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Molten Tigrex

Shameless Hunter

PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:24 pm


User Image - Blocked by "Display Image" Settings. Click to show.Resupply Mission 5B
Location: Shopping Mall; Specific Location Unknown
Images:: x, x, x.
General debriefing: With the holiday season fast approaching, the division leaders have a very important tasks for hunters willing to step up to the challenge: brave the holiday season crowds and get some things for them. In addition, hunters are also tasked with escorting a golem fashioned after the division leader they're shopping for. Hunters will then task this golem with trying on clothes to ensure a good fit.
Mission Budget: Hunters will be issued a prepaid debit card to use. All unspent funds will be returned to Deus Ex. Any additional clothes a hunter purchases for either their division lead or themselves will come out of their own pocket.
* E class difficulty level (anyone may attempt; all hunters regardless of rank will be monitored])


MECHANICS

* MECHANICS:
- As you enter to pick up the mission, the Hunter at the lighthouse portal stops you. "Sorry, we're doing luck of the draw here." He points to a six-sided dice. A literal, six sided dungeons and dragons dice that they probably stole from Mark.
- RP rolling the dice for luck. There is an actual IC list of what the dices match up to:
1 = Allan, 2 = Aria, 3= Caelius, 4 = H, 5 = Edith, 6 = you choose, lucky you.
- After you take the gamble, the Hunter on portal duty will activate a princess golem and a shopping list. The princess golem is because the division leads hate mistakes, so any clothing you get for them better be a perfect fit and match. Once there, your hunter (and golem) will be dropped off at a mall. Roll 5d20 to determine what shops you get (see below). Visit the online site/catalogue of these sites to do your shopping, and try to get stuff which you think best matches who you have to shop for.
- Remember to refer to the request list to ensure that you're getting everything you need for that person
- If you go with more than one person, each person needs a golem (duplicates are up to you, otherwise you may reroll if you feel the RP would benefit better from different golems). Every golem will come with a separate budget. The only thing you and your group will share are the stores you get.
- * Golem Reactions: Occasionally the golem will spout a random phrase, as well as react positively/negatively to what you have selected. See list of predisposed dialogue, which you can use further down. All golems use the same dialogue, they are princess golems after all!

Budget*
- Using the stores you rolled for below, you must try to get all the items while staying in budget. Budget will depend on the golem; each golem has a different prepaid card/budget amount. Simply browse the online catalogs provided, or improvise with items you think could be found in those stores. If you don't, any additional items must come out of your own paycheck, ouch. Good luck getting something as close as possible to the contents on the list (if you can't find anything, improvise!). Also the lighthouse sentries aren't letting you back until you actually fulfill the list, out of respect and a healthy dose of fear.

Allan's List:

    Budget: $500
  • Kohu Plushie hat ☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆
  • Ichigo Kurosaki Bankai form shinigami outfit O(≧▽≦)O
  • Naruto Kyuubi nine-tailed fox form T-shirt ヽ( ★ω★)ノ
  • Pikachu T-shirt ヾ(@^▽^@)ノ
  • Pikachu and friends T-shirt *✲゚*。✧٩(・ิᴗ・ิ๑)۶*✲゚*。✧
  • Pikachu socks о(ж>▽<)y ☆
  • Laser pointer



Aria's List:

    Budget: $2000
  • Tunic shirt
  • Miniskirt
  • Jeans, bootcut
  • Feminine Outfit w/matching accessories, muted colors preferred
  • Sleepwear
  • Winter coat
  • Scarves



Caelius' List:

    Budget: $1250.35
  • Moleskine Classic Notebook, Pocket, Ruled, Black, Hard Cover (3.5 x 5.5).
  • Dunhill Sentryman Ballpoint Pen Black With Gold Trim.
  • Shirt.
  • Pants.
  • Black tie.
  • Nair Hair Remover



H's List:

    Budget: $5000
  • Pick up suit @ Tailor's (Madame Paulette's Only)
  • Dom Pérignon, 1967
  • Scotch
  • Fancy Tie
  • Surgical Gloves
  • Pregnancy Test Strip



Edith's List:

    Budget: $1000
  • Sports bra.
  • Baseball bat.
  • Sports Paraphernalia
  • Running Shoes
  • Spandex Shorts
  • Push-up padded bra.



...Something tells you that some of the items on the list aren't like the other ones...

Stores:

  1. Madame Paulette - SPECIAL by going here you can have them create anything; this is essentially a wild card.
    Price range: $500 - $3000 per item.
  2. Lush - Women's soap and shampoo products
    Price range: $10 - $50 per item.
  3. Coach - Accessories (handbags mostly)
    Price range: $300 - $800 per item.
  4. Pandora - Jewelry
    Price range: $50 - $200 per item.
  5. Sweet Factory - Candy
    Price range: $2 - $20 for a grossly huge bag of candy
  6. Disney Store - Specialized Disney Merchandise
    Price range: $20 - $50 for a full princess costume with frilly wings
  7. Louis Vuitton - Expensive Clothing and Handbags
    Price range: $500 - $10, 000
  8. Radio Shack - Electronics & Accessories
    Price range: $50 - $200
  9. Spencers - "Stoner" Culture
    Price range: $20 - $80
  10. Hot Topic - "Pop" Culture
    Price range: $20 - $50
  11. JCPenney - Clothing, Furniture
    Price range: $20 - $100
  12. H&M - Clothing
    Price range: $20 - $100
  13. Foot Locker - Sneakers/Athletic Shoes
    Price range: $20 - $200
  14. Champs Sports - Sports Apparel
    Price range: $20 - $200
  15. West 49 - Sk8ter clothing
    Price range: $30 - $150
  16. Pac Sun - Clothing, Sports Apparel
    Price range: $20 - $100
  17. Valentino - Expensive clothing
    Price range: $5000+
  18. Victoria's Secret - AS IT SOUNDS
    Price range: $20 - $100
  19. Sephora - Women's makeup
    Price range: $10 - $100
  20. American Eagle - Hipster clothing
    Price range: $20 - $100


Golem phrases:
Roll when entering a store/trying on a new piece of clothing. Improvise when needed, ie "I'm not wearing that" when entering a store can be tweaked to "I'm not wearing anything from here."

  1. "Not bad."
    Effect: Golem approves of your choice.
  2. "We're not going in there."
    Effect: Reroll a store.
  3. "I'm not wearing that."
    Effect: Pick a new item.
  4. "My star barrettes are fabulous!"
    Effect: None.
  5. "I want that one instead."
    Effect: Look at the item you're viewing on the page. Move two items left. Your golem wants that item instead.
  6. "Let's go over here!"
    Effect: Your golem drags you to another store. Reroll.
  7. "Wait. I forgot something! We're going back."
    Effect: Return to a previous store. If you get this on the first roll, visit the first store twice.
  8. "Let's take a break. My treat."
    Effect: You spend 15 min at a cafe being watched uncomfortably by the golem as it attempts small chatter. Lose -$5 from your paycheck. At least the golem didn't blow its own cover by trying to eat something.
  9. "Aren't you missing something?"
    Effect: Lose something you've purchased.
  10. "Hey, nice job!"
    Effect: The golem is pretty happy.
  11. "...You're joking."
    Effect: The golem is sulking.
  12. "Does this make my butt look big?"
    Effect: The golem is insecure and is looking for a compliment.
  13. "So, what are your plans?"
    Effect: Is the golem attempting to hit on you, or is it sincerely asking you what you want to do as a hunter?!
  14. "Can you suggest something for me?"
    Effect: Pick something out. Roll 1d4. Even, the golem is happy and accepts the suggestion. Buy it. Odd, the golem rejects it.
  15. "What do you think of this?"
    Effect: The golem randomly picks something out. Roll 1d4. Even, the golem is happy and buys it. Odd, the golem looks disappointed and puts it back.
  16. "Hey. You try this on too."
    Effect: The golem forces you to wear the latest outfit/clothing item you purchased.
  17. "You should change your outfit too."
    Effect: The golem forces you into purchasing a whole new outfit and wear it for the duration of the mission.
  18. "ERROR QUERY: LOCATION? INPUT NEEDED."
    Effect: The golem looks at you blankly as shoppers around at you give you an odd look as they begin to whisper among themselves. Choose a store, any store.
  19. "..."
    Effect: The golem is giving you a heavy, cold stare. You feel shamed.
  20. "I want two of these."
    Effect: Double the next item on the list, ie you need two now.


* 3 mission reward points for completing this successfully

In addition, for going on this mission you may also choose to shop FOR YOURSELF and update your hunter's wardrobe/things. It'll come out of your own pay check however.
Molten Tigrex rolled 1 6-sided dice: 2 Total: 2 (1-6)
PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:26 pm


It was like a vacation, they said. Just go shopping, they said. He'd rolled the die and now a very lifelike replica of the mist lead was staring expectantly at him.

Before they had gone through the portal he'd poked her a few times, to the pre-programmed dismay of the golem. She seemed lifelike. He'd never actually seen any of the princess golems up close before. He was fascinated!

But as he unraveled the shopping list, his expression turned to horror.

What... what was... oh no...

He had to go shopping for a girl.

Molten Tigrex

Shameless Hunter

Nothing Yet rolled 1 6-sided dice: 1 Total: 1 (1-6)

Nothing Yet
Crew

Obsessive Stargazer

PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:31 pm


There was one obvious complication that made Mimsy very hesitant to accept this mission.

She had never been to a mall.

After some encouragement and explanations from the tech issuing their golems, she begrudgingly agreed, ignoring all of the attempts at small talk as he got her golem in order.

Allan seemed harmless enough, despite his list being incredibly baffling. Many of these items were very specific, and happened to include specific objects she was not at all familiar with. Surely everything would be clearly labeled, though.

Right?
Molten Tigrex rolled 1 20-sided dice: 7 Total: 7 (1-20)
PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:34 pm


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Molten Tigrex

Shameless Hunter

Molten Tigrex rolled 1 20-sided dice: 9 Total: 9 (1-20)

Molten Tigrex

Shameless Hunter

PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:01 pm


"Aren't you missing something?" Golem-Aria asked just as Lucky set foot into the store.

He stopped suddenly, as his attention had been on the perplexing displays of handbags and strange gaudy jewelry, all of which individually must have cost as much as he'd made in his entire life. Had he? After all, he didn't have anything but the card and the shopping list. The card was safely in his wallet. And the shopping list was -

He patted down his pockets.

It was right -

Oh.

Oh no.
Nothing Yet rolled 1 20-sided dice: 1 Total: 1 (1-20)
PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:04 pm


[misroll]

Nothing Yet
Crew

Obsessive Stargazer

Molten Tigrex rolled 1 20-sided dice: 8 Total: 8 (1-20)

Molten Tigrex

Shameless Hunter

PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:06 pm


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Lucky spent the majority of the time in the store trying to recall the list as best he could, and smiling nervously at the many store helpers that seemed drawn to his insecurity like sharks to blood. He was out of place in a store like this, and with Mimsy preoccupied and "Aria" silent, it was up to him to figure out what to get. He settled on a scarf; it was one of the only things off the list he could clearly remember. And boy was it expensive.

"Let's take a break. My treat." Almost as soon as they had returned his card to him (along with a suspicious glance), the golem grabbed him by the arm and began to drag him with an inhuman strength toward the store exit.

"MEET ME OUTSIDE-" he called to Mimsy shortly before Aria rounded the corner and his mission partner was out of sight.

The next fifteen or so minutes were spent awkwardly at the closest cafe, as Aria regaled him with a pre-written speech about how she had recently fallen for a guy named Mark - wait, what?

BUDGET: $1835
( $2000 - 160 - 5 )
Nothing Yet rolled 1 20-sided dice: 5 Total: 5 (1-20)
PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:08 pm


The mall was nothing like Mimsy imagined. It was noticeably louder than she could ever have guessed, and the shops were all so bright that they seemed to be shouting for attention. She found it very difficult to focus in this place, especially with the golem excitedly following her.

In an effort to comfort herself with something familiar in this strange territory, she gravitated towards Lucky, wordlessly taking the crook of his arm with her hand.

The first shop was expensive, and had nothing even close to the items on Allan's list. The most similar item she could find was a book whose pattern vaguely resembled the shapes on the list.

The clerk was entirely unsurprised when Mimsy bought nothing but a book from Louis Vuitton, because really. Look at her.

Nothing Yet
Crew

Obsessive Stargazer

Molten Tigrex rolled 1 20-sided dice: 16 Total: 16 (1-20)

Molten Tigrex

Shameless Hunter

PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:32 pm


STORE #2
Molten Tigrex rolled 1 20-sided dice: 7 Total: 7 (1-20)
PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:33 pm


WAT U THINK ARIA

Molten Tigrex

Shameless Hunter

Molten Tigrex rolled 1 20-sided dice: 14 Total: 14 (1-20)

Molten Tigrex

Shameless Hunter

PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:35 pm


oh mY GOD

WELL DO YOU WANT THE THING
Molten Tigrex rolled 1 4-sided dice: 2 Total: 2 (1-4)
PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:37 pm


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Lucky pointed to the most ridiculous piece of jewelry they had out, a gaudy tiara with a bunch of fake-looking oversized jewels on it. This couldn't possibly be more than $100, and that was if they were trying to bleed him dry. After all, this was a purse store, not a jewelry store.

The golem smiled and nodded. Aria seemed happy with it, even walking it over to the register on her head. Lucky made a few incoherent noises as they rang it up. One thousand dollars................

BUDGET: $675
(1835-1160)

Molten Tigrex

Shameless Hunter

Nothing Yet rolled 2 20-sided dice: 8, 10 Total: 18 (2-40)

Nothing Yet
Crew

Obsessive Stargazer

PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:55 pm


The golems, though artificially intelligent, seemed to have minds of their own. Mimsy tried not to panic when Lucky's golem insisted that they leave this shop - her golem was still very interested in being here, in this strange, vibrant store.

For about thirty seconds, at least.

"Let's take a break. My treat!" it cried, pulling her towards the food court.

It did not have any money, so it did not treat her.

She grew slightly more frustrated.
Nothing Yet rolled 1 20-sided dice: 3 Total: 3 (1-20)
PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:00 am


When they returned, she browsed the clothing, attempting to find anything with a Pikachu on it, whatever that was. She selected some shirts with miscellaneous designs and attempted to offer them.

Allan rejected her.

Nothing Yet
Crew

Obsessive Stargazer

Nothing Yet rolled 1 20-sided dice: 6 Total: 6 (1-20)

Nothing Yet
Crew

Obsessive Stargazer

PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:02 am


Apparently, the golem was so offended by her choice of clothing for it that it could no longer stand to be in the store. It pulled her out the door so quickly that she could hardly drop the clothing in time to avoid accidentally shoplifting.

Ultimately, she couldn't complain.
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