You're intercepted halfway there by Haruka, who leaves her seat by the windows with Chihaya, Iori, and Yayoi to give you a tight hug. "How's Miki?", she asks.

>What do you tell her?


>Magic number for today is 6; see the pastebin in the OP for a description of the dice system used in this quest if you don't know what that means.

>>27957858
>What do you tell her?
She'll be alright. How's everyone else doing?

>>27957858

"Shes alright. Headed off to the park to do her own thing."

>ITS ACTUALLY RUNNING. HOLY SHIT

>>27957858
"She'll be alright. How's everyone else? Anyone I should or should not talk to?"

>>27957858
Tell her she's cooled off a bit and is having a nice nap somewhere

What everyone else is saying, basically.

Huh, looks like the subject line got cleared somehow. My apologies.

>>27957858
"She'll be alright. Just headed to the park for a nap," you reply. "How are things here? Anyone I should or shouldn't talk to?"

"Well, Yayoi...might need a few things cleared up. She was a little confused about some things, and I think our explanations only made it worse." Haruka glances back at the lounge area she just vacated, and following her gaze you see Yayoi looking your way, sniffling audibly.

>[] Go to Yayoi
>[] Wait and see if Yayoi comes to you

>>27958261
go

>>27958261
>>[] Go to Yayoi
Might as well. Chihaya and Iori are overt here too; maybe they'll have something to say too.

>>27958261
Go to her

>>27958261

>>[] Go to Yayoi

>>27958261
>our explanations only made it worse
Oh boy.

Go to Yayoi.

>>27958261
>[x] Go to Yayoi

>>27958261
>[X] Go to Yayoi
Better clear things up.

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>>27958261
You head over to Yayoi and have a seat on the couch next to her. "Hey. You alright?"

The looks up at you with watery eyes, the sniffles intensifying noticeably. "P-Producer..."

"Yes?"

The waterworks break loose in earnest now, and she clutches your arm tightly as tears stream down her cheeks. "Producer, please don't die! I don't want you to die!"

"W-what? Yayoi, I'm not dying!"

"B-but, you're sick, right? You're sick and you gotta go to the temples, and you only go to the temples when you're really, really sick, and I said I was gonna make you ch-chicken soup cuz that's w-what we always do when one of my brothers or sisters is sick but Iori said that wouldn't help and if chicken soup won't help then it's g-gotta be really, really, *really* bad!"

>How do you handle this?

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Rolled 19, 33 = 52

>>27958619

Do not Hnnngh.

Give her headpats.

"It's NOT that kind of sickness. I won't die from it (I think), not directly, no.

I won't be myself if I do fall sick and that can be dangerous for you girls."

>>27958619
Laying it on a liiiittle too thick there son. I know you're trying to make her cute but she's fourteen, not six

>>27958619
"I'm not going to die, I promise. I'm not sick like that, so I don't NEED chicken soup. You know how sometimes people get really angry and do stuff they regret later? It's the same thing, just a lot worse."

>>27958795
This plus "but I would be happy to have some chicken soup, one of this days, if you make it."

>>27958619
dialouge i dunno but accept the soup and headpat

>>27958619
"I'm not going to die, Yayoi. It's not that kind of sickness at all. You know how sometimes people get really angry and do stuff they regret later? It's like that, just a whole lot worse. As far as my body goes, I'm perfectly healthy."

She looks up at you, the tears abating. "Really?"

You smile at her, giving her a reassuring pat on the head. "Really. Though I'd still be happy to eat your chicken soup if you ever make any sometime."

"O-oh. Okay." She giggles sheepishly, looking a bit embarrassed to have gotten so worked up over a misunderstanding.

"Sorry about that, Producer," Chihaya says. "She didn't really seem to get what this whole possession thing was about, and she was so worked up about it that she ended up taking everything we said to try to explain it entirely the wrong way."

"Well, it's still an improvement over what she thought originally," Iori says. "As misunderstandings go, Producer dying of sickness is better than Producer turning into a monster and all of us having to kill him ourselves. Really, Producer, you're terrible, you know that? Just the worst. Making poor Yayoi cry like that." She tosses her hair behind one shoulder and turns her face away with a dismissive "hmph!" The glance she casts back at you briefly tells you the chiding is mostly hot air, though.

>What now?

>>27959497
I nominate go to Azusa and Ritsuko

although if we wanna go back to the initial plan of waiting for others to talk to us lets stick with that

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>>27959497

"Yea, you're right. I'd honestly rather die than hurt any of you all in that kind of state." laugh weakly. "Thats why I'm taking a break, after all."

>>27959497
"Yeah I'm awful. But as gracious and merciful as you are, I'm sure I can convince you to forgive me. Eventually."

>>27959621
^ I'm with this.

>>27959497
"Yeah, I'm awful. But as gracious and merciful as you are, I'm sure I can convince you to forgive me eventually."

Iori shoots you a look out of the corner of her eye. "Well, perhaps I could forgive you. Eventually."

After a few moments, Ritsuko calls over to you, "Producer, could I speak with you for a moment?" You go over to her desk and have a seat in the chair she offers you.

"Now, I can't say I'm happy, exactly, that you kept all this from us at first," she begins, "but I've talked with the Chief about it, and, well, I guess I can't really hold it against you. You couldn't have known it would come up again, after all. And at any rate, what's done is done. Whatever your past, you're part of the team now, and here at 765Pro we look out for each other. So...here." She hands you a letter, and with it another small bit of parchment, folded over. "I happen to know a few folks at the temple of the Hero here, from back in my squiring days. That's them on that paper there, give that letter to any of them and they should be able to get you the help you need. Should be a little fiaster than if you had to get in touch with the monasteries you went to before, anyway."

Somewhat surprised, you thank Ritsuko and put the letter and short list of people you could bring it to in your pocket.

Azusa chimes in with her own encouragement. "Don't worry, Producer, we're all behind you every step of the way. You just take it easy and work things out at your own pace, okay?"

>>27960385
The only people remaining in the guildhall that you haven't yet talked to are Takane and Hibiki (sitting next to the hearth, nearby), Makoto and Yukiho (over in the kitchen area), and Kotori (back by the front door).

>[] Go over to Takane & Hibiki
>[] Go over to Makoto and Yukiho
>[] Go over to Kotori
>[] Stay here and keep talking with Ritsuko and Azusa (specify topic)
>[] Go back to talk with Haruka, Chihaya, Yayoi, and Iori (specify topic)
>[] Other

>Feel free to specify a plan of attack (so to speak) for approaching one of the other groups if that's your selection

>>27960495
>>[] Go over to Kotori

>>27960495
>[x] Go over to Kotori

Try to catch Kotori's glance, then go to her.

>>27960385
first
>Address Azusa and Ritsuko with a " Thank, I'll count on the two of you for support" as a response to Azusa
then
>Go over to the Takane and Hibiki

>>27960495
>[X] Go over to Takane & Hibiki
Kotori will probably be there for the longest, want to catch the other girls before they leave.

>>27960495
"Thanks so much," you tell Azusa and Ritsuko. "I'll count on the two of you for support."

As nobody seems to have anything else to say, you turn to look around the room, catching Kotori's gaze over by the front door. You head over and sit down in one of the extra chairs next to her desk.

"How's it going with everyone?", she asks.

"Pretty well, actually. Miki was a little upset, but she's cooling off, and everyone else seems pretty supportive."

"Well, that's good then," she says with a smile.

She actually seems to be taking this quite smoothly herself. There's a hint of concern in her expression, but nothing like the way everyoe else is reacting. Come fo think of it, you don't recall her seeming especially worked up when you were making your announcement either.

>[] Mention this observation to her
>[] Ask what she thinks of the situation.

>>27960962

>>[] Mention this observation to her

Has she seen it before?

>>27960962
>[x] Mention this observation to her
Maybe she is just good with surprises like this, or she already knew somehow.

>>27960962
>[] Mention this observation to her

She might have a story to tell.

>>27960962
>[x] Mention this observation to her

>>27960962
>[X] Mention this observation to her
Let us discover the mysteries of Kototri's past.

>>27961104

another dinner with her?

>>27961417
This is more of a get chink take-out, situation. Fuck I want Chinese now.

>>27960962
"You seem to be taking this all surprisingly well," you note.

"Oh, well, it wasn't really a surprise to me," she says with a conspiratorial smile. "The Chief had me help with picking a new Producer, so I knew all about it from the start. The Chief even had me draft some of the correspondence we sent to the monasteries you'd been at when we needed recommendations from them."

Oh. Well, that's a bit more...mundane than you'd thought. For some reason you'd half expected her to have seen something just like this in the past at some point.

"So...all that stuff from my past didn't bother you?"

"Well, it was certainly a little alarming at first," she says. "But all your recommendations came back singing your praises. And if it's something well and truly behind you...well, who doesn't have a few skeletons in their closet?"

"Except it's not exactly behind me any more," you point out.

Kotori just smiles. "Hey, you beat it once, you can beat it again, right? I'm sure you'll be fine."

At this point, you hear bells tolling from the distance. The sun will be going down soon, and it's about time to be heading out for the evening. Sure enough, most everyone in the guildhall starts gathering their things and heading toward the door.

>What do?

>>27961457
How much coin would it take to take everyone out for dinner?

I mean we still gotta celebrate a successful quest no?

>>27961457

Dinner? Dinner.

Ask Kotori out for dinner again.

>>27961457
Slowly walk off into the sunset.
Or, you know, to a bar or something.

>>27961491

But miki and the twins aren't here.

Can't exactly have a Quest Finished! Dinner without all the participants.

>>27961505

Why not? Can ask her more on what she thinks on the whole thing.

>>27961545
Even if we are missing some people we should try to get to everyone less misunderstandings or lingering thoughts and food bribery is easy enough invite everyone present.
If nothing else see to Takane and Hibiki as neither was wit us during the quest and Yukiho and Makoto are have seem to have talked at least a bit.

So is it everyone for dinner, or just Kotori? I'm seeing two for each, and one unspecified.

Rolled 2

>>27961809

Dice. Heed my call.

1) Kotori
2) All and be BROKE

>>27961809
If we can get everyone, then everyone. Otherwise, just Kotori.

>>27961809

who is left actually? and how much is it to feed them all?

>>27961809
kotori

>>27961809
Grab them all if possible.
>>27961849
We just got some nice pay I doubt paying of a group meal will bankrupt us or put us too much out, plus this way we can clear up anything and make a fair impression.

>>27961842

Then again not everyone is here.

>>27961809

piyopiyo¬

>>27961849
Everyone except Miki and the Twins is around. Typical price for a meal at an inn or restaurant is 1-2 silver, so 12-24 sp to feed everyone here depending on how nice a place you go for. The bottom end there would be something decent, but not especially nice/exceptional, the upper end fairly nice but nothing super fancy. Naturally, the sky's the limit if you're going super fancy, though since you only have 70 sp and change that's probably out of the question here.

>>27961809
As many as are willing to come

>>27962020
Wouldn't do to treat everyone except Miki and the Twins. Just take Kotori.

>>27962020

and considering that we're not going to be paid regulary since we're on furlough...

Yea... thats alot of cash gone especially if we're going to rent a place too.

Kotori.

>>27962020
Is the money in the inventory page in OP up to date?

>>27962090
Yep, haven't been any changes since the loot allocation a couple threads back.

>>27962090
Our money that is.

can we atleast invite Azusa, or alteast the people of legal drinking age?

>>27962155
I would be for this, I believe that only includes Ritsuko, Azusa and Kotori though.

>>27962235
That works too, invite the chief as well?

>>27962155
>legal drinking age
>medieval fantasy setting

For starters, not really any good way to enforce that without proper ID infrastructure, which doesn't exist. For another, while there may be cultural opposition to letting youngsters have stronger drinks, weak ale would be a regular staple for everyone.
Plus, even if there were such a law, legal adulthood is age 15 and this would presumably not be a culture like the US where legal drinking age is later than age of majority.

>>27962473

eh lets just go with kotori were getting ground up in minutiae and its getting draggy

>>27962473
Invite everyone for drinks on your tab.

>>27961457
As the girls start heading out, saying their goodbyes as they go past, you ask Kotori if she'd care to join you for dinner. She's accepts your offer cheerfully.

"After all," she says, "I'm sure you could use the company after all this, huh?"

Once everyone else has left and Kotori has her own things packed up, you head out into the streets, Kotori locking the guildhall door behind you. "So, seeing as you'll be taking a break from proper adventuring, want to make up for it with something a little adventurous for dinner?", she asks.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Well, this is Kethyria! It's a big city, you know. We get people in here from all over the place, even other countries. And some of them open inns that serve food like they make back in their home country. There are a lot of places run by olks from around Nezev Oneia, and even a few from Pag Baryet! Being from small towns in the countryside, I bet you've never had foreign foods like you can find here in the city, have you?"

You must admit, you have not.

>[] Go for Nezevian food
>[] Go for Pagi food
>[] Regular local cuisine will be fine
>[] Ask what this foreign food is like before deciding

>>27962638
[x] Ask what this foreign food is like before deciding

>>27962638

[x] Surprise me

Nothing bad can come of this

>>27962638
>[X] Ask what this foreign food is like before deciding
Or something like this >>27962679 and have her choose something.

>>27962638
whatever is a nice seafood option

>>27962638
>choice 4
Nothing a little inquiry would hurt.

>>27962679

do it

>>27962679
I'll also second this.

?

>>27962638
"Well, let's have an adventure then. You pick the place, I'll pick up the tab. Surprise me!"

Kotori giggles. "Be careful what you wish for," she says. "Haven't you heard? They eat maggoty cheese in Nezev Oneia. And ox testicles in Pag Baryet!"

"So I've heard...but I'm going to assume these foreigners wouldn't stay in business here long if that were the kind of food they were selling, so I'll take my chances."

Kotori leads you to what is clearly a foreigner's district, judging by the exotic clothing (and, in many cases skin tones) of the people you see in the streets. "Pagi?", you ask Kotori, guessing based on the loose robes you see to be the prevailing fashion here.

"Yep! If we're going to have an adventure, we may as well make it a big one!"

You stop at a small restaurant, tiny by comparison to the common rooms of the inns you're used to frequenting, and quite crowded for its small size. Upon entering, you're struck by a bewildering array of exotic aromas, all manner of strange fruits and spices overwhelming your senses. Remembering the prices you've seen at markets when merchants came through with Pagi wares, you're grateful for the loot you got out of those tunnels. This is probably going to be pricey, but you should be able to afford it.

Sure enough, the price for a meal is three silver pieces -- steep by any standards, doubly so for a place looking like this one.
But when the food arrives, you find the expense more than acceptable.

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And that will probably be it for tonight, as my brain just keeps shutting down. Guess you'll have to wait for next session to find out just what sort of strange food you're paying so much for.

Yeah. "What food are you eating?" Am I the king of cliffhangers or what?

Anywho, as always, I welcome any feedback you might have and would be happy to answer questions until such time as my brain gives out completely.

>>27963344
I just want more.

Rolled 5

>>27963349

Aye.

>>27963344

Its all good.

>>27963344
so got any specific stuff thought out for our non-adventuring status?

also not directed to you but mixed feelings about this kotori route we are going

>>27963452
>take her out to dinner
>kotori route
you what mate
we're closer to miki route at this point

>>27963467
well we did get drunk with her last time

Rolled 9

>>27963490

Sexing her up this second dinner would be counterproductive.

>>27963349
I hear ya, man, I hear ya. I don't get to do as much of this as I'd like myself, between grad school eating all my time and my damn body being so needy about this whols "sleep" business.

>>27963452
>so got any specific stuff thought out for our non-adventuring status?
Yep, but that would be spoilers. For all that's worth in a quest thread, but still, it's the principle of the thing.

>mixed feelings about this kotori route we are going
Of course you would, we all know you want Azusa route.

Though >>27963467's right, it's way too early to say you're locked in to any given "route" just yet.

>>27963528
>early
I often forget its only been a week

Rolled 6

>>27963528
>we all know you want Azusa route.

Word.

>>27963594
>A week
Geez we've been at it what almost a year now?
Just amazed that it's been so long no offense meant to you QuestMaster.

Archive's up.
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=iM%40S+Fantasy+Quest

wait a sec...

puchi's have been remarkably quiet this session...

OH GOD THEY ARE SOMEWHERE UNSUPERVISED

>>27964018

Off having an adventure.

In some kitchen's storeroom.

>>27964043
Please tell me it's not past midnight wherever their guildhall is... I also hope the water supply for the place is somewhere secure.

NEXT SESSION, DITCH THE KOTORI AND FOOD

CHECK ON PUCHIS,

CAUSE THE DAMAGE THEY CAN DO WOULD TOTALLY BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN IF WE TOOK EVERYONE TO DINNER

>>27964179
>DITCH THE KOTORI AND FOOD

You are a mad man

>>27964179
>DITCH KOTORI
You do not ditch the sexy secretary after offering for dinner.

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>>27964208
>>27964238
this is for the safety of the city.

and then eat with the puchis after we avert crisis

>>27964313

Admit it.

You won't be singing this tune if it was Azusa.

THE CITY CAN BUUUURN

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>>27964333
PROBABLY

BUT THEN THE CHAOS WOULD LEAST BE NEARBY

>>27964579
Fine, I understand your sentiments. Hopefully though, there's still the guild itself to save.

>>27963948
>-1 after 1 votes
fag