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[EM] The Lap Of Santa (Jack / Claude)

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Lucyal

PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 2:18 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.
- You can buy more than one item from the store.
- You can buy your own hunter additional items or purchase additional items for the lead golems out of pocket. Who knows? It might pay off in the long run...

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 ?( ???)?
  • Pikachu T-shirt ?(@^?^@)?
  • Pikachu and friends T-shirt *??*???(??????)?*??*??
  • Pikachu socks ?(?>?<)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 PĂ©rignon, 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 if entering, roll again if you just purchased something.
  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. Due to a very fussy golem, if you receive this three times you can ignore it from the fourth roll onward. The golem will be very sulky afterwards and may act like a giant wo/man-child but hey, thems the lil breaks. You also don't need to roll again, provided you haven't bought nothing yet.
  8. "Let's take a break. My treat."
    Effect: "My treat" is a filthy lie. 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. If entering a store, you're pulled away before you can go in. If purchasing something, you're dragged to one immediately after.
  9. "Aren't you missing something?"
    Effect: Lose something you've purchased. If you've purchased nothing, you lose the list.
  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. If you do not get all of the items, 1 mission reward point + look of pity from the Lighthouse Hunters, plus three days of toilet cleaning.

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.

If you lose the list: -$25 is deducted from your paycheck before a Hunter pulls you aside and teaches you how to back the list up on your phone. If the list was on your phone to start with, -$200 to purchase a replacement phone.

Tips/Suggestions:

To move at a faster rate, roll 3d20: first roll represents what store you're going into, the second the golem's opinion of the store, and the last is the golem's reaction to buying an item. Not recommended if you're doing it in groups since doing this pretty much means you're soloing the entire time.

Can I choose which store to enter first?
That's fine. Think of the stores you roll = the least crowded. Assume you have only 2 IC hours to do this, so the stores that are open/least crowded = best chance to get everything done.

Can I buy more than one item at a store?
Yes, but be sure to roll a golem response for each item purchased!
PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 2:30 pm


With the realization dawning upon her that it was indeed the holidays, Claude had been looking for a way to get out and pick up some stuff. While she didn't really have any...friends...to shop for, she did have her brother, and she did want to get him something after two years of missing the holidays with him. Plus she could piggy back her own shopping on an actual mission, so it was a win-win.

She also wasn't sure what possessed her to ask, wait no, volun-tell Jack, that he was going too. That was done by leaving a note on his desk, along with lining said desk with some gold tinsel, because she was nice like that. The Sun Trainee was waiting for him outside of the lighthouse, her hands stuff into the pockets of a maroon pea coat that still looked very much like a pirate coat, along with black leggings and knee high boots. Her hair was in its usual style, and there was still a dark red bandana adorning her head as well.

Completed with her usual less than impressed expression.

medigel
I finally started a thing /sobs TuT

Lucyal


medigel

Anxious Spirit

PostPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:09 am


His arm didn't have to be in a sling anymore, but he was still careful about its placement in his jacket as he marched to the lighthouse. A rather bruised and battered looking giant, dressed a little more for comfort than for style in light of his recovery (though with his hair tucked into a beanie as always and sunglasses on), found his way to Claude. Jack...actually wasn't super grumpy about this venture yet, believe it or not. He'd had enough of the white walls of Deus in the past week and a half and was also in dire need of some shopping himself.

"Yo," he greeted her, his voice sounding like sandpaper. "Nice to see you being pro-active, but next time you can just, I dunno, text."

Lucyal
u did the thing /o/
Lucyal rolled 1 6-sided dice: 1 Total: 1 (1-6)
PostPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:50 am


A brow rose as Jack appeared in sight, and the brow only went higher until it disappeared into her bangs as he got closer.

"Did you lose a fight with a blender and gargle some bolts?" Claude asked, eyeing him from head to toe before looking at his arm and face. A light smirked pulled at her lips as she turned and headed into the lighthouse, figuring they could talk and walk at the same time. "Texts are boring." She answered simply, and paused once they were in the lighthouse, listening to the tech and eyeing the dice funny.

She looked back at Jack.

"Why does this place seem to be run by wee-a-boos." Regardless, she rolled the dice anyways (and thanked her lucky stars this wasn't a hit or miss roll).

medigel
*A*

Lucyal

medigel rolled 1 6-sided dice: 5 Total: 5 (1-6)

medigel

Anxious Spirit

PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:43 am


"No," he stated both as a matter of factly and rather smugly for someone still wearing bruises and bandages. "I fought and rode a Chinese dragon before nearly falling off a cliff." There was an assumed b***h afterwards for emphasis. "What've you been up to?"

After shrugging at Claude's question and rolling the dice, the pair's selected princess golems came out. Jack's was a short woman he didn't recollect ever seeing (the list he received said she was Moon Division head, fun), but he recognized Claude's. "Ohhhh s**t," he laughed. "You summoned the biggest weeaboo of them all, pirate, and he's your leader. Good luck with that."

Then he saw his list of things to get. Bras. Push up bras. Just awesome. At least he had a really good budget to go with.

"Ready for some ********' holiday spirit?" he asked with a wry smile as he folded the list into his pocket.

Lucyal
Lucyal rolled 5 20-sided dice: 20, 5, 6, 5, 3 Total: 39 (5-100)
PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:18 pm


"Hm." It may have been an impressed sound...or a neutral acknowledgement to Jack's harrowing ordeal. "Does the dragon look and sound worse than you?" She asked. "Training." Claude replied simply. She was a Sun with a ninety percent miss rate...she really needed to work on that.

Upon seeing who she got, and Jack's reaction, the giant was treated to a look that clearly said 'that's what I get for opening my mouth'. Claude let out a sigh and swiped her list from the Hunter on duty, and did a once over on her princess golem before looking back at Jack. "******** yeah." She deadpanned. So ready. "I hope this mall has an anime convention attached." Or she might be SOL.

Going through the portal, Claude found herself stepping out into an alleyway, and on top of that, face first into a blistering cold. She hadn't felt that in who knew how long. On top of that, it was snowing. Making sure the golems and Jack were there, Claude then started to walk out of the alley way and along the side of what she assumed was the mall to an entrance.

"Can't remember the last time I've been in the cold, much less snow." She commented idly. "Don't usually get this out in Vegas."

medigel

Lucyal

medigel rolled 1 20-sided dice: 18 Total: 18 (1-20)

medigel

Anxious Spirit

PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 9:46 pm


Claude's distinct lack of enthusiasm for his accomplishments didn't hamper his spirit. (Well alright, maybe just a little deflation occurred.) "Good for you," he said simply as they entered the portal.

Ah thank god, snow. Jack broke into a smile as it crunched underfoot, all but forgetting they were towing two golems that were essentially overgrown children as he embraced the chilly weather. The island's warmer weather made him miss this terribly, ice risks and nipped noses and all. "That where you from?" he asked as they ducked inside. "Always wondered what that city was really like, beyond all the s**t people say about it."

The mall was of course packed as visiting families packed in groups for semi-last minute shopping roved the wide halls. Somewhere in the background, carols were being blasted on a loop. They had to pick their way through a food court, which of course was where, near a dense pack of teenagers out for lunch, the Edith golem had to blurt out loudly, "ERROR QUERY: LOCATION? INPUT NEEDED."



American Eagle was not on his top list of places to check out, but it was the closest.


Edith's List:

    Budget: $1000
  • Sports bra
  • Baseball bat
  • Sports Paraphernalia
  • Running Shoes
  • Spandex Shorts
  • Push-up padded bra
Lucyal rolled 1 20-sided dice: 9 Total: 9 (1-20)
PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:14 pm


Some time passed before Claude quirked a brow and looked over at Jack. "I asked you a question." She told him flatly. "Does the dragon look and sound worse than you?" She then gave a small nod of her head. "Mm." Was the small sound of confirmation. "It's alright. Worth the trip if you like to gamble and be blinded by strobe lights."

The crowds here were outrageous, but Claude didn't mind too much. Luckily Jack was very easy to keep track of...in addition to her princess golem. Speaking of. Claude's brow quirked again as Jack's golem shouted, and she did a quick scan to see the gazes cast their way. Oh boy. She followed Jack into American Eagle. "Couldn't have made golems less likely to blow our cover, huh?"

"Aren't you missing something?"

Now it was the Allan golem's turn apparently...

Claude stared at the golem who stared back at her. She stared at it for a long while before she poker faced. How unprofessional. She forgot the list.

The trainee released a sigh, and somehow, another hunter had come to her rescue. Holy s**t, they weren't kidding when they said they were being watched. The hunter backed up Allan's list to her phone, because she never had the list in the first place, and apparently that little bit of help cost her twenty-five dollars.

Claude sighed again as she stared at her phone and the hunter left. She cast one look at her golem, and then looked back at Jack. "Alright." Back in the game. "Can you get anything here?" She looked over her list again. "My best bet is to go to the Disney store, so once we're done here..."

Allan's List:

    Budget: $475
  • Kohu Plushie hat ?*:.?. o(???)o .?.:*?
  • Ichigo Kurosaki Bankai form shinigami outfit O(???)O
  • Naruto Kyuubi nine-tailed fox form T-shirt ?( ???)?
  • Pikachu T-shirt ?(@^?^@)?
  • Pikachu and friends T-shirt *??*???(??????)?*??*??
  • Pikachu socks ?(?>?<)y ?
  • Laser pointer



medigel
You know why it took me so long to tag this? Because I find that word wall list of mission specs daunting OTL SORRY FOR THE WAIT!

Lucyal

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