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Silversun17 said:I'm too worried about not having allies when the fallen angels come for round two.
It's very unlikely that they will do that right away so we probably do have some time to prepare before then and It's not like we don't have anyone else to turn to. Like i have said who knows how many times, Abe can probably help us or at least direct us to someone who can and we can go see her today so it's not like we'll be completely helpless if they do decide to act before we learn magic.
I think setting up some kind of open arrangement with Rias that would not tie us to anything but would leave room for a contract and an alliance for the future would be ideal right now.
I have said it once and will say it again, taking the deal right now will potentially tie us down until the unforeseeable future. Even asking Rias for details about what our contract would involve would be a good idea because as we stand now, we can only guess what we would have to contribute. Then, when i am proven either wrong or right, we can make the decision without having to assume things and that is always nice.
I am not, by any means suggesting that we should go solo, i am not even suggesting we turn the offer down, what i suggest is that we:
1. Get more details about one potential offer for alliance/employment before accepting it.
2. Find more potential allies.
while making sure we retain our independence, because If we end up working for Rias we are shutting off all the other possible allies as we will be tied to the devil faction which is why we should try to establish a mutual alliance with Rias instead.
While working for Rias has the most immediate benefits, it will hinder us on the long run.
Smuthunter said:If waiting only involves a single post for clarification then yeah, I'll do that. If it means Issei going home and losing a day or two before he makes up his mind then that's a different matter. I want to get started on EXP farming for our combat traits as soon as possible.
I will post this again:
P_D said:Things i think we should try find out before we agree to anything:
-What "help and fight for" entails?
-What would our official standing be? (i.e. where would we stand in relation to Rias?)
-What would our political standing be? (i.e. would we be considered a part of the devil faction or just an ally of the Gremory house?)
-How much power over our actions would the contract give her? (i.e. how much can "help and fight for" abused?)
-How permanent would the contract be? (i.e. can we just bail out if this turns out to be more trouble than it's worth?)
-Would this prevent us from making contracts or alliances with other people, especially those who are unrelated or unfriendly to the devil faction?
-Other possible allies (ask from Kiyome Abe, not Rias)
These are all things we can get done TODAY. If the answer is that we will be allies or in some sort of equal exchange deal that won't tie us to them then we can accept it right NOW, otherwise we can deliver our answer tomorrow.
Whatever the case, we should go to Abe immerdiately after we are done here and ask about other people who might be able to help us.
Then we can use the rest of the day to find them and see what we can get from them. Ideally we manage to get some magic related study material. If they are students in this school and we can't find them today, we can use the lunch break to talk to them.
Then, if we have yet to do so, we can deliver our answer to Rias and whoever else we have gotten in contact with.
In the worst case scenario we have to wait one more day to get in contact with everybody interesting but we can spend that day starting our studies if we have gotten some books or something.
This way we can get in touch with as many potential allies and possibly establish most alliances on a short period of time. It will also open us for future dealings and establish us as a potential customer/ally and make it so that people know that we know about supernatural, opening communications with as many different factions as possible.
I do realize that we are on a tight schedule and don't want to waste any more time than necessary on this.
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