//Not sure about Flan Magic, exploding the batrier might explode those two too since they are inside, Seija Magic seems fine though, but she needs to refill on that.
//Sei
ga, not Sei
ja.
//Also what do you mean "Free Rika Shenanigans" ? First comes saving Gensokyo, then we go back to Science Town.
//There is no reason you cannot do both at the same time!
//I mean, it's a nice thought, but it honestly seems like you're making things too complex, no offense.
//Also "seeming evildoers" can be taken very broadly and ambiguously.
//I would be curious about how complex the parser thinks it is, since he's the one that will be making the distinctions when updating and therefore the only one who's opinion really matters in that regard. But perhaps it should be worded more clearly for the players? The specific proposal I had in mind was to
enable Democracy Mode only for spells cast at/on and dialogue directed at Alt Seija and Alt Gasanae. I think that's pretty cut-and-dry, with no room for confusion. More people could conceivably be added later, of course, if they are found to have more allies.
//Also I'd like to point out that the sole reason Desyncing exists is that you can still get your desire for instant gratification. If things were different (i, e, we were all okay with patience) then we wouldn't even need to do so.
//You word it so negatively!
Why, I could reasonably say that the sole reason Democracy Mode exists is that you can globally fulfill your desire for policing the actions of your fellow players, and that if everyone was okay with their fellow players making the occasional mistake, Democracy Mode wouldn't be necessary. But that's not very flattering!
//I hold it as a foundational truth of public text adventures that, outside of the parser's decisions on the mechanics of updating, any given player should not be forced to wait on any other given player to play the game if that player does not want to. (If they
do want to, then more power to 'em, of course.) This must be upheld to help ensure that all players are equal within the context of the game, and to violate this truth is to claim that one player and their opinions are more important than another player and their opinions. There is, of course, the obvious question of "what if a player goes rogue", but inter-player
social consequences are perfectly fine, as is reasonably-justified countermanding (as much as I personally am not a fan of it), as also is the parser choosing to simply ignore a troll player or outright remove them from the game. (See Nefer as a perfect example of this: Despite the fact that none of his troll posts ever came during a Democracy Mode, none of them ever came to fruition, due to the vigilance of the other players and/or the sensible nature of the parser.)
//I would be perfectly willing to have a discussion about this, especially since such is immediately relevant to the current game state, though I cannot promise that my mind will be changed.
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RenBug (T):
>
Whatcha doin' Miss Renko? Did you figure your new powers out?---
KaisuDai:
> "I see...and I'm guessing that we're talking like this because Miss Reimu and Miss Kasen won't work somehow..."
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SenDai:
> Keep a quiet tone, but raise it above a whisper.
> "Oh! Miss Virtue, was there anything you wanted me to do for you with my magics, before we go to sleep?"
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RanBug:
> Think about Ran's opinion of us.
> Think about how Ran feels about falling asleep with us inside her, given she knows we can control her body and speak using her voice.
> Magically modify Ran's body so it is back to normal, just in case Yukari wakes up before the rest of us and checks on us.
