Author Topic: Nitori Quest - For Science, We March! (Read 103249 times)

FinnKaenbyou · « **Reply #390 on:** July 31, 2010, 10:46:42 PM »

Quote from: Purvisen Silver on July 31, 2010, 10:43:10 PM

It's not a bad endpoint, but we need to work toward.

>"I might be able to do something for you. Because...alright, if you're telling the truth, they're going too far."
>Ponder the legal process, here, as we know it.

>Wait, the kappa have a legal process? You don't really have much knowledge of it, because kappa crime is almost unheard of. Given the way she's been taken in, though, it's likely to be draconian. She'll get a trial, and summarily an execution. Salem flashes in your mind for an instant. You can't imagine she would receive anything along the lines of a defense attorney, either. You could try taking control of that and doing something about your rather horrendous court record, or you could try doing things the hard way and busting her out here and now (but then getting her out of Kuromizu alive is another matter).

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #391 on:** July 31, 2010, 10:58:47 PM »

>"Oh what the hell. I'll help. You owe me for this, got it?"
>We don't want to get in trouble with the mother culture. Let's take the legal route.

Doll.S CUBE · « **Reply #392 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:04:07 PM »

> Are we actually good at the legal process? If our only experience is with Salem, then were screwed

> Could the belt be used for an escape?

FinnKaenbyou · « **Reply #393 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:06:48 PM »

Quote from: Doll Warrior.S on July 31, 2010, 11:04:07 PM

> Are we actually good at the legal process? If our only experience is with Salem, then were screwed

> Could the belt be used for an escape?

> Unfortunately, Salem was the only time you've ever seen the inside of a courtroom. So yeah, you're on a 0% win record. Things can only get better from here, though!
> Potentially, but from your experience with it the machine will take you to a random place in time/space, and then take you back where you started from. In other words, all it will let you do is go to a world where you're totally out of place, which really isn't that much of an escape unless you somehow get REEEEEEEEEEALLY lucky and end up today and just outside of your shack. That will probably never happen, though, so it's kinda a no-go.

Doll.S CUBE · « **Reply #394 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:09:07 PM »

> Can we try a break out without being caught? Cause we might comeback someday and it be no good if were wanted

DracoOmega · « **Reply #395 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:10:08 PM »

>On the other hand, the belt might make a possible way to escape pursuers, if pressed. Sure, you pop back in the same place, but after some time has passed, they're unlikely to be looking at the exact spot you disappeared from when you came back.

>Who would be the person to talk to about what's likely to happen to the prisoner? Even if it's a mock trial, someone must be calling the shots.

FinnKaenbyou · « **Reply #396 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:35:22 PM »

Quote from: Doll Warrior.S on July 31, 2010, 11:09:07 PM

> Can we try a break out without being caught? Cause we might comeback someday and it be no good if were wanted

> There's one exit, and Sanna and Janna are guarding it. They're still armed, so your odds are slim at best.

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 31, 2010, 11:10:08 PM

>On the other hand, the belt might make a possible way to escape pursuers, if pressed. Sure, you pop back in the same place, but after some time has passed, they're unlikely to be looking at the exact spot you disappeared from when you came back.

>Who would be the person to talk to about what's likely to happen to the prisoner? Even if it's a mock trial, someone must be calling the shots.

> This seems slightly more viable, though you still have the problem of getting Kai out of the tank first.
> The police force is pretty stretched here. Most likely, the guards outside will be in charge of the trial as well, and it'll be done in the next few hours for the sake of haste. They're the two to talk to.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #397 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:42:18 PM »

>Go talk to the guards

>"Well, I've never met her before, at least. What's she supposed to have been spying on, anyway? Where'd you catch her?"

FinnKaenbyou · « **Reply #398 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:50:02 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 31, 2010, 11:42:18 PM

>Go talk to the guards

>"Well, I've never met her before, at least. What's she supposed to have been spying on, anyway? Where'd you catch her?"

>"She's a human, going outta her way to come here. If that's not spying, I dunno what is."
"Yeah, we caught her at the entrance and gave her the usual 'name and business' deal. Then she just burst away and ran for the Electric Fountain. Honestly she should count herself lucky we didn't shoot her right then."
"You'd almost think she was scared of those guns and ran for her life. Human spies really don't have a lot of nerve, do they?"

Doll.S CUBE · « **Reply #399 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:51:45 PM »

> "I really think she was scared of those guns"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #400 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:52:51 PM »

>"How does it count as spying if you get stopped at the front gate? What could she have possibly spied on in that length of time?"

FinnKaenbyou · « **Reply #401 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:03:49 AM »

Quote from: Doll Warrior.S on July 31, 2010, 11:51:45 PM

> "I really think she was scared of those guns"

>"Well, we don't want to take the risk. Trial's gonna start as soon as they get the paperwork done in there, and we're in charge."
"Yeah, and unless someone with real standing talks us out of it, then we're gonna give her the good old electric chair!"

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 31, 2010, 11:52:51 PM

>"How does it count as spying if you get stopped at the front gate? What could she have possibly spied on in that length of time?"

>"Why else would she come to Kuromizu? She's a human, and this isn't a human city."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #402 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:06:31 AM »

>"You ever consider she might just have been coming to admire all our greatness? How are we supposed to keep the reputation for scientific genius that we deserve if no humans can go back to the outside world to tell everyone how amazing it was here?"

FinnKaenbyou · « **Reply #403 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:10:38 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on August 01, 2010, 12:06:31 AM

>"You ever consider she might just have been coming to admire all our greatness? How are we supposed to keep the reputation for scientific genius that we deserve if no humans can go back to the outside world to tell everyone how amazing it was here?"

>That seems like enough to stun them momentarily. But eventually, Janna pulls herself back into phase.
"Well, that may be true. But what do we stand to lose if we trust her, and then she's really a spy? She could steal our technology, sabotage the Electric Fountain, bring Kuromizu to its knees! Is that worth it?!"
"Yeah! We need to play it safe around here! We totally aren't just desperate to actually prosecute a criminal for a change!"
"...Sanna, stop talking."
"Aww..."
This is getting awkward. You have one last resort you can turn to, but you reeeeeally don't want to go for that unless every other option is out the window. Do you try talking to them more, start on a Dramatic Escape (TM), or use the Last Resort?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #404 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:12:00 AM »

>"You know, there's other kinds of prosecution besides the chair. Like...say...indentured servitude."

FinnKaenbyou · « **Reply #405 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:16:22 AM »

Quote from: Purvisen Silver on August 01, 2010, 12:12:00 AM

>"You know, there's other kinds of prosecution besides the chair. Like...say...indentured servitude."

"Hey! My teeth are fine, thank you very much!"
"Sanna, she just means have her as a slave."
"Oh. Well, wouldn't that put her in dangerous reach of our technology anyway? She'd have to be watched 24/7, and some unlucky master would have to take the blame if she went wild..."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #406 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:34:21 AM »

>"Well, what if she was indentured outside of Kuromizu? That way she gets to spread word about us AND has to deal with the terrible punishment of never being able to see this city again? I mean, really, is there any way to be more cruel to someone?"

FinnKaenbyou · « **Reply #407 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:39:10 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on August 01, 2010, 12:34:21 AM

>"Well, what if she was indentured outside of Kuromizu? That way she gets to spread word about us AND has to deal with the terrible punishment of never being able to see this city again? I mean, really, is there any way to be more cruel to someone?"

>"...Huh. That does seem like a fitting punishment, actually. Stop her from ever visiting the city that she apparently loves so much...I like it."
Janna grins.
"Except, well, we'd need someone to take her as a servant. You're not offering yourself up for the job, are you?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #408 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:43:01 AM »

>"Well, I have to head back out that way again, now, sadly, so I'd be in a perfect position to enact her punishment."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #409 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:43:31 AM »

>"And I need someone to clean the Science Shack, anyways."

Doll.S CUBE · « **Reply #410 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:45:38 AM »

> "Also an assistant would be nice"

FinnKaenbyou · « **Reply #411 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:55:49 AM »

>"Well...we can't do that! You're just an ordinary kappa! We can't give you a servant, can we!?"
"Yeah, we can't do that! Sorry, but she's gotta go!"

You were afraid of this. You can still force the issue with that one fact you'd rather keep quiet about, or you can do your damnedest to just screw the system and break Kai out...

DracoOmega · « **Reply #412 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:59:37 AM »

>And what is this one fact that we'd rather keep quiet about, pray tell?

FinnKaenbyou · « **Reply #413 on:** August 01, 2010, 01:01:39 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on August 01, 2010, 12:59:37 AM

>And what is this one fact that we'd rather keep quiet about, pray tell?

>You reach into the backpack, into the bottommost compartment, literally under everything else inside. The royal emblem is still chillingly cold to the touch.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #414 on:** August 01, 2010, 01:03:53 AM »

>If we pull that card, would they likely make it hard for us to leave, again?

FinnKaenbyou · « **Reply #415 on:** August 01, 2010, 01:06:53 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on August 01, 2010, 01:03:53 AM

>If we pull that card, would they likely make it hard for us to leave, again?

>You wield enough clout to silence a pair of police officers, that's for sure.

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #416 on:** August 01, 2010, 01:20:57 AM »

>There's a little more that can be done before resorting to anything too dangerous socially.
>"Then, I don't suppose there's anything I could do to earn enough trust for that position so that she doesn't have to die?"
>"I mean - it might not be the best thing for kappa to go and kill the first human to try and visit the city. We're trying to be a bit more friendly than most, right?"
>"But she doesn't have to go unpunished... I'm not sure how comfortable she is even WEARING that Second Skin. If public embarrassment would be a more fitting punishment..."

FinnKaenbyou · « **Reply #417 on:** August 01, 2010, 01:29:03 AM »

Quote from: E-Nazrin on August 01, 2010, 01:20:57 AM

>There's a little more that can be done before resorting to anything too dangerous socially.
>"Then, I don't suppose there's anything I could do to earn enough trust for that position so that she doesn't have to die?"
>"I mean - it might not be the best thing for kappa to go and kill the first human to try and visit the city. We're trying to be a bit more friendly than most, right?"
>"But she doesn't have to go unpunished... I'm not sure how comfortable she is even WEARING that Second Skin. If public embarrassment would be a more fitting punishment..."

> "Not in the next six hours. Which is as long as I'm willing to wait before handing out some spy-justice."
"We'd have been more willing to listen if her first action wasn't to run straight for the Electric Fountain. Seriously, how much guts does it take to say your name and business? While, uh, you have two guns pointed at your head. That doesn't change anything!"
"Embarrassment? What embarrassment? It's not like it's anything we haven't seen before. Unless you go and make her work at The Wave, but...the guys there creep me out as well. Even spies don't deserve the sorta treatment they'd give her..."

Doll.S CUBE · « **Reply #418 on:** August 01, 2010, 01:41:33 AM »

> "Look just let me talk to your superior, I'm sure I can get her to agree with me"

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #419 on:** August 01, 2010, 01:43:36 AM »

Quote from: Doll Warrior.S on August 01, 2010, 01:41:33 AM

> "Look just let me talk to your superior, I'm sure I can get her to agree with me"

They ARE the superiors.

>"That was more a suggestion than anything. I'd just prefer she not end up dead for admiring kappa so much. Something non-fatal but immediate to teach her a lesson before going into servitude would probably suit both of us."
>"Perhaps we can hang her upside down for a few ~~years~~ hours?"