Nagisa Quest Tenth Scene

04:51:58: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Last time on Nagisa Quest, you ran into a scientist. Going by the name of 'Wedding Strawberry Elegant Komugi' she, at a conversation's glance, apparently was this compound's foremost computer technician. Fairly laid back, she appeared to be in no hurry to get over to the command center, a fortunate fact for you both. A head on collision all but knocked you an
04:52:06: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> but knocked you and her out.
04:52:12: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Biding her goodbye, with your tome of knowledge, you hid yourself in your room with your early alarm device standing guard outside. Flipping open the tome, your eyes read possibly forbidden information...
04:52:17: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Jumping into the dream of Matsubura Usagi, you saw the aftermath of the no holds fight between her and Midorikawa Nagisa. Bringing your glowing tennis racket up, you were about to strike the fallen girl down when you stayed your hand, and listened to her words.
04:52:21: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Her reason for her wish was given. A reason dripping in malice, in pain, in sorrow. As a Knight, you brought her mercy. You brought her full health, and she left you with possibly a portion of your essence in her heart.
04:52:26: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Those eyes, wide in shock as if she were caught somewhere she shouldn't be, staring at you from across the private library. You'd remember that expression to the day you die.
04:52:32: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You were Matsubara Usagi, or Fancy Knight Elegant Usagi, and you were snuggling up against Mami after having taken a shower to get the post-nightmare sweat off, taking in the smell of her hair. The human skinned blankets were draped over both you and Mami.
04:52:38: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> The pillows were made from flesh as well, like many things in this world. You've gotten used to it, but it still unnerved you some. Your plans to burning the world were in full swing. In the meantime, it took a lot of willpower to remain cheerful, let alone like a normal magical girl.
04:52:45: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Thankfully people stll looked like people. You'd had gone insane if everything was tainted.
04:52:45: <Pillows> I should normalise my sleep schedule, so I'll take a nap now. Will update logs later.
04:52:50: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Do you wish to jump into Mami's dream, back to Nagisa, or continue with Usagi?
04:53:20: <Sanguis> see what Mami is dreaming
04:54:41: <Udz> Have a good nap, Pillows
04:54:52: <Mai_Ikari> Yeah, Mami. Usagi is full Fuminori.
04:54:52: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> [Regulars, get in here, I require your magical voting powers]
04:54:54: <Udz> Yeah, let's see what Mami's dreams are like
04:55:42: <Sanguis> if you see running for more than an hour or so i will be back in time
04:59:47: <DragoonExMachina> Let's jump to Mami.
04:59:54: <DragoonExMachina> Also, what is fuminori, Mai?
05:00:29: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Fuminori is the protagonist from Saya no Uta, who sees the world as one giant fleshy thing, including the inhabitants of that world.
05:00:49: <Udz> Ah
05:00:51: <DragoonExMachina> Ah
05:01:01: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> He'd gone insane, and does a little bit, but remains more or less stable from a girl named Saya.
05:01:14: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> A beautiful visual novel, I suggest a read.
05:01:57: <DragoonExMachina> Net will be cycling, changing my network password.
05:05:57: <DoubleDragoon> I miss anything?
05:06:08: <Udz> Nah
05:06:31: <DoubleDragoon> cool.
05:06:32: <Kiri-chan> UDDUP is finally getting steady translations again, so happy~
05:08:30: <Udz> UDDUP?
05:08:57: <Kiri-chan> http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=4111
05:10:08: <Udz> Interesting
05:10:32: <Kiri-chan> It's pretty good!
05:13:11: <Udz> Cool
05:15:23: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Usagi peered at Mami's head. Judging by her calm breathes, she was still asleep. What was Mami dreaming, wondering Usagi. Probably the same one she always had. A pang of pain entered her heart. The world couldn't end soon enough...
05:15:30: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> It was a beautiful day. In the middle of spring, with white fluffy clouds drifting across the beautifully blue sky. Everything was picturesque in the mansion of the Momomiya family. Since the temperature was so fair on their skins, Mami had suggested to her friends to a tea party outside in their backyard.
05:15:35: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Flowers of all different species dwelled in the fertile soil. Their tea set sat upon the table's surface, with slices of a very expensive but highly sought after cake. With each bite the girls would comment on how delicious it was, and these were very small bites.
05:15:39: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Sipping their tea, they discussed topics ranging from their recent activities to what their families were planning on doing. Vacations, mergers, buy this or sell that. Financial news was a bit vulgar, but still an acceptable topic to brush upon.
05:15:44: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Their smiling faces were something she wouldn't miss. All she wanted was this mansion, this plot of land, and her former lifestyle back. To have those things again, her life would finally begin to rebuild itself until she was back to normal.
05:15:49: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> A butler came out of the mansion, his long legs bringing him next to Mami Momomiya in a matter of seconds. Bowing respectfully, he muttered something that caused Mami's smile to end. With a slightly panicked, slightly troubled face, she asked him, "What do you mean, we're bankrupt?!"
05:15:54: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Your father will fill you in on the details, Miss Mami." Mami excused him, and remained sitting at the table. Her friends looked at her with puzzled eyes, waiting for an explanation.
05:16:00: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You were Momomiya Mami, or Cosmic Peach Rainbow Mami, of the former propserous Momomiya family, and the ill news of bankruptcy graced your eyes unfairly.
05:16:05: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> What was your next move?
05:16:24: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> [eye = EARS, thanks~]
05:18:04: <Mai_Ikari> Were we a different type of person, the answer would be chokeabitch, but we do not have diamonds embedded in our teeth.
05:19:11: <Mai_Ikari> As it is, find father.
05:19:13: <Udz> Ask our friends to excuse us, it seems we need to speak to our father.
05:19:29: <Udz> Also be prepared when they are no longer our friends.
05:26:23: <DoubleDragoon> Politely excuse ourselves, find father, prepare for our friends to turn on us like rabid dogs.
05:29:44: <Pillowtablet> Aaaaah.
05:30:01: <Pillowtablet> Pillowpeople I need your help!
05:30:20: <Pillowtablet> Gruul or Simic for the prerelease?
05:30:37: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Simic.
05:30:52: <Udz> Gruul
05:31:45: <Pillowtablet> http://www.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1138
05:32:07: <Pillowtablet> Promo cards there. They can be used in the prerelease.
05:32:22: <Udz> Since I can't, I am trusting in you, Pillows.
05:32:34: <Udz> They can? That's different.
05:32:43: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Simic. You can be hijinky with your magics
05:33:06: <Udz> Actually, looking at the contents, I'll say Simic, splash gruul if possible
05:33:37: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Though I would suggest Dimir
05:33:40: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Mmm, skeletal guards
05:34:06: <DoubleDragoon> Go with Simic.
05:34:43: <Pillowtablet> My reasoning for Gruul would be that it lets me splash either Simic or Boros, and both work well with Gruul. But I prefer Simic.
05:35:26: <Quartermasteroflewds> sup
05:36:03: <Pillowtablet> But dat Gruul promo.
05:36:07: <Udz> True
05:36:10: <Pillowtablet> Hi!
05:36:19: <DoubleDragoon> Cannot argue with that logic, Pillow.
05:37:01: <Pillowtablet> Though Dimir splash on Simic would be good too.
05:38:57: <Pillowtablet> I'll go Simic I guess.
05:39:51: <Udz> Honestly, I'm kinda torn about it, too. I like both guilds in the fluff, and the mechanics and promos are pretty damn neat.
05:41:12: <Pillowtablet> You get a guild booster too.
05:41:28: <Udz> Yeah, saw that
05:41:43: <Pillowtablet> Let's hope I pull a mythic again.
05:41:50: <Udz> Too right
05:42:12: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> I sort of miss my magic collection
05:42:21: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> I sucked at playing but it was fun reading the cards
05:42:27: <Pillowtablet> Last time I got Niv-Mizzet~
05:42:47: <Pillowtablet> I only play drags and Commander now.
05:43:04: <Pillowtablet> Drafts
05:43:13: <Udz> Niice
05:43:40: <katyusha> I mostly play legacy/vintage >_>
05:43:47: <katyusha> Because my cards are oooooold
05:43:50: <Pillowtablet> And a little Modern when I feel like Combo Winter.
05:43:59: <katyusha> Might get back into modern though since its getting support now
05:44:06: <Pillowtablet> Yes.
05:44:20: katyusha pulls out good old TnN
05:44:24: <Pillowtablet> Modern FNMs looks awesome.
05:44:43: <katyusha> Though
05:44:52: <Pillowtablet> Hah, Tooth and Nail!
05:45:07: <Pillowtablet> Works wonders in Tron!
05:45:19: <katyusha> Alot of the reason I stopped competition (outside of goldrush, because $_$) was that time in Mirrodin where my deck got banned before it even got to tourney
05:45:21: <katyusha> :P
05:45:39: <Udz> hahaha
05:45:46: <Pillowtablet> Well yes, Mirrodin.
05:45:57: <katyusha> Affinity, naturally
05:46:02: <Udz> Of course
05:46:09: <katyusha> Because the best things in life are free. Like 6/6 creatures.
05:46:12: <Pillowtablet> I played Slide.
05:46:27: <Pillowtablet> Got to laugh at all the Affinity people.
05:46:41: <katyusha> ~
05:46:58: <katyusha> I moved to TnN, it was fun. Especially when Divining Top came out.
05:47:09: <Pillowtablet> Cycling is love. Pure, undiluted love.
05:47:11: <katyusha> Sundering Titan :D
05:47:37: <katyusha> Though yeah
05:47:49: <Pillowtablet> That reminds me of Cube.
05:48:15: <katyusha> These days uh... mostly mess around with EDH
05:48:16: <katyusha> :D
05:48:18: <Pillowtablet> I hope the World Championship features it again.
05:48:38: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> As your butler had suggested, your father would tell you in detail about this recent startlingly news. Grabbing a napkin, you dabbed at your mouth, getting any crumbs off, before settling it on top of your plate.
05:48:43: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Standing, you told them to enjoy the cake and tea at their leisure. You didn't tell them that was the last time they'd enjoy that cake here.
05:48:50: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Leaving your friends without any reason to your hasty departure, you strode through your beautifully decorated, highly ornate mansion. Mind reeling from the news, you noticed everything for the first time.
05:48:59: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> The vases that the Hinderburgs, a family from Germany that your father was friends with, gave to your family for winning that game of polo. The countless oil paintings lining the walls of your ancestors. All with a story to tell, all with a history
05:49:00: <katyusha> Scion of Urdragon and Maralen of Mornsong.
05:49:04: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> The expensive persian rugs, the tibetan silk tapestries, the greek marble columns.
05:49:11: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You barged in every single room in the mansion, eyes darting around for father. He was nowhere to be found. Finding that frustrating, a lady having to run about, exhausting herself in the process no less, just to find her father.
05:49:17: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Using your brain, you remembered he held meetings in his private study, and immediately went to find that room.
05:49:22: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> A pair of very tall, very wide doors were all that remained between you and the truth from his mouth. Turning both knobs, you pushed the doors open, and a resounding slam reverberated throughout the study. Both your father and the stranger looked up at you.
05:49:29: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> The scene was simple: An expensive study with rich colors, the finest money could buy. Your father stood against the desk, hand placing a box of cigars back to where they belonged. Traces of fatigue etched themselves into his face but his prominent expression was of surprise, the whites of his eyes visible.
05:49:33: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> The stranger sat back on the visitor's couch, legs crossed the gentlemanly way, with his arms outstretched across the frame. He looked at you with calm, his face collected. He looked like a semi-wealthy businessman, with grey eyes and about the age of late thirties, possibly starting into his forties.
05:49:37: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> How did you approach this scene?
05:49:40: <Pillowtablet> Because watching Finkel casting Tinker never gets old.
05:50:00: <Pillowtablet> My EDH decks right now are...
05:50:24: <Pillowtablet> Crosis only, I think.
05:50:48: <Udz> Get mad, demand answers as to what's going on.
05:50:51: <Pillowtablet> Working on Sharuum.
05:51:20: <Mai_Ikari> Take a seat if there is one, a wall by the door if there's not,
05:51:22: <Mai_Ikari> bah
05:51:27: <Pillowtablet> And I'm tempted to work on Simic Animar.
05:51:28: <Mai_Ikari> Stop being right near enter, backspace
05:51:53: <Mai_Ikari> If they're busy, take a seat yada yada and look impatient. If they're not, demand answers.
05:58:02: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> [Everyone is free to participate. That includes you, Pillowtablet. Knowledge of what's happening isn't required.]
05:58:51: <Pillowtablet> Oh, sorry. I'm sleeping now. Trying to.
05:59:22: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> [Hah~ Selamat malam, Pillowtablet]
05:59:34: <Pillowtablet> Woke up because I had to send a message with the guild I wanted.
05:59:39: <Pillowtablet> Bye ~
06:01:26: <Udz> Good luck~
06:22:57: <Rynex> Is it just me, or did Sayaka remember something from Magia, of all possible things in that crossover thingy?
06:23:02: <Kiri-chan> GET MAD, DEMAND TO SEE HIS MANAGER
06:23:26: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Like what?
06:24:24: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You stared at the stranger. He stared back. Something about his eyes that made you dislike him. Darting your eyes to your father, you spoke to him.
06:24:29: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Busy?" "We were finishing up---"
06:24:35: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Then what is this about bankruptcy?!" You hollared at him. A very unladylike thing to do, but he made you run around, another unladylike quality. The stranger laughed low, a grin splitting his face. He looked over at your father.
06:24:40: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Hiroshi-san, I must admit, news travels fast in this mansion. Was your butler spying outside the door?" The stranger chided, not even hiding his amusement by your outburst.
06:24:51: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Your father gave him a pointed look, then a more sorrowful one at you, before facing the stranger again. "Leave, Mr. Weston, you have what you wanted. Leave me to face my daughter."
06:24:55: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Alright, as you wish. You said it yourself, I got what I wanted." Mr. Weston stood up, smoothed out his suit and turned. On his way out, he looked at you and said these words, "I hope he tells you everything, little one."
06:25:00: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You shivered once he passed, his wake something that shouldn't be touching you, let alone something you should be breathing in. Your father, Hiroshi, straightened up. His eyes were on you, expecting another outcry about bankruptcy as his mind churned on how to break the news. You had inheirited his eyes, but not his hair.
06:25:05: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Why have we declared bankrupcy, father? We should be several generations away from having to face that."
06:25:12: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Mami, my sweet Mami... I wasted our family wealth through a risky investment." "What do you mean, a risky investment?!"
06:25:51: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Calm down! You're still a Momomiya, even if you don't have the prestige to back you up!"
06:25:56: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Do you calm down enough to contain your hostility, or continue on in an unpolite manner?
06:27:26: <Udz> We shall not calm down but we shall cease being so impolite.
06:28:47: <Mai_Ikari> ^
06:29:31: <DoubleDragoon> We shall be perfectly calm. We shall compose ourselves in the manner of the upper class; openly hostile, without resorting to shouting.
06:31:04: <Udz> Exactly
06:37:50: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Hey Israelhexen!
06:37:52: Israelhexen burrows out of the blankets and squints at the channel
06:38:06: <Israelhexen> Mornin', lewdies.
06:38:07: <Udz> Morinin' Israel~
06:39:22: <Kiri-chan> Morning
06:39:37: <AFaceInTheCrowd> 'lo
06:39:44: <Kiri-chan> Dinner is almost done!
06:39:50: Israelhexen dispenses cheekrubs
06:40:50: <Quartermasteroflewds> israel chan~
06:43:56: <Quartermasteroflewds> ;_;
06:45:13: Israelhexen drinks Fritz's tears
06:46:09: <Udz> What is wrong, Fritz-kun?
06:47:32: <Quartermasteroflewds> israel did not say hi when i greeted him
06:47:42: <Quartermasteroflewds> also good guess
06:48:38: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> >whois is your friend
06:48:43: <Sanguis> finally
06:49:03: <Israelhexen> Fritz I cheekrubbed everyone
06:49:08: <Israelhexen> it's a universal greeting
06:49:11: <Fritz> i see
06:49:25: <Sanguis> had fun seeing my grandad but then i kept getting more goddamn things dumped on me
06:49:51: <Sanguis> including pucking up kfc for my dad who was too lazy to drive down himself
06:50:22: <Israelhexen> Time for my morning SonoChi before work!
06:51:38: <Sanguis> SonoChi?
06:51:46: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Damn this long scene
06:51:55: <Israelhexen> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-QNVm28zk
06:51:57: <Udz> JoJo's first OP
06:52:06: <Sanguis> ah
06:52:06: <Israelhexen> SONO CHI NO SADAMEEEEEEE
06:52:08: <Israelhexen> JO
06:52:08: <Israelhexen> JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
06:53:12: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Your shoulders were shaking. You hadn't even noticed that before he reminded you of your station. Taking in a deep breath, you stopped the shaking, and exhaling, you crossed your arms across your chest. You became mistress of your body, and waited a minute.
06:53:17: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Father, I respectfully request that you explain to me, in full, why we have gone bankrupt." Your father nodded, slowly.
06:53:21: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "You need to see some financial graphs. Please bear with it - I know how you feel about finances, but it will make it easier to explain to you." Hiroshi positioned himself behind his desk, and typed a few commands into his hidden keyboard.
06:53:24: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Out of the walls came monitors on long metal limbs. They positioned themselves around his desk and rotated to be facing you instead of him. He let out a small sigh, seeing each one of them for the millionth time. It still hurt to see wealth gone.
06:53:34: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Vulgar, you thought, seeing the screens. Although you had a slight adversion to discussing all things financial, you still picked up some savyness from your father, and it served you well here. One graph was a bar graph. All was fine until just a few days ago when it looked like everyone sold their stocks.
06:53:42: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "What happened on this day, father?" With a finger you tapped the monitor you were looking at.
06:53:48: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "The experiment was a failure. Everyone funding the Midorikawa Future Tech project dropped it as soon as they found out about the failure. Sure, the Midorikawa family will take a heavy blow from this setback but the Momomiya family got smacked a lot harder. We didn't sell fast enough, and so, we must pay for the losses."
06:53:53: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Your father chuckled a sad sound, looking at you from behind his semi wall of monitors. Information processing, you scanned each monitor and they all told you exactly what your father said.
06:53:57: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Who was that Mr. Weston? A representative of the Midorikawa family?" You asked, silent rage brewing in your blood.
06:54:03: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "No," Hiroshi shook his head. "He's their inventor. His experiment failed and he came here demanding his money."
06:54:08: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> With all this information, do you have any other questions?
06:55:24: <Israelhexen> >the adobe flash player plugin has crashed
06:55:35: <Israelhexen> SonoChi is clearly too fabulous for laptop-chan
06:55:37: <Mai_Ikari> "His experiment failed and he-- Ugh. What was it, exactly?"
06:55:41: <Israelhexen> Well, I have to get going.
06:55:50: <Workhexen> Have fun, y'all!
06:56:18: <Kiri-chan> oh god
06:56:22: <Kiri-chan> Bye Isy
06:56:28: <Kiri-chan> http://images.4chan.org/a/src/1358146501983.jpg oh god
06:56:45: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> She's the BBEG
06:56:55: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> She has ALL the powers and mutations
06:56:58: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Fear her caustic breath!
06:57:26: <Mai_Ikari> It's -almost- moetron.
06:59:38: <Udz> Yes, just what is it that failed?
06:59:42: <Kiri-chan> This isn't even my final form!
06:59:52: <Mai_Ikari> http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/965337 But moetron's split uniform is clearly superior.
06:59:58: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Any other votes?
07:03:43: <Kiri-chan> more info about the experiment I guess
07:04:29: <Kiri-chan> (Sorry I haven't been paying great attention.)
07:04:56: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Participation is voluntary, after all. I appreciate your vote :)
07:05:52: <Sanguis> where can we find this man and make him pay for his arrogance in demanding money from us?
07:08:43: <Sanguis> Kiri-chan: http://images.4chan.org/a/src/1358146501983.jpg oh god -
07:08:48: <Sanguis> she is the chuuniest.
07:08:58: <Kiri-chan> Wahahaha
07:09:20: <Kiri-chan> Even Mios cubes
07:10:29: <Kiri-chan> Wah Hyouka pool episode!
07:11:09: <Sanguis> imo pool > beach > onsen episodes
07:11:19: <Sanguis> just because the pool is less used
07:12:34: <Kiri-chan> It's kinda funny since it's an ova episode and the show was actually airing months ago
07:12:54: <Kiri-chan> Also Houtarou is lifeguarding while everyone else is having fun :3
07:18:24: <Sanguis> http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/896556/armor-barefoot-blue_eyes-blush-eucliwood_hellscyth also school swimsuits are cute and not worn during beach episodes ( as ofen )
07:19:26: <Elea> eu~
07:20:02: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "His experiment failed and he-- Ugh." You gave a slight digusted look, before shaking it off. "What was it, exactly?"
07:20:07: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Your father shrugged. "As I said, Future Tech. They told me but the technicalities went over my head. It's something that would make every science fiction novel true, basically. A power source, I think. Takahiro Midorikawa was a believer of it, and he convinced me like a con artist..."
07:20:11: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> He trailed away into self pity, kicking himself for not being cautious enough with the fortune. "Father... where do I find Mr. Weston?"
07:20:16: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I don't know," a big sigh. "I really don't. Only the Midorikawa family would know." He looked at you, pushing a button to retract the monitors. They depressed into the walls, turning into facsimiles of rich wood.
07:20:20: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Mami, go start putting your affairs into order." Was all he said. You nodded, and retreated from the private study,
07:20:24: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Outside, in the hallway, you meet your friends. All three stared at you with disbelief on their faces. Apologies in their eyes. They thanked you for the cake and tea, and wished you the best. They left you with your dynasty in ruins.
07:20:29: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Gritting your teeth, you started to count your blessings before your woes. You were friends with a Midorikawa... a Nagisa Midorikawa, in fact.
07:20:33: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> How do you approach her about Mr. Weston?
07:22:09: <Sanguis> as someone interested in the work he does, we heard he made new inventions and that he had worked for the Midorikawas
07:23:27: <Sanguis> and new inventions are cool
07:25:10: <Mai_Ikari> She's a Midorikawa, it's a safe bet she's at least heard about the experiment failure. Playing nice will proably just be insulting her. Start in with the basics, our family got caught on the wrong side of the money bullet.
07:32:27: <Sanguis> would she have paid attention to it?
07:32:29: <DoubleDragoon> Well, this explains Mami's hostility.
07:32:43: <Kiri-chan> Eu~
07:32:58: <Kiri-chan> It was a public pool so regular swimsuits
07:33:16: <Mai_Ikari> If she hadn't paid attention to her family losing a big chunk of money, she's got fucked priorities.
07:35:22: <Sanguis> i thought the midorikawas dodged the money bullet and let the momomiya take the brunt
07:36:07: <Sanguis> still took a hit but not enough to be the death knell Mami's took
07:36:47: <Sanguis> and anyway we don't know how screwed her priorities were / are at this point
07:36:53: <Mai_Ikari> Their family lost a chunk of some proportion. Our family lost "all of the dollars"
07:47:24: <Elea> http://www.batoto.net/read/_/146992/ikebukuro-hatsu-zensekai-yuki_v1_ch1_by_%E5%8D%B4%E4%B8%8B/29
07:52:32: <Sanguis> http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/860559/ahoge-bow-brown_hair-chainsaw-chibi-gloves-haruna_ thats not a kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick
07:55:57: <Sanguis> http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1307820/1girl-animal_ears-ass-barefoot-bent_over-black_dre cutest Eu in the corner ( and giant dat sera )
07:58:03: <Kiri-chan> Eu~
07:58:22: <Kiri-chan> That was a great show
07:59:54: <Sanguis> it was
08:01:18: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Oooh god I'm posting as slow as pillow D:
08:01:19: <Sanguis> wish i could still find the gif of Ayumu dancing around with his arm down his pants
08:01:29: <Sanguis> it was hilarious
08:03:07: <Sanguis> yeah so slow Nagi
08:03:34: <deculture> My friend wants to play a trap in the maguca game
08:03:42: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Fuck 'em
08:04:26: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> .. Alright rude of me
08:04:31: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> How do you feel about that, Decu?
08:04:35: <deculture> What
08:04:49: <deculture> But my friend's a good RPer
08:05:14: <Mai_Ikari> Nono, what Denton meant to say was, put your dick in the trap.
08:05:34: <Sanguis> thats how i understood the meaning
08:05:35: <Elea> http://images.4chan.org/tg/src/1358134195895.jpg
08:05:41: <Sanguis> also it would be hilarious for tarot to play off
08:06:06: <Mai_Ikari> Well, I guess it bears asking, trap in which direction?
08:06:25: <deculture> In the skirt-wearing direction
08:07:13: <Sanguis> does anyone else know?
08:07:18: <Sanguis> in game?
08:07:28: <Mai_Ikari> We'd have to ask Pillows to be sure if "magical girl" includes traps, but I think it could work.
08:08:07: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Knock. Knock. Knock. You rapped upon the Midorikawa door. This was, more or less, a secret meeting of your own. You didn't have your chaffuer drive you out here; you drove yourself, a dirty secret you would have to keep from your family.
08:08:13: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You waited for an answer, and soon one came, in the form of Nagisa Midorikawa herself. Her deep blue eyes blinked at you, puzzlement in her eyebrows. You stared at her, with vulgar business in your heart.
08:08:20: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Mami, this is unexpected. How can I help you?" "Nagisa, I think we need to have a talk. Can I come in and maybe have some tea?"
08:08:29: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Ah, yeah, you can." Nagisa stepped back, allowing you to enter the Midorikawa eco-dome. It wasn't really an eco-dome, but you couldn't call it a mansion either. It was probably the most highly advanced house in and near Black City. You've been in here a few times, and some of the things this house can do...
08:08:36: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> It had an AI built in - in Nagisa's words, "a primative one we're currently trying to advance," - digital computers with terrabytes of space, a UFO floater toy, and even something else Mami couldn't describe. Nagisa tried, but it went over head. Glowering, Mami shook off her comparison to her father.
08:08:42: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Nagisa sat across the guest room table, staring at you. She was open to what you had to request of her, a teacup in front of her. You took a sip from your own before popping the question.
08:08:48: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I heard the experiment was a failure." With those words Nagisa became crestfallen. Nodding her head, she frowned. "Yeah, the Future Tech Project is a failure. For now at least."
08:08:54: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "What was it anyway?" "You don't know?" "Nope." You shook your head, taking another sip as she explained it to you.
08:08:59: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Cold Fusion. A next age power source that could sufficiently provide more than enough energy for the advancement of nearly magical technology. But something unexpected occurred and destroyed the prototype and half the base it was stationed in.
08:09:04: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You asked what went wrong. She told you in full detail what may have happened. You were of a higher breed than her, but she outclassed you in her scientific knowledge. It was staggering.
08:09:09: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Al-alright. I get it, Nagisa. Can you tell me who Mr. Weston is?"
08:09:16: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Nagisa blinked. "Mr. Weston? Oh, Smith Weston, our sponsored inventor? What about him?" Finally, a first name to pair up with the last.
08:09:22: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> How hard do you press for the information? Remember, you are good friends with her but she is suffering from the loss of progress.
08:11:52: <Mai_Ikari> [Clever bastard] I was hoping to find him, honestly. From our end, it looks like he took the money and ran, and I'd really like that to not be the case.
08:14:07: <deculture> Also Tarot-chan maybe able to glean her real identity
08:16:18: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Oh the chuuni maguca game?
08:16:44: <Sanguis> see that idea amuses the hell ouf of me decnaught
08:17:44: <Sanguis> push her subtly, say we just want to see what he says about it
08:18:00: <Sanguis> also PLOT! dun dun dunnnnnn
08:18:47: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "PLOT"
08:19:48: <Sanguis> and an explanation of session 1, at least partly
08:20:31: <Udz> I find the idea of a magical trap interesting.
08:21:47: <Sanguis> maybe his delusion maybe that was his chuuni as well? he was really a girl
08:21:57: <Sanguis> a sorceress who had her powers sealed and her form shifted to being a bot
08:22:17: <Sanguis> *boy
08:23:25: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> A robotic trap.
08:24:16: <Sanguis> hehe
08:24:32: <Sanguis> a female AI put in a male robots body?
08:28:29: <Sanguis> we should see what he wants to do before coming up with too many ideas
08:28:39: <Sanguis> i think Tarot knowing what he is would be hilarious though
08:28:46: <deculture> He already has a sheet up
08:28:48: <deculture> At least
08:28:56: <deculture> a character description and such
08:29:06: <Sanguis> the fujoshi glasses never come off!
08:29:25: <Mai_Ikari> Excellent, let's hear it.
08:29:41: <Sanguis> well the yaoi goggles actuallt
08:30:20: <deculture> You'll have to ask when he comes on
08:30:25: <deculture> He'll be around a bit later
08:30:43: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Col
08:30:45: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Cool*
08:35:51: <Elea> oh sugita, you are best dude: http://images.4chan.org/m/src/1358094592691.jpg
08:36:46: <UdzPhone> MechaHomu too, I see
08:36:58: <Elea> http://images.4chan.org/m/src/1358137106317.jpg
08:37:28: <Sanguis> australia is still really pretty small population wise
08:37:46: <UdzPhone> Whatever decu's friend has for a concept, I'm sure it'll be more fitting than Ridire's attempt
08:37:56: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> What was his attempt?
08:38:02: <Sanguis> 22,620,600 registered residents
08:38:10: <AFaceInTheCrowd> a nickle says it has a kilt
08:38:16: <AFaceInTheCrowd> :V
08:38:18: <Elea> mami nooooo: http://images.4chan.org/m/src/1357922917158.jpg
08:38:18: <UdzPhone> Hahaha
08:38:36: <UdzPhone> His attempt was not a magical girl. Emphasis on girl
08:39:24: <Mai_Ikari> Yeah, Ridire sort of... missed the entire setting, not just the concept.
08:39:25: <Sanguis> moebreon! http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/650197
08:39:56: <Sanguis> well technically neither is decu's friends idea but I bet it fit a shitload more
08:40:30: <UdzPhone> Nothing against him, really, but dude needs to relax
08:40:36: <Mai_Ikari> Okay, one of these was magical batman out for revenge, one of these is a magical 'girl'. lol
08:40:53: <Mai_Ikari> At least one got the setting right.
08:41:06: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Woo, I still haven't bombed that horribly
08:42:48: <Sanguis> http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/659015 miku slide
08:42:55: <Mai_Ikari> Or wait.
08:42:58: <Mai_Ikari> No.
08:42:58: <Sanguis> yeah one got the setting right
08:43:04: <Mai_Ikari> It wasn't even magical batman. It was just batman.
08:43:35: <Sanguis> how did he expect that to work in a magical setting?
08:43:47: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> ~I'm batman~
08:43:47: <Mai_Ikari> I don't think he got that far in his thinking.
08:43:48: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I was hoping to find him, honestly. From our end, it looks like he took the money and ran, and I'd really like that to not be the case." You told her with a straight face, adding, "ALL of our money.
08:43:54: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Oh wow, you're in a pickle, Mami." Nagisa immediately responded to your story. "He hasn't been here since seeing my dad earlier. Where he is now..." She trailed off.
08:43:59: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "where is he, Nagisa?" You prompted her.
08:44:04: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Let me call my dad." Out of her jumpsuit came... a very odd contraption. A black rectangular box with a tiny speaker to receive and.. to speak into? A few buttons were at the bottom with two lights above them. She flipped it open, a tiny noise notifying that channels were open.
08:44:16: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "What is that?" "A communicator. No phone numbers for it yet, so... Dad, this is Nagisa. Pick up." She spoke into the box and waited. Soon an answer came through.
08:44:25: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "What's up, sweetheart?" He sounded chipper, you thought, keeping yourself from making a face in front of her. "Hey, uh... Mami Momomiya is over right now with some bad news. Apparently Smith Weston took their fortune and ran off with it... Has he told you anything about this?"
08:44:31: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Nope!" Came the short answer. "Oh, I see," Nagisa pushed back a few strands of her black hair behind her ear. "Do you know anything about where he's currently located?"
08:44:38: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Nope! Look, sweetie, I'm sorry but can I go? I still need to sort out this clean up effort." "Ah! Sorry, Dad! Thank you for answering me. Stay safe, okay?" She whispered the last bit into the speaker, scrunching her eyebrows up in concern.
08:44:43: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I will, Nagisa. See you tonight." Nagisa flipped the communicator closed and sighed, frowning. "I'm sorry, Mami, I can't help you." How do you respond?
08:46:41: <Mai_Ikari> [And Nagisa's father goes onto the murderlist. Not that we have a muderlist. No sir.] Well uh... thanks for trying, seriously. I'll just do what I can with what I've got.
08:48:42: <Kiri-chan> goodnight #Pillowin
08:48:50: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> GOODNIGHT KIRI-CHAN
08:49:07: <Kiri-Zzz> <3 Denton
08:49:42: <Sanguis> night kiri
08:50:57: <Sanguis> thank you anyway Nagisa, can you tell me if anything changes? we might not be able to get our money back but getting slme answers at least would be nice
08:52:28: <UdzPhone> G'night Kiri~
08:53:03: <UdzPhone> Thank Nagisa for her efforts, and… I dunno
08:55:04: <Sanguis> is it bad that i suddenly thought that JoJos Bizzare Volleyball would make an utterly awesome party game?
08:55:09: <Sanguis> or JoJos Bizzare Tennis
08:55:17: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Ask Hat and Isarel
08:56:29: <Mai_Ikari> Jojo's volleyball.
08:59:09: <Sanguis> star platinum and the world volleying in time stop
08:59:50: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You nodded. You saw how it was. Her father was covering up for Smith Weston. You sipped one last time before standing up. Nagisa stood as well, guilt on her face. "Well uh... thanks for trying, seriously. I'll just do what I can with what I've got. Thank you for trying."
08:59:56: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Yeah..." The two of you walked to the front door. Opening it, you crossed the threshold and were about to continue when a thought struck. "Can you tell me if anything changes? We might not be able to get our money back but getting some answers at least would be nice, y'know?"
09:00:00: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Yeah..." Nagisa repeated, nodding. Just as you were turning, she spoke up. "I know where he lives, though. Would that help?" "... Definitely would."
09:00:05: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "He lives in the bad part of Black City, with all the crime and gangs." If she was telling the truth, she was more of a friend than the ones eating your cake. You bowed your head to her, a small smile on your lips. "Thank you, Nagisa."
09:00:10: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Nagisa nodded as you left her. The door closed. Walking out of there, a voice suddenly assailed you. "You don't have the power to take Smith Weston on."
09:00:14: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Turning to the source, a.. thing... stood there. Giant, hairy, it was white with cherry red eyes. A feline smile etched upon its face, it leaned against a brick wall, its face looking at you. Reponse?
09:01:18: <Sanguis> oh great Nagisa drugged the tea
09:01:28: <Sanguis> what do you want oh might hallucination?
09:02:28: <UdzPhone> "What are you, and what do you mean?"
09:03:28: <Mai_Ikari> "Ask me if I care."
09:03:43: <Sanguis> *mighty
09:09:21: <Mai_Ikari> So we have suspicion, disbelief, and nofucksgiven covered, but that's kinda 3 different responses.
09:09:31: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> I'm tying them all together
09:12:51: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Nagisa drugged the tea. Or you were having a nervous breakdown and facing insanity in its white face. Thinking it merely a hallucination, you blew it off as such. Flipping your luminous hair, you turned from it.
09:12:58: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Ask me if I care."
09:13:07: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "You do, Mami. You care very much, and are scared to the core." You stopped in your tracks, and slowly turned again, narrowing your eyes at him. He was right, for a hallucination.
09:13:34: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "What are you, and what did you mean just a minute ago, Hallucination?" The thing stopped leaning and stood before you, towering over you by a chest and head. It was a giant.
09:13:39: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I am no hallucination. Silly humans... My name is Hyugbey, and I want to help you. Smith Weston's a dangerous man, a mad man with a perchant for inventing things that'll either save or destroy the world. As you are now, he can easily defeat you. But if you contract with me... I can make you powerful enough to slack your thirst for vengeance."
09:13:49: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> A very tempting offer. Do you accept, or ask a few more questions?
09:14:31: <Mai_Ikari> YOU ARE HYUG! THAT MEANS YOU HAVE HYUG GUTS! RIP AND TEAR!
09:14:38: <Mai_Ikari> Or not.
09:15:17: <Udz> "What sort of contract? What would I be giving in exchange for this power?"
09:16:38: <Sanguis> poke him to see if he is real
09:18:18: <Sanguis> we could still be hallucinating after all
09:26:30: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> He said he wasn't a hallucination but that didn't mean anything. You had to test this out. Scooting closer, you extended a finger and... poked his belly. "Quipai." Hyugbey spoke.
09:26:35: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Immediately you withdrew. He was real, but he was also made from steely muscles. You poked the wall, and nodded. It was exactly the same. "Well, Mami of the ruined house of Momomiya? Contract?"
09:26:41: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "What sort of contract? What would I be giving in exchange for this contract?" You asked him for the finer details, doing a smidge better than your bankrupt father. "A magical contract. You make a wish, and I touch your soul to bring the magic out. Nothing more, nothing less."
09:26:50: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Same as before. Accept? Questions?
09:29:43: <Sanguis> are there any limitations to my wish? are there any hidden clauses where you twist my wish and leave me broken in an alley because it amuses you?
09:30:07: <Mai_Ikari> This wish, can we change past events?
09:33:46: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Are there any limitations to my wish? are there any hidden clauses where you twist my wish and leave me broken in an alley because it amuses you?" "What? Oh Madokami, no! I don't want to do that to you. I want to help you get what you want. You can sink or float after for all I care."
09:33:50: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "This wish, can I change past events?" "IF you have enough magic in your soul to make it so."
09:33:54: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> How would you word your wish, Mami?
09:35:30: <Sanguis> I wish that my family had not been involved in Smith Weston's experiment and that we had not lost all we own due to it's failure
09:35:55: <Mai_Ikari> I can do you one better Sanguis.
09:38:04: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Go Mai Go
09:38:15: <Mai_Ikari> I wish that the Midorikawa Future Tech cold fusion experiment was a success, and that Smith Weston had not walked off with our fortune. If you can't grant both things, just the second part will do.
09:38:41: <Sanguis> that is better
09:38:52: <Mai_Ikari> That is ALL OF THE DOLLARS if it succeeds, if we're working with magic anyway, let's just force it to work and share in the profit.
09:40:07: <Sanguis> I had figured we set things up for Nagisa to have ended up poor if we left success totally out
09:40:22: <Sanguis> plus we hate him enougn to no
09:43:23: <Sanguis> http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1338112/2girls-animal_ears-aqua_eyes-aqua_hair-blush-bone- so mislewding
09:46:05: <Sanguis> http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/843823/-blonde_hair-breasts-charlotte_-madoka_magica-dril IN SOVIET BARRIER
09:46:12: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> In the middle of Mami's wishing, she gets distracted by a certain image. Mind blanking out, she wished to have a very interestingly-shaped bone. Hyugbey nodded, and granted her her wish. Family ruined, wish sort of wasted, the Midorikawa Future Tech Project in shambles, Mami could now bone Smith Weston to death.
09:47:51: <Mai_Ikari> gg
09:48:10: <Udz> Buuulll shiittt
09:48:46: <Sanguis> bad end [X] reload memory to
09:49:21: <Sanguis> proper happenings?
09:57:58: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I wish that my family had not been involved in Smith Weston's experiment and that we had not lost all we own due to it's failure" You answered from the hip, quick and hopefully on target. Hyugbey nodded, but before he could do anything, you shook your head.
09:58:04: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I can do you one better, Hyugbey." You cleared your throat. "I wish that the Midorikawa Future Tech cold fusion experiment was a success, and that Smith Weston had not walked off with our fortune. If you can't grant both things, just the second part will do."
09:58:08: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Hyugbey nodded, his ear appendages extending out to you. Two golden rings on either side, they glowed. You stared at them then him, who had his eyes shut, until suddenly they snapped open. Eletricity snapped out of the rings and pumped into your body.
09:58:14: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Screaming in pain, realizing this wasn't a hallucination at all, you fall unconscious.
09:58:20: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You woke up in what felt like a moment later with Hyugbey standing over you. It wasn't a moment later though, day having become night. You were face first in the cement. So much for high class. Staring up at him, your first words were, "What is my wish?"
09:58:25: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Your family fortune is safe, Mami Momomiya, for now. Smith Weston's drifting across town, lost without his shining beacon of cold fusion. You can easily kill him with this." He tossed an ornate dagger at you, which landed near your face. It looked expensive, with a regal edge to it.
09:58:30: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Just go looking for him. You'll find him easily enough. Goodbye, Mami Momomiya, or should I say, Cosmic Peach Rainbow Mami."
09:58:35: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> With that he disappeared, like a hallucination. Gathering your thoughts, you stood, and found that you had an entirely different outfit on. A wedding dress, with a star pendant dangling from your neck. Picking the dagger up, it felt entirely right in your grip. It also looked good to you.
09:58:40: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> How viciously do you hunt Smith Weston down?
10:00:02: <DoubleDragoon> With the cold fury of a thousand arctic storms.
10:01:20: <Sanguis> brutally,we want
10:01:45: <Sanguis> whoever is the lord of the underworld to take a ate
10:02:06: <Sanguis> *step back in horror at how coldly we kill him
10:02:14: <Mai_Ikari> As Dragoon said. We'll get him, and we'll take the time we need, because he's got nothing left.
10:02:19: <Sanguis> ( god I hate this tablet sometimes )
10:21:44: <Udz> Bluh. It is past bed time for Udzes. G'night, everybody
10:22:17: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Good night, UdzGoSleep
10:22:37: <Sanguis> night Hdz
10:22:47: <Sanguis> *Udz
10:24:58: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Hang on to your butts
10:25:00: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Family fortune restored. Lifestyle safeguarded against change, you steeled your mind. You were one of the blue bloods, Cold Royalty, and you had a vendeta to persue.
10:25:07: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> As Hyugbey said, you found him easily enough. Hands in pockets, he had a disheveled look about him, shoulders drooping, head cast down as if he held a weight by the neck. With your dagger, he would be freed of that weight.
10:25:16: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Dry rustling leaves picked up around your feet, skittering toward Smith Weston. The man who held no money ignored what was happening, figuring it was wind, despite feeling very little of it. He didn't care. He lost a foturne in an explosion, and a possibility he worked on for years gone in a puff.
10:25:22: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You flew toward him, dagger poised, eyes fixed. The Wrath of the Momomiya family came down hard. Silently, you jumped onto his back, and thrust the dagger deep into his back. Repeatedly.
10:25:26: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Smith Weston scramed in pain, grabbing what he could of you and throwing you off. You landed with a thud but got up immediately. You didn't even feel the impact. Smith Weston touched his back and looked at his hand, face going pale. He stared at you, fear in his eyes.
10:25:33: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "The hell's this!" He cried, hand shaking from shock. He was in bad shape. You flew at him again, but he kicked you back, then turned tail and ran with what remained of his strength. You followed without rest.
10:25:37: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> He slowed down every now and again to catch his breathe, but the point of your dagger encouraged him to keep going. In Black City, no one helped Smith Weston.
10:25:41: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Finally, he found himself a literal dead end in an alleyway. You came on him without mercy, stabbing him until he was brought down to the ground. With a crimson hand, he reached for the stars, as the dagger did its work; ending his life with the stars in his eyes.
10:25:46: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Standing up, you stood, cold and blue with a red dagger in hot hands.
10:25:54: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Mami dreamed darkly of the past, killing Smith Weston over and over again for what he tried to do to the Momomiya family. Despite her father's weak character, she was proud to be a Momomiya.
10:26:00: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> The act fades, the curtain falls. Mami's wish was revealed. The fortune was cursed, or Hiroshi was out of luck. A tragedy fell upon the Momomiya household, and connections were severed. Anger bubbled in a young maidan's heart, festering her to lower levels of life.
10:26:12: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> The second step was taken, and shortly, the third.
10:26:18: <Midorikawa_Nagisa> [Chikuwa]