W5 CYOA - Zhongli, Akihiko, Laurence, Ali Zoph

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ALI

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[ Ali, meanwhile, it sounds like is headed for the staterooms! So he goes over to the elevators.

Other people look a little annoyed that he's there with a cart. At the guest elevators. Are they going to have to make room for all that. Well, whatever. They're teenage girls so they just passive aggressively whisper about it and text each other instead of saying anything. ]

[smokeandglasses]

[Ali survived the teenage years with his daughter, nothing they can say or do will hurt him. No teenager can compare to the PTA.

He'll just get off on the staterooms floor and start pushing his cart down the hall. He pauses like he's checking the list of rooms to be serviced- and if that list is on the cart he will actually look at it for handy notes- but he's also keeping his eye out for any room with added security around it.]

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[ Oh, okay. He gets off on the stateroom floor!

It's just a loooooong hallway with a few girls walking up and down the hall.

Past the back elevators, where a few people are waiting after having pressed the button, Ali can see Laurence and Zhongli! Barely. In the way way way ACROSS THE SHIP distance.

It's a straight shot but you are at the front of the ship and they are at the back. ]

[smokeandglasses]

[Quick question: Is the Idol one of those people waiting around?]

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[ One of them does fit that description! Wao!!! ]

[smokeandglasses]

[Great.

He's going to wait until the elevator doors open, then he's going to pull out his sniper rifle and shoot out the lights in the elevator, all in an attempt to scare the girls away from it.

Also I'm rolling for stealth too since he gets a stealth bonus.]

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[ WELL YOU MISS WILDLY. This is basically a straight hallway and I would have given it to you if you rolled well... But on a three you're just SHOOTIN DOWN THE HALL.

You hear some random girls in the far distance shriek. Not in a 'scared for their lives' kind of way but more in a like 'UGHHHH this is so ANNOYING' kind of way. Who is roughhousing by the bedrooms!

One door opens, the person inside poking their head out to see what the commotion is. And you didn't roll well on stealth so they see you immediately. ]

C&C? What are you doing? Where have you been?!

[smokeandglasses]

[Going to just dive into that room real quick thanks.]

Distractions aren't going well. When did you get here?

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[ Sure, okay! Welcome to a stateroom. It's pretty nice... Got a bed... a balcony... Stateroom things... ]

What. What are you doing. Where are the rest of you. Distractions from what? I got here four days ago because you guys absconded with our boat and ghosted us for a WEEK!

[smokeandglasses]

[A WEEK?]

We've been here for like three hours at most. What do you mean a week?!

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A week and four days counting the time since I got here looking for you! So what's the deal?

[smokeandglasses]

[Well. It couldn't hurt to loop Iris in, right?]

We're trying to catch someone discreetly, but it's not going well.

[Because their dice rolls are SHIT]

And on top of that we keep finding people here, and with time apparently passing weirdly here it's going to cause even more problems the longer we stay.

[Not for Ali or Zhongli, they don't age. But Akihiko and Laurence could grow up in front of their eyes...]

As soon as we catch our target we're out of here. You should leave soon too because if three hours were actually a week and four days then every minute counts.

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Uhhhhhhhhhhh. Okay. Sure. Let's all finish your job or whatever and then go home.

[ He does not believe you and thinks you're insane but also thinks that "lets all leave together" is his best bet at getting his fucking BOAT BACK. ]

[smokeandglasses]

Right. Let's head for the stage.

[He is not leaving Iris behind!!!

But ye leaving the room and heading for the elevator, he briefly thought about climbing up the balconies but that's probably a bad idea.]

[holyspirits]

[ WOO.

The two of you head to the elevator! Are you going straight to the theater? ]

[smokeandglasses]

[To the theater level at least. After that, Ali is going to find a vantage point for the stage, and he's going to ask Iris a question:]

When I shot at those girls they seemed more annoyed than scared. Do you know why that would be?

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Why would they be scared?

[ The two of you reach the top deck again. But it's the top deck so there's no exactly anywhere higher up to be. It's a boat, and this is the top...

You can definitely see the theater up ahead though! Next to the cafe and gift shop Apparently. You can see from here that a video of Akihiko murdering Majima is being projected on the screen.

Which I'm sure is fine. ]

[smokeandglasses]

[Hmm. Time to ignore that! Sorry Akihiko!]

That's what I'm asking: why aren't they scared of being shot at?

[holyspirits]

Yeah, and I'm saying why would they be? It's just bullets, they can't hurt you that much.

1/2

[smokeandglasses]

2/2

[smokeandglasses]

Alright. Help me up then.

[He is going to try and stealthily climb on top of whichever restaurant will give him a better view of the stage.]

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[ Well. Okay. Iris will help Ali climb up on the roof of a restaurant in broad daylight. He's in the Engineering Department and he thinks experimentation is always the way. Just do whatever. Always.

However the people in the restaurant do not think this. SOMEONE COMES OUT OF THAT RESTAURANT BECAUSE WHAT ARE YOU DOING????? ]

You again? Do I need to call security?

[smokeandglasses]

[Just looks at Chance.]

Walk back in that restaurant or I'll tell your co-workers you still suck your thumb at night and that you're so scared of thunderstorms that you hide under your bed.

[Bullying his own child with things he knows about him...hopefully this doesn't impact his soul's judgement later.]

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[ He goes

completely red

and storms back inside. I'm sure he can't do anything from in there. Like call security. It's probably fine.

In the meantime you are now in perfect sniping position from this rooftop! Several girls from below are watching you like: ? ]

[smokeandglasses]

[GIRLS WHY

He looks down at them with a frown.]

I'm trying to protect someone here, please don't act so conspicuous.

[Then he scans the area looking for the Idol.

...he's tempted to shoot the announcer but he holds off on it for now. Focus on the target. He has to wait for the Idol to appear now. Hopefully Iris can just sit tight for a moment.]