>>26772705
[]Join Miranda at her house for some planning of Thursday’s History lesson. And perhaps other things.
[]Invent something else that you need to do tonight. This is moving too fast for you.
[]Invite Miranda out on a date somewhere in town. You’re probably not going to bump into Jill and Avril, right?
[]Other

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>>26772705
[]Join Miranda at her house for some planning of Thursday’s History lesson. And perhaps other things.

>>26772705
[X]Join Miranda at her house for some planning of Thursday’s History lesson. And perhaps other things.

>>26772715

This is clearly a trap. Invent something you need to do.

>>26772715
>[]Other
Join Miranda at her house for some planning of Thursday’s History lesson, and placing certain boundaries such as 1. Jill must not know of our relationship before she's ready, lest we get Carrie'ed, and 2. Jill meeting with Miranda must not get back to Jill's Mother.
Also we should ask if Jill's Mother has the same powers as Jill, just in case we need to plan for it.

>>26773041
Yes, it's likely a trap, but we do need to make sure that Miranda needs to be told not to let slip our activities to Jill, until she's been sufficiently corrupted.

I just hope the other players will actually do that, rather than thinking with their genitals and Darkest Self.

>>26772715
((Writing now. I'll try to integrate a few lines from the final posts of last thread as well.))

>>26773170
"I'd love to, Miranda. We've still got those worksheets to discuss, and maybe a few other things as well."

Miranda smiles, and nods to her car. "We can go now, then. I might as well give you a lift, it's only a few minutes' drive."
Miranda leads you into the house, closes the door, and sits down on the sofa, where she immediately starts taking her top off. "Come on, Chris", she smiles, "don't you want to get to work on me?"

"Don't we have actual work to do as well?"

Miranda grins as she slips her blouse off. "Oh, we can do that later, can't we? Pleasure before business."

"Isn't it usually 'business before pleasure'?"

She smiles again, stretching her arms up to show off her lacy white bra. "Not for me. Well, what are you waiting for, a written invitation?"

You frown a little, walking over to stand next to the sofa. "We have to talk about a few things first. Like Jill."

Miranda lowers her arms, looking much more serious now. "What about Jill?"

"I don't want her finding out about our... extracurricular activities before she's ready. I don't think it would end well for any of us. Jill mentioned that she thinks you know certain details about her?"

Miranda nods carefully. "I presume that means you know too." She reaches out one hand to the side and narrows her eyes, and a pen slowly floats up off the table into her hand.

"Does that mean all the women in your family have these powers? Including Jill's mother?"

She shrugs. "I've never seen her display any signs of it, but they might just be lying dormant. Or they might have atrophied away with years of going unused. As for Jill herself... well, I'd prefer her to come to the same realisations I did, but I appreciate that will take time. I'll leave it to you to talk to her about our 'extracurricular activities'. Speaking of which..." She grins at you, standing up, her long blonde hair cascading down her bare back. "Shall we indulge in some 'activities' right now?"

>>26773727
Well now. Apparently she IS another psychic. I'm a little less worried about her, now, I think we still ought to proceed carefully.

"I just have one last question: is our teacher really ill? Because your showing up here seems like an awfully big coincidence, and while so far it hasn't been an unpleasant one, it's a little hard to swallow- especially now that I know more about you. Now I'm not one to judge- we're all strange here, or most of us- but I would like to know if Mr. [Whatever his name is] is actually bedridden and you've been legitimately called in, or if he's sitting in his closet drooling because you've done something to his lobes. My first concern here is for Jill- I like you well enough, and I think we can be great friends, but I don't want to see her hurt."

>>26773866
>we're all strange here, or most of us
How about "we all more than what we appear to be". Strange is, while accurate, a little tactless.

>>26773866
Actually, it occurs to me now that she could be some other skin with a Fury move, but that's not the sort of thing Chris would know, so it doesn't signify.

>>26773727
((Writing))

>>26773727
>Jill's Mother may also be a Telekinetic
it could be that she intentionally doesn't use her powers because she believes them to be evil, but if she's put under extreme emotional duress, such as finding out that Jill is associating with Miranda, or that she's in a poly-amorous relationship, she could blow up with disastrous results for us.

We should ask if Mr. Miller really did fall ill, since it seems so much of a coincidence that Miranda would come here and be Jill's teacher just as Jill begins to manifest her powers.

After that, we can tease and make out with Miranda, but I'd rather hold off on actual sex until after we've had a chance to consult with Avril.
Not just because it's the polite thing to do with a girl we're in a relationship with (even if she'd approve of it, it'd be rude to not tell her about it), but because she could might be able to tell if Miranda is bad news or not.
She was able to tell that Jason and Isabelle made unfair contracts by looking closely at them; we should ask her to do the same for Miranda so that we don't get caught with our pants around our ankles and our hands tied behind our back (that's what we want to do to Miranda and Avril, not have done to us).

>>26774133
"One last thing, Miranda. Is Mr Miller really ill? Because it seems like quite a coincidence, you showing up here at just the right time, and while things have been going well so far, it's still a little odd. I'm not judging you - most people round here seem to be more than they appear - but I would like to know if Mr Miller is actually bedridden or if you just fried his frontal lobes.

As for Jill... I like you well enough, from what I've seen so far, and I think we're going to get on great, but I don't want to see Jill hurt. You understand, right?"

"Absolutely," Miranda replies, still smiling. "I don't want to see her hurt either. Although I hope she can be dragged out from Margaret's shadow sooner or later. And I can assure you Mr Miller will be fine sooner or later. I certainly haven't fried his brain - I wouldn't do such a thing even if I knew how. He simply... ate something that disagreed with him. Nothing against the man, but, well, I have teaching to do, don't I?"

She shrugs, then puts her hand on your chest and starts to undo your shirt. "What would you like me to teach you today?" she asks, with a wicked grin.

>>26774309
"Contortionism, of course." And then we take off our school tie and bind her in a compromising position. Tease her and get her riled up, and then leave her tied up and start working on those papers we have to prepare. When we're done, tease her a little more and then loosen her bonds enough that she can escape on her own and make our leave.

I was never actually for getting involved with Miranda, but it seemed to be the consensus and I no one else has any suggestions, so here we go. I feel like we're missing a lot of people today.

>>26774552
(( >I feel like we're missing a lot of people today.
Apparently so. I'll give it five more minutes, then start writing.))

>>26774309
"How about knots?"
Let her undress us, then we'll finish undressing her and we'll tie her up with our school tie. Tease her, have her service us for a bit, then get some work done while keeping her from being able to touch herself.
Then we dress and leave with a kiss.

I'd rather discuss this with Avril before going any further, simply because I want Avril to check Miranda out first.

Yeah, learning about knots and similar should be a good lesson~

>>26774732
"How about knots?" you reply, undoing your school tie as Miranda continues to undress you, and wrapping it around one of her wrists.

"Mm, all right. Just put that a little higher on my wrist, then, that's right, and make sure to leave two fingers' width of space between my wrists..."

You quickly have Miranda's wrists bound together in the small of her back, and she shivers a little as you stroke her shoulders, then reach down to take off her skirt, leaving her standing in her crotchless underwear, smiling seductively at you. "Well, now that you've got me entirely at your mercy, what are you going to do with me?"

You smile back at her, and reply, "Well, I thought we might actually get some work done. Sit back down." You take out a notepad and some of the worksheets, and start checking them. Miranda pouts for a moment, then sits down next to you, telekinetically flicking through her notes slowly, although apparently she can't move a pen dexterously enough to write, and you have to take dictation a few times.

After a little while, Miranda starts fidgeting, and you put your notepad down. "Something wrong? I didn't tie you too tightly, did I?"

Miranda grins. "No, I'm just enjoying myself a little too much to focus on the lesson plan. Are you sure you don't want to take advantage of me while I'm all tied up like this?" She leans back and spreads her legs wide open, and you grin back at her. "Well, maybe a little."

You slide one hand along Miranda's stomach, stroking her smooth skin, then slowly lower it as she leans over and deftly unzips your fly with her teeth.

"Mmmm, come on, a little more..." Miranda is begging and panting, but you're teasing her carefully, and after a few seconds more you lift your fingers to her mouth, where she diligently sucks them clean. "This isn't making it any easier for me to concentrate on the work, you know..."

"It's not supposed to," you reply with a smile, and pick up your pen again.

((Cont.))

>>26775693
You carry on with Miranda in this manner for nearly two hours, keeping her tense and distracted but getting a fair amount of actual work done, before Miranda finally reaches out with her mind, tugs your pen from your hand and makes it roll under the sofa. “I think that’s more than enough lesson planning for tonight, Chris. After all, I’ve got to give you an excuse to keep coming back here. You’ve obviously passed your lesson in knots with flying colours” – she strains a little at her bonds, but her arms don’t move much – “so is it your turn to teach me a lesson now? I promise I’m a very willing student.” She lifts her legs slowly and bends her knees until they touch her chest. “Very flexible, too. Just teach me however and wherever you like.”

((Roll 2d6.))

Rolled 6, 5 = 11

>>26775701

Rolled 3, 6 = 9

>>26775701
Hmm.

>>26775733
Nice.

>>26775733

Oh, sweet jesus. Thank you!

>>26775733
You can feel the slow, deep build-up of hunger in your stomach, but you're not going to let it rule you. You curl the fingers of one hand, the hand that's still cold to the touch, so that they brush your palm, and let that cold sensation flow over your thoughts. You can be rational about this. What do you want to do?

((You may also choose between
[]Ask the QM one question about the situation (please also include a question)
[]+1 to all further rolls this scene ))

>>26775830
Question: What does Miranda /actually/ want from us? I find it hard to believe she's been one hundred percent sincere with us.

>>26775918
Seconding this question.
Though a really good runner-up would be: will giving Miranda what she wants negatively impact our relationships with Jill and Avril?

>>26775918
Thirding this question, she seriously wants us; ulterior motive is quite possible.

>>26775918
((No other questions, so I'll go for this one. The answer only pertains to the situation right now, of course.

Miranda wants a few things out of you right now - the obvious one, a nice hard screw and a couple of orgasms. Your trust and assistance with persuading Jill that Miranda's view is better than her mother's. For you to come back here repeatedly and have more fun with her. And for you to learn everything from her that you can.

))

Now, decisions, please? There is still a gorgeous young woman in front of you, practically naked, asking you to 'teach her a lesson' however and wherever you like.

>>26776275
Give her the D in the hole she was least expecting.

>>26776275
((Slight addendum to that answer of 'what Miranda wants', in case the innuendo was a little too subtle: Miranda is happy, willing and eager to do anal. ))

>>26776336
Sounds good to me.

>>26776275
Get a taste of Miranda's body and all of her holes. Finger and tongue are fine, make her beg for it.
She doesn't get the D yet, though. I'm still wary about that, and what giving Cassandra the D back at Isabella's party would have resulted in.
Miranda can have it once Avril says it's safe.
She might even want to join in at that point.

>>26776336
Anal? Sure why not.

>>26776275
Hrm. I think we can treat with her, at least for now. Even if Miranda still has sinistre motives as yet unrevealed, her worldview can hardly be worse than Jill's mothers, and that's the conditioning we need to break Jill of for now. So long as we keep a close eye on the two of them, I think we can prevent Miranda's influence from having an averse effect on Jill.'

As for sexing her up, I suppose we may- I'm a little leery of getting another hunger, but if Miranda is on the up and up it might work out okay, and if she isn't, it's not like we don't have other hungers we can focus on filling instead. I'm not partial to anal myself, but I'll concede if the others vote that way.

>>26776446
Famous last words.

>>26776496
Anus Dentata?

>>26776446
I'm sorry, guys, I'm just personally uncomfortable with the concept of anal. Can we just do vanilla?

>>26776531
I'm for it. Sorry you feel that way.

>>26776334
((I... presume this was a vote for anal, given that it came before my clarification post?

>>26776275
Writing.))

>>26776531

...how is that even important, anyway? It's not like it's gonna be described in detail, at best in a pastebin.

>>26776721
"Sure, I'll teach you a lesson. Have you got any lube lying around?"

Miranda's smile widens. "Absolutely." A small nondescript bottle floats over from one of the shelves. "Mmm, you're a naughty, naughty teacher. Does this mean I get a long, hard lesson?" She shifts her hands round in the tie, getting her fingers facing upwards, and spreads her cheeks wide. "Come on then, Sir. Teach me."

*****

You're both panting now, and a little bit sweaty and sticky, but that was incredible. Miranda is still trying to kiss your neck as you slide out and stand up, leaving her tied up and exhausted on the sofa. "Mmm, thank you Chris. I knew I could count on you. There's a bathroom down the hall for you to wash up, and then maybe you could untie me. If it's not too much trouble."

"I could untie you. Or I could give you another round of teaching."

Miranda laughs. "I think you've worn me out, at least for an hour or two, and I don't think you can get away with staying the whole night. We really ought to do this again tomorrow, though. Or Thursday. Or..." She pauses, grinning. "You know, my office door has a lock and no window. Come see me at lunchtime some day. I'll get you off at least twice before the bell goes."

"You're a pretty naughty teacher too, Miranda."

"Oh, you're only just figuring that out?" She chuckles. "Go on, get washed up so you can untie me without getting lube stains all over your school tie."


You get cleaned up and dressed, and Miranda throws a dressing gown on. She gives you a long, deep kiss, and says "Thank you, Chris. Give Jill and Avril my love, and, ah..." She reaches down and gently gropes your crotch through your trousers. "Give them your love, too." She grins, kisses you again, and then opens the front door. "Good night."

You check the time once you reach the street. It's only 7pm, not too late in the evening - you could go home, or you could try and track down Jill and Avril on their date, or go somewhere else. What do you want to do?

>>26777160

Track girls and give them love.

Nah, just kidding. It's not time yet. A simple message to ask them is they're allright and f nothing happened is enough.

Time to go home and think about stuff, I guess.

>>26777160
Let's not interrupt their date; it would be rude and a little domineering. Do we know where to find Zack? We could let him know how our address to the scooby gang was received. Alternatively, there was some worry earlier that Masami was approaching the time of her change, and we haven't done a single thing about it; we might go looking for her, instead.

>>26777267
((You have both Zack and Masami's phone numbers, although not their addresses at the moment.))

>>26777285
Seconding calling Zack and let him know that the Hunters have agreed to back off for now and that their leader wants to talk with him.

I think we should let him know that some of them still want to execute him for te murder of Sally Chambers and because he's the equivalent of a rabid dog right now. I think he deserves to know, but it could result in him trying to run.

>>26777285
I vote we call or perhaps text Masami, then. That's been hanging over us for a while.

>>26777400
How about both?
A quick "The Hunters agreed to lay off you for now, their leader wants to meet you" text for Zack, and a call to Masami to talk with her more and see if she's doing okay.

>>26777464
Yeah, that'll do nicely.

>>26777160
((Okay, awesome, writing.))

>>26777549
I'm suddenly very worried. Is it awesome because we've picked good choices, or because we're all going to die?

I swear, I was less paranoid when I played Diplomacy.

>>26777549
You start walking towards the centre of town, pulling out your phone and dropping Zack a brief text. "I spoke to the people hunting you. They agreed to leave you alone for now, but their leader wants to meet you."

There's a quick reply from Zack. "ok dood thx will tlk 2 u at skool 2mrw".

You briefly suppress the urge to send Zack a reply detailing all the grammar and spelling mistakes in his text and explaining to him the importance of getting a good grade on his English GCSE, and instead send a message to Masami asking her if she'd like to hang out with you for a bit and talk. She replies much more coherently, telling you that there's a nice little coffee shop in town and she'll be there soon.

You get yourself a hot chocolate and a slice of cake and wait for Masami, who spots you from across the street, waves, and hurries over. She gets herself a drink and sits down across from you, smiling. "Hi, Chris. It was nice of you to -" She breaks off, sniffing the air with a curious expression, then shakes her head as if dismissing it. "Sorry, thought that... never mind. It was really nice of you to think of me. Was there anything much you wanted to talk about, or did you just want to hang out for a bit?"

>>26777586
(( It's awesome because I can fit in that little joke about txtspeak. And possibly also for one or both of the reasons you listed, you never know. ))

>>26777767
"Just thought we might spend a little quality time together.... do you smell something?"

>>26777767
"It's been a while since we've talked; I thought we might have a chat- particularly since the last time, things got heated between you and Avril and no one was quite satisfied that their side had been heard. Obviously, I've talked to Avril, but we never really had a chance to pick up where we left off. I'd like to know more about you and your family- Avril says you're dangerous, and while I don't believe you'd hurt any of us intentionally, I know how dangerous the rest of us can be without even intending it, and I understand you'll by no means remain as you are now. I imagine you've probably been sworn to a degree of secrecy, but if there's anyway you can help me understand, I'd like that- not just to try and broker a peace here, but because you're my friend too."

>>26777767
((Okay, uh, writing.))

haha where did everyone go? dinner?

>>26778200
Beats me. It's been quiet all thread.

>>26778200

In my case, yes.

>>26778137
"Well, it's been quite a while since we last talked - do you smell something?"

"Oh, uh..." Masami blushes. "I thought maybe I did, but it's gone now. Must have been my imagination."

"Okay, anyway, I thought we might have a chat, particularly given how heated things got between you and Avril last week. I talked to Avril, but the two of us never really had a chance to pick up where we left off. Avril says you're dangerous, and while I don't believe you'd hurt any of us deliberately, I know how dangerous the rest of us can be without intending to I guess you've probably been sworn to some sort of degree of secrecy, but I'd like to know more about you and your family, if there's anything you can tell me. Not just to broker peace between you and Avril, but because you're my friend too."

Masami blinks, then looks down at her drink. "That's... thank you, Chris. That means a lot to me. Uh, I'm not sure what to tell you that you don't already know, though. My family worships Father Dagon, great lord of the sea, provider of fish and grain and food. His servants watch over our little village, and they bless some of our families with Mother Hydra's divine children. Children like me. I would have grown up safe and happy, surrounded by people like me, I would have had plenty of divine children, and then eventually I would have joined my ancestors in Father Dagon's kingdom, living forever in his glory. Except that... I liked to read too much. I read my books and my comics and I dreamed of going to school like a normal girl, making friends, having adventures. So I ran away, far away, so I could have a life like I saw in my books, just for a little while, before I get dragged back to where I suppose I belong."

Masami is sounding pretty dour by the end of this little speech, and she's staring at her drink, not making eye contact with you. Is there anything else you want to ask her or say to her?

>>26778691
"I think that's a grand plan! Ive certainly enjoyed having you around. Haha I suppose all this craziness going on is not exactly what you expected out of an adventure huh?"

>>26778691

Oh boy.I think Masami won't have a chance at salvation.

"What kind of divine child are you? What sets you apart from normal humans?"

Need to discover what she is, and then research. We should also consult the huntergroup for info, the red headed boy could help Chris, I think.

>>26778691
"Who's going to drag you off? And what does that mean, Divine Child?"

>>26778691
((Writing))

>>26778998
"I don't think trying to have an adventure is a bad plan. I've certainly enjoyed having you around." You chuckle. "I guess all the craziness that's been going on lately isn't exactly what you expected from an adventure, is it?"

Masami smiles weakly, looking up from her drink. Her eyes are a little damp. "N-not really. But an adventure is an adventure, right? And besides, it's still a lot more interesting than sitting around at home waiting to grow up..."

"Still, we'll get you a proper adventure some day."

Masami smiles properly. "I'd like that, yeah."

"Can I ask you what 'divine child' means? What makes you different from other people?"

Masami shrugs. "I don't know the intricate details of it. The servants of Father Dagon come up out of the water, they, uh..." She blushes again. "They lie with the women of the village. Those women have divine children, who carry the blood of Father Dagon in their veins. When a divine child gets older, that blood starts to express itself. Once the change begins, the elders know that they're ready to begin breeding more divine children - the bloodlines are more blessed if both partners carry Dagon's blood. And eventually they change completely, become one of Father Dagon's servants, and live forever in his kingdom below the waves, where only he and his divine servants may live."

"That's everything you know?"

"Uh... that's everything I was taught, before I left. Some of the older children, they say that not all the divine children are blessed enough to become servants, that some of them die before their change is complete. But that might just be horror stories. I don't know."

"Okay. Who's going to drag you off, though?"

Masami looks down at her drink again. "My family will find me sooner or later. Or another branch of the church will. I was told that the church is everywhere, that Dagon sees all. It's just a matter of making good use of the time I have. Was that everything you wanted to know?"

>>26779449

"...are you really eager to become something not human? DO you think you will be happy? Or that you will retain your sense of self?"

Time to start planting the seeds of doubt in her.

>>26779449
"It's enough, I suppose. You know, don't you, that Jill and I will do our best to keep you here, if you don't want to go? And I'm certain Avril can be persuaded. Are you... if you start to change, will you have to go into the sea? If you don't want to go back to your family,
would a local lake suffice? We'd be sorry to see you go, and even if you get all rubbery and fish-like, we've kept stranger company before."

>>26779485

Sounds like she already doubts her family a little, or at least her future happiness among them. What we need is for her to doubt the inevitability of their pulling her back.

>>26779449
"Is this what you really want? I mean, it sounds like you'd be losing a lot of your freedom, a lot of yourself."

We've got to look up Lovecraft now.

>>26779485
Pretty sure those books of hers planted plenty of seeds. Our job is to nurture those little doubts by making sure she is happy and having a good time as a mortal and further questions the motives of her divine ancestors. Few people want to break a world the love so that it can be reshaped into something far less beautiful (the trick is convincing her that last bit is what will happen if her family has its way).

>>26779449
((Writing!))

>>26779667
>convincing her that last bit is what will happen if her family has its way
We've already been told that Lovecraft and his works exist here. And we've got just enough information in-character that we can go looking now.

>>26779806
You frown a little, sipping your drink. "Masami, when you, uh, change, will you still be human? It sounds like you're giving up a lot of yourself, your freedom and happiness."

Masami shrugs a little. "I'll live forever. I'll serve Father Dagon, like my ancestors do. My happiness doesn't really come into it."

"It should, though. If your family does come to drag you back... Jill and I will do our best to help you, okay? You don't have to go if you don't want to."

You pause. "Um, if you start to change, will you have to go into the sea? If you don't want to go back, maybe a local lake would do? Even if you get all... fish-like, we've kept stranger company before."

Masami looks curiously at you. "I, um... I really don't know. I've never heard of one of Father Dagon's servants living in a lake. But then, the church tends to be on the coast anyway."

"Okay. well... we'll look into that. In the meantime, here, have some chocolate cake. You look like you could do with it."

Masami giggles, but takes the slice of cake. "Thanks, Chris."

You have a nice, quiet moment, just sitting having a drink with a friend. You're learning to enjoy these peaceful moments wherever you can get them, considering how hectic your life seems these days.

Is there anything else you'd like to do tonight?

>>26780250
Lets just go for a midnight stroll about town.

Stretch our selves out a little, and get an idea of what is happening in the wee hours of the night.

Perhaps we do a little snooping around Isabellas neighborhood.

>>26780250
Get on a computer and begin researching Lovecraft.

MH, when last asked, you said that Chris had enough pieces of the puzzle in-character to begin putting things together.
Time to start doing that.

>>26780281
I don't think snooping would be a brilliant idea. We'll have to deal with that lot eventually- Jill's quests have seen to that- but I feel that we should be focusing on the Ice King first; Ajani and his crew are already working on that, and we can count on their efforts at least complementing ours. Once the Ice King is taken care of, we can enlist them to help us deal with the corrupter- one thing on which Gloria and we will see eye to eye.

I propose we go home and meditate, or maybe try to find Avril, if her and Jill's date have ended, to get her measure of Miranda and confer about our new information on Masami.

>>26780281
>>26780358
>>26780392
((Okay, we have a solid three-way tie and there don't seem to be many people on to do tiebreaking. I'll give it a few minutes before I roll just to see if anyone else wants to pipe up.))

>>26780392
hmmm.

well, i still think going out on the town is a good idea either way.

I suppose MH can choose

>>26780597
okay then.

I change from>>26780281


to>>26780392

>>26780618
((Thanks. Writing now.))

>>26780597
What time is it at this point? Nine-ish? I'd support heading home to meditate if it's any later than that.

>>26780666
((It was only 7pm when you left Miranda's house, and it doesn't take two hours to walk into town and have a coffee, not in a town as small as Barrellton. It's roughly coming up to 8pm.))

>>26780703
Got it. Thanks.

>>26780659
You wave goodbye to Masami, and send a quick text to Avril asking her how her date went, or if it's still going. You head in the direction of the park while you wait for a reply.

"Going great. Finishing soon, Jill has curfew. Still not got in her pants :(", Avril eventually replies. You send her another text asking her to meet you in the park after she's done. "Never know, might get lucky after all. But sure."

While you wait, you pull up the internet and begin reading up on Dagon. Most of the initial references are to a Mesopotamian fertility god, but pretty soon you're reading about the Deep Ones, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and the collected works of H.P. Lovecraft. It's interesting reading - particularly the parts that suggest that the transformation into a Deep One doesn't begin until the mid-twenties at least - but also fairly worrying. You have no idea how to deal with a global cult of immortal sea-dwellers. Or with the idea of Masami transforming into a weird hybrid of a fish and a frog.

Avril pops down onto the bench next to you. "Hey, Chris. What're you reading?"

"Oh, just doing a bit of research. How'd your date go?"

"Pretty well. Could've gone better, but I'll have Jill screaming my name sooner or later. It'll do her some good to have some nice hard orgasms. Oooh, speaking of which..."

You laugh, batting Avril's hand away from your crotch. "We do have some stuff to actually talk about. Business before pleasure."

Avril sighs. "Pleasure before business is so much more fun. But fine, have it your way. What did you want to talk about, then?"

>>26781099
Ask her opinion on Miranda. Ask if she thinks Jill should move in with her.

>>26781144
There's noway to move Jill in with Miranda without Jill's mother kicking up an almighty legal fuss, and having them in the same house would perforce curtail our activities with Miranda in any case. But we should certainly ask her opinion of Miranda, and share our information about Masami, asking her advice on that front as well.

>>26781099
>Pleasure before business is so much more fun
"Ha! I know of another person who said the same thing.
"Speaking of which, what do you think of Ms. White? While working on our History class stuff, I got her talking about Jill's powers. Seems she has them too, and wants to help Jill control them, which is good. But I'd like to know how you feel about her."
Get Avril's opinion on Miranda.
We want to tell her about how casual she is, what we've already done with her, and that we'd like to consider having the two meet, to work on getting Jill to move away from her mother's teachings.

>>26781144
I would rather move Jill in with Avril (which is a bad idea) before moving her in with Miranda. Right now the culture shock alone cpcould cause Jill to regress back to her mothers views on things.

>>26781222
>>26781310
We are just asking Avrils opinion, not moving Jill in based on this lol.

My question stands, ask her what she thinks about Jill moving in with Miranda. Miranda seems keen on it, so a third party opinion is always good.

>>26781144
>>26781227
((Okay, writing.))

>>26781381
>Miranda seems keen on it
Miranda said no such thing.
She just said that she wants to teach Jill the truth about her mother's lies, and to help her learn to control her powers. She said nothing about having Jill move in with her.

>>26781440
yeah... thats why i said she "seems" keen on it. Its a gut feeling.

>>26781596
Hmm, I don't see it. She wants to corrupt I mean convince Jill about the validity of her world view and lifestyle, but as far as we know that's as far as it goes. I very much doubt she wants to deal with anyone actually living with her as it might cramp said lifestyle.

>>26781652
I feel like Miranda must have an ulterior motive, despite what we learned during our visit- the answer we got only applied to the situation at the time, and Miranda can't have been thinking very clearly after so much teasing. I wouldn't be surprised if that ulterior motive is no more sinistre than "thwart my awful sister, that bitch", but I worry nevertheless.

>>26781754
Actually, Jill's geases are probably a good bulwark against most corruption influences. We should thank Avril's dad eventually.

The thanking bit wasn't serious.

>>26781432
"You know, someone else I know says much the same thing. What do you think of Miss White, Jill's aunt? We were working on some History class stuff, and I got her talking about Jill's powers."

Avril raises an eyebrow. "So Jill was right, she does know?"

"More than that, she's got the same powers. She wants to help Jill learn about them and control them, which is good, but I'd like to know how you feel about her."

She shrugs. "Well, I haven't met her yet, and I don't have any classes with her. Jill likes her a lot, and you've been working pretty closely with her on the History stuff, haven't you?"

"Well, we've been working, uh, very closely indeed..."

Avril gives you a curious look, then sniffs the air a little and grins. "Ooooh, I see. I thought it was just, you know, wishful thinking that I could smell semen. Well, c'mon, details." She smiles broadly, nestling up to you. "You had a lot of fun, right? You're grinning enough."

"Yeah, we had a lot of fun. She's pretty young for a teacher, very open-minded, and, uh, quite flexible. She was trying to seduce me from the start, but I held off for a bit."

Avril frowns. "Chris, did you deny yourself on my account? You know I wouldn't want you to hold off on something like that just for the sake of human propriety. Fae propriety works quite differently."

"No, no. I was just teasing her, building her up for a big finish. She wants to see me again, maybe even at school."

Avril grins. "Oooh, naughty. Does she like girls too?"

"I'm pretty sure she does."

"Mm. I definitely have to meet her, then. I still want to share Jill with you eventually, but sharing Miss White sounds fun too."

"She wants to get Jill further away from her mother, too. We ought to work with her on that."

"Mm, good idea. We should work very closely with her indeed. And I think you and I should be working closely right about now, too."

It is getting late, but it's been a while since you had time alone with Avril. What do you want to do?

>>26781948
Make time for our main girl, of course. Right here on the bench, if no one else is around, but elsewhere is fine too.

>>26781948
We've got a bit of time. Why don't we show Avril what we learned from Miranda; tie her arms back with our tie, undress her a little, and have her unzip our pants with her mouth.

Make sure that we're hidden from view, of course. We're not here to give a free show this time around.

Though...all things considered, I wonder if our recent sexual activity is what Masami got a whiff of earlier.
I would have thought that the shower would have cleaned that up, and our clothes were supposed to have been kept well away from our extracurricular activities with Miranda.

>>26781999
its that masculine musk. We reek of sexual conquest and confidence.

>>26781948
>I still want to share Jill with you eventually,

Ugh. This is it. This is the thing that's been bothering me. Jill not being Chris', but Avril's.

We should have seen Jill more, frmo the beggining. Make her more used to Chris and attached to him.

>>26781948
((Writing. And it's getting late for me as well as for Chris. In fact, it's getting *early* for me, as it's now 5:30am, so we won't be running for much longer.))

>>26782199
Haha no sweat man, clearly Jill is just more into girls than guys right now.

Jill is a delicate little flow... just the tonic we need to cultivate our unique sensitivities. However, she requires a gentle touch. Let her come on slow.

>>26782199
That would have required not meeting with the Hunters and having them possibly come after us when we least expect it, or not pursuing Zack as a potential ally.
We have a limited amount of time each day, and a lot of stuff that needs to be done, and Jill has her curfew to limit what time we can use on her.

>>26782199
I feel you, but the situation isn't unrepairable; we have a date with Jill tomorrow night, after all. We just need to make wooing Jill a priority, and we have the added advantage that we don't have to steal her away from Avril; Avril is completely enthused with our winning Jill's affections, and entirely willing to conspire with us to that end.

>>26782245
*flower

>>26782236
"Let me show you a few things I learned from Miss White, then..."

You take off your tie, wrapping it carefully around Avril's wrists like you did before, pinning her arms behind her back. A gentle push on her shoulders tells her where to go, and Avril slowly sinks to her knees in front of you, leaning forward and carefully unzipping your trousers with her teeth.

***

You feel happy, energetic, infused with life as you return home. Your mother frowns and mentions that Miss White really shouldn't be working you so late, but you're feeling good enough that you really don't care. Energy is bubbling up inside you, welling over.

You flop down on your bed, turning your hands over and staring at your nails. They've changed from the light green of a growing leaf to a darker but more vibrant green. You wonder if it's just the energy flowing through you, or if the change will stick. Somehow it doesn't seem massively important either way, though.

You try to focus, to shape this energy into a single, usable form. What do you want to focus it on?

((Time for another advancement, everyone. Your current options:

[]Stronger, tougher, faster
[]More at home with meditation, trances and visions

[]Satiating your hungers will give you greater rewards. You can heal yourself, gain a bonus to future rolls, or mark experience faster.

[]Draw on your new pact. See if you can develop some abilities to match Avril's. (Suggest something if you like, or I can draw up a summary of the Fae options)

[]Something else? Something more unique? Ask, and you may or may not receive. (Suggest a move from another Skin.)

You've already taken improvements to your ability to seduce and hold your cool, and your ability to manipulate others, and you've also taken the ability to heal even from most forms of death.))

>>26782562
((Also, I am going to tally these votes tomorrow morning, because it's currently 6am and I have been running for over ten hours straight. Good night, everyone, and thank you for participating.))

>>26782562
I thought we already had greater rewards for sating hungers. Or is that what he had to give up to forge our fae pact? If so, we should buy that back, and if we still have it we should try drawing on our pact- I'm curious what fae powers we can develop. If we have continued dealings with the fae court, it can only be to our benefit.

>>26782608
((Oh, and next thread will be next Tuesday, sorry. Same rough time slot as usual.))

>>26782614
((No, you never had that one. You took Short Rest for the Wicked, but never Satiated.))

>>26782562
Stronger, Tougher, Faster
I'd vote satiated but I think we're more likelly to end up in combat before we'd start reaping its rewards.

>>26782631
Hunh. I was sure...

Well, whatever. I vote greater rewards, then.

>>26782562
I vote "stronger tougher faster" considering we are with the hunters now.

either that, or a cross-skin ability.

Is it possible for men to become a "Queen" skin? like...a king?

"Stronger, Tougher, Faster" for now.

>>26782734
((By the rules, yes. In terms of the quest... I am very, very wary of giving the MC a gang, as that will massively multiply the amount of bookkeeping and NPC management I have to do. If you want to suggest one of the non-gang-related moves, feel free.))

>>26782562
>Somehow it doesn't seem massively important either way, though.
This right here? This is dangerous. It's this kind of recklessness and not paying attention to details concerning things we don't know about that will come back to haunt us.

[x] Satiate hungers, faster XP

If we get faster XP, we can get Stronger, Tougher, Faster in a shorter amount of time.

>>26782734
>>26782713
While more combat prowess is certainly to be desired, I think rapid advancement is more useful taken early. Only think: we'll get extra experience every time we sleep with Avril or Miranda, plus for the standard domination kick, AND whatever else you normally get experience from. We should be able to pick up combat stuff in short order, provided we continue to sleep around.

>>26782793
yeah... hold that thought.

Im looking through some other skins.

gonna pitch some suggestions.

Hmmm so far the only other Skins that would really compliment us are Anansi, Queen (Which has been disuaded against), and Vampire or Ghost.

That being said, we should either take

>Stronger, Tougher, Faster
>Satiate

or

>That ghost ability that lets us pass through walls.
>Anansi wall crawling, or web spinning for hilarious antics

some suggestions.

>>26782964
Oh yeah, Or the Vampire ability that allows us to mark experience and heal when we drink warm blood.

Seems like a Ghoul thing.