[Private Event]

[becomeanwarrior]

[A Ten Ton Straw On A Camel's Back]

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[The Light Of Reason Flickers In The Eye Of The Storm]

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[Madness Enhancement Is A Skill That Renders Most Forms Of Communication Impossible]

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['Anger 2' In E Minor]

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[ A series of vignettes in which Onni reacts about as well as anyone would to finding out their niece nearly died three weeks ago, is claiming to ascend to the status of a mad god, and every fear they had about her burgeoning powers they specifically warned her parents about has come true, all at once.

This is fine. ]

Comments

[theheadmonarch]

I don't... didn't think she was in serious trouble, just angry!

Fourteen year old girls are moody and stupid! And she's acting out like some embarrassing 8th grader!

And I thought people were exaggerating.

[blackrthanblack]

::Sighs, shaking her hair.::

Besides, Akae and Sadame are already assigned to this case.



What else do you expect to add. And what happens to Kamala is up to me and me alone.

[becomeanwarrior]

Her Seal of Darkness broke before her Seal of Glory! How's that not a capital-p Problem! Isn't she your Dark Signer!? Shouldn't you have sensed something!?

[ Has flash stepped over and is now shaking you comically, Noriko. ]

She's an all-powerful eighth grader! That's the worst kind of trouble!

[ He then lets you go and looks back over at Shiyoko. ]

...Shiyoko. We are going to have a long, long talk about this when I'm in a better headspace to do so. But.

Kamala needs my help, so I'm in fact going to be pitching in, here. Don't think I won't wrestle you down over it.

[theheadmonarch]

::Shake shake shaken.::

... Oh right I'm a God. And all powerful is overblowing it...

[blackrthanblack]

::Putting her glasses back on.::

And what do you expect to add, Kaptain Kangaroo?

[the_deadlights]

::Meanwhile, Noriko (Another) and her ice cream have nearly snuck out of the room.::

[becomeanwarrior]

HOW DID YOU FORGET YOU WERE A GOD.

[ SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE. He's shaking himself more than Noriko right now, really... ]

...Oh, right. A plan. Well.

I'm basically indestructible, so I figured I was gonna let her wail on me a bit.

While trying to talk her down from being an obstinate tween who wants to quit school and become a dark god and remind her she's loved, because I'm pretty sure she still respects me despite having the mother of all tantrums.

...And then maybe use one of my Different Dimension Capsules to teleport her to a really nicely furnished OOPARTS holding cell so we could in fact try and get her to calm down and all give her a hug together without her trying to get away.

And while I'm doing that, she- [ Big Ace Attorney style point at the fleeing Noriko Another. ] Can work on her charades routine that she told me she needs to do in order to tell me the things the geas can't so that we can start planning for dealing with God-Empress Suzume.

'zat about cover it?

[theheadmonarch]

Because I don't like thinking about it because then I start seeing everyone but Souha, Kamala, Aisling and Sumiho as ants to be crushed and controlled, or pets to be yanked.

::Shaken.::

[the_deadlights]

I mean I would but the vibes right now are horrendous.

[becomeanwarrior]

Those are reasonable reasons not to want to think about it! But still!

[ ...He's not even really shaking you anymore, Noriko, more rocking back and forth as he grips onto your shoulders. ]

You're going to have to live with the bad vibes, other-'cuz. Cause I'm only just starting to work through uh, whatever this is. A long-needed respite from the chains I willingly wear? A complete lapse in sensibility? Total madness finally gripping me after staving it off for over a decade?

But. Uh. I guess I can leave. If you need me to leave so you two can work. I would really like us to start moving on it, y'know. Soon. Ish. So I can finish restructuring Sector Security.

...And take a vacation. Have I mentioned I needed a vacation for like, months?

[theheadmonarch]

Then put in a request, you nimrod! And have yourself approve it as you're your own boss!

::Her chest idly wobbling as you do.::

At least you can have one!

[becomeanwarrior]

I can't have one until I've solved all the cases! That's what I'm trying to tell you!

I feel too much responsibility to just duck out at this point! So I have to finish all these plates I'm juggling first!

[theheadmonarch]

There's no end to cases, you dumbass! And then you'll find a new plate and never stop spinning plates!

[becomeanwarrior]

There's an end to these cases! And then I can rest! For a bit!

But until there is you're stuck with me like this!

[theheadmonarch]

And those cases will spawn new sub cases and those will spawn even more cases!

You're a workaholic!

At least I hate my job!

[becomeanwarrior]

[ Stops shaking you. ]

Okay, yes, fine, I'm a workaholic. But I swear once we're clear of this mess of stupid cases. I have a restructuring plan that will cut down on the work I have to do immensely.

Which is why I want us to deal with the stupid bird yokai. And Suzume. And Kamala throwing a tantum. And Echo. And the Otherworlders.

Because once those are done and I can finally finish my transition and then take a FRIGGIN' VACATION.

[theheadmonarch]

Fine! But yelling at us isn't gonna get you anything.

It's not like it'll lead you to a clue about what's going on with her besides what she already said!

[becomeanwarrior]

[ Exhales. And, for a moment, seems to come down off the mania. ]

Well... you're probably right. Mostly I was here to shake you so that we could all work together to get Kamala back on stable ground, and then we could make a plan to deal with the rest of the problems as they come up.

I wasn't really looking for clues, really... I was just kind of making it up as I go.

[arknpcs6]

::And Onni and friends, the Ceiling smashes through, as a cloud of dust and debris spreads.::

I'm here for revenge for Lapith, Fire Witch!

::Onni, there's a teenage girl, in a marching band outfit, with a floating series of alien musical instruments, practically a symphony in and of themselves.::

[the_deadlights]

And I'm outie.

::Her Ice Cream and her promptly leave the room.::

[theheadmonarch]

Why won't that country leave me alone!

::Whines.::

[becomeanwarrior]

...Noriko...?

[ Turns slightly. ]

What's 'Lapith'?

[theheadmonarch]

Okay, so you know how I'm interested in social engineering?

::Whispering really quietly.::

[becomeanwarrior]

I remember it coming up once or twice, yes. Why.

[ Also whispering. ]

[theheadmonarch]

okay so like the queen there at the time was my friend and we got curious to see if her country would remain like egalitarian as it was if i made her drink a potion to turn her into a fool, offer herself into slavery and have the legislature uh, unburden women.

and... then a pair of heroes who had beef with me for another incident chased me, ash and zoey off and i wasn't able to get back there for an age. by which point the title of fire witch was a curse among the women there

::Making very small discrete hand gestures and oh you can tell she's underselling this badly.::