Week 32 ResultsBuild PhaseApophis: "And now to test it."
You constructed the massage Parlor.Helepolis: "I'm at the top of my game now."
Research PhaseMai: "..."
Yuki: "Thanks. Now let's see what this does."
Eskarina: "It seems to be showing us another dimension?"
Mai: "!!!"
Yuki: "What? This is??"
Yuki: "So the reason our mansion isn't done is because these jerks are drawing the whole process out."
Mai: "And the idiot chronicalling it is being slow."
Yuki: "I saw we beat the tar out of him."
Eskarina: "Wouldn't that cause a paradox? And how can we get there? This just allows us to make bad jokes!"
Yuki: "I have a plan..."
You researched Break 4th Wall. You can now research Win Game.Spells:Elspeth: "Is this another stand around and do nothing week?"
Yuki: "No I've got something for you to do."
Elspeth: "Oh right. I remember what I was doing. Will be doing? Ugh."
Ferra: "Alright. Then let's get on it."
Summoned Elspeth and Ferra. Turned 15 gems to wood.Special Actions1) Apophis - construct a defense tower
Apophis: "This should get rid of those crows."
Yuki: "Overkill much?"
2) Ruby - hunt for gems
Ruby: "Hm... Stealing the focuses for giant lasers is kinda getting dull. Maybe I'll go mess with that Echidna."
You gained 27 gems.3) Ferra - construct items for Glenda and Elminia
Ferra: "Glenda for you, the Ultimate Microphone. This one goes to 11."
Glenda: "Shouldn't we just make 10 louder?"
| *Glenda | Actress | 1 | $100 income |
Ferra: "Anyway, for Elminia these roller skates."
[Mach point]: "Please, call me my master."
Elminia: "Is that an armed device?"
[Mach point]: "Yes my master."
| *Elminia | Waitress | 1 | $15 income for each food building. +5 defense. |
4) Hibachi - take 2000 money to wheel and deal.
Hibachi: "Hm... Maybe rice futures will work out?"
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Event. $1000 profit5) Elspeth - support Hibachi and Ruby
Elspeth: "Let's NOT have Ruby destroy a universe and reroute her a bit..."
6) Kirala - Train gem cutting
Kirala: "Hm... I just can't work faster without getting more of me."
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Kirala made 5 gems.7 + 8 ) Mai and Eskarina - Aid research
Eskarina: "Here, I think we can help finish your notes."
Mai: "..."
Gained 85 research.9) Maya - Go Touring
Maya: "I think I'm off the blacklist now. Let's see."
Maya gained $400.10) FIGHT CRIME
"SON OF A BITCH!"
Yuki jumped about a foot at Hibachi's outburst downstairs. Putting aside her formulas she headed down to see Alouette standing next to the merchant devil with a rolled up newspaper. Given the way Hibachi was holding her head it had already seen use.
"What happened Hibachi?" Yuki asked.
Hibachi looked like she was going to go on another rant, but a cold glare from Alouette caused her to calm a bit. "I invested the money in a shipment, but some theives busted into the storehouse and took the whole lot! Dimensional magic. No one knows where they've gone." Hibachi looked downcast. "I'm sorry Mistress. I screwed up."
"Well it's not over yet," Yuki said. "Let's see what Yumeko turns up. I'm sure someone's got enough pull to bring out the big guns here."
Hibachi sighed and nodded. Helepolis grabbed her friend by the wrist and started leading her outside. "Here I'll help you relax...."
Yuki turned around and headed back to her office then shut the door. Then she started to pace.
After a little while she sighed, turned to the clock, and pulled the lever to open it.
It was time to humiliate herself again.
***
Yuki watched Elspeth's hands fly over her keyboard. She had no idea how the devil managed to get ANY information to compute, but she imagined it was part of the devils innate ability. A butler needed to be able to do anything, so Elspeth could do anything. But only to a certain degree. And only if Yuki REALLY needed it.
She idly wondered if Alouette could do similar things if she was the sole servant of a master. Or maybe the rules for maids and butlers were slightly different.
After a few moments the devil hit the enter key. A map of the frozen plains next to the fortress of Pandemonium appeared. "Apparently the theives are here. They have a base carved into the ice. It seems these devils are immune to cold, so the freezing temperatures don't affect them."
"Good work old chum," Mai said, causing Yuki to wince. "Any suggestions Black Cat?"
"We use my transmutation abilities to make us immune to cold then your ice powers to cut a way into the base," Yuki replied.
"That seems like a good plan," Elspeth said. "Just don't use anything too powerful while inside. You don't want to colapse the complex."
***
Everything went better then expected.
Well was going better then expected. Yuki had a bruise from a lucky right cross before she'd broken the mans arm, and Mai'd been grazed by an ice attack, but these devils were brittle. A good punch or kick usually broke something.
Yuki jumped forward and used a spinning roundhouse to put another one out of her misery. They were starting to break now. At this rate...
"Pah! The White Fox. And that Black Cat. I'll get rid of you then finish my operation."
The boss appeared, right on schedule. Fat, arrogant and stupid powerful. Yuki had to leap away from a massive block of ice that tried to crush her.
Which meant Mai got the satisfaction of shattering the thug to bits with a flying drop kick.
As the two moved into the wherehouse behind the fleeing bandits Yuki blinked in surprise. "Huh, looks like they were slow offloading their stuff. Guess we get a bonus."
"Now now Black Cat. It's best to get these back to their true owners."
Yuki sighed. "I suppose so." They'd draw attention if they got all this stuff.
***
Hibachi was all smiles after the shipment was returned. However Yuki still had some misgivings.
"Ah! The White Fox is so cool!"
"And that Black Cat. I'd like to take her home..."
"How is it possible to fool them of all people?" muttered Yuki to herself.
Event:You got your money back from some dirty thieving bandits.
-3 notoriety. Wounds were prevented.This weeks work caused 3 stress
"Shotglass" is restless