[ CLOSED ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD-_oLjmCGY

[rollin]

Who: the idiots who think this will actually amount to anything
When: IC 11/23 onward
Where: Various!
What: The rescue mission Yata, Sheba and co. discussed at the citywide meeting!
Rating/Warning: at least PG because some people swear like sailors

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[ Once everyone arrives at the agreed meeting area, the CERES Metro-rail Station at the Residential District, Yata briefs the group on what to do. As discussed in the citywide meeting yesterday, the group will split into six teams that were decided by drawing lots. Everyone should know who they're teamed up with by now. Yata's instructions are simple enough: don't work alone (buddy system!), and if anyone finds anything, report to him. Should the missing arrivals be found, don't wait on anyone's orders. Yata admits that he's not smart enough to call the shots, but if he found who they were looking for, he believes that taking action should be the team's first priority. Anyone is free to protest, but he won't go back on his word.

Then he makes a special shout out to Hiccup and Toothless because look look guys it's a dragon how cool is that okay back to business.

By 9:15 AM, all teams should be on the move! ]

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT | SHOPPING DISTRICT | ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT | TECH DISTRICT | PLEASURE DISTRICT | VIVID

Comments

[psycholawgy]

This is so confusing!

[masakados]

Don't give up yet. You're only getting started.

[Though her reaction is funny...]

[psycholawgy]

Wh- What?!

[ She is so offended! ]

I'm Athena Cykes, and I don't give up!

[masakados]

Good to hear.

[He'll nod a few times. Still amused...]

So you'll conquer your confusion and you'll be great at it before you know it.

[psycholawgy]

[ Now she's even more determined to learn Japanese. And become Cerealia's head weaboo. I hope you are prepared. ]

But before all that, we gotta find the people stuck here. C'mon!

[ She's totally decided she's going with you now. ]

[masakados]

[He'll be waiting for that day. Prove yourself as the most supreme of all weeaboos, Athena!]

--c'mon? Huh, now?

[Did they decide on groups already?!]

[psycholawgy]

[ Probably not, but Athena's sure gonna stick with him. SORRY. ]

Explore, of course!

[masakados]

So we're just leaping on in... okay, okay, I'm coming.

[He's getting the vague sense that she might be like Yang. Unyielding. In that case, his resistance would surely be futile.]

[psycholawgy]

[ She's also orange and yellow like Yang. So...

She grabs him by the wrist if he'd allow her to, and start walking towards a random direction. ]

Alright, lead the way!

[ ... Oh, the irony. ]

[masakados]

[What is with you girls and this colour theme is he going to have to look out for yellow from now on--]

Hmm? You don't wanna be leader?

[psycholawgy]

[ Good idea :) ]

Hmm... what's a leader like? In this game, anyway. I know what a leader is like in real life.

[masakados]

The leader of a party, then. Hmm-- I guess they're the person who can figure out where we need to go, can organise strategies in case we run into monsters...

[... He probably fits the criteria but he usually plays as a party of one.

Plus his demons. They don't count in exactly the same way.]

[psycholawgy]

Well, okay. [ She nods. ] I appoint you as leader, and I'll be your assistant!

[masakados]

...I might end up a really tough leader. You ready for that?

[His face is awfully serious, complete straight face, but-- no, he's actually pretty amused still. An assistant, huh.]

[psycholawgy]

Bring it-- [ She punches her palm with her fist. ] on!

[masakados]

[Naoki pauses, gives her a look, and then grins.]

That's the spirit. You might be fine after all.

[psycholawgy]

Alright, captain! Lead the way!

[ She gives him a two finger salute. ]

[masakados]

["Captain"... Captain, huh...]

'Captain' makes me feel like you're talking to somebody else. Let's make this more informal, huh, assistant?

[psycholawgy]

Well, okay. What should I call you?

[masakados]

Just Naoki works fine.

[See? Very simple.]

[psycholawgy]

Alright, let's go with that!

[ She points to her necklace, which looks rather bulky. It has a sky blue screen and a smiley face. ]

This is Widget, by the way. He's one of my best friends.

[masakados]

[Naoki gives her necklace a curious look-- that's not the weirdest thing he's ever run into, not by a long shot, but just to clarify:]

What is-- he?

[He's assuming not just a necklace because he's giving Athena's sanity the benefit of the doubt.]

[psycholawgy]

He's a robot!

[ LOOK AT HOW EXCITED SHE SOUNDS.

The sky blue screen turns green. And happy face! :D ]

Hello.

[ He sounds like a squeaky 5 y/o boy whose voice is autotuned. ]

[masakados]

That's a--

[And it's talking. His eyebrows hike up. Whoa, it really is a little robot.]

I've never seen a robot like him before. Why a necklace, though?

[psycholawgy]

[ She cocks her head to a side. Good question. ]

Well, I need him a lot. He's like a cellphone.

But better!