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>>2236411

At the moment you, Amelie (your mortal disguise for your true demoness self), have only just taken on the role of manager for a little woolen textile workshop in the country for your noble employer. It seems pretty straightforward enough, just keep the place running efficiently and have the workers busy and ideally content. Your employer's son, Roland, has been charged at keeping up with you and is always available for help or otherwise but you think you can manage. A decent source of income though questionable value to you personally, also means an active presence of mortal workers to do with as you please.

Though at the same time, at home you've soundly claimed the estate you "inherited" as your own demonic domain in the mortal realm, providing you with much more freedom and security. Your job is promising, but then so too are the new possibilities opening up for you to work your demonic ways with relative impunity at home. Not to mention being able to send out minions to fetch you poorly victims. An interesting choice to consider, if you focus more on your mortal "disguise" and sowing corruption among the flock, or relish in being your true demonic self in your own little profane sanctum from whence to amass power. In secret, of course.

>How do you proceed?

>Link to the previous thread;

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2145189/
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2182493/

>As well, in the previous thread there were requests towards Amelie's capabilities and various forms, so here is a general impression of what you can do;

https://pastebin.com/YeeewQB3

Feel free to specify if there's something particular you're interested in but wasn't explained.

>>2236421
I say we find us a strong bodygaurd.

>>2236459
we did that tho

>>2236460
Let's...uh....secure capital!

>>2236462
.... we did that, tho
We got a whole bunch of money from the secret room in the house
Unless you mean souls.

>>2236465
Do we have an enemy?

>>2236465
so, to recap last thread, we got a bodyguard, met a vampire, found a secret room in the house we commandeered, managed to get two souls, runed up the house to mark it as ours, discovered the owner's previous secret of being a pirate with four of his buddies still lukring around, got a promotion with our job with the chance to get our own place, some info on who to avoid, our own infinite imp spawner, three magic artifcats (suggestibility/hypnisis, MiB mind wipe, and the equivalent of mind reading, exept it write down whatever on the mind in a book).... Can't remember off the top of my head what other important things happened last thread
>>2236468
we got that guy in hell who has our witch minions soul to retrieve. and there's always the church.

Oh and also a reminder, if you had any rerolls unused, feel free to show at least once a trip you were using to confirm said rerolls.

>>2236474
oh, also there's that dullahan roaming around...

and looking at last thread,seems we were deciding what to do for the night

>>2236478
sleeps

Pretty busy atm, will try to post

>>2236480
sleep is always a choice. Unless this is the start of a new day... There's also the issue of merryl spilling her guts on us being a demon earlier. that also needs to be taken care of.

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>>2236478
>>2236480
>>2236490
Well things have moved forward a couple days since last thread. So you've already settled to claiming the house in your name, and already have taken on the job as a workshop manager. But you can retire for this night, things have been busy of course.

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So you awaken the next day feeling quite at home with how saturated the house is already with demonic corruption. If only you had a horde of imps waiting on you hand and foot, and everything would be quite pleasant. Of course you can't have imps coming in or out of the house willy-nilly while Mila and Ordan remain unaware of your true demonic nature. In good time, you suppose.

In any case, you've got the workshop to look forward to but for now there's breakfast and the morning routine to see to. Or, if you had anything in particular in mind to take care of.

>>2236545
There was also that message we sent out to miss vampire and that whole kidnapping thing...
How goes that imp kidnapping, btw? they still out?
taking the necklace and earing and heading out seems fine... Anyone else want to chime in on anything?

>>2236561
Go ahead and make two rolls for those imp missions (d100s), maybe things went better or worse than expected!

Rolled 92, 69 = 161 (2d100)

>>2236578
another two rolls? alright

>>2236545
Let's listen to rumors.

Weren't we going to punish/molest Merryl for spilling the beans?

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>>2236593
That's a simple enough thing to do over breakfast, as you listen to Mila talking about all the gossip that goes on at her job. Mostly the rumors seem to still be oriented about disappearances along the roads (as you can imagine) though there is also talk of a gang of ruddy goblins stealing people's smaller livestock. Nothing terribly out of the ordinary.

>>2236580
>92, 69

Well wouldn't you know it, later on when you're preparing to leave out by the stable, you're alerted to the presence of some of your imps returning. Each with different business, but probably having waited for you all night. The first and most proud, is practically jumping with a letter in hand from Lady Bourdillon, the vampire. It seems she wasn't expecting more trouble from you, but actually having sent her a little serving imp (who in turn brought along a victim), it seems she's come to appreciate it quite a bit. More or less you can glean from the letter, she wouldn't mind potential further cooperation if this is the sort of friendly gesture she can expect. Considering of course, she just thought you were going to be a nuisance.

As for the other imps, well four of them are waiting by with two captive prisoners they caught, currently tied up while they jump on the poor folks and poke them with sticks and burn their feet. You don't get their life stories from just a first impression of course, but according to the imps one is a runaway farm girl while the other is a shepherd boy. Both are obviously scared and would likely be screaming and pleading to you for help, if they weren't bound and gagged.

>>2236711
Let's be "friendly" and help take care of the problem and by take care of the problem, let's see if we can get the goblins to work for us.

>>2236711
huh. Neat.
Alright, I can see two ways to go about this, oen, we can play fast and loose and just take their souls, easy as pie. The other, we can play the semi long con with one of them, and sacrifice the other. I prefer playing the somewhat long con with one... But I want to here what anyone else thinks first.

>>2236733
why would we need goblins when we have imps?
... do gonlins have souls? We could probably just throw some imps at the problem and get some free, albeit probably worth about a penny comparatively, souls out of it. Or we could leave it alone for now. I don't know.

>>2236750
All, or at least mostly all sapient beings have souls!

>>2236742
Well whichever option you choose, your initial reaction to them is likely going to have the most impact. Whether they think you're in cahoots with the imps, or save them and scare the little wretches off, however you may choose to portray it.

>>2236793
one of them's easy. the other one, I was thinking have them start shattering limbs on them, chase them off, use the short term memory erasure to the effect of "I saw them breaking your limbs and chased them off. I think you might have passed out from the pain." If one of them happens to be missing, we could say the other was dragged away trying to save her/him. and we'd of course offer some hospitality while they get their limbs healed. In that time we'd convince them to hand over their soul through various means. one freebie, and one willfully given.

>>2236816
Might have to run and get a pitchfork for it to be believable, though. If one of the imps chases after us, we tell said imp to go back and take one of them away to somewhere secluded, come back with the pitchfork and erase some memories.

>>2236822
>>2236816
So you want to try and convince one of them that you saved them, while the other you just sacrifice now?

Decision time then, which of the two do you want to off now, and later?

>>2236860
Can we check which one has the purer soul?

>>2236864
Yes indeed, the runaway. Though, she is a (young) adult while the shepherd is just a boy so that makes sense. Not like she's some sinful lady, she's just been alive longer.

>>2236877
Well, then the girl then for the long term.

>>2236877
>>2236864
Whoops, reading mistake. The shepherd has the purer soul, that was meant to read as.

>>2236880
oh, alright. I was wondering... So the shepherd for the long term then

>>2236882
Alright then, you can have some of the imps haul off the runaway while the others break the shepherd's leg and knock him out. What you do with either of them, when you want to is your choice. For now though, they'll stash the runaway in the groundskeeper's house while the shepherd, you can just tell them where to put him.

The only thing to keep in mind, according to the imps they basically kidnapped the shepherd from his work so he does have somewhere to return to in theory. The runaway though, obviously not, possibly not even people looking for her in the right places to begin with.

>>2236899
hence the reason for the broken limbs. He's not going to be walking anywhere, has no money (probably not, and if he does, we steal it) and he could send a message, but I'm going to assume a certain dullahan will make paper mail very hard to get out. There's probably a magical equivalent, but it'll take a while for whoever responsible for him to arrive, if they do.
Sacrifice the girl, send her soul down to hell, then go grab... Mila? Or maybe the orc, and bring him in to one of the spare rooms. Leaving a broken man on the side of the road isn't what a good person would do, would they?

>>2236911
Finding a lad who was robbed along the road, that's not too much to ask for someone to stay and mind him. At least till you return home later and can take care of him yourself.

In the meantime before you leave though, you want to sacrifice the runaway? For what it's worth, she begs and pleads for her life and offers to do anything, including servitude. Though, she's under the impression that you're a witch or something, not a full demoness.

I love the pastebin OP! Especially Ironic Smites description.

Also why are we kidnapping people. Just take the souls of those two that were dragged, then use a ritual to seek out the most desperate people in town. People desperate enough to trade away their soul to a demon. Once we exhaust that resource, we can start grooming people to willingly give up their souls. Or just move.

>>2236962
Tell her you need an assurance, her soul. If she accepts, great, kill her anyway. If she refuses just harvest her.

>>2236962
I forget... did the vampire say anything on the taste of the soulless? we could take her soul and then send her her way

>>2236976
She can subsist on them but she much prefers people with souls.

>>2236966
She's willing to give you her soul for the guarantee that you won't kill her. A willing soul transfer is a great thing to have, but she'd basically be binding you to a contract all the same to not kill her. A bit clever on her part, though you sense it's just desperation in the face of death.

>>2236997
alright, how about this, we write up a contract, saying we specifically won't take her soul, but upon her death, her soul goes to us. In the mean time, she can go to our vampire friend, who we'll say has free reign to just drink her dry. afterward, if she wants, we'll come over to deal with the body. Or one of our imps can, if they can yse hell fire.

>>2237005
My brain is fried. Not we won't take her soul, but her soul belongs to us, and that we specifically won't kill her. Her soul does belong to us though, on her death or whatever.

>>2236997
I'll take that. We can use her as a slave, or another gift to vamp lady.

>>2237005
why though? needless level of complexity. Anyone whose soul we possess is forced to obey our orders. If we want her dead we can command her to not eat. Better to use her as a slave, since I want to keep this soul to boost our personal power and not give it to our minions.

>>2237022
It's for bonus points with the vampire. Equivalent of passing cheap ass wine vs. something higher class. If she takes it all in one night, then she get's her fill, we get the soul, just slightly later than right now. There's no rush when both parties could be happy and we're not under any particular suspicion.

>>2237033
plus, we can just send our imps out for another soul anyway.

>>2237033
Vampire has enough victims of her own, and we just gave her one very recently. She's not a bottomless pit of blood, giving her too many victims will just pressure and worry her.

>>2237038
gave her a victim? Did we? I don't think we did, unless you mean the imp servant.

I don't quite see the issue. If someone sent us a free soul to our doorstop, I don't think we'd refuse. also, too many victims? What? No, just this one. Maybe just on occasion, once a month or so or something, if the relationship holds. and That's just a maybe.

>>2237015
Well that's basically the same thing. You're just postponing the payoff.

>>2237033
Well the thing is, Lady Bourdillon probably has no trouble getting thralls of her own. The reason she liked the imp though was because she doesn't have to worry about it escaping, blabbing the truth, or tricking and charming it. Just a free unquestioning servant, like a wolf for example (which vampires have influence over), except with opposable thumbs and such.

If you're intentionally trying to off the runaway though it could work.

>>2237022
Well commanding her not to eat is technically you killing her. Same as getting one of your servants to kill her. Not that you can't find a way for her to die, just that your hand can't be involved.

>>2237050
If we wright up a contract that says she can't disobey, should be easy enough to satisfy both parties. It's something free she wouldn't have to worry about disappearing or anything

Alright I'm back for a bit before the sleep

So what are we doing with the girl?

>>2237054
>>2237082
Easy enough to draw up a contract then. Are you sending her away though or keeping her as another servant?

>>2237158
We could keep her, send a message to our vampire friend see if she would like to drain her dry. We'll find a way to kill her by tonight wether through her or through other means... And no talking to the shepherd. Or revealing any of our plans, hinting who we are, all that fun stuff.

>>2237158
I'll agree with >>2237190
Except for killing her tonight, we're in no rush.

As long as we hold her soul she is forced to obey us absolutely. Why kill off a free slave?

>>2237279
Alright then, use her for whatever then.

>>2237190
>>2237279
Very well then, by the usual measures, you have your minions draft up a contract and sign it the two of you. Thereafter, you own this poor fool’s soul for as long as you don’t try to kill her. Another slave for life, like the highwayman. You can do whatever you want with her later, but for now you tell her just to keep quiet about everything and leave her with some of the imps in the guest house. Later on when you return you can figure out how to make use of her, like with the shepherd.

So then, off to work is it? I assume you still are interested in working, rather than just sitting home and getting fat off souls?

>>2237362
To work.

>>2237362
To work it is.

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>>2237386
Work it is then, and a much shorter ride it is to the workshop in the countryside nearby, than it is to town. You reach there by late morning in fact, in time for another cart of wool being hauled in for the day. You’re greeted by most of the workers, some by name even, though they don’t stop what they’re doing once you arrive of course. Busy much of the day seeing to the batches of wool brought in. With the onset of spring after all, most farmers are shearing now.

So then, anything you want to focus on, or direct the workers towards for the day? Your role mostly is just to keep everyone productive, deal with any problems that arise, and try to keep people relatively happy as can be at work. It’s not some massive operation though, it’s just one main building with about ten people total tending to the different labor sources in a couple large rooms, apart of your own little office. You even have an assistant at times if you need it, so it’s a decently cushy job as long as you keep up expectations for Margot. Though... you get the sense that she was hoping to see how you could run things, and if you could cause the business to exceed expectations there.

>>2237404
Let's keep expectations middle ground

>>2237404
Keep track of the regulars, and who exactly is our assistant? Her son? Could prove useful...
For today, best to just try and get our bearings for who does what and who goes where

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>>2237413
A strong goal to aim for mediocrity it is!

>>2237418
Not her son, no. He is available if you need him and he’s to check on you each day or so, as she is basically making him do so. Your assistant is a fellow by the name of Elhice, an elf whom is decently good with numbers. He wasn’t ever a manager of the place but he basically ran it before as far as keeping things running, and if you’ll allow him he will continue to do so under your wishes. He’s basically there so you’re not just thrown in the deep end.

As for the workday itself, as you aren’t trying to exceed or sabotage, you don’t need to roll for anything like that. You just keep track of all the workers and workings, soon coming to be familiar with and understand the process (as it is your third day here, thereabouts). It seems straightforward enough, wool brought in or purchased, treated and prepared into skeins of yarn where it’s to be transported to one of Margot’s weaveries. Though that is beyond your scope, you just handle the process between the raw wool and weaving.

All in all, a handy little operation Margot has going here, and as you’re aware by now a cushy little job she put you in. Why though, well you know she has some favor of you and probably plans, but without her here you can only guess at it. Otherwise if you’d not had any adverse plans the workday can progress by without issue.

>An interesting thought, that with a little more observation or even practice of the work process, you could probably duplicate it yourself and to amazing effect with imp work, but that’s for another time.

>>2237439
After getting acquainted with the place we should start improving it, but not enough to stand out ridiculously.

Not sure if we wanna corrupt the place.

>>2237439
Ah
I missed the session, welp

I was going to try to get to know our workers and try to cozy up to them to raise their opinion of us, is this still possible?

>>2237701
I say we wait a bit more before starting to corrupt, get everyone to like us and shiet

>>2237439
I have questions about contracts.

What happens when one party do not deliver their part? (i.e. killing the girl some time later while it was stated we wont)

Also, is contract crafted as plain legal document (exact wording matters, lotsa loopholes for us to exploit) or more intent-based? (again bringing up the girl, we cant just tell somebody else to snuff her because our intent matters)

>>2237701
Any particular way(s) you’d care to improve the workshop? It sounds like you only have some minor changes in mind.

>>2237789
It is still possible if you like, though again if you have something particular in mind it can help. Whether that means bringing them some decent food to have in the day, better wages, or what have you.

>>2237927
Well it would void the contract, if for example you killed the runaway then you’d forfeit ownership of her soul. And contracts work as you care to make them, though most Hellscape denizens prefer the plain legal document style with nasty fine print to trick careless fools whom sign it. In this case you would specify beforehand, but your minions (and yourself of course) are quite skilled at this sort of business.

>>2238025
Noice, this means we can reenact that particular scene from Demolition man and laugh about it.

And, come to think of it... Oh, please please tell us this works, because devils/demons/etc are assholes:

> be delivery boy
> produce "receipt"
> sign here sir, kthxbai
> suddenly contract

>>2238057
In theory that could work however infernal contracts are very obviously so and need to be signed in blood.

If you could obfuscate that though, then it may well be possible yes.

>>2238025
Just be nice generally, help if we can, bring food if they have a break hour, etc

>>2238088
Yes yes, then you can make an effort of that from here on. Tomorrow, showing up with some goodies for the herd of fools.

By workday’s end, you get a visit from Roland to see how things are (as bidden by his mother) while the workers are preparing to leave and Elhice is locking the place up. You’re free to take your leave home however, or where you wish to now. Late afternoon so a fair amount of time left in the day.

>>2238071
Hoo boy, I see oh so many ways how we can abuse this (assuming we make it work ofc)

Ok, how *obviously obvious* are these contracts (shape, size, aura, material, flashy bits,...)?
Is Everyday Joe or Jane aware how infernal paperwork looks like in the first place?
Subsequently, who CAN identify it correctly (church and magic guys)?

Because if general public is not very aware of it, we can bullshit our way with some magical mumbo jumbo story, where we deliver box of gold to unsuspecting victim claiming as reasons inheritance distribution and wacky wizards. Hey, I am just delivery boy, please sign here and I am off. It is not like you are giving away your firtsborn, haha.

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>>2238120
I mean, they’re usually made of skin and written in blood. It’s less that someone would automatically know it is an infernal contract, and more that it’s disturbing and would freak them out enough to not want anything to do with it. At least the average, normal person. Everyday Joe doesn’t need to have ever seen an infernal contract, to be weirded out by one on first seeing it.

But again, if you can find a way around that, then your scheme may work. As for proper identification, religious folks of course and usually magic folk who can sense that from it.

>>2238112
Nah, just be polite and nice while we wait for them to close up

>>2238146
Should we assume it is less of a neat red script on parchment and more of a freshly flayd skin with big bloody sinister letters, then (your pic related)? I see where that may be problematic with silly hoomans.

Is it special kind of skin or blood and can we replace them with something less creepy? (this question may also be rephrased as "What makes infernal contract beeing infernal?")

If not, can we use magic or our powers to hide contracts true nature from recipient? Read: can we tamper with it at all?

>>2238183
Very well then, back home it is.

>>2238185
It is pretty ghastly. In theory you could use normal parchment (though still needs to be written and signed in blood) it’s just that paper is hardly available in the Hellscape so when you’re getting your minions to draft up a contract they have to use what they have, which isn’t paper. And obviously, passing paper documents back and forth through a fire isn’t going to work. If you can imagine a way to go about it otherwise though you could creatively come up with a way around it maybe. Or just get in contact and ask your minions if they know of some other way.

As for concealing it, only possible within your own domain so in this case your house. Otherwise, tampering with it would be tantamount to breaking the deal. Not that you can’t try to hide the true nature of it, you just can’t do so in a way that a victim has no fair defense against (so magic, against someone with no magic skill). But if you can convince them with talking and being charming and using your wiles, and other mundane means, that’s totally fair.

>>2238202
So you take your horse back home again, penning him up for the time being while Merryl is there to greet you right away wondering what your plan is with the shepherd boy she found brought in?

Perhaps more pressing though is the runaway currently residing in the groundskeeper’s cottage. Need to figure out what to do with her at some point, whether you assign her work, torment her, or whatever else appeals to your foul tendencies.

>>2238226
Man, I was pretty out of it last night. Leaving merryl with our new possible soul isn't the best idea.
Maybe we could just leave the new girl on merryl watch or something... Still pretty sleep deprived.
Well, since we have her soul... Could use that to finally mess with the church. And once again I can't remember if that's something that can be used as a disguise like a mask or a semi-permanent thing...
Do we have any maps of the land, just wondering?

>>2238226
How pretty is the girl?

>>2238248
We also need to reveal to Mila and Ordan, and "punish" Merryl for spilling the beans

>>2238256
Absolutely not, at least not right now. We had plenty of time with Lucas and still needed to roll. With the necklace, should still go by faster, but they aren't quite corrupted enough to take us being a demon yet, I think.

>>2238256
Punishing merryl is fine, however... We've been a bit lax with her really.
Buy a journal, or several, stick the quill/pen/whatever on her, and leave it in the treasure room. See what she's been up to.

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>>2238202
Getting our hands on crate full of nice clean parchment or paper should not be hard. Maybe pricy but not hard. Same goes fot writing utensils.

As for passing stuff through fire - we can either fireproof it (with help of alchemist/scientist/wizard) or just use fireproof or fire retardant container with added insulation. Come to think of it, even simple glass bottle will probably take us places.

As for the main obfuscation/concealing I have few ideas that somewhat depend on hiding in plain sight and fasttalking on our side, but we need to make things work first.

So, in conslusion, I would like to test this and we will see after that:
> Grab random useless document, stuff it to the bottle, seal it with wax, pass it few times here and there with our hellbuddies and observe what happens.
> Talk to our hellbuddies about "nicer and shiny" contracts that will seem like ordinary ones with most of the hellish things moved into incospicious tiny script, illuminations around and so on (pic somewhat related)


>>2238226
As for the new girl, anons will turn her into another harem member. There is no other way.

>>2238248
Well you also left Ordan present, and took the precaution that Merryl can’t be possessed while being within your domain.

You do have maps though of the region here, belonging to the former owner that you found in the secret room.

>>2238256
She’s not stunningly beautiful but cute by normal standards, and young.

>>2238278
>>2238256
For punishing her it seems you have something in mind, but are you acting? Chances are she’ll beg and plead and apologize if she gets an idea of what you have in mind, you know she’s pretty pathetic like that.

>>2238287
Oh yes that is quite creative, making the document so fancy that its true nature is hidden. After all, if the person doens’t bother to look for or read the fine print on their own, that is their own fault. If the roll is high enough, you could definitely create such an intricate document that its purpose would be hidden to most.

As for things being passed back and forth, this isn’t normal fire remember. Even magic is likely to have little benefit here.

>>2238270
Op is just going to make us roll every time anon, we shouldn't have with Lucas and yet we did

>>2238288
Kinda
>THE Punishing Plan
>Tell her
>Take her to the most private place we have
>Tie her up
>Ask why did she do it
>Gag with some cloth
Need control after her response though

>>2238288
I'm sleep deprived as all hell. Been up around 32 hours now.
Could we get our imps to work on making paper? We'd need a method of construction, but paper is always useful. Is there some magic way to get more? Take one sheet, so object, transmute object into said sheet?
Could do something simple, like make her tongue larger and feel uncomfortable in her mouth, so she feels she has to move it around, but then make her teeth sharp, but not insanely so, so that if she does her tongue would wind up getting bitten. A day of that, maybe.
Or I suppose there are other, more lustful ways... that is something I dont particularly take the reigns of, however.

>>2238287
Reminds me of that one thing from... rei? I think? It's a fukumoto manga, where one of the opponents wrote a secret rule in the border of the rulesheet in illuminated Arabic written backwards

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>>2238318
Huh. Finding the page was easier than I thought.

>>2238320
Ah, just the typeset was written backwards, not the actual arabic... well, whatever.

>>2238291
I was under assumption hellfire burns everything but it takes time, not that thing thrown in it goes poof in instant. Oh well, my bad, I guess.

In that case we should ask hellbuddies how come stuff wont burn when they pass it to us and if we can make this work both ways.

Meanwile... Can WE whip up a legit contract on our own? Write it in our blood, spice paper with corruption, perhaps? Then all we need to do is practise practise practise writing/painting and ask hellbuddies for original (messy) contract and cheatshet so we know what to do.

>>2238318
>>2238320
Yes, very much like this.

>>2238295
>We shouldn’t have with Lucas

Actually yes.

>>2238311
Well you can set the imps on making paper, but again, it’s not like imp-made paper will fare better in being passed through the fire. Some container seemed to be the best bet, for that purpose, or if your minions had some other feasible idea.

Also a very creative and appropriate punishment.

>>2238295
But first, you tell Merryl her time is up and you drag her off, kicking and crying and pleading for mercy. The groundskeeper’s cottage, again, seems like the best place and it’s fast becoming your handy little privacy place outside of the house. Also with the runaway there you can make make an example of Merryl to her, the imps will certainly love to help or even just watch.

So you push open the door to find said imps having found ways to bide their time all day, the male ones playing cards and the female ones having fun trying to dress up the runaway in various strange fashions from whatever they could rustle up about the cottage. They all jump to attention when you return, and delight to see Merryl in your clutches, dancing around and singing songs of torture and torment as you throw the witch on the floor for them to tie up. She screams and cries in panic as they jump all over her to bind her up, pinching and biting and pulling her hair all the while. Again she pleads and begs for mercy, wondering what she did wrong, until you let her know and she goes pale in fear and realization.

”Why did you have to go and betray me dear? Telling Lucas the truth about me, such a traitorous lapse.”

It takes some jogging of her memory, but she’s more panicked now than afraid as she blithers and stammers on, partially in embarrassment you can sense. As it turns out, it wasn’t some malicious act of sabotage against you, or that she was possessed into doing so, she was honestly just so happy to get to be together with Lucas after years of lonliness, that she just made an honest mistake and slipped up in admitting the truth about you to him. You can tell she isn’t lying, it’s just another case of her being inept and careless. She’d been good about keeping secrets thus far, but it seems a lover’s embrace tripped her up.

Still, the mistake was made and punishment is due. You have her at your mercy, with the runaway to watch in fright as to what sort of mistress you are. How do you treat this foolish and incompetent witch of yours?

>>2238348
Kill her. Then use the runaways soul the throw a hellish party and attract someone competent. Who still has their soul.

>>2238348
>Actually yes.
Yeah right lol

>THE punishment plan
>Gag
>Summon up a riding crop/flail/something to hit her with
>Begin THE punishment
>Hit butt, thighs, midriff, maybe a boob
>"You are to keep your mouth shut about this until i think it's time to tell our two other guests"
>"If i hear you did this again i will not be as lenient next time"
>"Do what you must to keep yourself from talking and possibly revealing the truth to Mila and Ordan"
>"Understood?"
>Keep the punishment up but slowly ease down until stopping
>Then help her dress and take her with us to the house for cleanup

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>>2238381
We've talked about this edgelord anon! No killing Merryl only
>

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>>2238348
I am sucker for Merryl. I know she is incompetent, hopeless, dangerous and overall security risk... But at the same time I just cant bring myself to hurt her (well, not much, anyway) because she is such an adorable cute idiot. And lets be frank here, it is mostly our fault because we brought her with us.

So... bind her up and hang her (pic very related, just more ropes and gag). Then let imps torture one of those poor sods into insanity and death, occasiionaly join them, and in between whisper sweetly and seductively into Merrils ear that if she fuck up again it will be her. Oh, and go full dominatrix on her ass ofc.

>>2238384
I am ok with this too.

>>2238395 This is a Christian board anon! You can't post that! My eyes!
Binding her like this before
>>2238384
Fits too

>>2238348
Meh, If just do the tongue thing, with the promise that if she doesn't talk unless it's an explicit emergency. If she does not talk the entire day, promise a reward instead.
The crop and carrot approach.

>>2238403
Why are we rewarding her for doing nothing? Do you guys even realize how far she is lowering our standards with every moment?


>>2238394
Yeah because wailing on her with a riding crop is definitely protective.

Also edgelord anon title should belong to the guy from last night who wanted to kill the runaway for no reason.

>>2238432
Rather than edgelord, your title should just be contrarian anon

>>2238432
Ey man
It's discipline

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>>2238395
AAAUUUGH!

>>2238438
It's Practical Anon!

>>2238447
Don't let their filthy smut get to you OP. If people still don't want to kill her because they're super thirsty and have bad taste, I'll back the tongue thing. Except make it too big for her to speak at all, and tell her she has to hide her condition from everyone or we'll punish her even more harshly.

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>>2238400
>>2238447
Considering what already happend in this quest and some weird shit in others I am finding your reactions highly amusing

Here, have a cute puppy as apology.

>>2238330
Well it’s not that it would incinerate anything in an instant, but hellfire does burn more intensely. Passing a ring through won’t melt it instantly, but passing paper through will cause it to catch fire of course. The reason why they can pass you an infernal contract (the kind they’ve been making) is that devil skin and blood is immune to burning.

As for making the contract yourself, you’d be much better at it than any of your minions for sure. However the important difference is that they are immaterial while you are now material. Therefore trying to make a contract binding by Hellscape standards yourself, isn’t really possible. You can draw up an amazing contract, but it wouldn’t have the sort of backing that one made by your minions would. Worth noting however that being material you can make use of another method which Hellscape denizens normally can’t; a verbal binding contract, with a handshake or kiss or some accepting effort, having the soul transferred directly to your possession. It’s not as foolproof as an actual physical contract, but it’s definitely easier to do and handier in a pinch. Also much easier to trick victims depending on how you present the deal.

>>2238381
>>2238384
>>2238395
>>2238403
Although you could kill her for this, and it would certainly suit your nature, it seems the slight majority is for sparing her but with punishment? Whereby you hang her up while bound, and torment her with some lashing? Well, not very creative punishment, but it gets the point across. To the runaway as well, whom is certainly more keen on serving you dutifully than she was before.

After some harsh physical punishment and humiliation then, you finally curse her with a swollen tongue and jagged teeth for not being careful enough with her words and the truth. Worse still that she has to hide it from the others... or else. The imps lament not getting to see worse torture or execution but still get a kick out of your curse, as they unbind Merryl causing her to fall to the floor in a beaten and bloody mess. Shaking like a leaf and terribly ashamed, you still sense some hope in her at your eventual lenience, and an increase in devotion out of fear. This makes sense, as thus far you’d been generally sweet towards her so this is the first expression of wrath upon her, and a first time for her to see that side of you. It changes her feelings towards you but is also a healthy dose of reality in the situation.

Not to mention that while the witch scrambles to gather up her scraps of torn-off clothes, the runaway now cautiously approaches, believing you to be done with the torment. Bowing low and speaking as properly as a commoner might, she asks now that you’ve dealt with that problem, if there is any way she can serve or meet your wishes? After witnessing your treatment of Merryl, she is very eager to please.

>>2238487
A reminder to merryl, if she does good, she gets rewards. she does bad, she gets punished. It's that easy. We could fix all the damage we did to her poor body if she behaves, of course. and the curse too. But only if.

>>2238487
Send her to scout out potential new disappearance candidates
Then let's go help Merryl clean up since I doubt she can do it herself

>>2238487
>>2238503
>Remember Merryl, if you're a good girl, I'll treat you like a good girl
>But if you do things like that, I'll have to punish you, remember that
>Don't think i won't miss those nights of making you squirm

>>2238487
Have the runaway take care of and bond with that other kidnapped boy. Make her unable to reveal our true nature, or speak ill of us. Probe him for desires, and if he has none then create some.

>>2238503
No. Give the punishment time to sink in. Also we don't want more abductions yet. We should be using rituals to find mortals with strong enough desires that they would give their soul.

>>2238487
> verbal contract
Interesting tidbit of information. We should remember this.

As for hellfire, what will happen to glass bottle with parchment inside, as I mentioned earlier? Will it survive or go poof? I must admit I am somewhat confused at this point.

> questing, wat do?
Take Merryl home and tend to her wounds, letting her drop dead because of infection would be silly at this point. And >>2238518

Runaway I dont know, but other anons will have ideas...

Just a heads up, gotta duck out for a bit but will resume when I return. In the meantime feel free to plan or ask questions, that I’ll answer on return.

>>2238522
We can oversee it then
>>2238530
The other anon is right, we should let the punishment sink in a bit more, let's just oversee that she gets cleaned and healed, if she's having trouble we help but only with the patching up

>>2238522
Well then let's just send her to scout out and when she gets home she'll try to get to know the imps so they can hopefully work together if need be

>>2238530
we have those magical items to deal with the shepherd, but as for the runaway... Well, I did want to loan her to the vampire, since technically she's a free servant. Although, keeping her around as a maid sounds alright. Really play up that noble bit.
>>2238544
Infections are serious. Heal up her wounds, but keep the pain, as though the wounds were still being exposed to open air. That's how you do it.

>>2238547
What will she even be scouting? People to kidnap? It's not like anyone she finds is going to stay where they are until we're ready to get them. How about we have her do something that's actually useful?

>>2238551
Infections don't kill within a few hours of being wounded. If they become a problem we can use demon powers to remove the infections. Don't give Merryl any help, and don't even watch. It's important that we deprive her of our presence for a bit if we want the lesson to take.

>>2238569
The problem you see, is explaining this to the rest and of course, having to deal with the bloodstains. Imps are good enough to deal with one, but the other only works if she stays out of sight. So I don't know why you want a bleeding wreck walking around when you could impart the same pain and act as though nothing happened

>>2238573
That's why I told her to keep her punishment a secret from the others.

>>2238569
What else can we sent her out to do? Just stay here and familiarize herself with the imps?
>>2238573
I hadn't thought about this, nice one anon
>Her clothes get stained and she leaves drops
>People see her and get suspicious
That'd be a problem

>>2238578
>merryl
>being competent in such an act
>Why are you bleeding all over the floor?
>Oh... um... I uh, tripped!
Yeah, no, just stop her from bleeding all over the damn place.

>>2238581
See my post >>2238522
For what else she can do.

>>2238582
I was gonna ask how anyone can mess up hiding in their own room, but this is Merryl, she probably could find a way. Which only makes me more confused to why everyone wants to keep her when she can't even be trusted to manage that.

>>2238582
Hence why we should see that she gets clean and patched up, because she could try something if left alone in this state
Plus
>>2238518
This too for encouragement to not fuck up

>>2238597
I agree with ya
>>2238596
Right now, her stunning incompitence is great, since she can't work against us, but it also makes it hard for us to work for us. Long term plans, anon. Not everything has to be about now.

It is midnight here, I am going to bed. As for our girls and boys here are my final 2cents...

Merryl
> Heal up her wounds, but keep the pain, as though the wounds were still being exposed to open air. No one loves blood all over the place
> Deprive her of our presence and lewd things
> We are angry with her, let her stew so everything sinks properly

Runaway
> Either send her to village to gather gossip, find work
> Or she stays home as meido and general help
> Either way she will be useful

...night anons, do whatever you want.

>>2238601
Saying long term over and over doesn't make this a good idea, and it never will.

She's devoted to us, no need to worry about her betraying us. What is an issue is if the demon holding her soul possesses her to fuck us over. Her incompetence won't apply if it isn't her.

And going back to this long term you're obsessed with, what happens after we put up with her risks for a while and spend several souls to get hers back? She'll still be incompetent and unable to benefit us. She's the equivalent of a pet rock. This investment you keep bringing up will never pay off. We're wasting resources right now for the opportunity to keep wasting resources on her in the future. Great long term plan there guy.

>>2238617
Saying she'll never pay off is also a fallacy.

>>2238619
How? She's given no indication that she'll ever shape up, and OP has all but confirmed that incompetence is at the very core of her being. I'd say it's a pretty reasonable prediction that we'll never be able to trust her with anything important, and we'll always have to be wary of her ruining our plans. Describe how this is a fallacy.

>>2238637
>people can't change
>we can't drive competence into her
We're a demon. If we can't teach her to not be incomptent, we'll just force her, through physical changes or otherwise

>>2238657
If we go that far she won't be Merryl anymore.

So the plan seems to be, have Merryl pick herself up and basically ground her to her room, while you compel the runaway to keep her mouth shut about anything unsavory while she gets used to living at the house. In particular get her to tend to the injured shepherd and figure out what makes him tick.

It’s only early evening, having dealt with this unpleasant business, so you’ve still got plenty of time to act. The imps though would like something to do if you’re leaving.

>>2238788
>>2238604
basically this for merryl

... Im thinking of sending an imp to track down but stay out of sight of the dullahan, see if the being has any set patterns they follow. And some to check for some remote areas far away from where we currently are, but near a town or city. Preferably with lower church presence.

>>2238788
Sounds good to me.

I've been wanting to track down mortals with excessive desires for some time now, so we can make bargains for their souls. Can we set the imps on that? Obviously they can't interact with the targets, but finding people who fit that criteria and telling us who they are should be doable.

>>2238793
Right right, you can patch her up so she doesn’t bleed all over the place but otherwise she’s in trouble. You can send the imps off on a job if you like but you’ll need to give them orders on the specifics. Otherwise left to their own devices they can get up to trouble.

>>2238812
Stalking marks is definitely possible for the imps, though going about town can get risky for proximity to any church or religious types.

>>2238530
The bottle will probably deform and the contents get messed up. It would fare better than just passing the paper through on its own, but probably still damage the contract beyond use.

Getting something better than a glass bottle could work though, maybe something actually from the Hellscape and able to hold things safely.

>>2238914
.... how about that safe...? Would it pass saefly through, as a guesstimate?

>>2238914
Have the imps stay away from the church and members as their #1 priority, and only send 3-4 out at a time.

>>2238919
Yeah that could pass through a good few times probably, safely.

>>2238924
Any personas/story you want them to go by, if they’re going as little groups, should they get approached or interrupted?

>>2238942
They can disguise themselves, right?

>>2238963
Not too well but it’s possible. They can disguise themselves as dogs or something like that if need be, but close observation or approaching will invalidate that. Their best defense is just avoiding being noticed and sneaking around, which they’re actually quite good at.

>>2238942
They're siblings from a numerous family
>>2238914
Don't forget
>>2238518
!

>>2239000
Yeah, best not stick to open roads and find high ground like trees and whatnot wherever possible.
If they do happen to run into trouble though... if the person knows they are imps, might just say some witch summoned them to get some hard to gather ingredients. If they don't know they are imps and are wondering what they are doing... ugh... staying up for so long has completely melted my thought processes, because all I can think of is ecological survey. Could they pass themselves off as sick dwarves/goblins or similar?

>>2238942
Had to drive home. The pack of dogs idea is best for a disguise. Make people too nervous to approach, but not scared enough to do anything.

>>2239004
That’s right! You can hold it over her, and remind her of what things can be, or were like. Of course Merryl is sorry but she can only hope to regain your trust.

>>2239020
>>2239016
Very well then, they’ll be off on their little mission. A pack of dogs to anyone who’d care to look, but only if they get caught to begin with.

That should take care of all the pertinent matters, how to deal with the rest of your servants now? The mortal ones.

>>2239055
>Have the runaway take care of and bond with that other kidnapped boy. Make her unable to reveal our true nature, or speak ill of us. Probe him for desires, and if he has none then create some.

>>2239069
I know that already, I meant the others. Anything you’re interested in doing for the evening out of the ordinary? Or just appreciate the night in.

>>2239074
Keep the company to ourselves, single out Merryl from everyone else and just hang out and have a good time

>>2239074
>>2239074
After staying up for so long, I can feel the second crash happening already.
What to do, what to do...? I guess not much other than use today to relax a bit.

>>2239055
Keep corrupting Ordan and Mila, otherwise normal

>>2239069
Aside from that, I want to see If we can get his soul with as little corruption as possible, either by trickery through said possible contract methods or those trinkets our pirate friend kindly left for us.

>>2239113
>>2239107
>>2239100
>>2239086
Another easy night in, as far as anyone else might be concerned. For you though, you’re playing games as usual, as best as you can without anyone notcing. Separating Merryl aside, tainting Ordan and Mila, trying to worm your grip around the shepherd boy and see if you can’t get his soul with as little corruption as possible. For Ordan you expect no more than a week at this rate of passively “poisoning” him and that’s without any direct action on your part which could speed things up. For Mila, you feel confident that with the right manipulation and pitch of the truth to her, she’d accept it. She’s about as sold as Lucas was, by now.

The shepherd lad, will be more difficult since you’re trying not to sully his soul. You’ll have to act quick though since his continued presence here in your designated home, is going to have corruption seeping in before long. In any case though a busy evening nonetheless, followed by a good night’s rest.

—

Another early morning then, in preparation for the day and for work. It’s the runaway to wake you up, dutifully serving her new role as maid or close to it. She knows the situation with Merryl obviously, so made sure to come to you first before anything.

>>2239230
Ok, since the shepherd is gonna get corrupted if we keep him here, and we don't have anywhere nice yet, let's use him for an experiment. Draw up our own contract on paper, and hide the whole sign over your soul bit in a bunch of other stuff about how we're adopting him and all the legal processes for that. Then have him sign it.

>>2239230
Tell Merryl we'll take off the curse when we get home, after asking Ordan/Lucas to keep an eye on what she does throughout the day

>>2239246
Not for a lack of trickery or corruption, but the lad isn’t going to sign anything like that no matter how well you hide it. For one thing he may not even be able to read, for another thing, unlike the runaway he’s expecting to return home at some point. Getting adopted or something similar is completely the opposite of what he has in mind.

You’ll need a different excuse than that, if you want him to play along.

>>2239279
It’ll have to be Ordan since Lucas has work, but you can set him on that task. Otherwise then it’s off to work for the day, keeping in mind the changes you wanted to make for the business?

Go ahead and make a roll for the workday then.

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>2239313
Yeh, be nice and stuff

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>2239313
"oh shit your house burning down and your family was inside"

yea I guess that wouldn't work

rolling to implement some demonic efficiency

Welp

>>2239403
Looks like day 2 is a rough one

>>2239467
If the others don't show then yeah

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>2239313

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>2239313

>>2238914
> container from hell
Can our guys in Hellscape get something for us? Such an item will probably solve few of our problems and will be generaly useful in future.

We should also ask what other material help can Hellscape provide us aside from contracts. Some hoomans may ask for something strange/unobtainable under normal means or we may try to sell them on hellish trinkets.

> illiterate people
Is written contract in such case out (poor sod cant even sign himself properly) or is it more along the lines of "Well sir, just give me triple X here with your blood and if you want me to read the contract before you do, feel free to ask" and if he doesnt ask it is his damn fault?

> sign with blood pls
It would be reasonable to develop "gentle" writing utensils. Something that automatically draws blood of person who holds it and does so without inflicting any pain, discomfort and visible injury. I dont think we already posses such an item and we dont really need to tell others that they need to sign in blood - just that they need to do it with this quill. Perhaps Hellscape could help here?

Back for a more normal start time, appreciate the wait.

>>2239823
>get something for us

Yes actually, now that you think about it. They could probably get something like a little censer of Hellscape metal and just put the paperwork inside that to withstand the fire, if you tell them to. Quite a clever idea in fact.

As for materials, there's a wealth of things that could be brought up from the Hellscape and of great value for sure, ranging from special items or even just mundane objects, to raw materials like metals or stone. What you care to specify, your minions can probably obtain either through trade, by force, or searching. Though the more valuable things are deeper in the abyss and so are riskier to obtain.

>Is written contract in such case out

The problem is that for a contract to have any binding potential, the subject must have the ability to be able to know what it is/that they can refuse it. If through trickery, that they're too lazy to check, or some other means that they end up signing it anyway, then that's fine and counts as binding. But if they didn't have the knowledge or ability to know what it was, then not. Basically, in the example of not being able to read, they don't have the ability to check and understand for themself what the contract actually is. Contrast with the person being able to read, and they just didn't bother to look, or were tricked into signing.

>It would be reasonable to develop "gentle" writing utensils.

Yes that is indeed possible. It's not as preferable for sure, but it would still count as binding.

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>>2240691
Forgot the example picture of some sort of appropriate container.

Following up with the normal plot now though.

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>>2239624
>>2239507
>>2239362
>>2239347
>86

A very productive workday indeed! You take a detour to pick up some goodies for the workers, and manage to reach the workshop itself on time. Minor improvements where you can see that they would make sense, but of course the biggest change being your appeal to the workers. They're used to, well... nothing, so anything is a big improvement and they very quickly become very partial to you and overall work productivity increases as a result. As well of course, their favor towards you. Elhice manages everything else as normal, keeps things running, but you dibble and dabble here and there to make things better for the workers.

Of perhaps particular interest though, you get some swords for hire stopping by on their way to town. It seems with some recent successes, they have need of upgrading their equipment and the like. This seems as good a chance as any for you to sell them on the idea of also upgrading their clothes and related material. They weren't going to but maybe you can be persuasive enough? If you can present a good enough case for them to do so, it would certainly benefit the business greatly.

>>2240996
Tell them no one will want to hire them if they look like peasants. If they even want to be considered by the most wealthy clients they'll have to dress the part, and we can help them with that.

>>2241026
Yes that's a good point, if you can convince them to seek a higher grade of clientele. Appeal to their pride, that might get them. You make the pitch and direct them to Margot's business, and how it should be a great help on that front, for which they thank you and if your idea is a success they'll be sure to repay you.

The rest of the day passes ordinarily enough then, but when Roland arrives to check up on you, your news of the sellswords goes over very well indeed. Well maybe not as much with him personally, but he knows his mother will be pleased. Confident, that you can expect a reward, again if things go well. Already your benefit towards the workers is noted, so despite your goals to remain in mediocrity, you are exceeding expectations!

That's another day of work done though, you're free to take your leave with everyone else.

>>2241084
Go find out about the sheperds family. Maybe we can take their souls, or create a crisis and save them for his soul.

>>2241103
Seems like a good idea, though you don't know where he comes from. You'll have to ask him, or try to track where he came from with some imps, if you want to know that. If you're sure of it though, you can definitely pursue that option. Maybe even get his family to sell him.

>>2241135
Sounds good to me. When asking, give the impression that we're trying to find his family so we can return him.

>>2241141
Alright yeah, that's a simple enough effort. So you make the ride home, arriving by late afternoon. Merryl is of course waiting to have the curse removed, while you can speak with the young lad about where he's from and seeking out his family. The problem is that he was subdued and captured by the imps so it wasn't clear to him how he was brought here. However, he can roughly describe where he's from and the area he saw the sheep to, so with a roll and help of at least one of the imps which captured him you can probably reverse-locate your way there.

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>2241156
Alright. Here I go.

No pressure.

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>2241156
Let's do it

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>2241156

>>2241186
>>2241182
>>2241179
>89

A fantastic effort! Not only do you avoid suspicion from the shepherd himself in asking, but along with a pair of imps you take your horse out again and travel the back country roads nearby to where they kidnapped him. You roam the pastures within the area seeking farmsteads, and on the second one you indeed find the lad’s family.

Interestingly, you had hoped to get in their good graces maybe and work out some kind of deal towards the boy himself, maybe even try and manipulate them into their own downfall. Against your expectation you’re instead met with measured hostility at even bringing the lad up. It seems in his capture, the whole flock of sheep were left untended, and many were stolen, wandered off, or simply killed. Worse still it wasn’t only this family’s sheep, and for farming peasants it’s a huge deal to lose that kind of investment.

Needless to say, some people even want him dead, his family have more or less disowned him, and the local baron presiding over them would surely dole out harsh punishment.

>>2241259
Oh boy how convenient, keep him for a bit longer then let him go home.

>>2241259
Ask if we could get a reward for bringing him to them?

>>2241321
Well his family don’t much care, and the other farmers who lost some sheep can’t offer much. The local baron though might give you a reward so he can make an example of the lad with some punishment.

>>2241293
The shepherd you mean, then let him return to a world of trouble?

>>2241369
Tell them we'll see what we can do

Back home now right?

>>2241409
Unless you had any plans otherwise, sure. You can return back home with the imps, in time for it to only be around sunset. So still plenty of time to act, though you can expect Lucas and Mila to be returning home before long.

When you arrive, your new maid is attentive and eager to greet you, while the shepherd asks about his family and what the situation there is?

>>2241369
Yeah, either it'll be hilarious to watch or he'll come running back to us. Maybe both!

>>2241457
Tell him you have a good idea of where they are, and you'll take him to them.tomorrow.

>>2241463
Supporting

>>2241457
Could also tell the truth.
He's unwanted...
Might just stop for today myself. Still haven't had any sleep. Everything's kind of blurring together and properly thinking is a bit out of my reach.

>>2241489
Yea bedtime for me too

Any reason you apparently haven't slept for 2-3 days?

>>2241463
Reassurances for the lad, that he’ll see his family soon enough! Yes, tomorrow. Though to transport him there with his broken leg will require use of the wagon so either it will have to be very early in the morning, or when Mila and Lucas return from work at night. He’s hopeful though and doesn’t suspect a thing so the end result should work to your liking, and you can sense he is very trusting of you now. Certainly he thanks you dearly for all your help.

In any case, it’s not long before the last two return home from work, so now all your little servants are home in one piece. Ready to act upon them as you wish before everyone settles in for dinner.

Going to sleep. G'night and luck everyone

>>2241545
Aside from the usual stuff we do evenings: Check that Merryl hid her condition from the others successfully, and if so dispel her curse. Introduce Ordan and the sheperd, and tell Ordan what you told the boy. Tell Ordan he's taking the boy back to his family tomorrow, as you don't want to disturb them at an unreasonable hour and cannot miss work. Make it clear to both Ordan and the boy that it was no trouble housing him and if he ever wants to visit, perhaps with his family, he's welcome here.

>>2241568
>>2241553
Ordan and the shepherd already know each other, you’ve been having Ordan to watch over the place including the boy since he was brought here. That said, without the wagon it will be difficult to transport the shepherd with ease or comfort, but if anyone can do a job of it Ordan can try. As for talk of always being welcome, well the lad doesn’t expect he’ll be able to come visit with his family but it’s a very generous thought from a noble of all people, as he believes you to be.

Merryl meanwhile, as it turns out isn’t entirely incompetent and indeed managed to hide her condition from the others. Though, it was done by her just hiding in her room all day. In any case she’s grateful for you lifting the curse and like the new maid is also desperate to please, to have something to do to try and make up for her mistakes made. Clearly she doesn’t want more punishment or humiliation.

>>2240691
> normal start time
2am in eurofagia OP, no dice for me. Guess I will stick with the scheming for now.

> censer
Ima gonna call it hellbox. It is like jukebox but with more brimstone and screaming of tortures souls.
No matter what, we want a few.

> getting materials
Does it mean we will be effectively sending them *gasp* on the QUEST?

> do our guys in Hell want or need anything from real world?
exluding souls ofc. Now we have means to provide them, albeit only small stuff atm.

> written contract
noted, than you for clarification. We need to tell our legal department that contracts for 3 year olds are a thing now and some sort of comix is required.I am joking (mostly), but if they actually deliver, we have potential for hilarious results

>generic contracts
"For one service rendered, I am giving up my soul. + legal bullshit agains fuckery from humans side"
Basically something that we can have laying around and ready for imminent use without contacting hellscape. I find this part rather annonying and security risk, so it would be nice to get rid of it. Is this viable/possible?

So, order of business with hellscape for next contact:
> get hellbox or two
> ask about visually appealing contracts with obfuscation etc.
> ask if our guys wants souveniers from real world
>>2241621
>Ordan and shepherd and their way to damnation
Should we warn Ordan about truth? If we want shepherds soul, there are two most possible ways this may go:

We send shepherd to family, they attack/imprison/throw him away. Ordan:
1) will do shit and leave him too, then we approach newly broken man and bargain for his soul (freedom, better life, vengeance,...)
2) Ordan defends him and bring him back. After that, we give him choise to give up soul for servitude where he will be loved and welcomed until he dies.

I would rather have control on possible outcome also which scenario is for us more desirable? (thoughts, anons?)

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>Soul harvesting for creative demons
I am just putting ideas down for discussion or my own amusement, dont mind me.

>Postulate I.: Humans are stupid and gullible. Give them rope and little incention, and they will happily hang themselves. OP is doing exactly this with Merryl to us, but shhh! It is a good pain.

>Boss from Hell
1) Acquire business with workers. Love them, pay them, encourage them, upgrade their working conditions etc. Let them spread by themselves how awesome their job is and make sure they love it.
2) Bureaucracy time. Tell workers due to new laws they need to sign contracts to stay. It is mere formality, but you know them nobles and tax collectors.
3) In pretense of joke ask them if their awesome job is worth their soul. (not a mandatory part, depends how you play the whole spiel)
4) They sign obfuscated contracts. You secretly laugh (assumnig everything went well)

>Assisted self-damnation
1) Invent (snack) automat. It will probably look like fancy shack without windows and it will be run by imps (machinery is preferable tho).
2) Rename it Wishmaster or something, enchant it and but somewhere safe but within reach of desperate/clueless humans
3) start spreading rumors about strange shack that grants you wish (spam the scam, nigeria style)
4) inner workings of Wishmaster is pretty straightforward. Rules are displayed on the outside for everyone to see (but in tiny script and mind boggling legalise), victim writes his wish on paper (obfuscated contract), signs it, and put it in the machine. Machine wanishis on the spot and melodic voice spew some thank yous and wait for its.
5) we review contract and if it is ok make the wish come true.
6) one more soul, yay

>Congratulations, you are rich!
1) chosen victim will recieve "inheritance"
2) everything has been already taken care off, we only need one signature here. And your soul, haha.
3) ka-ching!

>That ship will sail
1) Just find somebody who wants to be in love or is desperately trying (and failing) to win the hearth of their chosen significant other. This is not a rocket science (and we have spell for that too).
note: There is to many ways to exploit love it is not even funny. Just have your eyes and ears open and be ready for creative planning.

>>2241837
>>2241792
That's a lot of effort and creativity, I think worth a reroll!

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>>2241852
Why, thank you!

>>2241852
>>2241865
Anyway, so, another pleasant evening at home as you focus on tipping things more in your favor. You're busy later on with trying to figure out where to house the new maid, though you notice Merryl off to bed with Lucas and Mila. Seems they must have reached an understanding then about things.

You've got more pertinent things to focus on though, as there's to be a potentially interesting exchange tomorrow relating to the shepherd boy. You make sure to get up early in preparations, and have to decide on how things are going to play out. Or rather, how you're going to send Ordan off and then hope for the best.

Unless you changed your mind, you're leaving the both of them in the dark about the truth? Just the version of the truth you want, and send them on their way to deal with the problems as they will?

>>2242855
Yeah definitely leave them both in the dark.

Let Ordan take the wagon though. Boy does have a broken leg.

>>2242893
If he takes the wagon though, how can Mila and Lucas get to work? Between all of you, there's only two horses. Maybe you take the day off?

>>2242987
Forgot they take the wagon. Hmm.

We can't take the day off, that ruins our excuse for not going ourself. Give Mila and Lucas money to rent a horse for the day?

>>2241499
Got... about three hours today. Good enough. I have no clue really. Just found I couldn't go to sleep... it's weird.
>>2243008
Yeah, we have some backup funds.

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>>2243041
>>2243008
Horse rental isn't as much a thing, though you can just buy another horse at this point. You can ask Lucas to do that then, he knows horses for his job. For your sake then, your own transport, you probably don't want to summon a hell horse so a simple solution is to just turn the new maid into a horse. Of course she's none too happy about this but that's not your concern, and before you leave, with a snap of your fingers her body shifts and contorts to her horror and pain, to that of a fine young mare perfect for travel. You even give her a nice carrot if she promises to be good.

Thereafter you can depart for the workshop while Ordan will take the lad their own way, you simply bidding them well without revealing the whole truth. For your own purposes then, make a roll for the workday.

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>2243065
I can't believe we can turn a human into a horse with a snap of our fingers, but we can't make Merryl competent.

>>2243079
You can make Merryl competent. Or well, once you get her soul you could.

>>2243083
Ugh
Now I have less basis for killing her
Why OP

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>2243065

>>2243091
How is that less a basis? You still have to get her soul back.

>>2243097
>>2243079
Oh wow double 31s

>>2243112
Yea but before I could claim that even with her soul we couldn't remove the tendency to ruin everything. Now she's actually a feasible long term companion.

Well, it's not like anyone else was ever going to support killing her, so no biggie.

>>2243124
But if you change her like that, is it really her anymore even? At that rate if you're going to make such drastic changes, then it may as well not even be Merryl anymore, if you can change her into something like a super-competent yeti architect politician.

>>2243141
That was my argument, but no one responded and there was still no kill Merryl support. Very disappointing. I think anons have an attachment to her that supersedes logic and rationality. We even have a rite dedicated to summoning multiple replacements for her, and no one wants to use it. Shameful.

>>2243112
>>2243097
>>2243079
Should i roll?

>>2241837
>OP is doing exactly this with Merryl to us, but shhh! It's a good pain.

I'm just waiting for that 1 that OP will use to fuck us, but she's just too damn cute to *not* have and OP knows it

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>2243158
Yolo
Dubs higher than anything else below it

>>2243097
>>2243079
>31, 31

Well it isn't a great workday, but it also isn't a bad one. It's just an amazingly average workday! Everything goes according to plan, nothing goes awry, but there isn't a boom in productivity or anything like that. Your presence is still appreciated though, along with your gifts to the workers. Because of this increase in reputation, you can start getting to sense and feel for the workers (with rolls as usual) if there's anything among them you're looking to exploit.

Come afternoon, there's Roland by to check on you again. Strangely, among basic topics of conversation, he pointedly asks about how the marriage situation is for you? His mother knows that you were going to be getting married (the story you fed her at least) and she's keenly interested it seems.

>>2243206
Any strong desires in our workers? Also slightly related our dog imps come back with scouting results yet?

Tell Roland we want a grand and expensive wedding so we're saving up a bit first.

>>2243206
Supporting
>>2243219
And subtly add in we're going to be *happily* married

>>2243219
You only sent out the imp team just a couple days ago, it will take a bit of time for them to scout out town as you intended them to.

For the workers, you can pick up on strong desires but are there any you're partial to? Any particular vices you prefer to go after?

>>2243232
Greed, Pride, Envy

>>2243232
I don't have any, I'd be okay with seeing what everyone has so we can act an plan for each one

>>2243242
To get a feel that in depth for everyone, would take a few day's worth of investment. This is more a, everyone is leaving for the day so you're getting a snapshot of something particular.

>>2243240
A bit much but make a roll, maybe you can do well by focusing multiple.

Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>2243288
Lust too because fuck it

>>2243305
>76

That's not bad yeah, with a sense like that, you can tell that of each of the vices you listed, there is a worker there whom has a particular penchant for it. Of course you can't pursue all of them, but if you'd like to figure out an idea for whom you're interested in predating upon you can do so. Chances are they'd accept spending time with you even after work, considering you're the manager.

Figure that out in the meantime, I have to duck out for a short bit, and will return when I return. Shouldn't be more than half an hour.

>>2243329
Greed first. Have an imp spy on them for a day or so before approaching.

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>2243398
Well if you're just assigning imps to the job then you can functionally pursue all of them, that's easy enough.

If that will conclude the workday then, back home?

>>2243428
Sounds good! I'm excited to talk to Ordan about what happened, although that roll has me worried.

>>2243453
Very well then, you can return home and set the imps out after the new marks. And sure enough when you get there, they’re more than happy to have something to do. To your concern though, neither Ordan nor the shepherd boy are at home, not even the wagon. Merryl is there of course and says no one else has been home all day, so you hold off on turning the new maid back from a horse for the time being in case you need to ride somewhere else.

At the time being then, you’ve the house to yourself without worry about anyone not knowing the truth about you. But do you care to wait around for anyone else to get home?

>>2243562
Oh
Ordan is probably dead
That roll must've been for how well they took the return of the kid

Or everyone got fucked by the dullahan

Quality time with Merryl! Check the house for anything in case she was possessed while unsupervised under the guise of quality time

>>2243562
Um, we should probably go check on Ordan.

>>2243576
Oh great, Merryl fans are back. I guess we're spending time with Merryl. Can we at least send out some imps to see what happened?

>>2243580
>Checking for any traps or dangers while distracting Merryl
>Merryl fans

Oh great, edgelord anon is back

I don't want to leave the imps in case Mila and Lucas arrive so i say we wait until they arrive to go check on them

>>2243584
But we leave the imps every single day when we go to work.


...We should probably unhorse the runaway.

>>2243602
On a different house, I wants them to watch over Merryl in case she tries to do more fishy stuff if she hasn't already

Buttfuck it, let's go on her and check on Ordan

>>2243632
I really think we should check on Ordan. If we unhorse the runaway, she can watch over Merryl in the meantime, and the imps can stay hidden like usual. Also we should tell Mila soon so we can leave imps out.

>>2243642
>>2243632
If you change the new maid back though, then you won’t have a horse to go looking for Ordan.

>>2243642
We risk something on both, let just ne as quick about it as we can

>>2243653
Good point
I guess leaving Merryl alone for another few hours can't hurt

>>2243653
Tie up Merryl before leaving

>>2243670
>>2243663
So you decide to go looking, and take your “new” horse back out again. You’re already somewhat familiar with the way so it’s just following roughly the same path that the wagon would have taken. The maid has a harder time of traversing terrain off the road, but you promise a nice sugar cube if she does well, when you return.

Eventually, not an hour later and you reach the farmstead of the shepherd lad. Things are quite a mess, and it looks like there was a fire even. In searching around you locate a few familiar faces who initially take offense, apprently thinking you to be another attacker. You try to get to talking with them, as it turns out that there was a good deal of trouble this morning. That good for nothing son of theirs showed up with a big orc, and the greenie took to defending the lad. Quite vigorously in fact, as evidenced by the partially wrecked state of the buildings; he had taken cover inside the barn with the boy until more help came from the neighbors after which he fled through the fields. From here you could easily track him by his corruption you think, or you could try and hash things out with the gathered peasantry, licking their wounds after a tussle with a trained warrior orc.

>>2243732
Nope
Let's just go get our subordinates

>>2243811
No point sticking around the aftermath when the cause needs your attention. You fake sympathy for the peasants and then head off, tracking your way after the trail of corruption, and a little blood here in there in Ordan’s wake. Eventually you’re able to find him when he springs out of a hiding spot behind a tree fallen in a gulley. Not expecting you to be... well, you he’s hostile at first which spooks the maid. You manage to calm down the situation eventually though, as you dismount to see how Ordan is doing. To your surprise, he greets you with a kiss, though as exasperated as he is and injured, he probably isn’t in his right mind.

”Ma’am, how glad I am to see you. It’s... it was a mess...”

He tries to explain the situation, but he’s clearly ashamed. Your presence brings about great resolve in him and he’s relieved to have you here, but you can sense in him, just as much as he says how dire things are for the shepherd; the peasants managed to capture him and took him to the local baron from what he heard. Shame, over his loss of the lad. Not even that he likes him, but that you placed the boy in his care and he lost him. Great shame indeed, as he expresses his want, his need to rescue the boy but he doesn’t know what to do and defers to you. Humans tend to be a little wiser than orcs and he hopes you have a better idea than just rushing over to the baron’s estate and killing anyone in the way.

He eagerly awaits your opinion on the matter though, as despite his own injured state, he’d do anything to make right of this situation. If only he were stronger, this wouldn’t happened to begin with.

>>2243869
>Oh you big green dumb oaf, you were only supposed to deliver him, whatever problems he caused for the peasants wasn't our problem
>Now let's get you back home and get you patched up

Everyone Kay with this? If he hadn't lost him we could've done more

>>2243869
I'll back >>2243880

No need to be messing with any barons
Also it's kinda funny.

>>2243880
>>2243913
You let him know it’s no big deal and you’d rather return home. He doesn’t believe that you would just abandon the boy so esaily at first, and then when he realizes you are serious, he adamantly refuses. He’s sorry if you don’t feel that way or care, but even if he has to own his own, he doesn’t intend on abandoning the lad. You being his employer or not, this isn’t about money to him, it’s a matter of responsibility. You can try to manipulate him, but you can sense a deep compulsion in him to seek what he believes to be a proper solution to this problem.

>>2243931
Tell him force of arms isn't an option, and we'll negotiate with the baron. We need to treat his wounds first though.

>>2243931
>We cannot afford to at the momen, look at you, I won't loose my bodyguard over some clumsy boy that caused problems for his family and company
>Let me deal with this, after i get you patched up

Fookin kiss him back if he needs it

>>2243953
>>2243964
It is only by the amount of sway you hold over him through corruption, that he relents and finally accepts to return home with you. But only till he can get his wounds treated, then he plans to return right back. As soon as possible in fact, he doesn’t expect the baron will wait long to punish the boy.

So together you return, the poor maid straining miserably under the weight of a full grown orc plus yourself. You all reach the house again, where Merryl is waiting and quite panicked at seeing how things are. This time she actually can help though, in tending to his wounds. Is there any way you care to help, or anything you want to do during this time? Lucas and Mila aren’t home yet but you expect them before long, and chances are upon their hearing of the situation things will get complicated.

>>2243976
Get him to his room and give him something to sleep, then we can patch him up both with normal means and demon magic

>>2243976
This >>2243982
and while he's asleep, transform the maid into a shepherd lookalike.

>>2244002
>>2243982
How devilish. So you escord Ordan to his room for Merryl to tend to, as you want her to. First and foremost she puts him out with some drugs, then goes about tending to his wounds. During this time, you return to the maid and change her back to a person. She’s very relieved although quite upset that you did that to her to begin with, not to mention embarassed to be without clothes now. The torment isn’t over for her however, as you recall as best you can how the shepherd was and then transform her as closely as you can to resemble the lad, despite her pleading and crying not to be. In the face of punishment, you compel her to play the part as best she can and not to complain, after which you fetch some clothes of Lucas’s which don’t fit “her” well but better than nothing.

Speaking of, both he and Mila return home about this time, glad to see the shepherd boy safe and sound. Or so they believe. How though do you intend to pass this off to Ordan? What story is the maid supposed to follow?

>>2244012
We went to the baron and negotiated for the boy's release. We can be quite convincing.

>>2244029
Supporting

>>2244029
>>2244057
That may work, but how long are you intending to keep up the ruse?

>>2244062
I say until this night, tell them he escaped during the night

>>2244062
Until Ordan is corrupt enough that we can erase his memory of the boy, or we go get him. Bet he'd be willing to give us everything if we rescue him from the baron, and he's probably still very pure. Might be worth.

>>2244073
>>2244075
Well at this point it’s up to you when you reveal the truth to the last two.

In any case, the maid only has to play it up for the evening and then you can come up with some excuse as to why the shepherd left. Maybe Merryl fixed up his leg finally, something like that. In any case you can progress through the night carefully watching the maid and Ordan to make sure nothing is suspicious or at least not relatively so. If you had something particular in mind you can go about it, otherwise you’ll just remain passive till Ordan goes to bed, and then act.

>>2244110
Yeah, I can't think of anything specific to do tonight

>>2244110
Spend some time with everyone, try to subtly get some answers out of Merryl about what she did throughout the day

And be affectionate with her again, remind her that being good gets her our good side

>>2244159
>>2244158
Business as usual, though you focus on Merryl this time around to try and figure out how her day went. No possessions as you can tell, though she’s been getting used to, and working with the imps. As a witch, in cooperation they make a pretty decent combination all things considered, and if they had something to do other than fetch quests, a good level of productivity could be attained with Merryl instructing them as workers. Towards things they’re inclined towards of course, obviously she isn’t going to have the sense to direct them on matters of say, farming for which she has no experience.

Notably, she isn’t too keen on being affectionate. It seems your punishment of her took its toll. She doesn’t hate you, but she doesn’t feel the same way, and you can sense much more of a servant mindset in her rather than the sort of adoring little sister sense before. Well, maybe it will encourage her to be more competent and professional at least?

—

The next day, right off the bat you’re ready to change the maid back, whom is more than happy being back to her usual self (and gender) again. With that you can pitch the story to Ordan about how the shepherd left as soon as he was able this morning, Merryl having fixed up his leg finally. He is a little disappointed that he wasn’t able to set things right himself yesterday nor bid him goodbye, but he buys the story and it’s a weight off his shoulders now.

>How to proceed?

>>2244286
Now that we don't need to rescue the shepherd, we should go to the baron and rescue him. Or at least see how he's doing.

>>2244286
Shit guys
We broke her


Off to work!

>>2244305
Instead of work?

>>2244306
Or the shepherd?

>>2244307
Nah, do it around work hours. We're the diligent type of demon. Work is life.

>>2244311
>>2244306
Very well then, you can take your regular horse to work and give the maid a break. However, in the fiasco with the shepherd boy, you ended up losing the wagon and that horse. So you gained one but lost one, and will need another since Lucas and Mila can't both ride a horse for too long.

In any case, off to work with you! Make a roll for the day.

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>2244382

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>2244391
Holy fuck

>>2244396
my word anon, that was a close one
i got myself one reroll, but still

>>2244396
>>2244391
>86

A very successful workday for sure! Not to mention that aside of business matters, you've got your imps tracking some of the workers. In particular you handle a confusing matter with some mixed up wool shipments and angry farmers, which Elhice was barred from for being an elf. In any case though, you resolve matters and keep things running just fine, a true credit to all you've learned since coming to the mortal realm.

Unfortunately it may not be so long-lived. The day goes by as usual, however by the end when Roland shows up, he's clearly a little uncomfortable with things and asks to see you aside. To break bad news it seems, as he tells you this will probably be your last day managing this workshop. You try not to get emotional and figure out what's going on, but all he merely says is that his mother wasn't as pleased with your work as she had hoped and so you're being sacked for this role. You could try to roll, or manipulate him towards the truth perhaps, but he seems pretty terse about it and obviously wishes he wasn't here or having to be the one to tell you.

>>2244434
Wtf we were doing great

Absolutely press him for the truth

Vamp lady better not be behind this

>>2244434
Something be fishy here
>>2244469
You sure? I was going to say we could act heartbroken and shit, cry a bit, make him tell us out of guilt

>fiasco with shepherd and Ordan
I knew it. I knew it would end up in flames if we dont prepare the stage beforehand. Let this be a lesson to us.

>>2244434
either we are too good or shepherd fiasco got out and lady is cutting her losses

>>2244471
no crying until absolutely necessary but i am all for exploiting his guilt (or any other emotion he feels strongly). PErhaps we can turn him agains his mom to end her? (this may anger vamp chick tho, so be carefull)

>>2244485
They don't know Ordan is related to us, i think, they just think he showed up with him in tow

We also gotta get to the bottom of this before pointing fingers or planning actions, for all we know we're getting promoted or something

>>2244490
only thing faster than light is gossip, just saying...

But yes, we must know what is going on. I advise caution and cunning, the mom part was merely idea of possible resolution of tricky situation. Naturally, it really depends on what we learn.

>>2244490
>>2244485
>>2244471
>>2244469
You have spent some time here and there with Roland so you have a little bit of sway with him, enough to get some sense of what he expresses. Without resorting to tears and heartbreak, you do try to play on his guilt and act hurt about the matter and how you believed you were doing well and all. You even put some extra effort into it like saying you need to sit down with this bad news and then when he tries to make you feel better, hanging onto him for support, and making it seem like he's the bad guy here. Clearly he's not used to this sort of approach, and he's unnerved at the very least.

While he doesn't want to outright say the truth, he admits indeed you've been doing very good work here and Margot hates to have to see you go. However, without saying too much, the matter of you getting married means to her that you don't have much future potential. Or, value to her, he lets slip.

At the very least though you can feel confident that it has nothing to do with any of your personal life or demonic dealings.

>>2244512
>Marriage
Oh. Right. That. Emancipation is not a thing here, so beeing wife sucks. Well, this will not stand (at least for us).

>wat do
Start pressing back. Gently but firmly. Marriage is not a burden and it will not keep us down. Its not like we dont have servants, manor and shit. And we are definitile NOT staying home as housewife/popping kids if his mom is afraid of that. So keep poking the problem until Roland finally breaks and spill the beans.

>>2244526
Supporting

>>2244526
>we dont have value
As an afterthought, maybe Rolands mom has/had her own (sinister) plans with us? Marriage with Roland perhaps? (yeah, not likely, but humans are weird)

>>2244512
I kinda wanna assure him that we can still work


But maybe this is for the best. We have enough slaves that we don't need to work now, and we'll have a lot more free time to acquire souls.

Given the speculation, and your demonic sense, make a roll for a situational bonus.

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>2244560

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>2244560

>>2244562
Alright that's high enough. So, from the posts of;

>>2244526
>>2244542

You can sense that one of the speculations in these, out of the lot of them, is correct. Just a bit of player benefit, since one of you actually guessed it correctly.

>>2244526
>>2244536
>>2244542
>>2244549
Well there is of course the matter of how getting married could impact your work ability. You assure Roland that it won't of course, though he's only the messenger here. You can prod and press only so far before you hit the point where he simply doesn't know any more than you do. As far as you can tell he maybe heard some whispers or eavesdropped, but mostly his mother just gave him a reason (even if it was just an excuse) to give you the sack and then had him come to deliver the news since she was already sending him to check up on you and see how you were doing every day.

Well he's very sorry, and he wants to help, but on this specific matter there's not much he can do. It's his mother's business after all.

>>2244575
>speculations
yay me, personally i am going with sinister plans

>wat do
One last question for Ronald (and perhaps we can push him on our side just a little bit more): What is your personnal opinion on all of this?
Then go and see mum. Play it smart but be firm and all business and polite. She wants us gone? Fine, no hard feelings, but for the love of god, at least dont feed us crap. So lets clean the air between us and see where is the problem and if we can remedy it. (Show her we can stand for ourselves and if she is scheming something we want in. But be VERY delicate and cautionous about it)

>>2244575
Off to see Margot! We have to talk to her and fix this!

>>2244604
and with that I am off for a while. please dont turn half of the citi into ash and cinders while i am gone... but on the other hand...