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Terashell
Dec 19, 2007

Gaben-chan~
:3:

If I had less self-control, I would be writing the Aliens meets Sakura Wars fic right now. As it stands, my brain is bleeding.

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little_firebird
Sep 1, 2008

Why don't you
just eat your
belly button and die?!

Terashell posted:

If I had less self-control, I would be writing the Aliens meets Sakura Wars fic right now. As it stands, my brain is bleeding.

How odd you should mention that...because one has already been written :3:

Roger Explosion
Jan 26, 2006

THAT'S SPECTACULAR.

little_firebird posted:

How odd you should mention that...because one has already been written :3:
God, why?! :psyduck:

BrooklynBruiser
Aug 20, 2006

little_firebird posted:

How odd you should mention that...because one has already been written :3:

WHAT THE gently caress IS THAT, AND WHY THE HELL DID I SUBJECT MY EYES TO IT?!

Bat Ham
Apr 22, 2008

Bat Nan

little_firebird posted:

How odd you should mention that...because one has already been written :3:

Sweet tapdancing Chrsit, what the gently caress?
I swear, there needs to be a new rule added alongside 34. 'If it exists, someone has done an Aliens crossover fanfic of it.'

chibi
Feb 11, 2004

This thread has taught me one very important lesson, always wait for somebody else to check links before you do. Not that this one wasn't exactly what it promised, but sometimes it helps.

Dominic Hokage
Nov 11, 2003

Phew, just caught up with this thread since September.

...Did I miss anything?

AKILLATEHNUN
Nov 14, 2008

by Lowtax

Dominic Hokage posted:

Phew, just caught up with this thread since September.

...Did I miss anything?

Just some mild mind-scarringly horrifying pictures.

CannonFodder
Jan 26, 2001

Passion’s Wrench

little_firebird posted:

How odd you should mention that...because one has already been written :3:
hahahaha I can't believe I read the entire first chapter, and will just convince myself that it ends with that cliffhanger and was never finished. Yep, just gonna tell myself that. Besides, it's not like he's going to start killing off the characters, right? Right?

Who am I kidding, I bet he just has Maria survive.

Terashell
Dec 19, 2007

Gaben-chan~

little_firebird posted:

How odd you should mention that...because one has already been written :3:

Baaaah, not nearly as epic as the one in my head, I may just have to do it now.

H.R. Hufflepuff
Aug 5, 2005
The worst of all worlds

Terashell posted:

Baaaah, not nearly as epic as the one in my head, I may just have to do it now.

Let's be honest, an Aliens/Sakura Wars crossover should end spectacularly badly for one of the sides involved.

I feel so very sorry for the poor Xenomorphs.

Terashell
Dec 19, 2007

Gaben-chan~

H.R. Hufflepuff posted:

Let's be honest, an Aliens/Sakura Wars crossover should end spectacularly badly for one of the sides involved.

I feel so very sorry for the poor Xenomorphs.

who won the vote again? In this thread.

DFlux
Apr 25, 2008

Terashell posted:

who won the vote again? In this thread.

Maria won with Kohran and Kanna in 2nd and 3rd.

RyuujinBlueZ
Oct 9, 2007

WHAT DID YOU DO?!

DragonFlux posted:

Maria won with Kohran and Kanna in 2nd and 3rd.

Wasn't it Maria in first with Kanna in second and Kohran in third?

Nick Buntline
Dec 20, 2007
Doesn't know the impossible.

No, it was Kanna in first with Maria in second and Kohran in third.

RyuujinBlueZ
Oct 9, 2007

WHAT DID YOU DO?!

Nick Buntline posted:

No, it was Kanna in first with Maria in second and Kohran in third.

Oh yeah, that's right. Silly me. It was so close between Maria and Kanna.

Sindai
Jan 24, 2007
i want to achieve immortality through not dying
No you silly geese it was Kohran then Kanna then Maria.

DFlux
Apr 25, 2008

RyuujinBlueZ posted:

Wasn't it Maria in first with Kanna in second and Kohran in third?

Ryuujin's right.

Unexpected EOF
Dec 8, 2008

I'm a Bro-ny!
No matter who won, we lost.

It was the xenomorph, jeez.

Dominic Hokage
Nov 11, 2003

They should have Kanna come in at the end in an open koubu saying, "Get away from her, you bitch!"

Iris can be Newt.

CommissarMega
Nov 18, 2008

THUNDERDOME LOSER

Nick Buntline posted:

No, it was Kanna in first with Maria in second and Kohran in third.

This man's words are the complete truth. There is no reason for any of you to disbelieve him, least of all you, Spirit Armour :colbert:

RyuujinBlueZ
Oct 9, 2007

WHAT DID YOU DO?!
Sooo...

"Sakura Wars 1 LP: July 17, 2007 - January 8, 2009 RIP"?

Not to be pushy or anything, it has been the holidays after all. I just don't want to see this thread die. :smith: At least not without some kind of "I just can't go on anymore" note from Spirit Armor.

Spirit Armor
Jul 11, 2007

Love, Justice, and Mid-Season Upgrades Steam-Powered Robots.

RyuujinBlueZ posted:

Sooo...

"Sakura Wars 1 LP: July 17, 2007 - January 8, 2009 RIP"?

Not to be pushy or anything, it has been the holidays after all. I just don't want to see this thread die. :smith: At least not without some kind of "I just can't go on anymore" note from Spirit Armor.

I'm alive! Sorry 'bout that, I had even less time over the holidays than I'd predicted in the worst-case scenario, so I've been working on the next update at a glacial rate. And I tend to forget to reply to my own thread if I don't have an update up

I'm done screencapping, replacing text, and everything's uploaded to Waffleimages; all that's left is to write the actual update itself (which is usually what takes the longest). It should be up by Saturday evening at the very latest ... erm, Monday?

Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 07:20 on Jan 11, 2009

RyuujinBlueZ
Oct 9, 2007

WHAT DID YOU DO?!

Spirit Armor posted:

I'm alive! Sorry 'bout that, I had even less time over the holidays than I'd predicted in the worst-case scenario, so I've been working on the next update at a glacial rate. And I tend to forget to reply to my own thread if I don't have an update up

I'm done screencapping, replacing text, and everything's uploaded to Waffleimages; all that's left is to write the actual update itself (which is usually what takes the longest). It should be up by Saturday evening at the very latest.

Huzzah!

No worries. I guess silence is better than some things that could go on in a thread, I just didn't want it to drop off into the ether if it didn't have to.

Unexpected EOF
Dec 8, 2008

I'm a Bro-ny!

RyuujinBlueZ posted:

Huzzah!

No worries. I guess silence is better than some things that could go on in a thread, I just didn't want it to drop off into the ether if it didn't have to.

For examples of things that can go wrong between updates, please see the smattering of pictures of Iris that were posted some... hundred pages back.

veekie
Dec 25, 2007

Dice of Chaos

Unexpected EOF posted:

For examples of things that can go right between updates, please see the smattering of pictures that were posted some... hundred pages back.
Fixed that for ya.

veekie fucked around with this message at 18:32 on Jan 10, 2009

Mike Toole
Apr 9, 2001

WE ARE GOING BACK!!
Ooooooh, man. A goon pal linked me to this thread just now, and I'm wallowing in the nostalgia. I played Sakura Taisen on the Saturn way back in 1998 (about 18 months after its initial Japanese release) and thoroughly enjoyed it-- ended up finishing the game with Kanna and Kohran, never anyone else. I played through most of 2 (Saturn) and part of 3 (Dreamcast), but that's as far as I got.

This thread looks great and I'm going to spend a good couple of days reading the whole thing and wallowing in the nostalgia. As an aside, it continues to baffle me that almost every iteration of the (generally quite mediocre) Sakura Wars animation and the manga got released in English, but not any of the games. IMO it'd be a no-brainer to do a bare-bones English port of the PS2 version and wait for the inevitable 100,000-strong army of JRPG otaku to purchase it.

H.R. Hufflepuff
Aug 5, 2005
The worst of all worlds
Actually, this was harsh and unnecessary.

H.R. Hufflepuff fucked around with this message at 10:50 on Jan 11, 2009

Sennamontoya
Dec 31, 2008
Wow, this thread is amazing. After spending the past two weeks reading this surprisingly I only have two questions...
1) Why does Ogami only have four hoses hooked up to his body when the other pilots have six?
2) Why was I the first one to think of this? I mean I am not exactly the most imaginative guy?

Anyways keep up the great work Spirit Armor.

Canuck-Errant
Oct 28, 2003

MOOD: BURNING - MUSIC: DISCO INFERNO BY THE TRAMMPS
Grimey Drawer

Sennamontoya posted:

Wow, this thread is amazing. After spending the past two weeks reading this surprisingly I only have two questions...
1) Why does Ogami only have four hoses hooked up to his body when the other pilots have six?
2) Why was I the first one to think of this? I mean I am not exactly the most imaginative guy?

Anyways keep up the great work Spirit Armor.

1) Because he's a guy. :colbert:

Spirit Armor
Jul 11, 2007

Love, Justice, and Mid-Season Upgrades Steam-Powered Robots.
Without any sort of fancy-pants introduction or expository text...



... the game sends us hurtling straight into the ninth chapter.



TAISHO ERA, 13th YEAR (1924)
NEW YEAR'S DAY


Wait, no, scratch that, we DO get a little explanation, in the form of a--

[Narrator From Out Of loving Nowhere]

Three months later, on New Year's Day of 1924.




The city is miraculously fully reconstructed, it seems.



So's the theater!



[Everyone]

Happy New Year!!




[Ogami]

Happy New Year, Sakura-kun.
Let's both do our best to make this year great.


[Sakura]

You've done so much for us this past year. We're in your care again this year!


----
[Ogami]

...

[Sakura]

... what is it?

[Ogami]

I... I honestly can't tell if you're being bitingly sarcastic or not.

[Sakura]

I always mean what I say!

[Ogami]

Yeah, I'm telling you, that doesn't really help--

----

[Sumire]

Oh my... Sakura-san. That was quite an unusually courteous New Year's greeting.


[Sakura]

Thank you very much. I'll do my best this year to become a lady like you, Sumire-san.


----
[Sumire]

(... Ensign, is she being--)

[Ogami]

(Don't ask ME, I can't tell either! Just roll with it!!)

[Sumire]

(B-But it's Sakura! She isn't capable of such-- I AM SO CONFUSED.)

[Sakura]

Ufufu.

----



[Sumire]

Well, just devote yourself to learning from me so that you may one day make your debut in high society.
By the way, Ensign. What do you think about this outfit? Might it really be a tad too plain?


[Ogami]

(... exactly what part of it is 'plain'?)




WELL, FIRST THINGS FIRST, it's time for another point 'n click adventure of the female a character's body!

[Ogami]

(It's hard to see her chest with what she's wearing.)


...

I-Is he disappointed, or is he just stating the truth with the sort of clinical detachment that one gets from routine and continuous study?

The world may never know.



[Ogami]

(Those are some amazing clothes...)




[Ogami]

(Wh-What IS that? Do you call that a turban or a hair ornament...?)
(It's almost achieved a level of glamorous that you see more in theatrical costumes...)


----
[Ogami]

(Maybe it serves as an anchor to keep her bloated ego from soaring into the sky.)

[Ogami]

(... man, if I said THAT out loud, I'd never hear the end of it.)

[Iris]

Yaaaaay! Blackmail material!

[Ogami]

No. BAD Iris, no using telepathy for evil purposes. Also, you'll get us all killed if you tell Sumire.

[Iris]

Phooey.

----



[Ogami]

(Sumire's eyes are sparkling.)


[Sumire]

Hmhm... to be honest, I had it tailored from Nishijin silk fabrics that were special-ordered from Kyoto...
... though it was supposed to be unveiled in the fashion world as a super high-quality long-sleeved kimono. Truly a pity...




[Sumire]

My... that is quite a thorny way of phrasing it!




[Ogami]

Eh?




A quick-thinking subject change that avoids either Ogami or Kohran's untimely death!

... our... our boy's really growing up. :shobon:

[Ogami]

Sumire, it looks good on you.


[Kohran]

Yeah, y'see? Sumire-han, yer th' type who'd look good in jes' 'bout anythin'!



----


[Ogami]

Hey, Maria. I'm in your debt this year, too.


----
[Maria]

Of course, if you DON'T exhibit an acceptable level of competence--

[Ogami]

Yes, Maria, I know.

[Maria]

Are you quite certain? Because I have come up with at least five more ways of making your life a living--

[Ogami]

No, Maria, I... I've gotten the point.



[Maria]

Very good, Captain. Happy New Year.

[Ogami]

... well, at least we can agree that it's certainly the New Year.

----



[Ogami]

Well, let's celebrate it anyways. Happy New Year.




[Ogami]

Hey, Iris. Happy New Year.


Thankfully, as time passes, Iris will steadily grow out of lolidom and, perhaps, become an interesting character of her own, and one that DOESN'T hinge on being a little girl!



... wait, no, no such luck.

[Ogami]

N-No... ha ha ha, uh, it's still too early, way too early...




----
[Ogami]

... what's with that expression? Look, I'm telling you, eleven years old is not a marriageable age in Japan.

[Iris]

Then we should just--

[Ogami]

And for chrissakes, don't try abducting me and taking me to a place where it IS acceptable. Again.

[Iris]

Awwww.

----

[Ogami]

Kanna, Happy New Year.




[Sumire]

How self-important...




[Sumire]

Your voice is much too loud. You lumbering brute!


[Kanna]

Wanna go at it!? You rotten snake woman!


[Ogami]

Hey now... New Year's Day has just started, won't you guys knock it off?


----
[Ogami]

There'll be plenty of time this year for you guys to go murderize each other.

[Kanna]

Then there's nothing wrong with getting an early start, is there!?

[Ogami]

But--

[Sumire]

It is either us or you, Captain.

[Ogami]

N-No objections here, you guys carry on.

----



[Ogami]

Y... yes'm...


[Kohran]

Ogami-han, you... yer bein' all lovestruck right from th' New Year's Day, ain'tcha!


[Ogami]

Hahaha...



----


SOME TIME LATER...



Suddenly, the PA system rings out.

[Ayame]

Ensign Ogami, Ensign Ogami. Manager Yoneda is calling. Please come to the Manager's Office.


[Ogami]

Manager Yoneda, huh... I wonder what he needs? Anways, guess I'll go drop by...



----


... rrrright, scratch that, we ain't going nowhere.

[Ogami]

Huh? Kohran? What's wrong? You're looking down.




[Ogami]

A problem... what do you mean?




[Kohran]

With th' battle 'gainst th' Hive of Darkness, th' Koubu are already startin' to rattle...




[Ogami]

No way! Then if enemies suddenly start appearing as often as they used to...



----


[Ogami]

... got it. I'm counting on you, Kohran.




----
[Ogami]

...

[Ogami]

... should I even be asking why the hell you didn't figure this out... oh, you know, sometime during these past three months of complete and utter inactivity?

[Kohran]

That's 'cause I was doin' science!

[Ogami]

What kind of--

[Kohran]

Awesome science.

[Ogami]

... alright, how many casualties?

[Kohran]

Only three so far!

[Ogami]

... well, at least you're showing improvement.

----

[Ogami]

Anyways, you're really enthusiastic right from the start of the new year, huh. Isn't there anything I can help with?




Wow. Well, that's refreshingly straightforward AND obvious enough, even for an idjit like Ogami.

However...



[Ogami]

Sorry, I've kinda got something to do... Manager Yoneda's calling for me.


... denied.


----


----
[Ogami]

Toy with... wait, what?

[Kohran]

You've already forgotten, haven't ya!? All that time that we'd spent together!

[Ogami]

Most of our interactions have consisted you strapping me to a bloodstained table and everything that followed!

[Kohran]

All those times Ah'd come t' yer room durin' th' middle of th' night!

[Ogami]

To get back whatever instrument you'd left lodged up one of my inner organs!

[Kohran]

All those sweet nothings that we'd traded!

[Ogami]

You can't classify screams of fear and mad scientist cackling as "sweet nothings"!!

[Kohran]

WAAAAAAAAAUGH!!

[Ogami]

I-I can't think of any rebuttal to that very fine point, so please don't kill me.

----



...

...

...



Welp, anyways. :v:



[Yoneda]

Yo, so you came. C'mon in.


[Ogami]

Yessir, please excuse me.



----

----


[Ogami]

... my apologies, but I'll have to decline.




[Yoneda]

After all... if you forget about this still-recovering capital, you wouldn't be fit to be captain.


[Ogami]

Yessir.


----
[Yoneda]

Also, this glass that I was gonna offer you's actually filled with a potent laxative.

[Ogami]

Yessir, I still remember that from the LAST time I accepted a drink from you.

[Yoneda]

Ha ha ha, well now, that's all water under the bridge, right? Or should I say that it's all shi--

[Ogami]

YESsir, I get it.

----

[Yoneda]

... well, despite all that, it's only human to want to take it easy on New Year's Day.
Either way, you don't have to do any work for the day. Go off and take a stroll or somethin'.


----
[Ogami]

...

[Yoneda]

Well, what're you waiting for?

[Ogami]

The catch or the cruel joke that you usually throw in right about now.

[Yoneda]

There isn't one. What, do you really think that I'd be THAT much of a colossal dick to stiff you on New Year's?

[Ogami]

Holy loving poo poo he gave me a legitimate break.

[Yoneda]

... right, don't answer that.

----

[Ogami]

Y-Yessir!
In that case... please excuse me here.

Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 08:05 on Apr 8, 2013

Spirit Armor
Jul 11, 2007

Love, Justice, and Mid-Season Upgrades Steam-Powered Robots.


[Ogami]

Right. Guess I'll forget about my work and take it easy for the first time in a while.


[Ayame]

Ogami-kun? What's the matter?




[Ogami]

Since the manager gave me permission to take the day off, I was just thinking of going out or something...


[Ayame]

Hmhm, that sounds good. Since it's New Year's Day at long last, go off and take it easy.


[Ogami]

Y-Yes'm. ... um...




Yeah, that's right, Ogami knows when to cut his losses.

[Ayame]

I'll leave those girls in your hands! ... hang in there, Ogami-kun.


[Ogami]

Eh!?


----
[Ogami]

What, plural!?

[Ayame]

... not quite what I meant, Ogami-kun.

----



[Ogami]

........




[Ogami]

........
I wonder... who should I ask to join me for a temple visit...




And then it's free roam time. There's no time limit!



... on the other hand, there really aren't any events going on, either.

Nevertheless, there are still a few glimpses into the horrors of the Imperial Theater's day-to-day life points of interest to check out...


----


[Ogami]

As expected, the soba noodles that Maria and Sakura made were well-done, but...


[Ogami]

The ones that Iris made were basically clay, so...




The cafeteria!

[Ogami]

Kanna kept downing bowls of rice and meat as if they were individual soba noodles, in tens and twenties...


----
Elsewhere:

[Ayame]

Manager Yoneda, do you remember the budget that we had planned out for the living costs of everyone in the theater?

[Yoneda]

Yeah! Hah, we really outdid ourselves this year, didn't we?

[Ayame]

... do you remember what we'd written down for the cost of feeding everyone over the entire year?

[Yoneda]

Yup, I--

[Yoneda]

-- oh GOD no. Kanna broke the budget on the first day of the year?

[Ayame]

Again. Not only are we going to have to redo all of our calculations, but--

[Yoneda]

Yeah, yeah, I'll go call in a loan from that council of old men. And possibly another country, at this rate.

----



Pshaw, forget goodwill towards mankind on New Year's, I want my freaking bromide. WHERE IS MY FREAKING BROMIDE :argh:



Right, one more thing.



Bypassing the "this is the Manager's Office" and the "are you in? / Oh, c'mon in" dialogue...


----

----


[Ogami]

My resolutions for the year...?



----


[Ayame]

........




[Ogami]

Eek!? N... No way...


----
[Ogami]

... well, I'll graduate from ticket-taking one of these days, so I'm in no hurry.

[Yoneda]

Ha! Ha! Ha!

[Ogami]

Manager, wha...?

[Yoneda]

Man, Ogami m'boy, that was a freakin' hilarious joke! I--

[Yoneda]

Oh... you were being serious again, weren't you.

[Ogami]

I... just... never mind, sir.

----



[Ogami]

Y-Yes'm... I'll get going.


Right then, back to reminiscing. First, the stage...



[Ogami]

The many faces of the Flower Division. They'll definitely continue to run rampant this year too, no doubt about it.


Then, the dressing room...



[Ogami]

Kohran pulled out her dish-spinning trick again, and we all had a blast...


The hangars...



[Ogami]

That she'd do a major cleanup of the Koubu... As expected of Kohran.


Even though it took her three months to get to checking up on the Koubu's actual ability to fight

Right then... the medical office.



[Ogami]

It's because my our health is really the most important thing.


The baths...



[Ogami]

It can't be helped. Let's go somewhere else.


... well, now we know what Ogmai thinks the baths are for: Entertainment.



The library!

[Ogami]

I might stop by tonight.


Where... he doesn't seem to think that he'll be spending any time with, say, whichever romantic interest he may or may not choose to pursue for New Year's.


----


[Ogami]

Ah... happy new year to the three of you! Aren't you off work today?


[Tsubaki]

We came to greet everyone for the new year~!


[Kasumi]

... in any case, we were on our way to greet the manager.


[Yuri]

... right then, seeya, Ogami-san!


[Tsubaki]

Drop by the shop to visit afterwards~!


[Ogami]

Got it. See you all later.


And with almost indecent haste, the three theater girls flee the scene, leaving Ogami to his own devices.



[Ogami]

In any case, the greatest joy is probably that we were able to greet the new year in peace.


----
[Ogami]

You know, never mind the fact that there's still plenty of time for something bad to happen, or the fact that this would be the PERFECT time for something bad to happen, what with all our Koubu being on the verge of blowing up and all.

[Ogami]

...

[Ogami]

Right, I'ma think of something else now. MOre importantly, I should probably go back and check to see that Kohran hasn't rigged my Koubu to blow or anything.

----



Back to the salon...

[Ogami]

It's suddenly the new year after just one night passes. Somehow, it's a mysterious feeling.


... for some random contemplation, before going back to Ogami's room.



[Ayame]

Ah, Ogami-kun. Do you have a moment?


[Ogami]

Ah... yes'm.




[Ogami]

... I'm sorry for the bother. Thank you very much.


[Ayame]

It's fine. It was on the way, after all.
Now then... go invite a girl you like to the New Year's temple visit. ... see you.



----


Oh, Kayama. The things I could write about Kayama. ... eh, we'll leave that for some other game.

[Ogami]

Ah... this one's from big sister Futaba, isn't it...


[Futaba]

"Ichiro-san, how are you? My son and I are doing quite well.
My son Shinjiro is striving in his swordsmanship exercises to become a soldier like you.
Please make sure to join Shinjiro in his practicing the next time you come visit.
Now then... take care of yourself.
~ Futaba Taiga."


[Futaba]

"P.S....
Come back home every now and then. I'll make you that Shimotsukare that you like so much."


[Ogami]

Big sister Futaba...
... it sounds like Shinjiro's really grown in what little time I haven't seen him.
Since I was so busy last year that I hadn't had time to write a New Year's card, I'd better write a reply...


Here's hoping that the little bastard stays nice and comfy in NPCdom, rather than get wrapped up in the hellish morass that is Ogami's life as a mecha pilot-slash-dating sim protagonist.

[Ogami]

Now then... I can't stay in my room forever. I'd better get going.




Geh.



[Ogami]

U-Um, well...




[Ogami]

Y-Yes'm!




----
[Ayame]

Also, quite frankly, this is at least the third time I've tried hammering the idea into your head, Ogami-kun. What on Earth could possibly be so important that you put off trying to pick up a girl?

[Ogami]

Well, I had to walk around the theater and check out each and every one of the rooms that I already spend most of my waking life using. That's pretty important. I was also all alone, and... uh...

[Ogami]

...

[Ogami]

Good lord, what the gently caress AM I doing!?

[Ayame]

Attaboy, Ogami-kun.

----



Right then.


----

----

----

----


Right then. Only one of these six people won't horribly torture and/or deal bodily damage to Ogami.



... well, okay, Maria will, but at least she won't do so without good reason.



[Ogami]

It's Ogami... Maria, are you in?


[Maria]

Captain? Come in, it's unlocked.


[Ogami]

Right then, I'm coming in.



----


[Maria]

Yes. I don't have any plans, other than reading...


[Ogami]

Maria... um...




----
[Ogami]

(-- oh JESUS cold feet cold feet butterflies in stomach am I really doing the right thing do I really want to be doing this--)

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[Ogami]

(... wait, why the hell am I panicking? It's not like the outcome of this choice is going to dictate the course of my life for the next few years, or even for the next few months. It's just a temple visit, it's nothing special.)

[Ogami]

(... I think.)

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[Ogami]

Maria... come on a New Year's temple visit with me.




[Ogami]

Yup. That is, if it wouldn't be a bother for you...




Oh poo poo, it's the return of Maria (Radiant Blush Ver.)!

[Ogami]

I see... that's great. I wouldn't be sure what to do if I got turned down...


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[Ogami]

... other than to, y'know, go for the next available person.

[Maria]

You really didn't need to add that last bit, Captain.

[Ogami]

Actually, I'm pretty sure that Kanna or Kohran are free, if--

[Maria]

Shut UP, Captain.

[Ogami]

Yes'm, shutting up.

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[Maria]

This will be the first time I've done something like a New Year's temple visit... I'm in your care, Captain.


[Ogami]

Just leave it to me. Right, let's go to the Meiji Shrine by steam-powered train.


... of course. What OTHER form of transportation could they possibly ride?



And then, into the legend...


NEXT TIME: A nice calm date in which nothing bad could ever possibly happen, ever.





















Whoops, Kohran hates me now. OH WELL :v:

Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 08:11 on Apr 8, 2013

TheGreenAvenger
Jun 23, 2005

I killed Chin the Conqueror.
NO MATTER. CERTAINLY NOTHING BAD WILL HAPPEN ON THIS, YOUR FIRST SHRINE VISIT OF THE NEW YEAR.

Oh god blushy Maria so adorable. :3:

little_firebird
Sep 1, 2008

Why don't you
just eat your
belly button and die?!

Sennamontoya posted:

Wow, this thread is amazing. After spending the past two weeks reading this surprisingly I only have two questions...
1) Why does Ogami only have four hoses hooked up to his body when the other pilots have six?
2) Why was I the first one to think of this? I mean I am not exactly the most imaginative guy?

Anyways keep up the great work Spirit Armor.

Canuck-Errant posted:

1) Because he's a guy. :colbert:

That, and he probably has less spirit energy to churn out than the girls/women/unidentifiable things do. Just because he has enough energy to move a Koubu doesn't mean he's on the same level as everyone else.


Spirit Armor posted:



:swoon:

Wyvernil
Mar 10, 2007

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons... for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

Spirit Armor posted:

Right then. Only one of these six people won't horribly torture and/or deal bodily damage to Ogami.



... well, okay, Maria will, but at least she won't do so without good reason.


I'm guessing this is the point where you decide which ending you're going to get. What exactly determines whether one of the pilots will accept your offer? It's probably not as easy as just picking one; otherwise, there wouldn't be any issues with showing all the endings.

I'm guessing either you have to get a certain number of points with one of the girls, or they have to be in the top 3 or something.

(Also, something's bound to go wrong. There's still one more Hive of Darkness member you haven't yet perforated with steam-powered robot mecha - unless he comes back in Sakura Wars 2 or something.)

Dectilon
Aug 15, 2008

Remember that thou wast a servant in the land of LP, and that the Lord thy Master brought thee out thence through mighty balls and a stretched out dive.
Dectilon 5:15
Spirit Armor still has his edge. Aw, this game would be so much more awesome if his additionals were added to the original text. The standard script, on top of not exactly being compelling material, hardly makes any sense...

By the way, Spirit Armor, have you by any chance read the Homm3 LP? One of your characters is guest starring!

http://geekner.mirror.waffleimages.com/[img]files/0c/0c0d745eaeed28ccec2e4c5f9e58d24fd2f30a2c.jpg[/img]

I think Ayama may poke a hole straight through his head one of these days if she keeps that up...

Sindai
Jan 24, 2007
i want to achieve immortality through not dying

Spirit Armor posted:

Whoops, Kohran hates me now. OH WELL :v:
You deserve it. Turning down a glasses girl wile she adjusts her glasses? You inhuman monster.

Roger Explosion
Jan 26, 2006

THAT'S SPECTACULAR.
As much as I like Maria/hate Koran, part of me wishes to see what it would be like for Ohgami to reject Maria (after her asking him no less) after all of the "I feel pretty and can actually seem attractive to the opposite sex instead of mistaken for one" thing. :v:

Also, gently caress me, what the everloving Christ is Sumire wearing?!

Roger Explosion fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Jan 14, 2009

hexwren
Feb 27, 2008

Roger Explosion posted:

Also, gently caress me, what the everloving Christ is Sumire wearing?!

It's called an outfit that doesn't display cleavage. See, in the real world, women don't generally wear outfits that only stay attached to their bustline by sheer willpower.

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Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

Hail all those who are able,
any mouse can,
any mouse will,
but the Guard prevail.

Clapping Larry

Roger Explosion posted:

As much as I like Maria/hate Koran, part of me wishes to see what it would be like for Ohgami to reject Maria (after her asking him no less) after all of the "I feel pretty and can actually seem attractive to the opposite sex instead of mistaken for one" thing. :v:

Also, gently caress me, what the everloving Christ is Sumire wearing?!

Fashion?

Seriously, have you seen half the crazy crap that comes down runways these days? It's always been that bad, now we just have the Internet so more people can see it.

Way to crush Kohran's dreams there, buddy. Though I'm wondering - does your #1 come up with some kind of status report right there, whoever it is? Because what she said actually seems kind of plot-relevant, though somewhat suspect in its timing.

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