HtH95 – Piaccta Wants A New Super Computer!
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Piaccta makes a rare request to Eclair.
"Piaccta wants to become a galactical warrior!"
"You wanted to become a... what??"
Those were the words that pounced upon Eclair as she came out of the bath. She had still been rubbing her hair dry when Piaccta pounced upon her, armed with incomprehensible words in the hallway! The dramaturg fumbles with the yellow towel keeping her hair dry, not expecting Piaccta's sudden drop on her!
By this point, Eclair had already gotten used to Piaccta's occasional bout of randomness, where words of Piaccta's recent fancy would become jumbled together and find new meaning! However, this time, our brown-haired dramaturg could not make heads or tails of Piaccta's new desire!
The would-be galactical warrior stands proud before the window frame, arms folded in the moonlight. It felt like just by presence alone would earn her a cape and instant deployment into space to fight tyranny and all who would threaten Managed Democracy! (TM)
"The strongest galactical warrior in space!" Piaccta adds, nodding to herself! "To do that, Piaccta has to become a gameR, just like Big Sister Minara!"
Eclair breathes out a relieved exhale; finally things were starting to make sense!
Piaccta wasn't talking about really going up into space to fight tyranny, she just wanted to play video games!
Eclair had some inkling that the blue-haired girl who lives rent-free in the house streamed video games as a vtuber, but never got too close to ask.
Still, this was a first for Piaccta. Up until now, our sunshine girl had been content to follow along with what the other girls were doing; sometimes it was storytelling with Lumi, at other times helping Mistrál out with yet another wacky experiment.
That she was actively 'asking' for something was probably a good sign. Of the five Echoes, Piaccta was striking a path that was uniquely hers!
Perhaps Piaccta was growing too?
"Well, Piaccta," Eclair composes herself, "How would you like me to help---"
"--- Piaccta wants to know where Piaccta can get a Super Destroyer!"
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"That sounds oddly dangerous!!!"
"How about a Super Computer instead?" Piaccta pivots instantly to something a little more reasonable!
Now this was something that Eclair understood, though she can't help but feel like someone had directed Piaccta in her newfound 'negotiation' tactics. It was not like Eclair could not hear the muffled 'ehehehes' passing the ajar door nearby!
The girls have been streaming with bits and bobs of what they had. It was a wonder that it all worked out for them here on the New Continent, it was a miracle they got any streams up at all!
Now that Piaccta wanted to play video games and stream at the same time, it seems completely reasonable to help Piaccta go her own way...
Except...
Eclair puts a finger to the side of her cheek, hemming and hawing in thought. "It is a nice idea. However, we are also renovating the first floor..."
"Does that mean that we are poor, Miss Dramaturg?"
"What? No!" Eclair hurriedly puts her hands up before her, waving away Piaccta's sharp-eyed worry! "It's just... the budget for this month is tight..."
"Aha! Piaccta knows!" At that moment, Piaccta slaps the top of her palm, before striking a forward pose! Piaccta's sudden decisiveness startling Eclair, whose mind starts running up against the wall! What did Piaccta know? Piaccta doesn't look like someone who has ever balanced a budget sheet!
"All of our problems can be solved by doing one thing!" The girl twirls around in the hallway, pointing energy into the sky!
"And that is...?"
The girl takes in a deep breath, and unleashes a piece of sovereign Piaccta-wisdom,
"We just need to sell the theatre!"
We are trying something different! This is a simul-posting at the same time as the Scribblehub release! Go check out the entire series at this link!
