>>38480324
Awwwwww yeah!

The best time of the day is finally here.

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Marianne is actually proud of you... has she ever said that to you before? Regardless of whether she has or not, it's still a really nice sentiment that fills your heart with warm fuzzy happy feelings.

"...do you have to smile like that?" Marianne asks.
"Huh?" you raise and eyebrow.
"Now, now..." Luciana uses her floppy sleeves to pat her friend on he shoulder. "Why don't you let him enjoy this moment? Reinhold fought long and hard to actually win a compliment from you, Marianne."

Marianne rolls her eyes.

"Pardon me if I'm stingy with my compliments," Marianne mumbles while crossing her arms over her chest.
"Haha, you're so cute when you get like that!" Luciana giggles. "And now you can act as cutely as you want without Emilio bothering you!"
"Ugh, whatever," Marianne groans. "What's with those stupid sleeves, anyways? Is that Reinhold's jacket that you're wearing?"

That's right... Luciana's still wearing your jacket on account of the top of her dress being torn to hell.


>tell her what happened yourself
>let luciana handle this one

I can't remember a time we went up in rank that fast. We just got to Tiger this afternoon.

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>>38480386
Go for it, Luciana.

>>38480386
>let luciana handle this one
Lets see what she says

>>38480388
During the first days we were getting rank ups like crazy.

>>38480386
>let luciana handle this one

>>38480388
We can always put ourselves in a position of suicidal risk and go down the ranks again.

>>38480386
>let luciana handle this one
Gregory might still be in earshot.

>>38480386
>let luciana handle this one

>>38480386
>let luciana handle this one

>>38480386
>let luciana handle this one
We should get her changed into something a bit less damaged as soon as possible, but for now we'll let her explain...and hope she doesn't mention the pencil.

>>38480386
>>let luciana handle this one
There's kids present that don't need to be accidentally exposed to our death glare.

>>38480428
Her ranks must be scaled exponentially.

>>38480386
>>let luciana handle this one
yeah Leopold's death was long in coming.

>>38480386
>>et luciana handle this one

>>38480386
>let luciana handle this one

We dunno how comfortable luci is with spreading the information that she was stripped down for Leo's amusement it. It's not our gossip to share.

>>38480492
Or we could just not be that awesome.

In a few weeks we'll pull another walk home alone or crush Elena's hopes move and get knocked back down to Llama where we belong.

Can't wait for the VN, where reaching human might be possible.

>>38480386
>>let luciana handle this one
Her's to tell or not.

>>38480386
>let luciana handle this one
Button up the jacket as well.

well that was pretty one-sided

>>38480492
helps that we stopped pissing her off.

>>38480560
>Can't wait for the VN, where reaching human might be possible.
What comes after human?
Lover?

>>38480560
I think it might be Mari route only

Anyone else think Luciana is going to try to keep our jacket?

>>38480386
>"I was a little overzealous getting Leopold's hostage away from him."

>>38480619
Halberd.

>>38480619
>What comes after human?

Dragon then elemental rank obviously.

>>38480655
With how cute she looks in it, we'd probably give it to her. Floppy sleeves are my weakness, man.

>>38480655
Wouldn't surprise me

Just imagine what she'll do with that pencil.

>>38480655
But we like that jacket

>>38480635
Pretty sure Arch said it is possible on any route to get human rank.

>>38480728
Ah ok then

>>38480655
and we'd let her. Not like we can't buy another. I mean after all it's a sign we're going steady.

>>38480728
But is it possible to go finish
Marianne route without clearing, say, Llama?

>>38480760
I believe arch has said that a high rank is a requirement for romancing.

>>38480655
I'd be surprised if she even considered giving it back.

It's cute on her, means she has something of ours, and it probably smells like Reinhold and murder.

>>38480655
Only if we can get our art supplies back.

>>38480766
I think Luciana said something like she would be okay if she moved in before Marianne got him to bunny.

>>38480766
>>38480760
I wonder if there'll be a specific bad end where Rein gets rejected

>>38480795
Rein defects to Ancellota end?

>>38480766
I wonder if her boyfriend will have a special rank?

>>38480795
Goes for the kiss and gets frozen to the wall again?

>>38480766
Yeah that would be pretty odd otherwise. Maybe a sub relationship.

>>38480696
>>38480722
>>38480740
>>38480783
I kinda see Luciana in my head spinning around in a happy little twirl while sniffing the collar as soon as no one is looking. It smells like Reinhold and the 6? or so people he killed in it that day for her.

>>38480719
LEWD. I hadn't even thought of that.

>>38480813
>>38480814
It'll just auto-reroute onto Sylvie's

>>38480880
Not if I uninstall it won't.

>>38480880
I can just imagine a dojo where Elana lecturers us about the importance of relationship values.

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>>38480945
FUND IT!

I wonder if the engagement announcement could be enough to push us up to Human...

>>38480826
I wonder what keepsake she'll give Rein when she goes home?

>>38481026
panties

>writing

>>38481026
panties

>>38481026
A drawing of dickbutt, I hope

>>38480988
I will if I have to do it myself

>>38481055
>>38481064
The ones she is wearing right now right?

>>38480945
It should be Raquel.

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>>38481055
>>38481064

>>38481026
A pencil

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>>38481091
also, what are you moving around on the later days? I find the dev process interesting

>>38481085
Obviously. She'd want him to know how wet she got watching him kill people for her.

>>38481091
Panties, panties everywhere...

do the sleeves cover her hands? having trouble picturing the proportions

>>38481155
I like Luci, none of the other girls would give Rein their panties as a gift

>>38481432
I would say that Rana would, as well, but that would imply she wears them at all.

>>38481420
Yeah. Rein is damn near a foot taller than her.

>>38481432
I'm sure Rana would, if we asked.

And they would be dragon panties too.

>>38481449
>Rana, why did you give me a pair of your shorts?
>I would have given you my panties, but I don't use those.

>>38481456
...themed or sized?

>>38481456
>dragon panties

How would they be any different from normal ones?

>>38481496
They could double as a tent.

>>38481432
Luciana is pretty great,

>>38481496
They're human-patterned.

>>38481492
Yes.

>>38481510
a tent with at several massive holes in it, maybe.

>>38481115
>also, what are you moving around on the later days? I find the dev process interesting
What I ended up actually writing out during the conversation that happens when meeting Nicolette on the first day of the quest differs from what I had in the story maps enough that I'm going to have to add another branch in the second day in order to make up for said changes.

I tried to account for all splits in dialogue while making those story maps, but not even my OCD is able to read into the future of my writing.

>>38481591
Take it a day at a time turtle, I'll wait for glorious VN

>>38481625
>Implying it'll ever happen

>>38481591
A man, not being down on your efforts but you gotta be careful not to let this shit get too complicated down the road. Not saying you ain't gonna finish, but there are ways to do things that'll take forever.

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>>38481650

>>38481662
There needs to be a gyarados in your games credits at the end

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Yeah.... you're not sure how to even go about explaining this without breaching some rather unpleasant subjects so you decide to keep quiet for now.

"Ah, this..." Luciana holds up her arms and lets the long sleeves of the jacket slide down until her hands are exposed. "There was an accident with my dress while I was captured, and Reinhold was kind enough to lend me his jacket so that I wouldn't be exposed."
"......an -accident-?" Marianne's eyes narrow.
"Don't tell me that-" Andreas gasps.
"No no no!" Luciana throws her arms into the air. "It was nothing like you're thinking, I swear!"


>[1/?]

>>38481727
Still think she should have shown her tits

>>38481802
She's just lewd not a slut anon. Not yet anyways

>>38481802
she already was, dingus. The next level was fondle.

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>>38481727
>[2/2]

"...you're sure?" Andreas asks. "Reinhold?" he turns to you for confirmation.
"She's telling the truth," you reply with a long sigh. "I thought the same thing when I first saw her like that, but..."
"But -nothing- happened," Luciana groans. "And he's DEAD now so there's nothing to worry about!" Luciana laughs nervously. "Besides, even though my dress is torn now I get to wear this nice comfy jacket!"

She does seem to be enjoying wearing that thing a lot more than you'd expected... it's WAY too big for her, the sleeves trail off far beyond where her hands are and the neck's showing off her cleavage even though she has it fasted just about all the way.

But then you realize that her enjoyment probably comes from the fact that it's -your- jacket that she's wearing.

"Now could we -please- change the subject?" Luciana asks. "While it wasn't as horrible as you were thinking, my experience while kidnapped is still not something that I have any desire to revisit."


>talk about ______

>>38481894
Is it too soon to announce our engagement?

>>38481894

Ask how Andreas made it back on his trip here.

>>38481975

I say wait till Therri is in the room.

>>38481894
>"Did you get a chance to give your father the halberd, Marianne?"
>"So I guess we have to put armed guards on Emilio now before he becomes an adult ahead of everyone else."

>>38481975
>>38481991
>>38481995
I think this would be a bad time to do it given that Sylvie is in the room too.

>>38481894
What happened in the castle while they were gone.

>>38481995
Seems a bit awkward to make a big announcement before Celestino has given the okay.

>>38481894
> Talk about spells
The combo of boost and tailwind is pretty pimpin.

>>38481991
This

Where is the king anyway?

>>38482033
Fair enough. Although we did agree to say it when we talked earlier with Luciana, didn't we?

>>38482058
>Where is the king anyway?
Getting his Knighting axe

>>38482065
Yeah but it seems more like the thing you tell your friends and family in private rather than make a big announcement

>>38482058
>Where is the king anyway?

Getting his knighting axe and also putting an order to prepare yet another huge feast.

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>>38482094
I agree with this. I think the best route is let the king and Gregory know and take things from there. No unnecessary stress on Sylvie for the night (she's had enough with her dad being kidnapped) and we can get any advice on how best to pursue things.

>>38481894
>talk about ______
Where is the King anyway? How well did the battle here go?

>writing

>>38481894
was >>38481995, changing to >>38482156

>>38482114
You didn't show up in the first 10 posts? You're getting sloppy Nicofag.

captcha pls stop with the cake

>>38482094
We're surrounded by people we consider our friends and family.

>>38482194
>our friends and family
and Monique

>>38482380
He already knows.

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>>38482114
TONIGHT...YOU...

>>38481656
Oh, I fully aware of that. The way that I'm doing things right now is in theory intended to keep me from fucking up with continuity errors or any of that so that I can write everything as quickly as possible.

That's also why I'm consolidating a lot of the quest choices into each other when it comes to the game version. If I branch out too much, I'll never get finished.

>>38482399
My suggestion is have a Good End and Bad End for each route, and maybe add a route where Rein just lives his life as a guard or runs off to be adventurer.

>>38482430
Well given the issue with Sylvie, I think there should be good or bad results in the endgame for friends we don't main route on.

>>38482471
>issue
The 'issue' with Sylvie is that at that point in time, nobody in the thread legitimately seemed to understand how people react to you blowing them the fuck off.

For the record you don't tell someone you're not interested in a relationship right now, and then literally a day later start a relationship with someone else.

>>38482430
I don't think arch would go that direction but I could dig some less severe but still melancholy bad ends.
Stuff like Mari just not being able to open up to Rein or Rana moving to fast and scaring him off.

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"What was going on here in the castle while we were out?" you ask.
"Yes," Inaba nods. "Want to know."
"......" Marianne breathes a long sigh. "I was actually in here most of the time trying to console Karel..." she turns to Nicolette. "But you were actually out there, weren't you?"
"Yeah," Nicolette replies.
"Eh?" Luciana turns to her cousin. "You were out searching for me too?"
"No," she shakes her head, "Right after that fucker ran off with you, the Salamanders that he sent here to attack got replaced with... I dunno what the hell to even call them," she grumbles. "Basically, they were giant wood things that were filled to the brim with mercenaries and those assholes flooded the forest that surrounds the castle..."
"What!?" Luciana gasps.
"Yeah... that's what was going on right when we left to go rescue you," you reply.


>[1/?]

>>38482531
>Stuff like Mari just not being able to open up to Rein
How far do you think we would have gotten if we didn't become friends with her?

>>38482430
The current plan is to have good/normal/bad ends for all the girls, a single route ending, and then several Bad Ends dispersed throughout the story to make things interesting.

I'm also toying with the Guard Rank being key to not having horrible things happen to Reinhold, though that's not concrete yet.

How would you guys have played Reinhold?

Personally, if I'd known his background I'd have played him a lot colder.

If I didn't know his background, I'd have played him a lot smarter and rather laidback.

>>38482604
How far do you think we would have gotten if we didn't accidentally her peaches?

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>>38482533

You feel bad for leaving the others to deal with that, but Luciana was in danger and getting her back was your immediate priority.

"Thierri and my old man went out to fight after that..." Nicolette says. "It took a little while for them to figure out that it was the carrier things themselves that was how those assholes back in Ancellotta were sending more and more of their guys in, but once they broke those things all that was left was to take care of the remaining mercenaries," she explains.
"The same way that they kidnapped Sir Vincent in the first place..." Luciana nods to herself.
"Thierri and my old man were out there for a while, but eventually they swapped places with Raoul and Arnaud. And then Andreas came back with Anatole..."
"He joined the fray the second that he got his arm fixed," Andreas says, "but by then Elena learned that I was here so I couldn't exactly leave her."
"Not leave," Inaba says while hugging the silver-haired bodyguard.
"That's right," Elena says while doing the same.


>[2/?]

>>38482699
just as nice, more sarcastic, and I'd like to think that some of the dumber things we did wouldn't have happened. Unfortunately, I probably would have screwed up in other ways to make up for that.

>>38482650
>I'm also toying with the Guard Rank being key to not having horrible things happen to Reinhold, though that's not concrete yet.
Makes me think of a route where Reinhold doesn't hit any of Marianne's flags and remains Worm rank for the entire quest. Marianne keeps trying to make him miserable so he'll quit his and she can get a less insufferable guard, and can't understand why everyone else seems to be fine with him.

>>38482650
From a design standpoint you've got two options

>Rank increases dialogue options as Rein has more resources/better relations with the characters

Or

>Rank shows how close you are to story end.

>>38482650
That is pretty standard.

>>38482699
More professional while having a nice sarcastic side.

>>38482699
I'd play him as someone with more of a military discipline, completely dedicated to his job. We saw traces of that persona early on, but it's been pretty much completely discarded by now.

>>38482715
>"Not leave," Inaba says while hugging the silver-haired bodyguard.
>"That's right," Elena says while doing the same.
Andreas, The Loli Guard

>>38482753
>I'd play him as someone with more of a military discipline
Rein was in the army like 4 years right?
You would think some of that would have sunk in.

>>38482799
Reya is going to be out of a job

>>38482753
>>38482742
>>38482719

Gentlemen, gentlemen. You'll all get your own Reinhold for the VN

I like the loveable goof we got stuck with, personally.

>>38482715
>[3/3]

"That's around when I led a squad out into the forest to help take care of any mercenaries who got too close to the castle..." Nicolette says. "And after we did what we could, Arnaud and Gerhard took care of cleanup."
"Since it's not possible for anyone to hide from Arnaud," Marianne says, "and Gerhard's old profession lends him towards being suited to such things."


>keep talking about this
>change the subject to _____

>>38482881
>change the subject to _____
Luciana didn't tell them she propsed, did she? She might want to do that.

>>38482812
Yeah, personally I can't stand his current hughorny self. It clashes too much with his background.

>>38482896
We're waiting on Thierri

>>38482881
>keep talking about this

>>38482881
>keep talking about this

>>38482896
But anon, a dark background can drive good humor. And bad humor.

>>38482881
>keep talking about this

>>38482881
>keep talking about this

>>38482904
Ah, yeah.

>>38482881
Change this >>38482896 to:
>change the subject to vivd descriptions of our battle with Leo

>>38482947
I wouldn't mind if he at least had a bit of that good old army gallows humor.

>writing

>>38482816
>You'll all get your own Reinhold
Except for you, Sylvie. You get disappointment.

I'd prefer it if the "treat Sylvie like shit" options and results weren't even in the game.

>>38482814
In fairness, guarding Elena was literally Andreas' job and Reya was covering for him

>>38483129
I agree.

>>38483129
Honestly there wasn't even much within the story it was mostly just the players saying shitty things

>>38483129
I trust arch will limit the retarded decisions we made.

>>38483129
>>38483147
>Wanting the VN to play itself
Boo

>>38483129
I second that. Rein isn't that much of a jerk.

>>38482715
>"Not leave," Inaba says while hugging the silver-haired bodyguard.
>"That's right," Elena says while doing the same.
too cute

>>38483171
Not at all, just leave out what is essentially an anti-route.

>>38483185
But he clearly, obviously, literally is.

>>38483129
>/tg/ route is unlocked by carefully getting just the right combination of flags to be enough of a dickhead without getting a bad end

>>38483209
What has he done that would actually be considered mean?

>>38483209
That's just being a dumb teenager.

>>38483238
See:
>>38482529

>>38483129
I want an "enter into a kinky semi-abusive relationship with Sylvie" route.

>>38483129
But moeblob is a shit, anon.

Don't ruin our fun because of your own narrow viewpoint.

>>38483250
That's not mean, just retarded
Plus at that point he hadn't actually spent any time with Luci so as far as he was telling the truth

>>38483238
Hey Elena! You know the most super awesome swordie lady ever? I'm going to go see her.
I guess you can come as far as her front door.

But no, you can't see her. Go home, she doesn't want to see you.

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"Are they still out there?" you ask. "I didn't see anyone while Luciana was flying me back to the castle..."
"You should've been there to see us," Luciana says, grinning at Marianne. "When we landed here, Reinhold was in my arms..."
"You got carried by Luciana?" Cariana asks. "She's strong enough to do that?"
"Niklaus cast a spell that made me weigh a lot less so that she could," you reply."
"And I'm going to have to find some way to repay him for that!" Luciana says with a beaming smile.
"It was awkward as hell to watch," Nicolette groans. "I really don't understand how the two of you can stand acting like that without dying of embarrassment."
"What's wrong, Nicolette?" Luciana giggles. "Don't tell me that you and Melanie don't-"
"Okay, that's enough of that," Marianne cuts her off.


>[1/?]

>>38483300
>But no, you can't see her.*
*For five minutes.

>>38483300
Kinda surprised Elena had never heard of her before.

>>38483238
Treated Sylvie poorly during the Marconetti arc.

>>38483244
Yeah, that part of life is a learning experience but that doesn't stop his actiong from being hurtful even if they weren't intended.
The argument that the "treat Sylvie like shit" options should not be in the VN because "Rein isn't that much of a jerk" makes absolutely no sense seeing as those options are literally the ones he took during this route, which will determine his personality in the VN.

Would he do that sort of shit again? Probably not, he's learned from it, but during that part of the VN, we aren't playing as end-game Rein, we're playing as mid-game Rein, who still has a lot of development to go through.

>>38482799
Loli Guard quest when?

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>>38483300
>mfw reading that part of the quest
That was so incredibly fucking stupid, and then a bunch of people acted like it was somehow Marianne's fault.

>>38483383
That and the "walk home alone" are the only times I've genuinely been annoyed at the choices made

>>38481692
Personally I'm hoping it crops up as a bonus CG for perfectly following the quest's path.

>>38483406
I'll admit that I voted for that but I thought it would be some personal reflection time and I didn't vote to not let Sylvie come along.

>>38483383
>Marianne's fault
I remember. "Marianne is such a bitch for being upset with us over doing that dumb thing she warned us about doing."
How do we even breathe somedays?

>>38483359
Citrine, bless her, is convinced Reinhold is a very thoughtful and kind person who would never make a girl cry.

How wrong we proved her. I want to play the Reinhold Citrine raised, not the Reinhold /tg/ has chosen.

>>38483406
You and me both anons.

Damn it archelon! Quit sending me your snow. I have enough of it as is.

>>38483406
I sort of like it when /tg/ makes terrible choices because I enjoy seeing the mental gymnastics people put themselves through in order to try and justify the dumb shit they've done.
Although, on that occasion, I think I was too livid to enjoy it because it caused us to miss Nicolette's party, which she'd specifically thrown for us, even after we said we'd be there. Sometimes, Reinhold is a bad friend

>>38483444
Alone time and personal reflection sounded pretty appealing but you have to remember people were actually waiting for him back at the castle

Though I probably would've been okay with it f we hadn't ignored the Milen plot point too

>>38483383
The entire Marconetti arc was ruined by people going full retard. I can't even pick out the worst individual instance of it.

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>>38483464
You don't want to see what happen when he actually try to be a good friend.

>>38483476
I wanted to beat the shit out of that fucker.

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>>38483330

"To answer your question, Reinhold," Marianne says, "Arnaud and Gerhard picked off the last of the stragglers about an hour ago. Thanks in part to Nicolette, none of them were able to come anywhere near the castle, and they weren't able to reach the city either?"
"Thank God," you say, breathing a sigh of relief. "So it's more-or-less safe to go outside now?"
"Yeah," Nicolette replies. "No enemy troops are on the ground and we have people watching the skies now to make sure that no more Salamanders show up."
"Great."
"Rana's back at my house with my Mom and my little brothers... to be perfectly honest, they weren't in any danger with those two on guard. And Sylvie flew Angelique to the castle after I sent a messenger bird to her place telling them what was going on."

So everyone's safe and sound... you're really happy to hear that.


>[2/?]

>>38483478
Yeah. What made Marconetti "bad" wasn't the story, but the players.
I can't wait to play the VN.

Does anyone here want a Steam copy of Revolver 360 Re:Actor?
I have a code for it but nobody on Irc seems to want to take it

>>38483454
It was Marianne's fault for not being a mindreader and anticipating that Rein was going to make a dumbfuck decision before he'd even made it.
And then wasn't that choice followed by being catty towards Mari and sort of blaming her in quest? Looking back at it, there are quite a few times that Rein's been a pissy little bitch.

I think the whole Elena/Agnes incident showed that their are a lot of fa/tg/uys who don't understand that different characters have different motivations. Luci was happy to spend time with Rein because she wanted his dick and didn't give a fuck about visiting his grandma, players saw that and thought "That's good enough for everybody" even though Elena blatantly wanted to see Agnes and didn't care about spending time with Rein.
It's like driving a kid up to the Disneyland parking lot and going "Wait here while I go on the rides", then getting pissed off at them for not appreciating how much gas it cost to drive them there.

>>38483556
just post the code, first come first serve (unless steam doesn't work like that. I wouldn't know, I am a filthy console peasant.)

>>38483556
I'll take it, but this is also a viable option >>38483575

>>38483568
I think like most things in Marconetti it was a result of the player base being both really large and really divided.
Instead of one or the other side winning we get a weird middle ground choice that just makes things worse.

>>38483575
>>38483611
I thought about doing that,but I wanted to give the code to someone actually interested in playing the game instead of just being greedy and hoarding codes for themselves.

But oh well...

TPQNF-7HD6H-PE9V9

>>38483628
Congrats to whoever got it

>>38483623
>Instead of one or the other side winning we get a weird middle ground choice that just makes things worse.
Just like real life!

>>38483642
>Politics in a nutshell

Is it me or it this thread a little slower than usual?

>>38483653
>>38483642
Hey, compromises are what makes the world go round.
You need two wings to fly and all that shit.

>>38483518
>[3/3]


"I guess that only leaves one more thing," you say.
"And what might that be?" Marianne asks.
"I believe he's curious as to where your father is," Luciana says.
"Yeah," you nod.

It's nice that Luciana pretty much "gets" what you're thinking a lot of the time.

"Thierri?" Nicolette speaks up. "My old man was gonna go and talk to him... I'm pretty sure they're drafting a letter to Marconetti about how Luciana's safe and sound and that Andreas and Monique are here and all that. The situation's really fucked up right now, after all..."
"I'll say," Luciana nods.
"So I guess we're just supposed to wait here until they get back and then everyone can go back home."


>stick around here until then
>go bother one of the other groups now

>>38483674
>go bother one of the other groups now
Maybe check up on Sylvie

>>38483672
Happens every time there's no Happening.

>>38483674
>go thanks Monique and the others

>>38483674
>go bother one of the other groups now
We said we'd come back to Citrine and co before we left to see out girlfriend so let's go back.

>>38483674
>>38483698
This

>>38483674
>they're drafting a letter to Marconetti about how Luciana's safe and sound
This is like, the third message he'll be getting about this.

>>38483674
>go bother one of the other groups now
I kind of want to go bother the Sylvie group but it seems like it'd be interrupting family time

>>38483674
>go bother one of the other groups now
Go talk to citrine. Be grateful that she's alright. Also, ask her what her wedding was like, bemoan that you weren't there for it, and ask, hypothetically, how she feels about us and luciana being wed. Hypothetically, of course.

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>>38483628
Thanks for the code, arch. I actually like shmup's so it won't be wasted.

>>38483715
>Celestino has three Lucianas waiting to go home

>>38483715
"My king?"
"Yes, messenger. We have a letter here from Granache. Good news! Luciana is safe and sound."
"Yes, Yes, I already knew that."
"Truly, your knowledge gathering skills are second to none, sire."

>>38483674
>go bother one of the other groups now
Back to Citrine and Agnes.

>>38483741
"Second to none, eh? Well, we'll see about that. Alberto, gather the assassins. Let's find out how resourceful this "none" character is with twenty arrows in his gut.

>>38483768
>cue laugh track

Ah, headaches... suddenly I'm REALLY glad that I thought to replenish my supply of ibuprofen.


>writing

>>38483830
Nooo Arch. Take a break and go get some air.

>>38483896
...but it's fifteen degrees outside...

>>38483912
That's shorts weather, you can handle it.

>>38483912
You live on a slope?

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>>38483912
>15C
Suck it up its just a bit nippy

>15F
fuck that I'm staying under the kotatsu

>>38483948
Buffalo is actually incredibly FLAT. It's always a really jarring experience when I go to places like Ohio or Michigan where the terrain's all hilly.

>>38483971
>15C
That's summer temprature where I live. Time to hit the beach Arch.

>>38483978
Fahrenheit.

>>38483978
>Time to hit the beach Arch.
It'd be better if he could swim.

>>38483985
>15F

Refer to >>38483971
Subsection B

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"I guess I'll head back to Citrine until then," you say. "Carina, do you want to stay here with Elena?"
"Umm..." she turns back to Elena, and then to Inaba, and then back to you. "...I wanna stay with you."

The look in her eyes just makes you want to pick her up and hug her... but you still feel kind of light so that's probably not the best thing to do. So instead, you take her hand, wave to Luciana and the others, and then make your way back to your family.


>[1/?]

>>38483999
Sometimes I wonder what Reinhold's colleagues from the army would think if they could see him now.

>>38483999
Still waiting to give Carina the trauma so she can grow up to be like us

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>>38483999
>[2/2]


"Welcome back," Citrine says, greeting the two of you with a warm smile. "Have fun with your friends?"
"Yeah," you reply, smiling right back at her.
"Luciana carried Reinhold like a princess!" Carina announces.
"...huh?" Marius stares at you.
"She did!"
"Yeah..." you shrug.

Having someone else declare it really does serve to make your antics seem way more embarrassing.

"Ehehe, I guess I'll have to ask you two to show us some time," Citrine giggles. "You're so tall and Luciana's rather short, and..."
"C'mon, Citrine," Marius laughs. "You don't want to scare him off right after he came back."
"I guess not..." Citrine pouts.

Citrine pats on the seat between you and ASgnes, and naturally you oblige. Breaking off from you, Carina sits on Agnes's opposite side.


>talk about ______

>>38484024
They'd probably be jealous as fuck. Dude went from being a nobody to being the fiance of a princess.

>>38484061
>talk about ______

"So Lucianna and I have sealed the deal."

>>38484061
I don't know. I just want this scene to end

>>38484061
>>38484075
This the innuendo is perfect.

>>38484075
Dunno if it's appropriate.

>>38484076
One week left.

>>38484075
>"So Lucianna and I have sealed the deal."
Let's wait for the King

>>38484061
>Luciana asked me to marry her.

>>38484045
>"So, Carina. Did you really mean it when you said you wanted to be just like me?"
>"Uh-huh!"
>"Think carefully. It's a serious decision. This could affect your whole life."
>"... I-I wanna' be like you! It's thanks to you I don't have to sleep in the box any more!"
>"That's right, honey. I saved you because I love you. Let me show you how much..."

>>38484089
See >>38484087
Let Luciana announce it, and lets wait so everybody can hear it.

>>38484061
"I'll always regret that I missed it, but tell me... what was your marriage like?"

>>38484061
>talk about ______

The books we got for Carina earlier today.

Also, that our sword totally talks to us, and show off how it can shapeshift to Grandma.

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>>38484100

>>38484061
Something like that could work >>38484131
Then they'd be curious why it's on his mind.

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>>38484100

>>38484100
anon pls.

>>38484131
I think they got a priest on the side of the road to pronounce them husband and wife or something.

Ours will most likely be a little more formal.

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>>38484100

>>38484061
This >>38484131

>writing

>>38484153
Maybe we should ask Agnes?

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>>38484100

>>38484100
Go chug bleach.

>>38484170
I cannot into moonrunes

>>38484204
"And then [subject] fucked like crazy."

>>38484218
Thank you

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>>38484141
>>38484151
>>38484152
>>38484155
>>38484170
>>38484179
>The room was slightly chilly
>Even moreso for the waifish figure in front of you
>Scarcely more than half your height, she shivers against the slight draft
>Her clothes strewn about her on the floor
>She tries to cross her arms across her chest to cover herself, maybe retain some more warmth
>But you stop her
>"Now, now, Carina. This is important if you want to be like me. And big girls don't mind the cold."
>She screws up her face, but looks up at you wide-eyed and trusting
>"O-okay, Reinhold! I can do it! You'll see!"
>You shake your head sadly
>"Not Reinhold. For the next few hours, call me 'Boss'."

>>38484236
please stop.

>>38484245
Alright Arch. For you.

>>38484236
Seriously. Enough.

>>38484245
Lewdfags are fucking cancer and that guy's post is exactly why.

>>38484260
If you want to be nice, delete your posts

>>38484061
>ASgnes
?

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Certain... agreements that you made a few hours ago have you wondering about the future. And also about the past...

"Hey Citrine?" you ask, turning to her. "What was your wedding like? I mean, I'll always regret missing it, but..."
"Oh, that?" Citrine laughs. "It really wasn't anything special..."
"My ass it wasn't," Marius scoffs. "It might not have been anything fancy, but it was definitely special."
"You know exactly what I meant," Citrine replies, playfully sticking her tongue out at her husband. "Why the sudden interest, Reinhold? Getting antsy?"

That's exactly it, but you can't really say that out loud.

"Now Citrine," Agnes rests her hand on top of yours, "I don't really think it's fair to tease Reinhold too much after everything he's went through today."
"I guess not..." Citrine pouts.


>[1/?]

>>38484293
Actually...

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>>38484293
>[2/2]

"Ours wasn't really anything to brag about," Citrine says. "We didn't really have any money to spare after leaving Cateno, but we did manage to scrounge up enough to pay for a small ceremony at a chapel. Marius is right though... it was definitely -special-."

You -really- wish you could've been there.

"We get asked now and then why we don't have a bigger 'redo' ceremony now that we're, you know, rich as hell," Marius laughs, "but Citrine always tells them that there's no sense in dwelling on what happened in the past. We're married now, and that's what matters."
"Exactly," Citrine nods.

You spend the next twenty minutes or so talking with Citrine about her early married life and all the hardships that they had to go through back before Marius hit it big... but while it definitely seemed like a hard life, there wasn't a hint of regret in either Citrine or Marius's voices as they tell you about everything that happened back then.

Just as Agnes is about to join in the conversation with a story about her own wedding, the door swings open and in comes the King.


>get up and walk over to luciana's group
>stay right where you're sitting

>>38484420
>get up and walk over to luciana's group
Holy shit can this just end already.

>>38484420
>get up and walk over to luciana's group

>>38484420
>stay right where you're sitting
But stay ready to come if it looks like the important folks want you in front of them.

>>38484420
>get up and walk over to luciana's group

Awww...Marius doesn't look like Archer anymore.

>>38484420
>stay right where you're sitting
It's nice here. Feels like home.

No way am I getting up and leaving Eschenwald Family Time while Rein's still allowed to be an Eschenwald.

>>38484428
This is the end of the scene.

>>38484420
>get up and walk over to luciana's group

>>38484420
>stay right where you're sitting

>>38484438
Thank god, this was all awful.

>>38484420
>get up and walk over to luciana's group
Please excuse me for a moment.

>>38484444
Whah whah, did you need explosions or something?

>>38484420
>get up and walk over to luciana's group

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>>38484433
He will always be a ripped demigod in my mind.

Even when he spends all of his time starving in his atelier.

>>38484436
Speaking of which, where's mah family tree?

>>38484444
What a waste of quads.

>>38484454
Not that guy, but this entire thread has pretty much just been repetition of stuff we already knew. It could have been dealt with in a single story post.

>>38484454
I think he's just sad y'all made me nip my lewds in the bud.

He'd relax better with loli rape. It's a great relaxant.

Just not for the loli.

>>38484420
>stay right where you're sitting

>>38484444
I'm sorry that you felt that way.


>writing

>>38484474
Do you want to take this outside?
To another thread/board?

>>38484485
>I'm sorry that you felt that way.
Dude's a jerk and all but this is such an horrible phrasing.

Oh well.

>>38484489
Nah. If I really wanted to put my PGQ lewds out there i'd pastebin 'em and post the links.

>>38484420
>get up and walk over to luciana's group

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Seeing as how the King is finally here and all, you figure that you should probably get up and head back over to Marianne and Luciana and the others. Important business requires you to be on your feet and all that.

"Nice to see you back, old buddy!" Thierri laughs as he shares a manly hug with Sir Vincent. "You didn't get too banged up while out of time, I hope?"
"Of course not," Sir Vincent laughs. "Reinhold here came to fetch me before I did anything that I'd regret."

And of course he says this just as you approach.

"Ah, there he is1" Thierri pulls you in for a (slightly painful) hug of your own. "The hero of the day!"
"I'm not really..." you mumble, really embarrassed about being put on the spot like this.
"There's no need to be shy," he shakes his head. "You led a search party to successfully rescue Luciana here, might have ended up saving the lives of three Knights along the way, and you even brought Vincent back to his loving family!"
"Thank you so much for that, Reinhold..." Sylvie says while holding her father's hand.


>[1/?]

>>38484444
Your post number is either telling you to die or calling lions to eat you.

>>38484551
"I doubt he was in any real danger."

*meaningful look toward Thierri*

>>38484551
>Sylvie says while holding her father's hand.
It's the least we could do, Sylvie...

>>38484551
Reinhold's life is complete now, he got an Aquaman hug.

All is well with the world.

>>38484551

Aquaman will be best dad NA during Mari route.

>>38484551
I'd like to imagine Therri have yet to stop hugging Rein.

>>38484551
"Don't worry about it. I mean, vincent is a pretty big, he probably could have busted out of that prison, and levelled the entire city single handed if he wanted to."

>>38484563
>Reinhold's life is complete now, he got an Aquaman hug
"You look aroused!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE8C1WWixgc

>>38484568
All of the dads are pretty cool
Except Raoul

>>38484578
Raoul will get better once he goes on a wacky journey with his daughter where he gets both of them in trouble.

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>>38484551

"It didn't really seem like he was in any real danger though..." you say with an awkward smile. "Right?"
"Eheh..." Sir Vincent smiles. "I guess that cat's out of the bag..."
"Hm?" Sylvie looks up at her father. "What do you mean?"
"...of course the secret would be out..." Angelique sighs. "Though it's not like I didn't expect that this day would come..."
"Huh?" Valerie joins in in her big sister's confusion. "What secret?"
"Was there like secret spy stuff going on?" Racquel asks.
"No, honey," Angelique runs her hand through her daughter's blonde hair. "It's about your father's er... origins."
"Uncle Thierri and UNcle Raoul ran into him in the woods back when they were adventuring, right?"
"Is... is he secretly the true their to the throne of Ancellotta or something!?" Racquel gasps.
"No, and thank God I'm not," Sir Vincent laughs. "You really do have an active imagination, Racquel."

You're just glad that it isn't focused on anything perverted for a change.


>[2/?]

>>38484551
You know I'm fine with not saying anything, but word will get out about what specifically destroyed the capital anf someone will put two and two together. Maybe we should ask if Vincent wants to say anything about it before then.

>>38484591
>>38484593
Oh derp

>>38484598
Pefect timing

>>38484603
Comedic timing

>>38484591
Raquel is going to become a novelist when she grows up, isn't she?

>>38484578
Who would you get to see with Melanie, more Arnaud and Gerhard maybe?

>>38484591
>"Now the entire world knows that I rock."

If even her father is a dick to Sylvie, what hope is there for her?

>>38484615
A lot more Nico and Mari at the very least.

>>38484611
Yes she will be considered the greatest of all smut writers.

>>38484640
Luciana and Rana will be her biggest fans

>>38484591
>You're just glad that it isn't focused on anything perverted for a change.

Future elemental spirit of kink detected

>>38484591
>You're just glad that it isn't focused on anything perverted for a change.
Hah. That's what you think. That line is plenty perverted. You just need to use your imagination.

Wonder if Guillaume and Bernard will get their girls, and Sylvie's sisters their boys.

>>38484615
I guess Melon and Gerhard are pretty close and Arnaud is the head butler or whatever.

>>38484638
Poor Nico.

>>38484664
>Poor Nico.
The two people she's hot for ending up together is going to be tough for her.

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>>38484591

"This one's all yours," Thierri shrugs.
"Thanks," Sir Vincent groans. "Anyways, uh..." he takes a deep breath. "I was born from Perricone, and Thierri and Raoul were the first two people who I ever met. Before that, it was all birds and stupid friggin' bears..."

At the mention of his hated enemy, Sir Vincent grits his teeth.

"Yeah, we already knew that," Sylvie shrugs. "You're from Perricone, and-"
"No," he shakes his head. "I was born FROM Perricone. From the land itself."
"......huh?"

All three of Sir Vincent's seem absolutely lost, as well as your friends who weren't around to witness his rampage in Ancellotta a few hours ago.

"I'm what you call an, uh..." he starts to scratch his head.
"Ugh," Angelique groans. "Vincent is an Elemental Spirit. Thierri and Raoul were the first humans who he ever met, and he's been best friends with them ever since."
"........."

Pretty much everyone in the room stares at him in absolute disbelief.

"Y- you're kidding, right?" Sylvie gasps. "There's no way that-"
"No, it's true," Sir Vincent replies. "Your old man ain't really human..."
"We'd hoped to hold off on telling you until all three of you were adults, but today's events kind of ruined all of that..."


>[3/?]

>>38484661
I doubt they'll get with the older girls, but it's not completely impossible.

>>38484675
>but today's events kind of ruined all of that...
Damn it Reinhold, hasn't that poor family suffered enough at your expense?

>>38484615
More behind-the-scenes Mari stuff probably.

Also a super awesome/terrifying weekend where we meet her folks and learn how to wrangle Lindwurms.

>>38484670
And the fact that she would see them together each day also if she never told Rein about how she liked the two of them he might ask her to be best man at their wedding.

And I wonder what Melons parents will think of Rein?
Probably just happy hes a noble and rich.

>>38484675
"So you aren't actually gifted at all Sylvie, you just get your strength and magic from your dad! Isn't that great? Your two great achievements and it isn't even from your own merits!"

>>38484675
>telling a teenager you lied to them their entire life

This will go well. Now who's gonna have to go to her room and console her?

Reya.

>>38484675
Sorry girls, your dad is an elemental!

>>38484696
Shush, you.

>>38484696
Being Sylvie is suffering.

>>38484696
I mean she already knew her reserves came form her dad and she casts magic like a normal human.

>>38484696
Isn't that pretty much the definition of gifted though? That's why it's a gift, not an achievement. Still a big part of what makes who you are.

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>>38484675

"So you-" Valerie points at her father. "You're really-"
".........Father..." Marianne grabs Thierri's wrist. "Is that the reason why you and Uncle Raoul seemed so nonchalant about his getting kidnapped?"
"Pretty much," Thierri replies. "You've got quite the grip there, you know..."
"Wh... why didn't you tell us before this happened?" Sylvie asks. "IF I'd known that you-"
"C- c'mon now, don't think that I'm some kind of monster-"
"Of course I don't!" she shouts. "But if we'd known that you were an actual immortal invincible spirit that's literally MADE of magic then me and Valerie and Racquel wouldn't have had to be so worried about you coming back home safely!"
"That's right!" Valerie shouts. "What the heck was the point in keeping this a secret from everyone, it's not like we're not ALREADY descended from Sivarios!

Sir Vincent takes a few steps back.

"Well, uh..." he turns to Thierri, "...we figured that it's be best if as few people knew about me, the better. And if someone attacked, I could be like... a secret weapon or something, yanno? I mean, it even worked out this time with Leopold, there's no way that he would've wasted that slave collar on -me- if he knew what I actually was..."
"Th- that's true, but-" Valerie turns to Racquel. "C'mon, you say something too!"
"Eheh..."
"Why are you laughing!? Both Mommy AND Daddy have been keeping this whole thing a secret from us for our entire lives!"


>[4/?]

>>38484748

Oh god.....

>>38484748
Uh oh. Raquel is thinking things again.

>>38484748
"It's just like one of my romance novels! "

>>38484762
Kill it! Kill it before it speaks!

Just kidding. Racquel is my waifu.

>>38484748
Racquet totally figured it out already, didn't she.

>>38484748
Oh no

This can't be good

"So, Reinhold, would you have said daddy was... rock hard?"

>>38484762
>>38484748
Wait till she finds out that her mom pushed her dad down when he was 10.

>>38484765
Are there many romance novels about Elemental Spirits?

>>38484748
inb4 Racquel makes a rock hard joke.

>>38484775
Well, we have a lot of lusty spirits in our mythology. Nymphs for example lend their name to... nymphomania.

And in that world they actually exist, so my money is on yes.

>>38484775
I was thinking more of a forbidden love and cuckoo's net syndrome thing.

>>38484748

"I was mad at first, yeah," Racquel says with a shrug, "but just think about it..." she grins. "You and me and Sylvie, all three of us are part of the bloodlines of TWO Elemental Spirits- Sivarios AND Daddy! So I bet if we got really good with magic, we're probably even more likely than Auntie Ariane to end up Ascending ourselves..."

This realization hits both girls like a slap to the face.

"And even if we don't, we're still sure to stay cute and pretty like Auntie Ariane for a super long time..." Racquel giggles. "I'm not even mad about them keeping this a secret from me anymore, I never thought that I'd have it THIS easy!"
"...huh," Thierri nods. "I guess that -is- a valid way to look at things."
"And now we know why Daddy's so dumb about common sense stuff sometimes, too," Racquel says. "He's not a human like us so he doesn't have -human- common sense. He has -Elemental Spirit- common sense, and I bet that's way different from usual. Like saying that bears are pure evil or that the best way to win an argument is to let Mommy hit him until her hands start to hurt, or..."
"I get it," Valerie sighs. "You can stop now. Please."


>[5/?]

>>38484771
Well, now we know where she gets it from...

How do you think Sylvie's going to take finding out that her dad is only a few years older than her?