>>46247258
>Ilica should stay

>>46247258
>Emi should stay

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>46247258
>Other
1: llica
2: Emi

cause it does not really matter too much. Unless folks want to keep asking Emi personal questions.

>writing

"Emi should stay" You say.

Derrick looks at you, and then shrugs. "No objections?" He asks.
"I'm okay with that" Ilica says.

"Alright then... so Ilica and I will go in, sell off this thing-" Derrick says, hefting the Cenatore tail that he's been carrying "Get Yuu a shirt, and come back"
"Sounds like a plan" Emi says. "Where should we wait for you?"

"Here's good. Just stay a little ways off the road" Derrick says.
"Kay" You say.

Derrick smiles and nods, and then him and Ilica start heading down towards Sherton. "See you two in a bit" He says.
"See you" Emi says.

You and Emi watch them go for a moment, before Emi turns to you. "Come on, we'll hide out over here" She says.

>[1/2]

The two of you head a little ways off into the bush. Once she's sure that you're relatively hidden from the road, Emi coils around a tree and slithers up to a higher branch.

"We'll stay up here" She says. "Need a hand?"
"I don't think so..." You say, as you eye one of the lower branches. It's a little ways out of your reach, but you're pretty sure you can jump up to it.

So you set your feet, and jump. You just barely catch it, but you do manage to get a grip. Then you swing your feet up and hook them over the branch. As you do, you feel something slip out of your pocket.

"Woops" You say, as you let go with your arms and swing back to catch it.

"What is that?" Emi asks.

You hold the small metal object up for her to see. It's the sword handle you pulled off of the Tetragore.

Emi hangs down a bit to get a closer look. "Why would you keep this?" She asks.

"I dunno" You say, as you tense your stomach and pull yourself back up to the branch. "I thought it might come in handy"
"A sword handle?" She asks. "Kinda pointless without the blade"

You swing yourself over and onto the branch, where you sit down. Then you shrug. "Should I get rid of it?" You ask.
"Maybe not. It looks pretty detailed" Emi says. "I wonder who it belonged to"
"Me?" You ask.
"Before you" She says.
"Oh..." You say. You think for a moment, before shrugging.

>Ask how long Derrick and Ilica might be

>Climb higher and take a look around

>See if you can't do something with this sword handle

>Other

>>46248137
>>See if you can't do something with this sword handle
ENERGY BLADE, ENERGY BLADE

>>46248137
>See if you can't do something with this sword handle

Plot hook, ho!

Also seems like the kind of ADD thing Yuu would do.

>>46248137
>Climb higher and take a look around
Let's not use the sword until we need it. It wil be cooler that way.

I forget, Yuu is a kid, right? I can't shake the mental image of like some super powerful 10-year-old that's just adorably dense.

>>46248308
They're all about 14-15. That'll be touched on later.

>writing

>>46248308
No, adult male.
Nothing else has otherwise been stated really.

>>46248337
>teenager
>dense
>hidden power
FUCK, WE'RE IN A SHONEN AS THE PROTAGONIST.

You shift yourself so you can lean back on the tree, and think back to morf-... marta-... mardi-gras prison.

When you took in all that power, and fired that big beam... you wonder if you could do something like that, but different. Like Emi said, a sword without a blade is pointless.

You look closely at the handle. The guards have some sort of hinges on them, as well as what looks like a button in the centre.

You press the button, and the guards swing forward so they close in together and cover the spot where the blade goes in. Press it again, and they pop back out...

You remember the cell, when you punched the door open. You somehow doubt you could do that normally. If you could, that would be sweet, but you didn't seem that strong when the fargodore attacked you.

Maybe it's that red stuff... Chaos, or soul... whatever it's called. It kills anyone else, but it makes you stronger.

You focus your power on the blade in your hand. At first, you feel nothing. Like something is resisting you.

You look inside the handle, where the blade would go, and see a small red crystal forming. You focus a bit more, and it gets a little bigger...

Then the resistance disappears, and a jet of red energy surges out of the handle. Luckily, you react fast enough to not get hit by it, but the surprise makes you lose your focus.

As soon as your focus is gone, the blade disappears.

"Yuu, what are you doing?"

>Magic

>I dunno

>Nothing

>Other

>>46248584
>I dunno

>>46248584
>"stuff"

>>46248584
>>Magic

>>46248584
>>I dunno

>>46248584
>I dunno

>>46248584
>I dunno
What are you doing?

>>46248584
>>I dunno

"Iunno. Thought it be neat if it had a blade, so I'm tryin' ta make a blade. Just with energy stuff."

>writing

"I dunno" You say.

Emi hangs off of her branch and leans over to you, to the point where she's pretty much coming off of her branch sideways. Just goes to show how much power she has in that tail.

She looks at you, and then checks around. While she looks, her smaller tongue flicks around several times. "I was sure I saw a red light..." She says.
"Oh, you mean this?" You ask, as you point the handle away from your face and focus your power into it again.

A bunch of energy flows out, just like before. This time you can actually get a good look at it. It's not as blade-like as you were hoping. In fact, it almost seems to unsteady to be of use...

"Oh" Emi says. "That looks like a mageblade"
"Sounds cool" You say.
"In theory, yes" Emi says. "In practice... it's not really a fighter's weapon"

"Why?" You ask.

Emi thinks for a moment, and then darts towards you. "BAH!" She shouts.

You jump a little and lose your focus. Again, the blade disappears.

"That's why" She says. "I've heard of dancers and the like using them, because their focus only needs to be on one thing... but a fighter has quite a bit more to focus on than that"

"What if I practice really hard?" You ask.
"Your time would probably be better spent on another weapon" She says. "Though I have heard that there are advantages to the weapon, and there are stories of some fantastic mageblade users"

>Stories? Advantages?

>Ask how long Derrick and Ilica will be

>Climb up and look around

>Other

>>46249104
>>Stories? Advantages?

>>46249104
>Stories? Advantages?

>>46249104
>Stories? Advantages?

>>46249104
>>Stories? Advantages?

>>46249104
>Stories? Advantages?

>writing

>>46249104
It just sounds like you need to find a way to fulfil the concentration component while supplying the mana.
Evidently this world needs magic runes.

You know... Yuu IS pretty thick. It'd be pretty hard to block his concentration, should he learn to fight with it.

You look at Emi, and wait for her to continue. It takes a moment, but she gets it.

"I can only remember one, and it's from a long time ago so it might not be entirely true" She says. "The story is about Caian and Malieria, the first hero and the first villain"

"Which one was which?" You ask.
"Caian was the hero, Malieria was the villain" She says.
"Did Caian use the mageblade?" You ask.
"No, Malieria was the mageblader" She says. "The story said that he could fight even the tensest battles without ever moving, letting the blade do the work for him"

"How?" You ask.
"Because a mageblade is not a normal blade" She says. "If you practice enough, you can control it to a certain degree. Make it longer, wider, sharper, more dull, bend it, or split it. You sacrifice the simplicity of a sword, for quite a bit of versatility"

You look at the handle in your hand. That does sound pretty cool...

Too bad the hero wasn't the one who used it, but that's okay. Maybe one day there'll be stories about you, being a hero with a mageblade...

Or maybe not. It doesn't really matter to you.

>I wanna use it

>I'll wait and see what the stone thing says.

>Other

>>46249540
>>I'll wait and see what the stone thing says.
As cool as it would be, I think we're a bit more suited for fists. Would make a great secondary weapon though.

>>46249540
>>I wanna use it

>>46249540
>I'll wait and see what the stone thing says.
All else fails, sell for coinage.

>>46249540
>I wanna use it

>>46249540
>>I wanna use it
Neato

>>46249540
>I wanna use it

>>46249540
>I'll wait and see what the stone thing says.

>>46249540
>I wanna use it

>writing

"I wanna use it" You say.
"I thought we were going to see the mastery stone in Sherton" Emi says. "Sure you don't wanna wait?"

You shrug. "It only tells you what you should use, doesn't it?" You ask.'
"I... guess" She says. "It's usually best to go with what it gives you, since that's what you can become most skilled with"

"What if I get really good with this, and then go hit it?" You ask.
"I don't think that will make a difference" Emi says. "Who knows, maybe this is the weapon for you, and the stone will only confirm that"

You smile and click the button on the handle to close the guards. "I hope so" You say, as you go to put it back into your pocket.
"Hold on, can I see that?" Emi asks.
"Uhh, sure" You say, as you hand it to Emi. "Why?"

Emi takes the handle, and presses the button to pop open the guard. She looks at the little red crystal that you made with a strange expression. "Hmm..."
"What is it?" You ask.

"You made a soul crystal in this..." She says.
"Is that bad?" You ask.
"I don't think so. It just makes you unique" She says, as she clicks the button again and hands the handle back. "I do hope we can get yo to someone who knows about this stuff soon"

>Like that stunk guy Fran told us about?

>Climb up and look around

>Ask about Derrick and Ilica

>Other

>>46250026
>>Like that stunk guy Fran told us about?

>>46250026
>Like that Stunk guy Fran told us about?

>>46250026
>Climb up and look around

>>46250026
>Climb up and look around

>>46250026
>Climb up and look around

>writing

"Like that Stunk guy?" You ask, as you stand up and reach for the branch above you.
"Stunk...?" Emi asks. "Oh, you mean Stoencht. Yes, according to Fran at least"

You put the mageblade back into your pocket, grab the upper branch, and pull yourself up. "That's the one" You say as you lift yourself over and onto the branch. "It's a weird name"

"It's foreign" Emi says. "Sounds almost like something from across the Toran ocean"
"What's an ocean?" You ask as you climb a little higher.

"It's a really big body of water" Emi says.
You hang upside down off a branch and look down at Emi. "How big?" You ask.
"Big enough that it takes a few days to cross by ship" She says. "Less if you have an airship, but those are expensive to keep"

"Sounds cool" You say.
"It is. Pretty too" Emi says. "We'll have to take you to the coast someday, so you can see it for yourself"

You quickly climb up a few more branches to the top of the tree, and look around. To your left are the 3 towers in Sherton, which is west of you. So you're facing north...

In the distance, you can kinda make out some kind of green building...

"What's that?" You ask.
"What's what?" Emi echoes. You hear her climbing up to where you are.

>[1/2]

"That" You say, pointing out... northwest-ish, as Emi comes up to a sppot a little bit below you.
"I don't see anything" She says. "What does it look like"

"Green" You say.
"That's a tree" She says.
"It's a building" You say.
"Oh" She says. You look down to see her squinting to try and make out what you can see. "I still can't see it... but I think I know what it might be"

"What is it?" You ask.
"If I'm right, it's the Howling Tower" She says. "It's one of the ruins left over from the old days"

"Hmm...? It doesn't look like a ruin" You say.
"It doesn't?" She asks. "Can you describe it?"

"It looks kinda shiny, actually" You say.
"Strange..." She says. "For the longest time, those ruins were just ruins..."

"There are more?" You ask.
"There are... 8 in total" She says. "Each one goes to an element. I don't think anybody has ever been inside any of them"
"Why not?" You ask.
"They're guarded by their element" She says. "If I remember correctly, the Howling Tower has a strong wind that blows away anyone that tries to enter"

"Neat" You say, as you turn your attention away from the tower.

From here you can see the road through the leaves of the other trees. Looks like there are other people down there.

Looking a bit closer, it doesn't look like Derrick or Ilica. Too small to be either of them.

>What are elements?

>I see people

>What's taking those two so long?

>Other

>>46250785
>I see people

>What's taking those two so long?

>>46250785
>>I see people

>>46250785
>I see people

>>46250785
>>I see people

>>46250785
>I see people

>>46250785
>I see people

>>46250785
>>I see people

>What are elements?

>writing

"I see people" You say.
"Is it them?" Emi asks.
You shake your head. "Smaller"

"Smaller than them? Out here?" She asks. "Where?"
"On the road" You say.

Emi look down to where the road is, then back to you. "You can see the road?" She asks.
"Yes" You say.

She looks back down, then back up at you. "Must be the demon's eyes" She says. "I'm gonna go down and look. Stay here"
"Kay"

Emi turns and climbs down the tree headfirst. It's sort of impressive. You get that she can do that because she can wrap her tail around the tree, but a part of you is curious...

>Try it yourself

>Do as you were told

>>46251102
>>>Do as you were told
Don't want best girl to be mad at us.

>>46251102
>>Do as you were told

>>46251102
>Do as you were told

>>46251102
>Do as you were told
and watch

>>46251102
>Do as you were told
Keep an eye on the people, in case things take a turn for the worse.

>>46251102
>Do as you were told

>writing

... but Emi did say to stay put. So put is where you will stay.

...

That doesn't really make sense when you say it like that. But that probably doesn't matter.

You watch Emi slither all the way to the lower branches, where you were earlier. She hangs upside down and looks towards the road by arching her back up.

After a second, she slips back up into the tree and waves you down. It takes you a bit longer to get down than it took her, since you can't do it head first.

"What's up?" You ask.
"Take a look" She says.

You hook your knees over the branch, and hang upside down like Emi did. Then you try to arch your back like her...

"Hrk!" You grunt, as you pull something back there. When you swing forward to lessen the pain, you accidentally unhook your legs and fall off the branch. "Ow"
"Are you alright?" Emi asks. She looks concerned, but she doesn't leave the tree.

"What was that?" You hear from the road. The voice sounds like it belongs to a child...
"Lily, I'm scared" Another voice says.

You feel like you've heard that name before...

>Go say hello

>Stay hidden

>Ask Emi where you've heard that name

>Other

>>46251608
>Stay hidden

>>46251608
>>Ask Emi where you've heard that name

>>46251608
>>Ask Emi where you've heard that name
Fran's kids right?

>>46251608
>Ask Emi where you've heard that name
Ask loudly

>>46251608
I know your mom!

>writing

Fran's kids?

"Emi, where have I heard the name Lily?" You ask.
"Lily?" She asks. "Weren't Fran's daughter's named Lily and Daisy?"

"They were" You say, as you sit up and look at the children on the road. "Are you Fran's daughters?"

One of them turns into a shadow and disappears once they see you, while the other cowers away.

"Yuu, you're scaring them" Emi says as she slips down from the tree. "It's alright, you two. We're friends of your mother"
"You are?" The one you can still see asks. This one seems to have reddish skin, in contrast to Fran's blue skin.

Emi smiles and nods. "We escaped from Mortifas together... but she said you guys were in Contique" She says.
"We weren't staying there! Those guys sold mom out to the guard!" The girl says.

>How did you get here?

>She went back to look for you

>Why?

>Other

>>46252154
>>She went back to look for you

>>46252154
>>How did you get here?
>>She went back to look for you

Dammit, Fran, this shit's one of the many reasons why you DON'T SPLIT THE PARTY.

>>46252154
>>How did you get here?
>>She went back to look for you
>>Why?
do they look cute yuu?

>>46252154
>She went back to look for you

>writing

>>46252400
Yuu can only see the one at the moment

"How did you get here?" You ask.
"Yes, Contique is a long way away..." Emi says.

"Well we DID hitch a ride on a caravan... until someone had to open her big mouth" Lily says.
"I said I was sorry!" Another voice says.

You look around for its source, but find nothing.

"Who said that?" You ask.
"Dai-... Daisy, get out of there" Lily says.
"But what if they're not friendly?" The voice says.

"Don't be scared" Emi says, as she slithers calmly over to the children. "I promise we won't hurt you"

There's a moment of silence, and then a head pops out of the ground. This ones looks a lot like Fran, but smaller.

They both do, kind of. Even the red one. Like you said when you first pictured them: they're cute.

"Promise?" The head asks.
"Promise" Emi replies.

The head slowly rises from the ground, until there's a whole person there. Now that Daisy is out of the ground, she clings nervously to her sister.

>[1/2]

"But Fran went to Contique to find you..." You say.
"Mom went back?" Lily says.
"What if she gets caught again?" Daisy asks.
"Hopefully dad is there by then..." Lily says.

"Do you think he'll be mad about the sword?" Daisy asks.
"Of course not, he doesn't even use a sword" Lily says.

"What sword?" Emi asks.
"We had to trade a sword that our dad kept to get on the caravan" Lily says. "Until someone told them why we were leaving and got us kicked off"

"I didn't think she'd get so mean..." Daisy says.
"Well, I promise we won't kick you guys out" Emi says.

"See, I told you they were nice" Lily says.

"Still... when you sunk into the ground, that was Seep wasn't it?" Emi asks.
"Y-yes" Daisy says.

"That's an impressive spell for someone so young to know" Emi says.
Lily smiles, and puffs up with pride. "We started young. Even I can use some pretty cool fire spells" She says.
"Like what?" Emi asks.
"Ember, Heat body, fi-"
"Heat body?" Emi asks, suddenly looking very interested.
"Y-yeah" Lily says.

Emi squeals and wraps herself around the kids, hugging them both closely. "You're my new favourite person!" She says.

This catches both of them completely off guard, and they both look pretty nervous...

>Who was it before?

>Are you sure that's a good idea?

>What do we do with them?

>Other

>>46253042
>>>Who was it before?
>>What do we do with them?

MAYDAY, MAYDAY, WE ARE NOW GETTING C.UCKED BY THE WAIFU.

>>46253042
>Who was it before?
>>Are you sure that's a good idea?
>>What do we do with them?
do we have any way to contact their mom, she'd probably like to know we found her kids.

>>46253042
>What do we do with them?

>>46253042
>>Who was it before?
>>Are you sure that's a good idea?
>>What do we do with them?

>>46253042
>"You're my new favourite person!"
>Lie down
>Try not to cry
>Cry a lot

>>46253042
>Who was it before?
>What's the third spell you were about to say before Emi cut you off?

>writing

>>46253251
4 threads in and we already lost the love interest. The game is over.

>>46253375
Illica still tsun loves yuu, hope is not lost.

"Who was it before?" You ask.
"Someone from back home" She says. "She taught me everything I know about healing"

"Oh" You say. "So what do we do with them?"
"We can't keep them?" Emi asks.

"Are we being kidnapped?" Lily asks.
"No" You say. "I don't think Fran would like it if we stole her daughters"

Emi pouts. "Boo" She says. "It gets too cold here. I miss my home"

You look at Emi for a second. If she doesn't like it when it gets too cold, why would she be here? Is there some reason why she can't go back?

You'll pack that away for later. There are more pressing things now. Looking up and down the road, you see some people heading for the city from the way you came.

"We should hide" You say.
"See someone?" Emi asks.
You nod.
"Alright" Emi says. She lifts the girls up, and slithers back into the brush. You follow suite.

>[1/2]

The four of you hide in the bushes as a group of shiny guys march past.

You sort of recognize the symbol on their cloaks as the same one that was on Melly's cloak, before he burned it to get it off of his face.

"What is that symbol?" You ask Emi after the guards have passed.
"It belongs to one of the Knight orders of Lubars..." Emi says. "Beyond that... we'll have to ask Derrick when he gets back. He knows much more about these things"

Emi relaxes now that the guards are gone, uncoiling her tail and stretching her arms.

"We should ask him about what to do with these two as well" Emi says. "He'll know more about how to get a message off to Fran, too"

"Why wait?" You ask, as you look over Emi's shoulder into the bush.

Through the trees you can see Ilica and Derrick making their way to you.

"They aren't taking the road?" Emi asks.
"They probably wanted to avoid the knights" Lily says.

That's true... well, if they're coming now...

>Hide and surprise them

>Wait here

>Go and meet them

>Other

>>46253850
>Wait here

>>46253850
>>Go and meet them

>>46253850
Keep lookout from a tree while waiting for them.
No surprises.

>>46253850
>Go and meet them
As much as I want to surprise them we probably shouldn't

>>46253850
>Wait here

>writing

You'll wait here. Unless they know that you can go into the city, then there isn't much point in moving.

"God, I hope they have good news" Emi says. "I think I'd like to sleep in a bed, for once"
"What's a bed?" You ask.

"Is this guy alright?" Lily asks.
"Don't worry about him" Emi says. "And hopefully you'll get to find out for yourself what a bed is, Yuu"
"Is it tasty?" You ask.
"Comfy" Emi says. "You don't eat them, you sleep in them"
"I guess that sounds fine too" You say. "But I am hungry"

"Me too..." Emi says. "We haven't gotten to stop to eat since last night... What about you two?"
"We haven't eaten since this morning..." Lily says.

"Well, here's hoping they managed to get a good price for that tail..." Emi says.

>[1/2]

"There you guys are" Derrick says, once he's close enough. Then he tosses you something. "Yuu, catch"

You catch the red bundle he throws you, and unfold it. It's a red shirt, with an odd pattern sewn into the front. It looks like a dragon's head with a sword in it's mouth. "What is this?" You ask.
"It's a tunic. We got it from the Hunter's Guild after we traded the tail" Derrick says. "The symbol is their emblem"

"Neat" You say, as you pull the shirt over your head. You're pretty sure you know how this works.

"Where'd these two come from?" Derrick asks.
"Yuu spotted them as they were passing. They're Fran's daughters" Emi says.
"Awww, they're adorable" Ilica says.
"N-nice to meet you" Daisy says.

And the arm goes... through here? No, that isn't right at all.

"Fran's girls, huh?" Derrick says. "That complicates things"
"What should we do?" Emi asks.

Is this where the head comes out? It feels a little small.

"We're a bit far from Contique to bring them back there..." He says. "I'd rather not leave them here, but if we continue on with them we'd just be bringing them farther away"

Uh-oh...

"We could leave them with the Guild" Ilica says. "I'm sure they'd be able to get a message to their father"
"That could work, but-... Yuu, what are you doing?" Derrick asks.

>Getting dressed

>Getting stuck

>Don't mind me

>other

>>46254650
>>Getting stuck

>>46254650
>Getting stuck

>>46254650
>Don't mind me
we got this

>>46254650
>Don't mind me
I'm sure I know what I'm doing

>>46254650
>Getting dressed
>Don't mind me
We'll figure it out. Eventually.

>>46254650
>>Don't mind me

>>46254650
>Don't mind me
Got to start figuring stuff out on our own.

>writing

Amnesia's a bitch, but full blown loss of basic knowledge? Shit.

"D-don't mind me, just keep doing what you were doing" You say.
"O... kay" Derrick says. "So I guess those are our options"

Okay. This obviously isn't a head hole, which means that an arm must go in here...

"We can't keep them?" Emi asks.
"I'd rather not... but if it comes down to that, then I'd be willing to keep them around for a while" Derrick says.

There we go, now to find the actual head-hole.

"The hunter's guild should be-" Ilica begins.
"The hunter's guild doesn't exactly have the kind of facilities to keep guests" Derrick says. "We can get a message off to their father, but I don't think we can just leave them there"

Nope, it's not that one. That's another arm hole.

"I don't think we can just leave them anywhere..." Emi says. "Perhaps we could stay here until their parents show up?"
"That might be too long..." Derrick says. "I should have been in Locke 2 weeks ago. Mortifas was a long delay, and I'd rather not suffer anything further"

Both arms are through, which means this last hole is for the head.

You pop your head through, and breathe a sigh of relief. That could have been bad.

"What do you think, Yuu?" Emi asks.
"About what?" You ask.
"What to do" Emi says.

"We should-

>Get a message off, and then wait here

>Get a message off, leave them with the guild, and continue to Locke

>Bring them to Contique

>Other

>>46255234
>Bring them to Contique after sending off a message.
Might not be a good idea to leave them here if you're still worried about inquisitors and whatnot showing up and if we can let there parents know they are ok and out of danger of being kidnapped it would probably calm them a little.

>>46255234
Get a message off and bring them to contique.

>>46255234
>Get a message off, and then wait here
If Locke is our destination then it's probably not the best idea to move away from it

>writing

"We should send a message, and then bring them back" You say.

Derrick doesn't look to pleased by your choice. "Contique... isn't a short trip" He says.
You shrug. "It's what I would want if I was a little girl, stuck a long way from my home and parents" You say.

Derrick sighs. "You're... right. I guess" He says. "Locke can wait"

"But what do we do right now?" Ilica asks.
Derrick looks up to the sky. "We don't have much daylight left, so it's probably not a good idea to leave right now. We can either set up camp, or find somewhere to stay in town"

"Do we have the coin for an inn?" Emi asks.
"We do" Derrick says, as he hefts a small pouch. "The Guild payed us quite a bit for the tail, as well as the info about what happened to the monster"

"Does that mean we can sleep in actual beds tonight?" Emi asks. "I-I mean... if it's okay with you guys"

"I don't really care either way, but a bed would be nice" Ilica says.
"We slept on the road last night... I don't want to do that again" Lily says.

"I, for one-"

>Am alright with camping out here

>Would like to know what a bed is like

>Other

>>46256004
>>Would like to know what a bed is like

>>46256004
>Would like to know what a bed is like

>>46256004
>Would like to know what a bed is
I did not miss the like, I just find it to be more amusing to ask what a bed is then asking what a bed is like.

>writing

>>46256004
>>Would like to know what a bed is
because >>46256194 's answer is funnier.

-would like to know what a bed is" You say.
"You, for one, are wearing your shirt backwards" Ilica says.

You look down at the shirt, and then back up at Ilica. "I meant to wear it this way" You say. "The dragon looks cooler on the back"

Ilica rolls her eyes. "So I guess that's how the vote goes, unless you can think of a compelling reason why we should stay out here" She says.
"I'm not arguing. A bed will be a nice change from grass, or the stone floors of that prison" Derrick says, as he turns to leave. "Come on, let's head back to town"

Emi smiles and follows after him. The twins go second, holding hands as they walk. Ilica hangs back for a moment with you.

"Put your arms back in, I'll give you a hand with that" She says.
"The shirt?" You ask.

"Hurry, I don't wanna fall behind" She says.
"O-okay" You say, as you pull your arms back in.

Then Ilica turns the shirt so the emblem is on the front. With it facing the right way, you put your arms back through the sleeves.

"There, much better" Ilica says.
"Thank you" You say.

Ilica turns and walks away. "Don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it" She says. "Now come on. I don't know if this place closes its gates when the sun goes down, but I'd rather not find out the hard way"
"Kay" You say.

>[1/2]

It takes a minute to get through the city gates. Derrick ends up having to smooth-talk the guards into ignoring the 'demon feeling' that they get, and even then they do an eye-check.

Once they were satisfied that none of you were demons- which isn't really true, but you weren't about to tell them that -they let you into Sherton.

The first thing you notice is how many people there are. Even at this time, the town seems pretty lively.

The second thing you notice is that the men all look the same, but the women are all different. Every man is just... a man. But the women seem to come in all shapes. Some of them have tails, or odd lower bodies, or have strange ears...

The third thing you notice is how thin the air feels. You can breathe fine, but it feels like you aren't getting as much from... something. You don't think it will affect you too badly, it just feels weird.

"So this is Sherton" You say.
"Impressed?" Emi asks.
You shrug.

"I'm the same" Ilica says. "Nothing here but some phallic imagery and shops"
"There's a bit more to this city than that" Derrick says. "But you're right about the phallic imagery"

>Ask why you feel weird

>Ask why there are no normal women

>Ask what a phallic migery is

>Other

>>46256812
>>Ask why you feel weird
>>Ask why there are no normal women
>>Ask what a phallic migery is

>>46256812
>Ask why you feel weird

>Ask why there are no normal women

>>46256812
All of the above

>>46256812
>Ask why you feel weird

>Ask why there are no normal women

>Ask what a phallic migery is

>>46256812
>Ask why you feel weird

>Ask why there are no normal women

>Ask what a phallic migery is

>writing

"I feel funny" You say.
"Funny how?" Emi asks.
"Kind of... thin" You say.

Emi looks confused, but Derrick chuckles. "Like you're breathing air and not quite getting what you need?" He asks.
"Yeah..." You say.
"It's the city's mana generator" He says. "Which rules out several of the places we could stay"

"Why?" Emi asks.
"Because the mana generator could be as dangerous to Yuu as a chaos engine is to us" Derrick says. "He might be fine... but I'd rather not risk it"

"And needing a bed big enough for a Serpid narrows things down more" Ilica says.
Emi's face turns red. "Wh-what? I can totally fit on a normal bed!" she says, as she presses her index fingers together. "But... but if you find a place with something bigger... I won't argue..."

"We should get looking, before the inns close their doors" Ilica says.
"Right. We'll check around here first. I think we saw a few on our way in earlier" Derrick says.

>[1/2]

The 6 of you start walking, occasionally stopping in front of an inn so Derrick and Emi can go in and see if they have a suitable room.

You're waiting outside another place looking around at the people, when your curiosity gets the best of you.

"Are there no normal women here?" You ask.
Ilica looks at you like you grew a second nose. "Normal women?" She asks.
"Yeah. Without the ears, or the tails, or the different lower bodies" You say.

"I don't follow" She says.
You tilt your head and try to think of a good way to explain it. "You know, like how all the men have the same kind of body, but the women are all different" You say.

"No" Ilica says. "What you're talking about just sounds like a man"

"Hm" You say. "Why are women all different then?"
"Why?" Ilica asks. "I dunno if there's a reason. We just are"

That's kind of weird... but you can deal with that. Now there's just one more question...

"What's a fallic migery?" You ask.
"Phallic imagery?" Ilica asks.
"Yeah" You say.
"It's when something looks like a dick" She says.

Lily gasps. "Ohhhh you said a bad word!" She says.
"I'm 14 years old. I can talk dirty if I want" Ilica replies.

>I see

>What's a dick?

>other

>>46257699
>>What's a dick?

>>46257699
"What's a dick? Does it taste good? Can I have one?"

>>46257699
>>I see

>>46257699
>I see

>What's a dick?

>>46257699
>What's a dick?
we have to.

>>46257699
>What's a dick?

>writing

Lily takes on a lecturing tone. "But my mommy said that you have to keep your mouth clean if you want respect" She says.
"Screw respect" Ilica says.
Lily looks shocked.

You raise your hand. "Ummm" You say, drawing the attention to you. "What's a dick?"
Lily looks even more shocked, and Ilica joins her.

"Does it taste good? I'm still pretty hungry" You say.

Ilica's face turns bright red, and she chokes on her words.

"Hey guys, this place looks good. You can all come in" Derrick calls out from the door. "Is something wrong?"

Ilica composes herself and walks over to Derrick, where she whispers something in his ear.

Derrick laughs out loud.
"What about that is funny?" Ilica asks.
"Sorry. Just- the face you were making" He says. "Come on inside. We'll get our room set up, and then try and find some food"

"I like the sound of that" You say, as you turn to the little devils. "Come on"

Lily shakes off her shock, and takes her sister's hand. Then the three of you head to the inn.

>[1/2]

"So that's what it is..." You say, as you take another bite out of your meal.

The room in the inn that you got is pretty big, even though most of the space is taken up by a rather large bed. Supposedly the bed is big so that Emi can fit on it, but she usually sleeps all coiled up anyway...

In the corner of the room is a table, and along the side there are some smaller beds.

Ilica and Lily are at the table having a stare off over the last piece of meat that was brought back to the room.

Daisy is a bit harder to spot at first glance, as she's 'seeped' into the floor. Right now she's a shadow with a pair of eyes, sitting next to Lily's feet.

Emi is laying about on the large bed. It looks like she might already be asleep.

Once you had both eaten a bit, Derrick pulled you aside to explain what a dick is.

"And I have one?" You ask.
"I assume you do" He says.

You look down, and pull the waist of your pants out. "Huh" You say.
"You never even knew it was there?" Derrick asks.
"Nope" You say.

He shrugs. "Well, I guess if it never came up then you might not have noticed it" He says, as he throws an arm over your shoulder and pulls you in for a sort of huddle. "And uhh... be careful not to get hit down there. Speaking from experience, it HURTS"
"As bad as those spikey things?" You ask.
"Worse" He says.

You grimace. "O-okay" You say. You will definitely keep that in mind.

With his explanation over, he walks back to where everyone else is. Leaving you to-

>Show off your new weapon

>Take the last piece of meat

>Find a spot to sleep

>Other

>>46258638
>>>Find a spot to sleep

>Show off your new weapon
No Yuu, keep your pants up.

>>46258638
>>Take the last piece of meat

>>46258638
>Show off your new weapon

>>46258638
>>Show off your new weapon
then ask when we can find out of those stones to see what weapon we're good with. Then
>>Find a spot to sleep

>>46258638
>Find a spot to sleep

>>46258638
>Find a spot to sleep
>Show off your new weapon

GAZE UPON THE LIGHTSABER

>>46258750
So if we can make the blade dull can we smack people with it while making lightsaber noises with our mouth?

>writing

"Oh, and check this out" You say.

Derrick turns, and you pull the mageblade out of your pocket. Then you click the button to pop the guard open.

"What's that?" Derrick asks.
"I made it earlier. Watch" You say. You focus your energy into the mageblade, and the red energy comes out.

But it isn't nearly as much as you got earlier...

"A mageblade, huh?" Derrick asks. "Your focus and control could use some work... and it's a bit small"
"It wasn't like this when I used it earlier" You say.
"You might have used up some of your energy, or it could be the mana generator affecting you" He says. "Either way, they're definitely things you need to work on and look out for if that's the weapon you want to use"

You stop the flow of energy, close the guard, and pocket the mageblade. "I still wanna see the stone. I just thought it'd be cool" You say.
"We can go tomorrow, then. Before we leave for Contique" He says. "Now if you'll excuse me. I think I have an argument to settle"

You both nod to each other and Derrick walks towards the table, while you look around at the beds.

The little ones look comfortable... but you've gotten kinda used to sleeping near everyone else. So you lay down in a corner of Emi's big bed.

"Hey! That was mine!" Ilica shouts.
"No! It was mine!" Lily says.
"Really? I think that it being in my stomach says that it was mine" Derrick says.

You smile as you close your eyes.

Friends... you could definitely get used to living like this.

>[1/2]

Your eyes open slowly. Even though the room is dark, you can still see pretty well.

You're not in the same spot you were in when you fell asleep, and Emi's tail is wrapped around your lower body. It strikes you as odd at first, as you're pretty sure that she can get your whole body wrapped up if she wants to.

Then you look around, and see that you're not the only one wrapped up. Everyone else is stuck in here with you. They must've all decided to sleep on this big bed, and gotten wrapped up to keep Emi warm like you did.

But this is actually pretty comfortable... so it's not what woke you up.

You look around again and lock eyes with Ilica, whose head is pressed into Emi's chest. One of her ears is smooshed into Emi, but the other one is moving around.

"You hear it too?" She asks.
"Maybe?" You ask. "What does it sound like?"
"Bells" Ilica says.
"What are bells?" You ask.
"Just listen" She says.

You close your eyes and listen, and you can kind of hear something. It sounds like a distant 'BONG', repeating over and over.

"13... 14..." Ilica says. "It isn't counting the time"
"They count the time?" You ask.
"Not this one" She says. "It sounds like a warning bell"
"Is that bad?" You ask.

Over the sound of the bell, you hear a sort of cracking. Like an explosion.

"Yeah" Ilica says, as she frees a paw to shake Emi awake. "It's bad"

That's all for tonight!

Next thread will be tomorrow, starting at around the same time.

I apologize for starting a bit late today. Ran into some internet trouble, so I ended up running the first little bit of this thread using my phone's connection.

As always I'll be sticking around in case anyone has questions or suggestions

>>46259321
Thanks for running.

>>46259321
so last thread you told us about the different types of demons, do they have any different abilities based on type? Like is a mind demon better at magic or is the only real difference their eye color?

who is best girl?
I want to show Ilica our dick

>>46259395
Yes, there are more differences. As to what they are... you'll find out soon. As in next thread soon.

>>46259463
so what does our party think of us so far?

>>46259586
Nice guy, kinda scary, utterly retarded.

>>46259586
They think you're weird and a little dumb, but you've proven that you're a handy guy to have around.

>>46259639
How is homosex regarded in this setting, and by each of the party members

>>46259724
In Lubars it's in the area where you won't be killed for being gay, but it is frowned upon. It is both more and less acceptable in other countries, though.

So did we just make the crystal in our mageblade? Or did Yuu just not notice it at first?

>Beyond the gate
>Feel demonic
>Yellow/golden eyes
>Absorbs soul, rejects mana
>Mana is a sort of lifeblood for most things
>We have no heart yet are alive
>Our heart was taken surgically
My current theory is that we're an angel or some kind of being from the afterlife, who was brought to the living world and experimented on or harvested for a valuable resource.
Alternatively, we could be a cultivated artifical being, a sort of homunculus.

>>46259894
Maybe a Reaper?

>>46259880
You made it. That's what the resistance when he first started focusing was.

>>46259894
Maybe Yuu's literally too stupid to die

>>46260047
Well that's neat

>>46259894
Two problems with that:
>uses the word groovy
>uses the word goosebumps

Even if he's forgotten what they mean, he still instinctively used these words. Which confused the others because those aren't words they've ever heard. Whereas WE know what those words mean.

While I doubt smiley's going down the "average joe earth guy in a fantasy world" route, there's definitely some connection.

>>46259894
I think we're a guy from our universe summoned to this one, mindwiped, and surgically turned into an antidemon