>>40238091
He cocks his head to the side, thinking for a bit before replying. "Not much. I know what she looks like, her name, and a tiny bit about her. Unfortunately, she's not part of my Division, so we've never had a chance to get to know each other." He smiles a bit.

...You feel like you could give just about anything right now for even a verbal description of her. Damn it. You want to get this over with already and find her.

"Have you met her, young lady?"

What a troublesome question. It feels like no matter what your answer is, none of them will help the situation.

...

>"...I have. We work together."
>"I... know that she's out there somewhere, but I've never met her."
>"Do you know where she is right now?"
>Other. (Write-in).

>>40238104
>>"I... know that she's out there somewhere, but I've never met her."

>>40238104
>"...I have"
No elaboration, but she would have to be incompetent not to notice us, so.
>"Do you know where she is right now?"

>>40238190
Hmm, I dunno. We kinda can't hide that we know far more things and terms than we should, so can we really hide our involvement with Kimiko?

Man, I missed yesterday's session, and now that I made it pretty much nobody else seems to be around...

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>40238104
Voting over!

1 is
>"I have."

2 is
>"I've never met her."

Writing!

>>40238619
Time for denial huh? Well, I'm sure we can claim that on some amendment or something!

>>40238171
"I... know that she's out there somewhere, but I've never met her."

Urahara's eyes widen a bit. The corners of his mouth are pointing slightly upwards in what looks like a poorly repressed smile. "I see. So you work on your own?" He doesn't believe you one bit, does he? "I don't see a badge on you anywhere, so you do not appear to be affiliated with Soul Society. It's not unheard of for such persons to exist, though, young lady."

...Is he just messing around with you?

"...Yeah. I... I'm not with Soul Society. I just happened to be passing by, and... noticed a lot of Hollows cropping up. I... I mean, someone needs to help, right?" You wish you could quit pausing after every freaking word. Even a monkey could probably figure that you're shamelessly lying your ass off.

The man nods, though. "I see. Commendable. The world is always in need of people willing to stand up for the weak. In this case, for the world's innocent souls..."

You gulp as he trails off, having said practically nothing at all. The conversation is driving you mad. It's agonizingly slow and making you paranoid. You're hesitant to say anything, not before dissecting every word for all the potential consequences they might carry. You know that you should just lie your way out of it, but you're not that good of a liar, and you're basically shooting in the dark with every single statement.

"It does make me wonder how you've gotten those powers of yours, however, young lady."

...Shit. Just... think of something, Clarissa.

...

>"I... found out I had them after I 'died' in an accident."
>"I... was exiled from Soul Society."
>Other. (Write-in).

>>40239277
>"I met a mad scientist."

>>40239277
>I met a mad scientist
Hah, I like it.

>>40239277
>"I met a mad scientist."
That does sound good.

Let's hope he has no contact with Mayuri, and we catch him properly by Surprise!

And here I though that it's going to be my private session.

>>40239277
Voting over, writing!

>>40239654
Since I'm on phone I don't really check in that often is all.

>>40239528
"I... met a mad scientist."

His eyes widen a bit more, but the slight smile is gone. Whatever playfulness he had in his behavior quickly froze over as he seems to slowly understand the implication of what you just made up.

"Pardon?" He mutters. Probably not so that you can elaborate, but so that you can prove you're not just making it up on the spot to cover yourself.

You've... really thought up of something clever, huh? You're not even really lying, you're just talking about something else entirely; something that's apparently more important than your own bizarre background.

"There's... this crazy man in town. Kurotsuchi Mayuri, I think was his name. In, like, weird paint and all? I stumbled into him one day, and he sort of... well..." You point at your black uniform.

The casual notes have dropped out of Urahara Kisuke's speech completely. "I need to investigate this right away. Do you know where that man might be, young lady?"

Well... Mayuri did seem like nothing but danger. Helpful, perhaps, but maybe not enough to warrant the risk, so it's probably a good thing there's someone around who can take care of him for you... or something. Kurotsuchi's a criminal, and this guy's like an officer, right?.. And besides all that, this is apparently the perfect excuse to make him lay off with the questions.

You don't know if telling him the exact location is going to make him forget about you completely, out of gratitude or achievement, or whatever else... or if you want him to wander around for a while to maybe keep him off your back for as long as possible.

...And what if that fucking psycho finds out that you've snitched on him and tries to do something bad? Maybe it'd be safer to let the professional take care of all of this without getting too deeply involved? Man, there seem to be a lot of small, vague reasons you don't want to tell Kisuke the precise location. You're probably just... a little scared of the swordwielding maniac in makeup.

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>>40240266

...

>"Sure, he's... got his own shop over there. You can't miss it; it's got his name on it."
>"No, I don't know. But he's somewhere in town."
>"Could you tell me where that local Shinigami is? I mean... we could trade information."
>Other. (Write-in).

>>40240289
>I'm not sure. The place I last had contact with him was abandoned and run down last I checked. Was probably a front, he seemed quite scared of being found by you guys.

>>40240289
>>"No, I don't know. But he's somewhere in town."

>>40240289
>I'm not sure. The place I last had contact with him was abandoned and run down last I checked. Was probably a front, he seemed quite scared of being found by you guys.

Guess it's just us three today, huh. Hope you're doing well, anon and other anon!

>>40240289
Voting over, writing!

I'm interested but also really lost, can someone give me a really short synopsis of what's happened so far?

>>40240566
Kimiko is the scrub that took over for those other scrubs that were looking after Karakura town, she jobbed to a hollow and gave us Shinigami powers which consist of making ALL THE SWORDS, our Ishida is a chick and isn't an asshole, and at the end of Kimiko's one week stay we came to an agreement to stick together.

Now she's missing, and we met Urahara, and beat a Gillian and where the fuck is everyone and jesus it's a Captain tell him all of the lies deflect deflect.

>>40240566
Pre-quest: MC killed gf under unknown circumstances. Quest starts by shoving injured shinigami into dedicated gf body. Week of helping with hollow hunt ensues. At the end Mc fights extra-assholish hollow, goes kinda crazy, starts obsessive relationship with the ghost in dead gf's body. Said shinigami disappears, Mc freaks out, big face-off hollow appears as we're about to search for her and this dude forces us to fight it. That's the key events I think.

>>40240700
Also ignore shitty phone word-replacing there.

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>>40240695
So, the most important questions on my mind are:

Are we playing as female GArcher?

Who was looking over Karakura Town prior to us?

So, a shinigami is currently using our girlfriend's body as a 'gigai'?

Did we win the fight with the 'big face-off hollow'?

Also, does 'big face-hollow' mean arrancar?

Also, thanks guys.

>>40240824
Basically Gates of Babylon.
Kimiko.
Was. No longer, iirc.
Yes.
No. It means Gillian.
You're welcome.

>>40240824
We're not quite at Arrancar fighting power yet. And I meant fuck-off but phone dictionaried the hell out of it.

>>40240894
Have we unlocked our Shikai and what is the situation regarding soul society? Are we an official substitute shinigami or just an emergency one?

>>40241001
The only shinigami who knows of us are Kimiko, Mayuri (who has Urahara's exiled role in this story) and now Urahara's. Very much emergency. We have no real relationship with Someone so far though that will probably change now.

>>40241072
No relationship with SS I mean. Damn phone.

>>40240338
>>40240380
"I'm not sure. The last place I last had contact with him seems to have been ditched. I guess he's hiding from you guys."

The Shinigami nods. "Tell me where that place is, and I'll look into it, young lady."

You hesitantly nod as well. 'Young lady' is kind of getting on your nerves, but you're not sure about introducing yourself. Your name is... very unique for these parts, after all. Might make it easier to find you if he finds the need. Maybe you're just being paranoid, though.

You give him directions to the... the Kurotsuchi shop. You're not going to lead him there, obviously, and it doesn't appear that he expects you to do that. After you've finished your explanation, he nods again, apparently about to take his leave. He stops, almost catching you at a relieved sigh.

"And young lady, could I ask you for one more thing?"

You don't answer him, letting the silence urge him on.

"I'll be doing my best to learn more about your abilities from this moment on. Under no circumstances should you continue using them. There might be more underlying consequences to it besides your reiatsu leaping to dangerous levels. Do you understand?"

You... nod. The Captain seems satisfied with that response. He turns away and disappears in a blur, a single trained step taking him out of your sight.

Air finally gets to leave your lungs, the tension flushing out along with it. He's finally gone. Jesus Christ, you're a genius. You haven't told him a thing about Kimiko and lied your ass off all the way to (almost) flawless success. You really hope none of this is going to come back to bite you, somehow. It's a shame there was no good chance to ask about the girl, but at least you're keeping her safe.

...That warning of his sounded ominous.

...

>He's right. I should only use this power if there's absolutely no other choice.
>I promised to keep Kimiko safe. To do that, I need to learn how to properly use this power.

>>40241265
I promised to keep Kimiko safe
No need to use it willy nilly but to protect what's important to us? Sure. The town as well.

>>40241265
>>He's right. I should only use this power if there's absolutely no other choice.

>>40241265
>I promised to keep Kimiko safe. To do that, I need to learn how to properly use this power.

I may be the new guy, but I think we should be a more proactive protagonist.

>>40241265
Voting over, writing!

>>40241506
Alright, I'm sure disregarding Urahara's advice will be fine! He's been a little bit of an asshole so far after all.

>>40241323
>>40241365
You need it to protect her

You can tell that it's dangerous; you really didn't need anyone to spell it out for you. It'd be great if you could manage without it, but it seems that you're rarely given a choice in the matter.

Rather than completely avoiding its use, it'll be better to learn how to keep it in check and under control. You... don't even know where to begin with that, honestly. It's been working largely of its own accord, emerging whenever you needed it. That's sort of convenient and all, but you need it to be more reliable. You can't be relying on luck alone to keep people safe; to keep her safe.

You've promised Kimiko safety. You've promised to give her a life she's never had, and not as Aiko, but as herself. This is the only way - through you and your strength. This is not just about keeping your word. She's important to you. You've never seen her, but that means nothing. You know what she's like, and that's the only thing that matters.

You'll never let her come to harm. She's yours, and you won't let anyone take her away from you. You need to find her.

...

Down below, you spot Naoko waving you over. You come down, briskly walking on air. She asks you about what happened, and you give her a brief summary. The girl slowly nods. Her eyes keep wandering over to the place on which the massive Menos Grande had once lied before dissolving into nothing during its purification. You pushed it down and then cleansed its hideous face in a rain of spiritual steel.

She looks... impressed, you think. You give her a smile, from which she immediately looks away, and your smirk turns into a chuckle.

Jokes aside, there's something you should be doing right now.

"Where the heck is Chap- I mean, where's my body?" You ask her, and Naoko points at some alleyway.

"Hiding behind that trashcan."

(1/2)

>>40242140
You head on over to the shivering, terrified rabbit wearing your own body. ...It's probably good that Chappy is being so careful with you, but... this feels kind of humiliating in a way. You walk over and assume your rightful place back underneath your flesh, the so-called Soul Candy popping out through your chest.

...

>"Remember that plan about calling Ren and sweeping the whole town? Let's do it.
>"...I think Kimiko is just hiding from the Shinigami. She... she might come back home after this blows over. I should wait for her there."
>Other. (Write-in).

>>40242169
>"Remember that plan about calling Ren and sweeping the whole town? Let's do it.

>>40242169
>>"...I think Kimiko is just hiding from the Shinigami. She... she might come back home after this blows over. I should wait for her there."

>>40242169
>Sweep town
Sweeping time!

Don't we have our phone if she comes home, so she can call us?

Who is Naoko?

>>40242315
Our Ishida, basically.

>>40242336
Oh, okay.

>>40242169

>"...I think Kimiko is just hiding from the Shinigami. She... she might come back home after this blows over. I should wait for her there."
We've kind of instigated a potential, major change. We should probably speak to her directly

>>40242384
By her, you mean Kimiko? Question is which of these will let us do that, really.

>>40242384
We don't actually know where she is. We were looking for her. This is the 'I hope this will solve itself' option basically.

>>40242431
I'm not a big fan of 'Let's wander and hope we happen across her'. Kimiko knows where we'll go at night/wait for her.

She can't really risk trying to contact us as we zip about Karakura Town if she's also scared the Shinigami will notice her.

>>40242525
Well I doubt they are monitoring our phone, if we can use it anyway. And what if she's hurt or captured or or or!

>>40242577
They might not be monitoring our phone, but we can also receive phone calls at home. We can also assume it's far less compromising a position as anywhere else.

The Shinigami can totally monitor us unnoticed in a McDonalds. Not so much in our own bedroom. They'd have to be invisible, hiding their spiritual energy and we'd have to be half blind on top of that to never notice them.

>>40242622
Technically true but it doesn't seem their style.

Some fresh voter needs to come along and break this tie.

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>>40242663
They have an entire division of Ninjas.

Remember, the division Urahara was the jailer for?

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>40242169
Voting over!

1 is
>Sweep the town.

2 is
>Wait for Kimiko to come back.

Sorry for having to resolve votes like this, everyone!

Writing!

>>40242788
I'll be impressed if Clarissa manages to sit still, haha.

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>>40242766
>tfw I'm the fifth voter in the thread
>tfw all the power
>"Remember that plan about calling Ren and sweeping the whole town? Let's do it.

On balance I prefer being active.

>>40242844
2 minutes too late, it seems.

>>40242844
Also late, we see!

>>40242870
>>40242871
Yeah, well, I left to make dinner on the assumption that I had plenty of time. Which is normally a pretty safe bet.

>>40242984
Hey man, preaching to the choir. Not blaming you, just throwing you a heads up.

>>40242844
Sixth voter here, I prefer waiting at home.

>>40243428
I imagine Mushroom has written much of the update now anon, so I dunno if it matters. But the roll might be what's getting written anyway.

God damn, of all the times for me to oversleep, you guys decided to make an enemy of Mayuri Kurotsuchi, and outright lie to Urahara. I mean I know that making poor choices is part of what this quest is all about, but still.

>>40243695
Yeah, I think mushroom is gleefully rubbing his hands together. We couldn't have made a bigger mess even if we tried. At least Kimiko is safe.

>>40242251
>>40242384
"She's... probably just hiding from the Shinigami. It's probably best that we wait for her to return home."

Naoko quietly nods again. The girl is usually always quiet and not talkative, but something feels kind of... off about her right now. The silence on her part is making you uncomfortable. It feels just like before you've gotten to know each other more, when she was constantly giving off the expression of being a cold person.

"...D-do you think that's alright, Naoko?"

Her eyes widen a bit, as if in surprise, like she doesn't understand why you're asking her. "Yes, Clarissa."

...A cut-and-dry reply, as usual. Well, you don't really know what you're expecting her to tell you about your choice. It's not really wrong, in a sense. You turn away, gathering your mouth into a thoughtful half-frown. ...Is this really the best solution? Just... wait? Will you even have the patience for that? Damn it.

"Clarissa," Naoko speaks up to your surprise, probably noticing your tense fidgeting. "Is everything okay?"

"No. No it's not, Naoko." You flick out your phone and punch in Kimiko's number. The call times out after a while. No voice mail. No change from last time. Nothing new. "...I should tell Ren about everything's that's been happening. Can't fucking stand this..."

"Are you sure?" The other girl seems to protest, and you look at her questionably. It might be just you, but you think she faltered slightly under your glare. "She... she's learned about spirits only recently, right? This might be too dangerous for her."

(1/2)

>>40243695
Hey, siccing slightly lesser asshole A at slightly greater asshole B while distracting him from Kimiko's indiscretions is a sound strategy!

>>40243758
It's only been a day or two since Ren found out about her strange ability, wasn't it? Sure, she's... new to this, and her strange skill isn't going to help resolve the current situation, but she's probably one of your few allies in this spiritual mess as a whole. ...Of course, you might be dragging her into danger, as Naoko said. You pause a bit to weigh the alternatives.

...

>"You're right. There's no need to get Ren involved."
>"No, I really think we need to use everything we've got. I'm calling her."
>Other. (Write-in).

>>40243794
>"I guess you're right, but...let's at least keep her up to date and warn her to stay inside with all the hollows and shinigami running around."

>>40243794
>"No, I really think we need to use everything we've got. I'm calling her."
We're alone and don't have any allies. Besides, she already knows about the spiritual stuff, keeping her in the dark about recent events serves no purpose.

>>40243794
>>"You're right. There's no need to get Ren involved."

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>>40243794
>"No, I really think we need to use everything we've got. I'm calling her."

This is Bleach. This is Karakura Town. No matter what she does, some villain is going to involve her in their scheme.

She might as well be able to slap them before she's knocked out/kidnapped/held hostage/has her soul eaten.

>>40243853
Yeah this, don't tell her the whole story, but just enough to keep her safe.

>>40243794
>"You're right. There's no need to get Ren involved."

>>40243794
>"I guess you're right, but...let's at least keep her up to date and warn her to stay inside with all the hollows and shinigami running around."

>>40243895
I like how you automatically assume she won't be able to put up a fight. Alas, the plight of healers in Bleach.

>>40243941
Can she fight? I mean, at the moment. Have we seen her defend herself without anyone else assisting her?

If the answer is not yes, we should at least bring her up to that standard.

>>40244047
I'm sure if Clarissa was in a better state of mind she's be montage-ing with her party anon.

>>40244047
>she shoots herself in the face
>touches a hollow
>hollow dies
>???
>profit

>>40244091
>she shoots herself in the face
>She dies because she shot herself in the face you goddamn idiot

>>40243794
Voting over, writing!

>>40244163
Hollows are a lot hardier than your average human, and damaging a hollow's mask/face is not enough to kill it. You actually have to go THROUGH. Similarly, you don't have go through the head to kill most hollows; it's just a lot easier since they can be really hard to kill otherwise.

tl;dr If a teenage girl can survive the wound, chances are, the hollow could as well.

>>40244163
>>40244223

No idea why I quoted you. But I did.

Also, Hi Anon.

>>40244255
Hi welcome to fuckup land, Save yourself it's to late for me......

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>>40244276
I'm sorry Anon, but I cannot do that.

No man gets left behind

You know what'd be neat? If Mayuri actually did fuck us over and kidnap Kimiko, which means that tattling on him was somehow a responsible decision.

Otherwise we should consider skipping town.

>>40244816
He would be the first suspect since that's where she was going. Even if I'd still put the chance of that below 50%

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>>40244816
>Otherwise we should consider skipping town.

What're they going to do? Break our weird-magic-spirit-sword and cripple us?

Don't be so dramatic anon; we can totally take on a captain.

Welcome to Substitute Shinigami Fuckup quest.

Where Clarissa fucks up in place of Kimiko.

No unwise choice shall be left unchoosen!

Thats ok, if Clarissa was not fucking up there is no doubt that Kimiko would be screwing up by the numbers!

Not to mention the unholy concoction of emotions Clarissa is packing.

This is not a negative comment on you mushroom, just a reflection of the characters.

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>>40244949
I'm not worried about the Soul Society. Well I am, but not specifically in this case. I'm more concerned about what Kurotsuchi will do to us if he finds out we narced on him.

>>40244966
I'd say that THIS time Clarissa acted fine given no meta knowledge. Maybe not helping him find Mayuri at all would be better, but lying to cover Kimiko as much as possible was ideal I think.

>>40245029

31 threada total, Clarissa finally made a smart in character choice!

Granted with meta knowledge this is stupid as fuck. Which is par for the coarse with Clarissa!

Assuming that the captains personalities here are the same.

Better bucle up and enjoy the ride.

>>40243853
>>40243899
"...Yeah. Yeah, I get what you mean, Naoko. But... I think she should know, still. All sorts of dangerous shit is going on. We need to warn her and tell her to stay safe."

Naoko nods in agreement. You follow up with the call right away. Your friend picks up after a pause that seems to last longer than usual. Her voice is a bit hoarse and groggy. What, did you mix up the numbers and call Moriko instead?

"Clarissa? That you?"

"...Hey. You feeling okay over there, Ren?"

"I... was feeling a bit crappy when I woke up, so I just..." You hear the rustling of bed sheets; must have actually been sleeping before you called. "OH MY GOD, IT'S SO LATE ALREADY!" You move the phone a bit further away from your ear.

"It's like... four, Ren. No big deal, chill out. Look, I need to-..."

"I slept through the freaking weekend, Clarissa! So much time just... just gone!"

...It hasn't been that long since you've experienced something similar.

It is a little strange, though. Usually, you're all long awake by now and dragged out onto the streets whether you like it or not. Akemi's too hyperactive to sleep for more than six hours even during a day off, and like a freaking child, she never lets anyone sleep for much longer than that. Probably just doesn't have the patience for it. Well, never isn't really the word nowadays, since you've all adapted and learned to counter her alarm clock tendencies.

...Basically, the point is, the absence of that is unusual.

"Look, Ren, we need to talk. I-... I can hear you getting dressed, you know. Stop and sit down for a-... Are you listening? Sit down for a while, would you? It's important."

(1/2)

>>40245476
When the red haired girl realizes that it involves the spiritual side of the world, she goes quiet and listens with baited breath. You give her a summary of what's been happening today. You make sure to put an unsubtle emphasis on the danger of it all, and repeat the importance of staying safe quite a few times, to the point where Ren actually gets frustrated with it and tells you to stop.

Well, good. Means you got the point across. Besides, she nags at you sometimes, too.

...When it's over, after she hangs up, you let out another sigh. You feel tired. Not physically, surprisingly, but mentally. A chat with a friend really helped calm you down a bit. You're still worried, of course. That's not going to stop until Kimiko's back with you. When she comes back, you're going to hug her really freaking hard, to both show off your happiness and to punish her for doing something so stupid.

For now, though, you should head back home, just as per your plan. Naoko silently follows.

...

"Clarissa," The quiet girl suddenly speaks up once you reach the doorstep of your house. "Do you want me to do anything?"

What a weird question to ask now, of all times. Well, now that you think about it, there's actually a lot of stuff she can probably do.

...

>"Come on in and hang out with me. Or at least try to make sure I don't scratch holes through the fucking walls."
>"You want me to send you off to go look for Kimiko or something? I mean, if that's what you want to do, go ahead, Naoko."
>"You should go home and rest, Naoko."
>Other. (Write-in).

>>40245539
>Come hang out
I could see sending her to search too, to make her feel more useful.

>>40245539
>>"Come on in and hang out with me. Or at least try to make sure I don't scratch holes through the fucking walls."

>>40245539
Ask if she thinks she CAN track Kimiko in a way that won't attract notice from the other shinigami. If not, then.
>"Come on in and hang out with me. Or at least try to make sure I don't scratch holes through the fucking walls."

>>40245539
>"Come on in and hang out with me. Or at least try to make sure I don't scratch holes through the fucking walls."

>>40245539
>"Come on in and hang out with me. Or at least try to make sure I don't scratch holes through the fucking walls."

>>40245539
Forgot to close off voting!

Been writing all this time, though!

>>40245575
>>40245577
"Come on in and hang out with me. Or at least try to make sure I don't scratch holes through the fucking walls." You really feel like you shouldn't be left alone in a room. Heck, you don't WANT to be left alone anywhere.

She looks... uncertain about that, though. "...I don't know if I should, Clarissa."

You can't help but raise a brow. "The heck do you mean?"

What, does she not want to, or is she feeling too shy all of a sudden to enter your house? This is coming from the same girl that made you sleep in the same bed with her and didn't even flinch at the weird implications. What is it with this weird habit of getting spontaneously timid that some people have been developing recently? Sure, Kimiko you can kind of understand, and, well, Naoko is actually a pretty shy person in general, but not in this... strange way. Not as far as you know, at least.

You grab her hand and drag her in through the open door. Well, it's not really 'dragging' - she's not resisting at all - but it still took you this much just to get her inside.

"Sorry." She suddenly apologizes.

"...For what, Naoko?"

"For... being rude. I've never been over at a friend's house before."

That's... kind of surprising, actually. Does she even have any friends besides you? No, scratch that. Even HAD any friends besides you? The girl looks away from your questioning glare; she probably knows exactly what you're thinking right now.

(1/3)

>>40246504
"...It's pretty simple, you know. Just make yourself comfortable. As if you're back at your own place." You... try to guide her through the process of hanging out with friends, or something. Naoko takes careful glances around the living room, as if worried that her staring for too long will break something, and then stands stock still in the middle of the room, just... standing there.

"Naoko, did you hear me?"

"I'm... comfortable."

Yeah, well... huh.

It takes just about everything you have in you to not burst out laughing. She's noticed your attempts at holding that tidal wave of a guffaw in, but you soldier on and suppress it even though it might have been for naught, with your being spotted and all. Boy is this going to take a bit of work, though.

...

(2/3)

>>40246530
Naoko a cute

>>40246530
You eventually manage to teach Naoko the joys of sitting around on a friend's couch and just watching a movie. She gets the hang of it pretty quickly; it took a bit of a push here and there, sometimes a literal one, but she's relaxed now, no longer stiffer than a board.

The issue now is that you can't focus on the movie. Your eyes keep darting to the windows, as if hoping to spot her wandering about. It's... stupid, you're aware. You don't even know what she looks like. You still can't help it.

Maybe the silence in which you're sitting is stifling. No, you think that even if you were talking non-stop it wouldn't help anything. You're waiting for the doorbell to ring. You're waiting for Kimiko to come back home.

"Clarissa." Naoko sternly calls you, knocking you out of your panicking trance. ...Ah, shit, you were digging your nails into the goddamn couch. You need to calm down and focus on the stupid movie, somehow, or you're going to-...

The bell rings.

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>>40246564
And... Cliffhanger!

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>>40246564
Ending thread for tonight, it's getting really late!

Next thread will be announced on twitter:
https://twitter.com/Mushroomgami
But I'll try to do one more tomorrow!

If you have any feedback or questions, shoot them my way!

Thanks for reading!

>>40246590
>>40246600
That's not allowed! That's illegal in fact!

Thanks for running.

>>40246600
Thanks for running.

So were you surprised anons would have the audacity to throw Captain Clown under the bus?

Because I was surprised.

>>40246600
Thanks for writing

>>40246635
I was certainly surprised! I'd never come up with something like that on my own, but I know everything that's going on, so maybe I'm a little biased!

It was very clever, though. That conversation could have taken some grim turns.

>>40246600
Thanks for running

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>>40246673
Pretty keen description on how Clarissa was feeling by the way. Exactly how a child feels when blaming a likely culprit when trying to get away with something they did.

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