Welcome to Academy City. The time is evening, the weather is strained, and the date is January 25.
You are Kyril Torikov, Level 3 telekinetic ‘business owner’ and you were sitting in your office. Your top was splayed out on your desk as your wounds were tended to by Asuka. Around you, your guards did their best to clean the room. They did their best to ignore the crisscrossing scars about your torso and your obvious prosthetics. Not that the state of the room had any of them less nervous. You had gouged out parts of the wall, floors, and ceiling in your scuffle against the Guild’s rep. Neither of you emerged unscathed but as you were still present you counted it as a win, sort of. You had never fought a teleporter before, and they had been going easy on you.
This brief lull gave you time to contemplate your next move. Your mission was still to secure the district. The Guild’s decision to try and get rid of the competition certainly wasn’t helping. While you were hoping to deal with them later, it looked like you couldn’t ignore them for much longer. There were many solutions to the problem. First among them was to handle this yourself. The Guild, along with the rest of the district, needed to know you were not one to fuck with. On the other hand, Etzali owed you a favour. With his experience as a gang leader and esoteric Code M skills, he would be the perfect infiltrator to do what was necessary. Nayuta, as ever, remained a last resort. There was no need to go crying to her just yet when all you needed to do was put on the mask and become VERDICT. So really it was just two options.
>Get even with the Guild personally >Call in the favour Etzali owed you >Go crying to Nayuta like a bitch Info:
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>>43374935 >Call in the favour Etzali owed you Anonymous
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>>43374935 >Call in the favour Etzali owed you Bored of Directors !!R630J7K3p4P
You decided to call in a favour from Etzali. “You do realise that your timetable is insane right?” The clown had the gall to argue. This was a sanctioned assignment so you weren’t sure why he had to argue. If he couldn’t infiltrate and dismantle their leadership given his capabilities, you had to wonder how he ever led a gang effectively at all. Then again he did pick a fight with you. “I don’t care,” you instructed, “You have a week, work your magic.” You ended the call to him there. Asuka had moved on from fussing with your injuries to playing with your hair. “So what are we going to do? Nothing?” Sagara asked. “I’ve got someone working on it,” you told him, “Keep an eye on him and make sure he does what I told him to do.” “You’re the boss,” he shrugged, “What are you going to do about the guards.” “There is little one can do against a teleporter,” Asuka put in from above your head, “Trust my personal experience in the matter.” “Still doesn’t make me comfortable that we have someone with that kind of power running around though,” Kyousuke added. “So what do you suggest we do?” you asked. “We need to take them out, deny them to our enemies,” Sagara answered, “Or at the very least keep them out of our business.” “Or you could simply do nothing at all dear.” Asuka’s suggestion drew a questioning look from everyone. “I fear it is a wasted effort trying to contain the threat a teleporter poses. They will simply slip through your grasp like water.” “Or you could just tell them to leave us alone,” Kyousuke retorted. Asuka shrugged. “If that is what old dear leader wishes then it shall be done, even if I feel it is the easy way out.”>Leave the teleporter alone >Deal with this security risk
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>>43375884 >Deal with this security risk Anonymous
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>>43375884 >Deal with this security risk we can make it more difficult for a teleporter at least
Bored of Directors !!R630J7K3p4P
“We’ll do our best to keep her out,” you decided. Asuka pouted but accepted your decision. “’For now, try and get feelers out for how she was hired. I’ll do a background check on my side then we’ll decide on what to do.” With the matter settled the four of your retired for the night. The time is now morning, the weather is crisp, and the date is now January 26. “You definitely can’t kill her nii-chan,” Nayuta warned you. The teleporter that had attacked you may have been a freelancer but she was still an asset for the City. They were a Level 4 by the name of Musujime Awaki. She was also the strongest teleporter in the City. That she hadn’t killed you yesterday could only mean a few things. Chief among them would be that she knew who you were. “Maybe she does, or maybe she doesn’t but you still can’t kill her nii-chan.” “Do I enjoy the same privileges?” you asked. “Despite your best efforts, I’ve still managed to keep you in one piece,” she answered with a smile, “Besides it’s been a week or two since you have been hospitalised.” You grunted at that. She probably couldn’t see the fresh dressings that you had underneath your clothes. “The best I can do is to have you to sit a seminar on teleporter counter-tactics that Anti-Skill schedules every so often but.” “I have to earn it?” Nayuta shook her head. “It’s not that but the fuddy-duddies upstairs need someone to take care of a ‘problem’ for them,” she even did the air-quotes thing, “But well, I’ll let you see for yourself nii-chan.” She handed you a folder. The assignment was a simple assassination contract. The target was leader of a separatist movement and a Code M to boot. Their death would grease the wheels for Academy City’s upcoming peace talks with the Russians. You looked at Nayuta and asked, “So what’s the problem?” “Well if you don’t see a problem with it then I won’t say anything nii-chan.” [1/2]
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>>43377064 >Take the job, reap the rewards >Ask Nayuta why she feels uncomfortable with the assignment >Drop it, there’s more than one way to deal with teleporters Anonymous
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>>43377064 >Ask Nayuta why she feels uncomfortable with the assignment Anonymous
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>>43377103 >Take the job, reap the rewards Bored of Directors !!R630J7K3p4P
“Why not?” Nayuta made a face. “Think of the repercussions nii-chan. This isn’t just a simple political assassination.” You looked over the dossier once again. War weariness was starting to settle in to Russia and her allies. It was enough that several states were considering secession. They had banded together in to an alliance of their own and had delivered an ultimatum to the Russian government. Killing the mastermind would only serve to incite violence between the two. It was something that the City could then use to push for more favourable terms in peace talks. “I still don’t see the problem,” you repeated. “It won’t just be another civil war fought in some forgettable banana republic. This is the Russian Federation nii-chan. Who knows what this will do to world’s economy, not to mention the political landscape within Europe.” “Can’t be much worse,” you argued, “not when the English and the French are having a go at each other already.” That and you really couldn’t care less. Nayuta only sighed. Both of you then moved on to the practicalities of the assignment. “Our target will be arriving by plane tonight and they plan to open negotiations with us before the official Russian delegation arrives tomorrow,” Nayuta explained, “this will be your best window of opportunity.” “Hit them hard and fast as soon as they step out of the plane,” you agreed, “What are my tools if I get any.” “If we’re trying to not be blatant about it then there’s the classic sniper set up for your use. We’re not sure what defences our target may possess so it might not be enough. Breaking out the big guns might solve that problem but it would be next to impossible to hide the City’s involvement. Unless you have a better plan nii-chan?”>Snipe the target >Break out the big guns >Some other method (write-in)
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>>43378062 >Snipe the target Anonymous
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>>43378062 >Snipe the target Anonymous
feels quieter than usually tonight
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>>43378854 Lots of quests have hardly had any players tonight for some reason.
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Should I read the manga or watch the show before participating?
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>>43379093 Not necessarily
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>>43379093 We've broken off the canon rails ages ago, so I wouldn't be too worried about that.
still interested in source material then
read:
Index light novels
Railgun manga
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>>43378062 >Snipe the target Anonymous
>>43379119 I tried reading them once but Touma is just such an awful character that I couldn't do it
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>>43378902 I guess early Halloween parties or mischief night?
I have no idea
any big AAA vidya releases today?
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>>43379273 well, there's always the animus but they don't really address your Touma concerns and cut entire arc out
and railgun anime has filler.