>>2212348
Speaking of Paradigm, over the last few days, the two of you have grown relatively close. After you met and hung out for a while, the two of you ended up getting a house together. Ever since then, you have been with her pretty much the whole time. Its fun. You like being with her. It makes you happy. It seems to make her happy too. Since you have never really been in a relationship, you aren't quite sure how close you really are, or what it means exactly, but you do know that you really enjoy each-others company. You also know some other things about her, for example, her name is Sarah, she has a friend named Ari in Big Apple, she is 22, and she has generally good taste.

Honestly, that seemed like more things before you listed them…

While you may not know if this is love or something else, you do know that you want to learn more about her. Even if it isn't exactly love, maybe it will be some day. You don't think you would mind that at all.

Anyways, now that you have gone completely off topic, what should you do today? Looking at the clock, its… Well shit. Its 3 Pm. You really overslept. Does it even matter if you oversleep? Since you don't plan to open up the bar until later tonight, its not like you have anything better to do really…
[ ] Walk around town. (If you choose this, also choose whether to wake up Paradigm to go with you or not)
[ ] Wake up Paradigm and see what she wants to do.
[ ] Brew white ciders until you level a couple times.
[ ] Call your brother.
[ ] Do something else? (Write in.)

>>2212350
Forgot my trip. Swear to god I'm fucking retarded.

>>2212350
Call your brother and then brew for a few hours. Let Paradigm wake up on her own

Also welcome back QM! Love the quest so far.

>>2212381
Thanks, I am glad you are enjoying it!

By the way, anyone who missed it due to the thread autosaging, there is another intermission post in the last thread.

>>2212350
Brew white cider to level up. Gotta get some levels.

>>2212350
Hire a damn cook for the pub and teach them the ways of taste.

>>2212350
>[X] Brew white ciders until you level a couple times.

>>2212350
>[ ] Wake up Paradigm and see what she wants to do.

>>2212350
>Call your brother.
Time to see what bro is up too.

>>2212350
>[ ] Brew white ciders until you level a couple times.
>[ ] Call your brother.

Tell him about the raid bosses and that he needs to be carefull

>>2212381
>>2212408
>>2212477
>>2212501
>>2212530
Since they arent mutually exlusive, we can do both.

[+1 Brother Calling]
[+1 Brewer Level]

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>>2212571
Now that you are done reflecting, you feel like it is about time you get up and get at least something productive done today.

You pull yourself out from under the covers with just a bit of hesitation and equip your warm leather jacket and pants as quickly as possible. You are used to cold mornings as a New Englander, especially after winter storm Grayson took out your power for half a week this year, but you still wish this house had central heating. You feel sorry for Paradigm. It must suck extra hard considering she lived in California. You decide to let her sleep and enjoy the warm bed for a while longer.

Instead, you head to the temporary workshop room and start brewing some ciders. Since you own a bar now, you should probably level up when you can, right? You assume that in the 25 levels between you and 90 there are at least a few good new drinks. Thankfully, the ingredients for ciders are plentiful here and they still give you good EXP rates till around 80.

As you grind, you decide to give your brother a call.

Ring… Ring… Ring.

"Yo, whats up?"

"Figured I would give you a call while I was grinding."

"Oh? Whats that? Did you finally find a Girlfriend?"

"Other kind of grinding." you quickly try to shoot him down before he can get going.

"Hmm? But I'm not wrong, am I?" Dammit, it didn't work.

"Sort of?"

"Your voice totally gives you away bro."

"Alright, fine, I do have a girl I'm interested in, but that’s all I'm saying."

"Fine, Fine… So, what are you calling about anyways?" he asks.

>>2212846
"Wanted to make sure you were doing alright and give you some news."

"Oh boy." He says expectantly "Is the news as useful as last time?"

"More dangerous than useful I would say…"

"Well that doesn't sound good, let me guess, raid bosses are attacking the city?" wait, what?

"How did you know?!"

"The hats have been buzzing about it recently. They try to keep it quiet, but some of us are just happen to be good listeners."

"And you are one of those good listeners?"

"You could say that." he says. You aren't sure what that is supposed to mean… Maybe he just knows one of them personally though, its not too farfetched. "Anyways, since you wanted to give me some news, its my turn now. Tell your engineer friend that she can make real world machines. Every Engineer in the city is busy making one for a race."
Click.
Every dam time.

Well, at least he gave you some useful info again. You two had already figured out that you could make things that didn't originally exist here, but you still weren't sure how far that went.

Racing real world machines in the world of Elder Tale. That’s pretty cool.

You keep brewing while contemplating the possibilities for a while, until you are brought out of your thoughts by the ding indicating you have leveled. 66 Brewing. Neat. You can brew a "Rusty Dagger" now. The description in the menu says it gives you some armor pen, but unfortunately, it’s a bit expensive since its ingredients are common in the south rather than Portage.

Oh well.

Its 4:39 Pm. What should you do now?
[ ] Its about time to head out to the bar for the night.
[ ]Grind ciders a little longer. The bar is already stocked with real alcohol, so the lander bartenders can keep things going until you get there.
[ ] Wake up Paradigm and talk to her.
[ ] Call someone else?
[ ] Write in.

Secondary vote:
[ ] Wake up Paradigm?
[ ] Let her wake up when she feels like it.

>>2212849
>[ ] Its about time to head out to the bar for the night.
>[ ] Wake up Paradigm?

>>2212849
>[ ] Its about time to head out to the bar for the night.
>[ ] Let her wake up when she feels like it.
We have responsibilities now.

Feels weird.

>>2212849
>>2212849
[ ]Grind ciders a little longer. The bar is already stocked with real alcohol, so the lander bartenders can keep things going until you get there.


Secondary vote:
[ ] Wake up Paradigm

>>2212858
Honestly you don't have to do too much to keep it running, you kept the Lander staff who worked there when you bought it on so you would have people who actually know how to run a bar available.
Basically, you are the owner, you still have managers who can run the place autonomously when you aren't there.

>>2212849
[ ] Its about time to head out to the bar for the night.

>Hire, a, damn, chef.

>>2212906
Assuming you aren't going to hire someone to make tasteless food, hiring a chef would require you to give out the secret of brewing more or less, you aren't sure you want to do that yet...

>>2212849
>[ ] Its about time to head out to the bar for the night.
>[ ] Wake up Paradigm?

>>2212906
The chef could just as easily go away with our secret. Just wait until the other merchant gamers come to us and sell the secret for i dunno 2 -3 billion golds. Enough to by the auction house.

Also look up what places can be bougth around town i want to see if we can buy more stuff then just a house and a bar around here.

>>2212856
>>2212858
>>2212906
>>2212980
Bar time

>>2212856
>>2212879
>>2212980
Also Dwarf time

[+2 Bar Supervision]
[+1 Lazy Dwarf]

>>2212994
Time to invent a heat system to our bar. Not inly we have drinks but our joint will be the warmest place.

>>2212994
Also we should wake her up by tickling her nose with our tail.

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>>2212994
[+1 I Lied]

Now that you are one level stronger of a brewer, you figure that you and Paradigm should probably head to the bar. It is your first normal night as the owners after-all. You kinda feel like it wouldn't be right to leave the crowd that will probably swamp the place all to the Landers.

You leave the workshop and go to knock on Paradigm's door.

…

No response. You knock again

…

No response. How long does she plan to sleep?
"Answer or I'm coming in."

"Five more minutes…" says her groggy voice from inside the room.

"Its after 4:30 in the evening."

"Oh, alright, ten more minutes then…"

"Ok, Im coming in."

"Noooo~ I'm naked!"

"Then put some clothes on!"

"But then I would have to get out of bed!"

"Its way past time to get out of bed though." you plead.

"But its so cooold!"

You feel sorry for her, but it has to be done. You don't want to let her become a stay in bed NEET after all.

"Im coming in in two minutes to get you up, naked or not."

"Perv."

"Yep, I'm gonna feast my eyes on your body and the only way to stop me is by getting up and putting on clothes."

"Nooooo~"

You wait a minute, she doesn't come out.

You wait another minute. The seconds slowly count down, but you still don't hear her moving. Shit, she has called your bluff.

[ ] Go in.
[ ] Leave without her.
[ ] Other? (Specify)

>>2213131
>Go in.
With our eyes covered.

>>2213131
>[ ] Go in.

>>2213142
Since this anon specified to cover our eyes, if you decide to go in please choose on or the other as well now. Not choosing will be not covering.

>>2213131
>[ ] Go in.
>Eyes covered.
"Just so you know, if I don't hear you scrambling to get some clothes in the next ten seconds, I'm going to assume you were lying and uncover my eyes."

>>2213131
>[ ] Go in.
She's bluffing, eyes open

>>2213131
>[ ] Go in
Eyes like a hawk

What kind of pussies are you

>>2213131
>[X] Go in.

You were warned.

>>2213131
>[ ] Go in.

>>2213146
>>2213163
>>2213175
>>2213195
>>2213199
[+1 DANGER ZONE]

>>2213220
No. Not today. She can't call your bluff if you aren't bluffing.

You are going in there and getting her.

You open the door. The room is moderately dark, but in the twilight leaking through the blinds, you can see a lump on her bed. She is hiding under her covers.

"I told you I was coming in."

"Perv." Her muffled voice leaks out through the quilt.

"You say that, but you are the one who didn't put on clothes after I told you I was coming in."

"You are still a perv."

"Yep."

She peeks her head out from under the covers.

"Did you really want to see me naked that bad?" you can barely tell in the dim light, but she is blushing.

"Nope. I just want you to get out of bed and come to the bar with me."

"Yeh, right… Suuuuure you did…"

"If you promise to get up, I can leave the room and you can come out."

"Nope." she says with a huff. "I'm not moving. You are gonna have to get me up."

This girl is too bold. You cant keep up with her pace. You can feel your cheeks heating up from nervousness as well. Shit, you just have to go for it.

You reach for the covers and pull them off her… She doesn’t even resist.

You get an eyeful of her body.

In the twilight that leaks in through the blinds, you can see everything.

You stare at her for a minute taking it all in.

She sticks her tongue out at you. She is wearing her enchanters robes. You feel like an idiot again.

She must have equipped them under the covers without getting up.

You feel the red in your cheeks change from nervous anticipation to awkward embarrassment. Were you expecting something? Maybe you were? Even with her body like that, maybe you would have liked to see…

"You really area perv~" she says swinging her legs off the bed.

Her enchanter staff appears in her hand as she equips it. She bonks you on the head with it lightly then stands up.

"Alright, lets get going." she says. "You are carrying me there. Seeing as you are all heated up, you can replace my covers for now."

Dammit, you just can't seem to win against her…

You sigh and pick her up then head out to the bar.

When the two of you get there, it is just about 5. The landers are just taking the closed sign down, there is already a small line of adventurers waiting to go in.
You greet them and head inside.
[ ] Make small talk with customers.
[ ] Call Black Dog, the singer for the <T A O> from the other night, and see if he wants to play at the bar in the future in exchange for drinks.
[ ] Chat with Paradigm. (Topic?)
[ ] Talk to the Landers (Topic?)
[ ] Call someone else. (Specify)
[ ] Other? (Write in.)

Drink?
[ ] Yes.
[ ] Yes, but not too much.

>>2213321
>[X] Make small talk with customers.

>[X] Yes, but not too much.

>>2213321
>[ ] Make small talk with customers.
>[ ] Yes, but not too much.
We're on the clock, so.

>>2213321
>[X] Make small talk with customers.
>[X] Yes, but not too much.

>>2213321
>[ ] Chat with Paradigm. (Topic?)
Ask her about her real life and tell her about ours. Also tell her about the engineers making cars
>[ ] Call Black Dog, the singer for the <T A O> from the other night, and see if he wants to play at the bar in the future in exchange for drinks.
[ ] Yes, but not too much.

>>2213321
Changing to support this:>>2213361

>>2213359
>>2213349
>>2213347
[+3 Miniature Conversations]
[+2 beers]

>>2213359 *

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>>2213462
You head behind the bar and attempt to pour a beer. Its difficult with only one free hand.

"Can I put you down yet?" you ask the dwarf latched onto your other arm.

"Only if you put me down near the fireplace. Oh and get me a beer."
…
"Actually, no, make it a hot chocolate." she changes her mind after a second of thought.

"Fine." you say bringing her over to the fireplace, "Do you want me to tuck you in and give you a goodnight kiss too?"

"Nah, a hot chocolate is fine." she says smirking at you "Perv."

After you make her a hot chocolate and give it to a lander woman to bring to her, you head back to the bar. Several adventurers are seated now.

"So, what can I get you fine gentlemen tonight?" you ask.

"Beer please." says a lv 65 guardian named GoldenGuard

"I'll have a cider." says a level 81 Summoner named PheonixPhyre

"I'm really a woman, so give me the hardest thing you have." Says an obviously male lv 70 Assassin named EdgeOfKnife in an obviously girly voice.

The three of you give her a look of pity.

"Yeh, yeh, I don’t need your pity, I just need to drink myself into a coma."

"One coma, coming up." you say handing her a bottle of "The Stuff". "It doesn't taste like anything, but don't drink it too-"

"He" has already downed the entire bottle and collapsed backwards out of "his" seat.

"Fast..." You figure you probably shouldn’t serve this anymore… Its so bad that you literally had to leave it flavorless to get a sip of it down when you tried it. You assume it is the game's version of absinthe, a drink that generally has an alcohol content over 50% IRL.

"He'll be alright, right?" GoldenGuard asks.

>>2213685
But absinthe is delicious

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>>2213685
"Should be, I mean you could drink it in game and your character was fine..." Although sometimes it did cause some random damage and occasionally a bad status…

"Close enough." he says.

You pick up the assassin and bring him over to a bench near the fireplace, then ask a nearby cleric to make sure he is OK. He agrees in exchange for a free beer and you head back to the bar.

"So, what do you guys think about this world so far?"

"The food sucks." PheonixPhyre says.

GoldenGuard, you, and another person who sat in EdgeOfKife's seat all nod in agreement.

"Other than that?" you ask.

"Its alright I guess. He says. Magic is fun, plus I get to have pets now. My parents and landlords never let me have a dog before, now I basically have a dog who does shoots magic lasers."

"That’s pretty cool. Are carbuncles really like a dog?"

"Sort of." he says. "They are smart and friendly, but they don't really seem to do much unless you tell them too."

"Maybe it’s a training thing? Like think of it, how long did you play on that character?" asks the newcomer, a lv 88 Druid lv 85 Berserker elf named TreeTHUGger, usually elves look slim and tall, but this guy's character is built. Its kinda funny.

"Two years."

"So that means the Carbuncle has been with you for like 24 of its years, and only in the last 5 days have you treated it like an actual animal."

"You know what, that’s a pretty good point." he says. "That definitely makes sense. Maybe if I try to treat it like a pet it will be a little more engaging."

"Who knows." You say, "Its equally possible that that’s just how summons always are considering how easily they go along with your orders in game."

"Maybe. Either way, I have always wanted a dog, so I'll see if it works." he concludes.

The three of them order some more drinks as they continue talking.
[ ] Keep talking to these guys, they seem interesting.
[ ] They are talking about their families, so you feel kinda uncomfortable given your family situation. Go look for others to talk to.
[ ] Hearing them talk about real life makes you wonder about Paradigm's real life, go chat with her about it.
[ ] Other. (Write in.)

>>2213699
Will has never had it, he just assumes its like Vodka on steroids and tastes some sort of cleaning product.

>>2213724
>[ ] Hearing them talk about real life makes you wonder about Paradigm's real life, go chat with her about it.

>>2213724
>[X] Keep talking to these guys, they seem interesting.

>>2213724
>[ ] Hearing them talk about real life makes you wonder about Paradigm's real life, go chat with her about it.

>>2213724
>[ ] Other. (Organize the lander staff see that they make sure to keep servi g the customers. And try to talk with your manager you are running a business here.)

>>2213724
>[ ] Keep talking to these guys, they seem interesting.

>>2213724
>[ ] Keep talking to these guys, they seem interesting.
ask if they've heard of any fuel sources. Oil spouts, natural gas, or just bigass charcoal piles done by landers.

>>2213724
>[X] Hearing them talk about real life makes you wonder about Paradigm's real life, go chat with her about it.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>2213741
>>2213750
>>2213808
Paradigm (1)

>>2213745
>>2213755
>>2213770
These guys (2)

Rolling.

>>2213870
As always dwarfu wins!

>>2213870
[+1 Fireside Chat]
[+1 Knowledge:Paradigm]

>>2213878
Eventually, the conversation turns towards real life. As the adventurers start to talk about their families, you find yourself losing your interest in the conversation. Instead, as your mind wanders, you eventually find yourself looking at the dwarf near the fireplace.

Now that you think about it, you really don't know all too much about her, do you? You want to though, so you walk over and sit next to her on her bench.

"Come to harass me some more?" she teases. "Were you not satisfied this morning?"

"You mean this afternoon? Frankly, I wasn't." you respond.

"Oh? How so?~" she says scooting closer.

"We haven't hung out yet today and its already 7." you say.

"Well, I guess that’s true. Were you lonely this morning?"

"Nah, I woke up at 3 myself."

"Oh. What are you complaining about then?"

"I dunno. I was just talking with some guys at the bar and they started talking about home."

"And?"

"And it made me think that I barely know anything about you."

She covers her chest dramatically. "You want to know my size? I'm actually a B cup. Perv."

That was more information than you were expecting… but not what you were after.
You shake your head.

"I meant I wanted to know more about you as a person."

"So that’s it? What do you wanna know?" she asks, throwing part of her blanket over you and snuggling up with your tail.

"And before you answer, you better be prepared to tell me your side in return." she adds.

"Deal."

What should you ask?
[ ] Her recent life before the Event.
[ ] She said she was an overseas student before, ask about where she is from.
[ ] Ask about her friends.
[ ] Ask about school.
[ ] Ask about something else. (Write in)

>>2214064
>[ ] She said she was an overseas student before, ask about where she is from.

>>2214064
>[ ] Her recent life before the Event.
>[ ] She said she was an overseas student before, ask about where she is from.
Maybe ask about her roommate in NYC too

>>2214064
>[ ] She said she was an overseas student before, ask about where she is from.
>[ ] Ask about something else. (Ask about her friend that is stuck in the Big apple)

>>2214064
>[ ] Her recent life before the Event.

>>2214064
>[X] Her recent life before the Event.

>>2214064
[ ] She said she was an overseas student before, ask about where she is from.

>>2214071
>>2214075
>>2214095
>>2214133
Overseas

>>2214075
>>2214104
>>2214118
recent life

[+1 Knowledge:Paradigm]
[+1 Actual Name]

Posting may be a bit slow, the Alabama/Georgia game is real close.

>>2214217
Wow, now that was a game. What a fucking comeback.

>>2214257
Who won? My boy Billy is rooting for Georgia

>>2214279
Alabama after a huge comeback and a TD in overtime.

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>>2214217
You think for a bit and decide.
"Where are you from? You said you were an overseas student, right?"

"Yeh, I'm from Japan." You had a hunch, but now you know for sure.

"And before you ask, I didn't lie about my name, that’s just the English version I usually use. Its really Saya. Saya Yamada." she says. "Feel free to use either one, but everyone but Ari calls me Sarah."

"Alright. I'll make sure to call you Saya then." You aren't sure if she is happy about that or just amused, either way, you are pretty sure she could tell you would do that.

"And you?"

"I'm from Massachusetts. Well, really im from New Hampshire, but I have lived in Massachusetts for the longest. Honestly I think of myself as more of a Mass guy no matter where I was born. In the last few years, I moved around New England a bit, but I just ended up coming back in the end. You already know it more or less, but my full name is William Pierce."

"That’s a nice name. It sounds strong. William Pierce. Like a prince or hero or something. " she says stroking your tail.

"Thanks." You aren't sure how to respond to that, mostly because her name reminds you of anime more than anything else. That’s not to say it isn't a good fit, Its just that you don't know heads or tails about the language beyond anime.

>>2214458
Oh what a cute weeb monk

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>>2214458
"So where in Japan were you from?"

"A smallish town up north in Hokkaido. Its kinda out there in the country. I was never a huge fan of how rural it was, so when I came to the states I ended up in California where everyone lives in the city and its always busy."

"How do you like it?"

"Its alright, but sometimes I miss home. The city life was exciting and full of action, but sometimes I wanted to slow down and just couldn't."

"I totally get what you mean. I've lived in New York, Providence and Boston. They were crazy and fun, but I could never really get used to any of them. I'm definitely a suburbs type of guy in the end."

"That sounds nice." She says. "Not like it really makes any difference now, but I would probably like living in the suburbs."

"Yeh, at least you can get a chance to slow down now that we are stuck here."

"True, I guess. It might be a bit too slow though. And let me tell you something else. The one thing I didn't miss about Hokkaido was the cold. Fuck the cold."

"As someone who has lived in New England for most of my life, I would probably agree with that if I knew any better. Its just natural to me at this point." you respond.

"If that's so, you should help keep me warm some more." She says.

You blush a bit, but then she bonks you on the head with her empty cup and you realize she meant to get her another warm drink.

She relinquishes her hold on your tail and you stand up to grab the two of you some more hot chocolate.

She seems to be expecting you to sit with her some more…
[ ] Ask her something else when you get back. (specify)
[ ] Chat about something specific. (Specify)
[ ] Just sit there and chat with her without any real topic.
[ ] Do something else. (Write in)

>>2214462
Ask her about her plans in the matrix. E.g her friend, if she plans to stay.

>>2214462
>[ ] Ask her something else when you get back. (tell about the race that our brother mentioned and how he just confirmed that engineers can build stuff)

Maybe spur a idea of buildibg heat system. Make her invent the elder tale version of a kotatsu

>>2214462

Ops this should be to chat about something: >>2214486

>>2214462
Just read the other two threads, and you are a really good writer.

As for the vote: [ ] Chat about something specific. (Has she ever played Kerbal space program?)

>>2214462
Ask her about what she was studying and what her room mate is like

>>2214462
We should probably tell her that engineers can build all kinds of crazy shit now.
>>2214500
Also this

>>2214495
Thanks. If you like this quest and haven't done so yet, I would also suggest reading the original Log Horizon Quest by TinyShepherd.

>>2214462
>[X] Chat about something specific. (Favorite Food or drink)

>>2214486
>>2214504
Tell her about engineer building

>>2214500
>>2214504
Ask about school/roommate

votes are kinda scattered right now, so if anyone wants to break the tie by changing or support something else, please do so. I will roll in a couple mins otherwise.

>>2214541
I really want to inspire her and make so she start to come up with stuff. a heat system to the house and the bar would be neat.

Not to mention that could be easily sold to the merchat guilds at a high price.

>>2214541
Change >>2214537 to >>2214500

>all these anons don't want to create marveiulous creations and jump the tech tree in elder tale

The Stactic man would be dissapointed.

>>2214563
There's time for it later. I would have changed my vote to engineering, but I didn't wan't to cause another tie.

>>2214569
It's fine it's just if the word comes out people will start doing it before us and we can't claim first dibs on the tech

>>2214549
>>2214500
>>2214504
[+1 Knowledge Paradigm]
[+1 Knowledge Ari]

>>2214575
There is a good chance alot of people already know. Your brother told you that many of the engineers in Boulder were participating, so it didn't seem to be very secretive. Any guild with some decent information gathering skills probably knows by now.

>>2214581
If the <Mourning Star> want to give adventurers something to spend their money on, then engineering materials for mad science projects works just as well as jacking up our beer prices.

>>2214598
You could definitely suggest it. You kinda did already with the pipeline idea, but that might not count as mad science.

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>>2214576
You bring the cups of hot chocolate back over to her and she lifts up her blanket so you can get in again.

"Man, I reallly wish I was a FoxTail now." she laments.

"Eh, sometimes its great, but if you are unlucky, sometimes it really sucks."

"I was talking about the tail." She says grabbing it again and stroking it. "Its soooo warm and fluffy and I just want to hug it forever! That and the normal body. Being small sucks." she says as she continues to snuggle. Maybe you should tell her how lewd the whole tail petting thing feels… She is really loves it though, so you aren't sure you want to ruin it for her.

"Yeh, the tail is definitely nice." Veeerry verry nice. You are pretty sure foxes IRL aren't like this, right? Does that means that whoever created Foxtails in this world had a fluffy tail fetish? You aren't really sure, but you give thanks to them anyways.

"So, back to getting to know eachother better?"

"Sure. What do you want next? My three sizes? You beast~"

"Actually, I was wondering about what you did at school."

"Sure, but you go first. I went first last time so its only fair."

"Fine with me. I failed out of college in my first year."

"Wait, what?!"

"Yep. Its as bad as it sounds. I was a real lazy shit. Too many video games and too little going to classes. I guess I couldn't handle all the freedom."

"Wow, that totally changes my opinion of you…" she looks at you with something approaching disgust.

"I hope it doesn't ruin it too much." You say, "because after that my parents kicked me out with less than a thousand bucks in my wallet and I had to work my ass off until I could get back in on my own terms. I'm in my second year of taking 6 classes a term now."

"Really?"

"Yeh. It was hard, but I think it was for the best. That’s what made me the Will you know now. The other Will was completely different, and I never plan to go back to being him."

"Shit dude, that was waaay heavier than I was expecting…" She hugs onto you. "I'm sorry I made you talk about it."

"Its fine, I don't mind it anymore." You stroke her short, light blue hair to communicate to her that you don’t really mind. "As long as you don't ask me to talk about my parents. As far as I'm concerned, the only family I have is my little brother."

>>2214648
"Alright. I'll give you that one as a freebie… My parents were nice and I never had a sibling."

"Thanks, if you tell me too much more though, I might get jealous." You ruffle her hair a bit. "What was your school life like?"

"It was fun. And busy. I came to America for my freshman year of college l and have been here since then. When I first came here, I was pretty lonely, so I ended up mostly just hanging out with the other Japanese exchange students. I met Ari pretty early on…"She goes back to stroking your tail with her free hand, and you continue stroking her head. "Oh, her real name is Aika, Ari was her English name. Anyways… We became friends relatively quick, we had similar taste in a bunch of stuff, especially games and anime, we were both excited to be in America, and we were both a little lonely too."

"I would bet, I have never even been out of the country, except for when I went to Canada, and that’s basically the same place except colder, Frencher, and more polite." you say.

"Heh." she giggles, "I don’t think Frencher is a word…"

"Close enough, you get what I mean."

"Yeh, so after I met Ari, we applied to be roommates in our sophomore year, and we lived together since then. She's much nicer than me I think, but she doesn't really get along with people as well. She's too timid. Either way, she's my best friend."

"No wonder you are so worried about her." you say.

"Yeh, I don't even know what is going on in Big Apple, and last time I called me she was crying."
Shit, you want to help her but you don't know if there is even anything you can do…

"I'm sure we can figure out some way to help her." you say stroking her head gently.

"Yeh. If you say it, I know we can." she says.

Its getting fairly late now, just after 10. You have been talking for longer than you thought.
[ ] Bring her back to the house. You have hung out at the bar long enough tonight, and you are sure there will be plenty more nights here. You want to talk somewhere more private before you do anything else.
[ ] Suggest using engineering stuff to help her friend somehow.
[ ] Chat about something else. (specify)
[ ] Chat without any specific topic.
[ ] Do something else. (Write in.)

>>2214651
>[ ] Suggest using engineering stuff to help her friend somehow.
Maybe some kind of machine to cross the undead plains?
>[ ] Chat about something else. (If we intend to leave this place we need to up our level to go save/help your friend)

>>2214651
[ ] Suggest using engineering stuff to help her friend somehow. (Airships?)

>>2214659
>>2214663
Do you want to do that in public?

>>2214664
I don't really care either way, I just want to say the line "Ever played Kerbal space program?" With a mad grin on our face. If we are keeping it private, then testing with a paper plane might be a good idea back at home.

>>2214664
Also what did Will study? I'm sure that whatever it is could prove useful.

>>2214651
Actually, considering its 3:30 am for me, I'm gonna call the thread for the night. I'm just too tired for another one since I'm a bit sick.

Next session tomorrow at 4:00, I will hopefully close the votes somewhere around 3pm so I can write it up. Goodnight guys.

>>2214677
Intentionally left vague, I might take a vote for that at some point.
Also I don't know anything about KSP personally, so I'm not sure if it would be wise to include it in something will is experienced with. I sincerely apologize.

>>2214682
Thanks for running, and no problem. I'd thought that Will would have at least heard of it, and it would make a good icebreaker for the idea.

>>2214682
Will must have worked in constructions or as side jobs during the life he spended kicked out of home.

For study i don't know what would have being. Maybe P.E.? Or maybe he started to focus in a administration school.

>>2214651
[ ] Bring her back to the house. You have hung out at the bar long enough tonight, and you are sure there will be plenty more nights here. You want to talk somewhere more private before you do anything else.
Didn't we serve like 3 customers though?

>>2214664
Probably best to wait till we're home before discussing that sort of thing.

>>2214664
Nope just talk about when we get home.

>>2214694
You aren’t technically a server. You are the owner. You can serve if you want to chat with customers or it is busy and the servers need help, but you don’t actually have to. In other words, you aren’t tied down too much and retain freedom to do other things so we can still have a game.

>>2214706
I still want to talk to the landers and know stuff about their views on adventurers and the local commerce so we can garantee a steady supply of apples.

>>2214712
You can definitely do that if you get votes for it. Almost every post includes writeins as an option and I have put this as a choice a few times.

>>2214651
I just had a thought... her friend is in Big Apple and we know people from [KKK] so we could ask them to help her or look out for her since they have presence in NY. That way we wouldn’t need to worry too much and we could take our time with any retrieval plans. Also it would prevent her from getting stuck in a wrong guild.

>>2214651
>Tell her about the race that's happening. If she wants to go help, a fast machine would be one of the first requirements.

>>2214733
You could, but you aren’t sure if the KKK would agree. You could always ask Hiroshima, you assume he might be pretty well connected if he has been with them as long as DesertFox said.

>>2214739
If you plan to do that though, you should probably hurry. They are leaving Big Apple soon.

>>2214741
Indeed. We will need to do that now or never

>>2214741
Let's do it. The KKK is gathering anyway so a safe journey out of the Big apple would be better for Ari.

>>2214741
We could probably go with them. I think a good end-goal is to pave a road or otherwise safe passage from Portage to the Big Apple. A train, or maybe even getting those transport gates up, maybe?

>>2214762
I’ve only seen the anime. Was there even a way to turn on the portals in the novels?

>>2214780
No idea. Don't think it was ever expounded upon in the novel, but I can't know for sure, since I haven't read it before. Still, considering the existence of True Levers, it might be possible. Maybe.

>>2214782
Honestly it feels a bit more lovecraftean than I remember it. When i wrapped up with the second season I had an inpression that there were basically energy vampire aliens and observer aliens that caused the entire mess with obvious implications. I have no idea what the lever is or who the person with a lot of static is. However I am not a really attentive observer and I probably missed a lot of clues.

>>2214663
Air ships shouldnt be too hard to pull off.

If we can get some summoners hired who have fire based summons, get them to heat a large Balloon by standing around together under the main air hatch, should work fine. Would need to employ people on rotation shifts and make the craft light, but totally doable.

Also to note: eventually people are going to figure out food. Get a damn chef, fuck the secrecy we are just going to get bit in the ass via resentment for holding onto it for too long.

>>2214798
There is the chaos minions who came to the game as the raid mobs. But some special npc, such as the stactic man acquired life because they were part of the system, think of then as living anti virus or demi gods put by the game developers to keep the game/plot rolling. Basicaly these chaotic creatures wants to desteoy the world so they can go on to the next and keep destroying it. Maybe the next stop will be another world. Maybe elder tale was created as a artificial barrier so this destructive creatures wouldn't be able to reach earth and destroy it, that last part is more a especulation of my on.

Basicaly raid mobs and boss mobs are evil. Certain NPC's Quest quiver's reached a certain enlightment knowledge of the game world. So in a meta knowledge, the stactic man is a powerfull npc 'quest quiver' that wants to prepare elder tale for upcoming horde of chaotic creatures. And the fact that the players were starting to leave the game, as it's stated by some of the people in the novel, most only came back to the game due to the recent update. The way to keep the creatures from causing warm and make sure the players would help was by trabsferimg then to the game world.

>>2214801
well that's why I'm trying to get that pipeline done STAT. If people figure out the alcohol/food thing before we have a more permanent system for the braziers, Morning Star will implement their system with or without our consent.

>>2214801
Find a chef without a guild or sell the secret. I say we should sell because money it's something usefull and the merchant guilds would easily recover the money they expebded.

>>2214811
Should definitely sell while we are the only ones with the secret

General concensus seems to be talking about machines as a way to save Ari, would you guys also like to sugest asking the <Kool Kids Club> to bring her to Chasta?

>>2215494
Dropped my trip again dammit

>>2215494
Eh never mind, that can be a new option next vote.

>>2215494
We will ask the dwarfu first.

[+1 Suggesting]
[+0 Privacy]

>>2215494
I think we should suggest macnines yes, but I don't think it would be wise to fly. It was mentioned that the only flying mount can't get across so I think weather and hostile mobs would mess us up. It would be better to use machines in combination with a player caravan. Like an APC/mobile shelter. And we need to suggest [kkk] because there are no downsides. She can refuse if she doesn't trust them.

>>2215545
Don't forget to bring the bards so they can sing while we cross the undead plains in our war machines.

Althought a railroad would be better but it would require a LOT of resources.

>>2215577
I think railroad is a bit unrealistic. It will require steel mass production and months to lay into already prepared ground by a ton of workers. Unless construction classes have abilities to crap out multistory buildings in days and automate repetitive labor we might be better off doing something else. For some reason I had the idea of a summoner builder that uses summons for heavy lifting.

>>2215589
Depending on what requires an engineer to build, you could use summons to do the bulk of the work while an engineer bolts it all together.

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>>2215528
"We could try building some kind of machine." you say remembering what your brother told you.

"What do you mean?"

"With engineering. My brother told me that engineers are making machines, like cars and stuff, down in Boulder to race them."

"Really? That’s pretty cool. I thought it might be possible if we could make that cart, but cars are pretty advanced." she says.

"To be fair, I don't know if anyone is making actual cars, but maybe they could eventually."

"Even if they do make cars, what would they do for roads?"

"I dunno, all the highways in the game are basically just ruins. I guess we would have to start over fresh with them." you answer.

"That sounds like a lot of work… maybe someone should just make off-road cars."

"Yeh, that would probably be better."

"On top of that though, then you would have to deal with avoiding all the natural barriers like rivers, mountains, and raid zones."

"What about airplanes? Maybe you could just fly over them?"
"No idea. I don't know the first thing about IRL engineering, and so far, when I tried, I only knew how to make the recipes instinctually. Oh, that and I could also tell if it would be structurally sound."

"Maybe you will be able to do more at higher levels?"

"Who knows. We could try grinding it, but for all we know, it may be a waste of time, especially when we could use that time grinding mobs so we could just walk out of here."

"True. Maybe we could ask one of the level 90s?"

"That might be a good idea. Probably not now though since its so late…"

"Yeh. For now, we could try making a paper airplane when we get home just to make sure its even possible to fly something."

"Sounds good to me. Thanks again for trying to help her…"

"No problem, she is important to you, and you are important to me, so transitively, she is important to me. That’s how it works, right?"

"Pfft. Yeh, I guess so." she says stroking your tail.


[ ] Head home for the night. Its relatively late.
[ ] You still have something you want to do while you are here. (write in)

Secondary vote:
[ ] Suggest having the <Kool Kids Klub> look after Ari. Hiroshima said they were all going to Chasta, maybe they can bring her along? At least she would be closer then and have some company. Paradigm seems worried that she is alone.

>>2215598
The main problem i think the other anon is concern is that it would take a fuck ton of resources and mutiple engenieers to build it. Don't forget if we want shit to work or build stuff that wasn't in the game before, we need to build it by hand.

So we would need blacksmiths to shape the metal, a Mechanic to ride the thing.

By the way guys, if you are enjoying the quest, please take a second to vote for it on Suptg
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=LHNeo

I would really appreciate it.

>>2215606
>[ ] You still have something you want to do while you are here. (Talk with the landers that work for you.Maybe we can manage to get a labder chef)

Secondary vote:
>[ ] Suggest having the <Kool Kids Klub> look after Ari. Hiroshima said they were all going to Chasta, maybe they can bring her along? At least she would be closer then and have some company. Paradigm seems worried that she is alone.

>>2215619
Stop being a vote slut Neo.
You got my vote already.

>>2215606
[ ] You still have something you want to do while you are here. (Hire a chef.)

Perhaps suggest a zepplin/hot air balloon? It's a lot of simple tasks that might not need an engineer to do. I can't imagine stitching two sheets of canvas together requires an engineer. Perhaps a lander could be paid to help with bar profits?

>>2215649
That's why i sugest talking to the landers if we did we would know that they have subclasses and we could instruct then in cooking

>inb4 will was studying to be a chef in the real world. But can't cook in elder tale because he doesn't have the subclass

>>2215619
Oddly slow today. Where is everyone?

>>2215606
[ ] Head home for the night. Its relatively late.

>>2215700
That is odd.

>>2215606
[ ] Head home for the night. Its relatively late.
[ ] Suggest having the <Kool Kids Klub> look after Ari. Hiroshima said they were all going to Chasta, maybe they can bring her along? At least she would be closer then and have some company. Paradigm seems worried that she is alone.

>>2215700
It is like 1 am the night before the exam here in Russia, sorry. Not sure about the rest of the world.

>>2215606
>[ ] Head home for the night. Its relatively late.
/pol/ just wants to bang asians, seems like a mediocre idea at best

>>2215700
Unsure. There may be people lurking, who only vote on things they have an opinion on.

>>2215620
Supporting this.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>2215620
>>2215649
>>2215752
Talk to landers about a chef (1)

>>2215702
>>2215722
>>2215728
Head home (2)

>>2215620
>>2215722
>>2215752
>>2214733
Suggest the KKK takes Ari out of Big Apple

Rolling for main option.

>>2215798
[+1 Heading home]
[+1 Suggestion]
[+1 ????????????]

>>2215798
Well it's official the dice wabt the food riots to happen

>>2215801
"Hey, I just had an idea." you say, "What if we asked the <Kool Kids Klub> to take Ari to Chasta? Hiroshima said they were all heading there, maybe they haven't left the city yet?"

"Do you think they would?"

"I don't know, do you think its even a good idea?"

"Sure, why not? /pol/ likes Japanese people, right? We are honorary. Its probably better than her being alone at least." she says "Plus, Chasta is a lot closer to us than Big Apple, if we can get ourselves out of here, maybe we can meet up with her sooner that way."

"Alright, should I give Hiroshima a call?"
"Sure, just let me call her and ask her if she is interested first."

"K." You wait a bit as Paradigm calls her friend.

"Yeh. If you can work something out with them, she says she wants to go as soon as possible."

"Alright, lets hope he can help."

Ring… Ring..

"Hello?"

"Yo. Whats up?"

"We were wondering if you could do us a favor."

"Well, that depends. What sort of favor?"

"Paradigm has a friend in Big Apple, we were wondering if you could ask your clan-mates to bring her to Chasta with them."

"Yeh, that’s probably doable, at least as long as she isn't a liability. They are going in a mass caravan to Dixie tomorrow. If she tags along, one more person shouldn't be any problem." Looks like you timed that perfectly…

"When do you think they will reach Chasta?"

"If our navigation officers are correct, it will probably take just short of a month. There is a lot of land to cover after all." /pol/ has navigation officers? That’s actually rather interesting, you never bothered learning anything about their guild hierarchy, but having officers seems to fit your image of them.

"Alright, cool, thanks."

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>>2215946
"Yeh, I will get in contact with Wizard in Big apple and tell him. Whats her IGN, class, and level?"

"Hold on, let me ask."

"Hey Saya, whats Ari's IGN and level?"

She looks at you with a raised eyebrow when you call her by her actual name. You wonder if she is happy or just amused. "SymphonyAria. She's a level 68 Bard."

"Alright."

You relay the information to Hiroshima.

"Alright, I'll tell him. Tell Paradigm to call her and tell her that we can take her there and to add GrandWizard."

"K. Thanks again."

"Yeh, no problem, it’s a tough time, so friends gotta look out for each-other, right?"

"Yeh. Hopefully I can pay you guys back for all the help some time."

"Just give us a bunch of booze when we eventually go and we are solid." Apparently they plan to leave too at some point. Maybe that could be your own ticket out of here?

"Will do."

"Later man.

"Later."
Click.

"He says he can probably do it for you. Just have her add GrandWizard and they will get things taken care of."

"That’s good." she looks a bit relieved. "I'll tell her when we get home." she says standing up.

You get up too, you figure she is right, its about time to head home. Its around midnight, and even though you just woke up like 9 hours ago, your internal clock is still set on Massachusetts time and your previously busy schedule's sleeping pattern. Its telling you its time to get ready to sleep, and you can't help but agree.

The two of you walk home, and when you get there, you…
[ ] Experiment with some engineering stuff before bed. Try making a paper airplane.
[ ] Grind some more Ciders until you feel like passing out.
[ ] Just go to bed. You feel tired, its probably the mental fatigue of the last several days catching up to you.
[ ] Talk with Paradigm before bed about something else. (Specify topic)
[ ] Chat with paradigm before bed about nothing in particular.
[ ] Write in. (Nothing too extreme or busy, you are tired, save it for tomorrow.)

>>2215957
[ ] Just go to bed. You feel tired, its probably the mental fatigue of the last several days catching up to you.

>>2215957
>[ ] Talk with Paradigm before bed about something else. (Ask her opinion about the Landers and if we should bother to engage with then)

>>2215957
[ ] Experiment with some engineering stuff before bed. Try making a paper airplane.

SCIENCE!

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>>2215982
>not talking witht he waifu before sleeping

Is like you don't want to do fun stuff.

>>2215996
That is actually an interesting idea. We need to plan to do a ‘turing test’ on one of the npc. But in not a weird way. Like taking some quality booze and popping up at main quest giver’s place for a chat. Say, to thank him for quick response to the whole shebang that happened with the fires. Just chat about random things with intent to pull some information on their perspective and to reaffirm that they are indeed self aware.

Also in meta unralated note we should buy the cathedral and kick the sage in the groin. But i guess our limit in buying stuff only comes from adding the house and the bar.

>>2216015
except the sage he's a asshole. He already was a asshole before we came ro the game. But as a meta it's most likely because they don't think the adventure's as people since we can't die, and acording to their lore we were send by their gods to protect then from the monsters

>>2216025
Why? He is a dick but he has a really important job. Also we are not maxed out and swimming in riches. We have a bar on a loan that gets us money that won’t last forever as the secret is based mainly on world’s physics and anyone can independently invent tasty booze and normal food at any moment even without people slipping up. We don’t have large guild hall worth of gold for pranks or ego stroking.

>>2216039
Yeah i know. Guess we should stay content with our place as a pawn.

>>2216052
At least until we get out of debt.

>>2216036
Well i mean he is the only npc with a name we care about. Alternatively we could chat up some npc workers in the bar but it feels like it would give us little info. Sage is there and knows shit. We can tolerate some assholeness and maybe he is less grumpy when with booze that actually has a taste. Plus other adventurers probably treat him like shit anyway so it would be a unique precedent for him.

>>2216054
We could sell our secret to both a brewing and cooking guild and make literally 10000000000 gold

>>2216056
Well guess we need to interact with him. Maybe let him have a taste of the Morning Stars shooting him down a peg. But i do agree in talking with other landers. Beside players they are the main source of ingredients in this place.

>>2216062
But then we would need to sell it to someone and anons seem to be happy in keeping the secret. I say we get a lander chef, and teach him how to cook like we do. Although i think that requires you to be a chef and add someone as your apprentice.

Rolled 1 (1d3)

>>2216079
You already have chefs who are landers at the bar, but their food is tasteless. You don't actually know if they could make real food even if they knew how.

The vote is pretty split right now, so I'm just going to roll unless someone breaks it.

>>2215982
(1)

>>2215996
(2)

>>2216001
(3)

>>2216089
5 mins if anyone chatting wants to make a tie-breaking vote, otherwise we will be moving on.

>>2216089
>You already have chefs who are landers at the bar, but their food is tasteless.

Oh well that solves that.

>captcha is sale stop

Uh oh.

>>2216089
>[2] Let’s talk with waifu about stuff.

>>2216089
>>2216103
[+1 chat before bed]
[+1 lander speculation]

>>2216079
About keeping it a secret I think we will be better off if we sell as close to ‘the last possible moment’ as possible. The lonker we keep the secret the more well known the bar is and the more we risk losing the secret instead of keeping. We need some inertia behind the brand before we sell off to keep consumers after we sell the secret.

>>2216139
Apologies for mistypes by the way. This keyboard is tiny.

>>2216145
no problem, I make plenty of mistypes in my story posts, so I cant possibly complain

>>2216139
I agree we need to wait at least one week before selling the secret for booze. Then once we prove to the merchant guilds we are the real deal we sell the secret to the highest buyer. Or we gather the top head and sell the secret to both of then.

>>2216169
Contact the guild heads, sell the secret to all of them simultaneously for a ludicrous sum each.

>>2216173
I say 10 billion gold at minimum for selling the secret.

>>2216188
Okay then... we hold the secret ransom for one... hundred... BILLION dollars!!!

>>2216188
Be reasonable.

Let them suggest a sum first.

If their known dickheads double the amount.
If they are nice, decent folk just add another 10%

>>2216205
>This

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>>2216117
As the two of you get ready to head home, you watch the bar-tending landers for a bit as they try to take care of the recently comatose Assassin who has finally woken up. They seem like normal enough people to you, even if they used to be NPCS. You wonder exactly how different they are from how people like you and Paradigm were before you got stuck here.

You are the outsiders in this world after all.

As the two of you head back to the house, you ask "What do you think about landers?"

"They seem like normal people to me."

"Right? So what changed? How come they didn't stay like they were?"

"Who knows. Maybe this isn't even the same world as the actual game. Sure it looks like the game, but at the same time, look how different things are."

"True, I mean, I guess we don't even know much about the world at all..." you say as you arrive. You open the door and the two of you head inside.

"Ugh, if its just as cold in here as outside, whats even the point of having a house…"

"Privacy I guess? Plus, at least it will warm up a bit once we start the fire." you say putting a log into the fireplace.

"But we are about to go to bed anyways, aren't we? Will that even help?" she says lighting it regardless.

"Probably not a lot, but maybe it will if we leave our doors open."

"So much for privacy, huh." She says elbowing you in the side. "You just want to sneak in and peak at me, don't you. Perv."

"No thanks. I'm not into lolis." you say waving your hand in front of your face dismissively.

She puffs up her cheeks. "Not like I chose this body." she says despite the fact that she more or less did.

"Not like I can choose what I'm into…" you say. You are both somewhat glad and slightly disappointed that she isn't a Fox tail. If she was… To put it lightly, you probably would have actually ended up giving her a reason to call you a perv. Especially if her tail was as nice as DesertFox's…

"Why don't I just sleep with you then? You aren't interested in my body, so we are safe, right?~ And you are all nice and warm and fluffy~" she says wrapping your tail around her neck like a scarf.

Shit. You have once more fallen into one of her devious traps. You need to get off the subject again…

>You have once more fallen into one of her devious traps. You need to get off

But...what if, i want to spring that trap.

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>>2216378 (You)
"A-anyways, about the landers, do you think its worth doing anything with them?"

"Like what?" she asks while stroking your tail. Her face says that she can tell you are trying to change the subject…

"Like.. Uhh… I don't know, t-teaching them stuff? Like real world engineering?"

"Who knows?~ I don't know the first thing about actual engineering anyways..."

"M-Maybe we can teach them to cook or do simple things?"

"Hmmm~ Maybe?~"

"Or maybe we can teach them how to be adventurers like us..." You are starting to hit stalling bedrock here...

"Perhaps~ Anyways, its not like we can do that now. Its time for bed.~"

You get the slight feeling that your body is in danger, but if you say anything, that basically means she wins…
[ ] Agree. You aren't into lolis, so you are fine, right? Right?!
[ ] Agree. You are treading on dangerous ground and you know it, but you aren't gonna let her win!
[ ] Agree. This means she likes you, right? As long as its just cuddling you think you can take it.
[ ] Disagree. You are worried one of you will end up doing something you cant undo.
[ ] Disagree. She just wants you for your body! This is all a ploy to take your fluffy tail for herself!
[ ] Other. (Write in)

>>2216410
Just kiss the girl already.

>>2216410
>[ ] Disagree. She just wants you for your body! This is all a ploy to take your fluffy tail for herself!
Call HER a perv for once.

>>2216410
>[ ] Other. (Do we really need a bed? Here close to the fire will be much more confortable. and we both know you hate to walk around in the cold)


Stack over her bluff!! Reverse the situation lad!

>>2216410
>>2216429
This

If she really wants to sleep with us that bad she will have to beg.

>>2216410
>[ ] Agree. This means she likes you, right? As long as its just cuddling you think you can take it.

>>2216410
[X] Agree. This means she likes you, right? As long as its just cuddling you think you can take it.

>>2216410
>[ ] Agree. This means she likes you, right? As long as its just cuddling you think you can take it.

>>2216429
Supporting

>>2216429
...why?

>>2216410
>Agree. This means she likes you, right? As long as its just cuddling you think you can take it.
Seems something he would do.

>>2216452
>>2216466
>>2216479
>>2216540
Awkward agreement

>>2216429
>>2216500
>>2216449
Bring a bed near the fire

[+1 Dwarf Cuddling]
[+1 ??????????? ??????]

>>2216536
Why not?

>>2216410
>Disagree. She just wants you for your body! This is all a ploy to take your fluffy tail for herself!

>>2216555
"Yeh, I guess you are right… " you say. "Lets go to bed." Your face is probably bright red. You would look at hers, but you don't want to face her.

You wonder if she is blushing too?

Is this as awkward for her as for you?

Maybe she is just better with this kind of thing?

Either that, or maybe she is just more sure of what she is doing?

You head to your room and she follows closely behind you, still wrapped up in your tail.

Thinking about how that would work, her view must be pretty lame… Unless she is into guy's asses? Are girls into that? You have no idea, but you think you should stop trying to run away from reality.

She seems pretty aggressive about all this teasing, flirting, and skin-ship when you think about it…

She always seems to be the one initiating everything.

Is this how things are supposed to go? You don't really know. Again, you aren't some sort of relationship guru… You guess you will just go with it. Maybe it will work out and you two will get into some sort of relationship.

You think about what that would be like as you get yourself into your bed and take off your heavy jacket. You feel like you should probably leave your pants on for now…

She seems to agree with that considering she hops onto the bed without removing her Enchanters robe.

Maybe she will just cuddle with your tail all night. That wouldn't be too bad you think. It would actually be pretty nice…

You pull the blanket up over the two of you and she cuddles up against your body. Her soft robe brushes against your back.

"This is nice." She says hugging your tail.

"Yeh." It definitely is. She is soft and warm. You have never been in the same bed as a girl before. It feels good.

"Hmm~" she humms. "I could definitely get used to this…"

>>2216833
"Same." you say trying to keep as much awkwardness out of your voice as you can… You fail desperately.

The two of you lie there quietly for a while.

"Hey, Will" she asks quietly after a while… "Do you really not think of me that way at all?"

"What do you mean?"

"As a woman?" she asks. "I know I have this body, but I am still actually 22…"

"To be honest, I do, but in a sorta weird way I guess…" you answer.

"Yeh, I can see why." she says "Dammit, this is sooo unfair…"

"Yeh…"

"Just… Ughh…" she complains into your tail, "Why does the world have to screw me over as soon as I find a good guy dammit?"

"I'm not gonna hate you just because you are stuck like this Saya…" you say.

"I know. You would never do that..." she sighs, "That’s why I like you. Well that and a bunch of other stuff, but that’s definitely part of it…" She said it. She likes you. Your heart is beating super fast. This is the first time you have been confessed to. This is a confession, right? I mean, sure, you are already in bed together, but this is still a huge milestone.


[ ] "I like you too."
[ ] "I love you."
[ ] Just stay with her in silence.
[ ] Worry you are taking things too fast.
[ ] Something else. (Write in)

>>2216837
>"I like you too."

>>2216837
>[ ] "I like you too."
HAPPENING

>>2216837
>[ ] "I like you too."

>>2216837
>[X] "I like you too."

What about those appearance changing things they used in the anime?

>>2216906
You could suggest it, but you aren't sure where you would get one. Even if you can find one, you can bet they are expensive as hell.

>>2216837
>[ ] "I like you too."

>>2216920
Maybe not then, we have to love this girl regardless of her appearance.

>>2216920
We should accept the waifu as she is. Her personality is what truly matters, who cares what people think anyway?

>>2216906
Drop from an old, shitty promotional event. That makes them quite rare, but basically worthless. The event was described as being around the time Shiroe started playing, so most of them have probably been used up.
Also, her loliness is because she's a Dorf. I don't know if the Appearance Reset Potion can change your race, it's an appearance change not a respec.

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>>2216920
Appearance isn't everything. There are a lot of relations thay don't need to be physical, besides she is great and cuddling is good enough.

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>>2216942

>>2216954
>cuddling is good enough.
Weak

We should just get straight into it

>>2216853
>>2216866
>>2216897
>>2216906
>>2216922
[+1 Mutual affection]

>>2216972
Okay

>>2216940
That's one of those things that are different between servers, in America, they are a cash shop item. Americans like looking different, and it doesn't effect in game stats, so they sold them for real world money. Not too expensive in terms of money, but people usually took them right away since they were untradeable here. If you could find someone who actually kept one, you doubt it would be cheap. Too many people probably need one right now.

Who knows, maybe they still exist somewhere? If this world is like real life, someone had to have made them, right?

>>2217043
we should look into that

>>2216987
You roll over and pull her into a hug.
"I like you too. Don't worry, we can figure it out together." you reassure her.

She hugs you back. She is so small and vulnerable. Her hands can barely reach all the way around you even in this relatively slim(for a monk) body. You want to protect her. You want her to feel safe. You want her to be happy. You want to do anything you can to help her.

Maybe an appearance potion would work? Did those effect race? Where would you even get one?

You guess that’s something you could look into…

But for now, you can't really do much about it. While you were busy thinking, she has moved her face right next to you and is looking directly into your eyes. Despite her small facial features, hers are big and round.

Before you realize what is happening, her arms are around your head. Pulling you closer. She kisses you on the lips then quickly pushes your face away again…

"Sorry, I had to do it." she whispers.

Her bright red face looks cute against her light blue hair and eyes. Does her body even really matter? This girl likes you and you like her back. You need to make sure she understands that the feeling is mutual.

You pull her back in and kiss her again, holding it a little longer. Its probably awkward as far as kisses go, but it feels right.

"Was that ok?" you ask. "Before you answer, give me some slack, it was basically my first."

"Mine too…" She says. "It was good though." That answers something you had been wondering for a while. Apparently she hasn't been in a relationship before either.

"Want to do it again?" you ask.

"Yeh." So you do.

Eventually you feel yourself drifting off to sleep with her in your arms. You are more tired than you realized and her body heat is so comfortable that you cant help but want to fall asleep…

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>>2217197

You wake up.

Its cold.

Paradigm isn't here.

The sheets have been thrown off the bed and her side is cold.

You check the time, its 10:21 am.

You get out of bed and put your jacket back on, then head out to the kitchen.

She isn't here either.

You knock on her door and get no answer, so you look inside.

She isn't there.

You are a bit worried. This seems out of character… Maybe you messed up last night?
[ ] Call her.
[ ] Follow her arrow from your friends list.
[ ] Other?

>>2217214
Short break so I can go out and grab Taco bell for dinner. In exchange, I will probably be running much later than usual today/tomorrow.

>>2217214
>[ ] Follow her arrow from your friends list.

>>2217214
>[ ] Follow her arrow from your friends list.

>>2217214
>[ ] Follow her arrow from your friends list.
>>2217227
>Taco bell for dinner
Why do you hate yourself, Neo?

>>2217214
>Call her.

>>2217256
Taco Bell is amazing man, and it’s more dinner and a half than actual dinner. I had pork for actual dinner at 5:30. Unfortunately I need to be awake as long as possible into tomorrow so I don’t miss a doctors appointment on thursday at 7 am, so I am relying on Baja blasts to keep me awake.

>>2217214
>[ ] Other?
Make some brews. I'm too autistic to know whats going on with her anyway.

>>2217214
>[X] Follow her arrow from your friends list.

>>2217397
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>>2217247
>>2217256

[+1 Arrow Following]
[+1 Panicking]

>>2217360
Stactic man must have possessed her and forced her to go put the true lever in the town portal

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>>2217406
You open up your menu to call her, but as you bring your finger near the button, static courses through your mind for a second. There is something wrong here, and you are pretty sure that it isn't your relationship now... You get the feeling calling her might be a very bad idea.

Instead, you select her name and hit the find friend button. What it reveals makes no sense.

An arrow has appeared in your sight, but the distance over it is nonsensical. Its about 50 miles away. Far outside of the city. Judging from the direction, you would say it is near the-

Beacon…

The one you all refueled just two days ago.

The one that should have enough fuel for a week.

The nearest beacon to the city…

You rush outside and look towards the mountains.

Only Two fires remain lit and the arrow pointing to Saya is almost directly on top of one of them.

The other fire looks like it could go out any minute too! Someone must have sabotaged the beacons!

How is nobody else noticing this?! Adventurers are just walking around like they are completely normal?!

Shit, you aren't sure what to do! You need to alert someone!

But you also need to get to Saya as fast as possible! That static definitely means something is going on with her!

Darkness is falling. The twilight cast by the Midnight Sun is weak.
[ ] Call Hiro, he seems to have some connections!
[ ] Call OrbitalBlur, he definitely has some connections, but they are all <Morning Star>s!
[ ] Call DesertFox, She has a Jingle Reindeer, the only mount that can fly here! You need to save Saya!
[ ] Run through town screaming! Get everyone to go as fast as possible before the mobs can stop them!
[ ] Go to the Sage. Maybe he can do something! This is an Emergency!

>>2217548
>[x] Call DesertFox, She has a Jingle Reindeer, the only mount that can fly here! You need to save Saya!

What the actual shit static man.

>>2217548
[ ] Call DesertFox, She has a Jingle Reindeer, the only mount that can fly here! You need to save Saya!
[ ] Call OrbitalBlur, make sure he's aware that the beacons are out

>>2217548
>[X] Call OrbitalBlur, he definitely has some connections, but they are all <Morning Star>s!

>>2217548
>[ ] Call OrbitalBlur, he definitely has some connections, but they are all <Morning Star>s!
>[ ] Call DesertFox, She has a Jingle Reindeer, the only mount that can fly here! You need to save Saya!

Call desertfox.

>>2217548
>[ ] Call DesertFox, She has a Jingle Reindeer, the only mount that can fly here! You need to save Saya!

>>2217548
Can we just call everyone? This is some DEFCON 1 shit right here.

>>2217548
[X] Call DesertFox, She has a Jingle Reindeer, the only mount that can fly here! You need to save Saya!
As much as I want to run through the town screaming, that doesn't seem like it'd end well for Saya, being known as the villain in this situation. Not like anyone would believe us about the static. And seriously, wtf is this static.

>>2217555
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>>2217630
[+1 Reindeer Ridding]

I will allow 2 calls for now, decide on the second one while i write the first one.

>>2217652
[x] Call Hiro, he seems to have some connections!

>>2217652
>[X] Call OrbitalBlur, he definitely has some connections, but they are all <Morning Star>s!

>>2217652
[ ] Call Hiro, he seems to have some connections!

>>2217652
>[ ] Call OrbitalBlur, he definitely has some connections, but they are all <Morning Star>s!
Probably the most well organized to act quickly right now.

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Dammit! Whatever is going on, you need to get to her! She is at one of the last two lit beacons anyways, so even if the others go out, you can save the barrier!

Think! How can you get there fast? Your moose will take nearly two hours, but wait! DesertFox had a Jingle Reindeer! It’s a mount from a Christmas event several years ago! Those can fly here!

You call her.
Ring…

She picks up and you feel static flow across the connection. What the hell is going on?

"Hello? What was that? This is Will, right?"

"Yeh, big trouble, look at the beacons!"

"What do you mean, they are fin-" she pauses halfway through her though. "What the heck? They were all lit just a minute ago?!" her feeling of panic reaches you through the telepathy. You didn't know it could do that, but now isn't the time! This confirms it. Something is definitely wrong here.

"I don't know what is going on, but nobody else seems to notice either!"

"Shit, what should we do?"

"Can you fly us to the south beacon? Somehow Paradigm is already out there!"

"Really? Are you sure? Does that mean she is the one doing it!?"

"No way, she couldn't get between them all fast enough, she was with me all day yesterday and most of last night."

"Last night, huh~?"

"Not the time!"

"Alright, I can definitely give you a ride, grab some logs and meet me at the south gate!"

You run back to your chest to grab them and a bunch of blitz whistles, then chug one and take off towards the gate at full tilt.

When you get there, DesertFox is already waiting with her Reindeer, so you hop on behind her.

She pulls its reigns and it gets a running start then leaps into the air, you hold onto the foxtail woman for dear life as the ground rapidly plummets away from you.

You will probably have enough time to make another call before you can get near the mountain.
[ ] Call Hiro, he seems to have some connections!
[ ] Call OrbitalBlur, he definitely has some connections, but they are all <Morning Star>s!
[ ] Call someone else! (specify)

>>2217688
half way through her thought.* sorry.

>>2217688
Call Hiro.

>>2217688
>[X] Call OrbitalBlur, he definitely has some connections, but they are all <Morning Star>s!

>>2217688
>>[X] Call OrbitalBlur, he definitely has some connections, but they are all <Morning Star>s!
As long as we direct them towards the unlit beacons, no one else should find out about Paradigm being involved. With DesertFox, we might be able to convince her by revealing the cosmic horror that is the lever.

>>2217688
>[ ] Call OrbitalBlur, he definitely has some connections, but they are all <Morning Star>s!

>>2217661
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>>2217696
>>2217703
>>2217713
OrbitalBlur

>>2217660
>>2217668
>>2217695
Hiro

[+1 Called Cowboy]

>>2217688
Doesn't DesertFox have Hiro on her friends list? Couldn't she call him while we call OrbitalBlur?

>>2217721
Hiro ain't level 90+ like the cowboys and with most of the pires unlit the cowboys will need to go there and try keep it up

>>2217728
So i guess someone or somethong is casting massive ilusion in the beacons making then appear lit gor everyone.

Guess the players aren't raiding and then the low level mobs are sabotaging the pires.

>>2217728
True, but we'll probably need every edge we can get in order to unfuck things, and calling Hiro in addition to OrbitalBlur can only mean more manpower to retake the beacons, even if their levels aren't as high.

>>2217737
I guess telling the cowboys will just make then look more and more appealling and as heroes to the rest of town.

But whatever Will isn't a Hero and doesn't want to be one. Besides if this bullshit keeps happening someone needs to go and investigate.

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>>2217717
As the two of you hurtle through the air, you dial up OrbitalBlur. You aren't the biggest fan of the <Morning Star>s attitudes, but you need to put that aside for now. From what you know, he has the most manpower of anyone you know in the city. Plus the few times you have talked to him, he seems to have whats best for the city in mind, even if his glare is a bit harsh.

"I'll call the <Morning Star>s, you call Hiro! You yell out to her over the rushing of the wind.

"Alright! He should have a reindeer too! I don't know if he would be able to fight off the undead at his level, so I'll tell him to get to the one that is still lit!" she yells back.

Ring… Ring.

There it is again. The mysterious Static… It seems to flow out of your mind as you connect to the Cowboy.
"Hello? Blur?" you ask.

He grunts mentally in response and answers after a second. "Yes sir, what can I do for you today Mr. Will? Have you reconsidered our offer?"

"Not right now, something way more important is going on!"

"Well then, what would be more important than the security of our fair city?"

"The security of our fair city! Look at the beacons!"

"What about them?" he asks cluelessly. How does he not realize dammit!

"Go look! Almost all of them are out!"

"Now, I know you saw it the first time b-"
"Just look dammit! Nobody can see that they are out until it gets pointed out or something!"

"Alright, I'll go take a look, but if this is a prank, I'll-" He doesn’t finish his thought, which you assume means he can see it too now.

"Mr. Will, I will say this now. This is incredibly suspicious. But that ain't whats important right now. I thank you for bringing this to our attention again, and hopefully we will be able to rectify it before it is too late."
Click. He hangs up on you. You hope you made the right decision…

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>>2217779
The mountain is coming into view.

The fire is still going strong, in it's light, you can see a figure on top of the mountain, the arrow over them indicates its Paradigm. Judging by the lights occasionally flashing into the darkness, she appears to be in combat with something.

The reindeer flies over the top of the mountain and you jump down before it can land.

You are about to Wyvern Kick her opponent in the face when you notice something.

The thing she appears to be in combat with is a Lander?

And rather than being in actual combat, she appears to be just using Astral Bind, Astral Hypno, and Thorn Bind Hostage repeatedly to keep them CC chained in place.

You fall to the ground and take some moderate damage rather than risk one-shotting them with your kick.

You walk over to Paradigm and try to make sure she is Ok, but she doesn't acknowledge you. Her blue eyes seem to have lost most of their color and she stares blankly as she casts another Astral Bind on the lander. You can feel the static in your head.

This is just like the last time with the lever!

[ ] Kiss her.
[ ] Grab her and jump off the peak of the mountain. If you move her enough, maybe it will stop it again!
[ ] Grab her and Wyvern Kick one of the Condors above you. Maybe 140 feet will be enough to break the range?
[ ] Do something else? (Write in.)