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All the obligatory links and shit, as per standard procedure.

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I've uploaded Fade to Black 3 and the start of a short story which has no relation to Ass Quest, at least at the moment.

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And then the obligatory explanation:

As I type, I take suggestions from you guys. Ideas you might have for dialog, choices, things to do, and what not. You can also suggest things as the devil on Roger's shoulder by posting with Spoiler text ([*spoiler]words here[*/spoiler] minus the asterisks)

If you have ideas, do please participate. Good discussion between my walls of text gives me more inspiration and allows me to work on the next one more easily, without having to wait as long. I can't promise that I'll use everything posted, at least not right away, but don't feel like you are being ignored.

I will also use dice rolls from time to time. The way I run dice in this quest requires that you, the participants, hit a certain DC in a certain number of rolls. So, I could, for instance, tell you to "Hit 15 or higher in 2 rolls" and if the first two rolls posted after that call roll 15 or higher, it's a success. Otherwise, it's a failure.

Rolling dice does not give you narrative control or direct influence over what happens next any more than any other post. Rolling can just as easily get the opposite of what you want.

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It's morning.. It might be.. You glance around the room, trying to gain your bearings. You're in a dark library. It's the illusionary one you made last night, although some of the details have vanished. Fewer books on the shelves, one of the room's actual walls is visible, and just little bits faded out of non-existence. You were still sleepy, but not tired enough to fall asleep again.

You roll to one side, finding Millia resting on your arm. You two had really worn each other out last night. The soreness in your back made you regret doing it all while sitting in that stiff chair.

The kitty ears are gone, you notice. At least you could still do limited durations on others without any lingering side-effects, unlike what you did to yourself, last time. Your butt had already gotten so big.. You groan at yourself for having such a girlish thought.

There was so much for you to do today. You needed to get moving, because otherwise, you'd miss the chance to practice as much as possible before meeting with the Wizards. Millia promised you some rather intensive lessons to prepare. If you didn't make an impressive showing, then the chances of either of them taking you as a student seemed unlikely.

You lean in and steal a kiss with Millia, causing her to stir. She begins kissing back first before waking. When you finally pull away, she smiles and begins to sit up as well. "Good morning, Dorothy…" she says softly. "Mornin' Miss Lili," you reply, grinning like an idiot and feeling a certain masculine pride you hadn't felt before. You had successfully pleasured a Succubus last night, and the both of you knew it.

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Millia raises her arms above her head and arches her back, pressing her chest out towards you as she gives a languid stretch. "Nnnngh.. So, I think we need to start your intense training. You have a lot of magic to burn off and a lot to learn. Where should we start?"

You climb out from your bed and fetch your steepled hat from the floor where it had fallen over the course of last nights festivities. You place it atop your head and adjust it until it sits on your head just right. You take a moment to smooth and fix your dress, still in the slim and form-fitting evening gown configuration it had taken the previous night, before you turn back to Millia.

There was so much you could ask to learn. Magic was a dangerously vast field of study with very few known limits. Not to mention, you've got more than enough power and two very skilled and and knowledgeable sources of aid in Millia and Lucile. The possibilities set before you were so numerous that you had trouble deciding the best place for you to start.

>Magic Lessons wat do?

Shouldn't we try to learn a few magic tricks to show our aptitude to the wizards?
We don't want to attract too much attention, so why not learn magic beneath us so their expectations are lowered?

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>>22266565
You are Roger Smith, young man turned young woman by way of the magic
Oh please, as if I ever needed magic to help me with that.

How to move objects WITH OUR MIND?

How to summon wild animals to fight for us?

Magic missile of patience.

I think we should study enchantment. Its both generally useful, and it might let us begin to understand the workings of the dress.

>>22266666
first things first - we need to know how to detect magic. Second, like >>22266744 says, telekinesis or distant hands or something would be excellent. And yes, of course, some form of long-ranged attack spell.

>>22266764

So a half-elven smith of ass-enlarging?

I am down for that.

>>22266744

Get out of here, nameless-one.

>>22266666
some basics. Detect magic, basic kinesis, stuff like that.

>>22266786

Let's learn Spectral Hands and maybe some telekinesis beyond that.

For Groping, of course

>>22266666
Let's burn through some of the basic spells.
Detect Magic, Ghost Hands, Mage Armor.
If we practice outside, Magic Missile and maybe some Rays.

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>>22266696
Get out of here roger smith, you're not the real roger smith.

I suppose you're going to inform us how the story behind this quest is deep and intricate and actually not sexual at all, despite it being called ASS QUEST of all things.

Jesus Christ, the one caveat that came with /a/ refugees was that they WEREN'T meant to bring their harem bullshit with 'em.

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"I think it might be wise for me to learn some more of the basic spells. The little cantrips and stuff," you start to tell her, "I'll need to show them that I have potential, but prove that I still need more practice. If I show up throwing around powerful spells, they might just turn me away and tell me I don't need them."

Millia nods and climbs out of the bed, her form shifting effortlessly from her true succubus self, to her human disguise, and then again into her usual garb. "That's a very practical thought," she tells you with a smirk. "The basics may be perfect for what we need. Good for demonstrating skill and reasonably safe for a beginner to practice, but not something anyone would question a beginner learning." Millia saunters over to you, taking a moment to circle around before taking a spot behind you. She takes your hat and tosses it across the room, "Hey!" "Now, most wizards are both lazy and practical. Beginners may not want to waste their mana using little spells that pick things up for them or create lights when they can just walk over and get it or light up a torch... But you're not most wizards."

>>22266997
but we dont have a harem. Only one girl.

>>22266997

We have been over this already. Multiple times.

>>22267043
He is new to this quest, forgive him.

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She takes your hands and guides them through a set of arcane gestures. You try to focus on the exact movements, but you are partially distracted by how removed Millia's presence is. You barely feel her pressed against you, despite he moving your arms around. "Your spell gives it form and your magic and will give it life." You nod quietly, attempting to repeat the gesture and cast the spell.

You feel a portion of your focus shift out in front of you, taking the shape of an invisible phantom hand. "Good.. Now use it to grab your hat and bring it back here."

You carefully guide it across the room and will the hand closed around the brim. You see the edge of your hat crumple just slightly. You then begin to draw it back to you, shakily floating your hat back to your head. You release it and it drops atop your head. You let go of the spell as well and adjusted your hat again.

Millia takes your hat again and tosses it across the room, "You need to practice, Dorothy. Once more." You want to pout, but comply all the same. She throws your hat, you retrieve it with the Ghost Hand, then she throws it again. After a few times, your grip is starting to feel more steady and natural. Where it felt like grabbing something with a stick, it starts to feel like reaching over with your actual arm. Your grip gets steadier and Millia's guiding hands stop moving to corrects yours as much.

"Very good.. Now you can fix your hat." You quickly adjust it, hopefully one last time. "You need to be proficient with these spells, so don't feel like you can get by with the bare minimum. From now on, anything you need to grab that's out of reach should be with your Ghost Hand."

>>22266997

This isn't harem, there's only one love interest here.

And of course there's no sex here. Definitely not. And even if there was, it's SO well hidden it's impossible to even be aware of it.

Sometimes, I swear, I am reading this for the magic training lessons and magical slice of life more than anything else.

>>22267068

As she says that grab her ass with aforementioned hand of ethereal quality.

>>22267111

I am in full agreement with this.

>>22266997
>Quest Part 12
>We already know what this is by now
>Either you don't like it and you ignore it, or you do, and you are here participating.

0/10 Trolling attempt, far too late. Gotta pick up the pace and stay on top of things, man.

>>22267068

Alrighty, well, figure out just how much stuff you can carry with Ghost Hand - test the limits. A hat doesn't weight much.

And grab her ass with it, of course.

>>22267173

Lift her!

>>22267068
Try to lift something a little more substantial than a hat. Also, try for two Ghost Hands at once.
And grope Lilli.

>>22267173
>>22267194

Yes, get your ghost hands on that ass and see if you can boost her up.

>>22267068
What is our maximum range? Maximum carry weight? Test that out.

>>22267068
let's see how far the "hand" can extend, on a side note I'm glad telekinesis doesn't glow like in most seatings

So wait. Multiple hands.

So we can fist multiple girls at once?

>>22267304
Or multiple fist Millia.

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"I understand, Miss Lili," You turn your head to smile up at her. It's not out of reach, what with her right behind you, but you begin to cast again. This time, you guide the Ghost Hand around and plant it against Millia's butt, grabbing one cheek tightly. You note the faint sensation of actually touching her and make a mental note to build up the ability to feel things through the ghost hand.

Millia doesn't jump or yelp. Instead, you feel her pressing back against the hand, wiggling her butt into your ghost hand, "Mmmm.. Now, Dorothy, we can't spend all night and all day playing around. We have much more to practice." The faint pressure of her pushing back against your ghost hand is enough to resist any force you can exert with it. "Let me just try something.." you tell her as you attempt to compartmentalize your focus. Just enough on one side to hold the spell while you prepare another one.

You have to slow yourself down, but you eventually feel another hand spring into existence. You guide it around to grab the other cheek, giving Millia a firm squeeze with both ghost hands and lifting her just a bit before the spell gives out on its own. You hear Millia's heels hit the floor as she drops from her tippytoes.

Millia giggles softly and drapes her arms over your shoulders, gently hugging you by the neck, "Ghost hands are weak. Capable of only lifting no more than a few pounds each. You can compensate with extra hands, but that starts to require so much concentration that it becomes hand to manage."

>>22267329
That last line should read: "...concentration that it becomes hard to manage." Not hand to manage

That is too bad. Can we build up enough speed on the ghost hand to do long rang bitch slaps?

>>22267329
ok, what's next? Wizards Do's and Don'ts?

>>22267329
What's next?
Rays? Magic Missiles? Mage Armor?

Magic crossbow missile of patience.

>>22267400

Do we really want the dress having easy access to combat magic?

>>22267414

Oh Lucile can probably cast world ending spells if she cares to.

>>22267356
this.is.pure.GENIUS!

>>22267414
Fuck spells like that anyway. Let's stick to illusion, enchantment, and transmutation, maybe abjuration. We have an axe already, we don't need no sissy magick missiles.

>>22267356

Yes. Let's skip Magic Missile and make our long-ranged attack Weaponized Ghost Hand Bitch Slaps.

>>22267329
I think I'm going to second the mentions of some form of Arcane Sight or the like.

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"Just remember to keep using it when-ever possible, darling. It will allow you to burn away some extra magic and allow your Ghost Hands to become more potent." You nod eagerly, "I will, but what's next?"

Millia ponders for a moment, "I think I know. One more simple spell before we head downstairs and get breakfast. I want you to close your eyes and take a deep breath through your nose." You followed her instructed and inhaled as much as you could. "Do you smell that?" she asks, "That sort of damp, musky smell?" Your face starts to redden, "Your dress may keep you clean, but the bed and the chair and the floor.." You start to exhale and open your eyes, "And there's a spell to do something about that, right?"

Millia gives you a nod in reply. "Like I said. Wizards are lazy. Who wants to clean their own messes or wash their own clothes?" She begins to instruct you once more, guiding you through the motions of a simple cleaning spell. You have less difficulty getting the hang of this one. It's almost like creating a bucket of water and simple pouring it over the dirtied area. She has you clear the room, which is a fairly simple task for such a small room. When you finish, you swear it's cleaner than it was when you first entered.

"Very good! Now we won't be charged any extra for ruining their sheets." You and Millia share a laugh, though it's more of a nervous, embarrassed chuckle from you. "So, what's next? Fireballs and magic armor? Shooting icicles from my hands?" Millia starts to head for the door, "How about something simpler. We can go over some Wizard etiquette and a few more cantrips over breakfast, okay?"

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>>22267482
ALL SHALL FEAR THE BITCH SLAP OF DOOM!

>>22267620
The magical cleaning is probably going to be suspiciously easy to continue using, isn't it?

>>22267620
>inb4 we become a neat freak.

>>22267356
This sounds insane enough to work.
I support research into this.

>>22267651
Obviously. Spells that all you to clean things like that are often level 0 cantrips anyways.

Besides, how else are Wizards supposed to keep their long flowing robes from getting filthy when they are always dragging on the ground behind them?

>>22267752

Besides elf slaves?

Who knows.

Breakfast for the breakfast gods.

Let's go to more advanced Telekinesis than the Ghost Hands. What we need is to be able to levitate the Pole-Ax so that we can fly around on it like a broomstick.

>>22267797

That'd be pretty swag. Telekinesis would be useful for a lot of other things too.

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Your mind is swimming with the possibilities of what you might do with the few spells you already know. You had so many options that it made you wonder how Wizards could get so preoccupied with more powerful spells when even their weaker ones could be used in so many different ways. Ghost hand alone could already be used for many things and if you could make it more powerful, or even learn to manage more of them, you could be quite dangerous. You'll have to keep all these ideas in mind once this is all over.

On your way down, you catch Hekaton and Danny slowly trudging out of their room. Both of them look rather worn out and possibly hung over. You wave them over and they slowly make their way to join you, "Mornin' Princess..." she croaks softly. Hekaton bobs his head and grunts in greeting. Despite having bathed with you yesterday, there was a certain odor about Danny. Her dress, which she'd been wearing for the past 3 days, was starting to show stains and looking worse for the wear.

You glance to Millia and she gives you a affirmative nod, having noticed the same. Without waiting for permission, you begin to cast that cleaning spell again and throw it towards Danny. Like wiping the dirt off a window, every bit of dirt and discoloration is wiped away from Danny, leaving her dress perfectly white again.

"NYAAA!! HEY! Careful with that magic shit! I'm still jumpy from the first time ya did that ta me!" You reach over and tug and primp her clothing, making her look considerably less disheveled. "You're welcome."

>>22268047
Hopefully it wiped the dirt and sweat off Danny herself, too.

>>22268076
Lets lick her to make sure

>>22268047
Pat Danny on the head, and scratch her behind her cat ears.
"Oh don't be like that. The dress really needed a good cleaning, after all."

Can we ghost hand high five Hekkon or mom?

>>22268047
Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness.

>>22268076
We should pull her in close and sniff her to make sure that she's been cleaned properly.

>>22268047
Clean Danny again until she learns to obey the Witch of Cleanliness.

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>>22268047
...What kind of stains?

>>22268201

Witch of cleaniness and enchantment.

>>22268254

I don't think we need to guess. She is just too lazy to take it off when it comes to funky time.

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You reach up and gently scratch Danny behind her ears, "Don't be like that.. Your dress needed a good cleaning. Kind of my fault, leaving you with only the one outfit, after all." Danny relaxes, whether she really wants to or not, but doesn't say anything. "Don't worry, Danny. I'll keep you clean long enough for us to secure a proper wardrobe for you."

The four of you make it down to the tavern area, which is empty at this early hour. The sun hasn't even been up that long, and other than a couple of weary looking people at opposite corners of the room, no one is really getting drunk.

You take time to stop by the bar and put in an order for some food for breakfast, fresh fruits and breads and some juice, before you grab a table off to the side. No one is likely to bother you this early in the day, anyways, so it doesn't really matter where you sit, for now.

"So, you had more spells in mind for me, Miss Lili?" you ask as you sit beside her. Danny and Hekaton take a seat across from the two of you. "More magic? I thought you were all freaked about about usin' magic? Somethin' about your crazy curse." Danny asks as she grabs an orange from the tray in the middle and begins ripping it open. "It's more complicated than that. I need to be able to convince some wizards that I'm a worthy student, so I need to practice every spell I can for the next few days."

You create a ghost hand and grab a piece of honeybread, "So, that means lots and lots of magic." Danny grimaces, "Sounds like a whole lotta bad news ta me.. Nothin' good has come from your magic.."

Apologies. I got rather side-tracked back there. I should be able to move a little bit more quickly.

>>22268647
shrug her comment off and say "you haven't been around for long either"

>>22268647
"Yeah, well, magic's also the only way out, too. Not much I can do about that."

>>22268647
"I know, but the more I use it for mundane stuff, the less bad stuff I can do with it."

>>22268647
>Nothin' good has come from your magic
Are you sure?
I remember that someone told me how they like their current life and that they don't wont to go back.

>>22268647
Take the bread in hand and ghost hand grope Danny's tits. "Yea, nothing good at all."

Does anyone even know Ms Lili is capable of magic? Is that part of her cover?

>>22268858
Ghost hand grope, then Ghost hand High-five Hek.

>>22268647
Hurray! Ass Quest! I thought you'd dropped right off the face of the earth, Pervert! Onwards to adventure, magical wonders and sexytime!

As for Danny... "The more I practice, the more control I have, so I can avoid accidents like with you. Besides, I wouldn't say it was ALL bad, would you?"

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You roll your eyes at her, "None of us would be here if it wasn't for magic. It's a silver lining.." you bite into the bread, still holding it with the ghost hand. You fold your arms under your chest and lean back, "Beside, I remember a certain someone being particularly thankful because of some magic stuff that had happened." Danny's ears flatten against her head and she slumps back, looking flustered "Yeah.. Well, just don't do any stupid stuff with it."

You drop the bread into your hand and move the ghost hand over to give Danny's breasts a quick squeeze before dispelling it quickly. Danny yelps and nervously scrambles around, looking for the offending groper. Hekaton has his hands occupied in one way or another, two elbows on the table, one set folder, with the other two holding food and drink, Millia and you out of reach. You start to snicker, trying not to spit bread everywhere. She glares daggers at you while you turn to Millia, "So.. More magic lessons?"

Millia gives you a proud smile, like a Master approving of their student using all the things they've taught them. "Of course! I think I have another one which you might find useful." She begins another quick lesson. A few bits of magical theory that are starting to make more sense. A simple gesture or two. A sculpting of intent, laced with magic to create the effect. "Arcane Sight allows you to see the strands of magic that weave through everything. It allows you to attune your sight to a sort of energy that's typically invisible."

She takes a long look around the room, as if searching for something, "Hmm.. There's several magical and enchanted objects in this tavern and I want you to point them out for me. Use the spell and find them."

>>22269163
If you weren't aware, I work retail at a mall. The past few weeks have been horrendously busy with long shifts that had me home at midnight and waking up early the next morning. I simply didn't have any time to run a quest and on the days I did have off, I just wanted to sleep and rest.

Things should start relaxing and we should get back to a regular schedule in the next couple weeks.

>>22269218
Well, let's obviously try the spell then, do we need to roll for it?

>>22269253
Oh man, the best gamespots are the ones in the mall.

Your life must be terrible, no wonder you turn to the warm embrace of the ass.

The one near me is right outside the food court and right next to the merry go round. It's the busiest area in the entire mall. It's a terrible place to be almost any time of year.

>>22269253
You work retail? I pity you.

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You begin to cast with Millia's touch subtly correcting your gestures, giving life to the new spell. When you finally release it immediately feels as it it has backfired on you, blowing back in your face. The surge of magic washes over your vision and when your eyes finally readjust, the meaning of 'Arcane Vision' becomes much clearer.

All around you, the Feisty Penguin tavern seems more muted and less distinct, but hanging in the air, like a faint fog is something that wasn't there before. Current currents swirl and slip through the room, drifting between tables and through the little cracks and crevices of the walls around you. Magic itself, you think...

The magic fog that surrounds people seems to swirl with more energy. It moves more quickly around some more than others. You look down at yourself and instantly stop to marvel at the intricacy of the magic woven around you. Hundreds upon hundreds of tightly woven strands of magic make up the dress. Countless enchantments woven intricately with the sort of care and skill you'd never witnessed before.

"I think you have a pretty extreme example of what an enchanted item might look like. Now look for others," Millia instructs in a soft tone.

You begin to scan the room once more, this time looking carefully for the bright threads amongst the fog. "That man's weapon.." you point out a man in the corner who appears to have a magically enhanced edge on his blade. "The ring on his right hand.." you point out another man who had just moved his hand into sight.. "And.. Your whip.. Two different ones, I think." You'd never thought to look at it closely, but the whip the Millia carried was woven with two distinct strands that extended from handle to tip.

>>22269489
And now to learn what do all this means, so we can distinguish whats what.

>>22269489
Keep on looking around, see if there's any embarrassing magical items. Also look at the people around us, see if we can see any magical influence in Hek's extra arms, Millia's entire self, Danny's ears and other cat traits.

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Millia nods and begins to explain, "That's right. Enchanted objects carry spells within them, woven tightly, rather than being loose and flowing like natural magic." You look back down at the dress, trying to comprehend how many different spells there must be. "What does it all mean? How do you tell what they are all?"

You take a good look at your party members, trying to see if you can make out any enchantments within them. You expect to find something that would give away Danny's state as a victim of magic, but find no such strands. You search Hekaton to see if there might be some sort of magic behind his arms, but there's nothing like that within him. You turn to scrutinize Millia and manage to make out the faintest hint of something.. It's like an enchantment, but not quite as tightly woven as the others.

Between the three of them, you are only able to distinguish one unique magical feature between them. The magical fog that drifts and swirls around them appears to follow unique patterns. Millia, Danny, and Hekaton each have a distinct aura, just barely visible in the fog around them.

You feel your vision begin to go out of focus as the spell fades and wears off. Soon you are just staring at normal fabric wrapped around your usual, feminine body. Your eyes take time to adjust to just how vibrant everything is without the arcane sight. "When you start to become familiar with a wider variety of spells, you'll be able to distinguish spells by decoding the intent contained within an enchantment."

That might explain what's going on with Millia.. A sort of illusionary enchantment, but one that's been built in. Not quite a spell, but close to it. That didn't explain Danny's situation, however..

>>22270057
Strange, we'll have to talk to Millia later about how we could be wrong, but we think our transformation of Danny went very deep and became her natural state. And we can ask about the magical fog/auras.

This is a very good spell to practice.

Practice using Ghost Hand to eat and feed Millia, ask Hek for tips on controlling six hands at once.

>>22270057
It's obvious. Danny is all natural.

>>22270057
danny being "natural" as a catgirl might become a problem, or not I'm not sure since so far he -has- enjoyed is condition quite a bit

>>22270254
It's weird, not really a problem.

Rather it could be more of a blessing, now no one will try to decurse her against her wishes or look at her weird because she's enchanted her tits.

>>22270057
Wait, we should look at ourselves and not the dress...
>inb4 we are same as Danny.

>>22270057
Yeah, maybe we should investigate ourselves with this...

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"I doubt they'll expect you to be able to identify and untangle and complex enchantments, but just as long as you know that you can eventually decipher them, you will be far better off." You nod to Millia, trying to understand what you've already seen. Perhaps if you could take a good look at one of you illusionary image spells you might be able to see if that's what Millia has going on..

"That explains some things.. Except for Danny.." you tell Millia. Danny perks up, looking at the two of you in between mouthfuls of food, "Me?" Millia raises an eyebrow at your question, "How do you mean?" You try to think how to word it, careful not to spill any secrets that Danny wouldn't want revealed. "When I accidentally gave Danny those cat ears and everything.. That was a sort of spell, right? That should be visible with the arcane sight, right? When I took a good look at her, I couldn't seen anything. No magic at all."

Millia shakes her head, "Transformative magic is tricky like that, unless there's some sort of catch or duration or limit put on it. Once it has been cast, then it's just done. It's not a spell that is just constantly going all the time. That would drain your mana dry instantly, then only leave it going for a matter of hours. Once the victim is changed then that's all there is to it. The effect is done and the spell is gone."

Everyone at the table stares at Millia as she expounds on the finer details. "Think of it like a Fireball spell. You've all seen or heard of Wizards doing that, right? Well, when they throw out a fireball, they aren't making a permanent fire. They are making a brief moment where fire exists and then once it's out there, that's all the wizard has to worry about."

>>22270480
I strongly suspect that the dress will shroud any attempts to 'scry' ourselves. Worth a shot though!

>>22270735
While we're on the subject, ask her if there's anyway one COULD tell that someone had been a victim of transformation magic.

It'd be important to especially if Danny is with us at the meeting, we don't want them to call us on our bluffs. Maybe there's some kind of tell, "the inside of this person is still male-I mean not catgirl" kind of thing.

Which means we might have to do something about hiding the enchantments on our dress too? Surely two master wizards would be aware of the enchantments on the dress. It'll weaken our cover.

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The implications behind this new information cause you to take a moment to yourself. You sigh heavily and close your eyes. "So there's not some sort of simple spell to just undo all of this..?" "I'm afraid that the only way to break spells like yours or Danny's is to cast a similar spell to change you again," Millia tells you. "And that means I need to practice more transformation magic..." Oh! How perfect! I can think of all sorts of things you could change into for practice!

You groaned and lowered your head onto the table. "Maybe I'll just ask the Wizards to teach me, since every Wizard is apparently some perverted monster with dangerous unchecked powers.." I take offense to that, you know.. And it had been such a peaceful morning without the voice in your head..

"Is there any way to magically identify someone who has been transformed?" You roll your head to the side, still resting it on the table, and look towards Millia, "Not unless you scrutinize them very, very closely. It's a lengthy process that even a skilled Wizard wouldn't bother doing unless they had a reason to." You sigh heavily, "What about a way to hide enchantments? The Dress is lit up like a bonfire. If they so much as glance my way, they'll probably be able to tell that something isn't right. If I'm not honest with them, they won't teach me anything."

Millia smiled reassuringly, "There is a spell for that. It is a little bit more complex than what we want to show off, but it's not a spell for showing off. It's something less direct and overt. I think it would be ideal for a magic user like you, Dorothy."

>>22271483
"Is it safe to practice here?"

>>22271483
"That sounds good. Should we practice it in private or can it be done in public?

I should learn as much subtle magic as possible, there may come times when I need to use magic but don't want to cause a fuss."

>>22271483
that's good.
Hod does she know so much about magic?
Is she like a Succubus mage? We may want to ask more about her later.

>>22271483

>have to recast a transformative spell
>that means we'll have to remember what we look like at the end

Ouch. Roger is boned.

>>22271604
Our dad's a painter, I'd be surprised if he didn't have a couple paintings with us in them. We'll be fine.

>>22271619

As far as we know, he only paints happy little elf tits. They are his only inspiration.

>>22271483
Let's learn it.

> get home from work
> balls-tired
> check /tg/ before bed
> Ass Quest

God fucking dammit.

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"Is it a spell that's safe to cast here? In public with everyone watching?" you ask Millia, taking a quick look around. Millia nods, taking a similar scan of the room, "Unless there are any over-zealous Wizard-Hunters looking to pick a fight, I don't think anyone will mind if you use another spell."

The lesson she gives this time is more complicated than any spell you've cast on your own. You've sat in the backseat of your own body and witnessed Lucile and the Dress cast spells more complex than this, but you've never tried one yourself.

The first you attempt it you actually fail. You'd never failed to use magic til now and it's frustrating in a way you weren't expecting to feel. Millia had said that even failing spells would be good for burning off your extra mana and serve as a learning experience, but you just can't feel okay about this.

You try again and fail.. You grit your teeth and feel Millia assert her grip, trying to guide you again. Aww.. Do you need some help? This one isn't even so bad. I could just do it for you this time And now you're getting pitied..

>>22272184
Ass Quest!
Ruining sleep schedules worldwide!

>>22272284
"Lucile, I can do this. If I want to grow as a wizard I can't just rely on you. Give me a chance."

>>22272284
Get bent, spoiler-text. We've got this shit.

>>22272284
Keep trying! Quitting is for losers! Don't let the dress make you into a casual.

>>22272284
Fuck off Lucile, teach me this shit when I get you out of the dress, not now.

>>22272399
>>22272361
Now now, let's be polite. It never pays to antagonise room-mates, let alone someone like Lucile.

>>22272317
We'll go with this. We need to push our own limits, not rely on others.

>>22272284
Seconding >>22272317

We should be polite to Lucile. It's not like she wants to be the way she is; it's the dress fucking with her head.

>>22272305
Yeah, n'aah. I'll just check the archives.

I'd better come back to delicious Fade to Black with Danny and Hek.

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You take a deep breath and prepare yourself to try again. You want to do this on your own. You don't want to rely on Lucile and just coast your way through this. You want to be your own wizard, not some magical puppet.. The offer stands.

"One more time.." you mutter to Millia, repeating the gestures one more time. Sculpt the mana, lace it with your intent.. Give it form and life.. and.. and... "Damn it!" you curse out loud as you botch the spell again. "Calm down Dorothy. You're getting too worked up," Millia tells you, rubbing your back gently.

You huff a heavy sigh, "It's just usually not this hard. Most spells just make sense to me, but I keep messing this one up.. It's the dress messing with my concentration." You're lying to them now and blaming me..? Now you felt guilty too..

Millia smiles reassuring and begins to explain the basics again. She tells you it's okay to have some difficulty with this spell. It is more intricate than the others you've learned. You nod, following along again, thinking maybe there's something you're doing wrong..

I'll only help out, but now you owe me now.. Give me what I want and I guarantee you'll be able to cast this spell. You wince internally, knowing you'd said you would be somewhat more lenient.. The only issue is what she wanted. Longer Hair. It's the only thing you keep fighting me on and I want it even more now.

So, give up your short hair in exchange for a tricky spell...

>>22273246

ok fine, but not too much longer please...

>>22273290
second'd, how long is dorothys hair anyways?

>>22273246
"Lucile, I want to be able to cast this spell. It isn't even about the hair, me being able to cast the spell is different from you casting it for me. I want to learn and master this, if your offer means that I know how to cast the spell, understand why I had trouble with it, and so on than sure, I can add a few inches. But if it's just you casting the spell for me than my answer is no."

>>22273329
I think thats what the 'help' meant, but its good to put it into words.

>>22273246

No, no, this is a slippery slope of owing and dealing. We need to learn to magic on our own, or we are basically just backseat mages in this quest.

>>22273380

lats time we said no she made us wear heels. Now she really wants it. If we don't give here this who knows what she'll make us wear next.

maybe a bunny girl outfit with a special attachment in the tail, or a really easy access dress with a sign on our back.

>>22273246
"No deal. You want longer hair you have to give more than help with this one spell.

I know how much you want it, and you know that I can shut you down if you try it, I've done it before. So if you want it that much, you're going to have to up your offer."

>>22273246
Fine, but only shoulder length. No longer!

>>22273443

Don't rub our ability to block her in her face. That will just make her want to screw us over badly to teach us a lesson. We need to live in a fairly happy balance with the dress for now, or this is going to be miserable for us both.

>>22273246
No. No no no no no. We are NOT budging on this issue... Yet. Certainly not for help.

If we DO change our hair length... We change it regularly, we put OURSELVES in control and we change it when WE want. Like first thing in the morning, like putting on clothes. We are who we are inside. Not even the dress can change that, so long as we hold on. We've come so far, we CAN hold on. We KNOW we can.

All the same... Turn Lucile down politely. And apologise publicly for blaming her. That was uncalled for. I agree with >>22273329 in that we need to learn to do this on our own. The easiest road is not always the best.

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Seems like we're really split on the issue. Perhaps a dice roll is in order?

Rolled 47

>>22273667
Hair lengthen go

Rolled 39

>>22273246
shoulder lenght go!

Rolled 32

>>22273667
Refuse the dress

>>22273565

Maybe she can tutor us far better. Help us cast intricate spells by teaching us in a way only a magical dress can.

Maybe we can use this to get more out of her.
If we let her play with our hair... she has to be a tutor.

>>22273667
Aw heeeell naw!

Come oooon, please let reason win out... Just this once, let us negotiate and take this calmly and rationally everyone? We should not take rash decisions! Being considered and polite is the way forward! It'll mean far less problems in the long-term! Please re-consider, before the roll goes through?

>>22273667
Get her to up the ante, and teach us, not just cast it, teach us, this and to help as much as she can in our schooling and we'll go to shoulder length.

Guys. It is hair.

Make the deal. Have it go longer. And then get a goddamn haircut. Its not that hard.

If you want to be diplomatic, wait a couple of days so its not a TOTAL slap in the face.

>>22273839
Not to mention, a thread or two ago we agreed to be more amiable to the lesser things, we don't want to dig in against every little thing after calming the dress some. This is a lot better than what it could be.

Plus this is probably one of the few times we also will get something out of giving her what she wants.

Rolled 33

>>22273708
Well, as no-one is changing...

This roll for the negotiation mentioned here >>22273329 and here >>22273565

Come on dice... d100 right?

>>22273839
Also, if the dress protests... well, if she wants to keep the hair longer then she needs to keep teaching us magic. Bada-boom.

>>22273914
Dice... Why do you mock me? On table or internet, you mock me still. In every roll I ever make, you mock me. If you're not killing my character with a crappy save or skill, you're killing my carefully-planned-for-weeks boss with a crappy save. If you're not doing that, you're killing the party by rolling absurdly well for monsters and when you don't do THAT...

You let me down and mock me.

Rolled 70

>>22273735
Forgot to dice. Remember, it's not what the hair means to us, it's what it means to her. We've got her in a negotiating mood, may as well use it.

>>22273874
forgot to roll
dice+d100

>>22273975
aha I failed how embarrassing.

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You rub your temples, trying to get your thoughts straight. It's so hard thinking a conversation with a voice in your head. Every little whim and passing idea feels like a sentence. She knows you're considering her offer and that you might accept and she can probably tell that you are just as likely to snap down on her and try to block her out for a while. It's a sort of negotiating which requires a great deal of mental finesse, which you were having trouble maintaining in all of your frustration.

Okay, Lucile, if you're deadset on changing my hair, I want more than just one little hint. You were one of the greatest female wizards of your time, weren''t you? I want you tutoring me the same way Millia is. You know I can't promise anything... But as long as you don't kick me while I'm down, I will give you a hand where I can.

That sounds like it's in line with the general agreement that two of you already had. Just a little longer with your hair for some additional magical lessons. I knew you'd come to see it my way! Your hair was already growing anyways! Sooner or later I'd get what I wanted. This way I just don't have to wait!

"Roger..? Roger! Are you still with us?"

You snap from your internal conversation and look up. At some point, your parents had sat down to join you. Most of the food was gone and you're still sitting where you were, staring at your hands. "Oh.. Yeah! Yeah.. I was just negotiating with Lucile.." you tell them, sitting up straight.

>>22274447
That went alright. We should probably let them know that our hair is going to grow and they shouldn't be surprised.

>>22274447
isn't ponytail a samurai thing? Let's get one and pretend it's a trace of masculinity

>>22274612
That would require our hair be decently long.

Shoulder length hair sounds good. If we really want to fuck with Lucile, which we don't right now, we can try to make it into an afro.

>>22274714
But then are we really given up our only trace of masculinity? Imagine us looking at mirror saying "I'm completely a girl now..."

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One more time.. Gestures like so.. Mana like this.. Now, magic really is quite simple. The trick is to make your intent crystal clear. You can feel the familiar pull of the dress welling up inside you. Don't stop casting.. You're on the right track, you're just not instructing your spell the right way. You aren't sure what that's supposed to mean, yet, but you keep on the right track, slowly pulling and sculpting mana from within yourself.

Your little Succubutt friend is trying to teach you a Magical Shroud spell. The trick with this spell is that you need it to be adaptive. It needs to know to adjust itself to the sort of things you're trying to hide. Like cutting a piece of cloth to the right size so it covers something. You'd only felt Lucile being this calm and in control once before and that was during your meeting with Yurara. Discussing magical theory was the closest thing to peace she had.

You can feel the faintest influence of the Dress guiding your spell. You're doing most of the work, but it's filling in the fine print for you. At the same time, you can feel fingertips tickling across your scalp. You know your hair is growing, but all you care about is the spell for now.

And, when all else fails, you can always overdo it. Cast a wide net! You finally let the spell go and grin wide as you feel it spring to life, whirling over you. And there you go! The feeling of a successful spell is infinitely better than a failed one.

You take one additional moment to yourself and cast Arcane Sight again to make sure it worked. When you look down at yourself to see nothing. No strands, no light, no delicately woven magic. Simply just the faint whispers of your own aura twisting amongst the ambient mana, slightly obscured by the hair falling into your eyes.

>>22274786
Guys can have long hair. Shoulder length is fine.

>>22274612
No, the ponytail is not a "samurai" thing. You are probably thinking of the Chonmage.

>>22274714
You know with our genes we could pull off an afro.

>>22274993
"Thank you Lucile. I appreciate it. I like learning magic from you, it's obvious that it's something you truly love from the core of your being. Thank you for sharing it with me."

Brush our hair out of our eyes, part it back, if it's long enough tuck it behind our ears. Remember exactly how we cast it, what made it work, why it didn't work before, we want to be able to cast this without her help.

Oh boy, hopefully Milia prefer long hair, too
>>22275085
this. But with ghost hands.

>>22274993

time to thank Lucile. She is a good girl.

>>22274993
Thank Lucile for the lesson; push our hair out of our eyes by using Ghost Hands.

>>22274993
So how long is our hair now?

Rolled 73

>>22275754
wizard beard length

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You muster up your best mental hug, envisioning an image of Lucile and yourself, embracing tightly. Thank you, Lucile. Thank you. I'm glad I could get a chance to share something like this with you. Aww, sweetheart.. I'm just glad I could help for once.

You cast a quick ghost hand and lift your hat with one hand, pushing your hair back of your ears with the ghost hand before dropping the hat down again. With arcane sight, you can actually see the ghost hand as you move it about. It's a tangle of raw magic in a rough, hand-like shape. You watch it for a short while, moving it about and admiring the way it moves through the ambient mana.

"Roger.. Your hair." You look up to see the stunned faces of, well, everyone. You let your spells go and give a smile, "It's okay! Honestly.. It was just a little something to relax Lucile so she could give me some help with the more difficult magic."

You lean back in your chair and look to Millia, "That magical shroud spell is harder than you made it sound." Millia shrugs casually, "I have a great deal of magical knowledge and I could go on for hours about theory, but I'm woefully limited in practice." You give her a quizzical look, "How exactly is that..? How do you get one but not the other?" She smiles playfully, "By having a friend like Yurara."

>>22275754
Forgot to write that part in.. About shoulder length at the moment.

>>22275900
"It's alright Millia. I've got two teachers now. I'm sure you'll be able to work together and make me an amazing wizard.

It wasn't easy, some things are hard to put into practice. But I think I have the hang of it now."

Finish eating breakfast, practice and learn more magic, we should be constantly just thinking about magic and magical connections.

>>22275900
>getting more girly just before meeting the wizards
Clearly no problem at all, right?
Ask parents if they met wizards before, maybe not every magician is evil.

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I think we may need to put this on pause for a bit. We're winding down and my writing is feeling pretty lack luster.

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Huh.. Guess we just sort of stopped all at once.
I'm free for a good chunk of tomorrow, so we can at least run this thread to 404.

Good night bump!

>visit parents in completely different time zone
>suddenly Ass Quest is all but impossible to be present for
>being assling is suffering
All Hail Overbutt! All Hail Buttania!

>>22277450

i know how you feel, i usually wake up after SP pauses the thread.

>>22277450
It never lasts long enough, a few brief moments of joy or it all to end once more.

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>Been driving for 23 hours straight
>finally get home
>I missed WC:PGAQ
Man...

>>22279614
Indeed. That feel.

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>>22280129
Feels butt, man.

>>22279614
this must drive you crazy

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No wonder this Ass Quest lost steam. All of you were gone for it.

Well, I'm awake now, and hopefully I've got some of you asslings for the next few hours to wrap this up.

>>22280748
I concurr.
So, where were we?

>>22280748
I still can't believe I was absent for the decision to grow our hair. I miss dykehair Dorothy already...

>>22280788
We can cut it later. Bargaining with Lucile is pretty important, more so than our appearance.

>>22280748
perhaps we can ask/summon a mirror. People usually do that after getting a new haircut

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>>22280842
>summon a mirror
Because that worked so well last time.
We should ask Milli to do our hair.

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>So, where were we

You fidget nervously, trying to resist the urge to mess with your new hair. You can feel it constantly brushing against your neck and shoulders. It's still a decision that you weren't happy to make, but you needed to be able to use this spell when it matters most. It would allow you to protect yourself and Lucile, which is what matters most in all of this. You don't want anyone else taking the dress and tormenting her any further and you don't want anyone using the dress against you.

But still.. Your hair! You've never had it this long. Even if it's only to your shoulders, it still feels like the Roger you thought you were has been completely buried beneath an impenetrable layer of femininity.

You push some stray, lengthened hairs from your face, tucking them behind your ear and look to your Mother and Millia for help, "Do either of you have a bit of string or something so I can tie this new hair back?"

They rummage through their pockets but turn up nothing. Millia excuses herself and heads over to the bar. You see her talking with the bartender for a short while before they hand her something. She turns and holds up a length of white ribbon. Before you can protest, she's moved behind you and removed your hat... again.

All this new hair still bothers you, but you can't help but notice how nice it feels as Millia runs her fingers through it and along your scalp. It's pleasant, but in a feminine sort of way that you immediately feel guilty for enjoying.

You feel her tie most of your hair back into a ponytail, but some strands, just long enough to hang in your face, but not long enough to reach the ponytail, still sit loose. You reflexively reach to push them back, tucking them over one ear.

"You tied it in a bow, didn't you..?" Millia nods as she sits beside you again. She hands you your hate with a smile, "Think of it as a disguise."

>>22281290
>she hands you your hate

Haha, whoops. Should be "Hat", obviously.

>>22281290
Sigh, and finish eating. Ask Mom and Dad what their plans are for today.
For us, it's going to be intensive magic training.

>>22281290
So, time to discuss things with parents, yes?

>>22281290
pout at her, then finish breakfast.

>>22281290
We should probably take this opportunity and ask mother and Milia for advices in case one of the wizard try to hit on us. How can we turn him down and still have him to teach us?

>>22281290
Let's practice magic by using Ghost hands to eat.

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You want to say something to Millia, but hold back, letting out a pouty groan instead. This was your choice after all, and you are the one who has to live with the consequences.

Danny snickers at you from across the table, appearing rather entertained by your misfortune. "Hush, or I'll give you hair down to your heels." Danny tries to stifle her laughter by taking a drink, but you can still hear her sputtering.

You go to reach for a piece of fruit, but Millia slaps your hand. "We're not done practicing. Not until we run you absolutely dry of all extra mana and magic power for the day." You sigh and begin to cast ghost hand again. It's so silly to use it to take a piece of food only a few inches out of reach, but you do it anyways, snatching a shiny green apple from the center of the table.

You turn to your parents, now that you've overcome to latest set of crises, "So, what are your plans for today? I think Millia and I will just be brushing up on spells and wizardly manners and stuff for the day, so I can be ready for tomorrow."

Your Father reaches down and sets out a small rectangular box. He lifts the lid and shows you a collection of 10 phials, neatly packed with straw. "Well, we wanted to deliver these to make sure you avoid any happy little accidents." He slides the box towards you, "Keep at least one with you at all times, just in case the Dress decides it doesn't feel like negotiating."

You lift one of the phials from the box and examine it for a moment. Each one appears to contain enough for one quick gulp. "You'll need a place to keep those. Maybe we can get you a handbag.." Millia says, leaning closer to take a look as well.

"We're still going to be around, but we were planning on gathering supplies for our return trip," your Mother begins to tell you, "If you need anything, we're still here to help, but after we deliver you to the meeting, we'll be leaving."

>>22282080
If we do want to get a bag, we should check with Lucile at least once, make sure it's appropriate.
Or perhaps the dress could make pockets?

>>22282115
Pretty much this, see if the dress will let us at least have pockets.

>>22282080
Why not a belt/pouch that is specifically made to carry vials? (like it has a loop things, that makes sure vials don't move around).

>>22282080
Okay, so last time we're seeing our parents for a while. This is important.
We should do something, maybe? Pike training, art?

>>22282376
A vial sash! You can feel like Rambo!
>>22282389
This guy also speaks truth

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You takes a bite of the apple, holding it firmly with your ghost hand while you repackage the phials of clarity potion. "I don't know about a handbag.. Maybe I'll try bargaining with Lucile some more. See if she'll let me have a more respectable outfit with pockets, or maybe some pouches.. Actually, this all ties together really nicely, now that I think about it." You look back up at your parents, "I was wondering if your two had ever dealt with wizards this way before? I need to know everything I can. What I should wear, how I should greet them, and anything else that matters."

your parents hold a small conversation on their side of the table, recounting the times they'd encountered wizards and other magic users. "Well, we've fought our share of them over the years, but that might not do you any good.. Well, it might, but we'll get to that." Your Father strokes his beard thoughtfully, "We did meet a few Royal Viziers in our time. They like to be treated with respect and lots of it. Any Wizard who has achieved some sort of high station has likely earned it in some way."

Millia nods in agreement, "Respect is key, but that goes without saying for any noble or royal. If they have a title, you will want to use it whenever possible. As for how to dress, you should at least be presentable, but if you want to approach them as a fellow Wizard, you should wear your finest robes if you are trying to appear as an equal. Like other nobles, fine clothing denotes status and wealth and refinement."

>>22282479
Well, I guess we can ask the dress to handle this part.

>>22282519
Lucile, or the Dress? I imagine they'd handle it differently.

>>22282080
Is it too bad to use our hat as a pocket?
You know you can always guard stuff between your breast.

>>22282426
>>22282389
Awh yeeeaaaah

>>22282426
That's a good way to hold on to our masculinity. There's nothing manlier than Rambo, even female Rambo with a ponytail and a pretty bow is still kinda manly.

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You attempt to envision an outfit that would make you look like the sort of respectable young wizard that would garner the respect of two powerful master wizards. Some flowing robes, maybe with a bandolier for your phials. You always thought bandoliers always had a sort of masculine flair to them. You make a mental note to get one and fill it with other potions once this whole dress ordeal is over.

Manly and adventurous simply won't do.. You need something cute that will get these powerful men to invite you into their private studies for some intensive lessons.. You can't tell if that was the good or bad side of Lucile, but you are certain that something is happening with the dress.

The fabric of the simple evening gown wrapped around your body begins to shift and tug at itself, changing shape before your eyes once more. The fabric darkens to a familiar shade of blue as it become what you'd consider the basic form you'd crafted for it. A short blue dress that fluffs out with layers of lace and silk at your hips, just shy of meeting the stockings that ran all the way up to mid-thigh.

However, instead of covering you with the leather armor which the Dress had absorbed nearly a week ago, you are instead given a wide, cloak-like mantle that drapes over your shoulders with a high collar that reaches up to your jaw. It offers some modesty, since it covers your shoulders and some of your chest, but it only reaches down to the small of your back, not quite obscuring your backside.

Knee-high boots with a slightly raised heel and simple gloves that flare out with lace at the wrists accompany the outfit, giving you a sort of demure look with just a hint of skin. With your mantle and your hat, however, you certainly give the appearance of a magic user, though.

>>22283417
We stylin'

What time is our wizard meeting?

>>22283417
B-but Lucille, a touch of masculinity enchances femininity that much more! Like a woman with an eyepatch.

>letting us get away with a ponytail

C'mon Lucille, step it up.

>>22283417
Well, that's... about as good as we're probably going to get. Though they said "your finest robes" and we don't know anything about noble clothing; is this the right balance between fancy and practical? Get others to review. Also, we need pockets or other ways to hold potions and wands and such somewhere while keeping our hands free. This doesn't have that yet.

Maybe the classic "store it between your breasts" option will work here...

At the very least, this new outfit covers some skin and doesn't make you look like you are trying to attract attention by showing off your body. Still, you were hoping for some kind of belt to hold these potions. Just a hint of masculinity, even if it was only just a silly belt. It's probably for the best, you think. Something manly would probably only high how girlish the rest of you is.

Well, if you put it that way..

You feel something cinch around your hips. you look down to find a sturdy leather belt, buckled to the left side, with a couple pouches and even three bandolier loops hanging on your right side.

You carefully reach over to the box and pull out one of the phials and slip it into one of the loops... It fits! This is perfect! You grab a couple more and slip them onto the belt. You readjust the belt a little, feeling pleased with your new accessory.

You look back up at your party, all of them quietly watching you while you go through another dramatic wardrobe change. "Sorry, everyone.. Sometimes I get tied up in my own head."

Your Mother shakes her head, "Even knowing that you might be in control or unharmed, it's still worrisome to watch this much magic just happening without warning." You laugh nervously, "I know it looks bad, but this is actually the most cooperative the dress has ever been."

You take a few more bites from your apple, "And I think as long as I keep up the magic practice, and keep it occupied, I should be okay. I'm actually feeling much more relaxed about this whole meeting thing tomorrow."

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>>22283912
Forgot an image. Have this one.

>>22283912
That's tempting fate if I've ever heard it.

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"Speaking of which.." Millia interjects, "We still have much more practice to do. A few ghost hands and some illusions won't be winning over anyone."

You float aside the core of your apple and gulp down the last of your juice. "Alright, I think I've had my fill anyways," you tell her. You grab a napkin with your ghost hand and carefully wiping your face clean.

Millia pushes herself away from the table and takes a look around, "I think we should maybe take our practice elsewhere. There's only so many spells you can cast before you start causing problems for others. I think we should maybe find somewhere safe to practice once we decide what to teach you next."

You nod eagerly, getting up to join her, "I think I'd like that. I'd get to see more of Arisca while we're at it." You look over to Danny and Hekaton, "And you two would be welcome to come, of course." Hekaton nods, rising as well, some food still in his hands, "Need to pick up my gauntlets anyways..." Danny shrugs casually, "No where else for me ta go." Your parents move to join you, "And we have supplies to purchase. We can at least accompany you for a little while."

Millia smiles as the party rises from the table, "Only question now is where to go.."

>>22284270

Maybe we can head back to the dojo to try some offensive spells, and later back to the markets for some scying spells

And back to the baths for some spying spells

>>22284270
If we want to practice magic we could probably go back to that combat range Hek showed us, or leave the city and practice in some field somewhere.

>>22284270
Combat spells are usually impressive.

Other than that, maybe we could work on summoning? Or like animating constructs?

>>22284331
>>22284334
Thirding magical dojo combat. Maybe we can learn to combine some spells with our halberd and make it dazzle and/or burn when we swing it.

>>22284348
>Or like animating constructs?
I approve of this and I strongly suspect that the dress will approve as well. It's perfect.

>>22284366
We could animate training dummies and cover them with mage armor then use them to test our more offensive spells.

>>22284270
Hek' s dojo is a good place. We look very good at illusion spell, we can try to make our halberd to look shorter than it is for surprise effect, or maybe a clone image, or invisibility why not?

>>22284394
This is exactly what a Wizard would do.
>>22284366
Not sure why the dress would be happy here...

>>22284417

Animated dildoes.

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After a short discussion, you tell her that you'd like to learn some offensive and defensive magic. You certainly have an affinity for the more utility-oriented spells, but being able to look after yourself in a fight is a skill worth having. With that resolved, you figure that the best place would be the King of Iron Fist gym where Hekaton had taken you yesterday.

Along the way, Millia has you practice your arcane sight, which makes your sight-seeing around Arisca very different. You insists that you point out any magic objects you see and to try and discern their purpose, if possible. Unfortunately, out of the handful of random objects you notice, you aren't able to figure any of them out, just by observing their magical patterns.

However, you do get the chance to examine the magical auras of the various adventurers and merchants and citizens around town, while following Hekaton to the metalworking shop that was repairing his gauntlets.

You spot a few people who have especially powerful auras that seem to disrupt the natural mana-flow around them. Likely mages or wizards, Millia explains. Most strange of all, are the Tau that you pass by, who barely have any aura at all. You had heard that their kind had no love for magic, but you suspect the reason went deeper than that in.

Half-way through your detour, your parents break off and wish you luck in your training while they go shopping for their last supplies. Your Mother reminds you to avoid any unnecessary acrobatics if you practice with your halberd.

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Before you finally reach the Gym, you stop at a small metalworking shop. It's an open building with only stop pillars holding up the second floor, while the first floor is largely the workshop area. The near-musical sound of pounding anvils and rattling machinery pours out from the area. Luckily, the nearby buildings and businesses appear to be other kinds of blacksmiths and forges.

Both you and Danny shy back from the shop, as the noise is especially potent to your more sensitive ears.

As you approach, you count at least a dozen different dwarves, all stirring around restlessly, jumping between different projects and hurrying between different machinery to keep the forge pumping and the iron hot.

Hekaton breaks off from the group to go talk with one of them who exchanges a few words before disappearing into the second floor. He returns shortly after toting a wooden box, which he opens for Hekaton to examine. The nods back and forth a few times then Hekaton hands over a sack of coin. He plunges all six arms into the box and pulls them out, sheathed in large, heavily reinforced metal gauntlets. Each one has some gilded details inlaid on the back of the hand. Different symbols which you can't recognize from here.

A quick arcane peek reveals that they aren't magical, but that several of the tools hanging from the dwarven craftsmen's belts are.

>>22284806

such a spoil sport that one. Doesn't she realize that such maneuvers both excite your allies and enrage your enemies. Its good, for morale reasons...

But mom said

and sexy reasons as well Imagine if you lost after preforming those moves

>>22284949
Let's ask the dorf about his tools!

Also about Robots maybe.

>>22284983
Yes, let's ask the dwarf about his "tool"

Offensive spells aren't becoming of a lady.
Or a transmuter/illusionist, for that matter.

>>22285049
Semi-agreed. In the limited time we have, we need something that would impress the Wizards, who are probably non combative people. So something complicated or flashy or interesting.
Necromancy is out, unless it's just summoning spirits to chat.
Animating constructs or golems could work, and if we improve our illusions a lot it might be helpful.
Best to avoid transformations ofcourse.

>>22285049
But they are befitting a strong, independent poledancing battlemage who don't need no man.

>>22285088

but the wizards must have some way to fight with offensive magic cause of D&D tropes

>>22285188
Even in DnD, the Wizards who study in towers all day or run Wizard schools or whatever don't have to know combat magic. They might know like fireball or something, but probably not our kind of magic assisted fighting.

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You grit your teeth and approach the noisy workshop. You have some difficulty getting any of them to notice you, but you eventually catch the attention of the dwarf conversing with Hekaton.

You point to the hammer hanging from his belt and try to ask a few questions. He strains to hear you at first but the message is eventually conveyed. He explains that it's a sort of runic enchantment that makes it exert extra force onto metals. It amplifies every blow. Her grins wide and adds in "Family Heirloom!"

You nod eagerly and thank him before, sneaking one last arcane peek at it before leaving with Hekaton.

The four of you make your way to the gym, completely your small tour of only a part of Arisca. You check in with Hekaton's uncle again, who looks like he hasn't moved since you last saw him, and drop off your extra belongings that you don't want getting in the way during your practice. You notice Hekaton seems reluctant to part with his gauntlets, but puts them aside anyways.

Millia sidles up beside you as you walk towards one of the sparring rings, "So, what kind of magic did you have in mind for our combat practice today? There are plenty of offensive spells, but few that are acceptable for a friendly sparring match."

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Well.. Fuck.
In the middle of typing that I got a call from work. They want me in as early as possible to help them, because apparently they are overloaded with retards who don't realize that Christmas is over and that they can stop shopping.

Looks like we have to pause here.

We are close to autosage, but luckily, we close much earlier today, so if the thread survives, I should be able to continue for a little longer after I get back.. Fingers crossed.

>>22285455
All is forgiven because raccoon maid.

>>22285455
>We are close to autosage.
>222 posts
nope, we aren't. autosage is 300.

>>22285496
225 as of this, ofcourse.

Anyway, we await your return.

>>22283979
Agreed. We are so screwed and not in the good, succubutt way.

At the same time... This is useful. Lucile IS on our side, poor thing, but even when she's being manipulated by the dress, we just have to phrase things right. She WANTS to help us.

>>22285455

Eh? Well, glad to see this is back... ahhh, crap, I totally forgot to work on the OP image since last time.

>>22285411
these >>22284394
>>22284354

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>>22284394
>>22286686

WHAT
COULD
GO
WRONG?

>>22286686
Sparkly lights that trail behind our halberd.
Almost like magical glitter

And a spell that causes the blade of the halberd to heal any wounds it causes immediately after, such that you could sever a hand with the blade, and the trailing edge would heal it seamlessly as it passed.

>>22286808
We will be the magic-est little polearm-dancing girl! Maybe even get us a nice skirt and bow ensemble!

>>22285455
The shopping never ends.

>>22286879
M-mahou shoujo? N-never! ...Why do I approve of this, or a slight variant of this so much?

There's something we've forgotten about... The Fey Crown... I'm suddenly worried... Things are going far too well. I'm certain the Fair Folk are still watching us. Any second now, something's going to go wrong!

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>>22287881
>mahou shoujo
Never reference that shitty quest again

>>22287947
You don't like Noir quest?

>>22288033
It's from a time when there were too many fucking quests in general (summer). Really, whether a quest is bad or not depends entirely on how much you like the subject matter. Even shitty writers can do good quests if their concept is good enough.

>>22288033
That one sucks, too.

>>22288449
>implying all quests aren't terrible

>>22288817
Rather they are very susceptible to Sturgeon's Law, especially when they draw heavily from anime.

>>22288159
>Really, whether a quest is bad or not depends entirely on how much you like the subject matter. Even shitty writers can do good quests if their concept is good enough
Hence ass quest?

>>22289453
The first real Law or the second Law?
Either way I'm not entirely sure what either have to do with this

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In all honesty, I don't even like quests that much, but I still feel like I need to achieve a certain level of quality. I've tried following a few of them, but I can't seem to muster the attention to keep up with one. In fact, I'm quite amazed that you people can deal with me and my bullshit long enough to enjoy this trainwreck.

I'm not even grooving on this particular thread too much. I think I wrote myself into a bad space that makes the pacing awkward and doesn't leave room for >wat do's and dice rolls or anything especially saucy. For all the displeasure I have about it, though, all I have to blame is myself for writing this quest into a lousy corner.

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Also, I'm back and settling in to resume.

So.. Animated training dummies with mage armor?

>>22291654
Apparently.

>>22291654
Sounds good, we should be learning and practicing as many spells as possible, even trying to keep multiple going at once. Basic combat spells are good to know. We should pick up some weapon enhancement spells as well and practice combining magic and polearm fighting.

>>22291654

yeah whats the worst that could happen.

losing your first time to dummies

>>22291654
Ask for Lucile help when casting those magics. We gave up our manly hair, let' s try to make it worth

>>22291566
Sidenote: How's your new pipe thing?

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Your party gathers by one of the sparring rings, but no one takes up any weapons just yet. Hekaton and Danny aren't quite sure what you need them to do, since they don't know anything about magic.

You discuss the different offensive and defensive spells. If you're going to be practicing with everyone else, then dangerous spells are out the the question. Millia suggests some simpler spells that are about as dangerous as a stiff shove which might be okay to practice with.

While you weigh the different options you take notice of the row of training dummies on the other side of the gym. "Hey Millia.. Would is be possible for me to animate those dummies to train against?" Millia walks over to one of them, and nudges it, "It's certainly possible, but it would be very difficult. They're also sort of flimsy.." You follow her and prod at the dummy, "Then you teach me to cast Mage Armor and we toughen them up!" Millia shrugs, "It's worth a try, I suppose.." You smile eagerly to her.

You spend some time getting familiarized with the new spells. Mage Armor and Arcane Arrow are bother rather simple spells. They feel sort of familiar, especially with how much you've been using ghost hand, lately. Millia explains that they come from the same school of magic.

The animate object spell is far more complicated. It shares a lot of the same ideas of giving your magic form and life, but in a much more literal way. You find yourself struggling to get it to work, even with Lucile's earlier advice in mind. You try tailoring it to the dummy and giving it a will to fight, but it doesn't quite work...

Having trouble again, are we? You sigh, trying not to lapse into frustration and anger again. You liked feeling like a prodigy, but you were starting to question your actual skill.

I only really come here for the pictures

>>22292453
"Little bit. When I started learning this stuff I thought I was good at it. But the more I learn the more of an idiot I feel like.

I don't just want to learn the spell, I want to know why I'm not understanding it, why I can't make it work properly.

>>22292453

"Yes Lucile... The Targets, I cant enchant them. would you care if an apprentice was able to hit a target that moved in the beginning or not?"

(or Hekaton could just throw targets)

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You feel Lucile and the Dress's influence starting to creep through your body. You're doing well, but remember what I said before. Cast a wide net. Overshoot your goal, if you have to. You consider what that might mean for a spell like this. Not just telling it to live, but being especially thorough with your instructions.

You begin to cast again, this time filling the spell with more commands and directions than you did before. You tell it how to walk and move and handle a weapon and how to get up and continue to fight. This feels more right. You think you might have it this time, but something feels off. The push from Lucile's end is too hard. You can feel her toying with your spell while you're still casting it.

There you go.. Let's just spice this up a little bit more.. We want a good fight from these soldiers, don't we? Wait.. Soldiers? Hold on, Lucile.

You try to get ahold of things, attempting to stall the spell for a little while longer. This doesn't feel like the sort of Lucile who wanted to teach you all about spells..

>You need to regain control over your casting!
>You need to roll 13 in 3 rolls on 3d6 or this may be completely out of your hands!

Rolled 3, 6, 2 = 11

>>22292607
This is our spell, she's not allowed to turn our practice targets into rape machines.

>>22291876
It's nice, but I haven't had a chance to find something good to smoke with it. Every place suggests koiki tobacco for Kiseru pipes, but that will take a while to import.

>>22292531
Ass Quest! Something for everyone!

Rolled 4, 1, 5 = 10

>>22292607
feeling out of luck today but here it goes

Rolled 5, 2, 2 = 9

>>22292607
This is not going to end well, is it.

>>22291566
Cheer up, SP, this is just a filler episode before we go meet the wizards, which will be a fill-out episode with any luck

>>22292623
>>22292668
>>22292671
Oh boy! TG Dice are in rare form for this quest! Usually you guys roll suspiciously well.

Rolled 2, 1, 4 = 7

>>22292607
I know I'm too late to change things, but I'm not going to get back to Ass Quest just not roll some dice.

>>22292607
>>22292623
>>22292668
>>22292671

so remember the scene from the sorcerer's apprentice where Micky makes the broom thing. well looks like we did a target's with dicks thingy

>>22292756
Soldiers tend to rape pretty ladies they find as spoils of war
Do your best~!

>>22292607
"Bring it on, then!"
Worst case scenario we have Hekaton' s uncle and we can send Danny to bring our parents

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You feel the spell slip free from your control, though you can still feel it being cast through you. Don't fret, sweetheart. I'm just making sure you have a productive and thrilling training session.

The animation spell leaps from your hands and into the dummy... and then from that dummy into the one's beside it and the one's beside those. Each one slowly begins to move as the spell surges through them, creating ten animated soldiers.

Before, they were simply vaguely man-shaped burlap sacks, stuffed with straw, but as Lucile's enhanced spell takes root in their simple forms, they begin to change in shape, becoming strangely more feminine with cinched waists and flared hips. They lack any distinct features, but their general shape appears to be more lady-like.

You stumble back and grab Millia to pull her away from the dummy. "I'm not controlling them right now.. Lucile did something to the spell before I could cast it." You glance over at Hekaton and Danny who have taken notice of the moving dummies.

A second surge of magic rushes across each dummy, granting them mage armor in the form of ethereal plating, modeled like dresses and gowns around the animated dummies. Consider this a special lesson. You'll learn all about using spells in the heat of battle now!

You inch back towards Hek and Danny, eyeing the weapon rack as the ten dummies begin to saunter and sashay elegantly towards you.

>battle plan wat do?

>>22293125

Millia and Hekaton hold off the dummies as they slowly advance being careful to not let them pass, while Danny attacks from behind and retreats when necessary. we'll cast supportive and offensive magic as necessary being careful not to hit the party.

>>22293125
I guess Mage armor ourselves, maybe Hecaton too and do what we did last training session, which is cover Danny and Millia, and possibly Hecaton too

>>22293125
First, get armed, not with training weapons, but with actual weapons.

Hek will be the front liner, he should devote most of his attention to defense and not letting them surround us. Danny gets actual knives, she's to take out targets of opportunity, cripple them, and backstab. We'll use our polearm's reach to strike at any that Hek is holding off as well as using any actual offensive magic we have.

>>22293125
Dance battle!

>>22293125

There's nothing we can do.

We'll just have to give in to the whims of the sexdummies.

>>22293244

but they are girl dummies and that is forbidden love

>>22293125
Hek and Danny fend them off while we and Millia play support.

>>22293125
How many dummies?
All I can say is we have to avoid being surrounded. But If the dummies are soldiers they probably have a formation so it' s gonna be very hard to try to manipulate them...

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You back away while casting ghost hand. Anything that's out of reach should be grabbed with a ghost hand, just like Millia told you. You send it flying over to the weapon rack and snatch the nearest practice polearm you find. You'd get your actual halberd, but the dummies are closing in, blocking the path to the lockers. You are feeling tense, but you stop to remind yourself that they are still only burlap and straw. Magically animated or not, all you need to do is beat them to pieces.

"Okay, everyone! We need to work as a team. Drop them one at a time and watch out for each other!" you shout as you reach to ghost-grab a weapon for Millia as well, lobbing it towards her as you join Hekaton and Danny at the center of the gym. "Don't hold back on your opponents. Fight smart, just like we practiced."

You sink to the back lines with Millia and prepare to cast the arcane arrow spell. You let it fly at the front-most dummy and catch it in the shoulder, making it stumble for only a moment. "Tighter and more focused, Dorothy! Don't just push at them. Punch them!" Millia urged you.

The dummies begin to close in, finally within reach. Hekaton grins wide and lunges to throw a heavy singular punch at the unfortunate dummy. His hit whiffs are is narrowly sways out of the way then latches to his arm. It wraps itself over the extended arm and begins to tenderly rub at Hekaton's bicep. To look of sheer confusion and revulsion on his face is priceless.

You line up your shot and release another arcane arrow into the clinging dummy's side. The mage armor protecting it shatters and the dummy falls loose to the ground. It only manages to stand up for a moment before receiving a three-armed uppercut that sends it in a high arc over it's comrades, raining straw down atop them.