>>18761660
[x] That's part of what this is.
As far as they know we planed this all along.

>>18761660
>[X] Because we've all been crazy busy.
What with Hope blowing up, getting jobs to feed everyone that survived, and having our ribs welded back together.

>[x] I thought you knew.
What with the note in the bag all but telling me to get her liquored up and fuck her until my pelvis gave out!

>>18761660
[ ] That's part of what this is

>>18761715
>>18761720
>>18761749
Damn we're all over the place today.

>>18761660
[X] That's part of what this is.

I realized I hadn't told you and figured I may as well officially tell you and ask for your blessing.

[ ] That's part of what this is.

Thought you knew? It was your idea mom!

[X] That's part of what this is.

Been super busy and just now had time to discuss it.

Thats part of what this is.

>>18761660
>I thought you knew.

Because mothers are omniscient about their sons.

>>18761660
[x] That's part of what this is.

I know we kind of started off in the opposite order of how this normally goes, but here we are.

That's part of what this is.

>>18761660

"That's part of what this is." You respond, still debating the sweet and sour pork or the spicy chicken dish you can't pronounce "Things have been so crazy lately that we never really had time to even talk about it. So this is me, making time."

"So you were too busy to bring it up before?"

"When would have been a good time to talk about it? When we were leaving hope behind and coming here? When we were trying to get some income so that people here wouldn't starve for a couple more weeks? Or when I had to get my ribs welded together, and was whacked out on pain-killers for the before and after the surgery? I think it's terrible that we never got to talk, but now I'm trying to fix that." Having settled on the chicken, you set the menu down, and realize that your mother and Elsie both seem mildly shocked.

"i didn't mean too sound like I was accusing you..."

Elsie just sort of looks at you.

"I didn't take it that way. You asked a perfectly valid question, and I gave you the most direct and honest answer possible."

You wait for the realization to hit them. It takes about three seconds to realize that you just claimed you were being straightforward and honest, which should shock them enough to completely overlook the fact that you're bluffing.

>>18762015
I think we need to work on our people skills. We've been a bit off our game ever since all this stuff has happened.

>>18762015
Smooth criminal

>>18762092
We're turning into a damn good approximation of the typical Armored Core protagonist, honestly.

Fighting for something with unshakable devotion, but losing sight of ourselves in the process...

Incidentally, it appears that thread #14 was improperly tagged. At least, it was tagged differently than all the other ones so it isn't on the list with the rest of the threads when you search for "AC Quest"

>>18762175
yeah it got tagged as Armored Core Quest instead of AC Quest

>>18762015

"So what are you two getting to eat?" you ask, as you see a waiter approaching.

"I was going to have this soup..." Elsie responds, your mother wanted some sort of steamed noodle dish.

Thee three of you talk for a while about various things, your mother gently teasing you about the possibility of grandchildren. You take some small comfort in the fact that Elsie seems as uncomfortable at the prospect as you do. After the better part of an hour, you make your way out of the restaurant and back to the Hangar. Before your mom leaves to go help Zack with whatever administrative duties he might have, see gives both of you a hug. She also whispers something to Elsie that you don't quite catch, but her reaction to it was certainly interesting: with the blushing and the clearly shocked expression.

Looking around, it's early in the afternoon and everybody seems busy with one task or another.

You take a moment to plot your next move.\

[ ] See what Ari's doing.
[ ] Check and see if Mooch fixed the Sims.
[ ] See how Laurie's coping.
[ ] Something seems to be bugging Elsie.
[ ] Other.

>>18762175
>>18762233

>That's also literally the first thing I posted in this thread.

>>18762259
[ ] Something seems to be bugging Elsie.

>>18762259
>What's that captcha? the vidtel?
Something seems to be bugging Elsie.
Ask her about the vidtel.

Something seems to be bugging Elsie. Or in case of tie go check on Laurie.

>>18762270
[ ] Something seems to be bugging Elsie.
>>18762259
yeah i now i saw it this morning in the crunch thread

[X] See how Laurie's coping

We don't talk much with Laurie need to see how hes doing.

[1 ] Something seems to be bugging Elsie.
[2 ] See how Laurie's coping.
[3 ] Check and see if Mooch fixed the Sims.
[4] Other: Check in with Zach on the civillians, see if there's anything we can do to boost morale or...something.

>>18762259
[x] Something seems to be bugging Elsie.

>>18762331

>I don't know you. But I hate you.

>>18762331
That isn't how dialog trees work.

>>18762259
[X] See how Laurie's coping.

Pretty boy Solid Snake doesn't get enough screentime.

>>18762015
Woah woah, we were debating the sweet and sour pork?

I no longer self identify with this protagonist.

What's Dave's take on sweet and sour pork?

>>18762259
[x] Something seems to be bugging Elsie

>>18762259
[x] Something seems to be bugging Elsie

>>18762397
Sweet and sour pork can get bent.

>>18762397

>What the fuck is wrong with sweet and sour pork, HERETIC?

>>18762352

Sorry...

>>18762412

>You too.

>Clearly, you've never had it made well.

>>18762412
Them's fightin' words.

>>18762432
Sweet&Sour Pork is one of my all time favorite food dishes

>>18762417
Meat shouldn't taste sweet its just wrong unnatural even

>>18762417
I meant
>we were considering that Sweet and Sour goodness-I-mean-pork was actually an option instead of a personal duty to ingest

Armored Core quest: It's about pork

I vote Elsie then Ari

>>18762457
> ingest

Today I finally went to the Chinese place on campus because I am sick of all the other options. I got some orange chicken and some shrimp things that were pretty good, particularly compared to the other shit we get here.

Next time I'll try the pork I guess.

Really guys? We're responsible for an entire decimated colony and this is what we're arguing about?

>>18762259
Assuming I'm not too late with this, and regardless that it looks like Elsie's winning regardless,
[x]Go check on Ari

I'm gonna go with Elsie on this one.

>>18762526
Sush. It's how we roll.

>>18762526
Yes.

>>18762526
You mean you don't argue about food with "yourself"?

But man, this is nothing, compared to when it came up in MSQ.

>>18762556
SWQ - Waifuwars and railroad adventures
ACQ - Torn apart after a rift appeared over the issue of sweet and sour pork

>>18762510

We must go to the same school.

>>18762567
Such is life in /tg/

>>18762567
>>18762576
I would chang enothing

You look at Elsie. "Something wrong?"

"It's just... can we talk?"

"Sure. Here or in private?"

"Here's fine, I guess. It's just... Are you feeling alright?"

"What do you mean?"

"You've been acting weird lately. I thought it was the pain killers messing with you, but now you're more or less clean and you're still kinda...."

"Weird how?"

"I mean.... you're so serious suddenly. Every once in a while I see something of who you were before, but it's like you catch yourself before you can get too silly. I mean, you were never completely goofy, but it's hard to believe you're the same Alex that once threw a training match because the other guy offered you cookies so his record wouldn't look as bad."

"They weren't just cookies, they were ginger snaps."

>>18762627

"See, that's my point. What happened to that guy? I'm not saying you need to be ridiculous, but I don't think I've seen you even crack a smile since we got here."

You have no idea what to say to that.

"Alex, I know it's been rough... but talk to us, ok? You can't just shut us out."

"....Alright. I guess I just feel the responsibility, you know?"

"HEY. What happened was NOT yo-"

"Not what I'm saying. These people followed us here because they trust that we'll be able to help them. To feed them, and make sure they survive the coming weeks. I feel bad about my failure at Hope, but that's nothing compared to the stress of knowing more than 300 people are counting on me to put food on the table. I mean, in Hope I ran a patrol. I saw bandits and shit OCCASIONALLY. Here, I've already had more than one near death experience, gotten tangled in some sort of a fucking conspiracy, and am about to go and throw myself back into the ring after having my ribs welded back together."

You sort of sit down. You didn't mean to say that much.

>>18762556

>Seriously, who the FUCK serves Salmon in red sauce?

>>18762627
Huh, so should we try to relax or is relaxation a weakness to be exploited?

>>18762556
Oh shush of course I argue with myself I was just putting up a facade.

>>18762646
Huh?
I'm working my way through the MSQ archive so I know I'll come to it eventually, but who would propose such a thing?

>>18762654
>this is Armored Core
>there are no good paths, only degrees of either bad or losing your humanity

>>18762627
>>18762634
>happy-go-lucky patrol leader
>now one of the sole survivors and de facto leader of a destroyed colony

it's no wonder we've hardened the fuck up

but we should joke around a bit more

>>18762664
LG himself actually.

We couldn't agree on a dish so he picked shit and random and ended up with a horror of horrors.

>>18762634
Maybe we should chill the fuck out for some part of the day. Take Elsie out to a movie, try to unwind a little.

>>18762700
That is genuinely horrible.

>>18762634
I'm still the same person, just with more responsibility weighing down on me most of the time. The only times I really can take it off is when I'm with you, when I don't have to be the fearless leader who is just as scared and confused as everyone around him but can't let anyone know that.

>>18762724
I like this,

>>18762724
that's not a bad response

You are Elsie Winters.

And you didn't expect that.

You kinda expected him to be putting on a brave face, but he never let the mask slip until now.

You then begin to understand. you saw most of that from the side-lines. You spent most of that day on the side-lines, and helping people.

Alex watched his family almost die. He then turned around and got into a fight with somebody so far out of his league it's hard to comprehend, and still damn near got him. Then he had to run from the fight, and almost didn't make it out.

He walked out of his old life with broken bones, and took on the responsibility of the entire colony without even flinching.

You see him start to cry a little bit, and you lead him back to your room before anybody else can see. They need the strong, confidant leader to believe in. no matter what it costs the two of you.

>>18762803
That's quite the tearful d'aww.

>>18762803
Tell her she helps more than she knows. It's easier to keep a stiff upper lip when you know that someone is there to comfort you should it ever falter.

>>18762803
D'awwwwwww

Now fuck until one of us has their pelvis give out! He still owes us hot dickings!

Dem feels..

>>18762837
>"Alex, we pay 10 grand for you to get new ribs... and you go and wreck your pelvis. Don't tell me, let me guess. Was it ninjas again? It was ninjas, wasn't it Alex."

Pelvic damage time?

>>18762646
I thought it was a white sauce.

>no matter what it costs the two of you.

n- no... no!
don't do that!

Suddenly! Ninjas with chainswords appear in your cockpit! Roll for anal circumference!

>>18762894

"You don't want to know, Dave, just patch the bruising and I'll be on my way"

>>18762897
It was.
Salmon with white sauce.

>>18762803

It's about an hour later when he pulls himself together.

He never really cried much, the sort of dramatic sobs his sister is known for when she completely loses it. He never wailed or made a lot of noise.

In a weird way, it almost feels more honest when he cries. He doesn't wave a flag around that says 'IM SAD', he just quietly lets it out and moves on.

"Thanks El," He finally speaks "Didn't mean to dump all that on you."

"Hey, we both know I'm a LOT worse than you when it comes to this shit. Besides, better now with a friend than out there where it'll get you killed."

The two of you are quiet for a moment. That's new too. Before it was always banter between you, but now sometimes it just feels like words are unnecessary, so you don't talk.

After a minute, he moves to get up.

[ ] Go with him. Now's not a good time to leave him alone.
[ ] Maybe he needs minute by himself? You two HAVE been spending a lot of time together...
[ ] Stop him. You remember promising him something to do with red-bull and Viagra, and now's the perfect time to deliver.

>>18762984
>[x] Stop him. You remember promising him something to do with red-bull and Viagra, and now's the perfect time to deliver.

Re-affirm the relationship, make sure he's feeling a LOT better leaving the room than how he came in.

[ ] Stop him. You remember promising him something to do with red-bull and Viagra, and now's the perfect time to deliver.

>[x] Stop him. You remember promising him something to do with red-bull and Viagra, and now's the perfect time to deliver.
We are a woman of our word.

>>18762984
>Go with him.

Sex kinda feels like it doesn't fit the mood.

>>18763002
Who said anything about sex?!
Making. Love.
There is a difference, dummkopf, and if you don't understand it then you have no class.

[X] Stop him. You remember promising him something to do with red-bull and Viagra, and now's the perfect time to deliver.

Sexy time!

>>18762984
...NOT the second one, but I can't decide whether its a better idea to roll with one or three

I think I'll just throw my vote in for three because everyone else is gonna do the same. GO ELSIE GO

Go with him.

Sex is exactly NOT the kind of companionship he needs right now.

>>18763009

Gotttta agree here. There's a huge difference between mere fucking and spending time in a bed clinging to one another like you're last two people on earth.

>>18762984
[x] Go with him. Now's not a good time to leave him alone.

>>18762984
>Everyone's voting for one thing?
>CAN'T DO THAT
[x] Go with him. Now's not a good time to leave him alone.

[x] Go with him. Now's not a good time to leave him alone.

Don't want to associate sorrow with sexy times.

>>18762984
[ ] Stop him. You remember promising him something to do with red-bull and Viagra, and now's the perfect time to deliver.

>>18762984
Number three because how could we not choose that one?

>>18762984
[x ] Stop him. You remember promising him something to do with red-bull and Viagra, and now's the perfect time to deliver.

>>18763038

Clearly, having him associate sorrow and pressure with the feeling of knowing someone's there and who loves him, that really would be terrible.

>>18763055
If it was just cuddling and such that would be a different story. Although aren't Alex's ribs hella sore still since he just had that surgery...

>>18763081

And what is sex but a much more intimate cuddle? Emotionally, that is.
>>18763009
Said it just right

>>18763081
Ribs have nothing to do with it.
Pelvis is where all the abuse will be.

>>18763100
I don't know man, I've come out of that with more than just a sore pelvis. Something tells me Elsie may be secretly rough. Maybe a cuddle?

You walk with him to the door, and then lean against it when he tries to open it.

He looks at you vaguely surprised, while you reach over and lock the door. With a sharp shove he stumbles back and lands on the bed with a slightly pained 'oof'.

You're on him in a moment.

"Elsie?" He asks. "Is now REALLY the time?"

"Yes. Besides, it's not like anybody's going to know. Nobody saw us get back, and the room is soundproofed. What's there to worry about?"

"My barely healed ribs."

"Awww, you think you ribs hold any of my interest right now?" You giggle slightly at the thought. Alex looks like he's not sure if he should be concerned or aroused. That's just ADORABLE, you think as you cuff him to the bed.

>>18763145
Oh jeez. Please tell me we're just into that and that we aren't about to betray us.

Please?

Oh god what have we done?
He really will need a pelvis augmentation the way this is going.

>With a sharp shove he stumbles back and lands on the bed with a slightly pained 'pomf'.

ftfy

You are Ariana Raston.

Currently you're on a break from training.

You saw your brother come in about an hour ago, and then go upstairs with Elsie. He looked upset.

[ ] Go check on him.
[ ] Ask Dave to go check on him.
[ ] Give him some privacy, continue your hand-to-hand training with Mooch.
[ ] Make Dave take you to do something fun while he's distracted.

>>18763178
[x] Make Dave take you to do something fun while he's distracted.
Best trouble!

>>18763178

>[x] Make Dave take you to do something fun while he's distracted.

LET THE DAVE-TROLLING COMMENCE

>>18763178
oh god

why

>make dave take you to do something fun

LET'S GET THIS TRAINWRECK A-ROLLIN'

[X] Go check on him.

This oughta be good.

>>18763178
Go check on him.
MAXIMUM SHENANIGANS FOR MAXIMUM FUN

>>18763178
>[x]Continue training with Mooch

HTH may be a much different animal on foot than it is in the cockpit, but the way things have been going every member of this team needs some serious self-defense training.

Except Laurie, who should be fine given a sufficient supply of hefty and aerodynamic pipe wrenches.

>[x] Make Dave take you to do something fun while he's distracted.
When the cat is away...

>>18763178
[ ] Make Dave take you to do something fun while he's distracted.
While Brothers away Sister will play

>>18763178
[x] Make Dave take you to do something fun while he's distracted.

I am Dave.

And I am ok with this.

goofing off after fucking up doesn't seem ideal

[ ] Give him some privacy, continue your hand-to-hand training with Mooch.

[x] Ask Dave to go check on him

Do it.

[x ] Give him some privacy, continue your hand-to-hand training with Mooch.

We just saw what our brother can do, we need to get there!

>Ask Dave to go check on him.
I, for one, vote for shenanigans.

>>18763178
[x] Ask Dave what they were planning on doing on the bed.

pomf =3

>>18763212
But if Alex gets mad at anyone, it will probably be Dave. So no harm in doing something fun.

For us, anyway. Dave is fucked.

[x ] Give him some privacy, continue your hand-to-hand training with Mooch.

[x] Give him some privacy, continue your hand-to-hand training with Mooch.

Continue training with Mooch.

>>18763234
>>18763235
I smell double post.

Not that I'm accusing you of anything, Anon.

>>18763210
Does Dave like sweet and sour pork?

>>18763178
[x] Give him some privacy, continue your hand-to-hand training with Mooch.

>Looks like DAVE wins.

>Will type it up in a moment, but until then...

>BRB DINNER.

>>18763249
Remember, sweet and sour pork is for tossers.

>>18763260
And what do you prefer, sweet and sour COCK?
Heathen.

>>18763260
YOU SIR! I CHALLENGE YOU TO A FIGHT TO THE INCONVENIENCE!!

>>18763260
You want to start this again, don't you.

>>18763260
Sweet and sour pork is mai waifu.

>>18763260
You're just lucky you're anonymous, I think.

>>18763305

>>18763260
That be a dangerous path you be treadin Sir

so you guys want dave, who "used" to have a thing for elsie, to walk in on elsie and alex banging like rabbits?

... ok, i'm just going to start hoping that i'm being super paranoid here. fuck, i hope that's all it is

>>18763351
What can we say?
Some men just want to watch the world burn.

>>18763351

>[Get some home-made Chicken Pot Pie.]
>[Check thread.]
>[See this image.]

>Are you fuckers TRYING to make me choke to death?

>>18763351
Well, we/Elsie did at least lock the door.

>>18763357
and i could understand that and even revel in it if we were using alex as our avatar of destruction instead of fucking everyone over like a tragedy humored sociopath god

>>18763364
This Quest will kill you, one way or another.
'Twill be a sad day when it comes to pass.

>>18763384

>Actually a gypsy cursed me to die in a very specific manner.

>So until that blind Rabbi tries to sell me a goat, I'm more or less invincible.

>>18763382
We can do both. Chill.

>>18763403
That explains the bear wrestling, I suppose.

>>18763364
just a happy coincidence
oh man, this is the third time someones reacted like that

>>18763382

>There was actually a path that led to you making the Hilariously Evil version of Strayed look like a goddamned care-bear.

>You've completely dodged it at this point, but it was there.

>>18763443
If and when this quest concludes, I'd like to see the evil storyboard.

>>18763453

>It started with you slipping away from Elsie, and letting the bandits in.

>You would then personally kill most of your friends, and then detonate the core.

>Miracle survival would then lead you to performing a gundam-jack on Josh, and going from there.

>The rest is spoilers territory.

>>18763474
Hot damn, sounds like we made the right choice.
Really enjoying your work btw, as a member of the returning audience.

>>18763443
Oh, chance will come, we have to build up trust first.

THEN betray everyone and kill them at the worst possible opportunity, Also Genocide, loads of it.

>>18763474
Jesus, that is horrible.

>>18763249

You think about going to comfort him, but decide that wouldn't be a great idea. You might walk in on SOMETHING.

You wouldn't want to see them like that.

Well, maybe Elsie, but Alex is your brother.

But there seems to be ANOTHER alternative, all you need is an accomplice.

You see Dave working on some sort of a spreadsheet. You creep over to him stealthily.

"Hee~eey," You whisper in his ear "Wanna do something FUN?"

Dave shudders slightly, and then turns around. He looks you in the eyes, and then goes slightly pale. "What kind of fun?"

"I heard there was a bowling alley nearby." He visibly relaxes. Heh, he thought you meant THAT. Silly Davey, that's SECOND date territory. Best you're getting tonight is second base.

"Yeah, I'll just check in on Alex, make sure you're cool to-" FUCK. Didn't think of that...

"Actually, I just saw him go upstairs with Elsie. They looked like they wanted some privacy." Dave quirks an eyebrow at you. "They musta had something important to talk about, if we can't even listen in through the door."

"Yeah, sure, let's go with that. HEY MOOCH! Me and the trainee are stepping out for a bit!"

"BRING PROTECTION!"

"DUDE!"

He leans back from his desk and looks at you. "Why wouldn't you take a gun? Vegas isn't exactly safe."

Muttering to himself, Dave slips a Glock into his coat and the two of you go out to the Jeep he's procured since coming here.

>>18763589
Our sister is a troll.

>>18763403
>MOOCH TROLLAN
>ARI TROLLAN
>DAVE TROLLAN HIMSELFAN

THIS QUEST IS THE BEST QUEST

>>18763589
Glorious.

>>18763589
Hahaha

poor Davey

And yet, somehow it still feels like he's winning

>>18763589
>DUDE

I love Mooch. He is best character.

>>18763612

>Actually, I don't think Mooch would have even considered something like condoms.

>I think he was genuinely concerned for their safety.

>>18763502
In my mind Oldking is actually Count von Count.
One hundred million.
Ah ha ha ha.

>>18763589
>"Hee~eey," You whisper in his ear "Wanna do something FUN?"
>Oh god Ree flashbacks. I don't remember which one, but none of them are good.

>>18763629
Well it wasn't in broken French, so it's not Zyuu.
And there's no SCIENCE! involved, so it's not Kei.
And there's no DAKKA or BOOM FOR THE BOOM GOD involved, so it's not Nana.

>>18763683
Well, they each have their own version of T!Rei's "Heee~ey!"

I checked, and "Hee~eey" IS Nana's, so this, plus the Core that Ari designed, just makes me even more curious about Ari's idea of FUN.

>>18763589

"So Dave," You say "Where did you get the Jeep anyway?"

"Won it last time I was in Vegas. Apparently I Won something like a quarter of a million dollars playing poker, bought it, and then paid for parking for like the next ten years."

"You're fucking kidding me."

"Nope. Didn't even know I had it, until I ran into the guy who ran the garage the other day. Shit, that Hanger we're set up in? Apparently I own it, and was plotting to build some sort of flying casino."

"And you don't remember any of this?"

"Ari, the first time I came to Vegas, I was running from a life-time of fuffiling somebody else's expectations. Soon as I got here, I decided 'never again' and I got a suitcase that I then packed with two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a saltshaker half-full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... Also, a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of beer, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls. Not that I needed all that for the trip, but once you get locked into a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can. The only thing that really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge, and I knew I'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon."

>>18763776

You just sort of stare at him for a long moment. "How many drugs did you DO?"

"All of them, eventually. Only reason I knew I was from Vegas when I stumbled into Hope with nothing but a pair of pants with a half-smoked reefer in the back pocket was because I got a picture of my OWN FACE on my lower back, with the words 'only in Vegas' around it."

"You got a tramp-stamp of your own face? Can I see it?"

"All that's there now is a slightly dis-colored scar. I've been more or less clean since then. Well, of the bad shit. I still drink too much."

Then you arrive at the bowling alley.

[ ] Snack bar.
[ ] Set up a lane.
[ ] Other.

>>18763776
Real sweet-talker ain't he

>>18763780
Set up a lane, we came here to bowl and bowl we shall!

>>18763776
>Dave is Raoul Duke

I am not sure how to react.

>>18763780

Set up a lane

>>18763776

>I'm curious as to how close I got to the rant typing it from memory. It's been a couple years.

>>18763780
[x] Set up a lane, I suppose. If anybody comes up with something fantastic, this vote be a' switching.

>>18763780
IT'S BOWLING TIME, BABY.

>>18763780
[ ] Set up a lane.

>>18763741
Oh shit you're right.
Our sister is Nana.
Not sure if want.

>>18763780
[x] Set up a lane, we can get some food after a few frames.

>>18763862
Does that make us Shinji, then? Or will that be after our Core becomes sapient?

>>18763776
DUUUUUUUUUUUDE

Re-ignite plans for flying casino.

Populate with refugees.

HAVE FUN CATCHING US NOW, BLACK ROCK ASSHOLES

>>18763883
I don't know, but if she turns out to be able to handle that Heavyarms she built, I vote that her callsign by "Boom God".

rolled 82 = 82

You giggle to yourself as you volenteer to set up the lane. Dave goes to get some nachos while you do that, and pays for the lane at the same time.

You set up your lane. you put Dave up as D.A.V.E. And set yourself up as A.R.

Dave comes back with a pair of bowling shoes, a pitcher of cola, and a bemused expression. "I'm not even going to ask about the 'Dave' thing, but why A.R.? Your initials?"

"That and my call-sign when you guys let me pilot."

"Really?"

"Yeah, A.R. could be Ari Raston, or it could be 'Artillery Relief', or 'Augmented Reaction', or even 'All Revealing'. Between field combat, long range support, and running over-watch, it describes my job perfectly."

"...Alright, I'm impressed. Hell of a lot better than your brother's."

"How so? Because he misspelled 'Zen'?"

"No, he let's people THINK that. It's actually. It's short for 'Zingiber officinale' as in ginger, as in those fucking cookies."

"You're shitting me."

"NOPE. Most people would never guess it, but it's still fucking insane. And this is coming from a guy who once tried to paint his core PINK and rename it DUCHESS. Now let's BOWL."

>Roll for bowlin'. You're aiming to beat my roll.

rolled 64 = 64

>>18763921
I have no idea where my dice are going at this point.

rolled 26 = 26

>>18763919
>>18763883
>>18763862
>>18763741
>>18763683
>>18763629

>You guys are reading WAAAAY too much into a ingle throw away line. Seriously, you didn't catch the implications from the sims, but you pick up on THAT?!

>>18763938

>Rasafracking dice won't turn off...

rolled 59 = 59

>>18763921
I roll to bowl.

>>18763938
Never doubt the ability of players to pick up on EXACTLY the wrong thing.

>>18763938
We're insane.
And the Ree are awesome.

rolled 78 = 78

>>18763921
Rollan for Bowlan

rolled 93 = 93

>>18763921
Lets rock.

rolled 16 = 16

>>18763921
Bowling

>>18763970
>first attempt at rolling in this quest

Ok, I'll just stick with voting.

Your game, frankly, is terrible. You knew that going in.

but you don't have to be great to win, just less terrible than the other guy.

"Hey Dave, care to make this interesting?"

"How so?"

"Winner makes the loser do any one thing, no limits. I could even make you clean the toilets~" you reply in a cheerful tone. He picks up on the lighthearted nature of the bet and agrees jokingly. You then spin and put down a strike before he could ask for clarification.

You barely put any pins down, but lo and behold, your shoe came untied when he was moving to throw the ball. And Oh, is that a quarter?

And DAMN the air-conditioning in this place sucks, better take another button off the top of this polo shirt....

By the end of the game, you barely have 60 points. But Dave's is at 23.

"So uh, what were you going to make me do?" he asks, trying not to act nervous.

[ ] Make him take you on a real date next time.
[ ] Kiss him.
[ ] Paint his Core like Barney the dinosaur.
[ ] You get to drive back to the hanger. Mom won't let you drive after you rolled that tractor.

>>18764047
Why must I only pick one?

[ ] You get to drive back to the hanger. Mom won't let you drive after you rolled that tractor.

>>18764047
[X] Make him take you on a real date next time.

We can kiss him any time we want, he is physically unable to resist, tying him down to a proper date is a bit harder.

rolled 1 = 1

>>18764047
>[1] Make him take you on a real date next time.
>[2] Kiss him.
>[3] Paint his Core like Barney the dinosaur.
>[4] You get to drive back to the hanger. Mom won't let you drive after you rolled that tractor.
All of these have potential, so I'm rolling for it.

>>18764047
We need to think about this long and hard.
Because of the incredible power we hold in our hands right thi-

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE, DINOSAUR, DINOSAUR, PAINT YOUR CORE LIKE BARNIE THE DINOSAUR

rolled 54 = 54

>>18764047
[ ] Make him take you on a real date next time.
welp if were going to do this might as well do it right

>[x] Paint his Core like Barney the dinosaur.
What, Dave honestly thought we were gonna force him to do something he'd LIKE?
We are a RASTON!
We have certain standards to uphold.
Trollerific standards.

>>18764047
PROPER DATE

also ac-guy, how old is dave? I know ari's something like 17.

CAPTCHA: and outbind

>>18764055

>Because Dave KNOWS the sort of Devil's bargain he unknowingly got himself into.

>>18764063
>>18764064
THIS IS MY GODDAMN PROBLEM.

Fuck it.
>>18764047
>[x] Paint his Core like Barney the dinosaur.

>>18764047
[x] Make him take you on a real date next time. Followed by pecking him on the cheek.

>>18764082
Seconding this.

>[ x ] Make Dave paint his core like Barnie the Dinosaur
Followed by requesting that he take us on a proper date next time.

>>18764076

>He said 23. He could have lied about that.

>That's a small part of the reason for the tension: He's worried people might think she's too young for him, and look creepy. She cares little for social norms, and finds his discomfort to their obvious chemistry hilarious.

>TALLYING VOTES.

real date next time

barney

>>18764137
Wow thats so late I have no excuse.

"Next time, you gotta take me on a proper date. Not just a trip to the bowling alley. I mean dinner, dancing, maybe a movie."

"Wait, this was a date?"

"Aw, what did you think it was? Us goofing off?"

"Yes."

"Well, you'll get a proper shot at a romantic evening with the second date." You tell him with a kiss on the cheek.

The two of you get in the car. He doesn't let you drive. Apparently he heard about the tractor incident.

"Out of curiosity, what would you have made me do if you decided against the date?"

"Made you paint your core like Barney the Dinosaur."

"Wow."

"What would you have made me do if YOU won?"

"Wear something a little less revealing while we work. Baggy cloths, all day every day."

"Really? Why?"

"Do you have any idea how many times I've banged my head in the last week? I'm honestly afraid I'll get permanent brain damage at this rate."

The two of you share a laugh at this, before coming to a stop outside the hanger. You lean over and give Dave a kiss on the cheek, and jokingly tell him that next time he has problems, to let you take care of it.

>Give me a d20, first roll only.

rolled 20 = 20

>>18764212

>>18764220
Well done.

>>18764220
GOD-LIKE

....

Huh.

Would you look at that.

>>18764220
Aw shit.

Event die baller

>>18764220

>>18764280
Man, you'd think so.

>Apparently concise well typed English is now SPAM on 4chan.

>I'm going to see if I can trick the filter into letting me post it in an inferior format.

>>18764305
You didn't follow a possessive noun with "engines", did you?

>>18764305
Or copy and paste it into Wordpad/Notepad and screencap the result.

That's what i do when it goes LOLSPAM over legit conversations.

>>18764305
Did you use quotes, 4chan might dislike quotes that are angled left/right.

>I hate this spam filter.

>>18764354
Hold on, what? Damn it Dave.

YOU ARE ALEX RASTON.

And you're feeling better. I guess having a beautiful woman on top of you does that.

You think about what she said, about maybe lightening up a little bit more.

It's harder to laugh these days, even when you have something to laugh about.

You have to get up, eventually. For now though, you'll just have to savor this moment.

Not that you have a choice, Elsie sorta forgot to un-cuff you before she passed out.

>>18764395
> Elsie sorta forgot to un-cuff you before she passed out.

Damn it Elsie.

>>18764354
I for one have no problem with Ari/Dave couple. Since she seems interested in romance, it is better that he is someone we know and are frequently within strangling distance of, rather than some stranger she meets later.

>>18764395
Oh boy. What kind of horrors will happen to the others while we are locked away in a sound proof room.

>>18764386

>Has been said by multiple people that Dave's kinda a bastard.

>>18764411

>Ari has flat out stated in an internal monologue that she puts out on the second date.

In all honesty, I think they're perfect for each other, just not in the way anybody else seems to think.

>>18764411
I can't wait for when one of them die.

>>18764431
Exactly. Plus if he does something shitty we can easily sodomize him with a chair.

I wonder what that 20 did...

>>18764395
>Elsie sorta forgot to un-cuff you before she passed out.
Not at all surprised.

>>18764411
Quite true.

>Elsie forgot to uncuff us

Whelp, I knew it.

>>18764447
Nothing.

Exactly, nothing.

20 on event dice is pretty much "everything goes as planned", with 1 being consequently opposite.

Welp, I think it's bed time for Udzes. Good luck, gents.

>>18764395
some one better un-cuff us before the job tomorrow

You are Elsie Winters.

Right now, he probably thinks your asleep. You aren't tired enough for that though.

You just don't want to get up. You want to feel his warmth a few minutes longer, before you have to go back to the real world.

You both need this, even if neither of you would like to admit it.

>>18764459
Probably a good idea.

The guy that started >>18762397 without thinking it would spiral out of all semblance of control, signing off.

>>18764471
Actually, you know what...

>>18764447
>>18764458

>It did a lot actually. A nat one would have led to Alex walking out to see what looks like the begging of a make-out session, when they should be working/training.

>The Nat 20 kept them safe, gave Dave a solid in, prevented Ari from dicking around and acting innocent in the future (preventing UNTOLD shenanigans), and gave more insight into two major characters and their motivations.

>>18764491
>A nat one would have led to Alex walking out to see what looks like the begging of a make-out session, when they should be working/training.

...DAMN YOU NATURAL 20!

>>18764491
I'm still not seeing how that tape recorder is going to save his sorry ass. I mean, it would if we were a reasonable person about this sort of thing. But we're kind of not.

>>18764491
>preventing UNTOLD shenanigans
Aww, but those are the best sort.

>Kinda want to keep this thread going, see where we end up.

>On the other hand, it's pushing midnight, and I have to be up at a reasonable time tomorrow.

>Like 6a.m-ish.

>I think I'm gonna go ahead and kill the thread here, and pick it up at the beginning of the next mission, since I don't have anything special planned.

By the way, how do you guys feel about these character developing moments? I know It's really slow compared to combat, and isn't the reason a lot of people signed on to play AC Quest.

But I like showing the human side to the giant robots, which is part of the reason I liked the various Gundam shows and Eva: it's not all GIANT ROBOT FIGHTEN ALL DA TIME.

If you guys hate it though, I can tone it down a bit.

>>18764594
I like there being a human side to Giant Robots. Giant Robot fightan is great but you're a lot more invested in it when you care for the people in the cockpits.

>>18764594
I'm liking it.

>>18764594
I like it.

>>18764594
> pushing midnight

Bah, weakling.

>>18764594
I like it.
It allows for some shenanigans both in and out of the giant robot side of the quest, I feel.

>>18764594
Where do you live?
I'm on board time myself (US East coast)

>>18764594

I like having human interactions in stories that don't necessarily detract away from GIANT FIGHTING ROBOTS. But we do have to tone down the amount of sex/happyfuntime loving.

Because at the rate AC QUest is going, I can't stop thinking of it as a H-Doujin for Armored Core.

>>18764594

>>18764594
I love all the human interacting stuff, don't change it or phase it out

>>18764626
THIS

>>18764626
HEY!
Not ALL H-Doujins are bad.
Just the vast majority.
RE-Take is awesome (admittedly there's an all-ages version of it that loses nothing by cutting out the fuck scenes, but still)

>>18764620

>Dude, I can and have gone on a week of no sleep rocking a solid game.

>But right now, I need to act like the responsible adult I clearly am not.

>>18764623

>Motherfucking Alaska. If it weren't for the fact that you can get a fucking artillery canon on a handshake with no back-ground check and the totally fucking chill attitude to minor violations of the LAW I think I would have moved to somewhere with better internet YEARS ago.

>>18764594
I too enjoy it. The characters you have made are all pretty interesting and I enjoy getting to know them more.

>>18764653
>Motherfucking Alaska.
Well, that explains a lot.

>>18764594
I like em, I'd say that Combat actually feels slower at times when we have to roll multiple times.

So mechanics wise it's a nice break of pace from the dice heavy combat, and it helps develop the team.

On a somewhat unrelated note, will we get forced "guest party member" Ravens for missions eventually?

>>18764653
Was that bear wrestling thing a metaphor for clear-cutting a few miles of forest with a howitzer? Because that seems to be implied

>>18764653
Alaska, hhhmmmm thats no to far from here, only half a province and a territory away

Well, the overwhelming support for my writing and my character is flattering and surprising.

Thanks guys.

>>18764641
>>18764640
>>18764626

TO BE FAIR, I fade to black for like 90% of it, and i don't MAKE you pick any of those options. Just because I'm not actively preventing you from fucking all the time doesn't mean you should take advantage and fuck like rabbits.

Also:
>H-Doujin for Armored Core

I think I've seen one of those before.

>>18764594
I'm sticking around for the character bits at least as much as the robutt fightan. Quite possibly more.

>>18764626
>But we do have to tone down the amount of sex/happyfuntime loving.

Don't worry, Elsie will be kidnapped/killed soon enough, possibly brainwashed and forced to fight us.

>Have god knows how powerful organization trying to kill you.
>Get a girlfriend that you lovey-dovey with all your might.
What could possibly go wrong?

>>18764688

Thanks Udz.

Anyway guys, I'm sorry I might have to cut a quest or two short in the near future. Tell you what though: Crunch thread still alive when I get back, I'll put some cool shit in there.

>>18764727
She COULD just have her mind be utterly destroyed by one of our enemies like pic related.

>>18764733
My Fists damn it ont again >_<