WEEK 4 DAY 1: MISSION

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Mission: Make an offering to God.
Time Limit: Medium
Noise Plane: Duet
Wall Instructions: Key walls around the Naganaki Shrine. Condition must be a Pact. Seal off the dorm and school.
Wall Rewards: Chaos
Reaped Rewards: One Stroke, Vast Wealth
Mission Rewards: 1000 yen

[It's a slightly different mission than the standard "go here" you get on the first day, although that's still basically what it amounts to. There's a shrine not far from the train station, and it has a Donation Box ...

However, the task is more difficult than what may have been anticipated by veterans of the game, for as soon as the mission mail appears and the timer appears on the Players' hands, the stray noise in the area begin to attack any Players without a pact... better hope you're not alone.]

Comments

[andwesucceeded]

You.

[The Pokereaper abruptly tunes down to the RG, hovering in midair as it faces down Ryoji.]

There is a strange air about you. Explain it.

[notsogrimreaper]

[Okay, holy crap. Ryoji cries out a bit as he back away, before he remembers himself. Not everyone in the Game looks normal. It doesn't really mean that this being is a bad one.

Still... it's asking a rather difficult question. How does he even begin to explain that to someone who came out of nowhere?]

I-I... can't we at least exchange names first?

[andwesucceeded]

Your name is of no interest to me. [Also he may have already read it from your mind. He's very tempted to just go deeper.]

All that interests me is the power you represent.

[notsogrimreaper]

I-It's not something I want to give out so easily. The people that are important to me know, so that they can be protected, but... It's not something I'd willingly say on the first meeting!

[He's feeling uneasy enough already. What did it mean, having someone ask him about that out of the blue? Was there something going on?]

[andwesucceeded]

You have no Pact, do you.

[notsogrimreaper]

A Pact? N-No, I can't have a Pact like this. I'm not in the Game now.

[andwesucceeded]

Hmph. Foolish human. How little you know. If you were no longer tied to the Game, you would not be here.

[notsogrimreaper]

W-What are you saying? I...

[A sense of dread is bubbling up in him, the discovery of his new role as an RGer, the fact that Minato was still alive in this world, the ties to the Game... it was all starting to click together, and Ryoji wasn't really satisfied with the conclusion he was coming to.]

If I have a part in this, it's not a good one.

[andwesucceeded]

You are a pawn, being moved on the chessboard. Your role in the Game is outside of your hands. Tell me your purpose.

It would be a simple matter to take it from your head. But the damage might prove fatal.

[He's bluffing; Mewtwo is playing the game by the rules, to prove he can win it, and that means no attacking RGers.]

[notsogrimreaper]

I don't know what my purpose is! That's what I've been trying to figure out!

[Of course, he's lying. He's already figured out what his purpose is, and he despises it, which is why he so easily accepts Mewtwo's other statement.]

I don't care whether I live or die.

[andwesucceeded]

And your friends? You value the feelings of others so little you would gladly discard them for your stubbornness and pride?

[notsogrimreaper]

That's not it at all. I'd die for my friends. They're what's most important to me. I... My life shouldn't matter.

[andwesucceeded]

So those who value your life are fools and idiots. A selfish sentiment.

[notsogrimreaper]

S-Stop saying that... it's not like that!

[andwesucceeded]

Humans have no honor. You gladly use anything that falls into your hands. Even your friends are nothing more than tools to you. You care nothing for them!

[notsogrimreaper]

Stop it!

[Ryoji finally explodes, clutching at his head in an attempt to stay in control of himself.]

I'm not human! I don't use anyone like that! I just want humans to be happy, that's all! Please... please stop it...

[andwesucceeded]

You want them to be happy, yet care nothing for how sad they would be if you died?

[notsogrimreaper]

I-It's happened before, they won't remember! How can they be sad if they don't remember me?

[andwesucceeded]

You think memory has value? In one moment I could take all your memories of them away. Would they stop being your friends?

[notsogrimreaper]

That's not the same. If they didn't remember me, they wouldn't even know there was anyone to miss when I died.

[andwesucceeded]

And if you did not remember them, you would not care how they felt. Then you could die without any care for the consequence.

[notsogrimreaper]

So... what are you suggesting? I don't want my memories taken. I can die without losing them.

[Ryoji, does it even matter what you want?]

[andwesucceeded]

So you would prefer to cause people pain. Interesting.

[notsogrimreaper]

Won't they still remember me if my memories are gone? Either way I cause pain for them.

[andwesucceeded]

Or you could choose not to die.