Which part of the title intrigues you most, dear readers? (I doubt that many folks would choose “Ninja Noobs” out of the three titular options, but I might be mistaken.)

I’m trying to remember the name of the Japanese (defensive) weapon that Ninjette-cosplaying Emp is holding, before it’s identified in the story a few pages from now. So far, no good; I know it’s not actually a jitte, the weapon you often see being wielded by the Edo-era equivalent of local police in samurai dramas.

UPDATE: Just remembered that the weapon in question is called a hachiwara, or “helmet breaker.” (More on this interesting tool later on in the chapter, folks.) 

Today’s Patreon update: We’re very likely continuing serialization of the Twitter-format prose experiment I Am Empowered, which tells heretofore untold tales of Emp’s earliest misadventures from her first-person POV.

-Adam Warren