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[ You blink, and here you are.
There's a darkness that stretches endlessly in this place, with the exception of the six shoji doors that surround you. They're lit up and opaque, the brightness impossible to see through, though you don't need to see to know that there are some crotchety old geezers seated behind each door. Each one of them wields power and influence over your fate—they are the custodians of Japan's security.
And you are but one soldier. A jujutsu sorcerer tasked with the responsibility of protecting the Japanese population against the threat of cursed spirits.
In this moment, your time in the village is distant, impossible to recall unless you focus intensely on drawing up a specific memory. Your life before the village is even further, neither the people nor places familiar to you even if you think of them.
Instead, as far as you can tell, you have always lived here in Japan. Literally none of you are Japanese or teenagers, but this is fine.
What you know is this:
You have a new mission. It begins tomorrow.
[ Please all reply directly to this top level, as you will all be in this room separately! ]
There's a darkness that stretches endlessly in this place, with the exception of the six shoji doors that surround you. They're lit up and opaque, the brightness impossible to see through, though you don't need to see to know that there are some crotchety old geezers seated behind each door. Each one of them wields power and influence over your fate—they are the custodians of Japan's security.
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And you are but one soldier. A jujutsu sorcerer tasked with the responsibility of protecting the Japanese population against the threat of cursed spirits.
In this moment, your time in the village is distant, impossible to recall unless you focus intensely on drawing up a specific memory. Your life before the village is even further, neither the people nor places familiar to you even if you think of them.
Instead, as far as you can tell, you have always lived here in Japan. Literally none of you are Japanese or teenagers, but this is fine.
What you know is this:
- In Japan, over 10,000 people a year are killed due to cursed spirits.
- Cursed spirits are created from the cursed energy that is emitted by all humans.
- You were born with the ability to manipulate cursed energy.
- Despite the 125 million people in Japan, the number of living jujutsu sorcerers is only in the hundreds.
- You exist to protect non-sorcerer humans.
You have a new mission. It begins tomorrow.
[ Please all reply directly to this top level, as you will all be in this room separately! ]
Edited 2024-07-21 23:19 (UTC)
[ (geto voice) you should speak more politely to your superiors
There's a pause at the sheer audacity of this response, and then another voice speaks up. ]
Do you vow to be just in your judgement?
There's a pause at the sheer audacity of this response, and then another voice speaks up. ]
Do you vow to be just in your judgement?
[ That is a reasonable expectation. But not one that will be met.
A voice from another door with speak this time. ]
Do you vow to weigh the lives of the many over the lives of the few?
A voice from another door with speak this time. ]
Do you vow to weigh the lives of the many over the lives of the few?
[ smiles through my tears you're asking the wrong person to be respectful for one (1) minute of her life. someones gotta keep these old men on their toes, right!!! there's a minor twinkle of weheh mischief at the clutching of their pearls but her face remains otherwise impassive.
at least she seems to be serious enough when she speaks next ]
I do. In whichever way asked of me.
at least she seems to be serious enough when she speaks next ]
I do. In whichever way asked of me.
[ how many puberty indignities must one man go through in a lifetime? and it's probably good he doesn't have a great memory right now, or he'd be somewhat argumentative about the definition of sorcerer here.
as it stands, gale straightens up - pulling his hands behind his back to twist into one another and squaring his shoulders as best as he can. ]
Of course.
as it stands, gale straightens up - pulling his hands behind his back to twist into one another and squaring his shoulders as best as he can. ]
Of course.
[ She can be amused as long as she follows orders. Her obedience is both noted and expected.
There is no movement or change in the room. ]
And do you vow to always act in the best interest of this country?
There is no movement or change in the room. ]
And do you vow to always act in the best interest of this country?
[ It's better to be obedient.
Another voice. ]
Do you vow to put your duty to this country above all else?
Another voice. ]
Do you vow to put your duty to this country above all else?
[ (h*grid voice) yer a sorcerer, gale
But he's a good little soldier. The hostility and tension in the space remains level, so for now there's no fear of reprimand. ]
Do you vow to use your power for the benefit of this country alone?
But he's a good little soldier. The hostility and tension in the space remains level, so for now there's no fear of reprimand. ]
Do you vow to use your power for the benefit of this country alone?
[ i now pronounce you woman and nation :flushed: ]
What would you sacrifice for the safety of this country and its people?
What would you sacrifice for the safety of this country and its people?
[ Good. ]
Tomorrow you will meet the Star Plasma Vessel, and escort her to Tengen-sama. She is to be the new vessel for their consciousness. One of the managers will provide you with her location.
Beware that there are those who would see this merger fail, and that the success of this mission is of the utmost importance.
Do you understand?
[ Now, you also know this: Tengen is an immortal sorcerer, capable of building impenetrable barriers. It is only because of them that the jujutsu schools are protected. But immortality does not mean their existence is static, and they require a new vessel every hundred years to remain stable. ]
Tomorrow you will meet the Star Plasma Vessel, and escort her to Tengen-sama. She is to be the new vessel for their consciousness. One of the managers will provide you with her location.
Beware that there are those who would see this merger fail, and that the success of this mission is of the utmost importance.
Do you understand?
[ Now, you also know this: Tengen is an immortal sorcerer, capable of building impenetrable barriers. It is only because of them that the jujutsu schools are protected. But immortality does not mean their existence is static, and they require a new vessel every hundred years to remain stable. ]
[ Hm. Yeah? It's probably nothing.
Well, anyway. ]
What would you sacrifice for the safety of this country and its people?
Well, anyway. ]
What would you sacrifice for the safety of this country and its people?
[ well he is very experienced at receiving ominous commands from powerful forces, though he can't quite remember why in this moment. but that is the directive, isn't it? to obey without question, to do as he is ordered by the powers that be, for good. ]
As always.
As always.
[ Very good.
Finally, an explanation: ] It is time for the Star Plasma Vessel to merge with Tengen-sama. You are to escort her to the Tombs of the Star Corridor tomorrow. A manager will provide you the vessel's location.
We have already been made aware of a collection of curse users who are determined not to see this merger go through. Remain alert. You must not fail.
Do you understand?
[ Now, you also know this: Tengen is an immortal sorcerer, capable of building impenetrable barriers. It is only because of them that the jujutsu schools are protected. But immortality does not mean their existence is static, and they require a new vessel every hundred years to remain stable. ]
Finally, an explanation: ] It is time for the Star Plasma Vessel to merge with Tengen-sama. You are to escort her to the Tombs of the Star Corridor tomorrow. A manager will provide you the vessel's location.
We have already been made aware of a collection of curse users who are determined not to see this merger go through. Remain alert. You must not fail.
Do you understand?
[ Now, you also know this: Tengen is an immortal sorcerer, capable of building impenetrable barriers. It is only because of them that the jujutsu schools are protected. But immortality does not mean their existence is static, and they require a new vessel every hundred years to remain stable. ]
[ That's good, Gale. The room remains silent, until another voice speaks up. Though you can see each door around you clearly, it's hard to know where the voice is coming from.. ]
Do you vow to seek power for the benefit of this country alone?
Do you vow to seek power for the benefit of this country alone?
[ with no small amount of smug self-assuredness: ]
Would you expect anything else?
Would you expect anything else?
[ ALL RIGHT BIG MAN
There's a moment of silence to absorb his cockiness. ]
What would you sacrifice for the safety of this country and its people?
There's a moment of silence to absorb his cockiness. ]
What would you sacrifice for the safety of this country and its people?
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