Matou Shinji and the Price of Victory (HP/FSN CYOA)

[Skull Leader]

[X] Focus on locating Hermione and ensuring her safety
[X] Protecting those he has been assigned to

Focusing on the mission here.

Shinji will do enough damage just getting to her and protecting the VIPs. The building does not matter. Killing the enemy does not matter. This is a war where the idea is to not ground the enemy into dust but to win by winning the hearts of the people. Albion has talked big about protecting the people when the Ministry could not, so it is time to put the money where their mouth is and protect the people, starting with Hermione and the people that she herself would gather in the hopes of protecting them in turn.

Buildings can be rebuilt. Enemies can escape to fight another day. But people can not be replaced.

The first choice has a bunch of good actions but really we need to find Ms Granger ASAP. Once she is found, THEN we can consider what actions to do to help keep her safe and turn the tide of this fight, like reinforcement of rooms.

Rather than trying to protect the entire building it would be easier to protect a smaller part of it and focus your forces in that smaller area. Trying to protect everything will mean that you wear yourself out and protect nothing in the end.

[Dracueri]

[X]Focus on locating Hermione and ensuring her safety
[X]Protecting those he had been assigned to

[Malorius]

[ ] Break into women toilet
[ ] Protecc

Yeah, going with the majority here, as dull as it sounds. Glorious protector Nines tries not to spill the fire streams and worm comparisons, that's what we aim for.

[alfheimwanderer]

Choice 146: [x] Focus on locating Hermione and ensuring her safety
Choice 147: [x] Protecting those he has been assigned to

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Choice 148: As the attack began, Matou Shinji rapidly assessed the situation he was in, with the perimeter guard already down - annihilated by overwhelming force, it seemed. For a moment he cursed that he had not chosen to join them, as he felt he could have slaughtered the attackers here, just as he had crushed the fools who had assaulted the Ministry, but the moment passed. Now was not a time for dwelling on the past, but focusing on the present.

Thinking in those terms, the meeting room - though it held high value targets like the First Citizen, his Secretary, Mudbutton, and others - seemed like a relatively safe location, given that he was already seeing the blue familiars of Miss Suoirtsulli materialize around her, and given what Order Lockhart belonged to, well...

'Look, if he beat Grindelwald in single combat, I'm not really worried about him.'

More concerning were the VIPs who had left the room during the short break, with some intending to take a walk around the building to stretch their legs, and Miss Granger having gone off to use "the little girls' room."

'Well, of those, my top priority is Granger. If she dies - or gets taken by the enemy - I fail my mission.'

He'd thought of that before, of course, which was why he'd had Emilia slip Granger a charm bracelet - with the charms made from folded flow ofuda, giving him a way to reach her side instantly. He hadn't seen a need to use it thus far (as that would tip his hand), but this seemed like a good opportunity, so he closed his eyes and let himself go, vanishing from the meeting room (with a number of onlookers gaping, as they knew apparition had been blocked)...

...only to reappear in the doorway of the girls' bathroom, between a startled Hermione Granger and an even more startled team of Aurors, one of which reflexively cast a stunning spell at him, which he swatted aside instinctively.

Matou Shinji's dynamic entry has caught the team of Aurors flatfooted, giving him the initiative. Does he...

[ ] Go dragon and RIP AND TEAR UNTIL YOU'RE THROUGH
[ ] Get in close and use the Hidden Blade
[ ] Use ofuda to stop them
[ ] Use his wand arts and duel all six of them
[ ] (write-in)

Choice 149: Since I have been rolling a number of 19s for the wakeup roll for Rin, I am inclined to be generous. I can, if you all vote for me to to do, have her wake up now, stumbling out of her room in the middle of the assault (and possibly facing a squad). Or you could have her continue to remain asleep, meaning she will have to roll a 20, or you will have to enter her mind later if you wish to wake her up.

The choice is yours.

[ ] Wake her up now
[ ] Let her sleep

[Malorius]

[x] Write-in: Throw a flash ofuda and get in close with the Hidden Blade

Totally not reminded of a rewrite on our suicidal charge in Ministry.

At least, this is a way to ensure that Nines' identity stays somewhat separate from Shinji's. We are not going to jump to ofuda as our main weapon, nope. Also, when was the last time we could justify using Hidden blade as a relevant weapon? Let's give the iconic tool it's (likely last) time to shine.

[x] Let her sleep

Waking the sleeping beauty is a serious business. You need to approach it correctly, especially if she considers you a Monster.

[busterman221]

[x] Write-in: Throw a flash ofuda and get in close with the Hidden Blade
[x] Let her sleep

[Skull Leader]

[X] Use ofuda to stop them
[x] Let her sleep

It is going to take more than just a flashbang to win against highly trained and equipped Aurors. I say use ofuda to its full limit here, just try not to vaporize them in the most gory manner or burn the place down. Hidden Blade would be good against one or two of them. Not a team of 6. Shinji is not trained with the weapon to do that well, not when he is one AK away from death.

That being said, I don't absolutely hate the write in. I just rather rely on binding/flowing/etc to win the day. And not some fancy blade or relying on flashbang to work long enough to stab 6 people.

What I do dislike is a completely lethal response here. Remember Hermione knows nothing about the attack on WADA. Nor does she know about the killed Goblins. All she knows is that aurors appeared while she is in the bathroom, and started talking with her. And now Nines has suddenly appeared causing the Aurors to fire ONE STUNNER, that nines deflected with his glove.

If we use lethal force like stabbing away with a hidden blade (that she does not know is there) Nines will look like the bad guy. We can disable them. We can kill them if they throw the first lethal attack. But we can't be the first person to kill here and still gain Hermione's trust.

So I reject the hidden blade option and its modified write in that uses it at this moment in time.

[Dracueri]

[x]Use Ofuda to stop them
[x]Let her sleep

[EmperorBR]

[x] Use ofuda to stop them
[x] Let her sleep

[alfheimwanderer]

Choice 148: [x] Use ofuda to stop them
Choice 149: [x] Let her sleep

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Choice 150: And what's his strategy for ofuda?

[ ] Well, explosive ofuda to the face and down the throat usually works - why ruin a good thing
[ ] Ofuda of decay and destruction
[ ] Fire-aspected ofuda - BURN THEM ALL
[ ] Binding and sealing ofuda
[ ] Flow ofuda and melee
[ ] (write-in)

[Skull Leader]

[X] Binding and sealing ofuda

[Daiki]

[x] Write-In: Binding and sealing ofuda + taking away their wands once neutralized.

Just adding this part to be on the safe side.

If we're not killing them or wounding them so they can't cast, at least take their wands (which you can always offer to unarmed/disarmed allies if you come across some on your way to safety) with you in case the ofuda are removed / destroyed by another group. I doubt they would send one unique team to find Hermione, and if they come across this team that has been disabled by Shinji, better than have them being wandless.

[Dracueri]

[x]​Write in: Binding & sealing ofuda + taking away their wands once neutralized

[Malorius]

[x]​Write in: Earth manipulation to physically restrain them, break/confiscate their wands as convenient

Not really invested to going down as a staple onmyoji route for our presentation of Nines fighting style. Not only is it bland as hell, it's too reminiscent of (people's perception of) Shinji as well. Earth is our superior Element now anyway, and that's not advertised all that much to anyone besides those present on the Thule island. We can put it to good use as our visible main specialty in Ofuda.

To the logistics of the fight itself, I see going for Binding as a mistake. If you can slap the binding ofuda on the face of your enemy - fine, looks like it gets past their Robes MRes. But what if, and bear with me on that, that's not as easy as it sounds? Physically restraining people with earth hands/walls/tentacles has a distinctive advantage of circumventing the Resistance completely, being a completely physical approach. And Nines can create a lot of Earth to manipulate on the spot.

On the wands issue: preserving the wands may be some obvious wizard etiquette (or not), but it's not a good reason to hold back in a fight. If we can win easily and bloodlessly by breaking a couple of sticks during alpha strike, I say let's go for it. If the wands remain intact until the end of the skirmish, we can respectfully loot them. For added security, of course.

[alfheimwanderer]

Choice 150: [x] Write-In: Binding and sealing ofuda + taking away their wands once neutralized.

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Choice 151: The first exchange for both sides is frankly...embarrassing. Matou Shinji, in the guise of Nines, takes advantage of his opponents' surprise to hurl a wave of ofuda at them, with the paper slips homing in unerringly on the exposed skin of his enemies' faces. As with every other time he'd managed to use such a thing on mere humans, their bodies froze and went stiff, with his lips curving into a smirk as he saw this.

...a smirk that faded in an instant as the Aurors moved, with six lances of crimson light slamming into the Nines' chest a moment later, demonstrating both the effectiveness of their dispel talismans and their ability to provide a coordinated response to hostility.

Sadly for them, the conjured ropes they summoned to bind the unknown were ripped apart by a wave of dark prana, as slitted golden eyes stared out at them from a now scaled visage.

What will Shinji do?

[ ] THESE PESTS DO NOT FLEE FROM THEIR BETTERS? RIP THEM TO PIECES! (in melee)
[ ] Use earth ofuda to put up a wall between you and them, interrupting line of sight (and once they're no longer visible, have spikes explode from the wall and run them through)
[ ] Summon fire and burn them to cinders
[ ] Alternatively, burn their wands to cinders
[ ] Flow in and stab - if they won't be captured, then they will be killed
[ ] Use your most potent ability and petrify them. If they want to stand against you, they may do as beings of stone
[ ] (write-in)

Choice 152: Whatever you do in your current action, what are your intentions for what to do next?

[ ] Grab Hermione and fall back to the bathroom, sealing the door behind you
[ ] Killing the perfidious scum that dared to strike you, not once, but twice
[ ]Humiliating the fools - they will learn the folly of striking their betters
[ ] (write-in)

[busterman221]

[x] Alternatively, burn their wands to cinders

[X] Grab Hermione and fall back to the bathroom, sealing the door behind you

[Malorius]

Wow, the very first exchange with the advantage of surprise, and we are already relying on Dragon Trigger. Pathetic doesn't begin to describe it. Ruining our cover in the process too. And now we have to deal with the chaotic and arrogant actions shoved down our throat until the rest of the fight. Marvelous.

[x] Blind (with several Flash ofuda and Lumos Maxima, don't fucking gouge their eyes, you retard - OoC) the worms who dared to harbor the insolence to challenge you, shatter the earth to make the wretches fall on their knees like their kind is due and strike to tear the wands away from their hands with magic and claws. You won't allow the vermin the dignity of death in a fight, you will take their very power away and force them to understand their place by knocking them down like the true weaklings deserve to be treated. Make them see beyond the shadow of doubt that their place is not among the true warriors who dominate the endless sky, but that of insects trembling in the shadow of your wings.

I mean, what the hell, might as well roll with it. Roleplaying it is.

[x] Shove the unresponsive bodies in some dark corner where the worthless filth won't be able to soil your eyes with their disgusting sight. Then grab the herbivore, retreat to the toilet and barricade: you have the word to keep, the duty to fulfill. Punishing the rest of the insolent garbage can wait.

Save the girl, Dragon-kun. Shinji needs to switch his mind back into the right gear in calm.

[Daiki]

[X] Entomb them. Raise a defense wall in front of them with earth ofuda so that Hermione can't see what is happening. And then raise a wall behind them and at their sides to fully encase them. Silence their screams with ofuda seal as the walls squeeze them.

[X] Grab Hermione and fall back to the bathroom. Travel from there going room to room thru the walls and ceiling (using earth shape) to get to the children and shelter.


Wall Sandwich!

[Skull Leader]

[X] Write in: Throw a set of flash ofuda to blind the enemy, then release Earth ofuda at the ground around the aurors. Turn the stone to sand, dropping the aurors to the floor below. Solidify the sand back into stone with another set of Earth ofuda, trapping them.

So yes, I notice that aurors are standing on ground that not ground floor...

I don't need to make this bloody, I just need them to get away from Hermione and hopefully disable some of them while not looking like a monster. This does that.

[X] Grab Hermione and fall back to the bathroom, sealing the door behind you

Above all else if the first plan does not work. We are protecting the VIP.


Edit: New Plan

[X] Entome them. Raise a defense wall in front of them with earth ofuda so that Hermione can't see what is happening. And then raise a wall behind them and at their sides to fully encase them. Silence their screams with ofuda seal as the walls squeeze them.

Ok not much different than a given option. But this should work in what we need. Ending the threat and shielding Hermione from the violence.

[X] Grab Hermione and fall back to the bathroom. Travel from there going room to room thru the walls and ceiling (using earth shape) to get to the children and shelter.

Get to the kids, protect the VIP (Hermione). Complete the mission.

[Malorius]

[X] Write in: Throw a set of flash ofuda to blind the enemy, then release Earth ofuda at the ground around the aurors. Turn the stone to sand, dropping the aurors to the floor below. Solidify the sand back into stone with another set of Earth ofuda, trapping them.

Mud is out of the picture, but Sand Burial is still viable.