You are Reinhold, master swordsman and victor of the Royal Swordsmanship Tournament. The King was so impressed with your skill, he personally requested that you be transferred out of the army and into the Royal Guard! Not bad for an orphan who was raised in a brothel in a poor fishing village.The only issue at this point is your assignment... you've been charged to be the personal guard of the King's only daughter Marianne. While she is the vision of loveliness that you'd expect from a Princess, her personality is... well... she seems to have some issues.Sadly, your time with Melanie was cut short by the discovery that her dress is ripped. While she set upon mending it before the party, you went over to see how Citrine and her husband Marius were doing......and then you challenged him to an ARTIST DUEL which you soundly lost.>Congratulations, you are now a mangy DOG!>While dogs are loyal, they're not all that smart...>The Princess now considers you to be her friend!>But while dogs are man's best friend, they still don't count as people.Thread archive:http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=Princess+Guard+QuestCharacter list + descriptions (in progress):http://pastebin.com/1Vhj4DJvList and descriptions of the spells shown thus far:http://pastebin.com/2c9y2sDMTwitter:https://twitter.com/QM_ArchelonQuest compilation that's kindly maintained by a person who isn't me:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n4nhs9gd0kmnnni/04tpEy5_pe>>>>
While you kind of want to see how Nicolette's doing, she was kind of pissed off at you the last time you saw her and you're kind of worried that she still might be.... and you haven't seen Sylvie since that awkward night at the fountain, so it's probably a good idea to pay her a visit.Remembering Luciana's tour of the castle, you make your way to where you think the library is. After a few wrong turns, you finally make it there......and she's nowhere to be found. Wonderful.You doublecheck just to make sure that she hadn't just ducked around a corner or something, but.. nope. Not here at all. Slightly annoyed, you head back into the hallway to think of your next move....maybe she went back to her room while you were hanging out with Citrine and Marius? You -were- there for a while, after all.With a tired sigh, you head back to that wing of the castle and stop at the room that you'd just been in a few hours ago.KNOCK KNOCKAfter a short wait, the doorknob turns... revealing Sylvie, who actualy has her hair loose."...Reinhold?" Sylvie squeaks. "G- Good morning...">greet the megane!
>>28790328Morning sylvie, just dropping in.
>>28790328"Good morning."
>>28790358>>28790360So it begins>>28790328Hello Slyvie. Excited for the dance?
>>28790328>greet the megane!>>28790358>>28790360>.>inb4 the stop being dicks reminder I see
>>28790328>"Hey Sylvie, how are you?"
>>28790328"Good morning, Sylvie. It's rare to see your hair down. It looks nice like this."
>>28790328Squint deeply. "Something looks different...Did you get new glasses?"
>go to sleep early>Nico outvoted by SylvieI don't even know what I expected
>>28790328y-you too
>>28790328>>28790418 seems pretty good.
>>28790328>>28790486
>>28790443This.
>>28790435Seconding.
>>28790536Thirding
>>28790328this! so much this!>>28790435
>writing
>>28790632Fourthing.
>>28790435Fourthed
Thank god, something to read while I cram for finals.Hopefully this doesn't result in me telling the professor that "cotangent a shit, sine is best function"
>Took leave from active service.>No plans for the day>Oh hey, PGQ is on.Stay awesome arch
>>28790687Lambert W-tan kawaii~
>>28790687Sine is best function anon.
>>28790687math a shit and you're waifu is too.
>>28790687sine a shitTangent master race.
>>28790768Tan-tan just sounds silly.Cos-tan best function.
>>28790778>cos-tan is a female cosgrove
>>28790778Tan-chan.
>>28790778>Not Sin-tanIt's like you're trying to be wrong.
>>28790687>>28790740>>28790768>>28790778>>28790799>>28790802>>28790807If you don't think secant is best function you must be blind.hue
>>28790799I forget, who is Cosgrove?>>28790816It would appear that you are too late.
>>28790956I posted it as soon as I got in the door, anon. My cousin dragged me to a terrible concert.I'm sorry ;_;
"Hmm..." you mumble. "...that's odd..." you say, looking intently at Sylvie's face."W- wha...?" Sylvie replies, blushing from your sudden oddness."...there's something different about you..." you say, squinting. "...did you get new glasses?"Realizing that this was another of your weird jokes, Sylvle nearly falls over."Ehehe..." Sylvie giggles as she regains her footing, "...it's nice to see that you're as goofy as ever, Reinhold...""I shall take that as a compliment," you say, bowing slightly."So, um, what brings you over here?""I was wondering if you were doing something, that's all," you shrug."I was doing my hair, but you can come in if you want," Sylvie says, stepping aside so that you can enter the room."How kind of you," you reply with a flourish.>[1/?]
>>28790956He runs Bleach Quest, Peter Parker Quest, Kamen Rider War, and plays here in this quest.
>work in a few hours>about to go to bed>new princess guard threadGod fucking dammit.
>>28790956"Cosgrove" is the name of a variety of Germanic vampire, known for feeding on luck
>>28791018Aw I thought you meant the best Cosgrove
>>28791048Every night until you like it.
>>28791009Goofy? you offend me madam.
>>28791009>[2/2]As you enter the room, you look through the open doorway to Melanie's bedroom... and she's not there."Did Melanie finish fixing her dress?" you ask."Oh, you know about that? She was just about finished with mending that seam, but then she ran out of thread in the right color..." Sylvie sighs. "She just stepped out to get some more, actually.""Oh. I hope she can find some.""Yeah, she was in a really bad mood when she left.""So, um..." Sylvie begins, "...Nicolette said that you two hung out yesterday?" she asks."For most of the day, yeah," you reply."Anything interesting happen while you were out?">how do you respond?
>>28791275>Y-you too
>>28791275"Well, we got into an eating contest with a dragon and lost spectacularly."
>>28791293This.
>>28791293This."But I also beat a half-dragon in a fight so I guess it's cool.
>>28791275Got her into an eating contest with a dragon.LaughThink she's pissed at me.When Sylvie tries to deny it, confide in her what we said to Nicolette about opening up. See if Sylvie can't provide any insight into why Nico is so annoyed
>>28791275"Eating contest with Dragons. Then a sparring match with a half-dragon. Then we hung out with the dragons for a while. Did I mention there were dragons?".
>>28791099Same.
>>28791293Right after we got into a sparring match with a half dragon and won spectacularly.
>>28791099no, but he used best Cosgrove to tell everyone to cut it out earlier tonight when some people were shit posting.>>28791275"We met up with some of the event bodyguards for tonight, and I may have gotten Nicollete into an eating contest with a dragon without realizing the girl was a dragon...though I beat her half brother in a sparring match,"
>>28791293>>28791331These
>>28791275"Got a few Nico and dragon flags and bought Nico jewelry to help facillitate me getting into her pants should I choose to try."
>>28791293Yes.
>>28791293xing where x is equal to this post + the total number of additional votes for this post + 1
>>28791275this!>>28791293also if she wants, inform her about our stop in with citrine. i worry about how bad her morning sickness left her in.
>>28791293>Wrenloft>Good dialogueIMPOSTOR!Also, +1
>>28791293Ninthing.
>>28791275To somewhat justify what would otherwise seem like a spectacular error in judgement: "It turns out that Gregory was right when he told me that I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a human and a dragon in human form.">>28791334>Think she's pissed at me.Get into this topic at some point, but not immediately. Sylvie's probably the right person to go to about figuring out Nico's apparent irritation with us, but showing up to hang out with her before the ball and then spending the time exclusively asking about Nico seems somewhat insensitive.
>>28791331Aww yeah, this one
>>28791334I like you.
>>28791494whoa, did any one just see 4chan go 404 just now?
>>28791574don't think so
>>28791574No.
>>28791574Quit imagining things, Not-Anon.
>>28791574Nope, but my internet died.
Oh boy.
Guys, I miss the shitposting.At least then I had something to entertain me between Content. Now I have to go to a different window and find something else to do.
"Well, we got into an eating contest with a dragon and lost spectcularly," you say, shrugging."A... dragon?" Sylvie says, staring at you in shock."We didn't find out that she was one until after Nicolette ate eight plates of spaghetti, but yeah," you sigh. "That really wasn't the best idea.""O- obviously not," Sylvie says, still a bit uneasy. "...wait, 'she?' Did you guys challenge Mirakarias!?" she gasps."Huh? No, her name was Rana," you reply. "Her and her brother are going to be doing security at the party today, apparently.""...oh," Sylvie replies, breathing a sigh of relief. "I thought you two did something stupid for a minute there.""Considering how much both of us regretted the eating contest afterwards, I'd count that as a stupid decision," you laugh. "But yeah, we spent most of the day hanging out with them, they're both actually pretty cool.""You're making friends all over the place..." Sylvie giggles. "I'm glad to hear that you two had fun, though.">ask her what she's been up to>brag about GRANDMA GET>ask her about the party>mention something else
Has anyone else noticed how not-shit the banter has gotten in PGQ lately? I just wanted to say I for one really appreciate it.>>28791334>confide in her what we said to Nicolette about opening up. See if Sylvie can't provide any insight into why Nico is so annoyedI definitely think we should ask Sylvie this, but not right off the bat
>>28791837>brag about GRANDMA GET
>>28791837>>brag about GRANDMA GET
>>28791837>ask her what she's been up to
>>28791837>We beat her half-dragon brother in a duelfollowed by>Nico might be a bit upset with us, thoughand then>Oh, hey BTW Grandma get
>>28791838Don't tempt fate, Anon.>>28791837>brag about GRANDMA GET>ask her what she's been up to
>>28791837>Brag about GRANDMA GET
>>28791838>Don't jinx it!Also, seconding.
>>28791837>Not bragging, let her know excitedly about GRANDMA GET
>>28791837>>28791838This then >brag about GRANDMA GET
>>28791837"speaking of making new friends i got a new grandma"
>>28791838Yeah, ask about Nico
>>28791837Tell her about grandma, ask her what she's been up to. >>28791790 Is this from the running man? I'm on a tablet and don't have reverse image search.
>>28791837Say something about us calling Nico out for never opening up.
Hmm.Did we ever tell Marie that we got a grandma?
>>28791837>ask her who's Mirakarias
>>28791837>Bring up Nico
>>28791956She kind of disappeared the whole day after and was too busy reading the other times we saw her.It hasn't come up.
>>28791837>>mention something elseWho's Mirakarias?
>>28791838nthing
Rolled 18tell sylvie we're into takamaru
>>28791838This.I thank our Janitor overlord.
>>28791956>>28791997Don't worry, we'll let her know. Hopefully she'll make some off-color remark to us after we dance with Agnes and we can make her feel bad.
>>28792099praise be the king.
>>28791997>>28792127Can probably introduce marianne to grandma at the ball.
>>28792127I'd support this, but then there'd probably be a scene where marie feels bad abut being a bitch. And that makes me feel guilty
>>28792138This.
>>28792181Anon, the best part of a Tsundere waifu are the little moments where she realized she just said something incredibly bitchy and/or mean.It's a cute moment.
>>28792199I don't like making people feel like shit just to see them act cute. It's the whole reason I hate modern Tsundere's over classics. They have huge insecurities and rather than focus on fixing them, the show just pokes at them to get her to act bipolar for the audience to fawn over. Fuck that.
>>28792199Except Marianne already has really low self-esteem.
>>28792181>>28792199>>28792250>>28792257It was just a joke! Marianne might be my fave, I can't decide yet though. As >>28792138 said, introductions are in order. That will be cute as well.
>>28792181>feels bad abut being a bitchShe does that every day, all the time.>>28792250And now you get the perversion that is moe. The only way Anon can fall in love is with a fictional character who's broken in some way but is saved by him.
>>28792257Clearly we should foster and enhance it, and make it so that she has to rely on us to feel even slightly less bad about herself.That's horrible, don't do that
>>28791838You asshole, you jinxed it!
>>28792301>broken in some way but is saved by him.>saved by him.Ha ha, no. All they do is make it worse and pick at the problems because they think it's cute.The don't want to make them better, they want to keep them broken.
>>28792250There is a modern and classic version of tsun? Got anything to read about the classic one?
Want to know nicollete's beef? she's jelly of our swag.It would be awkward for her to talk to US about her envy OF us YO.so she ends up conflicted.
>>28792493Classic tsundere meant a character that started out aloof towards the main character and opened up to them over the course of the show. Now it just means bipolar bitch/character who never says what they mean.
>>28792493Modern = Tsundere that switches between the two sides throughout the whole storyClassic = Starts off Tsun, gradually becomes Dere as her character develops and grows closer to the MC.
"Speaking of making new friends, me and Citrine have a grandma now," you say."...huh?" Sylvie blinks a few times, having no idea what you're talking about."Oh yeah, I don't think I ever told you..." you mumble. "Umm, basically, me and Citrine went to visit the gravesite of the guy who was going to adopt us when we were younger... this right here was his sword," you say, patting the sword that's hanging off your belt."...oh," Sylvie says, her expression darkening. "I didn't know that you went through something like that... I'm sorry."Crap, you didn't want to get her all depressed..."So yeah, we went to his grave and ran into his grandmother... and then she accepted us as her great-grandchildren too," you say."...really?" Sylvie replies, "Wow, umm, that's great!" she smiles. "I never knew my grandparents, but Nicolette's grandfather was really nice... I'm really happy for you!""Heh, thanks.">[1/?]
>>28792514>>28792529Basically, Classic has actual character development and Modern removes character development because the audience found their behavior too cute to care about helping her through the issues causing it anymore.
>>28792529Classic reminds me of modern kuudere.
>>28792590Probably why people keep thinking Marie is Kuudere. When she's just Classic.
>>28792590the fuck is kuudere.You kids and your crazy computer picture books
>>28792559Hmm, not the reaction I was expecting. Let's ask about a neutral or happy topic (e.g., what are you wearing to the party?) and then broach this Nicolette issue.
>>28792641Cold or "cool" at first and then "dere" either later/in private/when they're comfortable. Thus, kuudere. Don't ask me why they picked K instead of C.
>>28792641>the fuck is kuudere.It's GOOGLE IT is what it is.
>>28792663Actually, it's originally called Coodere and somebody bastardized it into Kuudere to make it seem more Japanese-y.
>>28792663>Don't ask me why they picked K instead of C.クール = kuuru = cool
>>28792603I thought she WAS kuudere. Doesn't a tsundere begin HOSTILE? Marie was just COLD.
>>28792559>HehWhat are "Things Reinhold says all too often causing my brain to scream"?
>>28792663C doesn't exist in Japanese. They right things in syllables.Kuu(クウ) is the closest to cool they get in their language.
>>28792663Pretty much japan and their Ls&Rs and Cs&Ks.
>>28792559remind Sylvie it's alright now. the past is the past now. look on the bright side now! you have been teaching me magic that i would never have able to do before. (list off the nice things now)
>>28792687Kuu = Cool. Like aloof and mysterious and all "I don't give a fuck".Being Cold is a tsundere trait.
>>28792685>Don't ask me why they picked K instead of CMuh phonemes. c is ambiguous, it can make a k sound or a ç sound.
>>28792712Are you serious?
>>28792712Say 'now' ONE MORE TIME Motherfucker! I dare you, I double dare you motherfucker, say 'now' one more Goddamn time!
>>28792751Now now, let's not get belligerent now.
>>28792687>HOSTILEThat's a bastardization of Tsun. It doesn't have to be taken to that extreme. Being Cold is being Tsun.
>>28792712While I don't quite agree with what you wanna tell Sylvie, I do agree we should stop 'bragging' and try and cheer her up. Somehow. I'm drawin a blank as to how right now though, so someone else do it.
>>28792769
>>28792529so>modern = poorly done>classic = well donethere's really no point in separating it by time period since good and bad have always existed
>>28792803Ask her about some of the magic we've seen lately, or for specific lessons. We've obviously stumbled into hostile territory, we need to change the subject.
>>28792846Fuck you, we're asking about Nico
Why not just ask Sylvie what's wrong? She's obviously uncomfortable and it'd be best to just get to the point.
>>28792825Modern can be done right, just not very often. I like Mao from GJ-bu, for instance. It really is a difference in era. Tsundere changed from meaning one thing to another. It's mostly people just liking how things used to be. And though I do believe it's a better template for a character, it's still just a template. It's all about execution in the end.
>>28792803alright, i might have worded it poorly, but yes, i wanted to point out the happier things to cheer her up.>>28792846yes, like we broke a dragon claws spell with a training sword. what's up with that?
>>28792559>[2/2]"Speaking of Nicolette..." you say, "I think I pissed her off yesterday.""What, with the whole eating contest thing?" Sylvie asks."No," you sigh, "I kind of nagged at her about opening up some, and then she stormed off...""Oh," she replies. "...OH. So THAT'S why she was in such a bad mood...""Crap," you sigh. "I really screwed up, huh.""Umm... I wouldn't say that you 'screwed up,' she just gets kind of defensive when she's confronted with stuff like that," Sylvie shrugs. "And she's probably frustrated about not having the courage, to, uh...""Oh. Her crush.""Pretty much.""She was pretty mad yesterday, but she's probably over it by now," Sylvie says, patting you on the shoulder. "Don't let it get you down, you didn't really do anything wrong.""I still kind of stuck my nose in her business, though..." you reply."Eh, Nicolette needs someone to shock her into actually moving forward every once in a while," she smiles. "She likes to mess with me for being stupid, but she's just as bad.">talk about something else?
>>28792894That is disgustingly cute.The backlog, IT GROWS!
>>28792892vote+1
>>28791837>Mirakariasclearly a big named dragon is going to be here. what are the odds we fight, kill, or dance with it?
>>28792923Ask if Nicolette would be up for dancing at the ball
>>28792904Why do people think breaking a spell that makes a physical manifestation of something is such a big deal? It's like breaking our Holy Shine shield.
>>28792923Talk about magic or some shitMaybe go full ham and RENEW OUR VOWS AS HER ACOLYTE
>>28792936>Ask another girl if a girl would be interested in dancing with usThat's a horrible idea and you should feel bad for suggesting it.
>>28792904I really want Reinhold to learn a sword version of the dragon claw spell. ie. a giant translucent sword that appears over top the real sword.
>>28792923Ask about fixing Clay Spread.
>>28792938Because it's DRAGON
>>28792923that mirafahfl;a;lfa;l dragon she mentioned
>>28792923what does she know of dragons?
>>28792923ask if she's been enjoying all those grimores Luci has been showing to her. and/or does she want some help with her hair.
>>28792954This.
>>28792933I'd say the odds of it coming out of fucking nowhere and hijacking us for a dance are 50% if its a character we're intended to actually talk to ever. 100% if, as we suspect, the painting that's being revealed at the party is of us winning the tournament.
YES! I MADE IT! I FINALLY GET TO PARTICIPATE IN PGQ!!!
>>28792955we don't know in or out of character if dragon spell can be broken. >>28792964she learned a spell off of them at least.
>>28792923Hey, I almost cast clay spread all over my room last night. Think I could get some pointers on that?
>>28792948
>>28792938Because when we did it, his reaction was "Oh wow, that's not really supposed to happen, not with a human, and not with a training sword."
>>28792954Yeah, it's our only attack spell so we should have it done well.Bring up the scrolls we got too. Say we want to learn those spells our-self eventually.
>>28792923Chit chat about what she's been doing lately, maybe throw in a line or question about the party, then let's bounce. Maybe go draw something, or grab a snack from the kitchens?
>>28792954this is also a worthy question to ask.
>>28792948OVERSOUL: SPIRIT OF SWORD
>>28792954This seems like a good idea.
>>28792892she is always embarrassed when we are alone with her and to ad to that there’s a big party with lots of important but boring people that she can't punchIt's normal to be nervous>>28792559>>28792967This has everything to go wrongI'm voting this, it will be fun!
>>28792998>>28793009Shaman King mind
>>28793009Arch, are we only going to get a limited amount of dances?
>>28792923"So what've you been up to lately?"
Can't wait to dance with grandma.
>>28793003This. Boost, Shade Guard, Aurora Field, Fog thing I don't remember. Get a lesson plan in the works. No more of this "what do we learn today" stuff. We have very unnatural growth with it.
>>28792983I see a new waifu on the horizon!
>>28793032Do you really want that to be the only thing you do while at the party?
>>28792996I want to make a sexual innuendo out of this conversation
>>28792954>>28793003These.
>>28793050FuckI wouldn't mind
>>28793050Yes.
>>28792996>>28793053No.
>>28793050Maybe.
>>28793050well there's also talking with our dance partners
>>28792987you're going to regret it.
>>28793050Outside of it being crashed, I don't want to do anything at it.
>>28793050Will we hang out with the other bodyguards?I wanna hang out with all of them. (Takamaru, Karel, Andreas, ect.)
>>28792894 that awkward moment when she shares your name
>>28793001If you're the same guy who posts all the Type-Moon lolis, I think you've seconded every suggestion I've made in PGQ.
>>28793145Buck up, Chairman.
>>28793050http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_CQQpzNhLgPost songs you wouldn't mind at the party, no matter how anachronistic.
>>28793260http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWW8DMpfI9U
>>28793260https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFXZ618pU_0
>MiraIt's probably the girl the dragon twins mentioned as their favourite non-shot noble.
>>28793260http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1_WbhGmpTw
>>28793260http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBxCl2TJNnQ
>>28793260http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zikcHnimsxkFrance please give back clay.
>>28793050https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q-OzsOmi00
>>28793260https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFLJX-T7LPk>>28793280Hey son, did you finish your homework? GUUUUUUHHHHHH
>>28793050See grandma.
>>28793050Isn't that what you do at a ball?
>>28793308No.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KzcGxD5VBw
>>28793260http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDu-2h8ZDhI
>>28793370o-okay
>>28793363No you eat... Actually lets not let the nobles see Reinhold CONSUME
Yeah, it'd probably be a good idea to change topics to something more pleasant... and when it comes to Sylvie, magic is always a good thing to talk about!"So I learned how to cast Clay Spread last night," you say with a nervous laugh."Hm?" Sylvie looks at you, and then the realization hits. "Aww, you could've asked me to show you that one..." she mumbles, drooping her head."I figured out how to cast it and everything, but I don't think I'm doing it completely right...""Oh?""Yeah," you shrug. "You're supposed to be able to delay the shots, right? When I cast it, they just keep on firing until all six of them are done.""Ohhh, I think I know what you're doing wrong there," Sylvie says, snapping her fingers. "It's the 'heed my call' bit that you're messing up with...""Really?" you ask. "I tried doing it exactly like the book said," you mutter."Umm, you wanna run down to the training hall for a minute so I can show you? We can't really do it up here...">yes>no
>>28793395>>yes
>>28793395>no
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB92K56U1Vomusic?
>>28793395yes
>>28793050Reinhold really doesn't seem to want to deal with the nobles there and he's not interested in social climbing or really being there for any reason other than to guard the princess. That leaves hanging out with friends, and all but like 2 or 3 of them are girls, so we dance with them.
>>28793395>yesMention we made that mistake earlier, and almost pasted the wall of our room.
>>28793395>yes
>>28793395Might as well--we might need to be able to cast it correctly tonight.
>>28793395>yesI despise the way it always come down to this when we're with her but the occasion is too good to pass up.
>>28793395if we have time then yes
>>28793395>Maybe later, now I want to see you in dress
>>28793395Yesssssss
>Reinhold choose the song most likely to get him executedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3sOA6yQc4ABonus point for dead mom.
>>28793395"If it's not a bother, sure!"
>>28793395>yesIf she doesn't need the time to make her hair for the party or anything.
>>28793395>yesIt's probably pretty empty, what with preparations for the ball and increased guard patrols.And on an unrelated note, it wouldn't surprise me if we ran into Nicolette there, since it seems like the sort of place she'd end up going to try and clear her head before having to put up with infinite stuffy nobles at the dance.>>28793286http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shxyV9OkjSE
>>28793454Would she really do that after getting her hair done, though?
>>28793395Do we have the time?If so, yes.
>>28793416She does seem to genuinely like this stuff, so that's alright?
>>28793459...If you think that's really going to deter her, I'm not sure you're thinking about the same Nicolette I am.
>>28793260Hey guys, did I miss anything!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p35bKnxQ_4k
>>28793454Nico is on vacation though. Although I suppose she might have reconsidered.
>>28793454But Nico doesn't want anything to do with weapons. It's her vacation.I feel like Nico doesn't even want to be in the Guard, and is only doing it for the memory of her Grandpa. It makes me sad, to see her totally set aside whatever her desires may be in order to do that.Her grandad probably wouldn't want her to be like that, either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPau5QYtYsThe real song of the party.
>wrting
>>28793475>rains of castamere at the ballYou monster. Though the shitstorm would never end if Archelon pulled that one.
>>28793507Archelon is going to POV us into a flashback or displace us temporally until Christmas DayAnd then we're going to jump back to the ball, Reinhold is going to start dancing with Citrine, and then that's when Marius will whisper into our ears, "I'm so sorry."I wish.
>>28793481I like you
"Yeah, that would probably be a good idea," you say. "After all, I don't want to screw up like I did last night.""Hm?" Sylvie says, turning to you."...nothing," you sigh. "I'm not taking up all of your time, am I? I mean, you said that you were doing your hair before I showed up.""No, it's totally fine," Sylvie says, blushing. "I don't take long to get ready, and I'd rather spend time with you anyways... c'mon, let's go!"After a short walk, you and Sylvie make it down to the training hall, which is once again completely devoid of people."Looks like it's just the two of us here," Sylvie says, fidgeting."I guess all the guards are at their posts," you reply as you head over to a training dummy."I guess I'll show you how it's supposed to be cast..." Sylvie says as she adjusts her glasses.""Be you red with the blood of sinners or black like the hearts of the wicked," Sylvie chants, Script forming in the air as she points at the training dummy, "heed my call and bring my enemies to their knees in penitence.">[1/?]
>>28793639Archelon, be honest with us: Do you have a fetish for cheesy psalms?
>>28793663There are worse things to have a fetish for.
>>28793260https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8UeeIAJ0a0
>>28793639"Clay Spread!" Sylvie shouts as six large spheres of clay materialize around her hand... and keep on floating there."...yeah, I can't do that," you say."This is how it's supposed to work," she says, pointing at the dummy. "When you cast it right, you should be able to delay the firing of the clay for as long as you can hold the spell.""And when you want to shoot... just will it to do so!" Sylvie says as she fires three of the clay spheres at the training dummy. "Doesn't have to be all at once, you can do it one at a time if you want."She then points to another training dummy on the opposite end of the training hall and fires at it, hitting it right in the head."See? It's pretty easy once you get a hang of it," Sylvie smiles, releasing the last two shots at two other training dummies."...you certainly make it look easy," you say with a nervous laugh."Now let's see you try it out. I have a pretty good idea of where you went wrong, but it'd probably be best to actually see firsthand.">[2/?]
>>28793663I don't really mind, i enjoyed the fight between lewd mage and crazy mage. I can only hope that the not!japan people cast their magic with haiku or senryu. My blade, like the gale.A strike carried by the wind.I am the typhoon.
>>28793739Accidentally shoot sylvie
>>28793663I totally read that as cheesy palms, it made it so much worse.
Rolled 8>>28793739
>>28793753That isn't how rolling works, anon.
>>28793739We can cast and hold while defending. This will be a very good spell to have, get the clays up while blocking and hit people with them as we hold the line.
>>28793739>Sylvie teaching us how to shoot properlybueno.jpg
>>28793775>and the Rein Nat 1s his clay all over slyvie
>>28793775Perhaps now Reinhold will learn not to blow his load of clay so quickly.
>>28793739One thing we need to keep in mind is to not expend all our mana reserves as the party IS in a couple hours and not being able to use anything when we need to would be devastating.
>>28793788>You got it all over my dress>I'm all sticky>It's on my glasses>Some of it got in my mouth
>>28793808The worst part is when Sylvie says it's not the worst clay that's ever been in her mouth.
>>28793808>>28793826>Give me the clay Reinhold.jpg
>>28793826She got a bit of her own once, for starter.
>>28793769It is a pretty perfect spell for a defensive build. It would be great if there was a floating projectile spell like this with more lethal/damaging attributes over just subdual. Or maybe develop Clay Spread into something like that.
>>28793743>I can only hope that the not!japan people cast their magic with haiku or senryu.In my head, this means that the incantation for the first spell not!japanese mages are taught is literally the Iroha....not sure what it would DO, though. Maybe some kind of targeted dispel? Fits the poem reasonably well, and teaching aspiring mages how to properly get rid of any of their own dangerous magical mistakes first and foremost seems like a reasonable thing to do from a safety standpoint as well.
>>28793739Doing as she says, you cast the spell just like you practiced last night... and just like last night, it releases all of the shots right as they materialize."Alright, I think I have it," Sylvie says. "In the 'heed my will' part, you're supposed to really mean it. You're just casting it like 'I'm calling you forth,' right?""Uhh... I guess?" you shrug."Yeah, that's what I figured," she nods. "You need to conceptualize it like 'OBEY MY WILL,' you know? Like you're really ordering it around.""I guess I'll try it like you said," you say.Casting Clay Spread once again, you do your best to do as you were instructed... and it actually works! You're pointing at the dummy, but the clay has yet to actually shoot out."There you go!" Sylvie says, clapping her hands excitedly. "As long as you cast it like that, you shouldn't have any problems!">[3/?]
I gotta duck out early tonight OP, but you still an pretty cool bro.
>>28793853Well Sylvie has successfully taught Reinhold to avoid shooting his clay too soon.
>>28793853>Reinhold failed the spell the first time because he doesn't have a domineering personalityD'aww.
they are playing with clays you say!?
>>28793853I want to write lewd mage smut but she's too moe.
>>28793853high five!
>>28793897Write her as a sex monsterTheres only so much happy handholding daydreaming a teenager can do before it goes south
>>28793874and now i'm imagining the spell (yes, the SPELL) saying that it's about time he manned up in a seductive voice
>>28793897i want to write one too.i wonder if it's ok to write a fanfic about sylvie's real romance if she isn't chosen by the players to be with Rein.
>>28793931Depends on who
>>28793911remember how whenever we mention sketching a girl she IMMEDIATELY thinks it's something lewd? just what kind of spell books does she read where the first thing that comes to mind from innocent situations is sex? book of erotic fantasy fan maybe
>>28793837Well we have a metal affinity, don't we? Maybe we could experiment. That sounds like a terrible idea unless we find out how making new spells actually works.But something like;"Dark as bronze or pale as gold, bend to my will and strike down those who would endanger my charge." might work. If I remember rightly, it helps if you can get sympathise with the mentality of your incantation, hence the 'charge'-- eh.
>>28793911> Theres only so much happy handholding daydreaming a teenager can do before it goes southOf only you knew the true possibilities of the Ultimate Lewd
>>28793845Maybe there is a base effect, but different haikus and words bring out something slightly different. A defensive wind spell could come out as a wall of shredding hurricane or an engulfing armor of gale.Unless you memorized the haiku, it might be tough to rhyme in the heat of combat.
>>28793943Magical Rope Tying and Tentacle SummoningA beginners grimore to lewd Magic
>>28793935it will be an OC char
>>28793960Haikus don't rhyme, though. Hell, if you're doing them in English you don't even need to stick to the 5-7-5 rule. Just three short lines that describe an experience in a way that evokes an emotion or revelation after figuring out the relationship between the two juxtaposing ideas.
>>28793853>[4/4]After casting it a few more times to make sure that you got it right, it looks like this quick lesson was a success!"Thanks, Sylvie," you say as the two of you head back to the wing of the castle where your rooms are."It was nothing," Sylvie says, smiling. "You can also direct that with a sword or whatever, I think that'd be more useful for you.""Hm. Yeah, that probably would be," you reply.You and Sylvie continue talking about the specifics of that spell as you walk, but it's not long before you end up back at her room."Umm..." Sylvie says, fidgeting, "I guess I ought to finally get ready," she sighs. "I guess I'll see you in like an hour, though.""Sorry for holding you up like this," you reply. "And thanks for the help, I really appreciate it.""Ehehe... it was my pleasure!" she says with a beaming smile. "You can ask for my help any time, you know... except now, I guess," she laughs. "See you later!"with a wave, Sylvie heads back into her suite, closing the door behind her. Looking at your pocketwatch, you see that it's now... 12:15. Still a bit of time to waste, if you want.>go bug Nicolette>head back to your room>go somewhere else
I just got here and I'm surprised there isn't the usual Sylvie hate squad.Also I was right about the spell.
>>28794005>go bug NicoletteWe'll have to go and get ready after this, though.
>>28794011Shut the fuck up
>>28793998You can still get an approximation of morae.And you should respect the structure and form of poetry, anon. If you don't, you get garbage.
>>28794005>head back to your roomWe could use some alone time.
>>28794005>go bug NicoletteMay as well go full circle now.
>>28794005>go bug Nicolette
>>28794005>>go bug Nicolette
>>28794005weren't we gonna ask her for a dance?Also bug Nicko.
>>28794005DO NOT FORGET TO ASK HER TO DANCE!
>>28794005I do want to hang with Nico, but I'd rather get things ready and sorted with the princess early, go over what nobles to watch out for, what ones should be safe etc.I say head back to the room.
>>28794005>>head back to your roomMarianne
>>28794005>>go bug NicoletteCome on, please?
>>28794005>head back to your room
>>28794005>head back to your roomI don't think we should bug Nicolette at the moment, but we should probably appologize to her again at the ball.
>>28794005what time do we have to be ready by? if we're running short on time we may have to head back to bathe and double check everything with marianne
>>28794005Let's meet Nicolette and complete the tour. Hopefully her mood has un-soured by now.
>>28794005>>head back to your roomGet ready.Lets not be late.
>>28794005coming on a bit strong there >>28794018bug nico, also don't forget about asking mage to dance.
>>28794005>>head back to your room
>>28794005wait I though we were gonna ask her for a dance?
I'm not against visiting Nicolette; but are we gonna talk about? Apologies would just bring back the topic and get her pissed.
>>287940195-7-5 doesn't work in English, anon. It's not like Japanese at all and what makes the form and structure work in the Japanese language doesn't apply to English. 17 syllables in Japanese is like 9-12 syllables in English, but if you shorten it to that than English's far more restrictive grammar makes it almost impossible to write anything but shit. An English Haiku needs to stay within the 10-17 syllable range and follow the general form of the Haiku's more deeper meanings rather than it's original structure. Otherwise you get shit.
>>28794005>go bug Nickwe still have 3 hours(2 in reality).
>>28794005I vote go back to our room and spend some time with Marie. Ironically, the person we were hired to spend the most time with has been the most neglected.Might be nice to hang out with her and 'prove(? don't know right word)' that we still do care about her.
>>28794070We can do it at the dance.>>28794005>head back to your room
Rolled 11might as well bug Nico.
>>28794005 >>head back to your room
>>28794077What do you mean, "shit"?You can do all sorts of stuff,With five syllables.
>>28794005why are people skipping nico if we gave 2 hours to spare?
>>28794087We have to be thee by 2. We have a little less than 1 if we want to prepare.
>>28794005head back, time is running short and we need to get dressed and double check everything with our ward
>>28794005Fuck you all, go visit Nico
>>28794073It's in character for him to apologize even if it makes her madder.>>28794005Lets go see Nico, we still got time.
>>28794112>>28794117>PrepareTen minutes at most to change clothes an smooth out our hair.>double check with ward"Ear tug, right?""Right.""Kay."
>>28794005>go bug NicoletteWe're an equal-opportunity botherer.
>go bug Nicolette
>>28794091she is reading a book and should still be reading or is putting on her dress, either way we are being a nuisance.
>>28794005>Nico
>>28793260>implying it won't all be like thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0vFid2tKbI
>>28794005we even agreed to do this in character to Sylvie.>go bug nico
Gotta call it a night early since I have classes in the morning and I'm currently running on like four hours of sleep. Sorry, guys.Next thread will be tomorrow night, and I'll be running late.Thanks for playing!
>>28794106All you did was follow the structure. That isn't even a proper Haiku.Also, it doesn't flow the way a Japanese Haiku does. It's not nearly as mnemonic or rythmic.Say these out loud.furuike ya kawazu tobikomumizu no otoAnd it's translation:old pond . . .a frog leaps inwater’s soundThese both have the same duration and rythm. But the first is 17 syllables while the second is only 9.English is not Japanese.
>>28794005>Bug Nicolette
>>28794156I can dig it. That's pretty good for mainstream.
>>28794166Fine, it's not like we wanted you to run late or anything.Idiot.
>>28794166We'd better bug nico
>>28794166Night arch, thanks for the thread.
>>28793960>different [...] words bring out something slightly different>>28793853>the spell had a functioned differently because we had the wrong intention behind the wordsI am now imagining a great warrior-poet designing a personal suite of spells around autoantonyms so that a single incantation was capable of doing two diametrically opposed things based on his choice of intent.He'd be fighting someone, and his opponent would hear him incanting something about being fast and perform countermeasures that would help them deal with a quick target, but this time he meant it like STEADfast, and all of his preparations to handle a guy going at high speed are wasted against an unexpected immovable bulwark.>>28793998>>28794019>>28794077>>28794167PGQ: Waifu riots and lectures on poetic form.>>28794166G'night.
>>28794187>PGQ: Waifu riots and lectures on poetic form.I'm glad we're still being /tg/.
>>28794167Also, I was talking about shortening the number of syllables to match the Japanese rythm and duration. Japanese has a very loose grammatical system that allows you to say a lot more in that brief form than the English equivalant of syllables(9 or so syllables).
>>28794220Why not use ebonics? It tends to work best for poetry in general.
Works for California Love.
>>28794187>>28794201Really though, one of these days Reinhold needs to sit down and seriously think about the fact that Spells change and function differently based on how you say them, how you picture what you say, and what you mean when you say it. I mean, I know he''s justgetting started with magic, but the possibilites should be dawning on even him. youre supposed to be an artist man. CREATE!
>>28794256That doesn't really do anything.The main point is that the Haiku's structure just literally doesn't work in English the way it does in Japanese and calling a Haiku a 5-7-5 structure and focusing on that completely misses the point of what a Haiku actually is.
>>28794311>the common perception of a poetic form completely misses the pointCall the presses. This is the biggest scoop since limericks didn't have to involve a man from nantucket.
>>28794290Well, if we ever do get to that point which we probably won't, seeing as we're SWORD first and foremost, it just so happens that we are on pretty good terms with an expert in each of those fields, both of whom are probably just eccentric and excitable enough to find a collaborative effort on the topic interesting.And when we're done, we can ask Vincent to give it a once-over in order to make sure all of the final product is sufficiently over-the-top.
>>28794415DId 4chan die, or just this thread?
>>28794973threads over...refer to >>28794166
>>28793911Almost tempted to draw comparisons with Allison Hannigan's character from American Pie.
Fools. This is the true song of the dance tonight!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deJ9lpNBZUA&t=2m05sAlso, we should totally dance like that.
