]

[09:00 hours] - Voting on the current debate has reached consensus. We stand at three votes in favor of involving ourselves in the crisis (Hale, Kurt Regis, Krina) against two votes to ignore the crisis (Catastrovania Strifaust Morituros IX, Charles Huxton). In conclusion, we have decided that Psyops intervention is needed to ensure the crisis resolves itself in the most peaceful manner.

[HALE] "I'm glad you're all on board with me. I think just a little tinkering behind the scenes would do well to prevent anything nasty from following suit. Let's examine the situation..."

[THINGS OUR INTELLIGENCE REPORTS]
- Violent Protests
- Mobs
- Apartment bombings in neighboring Woldorian provinces
- Looting
- Shoot outs
The situation is current: Violent.

[...]';

'Muscec is a province of the Woldorian Principality. Its aristocrat is technically still the 'king' of the state, but is beholden to the divine authority of Woldor and Lady Eikn. Neither will even consider the idea of a breakaway of any states. The Woldorian Principality is a clan composite and universal monarchy. It is exactly for the reason that the Final War is ongoing and the known aggressive expansionist policies of the Trinity Kingdom that elevating independence of any client state is not possible to negotiate. A Heer regiment is already present in the region, but has withheld from occupying Muscecian cities, as martial law has yet to be declared. What few elements of the Heer regiment present are being diverted to upholding basic law and order are overtaxed maintaining leniency despite the troubles...

There are a number of notables to keep track of here. Firstly and most importantly is Pieropalquis XIV, the rightful Muscecian King. He is currently the acting Marquis of the Woldorian Province of Muscec. Technically, the title of Muscecian monarch was never dissolved, it was merely renamed. This is what the Muscecian nationalists hope to rally behind.

Secondly, Pieropalquis' personal Hauptmann is charged by the capital, like every Hauptmann, with ensuring that treason and dissent is not sown. He will be the one who gives an order for martial law, if it comes to that, and he will use martial law to try eradicating or assassinating any suspected dissenters. He currently feels that the situation calls for it.

Thirdly, Pieropalquis' is not an experienced ruler. He has a number of advisors that help guide his administration of the province. It is obvious that some of them may be among those stoking or heading the nationalist pushes, and it may be possible that, if we suspect Trinity or Khanate hand in the situation, one or more of these advisors may be in a similar light to the Mayor of Belkinsire and Goessioto we found among the Illuminati.

The Muscecians have no organized body, they are all mostly acting off their own inhibitions. If a body is hidden, we would have to discover it and bring it to light. Or if a body is about to be officially founded, stopping this crisis from resulting in a civil war would hinge on preventing the formation of any organized body or group that will attempt to become the mainstay of Muscecian independence.

We have received word that the Heer may attempt to scare the region into compliance by the use of a Schlosskreuzer, which according to our intelligence is a massive tank fortress designed to flatten cities with its massive treads. Keeping such a piece of equipment away from any city is preferred. The usage of such a thing would constitute a major escalation by the Woldorians, despite their leniency.';

'[HALE] "I believe there one option may be to have the current heir to Muscec formally abolish the held title he maintains, as it is, by rights, still the title of King of Muscec. If by doing this, he formally constitutes the absolute end of Muscecian royalty, then there is no kingdom for the people to dream of anymore, of course. It would discourage much of their current nationalistic spirit and cow them into better compliance."

[KURT] "At the same time, this would absolutely consolidate Woldorian hold on the land. The Marquis would just be handed the exact same title again, but since it will be officially minted by Woldor, then it will be 'Woldorian'. The people will not like it. If they still have the dream of independence, then they will simply try declaring an independent commune or republic in lieu of losing the monarchy, and then they will brand Pieropalquis a traitor and want him executed. We must be careful not to completely undermine Woldoria, but we still, as it is in our organization, have to undermine the controlling influence Woldor has as a god over mortals."

[...]

We must decide where we will make our move.

>A limited number of actions will be possible to be taken, the Muscecian Crisis' hourglass is running out fast.
>Two moves before uprising catastrophe occurs.

>The King of Muscec. We must attempt to convince Pieropalquis XIV to formally abolish Muscec's monarchy in order to kill the revolutionary spirit of his people.
>The Heir of Muscec. We should encourage Pieropalquis to retake his rightful title and discuss the possibility of remaining a tributary of Woldoria in exchange for elevated independence, therefor beginning the transition of Woldoria from a universal monarchy into a commonwealth of states in order to extract the maximum benefits in the Psyop's goal.
>The Hauptmann. His strict handling and pressure will prompt him to go for martial law, that will immediately set off a struggle. We should influence or possibly attempt to recruit the man somehow to stabilize the situation.
>The advisors of Pieropalquis need to be investigated immediately for HEUSite or Imperial influences.
>We should try to expose organized and therefor illegal bodies within Muscec that may be attempting to fan the flames of revolution to aid the Woldorian realm in curbing this crisis.
>Fabrications need to be made to lesson the intensity of the resident Heer Regiment's forces in order to prevent bloodshed and a martial law.';

'>>5953556
>The Hauptmann. His strict handling and pressure will prompt him to go for martial law, that will immediately set off a struggle. We should influence or possibly attempt to recruit the man somehow to stabilize the situation.
>The advisors of Pieropalquis need to be investigated immediately for HEUSite or Imperial influences.
If we get control of the Hauptmann, we can deescalate the situation before it reaches a fever pitch. The advisors are too critical to leave ignored. Just one cultist or trinitarian could lead to mass destruction. This plan isn't perfect but it covers the fundamentals, and I feel that's where we need to focus.';

'>>5953560
>+1
I wanna go with the commonwealt of states, but for now those 2 are the more pressing.';

'>>5953581
+2
That and they are removed enough from Pieropalquis that we shouldn't have to deal with too much security.
Besides, if we expose the illegal elements to both sides we could motivate them to work together to purge the rest of the country, hopefully tying their bonds closer together. We'll have to start with the illegal bodies.';

'>>5953560
+1';

'Our Espionage Agents, namely the Chabalah, are chosen for the assignment of extending influence to the Hauptmann in Marquis Pieropalquis' small court. Influencing the military officer who has the right to call for military intervention in the region will go a long way to stabilizing the place. By our estimates, despite all the violence that has transpired, the majority of Muscecian people do not wish to actively engage in an armed conflict despite being well armed enough to. Getting a press conference to confirm that martial law will not be put into effect if violence cools down will help ease people off of instigation.

Secondly, we decided we needed to look into the advisors of Pieropalquis. His advisors, as it turns out, are composed of educated lawyers and doctors. We had a Tzel look them over.

[...]

[18:00 hours] - We have uncovered something.

Three of the advisors, one Dr. , and two lawyers, and , were found to possess a book in large quantities that isn't showing up in any national or state level library registries we could find. The book is simply titled "The Right to KILL", and, unsettling enough to us, bears the mark of the Two-Finger. The Two-Finger is an alternate Khanate symbol parallel to the Hand of Evil, which isn't easy to recognize, as it is used only in the most secretive ways by the Khanate to hide among society. It depicts the two-fingered hand of a hand that is missing the index, middle and ring fingers. Furthermore, the author is one "Ya Yahuitl Wu Vyros Votash". We can confirm this is an alias used by KILLALL.

They possess the personal manifesto of KILLALL, which holds his teachings about privation.

What's more, the three advisors themselves happen to amongst those known to be vocal about their separatist ideals when it comes to the Muscecian Crisis. We have summarily reported the possession of the manifestos with the intent to distribute them along with proof to the Woldorians. We could not find proof of direct Khanate ties, we believe the advisors were actually given the manifestos by another unknown party, but the fact they kept them is clause for investigation. We will leave it up to the Woldorians to judge them.

We will attempt to coerce the Hauptmann via our Tzel and Chabalah as well today.
We expect results tomorrow...

[23:00 hours]

>Roll 1d20
>Best of two.';

'Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>5954221
Come on....';

'Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5954221
For Muna's plentiful assets';

'[09:00 hours]

Our agents have successfully convinced the Hauptmann of not imposing martial law. We were not able to convince him in any capacity to consider joining us, which we planned to do by first convincing him to step down from his position, but we were able to convince him by posing as advisors of Pieropalquis. In effect, he has also went and got the Marquis to side with him as well. They delivered a press conference this morning calling for the public to restore order and declared the intention to prevent conflict by ordering any Heer personnel tasked with keeping order as local law enforcement to stand down and withdraw from Muscecian cities. The Marquis has announced plans to form and fund a local gendarme organization for the region himself. In essence, he will be reigning his people in himself. Although this led to a few calling him a traitor, the people at large have begun to cease rioting and now the emboldened feeling of causing havoc is dying down.

Additionally, the news of advisors being discovered as harboring Khanate materials has also discouraged many people from their purpose, and outright gotten many to oppose the separatist movement right away. Unfortunately for those we've discovered, they were not given a trial by the Wolorians, and were executed immediately for the findings. Now there is a larger investigation to commence in discovering Khanate allies within. Apparently, and this was not something we found out for ourselves, one "Muscecian Light Foot Militia" group that operated underground was discovered to be funded by one of the lawyers found possessing the HEUSite manifesto. Now attention is shifting to this group.

Unfortunately, several still died today, primarily those amongst the Heer Novitiates that were attempting to keep order in the streets prior to the orders to stand down. Muscecian and Woldorians will continue to hate each other after this, and by no means is the crisis over. It simply has cooled down for the time being. We could not work a miracle here, but we have helped prevent catastrophe. Although some feel we have merely postponed it. Muscecian nationalism is far from dead, and Woldoria retains the region. The outbreak of conflict and an armed rebellion may show up again in the future.

[...]

[HALE] "My congratulations. We've done the best we could here. I'm glad we decided to intervene. Our actions undoubtedly saved a lot of lives. That enough matters, even if the crisis heating back up in the future is still on the table. Good work, gentlemen. We'll be monitoring the situation."';

'We have accomplished the mission.

[Operation: Crowning - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]

================================';

'[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 805]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: Expansion
‣ Risk Level: 2 |
‣ Acting CO: Charles Huxton |
‣ Continent: Kalaheimr |
‣ Primary Objective: Establish a FOB in preparation of activities against the Alien God |
/
• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Destruction
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: In order to jumble Samurai operations, we're going to destroy Fort Ishin in the Shuukai Ward area to weaken their resolve |
/
• Operation: Murderspasm
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Hale Felwitz |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've reports that HEUSite activities have been going on in the Warrens of Siegesia... |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Copied Homework
‣ Risk Level: 2 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Shengesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The School of the Ascendant in Easterlind City houses the sum of all there is to know about Ma Space. In the Imperial Seat, the University of Sānshì has the knowledge on complex kugelblitz and dark matter systems that power the Imperial astro and aerial fleet. We should see about... borrowing some knowledge |
/
• Operation: Thalassic
‣ Risk Level 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Muna |
‣Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: A Capital Ship has reportedly been shot down over Scourge Front waters. Capital Ships don't go down often. If we can recover its technical data with a dive team, we'd be more prepared for expanding our own vehicular facilities. The only problem is... those waters are haunted....

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.';

'>>5954294
>Operation: Expansion
it's always a good time to expand our bases';

'>>5954302
+1
Yeah sure it's about time';

'>>5954294
>>5954312
+2
All the bases are belong to us';

'[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[ Buffering...]

[02:00 - x/18/4999 - Order pending from Deputy Executive to Bunker Department Director for investigation into far north installations in preparation of alien countermeasures.]

[CHARLES] "Dear me, this will be a tall one..."

The Alien God presents one of the foremost threats to the planet as of present. Following first contact, we've gotten an idea of what we're up against. Gaizar is drawing energy from the Leylines using a series of over six hundred energy transmitters planted across Kalaheimr. The Alien God is completely alone, but this does not mean that Kalaheimr is undefended. The Alien God is able to perform cell division and create extensions of himself in the form of Energy Grubs that can be used to remotely attack intruders. In fact, we're even astonished to say that the waters around Kalaheimr and the north pole have become the safest waters in the world, as we've deduced the presence of the Alien God is scaring off the taint of the Afterseas from coming close.

Our directors and deputy all agree that we must prepare for taking action against Gaizar, to support our patron deities and our founder. We can't let Muna do all the work by herself. Mortals have to pitch in and do their part to repel the Alien as well.

To this end, we need to set up appropriate facilities in Kalaheimr to support any future mounted efforts against Gaizar. We've come to the decision to leave handling the transmitters that Gaizar has planted in mortal hands.

We will establish a FOB, or series of small FOBs across Kalaheimr to undertake such a great effort with.

We will consider the relative safety of the Kalaheimr waters and the conditions of the eternally wintry, smashed continent.

1. Elevation.
>We will build our FOB(s) on the icy islands on land.
>We will build our FOB(s) underwater, discreetly tucked away.

2. Methodology.
>We will set up missile silos to target the transmitter towers with in surprise attacks.
>We will set up teleportation chambers and pylons to ferry strike teams with in assault sweeps across the continent.
>Material from Gaizar's body that stays separate for too long seems to exhibit strange properties of psuedo-independence that may be the key to discovering some weaknesses in the cellular compositions. We should setup an on site research lab to see if we could create more discreet countermeasures.
>We envision a psychic "net" that could be generated from six points around Kalaheimr at once through the use of powerful psychics. To this end, we should construct hidden chambers that use the Haham technology to extremely amplify extrasensory wavelengths designed to target alien material.';

'>build on land or underwater
NO NO NO NO NO NOT THIS AGAIN
LEVELMAN YOU DOG AHHHHHH AHAHAHAHAHAHA NOOOOOOOOOO';

'>>5954365
>We will build our FOB(s) underwater, discreetly tucked away.
make it harder for his scouts to find out

>Material from Gaizar's body that stays separate for too long seems to exhibit strange properties of psuedo-independence that may be the key to discovering some weaknesses in the cellular compositions. We should setup an on site research lab to see if we could create more discreet countermeasures.';

'>>5954365
>We will build our FOB(s) underwater, discreetly tucked away.
>We envision a psychic "net" that could be generated from six points around Kalaheimr at once through the use of powerful psychics. To this end, we should construct hidden chambers that use the Haham technology to extremely amplify extrasensory wavelengths designed to target alien material.';

'>>5954383
+1
Seems like a good solution';

'>>5954365
>We will build our FOB(s) underwater, discreetly tucked away
>We will set up teleportation chambers and pylons to ferry strike teams with in assault sweeps across the continent.';

'This is a great quest';

'>>5954490
Thank you!';

'Since coming into contact with Psychic energy for the first time, Gaizar has immediately adapted to it and become immune to Psychic powers and ontological weapons related to the concept. In fact, it was by absorbing Muna's own psychic energy through a transmitter that he was able to come into contact with it. Additionally, it seems even his grubs showcase the ability to modulate what type of energy their bodies focus, thus becoming immune to it...

Immediately, we can rule out that applying psychic force designed to crush or burst or pierce the alien material forming his transmitter towers and grubs will not work in any way whatsoever. But, one constant that remains is the fact that the ejected material is still physical, despite being made entirely of energy. Gaizar himself, being made of energy, may be able to become intangible, but so far we can see that his ejected material must stay consistent to serve its purpose.

We surmise that creating a net of pure kinetic force through psychic means may be used to rupture the foundations and topple his towers, thus rendering them inert by dislocating them from their Leylines. We of course acknowledge that this plan will not work, as the Alien God is always paying attention. But, perhaps when our Goddess and her fellow independent deities attack Gaizar in force, we will be able to put these plans in motion when the Alien God is most occupied to assist them, and prevent the Alien God from procuring anymore Leyline energy to assist the reconstruction of the Millennium Moon.

Our directors and deputy have decided upon building this psychic net. We call it the "Xenocatch System". We will anchor six underground amplification chambers in Kalaheimr. We do not fear to destroy the environment with it, as the northern continent is already completely shattered and annihilated. We rule out the use of kinetic force and study, as Gaizar is impenetrable and incomprehensible to us.

[...]

[CHARLES] "Righteo. This job will be very extensive. I'll be needing Miss Krina's help to install the parts right. She provided me blueprints, constructing the shell of the chambery things will be swell. That part we can do here in the Bunker itself. The one problem is anchoring them underwater. We'll have to teleport men and heavy equipment to key points in the continent and lower them. Getting them to remain still is the hard part, as that water is chilling, it would freeze any divers almost instantly. We're using Metahuman workers since they can weather the conditions better."

[PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Construct forward operating bases in Kalaheimr.]
[SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: Do NOT trigger any leyline natural disasters or attract Alien attention. Personnel loss would be costly.]

[12:00 hours] - We've contracted a builder team of [128] Bunker Department workers for the job.

We need to watch out.

>Roll 1d100 for a job well done or disaster.
>Best of three.';

'Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>5954689
They better not fuck this up, the mission with the heer bunker was quite the disaster';

'>>5954695
Oh god oh fuck';

'Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>5954689
It's as cold as a welldigger's ass up here.';

'Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>5954689
SEANNSA DONT FAIL ME NOW';

'>>5954701
S-S-SEANNSA!?!?';

'>>5954702
PRAISE THE CAT AND HER FAT TATS';

'[24:00 hours] - The following day.

Krina is resourceful, jury-rigging several of our own produced amplifiers to create the chips needed. The chambers were likewise easy to construct for the Bunker Department using alloys with titanium. The pod-like circumferences will be spacious enough to contain at least three people. We had them built before the day is out and assigned the night shifters to installing them. We built some concrete bases to sink and lower the pods down into to fit within using stainless steel locks. The brisk dawn and early morning provided the right atmosphere for our workers to sneakily do their work without the use of many lights and other effects that would draw much attention.

Though, the desolate environment of the north proved difficult to work in regardless thanks to sudden snowy updrafts.

[08:00 hours]

We are glad to report that the order was filled with zero casualties. There were only a few injuries that took place that will be treated, and little Alien activity was detected, though at some points there were fears of encroaching Grubs.

The Xenocatch System is primed. We will deliver power devices and sleep the devices to await future usage in the meantime.

[...]

We have accomplished the mission.

[Operation: Expansion - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]';

'[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 805]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Destruction
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: In order to jumble Samurai operations, we're going to destroy Fort Ishin in the Shuukai Ward area to weaken their resolve |
/
• Operation: Murderspasm
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Hale Felwitz |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've reports that HEUSite activities have been going on in the Warrens of Siegesia... |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Copied Homework
‣ Risk Level: 2 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Shengesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The School of the Ascendant in Easterlind City houses the sum of all there is to know about Ma Space. In the Imperial Seat, the University of Sānshì has the knowledge on complex kugelblitz and dark matter systems that power the Imperial astro and aerial fleet. We should see about... borrowing some knowledge |
/
• Operation: Thalassic
‣ Risk Level 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Muna |
‣Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: A Capital Ship has reportedly been shot down over Scourge Front waters. Capital Ships don't go down often. If we can recover its technical data with a dive team, we'd be more prepared for expanding our own vehicular facilities. The only problem is... those waters are haunted....

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.';

'>>5954733
>Copied Homework
Gonna work our way up up up';

'[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

]i][06:00 - x/20/4999 - Discussion on acquiring advanced power generation systems in effect...][/i]

Nuclear power is dependable and strong, but we'd be lying to say that it will last us forever. True, the Woldorians last off of it, and have means of recycling the waste and used reactors. The difference is, Woldoria is a continent spanning kingdom and we are a small clandestine group. We've advanced in multiple areas that Woldoria hasn't, but we are stuck behind in power generation. The Deputy wants to upgrade the Nuclear reactors of our Bunkers into more powerful and exotic sources.

In this area, the Trinity is unrivaled. They have figured out how to utilize Ma Space to create exotic clean zero point energy generators that never run out of power and produce no waste, and how to condense and contain black holes to create dangerous but extremely optimized kugelblitz reactors that can be used to harvest exotic dark matter for ten times the power generation that nuclear fission and fusion reactors can give.

So, we've decided that we need to siphon that means from them.
Zero point energy generation from Ma Space, or dark matter and kugelblitz reactors.

The choice is ultimately the Deputies to make.

Ma Space Zero Point Generators are slow but completely clean and don't require a lot of upkeep and will run indefinitely. They can even support wireless extensions and sources. The moment they shut down however, everything that depends on them will also run out of power. On the other hand, Kugelblitz are dangerous, because they are black holes. There are a ton of safety measures that will ensure the black hole is extinguished in case containment fails, but damages will be extreme if any occur. It requires constant attention and upkeep, but Kugelblitz will provide heaps more power than any other source, and the dark matter harvested from it is useful as a power source as well, or for using in weapons. But similarly, the dark matter is dangerous and requires special containment as well. Kugelblitz ensure there is power for the future, but can be costly in lives. Unlike the Trinity, we don't have millions of mindless drones to use on such things...

[...]

>We should acquire advanced Ma Space Zero Point Energy technical data from the School of the Ascendant.
>We should infiltrate the capital's top dark matter university to gain the knowledge on Kugelblitz reactors.';

'>>5954808
>>We should acquire advanced Ma Space Zero Point Energy technical data from the School of the Ascendant.';

'>>5954808
>We should infiltrate the capital's top dark matter university to gain the knowledge on Kugelblitz reactors.
This has the most potential for weapons research.';

'>>5954808
>>We should infiltrate the capital's top dark matter university to gain the knowledge on Kugelblitz reactors.
Moar power and better weapons';

'>>5954808
>We should acquire advanced Ma Space Zero Point Energy technical data from the School of the Ascendant.
this is safer for us';

'>>5954808
>We should infiltrate the capital's top dark matter university to gain the knowledge on Kugelblitz reactors.
Lets be real, a black hole gun would be a PERFECT addition to our inevitable anti-vehicular arsenal.';

'>>5954808
>We should acquire advanced Ma Space Zero Point Energy technical data from the School of the Ascendant.
Hopefully we can come back to this later once we are more established.
A network of Ma energy reactors with a central Kugelblitz would be a good idea.';

'>>5954889
If we can come back it's probably much,much later. Honestly I want the Kugelblitz because it has the most potential for other applications and it can be used to power much more power hungry systems than the Ma Space generators could. Considering we're way fewer than our enemies, I think it's more important to focus on quality of weaponry too.';

'>>5954808
>We should infiltrate the capital's top dark matter university to gain the knowledge on Kugelblitz reactors.
Seems cool to me!';

'[09:00 hours] - Our directors have decided that we should acquire and apply exotic Dark Matter based power generation to the Psyops and its efforts from now on. To this end, we will launch an incredibly risky endeavor to infiltrate the University of Sānshì in the Heavenly Capital. This University, one of the top educational facilities in the Trinity's entire Kingdom, is where those who wish for a career in assisting the military go. The Samurai's Astro/Aerial Fleet uses the principles of Kugelblitz technology to and Dark Matter stores to power the Capital Ships of the their navy.

We will get an insider into the University and acquire the data we need, and then get out. The complex principles and scientific data for the theorems are all we need.

[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[...]

[HALE] "Hello? Is this thing on?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yes, hey! Hi! So, did you get my request?"

[HALE] "Ah, yes. You offered to be the acting CO for Operation: Copied Homework. I admit, it's an unusual choice, but now we both know you're already an expert at getting in and out of the Capital. So, I'll leave it in your hands. I trust you'll pick the right men for the endeavor."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Pssh. Don't worry about that."

[HALE] "Hm? What do you mean?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Well, I'm already there."

[HALE] "...Er... What?"

(CAMERA FEED ON)

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yeah, see? I'm already inside the University. I actually left a few hours ago and got in, everyone must still think I'm in my room."

[HALE] "Brh- hff! C-Catastrovania! What in the devils are you thinking!? I- Eh. What's with the, erm.... the new look?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Oh, this? It's a long story. Anyway, I've already got the data. I hacked into the superintendent's computer and stole everything that all the professor's terminals had. It only took a little bit of my Luck. Tch, amateurs... It's one of the finest Universities in the whole Trinity and they have practically no protection! Uploading data from my phone now..."

~~~[[ [UPLOADING PROCESS] {0%} ]]~~~
~~~[[ [UPLOADING PROCESS] {47%} ]]~~~
~~~[[ [UPLOADING PROCESS] {99%} ]]~~~
(UPLOAD COMPLETE)';

'[HALE] "Dear me... that's everything! I'm rather perplexed. How did you get out of the Bunker without anyone noticing?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Maybe I'll tell you when I get back in a few minutes. For now I've got to slip out. The only hard part is the wa-"

[SATOMI] "Excuse me."

[CATASTROVANIA] "ECHK!"

[HALE] "...?! Catastrovania! What's wrong? Your feed is going down!"

[...]

[HALE] "Catastrovania? Do you copy?!"

[...]';

'[HALE] "Catastrovania! ...Oh dear... This is not good."';

'BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XGYNz685Ng

[SATOMI] "Who are you? Why are you here in my office?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Your office?"

[SATOMI] "But of course. We maintain several at various grounds and campuses in the Capital. Well, today my brother is busy back home, so I'm all by myself here to grab some forms.... Also, you still haven't answered why you're in one of my offices."

[CATASTROVANIA] "I'm here on important business from the... uh... the Trinity."

[SATOMI] "Oh, well I happen to be a member divinity of the Trinity. How come I didn't hear of it?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "...Snk ...You?"

[SATOMI] "You mean to tell me you do not recognize Sincere Satomi, Twin Goddess of Knowledge?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "..."

(S.... SHIT! This is one of the legendary Hakutaku Twins themselves from the School of the Ascendant?!?! Y-YAMEROOOOO! SHE'S A FULL BLOWN DIVINITY! SHE'D FLICK ME DEAD! B-But at the same time, it's really her!? In the flesh?! One of the mythical Hakutaku from Yongesia...... They're one of the most storied legends of the whole Sword Continent! My heart is racing, my blood pressure might explode! I... I've a-al-walyss wan..thgh... wanted to meet one of them! They say that before the Twins became the world's teachers, they had three teardrops symbolized by the three colors they wore. Yellow, red, and green. The yellow teardrop imbues one with the finest of literary artistry, whilst the red one gives them the greatest ability to illustrate, and the green one will bestow wisdom. I want the red one! I need the red one! Then I'll finally be able to make m-my-my own m-manga! But... how do I convince her to give it to me...?)

[SATOMI] "Are you having a stroke or something? You are sweating nervously all of a sudden. Why are you staring into my soul like that? Are you okay? Did you escape a padded room recently or...?"

(KGhghKK! Her words.... they're wounding me like knives... S-So this is why they say to never meet your heroes. Like meeting an esteemed mangaka or famed anime studio director, and getting berated by them! But in this case, by such a legendary creature...! It hurts just that much more! I think I might actually hyperventilate!)

[SATOMI] "...Mmm? The computers... Are you stealing from us? Oh, no no no no, that will not do. You are not to do that. You will incur immense punishment for this, you know?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Y-You too."

[SATOMI] "I- eh.... What?"

(嘘! I can't believe I said the thing out loud! At this time of all times!)

[SATOMI] "Okay, you are definitely a retard, there is no doubting it. Are you going to heed me and turn yourself in now or will we be forced to come to blows?"

(Damn! What am I supposed to do!?)

>"Hai." (Attack)
>"U-Uh...! Well you see, this is all merely a test from on high!" (Bluff)
>"Y-You... look like you read fujoshi material!" (Provoke)
>"Heh... I've seen enough animes to know where this is going." (Mystify)';

'>>5955145
>>"Y-You... look like you read fujoshi material!" (Provoke)';

'>>5955145
>"U-Uh...! Well you see, this is all merely a test from on high!" (Bluff)
The fact that Satomi is actually being normal than Cat here is killing me';

'>>5955145
>"Y-You... look like you read fujoshi material!" (Provoke)
If we convince her we are fully retarded, it's likely she'll try to re-educate rather than execute us.';

'>>5955145
>"Y-You... look like you read fujoshi material!" (Provoke)
Because it's funny and I wanna see what happens';

'>>5955145
>>"Y-You... look like you read fujoshi material!" (Provoke)';

'>>5955145
>"Y-You... look like you read fujoshi material!" (Provoke)';

'[CATASTROVANIA] "..."

[SATOMI] "Well? Have you gone mute? What say you?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Y..."

[SATOMI] "Speak clearly. Do you expect anyone to understand your mumbling?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Y... Y-You look like you read fuh... Fuhoshi material!"

[SATOMI] "...!"

(Ah... My sudden unfounded exclamation made her pause! I see sweat drops building on her cheek as she blinks at me in shock. Just read the body language, Catastrovania. It'll help you figure out how to psych them out. Just like in that one anime... Wait, she's gritting her teeth.)

[SATOMI] "Excuse you? What provokes you to say such a thing to me?! Fujoshi material... The thought of it disgusts me! Of all the things you might accuse the Haku of enjoying!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Uh! Y-YEAH! You look like you consume it on a daily basis! Just look at how mad you are, clearly I must have hit a nerve. You're fuming with denial because you know it's true!"

[SATOMI] "Preposterous! I'm not fuming with DENIAL because it's true, I'm agitated because it's not true! You can't accuse me of something without proof, dotard!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yes I can, after all, it's what I discovered hacking into the superintendent's terminal. I found all that raunchy material you keep hidden in the uh, the password protected folders!"

[SATOMI] "No you did not!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yuh huh."

[SATOMI] "No way."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Did too."

[SATOMI] "Impossible You- Wait... are you blackmailing me?! Did you plant something to damage my reputation?!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yh... Yes! I did! And I'm gonna send it to every email I can."';

'[SATOMI] "No, you will not..."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Oh yeah? And what are you going to do about it? Mwuahahaha."

[SATOMI] "I'll kill you with a Death Knell right here, right now, before you can even move an inch."

(I retain my smile of confidence... BUT INSIDE, INTERNALLY, MY HEART IS POUNDING IN MY CHEST FROM THE STRESS OF HER THREAT. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR, I DIDN'T EXPECT HER TO BE THIS EASY TO PSYCH OUT! WHAT IF SHE MEANS IT AND REALLY DOES CAST A DEATH KNELL ON ME?! I'D BE DEAD RIGHT AWAY! NOBODY WILL SAVE ME! Wait... no! NO! I can't submit to the tensity. Shounen protagonists have brief respites of terror all the time... and then they immediately work out a solution. I can't give in right now. I've fought stronger than her, and nearly won! I need to just make the right option here...)

[SATOMI] "I'll give you to the count of five. Once I hit five, your life is over, unless you surrender right now! Surrender and cease your futile attempts at besmirching my good name! One... Two..."

>"You don't have the guts to!" (Bluff)
>"How about instead of smooching your good name, I beat it in?!" (Attack)
>"I'll make you a deal. Give me something I really want, and I'll delete all the... fujoshi material I totally have and am blackmailing you with right now!" (Negotiate)
>"Not only are you a dirty fujoshi who likes seeing boys kiss, your poofy hair style is so 4880s! Wohohoho! Are you living in the past or something?!" (Provoke)
>"I wouldn't do that if I were you. You see, I'm actually... hr... a Sefirot Body! The Knell would just reflect back onto you!" (Mystify)';

'>>5955598
>"Not only are you a dirty fujoshi who likes seeing boys kiss, your poofy hair style is so 4880s! Wohohoho! Are you living in the past or something?!" (Provoke)';

'>>5955598
>"I'll make you a deal. Give me something I really want, and I'll delete all the... fujoshi material I totally have and am blackmailing you with right now!" (Negotiate)
The rational thing to do is negotiate and Satomi is a rational goddess';

'>>5955598
>"I'll make you a deal. Give me something I really want, and I'll delete all the... fujoshi material I totally have and am blackmailing you with right now!" (Negotiate)';

'[CATASTROVANIA] "Hah. You're bluffing."

[SATOMI] "Insipid Therian, you have no idea."

[CATASTROVANIA] "You don't look like you've ever fought a day in your life!"

[SATOMI] "Gk...!"

(Aha! I have her on the ropes! THERE IT IS! THE ATTACK I MUST PRESS!)

[CATASTROVANIA] "I'll make you a deal, Hakutaku! There's something you have that I really want. If you give it to me, I'll delete all these gigabytes of fujoshi doujins I have that I'm blackmailing you with. You have my word."

[SATOMI] "Whatever could you deign to demand from me, the great teacher herself?!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "I want the Aka-Tiazu you possess. I want the Red Teardrop that gives one the all the knowledge of illustration that exists in this world!"

[SATOMI] "Hmmm... One of the ancient regalia of the Hakutaku, then. I'm surprised there are many that even recall the things. We've long since ceased to care about maintaining the legend in this new age. But if you know about that... then you must secretly be a fan of mine!"

(ACH! CAUGHT RED HANDED!)

[SATOMI] "Aha! That's it then, isn't it? You're an obsessed fan of the Hakutaku, and you really want one of my tear drops so you can have the pleasure of bragging about it, don't you? Maybe you want an autograph too! Wait! I know! You're a DERE aren't you?!"

(KUSO! I let my advantage slip! Now I'm backed right into a corner and back at step one! I MADE THE WRONG MOVE!)

[SATOMI] "Ahhh. I get it. You're a TSUNDERE. Or maybe even a KICHIDERE. You really idolize me but show it in a hostile way. You're too embarrassed to try approaching me with your dullard self normally, so you set up this elaborate situation in the hopes of being able to get what you want while leaving a lasting impression on me! What you really want is to be noticed by me and have something to remember me by, that's why you want my Aka-Tiazu! AHAHAHAHAHA! You're unsubtle! It's like reading an open book!"

(What do I say?! Think Mizoguchi... THINK!)

>"Okay! I admit it! I'm just a really obsessed fan who can't help but act awkward! I've always dreamed of getting to meet my idol, and I totally screwed up! I can only beg for forgiveness at this point! Please don't Death Knell me!" (Apologize)
>"I hear a guitar riff playing in my head. FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE!" (Attack)
>"Uh, no, actually, I'm a Khagan, here to profane the holy land! If you don't give me what I want, I'll also poison the minds of the kindergarteners with guro doujinshis!" (Provoke)
>"I am NOT Tsundere!" (Admit Defeat)
>"Heh..." (Mystify)';

'>>5955801
>>"Heh..." (Mystify)
Acting like a khanate goon would be a bad idea. Plus this lets us set up an epic anime comeback from nowhere. CATASTROVANIA WILL NOT LOSE THIS TIME';

'>>5955801
>"Heh..." (Mystify)
If we let her think she's won, then we've won.';

'>>5955801
>"Heh..." (Mystify)';

'>>5955801
>Are... Are you stupid? This doesn't change the situation, I can still blackmail you...
>And FYI, I merely did my research so I wouldn't look like a fool, just like you are right now!

The best lie is truth looked at from another angle!';

'[CATASTROVANIA] "Heh... You just don't get it, do you?"

[SATOMI] "Eh? What are you on about now, tsundere?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Tch. Figures you wouldn't notice."

[SATOMI] "Notice what?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Heh. Heh heh heh hahahaha...."

(Heh, now she's puzzled for sure. She's staring at me with that raised eyebrow. I've stumped her by being purposely cryptic. A classic tactic.)

(I really need to talk to Lord Sarakha about mental health awareness after this.)

[SATOMI] "Alright, what's your game now with this, idiot Therian?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Man, you really are hopeless if you couldn't even catch onto something as simple as it!"

[SATOMI] "What in the Afterseas are you even talking about?! Have you genuinely lost your mind?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Heh. Amateur."

[SATOMI] "I've had enough of this exchange. Get Death Knel-"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yeah, go ahead and seal your fate."

[SATOMI] "Seal my fa- UGH! What are you talking about?! Tell me! Tell me already!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "You won't even see it coming! It's kind of sad, even! Enough to make me take pity!"

[SATOMI] "Where?! What?! What are y- Stop playing games with me!"

(Now! I'll finish it!)

[CATASTROVANIA] "One wrong move, that's all it would take to set off my cleverly laid trap. And then before you know it, your head would be rolling to the floor."

[SATOMI] "Bwuh! Do you have any idea who I am?! I am under the protection of the Emperor himself! To raise a hand against me is to raise a hand against the supreme being! You'd be stricken with a fate to pains beyond even Immortal comprehension!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "And yet, here you are, all alone and unguarded. Is there any Emperor coming to save you now? Do you hear any voices calmly calling to give you that reassurance of safety? Listen out, Haku...... Because I hear nothing."

[SATOMI] "Y-... You wouldn't dare..."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Wouldn't I? Try me. Nobody will ever even know."

[SATOMI] "..."

[CATASTROVANIA] "..."';

'[SATOMI] "Okay! I submit!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "...?????"

[SATOMI] "H-Here! Take your coveted Aka-Tiazu then! J-Just leave me alone! Don't hurt me!"

(Ah... she just threw something at me. It's... it's the Red Teardrop! The-The one that grants whoever consumes it ALL the knowledge of illustration there is in this world...)

[CATASTROVANIA] "....!!!!"

(W-WITH THIS... I CAN... I CAN FINALLY....! I CAN M-MAKE MY O-OWN MANG... M-M-m-MAH- MANGA. I'LL BE THE PERFECT ARTIST, WITHOUT EVEN HAVING TO LEARN!)

[CATASTROVANIA] "Aha... Aha! AHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!"

[SATOMI] "You've gotten what you wanted, you unhinged dere, n-now keep your word!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Ahauh... Hah?"

[SATOMI] "You said you'd keep your word if I gave you what you wanted. Now delete all your blackmail you're planting against me!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "There never was any."

[SATOMI] "WHAT?!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "It was all according to keikaku. You see, Hakutaku, what I did was merely PHASE YOU WITH MY IMMENSE CONFIDENCE!"

(I can feel my power increasing from achieving this victory over her! It really does apply to any victory I achieve! Not just those of battles! My Demigodly powers are amazing! Haha! I could become invincible if I keep this up!)

[SATOMI] "Ngh...! You mean it was all a farce! You talked me down and I... I fell for it?!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Well, the part about taking your head off before you even realize it wasn't a bluff. Behold, my silvery katana, with which I shall command all the power I wish over feeble weaklings like you."

[SATOMI] "Wh-What more d-do you want from me?!"

(Wow, she's actually cowering before me... Are the two Hakutaku really this easy to cow? This feels kind of wrong, actually. I didn't expect to get this far. I'm drawing a blank here. Is she really so much of a big talker whose never faced opposition before in her life that she'll do anything I tell her to? Just like that? Motivated solely by my threats...?)

(...Snk! She wears shimapan. Pffft. What a loser. Hmmm....)

>You know what? I'm feeling kind of bold. Hakutaku, I'm taking you prisoner in the name of the Psyops!
>Hmph! You've had enough. Get out of my sight, worm! Before I change my mind and smite you mercilessly...
>Tell me what your favorite video game genre is. If I don't like what I hear I will kill you. If I like what I hear, I will spare you.
>Give me all your Pleromas!
>Die my blade, rat of the Trinity! You're just more XP!
>Write in.';

'>>5956006
>Tell me what your favorite video game genre is. If I don't like what I hear I will kill you. If I like what I hear, I will spare you.';

'>>5956006
>>You know what? I'm feeling kind of bold. Hakutaku, I'm taking you prisoner in the name of the Psyops!
Let's try...';

'>>5956006
>Tell me what your favorite video game genre is. If I don't like what I hear I will kill you. If I like what I hear, I will spare you.';

'>>5956006
>Tell me what your favorite video game genre is. If I don't like what I hear I will kill you. If I like what I hear, I will spare you.
I am tempted to kidnap her, but from a personal perspective, I'm more curious about what her favourite genre is.';

'>>5956006
>You know what? I'm feeling kind of bold. Hakutaku, I'm taking you prisoner in the name of the Psyops!
We haven't gotten this far by NOT being insanely being overconfident!
Besides, she'll just tell us she doesn't play games or something like that, the normie...';

'>>5956039
>>5956015
>>5956022
Come on anons...I have faith in our big loser';

'[CATASTROVANIA] "Hmm... I will judge you the best way I know how to."

[SATOMI] "J... Judge me?!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yes. If I like what I hear, then I'll let you go, Hakutaku. But, if I don't... I will eliminate you."

[SATOMI] "Gh...."

[CATASTROVANIA] "So... What is your favorite video game genre."

[SATOMI] "..."

[SATOMI] "Ah. Oh, that's rather mundane, isn't it? I like first-person shooters."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcOlz0pB44A

(No...)

[CATASTROVANIA] "...Whaaaaat?"

[SATOMI] "Well, they're f-fun! And simple!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "You mean.... to tell me, you're the Hakutaku Goddess of Knowledge, and of ALL the various genres there are out there, all the spectacular ones like YRPGs, hack'n'slashes, beat 'em ups, roguelikes, visual novels, BULLET HELLS, PLATFORMERS, COLLECT-A-THONS, FARM SIMULATORS, STEALTH, FIGHTING GAMES, SURVIVAL HORRORS AND MORE THAT YOU PREFER FIRST. PERSON. SHOOTERS?! THAT MINDLESS GARBAGE?! THIS IS THE TASTE OF SOMEONE WHOSE LEGEND I ADORED?! THE TASTE OF SOMEONE SUPPOSEDLY A WISE SENSEI?!"

>KILL
>TRY NOT TO KILL
>JUST KIDNAP INSTEAD';

'>>5956114
>>JUST KIDNAP INSTEAD
Physically drag this woman, she needs to be REEDUCATED ON GAMES. This is UNFORGIVABLE';

'>>5956114
>JUST KIDNAP INSTEAD
She is in DIRE NEED of REDEMPTION!';

'>>5956114
>JUST KIDNAP INSTEAD
It's not a kidnapping, it's an intervention! Or forced rehabilitation!';

'[...]

[10:00 hours] - We have received a signal. Connection coming in. It's Catastrovania. Inform Deputy.

[..]

[HALE] "Catastrovania? Catastrovania!? What's happened? Are you there? Are you alright?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "-...-SWINE, UNCULTURED RAT! RAT! OPEN THE DOORS OR WHATEVER! TELEPORT ME ALREADY!"

[...]
[10:00 hours] - CO on the field accompanied by additional presence. Searching database to identify.
(WORKING)
Match Found || Name: Satomi / Affiliation: Trinity / Haku Goddess of Education /
[..]

[HALE] "So let me get this straight. You used your feline luck to break into the Heavenly Capital, infiltrate the University all on your lonesome, and not only acquired the sum of data we needed on Dark Matter physics, but you also... subdued and captured one of the Twins themselves?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "THAT'S THE GIST OF IT! AND SHE HAS SHITTY TASTE! SHIT TAAAAAAAASTE!"

[HALE] "...And before this, you mean to tell me that Muna gave you a promotion to Demigodhood..."

[CATASTROVANIA] "YEAH! NEVER BEEN BETTER!"

[HALE] "Ah. Understandable. I, I need to sit down."

(Deputy has fainted. Parsing medical assistance.)

[Operation: Copied Homework - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]';

'~~~~~~~~~~~

With the data we've captured from the Trinity, we've come to gain much understanding on the workings of Dark Matter and related physics, and the creation of a Kugelblitz self-contained black hole for power generation and Dark Matter harvesting.

We have expanded our floorplan to erect a Dark Matter Compounding room to the now defunct but auxiliary Nuclear Reactor. With this chamber we will be able to produce Dark Matter batteries.

We now have ample power source to massively expand our vehicular facilities and concepts.

Additionally, for means of safety and concerns for Eikrise City which rests above the Bunker Headquarters, we have elected to create a facility for the Kugelblitz outside of the city's bounds. It is located to the northeast of the Bunker. The Kugelblitz facility is buried deep underground and has been hidden away discreetly. We shall reach it via teleportation chambers, and transport Dark Matter byproduct via teleportation schedules. We have ran a very large and long power cable from the Bunker to the Kugelblitz facility.

Work is underway to see how we may apply Dark Matter to our existing technologies.

~~~~~~~~~~~';

'[...]

We have captured a high value target (HVT).
Prisoner: Sincere Satomi is now being held within the Prison Block. The target is sealed via a ward provided by our ally, Magic God Eskart.

[...]

[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 805]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Destruction
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: In order to jumble Samurai operations, we're going to destroy Fort Ishin in the Shuukai Ward area to weaken their resolve |
/
• Operation: Murderspasm
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Hale Felwitz |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've reports that HEUSite activities have been going on in the Warrens of Siegesia... |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Thalassic
‣ Risk Level 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Muna |
‣Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: A Capital Ship has reportedly been shot down over Scourge Front waters. Capital Ships don't go down often. If we can recover its technical data with a dive team, we'd be more prepared for expanding our own vehicular facilities. The only problem is... those waters are haunted....

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.';

'>>5956153
>Murderspasm
Time to kill KILLALL goons';

'>>5956153
>Operation: Murderspasm';

'>>5956155
>+1';

'>>5956144
oh panties hehe panties oh panties hmmm yes panties

>>5956153
>Operation: Mechanization';

'>>5956153
>Operation: Murderspasm';

'>>5956153
>Operation: Murderspasm';

'[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[Buffering...]

[09:00 - x/21/4999 - Alert received from informants of situation developing in region;Warrens on continent;Siegesia.]

The following situation has been brought to the attention of our Deputy. Details are short.
- Situation is reported to be in the Warrens of Siegesia, the old country. The entire region is a hotbed for underground and rural activity of the Khanate due to its relative barren countryside. Heer Regiments routinely employ the expertise of military Chaplains to venture into the old country to root out occult activity.
- The situation concerns the Fu Dogs. There exists a large refugee community of Fu Dogs in Siegesia's old country that calls the Warrens home. They are the largest trace of civilization in the area and under the protection of the Reich.
- The community is attempting to gather for a mass. Our sources tell us that the Fu Dogs are attempting to accomplish the summoning of a custom made deity through an animistic ritual. We surmise they are attempting to create a Kami, like those of old Yongesian legend. Reasons unknown.
- The Fu Dogs are using an empathic method, and their emotional anger as fuel for the ritual. This is the part that particularly unnerves us. It has "Khanate meddling" written all over it.
- Lastly, the knowledge on Kami creation is veritably lost thanks to the World Kingdom's purges of non-approved material. This is the part that stumps us. Who in the world taught the Fu Dogs how to replicate that lost knowledge?

[...]

[HALE] "Gentlemen, the case is clear. The Fu Dog refugee community in the Warrens are attempting to create a Kami using negative emotions. The Warrens is known for high activity of Khanate affiliates. Two and two go together. Our motive is straight forward, we need to find out why, find out if there's any third parties, and how the Fu Dogs learned that esoteric method. Good luck."

~~~

1. We require a starting place.
>Pose as journalists documenting the life of Fu Dogs and use the position as leeway to uncover intel.
>Formally approach the ritual priests with our Agents and straight-up ask them the ambition.
>Search for government records and cross-reference public info to see all connections the refugee community has with non-Fu Dog groups.
>Have our agents present a falsified Woldorian government warrant and search the community's houses by force.
>Ask the rednecks and hillbillies of the Warrens what they know.';

'>>5956778
>Ask the rednecks and hillbillies of the Warrens what they know
The locals will know what's going on better than the Reich and the Fu Dogs won't tell us shit. This is the obvious path to some tangible leads.';

'>>5956783
+1
They likely have heard rumors or seen weird shit nobody else has';

'>>5956783
>+1';

'[11:00 hours] - We've decided to speak with the locals of the Warrens on the issue.

The Warrens has a relatively low population according to Reich census. The rest of the nation considers them to be "rednecks" who live out in this somewhat undeveloped land. There are few villages, a lot of civilization seems to be RV and trailer parks, and cabin grounds with shanties in the woods. A lot of our questionnaire took place in Ilzivitz, the closest village to the Fu Dog Refugee Community. The "rednecks" there were able to provide some insight, as they regularly come into contact with the Fu Dogs, and some even live there outside the community.

Apparently, the Fu Dogs are attempting to undertake this ritual out of a desire to create their own custom made god, as their kind, in all their history, have never had one before. They want a protector that will look over them, and possibly restore them to their former states prior to the historical contact with the Great World Kingdom.

As for why the use of empathic emotion is the key to the ritual, one Fu Dog in Ilzivitz was able to tell us that the community is instructed to pool anger into the ritual to both rid themselves of the anger and because their anger is "very specific". They describe it is the "anger over unfairness" their kind has always faced. In other words, from a more spiritual perspective, the Fu Dogs are looking to turn their misery into a miracle.

Strangely enough, we discovered that there are people in the Warrens who are openly HEUSite. Primarily anarchists, who retain their full fingers. In this region, some people apparently view HEUS not as the Dark Lord, but an anthropomorphized savior figure. A very closely "human" god for the human race. This is of... much concern, but not the primary focus of today. We will be leaving this for later, however...

We need to find out more, or work out a solution...

We don't have much available on Yongesian Kami. But we can estimate that a ritual fueled by pure anger is bound to lead nowhere good. Our deductions conclude that the amassed negative emotions will certainly act as a catalyst for Afterseas influence or possibly incursion.';

'~~~

( Hours until Ritual completion )
( 22 hours )

1. Solution.
>Let's go to the drawing board now. We need to deal with the ritual.
>Delay solutions for the time being, we don't have enough to go off of.

2. Info.
>We need more. Pose as journalists documenting the life of Fu Dogs and use the position as leeway to uncover intel. (5 hours)
>We need more. Formally approach the ritual priests with our Agents and straight-up ask them the ambition. (1 hour)
>We need more. Search for government records and cross-reference public info to see all connections the refugee community has with non-Fu Dog groups. (6 hours)
>We need more. Have our agents present a falsified Woldorian government warrant and search the community's houses by force. (7 hours)
>We need more. We should research Final War accounts on the Afterseas from Heer classified files and Imperial databases to find matches in order of accounts that bear similarities or identical entities and circumstances. (16 hours)
>We should consult with the available deities to see if we can find out anything. It may take a while though, and we are not sure how long we have until the ritual is complete. (20 hours)';

'>>5956881
>Delay solutions for the time being, we don't have enough to go off of.
>We need more. Pose as journalists documenting the life of Fu Dogs and use the position as leeway to uncover intel. (5 hours)
>We need more. Formally approach the ritual priests with our Agents and straight-up ask them the ambition. (1 hour)
>We need more. Search for government records and cross-reference public info to see all connections the refugee community has with non-Fu Dog groups. (6 hours)
I think this should give us a good picture of what's going on';

'>>5956885
>+1';

'>>5956885
I agree with this plan';

'[...]

We've decided to spend some precious time on gathering more intel.

Our Chabalah posed as journalists filming a documentary about Fu Dog livelihoods and entered the refugee community's boundaries to begin interviews as a camera team. Since Fu Dogs are majorly mistreated in many parts of the world, we played on their feelings by claiming to be filming a documentary about their plight to show the world their struggles. Whilst we mostly received the same answers that Fu Dogs wish for a god of their own, we were also able to find out that they received a lot of help from Woldorians, and humans in Siegesia in general. In fact, one of the finer points of the fake documentary's filming allowed us to hear from one of the clerics involved in the Kami summoning that they were taught the means by a human. We did not glean much more than that.

Our Chabalah under the same profile then attempted to ask the ritual priests in charge of following the ritual's instructions of their ambition, but they were mostly unresponsive and declined to speak on the matter, even somewhat hostilely.

We have decided to cross reference any and all info we could pull up of the refugee community's dealings with other entities and who goes in and out of the community. So far, as much as we can tell, the Fu Dogs have a representative, a lawyer, who deals with the Warrens' resident Jarl on official matters. Other than that, there are mostly companies based in Siegesia we can find that have connections that mostly deal with supply chains to the community. We discovered some individuals of note. The Warrens, due to its rural background, has many self employed businesses. We discovered some doctors, yoga instructors, foremen, HVAC businessmen, butchers and farmers associates with the refugee community, as well as contacts with the faithful of the cult of Eikn. Some may be based in Ilzvitz nearby.

[21:00 hours]

Our passive monitoring of the situation has shed some results. The totem interface erected in the middle of the refugee community is noticeably changing in shape without direct physical contact.

We have also noticed that, among the Fu Dogs, there were some who looked at our disguised Chabalah suspiciously, and spoke in whispers. We believe there may be suspicion among them, or possibly even informants. We have no idea who. We can only guess at a possible Khanate presence or agency also actively monitoring the situation.

We need to be extra precarious.

~~~';

'( Hours until Ritual completion )
( 10 hours )

1. Solution.
>Let's go to the drawing board now. We need to deal with the ritual.
>Delay solutions for the time being, we don't have enough to go off of.

2. Info.
>We need more. Have our agents present a falsified Woldorian government warrant and search the community's houses by force. (7 hours)
>We need more. We should research Final War accounts on the Afterseas from Heer classified files and Imperial databases to find matches in order of accounts that bear similarities or identical entities and circumstances. (8 hours)
>We should consult with the available deities to see if we can find out anything. It may take a while though, and we are not sure how long we have until the ritual is complete. (9 hours)
>Look into the local contacts for the area. Question individuals involved with the group even if we have to. (5 hours)
>We should attempt to coerce the clerics into giving up who taught them the method of Kami creation however we can, even if it leaves the Fu Dogs sour or arouses retaliation. (1 hour)
>Bring in a magical examiner from the Illuminati College to take a direct look at the totem and its empathic energies. We may be able to discern something that way. (7 hours)';

'>>5956938
>Delay solutions for the time being, we don't have enough to go off of.
>Bring in a magical examiner from the Illuminati College to take a direct look at the totem and its empathic energies. We may be able to discern something that way. (7 hours)
Last time delaying, after that we take care of it.';

'[...]

We have decided to enlist the aid of an expert from the Illuminati college. We have received help from Heiromage REDACTED, who has agreed to travel to the refugee community and scrutinize the totem in person. We ensured the mage would be able to arrive in a timely manner by train and car, though upon arriving, our mage and his chauffeur are immediately met with hostility from the Fu Dog clerics upon giving his intentions. They are highly suspicious and do not wish to let him get near, but the Heiromage is able to convince them that his scrutiny will not disturb the summoning process.

Our Heiromage spent two hours examining the totem.

In conclusion, he is not able to discern much, but tells us that the summoning process is not creating a Kami as intended. He informs us that the method is actually pulling an extant entity into physical form... The Fu Dog clerics present refuse to believe this however.

We are now highly concerned about the situation. We have decided to raise alertness and prepare for countermeasures.

The fact is clear enough to us that the process is actually going to summon a Kami that already exists. This is the most puzzling thing, as there are no recorded Kami that still exist beyond the Poverty God Kei in Yongesia following the Trinity's purges of them.

[03:00 hours] - We are on the cusp of something tragic. We've pursued the wrong ends.

~~~

( Hours until Ritual completion )
( 3 hours )

1. Solution.
>Let's go to the drawing board now. We need to deal with the ritual.
>Delay solutions for the time being, we don't have enough to go off of.

2. Info.
>We need more. Have our agents present a falsified Woldorian government warrant and search the community's houses by force. (2 hours)
>We need more. We should research Final War accounts on the Afterseas from Heer classified files and Imperial databases to find matches in order of accounts that bear similarities or identical entities and circumstances. (3 hours)
>We should consult with the available deities to see if we can find out anything. It may take a while though, and we are not sure how long we have until the ritual is complete. (3 hours)
>Look into the local contacts for the area. Question individuals involved with the group even if we have to. (2 hours)
>We should attempt to coerce the clerics into giving up who taught them the method of Kami creation however we can, even if it leaves the Fu Dogs sour or arouses retaliation. (1 hour)';

'>>5956975
>>Let's go to the drawing board now. We need to deal with the ritual.
>Let's go to the drawing board now. We need to deal with the ritual.
>Let's go to the drawing board now. We need to deal with the ritual.
Oh fuck, No time to waste';

'[04:00 hours] - We have decided we must deal with the totem immediately and called off all clandestine operations.

Our Rapid Response Team Lead has stepped up with a squad of Atz'mah and Raam. He, being a Fu Dog himself, has proposed to leave the situation up to himself and offered to 'handle it'. We find this notion to be unprofessional but are hearing him out.

[LION] "I SAY WE BLOW IT UP, WITH A LOT OF FIREPOWER!"

We believe it would be uncouth to take such an action and against Psyops doctrine.

1. Solution.
>We will assign Codename:Lion to dealing with the matter. We will trust him to be able to reason with his fellow Fu Dogs after pulling off the drastic actions.
>We should stage the destruction of the totem as an accident to dishearten the refugee community and then sweep in to offer them alternatives.
>We should present a case formally to the clerics with the Heiromage and inform them that their actions is bound to summon a HEUSitic entity which will be the harbinger of their doom.
>We should immediately page the Illuminati and use magic to counter the summoning by redirecting their empathic flow or altering the emotion to disrupt it with mind-influencing spells.';

'>>5956984
>We will assign Codename:Lion to dealing with the matter. We will trust him to be able to reason with his fellow Fu Dogs after pulling off the drastic actions.
If anyone knows how to handle Fu Dogs, it's a Fu Dog.';

'>>5956985
+1
Maybe the leader being a fu dog will work to our advantage';

'[05:00 hours] - We have no time to waste. We deploy Codename:Lion right away with his handpicked squad to intercept the totem and destroy.

[05:27 hours] - The team arrived via teleporter. Upon arriving, the At'zmah and Codename:Lion helped keep clear the clerics. The Raam placed a C4 plastic explosive charge at the base of the totem and remotely detonated it. The crumbling 20 meter high totem collapsed, causing minor damage to surrounding trees. No injuries or damages to properties were sustained beyond a small crushed section of wooden fence.

The Fu Dog community at large, however, was immediately furious at the actions, and Codename:Lion's presence was not nearly enough to deter their rage. Our squad had to flee the scene immediately as we picked up phone calls being made to Heer rangers.

We have disrupted the summoning ritual.

[..]';

'[05:00 - x/22/4999 - We have found out something interesting from monitoring local news of the area the following day, after our unsubtle destruction of the totem.]

A suicide occurred in the neighboring village of Ilzvitz.
27 year old Dane Merrywealth, self-employed yoga instructor, committed suicide. On his person in his van was found various articles and possessions related to HEUSitic worship and Khanate influence, including a manifesto and religious texts. His autopsy officially released by the village chiefs reveal a number of fake fingers on his hands. Dane had been a frequent visitor to the Fu Dog refugee community, providing aid to the locals and offering instructions.

Though our act was still denounced as terrorism in the local news, with locals themselves erroneously calling us HEUSite anarchists, it is all too clear that some in the area feel a lot... more relieved, following the destruction, even if they are not at liberty to be vocal about it.

Our Intelligence surmises that Dane was likely a cult initiate provided with the knowledge of Kami summoning and instructed in turn to manipulate the Fu Dogs to help manifest a vassal of the Dark Lord in the area. Our records we looked at after the fact account for similar instances in the Shengesian Scourge Fronts.

We believe the entity that was being summoned is "Yasomagatsuhi-no-kami", a being known as the "Gatekeeper of the Hellhole" according to the Imperials. This is consistent with reports of the very entity being summoned in the Scourge Fronts before by amassed anger and rage. We believe Yasomagatsuhi may in fact be an embodiment of pure anger, somehow. It is suggested the being is a genuine Yongesian style Kami as well, beyond the suggestion such a name would give.

We count ourselves as having thwarted the summoning of this being as intended by the Khanate. Nothing has been done to deter the Fu Dogs from simply restarting the process, but so far they have not acted. We will monitor things from here passively.

~~~

[HALE] "Gentlemen. Even if we're not entirely certain, you've surely prevented something ugly before it could happen. Good work."

~~~

[Operation: Murderspasm - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]';

'[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 805]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Destruction
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: In order to jumble Samurai operations, we're going to destroy Fort Ishin in the Shuukai Ward area to weaken their resolve |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Thalassic
‣ Risk Level 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Muna |
‣Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: A Capital Ship has reportedly been shot down over Scourge Front waters. Capital Ships don't go down often. If we can recover its technical data with a dive team, we'd be more prepared for expanding our own vehicular facilities. The only problem is... those waters are haunted....

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.';

'>>5957030
>Operation: Thalassic
Spooky time';

'>>5957030
>Operation: Thalassic';

'>>5957030
>Operation: Thalassic';

'>>5957058
>+1';

'[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[Buffering...]

URGENT ISSUE UPDATE ON HAND. BRINGING ALL AVAILABLE COs TO ATTENTION...

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64qgEXkfVtw

[04:00 - x/23/4999 - Engagement took place over region:SCOURGE FRONTS.]
[05:00 - x/23/4999 - Skirmish culminated in decision for low atmospheric bombardment.]
[05:58 - x/23/4999 - Confirmed Capital Ship destruction by unknown Khanate means.]
[06:23 - x/23/4999 - Area marked for high atmospheric purification by Imperial fleet.]

[KURT] "We've gotten this confirmation of Capital Ship destruction over the Scourge Fronts. If you know how formidable the Imperial Aerial/Astro Fleet is, then you know it isn't every day a Capital Ship goes down. The standard procedure when one does happen to die is to take a flotilla of more and bombard the area of the crash site from space until nothing remains but glass. The Samurai won't allow what they lose and can't recover to fall into enemy hands. They're still searching, which means the wreck hasn't been pinpointed yet. We won't get another chance like this soon enough. The opportunity to seize valuable data on board is right there for the taking.... the only problem is, the ship is in the water. It'll be swarming with spirits from the Afterseas..."

[KURT] "Nevertheless, we've pinpointed the crash site with our telemetry. We want to send a dive team to secure the ship's uplink module. What we are asking... may well be suicide."

[MUNA] "But don't fear, because through it all, I am watching you. And my hand will be over you as well. I cannot go myself, or else we'd risk attracting something worse than mere spirits... We have to rely on the will of mortals to accomplish the impossible in times like these."

[KURT] "Even if are asking anyone willing to delve in the most oppressive part of the ocean, our Goddesses protection will be with you."

[Assets are required]

[Please select the appropriate teams for this endeavor.]

>Input';

'>>5957575
>Mash'chetet
>Siqariyim
>Mug'dal
>Haham
This isn't a mission for normal men.';

'>>5957641
>+1';

'>>5957641
I agree with this plan. Hit 'em hard and hit 'em fast.';

'>>5957641
+1
FUCK their ASSES';

'The undertaking of this dive mission will require multiple specialties to achieve. Our Metahumans will suffice. Their bodies are built strong enough to resist the immense pressure at the depth level of which the ship in question has sunken to. We will have a team of seven dive.

We will entrust the team's safety to a Haham. The psychokinetic field our Haham can generate will be able to void and bail water in flooded compartments and ward off spirits.
A Mug'dal shall be issued to the team and supplied with a specialized compressor mod for a standard issue plasma rifle. It will help the bolts travel underwater easier, on top of making the loading of Aquamarine charges seamless.
We will send two Mash'chetet with tools and thermal weapons for precisely removing the uplink module of the Capital Ship, which cannot suffer even the slightest damage or rupture. They will be trusted with its safety.
Three Siqariyim will join them on the endeavor, given a cutting tool for slicing into the thick beryllium-nano lattice that composes the armor.

[HAHAM] "How will the Goddess be supporting us on the field?"

[KURT] "She can directly assert influence through you for merely being psychic. In other words, she will be transmitting energy directly to you that will be able to maintain a field to ward off most spirits. But only a little. A massive pulse would alert the more worrisome eyes of the Afterseas."

[HAHAM] "That's all we need."

================================

[PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Secure the Capital Ship's Uplink Module intact.]
[SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: Keep all dive team members alive.]

[KURT] "Just so we're aware, Samurai Capital Ships do actually have an anti-teleporation countermeasure that triggers automatically."

[MUG'DAL] "How bad, sir?"

[KURT] "Their ships flood compartments with a Qi wave to flush out intrusive elements. Mostly spirits. We believe the Qi wave isn't concentrated, the same as how their weapons produce such an energy. The automatic countermeasure may be designed to work solely against ghostly things, and not physical ones. Samurai are augmented beings like you. You should not be affected by it. But we do not truly know unless we witness it first hand. Additionally, even if we cut into the hull from outside, would it not trigger anyway the moment anyone enters?"

~~~

1. Entry.
>Teleport the team onto the hull. We should avoid the automatic defenses and take no chances.
>Teleport the team inside. We can't have them remain outside long and at risk of spirits attacking.

2. Requisition.
>A Rearranged Magic Mirror. It can deflect spells.
>An Arcanoreversal Breath inhaler. It can be administered to break possessions.
>A Theurgogrenade charged with the Lightning element, just in case there's any Samurai still functioning aboard.
>Metahuman Shut-Down Routine. It will shut down cognitive functions for a reset in order to counter illusory effects or attacks to self esteem.';

'>>5957725
>Teleport the team inside. We can't have them remain outside long and at risk of spirits attacking.
>A Rearranged Magic Mirror. It can deflect spells.';

'>>5957725
>Teleport the team inside. We can't have them remain outside long and at risk of spirits attacking.
>A Rearranged Magic Mirror. It can deflect spells.
Inside for the least chance for demonic possession.
We have a Haham. We ain't trapped in here with them, they're trapped in here with US.';

'>>5957725
>Teleport the team inside. We can't have them remain outside long and at risk of spirits attacking.
>A Rearranged Magic Mirror. It can deflect spells.
We're alright on the assfucking front so I say we teleport inside, bring in a mirror to deflect countermeasures though.';

'>>5957729
>+1';

'[06:58 hours following immediate organization and deployment of assets]

Our dive team has entered the confines of the Samurai Capital Ship downed in the Scourge Fronts sea. The moment they entered, the automatic defense systems released a Qi wave into the flooded lower gunnery station they entered.

[!!!]

The Qi wave has somehow shorted the Haham's helmet based amplifier out. His psychic abilities have fallen drastically by 200%. Output is falling further.

[SIQARIYIM] "Command, we can't see shit in here! Our flashlights won't penetrate the darkness. Night vision and infrared won't let us see anything either."

[HAHAM] "My psionic fields are falling. Command, do we proceed?!"

[!!!] [Risk Level elevated to 5] [!!!]

1. Mission.
>Negative. Stand by for retrieval. Mission is terminated right away, thing is a bust. Our team would be sitting ducks without psychic fields.
>Affirmative. Try to get in and get out fast. Rush to the bridge and use what little Psychic amplification's left to clear the darkness. Muna is watching, all will be well.';

'>>5957749
>Affirmative. Try to get in and get out fast. Rush to the bridge and use what little Psychic amplification's left to clear the darkness. Muna is watching, all will be well.';

'>>5957749
>>Affirmative. Try to get in and get out fast. Rush to the bridge and use what little Psychic amplification's left to clear the darkness. Muna is watching, all will be well.
Fuck it, if we need combat we got the Mug'dal and the others';

'>>5957749
>Negative. Stand by for retrieval. Mission is terminated right away, thing is a bust. Our team would be sitting ducks without psychic fields
Let's not lose an entire team because we disregarded an entirely valid warning.
If the ship really is THAT more dangerous, odds are it won't be dispatched that easily.';

'[07:09] - We have given the team permission to continue forward.

Our Haham is not capable of reacting with full power now, but can still use a psychokinetic field to bail water from the flooded compartment to allow ease of movement in a very short radius.

Our Executive is watching the feed with us here in the command room. She is awaiting a request for a Psychic energy boost when needed.

[...]

[MASH'CHETET] "Contact."

Our team is running into heavily wounded Samurai still functioning aboard the flooded compartments of the sunken ship. They are moving to the upper decks. The bridge tower stairwell will take them to the computer room in the bridge from the engine room.

[HAHAM] "Comma---------------------nce. There's a spir--------ed onto us. We ------------ -- -----------------------------------------------"

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1. -----------
>... . -. -..
>-.- .. .-..';

'>>5957780
>... . -. -..
I can only hope there's sympathetic link or chance for feedback...';

'>>5957780
>... . -. -..';

'>>5957780
>... . -. -..';

'[000981:000099999] - ---------
--stablshing connection
sending psionic energy boost------

----standby----

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[...]

[HAHAM] "HOLD ONNNN!"

[SIQARIYIM] "THEY'RE EVERYWHERE, THEY'RE IN THE WALLS, THEY'RE IN THE WATER, THEY'RE IN MY HEAD, GET THEM OUT! GET THEM OUT OF MY FUCKING HEAD! HELP ME! HELP MEE! HELP! SOMEBODY HELP!"

[MUG'DAL] "THERE'S SPIRITS EVERYWHERE. WE GOT MEN DOWN. LAYING DOWN SUPPRESSIVE FIRE. THEY JUST KEEP COMING!"

[07:14 hours] - We've lost two Siqariyim. Our third is being skewered by a frenzied Samurai survivor in the wreck. Our Mash'chetet are sticking close to the Haham and trying to hack down a stuck door ahead of them with their thermal weapons. Haham is using maximum output from our Executive's donated energy we just signaled her to send now to erect a field to keep Vengeful Spirits pouring in at bay. This is at the cost of a psychokinetic field to bail water. Our team is currently submerged and movements are slightly hampered. Our Mug'Dal is firing blindly into the darkness.

[KURT] "We need to give instructions now the interference is gone!"

Our estimation places them one stairwell away from the objective.

~~~

[PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: PENDING]
[SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: FAILED.]

>Order them to proceed. The donated energy should be enough to last them through the retrieval process and then we can teleport them. The chamber is ready.
>Pull them out and abort the mission right now, waste no more lives on this. There could be more Samurai survivors ahead of them.';

'>>5957790
>Order them to proceed. The donated energy should be enough to last them through the retrieval process and then we can teleport them. The chamber is ready.
Suken Cost is a bitch';

'>>5957790

>Order them to proceed. The donated energy should be enough to last them through the retrieval process and then we can teleport them. The chamber is ready.
At this point might as well go all in';

'>>5957790
>Order them to proceed. The donated energy should be enough to last them through the retrieval process and then we can teleport them. The chamber is ready.
Jesus what is going on down here';

'[07:26 hours]

Our Haham, Mug'dal and Mash'chetet managed to break their way into the bridge and enter the computer room of the sunken ship. They encountered a few surviving hands, one of which thrust a naginata into the arm of one of our Mash'chetet, severing the limb. Our Mug'dal exterminated them and our Mash'chetet began the process of disconnecting the uplink module with their tools whilst the Haham kept the spirits at bay with donated psychic energy.

In a few minutes the module has been secured, but the ship is now rocking. The Samurai Astro fleet has located its wreck and begun orbital bombardment of the area to destroy the wreck. The blasts send our dive team apart from each other as the wreck began to tear apart and shred under the bombardment.

Our teleporter managed to lock onto something and teleport it. The uplink module, along with the severed hand of the Haham and his ripped off helmet pressed against it, intentionally torn off by the Haham to ensure we managed to get the object.

Every dive team member is lost.

[KURT] "Damn it...."

[MUNA] "...I will be in my quarters."

[...]

We have secured the objective, and now possess invaluable data.
The loss of a Haham however, along with valuable Metahumans, has been disastrous to us however.
The loss is sending ripples across Psyops. Our personnel are giving their condolences.

(-120 Personnel power)

[Operation: Thalassic - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]

[...]';

'[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 655]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Destruction
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: In order to jumble Samurai operations, we're going to destroy Fort Ishin in the Shuukai Ward area to weaken their resolve |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Prepared for All
‣ Risk Level: 1 |
‣ Acting CO: Krina |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We have ample means for power thanks to our Dark Matter and have fully examined data on Capital Ships and design retrieved from Operation: Thalassic. It is time we designed the war machine of the Psyops, the war machine of the future and Redemption |
/
• Operation: Senolytical
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: There is a village located in the Meiyo Ward of the Sword Continent that we just learned is under judgment by the Senolists. They are planning to kill over a hundred mortals... Not on our watch |

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.';

'>>5957824
>Operation: Prepared for All
Might as well ensure our troops sacrifice wasn't for nothing';

'>>5957824
>Operation: Prepared for All';

'>>5957827
>+1
avenge the fallen';

'>>5957827
+1';

'>>5957827
plus uno
we should... probably have a memorial service or something, to honor their memory.';

'>>5958113
inscribe the names of the fallen on the inside of the rector?';

'[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]
[Access Granted]

The time has come.

Psyops now possesses the ample means to provide raw power in order to give life to any developmental project we could envision through our latent Kugelblitz reactor and Dark Matter byproduct. With the enormous amount of technical data we have collected on Samurai Capital Ships and their workings and weapons systems, we now feel confident in the construction of our own future weapon. The Heer of Woldoria field colossi on treads that devour cities under the heated push of their flaming engines. The Samurai's fleet dominates the sky and space alike with weapons that purify all sinners.

We must envision the machine of liberation. The engine of freedom.

[...]
[The Psyops must now design its Uber unit to serve as the apex of its arsenal of liberty. There are a few proposals.]';

'( Proposals )

>Proposal #0 - Flying Psychic Battle Machine (Contingency Machine)
Codenamed 'Wisdom Bank', the project envisions an aerial vehicle powered by and piloted directly through the minds of multiple (at least 20 - 40) Psychics. The method of propulsion is a complex system that melts the individuality of its connected members, forming a gestalt. This method of operation is compared to the method of control the Samurai use for their own Mecha, with the difference of the machine itself becoming a vessel for the minds of its pilots. The gestalt will be aided by the multiplication of their own amplifiers, and Haham are the only candidates we have for piloting the machine. We envision an irregularly shaped flying machine that is capable of using any conceivable Psychic ability or power or application. We believe incorporation of magic may also be beneficial, so we have envisioned a series of 'bits' or flying additions that the proper vehicle itself may eject to use as probes or extension for attack or defense, or otherwise. We seek to create our rough equivalent to the Schlosskreuzer or Capital Ship with this proposal.

>Proposal #1 - Advanced Flagship (Mobile Headquarters)
Codnamed 'Foundation', the proposal envisions Psyops maintaining and operating a sole flagship that will be given advancements enough to beat out the Samurai fleet. This flagship, named 'Foundation', will be able to serve any role we wish of it. The flagship will be given a Heart Attack Manifold in order to hide itself and a Kugelblitz reactor of small scale on board to power it indefinitely. Our flagship will be the lead ship of her class, and possibly the sole member as well. We will pool all the technology we have at our disposal to create it. We dream of Foundation even being able to serve Psyops in enough capacity as to act as a mobile Headquarters should any of our existing installations be compromised, such as the Bunker. Foundation should be able to do anything from engage with and decisively destroy an entire flotilla or fleet of Samurai Capital Ships or ferry and maintain an army of personnel aboard it at all times.

>Proposal #2 - All-Terrain All-Purpose Humanoid Superiority Fighter (Large Scale Mecha)
Codenamed 'Peace Striders', we seek to create mass produced war machines, envisioning a powerful and equipped mechanical marvel that will be able to match and defeat the titans of other factions with a good fight. With this project, we would create a class of expensive but extremely powerful fighting machines, ones that can be produced in a larger number. It is not meant to be as powerful as the last two proposals, but still as strong as we could make something that can be mass produced without making it entirely unique. We wish to incorporate our Psychic advancements and technological achievements into it as well. Envision a squad of machines large and armed enough to tackle a Capital Ship with their combined firepower and tactics. Basically a huge soldier.';

'>We elect Proposal #0 as our chosen project. May the strength of the mind guide us.
>We elect Proposal #1 as our chosen project. May the will of our unity manumit us.
>We elect Proposal #2 as our chosen project. May by steel we Redeem Hainei's evils.';

'>>5958444
>We elect Proposal #0 as our chosen project. May the strength of the mind guide us.
You had me at psychic powered.';

'>>5958442
>>Proposal #0 - Flying Psychic Battle Machine (Contingency Machine)
Hell yeah, ultimate unit';

'>>5958444
>We elect Proposal #0 as our chosen project. May the strength of the mind guide us.
But it better be able to become invisible and hover ominously';

'>>5958444
>>We elect Proposal #2 as our chosen project. May by steel we Redeem Hainei's evils.';

'>>5958444
>We elect Proposal #0 as our chosen project. May the strength of the mind guide us';

'The decision is made. We elected for Proposal #0.

The Wisdom Bank design shall be perfected for use in the Psyops' future operations. The design is that of a maneuverable flying machine. It's dimensions are 20x70 meters, with a weight of over three thousand metric tons. Entry and loading is via ramp on the back port. It features two powerful rotors used for enabling high speed evasion and movements which will aid the Psychic based propulsion. Current capacity for crew is a maximum of fifty hands. Each crewman is expect to be Psychic and join the gestalt that powers the functions. The Wisdom Bank features no onboard weaponry, but powerful diamond-carbon based alloy that reinforces it. The primary method of attack is using focusing lens around the body of the machine to project Psychic energy to attack with in various forms. The most notable feature of the Wisdom Bank is that it possesses various "bits" or "funnels" that orbit and hover around the machine itself, capable of docking with it at various points. The bits are capable of acting as extensions to funnel the gestalt's Psychic energy through, to both attack and defend itself with.

The Wisdom Bank is extremely costly to us, but a powerful instrument indeed... We will not be able to make many. What we can make, we will need to savor and be efficient in our use of it with. We are currently working on the first of the series. We require an additional facility to store our vehicular and mechanical assets in. Perhaps we should page the Bunker Department and ask them to look into the matter.

The Wisdom Bank will be our weapon of the future.

[Operation: Prepared for All - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]

[...]';

'================================

We have unlocked [UNIT; Wisdom Bank] for our arsenal.

================================';

'[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 655]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Destruction
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: In order to jumble Samurai operations, we're going to destroy Fort Ishin in the Shuukai Ward area to weaken their resolve |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Senolytical
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: There is a village located in the Meiyo Ward of the Sword Continent that we just learned is under judgment by the Senolists. They are planning to kill over a hundred mortals... Not on our watch |

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.';

'>>5959481
>Operation: Destruction
I'm guessing we could take this thing out for a drive.';

'>>5959483
>+1';

'>>5959481
>Operation: All-Out Attack';

'[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[KURT] "Gentlemen, thank you for joining me today. We're looking at destabilization as today's topic. Our plans are to strike the Samurai hard in Yongesia and weaken their operations. Our target is Fort Ishin, the most isolated fort in Yongesia, in the Shuukai Ward area. This fort is particularly troublesome. You see, it holds a missile silo, which is unique for the Trinity..."

[Buffering...]
[07:00 hours]

[Providing ACS footage of INSTALLATION:FORT ISHIN now...]

[KURT] "The fort is very lacking compared to most Samurai Forts in the region, but make no mistake, it is heavily guarded. It has a single perimeter wall that encircles the compound, and it uses the trees for coverage. The silo is located somewhere among that brushwork. Our ACS shows it isn't very visible from bird's eye view, a lot of it is actually under the ground. It is typical for every Samurai Fort to have at least a small bunker per standards. The silo is primed for launching missiles at Woldoria and... the Siran Region in Shengesia."

[MUG'DAL] "Why in the world would they want to nuke their own land?"

[KURT] "Because the Siran Region is normally demilitarized due to agreements between the Emperor and Cult of Surasira. The Trinity can only patrol the area with the Wei, but the Samurai cannot enter the region. In fact, the Trinity does not maintain bases in the region for this reason. They workaround. Places like Ishin are meant for striking the area should they ever break their accords. The cult of Surasira doesn't know it's always under grave threat from this very silo."

[KURT] "We want to destroy it. Not only does it remove a significant threat to innocents, we'd be overtaxing the Samurai with keeping up their guard in the Final War's main fronts. We postulate we can destroy the base decisively by detonating the missile cache."

[MUG'DAL] "Wouldn't that be dangerous to the whole ward?"

[KURT] "They're not nuclear weapons. They're Qi bombs. They don't spread dangerous aftereffects, they cleanse the immediate area to the subatomic level. We won't endanger the Shuukai Ward's people. Now, you've heard the brief. Gear up. We're going to go over our plan of attack..."

~~~

[Assets are required]

[Please select the appropriate teams for this endeavor.]

>Input custom order.
>Recommended order (Raam, Siqariyim, Mug'dal)
>Decisive order (Prototype Wisdom Bank) (!!!UNIT UNTESTED!!!)';

'>>5960782
>Decisive order (Prototype Wisdom Bank) (!!!UNIT UNTESTED!!!)';

'>>5960782
>>Recommended order (Raam, Siqariyim, Mug'dal)
I think we'll go with this, the big head is untested for now';

'>>5960782
>Recommended Order (Raam, Siqariym, Mug'dal)
It would be an incredible waste of lives if anything went wrong with the prototype. We aren't like the other factions, we value the lives of our men and won't risk them needlessly. Even if it would be cool.';

'>>5960782
>Recommended order (Raam, Siqariyim, Mug'dal)
changing to this since I speed read';

'This mission calls for the expertise of the Raam, Siqariyim and Mug'dal.

[08:00 - Fort Ishin is running a drill in the northern part of the base grounds. Vast majority of personnel are gunship operators. We have an advantage in them having less infantry. The silo is also running an exercise. Missiles will be unloaded for today.]

[KURT] "We have some methods of entry to consider here. The silo is located to the northeast section of the base, behind the outer wall. There's a sort of hill formed around the silo. It's surrounded by watchtowers and surveillance. We could teleport in, but we would spotted immediately. The silo shaft could close fast before we get anyone inside. We can't calculate telemetry for direct entry to blind spots we don't know."

[KURT] "One thing to keep in mind, this Fort is in close contact with the Castle of the Tengu. They can call for reinforcements and they won't be far behind. Ishin stockpiles gunships. They're active throughout the day. Thankfully, unlike airships, gunships don't see what's above so easily."

[...]

1. Entry.
>Parachutes. We wait for nightfall and drop our teams in.
>The main gates. We'll teleport them along the walls for a trek.
>Teleport directly to the silo. Chances are we can blast our way in if they close up.

2. Requisition.
>Hijacking subroutine key. We can use this fabricated key to hijack and commandeer a gunship.
>Very heavy breaching charge. If we're not confident plasma will get the silo doors open, this will come in handy.
>Heavy deployable turret. We can spare a heavyset 24.1×70mm electrically assisted bullets loaded beltfed turret with a stand to help cull resistance.

3. Plan.
>We will fight our way inside the base and plant bombs on their missile cache, despite the high risks.
>We will hijack their silo's targeting system and override it. We could probably launch a missile at the Castle of the Tengu before blowing the joint, if we play our cards right.';

'>>5960994
>Parachutes. We wait for nightfall and drop our teams in.

>Hijacking subroutine key. We can use this fabricated key to hijack and commandeer a gunship.

>We will hijack their silo's targeting system and override it. We could probably launch a missile at the Castle of the Tengu before blowing the joint, if we play our cards right.';

'>>5960994
>Parachutes. We wait for nightfall and drop our teams in.
>Hijacking subroutine key. We can use this fabricated key to hijack and commandeer a gunship.
>We will hijack their silo's targeting system and override it. We could probably launch a missile at the Castle of the Tengu before blowing the joint, if we play our cards righ
I agree with this plan. If the most cool and reasonable strategies overlap, there's no reason not to opt for them.';

'[07:40 hours] - Our Mug'dal, Siqariyim and Raam are being deployed by parachute. The team is 20 men large. Five Mug'dal, five Raam, ten Siqariyim.

The team have been deployed via teleporter at high altitudes over the general area of Fort Ishin. The airspace is still dotted by a number of gunships still undergoing drill. Our team is landing near the northeastern ridge to come into close proximity with the missile silo hill.

There is a building along the paved roads across the hill that leads into the silo. It is presumably shielded by a very heavy pair of blast doors as the main entry. We do not have the firepower needed to get through at the moment. The blast doors are still open according to our ACS, but will not be for long the moment the fighting breaks out.

[...]

[MUG'DAL] "Shit! They've spotted us! Disengage!"

A lookout has seen the parachutes randomly from near the silo's watchtowers. Our team paradropping is in danger, they have AA guns. They're close enough to the ground, the Metahumans will survive the fall none the worse for wear. They're disengaging parachutes and holding onto the Raams tightly. Falling now...

[MUG'DAL] "Brace for impact."

[08:01 hours] - Our team has successfully landed in the northeastern ridge. The base is on high alert. The Samurai will send Retainers to respond to our arrival. Gunships will be swarming the air above soon...

[RAAM] "Command, they're closing the blast doors now, already started when they caught wind of us. We won't be able to make it inside. Our charges aren't strong enough to punch through."

They'll be saving those for the time being.

[SIQARIYIM] "Sir, our override key's dated. You sure this will work?"

[KURT] "I didn't know they could be dated..."

>Siqariyim, get on hijacking one of those gunships. Give them a taste of their own medicine and blast a hole into the hill building for our entry team.
>Mug'dal, do what you do best and shoot your way into the nearby air control tower. There should be an override inside to open the blast doors externally.';

'>>5961056
>Mug'dal, do what you do best and shoot your way into the nearby air control tower. There should be an override inside to open the blast doors externally.
Highjacking an entire gunship would already be a hazardous proposition if the enemy didn't already have their AA batteries on high alert.';

'>>5961060
>+1
this';

'[08:09 hours] - Shoot first, ask questions later.

Our Mug'dal, alongside our Siqariyim and Raam, made their way towards the nearby air control tower. Placed in this strategic position perpendicular to the missile silo, we figured there was some kind of external mechanism that could operate the blast doors. Our team split up, with Siqariyim going on the offensive outside and shooting down Ashigaru through the slew of their tanegashima bolts while the Mug'dal broke into the tower and decisively gunned down the technicians inside. Our Raam suggested letting them commandeer and take over or shut up AA presences, but there's no reason to. Our dated override key may not work. We suggest the Samurai may change keys frequently to keep their technology in their hands.

We've discovered an access control to the blast doors in the air control tower. We begun opening the doors, but they only got a few inches open before the silo control managed to 'freeze' the doors, leaving a gap open. Our Mug'dal could likely force it open under their own strength.

[!!!]
[Gunships overhead]
[!!!]

[MUG'DAL] "GET DOWN!"

We were astonished to see the Samurai have a gunship target their own tower indiscriminately. Heavy firepower is boring into it. Our Mug'dal are exiting the structure now. Siqariyim are trying to draw fire their way with potshots against the fliers. Raam are loading their anti-air missiles now. We're also intercepting channel denoting the imminent arrival of Retainers. In between the Ashigaru laying down suppressive fire and the two gunships overhead, making it is going to be difficult...

>Roll 1d100.
>Best of two.';

'Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>5961089
BANZAAAAI!';

'>>5961089
Let's do this.';

'Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>5961092
>>5961092
Fuck';

'[08:14 hours] - Taking heavy fire.

Our Mug'dal and Raam rush across the concrete underfoot, bound to reach the blast doors in little time. One of our Raam stops and fires a SAM rocket, striking one of the first gunship's main thrusters and sending it for a decline. He becomes the unfortunate victim of the second opening up. Our Mug'dals reached the blast doors and began forcing them open. All five of them made this an easy effort, but began receiving fire from the other side by a Retainer, injuring one of our Raam. The Ashigaru harassing our team took this chance to attempt a banzai rush towards the team. Our Siqariyim began fending them off while pulling back to regroup. The Mug'dal at the forefront lifted his plasma gun and fired once, piercing through and killing three Retainers in one go. The team is filing into the silo bunker now. Siqariyim are laying down suppressive fire with their laser rifles to keep the Ashigaru off. One of our Siqariyim got struck by a barrage of tanegashima's and fell. He's being stabbed to death by several Ashigaru now. Nothing we can do.

We're trying to get the blast doors closed while the Mug'dal scout the interior ahead. More retainers and their Ashigaru peons await inside, but nothing that will be hard to take care of. Mug'dal mounting the Gauss autocannon is heading there now.

[KURT] "Do NOT let your fire hit any warheads in the silo. Check your fire carefully. The slightest puncture will level the entire place and all you with it."

[MUG'DAL] "Roger that. Sir, we can get the doors closed, but they'll probably wire something outside to open them again. Can't cut the power without damaging anything else. If we stay here long there's going to be a ton of them coming after us."

[RAAM] "Preparing timed charges to attach to their cache. We'll blow this place once we're done."

We have decided to extend the stay. We want to hijack the silo's systems and target a missile for the Daitengu's castle. Give him a nice present.

[SIQARIYIM] "Bad news. There's a General in here. Mujo Daimyo waiting ahead. Barking nasty orders."

This is not good. A Mujo Daimyo can take our Mug'dal on easily...

>Hunker down, prepare for a prolonged siege. Work together to clear the bunker, get all Mug'dals on taking that Daimyo down and hijack the systems.
>Take advantage of their sense of honor. Have one of the Mug'dals challenge the Daimyo to hand-to-hand, even the score while we pick off the rest.';

'>>5961110
>Speed is life. Storm the compound and try to eliminate the Daimyo as fast as possible, we can't afford to fight on two fronts much less make this a protracted fight.';

'[08:19 hours] - Move fast. Kill fast.

Our Mug'dal forced the blast doors shut, sealing themselves into the missile silo center. The Samurai on the other side outside are now rushing to get it open. It'll take them a while to get the hookups they need to wire the door and open it from the air control tower they themselves destroyed. We use this chance now.

Our Mug'dal rush into the center ahead, taking down every Ashigaru they saw with precise shots. Behind them, the Siqariyim let loose bolts of hot lasers. Everything we saw was being killed, ultraviolently. Our problem comes in the form of the Mujo Daimyo we saw. He was armed with a Qi charged staff. One of our Mug'dal faced him and fired a shot of plasma, he dodged it. He retaliated by hurling the staff, which pierced right through the Mug'dal and killed our Metahuman agent instantly. In response, the Mug'dal wielding the Gauss Autocannon lifted his barrel and lit the Daimyo up, shots tore right through him. We confirmed he's dead.

Our Mug'dal are securing the main hall, Raam are accompanied by three Siqariyim in hooking up those timed detonators to the warheads in the cache. Boy, are there a lot of them too.

[08:38 hours] - Our Siqariyim have secured the launch console. The silo is automated. There's a few Ashigaru still around, but they're bugs to swat, not much of a problem.

[SIQARIYIM] "Sir, they locked the system. They were smart enough to do that before we got in. We can try overriding. Not sure how long it will take."

[KURT] "Best estimate?"

[SIQARIYIM] "An hour..."

[KURT] "I'm afraid we don't have an hour..."

[SIQARIYIM] "Either way, fort is going to get destroyed."

[KURT] "At the cost of your lives?"

[SIQARIYIM] "Gotta do what we gotta do sir. Remaining seventeen of us is worth three hundred thousand Samurai."

[...]

They'll try to crack it as fast as they can to get the launch up. They need to hold out. They're Metahumans. They can do this...

>Roll 1d100.
>Best of one.';

'Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>5961127
Godspeed, soldiers.';

'[08:51 hours] - About thirty minutes pass. We're inside the console.

The Samurai wired the blast doors, Retainers are pouring inside. There's no end to them. Our Mug'dal are concentrating all their fire into the entrance. A pile of their bodies is building up, one they keep slicing and burning through to try getting to us.

[SIQARIYIM] "Managed to crack the launch console. Automatic system is loading a shell into an ICBM now. It's taking ten minutes to load a single warhead. We can't shoot multiple."

[KURT] "The best we can do. Let's make this one shot count."

[TARGETING SYSTEM ONLINE]
[ACCEPTING LAUNCH CODE...]
[REROUTING COORDINATES] [...]
[CURRENT SELECTION : AREA 8012 :]
[WARNING! CURRENT SELECTION HERETICAL!]
[PROCEED?]
[>yes]
[ENTER HOLY CODE]
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>Target the Castle of the Tengu's primary keep.
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's military production facilities.
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's Fleet docks.
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's royal dock for the Invincible flagship.
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's holy sanctum.
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's outer battlements and ramparts.
>Target the Eternal Fortress of Karma instead.';

'>>5961163
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's royal dock for the Invincible flagship
Though the Eternal Fortress of Karma is an interesting target, I fear it would destabilize the fragile equilibrium too much if it fell, but at the same time I fear a supposedly unbreakable Fortress would be too much for a single ICBM to destroy thus squandering much of the potential of the missile.

Instead we get to either potentially cripple a massive symbol of the empire's domination or deny it means of repair which is pretty great too. If the strike fails, it will still show that the enemies of the empire are not yet muzzled.

The only other option I could see is the military production facilities but I doubt there is anything truly irreplaceable in there.';

'>>5961163
>>Target the Castle of the Tengu's holy sanctum.';

'>>5961173
+1
The Invincible is their pride and joy, anything that serves to compromise it will help us in the long run.';

'>>5961173
>+1';

'>>5961163
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's royal dock for the Invincible flagship.';

'>>5961173
+1';

'[1...]

[...]

Our Mug'dal ensured the mountain of Retainer bodies was high enough that they couldn't pass through immediately before pulling back. Once our team regrouped, we teleported them out right away.

Charges set were detonated. The warhead cache of Fort Ishin went up in an instant. The whole base was consumed by the blast yield of its own stockpile. Three hundred thousand Samurai obliterated just like that.

Minimal losses occurred.
Mission was a success.

[...]

[09:29 hours] - The missile launch we sent impacted the royal docks of the Castle of the Tengu. The warhead dealt no damage to the Samurai Flagship, which was shielded by unknown means. The dock surrounding it suffered damage however.

But it's not about inflicting as much damage. It's about sending a message. Both the Trinity and the Khanate are going to remember this well. Remember what just a few of us fighting for freedom are capable of, when they need armies to run amok anywhere else.

Whoever we are to them, we just pissed Scheiracht off big time.

~~~

[Operation: Destruction - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]';

'[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 652]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Senolytical
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: There is a village located in the Meiyo Ward of the Sword Continent that we just learned is under judgment by the Senolists. They are planning to kill over a hundred mortals... Not on our watch |
/
• Operation: Exfoliation
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Krina |
‣ Continent: Irrelevant |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai just launched a satellite probe from Yongesia. We think they're trying to take our ACS down. Can't let that happen |
/
• Operation: Defection
‣ Risk Level: 2 |
‣ Acting CO: Hale Felwitz |
‣ Continent: Shengesia |
‣ Primary Objective: An agent from the Taalumah just defected for unknown reasons. We believe they're heading to the Temple in Shengesia to rat us out. We have to round him up... |

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.';

'>>5961708
>[Exit psyops deployments]
Alright that's enough, let's do some case files';

'>>5961708
>Exit Psyops Deployments.
thanks for the mission everyone, time to return';

'>>5961708
>Exit Psyops Deployments.
Time to send the pantheon on some adventures.';

'[Exiting Psyops Deployments]

[LOADING...]';

'[LOADED.]

'...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Something's very off about this picture."

[JOCO] "Yeah, you're not usually one to stand up a whole lot, Muna. Usually you just sit on your big fat bum and be lazy!"

'Ah. I just got caught up thinking is all.' I told them both, pushing off the wall of my abode that I leaned against.

[MAJORDOMO] "Is it cause of the divers?"

'Yeah. I just can't help but feel for them. We watched their feeds as they embarked on that dangerous mission. And then we watched them get consumed by spirits... It was brutal.' I explained.

[MAJORDOMO] "True, but at least they don't have to suffer for it. We entered the deal with NEGAI. He should be shunting our peeps' souls to the Void just like we asked for."

'Ah. Yes. By all means, they should be safe and sound now, even if they did give their lives for us. The Dark One can't claim any of us now. Still... it's just morbid to watch. No matter how many guarantees I can give or have, I'll never be okay with it. Not until the day I know that we'll never have to do anything that costs human lives again. It just hung with me a bit. I'll be fine. I hope the soldiers are holding up good too. Anyway, I shouldn't dwell on it and be idle. Not while there's still things left to do.'

[JOCO] "Well then, what are we waiting for? Let's get to it!"

I nodded.

I was in my personal abode. I looked at the walls. I've been beginning to get a desire for windows lately. Ones that let me peer out at a bright and vast sky. But of course, our Bunker is deep underground. No way we could achieve that.

I better get a move on. Case-Files await me in my digital diary.';

'BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EHWYguIjr8

I got two alerts informing me...
• One of the Twins of the Trinity is imprisoned in my bunker now. Hale's updated an "HVT board" to reflect this.
• There's some new... thing popular in the Bunker. A 'manga series'. It came out of completely nowhere. Catastrovania's been distributing it. Wonder when she became an artist.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Have breakfast with Wolfboy.
>Read Catastrovania's new manga.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Sincere Satomi, Imprisoned Hakutaku (Psyops Bunker)
• ??? (???)';

'>>5961788
>Go on a Godtalk
>• ??? (???)
CALL THE NEIGHBORS, THEY GOTTA SEE THIS.';

'>>5961790
>+1
what's in the box ?';

'I stepped out of my abode and into the hall that connected every private chamber for me and my fellow independent deities at Psyops. I was just moving into the planning room that presided behind the Command Center when fate deemed I stop in my tracks.

I heard a buzzing noise, a faint blip sounding out in the room and turned my head towards the source of it. The table surrounded by high chairs in the middle of the white, clear room. The table had multiple interfaces built into it. Screens for sharing images and getting closer looks at whatever was shared across the consoles and the big screen behind the table. It had buttons on the sides of the screens for taking calls. I saw the noise was coming from mine in specific, right in front of my chair at the table...

"One incoming call" it said. I'd never seen anyone but Hale honestly taking 'calls' on these things. I decided to answer, and pressed a button. The screen remained dark, and I saw nothing on it.

But I heard something over it.

Labored breathing... right into whatever speaker was on the other side, I presumed.

[???] "Heehhhh. Guhhhaaa... huuu... You saw the Tower of the Gods, did you not?"

'...'

[???] "I know you're listening... you answered when I called. There is no need to be shy."

'And what if I did? Who is this? How did you call this place?'

[???] "That's not important... what's important is what I have to tell you. If you would but listen to me, for this short moment alone. Must listen to me, just for now. Then, I will tell you. Guhhhhhh..."

'Alright...'

[???] "You saw it, in all its magnificence, didn't you? Right up close."

'I did happen to. But how would you know that?'

[???] "What did you think of it? The Axis Mundi? That place connecting Heaven and earth togeth-guuhhh." The voice asks me, dodging the question.

>Answer.';

'>>5961826
>''It's majestic, there's no way to deny it, but it is completely ostentatious and detached from the mortal coil. A monument to the Yellow Tyrant's belief in his own superiority''';

'>>5961854
>+1';

'>>5961854
I'll back this.';

'>'It's majestic, there's no way to deny it, but it is completely ostentatious and detached from the mortal coil. A monument to the Yellow Tyrant's belief in his own superiority.'

[???] "Guhhhuhhhh. These are your thoughts."

'And nothing else. Now, I've answered. How about you?'

[???] "Hhnnn, nn... Nah."

'...'

[???] "Majestic is hardly the way I'd put it. It's more like horror, spiraling out of control."

'What do you mean by that?'

[???] "Didn't you feel it when you passed through the structure? The base and sternum, instant travel throughout the bowels, fluctuating with the madness of mankind itself, unbound from space. Huuuuuhhhgguhhh... the thing is a monument to inevitability if anything else."

'What are you talking about exactly?'

[???] "Each atom of the very framework is not made of anything that resides in the Milky Way. It was made from worlds themselves."

'Worlds?'

[???] "In entirety, in effect. The deceiving appearance could not be well regarded by an egg born pretender like you. This is the mechanism for which their dreams have been captured. Universes born of fantasy. Histories and worlds, their divergence and "fictions". For how else could you gods who I gave birth to, and let have the right to exist even prosper?"

'I don't follow what you're saying at all! Who are you exactly? "Egg born"?! What are you.... wait...'

[???] "Guhhhhuuhuhu... Blurring that line should be something you thank me for. What that machine won't tell you is that we would very much exist even had the line not been blurred, just scattered to the seas and winds of this cosmic churn. Not in the current state you enjoy now. You would just be a vacuousness living in the air. Why let spiral out of control the discord of randomness? It's senseless... injustice, you'll find. Infinite worlds diverging into multiplying branches, unceasing fractals spinning to fractals... full of infinite powerless gods underlying the fabric as ghosts... guuhhhh... Depressing...."';

'In the screen, I saw two red dots slowly come into view, snaking onto the monitor from its darkness. Eyes. Eyes staring at me, from somewhere I could not tell.

[???] "The dumb robot cannot control it, not even as the appointed.... Guuuhhh! I don't know what world you seek, but my tower is proof enough that it cannot succeed! You'd have to be giving yourself up and reduce to NIL to make anything else work, but my current order. Yess... Order. Order is what it is. What I imposed. Nobody else came up with that. Only me. The utter Chaos of creation will turn against its own makings at any moment. It will turn against that machine, chew it up and spit it right out, and turn against you. It can't be tamed. Foolish girl. Only control is the answer. My trace in the Tower told you so."

'Trace... You mean Sarakha.'

[???] "My footprint told you why. If you let their "fiction" wander freely, you'll just create a grand mess. Who knows how many times it has happened before? I cannot tell... all I know is that, it can be held off. For as long as possible. But here you are, working to undo me at every turn.... I will NOT tolerate it."

[???] "Huuuhhhh... Hhhhuhrrrhhh...... You've hurt those who place their trust in me for long enough.... The next time you should do it, I will not remain idle anymore. I sit outside of all creation, yet within it, simply watching, unreachable..." The raspy tone said; "I shall take those you love away, and I will expose your villainy to all, should you continue to defy me, egg born traitor..... little dumb girl. Little one, whom I could crush even now."

'...The only thing truly boundless about you is your arrogance, old man.'

[???] "You do not get any more chances. Falling to your knees now and thanking me for the godhood I gave you, and the world I let you in is the only chance for "Redemption".... Thank me for your life. Thank me for everything.... or else... or else...."';

'The screen went dark. I saw nothing, heard nothing. The call made from nowhere ended. It hung up, just like that. He stopped talking to me. He lost interest and simply went back to watching from whatever perch he's climbed now, and I'm left back to my own devices.

But with this new chilling dynamic. This sinking feeling that he's always watching, everywhere.

And he's had enough of me already...

...';

'I found myself in the Command Center. The Psyops was hard at work, as always.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Have breakfast with Wolfboy.
>Read Catastrovania's new manga.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Sincere Satomi, Imprisoned Hakutaku (Psyops Bunker)';

'>>5961876
>Sincere Satomi, Imprisoned Hakutaku (Psyops Bunker)
Let's interrogate the prisonner';

'>>5961878
>+1';

'Next was the prison block on the second level, that was where I'd head next. I heard that... Catastrovania, of all people, captured one of the Twins themselves in the Imperial Capital using her feline Luck. S-Somehow...

She was being held in one of the cells. In fact, she was the only one currently held in the prison period. Her cell was at the wall, far back, the lower row in the first block. I had a Qatsyn and pair of Zerem salute me as they let me inside, and then stepped out to give us some privacy. I walked over there, until I was in front of the bars and peered in. I saw the Hakutaku residing calmly within the barrier that surrounded her, one Eskart had set to hold her. She wasn't breaking out of his spell, Satomi the Sincere was not strong enough.

She opened her eyes and saw me, and then closed them again.

[SATOMI] "Well now, isn't this a surprise. I didn't think I'd be seeing you again, at least not here. You were the one asking me and my brother all those suspicious questions at our school."

'I am.'

[SATOMI] "How cool. You know, I hadn't expected that that deranged Therian would drag me somewhere full of deities when I'd panicked and she'd went berserk. It seems really fishy..."

'That much is true, for your ilk, at least.'

[SATOMI] "Eskart of Belkinsire... Shennu of the Rapids... Wolfboy of Aflheimr... And you, Muna, Immortal who is merely a "big fan" of Qilinkind... Well, alright. Go ahead, spill the beans. Don't keep me waiting."

'I'm the leader here.'

[SATOMI] "...You?"

'It's true. I'm the one who calls the shots in this place, you might say. I'm the one who gathered my fellow divines you already saw here. It is what it might look like to you. We are an underground movement, centered around opposing your Trinity. Your Trinity, the Woldorian World of Mythology and the vision the Dark Lord has for the future. Any questions?'

[SATOMI] "No questions."

'I see- Wait, really?'

[SATOMI] "Yes. No questions. For either of us. Whatever it is you want with me, I will not cooperate. That much I can assure you of."

'We've only just began talking. To be honest, I never really intended to have you captured. That was done impulsively by one of our own. I won't demand anything of you.'

[SATOMI] "I'm well aware! I might have crumbled when faced with the... immense bravado of that other, but there is, thankfully, a reassurance I have here, in this pitiful position..."

I raised my eyebrow at the imprisoned Hakutaku. She smirked and giggled.';

'[SATOMI] "This magic ward Eskart cast on me is the only thing keeping me here. Thank goodness it works both ways. I can't get out, but the way it's designed... nothing can get in either. I'm basically shielded from you, just as you are from me. If it fell, I would be able to use Ma Space to immediately vanish before your very eyes. In other words, there's nothing you can really do to me. I'll just sit here, and ignore you. Hmhmhm!"

I sighed. For one who gave in to Catastrovania rather easily, if the account is to be believed, she is rather smug to be in a prison cell right now. But I suspect her words are true. She's a smarmy person... whose attitude I resent, but she doesn't strike me as dishonest. In fact, if it's in her name to be 'Sincere', then sincere she must be. She must uphold what her godliness is known for.

[SATOMI] "Interrogate away, nothing will pry any answers from me. I don't have to say anything if I don't want. You won't get me to turn against mighty Huangdi. You won't get anything other than the small satisfaction you hold me. And oh! How long that will last, especially when Sarakha decides to find me again. On the contrary, I'll be able to take everything I know now back to him. Isn't it frustrating to you? You'll lose anyway, even if you did succeed in capturing me. You retard! Hehehehehe! Hahahahahaha!"

'You talk too much... I might be glad that you don't wish to say anything then.'

[SATOMI] "Suits me."

>Ugh... She's annoying and smug, more than she deserves to be. What do I even want from her? How do you go about Redeeming someone like this...? What do I say? What do I do...?';

'>>5961916
>>5961916
"Even if you do get out, what's your assurance that whatever Catastrovania used to get you in here won't be used to make you go back later?"
"More seriously, I wanted to know more about what is it you do at the School of the Ascendant. You mentioned an eternal debt to him but it feels to me like perverting your gift of knowledge to use it as propaganda is both a poor use of your skills as well as a poor repayment of said debt. I have seen the knowledge you peddle there, it is nothing more than protracted stagnation in the service of a being that doesn't care about you! Just imagine the wonders you could share if you were able to exchange with Eskart for exemple... But instead you would withdraw on yourselves and pretend to know all there is to know, some Gods of Knowledge you are."

I feel like she is so used to being superior to other people, throwing in a few low jabs might be able to destabilize her and allow us to get to the heart of things.';

'>>5961923
I'll agree with this, I suspect silk-gloved insults are the best way to get through to her.';

'>>5961923
let's try this';

'>'Even if you do get out, what's your assurance that the Luck Catastrovania used to get you in here won't be used to make you go back later?'

[SATOMI] "Once the Trinity comes for me and finds me, do you really think they'll leave anything here standing? Hehehee..."

Hmm. She keeps putting up this fortified front, but I can tell that, if even a little, she has some internal doubt about ever being found and saved by her comrades. And she would be right to. If the Trinity lost one of their own, and decided they were weak for it, would Sarakha really wish to keep that member of the Trinity? What use to him are tools that get thwarted so easily?

>'More seriously, I wanted to know more about what it is you do at the School of the Ascendant. You mentioned an 'eternal debt' to him but it feels to me like perverting your gift of knowledge to use it as propaganda is both a poor use of your skills as well as a poor repayment of said debt. I have seen the knowledge you peddle there, it is nothing more than protracted stagnation in the service of a being that doesn't care about you! Just imagine the wonders you could share if you were able to exchange with Eskart or Warichud for example... But instead, you would withdraw on yourselves and pretend to know all there is to know, some Gods of Knowledge you are.'

[SATOMI] "I don't want to."

'Hm?'

[SATOMI] "You just don't get it, fool of a goddess. What we do, we do gladly. All the information control, all the propaganda. It's what He wishes, and His wish is our command. That is repayment of a debt. Were it not for the Emperor, we wouldn't even exist. We would have been killed off by the ignorant masses of mankind long ago. We have Him to thank for everything. Throughout every setback, we need only trust in His plan, not ourselves."

'You willingly embrace evil?!'

[SATOMI] "You know nothing of integrity and owing to another. Even if we did die, He would save us. It's His promise, and if we can't trust the word of the Emperor, then nobody can be trusted. If He was dishonest as you say, the Capital would not stand now, nor would the league of gods behind it. Working with him in controlling this world is the least we can do. Knowledge is about more than harboring it. Knowledge is a subscription. We can't let everyone have it all."

[SATOMI] "Hehehehe. Humans are weak. What else can be done with them? They don't need to know everything."

The tables turned. I didn't intend for them to turn either.

Instead of ribbing Satomi for her deeds, her embrace of them caused me to grit my teeth. I found myself giving her the salted expression, whilst her sharp smile and squinted eye met my gaze. I wanted to lash out and rattle her for it, but I couldn't so long as she remained in Eskart's prison.';

'And I couldn't reach her mind either...

[SATOMI] "Nah ah ah."

'Eh...?!'

[SATOMI] "You're trying to read my mind? Ho ho ho, very clever. I would applaud the effort, but I had thought of that when I got in here. Now I'm increasing the Ma between your psychic power and my mind. The space between. Isn't it frustrating for you?"

[MAJORDOMO] "Hmm... Couldn't we feasibly teleport inside of the magic ward with her?"

We could. But then what would we do? Physically imposing ourselves on her will make her cower for sure, if Catastrovania's account is to be believed, but there's no guarantee in that she speaks up or fesses anything. She will beg for mercy but refuse to disavow. She still feels like she owes her whole existence to the Emperor, and all because he's the reason deities live the way they do now. All because of the history the Twins have with him.

[MAJORDOMO] "I kind of want to. Imagine ripping her dumb horns off. Wouldn't be smug then."

Causing one pain won't do any good. We will not torture anyone.

I'm at a loss for how to make someone like her see the light.

>Continue talking.
>Leave her.';

'>>5962591
>Leave her.
"Wow, this is extremely stupid."
We'll need to keep her underneath surveillance but for now she gets to just stay there I guess. I'd water her tone would change if we got our hands on her twin.';

'>>5962591
>Continue talking.
"Reductive reasoning will get you nowhere, and I see now that nothing I say can get through to you. Instead, I challenge you to a true test of intellect... Checkers."
>Teleport a checkerboard into the confinement area, proceed to use telekinesis to manipulate the pieces.
"No stakes, no suspense. If you win, I'll get you a meal from the cafeteria. If I win, we'll play again sometime. You can start us off."';

'>>5962612
+1
Sure why not, we can try';

'>>5962612
why not ? let's give it a try';

'>>5962612
>Changing my vote to this

Also I think she might be more susceptible to what we say if/when we get a hand on her twin';

'>>5962591
>Leave her.
Can we offload Joco on her?';

'>>5962591
>Leave her.';

'>'Reductive reasoning will get you nowhere, and I see now that nothing I say can get through to you...'

[SATOMI] "Hmhm!"

[MAJORDOMO] "Well, what are we gonna do now?"

[JOCO] "I have an idea!"

And that is?

[JOCO] "Lemme just take over for a second."

Sigh.
Why not?

'Ahem...'

>'Instead, I challenge you to a true test of intellect... Checkers.'

[SATOMI] "Ohoh? Belkinsir Draughts? Really now? Of all the games you would challenge me in. Why this one?"

'Does it need to be as complex as Go for you to feel satisfied in yourself? Are you truly above checkers?' I said, speaking Joco's words.

Satomi frowned at me. I couldn't read her mind, only her facial expression. It showed something that seemed insulted to me. Perhaps I'd doubted she was able to do it, or Joco did as he controlled me for this second. It was enough to spark some need to prove herself anyway.

[SATOMI] "Bring your board. I might as well indulge in this."

'Even if you are held prisoner here, I won't torture you. I'll ensure it isn't dull either, at the least.' I said, feeling Joco's piloting of myself wither.

I raised my finger and twisted it up. Before us both, a board appeared in the air within her cell and in Satomi's reach. I had it set with two sets of pieces, black and red. I had red. Satomi smirked at me, as if she knew her victory was certain in this little game.

'Joco, where are we going with this exactly?'

[JOCO] "Shhh, just play along! Trust me on this one! I got a gut feeling... So use this chance to let her guard fall as much as it can. I feel like we'll catch something here!"

'Hmph. Okay...'

[SATOMI] "Since I'm willing to indulge this rather unexpected offer, you can have the first move."

>Make a move.';

'>>5963503
Move 2 to the upper right';

'>>5963503
HERE WE GO!
>2 to upper right
AAAAAAAAAGH!';

'>Make a move.';

'>>5963514
Okay, shit...
>7 to upper left
Steady goes it!';

'>>5963515
+1';

'[JOCO] "Sheeesh, that's a tight spot."

>Make a move.';

'>>5963523
Move 7 upper left again';

'>>5963523
I've got this
>7 to upper left
If we maneuver it under 3, 4 will prevent it from making a jump';

'>Make a move.';

'>>5963527
Let's go.
>4 to upper left
Block off her offense.';

'>>5963527
4 to upper left
FORTIFYING';

'[SATOMI] "Hmm."

>Make a move.';

'>>5963531
>6 to upper right';

'>>5963531
7 to upper right, we’ll eat 2 of her pieces next';

'>>5963531
>7 to upper right
Force her hand!';

'>>5963534
Anon she'll eat the seven';

'>>5963537
And we’ll eat her 2 and 3';

'>>5963538
Hmm, then I will support';

'[JOCO] "Damn! She moved the twelve instead of check our seven! She's better than I thought!"

>Make a move.';

'>>5963541
Hmm, move 2 to upper right';

'>>5963541
>1 to upper right
Block off her assault! Leave her 4 vulnerable...';

'>>5963542
Actually no, move the 1';

'>>5963541
OP, you can’t skip eating on checkers';

'>Make a move.';

'>>5963546
>6 to upper right
We need to stave off her assault';

'>>5963551
+1';

'>Make a move.';

'>>5963555
Aha! Exactly as planned... Now-
>9 to upper right
Force her to move her 3, leaving our 1 an opening, or lose her 4';

'>>5963555
2 to upper right';

'>>5963557
>+1';

'>>5963556
Of course, we would then move our 11 to ward against a double-jump if she had the audacity to try. This is a titanic battle of the wills. We cannot underestimate her in the slightest.';

'>>5963557
Ooh, this is a bold plan.
>+1
Forget this >>5963556, it's dreck. We need to stay on the offensive.';

'[SATOMI] "I'm surprised you didn't call that out."

'Call what out?'

[SATOMI] "...Never mind."

Joco, how much do you really know about this game? This is my first time playing.

[JOCO] "Oh, good question! I don't know the rules."

[MAJORDOMO] "Check the twelve, numb nuts."';

'>Make a move.';

'>>5963565
>10 check 4
She's wide-open';

'>>5963566
+1';

'>>5963566
>+1';

'[MAJORDOMO] "Why don't we just cheat?"

I am above that. And besides, we can't read her mind right now anyway.

[MAJORDOMO] "But she just cheated..."

[JOCO] "She did?"

[MAJORDOMO] "Joco you idiot, why the hell wouldn't you learn the rules of a game before you play it?"

Is that what she meant a second ago?

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah, she pretty much cheated willingly. And she might do it again."

But then I can call it out now!

[MAJORDOMO] "Why bother now? Since you went along with it, she probably expects you to keep playing along with the sudden shift in rules to not being required to check a piece now."

Is this what we learned from Joco's play here? That Satomi is an unrepentant cheater?
I guess it makes sense. She is supposed to be wise. I suppose being wise means having the wisdom to know how to cheat too...

>Make a move.';

'>>5963576
>9 to upper right
We've got to protect our pieces where we can.';

'>>5963580
Yeah let's go with that, we can crown at any moment';

'>Make a move.';

'>>5963584
>7 to upper left
Time to get ourselves a king';

'>>5963585
+1
king king king';

'[MAJORDOMO] "Alright, pay attention here. The seven is now a King."

What does that mean?

[MAJORDOMO] "The pieces can only move forward. A King can move in any direction, even backwards. You only get Kings when they reach the back of the board."

Ah...

[MAJORDOMO] "You were thinking about moving a piece backwards a few seconds ago, weren't you?"

Y-Yes.

[MAJORDOMO] "She would probably have called you a cheater and then declared victory. Seems to be her type of character. Honestly, you should reconsider rattling the rat."

>Make a move.';

'>>5963593
Six to upper left';

'>>5963595
Upper right*';

'[MAJORDOMO] "Alright, now she's giving up her back row. That's a good thing."

>Make a move.';

'>>5963601
11 to upper left';

'>Make a move.';

'>>5963604
11 to upper left';

'>>5963604
>11 to upper left
Good by me.';

'>>5963604
1 to upper right
wtf guys';

'>>5963604
>1 upper left
Force her hand, use 1 as bait and use 10 for multiple takes from there';

'>>5963607
>>5963608
Pls don't move the 11 we will be forced to move another piece and give her a king';

'>>5963614
Hold on anon, I got a plan';

'>>5963614
upper right is better, because even if she doesn't eat it, we can eat her later while left doesn't give this option';

'>>5963615
Anon, we can still move 8 and then 12';

'>>5963618
Taking is forced though she has to take the offer and we get 2 jumps from it
>>5963616
Idk man I don't see it
>>5963620
Yeah that buys us some time but I'm not sure she'll trip up or cheat or something';

'>>5963621
Patience. Also we didn't call her out on her non jump earlier so she may choose to ignore it';

'>>5963622
Yes sir majority rules regardless
Let's see your plan through';

'[MAJORDOMO] "Eleven to upper left... She moved her two? Check it."

Hm. I've checked her two, but now her nine is in front of my one. Which one to check...?

>Make a move.';

'>>5963632
Double jump and check 10 or 9';

'>>5963632
>1 check 9
This leaves us in a more advantageous position';

'>>5963636
>+1';

'>Make a move.';

'>>5963644
Move 8 to upper right
Force her to move';

'>>5963637
move 10';

'>>5963645
moving 10 will force that';

'>>5963647
If we move 8, she will need to move either 8, 7 or 10. Maybe 11 if she wants to wait us out. Each of these will grants us a kill';

'>>5963644
>10 to upper right
She'll have no recourse for her 8';

'>>5963647
Actually wait.... yeah let's go with 10';

'[SATOMI] "Not so fast."

>Make a move.';

'>>5963654
Move 8 to upper right
She will be forced to move either 7 or 10';

'>>5963654
Move 10 upper right
March it in there and get the king asap';

'>>5963654
>10 to upper right
We need to keep her on the back foot.';

'>>5963656
She can stall by moving 3';

'>>5963654
eat her 7 with our 7king';

'>>5963660
We can eat 3 too';

'>>5963659
>>5963658

You're letting her free up her 8 bro, right now she's in a lose-lose-lose position';

'Actually wait,
>>5963663
This is a good point

>>5963654
I'll agree with
>8 to upper right
It's the ideal trap';

'Ten to the upper right, I checked her eight with my eleven but now she's checked my eleven with hers.

>Make a move.';

'>>5963669
>10 to upper right
Force her to move, once more';

'>>5963669
God damn it anons, we could've won without losing a single piece and you go and do this shit. Now she's got an in
>Check 7 with 10';

'>>5963671
She's just gonna move 11, let's take 7 while we can, we'll be in position to get another king';

'>>5963669
check her 7
>>5963672
what's why I told you guys to eat her 7 with the king';

'>>5963676
Anon, you cannot eat the 7 with the king, he's literally outside killing range. Kings don't move two squares';

'>>5963674
Wait, shit that's right.

>>5963669
>Check 7 with 10
Keep hammering away.';

'>>5963669
Mb I didn't see her 11 being safe
This is also playing out like our missions, lots of needless losses that could've been avoided
10 check 7, we have to commit';

'>>5963677
Brother went Joco mode for a second>>5963679';

'Her seven is checked. She moves the ten down, I move mine for another King, and she moves the ten down again... Wait, she's stacking those three up to make for my end to try getting a King!

>Make a move.';

'>>5963683
Move 8 to upper right
This will secure every single one of the pieces there such as that she literally cannot take them. Meanwhile we got our kings.';

'>>5963683
Move 6 upper left
Gives our 9 room to check 11 if she advances. Otherwise she will take our 9 with her 11 and get a king';

'>>5963683
6 upper left, let's deny her a little.';

'>>5963690
Wait don't do that I'm dumb that's blocking a check
Sorry it's late here
>>5963688
+1';

'>>5963690
>>5963691
>>5963692
Actually wait...if we move our 2 we're exposing her 11 aren't we? If she moves her six we can go for the kill';

'I checked her eleven, now she's checked my five.

[SATOMI] "You can forfeit if you want."

'Why would I do that?'

[SATOMI] "Even with this little left in pieces, I'm going to win."

>Make a move.';

'>>5963695
King 7 to down right, 9 getting taken no matter what. DO NOT move any of them on the bottom right they are guarding each other.';

'>>5963695
We could've taken her 10 too if we took her 11
She's gonna win bc we don't know the rules LMAO majordomo help us out here
K10 lower right need to start getting our kings involved';

'>>5963695
9 upper left';

'>>5963699
Supporting this to break the tie';

'>>5963700
It's weird because we double jumped earlier';

'>>5963700
good point, I didn't notice at first since it happened off screen';

'>Make a move.';

'>>5963708
King 1 down left';

'>>5963709
+1';

'>>5963708
7 down left';

'She's trying to get another King with her three.

[SATOMI] "You won't cry too hard when I win, will you?"

>Make a move.';

'>>5963712
This is pointless we've already won. How very like the Trinity to fight to the last.
>Have the grace to surrender when the game is already over. I've already overlooked your cheating twice, do not embarrass yourself further.';

'>>5963712
king 7 down left';

'>>5963712
1 down left';

'>>5963716
Support
Close in on her if she still wants to play';

'She unexpectedly moved her ten King up?

>Make a move.';

'>>5963718
King 7 down left';

'>>5963719
Support
I'm going to bed beat her ass for me';

'>>5963720
you got it bro';

'[MAJORDOMO] "She's practically lost already! Just give up you rodent bint!"

>Make a move.';

'>>5963722
King 10 down right
She can't do anything to those guarded pieces';

'Hmm. If I move either King seven or King one down, she might try to check them with her King ten.

>Make a move.';

'>>5963725
King 10 down left';

'>>5963731
>+1';

'[MAJORDOMO] "She's just begging for us to forfeit already. If we forfeit, we're automatically the loser. That's how it works in Belkinsir Draughts."

She is just biding her time. Come to think of it, she performed a lot worse than I thought she would.

[MAJORDOMO] "I know. I can hear it in her head..."

In her head?

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah she- Wait."

Ah! You're right! I can feel it too. Satomi's thoughts. She stopped guarding her mind with her ability. Why?

[JOCO] "Because she's using it on your pieces now!"

...!

True enough! I just tried to move my crowned ten-
-and I couldn't seem to get it moving with my telekinesis.

[SATOMI] "Aren't you just about finished? I'm getting bored with this. You know I will win if we keep playing."

[JOCO] "She increases the distance of the Ma between your telekinetic pull and the piece. She was increasing it between your abilities and her mind earlier. We know for a fact we can read the minds of some other deities, since we read Morwenna's mind! She can only manipulate one Ma at a time! Ha! Really goes to show just how much of a dimple she is compared to the real God of Space!"

[MAJORDOMO] "Joco, I hate to say it, I really do, but your plan worked. We just learned how to turn the tables on these Hakutaku. This is what you had a feeling about, isn't it?"

[JOCO] "Oh no, not at all. I just acted on a random whim and had my fingers crossed something would happen! Also, I never played draughts before since I don't have a body so I decided we should play it."

[MAJORDOMO] "I want to crush your skull between my hands so much."

I finally moved my ten down on the board.

>Continue playing.
>Forfeit the game and let her have her precious victory.
>Enough of this. Invade her mind by force now that her guard is down.';

'>>5963741
>Enough of this. Invade her mind by force now that her guard is down.
Bratty hakutaku, delaying her defeat... mind correction is needed !';

'>>5963741
>Continue playing.
Let's not do it right now';

'>>5963741
>Continue playing.
we might burn some bridges, so changing to this. Move 6 up left.';

'>>5963741
>Continue playing
If she detects we are invading her mind, she might not take it very well.';

'Hmph. I'm making a guess that the Twins can't handle being separated. They rely on each other to be effective.

'Without Sasaki around, you aren't as safe, isn't that it? Unlike Akasa, who could probably freely manipulate every Ma he sees, you and Sasaki can only handle one Ma between any two things.'

[SATOMI] "Tch... How did you guess that?"

'Never matter.' I smiled. I gestured to the board; 'Shall we continue? You are going to win after all, right?'

Satomi frowned at me a little.

I moved my six up, and she decided on grabbing another King.

>Make a move.';

'>>5963764
Put the six back in, she can double jump to kill 2 and 3';

'>>5963764
Whoops I can't actually do that, so move 3 up left
>>5963747
Got fucking damn it anon you broke our invincible formation';

'When I tried to move my three, her manipulation of the Ma somehow caused my telekinesis to find its way to my King ten instead. She then double jumped and checked my two and three instead, forcing me to check her six with my twelve.

[MAJORDOMO] "You cheating motherfuh.... I'll kill her! Come on! Let us slap her already Munny!"

'Why did you do that?'

[SATOMI] "Do what?"

'You just cheated.'

[SATOMI] "You have no proof."

'But I clearly saw that.'

[SATOMI] "Saw what?"

'...'

[SATOMI] "It's not like you could read my mind to really know anyway."

She's using her ability on herself again. I've missed my chance to try seizing her head.

[SATOMI] "Well, you made a dumb move. Don't you want to give up already?"

The more I see her misuse her gifts and Knowledge to ensure she never loses or faces setback is just disgusting to me. I think I might become angry if I force myself to witness this more and end up giving Majordomo command to do whatever he wants, but I don't want her to become mistrustful of me like that. I gave her my word she would come under no harm.

Maybe she even knows she's pissing me off, and likes it. I can't stand her. What is these Hakutaku's problems?!

>Make a move.
>Forfeit and lose the game.';

'>>5963775
Check the 10 king with our six. If she tries using her Ma again invade her mind. She's just asking for it at this point';

'>>5963778
I'm a dumbass, it's late, move the six up left';

'>Make a move.';

'>>5963782
Seconding
Also would like to thank Level for designing what is essentially the most tense of the quest do far :^)';

'>>5963784
Move king 1 up left, once more, if she tries anything get in her brain';

'>>5963786
+1';

'My King goes up, hers goes down...

>Make a move.';

'>>5963789
>king 7 down';

'So close...

>Maximum number of turns reached.
>1d20 for auto-result.
>Best of one.';

'Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5963796
Woe, Joco be upon ye';

'It took a bit longer, but the game is finished. Her final piece was the crowned five. I managed to lock her on the bottom of the board and take her out when she had nowhere to go.

[JOCO] "Cheaters never win. Well, sometimes they win. Okay, most of the time they win. BUT NOT ALL the time! As this time has shown..."

Satomi shrugged.

[SATOMI] "So you managed to turn the tables at the tail end and win by the skin of your teeth. I applaud you. You just barely managed to eke out a win."

'Indeed...'

[SATOMI] "Well, for whatever the point of that was. Now I suppose you'll be leaving me alone again."

'Yes. I got all I wanted.'

[SATOMI] "Y-... Hmm. Tch..."

She knows I deduced the limit to her ability. Perhaps if she and her twin had spent more time refining their mastery over the manipulation of the boundary that Lord Akasa taught them, and less time running the horrific information quarantines they did for the Trinity, I might not have found anything else.

So with this randomly suggested game by Joco, I've not only deprived her of a victory, I learned more than she could have even let me. All she had to do was decline to play and I'd go as ignorant as I had been when I entered the prison, but her ego couldn't allow her to pass the chance to try showing a "retard" like me how much unwiser I was. And even then, she resorts to cheating because she can't stand to lose, like any Trinitarian. I suspected she'd be mad about this for a while, while faking her impassiveness.

'I won't leave you bored. I'll let Catastrovania show you some things too.'

[SATOMI] "Who?"

'You've already met.'

[SATOMI] "Kgh...!"

Yeah, she knows who I'm talking about.

[SATOMI] "Lord Sarakha can't come soon enough. And he will. He will..."

I smiled at her and bowed my head before turning off to leave the Bunker's prison.';

'The Hakutaku themselves both claimed that the Emperor was their savior from the brutality of early humans in a time millions of years back then, where the early humans called them monsters in whatever more primitive shape they'd been imagined to look as back then and attacked them. Now they have an eternal debt to pay for the Emperor in gratitude for having them spared, for letting them exist. They willingly support evil just because of this. They are teachers who teach only what the Emperor wants taught. They make people believe lies and are happy to do so. Redeeming them will be hard, very hard. I just don't know the right way at the time being. Maybe in the future.

Now, I was wandering the Bunker again.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Have breakfast with Wolfboy.
>Read Catastrovania's new manga.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]';

'>>5963815
>Have breakfast with Wolfboy.
We need a breather after this life or death battle';

'>>5963824
>+1';

'>>5963824
Let's combine this with reading Cat's new manga';

'>>5963824
>>5963976
Supporting';

'[MAJORDOMO] "Munny."

Hm?

[MAJORDOMO] "Food."

[JOCO] "Now."

Sigh. Alright.

I went to the canteen at my internal voices' behest. A small breakfast wouldn't hurt. The selection I chose for today was a simple big toast pretzel with a little cinnamon sprinkle on the top, syrup and a handful of blueberries and strawberries. Delicious. Now to find somewhere to sit...

[WOLFBOY] "Hey!"

Oh? There's Wolfboy, sitting at one of the reserved tables on the second floor. Huh, I didn't know they added a second floor, but with how many personnel we've been getting it makes sense to me. I'd join him, walking up the stairs until his table came into view and... being astonished at his feast. The boy had a rack of smoked ribs, seared steaks and roast beef all doused in red sauces.

[JOCO] "Hypocrite."

[MAJORDOMO] "Oh the irony."

Hush you two!

'My, this is all merely for breakfast, Wolfboy?'

[WOLFBOY] "Hehee! Living here's the best! I don't even have to hunt, the mortals make sure I have all the meat I could want!"

'Hmm. Are you sure you're not getting more used to being treated like a pet dog than a noble wolf this way? The you from when we first met was singing a different tone.'

[WOLFBOY] "H-Hey! That's no fair! I was listening to the wrong things then!"

'Ahah. I'm just poking a bit of fun, you know I don't mean it.'

[WOLFBOY] "Hmph! Well, to be honest... I-I can see why other wolves like this kind of treatment... ᵉᵛᵉn ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰ ᶦᵗ ᵘˡᵗᶦᵐᵃᵗᵉˡʸ ᵗᵘʳnᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ᶦnᵗᵒ ᶦᵍnᵒᵇˡᵉ ᵈᵒᵍˢ..." He said, just before sitting on his tail that was wagging way too much; "So, what's up with you Aunt Muna?"

'Hooo. I need a little something to bring my spirits back up after dealing with that Trinitarian we captured.'

[WOLFBOY] "You mean the Hakutaku? Yeah, she's nuts. Mom tried talking to her and she walked out clutching her head. I think I even saw the veins on her skull. She's annoying, I should eat her."

'Even Shennu couldn't like her...'';

'[WOLFBOY] "Mhmm. Oh! Did you see the new craze?"

'New craze?' I asked before taking a bite of my pretzel.

[WOLFBOY] "Yeah, it's this!"

Wolfboy reached down behind the table I could see. He picked up and showed me a book in its first volume. A comic? No, a "manga". That backwards comic thing that Catastrovania likes so much. It was.... illustrated, written and "published" by her?! Since when did she become an artist?

[WOLFBOY] "The copies have been going around the Bunker! There's a ton of them! It's super cool! Hehe! I even heard that Hale guy talk about selling them himself to make more money for our cause! Check it out!"

I grabbed the manga.

"Super Dark Valkyrie" it says. Huuh? Alright, there's a synopsis in the first page.

[MAJORDOMO] "That's the TL notes and author after-word. You opened the book the wrong way."

Oh.

Hmm. "In the ancient land of HURST, join our brave loner heroine AYANE C'IEFUL MASTORIA THE THIRD, beloved by all she meets, as she embarks on a quest to find where she belongs in the world after getting exiled from her homeland wrongfully by the KAMI, with enemies lurking around every corner to face with her awesome and amazing ability to CUT ANYTHING. She is... THE DARK VALKYRIE."

...

[MAJORDOMO] "Did she just base this loosely on herself?"

[JOCO] "Dear god, she's self-inserting!"

So this was the talk of the Bunker, then. Maybe I'm out of touch, but I couldn't really get into something like this. Maybe it's because I basically already live this kind of storytelling. Or maybe I'm not sure yet what kind of media I really like...

[WOLFBOY] "Huheh! It's fun! You should give it a try, Muna!"

'Ehh, I'm not sure I'd get into something like this.'

[WOLFBOY] "But look at how well drawn it is! And look at the characters! This one's my favorite-" He flipped the pages; "Ghalma Stonehand!"

Wolfboy showed me a character on one of the pages. She was some kind of eight foot tall, very muscular woman only wearing greaves and gauntlets and nothing else over a bikini.

'Ah.'

I looked over to my left, down to the first floor of the canteen.
I saw many of the Psyops personnel sitting down to have breakfast reading the manga. I saw everyone from soldiers to scientists all having a buzz about it.

'Does Shennu know you're reading something like this?'

Wolfboy blinked at me through munching on a fat chunk of steak.

[WOLFBOY] "Whhdymeen? Ihm- glkp! Why would mom need to know?"

'Well, it uh, it does say it's rated eighteen and above.'

He tilted his head at me.

[WOLFBOY] "I'm over one hundred years old!"';