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You take a set at a nearby table and wait for Arnaud to come back with your food. It's a rather plain table, similar to the ones back at the barracks... is this where the servants eat? You don't see anyone else eating, but that may be because of how late it is. But before you can think about that too deeply, Arnaud comes back with a rather large plate and wooden mug. You wonder how he's able to walk so easily without dropping everything he's carrying, but you chalk it up to the experience obtained from his four generations worth of butlering.

Seriously, how old is he?

"Sorry for the wait," Arnaud says as he places the food and drink on the table in front of you. "This is mostly the leftovers from what the cooks prepared for the King's meal, I hope it's to your liking."

>[1/?]

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Leftovers?

THIS is leftovers?

Before you is a massive plate filled with various breads, cheeses, and several massive turkey legs.

TURKEY LEGS.

"Oh... oh wow," you say in awe." "This is... thank you so much," you say before tearing into the food.

The taste... it's delicious. It's no exaggeration to say that this is the BEST food that you have ever eaten in your entire life. And the drink! It's just water, but somehow it's -just- above freezing, perhaps there's an enchantment on the mug itself? Never in your life did you ever imagine that you'd be able to enjoy such a feast!

You wolf down the food extremely quickly, your upbringing as a starving orphan temporarily rising to the surface. But that doesn't matter, you were HUNGRY. And the food was DELICIOUS.

"Thanks for the meal, Arnaud," you say as you wipe your mouth with a napkin, regaining your composure.
"Haha, it was my pleasure," he says with a smile, giving a deep bow. "Now if you're done eating, I shall show you to your personal quarters."
"Ah, I was just about to ask about that," you reply as you get up from your seat and follow him out the kitchen.

>[2/?]

>>27097559
You done posting?

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Arnaud guides you past the rooms that you'd seen before as he leads you to your quarters, almost as if you're... backtracking? It isn't long before he leads you into a familiar hallway.

"Arnaud, isn't this where the Princess's room is?" you ask, puzzled.
"That it is!" he replies with the tone of a teacher whose student just answered a question correctly. "You are Princess Marianne's bodyguard, so of course your quarters are close to her room, so that you may come to the rescue at a moment's notice," he says, winking at you.
"I suppose that makes sense," you reply.
"...and here we are," Arnaud says as he stops several doors down from the Princess's room.

He opens the door and leads you inside, and you are met with a large room with a single bed, a long table, a few chairs, a desk, and several other furnishings. You recognize your empty duffel bag folded neatly on chair and what looks like several of your jackets hanging in the closet.

"This entire room is mine? Doesn't this seem to be a lot?" you ask, dumbfounded. Never in your life have you had a room to yourself, much less one as large as this one. It's easily twice as big as your place in the army's barracks, and one room there housed four soldiers...
"One of the perks of being a royal bodyguard, you see," Arnaud says, clearly amused with how unused you are to this situation.

>[3/3]

>Say goodbye to Arnaud and go to bed, all that turkey you ate is making you sleepy
>say goodbye to Arnaud and use the rest of the night to work out before going to sleep
>say goodbye to Arnaud and think about things you should do in order to be an effective bodyguard (specify)
>ask Renaud something (specify)

>>27097898
>>say goodbye to Arnaud and use the rest of the night to work out before going to sleep

Sorry for the late thread, I forgot that my Saturdays are always pretty busy.

At any rate, I'll stick around for a few hours since it's not like I have anything to do tomorrow morning.

>>27097898
>say goodbye to Arnaud and use the rest of the night to work out before going to sleep

>>27097898
whoops, that last one should be
>ask Arnaud something (specify)

>>27097898
>>Say goodbye to Arnaud and go to bed, all that turkey you ate is making you sleepy
No need to wake up tired and look unprofessional right off the start. If anything, we should try to arrive before whatever time the princess is ready for breakfast

>writing

You look around your new room once more to take it all in. There's so much space! Hell, the room alone might make up for having to put up with the Princess's foul temperament!

...or maybe not. In any case, it's very nice.

"I take it that everything is your liking?" Arnaud asks.
"Ah- yes, it's great! Thanks for all your help, Arnaud," you say as you reach out to shake his hand.
"Making things run smoothly in the castle is my duty," he says as he gives you a firm handshake. "That includes making sure that new additions here get accustomed to things here as quickly as possible."

Arnaud then walks to the doorway and turns to face you.

"Goodnight, sir. I wish you a bright future here in the castle." he says, giving a deep bow.
"And goodnight to you," you reply as you return his bow.

With that, Arnaud exits the room, closing the door behind him.


Taking another look around you, you move some chairs out of the way and clear out enough space to work out. A swordsman needs to keep his body in top condition, after all.

After an hour or so of various exercises, you fall into your bed and fall fast asleep.

>roll 1d20, taking the first three rolls.

Rolled 10

>>27098359
nat 1 inc

Rolled 7

>>27098359
rolling to not wake up with a vampire standing overr the princess

Rolled 9

>>27098359

>>27098394
>>27098372
>>27098365

Roll success!
>writing

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Did you make Dark Souls references in one of the previous threads or would it be a new thing if I did that?

>>27098460

>praise the sun!
>both of them!

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>10+7+9=26, success!


"Nnn..." you groan as you turn over in your bed and face the ceiling. You'd gotten accustomed to sleeping for short periods on hard surfaces, so actually getting what most people would consider a reasonable amount of sleep in a -comfortable- bed was like heaven!

Castle life is fucking great...

Your mind having shifted to Awake Mode, you sit up in your bed and look out the window. The sun just started to rise, and you silently give thanks to whatever God is out there for making sure that you didn't oversleep.

You get up from your bed and walk to the window, taking a deep breath as you open it. The cool morning air is refreshing, and serves to fully shake away any leftover sleepiness from your mind.

Then you look around and see... another door that you didn't notice before? And it's open.

You go through the doorway, and are met with... a bathtub? And sink? You immediately look around, realizing that there are no other doors to this room than the one that you just came from...

...holy shit, you have your own bathroom?

With RUNNING WATER!?

>field too long

>>27099095
Holding back your excitement at having such lavish failities -all to yourself-, you figure that you should stop wasting time. After some fumbling with the faucets, you quickly bathe and get dressed, putting on one of several sets of new uniforms that you found hanging in your closet. A long coat with some armored plating on the chest and shoulders, pants that are easy to move in... its honestly quite nice.

"An outfit that won't embarass Her Majesty, eh..." you remark to yourself as you put on your shoes and strap on your sword.

Even after all that dawdling, it's still barely past dawn. You have a decent amount of time to spare...


>do a bit of exploring as you make your way to the dining room. The Princess won't be there right now, after all.
>head to one of the rooms that you didn't get the time to check out last night before going to the dining room. (specify)
>head directly to the dining room, you shall be Super Punctual!

>>27099101
>>head directly to the dining room, you shall be Super Punctual!

take our job seriously at least at the start

>>27099101
>do a bit of exploring as you make your way to the dining room. The Princess won't be there right now, after all.

Never pass up an opportunity to explore. Random encounters await.

>>27099101
>head directly to the dining room, you shall be Super Punctual!

The punctualiest. We're still new, make the best impression we possibly can.

>>27099101
>head directly to the dining room, you shall be Super Punctual!

first impressions and all that jazz.

>>27099101
Directly.
We shall do our job, and do it well.

Rolled 90

>>27099101
We do our job right.
We are basically an armed butler for the princess.

>>27099101
> super punctual.
The princess herself may be terribke. ButnButnothingnis going to come between us and turkey legs

>writing

>>27099418
I like you guys, I really do.

>>27099101
Having choices on bottom of every post makes people stop thinking about other variants. Well, unless there is time shortage collective quest players tend to forget about.

>>27099445
I'm just left over parker quest runoff.
But now i want a turkey leg so bad.

>>27099638
>Having choices on bottom of every post makes people stop thinking about other variants.

This. I notice that it makes players unoriginal. I don't really like CYOA stile of choices even if a 'free' option is given.

>>27099677
it helps with direction and speeding things up, but having a
>Other
option is always good, to let people be creative and know there are more solutions/choices

>>27099677

it does help move the thread along on some points.

>>27099638
We're in the early stages of the OP's first quest; I've got no problems with having suggested courses of action provided for each choice. If OP decides he wants to throw out a write-in vote, then he will. But I'm fine with how things are going now.

>head directly to the dining room, you shall be Super Punctual!


Since this is your first official day as Princess Marianne's bodyguard, you figure that you should probably do your best to be as punctual as possible. She can't bitch at you about being late if you get there before her, after all.

With that in mind, you head out, taking care to close the door behind you. Remembering the route that Arnaud showed you last night, you have little trouble making it to the dining room, saluting to the various guards you see as you go.

Finally having gotten a chance to get a good look inside the dining room, you're rather stunned by the massive difference between it and the kitchen where you ate last night. The room itself is easily three times larger than your new bedroom, with the dining table itself as long as it. A beautiful tablecloth is draped over it, and it's surrounded by at least twenty chairs... you can only imagine what lavish feasts are held here.

After having gotten your fill of the sights, you step outside and wait by the door, making a point not to obstruct the way inside.

And so, you wait.

And wait.

>[1/2]

Rolled 17

>>27099770
Same, but i would have liked if op every 10-15 minutes instead of every 20-40 minutes.

>>27099848
Write-ins would make it slower, not faster.

>>27099839
>[2/2]

Two hours pass, and you wonder if there's such a thing as being -too- punctual... but just as you're starting to regret getting there so early, you start to notice that the flow of maids going in and out of the room is increasing.

You'd like to be polite and say hi to them, but they seem to be quite busy... and it quickly gets to the point where you're unable to even look inside the room without bumping into someone.

And just as you realize that this means that the Royal Breakfast is imminent, you hear the approaching chatter of female voices.

As expected, its Princess Marianne, surrounded by several maids. Probably talking about princessly schedule matters or the like.

And then she notices you. Making a gesture to he maids to stop talking she walks ahead of them and approaches you.

"My, aren't you punctual. You must have woken up early... or perhaps you spent the night down here?" she says, her unpleasant temperament clearly not having been limited to just yesterday.


>Greet the princess!
>specify the manner, polite/sarcastic/cheery/whatever

>>27099880
sarcastic

>>27099880
>Good morning, princess. I take my job seriously. Is that a mistake?

Rolled 52

>>27099880
cheery/sarcastic, but don't lay it on too thick.

>>27099880
Sarcastic
we are a sassy guard

>>27099880
cheerfully sarcastic

>>27099880
Sarcastic but subtly so.

Rolled 33

>>27099922
Forgot to mention that try and not to be to rude on the first day.

>>27099880
"Good morning, princess. Actually, Arnaud showed me to my room last night, a few doors down from your own."

>>27099880
Cheerfull polite greeting.

Rolled 55

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Sarcastic/polite:1
cheery.sarcastic:3
Polite:1
Cheery/Polite:1
I might have miscounted.

>>27099880

"Good morning Princess, I have had a most excellent night of sleep, I do hope you have as well, sleep is important for a growing young lady."

be sure to introduce ourselves to the maids later.

>>27099880
>Good Morning, milady. The walls are surprisingly comfortable.

Politely and cheerfully.

>writing

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>polite/cheerful/sarcastic


"And good morning to you, Princess," you say with a bow. "You'd be surprised at how comfortable the walls are here in the castle. I'm actually tempted to recommend them to my friends," you continue while smiling genuinely.

You hear muffled laughter- is it from the Princess? No, her face is completely expressionless. It's coming from the maids who are standing behind her. You can see them covering their mouths, apparently they thought your little remark was simply hilarious.

Nice going!

But the Princess... simply placed her hand on her forehead and let out a deep sigh.

"It's nice to see that you are a morning person," she says. "Now if that's all, I would like to have my breakfast."

Without looking behind her, Princess Marianne makes a gesture to the maids and they hurry towards her, following her into the dining room. Once you see the final one enter, you continue into the room behind them.

>[1/2]

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>>27100391
>[2/2]

Upon entering the dining room, the Princess takes a seat at the middle of the table. Immediately after she sits down, the maids quickly swarmed her, chattering and pointing to various charts they're holding before dispersing out of the room just as fast.

You could swear that you heard a few of them giggle as they passed by you on the way out.

"Ah, so you're the Princess's new bodyguard," an older maid says as she approaches you. "There's no need to stand there like a stranger, would you like something to eat too?"

>refuse and take proper guardly position, you are too much of a professional to eat on the job!
>graciously accept, you're getting hungry and this is the potential to have more TURKEY LEGS
>just some bread, you can eat it while you keep guard
>[OTHER]

>>27100399
>refuse and take proper guardly position, you are too much of a professional to eat on the job!
PROFESSIONAL

>>27100399
>>just some bread, you can eat it while you keep guard

>>27100399
Get some bread, a bit of meat, some cheese, another slice of bread, make a sandwich. We can eat with one hand and still keep guard.

>>27100399
>>refuse and take proper guardly position, you are too much of a professional to eat on the job!
We'll eat later, out of the brat's eyes, with the butler or our bros from the guard.

>>27100399
Just something simple to eat while we keep guard of Her Majesty.

>>27100399

>just some bread, you can eat it while you keep guard

we can get to the 'leftovers' later, we'll have more time to savor the meal!

Rolled 89

>>27100399
Just some bread, but see if we can get some delicious turkey sent to our quarters.

>>27100399
>just some bread, you can eat it while you keep guard

>writing

>just some bread, you can eat it while you keep guard

"Just a piece of bread would be fine, I can eat it while I stand guard here," you say to the maid. While you -are- hungry, you're here to stand guard, not eat. Some bread can hold you over until you can get some proper food.

Like turkey legs.

Delicious turkey legs.

"Oh, that's all?" the maid asks, almost sounding disappointed, you suppose she's one of those types who likes to see that everyone around her is well-fed. "Well, I'll get right on that, mister bodyguard!"

With a curtsey, she scurries off.

Shortly afterwards, some people who you recognize from the kitchen last night enter the room with a dining cart. They stop at the table, where a butler then picks up the tray and places it in front of the Princess.

"Breakfast, Your Majesty," he says with a deep bow.
"Thank you," she replies with a nod.

>[1/2]

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>>27100677
After the Princess picks up her fork to begin eating her food, the butler bows once more and leaves the room. Immediately afterwards, the maid from before comes back holding a small plate with a loaf of bread, and hands it to you.

"You sure this is all you want, honey?" she asks with a motherly tone.
"Yes, I'll be fine," you reply.

She then leaves the room, which you take as your cue to chomp down into the bread.

Oh dear God, castle food is wonderful.

Halfway through the bun, you see the Princess turning back to face you.

"I suppose that your dedication to guarding me is genuine, but it's a shame that you don't understand just how rude it is to stand behind someone while eating. Didn't you mother teach you that -civilized- people eat at the table? And you're getting crumbs all over the floor, I would like to not have to worry about mice here in the castle," she says, turning back to continue eating.

>how do you reply?

>>27100744
[x] "Mff, mff mff mff."

>>27100744
>Politely remind her that we're an orphan, and otherwise sit down silently and eat at the table.

>>27100744
BEHIND IS WHERE THE VAMPIRES ARE!
But seriously, do I come into your castle and tell you how to be an enormous bitch? No? Then don't tell me how to guard.

Call it a sassy response

>>27100778
This

>>27100778
Ooooh, I vote this

>>27100744

"I never knew my real mother. where would you have me sit?

>>27100744

".............I'm an orphan."

>>27100744
>Tell me more about how to guard people.

>>27100809
>>27100807
>>27100805
>>27100798
>>27100778
"My DEAD mother? You feel bad now? Huh? You feel BAD?"

>>27100744

I am on guard duty, Princess. Watching for assailants, scanning potential entry routes, looking for ways to secure the room. But thank you for the kind offer to dine at your table. Surely you would be used to the presense of servants, guards and maids at your back by now?

>>27100744
"I didnt have the privilage of having a mother to teach me. Regardless, my reason being here is guearding first and foremost, so i shall keep guard here. I shall stop eating when guarding if the princess says it is uncivilized"

>>27100818
I think most people were going for more subtle than that. On the other hand, she should learn to think before she speaks if she is going to be a proper princess and possible future ruler/consort.

>>27100960
It was an attempted reference to Ghost Stories.

>>27100744

"Better to be rude. Then to fail in my objective."

>>27100831
>check your aristocratic, non-orphan privilege

But, seriously, I say we should try to lead her on while getting it up with one of the maids, or one of the guards.

>those delicious royal tears when she ends up with some prince she doesn't even know

>>27100999
>tfw she realizes she was effectively sold to some prince as a political bargaining tool

I don't have a pic for this feel.

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>>27100999
Did someone say MAIDS?

Seriously though, maids rule, stuck-up Princess a shit.

>>27101077
>Did someone say MAIDS?
Ilya please, they are not middle-school maids... right?

>>27100999
of course, we'll have fun with the maid which will make the princess jealous, and that will cause her to chase after us, when she is ready we'll take her and assasinate the king.
And that's how we'll become THE KING

>>27100744
"Never knew my mother; I assume she's dead."

Sorry guys, I'm about to pass out.
If this thread is still around when I wake up, I'll continue it here. If not, I'll start up a new one in the afternoon.

>>27101092
There are maids of all shapes and sizes, ugly and beautiful, young and old.

No discrimination among maids, that's what I say!

>>27100778
Go with this.

>>27100976
It's okay anon, I got your reference.

>>27100999
yeah, those maids seem great
unless the miss pissy pants changes her tone, I don't think we want to go for her

>>27103805
The absolute most I'm holding out hope for is that she turns into a fembro somehow. It just seems like too much of a hassle on both ends to aim for anything romantic.

>>27103936
yeah, it's best for all parties involved

Would be a disaster if the princess wanted to marry some no name (literally) nobody.

>>27103992
the idea is that we wont be staying as a nameless nobody forever. i am all for having some fun with the maids though. but i hoping the first named maid wont be turned into waifu instantly. please...

Nice to see that the thread's still up.

>writing

>>27105889
welcome back

>>27105889
Woo!

>>27105889
[anticipation intensifies]

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>Politely remind her that we're an orphan, and otherwise sit down silently and eat at the table.


"I wasn't lucky enough to know either of my parents," you say as politely as you can. You try not to get too annoyed with what she said, as you doubt that someone like her would have bothered to learn about your background beforehand.

You then take a seat next to her and continue eating your bread. Fortunately, the chairs at the table are spaced widely enough that she shouldn't have any reason to complain about you invading her personal space.

"Ah-" she begins to speak, and you can see that her expression has gone completely pale. "I- I apologize for making assumptions about your upbringing. I'll try not to do so in the future," she says while looking away from you.

Is she... ashamed?

Good, it serves her right.

The princess then resumes eating, and you finish off your bread. The room is utterly silent, and the atmosphere is quite unpleasant. You hope that this doesn't set the mood for the rest of the day.

>[1/2]

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>>27106182
>[2/2]

And then you see the middle-aged maid who brought you your bread approaching.

With a tray.

She places it in front of you. What's going on here?

"Eheh!" she says, beaming at you. "I see that you finally decided to take a seat, so I had a plate prepared for you!" she says happily.
"That really isn't necessary, I didn't need anything more than the bread-" you try to say, but are cut off.
"You can't protect the princess on an empty stomach! And I'm pretty sure she'd be cross if your stomach started to growl while she's off doing important princess things!"

It doesn't seem like you can get out of this. And since you aren't one to waste food, you take a look at your plate.

It's a stack of pancakes. She's also placed a cup of some kind of fruit juice next to it.

"Um, thanks," you say as you start to eat.

>finish your food silently
>make polite brakfast conversation with the Princess. (specify about what)
>[OTHER]

>>27106235
>make polite brakfast conversation with the Princess. (specify about what)

Ask her about her day plans so we can be ready in case of unexpected things.

>>27106244
second

>>27106235
>make polite brakfast conversation with the Princess. (specify about what)
Does she like birds? Talk to her about birds. How they sing a thousand different songs. How you like to listen to them in dawntime.

>>27106235
Perfect, starting just as I arrive

>>27106244
This.

>>27106244
Agreed

>>27106244
This.

>>27106182
>>27106235
Exactly what I was hoping for & expecting. Great.

Got distracted reading that mermaid thread, sorry about that.

>writing

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>Ask her about her day plans so we can be ready in case of unexpected things.


You take a bite of the pancakes. They're delicious!

Taking care not to lose control of yourself like you did last night and CONSUME the food in front of you, you make an extra effort to eat slowly and politely so as to not offend the Princess.

Halfway through the stack of pancakes, you stop and wipe off your mouth, turning to face her.

"So, Princess Marianne," you begin talking.
"Y- yes?" she seems a bit startled before quickly regaining her composure. Maybe she's still feeling bad about what she said?
"Would it be okay if I asked what your plans for the day are? Just in case something unexpected happens," you say.

She looks at you, raising an eyebrow in surprise.

"I suppose it would make sense to tell you my schedule," she says as she regains her usual composure. "Since you'll be accompaning me throughout the day, it would be... annoying to have to explain where we are going every single time I change locations," she says.

Yes, she's back to normal.

>[1/?]

>>27107019
"After breakfast, I have history lessons and then tutoring in matters of politics. This will last until noon, when I'll have a short break for tea. Then in the afternoon, I have ballroom dancing and etiquette lessons, and that's all of my responsibilities for the day. Did you get all of that?"
"That I did, Princess," you reply with a nod.

The two of you then resume eating, finishing off your plates rather quickly. After the servants retrieve your dishes, the Princess gets up from her seat and motions for you to follow her.

"It's time for my first lesson. Please try to keep up, I dislike being late."

With that, the two of you leave the room and head towards one of the castle's many libraries.

>>27107058
>[2/?]

>>27107058
Her lessons go by rather quickly, the history class being taught by an elderly fellow with a long beard whose name you didn't quite catch. He went on about the "Old Kings" or something, rattling off several unfamiliar names and historic details for well over an hour. You didn't really pay attention, instead deciding to take mental notes of all the potential ambush points in the library.

The second lesson was given by... Sir Gregory? That's certainly unexpected, you never took him for the type to have any interest in politics.

Then you realize that he had to serve as both her temporary bodyguard -and- her tutor for however long it's been since your predecessor quit, and you can't help but feel VERY sorry for him.

>[3/?]

>>27107241
>[4/4]
And finally, it was noon. You follow the princess to the courtyard, and remembering this morning, take a seat across from her at a circular table.

You hear the door creak, and a familiar figure steps out carrying a full teaset with one hand.

You're pretty impressed with Arnaud's sense of balance.

"Princess, your tea is served. I've brought a cup for you as well, Reinhold."

>enjoy your tea in silence
>talk about something (specify to whom and about what)
>[OTHER]

>>27107349
Enjoy in silence, tea is meant to be savored.

>>27107349
>thank him and enjoy your tea in silence

>>27107372
seconded If she wants to talk she will.

>>27107349
Be silent, if she wants to talk let her.

>>27107349
>thank Arnaud
>enjoy your tea in silence

No words now. Only tea.

>>27107349
>enjoy your tea in silence

But, thank Arnaud first.

>>27107349

Thank arnaud.

Otherwise speak only if spoken too. Etiquette and all that.

>>27107372
>>27107395
>>27107397

Yep. She's going to think we're pushy otherwise. Though we need to be careful to not come off as a real hero.

Tea Mind

>>27107471
Tea is serious business.

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>>27107480

>>27107349
>>talk about something (specify to whom and about what)

Is this all you do all day?

>>27107349
[x] thank Arnaud; quietly enjoy tea

>>27107349
I also believe it is a good time to be silent and happy. Prove we have an introspective, enjoying of small things side.

>writing

>>27107372
>>27107395
>>27107480
>>27107408
It's good to see that /tg/ still has an eye for the important things in life

>>27107975
About as often as not tea is my drink of choice for quest threads.

>enjoy your tea in silence


Arnaud places the teaset onto the table and proceeds to pour a cup for the Princess, then doing the same for you.

"Thank you, Arnaud," you say with a nod.
"It's my pleasure, sir," he replies with a bow. "If either of you needs anything else, just call for me and I shall be there," he says before leaving the two of you in the courtyard alone.

You see the Princess begin to drink her tea, so you decide to do the same. You may have grown up in the slums, but you did learn to never eat or drink before the people you were with had started.

The tea itself is delicious, its fragrant aroma accompanied with the slightly bitter taste of blah blah blah. You're no gourmand or tea critic or anything, all you know is that the tea is Very Good.

You sip your tea as you look around the courtyard, appreciating the effort that the gardeners took to make everything look so nice. Also, you do your usual scan for exits and ambush points and the like. Deep in thought, your attention is broken by the sound of the Princess clearing her throat.

"About this morning," she began speaking, "I really do apologize for what I said. I myself know what it's like to be raised without a mother, and the thought of never having known one's parents at all... I am sorry if I brought up any unpleasant memories," she says with a sullen expression.

>how do you respond?

>>27108188
It's alright you're hardly the first to say something along those lines.

>>27108188
Tell her it's fine. She was hardly expected to know his background.

>>27108188

All is forgiven, your highness. To make a slip is human.

>>27108188
Tell her it's fine, we've heard it all before, oftentimes much more rudely as well.

Apologize to her for bringing up unpleasant memories as well, it's clearly an unhappy topic for her.

>>27108188

"It is fine princess. You could not have known and I could never expect you to know my background"

All the while sipping tea.

Is this roll under or over?

>>27108382
Judging by the one roll so far it's first three added vs a target number.

>>27108300
>>27108314
Seconding these

>>27108382
High rolls do better, though this quest isn't too reliant on dice for most things.

With that said, there are a few of those coming up.

>writing

>>27108300
this one is good.

Hopefully we avoid this becoming a waifu femdom quest (even if I like femdom). Gotta be a bodyguard after all.

>>27108761

This guy so far seems like one of the worst people to try to femdom on.

"It's fine, Princess," you say as you place your cup on the table. "To be honest, I'm used to hearing a lot worse about my lack of parentage, and it's not like you knew about my situation beforehand." you say.

She did strike a nerve, but it's not like what she said was ANYWHERE near the hateful insults that have been thrown at you in the past. And she does seem honestly remorseful for what she said, so you decide to forgive her.

"And I'm sorry if I brought up any unhappy memories for you, Princess," you reply.
"No, don't worry yourself. Let's just let this incident pass, and not bring it up again," she says as she takes another sip of her tea.

The two of you spend the rest of the teatime without another word. After a while, a maid steps into the courtyard and bows. This is apparently a signal that teatime is over, and the Princess gets up from her seat and motions for you to follow her.

Back to her lessons, you guess.

>>27108871
>[1/2]

>>27109023
It took you ten minutes to type that?

>>27109067
he must've had a hard time deciding between ( ) and [ ].

>>27109067
Maybe he forgot?

>>27109067
Are you surprised that it took a long time or short time?

>>27109067
I think he's terrible at multitasking and/or staying focused.
>>27109100
It is quite the stylistic choice to make.

At least he's not link Blackjack in his quest. He takes at least an hour and plays World of Tanks regularly in between updates.

>>27109023
You follow her through the castle for a few minutes, now entering an unfamiliar part that Arnaud hadn't shown you during his tour last night. She stops in front of a door which is then opened by a nearby guard. You then follow her inside the room, saluting the guard as you pass.

This new room is quite barren, with no actual furniture aside from a few chairs by the windows. Remembering what the Princess told you before, you figure that this is her ballroom dancing class.

Yeah, you have no interest in this kind of thing whatsoever. Time to focus on escape tactics again...

...but you aren't able to do so, as who you -assume- to be the dance instructor is right in your face.

WAY too close.

An elderly lady with her hair done up in a ridiculous bun grabs both of your hands in hers, squealing in that way you've seen fangirls a third of her age do.

It is -quite- offputting.

"My, my, my! If it isn't Reinhold! I watched your exploits during the tournament with MUCH interest, let me tell you! And your footwork! It was DIVINE! I knew from the start that you'd win!" she said while holding your hands intently. You aren't good with this type of person...
"Er, thanks?" you say uneasily.
"Oh, you absolutely -must- assist in today's lessons! I absolutely insist!"


>politely decline, you don't know how to dance.
>give in, you can't see any way out of this.

>>27109175
give in
dance and fencing aren't that different

>>27109175
>politely decline, you don't know how to dance.

>>27109175
Ask the princess if she will allow it

>>27109175
>politely decline, you don't know how to dance.
If you don't know, you don't know. Someone will probably insist anyway.

>>27109175
We're a dancing master, we totally have this.

>>27109175
>>give in, you can't see any way out of this.

At least say you can't dance, if she would press give in and learn the footwork quickly.

>>27109175
>politely decline, you don't know how to dance.
lets not just jump into it.

I'm stuck somewhere between
>>27109238
and
>>27109231

>>27109175
>give in, you can't see any way out of this.

May as well, we'll have to know how to dance when we inevitably end up falling in love with one of the maids.

>>27109175
>politely decline, you don't know how to dance.

>give in, you can't see any way out of this.

Roll 1d12, taking the first three rolls.

Rolled 5

>>27109362
there we go

Rolled 7

>>27109362

>Insist you cannot do your duty if you are dancing

If you use the other one the politely decline one, you WILL be forced under the mantle of learning

CHOO CHOO

Rolled 6

>>27109362
We're gonna fail so hard

We want to get into the Princess' good graces, yes? Then I say:
>politely decline, you don't know how to dance.

Rolled 5

>>27109362
Incoming 1

Rolled 6

>>27109362

Rolled 1

>>27109362

>>27109378
>>27109381
>>27109384
PERFECTLY

AVERAGE

>>27109404
ninja'd

Rolled 2

>>27109378
>>27109384
>>27109381
Highest is a seven... so not too bad...

Well, we didn't fall flat on the princess splatting her like an ant.
...hooray?

>>27109383
No, you could have avoided this. But now you shall dance. Like an organ grinder's monkey.

>>27109404
Fortunately, you rolled well.
>5+7+6=18, success!


Posting in an hour or so, I have to go get something to eat.

>>27109506
But we are the ant...

Rolled 88

>>27109527
We might change.
>>27109521
Has ab hour passed?

>>27110052
Half an hour.

Check the timestamps.

>>27110052
We dance to the moon.

>>27109521
i assume that we can show the princess that we are able to keep up with her, she might think more highly of us. not that she'll admit it just yet.

>>27110202
I kinda agree, but unless the teacher makes us, she's liable to be pissed at (or pretend to be)

A: Us touching her.
B: Not being uber guard.
C: Daring to think we should be allowed to dance with her.

>>27110251
more likely to be C than the others is my hunch.

Rolled 73

>>27110251
Than we shall dance with the instructor or a dummy.

>>27110251
Hey, last time we didn't participate in an activity after one of the staff offered (breakfast) we got scolded for being an uncouth plebeian.

The Princess surely won't hold us to a double standard just so she can find something to criticize us about, right?

Back from the store, will get to writing in a bit. Thanks for waiting.

>>27110801
>The Princess surely won't hold us to a double standard just so she can find something to criticize us about, right?
kekekekekekekekekeke

>>27111111
dem six same digits

>>27111111
seriously? we'll call her out on this.
also..
>i swear this quest is getting close to be running over 24 hours long. damn /tg/!

>>27111176
It's still ~6 hours away from that and a decent bit was dead air waiting for arch to wake up.

Rolled 12

>>27111213
yeah this isn't maverick quest.

>>27111176
Threads can stay on /tg/ for weeks.

>>27111111
The princessprincesscqn hold us to whatever standard she pleases.
And we will strive to meet it- for turkeylegs, tea, and maids!
Could be a catchier battle cry i admit...
But at least its honest

>>27111280
Ignoring how long there is between threads, and the wait time between OP posts, I think Maverick Hunter Quest is one of the best quests currently running.

>>27111373
>The princessprincesscqn hold us to whatever standard she pleases.
Did you have a small glitch there, HAL? Do we need to send someone over to run a diagnostic? Wouldn't want anything...else fouling up now, would we?

Rolled 28

>>27111391
They are great threads, but being in that quest has taught me to be patient with other quest.

>>27111446
Did we finishi off Solstrike, or will that be next thread?

>>27111407
I am fine Dave. Would you like me to sing a song for you?

>>27111499
That would be lovely, thank you. I was just considering some music to go with my tea.

Rolled 65

>>27111493
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/26958183/
Is all you need to know.

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>give in, you can't see any way out of this.
>5+7+6=18, success!


"Er- um- I can if you really need me to, but I'm not sure if..." you choke out as the dancing instructor maintains her deathgrip on your hands.

You make a pleading look at the Princess, hoping that she'd maybe bail you out here. After all, you're of low birth! You've never danced before! And you sure as hell don't want to start now!

But Princess Marianne says nothing, simply standing there with a smile on her face.

God damn it, she's ENJOYING this.

"Alright, I give," you say as you lower your head in total defeat. There's no getting out of this, it seems.
"Splendid!" the lady says as she -finally- releases your hands.

She then pushes you into the middle of the room and does a curtsey.

"My name is Pauline, and I've taught dance to three generations of the royal family. With your assistance, I'll show our dear Princess how this dance is supposed to look in action," she says as she takes your hand.

>>27111699
>1/?]

>>27111699
>God damn it, she's ENJOYING this.
Then we'll just have to dance like we've never danced before! Which shall be easy.

Rolled 10

>>27111791
This we have to show this spoiled brat not to under estimate us.

>>27111699
You REALLY don't want to be doing this, but you're stuck so you might as well try and make this situation as painless as possible.

"So, what exactly am I supposed to be doing here?" you ask.
"Just place your foot here and your left arm here, and then do this..." she says as she manually moves your limbs into the correct positions. "Now step forward -just- so, and..."

The next ten minutes or so are spent with Pauline guiding you into place and you imitating what she tells you. You honestly have no idea what goal this is supposed to serve, but she seems pleased with your performance.

And as you don't see any negative reactions from the Princess either, you assume that you didn't do too horribly.

After a while, you are finally released from your torture. Pauline switches her attentions to the Princess, taking the male position of the dance that you were just doing as Princess Marianne assumes the female part. You assume that it looks good, though you have no eye for such things.

At the very least, you're pretty sure that they're dancing a lot better than you just were.

>[2/3]

>>27111699
>beatrice
NOPENOPENOPENOPENOPE

>>27111851
Oh come on! She wasn't that bad!

Mostly...

I mean sure there were a lot of dead people but...

Oh who the hell am I kidding.

Rolled 2

>>27111921
>>27111851
Who is this beatrice?

>>27111945
sorry. you failed your knowledge check

>>27111834
>[3/3]

After a bit more dancing, Pauline says goodbye to you as you follow the Princess out of the room and head to her next class.

Etiquette... it's held in the dining room, and an old butler is the instructor.

Unfortunately, it's not Arnaud. You're kind of disappointed, as you rather like that guy.

In any event, you figure that you ought to maybe try and listen in during this lesson. Best to learn what the royals consider to be acceptable, as you'd like to minimize the amount of things that the Princess can insult you for.


>roll 1d20 to see how well you pay attention, taking the first three rolls.

>>27111945
From a VN/Anime

Umineko When they Cry.

She's...an interesting character. From an interesting source.

It's horror/mystery done well/wrong.

Rolled 7

>>27111991

Rolled 14

>>27111991

Rolled 4

>>27111991

Rolled 2

>>27111991

Rolled 8

>>27112010
Welp, atleast we passed.

>>27112007
>>27112010
>>27112013
25? That doesn't seem...terrible.

Good to see the /tg/ dice are being consistent in their below-average performance at aleast.

>>27112055
Be glad that you're not rolling consistent ones like they've been doing in the Peter Parker Quest thread.

Christ, the enemy rolls are going to be horrible.

>writing
>7+14+4=25, you passed!

Rolled 18

>>27112055
at least their better than the mutant hivemind civ quest, i swear those threads are cursed with low rolls.

Rolled 7

>>27111991
rolling

Rolled 1

>>27112126
Is failure below 1/3rd?

Rolled 20

>>27112165
or a nat 1 like yours.

>>27112126
>>27112153
Terrible rolls are old hat by now. Bleach Quest made natural ones barely worth a blink.

>>27112159
>>27112165
>taking the first three rolls
You should try refreshing before you post.

>>27112198
Maybe it's the dice script.

>>27112241
What is? Posting 8 minutes after rolls are needed?

Regardless it is a good habit to pick up for any other quests that have rolling as part of their normal goings-on they may be participating in.

>>27112326
No, rolls being unusually high or low. No dice script can be truly random so the idea it may need tweaking isn't inconceivable.

>>27112356
If I remember correctly some random number generators use the clock in their calculations, usually in a hundredth of a second. If, and I do mean if, the run-time to pick from the clock are happen at a regular time because of the computer or the server then you might see a pattern. We see plenty of consistent 1s but I've only seen two 20 consecutively in Predator quest.

>>27112153
>>27112159
>>27112165
>>27112191
all these rolls. i wonder if we can bank them?

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The butler drones on and on and ON about proper cutlery placement, the proper distance that two unmarried people should sit at the dinner table, proper tea-drnking form, and so many other things.

So many BORING things.

You manage to pay attention to most of it, but your mind starts to wander towards the end.

Seriously, what obsessive-compulsive bastard decided on all this arbitrary garbage, and why does polite society accept it so readily? Some of it makes logical sense, yes, but then there are things like how to properly hold a teacup in a ladylike manner that just leaves you in awe at how trivial they are.

But the torturous lecture has finally come to an end, and the two of you are freed.

As you leave the dining room, Princess Marianne turns to you.

"I don't have any other responsibilities for the day, so I shall retire to my room so that I can resume my reading."

Well, it looks like your day of babysitting the Princess is nearing its end...

>silently excort the Princess to her room
>talk to her as you walk (specify about what)

>>27112498
>talk to her as you walk (specify about what)

"Of course Princess. If it isn't rude to ask, what are you reading?"

Rolled 2

>>27112498
>talk to her as you walk (specify about what)

Is this what you do everyday or is there some different variants

>>27112498
Ask about the practical purpose on there being a 'correct' way for a woman to hold a teacup.

Ask about her interests, like what she enjoys reading.

>>27112356
Oh. That. I forget exactly what but there was some sort of explanation in one of the BQ threads a bit back. I forget the particulars but the gist of it was, as you said, that the /tg/ roller isn't truly random.

>>27112498
>talk to her as you walk (specify about what)
Ask about what she is reading.

Speaking of: is our man here lucky enough to be able to read?

>>27112498
>silently excort the Princess to her room
lets get to know some more people around the castle. show off to some maids maybe.

Rolled 6

>>27112531
>>27112535
>>27112544
I second these three, with the added bonus of asking if she recommends any books.

>>27112498
>>talk to her as you walk (specify about what)

"My lady, all that etiquette...is all of that truly necessary to the noble life style? Some of it I can understand, but other things, the seem so...unnecessary."

>>27112498
>talk to her as you walk (specify about what)
are these classes the only ones you are given? (it seems frightingly limited) Also, does your highness have friends or other aquteinces that visit you fequently? i would like to know who they are so i can verify they are who they say they are. i can not allow pretenders to pose as your friends just to get close to you and harm you in any way.

>>27112544
We're an orphan who was raised by whores in a small fishing village.

Honestly, I'd be surprised if we could read, and if we can read we're probably slow as hell at it.

>>27112599
This is a good set of questions, we want to know about any friends she has before they show up.

Rolled 10

>>27112637
True, but we can always do a sob story or say we learned because of the whore house saying that if you had no other skills you would have been forced to sell your body.

>>27112736
Our other skill was swordsmanship.

We lived, breathed, ate, and drank swordsmanship, we practiced every moment we could while working as an errand boy in the whorehouse, and eventually we got good enough to go into the dueling circuit.

Where would we have found the time to learn to read?

>>27112786
maybe a little in the army? we need to read orders after all.

Rolled 19

>>27112786
as a young child, you could say we got inspired by the stories in books to be a knight.

>>27112813
>19
Well, I guess we were, then.

>>27112786
we didnt jump from whorehouse to duel. there are years spent on army btween them. we could've learnt swordmanship in army ( which much more likely)

>>27112812
Not really... that's what officers are for.

>>27112813
And who would've taught us? The illiterate whores?

Rolled 1

>>27112838
Not all whores are illiterate, and
>>27112833
has a point.

>>27112637
Depends on the church, and how far up in the military we were. Or whether the printing press exists

Have some phone calls to make, I'll close voting and start writing when I'm done.

>>27112833
We may have learned more swordsmanship in the army, but if you look at the first post of the first installation of this quest it says we spent every spare minute since we were a child practicing.

We obviously have picked up some other skills, but we've been learning to sword since we were a child.

I think we should try to be a bit friendly, but never more than just being courteous. We're being paid to be her guard, not fuck around.

Even though its highly unlikely an assassin snuck in to kill her, if it does happen, at least our guard would be up.

Rolled 11

>>27112922
true, but a child is a broad term and we don't our age yet.

>>27112833
It's possible we learned from a veteran sword-master. What a veteran sword-master would be doing in a small fishing village is up OP. How we met him is also up to the OP. Someone started us of with proper form and maybe they put in a good word for us in the army boot camp.

Rolled 9

>>27113033
This also works, i'm still up for a sob story so either the whore house or something happening to the old man.

>>27113033
Well I think:
>>27112888
^'s first and last are most likely reasons for literacy.

If the printing press has been invented, that means literacy will be far more widespread. If the church dealt with orphans at all, theres a good chance he's literate.

>>27113033
we could've learnt from 5cm long aliens. how we met them in a small village whorehouse is up to OP.

>>27113208
5cm long not tall. How does that work? 0.o

>>27113332
Slugs.

>>27113367
Are we talking psychic slugs, brain parasites, or a eldritch abomination that used to human?

>>27113332
they are called alen for a reason.

>>27113523
I knew an Alen once. He acted nothing like an earthling that's for sure.

Okay, finally done with that.

Time to writing!

Rolled 14

>>27113759
so what did you pick since we went off track slightly.

>>27113943
>Ask about what she is reading.

>talk to her as you walk

what you readin

"This is the same book that you were reading last night?" you ask, a bit curious. "Might I ask what book that is, Princess?"
"Eh?" she looks at you with a bit of surprise. "It's a biography of one of the Old Kings... or I suppose she would be an Old Queen. I figured that as the next in line to the throne, I would do well to learn about successful female rulers of the past." she said.
"Huh, that's rather... scholarly," you reply.
"It's actually quite interesting, and the author did a rather good job of keeping it from getting boring..." she stops talking and stares at you.
"Um... is something wrong?" you ask, confused.
"Can you read?" she asks in serious tone. "I don't mean any offense, but I don't see any point in talking about books to someone who is unable to appreciate them."

>>27114369
>[1/?]

>>27114369
Fuck, can you read?

Rolled 12

>>27114369
we need to know if our MC can read at all. if not (or not so well) maybe the princess can help us. it might be embarring but we are her guard, we should know how to read and write.

>>27114591
Calm anon, he is explaining it in the narritive.

>>27114369
spell out our name in the air with our finger

>>27114369
Pardon me, but does the ability to read really hinder the ability to appreciate books?
We don't need to know how to read to know the full importance of books, or to know that they contain history, entertainment, love, drama, war, all that kinda stuff.

>>27114675
There's a lot of subtle nuance of English that's only conveyed by the way the words are written.

Most of our puns and jokes, for instance, stem from the differences in spelling. (I can hardly bear to bear being this bare)

Rolled 5

>>27114675
I second this, even if we can read make the MC say this.

>>27114675
That's like smelling and seeing food made by a five star chef and never tasting it. If it became that serious of a yearning he should have gone to the church for his education.

>>27114711
true, but it still doesn't stop ones enjoyment of books.

>>27114738
I never said we couldn't ENJOY it, but the brat of the princess is right: You can't fully appreciate it without being able to fully experience it.

That's not to say, however, that appreciation can't be derived from the situation in another way. It would be pretty adorable if she taught us to read or read us books aloud.

>>27114591
Its unlikely her snootiness would teach us to read....
Unless having an illiterate lout as a body guard were an embarrassment then perhaps.
More likely she will have a MAID teach us.

>>27114782
and siad maid shall be the booty to conquer.

>>27114782
The genre demands that it be the princess who teaches us.

>>27114777
She won't teach us to read, that would be beneath her station!

Now... the Maids on the other hand. They probably need to know how to read in case they receive a written order or request, right?

>>27114835
at least the high ranking ones need to know.

>>27114369
You remember your childhood at the brothel.

Doing whore laundry, washing whore beds, serving whore drinks, and keeping whore records.

The owner of that establishment liked to keep a written record of all its clients, just in case they managed to hook in someone who they'd be able to blackmail later. And seeing as someone had to be able to write in order to take said records, you had that ability beaten into you. Like most of the other things you learned back then.

"Yes, I can read. It was... a necessary skill for the work I had to do when I was younger," you reply, figuring that your brothel story wouldn't be the most appropriate thing to tell a princess.
"Hm, that is a surprise," Marianne replies. "Perhaps I shall lend the book to you after I finish reading it."
"Thanks for the consideration," you reply.

After talking for a little while longer, you finally reach the Princess's room.

"Today was a bit better," she says. "You still have poor manners, but it was amusing watching you flail around like a lizard on the dance floor."

with that, Princess Marianne closes the door behind her, and you are finally free!

>what do you do for the rest of the night?

>>27114835
I doubt it. Of the servants I'd expect only Arnaud and people in similar stations as he have even the slightest of how to read, let alone write.

Controlling literacy was a supremely effective tactic for maintaining control in feudal societies.

>>27114879
Look around for a library, we need to do some research into the history of this castle.

>>27114879
[x] Purge the memory of dancing with swordplay practice.

>>27114879
First, hit the kitchens, grab some food, it may be leftovers but if we can grab stuff right out of the oven so much the better.

While we're at it schmooze with the chefs and cooking staff, complement their cooking, complement the hell out of any female ones, especially the older ones who have been in the kitchens forever, befriending them is good.

After food we can go and find the training yard and get some practice and sparring in, can't get rusty after all.

>>27114879
See if we can find a maid/s and see if every day is like this. Acquire food and practice.

Not necessarily in that order.

>>27114879
To the library, and also get some plans of the castle encase anything happens in the future you would need to know all the ins and outs of the castle.

>>27114879
>meal time!
>Then let's get to know the rest of the castle guards. I bet they're fun people. And, statistically, a majority of coups stem from the military within the castle...

>>27114879
Practise our swordsmanship and then see the castle blacksmith about getting a hand held crossbow for emergencies

>>27114928
seconded: we need to keep that swordsmanship skill at its best

>>27114879
Work out, eat, read up on assassination attempts. Its hard to make a counter attack if we have no idea of how the attacks come. How does a princess get kidnapped. How are they killed.