>Why do you labour?

Your eyes open.

On the table your phone is vibrating. In the kitchen, your land line is ringing. On your chest, your cat is meowing. At your door, someone is knocking.

A part of you wants to tell them all to go fuck themselves, to let you roll back over and show your back to the rest of the world...

Yui is gone. Killed last night by the Spy.

>What is written cannot be undone

You told yourself that you would talk to her today. You convinced yourself that she would survive that night and make it out just fine. You could have saved her. You should have been there.

There were so many things that you wanted to tell her, and you put them all off to a future that she never lived to see.

Yui is gone, and you're still here. You're still alive, and the privilege of being alive comes with a responsibility to keep living. No matter how much it hurts. No matter how much you want to turn your phones off and curl up. No matter how much you want to see your sister again.

You're alive. You have to live.

So you grab Moriarty and stand up.

>[ ] Feed the cat first

>[ ] Cellphone first

>[ ] Home phone first

>[ ] Door first

>[ ] Other

>>42783587
>>[ ] Feed the cat first
So, any comment on yesterdays actual blood moon?

>>42783587
>>[ ] Door first
We can call whoever it is back, someone is here right now.

>>42783587
>>[ ] Door first

>>42783587
>>[ ] Door first

>>42783587
>[ ] Cellphone first

>>42783587
>>[ ] Feed the cat first

>>42783587
>[ ] Door first

Phone theft anon here. There will be time to grieve for Yui after we make sure Safi is Saif (Dwight too).

Look, phase 2 is coming into play soon with the third death that happens and that could throw some sort of monkey wrench into what we're trying to accomplish. So I think we should try to not proc phase 2 until after we kill Harvey. Which, if y'all agree with me, means we only want two more deaths. Personally, I'd like those two deaths to be Puppeteer, because he's a fucking problem and he's going to keep fucking with us. And spy, because he has a grudge against us and we rightfully have one against him. But this would mean not killing Creator or Butcher who very well may be entering the arena every night this week for jollies. I don't know, I'm not quite sure what the right path is. But we definitely need allies ASAP. I mean, before tonight. Which means I think we really need to reach out to boss and make that alliance official. And yes, the only reason I'm stating who I am is because even I recognize we need to team up with Abigail. Even if we can't make it official because her family would be suspicious, we need back up for when we fight harvey, safi and dwight. We need people we can trust won't kill them but will keep them of our backs as we (unfortunately) kill harvey as quickly as possible. That's all my thoughts on the moment. What are yours>?

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You can't save everybody.
Fate cannot be changed.
It's time to give up Saif.

>>42783798
Reasonable enough. Just that we might not be able to dictate who dies due to mobs, other champs, and other things outside our influence.

>>42783798
Lets not force Abigail in to this, talk to her, if she wants to continue to eventualy get revenge on creator for to kill Harvey we form an alliance with her. The other alliance that is almost certain is with Boss, he is with GT so I don't think it will be that hard to convince him. Then we have a decent 3 man team. The big thing that threw me for a loop as to why Yui wouldn't survive was how strong we had become. With how easily we killed that Hydra, I assumed the other champions would fend them off equally has well, I didn't realize how much of a buff we had gotten over the weekend.

>>42783849
Spy got her, not a mob.

No one actually died to mobs last night.

>writing

>>42783875
Oh wow, didn't read that.

>>42783924
Indeed, strong as she was, Spy can move through walls; mazes don't mean jack shit.

>>42783838
Yeah, no plan survives contact with the Butcher and Creator. If phase two procs and it doesn't royally fuck us, we should just start killing off problems.

>>42783798
Thing is, we CAN make it official, considering Abigail's parents probably don't have access to the app (not champions) and Miles and Mila are dead; they don't have eyes on her, anymore.

>>42783849
>not force Abigail in to this

If she's really not down to help, I say we force her to at least surrender to us. I was okay with not being too forceful on anything before somebody fucking died because we weren't on top of shit. We should have contacted Boss, Yui and set up a communication system. We're doing that now. Abigail is either helping us or giving us that fucking OP as shit cane. Because I'm not gonna let her dragging her feet get our other sister killed.

>>42784000
Funny you mention the Cane... whether we ally with Abby, or gain the Cane, ourselves, we can float to the top of the maze; where else would the Puppeteer be?

>>42784000
Sorry I mis-worded that, I mean that Abigail is having an Alliance with us if she is continuing the game or she is surrendering. I just meant that I didn't want to force Abigail to continue fighting in the Arena if she didn't want to.

>>42784000
Should we also suspect claire or just find her in the next tournament?

>>42784065
Yeah, I think he is there too.

You head to the door first. Chances are that it's either Jess or Kyla.

You open the door and see Jessica, which is better than the alternative. You aren't certain that you want to see Kyla right now, after you kind of blew up in her face last night. She spent the night at Jessica's last night, as you kind of wanted to be alone...

"Hey Saif" Jessica says in an awkward fashion.
"Hey..." You say.

Jessica reaches up and wipes a tear from your cheek. "I guess you don't feel much better, huh?" She asks.
"Not really..." You say.
"That's fine" She says. "You take your time, okay?"

"Today is still a school day" You say.
"Not for you" She says. "Just say the word and I'll sign you out"

"I dunno..." You say.
"You don't need to answer right away" She says. "You've still got some time. Just message me"

Jessica gets up on her toes to kiss you on the cheek.

"And... I'm sorry. If I'd known..." She says.
"Not your fault. I had my suspicions, I just... I thought there would be more time" You say.
"We always do" Jessica says. "Just let me know if you're feeling up to facing the day, okay?"
"Yeah" You say.

Jessica nods, and walks away. So you close the door and turn back to your apartment...

Where the phones are still ringing, and your cat is starting to attack your foot.

>[ ] Answer the land line

>[ ] Answer the cell phone

>>42784100
Ask Abigail about it. Maybe she knows if Claire or her mom are in the game. Suspicions even. Abigail knew Safi was playing and she only didn't suspect us because LOL time mage.

>>42784112
>>[ ] Answer the land line

>>42784112
>>[ ] Answer the cell phone
The cat will murder us if we don't feed it soon.

>>42784112
>>[ ] Answer the land line

Make sure if whoever called the cell phone hangs up that we star 69 that shit.

>>42784112
>>[ ] Answer the land line

>>42784112
>[ ] Answer the land line

>>42784112
Landline is boss,
Cell is abigail.

>>42784112
>[ ] Answer the cell phone

Mori is the only thing that cheer up this damned world.

>>42784112
Answer both at the same time and use time shenanigans to speak to both people.

>>42784112
>>[ ] Answer the land line
Also feed the cat with our free hand before we lose a foot.

>>42784162
For some reason I thought it would be the other way around. But y'know what, generational differences man.

>>42784231
Abigail doesn't know our landline number, she only knows our cell phone number becuase she hacked into it before. Boss is renting us the apartment so of course he knows the landline number.

>>42784251
That's way better reasoning than mine.

Abigail = teenager = cell phone

Boss = adult = landline

>>42783812
I am starting to go toward this idea.
If Harvey kill safi and dwight....we can torture him when it is our turn to make the arena

>writing

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>>42784268
My nigga

Something we should bring up to Boss is that Mages have a fucking shitty system for finding awakened mages that AREN'T known by any. What, you just hope that they live next to a registered one, who can sense it, before they blow themselves up? Fuck, they have no idea if magic is something only they can do. Not to mention, if they ever come out to somebody about it, the Coven might just kill the ones you revealed it to, AND you.

>>42784307
Remember most magic can be easily sensed. Its just our super special snowflake magic that flies under the radar. I assume the mages literally have niggas walking the planet to induct people.

>>42784307
After this blood moon business is over, we should nuke the mages too. Because this is fucked up.

>>42784347
Remember, from what it sounds like a lot of magic is hereditary. If we were not kidnapped we would have probably been inducted a lot earlier.

Wait, is Jessica's kid our brother's kid? I actually think we should move our brother's only issue somewhere fucking safe. Harvey knows who we are. He could track us. He could kill Jessica, another sister of ours (in-law). She needs to get the fuck outta town. At least move her daughter somewhere safe.

>>42784347
See, that's the problem, unless we just HAPPENED to find and reveal ourselves to a confirmed mage (which, luckily, we did), we would have gone the rest of our life not knowing jack shit.

It sucks that they don't have means to detect Space/Time magic, even if they have books on that shit.

>>42784398
Didn't you learn what happens when we think people will be safer if we are not nearby?

>>42784423
In the arena the only thing protecting people is us.

Outside the arena, the only reason anybody would kill Jessica at this point or our neice is to fuck with us. Harvey seems like the type of guy who not only could easily fuck with us, but would fuck with us.

>>42784410
Any suggestions on how to improve this?
Because the mages are probably aware of that problem.

>>42784444
Lets hope that the Coven contact Jessica had was not a spy for Harvey and now he knows who our teacher is and will want to kill Jessica to keep this information from spreading. Yeah I am sure that Smiley would never do that....

>>42784457
Well, there is two people we know that have the ability to find and train these special snow flakes if they raise their sensing skill enough...

You know what would be hilarious? Wishing away magic. No more mages, and the gods can't even HAVE Blood Moons anymore, because only mages can use their items.

You walk into the kitchen and grab the phone that sits on the counter, careful not to trip on Moriarty along the way.

You hit the answer button, and speak. "Hello?"

"Saif" A familiar, Russian voice answers. "Am closing cafe a few hours early today. Come at 5. We... we have much to say, I think"

"Yeah. We do" You reply.
"Good. See you at 5" He says, and then he hangs up.

It was like a kick in the pants, learning the truth about Yui and Boss. When Yui awakened, she almost burned the apartment down. When she told Boss what happened, he took her under his wing as an apprentice and moved her to a more remote living space where most of her stuff was fireproof.

Apparently she had trouble controlling her magic, right up until the end.

You almost felt betrayed. To learn that all along your "family" was all part of some secret club, that you weren't allowed to be a part of... sucked.

It was even worse, learning how hard Yui struggled to get a handle on her magic. All this time she'd been suffering in silence, afraid every day that she'd lose it and accidentally burn something else...

"Ow! Stop that, you little-" You say, giving Moriarty a shove with your foot so he'll stop damn well biting it.
Moriarty mews angrily.

"Yeah, fine. I'll feed you... ya little..."

>[1/2]

Finally, you head over to your cell phone.

3 missed calls, several texts, all from the same number...

And it starts to ring again...

"Hello" You say.
"Saif!" Abigail says. "Sorry! I didn't mean to be a bother... but you weren't answering, and I was worried"
"It's okay" You say.
"So... I never got a chance to ask-"

"Yeah... the Traitor was Yui" You say.

...

"Still there?" You ask.
"Yeah... sorry" She says. "So... listen. Are you going to be at school today?"
"I dunno... why?" You ask.
"Because if you aren't there... I don't think I want to be there either" She says. "I was thinking that maybe I could go to your place. I don't... really want to be alone right now"

"Your parents aren't there?" You ask.
"Yeah... but I might as well be alone here..." She says.

>Going to school? [Y/N]

>Invite Abigail over? [Y/N]

>>42784628
>>Invite Abigail over? [Y]
Sigh...

>>42784628
>N
>Y

I'm a Clairefag, and I think she needs friendship, right now.

>>42784628
>N
>Y

>>42784628
>N
>Y

We should probably take her to the meeting with Boss too.

>>42784628
>Y
>Y

>>42784628
Invite abigail over. Tell her she's coming with us to meet a friend at 5 as well.

>>42784628
>N
>Y

Am I really the only one who wants to go to school and confront Clare about her role in this lunar bullshit?

>>42784742
Lets have Abby confirm it for us first.

>>42784742
Don't we have Claire's phone number? Don't we know where Claire lives? I agree it might be time to call her out soon, but I have no reason to think she's anybody in particular. Only my genre savvyness indicates that she and julia might be creator and butcher. they could both easily be judge and muse as well.

>>42784763
>>42784794
I suppose that makes sense.

>writing

>>42784794
Just a reminder that Julia was absent the day after the butcher cut of their arm in the arena.

>>42784794
There is something that we must remember: no one is obligated to tell us that they're involved, if we ask. Indeed, we could end up looking like an ass, whilst simultaneously letting that somebody know that WE'RE involved.

>>42784893
Don't worry we won't ask. We'll pull some gay ass shounen shit where we like rush up in fast time and punch julia in the gut and go "a little slow, i almost BUTCHERED you there, jewels" and then stride off while wearing sunglasses.

>>42784885
Which reminds me: Smiley, can only the Butcher's Champion regenerate limbs, or can any Champion regenerate from wounds that didn't kill them before the arena ended?

Could The Seeker have grown their arm back?

>>42784939
seeker? There wasn't a seeker. do you mean shifter?

>>42784959
Shifter! That was it, thank you.

"I guess I could use some company too" You say. "Besides, I think we have a lot we need to talk about"

"Yeah" She says. "I'll be over in a bit"
"See you then" You reply.

Abigail hangs up, and you put your phone down.

Chances are that she'll be a while, considering that her usual drivers are now dead. You have to remember that you weren't the only one who lost someone last night.

You plug your iPod into the dock that you haven't used in a while, hit play, and lay down.

https://youtu.be/5MHd28VJo_M

Then you shoot off a text to Jess telling her that you will be absent today...

Now you wait...

>[1/2]

I've posted this before, and I'll post it again; it's always fit this quest, in my mind. Especially now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_-tBTfemMQ

*knock knock*

"Who is it?" You call out.
"It's Abby" A voice from the other side of the door calls.

"It's open" You say.

You hear Abigail open the door and listen as her footsteps approach the couch. She stands behind it and leans over.

"Hey" She says. Her eyes are red, and there are obvious tear streams on her face...

You sit up, and pat the couch next to you, and she walks around and sits down. Then she leans her head on your shoulder.

"Thanks for letting me come over..." She says.
"Don't worry about it" You say. "You're not the only one who needs the company"
"So... what now?" She asks.

>[ ] Talk about Yui/Miles/Mila

>[ ] Ask what she knows

>[ ] Ask what she plans on doing now

>[ ] Other

>>42785177
>[ ] Talk about Yui/Miles/Mila

>>42785177
>[ ] Talk about Yui/Miles/Mila
Start with this, let it out. She probably hasn't been able to with her family.

>>42785177
>[ ] Talk about Yui/Miles/Mila

While hugging her?

>>42785177
>>[ ] Talk about Yui/Miles/Mila

Let it out.

>>42785208
This.

>>42785177
>>[ ] Talk about Yui/Miles/Mila
Just help each other feel like people again.

>>42785177
>>[ ] Talk about Yui/Miles/Mila

Mention how Miles and Mila seemed like cool people.

Man, those Beserker/Traveller fights were actually the most interesting fun fights we had in the arena. I actually miss them. :(

>writing

"I don't even know" You say. "When I went into this I never would have guessed that any of my friends were a part of it, and now... You're here, Safi is in danger, Dwight is a slave, I had to make Jessica surrender, and Yui is..."

The next word catches in your throat, and you cover your eye with your arm.

Seeing your distress, Abigail hugs you.

"Tell me about her" She says.
"About Yui?" You ask.
She nods.

"There isn't much to say... I mean, she hasn't always been so bubbly. When we were younger she was timid as hell" You say, laughing as a memory comes back. "I remember one time... coming back here and hearing her crying from the entrance"

"What happened?" Abigail asks.
"She used to get bullied a lot" You say. "Someone had thrown her sketchbook into a tree, so she went up to get it. But she was too scared to climb down"

You sigh. "That was her though... she had a bad habit of getting in over her head, and being to nervous to ask for help" You say. "I'd always been pretty good at seeing when she needed it, though... except now, when it really mattered"

"There was nothing you could have done" She says.
"I still feel like a failure" You say. "She was my sister, and I had one job"

>[1/2]

"But imagine how she would have felt if you had pushed yourself to save her... and not come back" She says.

You put an arm over Abigail's shoulder, and give her a squeeze. "I'd imagine that she would feel something like how you feel now" You say.

She nods. "Those two should have been more than a match for that bi-... the Creator and her lapdog" Abigail says. "No doubt they were distracted"

"If I hadn't been an idiot and tried to take all those monsters on..." You say.
"Don't... we were probably surrounded from the beginning" She says. "I should never have taken the Tyrant's offer..."

"Why?" You ask.
"The Tyrant didn't show up until Saturday... by then Miles and Mila has already been communing and preparing for a week..." She says. "When the Tyrant showed up... I wasn't supposed to be a part of this, but I thought that I could help them. You know?"

"I don't think they'd hold it against you" You say. "Just from the little time I spent with them, I could see that they cared for you"

"And that care got them killed..." She says. "I'm such an idiot..."
"Then we're both idiots" You say. "Idiots who still have a job to do"
She sniffs and wipes her eyes. "You're right" She says.

>[ ] Ask who the creator (and other champions) are

>[ ] Tell her about Jessica

>[ ] Ask what she plans to do now

>[ ] Other

>>42785711
>[ ] Ask who the creator (and other champions) are

>>42785711
>[ ] Ask what she plans to do now

>>42785711
>>[ ] Ask who the creator (and other champions) are

>[ ] Ask what she plans to do now

>>42785711
>>[ ] Ask who the creator (and other champions) are
>[ ] Ask what she plans to do now

>>42785711
>[ ] Ask who the creator (and other champions) are

Is Claire, Julia, or Claire's mom in this?

Tell her we could really use her help at saving the rest of our friends.

>>42785711
>[ ] Other
Ask if Anyone we knew and friended are competiting and who are they.
then hug

>>42785711
>[ ] Ask who the creator (and other champions) are
>[ ] Ask what she plans to do now

>>42785711
Btw Abigail. Your music teacher fired a rocket at you.

If she helps us, we can fucking take out at LEAST Puppeteer, next arena; he/she's probably at the top of the arena, and this time Abby will have back-up.

Oh god. I'm rereading the older threads. Its obviously something deeply personal between Tyrant and Creator. its gotta be Claire

>writing

>>42784794
We do have Claire's phone number. Abigail texted her using our phone to set up the date. I also believe we walked Claire phone one night, although I can't remember.

>>42785876
Either the Creator's Gauntlet makes Claire super tough, or she's REALLY fucking good at Body Magic (which would be hilarious, considering she's into learning); the side effects of either one might make her psychotic, if her 'natural' state is being weak.

>>42785968
Strain on the mind, and all that.

"I feel like I'll be better off not asking this, but... who is the Creator?" You ask.
"Do you really want to know?" She asks.

"Not really, but blissful ignorance hasn't served me well so far" You say.

Abigail fidgets and shifts. "Promise you won't freak out?" She asks.
"If my suspicions are right... I don't think that's a promise I can make" You say.

She takes a deep breath. "It's Claire" She says.
"Fuck..." You say. "Couldn't have been fucking simple. The person who's been going on killing sprees and murdering everyone, including me, couldn't have been someone that I didn't care about..."

"Are you okay?" She asks.
"No. But I'm used to not being okay now" You say. "just how in the hell are Claire and that monster the same person?"

"Magic" Abigail says. "Claire's ability is a special brand of body and mind magic that balances them against each other. She can either be super strong, and super crazy-"

"Or super smart, and weak enough that she needs a wheelchair" You say. "Damn it..."

...

"So I guess Julia is the Butcher then?" You ask.
"She is" Abigail says.
"Well... there's one upside to this. I don't think I've ever liked her" You say.
"But Claire..." Abigail says.
"Claire is... I think I'm going to have to talk to her" You say. "Preferably to small and smart Claire, rather than big and crazy Claire..."

>[1/2]

>>42785968
>>42785994
>>42786090
Holy fuck... can't believe I got it right.

>>42786090
Smiley already updated the pastebin. Fuck yeah.

>>42786132
Smiley gave us a big hint with Julia being gone that one day.

>>42786132
>>42786143
Got it right about Claire's magic, I mean.

Ok guys. So, we can just tell Claire that Abigail told us everything. So far, Claire has only murdered Abigail's friends. None of ours. I'd like to try at the very least to negotiate a truce with Creator and Butcher until after we kill Harvey if we can't convince Claire to give up or join up. Also, i we can get Claire and Julia to actively help us murder harvey and save our friends, then I'd be down with letting Abigail outta this shitty fucking game by surrendering to us.

>>42786175
>So far, Claire has only murdered Abigail's friends
>So far, Claire has only murdered
>Claire has only murdered

>>42786175
Teeeeeeechnically, she also murdered Jessica's friends.

>>42786175
And like 30 other people.

>>42786229
And us.

>>42786211
>>42786221
>>42786229

Yeah, she's definitely what we would call a "bad apple," but I'd rather work with the crazy bitch and the regular bitch so we can make sure Abigail is completely safe. Also, despite all their crimes, they're not as bad as Harvey.

>>42786254
Twice
>>42786256
Maybe we can come to some sort of an agreement, we haven't even checked her off the list...

>>42786275
And declare her crazy obsession/love about killing/hunting us

"You know about any of the others?" You ask.
"Not much that you wouldn't already know" She says. "The Spy is Coven, but I don't have a name for him. The Keeper and the Puppeteer are both mage-hunters, but again I don't have names or even who they might be working for"

Your iPod keeps playing, giving you an odd sort of soundtrack to your talk with Abigail...
The album you were listening to ends, and the first song on the next one begins...

"What about the Judge and the Muse?" You ask.
"Ghost stories" She says. "Miles was positive that they're Sacred Mountain-... err... assassins"
"What made him think that?" You ask.
"They were invisible" Abigail says. "They were there that one night, but no one saw them. Miles believed that they were using light magic to make themselves invisible"

"You... can you do that?" You ask.
Abigail shrugs. "Nobody has ever seen it done before" She says.
"Really Abigail? You're going to make that joke?" You ask.
"Yes" She says.

"Glad to see that you're in a mood for jokes again" You say.
"I wasn't about to let that one slip by" She says.

You roll your eyes. "So what will you do now?" You ask.
"I... I figured that I'd throw my hat in with you... if you'll have me" She says.

>[ ] Your parents won't be mad?

>[ ] It'll be dangerous

>[ ] I'll have you

>[ ] Other

>>42786256
See, it's a grey zone: if she wants to actually FIGHT in the arena, then she needs to be violent and crazy, something she's not, normally.

Creator could have picked her for that reason alone; combining that with insta-golems is... scary.

Also if anybody isn't aware there's no way we can work with both Abigail and Claire. They hate each other, and Abigail is going to want to murder Claire . Which she can totally do once she's outta the game and AFTER Claire helps us kill Harvey. This of course is all based on the notion that Claire might play ball with us. If she says fuck you then its back to the original plan of Abigail and Boss.

>>42786313
Forgot music link

https://youtu.be/Je0iLECqtAA

>>42786313
>[ ] I'll have you
>[ ] Your parents won't be mad?

>>42786313
>>[ ] It'll be dangerous
>>[ ] I'll have you
>>[ ] Other

I'm inclined to work with Claire to kill harvey and save my friends. Would you be ok with maintaining a truce with her until the end of this week? If you can't, I understand.

>>42786313
>>[ ] Your parents won't be mad?
>>[ ] It'll be dangerous
>>[ ] I'll have you

Honestly, all three fit.

Tell her we can use the Cane to get to Puppeteer.

>>42786313
>[ ] Your parents won't be mad?
>[ ] I'll have you

Ask her how she feels about teaming up with someone from GT.

>>42786313
>[ ] I'll have you
>[ ] It'll be dangerous

>>42786313
>>[ ] Your parents won't be mad?
>>[ ] It'll be dangerous
>>[ ] I'll have you

>>42786334
Those lyrics worry me. Please tell me they weren't the reason you posted that song

>>42786362
She pretty much stated, last arena, that she doesn't give a shit about her family's wish.

>>42786313
>[ ] I'll have you

>>42786313
>[ ] It'll be dangerous

>[ ] I'll have you

>>Same offer we gave Jessica, if she ever wants to cash out, and leave the blood moon safely, we're here.

>>42786313
>>[ ] It'll be dangerous
>>[ ] I'll have you

Also that write in
>>42786362

>>42786346
We can't work with her when she's crazy as fuck in the arena

>>42786408
Supporting

But my paranoia says that she might be using us

>>42786421
How does she work with Julia if she is completely crazy. She has to have some sort of friend or foe sorter in that crazy head of hers.

>>42786437
I don't think we can trust her to avoid killing all of our allies. And she has a weird murderboner towards us since we can actually challenge her.

>>42786483
I'd like to talk to smart claire first. Another alternative is convince Claire in her smart form to just steer clear of the arena for the week. We will literally cut down a good chunk of the competition. Harvey, Safi, Dwight and Abigail should be out by the end of this week. maybe boss as well. That takes the competition from 13 to 9.

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>>42786347
And then we give them this little gem, after we 'cheat' our way to their perch...

>>42786424
Backstabbing us would be retarded, you'd need to do it after we'd already died, and that usually only happens in situations far too volatile to make a plot in.

Jessica is powerful in her own right and even more paranoid than we are, and Kylas a god, and trying to kidnap her is the equivalent of trying to steal Mount Rushmore. It would require a stupid amount of effort and you'd end up just making a tremendous ass of yourself. However, she COULD kidnap and hold Moriarty for ransom I guess.

>writing

>>42786534
>she COULD kidnap and hold Moriarty for ransom I guess.

THE PHONE STEALING WHORE IS ALSO A CAT STEALING WHORE!

>>42786534
Oh noes
Not mori
I will reverse this world if he dies
>inb4 Mori is actually the main BBG

>>42786592
>Moriarty is revealed to have been The Spy this whole time.

>>42786592
>inb4 he's the Puppeteer, like the original Moriarty

>>42786508
That would mean more or less giving up on winning this thing, since we lose all of our allies when the game enters it's most important phase.

>>42786617
Clearly he's the judge. Nobody knows you are a cat if you are invisible.

>>42786734
Obviously his time is now.

>>42786734
Especially when you are judging humans

B-but, guys... He is our fucking familiar, it just means there's another champion on our control, sort of.

>>42786790
Cats are only slightly more trustworthy than the fae.

"Your parents won't be mad?" You ask.
"If I cared what they thought, I would be at home" She says. "As it is, they were talking about marrying me off last night... to HIM"

"They know that he's a dead man, right?" You ask.
"They don't have as much faith in you as I do" She says, hugging you a little tighter.
"It's nice to know that someone believes in me... but... are you really okay with risking yourself for me?" You ask.

"There are worse things to risk myself for" She says.
"It'll be dangerous" You say.
"I knew that going in" She says. "Well... I thought I did"
"Are you sure?" You ask.

"I am" She says. "I want to help you get through this week"

"Alright... but if things get too dangerous-"
"I know when I'm beat" She says. "If I ever feel like entering the arena will mean certain death for me, the Cane is yours"

"Good, so long as you know" You say. "So... how do we make this official?"

"Like this..." Abigail says, shifting herself to sit in your lap, facing you. Then she gives you a kiss.

Your phone vibrates on the table, and you hear another phone vibrate by the entrance.

"There" She says.
"I thought we weren't going to do that anymore" You say.
"That was an official business smooch, not a pleasure smooch" She says.
"You sound like Jessica" You say.

"Jessica... Browning?" She asks. "You mentioned before that you made her surrender..."

>[ ] Tell her about Jessica

>[ ] Tell her about Kyla

>[ ] Further smooching, for business reasons

>[ ] Talk actual business (The arena, tactics, etc.)

>[ ] Other

>>42786864
>[ ] Further smooching, for business reasons

>>42786864
>>[ ] Tell her about Jessica
Then
>[ ] Talk actual business (The arena, tactics, etc.)

>>42786864
>>[ ] Tell her about Jessica
>>[ ] Tell her about Kyla

>>42786864
>Further smooching, for business reasons

>>42786864
>[ ] Further smooching, for business reasons
>[ ] Talk actual business (The arena, tactics, etc.)

>>42786864
>>[ ] Tell her about Jessica
Then
>>[ ] Further smooching, for business reasons

>>42786864
>Tell her about Jessica
>Talk tactics

>>42786864
>>[ ] Tell her about Jessica

>[ ] Talk actual business (The arena, tactics, etc.)

>>42786864
>[ ] Tell her about Jessica
>[ ] Further smooching, for business reasons
>[ ] Talk actual business (The arena, tactics, etc.)

>>42786864
> Talk Jessica
> Talk tactics
I feel like we've been giving magecraft a hard time. A business sealed by kisses with cute girls can't be that bad.

>>42786864
>>[x ] Further smooching, for business reasons

>>42786864
>[ ] Tell her about Jessica

>>42786864
>>[ ] Tell her about Jessica
>>[ ] Further smooching, for business reasons

>writing

>>42786864
Check ze phone

>>42787117
Wait nevermind, it's probably just our alliance becoming official. I am dumb.

"Yeah, Jess was the Scholar" You say.

... and Claire is the Creator. The one who killed off her entire team on the first night. Jess loves Claire like a sister... how in the fucking god damn are you supposed to tell her about this?

"Something wrong?" Abigail asks.
"No... it's nothing" You say.
"Why did you make her surrender?" Abigail asks.

"She wanted to wish her husband back from the dead" You say.
"But you can't..." Abigail says.
"I know. She knew, but she wanted to overlook that fact" You say. "I convinced her to stick to the sidelines"

"So she's the Scholar..." Abigail says. "Where in the hell did she get all those weapons?"

"I haven't really bothered to ask... but after seeing just what kind of firepower she's got in there, I feel like I probably should" You say.
"She doesn't... y'know... keep all that stuff in her apartment does she?" Abigail asks.
"No... but I probably shouldn't say more than that" You say.

Abigail tilts her head. "Don't trust me?" She asks.
"It's not that. I just don't think she would appreciate me giving away her secrets" You say. "When she gets back from school, I'll fill her in"

Abigail nods. "Good call" She says.
"I thought so" You say, gingerly grabbing her chin and pulling her lips to you.

"I thought we weren't doing this anymore" She says.
"This is purely business" You say, pulling her in the rest of the way.

She doesn't argue...

>[1/2]

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>"I thought we weren't doing this anymore" She says.

>"This is purely business" You say, pulling her in the rest of the way.

>>42787486
I'm pretty sure phonefag is the only one who would be super butthurt about it

>>42787540
The weird thing is I was pretty sure I was phone fag. But then I realized I am not him anymore but he is still there.

For some reason, I still believe in Claire; Smiley likes to have depth to his waifus.

>>42787627
I've never really liked her that much. I only went along with that romance because saif liked her before the quest even started.

>>42787624
I thought so too at first, I was the anon that recommended the only sane action we could take was to murder Abigal, our neighbor, Kyla, and ourselves.

>>42787627
I was a Yui-fag before you all got her killed.

>>42787744
We all feel pretty shit about that anon.

Normally you would be against Abigail's usual antics, but right now you're kind of grateful for the affection.

You weren't kissing for long before you both lay down on the couch next to each other. Kissing is also as far as you went, which seems to be perfectly fine for both of you.

"So what can you actually do?" You ask. "I've seen the cane in action, and your magic is... wind?"
"Bingo" She says. "Aeromancy. I'm pretty good at it, too"
"What can you do with it?" You ask.

"Not a hell of a lot" She says. "Bursts and blasts are the simplest things to do. With enough time to focus, I can do vacuums. Beyond that there isn't much you can really do with Aeromancy without a secondary magic type as support"

"And I thought my ability was limited" You say.
"Time?" She asks.
"Yeah, Safi and I both" You say.
"I don't think it's limited. You probably haven't realized its full potential yet" She says. "You surprised the hell out of me when you two started smashing through those walls"

"That was Safi's thing, not mine" You say. "She seems like she's better at this stuff than me"
"But you're a better fighter than she is" Abigail says. "You two compliment each other well. Once Harvey's out of the equation, I wouldn't be surprised to see you two take this thing"

"You think so?" You ask.
"I do" She says. "Once you have him out of the way and the two of you can be a team... then I think I'll surrender"
"That sounds like a plan" You say.

>[ ] Ask how you'll find her in the arena

>[ ] Ask if she knows what Claire is in this for

>[ ] Tell her about your meeting with Boss later

>[ ] Call Kyla over

>[ ] Other

>>42787744
You're also to blame. Live with your shame anon.

>>42787768
>>[ ] Ask how you'll find her in the arena
>>[ ] Ask if she knows what Claire is in this for

The Boss thing seems like it should be more 1 on 1

>>42787768
>[ ] Ask if she knows what Claire is in this for
>[ ] Tell her about your meeting with Boss later

>>42787768
>[ ] Ask how you'll find her in the arena
>[ ] Call Kyla over
I'm kinda bummed about how things have gone with Kyla lately, she's still best girl though

>>42787768
>>[ ] Ask how you'll find her in the arena
>>[ ] Ask if she knows what Claire is in this for
>>[ ] Tell her about your meeting with Boss later

>>42787768
>[ ] Ask how you'll find her in the arena
This is important.
>[ ] Tell her about your meeting with Boss later
>[ ] Call Kyla over
We've cooled off by now.

>>42787768
>[ ] Ask how you'll find her in the arena
>[ ] Ask if she knows what Claire is in this for
>[ ] Call Kyla over

>>42787768
>[ ] Ask how you'll find her in the arena
>[ ] Tell her about your meeting with Boss later

>>42787768
>>[ ] Ask if she knows what Claire is in this for
>[ ] Ask how you'll find her in the arena

Kyla should be dealt with after Boss

>writing

Here's how I think this sadness went down: Yui was offered to be Guardian's Champ, but turned it down, because she didn't have any confidence.

Boss was picked by Smith, and Traitor chose Yui, claiming that she could "Protect him".

Sad thing is, the only reason Traitor picked Yui is because Kyla picked Yui.

By all technicalities, Kyla DID get her killed.

>>42788006
Kyla had been communing with Yui for about a week before the Arena opened. The Traitor pulled Yui into the Arena before Kyla could, making Yui her champion instead and forcing Kyla to make a last second pick (you)

So you're part right, but Yui didn't turn Kyla down.

>>42788094
...Bwa? What, did Tasha just throw down the Beads at the last second?

>My sister just died
>Let's make out

Suspension of disbelief shattered.

>>42788158
Don't you know that the best place to pick up girls is funerals?

>>42788158
Ok.

>>42788158
I'm not entirely certain it was appropriate, either. Still, if Smiley wants to throw it out there, then that's his/her decision.

From now on, Saif...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KvZI8BsSxw

>>42788299
"So I know how to find Safi tonight, how will I find you?" You ask.
"Hmmm... how about this?" She asks.

Abigail holds a hand up and creates a small whirlwind. "I'll broadcast for you" She says. "Remember the way this feels and follow it to me"

"Won't Claire and everyone else be able to feel it too?" You ask.
"Claire and Julia can't feel my magic" Abigail says.

"What about everyone else?" You ask.
"We don't know what the other abilities are" Abigail says. "This is all we've got as far as locating each other goes. Worst comes to worst, you'll just have to reach me first"

"And if I don't?" You ask.
"I can hold my own for a while" She says.
"I thought that about the Yui too..." You say.
"I said a while, not indefinitely" She says. "You just have to reach me before I run out of time"

"And if I don't?" You ask.
"You will" She says, pecking you on the lips. "I have faith in you"
"My track record isn't the best" You say.
"You can't keep blaming yourself for that" She says. "Hell, even Claire has confidence in your abilities, in her own twisted way"

"Thanks... I guess" You say.

Another knock comes at the door...

>[1/2]

>>42788158
Everybody he likes has a pretty good chance of dying, he's just doing it while he still can.

>>42788158
People seeking comfort in other people after a loss is pretty fucking common.
And making out is amongst the more common means to feel close to someone.

>>42788317
I've had family die and the last thing I wanted to do was fuck around. Makes Saif stupidly shallow. But anons vote with their dicks.

>>42788341
There's no reason to get butthurt about kissing. Calm down anon.

>>42788371
I'm not too upset. It just makes Saif into an extremely shallow person.

>>42788341
You are not the measuring stick against which we judge humanity as a whole.
And calling comfort sex stupidly shallow is itself stupidly shallow. Just because people react different to how you do gives you no right do disregard their feelings.

>>42788403
I'm sorry I interrupted your smut anon. Don't worry next chance I'll vote for more fucking. Maybe we can do it over Yui's grave as well.

>>42788390
Thankfully, this scene was pretty chaste.

While Abby is an interesting character, I'm not a fan of the fact that she caused so much drama/salt, just for the sole virtue of "she's hot and flirtatious".

"Saif it's me" Kyla says. "Are you still mad?"

...

"I completely forgot about Kyla" Abigail says. "Where has she been?"
"Next door" You say, before sitting up and calling to the door. "I'm not alone in here"

"I know. The Tyrant is in there with you" She says.

Abigail smacks your chest. "You told her about me?!" She asks.
"No" You say. "She knew about you looooong before I did"

"Saif?" Kyla asks.
"You might as well come in at this point" You say.

The door opens slowly. "Hey Saif, hello Abigail" Kyla says.
"You want to explain?" Abigail asks. "Why did she know about me?"
"Well..."

>[ ] She's really smart

>[ ] She's the Guardian

>[ ] Let Kyla explain

>[ ] Other

>>42788452
>[ ] Let Kyla explain

>>42788452
>[ ] She's the Guardian

>>42788452
>>[ ] Let Kyla explain

>>42788452
>[ ] She's really smart
>Look at her.

Did she not notice the sudden growth spurt?

>>42788452
>>[ ] Let Kyla explain

Just give her a look. A look that says "I'm not doing this for you"

>>42788452
>[ ] She's the Guardian
She wouldn't call Abigail the Tyrant if she didn't want to know, and being a goddess she can't answer the question without being directly asked.

>>42788452
>[ ] She's the Guardian

>>42788452
>[ ] She's the Guardian
She can't explain unless directly asked.

>>42788452
>>[ ] Let Kyla explain

>>42788452
>[ ] She's the Guardian

>>42788503
What does that even mean?

>>42788553
>>42788503
>>42788491
>>42788481

Remember the rules, as a goddess she can't directly say anything unless specifically asked and we can't give Abigail the idea to ask her.

>>42788452
A happy medium, I think, would be
>Other
>Stare at Kyla
>"Well?"
If she looks nervous, or takes her time, just say
>"She's the Guardian"

>>42788595
See, I'm confused as to why Smiley would list it as an option, if it's not possible.

>writing

>>42788636
Because trap options.

Even though she couldn't tell us, can we just make a remark that we're kind of pissed that she's (most likely) known about each of our friends, realizing, fully well, that we could end up killing them all?

>>42788716
There's really no point to being mad at her, we're on the same side.

>>42788716
No, thats kind of petty. If Yui and our positions were switched and we died, would you want her to bitch at Kyla constantly about us or work together to save other lives?

"Kyla is the Guardian" You say.

Abigail blinks a few times, confused. "But... I thought you were the Guardian" She says.

"Not the champion" You say. "The goddess"
"Oh... oh!" Abigail says. "Should I... should I kneel?"
"No" You say. "Veiled contempt is how I've been getting by recently"

"You're still mad?" Kyla asks.
"You've only known this entire time that half the people involved in this were my friends and family" You say. "I get that you couldn't tell me, but why choose me in the-" You stop. Getting mad will do you no good here. "Sorry. Yes, she is the goddess"

"N-nice to meet you" Abigail says. "Uhh..."

"It's still Kyla" She says.
"You look... different" Abigail says.
"We had to change her simulacra" You say. "Her little body was taking up too much energy"

"Oh... but aren't you a goddess?" She asks. "Why are you living here?"

>[ ] Tell Abigail the truth

>[ ] Make something up

>[ ] Other

>>42788805
>[ ] Make something up
I'm getting paranoid now for some reason

>>42788805
>[ ] Tell Abigail the truth

>>42788805
>>[ ] Other
>Stab her in the back, nows our chance! Its the only way!

This is the future we chose.

>>42788805
>[ ] Tell Abigail the truth
>[ ] Other
"Aren't they all a bit nosy like this?"

>>42788805
I got mad pussy game.

>>42788805
>>[ ] Tell Abigail the truth

>>42788805
>>[ ] Tell Abigail the truth

>>42788805
>[ ] Make something up

>writing

"You mean the Tyrant didn't crash at your place and eat all your damn food?" You ask.
"N-no..." Abigail says.
"Huh..." You say, before turning to Kyla and adding dryly "You lied to me"

"That isn't funny" Kyla says.
"Come on, I've got to have some fun" You say. "The humor is about the only thing keeping me from a breakdown"

"If that's your idea of humor, then maybe you need a breakdown" Kyla says.
"Ouch, that hurt my feelings" You say.
"Ummm..." Abigail says.

"Right. Kyla never had a link to the wellspring like other gods" You say.
"You're just going to tell her that?" Kyla asks.

"Yes!" You say, standing up from the couch. "I'm going to tell her that because I am SICK of everyone having so many god damn secrets!"

"Saif, are you-"

"So many fucking masks and secrets and lies and what fucking good has it done any of us?" You ask. "I need to win this Blood Moon. Because if i don't, Kyla dies and the Golden Age begins again. If that happens, things only get worse"

"I know, you told me last night" Abigail says. "I didn't think it was so urgent..."
"It is" Kyla says. "Yui was supposed to be my Champion, but the Traitor stole her at the last second. I got stuck with Saif instead"

"Well..." Abigail says, getting off the couch to kneel in front of Kyla. "You have me as well now... if you'll have me"
"I do?" Kyla asks. "I thought your family was all about the Golden Age"

"They want it, not me" Abigail says. "I'm happy with just... being happy"

"And what does happiness entail for you?" Kyla asks.
Abigail looks up, like she never expected that question. Then she shrugs.

"Good answer" Kyla says. "I knew there was a reason I liked you"

>[1/2]

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>42789175
Rolling for sanity

You spend some time going over your plans with Kyla. You're still a little mad at her, but you know better than to waste time now.

"I'm not sure that's a great plan" Kyla says.
"Why not?" Abigail asks.

"Because I don't think that Yui being killed by the Spy was an accident" She says. "You and Ivan killed his partners. I think he killed her out of some personal vendetta"

"So you're saying I should just sit things out until the Spy is gone?" Abigail asks.

"Yes" Kyla says. "I don't think you have the ability to match the Spy in the Puppeteer's arena. It might have been made for the skills of the Puppeteer and the Keeper, but the Spy is the one who gets free reign in there"

"And with no allies to speak of, you think that the Spy will come straight for me" You say, involuntarily clenching your fist.

Kyla nods. "But you'll have to take him on" She says. "You're more of a match for him, since you're the better fighter. But he still has the field advantage on you"

"You could also use me as bait" Abigail says. "I'm not helpless. I could keep him busy for a while"

You scowl. Tactically speaking, using Abigail as bait is the better plan... but it's far too risky...

>[ ] Go in alone tonight

>[ ] Take Abigail as bait

>[ ] Leave this talk until after you've met with Boss

>[ ] Other

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>>42789269
Not even Lovecraft can break Saif's mind.

>>42789362
>>[ ] Leave this talk until after you've met with Boss

>>42789362
>[ ] Leave this talk until after you've met with Boss

>>42789362
>>[ ] Leave this talk until after you've met with Boss

>>42789362
>>[ ] Leave this talk until after you've met with Boss

>>42789362
>[ ] Leave this talk until after you've met with Boss
>Mention last time we went up against the spy he blew our fucking head off.

>>42789362
>[ ] Leave this talk until after you've met with Boss

>>42789362
>[ ] Leave this talk until after you've met with Boss

>>42789362
>>[ ] Leave this talk until after you've met with Boss

>writing

"I don't much like the idea of using you as bait, but in the end it's up to you" You say. "Let's leave this talk until I've spoken to Boss"

"When will that be?" She asks.
"He's shutting the cafe down early today. I'm gonna meet him over there at 5ish" You say.
"Can I come?" She asks. "It's not every day you get to talk to a Malikov as a mage"

"No... I think I need to talk to him alone" You say. "And-... wait. Is being a Malikov a big deal?"

"Not huge, but they've got pull" Abigail says. "They're like... the mage's Russian mafia"

"Seriously?" You ask.
Abigail nods. "You haven't noticed how just about every mage you've met recognized your last name?" She asks.

"Kind of, but I didn't really think anything of it" You say.
"Well, now you know" she says. "The Malikov name is probably the only thing that kept the Harts from coming after you and uhh... you and Yui after you escaped"

"So why couldn't they wipe the Hart family out?" You ask.
"They might not have known the full extent of their crimes" Abigail says. "Or maybe they couldn't. Since the Beaumonts splintered, the Harts became the most powerful mage family"

"I thought that Harvey was the only heir" You say.
"Asset-wise, they've got just about everyone else beat" She says. "About 30-40 of the champions chosen when this started belonged to the Harts"

>[ ] Ask what happened to them

>[ ] Ask why a god would chose a slave

>[ ] Ask if she thinks Claire means to revive her family

>[ ] Other

>>42789719
>>[ ] Ask what happened to them
>>[ ] Ask why a god would chose a slave

>>42789719
>>[ ] Ask what happened to them
>>[ ] Ask why a god would chose a slave
>>[ ] Ask if she thinks Claire means to revive her family

Honestly, all three can be melded together

Actually...

>Is that why Claire went on the killing spree? To wipe out Harvey's assets, before he rigged the game?

>>42789719
>[ ] Ask what happened to them

>>42789719
>>42789764
Actually pretty relevant; she might've had a good reason for the spree. Hell, she could've been trying to get at Harvey, but all those slaves were jumping in the way.

>>42789719
>[ ] Ask what happened to them
>[ ] Ask why a god would chose a slave
>[ ] Ask if she thinks Claire means to revive her family

>writing

>>42789764
>>42789859
Can certainly be part of asking what happened to them, I'm sure.

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Harvey tried to rig almost this ENTIRE tournament? Gods must've been absolutely pissed, beyond all belief.

See? Even though we hate them, we're literally delivering holy retribution.

>>42789999
Or they loved it and picked champions because if any of them win, they all win a better position than the current one.

"Wow, what the hell happened to all of them?" You ask.
"Claire" Abigail says. "She made it her mission to knock off as many as she could"

"Why?" You ask.
"Dozens of reasons. I don't pretend to know what goes on in that bi-... that girl's head" She says.
"It's okay, you can call her a bitch" You say. "At this point, you have every reason to"

"I try to stay polite" She says. "But you might be better off asking her why she killed them all"
"I will, at some point" You say. "You think her wish has something to do with her family?"
"I wouldn't doubt it" Abigail says. "It's probably the whole reason why she moved here in the first place"

After a moment of silence, something occurs to you. "Why would a god choose a slave in the first place?" You ask. "They would just surrender to Harvey in the end, so why choose them at all?"

Abigail shrugs. "I dunno, but if I had to guess... I'd say it had something to do with her" She says, pointing at Kyla. "The Guardian pissed a lot of divine beings off when they locked Earth away. I have no doubt that they would be willing to throw their hats into a no-win scenario just to end Kyla's monopoly"

"So Harvey tried to rig this whole thing, and it only worked because Kyla exists" You say.
"I know... I'm not really giving you a whole lot of reasons to forgive me..." Kyla says.

"Don't worry about it" You say. "You didn't decide to keep this blood sport going, you didn't decide to try and rig this whole competition..."

You stand up and walk over to the window. "The Guardian wants to keep the Earth safe" You say, turning back to face them. "And Saif is going to help you out"

Kyla whips a pillow at your head. "We talked about your bad jokes" Kyla says.
You whip the pillow back. "I have to do the fighting, it's only fair that I get to make the jokes"

That's all for tonight

Next thread might be tomorrow. I'll tweet about it at the usual time if I'm going to run.

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

>>42790168
Good night boss, it was a little disappointing that Claire was stonehand but whatever. Thanks for running

>>42790198
Disappointing? With how personal it was between Tyrant and Creator it would be weird if it wasn't.

>>42790198
We fucking guessed she was a few times. If she's your waifu suck it up. How blind did you have to be to think the little french girl was a total cunt?

>>42790168
Great thread, as usual, Smiley!

Although, as I asked before, can any Champion regenerate limbs/fully heal, if the arena finishes before they die? Or can only Butcher do that?

>>42790225
Anyone can.

If you ask any friendly mage about healing, they can fill you in on how it works

>>42790210
The signs were everywhere I just didn't want it to be that simple.

>>42790210
Read above, nothing to do with how I felt about her, I just wanted it to be more complicated then everyone we know is in it.

>>42790260
Hey there is still Judge and Muse.

inb4 one of them is Veer.

>>42790274
I'd laugh, honestly Saif's life has taken a hit since he remembered he was an Ubermensch

Honestly, I don't buy that the explanation is as simple as "She's a bitch", or "She's a psychopath, through and through"; it's too easy.

As was said, Smiley likes depth to their waifus.

So of all the people Claire killed, most of them were Harvey's goons. I don't know why we should be mad at her at this point.

She has killed harvey's goons.

She killed Miles and Mila who were pro-Golden age so fuck them even if they were Abigail's friends

And although she killed Jess's friends, we killed Spy's friends and apparently he's coven which means he's a good guy I think? What does coven even do?

>>42790354
She killed Yui and she tried to kill Saif before he was even fucking involved in the tournament. She's being a cutthroat monster for her family. She's basically a mafia hitman.

>>42790354
>>42790336
No one is saying 'she's a bitch, kill her' and we aren't mad at her. Its just things just got a hell of a lot more complicated with dealing with her. We'll see how it goes.

Though we should just talk to her while she is in 'sane' mode.

>>42790389
>She killed Yui

No, that was spy. And spy killed yui because we killed Shifter and Boss killed Liar.

>>42790389
Spy killed Yui. And Saif was 'involved' in the tournament at the time. Not by choice but the fact that she could see him during the Blood Moon hour meant that he was a participant.

>>42790410
Oh. Right sorry I'm tired.

Either way she's kind of murderous little monster. I mean go re-read the first thread. IT was pretty clear she was just going murder hobo.

>>42790354
Coven is like "Mage Secret Police"; they initiate new mages, keep order, and kill anyone who tries to spill the beans.

Also, I agree that Claire actually hasn't done anything really 'evil'. Hell, she might've gotten swept up in her bloodlust, considering she was killing mind-blanked goons, most of the time.

Although may I say I'm pumped if we decide to do a solo fight against spy to keep Boss and Abigail safe. That's going to be fun

>>42790434

Well, initially I think she thought we were with harvey. Now though its like, she keeps killing us and we just keep coming back stronger. I'll admit, that would intrigue me.

>>42790453
>"They all die so easily..."

Yeah, I'm thinking she thought, at first, that we were one of the slaves.

>>42790453
Look. All I'm saying is it seems people are going out of their way to paint her in a bright light.

I also don't trust Abby. The Tyrant picks people who get what they want. If Abby didn't know what she wanted she wouldn't be chosen.

>>42790566
I mean, I'm painting her in a bright light because she's a little bit in the whole there. I mean, granted, Claire isn't the ONLY person to have killed us. (Looking at you Safi and Spy) But she's the crazy lunatic that goes around murdering people including us. I'm just saying, put yourself in her shoes.

Honestly, I kinda feel for almost everybody in this tournament, except harvey of course. he seems like an irredeemable dick.

Like, Spy is the bastard that killed Yui. But he went through the exact same shit we're feeling a couple days ago when we helped kill his friends.

its almost as if the blood moon is bad or something.

I gotta say, Claire's backstory just turned incredibly interesting. Whether she doesn't even control the shift (if it's reactive to danger, like Hulk), or her family actually 'pushes a button' and sends her off, is shaping up to be a cool thing to discover.

>>42790623
I don't feel for Yui. She literally chose to serve the Traitor. Claire is making a power play for her family. It's politics. She chose to do it.

Abby seems woe as me stringed along by my family! But that is totally COUNTER to what the Tyrant wants. TYRANT wants people who are in command and take what they want and do what they want.

I Don't buy her story. But everyone seems to have just accepted it.

Boss has some fucking explaining to do.

Harvey is shit.

>>42790647
You're not big on that whole empathy thing are ya? Whatever, to each their own.

>>42790647
Ok, gimme a sec here.

>Yui.

I don't know if she was aware that she got chosen by Traitor. it looks like she got swiped against her will. She was still pro-Guardian, remember that. So is Boss. Both of them thought we were just some regular fucking guy.

>Claire

Claire spends most of her fucking time either super fucking weak or super fucking crazy. That's a raw deal. Also her family got fucking destroyed and murdered for just trying to get mages to be out in the open. that sounds like repression to me.

>Abby

i'll admit that it is weird that somebody named Tyrant would be so weak-willed. But remember Tyrant likes people who are good at getting what they want. You may dislike her goals or methods, but Abby is great at getting what she wants.

>Boss

That nigger raised both us and Yui since we were kids. The guy is a better dad than the one we had and is the only reason we've had a shot. hating on Boss is like hating on Russian Santa.

>Harvey

Yeah, guy seems like a faggot.

>>42790647
Yui was set to accept the shield, until Tasha gave her the beads at the last second.

Remember, The King (from Kyla's time), who was The Tyrant, wanted to wish away the gods; Kyla said Tyrant sometimes gets good people.

Boss DOES have explaining to do.

Harvey spent his whole life surrounded by slaves telling him that he's the best thing ever, and can only deal with 'real opinions' by throwing a tantrum.

Of course he's shit.

>>42790662
>>42790697

We're literally knee deep in what is turning out to be Mob politics backed up by Greek Gods.

And Saif is apparently taking everyone at face value.

>>42790693
Yui accepted to work for the Traitor. She still had to make that choice.

Clair's weak time is spent apparently super smart. She's probably planning her murder sprees. Her family is repressed? That's sad. She's still making a power play as well.

Abby - Yeah he can choose good people. But the key is that they're good at getting what, they want. And she's selling it as, "What I want? B-but I've never thought of that!" Which seems very counter to the whole thing.

I said boss has some fucking explaining to do. He does.

Harvey is a cunt.

>>42790736
>Yui accepted to work for the Traitor. She still had to make that choice.

What's wrong with working for Traitor? I mean she was part of Guardian's Temple. Her wish would still have been pro-Kyla. She never betrayed Kyla. And its not like Yui thought her brother would get picked by Kyla seeing as she thought we weren't even a a mage.

>She's probably planning her murder sprees

Nah.

What explanation do you actually want from Boss? He didn't know we were a mage because of our stupidly hard to detect powers. You can't tell non-mages shit. Its against the rules.

Abby could be playing some sort of con game. But honestly, Abigail had just about given up on living in the arena when she found out her friends were dead and would be dead by now if we didn't drag her out of there. So I think she's telling the truth.

>>42790830
>Choosing to work for
>THE TRAITOR!
Come on now.


Boss has explaining to do because Yui is dead and he didn't help her. This entire situation is fucked and I need someone to yell at about how awful everything is.

Kyla will just blow it off with "I'm a god whatever sorry." Abby will just suck his face. Jessica will probably say something reasonable then do the same.

Really I can expect some cathartic anger and understanding with boss. I'm like 90% sure anons won't fuck him.

>>42790830
Y'know what's funny, now that I think about it? Boss could've tried connecting with Saif's pathways; all you need is a hug.

If he's a mage, great! If he's not, nothing happens.

>>42790882
Hey, first of all. We've only really gone farther than kissing with Abigail.

But I'll admit, its a little dumb that we make out with all the female characters.

Thankfully most of them will die!

>>42790913
>But I'll admit, its a little dumb that we make out with all the female characters.

I can agree with this.

>>42790922
Lets count.

Claire is stonehand so those two separate accounts can be combined to one.

Abigail.

Kyla.

Jessica.

We have done playful not romantic kisses with Safi?

And we slapped Yui on the ass and then she died.

Yui died because she was the only female we never had lip contact with. :(

>>42790945
Or it's because our ass slaps cause death.

Five ass finger death slap.