And remember! If I suddenly disappear without warning, that's because I have a meeting to go to soon.

>>39768642
>"No, safety in numbers."

>>39768703
>"No, safety in numbers."
Jack is in no mood to lose his crew.

Also very sneaky Announcer, didn't notice this thanks to the OP image.

Hey I'm actually on time for once!

>>39768642
>"No, safety in numbers."

NEVER split the party.
We've got multiple heroes and magic users here, we can totally beat through any opposition we might face when needed.
MUCH less certain if we split up.

Announcer can we change where we go first?
I'd like to meet whoever is in charge, beat the everloving shit out of them and then have this whole thing fixed by judicious application of violence to the kidnappers faces.

>>39768936
Hey, we're in a new land so I thought it would be a nice change of pace!

>Waiting a few more minutes for votes


>>39769019
You can go anywhere you want in town, that's what the >other? vote option means.
The problem is, who does Jack think is in charge? Where would he go to find him?

>>39769036
Just keep beating people with weapons up, eventually you'll get someone you can interrogate!
I can see no flaw in this plan.

...Seriously though, I really want to beat the everloving shit out of the group that kidnapped that place.
We're heroes and they've gotten away with this way too fucking long, I want to make them horrified of pissing us off and see some groveling at the superhuman strike team that can break their city like so much cardboard.

No one showed up.
Welp!

>Don't split the party

Writing! First place to investigate is the bar, voted on in last thread.

>>39769347
Eh, still early on, got plenty of time for more people to arrive.

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"We stay together." You turn around to make sure you haven't lost anyone. "And stay close, we're a team of obviously armed heroes in a town that's supposed to be captive."
"That's right, and anywhere we go, we'll be obvious. Keep your eyes peeled, don't hesitate to shoot if you gotta." Cody lights a cigarette.

"Do you even know where the bar is?" Yuuki wraps her hands around her spear.
"Har, consider it like a sixth sense of mine." You smile.

Want to find a bar? Simply look for the biggest building in town that has the most barrels outside of it. They double as both storage for brew and storage for drunkards. Every bar you've ever seen has had an assortment of wooden containers specifically placed out front as to say 'here is a bar' and 'if you cause trouble, this is where you're going'.
Sure enough, your philosophy pays off. There seems to be a large group of people gathering outside a building with an assortment of barrels outside of it. And with an assortment of barrels, there is an assortment of people.

The crowd seems too enthralled with talking and bickering as you approach. It seems like there's an attraction they're interested in.
"'Ey." You ask a stocky guy with dog ears standing in front of the door, guarding it. "What's goin' on over here?"
"Hey, you're-" He stops himself, blank look on his face. "A huge Gallete town arrived earlier, but apparently the people who brought them fucked up and brought themselves too. They're locked in the cellar."
Cody flicks out his cigarette. "Show us."
"Can't." He sighs, folding his hans behind his back. "You and everyone other person in town wants a piece of them because they think they can get us home. Boss said to keep them away from everyone."
"Who's yer boss?"
"Big guy, serving drinks inside."

>"Anything we can do to change yer mind?"
>"Show them to us or we'll change yer mind."
>"Show us or this bar is history."
>"Thanks, we'll talk to yer boss."
>Other?

>>39770278
>"Thanks, we'll talk to yer boss."
Time to do what Jack does best, be a scoundrel.

>>39770278
>"Thanks, we'll talk to yer boss."
oh yes, we'll "talk"

>>39770278
>"Thanks, we'll talk to yer boss."
Let's not demolish the place. There is booze and hopefully answers inside. And booze.

>>39770278
"Thanks, we'll talk to yer boss."

>>39770278
>"Thanks, we'll talk to yer boss."

>"Thanks, we'll talk to yer boss"
Writing last post before I drive home

>>39770278
Oh these stupid, stupid fucks.
This is going to be glorious.

Time to reveal to them they've brought a group of heroes around - there damn well better be a chance to humiliate the kidnappers.

So these people inside...
How breakable are their fingers, or bones in general really?
I figure we can at least get them to talk - or, get one to talk while we use the other to demonstrate what happens when they keep quiet out of any horribly misplaced sense of duty they might or might not have.

>>39770680
These people locked up inside, is what I meant.

>>39770680
Contain your tortureboner. Besides, if the barrier really is still working they'll just turn into fluffballs from any serious injury.

>>39770732
You're right.
Calm, I'm calm now.

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"Thanks, we'll talk to yer boss."

Yeah, you'll 'talk' to him alright.
Inside is what would normally be considered heresy in the sacred realm of debauchery; a bar full of people with no one drinking.
People line the bar frantically trying to yell over one another. Some of them are looking for family members, some of them are still confused as to what's going on, but all of them want to go home.
Then there's a guy behind the bar. Dog ears, large build, he holds his forehead in his hand as he tries to calm everyone down to no avail.

"Looks like we';ll have to wait our turn." Yuuki sets her spear down.
"Yuuki, who do you think we're traveling with?" Cody walks straight up to the bar, the crowd steps aside as he approaches. Yuuki and You are following closely behind him.
Aligot, Tuile, Louise, and Odelle stand back and watch. They instead choose to try talking to some of the terrified refugees.

"Hey!" Someone from the crowd yelps at your approach. "It's that hero!"
The crowd silences down as you approach.
Cody puts his hands in his pocket, you can feel a smile creeping up on your face.
"See Lad? It helps to know a captain." You nudge him.
"Yea. yea."

"Yeah! It is that hero!" Another voice seems to confirm, "That's Yuuki!"
"Yuuki?"
"YUUKI!"
"You've come to save us!"
The crowd gathers around Yuuki and starts franktically asking questions. She stands there confused as she tries deflecting as best as she can.

The only thing more humiliating right now is Cody's unrestrained laughter.
"C'mon Lad, the bar is clear."
"pfft, yeah yeah."

>Cont.

>>39771102
... Fucking cats.

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>>39771102
"So, you're the two that came in with Yuuki?"
"Aye, and we have some questions fer ya."
"Hey, woh now." He senses the hostility in your voice. "I just clean mugs, I'm just as trapped here as you are."
"Not that, we needa see the prisoners downstairs."
"You and everyone else. But they need their faces intact if they're gonna tell us anything."
"We can interrogate the-"
"You look more prepared to fight a war than interrogate. Why should I let you down there?"

>"Because if you don't I'm going to start a war on your face."
>"Because if you don't I'm going to walk down there and you won't be able to stop me."
>"You know I'm the most qualified to interrogate them. I'm a hero, and so is Yuuki!"
>"What do ye need to let me down there? Money?"
>Other?

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And now I drive home.

Talk to you in a few hours!

>>39771141
>"Because if you don't I'm going to walk down there and you won't be able to stop me."

>>39771141
>>"You know I'm the most qualified to interrogate them. I'm a hero, and so is Yuuki!"
This should be easy to prove - just lift a chair with someone sitting on it already or something.

>>39771102
Ouch, right in the ego.

>>39771102
Man how do you like that.
We mount a rescue operation to save another hero, we've come to help the cats before... and this is what we get.
Jeez.

>>39771141
>"You know I'm the most qualified to interrogate them. I'm a hero, and so is Yuuki!"
If anything can cow them into spilling the beans without the need to get physical it's three heroes walking in on them. Plus we stand the best chance if there is some fight left in them.

So everyone what should we go with?
I'm leaning towards saying we're a hero and possibly telling him that, because we are one, he can't really stop us.

>>39771141
>"You know I'm the most qualified to interrogate them. I'm a hero, and so is Yuuki!"
>>39771205
Cats will be last in line to be sent home. Ungrateful people like them can wait I say.

>>39771102
Damn cats, the only thing good about them is their fluffy bits.

>>39771141
>>"Because if you don't I'm going to walk down there and you won't be able to stop me."

>>39771579
Which, to be fair, is a very good point about them.
Thankfully we have fox girls, though.

>>39771141
>"Because if you don't I'm going to walk down there and you won't be able to stop me."

>>39771579
Eh. We can get our fluffy fix from most races in this world. Cats aren't required really.

Besides. We got the best tail out of Catland anyway with Madeleine.

>>39771579
Don't forget using them as a convenient scapegoat for all our grievances and grumbles!

But hate is reserved for the bears.

>>39771895
Sweet, sweet fluffy tails.

>>39772168
There were like 2 asshole bears, why should we hate anyone else among them?

>>39772114
I fully agree with this.

>>39772199
Don't forget the captain of the guard he sucked too, till Tullie kicked his shit in anyways.

>>39772168
I like the Bears more than the Cats. Bears were actually helpful and thanked us much more promptly than the Cats, who went an entire week before we got thanks from a Cat that wasn't the princess. Even then it was only from like 2-3 Cats at that.

>>39772372
Come on, that cat girl who we saved from the tree was great.
I might admittedly be biased because I thought that scene was funny

>>39772372
I think the fake priest/lumberjack bear have coloured my perceptions a bit, that and fulfilling that maids yuri fantasies.

>>39772441
you mean odelle she is currently with us.

>>39772600
Whoever the girl was we saved from the tree during that demon thing, as we don't have a pastebin I'm not sure of the name.

>>39772168
The commoner bears at least had a legit reason not to be friendly at first and they put that behind them fairly fast once any misunderstandings were cleared up. Most of the nobility seems legit fucked in the head in bear country though.

>>39772343
Tuile has been on a roll lately.

>>39772696
I know, she's great.
Best Princess.

>>39772637
The new ruler has a hero backing her (well, actually she's got a whole team of heroes backing her, together with multiple kingdoms) so we should be able to unfuck their shit later on.

>>39772781
She certainly is. Glad we married her.

>>39772912
BUT THAT WASN'T A REAL PRIEST ANON!

HE WAS PLANNING IT ALL ALONG ANON, ALL FOR THE KINGS UNSPECIFIED DREAM ANON!

>>39772941
The marriage was real if you believe in it.

>>39773108
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN THE DREAM THOUGH ANON.

YOU CANNOT HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER.

ONLY THEN CAN YOU TRULY BELIEVE!

>>39773108
Personally I'm totally willing to believe in it.

>>39773830
I'm sure Tuile is too.

We should have married everyone dammit, I hate early route locks.

>>39773916
Pretty sure that wouldn't've worked.

>>39773916
I doubt it counts as a route lock

I mean we all remember what Madeline was like during that whole affair, and she wasn't... actually, besides her and Tullie was there any obvious signs of the others being in the runnings?

>>39773916
I believe Announcer has said that event was not a route lock of any sort. It was supposed to just be a for fun kinda thing.

>>39773916
It's not actually a route lock.

Also, two way tie!

1. 'cause we'll walk in anyway
2. We're the most capable of interrogating him!

>>39774052
The other four were the ones that everyone seemed the most warmed-up to, excluding Camille because people insisted on not taking the NTR route that can still be changed

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>39774126
Go go putting the options up but not actually rolling!

>>39774126
I kinda liked akiko's sister, but I'm shipping Tuile so that's what I'm focusing on now.

>>39774126
>Camille is 'ntr' route
But she is not with anyone, so it wouldn't be stealing her.

Honestly, with Aligot, I want to take him to a bar or something and help him find someone with an interest in him.

Personally I have a weakness for scales that is unfortunately terminal, alas I have come to accept my condition and will embrace the option when it comes.

Besides the way she was talking about how we are going to get married someday made me laugh.

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>>39774216
Akiko's sister is Atsuko, Atsuko's sister is Akiko.

I have a spoilery confession regarding her since you brought her up and it's looking like she's out of the waifu running: Akiko's my favorite. Which is funny because I made her as a placeholder for a dropped plot-thread where Brioche a character in the quest back when I had some grand idea of the quest taking place hundreds of years before Season 1.

>>39774250
I am all for a bar-hopping sidetrip when you guys want to do that. It sounds like a fun idea.

>>39774301
I hear you. I too love Madeleine. Both her and Tulie are arguably the top teir girls.

I want nothing more than to have both. The thought of both of them snuggling up on both sides of Jack to sleep and keep warm excites me. Bonus if Madeleine wraps her tail around the three of them for one big hug

>>39774427
What are you trying to do to me!?

One man cannot handle this much cute at once, are you trying to kill me?

But yes they were always my favourite, either Madeline to keep us in line somewhat or Tullie for Glorious Cooperation and adventures!

Also captcha wtf why pictures of steak?

>>39774427
>>39774301
I can't put into words how happy I am that people like these characters so much. It's a warm and fuzzy feeling or a warm and scaly feeling or it can be both

>>39774531
Hey if it counts for anything I like Akiko too.

>>39774250
>Dealing with Aligot having spaghetti fall out of his pockets
Please, no

>>39774389
I think the problem was that she was way too harsh... now, I can understand it given that we did strike Keiko, but still, people didn't seem to end up liking her after that

>>39774531
Does... does that mean we can both have our cake and eat it? Thats too much power for one dashing rogue to handle.

>>39774531
Does that mean there's a possibility of both?

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>>39774687
>>39774712
It's what you make of it.

After this is over we're going to spend the whole move back just petting the fluffy tail of Tulie.
Mark my words, that's what's going to happen.

>>39774745
Today is a good day! A good day to be a Handsome Hero, Roguish Pirate and all around our usual fantastic self!

>>39774687
Eh, Jack's a pirate captain, it's his divine right to take all the girls as his own.

personally im going big or im going home

the shrine sisters not the youngest sister, the princess,our scaly tail'd doctor and a certain long arm weapon user

>>39774389
...Is Atsuko really that busty?

>>39774890
No. That's her sister. She's probably that busty.

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>>39774890
Atsuko is flat, Akiko is healthy.

>>39774890
thats the eldest sister im going believe she is still growing even if she's like 15

>>39774389
>Busty blonde
>Also fluffy tails
Why must you do this to me announcer

>>39774877
What other way is there to go am I right?

>>39774956
>>39774919
>>39774992
Dammit, can't believe I got that wrong, the name was even there.
...So is there any opportunity for talking with her later on?

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>>39774956
Flat foxes need love too!

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"Listen here, yer lookin' at three heroes of three different nations. Ye need to know that we're the only ones qualified to talk some sense out of 'em."
"I also know that you're the most qualified to beat them into a pulp!"
"How're ye think we're gonna get sense out of 'em!?"

Cody sighs,
"Wait, wait. Hold on. Surely you have some stipulation for us to see them, right? So surely we can see 'em if we're not armed? Or maybe with someone walkin' with us?"
"Aye, it's true I wouldn't let you in without someone watching. But can still turn their faces inside out if you so desire."

"You have my word that we won't touch 'em."
"Cody? Aye want a word with ye for a sec."
"Err, okay."

You take him aside and whisper in his face.
"(What're ye doin?! How else we gonna make em squeal if we can't make em SQUEAL?!)"
"(Jack, you don't tell the sheriff if you're gonna punch a man, you ask him to let you off the hook for punching someone.)"
"(Aye don't know what that means)"
"(Trust Me, Jack.)"

"Is everything okay over there?"
"Aye! Everythin's dandies."
"Yes, yes. Whatever that means."

Cody walks back, "Listen, I want to prove to you that I'm a man of my word. Pick any person in this bar, and they'll go with me."

The man grumbles, before calling to the back.
"Yo Josef!"
A scrappy cat-man wanders over.

"Go with these three. They're gonna visit the prisoner. You have ten minutes."
Cody smiles. "Thanks."

- -

Josef walks a good distance ahead of you, and he approaches the cellar with care.
"Last I checked, one of them had almost slipped his stockade."

The door swings open, and you see four rather large men locked in arm and leg cuffs on benches. From the sound of it, they're embroiled in an argument.
They also haven't noticed you open the door.

>Listen in!
>Shut em up, it's time to talk.
>Time to threaten!
>Think of an interrogation strategy (What?)
>What did Cody have in mind?
>Think of a way to get Josef out of here so you can 'interrogate' them.
>Other?

>>39775360
After someone pointed out all the flaws this picture had, the more I realize that I need to find another picture for Cody.

>>39775360
>Listen in!

>>39775056
my brotha
>>39775360
>Listen in!

>>39775360
>>Listen in!

>>39775360
>Listen in!

So what sort of good threats can we do?

>>39775651
"i'll throw you to the mob downstairs?"
or just the good old bucket trick

>>39775694
Bucket trick?

>>39775694
nothing good happens when a bucket is involved.

>>39775734
sticking someone's face in and out of a water bucket, it's usually not enough to drown them but pretty good to make them talk

>>39775651
the random item display.

by that i mean go back up stairs and grab random items for tourture. like a spoon

>>39775360
>Listen in!

>listen in

>>39775767
Aaah, ok.

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You decide to hold Josef back from making your presence aware. You want to use this opportunity to get a good feel about what is troubling them. All four of them sit in the darkness and bicker.

"-and I told you it wasn't me!" says one.
"I still think it was your brother. He seemed a little loopy last year." says another.

"Listen! None of us did it! This is clearly a setup. We go to Gallete every year, only this year did it happen." The big one says.
"I don't know about you, but I wasn't with you last year, so I don'-" The last one says.

That's when they all shut up, slowly turning their heads to see the figures at the door.

"Argh! Hello lads! Havin' a chat?"

Silence.
"Great!"

>See if you can get Cody to distract Josef while you get creative
>Go find random items to show to them, try to make them gruesome
>Talk to some of them, see what they have to say for themselves.
>What DID Cody have in mind, again?
>Bucket, their faces, now.
>Other?

>>39775999
>Go find random items to show to them, try to make them "MOE!"

>>39775999
...Wait, they weren't in on this?
Oh goddammit.

Right, ok, so if it's not them, we still need to figure out who's in charge here so we can apply violence to them if nothing else.
Announcer, we will get to apply violence to someone who deserves it right?

>>39775999
>What DID Cody have in mind, again?

>>39775999
>Other?
sapreate all of them wait a few minutes then talk to one of them say the other are blaming him.

we pull an agent Gibbs.

>>39776102
I like this idea, let's go with this.
Maybe hint to Cody he should do something about the one going with us?

>>39775999
>What DID Cody have in mind, again?

>>39775999
>"-and I told you it wasn't me!" says one.
>"I still think it was your brother. He seemed a little loopy last year." says another.
>"Listen! None of us did it! This is clearly a setup. We go to Gallete every year, only this year did it happen." The big one says.
>"I don't know about you, but I wasn't with you last year, so I don'-" The last one says.
So.
Want to bring attention to this again.
It seems they're not to blame?

>>39775999
>Talk to some of them, see what they have to say for themselves.
>Ask details about the booze

>>39776158
Perhaps. Perhaps not.

The one(s) in on it, if any, probably didn't want to drink the wine, but might have been pressed into. Maybe we should find out if any of them were against drinking of the wine last night.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

Two-way tie.

1. Separate them agent gibbs style
2. See what Cody had in mind.

Also guys I'm sorry but my internet is really flaky right now. I don't know why. Last post will probably be the last for the night.

Writing!

>>39776102
Good hero bad hero routine?

The fluffy tales won't know what hit em.

>>39776547
the dice god disrespect agent Gibbs thats a had slap.

Damn finding good cowboy pictures that aren't grizzled/gay is TOUGH.

>Almost done.

>>39777054
are you pretending you don't love gay cowboys?

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You look over toward Cody. He seemed like he wanted to try something earlier.
You're not one to block a clever man from his clever plans.

He looks at you with a nod and a smile.
"Say, Josef, was it?"
"Yeah?"
"Jack here is gonna look at the prisoners."
"And I'm gonna keep an eye on him."

Cody smirks, "Let's be clear though, you don't think he's gonna try something while you're standing right here, are you?"

He snorts, "Nah, I think the old man is just paranoid."
Cody laughs, "Well said. Come on, have a seat."

Josef and Cody sit on one of the unused benches, Cody takes out a bottle that you saw mysteriously disappear from the bar earlier.
"Drink?"
"Nah, I'm on duty."
Cody clicks his teeth,
"More for me, I guess, but I gotta ask, are you a gambling man?"
Josef laughs, "Only the best gambling man, why?"
"I've been havin' a gamblin' itch ever since I left, so I gotta ask, what if I put five gold pieces here, would you be up for it?"

"I'll do better than that, I'll raise you ten." Josef reaches for the bottle and takes a drink, "I don't have it on me but-"
"Fair's fair. We'll make it quick so you can get back to watching Jack here."
"Heh." Josef grins, taking out a deck of cards. "You're on."

You're not sure where he's going with this, you start eying the prisoners as they start sweating bullets at your mere presence.
None of them talking still. If that guy wasn't here, you would-

"So, here's the game." Josef says, a wicked smile on his face. He haphazardly shuffles his deck of cards as he talks. "If I can get the Ace of Hearts in a single cut, I win."

Cody looks dumbfounded. "Ace of Hearts in a single cut, huh? Sounds impossible, but it also sounds like I want to shuffle that deck for myself."
"So you'll take it?"

Cody grabs the cards, another smile on his face. "I'd be a fool not to."
>Cont.

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>>39777307
Josef smiles, he's up to something.

Cody sets the deck down on the bench. "Okay, Josef, show me this magic of yours."
Josef looks at the deck, "Okay. I'm glad you agree; now."

Josef, without warning, reaches into his pocket and pulls out a knife!
With a swift stroke, he stabs it straight into the deck of cards!

"There." Josef smiles, completely smug. "I've cut the Ace of hearts in a single cut. Now, if you would-"

Cody stops him.
He reaches into his sleeve, and pulls out a single card that was hidden within.
"No you didn't, Josef."

The card between Cody's fingers is the Ace of Hearts.
"Now." Cody smiles. "If you would."

Josef audibly gasps. You look back and see that even the prisoners are stunned from this.
"..I'll go get my coin purse." Josef grumbles as he stands up, heading to the stairs before slamming the door behind him.

Cody crosses his arms and looks right at you with a nod.
That's your cue, time to crack your knuckles!

"Aye, So laddys. First one to talk gets to keep their ears and tail."

>Thread End

>>39777458
based cody

...Goddamn Cody is awesome.
Best bro, right there.

>>39777458
damn cody is gangster

if i remember Jack also like to "play" cards and brought his deck of cards i wonder if him and Cody could play card with every one else.

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Sorry this thread was so short, everyone.

Anyway, hopefully thursday's thread will be longer and we can finally get to taking on these dirtbags head-on!

I'm glad the dice landed the way they did, I was wanting to show off Cody's card tricks for a while.

Thanks for the thread everyone, let me know what you thought of it. Here's an image I meant to use when I described the bar scene.

>>39777557
>everyone sees it as an ordinary poker game
>there's actually a DBZ-speed fight going on on who cheats the most and stops the other one from cheating

>>39777602
thanks for running

>>39777602
Cody was fucking fantastic here.
...Maybe we can hang out with him and help him get some cash from playing card in bars or something, that could be fun.
Or, well, how about some friendly play with all heroes, nothing serious just some friendly poker.

Seems like a good bonding moment.

>>39777602
Also, thanks for running.
Looking forward to thursday.

I'm glad everyone liked that card trick.

I had a story for Cody that I was going to have him tell if he ever got the chance to about what happened when he was first summoned. But it looks more and more like it won't be told. Long story short, this is the second time he's tricked a prison guard with card games since coming to Flonyard.

Maybe I'll tell it sometime as an omake on all the heroes backstories or I may just tell it if interest is high enough.

>>39777920
pshh, just make us have a drink with him at some point

>>39777920
Have him tell it during a common get-together with other heroes where we can just relax?

>>39777458
Looks like Cody's more in his element outside of combat. God damned /tg/ dice.