>>2433680
Archive: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Watdo

>Eat dinner with Leia

>>2433680
>Eat dinner with Leia

>>2433680
>Eat dinner with Leia

>>2433680
>Eat dinner

>>2433696
>>2433701

It's going to be a long night and there's no sense in doing this on an empty stomach. Your slave has a mix of curiosity and fear on her face, the latter from an expectation of punishment from having disturbed you and the former from...you're not sure. The food has already been set up by the veranda and the skies are clear enough today that candles aren't necessary. The shops are closing up and the flickering streelamps are coming on and candles lit in people's homes.

Your slave follows you and waits for further instructions until you command her to sit and eat with you, which she does still with great reluctance but now, you sense, without as much fear. She's wearing her hair up, the ribbon tied in a big bow, and every once in a while she glances in your direction and brushes the tips of her hair with her thumb. Looking away quickly whenever you notice.

You've gotten a little better at reading her facial expressions. Right now, she looks like she wants to say something but is holding her tongue.

>Keep to your own thoughts, plan out what you're going to do
>Ask her what's on her mind
>Compliment her on the food, it's been getting better

>>2433718
>Ask her what's on her mind

Also compliment her on job well done before getting back to work

>>2433718
>Ask her what's on her mind
>Compliment her on the food, it's been getting better

>>2433727
>>2433731

You're not sure how to break the silence. "Good job." You say. She stares at you. You gesture with your fork at the bowl of chunky soup, perfectly suited for the slightly chilly weather this night. "You're getting better."

She nods. "T-thank you, Master. You're very kind." She flushes a little and again you can sense some hesitation. She slips some more food in her mouth. Her way of eating is that of a fugitive or criminal trying not to get caught with stolen food. She chews and swallows as quickly as she can, as though any minute you might take the food away.

"You want say something?"

She wrings her hands. "It's n-nothing."

"Speak." Hopefully it's not about the shoes again. As far as your concerned, it was a good purchase. She can't wear them indoors but you're having her wear her socks inside at all times to wash her feet periodically and keep them dry.

"W-w-what is Master's job?"

That's a question you were not expecting.

>Tell her it's not really her concern
>Try to explain the nature of your craft
>You're just a perfume-maker

>>2433749
>Try to explain the nature of your craft

>>2433749
>>Try to explain the nature of your craft

>>2433749
>Try to explain the nature of your craft

>>2433749
>explain

>>2433751
>>2433752

"I'm an..." Hmm. You don't know the word for "alchemist". In fact you're not even sure there is such a word. There are no famous Elven alchemists, though there are plenty of famous mages and sorcerers. Elves have a easier time with magic than the other races, much more so than humans, consequently they've never needed the "lesser crafts" like alchemy or enchantment.

"I make things." You say. "Things like cream." You gesture with your hands to indicate the cream she puts on her arms and legs. "Before I make things that smell good." You can't remember the word for perfume either. You should really pick up that Elven dictionary the next time you're at Mam's. "Now I make things for...pain."

"To-to hurt people?" Her voice becomes very small.

"No. To help take away pain." She looks relieved. She nods to herself and slips more food into her mouth.

"M-master?"

"Mm?"

"C-c-could I...that is..."

There's a knock at the door. It's still too early for Toad. "Open up Seabass! You didn't even tell me when you got home!" Your slave rushes to open the door. It's Nina of course. She's here for her fabrics.

"Where's the chicken?" She says, handing you the silver for the buttons.

"I was running a little late. I couldn't get it." You say. Predictably, she pouts.

"You're having dinner?" She bites into her thumb.

"Almost done."

"What stinks in here?" She says, brushing past you and sniffing the air until she reaches your terrarium. "Ugh. What are these?"

Damn. You completely forgot about the Jejune bugs. It looks like they've entered the starvation state, a few of them have already gone berserk and are fighting each other. You put them in separate containers, but you'll have to drain the sacs soon or they'll starve to death.

"Nina I'm a little busy tonight."

"I can't believe you didn't even invite me to dinner." She says. You scowl. "Fine, fine. You should get some rest, Seabass. You look terrible. You'll get sick burning at both ends like this. You're really too obsessed with this stuff. That's why no one likes you." She curls a lock of her red hair around her thumb and you open the door for her to leave.

Your slave cleans up the plates while you ponder what to do about the jejunes. Should you just delay the extraction? Put some food in the terrarium. Or should you take the time now to extract all the fluid from the sacs? You still have around 3 hours left before Toad shows up.

>Have the Elf clean the terrarium and feed the bugs
>Take the time to drain the fluid sacs

>>2433790
Feed.
Extract when there’s more time.

>>2433790
>Take the time to drain the fluid sacs

Question. Are we eventually going to turn her into our Apprentice or alchemy assistant or something?

>>2433790
>Have the Elf clean the terrarium and feed the bugs
Guys we're on a tight schedule here, remember?

>>2433790

>Have the Elf clean the terrarium and feed the bugs

Would extract, but we don't really have the time.

>>2433790
>Have the Elf clean the terrarium and feed the bugs

We should probably focus on getting this job right. We do that, then the bugs can wait.

>>2433802
Wasn't even really pushing for ut but honestly the idea of someone being able to help out and make our job easier/make more money isn't all that bad.

>>2433802
Entirely up to you. In the previous thread, anons were talking about making her a bodyguard. That's possible as well given adequate training.

>>2433790
>Have the Elf clean the terrarium and feed the bugs

>>2433790
>Feed em.

>>2433795
>>2433803
>>2433805
>>2433806

You call your Elf over. "Clean inside. Put some food for them OK?" She doesn't look too pleased to be so close to the bugs--come to think of it, she usually tries to stay as far away from them as she can. You wonder if her sense of smell is more acute than your own. Or if she just doesn't like bugs. Girls generally don't in your (albeit limited) experience.

Nevertheless, she gets straight to work, first putting some leftover crumbs into the terrarium and then carefully cleaning away all the excrement with a sponge. The jejunes gather in clusters around the food to feed. Your plans for making the analgesic are now delayed at least a week, but Toad's job comes first.

You set up at your desk again and grab the earthworms (which are wriggling around in a flowerpot you had on the windowsill). You take out one of the worms from the pot and are about to cut into it when your eye falls on the book about insects which you still haven't returned. If you recall, there was a whole chapter devoted to insect anatomy and another on dissection techniques. There might be some guidance there you wouldn't glean from mere practice.

On the other hand maybe practice is all you really need.

>Study the book for any useful information
>Start the dissections

>>2433822
>Study the book

But do it quickly, we dont have much time. Read just what appears important.

>>2433822
>Start the dissections
Trying something you half-read is waaay more dangerous than figuring it out yourself. You could convince yourself to be over-confident that way.

>>2433822
>Study the book for any useful information
Try to do a quick look through, we don't need to end up wasting an hour on accident

>>2433822
>Study the book

>>2433822
Check the book for anything that might help.

>>2433822
>Study the book for any useful information
Flip through to how to do this real quick.

>>2433823
>>2433829
>>2433830

You lay your knife next to the squirming worm and skim through the chapters on anatomy and dissection. The book does in fact discuss Lavozian earthworms and even has a helpful diagram of it's internals. The chapter on dissection is dense and has standard procedures for all types of dissection.

It's enough to convince you that there's valuable information here and you set aside the worms and begin to read.

>Roll 1d20 to see how much you learn

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>2433839
LEARNING TIME

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>2433839

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>2433839

>>2433844
OUR SAVIOR

>>2433844
Thank you jesus we were nearly done for.

>>2433841
>>2433842
>>2433844

>2, 5, 17: 1 success

As before the obscure jargon and abbreviations of the book make it nearly incomprehensible. Thankfully the diagrams clarify a few things, especially with regards to the dissections. Nevertheless even after an hour of diligent studying you've only managed to learn one thing that applies directly to your task.

>You learned how to stop the excreting process without dissecting the worms
>You learned some basic standards which should speed up the dissections
>You learned how to perfectly time the dissections for maximum separation

OOC: Gonna grab some food brb.

>>2433850
>You learned how to perfectly time the dissections for maximum separation

>>2433850
>You learned how to stop the excreting process without dissecting the worms

>>2433850
>You learned how to stop the excreting process without dissecting the worms

>>2433850
>You learned how to stop the excreting process without dissecting the worms

>>2433850
>>You learned how to stop the excreting process without dissecting the worms
minimize failure

>>2433860
>>2433863
>>2433866
>>2433868

The section on anatomy mentions that inserting a pin into the brain of the earthworm stops the excretion process without disrupting digestion. This means you can achieve maximum separation without having to cut at the optimal time (though it also means some time will be wasted). It also means that you can run the chain separation in parallel without worrying about things going out of sequence.

There's still more to be learned from the book, but perhaps you spend your remaining time on the dissections themselves.

>Try to learn more from the book
>Get started on the dissections, focusing on precision and handling (-1 DC)
> Try to figure out the optimal timing for separation to speed up the process

>>2433953
>>Get started on the dissections, focusing on precision and handling (-1 DC)

>>2433953
>Get started on the dissections, focusing on precision and handling

Better take a while longer and do it properly.

>>2433953
>Get started on the dissections, focusing on precision and handling

>>2433953
>Try to learn more from the book

>>2433953
>>Get started on the dissections, focusing on precision and handling (-1 DC)

>>2433954
>>2433955
>>2433956

The overall plan is quite simple. You’ll separate the components of Toad’s brand with the earthworms and run fecal chain separation. You’ll figure out the order of the impure separatants as you go, reordering the sub-separatants as you purify them out with the alchemiloupe, breaking an impossible problem into small, almost trivial chunks.

You think you've learned all you can from the book, or at least all you can manage in time you have. It's time for the actual dissections. The worms smell like the earth after a thuderstorm. A thin coating of slime coats their bodies making them shiny under the candlelight. You pin down the tail and body and with your scalpel (which is really just a paring knife for cutting vegetables) you start to make a slit across its body.

>Roll 1d20 to see how much you learn from the dissection

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>2433975

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>2433975

Please dont stomp me, Dice Gods.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>2433975

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>2433975

>>2433979
Damn, the dice gods hate me today. ;-;

>>2433978
>>2433979
>>2433980

>14, 4, 14: 2 Successes

A pale white fluid leaks out that smells strongly of ammonia and old socks. You hope you haven't punctured the stomach walls, though better you do it now then in the real thing. The scent strong enough to make even your eyes, which have long been accustomed to intense smells, tear up. You peel back the skin and it comes away from the body like skin of an orange. You hold it down with some tacks and inspect the worm's innards. It consists of two main cavities, the thoracic contains it's three hearts, it's small, gray brain matter, and a pale bony-covered organ you don't quite recognize. The abdominal cavity contains (in the case of this worm) four stomachs and some kind of fluttering bladder. Each stomach looks like a small, deflated balloon, connected by narrow sphincters. The stomach walls are transparent like glass so that you can see all of the liquid waste accumulated inside.

You attempt to cut out the stomachs from the abdominal cavity, it proves to be relatively easy, as its only connected to inner lining by thin strands of fascia. You simply use the knife as a lever and pop it out.

It takes a few minutes for the worm to finally die and stop its writhing motions, even after you remove it's entire digestive system. Now the truly difficult part, separating the stomachs without mixing their contents. You have to ensure that you cut at just the right place, a little ways past the sphincter, so that there isn't any backflow. Your first attempt is a disaster, you cut too far from your target and end up slicing into the stomach itself. Little drops of acid spill out on the cutting board--no mixing, but if it were the real thing you would have lost that separatant and had to do that part of the experiment over.

The next attempt goes much better. You cut almost perfectly into either side of the sphincter wall, preserving the lining so that nothing leaks out. The third attempt goes much the same, as the first but you think you've figured out to properly identify the correct place to cut: there sphincter walls have a thin blue ring around them--veins that supply blood. Your Elf, who has long since finished with the dishes, the bugs, cleaning the room and setting up the blankets now has nothing to do and is just standing behind you watching your work.

>Tell her to go to sleep, you'll be up for a while
>Have her help you with the dissections

>>2434015
>Tell her to go to sleep, you'll be up for a while

>>2434015
>Tell her to go sleep

This is way too difficult for her, even if she might be helful.

>>2434015
>Just let her watch
>But remind her that she still has to make breakfast

>>2434015
This >>2434024

>>2434024
This.

>>2434015
>Have her help you with the dissections

>>2434024
supporting

>>2434018
>>2434019
>>2434024
>>2434025

You take a short breather before continuing. Your Elf dutifully brings you some water and goes back to her position directly behind you.

"Come closer if want watch. But breakfast you make morning, maybe should sleep?" You say. You don't want to deny her the satisfaction of her curiosity, but you'll be up all night and there's no reason she has to sacrifice her sleep with you.

"I'm OK." She says. I-I'm not tired."

"Well OK. But sleep when you are." She nods and draws closer and her little nose crinkles and her eyes water as the stench of the worm's fluid reaches her. She coughs a little and covers her mouth, but does not move away.

You continue your work and she watches in mute fascination. You repeat the entire dissection with several more worms, working slowly and carefully, and trying to improve your precision and handling of the knife more than your speed. It takes a while before you get the hang of it but you're able to now easily identify the ring of veins and the only error comes from the occasional slip of the knife--which, as long as you work slowly, isn't an issue at all.

At 9 PM exactly, Toad knocks on your door. Your slave lets him inside. He looks haggard and pale, his hair is in disarray and his face is covered in sweat.

"Everything OK?" You ask, gesturing to Leia to get some water for him. He leans against a wall, catching his breath and reaching for his pipe. He gives you a look as though asking for permission.

"You really shouldn't be smoking, Toad." You say, but let him light the pipe anyway. "So? Do you have it?" He takes out a small bottle of pitch black liquid from his pocket and hands it to you.

"We have 6 hours." He says. You take a look at the bottle label. The Chimia insignia, a triangle inscribed in a circle, but nothing else. As far as you know Chimia doesn't make cipherous ink.

"Where did you get this?"

"I can't say." He says. Your certain, it's more from your own safety than his that he can't tell you. You nod and head back to your desk. "You can sleep here if you need to. I'll wake you when I'm finished."

"I'm fine." He says, walking across to the veranda so he can smoke in the cool night air.

You open the bottle and look inside. It's like any other bottle of ink: black and viscous. You'll have to crystallize it first, otherwise the worms won't eat it.

You have 6 hours
>Attempt direct crystallization (45 minutes)
>Try and do some pre-distillation first to remove any additives (20 minutes)
>Just freeze it (2 hours)

>>2434099
>Try and do some pre-distillation first to remove any additives (20 minutes)

>>2434099
>Try some pre-distillation

Better safe than sorry.

>>2434099
>>Try and do some pre-distillation first to remove any additives (20 minutes)

>>2434099
>Try and do some pre-distillation first to remove any additives (20 minutes)

>>2434099
>Try and do some pre-distillation first to remove any additives (20 minutes)

>>2434108
>>2434109
>>2434110

Much as you'd like to begin crystalization immediately the whole process will go faster and more efficiently if you remove the additives first.

You get out your alembic and burner and have Leia get some coals from the stove. You then take a sample of the ink, dilute it in some water and pour into the alembic.

>Roll 1d20 to see how well the distillation goes

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>2434122

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>2434122

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>2434122

>>2434126

HOLY SHIT YOU SAVED US

>>2434126
wew, it's been....over half a year since I last rolled a crit.

>>2434130

And you rolled at the best moment.
All the win.

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>>2434126
20s count as 2 successes right?
You really save our ass with that one.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>2434122

>>2434124
>>2434125
>>2434126

>7, 9, 20: 2 successes

To your surprise the ink evaporates almost instantly, leaving behind a pale red-black liquid, thin as oil. You recognize it instantly as Yeti blood, it's a common additive used to keep things liquid at room temperature, essentially a kind of anti-freeze. It's rare, the amount you have could be sold for at least a few sovereigns. It's also a sign of trouble because it indicates that this brand has at least 15 components, otherwise such an ingredient wouldn't even be necessary.

You're glad you didn't immediately crystallize, it would've taken at least twice as long because of the Yeti blood. You remove the collected distillate and save the Yeti blood for later. Now you should be able crystallize without any problems. The ink is far less viscous now, more like a thick sticky molasses.

How should you crystallize the ink?

5.6 hours left
>Just freeze it, it just needs to be solid right? (1.5 hours, no roll)
>Use the method you used to crystallize the phoenix ash; it's the one you're most familiar with (1 hour, -1 DC)
>Use a quick and dirty method, you don't need perfect yield here (0.5 hours)

>>2434154
>Use the method you used to crystallize the phoenix ash; it's the one you're most familiar with (1 hour, -1 DC)
we don't look like we've got the equipment for good freezing

>>2434154
>Use the method you used to crystallize the phoenix ash; it's the one you're most familiar with (1 hour, -1 DC)

>>2434154

>Use the same method as phoenix ash

Let's not fuck up

>>2434154
>Use the method you used to crystallize the phoenix ash; it's the one you're most familiar with (1 hour, -1 DC)

>>2434154
>Use the method you used to crystallize the phoenix ash; it's the one you're most familiar with (1 hour, -1 DC)

>>2434154
>Use the method you used to crystallize the phoenix ash; it's the one you're most familiar with

>>2434156
>>2434161
>>2434162
>>2434165

While you could just stick the solution in the freezer and wait, you're on a clock and there's no time to waste. Instead you set up the ring stand for the crystallization and pour (after some dilution) the ink into a small vial. You'll use the procedure you learned to purify the phoenix ash. It worked well then and its the only method you have any real experience with. It should work here as well.

>Roll 1d20 to see how well the crystallization goes

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>2434179

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>2434179

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>2434179

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>2434179

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>2434179

>>2434184
>>2434189
>>2434193
>>2434194
these rolls are ridiculous

yup, that looks about right.

>>2434201

>inb4 it explodes

>>2434204
>Toad, it turned into a phoenix. I.....think there was some phoenix blood in that mix.
>I can see that, so can you stop it from eating the rest of the samples!?
>Wow, master is so amazing!

>>2434214

We can name it Failnix

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>2434179

>>2434184
>>2434189
>>2434191

>7, 4, 10 (-1 DC): 1 Success

You end up wasting a lot of time reviewing your notes on the ash distillation because you didn't properly annotate everything you did. You remember that you were planning to do that afterword but then got distracted by the robbery and now this.

You end up having to look through Modern Crystallogenesis again and use that as a supplement. All told it takes almost twice as long, but luckily the process itself goes quickly--probably because you removed the Yeti blood and whatever other additives were in it.

Now you have small, black rock about the size of your pinky. When you reflect light on it, the light is reflected in a rainbow. Your Elf let's out a little "ooh" of excitement and you must admit that even you find it kind of fascinating.

Now for the worms.

4.1 hours left
>Run the worms in parallel from the beginning so that you have failsafes (i.e run multiple separations at the same time in case you mess up, -1 DC, double the time)
>Use parallel chain separation but do it in sequence (first separate into five super-separatants, then further separate each one in parallel)
>Do depth-first separation (i.e don't run in parallel; halve the time)

N.B Each separation/dissection should take ~30 minutes

>>2434246
>Run the worms in parallel from the beginning so that you have failsafes (i.e run multiple separations at the same time in case you mess up, -1 DC, double the time)

>>2434246

>Run in parallel

>>2434246
>Use parallel chain separation but do it in sequence (first separate into five super-separatants, then further separate each one in parallel)

>>2434246
>Run the worms in parallel from the beginning so that you have failsafes (i.e run multiple separations at the same time in case you mess up, -1 DC, double the time)

>>2434246
>Use parallel chain separation but do it in sequence (first separate into five super-separatants, then further separate each one in parallel)

>>2434246
>Run the worms in parallel from the beginning so that you have failsafes (i.e run multiple separations at the same time in case you mess up, -1 DC, double the time)
How many more steps after this?

>>2434246
>Run the worms in parallel from the beginning so that you have failsafes (i.e run multiple separations at the same time in case you mess up, -1 DC, double the time)

>>2434246
How many more steps do we have before us, assuming every one is successful

>>2434287
This is the main bit. Once you've separated the pigments (or rather as you do it) you'll use the alchemiloupe to figure out the order in which they were added to make the brand. Basically reverse mergesorting the separatants.

The total amount of time depends on how many pigments there actually are. If you have 15 pigments, and each worm has say, 5 stomaches, it'll take two rounds of separation: separate into 5 parts, then each part into 3 parts.

Once that's done, all that's left is to just recreate the brand and test it to make sure you got it right.

>>2434254
>>2434256
>>2434262
>>2434287
>>2434288

You're still not fully confident in your dissections so you decide to run the entire separation in parallel. At most you'll have to do 3 or 4 cycles so time shouldn't be a great issue.

You break the ink crystal into thirds, then fishing out the longest three worms in the batch you feed each piece to a worm. There's no way to know how long each digestion (and separation) will take, but you don't have to know. You simply insert a needle into the head of each worm, shutting down its excretatory processes without disrupting digestion.

Now you just have to wait long enough to ensure that full separation occurred, you decide that 15 minutes should be more than enough and use the time to tell your Elf to go and sleep (she was trying her best to stay awake but now is nodding off). Toad comes over, looking to see your progress.

"It's going well so far. I've crystallized the ink. All that's left is separation and re-ordering. I'm just waiting for the digestion now."

He grunts in reply. "She doing OK?" He gestures with his eyes at your sleeping Elf.

"She is...thanks again."

He waves his hand dismissively. "We're square now." He says. "And you? You should've bought a lock for the door."

"I was meaning to, but I we got side-tracked."

He grunts and raises his brows.

You clear your throat. "We were...buying some shoes. Her feet are in bad shape." He glances over to her, noticing the pink striped socks, courtesy of Nina.

"Don't get in too deep, Seabass. Elves can't be trusted." He sucks at his pipe and walks back toward the veranda. The sands of your little hourglass have finally run out, indicating that it's time for the dissection.

>Roll 1d20 for the first dissection

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>2434367
Ok.
OK!
GOOD ROLLS ONLY!

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>2434367

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>2434367

CMON DICE WORK WITH ME

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>2434367

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>>2434376
>>2434377
Man i'm sure glad we picked the -1DC option.
2 successes ain't bad.

>>2434372
>>2434376
>>2434377

>15, 4, 4: 1 success

You end up ruining first of the three worms with your unsteady hands, but the other two go perfectly. Both worms have 5 stomachs and each stomach contains a liquid of a single bright color. You carefully extract the individual components, put them into vials and then check the correct order by comparison with the brand, holding your breath as you place the alchemiloupe over your eye. There are 120 different permutations and you have to go through 80 of them before you hit the right one.

You write the down the order and then begin the process of crystallizing each of the sub-components so you can feed them again to the next batch of worms. The process goes much more smoothly now and actually takes less time than before.

You continue running everything in parallel to speed things up, the remaining worms are not as long as the initial ones, maybe only three stomachs each. But with this, you should be finished. It's unlikely that the brand has more than 15 components.

3.1 hours left
>Roll 1d20 for the final(?) separation

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>2434417
HMMMMMMMMMMMM

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>2434417

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>2434417

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>2434417
let me give it a shot, friends.

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>2434417

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>2434417
aaaaalright, watch me fuck this up

>>2434426

SO CLOSE ;-; missed it by a few seconds

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>>2434423
>>2434424
*breathes in*

>>2434426
fuck

>>2434422
>>2434423
>>2434424

>17, 2, 7: 1 success

It was a prudent to run in parallel from the beginning. You end up slicing into the stomach of three of the 5 worms in the first and are saved from redoing the entire experiment because of the second batch.

The sorting process is not as long this time (only 9 permutations for each worm) and a final check confirms the correct order for the 15 components you've isolated. You're finished!

Except that when you go to match each component against a pigment from the ink kit, not a single one of them match. Which means one of two things, either the pigments used in this brand are completely novel or, perhaps even less likely, more than 15 pigments were used to make this brand in which case, though you might be able to separate out pigments (and even this is made impossible fact that you only have 7 worms left) you'll certainly not be able to reproduce it. You'll need access to much more sophisticated equipment to combine more than 15 components.

1.1 hours left
>Tell Toad about your dilemma
>Attempt further separation first

>>2434487

Fuck fuck fuck fuck

>Tell Toad

fuck.

>>2434487
>Attempt further separation first

>>2434487
>>Tell Toad about your dilemma

>>2434487
>Tell Toad about your dilemma
>Attempt further separation first
Don't know why we can't so both.
Just call him in as we work.

>>2434487
tell toad

>>2434498
This

>>2434487
>Attempt further separation first

>>2434487
>>Tell Toad about your dilemma
>>Attempt further separation first

>>2434487
>Tell Toad about your dilemma

>>2434487
>Tell Toad about your dilemma

>>2434487
>Attempt further separation first

>>2434498
[why not both?]

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>>2434502

The sting of failure after so much sweat is a hard blow to bear. You need to tell Toad first though you don't relish being the bearer of bad news.

"Alright." He says, just nodding. "Can you get the recipe down? That's really what I need."

"I can try to separate it, but I'm out of worms." You say. If you were just a little better at the dissections you wouldn't have needed to double up on the worms. You were too careless, you should've bought more worms from Gunter.

"Is that the only way?"

"Well...no actually. I guess I could try simple distillation, it'll work as long as there are only two pigments in each component--and I don't know if that's the case. But Toad, more than 15 pigments is...I mean that's unheard of." Now the Yeti blood makes even more sense. Something that alchemically dense would never remain liquid without it. "Where on earth did you get this?"

He looks off into the town and blows smoke. "Can't say. Just do what you can, the recipe should be enough."

"...Alright." You head back to your desk. What should you do? You can't run multiple distillation's at the same time since you don't have enough equipment. You could try distilling each isolate one-by-one, distillation is your bread and butter, it's your best technique--but it would be cutting it close with time.

Alternatively you could try using the remaining worms to separate out as many as you can and then distill the rest. But with these dissections there'll be no margin of error, even a single mistake will ruin the entire experiment.

1.1 hours left
>Attempt a combination of worms and distillation
>Attempt to distill everything one at a time

>>2434543
>Attempt to distill everything one at a time

>>2434543
>Attempt to distill everything one at a time

>>2434543

>Distill one at a time

LAST CHANCE TO NOT FUCK UP

>>2434543
>Attempt a combination of worms and distillation
We bought the worms for this. Might as well use it up.

>>2434543
>Attempt to distill everything one at a time

>>2434543
>>Attempt to distill everything one at a time

>>2434549
>>2434553
>>2434571
>>2434556

This is it. You can almost laugh, it comes down to what Lavoz calls the "soul of our science", what you learned when you were still a child. The memory of an old alchemy textbook that you found in the cellar of the orphanage, half destroyed by rot and mildew, flashes through your mind. It is what you've mastered through years and years of making your perfumes.

You can do this. As long as each component doesn't have more than two pigments, it will work.

You set up the alembic and burner again and get to work.

>Roll 1d20 to see how the distillation goes

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>2434588

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>2434588
Cmon dice!

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>2434588

>>2434594
>>2434598
That’s not good.

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>>2434598
It keeps happening.
I mean we did it, but that shit is still sloopy af.

Fucking antisemitic dice constantly trying to bankrupt us.

>>2434642
/pol/ would be proud.

>>2434593
>>2434594
>>2434598

>17, 4, 6: 2 Successes

Patiently and methodically you separate every single component into two parts. As a quick check to see if the method will work, you test the first distillate against the pigments in the ink kit. The moment you find a match, a great weight seems to come off your chest.

15 components are separated into 30 unique pigments. You're not sure how such a thing is even possible but you're certain that there's no way you can reproduce the ink given your limited equipment (not to mention you have no idea how).

"We're out of time." Says Toad.

You double check the order with the loupe, ensuring that you have it right. Then you write down the pigments in the correct order and hand it over to Toad.

"This is it?" He glances over it, then at you. You nod, feeling a strange mixture of relief and disappointment. If it was just 15 components you could've crystalized it by repeated supersaturation and then dissolved it in the slug juice. As it is, the only verification you have is the loupe, hopefully it will be a close enough match.

Toad takes out a purse from his coat and lays it on the table. "The rest." He says. You don't feel you deserve it, but the look in Toad's eyes says that he's not going to hear any argument. He pats your arm. "You did good. Leave the rest to me."

He heads to the door, gives a last wave and then slips out in his silent fashion. You open the purse to find more gold.

Choose one
>3d12 gold pieces
>18 gold pieces

>>2434660
>>3d12 gold pieces

Rolled 11, 8, 3 = 22 (3d12)

>>2434660

Rolled 1, 9, 4 = 14 (3d12)

>>2434660

Rolled 1, 12, 2 = 15 (3d12)

>>2434660
>3d12 gold pieces

Rolled 6, 1, 5 = 12 (3d12)

>>2434660
>3d12 gold pieces

Rolled 8, 10, 11 = 29 (3d12)

>>2434660

>3d12 gold

Hey just dropping in to ask:
What exactly are we forging? a signature or something?

>>2434717

I think it was ink or something.

>>2434717
Were forging an ink formula so someone else can forge the signature

>>2434719
>>2434720
Ah ok, many thanks.

>>2434672

22 gold pieces. You're afraid of holding so much money at once. With the leftovers from the shopping trip and the 8 gold you reserved for the temple visit in two days you have, in total, 34 sovereigns, 5 silver and change. That's rent, food, and alchemy ingredients for at least two months.

And you still have the analgesics to sell. You collapse into your bed. For the first time in perhaps your whole life, you have some breathing room. You just hope that the recipe is enough for whatever Toad is doing. You still can't figure out where or how he got such a complex brand and the Chimia brand on the bottle doesn't help the mystery any either.

What kind of signature needs to so secure that it requires a 30 pigment cipher brand? But even these thoughts cannot keep you up for long and you fall into a deep, dreamless sleep.

You awake just before noon. Your slave is, of course, already up and is busy applying Mam's cream to her arms and legs. She's also naked. Or thereabouts. Only two strips of cloth protect her modesty, and that rather weakly. Her scars bother you more than her partial nudity, scars you hadn't seen before, screw marks on her back and long thin gashes across her stomach.

When she sees you're awake, she calmly puts her clothes back on and goes to fetch your breakfast. Your appetite is partly ruined by the sight of her old wounds. You sigh and wash up. It's a new day. The sun is out, the sky cloudless. You smile. You're rich! You go over to the desk and count the money again, feeling giddy.

Maybe you'll go to the market today; go shopping. Then again, you'll be going there tomorrow anyway, maybe it would better just to stay home and relax for once. Take a walk in the woods, chat with the locals, get the latest brew at the local pub.

>Head to the town with Leia, do some more shopping
>Stay home today, just relax and maybe do some reading
>Head to the local tavern for drink and gossip
>Take a walk in the woods with Leia to clear your head (and hers)

>>2434795
>>Head to the town with Leia, do some more shopping
get dat fukin lockl

>>2434795
>Head to the town with Leia, do some more shopping

Time to get a weapon for defense and... Something useful I guess

>>2434795

>Take a walk in the woods with Leia

Maybe we can get some more information about Leia's past.

>>2434795
>Take a walk in the woods with Leia to clear your head (and hers)

OOC: Gonna grab some lunch brb

>>2434795
>>Head to the town with Leia, do some more shopping

>>2434795
>Head to the town with Leia, do some more shopping

Yeah no, last time we had money we got stabbed and our elf was stolen, we're not doing that again

>>2434823

Wait shit true.

>Changing vote to this.

Better get us a lock. And a sword.

>>2434795
>Head to the town with Leia, do some more shopping

>>2434795
>>Head to the town with Leia, do some more shopping
get dat fukin lockl
And a sling shot to thow your potions at people

>>2434795
>Head to the town with Leia, do some more shopping
Buy a lock(/locks, the more the merrier), a deadbolt or a door chain or similar, and a baseball bat/club/sword/crossbow/ any suitable HD weapon.

>>2434795
>Head to the town with Leia, do some more shopping
Supplies and shit

>>2434795
Before heading to town, allocate the money needed to purchase what you need, and find the most decent hiding place you can for the remainder. Don't take money into town that you don't need. Also, take care of your beetles before you do anything.

Oh fuck, already nearing 180 posts, I didn't even notice.

>>2434795
>Head to the town with Leia, do some more shopping
Need to get locks

>>2434816
And that book for elves translation

>Head to the town with Leia, do some more shopping

Wow, the rolls this thread have been utter fucking garbage.

>>2434804
>>2434806
et al

First order of business is to finish all the things you didn't get to do yesterday. Home security is top priority, especially now that you actually have something to secure (other than your slave of course). A lock, maybe even something for personal defense, although you don't have a license to openly carry weapons. You can also return that useless insect book for something you can actually understand.

"Leia. We go market. Get ready." Her large green eyes brighten at the mention of the town and she goes to put on a coat and her shoes. You feel like jumping yourself, it's the first time you're heading to town with so much money (not counting when you bought the slave). You just hope you don't see that bastard Lawson again.

You parcel out half of the gold and consider leaving the rest at home, maybe hiding it. But actually, it might be a better idea to put this money in the town bank. It'll be more secure there and you'll benefit from the interest. In fact, you actually have enough to invest in the market, maybe even get a share of a joint-stock or just loan the money to an upcoming merchant in the bazaar.

>Leave half of the money at home
>Take the money to the bank
>Take the money with you and look for investment opportunities at the bazaar.

>>2435129
>Take the money to the bank

>>2435129
>>Leave half of the money at home
>>Take the money to the bank
Can we do a mix of both? Leave a few at home, put half in the bank and shop with the rest?

>>2435129
>Take the money to the bank

>>2435129
>Leave half of the money at home
>Take the money to the bank

>>2435129
>>Take the money to the bank

>>2435129
what do we know about the trustworthiness of the bank? is it owned by people who just might withhold withdrawals by those in outer circles? how corrupt is this town we live in?

>>2435129
>Leave half of the money at home
>Take the money to the bank

>>2435129
I wonder if we could pre-order some better alchemy equipment with this kind of dosh.

>>2435144
Sure. We can go with that. You have 34 sovereigns as noted above. I'll assume you keep the silver and change on your person. You have to keep 8 (for the temple visit). That leaves 26 to do with as you wish.

>>2435157

The bank is an independent entity run by the Fair Trade Authority, a coalition of merchants and lawmen that work with the nobility to establish fair trade and commercial regulation. Being a bureaucracy run by humans and managed by dwarves ensures a certain level of corruption, but you're not a big enough player in the game to have to worry about that. The bank will pay 15-25% yearly interest for the 5 years and then half that thereafter, depending on the size of your account (minimum is 10 sovereigns).

>>2435175
Remember that you don't actually have an alchemy license. You can, however, pay Gunter to order some stuff from the Capital but you'll end up double paying for the service.

How much of the 24 sovereigns will you put in the bank?
>Half
>Quarter
>Third

>>2435191
26* soverigns

>>2435191
>Third

>>2435191
half

>>2435191
>Half

>>2435191
Half

>>2435191
>>Half

>>2435191
>Half

Let's get some chicken and invite Nina for lunch + celebrate that we aren't in complete shit for a day or two.

Having the skill to put up with annoying people is an important skill of an entrepreneur

>>2435246
t. Nina

>>2435202
>>2435206
>>2435212

You'll need some money to the rent next month and for any other extraneous expenses and you don't trust the banks enough to deposit all your money with them. With that in mind you leave 21 sovereigns under a false tile in the bathroom and take the rest with you into town. It takes 10 sovereigns just to open an account with the Trade Authority but you don't think your expenses today will run more than 30 silver.

Once the money is stored you head outside to call a carriage. It's a nice Saturday afternoon and the Dome bureaucrats are out in full force with their wives (and mistresses) and enjoying their day of rest. You find Franklin loitering in the front of the apartment, alone, waiting for a carriage. You have a mind to avoid him but he did save your life and more importantly it would save on the carriage fare if you shared a ride.

>Call him and carpool
>Wait in the hall until he leaves

>>2435277
>Wait in the hall until he leaves

Keeping our distance is probably the nicest thing we can do for him.

>>2435277
>Wait in the hall until he leaves

>>2435277
>Call him and carpool

>>2435277
>Call him and carpool
Cheap is good.

>>2435277
>>Call him and carpool

>>2435277
carpool with franklin, try to make nice and see if he has any dirt on Lawson or the downlow on what's going on with the Chimia in town

>>2435277
>>Call him and carpool

>>2435287
>>2435289
>>2435291

You don't want to waste any time or any money. "Franklin. Heading to town?"

"Well, well, up and about already Sondheim? And it's Mr. Franklin to you." He says, pointing the head of his scepter at you.

"No day off for you Mr. Franklin?"

"Hardly. I'm meeting Nina at the bazaar, I was told..." He seems to be having some difficulty getting these words out. "To invite you along, if I saw you."

You're sure you hate the idea as much as he does. "What's going on?"

"Well, I'm not entirely sure. But she invited me. And Lord Fontain left for the Capital for a few days, so...here I am. And you? Shouldn't you be rolling in your own filth till you run out of food or something?"

You ignore his jibe, on account of him saving your life, but he's not making it easy. "I came into some gold. It's burning a hole in my pocket so I'm heading to the market to spend it."

"I see. Well, since we're headed in the same direction I suppose we can go together. Will you be joining Nina and I?"

>Decline, you wouldn't want to ruin his date
>You have better things to do than listen to Nina's inane stories
>Sure why not?

>>2435350
>>Decline, you wouldn't want to ruin his date
Haha, time to rile him up.

>>2435350
>>Decline, you wouldn't want to ruin his date

>>2435350
>Decline, you wouldn't want to ruin his date
As much as I would like to go, I believe we both will be happier if I don't.

>>2435350
>>Sure why not?

>>2435350
>>Decline, you wouldn't want to ruin his date

>>2435350

>Decline, you wouldn't want to ruin his date

>>2435350
>Decline, you wouldn't want to ruin his date
You didn’t see me at all today, right Franklin?

>Decline, you wouldn't want to ruin his date

>>2435350
>Decline, you wouldn't want to ruin his date

>>2435350
Decline the offer to join.
Ask him if his scepter/knife thingy needs a recharge and if you can help pay him back for using it on your wound.

>>2435361
>>2435368
>>2435369

You smile. "I think I'll pass. Wouldn't want to intrude on your date." You think this is the first time you've seen him blush, it's a very subtle coloring of his pale cheeks, almost endearing.

His voice suddenly goes quiet. "Well, well, you think this might be a date?" He asks, looking both serious and very worried. A carriage finally pulls up and you help Leia get on first before boarding yourself. Franklin sits brooding over your words.

"Sondheim."

"Fra--Mr. Franklin."

"This isn't a date right?"

"You're meeting Nina at the bazaar?"

"Yes."

"On your day off."

"Yes."

"Alone."

"I hop--ahem, I think so."

"And you're going to be spending time together, perhaps hours, in the bazaar, alone, and then probably have lunch there as well?"

"...Maybe."

"Now I'm no expert, but that, I believe, is what they call a date, Mr. Franklin."

He flushes again, then strikes his scepter on the carriage floor. "But why would she tell me to invite you?" He asks. A good question, but an opportunity to tease him like this does not come around very often, and you'd be a fool to pass it up.

"Oh she was probably just being polite." You point your finger at him and lean in. "Or maybe she was shy, and didn't want to be too forward? What do they call it? Playing hard to get?"

"Well, well! Yes, that could be it. Of course, of course." He says, nodding to himself. "I misjudged you Sondheim, you might possess some wisdom after all."

"Well I do have some experience in these matters." You say. In reality the last time you even held a girl's hand was when you 8 years old, back at the orphanage. And the only reason for that was so you could put a wild frog in said girl's hand and make said girl scream. It was beautiful.

"What do you think of her?" Franklin suddenly says, twisting his scepter round and round, screwing it into the carriage floor.

"Who, Nina?"

He nods.

>A redheaded annoyance
>Better question is: what do you think of her?
>You don't, at all

>>2435467
>>Better question is: what do you think of her?
DEFLECT

>>2435467
I'm completely sincere when I say this: What I think of her shouldn't matter one whit to you.

>>2435467
>Better question is: what do you think of her?
Let’s make him sweat.

>>2435467
"I'm confused about why she's still in this town, she's obviously a talented seamstress, why doesn't she make more of it? She does have a touch of the verbal diarrhea, though."

>>2435467
>Better question is: what do you think of her?
I like her. She may talk a lot, but she's reliable and nice.
Does everyone dislike her or is just a meme?

>>2435488
Mention that you can whip up a manly perfume to help with his advances, too.

>>2435467
>>Better question is: what do you think of her?

>>2435467
>Better question is: what do you think of her?

>>2435467

>What do you think of her?

complete with eyebrow waggle, please.

>>2435474
>>2435482
>>2435483
>>2435488
>>2435490

The only thing that comes to mind when you think of Nina is a vague sense of irritation, like when the roof of your mouth itches. "Well, it shouldn't matter what I think of her. The better question is what do you think of her? And how often?"

He looks down at his shoes. "Well. She's nice. I've never met anyone like her in the Capital, in my father's estate, or at the Academy. Not that there were many girls to begin with in those places, or that I had the time such things." His eyes move toward the curtained windows. "She's...pretty too." He says.

"Hardly her best quality." You reply. "She's a talented seamstress, industrious, diligent. I honestly don't see why she doesn't just leave for the Capital. She could make a fortune there."

Franklin nods. "I know. I've even offered to be her sponsor, to invest in the raw materials she needs but she refuses to leave this place." He looks up at you, folding his arms. "I think it's because of you"

You snort and your Elf turns from the window to look at the source of the strange sound, then goes back to the window. "Believe me, I'd be the last person to keep her from going." You say.

The carriage pulls outside the market and slows to a stop. You've arrived. You hop off into the street. "Maybe you can convince her today." You say. "She went to the trouble of a date and all."

Franklin shakes his head. "I don't think I'm the one she wanted a date with." He says, looking at you. You laugh.

"You're not serious. She hates me."

"I saw the way she reacted when you were..." He waves his scepter at your side, where you were wounded. "That wasn't hate."

"That was...because I'm a good tenant." Even as you say it, you realize how silly it sounds.

"What? Look, given your experience you should know not to toy with a person's heart like this Sondheim. Or...do you enjoy it?" He scowls. "Disgusting. Why she would ever fall for a person like you is beyond my comprehension." And before you can reply he walks off without even saying goodbye.

You remain standing in your spot, stunned into silence. Nina has feelings for you? But that's impossible isn't it? Yet the more you think about it, the more you realize how blind you've actually been. The frequent requests to eat together, the conversation you had with her after dinner last time, and maybe the most obvious clue of all: her reaction when you were wounded. You remember it too. It really is quite obvious.

But now that you know this, what are you supposed to do?

SESSION END

OOC: Next session will be at our usual time. Saturday 9 PM PST.

How do you guys like the quest so far? What would you like to see more/less of? Your input will help me decide which direction to take the quest

>>2435583
Clearly its time to breed her. And the elf.

>>2435589
Your writing style is enjoyable. I really like what you've done with the details of the alchemy. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for running!

>>2435583
>SESSION END
reeeeeeeeeeee

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>>2435599
Elf is for fug.

>>2435589
>How do you guys like the quest so far?
I'm really liking what you have here, you'll be seeing me next session for sure.
>What would you like to see more
More Alchemy, really liking that need to set up beforehand to make potions.
>less
Can't think of anything, maybe don't rush the mob plot but i don't know what your plans are for that so i can't complain.

>>2435589
I love it so far, especially the alchemy portions, the elf is icing on the cake

>>2435589
>How do you guys like the quest so far?
I like it, is mostly comfy, and that's nice.
>What would you like to see more/less of?
Less...i don't know how to put it.... Life or death choices, or humiliating stuff that feel out of place. For example, lawson. I suppose you are going to explain why he hates us so much, but at the moment, his hateboner is pretty much unfounded. And the thieves guild. Why would they want something whit us when we are literally a nobody.

And more of?
Worldbuilding. Interact with more people, maybe go into small adventures with the adventurers we met.

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>>2435643
Elf is most DEFINITELY for fug.

>>2435857
>>2435643
y'all spelled nina wrong

Quest is decent so far, even if it is rather clear there will be a lot of suffering for MC in the future.
Though there is a thing that I find... strange? bad? w/e
It is Franklin's reaction at the end, it felt like drama for dramas sake. That he reached that conclusion is imo a bit far fetched. Sure, Franklin doesn't think highly of MC, but for MC to enjoy toying with the hearts of others would mean that he would enjoy interacting with them, whereas MC tries to keep as low a profile as possible and not interact with anyone, the treatment we give the elf should be another reason why MC is not like that. Even Franklin should see that, plus MC might be genuinely unaware of Nina's feelings, which isn't that unusual since it is what Nina does towards Franklin. She either doesn't know or doesn't care (which would make her as bad as MC). Granted no everyone is always logical and the different perceptions characters have of others can lead them to different outcomes I still found that particular one unfitting. Just my two cents.

>>2435776
You are aware the Thieves Gild did that because of the red stone?
And some people are just dicks because they can be, no logical explanation needed, some might shit on you solely because they can.

>>2435887
i completely get that, but it still feels out of place, you know? specially within a narrative driven media, there is usually some kind of foreshadowing and such.

>>2435643
>>2435857
I want to play with the elf's ears.

>>2435887
>the treatment we give the elf should be another reason why MC is not like that. Even Franklin should see that
my guess he sees Nina's feelings to us, and starts lashing out caustic words to justify his hatred that the woman he loves, loves another guy. just my opinion.

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Also forgot to post mandatory elf pic, everyone must post.
Love me an elf with big ears

>>2435583
>Continue with the shopping. We should talk with Nina about this, but we have a lock to get and books to deliver
>>2435589
Diggin the quest
More: Alchemy and worldbuilding
Less: Isnt that big of a deal, but people thats an ass just becouse.
On a side note, is MC the kind of person to discuss this with Nina? I would assume that now when we know she likes us, we should probably adress this sooner rather than later.
Redhead>Elf

OOC: Alright I hear you guys loud and clear. More alchemy and more worldbuilding. Glad to know people are enjoying the alchemy btw it's been a while since orgo 1 and 2 but I'm trying my best.

>>2435887
What I was trying to show there was Franklin projecting his anger toward Nina on Seabass. It's exactly as you said, Nina is doing the same thing to Franklin and he knows it, he knows exactly how it feels to be toyed with (maybe even at a conscious level) but it's not something he can easily confront Nina about so he projects it onto you instead. Part of it is also this: >>2436072

That was the intention anyway, but I was a bit rushed and didn't write it well enough to show that.

>>2436377
Seabass doesn't have much (any) experience with girls, so naturally his first instinct will be to handle this like one of his experiments. Ultimately how it goes down is up to anon. We'll get into it next session.

>>2436528
My 2 cents is that I like suffering and story more than mechanics heavy bits. But I also don't get the time to play often. And I'll echo what someone said about some NPC behaviours coming out of nowhere, it certainly wasn't as bad as some other qms around here who make everything up on the fly but as a player it can be hard to decide how to act if we have less knowledge than the character.

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>>2436377
>Redhead>Elf
Excuse you?

What kind of elf is she even?

>>2436607
That's a good question.

>>2436528
What kind of elf is our elf?

>>2436601
>Excuse you?
Oh my bad, il fix it
Redhead>Redhead Elf>Elf
Better?

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>>2436730
You disgust me. Absolute filth.
The redhead might have posed some kind of competition if she wasn't a tsunmeme, but she is. So the elf takes it unanimously.

I’ll be fine with this quest as long as no one rapes my elf

>>2437223
Bit late for that.

>>2437258
When was she raped?

>>2437479
possibly before quest started, seeing as she was harshly abused by previous master(s)

>>2434137
A nat 20 and we didn't see it cooomiiiing! Da-da!

>>2437479
It would only make sense that her previous master would do at least that much considering all the horrible shit he had to have done to give all those cuts and scars. I remember her even saying that the MC could do what he want with her and she wouldn't make a fuss, implying her old master did do that kind of shit to her.

>>2435589
More: Worldbuilding and elf shit.
Less: Alchemic stuff.

>>2435887
>And some people are just dicks because they can be, no logical explanation needed, some might shit on you solely because they can.
Like qst and its relevant discord, for example.

>>2435589
More character/world building
At least as much alchemy
Although I might be unreasonable.

>>2437479
Before we bought her, like all the time.

More frequent questing! How about a Sunday run, too! LOL.

>>2438542
Sounds good to me.

>>2438542
this desu

>>2438542
The more frequently I run the less reliably I can run. I'd rather keep a consistent schedule than a frequent one.

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>>2439763
[muffled ree-ing in the distance]