[Private Event]

[becomeanwarrior]

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

OR

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

OR

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

OR

['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

[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.::

[becomeanwarrior]

[ . . . ]

You turned your friend into an airheaded slut and convinced the legislature women didn't need to read or vote. And then your scheme spiraled out of control.

[ Deadpan. ]

[theheadmonarch]

RUDE!

[blackrthanblack]

NORIKO, WHAT DID YOU--!

::Your best friend and your cousin are then blasted by sonic waves smashing them into a wall, knocking them out.::

[arknpcs6]

No scheming, Fire Witch!

With Heward's Portable Symphony and the cards provided to me by the Witch-Saint of the Rebellion, I'll end your nightmare here and now!

::Dramatically poses.::

[becomeanwarrior]

[ ... ]

[ Whispering. ] Noriko. I think our all-powerful eighth-grader made some bad friends—

[ Coughs. He will champion being right again another time. ]

Sorry, but I'm the only one who gets to get on my cousin's case for her terrible decision-making.

So she'll have to take a rain check. She's awfully busy.

[ Stepping in front of Noriko. ]

Haita Onni. As her cousin, beleaguered advisor, and the Champion of the 'Fire Witch', I accept your challenge on her behalf.

[ Pulls a deck out of his jacket pocket. ]

[arknpcs6]

Fine by me! It's not like men are good at Dueling anyways!

::Slams her Deck into a part of the Symphony.::

DUEL!

[becomeanwarrior]

You know, I did need an outlet for all this misplaced aggression—

[ A beige armor plate appears, snapping onto his wrist as a Duel Disk extends from it. ]

DUEL!

[arknpcs6]

I Normal Summon "Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius"! (1300 ATK)

::A mechanical bird appears, in front of her.::

I activate its effect to summon a second copy from my hand! Which then summons the third copy!

::A trio of mechanical birds appear before her, screeing.::

[becomeanwarrior]

Raidraptors...!? [ Augh, something about them sets me on edge and I have no idea why. But more than that— ]

All three Vanishing Lanius on the first turn...!? Going for a big play this soon, huh...

[ What's the play, though? Force Strix or Rise Falcon... Force Strix for the extension, maybe? It's what I'd do, but... ]