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>>34930098
The most problematic parts of your rather daring plan include the fact that you allowed Rie, a nekomata with an extra dose of magical power from her kami-eye markings on her brow, to come 'help you' by distracting your half-oni cousin away from where you plan on being. Another is that you've asked Er Yin to use her power to make sure that the Stone dragonette Ryuu Wakaba shows up at the training place eventually. While she's definitely one of Oba-san's tools, she seems to have an obsession concerning Akari, one that might be dangerous. With the spells to hide the fact that Kiki-hime is pregnant, that your powers have grown to those of a centuries-old dragonette, and the fact that you've released Er Yin into the world, you're hoping Wakaba and her troupe of warriors will buy the idea that you're just doing what you've been ordered to do, protecting Kumatori Kiki.

You can't help but admit you would enjoy kicking some ass though, because people have been really pissing you off this past couple of weeks, and you are admittedly wondering if you can actually take a full blooded oni who serves a true Dragon. Because tomorrow evening you have a duel with one, the one who is a threat to the health and safety and happiness of your family. He wants Yui back home, and you told him you'd deal with him later. Well, tomorrow is later.

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>>34930139
….two weeks and your life is this fucking complicated. Well, more than that, because you have the power of a deity at your beck and call, if you need it. To bad you'll wreck a good portion of Japan if you actually take it. The knowledge that Amaterasu approves and is expecting it really doesn't help. Add to that Kiki's father or the half-demon he hangs with is trying to make deals with foreign military using Kiki-hime's blood and maybe her body as the basis for combining military might and spirit-child power, the fact that Oba-san wants to control you and use you for her own purposes, the fact that Kiki-hime is engaged to be married to the son of the head of a rival and equally dangerous clan of magicians and sorcerers, and the roman Catholic Church seems to think she's possessed, and you've got your work cut out for you.

Time to get to it.

[] Go help Kiki-hime change.
[] Go help Kiku-chan change.
[] Talk with Jinyuu-onee-sama.
[] Talk with Er Yin-sensei some more.
[] Take some time to yourself.

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>>34930160
Previous Thread: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/34812496/

Search for Title: Ryukuza on Suptg
Barrier Combat Guide: http://pastebin.com/rZLwzvGx
Twitter: @XsQuestmistress

Hebiki Akari's Tale: http://pastebin.com/3JjNVKbY

Kurao Yui's Tale: http://pastebin.com/qYJa4PwH

Kumatori Kiki's Tale: http://pastebin.com/pdjfAEEU

Akari's Lesson (R-18): http://pastebin.com/bnGavrhP

Kiki's Gift (R-18): http://pastebin.com/sLP3NcbC

Quest Pastebin: Under reconstruction.

Kiku, the shortest, is 5' 1" for ever and ever. Lesbian submissive.
Akari is 5' 3", and has another few inches to grow. Sexuality is weird, switch.
Yui is 5' 4" and will only grow due to circumstances beyond her control (though she will be able to change her size, being Void oni). Dyke, switch.
Kiki is 5' 6", and is at full growth. Bisexual bottom.
Ryukusa is tall at 5' 8", but this becomes 6' in her true form. She is fully grown. Lesbian top.
Er Yin is the tallest at 5' 10" and is fully grown. Lesbian dominant..
Jinyuu is 5' 7" but persistently hovers an extra three inches above the ground or floor because of her nature as a seer. Straight.
Hinata Hakase is 6' 3". Sexuality is terrifying.
Hidesato is 5' 5". Straight.
Kushinada is 5' 8". Straighter.
Taisho Ryoga is 5' 9". Who knows.
Hyun Chisato is 5' 4”, and is fully grown. Lolicon with plausible deniability.
Rie is 8” tall or 5' 5”, and is fully cat. Her sexuality is cat.
>Talismans:
Akari – Centipede
Er Yin – Scorpion
Kiki – Toad
Kiku – Lizard
Yui – Snake
Ryukusa – Matagama-no-Shitoki

>>34930160
>[] Talk with Jinyuu-onee-sama.

>>34930160
>[] Go help Kiki-hime change.

>>34930160
>[] Go help Kiku-chan change.
If there's no [skintight legwear] we riot

>>34930139
Wakaba 2hot42sums

Oh, Ryukuza quest. Nice.

>>34930160
>[] Go help Kiki-hime change.
Gonna go with the wife.

[X] Take some time for yourself.

Volatile emotions could be bad in training.

>>34930269
>Gonna go with the wife.
they're all our wives anon.

>>34930301
Main wife then.

>>34930301
Well, the pregnant wife then.

>>34930160
>[] Go help Kiku-chan change.

>>34930160
>[x] Go help Kiki-hime change.
Sorry onee-chan!

>>34930269
>>34930301
>>34930308
>Ryukuza calls out for her wife
>One cuddling pair, one half undressed pair, one clearly bothered dragonette
>JackieChan.jpg
>MithrasLookingAtFoodCan.jpg

>>34930387
>Ryukusa took 5 wives!
>And that's terrific.
Way better than 40 cakes IMO.

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[X] Go help Kiki-hime change.

You slip quietly from the living room into your bedroom, shared with Ryuu Kiki. Considering your marriage was blessed by Amaterasu-Omikami herself, you think it is pretty safe to no longer call her by her father's name. It's a strange thought to know you're going to be a father, and have a family line to carry on your legacies. Of course, you've not going to die any time soon, but it is an interesting thought, one quickly followed by the thought that Ame-no-Horobi-no-Mikado might have his own progeny, or that there were other servants he may have had that might have progeny....or even still existing somewhere.

Kiki-hime hasn't noticed you entering the room, standing amidst discarded gi-pants and belt, and undoing her top slowly. You can feel the faint flush along her cheeks and the warmth in her blood as she thinks to herself. She's happy, despite the danger; pleased despite the threat. And she has a VERY nice ass. You're rather surprised she's so at ease with actually going out into the danger you're purposefully making worse.

[] Gently help her undress first.
[] Play with her hair and kiss her neck first.
[] Ask her why she's so happy.
[] Sit down on the bed and watch your lover undress.
[] Go select something for her to wear.

>>34930417
Ryukuza should do an "I'm the cake" dinner.

Not when her sister is here, though.

>>34930469
>[] Play with her hair and kiss her neck first

>>34930469
>[] Play with her ass and kiss her neck first.

>>34930469
>[] Sit down on the bed and watch your lover undress.
Let her think and enjoy the view.

>>34930469
>[x] Sit down on the bed and watch your lover undress.

>>34930469
>[x] Play with her hair and kiss her neck first.
>[x] Ask her why she's so happy.

>>34930518
Anon please, not the time (sadly).

>>34930469
>but it is an interesting thought, one quickly followed by the thought that Ame-no-Horobi-no-Mikado might have his own progeny, or that there were other servants he may have had that might have progeny....or even still existing somewhere.
Ey Yin was around during that time right? She should know that first hand.

>>34930469
>[] Play with her hair and kiss her neck first.
>[] Ask her why she's so happy

>>34930469
>[x] Gently help her undress first.

>>34930469
>[x] Sit down on the bed and watch your lover undress.
Art in motion.

>>34930607
No, that was far before her time; she is also a reincarnation of one of Horobi's loved ones. She has studied the situation in depth though and may know something.

>>34930469
>>34930518
Anon knows where it's at.

>>34930469
>[] Sit down on the bed and watch your lover undress.

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[X] Play with her a- uh, hair and kiss her neck first.
[x] Ask her why she's so happy.
[X] Sit down on the bed and watch your lover undress.

You walk up behind her, and slide your fingers through her soft fuchsia hair and caress her shoulder, enjoying the feel of that strange silk falling across the back of your hand. A slow inhale lets you take in her sakura-blossom scent, your other hand tracing the curve of her derrière where it meets her thigh, lightly, only lightly. Kiki-hime's hand slides over yours along her shoulder, her fingers soft and warm. She tilts her head and turns to look at you over her shoulder as you slide your arms about her waist, her sky blue eyes shimmering brightly. Not with tears, not with fear or worry, but with excitement. You lower your lips to her neck, and trace the base of her tail as it slips about your leg, and it is her turn to inhale, a sharp gasp.

The kiss is soft, and gentle; you can feel her heartbeat against your lips, taste the sweat of her exertions, the sweetness of her skin. She cranes her neck, and sighs, a slow, heavy sigh of contentment. Resisting the urge to distract her further, you slowly draw away, though your fingers and hers remain linked, the silken wealth of her hair slipping from your grasp as you slowly sit on the bed, gazing at her curvaceous body, and those wide, bright eyes. Her smile brightens and she drops your gentle grasp, to slowly bare her upper body for you. Kiki-hime is wearing only simple cotton panties and a plain white bra – which seems to be taking a bit of strain – and they are slightly damp looking from the efforts of the morning.

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>>34930882
Her smile changes from amused to mischievous and she unclasps her bra from the front, and then covers her breasts with one arm before the cups can fall away. Carefully she pulls the straps down, her amusement growing by the moment as you feel places deep inside your body clench, knowing that this is for you, for you alone. Kiki-hime lowers her head and slowly draws her arm away from her breasts, letting them slide free of the bra, which falls to the ground when she lowers her arms. Her fingers trace the hems of her panties, and she slowly wraps the elastic about her fingers and slowly works them off, shaking her hips in slow motion as she does so. Her tail does not lash so much as it waves slowly back and forth, her blue eyes fixed on your face.

The words you were going to speak earlier stick in your throat as she slowly rises, stepping free of the plain white cotton. Naked she is a glorious beauty, and she steps close, slowly going to her own knees before you and placing her hands on your knees. Her brilliant eyes gaze guilelessly up at you and you can't help but reach out, tracing the edges of her branched, polished horns. “I was going to ask, why you were so happy....but I think I have an answer already,” you murmur to her.

Her soft laugh is accompanied by her lowering her face, her eyes vanishing under pink softness. When she looks up again there is wonder in them. “We're going out into the world, with danger all around us, enemies with guns, claws, and swords....and I should be afraid. But I'm not, Ryu-chan. I'm not afraid at all. And I like it.”

[] That's all I really want, Kiki-hime.
[] Come to me, my beloved wife.
[] You'll be safe, Kiki-hime. I promised.
[] It's okay to be afraid too, you know.
[] If you don't stop teasing me, we'll never get you dressed, love.

>>34930882
Kiki the best.

>>34930905
>[x] It's okay to be afraid too, you know.
>[x] Come to me, my beloved wife.
Eeeeeh, duties can wait.

>>34930905
>[] You'll be safe, Kiki-hime. I promised.

>>34930905
>[] You'll be safe, Kiki-hime. I promised.

>>34930905
>[] That's all I really want, Kiki-hime.
>[] If you don't stop teasing me, we'll never get you dressed, love.

>>34930905
>[] You'll be safe, Kiki-hime. I promised.
>[] If you don't stop teasing me, we'll never get you dressed, love.

>>34930905
>[] You'll be safe, Kiki-hime. I promised.
>[] It's okay to be afraid too, you know.
>[] If you don't stop teasing me, we'll never get you dressed, love.

>>34930905
>[] That's all I really want, Kiki-hime.
>[] Come to me, my beloved wife.
>[] You'll be safe, Kiki-hime. I promised.

>>34930905
>[x] That's all I really want, Kiki-hime.
>[x] Come to me, my beloved wife.
Sadly there's not enough time to come WITH her, so we will have to make do.

>>34930910
Funny I thought it was spelled Kiku.

>>34930905
[x] That's all I really want, Kiki-hime.
[x] Come to me, my beloved wife.

>>34931048
Definitely Kiki

>>34931064
She will never be as adorable is the bitsy dragon.

>>34931075
as*

>>34930905
[x] Come to me, my beloved wife.
[x] You'll be safe, Kiki-hime. I promised.

>>34930910
They're all the best, anon.

>>34931276
This.

>>34931276
The only answer

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[XXX] You'll be safe, Kiki-hime. I promised.
[XX] Come to me, my beloved wife.
[x] That's all I really want, Kiki-hime.
[x] It's okay to be afraid too, you know.
[x] If you don't stop teasing me, we'll never get you dressed, love.

Gently you slip your fingers under hers and take her hand. When you begin lifting her hand, she rises even as you stand up. Your arms slide about her waist and side, drawing her close, as you look into her shimmering blue eyes. “No one will harm you, my love, or our child. I promised, and I will move the world before I let that promise be broken.” That does bring tears to her eyes, but they're not unhappy ones. “You can be afraid, if you wish, and that is all right....but you will never be unprotected.”

She laughs and shakes her head slowly. “I've been afraid most of my life, Ryu-chan....it's a relief to not be afraid for once.” The beautiful Wood dragonette looks up at you, and her expression becomes a little more serious. No, not serious. Intimate. Like her voice, as she whispers, “Thank you, Ryuu Ryukusa.”

The kiss is slow, deep, and utterly yours. This is the woman whom you belong with, who will care for your household, who will raise your children, who will make sure you are cared for and will be there to remind you of your duties. She will give up anything, everything, just to be at your side and to walk with you no matter where your path takes you. She will not be jealous of those you love, or those who love you, because they are part of her life too and they will be there for you both; their lives are not just yours to command, but hers to cherish, for they will give up their lives for her, if needed. How could she stand in their way when they will sacrifice even that for her?

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>>34931302
You pull back, breathless, your head ringing, your body tingling just from that kiss. Kiki is shaking, her heart racing and her body flushed. The rage, the anger, the utter black hate you held before is gone, washed away in the tumult of her love. Words would be superfluous at this moment – you both know that she needs to get dressed, and if she doesn't do that soon, you'll have her where she stands.

It takes an effort of will to speak, and it helps ease the spell, if not break it. “That is all I really want, Kiki-hime....” Your cheeks start to burn, because she smiles and gives you just the slightest tilt of her head. “Well, maybe not all,” you admit and she laughs softly, stepping away and moving towards the closet, her fingers tracing your belly through the black silk you wear as she slips away.

[] Remember how to breathe.
[] May I dress you, Kiki-hime?
[] Fall back on the bed and bask in the afterglow.
[] Let her know how you think things will go down, the good version.
[] Let her know how you think things will go down, the bad version.

>>34931325
>[] May I dress you, Kiki-hime?

>>34931325
>[] Remember how to breathe.
>[] Fall back on the bed and bask in the afterglow.

>>34931325
>[x] Remember how to breathe.
>[x] Fall back on the bed and bask in the afterglow.

>>34931325
>[] May I dress you, Kiki-hime?

>>34931342
We pick that and we'll probably end up doing it right then and there.

>>34931325
>[] Fall back on the bed and bask in the afterglow.
>[] Remember how to breathe.
>[] May I dress you, Kiki-hime?
>[] Let her know how you think things will go down. Talk about the good and the bad, leave nothing out.
That's an amazing pic, XS.

>>34931365
I'm sure there is a problem with that somewhere, but..

>>34931377
There is no problem with that anywhere, Anon.

>>34931377
We ve got a lot of things to do and few time to spare.

>>34931325
>[x] Remember how to breathe.
>[x] May I dress you, Kiki-hime?

Ryukusa has, in the past, explained to everyone who is inexperienced what will happen in a situation. Anyone else interested in explaining the good/bad/both?

>>34931457
Eeeeh, I'm sure we can be reeeeally quick about it just this once?
>>34931325
>[] Remember how to breathe.
>[] May I dress you, Kiki-hime?

>>34931561
Well I kinda assume this is either kinda excessive info we don't need to impart, or something we should go through with the whole group. Either way not too eager to bring it up here.

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[X] Whoo, that was a kiss....dressing? Stuff? Sure, whatever....mmm, lips.

You force yourself to take a deep breath, because you're pretty sure that if you don't you'll stop breathing and just die blissfully right then and there. It's kind of not allowed, so you take a step back and fall onto the bed with a soft thump, which earns you a giggle from the walk in closet. “May I dress you, Kiki-hime?” you offer, reflecting on your meeting in her suite, how she was surprised when you told her you had dressed yourself up for that meeting.

“I wouldn't dare let you right now, Ryu-chan!” she admits with a laugh, echoing a stray thought you had, and regretfully she's probably right. “Even if you put up a barrier it might not be long enough for us.”

“Oh, that's a thought! Ah, but I think we should wait for that....” Especially given you look ~totally~ different and she hasn't seen that aspect of you yet. It does make you wonder what she'd think, though. And you have a lot of tail, not to mention a great ass of your own. You wonder if she likes hippy girls, when she interrupts your train of thought,

“What would be best to wear for this sort of thing, Ryu-chan?”

“Mmm....maybe something sheer, with a little bit of lace....supposedly high heels, but I've never found them all that hot....AH!” You let her bounce the hangar off your head, mostly because you're still enjoying the tingles. “Realistically, it should be causal enough for humans, loose enough you can move freely, and close enough to your skin that it's not easy to grab and hold onto. Pants are good. Sneakers or tennis shoes are a good idea, unless you don't mind being barefoot if you lose a sandal or flats.”

>>34931325
>[] Remember how to breathe.
>[] May I dress you, Kiki-hime?
>[] Let her know how you think things will go down, the good version.
>[] Let her know how you think things will go down, the bad version.


>dat pic

Well, she got from both parents

>captcha: boobasifecond
Yup

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>>34931854
She plays in the clothing in the closet, and you take a deep breath. “Are you going to be okay with this danger, Kiki-hime?”

“What do you think will happen, Ryu-chan?” she asks curiously, sounding like she's bending over.

“If it goes well....Ryuu Wakaba will leave us in peace and tell Oba-san that we're just being overcautious and nothing weird is going on. If it doesn't....I know someone is going to put up a barrier, and if that happens....I can't leave anyone to go tell Oba-san.” That was something that just occurred to you. Unless you could convince them to fight outside a barrier somehow, there's no way you can let even one of them escape. “If I can make a challenge or a duel thing, they'd still cause a lot of trouble....but I don't know if that will be possible.”

She walks out of the closet and jumps onto the bed, wearing a black short sleeved blouse that's a little strained across the top. That's all you catch a glimpse of before she bounces you on the bed, perpendicular to you, resting her head on her arms as she lies on the bed next to you. Her hand reaches for you and you immediately take it in yours. “Are you afraid you'll have to kill people in front of me, Ryu-chan?” she asks softly, solicitously.

[] ….yes. Yes I am.
[] I know you have needed bodyguards, but this is not the same.
[] I'm going to try and avoid it.
[] I think you've been through worse in some ways.
[] No, Kiki-hime, because it will happen eventually.

>>34931894
[x] ….yes. Yes I am.
[x] I'm going to try and avoid it.
[x] I think you've been through worse in some ways.

>>34931894
>[x] I think you've been through worse in some ways.

>>34931894
>[] ….yes. Yes I am.

>>34931894
>[x] ….yes. Yes I am.
>[x] Of course, I know- it will happen eventually.

>>34931953
>[] ….yes. Yes I am.
>[] I'm going to try and avoid it.
>[] Of course, I know- it will happen eventually.
Is there any difference for players in leaving small xes, big xes, or no x in between the parenthesis like so? [] [x] [X]

>>34931894
[x] ….yes. Yes I am.
[x] I think you've been through worse in some ways, but...
[x] It's my selfish wish to keep this side of me from your eyes, I suppose.

>>34931894
>[] ….yes. Yes I am.
>[] I'm going to try and avoid it.
>[] I think you've been through worse in some ways.

>>34932059
Not really, just a matter of how thorough anons want to be with formatting.

>>34931894
>[x] No, Kiki-hime, because it will happen eventually.
>[x] I think you've been through worse in some ways.

>>34932059
For players, no. Ryukusa's big X is her primary interest, little x is a minor point of interest, and [] blanks are the QM being dumb and forgetting to erase it. A [+] is usually the result of a write in.

>>34931894
>[] ….yes. Yes I am.
>[] I'm going to try and avoid it.
>For as long as I can

>>34932250
The interesting thing is, sometimes I see [] & you write something to that effect...

Thanks for clearing that up.

Unrelated question, where can I read about how Kiki lost access to her final barrier slot?

>>34932324

That was because she sealed Er Yin in it rather than give her to Oba-san...

>>34932493
Kiki, not Kiku.

>>34932523

Did you mean to say that the other way around?

>>34932535
I thought Kiki had encountered something that would never allow her to access her final barrier. I know Kiku has the loli curse and couldn't access her most powerful barrier because she kept Er Yin in it.

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[X] ….yes. Yes I am.
[X] I'm going to try and avoid it.
[X] I think you've been through worse in some ways.
[+] It will happen eventually

Killing a spirit-child is hard. You've been trained to do it, but most Barrier Combats end in imprisonment, shame, and honor-bound debts. You can, and have killed several times. One oni-born, and two dragonnes. And then the trio of Anonimous. You haven't killed a dragonette before, because you haven't needed to. Nor have you killed humans, but that time may come as well. Kiki-hime has been around bodyguards, and has probable seen death. But she hasn't seen you kill.

“Watching someone kill somebody is bad....but I think you've been through worse than that. Have your bodyguards ever killed someone?” The question slips from your lips softly.

“My fathers have, while I was with him.” You make a note to have Akari look up the incident. “It was....pretty scary at the time. I was ten.” You squeeze her hand lightly and she responds in kind.

You take a deep, calming breath as you look up at the canopy of your bed. “I am a little afraid of it, Kiki-hime. I don't especially like killing people, but I'm being put in a position where I have to. I'm....I'm really good at it. I don't want you to have to see me like that. I would much rather leave everyone alive and scared to death of me, or bound into Barriers, or anything but dead.” Her eyes are fixed on you, but she says nothing for a long moment. “It is going to happen sooner or later, I know. Especially now.”

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>>34932659
Suddenly her face blots out the canopy above you, and she looks down at you from her hands and knees. “Ryu-chan. If you have to, you do so. The others won't even hesitate. You can't either. Not even for me.” Her fingers run along your horn, giving you a deep warmth that is probably really inappropriate considering the subject at hand. “I trust you to do what you must for our sakes. For my sake. It doesn't matter. You are my lover, and you will do the right thing for me. You're their aniki, and you'll do what's right for them.”

Blinking back tears you hadn't expected, you whisper softly, “Hai, kiki-hime.” She leans down, and kisses you again, softly, slowly. A slow, deep kiss that should make you feel all right with the world, and it very nearly does.

There is a soft tap at the door, but for the duration of the kiss, your mind is focused on her and her acceptance of you. Something that shouldn't have surprised you, but did. She breaks the kiss, and smiles down at you. “I love you, Ryu-chan.” You nod, overcome for a moment, still bemused by her acceptance of the part of your life you have no interest in.

At the second tap , it is Kiki who asks them to come in. Kiku-chan's bright voice wafts over you. “The twins have brought the vehicle.”

[] All right; give us a few more minutes.
[] Twins? Have you been drinking Jinyuu's mushroom tea?
[] Time to go then. Enough of this angst nonsense.
[] Kiss Kiki-hime once more and walk her out.
[] Thank you, Kiku-chan. We'll be right there.

>>34932685
>[x] Twins? Have you been drinking Jinyuu's mushroom tea?
>[x] Kiss Kiki-hime once more and walk her out.

>>34932685
>[] Twins? Have you been drinking Jinyuu's mushroom tea?
>[] Thank you, Kiku-chan. We'll be right there.
>[] Time to go then. Enough of this angst nonsense.
>[] Kiss Kiki-hime once more and walk her out.

>>34932685
>[] Twins? Have you been drinking Jinyuu's mushroom tea?

>>34932685
>[] Twins? Have you been drinking Jinyuu's mushroom tea?
>[] Kiss Kiki-hime once more and walk her out.

>>34932685
>[] Twins? Have you been drinking Jinyuu's mushroom tea?

>>34932685
[x] Twins? Have you been drinking Jinyuu's mushroom tea?
[x] Time to go then. Enough of this angst nonsense.
[x] Kiss Kiki-hime once more and walk her out.

>>34932685
>[] Thank you, Kiku-chan. We'll be right there.
>[] Kiss Kiki-hime once more and walk her out.

>>34932685
>[x] All right; give us a few more minutes.
Kiss kiss!

>>34932685
>[X] Twins? Have you been drinking Jinyuu's mushroom tea?
>[X] Time to go then. Enough of this angst nonsense.

>>34930160
>image
He really looks top tier. I was more or less picturing one of the really big onis from Momo Kyun Sword when I read about Goto.

>>34932685
>[x] Kiss Kiki-hime once more and walk her out.

>>34932685
>[] Twins? Have you been drinking Jinyuu's mushroom tea?
>[] Kiss Kiki-hime once more and walk her out.
>[] Thank you, Kiku-chan. We'll be right there.

>>34933112
Kind of like Auron, except an Oni.

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XXX] Twins? Have you been drinking Jinyuu's mushroom tea?
[X] Time to go then. Enough of this angst nonsense.
[X] Kiss Kiki-hime once more and walk her out.
[] Thank you, Kiku-chan. We'll be right there.

Kiki-hime looks down at you as you raise your head and look at the fire dragonette. Her pixie face looks as serious as ever, partly because of those huge golden eyes of hers. With a look at Kiki-hime you both burst out laughing. Kiku-chan gives a logn sufferign sigh, and waits for you to be done laughing.

“Have you been drinking my sister's sacred tea, bitsy dragon? Those two are no more twins than you and I are!” Propping yourself up on your elbows, you look at her with a smile.

With a shrug she dismisses your question. “They may as well be Siamese twins. They're worse than you two ever are.” Kiku-chan's dolorous look probably has a lot to do with the fact that she's dressed in lose white jeans with copper rivets, and a long sleeved tunic-style shirt with a scoop neck and a copper chain belt that is actually knotted at the waist. Her short hair makes her look terribly boyish, almost bishonen. She looks really adorable, actually. Er Yin apparently liked her dressed as a boy as well.

“All right, we're on our way, pretty.” Her eyes go wide and her hair burst into flaming life, and she bolts out the door – but not before her face has turned nearly crimson. Oh yeah, that's a GREAT one!

You slide off the bed and into a crouch, before standing up, You over your hand to Kiki-hime and she gets off the bed with slightly less grace. She's wearing shorts, and showing off her really great legs, as well as – to your surprise – high topped converse. Kiki-hime starts towards the door but you gently pull her back into your arms, holding her close, her breasts pressed against yours and her arms slipping instinctively about your waist.

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>>34933295
With a fingertip, you touch her nose lightly. “I love you too, Kiki-hime.” Her eyes brighten and she smiles up at you, before you kiss her, thoroughly. She makes a soft, pleased noise in the kiss, her hands clutching lightly at your back, careful of the silk. You can feel the tension in her, her resisting the soft, hot movements she really, really wants to make against you. That you would be totally reciprocating.

With a sigh, you break the kiss, and walk her out to the living room, where the others wait. Kiku-chan is still a little red, though her hair is in order. Akari and Yui are there, talking quietly though they stop when you walk in, Akari looking at you placidly, Yui's eyes bright and eager. Er Yin has added one thing to her outfit – a rectangular cross sectioned piece of wood that is almost four feet long, and has hinges on one side and a latch at the other. She's holding it like a cane, and it has gold leaf over the lacquer. Jinyuu-onee-sama is in her room, but the door is open, and you can smell a lot of incense, two or three types at least.

[] Akari and Yui advance guard, Kiku and Er Yin rear.
[] Kiku and Er Yin advance, Akari and Yui rear guard.
[] Akari first, then Kiki with Yui and yourself, then Er Yin and Kiku.
[] Kiku and Akari, Kiki and Er Yin, then you and Yui.
[] It's not really that important, just get to the park.

>>34933312
>[] Akari and Yui advance guard, Kiku and Er Yin rear.

>>34933312
>[x] Akari and Yui advance guard, Kiku and Er Yin rear.
Sure, 2-2-2 is among my most favorite RPG-formations.

>>34933312
>[] Akari and Yui advance guard, Kiku and Er Yin rear.

>>34933312
[x] Akari first, then Kiki with Yui and yourself, then Er Yin and Kiku.

>>34933312
>[] Akari and Yui advance guard, Kiku and Er Yin rear.

>>34933312
>[x] Kiku and Akari, Kiki and Er Yin, then you and Yui.
Because it sounds weird, which makes it interesting.

>>34933312
>[] Akari first, then Kiki with Yui and yourself, then Er Yin and Kiku.
Pentagon formation, with Kiki in the center.

>>34933312
>[] Akari first, then Kiki with Yui and yourself, then Er Yin and Kiku.

>>34933312
[] Kiku and Akari, Kiki and Er Yin, then you and Yui.

Er Yin's relative lack of perception make placing her near Kiki a better option

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[X] Akari and Yui advance guard, Kiku and Er Yin rear....more or less.

You accompany your requests with the one handed gestures that clan Ryo uses in giving silent orders, more for Yui's benefit than anyone else. “Akari and Yui are the advance guard – they go first, secure the vehicle. I and Kiki-hime next, doors and getting Kiki-hime settled is my problem. Kiku-chan and Er Yin last, Er Yin staying closer than Kiku-chan, and Yui stayign closer than Akari. What kind of vehicle is it, Akari-niji-chan?”

“Suburban with bench seats in back and a command seat passenger side with ballistic protection, but it isn't rated bullet proof, aniki. The back opens from the inside only, and four doors.” Not perfect but good. Ballistic protection means it's been modified unofficially, probably by people Akari knows, rather than a professional company.

“Good. When we get there, I'll seat Kiki-hime, and then Kiku and Er Yin take back seat, while Yui sits passenger side. Akari, you get to drive.” She nods absently, and takes Yui aside, speaking to her softly.

“Why won't you be driving, Ryu-chan?” Kiki-hime's question isn't entirely unexpected but you hate having to answer it.

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>>34934254
It would be more embarrassing if most Fire and Water dragon-children didn't have similar problems. “They won't give me a license. I'm too easily distracted, is what they said.” You couldn't help it if you noticed EVERYTHING! “Disembarking the same way, and the same....what IS that, Er Yin-sensei?” Anything to distract Kiku-chan and Yui and Kiki-hime from giggling at you!

“It is something that will be useful later, Ryukusa-sama,” she calmly replies. “It is worth bringing along I think.”

Worse than Akari, really. “All right. Anyways, the same for the park, until we get to where we're going. It's not far, it's not really frequented by the public at this time of year. And remember, we'll be expecting an interruption from a group of Clan Ryo warriors, so be careful and don't let your guard down.” The soft chorus is reassuring, and Jinyuu-onee-sama is smiling gently from the doorway of her room. “All right, let's go.”

Things go smoothly, except for one hiccup when Kiku-chan sees a cat off to one side and starts having a mild panic attack. Er Yin-sensei quickly takes her in hand and gets her calmed down by the expedient method of doing something that you are thankful her sister can't see – driving her talons into the loli's lower back hard enough to bring tears to her eyes and keep her mind exactly where Er Yin wants it. It is something you make note of....just in case. Boarding the suburban is easily taken care of, and it's a pretty big, spacious vehicle, perfect for this kind of work.

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>>34934301
“So is this ours or just a rental, Akari-niji-chan?”

“It's mine. The person who owned it didn't want it anymore.” You give her a look, but she doesn't notice. On purpose.

On the drive there, you take the time to work out a basic idea of what you would like everyone to work on....

>Chose two only.
[] Er Yin and Kiku-chan teaching Yui magic, Akari and you teaching Kiki-hime powers.
[] Er Yin and you teaching Kiki-hime powers, Akari and Kiku-chan teaching Yui clan tactics.
[] Akari and You teaching Yui clan tactics, Kiku-chan and Er Yin teaching Kiki-hime powers.
[] Everyone working on group tactics to protect Er Yin and Kiki-hime.
[] Power training for Yui and Kiki-hime, overseen by Er Yin – you need to work on a plan with Kiku-chan and Akari for when Wakaba arrives.

>>34934466
>>[] Power training for Yui and Kiki-hime, overseen by Er Yin – you need to work on a plan with Kiku-chan and Akari for when Wakaba arrives.
This seems exclusive and the most imminent.

>>34934466
>[x] Er Yin and you teaching Kiki-hime powers, Akari and Kiku-chan teaching Yui clan tactics.

>>34934466
>[x] Er Yin and Kiku-chan teaching Yui magic, Akari and you teaching Kiki-hime powers.
>[x] Everyone working on group tactics to protect Er Yin and Kiki-hime.
Yeeeeeeah.

>>34934466
[x] Er Yin and Kiku-chan teaching Yui magic, Akari and you teaching Kiki-hime powers.
[x] Power training for Yui and Kiki-hime, overseen by Er Yin – you need to work on a plan with Kiku-chan and Akari for when Wakaba arrives.

>>34934466
[x] Er Yin and Kiku-chan teaching Yui magic, Akari a
and you teaching Kiki-hime powers.
[x] Everyone working on group tactics to protect Er Yin and Kiki-hime.

>>34934466
>[] Power training for Yui and Kiki-hime, overseen by Er Yin – you need to work on a plan with Kiku-chan and Akari for when Wakaba arrives.

>>34934508
>>34934513
>>34934588
>Chose two only.
Posting because I don't want your votes not to be counted.

>>34934466

>[X] Power training for Yui and Kiki-hime, overseen by Er Yin – you need to work on a plan with Kiku-chan and Akari for when Wakaba arrives.
>[X] Er Yin and Kiku-chan teaching Yui magic, Akari and you teaching Kiki-hime powers.

>>34934466
>[] Er Yin and you teaching Kiki-hime powers, Akari and Kiku-chan teaching Yui clan tactics.
>[] Power training for Yui and Kiki-hime, overseen by Er Yin – you need to work on a plan with Kiku-chan and Akari for when Wakaba arrives.

>>34934466
>[x] Everyone working on group tactics to protect Er Yin and Kiki-hime.
>[x] Power training for Yui and Kiki-hime, overseen by Er Yin – you need to work on a plan with Kiku-chan and Akari for when Wakaba arrives.

>>34934466
>[] Power training for Yui and Kiki-hime, overseen by Er Yin – you need to work on a plan with Kiku-chan and Akari for when Wakaba arrives.
>[] Akari and You teaching Yui clan tactics, Kiku-chan and Er Yin teaching Kiki-hime powers.

>>34934658
Ah ok then
>[] Power training for Yui and Kiki-hime, overseen by Er Yin – you need to work on a plan with Kiku-chan and Akari for when Wakaba arrives.
[] Everyone working on group tactics to protect Er Yin and Kiki-hime.

>>34934513
>>34934466
Adding
>[x] Everyone working on group tactics to protect Er Yin and Kiki-hime.
then

>>34934658
One vote will still be counted. You just can't chose 3 or more.

>>34934466
>[] Power training for Yui and Kiki-hime, overseen by Er Yin – you need to work on a plan with Kiku-chan and Akari for when Wakaba arrives.

>[] Akari and You teaching Yui clan tactics, Kiku-chan and Er Yin teaching Kiki-hime powers.

>>34934779
My bad.

>>34934940
No worries.

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[X] Everyone working on group tactics to protect Er Yin and Kiki-hime.
[XX] Power training for Yui and Kiki-hime, overseen by Er Yin – you need to work on a plan with Kiku-chan and Akari for when Wakaba arrives.

Kitihara National Park is a quiet and relatively isolated national park that receives very few visitors outside of those interested in a retreat. It doesn't have the well trod paths and sitting areas many other such places do, and it is further out than most parks that get attention. That makes it ideal for a group of people who want to be in relative isolation to practice their special arts together.

It also prevents innocent bystanders from becoming casualties if something goes terribly wrong, and not merely because someone's power got out of control.

There are no other cars present, but that doesn't mean you haven't been followed or that you are all safe just yet, and you emphasize that to Kiki-hime and Yui-niji-chan. But that doesn't mean you all can't enjoy the outing either – especially since Akari, in her infinite wisdom, has apparently packed food and drinks enough for snacks, or maybe a small picnic. You let Er Yin take one backpack and Akari take the heavier one with the drinks, leaving you, Yui, Kiku-chan, and of course Kiki-hime unburdened.

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>>34935062
“Because,” you explain when Kiki-hime expresses an interest in helping carry things, “Kiku-chan is the fastest and can deal with a sudden assault as well as keep up with Yui on a cloud, while Yui can cloud-ride you away, and I will make sure no one follows in the most firm manner possible. Also, Akari-niji-chan would have to be carrying a small car before she noticed the weight.” That only mollifies her a little. “Besides, if you are burdened with something and that results in you being taken away, I would be upset.”

“Ah, sorry, Ryu-chan. I didn't think of that.” She sounds a little abashed.

[] Nonsense, that's part of my job, not yours.
[] You worry too much. I'll take care of it all.
[] You're still part of the family – when this is over, you'll get your share of picnic duties.
[] I like this generous side of Kiki-hime.
[] It's not something you are used to, that's all. It's a different kind of bodyguarding than what humans do.

>>34935093
>>[] You worry too much. I'll take care of it all.
>[] You're still part of the family – when this is over, you'll get your share of picnic duties.

>>34935093
>[x] Nonsense, that's part of my job, not yours.
>[x] You're still part of the family – when this is over, you'll get your share of picnic duties.

>>34935093
>[x] I like this generous side of Kiki-hime.
>[x] You're still part of the family – when this is over, you'll get your share of picnic duties.
Definitely will.

>>34935093
[] It's not something you are used to, that's all. It's a different kind of bodyguarding than what humans do.
[] Nonsense, that's part of my job, not yours.
[] I like this generous side of Kiki-hime.
[] You're still part of the family – when this is over, you'll get your share of picnic duties.

>>34935093
[x] Nonsense, that's part of my job, not yours.
[x] You're still part of the family – when this is over, you'll get your share of picnic duties.

>>34935093
>[] Nonsense, that's part of my job, not yours.
>[] You worry too much. I'll take care of it all.
>[] You're still part of the family – when this is over, you'll get your share of picnic duties.
>[] I like this generous side of Kiki-hime.
>[] It's not something you are used to, that's all. It's a different kind of bodyguarding than what humans do.

>>34935093
>[] Nonsense, that's part of my job, not yours.
>[] You worry too much. I'll take care of it all.
>[] I like this generous side of Kiki-hime.

>>34935093
>[] You're still part of the family – when this is over, you'll get your share of picnic duties.
>[] I like this generous side of Kiki-hime.
>[] It's not something you are used to, that's all. It's a different kind of bodyguarding than what humans do.

>>34935093
>[x] You worry too much. I'll take care of it all.
>[x] You're still part of the family – when this is over, you'll get your share of picnic duties.
>[x] I like this generous side of Kiki-hime.
Kiki is very sweet.

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[x] Nonsense, that's part of my job, not yours.
[x] You worry too much. I'll take care of it all.
[XXX] You're still part of the family – when this is over, you'll get your share of picnic duties.
[XX] I like this generous side of Kiki-hime.

“That's why I'm aniki and you're not,” you quip. “It's my job to take care of everything. You should stop worrying about what we all think of you, Kiki-hime, for such a small thing.” She blushes a little, clearly used to people thinking of her....well, how you used to think of her, a while ago. “When this is all over, you can have your share of the picnic duties.”

“I'm too used to being part of the family when we're at home, I guess, Ryu-chan. We share in everything there, it's not like....the way I was raised, you know, or how i'm expected to act. I like it better being at home.” She smiles a little, and Kiku-chan strokes her sister's back lightly, reassuring. .

“I am glad you like it that way, Kiki-hime. I like the generous side of Kiki-hime.” Kiki blushes and looks down, hands clasped together. You offer your hand without looking at her and she links her pinkie and ring finger with yours, the jade warm against your skin. You can feel Er Yin caressing Kiku-chan's hair and the warmth that Kiku-chan feels for her sister faintly.

It's not too long before you reach the location you were looking for – a fairly open space in the trees along a hillside, with a few large rocks as well as plenty of older trees. It's a small depression on a hillside as well, giving you all lots of different terrains to work with in addition.

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>>34935614
After making a small camp near some rocks, and after having Kiku-chan and Yui do some scouting (Kiku-chan on foot and Yui by cloud), you explain the current plan. “First, Er Yin-sensei will work with Yui-niji-chan and Kiki-hime on their powers. Kiku-chan, Akari-niji-chan and I have to go over some plans for when Ryuu Wakaba shows up. Later we'll work on group tactics to help protect Er Yin-sensei and Kiki-hime effectively.”

Yui pipes up quickly, “You said that Er Yin-sensei might teach me magic. Is that different than powers?”

Er Yin answers before you can. “Yes, Yui-san. I will teach you both, but there are types of magic I will be unable to teach you, I am afraid.”

Akari's expression doesn't change, but she seems ready to intervene – you and she know why, but Yui-niji-chan clearly doesn't from the half-doubtful, half-suspicious expression she is wearing. Void magic for an oni-child is inherently different than that of a Void dragonette.

“Is it because you think that I am not very smart?” She's carefully picking her words, and you can tell it takes an effort for her to do so, rather than simply saying what she means outright, the way she normally does. It takes an oni-child a lot of effort to be that considerate when there's a possible and real insult involved. Kiki-hime is starting to say something to Yui as well.

[] Let Er Yin-sensei explain her reasoning on her own – you trust her.
[] Let Akari explain the problem. To Yui
[] Explain the problem to Yui yourself.
[] Stifle a laugh – Akari has told you Yui is damn smart.
[] Gently stop Kiki-hime. It's all under control, more or less.

>>34935641
>[x] Gently stop Kiki-hime. It's all under control, more or less.
>[x] Let Er Yin-sensei explain her reasoning on her own – you trust her.

>>34935641
>[x] Stifle a laugh – Akari has told you Yui is damn smart.
>[x] Let Er Yin-sensei explain her reasoning on her own – you trust her.

>>34935641
>[] Let Er Yin-sensei explain her reasoning on her own – you trust her.
>[] Gently stop Kiki-hime. It's all under control, more or less.

>>34935641
>[] Stifle a laugh – Akari has told you Yui is damn smart.
>[] Let Er Yin-sensei explain her reasoning on her own – you trust her.

>>34935641
>>[] Let Er Yin-sensei explain her reasoning on her own – you trust her.
>>[] Stifle a laugh – Akari has told you Yui is damn smart.

>>34935641
>[x] Explain the problem to Yui yourself.
Ryukusa interrupt!

>>34935641
>[x] Stifle a laugh – Akari has told you Yui is damn smart.
>[x] Let Er Yin-sensei explain her reasoning on her own – you trust her.
I say let Kiki speak up if she wants. It's just her way of interacting with her loved ones, no real point stifling it, it's not like she can fuck it up.

>>34935641
Changing my vote to >>34935934

>>34935641
[x] Let Er Yin-sensei explain her reasoning on her own – you trust her.
[x] Stifle a laugh – Akari has told you Yui is damn smart.
[x] Gently stop Kiki-hime. It's all under control, more or less.

>>34935989
B-but which vote is that anon?

>>34936060
I just deleted it, although I could always post it again for...completeness?

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[X] Let Er Yin-sensei explain her reasoning on her own – you trust her.
[] Let Akari explain the problem. To Yui
[] Explain the problem to Yui yourself.
[X] Stifle a laugh – Akari has told you Yui is damn smart.
[] Gently stop Kiki-hime. It's all under control, more or less.

You nearly laugh at Yui's question, more because she's proven that she's nowhere near stupid, and Akari has mentioned she's actually quite brilliant in some ways. Kiki-hime notices, and looks at you, confused even as you shake your hair slightly, and she looks at Yui-chan with concern. Akari notices your head-shake instantly, because it was her that it was directed at, not Kiki-hime, and immediately relaxes. Your best friend's faith and trust in you is implicit and total.

Er Yin-sensei's tone of voice doesn't change at all as she explains. “No, Yui-san. It is just that the magic of an oni-born girl is much different than the magic of a dragonette. There are simply some things I will not be able to teach you, and other things which will come to you easily in ways that are impossible for me, such as your ability to confuse the kami who were seeking us.” Neither condescending nor placating, the Chinese dragonette explains her reasoning as forthrightly as you expected.

Her explanation also soothes Kiki-hime, while Yui-niji-chan appears to accept it as whole-heartedly as she accepted your trust in her. Er Yin-sensei hasn't finished yet, to your surprise.

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>>34936192
“There are things I can teach you that you will find very useful – how to change your size, and how to leap one thousand ~li~....ah, please, excuse me.” She speaks to Kiku-chan in that strange, harsh language they share, and Kiku-chan responds with a few quick words. “I can teach you to leap three hundred miles in an instant, which I cannot do. Those are very easy things for you that I cannot do at all. I cannot teach you to summon kami or youkai, or to travel in Yomi, despite your cleverness and skills. That is all that I meant.”

Yui nods, and then realizes that Er Yin can't see that. “Oh. That's okay then. I'd like to change size!”

Kiku-chan glances at Akari. “You might be in trouble now.”

Akari replies immediately, “It means I need bigger manacles.” Yui blushes brick red, and Kiku-chan's hair explodes, while Er Yin laughs softly behind her hand.

You glance at Kiki-hime, who is smiling now, and she rests her fingers along your hand lightly, her trust in you once more vindicated.

You just hope that it will remain so when Ryuu Wakaba shows up.

>To Be Continued....

>>34936229
Thanks for running XS!
Looking forward to action starting up again soon now.

>>34936229
Thanks for the thread

>>34936229
Thanks for running, XS! Hope your lungs have stopped their traitorous actions due to the fires.

I had a question about Kiku and the loli curse she got from that nekomata: Can Er Yin or Yui help find out what the curse was or who the nekomata was?

Thanks for running, XS.
I hope you're feeling okay...

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I am planning to run again tomorrow. I'll stay up for a few questions. Sorry it's slow at the moment and thank you for staying through the slow pieces.

>>34936229
Nice thread once again! A lot of fun.
Though fairly inconspicuous while reading since it fits the quest's plot-progression and pacing, I'm starting to wonder if you're setting things up to make anything more than teasing inadvisable just so you don't fall too far behind on your smut. I hope you know we don't NEED all them pastebins, just write what you want to!

>>34936326
Like your pic, it's worth it. We can wait.

I always pictured Yui as the second loli of the group. But she's taller (and apparently "fuller") than Akari. Go figure.

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>>34936326

>>34936326
You have a surprising number of lesbian dragongirl pics, if I didn't know better I'd think you were commissioning them for the quest, haha. Didn't think that many existed.

Also I skipped mentioning it earlier, but
>>34931325
clearly Ryukusa needs to have a word with her future daughter about dressing modestly, I mean really! Unless that's just what she wears around her wife.

>>34936299
Nekomata curses, like oni curses, are essentially spoken curses. The wording of the curse makes the curse manifest and a cure for such a curse has to be exact to the curse or an incredibly powerful curse removal. Given that Kiku has been with Hinata-hakase for 100 years, it's pretty certain they'll need to find the nekomata that cursed her.

Unfortunately, Er Yin has not been able to, because she needs a name - and given how drunk Kiku-chan was at the time, she can't remember it! Yui wouldn't be able to - but Rie might, since she's old enough to have been alive then.

>>34936348
No, Ryukusa is actually working under a time limit in-world right now. There can be in and out of thread smut soon enough.

I only have not written the pastebins because I've been ill - I haven't written much of anything outside of the quest, which gives me a focal point for distracting myself from the illness. Normally such a story takes me a few hours tow rite - I've barely managed paragraphs over the last weeks.

>>34936511
I just ask if magic and scrying in your world works that way. I figured that because this quest is very social (and I heartily approve of that, gives it a feeling of an old myth), Rie was the one to talk to.

>>34936594
Yeah, I know why you haven't written since you've mentioned it before. No real reason to hurry it up since I doubt people are reading for smut at this point.

Also I was under the impression you were always ill, as it were?

>>34936594
Take your time, XS. If you'd like me to send you a condensed version of anything to a dummy e-mail address, just ask (or I suppose I could create a temp pastebin next thread).

>>34936467
Nope, all found. I uploaded them in the previous thread.

I saw that picture and thought it was just about perfect for Ryukusa's and Kiki's daughter. I kind of wonder what the others will look like....

>>34936641
I agree it's pretty good likeness. Certainly blessed with all the good assets at least, unless dragongirls can get back-issues, in which case ouch.

>>34936641
Yeah, it pretty much has the best of both of them, including her expression. I wonder what she'd act like (maybe just like Ryukusa at the beginning of this quest?).
>>34936716
If Kiki doesn't have them, then I doubt it.

>>34936626
The lung damage is permanent and unfixable, yes. There are degrees of how bad it can affect me, and it's gotten worse as time goes on - it's merely in an acute phase right now due to the state burning down. I have another three weeks of trial for the current round of experiential (on me, they're not actually experimental drugs) meds before they switch to something that is hopefully more effective. lung pain isn't like other types of body pain, and my body chemistry is twisted enough that opiates have no effect on me, so oxycodon/cotin/etc are useless.

Alcohol works (which is why TB sufferers in the old west were all heavy drinkers), but I'd become addicted. so it's for special occasions only.

I do appreciate the concern and apologize for worrying people, but I'm harder to kill than perhaps is good for me.

>>34936326
Thanks for the thread!

>>34936639
thank you for the offer. I'm fixing the weird glitches the write program put into the quest and will craft a PDF soon, i hope.

>>34936754
Well, make sure to take it easy at any rate.

>>34936754
Have you considered using either marijauna or hemp edibles to help? Cannibanoids are most effectively used by the body either eaten raw or baked, which is why I ask.

>>34936754
>I do appreciate the concern and apologize for worrying people, but I'm harder to kill than perhaps is good for me.
Don't worry about it. You and King Of All Nights Dreaming are saints for soldering on.

>>34936754
I hope you feel better soon.

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>>34936754
On one hand if you weren't sick you wouldn't be questing
On other hand, you're sick and hurting and I'm a rotten piece of shit and hate myself for even thinking about this kind of things.
I'm sorry.
I hope you'll get better.
Please do.

>>34936838
Don't worry spider-kun, being a rotten piece of shit can't be helped, it's just how it is! Don't feel bad about being scum of the earth, we all are!

>>34936796
I have a serotonin recycling issue already, and cannabinoids have a direct effect on your brain's serotonin processing. Same reason I can't afford to use alcohol to self medicate.

An odd side effect of that issue is that Singulair literally drives me insane. It's what I was on when I first started writing the quest. I was more anxious 24/7 than Hexer is when he writes.

>>34936880
Your body sounds quite remarkable.

>>34936838
I'd be doing something creative. I have to. If I'm not questing, I'd be world building, if I wasn't worlds building, I'd be character creating, and when I'm not doing those I'm writing things that make nice people hate my guts.

Never hate yourself. Plenty of people will do that for you free of charge. You don't necessarily have to love yourself, but liking yourself is okay.

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>>34936880
>>34936905

>>34936838
If XS weren't sick, they'd get around to this somehow.
>>34936880
That is a fucking doozie. Having terrible side-effects from a pretty awesome healing agent is shit. One day we'll have our own cyber-revolution, XS, and you can have cyber-lungs, just like Adam Jensen.

>>34936930
I... I don't suppose you have any suggestions on dealing with acute apathy?
Uni started two and a half weeks ago and even though I have registered as present I haven't even registered for the courses and I've visited the school twice during the whole time.
I also barely get myself to eat every other day, and can't get myself to do anything.
I'm sorry, I understand if you hate me for being like this and don't want to help me.
Also been thinking of quitting the Computer Sciences Engineering University course thing I am on and going back a tier of education in an attempt to become a doctor or something to try and find a cure for you...

>>34936981
>>34936905
>>34936933
>>34936905
It's fucked, is what it is. It's a perfect storm of physical health issues and mental health issues that don't impair my imagination or willpower and won't quite kill me.

The elder of my two younger sisters is disgustingly healthy and beautiful and might be a high functioning sociopath, the younger is schizophrenic with a messianic complex. I walk the line between them through a stroke of luck, a curse, or a serious karmic debt.

Ironically, they're both smarter than I am, but less imaginative (not counting hallucinatory voices and paranoid fantasies on the part of the littlest).

>>34937041
That was me 5 years ago anon!
Didn't attend class or show up to exams a all.18 months in I got a kick in the ass, and shaped up, passed every class the next year.
Then fell back into bad habits, never graduated, and am currently too apathetic to search for a job even though I desperately need one.
Hope you do better!

>>34937041
Do something you want to do. If you don't want to do it, it wont be interesting. Classes are a way of learning things, reading manuals, gaining experience from doing it yourself, and LEARNING are the true ways.

Going to class is similar to going to a tutor. If you aren't connected to the core of what you're learning, it wont help.

>>34937041
Acute apathy is often mild depression. Meditation, gentle exercise (I recommend Tai Chi), St. John's wort, fish oils, and nuts (the more oily ones such as peanuts, macadamias, and hazelnuts especially) can help alleviate some of it, but alcohol and marijuana will only help temporarily and cause dependance issues.

Mood balancing medications can also help, as will the more mild (and OLDER) serotonin re-uptake medications (xanax, klonopin) Using newer ones is unsafe from what I've observed.

>>34937061
Well at least you get that you have those problems, and thus can work with and around them. Also, your writing is fucking fantastic.

>>34937174
I can attest to this. Meditation is amazing if it works for you. Fish oils are a requirement for me to give a shit, marijuana can cause an addiction (avoiding why you are to make you feel better, but it wont always do that). Ginger helps too.

>>34937178
Thank you.

Knowing that I have the problems comes from lots of help from close friends, the occasional psychologist (not psychiatrist) and plenty of bad experiences caused by ignorance and stupidity on my own part. Remember what doesn't kill you, makes you more bitter and hateful.

>>34937230
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtEQm8A18I8

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Most TTRPG players suffer from things like this. High intellect=greater propensity for breakdown it seems.

Tai Chi chuan will help with apathy a lot - IF you can force yourself to do it every day. The hardest meditation technique is also the best for you.

Inhale, count one. Exhale, count two, Inhale 3, exhale 4. Up to ten, then start over. If you fuck up or your mind wanders, start again. No more than 1/2 hour per day, every day.

Have a good night all. Tomorrow at 9:00 am PST, barring doctors.

>>34937333
See you tomorrow.

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>>34937041
Oh, right, and the doc also thinks but isn't that sure about Schizoid Personality Disorder.

>>34937100
>>34937148
>>34937174
Thanks. I... I don't know if I care about the CSE Course anymore. I don't know what I care about.
I mean, writing and reading stuff is fun, like following quests and fanfics like Fate's Gamble, Variant Strain, Alpha and Omega (the Evangelion/Mass Effect one) and Dreaming of Sunshine to give a few examples.
I've written a half-of-a-(shitty)-setting, two or three first chapters of shitty fics and been thinking of running a quest myself (PKNA with a tweest and a spatterings of Legacy of Kain and other stuff).

I'd like to try meditation. Is it much different from trying to craft a tulpa? I tried my... mind in that but gave up after two months.
I'll try and see if I can get some fish oils, but I don't really care for nuts.
I don't really know that much about drugs and won't likely touch them without the doc's say.
Tai Chi? Hmm... I'll... try and get myself to look into that.

Again, thank you. And sorry.

>>34937333
Good night.

>>34937395
Don't ever try to craft a tulpa. It's a form of self-inflicted dissociative disorder. Tibetan monks do it, yes, but they have all their worldy needs taken care of, and have separated themselves from base desires and wants and even needs, meaning they have no internal issues to worry about. Only then do they craft tulpas, and only to explore their own psyche.

Meditation is simply placing your brain in an alpha state, which lowers the barriers between conscious and subconscious mind a little - just enough to let the part of your brain that gives you good feelings when asleep to give you a small shot of those chemicals. that's why it's important not to overdo it (even people who practice meditation only do so for an hour or two at most, outside of actual cloistered monks who are very strange).

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>>34937477
Oh.
Okay.
Thanks, again.

>>34937477
>outside of actual cloistered monks who are very strange
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7kixg7E3Pk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_of_Nursia
>Western monatistic practices founded by a misanthrope who moved into a cave to pray in solitude and have food lowered to him in a bucket

>>34937395
Fish Oils are huge. 1000mg is a decent amount per day. I hate nuts too, but if you get decent quality ones it's not that bad (try to find a decent organic food store, the loopholes in the laws are big enough to drive a semi through, so some good stuff that IS organic can't afford the label and 90% who get the label aren't).

Noice.

Fish oils eh?
I was going to wonder if dragonettes would take offence to that but then I remembered they're lizards, not fish. Well, maybe sea/water/river dragonettes?

>>34949066
Try calling one a trout, I dare ya, I double-dare ya!

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>>34930098
sun ...? Sun !? DID SOMEONE SAY PRAISE THE SUN ?