Princess Maker 1.5: Heart Soldier Senshi

[idolpro]

[ When you insert the key and open the door, you'll find yourself in a humble cottage, in what seems to be the living room specifically. There are several doors, but a specific one catches your eye: simple in its decoration, the door has a cute little wooden plaque with flowers carved into it. Though the door is closed, you can see through it—as if it's somewhat transparent.

A wooden cradle sits in the room beyond, which is otherwise plain. Inside, a baby sleeps peacefully. When she stirs, calling for her parent, you, her nursemaid, are there instead, to cradle her back to sleep. ]

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[ Slowly, the scene changes, fading in and out with various silent scenes—the baby coos pleasantly, giggling jovially when you (presumably) make faces at her; she tries to pick herself up and falls over, but she does not cry; a disagreement between you and her lead to a thoughtful discussion; the young girl carries a large laundry basket to do chores; she buys a pet dog, looking so proud for having earned the money all by herself; then the wall becomes opaque. ]

[ In the middle of the open doorway, a young girl the age of 11 stands, smiling at you. A stern-looking shepherd dog sits obediently next to her.

This is your little girl. You tried your best to rear her, and she's been good to you. You know she is capable of anything if she puts her mind to it—even becoming a princess. But you also know it's not easy to become a princess—she'll have to work hard, and she's capable of it but she'll need a guiding hand, you know. Better she become a princess than go off to war, though—better that she bear the burden of aristocracy than living a life of loneliness wrapped up in duty like her mother, or losing that life on the battlefield like her father. Whether she actually becomes a princess or not . . . well, that's up to fate, isn't it? Fortunately, when she goes to the Lost Continent, she won't be alone: you, as her longtime caretaker (her third parent, really, or her first, if you consider how her family's left her care entirely to you), may accompany her to her new school. You'll be her ally, her support, her greatest weapon; you'll be the one who determines her success . . . or her failure. ]

[ Of course, you're not the only one that thinks your charge can do it: Joyous Dark Firestorm Starling, one of the Queens of your Kingdom, hand-selected your employer's child. She could not send her own child to the Lost Continent, of course—she has her own inheritance battle to face within the Kingdom and sending her own child out is essentially forfeiting that battle—so she's selected theirs to sponsor. It's because of her that your charge will be able to go at all—in other words, it's your patriotic duty to make sure your charge gets that inheritance. ]

Comments

ROUND 0

[idolpro]

Fair temperament.
+3 charm.
+3 intelligence.
+3 diligence.
Moral compass: Neutral.

CHILD'S NAME?

[idolpro]

Submit your charge's name here by the end of Round 1.

Re: CHILD'S NAME?

[420blazeit]

Nari Hyuna-Ae

ROUND 1 CLASSES

[idolpro]

CURRENT STATS

[idolpro]

Fair temperament.
+3 charm.
+3 intelligence.
+3 diligence.
Moral compass: Neutral.

DECISION

[idolpro]

What classes do you choose to have your charge take? Will you give her free time?

You may choose from Culture class, Martial Arts class, and Math & Science class. If you choose to give her free time, please note what that free time will be dedicated to.

You have 48 classes to schedule for. If you'd like, you may simply note "evenly divided" for 16 classes in each category, or note 50% X class and 50% Y class, etc.

If you note "evenly divided between all classes and free time", that will be taken as 15 classes each/3 sessions of free time.

Re: DECISION

[420blazeit]

Evenly divided between all classes and free time! And the three free time things we'd like to do are:

Sword/PoleArm training with Adora and Haru.
Archery Lessons with Hiryuu.
Acrobatics with D.Va, Hurricane, & Adora.

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

Re: DISCUSSION

[420blazeit]

...uhm, hm. I don't think splitting it evenly is the way to go. I mean, like, it sounds good in theory, but I think she should be weighted towards a little something. [ stares at all of this, feeling a touch overwhelmed. ] I'm honestly thinking Culture???

Re: DISCUSSION

[adorabilities]

[she stares at all the information and just rubs her chin thoughtfully]

Hmm... What were we thinking?

I kinda want Martial Arts.

That feels the most useful to me.

Re: DISCUSSION

[polarislight]

It's nice to see all of you on more than a text screen again.

[Hooray, my stupid status effect finally wore off.]

Is there anything useful we can impart to her in free time?

ROUND 1 DILEMMAS

[idolpro]

CLASS DILEMMA

[idolpro]

Perhaps as expected, a hierarchy has already established itself in your child's class. Only the best of the best are in Class 1-A, all of them most certainly sponsored by the most elite of the elite—but not all girls are made equal.

There's a collection of girls at the top of the food chain, born and bred aristocracy. Below them are the technical nobles—girls from knight families that have titles and lands but not really any prestige beyond the battlefield to speak of. Then there are the philanthropy projects: commoner girls who somehow managed to get into the school despite their lack of pedigree.

Not even halfway through the semester do you enter the classroom to see that the place is absolutely destroyed. The desks have been turned over, the chalkboards have been broken, the windows have been smashed, the doors have been split in two . . . and moreover, everything made of gold, silver, and jewels—the ornaments on the windows, the hanging plates that indicated which classroom this was—have been stolen.

You're not certain who did it, but there are rumors that the commoner, with her barbaric friends, are responsible. In fact, several girls would say that they witnessed her and her friends, and one has threatened to have the girl deported.

Your charge is deeply confused. She doesn't know what to do.

What should you do?

DECISION

[idolpro]

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

PERSONAL DILEMMA

[idolpro]

Your child comes home late tonight, looking scuffed up. Before you can wonder too much about it, she opens her mouth to tell you:

She witnessed one of the girls in her class get attacked by one of the locals. The attacker was accused of attempting to take her life, or otherwise trying to steal something of hers, or something—strangely, it doesn't seem like it adds up, and that bothers her. She's not even sure the commoner tried to attack the girl—they looked so gaunt and thin, malnourished. How could they attack anyone?

But the fact remains: there are witnesses who would say that this crime occurred. The savage is to be executed—such were the words of the local knights.

What do you do about this, if anything?

ROUND 2 CLASSES

[idolpro]

CURRENT STATS

[idolpro]

Fair temperament.
Neutral morality.

Charm: 45
Intelligence: 45
Diligence: 57

DECISION

[idolpro]

What classes do you choose to have your charge take? Will you give her free time?

You may choose from Culture class, Martial Arts class, and Math & Science class. If you choose to give her free time, please note what that free time will be dedicated to.

You have 48 classes to schedule for. If you'd like, you may simply note "evenly divided" for 16 classes in each category, or note 50% X class and 50% Y class, etc.

If you note "evenly divided between all classes and free time", that will be taken as 15 classes each/3 sessions of free time.

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

ROUND 2 DILEMMAS

[idolpro]

PERSONAL DILEMMA

[idolpro]

Hey, remember that doctor?

Well, they're super unhappy with you pulling witchcraft on them.

. . . But you haven't heard anything about that, since. Your daughter doesn't seem to be having problems, either.

You're starting to hear a rumor—that the knight's girl is so incredibly charming that she could do anything she wants, and anyone would be fine with it . . .

What, if anything, should you do?

CLASS DILEMMA

[idolpro]

Fortunately, since there's no evidence, no one was deported. Instead:

One family essentially swept the incident under the rug by paying off the damages, declaring what actually happened to be impossible to discern the truth of; both accusers start trying to get closer to the commoner, not leaving her alone.
One girl is punished by cleaning the school, although another would help clean and yet another would help pay for the damages.

The commoner seems to be discouraged from going to school, entirely avoiding the rest of the semester. Her parent seems to be trying to get a sports class going at school, but they need everyone's support in order to be able to proceed.

The semester passes without further incident, but . . . !?

On the first day of the new semester, the stolen possessions show up in the lockers of three different girls: were they the culprits after all. . . !?!?!

Where does your daughter stand on this? . . . Well, it seems she's started disappearing at night, sneaking out and staying out late . . .

What should you do?

ROUND 3 DILEMMAS

[idolpro]

FINAL DILEMMA

[idolpro]

With the help of several, the sportspuck bake sale would be a success; the commoner's guardian is able to become a coach! Sportspuck is available as a sport at school now.

One family begins to stand out as the belle of the class—the top dog, if you will. Her family holds many many parties and fundraisers, of which many girls attend, even if they aren't rich enough to go—but surely everyone's all friends enough that status shouldn't matter. There, the girls learn of the family's many business endeavors in the Lost Continent: fashion, cosmetics, bakeries, the works!

. . . For some reason, in these parties there are incidents of pickpocketing and thievery, although no one can figure out who did them. . .

At the end of the semester is a grand ball, though there's a bit of a ruckus there: many of the nobles invited are rather unpleasant, insulting and passive aggressive that someone keeps getting invited when there's clearly a rat in their presence. After all, who else keeps stealing things? First the beginning of the school year, now the thief is brazen enough to steal directly . . .

The atmosphere is unpleasant. Then, a fight nearly breaks out—fortunately the girl from the knights families manage to stop it, with another helpfully keeping people away, but the accusations toward the commoner are still widely heard: on top of being a thief, she would have her own gang of savages come around to ruin their livelihoods, to cause disruptions in their lives, to stir mayhem and humiliate them. She doesn't seem to understand what they're referring to, and so they threaten: mark their words, those who strike them will pay with blood—

. . . And then, somehow, the knight's girl calms them down, even to the point of rescinding their words if only so that she would not hear the harshness of them. Rumors and whispers spread throughout the party: it must be true. This girl can make anyone do anything for her.

The party ends before the hour is up and everyone manages to go home . . . but there are rumors that those who had complained loudly and threatened the commoner had their carriages tampered with, resulting in terrible injuries. Several girls won't be able to make it to school for some time, and a few have started entirely homeschooling. . .

With all that in mind, the school decides to take a semester to renovate, thanks to the many donations from almost everyone but especially one family. Well, at least on the surface it's renovations: there are, however, rumors that the Lost Continent program might try to go on pause due to how unruly the savage locals are. Perhaps the Lost Continent is lost for a reason. . .

At least sportspuck is still open. Even the savages love sportspuck.

In any case, there are a few things most pertinent to you:

• Well . . . Your daughter sure did use Charm at that dang party. But it was important, you must have seen that—still, the rumors have only spread, and you come home one day to find the windows have been smashed and the words "GET OUT WITCH" and "DEVIL" have been painted on your door, along with various insults and curses.
  
  A certain school doctor has taken to, brazenly, declare that the rumors are true and that they were a victim—well, that's not exactly untrue, but it seems your sponsorship is on the line here, as the school doctor threatens to send word to the Kingdom. . . unless you meet their demands. At least school's not in session right now, but this really is a dilemma . . .
  
• Though maybe not as much as this is, for your daughter at least: during an afternoon of sportspuck, there was an outbreak of violence. It seems several locals are against your charge joining in on account of being a witch, but several are really into her witchery and want her to be their final sportspuck weapon. The trouble really started, though, when your daughter was trying to get a hold of Kingfisher, to try to explain herself; the conversation got messy and your daughter said something that was apparently offensive enough that Kingfisher headbutted her and ran away. Then, several sportspuck players wearing gold came, aggressing your daughter; your daughter's fans aggressed them back, and a fight broke out.
  
  Your daughter is now suspended from sportspuck, and she's deeply depressed over everything. Some days, she doesn't even want to get out of bed.
  
  What, if anything, should you do?