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>>31005936
>B) Go to Annalise's house

Let's show her Pedro!

Rolled 7

>>31005936
>B) Go to Annalise's house

>>31005936
>A) Go to the palace
Shes probably still mad, give her a bit

>>31005981
to be fair, it's been around 2 weeks since we left

>>31005996
Oh right, time skips and stuff, yeah naw go to Anna's, but be ready to let her hit us, a bunch

Rolled 13

>>31006014
It's what girlfriends do

>>31005970
>>31006029
>them prime numbers

>>31005970
>>31005957
You ride Pedro down the streets of the city, catching the eye of many people as you do. It seems horses are not common in town, and draw a bit of attention.

You reach the gates of the house in record time. After tying Pedro up, you approach the gate and enter. The house seems silent, but the only way to know if it's empty is to check, and so you knock. There is no response.

The door opens, revealing a tall and buxom woman with head hair. She smiles when she opens the door, but upon seeing you, it turns to a scowl.

"Oh. It's you. Here to break my sister's heart again, you little rat?"

A) Ask to see Annalise
B) Other

>>31006238
>A) Ask to see Annalise
>B) Mention that she might wanna let her come out to you, you don't want your blood to get all over her house

>>31006267
this

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>>31006267
>>31006238
This

>>31006238
>You ride Pedro down the streets of the city
>After tying Pedro up

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I honestly hope we never do something as retarded as this 'Comfort her? Hell naw I'm a MALE I GOTTA BE FRE HUEHUEHUE' shit ever again

>>31006267
>>31006290
Her face does not change. "I don't know, my mother is away and I don't think we should be letting manure salesmen into the house with her out." You ask again to see her, trying to ignore her comment. "Ugh, you're tenacious. I don't know what she saw in you. Fine, I'll ask around. Anita! Anastasia!" After she calls out, you hear footsteps from around the house. Soon, two more girls enter the doorway. They too are not afraid to express their contempt visually.

"This little boy says he wants to see our poor sister. I think he wants to come crawling back to her." "Well that's just very sad. She doesn't want to see you anymore. She's locked up in her room and she won't open the door for anyone but our mother, so there's no way you're getting in anytime soon." "And besides, you smell like a horse and you look like something the cat dragged in." You are startled when Anastasia steps forward and puts a finger firmly in your face. "You know, there are a lot of good boys in this town who would give their right arm to marry a girl as sweet, smart and beautiful as our sister! We're not about to let some street punk come in and play with her emotions! She doesn't want you back, and we aren't letting you in, so you can just go off with your dirty friend to play with squirrels or dig up gopher holes, or whatever it is Rangers do! Good day!"

Before you can respond, the door is slammed in your face.

A) Give up
B) Knock again
C) Other

>>31006573
>C) Sneak in
those horrible thieves did it, we can too

>>31006573
>C) Other
Climb the house and knock on her window

>>31006573
B) Knock again
C) Other
try again, if not then
>>31006610
>>31006615

>>31006573
>C) Use Pedro to kick down the door

>>31006610
>>31006615
Seeing no alternative, you decide the only way to speak to Annalise is to do so via less than reputable methods. You make your way around the house, to the wall just beneath her window. Using the very techniques Annalise taught you, you scale the wall.

You reach the second floor and peer in through Annalise's window. The shades are pulled closed, so everything you see appears as a faint silhouette. You do, however, spy Annalise sitting on her bed. She appears to be playing with something in her hands, but the shape is too vague to make out.

A) Knock
B) Open the latch
C) Other

>>31006738
>A) Knock

>>31006738
>B) Open the latch
She isn't gonna let us in

>>31006738
>B) Open the latch

>>31006763 agreed

>>31006763
>>31006787

Home invasion is still punishable and I'm pretty sure Anna (mom) isn't gonna be kind with us
I don't blame her...

>>31006800
I just hope the old guy doesn't beat us to death the second he sees us

>>31006821
You mean Donnel?
Well we were him once, so just think, what would you do if you were her dad

>>31006881
Remember that time Donnel killed a god who tried to hurt his waifu? Yeah

>>31006881
or her brother....

>>31006881
Well, were dead

>>31006962
Her brother's probably still too busy playing with the fire mage and the mountain god.
when are we meeting those guys?

>>31006763
>>31006787
You reach over to the window latch and jimmy it open. As you do, you hear shuffling and commotion from inside the room. You finally manage to get the window unlocked, just in time to enter the room and have a doll thrown in your face.

"Ahh! Anastasia! Someone is trying to steal me and feed me to the Wolf King! Ahh!" Annalise hurls doll after doll at you. They are pathetically light.

A) Show her that it's you
B) Tell her to keep quiet
C) Other

>>31007061
>B) Tell her to keep quiet
yeah she already knows its us

>>31007061
>A) Show her that it's you
>C) Make a 'quiet' motion with our hand
>D) Get her doll and hand it back to her

>>31007061
B) Tell her to keep quiet
then
A) Show her that it's you
then
C) Other
get ready for pain

>>31007098
Actually disregard that

this >>31007084 is probably better

>>31007084
>>31007130
You come out from behind the drapes and reveal yourself to Annalise, trying to sign for her to pipe down. You even try to give her doll back to her, but she slaps it out of your hand.

"Anastasia! There's a big, dumb, stupid, ugly, smelly, mean, rotten, smelly jerk in my room and he wants to give me his ugly germs so he can make me marry him because I'll be ugly like him!" The sound of footsteps thunder down the hall toward the doorway.

A) Run
B) Stay
C) Other

>>31007267
>B) Stay
>C) Complain to yourself that she should have hit you by this point

>>31007267
>B) Stay

>>31007267
This is not making it easy for me to forgive those guys who voted before hahah

>>31007352
Welcome to MY magical realm

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>>31007414
Yep, it's written: we're gonna have to bust ourselves to fix this.

unless someone comes and fucks it up again

>I leave last thread early around end of fight scene, hoping and telling others we become an archer and church wasn't really our thing that we needed to learn to live of the land and become stronger.
>Come back and read all that has happened so far
>Could be worse, we just need to get stronger and come back and apologize or have fate meet up with Annalise later
>NOPE
>Currently sneaking into the room of some girl whose "heart we jut broke" and skipped the idea of actually training and learning from Rangers or those Bandits
>Why... just why...

>>31007306
>>31007307
The bedroom door bursts open and all three of Annalise's sisters enter. The fury in their eyes can only be described as 'burning red and unlimited'. You try to plead your case to Annalise, but before you can finish your speech, her sisters produce golden sun symbols from various compartments on their persons. They speak in unison, complex and echoing words that you don't understand. Suddenly a white light flashes and you are sent flying, pinned against the wall. Another light flashes right after, slamming you back down on the floor. A third and final light binds you, pulling your body into a ball and sealing you in an orb of golden energy. Two of the sisters surround you and begin rolling you out of the room while the third kneels by Annalise and takes her in an embrace. The room is out of sight quickly.

They roll you down the stairs, intentionally kicking you so that you bounce, and out into the garden. As you sit, trapped, looking at them, they scowl down at you. "I should have known you'd do something like this. I bet you were in cahoots with that thief girl who robbed us too!" Anita holds her sister back from kicking you with her bare foot. "Calm down, don't give him the satisfaction. I have a better idea. Let's wake up big brother. He just got back from fighting that Black Cultist, he'll love something to plunge daddy's sword into now that he's got it." They both giggle and head inside, leaving you to roll about in the garden. Things look a bit grim.

A) Try to break out of the orb
B) Try to roll somewhere
C) Sit tight and await your fate
D) Other

>>31007663
Rags to Waifu Quest

>>31007671
>C) Sit tight and await your fate
We came here expecting to lose blood, and loosing a lot wont matter

>>31007663
>>Currently sneaking into the room of some girl whose "heart we jut broke" and skipped the idea of actually training and learning from Rangers or those Bandits
>Why... just why...
Because rangers acted like assholes and we were wrong in leaving in the first fucking place.

>>31007671
>C) Sit tight and await your fate

>>31007663
Also, that "live off the land"

the first post of the first thread had him say he didn't't want to live like his dad
also what kind of ranger grows crops instead of hunting?

>>31007671
>C) Sit tight and await your fate
>D) Other

Her window is still open i guess, maybe if we shout loud enough we can apologise

>>31007663
And third motion:
>"heart we jut broke"
Nice work on the quotations, what do you think happens when a little girl has news her friend is leaving, and then when she seeks comfort or help with her other friend the other friend promptly asks to leave too?

Just no

>>31007671
We could be having bandit adventures right about now.
Nope, getting tossed around by teenage girls is more interesting.
>C

>>31007809
We could not be social retards who act like dicks to their friends and just up and leave, specifically in a moment of the friend's emotional instability since she's already sad.

>>31007847
We can't time travel

>>31007663
>>31007809
we basically left the house of what seemed to be an influential, well off family who could help us become paladins

>>31007872
Exactly, so don't complain the consequences to idiocy and teenager mentality suck.

>>31007885
And now we're gonna get stabbed by a influential paladin

>>31007917
who may want to know about the bandit camp and how to get there?

>>31007700
>>31007745
>>31007771
You shut your eyes and try to focus on something else. Leon must be back home by now, training to be a Black Beret, and all you've managed to do is get beaten up by some clerics. Yet somehow, this feels like it isn't the worst thing that could happen to you.

The back door of the house opens. Form it emerges a paragon of a man. His dark red hair, shaved on the sides, hangs down messily. He wears nothing but a pair of red, loose trousers. His bare chest and stomach look to be cut from granite, and much of his body has light scars cut across it. His brown eyes have dark bags beneath them. In his left hand he carries a sword, the same one you saw Annalise's mother wear to mass when you first stayed the night. He approaches you silently, tall and intimidating. It almost seems like the sun serves as his spotlight. He stops just a foot away from you and draws the sword in his right hand. The blade shines in the light, making your heart skip a beat. He touches it to the orb of energy, then draws it back for a powerful thrust.

A) Close your eyes
B) Ask him to wait a moment
C) Other

>>31007970
>C) Don't close our eyes, just accept our fate with courage

>>31007970
>B) Ask him to wait a moment

If we're gonna die, might as well leave Pedro for Annalise.....also inform him of the bandit camp

>>31007745
Live of the land like "hunting", why does everyone assume "live off the land = farming".

Also, I think going back to Lumen after things get hard and because we miss our little girlfriend instead of venturing forward become stronger is just counter productive to the character and story.

>>31007780
Ok, let me revise then then. We destroyed her, and showed her she really didn't mean much when we were willing to just up and leave to go with some drunken ranger to the North at a drop of the hat's notice. Leon and us were probably her only real friend who enjoyed going out and going to adventures and getting beat up with her. And we leave her, and all she really got was like a wave good bye.

If we just decided to stick with our decision and join Leon, join the bandit, or the desert or marshes, I would be okay with that too.

But nope, we go back to Lumen. How we no real self respect or anything? I mean, Annalise was our friend and liked us because we were brave and strong, really warmed up to us when we stood together in the fight and protected her. If we came back years later, she would still have that same respect and see we are still strong and brave, respecting our decision to leave as she grew older. But no, we go back with our tail between our legs, the one thing Annalise didn't probably expect from the guy who used to stand up to thugs at knife point and take on 3+ guys at once.

I am a little peeved.

Just wanted to air my feelings, nevertheless, continue on glorious QM!

>>31007991
You look him in the eye and grit your teeth, ready for what is about to come.

The sword comes in fast and pierces the orb, but stopping just close enough to prick your forehead and draw a tiny drop of blood. He then removes the blade and returns it to it's home. The orb cracks around you, then shatters, releasing you onto the grass. You uncurl your body and stretch out, glad to have your mobility back.You look back up at Annalise's brother, and he is not as cheerful.

"I just sailed two thousand miles to an island where people eat rice for every damned meal, to hunt down a man nearly burned me to death on several occasions, got beaten by the bare fists of a man who smelled of spider-webs, and then had to come back in a vortex of fire that left a smell of sulfur I needed three baths to wash off. And now I get to come home to find out that some urchin from off the street stole my baby sister's heart then crushed it to go live in the woods with a drunkard and his ward, and then he had the STONES to return to my house and harass her in the hopes that she'd by some miracle take him back as her love. Give me a single reason not to fry you like an egg, boy."

A) Apologize
B) Stay quiet
C) Other

>>31008117
>Live of the land like "hunting", why does everyone assume "live off the land = farming".
Specifically because in the first thread you posted growing crops.
If you're the same guy that's been posting since the first one.

>Also, I think going back to Lumen after things get hard and because we miss our little girlfriend instead of venturing forward become stronger is just counter productive to the character and story.
Things weren't starting to 'get hard' really, we could come back and become stronger either way, you mean we didn't become stronger the way of the rangers.

>But nope, we go back to Lumen. How we no real self respect or anything?
It's one thing to have self respect, it's another to act like a dickhole then not try to fix things.
It's not lack of guts to come back and try to fix things, it actually shows guts. Gutlessness would be to run away from this situation

>>31008168
>B) Stay quiet
Don't really have any

>>31008168
>A) Apologise
>C) Other

Tell him that you came to apologise to his sister and that you're not expecting her to forgive you. Tell him what happened in the 2 weeks since you left.

>>31008249
>>31008168
This

>>31008249
Maybe cutting the 2 week thing? He doesn't need our life story

>>31008311
I guess, maybe we can leave in the stuff about fighting the bandits and escaping?...we could say that we came back to let the town guard know....

>>31008249
>>31008259
You let out all the thoughts and feelings you have regarding the situation, and explain all that's occurred within the days since you left with Leon. He seems unimpressed.

You stand staring at one another for a minute or so, and then he simply turns away. As he leaves, he reaches into the band of his pants and grabs something, tossing it over his shoulder. It lands a few feet away from you.

Just before he enters the back door, he calls back to you. "Strawberry banana cake with almonds and cream. And you smell like horse shit." The door slams behind him.

A) Leave
B) Other

>>31008365
>B) Other
Check what he tossed over

>>31008365
>A) Leave
>B) Other
Find somewhere we can wash before we try this again. If it's like ancient Rome there should be a few bathhouses.
Also, I'm back everybody!

>>31008390
>>31008400
These things are agreeable

>>31008365
>>31008400
Oh yeah and grab the cake.

>>31008189
>If you're the same guy that's been posting since the first one.
Same guy, yup. I admit then too, I was wrong about the crop thing.

>Things weren't starting to 'get hard' really, we could come back and become stronger either way, you mean we didn't become stronger the way of the rangers.
>It's one thing to have self respect, it's another to act like a dickhole then not try to fix things.
It's not lack of guts to come back and try to fix things, it actually shows guts. Gutlessness would be to run away from this situation

Both seem kinda related to me.
I agree with you at points of being a dickhole and the greatness, and the fixing things.
Still just coming back without really a plan and winging it (why!?!?!), also we didn't have to do it immediately (not when the wounds are still fresh). We are planning on returning back and making things right, but not alone and not without Leon, and not without a plan.

Plus I feel like we should have either stayed in the first place, or just kept on trucking and had reunion sometime down along the road when the MC is older.

Also the ranger thing; don't really care if it was rangers or bandits (wish we had picked bandits and became like Robin Hood) we learned to become strong from, I just wanted us to keep our head up and keep moving on.

Still nevertheless! We should just continue on! Go forth noble QM!

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>>31008400
> If it's like ancient Rome there should be a few bathhouses.
Even if it's medieval it's gotta have some

>>31008400
also welcome back....i've been here for over 12 hours now lol

>>31008365
>>31008424

He threw a cake? Is that what is happening?
I am slightly confused.

>>31008493
>Just before he enters the back door, he calls back to you. "Strawberry banana cake with almonds and cream. And you smell like horse shit." The door slams behind him.

>>31008493
Maybe he wants us to get him Cake?
Or maybe it's Anna's favourite cake?


I'm gonna need a drink to understand it

>>31008390
>>31008419
You stand and move to the object that he threw. It is a golden coin with the sun minted onto it. That makes three total. You pocket it for now,and leave the garden via the wall.

Back on Pedro, you scratch yourself and stretch your back out again. Being free is good. But now you must decide on what to do next, since going back into the house is likely a terrible idea.

A) Find a place to stay
B) Go into the market
C) Go to the palace
D) Other

>>31008573
>A) Find a place to stay
>>31008521
Maybe it was her favourite cake?

>>31008573
>A) Find a place to stay
>B) Go into the market

Lets get clean and buy that cake

>>31008573
>A) Find a place to stay
>C) Take a bath
>B) Go into the market
And get:
the food he said
some better clothes (but keep the boots we have)

>>31008632
>>31008573

It's supposed to be
D) Take a bath
Sorry

>>31008590
>>31008621
>>31008632
You ride Pedro toward the entertainment district, home to distractions and comforts of all sorts.

There are several inns to rest in when you arrive. The Honeybee offers baths and room service, the White Stag offers baths as well, and seems to be home to a drinking competition on this particular night, and the Wood Beetle claims to have the cheapest prices in town. You have 3 gold and 11 silver.

A) Honeybee (5s, w/ bath 10s)
B) White Stag (3s, w/ bath 7s)
C) Wood Beetle (1s)
D) OTher

>>31008736
>B) White Stag (3s, w/ bath 7s)
Gotta bath

>>31008736
>A) Honeybee (5s, w/ bath 10s)
We have a bit of money, we can afford to get a bath and avoid drunkards.

>>31008736
>A) Honeybee (5s, w/ bath 10s)

We dont want too smell of alochol as well

>>31008770
>>31008736
Hmm actually you're right on this one, drunks might be an issue for a kid

>>31008765
Changing to Honeybee, with bath

>>31008770
Springhead knows what's up

>>31008736
>A) Honeybee (5s, w/ bath 10s)

>>31008770
>>31008796
You ride up to the Honeybee Inn and tie Pedro to a post. The place seems very clean on the outside, with lovely blue paint and batwing doors with heart shaped holes in the front. When you enter, you are stricken by the sweet scent of flowers. The inside is decorated with several sofas and a lounge chairs, all of which look terribly comfy to sit in. You focus on your business, and approach the front desk. The woman behind the counter, an older but very distinguished looking madam with a great bosom peers down at you through horn rimmed spectacles.

"Oh my word. I never thought I'd see the day. Well, coin it coin. What will it be, dear." You ask for a full bed and bath. She smiles and laughs to herself. "All right then, just look over this menu and sign at the bottom." She hands you a folded bit of paper, which of course you cannot read. You tell her as much. "That is a bit of a problem. Ah, but I can tell you just by the look in your eye. Not to worry, I'll have it sorted out by the time you wash up." You thank her and pay her the ten coins. She hands you a key with a wooden plate hooked onto the end. Thankfully you know the numeral for 9, and head upstairs.

You find your room behind a red door. Inside it looks just as cozy as it did below. The bed is large and soft, and there is a wardrobe in the corner. You also see a door that leads to a large tub. Judging by the smell of steam, the bath is already prepared. Is must fill via a mechanism behind the desk.

A) Have the bath now
B) Get some rest
C) Unpack
D) Other

>>31008997
>A) Have the bath now

>>31008997
>A) Have the bath now

we can go get that cake as soon as we're done

>>31008997
>B) Get some rest
Have the bath in the morning, just to make sure we're fresh when we go back.

>>31008997
Rags what time is it in-story?

>>31008997
D) Other: Hide our shit in room, never hurts to be cautious
A) Have the bath now

>>31009022
>>31009045
You drop your sack and enter the bathroom.

There is a large tub here, filling with hot water as you come in. There are bottles of odd liquids, all fragrant when you open them. Not being able to read, you assume they must just be a variety of soaps to cover the desires of all patrons. Once the tub is full, you strip down and step in. The hot water is soothing on sore muscles. You can already feel the stress melting away. You simmer for a few minutes before dunking your head in and start scrubbing your hair. The water doesn't become nearly as murky as the first time you bathed at Annalise's, but there is some trace of dirt. There not being any soap, you are forced to pick a bottle at random. You narrow it down to the three most masculine looking bottles.

A) Green stuff, smells like mint
B) Red stuff, smells like sunflowers
C) Blue stuff, smells like wood
D) Purple stuff, smells like roses
E) Skip the soap

>>31009086
2 o'clock, or thereabouts

>>31009177
>B) Red stuff, smells like sunflowers
As far as i know, they dont have much of a scent

>>31009177
>B) Red stuff, smells like sunflowers

>>31009177
>B) Red stuff, smells like sunflowers

>>31009225
>>31009250
>>31009251
You pour some of the red stuff into your palm. The smell is subtle, but pleasant. It lathers up nicely as you apply it, and you get your whole body and even your hair.

As you are rinsing, you hear the door of your room open. A woman's voice cries out. "Room service sir! Oh, you're washing? Would you like it in the tub, or the room?" You realize that this must be the selection from the menu you couldn't read. Seeing as it came with the bath, you don't see much reason to turn it down.

A) Tell her to leave it in the room
B) Tell her to bring it in here
C) Tell her you don't want it

>>31009416
>A) Tell her to leave it in the room

>>31009416
>A) Tell her to leave it in the room

>>31009416
Does it cost extra?

>>31009416
What is she leaving for us?

>>31009490
>Seeing as it came with the bath, you don't see much reason to turn it down.

>>31009509
Hotels and airlines can never be trusted

>>31009444
>>31009453
You tell her to leave it in the room while you finish up. She doesn't respond, but you assume she complies when the door shuts again. You go back to washing.

When you finish your bath, you emerge from the tub and drain the water. There is a small towel ready for you, which you use to dry off as best you can. There is also an adult sized bathrobe. It likely won't fit you well, but it's your only available clean clothing.

A) Put on the robe
B) Au natural
C) Dirty clothes

>>31009655
>A) Put on the robe

>>31009655
>C) Dirty Clothes
While we're looking for the cake, we might as well get some clean clothers

>>31009655
>A) Put on the robe

>>31009693
Yeah, I said the same before, don't wanna go ragged there

>>31009672
>>31009696
You slip on the bathrobe and tie the band around the waist as best as you can. It is quite loose, but at the same time wearing it makes you feel highly sophisticated. You exit the bathroom and enter the bedroom.

You are surprised to find a cleric waiting for you. Her strawberry blonde hair is tied into two long braids, and she smiles warmly as you emerge from the steamy tub.

"Hello sir, I've been expecting you. I see that you've just washed, so if you like we can begin the service. I do hope you enjoy yourself, I have been practicing my anointment since I was very young. Just sit next to me and we'll start." She pulls up a small tray of bottles, colored from red to yellow and all tones in between. She pops the cork on one and runs it under her nose, giggling as she seals it up again.

A) Sit
B) Other

>>31009655
>C) Dirty clothes

Gotta buy that cake son, leave it at house and go off and actually train and move story along

>>31009835
>A) Sit
I'm 12 and what's this

>>31009835
>A) Sit

>>31009835
>>31009847
Also
>B) Ask what she's doing

>>31009835
>>31009847
>B) Other
What's going on?

>>31009847
>>31009874
You shrug and climb upon the bed beside her. She opens one of the bottles and drips a bit of the contents into her palm. She then turns your head to face forward, scooting in behind you as she grabs a hold of your shoulders with firm hands. She applies the fragrant stuff to your neck and shoulders, gentle and yet firm. Something begins to feel odd about this process. She continues, eventually working down to your upper back, into the robe.

A) Say nothing
B) Other

>>31010029
>B) Other
"W-what is this?"

>>31010029
>B) Other
Ask for advice about how to handle the Annalise situation.

>>31010075
>>31010074
>>31010029
Mix these

>>31010029
>>31010092
YES

>>31010074
>>31010075
Unsure of what's going on, you ask her what this is about.

"Shh, I know you're nervous, I can feel it in your muscles. This must be your first time. But you're such a tall, broad boy. Oh, I'm sorry, you're a man now, aren't you. Or soon, at the very least. I bet the girls are already slipping you notes and giving you cookies, aren't they. Just relax, I promise this will only feel pleasant for you so long as you let me do all the work. If there's anything you want to talk about, I'm here to listen. Tell me everything, I give you my word you'll feel better"

You feel at ease. There is a sort of warm feeling building in you. Her words are gentle, and soothing. You let go of your stress, and begin confessing your thoughts to her, as well as telling her the story of Annalise and Leon.

"I see. It is hard for a man your age. You must choose a path in life, but no path is clear. They are all overgrown and ever winding. Love especially, is very hard. I know. But, something tells me this girl still wants you to be a part of her life. Time heals all wounds, even wounds of love." She begins slipping your robe down and moves her hands to your lower back and ribs. The room seems to be getting hotter, the steam from the bath must have seeped in somehow. "You're a strong boy, I can feel it in the heat of your body. I think if you try, you truly will achieve greatness. Now, lay back and we can move on."

You nervously relax into her lap. She presses her hands down onto your chest. Suddenly, as she moves toward your stomach, the world seems to snap back into place. You recall the day your father made you watch two horses at a ranch near your home. Three years ago, it made no sense, but now everything is all too clear. You can feel yourself tensing up.

A) Relax
B) Other

>>31010369
>B) Other
Excuse ourselves, grab our stuff, and get going, leave her a tip (2 silver ?) and apologize.

>>31010369
How old is he again?

>>31010426
You don't have 2 silver

>>31010450
more than 10 13

>>31010586
Inventory sitrep?

>>31010426
>>31010369
>>31010586
Alright changing it to
>B) Ask what she's doing again to make sure it's not 'that'
>if it really is 'that' apologize, say we weren't aware, get our stuff, give her a tip and leave?

>>31010619
3 gold, 1 silver, 3-foot pole, sack, compass

>>31010637
>>31010426
Realizing what is happening here, you sit up and hop down from the bed. You fix your robe, apologizing to the woman for the misunderstanding.

"Whatever, kid. I get paid either way." She picks up her tray and exits the room. You breath a sigh of relief, and quickly change back into your rags and boots. You run downstairs and to the front desk, explaining to the woman what occurred.

"Oh, I'm sorry, kid. Guy walks into a house of vice with a pocket full of coins and I can only assume. No refunds, but the room is still yours for the night, so keep the key for now." You sigh and thank the woman. You then head outside to breath in some fresh air and clear your head. The afternoon has started to cool.

A) Find a tailor
B) Find a pâtissier
C) Other

>>31010369
>A)Relax

Shhh, shhh let it happen.

>>31010745
>A) Find a tailor
Clothes first, taking the cake first could be problematic

>>31010745
>A) Find a tailor

>>31010745
Awwww we should've fucked the prostitute

>>31010785
>>31010794
You mount Pedro, and begin asking folks around town where you can find a clothing shop. They point you to a place not far from the inn.

You enter the store and hear the squeaking of a spinning wheel in the background. There are all sorts of things on display, mostly wool, some cotton, and some leather. A simple outfit would be cheaper than even a silver coin, but it has no real pizzaz. Browsing you also find something nicer, a vest and bracer affair that seems to be meant for parties, but would provide decent protection against blunt force. Finally, there is a true set of party clothes. Costing two gold coins, these would allow you to stand out anywhere.

A) Cheap clothes (.1s)
B) Nice clothes (1s)
C) Fashionable clothes (2g)"

>>31010924
Option B, the nice clothes

>>31010924
>B) Nice clothes (1s)

>>31010965
>>31011007
You purchase the nicer clothes and put them on in the fitting room. They are a little loose, but you expect to grow into them soon enough. You pay, and walk out with your old ragged clothes, which smell of horse, blood and sweat.

A) Toss them away
B) Keep them

>>31011028
>B) Keep them
You never know, do put them inside a sack or something

>>31011028
>B) Keep them

>>31010924
>D) Durable/Practical Clothes and a cloak

>>31011028
>B) Keep them

>>31011035
>>31011039
>>31011118
You stuff the ragged clothes into your sack. You are down to 3 gold pieces, but it may be possible to sell somethings for money if you really need to. At any rate, you're clean and polished, and feel quite confident with the help of that kind woman who you realize only now was not actually a cleric.

A) Go back to the inn
B) Go somewhere else

>>31011219
B) Find a pâtissier
Gotta go get a cake for Anna.

>>31011219
>B) Ask around how does one join the church
>C) Go look for the cake

>>31011219
B) Find cake, and get stuff for a long journey to "find ourselves"

>>31011255
Again with the help of the locals, you sniff out a cake shop with a good reputation. You need to go halfway across town, but you do find it.

The place seems to by run by an old woman and her students. They are kind enough, and allow you to browse the shop at your leisure. You try your hardest to recall what Annalise's brother said. Sadly there are no cakes here that match the exact specifications. When you talk to the old woman, she says she is willing to prepare the cake, but it won't be ready until tonight. On top of that, it will cost a gold coin.

A) Cough it up
B) Decline

>>31011375
>A) Cough it up
It's worth it.

>>31011375
>A) Cough it up

>>31011358
>a long journey to "find ourselves"
You're gonna exactly the same shit we've just been through aren't you

>>31011375
A) Cough it up


>>31011375
Nope, I just want to get us as far away from our "little girlfriend" as possible. We are a "mam" (or at least that's what the nice lady at the inn said), I liked the idea of going out and doing shit, especially with the bandits.

What fucked it up really was how went about leaving and the fact we came back so soon.

>>31011464
Might as well not get the cake, because going with the bandits pretty much puts you at odds with the church.
Plus leaving again, so soon after leaving and coming back?
You either don't know how people work or you really don't care if you think they'll forgive him a second time, specially if he comes back just for a little then goes "NOPE GOTTA GO LEL"

Seriously

>>31011387
>>31011388
>>31011464
You hand over one of the gold sun coins from your pocket. The old woman inspects it, looking somewhat confused. Still, she takes it and writes you up an order ticket, noting that the cake is yours. You thank her, and go on your way.

The cake will be ready tonight, but it's still the afternoon. You should find something to do in the meantime.

A) Rest at the inn
B) Other

>>31011511
>A) Rest at the inn
>B) Ask the inn owner if she knows what's up with the sun coins

>>31011502
>>31011464

tl;dr
If we leave again now we'll break it permanently.

>>31011529
Seconding this.

>>31011502
>>31011464
Guess we are stuck in this town then.
Man, I just wanted to adventure and shit. Should have never gone back to Lumen in the first place.

>>31011645
>Man, I just wanted to adventure and shit.
We can still adventure, but acting like a dickwad to people and then not understanding that doing the exact same thing again will be way worse is bordering... I don't even know anymore.

>>31011511
>>31011529
>>31011577
Thirding

>B) Also we should drop off the cake, don't know how perishable the baked goods are in this world...

>>31011691
Cake's not done yet, anon.

>>31011529
>>31011577
>>31011691
You return to the inn. You find the owner flipping through a book at the desk. She greets you as you enter, and you approach her, inquiring about the sun coins. She takes one and examines it.

"Ho! This is old money, kid. Ancient. The clergy used to use them as ritual objects. There are a lot of myths about them, like being able to speak to people over long distances with them, or being able to grant wishes, but who knows if any of that is true. You never see them change hands in a place like this. What we do doesn't technically qualify as whoring, but the clergy doesn't like us anyway." She hands the coin back to you, leaving you unsure about it's true meaning.

A) Ask something else
B) Rest

>>31011828
>A)
Ask if she knows how we join the church

>>31011854
You ask her if she knows anything about joining the clergy.

"Oh yes. My brother tried to join once, back when he had a spine. They have some sort of saying, something about virtue. Now what was it...Honor? No, no. Valor! Yes, "Valor, Compassion, and...hm...Honesty! That was it. Valor, Compassion, Honesty. Truth, Love, and Courage. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but it's something to do with that. That's all I really know."

A) Ask something else
B) Rest

>>31011936
>B) Rest

>>31011936
Thank her and
>B) Rest

>>31011936
Wait, we got one coin from the old man, one coin from the brother, where did we get the first coin again?

>>31011996
Oh nevermind I checked it, we had it in the first place.

I've got a feeling it's better if we trade the bakery store woman,
give her our 'non sun' coin
and get back our sun coin

>>31011942
You thank the woman for her help and head upstairs for a short rest. When you awake, night is just fallen.

You trod down the stairs, passing by some a maid and a woman dressed in lingerie and cat ears. It does seem odd, but you shrug and head outside to find Pedro. You mount him proudly and ride to the cake shop. The cake is freshly cooled and decorated when you arrive. The woman packs it in a carrying box for you, and recommends you eat it within the week to enjoy it's moisture. You thank her and exit, cake in hand.

A) Go to Annalise's house
B) Go somewhere else

>>31012037
>B) Go somewhere else
Go back to the cake woman before, apologize, and ask if she couldn't switch the sun coin for a normal gold coin (the one we got from before we got into town)

>>31012037
>A) Go to Annalise's house

>>31012053
You had three gold coins, and they were all sun coins

>>31012083
Including the one we had from the first thread, back in the ranch?
Why did dad have a sun coin

>>31012097
I'm pretty sure you spent that coin

>>31012117
Eh
so
>A) Go to annalise's house

>>31012055
>>31012163
You ride back to Annalise's house. As you round the corner, you are in time to see her family exiting. All of them, dressed sharply, seem to be heading up to the palace, likely for some sort of event. Annalise isn't with them. You decide to lay low until they pass, to maximize your chances.

Suddenly, her brother stops. He turns around and looks in your direction. You duck down behind Pedro, hoping he didn't spot you. When you look again, they are on the move. It seems clear.

You approach the house. The door is likely locked, and the maid won't be in if you remember correctly. Then again, she might be charged with watching over Annalise while the rest of the family is out.

A) Knock
B) Find another way in

>>31012325
>B) Find another way in
Back to her window we go.

>>31012325
>A) Knock
And pray that Anna be the one to answer it

>>31012347
>>31012325
How're we taking the cake up there?

>>31012366
Leave it on the ground, go up to knock on her window, try to convince her to let us in, drop down and come in with the cake.

>>31012394
Maybe find some garden table to put it in?
The worst place to put a sweet is the ground

>>31012404
It's in a box, but I guess we could find a table.

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>>31012421

Don't underestimate ants, brother!

>>31012347
You set the cake down on the ground gently. You don't want to gamble on this, so you mover around the side of the house and find Annalise's window. You shake yourself loose and start climbing. The clothes you bought make it much harder to scale the wall, but you power through and make it to the window. You peer in and see Annalise. She is playing with a set of dolls, one of them dressed in a white robe, and the other in burlap. She doesn't notice you as of yet.

A) Knock
B) Open the latch

>>31012522
>A) Knock

>>31012522
>A) Knock

>>31012534
>>31012544
You rap on the window, catching Annalise's attention. She seems startled, stuffing the dolls beneath her pillow before looking over to see you. Her face turns to a frown again. He wipes her hands and walks over to the window, unlocking it and pulling it open just a crack.

"What do you want? My brother is home, so go away or I'll get him to throw you out again."

A) Tell her you just want to talk
B) Tell her you know she's by herself
C) Other

>>31012575
>A) Tell her you just want to talk
>C) Apologize for what we did and explain we don't expect her to forgive us, we wanted to try and get the three of us together but ended up just hurting her
See how things go from there

captcha: love ryiins

>>31012611
seconding

>>31012611
>>31012621
You do your best to explain the circumstances as well as your reasoning while dangling fifteen feet above the ground.

"Anita says that you're just a heartbreaker and and ledger, so I shouldn't listen to what you say because you only want me as arm candy. And even if I don't know what that means, I would never let you lick me because that's gross!" Annalise attempts to slam the window shut.

A) Stop her
B) Keep knocking
C) Other

>>31012698
>B) Keep knocking

>>31012698
>B) Keep knocking
>C) Other
"Also, I've got something for you downstairs"

If she still doesn't let us, we can just give her the cake and come again tomorrow.

>>31012714
>>31012722
When the window slams shut, you sigh and knock again. Annalise opens the window, and looks at you in annoyance. You tell her that you at least want to give her the gift you brought to make amends.

Her faces tightens up as she thinks. Finally she agrees to meet you at the door, and shuts the window. You shimmy back down and make your way over to the door, picking up the cake box and wiping off a few ants that were inspecting it. Annalise opens the door cautiously, peeking out with one eye at first, then slowly widening the entry. You show her the box, and she reaches out to open it. There is a visible change in her disposition, from disgruntled to ecstatic. She steps outside in her bare feet and looks into the box. She looks up and asks how you knew her favorite cake, licking her lips already.

A) Tell her about her brother
B) Tell her it was a lucky guess
C) Other

>>31012799
>B) Tell her it was a lucky guess
Remember to thank Leman later though.

>>31012799
>A) Tell her about her brother
>C) Tell her we'll come back tomorrow if she doesn't want to talk today

>>31012819
>tfw remember wolfbro
>tfw no wolfbro
Leman was truly the best wolf. he deserves more things named after him.

>>31012833
>we name everything we can 'Leman' from now on

>>31012819
You tell her you only guessed, but it's clear from the look on her face that she doesn't believe you.

She stares at the cake a while longer, soaking in the sight of it. Once she's done, she seals the box. "Put the cake down and close your eyes. I'm going to hit you as hard as I can."

A) Do it
B) Don't do it

>>31012872
>A) Do it

>>31012872
>A) Do it

>>31012880
>>31012893
You set the cake on the floor beside you, gently. You then turn back to Annalise and shut your eyes tight, bracing for the impact, unsure of where or how it will arrive.

You feel a warmth press against you, and two skinny arms wrap around your back. "Don't open your eyes. Don't look at me right now." You keep them closed as Annalise presses her face into your shoulder. You can almost feel her heartbeat, and her warm breath on your neck clashes against the chill night air.

"You're a stupid, ugly, dirty, mean jerk. I hate you. Don't leave without my permission again or I'll send Leman after you." She pulls away, and just as you open your eyes her fist collides with the bridge of your nose, knocking you on your rear. "Cmon, I want cake." You sit rubbing your nose and checking for blood as Annalise enters the house.

The two of you sit on the kitchen floor as you eat. Annalise is quiet, but you can see the signs of a smile trying to break through her cold exterior.

A) Ask her if she's alright
B) Ask what she's been up to
C) Other

>>31012965
>B) Ask what she's been up to
>C) Tell her about Pedro and any other cool tidbits she might find interesting

>>31012989
I mean, we know she isn't alright, so it's kind of a moot point.

>>31012965
>B) Ask what she's been up to
>>31013003
Yeah, same thought here.

>>31012989
Somehow the two of you get caught up in light conversation that carries on long after the cake slices are gone. Time flies by while you catch up, telling her all about the mountains, the bandits, and Pedro. Slowly her smile shines through, and things feel like they're back to normal. Suddenly there is noise from outside. Annalise goes to the window to check what's going on. She jumps back and runs over to you, grabbing you by the collar and pulling you up.

"My family is coming home, and my dad is here! You have to hide or my sisters will tell on you and we'll get in trouble!" She shoves you out the kitchen door and into the hall. "I'll distract my dad, I do it all the time when my sisters are sneaking boys around so I'm good at it. Hurry up and hide!" She dashes away to the front door. You hear it open, and your heart begins to race.

A) Bathroom
B) Annalise's room
C) Guest room
D) Leman's room

>>31013037
>B) Annalise's room

>>31012965
>C)Tell her what has happened to us so far and about Leon, and anything interesting

>D'awww, okay I am glad now that we came back to Lumen

>>31013037
>B) Annalise's room

>>31013048
>>31013070
You make a dash for Annalise's room as heavy footsteps and laughter chase you down the halls. When you arrive, you close the door as quietly as you can. Every creak of the floorboards feels like a siren, attempting to alert the household to your presence. You begin to hear footsteps coming down the hall, but are unsure where they're headed. You can hardly breath.

A) Get under the bed
B) Hide in the trunk
C) Hide in the wardrobe
D) Catch your breath

>>31013105
>B) Hide in the trunk

>>31013113
You pop open the trunk at the foot of the bed. It's packed with ragdolls of all sorts, all wearing different outfits and topped with different hair, etc. You hop in and shut the lid, hoping that nobody will think to check for you. Minutes go by without anything happening. Finally, the door to the room opens, and someone enters.

"Finally. Why does my life have to be so difficult?" It sounds like Annalise. "Well at least now I can finish my story. Let's see, Helga...Gwyndolin, and...where is Francesca? Oh right she's in-" the lid to the chest opens and Annalise peers in. She is startled by you, clearly, and has to swallow a scream. "What!? Why are you in there?!" She places a hand on her chest and takes deep, slow breaths.

A) Tell her you panicked
B) Tell her it seemed like the safest place
C) Other

>>31013163
>B) Tell her it seemed like the safest place
>C) Ask what's wrong about being in the trunk

>>31013163
>A) Tell her you panicked
>B) Tell her it seemed like the safest place

>>31013174
>>31013182
You tell Annalise that it was a rash decision in a moment of panic. She asks why you didn't just leave the house entirely. You have no response. You try to bring up the trunk, but she only orders you out and out of her room. With little else left to do, you comply and squeeze out of her window. You say goodnight just before shimmying down to the ground and making your way back to Pedro.

As you turn the corner to the post where you tied her, you are stricken silent, frozen in place. A tall, aged man in white robes and armor stands next to Pedro, petting her mane. She leans into him, as if asking for more affection. The man's face is wizened and quite rough, but you can almost certainly see a resemblance between him and Leman. There is only one assumption to be made. He looks over to you, and for a brief second you feel as though your body heats up. He lets out a short chuckle under his breath, and walks toward you. You brace yourself, but nothing happens, and he walks by. You spin around to see him, and he turns back as well. His eyes lock yours in place, unable to look away.

"Tomorrow morning." His voice is somewhat gruff, but still kind. "The palace at sunrise. Be ready." With that, he turns away and makes for the house.

>>31013269
Gonna stop here for tonight. Will pick it up in a few hours when I'm rested. If someone will be kind and archive in case the thread falls off, I'd be very grateful. If this thread is still around when I wake up, I'll use it. If not, I'll start a new one. Bump it if you're around, so we don't have to spread the story out over too many entries.

Thanks to everyone who played today, I love you all.

Description: Hugs, cake, and dollies

>>31013269
Archived

Also give me a sec I'm getting an image here

>>31013298
Love you too man, see you tomorrow.

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>>31013304
>>31013298
Does Old Donnel perhaps look like Old Altair?

>>31013319
That's actually not far off. Lose the hood and add a sword.

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>>31013345
Nice to know.

On a related note, AC's got some pretty cool aesthetic

>>31013370
Bumping before I sleep. See you folks in the morning.

>>31015862
YAY

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>>31015862

>>31013269
You wake in the Honeybee inn, groggy and slightly confused. There is but one tiny window in the room, but even now there is no light pouring into it. You slap yourself to regain your senses, then step out of bed.

You make your way to the bathroom to splash water on your face, as well as try your hardest to fix your hair into something resembling a kempt status. This is not entirely successful. With all that done, you head out your bedroom door and make your way down the stairs to the lobby. The inn is quiet now, and not even the lamps burn. The air itself is chilly, rattling you to your very bones. When you emerge from the batwing doors, stepping out into the world, you can see the faint blue of a sky that will soon light with cosmic fire. There are no sounds, not even birds to ruin this pure perfection.

You pet Pedro before mounting her. You feel like you may have started growing fond of this creature. The two of you start off at a low trot, and soon are galloping through the clear streets of the city, feeling the cold morning air tear against your skin. In your mind, it seems like the claws of the world are tearing away your past life, in preparation for what is to come.

You dismount near the golden gates of the holy palace. The armored guard is absent, but the gates are open. You take this to mean you are invited in. As you enter, you hear a heavenly choir of voices in all ranges, singing in harmony. The words mean nothing to you, and yet they evoke a feeling of peace and love. So much so that you start tearing up the closer you get. The center walkway of the chapel is lined with tall candlesticks, each draped in banners bearing the sun's mark and holding three candles, each carved with a word you cannot read. At the end of the hall there stands the bishop, a raven haired woman in red robes, holding a golden chalice. Beside her is the man you saw last night, holding in front of him a white cloth with the sun's mark.

>>31016099
You slowly approach the end of the aisle, nervously watching the two even as they bow their heads in prayer. When you reach them, you are told to kneel, and you do.

"Child who has come here today." The woman speaks. "You have come seeking guidance from the light of the father above. This light can warm, and it can burn. Its burden is not meant for those who are not willing to allow the flames of righteousness consume their very body, to fuel the light and drive back the dark. By drinking from this chalice, you accept the burden of holy fire, and all the tasks set before you by the church in the name of the Father. Make your choice now, knowing that it cannot be undone."

She kneels and holds the chalice out before you. You place your hands on it and look into the water within. It sparkles, even with no sunlight. Yet, something about it looks surprisingly cold.

A) Drink
B) Don't drink

>>31016149
>A) Drink

We gonna be Paladin soon

>>31016149
>A
It's time to fulfill our destiny.

>>31016163
>>31016192
The water is cool as it trickles down your throat. When it hits your stomach, the world around you begins to swirl out of control. You hold on to your senses as long as you can. The old man approaches, and drapes you with the white cloth. You feel a tremendous and relaxing warmth engulf your body. Slowly, things go dark.

You find yourself in a void, completely lacking in any light or purpose. Then, there are three lights, each shining down on one tool of the church. A sword, a shield, and a golden symbol. They present themselves, lashing out against the dark. You can feel the void trying to drag you back, away from the light, but surely you can reach one of the tools in time. You extend your hand.

A) Sword
B) Shield
C) Symbol

>>31016245
>B) Shield

>>31016245
>B) Shield

>>31016264
The next three years pass. Days, to months, to seasons. The church takes you in, gives you a bed, three meals a day, and teaches you. You learn to read the common tongue, as well as count all the way up to the sixth power. They teach you the sword, and how to carry yourself in battle. You are not truly a paladin yet, and so your armor is not prepared, but all the same you can feel yourself grow in strength and stature. It all leads to the day of the sunrise festival.

You wake, groggy and slightly confused. The common room is already bustling as the other men pull on their clothes and leave for business around town. You search your head, wondering if there isn't something you need to do, but nothing comes to mind. You get out of bed anyway. and slip into your boots. At the least you must perform morning prayer, sometime before breakfast.

A) Eat
B) Pray
C) Wash
D) Other

>>31016345
>C) Wash
then
>B) Pray

how old are we now Rags?

>>31016360
You head toward the baths. The large room, tiled in white with three great basins of endlessly flowing water, is as usual occupied by the other men of the order. People of the cloth are taught to have no shame of their bodies, but even so you don't love having to use a communal bath. You step in for a soak and a scrub, letting the hot water soothe you.

A) Hurry and get it done
B) Stare into the water's surface

16 and before you ask she's 14 and he's 18

>>31016406
>B) Stare into the water's surface

wait, so are we 16, or is leon 18?

>>31016428
You look down into the reflective surface of the water. The image before you is one that still seems strange. Gone is the thin, boney farm boy that first came to this city. Staring back from the water is a tall, broad man of 16, with sun kissed skin and a true man's hair. You still catch yourself admiring your bulging muscles from time to time, those that the paladins have worked so hard to carve onto you. Though this body is usually hidden beneath robes and light armor, you feel powerful just the same. In fact, you've already begun to catch up to some of the others in terms of brute strength. In a few years, you will be able to outdo Pedro at hauling weight.

You emerge from the tub after washing and dry off, before dressing in your robes and boots. You then head to the chapel for your morning prayer. That done, you have the morning to yourself. You feel a bit peckish, and there seems to be something you need to do today, but for the life of you you can't recall what it is.

A) Eat in the mess hall
B) Eat in town
C) Other

Money: 15 gold
Items: Robes, pendant
Storage: Zweihander

>>31016541
>A) Eat in the mess hall

Maybe some our fellow paladins-in-training can help us remember

>>31016580
You make your way to the mess hall for a quick meal. You receive your tray and look around for a seat. The paladins tend to sit together, being that they spend so much time in a group, moreso than any of the other sects. You find a spot within the crowd and have a seat. Most of the men are talking about jewelry for some odd reason, but you don't seem to be able to get a word in edgewise. The women on the other hand are busy conversing about dresses and armor, a topic you know little about and don't feel confident butting into. All in all, it's a quiet meal, but an entertaining one.

You stand up and prepare to take your tray to the bin, when something bumps into your back. You turn and see Annalise, as well as Anita. Anita smiles bashfully for some reason, while Annalise stutters, trying to force out words.

"O-oh, I didn't see you. Hi! That is, good m-morning. Um. Hi. Um, are you going anywhere today? I mean what are you doing today? I mean, how are you? Are you going anywhere today?" Something about her seems very off, but you've learned it's often best to simply ignore these sorts of things with Annalise.

A) "I'm probably going to get a workout in, and see what I feel like from there."
B) "Nowhere in particular."
C) "Don't you two eat breakfast at home?"
D) Other

>>31016706
>B) "Nowhere in particular."
>D) Other

Ask if she has plans

>>31016777
Agreed

>>31016777
Also, dem trips.

>>31016777
You tell Annalise that you didn't have anything special planned. This seems to take the wind out of her sails. To recover, you ask if she intends to do anything interesting.

"Oh, no. I was just going to stay in my room, I guess. You know, all alone. Because my sister and mom have such a big day planned. But I'm fine in my room, really. Maybe I'll help dad in the garden. Normal, boring, every day things that I can do every normal day of the year. Yeah." You really feel like Annalise is trying to tell you something, but she was never good at dropping hints. As she continues to babble, your mind wanders.

Annalise has grown considerably since you first came. She is still a bit on the short side, but she is no longer what one would call scrawny. As you suspected years ago, she has begun to inherit her mother's matronly figure, with generous hips and a modest bust. She is still nowhere as grand and 'bountiful' as her sister Anastasia, but time changes things.

Soon you notice that she has stopped talking, and looks down at the ground, moving the dust with her foot. Anita looks at you expectantly.

A) "Well, you know where to find me if you want to do something."
B) "Are you sure there's nothing on your mind?"
C) Other

>>31016969
C. I'm forgetting something important, aren't I?

>>31016969
>C) Other
Tell that you need to sort something out straight after you eat, and you'll drop by as soon as its over

>>31017058
We forgot her birthday or something like that didn't we

>>31017058
it's probably some festival

>>31017082
Probably.

>>31017058
Now I think about it, add asking for today's date

>>31016969
Sup guys, I guess the first C gets my vote

>>31017058

>>31017187
Wrong trip

>>31017058
>>31017187
You ask her if there's something important that you don't remember. Suddenly she tightens up.

"Ugh. No. Shut up, you jerk." She throws a wild fist, hitting you square in the chest. You feign pain, not having the heart to tell her that her punches have long since stopped hurting you. "I'm going home, you can do whatever." Annalise turns on her heels and strides away. Anita looks back at you, calls you a rude name, and chases after her. You still can't seem to recall what she's upset about, but there is something just behind mental fog. It does feel sort of important, but if it really was wouldn't you have remembered? At any rate, wasting the day won't accomplish anything.

A) Train
B) Go into town
C) Other

>>31017295
>B) Go into town

If it's a festival we'd find out easily

>>31017295
Go into town, get her some flowers, and hit our forehead until we remember what it was

>>31017338
>>31017295
This, get her some Sunflowers.

I'm betting it's the anniversary of the day we met or some general event like a festival

>>31017355
Yeah, that or we told her we'd take her out.

>>31017322
>>31017338
>>31017355
>>31017365

We could also get some of that cake she likes

also we dating sim now

>>31017438
Hey, this is called rags to riches, we gotta be rich in honeys too

>>31017438
I think it's more like Fire Emblem, or even Agarest.

Don't worry, we'll have fights too, specially if we can get into some adventuring.

>>31017457
And note:
I don't mind these sequences at all, au contraire

>>31017457
Ya know, I tried to play agarest, but I couldn't get the damned thing to work.

>>31017449
>>31017457

I dont mind it either, was just pointing it out

>>31017322
>>31017338
>>31017355
As you can't seem to recall the specifics of what significance today holds, you think it's a good to cover your bases. You head out and find Pedro, mounting her and riding into the market.

The place is bustling today. There seem to be a great number of men carrying paper packages and small boxes, mostly wood and felt. There in fact appear very few women at all, even in some of the storefronts. Your thoughts scratch inside your skull. You shake away the cloudy thoughts and focus on finding a florist.

You encounter one, but there seems to be a bit of a line. You consider waiting at the back, but then remember that you didn't train for three years to wait in lines. you shove your way to the front and speak to the clerk. He seems nearly drowned in his work, but you manage to squeeze in an order for a small bouquet. For some reason the prices today are outrageous, costing an entire gold coin, but you grit your teeth and pay. You squeeze back out of the shop and into the street. The flowers are safe. You mount Pedro again and set off.

A) Annalise's house
B) Elsewhere

>>31017588
>B) Get her some sweet we know she likes and make a reservation at a restaurant

It's valentine days innit?


>>31017535
That sucks, but you know it's not like it's a "must play" game

>>31017588
Yeah. It's Valentine's day.
Go to Annalise, telling her she chose one hell of an idiot.

>>31017631
Valentine's equivalent*

>>31017631
Really? Get a reservation on the day of Valentine's day? No, we picnic.

>>31017713
Hey, I never had problems with it.

But again I wasn't entirely lawful on doing it, meh
okay picnic it is

>>31017588

>>31017670
>>31017749
This

>>31017771
also shouldn't we get her some jewelery?

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You guys crack me the fuck up

>>31017786
That's not a bad, maybe a pendant or something?

>>31017786
Don't we have one already? you reckon we can get away with giving her that?

>Money: 15 gold
>Items: Robes, pendant
>Storage: Zweihander

>>31017911
>>31017786

Maybe we could get her a sword for that one she gave us back then?
A rapier or something?

>>31017919
good idea, a short sword or something would be perfect

>>31017966
>>31017919
No one to make a joke about him giving her 'his short sword'?
/tg/ sure has improved

>>31017919
>>31017966
Anything half as decent as what her family can already afford is going to cost more than you have

>>31017911
Pretty sure that's our holy symbol

>>31018003
Goddamnit.
Jewelry it is, voting for a bracelet

So
>bracelet
>picnic stuff
>flowers (sunflowers?)

>>31018003
Doesn't have to be a NICE sword. It's symbolism if anything.
Show her that we remember how we came together.
or some bullshit like that

>>31018042
agreed,

>>31018067
>>31018003
Well sure, it could be a side gift.
Maybe a dagger instead so we can spend more on it being nice? Also sun symbols, all the suns

>>31018042
>>31018076
You ride all around town, picking up objects from stores scattered around the market. You practically run Pedro ragged this way. You gather a basket packed with apple wine, and two large slices of strawberry-banana cake. You also stop at a jeweler to pick up a gold bangle with a green gem set in the center. With all this, you have but a single gold coin left. You sigh as you slip it back in your pocket and head toward the house.

When you arrive, you see Anastasia and Annabelle leaving together, boarding a coach. They seem to be in high spirits, but as usual when you wave to them they only turn their noses up and away.

A) Greet them
B) Ignore them
C) Other

>>31018190
>A) Greet them
>C) Show them the basket

>>31018190
>A) Greet them
>C) Hide the basket behind your back

>>31018190
This will somehow end with us alone in a park, with our food being eaten by insects while rain pours down on us.

>>31018190
>>31018218
this

>>31018229
>>31018218
what's your reasoning, kind gentlemen?

>>31018256
Sisters tell sisters everything, this would work better as a surprise

>>31018275
Oh wait, damn I read the text wrong, I read Annabelle as Annalise.

>>31018190
So many Annas. I can't keep them straight for the life of me

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>>31018298
Damn you Donnel, for your lack of creativity!

>>31018218
>>31018229
You approach them, doing your best to tuck the basket behind you back. Despite their dislike of you, they are willing at least to speak civilly to you. You exchange polite greetings and a short exchange, until they mention something.

"It really is too bad, sister, that poor Annalise is stuck at home today." "Yes. A shame such a beautiful flower must wilt in the shade, all because some people don't have the mental capacity to remember something as simple as a calendar day."

A) Ignore them and say goodbye
B) Other

>>31018351
>A) Ignore them and say goodbye

>>31018351
>A) Ignore them and say goodbye

So, we window climber again?