WEEK 3 DAY 5: ......?

[wonderful_mods]

Mission:
Time Limit:
Noise Plane: Solo
Wall Instructions:
Wall Rewards: 5,000 Zeny
Reaped Rewards: 10,000 Zeny
Mission Rewards:

[Still no mission! But there's a couple things of note. Santa was gone yesterday, but now he's apparently come back to his house. And there might be familiar faces going into the Toy Factory. Other than that, though, there's nothing really different. It may also be of interest that there doesn't seem to be any repercussions for doing nothing yesterday...]

Comments

[leggierissimo]

How good are you at fighting?

[leggierissimo]

[... that cloak looks good on her, actually. Black, white and red usually go pretty nicely together, and adding a little gold into the mix doesn't hurt!]

Mm, you have questions for me? What sort?

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

Forgive me if this all sounds the same
But I wished to ask you about the last Game.
Neku dropped some interesting tips
But would not elaborate on his vague quips.

[notsogrimreaper]

I'm alright, if I use my other form.

[vexed_snake]

A restaurant's not the first thing I think of when I'm hungry. I'm used to having to fend for myself.

[There's a grin.]

You want to know what happened the last time I went into a restaurant?

[shy_kindness]

Oh, my goodness... That sounds just awful. You shouldn't have to fend for yourself like that all the time...

What happened?

[Fluttershy no don't ask that.]

[vexed_snake]

I think I will...

[And this factory is abandoned, right? Lots of junk lying around. He'll snag a length of some sort of pipe out of the rubble before heading on inside. Maybe you'll run into him being followed by an angry horde of enemies later.]

[vexed_snake]

It's just the sort of life I lead. People don't seem to like having me around much.

[Not that he sounds particularly upset by that.]

The police were vexing me that day. That restaurant was the perfect place to pick up a few hostages at gunpoint.

[Taking him to a restaurant is still a good idea, right?]

[shy_kindness]

[Fluttershy's eyes go wide. Holding hostages? Fluttercruel's ready to take the rigns if anything goes wrong.]

O- oh my... Hostages?

[She shuffles her hoof a little and hides behind her mane.]

Um, w- what could you need hostages for...?

[leggierissimo]

Good luck~

[All Joshua does is wave! He's fairly confident he'll see this one sooner than later.]

[leggierissimo]

[Other form, hm?] Well then, I suppose you could join us, if you're so inclined.

Why were you looking for me, anyway?

[leggierissimo]

Neku-kun, hm? What exactly did he tell you?

[He's assuming that she's talking about last week's Game.]

[tamedhollow]

You let him go in alone? [coffee may be in short supply here, but cocoa (complete with peppermint candy swizzle sticks!) is everywhere. He offers one to Josh] Any luck otherwise?

[leggierissimo]

He seemed a little cocky. I figure it might curb his enthusiasm a little. [... oh but Ichigo, you are his favorite person right now for bringing him cocoa with peppermint sticks. He'll gladly be taking that!] Ryoji-kun has offered to go. Other than that, nothing much.

[tamedhollow]

Yeah. I give him about... ten minutes. Tops. [Ichigo sips his own cocoa. And yes, isn't he the best boyfriend-pet?] Ryoji. Great. [Ichigo suspects Ryoji can barely tie his own shoes, much less hold his own in a fight] Oh well. Let's wait and see about this guy.

[leggierissimo]

That sounds about right. [Yes. Yes he is. Joshua is pleased.] He said that he had some other form that was more suited for fighting. [Shrug.] I suppose we might end up having to take who we can get.

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

After his last Game, he said, he was banned
For giving an illegal entrant a hand.
Someone living had joined the clash
And for helping he was nearly Erased in a flash.
The GM last week said the Game you were in with him
Might have inspired this one, and why our hopes are so dim.
Any information you could give would be great
So please, as much as you can, elucidate?

[vexed_snake]

The police won't shoot at you if they have to shoot through a hostage first. It was the easiest way to get out of there.

[Because going quietly with the police is never an option.]

[shy_kindness]

[Fluttershy sputters a bit. She' trying so hard to be patient with the human, but his attitude and actions are making it hard. What's making it even harder is that she's trying to keep Fluttercruel from taking control and beat Asakura into a bloody pulp.]

Y- you could've just turned yourself in...! And why were the police after you anyway...?

[vexed_snake]

[If Asakura has bothered to pick up on Fluttershy's discomfiture, he clearly doesn't care.]

Why would I turn myself in when I spent all that time escaping from jail in the first place? My lawyer was too incompetent to get me out...you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.

[When he talks about his lawyer, his fists clench, and there's a certain disgusted tone in his voice.]

[shy_kindness]

Why were you in jail in the first place? If you don't mind me asking, that is...

[vexed_snake]

I don't mind at all.

[He grins.]

I was vexed...and a few people got hurt. Some died.

[...really, it's a wonder the lawyer got his sentence reduced to only ten years.]

[shy_kindness]

That's... that's just awful! You can't go around doing those types of things!

[Aaand Fluttershy's starting to get frustrated again.]

That's probably why you ended up in jail! ...And used those poor hostages...! And, um, it's probably why your lawyer wasn't able to get you out of jail, either...

[Let's just tear out his throat and be done with this already.
No. That would be doing the same thing he's doing.
We'd be killing this bucker so he doesn't end up killing anyone else!
Fluttercruel, no. I mean no. No.
But- He- You- ...Urgh, FINE.]

[notsogrimreaper]

Ah! Um, I had a present for you from Santa-san!

[Are you excited because he is so excited!]

[leggierissimo]

[... ACTUALLY HE IS QUITE SURPRISED.]

A present?