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.You're finally awake... though everything still kind of hurts, you're back in one piece at the very least.You sword isn't, but that's going to be taken care of shortly.You hope.>Sorry, but you've been stripped down to the rank of DOG!>Though dogs are loyal, they're not all that smart...>Though she still considers you her friend, she thinks a little less of you... and also herself.>And 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>>>>>>>>
As the other girls leave the room and Sylvie sits back down on her chair, you let out a long sigh. You're sore as hell, you worried all of your friends, and now your sword is broken on top of all of that... while you're pretty confident that Sylvie's right about Niklaus being able to fix it with crazy magic science crystals, that doesn't change the fact that it's broken -right now-.And just as you're about to go into moping mode, Sir Gregory comes into the room."Hey, Reinhold," he says, waving to you. "Feeling alright?""Yeah, I think I'll be fine," you reply."Good. I'm not about to lecture you or anything about how everything went down since that's not my place, but you ought to remember that you're no good to anyone as a corpse.""I was going to bring you a temporary replacement sword since yours is broken," Sir Gregory says as he looks over at the remains of your weapon, "but I guess Agnes is taking care of that?""Yeah, she said that she'd lend me her old dueling sword in the meantime," you reply.And then Sir Gregory's eyes grow wide."She's actually letting you borrow... haha, you better not break that thing, she'll fucking kill you if you do!" he laughs. "But I guess she really has taken a shine to you if she's actually willing to lend you something -that- important to her...">talk to Gregory about a thing>ask him to send in the king>do something else
Please keep all arguments in the last thread so as to not clutter this one up.Thank you.
>>29745699ask about granny's sword
Gods, we've been burning through threads because of all these arguments.It's like Strike Witches Quest and Mahou Shounen Quest all over again.AND THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING!
>>29745699>talk to Gregory about a thingAsk about Monique's state>>29745682Here we go. Archelon, I like your quest, and you seem like a cool dude, don't let the bullshit get to ya, alright?
>>29745719This
>>29745719Seconded.
>>29745699>talk to Gregory about a thingask about this sword she's letting us borrowask about anything that's happened while we were outask him for pointers on how we should have fought the Sealed King
>>29745699>>ask him to send in the king
>>29745699>What do you mean? Please don't play coy.
>>29745720>AND THAT IS NOT A GOOD THINGDiscussion isn't bad, it just always gets heated. Where do you think you are?
>>29745720Just so long as it stays a civil argument, burning through threads is fine.
>>29745731This
>>29745699>>talk to Gregory about a thing
>>29745699"Is Monique going to be ok?"
>>29745699Politely ask him to not kill Monique, we'd rather not start a feud.
>>29745699>>29745731voting this
>>29745699This >>29745719plus>ask him to send in the king
>>29745720That's because people since thread one pushed for this to be like a harem VN and the thing exploded in popularity.
>>29745722>bullshitI don't think he's a porcelain doll and he was well enough to start another thread after yesterday's. Not to mention that last thread wasn't bad at all.
>>29745699I kinda wanna say something like "How's Monique? Karel said he was in pretty bad shape."But I'd rather not have MAD GREG right now. Ask about the sword for sure. Maybe Monique too if the conversation slows down a bit.
>>29745699note that we had confidence in the medical team.Also confidence monique wouldn't cheat lethallyask about grannie's sword/Gregory's history knowing her
>>29745731supporting.
>>29745699>>talk to Gregory about a thing>>29745719Kind of interested to know if it's just important to her because of sentimental value, or if there's something more to it than that.>>29745731>ask about anything that's happened while we were outHe also seems like a good person to ask about this, since he (seems) remarkably level-headed about this whole ordeal, so it's better to ask him about things now than to bother people who would've been otherwise occupied.
>>29745731thishuh, kind of weird that Sylvie's still here, is this a flag thing or a plot thing?
>>29745766I wasn't refering to today's thread, that went pretty well.I was refering to the bullshit that can come back at any moment with those antiquest trolls, and the chaos we ourselves cause sometimes. If we keep up our current behavior I don't think there'll be any trouble though
>>29745784possibly both, of our group of friends she is the best healer in case something comes up
>>29745699>Ask about the sword and any tips he has for fighting similar opponents.Am I the only one kind of weirded out by Sylvie still being here? I mean I know she's one of the people most infatuated with us, but even Luciana's kind of giving us space now to let us do our own thing
>>29745794>>29745784That and she probably wants to stay close to the guy she really likes who was in a bad way not long ago.
>>29745793>our current behaviorYesterday's didn't just have one cause just in case you are implying that.
>>29745784Plot thing, Arch said
>>29745699Ask about his opinion on how we fared in the duel.
>>29745807we can barely walk, it's good to have at least one person with us at all times right now. whether this is flag thing or her healing or something else is still up in the air
>>29745807she is likely hanging around to help us and make sure we don't do something dumb
>>29745699ask how much trouble is marie going to give us for that duel.
>writing
>>29745784I don't think she has anywhere else to be really.Granny and Citrine/Marius are on a harrowing quest to retrieve the legendary dueling blade from the terrible dungeon of Agnes' trophy room, Nico is hanging with Meido and Rana, Marianne is with her dad, and she doesn't get along with Luci.
>>29745731this
Waited until the new thread's >writing prompt to post this shit, so here we go BIG OL WALL OF TEXT, WOOO.So at first it was obviously just about dueling Monique. Maybe giving him his rematch helps ease his mind about the previous loss. Monique's been a bit of a prat, so maybe part of us kind of wants to show him up again just to rub it in. Our friends all tell us they're rooting for us, and we don't want to let them down.And then it comes out that he's got a demigod stuck in his sword.Now let's think back. All Reinhold's life he's had to put up with shitty, base conflict; thugs in back alleys, training to put swords through other grunts in the army. The only exposure he has had to conflict bigger than this was through Volker—and in the end, those were the things that killed him. And then Reinhold gets a big break, and suddenly he's surrounded by all of these awesome, larger-than-life people. And yet, in spite of all that, we're the one they're trusting to keep Marianne safe....but we've never really needed to.We've won fights before, obviously, but any conflicts we've run afoul of since our new appointment have mostly been more of the same. We stopped a shitty spy. With the lindwurm we did our job and stood in one place, and even when Luciana was attacked we fought back, but there wasn't anything that seemed overtly special about them. At the time, they were just more thugs that needed to be dealt with.
>>29745850And then here we are, thinking we're in yet another mundane conflict (if a slightly higher-tier one), and then, out of the blue, we're faced with something way beyond the scope we're used to. This is the most controlled environment we can come up with (relatively strict rules, skilled healers on hand, force being used to incapacitate rather than kill,) so it's not even like it's THAT dangerous for us to carry on. And then we're asked if we want to back down, or if we want to test what we're really capable of.And suddenly it's not really about dueling Monique anymore.Maybe part of it comes down to that somewhere, deep down, Reinhold just needed to assure himself that he really CAN do his job. That it wasn't just all some big fluke or an elaborate practical joke that's being played on him. That he's not (as so many people have joked) just around to be a nice guy to keep the princess company while her actual, more talented protectors watch and chuckle on the sidelines.That, when it comes time for us to protect the people we've come to care about, we'll know just what we're capable of protecting them from.I mean, it's kind of sappy shit, but hey.
>>29745850>>29745865Er, okay? I really don't think people are really giving a shit right now. Wait until it comes up (inevitably) again.
>>29745865>I mean, it's kind of sappy shit, but hey.I happen to like this brand of sappy.
>>29745784THAT CUNT
>>29745865This. We weren't continuing the duel with Monique out of any sense of pride or manliness. It was more due to the fact that its a very rare opportunity to fight against someone using a sealed king and be almost guaranteed to live.
>>29745887Was bringing this up in preparation for us having to justify ourselves to Marianne, who's just going to see us as being a moron who just doesn't understand when to quit, and figured it'd be better to do so now rather than waiting for our actual conversation with her to mention it.
>>29745784stop worrying about flags, play with your heart and instinct, not with your brain and schemes
>>29745865Not only that, but he's showing off for the crowd, most of the people in attendance, would likely love to see Mariannes downfall. Reinhold is what stands between their plans and her, when he didn't back down in the face of overwhelming strength for the sake of a mere duel, he showed that he's unlikely to back down for anything, his stubbornness and determination showing that he's unbribable, and that they only way to get by him is to kill him, which he has shown to be a fairly difficult task.
>>29745865I figured something like that would come up when we got our lecture from the princess. The ability to duel on par with a sealed king, should in my mind help him reconcile his own skills with himself.
>>29745900Ah.
>>29745900>>29745865Seems like a decent enough explanation.Basically wanted to know we could handle it and didn't want to fail her. Cool
>>29745900"You. IDIOT!""But...but...SEALED KING!"
>>29745900okay.still, hoping marriane would actually be the one to do the slap.
>>29745917"BAKA!"
>>29745900that's not going to be how it goes down thoughshe's going to yell at us, break down in tears, and say something about how bad she'd feel if we died because of her, because Marie is the 'tsundere' love interest that hates everything until the PC melts her heart of ice
>>29745912>"You told me to win.">"I didn't want to let you down again."
>>29745947and then Marie begins wrist-cutting
>>29745939>hugs her in front of Thierri>"I promise I'm not leaving you">>29745947Haha, pretty much.
>>29745947no, no. thats too much. cant do that.
>>29745947Every word will be like a dagger through her heart and Reinhold won't even know it.I'll support this.
>>29745947I actually wanted to skirt around saying that we kept going just because she told us to win, since she seems like the type of person who would let that keep her from having us do our job.As heartwarming as that seems at first glance, it seems way safer for it to be more about a personal "yeah, I really can do this" thing than "BUT YOU TOLD ME TO WIN SO I AM GOING TO WIN AT ALL COSTS"
>>29745947Ok, we know Marie well enough to realize that saying that would cause her self-loathing levels to shatter any human metric of measurement. Noooot the best thing to say.
>>29745947I *wish* we could pull off Guts or Emiya-tier stuff with what we're surrounded by.
>>29745850>>29745865so we kept going when the sealed king was brought out to prove, both to ourself and others, that we really could do our job? i like it. and as for why we kept going when we were basically crippled and the sword was broken, we've got the rather justifiable rage at losing our memento
>>29745973At the least she'll stop being so nonchalant about letting us get bent over by situations for amusement
"Her sword's that important?" you ask. Maybe it's just a sentimental thing like how it is with you and your own sword, but there's also the possibllity that it has some kind of amazing enchantment on it..."She was on the dueling circuit for thirty years, and used that one sword for the entire time," Sir Gregory replies. "It was only hanging on her wall, last I heard... but she'd smack the shit out of me and Volker for even pretending to try and mess with that thing back when we were little.""Heh, It's hard to imagine anyone doing that to you," you reply, unable to keep yourself from chuckling at the image of SIR GREGORY of all people actually being afraid of that sweet little old lady."She's scary as hell when she's actually pissed off," Sir Gregory says, ignoring your laughter at his expense. "Even Celestino gives her a lot more leeway than any of the other nobles.""Yeah, she was telling me that they go way back," you say."Waaaaay back..." Sir Gregory laughs. "But I suggest that you try not to make jokes about her age either if you value your life.">[1/?]
>>29745947Dear god no. We fought Monique for our own damn reasons, we didn't do it for her, and we know better than to say that to her.We'll fight to the death to protect her, but our fight with Monique was for us.
>>29745947"Reinhold, we hired you to protect Marianne, not drive her suicidal."
>>29745947That's literally the worst thing we could possibly say to her.
>>29745989Hey, if there hadn't been medics on hand that fight would have been at least a Sparks Liner High end.
>>29745947Not Reinhold intent but I still support such an answer.
>>29746010"It's not assassination if she does it herself."
>>29745947"You told me to win""I didn't want to let you down again""But don't worry, I'm not leaving you"I'm betting the ice in her heart will melt.
>>29745947That reads like an excuse.Reinhold would be more like "I'm sorry for letting you down again".
>>29746046I hope notMarie almost as shit as SylvieWe need to waifu either Luci, Rana, or Tina
>>29746046>The ice in her heart violently shatters>This kills the princess.
>>29746046>"But don't worry, I'm not leaving you"Nigga, we let her down. That would mean she'd fire us not that we'd leave her.
>>29746010"I just passed Marianne's door recently and heard some ungodly voice shouting "Crawling in my skin." Do you have anything to do with this, Reinhold?"
>>29746046>>29746063All this talk about Mari and ice makes me wonder how she and Setsuranka would get along.
>>29746067She was worried he'd die, I think it's meant in that sense"I'm not going to die"He'll always be there for her, to protect her.
I just saw and read through the old thread as well as this one. I have to say, I'm really not digging that we don't get to play as the sword any more and just watch it talking instead.
>>29746090we may very well get to, but that interlude was more cutscene than interactive
>>29746046I think she'll die form diabetes just from the sheer cheesiness of those lines.
>>29746082After what Setsuranka did to Reinhold I imagine their relationship would be arctic.
>>29746102but cheese doesn't give you diabetes
>>29746090I just hope Arch would let us play as Matthias when he finally goes off to meet his destiny in the east.
>>29746102We need more cheese!The power of cheesiness will melt her cold heart!
>>29746085Doesn't matter, it's still the wrong thing to say.
>>29746119No, don't you see? That's the set up for the sequel.This VN series always has the -next- protagonist introduced the VN before they become the MC so fans will be passingly familiar with them beforehand and get more invested in their journeys.
>>29746124But what if she's lactose intolerant?
>>29746126He should still reassure her in some way that he's not going to stop protecting her/will stay by her side/not gonna die.
>>29746102But cheese doesn't cause diabetes. We might give her diarrhoea from excessive dairy though.
>>29746003A childhood spent around mostly women caused you to realize not to make jokes about that a LONG time ago... and those were women who you couldn't stand. There's no chance that you'd even accidentally crack wise about Agnes's age.Though you are admittedly curious as to just how old she actually is."So, uh... did anything happen while I was out?" you ask. "And just how long -was- I out, anyways?""Seven hours, I guess?" Sir Gregory replies. "That's how long it's been since the duel, at least. But I dunno how long you've been awake.""He's heen up for about an hour," Sylvie replies."So six, then. One hour to fix you up and then you were just passed out for the rest of the time. As for what's been going on... mostly people worrying about you, nothing major," he shrugs. "I think Marianne wants to punch you in the face, though. You might want to watch out for that.">[2/?]>captcha: xnations arnaudeven captcha wants to see more of him.
>>29746148i thought tons of cheese got you constipated
>>29746155>"I think Marianne wants to punch you in the face, though. You might want to watch out for that."Full circle.
>>29746158I don't really know. This seems like a question that can only be solved with science.
>>29746155>I think Marianne wants to punch you in the face, though"Eh, why?"I want to hear what he says
>>29746155Everybody loves arnaud.
When are we getting a new sword. Preferably one that is enchanted. Or are we repairing our shattered one?
>>29746155wow, we bounce back fast with magicGood thread arch, but i've gotta hit the haybefore I go, just throwing out that talking to Luci about our brothel backstory is probably a good idea once we've got some time alone with her, and that we need some more bro time with Nico and Rana
>>29746192Self-Repairing swords!
>>29746155...dunno, mine wanted more Karel's Mom Adventures.
>>29746155>"I think Marianne wants to punch you in the face, though. You might want to watch out for that."It's not like Reinhold can't take worse.
>>29746155>captcha: xnations arnaudI swear to god captcha is sentient.
>>29746192We're having Niklaus fuse our bracelet with the shards of our sword.In theory we should end up with a repaired sword, hopefully with some extra benefits like being able to repair itself and change shape.
>>29746192We haven't decided conclusively. It'll be a couple days either way.
>>29746192I think majority was for getting Niklaus to magic it up with the bracelet.
>>29746155>"I think Marianne wants to punch you in the face, though. You might want to watch out for that.""Somehow, I'm not surprised"
>>29746208Sounds good.
>>29746208I'm still waiting to see what he has to say about it.
>>29746195>good ideaNo. He isn't obligated to tell her because she kissed him. Besides, he already told her he wasn't interested.
>>29746155>Marianne wants to punch you in the face, though."Never should have introduced her to Chiara. That baby is clearly a bad influence."
>>29746155>She wants to hit an injured young man just because? And I thought Luciana was the sadist
>>29746195Only if we're gonna waifu Luciana, but even then it's not the right time for it.
>>29746228I think he means for closure and helping get over the alleged trauma that only shows up when waifuing happens. Sylvie, Marie, and Nico already know a little bit anyway.
>>29746231The first good joke in days.
>>29746231
>>29746208>Niklaus>"in theory"i have a bad feeling about this, for some reason...
>>29746195No its not. Go sleep.
>>29746252>closure and helping get over theTelling a girl you just met about your trauma and PTSD isn't a good way to do that. We should probably talk with one of the people back the castle about it. Preferably one that isn't a love interest.
>>29746155>"hit me marriane! cmon!">"Harder!"
>>29746255I don't know, I was proud of my "Monique's laughing so much because his sides are gone" joke.
>>29746208It might even have minor antimagic properties that would have the potential to get stronger.
>>29746267I have trust in the mad scientist, it might not be exactly what we expect, but it'll probably be good at killing folks.
>>29746231oh thank god not a pun this time.
>>29746267There's nothing that can't be solved by injecting science into it.
>>29746155>[3/3]"Never should've introduced her to Princess Chiara," you say, shaking your head. "That baby's clearly a bad influence.""It's nice to see that your sense of wit hasn't been damaged any," Sir Gregory laughs.He then pats you on the shoulder before heading to the door."Guess I'll go see how Nico's holding up," he sighs. "A doctor should be coming back soon to check on you, you ought to be able to finally get the hell out of here then.">ask him anything else?
>>29746286It'll definitely be good at killing -someone-. The good news is that if we survive its creation that probably means we're on the right side of that equation.The bad news... well... let's try not to worry about that.
>>29746311ask him how monique is
>>29746311>"Can you ask the King and Marie to come here?"
>>29746311"Hey, uh before ya go. You know how Monique's doing? Karel said it was really bad."
>>29746311supporting>>29746325>>29746327
>>29746326this
>>29746325>>29746327"Is Setsuranka okay? ... and her master, for that matter, how's he doing?"
>>29746326A bodyguard doesn't make demands of the royalty.
>>29746311Glorious display Arch!
>>29746311"How's Monique holding up?"
>>29746360hence why he said ask
>>29746320We might turn into a half-man half-skeleton.
>>29746369It's the same deal.
>>29746327this makes it sound like we're worried about moniqueI want to inquire, but more in a "you should see the other guy" way than a "how's my good pal monique"
>>29746326>bodyguard.>send the king and princess here.
>>29746358We know Setsu is fine. Reinhold knows that the only thing to ever break a Sealed King was the strongest Sealed King/elemental.If we wanna insult Monique, though, we should ask how Setsuranka's meat-puppet is doing.
>majority wants to ask GREGORY about Moniquewelp i hope Rein has extra underwear.
>>29746375It really isn't.Also, you know, they're our friends.So eat a dick.
>>29746326let's do this
>>29746311is it just me having a black hole for a brain, or we haven't seen luci yet?
>>29746326Kind of overstepping your bounds there.
>>29746311This. >>29746327Also, ask where Marianne is so we can visit her after the doctor clears us to leave.
>>29746311>>ask him anything else?Nothing to ask. Lets get checked out and go see marie.
>>29746392We saw her two threads ago, I don't blame you for wanting to forget the whole thing.
>>29746326Do not ask the king to do anything.
>>29746392We totally have. There was this whole thing about whether or not Sylvie would leave when she came in
>>29746392We have, she visited us and was worried about us.>>29746326We can walk, we're not in that bad shape and we should probably stretch rather than just lie in bed all day. It'd be more polite to visit the king rather than ask him to visit us.
>>29746387They are the king and the heir.
>>29746392We did.https://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/29695152/#29698316
>>29746385it can't be that bad.
>>29746311Just have the doktor check you out in the most professional way possible.
>>29746392We saw her. She was all torn up thinking that the kiss made us lose. We said it wasn't a big deal and tried to tell her that we didn't want ta relationship though.She then said "S-so I still have a chance [against Sylvie]!" and skipped out of the room.
>>29746304Everything can be solved by hitting it with science until it works. EVERYTHING.
>>29746380>there was an option to ask that before>are you dense
>>29746415Yes, and...?Have we really been in Marconetti so long that you've forgotten how little Granache royalty cares for formalities and social protocol?
>>29746311Nope, time to MAN UP, SOAK THAT SORENESS AND GO SEE YOUR KINGThis isn't the time for laying on your back, the king does not wait for your convenience.
>>29746311This is gonna be good.>>29746327
>>29746431
>>29746443There was an option specifically saying>send the king inIn the last thread
>>29746387>It really isn't.To the extent that it would be incredibly presumptuous of us, it is.>they're our friends.Thierri isn't our friend, we've barely talked to him. Marianne is a friend but our relation is still businesslike.Why would we not observe decorum? Certainly we could ask that they be informed we're up and just pending doctor's approval, and that should get the idea to them that we'd appreciate a howdy-do, but there's no need for anything more.
>>29746453yes, I am awareSome options are not to be taken
>>29746430>>29746420>>29746414>>29746412>>29746408ah, i remember now, thanks guy
>>29746311Ask how Monique is doing. Then lets go see the princess.
>>29746453Send the king in and call them here from wherever they are worlds apart.
>>29746481In game time was literally a couple of minutes.I doubt the king went "Fuck this shit" and went to do something else.
>>29745850>>29745865working off of this i wrote some dialogue we may be able to say when mari asks us the inevitable "WTF were you thinking""Marianne, I've spent my life dealing with thugs, punks, bandits, and the occasional mage. I was able to handle myself pretty well against them, but when I got hired on to protect you, I was suddenly surrounded by monsters that could turn anything and anyone I'd ever fought to paste like it was nothing, and I was left in charge of guarding one of their daughters, who just happens to be one of the most important people in the country as well. Honestly, I felt weak, and I had no way of comparing myself to any of them since none of them would spar with me or show me just what they could do save Arnaud, and I know he was holding back. Then Monique pulled out Setsuranka, and for the first time I had a way of testing myself against the kind of threats that are going to be coming after you sooner or later, and in an environment where the odds of me dieing were next to zero. I fought to see if I honestly had the skills to deserve to be your body guard, and I think I did pretty damn good."feel free to critique as needed, i've been up for a while so i know it can't be perfect
>>29746492Eh, I dunno. Thierri seems pretty manly and impulsive like that.
>>29746504You didn't really need to write any more than the first bit."Marianne, I..."
>>29746504>and I think I did pretty damn goodHe lost, though. It'd fit if he won, but he didnt
>>29746504Sure enough, though I'd prefer it he outright said this short sentence fragment in some part of that "I needed to know if I can protect you"
>>29746504I can get behind the idea if it lets us address the concern of our inferior power, but it's too long and coming out of the blue.
>>29746492We can always ask where they are instead of asking to call them here from wherever. If they are just outside the doors, we would call them in. If they are in the castle, we dont.
>>29746528I like it. Nice, simple, to the point.Like Reinhold.
>>29746528>I needed to know if I can protect youWow. someone is actually able to not need a fucking paragraph to say something meaningful. Use it
>>29746528This will probably just make her feel guiltier.
>>29746542>>29746539>>29746528Uhm, thanks?
>>29746431The sword explodes all over us, replacing most of our body with metal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbwj9mE1noM"DO NOT FEEL SORRY FOR ME MONIQUE! MY BODY IS THE PINNACLE OF GRANACHE SCIENCE!"
>>29746553Yeah, no problem faggot.
>>29746551What if he also adds in"It's not your fault, Marianne, it was my choice to keep going."
>>29746528Supporting as what we say to Marie, if we say anything.I am confident at this point that we can not-die long enough for Marie to escape an aggressor, even if he outclasses us significantly.
>>29746528>>29746504"I'm sorry for disappointing you, but I needed to know if I can protect you."
>>29746558I still wonder what the flying fuck the Soviets used at Stalingrad that was actually capable of killing him.
>>29746570>Reinhold, Royal Meatshield>"Why don't you die already?">"Fucking... neckbeards... don't let me..."
>>29746521is there some joke i'm missing?>>29746525he may have lost but he still did pretty good considering monique got fucked up too>>29746528so go with "I needed to know if I can protect you" and then only give the big speech if she presses the issue? i can work with that>>29746530>too longwe now have a shorter version>coming out of the blue.not really coming out of the blue if she straight up asks about it. and thinking your weak isn't something most people will openly broadcast to people
>>29746528>>29746574>>29746569>>29746504Keypoints:>did it to know he can protect her>it wasn't her fault, it was rein's choice>he's sorry for disappointing herHe might walk away with just a slap and an awkward hug
>>29746584>is there some joke i'm missing?Yeah, but not a very good one.>he may have lost but he still did pretty good considering monique got fucked up tooTotally. Especially considering the other guy had a goddamn sealed king.
"Oh yeah, before you go," you call out to Sir Gregory just as he's walking through the door. "how's Monique holding up? Karel said that it was pretty bad."While he may be an asshole, it's not like you want him dead or anything."...you don't need to worry about -him-," Sir Gregory says, a cold look in his eyes that you're all too familiar with.He then leaves without another word, leaving you alone with Sylvie. And after a few minutes, the doctor comes in to check on you... and even though she was apparently in the room while the medics were operating on you, Sylvie runs out of the room completely embaarrassed while mumbling something about shirtless something.>[1/?]
>>29746574Sorry implies regret, but he definitely doesn't regret making sure that he would be able to defend her. Besides that, I'd prefer to stick with the shortest version and add on to that if it looks like she needs it.
>>29746600Oh, Lewdmage. Never change.Unless it's in front of us.
>>29746592With the first part, we do need to bring up how we feel like a joke pretty much.I mean Reinhold isn't retarded, he's seen the power of magic, and that combined with Marianne calling him a pet all theti me really should cause insecurity.
>>29746577Maybe they somehow managed to score a direct hit from an ML-20S or something.
>>29746584>is there some joke i'm missing?she is gonna interrupt him with a kiss.or a hug.or a slap.but i'd like to think it'll be a kiss.
>>29746600please sylvie, you just saw Rein's insides, there is nothing that should embarrass you now
>>29746611>insecurityI think that's exaggerating a bit, Reinhold is confident in his skills. He may find his position unnecessary though, since everyone older is so OP and all.
>>29746602He regrets causing them to worry over him.
I wonder if Reinhold will ever measure up to Monique power-wise if he's not allowed a Sealed King. Still pondering alternatives (wish I was more interested in the girls, then I wouldn't care quite so much, but I just can't wait to get out of here).
>>29746600She ran away to get a camera only to realize that those haven't been invented yet.
>>29746611>Marianne calling him a pet all theti meTo be fair that is more of an internal thing. Sure he might have picked up on it but I was under the impression it's sorta' meta to mention the Guard Rank.
>>29746622"But it's different when he's not injured!"
>>29746600Nipples super effective.
>>29746622Mostly just lots of blood along the collar and massive lacerations in both arms. Some bone shards. That's not really insides-tier.
>>29746628We're confident in our skills, but I feel like it's the same as someone else would be confident in their ability to weave baskets or something.
>>29746630We DID nearly kill him without one, once we've learned more magic we might be even.
>>29746611I think if we raise the points from that other post we're safe. That's all.
>>29746629Yeah. Disappointed sounds different
>>29746600I was expecting a reply with a bit more expletive
>>29746630Between some magic training, our new potentially really cool sword, and Arnaud beating us into a solid magic swordsman we probably will be able to.Not in an official duel as we couldn't use Script and he could use Magic, but in an actual fight we could probably match up given time and practice.
>>29746642they had to open him up and hold the pieces of his collar bone in place to heal it.
>>29746618>interrupts him with a kissI think that'd be going a bit far, but I believe a slap and then a hug makes sense.
Does anyone have the pie chart of where we've spent threads?
>>29746635Sylvie why are you talking directly to the audience that's scary.
>>29746630Depends entirely how good he is at magic. He is clearly the inferior swordsman.
>>29746630seeing as how this fight went, he would mop the ground with his ass.
>>29746628confident against most people, but against people that can inspire fear just through mention of their name he knows full well he can't really do shit (yet). i mean hell just look at the fight with the kidnappers. taka minced 3 before we even noticed
Is it too much if Reinhold hugs or wipes the tears from Mari's face?>>29746666Sylvie's actually deadpool.
>>29746661I am aware. Insides implies guts and organs. You can hardly see anything with the skin peeled back around the collar- there's nothing but like muscle and bone there.
>>29746665If it was a post chart instead it would have a fuckton going down at the duel.
>>29746665Here, p to thread #100. I find it amusing.
>>29746689so she just took a peek. she'll probably go in his inside proper when his stomach is ruptured.well, of course there are other ways too
>>29746664>slapWhy do people think this would be likely to happen? Arch said that her positive thoughts about her self have went down, so it doesn't seem likely she will want to hurt us.>>29746680As long as you don't think he'd be generally insecure in his abilities. More of a "feeling unneeded as a guard" sorta thing right? Because everyone from the castle is hella strong, except the kids anyway
>>29746689actually depending on the angle she was looking, the position of the wound, and just how far back the skin and shit was peeled, she may have seen our heart
>>29746687>Is it too much if Reinhold hugs or wipes the tears from Mari's face?Yes, we just got downgraded
>>29746695I wanna go home.
>>29746687IT ALL MAKES SEN- no damn it doesn't...I wish
>>29746635I LOVE YOU SYLV, PLEASE FORGET ABOUT REINHOLD.
>>29746695>days start blobbingMy calculations are that when we reach day 50 each day will be at least 200 threads.>>29746703She might slap Rein because he did something stupid, and then might hug him because she cares about him.>>29746708He's dog tier though. Would a hug cause him to lose points? I doubt that.>>29746714Sylviepool?
>>29746630The Sealed King is one hell of a force multiplier, but I don't think Monique's got much more natural potential left to exploit. Greg is apparently still confident in his ability to explode him into little meaty chunks, and he's just a dude who went through the same Arnaud magic swordsman training regimen that we're going through now, and with weaponized bad attitude.
>>29746703of course not generally, but getting bumped up from random soldier to royal guard stuck him in an entirely different league, and when you hear that two of the guys you now hang out with fairly regularly accidentally created a lake when they got into a fight, it makes you wonder just how useful your sword skills, kick ass as they may be, are going to be at that level
>>29746709this is home.
>>29746722How can me make Sylviepool possibleI am curiousand waiting for story posts
>>29746722>My calculations areWould you care to show your work?
>>29746722>he did something stupidWell it wasn't stupid. I don't think that would matter much if she thinks he did it for/because of her anyway.
>>29746740monique hears setsuranka's voicerein hears sylvie's voice
>>29746729Way I see it, the sword skills are a solid baseline to work from but what will really determine how good Reinhold gets is the magic he learns.
>>29746729Okay, the way you say it makes sense to me now.
>>29746600After the doctor is satisfied that there's nothing horribly wrong with you and that the work done to patch you up was suitable, he casts Refresh on you in order to get rid of your soreness (thank God), and gives you a clean bill of health.Shortly after you get dressed (though you wonder who it was that brought you a fresh change of clothes considering that what you were wearing before is in tatters), Sylvie comes back into the room, her face the color of a tomato."So you're all fine now?" Sylvie asks, her glasses fogged up."Pretty much," you reply. "Dunno why they waited so long to cast Refresh on me if it was that easy to stop me from being so sore, though...""Oh, that's so that they can make sure that they patched you up right," Sylvie replies. "If something hurts beyond basic soreness then that means that there's something that's actually wrong with you. That's why they waited until after you were awake to cast it.">[2/?]
>>29746744You do realize that was a crappy joke right?It'd be possible to make an awfully wrong estimative though.
>>29746695IN FIVE MINUTES! MARCONETTI SHALL BLOW UP!
>>29746755It shouldn't be too hard to find a line of best fit though.
>>29746754have we thank our FRIEND yet?
>>29746759I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG!
>>29746749personally, even if i thought i'd wind up super kick ass one day, if i didn't think i'd be able to currently do anything to protect mari's life if shit got serious, i would not think i should have the job, at least not at that point. but thanks to our fight with monique we now know that even if we aren't super kick ass yet, we can still at least fight long enough for her to run
>>29746754she was peeping on us.i'm SURE of it
>>29746770I think Reinhold's entering a blackhole, time seems to be dillating, maybe soon everything will stop.
>>29746777Now that you mention it, me too.
>>29746777
>>29746754We should ask how to do Refresh soon. Seems useful to Reinhold.
>Marianne and Reinhold start talking>Mari is all emotional>Rein explains what we already planned>They hug>Thierri watches and jokes about them datingIs this too much to ask?
>>29746777Can you blame her for wanting to get a look?Reinhold is probably pretty buff, he's spent a fair portion of his life swinging a heavy sword around every day, and is generally a handsome fellow.
>>29746801Yes.
>>29746630I's time for a brutal training regimen.100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and 10km running. Every single day.
>>29746777>>29746786>From lewdest girl to least:>Sylvie, Rana, Luciana, Nicolette, Marianne, Melanie
>>29746801>jokesknowing aquaman, he'll be serious
Rolled 6sylvie should just be a fujoshi
>>29746801You already have about 5 different potential love interests. Why would you want any more?
>>29746812>>29746808>>29746807>aquaman>seriousHe was the only one laughing at Reinhold's puns
>>29746781>Finally git gud enough to think we can fight on par with Monique in a real battle>We end up fighting him again for reasons>ZA WARUDO
>>29746810melon need to be listed twice, once for morning, once for rest of day. morning melon lewd as fuck
>>29746810>melanie as leastYou don't know who you're dealing with hereMelanie is secretly the lewdestRana cannot even compare to the things melanie thinks about.
Rolled 18>>29746815The dice gods frown upon you.
>>29746810pretty sure melanie is the lewdest.you know what they say, it's the ones who talk the less...
>>29746810I feel like you are discriminating against crystalline lifeforms. Explain yourself.
I wonder what Setsu thinks about Monique having shittalked Greg's wife.
>>29746801YesAlso, she needs a friend, not somebody that will crush her icy heart to pieces.
>>29746816more girls for the player base.those poor girls..
>>29746810Morning Melon is the lewdest, she deserves a separate ranking.
Rolled 14>>29746827Do they?>>29746836Melt, thaw her heart out from the frozen hell it is right now. Not break, help.
>>29746829so it's tina?
Know what I suddenly want for rienhold?A dog
Rolled 14I wonder what sort of metal-related spells we'll learn.
>>29746833She facepalms internally every single day over everything Monique do.
>>29746816Honestly, I think she's the most fitting for Rein. That's my opinion since a looong time.
>>29746848I hope we learn the metal variant of the flying spell soon, if only because it's likely to look cool.
>>29746816So far Marianne has the largest following, followed by Luciana.
>>29746754"But if you're ready to go, we can meet up with Uncle Thierri and the others and finally get out of here." Sylvie says."Yeah, I'm getting kind of sick of this place already," you reply. "Just need to get what's left of my sword first, though..."You then walk over to where the broken pieces of your sword are laying neatly on a cloth. The next time you see Takamaru, you should probably thank thank him for that. And just as you carefully wrap the cloth around the pieces so that you can carry it with you, Sylvie races over to you."I'll carry that for you!" Sylvie says."Uh... sure?" you say as you step aside so that she can pick up the bundle. "Was there a reason why you want to do that so badly?""I just feel kind of guilty, is all..." Sylvie blushes. "Don't worry about it.">[3/?]
>>29746861
>>29746862Marianne looks the most like a true end, and we're probably only getting one play-through of this quest, so of course we'd go for that.
>>29746847But Reinhold already is a dog.>>29746852Honestly I just want them to stay friends. Tsundere princess falling for her idiot bodyguard is one of the most boring cliches in the world.
>>29746816A large part of the player base supports seeking a relation with her.
>>29746847Reinhold with a dog would be great. It'd be his best friend and they'd be in perfect sync with each other.They'd eat turkey legs together, guard Princesses together, and gather unwanted attention from girls together.
>>29746875Do you think we could teach it to wield a sword?
>>29746861Maybe Reinhold will become a heavy metal bard with the Fuck Anything (Ex) abilityI also like the idea of magnetism-related flight/levitation.
>>29746861>metal flyingAlso known as falling.
>>29746861I'm curious as to whether Earth/Metal actually HAS a flying spell. Earth magic (of which metal is a subtype in this case) often lacks such spells unless gravity/magnetism are also included under the same heading.
>>29746873But in this scenario it really fits, considering both their back stories, personalities, interactions and the fact some people seem to be avoiding the "easy girls" (not my opinion though)
>>29746882So long as he keeps on missing the ground he's good to go.
>>29746878Probably not, it's a dog. It doesn't have hands.But it would totally join us for morning runs and training drills.
>>29746875and then the dog dies while protecting the fleeing Rein.
I just want Tina route to get all the girls off our cock. Because they would think us crazy and cut it out. Is that too much to ask?
>>29746872>Marianne looks the most like a true endthere are many true ends anon>>29746875help me, this poodle girl won't leave me alone. she ate my poop earlier, i'm not ready for that yet
No, no dog. Monique will just come over and break it.
>>29746889It could use it's mouth.
>>29746886Doesn't stop it from being dull. That's really my only big beef with her, she bores the hell out of me.
>>29746882With style though, Anon.With style.
>>29746878like sif in darksouls? yes please>>29746882airplanes
>>29746878
>>29746902Got it. Hey, we're politely talking about the girls and routes. something evil is afoot
>>29746872true that
>>29746889To be fair, abnormally intelligent animals seem to exist in this setting (a rabbit that actively defends it's owner by attacking people? You'll never see that in real life), not to mention magically uplifted ones.I wouldn't say it's an impossibility, but we'd have to win the dog lottery to find one capable of it.
>>29746916One could say she has a cold heart. damn, this would fit better if we had her sis' pic
>>29746872>>29746892>there are many true ends anonThere are no true ends.Only the end you choose.
>>29746901>>29746912>dog ascends to human intelligence>can live hundreds of years because magic>wields volker's sword and watches over the family grave like a semi immortal hachiko
>>29746927True end is archelon route.Reinhold breaks the fourth wall and romances the QM
>>29746924>we'd have to win the dog lottery to find one capable of it.or use some of our new massive wealth to find one
>>29746869>[4/4]Sylvie then leads you out of the room and down the hallway, passing what you're assuming is the waiting room. Looks like Nicolette and the rest have already headed back to the castle.You end up in a rather lavish area... the royal booth, maybe? Oh yeah, you -are- still at the arena. The King's lounging casually on a chair while it looks like Reya's trying to cheer Marianne up by making odd gestures... is he telling her a story?>wait until you're noticed>make your presence known
>>29746916i accept no pic of Marianne but that now.everything is perfect.
>>29746941>wait until you're noticed
>>29746941>make your presence knownHey everyone what's up gameboys
>>29746941>make your presence known
>>29746941wait.
>>29746934I doubt Arch sis would let him.
>>29746941>>wait until you're noticedi wanna hear/see this story
>>29746924Repede was best and at least with dogs defending their master is a normal thing
>>29746892>there are many true ends anonI think he meant that Mari is the main heroinekind of like Arcueid is for Tsukihime>>29746941>wait until you're noticedlet's see what they are talking about
>>29746941Wait until we're noticed.
>>29746941>>make your presence knownreya clearly isn't cheering her up much, might as well see if letting her know we're okay helps
>>29746956What's his relation with her?
>>29746941"Ahem"
>>29746941>>wait until you're noticed
>>29746941>make your presence known"My princess, my King. I apologize for being late"
>>29746941>wait until you're noticedstand to attention, don't talk unless talked tothey're still royals
>>29746970They're siblings.
>>29746941>wait until you're noticedTry to pay attention to the story. When Marianne notices us be ready to dodge the punch and respond with something witty. Maybe "I preferred it when you greeted me with verbal jabs."
>>29746941>make your presence knownSay hello to the king and the princess.
>>29746980Bad form. You mention the higher ups first and then in order of descending rank.
>>29746941>make your presence knownI'm not even sure why this is important enough to be a choice but just standing around waiting for people to notice us when they're waiting for us to come out is rude.
>>29746992actually with thierri, showing that we're more loyal to his daughter than him would probably impress him. we're hired to defend her from anyone, even him if he tries to hurt her
>>29746941>>make your presence known
>>29746940Well yes, but actual weapon-use is so far outside of what dogs normally do that unless there is some kind of preexisting superdog breed it'd still be searching for a needle in the haystack. Now granted we don't know that there AREN'T people just kinda breeding superdogs in this setting, but it also has never come up and superdogs are fucking awesome so most setting that have them tend to show them off.
>>29746941>wait until you're noticedNot out of some sense of propriety, just because I kind of want to see how Marianne reacts when they notice us.>>29746956>>29746970>>29746984This exchange was way funnier than it had any right to be.
>>29746941>wait until you're noticedBut make yourself obvious. I mean, don't interrupt if they're busy, but wait until you're called over to ... go over.After all, we know Thierri wants to let Marianne marry for love, and she and Reya seem to be getting along well...
>>29747007its not about who you are more loyal to. it is about who has the higher rank. thierri might not care for it but the correct form is to say the higher ranks first.
>>29746941>make your presence knownThe whole reason she and everyone else is out here is to wait for us to come out so let's let them know.
>>29746992Ah, I thought that we would mention the princess first since we're assigned to her as guard (and due to the emotion situation).I'll keep that in mind
>>29746941Step out to easy visibility but don't interrupt.
>>29747016>aren't people breeding superdogs>breeding superdogs>breeding>melanie>Lindwurm farmLINDWURM PET IS GO
>>29747044I really want to make an ice pun, but she'd probably freeze us again.
>>29747044Something something frosty reception.
>>29747044Point back inside."Want to talk?"
Sylvie quietly sits by the door, and you do the same... until King Thierri notices you."Haha, there you are!" Thierri laughs as he strides over to you, patting you on both of your shoulders at the same time (and also putting all of his weight into it). "What did I tell you, Marianne?"He then grabs you by your arms and PICKS YOU UP, casually walking over to his daughter and planting you down beside her."See, he's just fine! So you don't have anything to worry about!" Thierri says with a wide grin."Yeah, Princess..." Reya says. "...there's no need to be all depressed, you know?"But Marianne?She simply glares at you.>Greet the Princess!
>>29747052I think a private chat would be best, yeah.
>>29747056>Hi
>>29747044>>29747056"I apologize for failing, but I definitely am fine, and wouldn't be inclined to risk unhealable injury in a duel."
>>29747044>>29747056Wait, what was the error?
>>29747056>>29747044What's the difference?
>>29747063This
>>29747056"If punching me in the face would make you feel better, feel free."
>>29747056Good afternoon Princess, I apologize for having been napping on the job.
>>29747056Well, we've dealt with the silent treatment before.We should apologise for any inconvenience she suffered due to our wounding and inform her we're ready to resume out duties.
>>29747056"Hello princess. You know i swear some day i'll puzzle out the different meaning behind that stare.Though for now, since i am so dense as you know, please do tell instead of staring at me."
>>29747069>>29747070>no deed to be all depressed
>>29747007It's disrespectful. Also, it doesn't show anything about loyalty, it only shows that they didn't discipline you in the military properly. Also, we're not that devoted to her. We're paid to guard her and sure, she's our friend, but our life does not entirely circle around her. You make it sound like Reinhold is part of some cult when you phrase it like that.
>>29747063definitely this.
>>29747056"Guess I should be the one to break the ice"
>>29747056"... What, no warm welcoming?"
>>29747056Smile"Hello."
>>29747075this, we need our snark
>>29747056"Hey... I'm sorry if I worried you"
>>29747044>>29747075this and'the most dangerous thing that happened to me was that Nico almost crushed me'
>>29747075>>29747079These.
>>29747070>>29747069>>29747064deed instead of needdammit arch, it was so minor...every time>>29747056"Your face tells me I have disgraced you with my defeat. I am sorry princess."Your move
>>29747075That's so unfunny. No
>>29747075I suppose this isn't too bad.
>>29747075This seems fine
>>29747056I like >>29747075Make sure to look her right in the eye and smile.
>>29747056I feel like we should offer her some privacy to talk to us here.
>>29747056sup
>>29747056"Good afternoon, princess. I hope my poor performance didn't cause you undue distress."I can't think of anything that doesn't involve the phrase 'cold shoulder'. Help me out here.
>>29747056"I can see you're upset, but I'm not a mind reader, you know.Talk to me?"
What if PGQ had a /d/ spinoff
>>29747063This. All the others are just terrible. Not every comment we make needs to be a contest in being lame
>>29747056Hey...guess that went pretty bad huh?
>>29747056"I'd make an ice pun to break the ice but i see that you are not in mood for it."
>>29747056"Princess, please say something before I am forced to resort to terrible puns."
>>29747075this with double brow twitch with a wide open smile
>>29747104>>29747079>>29747110These,
>>29747111...all the waifu's had schlongs?
Should we call her by her name or by her title in front of her father?
>>29747111It will be a little horrifying and everyone will have a dick/
>>29747075Yeah, best we can do probably.
>>29747111Marianne would fuck Reinhold in the ass every night.
>>29747116you can't use ice twice in the same quip, that's uncreative!
>>29747111It would be ever so slightly better.
>>29747123she called us by nameI'd say it's fair to do the same.Also all these responses are too jovial, Mari is the one with issues out the butt and she's probably really upset. 'i fucked up lol' probably isn't the way to go here.
>>29747132so nothing changes throughout his life then.
>>29747120Seconding this combination. I don't think now is the time for lame jokes.
>>29747132And then eat him. After dressing him like a girl.
>>29747111Everybody has a dick and a lady's worth is determined by the number and girth of her penises.
>>29747121He said "spinoff" implying something would be different.
>>29747056HUGS
>>29747056Agreeing in general with people who don't want to snark right off the bat, by the way.Save it for once she's started talking a little, at least.
>>29747052>>29747079>>29747104>>29747118>>29747110One of these.
>>29747056I like this.>>29747110
Reminder of these suggestions for later on in this talk"I needed to know I can protect you""It was my choice, you aren't to blame"
>>29747056Don't snark right now. She's mad because she's worried and we should let try to get her to talk to us about that instead of deflecting with a joke like this whole thing was nothing.
>>29747159nono no hugs nono.
Calling it a night here.Thanks for going back to the usual level of posting, it is appreciated.I don't think that I'll be running tomorrow since I need to be up at a retardedly early hour on Saturday, but I might be able to run a Q&A thread about the setting or whatever if you guys are interested.You guys can go ahead and vote on that until this thread dies, I'll check it in the morning.And thanks for playing.
>>29747187thanks for running!
>>29747187;-;night archty for thread(s)
>>29747187Thanks for running, Arch. A Q&A thread sounds pretty interesting.
>>29747187thanks for runningrest well Archelon
>>29747187thanks for the run arch. have a good night.lets just take a day to cool off.
>>29747187Noooooooooooo...
>>29747187Thanks for the thread.I vote 'yes' on the Q&A
>>29747187night arch, thanks for putting up with us
>>29747187Thanks for getting over the trolls, and not letting them ruin things for you and for all your legitimate players.
>>29747187Damn, I was hoping for Marianne's reaction. Goodnight bro, I wouldn't mind that Q&A for sure.
>>29747187'Night bro, looking forward to bombarding you with setting-questions if we do the Q&A.
Aw, I fucked up the archiving. Should have "and ending with a stern glare"
>>29747056>Dont tell me you're about to scold me infront of everyone just as I recovered
>>29747187Thanks for running
>>29747235GODDAMIT, GOD FUCKING DAMMIT. EVERYTHING'S RUINED NOW. CHRISTMAS IS CANCELLED.
>>29747187Thanks man. Fun as always. Good Game bro.
On the subject of dogs: Just because there is no current indication of dog side-character doesn't mean it's impossible for a fucking awesome dog to come out of left field.See: Iggy.Never lose hope.
>>29747434Reinhold does seem like the sort who would find a stray puppy, pet it, feed it a bit because it looked sad and hungry, and then get surprised when it followed him all the way back to the castle and then deciding to keep it. It'd probably never leave his side after that. And every single character would compare the two of them to each other.
>>29747528>Reinhold does seem like the sort who would find a stray bear pup, pet it, feed it a bit because it looked lost and sad and hungry, and then get surprised when it followed him all the way back to the castle and then deciding to keep it. Then he would have a partner for life in the form of a MOTHERFUCKING GIANT BEAR.fify.
>>29747553"Reinhold, that's not a dog, that's a bear. I'm serious.""What? He's just a big puppy. He loves being scratched behind the ear and he followed me home and everything, a bear wouldn't do that."
>>29747528>>29747553>>29747589...or split the difference and make it a dire wolf.
>>29747553>>29747589
>>29748865>Such racism...Not all the bears are same you know? It is more the way they are raised. I am sure Reinhold will help his adopted bear grow into an upstanding citizen.
>>29747187A Q&A session sounds divine.
Is the vote for how to greet Marianne, or whether to run a Q&A thread? If it's the latter, I vote yes. If the former, some variation on these (or another serious, joke-less response):>>29747104>>29747110I think it was mentioned earlier, but I wanted to also add that as one of the "blame Marianne"/be a man Reinhold voters, my primary motivation was several references in earlier threads to Marianne's dislike of nice guys (coupled with a little RL transference, which I know is a no-no but is sometimes unavoidable). She expressed disgust, not casual indifference or annoyance, when we were really nice to her. The kicker for me was that seemingly off-hand comment by (I think) Nico in reference to Millien, something along the lines of "the princess would never like someone who sucks up to her." Girls do not make comments like that casually. I know Arch has said that wasn't his intent, but I wanted to shed some light on why I feel the way I do; I suspect others have similar reasons as well. This didn't come out of nowhere, it came from peoples' interpretation of the story. That interpretation may have been incorrect, so let's settle it in the Q&A thread and move on.
If Marianne gets annoyed about Rein being a nice guy, we can just tell her to deal with it. If she asks why is he acting so nice, then just tell her it's to piss her off. Then she becomes conflicted whether he is a complete asshole or a genuinely nice guy.
