"Hey, at least you get to pick out what you're wearing," you say to Marianne.
"It's not like I have much of a desire to even do that," Marianne replies. "I just hope I can find something quickly and get this over with."
"What kind of dress were you condering getting, anyways?"
"Hm?" Marianne stops and turns to you, a look of surprise on her face.

"Of course you'd ask about that..." she sighs. "I'll probably just get the kind of thing that I always wear when I'm forced to go to these parties... something white and frilly and easy to move around in. This place usually carries at least a few things that I actually like, so it shouldn't take too long."
"You've been to wherever this dress store is before?" you ask.
"Only when I'm forced to... anyways, the alterations are usually what takes the longest, so you shouldn't have to wait very long."

>ask her why she doesn't like formal affairs
>ask her why she doesn't like Emilio
>ask her something else
>be quiet
>[OTHER]

>>28013485
>ask her something else

Let's ask about Lucianna since that's the only thing she's actually looking forward to. How they met, how much she's looking forward to seeing her, that kind of stuff.

If I remember correctly, she doesn't like Emilio because he's spineless and I don't expect much of a different answer from the usual hates being around crowds thing from before about formal affairs.

So... since we're a dog does that mean we can hump her leg?

>>28013465
>>28013485
>>be quiet

>>28013588
Hush you

>>28013485
>ask her why she doesn't like Emilio

>>28013576
Seconding this.

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>>28013485
(the most exciting time of the night has arrived!)

>ask her something else
"with some luck, you might get to dance with your farther at that ball, so there has to be some upside out of all of this Marie."

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>>28013588
one of these days we're going to hit alpaca level

>>28013588
by leg you mean turkey legs, then yes.

>>28013485
>>ask her why she doesn't like formal affairs
>>ask her why she doesn't like Emilio

Understanding why she doesn't like certain things will give us an edge in not accidentally doing them. Most of the time, anyway.

Besides, we might get some info on people to keep an eye on to keep away from Marianne during the ball.

>>28013576
Going with this.

>>28013485

"doesn't royalty have like a personal clothier or something?

>>28013485
>ask her why she doesn't like formal affairs

>>28013614
She already told us why she doesn't like Emilio a long time ago: he's gutless.

>>28013576
Drawing her attention to things she will enjoy will help her mood, go with this one.
Even if we are about as subtle as a brick to the face.

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>>28013640
Such majestic creatures...

>>28013640
What series is this?

Running this thread until either 3AM or when they get back to the castle, whatever comes first.

>writing

>>28013485
So I guess you take after your father in disliking formal affairs? He doesn't strike me as someone who enjoys them that much either

>"What kind of dress were you condering getting, anyways?"
>"Hm?" Marianne stops and turns to you, a look of surprise on her face.
>"Of course you'd ask about that..." she sighs.
What does this mean? Does she think we're trying to get in her pants?

>>28013775
But she doesn't wear pants.

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>>28013763
Meguridokoro
its a doujin

>>28013812
Thought as much.
Not that I'm complaining.

>>28013485
>>ask her why she doesn't like formal affairs
>>ask her why she doesn't like Emilio

>>28013775
Considering the animal guard rankings and the sexual assault she went through about 2 months ago I think she's sort of in an "all men are brutish, perverted animals" phase. She's warmed up to Reinhold but there's definitely still some paranoia over him because of what her last bodyguard did.

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>>28013749
Alpacas are masters of style.

>>28013690
that is a good idea...

>>28013812
>puffy vulva

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>>28013848
Aye, indeed. So lovely. So beautiful. So... divine.

Truly, we should all aspire to the image of the noble alpaca.

>>28013804
Maybe she should try it. She obviously hates being a "normal" princess.

>>28013804
pants are overrated

>>28013899
or she could go the other way with it, wear a long dress go complete comando to feel a nice breeze once in a while.

"So, uh..." you begin, "...is there any specific reason that you don't like Prince Emilio?"
"Ugh..." Marianne sighs. "I pried into your life, so I suppose I owe you this much," she says, looking up into the sky. "You see, I was raised by my father. Vincent, Gregory and Arnaud were also always around... and at the very beginning of my life, there was also my uncle Raoul. I'm sure it sounds strange, but I suppose I've come to judge most people against their standard."
"Even Sir Gregory? I thought you didn't like him."
"Yes. He wasn't always so irritating... but anyways, I believe that a man should be brave, strong and honest. And Emilio... while I suppose he is honest, he's even more timid than Melanie. And as a man, I find that to be pathetic."
"Ouch."

"So is that tied into why you don't like formal stuff?" you ask.
"Yes, the people who tend to frequent such events are overwhelmingly two-faced. Pretending to be your friend only to gossip behind your back, doing whatever they can just to ingratiate themselves to those in power... it's extremely aggravating, to say the least," Marianne replies.
"Yeah, I can understand that," you reply.
"And then they always try and get close to be because of my station, and... ugh. That's how most of Marconetti's nobility is, so I suggest that you be careful while around them."

>[1/?]

>>28013848
They're also nice slow-cooked with rosemary, with a side of fried yucca root and some red lentil stew.

>>28014293
fashionably delicious

>>28014293
Y-you monster.

>>28014274
So we are going into a party of gold digers

>>28014346

And folks who will not atack us directly but with veiled insults.

I dont think rein is ready to deal with that type of opponent.

>>28014346
The proper term, dear anon, is 'nobility'.

>>28014338
Indeed.
>>28014345
Indeed.
>>28014346
Oh, that's going to be awkward.

>>28013845
This makes me feel a little slimy when we do things like buy her the stuffed animal. It's like we're going that little bit too far.

>>28014274
>[2/2]

"So is that tied into why you don't like formal stuff?" you ask.
"Yes, the people who tend to frequent such events are overwhelmingly two-faced. Pretending to be your friend only to gossip behind your back, doing whatever they can just to ingratiate themselves to those in power... it's extremely aggravating, to say the least," Marianne replies.
"Yeah, I can understand that," you reply.
"And then they always try and get close to be because of my station, and... ugh. That's how most of Marconetti's nobility is, so I suggest that you be careful while around them."

"At least Princess Luciana doesn't seem to be like that," you say.
"Yes, she's also never been much for that foolishness," Marianne replies.
"How long have you two been friends, anyways?" you ask.
"Since we were babies. Her mother used to come to the castle often to visit, and she'd leave Luciana with Ariane and Gregory... we've always gotten along well," she says, smiling a bit. "Her father's gotten more protective of her since she's gotten older, but we still do our best to keep in touch."

>ask more about Luciana
>ask about something else
>be quiet
>[OTHER]

>>28014457
>>ask more about Luciana
So that's where Luciana got her troll streak!

>>28014457
>>ask more about Luciana

That little smile.

>>28014457
Luciana, please

>>28014457
>ask more about Luciana
>Ask if she'd like to come up with some kind of plan, just in case the nobles annoy her too much

>>28014457
>ask more about Luciana

>>28014488
Ooh, yeah. We need to come up with excuses to get Marianne out of situations in advance. Coming up with plausible stuff on the spot is asking for a disaster.

>>28014457
"So, she's like a sister to you?"

>>28014454
I honestly don't think her paranoia is a good reason to not be nice to her, though. She really needs someone to be nice to her right now. We just got to prove we aren't in it for her station. Which honestly never has been the case. Pretty much the main reason people speak out against the Marie route is not wanting to deal with the politics.

>>28014507

> tug on earring

> princess, your father has summoned you

>>28014457
This:>>28014488
>arrange for a sign/pose that signal us to "ask for her attention," so she can politely leave a situation she doesn't want to be in.

>>28014457
>ask more about Luciana

>>28014488
this
we need us some escape tactics

>>28014535
That's just one escape plan, we should have at least 3 in place depending on the situation. Can't let anyone catch on.

Anything specific you want to know about her, or just general stuff?

>>28014518
I agree, it's definitely best in the long-term, but imagining how she sees it now is worrying. Like that "You would ask about that." comment earlier.

>>28014525
How did you hear of this summons when you were standing next to her the whole time, guard-boy?

>>28014572
let's go general

>>28014566
didn't we establish that her scratching her ear was the sign for us to intervene?

>>28014572
General stuff.

>>28014572
General. We only knew her for the one day, I can't really think of much things specific to ask.

>>28014572
I want to know whether Marianne thinks Gregory's wife was an influence on Luciana. They're both very teasing. Maybe she's why Luciana turned out different from the rest of Marconetti's nobles?

>>28014535
We set that up already; it's the earring-tug.
>>28014587
(Reinhold's only response is to tap his magic bracelet twice as he departs.)

>>28014566
Meant to quote >>28014525

>>28014572
Ask if there's anyone in particular that Luciana has mentioned in their correspondence, any topics we should best avoid.

>>28014596
That's a signal, we might want more signals, and we'll definitely want more excuses to pull her out of situations. We can't always pull the "your father wanted to see you" card. We need different excuses for different situations and they need to be plausible.

>>28014587
I am actually an extra-planar being that is keeping in touch telepathically with her father.

Only the best bodyguards for the Princess.

>>28014587

Not on the dance floor you dont.

And besides, that plan was built for the princess to escape the few lecherous dance partners who might get too grabby or irritating.

>>28014596
That's one of them.

Something much more noticeable to us and more deliberate for her to do is scratching the ear as well as turning to look around behind her. Eye contact for maximum confirmation.

And is Luciana in on the loop for how dreadful these conventions are? She hates them as much as Marianne? Can we work shenanigans in with her?

>>28014647
Perhaps three coughs?

>>28014572
Specific: Has Luciana always been so adventurous? One gets the sense that she wants more from her life than her lot.

Daddy better watch out or he's going to find she's left a note on her pillow and has gone to meet a knight, a thief and a priest in a tavern...

>writing

>>28014457
Oh god no wonder Luciana turned out like she did
Also it makes more sense now that Nico knew Luciana as a kid

>>28014679
Hah, and unlike Marianne, Luciana is far enough down the succession line that she could pull it off with no regrets.

Maybe her father knows this and rotates her guard to prevent exactly this scenario.

>>28014780
Plus her father and all her babysitters in this kingdom were adventuring buddies. It's in her blood and upbringing both.

You could be right about the rotation. I assumed it was to prevent what happened between Marianne and her previous bodyguard from happening to Luciana, but in that case the solution is just to get a female bodyguard. inb4 forbidden love.

>>28014691
hey arch, let me guess, you formed the princess from merging Iori and Takane, Sylvie from Ritsuko and Yukiho, and Nico from Makoto and Hibiki traits and phyical characteristic right?

>>28014869
>Nicollete becomes Lucianna's new bodyguard

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>>28014906
Arch is secretly Miura

>>28014660
>as well as turning to look around behind her. Eye contact for maximum confirmation.
That's the least subtle way imaginable. I love it.

>>28014869
But the king of marconetti thinks women aren't good soldiers
He thinks they are there to be wives and married for political gain

>>28015035
Gregory's secret reason for bringing his daughter discovered: Pissing off the misogynist king with his badass daughter.

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>>28014906
that does make sense. hey arch, on a scale of 1 to 10, how much of a fan are you of Idolm@ster?

>>28015035
See if he ever says that to Ariane.

>>28014938
>the anime version would get an OST by Susumu Hirasawa
I want this to be true.

>>28015072
He tweeted about his excitement... Was it yesterday or day before?

>>28015096
11 hours ago.

So today.

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>>28015071
>misogynist king
maybe that front is all a ruse. he is probably a chess master kind of guy in the end. he really does know how to cover the bases.

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>>28014906

As a note, she's not very trusting of any nobility

But she's much more trusting of bakers and bookshop owners

She's had bad experiences with nobility to the point she won't give anyone even related to a castle a chance.

Then again, we aren't in a position to point out her inability to give people a chance to prove themselves

"So she's like a sister to you, huh," you say.
"As much a sister to me as Citrine is to you," Marianne replies.
"You said that she used to visit with Nicolette's family... you think that maybe Ariane was an influence on her?"
"Yes..." Marianne says with a knowing smile, "...Luciana adores her. When we were younger, Ariane would tell us stories about Arnaud's party that Celestino never would, and they'd have fun teasing Nicolette when not doing that."
"Heh, that sounds like her," you say with a chuckle.

"Ariane was also the reason that Luciana started to long to go on her own adventure... back in Marconetti, she was never around any women who could use magic anywhere nearly as well," Marianne says. "much less at the same skill level as her own father."
"Wait, so her father's a mage?" you ask.
"Yes. Back when he, Nicolas and Arnaud were adventuring together, Celestino was their party's mage. From what I've heard, he wasn't as good with physical weapons as they were, but he made up for it in magical skill."

>[1/?]

>>28015110
Oh god, he has a secret force consisting entirely of women, doesn't he? Nobody ever expects them.

>>28015072
20.
I am so fucking hype about the new game, you have no idea.

>>28015155

Now imagine the puchis making an appearance in the game

>>28015155
I wish I knew jap, guess I'll have to get back into studying it.

>>28015188
You mean as something more than dlc accessories?

>>28015133
>Nicolas
Who is this?

>>28015280

as pets? SOL?

Puchimasu Raising Project

>>28015290
Nicolette's grandfather, whom she's named for.

>>28015290
Nicolette's grandpa

>>28015290
he died and was named a saint for his kind deeds

>>28015134
guess which maid in the castle is secretly in his spy network.
>>28015155
watched the anime and/or read their manga much?

So what the hell is Idolm@ster anyway?

>>28015304
Puchimaau raising in between concerts etc would be awesome
Or puchimasu mini games like the swim meet challenge

>>28015358
You manage teenage pop idols, and waifu them.

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>>28015358
A Japanese pop-idol themed dating/raising sim with musical performance segments. Turned into a multimedia franchise almost immediately.

Puchimasu is a spin-off manga (now anime) involving super deformed versions of the main cast interacting with the regular main cast. You probably recognize this one.

>>28015133
>[2/2]

So King Celestino is as potentially scary as Arnaud, even withou the whole "King of Marconetti" part... that's something to keep in mind for the future.

"Seeing as how you two write to each other," you say, "did she happen to mention anyone or anything that I should be wary of?"
"Wary?" Marianne looks at you quizzically. "Not really... since she's used to all of the idiocy that goes on there, she doesn't particularly worry about their nobles. And the last time that one of them really got under her skin, she arranged things so she would never have to deal with them again."
"Uh..." you gulp.
"Yes, she's rather frightening when she's angry. Fortunately, it takes a lot for her to actually get to that point. And she seems to like you a fair amount, so you shouldn't have to worry."

"I see..." you reply. "So she's about as fond of all of that garbage as you are, I take it."
"Pretty much," Marianne sighs. "She's just used to it, is all."

You then follow the Princess for quite a while, finally stopping in front of a LARGE shop with several impossibly fancy dresses in its picture windows. It seems to be even more upscale than the one you went to with Nicolette, Sylvie and Melanie!

"Here we are... just follow behind me and try not to break anything." Marianne says as she opens the door and motios for you to come along.

>ask if you can help her find something
>you've overstepped your boundaries enough today, time to just do as you're told
>[OTHER]

>>28015452
>ask if you can help her find something

>>28015452
>ask her if you can help her find something
and mention we did help Nico out

>>28015452
>>you've overstepped your boundaries enough today, time to just do as you're told

>railroad erstofr
Okay...

>>28015452
>ask if you can help her find something

>>28015452

>>ask if you can help her find something

Because why the hell not.

>>28015452
>>ask if you can help her find something

>time to do what your told

>>28015452
>[OTHER]
give comment at to what Sylvie and Nico got for dresses, maybe that will give Marianna some idea what to get or not get.

>>28015452
>you've overstepped your boundaries enough today, time to just do as you're told

Time to be a good guard dog and not make trouble for the princess.

>>28015483
Didn't we go with Melanie's dress selection? Plus Marianne knows what she wants, most of our time will be spent waiting for the fitting.

>>28015452
>you've overstepped your boundaries enough today, time to just do as you're told
>>28015488
That captcha is surely a good sign.

>>28015441
>dating/raising sim
So it's incest?

>>28015452
Eh, either works for me. I think we're still planning to sketch her and the baby when we visit the Wilhelm's so maybe backing off for now would be good, though.

>>28015452
>ask if you can help her find something
we are her bodyguard/assitant and also her friend
its our job and choice to help her out

>>28015452
>ask if you can help her find something
normally i am all for silent guard, but we didn't really overstepped much. we just talked about casual stuff.

>>28015452
>ask if you can help her find something

>>28015452
Don't ask, but make suggestions anyway.

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>>28015452
>you've overstepped your boundaries enough today, time to just do as you're told

>>28015519

It's not incest at all.

>>28015452
>ask if you can help her find something

>>28015519
Heh, no. You're their producer. Calling it a management sim might be better.

>>28015547
That you Puchi?

Getting dragged out for like an hour, I'll get to writing the second I get back.
Sorry about this.


>>28015304
my heart asplode
I'd prefer something like that as a handheld spinoff, to be honest

>>28015341
Read the manga, but the anime came out around the same time as the PS3 release of iM@S 2 and I was pissed off that they didn't bother making Iori fully produceable so I kind of put off watching it.
(iori mai waifu)

>>28015547

A non-deko Iori is fine too...

>>28015452

>>ask if you can help her find something

>>you've overstepped your boundaries enough today, time to just do as you're told

Princess hates these dresses. She hates them. Do not associate them with us.

>>28015452
>ask if you can help her find something
I don't think we've really done anything to piss her off today so I don't see the problem.

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>>28015573

No.

At least that wasn't me just now.

>>28015452
>>you've overstepped your boundaries enough today, time to just do as you're told

"Let me tell you about how much I, the abused princess, hate formal events repeatedly"
"Oh, you're going shopping for formal dresses? Let me help!"

yessssss.

>>28015452
She does seem to want to get through this quickly. Just make a remark to the effect of, "I'll be hanging around if you need help with frills or whatever."

>>28015452
>you've overstepped your boundaries enough today, time to just do as you're told

>>28015627
This, alternately.

>>28015452
>you've overstepped your boundaries enough today, time to just do as you're told

>>28015514

This.

>>28015579
You really should have said you were cutting off votes or something beforehand. Hope you're ready for massive samefagging by the time you return.

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>>28015573

Nope, just me. Though I do love me some idols.

iori best idol

>>28015669
unless there is an idiotic discussion over it, making people pick sides, there wouldn't be much samefagging in this vote.

>>28015514
This might actually interest her, a little bit.

>>28015695
You seriously don't think the discussion will get idiotic in an hour?

At least Marianne won't have to wear a corset. Nico's mom is forcing her into one.

>>28015695
Like whether or not we're being too clingy with the princess and she's gonna think we're just trying to trick her again?

>>28015747
You can also say just doing what she says and not trying to help out like a friend would is bad too since she doesn't like people who let her walk all over them.

>>28015452
>ask if you can help her find something
its just asking, not like we're demanding to pick out her outfit or anything.

Rolled 1

>>28015452
>you've overstepped your boundaries enough today, time to just do as you're told

>>28015627

>>28015841
wrong choice anon, the dice have spoken

>>28015452
>Other

"You said you like white dresses?"

"So are you a fan of wedding dresses?"

>we get mistaken by a shop assistant as a to-be-wed couple out wedding planning

>>28015747
>>28015759
Basically the way I see it, there is two ways to be nice to Marie. The way Reinhold has mostly done it up until now, which is pretty much of his own volition and more about just being a good friend . And then there's the other way, which is basically to do what she says to avoid making her mad.

Either way you're going to get her paranoia but at least one of those ways isn't just rolling over for her.

I don't see much trouble in just asking to help her pick something. That's what friends do. We did it for Nico, so why not her too?

>>28015579
Puchimon sounds like a good idea.
Or a free roaming game where you play as the puchis and run around the office / locations / town playing and causing trouble

>>28015913
you make a good point sir
>>28015452
>ask if you can help her find something

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>>28015933

All of my money

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>>28015933
The real question is who do you choose?

>>28015913
Nico doesn't have massive trust issues with men. This isn't going to be a disaster but I can't imagine why you think it's going to give us points with Marianne.

>>28015970
all of them!

>>28015913
Nicolette was going shopping because she didn't know what she wanted. Marianne knows exactly what she wants, and doesn't want to spend more than a minute longer in that store than she has to.

Do you do her a bigger favor by helping her choose a dress or by helping her get out ASAP?

>>28015970
You don't have to, either levels require different puchis or you just can change as you want

Puchimon of becomes impossible but I can picture using giant harukasan to surf, poyipiyo to fly and io for io beam

>>28014274
>And as a man, I find that to be pathetic.
>And as a man
>as a man
>man

Oh my.

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>>28015998
You greedy bastard.

>>28016016
wouldbuy/10

>>28016018
She's talking about prince Nancy, not herself.

>>28016018
> "Yes. He wasn't always so irritating... but anyways, I believe that a man should be brave, strong and honest. And Emilio... while I suppose he is honest, he's even more timid than Melanie. And as a man, I find that to be pathetic."

> I believe that a man should be brave, strong and honest.

> he's even more timid than Melanie

> And as a man, I find that to be pathetic."

> And as a man,

You're taking it out of context, Anon. She isn't referring herself as a man, but she is listing the qualities of a man. Man in that sentence isn't the subject of the whole sentence but the object of the sentence. Hell. It's a dependent clause to begin with.

> And as a man, I find that to be pathetic.

The subject in the sentence is "I," which is referring to the speaker, the princess. In the independent clause, "I find that to be pathetic," the context of the dependent clause, "As a man," is made pretty clear. She's listing a quality that she finds the object as pathetic.

>>28016254
Even so, she did say that all her role models growing up were male. Makes u think

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>>28016254
Thanks anon! Now I know!

>>28016306
...Doesn't really, she just hates pussy ass niggas.

>>28016254
Yeah, no, that sentence doesn't parse that way. In that position, the clause "as a man" can only be taken to apply to the sentence's subject, immediately adjacent.

It would be fine if it were "for a man"; and I'm happy to read it as such (after a bit of ribbing, because it IS funny). It's easily excusable, but it's not defensible.

>>28016306
I think you're drunk or quite simply out of your mind. You're reading way too much into it.

>>28016254
But that's wrong, you fucking retard.

While i understand what Arch meant, it was a badly written sentence. If i were to say "As a parent, I find pornography offensive." I am qualifying the independent clause "I find pornography offensive" with the context that I am a parent.

"I" is not the subject here. "I, who am a parent" is the subject.

>>28016318
You know what. You got me there. It would have been clearer if it was written that way.

>>28016254
That one would go to the judges. "As" in that sentence more readily associates with "I" the speaker than the preceeding man in question. "In a man, I find that to be pathetic" communicates the idea better, if still stiffly. "I find that pathetic in a man" does it best.

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>>28016330
Am I? We know she hates all her duties. Only princess-training class she likes is politics.

>>28016442
>Am I?
Yes you are.

>>28016442
Pretty sure she dislikes it all aside from the literature bits she gets to have...a few times a month?

>>28016476
She sounds like she'd be happier off traipsing around as an adventurer like her uncle.

Hint hint

>>28016518
We could always bring it up at some point, I'm sure her father would consider it if she spent more time working on her magic.

>>28016442
First of all, she didn't say that all her role models were male, just that the males she was around became the standard which she judged other males by. Second, she hates most of her princess duties because they all mostly have to do with interacting with all those two-faced people she hates. That's why she hates Etiquette and Dancing but like the Politics/History course and Literature classes.

>>28016518
She's actually really serious about her responsibilities as Princess and future Queen. She probably wants more time to do her own shit but I don't think she'd want to ditch.

>>28016442
If you're implying that Archelon ran 45 quest threads to ultimately reveal that the princess is a trap, then I can only salute him. I have never been so deep inside someone's magical realm.

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I've been late to the last few threads. I just realized that Tail wind could potentially allow us to do crazy animu shit and it keeps going until you stop moving.

Cold we make our fighting style more like mugen's and never stop moving?

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>>28016570

>>28016570
Trap, no. Male trapped in a female's body with feminine expectations shitting all over him? Possihahaha I can't type this with a straight face.

>>28016613
I'm also laughing pretty hard.
>>28016588
helped

>>28016556
Why can't she deal with two-faced people like her dad does? ... How does her dad deal with them? I just realized all we know is that he keeps them the hell out of his castle, which doesn't work for visiting foreigners.

>>28016676
He probably just doesn't let them get away with their bullshit. He's a very larger than life type person with a pretty dominating/scene chewing presence so he's probably a bit too intimidating to really try flattery on too.

>>28016556
I don't mean she should ditch, just spend a few years of her youth out and about in the world before coming back to settle down to proper Queening. Like her dad did back in the day.

Kinda like a fantasy medieval gap year.

>>28016721
That's something to consider but I kind of think it might not be an option for her since she's the sole heir, and if it is, it might not be until she has completed her lessons.

>>28016721
You're just saying that because you want Princess Guard Quest to have a chance to go on a grand ADVENTURE.

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>>28016587
We should start break dancing during our next fight with Arnaud.

>>28016721
Eh.
She seems capable in theory, but somewhat lacking in adventurous spirit and practical ability.

Remember when we caught the kid thief and she was pretty shocked by the swiftness of how shit went down.
I mean if somebody ran at her in a threatening manner then she would give them the freezer treatment easily enough.
But if a kid bumped into her and knocked her over she would probably apologies and then wonder when her pockets got cut.

>>28016587
We still have issues stopping and turning while using it. Its more like a magical jet-booster than anything else, so using it for more than moving really fast in mostly straight lines doesn't seem practical.

>>28016764
>apologies
fucking backwards se

>>28016763
He'd just watch in interest for a few moments before slapping Reinhold's shit with a training sword.

>>28016764
That's why she has a guard.

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>>28016768
I'm not saying it would be easy but it's totally doable. And it would make us the most bad ass body guard ever.

>>28016768
We need to practice more. But we'll get the hang of it.

>>28016768
and it is also said practice makes it perfect, so instead of telling we suck at it, we need to practice with it until we are good at it.

>>28016889
>>28016881
>>28016859
So basically, we need to develop a style to work with Tailwind. A lot of bouncing off walls, since we can't turn that well yet, but the speed would lend itself to some truly epic wallbouncing. And there's always Holy Shrine if we need to bounce without a wall.

>>28016881
>>28016889

No, I mean it doesn't seem possible to do it in the first place because of how the spell works.

No matter how good you are at piloting a fighter jet you're not going to be able to kung-fu fight with it, because its a damn fighter jet.

>>28016781
Yes it is a reason for a bodyguard as she is.
Adventuring with a bodyguard seems a bit silly.
Yes a combination of squishy mage and punching bag can work, but I'm mostly referring to the fact that to be a proper adventurer one needs to be able to stand on their own two feet across as many situations as you could encounter; which does not seem to be the case for her.

Alright, finally back home.
Really fucked with my schedule, but whatever.

>writing

>>28016859
Figure out a way to creat elastic walls so that we can do crazy double jumps and 310 degree turns and other ridiculous bullshit like that. Or maybe develop light walls where we don't bounce, we reflect, so the speed boost doesn't have to be re-instanced at every turn.

>>28016901
Thing is, zipping around is kind of not good when you're supposed to be staying near to guard a person. It's a style that doesn't fit our job very well.

>>28016901
We need to work a variant of Cluster Impact that works on metal through our sword in there somewhere. Hello swordbreaker.

>>28016254
It should be "For a man"
Not "As a man"

>>28016920
>we don't bounce, we reflect
;)

>>28014507
One of the few benefits of being a boorish lout who grew up in a brothel is we don't need to come up with excuses at all.

We've already got a reputation: One decent show of force in Marconetti and there's very good odds we won't need a second.

I'm more worried about getting dragged into something political. Ironically we'll probably need Marianne to bail us out that kind of thing.

>>28016904
>can't kung-fu fight with a fighter jet
Do you even anime?

>>28016935
in a man would also work

why did we chose to ask her about little bitch prince, we already knew exactly what we were just told

>>28016901
Remember we recently learned a spell to creat a light "wall", use that same principle to create bounce points when and were we need

>grealtu walls
Not the best name for the spell, but at least you're trying, captcha

>>28016961
Actually, there was some new info there about her but yeah.

>>28016961
I'm really looking forward to bitch prince. He sounds like a meek little bro. Gonna fanboy Reinhold so hard.

>>28016983
Thats Holy Shrine.

>>28016983
This sounds fucking amazing. We need to get knocked off a cliff mid-fight, then create a wall and bounce back up to stab the guy as he walks away dramatically.

>smaluil radation
could be a spell I guess

>>28016948
I don't know what you're insinuating...

Unless it's about what's-his-face from narushit with the ice. The prettiest girl... Haku or something.

>>28017010
How old is he, anyway?

>>28017015
Is that what it's called? I thought that was just people misremembering sanctuary.

>>28016764
>somewhat lacking in adventurous spirit
I think you underestimate her somewhat.

The thing is, she was raised by adventurers. Her "adventurous spirit" is, I suspect, somewhat dampened by first hand tales of how miserable real adventuring is most of the time.

>>28017041
I get the feeling he's talking about the defense spell we learned, Holy Shine.

>>28017041
The light wall spell is Holy Shine

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/27963350/#p27964592

>>28017018
>The prettiest girl... Haku or something.
I've got some bad news for you, anon.

>>28014274
"As a man?" Smirk

Wonder if Holy Shine will turn into a physical golden (Because Metal affinity) glowing magic barrier instead of just light at some point.

>>28017079
Actually, she seems to love their stories of adventure, it's the main reason why she loves to read the books she does.

>>28017116
Our Metal affinity only affects Earth spells, and even then only some of them.

>>28016987
The only new info I see is that she said she weighs men up against her father/mentors
But that is so blatantly obvious already.

>>28017079
Leads me to my point on her adventuring spirit.
She probably dreams about being an adventurer.
She lacks the drive and motivation to go and do it is my point.

>>28017103
I called him a he in the first post... I already know. He's still prettiest girl tho
>implying that's an achievement

>>28017018
difference between the two words concerns the medium being affected.
We can't just turn into light.

>>28017142
Oh. Then yeah, agreed.

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>>28017108
literally worst possible thing to say.

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>>28016926
Unless we practice it so much we become the fastest mother fucker alive. An assassin's arm will leave his body before his dagger finishes leaving it's sheath.

>>28017180
Tailwind is about running/movement speed. It's a dashing spell, not a general Haste spell.

>>28017162

*Shoots pistol into ceiling*

>>28017123
yeah, but she's got real adventurers around to tell her about all the miserable parts the bards leave out

>>28017207
We'll run into him with such force our momentum will rip his arm off.
Or we just hold our sword infront of us and run at shit

>>28017207
Oh oh oh I just got an idea. Stoneskin then tailwind and just ram into people.

>>28017233
>us
>stoneskin
you must mean full metal jacket

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>>28017220
Which doesn't really require practice or creating our own super unique special fighting style like people are suggesting for some damn reason.

That's just Stinger, which I think was literally within the first 10 posts after we saw the Tailwind description. I don't now if you're just slowpoking hard right now or what.

>>28017220
>>28017233
And then while we're charging away from the Princess she gets ganked by the other guy going in for an ambush.

Zipping around with dash attacks all the time counter-intuitive to guarding a person.

>>28017157
Not necessarily a literal reflection, maybe more of a pocket dimension Klein bottle

>>28017233
>Closelining people with GO FAST IRON ARMS

>>28017245
Then say readjustment portal or some weird shit that.
Reflection can angle just as awkwardly as bouncing.

>>28017242
We'll teach her to duck, we'll accelerate and jump into the air, bouncing around knocking everyone standing over.

>>28017241
Need to practice GOING FAST

>>28017269
Sorry, I was just going for seed ideas, not polished spells.

>>28017241
>not just skimming over posts during a voting shitstorm

I admire your commitment

The stuffed alpaca gift seems to have gone well, but you're still a bit wary about pushing your luck too far. As such, you decide to keep quiet this time and just do as the Princess says. Following her into the store, the two of you are quickly approached by a cheery store attendant.

"Good afternoon, it's so nice to see a young couple in here!" the attendant says cheerily.
"And good afternoon to you," Marianne replies, ignoring the second part of her comment. "I'm here to find a dress for a ball, so could you show me where the ones in my size would be?"
"Of course!" the attendant smiles. "Just follow me!"

you notice Marianne rolling her eyes as she turns to follow behind the attendant. Taking the rear, you eventually stop in what seems to be a forest of dresses.

"Do you have an idea of what you'd like? That way, we can narrow it down," the attendant asks.

After Marianne gives the attendant the same criteria for a dress that she said to you while on the way here, the attendant leads the two of you even deeper into the labyrinth of dresses.

"Alright... these fit what you asked for, miss..." the attensdant says.
"Marie," Marianne says.
"Ah, such a lovely name! Well, this is what you specified, would you like some help in picking something out?"
"No, I think I have it here."
"Ah, picking something out with your beau? I'll just head over there, then... just call if you need anything!"

>[1/?]

>>28017269
Marie isn't a fighter, if she's getting ganked then I doubt she'll have time to listen to us telling her to duck. You don't make your client do unnecessary shit for you and leave her open to attack just because you want to zip around like your favorite anime character.

>>28017293
>"Ah, picking something out with your beau?

I want to tease here with this so bad but I know how bad an idea it is oh god the conflict

>>28017313
The fuck is a beau?

>>28017313

laughing with and at her is crucial.

I want to do it so bad.

>>28017303
>implying weab
too far sir.

And I'm hardly offering ideas for proper consideration.
Just borderline shitposting: 'lel wouldn't this be a hilariously silly application of that spell'

>>28017333

Significant other.

>>28017333
Holy fuck, Anon. Goddamn.

It's French for "man."

>>28017333
Boyfriend. She thinks they're a couple.

>>28017241
Tail wind keeps working as long as we keep moving. I think the "unique fighting style" people are suggesting is... don't stop moving.

The key will be learning how to change direction on a dime.

>>28017333
Boyfriend more or less

>>28017333
beautiful and manly and perfect husbando

>>28017293
>"Good afternoon, it's so nice to see a young couple in here!" the attendant says cheerily.
>"And good afternoon to you," Marianne replies, ignoring the second part of her comment.

>"And I take it that you'll be his escort, Marie?"

>You turn to the Princess, wondering how she'll respond.

>"...something like that," Marianne replies.

These are actually...quite different reactions from the last time we were in town and the Baker made the boyfriend insinuation/joke.

>>28017333
beau
bəʊ/
noun
dated
noun: beau;plural noun: beaux;plural noun: beaus

1.
a boyfriend or male admirer.

Thanks google !

>>28017333
It's a boyfriend
Google -> define: beau
You twat

>>28017333
It's an older way of saying boyfriend/lover/etc.

Originally meant "attendant suitor of a lady"

>>28017303
You guys have this all wrong. Bodyguards only brute-force when there is no other option. When confronted with a dangerous situation, our first priority is to get our VIP the hell out of dodge, not to stick around and try to eliminate the threat. Eliminating the threat is a job for other folks, ours is simply to ensure her safety.

>>28017333
Oh what the fuck, you're kidding me, right? Right?!

>>28015110

I'm going to assume every current monarch on the continent is an expy of a western character. Granache's is BatB Aquaman, Marconetti's is Xanatos...

>>28017293
>>28017313

She's going to have a word about the implications at the end of the day. Something like "if you ever try anything..."

>>28017333
>inb4 only pretending

>>28017333
I've never seen that word before in my life and I still figured it out just from the context. Use your brain meat anon.

>>28017333
What the fuck are context clues. Come in son, isn't that something that's hammered into all schoolchildren from grades like 5-8?

>>28017303
That's what Sanctuary is for.

Besides, the other benefit of Tailwind is we can use it to CLOSE the distance between us and the Princess too.

But being the Princesses bodyguard means we're also a target. We don't want the princess taken out by Areas of Effect centered on us, so being able to create a bit of distance between us and her is equally useful.

>>28017388
>She's going to have a word about the implications at the end of the day. Something like "if you ever try anything..."

I honestly doubt that but lets see.

>>28017349
Just learn to use the speed / momentum to run up or around walls to redirect ourselves and keep moving

Do like road runner or speedy Gonzales type shit

>>28017393
>from grades like 5-8
More like K-12

>>28017313

Just wait till we hit the bakery and the baker's wife spies the Alpaca.

Speaking of which I still need to find one...

>>28017388
>"if you ever try anything..."
"You'll need something better than ice wall because I've got thermal underwear now."

>>28017388
...You'll freeze me again?
If you insist on playing rough I suppose I'll have to learn to cope.

>>28017388
Indifference is her way of showing disapproval.

>>28017354
1. It's been the second time in a day. She's starting to find the joke a bit long.
2. She had to have an excuse for her presence at the ball.
3. She couldn't resist the irony.

>>28017400
She's going to turn to us, smirk like George, go ">implying implications
>[whatever the year is]
>shiggy
"
The arrows and formatting pronounced, as well.

>>28017415
>>28017420
I think this may be one time we actually want to be completely serious. We've learned that Marie's already been romantically manipulated, we want to make sure she knows she can trust us

>>28017395
>single use spell
>reliable game plan
u w0t

>>28017408
I couldn't remember because I'm not an illiterate fuckwit like most of the rest of my school district. I just remember it as something going over most everyone else's head

>>28017441
I don't believe she was romantically manipulated.
Pastguard TRIED to romantically manipulate her but got buttangry that it didn't work or something and got assaulty.

>>28017470
And she now knows we have a stagecoach of baggage, to her carry on

>>28017441
>get closer
>"You know I'm your friend... Marie. Don't you trust your friends?"
>wide smile, insistent stare

Sure, let's go with that.

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>>28017293

Clearly kind of annoyed by the attendant's comments, Marianne scours through the racks of dresses for something that she would actually like to wear. She quickly pulls out whatever looks like it might be nice, handing each one to you to hold as if you were a clothing rack.

As Marianne piles on the dresses until you can barely support their weight, you breathe a sigh of relief when she finally starts removing them from your arms as she enters the second round of her dress selection process. Inspecting enery dress that she handed you, she gradually puts them back for various reasons.

Poor stitching...

Too much cleavage...

Too restricting...

After a while, she seems to have settled on two dresses: one that's frilly and covered in lace, and another decorated with flower ornaments.

>[2/3]

>>28017500
Insistent stare coupled with erratic left eye movement caused by so much blunt force trauma to the head during childhood.

>>28017441
I'd rather have her thinking about other ways to magically shut us down that she could use for self defence.

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>>28017506
>[3/3]

"One of these..." she says under her breath as she looks at either one.

>give your opinion, she seems to be undecided
>nope, it's her decision and hers alone

>>28017506
>too much cleavage
'Yeah this one seems more like it'd suit Sylvie if you know what I'm saying Princess.'

>>28017529
>>give your opinion, she seems to be undecided
Frilly one. Frilly one. Frilly one.

>>28017529
>give your opinion, she seems to be undecided
>yes frilly
>wow so lace
>such frilly
>so white
>wow

>>28017529
>>give your opinion, she seems to be undecided
might as well go for the flowers

>>28017529
>frilly

>>28017529
>>nope, it's her decision and hers alone

>>28017529
NOPE

>>28017529
>>give your opinion, she seems to be undecided
First pic. this >>28017506

>>28017529
>give your opinion, she seems to be undecided
I like the flower one.

>>28017529
>give your opinion, she seems to be undecided
Really like the Frilly

>>28017449
it's single use because it's incredibly powerful. More so than any magic we actually currently have access too.

We shouldn't be depending on the magic we can cast directly in Marconetti at this point unless it is literally life or death.

>>28017529
Yo, QM.

How tall is the Princess?

>>28017539
Seconded, do it exactly like this.

>>28017529
>give your opinion, she seems to be undecided
Frilly one all the way.

>>28017449
>single use spell
It's a continuous use spell if you use it right

>>28017529
frilly one

>>28017529

>>give your opinion, she seems to be undecided

Frilly.

>>28017529

Which one is easier to move in case of assassins?

Go with that one.

Then start wondering about having Niklaus enchant it. Etc. etc. bodyguard shit.

Finally grin if she gets annoyed with us.

>>28017529
>give your opinion, she seems to be undecided
If you don't mind my butting in, I think the flower one would compliment you very nicely