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ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Junpei posted:

You know what? Forget what I said. I rescind that remark.

It'd be easier to forget your posts if you didn't make them in the first place.

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Fedule
Mar 27, 2010


No one left uncured.
I got you.
Junpei, if you're truly finding it difficult to restrain yourself from posting spoilers, please get in touch with the moderation team. We can help you with that. We specialise in restraining posters.

Junpei
Oct 4, 2015
Probation
Can't post for 11 years!

Fedule posted:

Junpei, if you're truly finding it difficult to restrain yourself from posting spoilers, please get in touch with the moderation team. We can help you with that. We specialise in restraining posters.

Thank you for the offer, but I think I'll just lurk until the last party member joins.

Artix, you're doing a bang-up job and I apologize for my earlier request. You have my full support.

Kemix
Dec 1, 2013

Because change

Junpei posted:

Thank you for the offer, but I think I'll just lurk until the last party member joins.

Artix, you're doing a bang-up job and I apologize for my earlier request. You have my full support.

All I have to say is :frogout: and don't backseat LP, SPECIALLY when the OP asks for -no loving spoilers- and you keep getting stupid about it. Seriously dude, it's not hard. A little slip up for minor stuff isn't a huge deal, but come on, you're basically asking to get probated.

Kemix fucked around with this message at 00:01 on Mar 6, 2017

serefin99
Apr 15, 2016

Mikoooon~
Your lovely shrine maiden fox wife, Tamamo no Mae, is here to help!

Kemix posted:

All I have to say is :frogout: and don't backseat LP, SPECIALLY when the OP asks for -no loving spoilers- and you keep getting stupid about it. Seriously dude, it's not hard. A little slip up for minor stuff isn't a huge deal, but come on, you're basically asking to get probated.

Okay, I think he gets the point, now lay off of him, alright?

Artix
Apr 26, 2010

He's finally back,
to kick some tail!
And this time,
he's goin' to jail!


Onward to the second half of the dungeon!



First up, we have the cavalier enemies. They're sturdy, but they're weak to basically everything (axes, wind, ice, and thunder) so they're not very difficult to deal with. That said, the Man o' War is already a recurring common enemy and they still have all their combo-related skills, so they'll usually be our first priority.



Oh, I'm sorry, did I forget to mention that they can poison your entire party if the cavalier hits a weakness? Yeah, they can do that, no big deal.



Get a Freebie is exactly what it sounds like - there's a chance that using an item means it won't get used up.



Anyway, Floors 5-7F are more less identical to the lower floors, just with slightly more complex layouts. You have to fiddle with the dress positions a bit more, and there's a bit more back and forth between the two dresses, but the fundamentals are the same.



We also have these little fuckers. Barbarians are extremely weak and fold to pretty much anything, but they hit with axe damage and we're running 2 lance users. They also have a couple -Split skills, including Axe-Split and Sword-Split, and they'll be mixed in with a lot of different enemy groups.



Before we go through the dress, we can hang a right and find our first locked chest. I'm sure I was just missing something incredibly obvious, but I found that there are way less keys than locked boxes on my first playthrough. I guess we'll see!

This one, incidentally, has a Bracelet of Eternity. It gives marginally better defense than a Power/Magic Bangle and reduces your Strength and Magic by 2 in exchange for 30 EP. By the time that stat tradeoff is worth it, we'll have far better accessories available, so it's going straight in the vendor trash pile.



We also have a quest!



What is it about my Performa? Is it THAT amazing? I've been attractin' nothing but losers, it seems...

She blows us off, but if we talk to her again we'll get the actual quest.

...And here's another one! *groan* Kid, you're gettin' on my nerves, could ya just do me a favor and buzz off?

Oh! Wait! I just thought of something! Yep, I think I'll let you live... And in return, I want you to go and "take care of" some pesky losers! Those nitwits think they can just come up and start talking to me...? Ha! The nerve!

Right, I need you to track down that noisy Myrmidon and his friend, the hairy, snout-nosed Cavalier. Oh! And I forget his name, but the last one in the trio is the worst. The worst! Get that shrimpy, potty-mouthed guy! Now, as proof... I'd like you to bring back their Force. Sound good? Now off you go!

This is a pretty straightforward quest: go kill the dudes, get their drop, come back. Hell, we already have the myrmidon and barbarian forces, we just need to go hunt down a cavalier.



And we find one immediately on the other side of the dress. Well, it was nice knowing you, champ.



The troll is a little more obnoxious. He's very resistant to physical damage of all stripes, but is weak to every element. Itsuki and Tsubasa can tear him up, but Touma is pretty useless because even his fire attack is physical. That said, all he does is spam a basic physical attack that isn't even very accurate, so it's really just that he's kind of annoying to kill.



I guess that about does it for this place, don't ya think? I'm outta here!

Obtained Treasure Key!

:confuoot:



The left side of the dress is blocked off by a one-way gate, so our only option is to use the purple controls.



Next stop, 6F.



On our way over to the orange dress, we have the next checkpoint, a pair of first aid kits, and a revival bead. I'm not sure I understand why this particular checkpoint is here since it's so close to the start of the area (and there'll be another one at the end for the boss), but you do you game!

That said, no reason to look a gift horse in the mouth, and since Touma finally has some new weapons available, let's put it to use. Back to the Bloom Garden!

:siren: Checking In :siren:



Hello, Itsuki.

Hey. What were you two talking about?

I was asking Caeda if she's getting along okay with Tsubasa. How are you and Chrom getting along?

We get along fine.

True. There's really nothing to complain about.

Good. I'm really glad to hear you're all friends.

Thanks for being concerned for us, Tiki.



What is it?

How does this world look to you?

In our eyes, huh... I suppose when it comes to the literal sense, it's not different than yours.

We actually experience this world through our masters' senses.

Our senses?

Yes, and everything I've seen and heard of this world through you intrigues me quite a lot. This singing and dancing you and the others are so involved in... All this "performing arts" business... It's strangely fascinating.

Yes, I agree. When Tsubasa sings with so much joy, I feel like it even reaches my heart.

I see. Well, it makes me feel a little better to hear you two so optimistic about the situation.

Thank you for your concern. You don't have to worry though - there is at least one thing we can do to reclaim our memories.

These incidents caused by mirages... If we can solve the mysteries behind them, it could lead us to some clue about who we are. So we'll keep lending you our strength.

Thanks, you two.



I'll be counting on you too, Tiki!

Really, I just wanted an excuse to have Tiki on screen. She's the best. :buddy:



Anyway, for as short of a dungeon dive as that was, we have a ton of new stuff to grab. First we're gonna grab Touma's radiant skill - it's cheap and while I don't know the exact chance of saving an item, it happens often enough that it's worth getting ASAP.







We also have multiple new weapons for everyone. The Rapier and Steel Feather are the real standouts, making Itsuki more likely to dodge physical attacks and Tsubasa immune to poison, respectively. Also, note that some of these are starting to swap around a few of our resistances - the Rapier will switch Itsuki to resist Wind instead of Thunder.



And while we're stocking up on some other goodies, I win the grand prize in the melmark drawing. :toot: This one goes to Itsuki, and I toss the Speed Incense we got earlier to Tsubasa.



Back in the dungeon, this demon helpfully informs us that Aya did come this way. That would be a thing, wouldn't it? Just leave and it turns out that Aya's been hanging out on the first floor this whole time, watching us climb this whole thing like idiots.





We'll take the orange dress back down to 5F, only to be met with another barrier. If we hang a right though, we'll find the backside of that first barrier, plus the controls for the orange dress.



Now, things get a little trickier. First thing we need to do is open up 5F completely, so we'll start by flipping to the left switch.



That gives us access to a Bead Chain(!!) and let us break the other barrier, so now we can reach both hands of both dresses on 5F.



Tsubasa also picks up her Rank 3 skill. EP Fitness is exactly the same as HP Fitness, but for our mana instead.



Next, we're going to flip orange to the middle.



That lets us break a wall on 6F near where the demon saw Aya.



It also gives us access to another set of orange switches. The right one will take us to our final destination, but we're going to pick the middle one to grab some goodies first.



Unfortunately, there's nothing up here but another light wall. However, we got quite lucky and a very special enemy spawned.



The Sixth Element is the first of the "rare enemies", a set of gimmick enemies who drop a ton of cash and rare materials if you can actually manage to kill them. For starters, their gimmick almost always involves being immune to the vast majority of your damage sources - this one can only be hurt by elemental skills and spells.



They're also slippery motherfuckers. Both Itsuki and Tsubasa have Surefire (which increases your chance of hitting an enemy), and neither of them can land a hit.



Fortunately, if you do manage to hit them, it usually only takes one good hit to get the job done. This will change later, and it makes them a royal pain in the rear end in the later dungeons.



For actually managing to kill one, we get two grand in cold hard cash and a rare force for weapon creation. We'll talk more about them once we can actually make one, but generally speaking these things are used to make...weird weapons, for lack of a better term. The kind of weapons that do things like teach Tsubasa fire spells instead of wind.



Anyway, with our business on 7F done for now, we'll flip this over to the right and make our way to the end of the dungeon.



Along the way, we pick up our first slayer skill. Horseslayer is a standard lance attack, but it will trigger a weakness if you use it on...well, horses. Specifically, cavaliers and their ilk only - you'd think pegasi would count as a horse, but that's a holdover from Fire Emblem itself.



To get to this little alcove, you need the purple dress to have both hands on 6F, and we get 4500 yen and 10x Detritus for our trouble. Curiously, the latter is a key item, but hell if we have any idea what it'll be used for right now.



Up on 7F, we run into this lovely situation. When this happens, you want to run right into that red enemy - stopping to whack him and get a preemptive strike just means that you'll get hit by the savage enemy during the animation.



At the end of the hallway, we get a few more Chakra Drops for our efforts. I guess it was worth it?



And at the end of a much longer hallway, we find our final teleporter. We're in pretty reasonable shape right now, but there's no reason to go into a boss fight at less than full strength, so let's go cash in our last couple goodies and top off before we fight Aya for real.



Tsubasa gets an extra 10% EP, as if it wasn't obvious enough that her future lies in casting instead of stabbing.



We're also going to grab a couple Darts before heading in. This is our only way of inflicting bow damage right now, and while we don't have any combo skills for bows yet (because the game doesn't expect you to be using it, for obvious reasons), it's still better than nothing for someone like Itsuki, who will be comparatively neutered against the boss.



That's gonna do it for now though. Next time, we're headed to the roof!

nielsm
Jun 1, 2009



When Itsuki says Tiki, I keep hearing "chicken".

Artix
Apr 26, 2010

He's finally back,
to kick some tail!
And this time,
he's goin' to jail!
That's because Tiki's JP name is "Chiki," so the voice actors use that pronunciation.

Artix fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Mar 6, 2017

cokerpilot
Apr 23, 2010

Battle Brothers! Stop coming to meetings drunk and trying to adopt Tevery Best!

Lord General! Stop standing on the table and making up stupid operation names!

Emperor, why do I put up with these people?
I take it there is a thief mirage you can get somewhere along the way give the chest situation

Erg
Oct 31, 2010

I think doing all the side quests as they come up should give you enough keys. At least, I don't think I've missed any locked chests and I'm just before the final dungeon.

InwardChaos
Oct 21, 2010

Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos.
Is the NPC Mirage that gave you the quest based off of a specific FE character?
To me, it makes me think of Elise from Fates.

Jade Rider
May 11, 2007

All the pages have been censored except for "heck," and she misread that one.


InwardChaos posted:

Is the NPC Mirage that gave you the quest based off of a specific FE character?
To me, it makes me think of Elise from Fates.

It kinda reminds me of Lissa from Awakening.

Blademaster_Aio
Jan 22, 2017

Jade Rider posted:

It kinda reminds me of Lissa from Awakening.


InwardChaos posted:

Is the NPC Mirage that gave you the quest based off of a specific FE character?
To me, it makes me think of Elise from Fates.

She does not sound like either of them.

CaptianKatsura
Feb 28, 2011

I'm not Katsura, I'm Captain Katsura!

InwardChaos posted:

Is the NPC Mirage that gave you the quest based off of a specific FE character?
To me, it makes me think of Elise from Fates.

Nah, it's just the enemy Cleric model, it's not anyone in particular.

Artix
Apr 26, 2010

He's finally back,
to kick some tail!
And this time,
he's goin' to jail!


Do you think...?

Yes. It's that mirage.

All right... Let's go!

:siren: Aversa :siren:





I have to say, I'm impressed you came all this way just for her... A shame it was all for nothing, in the end.

What have you done to her!?

All I did was close her ears. Sweet nothings are much better than painful truths, right...? *chuckle* And now she doesn't have to hear them.

Isn't that right, Ayaha?

...

No... She can't hear anyone...?

Tsubasa!



Now, Tsubasa! Sing!

Yeah... I want Aya to remember how singing was fun - how it felt...

I want her to smile again... like we did when we sang together!

I'll make sure she hears me...! I'll make her understand!





There's a short little cutscene here where Tsubasa does her song. If, for whatever reason, you never got her plot skill, you would get kicked out here and have to get it now.



Please... you have to wake up!

Ts-Tsubasa...?

Aya!

Tsubasa, I-

How did that break my curse...? Ugh, what an irritating little tune! But this is far from over... She is mine. And I will not allow you to take what's mine...!

Aah!



quote:



Aversa is one of the major antagonists in Fire Emblem: Awakening. She is a powerful mage and serves as King Gangrel's (and later Validar's) second-in-command, but in a postgame sidequest, it's revealed that she was secretly brainwashed the whole time. Nevertheless, she considers herself a proud Plegian and even (jokingly?) calls herself Robin's adopted sister.

...Not that it stops you from being able to marry her.

No more anguish, regret, anxiety... You'll have nothing at all to worry about anymore.

I'll...have nothing...

Yes...nothing. Just leave everything to me, and I'll take care of you...

Stop! You can't listen to someone like her... Please, Aya!

Ah... aah...

Oh, but you don't need to pay attention to a sniveling little girl like her.

N-No... Tsubasa is my little sister... M-My...

Aya...



K...K-Kill...

Now. Kill her.

K-K-Kill... Kill... Ts-Tsubasa...!

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhh! Tsubasa... I...

Well? Be a good little girl, and kill.

I...would never hurt Tsubasa! If you dare hurt my little sister, at all... I will never forgive you...





Aya's rejection of Aversa causes their bond to break, and reveal the all-important orb. And we know what to do with that.



Right!



Gyaaaaaaggghh!





With her bond severed, Aversa jumps off the 106 to try and escape. Turns out that having wings opens a lot of doors for you, in terms of movement.



...It's okay. I won't let her escape! I'll never forgive her for what she did to Aya!



...Aaaaaand then Tsubasa follows her right off. But it's okay, I'm sure she has a plan.

...

...She does have a plan, right?



Aversa makes her way down to the stage...



And there's Tsubasa, hurling toward the ground at terminal velocity.



Ah, but of course, she gets caught by a pegasus that just happened to be in the neighborhood and-





Yeah, sure, rocket powered pegasus. Why the gently caress not? I'm down with this.



Here comes the cavalry, and...



Let's rock and roll.

:siren: Boss Fight: Aversa :siren:



Aversa herself isn't really that dangerous, but she comes with backup and she hits like a truck if you aren't careful about debuffs. The peg knights have all the relevant combo skills, so as usual, reducing numbers is our first priority.



Why do YOU get to have everything I want!? You'll DIE here!



On offense, Aversa is pretty predictable. She'll start by casting Dark Envy on someone, which is a combo Sukunda/Rakunda. On her next turn, she'll use whatever skill is appropriate to ruin that person's day. She has all the elemental spells plus a lance attack (so she'll always hit a weakness), and does about 130-160 damage on her own. Rough, but survivable - especially if it's just her. If the peg knights are still hanging around, though? That person is probably dead.



Defensively, she's basically identical to the peg knights, trading a fire weakness for an electric one. Itsuki and Tsubasa will be your heavy hitters here, while Touma will spend most of his time taking out the peg knights.



If you're diligent about killing the peg knights, the first set of reinforcements should show up right around the time she does her second Dark Envy. This is an obvious problem, because while Touma is tough, he's not going to survive a Bufu and two follow-ups.



Time to bust out our SP skills. These are your panic button skills - they're almost universally very strong, they usually give one (or more) party members buffs, and they always trigger a session, regardless of whether or not they hit a weakness. Aerial Dance specifically hits all enemies with heavy lance damage and gives the whole party HP regen for 3 turns for 2 SP, which should set up Touma to survive even if we don't wipe out both of the pegs before Aversa's turn.



The damage isn't that impressive on its face, but the resulting session knocks out one of the pegs and Touma kills the other on his turn. Crisis averted!



But frankly, I've had enough of this fight and I want to end it before another wave of reinforcements complicates things. Sure, she resists fire, but SP Skills don't give a poo poo about petty things like resistances, and it means every attack in the session will be a guaranteed crit.



Why yes, that is Cain riding in on his motorcycle with a flaming bull. Touma does many things, but half-assing his attacks is not one of them.



And that is a boss fight.



More and more of my kind...will come to invade your world... The battle has only just begun...and when the dust finally settles...victory will be OURS!



A nice round of levels for everyone. Weapon experience can be a bit of a slog to get, so it's nice that bosses are more or less a guaranteed 1-2 skills for everyone.



We also unlock Touma's first sidequest, but as the text suggests, we haven't actually advanced far enough in the story to do it yet. We'll have to check up on that later.

Next time, it's the conclusion to Chapter 1. See you then!

LordHippoman
May 30, 2013

I, frankly, want this smug Jagen to be my avatar on all forms of social media immediately.
This is the fight that reminded me this was also an SMT game and that I should use debuffs, because I got to watch three Peg Knights repeatedly stab Itsuki in the chest for about a minute on my first attempt.

Also, yeah, if you don't kill her minions the Sessions just destroy you.

Cattail Prophet
Apr 12, 2014

Speaking of Robin, are those supposed to be Grimleal markings on Ayaha's cloak... dress... thing? It reminds me a lot of Robin's jacket.

Blaze Dragon
Aug 28, 2013
LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

Cattail Prophet posted:

Speaking of Robin, are those supposed to be Grimleal markings on Ayaha's cloak... dress... thing? It reminds me a lot of Robin's jacket.

While both take the form of eyes, Ayaha's markings are quite different from the Mark of Grima. Nonetheless, it might be a reference to that since she was possessed by Aversa.

FPzero
Oct 20, 2008

Game Over
Return of Mido

Well it's nice that we've apparently rescued Tsubasa's sister. I figured we would at some point during the game but I was expecting it to happen later. It seemed like the sort of plot point that would be left as an overarching goal for the team to solve hours down the line.

SweaterGear
Jan 4, 2010

There's a Monopenguin! :swoon:

FPzero posted:

Well it's nice that we've apparently rescued Tsubasa's sister. I figured we would at some point during the game but I was expecting it to happen later. It seemed like the sort of plot point that would be left as an overarching goal for the team to solve hours down the line.

Same here, but maybe she'll join the party now? New recruits are always a good thing!

Commander Keene
Dec 21, 2016

Faster than the others



FPzero posted:

Well it's nice that we've apparently rescued Tsubasa's sister. I figured we would at some point during the game but I was expecting it to happen later. It seemed like the sort of plot point that would be left as an overarching goal for the team to solve hours down the line.
Nope. Ayaha serves as the defining motivation for Tsubasa (and indirectly, Itsuki) to get involved in the whole mess, but she gets rescued early on and then the rest of the game is "whodunnit". That's not to say that Ayaha and the Mass Disappearance won't have any more relevance to the plot, though. Remember, there were still a lot of other people there who are still missing.

You have to wonder though; if they were just sitting there keeping Ayaha in a dark room in the Idolasphere somewhere all this time, why now? It's been like five years. Did it take this long to break a teenage girl's will to the point where Aversa could possess her? Or is there some Fair Folk BS going on and a minute inside is an hour outside or something? Or did all the stars and planets finally align in just the right order to make their cosmic conquest possible?

Commander Keene fucked around with this message at 23:52 on Mar 9, 2017

Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

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

Clapping Larry
Yeah, I was kind of surprised when Chrom just lunged for the orb and it actually goddamn worked. Makes me hopeful future encounters will go that way too.

cokerpilot
Apr 23, 2010

Battle Brothers! Stop coming to meetings drunk and trying to adopt Tevery Best!

Lord General! Stop standing on the table and making up stupid operation names!

Emperor, why do I put up with these people?
Is anyone else having a weird problem with the beginning on the boss battle video? It stays frozen on the first image for about ten secs before it starts moving again.

SweaterGear
Jan 4, 2010

There's a Monopenguin! :swoon:

cokerpilot posted:

Is anyone else having a weird problem with the beginning on the boss battle video? It stays frozen on the first image for about ten secs before it starts moving again.

Yeah, that happened to me too. Glad it wasn't just on my end.

Blademaster_Aio
Jan 22, 2017

Aversa's opening banter reminds me of her initial interactions with Robin. Jealous is a pretty apt word to describe her.


Commander Keene posted:

Nope. Ayaha serves as the defining motivation for Tsubasa (and indirectly, Itsuki) to get involved in the whole mess, but she gets rescued early on and then the rest of the game is "whodunnit".

You have to wonder though; if they were just sitting there keeping Ayaha in a dark room in the Idolasphere somewhere all this time, why now? It's been like five years.

I'm more curious about how they kept her alive for 5 years. I mean, food, water, sleep? And what about clothes? Magic clothes? Luckily, anime games always follow the rule of beauty is never tarnished.

Commander Keene
Dec 21, 2016

Faster than the others



As for Ayaha's basic survival needs, it's quite possible that either there are ways to produce food and drinkable water in the Idolasphere, or that Ayaha or some possessed minions (like for example Goujuin or whatever the announcer guy from the first update's name was) could step out into our world for a quick trip to obtain some. As for sleep, I imagine Aversa kept her on a schedule that barely kept her sane enough to be useful, to make the brainwashing and mind control bit more effective. When you're constantly that tired, you can sleep pretty much anywhere.

Artix
Apr 26, 2010

He's finally back,
to kick some tail!
And this time,
he's goin' to jail!
We're gonna be taking a short break before starting Chapter 2, so no Thursday update this week. I've got something like 3 hours of video to sift through for updates, plus a lot of Nier Automata to get through.

:siren: A Family Reunion :siren:



And just like that, everything's back to normal. That wasn't so hard.

Invade our world...?

Tsubasa...



Aya!

I... I heard your song. I think that's why I didn't give in... I heard my sister - my sweet sister - singing for me. Thank you.

A-Aya... *Sob*



I'll live. I'm fine now, thanks to your help. More importantly, Itsuki... Thanks. For saving Ayaha.

I think Tsubasa probably deserves to hear that more than me.

*chuckle* Yeah, guess so.

This scene is a little weird because it jumps from Aya/Tsubasa to Itsuki/Kiria and then back to Aya and Tsubasa. Neither group is actually talking to each other here, but it's still clearly one scene and it's kind of awkward. Oh well.

Tsubasa, when did you get so tall...? And your singing was so beautiful...



:unsmith:

:siren: Welcome, Kiria :siren:



Itsuki, Touma, Tsubasa... I knew you could do it. I shouldn't expect any less from my favorite rookies! Ahhh, drinks tonight will taste even better than usual! Oooh, maybe I'll even crack open that vintage...

Oh, but first... there's something we've learned about Mirages from this whole incident.

They're working together - that's what you mean, right?

Yes. It appears as though the enemy is some kind of organization from another world, intent on invading ours.

I've had my suspicions before... All the attacks so far have been small in scale, but I believe these Mirages are organizing... and may have a leader.



I've been thinking about fighting with Itsuki and the others from now on.

Yes, I think that'd be a good idea, too. Make sure you look after them, Kiria, all right?

Specifically, I was thinking Itsuki should continue to command us for combat.

Hmm... I see.

Um... Are you sure you want me being the leader?

Seems like the practical thing to do. I'm sure you're aware of just how much you already accomplished back there.

You're so indirect, Kiria... Why don't you just tell him how impressed you are with his abilities?

Anyway, that's all.

D-Does that mean... from now on... we'll be working together with Kiria more often!?

That's how it is. Looking forward to working with you, Tsubasa.



L-L-Likewise...! I-I may still be new, b-but I hope we get along, what with the nice weather we're having...!

Tsubasa... I think this is where you just say, "I'm looking forward to working with you too."

I-I'm wooking forward to lorking with you too!

*chuckle* You're pretty funny.

Man, Kiria joining forces with Touma and Itsuki, the dynamic duo... We'll be unstoppable!

I think we're pretty good already.

You're pretty confident, huh? I guess we'll see if you're all talk.

*Kiria joined the team.*

:toot: We'll have a look at Kiria in the next update, but suffice to say that she's pretty good and will probably be replacing Tsubasa for a while.



I'd like you all to welcome a new friend to our little office!



H-Huh? Aya?

I hadn't told you, Tsubasa... but I've decided to work at this office, as part of the staff.

Wh-Whaaaaaaat!?

I want her back in the entertainment business eventually, so this is essentially some light rehab first. Better not slack off, Tsubasa, 'cause now I can get her to kick your butt if you do.

Auugh...



Huh? Me?

I was wondering if you'd be interested in a... private lesson? It'd be fabulous. Scandalous. Delicious.

Wh-Wh-What are you-

Ahaha, your face! Just a joke...! Then again, if you're interested... I certainly wouldn't say no...



This is the face of a man considering his next words very carefully.










:doh:

I-Itsuki!?

You- You scumbag, you slimeball, y-you sleaze...! Ugh! Why do all guys only want the same thing...?

Huh? What's wrong? Ms. Maiko's a veteran in the entertainment industry. Her advice would be really helpful. After all, I still don't even have any idea if I should focus on singing, acting, or something else entirely...

:doh: :doh:

Oh. Well, that's... not exactly how I meant it. Seems like my jokes went right over your head.

Huh?

*sigh* Geez...now I feel like I'm the one with a dirty mind...



Ah, one last thing... Well done, you three. You did a fine job. Thank you...for saving Ayaha.

All in a day's work, boss. All in a day's work. :unsmith:

The next scene happens regardless of your response to Maiko's question, but it feels like it belongs a bit better if you act like an idiot in front of Tsubasa. I indulged the game on that particular choice, but we won't be doing that a whole lot for reasons that will make sense in like...30 hours.



Just wanted to confirm something. Is there any field in particular that appeals to you? Singing, acting, anything...?

Well... I never really planned on getting in the entertainment business in the first place, so I'm not sure...

Just relax. You can say whatever's on your mind. You don't have to think too hard about it.

Let's see... This time around, I had you join Tsubasa for her voice training. How was it? Did it make you feel like you'd enjoy being a professional singer?

To be honest... I'd prefer to support others than actually become a singer.

Support?

I want to help Tsubasa out. I'd like to see her become an idol and sing in front of an audience, rather than end up one myself.

I'm sorry I'm so directionless right now.



Huh?

It would've been best if you had a preference...but if you don't, there are always other ways to handle it.

Uh, Ms. Maiko? It kind of sounds as though you've already decided what I'll be doing...

I guess you could say it just came to me. We don't have the luxury of letting our talent just sit around, so... I'll just train you in everything!

E-Everything...!? Th-That's crazy! You're asking the impossible!

To do the impossible, sometimes you have to get a little crazy! Oooh...now how am I going to market you...?

...



Wait, me!?

With this many teenagers around the place, I'm sure everyone's got their own problems to deal with. So I'd like you to be there for everyone if they need it. You could call it...emotional maintenance.

That's right, Itsuki, you're the in-house therapist. Strap in, motherfucker.

Uh-huh...

I think you'd be pretty good at this kind of thing, Itsuki. Just look at all you've done for others already! Plus, helping those in the industry through their problems is bound to be a good learning experience for you!

So I want you to do your best, Itsuki! Let's climb these steps to stardom together!

SweaterGear
Jan 4, 2010

There's a Monopenguin! :swoon:
Time to build supports/social links, one of the best parts of FE/Persona!

Martian Buddy
Jun 4, 2010

Are you ready to swear
right here,
right now,
before the devil
I can honestly appreciate the game straight up telling you "look, these folks are probably 12 shades of hosed up, better get ready to listen to A LOT of depressing personal stories."

After how both SMT and Fire Emblem tend to deal with the same thing, it's a refreshing change of pace.

Kemix
Dec 1, 2013

Because change

Martian Buddy posted:

I can honestly appreciate the game straight up telling you "look, these folks are probably 12 shades of hosed up, better get ready to listen to A LOT of depressing personal stories."

After how both SMT and Fire Emblem tend to deal with the same thing, it's a refreshing change of pace.

I gotta agree with this wholeheartedly. It's really refreshing the game straight up tells you to do this instead of a "hint hint, wink wink, loving do it and you'll unlock unlimited power"

Jen X
Sep 29, 2014

To bring light to the darkness, whether that darkness be ignorance, injustice, apathy, or stagnation.

SweaterGear posted:

Time to build supports/social links, one of the best parts of FE/Persona!

Supports are the worst part of fire emblem but social links are the best part of persona, so I guess they cancel out

Blademaster_Aio
Jan 22, 2017

GeneX posted:

Supports are the worst part of fire emblem but social links are the best part of persona, so I guess they cancel out

Nooo, I love FE supports. Some of them are great.

Anyway, that response to Ms. Maiko's question was funny.

Clearly Itsuki has to do everything. Manager he is. Idol he is not. Yet.

AlphaKretin
Dec 25, 2014

A vase to face encounter.

...Vase to meet you?

...

GARVASE DAY!

GeneX posted:

Supports are the worst part of fire emblem

Yeah, giving units that aren't featured in the main plot a chance to establish a basic personality ruined the series. :what:

Jen X
Sep 29, 2014

To bring light to the darkness, whether that darkness be ignorance, injustice, apathy, or stagnation.

AlphaKretin posted:

Yeah, giving units that aren't featured in the main plot a chance to establish a basic personality ruined the series. :what:

it sure is a good thing I said that, then

Kemix
Dec 1, 2013

Because change

AlphaKretin posted:

Yeah, giving units that aren't featured in the main plot a chance to establish a basic personality ruined the series. :what:

Now, now, lets not shove words in people's mouths here. Opinions are like assholes: Everyone has them and they all stink :v:

Brutakas
Oct 10, 2012

Farewell, marble-dwellers!
If I forget a skill am I able to relearn that skill or is it gone forever?

Artix
Apr 26, 2010

He's finally back,
to kick some tail!
And this time,
he's goin' to jail!
You can relearn it a few different ways. Sometimes it'll show up again on different weapons, but if not there's a way to refresh a given weapon's skills.

Commander Keene
Dec 21, 2016

Faster than the others



You can also "learn" a skill multiple times, which adds a "+X" to the skill's name, like in SMT IV. Unlike SMT IV, where you got both power boosts and cost reduction, I'm pretty sure you only get the power boosts in TMS.

Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

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

Clapping Larry
I... guess Ayaha got a clean bill of health? Or was medical science completely unprepared to diagnose "trapped for years in another dimension that didn't know what food was"?

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Erg
Oct 31, 2010

Artix posted:

You can relearn it a few different ways. Sometimes it'll show up again on different weapons, but if not there's a way to refresh a given weapon's skills.

I think there's only one skill in the whole game that's not relearnable because a party member starts with it but doesn't have it appear on any of their weapons

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