Alright, it's voting time again. As before, you have two choices:

>play through the next day
>skip to the day before leaving for Marconetti

I leave it in your hands.

Hi Mom!

>>27905949
>play through the next day

We gotta see how this tea/cake thing plays out at least.

>>27905949
Skip to tea then skip to marconetti

>>27905949
>play through the next day

>>27905973
Also, I told you fuckers a hundred times Gregory was her father. Still got rustled when arc wrote that we were confused about it because you fags didn't believe me.

>>27905949
>play through the next day
Tea/cake party HO!

>>27905949
Can we JUST play the events directly related to the tea party we spent so much time preparing for?

That's all I really care about, but I know if we play the entire day we'll end up creating reasons to play the NEXT day as well and so on and so forth.

>>27905949
Can we just skip to tea and then to party?

Otherwise:
>play through the next day

>>27905985
Yeah, have us read the book she gave us as much as possible before we start escorting her for the day. But yeah, skips please.

>>27905949
hmm, tea party or Marconetti.

lets skip the tea party for now and just assume all went well, huh?

It seems like it would be a fun narrative leap.

>>27905949
>play through the next day

We didn't bake that cake for nothing

>>27905949
>>play through the next day

TEAAAAAAAAAA

>>27905985
>>27905997
These

>>27906009
Yeah. I want to read the book. Marianne said she liked adventure stories and that was one of her favorite books so I'm interested.

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>>27905997

bu thats the point.

One. More. Day.

>>27905949
>play through the next day

>>27906031
There's no point in playing through the next day if the party goes as planned.

The only reason to play through the party is if chaos happens. And after yesterday, I just want to assume it went well, because I don't know Reinhold can take another day like yesterday.

>>27905949
>play through the next day

Arch, you might want to just make a ruling that says we'll be time skipping no matter what after this. We'll never make it to that party if you keep letting us vote. Our days are too eventful.

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>>27905985

This

Play though the party, then time skip

>>27905949
>>play through the next day

HAHAHA! TIEM FOR TEA

>>27906083
Isn't it more fun this way?

>>27906068
Or to you know, actually see things play out instead of skim over it because they worked hard to set it up.

>>27905949
>play through the next day
Outta of tea myself, to the tea party we go!

>>27905949
Play next day. How many days until Marconetti's party?

>>27906102
Yes. Yes it is.

IT IS DECIDED. LET THE DAY BEGIN.

>>27906134
A little less than two weeks.

>>27906107
you'll see the consequences either way.

>>27906134
Three weeks, hence why we should only do tea party then skip

"C'mon, Reinhold!" Citrine says as she pulls you along. "I've been saving up for a while now, and with this latest payday I finally have enough!" she says, smiling warmly.
"Enough for what?" you ask as you do your best to keep up with the taller girl's stride.
"Enough so that we can spend the whole day doing whatever -you- want!" she replies. "You've been super gloomy lately, so I'm gonna take your mind off of the boss and Spinelle and all that bullshit!"

Upon hearing the mention of -that name-, a deep frown forms on your face.

"Hm? What's..." she stops and looks back at you. "...oh crap, I'm sorry... Should've known better than to mention her," she says as she pulls you into a hug. "Don't worry... the bad times have to end eventually. You just need to remember not to let them make you bad too."
"Yeah, I know..." you say as you hug her back.

Citrine... even though she has to put up with those awful men -and- the Boss's drunken beatings, she still manages to stay so cheerful. And for whatever reason, she's always so impossibly nice to you.

Even though you don't deserve it.

But being around you seems to make her happy, and, well... you like seeing her happy. That's why you do your best to push what happened last night out of your head and show her your best smile.

"Haha, there you go!" Citrine laughs as she tussles your hair.

She then takes your hand and leads you down the dirty streets of the town, taking you through all the shortcuts that she learned since she ended up in this worthless hole of a village last year.

>[1/?]

>>27906166
>three weeks until the party
>we play every day
>nine months from now on we will be starting the party

>>27906150
>>27906166
Since it usually takes 2-4 threads to make it through one day in this quest we won't be seeing that party for like 2 months real time.

>>27906166
For real. It will be quest 100 before we even get halfway there.

>>27906203
oh shit nigga

IT BEGINS

>>27906203
fuck yeah flashback

>>27906203
>Even though you don't deserve it.
Guess we know why old Reinhold is so nice to the princess. They do have a lot in common despite the completely different circumstances and personalities.

>>27906203
i wonder if citrine knows who Reinhold's mom was.

"Umm... where exactly are we going, anyways?" you ask.
"You like candy, right? There's a shop that JUST got in a shipment of imported stuff, so I was thinking that we'd check out what they have," Citrine replies excitedly.
"Impo... huh?"
"Fancy shit from other countries, dummy!" she says, playfully sticking her tongue out at you.

Most of the candy over here is kind of bland, but if it's from somewhere else... you feel yourself getting pumped up, and your pace speeds up to match hers.

"Alright, that's the spirit!" Citrine says with a laugh as she leads you through an alley...

...and slams right into a rather large man.

"Oh- I'm so sorry!" Citrine says, scrambling to her feet. "Are you okay?"
"I don't really appreciate gettin' hit by some dirty slut..." the man says as he dusts himself off. "I'm thinkin' that maybe you oughta pay me back for such a violent transgression."

The man cracks his knuckles as two others appear from behind some crates.

"Hey bro, whass goin' on?" a thin guy with greasy brown hair asks the larger man.
"This little slut ran inta me," the large man replies.
"You need some help with this?" another man with a shaved head asks.
"Yeah, keep the kid outta my way while I do my thing," the large man replies.

The three men's faces contort into sinister grins as they slowly approach. Pushing you safely behind her, Citrine stumbles back in horror.

"Reinhold, run," Citrine whispers, her voice trembling.

>[2/?]

>>27906203
>since she ended up in this worthless hole of a village last year.
I'm gonna guess no. If it was common knowledge, Reinhold probably would know.

>>27906291
Response to Query: No. Reinhold was brought into the brothel as an orphan child off of the street. No parents have been found for him. Nobility is out of the question, so the identity of Reinhold's parents is a matter of non-importance.

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>>27906310

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

>>27906310
YOU'RE HUGE THAT MEANS YOU HAVE HUGR GUTS RIP AND TEAARRRRRR

>>27906328
Thank you HK-47. Now exsanguinate him.

>>27905949
Play, I wanna get that training as a sequence

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>>27906310
God fuckin dammit.

>>27906386
He gets it

>>27906400
>bobcat

That's a Manul ya git.

is archelon kill?

>>27906328
>the identity of Reinhold's parents is a matter of non-importance.
I would disagree.

Even if it's not a major story point, I'm sure Reinhold must be at least a little curious, even if the odds are against him finding out anything at this point.

AND SO RESUMES PRINCESSES AND PTSD

>>27906328
but THAT is what he was told! but what if citrine (whom i am guessing is old enough) really IS Reinhold's mother from the result of her line of work. and everyone just went along with the cover story?

>>27906310

No.

They're not going to hurt Citrine.

Not her.

You run in front of Citrine and draw your knife, pointing it at the approaching men. While you may be nothing more than a dirty little kid, you're still not about to let anything bad happen to the only person who actually gives a damn about you.

"Ha!" the bald man laughs. "Look at this punk, he thinks he's gonna cut us!"
"G... get back..." you say, brandishing the knife.
"Get the fuck out of the way or you'll be next, if you get my drift," the oily-haired man says, licking his lips.

Seeing that you're not about to back down, the bald man dashes towards you, drawing his fist back. But you can read his actions, jumping to the side just before he can hit. You then go on the offensive and plunge your knife deep into the man's forearm.

"GAAAAAH YOU LITTLE FUCKING SHIT!!" he screams in pain as he pulls his arm back, your knife still embedded deep inside it.
"Holy shit, the brat actually stuck him!" the oily-haired man shouts in surprise.
"FUCKING SHIT FUCK" the bald man pulls your knife from his arm and tosses it aside. "That's fucking it, this little piece of shit is dead!"

Having lost your only weapon, you ready yourself. Depending on how close you get, you might be able to gouge out the eyes of at least one of them... but before you can plan any further, you feel Citrine pulling on your arm.

"C'mon! We have to run!" Citrine shouts as she pulls you in close and starts running.

>[3/?]

>>27906512
the bobcat got him

>>27906550
Little Reinhold is the baddest kid ever.

>>27906567
Like anon corrected me >>27906435
It's a Manul

Reinhold was practically born to bodyguard.

>>27906550
>>27906567
or not...
RUN REIN RUN!

>>27906328
Pity really. I would have enjoyed being the 12th bastard child of a minor Baron in the hills somewhere.

>>27906550
Reinhold: guarding bitches since forever

>>27906550
queue the old drunk man!

>>27906597
nah! i'm going with the idea that he's accually Citrine's kid and the dad is still unknown.

>>27906633
unlikely: Judging by what's written, Citrene turned up last year. Reinhold was already here.

>>27906633
Considering Citrine went off to marry some guy and name the kid after Reinhold and never mention being his mother I doubt it.

>>27906633
she's too young

>>27906633
She would look around for us since she is rich now and could actually tell us the truth. I don't think she is Rein's mom.

>>27906545
they're like 5-8 years apart man.
well unless of course citrine is one of the rare women that experience puberty very early.

>>27906597
I'm banking on secret draconian lineage

>>27906633
>>27906662
The age difference is what's more important here - Citrine and Reinhold are about the same/similar ages.

Can't be a baby momma if the mother and son are, like, 12 and 15 or whatever we are in this flash back.

>>27906670
>she's too young

We'd be the Jimmy to her Gillian Darmody.

But without the creepy incest sex.

>>27906678
>Inplying puberty is a requirement for working in a medieval brothel

>>27906550

"C'mon! We have to run!" Citrine shouts as she pulls you in close and starts running.

Before she can get anywhere, however, the large man grabs her by the hair, stopping her dead in her tracks.

"That's enough messin' around, little slut. Time to pay up," he says as he pulls her close.
"LET HER GO!" you scream as you run in to save her.

Or not.

You feel someone's foot right in your chest as it propels you through the air, causing you to slam back-first into a wall.

"You're gonna watch what happens to her, you little shit," the bald man says, his eyes filled with rage. "And then you're next."

As Citrine screams for them to let you go, you try desperately to figure some way out of this... your knife is gone, but maybe you can pull something off of one of those crates to use as a weapon? No, it's too far away...

And then you hear someone whistling loudly from the other side of the alley.

"Who the fuck?" the large man shouts as he pushes Citrine into a wall and turns to the source of the sound. "The hell do you two want?"
"The young lady and boy who you're accosting happen to be friends of ours... would you mind letting them go? a gloomy-looking man with black hair says.
"Yeah, don't you two have anything better to do?" a muscular man with longish blonde hair says, sighing.

>[4/?]

>>27906687
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Medina

>Lina Medina (born September 27, 1933, in Ticrapo, Huancavelica Region, Peru) is the youngest confirmed mother in medical history, giving birth at the age of five years

>>27906687
we don't know citrine's age do we? with magic in this world, people can be much older than we think they are.

>>27906726
shit is that are two fav knights

>>27906755
If she knew magic I don't think she would work on a brothel.

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>>27906728
jesus
H
>christ

>>27906618
Sir Manchester Welchen Theodery.
veteran commander of the war, that almost all has forgotten.

Citrine isn't the mom, guys.

What kind of mom name's their kid after their other kid?

>>27906755
magic is apparently much rarer than it appears.

>>27906682
Oh man

Think of the powergaming that would result.

>>27906687
Reinhold is 17 now, and we've seen Citrine already at least age 25 if not 30. Thirteen year olds can give birth.

That said, it's simply not possible given context clues from our QM.

Please stop speculating to pass time
if you haven't thoroughly read the existing threads already.

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>>27906726
what is this now?

>>27906712
it is needed to bear children.
earliest one that got pregnant was a girl at age of 5.

>>27906816
Stop being reasonable

>>27906811
We would be a fucking dragon if we had dragon parents.

Even one dragon parent...dragons don't give up kids like that. It'd be obvious that one of our parents was a dragon if that was a case.

Can we stop speculating about really stupid shit please?

At least have productive speculation.

>>27906816
we ARE speculating just to pass the time and get this off our chest.

>>27906726
Fantastic a great reason to stop the power gamer ass holes who keep trying to replace the sword.

>>27906726
holy shit is it the king's old adventuring party?

>>27906854
Yes, but you could save valuable posting space by arc if we didn't make useless comments which accomplish less than nothing.

Ninety percent of the questions and comments actually produce seeds of doubt in the other less-than-knowledgeable questers.

Imagine a thread where arc posted more than twenty updates. Glorious, right?

>>27906849
what about elemental or "devil children" for being reinhold's parent(s)? until we get out QM to clearify this or it becomes a plot point, this kind of talk will happen.

>>27906849
Not dragon parents, draconic lineage

Great-great-great grandfather?

>>27906728
thats just... ew...

>>27906779
English, motherfucker, do you write it?

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>>27906885
might be! or the King's bother!

>>27906885
The Kings Brother

>>27906726
Wait.

You know those guys!

They're the bodyguards of that one foreign merchant who shows up and rents out the entire place every few months! They always seemed pretty nice, giving you candy and going on about their adventures while their boss was upstairs doing his thing... but what are they doing all the way out here?

"M... Mr. Volker? Mr. Adrien!?" Citrine gasps. "Why are you..."
"Oh, so you know this little bitch here?" the large man asks. "Too bad though, me and my bros here have a bit of business with her."
"Yeah, so just back the fuck off," the bald man sneers as he holds his arm where you stabbed him.

"Adrien, mind if I handle this?" the black-haired man asks his associate.
"Go ahead Volker, it's all yours," Adrien replies, shrugging.
"The fuck do you think you are..." the large man says as he tosses Citrine aside and approaches Adrien and Volker.

And then he stops.

Or rather, he is stopped.

By two swords which pierce through his chest.

"I'd much rather avoid killing, but it's not like this place has any guards... if I'd let you go, I know that you'd just come back later to try again."
"Fu... fuckin' fa-"

>[5/?]

>>27906923
yea, reality is sometime far worse than what we dream up.

>>27906932
or it could just be some other adventurers.

They DO exist.

>>27906905
Response to Query: QM has already stated that this is an impossibility, and we would know if such a thing were possible.

This exact type of comment is what's taking up valuable thread space. I wasn't even here for the quests, I just read the archives since this thread runs at ungodly hours of the night (I'm in arc's time zone, I would know).

I'm here now to stop mindless posting and clear up misconceptions so our character goes up a dozen IQ points.

>>27906947
Fucking.

Brutal.

>>27906947
Hahahaha our heroes our realist.

>>27906929
it would seem he doesn't even into it

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>>27906947
DAMN! that is cold! but SO worth it, take out the trash guys!

>>27906971
Its all good really, but your adding to your own problem by consistently complain about this and archelon has said many times he doesn't mind it.

>>27906884
The issue of the sword is still unresolved and arc is still busily retconning in a reason why we got a sword better than anything in the king's armory and how he didn't get it stolen even though he was a little kid with shit skill and no strength.

>>27906910
There is no evidence to support your claim, and evidence to the contrary. There are no dragons near our home or near our castle. Draconic lands aren't in our kingdom, even. We would be over there near dragons if such a thing was possible considering how shackled serfs were to the land.

>>27906987
son you need to go back to, like, go back to 6th grade grammar classes

>>27907043
>why we got a sword better than anything in the king's armory
It's not better. It's on par and Reinhold is rather attached to it

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>>27906947
>Or rather, he is stopped.
>By two swords which pierce through his chest.
Every time when me and my friends play D&D this shit happens. It's either my characters fist through a motherfuckers chest cause dat nat20 or the resident dick-ass thief seeing if the guy has stuff. I fucking love it!

>>27907067
>go back to, like, go back to
I think you should too.

>>27907043
>better than anything in the king's armory
Not better, but on par and it was widely assumed to be a gift(which from the looks of it right now is possible).

>>27907073
I think we're about to find out why he's so attached to that sword.

>>27907091
Not as attached as that thug.

>>27906971
and what time zone is that?

>>27906947
Best.Heroes.Possible.

>>27907039
Nope, first time I'm trying this. Thus far the complaints have been nothing but unorganized whining and as pointless as the chitterchatter.

>>27907073
I also have high hopes that this is the long-awaited explanation.

>>27907108
You. I like you.

>>27907089
i guess this flashback is about to explain where the sword came from.

>>27907112
EST, 4chan time, New York time, whatever you want to call it.

archelon is a college student with no morning classes so he just quests at night and sleeps until noon or three PM or whatever.

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>>27907108
hue

>>27907119
Well my bad, but there have been people who's bitching about the off topic or theories has speed up a thread more than the the stuff they were trying to stop.

>>27907085
sorry, i got distracted by a skype call half way through that post, so i repeated part.

In one hour 124 replies

>>27907188
Because PGQ is best quest.

>>27907147
Yup, which was why i'm hoping some people will stop trying to beg Reinhold as a thief because of the sword.

>>27907188
Your not helping either.
>>27907206
*peg

>>27907170
Indeed, but by clearing up any incorrect comments, questions, or concerns along the way while insulting those people who would dare post such things without fact-checking first is a way that pretentious whiners like me can get satisfation and also not get our character into stupid situations like Reinhold being confused about Greg being at Nico's house even though it was painfully obvious that Gregory was Nicolette's father, and I gave ample evidence multiple times that this was case. Stopping misconceptions early will prevent the response that I got, the 'Are you sure? He could be her uncle!' or similar unsubstantiated claims which are deleterious to Reinhold's well-being.

>>27906947

Volker then pulls his swords out, releasing a spray of blood as the large man falls to the ground. The other two watch in horror as Volker steps over the corpse and approaches them.

"Citrine, would you mind getting back where it's safe?" volker asks as he helps her to her feet.
"B- but what about Reinhold...?" Citrine pulls on his sleeve.
"Don't worry, I see him right there."

Panicking, the oily-haired man pulls you into a choke hold.

"S- stay back, dammit! I'm fucking serious, I'll kill the kid if you don't!" he screams.
"Come on now..." Volker sighs. "You don't honestly think that I can't get him away before you can even try?"

Volker then swings one of his swords and you can feel yourself... falling?

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH MY FUCKING ARM OH MY GOD MY ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRM" the oily-haired man screams as the place where his arm once was becomes a fountain of blood.

You quickly scramble behind Volker, taking care to make sure that Citrine is safely with Adrien before turning back around to watch Volker work.

>[6/?]

>>27907206
To be honest I kinda wish that the sword just stays unexplained for the entirety of the quest just to piss off the powergamers who keep wanting us to grab some other sword for no real reason.

>>27907276
Yup.

>>27907269
>Volker
This guy is my fucking hero or at least one of them.

>>27907276
>>27907293

I like you two.

>>27907276
They would either win eventually or archelon would have punished us.
We already had 4 or 5 threads full of arguing about power gaming already i don't know how many more archelon can handle.

>>27907317
It would help if people knew what powergaming is.

>>27907276
>>27907293
You realize that knowing WHY the sword is so important to us will give us an actual reason not to replace it, right?

>>27907357
Either ways, I can still see it now:

>haw haw who cares about emotional bullshit that's not even a +1

>>27907357
I figured it was just because Reinhold preferred using a sword he was used to, and didn't want to have to adjust to using something else.

>>27907385
>haw haw who cares about emotional bullshit that's not even a +1

Well... except it IS, on account of the castle armory of SuperMagicExplosionstan not having anything better.

>>27907385
>going for +1 equipment and not named gear

>>27907338
A style of interacting with games or game-like systems with the aim of maximising progress towards a specific goal, to the exclusion of other considerations such as storytelling, atmosphere and camaraderie. Due to its focus on the letter of the rules over the spirit of the rules, it is often seen as unsporting, un-fun, or unsociable.

>>27907269
BLOOD AND GUTS! YES!
>>27907159
>college student
ah, those were the days... then i graduated and reality set in. ENJOY THESE DAYS WHILE YOU CAN ACRHELON! the JOB HUNTING will be coming sooner than you think....

>>27906947
>that one foreign merchant who shows up and rents out the entire place every few months!

Now there's a merchant with his priorities right.

>>27907269

"H- holy shit..." the bald man recoils in horror as he watches his friend scream in agony. "C- c'mon, man... you can let me go, right...? I mean, the kid already stuck me so I learned my lesson! Okay?"
"YOU PIECE OF SHIT DON'T FUCKING LEAVE ME HER-" the greasy-haired man's screams are cut short by Volker's sword slicing through his throat.

"SHIT NO NO NONONONONONONONO" the bald man runs away as fast as he can, but Volker gets to him before he can make it out of the alley, running him through with both swords in the same way that he did the first man.

With a sigh, Volker wipes off and sheaths his swords as he walks back towards you.

"Sorry that you had to see all that..." Volker says with a guilty laugh.
"Uh- no- thanks, I mean-" you stammer.

Volker tussles your hair as he leads you out of the blood-filled alley. Finally turning the corner into a street with actual people in it, Citrine rests against the side of a building.

>[7/?]

Praise be to Khorne

>>27907420
>I can copy and paste from Wikipedia, :D :D :D

>>27907647
I don't understand why archelon didn't write this out prior to the thread. He could have saved a good half of the thread for more posting.

>>27907647
>A 7+ full post dream sequence interlude.

Jesus man how have your fingers not fallen off?

>>27907711
inspiration strikes when it strikes.

I'm not complaining. This has been good shit.

>>27907711
I don't think people not shitposting will make him write any faster.

>>27907723
The tears heal him.

>>27907692
HERESY! (BLAM)

>>27907723
i'm betting duct tape.

that shit fixes anything.

>>27907725
Writers don't wait for inspiration to strike.

>>27907711
dream sequence after a day filled with PTSD
chronologically it makes sense

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>>27907723
>Implying he hasn't already wired himself directly into the keyboard.

>>27907744
true, i fixed my relationship with a girl once.

>>27907749
that would probably explain why so much writing is trite garbage that no-one wants to read.

>>27907725
>>27907734
>>27907751
He knew it was going to happen, and he needs to know such a thing is possible for increased thread economy.

>>27907711
He didn't know if we were going to skip or not.

>>27907776
Well, it does make for a great gag, and that solves 99% of problems men have with women.

>>27907785
Good writing is about refinement not inspiration.

>>27907822
Good ideas are about inspiration

>>27907800
It also works great for bondage!

>>27907833
Good ideas =/= Good writing. They are completely different things. I've written while inspired and it came out as shit because I was a shit writer.

>>27907833
>>27907871
Stop it, both of you. You're doing that "argue about nothing" thing again.

>>27907871
quest writing =/= writing writing

Holy shit its almost like good writing is a result of multiple variables like anything else.

>faggots

>>27907893
Nip nong =/= ching chong

>>27907907
I love how someone always points the obvious out in these threads.

>>27907871
And that is why even pro-writers have editors. And why most stories undergo many lengthy revisions before release.

>>27907822
>>27907833
>>27907871
>>27907892
It's the English teacher argument.

"Every idea has been written about already, so it's just writing quality and mechanics that matter"

"You're telling me you've read every story? Go read modern science fiction, asshole."

"I don't like science fiction, I like mystery novels."

"THEY'RE ALL THE SAME!"

"THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING!!!"

>>27907998
That sounds, almost word for word, just like an argument my brother had with his english teacher.

It's uncanny.

>>27907998
As an English major, I hate these people the most. The ideas and basic structure may be the same, but the fucking context changes everything.

People seem to be very passionate about their own opinions in this quest.
I'd hope they'd use sage on email field when arguing though, because otherwise we'll hit the bump limit rather quick due to your vigorous exchange of ideas.

>>27908139
That's not how sage works

It does *nothing* to the bump limit.

NOTHING

>>27908139
Sage doesn't bump, but I believe it still adds to the post limit.

>>27908139

Doesn't matter if its saged or not.

Once the thread hits 300 posts, it stops bumping.

>>27908139
Saging doesn't prevent the thread from hitting the bump limit, it just doesn't bump the thread itself, with a bump limit of 300, if 150 out of 300 posts were saged, we'd still be at the bump limit for the thread.

>>27908151
>>27908154
>>27908156
>>27908164
>wasted 4 posts explaining this

I'm glad /tg/ is slow and it doesn't matter.

>>27907647

"Th... thnk you so much..." Citrine sobs as she hugs you tightly. "If you hadn't shown up, we'd have been..."
"You don't have to say any more," Adrien says, patting her on the head. "I'm just glad that we were able to find you two before it was too late."
"Yeah, you were gone when we got to the brothel, so we were wondering where you'd gotten to," Volker says.

"Uh, what for?" you say as you manage to squirm out of Citrine's grip.
"Heh... this is all you, Volker," Adrien says, laughing.
"Dammit man I thought you were going to back me up..." Volker sighs. "Alright, let's talk about this somewhere more pleasant."

The three of you then follow Volker into a nearby restaurant... it's in this village so it's far from anything that one could consider "nice," but it's the closest thing to a decent eating establishment around. You then take seats at a table, and Volker orders everyone a massive amount of turkey legs.

"Th..." you say, your mouth full of food. "...this is great! Thanks!"
"And thanks for saving us too..." Citrine says, drying her eyes with a napkin.
"Meh, just doing as a man should..." volker says as he finishes off a turkey leg and grabs another.
"Why don't you get to asking them already?" Adrien says, a sly grin on his face. "I wanna see how they react.
"Dammit, Adrien..." Volker sighs, "Alright, then..."

>[8/?]

>>27908139
This guy is wrong in more ways than one.

Did you guys know that sage doesn't show up anymore?

This post is a sage

>>27908191
Oh god, they want to buy us.

>>27908191
Fucking tease archelon.

>>27908191

So thats where Turkey Legs come from...

Turkey isn't exactly that nice

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>>27908219
My body is ready

>>27908223
Turkey is legit delicious, and you have poor taste in meat if you think otherwise.

>>27908191
Well, it looks like we found where Reinhold developed his life long love of turkey legs.

Not really surprising considering what Reinhold's relationship with Volker likely ends up as.

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>>27908191
WHAT, VOLKER? WHAT ARE YOU HERE TO ASK US? USE YOUR WORDS!

>>27908250
He seems more of a man who uses his actions rather then words.

>>27908268
>He stands up and starts pantomiming his request

>>27908268
SWORDS NOT WORDS

>>27908302
WORDS IS JUST SWORD SPELLED DIFFERENTLY!

>>27908359
THEN JUST USE THE SWORD DIFFERENTLY, YOU CAN DO THIS!

>>27908422
and then everybody died

>>27908359
Secret
World
Organization for
Retribution and
Destruction

Oh, hey, wonderful backstory.

>>27908481
go home Reinhold your drunk

We should really go and find Citrine and hang out with her and her new husband on our next day off. She's pretty great.

>>27908191

He then puts down his food and clears his throat.

"You see, I actually have quite a bit of money... me and Adrien only roll with our boss for the adventure," volker sighs. "So I was thinking the last time I was here... uh... how about I pay your boss off and take you two in?"

You choke on your food, coughing hard for a few minutes. And Citrine just stares at Volker in shock.

"M... Mr. Volker... is this a p- pro-" Citrine stammers.
"Don't worry," Adrien says, laughing. "Volker only likes maids."
"Shut the hell up!" Volker shouts, his face turning red. "I don't want to hear that shit from a waitress fetishist!"
"You're just jealous that my taste in ladies is better than yours."

"ANYWAYS," Volker says, sighing, "this is a really shitty town and you two are way too good for this place... so how about it? I have a place in Marconetti and I'd take you two as my son and daughter. I can't say that I'll be able to fight off the wanderlust, but I would like to give you two a better future."
"Oh... wow... I- I mean..." Citrine struggles to gather her words. "I... I mean... even if you were to pay for me to leave, I don't know if the Boss would be willing to give Reinhold up..."

>[9/?]

>>27908525

Volker takes a deep breath and smiles guiltily.

"Well... how about this? We're heading back out tomorrow to see a man about a sword, but we'll be back in about a month," Volker says.
"Nobody's going to give a guy nicknamed 'Swordbreaker' anything -that- valuable, you know... I'm the one who'll get picked," Adrien says as he takes another bite.
"I have a better chance than you, you asshole... anyways, we'll be back in a month so you can make your decision then. How about it?"

"Um... I guess..." Citrine says, unsure how to take this.
"A... are you sure?" you ask. "I mean, you could get a kid way better than me..."
"Quit putting yourself down, Reinhold," Adrien says, rustling your hair with his free hand. "You're a good kid and you have promise and this jackass has been antsy about finding an heir to his family's sword style."
"Heh, there was that too..." Volker laughs nervously.

>[10/?]

>>27908554
Is this how we join the army and learn swording?

IS IT?

>>27908554
I AM TEN THOUSAND EXCITEMENT UNITS OVER THE MAXIMUM

WHEN DO WE GET TO THE SHOTA

>>27908508
History
Of
Middle
Earth
and
Drinking
Rum
Until
Nothing
Kills
Its all making sense now.

>>27908594
hopefully never

This is much more interesting than any teatime could be.

>>27908554
So who is waiting for them to die or something else horrible happen to them.(those fuckers were probably nobles)

>>27908525
Waitress>Maid

>>27908639
This. Its been stated since the start that we joined the army to get out of this town so this I'd just how we get the sword and inspiration to sword our way to the top.

>>27908525
So waitress route confirmed, so who is for exploring the city more.

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>>27908690
>nearly die
>WHO WANTS TO GO EXPLORING
i think I'm good for the next decade or so, thanks

Unless arc is retconning things, you should know that this proposition only ends with Reinhold being taken in or neither of them. We met Citrine recently and she was separated from us as we left the Brothel first. She said that.

>>27908639
Yeah either something happen to spoil the relationship or they pissed off too many fuckers.

>>27908640
Waitresses have to appear better as they get around a whole lot more.

Sure a waitress may shine brighter.
But if you see past that, you see the dull grey of USED GOODS.

>>27908711
You can't be a waitress AND a maid. That's not how it works.

>>27908717
This is a flash back anon.

>>27908690
This is a flashback dream sequence, anon. We don't have any agency here.

>>27908725
No way it's like we're reading the same story !

>>27908730
People can work two jobs

>>27908744
that just means we survive.

That doesn't mean we can't be ass-raped

>>27908729
Bah, you know nothing. A waitress has an overflowing heart of kindness and love enough for all her customers.

A maid has one employer and easily spread legs.

>>27908640
whynotboth.jpg

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>>27908730
Ever heard of a maid cafe?

>>27908788
You have my penis's attention

>>27908788
That is a waitress in a maid outfit, fool.

>>27908754
One is not simply employed as a waitress or a maid, the garb does not shape the soul!

>>27908788
Impossibru

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>>27908554
>[11/11]

You open your eyes and place a hand to your forehead.

"Dammit... of all the things to dream about..." you mumble to yourself as you stumble out of your bed.

Looking out of the window, you see that it's your usual waking up time of just before sunrise. With a sigh, you quickly get bathed and dressed, taking a minute to look at your sword before fastening it to your belt.

You're still nowhere near their level...

>what will you do now?

>>27908843
Read that book the Princess gave us.

>>27908843
Read the hell outta that book Marianne gave us. We need something to talk about over breakfast that isn't >that thing.

>>27908843

READ

READ DA BOOOOOK

If theres a trademark line spouted by the hero we MUST recite it as the greeting to Marie

>>27908843
Read the book Marianne gave us.

>>27908843
We must ensure that there are no mistakes this day.

Jerk it.

>>27908822
What about the story of a waitress/maid, eternally torn between her two halves, forever drawn both to dust things and deliver drinks, but forced to make the heartwrenching choice between them?

questidea.jpg

>>27908843
read the Princess' book

>>27908862
This

>>27908843
Slap hands together and rub them well. For it is time TO READ. AND THEN? It is time for a TEA PARTY.

>>27908843

Can't ignore a lady's gift.

Read the book.

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>>27908843

Rolled 16

>>27908870
Rolling for fapping.

>>27908861
>>27908862

Agreed.

>>27908843
>>27908861
>>27908870
Multitask.

>>27908866
Seconded all the way!

>>27908843
~Read a book read a book read a mother fucking book~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBlsqQAHJyY

>>27908843
read the book and pay attention for a recurring greeting to use this morning

>>27908870
>>27908893

Goddammit. This isn't Maid.

Unless you want Melon to walk in on us.

Rolled 1

>>27908893
YOUR FAP-FU IS WEAK.

>>27908916
>we accidentally rip our dick off

>>27908907
I like this. A lot.

>>27908916
Well said, Anon.

>>27908843
this is just a guess, but i *think* the consensus is read the princess' book.

>>27908907
seconding this

>>27908768
Many years ago I was taking a commercial cookery course for some months.
In the same area was the service school.
Those waitresses in training drunk far more than my troglodyte drug addict of an uncle.

Waiting staff, man; they'll be kind and loving towards their customers until they feed someone their own heart.

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>>27908901
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKL_EpnSp8
At least use the right fucking video.

>>27908843
Go talk to Niklaus
Why not? he seems to be an aright dood with us

>>27908962
Get the fuck out.

Practice the magic light thing while reading to increase concentration.

>>27908843
I think we're reading the book.

>>27908843
Read the book.

>>27908981
Leave the lights under our covers as a surprise for Melanie.

>>27908751
It's like you don't understand how retarded 90% of these questers are.

>>27908962
That's not reading the book at all. It's like you aren't even communicating with the hive mind.

pleb

>>27908966
I don't see any reason we would go and see him now, as he's already said talk to baby mage for baby mage instruction.
Pretty chill guy though.

>writing

>>27908981
we skipped physical training last night too, so that should be on the agenda.

Infact, since our diet has changed since coming to the castle, we probably need to pick it up a bit

>>27909027
We sparred with Nicolette. Hardly skipping physical training.

>>27909027
No that doesn't start till tomorrow iirc.

But yes.

>>27909027
We sparred with Nico last night, I think that counts.

>>27909027
yeah, we've been eating, like, food. no more shit on a shingle for us.

>>27909027
We sparred with Nicolette and we've got training with Arnaud tonight. I think we've got the training quota down.

>>27909015
The man who tries to teach his dog to use a computer is not a smart man either.

>>27908843
>speed read the book the princess gave us!
we should look into getting an enchanted small belt pouch (or something like that) that can hold all the books and want nots we would like to carry around. access to hammer space invantory please?

>>27909072
Depends on how you define "use". You can get some basic operations down using pavlovian responses.

>>27909071
Not tonight, next night. Read first post of thread.

>>27909089
Thats on the verge of asking for equipment and i don't think anyone except for the crazy mage will have something like that.

>>27909089
With benefits across the board!
NOBODY expects you to bring a book to a sword fight.

>>27909105
You have no idea how tired I am of eating pavlova.

>>27909114
>>27909116
I am looking at this from the video game angle. QM said he lifted the magic system off of FF so why can't we have a small hammer space access? or maybe just a type one bag of holding?

>>27909114
He'd probably make us participate in one of his experiments in exchange for something like that which could be a interesting experience. Probably not worth it for a fancy bookbag though.

>>27909173
Its called a backpack.

>>27909173
Because archelon specifically stated that all our gear is top of the line, plus i said the only one who could have such an outrageous thing would be the librarian or crazy mage.

>>27908725
I'm thinking it ends in some rejoicing.

It would explain why Reinhold is so attached to that sword.

Got roped into helping move cars, sorry for the delay in writing

>>27909173
Didn't lift it off of anything, I just said that it was closest to FF from the choices listed..

>back to writing

>>27909188
a handy haversack is what it's called in pathfinder
>>27909197
this is less gear, more access to start button menu.
>>27909249
close enough.
you do seem to wind up moving a number of cars lately archelon. must be some kind of bad luck i guess.

>>27909391
He was calling it a backpack because there is no hammerspace, if you want to store something it'd be in a backpack or a pocket or such.

Hell of a book we must be reading. Marianne has good taste.

>>27909604
Considering the work he puts into the quest, what do you think the odds are he's going to write the whole book out?

>>27909604

She loves reading after all.

>>27909620
dont be silly, Reinhold doesn't have time to read the whole thing before breakfast.

>>27909620
Were only gonna get the table of contents for a collection of short stories.

>roll to choose a story

>>27909639
>inb4 arch posts a link to an entire 200 page pdf on the backstory

>>27909604
>>27909620
Inb4 morrowind level of in universe biblio-related goodness

>>27909639
we seem to read rather fast-we are able to read books on history before going to bed, after all

>>27909620
Stop giving me ideas, damn it. It's hard enough to force myself to summarize this stuff it as is.
seriously, I write slowly enough as it is.

>>27909672
Sorry, didn't mean to do that...though it could make for a fun "after quest" future project, no?

>>27909672
Just do what i do and listen to gorrilaz and eminem.

>>27909672

You know you want to

Hidden Mini Novels are the secrets of this quest. Go down this path and you cant collect novels only attainable on the other path.

You walk to your desk and pick up the book that the Princess gave you last night, "The Legend of Alsiradna." The Princess went through the trouble of lending you her favorite book, so you figure that you ought to read it as soon as possible.

Taking a seat, you begin reading...

It begins when the world was a ball of burning magma and the planet's ring had yet to form... in a time before dragons or anything else, two spirits were born from fire itself. Together, they explored the newly created world before eventually returning to the place where they had been born.

To distinguish themselves from each other, the older spirit gave himself the name Anrasorana and the younger called himself Alsiradna. After naming themselves, they then slept for countless aeons.

When they woke, the formerly black sky was now blue, and the magma had become stone. Anrasorana decided to see what the world had become and headed off, leaving his brother alone.

When Alsiradna next next saw his brother, Anrasorana was in a strange body of flesh, draped in a material that he'd never seen before. Anrasorana excitedly spoke of the strange beings that had appeared during their slumber, and brought him to see them for himself...

KNOCK KNOCK

Your concentration broken by the sound of someone at your door you put the book down and go to see who it is.

"Um... good morning, Mr. Reinhold," Melanie says with a bow as you open your door.

>how do you react?

>>27909831
"Oh crap, was I reading too long? Am I late?"

>>27909713
I'm already half-tempted to go full Ryukishi07 and turn this into a poorly-illustrated doujin game when the quest finally finishes.

>>27909831

"Oh. Good Morning Melanie... I guess this is the time you clean my room?

No problem, I'll get out and let you get on with it."

I say bring the book and go to our usual meeting spot.

>>27909831
FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUU- "uh, good morning! Need something, Melanie?"

>>27909847
Hah. Do it. I'd help, if you wanted it.