WEEK 1 DAY 5: MISSION

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Mission: "Observe from Tocho."
Time Limit: Medium
Noise Plane: Solo
Wall Instructions: Key wall in front of Nishi-Shinjuku. Objective to be met is appropriate dress.
Wall Rewards: Poison Chains
Reaped Rewards: Thunder Pawn
Mission Rewards: 10,000 yen



["Tocho" is a nickname that refers to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, which has two panoramic observation decks. It shouldn't be hard to get there, but what awaits when you arrive?]

Comments

[needsmorezippers]

[Neku knew the 'harry or else' orders would come at some point... he was just hoping later rather than sooner. Still, he's not the type to want to be Erased, so he'll obligated to participate.

Lucky for you, Players, he still doesn't want you Erased. So he'll be picking Noise according to skill level. WHO WANTS A FIGHT?]

Somewhere near Tocho

[carsharkkonishi]

[She's been frenetically searching for her partner since the mission started; he's been missing since she woke up. Where could he have gone? Did he get the mission? Still, he never left her behind....

Was he...no, he couldn't have. He was too smart for that.]

Grovyle? Where are you?

NOW HE FEELS LIKE A HORRIBLE PERSON.

[needsmorezippers]

[oh damnit. of all the people...

Neku's not in sight, perching higher up for the moment. He doesn't see her partner right now, but he saw the lizard... thing go by earlier.

So, with great reluctance, he summons some Noise (fairly normal, nothing Rhyme couldn't handle), with the intent for her either to beat them or for them to get her in the direction her partner had gone.]

THAT WAS THE POINT.

[carsharkkonishi]

[And she counters then easily, quickly shifting from surprised to attacking with her Crackle Pop Barrier. After all, she's getting used to the whole "fights happen randomly sometimes" idea, and although there must be a Reaper behind it, she assumes it's not of importance right now.

As it runs out, she tries to avoid attacks for a moment or two while it recharges, but is eventually hit until the pin recharges. A few more rounds of this and the Noise are gone, but Rhyme is sitting there, panting.]

Ha....ha...

;;

[needsmorezippers]

[Neku sighs in relief when she gets out of it ok. He's... not sure whether to go down and help her. After all, with the hell they've been given over not being good Reapers...

...oh, screw it.

He waits a second for her to catch her breath before heading down, walking over to her from the side so she has a chance to see him.]

You ok?

[carsharkkonishi]

....You sent those, didn't you?

[She doesn't sound accusing or anything, but mostly scared. She stays a safe distance away from him as she nods at him.]

Why? I thought you were my friend...

[needsmorezippers]

[...yea, that was pretty obvious, huh.]

...I'm sorry. We've... kind of got the higher ups breathing down our necks now. [He jerks his head towards one of the side streets.] Your partner headed that way. I saw him earlier.

[carsharkkonishi]

....You're getting yelled at because you're helping me?

[She sounds a bit sad at that fact, and after a breath, looks directly at him.]

Then you shouldn't help me anymore. I'm sure my brother wouldn't like it if you got yelled at because of me.

read that wrong oops.

[needsmorezippers]

I'm pretty sure Beat would rather me get yelled at then have anything happen to you.

[leggierissimo]

[No fighting here, I hope~ Still, Neku, he's rather disappointed. After all of those subtle pushes to get points, and here you are being forced into doing it. There's hardly any sympathy there, because you're not getting yourself Erased whether you mean to or not, but still.]

Having fun, Neku-kun?

[needsmorezippers]

[well, that depends.

Neku scowls slightly, looking away. You are the last person he wants to see right now.]

Shut up, Joshua.

[leggierissimo]

[Shrug! Too bad, you're stuck with him.]

I kept trying to tell you. It's just how things go.

[needsmorezippers]

You think I didn't know that?

[oh, he knew. He just didn't want to do it.]

[leggierissimo]

Unfortunately, procrastination doesn't get you very far here.

[He's prodding because he cares. Really.]

[needsmorezippers]

Not my reason and you know it. [seriously, he doesn't want to do this right now.]

[leggierissimo]

Hm.

So, what are you going to do?

[needsmorezippers]

Do I have much choice? [He's not going to tell you exactly his plan, since... you'd probably make fun of him more.]

[notsogrimreaper]

[Le gasp! Is someone attacking others?]

W-What are you doing?

[needsmorezippers]

Unfortunately? My job. [And he's not happy about it at all.]

[notsogrimreaper]

O-Oh. Then you're one of those Reapers too. They told me I had to be one...

[needsmorezippers]

Sorry. [He doesn't find this an enviable position.]

[notsogrimreaper]

I-It's okay! I probably deserve it.

[needsmorezippers]

...why the hell would you deserve it? [Actually, on second thought, maybe he doesn't want to know.]

[notsogrimreaper]

[He senses that he shouldn't talk about it, so he's kind of dodging the question.] Ah, well, I'm not exactly human in the first place. This world probably decided to be a bit ironic, that's all.

[needsmorezippers]

O...kay. [well... he's not the first non-human here, anyway.]