>>3188119
>See if there's any jobs available.

>>3188119
>>See if there's any jobs available.

>>3188119
>>Talk to Nemo and Artya.

>>3188119
>>Go see what Hank is up to.
Let's hang a little with one of the few named male characters

>>3188119
>Try and call Lucina?

>>3188119
>Go see what Hank is up to.

Is he beating himself up because we showed him the picture of Carol with him?

>>3188119
>>Go see what Hank is up to.

>>3188119
>Hang out with HK.

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>>3188119
Well, you were kinda curious where Hank went off to. He wasn't at his desk.

Honestly, you were a bit curious as to how he was adjusting to his life of semi-retirement. Sure, he liked to bitch and moan loudly about it, but... it was Hank. He openly bitched and moaned about pretty much everything, so you never took any of it seriously.

Since there wasn't really any jobs going on, you figured you'd have some leeway to take a little time off. But where to find him...?

>Probably on the roof taking a smoke break.
>Maybe at the local diner.
>The bar. Definitely the bar.
>Maybe ask G?
>Other

>>3188200
>>Maybe at the local diner.
All day breakfast?

>>3188200
>Maybe at the local diner.

>>3188200
>Maybe at the local diner.

>>3188200
>>Maybe at the local diner.

>>3188200
>Maybe at the local diner.

>>3188200
>Probably on the roof taking a smoke break.

>>3188200
>>Probably on the roof taking a smoke break.
Anyone else playing Ace Combat 7 day 1?

>>3188200
>>Maybe ask G?

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>>3188200
Hm, if Hank's taken off, then it's most likely to his favorite diner, the one that serves breakfast all day. Goddamn that sounds pretty nice these days.

"Are we leaving the building?" HK asks curiously.

"Ah, well." You pause, wondering if you should bring HK along or not.

>Have her stay behind. Keep it a guy thing.
>No harm in bringing her along, right?
>Other

>>3188268
>call hank and ask if his robot is with him.

>>3188268
>Have her stay behind. Keep it a guy thing.

>>3188268
>>Have her stay behind. Keep it a guy thing.

Time for some guy talk.

>>3188268
>No harm in bringing her along, right?

>>3188268
>>Have her stay behind. Keep it a guy thing.
It's been too long since it was just us guys.

>>3188268
No droids they won't serve your kind

>>3188268
>>Have her stay behind. Keep it a guy thing.

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>>3188268
>Have her stay behind. Keep it a guy thing.
Maybe learn a thing or two from G like fashion.

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>>3188268
"Well, I'm gonna go pay Hank a visit." You grin to HK. "I'm sure he also ditched G and she doesn't have much to do right now. How about you keeper her some company?"

"Affirmative." HK nods. "Please do not hesitate to summon me if you are in distress."

"Of course."

With that, you and HK part ways as you head for the exit. You don't bother getting your car out of the garage. The diner wasn't too far. Just a few minutes of walking. Quickly enough, the diner comes into view. One of those small, still somehow family owned places, tucked away in a shaded corner underneath an elevated bridge. Not exactly a big crowd, but definitely a loyal one. All older people like Hank, too.

You sort of wonder just how much longer it would last.

Shaking those shady thoughts out of your head, you continue towards the diner, where you see Hank through one of the windows, but curiously enough, he's not alone.

One of the STARS members... Barry, was it? Was sitting just across from him in the same booth. Given Hank's previous stint in the RCPD and your assumption of Barry's age, they were probably familiar with each.

What could they be talking about, though?

>Try to listen in.
>Go introduce yourself.
>Other

>>3188368
>Try to listen in.

>>3188368
>Go introduce yourself.

>>3188368
>Let yourself be known to Hank, but stay back. Approach if he waves you over, hang back if he asks for a minute

>>3188368
>Go introduce yourself.

>>3188368
>>Go introduce yourself.

>>3188368
>>Try to listen in.

>>3188368
>Go introduce yourself.

>>3188368
>>Go introduce yourself.

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>>3188368
You head on into the diner and give Hank a wave.

"Hey, figured I'd find you here, old man." You grin.

"Oh no, the Boss send you after me?" Hank groans.

"Nah, I was just bored." You shrug and then give a respectful nod to Barry. "Officer."

"Hah, you can just call me Barry!" The grizzled officer laughs. "So you're Hank's current partner? Lewis?"

"That's right." You confirm.

"That's great!" Barry grins. "Come on, take a seat! Can't have you standing up the whole time like that, right?"

"If you're ordering anything, you're paying for it." Hank grunts.

"Sure, sure." You roll your eyes as you take a seat next to Hank.

"So, Lewis, you know me and Hank were partners back in the force?" Barry asks

>No I didn't.
>I had my suspicions.
>Pretty much, yeah.
>Other

>>3188479
>I had my suspicions.

>>3188479
>>I had my suspicions.

>>3188479
>>I had my suspicions.

>>3188479
>>I had my suspicions.

>>3188479
>>I had my suspicions.

>>3188479
>I had my suspicions.

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>>3188479
"I had my suspicions." You nod. "You and Hank seem to act pretty tight between each other."

"Dang, you never even told him?" Barry glances over to Hank.

"Different time. Different life." Hank shrugs as he sips his coffee.

"Guess you always were a grouch, even before you got old." Barry concedes.

"We're technically not even partners anymore, either. I'm a desk jockey now." Hank sighs. "And no, it ain't because of any screwups. Just... my age, I guess."

"Yeah, I get that feeling." Barry nods sympathetically. "I find it getting harder and harder to keep up these days. All these biomods going around and crap. Even some of our younger guys are putting that shit in their bodies."

"You don't like biomods?" You raise an eyebrow.

"Don't trust anything in my body that wasn't made by God himself." Barry grumbles. "But I gotta admit, seeing what some of the kids can do these days... I do get the temptation from time to time. Might even be able to keep me in the force a few more years."

"Forced retirement?" Hank asks pointedly.

"Not official yet, but there's whispers." Barry sighs. "Only so far experience and good judgment can take you, you know."

>Sounds rough.
>Can't Lucina do anything about it?
>Other

>>3188536
>>Sounds rough.

>>3188536
>>Sounds rough.

And exoskeletons, nanosuits, or powered armor would probably cost a fortune.

>>3188536
>>Sounds rough.

>>3188536
>>Sounds rough.

>>3188536
>Sounds rough.

>>3188536
>>Sounds rough.
Seems like keeping the old salts around would be a good idea anyway, even in a les direct role. Experience counts for a lot, especially for a cop.

>>3188536
>Sounds rough.

>>3188546
>forgetting the Giger-esque Biosuits that are semi-sentient mutualistic organisms

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>>3188536
"Sounds rough." You grunt.

"It is." Barry sighs. "But, well, guess it's up to me to figure out how to work this out."

"You could always take a desk job like me." Hank chortles.

"Ugh, my eyes don't work so well these days, and neither do my wrists." Barry chuckles.

"That's what you get for using your toys so much." Hank retorts.

"Haha, well, guess I can't argue against that." Barry smiles as he pats the gigantic hand cannon holstered to his hip.

>You should try doing some desk work.
>Retirement doesn't sound like such a bad thing.
>Maybe you should really consider a biomod or two.
>Other

>>3188592
>>Retirement doesn't sound like such a bad thing.

>>3188592
>Retirement doesn't sound like such a bad thing.

>>3188592
>>Retirement doesn't sound like such a bad thing.

>>3188592
>>You should try doing some desk work.
Better than sitting around all day.

>>3188592
>>Other
What about training the rookies? They need someone with experience to drill how not to get killed into their heads.

>>3188592
>>You should try doing some desk work.

>>3188568
>biosuits

Too much potential lewds

>>3188592
>>Retirement doesn't sound like such a bad thing.
>Or desk work if you still want to help out.

>>3188592
>>Retirement doesn't sound like such a bad thing.

>>3188611
This

Even though many youths will look down on him because of his stance on mods, he should have a lot to pass on to them in terms of knowledge

>>3188592
>>3188611
>>3188611
This is good

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>>3188592
"Retirement doesn't sound like too bad a thing." You shrug. "Besides, can't they like, make you a trainer something? Bet that will be a bit more exciting than a desk job." You suggest.

"You know what, that doesn't sound half bad." Barry nods. "I'll have to talk to Chief Lucy about this. Probably can get something to work."

"That's the spirit." You grin.

"Guess that means I can set aside some more time for my girl. The Missus would be lot happier about that, too." Barry continues.

You see Hank wince a bit.

"Aw shit, sorry, Hank." Barry says apologetically. "Forgot that was a touchy subject for you."

"Nah, it's all right." Hank sighs. "Mostly my fault, anyways."

That was... odd. You never remember Hank making any mention about a family.

>Family problems, Hank?
>Just leave it at that.
>Other

>>3188681
>>Just leave it at that.

>>3188681
>Just leave it at that.

>>3188681
>Just leave it at that.

>>3188681
>>Just leave it at that.

>>3188681
>>Family problems, Hank?

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>>3188681
You decide not to press the issue, and there's a bit of a awkward silence as both Hank and Barry continue to dig into their breakfasts, both of them dropping the topic as well.

"Anyways, Lewis, was it?" Barry looks back to you. "You a friend of the Chief, or something?"

"Why would you ask that?" You blink.

"Well, you've been hanging around her for a bit, and she's 'deputized' you on two occasions now." Barry gives a smug grin as he sets down his coffee mug. "Cops gossip too, you know. Thing is, nobody's got the guts to ask the Chief about it."

"Including you?" You ask.

"ESPECIALLY me." Harry chortles. "Figured I'd have a better shot asking the other side!"

>Well I have no idea what you're talking about.
>We're just friends.
>We're pretty tight.
>Other

>>3188721
>We're just friends.

Does she have a tiny little desk in the corner with our name on it?

>>3188721
>We're just friends.

>>3188721
>>We're pretty tight.
This'll probably go back to Lucy.

>>3188721
>We're pretty tight.

>>3188721
>>We're just friends.
very old and long time friends... yup.

>>3188721
>>We're pretty tight.

Lewis is surprisingly good in police work.

>>3188721
>>We're just friends.

>>3188721
I’d like to think we’re pretty tight, but no matter what she’ll always be a friend.

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>>3188721
Looks like we've got a tie here, so let's roll it off...

1. Friends
2. Tight

>>3188725
I would like to believe that this is true.

>>3188763
>tfw friendzoned by a coinflip
Oh well it’s just a smalltalk.

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>>3188763
"We're just friends, that's all." You shrug.

"Huh, makes a bit of sense, then." Barry nods. "The Chief's been in kinda a bad mood lately. We figured it may have had something do with running into you a that big fancy party."

"Really now?" You frown.

"You sure do a real good job of pissing cops off." Hank sighs in exasperation. "Nemo and Artya looked kinda peeved as well, so whatever you did must've been real bad."

>I have no idea what any of you are talking about!
>Yeah, I kinda screwed up...
>Other

>>3188768
>Yeah, I kinda screwed up...

>>3188763
This is the same kind of wishy washy bullshit that caused Alice to end up with NPC McNoface.

>>3188768
>>I have no idea what any of you are talking about!

>>3188768
>>Yeah, I kinda screwed up...
all that progress from write-ins that was voted for at 5 AM. So much time and effort wasted from the retarded actions of a few.

>>3188768
>Yeah, I kinda screwed up...

>>3188765
>>3188766
I don't think Lewis himself really knows. Though I'm kinda expecting a battle between them sometime at this rate.

>>3188776
>So much time and effort wasted from the retarded actions of a few.
Then stop pussyfooting around the issue and vote to come out and say it.
Because whenever it comes up, Lewis treats her like a friend instead of a love interest. It's all "No, no. Don't say anything. Just end the conversation."

>>3188768
>>Yeah, I kinda screwed up...

>>3188768
>Yeah, I kinda screwed up...

>>3188784
Nope. Actively declaring we view our relationship with her in that way AFTER that social debacle is just going to make her more angry. I mean what is she suppose to think about Lewis from that? Better to let things cool down so relations can get back to neutral at least to start working our way back up again. Better to be cautious and careful than to make any more mistakes like that ever again.

>>3188801
I think it's better to just apologise.

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>>3188768
"Yeah, I kinda screwed up on that one..." You admit. Doting on Vahlen, a complete stranger, so much in front of Lucina probably didn't do much to improve her mood.

"Yeah, well, good luck with that." Barry grunts as he slaps a few dollar bills on the table and gets up. "Hey, me, Hank, and a few other guys from the department are having a poker night. Maybe you wanna come along?"

>Sounds fun.
>Sorry I got other plans.
>Other

>>3188801
Pussyfooting around her will just piss her off more. The best way to defuse this is to just walk up to her and talk to her.

>>3188807
>>Sounds fun.

>>3188807
>>Sorry I got other plans.

>>3188807
>Sounds fun.

>>3188807
>Sorry I got other plans.

>>3188807
>Sounds fun.

>>3188807
>>Sounds fun.

>>3188809
>Pussyfooting around

you keep saying that like it's going to make any instant action anything but reckless and stupid. I don't trust anons at all at this point, so minimal contact with her for a while is better than charging right back with no plans or explanations. After all, how would you explain the actions of Lewis that night? that even when our given choices were totally normal, anons suddenly went retarded and used a stupid write-in for no real logical reason? A simple 'sorry' doesn't look any useful to me at that point.

>>3188807
>Sounds fun.

>>3188825
>the best solution to nothing happening is to do nothing

>>3188825
Because minimal contact will reinforce the fact that we're seeing someone else, she will accept that and then end up with Leo.
Running to your basement and hiding from her does nothing and the fact that you don't realize that is embarrassing. If there's a problem, we need to go and fix it.

>>3188834
I never said to stay away from her forever. how the hell do you not understand the concept of giving a person space and time to cool down? Have you never had serious arguments with close friends before and needed time to calm down before letting them call you again?

>>3188841
It's already been a few days.
Also you're retarded. No wonder you've never had a gf.

>>3188841
True, but ideally, I'd like Lewis to initiate the reconciliation whether we wait, or not.

>>3188841
Well one, it's been a few days since the party. Two, we have her coworkers saying it's been seeping into her work and three, better to solve the problem now.
Have you ever interacted with women before? Like seriously?

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>>3188807
"Yeah, sounds fun." You nod. "I think I can drop by."

"Great!" Barry smiles. "We're stocked up on pretty much everything, so you don't have to worry about bringing anything. It'll be great!"

"Just watch out, or this old man will clean you out you out." Hank chortles as he lightly elbows you. "We play with real money, and for keeps."

"I'll keep that in mind." You sigh. You had a bad feeling you'd lose your paycheck. "Lucina's not going to be there, is she?"

"Oh no, its a guy thing." Barry shakes his head. "Besides, she's never really gone out to these sort of things with us before, anyways. Too professional for it, I guess."

"Ah, it makes sense." You nod.

"You bringing that T-Doll of yours with you? HK, was it?"

"Why?" You frown.

"Just want to make sure. Looks like she's practically with you all the time." Barry shrugs.

>This sounds like a good learning opportunity for her.
>You can't think of anything good coming out of this.
>Other

>>3188848
>>This sounds like a good learning opportunity for her.
>>Other
But didn't you say it was a guy thing?

>>3188848
>You can't think of anything good coming out of this.

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>>3188848
>>This sounds like a good learning opportunity for her.

>inb4 she learns how to count cards to fund her own small business

>>3188848
>You can't think of anything good coming out of this.

For the record, I think we need to talk to Lucina. It's been a few days and she shows no signs of calming down, so I think doing nothing won't improve the situation.

>>3188848
>>You can't think of anything good coming out of this.

>>3188848
>This sounds like a good learning opportunity for her.

>>3188807
>Sounds fun.

>>3188848
>You can't think of anything good coming out of this.

Do you really want a robot watching you play poker? She'll quickly figure out everyone's tells.

>>3188848
>>This sounds like a good learning opportunity for her.
Had the wrong thing copied

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>>3188848
"I mean, if you want to invite a robot to your poker game, that's your funeral." You warn. You weren't all that much opposed yourself. In fact, it could be a valuable learning experience for HK.

"Ha, truth be told, it's just that most of us would be more curious than anything. We don't really know too much about T-Dolls." Barry laughs. "I know we've got ST-AR but she's... not exactly sociable."

"Yeah, I won't debate you there." You agree.

"All right, it's set then!" Barry nods as he takes his leave. "Just go with Hank, he knows the way."

"Oh yeah, make me the taxi guy." Hank grunts.

"Ah, you enjoy it, ya old grump!" Barry gives one last laugh before leaving.

"Well, guess Barry roped you in to poker night." Hank sighs as he finishes up his last mug of coffee. "Just swing by my place in the evening and I'll tell you where to go."

"Got it." You nod.

"Ugh, guess I better get back to the desk." Hank groans as he stands up. "Where you heading off to now, kid?"

>Guess I'll head back too. Still need to talk to Nemo and Artya.
>I guess the Boss should have a new suicide mission planned for me.
>I should go pay Lucina a visit.
>Other

>>3188913
>>I should go pay Lucina a visit.

Let's rock and roll.

>>3188913
>>I should go pay Lucina a visit.

>>3188913
>Guess I'll head back too. Still need to talk to Nemo and Artya.

>>3188913
>>I guess the Boss should have a new suicide mission planned for me.
>>3188846
Plenty, ranging from friends from school to coworkers. Where else did you think I got my info from?

I mean look, not all people are the same, and some women will react the way you described. But what I've learned is that it's better to assume they're emotional and irrational and treat them like landmines that needs time and patience to defuse, vs thinking they're like your buddies that can forgive and forget whatever disagreement in a a day or less just by saying sorry about it. I mean I DO know one girl that's actually that easy going since middle-school, but most of us guy friends think of her as another guy anyways, so that's not a standard to use for most women.

>>3188913
>I should go pay Lucina a visit.

>>3188922
>thinking they're like your buddies that can forgive and forget whatever disagreement in a a day or less just by saying sorry about it
Again, it has been four days in quest, it is seeping into her work and you have two other guys telling you that you're wrong and we need to fix this now.

The rest of your post is nonsense that isn't even tangentially related to what we are saying.

>>3188913
>I should go pay Lucina a visit.

>>3188913
>Guess I'll head back too. Still need to talk to Nemo and Artya.

>>3188931
and I say 4 days isn't enough. Better to wait at least another week/mission or two before doing it would work better.

>>3188913
>>I should go pay Lucina a visit.

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>>3188913
Well, you guess you should pay Lucina a visit, at the very least. The fact she hasn't gone out of your way to contact you was a bit concerning, and she was either too busy or apparently was in no mood to answer your calls.

"Think I'll go pay Lucina a visit." You respond.

"Hoooo boy, good luck with that." Hank pats your shoulder in sympathy. "If things go south, I am not paying your bail."

"Never expected you to." You retort.

"Heh, well stay safe, then. And don't do anything too dumb."

Hank then shuffles out of the diner, leaving you alone with your thoughts. How should you go about meeting Lucina, actually?

>Meet her at the station.
>See if she's home.
>Give her a reason to come out and find you.
>Other

>>3188947
>Give her a reason to come out and find you.

>>3188947
>See if she's home.

>>3188947
>>Meet her at the station.

>>3188947
>Meet her at the station.

>>3188947
>>See if she's home.
If you people intend to apologize then do it private at least. Easier to say what needs to be said without interference.

>>3188947
>See if she's home.

>>3188947
>>See if she's home.

>>3188947
>>See if she's home.

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>>3188947
Well, you suppose the most appropriate place to meet her about something like this would be at her apartment. You get up, leave a small tip on the table, and head out of the door...

>Roll 1d20

>>3188971
Time for some Snow.

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>3188971

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>>3188971

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>>3188971

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>>3188971
You almost miss it at first, but you manage to catch a glimpse of HK on the street, hiding just out of sight in a nearby alley. You blink in confusion, but she disappears the moment a small group of pedestrians walk across the alley, momentarily blocking your view.

Was that... what you actually saw?

You quickly jog across the street to where you saw her. No obvious signs of her presence, but being a T-Doll, she'd be well versed in covering her tracks. You then glance back out the alley mouth, and you can quickly see that from this vantage point, she had a clear line of sight directly into the diner.

Was HK... spying on you?

Your thoughts were already buzzing as you returned to the office. Given HK's... situation, you weren't sure if this was a hidden function in her programming, or some sort of emergent behavior on her own part. Either way, it was concerning.

>Go talk to HK about it.
>Keep quiet for now until you have time to consult with Nemo.
>Other

>>3188977
>Keep quiet for now until you have time to consult with Nemo.

I think we should plentiful use of 'hypotheticals' when describing this.

>>3188977
>Keep quiet for now until you have time to consult with Nemo.

>>3188977
>Keep quiet for now until you have time to consult with Nemo.
Inb4 after our fuckup HK doesn't trust us to handle ourselves.

>>3188977
Let it go for now, have a talk about it later

To be fair she is justified in thinking we’d end up in a fight against some bows at strangest of times.

>>3188983
And I’d rather talk to HK about it before going to Nemo with it, don’t want to bypass her if it concerns her.

>>3188977
>>Go talk to HK about it.

>>3188977
>Keep quiet for now until you have time to consult with Nemo.

>>3188977
>Keep quiet for now until you have time to consult with Nemo.

Her yandere tendencies are coming out.

>>3188977
>Keep quiet for now until you have time to consult with Nemo.

>>3188988
Let's try not escalating her tendencies to the point where she hacks off all of our limbs so we're ultimately dependent on her.

>>3188992
So we get new robot limbs, I'm not seeing a huge downside.

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>>3188977
You're still thinking about this odd revelation when you return to the office, where HK is already waiting for you at the entrance.

"Lewis, welcome back." HK says politely to you.

"Yeah, thanks." You respond, deciding that maybe this was a matter to talk to Nemo first when you had the chance. "Everything fine?"

"No incidents or anomalies." HK shakes her head. "Did your outing go well?"

"Yeah, nothing happened." You give her a half lie.

"That's good." HK smile. "What is our next task?"

"I'm gonna go pay Lucina a quick visit." You say. "Come on."

HK loyally follows you to the car, where you get in and turn it on. As the engine hums, you glance back at HK, who's just casually sitting in the front seat like always. Was what you saw merely a figment of your imagination? You weren't totally sure any more.

Swirling with uncertainty, you put the car in drive and head out.

>And that's it for tonight! Still getting back on my feet after the break but it's great to be back! The thread will continue on Saturday, so don't miss it!

I’d just like to point out, if it wasn’t clear enough, in simple words, that talking about this to Nemo before we ask HK herself could be showing that we don’t trust her.

>>3189000
Why wouldn't we trust a combat robot stalking us?

>>3189000
Trust is a two-way street. She just broke it.

>>3189000
how about as a compromise we ask her first, but in a secure place so if she goes haywire we have an out. We don't even know how aware she is of what she's doing.

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>mah boy Barry Burton appears
>I miss it cause I'm at D&D
God dammit.
Hey Merc, is his daughter still a massive, insufferable bitch in this universe?
>>3189082
Reminder that she's:
1: A fuckin' robot.
2: Mentally and emotionally, a small child.
3: A coworker.
Now we already know that fucking someone with the mentality of a child is morally reprehensible.
But some of you may not be aware of the dangers of... ROBOSEXUALITY! So here's an educational film to enlighten you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrrADTN-dvg
But seriously, HK is basically a child, stop being creepers.

Please tell me that the diner we were at was Jill's Sandwiches.

>>3189167
Geez, what an overreaction. Did you miss the part where she has blood on her hands? He was quoting one of the lines she has that hints at her being a yandere. Not to mention the time in the game where she tries to murder M16A1 while the latter is trapped behind enemy lines, in the misguided belief that she is the superior AR-15 derivative and must eliminate the others.

>>3189506
Not to mention that one of her lines when set as your main girl is literally "I am all you need."

Yes that was what I was implying, but try to keep in mind that not everyone played the game or checked the lines and that is fine.

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>>3188999
As you slowly drive over to Lucina's apartment, your mind was still a swirl of thoughts, both over Lucina's anger at you and HK's recently odd behavior that you have begun to notice.

Still, you had your priorities, and right now it was Lucina that you had to be focused on. You didn't realize she'd still be peeved over what happened between you and Vahlen after the party but... well... maybe you should have. You hope that a apology would help ease the situation.

Though, as you drive, you wonder whether it would be a good idea to get some sort of peace offering for Lucina or not. You definitely knew what she would like, but you were a bit concerned that she might find the move as patronizing or something...

>Better get that peace offering.
>Nah, you shouldn't bring anything.
>Other

>>3191425
>>Better get that peace offering.

>>3191425
>Better get that peace offering.

>>3191425
>>Better get that peace offering.

So what does she like?

>>3191425
>Better get that peace offering.
Two dozen roses and an old bottle of wine?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrHOjcvQhmQ

>>3191425
>Better get that peace offering.

>>3191425

>Better get that peace offering.
black cat plushy

>>3191425
>>Better get that peace offering.

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>>3191425
>Better get that peace offering.

>>3191467
How floofy?

So what is our current relationship with Loki, anyways?

>>3191425
>>Better get that peace offering.

>>3191467
I at 4321 pineapples

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>>3191467
How about a bike?

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>>3191425
Yeah, it was probably a good idea to grab a little peace offering to help smoothing things over with Lucina. You for a fact knew that Lucina had a particular weakness for....

>...something alcoholic.
>...something sweet.
>...something cute.
>Other

>>3191550
>...something sweet.

>>3191550
>>...something sweet.

Maybe something from the past times spent together.

>>3191550
>>...something cute.
something to remind her of her childhood, and her relationship with Lewis with it.

>>3191550
>...something alcoholic.
>...something sweet.
Chocolates and wine.
Unless she's a whisky girl, then chocolates and a bottle of fine Scotch.
Or if she's a whiskey girl (the "e" matters) chocolates and fine bourbon.

>>3191550
>...something cute.

>>3191550
>>...something sweet.

>>3191550
>...something alcoholic.
>...something sweet.

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>>3191550
Heh, Lucina never liked to admit it, but she always had something of a sweet tooth. Something that you've taken advantage of more than once in your long friendship. Hopefully this same trick would work this time.

"Hold on, HK, we're going to make a quick stop." You say as you change your car's course.

"For what purpose?" HK asks curiously.

"Just getting a bit of a peace offering." You explain. "Gonna grab some..."

>Candy/Chocolate
>Cake
>Ice cream
>Other

>>3191634
>Ice cream

>>3191634
>Candy/Chocolate

>>3191634
>>Candy/Chocolate

Let's hope her childhood favourite is still being made.

>>3191634
>>Icecream

>>3191634
>Candy/Chocolate

>>3191634
>Candy/Chocolate

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>>3191634
You pull into the nearest store. You weren't confident that you would find exactly what Lucina liked, especially after all this time, but hopefully you could find something close enough...

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>3191739

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>3191739

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>3191739

>>3191747
A savior appears!

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>>3191739
And thank freaking god, you mange to find what you were looking for. Chocolate covered peanut butter cups. Lucina freaking loved these things as a kid and you were pretty sure she wouldn't be able to resist them.

"Is there something special about these?" HK asks curiously as her eyes scan the box. "My sensors indicate there is nothing exceptional about the ingredients."

"It's all about the sum of the parts." You grin. "Chocolate and peanut butter are great by themselves, but putting them together? A goddamn masterpiece."

"Noted." HK nods, still staring curiously at the candy, as if debating whether to try one or not.

Meanwhile, you don't waste anymore time and make a beeline straight to Lucina's apartment tower. Building security doesn't react to your return and ride the elevator up to her penthouse floor.

With HK standing a bit back and holding the box of candy for you, you ring the doorbell with a loud buzz. The door opens a slight crack, revealing ST-AR, who squints at you suspiciously.

"Oh. It's you." She glowers. "About time you decided to show up."

The T-Doll then stands back and opens up the door, allowing you inside.

"Come on, I'll let her know you're here." She says as she leads you to the living room.

HK seems to give ST-AR a someone intense stare as you walk. If the other T-Doll noticed it at all, she made no visible signs of it.

>You'd like to be alone with Lucina.
>It should be fine with the T-Dolls around.
>Other

>>3191810
>You'd like to be alone with Lucina.

>>3191810
>>You'd like to be alone with Lucina.
I mean seriously, with why she got pissed the other time, people should learn by now that she wants his attention on her alone more than many at a time.

>>3191810
>>You'd like to be alone with Lucina.

>>3191810
>You'd like to be alone with Lucina.

>>3191810
>You'd like to be alone with Lucina.

Time to eat chocolate on the balcony/rooftop and reminisce?

>>3191810
>>You'd like to be alone with Lucina.

>>3191810
>>It should be fine with the T-Dolls around.

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>>3191810
"Hey, Star, HK, you mind if you two give me an Lucina some privacy?

Both T-dolls pause and stare at you.

"Look, it's nothing like THAT." You assure them. "I just wanna talk with her, that's all!"

"Uh huh. Guess this box of chocolates is meant for just talking." ST-AR rolls her eyes.

"I do not understand the purpose of this." HK remarks.

"Jeez, well, I guess I can do a bit of explaining, then." ST-AR shakes her head a she guides HK out of the apartment. "You see, when a man and woman like you very much..."

"Lewis? Is that you?" You hear Lucina's muffled voice in the distance.

>Leave the candy out for her to see right away.
>Keep it hidden for now as a surprise.
>Other

>>3191915
>>Keep it hidden for now as a surprise.

>>3191915
>Leave the candy out for her to see right away.

>>3191915
>>Keep it hidden for now as a surprise.

>>3191915
>>Leave the candy out for her to see right away.
Start off on a better note by using the gift for what it is, an icebreaker, while also showing clearly what the purpose of the meeting is.

>>3191915
>Leave the candy out for her to see right away.

>>3191915
>Leave the candy out for her to see right away

>>3191915
>Leave the candy out for her to see right away.

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>>3191915
....

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>>3192020
You purposely and strategically leave the box of chocolate out on the table where Lucina could clearly see it before taking a seat on the couch.

"All right, Lewis, what are you-" Lucina pauses as she strides into the room, her eyes instantly catching site of the box of chocolate peanut butter cups.

Lucina gives you that type of look where she likes yet hates you at the same time.

"Damnit, Lewis." She groans.

"What? Is something wrong?" You grin.

"...maybe." Lucina grumbles as she swiftly picks up the box and tears the wrapping open.

Well, she was listening now, and she's definitely in a better mood know with her guilty pleasure in hand...

>Just be up front and apologize right now.
>Ease it in with a bit of small talk first.
>Other

>>3192054
>Just be up front and apologize right now.

>>3192054
>>Just be up front and apologize right now.

We really were kinda hopped up on the night's successes and got stupid.

>>3192054
>Just be up front and apologize right now.

>>3192054
>Just be up front and apologize right now.
"I was a real dick the other night, and there's no excuse for it. I'm sorry, Lucina."

>>3192054
>Just be up front and apologize right now.

>>3192054
>Just be up front and apologize right now.

>>3192054
>>Ease it in with a bit of small talk first.
use tact and ease our way into it.

>>3192054
>>Just be up front and apologize right now.

I'm guessing. in-universe. that it was either drunk on his new power/success, or his Invader side wanting to propagate.

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>>3192054
"Look, Lucina, I'm sorry about what happened a the party." You say. Better to be up front about this with her. "We had a successful mission, I had a bit of drink in me, and I wasn't really thinking clearly. But it doesn't change the fact that I was being a huge dick."

Lucina is already nibbling on a peanut butter cup and she pauses and nods.

"Shit, I want to still be mad at you, I guess it's understandable. Neither of us were in a particularly familiar situation." Lucina sighs. "Still, it kind of caught me off guard seeing you flirting with a complete stranger like that."

>I was just trying to be polite.
>Figured she really needed some attention.
>Guess it was part of the job.
>Other

>>3192158
>I was just trying to be polite.

>>3192158
>>Guess it was part of the job.
>I thought her situation was suspicious and wanted to keep an eye on her to investigate it.

There, a logical reason to explain it.

>>3192158
>I was just trying to be polite.

>>3192158
>>I was just trying to be polite.

She doesn't really have the opportunity to have fun.

>>3192158
>>I was just trying to be polite.

>>3192158
>>I was just trying to be polite.

>>3192158
>Guess it was part of the job.

>>3192158
>>I was just trying to be polite.
dig the grave deeper

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>>3192158
"I was just trying to be polite." You admit. "I mean, it didn't look like Vahlen was having a great time, so I figured I'd cheer her up a bit."

"Ugh, you were always way too nice to the point of being an idiot..." Lucina sighs. "All right, apology accepted. Just... show a little more tact, okay?"

"Of course." You nod, as you eye Lucina wolfing down the peanut butter cups. "Um..."

"No, you're not getting any." Lucina immediately cuts you off.

Ha, well, you should've figured.

>Well, you gotta go now. Got other plans tonight, after all.
>Ask her how ST-AR is integrating with the force.
>Ask her more about Barry.
>Ask where the two of you are going from here.
>Other

>>3192286
>Ask where the two of you are going from here.

>>3192286
>>Ask where the two of you are going from here.

Time to pop the question.

>>3192286
>Well, thanks for hearing me out, at least.

>Ask her how ST-AR is integrating with the force.

>>3192286
>Ask her how ST-AR is integrating with the force.

>>3192286
>Ask where the two of you are going from here.

>>3192286
>Ask her how ST-AR is integrating with the force.

>>3192286
>>Ask her how ST-AR is integrating with the force.

>>3192286
>Ask where the two of you are going from here.

>>3192286
>Ask her how ST-AR is integrating with the force.

>>3192286
>>Ask where the two of you are going from here.

>>3192286
>Ask where the two of you are going from here.

Just like when we were kids.

I don't suppose Lewis has taken thought to his future like raising a family, or children considering that his partner would have to know The Truth. And who knows if they'll accept them.

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>>3192286
"So, uh," You pause, trying to find a new subject to talk about. "How's ST-AR been doing with the force? She fitting in?"

"Not at all." Lucina shakes her head. "As you've seen, she's not exactly the most personable of T-Dolls. She tends to avoid social interactions."

"Yet she sticks around you quite a lot." You point out.

"Well, I'm sure it's because she's obligated to because of her programming." Lucina smiles sadly. "I'd like to think it's because we have a rapport with each other, but... I honestly don't know either way."

You nod, reminded bit how you similarly don't really know what HK is thinking at all times.

"Maybe they're more human than we think they are." You point out.

"Maybe they are." Lucina agrees.

There's another brief silence before you speak up again.

"So... what's going to happen next?" You ask. "For us?"

Lucina pauses, but her eyes widen as she begins to comprehend what you've asked. She frowns and looks away, out one of her penthouse windows.

"I... honestly don't know." She mumbles. "There's been this gulf between us for so long, and now I have so many other responsibilities and obligations as Police Chief..."

Her hand balls into a fist. A sure sign of her anxiety over her new position.

>We can work things out.
>Things will work out eventually.
>Other

>>3192350
>>We can work things out.

>>3192350
>Things will work out eventually.

>>3192350
>We can work things out.

>>3192350
>Things will work out eventually.

"Maybe we both still have a bit more growing up to do?"

Hug Her

>>3192350
>>We can work things out.
Going with the Hug

>>3192350
>We can work things out.

>>3192350
>We can work things out.

>>3192350
>>Things will work out eventually.

>>3192350
>We can work things out.

>>3192350
>You know, you can't really back away after getting jealous like that.
>We can work things out.

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>>3192350
...

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>>3192396
"We can work things out." You assure her.

"But how?" Lucina asks. "No matter how hard I think about it, I-"

While Lucina's distracted, you take the chance to stand up from the couch and wrap your arms around her in a hug.

"Don't worry about it, Lucy. We've gotten this far on our own already, just think about what we can do together."

"I can already imagine all the collateral damage we can cause together." Lucina rolls her eyes, but she smiles and returns the hug. "Thanks. It's...been a long time since I've been able to talk to someone like this."

"Well you better get used to it." You smirk.

"All right, that's enough for today, smooth guy." Lucina chuckles as she gently breaks out of your hug. "Actually, there's something I've been meaning to ask you."

"Shoot."

"I've heard chatter on the radio that you've been talking to Barry." Lucina raises an eyebrow. "What's that all about?"

>Well, he invited me to a poker night.
>Just talking about guy stuff.
>Just learned he and Hank were partners.
>Other

>>3192406
>Well, he invited me to a poker night.
>Oh also I have magic powers.

>>3192406
>>Well, he invited me to a poker night.

>>3192406
>>Well, he invited me to a poker night.

dunno if we *really* want to just flat out break the news to her about those powers in her room which may or may not be under surveillance and/or bugged.

>>3192406
>Well, he invited me to a poker night.

>>3192406
>Just learned he and Hank were partners.

>>3192406
>Just learned he and Hank were partners.

>>3192406
>Well, he invited me to a poker night.

I think the whole secret of our sister being an Alien Hybrid, our Mother being a jaded ex-Magical Girl, and us being the Apotheosis of Magical Girl and Invader could go on hold for now.

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>>3192406
>>Well, he invited me to a poker night.

I think the best way to introduce her to the true nature of the family should be pretty gradual. Don't wanna mind break her too quickly.

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>>3192406
"Ah, well, he just invited me to a poker night." You grin. "I'm not doing much else tonight, so I figured I'd give it a try."

Lucina just pauses and stares at you blankly before snorting loudly in laughter.

"Oh my GOD, you going to a police poker night? That's almost too much!" Lucina wheezes. "You must have made a real impression on Barry if he went out of his way to invite you!"

"Well, Barry seems like a pretty friendly guy." You point out. "I kinda like him."

"He's one of the best in the force." Lucina nods. "And certainly one of STARS' greatest assets."

>We're totally going to team up and fight crime together.
>Just don't be angry when I clean him out.
>He seemed pretty concerned about retirement, though.
>Other

>>3192454
>>He seemed pretty concerned about retirement, though.