Back to that one beach by Giansar's ruined safehouse because why not
Giansar: (cries in angry hacker)
MC: You okay?
Isaribi: ...give him space, MC. Bro just went nuts and tried jumping into the water after Sharkface, but even I need prep before getting into Monster-infested waters.
Giansar: ...hey I just thought that was the best idea at the time. I was NOT out of my goddamn mind, okay.
Yuhang: Aiyah, you sad Giansar?
Sadayoshi: ...he's a villain, MC. Best pay him no mind, even if he is clearly depressed.
Giansar: NUH-UH! I'm just thinking about how to get out of this mess, like you guys should be too! (sighs) Damn.
Zaniah: Come on now, stop sighing and keep thinking! Time is money and I needs me some space yen!
Giansar: Good god does this girl think of anything else besides money?
Zaniah: WHO SAID MONEY
Giansar: Forget about that you dumb bitch! no wait, deep breaths, calm mind, punch faces later...
MC: Welp.
Sadayoshi: ...well it is true we need alternate escape ideas now.
Yuhang: Yeaaah...
Isaribi: But we NEED a ship to get past the currents.
MC: So we have to fix Giansar's / Any other ships?
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(B) Giansar: No. Obviously, sheesh.
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Giansar: Well quick look, the only damage was the engine loss. If we're fixing it, we gotta get it back and any other usable salvage.
Yuhang: The same engine the shark ate? What if we take too long and it won't come back if we beat the thing?
Giansar: Yeah...I guess we have until some time tomorrow at most.
Isaribi: So we're stuck on a hope and a prayer?
Sadayoshi: Perhaps, but we still need to focus on our safety. Retrieving the engine is pointless if we get incapacitated.
MC: Survival time, huh? This could be...tricky.
Sadayoshi nods. Giansar also agrees in his sulky, arms crossed way.
Giansar: Ugh, yeah. We'll need to find food and water before sundown. And ship parts. If we can't finish fixing things before nightfall, we'll need shelter too.
MC: Hmm...what about your safehouse?
Giansar: It burned down.
Isaribi: What? You've been hangin' around here and you don't have any other backups?
Zaniah: Well okay then, splitting up the party work it is. There's six of us here now.
Sadayoshi: ...oh, right.
Sadayoshi looks around and thinks.
Giansar: Then I want to go back to the ship and check on it further, make sure it's not irreparable. I'm more a software techie, but I can at least figure out "working" and "not working."
MC: Damn he just drops a bomb like that? / Nice, Giansar! / Makes sense to me
(A) Giansar: ...heh. Hacking into the VR world was way harder.
(B) Giansar: ...oh shut up. (blushes)
Isaribi: I dunno much about machines...
Yuhang: It's cool, we got a techie to handle it!
Sadayoshi is displeased.
Sadayoshi: I can't trust a villain. What if they run or attack us while we're split?
Giansar: (eyebrow twitch) Yeah yeah you don't like me, got it. Just don't make getting out of here harder.
Sadayoshi: ...as a soldier I must do everything I can to protect civilians. That includes being on guard against villains.
Zaniah: ...wait, you're military?
Giansar: Hey welcome to Muirauqa IV, you'll notice this ain't Earth. You got no military jurisdiction here.
Sadayoshi: I still have to protect the people I must as best I can. (glances at MC)
Zaniah: Uh-huh. So, not us too, right?
Sadayoshi: ...what?
Zaniah: I hate upper classers.
Zaniah hmphs off. Giansar rolls his eyes at her.
MC: Nooo fighting!
Giansar: ...you'll stop bitching if you're watching me close by, right Sadayoshi? And her.
Zaniah: Excuse YOU, it's Zaniah thank you very much! And I will kick the butts of anyone calling me otherwise, even if you told me you were the king of the universe!
Sadayoshi: ...fair enough. MC, I will go with them. I keep up with my regular training that I should be able to handle any issues.
Sadayoshi's hands grip a little harder.
MC: O-okay cool. I don't think they'll pull anything though. / Isn't that dangerous?
(AB) Giansar: Yeah sure, whatever. I got a ship to check on here.
(C) Giansar: ...you worried about us having our own transformation access? Comms are busted, so if I have to I can loop you guys in. I just wanna get out of here, so I GUESS I can just deal with whatever.
Yuhang: I mean, we're all in the same ship here, so we should work together. They promised they wouldn't run or start anything.
Isaribi: It's cool! We can fight too if we haveta. (flexes)
Yuhang: So, we're the supply subteam?
Isaribi: Oh yeah you're a cook! So I fish and you make something?
Yuhang: Works for me!
Isaribi: MC, how 'bout you help with the food too? Safer than just standin' here.
MC: I can cook / Maybe I can fish too / Firewood gathering, got it!
Sadayoshi approves.
Sadayoshi: Very well then.
Zaniah: Okay, that's settled! Better switch to swimsuits if we're going to be by the beach. Also wouldn't want our regular clothes to get wet again already.
Isaribi: Makes sense.
Giansar: Hmm...Sadayoshi's already in a swimsuit, but what you? (looks at Zaniah)
Zaniah: Yep!
Yuhang: Didn't all your stuff blow up with the ship?
Zaniah: oof don't remind me. But I had it on me at the time you guys were getting on my ship. (pats some pack) Okay, I'll go change. No peeking!
MC: I'll keep watch / I won't / You hear that, Giansar?
(A) Zaniah: ...cool. But you don't get to peek either unless you're giving me all your cash.
(C) Giansar: What the HELL, I'm not gonna look!
Later
Zaniah's changed into her SUPER SKIMPY swimsuit!
Zaniah: Bam! How do I look? I was gonna strut around town with this since my family gave it to me, but you know, here we are.
MC: Nice / Ooh / OMG???
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(AB) Zaniah: So you DO have taste. Ohohoho!
(C) Zaniah: A-are you making fun of me? Hand over your wallet! (blushes)
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Isaribi: Okay so lots of people walk around in swimsuits at Este Bolta, but is that the in thing now?
Sadayoshi: Hmm. It IS much clearer whether or not you're hiding weapons in that swimsuit.
Zaniah: Is that how you speak to a lady? Or anyone for that matter...?
Giansar comes out in his swimsuit too.
Giansar: Are you guys ready yet? We got a Monster to find before it retgones my engine for good.
MC: Why do you have a swimsuit!? / Cool swimsuit / Hot
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(AB) Giansar: ...hello, deserted island in the middle of nowhere here. Why wouldn't I pack a swimsuit? God.
(C) Giansar: WHAT? A-are you making fun of me!? Ass...
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Yuhang: Hey Isaribi, I think you'd look good if you had a swimsuit like them.
Isaribi: Hmm. I don't really need one, but the exhibitionism...do they have ones my size?
Giansar: Stop horsing around and get going already. MC, if you see that one damn shark, call us and come back.
MC: Right.
Giansar nods.
Isaribi: Cool. Time to split up!
Zaniah: Food and treasure collecting operation, go!
Yuhang: I'm gonna find the best food ever!
MC: (watch Giansar's subteam go) / (go on with Yuhang and Isaribi)
[Choice determines which section plays first]
Title Card: In a Place with Nothing
Right, the party's split up.
[Giansar's Mat Subteam]
Giansar, Zaniah, and Sadayoshi go check on the ship.
Zaniah: Treasure hunt, treasure hunt!
Giansar: Girl, do you realize what kinda jam we're in here?
Sadayoshi: This is supposed to be serious.
Zaniah: Yeah yeah, I know. Sheesh, stop looking at me like that! (looks around)
Sadayoshi: You honestly expect to find treasure around here?
Zaniah: Sunken treasure! ...oops, nevermind me.
Giansar: What. What does that even mean?
Giansar has doubts. So does Sadayoshi.
Zaniah: Oh come on...okay fiiiine, I'll tell you. So I'm a phantom thief, right? So I go for treasure, obviously.
Sadayoshi: Mhm...and how do you know there's sunken treasure here?
Zaniah: Uhh... Someone told me. They said there's super valuable old civilization tech in Muirauqa IV's oceans somewhere! Probably! Might be worth something if I get it!
Giansar: Annnnd you were gonna dive for them in that swimsuit? THAT swimsuit? I woulda said you came to party.
Zaniah: Well there was that too. Figured I'd schmooze around town for more info first. Heard it's past the Dead Zone, so this isn't that bad a start.
Sadayoshi: I see. Petty thievery then.
Zaniah: Okay so that isn't wrong but STILL. What if I get finder's fees and stuff for finding lost tech!? And hey, maybe lost tech could help us fix the ship and get out.
Giansar: ...I guess that makes some kinda sense. I don't care about any treasure, but maybe we'll find some old power cell or something like that.
Sadayoshi: ...well okay then. So Miss Phantom Thief--
Zaniah: That's ZANIAH to you, thank you!
Sadayoshi: ...Zaniah. You and Giansar stay within my sight.
Zaniah: Fiiiine, OfFiCeR. I wasn't going to be sneaky or anything. Though you seem oddly harsh on villains for a soldier. Who hurt you?
Sadayoshi: ...villains are evil. I was taught to fight against them and Monsters as a hero.
Giansar: Pffft. (looks at ocean) Let's check the shallows, near that stone pillar. We should focus on places that might have useful stuff, whatever turns up.
Zaniah: Sounds good to me! Sadayoshi, can you swim?
Sadayoshi: I will not be questioned on my swimming skills by someone who almost drowned.
Zaniah: Hey, that was an emergency earlier! ...oh wait, shiny! What kind of shiny will we get!?
Giansar: ...this party setup may have been a mistake.
Subteam Giansar starts collecting random parts.
Zaniah: ...aww, all junk so far.
Giansar: Ugh. Nothing usable.
Sadayoshi: (Giansar shows no signs of attacking. He can use his illegal net connection to transform but isn't for now? Zaniah's looking for valuables but otherwise isn't being suspicious...villains they may be, but I don't sense an--)
Sadayoshi: OW
Some crab pinched Sadayoshi's tail!
Zaniah: HA HA. Aww, wook at the widdle hewo all--OW
Well well well. Some crab pinched Zaniah's tail too!
Giansar: What the hell guys... oh, crabs? I guess they're edible. Well we need food so we should take them back to Yu--
Sadayoshi: You set attack crabs on me, didn't you!? I KNEW I couldn't trust you!
Giansar: How the hell did you come to that idea!?
Sadayoshi: (grabs the crab and throws it at sea) Away with you!
Giansar: What did you do that for!?
Sadayoshi: It's a rainbow shelled crab. It MUST be poisonous!
Zaniah: Giansar, how DARE you do this to my tail! Get his tail this time, Crab B!
Giansar: You stay back! What the fu--
Distant screaming!
Giansar: W-wait what
[Go see the other subteam's section if you haven't already]
[Isaribi's Food Subteam]
Fishing and foraging time!
Yuhang: Yay, let's do this! Survivalism can be fun.
MC: Might as well enjoy ourselves! / damn, so optimistic / Yay!
The subteam took Isaribi's advice to go somewhere with lots of fish.
Isaribi: Ooh, this place looks good!
Yuhang: Awesome!
Isaribi: I'm up first! Been a while since I did it this way, but here goes!
Isaribi starts stripping off!
MC: WHAT / so bold / ooh, beefy!
(AB) Isaribi: O-oh, right. Sorry 'bout that.
(C) Isaribi: You like that? Go on, feel it!
Isaribi: Well I gotta get drag down and I don't have a nice swimsuit like you apparently have, so oh well. *(strips off)* There! Skin diving ain't that bad.
MC: where did you even keep all that / wow, so much stuff! / big man!
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(AB) Isaribi: Yeah, this is my backup gear. Super easy to keep with me!
(C) Isaribi: Makes things easier! Feels a little funny, but take a good look!
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Yuhang: Ooh, can I go diving too?
Isaribi: I mean, if you want? I was gonna bring you the fish.
Yuhang: I wanna check out the food myself! And I'll be with you so I'll be okay.
Isaribi: Okay cool! MC, you wanna come too? You should change if you do.
MC: Nah / Okay!
MC turns to look at Yuhang.
Yuhang: (swimsuited up!) I'm good to go!
MC: Already!? / Nice and simple / Whoa!
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(A) Yuhang: Eh, I just shucked off my clothes. Anything for good stuff!
(B) Yuhang: I just picked whatever since I didn't plan to swim. Let's go!
(C) Yuhang: Hehe, maybe I'm hotter than I thought? Thanks.
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Isaribi: Let's go, guys!
Yuhang: Yeah!
MC: Woo!
And so Isaribi goes spear fishing while MC collects seaweed and shellfish. Later...
Isaribi: Got another one! MC, take this barrel while I go check the net! We eatin' GOOD tonight! Also where's Yuhang?
MC: Got it! And Yuhang is...
MC looks over close by where Yuhang pops up from the water.
Yuhang: Aiyaaah, guys come look at this! I found a HUGE clam! Oyster! Something! I should taste test it later!
It's a giant bivalve that Yuhang needs both hands to hold!
Isaribi: Nice, I ain't seen one that big before! Make it with the fish I caught!
Yuhang: Cool! One sec...
Yuhang tries REALLY HARD to open the shellfish! ...he fails.
Yuhang: Man I can't even see a crack to stick a knife or something in this thing...dammit, let me eat you!
Isaribi: Eh, we got enough for today! I hope the other guys found somethin', but we oughta make it with the six o' us...oh.
Isaribi seems to remember something. Yuhang is still trying to crack that giant clam or whatever.
Yuhang: Come onnnn!
Isaribi: Hey you remember those two weirdos who said they were Zaniah's fam?
MC: Ah yes, the totally not suspiciously named Fans 1 and 2.
Isaribi: You think they're okay?
Yuhang: They told...us not to...tell her...OPEN ALREADYYY
Isaribi: Maybe we actually should tell her they're here.
EEEEVILLLL
MC: Isaribi, get away from there!
Shark Monster!
Isaribi: W-what!?
[Go see the other section if you haven't]
Party regroup time!
Sadayoshi: MC, what happened!?
Yuhang: Oh hey guys! Help! Shark Monster just pulled up! Maybe it ate the engine?
Giansar: Convenient for us if it did. MC, transform us.
click
Zaniah: Good, I was getting bored of all this water!
Sadayoshi: MC, your orders.
Giansar: Yeah, let's make this quick. Show me what you got, MC.
BATTLE START (more happens after)
That night...
Sadayoshi: MC, we have a sleeping area ready now. Unfortunately we couldn't recover the engine...
MC: Thanks, Colonel! / Bummer...
Sadayoshi: (leads MC by the hand) ...thank you. For now, you should rest. Isaribi and Yuhang have made something, smells nice.
Yuhang's dishing something out of his wok onto a leaf.
Isaribi: Oh hey guys, sit down! We just got done!
Zaniah: Ooh!
Giansar: Ugggh. Well, gotta eat. We're diving for that engine tomorrow since it sunk.
So the shark Monster tried to run before it died, but Isaribi killed it! It still got off shore a little and it got late, so engine retrieval's been postponed.
MC: Ooh, nice! This is way fancier than I'd expect in this situation.
Dinner's served! MC is interested.
Yuhang: Haha...too bad I couldn't crack the big one. (stares at giant clam or whatever) Not even my knives worked...I'll get you tomorrow! Whatever, we still got fish meuniere, soup, and fruity nut shellfish stir fry!
Isaribi: I made sashimi! And MC found some spice we can probably try!
Yuhang: And plenty for seconds!
Zaniah: Well don't mind if I start!
Zaniah grabs something.
Zaniah: It burns! But it burns so good!
Giansar: ...wait damn this actually isn't half bad.
MC: It's awesome! I've never had this before!
Sadayoshi: Thank you, Yuhang. You could make anything. I've grilled meat and fish in training, but I've never done real cooking before.
Yuhang: Xiexie! All I've got for now is throwing it all together though. I'm best at Taiwanese food, but I've been touring other planets and places for food too.
Yuhang sees empty leaf-plates and heats his wok up again.
Zaniah: Oh, so you're in training?
Isaribi: I can teach ya Muirauqa IV's local cuisine if you want!
Yuhang: Ooh, thanks! And I'm sorta training. I grew up in a refugee camp and the relief cook from wherever made super awesome food! Now I'm looking for the taste of happiness.
Sadayoshi: Are you looking for that cook then?
Yuhang: I'm down for that too, but I'm more focused on flavors.
Sizzling wok! Yuhang is getting nostalgic.
Yuhang: ...I was starving to near death back then, so I don't remember much, but I cried SO HARD the second I got to eat! Everyone was happy then, and maybe I just wanna see that again.
Yuhang keeps cooking. Zaniah stops eating to look at him.
Zaniah: ...oh. You a refugee too, huh? ...and here you are, trying to make people happy with your cooking. (frowns)
Isaribi: The taste of happiness, eh? Sounds cool! I'll help however I can!
Yuhang: Thanks! I'm winging it there.
Giansar: ...wait, is that why you're a hero? Why not just be a regular ass chef? ...why hold up a memory of almost starving?
Giansar looks away.
Yuhang: I mean, that makes sense?
Giansar looks mad.
Yuhang: Hey what do you think Monsters taste like? I think I'm a hero so I can find out!
MC: Damn, you'll eat anything / yeaaah no / But they poof into smoke and light and everything
Yuhang: I tried to catch one to eat but then it got me instead! Big oof, man.
Giansar: ...you crazy.
Sadayoshi: Are you really one to judge?
Yuhang: Watch me make it happen! But anyways, seconds are up!
And so Day 1 of Impromptu Space Survivor ends.
End of Episode
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