>>32108209
You can hear Judi softly crying somewhere beneath you. “But... I was sleeeeeeping...”

You take the reigns of the horses and, just as Trove said, the horses refuse to move.

“I think Trove broke the horses.” You say, looking down to Judi as she inches along the ground, still in her sleeping bag.

“Do they have any stamina left?” She inquires.

You shrug. “No idea.”

“Oh.” She responds. “Well, you can't ride a horse forever, you need to let it rest every so often to regain stamina.”

“So what you're telling me is we're stuck here.”

“Only for a short while.”

“How long is a short while?”

“At least eight hours.” You hear Lilac behind you. “Which will give us plenty of time to level up.”

You think about it for a while and say, “So, they're going to just sleep during the day and we're going to travel during the night.”

“Correct.” Lilac responds.

“And who decided that?”

“Lilac.” Judi says.

You look down, then up, then you turn around to face Lilac. “And who made you leader?”

“You did.” Lilac responds, “Just before you passed out.”

“I did!?”

“Yes. Just before you fell unconscious you said, 'I leave all command to Lilac because she is clearly the superior leader.'”

“Did I really say that?”

“No.”

You pause for a couple of seconds. “So, why are we riding in the middle of the night and making camp in the middle of the day?”

“Going out to grind in the middle of the day won't run the risk of Coyote showing up.”

She did have a point. You can't remember the last time you took to just grind for levels. You can't even remember the last time you leveled up.

You literally cannot remember.

WHEN THE HELL DID YOU GET TO LEVEL 31!?

>>32108220
“Why am I 31!?”

“Because you were born in '87?”

“What?” It takes you a while to understand what she was saying. “I mean level! And I'm not that old!”

You look around to see if anyone else has the answer only to find everyone is asleep, except you and Lilac. Even Judi has fallen asleep on the ruined asphalt.

You look back to Lilac, “So, if Trove is up all night driving and falls asleep in the morning, how is he supposed to tank for us?”

Lilac tilts her head. “I didn't considered that.”

“Aren't engineers supposed to, you know, plan for people to actually use their stuff?”

“That step is mostly superfluous.”

[ ] “You're not really an engineer, are you?”
[ ] “Are all engineers like you?”
[ ] “Let's try to get everyone away.”
[ ] Other

>>32108251
>“Let's try to get everyone away"
Should be "Let's try to get everyone awake"

Apologies.

>>32108251
>[ ] “Let's try to get everyone awake.”
We really should ask Canis about yesterday when we get the chance. He would be worried about our brother too.

>>32108251
>[ ] “Are all engineers like you?”
Smalltalk because we can.
>Ask about what you did yesterday.
Try to get Canis awake. The less people that know we weren't us yesterday, the better.

Rolled 2

>>32108466
>>32108492
Whelp, only two votes within the cut off time, so...

DICE GODS!

1) Awaken the horde.
2) Small talk the small one.

>>32108251
>[ ] “You're not really an engineer, are you?”
I am insulted by the poorly-thought logistics

Rolled 2

>>32108535
[-1 Reputation with Lilac]

>>32108555
As are all real engineers.

>>32108615
DAMMIT

>>32108615
>[-1 Reputation with Lilac]
This was not my intention.. I have failed.
Let the failed Smalltalk (tm) commence!

Side question for TinyShep. How long do you expect this this thread to last? I'm kinda overstaying already, and need to do damagecontrol.

Rolled 1

>>32108735
The quest will run till midnight, the threads themselves have lasted for quite a while due to /tg/ being a slow board from time to time.

Still writing, btw.

>>32108771
So 5 more hours? That would make it an all-nighter for me, immediately followed by work.
Gotta love being a European at times (No pun intended) like this.
I'll stay for a bit longer.

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Rolled 2

>>32108615
“Are all engineers like you?” You ask.

“Only to good ones.” She responds.

“And by the good ones you mean...?”

“What are you implying?”

“That you aren't very good at your job.” Those words did not seem to go over well with her.

She points at you, mouth open, as if she were about to scream, but then she simply folds her arm with a most unpleasant face. “Fine.” She says before ducking back down into the cart. She looks like she is trying to sleep, but you can easily tell she is not.

“I'm sorry, but, if I'm getting lectures from my professors on usability for programming, you can't tell me engineers don't get the exact same talk. I mean, that's like an architect forgetting to put in doors!”

She gets back up and looks directly into your eyes. Brow pointed down in fury and mouth arched to denote she is far from entertained. You notice tears in her eyes. Is she really crying?

“S-sorry?” You say. You don't sound very genuine, but you are not quite sure what to say. This reaction is completely strange to you.

She ducks back into the cart, pillow over he head.

You sigh. Now you are along again. Not really, though. Lilac is still awake, but you think it better to pretend she's not.

You turn back towards the back of the cart and tap Canis on the head. He gives you a silent thumbs up. He slowly, but silently gets out of his sleeping back and out of the cart. When he finally touches his feet to the pavement he motions for you to follow him.

The two of you walk off into the desert, about far enough that no one can hear you, before Canis turns around and says, “Okay, you can fix this real easy, just give her some space and then after about a-”

“What?”

“You and Lilac, right? Cause I left you and Judi together and you didn't seem very interested in that. But then again you two were leaving the jail when I woke up...”

>>32109423
“Wha-? Look. I need you to tell me what I did yesterday. I can't remember anything between being jailed and waking up on the cart.”

“That lever did that much to you!? Okay. Let me see if I can remember.”

He closes his eyes, puts a finger to his head, and puts on his I-am-concentrating face. “You walked out of the jail with Judi, talked to her about hats.” He pauses, “Or should I say... 'Hats'” He makes air quotes, “And about how much they cost. Then I walked over started talking about hats. Real hats. Then Judi goes running off, probably because, now that I think about it, I was saying some really dirty things. I mean, I was saying how we share 'hats' and how I like to 'wear your hat' and shit.” He pauses again, “She probably thinks I'm double gay.” He goes silent, probably thinking about all the different things he implied during that conversation.

“Okay, and then what happened?” You ask.

“Well, somehow we got on the subject of supply and demand and how food pricing works. Then you say you need to go get materials for something and go running off.” He looks around. “Aaaaand that's the last time I saw you before Trove dragged you onto the cart.”

You take a while to process all the information before nodding and saying, “Okay. I guess I'll have to ask the others if they know anything.”

“Alright.” He looks back to the cart, and then back to you, “Alright, so if you're with Judi then don't mind me as I put the moves on Lilac.” He punctuates the sentence with a pelvic thrust.

[ ] “What!? No! I'm going for Lilac!”
[ ] “Sounds fair.”
[ ] “Could.. Could you hold up on that? I'm still deciding things.”
[ ] “I highly doubt your moves would work on her.”
[ ] Other

>>32109439
>[X] “What!? No! I'm going for Lilac!”
>implying we allow the betrayer to betray us
This, unless there is a possibility of a harem ending.

>>32109502
>harem ending.
That's a thing?

Anything is possible with the power of The Man in Black.

>>32109439
>[ ] “Sounds fair.”
>[ ] “I highly doubt your moves would work on her.”

Well this can only end well.

>>32109439
[X] I really need to help Trove with that booze.
I can't wait for the C man to show.

>>32109439
>[X] Other
>"Trove Route"

off topic, but do we know if anyone's cracking on translating that actual LH rpg they've got in jap-land?

>>32109439
>[ ] “I highly doubt your moves would work on her.”

indecisiveness, ho!

>>32109439
Sounds fair but I highly doubt your moves would work on her.

>>32109439
[ ] “What!? No! I'm going for Lilac!”
shes 2cute dammit

>>32109439
If i remember this right Judi is our friend actually so

other:
What are you talking about? Me and Judi are just friends. I doubt your moves would work on her but no fighting with each other if one of us succeeds?
Shipmates over wenches.

Rolled 1

>>32109502
>>32109623

>>32109605
>>32109532

>>32109600
>>32109648

Three way tie!?

Dice Gods, I summon your wisdom!

1)"I'm going for Lilac!"
2)"Sounds fair, but your moves; they do nothing."
3)"Your moves won't work here, heretic!"

>>32109580
There was one guy who did some stuff. Should be on suptg

Rolled 3

>>32109695
[+1 Liar Affinity]
[-1 Betrayer Affinity]

You all have lost sight of Ambrosis' true love. Experimentation.

>>32109695
Not really sure if this decision should be left up to the dice gods. It is pretty important

>>32109695
welp

So much for awkward justice waifu.

>>32109773
It's really not.

Rolled 3

>>32109774
>>32109773
>implying this changes things for good.
>implying I believe in paths.
Come now, we all know romance is not so simple.

Still writing.

>>32109820
>paths

The word I was looking for was route.

Time for awkward shit.

>>32109913
and don't forget tears and spaghetti from Judi

>>32109948
>>32109913
9 to 10 she overhears us

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>people like the dwarf
>people don't like the awkward girl who has good taste in everything

>>32110128
>good taste in everything
>Joining Morning Star

>>32110152
People often join shitty guilds in MMORPGs. I can sympathize.

>>32110152
You are such a *silly cow.* Now is time for *dancing.*

>Lilac
> Not Judi

/tg/ please, Judi is our waifu

>>32110497
So much this.

>>32110543
>>32110497
>>32110128
>>32109948
>>32109913
>>32109774
This why we need a Harem
The voices in our head demand it

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>>32109820
“What!? No! I'm going for Lilac!” You shout, then suddenly cover your mouth. She didn't hear that did she?

“Oh.” He says.

“Besides.” You continue, “Your moves probably wouldn't work on her anyways.”

“Is that a challenge?”

“No!” You knew of Canis' moves. They were more effective than people gave him credit for.

“Okay, okay.” He replies, “So, you pissed her off, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It at least means she cares what you think of her.” He thinks for a second, “Or that she has issues with being wrong.” He rubs his chin in thought.

“So...” You pause, “What do I do?”

“Just be you for a while. Let her be angry for now, and then when she calms down, that's when I play wingman for you. I'll have a plan then.”

You raised an eyebrow. You were quite certain he never needed a plan before. Did he just insult you? This line of thought, however, was interrupted by some far distant voices shouting. They were shouting something in rhythm, but you weren't sure what it was.

You and Canis headed back for the cart and notice something slowly making its way down the road towards you. It looked to be one of those two man things that go on railway tacks. A handcar, that's what that thing was called.

On this road-handcar, you see three small people on it; two pumping the vehicle, and another steering, you assume. The two powering it were both shouting something with each pump, and as they get closer the word becomes clearer and clearer.

“SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG!”

The two dwarves were just shouting the word swag over and over again. The entire image felt surreal to you. Everyone from the cart, except Trove and Judi, slowly got up to join in making confused looks.

“SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG!”

The three dwarves slowly made their way to the cart.

“CEASE SWAG!” The one steering shouts.

“CEASING SWAG!” The two pumpers respond.

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>>32110614
Normally, I think most people would disagree with you on the grounds of wishful thinking.

But there is precedence for harems.

>>32110651
The contraption slowly grinds to a halt in front of your horses. You notice their names. Swagatron is the one that was steering, the two who were powering the thing were SwagwiseGamG and SwiggitySwag. All of them belonged to the guild <Swag Bros.>

All three of them stand together on the cart and pose like members of the Ginyu Force. “You jelly?” Asks Swagatron.

“No.” Lilac quickly responds.

“She jelly.” Concludes Swiggity.

“So jelly.” Adds Swagwise.

“I doubt I will ever be 'jelly' of something so poorly designed.”

Swagatron scoffs, “Pfft. Well you gonna be super jelly gel when you see us with all the prize money.”

“Prize money?”

“Yeah. Prize money.”

The two stare at each other in silence, the dwarves still posing. Then Lilac breaks the silence to ask, “And the prize money is from...?”

“Only the first ever engineering league race, not that you should enter, as only the most swag-tastic swag-masters will be able to win.”

“When is it?” Lilac looks determined.

“Eight days. Just enough time for us to make it back in time to win the entire thing.”

“SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG!” Adds the other two swag brothers.

Lilac looks down, no doubt calculations are going through her head. “Six days to get to Boulder. Two days to build a racer.” She pauses. “Unless...” She nods and looks to you. “I'm entering this race.”

[ ] “Okay.”
[ ] “No. This race sounds stupid and time consuming.”
[ ] “Swag.”
[ ] Other.

>>32110677
>[X] “Okay.”

Race episode? Race episode.

>>32110677
>[x]"Okay."

>>32110677
>[ ] “Okay.”
>[ ] "Thanks plot point"

>>32110677
[X] “Swag.”
These fine upstanding gentlemen are what everyone should strive for.

>>32110677
>[X] “Okay.”
Yes, build the ultimate racecar, and then we will use it to get to The Big Apple faster.

>>32110677
>[ ] Other.
Build cyborg-horses

>>32110677
[x] “Swag.”

>>32110737
>racecar

Pfft. We're building a race-tank with a ballista.

>>32110677
"SWAG"
"and by SWAG, I mean fuck yes we are entering this shit"

>>32110677
[]Swag status: Swagpole
Let's do this.

Wacky Races inbound

>"Ok Ambro, you've been zones out and building all day. What have you g- it... it's a fruit cart."
>"The best race is the race for profits. Come try tasty fruit now with real fruit taste."

>>32110677
>kill Lilac and marry Judi

>>32110823
>wacky races

Oh hell yeah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVsbMP5bDCA

>>32110701
>>32110708
>>32110725
>>32110737
>>32110732
>>32110783
>>32110800
>>32110801

Just gonna combine these.
[+1 Rep with Lilac]
[+1 Swag]

Maybe we'll enter a vehicle against Lilac and pair up with Judi.

And has Lilac switched her subclass yet?

>>32110128
Judic is fine and perfectly adorable HOWEVER our MC has had no flags raised with her and she is an awesome yet awkward friend. We logically should be going huh at just being told we're a couple.


>>32110677

Swagnificent

>>32110865
>[+1 Rep with Lilac]

the purple pipsqueak shall be ours

(coming from a judi fan)

>>32110865
I'd like to ask, will we see Coyote again? He's a man after my own heart.

>>32110901
He will show up when you least/most expect it.

>>32110913
So, during the race?

>>32110836
>>32110497
>>32109774
Ya'll got something against shortstacks?

>>32110917
He is the mysterious Racer X.

>>32110921
Bitch please; the only thing I'd have against a shortstack is my dick.

>>32110945
No, we'll be the mysterious racer x

>>32110921
Naw, Judi just has better chemistry with Ambrosis.

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>>32110921
Dwarf women don't exist.

>>32110962
This

>>32110946
muh nigga

>>32110893
Betraying like the perfect waifu?

>>32110962
The ground has better chemistry with Ambrosis. It has also made more physical contact with him than any other.

Is it bad that I'm kinda sad one of the swag bros wasn't named Yolo Swaggins?

>>32111096
Betrayal's such an ugly word.
I call it keeping my options open.
We all know Ambrosis is gonna fuck it up either way, might as well aim it at Lilac.

>>32111111
You dare insult our glorious PC?

>>32111138
Yolo Swaggings is SwagwiseGamG's missing brother who wandered into a fairy ring to test it out. He is now lost to the group, and they experiment with swagtastic vehicles till they can find a way to save him.


Still writing. Sorry for the wait.

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>>32110865
You shrug. You have no want to stop her, and getting a faster mode of transport is always a good thing. Thinking of nothing else to say, you simply state, “Swag.”

“This guy gets it.” Swagatron says. “Too bad he doesn't have a name with more swagger.”

“Swagbrosis?” Swagwise suggests.

“No!” Swiggity shouts, “Swagmosis! The manner in which one absorbs swag.”

The swag bros all nod to each other solemnly.

The leader suddenly announces, “COMMENCE SWAG!”

“SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG! SWAG!”

The dwarves begin to ride out again, in the opposite direction of Boulder. Part of you wants to tell them, but most of you thinks it better to just let them go.

“If we ride day and night, we can reach Boulder in three days.” Lilac states.

“But the horses have no stamina left.” You respond.

She smiles and horrifying smile. She looks down to Judi, still on the ground. The look sends a shiver down your spine. “Cavalry have a way around that.” She says, “They can burn HP in place of stamina.” Before you can tell her not to, Lilac jumps off cart. She leans down towards the duelist. “Isn't that right?”

“Yes.” Judicature whimpers.

“Then get up.” Lilac was beginning to look scary.

>>32111381
Judicature slowly rises. She gives you a sorrowful look, but then turns away and gets onto the cart.

You and Canis exchange looks of concern.

Canis speaks up, “Maybe we should just think about this for a second, I mean, you're good enough to build a racecar in less then two days, I'm sure.”

“Yeah!” You add, “You could probably prototype one on the way there.”

Lilac takes a while to consider. “Perhaps you are right.”

You and Canis exchange a sigh of relief.

Then Takeshi says, “The samurai code states that you should always consider every angel.” He pauses. “What if your prototype is too big to take in the cart? Then you'd have to leave it there.”

“Takeshi's right!” Lilac shouts. “Getting there in three days is the only way.”

You are not sure if you caused this, or if she just gets this way when she gets excited, but you really wish she would go back to being normal.

“Get on the cart.” She commands.

You and Canis exchange looks again.

[ ] Get on the cart.
[ ] “No. You need to calm down.”
[ ] Other

>>32111403
>[ ] Other
Why not make the cart into the prototype racecar?

>>32111403
>[X] Get on the cart.

>>32111403
>Get on the cart.

>>32111403
>[ ] Other
>Why not make the cart into the prototype racecar?

Let's get some engineering done! At least build a prototype car.

>>32111403
>[ ] Other
Why not make the cart into the prototype racecar?

>>32111316
Damn fae.

>>32111403
>[ ] “No. You need to calm down.”

Siding with Takeshi is bad enough but, Judi's reaction says this is going to far.

>>32111425
Is also a good response

>>32111403
[X] “No. You need to calm down.”
Death by exhaustion is a horrible way to die, and she wants to inflict that on her just to get to a race faster.
What a jerk.

>>32111403
>[ ] “No. You need to calm down.”

>>32111425
>>32111461
>>32111473
These.

>>32111403
>[ ] Get on the cart.
We lack resources to get much done here.
Also, Lilac is now offically best girl.

>>32111403
>[X] Get on the cart.
Seems like the most interesting option.

>>32111403
GET OUR ASS ON THAT CART
WE A CLERIC ALL THE HP SHE NEEDS BABY
EVERY TIME WE HEAL WE NEED TO YELL SWAG

>>32111403
>[ ] Other
Shouldn't we make sure this race actually exists? Our source isn't what you'd call reliable.

>>32111610
>>32111555
>>32111456
>>32111452
>>32111637

[+1 ... I don't even know.]

>>32111650
need for speed?

>>32111657
[+1 point to this guy]

>>32111555
You have terrible tastes in waifus.

>>32111643
Why bother? Faster traveling is good whether the race exists or not.

>>32111674
But it exhausts Judi, who might need her speed if we run into Coyote or something.

Thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr9ie2J2690

>>32111681
If we run into Coyote we'll already be going as fast as possible. Problem solved.

We really need to tell Canis the truth about our episode.

Someone needs to know.

I'm worried about Judicature's reaction. Is the ability painful for her or something?

>>32111780
She is losing health so I would think so

>>32111381
>>32111403
>Turn cart and horses intoo racecar
PROPA ORKY YA GIT

>>32111713
He won't chase us when we're going fast. He'll chase us when we cannot go fast.

>>32111807
This is what we should be doing.

>>32111807
REAL engineering works. Not orky bullshit.

>>32111837
Well then we're fucked.

>>32111837
>thinking this small

Someone post the picture where they used a fire salamander to run a steam engine.

>>32111837
>implying using a fire elemental to power your steam engine isn't orky as fuck

>>32111403
Make a prototype racecar.
FOR THE SPAGHETTI!

>>32111902
Trapping a living creature and using its bodies energy to power something seems kind of evil. So we should absolutely do it.

Guys. What if we recreate our door plane launcher, but actually attach it to the cart so it'll launch the cart and still be dragged along with us?

clearly we need to "draft" a summoner into our party at the next town, and of course, by "draft", i totally mean kidnap

>>32111942
>implying that it's any different from using horses to pull a carrage
>implying that it isn't a cushier job than most summoners would give it

>>32111968
Draft summoner so we can drift.

>>32111942
Holy shit, it's just an NPC.

>>32112001
The game is real now. That makes it super evil.

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>>32112049
Uh-huh. I bet you think blacks are people too.

In all seriousness I would like a Person of the Land in our party.

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>>32112001
>>32111942
>>32111902
Sounds reasonable

>>32112065
We already have one, though. Sure, it's incorporeal and wants to rule the world with an iron fist, but...

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>>32112102
If a salamander was intelligent you might have a point.

>>32112115
That's a fair point, but I'm thinking more of a cute little Lander girl who is interesting in our inventions and we can add to our harem.

Wait... what if the Man in Black... isn't a man?

>>32112148
>Not a goblin girl or another trash mob or even a forgotten dungeon boss.
3/10

>>32112148
We've had more than enough magical realm for one quest thank you.

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>>32112176
>goblin girl

Thank you for correcting me. Shax is exactly what this party needs.

>>32112148
MiB probably doesn't have a gender. Or if it is, it's probably like a wasp, and has already laid eggs in our brain.

You all need to stop thinking with your lower head.

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>>32111650
You get on the cart. There is a huge part of you that wanted to say no, but you think it best to just be quiet for now. You can keep an eye on Judicature to make sure she doesn't lose too much HP.

The duelist lets out a “Hya!” and the horses rush forward. They gallop forward and Judi winces in pain.

“Does it hurt?” You ask.

“Only a little.” Judi responds, “It's more like an aching, really.”

You glance over to Lilac. She looks saddened.

The sorceress shouts over the galloping hooves, “You don't have to do this, really. You can stop any time you want.”

“It's okay.” Judi replies, “It's important, right?”

Lilac remains silent.

Hours pass. You make sure to keep the Cavalry's HP up. With you able to rest you can keep your HP up.

Trove awakens with a yawn. “What's going on?” He asks. “Yarr...” He wipes the crust from his eyes.

“We're riding non-stop to Boulder.” You shout to him.

“Yarr! We be movin' too fast for our own good!”

“That's the idea.”

“Yarr! Is Coyote off the port bow?”

“Nah. We're trying to get to a race in Boulder.”

“Yarr.” The pirate concludes.

More hours passed. It was the first night now. Judi seemed to have gotten used to the pain by now. She simply looked forward in an almost meditative state.

Only you, Lilac, and Judi were the ones awake anymore.

“Am I a bad person?” Lilac asks.

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>>32112176
The best.
Also a Lich having a midlife crisis would be fun too

>>32112348
“No.” You answer, “Making a friend do you a favor doesn't make you a bad person. Certainly doesn't make you a good person, though.”

This did not please Lilac. She looked down, still looking sad.

“It's okay.” Judi said. “It really is okay. It's important to you, so I should help you.”

You think for a while and then ask, “Judi, you're not doing this to get more guild brownie points, are you?”

She says nothing for a couple of seconds. She glances to you, then looks back to the road. “Something like that.”

More hours pass. It is morning now.

You can barely stay awake, but you cast your healing spells nonetheless.

“You can go to sleep.” Judi says. “I have healing potions.”

Lilac nods and says, “I'll watch her. You rest.”

You wanted to disagree, but you made the mistake of resting your head on your pillow.

Your eyes close.

You finally rest.

Then you see bubbles.

The bubbles of a player death.

You almost fling yourself off the cart as you get up.

It is night.

The cart isn't moving.

You stand and see that Judi slumped backwards at the head of the cart.

You leap to the front and the duelist jumps in her seat. “What wrong!?” She shouts. She looks around. “Oh.”

The cart begins to move again.

You look around. Everyone else is here, with full health, and asleep. You must have dreamed it.

“Hey.” Judi says, “I need you to keep me awake. Make me think. Ask me questions or something.”

[ ] Write Ins Only

>>32112348
Define person.

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>>32112241
The lower horn holds no promise today!
Let us return to our one true lover: LEVERS

>>32112367
Tell her that we have no memory of when we left Ekechi 51. Describe being called by our brother, the whole deal.

>>32112367
What happened the other day?

>>32112367
"You ever have these weird thought like... like what if the high-five wasn't invented? What would the world be like?"

>>32112367
"Why do you care so much about the opinions of others?"
"Does it really matter how others see you?
"How do you feel about airplanes?"

>>32112367
"Ever played Star Control 2? The Orz are the best race ever, am I right?"

>>32112367
so, whats ur opinion on swag?

>>32112367
What were you going to ask before?

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>>32112367
"Ever do any reading on conspiracy theories? The Philadelphia Experiment seems a bit similar to this whole Databasing thing. What do you think happened? Do you think anybody is aware of what happened in the real world?"

>>32112399
Here.

>>32112456
I like that one, too.

>>32112367
"Why'd you join that guild in particular?"

>>32112399
What's the worst that could happen? We get kicked off the cart and they keep going?

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>>32112539
More like the MIB takes control again.

We really need to have a chat with they guy. Maybe we could help him and be an MIB agent.

>>32112399
>>32112403
>>32112406
>>32112419
>>32112429
>>32112436
>>32112456
>>32112479
>>32112485
>>32112506
>>32112539

Using most of these together.
[+1 Conversation.]
[+1 Reputation with Judicature]

>>32112367
What happened from when i was in that jail cell to when we left the city?
All I remember is some chtlu fatagyn harur nylerwefsdjfhsdkjtop downloading into my brain or something then bam.

>>32111403
>“No. You need to calm down.”

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>>32112578
>[+1 Reputation with Judicature]

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What are the odds that someone is going on the same trip as us, but in reverse?

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>>32112578
“So, I have no memory of what I did in Ekechi after being arrested.” You tell her. “I remember being in the cell, then being called by my brother, then suddenly I was in this... place.”

“What kind of place?” She asks.

“It was like... I don't know how to describe it. It was like I was in a picture made entirely of line art, but there were just so many lines that it was like.... overwhelming my mind.”

“So, what happened there?”

“Well, my brother was there... sorta? I couldn't see him, but I could hear him, but I could also see his words moving along this line. It was weird.”

“That IS weird.”

“Anyways, so, my brother tells me that the Man in Black is... ummm doing something? I can't quite remember what he said. Something about a noose? I don't know. Anyways, next thing I know I'm in the cart and we're heading to Boulder.”

“That sounds like a cool dream.”

“Yeah, so, I have no idea what I did between those two points in time. You have any idea what I was doing?”

“You started talking about hats, then Canis walked over. I felt awkward and left.”

“Ah.” You reply, “Anything else?”

“Then you proclaimed your undying love for me.”

>>32113000
Okay i know excalibur, but is that the troll from Duraraarara?

>>32113435
“You must be joking.”

She remains silent for a while and then says, “I guess I must be.”

“Wait, I didn't really, did I?”

“No...” She then mumbles something to herself.

“What was that?”

“No. Just... No, you didn't. I was joking.”

There is an awkward silence between you two for a while, but when you see her start to doze off, you panic and begin to babble. “You ever... uhh... think about what would happen if no one invented the high five?”

“No.”

“Well, what a world it would be, right?”

“I don't think much would have changed.”

“Well, for all you know, without the high-five we never would have beat Hitler.”

“I don't think the high-five is actually that old.”

“Well... Umm... What do you think of swag?”

“I've heard people use that word so many times, I don't even know what it means.”

“It's like swagger, but different.”

“Well, what's swagger?”

“Confidence, I think.”

“So swag is confidence?”

“No, I think it's actually something different.”

“So, you don't know what swag is.”

You decide to change the subject now that you've actually thought of something to ask, “So, why did you join the Morning Star?”

“They saved me from some PKers.” She explains, “I felt obligated to.”

“Why did you feel that way?”

“Because I didn't want them to think I was someone who was useless and needed saving.”

“So you joined right there on the spot?”

“No, it took me a week to finally build up the courage to whisper a guild recruiter.”

“Why do you care so much about what people think of you?”

>>32113452
“Because that is what you are. The you who is you only exists in your mind, but the you that everyone knows is the one that people think of. The you that people write in the history books is the one they see, not the one you see. In short, you will always be known as the you others see, long after you are dead, so if others think you are a terrible person, everyone will remember you that way forever. If others think you are worthless, that is who you will be forever. I mean, if I were to-”

“I think I get the idea.”

“Well, that's how it is.”

“Yeah, but, if you spend all your time worrying about being a useless person, you'll end up being useless.”

She goes quiet.

Not wanting her to doze off again, you ask, “So, back in Ekechi, what were you going to ask me?”

“Ask you when?”

“Ask me back in the inn, after we were done singing?”

“O....oh...”

“Oh?”

“Nothing, it was stupid.”

“Well, tell me anyways. I don't care if it's stupid.”

“No! It... It was really stupid.”

“Can't be more stupid than half the things Takeshi has said.”

“Well, it was more stupid than all the things Takeshi had said.”

“Impossible.”

“It's true.”

“Prove it.”

She goes silent again.

“It couldn't have been that bad! Just say it and get it over with.”

>>32113468
After a couple of seconds she finally says, “I was going to ask if...” She pauses, “If we were friends.”

“Of course we're friends! What else would we be?”

She remains silent.

“Oh, it wasn't that stupid of a question!”

“Am I useless?”

You are a bit taken aback by the question. “Are you useless?”

“Am I useless!?”

“No!” You shout, “I mean, look at you, you've been awake for two days straight getting us to Boulder.”

“Really?”

“Really! You are one of the least useless people in this party.” You pause, “Well, except for Trove. He's the tank, that makes him the most important. And Lilac. She knows everything, so that's really useful. Then there's me. Healers are really important. And Canis is my best friend, so I have to put him on the list as well. I guess what I'm trying to say is that you're better than Takeshi.”

“Oh...” She replies.

“What?”

“I just thought that you might have thought more highly of me. I see I was wrong.”

“I DO think highly of you!”

“I can stay awake from now on. You can go to sleep.”

“But what about healing?”

“I have potions.”

[ ] Go to sleep.
[ ] Stay awake.
[ ] Other.

[-1 Reputation with Judicature] I LIED! AGAIN!

>>32113489

[ ] Stay awake.
We can't just go to sleep and let our new friend stay awake alone!

>>32113489
try to stay awake, but inevitably fall asleep and end up cuddling with lilac

>>32113489
>[ ] Stay awake.

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>>32113468
>[-1 Reputation with Judicature] I LIED! AGAIN!

FFFFFFFFFFFF

>[ ] Stay awake.

>>32113489
>[X] Stay awake.
fuck, we're up now, we ain't sleeping anytime soon.

>>32113650
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>>32113624
>>32113551
>>32113533

[+1 Resolve]
[+3 ?????????? ???? ??????????]

>someone is nice to me!
>they must like like me!
Fuck.

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>>32113682
>[+3 ?????????? ???? ??????????]

You are somehow managing to be the worst QM and the best QM, all at the same time.

>>32113699
I thought the answer was quite obvious.

>>32113699
He was entertaining me, but then...
>[-1 Reputation with Judicature] I LIED! AGAIN!
Now I mad

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>>32113447
the one and only!

>>32113489
>[X] Stay awake.
let's try to fix things

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>>32113682
“No.” You respond.

She gives you a sour look. “If you insist.”

She continues to look forward, returning to her meditative state.

She stays that way for what feels like hours until she suddenly asks, “You think the only person more useless than me is Takeshi. Is that correct?”

“What? I didn't say that.”

“You said everyone but Takeshi is more important than me, did you not?”

“I did, didn't I?”

“Yes. You did.”

“Okay, well, I didn't mean it that way. Well, I kinda did, but not like that. You are not useless, not by any stretch of the imagination.”

“Compared to Takeshi.”

“No! Not compared to Takeshi! In general! You are not useless in general.”

“So in general I'm not useless, but in specific terms, I am?”

You sigh. “What is this really about?”

“What do you mean?”

“Generally, people don't just change in the middle of a conversation.”

“How did I change?”

“Well, before we were having an interesting conversation about alternate high-five history, and then suddenly you start acting all standoffish.”

“Is there something wrong with that?”

“It's not normal.”

“I do not believe I made any claims of being normal.”

You sigh, “No, really. What is this about?”

“I assumed something that turned out to not be true. That is all.”

“That I thought you were the most important person in the party?”

“Something like that.”

“Well, look, your Cavalry abilities are useful, but at the end of the day, you're still just a DPSer. You're a dime a dozen spec that everyone runs. I mean, hell, there are people running around with DPS pirate and guardian builds, I'm sure. DPS just isn't a very useful spec.”

“Understood.”

The two of you sit in silence.

>>32114680
Hours pass.

The sun comes up.

“I'm sorry.” You say, “I didn't mean to insult you.”

She sighs. “It's okay. I must just be too tired.”

You are not quite sure how to take that statement. You feel as though she is being completely honest, but at the same time you don't want to push the issue anymore.

Hours pass; everyone wakes up. Takeshi goes on about the samurai code, Trove acts like a pirate, Canis makes jokes, and Lilac makes small talk with you. This is how the third day is spent until you finally reach the city of Boulder, the city of crisscrossing railroad tracks and a giant boulder in the center of town.

The old tacks are bent and broken, completely useless, but they seem to go everywhere throughout the town.

Judicature brings the cart into the stables of the town.

“Yarr! What an adventure!” Trove shouts when he is finally able to leave the cart.

Everyone quickly disperses, but for some reason Judi does not leave the front of the cart.

“Something wrong?” You ask.

She begins to sob. “I can't move! I'm too tired! I can't! I can't do anything! I'm just too tired!”

You begin shushing her. “It's okay. I'll just carry you to the inn.”

She continues to sob, “I'm sorry for being so use-!”

“Shhhh. You're just tired. You need sleep. Without sleep people say crazy things.”

“But everyone is going to see me and think that I-”

“Shhhhh. No one cares. I don't care. You don't care. That dog over there,” You motion to a dog playing in the street. “He doesn't care.

>>32114714
“You promise?” She asks, her sobs going down to a whimper.

“Yes.” You say, “Now come here and let me carry you to the inn.”

She holds out her arms and you scoop her up. Now that you have time to look at her you quickly notice hardened bits of blood on her gloves. It is quite a lot of dried blood.

“Do you always bleed when you do that?” You ask, “The horse HP burn thing.”

“I guess I do.” She responds, “I haven't really experimented.”

You heft her over to the inn. She buries her face into your breastplate, obviously not wanted her face to be seen.

The innkeeper raises an eyebrow the the two of you. “One room for two?” He asks.

Judicature squirms in your arms in response.

“No. Just two rooms.” You say to the innkeeper.

You look down at your hands and say, “Don't suppose I can pay for you after I get her into a bed.”

The eyebrow once again raises.

“Not like that.” You sigh, “She can't move, she's exhausted, and she needs to go to sleep. Would you mind helping me.”

“Well, when you put it like that,” The innkeeper replies, “I feel like I have to help out.”

The innkeeper soon opens up a room for you and you place Judicature into the bed.

You soon get the rooms paid for and head off for bed.

You'll need all the rest you can get, because tomorrow, you begin prototyping a racer.

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END SESSION


The question marks are obvious, right?

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>>32114745
>The question marks are obvious, right?
Yeh.

>>32114745
Yeah, let's not push her too hard anymore. She's not a pack animal.

>>32114745
>The question marks are obvious, right?

Totally!

I have no idea what they mean

>>32114883
+3 Reputation with Judicature. I think it fits. May have miscounted.

>>32114883
Reputation with Judicature

>>32114883
REPUTATION WITH JUDICATURE

>>32114819
She wants to be a pack animal. Those are useful.

>>32114883
Think about the number of characters in each block.

It's Reputation with Judicature

So when is that dog going to show up and tell judi he totally cared?

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>>32114918

I feel sorry for Judi. All these mixed messages and she can barely decode normal ones.

>>32114983
We have to make a harem, it's the only way.

>>32114983
>I'll love you forever!
>Oh, wait, that was Satan taking over my brain.
>You're useless. YOUR BUILD A SHIT
;_; You're very right.

>>32115007
we're just negging her right now, cause she's out of our league otherwise

>>32114983
Just keep pushing for Judi. Show her she's not useless.

Maybe she can be the driver for the racecar. Tanks are cavalry, after all.

>>32115028
oh fuck, I just hope there's no rules against that in the competition.

So seriously when are we starting that machine cult? Because we have one very suggestible convert right there.

>>32115047
>wacky races
>rules

What should we call our racecar? This is important.

>>32115051
The red one

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>>32115073
The Red Raven.

>>32115073
The red one shall be lilac-colored. Lilac decrees it.

>>32115105
Lilac is a shit color. It will be painted red and I don't care how much bitching we have to suffer through to ensure it is painted red.

>>32115105
Does she WANT to lose?

>>32114983
Our party is utterly dysfunctional and I love it.

Ambro and Canis are a couple of college jackasses who haven't quite developed adult common sense and can't turn off their give-everyone-shit-about-everything switches, Takeshi is a fucking spaz, Lilac lazy and hard to read while also being apparently way smarter than everyone else, and Trove won't stop with the pirate mentality. Poor Judi probably wishes she was back in her NEET cave where it was safe.

>>32115124
How about a compromise? It starts Lilac and slowly gets painted red with Judi's hp-burn blood over the course of the race.

We can always make our own car.

>>32115007
You know, we really could've softened that blow a bit. Like say her build is a dime a dozen, but that doesn't mean SHE is useless or replacable.

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>>32115162
We either paint it red for speed or purple for stealth. One or the other.

>>32115144
I want to spend more time with the guys. They feel undeveloped next to the girls.

Especially Takeshi, our true soulmate.

>>32115196
Die in a fire.

>>32115195
Paint it purple with red wheels. That way, the moving bits go fast and the big bit is hard to see.

Also rocket thrusters.

>>32115226
Genius.

>>32115195
>lilac is a shade of purple
Perfect.

>>32115226
Make sure we teach Judi how to properly say WAAAAAAGH

>>32114745
What question marks?

>>32115249
Lilac isn't purple. It's lilac.

>>32114745
THANKS FOR RUNNING TINY, LOVE YOUR QUEST SO MUCH THAT I PUT ON CAPS-LOCK

WHEN IS NEXT ONE GONNA BE?

>>32115226
By Gork and Mork (or Mork and Gork?), it's perfect.

>>32115190
But her build isn't a dime a dozen. No one specs throwing for her class.

Don't forget to archive.

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>>32115232
Maybe green wheels with red interior mechanics. I mean, green IS the orkiest colour, so we need it on there somewhere, and when we get right down to it, the internal mechanics are what moves.

I really want this thing to be green and purple

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x4weajfqm0

How did she get such high Cavalry level anyway?

>>32115301
Thanks Doc.

>>32115317
Probably leveled it while trying to avoid people.

>>32115274
Tomorrow unless something happens since he's running M-T-W now.

Rolled 4

>>32115317

I'll tell you how we're gonna max it out to 100.

We are personally gonna ride her so damn hard like a horse. She's gonna be begging and neigh'in for more and more.

>>32115636
But isn't she the cavalier? She needs to be riding us. Also,if cavalry level affects cart racing we have to make Judi become speed racer.

It feels like cheating to use cavalry for a race. It's supposed to be testing engineering skills, damn it.

>>32115731
>cheating

No such thing. There's only "Does it work?" and "How can I make it better?"

>>32115731
So then they should have engineered some better drivers.

>>32115731
Her Cavalier skills might not even apply to machines. In which case we simply construct a machine powered by a horse-sized hamster wheel this is a terrible idea and we shouldn't do it.

>>32115832
We probably need to leave the engineering to Lilac. Maybe we can make false levers for her or something.

Or just let her do her thing and spend our time making a new and improved flying device.

>>32115832
>not making a hamster-sized horse wheel.

Rolled 1

>>32115675

To truly become one with the horse you must be the horse Anon.

That means riding her like a damn horse, in exactly the way you think I mean.

>>32115957
ponygirl?

>>32115964
>Pony play
I... need some time to my BDSM fetishes.

>>32115957
>in exactly the way you think I mean.
Literally riding her like a horse around town? I don't think she would appreciate that very much anon, shame on you.

Rolled 10

>>32116055

What can I say? I'm a sick motherfucker, I'd even pet her head and compliment her and even later would hold her hand while watching the sunset.

>>32116213
You hold hands with your horses?

Rolled 7

>>32116260

Don't you?

>>32114745
Judi best waifu

Drawfags here who can draw Judi and Lilac please?

I lost internet seconds after posting the last post, so here's my standard paranoia inducements for the thread.

>>32114789
Good, because I realized that no one would be able to realize that the [????] and [?????] from the previous threads were actual things.

>>32115274
Soon, Stalker.
Today at 6:30PM EST.

>>32115846
Lilac is a Blacksmith, she won't be able to actually MAKE machines, unlike you. She can, however, plan out things.
Swag.