Lee nodded and followed along. With nobody paying attention (not even the soldiers, who were more interested in viewing Arch from all angles than putting out the fire), Maiden and her partner samurai entered the smoke-filled room to grab up a treasure trove of items. While Maiden grabbed all of the clothing articles, Lee attempted to gather up Arch's armor and a few of her other items. Maiden found some lacy white panties with thong backs and blue ribbons... she could easily guess they belonged to her "favorite general." There was also some more plain but tellingly oversized black lingerie mixed in.
When Lee realized they needed to make an exit, she did so literally by prying two wall-logs apart, creating an exit point just large enough for them to slip out one at a time. "Through this way!" she whispered, then followed Maiden out.
They had the cover of smoke to protect them now, should they need to approach the crowd, re-enter the laundry room, or head for the safety of the forest. Judging by the sound of splashing water, the soldiers had begun their firefighting efforts.
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Maiden led Lee away from the building and into the forest. They would not risk failing the mission at this point, as it was going so well. Maiden made a quick owl hoot as they moved deeper into the forest, signaling to her SPs that the mission was over and they were to withdraw. A few minutes later, assuming she made a clean getaway, Maiden made another owl hoot to give her SPs something to locate her by.
Assuming Aya and Suzume could home in on Maiden's verbal signal, or figure out some way to lock in on her NET signal, and meet up somewhere deep in the forest, Maiden hands the clothing over to them and reverts back to DragonierMan. "We have succeeded, somehow. Now to turn over the prize to General Yasu." Suzume smiles as DragonierMan turns to Lee. "General Lee, as always you have shown your qualities. I thank you for your assistance. Is there anything else I can do for you before we part ways tonight?"
Assuming Aya and Suzume could home in on Maiden's verbal signal, or figure out some way to lock in on her NET signal, and meet up somewhere deep in the forest, Maiden hands the clothing over to them and reverts back to DragonierMan. "We have succeeded, somehow. Now to turn over the prize to General Yasu." Suzume smiles as DragonierMan turns to Lee. "General Lee, as always you have shown your qualities. I thank you for your assistance. Is there anything else I can do for you before we part ways tonight?"
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There was no trouble hooking back up with Aya and Suzume, although the reasonability of getting his girls to hold on to a big pile of ladies unmentionables he'd stolen was questionable. Lee pulled off all the extra armor once they were certain they were safe, revealing messed up hair and several burns,along with her black shorts and sports top. "Thanks! You're kind of a sadist as a girl, huh? Don't walk around camp in that GMO or you're going to get a camp of fanboys like the rest of us," Lee laughed. "I don't think there's anything you can do for me unless you have some cool running water... I know, it's weird to see a fire navi covered in burns and asking for water, but-!"
"Ahem!" Yasu announced from nearby, interrupting Lee. She jumped down from one of the gnarled tree-limbs in ninja-like fashion, landing next to DragonierMan She was clad in her usual immodest green battle armor and looked angry, as usual. Hopefully that was just her usual man-allergy going through. Along with her, another navi appeared: a pale, lanky woman with a lavender colored, latex-texture navi-suit and a purple full-body cape. Her eyes were covered with two criss-crossing patches, each with a lens extending out from its center. Her hair was scraggly and almost gray colored, although she didn't look that old. "Lee. DragonierMan."
"Hey, Taicho! The girl with our leader there is Survey; she's been helping us monitor the premises," Lee introduced DragonierMan. The other girl smiled a bit awkwardly and nodded, but remained quiet.
"There's no need for a report," Yasu continued, as if someone had offered to give one. "I have been monitoring your mission along with Survey from the control room. I think that I would like to start by asking... what exactly was your goal? Did I ask you to break in to a storage room and brink me all of the ludicrous, skanky underwear you could find?" she inquired, grabbing a pair of Escort's and holding them up in her fist (probably thinking they were Dee's). You appear as robbers to the girls, offering no motivation other than random curiosity, insult the little efforts they provide to get to stop you, continue past them in stealth to steal panties without any motivation that I can understand... You offered a significant challenge but no motivation! No tuition! No reason to try harder, only reasons to think the job isn't worth it! What exactly was the point of all of this?!" she spat, crumbling up the panties in her hand.
"Don't get your panties in a knot!" Lee replied, crossing her arms. "I think we scared them plenty! They ought to be more serious about it now!"
"Yes, your scaring was quite thorough, what with almost killing one with a spear and setting their post on fire. But we don't need them paranoid and antagonized! We need them to realize that putting in effort makes a difference. I highly doubt they've seen anything here that encourages them to do anything other than run and fetch Subordinate Arch," Yasu retorted. "As it stands, I am prepared to call this mission a failure. If you would like another chance to fix it and receive your reward, you may attempt to remedy the situation yourselves, although it's so far gone I'm hardly certain that will be possible."
"Aw, geez! What do we do?" Lee sighed, pressing her thumbs together. "Motivating workers is hard work!"
"I'm beginning to think I need to hire motivators to motivate my motivators..." Yasu grumbled. The other woman stayed silent and kept her body covered in her cloak, watching DragonierMan curiously.
"Ahem!" Yasu announced from nearby, interrupting Lee. She jumped down from one of the gnarled tree-limbs in ninja-like fashion, landing next to DragonierMan She was clad in her usual immodest green battle armor and looked angry, as usual. Hopefully that was just her usual man-allergy going through. Along with her, another navi appeared: a pale, lanky woman with a lavender colored, latex-texture navi-suit and a purple full-body cape. Her eyes were covered with two criss-crossing patches, each with a lens extending out from its center. Her hair was scraggly and almost gray colored, although she didn't look that old. "Lee. DragonierMan."
"Hey, Taicho! The girl with our leader there is Survey; she's been helping us monitor the premises," Lee introduced DragonierMan. The other girl smiled a bit awkwardly and nodded, but remained quiet.
"There's no need for a report," Yasu continued, as if someone had offered to give one. "I have been monitoring your mission along with Survey from the control room. I think that I would like to start by asking... what exactly was your goal? Did I ask you to break in to a storage room and brink me all of the ludicrous, skanky underwear you could find?" she inquired, grabbing a pair of Escort's and holding them up in her fist (probably thinking they were Dee's). You appear as robbers to the girls, offering no motivation other than random curiosity, insult the little efforts they provide to get to stop you, continue past them in stealth to steal panties without any motivation that I can understand... You offered a significant challenge but no motivation! No tuition! No reason to try harder, only reasons to think the job isn't worth it! What exactly was the point of all of this?!" she spat, crumbling up the panties in her hand.
"Don't get your panties in a knot!" Lee replied, crossing her arms. "I think we scared them plenty! They ought to be more serious about it now!"
"Yes, your scaring was quite thorough, what with almost killing one with a spear and setting their post on fire. But we don't need them paranoid and antagonized! We need them to realize that putting in effort makes a difference. I highly doubt they've seen anything here that encourages them to do anything other than run and fetch Subordinate Arch," Yasu retorted. "As it stands, I am prepared to call this mission a failure. If you would like another chance to fix it and receive your reward, you may attempt to remedy the situation yourselves, although it's so far gone I'm hardly certain that will be possible."
"Aw, geez! What do we do?" Lee sighed, pressing her thumbs together. "Motivating workers is hard work!"
"I'm beginning to think I need to hire motivators to motivate my motivators..." Yasu grumbled. The other woman stayed silent and kept her body covered in her cloak, watching DragonierMan curiously.
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DragonierMan didn't find it odd to have women carry womens' undergarments. Aya took out one of her sacks and the two girls began to put the garments away so they wouldn't get dirty. Meanwhile Yasu interrupted Lee's speech and jumped down to address them. Drago calmly reached into the folds of his cloak as Lee introduced Survey and produced a small canteen of water, handing it to Lee just before Yasu continued. He would have to learn more about this Survey later.
Yasu began to give a verbal thrashing to Drago and Lee for their lackluster performance. Drago reached into his cloak again and produced a small scroll, unrolling it. He read the following:
Drago rolled up the scroll then motioned for Aya to come forward with the sack. She took the panties from Yasu and put them in the bag. "As you have seen, we accomplished the objective of adopting an unknown persona, breaking past them while being rough, stealing what we could, and then escaping. The fire was caused by Kindle and it was not in the mission objectives to also rough up Subordinate Arch." Drago waved Aya back after she stuffed the panties into the sack. She retreated back behind him to where Suzume stood, watching with clenched jaw.
"Arch even stated that they were trying to leave their posts. And from what I've seen from their actions this night, I would say that raiding something they were guarding to 'provide them sufficient incentive to take their duties more seriously in the future' was not the way to go. Their talents might lie outside the honorable line of guard duty."
Drago put the scroll away in the folds of his cloak. "Apparently they were not trained properly to handle the situations that guard duty entails. I suggest that besides training them like all soldiers in the Neo-Shoguns' army, so that they have better responses next time they are put in danger, that we also use them for what they are, media-spokespersons. Lord knows that the Neo-Shoguns have tried to polish their image ever since the incident in Yoka Valley. A few good PRs would do us better than a few lackluster guards. Perhaps the honorable work of spreading the Lord Shogun's doctrine will get us more fighting Navis for the army to make up for their pitiful performance on the field of battle. And give them the motivation they so dreadfully need."
He turned to one side, so he was in profile with the moon. "If you wish, I can go back now and talk to them. Perhaps I can raise their spirits, especially if you give your consent to putting them in the booth. After all, they don't know it was me who attacked, and they have no reason to not trust my experience here in the NS."
He stopped and turned back to Yasu and Survey, and addressed Survey. "What is your observation?"
Yasu began to give a verbal thrashing to Drago and Lee for their lackluster performance. Drago reached into his cloak again and produced a small scroll, unrolling it. He read the following:
Quote (Mission Objectives: Abstract)
"I need the two of you to adopt the persona of attackers and break past them, infiltrate the facility they have been designated to protect, steal everything you can, and then escape. It should not be difficult and you are free to be as rough with the girls as needed. They must learn discipline."
Drago rolled up the scroll then motioned for Aya to come forward with the sack. She took the panties from Yasu and put them in the bag. "As you have seen, we accomplished the objective of adopting an unknown persona, breaking past them while being rough, stealing what we could, and then escaping. The fire was caused by Kindle and it was not in the mission objectives to also rough up Subordinate Arch." Drago waved Aya back after she stuffed the panties into the sack. She retreated back behind him to where Suzume stood, watching with clenched jaw.
"Arch even stated that they were trying to leave their posts. And from what I've seen from their actions this night, I would say that raiding something they were guarding to 'provide them sufficient incentive to take their duties more seriously in the future' was not the way to go. Their talents might lie outside the honorable line of guard duty."
Drago put the scroll away in the folds of his cloak. "Apparently they were not trained properly to handle the situations that guard duty entails. I suggest that besides training them like all soldiers in the Neo-Shoguns' army, so that they have better responses next time they are put in danger, that we also use them for what they are, media-spokespersons. Lord knows that the Neo-Shoguns have tried to polish their image ever since the incident in Yoka Valley. A few good PRs would do us better than a few lackluster guards. Perhaps the honorable work of spreading the Lord Shogun's doctrine will get us more fighting Navis for the army to make up for their pitiful performance on the field of battle. And give them the motivation they so dreadfully need."
He turned to one side, so he was in profile with the moon. "If you wish, I can go back now and talk to them. Perhaps I can raise their spirits, especially if you give your consent to putting them in the booth. After all, they don't know it was me who attacked, and they have no reason to not trust my experience here in the NS."
He stopped and turned back to Yasu and Survey, and addressed Survey. "What is your observation?"
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Lee and Yasu both listened with, respectively, surprise and indignation respectively as DragonierMan offered a fairly solid argument for both the fact that he'd done what was asked and that the mission was, in retrospect, flawed from conception. "Perhaps you would make a better spokesperson than subordinate yourself, DragonierMan! You seem to have quite a talent of lawyering," the first general responded with obvious annoyance. "You seem far more eloquent when it comes to arguing why you should be paid for your work than you did when you were performing your assignment!"
"You're just mad cause he's right! It was dumb," Lee retorted, then stuck out her tongue.
"It could have worked if the two of you had put in the proper effort to achieve your goals. Instead the two of you failed to adapt to a dynamic situation, carried out orders in need of revision, and returned with no results. The way I see it, you were more interested with conforming to mission specs than you were doing general good for our empire," Yasu snapped.
"My observation?" Survey responded, cutting off Yasu mid-rant with no apology. "I believe there were failures on all sides. The girls need proper incentive to stop dwelling on their old jobs and focus on their new duties. They should be assigned more fitting duties. They should be motivated in a way that does not demoralize them. The efforts of DragonierMan and Lee were counterintuitive to motivation because they were too dramatic and upsetting, too terrorizing without room to think. While Kindle is clearly wrong for a guard position, Capo has been guarding locations as a career. Therefore, the issue is only partially a misallocation of roles. I believe that from what I've seen, Capo needs to be a more motivated guard and Kindle should be placed elsewhere. Both will require significant motivation to settle into their new jobs, as they are not motivated by net-imperialism, unification, the many girls of the NS, the opportunity for faction resources in the form of connections or weaponry, nor a bond with anyone here. Any solution will have to be very creative," she finished. The tubes on her eyes spun for a moment, like she was focusing in or out on something.
"... That seems to be an apt assessment. Now, I believe a good starting point for Kindle will be a reassignment to a less combative position, which I can handle personally. In the mean time, I would like the two of you to speak to Capo. I will bind you to no particular methodology, but I believe it would be advisable to approach as yourselves, possibly wary of news that she failed to protect our laundry room," Yasu offered, perhaps mellowed now that a significant female population agreed she was going about overseeing the mission improperly. "Further use of disguises will only confuse the situation... as will revealing that I had anything to do with orchestrating it."
Yasu left in the same ninja-like fashion. "May I offer further assistance?" the lady in lavender inquired.
It looked like Arch was talking to Kindle while Capo patrolled the building, from what the group could see in the distance.
"You're just mad cause he's right! It was dumb," Lee retorted, then stuck out her tongue.
"It could have worked if the two of you had put in the proper effort to achieve your goals. Instead the two of you failed to adapt to a dynamic situation, carried out orders in need of revision, and returned with no results. The way I see it, you were more interested with conforming to mission specs than you were doing general good for our empire," Yasu snapped.
"My observation?" Survey responded, cutting off Yasu mid-rant with no apology. "I believe there were failures on all sides. The girls need proper incentive to stop dwelling on their old jobs and focus on their new duties. They should be assigned more fitting duties. They should be motivated in a way that does not demoralize them. The efforts of DragonierMan and Lee were counterintuitive to motivation because they were too dramatic and upsetting, too terrorizing without room to think. While Kindle is clearly wrong for a guard position, Capo has been guarding locations as a career. Therefore, the issue is only partially a misallocation of roles. I believe that from what I've seen, Capo needs to be a more motivated guard and Kindle should be placed elsewhere. Both will require significant motivation to settle into their new jobs, as they are not motivated by net-imperialism, unification, the many girls of the NS, the opportunity for faction resources in the form of connections or weaponry, nor a bond with anyone here. Any solution will have to be very creative," she finished. The tubes on her eyes spun for a moment, like she was focusing in or out on something.
"... That seems to be an apt assessment. Now, I believe a good starting point for Kindle will be a reassignment to a less combative position, which I can handle personally. In the mean time, I would like the two of you to speak to Capo. I will bind you to no particular methodology, but I believe it would be advisable to approach as yourselves, possibly wary of news that she failed to protect our laundry room," Yasu offered, perhaps mellowed now that a significant female population agreed she was going about overseeing the mission improperly. "Further use of disguises will only confuse the situation... as will revealing that I had anything to do with orchestrating it."
Yasu left in the same ninja-like fashion. "May I offer further assistance?" the lady in lavender inquired.
It looked like Arch was talking to Kindle while Capo patrolled the building, from what the group could see in the distance.
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DragonierMan addressed Survey's last question in a normal conversational voice, "Actually yes, I'd like to know more about you. Are you a member of the NS or another ally?" Aya cleared her throat after slinging the large sack over her shoulder. Drago turned to look at Aya who motioned her head back to the laundry building. Drago turned back to Survey, "Oh, and what do you think we should say to them when we go and talk to them? I was thinking that we tell them that we intercepted some thieves and ran them off, taking what they dropped in their haste. That way we can return the items with none the wiser. But if you have anything that we could add to that, that deals with the mission and motivation, I would like to hear it. I am not well versed in such matters as you can see. When it comes to combat, terror is one of the rules, and I am quick to take to the field."
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"Me?" the purple-caped navi asked dumbly tilting her head in apparent confusion. It was a look that implied she either wasn't used to hearing the question or had no way to respond to it. "I'm a surveillance expert hired by the NS insecure their holdings here. I've installed equipment throughout the camp to monitor everything... except for two rooms: the shogun's quarters and the officer's bathing pool. I feel like at least one of these... probably both... ought to be monitored for intrusion, but the first general insisted against it. I'm not officially a member of the NS, although it feels as though its hard to interact so closely with the first general and not be drawn in. She's very persistent with her recruitment attempts..."
"As for your mission, my suggestion would be to figure out what motivated Capo to do her previous job and then use that to your advantage. You may be able to learn that from Kindle or you could try asking directly. Then I would either persuade her or otherwise trick her into matching that former motivation. She doesn't seem especially bright," Survey noted. She looked fairly unenthused herself. "Well, good luck."
"Wait!" Lee shouted, grabbing hold of one of the navi's thin arms. "Why not come with us and help? You seem to have a pretty good handle on it..."
"That's somewhat outside the scope of ny work," she explained, standing immobile with one arm held away from her body. She likely couldn't get her arm free even if she tried, given the difference in muscle of the two girls.
"As for your mission, my suggestion would be to figure out what motivated Capo to do her previous job and then use that to your advantage. You may be able to learn that from Kindle or you could try asking directly. Then I would either persuade her or otherwise trick her into matching that former motivation. She doesn't seem especially bright," Survey noted. She looked fairly unenthused herself. "Well, good luck."
"Wait!" Lee shouted, grabbing hold of one of the navi's thin arms. "Why not come with us and help? You seem to have a pretty good handle on it..."
"That's somewhat outside the scope of ny work," she explained, standing immobile with one arm held away from her body. She likely couldn't get her arm free even if she tried, given the difference in muscle of the two girls.
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"Very well." DragonierMan heard Survey's story and advice and put his hand on Lee's arm. "You can release her General Lee. She has her duties to perform as well as we do. It would not be wise to hold her up, especially if General Yasu is the one who needs her." He left unsaid the fact that Yasu might come back and yell at them later for holding Survey from her assigned duties, but Lee could probably gather that from his tone. He then turned back to the burnt-out shack that was originally a laundry room. "Now let's see what all the fuss is about."
He motioned for Lee, Aya, and Suzume to follow. He didn't try to hide his presence as he moved through the forest towards the clearing, making quite the racket of rustling leaves and clomping boots. Nothing too out of the ordinary though for someone as big as he was, clad in full armor. As he emerged from the woods into the clearing he brought up a hand to wave. "I think you gals lost something." Drago called out with a relatively neutral tone as he motioned Aya forward, carrying the sack of unmentionables. Drago, Aya, and Suzume moved toward Arch and laid the sack at their feet, opening it up to show all the underwear and clothing. "We scared off some thieves and they dropped this. Why would anyone want to steal such unremarkable clothes? Are they laced with gold or give magic to the wearer?" Drago then caught himself with a snicker as he looked down into the sack. "Although I guess some males would do whatever a woman asked, if she was wearing some of these for him to see."
He then looked up and saw the burned-out laundry room and the general dishevelment of Arch, Kindle, and Capo, and his snicker turned into a frown. "Looks like they did a number on you. What happened? Are you three alright?" Aya and Suzume also attempted to look as concerned as possible, following Drago's lead. Drago's eyes focused more and longer on Arch, as she was quite beautiful all dirtied up with little clothing.
He motioned for Lee, Aya, and Suzume to follow. He didn't try to hide his presence as he moved through the forest towards the clearing, making quite the racket of rustling leaves and clomping boots. Nothing too out of the ordinary though for someone as big as he was, clad in full armor. As he emerged from the woods into the clearing he brought up a hand to wave. "I think you gals lost something." Drago called out with a relatively neutral tone as he motioned Aya forward, carrying the sack of unmentionables. Drago, Aya, and Suzume moved toward Arch and laid the sack at their feet, opening it up to show all the underwear and clothing. "We scared off some thieves and they dropped this. Why would anyone want to steal such unremarkable clothes? Are they laced with gold or give magic to the wearer?" Drago then caught himself with a snicker as he looked down into the sack. "Although I guess some males would do whatever a woman asked, if she was wearing some of these for him to see."
He then looked up and saw the burned-out laundry room and the general dishevelment of Arch, Kindle, and Capo, and his snicker turned into a frown. "Looks like they did a number on you. What happened? Are you three alright?" Aya and Suzume also attempted to look as concerned as possible, following Drago's lead. Drago's eyes focused more and longer on Arch, as she was quite beautiful all dirtied up with little clothing.
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"Okay... Off you go, ma'am!" Lee finished, letting go of Survey's wrist. The navi bowed again, then ran off with surprising speed, nearly equal to that of Yasu's. Lee followed along with DragonierMan until they reached the former mission point once again. "... Don't let Dee hear you calling her underwear unremarkable... You might make her cry," she laughed dryly.
Arch flinched for a moment, started to cover herself, then realized that a bikini was pretty modest compared to a lot of things that DragonierMan had encountered her wearing. "Yes, two of the strangest characters attacked... you must have run into them. They stole only underwear and my armor, which it looks like you've recovered. They didn't say anything about what they were up to and Kindle describes them as quite violent. She says they were both women; one of them was in heavy armor, but the fire burnt enough of the navi's clothing for them to make out the gender. The other was dressed in white with brown hair... but none of the descriptions match anyone we know," she finished, placing her hands upon her hips and shaking her hair. "So the thieves were scared off? Did they use some sort of tricks to elude you? We were busy here, trying to contain the fire..."
"Sorry... The fire's sort of a self-defense thing... I guess it didn't work out..." Kindle sobbed.
"Well, please go speak with the First General. I believe she wishes to speak to you about a more appropriate assignment," Arch sighed. "What brings you to the area, DragonierMan? Were you meeting with Lee or did the two of you run into each other while pursuing the thieves?"
Arch flinched for a moment, started to cover herself, then realized that a bikini was pretty modest compared to a lot of things that DragonierMan had encountered her wearing. "Yes, two of the strangest characters attacked... you must have run into them. They stole only underwear and my armor, which it looks like you've recovered. They didn't say anything about what they were up to and Kindle describes them as quite violent. She says they were both women; one of them was in heavy armor, but the fire burnt enough of the navi's clothing for them to make out the gender. The other was dressed in white with brown hair... but none of the descriptions match anyone we know," she finished, placing her hands upon her hips and shaking her hair. "So the thieves were scared off? Did they use some sort of tricks to elude you? We were busy here, trying to contain the fire..."
"Sorry... The fire's sort of a self-defense thing... I guess it didn't work out..." Kindle sobbed.
"Well, please go speak with the First General. I believe she wishes to speak to you about a more appropriate assignment," Arch sighed. "What brings you to the area, DragonierMan? Were you meeting with Lee or did the two of you run into each other while pursuing the thieves?"
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Drago mentally smirked at the comment from Lee about Dee's unmentionables before turning back to the current conversation. He listened to Arch and put a fist to his chin as he frowned, trying to recall.
"White with brown hair? I saw a white with silver hair. So either there was another one, or we saw the same person differently. Either way they hightailed it out of there when me and General Lee showed them our stuff." Drago took his fist off his chin and flexed the arm. "I hope we got everything back from them." He opened the sack more and began looking for Arch's armor for a minute, handing it back to her when he found it. "Looks like we saved your armor at least. Yasu would probably have a fit if you were not in uniform," he said as he continued to wave away any more about the encounter.
"Actually we were on our way here to talk to you gals. General Yasu, in all her wisdom, has decided to reassign you," he points to Kindle, "To a less... combative position. You should report to her as Arch suggests." He turns and points to Capo, speaking loud enough to be heard by her. "As for Capo, we've heard that she needs a little motivation. Apparently, even though she is used to guarding things by now, it has been difficult for her adjusting to working for the Neo-Shogunate." Drago then tries to wave Capo over. "So, maybe you could tell us what we can do to make you feel better working here?"
He then quickly turns his head to Arch, "And maybe we can find some more time to hang out together." He gives Arch a wink and then turns back to Capo to hear her answer.
"White with brown hair? I saw a white with silver hair. So either there was another one, or we saw the same person differently. Either way they hightailed it out of there when me and General Lee showed them our stuff." Drago took his fist off his chin and flexed the arm. "I hope we got everything back from them." He opened the sack more and began looking for Arch's armor for a minute, handing it back to her when he found it. "Looks like we saved your armor at least. Yasu would probably have a fit if you were not in uniform," he said as he continued to wave away any more about the encounter.
"Actually we were on our way here to talk to you gals. General Yasu, in all her wisdom, has decided to reassign you," he points to Kindle, "To a less... combative position. You should report to her as Arch suggests." He turns and points to Capo, speaking loud enough to be heard by her. "As for Capo, we've heard that she needs a little motivation. Apparently, even though she is used to guarding things by now, it has been difficult for her adjusting to working for the Neo-Shogunate." Drago then tries to wave Capo over. "So, maybe you could tell us what we can do to make you feel better working here?"
He then quickly turns his head to Arch, "And maybe we can find some more time to hang out together." He gives Arch a wink and then turns back to Capo to hear her answer.
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"I'm sure Dee will drag me out for another night of merriment at my expense some time soon and we'll bump into each other then," Arch sighed, reclaiming her armor before moving off with Kindle.
Capo, to her credit, had patiently waited for DragonierMan and Arch to explain pleasantries before beginning into a tirade about why she wasn't enthused about her Neo-Shogunate position. "Where do I start? First of all, there's all the guys, one of which is you, staring all googly eyed as generals parade around in bikinis," she groaned, although DragonierMan noticed that none of the soldiers had been gawking at her in particular. "Then there's the stupid names, the stupid old Electopian architecture, all that cheese... Newsflash: I'm not Electopian! I don't want to dress like a damn samurai," she grumbled. "Oh, and the worst of all is the boss, Yasu," she continued, crossing her arms and closing her eyes, as if she was getting a migraine thinking about it (and also seemingly unaware that Yasu was not really the leader of the NS). "Running around half naked and talking down to everyone. My real job has a real boss, a good boss! He does boss stuff, like running meetings and assigning work and talking to clients. And wearing a suit instead of a green dominatrix outfit."
"I mean, I would rather an you why you DO care about all this. You're not Electopian, are you? The boss treats you like shit too. Are you just in it for girls?" she asked, seeming already convinced that she'd found the answer.
Capo, to her credit, had patiently waited for DragonierMan and Arch to explain pleasantries before beginning into a tirade about why she wasn't enthused about her Neo-Shogunate position. "Where do I start? First of all, there's all the guys, one of which is you, staring all googly eyed as generals parade around in bikinis," she groaned, although DragonierMan noticed that none of the soldiers had been gawking at her in particular. "Then there's the stupid names, the stupid old Electopian architecture, all that cheese... Newsflash: I'm not Electopian! I don't want to dress like a damn samurai," she grumbled. "Oh, and the worst of all is the boss, Yasu," she continued, crossing her arms and closing her eyes, as if she was getting a migraine thinking about it (and also seemingly unaware that Yasu was not really the leader of the NS). "Running around half naked and talking down to everyone. My real job has a real boss, a good boss! He does boss stuff, like running meetings and assigning work and talking to clients. And wearing a suit instead of a green dominatrix outfit."
"I mean, I would rather an you why you DO care about all this. You're not Electopian, are you? The boss treats you like shit too. Are you just in it for girls?" she asked, seeming already convinced that she'd found the answer.
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"Well, I will not lie to you in this regard: the half-naked women thing is a perk from my viewpoint." DragonieMan replied with a sideways glance at the half-naked Lee. "However, it is not the reason I joined the Neo-Shogunate. Neo-ShogunMan, the leader of the NS and someone I have spoken to on at least one occasion, has an idea of putting an ordered rule to the NET. Can they succeed? Perhaps. It will be a long road before anything bears fruit regardless." Drago put his hands on his head and lifted the helmet off so that Capo could see he was Netopian. "As you can see, I am Netopian, as is my style of armor." He placed the helmet in the crux of one arm and then turned to point out his twin, golden-haired SPs. "Likewise, my SPs are also Netopian, though they have Electopian names. The lack of clothing they wear is more for freedom of movement than to show skin or to show off some sort of style." He turned back to Capo as he continued, "General Yasu is a bit hard to deal with, and she has quite the conviction regarding the NS, but she is hardly in-charge beyond her duty as one of the senior generals. Her authority doesn't supersede General Lee here, for instance. Though somehow she has managed to get everyone to wear skimpier outfits. Why Neo-ShogunMan allows this is beyond me. I think he doesn't pay attention to it, what with running the NS and his near-constant meditation sessions." He handed his helmet off to Aya, who held it in her dainty hands.
"Anyways, I got off topic." Drago corrected himself and coughed into his hand to clear his throat. "I joined the NS because my Operator believes that removing the more dangerous aspects from the NET is an important goal. Specifically I am referring to several well-regarded factions that have warred with each other for as long as the NET existed in its current incarnation, as well as the rampant viruses that plague us outside the major firewalls of the cities. Bringing these two things under NS rule will move our goals toward a more prosperous future." Drago flexed an arm. "And as a Navi built and honed for battle, this task is what I live for."
He lowered the arm. "But this is not what you live for. You live in the respectable business environment. Whether this is the... trenches I guess. I can understand not wanting to dress like a samurai, or..." he glanced once more over the black outfit of Capo, "Warrior maiden? But it is only a uniform. It does not define you as a person. Though if you wish, you could always try wearing a more... conservative outfit in the Electopian style."
"As for the boss thing. There currently isn't anyone I know that works in the NS that is business-like. Neo-ShogunMan is very quiet and spiritual, so you probably would just be standing around all bored with little interaction from him... General Lee?" Drago turned to Lee. "Would you know of anyone who might make a better fit as a boss in the form of being business-like? Perhaps another General or Subordinate General?"
"Anyways, I got off topic." Drago corrected himself and coughed into his hand to clear his throat. "I joined the NS because my Operator believes that removing the more dangerous aspects from the NET is an important goal. Specifically I am referring to several well-regarded factions that have warred with each other for as long as the NET existed in its current incarnation, as well as the rampant viruses that plague us outside the major firewalls of the cities. Bringing these two things under NS rule will move our goals toward a more prosperous future." Drago flexed an arm. "And as a Navi built and honed for battle, this task is what I live for."
He lowered the arm. "But this is not what you live for. You live in the respectable business environment. Whether this is the... trenches I guess. I can understand not wanting to dress like a samurai, or..." he glanced once more over the black outfit of Capo, "Warrior maiden? But it is only a uniform. It does not define you as a person. Though if you wish, you could always try wearing a more... conservative outfit in the Electopian style."
"As for the boss thing. There currently isn't anyone I know that works in the NS that is business-like. Neo-ShogunMan is very quiet and spiritual, so you probably would just be standing around all bored with little interaction from him... General Lee?" Drago turned to Lee. "Would you know of anyone who might make a better fit as a boss in the form of being business-like? Perhaps another General or Subordinate General?"
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"Well, aren't you honest? Am I supposed to think that makes the men around here look any better? Cause I don't!" Capo snapped back, crossing her arms as DragonierMan explained to Capo that some of the stereotypes of men in the NP were actually pretty spot on. "But wait, you talked to the Shogun about this stuff? You're just a subordinate, aren't you?"
"The Shogun likes to talk to everyone, though you usually have to make an appointment," Lee pitched in. "As a side note, Yasu is the First General, so she kiiind of tells us what to do, but the Shogun is final authority. As to why she wants everyone to dress this way... I have a theory! She wants us to show courage by not relying on heavy armor! And to show off our awesome bods!"
Capo shook her head slowly. "You guys really are a bunch of nutjobs... nobody is ever going to unite the net or any of that nonsense. The NP ans Mafia are too big to operate around, let alone make join hands!" she sighed.
"Oh, I know someone you can talk to! You should go talk to Escort, one of our Subordinates. She's also kind of a bodyguard and she's real business-like. You two would probably get along... she even asked about you two when you first arrived! Not sure why..." Lee offered. "Why don't you take a break today to chat with them, find out everything you can about being a boring suit and tie person but also working fir the NS?" she inquired, exercising little tact in her labeling.
Capo looked annoyed, but nodded. "Fine. But if they turn out as crazy as that one-eyed lunatic, I'm going to hand in my resignation..." And with that, she wandered off.
Almost immediately after, Yasu reappeared, this time by herself. "It sounds like you put Capo on the right path... Education in the ways of the NS will enrich her spirit and Escort is an excellent helper. That woman has been such an asset to us that it can be hard to remember that someone as loutish as Dee brought her to us," she nodded. As her one eye slowly opened, she cast DragonierMan a cryptic glance, looking him over from feet to head. "I heard you ask why I choose for everyone to wear these clothes? It's because it is natural and right for a warrior to take pride in her body... or even for you to take pride in yours," she admitted hesitantly. "These uniforms help distinguish us from the NP and Mafia as well."
"I just wonder if they don't bring in guys who only care about girls... not that I mind, but I would think that you... being you and all..." Lee muttered; she didn't have a lot of. sense nor adherence to decorum, but she had a pretty good idea that Yasu wouldn't appreciate the question.
Sure enough, Yasu frowned at DragonierMan, as if he had asked the question himself. "I did hear a bit of that as well. I know there is no way to stop those thoughts from occurring or influencing you, but strike them from your mind. We Neo-Shogun officers are devoted to our duty and our Lord; there is no place for a fickle relationship, especially not something base and sexually motivated, in any of our lives," she responded.
"... I'm still looking,actually," Lee admitted, blushing a little. "And Dee is all over guys all the time. I hear even Escort recently had a date with somebody," she continued.
"Then you should all be ashamed of yourselves! DragonierMan, you understand that all officer relationships, inside or outside of the NS, ought to remain strictly professional, don't you?" she inquired, giving him the death stare as she often did.
Lee crossed her eyes and pressed her fist over her mouth, thinking hard about the correct way to respond. It was never easy to figure out what response would cool the First General down, regardless of how obvious the answer seemed. But haven't DragonierMan and... uh... you know...?" she asked, mumbling quietly.
"What? Hasn't DragonierMan and who? Done what?" Yasu grumbled impatiently.
"Oh well... uh..." Lee answered, not wanting to throw DragonierMan under the bus over gossip. "Oh! That thing with the armor, remember? I heard you and Arch and Dee all made out with him! It's okay to be physically involved if its to power up the armor, right? So I guess there are some cases where it's okay!"
"IT IS NEVER OKAY!" Yasu replied in a shout, growing somewhat red in the face, either through anger or embarrassment or some combination of the two. "You were misinformed of those events!"
"The Shogun likes to talk to everyone, though you usually have to make an appointment," Lee pitched in. "As a side note, Yasu is the First General, so she kiiind of tells us what to do, but the Shogun is final authority. As to why she wants everyone to dress this way... I have a theory! She wants us to show courage by not relying on heavy armor! And to show off our awesome bods!"
Capo shook her head slowly. "You guys really are a bunch of nutjobs... nobody is ever going to unite the net or any of that nonsense. The NP ans Mafia are too big to operate around, let alone make join hands!" she sighed.
"Oh, I know someone you can talk to! You should go talk to Escort, one of our Subordinates. She's also kind of a bodyguard and she's real business-like. You two would probably get along... she even asked about you two when you first arrived! Not sure why..." Lee offered. "Why don't you take a break today to chat with them, find out everything you can about being a boring suit and tie person but also working fir the NS?" she inquired, exercising little tact in her labeling.
Capo looked annoyed, but nodded. "Fine. But if they turn out as crazy as that one-eyed lunatic, I'm going to hand in my resignation..." And with that, she wandered off.
Almost immediately after, Yasu reappeared, this time by herself. "It sounds like you put Capo on the right path... Education in the ways of the NS will enrich her spirit and Escort is an excellent helper. That woman has been such an asset to us that it can be hard to remember that someone as loutish as Dee brought her to us," she nodded. As her one eye slowly opened, she cast DragonierMan a cryptic glance, looking him over from feet to head. "I heard you ask why I choose for everyone to wear these clothes? It's because it is natural and right for a warrior to take pride in her body... or even for you to take pride in yours," she admitted hesitantly. "These uniforms help distinguish us from the NP and Mafia as well."
"I just wonder if they don't bring in guys who only care about girls... not that I mind, but I would think that you... being you and all..." Lee muttered; she didn't have a lot of. sense nor adherence to decorum, but she had a pretty good idea that Yasu wouldn't appreciate the question.
Sure enough, Yasu frowned at DragonierMan, as if he had asked the question himself. "I did hear a bit of that as well. I know there is no way to stop those thoughts from occurring or influencing you, but strike them from your mind. We Neo-Shogun officers are devoted to our duty and our Lord; there is no place for a fickle relationship, especially not something base and sexually motivated, in any of our lives," she responded.
"... I'm still looking,actually," Lee admitted, blushing a little. "And Dee is all over guys all the time. I hear even Escort recently had a date with somebody," she continued.
"Then you should all be ashamed of yourselves! DragonierMan, you understand that all officer relationships, inside or outside of the NS, ought to remain strictly professional, don't you?" she inquired, giving him the death stare as she often did.
Lee crossed her eyes and pressed her fist over her mouth, thinking hard about the correct way to respond. It was never easy to figure out what response would cool the First General down, regardless of how obvious the answer seemed. But haven't DragonierMan and... uh... you know...?" she asked, mumbling quietly.
"What? Hasn't DragonierMan and who? Done what?" Yasu grumbled impatiently.
"Oh well... uh..." Lee answered, not wanting to throw DragonierMan under the bus over gossip. "Oh! That thing with the armor, remember? I heard you and Arch and Dee all made out with him! It's okay to be physically involved if its to power up the armor, right? So I guess there are some cases where it's okay!"
"IT IS NEVER OKAY!" Yasu replied in a shout, growing somewhat red in the face, either through anger or embarrassment or some combination of the two. "You were misinformed of those events!"
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"General Yasu is correct. What we did at the time was for professional reasons." DragonierMan interrupted as he stepped between the two of them. "Even though I have pursued relations with a few of my fellow officers, the fact remains that it will not affect my duties in the NS. I made an honorable pledge of service with the Shogunate and I will not jeopardize it over feelings of the flesh..." he looked Yasu over, his eyes betraying a hint of lust under a veneer of professional pragmatism. "No matter how sensual they may be."
He put his fist to his mouth and cleared his throat. "But moving on. Was our efforts to resolve the current situation with Kindle and Capo sufficient to be rewarded as agreed?" Drago made a mental note to inquire with Lee in regards to her search for a relationship later. Though he was potentially stretching himself thin with all the relations he was weaving for himself.
He put his fist to his mouth and cleared his throat. "But moving on. Was our efforts to resolve the current situation with Kindle and Capo sufficient to be rewarded as agreed?" Drago made a mental note to inquire with Lee in regards to her search for a relationship later. Though he was potentially stretching himself thin with all the relations he was weaving for himself.
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Yasu looked uncomfortable, but in more of a self-conscious way than an angry way, as if annoyed that she had asked the question now that she'd heard the response. "Yes, I have no concern for how feverish or desirous that curse of you'd gender may tell you that you feel. Please continue to ignore it," she answered succinctly, agreeing with the unspoken offer to table that discussion. "And yes, I suppose you've earned a reward," she concluded.
"A smooch?" Lee teased.
The first general shot Lee a death glare and then continued. "Airshoes,as promised. I will also award you five faction points for participating," she responded. "Please continue to work for the glory of our Shogun."
*DragonierMan received Airshoes NCP and 5 faction points*
Lee nodded, then placed her hands on her hips. "Me and DragonierMan are two of a kind! We might not be the smartest officers, but we come through in a pinch!" she announced, giving a thumbs up as though that were a compliment to both of them. Yasu pressed one hand to her face and remained silent.
"A smooch?" Lee teased.
The first general shot Lee a death glare and then continued. "Airshoes,as promised. I will also award you five faction points for participating," she responded. "Please continue to work for the glory of our Shogun."
*DragonierMan received Airshoes NCP and 5 faction points*
Lee nodded, then placed her hands on her hips. "Me and DragonierMan are two of a kind! We might not be the smartest officers, but we come through in a pinch!" she announced, giving a thumbs up as though that were a compliment to both of them. Yasu pressed one hand to her face and remained silent.
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"Thank you, I shall." DragonierMan said to both Yasu and Lee as he accepted the rewards. "I still require several more specific armaments though. So I will be inquiring for more missions from the NS in the near future." He turned and gave Lee a thumbs up. "We do make a good team. Perhaps we would be better used in open battle than this subterfuge business." He stepped a few paces back from both, his SPs following. "Unless there is anything left to say... By your leave, Generals." He waited for either Yasu or Lee to say anything more before he and his SPs would leave in a beam of light.
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"Open battle sounds good! Almost makes you miss the days where we just went out and attacked people," Lee sighed, crossing her arms behind her head. Yasu fixed her with another glare. "Almost'!" she added, waving her hands and laughing it off as a joke.
"There is nothing more to say. But please, mind that you never say the word 'sensual' in my presence again," Yasu requested. It was a little odd to hear her ask DragonierMan to 'please' do anything. "And yes, by all means, take more work. There is always much to be done," she finished. Without any further speech, she made her own exit, hopping into the sky.
"Time to go!" she finished; DragonierMan left as she turned her back, holding her spear across one shoulder length. "Ha! You'd better leave or someone's going to see you and think you burned down the laundry room!" she guffawed, not realizing her ally was already gone.
Slowly, Dee approached the smoking wreckage with a disbelieving smile. "Did you do this? What happened to all of my clothes?!" she griped.
"Uh... Well Drago was here and he uh... well don't worry, he grabbed all of your underwear so that's not burned... and- Yipe!" she finished, dodging an ice needle just in time and then running away from the angry sorceress.
((FXP will be given out soon))
"There is nothing more to say. But please, mind that you never say the word 'sensual' in my presence again," Yasu requested. It was a little odd to hear her ask DragonierMan to 'please' do anything. "And yes, by all means, take more work. There is always much to be done," she finished. Without any further speech, she made her own exit, hopping into the sky.
"Time to go!" she finished; DragonierMan left as she turned her back, holding her spear across one shoulder length. "Ha! You'd better leave or someone's going to see you and think you burned down the laundry room!" she guffawed, not realizing her ally was already gone.
Slowly, Dee approached the smoking wreckage with a disbelieving smile. "Did you do this? What happened to all of my clothes?!" she griped.
"Uh... Well Drago was here and he uh... well don't worry, he grabbed all of your underwear so that's not burned... and- Yipe!" she finished, dodging an ice needle just in time and then running away from the angry sorceress.
((FXP will be given out soon))