WEEK 2 DAY 5: MISSION

[wonderful_mods]

Mission: "Free the Black Rose from the Hydra's grasp."
Time Limit: Medium
Noise Plane: Solo
Wall Instructions: Key walls around the church, other walls as you see fit. Do not use Noise as a wall clearing condition. Harriers may still attack players with Noise.
Wall Rewards: Tin Pin Thrift
Reaped Rewards: Lovely Beam
Mission Rewards: Black Rose



[Well. Nobody did erase the GM last week, did they? Even if they did, she obviously had some trick up her sleeve, as she's definitely skulking around town... in several places, even. She's obviously been demoted, as well, judging by the scowl on her face. She doesn't seem to be harrying today - another reason for the scowl, judging by how aggressive she was at the end of last week. The reapers have a strange set of instructions as well - obviously, the goal to this mission isn't combatative.

And what's with guarding the church? There's nothing of note there.]

Comments

[needsmorezippers]

Sakuraba Neku. [Neku pulls out his phone, quickly texting Josh but not doing much else. Not really much to do, now.]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

I am Zecora, from Equestria.
Like Pinkie Pie, a subject of Princess Celestia.

[YOU GET RHYMES AND YOU WILL LIKE THEM.]

[reaper_sport]

[Rei nods, tucking his hands in his pockets and turning to go down the path Ichigo was formerly blocking.]

Askin' a reaper to cover your back is a good way to get it stabbed. If I find any info, I'll pass it down, but I'm not gonna get all buddy-buddy without reason. I'd advise you do similar.

[And with that, he turns and hurries down the passageway, glad to be out of the proverbial snake's jaws.]

[tamedhollow]

Good thing I have other people to watch my back for me. ["No reason". As if getting things back to normal weren't a good enough reason. What an irritating kid. With Rei gone, he looks to Neku and Zecora]

So what do you guys make of all this?

[needsmorezippers]

...Didn't know Shibuya was so infamous. [Though... he can kind of guess why.] And all the Shinjuku people are getting dragged around too?

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

I think I need to hear the tale
Of this other game, and what it entailed.
It seems to quite strongly to relate
To this Game's end, and its Players' fate.
Furthermore, we must somehow find
A truce between our two kinds.
I know that Reapers must Erase
At least some of the Players they face.
But both Players and Reapers are what we'll need
If we want our mission to succeed.
If we instead can worth together
We'll trade dark clouds for clearer weather.

[tamedhollow]

I'm kind of curious, too. What was so strange about Shibuya's game? [he nods at Zecora] I agree. But who gets to decide what Players get to stay? I don't know.

[needsmorezippers]

[...damnit he doesn't really want to talk about it.]

I don't... necessarily know what's normal for a Game, since this was the only one I was in. But basically, the Conductor thought everything that was wrong with Shibuya went back to people have conflicting ideas and feelings. So he issued a mission to make a certain pin popular, and then used it to imprint a single idea into everyone's mind. He... basically just made them all copies of each other, in 'unity.'

[and he'll conveniently leave Joshua out of this conversation for now.]

[tamedhollow]

... Seems weird. I mean, I follow his logic, but that doesn't seem like the solution. Seems like it's taking it a bit too far. Hm... anything else?

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

Issued a Mission with a Pin?
So that game is where such thoughts begin...

[needsmorezippers]

Yea. That's why I thought something was up as soon as that showed up.

It really wasn't a solution. [...nngh how much should he say here.] Like I said... not entirely sure what was normal and what wasn't. Not to mention I don't know what was going on on the Reaper's side. But... there was a lot that was weird.

[tamedhollow]

It's hard to figure out what's weird when you don't have a baseline of what's "normal". Hmm...

[needsmorezippers]

Pretty much. [He felt bad for not telling Ichigo everything, but... in the end, it wasn't all his story to tell.]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

[Zecora, for her part, regards Neku thoughtfully.]

There is much you leave unsaid.
I wonder what is in your head.
Your secrets you may keep, for now.
Be warned though: If my friends are at stake, I'll get them, somehow.

[It isn't a threat, just a statement of fact.

[tamedhollow]

[Ichigo looks at the ground, but doesn't say anything about keeping secrets. He figures if it becomes necessary, Neku will tell him what he needs to know.] Lets get out of this dank place. Maybe we can find that other Reaper.