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>>4829420

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>“My name is Phil Noon, and I just got transferred here. Nice to meet you all.” Be normal.


>Behind Probably-Matilda.

>>4829420
>>“My name is Phil Noon, and I just got transferred here. Nice to meet you all.” Be normal.
>Behind Probably-Matilda.

>>4829434
supporting.

>>4829420
>“My name is Phil Noon, and I just got transferred here. Nice to meet you all.” Be normal.
>Behind Probably-Matilda.

>>4829420
>>“My name is Phil "Guts" Noon, and I just got transferred here. Nice to meet you all.” Be normal.
>Behind Probably-Matilda.

>>4829420
>“My name is Phil Noon, and I just got transferred here. Nice to meet you all.” Be normal.
>Behind Probably-Matilda.

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“My name is Phil Noon, and I just got transferred here. Nice to meet you all.” You decide to be the best type of normal: the boring one.

Aside from scornful (mainly the guys) and strange (mainly the girls) looks from some of your classmates, you received little to no fanfare or acknowledgment. Despite your unruffled introduction, you have a hunch you’re going to be the target of some bullying, but you’ll have to wait and see. Based on your personal experience and what the girls told you, you’re expecting to be made fun of anyway.

“Take a seat, quickly.” Mr. Hubbard doesn’t have any patience for you. You’ll have to oblige.

You approach Probably-Matilda and sit behind her, she’s been staring at you in shock since you noticed her, this goofy expression casts doubts into your assertion about her identity. You’ll have to deduct some points. She kept staring at you until you left her field of view, she didn’t turn her head or anything to keep tracking you, another signal that goes against her. Or maybe she’s subtle. Who knows?

Mr. Hubbard continues his lecture, making a light joke about how long that took – nobody laughed. It would be painful to look at if you cared about the guy in the slightest.

Now that you’re sitting down you have come to terms with various facts: One, you don’t want to be here or listen to this class at all. Two, Possibly-Matilda is not making any efforts to contact you, which makes your position in the classroom boring and awkward. Three, you don’t even have a notebook or a pen – this could be an excuse to talk to someone though.

…

What do you do?

>Sleep through the lesson.
>Ask Possibly-Matilda if she can lend you some stuff.
>Ask another classmate for stuff to work with.
>Write In.

>>4829625
>>Ask Possibly-Matilda if she can lend you some stuff.

>>4829625
>Ask Possibly-Matilda if she can lend you some stuff.

>>4829625
>Ask Possibly-Matilda if she can lend you some stuff.

>>4829625
>>Ask Possibly-Matilda if she can lend you some stuff.
Ask her name too, obviously. Maybe Wilma/San's ability operates differently on flame users and non flame users

>>4829654
I’ll also second the asking for name

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You cannot possibly continue being in this class without the equipment necessary to continue, you must seek resources elsewhere, and like you mentioned before, this is a good excuse to talk to someone. And that someone is right in front of you, and her name is (probably) Matilda!

You poke her back with determination and finesse.

“Psst… Psssssst… PSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssst…” You try to get her attention like a dying fly.

“What is it?” Unlikely-Matilda turns her head so slightly to acknowledge your buzzing call.

“Can you lend me a pen and paper?” You whisper.

“…Are you serious?” Probably Not-Matilda looks perplexed.

“Yes. By the way, what’s your name?” You smoothly add the question.

“…” Unlikely-Matilda is out of words. The real Matilda would never be this perplexed, right? “I am who you think I am.” Almost Certainly Not-Matilda responds.

“Damn it…” You’re let down. It’s Momtilda… “Then you’re not who I’m looking for…” Your little bit of hope disappears. “I still need the pen and paper though.” You continue whispering.

“…..” Not-tilda looks angrily disappointed just like her daughter. Now you know where that face comes from! Now, she looks rather sad. “You’re not looking for me…?”

“Nope. But you just look like her. It’s complicated.” You explain.

“I—”

“Woah, woah, woah! You two can’t you just keep it quiet for a minute? Did you forget where you are? Just because you’re new here, doesn’t mean you can’t respect the same rules as everyone else.” Mr. Hubbard interrupts Not-tilda. “I’m just about DONE with you, glasses! One more, and you’ll go to work detention!”

Uh-oh, you got yourself into a pickle… You must remember all the lessons you learned from Nina… probably not the lessons you learned on how to tease her in front of everyone in class, but maybe…

How do you respond?

>“Sorry, Mr. Hubbard. But I didn’t bring either pen or paper and I need some.” Tell the truth! Kinda!
>“Sorry, Mr. Hubbard. It’s not my fault, she’s asking for my number.” Adjust your glasses.
>“Could you keep it quiet? I’m talking here.” Resume talking with Who-tilda.
>Write In.

>>4829716
>>“Sorry, Mr. Hubbard. It’s not my fault, she’s asking for my number.” Adjust your glasses.

>>4829716
>“Sorry, Mr. Hubbard. It’s not my fault, she’s asking for my number.” Adjust your glasses.

>>4829716
>>“Sorry, Mr. Hubbard. But I didn’t bring either pen or paper and I need some.” Tell the truth! Kinda!

>>4829716
>“Sorry, Mr. Hubbard. It’s not my fault, she’s asking for my number.” Adjust your glasses.

>>4829716
>“Sorry, Mr. Hubbard. But I didn’t bring either pen or paper and I need some.” Tell the truth! Kinda!

>>4829716
>“Sorry, Mr. Hubbard. It’s not my fault, she’s asking for my number.” Adjust your glasses.
God I love this quest

>>4829716
>“Sorry, Mr. Hubbard. It’s not my fault, she’s asking for my number.” Adjust your glasses.

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“Sorry, Mr. Hubbard. It’s not my fault, she’s asking for my number.” You joke as you adjust your glasses. You survey the room to see the reaction and most people in the room have a good chuckle, except for some key individuals, those being the girls you know! They don’t look too happy with your quip, Grace looks like she wants to say something but can’t, and Mirjam looks confused.

“…” Not-Matilda turns around to stare at you in mild shock.

Oh, also, Mr. Hubbard didn’t like it either! He looks immensely irritated and that cannot be good for you. He angrily points at you, which makes everyone in the room shut up for some reason.

“I don’t understand what’s so funny about what you just said, but you will face the consequences of interrupting my lesson again. I don’t have time to deal with lovebirds. You’re both going to work detention! Now out of my class!” Mr. Hubbard has seen enough.

“OOOooh…” The rest of the class act like this is a bad thing. You think it can’t be that bad if Chio wanted you there.

“Fine…” You stand up and start walking away with no clue where you’re supposed to go except out of this classroom. Hubbard seems to have learned his lesson because he moved away when you had to approach him to leave.

“Mr. Hubbard, I—”

“No excuses. You should’ve thought about it twice before blatantly disrespecting my authority.” Mr. Hubbard doesn’t have time for the mysterious girl who looks like Matilda.

“Very well.” Unknown-tilda doesn’t really seem to have a problem with this. It’s hard to tell with her stoic expression, but if you know enough about your ‘tildas as you think you do, she’s not displeased about this part of the situation.


You wait for her outside because you have no clue where detention is. As she steps out, Mr. Hubbard slams the door shut. He hates you now…


“So…” You start looking around to show how clueless you are.

“That was a crassly maneuver to take us out of there, but I won’t argue with the results, even though they were at my expense.” Now a bit not as unlikely to be-Matilda sounds like classic Matilda.

“Uhm…” You… planned this?

“We need to be on the same page next time.” Most likely-Matilda feels a tiny bit embarrassed from what happened. “…Why do you look confused?”

…

How do you respond?

>“Because I made a mistake, I thought you weren’t you, Matilda.” Admit your fault.
>“It’s nothing important. I know a place we can hide” Pretend everything went according to plan and take Definitely-Matilda to the Home Economics Classroom.
>“Wait, you are really Matilda?!” You’re an idiot.
>Write In.

>>4829843
>>“It’s nothing important. I know a place we can hide” Pretend everything went according to plan and take Definitely-Matilda to the Home Economics Classroom.

>>4829843
>“It’s nothing important. I know a place we can hide” Pretend everything went according to plan and take Definitely-Matilda to the Home Economics Classroom.
>Write In.
“I like you’re ponytail”

>>4829843
>“It’s nothing important. I know a place we can hide” Pretend everything went according to plan and take Definitely-Matilda to the Home Economics Classroom.

>>4829843
>“Wait, you are really Matilda?!” You’re an idiot.

>>4829843
>“It’s nothing important. I know a place we can hide” Pretend everything went according to plan and take Definitely-Matilda to the Home Economics Classroom.

But quietly say to ourselves that we kind of looked forward to talking to Momtilda

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“It’s nothing important. I know a place we can hide.” You’re going to take Certainly-Matilda to the Home Economics Classroom you used before.

“Are you 100% sure?” Unquestionably-Matilda wants no place for doubts.

“Yes, trust me.” You give her a thumbs up. You’ll never admit how stupid you really are, even though you really really want to confirm she’s Matilda and not her Mom. You cannot lie to yourself and be a tiny bit disappointed that it’s not her mom, it was fun messing with Chio.

“I will.” Doubtlessly-Matilda nods.

“Grab my hand, we’re going invisible.” You don’t want anyone to spot you.

“Understood.” Authentically-Matilda grabs your arm like she’s Vivienne.

With your invisibility cloak on, you tried to sneak into the Home Economics Room. You say ‘tried’ because all the doors were locked. When you ask the girl with the big eyelashes if she could lockpick, she informs she lacks the stuff to do it. You wonder if you could kidnap Mirjam so she can lend you a hand here, she knows how to lockpick, right? You can burst down the door with Philonune’s aid, or even break one of the upper windows for ventilation to get inside, but you’re supposed to do this quietly.

Luckily, a middle schooler appears, he unlocks the main door and opens it so slightly to squish in. He must be one of Cohen’s classmates and might want to steal some food. As he’s doing this, you, like the asshole you are, open the main door fully making the kid trip, then drag 100%-Matilda inside with you. The kid panics! He hurriedly stands up, takes some bread inside the classroom, and runs for it – not before locking the door again from the outside… You hope he has a safe journey back

…

Visible again, you ask Matilda to be quiet for a bit to make sure nobody is coming over, you shouldn’t be invisible for long periods of time after all. Once you know the kid is not coming back, you feel free to talk.

“That was unnecessarily convoluted, I didn’t expect it to be locked…” You admit your fault as you look at the closed door. “You can scold me if you want. We should look if there is a key inside.”

“…” Truly-Matilda is extending her hand to you for a handshake. You wonder why.

“What are you doing?” You don’t get it.

“Now that we’re safe. First and foremost, I want to show you my gratitude.” Matilda wants a handshake.

What do you do?

>“Ehm, sure. What for?” Do the handshake.
>“How about a hug instead?” You like hugs. She should know.
>“You aren’t really Matilda, are you…?” You think she must’ve been in such a shock while invisible, that she didn’t say a word. Even though she said some words!
>Write In.


(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow.)

>>4829964

(Also, it's unlikely, but I might have problems posting tomorrow (power issues). Just saying in case I don't show up.)

>>4829964
>Write In.
"Matilda this is just what friends like us do for each other. You're discerning with who you call friends because this is what you expect from the people you do right? I'm just happy to see you're okay.

But if you insist then make it a hug instead."

Also let's quiz her on what's happened to her so far, if she's seen Watty, and if she's gotten any hints as to the nature of what we're in. Let her know we handled things on the outside to make sure we're safe and secure.

Fuck, I recall something similar that happened between Johnny and Matilda were she wanted to shake hands, can’t recall what we actually did.

>>4829991
Maybe I'll go look for it in the archive.

For now though I think that she's just legitimately surprised and grateful to see us. She's usually super unflappable, BUT, she has very little experience dealing with properly weird flame shit. I'm sure suddenly ending up here, presumably alone and separated from Watty, was stressful even for someone like her.

Accordingly I think we should treat her like we'd treat any of our other friends that we help out when in need. We do it because they're our precious friends not for any other reason.

>>4829964
>“How about a hug instead?” You like hugs. She should know.

>>4829991
We fist bumped instead. It was in the thread where we fought her with Philo in the dojo house when it was still abandoned and needing repairs

>>4829964
>“Ehm, sure. What for?” Do the handshake.

>>4829964
>“How about a hug instead?” You like hugs. She should know.

>>4829964
>“How about a hug instead?” You like hugs. She should know.

>>4829964
>>“How about a hug instead?” You like hugs. She should know.
"I'm happy that you're alright."

>>4829964 #
>“How about a hug instead?” You like hugs. She should know.

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“How about a hug instead?” You like hugs. She should know, you hugged her in her Roundtilda Mode.

“A firm handshake is the ultimate form of appreciation and respect.” Not Roundtilda for now–Matilda wants to touch your hand.

“You sure? People say I’m really cuddly.” You raise an eyebrow.

“I highly doubt it, you’re in good shape.” Matilda-Matilda doesn’t believe hugging is about technique.

“W-What?” You don’t understand what that has to do with anything.

“You heard me, you’re not soft or plump, you’re lean and fit, I wouldn’t constitute those characteristics as comfortable. Or else pillows would be made out of rocks.” Surely-Matilda is acting odd.

“You think only soft and plump people can hug others?” You’ll admit soft ladies like Nina are extremely cuddlesome thanks to her characteristics, but…

“No. I described to you what ‘being cuddly’ is. Your argument holds no ground, therefore a handshake is better.” Truly-Matilda remains firm.

“Hugging is all about technique though.” You adjust your glasses.

“Regardless, I maintain my point from earlier. Allow me to show you my gratitude now.” Matildaly-Matilda insists on you shaking her hand.

“I don’t think you really considered it...” You scratch the back of your head.

“Shake my hand.” Unquestionably-Matilda leaves no other alternative.

“But a hug is everything you want and more...” You wiggle those eyebrows.

“I don’t believe it’s the appropriate method in this instance. Now shake my hand.” Authentically-Matilda gets closer with her hand ready to be shook.

Without a doubt-Matilda is really persistent with this front hand holding. How lewd.

What do you do?

>Shake her stupid hand.
>CQC her into a hug. Or just hug her without her consent.
>“It's a hug or nothing.” You’re not going to negotiate anymore.
>Write In.

>>4831740
>Shake her hand
>And then pull her into a hug!

>>4831740
>Shake her stupid hand.

>>4831751
Support

>>4831751
supporting.

>>4831740
>Shake her stupid hand, but smile as we do it.
Maybe do that one armed back-pat hug thing you see in sports, but not a full on two handed one.

>>4831740
>>Shake her stupid hand.

>>4831776
Supporting the smile too.

>>4831751
>Support

>>4831751
This

>>4831751
Supporting this

>>4831740
>Matilda doesn't think we're cuddly
Should we feign a certain degree of heartbreak?

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“Fine.” You extend your hand and grab Matilda’s.

The uptight girl is glad you’ve accepted her demonstration of gratitude without much problem after discussing it like civilized people.

…

Then you catch her off guard and pull her into a magnificently tight, better than any handshake can be, hug! You know Matilda is not exactly plump and soft (except in some areas), but she’s incredibly huggable! Matilda reacts by freezing in place, she never saw it coming.

“I’m happy that you’re okay.” You give some words of comfort as well.

“…I-I told you we need to be on the same page!” Confirmed-Matilda continues panicking until she calms down a tiny bit and starts patting you on the back with one hand. “I suppose a regular comforting hug isn’t ill-advised, it seems it was a stressful time for you as well.” She feels she has no other option but to indulge you and comes up with an excuse to not escape.

“Sorry, I had to.” You stop hugging her before she realizes Judo might be effective here.

“No, you didn’t.” Matilda looks away. “With your improper maneuver, I forgot to tell you how much I appreciate your presence here. It didn’t cross my mind that you would put yourself in harm’s way like this, I’m conflicted but somewhat glad your reckless ways haven’t left you.”

“You act like this is all surprising.” You mean, aside from the hug. “Matilda, we’re friends. Of course, I’m going to enter the strange bubble dimension to help you out.” Also, you have a back-up plan of sorts. You aren’t that reckless anymore!

“…Thank you.” Matilda does a little bow, like she didn’t know what to say anymore. “I’m glad to have an ally in you.”

“Y-Yeah, if you say so...” You scratch your cheek. Isn’t it kinda your fault she’s here? “Anyway, we didn’t sneak in here just to do nothing.”

“I must say, being invisible was a riveting experience.” Matilda enjoys the adventure.

“I don’t know, it just makes me dizzy.” You admit that much. “But yeah, you didn’t freak out or anything, you’re tough.” She didn’t get dizzy by looking at her transparency either.

“I try to be.” Matilda didn’t seem to have the best of times before your appearance.

“Huh, you had a tough time?” You wonder.

“Indeed, to say I was confused by the situation would be an understatement.” Matilda admits. “But now it’s different.” Matilda smirks with confidence. Having you here must be a boost to her morale. You’re glad you went through with this now.

>>4831964


What do you want to talk about?

>“So, I imagine you haven’t found Oliver, right?” You imagine since she had a tough time.
>“Tell me everything that has happened to you.” You need all the information you can get.
>“What do you think is exactly going on?” You want Matilda’s take.
>“I found Wilma and San. The situation is not much better though, but we might be able to do something.” Bring some good news and inform her what you’ve done.
>Write In.

>>4831966
>>“Tell me everything that has happened to you.” You need all the information you can get.

>>4831966
>“Tell me everything that has happened to you.” You need all the information you can get.

>>4831964
>“Tell me everything that has happened to you.” You need all the information you can get.
>Write In.
Offer her the chicken parmesan we stored, we can cook the girls something else, but Matilda might be hungry let alone who knows if we would get access to an easy place to get food if we might be stuck here for a long time.

>>4831966

>>“Tell me everything that has happened to you.” You need all the information you can get.
>>“What do you think is exactly going on?” You want Matilda’s take.
>>“I found Wilma and San. The situation is not much better though, but we might be able to do something.” Bring some good news and inform her what you’ve done.
All of these. The first prompt is redundant with the second though.
>>4831979
Also this. We can clean the dishes while we talk too!

>>4832035
+1. Those dishes aren't going to clean themselves

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“Tell me everything that has happened to you.” You need all the information you can get. “I’ll do the same when you’re done. Also, I’m going to clean the dishes…” You would serve Matilda some Chicken if Wilma didn’t take it away…

“Understood. My tale is but a short one...” Matilda starts using her storytelling abilities to paint the perfect picture…

Matilda arrived alone during the middle of the night in Xumenlo, in front of a building that, judging by her description, was the Orphanage of the Blue – with nothing but her uniform and an ID card in her skirt’s pocket, the same as you. Of course, she didn’t realize where she was, so she just sneaked away.

She spent an hour or so roaming the streets, trying to get her head around what’s going on. After spying on some of the locals and seeing the CotF logo in such a good state on one of the buildings, she realized she went to the past. Matilda knows a lot about the harsh days of Gordon Sr.’s regime thanks to the stories she heard from the dojo students when she was little, and some things she heard from her grandfather here and there. Oh, and Nina’s classes too…

Matilda knew it was San’s bubble ability that transported her here, but she didn’t know if she actually time travelled or if she was in a dream dimension. Her first step was to determine which of the two is. Regardless, noticing the way she was dressed, she assumed she needed to play up a character based on her appearance – maybe this wouldn’t alter the timeline if she decided to intrude in this world’s business, and perhaps it’s what the ability wanted her to do. She took the name of her mother: Sugar Spice, so it doesn’t necessarily interfere with the world’s logic and with the faint hope that if someone recognized her, maybe she could finally meet her.

Her first test came quick, two drunkards started harassing her, she did what she could to not beat them up – and thankfully, a random delinquent student came to her aid, and took her out of there. His name was Gautier. Matilda assumed her line of thought was correct, and playing along the game was a good idea. Though, the little incident didn’t leave her unperturbed.

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>>4832253

Matilda continued playing her character and got all the information that she wanted at the moment: she confirmed the date and the place she was in. Anyway, Gautier took her to the police station to present charges on those two drunkards. That’s where she met Officer Kobashi, and just in case, he took them both to school for safety and shelter – and for some reason, they had to carry a bunch of boxes there.

At school, Gautier asked Matilda to go on a date with him. She declined. It was awkward. He expected it though. He seems to have bad luck with women. She spent the rest of the morning with him investigating the school, without discovering anything of importance until she met you.

“You really needed the hug, huh?” You think she had a tough time. Though, the idea of meeting your mother here never crossed your mind. It feels like you did not too long ago, but that’s impossible…

“I’m fine with one, thank you.” Matilda steps away preemptively.

“So, no news about Oliver?” You assumed it anyway with how distressed she was earlier.

“Yes. I don’t know at which point we separated, for all I can remember, I was holding him the whole time.” Matilda laments.

What do you do?

>“What kind of character are you playing exactly …?” Matilda never delved into details about it… If she meets with the girls, maybe it’s important that you know.
>“Anything you wanna do?” Maybe Matilda has something in mind.
>Tell her about your findings, including Wilma and San Wich.
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>4832255
>“What kind of character are you playing exactly …?” Matilda never delved into details about it… If she meets with the girls, maybe it’s important that you know.
>Tell her about your findings, including Wilma and San Wich.

>>4832253
>>4832255
I was kind of wondering about how the rules of this place, and whether we went back in time (thought that was unlikely, way too OP) or this is a dream (maybe a combo of both even still desu). The fact our alias Phil Noon and Matilda's alias both manifested in all proper places indicates to me that this place leans more into dream territory than time travel territory. Keeping that in mind and moving on let's speculate on how to 'clear' this successfully (clearing it unsuccessfully is probably going to be very bad).

My first thought was the most obvious, we need to fix/considerably help Wilma's situation and misery to win. As things happened it seemed like maybe we could do that by inducing the reveal of the corruption of the Orphanage of the Blue that we heard about from Neko before getting sucked in here. As things went on and Grace/Mirjam mentioned reuniting Wilma's old friend group that also occurred to me as a possibility, but it seems more like a side objective...probably. It also seems like maybe this was just a 'keyturn' day of consummate awfulness for Wilma, possibly that set the tone for the rest of her life, and maybe our objective is as small in scale as to keep that from being the case. Anyway, as for why I think helping Wilma's the way to go (aside from it being the easiest compelling narrative)...

Well we popped up near where Wilma was about to have a miserable time (she missed the bus after passing out in the fields). Matilda also popped up near where Wilma was having a miserable time (working in the fields all night until she passed out, later to miss the bus). We missed Wilma but made up for it later with Kobashi.

At this point I think we should focus all our efforts around being around Wilma as much as possible and addressing all issues as best we can as they come up. We don't know if there's a time limit counting down somewhere, but it seems reasonable to assume that whatever this game is it won't go on forever. Along those lines, I think it's probably Wilma ended up in work-detention (maybe because of her unkempt hair? maybe just because this is her shit day?), but we might want to split up from Matilda and each go search for her independently...but she's probably in detention, gotta be right?

>>4832255
>“What kind of character are you playing exactly …?” Matilda never delved into details about it… If she meets with the girls, maybe it’s important that you know.
>Tell her about your findings, including Wilma and San Wich.

>>4832279
Watty's still a mystery though. Does anyone remember if this is his home town...? If so he might've gone to see his parents and that's why we haven't seen him yet. I don't mean to cast aspersions on him if he did do that since no one really knows what the 'correct' course of action is here, just wondering where he might be.

Given his homegrown detective background maybe he's gathering evidence or something right now instead.

>>4832255
>“What kind of character are you playing exactly …?” Matilda never delved into details about it… If she meets with the girls, maybe it’s important that you know.

>>4832255
>>“What kind of character are you playing exactly …?” Matilda never delved into details about it… If she meets with the girls, maybe it’s important that you know.

>>4832255
>“What kind of character are you playing exactly …?” Matilda never delved into details about it… If she meets with the girls, maybe it’s important that you know.
>Tell her about your findings, including Wilma and San Wich.

>>4832255
>“What kind of character are you playing exactly …?” Matilda never delved into details about it… If she meets with the girls, maybe it’s important that you know.
>Tell her about your findings, including Wilma and San Wich.
>Discuss >>4832279 and >>4832293 with Matilda, brainstorm solutions

>>4832293
Based on what I can tell Oliver's from Hamje not here, I think.

What's this parallel quest that gets sidelong references every now and then? Anyone got an archive link?

>>4832923
One is this
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=slightly+petty+revenge
The others are the special threads in the DYBQ archive here http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=do+your+best+quest which are:
>Grilled Justice (canon)
>Beach Grand Prix! ("noncanon")
>Peaceful Times (canon)
>Peaceful Times #2 (canon)
>Irrelevant Times (canon)
>Dreadful Days (canon)
>Love Scramble! ("noncanon")
Grilled Justice is more of an additional thread between 30 and 31 that sets the stage for Flint and other things in the quest at the time. Grand Prix, while "noncanon", is what started the Peaceful Times side-series. Love Scramble, while "noncanon", requires reading Grand Prix and Peaceful Times first, in addition to a certain Discord-server-only short meme story called "Do Your West". I hope one day, Do Your West becomes immortalized in a dump onto the board and archived as it's own thread, instead of being in a Discord server where information can cease to exist anytime.

>>4832255
>“What kind of character are you playing exactly …?” Matilda never delved into details about it… If she meets with the girls, maybe it’s important that you know.
>Tell her about your findings, including Wilma and San Wich.

(Sorry everyone, I'm not feeling great, we'll continue the thread tomorrow.)

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“I see.” You take the rubber gloves off now that you’re done cleaning the dishes. “Let me tell you about all my findings…” You try to copy Matilda’s odd but thought-provoking introduction…

You explain everything that happened up to this point, without going into excruciating details because Matilda is smart enough to fill the gaps. You think so, at least.

“I can see why you acted odd when we met, you didn’t want to repeat the same mistake as with Nariko’s mother...” Matilda seems to get it now.

“Yeah, something like that.” You’re glad Matilda is a reasonable person. “But that detail isn’t important now.”

“I suppose, since you didn’t explain what the ‘misunderstanding’ was, even after I insisted...” Matilda wants to know what you did to Chio, and she will find out, it’s just a matter of time. Truthfully, one of the few details you didn’t disclose.

“Mhm.” You play dumb.

“For brainstorming purposes, you said that you found a younger Ms. Wilma and San here. Correct?” Matilda asks.

“Yup. Both in here, that’s where we found out that the flame properties are kinda fucky.” You point out.

“Before I continue, I want to point out, I’m able to see your flame.” Matilda points directly to Philonune. Who points at himself with a smile on his face! He’s happy to be acknowledged.

“Y-You what?” You are in shock.

“I don’t think anyone else can or else someone would’ve pointed that out already.” Matilda seems happy to be able to.

“Partner, ask her what I look like.” Philonune wants to know more. You ask the question to Matilda.

“A flame-like dark blob. The same ones I saw before with Constance.” Matilda is concise.

“You can’t hear him talk though, right?” You make a question on your own.

“I’m afraid not.” Matilda shakes her head.

“Well, that got exciting for one second.” You scratch the back of your head. So, basically, Matilda has your same ability here.

“I believe this is something to be thrilled about.” Matilda loves it. “Anyway, you saw Ms. Wilma collapse before entering the bubble, correct?” Matilda continues asking.

“That’s right.” You don’t know where she’s getting at, but she’s worrying you.

“Then why is San attached to this timeline’s Ms. Wilma, for lack of a better term? Her body isn’t here.” Matilda doesn’t quite get that.

“I imagine this is how his ability works.” You think. Flame shenanigans are shenanigans after all. “Regardless, time travel or not, she’s the most important puzzle piece in this.”

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>>4836306

“I agree. It was a smart move that you made contact with her early and earned her trust. It’s going to be very valuable for us.” Matilda commends you for your decision making. “Though, I don’t understand your fascination with cooking meals for strangers.”

“Why not? The meals suck here, they deserved better and it’s a bonding exercise.” And you want them to have a good time too.

“That’s the opposite of an ‘exercise’.” Matilda doesn’t buy it.

“You should know about this; you have your own hobos.” You and Matilda are not that different.

“My… hobos? You mean Oliver and Ms. Wilma? I was requested to have them over, and I certainly do not enjoy feeding them.” Matilda pretends she’s not a big cinnamon roll.

“Don’t hide it, you like cooking. I remember how proud you were of your burgers.” You point out.

“It’s only natural to be proud of something that redefines excellency, they are simply the best, Johnny.” Matilda loves bragging about her meat. “You taste one of them at merely it’s 10% potential, and I bet you would be willing to sacrifice your own sister for another bite.” To be fair, it’s only Amelia…

“Right…” You think they are good, but not fantastic.

“Do I sense some degree of apathy in your voice?” Matilda wants to hear more conviction in your voice.

“I-I don’t think it’s the time to talk about this.” You feel like she’s taking it too personally.

“Very well. We went way off-topic.” Matilda will let this slide just this once. “I have two observations regarding our situation.”

“I’m listening.” You cross your arms like a cool guy would.

“From my own understanding, people don’t get physically transported to the Judge gatherings with other flame users, but here we did. Which means 2 things: our lives are in actual danger to whatever can happen to us here. And that we cannot draw parallels with what we know.” Matilda states the obvious.

“Yeah, I gathered as much.” You don’t act impressed. “But I disagree, I know something similar to this...”

You briefly explain “Dream Hill: The Field of Hopes and Dreams” to Matilda.

“So, we have a point of comparison.” Matilda puts her hand on her chin.

“Yeah, maybe this place is like that? Maybe a combination of a lot of things.” You shrug. It’s either a dream-like simulation, you were transported somewhere else, or it’s actual time travel.

“Sounds sensible. It’s its own thing.” Matilda seems to agree. “We’ll need to work with Wilma to take us out of here.”

“Yeah…” You just need more clues than anything.

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>>4836308

“Though, I forgot to commend you for reaching the same conclusions as I did, and played along with this world’s logic. I do enjoy Time Travelling literature, so it wasn’t difficult for me to reach that conclusion, but you don’t have the same bases.” Matilda is proud. “I wouldn’t say you have the appearance of a ladies’ man, but you stuck to your character and made it work – even at my expense.”

“I did…?” You were just acting as old, boring you. “Wait, what kind of character are you playing exactly…?”

“It seems you haven’t taken a good look at my appearance...” Matilda looks away as she plays with her hair, a little ashamed. “My hairstyle, the style of my sweater, the length of my skirt. Don’t you believe I look like an uncouth airhead that’s a little…? I believe it’s pretty self-explanatory.”

“Is it…?” You raise an eyebrow. She doesn’t look that different from Grace.

“Someone like Scarlet.” Matilda is a little embarrassed.

This raises more questions.

How do you respond?

>“And what does that mean? You eat a shit ton of ice cream?” You don’t get it.
>“Sorry, Mat. You’ll have to act it out so I can fully understand it.” You need to see it.
>“I get it. But I don’t think we have to play any characters though.” You think it’s unnecessary.
>Write In.

>>4836310
>>“Sorry, Mat. You’ll have to act it out so I can fully understand it.” You need to see it.

>“Sorry, Mat. You’ll have to act it out so I can fully understand it.” You need to see it.

>>4836310
>>“And what does that mean? You eat a shit ton of ice cream?” You don’t get it.

>>4836310
>>“Sorry, Mat. You’ll have to act it out so I can fully understand it.” You need to see it.
Once she does
>“I get it. But I don’t think we have to play any characters though.” You think it’s unnecessary.

>>4836310
>“Sorry, Mat. You’ll have to act it out so I can fully understand it.” You need to see it.

>>4836310
>“Sorry, Mat. You’ll have to act it out so I can fully understand it.” You need to see it.

>>4836306
One other thing to note is that it seems that flames are more attached to souls than to bodies. Just because Wilma's body is outside the bubble doesn't mean her mind/soul/what-have-you isn't here

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“Sorry, Mat. You’ll have to act it out so I can fully understand it.” You need to see it.

“Is it truly necessary?” Matilda looks conflicted.

“Yes. I shouldn’t be caught off guard by your new personality later in front of others since I already said we’re friends.” This is purely for scientific purposes.

“That’s a solid argument…” Matilda sighs, resigned to her fate. “Could you repeat to me again how you are called around here?”

“Uhm, Phil Noon.” You make eye contact with your partner before turning to Matilda again…

“Aw, Philly, you’re such a big meanie! Just give me your phone number already!” Probably Not-Matilda grabs your arm and rests her head on it. Her tone of voice, her mannerisms and demeanor are similar to Scarlet’s before the pigtails incident, but with her own personal flair that sets her apart! Like if Matilda was acting like one of Scarlet’s friends. Except, there is an uncanny element to it thanks to Matilda’s inability to smile naturally. “You totally humiliated me in front of everyone! You’ll have to make it up to me, y’know? You don’t want to make a cute girl cry, righty? Of course you don’t! TEE-HEE.”

Matilda’s eyes are empty and she didn’t even giggle properly. There are moments she knocks it out of the park and others she’s just off. You might need to play along to get used to her like this…

How do you respond?

>“And how can I make it up to you, Sugar?” Play along.
>“This is creepy. Please stop. Never do this again.” You’re scared.
>“Your smile is off, Mat.” Criticize her efforts.
>Write In.

>>4836418
>>“And how can I make it up to you, Sugar?” Play along.

>>4836418
>“And how can I make it up to you, Sugar?” Play along.

>>4836418
>“And how can I make it up to you, Sugar?” Play along.
Accidentally Kabedon

>>4836418
Oh god, is this what she's been doing the whole time? This poor school.

>>4836418
>“And how can I make it up to you, Sugar?” Play along.

>>4836418
>"Gaah!" Throw holy water at it.

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“And how can I make it up to you, Sugar?” You play along to get used to whatever this is, even knowing deep down, it’s not going to make a difference.

“Aren’t you supposed to be a regular Prince Charming? You know what makes a cute girl really happy, you silly bean!” Matilda stops holding your arm and stands in front of you, pushing her body against yours. “I’ll spell it out for you anyway since I’m so good at math: I-want-you-to-pam-per-me! TEE-HEE.” Sugartilda shook her butt with every syllable. That’s not how spelling works, but maybe she’s just too good at her character. Still, she can’t giggle…

“Pamper you how?” You feel like you’re getting nowhere.

“You’re so funny! You should know how, S-s-SSSSttu…uUUu……-Man!” Sugartilda almost had a stroke there.

“No, I don’t.” You really don’t.

“You’re so hilarious! You should know how to woo a girl!” Sugartilda has a new line.

“Is it that hard for you to tell me? I wanna make you the happiest, y’know?” You try to act a little bit more charming.

“You’re so HYSTERICAL! PLeASe make the appropriate RoMANtic adVANCes.” Sugartilda is creeping you out here.

How do you respond?

>“Then allow me.” Grab her chin with one hand.
>“So, you want something to eat then?” Perhaps Matilda wants some desserts since those make more than half of the girls you know happy.
>“Matilda, are you okay? You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.” You’re worried.
>“You’re losing it, you need to do better than that. Let me help you.” You don’t want her to fail.
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow.)

>>4836548
>“Then allow me.” Grab her chin with one hand.
The option is to irresistible to not pick

>>4836548
>“Then allow me.” Grab her chin with one hand.

>>4836548
>I'll spell it out for you anyway since I'm so good at math
kek

Her face looks like Philonune's face when he accidentally or intentionally lets some of his malice transfer through our link

>“Matilda, are you okay? You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.” You’re worried.
Then I suppose
>“Then allow me.” Grab her chin with one hand.

>>4836561
On second thought I'm firmly in
>“Matilda, are you okay? You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.” You’re worried.
Something's giving me a bad feeling here, and it's not just Matilda's smile. Feels like the sort of scene where another girl walks in or is secretly watching us and gets the wrong idea. How would we be able to salvage this situation if Wilma is around here somewhere, for instance? She'd be crestfallen.

>>4836548
>“You’re losing it, you need to do better than that. Let me help you.” You don’t want her to fail.

>>4836588
I'll throw my vote to anything that's not
>“Then allow me.” Grab her chin with one hand.
If it'll make it gain consensus

>>4836548
>“Matilda, are you okay? You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.” You’re worried.

>>4836548
>Write-in
"Ha ha Matilda. I get it now, you're saying I have to pay you if I want you to cosplay as Scarlet /well/ aren't you?

I can't believe you fooled me into thinking you actually acted like this, when we both know the world adapts around us to an extent. You can go back to being your regular self now Ms. Sugar Spice."

>>4836548
>>“Matilda, are you okay? You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.” You’re worried.

>>4836548
>“Then allow me.” Grab her chin with one hand.

>>4836548
>>“Matilda, are you okay? You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.” You’re worried.

>>4836548
>“Then allow me.” Grab her chin with one hand.

>>4836548
>“Matilda, are you okay? You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.” You’re worried.

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“Matilda, are you okay? You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.” You know something is wrong here and it’s worrying!

“MaTIlDa? WhO’S ThAT? ARE YoU cHEATing on ME?! THAT’S not VERY GENTLEMANLY OF YOU!” Creeptilda wants to kill you! You need to run!

“Ma-Matilda stop!” You snap your finger in front of her face, trying to wake her up from this self-induced hypnosis.

“Hmph, your façade broke that easily? Your acting needs work.” Matilda goes back to her old, stoic self.

“I-I can tell you were pushing yourself too far, Mat. I’m not dumb.” You’re not the issue here.

“Nonsense. You don’t need to be concerned, I’m quite accustomed to performing.” Matilda dismisses your concerns.

“I mean you don’t really have to play a charade. Just be your normal self and we’ll be fine.” It has worked for you.

“Johnny, I believe it’s required for us to perform our characters. If we don’t play along, we might find ourselves in trouble.” Matilda doesn’t get your logic.

“I haven’t really played one and I’m doing fine.” You reveal a fact that the actress never saw coming.

“If that’s true, explain to me why you said what you said to the teacher during class, and exposed me like a second-rate girl.” Matilda wants an explanation for the phone number thingy.

“First thing that came to mind. That was a panic response.” You lie. You haven’t felt like doing those kinds of things in a while.

“I don’t believe you. I’ve seen you grow, you’re courageous enough to face my training. Something so meager like a mediocre teacher asking you a question shouldn’t be an issue.” Matilda doesn’t believe you.

“Hey thanks.” You smile. Well, you’ve done some crazy shit, it’s kinda expected you wouldn’t get nervous about being the new kid in an unknown environment.

“Don’t get hung up on the details and give me a satisfactory answer.” Matilda frowns stoically, if that’s possible…

“Well, huh…” You know if you say ‘it was a whim’ she will excruciate you.

“See? You’re playing an unbefitting character, like I’m doing.” Matilda nods to herself.

You really want Matilda to stop “acting”…

How do you respond?

>“Hey, speak for yourself.” Your mom told you that you’re handsome after all! Though, if that was true, it hasn’t manifested in anything substantial if you’re honest with yourself.
>“Matilda, you act so creepy you make me want to vomit.” Put a hand on Matilda’s shoulder to show her how serious about this you are.
>“Fine, do whatever you want, but nobody is forcing you to do anything.” You’ll let her be idiotic. It’s not like you don't do the same for other people.
>Write In.

>“Matilda, you act so creepy you make me want to vomit.” Put a hand on Matilda’s shoulder

>>4838242
>Write In
>"You don't have to act Matilda, I just said that cause I thought it'd be funny. Those time travel books you read aren't like real life."
Be honest

>>4838242
>“Fine, do whatever you want, but nobody is forcing you to do anything.” You’ll let her be idiotic. It’s not like you don't do the same for other people.
>Write In.
“Well at least I know I shouldn’t get you made if we ever dated.”

>>4838242
>“Matilda, you act so creepy you make me want to vomit.” Put a hand on Matilda’s shoulder to show her how serious about this you are.

>>4838242
>“Matilda, you act so creepy you make me want to vomit.” Put a hand on Matilda’s shoulder to show her how serious about this you are.

>>4838242
>“Matilda, you act so creepy you make me want to vomit.” Put a hand on Matilda’s shoulder to show her how serious about this you are.

>>4838242
>“Matilda, you act so creepy you make me want to vomit.” Put a hand on Matilda’s shoulder to show her how serious about this you are.
And also this >>4838254

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“Matilda, you act so creepy you make me want to vomit.” You put your right hand on her shoulder to demonstrate how serious you are. You haven’t said such an honest sentence in a while, it truly comes from the bottom of your heart.

“Hmm? You don’t think I’m playing a convincing character?” Matilda understood your point immediately, as the perfectionist she is, she must've been thinking about it. You kinda wish that quality led her to decent results from the get go, though…

“Not at all. And I remind you, you don’t have to.” You squish her shoulder to make her see reason.

“You thought of me as creepy, correct? Perhaps I should tone down some elements. I believed being clingy, possessive and reeking of desperation was an essential part of the character.” Matilda explains her line of thought, which shows you what she believes those kinds of people are like. Now she’s in deep thought.

“Really, you don’t have to act, Matilda. I just said that during class ‘cause I thought it’d be funny. Those time travel books you re—”

“Pardon me for interrupting you, but I got it. I think I’ve tweaked my character to satisfactory levels.” Matilda smirks as she interrupts you.

“W-What? That’s not important here…” You really don’t want to be scared of her pretty face.

“Just allow me a brief demonstration.” Matilda is confident, kinda excited in a way.

“Why…?” You don’t get what got into her.

“It’s a skill worth developing, and I find your reactions amusing.” Matilda has been knowingly toying with you this whole time. You have no idea how to feel about it.

“You sure? You didn’t seem to be into this a few minutes ago.” In fact, you saw her being embarrassed.

“With those elements gone, I don’t find this performance troubling.” Matilda nods.

“Then don’t let me stop you…” You’re going to welcome Creeptilda once again… Great.

Matilda steps away and closes her eyes. Then, as she opens them back, she becomes a person anew: Sugar Spice!

“Hey Philly! Lookin’ fresh! How is it goin’? If you’re not busy later, do you wanna eat a grotesque amount of sugar filled goodness with me?” Sugartilda is one positive girl, despite her obvious contempt for desserts! It’s uncanny because it’s Matilda, but you can’t say it is as creepy as before! You feel conflicted. “How is it?” Stoic Matilda is back like nothing happened.

How do you respond?

>“Just don’t play a character.” You’ll beg if you need to.
>“That was good, but listen to me: you don’t have to do this.” You want her to get it.
>“It makes me want to go on a date with you.” Praise her efforts.
>Write In.

>>4838472
>>“It makes me want to go on a date with you.” Praise her efforts.
>“That was good, but listen to me: you don’t have to do this.” You want her to get it.

>>4838472
>“It makes me want to go on a date with you.” Praise her efforts.
> >“That was good, but listen to me: you don’t have to do this.” You want her to get it.

>>4838472

>“It makes me want to go on a date with you.” Praise her efforts.
> >“That was good, but listen to me: you don’t have to do this.” You want her to get it.

>>4838472
>stare silently in awe and disbelief.

>>4838472
>“It makes me want to go on a date with you.” Praise her efforts.
>“That was good, but listen to me: you don’t have to do this.” You want her to get it.
>Write In.
“And I’ll keep being the usual Johnny that you know and love”

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You blink for a couple of seconds.

“It makes me want to go on a date with you.” You’ll praise Matilda’s efforts, she did a phenomenal job!

“You reek of desperation.” Matilda doesn’t take your compliment as intended. “If you want a date, I would advise you to take notice of Scarlet’s advances. Though, I still maintain you can do better. Perhaps you should look into the girls you already know, I’m sure you’ll find more options. If you find them all unsatisfactory and you’re still seeking for attention, you could pay me to go on a date with you, though I can’t assure you it will be of your liking, due to the fact that I don’t believe I can convince you of the role I would play now that you know my methods.”

“M-Matilda, I’m trying to praise your performance. I just thought you were really cute.” You scratch your right cheek with one finger, concerned with the tangent Matilda got herself wrapped in with such an innocuous comment.

“Cute? Shouldn’t you say something akin to ‘alluring’ instead? That’s the vibe I was going for.” Matilda still won’t take your compliment.

“Alluring? Like you’re some kind of perfume ad? If I like a girl, I call them cute. That simple.” And if you like them, you want to date them too! You think Matilda is so thick headed sometimes about the most absurd of details.

“…Thanks, I understand.” Matilda coyly looks away. You wonder what’s gotten into her.

“That was good, but listen to me: you don’t have to do this.” You want Matilda to understand that this charade is unnecessary. “No need for characters or stuff like that.”

“Do I have to remind you what my appearance conveys…?” Matilda tries to pull down her skirt, a little ashamed.

“Matilda, you look normal.” At least for the time period.

“But—”

“Your skirt is normal length; you’re just used to longer ones.” You interrupt Matilda as she puts too much emphasis on the fact that you can see her thighs. You can count with one hand the number of girls you know who regularly wear skirts as big as Matilda’s. “That’s not even important here, no need for charades, this probably isn’t like your novels. Just relax and trust me.”

“Very well.” Matilda trusts you even though she was hard to convince. “Let’s determine what our next move should be then.”


Sadly, before things can move on, this is where the thread ends! Thanks for Playing! And see you next time!

>>4838602
Thanks for running

>>4838602
>You reek of desperation
Look Matilda just because someone expresses interest in someone else doesn't mean they're desperate. Whether the person expressing interest or the person their interested in have qualities different from your own personal tastes is irrelevant as long as they're being genuine.

Anyway, thanks for running QM! Stay healthy!

>>4838602
>little hearts in the eyes

91m10 cute doe.