Pulp!
There isn't any time for diplomacy¸ Katya thought to herself as Haruhi continued to reason with the American spy¸ who she could see plain as day was reaching for her pistol. Any other day she would've trusted her partner¸ but not after the day they've had. Interposing her larger body between the enemy and Haruhi¸ Katya drew her trench-gun and began slamming the pump action as fast as she could. There was no coming back from a move like this¸ but she figured there's no coming back from the grave¸ either.
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A dull thud rang through the U-boat as the guard's body dropped like a sack of bricks. Maria hadn't intended to let them drop like that¸ but at least she had a moment before more crew members came to check on the situation. Just long enough¸ she supposed¸ to steal the Magna Carta Diamond¸ replace it with the fake¸ and sneak back out. Taking a moment to shake the jitters out¸ she readied her lock-picks into place and began her work¸ praying to whoever might be listening for swift hands.
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You all might remember a Tumblr post that hypothesized an RPG with the following statistics¸ in place of regular Strength¸ Intelligence¸ and the like:
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Gumption
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Chutzpah
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Moxie
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Childlike Wonder
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The Cut of My Jib
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A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi
Well you're in luck¸ 'cuz somebody's got too much time on their hands¸ and wanted to make it into a gen-u-ine tabletop game.