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By midmorning the caravan has arrived in Kethyria. After bidding tearful farewells to your now-former comrades, you make your way to the address listed on the flyer.

A bell attached to the door tinkles cheerfully as you enter, and an attractive young woman seated at a nearby desk looks up from the papers in front of her to greet you.

"Welcome to 765Pro! How can we help you today?"

"I hear you're looking for experienced adventurers to join your guild?"

"Oh, you must be the gentleman who wrote to us!"

"Yes, that would be me."

"Excellent, excellent! We have so many rookies on our roster these days, Ritsuko's been going crazy trying to train them all. Having someone with your background on as a Producer will be a huge help!
Here, the Chief asked me to prepare a set of profiles to introduce you to our girls. You should try to familiarize yourself with each girl's capabiliites -- you'll be picking who to take with you for quests, after all."

She hands you a sheaf of papers bound with a simple clip.

>Well, she's right, I should know what they're capable of. Let's read these profiles.
>The best way to learn about someone is by talking to them. Let's see who's around.
>The best way to learn someone's capabilities is to see them in action. Let's try some sparring practice.
>Wait, what the hell is a Producer? I haven't heard that term before.

>>21615300
>Let's see who's around.

>>21615300
Straight to action, sparring practice.

>>21615300
>Wait, what the hell is a Producer? I haven't heard that term before.
Gotta read the tutorial, kiddo.

>Well, she's right, I should know what they're capable of. Let's read these profiles.

>>21615300
>What's a Producer

>>21615300
>Wait, what the hell is a Producer? I haven't heard that term before.

"Is that the same thing as a Trainer?"

>Wait, what the hell is a Producer? I haven't heard that term before.
Kotori's bound to give us the tutorial eventually, may as well play along.

>The best way to learn about someone is by talking to them. Let's see who's around.

>Wait, what the hell is a Producer? I haven't heard that term before.
>Let's read the Profiles

>>21615300
>>The best way to learn someone's capabilities is to see them in action. Let's try some sparring practice.

Fuck the tutorial. Idol@n time.

>>21615388
You. I like you.

>>21615388
Thirded.

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>>21615375
>[SKIP]

>>21615300
Tutorial time!

What's the vote?

>Plan for profiles
>Fuck it let's spar
>Yay, time for slow off-the-cuff writing!

Bear with me just a moment longer...

>>21615439
That's too advanced for a PM3 player.
>>21615605
We've learned that /@/ is a wild and crazy bunch that follows the manual.

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>>21615647
But I just go right into the game...

>>21615684
/tg/ reads the Handbook. And the DM's guide. And the splatbooks.

>>21615647
Funny enough, /@/ is saying the same thing about /tg/.
How do I cross reply

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"Um...did you just say 'Producer'? Would you mind telling me what that is? Is that the same thing as a Trainer?"

"Hm...more of a mentor than a trainer, I guess I'd say. It's what we like to call the experienced members who guide rookies in our guild. We call them 'Producers' because they 'Produce' more skilled adventurers from the rookies, and teams tend to 'Produce' better results with a Producer along to help, you see?"

"I...see."

Well, it seems that this guild has a sort of peculiar way of doing things. But that's not a bad thing, you suppose.

Looking around, you see that there are about a dozen girls lounging about the guildhall, several of them looking your way with evident curiosity. It's not uncommon for adventurer's guilds to have a lot of girls, given the female sex's proclivity for magic, but the sheer numbers here are rather unusual.

Well, time to get to work. You shove the papers the clerk gave you into your pack. Reading is nice and all, but if you want to learn a comrade's capabilities, there's no better way than the hands-on approach.

You call out into the room, introducing yourself. "I guess I'm going to be your new... 'Producer' starting today. I'm gonna cut right to the chase: who wants to head out to the sparring yard and show me what you're made of?"

A few girls come rushing forward eagerly, and a few more come over with a bit less enthusiasm. The rest go back to their previous activities.

Not quite the turnout you'd hoped, but it's a start.

You can see the sparring yard through the window, so hoisting your gear you stride confidently across to the back door, beckoning to the girls to follow.

>Speaking of gear, what sort of gear do you use?
>Sword and shield?
>Polearm?
>Brace of daggers?
>Other? [specify]

>>21615716
Sword and Shield!

>>21615704
Like this
>>>/a/74845531

>>21615716
>Brace of daggers
For maximum chuu2 potential.

>>21615716
>Polearm

>>21615716
Sword and shield

>>21615716
>Other? [specify]
Hammer

Sword and Board.

>Sword and shield?

>>21615716
>Other
Let's go with a massive fuckoff greatsword.

Anyone who can't deal with this thing isn't good enough to roll with us.

>>21615716
>>Other? [specify]

Caramels? Moon powder? Spiked tea?

.....Ugh fine. Polearm.

>>21615716
>Polearm!

Reach is king. Nobody fucks with a guy with a glaive. It just isn't smart.

>>21615716
Sword and shield. And a hammer.

>>21615760
No, those belong to the idols.

>>21615773
Polearm makes you a Lancer. Trust me, that's not a good thing.

>>21615808
>E Rank Luck
Anyway, I vote for dual wielding swords.

>>21615773
Yeah, but we're just doing some basic sparring now.
Sword and Board are fine tools for that.

>>21615716
>Sword and shield
Keep it simple.

Note: Your choice in gear here will determine Producer's general capabilities and fighting style for the rest of the quest. If you're looking to get a good feel for the girls' capabilities, you're not going to handcap yourself by using a style you're not specialized in.

I have the next post ready to go, so if anyone wants to change their vote in light of >>21615863, speak now or forever hold your peace.

That reminds me. Did we even choose a (nick)name for our intrepid adventurer?

If not, I go with the most logical choice: Kentaro the Gutsy.

>>21615816
seconding this. Dual wielding swords are badass.

>>21615863
>>21615889
Uh, I think I will go for Sword and shield instead of polearm or lunar magic.

>>21615895
It's P.

>>21615895
His name is Producer.

>>21615895
He is the Producer. Or P-san. Broducer.

>>21615889
I'm sticking to my hammer choice.

Even though only one other guy posted hammer.

>>21615863
Ok, sword and shield instead of >>21615737

>>21615916
>>21615917
>>21615920
But that's his title in the group. Dude's gotta have an actual name.

>>21615863
Still going with the greatsword.

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>>21615920

I like the Hammer idea

>>21615923
Seriously, I hope at least one of the girls has a hammer for a weapon.

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>>21615948
>>21615895
The Producer is only ever referred to as Producer (or some variant thereof). It's the iM@S way.

>>21615716
As you enter the sparring yard, you find it's rather small, but should be adequate.

Dropping your pack and blade, you stride over to the rack of practice weapons and select an arming sword. Hefting your shield, you then turn to the girls who followed you out. You see that seven in total came along. "Alright, so who wants to go first?"

Four of the seven leap forward, practically tripping over themselves in a clamor of "Ooh! Ooh! Me! Me first! Me!"

>Who do you pick?
>The boyish-looking one with the cestii
>The short, curvy one with the bow and big bushy ponytail
>The younger-looking one with the short ponytail and daggers
>The other, identical-looking younger-looking one with the longer ponytail and also daggers

>>21615948
Producer's his last name.
Like how Fletcher or Archer is a last name.

>>21615968
>The other, identical-looking younger-looking one with the longer ponytail and also daggers

>>21615968
>young one with a shorter ponytail

>>21615968
I want Makoto. Wait, no, that'll get our ass kicked. OK, Hibiki.

>The boyish-looking one with the cestii

>>21615968
Let's start with the boyish one.

Then we'll do the twins, together, because that's how it should be. Then bow chick and then the rest of them.

Pfft we're all around with the choices

>>21615968
>The boyish-looking one with the cestii

>>21615968
We go with the ponytail with the bow.

>>21615980
>The other, identical-looking younger-looking one with the longer ponytail and also daggers

her and only her, don't give me the "twins must be always together" nullshit.

>>21615968
Oh god I'd go for Mami or Hibiki but Makoto's got the barefist set up.
>The boyish-looking one with the cestii
Shoulda made the ponytail one a lancer.

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>>21615948
>giving the Producer a name
>laughing_whores.jpg

If you want you can name him after yourself?

>>21615968
OP can P-san have a hammer as a back-up weapon? I mean what kind of adventurer has no back up weapon.

>>21615968
Aw, they're all shit.

Fine
>>The boyish-looking one with the cestii

What the fuck is a cestii

>>21616023
a knife would make more sense as a backup weapon though.

>>21616036
Fist weapons. Had to look them up myself.

>>21616036
Something that Makoto will beat us senseless with. Prepare for pain.

>>21616036
>>21616051
I guessed it was plural for cestus.

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>>21616036
This

>>21615968
OP, are you basing their abilities on the THE iDOLQUEST pictures?

>>21616069
This looks painful

>>21616015
I really wanted to make Hibiki a spear-user. I really did.
But I needed her to be a ranged-weapon user, and while spears are a fine throwing weapon, that would mean I'd either need to give her some kind of magic spear-generator (which wouldn't quite fit the tone I'm going for), or have her carry around shitloads of spears (aesthetically unpleasing in my mind's eye).

>>21616093
Maybe if you're not into fisting.

>>21616105
Shit, I meant fists.

>>21616105
van darkholme please be nice

>>21616114
...sure you did

>The short, curvy one with the bow and big bushy ponytail
Let's bring down the baka down first.

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>>21616114
Of course.

The Twins, at the same time.

The girl with big enough cestas to run around punching monsters in the face.

I'm using cestas as slang for testicles, because you have balls if you're punching monsters in the face.

uh, change from Ami >>21615981

to Mami if it means we get any twin.

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>>21616182
I'd like to say you're wrong but...that's pretty much on target.

>>21616114

whatever you say, brah.

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Rolled 3

>>21616090
No, not really. Any overlap is purely coincidental.

>>21615968
"Alright now, one at a time, one at a time. Let's start with you there, the boyish-looking one with the cestuses. What's your name?"
>OOC: I am now aware that cestii is not in fact the correct plural of cestus. Yay wikipedia.

You notice her wince a bit at the word "boyish", but steps forward and introduces herself with a smile.

"My name's Makoto Kikuchi!"

"Alright Makoto, tell me, what's your fighting style? I can see you don't use a weapon -- are you a mage, or just a brawler?"

"Nope, no magic, just martial arts!"

"I've got a shield you know. Are you sure you can handle it?"

Makoto smiles broadly and sinks into a fighting stance. "Why don't we see?"

>The number I just rolled is N. The Nth post rolling 1d20 determines generally how the fight goes.

>>21616273
So how do you roll again?

Rolled 15

>>21616273
It goes incredibly well.
But for whom?

>>21616287
dice+1d20 in every field. And by every field, I mean the email field.

Rolled 11, 11 = 22

>>21616273

Rolled 14

>>21616273

Rolled 14

>>21616273
This can only end.

Rolled 4

>>21616273

Ass-Can

Rolled 17

>>21616317
GODS DAMMIT!

Rolled 7

okay

>>21616318
>>21616319
...well, this is awkward.

>>21616303
By "determines how the fight goes", I meant the roll determines how it goes. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

>>21616318
>>21616319
... I'm impressed.

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>>21616273
>"I've got a shield you know. Are you sure you can handle it?"
>Makoto smiles broadly and sinks into a fighting stance. "Why don't we see?"

Awe year here we go
>ntgipre his

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>>21616318
>>21616319
Nice.

>>21616334
you should let us roll and take the highest of first three.

>>21616367
Higher may not necessarily mean better in this situation.

Rolled 15

>>21616383

True.

OP, High good or low better?

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>>21616410
Hi-mi-tsu~

>>21616410
I'd assume the higher the roll, the better the Producer does.

But at the same time, doing well isn't always what's best for producer idol relations, like with rock paper scissors.

>>21616438
Dammit Takane this isn't funny

>>21616456
Sure.

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Rolled 1

>>21616438

>embitter athyui

No Captcha, I'm not bitter at all, nope.

>>21616465
Hah, nice.

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>>21616464

Rolled 18

>>21616273

Rolled 19

We must have over 10 rolls

Yeah, maybe we should wait for the GM to make the next post. It would've been the third post using a single 20 once.

persistent email field

Psst, OP, if you want players to stop doing an action, tell them. You have the power to cut off when exactly people roll.

>>21616464
>>21616500
For those who don't get the joke...
>CAN YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
>Sure
>ARE YOU JAPANESE?
>Sure
>WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
>Sure
>HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>Sure
>WHAT DO YOU LIKE JAPANESE FOOD?
>Umm... sure
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/1352194887

>>21616550
Well he said in the post it was the third roll. I think some people were testing how to do it.

>>21616561
Jesus kid, some jokes can go without explaining

>>21616597
Not everyone in this thread knows the im@s stuff

>>21616597
>/@/ being /@/utistic

It can't be helped.

>>21616609
So to fix their lack of knowledge about weaboo culture, you cram it down their throats?

Leave your autism in /@/, at least it blends in there

Come onnnn /@/ you're embarrassing me in front of the rest of /tg/

>>21616561
>dunno what the fuck
>decide to check out video
>HERRO EV-REE-BOD-EEE
no fuck that.

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"Alright Makoto, on my mark. 3...2...1...Start!"

In a blink of an eye, she launches at you with a vicious flying kick. You deflect the blow easily with your shield, but the force of the impact sends painful shocks up your arm.

Makoto, for her part, lands slightly off-balance (jump-kicking a shield-user? Not exactly the brightest tactic there.), an opening which you try to exploit with an attack...but she's managed to twist off to your shield side, and easily hops back from your sword as you pivot and slash. Ordinarily you'd try to bash her with your shield in that situation, but with your arm numb from the impact...

Hm. Perhaps that opening kick was cleverer than you first thought...or was she just lucky?

You advance with a downward slash, which she nimbly sidesteps and returns with a left hook to the ribs.

Ouch. Even through the brigandine, you could really feel that. Against an unarmored foe, that probably would've broken a few ribs...

But now the adrenaline is pumping, and your body isn't about to stop for a little pain. She's too close to hit with your blade, but you bring the pommel around for a backhand strike to her right shoulder.

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The fight continues like this for a bit, fairly evenly matched, perhaps slightly favoring Makoto. But finally, it ends. Makoto manages to close in and take your legs out from under you with an expert sweep, sending you crashing mightily to the ground. She follows you with a downward punch, with impacts with a thud just next to your head. You note with concern that her fist sank a good centimeter or two into the sod...judging by the smile on her face, you suspect the miss was deliberate.

"Good fight, Makoto. You win this one."

Makoto leaps to her feet and pumps a fist into the air triumphantly. "Heehee, al-right!"

You stand up and brush yourself off. "Alright, give me a bit of a breather, and then I'll let another one of you have a crack at me."

In addition to the ones who were eager to fight earlier, there are still the three other girls watching. You could invite one of them to have the next bout.

>Who do you pick?
>One of the ones from before? [specify]
>The one who was cheering so enthusiastically during the match, with the ribbons and shield.
>The slender girl with the long straight hair and rapier.
>The small redhead with pigtails and a hammer.

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Rolled 8

>>21616609

Lack of knowledge never stopped /tg/.

We'll just learn.

>>21616688
>The younger-looking one with the short ponytail and daggers

Rapier Lady!

>>21616688
which one is stronk? fight that one, become stronk, save the day.

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Rolled 17

>>21616688

[x] Long straight hair
[x] Long straight hair
[x] Long straight hair

>>21616688
> Redheaded blacksmith's daughter

>>21616688
>The slender girl with the long straight hair and rapier.

>>21616688
Rapier lass.

>>21616717
>>21616688
>The slender girl with the long straight hair and rapier.

>>21616688
>The small redhead with pigtails and a hammer.
Hammer! Yes.

>>21616688
baka ribbons

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>>21616688
>[x] The slender girl with the long straight hair and rapier.

>>21616738

Seconded. Hammer.

Rolled 14

>>21616688
>>The slender girl with the long straight hair and rapier.

Suffering time.

>>21616688

Hammer.

>>21616688
>The slender girl with the long straight hair and rapier.
>Rapier
I get it.

>>21616688
The enthusiastic one is tempting, but I gotta drop the hammer on this one.

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>>21616829

>>21616688
Hammer

>>21616688
We genki hammer now.

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Rolled 7

>It's actually a tie at this point, though it wasn't when I started writing, so I'll do Chihaya first and then Yayoi.

The one with the rapier doesn't look particularly enthused, but she came out with you so she must want to spar, right?

"You there, in the back. How about taking the next round?"

"Ah, sure. My name's Chihaya. Chihaya Kisaragi."

"A pleasure to meet you, Chihaya. I see you have a rapier -- are you a fencer, then?"

She looks aside uncomfortably, crossing one arm across her torso to clutch the opposite elbow. "Um, not exactly. I sing."

She...sings?

Wait...you've heard of people like that...

"Ah, a spellsinger, right? Neat! I've never actually met one before, let me see what you got!"

"Alright."

She draws her blade and holds it upright before her, inhaling deeply through her nose.

"3...2...1..."

>Same deal as last time, roll 1d20 and the Nth roll counts.

Rolled 7

>>21616916

Rolled 10

>>21616916

Rolled 10

>>21616916

Monkey dance

>>21616916

Rolled 2

>>21616916

noko+dice+1d20

Rolled 11

>>21616916
Throw our sword and shield down, and start popping and locking.

Our little songstress is going to get SERVED today.

Rolled 1

>>21616916

Rolled 2

>>21616916
And here

We

Go

Rolled 3

>>21616916

dice+1d20

>>21616964
Ah nuts.

Rolled 57

>>21616916
>She looks aside uncomfortably, crossing one arm across her torso to clutch the opposite elbow. "Um, not exactly. I sing."

I lol'd.

Now time to cut a blue bitch.

>>21616971
>>21616953
Try the email field, bro.

Also, the number for this one is 2 (>>21616964). Please hold while the combat cutscene loads...

>>21616964
>2

Oh baby here it comes now.

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>>21616990
Oh you.

>>21616916
>"Um, not exactly. I sing."
Hahaha, oh wow.

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Rolled 1

>>21616995

Based on Makoto's fight, I was thinking lower was better. Lets see how this goes, now.

Otherwise we're gonna be skewered.

>>21617022
I thought it might be because her base stats are so high. She's a black belt in martial arts.

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Rolled 1

>>21617047

Then P-san is well and truely fucked.

>>21617022
>>21617072
I'm not sure that's funnier: that you left the roll code in the email subject, or that you rolled two 1s...

>>21617072
It might not be that bad since it's not her primary weapon. If it was a sing-off, we'd probably be fucked no matter what we rolled.

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Rolled 60

>>21617007
Okay I'll be nice. A roll higher than 72 kills the Producer.

>>21617072
>72
Oh lord.

But yeah, our intrepid hero is probably SOL.

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In stark contrast to Makoto's swift assault, Chihaya hardly moves a muscle when you give word to start. Instead, as you barrel forward, she simply opens her mouth...

And sings. Oh, gods above does she sing. Her clear soprano rends the air like the peal of a great bell. You can feel the music resonating deep within your bones, elevating you to heretofore unexperienced planes of rapture as the angelic figure before you gracefully sidesteps your clumsy blow. You watch in dumbstruck awe as she twirls behind you and --

Ow. Owowowowow. You snap abruptly back to your senses as a sharp pain stabs into your back. The spar isn't finished just yet, but damn was that a huge slip on your fault. Keep it together, keep it together...

Chihaya still hasn't stopped singing, but with a little mental effort you manage to keep your wits about you now as the fight continues on. Perhaps noticing your clarity, she shifts her song, changing key and rhythm to something more frantic and upbeat. Is it just you, or is she moving faster now?

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Yep, definitely faster. She reacts so quickly now that you could swear she was looking into the future to see your moves before you even make them.

All told, you never manage to land even a single grazing blow. After wearing you down for a few long minutes, Chihaya finally brings you to your knees with a rapid flury of strikes as her song rises to a soaring finale.

"Well...", you say, gasping for air, "that was certainly...*pant*...interesting. You certainly whipped me good, there. Nice work."

"I think...I'm gonna lay down for a bit...before the next bout..."

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Rolled 13

>>21617173
>>21617181
Damn son

You don' fuck with Chihaya.

>>21617173
>>21617181
I'm going to guess that we've just been arcadia'd.

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Rolled 13

>>21617237

That sounds about right. Heh.

So high rolls better.

Our display is utterly pathetic

>>21617260
Talk of the taverns, Producer got served.

>>21617237
Kind of expected since she broke out the vocals. Can't beat the songstress at her own game.

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>>21617214
>>21617217
>>21617260
>Dem rolls man, dem rolls will get ya every time.

>>21617237
>Good guess, that's precisely the song I was listening to as I wrote that scene.

>>21617181
As you collapse in the grass, the girl with the ribbons comes running forward, looking very concerned.

"Are you alright, Producer? Chihaya, don't you think you might've gone a little too far?"

Chihaya looks very shaken by this accusation. "H-he's a veteran, I figured he could handle it. Besides, isn't the point of this sparring to gauge our abilities? Right, Producer?"

>You could've stood to have held back...*wheeze*...just a little bit...
>No, it's alright. Chihaya's right -- I asked for her best, and, well, I got it.
>Play dead

>>21617282
>No, it's alright. Chihaya's right -- I asked for her best, and, well, I got it.

Show no pain, fear, or anything like that.

>>21617282
Just for kicks and giggles,
>Play dead

>>21617273
I-It's only a practice bout! W-We're just going easy on them because they're girls! Right, guys?!

>>21617282
>>No, it's alright. Chihaya's right -- I asked for her best, and, well, I got it.

>>21617282
>Play dead
to entertain the redhead

>>21617282
>No, it's alright. Chihaya's right -- I asked for her best, and, well, I got it.

>>21617311
Oh god, that rhyme.

>>21617299
Hm, add another option to the choice list.

>I-I just underestimated her, that's all. I was going easy on her cuz it's just a practice bout and, well, she's only a girl.

Rolled 8

>>21617282

[x] Play dead

Like a heart attack

>>21617282
>Play dead

LET'S GET SOME FLASHBACKS UP IN HERE

>>21617282
>Play dead

>>21617282
>Chihaya looks very shaken by this accusation. "H-he's a veteran, I figured he could handle it. Besides, isn't the point of this sparring to gauge our abilities? Right, Producer?"

Oh god this sounds too familiar. Let's try to get some of our manliness back.

>>No, it's alright. Chihaya's right -- I asked for her best, and, well, I got it.

>>21617299
I actually can't stop laughing since reading the battle scene

Rolled 17

>>21617282

[x] Play dead

>>21617282
Play dead.

It's not a good idea to show off gallows humor and shit, especially in front of someone as serious as her, but fuck it.

>>21617326
BAD COMMUNICATION

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>>21617346
My expression since reading the battle scene.

>>21617326
Still sticking with >>21617314

Rolled 4

>>21617326
Fuck manliness. This is my choice.

Stay mad, Chihaya.

>>21617326
I'm sticking with playing dead

>>21617326
In fact, this. So much this

>No no, I asked for her best and-
>Urk
>(Play dead)

>Play dead
Would be cool if we could actually stop our heartbeat for a few hours but that's probably going too far.

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>>21617355
Oh yes, most certainly. But if I know /tg/, they love the obvious trap options.

And speak of the devil...

>>21617282
You open your mouth as though to speak, then begin coughing violently and finally lay still, doing your best to breathe as shallowly as possible.

The redhead in the back screams. "Aaah! Chihaya, you killed him! You killed Producer!"

"W-what? No, there's no way I -- I mean, he couldn't be -- I was using a practice sword and -- and he has armor and -- and --"

One of the twins pipes in "Chihaya-oneechan, I think you really got a little too serious this time..."

"A-Ami, you too?"

The one with the big ponytail peers at you suspiciously. "Are you sure he's really dead?"

Haruka rushes over and kneels at your side. "Producer! Producer! Hang in there Producer!"

She places her hands over your chest and closes her eyes. A white glow appears where her hands are, and you can feel the pain from the bruises you sustained in your bouts with Makoto and Chihaya melting away.

Ribbon girl has healing magic. Good to know.

>Continue the act
>Alright, maybe this joke's gone to far, and let's not make ribbon girl waste all her mana on meaningless bruises
>Keep up the act long enough to let ribbon girl heal you completely, then come clean

Rolled 17

>>21617575

[x] Come clean

Jokes a joke.

>>21617575
>Alright, maybe this joke's gone to far, and let's not make ribbon girl waste all her mana on meaningless bruises

>>21617575
>Using Haruka's name when Producer doesn't know it yet.

Derp.

>>21617575
>>Keep up the act long enough to let ribbon girl heal you completely, then come clean
Fuck yeah free heals.

>>21617575
>Alright, maybe this joke's gone to far, and let's not make ribbon girl waste all her mana on meaningless bruises

>>21617575
Fuck yeah, my baka ribbon's a cleric.
>Alright, maybe this joke's gone to far, and let's not make ribbon girl waste all her mana on meaningless bruises

>>21617181
>>21617173
>>21617282
Not perfect, as in only her voice, but should do.
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6649848

>>21617595
Seconding for free healz.

>Alright, maybe this joke's gone to far, and let's not make ribbon girl waste all her mana on meaningless bruises
Say it wasn't as funny as you thought it would be

>Alright, drop the act.

One does not induce pretty girls to waste spell slots and still remain a gentleman.

>>21617575
Alright, maybe this joke's gone to far, and let's not make ribbon girl waste all her mana on meaningless bruises

"Right, you girls need to learn how to lie and cheat in combat, and to tell when someone is lying. Always confirm the kill, I saw someone I knew get stabbed in the gut and die because he thought an orc was dead when it was biding its time."

>>21617625
Not a bad idea considering how we're getting our ass handed to us and we still have a bunch of girls to beat up.

>>21617641
Seconding this.

>>21617644
*get beaten up by.
ftfy

>>21617575
>continue the act

>>21617644
>Bunch of girls

It was only one girl, though. The other is clearly a guy

>>21617641
I support this.

>>21617644
^

>>21617673
Hey hey, just because Chihaya is a little flat, doesn't mean she's a boy.

>>21617710
Oh you.

Rolled 19

>>21617710

I believe he meant Matoko

>>21617727
jokeyourhead.jpg

>>21617575
>Jokes gone a bit too far

>Keep up the act long enough to let ribbon girl heal you completely, then come clean

Feels good.

>Keep up the act long enough to let ribbon girl heal you completely, then come clean
Haruka needs heal training anyway.

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"Woah, woah, alright, hey, don't waste your mana on me, I'm fine, really. I admit that wasn't as funny as I thought it would be, but think of it as a learning experience. Combat isn't all about knowing how to use your weapon and avoid the enemy's. In a real life-or-death fight, you need to be prepared for all kinds of underhanded tricks. Know how to tell when your foe is bluffing. Don't assume that an enemy's out of the fight just on appearances alone. I once saw someone I know get killed because an orc he thought was dead was actually just biding its time."

The younger ones seem impressed by your apparent wisdom ("Nii-chan, you're so smart!"), while ribbon and Makoto simply seem thrown for a loop by the rapid turn of events. Bushy ponytail looks skeptical -- you're pretty sure she can smell your bullshit, even from the other side of the yard.

Chihaya fixes you with a smoldering glare dripping with disapproval, then turns on her heel and stalks off back into the guildhall with a disgusted "Ku!"


That went well.

>iM@S Fantasy Quest will now take a brief intermission for The QUESTM@STER to wash enough dishes to get at the sink so he can get some water for tea.

>>21617838
Damn, Chihaya, that's cold.

>>21617838
Stay mad, Chihaya

>>21617838
Nigga, FUCK Chihaya.

>>21617838
Oh Hibiki, you baka.

>>21617864
All in good time

>>21617838
I like how you keep Hibiki's bullshit radar intact.

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>>21617876

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>>21617838
>Chihaya fixes you with a smoldering glare dripping with disapproval, then turns on her heel and stalks off back into the guildhall with a disgusted "Ku!"

Haha, she mad.

>>21617838
We deserved that
It was still worth it though

now watch when miki plays dead on us when we try to train with her

>>21617941
I'd play dead with her if you know what I mean.

>>21618019
In a general sense, yeah.

Okay, back.

Now, as I mentioned before, Yayoi had a lot of votes in the last round, actually tied with Chihaya by the time I actually posted. Do we still want to go with Yayoi for the next round of sparring, or does anyone want to change their vote in light of recent events?

>>21618079
I don't mind Genki Hammer.

>>21618079
I love me some Yayoi.

>>21618079
Yayoi.

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>>21618079
YES! This quest isn't dead. :D

>>21618079
Let's go with Yayoi. She's one of those gullible ones who bought our story.

>>21618079
Might as well play with Yayoi and give her some meat afterward or something.

>>21618079
Yayoi.

Go for the Futamis, both at once.

>>21618079
Time to get hammered.

>>21618103
After we are done with Yayoi.

>>21618137
Or Yayoi is done with us.

>>21618079
How many more Idols are we sparring with before we get down to the real business?

Not that I mind Idol sparring.

we're going to get our ass handed to us again...arn't we

>>21618174
God, I sure hope so.

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>>21618174
But it's Yayoi. She shouldn't hurt us. Much.

>>21618171
My initial plan was to play out three matches (so this would be the last one), then fast-forward through the rest, just telling you what you learn about the girls' capabilities, and get onto other matters. But if there's a whole lot of demand for more sparring, I can accomodate.

>>21618174
All depends on how those dice fall, my friend...

>>21618174
u! u!

>>21618174
Sure hope white mage Haruka kicks our ass at some point.

the way this is goind soon it will be, get your ass kicked quest

>>21618203
Damnit, she's not a cleric?

>>21618237
I guessed a cleric.

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>>21618203
>>21618237
In fact she is the final boss but don't tell anybody.

>>21618237
I hope she is. Better her than one that goes missing on a regular basis.

>>21618269
Let's not feed her after midnight.

Haruka could have the power to tap into her inner DARKNESS. Or not, whatever.

>>21618284
You want her hungry?

>>21618298
She'd be too strong.