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F.I.X.F.I.C. recruits a Vivian
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"I think you're overfocusing on specifically creating food from nothing - while that might be exceptionally difficult in many systems of magic, merely removing poisons is something relatively accomplishable in many system of magic, including the Magecraft of many servants. I know it's not barred by the laws of magecraft, though I expect at the very least simply conjuring food isn't an option that would scale well, outside perhaps a heroic spirit who's legend is entirely based on such things." 

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"That makes sense. So a Caster-class servant might be ideal for such magecraft abilities, yes? Or is facility strong enough to neutralize poisons likely to be possible for other servant classes?" 

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She hums. 

"Servants have many talents, and a number of them can be summoned in multiple classes - but the ones most well-equipped to scaling that sort of thing would generally be Casters, yes. Do you have a minimum scope in mind for the task?" 

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"At absolute minimum, enough to secure a steady supply of non-drugged food for myself personally. But it's naturally better the more it's possible to scale it."

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"I'd expect that most generalist Casters or the like would be able to arrange something for you, personally, whether that be some sort of poison resistance enchantment or a method to remove poisons from the food itself personally. In terms of relatively scalable options, you might have some success with a caster with enchanting skills, though I'd recommend you consider a servant with a more technological bent if it is that important to you, or considering if you would be willing to work with Gilgamesh and requisitioning foods from his vault." 

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"So within the Servant space, there's a tradeoff between taking a Servant who's a master technologist and capable of building many things or scaling a neutralization solution, and a Servant who's a master combatant and almost certain to be able to defend me in person. Caster is the weakest servant class statistically, so it's somewhat tempting to take two..." 

She frowns, and types away at the monitor. 

Possible Build:

General:

Heroic Destiny [10]

Servant x2 - Leonardo Da Vinci (Caster) - King Arthur (Saber) [15]

Politics:

Skill Upload I (Statecraft) [2]

Identity [3]

"Hmm. This makes a certain amount of sense, and certainly has broad applicability, I just feel that the Servants in this case are pulling most of the weight. They need a Master with plenty of mana to sustain them, so I guess I do have an actual role here, but..." 

She fusses with her lower lip as she considers.

"... I have to ask a really awkward question. In the original Fate canon it was necessary to exchange bodily fluids with a servant if they'd endured heavy fighting in order to regenerate their mana from the Master's od. This was retconned to be a pure ritual exchange in later versions. Which of these methods of exchanging mana is possible, and if both are possible, which one is more efficient? Or is the question wrong, and my Servants wouldn't even require mana or od from me to be sustained?"

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She chuckles faintly. 

"I believe you are misremembering - though it's possible for a servant to gain some marginal mana through a variety of methods. In any case, FIXFIC's systems would be what would be supplying them with mana in much the same way that CHALDEA does, if that means anything to you, with you as the master serving simply as the servant's anchor to the world."

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"I never played or learned the lore of Grand Order, unfortunately. But if you're supplying the mana for the Servants and I'm just a channel for it, that does settle the question." 

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"I am somehow both relieved and disappointed."

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"... Oh, damn it." 

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"I forgot to mention to Doctor Gen that I wanted this body to be infertile. Silly thing to be thinking of before a mission but frankly it would be a load off my psyche, at least in the medium term. Am I out of luck or would it be possible to make that edit as well?" 

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Her eyes crinkle with quiet mirth as she cycles through the stages of grief. 

She frowns slightly at the fertility comment. 

"Not immediately - though I should be able to include contraceptives as part of your basic equipment - I'd expect an IUD or perhaps a hormonal implant to be reasonable feasible in the cyberpunk world as part of your base allotment. I hope that isn't too much of an issue?" 

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"A hormonal implant should serve me. If it takes more than three years for me to solve the world then I'm reasonably sure I'll be able to get it replaced by then. Next time perhaps I won't hurry things through so fast; I was just so excited to finally have a body that fit me..." 

She laughs and shakes her head. "Honestly, it's just typical of my life that I should fail to plan ahead on something like this." 

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"Honestly, while it's definitely an inconvenience, it kind of makes me happy in a weird way. I think my dysphoria appreciates being... finally normal, even if it comes with a major headache." 

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"And it's just such a me thing to do that I think it feels more honestly mine. It's not your body till you've messed it up somehow, I guess. It's like how it's not your house until you've damaged it or not your sword till you've bled on it." 

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"Anyway. It's only a single boon point to fix, so I'm sure we'll fix it in the long run if I'm any decent as an agent at all. And as problems go, it is definitely a nice problem to have." 

She sighs, and tries to focus back on the actual work.

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"If I divide my points evenly between my three priorities - personal protection, flexibility, and politicing - then we could end up with a build that looks something like..."

Heroic Destiny [10]

Servant (Leonardo Da Vinci as Caster) [10] 

Upper Left Blue [10]

"One could also take, perhaps, something more like..."

Versatility:

Heroic Destiny [10]

Personal Protection:

Servant (Leonardo Da Vinci as Caster) [10] 

Social-Fu:

Empath [3]

Perfect Diplomat [3]

Sincerity [3]

Resources [1] 

"But in some ways this is merely reconstructing Upper Left Blue from smaller pieces, and I'd be concerned about possessing the ability to sense negative emotions in a landscape that's so dominated by hopelessness, especially without Iron Will. The first build is perhaps superior; people will forgive you for not using the correct forms if you are charming enough."

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"Does Upper Left Blue require me to interact with the person directly so my 'presence' hits them, or is the effect retained in text and recordings? And if it's the former, does directly texting or being on the phone with someone count?"

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Her fingers slip through her hair, a respectfully short and quiet little chuckle on her lips, followed by a faint smile. 

"I can certainly see the appeal of having some form of scar to mark the whole experience - even if it isn't visible on the outside. It can be hard to just... believe things can be different and done, on their own, sometimes." 

She taps her lips softly, looking off into the distance in thought. 

"Upper Left Blue works along the normal vectors of persuasiveness - there's no one particular result that it tries to guarantee, so it tends to follow what people find naturally persuasive. If someone without the involvement of any special powers is most readily convinced by text, a call, or the written word, that's what will work best with Upper Left Blue, in general. That being said, it focuses less on abstract rhetoric and more on giving you a way to be personally persuasive and convincing. I would say that a build like the second one is better for driving a hard bargain as a diplomat. ferreting out intelligence as a spy and aggressively convincing people of things, while upper-left blue is more suitable for cultivating relationships, camaraderie and loyalty."

"I hope that makes sense to you?" 

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"So it's a matter of approach. Upper Left Blue is the softer, slower approach, more flies with honey than vinegar. Whereas the second build is more about pushing and being willing to break things."

She frowns. "I need to think about this seriously. Fixing this whole place is going to be an extensive affair - let me bring up those mission objectives again. 

Meaningfully restore public schools for a majority of the world: 2 Boon Points

Break up Aggrocorp's near-monopoly on food: 1 Boon Point

Remove addictive substances from the majority of food: 1 Boon Point

Free 25/50/75% of population from bank debt: 1/2/3 Boon Points

Free most people in indentured servitude contracts: 1 Boon Point

Free 90% of people in indentured servitude contracts: 1 Boon Point

Make college affordable for most people: 2 Boon Points

Ensure that 10 particularly vile billionaires pay for their crimes (via death, imprisonment for over 10 years, or loss of most of their possessions): 1 boon point

"So to condense that down, we need to fix the food supply, free as many people as we can from debt slavery, and re-introduce education that is affordable for the masses. We also need to make sure that the worst of the present crop of billionaires can't hold on to power and are brought to justice." 

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She steeples her fingers in thought. 

"I wouldn't necessarily put it that way, though it often works out that way. It's more that... with tools like Empathy and Sincerity, talking to people can be very much a 'technical challenge', about finding out what they need to hear as truth, and reading them as precisely as you can. It's certainly still possible to make use of that approach with Upper Left Blue, and it's an excellent tool to..." 

Her lips curl up in a bright little smile as she searches for the words. 

"'Hit them over the head' with the force of your personality. There's a certain joy in getting to be direct like that, even if it's often more about the relationship building or speech making." 

She nods along as she discusses the goals. 

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