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"We need to catch this guy," I say, crossing my arms over my chest.
"Wha?" Theresa takes a few steps back. "We?"
"Yes 'we,'" I reiterate. "You thought I'd leave you to deal with this by yourself?"
"Well, uh..."

Theresa turns away from me so I can't see the gloomy expression on her face.

"You deal with enough as it is," Theresa mumbles, "and this one actually doesn't have anything to do with you for a change. I thought you'd want to avoid this kind of bullshit after what happened last time... I mean, I -still- get nightmares about what Charlotte did to that vampire girl."
"I feel the same way," I reply, "but I'm also not about to risk you getting hurt or worse because I was afraid to get involved."


>this guy's going around robbing places and I don't want people to mix him up with you
>we can't let someone run around setting everything on fire, someone could get hurt or worse
>[OTHER]

>>43207697
>>this guy's going around robbing places and I don't want people to mix him up with you
and
>we can't let someone run around setting everything on fire, someone could get hurt or worse

>>43207697
>we can't let someone run around setting everything on fire, someone could get hurt or worse

>>43207697
>this guy's going around robbing places and I don't want people to mix him up with you
>we can't let someone run around setting everything on fire, someone could get hurt or worse

Both seems to be in order.

>>43207697
>>this guy's going around robbing places and I don't want people to mix him up with you
>>we can't let someone run around setting everything on fire, someone could get hurt or worse

>writing

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>>43208347
Hello archelon.

Have a touhou.

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"I mean..."

My mind drifts back to when we watched that house burn down.

"...we can't let someone run around setting everything on fire," I say. "Someone could get hurt or worse, and I don't want people to start blaming YOU for what HE did if things actually end up getting that bad."
"Yeah," Theresa sighs, "It was bad enough having those two assholes from before after me, I don't need to be dealing with any more of that shit."

Stealing that Glenn guy's light pattern was probably the only good thing to come out of that catastrophe.

"But, uh..." Theresa twirls her braid around her finger, "...if you're gonna be helping then I guess we need to figure out where to start."
"Oh. Oh yeah."

Can't just go wandering around aimlessly in hopes of locating trouble, after all.


>I guess we could start with the fires?
>I guess you could try to catch him in another art heist?

>>43209051
>>I guess we could start with the fires?

>>43209051
>I guess we could start with the fires?
We didn't start the fire.

http://wdstw.ytmnd.com/

>>43209051
>I guess we could start with the fires?
See if there is any link between them.

>>43209051
>I guess we could start with the fires?

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>writing

>>43207655
You will never bang Teresa

We set her up with another girl

You're too shit to get your waifu

>>43209676
Everyone in FDQ is a miserable 0/10 otakujin-pandering weeb bait character aside from Alison, though.

>>43209891
What if I told you, Alison is too.

"I guess we ought to start with the fires?" I ask, unsure of what else we can really do. "Since that's the actual dangerous part here."
"Yeah, that'd make sense," Theresa nods. "Check out the places that have burned down and try to find a common link between them..." she scratches her head. "It'd take some work but I can probably manage to get the information that the cops've already pieced together if I actually tried."

So what, she'd be waltzing into a police station and going through their files? Even with her Branch, I don't exactly feel comfortable with the idea of her being that brazen...


>okay, but be careful
>we should check the scenes of the crimes ourselves first
>well irene used to be working with the cops...

>>43210104
>>okay, but be careful
A stupid plan but also the best we have. Time to burn some Fate Points, Theresa.

>>43210104
>we should check the scenes of the crimes ourselves first

I mean, we could always have Theresa look through the files as a backup plan. Perhaps we'll find something they missed?

>>43210104
>we should check the scenes of the crimes ourselves first

>writing

>>43210104
Couldn’t people see her in video recordings as soon as she turned her branch off? That seems super dangerous.

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"I dunno," I say to her, "that seems a little bit too risky. Maybe we could check out the scenes of the crimes ourselves first, and then work from there?"

Because I REALLY don't want any video footage of Theresa dressed in her kite costume waltzing into a police station and going through their stuff. I mean, that's sure to cement her as the prime suspect if someone sees that.

"Alright, I guess we could do that," Theresa begins pacing around. "And if we get lucky, that asshole might show up to admire his handiwork..." she mumbles. "And then I'll get to punch him in his stupid fucking face."

She really seems to be taking this personally.

"It'll have to wait until tomorrow, though," Theresa says to me.
"Huh?" I blink a few times. "Why, it's not like I have anything else to do-"
"You said that you just got that dress and I don't want Charlotte getting mad at me for taking you somewhere filled with ash and getting it dirty."

Oh.


>...wait, charlotte might be able to help too!
>let's leave charlotte out of this for now

>>43210724
>>...wait, charlotte might be able to help too!
She'll be pissed if we leave her out.

>>43210724
>...wait, charlotte might be able to help too!

>>43210724
>...wait, charlotte might be able to help too!

>>43210724
>>let's leave charlotte out of this "FOR NOW"

>>43210724
>...wait, charlotte might be able to help too!

>>43210724
>...wait, charlotte might be able to help too!

>>43210724
>Let’s leave the Charlotte out of this for now.
She can come at the second outing.

>"What do you think about taking some of our friends with us? Irene probably has more experience in investigating things and Charlotte has that whole "super-human senses" thing going.

Huh. Lots more votes this time around.


>writing

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>>43210896
I just woke up.
Can't stick around for long though.

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"...wait," I snap my fingers, "Charlotte might be able to help too!"

Theresa stares at me dumbfounded while my own eyes sparkle with- oh wait, I'm making ACTUAL sparkles.

"What I mean is," I say, smiling nervously while putting a quick end to my unintended special effects, "Charlotte's got that whole 'superhuman senses' thing going for her so she might be able to find something that we couldn't."
"She probably could, yeah," Theresa mumbles. "Would've been easier to hide if it was just you, but I can't deny that you have a point there..."

Breathing a long sigh, Theresa walks over to her bed and drops down onto it.

"So that's tomorrow's plan, huh," she says, lying flat on her back. "Me and you and Charlotte go exploring ruined houses."


>suggest to add more to our party
>three's enough for this job

>>43211269
>>three's enough for this job
Threesome with best girls is good enough.

>>43211269
>three's enough for this job
For now, at least.

>>43211269
>>three's enough for this job

>>43211269
>"How about we see what we can find ourselves first?"
---------------------------------
>"How about involving Irene or Mina? With that many we could split up some time. Maybe even get Irene and Charlotte in one group… Irene should know quite a bit about investigating and it would be poor form to leave only Mina out of it."

>>43211269
>oh wait, I'm making ACTUAL sparkles.
ADORABLE

>three's enough for this job
Too many cucks and all that jazz.

>>43211269
>Breathing a long sigh, Theresa walks over to her bed and drops down onto it.
NOW'S YOUR CHANCE, CC!

>>43211359
No Overshine, no!

>>43211269
Bring Irene, and it's a double date.

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Hooray for good chai.


>writing

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"Assuming that she's up for it, anyways," I say.
"Cecile, please," Theresa scoffs. "We both know that Charlotte'll come running in a second if there's ANYTHING that looks like it could be putting you in danger."

Yeah, and that's just one of the reasons why I love her so much.

"But she's strong, at least..." Theresa sighs. "...and those birds of hers can be our lookouts in case anything suspicious is going on."
"Yup," I nod.

Theresa pushes herself back upright on her bed and stretches out her arms.

"I guess the only thing left is to decide where to look first," Theresa says. "Since unfortunately, we kind of have a lot of options to pick from."

Hopefully that number doesn't increase between now and when we go looking.


>we should start with that fire that we saw on the way from school last week
>we should start with that mansion that you were in last night

>>43211568
>>we should start with that fire that we saw on the way from school last week

>>43211568
>Can she remember in which direction that guy left through the wall? Perhaps there is something there.
>Investigate the mansion. Hopefully, police will not yet have taken everything interesting away.

Red Meteor Quest when?

>>43211568
>we should start with that mansion that you were in last night

>>43211568
>we should start with that fire that we saw on the way from school last week
>we should start with that mansion that you were in last nightay from school last week
I forgot which happened more recently.
I choose that one, where the evidence would be more fresh.

>writing

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"The mansion's the most recent fire so I guess we should start there first," I say. "Maybe the cops haven't taken everything interesting away yet."
"Alright," Theresa nods. "We can head there tomorrow afternoon after you've recovered from our morning jog."
"W- what!?"

My entire body freezes, a cold chill runs through me and it seems like Theresa's room actually gets a little darker at the mention of that most dreaded routine.

"Morning jog," Theresa says. "Remember, 'cuz you wanted to get in shape? 'Cuz you're jealous of all this?" she says, lifting her shirt just enough for me to get an eyeful of her toned abdomen.

thank you for that


>gotta make an excuse!
>there can be no gains without much pain...

>>43211976
>>there can be no gains without much pain...
Spats and sarashi, what a dangerous combo.

>>43211976
>there can be no gains without much pain...

>>43211976
>>there can be no gains without much pain...
Life is suffering.

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>>43212054
>Spats and sarashi, what a dangerous combo.
Indeed.


>writing

>>43211568
>we should start with that mansion that you were in last night

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"Life is suffering..." I mumble.
"Yes, it is," Theresa replies, "but would you mind not eating all the light in my room just because you're scared of a little pain?" she asks. "The lighting in here's bad enough as it is, and I don't have night vision like you do."

Crap, it's almost pitch-black in here.

"Sorry," I mumble as I let go of all the light that I'd been... blocking out? I'm not exactly sure what I was doing there and it's not like I was gathering it up either.

But whatever, the room's as bright now as it's ever been so she can't complain anymore.

"Thank you," Theresa says to me. "so you'll be up at seven like usual?" she asks.
"......" I glare at her. "It's bad enough as it is that I'm going to be killing my self tomorrow without you adding to it."

Cecile likes sleeping in, dammit.

"Fine, lazyass," she rolls her eyes at me. "I'll see you at NINE then. That's as late as I'm going."
"Dammit, Theresa," I groan.
"This is for your own good," she replies, unfazed by my unhappiness.


>as I suffer, she shall be teased
>the cecile suffers alone

>>43212221
>as I suffer, she shall be teased

>>43212221
>>as I suffer, she shall be teased

>>43212221
>>as I suffer, she shall be teased
Ask about the large strange Scandinavian woman she's been seeing.

>>43212221
>>as I suffer, she shall be teased

>writing

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"More like you're just anxious for an excuse to see Irene," I say, rolling my eyes.
"Wha-"

Ha. Looks like I don't need by Branch to change the color of Theresa's face.

"Wouldn't surprise me if you try to convince her to come jogging with us, too," I say as my grin of triumph grows wider and wider.
"N- no, that's not-" Theresa stammers.
"Suuuuure it isn't. Just like there's no way you two went by one of those sporting goods places to get some jogging gear for her."

The look on Theresa's face right now... it's like what you'd find on a kid who just got caught with their hand in a cookie jar. I love it.


>[1/?]

>>43212338
> Irene
> jogging
Let's hope she bought a sports bra, or the distraction may be too much.

>>43212366
Would you describe it as a pendulous distraction?

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>>43212338
>[2/2]

While I'm soaking in all of the delicious embarrassment, I suddenly find heavy pillow launched directly into my face. Though it's too soft to actually hurt, it does end up pushing the lenses of my glasses into my eyes, which is never a pleasant experience.

Also the impact kind of knocks me on my butt. Theresa throws HARD.

"I'm not sorry, you know," I say, sitting on the floor while wiping off my glasses. "Because we both know I'm right."
"Nnnnno you weren't!" Theresa stammers, frantically trying to cover her blushing face with one hand while also attempting to stem her hyperventilating.

Of course, neither of those seems to be working all that well.

"Irene doesn't go jogging 'cuz her tits're too bi-"

And then she realizes what she was just about to say, she starts blushing even HARDER.

"Mind repeating that?" I ask. "I didn't quite catch that."

Her only response is to chuck another pillow at me which knocks me flat on my back. While I admit that I kind of deserved that one, I'm still not sorry.


>seriously though, how are thing going with irene
>let's leave this subject alone for now

>>43212411
>seriously though, how are thing going with irene

>>43212411
>>seriously though, how are thing going with irene
The mastermind has to know.

>>43212411
>seriously though, how are thing going with irene

>writing

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"For real though," I say, remaining on my back as I remove the pillow from my face, "how are things with you two going?"
"Like I'm about to give you more ammo to use to mess with me," Theresa mumbles.
"I've had enough fun for one day," i reply. "But I -am- the one who set you two up so I'd like to know if my efforts were wasted or not."

Huh, I didn't notice that she had a ceiling fan before.

"You're gonna get another pillow to the face if you're lying," Theresa grumbles. "Consider yourself warned."
"Yes Ma'am," I reply. "I understand the risks."

I hear the springs of Theresa's bed creak as she shifts on it... and then I hear a muffled squeak.

"What's wrong?" I ask.
"Cecile?" Theresa calls out in a wavering voice.
"What?"
"You might want to, uh..." her pitch grows with her unease, "...you're showing."
"??"

At first I still have no idea what the hell she's talking about... but then I feel a draft much higher up on my legs than what my dress should allow and it hits me.


>[1/?]

>>43212716
"Enjoying the view?"
>Drag our dress further up

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>>43212716
>[2/2]

It's like all the embarrassment that I'd been heaping onto Theresa has been shot back at me at once, and I cover my shame as quickly as possible.

"...that was your fault," I mumble, brushing off my dress as I return to my feet.
"You're the one who started it," Theresa replies.
"Whatever, let's just drop it," I mumble.

At least I didn't have anything super embarrassing on today.

"And now that that's over," I sigh, "back to my question. You and Irene."
"Ugh, FINE," Theresa groans. "So freakin' nosy..."

This is something else that I'm not going to apologize for.

"Irene's pretty great," Theresa mumbles as the apple color begins to return to her cheeks. "She's pretty and even nicer than my Mom somehow and she keeps trying to buy me shit when we go places."

All I can do is look down at the clothing that was so lovingly crafted by my own girlfriend.

"I know what you're gonna say," Theresa groans, "but I don't feel comfortable gettin' pampered like that."
"What," I shrug, "it's nice. And if she wants to pamper you then I say let her."
"Maybe after we've known each other for more than a few days," she mumbles.


>encourage the theresa
>let's steer away from this subject

>>43212778
>encourage the theresa

>>43212778
>encourage the theresa

>>43212778
>>encourage the theresa
You know, if you just dither around someone else might grab her, and then it'll be too late.

>>43212778
>>encourage the theresa

>>43212778
>"Maybe after we've known each other for more than a few days,"
Seconding that notion, but the solution is to pamper her back! T is good at crafting things. Irene is sort of a super-hero-wannabe. Work your mind!

>>43212778
I think "encourage the theresa" is too vague. Encourage her to get pampered? Encourage her to let herself get close to Irene emotionally?

>>43212853
Just leaving some room for write-ins while not having it an outright open vote.


>writing

>>43212853
I assumed the latter

>>43212873
I take it most have understood it that way, but the context of the post seems to imply the former imho. I pointed it out because those quoting only that bit might mean either thing.

Not like it’s anything major, so whatevs.

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"Do you like her?" I ask.
"Eh?" Theresa flinches.
"Irene. Do you have feelings for her?"
"Y- yeah, I guess..." she tries and fails to keep from smiling. "Like I said before, she's super nice and we get on pretty well..."
"Well if you keep messing around like this then you're running the risk of someone else grabbing her while you're being indecisive."
"Like what happened with you, huh."

I suppose I kinda walked into that one.

"You're still right, though," Theresa sighs.


>[1/?]

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>>43212913
>[2/2]

"Irene's great and I -do- like her and things're going better than I could have hoped so far so I ought to quit being so wishywashy."
"Yup," I nod.
"She just seems so -sad- sometimes though," Theresa mumbles. "Like one minute she's all smiles and presents and then she'll glance away with this look on her face like her best friend died."

Whoa.

"That can't seriously be your fault," I say. "Irene's got, uh... a lot of stuff to deal with and-"
"I know it's not because of me," she shakes her head. "But that makes me feel even guiltier and then-"
"If you're that concerned, why not try to do something nice for her in return? It'll help with your guilty feelings and it'll cheer Irene up too."
"Like how?"
"I dunno, make something for her?" I shrug. "You'd know more about what she likes than I would, most of the time I've spent with her involved horrible Branch stuff."

Considering that I literally KILLED Irene and she's still nothing but nice to me, I don't think that Theresa's going to have much of a problem there.

"Guess I'll have to think about it," Theresa mumbles. "And let me just say how weird it is to be getting advice about a girl I like from another girl I like. It's the most awkward shit ever."
>ask the theresa how far they've gotten
>that's enough of this for now

>>43210581
Need to remind her of this, she reappears in recordings when she Exists.

>>43213009
>>that's enough of this for now

>>43213009
>that's enough of this for now

>>43213009
>>ask the theresa how far they've gotten
Nosy Mode activated.

>>43213009
>>that's enough of this for now
"We can’t help who we like that way. I’m super thankful we can still be friends despite that part of your feelings, it really means much to me to be your friend."

>Now that her Mom is away, maybe she wants to hang out at our Easter Feast for a while?

>>43213055
Or maybe we can just hang around here without parents

Sorry for my iffy writing as of late, I've since noticed it and have put forth a little more effort in this thread so I hope it made an distance.

I do notice that this thread's gotten more activity than the others, which is nice.


The next thread will be on Sunday night.


and now questions

>>43213076
Just how many fires has there been so far? Aren't the authorities starting to suspect a serial arsonist?

>>43213076
Q. Who's going to be the antagonist for this chapter, since we're on the Charlotte route?

Please tell me it isn't going to be Sun-Mi.

>>43213076
I wanted to ask something last thread, but I forgot what it was. Thanks for writing.

Would it be reasonable to ask Charlotte’s dad and the Irene if they know light-users whose powers CC could copy? That strategy seems to work well for the C.

>>43213076
Theresa is much more athletic than Cecile.
How many Irenes can she handle at once.

>>43213156
Someone already asked that. I think it was 3.

No the question should be: How many Irenes could all the other cast-members handle? I’m sure Charlotte could outlast a few, especially if she had a steady supply of catnip.

>>43213177
Who are we including in cast members? Are we including the various unnameds?
I'll bet our dad could handle like 6

>>43213177
I don't think Gabi could take even a single Irene. Mina could handle at least two.

>>43213193
Shary + Gabby together could handle at least 2

>>43213198
Shary alone could handle two or three, Gabi would drag Shary so much down that together they'd only handle one.

>>43213177
My memory is absolute shit now.
I thought that was Cecile.

>>43213076
The more important question I want to ask now is how many Irenes can Otheresa take.
Does Otheresa like Irene at all?

>>43213121
>Just how many fires has there been so far?
There have been three so far.

>Aren't the authorities starting to suspect a serial arsonist?
With this latest one, they definitely are.

>>43213129
>Q. Who's going to be the antagonist for this chapter, since we're on the Charlotte route?
>Please tell me it isn't going to be Sun-Mi.
All will be revealed in time.

>>43213153
>Would it be reasonable to ask Charlotte’s dad and the Irene if they know light-users whose powers CC could copy? That strategy seems to work well for the C.
Could work, I suppose.

>>43213177
>No the question should be: How many Irenes could all the other cast-members handle? I’m sure Charlotte could outlast a few, especially if she had a steady supply of catnip.
Mina could handle two.
Charlotte could handle five.
Now enough of that lewdness.

>>43213210
>The more important question I want to ask now is how many Irenes can Otheresa take.
Same as Theresa.
>Does Otheresa like Irene at all?
She definitely likes Irene's rack, I'll say that much.


And now it is long past the time for me to sleep. Thanks for playing!

For further questioning:
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Game production blog:
https://studioarchelon.wordpress.com/

>>43213236
Arch, it's maddening going from basically having full spoilers for the first 3 chapters to not knowing a key part of the 4th.

>>43213242
I prefer to know as little as possible about to future, to avoid metagaming.

>>43213236
>Charlotte could handle five.
A single CC feels somewhat inadequate now.

>>43213259
Arch avoided saying how many Irenes the CC could take.

>>43213259
>>43213236
We now have a physical fitness scale measured in Irenes.

>>43213315
Irenes can be used to both measure physical fitness and sexual stamina. CC would probably be half an Irene in the first, and two-three Irenes in the second.

>>43213344
>>43213344
>ask the theresa how far they've gotten

Theresa:"Three Irenes at the same time."

>>43213510
But, in parallel is a completely different proposition from in series. Doesn't that change all the equations?

I need to brush up on electric circuits, it's been over a decade.

>>43213344
You’re neglecting how much of a relative of Allison she is. She can handle catnip-dosed Charlotte, she would probably quickly become accustomed to Irene.

>>43214971
That says a lot about their mother. I bet she is the same way.

>>43213129
Unless Armored Heart can start fires, I doubt it.