>>41571483
>[ ] Cook something
>Grab Kyla too? [Y]

Another Blood Moon session! This day has gone from great to amazing!

>>41571483
>>[ ] Order something
Chinese

>Grab Kyla too? [Y/N]
Y

It's sad that I get all those Monster Hunter jokes. Switch Axe for life.

>>41571483
>[ ] Go out
>Y

>>41571483
Woot! Blood moon again!
>Grab Kyla too? Y

>Go out
God damn you smiley, because of you I'm stuck binge reading your other quest instead of going outside or having an actual life. I didn't want free time anyway.

>>41571483
>Cook something
>Grab Kyla too? [Y/N]
People actually farm Teostra? With the number of times needed to bring a Guild Quest up to 140, I figured needing horns never really became a thing.

>>41571633
I bet she sold all those horns a couple weeks ago thinking she'll never have a use for them. Then she decided she wanted a blast weapon.

>writing

"What do you guys want?" You ask.

Your answer is a bunch of maybes, I don't cares, and I don't knows.

"Well, I guess we could all go out somewhere" You say. "But I'm kinda feeling in the mood to cook"
"Oooo!' Yui says. "I can help!"
"No" You say.
"What? Why not?" She asks.
"Because we're not Greek gods who accept burnt offerings" You say.

Yui pouts. "I've gotten better..." She says.
"By how much?" You ask.
"A little..." She says. "Not... really all that much"

"I could help" Safi says.
"You cook?" You ask.
"Yep" She says.
"Alright, cool" You say.

You and Safi go into the kitchen and work out what you can make with what you have. Luckily you're pretty well stocked, so the variety is pretty wide.

"Well, let's get started!" Safi says, pulling out all the things she'll need.
"You mind doing that? I'm gonna run and grab Kyla" You say.
"Right. Where is she anyway?" Safi asks.
"Next door. She made friends with the neighbour's kid" You say.

"Cool. Just make sure you come back before all the work is done" She says.
"I make no promises" You say.

As you walk to the door, you remember your conversation with Ms. Browning about familiars...

She said that the reason you couldn't call Moriarty could have been because of the repairs. Those should be done now, so it might be worth another go...

>Try to call Moriarty again? {Y/N]

>>41572078
>>Try to call Moriarty again? {Y/N]
Y

Might as well.

>>41572078
>Y
What's the worst that could happen?

>writing

You look over to see Moriarty playing with Yui. As much as you hate to put a stop to his playtime, your suriosity overwhelms you...

You try thinking at him, willing him to come over to you.

At first you think that it isn't working, but then his head shoots up and he looks at you.

"Mew" He says, hopping off Yui and over the couch before making his way swiftly across the apartment. He then climbs up your leg to your shoulder.

Holy shit. It worked.

"Let's go" You say, heading out the door into the hallway.

You find yourself more than a little elated. So Moriarty IS your familiar.

Part of you wants to rush over and tell Ms. Browning about it, but that can wait until later.

"Oh! I do have the right floor" Someone says. "Hi Saif"

You look over towards the elevator and see... Abigail?

"What brings you here?" You ask
"Dwight invited me" She says. "How are you feeling?"

Right. You were "sick".

"Better" You say.
She looks at you curiosly. "Why are you out in the hallway?" She asks.
"Oh, just getting someone" You say.
"Ahh..." She says, pointing to your door. "This is your place here, right?"
"Yes" You say.

Abigail smiles. "I... umm..." She says. "This is a little awkward"
"Awkward is normal" You say.

>[ ] Tell her to head inside, you'll be around in a minute

>[ ] Ask if she wants to go the 5 feet it'll take to grab Kyla

>[ ] Other

>>41572471
>>[ ] Ask if she wants to go the 5 feet it'll take to grab Kyla
Lets go get my daughter.

>>41572471
>>[ ] Tell her to head inside, you'll be around in a minute

>>41572471
>>[ ] Ask if she wants to go the 5 feet it'll take to grab Kyla

Jeez how many Champions are going to be in the same room together.

I hope 1 but that's probably not true.

>>41572595
I'm betting on several, give or take, like, 1.

>writing

"Why don't you come with me?" You ask.
"To where?" She asks.
"I'll show you" You say.

Abigail looks happy for some reason. Then you take a whole 5 steps and knock on Ms. Browning's door.

You look back to see Abigail's expression has changed to one of disappointment.

"Hey Saif" Ms. Browning says as she opens her door. "I meant to check in, but your friends beat me to it"
"Ms. Browning?" Abigail says.
"Abigail? What brings you here?" Ms. Browning asks.
"One of Saif's friends invited me" Abigail says. "What are you doing here?"
"I live here" Ms. Browning responds.

You clear your throat, drawing the attention back to you.
"Oh, sorry Saif. What's up?" Ms. Browning asks.
"I came by to grab Kyla" You say.
"Ah, yes" Ms Browning says. "Give me a second"

Ms. Browning ducks back into her apartment.

"Has she lived here long?" Abigail asks.
"No" You say. "She moved in... Sunday?"
"I see" Abigail says. "Did you run into Claire yesterday then? She said she was going to be at Ms. Browning's house"
"I know. I was here too" You say.

Abigail gives you an odd looks, a sort of surprise/disappointment mix.
"No wonder she was in such a good mood..." Abigail says.

>[ ] Ask if you missed out on anything today

>[ ] Ask what Claire was up to today

>[ ] Ask what she was up to today

>[ ] Other

>>41572873
>>[ ] Ask if you missed out on anything today
>[ ] Ask what she was up to today

>>41572873
>>[ ] Ask if you missed out on anything today
>[ ] Ask what she was up to today

We have to tread VERY carefully here...

>>41572873
>[ ] Ask if you missed out on anything today

>>41572922
I mean, hell, we can CALL Claire and ask how her day was.

>>41572922
Just walk in and say "How bout that Arena?"

>>41572957
>IDEA FOR THE EVENING
>PUT ON FATE/STAY NIGHT

>Someone cracks

>IT DOESN"T WORK LIKE THAT AT AAAAALLLLL!!

>>41573000
Perfect!

>writing

>>41573000
>All the people in the room that are sweating are contestants.

>Boom. Anime has solved all our problems.

>>41573000
>>41573008
>>41573044
I just thought of something... we have time magic, yeah? If everything goes to hell, but we still come out on top, we just wish to increase our powers to the point where we can go back, fix everything, THEN make the wish to end Blood Moon.

Probably not possible, but it's a thought.

>>41573168
You genius...

>>41573168
Might be an option.

Also
>If everything goes to hell
More like WHEN.

"I miss anything important today?" You ask.
"No" She says. "Nothing but Julia being her usual self"
"She doesn't like you either?" You ask.
"She at least has the decency to pretend with me" Abigail says. "I don't think Julia actually likes anyone other than Claire"

"I'd believe that" You say.
"And does the bass player ever show up? I was all alone in that corner today" She says, hugging your arm in mock sadness.
"Aww, did you miss me?" You ask.
"I absolutely did. Without you there I have no one to tease" She says, pinching your cheek.

"Here she is" Ms. Browning says. She gives you a look when she sees Abigail hanging off of you.

You shrug.

Kyla squeezes past Ms. Browning, carrying a bag. "About time" She says.
"Yeah, yeah" You say. "You have fun?"
"I did" She says. "I'm annoyed that you abandoned me for the day, but feel free to do it again"

"Who is this?" Abigail asks."

>[ ] My "daughter"

>[ ] My "roommate"

>[ ] She's obviously the Guardian goddess of Earth. Silly.

>[ ] Other

>>41573168
That sounds like a terrible idea. I'll bet that the wish is only strong enough to send us back in time WITHOUT increasing our powers.

Or maybe we ALREADY did that, and is Saif and Yui's backstory.

>>41573217
>>[ ] My "daughter"

3 is tempting but yeah...

>>41573217
>>[ ] My "daughter"

>>41573227
Even if it didn't increase his powers, he'd have foreknowledge to fix everything.

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>>41573168
>we can go back, fix everything, THEN make the wish to end Blood Moon.

>>41573217
>[ ] My "daughter"

>>41573264
Even if that DID succeed, foreknowledge is not a benefit in certain cases. It is exponentially more dangerous to have "honest" reactions to certain events. The pros would outweigh the cons, but would it be enough to "fix" everything, with the power we have?

>>41573308
>dangerous
sorry, difficult

>writing

>>41573308
It all depends on what we find out, like, if any friends or loved ones were part of it. We may discover some, like us, were thrown in against there will, or forced to fight on somebody's behalf. If we end up killing our friends, and discover the what's and why's, later, then we have a chance to undo everything, if it were so possible.

>>41573393
When you think about it, the whole power of the the Mask is 'undoing' our death, and resetting us with memories intact.

Combine that with Time Powers (grown from combat experience), and a wish, and you have a (potential) second playthrough.

"This is my 'daughter'" You say, making finger-quotes in the air.
"You're a bit young for children, aren't you?" Abigail asks.
"Thus the finger-quotes" You say.

"Ahh" She says. "How did you end up with a daughter?"
"Clerical error" You say. "It's being sorted. I'm stuck with her until then"
"Thaaaanks dad" Kyla says. "Nice to know I'm appreciated"

You ruffle Kyla's hair. "I know. I'm just the best, aren't I?" You ask.
"Debatable" Kyla says. "My opinions will improve if you put food into my stomach"

"See you later Kyla" Sarah says, poking out from behind her mother.
"Bye Sarah!" Kyla says.

"See you tomorrow, kids" Ms. Browning says.

Ms. Browning closes her door, and you head back to your apartment with Kyla in tow, Abigail on your arm, and Moriarty on your shoulder.

"Who is this, anyway?" Kyla asks.
"Oh, this is Abigail. She's in my music class" You say.
"Nice to meet you, Kyla" Abigail says, offering her hand.

Kyla looks at Abigail's hand with disdain, but shakes it anyway.

"Likewise" Kyla says. "Mmm. That smells good"

You take a sniff. There certainly is a good scent coming from your apartment. You haven't been gone long, just how quickly does Safi work?

>[1/2]

You walk into the apartment, and get a better whiff. "Curry?" You ask.

"Yep" Safi says. "Apple. Smells good... riight?"

Safi stops when she sees Abigail.
"Hello" Abigail says with a friendly smile.
"Hiii" Safi says. "I didn't think you'd be coming"
"Dwight invited me" Abigail says.

As you watch the conversation between the two, Kyla tugs on your sleeve.

"What's up?" You ask.
"Cat" She says. "I'm gonna hide out until there's food"

You roll your eyes, and using the same technique as earlier, you get Moriarty to jump down to Kyla from your shoulder.

"Nicely done" Kyla says. "I take it you had a nice... 'chat' with your teacherlast night?"
"Yes" You say. "I take it that was one of the things you knew that I didn't?"
"There are tons of things that I know and you don't" She says, hugging Moriarty and retreating to her room. "Call me when I don't have to be hungry anymore"

"Okay" You say.

Over on the couch, Dwight and Veer are still hunting, while Yui seems a little quiet.

Safi and Abigal continue chatting. Strange, you didn't think the two of them had met...

>[ ] Ask how they know each other

>[ ] Ask Safi what you can do (cooking-wise)

>[ ] Apologize to Yui for making fun of her cooking

>[ ] Other

>>41573753
>[ ] Apologize to Yui for making fun of her cooking

>>41573753
>>[ ] Ask how they know each other
>>[ ] Ask Safi what you can do (cooking-wise)
Interesting.

>>41573753
>[ ] Apologize to Yui for making fun of her cooking

>>41573753
>[ ] Apologize to Yui for making fun of her cooking

>>41573753
>>[ ] Apologize to Yui for making fun of her cooking

>writing

I'm surprised you guys didn't want to see if Safi and Abi were teammates.

I mean not in character of course, Saif doesn't have any reason to suspect any of his friends yet, but to add more fuel to our shadowrun fire.

>>41573966
His suspicions could be starting up, soon; that dream was as topical as it was graphic.

"Need me for anything?" You ask Safi.
"No. You were away for the important stuff" She says. "I'll call you if I need you"
"Cool" You say.

You walk over to where Yui is sitting, on one end of the couch.

"Hey" You say.
"Oh... hey" She says.
"Look... I'm sorry I made fun of your cooking" You say.
"It's okay. It's not like it bothers me" She says.
"Really?" You ask
"Yeah" She says.

"Because the fact that you're clutching the hem of your skirt says otherwise" You say, poking her forehead.

Yui pulls her hands away and folds them over her lap. "It doesn't bug me, really" She says.

You roll your eyes.

>[ ] But something IS bothering you

>[ ] Tell you what. If you come over on Saturday, you can cook.

>[ ] Alright then

>[ ] Other

>>41574150
>>[ ] But something IS bothering you
"Everything alright?"

>>41574150
>>[ ] But something IS bothering you

>>41574150
>[ ] But something IS bothering you, and you can come anytime to talk about it, cooking or not.

>>41574181
I like this

>>41574150
>>[ ] But something IS bothering you
She knows... as to what she knows I don't actually know, but she clearly knows something.

>>41574150
Clearly she knows somethings up, what she knows could vary significantly, she might even be working herself up to assassinate us now, with poisoned food on saturday. Clearly, the only sane course of action is to brutally murder Yui now while we still have the advantage.

>>41574235
Could be bothered by the fact that we were THIS CLOSE to making out with Safi when she came in, maybe?

>>41574295
A very good possibility as well.

>>41574295
shhhh, we're supposed to be teenager dense, here.

>>41574295
In that case she knows some reason we shouldn't, such as that Safi is related to us, which means she actually remembers things, which also means we must torture her before brutally murdering her. Trust me its the only shadowrun that doesn't result in our death.

>writing

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>>41574309
I swear, there's teenager dense and then there's anime teenager protagonist dense

"But something IS bothering you" You say.
"What makes you say that?" She asks.
"How long have I known you?" You ask.
"Ten years..." She says.
You smile. "And if, after all of that time, I couldn't tell when something was bothering you I wouldn't be a very good brother; now would I?" You ask.

She sighs. "Fine. You're right" She says.
"Much better" You say. "So what's up?"

She looks around at the others, then smiles at you nervously. "I'll tell you later" She says.
"Fine by me" You say. "So long as I hear about it at some point"
"Don't worry about that" She says.

Right then, now that that's resolved...

>[ ] Chat with Yui for a bit

>[ ] Ask if she wants to take another crack at the horn

>[ ] Head back to the kitchen

>[ ] See how Kyla's doing

>[ ] Other

>>41574508
>>[ ] Ask if she wants to take another crack at the horn
Maybe get Kyla to play. Though you might have to LR stuff for her.

>>41574508
>[ ] Head back to the kitchen
and you know, actually cook

>>41574508
>>[ ] Ask if she wants to take another crack at the horn

>>41574508
>>[ ] Ask if she wants to take another crack at the horn

>writing

"So, you wanna take another crack at that horn?" You ask.
"I think I'm all Teostra'd out for now" She says. "I might try again online later. I'll text you when I do, if you want to join then"
"I might be busy, but run me a line anyway" You say.
"Sure thing" She says. "You should get back"
"Get back whe-"

"Okay Saif, need your help" Safi says.

You blink a few times. "How did you...?"
"Women's intuition" Yui says, patting your head.

You shake your head and head back into the kitchen. "Yes ma'am?" You ask.
"Chop these" Safi says, handing you a plate full of various vegetables and peppers.
"Yes ma'am" You say, taking the plate and grabbing a cutting board.

You lay the vegetables out to be chopped, and grab a kitchen knife. You make the first few cuts, when something starts to bother you.

Your hand starts to tremble. You've seen this knife elsewhere.

You slashed Yui's throat with this knife. You did countless horrible things with this knife.

It was a dream. That's what you tell yourself. But you can't seem to shake this sinking feeling...

>Dice time.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>41574942
Oh no...
Keep it together Saif.

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>41574942
it's a good thing kitchen knives are a lot less durable than their dream counterparts

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>41574942

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>41574942

>>41574942

>writing

*Chop*

Keep it cool Saif.

*Chop*

Steady pace. Steady breathing.

*Chop*

It was just a dream.

*Chop*

Calm the fuck down.

*Chop*

It was only a GOD. DAMN. DREAM.

*CHOP*

"OW! Son of a bitch!" You say. The knife bites hard into your finger, which you neglected to move along as you chopped.

"Oh, jeez" Safi says. "You alright?"
"Yeah, I'll be... fine" You say, holding up your hand to examine the wound. You only skinned the top joint on your left index finger. A trail of blood runs down your hand.

"Oh dear" Abigail says. "That looks pretty bad. Do you want a hand?"

>[ ] I can handle it

>[ ] If you're willing to lend one

>[ ] Other

>>41575227
>[ ] I can handle it
Stare at the knife then
>[ ] If you're willing to lend one

>>41575227
>could you maybe take my job while I get this fixed?

>>41575227
>>[ ] If you're willing to lend one

>>41575227
>[ ] I can handle it

>>41575227
>[ ] If you're willing to lend one

If anyone asks we are still recovering from being 'sick'.

>>41575446
True say.

>writing

"Yeah, thanks" You say. "I guess I'm still a little under the weather"

Abigail smiles at you. "No worries. Leave it to me" She says. "I'm gonna have to steal your helper"
"Fine by me. He isn't much help if all he does is bleed on everything" Safi says.

"Where do you keep your first aid stuff?" Abigail asks.
"The bathroom" You say.
"Right" She says, taking you by your uninjured hand and leading you into the bathroom. Then she closes the door.

"It's all up here" You say, pointing to the cabinet.

Abigail goes into the cabinet. Although the bandages aren't all that high, she still arches her back and reaches for them; giving you something that might be misconstrued as a 'show'.

"Got it" She says, coming away with a bandaid and some polysporin. "Hand"
You give her your injured hand and she takes it tenderly, gently rubbing the antibiotic into the wound before wrapping it up nice and tight.

You peel your eyes away from her hands for a moment, and find her looking up into yours. "And one last thing..." She says, planting a little kiss over the bandaged wound.

Then she smiles and pulls your hand a little further down, kissing the next knuckle up, and then the next.

"Y'know... I think we could get away with an awful lot right now" She says, kissing the back of your hand. "Mmmmm..." She says.

Her near erotic hum brings back more images... you remember her making some similar sounds while you... y'know...

You find that your body betrays you, sending blood to the brain that is not known for making the most rational decisions...

Of all the places to have a mind of it's own...

>[ ] Noooooo we can't

>[ ] I like the way you think

>[ ] An awful lot of what?

>[ ] Other

>>41575827
>[ ] Noooooo we can't

>>41575827
>>[ ] Noooooo we can't
Yui is practically a psychic, she'd know. We can't afford to give her the ammo.

Alternatively

>Other Enter erotic homicidal rampage.

>>41575827
>>[ ] Noooooo we can't
She is forward aint she.

>>41575827
>[ ] Noooooo we can't
WHAT IS GOING ON!? PANIC TIME

Did fucking Ms. Browning unlock our swag or something? First almost Safi and now this.

>>41575945
Damnit me, phrasing.

*Did Ms. Browning unlock.

>>41575827
>[ ] I like the way you think
a harem has to start somewhere

>>41575827
>[ ] Noooooo we can't
Not like she's going to take a no for an answer.

>>41575827
>>[ ] Noooooo we can't
I don't want to hurt you, Abby...

>>41575827
>[ ] Noooooo we can't

>>41575982
I'm scared anon. That powder keg analogy I used last thread. I think the match is close to the fuse.

>writing

>>41575945
Swag at the cost of nightmare murder porn? Brrr...

>>41576063
These girls are smelling the new repaired mage pathways/circuits on us.

>After hang out, chilling with Kyla
>Laughingly wonder how many other Champions skipped arena duty for video games.
>Kyla looks uncomfortable
>PANIC

"Noooooooooooo we can't" You whisper, snatching your arm away.
"Of course we can" Abigail says. Not relenting one bit, she grabs both your hands and places them on her hips.
"Not with everyone else literally a few feet away!" You say.
"Behind a door" She says.
"An unlocked door" You say.
"Sure about that?" She asks.

You look over at the door. When the hell did she lock it?

Abigail takes your chin and turns your head back to her, catching your eyes with hers and smiling.

"When did you lock the door?" You ask.
"As I was closing it" She says.

You back away and squeeze the bridge of your nose. "Abigail, we can't do this" You say.
"Oh, we've got plenty of time" She says.
"Not now" You say, turning around and reaching for the doorknob.

Abigail hugs you from behind, putting her mouth next to your ear. Her breath tickles you as she whispers. "Later then"

She giggles and twirls around you, unlocking and opening the door in one movement so it doesn't seem like it was locked in the first place.

"I'll be looking forward to it" She says, walking out with a bit of a spring in her step.

You're not quite sure what happened there. But you get the feeling that you just got sorely outmaneuvered...

That's all for tonight!

Next thread will be this weekend, so it'll be Devil's Whim.

As always I'll be sticking around for questions/suggestions

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>>41576374
Things are popping off!

>>41576374
Is the Super Time Magic Second Go Wish actually possible? Did we accidentally uncover a loophole?

>>41576442
Also, excellent thread, as always!

>>41576442
How do you know it isn't already happening?

Seriously though, this is the kind of thing you could ask Kyla. You guys might want to draw up a list of things to ask her next time you get the chance. If it's related to how the war works, she can always answer it

>>41576495
Another for the list, then.

>>41576495
How volatile is the situation in Saif's apartment? Am I just being paranoid?

>>41576549
Light a match and find out

>>41576570
Like its so jarring.

In character Saif doesn't have reason to connect his friends to the Arena yet and all this could be is girl troubles.

Out of character I am freaking the fuck out.

>>41576495
>How do you know it isn't already happening?
OH GOD ITS ALREADY HAPPENED

Saif is Browning's husband who participated in THIS arena, but his wish was to turn back time. The wish got fucked up, delaying the arena for a few years and leaving Saif and Yui time-displaced and with no memories.

>MCs of quests are charming, attractive, and physically adept men of a (slightly) darker complexion.
>Loves watching them squirm
>Smiley confirmed for woman
>Possibly married
>It all makes so much sense

>>41576686
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLQWGoysbgM

>>41576686
Ah, but the wish we're thinking of let's us ramp up our powers, maybe even bringing the Mask's function into it, enough that we can go back in time WITH foreknowledge.

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What if we've been time looping.

Like the dream we had was different universes where we hooked up with each girl, but also universes where we killed them in battle all meshed together.

>>41576918
That, and STONEHAND REMEMBERS