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>>1324008
Several hours later, as I watch the glow of the sun slowly fading behind the horizon, two thoughts occupy my mind.

First, a sudden feeling of intense gratitude for the many times Sis had come home from training covered in scratches and cuts from top to bottom, and how it always feel to me to patch her up again. It always took a lot of convincing to even get her to acknowledge that she was hurt at all but she always gave up in the end, and always pretending that she was only letting me do it to comfort me! She doesn't seem to get cut very often anymore, but I still remember a lot from that time and the many hours of practice definitely came in handy today. Owie...

But the pain has definitely been worth it! I'm especially sure of that as I struggle to catch my breath from the sheer awe of watching the sunset from a brand new angle. From above! All around me shades of red and orange mix with the bright white clouds dotting the sky and fading into the slowly encroaching black night on the other horizon. But that's isn't the second thought.

My second thought is how close everything suddenly feels! Until now even going to Mistress' house seemed like a long walk but now, looking at everything from up here it feels like I could go anywhere in just a few minutes. In fact, I'm pretty sure I could if I kept practising this! From the creepy abandoned fort that Lily turned into her own base to the sea of wheat fields east of the forest, all of it is suddenly in my reach, just like that!

Now, I am still having a lot of trouble controlling this broom, of course. I even made sure to take smallest one I could find that I'm pretty sure Mistress only keeps around for training apprentices because she would never fit on this thing. I'm not crashing into trees or the lake anymore, but that's only when I go really slow and if I make sure to stop completely when I try to turn. I am doing it, though, even if it's a bit choppy and that has got to count for something!

Maybe Mistress will even be proud enough to forget being mad at me for doing this without asking her first?

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>>1324017
The important question now is.. what's next? The sun is setting, sure, but tonight's mission doesn't begin until midnight. What should I do until then?

..Maybe visit Luci- I mean the Baroness? I wasn't allowed to earlier when she was at the church, and Miss Angeline strongly advised that I don't, but still! She must be really sad after her mother died and even though I've only met her once I still feel like I should try to comfort her? I could definitely try to visit her without anyone noticing, now that I know how to sort-of-fly. But should I? I know it's definitely a bad idea and could cause trouble for me, but.. but is it more important to do what's smart, or what you feel you should?

It would probably be a whole lot smarter to go home, eat dinner, and maybe try to nap a bit so I'm all fresh and ready for action come midnight.

Or.. I could keep practising! I could still get a lot better at handling the broom, but I've been making good progress so why not continue that?

>Try to sneak into the castle by exploiting my vertical advantage, and visit Baroness Lucia!
>Go home, eat, rest up, be smart!
>Practice even more! Gotta get good!
>Something else? [Write-in!]

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>OP Paste:

>Seal Value: 70/100

>Nadja's Seniors:
>Mistress' current opinion: 45/100
>Lily's current opinion: 25/100
>Camille's current opinion: 10/100

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>Nadja's Witchy Skills:

>Core Skills:
>Herbalism : Initiated (Potions and such!)
>Pencraft: Fledgling* (Hexes and wards!)
>Infusion: Uninitiated (Making things be magic/enchanting!)
>*Nadja has proven to be naturally talented at this set of skills. She learns more quickly and has a chance to intuitively understand this type of magic simply by looking at it.

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>Communication:
>Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendQM

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>Archives:
>4plebs archive (thread 1-24): http://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/subject/Witch%20Apprentice%20Quest/order/asc/
>moe archive (threads 25+): http://archived.moe/qst/search/subject/Witch%20Apprentice%20Quest/type/op/order/asc/
>Suptg archive: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=witch+apprentice+quest

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>Resources:

>Summaries. Brief descriptions of the most important events in the quest, enough to give you a rough idea of what's going on:
>Chapter 1 (Threads 1-31) Summary: http://pastebin.com/g3i9AMgP

>Timeline. A much more detailed day-by-day account of previous events. Not mandatory reading by any means.
http://pastebin.com/xMiP9nYf

>Nadja's Notebook is intended to serve as your reference material for witchy things and other stuff related to the quest. REMEMBER: YOU CAN ALWAYS REQUEST TO HAVE SOMETHING ADDED TO THE NOTEBOOK. It's divided into the following categories:
>1. General Witchcraft: Intro to Nadja's Notebook as well as any witch-related topics outside of the three major arts will go here when Nadja learns about them:
http://pastebin.com/FvemAzKN
>2. Herbalism: Everything about herbs and how to use them to make potions:
http://pastebin.com/vMWeFhd0
>3. Pencraft: Hexes and wards that Nadja knows of and how to make them:
http://pastebin.com/BTUR8F94
>4. Infusion: The art of bestowing magical properties to items that otherwise had none. For example, the creation of wands or flying brooms. Pastebin will be added once Nadja actually learns about any of this.
>5. Nadja's Notes: Where Nadja writes her notes about various things.
http://pastebin.com/76btWGte
>6. Characters: Nadja doesn't actually keep a written list of people she knows, but you may find it useful to have:
http://pastebin.com/GbRsNuw3

>TO-DO LIST:
>Tullian Fire
>Enlarging Potion
>Shrinking Potion

>>1324020
>Practice even more! Gotta get good!
Time to GIT GUD

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>NEW STUFF!

>Nadja has a new skill!
>Flying: Poor
>She may not be hurting herself (much) anymore, but any REAL witch would have to hold back tears of pain upon seeing the complete lack of form she maneuvers with. When she actually DOES maneuver at all.

>Also, I made a map!
>I fiddled about in Inkarnate for a while because apparently even the most artistically challenged people (such as me) can make something nearly-passable in it. I think I made something nearly-passable.
>For now, the map only shows what's very close to Nadja's home, and only the names of places that she actually knows the name of. I hope to do more with it in the future, but hopefully this gives you a better sense of what the area actually looks like.
>For some reason everything in inkarnate seems to come out kind of dark, which I don't like, but it's a lot prettier than any of my poorly assembled hand-scribbles.
>I'll probably do more with that map in the future, expand it and such. I feel like a map will definitely be useful if Nadja begins actually going places and interacting with the environment like a REAL witch.

>>1324020
>Go home, eat, rest up, be smart!
We need to be ready for that werewolf.

>>1324020
You were making me worried for an hour there!
>Try to sneak into the castle by exploiting my vertical advantage, and visit Baroness Lucia!

>>1324020
>>Go home, eat, rest up, be smart!

>>1324026

>Practice even more! Gotta get good!

Why didn't we pack food again? Why is Nadja such an idiot when it comes to food? Doesn't she know she should allways carry food when she is going to be aeay from home?

Always pack food when you are going to be busy for hours in a place without food, you idiot!

>>1324072
Oh, also your map looks pretty!

>>1324020
>Practice even more! Gotta get good!

>>1324020
>>Go home, eat, rest up, be smart!

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Rolled 11 (1d20)

Seems like half an hour is a reasonable voting time for the first post of the session. Or maybe it's just because I was late that everyone is already here. Either way, it is apparently also the amount of time needed for you guys to produce a draw, so I'll roll for you.

Evens, be smart. Odds, be ambitious.

>>1324095
Nadja made TWO plans instead of just one, and now you also want her to make plans for food?!

But seriously, put yourself in the shoes of a 12-year-old who has basically never been away from home for more than a few hours at a time. She'll pick it up. Nadja's not stupid, after all.

The most recent evidence of this is the fact she survived trying to teach herself how to fly. Not everyone could have pulled that off..

Pic related: How normal witches learn to fly.

>>1324072

There are several free programs that apply filters to pictures. Making something have a lighter tone isn't hard. Personally I use IrfanView to quickly add effects.

More impromptu and unattended flying lessons it is, nighttime version!

Roll some d20s to see how well that works out!

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>1324166
Rollan

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>1324166

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>1324166

>>1324174
Oh boy

>>1324157

I never was away from home until I was like seven but even then I remembered to have food avaliable!

Honesty she carries too litle about food for being a kid. To the point we had to vote about her eating food when she was home and hungry and had food avaliable!

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>>1324174

>>1324174

Well at least we are a beginner now, yes?

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>>1324159
I probably could do that without too much trouble. I don't know why I didn't. It simply didn't occur to me that I could.

>>1324174
Kaaay then, now I need to figure out how I want to reward that one too. I might have an idea, but is it maybe too..?

>>1324178
Well, if she was younger she then almost definitely wouldn't have the will to even do anything other than try to get food at that point. But at her age, yeah I've seen some kids neglect themselves to astonishing degrees because they thought something else was more important than eating.

>>1324020
>>1324174
Well hey, this is actually going not-quite-so-bad, so why not keep going? Maybe if I practice a lot I can really impress Mistress! That would be really nice, because I have a very strong feeling she isn't going to be happy about how I looked inside her room, without her permission, and took one of her brooms, without her permission, and then practised flying with it, without her permission.

So, better make this count before I have to see her tonight!

>Rolled 20 (1d20)

What's really strange though, is that the first-first time, when I rode along with Mistress up to Redleaf's cottage in the mountains, that time I was absolutely terrified. I could barely look or really think about doing anything other than screaming as loud as I could and latching unto Mistress as tightly as I could. But now..?

Now I'm not scared. And not only am I not scared, but it actually feels.. Well, natural? It feels as if this is the normal way to move, as if walking is only something we do because.. Why? That seems like a question a priest should answer, not me. I just know that, even though I don't really understand how to handle the broom, I already feel as I had been flying all of my life.

{Not with a stupid broom, though.}

Heehee, and the wind up here almost feels like someone is whispering into my ear! Now that I'm flying on my own, I definitely like it a lot and I'm clearly getting better, slowly but surely. Even as the night comes to fully envelop both the land and the sky, I only feel more confident.

Flying in the dark, with no moons lighting the way tonight, is definitely tricky. The few lights below, from Hinde and from the castle, help to let me know whereabouts I am, but they can't tell me I'm about to fly into a tall tree poking up from the forest. After the first few scratches though, the trick becomes obvious. You just stop trying to see with your eyes and instead you just.. Feel.

I don't know how to actually explain it, but it just works. Even if you can't see it, if you pay close attention then the air will tell you if something is there, or not.

>Flying: Shaky.
>Now capable of actually turning without coming to a complete halt and having grown quite a bit of confidence, Nadja can generally be expected to get from A to B with minimal crashes. A lack of formal training means her form and technique are still quite shoddy and leave much to be desired.
>Special: Night Flying.
>Nadja, regardless of her technique or lack thereof, has a knack for flying in the dark, sensing danger instinctively (usually) before said danger can hit her in the face.

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>>1324433
One tricky part I don't really know how to solve here though, is telling the time. When the sun is down, where am I supposed to look to tell the time now? I'm never actually up this late and usually the only concern after nightfall is whether it's time to go to bed or not. And whether or not it would normally have been time to go to bed, I have no idea because I am definitely not tired! I can't even imagine how anyone could grow tired, flying majestically through the air like this!

Considering that I do have a FAIRLY important appointment though, I suppose it is best to err on the cautious side and call it a day while I still know that I'm definitely not too late and return to Hinde. The question now is, which plan do I go with?

While I've definitely made some progress learning to fly, there is one problem still left: I've almost entirely focused on flying in the open, and trying to fly through a relatively small window is something else. Obviously if I go slow I can do it, but I'm still a little rocky with the whole 'speed' thing. A poorly timed bit of acceleration and I could find myself crashing right into a wall, alerting all the guards right away.

On the other hand, the shrinking plan has downsides of its own. For one, I'm a little worried about how vulnerable I'd be while shrunken down. A careless moment could quickly end in an uncomfortable encounter with a foot or..

In the end I just have to do my best!

>Try to fly through the open window of the church, quietly. [Flying!]
>Wait until the change of the guards, shrink down, and sneak past them. [Potions!]
>Maybe.. Maybe I can just wait around a while until Mistress or Camille get here? They both need to get inside too, I could just copy one of them. Or ask them for help. [Relying on others!]
>Something else? [Write-in!]

>>1324433
Oh wow, we got some great progress!
>>1324437
>Try to fly through the open window of the church, quietly. [Flying!]
Clearly this is our calling.

>>1324437
>>Try to fly through the open window of the church, quietly. [Flying!]

>>1324437
>Wait until the change of the guards, shrink down, and sneak past them. [Potions!]

>>1324437
>Try to fly through the open window of the church, quietly. [Flying!]

>>1324437
>Try to fly through the open window of the church, quietly. [Flying!]

>>1324437

Can't we just land in the roof and go down to the window using a rope?

>>1324437
>Try to fly through the open window of the church, quietly. [Flying!]
We spent all that time practicing for a reason.

>>1324437
>Maybe.. Maybe I can just wait around a while until Mistress or Camille get here? They both need to get inside too, I could just copy one of them. Or ask them for help. [Relying on others!]

>>1324484
That probably wouldn't be any safer, easier, or less cospicuous.

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Flying is fun and not dangerous! Roll d20s AGAIN to see how well Nadja does!

>>1324484
Sure, Nadja would just have to find a rope and attach it to something and then not be so bad at climbing ropes that she just falls right down. All in all, she's a bit more likely to pull that off without problems, but wouldn't feel quite as proud of herself afterwards.

So what do you value more, playing it safe or feeling big and awesome?

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>1324522

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>1324522

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>1324522
Away!

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>1324522
Nadja is an expert! EXPERT!

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>1324522

>>1324522

Safe. And doesn't she just weight less than other kids her age? Climbing and going down a rooe is easy when you are a lightweight.

Plus SHE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SEEN!

>>1324535
Should hopefully be enough for a fairly smooth landing.

>>1324571
At the very least we will not be lighting our broom on fire or hitting a brick wall...positives!

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15 is pretty good!

Also, now seems like the appropriate time to apologize for, once again, moving at an excruciatingly slow pace. In case you care for excuses, I am still on the recovering end of yet another round of sickness and currently dealing with some pretty painful headaches. We're not stopping for that, though!

>>1324539
>Nadja is an expert! EXPERT!

Mistress is AN expert. And her teacher is THE expert without even a single challenger. Which means that if Nadja wants to become an expert, she has definitely stumbled upon the right teacher.

>>1324569
She weighs less than the only other two people in Hinde who are her age. But one of them is a boy, and the other is Amalia. I think I originally intended Nadja to be slightly taller than Amalia, unless she stretches her ears which is basically cheating. Amalia weighs a bit more though on account of being fit enough to actually use a bow. I mean it's a pretty short bow, but that's still not easy.

Hopefully not contradicting myself here, because I never actually made notes about the height or weight of the characters, just pretty sure that was what original me intended. Maybe I SHOULD note that.

>>1324656
It's okay Friend, we can wait for cute witch adventures. I do hope you're getting better!

>>1324437
Why stop a good thing now?

Sure, I'm probably starting to look a lot like Sis did back when she suddenly got that crazy idea of wanting to be an adventurer - Just because she actually made it work somehow doesn't mean it's not crazy - but they're just small scratches and bruises, nothing serious.

I mean sure, normally I'd probably be worried about how awful I must look this way, how my hair is probably all tangled and messy now, or how my dress is probably completely ruined, or wondering why I'm not cold at all despite not wearing a coat while out around midnight, in autumn, and flying through the air. But I'm not worried. I'm not worried about anything at all right now, because flying above all of those ordinary people just makes me feel so hot and powerful that all I want to do is just laugh!

Obviously I don't actually do that! I'm not an idiot, I know that I have to be quiet for this part. People aren't generally going to be looking upwards to check if anyone is flying over them, and even if they did there's no lampposts in the sky so as long as I don't fly too close I'm practically invisible. But the guards down there, they could definitely hear me if I started laughing like a maniac. I don't know how they would respond to that, but for now it's better that they're not responding to anything at all.

A quick circle around the church proves that Miss Angeline did keep her promise. I didn't really have any reason to believe that she wouldn't but.. Well I guess I'm just starting to learn that just because I think somebody has no reason to lie doesn't mean that they aren't going to do it. I don't understand why they do it when they clearly know that lying is bad, but maybe that's also something I'm supposed to learn later.

Promise or not though, there is one slight hiccup. Unless I'm completely mistaken, the room that she chose to leave a window open in, and even left a light on to make it easier to find, well that room is..

It's Kerstin's room.

Kerstin is probably still mad at me after that snooping incident. I've been avoiding her since then, so why should she have stopped being mad? She must still be mad. She doesn't seem to actually be IN her room, but what if she's lying in ambush in there, waiting to scold me?

That could happen!

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>>1324871
No, that's silly to worry about. If it happens, if she scolds me, then it's only about time. So let's just do this, and if the worst comes to pass, then I'll take my punishment like a big girl!

The light that was left out for me proves quite invaluable, giving me the opportunity to carefully position myself and take careful aim, patiently waiting for the guard below to distract himself with a yawn and..

Go!

Rolled 15 (1d20)

One sort-of-quick and definitely-silent downward swoop later and I feel my feet connecting with solid ground again for the first time in many hours, and without so much as even a slight stumble. I bet that looked really awe-

"Not bad." A voice comments from behind me, somehow both sounding amused and bored at the same time. And that kind of tone, there's definitely only person that could produce..

"Camille!"

I turn to find her casually seated on the floor in the corner of the room with a large book with text small enough that I can't make out a word from this distance seated comfortable in her lap. I should probably have seen that coming. While this isn't her room, I did stumble upon her secret room right next to this one, so it's not hard to imagine that Kerstin would also let her make use of this room.

"You're early, Naddie." She comments, a hint of sleepiness in her voice. "There's still an hour and a half until we start."

Wow, I stayed out that long after all? This is way past my usual bedtime and I barely even noticed! But wait, how is she even telling the time? There's no clock in here, and she can't look at the sun like I usually do!

"The stars." She replies before I've even asked my question. "Don't worry, you won't have to learn those for a while yet. Not really important when you're starting out. Serious pain to memorize them all, though. Anyway, we've got time to spare so why don't you take a nap or something?"

Now that she mentions it, I do already feel the rush from before fading away. A nap might not be entirely stupid. Maybe a snack too to go with it?

But wait, this is CAMILLE! I'm supposed to be MAD at her! Isn't that way more important?

>Camille owes me an apology for trying to make Amalia spy on me! And lying to me! Time to yell at her! (Angry!)
>Put the anger aside for now, I'm actually curious about that book she's reading. (Curious!)
>Fighting can wait, better to grab a quick snack and some sleep before the mission. (Patient!)
>Something else? [Write-in!]

>>1324876
>Camille owes me an apology for trying to make Amalia spy on me! And lying to me! Time to yell at her! (Angry!)

>>1324876
>>Fighting can wait, better to grab a quick snack and some sleep before the mission. (Patient!)

>>1324876
>Fighting can wait, better to grab a quick snack and some sleep before the mission. (Patient!)

>>1324876
>Fighting can wait, better to grab a quick snack and some sleep before the mission. (Patient!)

>>1324876
>Confront Camille about our grievances with her in a calm manner.

>>1324871
>because flying above all of those ordinary people just makes me feel so hot and powerful that all I want to do is just laugh!
How lewd

>>1324876
>>Fighting can wait, better to grab a quick snack and some sleep before the mission. (Patient!)

>>1324876
>Camille owes me an apology for trying to make Amalia spy on me! And lying to me! Time to yell at her! (Angry!)

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Yay, putting colors in the vote actually worked! Amazing! Obviously they won't be there when you copy them so it's still pointless to try to use formatting on the vote options, but at least it was fun. For me anyway.
I should probably stop, I actually really hate when QMs overuse the format options, so time to rein myself in a bit.

Anyway, seems the majority agrees that it's time for Nadja to wind down a bit and collect herself before serious business! Lucky for Camille!

>>1324899
>How lewd
I.. actually did not intend for Nadja to unintentionally lewd this time. In fact I don't even see the lewd part. Am I missing something about the English language and making myself look dumb?

>>1324945
>flying above all of those ordinary people just makes me feel so hot and powerful that all I want to do is just laugh!
>Hot
Feeling hot in english is either feeling sexually aroused, Feeling sexually attractive. Or literally feeling hot. Like the temperature is too high.

Hot + Powerful. Sounds sort of sexually liberated.

Plus she's wearing a skirt right? So she's flying around and anyone could just look up and see under it.

>>1324876
>Fighting can wait, better to grab a quick snack and some sleep before the mission. (Patient!)
I may be late, but I'm still voting!

>>1324965
You could definitely fold a short or loose enough skirt around the broom! no flashing!

>>1324876

>Fighting can wait, better to grab a quick snack and some sleep before the mission. (Patient!)

>Drop asleep like a cat.

>>1324876
Part of me wants so badly to snap at her, right now, and not let up until she's begging for mercy.

But another part of me lets me know that might be a sign that I'm not actually thinking as straight as I should be for what's to come. Maybe I got a little too excited after all that flying, maybe it's the fact I haven't eaten in a good while, again. Maybe I should start bringing something to eat when I leave in the morning, in case I wind up getting caught out all night again? I have a feeling this isn't going to be the last time that happens. Hopefully not for the same reasons, but...

"A nap does sound like a good idea." I admit, a frustratingly well-timed yawn escaping my lips as I do so. "But do you think Kerstin would mind if I looked for something to eat first? I'm kinda-"

"Catch!" She suddenly calls, a shiny red apple flying towards me before I could even notice where she got that from. Though, I think that had a lot more to do with the time of day than with the quickness of her hands. Similarly, the fact that I actually managed to catch it probably had a lot more to do with luck than with the quickness of my hands.

"A witch is only worth as much as her mind." She chirps with a cheeky grin and more than a bit of a snicker. "Especially good to keep in mind when certain sword-happy people try to argue with you over who gets the last portion!"

I'm not sure who she's used to sharing dinner with, but the first part does sound smart enough. I should definitely make sure to bring food from now on.

"The point is," she continues as I let the juicy fruit push aside the anger I was feeling a few moments ago. "A good witch is also a witch who's in tune with the nature around her. And that means knowing that right now is when the apples are just perfect."

The poorly suppressed laughter makes me uncertain if she really is trying to give me advice, but it does still sound like something I should keep in mind. Remembering to bring food is one thing, but knowing when and where to find food in a pinch would also be very valuable!

Plus she really is right, this apple is amazing. The only thing that could make all this better right now would be to just-

"Pretty sure K won't mind if you borrow her bed."

FLOMP

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>>1325342
For a moment, I am genuinely surprised as I am slowly stirred awake without even a single weird dream being the cause. It's a good feeling to sleep like a normal person does it for once, because it feels like weird dreams have become the norm lately.

My awakening isn't entirely without surprises though, as I quickly find my movement restricted by a pair of arms wrapped around my chest, stubbornly refusing to let go. In fact, it feels exactly like..

"S-Sis?" I call out.

"I told you not to call me that." Camille whispers sleepily behind me. VERY close behind me.

"Wha-wha-what?! Camille, what are you doing? Let go!"

She does, but not without voicing her objection. "Jeez, you just looked comfy and all so I figured I'd join in."

"That is SO not okay! You can't just sleep with someone without asking them first!"

She too begins to stir awake now. Or rather, she suddenly bursts into a hysterical laughter, as if I had said something funny. But I'm pretty sure I didn't. Maybe she's just sleepy too and that's why she's being weird?

Eventually she does settle down again and proceeds to ask a very uncomfortable question. "Wasn't your friend supposed to be here?"

I guess she knows the original plan too. "Right, but uhm.. She's not coming."

Still sounding a little groggy, she continues her series of inconvenient questions. "Wasn't she kinda important to the plan?"

Well, she was but..

Actually, but what? What is my new plan? Amalia was supposed to shoot the werewolf with the tranquillizing poison so I could get close safely. So if she's isn't here, what do we..?

>"I came up with a new plan! And that is.." [Write-in a general plan!]

OR

>"I'm.. actually not sure what I'm going to do. So uhm, maybe you could help me come up with something?" [Ask Camille for help!]
>"Well I don't need her! I can handle the mission all on my own!" [Refuse to ask Camille for help!]

>Fun time!
>I don't think this was ever actually discussed, so here's your chance to come up with the cleverest plan you ever schemed!
>This is the last update of the night, so you have all the way until tomorrow (1700 UTC) to figure this out.
>Both Camille and Mistress are available for the mission. Nadja isn't entirely certain of exactly what they can do, but she assumes they're both fairly capable.
>You don't need to go deeply into specifics, especially since Nadja was never given a lot of specifics. Just having some kind of general plan is what's important.

>You can also ask me questions if you need anything clarified, as long as I haven't already fallens asleep.

>If there's anything resembling a consensus by tomorrow, we'll share the plan with Camille and Mistress and see what they think. If not, we'll go with whichever of the latter two options (ask for help or refuse to ask for help) has a majority.

>>1325351
Well, I think whatever plan we come up with, we shouldn't be asking either of them to do the work, as it were. They probably won't respect that. We were planning on the sedation plan right? I guess we could try a lure or something?

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And that is it for tonight!

I hope this last vote doesn't scare you too much, because I'd like to see what you can think up without me giving you directions to follow this time. I know that's not what we usually do, but you guys tend to be good with write-ins so I wanna see just how good you are!

And don't be afraid of "being wrong." I'm not asking for a final battle plan, Nadja is going to discuss it with both Mistress and Camille no matter what. It'd just look a lot better if she goes into that discussion with some kind of idea of what she wants to do.

We'll be continuing tomorrow, hopefully without me being an hour late again. Until then, thanks for playing, thanks for being awesome, and good night!

>>1325384
You still have the tranquilizing poison. It's intended for injection, but it'll probably work by ingestion too. Just more slowly.

>>1325404
I don't think Nadja could safely go for an injection plan herself, at least. Maybe find out what kinda stuff a werewolf likes to eat (that's not alive) and try for that.

>>1325404
Good night.

>>1325404
Thanks for running.

We might want to get some help with executing a plan since werewolves are dangerous. But it would be great if we could do it on our own.

>>1325351

>"I'm.. actually not sure what I'm going to do. So uhm, maybe you could help me come up with something?" [Ask Camille for help!]

"After all without me there would be no cure, why I have to do all the hard work? That werewolf is not my friend isn't it?"

>After all you still are angry with Camille and she is the one interested in the werewolf in the first place. You got the cure, how to trap it should be her work!

>>1325404
Do you think some details about the werewolf could be added to Nadja's Notebook? Such as the original plan Camille used, the play Nadja and Amalia came up with, and so on? I can't seem to find some of the details in past threads.

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>>1326708
You're right, that's actually the exact thing that the Notebook would have been really good for. For now, I'll summarize what Nadja does know here. Of course, she actually knows very little because she has been told very little. I think it may have been as recent as last thread or the one before it that we established that she is actually kind of pissed about that, which I also still see one anon supporting above, though not quite so much as you blow up in anyone's face. Yet.

So anyway, the original goal of the mission is to cure, rather than kill, a werewolf. Notably, this has never been accomplished with a subject past the first phase of the transformation and previously considered impossible. Despite that, Camille still took on the job.

Nadja hasn't been told specifically how Camille tried to solve the issue, but when she found Camille recovering in Mistress' house she also found a great deal of potions in her bag labeled 'speed' and a few labeled 'anti-werewolf. Evidently the plan failed, though Nadja did note that Camille was unconscious due to consuming too many potions, not from suffering any wounds.

Nadja has not been told where or who the werewolf is either. She knows that it is dangerous and that she'd rather not be anywhere near it if it can be helped. She knows that Amalia decided the most comparable test subject for the poison was a bear, giving her an idea of its size.

On that note, the original plan that Nadja and Amalia came up with was beautifully simple. Nadja brews up the poison (done!), Amalia shoots it from a comfortable distance and hopefully doesn't wound it too severely, wait for the poison to do its thing, and then when it's asleep Nadja can safely use the Thorn from the Wilting Willow that she got from the Daemon Vanda. That should reverse any and all transformations, even ones that conventional magic fail to cure, conveniently giving Nadja the only known way to actually accomplish this. You'd almost think everyone would be a little nicer to her considering that, but...

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So far the best bet seems to be >>1325420
trying to make the werewolf EAT the poison instead of delivering it by injection, so essentially bait. Simple and logical, which are both pretty good traits as far as plans are concerned.

Either that, or ask/tell Camille to find a way to trap it. >>1325604
On one hand, a slight admission of failure but on the other hand, how was it fair to begin with that Nadja has to handle EVERYTHING while being told NOTHING?

>>1325351
Yeah, we should go for something like this >>1325420

>>1327951
We can always ask Camille (or Mistress) whether the bait plan is any good and such before committing.

>>1325351
>"I'm.. actually not sure what I'm going to do. So uhm, maybe you could help me come up with something?" [Ask Camille for help!]
We do have the poison, so if we can somehow get it to the werewolf, it might still be the easiest way of restraining it. Nadja could of course just use the thorn if she got close enough.

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And I'm back and just about ready to start again. From what I'm reading, it looks like Nadja is going to suggest poisoning the werewolf via food, and asking Camille for help with figuring out the best way to do that.

>>1328357
Welcome back Friend!

>>1328357
Sounds fine to me

>>1325351
"Okay, so what I was thinking was.." I take a deep breath as I begin to explain, still more than a little uncertain about this. "Instead of trying to inject the poison with an arrow like in the old plan, maybe we could instead trick it into eating the poison by putting it in some kind of food or something? But I'm not sure what werewolves eat or if it would fall for that and.."

I'm a little surprised to see Camille listening patiently as I explain, smiling supportively as she nods along. "Which poison did you say you brought?"

"Hm? Oh, its name? I think it was called.." I should probably have written that down, but I guess I was a little distracted at the time. "Uhm, it was Melas' Mixture Number.. Uhm.."

"Oh, 37 right?" Her eyes seem to light up simply from mentioning it. "That's a good choice, that stuff could knock out a freaking bear in seconds! Really, anything Melas puts her name on you'll know you're dealing with the good stuff."

"Actually, I already tested it on one and it worked perfectly." But it still makes me feel a little warm inside to hear her say I did good, even though I'm supposed to still be mad at her.

"Nice!" She yells cheerfully while raising her hand at me in some kind of gesture. For a moment I was afraid she was about to hit me, but instead we just end up staring awkwardly at each other until she finally speaks again. "Ri-i-ight, gonna have to teach you that some other time, I guess.."

"So anyway!" She quickly brushes off all awkwardness aside and begins searching her pack for something or other. "The #37 isn't really intended for ingestion, you probably know that already, but I think we can make it work. It'll be a lot slower, but the poison CAN be absorbed through the digestive system too."

"Di-what-sive?" Am I supposed to know what that is?

"Oh right, guess they don't teach a whole lot of anatomy in Sunday School, huh? Well don't worry, you'll get to that eventually too! The point is, it'll be a lot slower and we'll probably need a lot more of it since we're using it the wrong way but, the real issue is- AHA!"

A tiny little vial filled with a clear liquid that she proudly presents to me is apparently the source of her joy. Am I also supposed to know what that is?

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>>1328447
"So the real issue is that Mister Wolfie might be able to taste the poison, and not finish the whole thing. And so.. Concentrated Garlic Extract! Because what else could blind your taste buds to all other tastes like garlic?"

"So.. you think this'll work?"

"Heehee yep, sounds good to me!" She answers while seeming to almost hop in joy. "You know, it feels pretty good to work with you, Naddie!"

It feels.. good? But this is the same Camille who tried to turn Amalia against me because she thought I was.. was some kind of monster or something! And now she's saying these nice things?

...

Is she lying to me again? She was really nice that day too, until she thought I wasn't around. I don't really know a lot about telling whether or not a person is lying to me.

But whether or not she's being honest, I actually am enjoying this a little too.

"Oi Naddie, you okay? You went all quiet on me all of a sudden."

>"Wait, why on earth were you carrying GARLIC EXTRACT around in pack? When do you ever need that?" [Important question!]
>"If you think it's nice to work with me, why did you try to turn my best friend against me?" [Confront Camille!]
>"It's not important right now, let's just keep working. What do we next?" [Be all pro and stuff!]
>Something else? [Write-in!]

>>1328451
>"If you think it's nice to work with me, why did you try to turn my best friend against me?" [Confront Camille!]
Better clear the air.

>>1328451
>>"If you think it's nice to work with me, why did you try to turn my best friend against me?" [Confront Camille!]

>>1328451
>"If you think it's nice to work with me, why did you try to turn my best friend against me?" [Confront Camille!]
It's witchy to stand up for yourself

>>1328451
>"If you think it's nice to work with me, why did you try to turn my best friend against me?" [Confront Camille!]

>>1328451
>"It's not important right now, let's just keep working. What do we next?" [Be all pro and stuff!]
She might be lying, but we need to finish this plan either way.

>>1328485
I'm sure Nadja and Camille would work better together after a nice discussion!

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Looks like it's finally time for Camille to face the consequences of her actions! Confrontation it is!

>>1328515
Hopefully, depends on how the discussion goes.

>>1328451
>"If you think it's nice to work with me, why did you try to turn my best friend against me?" [Confront Camille!]

Tough update, Friend? Not surprising given the votes.

>>1328451
"If you think it's nice to work with me, why did you try to turn my best friend against me?"

The lights in her eyes slowly fade while she looks down and awkwardly scratches the back of her head. "So that's what it's about, huh? I guess I knew there was a chance she'd go and tell on-"

"Amalia didn't tell! I heard you! You met in secret and you said that I was a- That I was a- You were really mean!"

She gives a faint nod, barely under the shadow cast across her face by her now deeply lowered hat. "I know it was."

"Then why did you do it?! If you knew it was a mean thing to do then why did you pretend to be all nice and that you liked me when it was all a lie?!"

"BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I SAW!" She shouts, but still not looking directly at me. "YOU CAN DENY IT, BUT I STILL KNOW!"

Well.. She isn't wrong about that. The things she told Amalia, I'm pretty sure they're all true. And with the weird dreams I keep having, SOMETHING must be up. But that's no reason to be a lying meanieface.

"So if you-" She gulps loudly and clenches both her hands, STILL looking away from me. "So if you're going to tell me to back off, I won't! No matter what you say or do, I'm still going to keep looking! I gotta do it for her.."

Finally, she briefly glances in my direction, then immediately looking away again. Could it be that Camille is actually afraid of me?

"S-s-so there! Whatever you do to me, I'm not stopping! Th-th-they're all going to know!" Her voice begins to shake as it lowers to a barely audible whisper. She really is afraid! Just what does she think I am going to do?

And is it bad that watching the trembling of her legs and nervous glances makes a part of me want to tease her now..?

>She looks terrified! I should try to comfort her, this is all just a big misunderstanding! [Comfort her first, then try to talk when she's calm.]
>"I uh, I actually just wanted you to apologize and maybe help me try to figure out what's going on because some really confusing stuff has been happening.." [Straight to the point]
>"You wouldn't be saying that if you really knew what I'm going to do! [Evil laughter!]
>Something else? [Write-in!]

>>1328786
"YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE BEHIND MY BACK. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST GONE TO ME DIRECTLY!"

>>1328786
>"I uh, I actually just wanted you to apologize and maybe help me try to figure out what's going on because some really confusing stuff has been happening.." [Straight to the point]
Teasing is generally great but this seems an exceptionally bad time.

>>1328786
>She looks terrified! I should try to comfort her, this is all just a big misunderstanding! [Comfort her first, then try to talk when she's calm.]

>>1328786
>>>She looks terrified! I should try to comfort her, this is all just a big misunderstanding! [Comfort her first, then try to talk when she's calm.]

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>>1328730
The content isn't to blame, I'm just having a really hard time focusing tonight, probably because of all the goop in my head. Much more troublesome than I thought that it would be going to. It's really not great and I'm starting to feel I might have to call it early today which is really sucky.

>>1328786
>"I uh, I actually just wanted you to apologize and maybe help me try to figure out what's going on because some really confusing stuff has been happening.." [Straight to the point]
What is she afraid of? And who is she talking about? This is worrying.

>>1328786
>"I don't know what you're talking about but you sound like a meanie! Good girls don't act like they're nice but then turn around and do bad stuff behind your back! And you just act all weird instead of talking about things too!"

>>1328819
Awww, that sucks. Get better Friend!

>>1328819
If you're not feeling too well it's ok to cancel.

>>1328822
She probably thinks Nadja is possesses by the evil witch ot something. What would make her believe that, well, maybe we can find out.

>>1328786
>"I uh, I actually just wanted you to apologize and maybe help me try to figure out what's going on because some really confusing stuff has been happening.." [Straight to the point]

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Yeah sorry guys, but it looks like I'm going to have to admit defeat here. I'm just not in a state where I can actually focus on the task right now so it does seem wisest to just call if for tonight and try to get some rest instead.

I hope you enjoyed yesterday's session at least. Thanks for joining me this weekend, and if the coming week is a little kinder to me than this one has been, I'll hopefully see you next weekend!

I swear, one day I will convince you guys to actually be a wicked little witch, even if just for a moment.

>>1328886
It was just too mean Friend! See you next week!

>>1328886
Get well soon, Friend.

>>1328886
Thanks for running. Rest well.

>>1328886
What a cliffhanger ending, looking forward to next time