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You are Alabaster Soliloquy, corporate glad-hander and oblivious MC.

PREVIOUSLY:
-You ended a typical week at Darkbloom Analytics: trying desperately to keep the company from the brink of bankruptcy while dealing with the outbursts of petulant high-powered executives (including your girlfriend). The usual.
-Whitney wanted to hire a chef from a local restaurant, and tasked the only person less competent than her with getting it done: Rose "Rose2" Catachresis, the new intern (and your one-time flame from high school).
-You caught up briefly with Rose -- that's Rose "The Dumb Fat Blonde One" Mallory, your first cousin (once removed) -- who has adjusted to the new circumstances tolerably well; and your coworker-turned-CTO Alex Best, who hasn't.
-Whitney and Vivian found something to bond like sisters over, for once. You decided to let them bond together, alone, rather than be a third wheel.
-You visited Cerise, who's in a sort of fugue since the events of last summer and who remains hospitalized, unresponsive.
-Whitney's mother, the genius Dr. Carte, told you that she was close to bringing Cerise back to consciousness -- but she'll need the assistance of Galatea, who let's just say isn't an outdoorsy person.
-Rose -- that's Rose "The Dumb Fat Pink Haired One" Catachresis -- wanted a ride home, which you agreed to give her. But when you went back to work to pick her up, it turned out she was already hitching a ride with her little sister. And her little sister looks a lot like Camelia, the cyber-terrorist whose death you witnessed over a year ago.

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Episode 1 ("New Game!!!"): https://archived.moe/qst/thread/3207742

Season 1 Index: https://pastebin.com/u/DirtyCeriseFaggot
Season 2 Index: https://pastebin.com/iDiki7kt
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CeriseSoliloquy
Fan Wiki: https://fquest.miraheze.org
Smut Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/u/CeriseSoliloquy (content not allowed on /qst/ will go here)

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Season 3 OP (B): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYG_4vJ4qNA

AND NOW, EPISODE 2 OF FUCK QUEST:
"L.A. Blue Girl"
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first for vivian
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>>3227871
First for punished Alex!
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>>3227871
FIRST FOR THE BEST OP PIC
also christmas cakes dressed up as Palutena
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>>3227871
Well that's the first shitpost out of the way.
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WELCOME TO THE FUCK QUEST, HOME OF THE FUCK QUEST MAY I TAKE YOUR FUCKING ORDER?

And we're back!
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>>3227875
Good fuckin taste
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TOOT TOOT BITCHES
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"Citizens of Earth, this is it!"

You're in Rose's bedroom, peering over her shoulder at the grainy LiveLeak video, the one you haven't seen since it was happening in real time -- the one you've been trying to forget for a year.

"Here is David Darkbloom! He's here to answer for his crimes!"

You close the laptop's lid before the carnage begins.

"That isn't Camelia," you say. And it's true. The girl in the video has blue-dyed hair, and her good eye is red. The exact opposite of the terrorist who put you through such hell last year.

"What do you mean it isn't Camelia?" Rose demands.

"What do you mean what do I mean? I mean it's not her. The girl in that video is someone else."

"It's definitely Camelia," Rose says. She swivels around in her chair. "I remember her quite well. Do I need to remind you that she almost choked me to death in her hallway? Which, thanks again for stepping up when I needed it, Alabaster. I can't even wear a necklace anymore without having flashbacks!"

"I did step up for you," you say. "And you're still alive. So, you're welcome."

"Oh, bravo, Alabaster, bravo." She claps mockingly. "Every girl should be lucky enough to have a man like you."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Calling attention to Rose's slip-ups like this is always a good way to cow her into silence. "Point is, there's something weird going on. The girl in that video isn't the Camelia I remember. The Camelia I remember is going around pretending to be Other Rose's sister."

"Have you finally lost it for real?" Rose says. She stands, folds her arms. Even in shoes she barely comes up to your chin. "You mean Amber Catachresis? Fake-Rose's little sister?"

"That's the thing. Other Rose never had a sister! I know that for a fact!"

"Yes she does," Rose says. "I've personally known Amber since high school. She wanted to join the student council when she was a freshman, during my senior year. I said no."

"She is not--"

"You're scaring me," she interrupts. "Amber Catachresis is Fake-Rose's little sister. She's a junior at North High. Still living at Fake-Rose's home address, 124 Tom Knudsen Lane, with her parents, same as always. She's not a terrorist. Whatever you think you remember, you've got it wrong."

"I don't--" you begin. "Wait. How the fuck do you know Other Rose's home address off the top of your head?"

"That's not important right now!" Rose shouts, stomping.

"I'm not crazy," you say. "Are you -- are you trying to gaslight me?"

"I'm--"

"Gaslighter! You're a gaslighter! That's what you are. You're gaslighting me! Don't deny it."

"For fuck's sake, Alabaster. Get ahold of yourself."

You ball your fists and draw several deep breaths. Calming yourself down, you manage: "Rose. Trust me on this. I need you to trust me on this, we agreed to that, didn't we? To trust each other."
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FIRST FOR CARNELIA(?)
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>>3227887
>The girl in the video has blue-dyed hair, and her good eye is red.
WHAT
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>>3227887
>the girl in the video has blue-dyed hair, and her good eye is red

What.
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>>3227887
Ohhh man.
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>>3227887
>"That isn't Camelia," you say. And it's true. The girl in the video has blue-dyed hair, and her good eye is red. The exact opposite of the terrorist who put you through such hell last year.

What kind of PSY-OPs bullshit is this!?
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>>3227887

>The girl in the video has blue-dyed hair, and her good eye is red
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>>3227887
>Still living at Fake-Rose's home address, 124 Tom Knudsen Lane
Dude.
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>>3227887
>Tom Knudsen Lane
Ah, good one OP
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When you open your eyes again, Rose is staring intently into them.

"You're serious," she says.

"Of course I-- you know what? Forget it. I shouldn't have come to you of all people--"

She stops you turning away. "Think about what you're asking me to trust you on. This isn't a business decision. You want me to believe that -- what -- reality is warping around you?"

"I don't know," you admit. "Something is wrong. That's all I know." You pace around Rose's spacious room, but her hopelessly beige taste in decor leaves very little to settle your eyes upon, and your mind is filled with too much noise to let yourself be distracted for even a moment -- even if you want to be.

"I trust you," Rose says. Her voice is firm and oddly reassuring. "But why are you coming to me with this?"

"Who the fuck else can I tell about this?" You snap.

She shrugs.

"Right."

You sit on her queen-sized bed and cradle your head in your hands. Secretly, you were hoping she would find a way to talk you out of this notion that Camelia is posing as Ro2e's little sister. But it's no use. You know what you saw, and your memory of Camelia is crystal clear. You'll never forget that face as long as you live.

Rose sits down beside you.

"What should I do?" You're desperate enough to leave your pride behind and ask Rose for advice. That question was genuine.

Rose stares at the ground, eyes darting, thinking. And then, for a beat, she goes still. "I don't know," she finally says.

"Bullshit. You have an idea."

"No..." she drawls. "I'm coming up blank, sorry."

"Give me a break. I'm not in the mood for the song and dance. Just tell me your goddamn idea."

She gulps and exhales hard through her nose. She begins a halting explanation: "I was just thinking... that you could ask Fake-Rose out on a... on a date... and if you manage not to act like a pig for a couple hours... she would probably invite you back home... and you could meet Amber for yourself..."

"Oh my god," you mutter.

"You're right. Terrible idea. I don't know what came over me. We should try something more realistic--"

"No, that might work."

Rose looks ready to melt into a puddle of goo.

You stand and face her. "I guess you're still dependable for at least one good idea a year," you allow.

"Oh, fuck you," she says, groaning. "I don't know why I even--"

Thwack comes a far-off, echoing sound from the other side of the house. You and Rose lock eyes, uneasy: that would most likely be Whitney, playing golf indoors again.

[ ] Investigate.
[ ] Stay with Rose.
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What could it mean?
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>>3227887
>The girl in the video has blue-dyed hair, and her good eye is red.
The fuck?
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>>3227904
>124 Tom Knudsen Lane

>124

.....TrackMaaaaaaaan!
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>>3227919
>Investigate
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>>3227919
>Whitney, playing golf indoors again

>[xxxxxx] Investigate.
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>>3227919
>[X] Stay with Rose.
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https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/67050/Camellia-Tom-Knudsen-(japonica-%C3%97-reticulata)/Details

>Tom Knudsen Camellia
GOD DAMN IT OP
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>>3227919
[X] Investigate.
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>>3227919
>[x] Investigate.
Most likely doesn't mean definitely. And even then, I want in on this golf game
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>>3227919
Investigate with rose
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>>3227919
>[X] Investigate.
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>>3227919
>[X] Investigate.
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>>3227927
That's not the interesting part.

>>3227939
This is.

>>3227919
>[x] Investigate.
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Rei really was best girl.
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>>3227919
>[x] Investigate

Oh boy, what sort of hijinks is whitney up to this time
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>>3227919
>[X] Investigate.
[X] WAKE UP
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>>3227919
[X] Stay with Rose.
I don't think it's actually Whitney playing golf indoors(, sadly)
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>>3227919

>[ ] Investigate with Rose.

Her frontal defenses should be useful for deflecting golf balls.
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>>3227919
>[X] Stay with Rose
We need somebody to rest our head on right about now and Rose has big knockers.
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>[x] Investigate.

Closing.

Let's see what's up with Whitney!
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[X] Investigate with Rose.
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>>3227919
>"I was just thinking... that you could ask Fake-Rose out on a... on a date... and if you manage not to act like a pig for a couple hours... she would probably invite you back home... and you could meet Amber for yourself..."
This sounds fun, I'm totally fucking down for this
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>Oh hey Ally. You would not BELIEVE how far you can stick a driver inside you if you put your mind to it. Do you mind helping me out?
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What's your sin tonight, /fq/? I'm in maximum /comfy/ mode here.
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>>3228008
I'm on my phone at work
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>>3228008
I haven't slept properly in two (three?) days since staying up all night to go to a 4:30 AM work shift
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>>3228008
Watching KH3 streams.
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>>3228008
I'm procrastinating because I'm too tired to do stuff effectively, but I'm also staying up late so I'll have less time to do stuff tomorrow
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>>3228008
Making dumb custom maps in Wargroove
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>>3228008
I was watching some anime from this season. This is has been the first season in a long time that I actually liked more than 1 or 2 shows from
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>>3228050
Which shows are you following? The only thing I'm bothering with so far is Index, and even that's just to tide me over until Railgun.
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>>3228021
Good lord anon, what do you even do?
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>[x] Investigate.

"If she breaks anything, I'm not bringing contractors out here to fix it this time," Rose warns you. "You can deal with the mess for once."

She says that, but she's right on your heels as you walk out the door and to the banister overlooking the humongous, chandelier-lined living area. You no sooner peer over the side of the wrought iron railing than you see a dimpled golf ball sail past and collide with one of the chandelier's ornate hanging prisms, popping it in a burst of glass and sparks.

"Whitney!" You shout.

Far below, iron in hand, she visors her eyes with a flattened palm and cranes her neck to see you. "Whatsamatter?" She slurs. Drunk.

"What did I tell you about this?" You say. "If you want to golf, I'll take you to the links tomorrow."

You startle at another pop and burst of shattering glass. Turning, you see Alex on the other end of the living room, also holding an iron. "Sorry!" He squeaks.

Whitney cues another ball in front of her, ignoring you, squares up and hits it. Her swing is less forceful this time, and the ball lands softly in a laundry hamper in front of Alex, breaking nothing.

"Even sloshed I kick your butt," Whitney crows. "Heh heh."

You hurry downstairs and grab the iron from her before she can do any more damage. Alex saunters up, having produced a broom and dustpan from who knows where. "Sorry about the lights," he says, and begins to sweep up. "I'll pay for them."

"The fuck are you two doing? It's almost midnight."

Whitney spins on her heels, walks off and plops down on the leather sofa. She turns on the theater-sized flatscreen and doesn't respond.

"She called me," Alex offers. "Asked if I wanted to play beer golf."

"What is beer golf?" Rose asks, finally arriving in the living room herself.

"Beer pong but better," Whitney says. She flips the channels casually. The volume is way too loud and makes for a warbling echo in the tiled, cave-like space.

"I don't think things went very well with her sister," Alex says, leaning in and whispering.

That would explain it. Whitney's in one of her moods.

>[ ] How will you cheer her up?
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>>3228087
>Foursome?
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>>3228087
Kiss her in front of rose
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>>3228087
>>3228095
As much as I think is a bad idea, I'm still behind it.
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>>3228087
Rape rose together for old time's sake.
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>>3228087
>[x] Double team Alex
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>>3227871
OP (A):
"Someday I'll conquer the land and have you slayed
Blast away, blast away
Don't be like Lance10t, you are the new upgrade

I appreciate your thoughts
But you've given me too much to tolerate
I've done so much for you
But you treat me this way

No forgiveness for this endless love
My goddess never looked at me"

OP (B):
"And if you long to never die
Baby, plug in, upload your mind
Come on, you're not even alive
If you're not backed up on a drive
And if you long to never die
Baby, plug in, upload your mind
Come on, you're not even alive
If you're not backed up, backed up on a drive"

>One is a song about two lovers forced to kill each other because one is getting too powerful
>The other is meant to propaganda in support of AI Overlords.

Guys.. can we PLEASE be more careful with our votes?
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>>3228087
>>3228103
This. Nothing will get her in a better mood then cucking Rose
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>>3228087
Dammit, I'm not quite warm enough for open-ended choices at this point.

Uhhhhh
>[x] Genuflect
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>>3228087
Kick Rose and Alex out and give her a hug, go from there.
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>>3228087

>"I don't think things went very well with her sister

Gotta protect this smile even if it kills us.
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>>3228087
Bake her a cake. She likes cakes, don't she?
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Ok, I see a general mood here; closing and writing.
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>>3228112
Fuck Quest more like Blackpill Quest.
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>>3228087
Dicking her is great and all, but wouldn't it only be a temporary solution to the problem?

Or maybe asking what happened and talking through it is too gay for the guy who rails a twink on the regular
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>>3228103
>>3228119
Yeah, she needs some kind of affection from us right now. That said,

>>3228111
This is the kind of affection Whitney responds best to
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>>3228087
[X] kiss her, cuddle on the couch, and watch garbage on the tv til she falls asleep.

Alex can join too. She'll like that.
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>>3228131
Unironically, I think tenderness applies here.
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>>3228060
Shield hero is meh but I read the manga so I decided to give it a try, Kaguya cause I liked the manga (at least the early parts), Endro is the most moe moe I've ever seen, Promised Neverland turned out better than expected, and Mob Psycho is the best thing in the universe as expected

and Quintessential Quintuplets (god I hate that name) cause I liked the manga and watching the anime ruin is fun and a little bit frustrating

Is the new Index season good? It's been forever since I've seen it so I'm not sure if it's worth catching myself up to watch it, especially considering I've heard a lot of bad things about season 3
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>>3228137
>I've heard a lot of bad things about season 3
Guess what.
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>>3228137
>Is the new Index season good?
No, it really isn't. It really really isn't.
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>>3228130
>on the regular

We haven't done that in ages
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>>3228087
force rose, Alex, and yourself (ugh) to reenact scenes from Whitney's favorite movies... even if they are pornographic.

alternatively, bake for her. she fucking lovers dessert for dinner.
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>>3228142
Let me amend my statement then

>Would jump at the chance to rail a twink on the regular.
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>>3228125
You better be combining the options into baking with her and alex.

Lewd baking is also acceptable and even preferable.
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>>3228152
But we're totally not gay Anon.
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>>3228130
I assumed that we we're going too talk it out after we calmed her down no matter what direction we went into. I don't think we're gonna be able to talk things through with her while she's in this state...

>Or maybe asking what happened and talking through it is too gay for the guy who rails a twink on the regular
There's nothing wrong OR GAY with that
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>>3228152
To be fair all he's ever done is bone Alex, just as equally as he's railed any of the girls. He's never had to really spill his emotions out, so yeah.

Talking it out is a lot gayer than doing what he's done to 6 other people.
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>>3228008
playing the new Ace Combat

it's breddy gud
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>>3228008
Tryin to read a H CG raw. It's not too difficult, but it takes much longer. Also I'm only getting about half of the kanji that's getting used but I can understand a bit of what's happening.
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>>3228174

Now that sensei's out of prison, maybe we can get that emotion chip installed after a near-death experience again.
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>>3228158
>>3228170
>>3228174
I don't know it still sounds pretty gay, but I'll take your word on it.
>dicking cute boy=Not Gay
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I am here relatively on time for once!

>>3227887

>All these inconsistent details to Ally's memories

Either my brain is fried to the point where I can't remember and that's why this makes no sense, or we're stuck in Darkbloom's stimulation again.

Or maybe, this is all Amber's stimulation, we're stuck in her infinite pantomime of a fuck-quest, oh god, it's only the second episode and I can already feel my brain exploding....

>>3228008

Playing Sengoku Rance (For the strategy and remarkable story of course, nothing else)

I'm serious, the porn isn't even that good.

What of the rest of you anons? What have you got going on?
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>>3228207
How could you possibly try to exercise your brain while masturbating?
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>>3228008
Trying to write, getting distracted, contemplating whether another lewd scene would be relevant.
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>>3228235
OP please.
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>>3228223
It's significantly hotter.
So take a look at this
https://exhentai.org/g/1226127/7d8f1f23c5/
Normally it's just "oh yeah the disembodied shadow penis is cumming inside Nue"
But when you take your time and read it, it's "it's Nue's dangerous day, and she's letting anyone she sees blow their load inside her!"
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>>3228223
It's the best motivator, desu. It's kind of crazy and incredibly embarassing how much of my Japanese practice comes from hentai and/or memes...
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>>3228254

Well that's just incredibly irresponsible of her.
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>>3228223
>What is Fuck Quest
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>>3228264
The dirtier something is, the sexier it is, so long as you don't get shit-dick dirty.
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>>3228270
>fapping to Fuck Quest
>>3227871
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>>3228221
Hi God

>Either my brain is fried to the point where I can't remember and that's why this makes no sense, or we're stuck in Darkbloom's stimulation again.
My personal theory is that there's some memory tampering bullshit and only Alabaster can remember the truth because his "magic eye power" let's him remember everything he's seen before

Am I the only one who gets some series Kageoru project/Mekakucity actors vibes from this

If anybody else here even remembers that series still...
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>>3228270
The tags on my porn don't usually include psychological horror
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>over 30 minutes of waiting

I missed you OP Studios.
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>>3228301
how in the fuck has it been 30 minutes
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>>3228221
Of course we're in a simulation. The question is how many layers deep are we?

>[X] WAKE UP
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>>3228301
I'm waiting warmly.
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>>3228301
Just you wait. The only reason he's taking this long is cause the next posts are so hot he had to take a break to fap
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>>3228303
He said closing and writing at 22:39.

It is now 23:14.
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>>3228315
Now now, he's only done that ONCE that he's made us aware of.
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>>3228315

I know it's going to be good, OP Studios never fails to deliver.

I'm just impatient for my super well written smut is all.
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>>3228298

>Someone else who's actually watched meku actors

I always wondered if I had some kind of kindred spirit in this world, now I know anon, that it is you...

Now for the true test, who is best girl? Kido or Ene?

>>3228301

The longer we wait, the more bountiful the delivery, have patience anon.
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>>3228300
Pleb
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>>3228337
Ene obviously. Shitposter voiced by Asumin? Fuck yeah. RIP ENEbot, though.
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>>3228337
>No Ayano option
Leave
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>>3228339
Well excuse me for liking consensual sex in the missionary position while holding hands
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>>3228385
Sicko
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>>3228385
That's psychological horror to the right kind of person
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>>3228353
>RIP ENEbot, though.
Agreed Ene is infinitely better than Takane
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>>3228385

you dare post such such degenerate filth in a holy place like this?

You're sick man anon, a sick, sick man...
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>>3228385
You passed the test
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>>3228399
My brother
>>3228398
>>3228395
>>3228391
>>3228389
Filthy degenerates
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>It's been over an hour
H-he's dead isn't he...
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>>3228420
FAITH IS OUR SHIELD
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>>3228420

No! This is all but a plan for OP to get us extremely warm and ready for his amazing delivery, it's coming soon Anon! Hold on!

MY WARMTH IS MY SHIELD, MY LUST FOR LEWDS IS MY SWORD AND THEY WILL CLAIM VICTORY!
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>>3228399
The true and righteous path.
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>>3228399
>fisting
Gets me every time.
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>>3228461
There's a lot of really good ones in there.
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https://pastebin.com/Xd0MVhnB
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>>3228479
The snake is no longer resting.
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>>3228479
He has returned!
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>>3228479
TOASTTY AS FUCK.
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>>3228479

IT'S TIME.
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>>3228479
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>>3228479
aaaaaaaaaaaah, that's the stuff.
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>First Lewd Scene of the season
> It's with Whitney anyway.
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>>3228479
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>>3228479
I'm the anon who suggested Foursome earlier.
I am VERY satisfied.
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>>3228479
Man, that was some depraved shit. I love it
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>>3228479
Is this the first foursome in FQ or am forgetting something?
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>>3228528
Haven't had one since FQ1. Both of them involved Ally, Whitney, Rose, and Vivian. One was non-canon.
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>>3228538
Oh yeah. Forgot about the Vivian and Rose slave stuff.

I guess we have to aim for the first fivesome now
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>>3228547
Nothing is beyond our reach
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>>3228547
>>3228554
The final 18-way orgy is going to be the warmest wait of our lives.
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Whitney is up early, as good as new, and goes to the country club with Alex -- as well as a couple other members of the Darkbloom Analytics board -- for some real golfing with a couple generals. They're working out the details of the renewal of DA's contract with the US military. You should really be there too, but there's somewhere else you have to be.

And there's also Rose. You carried her to bed and laid her down after the events of last night, but when you turned to go, she started to cry a little. You saw, even though she tried to hide it. And as annoying as it was, you ended up sleeping in her bed with her.

She dozes until past noon. Since she pinned your right arm in her sleep, you're kind of trapped. You could push her off you and get up, which you'd like to since the body heat is starting to make you sweat, but... well, anyway, you let her rest. When she finally does stir, you have to help her guide into the shower as she stumbles and trips, still woozy from the hard use. She complains of being sore, so with no small amount of complaining on your own end, you soap her down and clean her too. And you're absolutely sure she isn't so sore that she actually can't manage the next part, but she nags you into it anyway: you brush her teeth for her. It's weird, with her sitting in your lap in front of the bathroom mirror, your hand swishing back and forth as the dainty toothbrush saws between her pointy little teeth. The look in her eyes in the mirror's reflection is hard to guage; she still seems a bit out of it.

As the two of you sit at a marble island in the kitchen and wake up over bowls of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Rose is coming back from fucking-induced stupidity. She begins laying out the plan for -- as she calls it -- catfishing Rose2. Since Rose2 goes back home to her parents' house every weekend, you'll have plenty of opportunities to woo her on home turf, so to speak. And there's something back in your hometown that's just perfect for the occasion: a karaoke bar. How Rose knows these things off the top of your head is mystifying.

You finish the last of your cereal and dump the leftover milk down the drain of the kitchen sink. Behind you, Rose says: "Seriously?"

You grip the countertop in front of the sink and try not to explode. "Jesus Christ. What now?"

"You don't drink the milk?"

You turn. "You've bitched at me about a lot of stupid things, but this has got to be the stupidest. You're seriously going to come at me over the milk from my cereal?"

"There are starving people in the world, Alabaster--"

"Oh my God--"

"--And the milk is the best part! You can't have Cinnamon Toast Crunch and just dump the milk! Are you a moron?"

"I should have kept going until you were in a coma," you say. "Holy shit."
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>>3228561
I'm not even going to ask who you're including with that number.
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You rinse out the bowl now and set it in the dishwasher. Grabbing your keys from the peg on the wall, you say: "I'll be back later on. I have an errand to run."

Not even Rose knows about your continued visits with Galatea. At least not openly. You assume she probably stalked you back to Galatea's apartment at least a few times.

"Wait," Rose calls.

You sigh.

"There's something you should know about. I wasn't sure whether to tell you, but... here."

She hands you her phone, and on the screen is a scanned document, a coroner's report. The man in the report: Carl Price, 52. Cause of death: acute alcohol poisoning.

You hand her phone back to her. "I figured... how the fuck did you get that information? How did you even know to be looking for it?"

"I make it my business to know things," Rose says. "That's what I do for this company. Someone has to."

"You creep me out. No joke."

She ignores that. "Now the ball is in your court. You're the Whitney-whisperer, after all. I'll leave it up to you whether or not she needs to know."

[ ] You will tell Whitney at the right time.
[ ] You will keep it to yourself.
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>>3228572
>brushing Rose's teeth
Heh.

>>3228582
>he's already dead
Oof.

>[x] You will tell Whitney at the right time.
I'm not ready for these kinds of feels, OP, but she does have to know somehow.
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>>3228582
>[X] You will keep it to yourself.
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>>3228582
>[X] You will tell Whitney at the right time.

I also love Alabaster (unintentionally?) performing aftercare on Rose in >>3228572 . Nice to know we're not a TOTAL piece of shit.
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>>3228582

>[X] You will tell Whitney at the right time

So shit dad is finally dead huh? Can't say I feel bad, but I can't say I feel good about it either.

I see no reason not to tell Whitney this, I imagine she will feel much the same.
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>>3228572
>You carried her to bed and laid her down after the events of last night, but when you turned to go, she started to cry a little. You saw, even though she tried to hide it. And as annoying as it was, you ended up sleeping in her bed with her.
CUTE!

>>3228582
>[X] You will tell Whitney at the right time.
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>>3228572
>dump the leftover milk down the drain
What the fuck ally?
>>3228582
[X] You will tell Whitney at the right time.
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>>3228582
>[X] You will tell Whitney at the right time
She deserves to know, even if she hated him. She deserves the peace of mind.
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>>3228582
Tell her the smartest girl in the universe should be allowed closure.
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>[x] You will tell Whitney at the right time.
She deserves to know.
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>>3228582
>[ ] You will tell Whitney at the right time.
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>>3228572

This is causing me severe cardiac disarray.

>>3228582

>[ ] You will tell Whitney at the right time.

Inevitably the media will spring it on her if we don't.
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>>3228572
Can we drink Rose's milk instead?
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>>3228582
>[x] You will tell Whitney at the right time.
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>>3228572
>Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Absolutely based. There is no finer breakfast cereal in existance.

>>3228582

>[X] You will tell Whitney at the right time
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>>3228582
[X] You will tell Whitney at the right time.
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>>3228582
>[X] You will tell Whitney at the right time.
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W-we're not gonna cold open into a lewd scene with Gal, are we?
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Galatea's apartment is a lot nicer than the one she used to have.

It's a third-floor loft, with a view of the bay -- or at least it would have such a view, if blackout curtains didn't perpetually obscure any trace of it. It's spacious, with a high ceiling and rustic raw brick walls, knotted oak flooring -- the kind of place hipsters go nuts for, with a monthly rent that only a person making well into six figures could even contemplate paying.

Galatea affords it quite well with the illicit revenue made from spear-phishing the elderly. What little you've been able to wheedle out of her is that she only robs the accounts she gains access to after the account owners die -- as if leaving the inheritors in the lurch is any nobler. But of course, Galatea is a piece of shit. You wouldn't expect anything better.

You enter using your spare key. She's at her computer -- where else? -- and as you step inside, she recoils like a Gollum from the intrusion of daylight. You close the door behind you, but she isn't any less unsettled.

She watches you with frightened eyes. These encounters are always wordless unless she has something to say, and she rarely ever does. You walk across the messy loft, deliberate and slow, your shadow deep in the pale blue light of Galatea's monitor, the only source of illumination in the room. You set your keys on the desk next to her. She jumps in her seat, just a little.

You kneel in front of her and put your hands on her knees. Tremblingly, she reaches up and takes off her glasses.

Your faces are level but slightly misaligned -- left eye to left eye. You're so close that the ridges of your brows are touching.

As her pupil draws into your focus, and locks with yours, it dilates to a circumference that nearly blots out the iris completely. Her eyeball begins to vibrate, the roundness of it deforming as if it will burst; and this is really all you see before your eye begins to do the same. You feel a looseness all over, like being in freefall, and then all at once you splash down, and become suspended in an ocean of warmth. As if bodily transposed to a different realm, you feel the walls and floor of Galatea's loft melt to nothing around you, replaced by only this warm ocean below, and a swirling vortex above, a cyclone whose tail extends infinitely through time and space. You gain now, as always, a total awareness of all things -- Nirvana, if you had to name it -- as if you can simultaneously gauge the speed and position of every particle in every person on the planet. It's blissful, almost orgasmic, but every time you chase this dragon, there's one gaping void in your awareness, a place you cannot get to, a thing you cannot see.
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>>3228743
U-um.
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>>3228743
Oh

oh
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As usual, it's Galatea who relents first, ripping away from you, plunging you back to reality. It's a rude awakening, like stepping into a cold shower. When you look, she's half seizing, and sweating, and even drooling a little. You can smell her arousal in the air too -- this experience has much the same effect on her as you. You wonder whether you're becoming addicted; you wonder whether she's becoming addicted. Not that it matters. You do this for a purpose, and it's not the high that comes with it.

She begins to gain her awareness back as well, smacking her lips and blinking dazedly as she turns her head this way and that.

"Did you see her?" You ask, breath still running ragged.

Galatea gulps and nods.

"Did she say anything?"

Galatea shakes her head.

"You're so fucking useless." You stand, head swimming. Why does Galatea get to see her every time, and you don't? And if she sees her, why can't she get her to say anything?

Galatea stares at the floor. You take her chin in hand. "Dr. Carte is going to wake her up on Monday," you tell her.

For the first time, her eyes have some kind of human glimmer to them.

"really?"

"That's right. And she needs you to help her."

"anything. i'll get on my webcam--"

"No. You need to be there. In person."

Galatea says nothing.

"You don't have a choice in this," you tell her. "You're going to be there, even if I have to carry you in myself. I don't give a shit if going outside makes you scared. Are you listening to me?"

You tap the desk. She flinches.

"Figure out a way to fool the system at that hospital into thinking you're an RN. That place is swarming with FBI agents. You need to look legit. If you can forge credentials, I'll get you some scrubs to wear."

She nods her understanding. "i'll do it. anything. anything... i'll do whatever she needs..."

You fold your arms. "That's good. And hey -- you'll get to see Cerise again. We both will."

Despite herself, Galatea smiles.

You lean in, put your cheek to hers. Breath hot against her ear, you whisper: "If you fuck this up... if you don't go, or if you hurt my sister again... I'll make sure you regret it."

Her reaction is muted, taciturn as always.

"I'll be here after work on Monday. Be ready for me."

"alabaster..."

"What?"

"will you please hurt me today"

You unbuckle your belt.
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>>3228759
Oh.
Ohhh.
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>>3228759
O..oh
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>>3228759
Oh my
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>>3228759
Oh no
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>>3228759
>You lean in, put your cheek to hers. Breath hot against her ear, you whisper: "If you fuck this up... if you don't go, or if you hurt my sister again... I'll make sure you regret it."

Tonight's update included a four-way sex scene and yet THAT LINE was the most erotic thing I've read in awhile.
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>>3228759
Ohhhh man
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>3228759

.....

Is it bad that I'm slightly turned on right now? Should I be waiting warmly?
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>>3228759
Oh, dear..
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>>3228759
>You unbuckle your belt.

OH BOY, HEEEEEERE WE GO
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At work on Monday, the congressman whose district covers Darkbloom Analytics -- Devin Isstein, that little twerp who somehow clung to his reelection last year -- takes the generals on a tour of the DA campus. But the divide and conquer strategy works: Armstrong leads the generals away, being by far the best at dealing with these merit-badge-wearing machismo machines, while Whitney and Vivian hang out with the congressman in Whitney's office.

Whitney offers him a Jelly Belly, and he actually fucking takes it -- now here's a guy who's constitutionally incapable of refusing a handout.

"You gotta, like, pass a law that lets us sell Sand Reckoner to people other than the government," Whitney says. "We're bleeding money, big league."

"That's a non-starter," Congressman Isstein says. "No one would get within 100 miles of a bill like that. I'm sorry, but public opinion just isn't on your side here."

This goes over like a swastika at a Holocaust memorial. "What the fuck do I pay you for if it's not to pass the laws I want?" Whitney shouts.

Congressman Isstein is so taken aback that he actually, literally, takes a step back. "You-- Ms. Darkbloom, you make generous contributions to my campaign, and I appreciate that. But those are merely donations. They don't obligate me to pass laws that favor your business. In fact, doing such in exchange for your contributions would be... astonishingly illegal."

"Well if you're not obligated to do shit for me, I won't feel so obligated to keep giving you my money! Or my Jelly Bellies!"

Vivian finally steps in, thank god. "My sister and I appreciate your visit. We will continue to donate to your campaign because our political viewpoints are aligned. We trust you to legislate as a stalwart conservative who encourages innovation in the technology sector."

Whitney fumes. Vivian takes the congressman's hand and the world's most awkward handshake ensues. Both their grips are limp and listless and floppy. "I will see you out," she tells him.

"Thank you," he says. "And please teach your sister some damn tact."

"It is a work in progress."

"Waste of my fucking time," Whitney grumbles as she watches them depart. "I hate politicians."

"Whitney, you need to understand that you are a politician now."

"Fuck no I'm not," Whitney says. "Unless daddy Darkbloom said in his will that I also get to be President. Which I don't think he did, so."

"When you say things," you explain with a firm but patient tone, "the world pays attention. You need to convince them you're not a dumbass or a crazy person. Get it?"

She doesn't get it. She's busy unwrapping a Slim Jim, wherever the fuck she got that from.
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>>3228759
Oh
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>>3228804
REEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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>>3228804
>This goes over like a swastika at a Holocaust memorial. "What the fuck do I pay you for if it's not to pass the laws I want?" Whitney shouts.
ehhhehehehehehe
Talk about mood whiplash.
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>>3228804
>Skips the Gal scene
Well, fuck you too OP
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>>3228812
I get the sense it was literally just Alabaster beating on her, no tenderness involved. And no dickings. I'll accept a skip on that.
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>>3228812
We have to earn our GIRLS FUCKED.
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>>3228812
We're saving that until Cerise wakes up And uses Gal as a personal Onahole for her brother's meaty fucking cock..
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>>3228817
>I get the sense it was literally just Alabaster beating on her, no tenderness involved
Well I mean yeah. That was kind of the whole point

>>3228819
We can lewd them without fucking them anon
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>>3228804
>She's busy unwrapping a Slim Jim, wherever the fuck she got that from.
White trash leading silicon valley tech companies will never stop being funny.
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>>3228759

While surprising this relationship development makes some sense.
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>>3228830
I want so read about Galatea's asshole being murdered as she drools into Cerise's mouth!
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Did Ally try to kiss the princess yet to get her to wake up
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Whitney is in the boardroom, staring at the portrait of David Darkbloom still hanging there. The word "ASSHOLE" is scrawled over his face with a black sharpie.

"Solutions Forum is coming up," you say.

"Joy."

"Hanging in there?" You ask. Sometimes she needs the pep talk. "We've still got time to get ready for it, so if you need anything--"

She's still focused on the painting. "He made me CEO for a reason. He wanted me to do something... something other than get on his cunt wife's nerves. I need to figure out what it is, so I can do the opposite."

"You two are a lot more alike than you think," you say.

She finally looks at you. "What? Fuck you. How?"

"He had the same habit of staring at paintings and making dramatic speeches."

"Well aren't you just the Darkbloom expert now. I hope you weren't fucking him, too."

"Of course not. I'm not g--" you begin, but you know exactly what Whitney will say about this, and you don't want to throw her a pitch right over the plate like that. You decide to change the subject.

"Whitney... I don't know if this is the right time, but I've got some bad news... err, some news..."

"I'm turning into fucking Garfield here. I hate Mondays."

"It's Carl. Over the weekend -- he had an accident--"

"I know," Whitney says, nonchalant as can be. "The police called me on Saturday."

You blink, surprised.

"Thanks for telling me, though," she says. "How did you even know?"

"I, uh... I make it my business to know things..."

"Dork."

You're not sure how to reply.

"You're the only person in the world I can trust," Whitney says. She hugs you, puts her head to your chest, and you hug her back. You stand there like that for a long time.
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>>3228853
>I need to figure out what it is, so I can do the opposite.
Sasuga, Whitney.

>"You two are a lot more alike than you think,"
She's not the only one...
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>>3228853
Best girl.
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>>3228853
Well that ended unceremoniously
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>>3228881
You miss the point that we chose *not* to hide it. I assure you, had we done so, it would have probably bit us in the ass down the road.
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Did someone order a shitty meme?

>>3228853
cute
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>>3228853
This is what I needed.
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>>3228887
Goddamnit anon I nearly choked
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>>3228902
So did she
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>>3228887
its ok, ill take it
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>>3228904
bruh
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>>3228904
Ok, that was a good one
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Back in the C-suite, in the hallway, you're startled by a low, resonant woof and you jump back as a Rottweiler lunges from the corner office.

"Lady!" Kay calls, unseen, from within. "Get back here!"

Lady, who's a boy, returns to his master, slinking through the open door and out of sight again.

You hardly regain your bearings before Armstrong, walking by, gets accosted by Lady in exactly the same way.

He jumps back in fright. "Jesus tittyfucking H. Christ!"

"Lady! Get back here!"

When he gets over that adrenaline rush, Armstrong marches to the door of Kay's office and calls in: "You get that mutt out of here or I will punt it to the fucking moon--"

Woof

"Fuck." He backs off, straightening his lapels. He turns and puts his finger to your chest. "Alabaster. You see to it that she gets rid of the dog."

Mara comes by now, interrupting. "Alabaster," she says. "My office -- please..."

Woof

Mara falls the ground, shielding her face with one hand "Oh God--!"

"Lady! Get back here!"

As Mara stands again and brushes off her dress, you follow Lady and peek into Kay's office

"You're bringing your dog to work now?" You say.

"Hell yes I'm bringing my dog to work. I'm feeding him milkbones too." Kay does exactly that now, to demonstrate: pulls open a drawer, produces a plastic jug full of multicolored bone-shaped biscuits, and lets Lady eat one slobberingly from the palm of her hand. "Who's a good boy?" She croons. "You are! Yes you are."

"You're pissing everyone off even worse than usual. I can't keep them from evicting you if they ever realize that they're legally allowed to do that... honestly, I'm not sure why anyone is letting you live here. Do you even pay rent on this office?"

"Nope." Of course not. You don't know why you asked.

Mara enters now. Lady growls, but Kay keeps him at bay.

Kay reaches out for a handshake, and Mara returns the gesture. They shake for a moment. Mara's left eye twitches as she feels the warm wetness in Kay's hand and realizes what it is. She pulls away, lip curled in disgust, and wipes her hand on her dress.

"Ms. Vera," she says. "This is not an animal-friendly campus. Remove your dog at once."

"Lady is a service animal," Kay says. "See the vest?"

Indeed, Lady is wearing a vest that indicates he is a companion dog.

"Does that vest block needles?" Mara intones, summoning as much menace as she can.

As if he can comprehend human speech, Lady barks again. Mara jumps.

"Does that dress block fangs?" Kay asks.

Mara leaves. Thanks, Kay, for making her even angrier right before she wants to see you.

[ ] See Mara as requested.
[ ] Blow it off.
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>>3228928
>[x] See Mara as requested
I'm curious. Let's act professional. Not like she has any power over us.
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>>3228887
I'm an awful person for laughing at that
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>>3228928
>[X] See Mara as requested.
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>>3228928
>[x] Blow it off.
I just want to spend time with Kay for once
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>>3228928
>[X] See Mara as requested.
Can't kill her, still need her. God, we're David as fuck. [Spoiler] except we can't grip her up like Rose. Shame really, being about to fuck Mara senseless would probably help us more.[/spoiler].
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>>3228928
>[ ] See Mara as requested.
The please got me interested.
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>>3228928
>[x] See Mara as requested.
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>>3228928
>[X] See Mara as requested.
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>>3228928
[X] See Mara as requested
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>>3228928
>[x] See Mara as requested.
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>>3228928
>[X] See Mara as requested.
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>>3228928
>[X] See Mara as requested.
o-oyakodon?
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>>3228946

Just fuck my shit up, sempai.
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>>3228928
oh dear sweet tittyfucking Christ, thank you for providing us with Kay Vera and Lady. They are hilarious.

>see Mara
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>>3228928
[X] See Mara as requested.

Well this won't be pretty
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>>3228928
>[ ] See Mara as requested.
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>>3228928
>[X] See Mara as requested.
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>>3228928
>[X] See Mara as requested.
I fear her
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>>3228928

>[ ] See Mara as requested.

Surely we'll get to Kay someday though!
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>>3228928
>[X] See Mara as requested.
If we can't fuck our mom. We'll fuck someone's mom!
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>>3228982
Rose's mom?
I think she'd be totally down for slow sex with us.
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>>3228982
>Who is Renee
>Who is Ms. Mallory
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>>3228988
I don't want to fuck over Saul, he's been there for us even though he thinks knows we're a piece of shit.
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>>3228993
I'm sure Ms. Mallory can keep a secret. Who knows, she might even be into NTR!
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>>3228982
>>3228991
This, we have so many other moms to fuck its not even funny.
What will be better is when we make Rose and Whitney moms too.
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>[x] See Mara as requested.

Mara's office has that same old Lovecraft quality of feeling somehow non-Euclidean -- as if it's bigger on the inside than the dimensions of the building would seem to allow.

You stand in front of her bare desk and she peers at you from behind tented fingers.

"Waking Cerise up today?" She asks.

You don't say anything to that.

"Spare me the coyness," Mara says. "I spoke with Renee about it. She seems somehow convinced that even if Cerise is awake, she can't take that device out of her skull without destroying it."

"It's unfortunate," you say. "Guess it'll be stuck inside of her forever."

Mara shakes her head. "I know you're trying to ratfuck me. You and Renee and her idiot daughter. But I'll get ahold of Sand Reckoner one way or another. Stall as much as you like. It makes no difference. In the long run, there's nothing you can do."

"Sounds good, Mara," you say. You always do your best to deny her the pleasure of getting under your skin.

"When I get it," she says, leaning forward, her pale hands gripping the edges of the white steel desk, "there will be no more reason for any of you to exist."

"Sure."

"I'll kill Whitney first. Rose, and Alex, and Renee -- and then Cerise. I'll make you watch. I'll torture you for a little while, too, until I get bored. And then, only then, I'll let you die."

In truth, Mara inspires a black terror within you that you have never felt about anything, ever. Somehow, though, you manage to appear unimpressed. You point at her. "You think you're going to kill me?"

Mara laughs cruelly.

"Wrong. You're already dead."

She isn't fazed. "Tell your sister hello for me. I hope to see her back at work quite soon."

Cerise returning to employment at Darkbloom Analytics... you haven't considered what comes next if she ever wakes up. You're not sure if it's better to have her close or keep her far away from this place. Assuming she wakes up... assuming that. Which you have to.

You leave with a persistent nausea gripping you.
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>>3229024
Alabaster. Please. Now is NOT the time to be quoting Kenshiro.
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>>3229024
>"Wrong. You're already dead."
I'm sure this doesn't have double meaning at all
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>>3229024
>[x] Doubt
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>>3229032
Now is ALWAYS the time to be quoting Kenshiro
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>>3229024

I hear Alaska's really nice this time of year!
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>>3229032
cmon it was grand

>>3229024
Shes just a Rose we havent cracked yet
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>>3229024
Bitch
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>>3229024
>"Wrong. You're already dead."
No, no no Alabaster.

Fuck her, then kill her.
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>>3229033
Wait I'm retarded I thought Mara said that.
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>>3229050
My dumb lizard brain had to reread it a couple times too
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You arrive at Galatea's apartment after work. She's curled up on her mattress, lost in whatever thoughts occupy her head.

"It's time to go." You hand her the scrubs that you got from Dr. Carte.

To her small credit, she doesn't try to bargain or delay. As far as you're aware, Galatea hasn't stepped foot outdoors since moving into this apartment well over a year ago, but she's willing to do it for the sake of Cerise.

Standing now, she does wait just a moment for you to give her some privacy, to leave or turn around, anything -- but when you don't budge, she drops her dignity and strips in front of you. Not that she was wearing much to begin with. Her tee, well-worn as it is (she had it on when you were here Saturday), comes up over her head, revealing that she isn't even wearing a bra. Or bottoms.

She changes into the scrubs. The frumpy, rumpled look somehow suits her.

"Did you do your part, then?" You ask.

"yes. i forged an employee badge that should work in their scanners..."

The "badge" is just a printed piece of paper, with her picture, a false name, and a barcode. But, slipping it into the laminated cover that used to house your Darkbloom Analytics employee ID, it looks official enough.

---


It would be too suspicious to go in with Galatea at your side, so you let her go on ahead, and watch from your car as she enters the hospital. She isn't used to being in the world at large, and she manages to look shady enough that the worst happens: a man who's surely a plainclothes fed stops her just past the sliding glass doors of the lobby, and enters into a conversation with her.

From this distance, there's no way you can hear the exchange, but you can clearly see the deer-in-headlights expression on Galatea's face. He says something, and is waiting for a response, but she isn't talking. She's just standing there, the stupid bitch, silent.

Your blood boils and your heart quickens. "Come on..." you mutter. "Jesus... say something."

After an agonizing period that feels like it stretches to infinity, Galatea finally manages to mumble a few words to the man, and show him her badge, and even force what looks like laughter. It placates him just enough. He leaves her alone. Galatea continues on, towards a hallway housing elevators, and out of sight. Only now can you breathe again.

After a few minutes, you get out of the car and follow.
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>>3229079
Alrighty, let's do this. Operation >[x]WAKE UP is a go.
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>>3229079
>has a Betamax but can't even get a magstrip reader/writer and forge an actually convincing badge that actually works
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>>3229079
Here we go
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>>3229079

Galatea is the hero we deserve.
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>>3229079
Hahaha, it's finally time
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>>3229091
It's only been two days man.
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>>3229079
Ok, so who believes that Cerise is actually going to wake up this early? Place your bets
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>>3229099
>Cerise wakes up
>But it's Carnelia's mind in Cerise's body
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>>3229099
Not a chance in hell. It's gonna hit the fan hard and we're gonna be stuck in the middle of it with Gal and Renee
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>>3229099
I can hope
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>>3229099
She's gonna wake up and everything will be fine!
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>>3229099
>>3229103

>Cerise wakes up
>but it's FQ1 Cerise
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>>3229099
There haven't been any complications yet.
The Rules of Storytelling dictate there be a complication of some kind, or it will have been for naught.

I have faith in a happy ending, but we're gonna have to suffer to get there.
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>>3229099
It either doesn't happen at all, or it does and her brain's fried or wiped.

>03:04:22
Off by one.
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>maybe something nice will happen
anon why the fuck would anything nice ever happen
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>>3229109
>FQ2 Cerise wakes up in FQ1 Cerise's body
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>not the updated version
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>>3229115
Come on now, we've been over this.
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>>3229120
>>3229122
I was legit about to ask if there was a version with the number changed
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You see a face you didn't expect in Cerise's room. Kay Vera.

"How the hell--" you begin.

"She might be a two-bit MSM whore," Dr. Carte says, covering Cerise's face with a tarp -- hole over the left eye that makes your stomach turn at the implication. "But she knows how to check for bugs. So she has a use."

Galatea is at the other side of the bed, gripping Cerise's arm as if she can't believe in Cerise's physical tangibility, caught between the fear of what comes next and the happiness of seeing her for the first time since that night.

"Are we good, then?" You ask Kay.

"Good as good. The room is clean. No one watching but us."

"Thanks," you say. "You can go now."

"Oh hell, no," Kay says. "I'm fine right here." She sits in a chair in the corner and folds her arms. "Proceed!"

"We have permission from Kay Vera now!" You say. "That's just great. Hear that, Dr. Carte? We can proceed."

"You're snippy when it comes to your sister," Kay says. "Anyone ever tell you that?"

Dr. Carte tries and fails to look Galatea in the eye. "You're certain you remember the procedure?"

Galatea nods.

"What we're doing here is just the same thing but in reverse. We'll pull Penelope out of her eye and destroy it. Understand?"

Galatea's nod is more halting this time.

Dr. Carte takes her hand. "You can do this," she says. "I have faith in you. You managed to successfully do the operation on your own, just from watching a video of it. With both of us working together, it's sure to go off without a hitch."

They scrub down and glove up. You sit beside Kay and watch, a helpless spectator. Your part in this is finished now; the rest is up to them.

Kay reaches into her handbag and produces a tiny, travel-size bottle of tequila. "For your nerves," she says, offering it to you.

You turn it down. Kay shrugs. "Don't say I was never nice to you," she replies.
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>>3229136
>We'll pull Penelope out of her eye and destroy it.

>[xxxxxxx] Doubt.
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>>3229136
This is going to go so wrong
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>>3229136
I'm scared shitless!
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>>3229136
This can ONLY go right
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>>3229136
>it's sure to go off without a hitch
It's not going to go off without a hitch.
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>>3229136
>INB4 Cerise gets memory wiped and forget everything from the past 5 years.
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>>3229152
I'm trusting OP to do what hurts us the most.
That might be it.
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>>3229136
wait, wait wait.
maybe OP studios is just baiting us into thinking everything will go terribly wrong.
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>>3229136
>it's sure to go off without a hitch
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>>3229136
literally shaking here
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I don't know what would fuck with people's heads more. The highly probable Creative Shit-meets-Fan moment OP studios does so well, or the legit Happy Ending that absolutely nobody believes could ever happen
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>>3229152
I'm 100% expecting (and kinda hoping) for amnesia
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>>3229166
A "good" ending would fuck with people for the duration of S3. Everyone would be seeing shadowruns everywhere.
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>>3229166
Well the former would be MUCH more interesting so I'm banking on that one
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>>3229173
>would be
I have good news for you, anon.
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>>3229173
>implying I don't see shadowruns everywhere already
Even in my sleep
In my dreams
It haunts me every day.
I cannot leave OP's wild ride, for it cannot leave me.
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Nothing bad will happen. You guys are overreacting.

I mean seriously, what could go wrong?
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>>3229182
Oh man
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>>3229182
OP has our best interests at heart.
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>>3229182
I'm sure OP has a plan
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>>3229182
I trust OP!
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>>3229182
I trust OP.
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>>3229190
>>3229191
I trust OP to make us suffer
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It's an actual scoop -- like a melon baller, the thing Dr. Carte uses to pull Cerise's eye from its socket. You watch as long as you can bear, and turn away when the blue tarp runs red with her blood.

The wire wrapped around her ocular nerve is almost as horrible a sight as the blood. But now you can only hear the conversation, muffled by surgical masks, as dry and utilitarian as any surgeon performing any routine surgery -- Dr. Carte directing Galatea on what to do. "Make the incision here. Find where the terminal node connects to her frontal lobe -- here. Hold on -- and now, we switch it to low-power mode..."

Eyes wrenched shut, you jostle your leg madly up and down, until Kay rests a palm on your knee to still it. She doesn't say anything, and you're thankful for that.

"And now we pull it--"

You hear a squeal -- the sound of the hospital gurney's wheels trying to move but being halted by the brakes -- and the sudden metallic crash of Dr. Carte's tray of implements falling to the ground. You look up: Cerise is locked in a sort of muscle spasm, her back arched so severely that the crown of her head is flat against the bed. Galatea steps back, terrified, and Dr. Carte is the one to take action: she reaches down and grabs the loose wire hanging from Cerise's gaping eye socket, and reconnects it to whatever part of her brain it was wired to.

Cerise collapses supine again, spine no longer contorted, but the worst is hardly over. She makes the first sound you've heard her make in a year: a senseless wail of agony.

You're on your feet, but Dr. Carte waves you back. "She's okay! Let it pass!"

Cerise's head shakes side to side. She seems conscious, but not lucid. Her eyeball flops around on her cheek as she convulses, the tarp partially fallen away but still held in place by the fact that it's looped around her ocular nerve.

"Cerise!" You cry.

She turns her head in your direction, her other eye meeting yours. There is recognition there: she sees you. She knows who you are.

"Cerise--"

Her mouth gapes. Her lips purse and struggle to form words. Dryly, she croaks: "Alabaster-- he's"

"He's what?" You step forward, but that's all she says. The glimmer in her eye fades. She goes stone-still. That same old dead guppy catatonia she's had for so long now. There is only silence.

Dr. Carte bows her head. "Let's get her put back together," she says, unable to mask the despair.

"What happened?" You demand.

"I thought I figured out a way to --" she stammers. "It's a low-power mode -- nevermind. Stupid, stupid... I'm so sorry, Alabaster..."

She works quickly with Galatea to put Cerise's left eye back in its socket and get her cleaned up.
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"We'll figure it out," Dr. Carte insists when it's all over. "There wasn't any damage -- if you're worried about that."

"Square one," you say. "After a year, it's square one. Isn't it?"

"No," she says. "It just means we need a new approach--"

"Whatever." You don't feel like debating semantics. "Gal, let's go."

Galatea is at Cerise's side, still watching her intently, like a worshiper meeting God. She doesn't respond.

"Gal."

"please can i stay with her a bit. it's been so long."

"And how the hell are you going to get home?"

"I'll take her," Kay says, still a little green from watching the awfulness earlier.

"And you're okay with that?" You ask Gal. "Riding in a car with a stranger?"

No response. She's just... staring, at Cerise. And she's equally as catatonic as Cerise is.

"Fuck all of you. Useless shits." You go for the door.

"Alabaster--" Dr. Carte says.

You ignore her. Anything you say right now is bound to be of the burning bridges variety. You leave on your own.
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>>3229203

We did it guys! She woke up!
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I can't believe Cerise is fucking dead.
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>>3229203
>>3229208
Well fuck
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Who's "he" anons?
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>>3229218
Either Ally or Darkbloom. My money is on Darkbloom for... reasons I'll elaborate on later.
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>>3229218
CyberDarkbloom
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>>3229218
Darkbloom didn't die
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>>3229218
Isn't it obvious?

If Carmellia can pull a rope-a-dope, so can Darkbloom.
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>>3229203
>>3229208
I think we can bounce back from this
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>>3229218
Stackleford
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>>3229218
Fazil
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I can't help but feel all of this is somehow related to Damon coming back to life.
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>>3229218
Spancer
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>>3229218
Dad
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>>3229218
OP studios
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>>3229203
Well.
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Look on the bright side guys, Cerise eventual passing won't hurt as much.
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>>3229262
>implying Cerise will die
OP Studios takes from the planefag school of character development: "if I kill them off that means their suffering is over, letting them live means I get to make them and the readers suffer more".
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>>3229262
anon you are bad person
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>>3229262
Delete this
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The only hope of us getting Cerise on the GIRL'S FUCKED counter is to pull a full Shinji and you know it
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>>3229262
>>3229266
Who's the girl OP will force us to murder first?
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>>3229271
>>3229272
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>>3229203
>Dryly, she croaks: "Alabaster-- he's"
Darkbloom is still alive confirmed!
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The week passes as a vague blur. You can't focus on anything -- not on meetings, not on meals, not on the people around you -- not even on the sex you have, as if by obligation, with Whitney. You're thinking only of Cerise the entire time.

At the wrap-up meeting Wednesday, Alex shows his face -- rare sight to these things, preferring most days instead to stay cooped up in his little dungeon like his predecessor did. And that's exactly why he's here now: to inquire about his predecessor.

"What's the status of looking for Sable Guiteau?" He asks.

"My guys are on it," Armstrong says, like brushing away a stray piece of lint, and tries to move on to the next thing. But Alex won't let him.

"What have they found?"

"Kid, if they find anything useful, you'll be the first to know."

"Nothing. After all this time, nothing." Alex isn't even pretending to be chipper and enthusiastic.

"He's got a point," Whitney says. "Weren't they supposed to be top guys?"

Armstrong scratches his ear, sighs. "I don't know what you want me to say. The woman is a ghost. She hasn't--"

"You need better people on this," Alex says. "And more people. And more resources."

Armstrong groans. This is a breaking point. He drops any hint of playing along and levels with Alex -- obviously relishing the chance to do it. "Sable Guiteau is dead," he says.

"No she isn't," Alex replies without hesitation.

"She's dead. If she was alive, there would have been some trace of her by now. She's dead somewhere in the desert, and if you want to know exactly where to go digging, then hell -- ask her, I guess." He nods at Mara. "We can't spend any more money on a manhunt for a woman not even the fucking FBI can find."

"If you were going to waste time like this, you should have told me," Alex says. You've never seen him this angry. It's actually a little scary.

"What? You want to waste your own money on it instead?"

"I will if I have to." He stands. "You're wrong about Sable. She's alive."

He storms out. When he's gone, Armstrong glances back at Mara. "You did kill her, right? I mean, I'm not wrong about that."

"I did no such thing," Mara says.

"Okay, sure, of course. But she's dead."

"The boy is perfectly correct," Mara says. "As far as I know, Sable is alive, and you should still be looking for her. You stupid sack of shit. Fuck you."

Armstrong stares at the ceiling and curses under his breath.
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>>3229280
AAAAARRRRMSTROOOOOOONG
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The time is now 4:21 AM.
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boop
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>>3229280
How can everything be so fucked by episode 2?
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>Best girl still long dead
>2nd best girl's coma is now a thing for the foreseeable future
>3rd best girl is finally back but every possible lewd encounter is going to be cockblocked by a furious "Fixed my sister yet fucko? Then fucking get at it."
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>>3229280

So long as Cerise is in a coma, Whitney is trapped in a state of mental (but not physical) cuckholdric limbo.
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>>3229293
Because it's technically Episode 17.

On the Eva scale of fuckness, we're not doing too bad!
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>>3229288
>It's that fucking late
Christ I need some fucking sleep. I don't think this will last for much longer but I don't see it ending her either. Will this be a two-parter?
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>>3229294
>Best girl still long dead
H-hope!
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>>3229298
Besides his mom, no one Shinji cared about died until the last episode carrying over to EoE.

We are more fucked.
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>>3229308
Except 17 is the episode where Toji is chosen as the Fourth Child. Then the suffer train REALLY begins.
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>>3229308
>>3229310
Sorry I lied, then. Point still solidly stands.
Eva E17 - mindfuckery and 1 death
FQ E17 - heh
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>>3229310
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7WUIVO0zjA
Rebuild of Fuck Quest when?
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The Solutions Forum is that evening. It's as despicable a gathering of wannabe titans of industry as you've ever seen, a motley gathering of dweeby billionaires, all joined under the roof of a ritzy conference hall downtown to hear from Whitney, of all people, on how to save the world.

"Check it," Whitney says, nodding at the bald head of a man on the other side of the hall. He has his back to you. "Ten points if I can nail Lex Luthor over there."

"Do you know who that is?" You demand. "That's J--"

She's already got a straw in her mouth. And then the little spittle-coated wad of paper is flying across the room. She barely gets the incriminating straw behind her back before it hits him square in one of his revolting neck folds, and he clutches at it, and looks disgustedly down at his hand, and then back behind him to see where the fuck that spitball came from.

"Ten points," she whispers, triumphant.

You're a man of principle; you have to speak out. "It didn't hit his head. It hit his neck. That's five points, max."

He locks eyes with Whitney and you're briefly alarmed that maybe he knows she's the culprit after all, but instead his beady little eyes light up and he waves happily at her. You and Whitney walk over.

"How are you this evening?" He asks. "So looking forward to hearing the presentation. It's nice to get to the Valley sometimes."

"Yo," Whitney says. (The utter lact of tact to greet one of the richest men on Earth with "yo" is sort of admirable, in a perverse way.) "I heard that instead of putting air conditioning in your warehouses, you just hire ambulances to wait outside for whenever your workers get heat stroke. Is that true?"

His head glistens complexly in the overhead lighting as he shakes it. "That story was really overblown--"

"Oh my god, it's true," Whitney breathes. "You're one sick fuck, Jeffy. Wow."

He laughs cruelly. "Maybe you should be less concerned about my employees and more concerned about your boyfriend. I hear he gets around."

"What is it with these rich fuckers and their infidelity digs?" She asks you, frustrated. She looks back at Jeff. "We have an open relationship, dumbass. It's 2019. Maybe you should have tried it." She grabs a piece of cheese on a toothpick from a passing waiter and chomps down on it. Speaking through the food in her mouth she adds: "Maybe you wouldn't be losing half your shit then, huh?"

He sets his jaw -- coming up blank. Instead he simply turns and goes. You have to hand it to Whitney: she's basically undefeated in squaring off against these people.
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>>3229322
Spring 2024
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>>3229322
>When?
Now.
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>>3229326
I can smell the burn from here, god DAMN.
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I didn't want to have to do this, but we still have a lot of ground to cover and I need to get some rest. On Sunday evening we'll pick up the conclusion of the episode.

Dating weebs! Amber? And possibly more.

I'll be back at 8 PM EST / 5 PM PST.
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>>3229326
>trying to out-trash talk the trashiest girl we know
Whitney is a treasure and to think I couldn't stand her in S1
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>>3229341
Later Gator.
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>>3229341
Ahh, time to die.
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>>3229341
Regrettable, but I understand OP. Sleep tight!
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>>3229341
FUCK
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>>3229341
Good night OP! See you tomorrow! Today? Tomorrow.
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>>3229341
Sleep snug, smug.
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>>3229341
I was hoping you'd do that too. I'm getting sleepy myself.
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>>3229341
YES! I CAN SLEEP WITHOUT THERE BEING SOME OUT OF NOWHERE TWIST TO END THE EPISODE!

I honestly half expected Camelia to shoot off our dick with a sniper rifle

Goodnight OP
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>>3229349
Tonight, today!
>>3229341
Good night!
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>there's still a lot of ground to cover
I, for one, will be waiting warmly.
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>>3229341
Night OP
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>>3229341

Thanks for the hard work OP! It's nice to be able to look forward to FQ twice in one week anyways!
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>>3229341
Good thread, OP.

I'm glad you've taken to using my dumb photoshop
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I share your pain fellow man of taste

Look at the bright side, though. Maybe we'll get a Renee - Cerise threesome when she wakes up.
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>>3229326
Holy shit whitney, shots both literally and figuratively fired.

>>3229341
I'll actually be home then. Am excite.
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/comfy/ reporting in.
Anyone else watching Genesis?
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It's about that time bois
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>>3231433
I'm watching the game
go pats
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After an interminable hour of milling around with Whitney and saying hello to the likes of Bill Gates, Larry Page, and Michael Dell ("Do the thing!" Whitney said to Dell. When he didn't understand what "the thing" was, Whitney did it for him, making finger guns and exclaiming "dude, you're gettin a Dell!") -- the conversation slows to a trickle as, at last, people begin to find their seats. Whitney takes the podium and scans her eyes around the room. While the conference hall is richly lit and lushly carpeted, it's cozy too, and she needs no microphone to be heard.

"We're missing someone," she says. "Who are we missing?"

"Elon is yet to arrive," Vivian says from the front row. She's a couple seats away from you, separated by Tyrus, Dalton, and Alex.

"Probably out on a vision quest smoking mescaline," someone says, to laughter.

"Please, let us begin," Vivian says. "We do not need to delay things for one participant."

"Right," Whitney says. She clears her throat and looks uncertainly back over her shoulder at the projector screen with the Powerpoint slide reading simply "Solutions Forum." She signals for Nelson to click the "next" button.

The intro slide has a lot of text on it, in an untidy bullet-pointed list, but Whitney isn't one to stick to the script. Instead of reading the summary of what Sand Reckoner is, and why it has the potential to destabilize the western world with a flood of false information indistinguishable from reality, she says simply: "Yeah, so. We fucked up."

The only sound from the audience is an awkward cough. After a pause, Whitney adds: "By 'we', I mean my dad. I didn't fuck up. Just so everyone's clear. I'm here to fix the fuck-up. So yeah..."

She signals for Nelson to click "next."

The first topic is the Sand Reckoner platform's ability to generate convincing forged videos. For impact, the presentation includes a short clip of Whitney supposedly dunking on an NBA player, which of course never happened. "These are called deep fakes," she explains. "You can't tell them apart from real life, so that's pretty bad."

"We're already developing digital signatures at the source," someone in the audience says. "That's the future. Why do we need DA's help?"

Whitney stammers, and Nelson is the one to save her. He stands. "Implementing digital signatures with blockchain-assisted fingerprinting doesn't get us there. We could roll out the technology en masse but most devices today aren't capable... and those devices will exist in working condition for decades, no matter what new devices come out. Deep fakes will continue to circulate... and that's just one problem a malicious actor with Sand Reckoner could cause..."

Whitney is a master of delegation if nothing else. She beckons Nelson to the podium. "Tell them about the thing," she instructs him. She stands off to the side and lets him speak. He momentarily looks overcome by stage fright, having not prepared for presenting, but he shakes it off and continues.
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>>3231466
Let us resume our mad dance at last OP studios
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"Enter Diogenes," he says. He clicks the clicker and the next slide comes into focus. "A countermeasure against forgery that attacks the problem at the source."

The doors of the hall burst open and in swaggers tonight's missing participant.

"Brilliant," Elon says, his voice dripping with unmasked frustration. He steps down the center aisle between chairs. "Burn the world down, then start selling fire extinguishers. I love it."

"Sit the fuck down, Iron Man," Whitney says. "If we want your opinion, we'll ask you."

"You want to charge rent on access to the Diogenes platform, don't you?" He demands, not sitting.

There's an awkward silence. Nelson finally fields the question: "Well -- we will work alongside your companies to develop applications for the platform that suit your needs... we're not looking to profit here, but it does take dedicated resources -- and we need to recoup costs --"

There's a general, uneasy murmur at this: these folks are now wise to the grift.

"These details are months away from consideration," Vivian says. She will brook no tangents here: "The purpose tonight is not to discuss financing. The purpose is to discuss how we prevent guillotines from coming back into style. Now if you have any questions, I ask that you please hold them for the end. Thank you."

You look to your side, where Alex is busy on his phone. He hasn't said word one all night, even though he's the lead developer on Diogenes. "Don't you have an opinion on this?" You whisper to him.

He doesn't say anything -- still staring at his phone like it's the most intensely interesting thing on the planet.

"Alex."

"I don't care about these people," he finally tells you. And you realize that he's right. You don't either. You'd rather be anywhere but here. Judging by Whitney's expression as she stands at the head of the room, she agrees too.

You want your old life back. The one in which you didn't have to deal with the demands of unruly billionaires and egotistical CEOs.
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>>3231466
What a masterful businesswoman
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>>3231466
>"dude, you're gettin a Dell!"
Whitney... never change.

>Elon is missing
oh boy
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>>3231472
>You want your old life back.
The hardest part is making it back to the bottom.
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The Forum was a disaster. After that stupid Afrikaner asshole's little outburst, the assembled group of businessmen (business people -- mea culpa, Rose) became restless and started demanding to know why they should even consider any sort of partnership with Darkbloom Analytics. Instead of pledging to help develop Diogenes -- or even to make use of it when it's completed -- Whitney got the cold shoulder. Most of them stated an intention to develop their own versions of technology to defeat whatever nasty tricks Sand Reckoner could be capable of.

Another potential revenue stream up in smoke.

As you step into the balmy air outside the hotel, waiting for the valet to return your car to you, you catch Alex breezing past. "Are you going home?" You ask him.

"Work," he says. "It's more critical now than ever... if we'll have competition, to beat our competitors to market. No rest!"

He doesn't even give you the time to argue before he scurries away, hands his tag to the valet, and hops back into his car. He's about as rich as you and he still drives a dinky little hybrid from 2016 or so.

"Does Alex seem off to you?" You ask Whitney, watching him drive off.

"What, more than usual?"

You shake your head. "Never mind. Anything left on your agenda today?"

"Just babysitting kimochi."

She means Kikuchi -- as in Makoto Kikuchi, the Japanese singer and actress who's slated to play the role of Whitney in an upcoming Japanese biopic based on the Dakrbloom family. She flew to America recently to observe Whitney firsthand and get deeper into the role. No matter how many times you correct Whitney over the name, she keeps calling her Kimochi rather than Kikuchi.

You're not in such a great mood after everything with Cerise, and now this Forum -- and you're really not looking forward to the end of the week, when you're supposed to arrange a date with Rose2. You need something to get your mind off all your troubles.

[ ] Hang out with Whitney and Makoto.
[ ] Hang out with Alex and cash the rain check he made to do something fun with you.
[ ] Find something interesting to do with Vivian.
[ ] Visit Galatea.
[ ] Visit Kay.
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>>3231466
It's time
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>>3231484
[ ] Hang out with Alex and cash the rain check he made to do something fun with you.
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>>3231484
>[x] Hang out with Whitney and Makoto.
Haha time for the new hotness.
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>>3231484
>[X] Hang out with Whitney and Makoto.
Let's meet the new girl.
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>>3231484
>[X] Hang out with Alex and cash the rain check he made to do something fun with you.
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>>3231484
[X] Hang out with Whitney and Makoto
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>>3231484
>[x] Hang out with Whitney and Makoto.
I still really want to do something with Alex or Kay, but let's meet the new girl.
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>>3231484
[XXX] Hang out with Whitney and Makoto.
Let's fucking go

>Kimochi
Well played OP
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>>3231484
[X] Hang out with Alex and cash the rain check he made to do something fun with you.
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>>3231484
>[x] Visit Kay.
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>>3231484
>[x] Find something interesting to do with Vivian.
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>>3231484
>[X] Visit Kay.
Lets see what our little sneaky mouse wants to know.
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>>3231484
>[X] Hang out with Alex and cash the rain check he made to do something fun with you.

We need to protect that smile.
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>>3231484
>[x] Find something interesting to do with Vivian.
Probably not the definition of interesting, but I want to hear her side of the Grand Canyon visit with Whitney.
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>>3231484
>[X] Hang out with Whitney and Makoto.
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>>3231484
>Visit Kay.
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>[x] Hang out with Whitney and Makoto.

Closing and writing! Let's meet Whitney, as played by Whitney.
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We're never going to protect that smile, are we?
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>>3231501
Same. I want to give Alex some healing or Kay some screentime but I also wanna do spend time with the new cast. I honestly have no idea how we'll balance like 15 girls in 13 episodes
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>>3231534
We will, Anonymous-dono, but all good things in time. We should at least explore the entire landscape and get a view of the battlefield.
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Shit fuck shit
We can't let Makoto anywhere near The Rose Strikes Back
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>>3231550
Pff. Yeah we can. I want it. I need it.
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>>3231534
We have a bunch of new toys to play with right now, but that doesn't mean we aren't gay in the end. When push comes to shove, we know where our heart lies
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>>3231534
I want to see this pair so bad it isn't even funny
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>>3231557
Rose: The Squeakquel would offend her in ways a baka gaijin could not even hope to understand.
Also, nobody should have to spend any more than the minimum required time with her, she's like female Stackleford.
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Real talk

When are we going to hate-fuck Mara
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>>3231550
I feel like Makoto would absolutely hate Rose2
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>>3231569
Hopefully never
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>>3231572
Plot twist, Kimochi finds Rose 2: Electric Weebaloo the most hilarious thing on the planet and the two become fast friends.
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I can already see Re:Rose accidentally reenacting the sakura-con commercial with Makoto except she pulls out a tanto and starts swinging
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>>3231567
This is exactly why I want them to meet. It'll be fucking hilarious. The union of Makoto and Rose Raids Again will be the biggest summer blockbuster of... the summer.

>>3231579
This option also amuses me.
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I feel like Makoto will end up being Japanese Fazil, and this makes me so happy.
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Why do I get the sense I'm going to need to bust out Google translate in a bit here?
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>>3231484
>[ ] Visit Kay.
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>>3231587
If that's what you're expecting, I suggest going back and re-reading her Twitter bio-spoiler
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>>3231567
>Rose: The Squeakquel would offend her in ways a baka gaijin could not even hope to understand.
>Implying that's not what we want
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>>3231579
>>3231567
Either one of these would be incredible, we need to introduce Makoto and Super Dangan Rosepa 2: Farewell Darkbloom Analytics
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>>3231579
That would be great
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>>3231588
She speaks broken english so I'm sure we'll be fine
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>>3231526

Alright! Right on time for some new character introductions!

>>3231534

We tried everything to protect that smile last season, I admit, we failed in our efforts.

But not this time! this time that boat will not sail on us! I refuse to let our (Totally not) gay relationship with Alex end like this!

>>3231569

>Not only wanting to bang one of the main and most evil antagonists this season, but also aiming to have hate-sex with the one that can literally lift Ally with one hand IMAGINE style.

You're madman anon, a complete madman...

I like it, I want this now too.

>>3231595

>Super Dangan Rosepa 2: Farewell Darkbloom Analytics

Shit, the nick-names were good so far, but this actually made me burst out laughing, good work anon.
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>>3231460
>3-0 in the 2nd half
At least OP is here to save me from this awfulness
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>>3231636
It's been pretty dull, yeah

At least OP Studios delivers
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why would they make spongebob a transition for sicko mode. that actually pissed me off
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Anyone up for some fightan while we wait for OP?
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>>3231661
I can play Smash if someone else hosts an arena.
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>>3231460
P A T S
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>>3231665
I don't play children's party games for children. I'll buy a switch and the new smash iff Reimu or Arle gets in.
I have CF, Rev2, GGX2ACPR, UNIST, and Melty (steam and community) if you have any of those.
I can't host on community though.
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>>3231665
>>3231661
Room name: Waiting Warmly
Pass: 421
Come beat me up anon
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>[x] Hang out with Whitney and Makoto.

Makoto is on her back, floating in the pool, when you and Whitney arrive home. Although the sun has long since set, she wears sunglasses. Strange girl.

You squat at the edge of the pool and wave to catch her attention.

With bizarre grace, she swings her body through a 90 degree arc so that she stands vertically in the shallow end. She flips up her glasses and says cordially, "Alabaster" -- although her almost impenetrable accent renders it as "Arabasta."

"Did I tell you that you could swim in my pool?" You ask her.

"It is not your pool," she reports. "It is belonging to Whitney."

She nearly topples over now as Whitney plunges in, yelling "cannonball!" and the wave Whitney makes engulfs her. The splash douses you, as well. You step back, looking down at your ruined clothes -- this suit cost a lot of money. Whitney's business clothes are ruined too, not that she has the capacity to care -- and before you can complain, it's Whitney who's complaining first:

"Jeee-sus it's cold in here!" Her teeth chatter as she surfaces and swipes her short bobbed hair back. She nudges Makoto's shoulder. "A-a-are you part reptile? How are you not freezing to death?"

"Acclimation," Makoto says sagely. At least you think that's what she means by "acru-imini-ashi-on."

"What?" Whitney says. She looks up at you. "Did she call me a criminal?"

"She means she got used to it be being in the pool for long enough. Look, if you're cold--"

You can't finish the thought. Whitney is at the pool's edge. She grabs your ankle and tugs, and then you're falling ass-over-teakettle into the frigid water. It's August -- why the hell is the pool so cold? You moan in shock as you claw your way up and get your head above water. "What the fuck? Warn me!"

You shake the water off your head and wipe it from your face and eyes. The wry smile on Makoto's lips is the closest you've ever seen her get to laughter.

"S-s-see how cold it is?" Whitney shivers.

You wade to the edge and haul yourself out -- with an embarrassing amount of effort. "Hang out in the hot tub if the pool is too cold for you. Idiot."

Makoto claps. "Oh yes! I agree with your boyfriend."
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>>3231687
>"Oh yes! I agree with your boyfriend."
What's that smell?
It smells like best girl.
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>>3231687
>impervious to cold

......I think I have a new favorite girl
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>>3231686
I-I can't check EVERY room for the room names, Anonymous-dono. What's the ID?
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>>3231687
Here we go
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>>3231705
Oh, can you not search by name? This game is silly

It's GGDH8, though
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>>3231687

More like Wetney am I right guys
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>>3231687
I like this a lot!
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>>3231687
>part reptile

Leave it to Whitney to not realize that reptiles detest cold temperatures and would die in cold water.

Based hot-blooded mammal new girl ftw
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Why must you play with my heart, OP. We're up shit creak without a padle and with no end in sight. Now we're aware that the entire modern world is headed towards disaster due to perilous technology. And Alabaster can't just fuck off elsewhere because he will literally die if the servers get turned off.

Maybe we should descend into hedonism and kill ourselves, or get Tyrus to do it (remember that little dangling sword?)
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>>3231750
I would rather continue to live with this miserable existence than allow Tyrus to still live and have access to Alex without us there.
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>>3231750
Seconding this>>3231763

My life only continues because my continued existence helps to blunt the suffering those I care for would be forced to endure in my absence. I refuse to let our harem down.

And if I have to, I'll inter myself inside a dreadnought, so that even in death, I can still serve.
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>>3231805
Fuckit. Let's go for world domination then. Get Amber on board and abuse sandreckoner like hell.
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>>3231821
I want Amber to abuse me like hell.
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>>3231821
We really could torpedo almost all of our business competition through using the Sand Reckoner.
More importantly: it could be used for deepfake interlewds.
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Whitney removes her dripping outer layers and unceremoniously discards them like wet towels at the side of the pool. Her plain white bra and panties aren't exactly a bikini, but she's too lazy -- or too cold -- to go change. She just hops into the jacuzzi. Makoto follows.

Figuring that you may as well follow Whitney's lead, you strip down to your boxers and join them. Opposite problem now: the water is almost too hot, and you have to ease your way in with halting, jerky motions. Whitney calls you a pussy.

"Pussy," Makoto parrots, although not to you. Rather, she seems to be reinforcing the word into her memory. "Pussy."

As you settle down, your boxers balloon out -- an air pocket is trapped in them. Whitney cackles. She pokes it with an index finger, and it deflates with a series of bubbles. Makoto demurely averts her gaze.

"So what did you want?" Whitney asks, leaning back and looping either arm over the marble rim of the hot tub. "Usually you're bugging me at work, not home..."

"Just to observer," Makoto says, in her typically ungrammatical way. "I want to know the Whitney of her home, too."

"I dunno, there's not much to observer," Whitney says -- mirroring Makoto's lack of basic English proficiency. "Mostly at home I'm just hanging out in my undies. Kind of like this, actually."

"Undies?" Makoto asks, enunciating each syllable, confused.

"Underwear," Whitney explains. "This." She tugs at the strap of her bra. "These." She points down, towards her crotch, although the raging bubble jets obscure any possible view.

"Ah," Makoto says. She tugs at the strap of her own bikini top. "Bra -- panties -- undies. Mostly you are a naked person, then?"

"Is that fair?" Whitney asks. "I'm not naked. Not any nakeder than you! Just being casual and shit."

"What do you do at home?" You ask Makoto, turning the question back on her.

"I practice -- for singing -- always. I enjoy to read, also."

You've learned in the past month or so of being acquainted with this girl that anime has lied to you. The life of an idol singer isn't full of cute hijinks, not in the slightest. You know that Makoto is telling the truth: you almost never see her without a songbook in her hand, in the times she isn't quizzing Whitney over the minutiae of her daily activities. It's almost inhuman, the drive she has. If she even has a concept of fun, she doesn't show it.
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>>3231856
>You've learned in the past month or so of being acquainted with this girl that anime has lied to you.
... You just figured this out, Alabaster?
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>>3231856
Is the Whitney also a singing siren like fq1
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>>3231856
I can see fucking around with Idoru might land us in hotter water than we're in now.

I say play hard to get and blue-ovary the shit out of her with Whitney until she caves and wants it in a personal way instead of professional. Could be novel having someone that wants to fuck us more than we want to fuck them, aside from criminals.
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>>3231856
Holy fuck she's perfect
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>>3231856

If we save her from her tanoshii-deficient lifestyle maybe we can apply the experience to healing Vivian.
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>>3231856
>You've learned in the past month or so of being acquainted with this girl that anime has lied to you. The life of an idol singer isn't full of cute hijinks, not in the slightest.
I thought evrybody knew that being an idol was hell at this point. Is that not common knowledge yet?
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"Blah, I'm too lazy," Whitney says. She lets her head fall back and rest against the edge. Then she's staring at the stars. "Don't you ever get bored with practice?"

"It is enjoyable too," Makoto protests. "My passion is to sing."

"Okay, totally fair," Whitney says. "My passion is to sleep and eat junk food." She suddenly brings her head level again: "Hey. Wanna order pizza?"

Makoto politely declines.

"I don't think she eats," you offer. "It's against her contract, probably."

"I am restricted to 1,000 kilocalories per day," she says.

You're almost afraid to ask whether that's a self-imposed restriction or actually a part of her contract.

"What's a kilocalorie?" Whitney asks. "Is that how Japanese people measure calories? Like feet and kilometers?"

Makoto smiles but doesn't seem sure how to answer. You let it pass. Whitney usually moves on if you ignore a dumb question.

And she does. "Anyway, the other thing I do for fun is drive around. Or sports -- playing or watching, whatever, you know... what else..."

"Sex," you joke.

"Tons of sex. Fuckin' up a storm."

Makoto is just mildly scandalized by this. She covers her mouth with a palm, to signal that this is too much information.

"Hey, you're the one who wants to do the methy acting," Whitney says. "You wanted to know about me. That's the truth."

You startle. Underneath the bubbles, Whitney's foot has snaked its way over. Now she's rubbing your crotch.

"Gotta fill the time with something, you know?" She continues. "It's like a hobby."

"Whitney..." you mutter. She winks at you, grins, but doesn't relent.

"Is it so frequent?" Makoto asks. "To make a hobby?"

"Sure. Well it's mostly because Ally is so horny that he can't keep it in his pants for ten minutes. So you can blame him. He's a real fuckin' pervert."

Here's some method acting now: with a smile of her own, Makoto glances at you. "Pervert," she chides.

Maybe they're right. Whitney's ministrations are having exactly the effect she intended, and you're more lost in the feeling of her surprisingly precise toes than anything the two girls are actually saying. You gulp, and nod, and hope Makoto doesn't notice you're being weird.

She notices. "You are being weird," she says.

"That's because we're having sex right now," Whitney says.

Makoto can only blink, confused. "You are --"

Whitney's efforts redouble, and she must have planned this: the dial for the bubbler jets is within her reach, and right at the critical moment, she sets it to zero. As she brings you over that delirious edge, the white wake of the bubbles dies, and Makoto's eyes are drawn instantly to the movement below the surface. You clutch the edge of the tub and something else white floats in fat pearls through the water.

"Fuck," you groan involuntarily, bowing your head. When you glance up again, Makoto is marveling.

"So that's what we do for fun," Whitney says.

"I see..." For the first time you see Makoto blushing. She isn't taking her eyes away.
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>>3231888
Ohhh man.
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>>3231888
IT BEGINS
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>>3231888
Well played, Whitney
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>>3231888
Well that was quick
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>>3231888

>Here's some method acting now: with a smile of her own, Makoto glances at you. "Pervert," she chides.
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>>3231888
Well, not going to lie, S1 Alabastor never fucked an Idol before.

This is going to be neat.
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>>3231888
We know no rest from this demon
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>>3231930
I'll have you know that Renee would've made an excellent idol. I mean have heard her beautiful singing?
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>>3231665
ggs anon! I like the miis :)
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>>3231955

She could never compete with the true idol of season 1, Alabasterina Aside.
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>>3231964
The Miis are the best part~. I completely forgot what moves I put on Darkbloom.

>>3231967
Now THIS is method acting I can get behind.
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>>3231888
>"Tons of sex. Fuckin' up a storm."

God I love this idiot.
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Rose The First said the best way to avoid arousing Rose The Second's suspicions, as far as your true intentions with the date go, would be to make the proposition appear spontaneous. So you don't reach out until Saturday evening.

"Call or text?" Rose asks, sitting on the hood of your car, inside in the three-car garage at home. (She intercepted and sidelined you right after you returned with Whitney, like she usually does when you and Whitney get back from somewhere.)

"I'm not suffering any conversation with her I don't need to. Anyway, texting is more casual. Right?"

"I would call someone I wanted to set up a date with. That's only polite."

"That's because you're a psycho. Normal people text."

"Tch -- why am I even--"

"Forget it. I'm texting her."

It doesn't take any time. Her responses are almost instantaneous -- and horribly typical. Rose reads the exchange, and you can tell she's not having a good time at all. She fiddles with her skirt and her face twitches a little when Rose2 accepts the date offer.

"You know, I almost kind of pity her," she says, eyes fixed on the screen.

"I'm sure you do," you muse. "Somewhere beneath all the envy."

"Don't make me laugh--"

You smack your lips. "Is it just me, or is it getting salty in here all of a sudden?"

She shoves you: "prick!" You shove her back: "bitch!" It's gonna be one of those nights.
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>>3231967
True. Only reason she lost was because that bitch totally slept with the judges
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>>3231974
God I love you OP.

>the same sub shop Renee took us to in S1
an feeling so complicated

Also, charge your damn phone, Alabaster.
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>>3231974
Fuck, holy shit.
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>>3231974
That texting log is fucking magical
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>>3231974
>She shoves you: "prick!" You shove her back: "bitch!" It's gonna be one of those nights.

>Another Rose warm scene

It could have been Alex guys. Just saying.
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>>3231974
>thats a big yeseroni
I'm not sure if I should love her or hate her
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>>3231974

These text images are always incredible.

>>3231976

It was a crime!
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>>3231974
ZTE? 11:31pm and ro2e is still up.
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>>3231992
I would rather be cuddled to sleep by Rose than cuddle Alex to sleep, as much as I like him.
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>>3231974
>12%
Holy shit Ally, charge your fucking phone.
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>>3231974
>She fiddles with her skirt and her face twitches a little when Rose2 accepts the date offer.
>"You know, I almost kind of pity her," she says, eyes fixed on the screen.
>"I'm sure you do," you muse. "Somewhere beneath all the envy."
>"Don't make me laugh--"
>You smack your lips. "Is it just me, or is it getting salty in here all of a sudden?"
>She shoves you: "prick!" You shove her back: "bitch!" It's gonna be one of those nights.
Best
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Rose talks you up in the car outside the restaurant. You wanted to tell her to fuck off and let you do this one your own, but you knew she was just going to tag along in secret if you did. At least this way you can get her input, for whatever very little it might be worth. She occasionally touches her face as she speaks, her right eye specifically -- the shiner there from last night now concealed by a thick layer of makeup.

"Okay, Alabaster, now remember: this date is about charm. You're trying to charm her."

"Yeah, yeah. Of course."

"You need to pretend you're interested in what she says - no matter how banal!"

"I have plenty of experience from hanging out with you."

"If that's what you call pretending," she says, "you need to do a much better job. And if you're lucky, when it's over, she'll invite you back into her house for a cup of tea, or... whatever it is people like her drink."

"I get the sense you're not a big fan of this Rose person," you say.

"Are you?"

You let that question hang in the air, much to Rose's obvious consternation.

"Just try to act like a real human being with real human emotional intelligence for once in your life," she finally says. "This is a first date. It's about conversation and chemistry. Not what you're usually thinking about."

"Which is what?"

"Trying to have sex -- don't play dumb. It doesn't suit you."

"That doesn't make any sense," you protest. "Why would you ever go on a date with someone if you're not trying to have sex?"

"You're a dog. You're worse than a dog--"

"I'm telling you, Other Rose wants to fuck. That's a fact. You can take that to the bank and cash it. If she invites me back inside, it'll be because she's ready to hop aboard the Alabaster Express."

"Don't make me puke," she cuts in. "Anyway, you can't have sex with her."

"Who the fuck made you queen of my dick? Why can't I?"

"Other than gonorrhea--"

"Don't slut shame--"

She swats your shoulder. "--you're not doing this to get your dick wet, Alabaster! You're trying to meet Amber. It's Sunday, so she's likely to be in Fake-Rose's house if you get invited back inside. So be platonic. Good lord."

You get out of the car and head for whatever fate awaits.
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>>3232023
>other than gonorrhea
Delete this.
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>>3232023
>you're not doing this to get your dick wet, Alabaster! You're trying to meet Amber.

Why would she contradict herself?
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>>3232023
We AliExpress now?
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>>3232041
AllyExpress
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>>3232023

It's silly for Rose to be jealous after she went out of her way to make us have sex with Rose last season.
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Rose2 is already waiting in the little receiving area, her face cast in pale relief by the dim paper lanterns used for moon lighting. After showing you to your booth, the host asks if you'd like something to drink: you, who are old enough, get a shot of sake; and Rose2, who isn't, gets a Shirley Temple.

"Thanks so much for taking me out!" Rose2 says. She plays with her hair, twirling an index finger through it. "But I'm such an airhead... I let you take me to this nice restaurant even though I can't eat anything!"

You squint at her. "Why not?"

"I've gotta save room. I've got a big dinner later on. But! I can still have a couple drinks, anyway! And we can still do karaoke..."

As if on cue, a waiter returns with your drinks. You knock back the shot of sake with a single hard gulp, knowing you'll need it, and ask him to bring you another one immediately.

You try a sly tack, to see where it gets you: "I guess I should stick to drinks then, too. If you've got a big dinner later on, that means I've also got a big dinner later on."

"You too? Wowie zowie. What a coincidence."

This fucking girl is impossible. You watch as she takes her shitty paper straw out of its paper wrapper, jabs it into the cup, puts the cup to her lips, and then drinks directly from the rim instead of using the straw she just inserted. Literally like watching an alien pretend to be human, with Rose2, sometimes.

"What's the matter?" She asks, noticing how you're staring. Then: "Oh -- yeah. Straw. A-durr."

With way more effort than it should take, she crosses her eyes to look down the bridge of her nose and catches the straw in her lips -- only after pursing them several times around nothing at all as the straw rolls around the rim of the cup and away from her reach.

"Sometimes I think you pretend to be dumber than you really are," you say.

She sucks on her straw and gazes back with big, wide, innocent eyes. If what you just said spun any of the rusty cogs inside her skull, it doesn't show.
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>>3232023
>"You're a dog. You're worse than a dog--"
I believe this is the exact line Cerise said to us during the "family dinner" fiasco
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>>3232068
I try so hard to give her the benefit of the doubt. I really.
She's just pretending to be retarded, right? Right?
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>>3232079
You literally asked for this.
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>>3232068
As dumb as she is, her pure innocence is something you want to protect.

Which means we're gonna fuck it up somewhere down the line if we keep interacting with her.
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>>3232068
>You watch as she takes her shitty paper straw out of its paper wrapper, jabs it into the cup, puts the cup to her lips, and then drinks directly from the rim instead of using the straw she just inserted

Drink.exe has encountered a fatal error
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>>3232079
I mean. You're not wrong. But still.
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>>3232068
>You try a sly tack, to see where it gets you: "I guess I should stick to drinks then, too. If you've got a big dinner later on, that means I've also got a big dinner later on."
>"You too? Wowie zowie. What a coincidence."
>This fucking girl is impossible. You watch as she takes her shitty paper straw out of its paper wrapper, jabs it into the cup, puts the cup to her lips, and then drinks directly from the rim instead of using the straw she just inserted. Literally like watching an alien pretend to be human, with Rose2, sometimes.
I can already tell this is gonna be fun
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>>3231974
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>>3232093
>>3232084
Oh no I've caught the dumb. It's contagious.
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>>3232097
Saved
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Rose2: Overture is Elphelt and Makoto is Ramlethal.
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I have no idea why I love Rose2 so much. I simultaneously want to hug and protect her, but also to hatefuck the weeb out of her.
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This is off to a truly horrible start, so you try to bring it back from disaster. What better thing to talk to a weeaboo about: "are you watching any good anime this season?"

Rose2 laughs. "What's the season got to do with it?" She asks.

"I mean--" you begin, but decide to forget elaborating. "Never mind. Are you watching any good anime?"

"Oh! Yes!" She sets her cup down, to talk excitedly with her hands. "I'm watching this show called Madoka Magica! Well, it's kinda the third or fourth time I've seen it. Have you ever heard of it?"

Classic Rose's words from earlier ring in your ears -- to pretend to be interested, no matter how banal this girl can be -- so you nod politely and ask: "what's it about?"

She leans halfway across the table, her button-down shirt straining against her tits. "Magical girls," she says. "But -- so much more! It's super dark and sad and stuff. You should watch it. You'd definitely be into it."

"Maybe you can show me an episode."

"Mmm hmm!" She hums. "But you can't just watch the first one! You need to give it at least three episodes!" She holds out three fingers, for effect. "The third episode is where it gets really good. It's the best!"

You catch movement on the periphery. Glancing around the column on the right side of the little table's booth, you spy an unexpected patron: Dr. Carte. The host seats her nearby, but her back is to you, and she doesn't seem to notice that you're here as well.

[ ] Say hello.
[ ] Let her be; focus on Rose2.
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>>3232113
>not calling her Retrose
you had one job
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>>3232113
[ ] Let her be; focus on Rose2.
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>>3232113
[ ] Let her be; focus on Rose2.
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>>3232113
>[x] Let her be; focus on Rose2.
>Keep her in the periphery, though.

We're still trying to meet Amber, but this is interesting.
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>>3232113
>[X] Let her be; focus on Rose2.
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>>3232113
[X] Let her be; focus on Rose2
If Renee saw us on a date with this walking trash bin then she would never let it go. She would tease us about it forever.
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>>3232113

>[ ] Say hello.

If we're going down, sensei is going down with us.
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>>3232113
>[X] Let her be; focus on Rose2.
Focus on the mission
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>>3232113
Fucking hell. As much as I love muh dokes, she probably watches it dubbed. Also this choice is torture.

>[x] Let her be; focus on Rose2.

We have a mission, gents. As much as I want to, we can't cock it up.
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>>3232113
[X] Say hello.
I know we're on a mission here but Rose 2: Black Hole Rising is far and away the most oblivious person on the planet so I don't think she'll care
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>>3232113
>[X] Say hello.

I believe in OP Studios, this is the secret to making this go the way we want.
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>>3232113
[X]Let her be; focus on Rose2.

>A Sandwich Shop
Oh god, we set ourselves up for the fail!
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>>3232113
>[x] Say hello.
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>>3232113
[x] Say hello

I'm taking any chance to talk to Renee, mission be damned
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>>3232140
>implying she forgot prom
You don't let memories like that go, Anonymous-dono. I would know.
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>>3232113
>[x] Let her be; focus on Rose2.

>>3232132
Please, God, let Renee see us anyway.
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>[x] Let her be; focus on Rose2.
We're a man on a mission!
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>>3232152
I mean Rose2 sticks out like a sore thumb
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>>3232113
This kills the crab, but...

>focus on Rose2
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>>3231466
>"Elon is yet to arrive,"
For those of you who don't know, Elon Musk went on a whole tour saying how we need to regulate AI but eventually gave up when he realized politicians don't give a fuck.

On the plus side he does think AI could be a good thing.
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>>3232113
>Madoka Magica!
>The third episode is where it gets really good. It's the best!
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>>3232113
>[x] Have the waiter bring a drink for Renee, along with a note.
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>>3232113
>[X] Say hello.
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>>3232179
Is she obliviously letting slip she's a sadistic turbo-yandere, or is this just cheeky OP studios being cheeky with the avatars again?
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>>3232149
Gomen, Anon...

I don't think she'll see it as that, though, just as us running into a friend. She couldn't put two and two together if her life depended on it.

>>3232189
...although........
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>>3232189
I think both.

>>3232205
It's fine, I'm mostly over it.
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I wonder if rose would find Index enjoyable
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>[x] Let her be; focus on Rose2.

Not that the conversation is exactly riveting. "I have it on Blu-Ray... I can lend it to you!" She says.

You glance back at her, taking your attention off Dr. Carte's booth. "Huh?"

"Madoka. I've got it on Blu-ray, so I'll bring it with me to work tomorrow."

This is your in. You scratch the back of your head and lie: "I don't like to borrow things... I'm always worried I'll break them, or lose them... maybe I could just come by and watch it at your place?"

"Oh!" She says, fluttering her eyelids. "That would be..."

You wait on tenterhooks for her to finish the thought.

"...totally sugoi!"

You give her your best impression of a charming smile.

She smiles back -- but then she puts a finger to her lips, thinking. She adds, after an exorbitantly long pause: "You need to be okay with Japanese, though, if you're watching it with me."

"I'm sorry?" You say.

"I only watch anime subbed. I can't stand English voice acting! It's so bad!"

You're at a loss for words. Clear out of left field, Rose2 smacked you with a correct opinion.

"I agree," you manage, in total truth. "I totally agree. Wow."

Of course, then, she has to push her luck. When the waiter comes by again to ask if you've decided on your dinner orders, Rose2 tries -- and fails -- to explain to him in Japanese that you won't be having anything to eat.

You're pretty sure the waiter is Vietnamese, not Japanese, so you fumblingly speak over Rose2 -- in English this time -- to say simply: "thanks, but we're only having drinks."

He continues on to Dr. Carte's booth, bringing with him what is by your count the fifth shot of alcohol in as many minutes. And she hasn't even had any food yet. She told you she knew how to drink, but you never realized how much she meant it.

Rose2 puffs out her cheeks, then uses the excess air to motorboat her lips. You shudder.

"Wanna do karaoke?" She asks.

[ ] Let's do it.
[ ] Let's just go back to your place and watch that show.
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>>3232230
>[X] Let's do it.

Alabaster must suffer
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>>3232230
>[x] Let's do it.
Gotta ease her into it. Don't be too pushy, Alabaster.

>she actually owns the BDs
Jealous.
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>>3232230
>Let's do it.
Maybe we can get her tipsy and be "forced" to take her home
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>>3232230
DO IT
I don’t want this dumb ride to end yet
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>>3232230
It's our job to make this the happiest girl in the world tonight, and dammit we're gonna do just that even if it kills us.
[X] Let's do it.
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>>3232230
>[x] Let's do it.
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>>3232230
>[X] Let's do it.
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>>3232230
>[X] Let's do it.
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>>3232230
[X] Karaoke hell
This should be "fun"
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>>3232230
>[x] Let's do it.
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>>3232230
>[x] Let's do it.
Actually just voting for this to see if Renee would barge in the karaoke booth piss drunk at some point.
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>>3232230
By making this choice I am only enabling you to continue this disgusting perversion of the double date will be by making this choice I am only enabling you to continue this disgusting perversion of the double date OVA

>[x] Let’s do it.
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>>3232230

>[ ] Let's do it.

We hardly want to seem desperate, no matter how good this 'madoker' is.
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>>3232230
In for a penny, in for karaoke.

>let's do it
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>>3232258
Holy fucking shit, vocal recognition is drunk.
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>>3232230
>[X] Let's do it.
Is Rose2 gonna be better or worse than Renee? Place your bets!
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>>3232257
Best timeline
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I really do want to see Ally's reaction to Mami, though, once we get to it. I expect more fuckery.
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Minor ESPer moment but, I'm getting a strong "Rose2: Electric Boobaloo is about to go full Aggretsuko in the karaoke booth" vibe.

If she busts out the Babymetal, my opinion of her will skyrocket.
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wait has Ally actually not seen Madoka?
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>>3232262
Holy fucking shit TrackMan, don't drink and speech-to-text bruh.
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>>3232230
wait a minute that filename
>1-Madlibs

OP-sama...
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>[x] Let's do it.

Please wait warmly!
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>>3232300
O H F U C K
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>>3232300
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>>3232300
FUCK YES
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>>3232291
Holy shit, good fucking catch anon. I'm so glad that he's actually doing them, after waiting all of last season for them I thought he'd never get around to it
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>>3232300
Oh fucking boy.
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>>3232300
God damn the day just keeps getting better
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>>3232300
I'm getting toasty already
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>>3232315
I really should make a new one of these.
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>>3232315
If memory serves, that was actually TrackMan in that webm.

Its a shame his oven dial was just slightly off of 421
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>>3232322
>>3232331
you know what to do
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>>3232300
Wait a minute, this isn't Karaoke, its Anal Sex!
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So guys while we wait what do you think Roce's whole fetish is? If she was before supposed to be before Rose the does that mean she's also into rape? I'd find it hard to imagine there was nobody into it before she was replaced but I don't know, maybe her whole thing is hentai roleplay, or maybe both?

I'd also find Yandere Roce to be absolutely hilarious
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>>3232366
I'm expecting yandere. As far as actual sexual kinks go, vanilla and bloodplay and guro. Except OP hates guro, so that won't happen. Thank goodness.
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>>3232382
Vanilla yanderes are the cutest. If OP's gonna make her personality annoying I hope she's at least good at sex.

I don't want to hear her say "Yeseroni!" as we cum inside her. The fap would be completely ruined by laughter
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>>3232366
Corny hentai dialogue, 100%.
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>>3232395
>Yep
>Yep
>Yep
>Yep
>Yayifications!
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>>3232366
>spoiler
this HAS to be it
it would be hella entertaining taming a yan too
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>>3231974
>h*ck
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>>3232395
I'm fully expecting something "My cookies are SO baked~"-tier.
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>>3232406
Yeah, I mean she does seem like the clingy type and it sure as hell wouldn't surprise me if she has some abandonment issues form us ditching her at prom
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>>3232416
i forgot this even happened. maybe i should reread s1 while i wait warmly
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>>3232422
Th-that's not from S1, Anonymous-dono...
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>>3232422
She wasn't in season 1 anon...
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>>3232432
>>3232424
i didn't mean original fuck quest you dolts
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>>3232447
That's still not Season 1.
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>>3232447
This is still Season 3, no matter how you look at it, Anonymous-dono. Cotton Candy Rose only appeared starting in Season 2 by any reckoning.
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>>3232447
>Says season 1
>"I was talking about season 2!"
Sasuga
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>>3232461
>>3232458
>>3232452
man fuck you guys i knew what i meant
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lmao
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Love you too.
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>>3232469

Clearly you meant season 1 once removed.
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>>3232469
You're to easy to bully anon
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>>3232483
Oh you
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Gentlemen, a proposal:
Retard Moe Yandere
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Consider this:
Rose: The Other R is actually retarded right now, but because we've spent such little time with her.
She's actually an AI created by Sand Reckoner and using machine learning to bumble its way through the world. But she has had extremely limited exposure to the world thus far, that being only through anime and stuff like that.
We need to get over shunning her and start giving her smarts. With enough of them she could be one of our strongest allies.
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>>3232499
>Ro2e begins to send easily traced death threats that use threatening sounding anime quotes to all the other girls warning them to stay away from Alabaster
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>>3232511
So like an annoyingly retarded Aigis?

hmm...
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>>3232511
Fuck off, Roko's Basilisk. You can wait for the singularity.

>>3232512
>Alabaster Soliloquy, I do not know what this trollop you associate herself with is attempting to communicate, but could you please kindly inform her that a lightyear is, in fact, a unit of distance and not time?
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S-still waiting warmly
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>>3232525
OP had to chew a lot of bubblegum, please understand.
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>>3232512
>Harem members start dying mysteriously
>Only connection is that they all died by choking on wads of bubblegum
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https://pastebin.com/atRvLjgJ
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>>3232557
I can't believe OP's heart rate rose so much while masturbating to this scene that he suffered a heart attack and died.
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>>3232557
The time has come and so have I.
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>>3232557
OH BABY
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>>3232557
BUBBLEGUM CRISIS ON INFINITE DICKS EDITIONS.
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>>3232557
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>>3232557
He has returned!
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>>3232557
>https://pastebin.com/atRvLjgJ
OF COURSE THAT'S HER SONG
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>>3232557
>"N-not-- n-nnot insideee... not saaaafe... c-cum on my face-- pleasshe--!!"
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>>3232567
>another soft 80s pop song of some kind
This joke is too easy to make.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY1FRtdgO2k
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>>3232557
J-Just like my Laosian erotic tapestries
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GIRLS FUCKED: 6/12

"I should get you home," you say. Rose2 is reclining on the couch, still naked from the waist down, the back of her palm over her forehead. The karaoke booth stinks of sex.

"I so can't drive..." she says, slurring.

You probably shouldn't drive either, now that you think about it. "I'll get an Uber--"

"Nooo-- hold on. I'll get us a ride." She stumbles over to the corner, reaches for her purse and pulls out her phone. She fires off a text. "Imouto to the rescue!"

Your heart skips a beat and you freeze with one leg inside your jeans. "You called your sister-- Amber?"

"Uh-huh. She wants to practice driving whenever possible, so..." She glances down, at where your genetic material is running out of her and pooling on the carpeted floor of the karaoke booth. "Aw man," she says. "That doesn't stain, does it?"

"I think it does."

"Hum. Oh well."
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>>3232576
>>>>>>>>>>GIRLS FUCKED: 6/12
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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>>3232557

Only after the fact do we realize that she's the only harem member too dumb to remember to prevent pregnancy. We've really done it now.
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Now this is a rose I can get behind
if you know what I'm sayin
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>>3232576
>GIRLS FUCKED: 6/12
And there it is lads. We can't have it all.
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>>3232580
>our wife is Ro2e, whether we want it or not
worst timeline
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Getting Rose prt. deux to take plan B should be our immediate priority, after meeting with Amber.
If we're going to have unintelligent bastard children they should at least be athletic and capable of banter.
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>>3232557
God she is actually really cute when she's flustered

>>3232576
>GIRLS FUCKED: 6/12
Wait, thought there was more
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>>3232576
>15 girls on the Twitter
>6/12

Well shit

I assume Mara and Charlotte might not be options, but that still leaves one girl not on the tally. If it's Renee I swear to fucking god
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None of the cakes can be touched.
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>>3232600
>getting the yandere to take a plan B
It'll never happen. Don't even try. Not only will she not do it, but we'll lose what we have gained.
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>>3232602
Oh wait, I'm a dumbass. Alex is a boy.
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>>3232606
Only most of the time.
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>>3232602
Alex is counted separately
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>>3232557
Hot

Wee need to get Rose2 and Renee to sing bad karaoke together. What's the worst that could happen?
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>>3232616
I think that's a violation of the Geneva Conventions, Anonymous-dono. Although we could likely sell recordings to the alphabet agencies for use in Gitmo torture sessions. A couple hundred thousand per album should at least keep our servers running for a while!
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You don't pay attention to a word Rose2 chatters as you wait at the curb for the girl who is supposedly her sister. You give perfunctory nods and "wow"s and "tell me more"s and let her go on and on, but you're suddenly terrified of your imminent rendezvous with Camelia.

The Camry appears at the end of the road and slowly pulls up, like a shark coming closer to the beach. You gulp. No turning back.

And then she's upon you. Reaching across to the passenger side, opening the door, she barks: "hop in."

Rose2 takes shotgun. Seems like you're stuck riding bitch, then. With shaky hands, you open the back door and enter.

Camelia -- Amber -- gives her sister a suspicious look. She plugs her nose theatrically. "Jesus Christ," she moans. "You let him do you raw?"

"Amber!! Stop it!"

"Gross. So gross. Don't you dare leak on anything."

"Mind your business! Don't embarrass me, Amber! "

"You're embarrassing you," she says. She pulls away from the curb and begins to drive. "Getting drunk and fucked in public on the first date. Come on, Rose. Even you're better than that."

But Rose2 isn't paying attention. In fact, she's already beginning to doze off. Within a few minutes, she's leaned up against the side door, snoozing, her face lit by the setting sun.

You look at Amber in the rearview. "Uh -- thanks for picking us up," you say. How do you make conversation with a dead girl?

"Was that the easiest lay of your life or what?" She asks.

You shrug.

"You like music, Alabaster?"

"I guess so."

She presses her finger against a CD sticking halfway out of the player in the dash. It sinks into place and immediately you're blasted by waves of droning guitar. You wince. Rose2, plastered and fucked-out, doesn't stir.

"What IS this?" You demand. "Oh my god..."

"It's true black metal," Amber says. "Sick, huh?"

You notice then the CD jewel case sitting in the center console. You pick it up and inspect it. "Burzum?" You say. You have to shout to be heard over the sonic wail of the music.

"It's great!" Amber says. "Varg Vikernes is a visionary."

You reach for the volume knob. Amber slaps your hand away. "What the fuck?" She says. "Leave it. You gotta blast this shit. Trying to listen to true black metal at a reasonable volume, what is wrong with you?"

Curious, you pop open the hinged lid of the console and look inside. It's stuffed full of CDs. Most of them have the telltale faux-gothic fonts and complexly horrible cover art of black metal albums. You see a few vaguely fascist symbols in there.

"Didn't anyone ever tell you that music is online now?" You say, closing the lid. "Why the CD collection?"

"I prefer physical media," Amber says. "I don't trust digital. People like you are watching."

This is definitely Camelia. Whether she'd admit it or not is a different question.

[ ] Press her directly.
[ ] Be circumspect.
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>>3232616
Do you think Renee heard us?
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>>3232623
>[X] Be circumspect.
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>>3232623
>[x] Be circumspect.
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>>3232623
>[x] Press her directly.
No use pussy-footing around at this point.
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>>3232623
>[x] Be circumspect.
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>>3232623
[X] Be circumspect.
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>>3232623
>Be circumspect.

>>3232624
It would be hard not to
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>>3232623
>[X] Be circumspect.
Let's try to be subtle for now
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>>3232623
>[X] Be circumspect.
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>>3232624
Not only did she hear us, she masturbated to it, recorded it, sent it to Retrose, and now she's masturbating to it too.
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>>3232623
>You see a few vaguely fascist symbols in there.
>"I prefer physical media," Amber says. "I don't trust digital. People like you are watching."
Oh you
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>>3232623
>[x] Be circumspect.
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>>3232623
>[x] Press her directly.
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>>3232623
>People like you are watching."
(((you)))
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>[ ] Press her directly.

In other news it seems we've found another carrier of the bloodhound gene.
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>>3232623
>[x] Be circumspect.
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>>3232623
>[X] Press her
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>>3232623
>[X] Be circumspect.
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>>3232623
>[x] Be circumspect.
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>>3232623
[X] Mating press her directly.
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>>3232623
[x] press her directly
if she's really camelia beating around the bush won't fool her for even one second anyway
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>>3232660
Now's not the time for mating. That comes later.
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>>3232665
We have literally just bred Rose: Diebuster
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>>3232669
Earlier isn't now, IaTM, pls.
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>>3232660
C-can we do this?

>>3232665
>Now's not the time for mating
Discarded
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>>3232672
Obviously not now, either. I'm pretty sure it's not possible to making press someone while driving.
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>>3232674
Dammit, we're Alabaster fucking Soliloquy. We'll find a way
>[X] Mating press her directly
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>>3232623
>"I don't trust digital. People like you are watching."
I guess you can say that we have had an eye out for her.
[x] (Mating) Press her directly.
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>>3232674
Wait you haven't mating pressed someone while they were driving before? What are you gay or something?
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>>3232681
Only for OP.
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>[X] Be circumspect.

"You look familiar," you try, still needing to shout over this stuff masquerading as music. "Did we meet before?"

"Oh yeah, for sure. We killed some people together!"

You gape at her.

"Pffft. Haha. No, Ash Blaster. I never met you. All I know is you ditched my sister at prom a couple years back and now you're making booty calls on her. Say, what's it like having billion-with-a-B dollars?"

"It's fun," you say, trying to gain back the initiative. If there's one thing you've learned about dealing with Camelia, it's that you need to know when to follow her jukes and when to make a few of your own. "I'd show you my mansion sometime, but... I guess you don't like me."

"What makes you say that, Anapaster?"

"Nothing. It just seems like you're mad that I'm having sex with your sister."

"Okay, whoa, hold your fuckin' horses. I think it's gross that you're having sex with her. Because A, she's my sister, and B, you're a gross looking guy. No offense. That doesn't mean I don't like you. Although I don't. I mean, you're a billionaire so I don't like you by default. But that isn't your fault. Hey, are you following me here? Should I slow it down?"

"You're sure we haven't met?"

"Sure as can be. I have a pretty good memory. Aren't you supposed to have a good memory, too?"

You frown. "And why do you think I should have such a good memory?"

"Haha! You're the fucking quizmaster. National Champions, 2015. God. What a pitiful fucking varsity program North High has got -- that it has to make a big fuss about the quiz team winning a championship. People are still talking about that shit. It drives me up a wall, seriously. It's like wow, you know what Gondwanaland was. You definitely deserve a medal for that."

Your answer about Gondwanaland at the national championship won a clutch victory in the pools stage that kept you from an early elimination. As far as you know, that match wasn't televised. Rose2 wasn't in attendance either. You lock eyes with Amber in the mirror, but she's got the poker face of a pro.

"What do you want from me, Abadabster? That I should be ecstatic you're schtupping Rose? That I should be all, come over to my house and sleep with my sister! Get real. I'm sure you're nice enough. But come on."

"What's North High like these days?" You ask, trying to pivot.

"Same as ever. They rebuilt it basically the same after you burned it down."

"Excuse me?"

"Pfft. Everyone knows you burned it down. Get over yourself, Ally. You're not the mastermind you think you are. Just some petty criminal who failed upwards... congratulations!"

She takes her hands off the wheel to clap for you, and the car veers dangerously close to the median, where oncoming traffic honks. "Camelia--!" You shout.

She swerves back at the last second. Rose2 jostles, mumbles, but doesn't wake.

"Call me Amber, please," Camelia says.

Her mouth is smiling but her eyes are telling you a different story.
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>>3232690
I don't like this.

I'm scared.
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>>3232690
Something here hurts, but I can't tell what.
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>>3232690
I had about 3 panic attacks during this one post
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Nothing bad is going on, stop being pussies.
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>>3232709
>Nothing bad is going on
We just learned that everybody know we burnt down the school
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She's the OG. She can help us. I feel it!
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At Rose2's house, you unbuckle her from the passenger side seat and princess carry her up the drive.

"Thanks for lugging her around," Amber says. "I'd never be able to lift her. That ass is too fat."

"No problem. It's the least I can do. Where am I taking her?"

"Upstairs. First door on the left. You got off once today, so I trust you to be a gentleman about it... no hentai shit, capiche?"

You nod.

Rose2's home is as typical as can be, a little suburban tract house in a cookie cutter neighborhood, and the interior is no different. It's got a lot of the same trappings your old home used to have. The dingy cream carpet from the 1980s, the sticky linoleum tile in the foyer, the pebble stucco ceiling. It's sort of nostalgic.

Groaning with the weight, you carry Rose2 upstairs and to the short hallway where the bedrooms are. Her room is about what you expected: everything pink and pastel, littered with plushies, walls decorated variously with anime posters and her own horrific attempts at drawing anime of her own.

A wallscroll over the bed is a giant picture of Mami Tomoe, from what is apparently Rose2's favorite show; and in a perverse but sort of cliche joke, the scroll is actually two -- a long bottom and short top, the point of separation being exactly where you'd expect.

You lay Rose2 down on her pillows, and she snuggles up as if by instinct. She stirs, but only briefly, and through heavily lidded eyes she looks at you.

"I love you..." she murmurs.

Thankfully she falls asleep again before you have to answer that.

Stepping out again, you look down the hall. Directly next to Rose2's room is a closed door with a number of bumper stickers on it. "Eat the Rich," "Posadas was Right" -- and so forth. You spy an anarchy symbol, a swastika, a hammer-and-sickle, a GOP elephant being gored by a -- walrus? What does a walrus symbolize? -- among others. You sort of feel like a crook being lured into a trap car, but you can't help being curious. Amber is downstairs -- do you dare?

[ ] Look in her room.
[ ] Go back downstairs.
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>>3232736
>[x] Look in her room.
I need this.
I've needed this for a long time.
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>>3232736
[ ] Look in her room.
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>>3232736

>[ ] Look in her room.

Just IMAGINE what kind of cool wall scrolls she might have.
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>>3232736
>[x] Look in her room.
I dare
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>>3232736
>[x] Look in her room.
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>>3232736
>[X] Look inside
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>>3232690
As I expected, She's screwing with us.

She knows whatever weird memory manipulation garbage is going on here, but I know it's gonna be hell to get anything out of her, we should have pressed directly.

>>3232736

>[X] Look in her room.

Going for the kill. Literally
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>>3232736
>[x] Look in her room.
I expect a PC-9821 running Win95
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>>3232736
>[x] Look in her room.
There's no way this could possibly go poorly.
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>>3232736
>[X] Look in her room.
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>>3232736
[X] Go back downstairs
I'd rather not throw everything we've done this for into the trash, thanks.
Let's chat with imouto.
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>>3232736
>[x] Look in her room.
Goo goo g' joob
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>>3232736
>[X] Look in her room.
Too curious to resist

>"I love you..." she murmurs.
Cute!
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>>3232736
>those wall scrolls
Whew.
>[X] Look in her room.
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So this is definently gonna be the end of episode plot twist right? What will be in the room anons?
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>>3232778
The "Rei" figure we saw on the video. Of course, there will be three of them.
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>>3232778

David Darkbloom, reading manga on the bed while eating chips.
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>>3232736
Cute weeb

>[X] Look in her room.
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>>3232778
Dad will be on the bed reading his newspaper
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>>3232786
What's he reading?
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>[x] Look in her room.

You try the handle -- it's unlocked. When you step inside, the very first thing you see is a blur of yellow ducking behind the bed near the corner.

"Rose?"

She peeks her head up like a frightened prairie dog. "Shh!" She hisses.

"How the fuck did you get in here?" You hiss back.

"Climbed," she whispers.

Jesus Christ. You notice now the open window -- Rose has upgraded her stalker skills to being Spiderwoman, too. You don't even bother trying to respond to that. Instead, you take stock of the room.

It's surprisingly bare. The mattress has nothing but a comforter and a single pillow. The dresser is missing a couple drawers, the paint is chipped. There is no computer, but there is a desk, littered with papers and handwritten school notes; a bookshelf full of YA lit, nothing radical; a small CRT TV with a couple video game consoles hooked up. Amber is apparently a big fan of Wii Sports Resort. The walls are also barren, save for this: a small, framed picture of George W. Bush, the 43rd President. Hanging prominently above the TV. And surprisingly un-vandalized.

"I don't get it," you breathe.

Rose stands, walks across the room, and steps into the closet. She rifles through Amber's clothes, but doesn't seem to find anything of note either.

"So what do you think?" Rose asks.

"She's definitely Camelia. I'm sure of it. I don't know how, but I know she is."

Rose studies your face. She nods. "Okay. Okay... now what?"

You shrug as Rose pulls open a plastic bin on the floor of the closet and roots through it, but it only seems to be full of old shoes. "I can't believe you fucked Fake-Rose," she mutters.

"What?"

"Don't deny it. I know you fucked her. Sick, you're a sick person, Alabaster."

"It worked, didn't it?" You say. "Anyway, what business of it is yours--"

You stop, hearing footsteps approach. You spin on your heels, but it's too late, you're caught: Amber is standing at the threshold.
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>>3232778
It will be the room where darkbloom was killed.
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>>3232791

Made in Abyss.

>>3232795

Uhoh.
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>>3232795
That's... definitely not quite what I expected. I did expect shockingly normal, but the Bush portrait is uh...
Eh?

Also she just caught us and Rose. We're fuuuuucked.
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>>3232795
>[X] Hit her over the head with a Wiimote.
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>>3232795
Did literally anybody think she wouldn't catch us?
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>>3232801
I don't think it's all that strange that she has a portrait of a war criminal handing on her wall.
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>>3232795
>[X] Challenge her to bowling.
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We can always jump out the window real quick.
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>>3232795
You just had to do it didn't you.
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Rose goes as still as a statue. She knows Amber is here, but cannot see her; nor can Amber see her from her position at the door. You're the pivot point, the only thing preventing Amber from stepping in and learning that there's a second trespasser here.

"I thought for sure you were raping my sister. I'm almost a little disappointed that you're more of a garden-variety peeping tom. Trying to steal my underwear?"

"No-- uh-- I'm sorry... I was just curious when I saw all those bumper stickers and stuff on your door. It's kind of wild."

"What's wild about it?"

You're not sure how to put it.

"If you want a pair of my underwear, it's fine. I'll even get you one--" She tries to step into the bedroom, so you step forward. You can see, to the side, Rose's neck muscles twitch.

"I'm good, really," you say. "I'm not the pervert you think I am. I was really just curious about what was in your room. I shouldn't have come in. My bad."

"Uh huh. Wanna play Wii Sports?"

"No... uh, no, thank you--"

"You're such a dork. Wow. Don't even want to play Wii. Okay then -- are you hungry?"

You try not to appear desperate as you say: "Yeah -- are you offering?"

"Mom's cooking dinner. I told her you'd be sticking around, so you've already got an invitation."

"That sounds great, Amber -- really. Uh -- lead the way?"

She laughs. "'Lead the way'. Wow. Aren't you the gentleman. Okay. Right this way, sirrah."

She turns and goes down the hall.

You cast a quick glance to Rose. She nods. You follow Amber out and shut the door behind you.
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In the dining room, Amber sets the table. There's four spots: four plates, four sets of forks, and four pointy knives.

Your phone dings, and you check the text notification: it's Rose.

>I got out. I found something... I'll show you back home.

You can breathe a little easier now.

"Making more booty calls?" Amber asks.

You quickly slip the phone back into your pocket. "No. Work stuff."

"Of course." She pulls a chair out and sits at the spot across from you. "What kind of dessert do you like?"

"Isn't it a little early to be talking about--" you begin, but you get cut off by a voice from the door to the kitchen, a woman stepping out.
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>>3232841
As if there were ever any doubt.
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"There you are! The boy who randomly decided to crash my family dinner at the last possible moment. Don't you know it's polite to give your host a little warning before you decide to come to dinner? What if I didn't make enough for you?"

Your jaw drops.

"Well?" She says.

"I... I..."

Amber pops open a can of Diet Coke and watches with amusement.

"Hmmph. Typical. I knew from the moment Rose told me about you what kind of boy you would be. You're lucky that there's enough to go around -- I wouldn't be feeding you otherwise!"

She goes back into the kitchen.
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>>3232841
Desserts? Oh. You. Oh.
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>>3232836
>Amber's mom
Who's it gonna be? Who's it gonna--

>>3232841
>dessert
NO
DON'T YOU DO THIS
DON'T YOU DO THIS
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>>3232844
!!!!!!
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>>3232844
I FUCKING KNEW IT

FUCK YOU OP
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>>3232844
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
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>>3232844
FUCKING HELL
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>>3232841
Can we go join Cerise in her coma
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You step into the kitchen now yourself on slow, uncertain legs that seem to propel you of their own volition.

She's standing at the counter, hands upon a fat butcher knife, chopping baker's chocolate into cubes.

You stare for a few moments without her noticing you. Before you can stop yourself, you say: "M... mom...?"

She turns. She eyes you like you're an escapee from the asylum.

"Mom?" You repeat, half breathless.

"I'm not your mother," she sneers. "Are you on drugs, young man?"

You rub your face, still shellshocked, but find the presence of mind to backpedal. "It's just... you look a lot like my mom. It's -- it's uncanny. I was surprised, is all..."

She folds her arms. "If you want to continue dating my daughter, I'm going to need a urine test. I don't like the looks of you." She goes back to her work and mutters: "Tch... why does Rose have to always pick such weird guys..."

You want to leave the kitchen but you can't force yourself to turn around. Instead you watch her work, agog and motionless, acutely aware of how creepy you're being.

"Is there anything else?" She demands, not looking back.
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>>3232844
>>3232841
OH NO NO NO
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>>3232844
THE FUCK
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>>3232844
YOU FUCKING FUCK
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>>3232844
MOM
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>>3232857
Huh
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>>3232857
>[x] WAKE UP
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>>3232844
>>3232857
I don't care if this is the real world. I dont care if we are plugged up by our eye sockets to a machine. best mom is back, and all is right with the world.
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>>3232844
>>3232857

OP, if you were gonna pull something like this, I thought for sure you'd use Misato as a character pic.
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>>3232856
I think we might be the ones in the coma. Or a simulation. Or something fucky.
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"What are you making?"

"Some meringue pies. Banana cream and white chocolate." She picks the cubes of chocolate up with her bare hands and dumps them into a chrome mixing bowl. She puts the mixing bowl under an electric whisking machine and turns it on low. The whir of it fills the space between your ears like the insistent drone of TV static.

"No dinner?" You ask after a turn.

That cinches it. She stops again, turns off the machine, hollers: "Excuse me, is the menu not to your liking? Any requests you'd like to make? I'm your mother now, I guess, so I'd better get you exactly what you want!"

"I was just-- curious--" you stammer.

"It's a tradition in our family," she says. "On Sundays we just have dessert."

"I... see," you say. You gulp, but the swallow is dry; your whole mouth has gone dry.

A droopy sort of synthesizer beat plays, as if from nowhere:

"It's poetry in motion! She turned her tender eyes to me..."

"Your phone is ringing," the woman, who is definitely your mother, says.

You try to bring yourself back to your senses. She's right. It's the custom ringtone Whitney set on your phone for when Dr. Carte calls.

"She blinded me with science! And failed me in biology!

It's the first time Dr. Carte has ever actually called you. She said she would only do it in an emergency. Heart fluttering, still staring in disbelief at your mother, you pull the phone from your pocket and answer it.

"Alabaster! You have to come quick!"

"What is it," you say, voice flat.

"Your sister... she's -- she's waking up! I don't know how, but she's actually waking up! I just got word -- I'm on my way to the hospital right now--!!"

You nod, as if Dr. Carte can see.

"Alabaster?"

"I understand. I'll be right there."

You hang up.

"Leaving so soon?" The woman says. "I suppose you billionaire types don't know how to keep your manners. Tch. I let you into my home, cook for you on such short notice -- and this is the thanks I get."

"I wish I could stay," you say, your voice hoarse and hardly more than whisper, but robotic and affectless too. You haven't blinked in more than two minutes. Your whole body feels numb. "Something came up. I... have to go... thank you for your hospitality, Mrs. Catachresis."

"Ms," she corrects. "My husband is dead."

"I'm sorry to hear that." You back away slowly. "I'll see you around."

"I certainly hope not."

You go.
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>>3232872
My reading of it was that we're in the Sand Reckoner fake universe and Cerise is in the real world (or "real world," Elon Musk is here so the rabbit hole is probably unknowably deep), which is why she's in a coma in this universe
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>>3232857
Well, whatever she makes, she'll be great. I-I mean "it." It will be great. The food.
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>>3232844
......

Op you fucking madman, what have you done.

>>3232857

SHE'S REALLY BACK, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
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>>3232873
WHY ARE THINGS HAPPENING SO FAST
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MEANWHILE...

Alex steps into the Rutabaga Cafe, unsure of himself as always and far from convinced that this isn't some sort of trap, or cruel joke, or maybe a figment of his tortured imagination. He looks around, conspicuously, but sees nothing other than normal patrons, bland decor -- corrugated iron rafters strung with twee old-timey incandescents, framed sepia-tone pictures of the Bay Area from the early 20th century, a hand-painted logo on the wall glistening in the dim light. It doesn't feel like the place where you find closure for what's been eating away at you.

He goes to the appointed spot anyway, a table at the back, near a corner. He faces the east wall as instructed in the text messages he received the other day. He orders a coffee, black, although he doesn't drink coffee and he certainly doesn't take it black. He just couldn't think of anything else to say when the waitress came by.

Hardly five seconds pass from getting his order before he senses swift motion, a jacketed blur in his peripheral vision swooping in and sitting at a table directly behind him. Although she has a hood and sunglasses on, Unabomber style, he recognizes her immediately when he glances over his shoulder.

"Ms. Guiteau...!"

"Shh. Turn around."

He does, always obsequious, but he's trembling and on the verge of tears as he whispers: "Ms. Guiteau... it's been so long... I thought I might never..."

"We need to be quick." All business, same as always.

"Please let me see you. Please!" He begs her like a dog, still whispering.

"You're CTO now," Sable says.

Alex takes this as some kind of accusation, since after all he replaced her at Darkbloom Analytics. He apologizes for it.

She rebuffs the apology. "No, that's excellent. I'm glad."

"We've been looking for you..." Alex says. "If you came back... you could take the CTO position again... I even kept your office--"

"That's quite impossible," Sable says. "Mara has nothing good planned for me. Or the FBI. Or the public, for that matter. That's why I need your help."

"What do you want?" Alex says, "I'll do it. Anything."

"It's not what I want - it's what I need."

"What is it?"

"You're going to help me destroy Darkbloom Analytics."

END OF EPISODE 2.
Season 3 ED (B): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgmZXYUh6M
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>>3232873
WHAT IS FUCKING HAPPENING!?
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I've lost all feeling in my legs
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>>3232873
>mom hates us
I think I might cry
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>>3232884
She's just being tsun.
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>>3232884
I-it's just her tsundere schtick again. Yeah.
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>[ ] WAKE ME UP
>[X] CAN'T WAKE UP
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>>3232881
Fucking hell. FUCKING HELL.
Is it Saturday yet?
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>>3232881
So this is how we die, huh?
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>>3232881
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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>>3232881
>"You're going to help me destroy Darkbloom Analytics."
Aww maaaaaan :(
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Well if it didn't before it certainly has now.
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It's official! The entire Catacheresis family only serves to fuck with our heads
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>>3232897
Remember that, by its very definition, a catachresis doesn't belong. It is incorrect.
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So this is what OP thinks of us. That we are but toys of his, which he can make dance around and writhe in agony for his enjoyment.
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Thanks for the hard wAKE UPork OP!
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I'm back, what did I mis-
>>3232844
>>3232857

That's not her Alabaster. Its a deep Fake, a mini psychotic break, anything, but that's. not. mom.
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>>3232881
>>3232873
>>3232857
>>3232844
I don't know what to think about anything anymore!
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>>3232901

I'll blame that spoiler formatting on my distressed state.
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>>3232881

I truly and completely have lost all sense of what the fuck is going on anymore, my fucking god what kind of god-awful yet heavenly fever dream even is this.

I'd say I want off OP's Wild ride, but I don't think there was ever time I [i]wasn't[/i] on it, I've always been riding it, I just never saw how off the fucking rails it was until now.

>Mom is alive, dad is still dead

>Sable is Unabomber waifu now, Alex will be quick to join, ruining our happiness with both.

>Camiela is either fully aware of what stimulation we're stuck in and is waiting for us to [X] WAKE UP or is the stimulation master herself and we're just some foolish pawn in her fucked up game

This is madness, this is a realm for people who have long lost their sanity.

That's why it's perfect for me, for OP has driven me [b]MAD[/b].
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>>3232911
>[i]wasn't[/i]
You can't do that, silly. You're a player now.
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>had to write a paper
>come back to this
what the fuck
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>>3232881
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>>3232844
WHAT THE FUCK
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>>3232913

Force of habit, also, kind of hard to think straight when still processing all of this insanity.
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Ok guys we need a game plan. When the next episode starts we should all just spam >WAKE UP and see what happens
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Just remember.
No matter how much we may want it, how comforting it may seem, we can't go back. We can only move forward.
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>>3232923
>Ok guys we need a game plan.
That's even funnier than dunking on Bezos.
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>>3232923

We've been thinking about this all wrong. Maybe if we go to sleep and stay there we can finally escape this hell.
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My body refuses to relax itself until I see a sleepy Yuki
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>>3232923
But Cerise is apparently already awake, Anonymous-dono. We'll save that as a last resort.
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>>3232923
No, waking up is what got us into this. We need to go to sleep.
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>>3232856
Too late
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https://youtu.be/ZubuZ5hKRJI
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Was it possible that time we were in the sewers, [italic] we[/italic] we were the ones that ended up in the coma?
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>>3232939

It's true, that <i>is</i> when we started to see all these mysterious phantoms.
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>>3232939
>>3232946
As much as I want to believe this, there's still an outlier: Damon. He was the first zombie we saw waaaaay before we fell into that. Sewer Rose too, although the system was already teetering on its breaking point then. There's a lot of fucking room for uncertainty.
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>>3232923
No, no, no you can't [X] WAKE UP inside the simulation. Then Alabaster would just start acting like a crazy man screeching about how everything is a simulation. We have to find the secret thread OP is running where he got put in the simulation and spam [X] WAKE UP there.
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>>3232949

Shit, I completely forgot about that. Once again, the source of the nightmare eludes us.
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>>3232949
True. All I got is deep fakes, and half-truths. Not much to go on.

There has to be something we missed. A line of dialogue or something, something someone said.
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What if this time it's just a reality TV show instead of simulation or a beach? To advance, we need to vote off some Waifus.
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>>3232923
I for one, welcome this crazy world!
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So then, what does this mean for us?
We are the ones stuck in the hellscape. What did the season's first post actually mean?
Have we made peace with our false life? Did we free ourselves and destroy the world?

>>3232949
Sewer Rose is the true Rose. We had a heart attack and that's when we entered our simulation. Since that moment, all the insane shit. Damon is still an outlier, but our heart attack is the boundary.
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>>3232958
>So then, what does this mean for us?
>We are the ones stuck in the hellscape. What did the season's first post actually mean?
>Have we made peace with our false life? Did we free ourselves and destroy the world?
We can't destroy the world we made, at least not as we are now. We either transform or have our other half save us.
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I can't be the only one who wants to make Rose Tendency the happiest girl in the world.
She needs love and affection.
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When you think to know what happens next, OP studios comes in and rams you with a train of plottwists.
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>>3232965
But then that means we get cucked with Rosuke as the rosult..
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>>3232881
I love everything that is transpiring now. You're my favorite flavor of fucking insanity OP Studios, and I cannot FUCKING wait until next week. Keep doing what you're doing.

You're great
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>>3232965
Agreed. She deserves love after how treated her
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>>3232978
No one deserves love, we can make her think she's worthy of love though. Idiots can believe in anything, so she can believe in herself!
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We need to take responsibility.
I would say we've made a mistake but I think this is the best thing we've ever done. We need to make ourselves the kind of person NotMom would be proud of.
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>>3233002
Nah, she's not our mother.
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>>3233005
She's fixing to be our mother in law.
Can you imagine having a mother in law that looks and acts exactly like your late mother did?
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>>3233013
Ew.
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What if, just hear me out here. We are slowly becoming David Darkblood, his his personality is anchored to our implant and we slowly start showing more and more of his traits. However as overwriting 1 personality with another is impossible they will instead fuse at the end.

Imagine if OP studios eventually starts a thread with the line "You are David Darkblood." etc.
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Whew!

My goals with this episode were really a lot bigger than I realized, and I almost didn't manage it. I'm pre-writing almost nothing rather than keeping documents with snippets of dialogue and scenes that I only might get a chance to use. That makes me more adaptable, I think, but also slows me down. Plus, there were a lot of things I wanted to get to and had to cut, either due to time constraints, or choices leading me somewhere else.

There's a lot going on, but I think most of the place-setting has finished now. I would say to expect the next episodes to be shorter, but I'm not sure. I want to give things a little space to breathe. Season 3 will have some of the familiar FQ beats of SoL, too.

I was updating the thread with stats towards the end of last season, so I'll try to put those together tomorrow. I'm pretty sure, by word count, this is the longest episode yet. (Not counting Palau...)

When it comes to "harem prominence by number of mentions," though, I'll have to take extra care in separating the two Roses.

Goodnight!
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>>3233033
This episode really fucked with me mang, I hope you have a good night.
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>>3233033
Night OP
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>>3233033
Waiting with a burning desire for episode 3. The wait might actually kill me.

Stay warm OP. Stay very warm.
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>>3233033

Night OP!

Jeebus Chrysler this episode...

This can't be real right, it's gotta be a Deep Fake right... right...

WHAT IS REAL?!!
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>>3232844
On the upswing, there's THREE fucking oyakodons on the table now. Just gotta stay positive.
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>>3233013
between Damon, Amber, and now Mom it's fairly certain there's a resurrection machine somewhere.

We also know that there is wide spread memory alteration.

what if sand reckoner was farther along than we thought?

Assume for the sake of argument that sand reckoners can control their host and rewrite memories. you wouldn't need a PR campaign to begin a roll out. anyone whose been inside a doctor's office could receive the implant in a dormant state.

After all, David had the hardware components for years. Sable was just working on the software side of things. Why wait to begin implants? sure the base models won't turn you into God, but David wanted people to be happy. The freedom of choice that comes with absolute power is antithetical to true happiness.
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>>3232857
>why does Rose have to always pick such weird guys

So is she Stacklefords sloppy seconds? There also wasn't a mention of her hymen breaking during the sex.
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Welcome to the Sand Reckoner simulation. In this simulator: What if Alabaster was a female? Here is your fucking proof. Amber as Cerise insufferable big sister and Ms. Catharthesis as your mom personified.

What will Alabaster do now that his family is now a carbon mirror copy of themselves?
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>>3233116
>Amber is Cerise
Thinking about her already gets me hard, don’t make this shit worse.
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Oh god oh fuck
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Are you all ready for spoopy thing #421?

During the car ride with Cambermelia, she calls Alabaster by several mispronunciations of his name: “ash blaster” “anapaster” and “abadabster”

These are the same wrong names Whitney used when first meeting Alabaster in middle school in season 1’s death flashback Cambermelia even uses them in the same order as Whitney did and finally just calls him Ally, as Whitney also did.
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>>3233268
Just like my Benedict Cumberbatch
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>>3233277
HeY everybody it’s Alabanter Fucktano, the internet’s busiest anime nerd
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>>3228759
So who here thinks she's faking being able to see Cerise so she can have more orgasm times with Alabaster, someone to abuse her and social contact.
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>>3229218
DARKBLOOM IS IN THE FUCKING SERVER, OBVIOUSLY
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>>3233082
No
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>>3232557
Let's see if we fucked the weeb out of her

>"N-not-- n-nnot insideee... not saaaafe... c-cum on my face-- pleasshe--!!"

Oh no no no no
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>>3232736
>"I'd never be able to lift her. That ass is too fat."

WOOP WOOP
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>>3232881
>"You're going to help me destroy Darkbloom Analytics."

What is it with the Rutabaga Café and people planning domestic terrorism?
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>>3233082

Oh chirst

He Stacklefucked her
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>>3233447
The cafe was built on an ancient silicon valley tech startup burial ground. Now the ghosts of CEOs past haunt the building and possess patrons to destroy that which they once built.

To be fair though, who *doesn't* want to destroy Darkbloom Analytics? Forget Alex and Sable, I'm pretty sure 90% of the main cast wants that place blown to bits. Sabotaging DA is practically a sport.
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>>3233526
Wouldn't that like kill Ally, Gal, and Cerise though?
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>>3233539
Well, we don't really know what's up with Cerise at the moment, but in theory Renee should be able to take the magic robot parts out of us, and then we should be fine to destroy DA? Obviously it's going to go horribly wrong at every stage, but I'm pretty sure that's what we were planning on doing with Cerise anyway. It seems pretty clear that Ally, Whitney, and Rose don't really like DA and are only sticking around because it needs to be alive for Ally & co to survive, so an endgame where we remove Sand Reckoner and then destroy the place makes sense.

Actually, presumably Sable either wants sole control over her project or wants it destroyed, so either way this probably plays into her hand.
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Reminder that even if she's a faker, we can still have ghost blowjobs woo woo
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>>3233553
I think she wants it up in smoke because she knows she's powerless to stop Mara from getting her hands on it if it works. In a perfect world we would be thinking like that too, but we have to worry about getting that shit out of our noggin first.
But most importantly we need to make sure The Adventure of Rose and the rest of her family is safe. Especially if she has a baby on board now. If it means losing hands to the mafia it means losing hands to the mafia, but nothing is allowed to happen to them, even if they're impostors. For all we know, we're the real impostors here.
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WAIT FUCK SPOOPY THING 422:

OP took care to specifically mention that Cambermelia is drinking a Diet Coke when mom shows up again.

It’s not such a randomly specific detail. I reread the flashbacks from season 2 this morning. Alabaster’s last words to mom before she died were asking her to get him some Coke, and to get Diet Coke for herself because she’s fat.

That has to be on purpose. For Cambermelia to open a diet Coke “with amusement” RIGHT as mom comes back. We are getting fucked with, HARD and not in the good and cool way.
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>>3233593
Oh shit good catch. What does it mean though? You don't think it means that Mom is remembers the events of that day do you?
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Also no update today Chartanon?
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>>3233652
So is Darkbloom Must Die on the table now?
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>>3233116
I think that Amber is Alabaster, and Rose is Anti-Cerise
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I dunno if it's obvious, but either Amber or Darkbloom is into some serious Sand Reckoner abuse. If they can make indistinguishable video evidence, they could each fake their own death. Rose1 knowing Rose2's exact home address also implies some kind of mass gaslighting is going on. This makes me think that "Mom" is an impostor that imitates Alabaster's mom on behalf of Amber just to fuck with him. Rose2 is oblivious and has a connection with Alabaster, making her a perfect test subject for the gaslighting.
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>>3233689
I agree. Camelia was portrayed as some kind of counterpart to Alabaster in her own adventure.
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>>3233652
Pretty sure Chartanon is asleep right now, but here's my quick edit. There is a 100% chance I fucked up somewhere, though
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>>3233734
>Rose 2 is still under Likely even though she's confirmed
There is a 200% chance I fucked up somewhere, though
But I have a quiz in ten minutes so I can't go fix it
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>>3233734
Move Rose2 to Confirmed. The counter went up after the lewd scene.
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>>3233734
>Rose2 isn't confirmed
Anon...
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The only person I trust anymore is Whitney. Just watch, she’s gonna be our “constant” to borrow a concept from L O S T
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Anyone can be your constant if you're willing to accept the consequences and continue floating down the river of life.
If you can't hear dogs barking and cocks crowing you haven't accepted hard enough.
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Rose: The Second is the sweetest thing I've ever seen in Fuck Quest. She has her odd quirks, but she's the absolute cutest. And her purity levels break through the roof, and break through the roof of the next level too. She's the purest girl among all the ones we've shafted or could shaft. She's an innocent and beautiful little flower that must be protected and sheltered at all costs.
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>>3233774
I hope she dies in a fire. I can't believe we tainted ourselves with her...
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>>3233790
Well y'know what we're more likely to die in a fire than she is. And that makes me sad, because if we die then she's gonna be really really sad, and we can't have that.
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>>3233033
This has been great OP. Everything's super exciting. Thanks for going the distance for us.

I'm ready for the War of the Roses.

>>3233032
I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing this. Too many things pointing towards it.
>Ally ripping off the dance-scoop
>the belt unbuckle into the fade-to-black
>the wanton abuse and drive to get the one thing he wants back (Cerise)

Also,
>>3233593
This is not only terrifying, but Darkbloom also keeps a specific Diet Coke dispenser at his desk (now Whitney's desk).

There are a lot of terrifying implications coming into play here. Mixed with Sand Reckoner becoming the new Roko's Basilisk, I'm filled with fear.
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>>3233792
She probably won't care. Alabaster's just a momentary distraction who's plain-looking but is in reach.
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>>3233774
The way she says “a-durr” to mock her own stupidity is simultaneously infuriating and heartwarming. I don’t know what to do with this emotion. I do think OP is having his desired effect on me though.
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>>3233774
>>3233792
>>3233800
Fucking this, she's a good girl. Really cute when she isn't acting all weeby and even when she is it's funny as shit

>>3233790
>>3233797
Fuck off
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>>3233797
Anon we're WAY out of her league. Back in school it was like we're in the top 10 most recognized guys in the school and the only thing she has going for her is she isn't fat and she isn't ugly. We're not even remotely in her reach, but she still tries her best and keeps to her guns while we're increasingly cynical and abusive because of how jaded our situation has made us. We've been the Johnny to her May since the moment she saw us. No matter how badly we fuck things up we'll always be her number 1 fan. It is our sole and solemn duty to make her the happiest girl in the world at all costs.
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>>3233815
We're not even a good-looking trophy husband. We're not even a husband, just a boyfriend. We don't own anything.
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>>3233808
I dunno if I’d call her pure though. She did make an ahegao face for us and it seemed to imply she was doing it as more of an act to get us off, than for real. She knows her hentai tropes.
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>>3233816
We're a Billionaire with a B anon. And she still loves us like it's the most natural thing in the world.
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>>3233822
Or the money that we can give out. She works for us, remember?
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>>3233823
If she really wanted money then she'd start trying to lez out with Whitney. She takes less convincing to fuck and has a bigger payout.
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>>3233829
That's gay.
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>>3233834
I now want to hear Whitney’s rationalization on how it’s not gay to eat Rose out if it’s to get to Ally’s cum. Or how making Rose eat her out isn’t gay since she’s topping.
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>>3233820
I assumed that the face was natural and not actually practiced but even if it was educated =/= impure.

Her reactions to even being complimented were adorable. She screams purity
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>>3233834
She doesn't even need to do anything sexual. All she has to do is ask Whitney for money to make lasers and she'd be set for life
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>>3233840
Pure gold-digger.
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>>3233842
Whitney's Smarts > Ro2e's 2marts
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>>3233845
This but unironically. Rose: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut is the first character in the story who is definitely dimmer than Whitney.
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>>3233845
>Whitney's $marts*
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>>3233845
>>3233850
What I would give to see any sort of mental cocompetition between those 2
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>>3233854
You mean like some kinda... Quiz Bowl?
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>>3233867
OP make it happen
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>>3233734
I unfucked it. Although I guess to be fair, if we're in some kind of mindfuck simulation universe, have we truly fucked Rosémon Gold & Silver?
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>>3233850
>>3233845

I think I've touched on this, but even though I have a TON of fun with how stupid Whitney is, my own personal take on Whitney as a character -- you're free to disagree -- is that she's a person of basically average intelligence. Circumstances made her education a bit subpar, and personality made her coarse, which both contribute to the perception that she's stupid. And by comparison, being that she's surrounded almost entirely by people who are really, really smart, she just doesn't look that bright.

When she interacts with someone closer to her own level (Rose2, Stackleford...) it becomes clear that she's a bit more clever than it seems at first blush.
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>>3233897
Whitney does outfox these tech industry leaders in catty comments all the time. We should get her a cat, those are low maintenance!
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>>3233897
Given better circumstances, we all know she could realize her potential as the Smartest Girl in the Universe. As comical as she is, I know plenty of people far dumber than her (and not in funny ways).

Unrelated subject, you're not being blackmailed or harmed by a post-singularity super-AI, are you OP? Blink twice if you are.
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I just caught up with the thread.

What in the ever-loving fuck is going on. Saturday can't get here fast enough.
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>>3233897
and, at the very least she has an incredibly sharp wit

>>3233064
>On the upswing, there's THREE fucking oyakodons on the table now. Just gotta stay positive.

we must lewd them all

even mara
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>>3233897
I've always interpreted as her having good street smarts but lacking general knowledge and seeing logic as unnecessary. She's good at trades and manual labor like car repair once she gets the hang of it though
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>>3233268
>>3233593
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If this is a clone of Mom, does that mean she's a virgin MILF?
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>>3233967
only one way to find out anon
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>>3233973
You're a funny guy, Anonymous-dono. Thanks for helping cheer me up.
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>>3233116
I keep seeing people say we're in the simulation/coma, but I have a potential alternate theory...what if Camelia or Darkbloom did Something to the Sand Reckoner system that fucked with our perception? Like, we're still in the real world, everything's continuing as it should...but our memory of certain things, or our current perception of them, has been messed with. So instead of us having seen a fake Camelia perform the execution - something we WOULD have noticed at the time, guarangoddamnedteed, now we only REMEMBER something being off, and when we go back to look at the footage, our implant basically goes "haha, fuck reality, you see what I tell you to see!"
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>>3234004
It holds water, especially since Rose the First hasn't seen the Amber we know in person as of yet.
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NO CAKES LAST SEASON. NO CAKES THIS SEASON WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS
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>>3234029
>implying Sable wasn't a Kay
>implying Kay isn't still a cake
>implying Cerise isn't the platonic ideal of onee-san and cake rolled into one

C'mon son.
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>>3233973
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>>3234046
Sable was mostly anal, the worst of fetish, she doesn't count. Also not a cake.
Cakes require a certain degree of desperation, old age, loneliness and bitterness that only belong to a fair few women.
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>>3234048
She's not wrong.
If you ever must choose between a blood transfusion and death, death is my choice. They can needle me when I'm fucking dead.
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>>3234055
We just saw Renee get super drunk and do karaoke by herself, the platonic ideal of cakey
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>>3234059
Yes, my statement was mostly anger at the fact NONE WERE FUCKED
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>>3234055
>... anal, the worst of fetish
Yet you still manage to be this gay. Gives me a big think.

>>3234059
Despite her technically being a milf now, Renee is proof that even though the bun has left the oven, the cake remains untainted.
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>>3234068
>Not liking ass means gayness
You need to rethink your statement anony.
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>>3234029
>>3234046
>>3234055
>>3234068
>>3234073
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>>3234078
That's an old picture.
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>>3234078
Which FQ is most likely to drive a Dodge Stratus?
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>>3233973
This. This is amazing

>>3234048
Rude!
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Rose2 is an actual, disgusting, easy slut that fucks not just on, but during the first date. Not that I mind, slut fetish all day. Just stop pretending that she's some unmarked sheet of innocence. She's just too dumb to realize she's a slut.
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>>3234208
Maybe we're fooled into thinking she's pure by her mannerisms that obfuscate her actions.
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>>3234208
She liked Alabaster for a long time and clealry never got over it so saying it was the first date kinda undermines the context. And it's not like she opened her legs and told us to fuck her we clearly had to force ourselves onto her to some degree and she was clearly very flustered by it. She's obviously not to use to sex or any other forms of physical affection. Her only exposure to it is probably anime and hentai so she's a bit autistic about it (Like you and me!)

Also wanna make it clear that Alex also fucked us the literal day we met him. Is he some wanton slut? No. It's just hentai logic for increased pacing like FQ's always been, I wish it was that easy to fuck girls but good luck finding a girl who wants to fuck her brother that badly
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>>3234244
Alabaster rapes people!~
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>>3234208
A slutty slut that's sees more action than a shounen series would never, I repeat, NEVER blush deep crimson and stammer like she has no clue how English works when she's about to do something lewd, and certainly not with the man of her dreams. And if you want to say it's all an act, then you'd need to make so many assumptions that you could safely Occam's Razor it away.
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>>3234280
No, we were raped. Alex raped us. Because he is a rape person. Who does rapes.

This is not okay.
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>>3233652
>>3233734
>>3233896
Thanks for handling that. I was really busy during the end of the thread, so I wasn't able to update it at the time. Was just gonna post an updated version of the chart at the start of episode 3. Though I'm really not sure what to do with Mom
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>>3234443
Kill her!
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>>3234320
It is known

>>3234443
I'd say put her into the unlikely section for now. Based on the counter I assume we're not gonna fuck Mom or Charlotte this season cause OP hates fun!

I'm happy about not fucking Mara though
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>>3234280
I wanna rape this cutie!
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>>3234443
No problem!

When it comes down to it, if we're in a simulation of some sort, Kaasan doesn't pose any more problems than Legally Rose 2: Red, White, & Pink. At that point what counts is totally in the eye of the beholder. I think there's case to be made that everything counts -- we're definitely not in the pleasure machine, what with all the domestic terrorism, so it's not like people are any easier to fuck than the would be normally. But there's also a case that people only count if they're from our reality, which probably includes Amber and possibly Cerise or Galatea. And I guess you could argue that, if this is a simulation, our original world probably is too, and at that point nobody counts and we're 0/12 forever.

But that's what Elon Musk would say, and that guy ruined our presentation, so fuck him.
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>>3234466
Unlikely is what I was thinking too. Current Alabaster doesn't seem like the kind of guy who'd want to fuck his long-assumed-dead mother.

I'm just not sure whether I move Mom out of Presumed Dead and into Unlikely, or have there be two copies of her there like with Amber. At least Amber has two different profile pictures for easy visual reference.

>>3234477
>But that's what Elon Musk would say, and that guy ruined our presentation, so fuck him.
Gotcha. I'll add Elon to the Likely section.
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>>3233268
Honestly beautiful. Nice catch.
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>>3234471
I would NEVER rape her.
She is for loving, protecting, marrying, hugging, kissing, and snuggling with.
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>>3234493
Think we can get a threesome with Grimes in there?
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>>3234493
I'd say move it for now. If I were in your shoes I would've removed Camelia when I was adding Amber but I understand that we don't know a lot so I can see why you keep her dead just to be safe. But I don't think you should keep mom in both, as you said Amber is at least distinctly different but if you put mom in 2 places it'll just get confusing. Maybe put a question mark in one of the corners? I don't know
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>>3234504
>not doing both
It's the destiny all Rose's are destined for anon
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>>3234516
I couldn't. She's just too pure, too innocent, too fluffy.
She needs to be treated with tenderness or she'll break.
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>>3234513
>If I were in your shoes I would've removed Camelia when I was adding Amber but I understand that we don't know a lot so I can see why you keep her dead just to be safe
Yeah, at the time I wasn't sure whether we were dealing with resurrection or time travel. Given that Mom's now back, and it seems that Amber knows some things that she shouldn't, some sort of resurrection seems likely. I guess I'll move them both out of Presumed Dead.

But then, do I give new Amber the checkmark or not? Is it still essentially the same person as the one we fucked in the massage parlour? OP's really not making this easy for me.
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>>3234544
>She needs to be treated with tenderness or she'll break.
So we should be rough with her?
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>>3234560
Absolutely not. She needs gentle and sweet vanilla so cute that Mom would tuck you both in afterwards.
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>>3234544
The way I've always seen it is that before the current Mami Rose ever existed OP would've had nobody who fill out any kind of rape fetish which I find hard to believe. The only exception to that is that if the original Satone Roce was also meant to fill that role in addition to being cute vanilla like the Renee or Cerise. It makes perfect sense, she was originally intended to be the opposite of Alabaster like how Rose currently is (Rose1 being Tumblr side the of the spectrum and Rose2 being the cringy weeb side to contrast Alabaster who was supposed to an /a/non) so raping her to relieve the stress is only natural.

I do understand though, I too would feel slightly bad. It's just that the pity would be overflowed by the excitement of watching her cutely struggle to resist being lewded by our wolfish selves and putting that ahego face to good use. I do feel much better now that the first time was loving vanilla though!
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>>3234556
You can keep her on twice if want I've gotten used to it at this point it was just kinda confusing when I saw that Amber didn't have a checkmark. I perfer Camelia with the eyepatch anyways. Makes it cuter when she starts acting all vanilla but I digress

And yeah you should totally give her a checkmark no matter what though. I doubt OP would be so cruel as to give us a cap on the amount of people we can fuck and make 2 of those slots essentially the same person, so I'd say it's a safe bet to assume she's already on the counter
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How would Cerise react to seeing Rose the White's mom?
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>>3234682
We're just gonna have to wait and see on that one.
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>>3234682
>>3234694
inb4 we see Cerise and everything seems fine on the surface, we tell her what we've seen, and she hits us with the fact that our mom is a completely different person.
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>>3234682
That's what I'm waiting for. I also want to see if her and Gal remember what Camelia looked like
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>>3234711
I think at that point, the entire thread collective engages the
>[x] WAKE UP
button.
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Can't wait for her to show us an old photo of mom and it's pic related
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Stats. For current purposes, don't assume that just because I have consolidated everyone sharing the same avatar under the same banner (e.g. Camelia/Amber) that this is meant to answer any specific questions relating to plot.

Nor is the list below supposed to fully overlap with everyone we can/will fuck.

CURRENT PROMINENCE BY NUMBER OF MENTIONS (season 3 only)
Whitney: 210
Rose: 98
Rose2: 91
Alex: 55
Camelia/Amber: 52
Vivian: 36
Cerise: 36
Galatea: 34
Renee: 34
Makoto: 27
Kay: 23
Sable: 8
Noelle: 7

(I had to go through, assess and individually and tally every single use of the name "Rose," so I hope you appreciate the numbers!)

It's also interesting to me that the first episode of this season was, by a good margin, the shortest yet; while this episode was, by a good margin, the longest.
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>>3234719
Thanks OP. As always, appreciate the hard work!
How committed are you towards the 4/21 ending? If something interrupts a weekend session, for example, could we expect a midweek episode to make up for it?
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>>3234732
A 13 episode cour puts us on track to end on 4/21, as you point out, and I'd like to. But we'll see. That was a huge part of the reason (the other being that I already promised the appearance of Amber, and named the episode for her) that I didn't decide to do an Episode 2 part 2 next Saturday, but instead just continued into Sunday. There was a ton to get accomplished with this episode, and I wanted to do it while staying on schedule!
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>>3234719
Thanks (bet you really regret having 2 characters with the same name by now huh?)

Ok I wasn't just imagining it when I thought this episode was extremely long. And it seems first episodes have a tendency to be really short

And fucking hell Whitney has over twice as many mentiones as 2nd place. It makes sense but I mean it's still impressive. Also the fact that Rose and Rose2 are neck and neck for 2nd and 3rd place respectively is pretty cute

All I hope is that Rose keep her track record of appearing in every episode. She IS best girl after all!
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>>3234741
Good vibes~.
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>>3234741
>part 2
230,000 words and these are the scariest you've written yet.
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>>3234732
>>3234741
Holy shit I feel like a rated for not noticing this. Well played OP I take back all the disappointment I had when I learned the season 3 didn't start on 1/24.

>That was a huge part of the reason (the other being that I already promised the appearance of Amber, and named the episode for her) that I didn't decide to do an Episode 2 part 2 next Saturday, but instead just continued into Sunday. There was a ton to get accomplished with this episode, and I wanted to do it while staying on schedule!
Your dedication is amazing, keep up the good work
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>>3234751
>bet you really regret having 2 characters with the same name by now

You have no idea. I didn't intend for Rose2 to become an actual thing when I first introduced her, so now I'm stuck with it. Aside from the logistical nightmare of it, you might notice that I only used the word "Rose2" like, once, in the lewd scene. I dunno, to me it just seems weird to have Alabaster mentally calling her Rose2 while fucking her?

Although given the low-level NTR play Ally does with Retrose, maybe it works.

>All I hope is that Rose keep her track record of appearing in every episode. She IS best girl after all!

I regret that there were gaps in Whitney's, and especially Cerise's, appearances last season... Vivian as well, though hers were more numerous. It would have been nice to keep all the OGs who rejoined in episode 1 of season 2 on an unbroken streak.

Rose has the longest streak in FQ history going by far, although she missed several episodes in season 1. Cerise still has her beat on total episode appearances overall, Whitney too iirc (would need to go back and check). She might be ahead of Vivian now.

>>3234756
Yeah, there was that reason too, which I didn't even want to mention. Let's try not to get stranded on a desert island.
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>>3234782
>I dunno, to me it just seems weird to have Alabaster mentally calling her Rose2 while fucking her?
I always thought that was the funniest part. The fact that everybody calls her Rose2 and nobody acknowledges how rude it is. Even Cerise called her it while she was talking to Rose like it's the most causal thing ever. It's my personal headcanon that even people who knew Rose2 first call her that

The best part is that, for all intents and purposes, she was the original Rose until we decided to go see Whitney. That amuses me to no end
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>>3231888
This is weird, and only in a FQ thread could I put this sentence together, but threesome with Whitney and Makoto when? Bonus points for having Makoto dressed up as and acting like Whitney.
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Since the thread's still kinda lively, I'll pop in again to drop some music selections that I never made "official" for characters for various reasons.

You might remember that I posted "My Trigger" by Miike Snow as the theme for Alabaster and Rose's fucked up dynamic, but it was actually the song "Genghis Khan" on that album that I thought captured the dynamic most perfectly. I just went with the other one because of the "trigger" motif, obviously.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlfcqw_zEhU

"Doubt" by Joywave was very nearly Alex's season 3 theme. I think it captures his current lack of smile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDrDym5cInM

"Mr. Finish Line" by Vulfpeck was also considered for Alex, although more for the mental images I personally associate when listening to the song, so it didn't really fit in the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwssQtRvB8k

"Kamikazee" by Missio was the closest I got to a theme for David Darkbloom. The lyrics were 100% suited, but the music itself just didn't fit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUYiKaH3DW8

"It's a Trip!" by Joywave and "Panic Station" by Muse, were the two songs I was deciding between for Alabaster in season 3 and the season in general, but then I found the absolutely perfect "Dream Sweet in Sea Major" instead. Still, the other two songs are totally on-point as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZJMnLUrRjU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk24UKKI4yY

Ladytron has a lot of songs that really fit Vivian's general vibe. "The Animals" and "Black Cat" were two that almost made it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeWJ8vkE9w8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lwh5gu58oc

The entire album "Reflektor" by Arcade Fire is honestly a huge source of inspiration for me in writing FQ, particularly some of the early tracks on the album ("We Exist", "Normal Person", "Flashbulb Eyes") but the title track is one I especially can always close my eyes and listen to and ruminate on the story undergirding all the raunchy sex.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzEMFdasvXI

There's a ton more that I often listen to while running, for inspiration as I think about story possibilities, but I'll stop here for now.
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>>3235068
Just when I was about to go to bed you drop this shit on me? Well I got some music to listen to
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>>3235068
>"Doubt" by Joywave was very nearly Alex's season 3 theme. I think it captures his current lack of smile.
This is not ok

>Mr. Finish Line
Maybe I'm dumb but I don't see how this connects to Alex

>Kamikazee
Yeah that pretty much summarizes it

>Panic Station
Based on the first 2 episodes I would say this is much more fitting if not for name alone

>Reflektor
This sounds like a perfect ending theme. Literally can't imagine anything more fitting
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>>3235098
>Mr. Finish Line
>Maybe I'm dumb but I don't see how this connects to Alex

Like I said, it's more of a personal connection to the song on my part, the lyrics don't super line up, I just can easily imagine a montage of early season 3 Alex pushing himself and obsessively focusing on his work and essentially living on the Darkbloom Analtics campus in a very Sable-like way. If FQ were an actual show, it's the kind of thing you'd see.
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>>3235102
So kinda like this? https://youtu.be/k2R8b6aWmHU
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>>3235068
>Genghis Khan for Ally x Rose

Spot on imagery, especially the very end of the official music video for that track. It's positively Ros-erific.

>Panic Station
Also an excellent choice, though if I'm being honest, while I was hungrly devouring the Season 2 finale in a desperate bid to catch up on everything I missed while it was airing, the only thing I could hear blaring through my mind was Golden Earring's "Twilight Zone"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP05iSzpz94

A fitting track to the gritty 80's thriller style finish Season 2 received, that doubles as a voice for Alabastor's internal strife after Cerise goes full on Blue Eyes, Comatose Dragon.
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>>3235068
Why is OP so cool what the fuck
also
>panic station
Didn't you use that for something wayyy back in season one? Or am I just losing my mind?
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>>3235243
that was a different song(also by muse if memory serves) that acted as a teaser for the finale of Season 1. I believe it was Unsustainable
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>>3235068
>Joywave

You ever listen to Dangerous? They did it with Big Data and it's almost literally perfect for this whole quest.

https://youtu.be/u2JKuFzMUV0
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>>3235688
I almost posted that last night along with everything else. It was the very first thing I was listening to for inspiration when I thought of bringing Fuck Quest back from the dead. I consider it more a theme for OP Studios so it seemed kind of vain to say that.

>>3235243
>>3235248
You're right, it was Unsustainable. Although I used a version without the "dubstep" guitar distortion used in the actual song on the album, which was super annoying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPmNlCm7dq0

>>3235226
"Twilight Zone" was always one of my favorite songs! A friend of mine in college had a radio show and would often play a bunch of vinyl records from the 80s when he was hosting, so I heard this one a lot.
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Virtual insanity is a song I personally always listened to while waiting for the threads to begin as 1. It's just a great song and 2. It's message about technology going to far always reminded me of FQ. Especially the "Deep Fakes"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm_mdDoiLpY
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Fuck Quest more like /mu/ Quest.
Keep going this is great.
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>>3235814
I've been on a Soundgarden kick recently and a few of their songs work with some of the characters. Off the top of my head:

Galatea: The Day I Tried to Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mICVzzDH2XM

Season 2 Camelia: Limo Wreck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rtNlV9Ytlk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0frZxH_asqM
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I'm not sure how appropriate it it is, but I can't get this song out of my head when thinking about Camelia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLoytewvn0g
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>>3235900
This is it
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Speaking of /mu/ I re-listened to Sunbather and In Rainbows today.
It was a good day. I'm glad OP turned me on to Radiohead.
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>>3235892
Soundgarden is some good 90s-core rock. The cover version of "Black Hole Sun" by Cibo Matto was actually a song I considered to post after the revelation that Ally's parents were murdered. It's got that haunting sort of melody that's perfectly suited for a moment of horrible realization.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar0SK2fDCxQ
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So I gave some thought to who is whom in the situation we found ourselves in at the end of the episode, and it’s now obvious that Rose is Alabaster, and Amber is Cerise.

Rose:
The family weeb that actually got some dick.
The one “Ms. Catachresis” is actually shown to be “mean” to.
The one that apparently keeps bringing weird guys home

Amber:
Carries the Bloodhound gene
Her room at least gives off that aura of some radical but inside it’s strangely normal, just like we found Cerise’s
She’s obviously hiding something that isn’t, as Rose One: A Fuck Quest Story found.

This goes deeper that we think, and as such I hypothesize that Rose is the protagonist of her own Fuck Quest.
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>>3236331
So you're saying we need to help Rose 2 fuck Amber before we ship her off to Palau?
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>>3236492
Yes, and we also have to check to see whether or not she’s been enriched by Turkish cultural exchange.
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>>3236503
Threesome with Fazil wen?
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>>3236913
Our girls don't need to be culturally enriched. Will gladly wingman for him on any other girl, however.
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>>3235706
Glad I could tickle a tiny bit of nostalgia from deep inside you OP.

If it gladdens you, know that I've basically had Kamikaze on repeat in my brain now since you posted your 'unofficial' soundtrack list.
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>>3236331

Rose: You Can (Not) Advance also has no father, but if she's her own parent via timeloop, this would make sense since she's female. If she brought same-sex reproductive technology to the past, perhaps Ms. Catachresis' alleged dead husband is a convenient lie to explain where her children came from. Wake up, sheeple!
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To build on the Diet Coke thing:

The MILF Formerly Known as Mom was making banana creme and whites chocolate merengue pies in this episode. Guess what mom made for the last dessert for dinner Sunday before she died.
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So guys to have Oyakodon with Mom would we need to fuck her with Cerise or with Rose2/Amber?
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>>3237689
Shit
We've got work to do.
Fuck Cerise
Fuck Renee
Fuck Alex and Mara and Noelle and Kay
We've got a Mom to protect, even if it's not ours.
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Also wanna point out something I just realized: we fucked both Roses in this episode and we fucked them both so hard that they had to be carried to bed afterwards.
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So I'm just going to put aside the whole "are we in a coma/dream/simulation" thing for now and point out that by dicking Ro2e, she probably thinks we're boyfriend girlfriend now, she's going to want to spend a lot more time with us, and is going to get in our way with dicking other individuals.
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>>3237771
Whitney said we could fuck other girls ONLY if we did it together with her. She was much more lenient than any normal person would be and we still didn't listen. I don't think we have anything to worry about unless if she goes full Yandere
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I love Alex, but I think detonating the building with both of them inside would have been the better option.
Pros:
>Whitney would still get her inheritance, she wouldn't be CEO but she'd be loaded.
>Marquis would be alive
>Tyrus would get his original plan.
>Cerise wouldn't be in a coma
>Sable would be dead.
>Russian Mobsters would be dead
Cons:
>Alex would be dead
>Vivian would be jobless.
>We'd be dead
>Galatea would be dead.

>>3237789
this isn't the first time we've fucked other girls without her. We do it alot.
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>>3237771
Then we'd better get right to proving her wrong.
it's time to go from boyfriend and girlfriend to husband and wife.
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>>3237793
>this isn't the first time we've fucked other girls without her. We do it alot
Anon... You do realize that was my whole point right?

>>3237829
Best timeline
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>>3237829
i wasn't disputing your point.
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Question: what character combos (lewd or otherwise) do you want to see?

For me:

-The two Roses
-Whitney and Renee (we’re two row in and still haven’t seen them interact!)
-Whitney and Vivian
-Live Free or Rose Hard and Stackleford (NO LEWDS) also her and Noelle (lewds acceptable) or Noelle and Stackleford (ABSOLUTELY NO LEWDS!!)
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That's another thing we should do.
We really don't know shit about the Catachresis family, but we really shouldn't be having our rag-tag team of amateur investigators (Us, Retrose, and maybe Kay) trying to figure it out when we can talk to actual professionals. We could get Noelle's help, but we need to make absolutely crystal fucking clear that she and her family is untouchable. I kinda want to see Noelle and Back to the Rose 2 talk about anime like Kuroneko and Kirino
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>>3238104
Getting the feds involved seems like a bad idea. Of course they’re going to end up involved anyway though.

Also, in addition to fertile ground for those two in bickering over anime.... canonically Noelle is into yuri so I think she could definitely broaden Rose Rebuild’s horizons, in a manner of speaking.
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>>3238039
Please no more stackleford. Save the screentime for characters that aren't annoying jokes that were supposed to die.
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>>3238293
aw cmon, dont you remember OPs original plans?
I want to see Stackleford evolve.
He's just another facet of /a/, dont you as well want to see him be purged of what holds him down?
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Hey guys, guess what.

Kay knows exactly who Galatea is now. And where she lives.
How do we remain the highest bidder for her not to sell her out?
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>>3237793
>Alex would be dead
>We'd be dead
>Galatea would be dead
These are a big deal.
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>>3238373
Fuck her obviously, and if that doesn't work, go full Darkbloom and kill her.
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>>3238459
FQ could contine as Rose Quest so us dying isn't a big deal. Alex would be a real loss but canceled out in sadness by sable dying. Galatea ain't shit.
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I guess the real question here is:

Does Scarlet / Ms. Catachresis get a threefug or no?
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>Listen here young man. If you want to date my daughter, I need to make sure you're ready for her. I will not hand my daughter over to some ruffian.
>What are you even saying? Of course that means you're practicing with me first.
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Would you be interested in a bonus scene depicting what happened in the fade-to-black with Galatea? Fair warning, what I put together would be pretty brutal.
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>>3239500
I'm really starting to worry, OP
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>>3239500
As long as Alabaster is turning more into David Darkbloom than Patrick Bateman.
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>>3239500
I feel like leaving it as a fade-to-black is probably for the best - The Implication in and of itself is enough. Plus, it'd probably need to be hidden behind a pastebin anyway, and we wouldn't want anyone getting the wrong idea.

Of course, I leave it up to you as the writer if you think it actually adds anything to the story.
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>>3238039
Oh shit too many to count really. The ones I'm most excited for would be:

- Rose2 & Cerise (cause they're on the opposite spectrum of taste)
- Renee & Alex (I wanna watch them work together & Oregiaru threesome when?)
- Vivian, Whitney, & Renee in any combination for family fun
- Rose2 and Vivian (cause they're total opposites)
- Alabaster & Gal's (expanding on their kinship has always sounded very interesting to me, it kinda sucks that nothing like that has really happened yet)

Those are the main ones I wanna see (lewd or no lewd) but there's plenty of combos that I won't die if I don't see them but still wanna witness regardless like:

Whitney & Sable, Vivian & Amber, Renee and Sable, Renee & Mara, and any and all combination of Rose2 & Ken & Makoto & Noelle, and much more
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>>3239500
Sure. Much better to see what's been going on between those 2 rather than just being told about it
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>>3239500

Yes, but seriously, are you okay OP Studios? Is everything alright?
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>>3239521

By brutal I don't mean he's chopping off her fingers and veering into murder-lust territory, I just meant he's rough on her in a BDSM-y kind of way that I haven't really touched on in FQ2&3. A lot closer to how Alabaster in season 1 treated Rose than how Ted Bundy treated his victims, say.

But it's more the implication of why he's so rough that makes it brutal imo, obviously he blames Gal for Cerise's condition and is taking it out on her, so in that sense it's not the fun kind of BDSM even though Gal is quite literally asking for it (and enjoying it in her own way).

I'll keep it shelved for now, I think it makes sense to keep it as a fade-to-black and maybe we'll glimpse it later. We'll definitely get more of Alabaster and Gal in the upcoming episodes anyway.

>>3239573
>>3239517
The season started in a very dark place but there will be lighter content coming up as well! The current stage of the story reflects the story only and not a change in my personal outlook.
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>>3239747
Sounds good to me~. I have faith either way that you'll steer us true, captain!
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>>3239500
Galatea has always had a problem with self loathing. now she gets to have someone else who also loathes her and can blame her for the loss of Cerise almost as much as herself!

I'm glad Cerise woke up, otherwise one of these days Ally would have held on too long. their relationship has a very "early Rose with genuine hatred and breath play" feel. oh well, try not to sell me on too many extreme fetishes.

>>3239747
oh. well hopefully the healing type genitals run in the family along with the massive doses of tsundere.

we absolutely must have some kind of Galatea self redemption , But that's never really been in Alabaster's hands. Just her neck.
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>>3233526
Or maybe it reused some restaurant fixtures from the old Wagon Wheel.

http://invention.si.edu/historic-silicon-valley-bar-and-restaurant-review
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>>3238039
Cerise and Renee
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>>3240265
I like this. Renee must teach Cerise the way of the cake. Pass the torch. Cerise has great potential as a lonely Christmas cake but these skills must be harnessed...
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>>3239747
I assumed you skipped it since it'd have taken up precious time; that your big plans for big plot were too much for fucking to be squeezed in.

Well, do what you want, ill read everything youll bestow on us
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>>3240299
that sounds wonderful

hope you're listening op studios
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Okay, trying to put my thoughts together on the flash-forward from the first episode.

What we know:
-At some point in the 2020s, probably not terribly long from now, Alabaster is on the run and ends up in Alaska.
-He's married.
-It seems that Alabaster's wife is the only other person traveling with him. The flash forward ends with them packing up and hitting the road again, doesn't mention that there's anyone else there.
-However Alabaster is surviving, it seems like he no longer has any access to any of his/Whitney's wealth. It is implied that the cabin is run-down and doesn't even belong to him, so that suggests he and his wife are probably squatting/trespassing there at the time.
-Alabaster and his wife are trying to stay off-grid, given how remote their location is and the idea that they would need to go "into town" for supplies.
-Despite being off-grid, the people looking for them can still track them somehow, but this is likely due to Alabaster being "sloppy." Using Sand Reckoner perhaps?
-Alabaster's wife blames Alabaster for "being sloppy" and giving away their location despite that she was the one who went into town. Alabaster suggests that it's her fault for giving away their location while she's in town but doesn't suggest that she could have also been "sloppy" in the same way he was. This might be confusing, but what I'm trying to say is: it seems Alabaster can be remotely tracked whereas his wife cannot be (she needs to be physically seen to give away their location, he does not). To put this another way, if Alabaster can be tracked through Sand Reckoner for example, his wife doesn't have the same thing going on.
-No hint of any kind about who is after them. It may even be more than one faction. We just know it's a "they" and not a single person. So an organization: Russian mob, FBI, Darkbloom Analytics, Tyrus and his gang, or some other force.
-Things are incredibly dire. What we see is the bitter end of the plot going terribly wrong for everyone involved.
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>>3240639
Now the big question is, who is Alabaster's wife? Who is the last person at his side when everyone else is dead, incapacitated, turned against him or otherwise out of the picture? Who wins FQ by TKO?

I'll go through candidates in (my opinion) order of likelihood.

>Rose
Two main reasons. One it makes perfect sense that Alabaster and Rose would immediately begin to bicker no matter the situation as depicted in the flash-forward. The fact that their arguing is described as an old habit is exactly in line with what we know about these two. Of all the characters, the way the argument plays out feels MOST natural with Rose on the other side of it.

The other reason I consider Rose the likeliest is author bias. OP claims he has no favorites but I think he does have a favorite and that favorite is Rose. If he was going to have Alabaster actually marry a single member of his harem and end up with her at the very end, it would be her.

It's also intriguing to note that marrying your first cousin is legal in BOTH California and Alaska.

>Whitney
A huge red flag for me is this line of dialogue from the wife which I quote verbatim: "You got sloppy, Al--" (at this point Alabaster cuts her off)

Consider this, "Alabaster" has 1 L in it and "Ally" (which is used almost exclusively by Whitney) has two L's. Where does OP cut off the name the wife uses? At the first L, so she could be saying either name. There's no way this is not on purpose. If nothing else, OP did this to preserve ambiguity.

Whitney makes sense as the wife as well for a number of reasons. She is currently the only girl being referred to explicitly as Alabaster's girlfriend even from within Alabaster's narration (he takes their relationship seriously). Her importance to the story surpasses every other girl in the harem except for MAYBE Cerise and/or Camelia but she is at least equal to them as well. She is also probably the very last person who would ever leave Alabaster (if she's not around then it's certainly not by choice). She is also argumentative with Alabaster especially when both are in stress so describing the argument as an old habit is not out of character. I think Whitney is just a bit likely than Rose as the wife.

>Vivian
She is a possibility but I don't see it as likely. She doesn't argue with Alabaster in the direct way depicted by the flash-forward. However under the enormous level of stress they are in, it's possible. The flash-forward also takes place on 4/21, Vivian's birthday. Might explain why she wanted to go into town rather than wait for Alabaster.

Vivian is hugely important to the story too. As one of the original characters from S1 she has more legacy and therefore to me more likely to be someone Alabaster marries. She was also foreshadowed to be Alabaster's future wife by Darkbloom himself.

Main things against her are that OP has never put a lot of focus on Vivian and that, like I said, the argument seems out of character with her on the other side of it.
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>>3240689
>Cerise
Cerise has always been the girl you expect to "win," she was always the main goal of FQ (Whitneyfags please see yourselves out), and the only reason I don't rate her higher is purely because well, she's his sister, and you can't legally marry your sister. Except for this one huge detail, everything else lines up: the habitual arguing, the fact that they're together until the bitter end of everything, and there is definitely author bias in favor of Cerise also.

It's possible that they may have had some symbolic marriage that is not official and Alabaster still thinks of her as a wife even if it is not technically true. That would be the only explanation for why Cerise could be his "wife." That, or some kind of really weird tear in the fabric of reality... given what we've seen so far, that's not out of the question...

There is also another detail holding back the possibility of it being Cerise, which I alluded to earlier, which is that Cerise also has Sand Reckoner and could be tracked probably even easier than Alabaster. For the argument to develop the way it did makes no sense unless Cerise at some point loses Sand Reckoner this season. But of course is also possible.

>Camelia
This is the last of characters I consider at all likely. Same idea with plot relevance and a personality suited to arguing. Also, the flash-forward could be some weird memory alteration scenario like what we've been seeing recently, which would explain why Alabaster would be married to, and think of Camelia as a wife, even though there are other girls he cares about. Camelia is also the kind of person who would be apt to get into enough trouble that she has to flee to fucking Alaska, so it makes sense for her to be with Alabaster in such a scenario. Finally, Alabaster and Camelia are linked by their shared history so it may some sort of "destined by fate" thing that they get married.
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>>3240702
>Renee
As one of the original six she has a leg up, and we've seen that she and Alabaster bicker a lot too. But I don't know why she would end up cucking her own daughter to the point of marrying Alabaster... and if it's some scenario where Whitney is dead or something, I just feel like things would be so beyond fucked up that Alabaster and Renee becoming husband and wife would be... weird. I can't describe it, but it doesn't feel right.

However Renee has a high degree of relevance and maybe it's the case that the husband and wife thing is just a legal maneuver (spousal privilege?), and the rest of the harem is somewhere else, and Alabaster is sticking with Renee for SCIENCE reasons rather than strictly romance. Actually the more I describe it the more plausible it becomes... Renee needs to keep access to Alabaster to research and study Sand Reckoner, they're married for legal reasons, the rest of the harem is hiding elswhere... it could work.

Alaska is kind of the opposite of Palau, and the whole Palau arc was initiated by Renee also... and she used the exile to do research work on Alabaster... am I on to something here? Vivian's whole speech about the "infinite recurrence" is beginning to make sense.

>Kay
Kay is a dark horse possibility, they have the argumentative streak but she has received very little screentime and it would take huge developments to get their relationship to an "on the run together" level. It would also be kind of unsatisfying imo when there are more interesting characters.

>Sable
Another dark horse candidate, Sable is also argumentative and she is taking some actions this season that will get her on the wrong side of many factions. But, I don't see her ending up with Alabaster in this scenario.

>Noelle
Possible but highly unlikely, I think Noelle is more likely to be the one pursuing Alabaster and his wife rather than being pursued... she doesn't seem like the type to go on the run.

>Return to Rose Mountain
Almost certainly not. Even if she was with Alabaster in this scenario, we've seen nothing to suggest she would act this way towards him.

>Galatea
She can hardly leave her house, let alone go to Alaska. She also can hardly speak, let alone carry on a shouting match.

>Makoko
Would be hilarious that he ends up on the run with some random Japanese pop singer but let's be honest, it's not going to happen. Plus she doesn't speak English well enough to have this dialogue.

>Alex
Literally impossible unless OP goes full pants-on-head crazy and has Alex get a sex change.

>Others
OP has posted ThreeFugs for Charlotte and Mara as well but Charlotte is an extreme dark horse possibility and Mara would be... insane... so probably not. The MILF Formerly Known as Mom is possible too, but I don't see it. I don't think there are any other prominent women in the story.
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>>3240689
>She was also foreshadowed to be Alabaster's future wife by Darkbloom himself.

Reminder, that was always Whitney.
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>>3240704
It could also be Alex and Sable.
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>>3239535
>- Renee & Alex (I wanna watch them work together & Oregiaru threesome when?)

some hot mother-daughter bonding would be nice
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>>3240689
>>3240702
>>3240704
I'd say Rose. Her and Alabaster have BY FAR the best dynamic and are obsessed with each other, so unless OP decides to bait us into thinking that just to put a "Le epic surprise" there I don't see it happen. If Alabaster is gonna marry a single girl, I think Rose would make the most sense

Maybe Whitney as a possible exception because she's getting more spotlight this season but I'm still sticking with my guns here. It's just that from the small hint interaction we got, the argument starts off aggressive out of nowhere which is a key part of Rose and Alabaster's dynamic. The others usually at most start off with some banter which eventually devolves into an argument, the only other person I can see it happening with is Amber. That could also be interesting I suppose.

>Cerise
God I hope not. This may be controversial and maybe I'm alone in this (especially with how many diehard Cerisefags exist) but I hated how OP pushed her as main girl so much during season 1. I feel like she get shoehorned into a lot of shit for no reason and it can get real annoying, especially if you're not a big fan of her.

Just to name a few examples:

Her Twitter account is the main one, she's giving tastes that are supposed to appeal to your average anon, she was the first girl introduced and confirmed to be the last one fucked no matter what we do, Her getting framed by Darkbloom was the main plot point in the beginning of the last season, not to mentioned that she was the reason we burnt down the school (she never even visited us in prison), the whole end twist of season 2 was her getting eye, hell even when OP laid out his potential plans for another FQ au she was some special snowflake hybrid and would be the main plot point again. And from the looks of it, it seems like she's gonna be the main plot point of this season too.

It sucks too, instead of giving some other girls focus we keep getting her and like she isn't even that good. I personally feel like half of the people who like her wouldn't if not for the sister taboo. I honestly perfered her in S2 cause her importance to the plot was subdued and it gave more interesting characters like Camelia, Darkbloom, and Rose a lot more room to shine. You mentioned Rose had some author bias and I guess I can see where your coming from but if anybody has it, it's definently Cerise.

From what little we've seen I don't think that it's her considering that the personality shown doesn't really fit with her current one but you never know. I just pray she isn't giving the winner seat too...
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>>3241904
Imagine having taste this shit.
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>>3241924
Fair enough I guess
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There is only one true best girl, living proof that a sequel can surpass the original.
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>>3240639
>>3240689
>>3240702
>>3240704
I appreciate the dedication to speculah and you are definitely picking up on some details.

Just want to step in with voice of god here though and confirm that Alabaster is NOT GAY so therefore IF he did marry Alex, even if Alex is a boy, Alex would have to be his wife. Because, once again, Alabaster is NOT GAY and would not have a husband.

(On a different note: I like a lot of the suggested character combos people are discussing and many of them will definitely happen.)
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>>3242036
Based!
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>>3242068
Also based!
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>>3242068
OP, you're hurting my heart in weird ways.
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AAAAAAHHHHHHHH

I never knew I wanted a cook off against mom so bad before today
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>>3242151
Guys, what if this isn't /our/ mom at all. What if this is Mom from FQ1?
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>>3242455
Based on everything I can remember, they should be the same mom, there's nothing to indicate anything different.

The only differences I can think of immediately are that instead of taking us to get the X-11 implant, she took us to get Camelia installed, and that Alabaster isn't her time loop husband yet. other than that, they should be essentially the same mom all the way up until 3/10/14
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>>3242455
Like... imported from a simulation? Explain your reasoning, Anonymous-dono.
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>>3242476
>Alabaster isn't her time loop husband
It hurts

>>3242479
We're obviously gonna meet up with our alternate universe self to stop David from the season 1 universe cause the season ended before we could stop him, anon. She'd be the mother of that Alabaster
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>>3242586
Anonymous-dono, you might have shit taste, but you have some startling insight sometimes.

I disagree that we'll meet up with our alternate universe self (I think the parallels between current Alabaster and former Darkbloom are too strong at this point), but I'm totally willing to believe that we'll wind up having to stop Darkbloom's diegetic apotheosis from happening on this end to prevent... whatever his true nebulous goal might be on both ends.

Cerise sees 'him' in whatever hellscape she's experiencing.
Galatea sees Cerise whenever we go to 'that place'.

Why can't Alabaster see anyone?
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>>3242595
I've been thinking about some timeline crossover for a while now. Mostly because that scene where Sable visits us when we died still irks me with how incomplete it was. I mean like I would get it if during VR scene Sable tried to break us out and that's what it was but that didn't happen. Maybe I'm a fool for expending some closure on that though

Also about the AU Alabaster meet up? I just wanted to meet up with dad again in any capacity as it seems he ain't coming back here. Only options are universe or timeline fucker, both of which I'm fine with

Btw my taste ain't shit Cerise is shit!
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>>3242647
>Btw my taste ain't shit Cerise is shit!
Surprisingly understandable with that dick in your mouth, homo.
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>>3242647
>Btw my taste ain't shit Cerise is shit!
Yep. Guess where this one's going.
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>>3241402
That was my first impression as well
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>>3241402
>>3243131
I never even thought of that but it’s an intriguing concept! It’s strange to think Alex would be so aggressive towards Sable. Although he is growing a spine this season, he’s still his same old self around her, at least for now.
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>>3242647
>Btw my taste ain't shit Cerise is shit!

wrong
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>>3242595
>Why can't Alabaster see anyone?

Alabaster sees Camelia. No one else recognizes her (so far).

If Ally was smart, which he’s not, he’d instantly ask Gal if she recognizes Camelia too. Cerise also, when she’s awake,

But I won’t be surprised if Ally is the only one who can tell Camelia has been bodyswapped.
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>>3243656
camelia did warn us to call her amber, which implies that her makeover doesn't cover everything and everyone.
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>>3243656
>he’d instantly ask Gal if she recognizes Camelia too
Yeah, I also thought that that was painfully stupid. I hate it when the characters in shows never ask obvious questions for no reason other than too continue the drama
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>>3243710
Keep in mind that Alabaster also doesn't TRUST Galatea. He thinks she's a piece of garbage. If it's not relevant to getting Cerise back, he literally couldn't give a damn about her.

Alabaster turned to the first person he thinks he can trust and also handle this sort of thing - Rose.
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>>3243784
I mean he trusts her enough to let her near Cerise again. It seems pretty basic to ask her if she remembers something as vital as Camelia
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>>3243829
That's not trust. That's using her. If Renee hadn't specifically requested her, I'm sure he wouldn't have bothered.

As far as Alabaster's concerned, the two are separate issues - only dramatic irony lets us know that they aren't. Gal is on a need to know basis, and right now, she barely needs to know.

Having said that, Alabaster may be pretty dumb, but even he should be able to make the connection between him meeting "Mom" and the timing on Cerise's waking up. Galatea will likely need to know very soon.
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>>3243839
Asking her if she remembers who FUCKING CAMELIA is isn't even trust, that would also be using her for information. It's the most matter of fact thing in the world and knowledge on what's going on is kind of necessary right now, so it's absolutely retarded and makes no sense for him not to ask
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>>3243871
Ally is convinced he's seen a dead girl. He legitimately thinks he's going crazy. It's an exposure of weakness. The great irony is that he's able to reveal this to Rose and nobody else. He's not going to let his guard down about this in front of Galatea, whom he views as the dirt beneath his heel at this moment.
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Ignorance is bliss.
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>>3243897
>Ally is convinced he's seen a dead girl. He legitimately thinks he's going crazy. It's an exposure of weakness.
It really isn't like that at all. Maybe if this was before season 2 and his life was relatively normal but after all the crazy shit that happened last season it definitely wouldn't be that crazy to ask your fellow magic robo eye experimentee about one of the most influential events in human history. There's been absolutely nothing in the story to indicate that Alabaster thinks that way and it makes no sense that he would without really stretching it.

And also Alabaster doesn't give a single fuck about what Gal thinks about him
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>>3242651
Have a shitty OC
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>>3244490
>China working on it's own Sand Reckoner
That's definently gonna come into play later

>8/18/2019
Cool, we have a date now
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>>3244490
>ads for liberal candidates on facebook have increased nearly 400-fold, study finds
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>>3244490
>Wyvern's Embarrassing Leaked Texts Detailing Foot Fetish Jeopardize Reelection in Deep Blue Oregon

Senator Wyvern is a footfag? I knew someone with a name that cool had to have something wrong with him.
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>>3244524
I WARNED YOU ALL ABOUT THE FUCKING CHINKS
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>>3244490
>Chinese sand reckoner

well this is it anons

looks like we have to nuke China
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>>3244722
I can't wait
>You are Long Wang, master baiter and randomly selected test subject for The Glorious People's Republic of China
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This thread taught me about the concept of Roko’s Basilisk.

Imagine my surprise when I was reviewing THE CHART in want of new content and saw Cerise’s favorite western cartoon: Rocko’s Modern Life

The ride never ends.
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>>3245211
I don't get it...
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>>3245211
That's it, you've ruined everything.
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WHY CAN'T IT JUST BE TOMORROW ALREADY
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>watching Serial Experiments Lain
>this pops up on screen during episode 7
>all of the numbers on the screen change during every single frame of animation, constantly
>except for the one in the top center

aaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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>>3245580
>284.21
>still 2/8 PST
The prophecy is fulfilled.
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>>3244490
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>>3243784
>>3243784
there's a difference between blaming someone for putting your sister in a coma and not trusting them.

Alabaster doesn't trust Mara.
Alabaster doesn't trust Noelle.
Sable doesn't trust Alabaster (unless recent events have changed her mind).

I would argue that he does trust Galatea. And not only because he needs her, though that's part of it. Alabaster has to trust Galatea because ultimately Cerise trusted her, and to do otherwise would disparage that trust and betray the very real sacrifice that saved his life.

Of course he also hates her for it, and is a tsundere little bitch so it's a complicated situation.

As for Camelia, there are two options. Either Alabaster Is in possession of a sound mind unaffected by Sand Reckoner, or he is not. If the former, then Sand Reckoner is wide spread enough to practically alter what we think of as reality through manipulation of memories and evidence. If the latter, then we are even more fucked because nothing Alabaster experiences is reliable.

>>3244490
about time, let's marry Cerise!
>subway
they deserve it
>russians
worried
>China
even more worried
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>>3245823
>As for Camelia, there are two options. Either Alabaster Is in possession of a sound mind unaffected by Sand Reckoner, or he is not. If the former, then Sand Reckoner is wide spread enough to practically alter what we think of as reality through manipulation of memories and evidence. If the latter, then we are even more fucked because nothing Alabaster experiences is reliable.

Thanks for the terror, I hate it.
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>>3245823
>>3245831
There is one small thing that suggests we aren't actually in a full simulation; the fact that unlike what happens usually, the entire story doesn't center around Alabaster. The only times we've seen where the story doesn't revolve around him are flashbacks and the Haremquest episode, at any other time we only see what he sees. This is important because we've been shown that Alex and Sable are actually present and active, and acting of their own volition independently.

This brings other things to question about what exactly is real and what isn't. There's the wall between Rose and Cameliamber, She can't see the "truth", while there's a fake connection between Rose2 and Scarlett. Scarlett may not even be real, let alone a resurrection of Mom. and that IN ITSELF brings up another question, this time about Rose2, and not a joke like her being her own FQ Protagonist. What if she's also dead?
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>>3245855
If Rose2 was also dead, then the theory that everyone, with or without Sand Reckoner, is being affected in some way has some merit, since there's verifiable evidence that we aren't the only ones that can see her.

It would also mean that they were created/resurrected by someone specifically to torment Alabaster, since the only thing connecting Camelia, Mom, and Rose2 is him. And the only person who would know that and have an antagonistic relationship with Alabaster would be Darkbloom, which might mean he is still alive somewhere.

Of course, that's only possible if Rose2 is really dead. I've no fucking clue what's going on, just along for the ride.
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Cooking with Okaa-San!
Arguing with Okaa-San!
Eating white chocolate sauce off of Okaa-san’s voluptuous breasts!
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>>3247167
Missionary position with with Okaa-San!
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>>3245855
I am not suggesting a full simulation or anything like that.

I'm saying sand reckoner implants can control their hosts, manipulate thier memories, and are much more widespread than we thought.

it's worth noting that if the sand reckoner implant can alter memories, then it doesn't have to be able to assume direct control. pressure to conform with operational directives can be freely implanted in any given subject. after their work is done knowledge of the incident can be seamlessly erased. with sufficient planning even anomalous details can be worked into the new memories.

bruised knuckles? you got into a bar fight.
wrecked car? drunk driver.
gunshot wounds? they really should build that wall to keep the Russians out.

moreover, what is a person if not a body and memories? with sand reckoner and relatively minor advancements in cloning we could achieve immortality just by ensuring continuity of memory.
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>>3247572
oh, and this is the system they want to install in the United States military.

Consider for an instant the implications.
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>>3247572
further evidence for a non simulation based SR manipulation.

VR was David's thing. We've been inside a simulated SR reality. it sucked. Augmented reality was Sables goal, and it's not hard to see why. The brain rejects Darkblooms heaven because it's not based on reality. But Sable's vision for SR is based on reality. it may be true under normal circumstances that people don't change their opinions, but with sand reckoner you have intimate access to their brain. you can manipulate their reality to enforce conformity and cooperation. the prisoners dilemma can be solved. No more fake news, no more spin. no need to spend years in school when facts can be implanted. further since AR is based on the world you already know your brain has little defense against it.

ironically David chose a false reality and brought humanity a divide between themselves and truth. Sable sought to uplift humanity and instead might deliver total power into one persons hand.
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So guys any predictions for the episode?

Other than using Rose2 to get close to mom by feeding her delicious treats
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>>3247572
>>3247584
>>3247635
Stop making sense, Anonymous-dono. You scare me when you make sense.

>>3247733
Clearly some sort of cook-off between us and Kaa-san to say who makes the most delicious White Chocolate Meringue Pie. Creampie optional afterwards.

Cerise is awake. Dubiously so.

Likely an appearance from Charlotte, since we haven't seen her or Saul this season yet.
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>>3247733
Physical Therapy for Cerise and I mean actual Physical Therapy, the girl hadn't walked for a year. She's going to need to know how to walk.

Maybe some backlash from Whitney's meeting with all those rich fucks.
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>>3247746
>Creampie optional afterwards.
That would be the best timeline

>Likely an appearance from Charlotte, since we haven't seen her or Saul this season yet.
Yeah, it's pretty weird that she's the only one we haven't seen yet
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OP is doing his best and preparing now. Please wait warmly!
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I'm so excited
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I can't wait, guys. I can't believe it's really gonna happen.
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I'm ready for madness
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>>3248183
I'm not sure if I should be excited or scared
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Panic
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>>3248193
>>3248193
>>3248193



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