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Mandoric posted:Sadly, when it came time to write the inevitable pornographic fanzines, this continued to be true, and she ended up with far worse. What failure of logic -didn't- set off alarms in my head at a book titled "Orchid Tree", no matter the quality of the cover? I'm guessing it wasn't Kohran x Her Hard Suit, then? Maybe after a little more of Kohran's chapter I'll like her better, but right now my compass is pointing due Shion Uzuki.
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Oh snap, glasses spotted. Accident-prone, often involving explosions? Nifty accent? Personality that doesn't fall into the plain-and-clingy/icequeen/drunken-hellbitch/shrill-and-underage categories? Kohran's clearly top choice. +1 vote!
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One Legged Cat posted:Accident-prone, often involving explosions? It's not so much 'accident prone', the stuff she builds actually does work most of the time. Its just that everything she builds or modifies explodes. EVERYTHING. No matter how small or harmless, it will blow up. Eventually. Adding another vote for Kohran EDIT: Unless of course the game Kohran is considerably different to the prequel anime Kohran. Icedude fucked around with this message at 18:20 on Aug 6, 2007 |
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And now for something completely different... Crazy fanart is the best. 
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BlondRobin posted:I wouldn't be surprised to find that Sega had translated this game into Linear B... but NOT ENGLISH Bastards.  BlondRobin posted:Anyway, yeah, I've heard Sakura Wars is supposed to be much better than Galaxy Angel, and honestly at least in terms of plot I don't see that as being too hard since GA basically rips off every space opera ever, and then somehow manages to get *even more* cliched from there. But as you mentioned earlier, it's really the characters which made that game good. For me, the first game was, at the very least, decent enough to warrant multiple playthroughs. The other two games.... no. No, not so much. quote:So I'll be watching this thread with interest to see how this series is better. Beat up a conveniently pilot-less demon mecha (with Kouran) for me. (and no, that's not a vote for Kouran; I'm waiting to see the sixth girl before I vote.) Easily done. Kohran's mecha is awesome. :iamafag: Canuck-Errant posted:Incidentally, Maria's cute in a white cotton button-down. Tru' dat.  I just love the inane amount of dialogue you can get out of certain combinations ("I'm going to get my gun now" and "... you ARE a lolicon, aren't you" are my personal favorites). Glazius posted:Screw the rules, I have bullets!  quote:Wasn't that more of a function of it being "Sakura's chapter"? As amazing as it may sound, that wasn't Sakura's chapter. Also, be careful what you wish for. Sindai posted:Glasses and explosions?! NOTED One Legged Cat posted:Oh snap, glasses spotted. Accident-prone, often involving explosions? Nifty accent? Personality that doesn't fall into the plain-and-clingy/icequeen/drunken-hellbitch/shrill-and-underage categories? HELL YES ... i'm totally unbiased. srsly. Icedude posted:It's not so much 'accident prone', the stuff she builds actually does work most of the time. Its just that everything she builds or modifies explodes. EVERYTHING. No matter how small or harmless, it will blow up. Eventually. And lo, the 'Techies of Kohran' reached the top of the mountain, their emblems proudly catching the rising sunlight. Many of them cheered as they were wholeheartedly converted to She, The Ultimate Kansai Glasses Girl. But the true battle was yet to come, for in the valley below was a veritable ocean of gun-toting pilgrims, those of the 'Ave Maria'...Dominic Hokage posted:Crazy fanart is the best. UHO! Sakura Wars 3!! 
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Yeah, turns out that I really AM missing a chunk of screenshots. I'll fix it later, but for now, the show must go on! (45 - Theater Lobby) [Kohran]  Heh... compared to all the other theaters, the Imperial Capital's stage is really the most popular, huh? [Ogami]  It's also because we're showing the stage production "Because Of Love" today as well. [Kohran] That kinda play is Maria-han's time to shine, ain't it? Hey, I'll even take a bit part, so think you guys could let me perform too? A'right, Ensign-han! -- er, hmm... that don't sound nice no matter which way ya cut it, huh. ... that's right, you wouldn't mind if I jes' call you 'Ogami-han' from here on out, wouldja? As you can see, "-han" is used instead of "-san" in parts of Western Japan. What wonderful confusion these honorifics cause non-native speakers!! (46-47) [Ogami] CHOICE 1: Sure, that's alright. <----- SELECTED CHOICE 2: .... no. CHOICE 3: Actually, I'd prefer 'Oniichan'. ONE person calling me 'Oniichan' is ALREADY too much. There is absolutely NO reason for me to hear that infernal nickname from Also, I might have... nightmares. ---- [Kohran]  I-Iris?! What're ya doin' with-- [Iris]  *STAB* Me, me, me, me... [Kohran]  *gurglesplorch...* [Kohran] ........ me too. [Sumire] All that's left is Oniichan. He's in his room. [Maria] What shall we do once we get there? [Sakura] Oniichan. [Iris] One syllable, starts with 'R', rhymes with 'tape'. [All] Kyahahahahaha~!! ---- [Ogami] Sure, that's alright. (48) [Kohran] Thanks a bunch! I mean, Yoneda-han doesn't like bein' called 'General' either, so... See, now that kinda thing's what I love 'bout the Imperial Assault Force. In that case, 's fine if you jes' call me 'Kohran' from here on out, too. (49) [Kohran] A'right, Ogami-han! Couldja take me over to Yoneda-han, then? [Ogami] Ah, got it. Let's go, then... Kohran! (50 - Dining Hall) And here, we have Iris. I suppose that when she said "I should get going, the play's about to start soon," she REALLY meant "I'm gonna go dick around in the dining hall and do diddly-squat." Aaah, youth. (51) [Ogami]  Iris, so THIS is where you went, huh. I brought Kohran. (52) [Iris] It's Kohran~! How've you been? How've you been~?! Yeah, Iris's doing that arms-akimbo-with-Jean-Paul-about-to-go-flying-off pose again. Poor drat bear's gonna get his arm torn out of his socket one of these days. I can just BET that the resulting spiritual backlash of a trillion damned souls escaping at once would... either turn Iris into an all-powerful deity or destroy the theater. [Kohran] Iris, you haven't changed a bit, eh? It's good t' see ya again. (53) [Iris] You know what, Kohran? Iris is going to go on stage!! Isn't that amazing? [Kohran] Oh, really? Well, y'all're so darn cute that I bet the audience'll love ya. (54) [Iris]  Ehehehehehe.... ... as glad as I am that Kohran and Iris're getting along and not actively trying to kill each other (unlike certain OTHER pilots that you shall all see later), these two bounce off each other rather frighteningly. (55) [Kohran] Ah... that's right!! I might join you up on stage today! [Iris] That'd be great! Iris wants to put on a play with Kohran~!! [Iris] Hey hey, Oniichan! It's fine if Kohran joins us on stage, right? [Ogami] That's right... since "Because Of Love" is set in France... From here on out, we've got screenshots again! Huzzah!!  [Ogami]  In that case... I'd like to come on stage as well. I mean, I've got an interest in acting... Ogami got a taste of the world of acting when helping Sakura practice for "Cinderella." HELLS YEAH HE'S JOINING UP.  [Kohran] An' if that's the case... then let's all three of us hijack th' play! (Meanwhile, playwrights all over the world shudder in unison as they sense the impending butchering of some poor bastard's play.)  ---- [Ogami] Then I'LL play the bold revolutionary who usurps the throne, abolishes the monarchy, and beheads the princess!! [Iris]  .... [Ogami]  ... killjoy. ----  ... given that the original story is of a soldier falling in love with a flower girl during the French Revolution, I would pay to see these three mess up EVERYTHING. (I would pay even more to see the dressing-down that would take place AFTERWARDS.) [Kohran]  Ogami-han could play... the part of the prince! It'd be th' perfect opportunity!! [Ogami] A-aah... but... do you really think it'd be okay?  Poor Ogami's dreams are always so, so fragile, aren't they?  [Iris] If I ask him, he'll definitely say that it's okay to give Kohran a part on stage! ---- [Yoneda]  Oh, hey Iris, what's-- [Iris] MIND CRUSH!! [Yoneda] Gbjlajfekjakljj YES MISTRESS, I SHALL DO AS YOU COMMAND ---- [Kohran] Thanks a bunch. A'right, I'll leave it to you!  ----  [Kohran] A'right... take me to the manager's office, willya?  The rest of the trip is, indeed, blessedly free from blond lolis.  [Kohran]  Right then, Ogami-han, 's 'bout time we go in, right? The manager'll definitely be waitin' for us. [Ogami] Yup, you're right. Shall we? *KNOCK KNOCK* [Yoneda]  C'mon in. [Ogami]  Ogami, entering now.  ----  [Kohran] Not at all, I'm fine with goin' wherever as long as I'm allowed t' tamper with machines. An' besides, the captain's also a nice guy, so... [Yoneda] Hoh, Ogami... you move fast, don't you! Iris'll get really jealous if you keep this up~. I love how Yoneda is not at all worried about the prospect that this twenty-year-old captain might be attempting to put the moves on some nine-year-old girl in the first place. [Ogami]  M, Manager Yoneda!! [Yoneda] Daaaaaahahaha! Well, I'll leave it up to you. Over at the Flower Mansion, Kohran was in charge of the Koubu and the Rolling Thunder's maintenance, you know. Oh, right! She also made all the necessary adjustments to YOUR Koubu- all by herself. [Ogami] Wow.... that's amazing.  ----  [Yoneda] That's true. And you were pretty drat skilled, for a first battle. [Ogami] Well.....  Yeah, that first battle probably WAS all thanks to everyone else in the Flower Division backing me up. ... ---- [Ogami]  Maria! Be prepared to give us cover fi- [Maria]  NO AND YOU'RE A DICK FOR ASKING. [Ogami]  .... yes'm. -- [Ogami] Sumire! Back us u- [Sumire]  AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. [Ogami] ... I get it, y-you don't need to point and laugh at- [Sumire] HA. ---- ....  [Ogami]  It's all thanks to Kohran's maintenance. I was able to fight precisely because of the adjustments made to my Koubu.  [Yoneda] You don't need t'blush. You were just doing your job is all. Okay, then.... that's just about all I have to say. I'll leave the more detailed explanations up to Maria, so you go lead Kohran up to her room. Once that's finished, go to the secretarial office and help out Kasumi-kun. [Ogami] .... understood.  ----  [Kohran] Ah! Maria-han!!  Sakura and Maria, all decked out for "Because Of Love." [Kohran] Aah, Maria-han! As usual, yer fittin' the men's costume like a charm, huh. [Sakura]  Excuse me... Ogami-san. Who might this person be...? [Ogami] Aah....  Ain't touchin' the last option, the middle option's too boring, so the first option it is. TRUST ME, I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING [Ogami] She's a lost child. I mean, she said that she couldn't find her way through the theater, so... [Kohran] What the heck, man! *slap* [Ogami] Hahahahaha! That was a nice straight-man routine, Kohran. [Kohran] An' that was a great fool routine, Ogami-han. The Kansai region of Japan is famous for its comedians. One type of (ridiculously famed) routine relies on the interplay between a fool ('boke') and a straight-man ('tsukkomi'), with the latter countering a particularly dumb statement with a quick 'nandeyanen' (which I've chosen to translate as 'what the heck, man!') and a slap. Given that this entire exchange boosted Kohran's trust level, it seems that she doesn't have that Kansai accent just for show.  ... take notes, kids, you see this referenced a LOT in other anime series.  As awesome as comedy routines are, this still doesn't answer Sakura's question. :/ [Kohran] Good to meetcha! Jes' call me Li Kohran, m'kay? As of now, I've transferred from the Flower Mansion branch. Nice t'make yer acquaintance! [Maria]  Kohran was... at the Imperial theater for only a little while, since she was sent to the Flower Mansion branch. [Sakura]  Heh, so that's how it was. If that's the case... then she's my senior here. Kohran-san, I hope we can get along! [Kohran] Aah, knock 't off! Being called somethin' like 'Kohran-san' is sorta weird. It's fine if ya call me 'Kohran'. Ah, right... mind if I call ya 'Sakura-han'? [Sakura] Yes, of course! In that case... nice to meet you, Kohran. [Kohran] Pleasure's all mine, Sakura-han! ARGH FINALLY THE BORING INTRODUCTIONS ARE OVER WITH  .... yes, they're necessary, but drat if it isn't a BITCH to write up.  [Kohran] Don'tcha think so too, Ogami-han? [Ogami] That's right...  Once again, we got Click LIPS. Time to ogle! Maria's costume is first. [Ogami] Maria, you look nice dressed up as Andre today, too. [Kohran] It really suits ya well. Ya really look like a nobleman. [Maria] Hmhmhm... thank you, Kohran. When you put it like that, it's somehow embarrassing. I check out Maria's costume a second time. [Ogami] Maria... it really suits you very well. [Maria]  .... thank you very much. Perhaps understandably, she's a little put off. And now she knows how Ogami felt that last battle. ---- [Sakura]  Ogami-san... that was a nice strategy. [Ogami]  Thanks, Sakura-san. [Sakura] No, I'm serious- you were WONDERFUL. [Ogami] I... uh, thanks again? [Sakura] Ogami-san, I hope you can give me some of your courage someday. [Ogami] Uh... sure. (... is she coming on to me?) ---- [Ogami] Um....  ... ah, why the hell not, you only live once [Ogami] I think you'd look good in cute clothes, too. It'd be great if you could wear something like Sakura's clothes at least once.  Take one for the team, Ogami. T'was good knowing y- ... er. [Ogami] What's wrong? [Maria]  Wh, what in the world are you saying. I... always play male roles... ... I broke her  NOT AS PLANNED [Kohran] Maria-han. Y'all've got beautiful looks- I think it'd be alright even if ya let yer hair grow out some. [Maria] Even you, Kohran.... come on... please don't tease me like that. Incidentally, her trust level rises. Huh.  Sakura's costume comes next, I suppose. [Ogami] (Uwah... I can even see her bare shoulders. It's a fairly bold outfit, huh.) Not compared to what, say, SUMIRE wears 24/7, but whatever floats your boat. Lookin' a second time.  At the very least, Sakura IS usually a pretty snappy dresser (granted, I think that way of any woman who carts around a sword everywhere she goes, but hey). [Ogami] Let's see...  There's only one right answer here. ... that is, only one right answer that won't shoot me in the foot. [Ogami] It suits you well. You look pretty cute.  [Kohran] Seriously! You're ridiculously cute! [Maria] ... true. ... I have no clue why Maria looks so unsatisfied.  Let's try talkin' to her. [Maria] Ensign, are you perhaps... helping to guide Kohran through the theater? [Kohran] That's right! He even lead me to Yoneda-han's office!! Everyone's expectations of Ogami are just... so low.  "Oh, Ogami-san couldn't POSSIBLY change clothes like any other human be- HOLY poo poo, HE DID! THAT'S AMAZING!!" "Pfft, he wouldn't possibly be smart enough to lead someone through a theater that he's only been living in for a week- HOLY poo poo, HE DID IT!!"  SEE?! [Maria] Naturally, as the leader of the Flower Division, it should have been my duty to guide Kohran through the theater, so... You have really helped me out. I must give you my thanks. [Ogami] No...  BOO CHAUVINISM. [Ogami] As the captain, it was the natural thing to do. Showing her the way to her room is nothing, really. [Maria] No, even so, you're going out of your way. [Kohran] It's the truth, Ogami-han, it's thanks t' you. You've been a great help t'me, too. It's all small talk after this. [Ogami] Sakura-kun, have you already finished preparing to go on stage? [Sakura] Yes, I'm already mostly done. All that's left is to wait for the curtain's bell to ring. [Ogami] Is that so... then, I've got to finish preparing to take tickets, too. ... you're already in your uniform and you've already got your scissors. I don't think there's much left for you to DO, mang. [Maria] Ensign, Kohran. Please look forward to today's performance. [Kohran] I'd like to join y'all on stage as well- would that be okay? ... after her whole spiel about what she'd do if she had free run of the stage.... I don't think this is such a good idea, guys. [Maria] Oh, that's right... I'll be sure to talk to the manager about it. [Kohran] Thanks a bunch! A'right then, I'll leave it up to you, Maria-han. [Ogami] Now then... we should get going. [Sakura] Really? In that case... Kohran, let's take our time to talk after the play. [Kohran] That's right. I got a lotta stuff to ask you 'bout, too. [Maria] In that case... please excuse us here.  [Kohran] From here on out... I hope I'll be able to get along with her. It SHOULD be easier for you 'cause she won't be humping YOUR leg. [Kohran] Hey, Ogami-han. Are you already... gettin' to be good friends with Sakura-han?  TOO well, as a matter of fact. [Ogami] Yup, we're getting along well. I mean, we're both new here, so we've managed to connect well.  ....... what's that supposed to mean. [Ogami] Hm...? Is there something wrong? [Kohran] .... not really. No, seriously, what's that supposed to mean?! [Ogami] Eh...? But we don't know if you'll be able to go up on stage yet... [Kohran] I'm a member of th' Flower Division too. I want t' help them get the stage prepared, even if it's only a lil' bit. 'Sides... if I'm close by th' stage, I'd be able t' join the play that much faster, right? [Ogami] I see... you have a point there.  ... Gee, I guess we'd better enjoy the theater while it's still in one piece.  [Ogami] K, Kohran... don't do anything too FLASHY now.  [Kohran] A'right... I'm goin' off!! Thanks a bunch, Ogami-han!  [Ogami] Right then... I guess I should go help Kasumi-kun at the secretary's office, huh... Guess I should go "help" her. [Ogami] Kohran, huh.... no matter which way you cut it, it looks like the Flower Division's once again grown in strength. [Sumire]  Ensign~! [Ogami] Hm...? That voice...  Where the heck has SHE been all chapter, anyway? [Sumire] Ensign, that person who was with you just now was Kohran, was it not? [Ogami] Aah, that's right. I led her to the manager's office.  [Sumire] By the way, this was the Ensign's first time meeting Kohran, was it not? What did you think of her?  Meganekko FO' EVA, YO [Ogami] ..... she's rather cute. Don't you think so, too?  [Sumire]  But she... might have her odd idiosyncracies as well.   [Ogami] But I honestly DO think she's cute... Who doesn't?  [Sumire] I have, indeed, relayed this to you. In that case, I shall take my leave here. Please excuse me.  ... he narrated to no one in particular, earning him some odd glances from the theater's other employees.  Hey, it's Yuri! Does anyone remember Yuri? [Ogami] Yo, I've come to help out. What do you need me to do?  And Kasumi! Oh man, you guys are [Ogami] Sure. If it's just that much, leave it to me.  [Ogami] ...... errands? [Kasumi]  We have to go to the Flower Mansion branch to complete the manager's errands. [Ogami]  You've got to be kidding me...! ---- [Ogami] Home alone?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-- ----  [Ogami] W, wait! lol grats, you've been shanghai'd into doing three peoples' workload.  [Ogami] Am I... REALLY the captain of the Imperial Assault Force? Chin up, man, we established the answer to that question back when you were still grappling with the concept of 'secret brigade,' too. Besides... you've always got the nighttime patrols to look forward to! And you can always hope that you'll be able to get into someone's pants for all this trouble.
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Meh. Usually I go crazy over the glasses-wearing girls, but I prefer the Kanna more. You're putting a lot of effort into these updates, Spirit Armor! Which is good, of course.
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Maria is booorrring.  I hope Kohran drops a sandbag on her. A sandbag which is, through an unfortunate oversight, filled with high explosives.
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Spirit Armor posted:ONE person calling me 'Oniichan' is ALREADY too much. There is absolutely NO reason for me to hear that infernal nickname from Never say Iris's name while staring into the glass eyes of a stuffed animal. Spirit Armor posted:... as glad as I am that Kohran and Iris're getting along and not actively trying to kill each other (unlike certain OTHER pilots that you shall all see later), these two bounce off each other rather frighteningly. Whatever is wrong with cute things that explode? Cutely? Spirit Armor posted:I love how Yoneda is not at all worried about the prospect that this twenty-year-old captain might be attempting to put the moves on some nine-year-old girl in the first place. He's probably so smashed he's seeing Iris ten years later. Spirit Armor posted:Yeah, that first battle probably WAS all thanks to everyone else in the Flower Division backing me up. It hurts because it's true. Spirit Armor posted:[Ogami] Spirit Armor posted:[Ogami] Spirit Armor posted:
Yeah, there's probably a secret catch in the back of her wardrobe with a big glitzy princess dress in there. It's like Alfred Ashford, except not as inherently creepy. And she can actually shoot. Spirit Armor posted:Everyone's expectations of Ogami are just... so low. Keep in mind, this is Kohran. It probably is amazing that nothing has exploded yet. "Oh, ya got gas lamps! Great, I always wanted to see how one of these worked! C'mon, give me a boost up! Now, let's get s'more light in here-" :HORRENDOUS SPACE KABLOOIE: Spirit Armor posted:
Hooray beer? Spirit Armor posted:[Ogami] Just get Kohran to help you rig every available surface to explode, then find the nearest initially-creepy neighbor person to help you fight off the thieves who inexplicably survive everything! Now that I've actually seen Kohran, I like her more. She gots moxie. However, I'm still interested in Maria.  Is "the girl who always plays male roles" common? This is the second time I've seen it but the first time it was treated a bit....[Rei] I NEVER ASKED FOR FANGIRLS!  ...differently. Glazius fucked around with this message at 20:18 on Aug 7, 2007 |
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So if my calculations are correct... Japanese woman + Chinese dress = GOON DREAM GIRL
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You forgot the glasses and explosives.
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Right, right. Time to design a blowup doll and make millions.
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Spirit Armor posted:For me, the first game was, at the very least, decent enough to warrant multiple playthroughs. The other two games.... no. No, not so much. I will refrain from commenting on this so as not to derail your thread. :V Instead I will comment that I am surprised that within... uh... a few minutes maybe? of meeting Kohran she's already planning to kill Sakura for an oblique comment made by Ogami that he gets along well with her. Sakura no Naku Koro Ni, anyone? Especially fitting with Child Murderer/Rapist Iris, offset by the Scissors Murderer Ogami. Seriously, if this was anything like you imagined it, the Flower Division would be all dead at this point... ...so are there any hideously graphic and bloody Bad Ends that leave most of the cast dead?
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Glazius posted:Now that I've actually seen Kohran, I like her more. She gots moxie. However, I'm still interested in Maria. There's a famous all-female musical theater troupe called "Takarazuka" dating from Taisho; a lot of the bits of Sakura Wars that aren't robots or demons or protomoe are inspired by it.
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Dominic Hokage posted:Meh. Usually I go crazy over the glasses-wearing girls, but I prefer the Kanna more. Thanks! ... though given how this LP works, I can't NOT put a lot of effort into it. I mean, hell, I'm already translating a fair chunk of this stuff AND pasting text into most every screenshot I take, so I might as well go the extra mile, right? Sindai posted:Maria is booorrring. Hey, you never know, sometimes the most boring characters can surprise you ... I can see Kohran doing something like that, though. Glazius posted:Never say Iris's name while staring into the glass eyes of a stuffed animal. Hell, I'm just afraid what would happen if you said her name three times in a row on the night of a full moon. quote:Whatever is wrong with cute things that explode? Cutely? Absolutely nothing, which is why I love Coquelicot from the Paris Assault Force. Her mecha has cannons which fire EXPLODING CATS, for gently caress's sake. quote:He's probably so smashed he's seeing Iris ten years later. You, sirrah, have made Yoneda about fifty times cooler with that statement alone. quote:It hurts because it's true. This is why the first battle still ranks among my favorite in the game. quote:I remember seeing it come up in Azumanga. Yomi trying to out-fool what she imagined as the comedy genius from Osaka and just waiting for somebody to deck her. That was great. I think you mean Tomo. But yes, that just adds to Osaka's aura of uniqueness: she's the polar opposite of what anime dictates a Kansai-speakin' character needs to be like.quote:That's Kohran's line, isn't it? Ninja-fixed like an hour after you made this post. Thanks for pointing it out. quote:Yeah, there's probably a secret catch in the back of her wardrobe with a big glitzy princess dress in there. It's like Alfred Ashford, except not as inherently creepy. And she can actually shoot. I still have an incredible amount of trouble imagining Maria wearing a dress- or, heavens forbid, a long-haired Maria. It'd be like if Iris started wearing army fatigues, cursing like a sailor, toting around heavy munitions, and calling herself Muscles Manslaughter. quote:Keep in mind, this is Kohran. It probably is amazing that nothing has exploded yet. YET quote:Just get Kohran to help you rig every available surface to explode, then find the nearest initially-creepy neighbor person to help you fight off the thieves who inexplicably survive everything! I felt so sorry for those poor bastards. quote:Now that I've actually seen Kohran, I like her more. She gots moxie. However, I'm still interested in Maria. Is "the girl who always plays male roles" common? As Mandoric notes later, Sakura Wars is based on the Takarazuka. As the music troupe's all-female, they needed women who could play men. Maria Tachibana is... I dunno, I guess you could call her a tribute to those actresses? Fun fact: the original creator of "Sakura Wars" supposedly had an aunt who participated in the Takarazuka, hence why the theatrical aspects of this series draws quite a bit from that tradition. Verbose and Sindai posted:(snip)  BlondRobin posted:Especially fitting with Child Murderer/Rapist Iris, offset by the Scissors Murderer Ogami. Seriously, if this was anything like you imagined it, the Flower Division would be all dead at this point... ... though that would make for the greatest game in the history of the universe... sadly, no. You might like this next update, however. Canuck-Errant posted:(snip) I think I might've mentioned this before, but god do I LOVE the massive number of messages you can get out of different combinations ("If... it was for my upperclassman, then I'll do anything for him... wait, WHY are you making me say this?!"). (and of course, the pictures are <3 too) In any case, here's an early update. It's shorter than usual, but.............
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 X Hours Later...  ... and Ogami's STILL butthurt about the whole thing. [Ogami] Thanks to that, I didn't even get to go see the play... Alright... it's about time I did the nightly rounds, huh. *KNOCK KNOCK* [Ogami] Hm? Who could it be at this hour? Ten bucks says it's not even past double-digits-o'-clock yet.  [Ogami] Come on in. [Kohran] It's Kohran. I'm comin' on in, Ogami-han.  You could at least be HAPPIER to have Kohran in your room, yeah?  [Kohran]  Did y'all eat somethin' that went rotten? [Ogami] No... it's nothing like that. I'm just a bit tired from this afternoon's work.  Bless your little heart for not being totally insane, Kohran. [Ogami] No, I'm alright. More importantly, what's up, at this late an hour?  ----  In this type of game, lies have a way of coming back and biting you in the rear end. The truth it is! [Ogami] .... I'm sorry. I was too busy with work, and wasn't able to see it.   [Ogami] Aah, I'll be sure to. By the way, what's the matter? It IS pretty late, right? Our hero valiantly attempts to get the conversation back on track.  [Kohran] Ogami-han, y'all don't have any plans tonight from here on out, do ya?  [Ogami] .... not particularly.   [Ogami] F, fun stuff... what do you mean by that?!  ... I... I think whatever freakish obsessive bug that Sakura has is contagious.  [Ogami] Hmmmm.... what should I do.....  THERE IS ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION [Ogami] ... after talking with Kohran, my drowsiness is completely gone. I... yes, I suppose you could put it that way. [Ogami] Okay. After all this trouble, I guess I'll drop by Kohran's room during the nightly rounds.  Once again, the nightly rounds begin on the second floor, in front of Ogami's humble pad.  Looks like I have about an hour to burn again... and there's an event right where we start off. May as well check it out first.  PARTY @ MY HOUSE!! [Kasumi] Ah, Ogami-san. Please wait a moment. [Ogami] Eh... what's up?  A letter? For me? [Ogami] .... thanks. I feel sort of bad that you're always bringing these up to my room. [Kasumi]  It's perfectly alright. This is part of my job as well. Now then... I shall excuse myself here. [Ogami] This letter... ah, it's from big sister Futaba, huh... As amazing as it may sound, Ogami DOES have relatives, unlike most dating sim protagonists. ... more specifically, he has relatives who aren't valid love interests in themselves.  Finally, we get to have a bit of backstory on our main man. [Letter] Ichiro-san, how have you been? I thought that you'd come home after your practices at the naval academy.... But that you would be sent out on a mission in the capital, well, your sister is very proud of you. She'll be even prouder once she learns how many women Ogami is shacked up with. [Letter] Ah, right, right. My son, Shinjiro, has begun learning swordplay. He's been ridiculously happy for what you've been teaching him since he was little. Anytime something happens, he always goes "but Uncle Ichiro said..." His cheekiness drives me up the wall sometimes. Now, take care of yourself, and be sure to work hard. Futaba Taiga (maiden name Ogami) ... Ogami's an uncle? Holy shi- [Ogami] Big sister Futaba.... prone to worrying as usual, huh. Shinjiro's gotten bigger as well. Maybe I'll practice swordplay with him next time. Ogami tends to regard Futaba as his surrogate mother- which makes sense, given that she's old enough to have a teenaged son of her OWN. Given that neither Futaba or Ogami make any mention of their own parents, it can be assumed that they were orphaned while Ogami was really young. ... since this means that she probably single-handedly raised Ogami, it might also be an indication of how drat badass Futaba herself is. [Ogami] And once I find some free time, I've got to write a reply to big sister Futaba. Now then... well, I can't sit in my room forever. Let's keep going with the nightly rounds.  Now that THAT'S done, it's about time to go see what it is Kohran wants.  [Kohran] Ogami-han, I've been waitin' fer ya! The door's unlocked, c'mon in. [Ogami] In that case, I'm coming in.  ... as expected. I dunno, though, it's missing a certain something. I can't put my finger on i-  Oh, right. Yeah, she's pretty importa-  *THUNK* [Ogami]  Gwahgh....  ----   Holy mother of god, Kohran got the guts to do what Sakura and Iris have probably been dreaming of doin' with Ogami. ...  I'm sure that's an easily answerable ques-    ... I just KNOW that somewhere on the internet, this is someone's twisted fetish. [Ogami]  Uwah, Kohran! What the heck IS this?! S, someone save me~!! God, Ogami, you look kinda maiden in distress. [Kohran] Mornin', Ogami-han. How're you feelin' right now...? I feel like I'm about get horribly violated, thank you very much. [Ogami]  Kohran... ---- [Ogami] Kohran, you can't do this... this is madness!! [Kohran] Madness... madness, ya say? [Kohran]  THIS! IS! HENTAAAAAAAI!! ---- A thousand questions coursed through Ogami's mind. What was Kohran DOING to him? WHY was she doing this? How the hell did she get all this stuff moved in during the space of a day while she was busy with the play? How the gently caress did she hide such a gigantic, frightening-looking machine in a room this small? However, Ogami had enough of his wits about him to ask the most urgent question of them all.  [Ogami]  Why am I naked?! At the very least, something like underpants would... ---- [Kohran] Don't worry 'bout it! I mean, after I'm done wit' you, you'd jes' soil whatever underpants y'all're wearin', anyway. [Ogami] ... too late for THAT. ---- [Kohran] Ku ku ku... if ya ain't nekkid, I wouldn't be able t' investigate every nook an' cranny on ya. This is about one step away from turning into the plotline of a bad porno (and incidentally, Kohran's trust level goes way up). [Ogami] E... every nook and corner?! Don't worry, Ogami, that's just technobabble for "RAEP RAEP RAEP SQUEAL LIKE A PIGGY RAEP RAEP RAEP" wait. When the gently caress did Sakura Wars become an H game?! [Kohran] C'mon, Ogami-han, y'all really enjoy bein' dressed like THAT, don'tcha? Her trust level goes way up AGAIN.  [Kohran] Now, let's keep goin'! I'm gonna collect more an' more data!! Trust level goes THROUGH THE ROOF. As if this entire scene wasn't freaky ENOUGH, this says something frightening about Kohran. Because the secret to keeping her happy appears to be allowing her to have her way with you. [Ogami] Why do you look like you're having so much fun?! Please, don't do this!! [Kohran] What're you whisperin' about?! A'right, let's DO  ----  Ichiro Ogami's Virginity 1904-1923 Stolen from him by a glasses-wearing Chinese vixen wielding more machinery than God. G A M E O V E R  [Ogami] .... hah?! I, was just in Kohran's room... huh? ... my clothes are on... Hmmmmm.... it was... probably a dream. Which would say something pretty hosed up about your subconscious if that were the case. [Kohran] C'mon c'mon, Ogami-han! Shake off yer drowsiness 'n get up, you've gotta get back t' yer nightly rounds... [Ogami] Ah... aah, that's right. Well then, I'm off.  ----  ... Me posted:Bless your little heart for not being totally insane, Kohran. I take this back.  Ogami scuttled off, deeply disturbed by his experience in Kohran's room. However, the scars left in his battered psyche ran deeper than even HE knew.... Next Time: The list of sane, reasonable people left inside the theater becomes shorter still! Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 04:42 on Dec 7, 2012 |
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This is why my vote is still with Sumire. She's
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Spirit Armor posted:I think I might've mentioned this before, but god do I LOVE the massive number of messages you can get out of different combinations ("If... it was for my upperclassman, then I'll do anything for him... wait, WHY are you making me say this?!"). Odd... she doesn't seem to mind being in the "Iris" bloomers and bow sans dress...  [  , that.]Edit: I wonder if I couldn't decompile the thing so it always runs on slow, for the heck of it... Hmm. Canuck-Errant fucked around with this message at 02:17 on Aug 9, 2007 |
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That... That's insane. Sakura's totally gonna kick Kohran's rear end, now. She's seen Ogami naked and had her way with him? Big trouble.
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Spirit Armor posted:"Ogami is dead." quote:... I... I think whatever freakish obsessive bug that Sakura has is contagious. quote:As amazing as it may sound, Ogami DOES have relatives, unlike most dating sim protagonists. quote:Ogami tends to regard Futaba as his surrogate mother- which makes sense, given that she's old enough to have a teenaged son of her OWN. Given that neither Futaba or Ogami make any mention of their own parents, it can be assumed that they were orphaned while Ogami was really young. quote:
What? Why are you looking at me like that? quote:Ogami scuttled off, deeply disturbed by his experience in Kohran's room. However, the scars left in his battered psyche ran deeper than even HE knew.... See, I WANT to believe that the upshot of this is going to be something like. [Ogami] Imperial Flower Squad, attack formation! ...hey, the Koubu is really comfortable now! And for reasons I can't quite explain, that's TERRIFYING. [Kohran]  quote:Next Time: The list of sane, reasonable people left inside the theater becomes shorter still! ...how is that even possible? The only people left are the theater girls and maybe Maria? ...she's not into bloodplay, is she? Also, how much time left on the clock? Glazius fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Aug 9, 2007 |
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Aug 9, 2007 04:59
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ladies and gentlemen, we have just witnessed the single dumbest thing that could have possibly happened with that whole subplot.
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 Honestly I'm... kind of tempted to agree with Fatbob here. I mean, that was kind of funny, I'll give it that (especially with Spirit Armor's excellent add-on moments), but if Kouran's path is going to be a bunch of that then, uh, I might vote for Maria after all. Or perhaps this mystery Kanna will show up and take the prize. I don't know, she was kind of developing interestingly and then WACKY ANIMU CLICHE MAD SCIENTIST! Or maybe Seorin's got the right idea here. Everyone who seems stable is totally bonkers; go with the ones who are at least honestly crazy, for they are at least the lesser of a bad choice... unless you're here to watch Ogami's slide into suffering.  ...and by that theory Maria should be the most absolutely insane one here. Oh god.
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seorin posted:This is why my vote is still with Sumire. She's ... it's statements like these that end up boosting my dedication to this LP, because it makes me want to see Ogami's fate decided by goons. Canuck-Errant posted:Odd... she doesn't seem to mind being in the "Iris" bloomers and bow sans dress... Given that she's going "Oniichan? Why did you put me in this outfit~" with that sarcastic expression on her face, I really  Semiru posted:That... That's insane. That's assuming she ever finds out about this. At this point, I'm just not going to think too much about it. Glazius posted:"Ogami is dead." USO DAAAAAAAAAA quote:It's like PokeRus. The only noticeable effect is a shorter time to being XYBER AWEXOME in combat. ... now I've got the mental image of Ogami secreting some kind of charisma-inducing mist that infects women with spirit energy and doubles their EV gain. quote:"Dear big sister: women not in my family are freakin' NUTS." I dunno, man.... quote:Eh, without the rubber gloves it doesn't really- You can't really see him from the waist down, you don't KNOW if she's got some machine that's-- Okay, I'll stop now. quote:See, I WANT to believe that the upshot of this is going to be something like. See, since she's in charge of adjusting all of the Koubu, this might also insinuate that Kohran's done this to all of the other brigade members at least once. quote:...how is that even possible? The only people left are the theater girls and maybe Maria? Granted, I have a different definition of 'sane'. Take that as you will! Each 'event' clocks exactly five minutes (with a few exceptions). Going to Ogami's room was one, as was going to Kohran's room- so it should be 8:10. Ten more events? Fatbob posted:ladies and gentlemen, we have just witnessed the single dumbest thing that could have possibly happened with that whole subplot. Quite possibly! Though it didn't stop me from shatting bricks when first saw it. Given that the original game and plot were written up in 1996, I'd like to think that it could have been worse.  BlondRobin posted:
At the very least, that's FAR from being all there is to Kohran. Also, we've got time before we have to choose a love interest. A LOT of time.
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Spirit Armor posted:Given that the original game and plot were written up in 1996, I'd like to think that it could have been worse. That scene is new to the PS2 version, isn't it? Saturn version has the first chance to play koikoi, which is pushed to a -different- event here. It's in mainly as really creepy fanservice/fake-out for a plot change, and does quite well. 
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Mandoric posted:That scene is new to the PS2 version, isn't it? Saturn version has the first chance to play koikoi, which is pushed to a -different- event here. It's in mainly as really creepy fanservice/fake-out for a plot change, and does quite well. ...... huh. Haven't had a chance to play the Saturn version, but that DOES make a lot of sense ("fun things? What fun things?! Is it- oh, it's just KoiKoi.") In that case, I'm mistaken and that's just all sorts of messed-up. 
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Eh, it wasn't that bad, and pretty much to be expected. The game is old enough that I really don't expect any of the character to diverge too far from anime dating sim girl cliches. Now what is up with these Maria dressup time pictures? 
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Spirit Armor posted:Each 'event' clocks exactly five minutes (with a few exceptions). Going to Ogami's room was one, as was going to Kohran's room- so it should be 8:10. Ten more events? I will say this about Kohran, then. The mindfuck is too quick to be painful. Or does Ogami's pocketwatch keep time in Football Minutes?
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Sindai posted:Eh, it wasn't that bad, and pretty much to be expected. The game is old enough that I really don't expect any of the character to diverge too far from anime dating sim girl cliches. To put it succinctly: boobs boobs boobs boobs boobs boobs boobs. Glazius posted:I will say this about Kohran, then. The mindfuck is too quick to be painful. No matter how long a given scene might appear to stretch, it's always five minutes long. So, yeah, that's an accurate way to call it. In any case, rumors of my death were greatly exaggerated. Now that my bug-chewed body isn't
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Sorry for the delay, update is now. Also, the nightly rounds were a bit longer than I'd remembered, so no one's mind will be going all weird this time. This... I guess you could call this is the random conversations update. Confused and dismayed by the loss of  ... okay, so a jump from the second floor probably wouldn't be able to kill him, but Ogami was willing to take what he could get. At the very least, if he could fall headFIRST, then the concrete might be able to scrub the memory of the incident at Kohran's room from his mind. Just as long as no one was there to stop him fro-  And then an angel appeared. One of those old-testament, flaming-sword-wielding angels of vengeance and rear end-kicking, but an angel nonetheless.  As usual, Maria Tachibana was able to read Ogami like a book. ---- [Maria]  Actually, I can see the book's spine from here, so to speak. [Ogami] Oh, really? What does the spine of my 'book' read? [Maria] Nothing, it doesn't really exist anymore. The entire book is about to fall apart because Kohran pulled out all the staples, ate the glue, and doodled obscene imagery everywhere. ... am I right? [Ogami] ... I-I can't tell if you're being literal or metaphorical. ----  The first choice is the only intelligent answer here. I mean, come on... ---- [Ogami] Well... uh.... well, what're YOU doing? Huh? HUH?! [Maria]  ... I LIVE here. Are you an idiot? [Ogami]  NUH-UH, I'M RUBBER AND YOU'RE GLUE, BITCH!! ---- [Ogami] I'm just doing the nightly rounds. In a way, it's also part of my job here. ... he said, hiding as much of his traumatized feelings as he possibly could. Ogami prayed that his answer would allay Maria's suspicions, that she would go away, and that he could get on with the business of decorating the sidewalk below with his own blood.  ----  [Ogami] Eh..... how so?  ... awww. [Ogami] .... it makes me really happy to hear you say that about me.  [Ogami] .... aah. With renewed purpose, Ogami turned away from the balcony. So what if the demons and half of the theater are out for his blood, his soul, or his pants? There [Ogami] .... now then, let's continue making the rounds.  Juuuust to make sure that no demonic assassin has, say, snuck in and chopped Yoneda in half or ate him or blown his brains out or something. I mean, hell, if Ogami's taking all this time to trapise around the theater, it'd be a drat shame if someone found the old man's corpse before he could. :/  Also a good time to check if Yoneda's not drunk. [Yoneda]  Aah... c'mon in. I've also got something I want to ask you.  ... looks like he's sobered up enough to remember that Iris ISN'T actually ten years older.  [Ogami] Um... what did you want to ask me about...? [Yoneda] Ogami... what does justice mean to you? Well, it's a staple of robot anime and it's always good fuel for the protagonists' need for HOT-BLOODED YELLING ABOUT LOVE AND PEACE, but I don't think that'll be in the answer choices. [Ogami] Justice... is it?  While this sort of mind-bogglingly simplistic answer would be on par with what we know of Ogami's mental capabilities... no.  This would be our best bet. However, it's also boring and predictable.  ... YES. [Ogami]  .... it's love. What justice means to me is... to be able to love people.  ----  ---- [Ogami] Manager Yoneda, I... I can't believe that you would short-sell love like that! [Yoneda] Well, I'm not really- [Ogami] Love is a many-splendored thing! Love LIFTS us up where we belong! [Yoneda] ... wait, what- [Ogami] A~ll you need is lo~ve~. [Yoneda] But- [Ogami] A~ll you need is lo~o~o~ove~ <3 [Yoneda] .... love is just a game. [Ogami] o/~ I WAS MADE FER LOVIN' YA, BABY, YOU WERE MA- [Logo] (TRANSMISSION LOST) ---- [Yoneda] Hey, no need to get angry. I'm in complete admiration. That you're able to assert that justice is love... not everyone can do that. [Ogami] Eh..... really? ---- [Yoneda] Yeah! I mean, it takes a real sap to say something like that with a straight face, you know?! [Ogami] ... [Yoneda] So are you gonna add a 'Love' strategy to 'Mountain', 'Wind', 'Fire', and 'Wood'? After all, it's THE FIFTH ELEMENT, ain't it? HAW HAW HAW!! [Ogami] .. please, just leave me alone, sir. ---- [Yoneda] 'Cause I wasn't able to say it. At a most imporant time.... I couldn't say those words.  [Yoneda] Now then... I've just gotta make one quick phone call, so would you mind stepping out? [Ogami] Ah... yes. In that case, please excuse me. [Yoneda] Right! Keep at those nightly rounds. ... as to what Yoneda's side of the conversation was all about, we can only speculate. Same with the phone call he'll be making.  Oh, right, the basement's open for exploration, now that Ogami's FINALLY been inducted into the government's little secret club.  And down another set of stairs, to the hangars. Because there's nothing better to do than perpetrating random acts of vandalism involving gratuitous amounts of graffiti, condoms, and super glue on other peoples' mecha-  - AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH [Ogami] I'm in the middle of doing the nightly rounds in the theater. Kohran, what might YOU be doing down here so late? [Kohran] Ain't it obvious? I came down t' see my adorable Koubu! [Ogami] Cute....? Kohran's mechaphilia notwithstanding, they ARE more or less super-deformed garbage cans with a bit of Zaku mixed in.  [Kohran] Even so, these facilities're even better'n I thought they'd be, Ogami-han. It still ain't no match fer the Flower Mansion, but... [Ogami] Does the Flower Mansion really have facilities that amazing?  Given what we've seen of the Rolling Thunder and its physically-improbable acrobatics show, I think I can believe that. [Kohran] Even so, this sure brings back memories, huh~. It takes me back t' when we were buildin' the Koubu. [Ogami] .... eh!? Kohran, you were the one who built the Koubu? [Kohran] Naw, not at all! All we did was assemble 'em. The blueprints'd been finished a long time ago. This, perhaps, might be why we haven't had any unfortunate accidents with the Koubu. And the reason why they each aren't loaded down with enough heavy ordnance to level the capital. [Ogami] I wonder, who was the one who drew them up?  ... that just makes me suspicious that the government might have killed the person who drew up the plans. What better way to keep a secret brigade's super-secret mecha a secret?! [Ogami] Heh....  [Ogami] (Hoo boy.... looks like this'll be a long story, huh.)  Interrupting her while she's talking about her one true passion doesn't seem like a good idea. I mean... 1) it's better than listening to certain other characters drop disturbing hints about how much they adore your very existence, and 2) who DOESN'T want to hear about mecha? Besides, maybe next time she'll be waiting in OGAMI'S room with a blunt object and a mind-breaking machine. [Ogami] ........  [Kohran] Haha~n, it doesn't look like ya made any upgrades t' your unit. [Ogami] Aah, I didn't really want to make adjustments to it on my own...  [Ogami] Come to think of it... what about your Koubu, Kohran?  [Ogami] ... Rolling Thunder? Aah, you're talking about that bullet train we rode when it was time to launch, huh... ... what. He FORGOT? ---- [Ogami]  (Okay, so I'm sitting in this robot for the first time, which, in turn, is sitting in some bullet train.) (This isn't so bad, we're just doing a few loop-de-loops. Guess I'll take out the manual and leaf through it a bi-)  [Ogami]  GnNgNgGhAaGh WhAt ThE gently caress'S gOiNg On OH GOD WHY ARE WE AIRBORNE AGH MY MANUAL FELL OUT  [Ogami] JESUS CHRIST THEY DIDN'T TELL US WE'D BE LAUNCHING FROM A TRILLION FEET UP OH GOD I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT-- gently caress YOU ROLLING THUNDER, gently caress YOOOOOOOU-- ---- How could he possibly have forgotten an experience like THAT?! [Ogami] Even so, this IS you we're talking about. You've probably made some incredible upgrades to your Koubu, right? [Kohran] MY Koubu, huh? Well, you'll jes' hafta wait an' see! Given what we know of Kohran, I got the vaguely uncomfortable feeling that it'll look a little something like...  ... this. [Kohran] Ogami-han. I'm gonna stay here a bit longer an' keep lookin' over the Koubu. [Ogami] Oh, okay. In that case, I'll be going back to making the nightly rounds. [Kohran] Thanks fer th' hard work. Good luck with the rounds.  ----  After taking a look at the basement's grand scheme...  The instinctual drive to put as much distance as possible between himself and Kohran kicks in once again, sending Ogami scrambling all the way up to the second floor.  Hell, at this point, even She Whose Name Must Not Be Spoken started looking like decent company.  ----  Yes, I'm SURE the proper way to find out whether or not she's awake would be to knock loudly on her door. [Ogami] It's Ogami... Iris, are you awake? [Iris]  Ah, it's Oniichan! Ya~y, come in, come in! [Ogami] In that case... pardon the intrusion.  ---- As he looked upon the stuffed animals neatly lined up all over Iris's room, Ogami felt a vague sense of unease- moreso than he did whenever he saw Jean-Paul. Try as he might, he just couldn't put his finger on it. After a few moments, the Flower Division's captain shrugged and simply attributed it to his nervousness at the possibility of being caught in a nine-year-old girl's room at such a late hour. ---- [Ogami] Wow... you've got a lot of stuffed animals, huh.  Perhaps another way of putting it would be "they WERE Iris's friends"? ---- The stuffed animals shuddered, their shattered minds sensing an unsullied soul enter the room. Just beyond the edge of hearing... there were voices. "Save... us..." "... ware... beware..." "It's not right..." "Flee... flee..." "Iris... Iris Iris Iris Iris..." "Leave... now..." ----  ---- No matter how hard he tried to look directly into the stuffed animals' eyes, Ogami's gaze kept skittering away from them- an instinctual last-ditch defense erected by his primitive hindbrain to prevent his mind from being utterly consumed by madness. ---- [Iris]  Hey, hey, Oniichan! How do these pajamas look?  NOT THAT HE WASN'T TOTALLY INSANE IN THE FIRST PLACE ANYWAYS why the gently caress does this answer choice exist in the first place [Ogami] I... think that a negligee would look better on you than pajamas. [Ogami] .... ah, but, these pajamas look nice on you too! [Iris] Yaa~aay! Thank you, Oniichan! But I- That- NINE YEARS OLD- Ogami just hit on- Why is she happy that- ........   [Ogami] That's right... Iris, you've been living apart from your parents, haven't you. Come to think of it.. where does your family live again, Iris?  [Ogami] .... aren't you lonely? ---- [Iris] It's not all bad, Oniichan! I mean, it gets me far, far away from the French authorities attempting to find the little girl who tore the souls of men out of their bodies and imprisoned them in stuffed animals. ----  [Iris]  You know, when Iris was small, she didn't know how to use her "power," so she was a difficult child.... [Ogami] ... power? [Iris] Yes. It's a power called "spirit energy." [Ogami] .... "spirit energy"? Aah... the driving force that makes the spirit-powered Koubu work. [Iris] At that time, someone said "come to Japan", and Iris was invited here. Because Iris didn't want to be a bother to Papa and Mama... Iris came here. [Ogami] Iris...  ----  Because she now has FRESH MEAT. [Iris] Okay... Iris is going to sleep now, 'kay? [Ogami] ... good night, Iris. Sweet dreams.  ... I think I have an inkling as to RUN, RUN, RUN [Ogami] Right, guess I'll continue making the rounds. That said, there's... not a whole lot left to do upstairs, so it's back down to the first floor.  ... and the backstage area.  Trust me, I know what I'm doing. I'm from the Internet. [Ogami] Ah, Sakura-kun. What're you doing? In a place like the stage scenery room...  ----  ----   [Ogami] Sakura-kun....  ----  ---- [Ogami] Sakura-kun, I haven't actually said any- [Sakura]  That's some really sound advice, Ogami-san! I'll be sure to keep that in mind! [Ogami] But-- [Sakura] Wow, that's a really interesting story, Ogami-san! [Ogami] .... Sakura-kun, you're talking to the cardboard tree. ----  ----  ---- [Ogami] ... but she walked away before I could say anything to her and I think she might be crazy. ----  [Ogami] Maria... you were listening?  ---- [Ogami] 'Also'? [Maria] What? Weren't you also worried about Sakura, Ensign? [Ogami] ... dude, I didn't come here to talk to Sakura-kun, I just sorta wandered down here and got assaulted by a nutcase in pink. ----  See? By going to Sakura, everyone is satisfied.   ---- [Ogami] .... [Ogami] COOL, I make people happy just by standing here and doing nothing!! ---- [Ogami] Now then... I guess I should get going too. Thankfully, the nightly rounds will be completed in the next update! Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 04:56 on Dec 7, 2012 |
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Spirit Armor posted:And then an angel appeared. Intelligent, Russian, and gay as a tree full of monkeys on nitrous oxide? quote:With renewed purpose, Ogami turned away from the balcony. So what if the demons and half of the theater are out for his blood, his soul, or his pants? There Stop by the theater girls' stations tonight, see what they have to say! Maybe they'll quote:I mean, hell, if Ogami's taking all this time to trapise around the theater, it'd be a drat shame if someone found the old man's corpse before he could. :/ I don't think those two are all that mutually exclusive. quote:[Kohran]Naw, not at all! All we did was assemble 'em. The blueprints'd been finished a long time ago. Stupid Speculation Time, I have no idea whether I'm hitting the mark or not. Probably not. The original Koubu design was stolen from the Hive of Darkness. Their ground troops are the same general design with some poor victim stuck in there to power it, and their spirit energy is utterly drained in the process. The Hive leaders use the same design and are sure enough of themselves that they don't worry about getting sucked into the gas tank. That humans seemingly always do is just more proof of the frailty of these pathetic fleshbags who dare despoil the planet. The only modification is a safety interlock so that the Koubu powers down instead of sucking its pilot's soul out if the energy is too low. But it's not entirely proven that this will actually always work and there are a couple of husks in the R&D division's closet. quote:Given what we know of Kohran, I got the vaguely uncomfortable feeling that it'll look a little something like... I'm now seeing Kohran as being basically a Goblin Sapper mecha, whose only job is to run into a dense knot of enemies and EXPLODE VIOLENTLY. And after every battle, she rebuilds. Better. Faster. With a larger blast radius. quote:But I- Okay, we get it, the programmers are a bunch of  for putting in these options and having Iris be all  as a result. You can stop actually picking the options. It's freakin' me out, man.quote:[Ogami] I'm tellin' ya, man, Ogami's like PokeRus incarnate. KoubuRus? TaroRus? Also, the MSPaints are totally freakin' awesome. You do them yourself? Glazius fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Aug 14, 2007 |
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Spirit Armor posted:[Ogami] I think someone hasn't learned their lesson yet  I liked the MSPaints though
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Spirit Armor posted:Given what we know of Kohran, I got the vaguely uncomfortable feeling that it'll look a little something like...
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Jeeeeeeeeeesus Christ, the hitting on Iris is creepy. Like, seriously gave me chills here. They're not even being indirect about it anymore.
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Again, your commentary has been amazing. Those MSPaints are just as good.
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Registered to say that I really appreciate your doing this. I'd given up hope of ever experiencing this game a long time ago, and the quality of this LP is great, besides. Putting a vote in for Sumire. Her flaws seem harmless compared to the others; hell, getting drunk easily can be a plus.
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Glazius posted:Intelligent, Russian, and gay as a tree full of monkeys on nitrous oxide? I... uh... ... INDEED Glaz posted:Stop by the theater girls' stations tonight, see what they have to say! Maybe they'll Now that I've determined that whatever malaise Ogami has is horridly contagious, I'm afraid to go anywhere near them now. (also, they'll probably just straight-up try to dress Ogami in Yuri's outfit and force him to take over for her at the secretarial office's desk or something) Glaz posted:I don't think those two are all that mutually exclusive. I imagine that'd be how Yoneda would want to die: euphoric, totally smashed, and Glaz posted:Stupid Speculation Time, I have no idea whether I'm hitting the mark or not. Probably not. Naturally, I can't comment. Glaz posted:I'm now seeing Kohran as being basically a Goblin Sapper mecha, whose only job is to run into a dense knot of enemies and EXPLODE VIOLENTLY. Ironically, where most characters' Koubu's KO animation is simply falling over or slumping down, Kohran's Koubu just suddenly DETONATES IN A BURST OF FIRE AND SCRAP METAL. Don't ask me how she survives. Glaz posted:Okay, we get it, the programmers are a bunch of That's about the last one I dare to use as an actual answer, mainly because they get creepier from here. Hell, the only reason I even PICKED this option was because 1) the FAQ confirmed that it wouldn't lead to Iris castrating Ogami with a flick of her mind, and 2) I was morbidly curious as to WHY it was marked down in the FAQ as raising Iris's trust level. I'll probably slap some of them up as 'what ifs' for maximum , though.Glaz posted:I'm tellin' ya, man, Ogami's like PokeRus incarnate. KoubuRus? TaroRus? Whatever it is, it saps the pilot's INT stat and replaces it with some sort of logic-devouring uber-libido. Glaz posted:Also, the MSPaints are totally freakin' awesome. You do them yourself? Thanks! And yup. When and/or if I post pictures or comics that aren't mine (believe me, I found a ton of Japanese fanart material), I'll leave a footnote. I sincerely doubt that interest in Sakura Wars and Warhammer 40k Orky stuff converges very often. Rose wood posted:I think someone hasn't learned their lesson yet [Iris] AAAAAAH, I DO SO LOVE THE FRESH SCENT OF BLOOD AT NIGHT. RIGHT, ONIICHAN? [Ogami] Gg... hhkkkggh.... BAD END (don't make me make Evil Iris icons) Rose wood posted:I liked the MSPaints though Thanks! Sindai posted:That is pretty much exactly what I'm hoping for. I'm convinced that Kohran would make an awesome Mekboy. WAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!! Rollersnake posted:Jeeeeeeeeeesus Christ, the hitting on Iris is creepy. Like, seriously gave me chills here. They're not even being indirect about it anymore. If I recall correctly... it keeps gets worse over a gradual period of time. It's as if the programmers were like, "Hey, let's not only appeal to the general audience, but let's use Iris as a heavy-handed attempt to appeal to the pedophilia crowd!!"... granted, virtually every dating sim in human history has done just that by including a child character of some sort, but. KnoxZone posted:Again, your commentary has been amazing. Those MSPaints are just as good. Glad you're enjoying it! MSPainting is pretty much the easiest way for me to doodle nowadays Greaseman posted:Registered to say that I really appreciate your doing this. I'd given up hope of ever experiencing this game a long time ago, and the quality of this LP is great, besides. I'm... ridiculously honored that my LP is worth the ten bux.  Thank you! Who knows, you might even get five Sakura Wars out of the deal!It appears that Sumire's star is continuing to rise. Vote noted! EDIT: Update coming in a day or two!
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Sumire, definitely. Refined for public display and then after a few drinks she's ready for night duty.
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Grunduggerer posted:Sumire, definitely. Refined for public display and then after a few drinks she's ready for night duty. Yes, Yes! Sumire army, come forth! For love! For polearms! For
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