17th Random Encounter

[animalhusbandry]

[Somewhere amid the rubble, Red Mage has managed to find a mostly intact soapbox.  Don't even ask how.  And RM knows exactly what is to be done with soap boxes.  Anyone passing through what he has surmised to have been the center of town will see him standing on top of it ranting and raving like the madman he clearly is.]

Citizens of Mayfield!  We

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[hyon_soudaishou]

[ Yes, you're confusing one Lord of Pandemonium right now, who just stopped to listen to your talking for a minute. ]

...What is XP? And P..C? And GM?

[animalhusbandry]

Ah, yes, I'd forgotten not everyone is familiar with that sort of parlance. XP is shorthand for 'experience points.' PC stands for 'player character.' And GM is 'game master.'

[Yeah, the explanation stops there, since he clearly thinks that now everything should be crystal-clear.]

[hyon_soudaishou]

[ Nurarihyon is still confused, even though not as much as in the beginning. ]

...Player character?

[ Game master he thought he could understand....there was games in his time and world after all. Was it something like a leader of one particular game? ]

Experiece 'points'? Don't you just fight? There's never been any points involved as far as I know.

[animalhusbandry]

You have a lot to learn about the way the world works.

[devilwithananny]

[Hey Red Mage. Have a young, blonde haired boy watching you from atop a pile of rumble, a mix of amusement and annoyance across his face.]

Quite a prepared man, aren't you sir?

[animalhusbandry]

Of course. It always pays to have a plan, as well as a half-dozen backups just in case. Not that any of my plans ever fail, mind you.

[devilwithananny]

Do you now?

What is your plan exactly? YOu said a great deal while saying nothing.

[animalhusbandry]

[OH SHIT RED MAGE HE'S ON TO YOU, GET IN THE CAR, NEVER LOOK BACK]

My plan, quite simply, is to overthrow our captors by force. It won't be easy, and it will take the combined efforts of every single one of us. If even one player character chooses to stand back and not take part, we will certainly fail.

[alwaysscrewsup]

「Hmm, I'm not really sure what you're talking about... but since there isn't a school anymore, I think I'll just become this GM thing. So I'll be running against you! I'd say sorry, but you know, it's not like I think you'd be any good!」

[animalhusbandry]

The position of GM is not democratically elected. I'm not sure you really know how this sort of thing works.

[alwaysscrewsup]

「What!? How can you say something like that to all these fine players? Isn't this game for their benefit? How can you tell them they don't have any say? You should kneel down and apologize!」

((Hmm this kind of bullshitting was easier when he had Shiranui backing him up with actual facts. OH WELL.))

[animalhusbandry]

Of course it's for their benefit, which is why I am suggesting that I take up the mantle of GM, as the most experienced and knowledgeable member of the playerbase. I have the benefit of years of training and an encyclopedic knowledge of the workings of the universe at my disposal. The people deserve the best, after all.

[with_an_accent]

...

What the ☠☠☠☠ are you even talking about?

[animalhusbandry]

Which part did you have difficulty with?

[with_an_accent]

All of it except for the whole 'let's kick this town's arse' part.

[animalhusbandry]

Well, that's really the most important part.