ah, so this is when 6PM EST is.
>>28533185
[x]fine, you people are so annoying
[x]maybe leave a bit of a crack in a floor or wall

>>28533185
>"Fine! I swear by Great Abubu, you people can be so annoying."
I feel sure that smashing will be on the agenda today. lets try and save it for something/someone who deserves it.

>>28533185
We don't want to make a mess of our crib. force ourselves up and get going.

>>28533226
actually, upon second thought, instead of doing minor smashing, just throw pillows around

>>28533185
[x]"Just 5 more minutes..."

>>28533185
>> "Fine! I swear by Great Abubu, you people can be so annoying."

>>28533185

can we make a non-committal murmur?

>>28533344
That is a good idea

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>>28533185
You force yourself to rise, but you can't force yourself to be nice. "Fine! I swear by Great Abubu, you people can be so annoying."

You duck under doorways as the servants lead you up to the Great Priests' solar at the top of the pyramid. Piles of clothing and jewelry have been prepared, surely more than you'll need. It seems the Great Priests are still arguing over how to dress you. The servants hesitate, fearing the displeasure of their masters almost as much as they fear you.

"That spiked armor would be most appropriate," says the Bronze Priest. "Cover up whatever remains of her old self. Make her strike terror."
"Are you simple?!" snaps the Gold Priest. "This event will be a show of strength, but not a declaration of war. You there, put her in the gold chains and the saffron robes. See if you can pierce her ears. Don't look at me like that, slave; just do it!"
The Blood Priest rolls his eyes. "Oh, I see! You want her to wear your colors! She was made by my magic. I'm the only one with that right."
The Rain Priest goes to sleep in his chair. The Sand Priest just smiles and watches.

> This is tiresome. Just dress yourself in something.
> Ask the slaves to try to cover up the dark circles under your eyes.
> "You pierce my ears; I pierce you."

>>28533442
[x]just pick a nice dress or something
[x]stay away from my ears

>>28533442
Is it time for full creepy-child mode? I think it is.
Pierce me and I Pierce you.
Real question is if we want to be seen as a goddess/monster/scorpion or poorfag scorpion lady.

>>28533442
>You pierce my ears, I pierce you
>But cover up dem circles, don't want to look as sleepy as I feel.

Y u gota b so bad mr cliks

>>28533442
>> This is tiresome. Just dress yourself in something.
>> Ask the slaves to try to cover up the dark circles under your eyes.
>> "You pierce my ears; I pierce you."


All of these, but be nice to the slave.

>>28533499
We have learned an important lesson.

No letting clicks out at night

>>28533500
Sounds good to me.

>>28533442

Simple light armour for our human half, Let us see if we can't get some form of mask, If we are to learn magics to make us look fully human, let us not have to mess with our face... also, it means we can pull faces at the priests without them knowing...

>>28533442
>> This is tiresome. Just dress yourself in something.
>> Ask the slaves to try to cover up the dark circles under your eyes.
>> "You pierce my ears; I pierce you."
all of the above.

Get a nice plain robe. Something that goes with your eyes.

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>>28533442
You lower your human half toward the slaves. as the priests argue. "Just touch my face up a little. I don't want to look as sleepy as I feel."

A slave, the same middle-aged woman who was so scared of you on your first day, hesitantly climbs up on a chair and goes to work on your face. She dabs some pigment over the tender skin under your eyes, then shadows the rest of your eye area with kohl. It feels irritating, but you tell yourself it's not her fault.

When she's finished, she asks you, "D-do you want to see if we can pierce-"
When you hear that word, you bare your teeth and hiss at her. It sounds inhuman. You didn't know you had it in you. She gets the hint and withdraws.

The Great Priests finally agree on giving you a black dress, because it's not a color that's associated with any one of them, along with an amulet bearing a small copper effigy of some goddess or other. You don't see a problem with that.

> Let's go!
> Hold up. Weigh yourself down with as much jewelry as you can fit on you. Even put a gold ring around your stinger.

>>28533442
>"You pierce my ears; I pierce you."
Straight deadpan.

>>28533662
>> Let's go!

>>28533662
Let's go. We don't need copious jewelry.

We MIGHT get a bow in either our hair or on our tail, but that's a maybe.

>>28533662
>> Hold up.
fuck the jewelry, but the idea of hiding our face is a good one.

...actually, we're not gonna be able to resist the jewelry either, are we?

>>28533662
Maybe not all the jewelry, but lets take some at least.

Don't want to look like a poorfag

>>28533662
Can we get a middle option of some jewelry, but not a ridiculous amount?

>>28533662
Some jewelry I would say and I like the gold ring around the stinger.

>>28533702
I'm thinking some kind of veil, at least.

Not so much for modesty but it'll make us easier to disguise later, plus it'll add a certain intimidation value.

>>28533727
>Can we get a middle option of some jewelry, but not a ridiculous amount?
We're the little girl. There is no middle ground.

>>28533662
> Let's go!
We don't all that crap covering us! It'll just irritate us.
And look tacky as hell.

>>28533662
Only the gold ring on the stinger.

And maybe a bangle or two.

We've probably never had a chance to get good jewelery before, after all.

>>28533662
Yeah, hide our face with either a veil or a mask.

>>28533770
why, exactly?

I see no reason to hide our face allatime.

>>28533783
it's not about hiding our face all the time. It's about hiding our face in public.

Also, because the rumours about what are under the veil will be hilarious.

>>28533783
Do we want old friends knowing we are a horrific monster freak?

>>28533810
but why are we hiding our face in public?
>>28533821
Explicitly yes, as we are going to visit them later.

>>28533828
VEILS R KEWL
DECEIT AND INTRIGUE

>>28533828
>but why are we hiding our face in public?
>>28533573
>Let us see if we can't get some form of mask, If we are to learn magics to make us look fully human, let us not have to mess with our face

>>28533858
in other words, hide our face now, and we won't have to hide our face later.

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>>28533662
You want to look well-bred, which you're absolutely not, so you make some guesses. You put on a gold hairpin and some more gold chains. You've also seen people kissing the rings of rich men, so you stick a bangle on each of your fixed claws.

They seem to think that that will do, because the servants then pull open the heavy stone doors to the outside. You can hear the sounds of crowds below. Guards stand all along the long staircase that connects all the terraces and the gate to the ground level.

The Blood Priest goes out first, greeted by a polite amount of applause. "Good people of Ligish - your brave volunteer has returned from her journey! Last night was the first of the many great battles she will fight to defend you. Now see your new champion!"

The Sand Priest calls to you just before you descend the stair. "Tell them you saw the gods. The people eat that stuff up."

> Do as he/she says.
> You're no public speaker. Just smile and wave.
> You'll tell them what you want to tell them, thank you.

>>28533876
>>28533858
I thought we decided that the illusion magic probably wouldn't pan out in a satisfactory manner?

I don't mean to be a negative nancy, it just seems pointless. I understand this guy, at least, because he just thinks they're cool.
>>28533854

>>28533896
Smile and wave.
We didn't see no gods. Also, we don't know any of the gods' names except abubu.

>>28533907
eh, the rumours about what our face actually looked like would have been funny.

>>28533896
>Smile and Wave

can't go wrong with this
wave with scorpiclaws

>>28533896
>> Do as he/she says.
What? How did you know I saw the gods?

>>28533954
Yes, if we are waving, use scorpiclaws.
They are way better to wave with.

>>28533896
>"Tell them you saw the gods. The people eat that stuff up."
Are you trying to imply that the priests DON'T see gods?

Because I totally saw... something? I think...

>>28533907
>>28533942
FUNNY AND COOL

>>28533936
Well... We did hear whispers of some unknown things.

>>28533896
Say we've changed and become powerful. Pledge to protect the city and everyone in it.

Also Make a joking demand that they feed you a young child once a month.

>>28533993
too soon for jokes like that
it's our first appearance
just smile and wave with both hands and claws

>>28533993
>Make a joking demand that they feed you a young child once a month.
We probably shouldn't make jokes about that just incase we decide we actually do want one later.

>>28533993
I had thought those unknown things were, like, our relatives now, not gods.

>>28534040
They don't need to know that.

>>28534040
The logical conclusion being that we are now a goddess.

And to be fair, the list of people who would argue against that with a giant scorpion is probably pretty short.

>>28534069
I dunno, I thought gods would have cooler powers than just being a giant scorpion
I mean, we can't even make people out of clay

>>28534078
We just a babeh!

We don't get cool powers till we're OLDER.

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>>28534078
>I thought gods would have cooler powers than just being a giant scorpion
well, we're already one up on those loser wizards who turn into giant snakes.

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>>28533896

You're pretty sure that you'll fuck up if you say anything. You wave, using your claws to make sure everyone can see. You hear a mix of oohs, ahhs, and screams. You've never had so many eyes on you at once.

The Blood Priest smirks. "Go on down to the gate, past the line of petty-wizards. Let them touch you a little. It'll prove that you're real, and that you can be gentle. And I doubt any of them could harm you even if they were fool enough to try."

Before you can finish clambering down the stairs, a retinue of guards and horsemen breaks through the crowd and sets a palanquin down by the gate. All the priests' guards part when they see the king step out and ascend the stairs to join you. The Great Priests look annoyed. "I am grateful to have such a wonder defending me and my city! My plan to create her has proved wise indeed. My people, show your gratitude!" His voice is not as strong as his father's. It sounds like it's still cracking, even though he's eighteen. You can see why he hardly ever speaks in public.

> Endorse the king. It must be what he wants.
> Whatever. Crawl past him and go say hi to the crowd.
> Just wait for him to leave.

>>28534151
>> Endorse the king. It must be what he wants.

>>28534151
I am unsure how exactly we would endorse the king, as I have no words for it.

Maybe just give him a setting-equivalent of a double thumbs up, then move on to the crowd

>>28534151
>> Endorse the king. It must be what he wants.
Yeah, I like him a bit more than the priests.

>>28534151
>Whatevs, crawl past him, greet crowd.

>>28534151
Be sneaky. Say we'll serve the city and it's people, and perhaps say 'the ruler of the city'. But don't swear shit to him. He seems weak and shifty.

>>28534151
I don't like how the king is claiming credit for all the priests work.

Tell him he needs a beard in order to lead.

>>28534151
"You give me too much credit, I am but a simple girl defending her home."

>>28534213
I like.

>>28534228
>I don't like how the king is claiming credit for all the priests work.
The priest's work? They got the adventurers to find a crystal and then used it to turn Zuu into an abomination. Fuck those guys.

>>28534151
>King trying to steal all the credit.

I say we crawl past him and say hi to the crowd. Nothing underminds him more than just ignoring him.

>>28534245
>I am but a simple girl defending her home.

She's a fucking scorpion monsters

>>28534151
Try not to get involved with the political shenanigans, go say hi to the crowds.

>>28534228
I personally want to stay apart from the politics.

We are an ENTIRELY different branch of government from the priests and king. The giant monster incident branch.

>>28534259
>The priest's work?
Well, if not work, at least the priests' plan. I think the priests are pretty cool. After all, without them we would not have a giant scorpiongirl.

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>>28534151

"Yes, thank you, your Majesty!" That's all you can think of. He smiles and waves some more. For a second, he looks like he's considering ascending the stairs into the pyramid. However, some men down by his palanquin gesture to him to wrap it up and come back down, so he does so.

The Bronze Priest and the Blood Priest agree on something, for once. They're calling down to you, and looking very cross, but you can't make out what they're saying. Maybe they're upset that you didn't correct the king when he said that creating you was his idea.

> Pass through the gate when the king gets out of the way. Time to let them touch you and do the other stuff crowds do.
> Eew, no. Besides, you don't want them stealing your new jewelry.

>>28534213
This is a very cunning plan. Sand priest would approve.

>>28534267
>Nothing underminds him more than just ignoring him.
politically we probably don't want to undermine him. He's already weak. Shoring up his position gives us someone we can leverage against the priests.

>>28534305
pass through the gate, that's what we're supposed to do.
Besides, we've been in crowds a lot before. We just need to be more careful this time.

>>28534305
pass through gate
enjoy adulation of crowd

>>28534305
>> Pass through the gate when the king gets out of the way. Time to let them touch you and do the other stuff crowds do.

>>28534305
>> Pass through the gate when the king gets out of the way. Time to let them touch you and do the other stuff crowds do.
Touchy time.

I bet we'll accidently sting one of these fuckers.

>>28534296
without them we would not BE a giant scorpiongirl.
Once again, fuck those guys.

>>28534336
and by be more careful I REALLY MEAN be more careful.

No sudden moves, no sneezes, keep your claws above head level, absolutely no children climbing on your stinger

>>28534305
pass though gate
begin feasting

>>28534305
> Pass through the gate when the king gets out of the way. Time to let them touch you and do the other stuff crowds do.

>>28534287
We can't not play politics. People are playing politics with us.
Have you ever played AssCreed 1? There's a good rant in there about how assassins can't be apolitical by their very nature, and most of it applies here too.

>>28534305
Pass through! We should try to gain as much respect from the people as possible. And besides, they can't possibly be as filthy as we were before.

>>28534305
>> Pass through the gate when the king gets out of the way. Time to let them touch you and do the other stuff crowds do.

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>>28534305

Here goes. You have no prejudice against the common people, and you probably still see yourself as one of them, but you've never had to wade through quite so many of them. The fearful ones shrink away from you, but there are more than enough brave ones to fill in the ranks. Two hundred hands touch your legs, flanks, and tail all at once. You keep your stinger raised extra high to prevent an accident.

The people you can make out are praising the gods or delivering pleas for help. "Lady Scorpion, help us destroy Turtak!" "Lady Scorpion, keep the blight demons away from the next harvest!" "Lady Scorpion, the night patrols kidnapped my husband! Please help!" "Lady Scorpion, my brother wastes away int he king's dungeon, but he is innocent!"
So many people. You wonder if any of the men are the father you never knew.

> Answer as many pleas as you can make out. Try to remember the ones that seem possible.
> Just smile politely
> Deliver that comment about serving the "true ruler" of the city. That doesn't seem like a bad idea.

>>28534555
Smile politely
maybe lift some children into the air

>>28534555
Man, this is going to fuck up a 10-year old beyond belief.
But yes, try to remember some of the pleas and talk about serving the true ruler.

>>28534555
smile politely, try to remember a few of the more reasonable pleas.

be sure to say SOME words, so people know you can talk.

>>28534555
Polite smiles
words are for mortals

>>28534555
Remember the pleas we can and talk about serving the true ruler.

The pleas we can fix right away will only help to make us seem even greater to the masses.

>>28534596
and then eat them

>>28534621
This.

>>28534636
I think you're overestimating the amount of power we actually have.

Which is effectively zero. Indeed we're pretty reliant on the priests and no matter how powerful we might be in combat, we're still no match for an army.

>>28534701
in short, lets not piss anyone off we don't have to.

Man, this whole thing with the King, the Priests and Footmen's School feels like we're walking through a political minefield blind.
We don't know anybodies real agenda.

All we know for sure, is that the Priests and the footman's school hate each other for some reason.
And that the King is basically powerless.

>Major short to medium term goal: Find out just what the fuck is going on in this city.

>>28534756
Now that I can agree with.

>>28534756
yeah, that's my goal too. Before we wade too deep in the political waters.

I mean, we're like 12, you'd think someone would be filling us in.

>>28534756
Given that the five or six different colours of priests all seem to have different agendas as well, that may be challenging.

>>28534555

I doubt that we have the capacity to deliver some kind of speech about how we may be able to defend against other monsters and help fight in battles, but for things that require investigative work and delicate handling, they do not need our help, only that of their fellows and to believe in god, their ruler, and themselves...

so a non-committal "I'll do my best" is probably our best bet...

>>28534774
Like the priests? They'll fill us in all right, just in a way that makes them look perfect. Who's going to give us the real situation?

>>28534555

'Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.'

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>>28534555
The only reasonable pleas seem to relate to stopping any future monster attacks, crushing Turtak, or uniting the city. There are a few complaints about the new night patrols from the Footmen's School.

Anybody in the king's dungeon was probably bled to death to help create you. The realization makes you feel guilty.

You look around for anybody you recognize from the poorhouse. You see none. And that guard never gave you a report on them. You hope they're all right.

All, right, it took you a few moments, but you know what you want to say. "I promise I will serve this city, and its true ruler."

Someone hands you a baby to bless. You take it (in your human arms) and hold it up. Oh, shit, did you just accidentally imply that that baby was the true ruler of the city? You wish you were better at this.

> Return to the pyramid, clean yourself off, and check for stolen jewelry
> Get news about your old friends from the poorhouse ASAP

>>28534799
but the priests haven't even been filling us in is the thing, they're just sort of asking us to go along with it and giving us ample pay in goods to do so

>>28534810
I'm growing increasingly worried about the poorhouse.

>>28534810
>> Return to the pyramid, clean yourself off, and check for stolen jewelry

>>28534810
poor haus newz

>>28534810
Get home, find the sand priest and see if we can get a way to sneak out to the poorhouse.

>>28534810

go home for the day... If someone stole any jewelry, trust that the money they would get for it goes to feeding others like we were...

we can ask the chap we told to take the remnants of the feast to the poorhouse... he'd know....

>>28534853
We can't check on it ourselves. Too many people inthe streets.

Head back to the temple, collar a servant and get them to do it for us.

>>28534873
Can we make our own servants? Give them a scorpion broach or someat so we can have our own secret sect?

>>28534909
we could, but I doubt it would be very effective or loyalty assured at this point.

>>28534919
We could start with our master, who lost her guild. I'm sure she knows people. And she probably needs a new group.

>>28534909
doesn't that rather defeat the point?

Besides, our personal authority basically extends as far as the reach of our claws at this point.

>>28534909
We probably won't get the opportunity to do something like that until a while down the road.
At least, not without raising too many eyebrows.

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>>28534810
You return to the pyramid, waving back to the people as you climb. People are still cheering. Good. Despite your lack of sleep, you convinced them that you're not a bloodthirsty monster. Speaking of which, you're getting hungry. Some more raw meat would be great.

Back inside the pyramid, slaves clean the dust off your legs with wet rags, and you ask about the guard you sent to check the poorhouse. The slaves know him based on your description, and he's brought to you just as the fearful woman is wiping off your makeup. He'd been avoiding you because he got totally lost and couldn't find any such poorhouse. But he promises to check again tonight!

The Great Priests have dictated that everyone is to focus on your education and training, starting for the rest of today. They don't want to have to send you into action again before you've had at least a little preparation.

> He'd better.
> Dismiss him from this duty and find a way to do it yourself later.
>You must now decide how to divide your attention in your studies and in your free time. List of options to follow.

>>28534953
>>28534930
Well we can start small. Give our Master and maybe the chef a little gift of appreciation. They can be the core of our group as it grows.

>>28534930
I think we need to start off by piggybacking on someone elses authority at first.

I dare say we can count on at least one of the priests to allow to us subborn a slave or a servant every now and again to use as a runner to carry messages to the poor house for us.

>>28534965
[x]He'd better- if he doesn't, we're going ourselves.

>>28534992
[X] but not until AFTER we've flayed the flesh from his bones and devoured it.

>>28534965
U better guard man
I'm hungry

>>28534992
This one.

>>28535004
man, I am opposed to EVER eating any of our subjects.

>>28534965
> He'd better.

Suddenly, I'm worried that something happened to them.

>>28535038
threatening to eat and actually eating aren't the same thing.

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>>28534965

You are 12, completely uneducated, and not blessed with the longest attention span. There are some things that the priests decide that you must learn, but you don't have to pay full attention to it all. Indeed, you probably can't. Instruction comes from Nakurtum, the priests and acolytes, and the eunuchs who tutor Tabni-Ninsun.

> Divide 10 study points among the following:
> Weapon training
> Physical conditioning
> Literacy (which the Rain Priest likes but the others think is a waste of time. Literacy is seen as kind of middle-class, something for scribes ad accountants.)
> Strategy & History
> Religion
> Etiquette & Elocution

You also enjoy some time to relax and make new friends and cultivate your existing relationships.

> Divide 10 social points among the following:
> Nakurtum, your combat trainer
> Nergal-Edir, the cook
> Tabni-Ninsun and her friends
> The Blood Priest
> The Rain Priest
> The Bronze Priest
> The Gold Priest
> The Sand Priest
> Mr. Clicks
> Arranging a play date with the king
> Bonding with the strange voices you hear in your dreams

>>28534965
He'd better

>>28535116
5 conditioning
5 weapon trainging

10 on strange voices
disregard humanity become goddess

>>28535116
1 weapon training
4 physical conditioning
1 literacy
2 strategy&history
1 religion
1 etiquette&elocution

We need at least some training in all of these, but only a little of most of them to get the gist.

social choices next

>>28535116
5-physical conditioning
2-literacy
2-strategy and history
1-Etiquette and Elocution

2-Blood priest
1-mr clicks
1-king
1-strange voices
4-other 4 priests 1 each
1-tabni and friends

>>28534965

thank him for doing this for us. manners cost little... we might also guilt him into actually doing it rather than not doing it as the priests are probably telling him to....

>>28535116
2 Weapon training
2 Physical conditioning
1 Literacy
3 Strategy & History
1 Religion
1 Etiquette & Elocution

3 Nakurtum, your combat trainer
2 Nergal-Edir, the cook
1 Tabni-Ninsun and her friends
3 Mr. Clicks
1 Bonding with the strange voices you hear in your dreams

>>28535116
>> Weapon training 2
>> Physical conditioning 2
>> Literacy 2
>> Strategy & History 2
>> Religion 1
>> Etiquette & Elocution 1
>You also enjoy some time to relax and make new friends and cultivate your existing relationships.
>> Divide 10 social points among the following:
>> Nakurtum, your combat trainer 3
>> Nergal-Edir, the cook
>> Tabni-Ninsun and her friends 1
>> The Blood Priest
>> The Rain Priest 1
>> The Bronze Priest
>> The Gold Priest
>> The Sand Priest
>> Mr. Clicks ALL THE POINTS
>> Arranging a play date with the king 1
>> Bonding with the strange voices you hear in your dreams 1

>>28535180
Shift one of those Mr Clicks points to the Sand Priest, and I'll second that.

>>28535116
2 points nakurtum, she's a straight shooter
2 point with the chef, he's nice and we're nice back
1 point with tabni-ninsun, they're kind of jerks about somethings but otherwise nice
1 point with clicks, train him to be less bad
1 point for king visit, since we agreed to at least try

3 points spare for other anon's preferences

>>28535167
this

>>28535116
Study points
3 Physical conditioning
2 Weapon Training
2 Religion
2 Strategy and History
1 Etiquette and Elocution


Social points
2 Combat trainer
2 Cook
1 Mr clicks
2 Tabri-Ninsun and friends
2 Arranging the date with the king
1 Chillin like a villin' and discovering oneself

>>28535180
>>28535200
I am fine with this arrangement as a third anon, but we're missing the one point in king we need. I suggest dumping the combat trainer to 2 as well to make room for a king visit.

>>28535116

3 > Weapon training
3 > Physical conditioning
1 > Literacy
2 > Strategy & History
1 > Religion

3 > Nakurtum, your combat trainer
1 > Nergal-Edir, the cook
0 > Tabni-Ninsun and her friends
2 > The Blood Priest
0 > The Rain Priest
0 > The Bronze Priest
0 > The Gold Priest
1 > The Sand Priest
1 > Mr. Clicks
0 > Arranging a play date with the king
2 > Bonding with the strange voices you hear in your dreams

>>28535167
I can back these allocations.
They've got the variety we need.

>>28535116
3 Weapon Training.
3 Physical conditioning.
1 Literacy.
1 Strategy & History.
2 Etiquette & Elocution.

4 Nakurtum, your combat trainer.
2 The Blood Priest.
1 The Rain Priest.
1 The Sand Priest.
1 Mr. Clicks.
1 Bonding with the strange voices you hear in your dreams.

>>28535167
Ya this is reasonable.

>>28535116
You are 12, completely uneducated, and not blessed with the longest attention span. There are some things that the priests decide that you must learn, but you don't have to pay full attention to it all. Indeed, you probably can't. Instruction comes from Nakurtum, the priests and acolytes, and the eunuchs who tutor Tabni-Ninsun.

> Divide 10 study points among the following:
> Weapon training 2
> Physical conditioning 1
> Literacy (which the Rain Priest likes but the others think is a waste of time. Literacy is seen as kind of middle-class, something for scribes ad accountants.) 2
> Strategy & History 2
> Religion 1
> Etiquette & Elocution 1


> Divide 10 social points among the following:
> Nakurtum, your combat trainer 1
> Nergal-Edir, the cook 1
> Tabni-Ninsun and her friends 1
> The Blood Priest 1
> The Rain Priest 1
> The Bronze Priest 1
> The Gold Priest 1
> The Sand Priest 1
> Mr. Clicks 1
> Arranging a play date with the king 1

>>28534965

You thank the incompetent guard and hope he'll do better next time.

>>28535116

>Seems like the general consensus is something like the following. It's a lot of choices at once, so I'll give a little more time to talk it over.

2 Weapon training
2 Physical conditioning
1 Literacy
3 Strategy & History
1 Religion
1 Etiquette & Elocution

2 Nakurtum
2 Nergal-Edir, the cook
1 Tabni-Ninsun and her friends
1 Sand Priest
2 Mr. Clicks
1 The King
1 Strange Voices

>>28535116
> Physical conditioning: 2
> Literacy:2
>Strategy: 2
>Religion:2
>Etiquette:2

I leave out weapon training because I hope that we learn magic to keep our hands busy.

> Nakurtum: 2
> Nergal-Edir, the cook: 2
> Tabni-Ninsun and her friends: 2
> The Blood Priest: 2
>Mr. Clicks 2

>>28535319
move 1 S&H and 1 weapon training into physical, and 2 from cook to blood priest, and I can accept it.

>>28535319
Looks good.

>>28535335
yeah
weapons aren't important because our scorpibody is much better than any warrior.

>>28535354
That sounds reasonable to me.

>>28535364
I'd like an extra point in literacy. Just because I like the idea that the girl from the poorhouse turns out to be surprisingly capable in that regard, especially since they turned her into a weapon,

>>28535354
I agree with that.

>>28535354
>>28535392
I like the cook way more than the blood priest, and would like at least one point in cook

>>28535354
Fuck no. Cook is way way better then blood priest. And besides, Sand priest is where the priesting is at.

>>28535416
Maybe just 1 point into Cook and Blood priest then?

>>28535416
how is a lowly cook gonna help us
fuck him
blood priest is clearly the most powerful, he made us
it was his ritual
we meet him

>>28535459
>how's the cook going to help us
by being a genuine friend, a thing short in supply and invaluable in political situations.

I don't think she'll need that much physcial conditioning, she could out run Nakurtum pretty easily, but weapons WILL be an issue even if we don't use them ourself.
I'd also go with two points in Literacy, just because that could open up options later on.

Outright avoiding the voices, they're going to make us unleash an angry something back into the world, which probably won't be good.

>>28535319

This is crystal.

>>28535495
yeah he's old
I put a point into bronze priest daughter and her group for friends

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>>28535116
>>28535319

>All right, here's the final spread:

>1 Weapon training
>4 Physical conditioning
>1 Literacy
>2 Strategy & History
>1 Religion
>1 Etiquette & Elocution

>2 Nakurtum
>1 Tabni-Ninsun and her friends
>2 Blood Priest
>1 Sand Priest
>2 Mr. Clicks
>1 The King
>1 Strange Voices

You devote most of your effort to pushing your strength and speed. Nakurtum keeps trying to work polearm techniques into your exercise, perhaps just because it's something she can still do better than you.

The next day, that guard returns to you and proudly announces that the poorhouse is doing fine. They are grateful for the food you gave them the other night, and they say that the two other 12-year-olds have found trades - one as a bricklayer, one as an apprentice harlot. It seems that you weren't the only one they were trying to send away because you were getting too old.

>We've got a few dialog scenes to go through now, not necessarily in chronological order. Pick a character you spent Social Points on to talk to first.

>>28535563
Dem voices

>>28535563
Mr. Clicks

>>28535563
either do Mr. Clicks now or at the end.

You have to lead with or end with the best part.

>>28535563
Mr Clicks! Or voices.

>>28535587

Settle for voices now, clicks last?

>>28535563
Our pet/best friend of course.

Mr. Clicks.

Fine, mr clicks
yall just hate people doncha

Why the hell are we all so fixated on Mr. Clicks?

Is it the "Mascot Effect"?

>>28535563
Mr Click

>>28535647
I don't know what the mascot effect is, but he is a tiny scorpion that can be on our head.

If I could, I would get another, even tinier scorpion to put on Mr. Clicks, but that's a pipe dream.

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>>28535563

Sometimes it's hard to approach someone in your free time when you just want to relax and talk. Sometimes you knock over furniture. Sometimes people are afraid of you. But Mr. Clicks never judges you. He's a naughty scorpion, but maybe he'll warm up to you with a little attention.

The next time you take him out of his cage to play and he tries to go back in that crack in the wall, you make that angry hissing sound you made to the slave who wanted to pierce your ears, and he freezes and curls up. You have discovered a way to discipline him! You've also determined that his favorite food is live locusts.

> Give him lots of treats
> Make him work for it. Put more dangerous prey in his cage with him and watch how he fights.

>>28535647

to better understand Scorpion Combat, we must observe the Scorpion fight. Learn how the Scorpion uses his body to attack, what his greatest weaknesses are, where his strength lies... then we can train ourselves around that information, cover our weakness and sharpen our strength...

>>28535613
Honestly, my favorites are Mr. Clicks, the combat trainer, and the chef.

also the orphans we want to make sure are okay.

>>28535672
Give him some locusts. He'll fight much the same against them as against dangerous prey.
I think.
I don't want to put anything in he might lose against.

>>28535672

a session of combat, then some treats to heal up and thank him for it.

>>28535672
>> Make him work for it. Put more dangerous prey in his cage with him and watch how he fights.
CLICKDIATOR!

>>28535672
Give him lots of treats

>>28535702
yes

>>28535672
make him work

>>28535672
Give him a treat then put something more dangerous for him to work on.

Then once he has killed his pray he gets another treat.

>>28535701
as fan of japanese bug-wars I can say that beetles are the ones who wreck errything.
With everithing else scorpions should be fine.

>>28535672
Sweet, now we know we have at least a little bit of innate control over scorpions.

> Give him some treats, then make him do a bit of work.

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>>28535672
You love Mr. Clicks, but the whole reason you have him is to watch him fight. You steal the biggest, nastiest stag beetle you can find in the Blood Priest's workshop and pit it against Mr. Clicks in mortal combat.

While Mr. Clicks tries to sting through the beetle's shell as he yields ground and circles the perimeter of the cage, the beetle charges right in and grabs Mr. Clicks in its powerful pincers. This might not end well. You don't want a pet beetle, you want Mr. Clicks! You consider reaching in with your hand and breaking up the fight.

Fortunately, your little scorpion buddy pulls through. He gains some purchase with his claws, then stings again and again and again until he reaches a soft spot.Then he keeps stinging that spot, again and again, until the beetle slows down and slackens its grip. Mr. Clicks starts drinking the beetle's fluids before it's even finished dying. You drop a fat locust into the cage, but Mr. Clicks is stuffed. Maybe he's saving it for later. "I'm sorry, Mr. Clicks. But you did a good job!"

>Chose another character:
>2 Nakurtum
>1 Tabni-Ninsun and her friends
>2 Blood Priest
>1 Sand Priest
>1 The King
>1 Strange Voices

>>28535881
>>1 Strange Voices

>>28535881
Blud priest

>>28535881

Blood priest

>>28535881
it seems just-sting-them is the scorpion technique of the day.

let's visit our combat teacher for even more combat teaching.

>>28535881
Sand Priest, or Blood priest

>>28535881
>> Strange Voices

>>28535881
>1 Strange Voices

>>28535881
>Strange voices

>>28535881
blood priest

>>28535941

against slow enemies with tough carapaces...

next time we should try a lightly armored, but faster opponent for him.

>>28535881
priest of blood

>>28535881
>1 Strange Voices

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>>28535881
Now that you're spending so much time with other people, man of your dreams are like shadows of your day-to-day life, studying, exercising, having half-remembered conversations. Sometimes you appear as you are now, and sometimes you're human again.

One night, though, you have a very vivid vision. You are in a cave so enormous that you can't see the ceiling in the vast darkness. The floor is a mosaic of obsidian pieces with glowing purple mortar in between.

A scorpion-man approaches an enormous ebon-skinned woman who sits on a silver throne. You guess from your rudimentary religious training that the woman is Ereshkigal, lady of the underworld.

The man-scorpion bows, but there is indignation in his eyes. The light in the room makes his skin and chitin glow. "I demand that you reconsider! My people are guilty of nothing but serving the gods! It is only the humans who deserve to die."

The woman scowls back at him. "Death is not a punishment. Good and evil mortals come to me just the same. There is nothing to reconsider. You will accept your fate. And if I catch any of your people approaching the Seven Gates, your suffering will defy imagination!"

With that you wake up in a cold sweat.

>That's all you get for 1 point. Pick another character:
>2 Nakurtum
>1 Tabni-Ninsun and her friends
>2 Blood Priest
>1 Sand Priest
>1 The King

>>28536105
prieeeeest of blud

>>28536105
well shit, apparently we're going to visit a seven gates.

>>28536105
>>2 Blood Priest
Lets see the bloody priest.

We don't want any bad blood with him.

>>28536105
Blood Priest.

Time to nag at him until he teaches us magic.

>>28536105
>2 Blood Pries

>>28536105
Well this cannot possibly be good. I can't help but feel the priests themselves have no idea what they've done.

Voting Sand Priest. Blood Priest is too eager to use us as a tool. Sand Pirest is probably the same, but he's willing to at least help us. Likely a ploy to gain our trust, but we can use this, for now.

>>28536152
careful, you might bleed the joke dry

>>28536265
Eh it was a bloody stupid joke to begin with.

>>28536265
>>28536295
let's stop with puns before we give someone a brain hemorrhage.

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>>28536105
The first few times you go to see the Blood Priest over the course of the next week or two, he greets you with a laugh and a cynical smile. "I told you, girl, I'm not teaching you blood magic! Run along now."

Eventually, though, he opens up somewhat. You catch him while he's washing his hands after a blood ritual he conducted to heal a wealthy merchant. He grumbles to himself for a moment. "Ghh... come on... Hunzuu, you've got good eyes, right? Is this water dirty? Everything looks red in this light."

You tell him that it looks fine. He shakes his head. "It's happened before. When I was young I went to a state dinner with my arms all pink up to the elbows! I just didn't know any better, though. That was even before I was ma- oh, dear... never mind."

"Before you were what? Married? I didn't know you had a wife."

"Had. It's a long story. And it's not a story for children."

He's scrubbing his hands raw.

> "You did something to her, didn't you? You're really a shit."
> "Whatever it is, I'm sorry. Clawhugs?"

>>28536339
give him a pat on the back. I don't think he would appreciate clawhugs.

>>28536339
"They'll really be pink rub them that hard."

>>28536339
>> "Whatever it is, I'm sorry. Clawhugs?"
Carefully, we don't want to rub him in the wrong way.

>>28536339
Clawhugs fuck yeah
everyone loves clawhugs

>>28536332
Better than pretty much any thread with Mami in it. That goes straight to people's head and is more or less impossible to head off.

>>28536339
They'll be bloody again if you keep washing.

>>28536339
"Some stains don't come out."

>>28536339
> "Whatever it is, I'm sorry. Clawhugs?"

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>>28536339
You pat him on the back with one claw, gently and awkwardly. "Whatever it is, I'm sorry."

He nods and lets you touch him in this manner. "Thank you. I know you're just trying to get me to teach you blood magic, but it's good to be able to talk about it with someone. You know, one day you'll probably have to marry someone. To cement some alliance or other. You won't think him worthy of you. He could be ugly, stupid, wicked, all three. But try to be happy with him. Don't... you know... murder him the first time you see profit in it."

> Continue the conversation.
> What do you say to that? Just leave. Choose another character.

>>28536377
*if you rub them that hard.

Gah! I read that sentence five times before posting it, but I still didn't notice the missing words.

>>28536524

I thought my marriage prospects were kind of ruined by this body, actually.

>>28536524
>> Continue the conversation.
Please, stop thinking I am only motivated by the desire of learning blood magic.

I promise you I won't murder people for my own benefit.

>>28536524
I doubt anyone will marry me now.
I'm not sure marriage even works anymore.

>>28536524
...well that is a thing.

Just let slide, though. Say >>28536558

>>28536524
>continue
I don't think anyone will want to marry a half scorpion.

>>28536524
> Continue the conversation.
I say combine this >>28536565 with something about doubting they could find someone that would put up with our new...body.

>>28536558
This already has 2 votes so I'll give it a third.

>>28536524
Haha, I probably don't have to be worried about getting married.

>>28536558
Our biology raises a ton of questions
How is scorpion babby made?
Do we lay tons of eggs?
Is it true that if you put alcohol on a scorpions back it stings itself to death?

>>28536670
The last is untrue since we are immune to our own poison.

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>>28536524

"I thought my marriage prospects were kind of ruined by this body, actually."

That makes him laugh. "Well, you're not going to have children, I'll wager. Not unless we can find a relic that makes a gentleman scorpion. But you're not immune to a political marriage. Sharing wealth and influence without sharing... fluids. Men will do anything for power. They'll do much worse than marrying a monster. I know."

"Does that mean you think I'm a monster?"

"No, I... well..." He looks you in the eye, then back down at your claws, then back up at you, without a word. You both laugh at the same time. "Oh, my, I needed that. Take care, Hunzuu." He pats your chitinous flank and shuffles off to his room.

>He's not teaching you blood magic, but now he might just think that that's not all you want. Pick another character:
>2 Nakurtum
>1 Tabni-Ninsun and her friends
>1 Sand Priest
>1 The King

>>28536680
Yeah but the physical damage would be pretty devastating and the alcohol may have negative side-effects on our scorpion half.

>>28536699
>Nakurtum

>>28536699
king
lets remind him how we backed his ass up in public
coulda laughed at him
he owes us biiiiig

>>28536699
It looks like 1 point was just a scene, and 2 was needed for interaction. Should have put more points into King and Sand priest, i think.

To the King!

>>28536699
>>2 Nakurtum

Rolled 1

>>28536699
I have no preference at this juncture, so I will roll a die between nakurtum and king.
1 is nakurtum

>>28536699
King.

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>>28536699
You have plenty of chances to interact with Nakurtum. You spend just about every morning with her out on the terraces, running laps, sparring with wooden poles, and testing the strength of both your human and scorpion halves.

She often looks distracted, though. You're sure she's waiting for news from her surviving friends, who fled the city after being implicated in the giant maggot attack. The Blood Priest promised to send spies out to get answers but forced Nakurtum to stay here with you.

To try to cheer her up, you tell her about your own absent friends. You also add, "I know your friends are good people, Nakurtum. You don't have to worry about what really happened."

Nakurtum looks around the terrace warily before replying in a low tone. "That's the thing, though. I know they're not. Commander Hillalum always used to under-report our treasure finds, to lessen the cut we'd have to give to clients, or to have some things in reserve to "discover" during try periods. That must have been where that sarcophagus came from. I can only imagine what the priests would do to me if they knew I knew..."

> "They'll never know."
> "Tell them what you know before they figure it out later. Don't worry; I'll protect you."

>>28537004
this is a toughie. I think she should fess up under our protection, since it will help the investigation and imply it wasn't intentional untrained magic acts, but instead a bit of tax fraud, which is a much less harsh crime I imagine.

>>28537004
I've always thought honesty is the best policy but I'm not sure we have the clout to actually protect her, especially after her term of service is up...maybe ask her if she wants us to try and don't tell anyone if she doesn't?

>>28537004
>you should probs tell them what you know, I'll get ur back
>totally understand if you don't want to though

>>28537093
yeah, this is an important idea. we ADVISE her to tell the truth, but we'll keep the secret if she doesn't want to.
We're not telling her to.

>>28537004
Honesty is the best policy.

>>28537112
I agree. We'd like her to speak up about this but if she thinks it'll go badly for her and won't, we won't spill her secret.

>>28537112
This, as long as we give her our official seal of protection tm.

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>>28537004
You think it over. "If you tell them, I'll protect you. No matter what. I guess it's up to you, though."

She takes a deep drink of water ans leans on your scorpion legs. "You're really sweet. I think I'm gonna just wait it out, though. I've been here for long enough that I can claim that I didn't know, that holding back treasure was a new policy that started after I left. They might even believe me..." She looks up at you. "You think they'd believe me? You spend time with them. Are they suspicious of me at all?"

"They don't ever talk about you. Last time I was with the Blood Priest, all he wanted to talk about was me getting married one day! I told him I didn't think I was the marrying kind."

That makes her laugh. "That's rich. I was never the marrying kind, either. The closest thing I have to a family now is, well, you."

"That means a lot to me." You tell her about your mom. She may have been a violent alcoholic whore, but she was your mom. Nakurtum looks amused. seems to mistake your mom's serious personal problems for a healthy fighting spirit.

Nakurtum adds, "He can't make you get married, you know. He can punish me, but not you. He's hoping that you don't realize you have all the power here."

> "Maybe I do want to get married, though. When I'm old enough. If I find the right man."
> "I know he can't make me. If anyone tries, I just won't do it."
> "How long should we wait before we kill them all?"

>>28537278
>maybe I do wanna get married, even as a hideous scorpion monster.
>I'm still a girl!

>>28537278
>> "I know he can't make me. If anyone tries, I just won't do it."

>>28537278
It really depends on if they find a nice guy

>>28537278
"I think you overestimate how much power I've got, really. It doesn't go much further than I can reach with my claw."

>>28537278
I want to get married, just not to anyone I don't like.

>>28537278
>> "Maybe I do want to get married, though. When I'm old enough. If I find the right man."

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>>28537278
"Maybe I do want to get married, though. It depends on if I find a nice guy."

"That'd be a lark. 'Behold, Hunzuu the Great, slayer of armies, destroyer of cities! And her consort, Lord So-and-So, the Nice!'"

You laugh and blush. "And what's wrong with that?"

"Nothing! Good luck with that. I should probably let you go if you're going to get history lessons with that other girl. But let me know if you need anything. Anything. Everyone here is awful but you."

> Ask her to do some errand for you
> Just pick another character.

>1 Tabni-Ninsun and her friends
>1 Sand Priest
>1 The King

>>28537511
We don't really need any errands done. Other than the orphanage thing, but we're going to do that ourselves if the guard doesn't come through.

Let's visit the king then

>>28537511
king
owes us favors
subtly hint at favors owed for backing him up when he made them false claims to the crowd

>>28537511
>> Ask her to do some errand for you
Take care of yourself.

> Just pick another character.
>>1 Sand Priest

>>28537511
no errands
meet king

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>>28537511

One day, after you clean up after combat training. you decide to go see the king.

> Do what Ku-Aya suggested and meet the king's people outside the city at the appointed time
> Fuck that. Just skitter right up to the palace and ask for an audience
> Ask permission from the priests first.

>>28537616
>> Do what Ku-Aya suggested and meet the king's people outside the city at the appointed time
lets see just how much of a dick he is in private

>>28537616
>do what was suggested
no need to ruffle feathers
make it clear that you know you hold the power here though

>>28537616
>> Fuck that. Just skitter right up to the palace and ask for an audience
We are the fucking scorpion girl.

>>28537616
Let's see if his plan for us to get there via subterfuge works at all.
And if it's not just assassins. I'd be peeved if it was assassins.

>>28537511
Ask that she only takes care of herself.

>1 Tabni-Ninsun and her friends
Afterwords we can do the Sand Priest since he wanted us to get "closer" to her.

>>28537616
>> Fuck that. Just skitter right up to the palace and ask for an audience

>>28537616
>> Do what Ku-Aya suggested and meet the king's people outside the city at the appointed time

>>28537616
Secret, for now. I want to know what he's like when he's not in front of a crowd before we decide to overthrow him.

>>28537616
> Do what Ku-Aya suggested and meet the king's people outside the city at the appointed time.

If this is assassins we have the upper hand.
If it's the king trying to find where our loyalties lie it's with the people.

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>>28537616
You tell Ku-Aya, the ten-year-old girl who also claims to be the king's spy, that you accept her invitation. She thanks you for your discretion.

It's a long hike to the ford - the journey there and back will take a whole day in total - so you get some dried meat from Nergal-Edir. It's not as good as raw meat, but it keeps longer and it doesn't trigger your new primal instincts.

When you go out to the ford, nobody's there. You wait a while but find nothing. You return to the city, with a nagging suspicion that you've been had. You return to find that your suspicions are true! Apparently Ku-Aya represented not the king, but some rival city. While you were out, she and other agents like her looted the Blood Priest's workshop and killed some guards, including the one who'd been giving you reports from the poorhouse. Poor guy. At least your friends are doing all right. No enemies were captured alive, but all signs point to Turtak.

After being scolded by the Blood Priest for believing a spy (who isn't one of his own spies,) you resolve on the next day to see the king for real.

> Insist on speaking to nobody but the King himself
> Make friends with his subordinates, too, even if it means not seeing the King today.

>>28537950
>> Make friends with his subordinates, too, even if it means not seeing the King today.
The real power is rarely in the kings hand when he is that weak.

>>28537950
> killed some guards, including the one who'd been giving you reports from the poorhouse

Wow, Ku-Aya is such a cunt.

>>28537950
>make budi's

>>28537950
Fucking spies! Wasting our day and killing our doods.
Well, I don't care as much about seeing the king now, if he didn't send for us all sneaky like. Maybe chat up his subordinates too.

>>28537950
> Insist on speaking to nobody but the King himself

Captcha:scorn vennotna
Yes, Ku-Aya has earned our scorn

>>28537950
>> Make friends with his subordinates, too, even if it means not seeing the King today.
I think the friends would be more useful.

Also make a note to impale Ku-Aya next time we see her.

>>28537950
>make friends with the subs
>resolve to kill Ku-Aya on sight

>>28538022
I can get behind that

>>28538022
>>resolve to kill Ku-Aya on sight
This is a given.

Kill her and eat her flesh.

>>28538022
Kill on sight I can agree with.

>>28538022
>>28538034
U-uh
I don't really want to do that very much.
Can't we just use the guards instead? I like keeping scorpion level violence in reserve for monsters.

>>28537950
>> Make friends with his subordinates, too, even if it means not seeing the King today.

Always useful to be friends with the help overheard conversations and rumors can save a life.

>>28538057
to be fair she's a capable spy.

We could use a capable spy.

>>28538034
Oh silly me, I got the order wrong.

We eat her flesh and then kill her.

Well, she will probably die from the flesh eating bit anyway.

>>28538022
Killing somebody on sight rarely ends up being beneficial in the long run.

We should at least know a bit more about her situation before we do anything. What if we had been in her place, and somebody would have threatened to kill our friends at the poorhouse if we don't do what they want?

>>28538034
>>28538077
we aren't eating human flesh any time in the forseeable future. That path leads to humanity loss and edgyness.

I thought we were going to be the people's monster.

>>28538123
yes. Let us please avoid the people eating.
I mean, we have goats and monsters. More than enough meat to go around.

>>28538139
But do spies and traitors really count as people?

>>28538167
yes. Yes they do.

>>28538167
They count as people as much as a half-scorpion girl counts as a person until she starts eating people.

>>28538123
>>28538139
Fuck that, Ku-Aya getting ate

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>>28537950
You head for the palace. It's impressive in its own way, not as tall as the pyramid, but covering about as much area and built to be more defensible. Chariots are patrolling around it, and the sight of you spooks the hell out of a couple of horses.

"Hello!" You call up to the gatekeepers. "I'd like to see the king, please, if it's not too much trouble."

"The king sees no one." The gatekeeper says the line he's been ordered to say, but the fear in his voice shows his lack of conviction.

"Can you make sure? Is there nobody here who'd like to see me?"

"Yes, of course, Lady Scorpion. I'll check."

After a few minutes, the massive gates crack open. "The advisors will see you, as thanks for your defense of the city."

The palace is much better lit than the pyramid, with a much more luxurious interior. You don't even have to duck to get through the doors. Servants who act polite but are probably horrified by you lead you to a chamber full of cushioned couches and fine statues of gilded bronze. Some bearded men bow lightly to you. "The Lady Scorpion! We are honored to receive you. Please, help yourself to our refreshments. We took the liberty of preparing some wine assorted delicacies. Please, tell us what we can do for you."

You hear a voice that might be the king's. "Who is that? Am I late again? I think I lost track of time."

An advisor calls back to the voice, "Don't worry! Just the last guest of the day. You've done enough already. You were just heading back to the library."

> State your business.
> "That was very odd. Who was that?"
> Chase down that voice.
> Try that wine!

>>28538091
Why would we even listen to a spy that wasn't on our side? Hell, even one on our side I wouldn't trust 100%

>>28538123
>>28538139
Not sure about the whole "eating people" part, but i'll vote what what I feel is appropreate at the time.
>>28538167
"Enemy" spies and normal traitors are not people.

>>28538247
>> Try that wine!

Sample all of the wine.

>>28538247
>> State your business.

Is that the king? I'm here to see the king. Hello, king!

>>28538247
>State yo business
>try wine

>>28538238
Their is no reason to eat her.
We can kill her with our slow death poison that should be a just enough revenge.
She can contemplate the mistakes she has made in her pitiful life knowing the end is inevitable and slowly approaching.

>>28538247
State your business and try the wine since they prepared it.