>>39996426
>Why is this happening? I want answers right now why my cards are turning into people!
Juuulie...

>>39996426
>No! Bad Julie!
>We should keep going.

Anons are slow today.

>>39996426
>No! Bad Julie!
>Why is this happening? I want answers right now why my cards are turning into people!

>>39996426
>We should keep going.
>Why is this happening? I want answers right now why my cards are turning into people!

>No! Bad Julie!
>Why is this happening? I want answers right now why my cards are turning into people!
>We should keep going.

Writing! Sorry for any delays!

>>39997370
NP, anons were late to vote anyway!

Guys. I've been busy, and I apologize. Today has been hectic.

>Next post almost up.

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Lightly, I tap Julie on the head.
"No." I sigh, "Bad Julie."

"But-!"
"No." I tap her on the head again. "No being jealous while we're on a mission."
She immediately protests about how she's not jealous, but I grab her by the ear.

"Why is this happening anyway?" I ask the black-dressed girl. "Do you know why you became a person?"
"(I don't know.)" She tries to avert her gaze from mine. "(It just felt like I really wanted to be one at that moment, so I became one.)"

So, they can become people at will? Why hasn't this happened before now?

"We should keep going."
"(Okay.)"
"Right!" Julie stops pouting and immediately takes point once again. "We're about a floor or two away. Stay sharp!"

We walk to the stairwell and begin our descent to the lower floors. We're almost at floor 13 where Mom should be.
Julie rushes down the stairs and stands poised outside of the door.

"Everyone, Ready?!"
"I'm ready!" I yell.

How should I approach this room?

>Full offense! Belle straight inside!
>Defensively! Julie has the offense
>Wait wait, scout the room first. Let's see if Kaori can do that
>Use a card.
>Other?

>>39998912
>Wait wait, scout the room first. Let's see if Kaori can do that
>Defensively! Julie has the offense

>>39998912
>>Defensively! Julie has the offense

>>39998912
>Defensively! Julie has the offense

>>39998912
>Defensively! Julie has the offense
>Wait wait, scout the room first. Let's see if Kaori can do that

>>39998912
>Defensively! Julie has the offense

>>39998912
Still around?

>>Defensively! Julie has the offense

Writing!

>>40000108
Yeah, real life stuff is really getting in the way of writing.

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Quickly, I let Belle take over as we get ready to go through the door!
"Julie, you deal with offense, I'll work defensively!"
"Deal!"

"Everyone else, stay out here until we say it's okay to come in!"

That seems like the safest way.
We hit the door hard and burst into the room!

--

!!
"Wha-!?"
"Hello!?"

There's no one here.
"Julie? Do you see anything?"
..

I turn around to notice that Julie isn't talking.
That's because, Julie is being held in the air by a section of the floor!
The wall and floor itself is attacking us!

"eep!" Julie slashes at ceiling tiles and bits of carpet as she frees herself from its grasp.

That's when I notice a section of wall trying to grab me, too!
Belle shield effortlessly deflects it as her sword starts to rip and destroy sections of flooring and drywall!
It's like the entire room is trying to envelope me! If it was made of tougher stuff than just particle board and fabric, it would seriously be causing me problems!

Eventually, all the drywall, carpet, and ceiling tile lays destroyed in the center of the room. With me standing on top of the pile.

"JULIE!? JULIE!" I dive into the broken pile of construction material and start digging!
With a pull, I yank Julie out from underneath the rubble. She's covered in white dusk, and coughing frantically.
"Julie!? Are you okay!?"
"I-I'm fine.. Just got a little reckless. Where's Empress?"

"That's a good question."

I look up from Julie. To notice that we're now joined by a new person in the room.
"Asai." Julie springs to her feet, white dust pouring off of her uniform.

"Guys, you can-" I turn to look at the door, and notice that it's no longer on the wall anymore.

Asai doesn't have that snide smile anymore. "I didn't expect both of you to come here." He seems, oddly worried? "So, does that mean you don't know where Empress is, either?"

>Stick your tongue out at him
>Attack him!
>Try to find a way out of the room
>Talk to him, I guess.
>Other?

>>40001709
>Try to find a way out of the room
>Talk to him, I guess.
He's worried, maybe the jerk will tell us useful things.

>>40001709
>Stick your tongue out at him
>Talk to him, I guess

>>40001709
>Stick your tongue out at him
>Try to find a way out of the room
Off I go to sleep, thanks for running!

>>40001709
>>Stick your tongue out at him
>>Try to find a way out of the room

>>40001709
>Try to find a way out of the room

>>40001861
Thanks for playing

>>Stick your tongue out at him
>>Try to find a way out of the room
>Talk to him, I guess

Writing!

Guys I'm sorry, but real life issues has made it where the next couple of posts will be the last for the night. I'll try to start early next thursday to make up for it.

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"Why are you asking me that!? You're the one who took her, jerk!"
I stick my tongue out at him.

He doesn't change his facial expression, instead he seems extremely disappointed.
"She was most certainly here, last I checked. After that, it seems I lost track of her. I was hoping you would know a little something about that."

"We came here because we thought YOU knew something about that! Give us back Mom right now!"
"Hmm. Seems Empress has more tricks up her sleeve than we gave her credit for."

I'm not in the mood for his games. I start searching around the now stripped-out room for a way that I can get away from this man.
Julie decides to keep talking with him.
"Asai! We need to talk, face to face!"

He seems taken aback, like he wasn't expecting her to speak to him directly.
"Okay, whatever your name is."
"The name is Julie!" She yells at him, her face is turning red. "I treated you like a father and you just threw me away when you were done with me!"

Asai turns away from her, "What did you say you were?"
"You remember me! You have to! I was like, your second in command up until you sent me after Masami!" Julie's face is beet red at this point, "I should be glad that you did, because Masami has been the best family I could have asked for."

"That's.. a nice story, little girl. So you're okay with it then?"
"NO IT'S NOT OKAY! You meant EVERYTHING to me, I was your most loyal and you filled me with poison and threw me at Masami the moment I wasn't useful to you!"

"Wait, 'Julie'."

Asai thinks about this,
"You.. are supposed to be a card. Yet you're a little girl."
"AND I REMEMBER EVERYTHING! DON'T YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO THAT?!"

"When did you turn into a construct?"
"I ASKED YOU A QUESTION! WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF?!" Julie is readying her sword at this point.

"That's.."
Asai thinks about what she said.
"Fascinating."

Julie, in an instant, charges at Asai.

>Thread End

>Next thread vote

>Break them up
>Don't.

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Sorry for the short thread everyone. RL issues were more prevalent than I expected today. I should have got WAY further than I did.

Thursday will start a little early to try and make up for it. But I'm not sure how early or if it even will be early in the end.

Apologies again, thanks for participating.

>>40003680
>>Don't.
Thanks for running.

>>40003680
>Don't

Thanks for running.

>>40003680
>Don't.

>>40003722
Thanks for running.