>>31084202
> Make Tabni-Ninsun come with you. She's probably the one with the best chance of actually enjoying it.

>>31084202
I guess let's go on our own. The only one I might bring is tabni-ninsun because she would enjoy it, but even that is a maybe.

either way, we need to check in on the king-priest trust issues and whether he's been treated at all. Covertly.

>>31084202
>> Make Tabni-Ninsun come with you. She's probably the one with the best chance of actually enjoying it.

>>31084292
let's check in on bronze priest while we're at it.
He may be exempt from pranking because of his physical state.
which means he is a viable prank conspirator.

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>>31084202
You decide to take Tabni-Ninsun along. You're pretty sure nobody will protest. She's highborn, and she won't be seen as a threat because she's not a giant monster like you. "I'm sure they just forgot to invite me," Tabni-Ninsun says as she does her eyes up with kohl. "Heralds who deliver invitations like these can't be terribly bright, or else they wouldn't still be heralds." She explains that her father still has trouble walking, but he's healthy enough to relish the fact that he doesn't have to go to this feast.

As your party walks from the pyramid to the palace, the streets are utterly silent, in honor of Enlil. You're used to this happening every year, but this is the first time in the better part of a year that you've been able to skitter around in public without cries of fear or admiration surrounding you. It's nice.

Once you cross the threshold of the palace to join the other guests, the sounds of life start to come back. People are allowed to make noise today; just not outside. Soon you reach a huge vaulted room full of long tables and guests drinking wine and beer. Some harlots have been brought in to sing ballads of Ligish's long line of kings and their victories. The king is at the center of it all, of course. Surprisingly, he's seated near the hostage prince of Turtak, a handsome man with premature streaks of gray in his wiry black hair. The mystics are here again, looking less muddy than before, as are some foreign dignitaries you don't recognize, covered in thick gold jewelry. One of them even has a false eye that looks to be made of gold.

> Wait for the next chance to talk to the king in semi-privacy
> Get to know the prince of Turtak
> Tell the mystics how you used that clay ball as they instructed
> Meet new people
> See if you can get Tabni-Ninsun interested in any of the single men in attendance
> Locate meat. You've avoided eating all day just for this occasion!

>>31084202
>Invite Nakurtum. See if you can make her wear that dress.

>Invite Ninlil. She might not like it either, but you'll enjoy her company.

> Invite Tabni-Ninsun. She's probably the one with the best chance of actually enjoying it.

>>31084593
>bronze priest is a viable prank conspirator.
Wise anon is wise.

>>31084772
> Locate meat. You've avoided eating all day just for this occasion!

>>31084772
>Meet new people

Hunzuu is a social scorpion. Let's make some new friends.

>>31084772
>gold false eye
try not to marvel at it too hard, but invariably marvel.
> Get to know the prince of Turtak
sorry about, er, marauding your city
also, meat. do that at some point.

>>31084879
>>31084932
new people and new princes, since we've not met the prince yet.

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>>31084772
The king looks to be in the middle of a conversation with the hostage prince. You wonder how that's going. Maybe it's actually easier for the king in his present condition because he doesn't remember that Turtak was ever anything other than his ally. He can exchange pleasantries and talk about the good old days without the prince ever catching on that he's not just being unflappably polite.

You leave them to it and drift toward the table of unfamiliar faces. The tall, serious man with the gold eye is hard to look away from. Is that solid gold, you wonder? Is it very heavy? Would it pop out if he leaned forward?

You manage to keep those questions to yourself as you bow courteously. You can feel the fronge of your dress' long train tickle your carapace as you move.

> Offer a simple greeting
> Show off all the titles and epithets you've acquired

>>31085169
Simple greeting.
I don't trust Hunzuu not to fuck it up, and it makes us seem humble.

>>31085169
> Offer a simple greeting
we really don't need titles to stand out in the room.

>>31085169
We have titles and epithets?

Like real ones? Not just things people shouted in the street or stuff we called ourself?

I mean, I don't think those freed slaves calling us Hunzuu the Merciful makes it a real title.

Either way,
> Offer a simple greeting

>>31085256
good point. Do we have -any- official titles? Or are we still technically an orphan, even though functionally we're noble as all get out?

>>31085169
>Offer a simple greeting
we are but a humble little girl.

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>>31085169
"Hello, I am Hunzuu. I don't believe we've met."
The gold-eyed man stands in your presence, his face remaining very serious. "Hunzuu. We have heard of you, yes, and your victory at Turtak. I am Mannuqappu, Breaker of Chariots, Favored of Great Marduk. Your king has invited us to represent the great city of Zagros."

> "Marduk? We don't have a feast for him..."
> "Well, you know about my victories already. I'd be at a disadvantage if you didn't tell me about yours."
> "New people! Fun!"
> "May I ask about your eye?

>>31085317
>>31085256
Technically you're just the priests' ward and the Blood Priest's acolyte. "Lady Scorpion" and "Savior of the City" have been thrown around so much that most of the city has heard them. I think you've made a few attempts to get "Hunzuu the Merciful" to catch on. Other than that, there's precedent for important people to just make up epithets for themselves to commemorate whatever great deeds they've done, sort of like pic related.

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>>31085496
Fuck, wrong pic.

>>31085496
> "Well, you know about my victories already. I'd be at a disadvantage if you didn't tell me about yours."
> "May I ask about your eye?

I bet the two topics are related.

>>31085496
>May I ask about your eye?
Tales of battle are always so fun~

>>31085496
>"Well, you know about my victories already. I'd be at a disadvantage if you didn't tell me about yours."
>"May I ask about your eye?
yfw the eye doesn't have any epic war story behind it. He just got drunk and tripped one day.
Oh shit. Our crazy drunken hooker of a mother took some ones eye didn't she? You don't think....

>>31085496
>> "Marduk? We don't have a feast for him..."
>>31085622
oh man, that would be... awkward.

>>31085527
Make up our own titles hmm?

We are Hunzuu,

The Lady Scorpion.
Protector of Ligish.
Saviour of the City.
Conquer of Turtak.
Hunzuu the Merciful.
Thrower of Centaurs.

Any others?

>>31085740
Hunzuu - She Who Has The Tears Of Crocodiles.

I'm tempted to throw "the gourmand" in there, but I hate titles and would rather just go by hunzuu.

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>>31085496
You push some chairs aside so you can settle across from Mannuqappu and his men. You point to his eye with the wonder, and the discourtesy, of a child. "May I ask about your eye."

Mannuqappu clutches his wine with what might be a twinge of resentment. "I lost it in a fight. I see no reason why you would need to know any more than that, Hunzuu."

"Well... it's just that you know about my victories already. I'd be at a disadvantage if you didn't tell me about yours."

That puts Mannuqappu more at ease. That was well-played, you think. He takes a sip of wine as his men look around to see when the first courses will be served. "I led the vanguard in Zagros' campaign against the western barbarians. Six battles did I strike the first blow and six chariots did I lose, but never could they kill me. We pushed the enemy into the distant sea and restored the spells and the forgotten rites from before the Great Flood, for the benefit of the people. Now I help to rule on the Council of Heroes."

>>31085622
Your crazy drunken hooker of a mother was in fact hanged for putting someone's eye out, so they say.

> "By any chance did you lose your eye here in Ligish? To a... uh... woman?"
> "I am impressed! You could probably teach me a thing or two about war. I've gotten this far just by being a giant scorpion, not really by skill."
> "So how is Zagros doing? I don't hear much about them."
> "Is it solid gold? Can I touch it?"

>>31086030
> "I am impressed! You could probably teach me a thing or two about war. I've gotten this far just by being a giant scorpion, not really by skill."
war is a hobby shared by many people from all walks of life.
I also want to pick all the other options but most QMs don't like it when you go ALLOFTHEM

>>31086030
>"So how is Zagros doing? I don't hear much about them."
Let's learn about new places!

>>31086030
> "So how is Zagros doing? I don't hear much about them."
> "By any chance did you lose your eye here in Ligish? To a... uh... woman?"

That plot hook for Hunzuu's mother subquest...I guess i'm gonna bite it.

>>31086197
yeah, I too wish to bite it.
I'm just... nervous.

>>31086030
> "By any chance did you lose your eye here in Ligish? To a... uh... woman?"
BITE THE PLOTHOOK

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>>31086030
It's funny how the little things can bring back your most painful memories. The scent of wine. The sight of the block where she used to live with you. A man with one eye. You wouldn't have had to do all this fighting and intrigue if only your mother had lived. You could have been happy with her forever. You're afraid, despite all the friends you've collected, that you'll never really have a family again. You have to ask. "By any chance did you lose your eye here in Ligish? To a... uh... woman?"

Mannuqappu pounds his fist on the table and bares his teeth. "I will not be insulted, scorpion! Your heretical priests dress you in finery, but your manners are still those of the street orphan you are!"

> Save face. "I meant no insult, great Mannuqappu. Our city boasts many women warriors who are a match for any man. I heard a rumor from one; that is all."
> Sniffle and maybe go a little dewy-eyed. "I only ask because of my mama. They told me she died for taking a man's eye, but I never got to say goodbye..."

>>31086546
>> Save face. "I meant no insult, great Mannuqappu. Our city boasts many women warriors who are a match for any man. I heard a rumor from one; that is all."
then try to laugh it off. If he took offense at the notion, then that means it probably was a man that did it.

>>31086546
> Sniffle and maybe go a little dewy-eyed. "I only ask because of my mama. They told me she died for taking a man's eye, but I never got to say goodbye..."
Guilt
Trip
The fuck out of that dude
Make him feel so bad he get's angry at the priests.
GUILT

>>31086546
>Sniffle and maybe go a little dewy-eyed. "I only ask because of my mama. They told me she died for taking a man's eye, but I never got to say goodbye..."

Oh dear.

>>31086546
> Save face. "I meant no insult, great Mannuqappu. Our city boasts many women warriors who are a match for any man. I heard a rumor from one; that is all."

>>31086546
>> Save face. "I meant no insult, great Mannuqappu. Our city boasts many women warriors who are a match for any man. I heard a rumor from one; that is all."
Seems like a tightly wound prick. Make a polite farewell and go find someone that actually knows how to be friendly at social events. Bloody Zagros savages!

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>>31086546
You try to laugh it off. "I meant no insult, great Mannuqappu. Our city boasts many women warriors who are a match for any man. I heard a rumor from one; that is all."

That seems to calm him down, at least a little. He relaxes his hold on his drink and takes his other hand off the table. "Well... forgive me, Hunzuu. It is no sin to be uncouth from a life of poverty. You try, I am sure. You are welcome to break bread at our table. Or whatever it is you eat." Maybe Mannuqappu did lose his eye to your mother and maybe he didn't. Either way, knowing won't bring her back.

> Stay and question him about something less offensive, like Zagros and its relation to the other cities.
> Politely beg your leave to talk to others. He'll get the point.

>>31086873
>Stay and question him about something less offensive, like Zagros and its relation to the other cities.
at least he apologized, so he's still okay in my book

>>31086873
I am pretty sure he wasn't involved with our mom.


> Stay and question him about something less offensive, like Zagros and its relation to the other cities.
How's that zagros place doing anyway?
also, check to see if the prince is free to talk to yet.

>>31086873
>Leave
See if we can find any of the advisers and get down to business.

>>31087021
we should get to them soon.

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>>31086873
"I will stay. Thank you."

At first it looks like the servants, most of whom are comely young girls, are passing out trays of bread, dates stuffed with holy cedar nuts, and other things that don't really whet your appetite anymore. The king's table gets the first of everything, so the prince breaks off his conversation with the king to start enjoying the food. He seems like a nice enough fellow. He bears a slight resemblance to the king, though he's taller, older, and much broader across the chest.

"So, tell me more about Zagros. I have a lot to learn, as you can tell."

Mannuqappu lets his men eat first as he replies. "Well, we are far to the west of here, on the mouth of the first river. We are the last city that keeps the truth of Marduk and his supremacy among gods and heroes. With his blessing, we have grown stronger. We have found many ruins full of wisdom, including one that Ligish and Turtak squabbled over not too long ago. I am here to assure that we will hold on to that particular acquisition without the need for further fighting."

> Do you have any monsters like me?
> Would you believe me if I told you I learned something important from the gods recently?
> Do you know anything about the prince of Turtak? I like the look of him...
> Sounds interesting. I'd like to come visit some day. I should talk to the king's advisors, though. Have you seen them?

>>31087214
> Do you have any monsters like me?
> Sounds interesting. I'd like to come visit some day. I should talk to the king's advisors, though. Have you seen them?

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>>31087214
"Do you have any monsters like me?"

Manuqappu nods and finally starts helping himself to some food. "Why, yes. Not as many as Turtak just yet, but enough to defend ourselves. As a matter of fact, we have one who is exactly like you. A scorpion reborn from blood and red salt. He could not be persuaded to come tonight. But one day, perhaps. If the peace holds." What does that mean? Is he afraid that Ligish is going to try to conquer other cities again?

You see that the king has made special preparations for you. Four men bring out a great slab piled high with meat. You see some familiar goat legs, as well as other meats in unfamiliar smells and hues.

> Order them to bring it to the king's table. Tome to go talk to him and the prince.
> Stay here as they bring it to you. Ask about this other scorpion.

>>31087660
> Stay here as they bring it to you. Ask about this other scorpion.
Mmmaybe just ask a little about this guy. Is he nice? How big is he?

I keep wanting to go talk to the prince, but interesting plot hooks keep falling out of this guy.

>>31087660
> Stay here as they bring it to you. Ask about this other scorpion.

Hmm, I wonder how closer they can bring us to opening the gates.

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>>31087660
You gesture with a claw for the men to bring the pile of meat over to you. "Another scorpion? Is he nice? How big is he?"

Mannuqappu laughs. and pours himself more wine. "I thought that would amuse you! He is young yet. Our blood wizards tell us that the ritual works best on the young. He is well-bred - the only child in Zagros to be born of two heroes. The omens and the signs pointed to him. Marduk walks with him. But I think he is not quite of the age to have an interest in girls!" He laughs with his mouth full of flatbread. "Give him time, Hunzuu. It may be that he is not for you. There may come other scorpions. We certainly hope so."

> "I don't care. Bring him over soon. I just need to see him. Because... reasons."
> "It's not like that. It's just interesting to not be one of a kind anymore."
> "Yeah, we probably wouldn't get along that well. I keep gods other than Marduk, and they're very important to me."

>>31087919
> "It's not like that. It's just interesting to not be one of a kind anymore."
Deny it up and down.
Also deny that you are blushing. Even though you are.

Change the topic and eat some of the meat.maybe ask what marduk's deal is. Or, better yet, excuse yourself to go talk to the prince as soon as the awkwardness passes.

>>31087919
> "It's not like that. It's just interesting to not be one of a kind anymore."

'because...reasons' will probably make them suspicious or wary. This is a better excuse.

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>>31087919
"It's not like that. It's just interesting to not be one of a kind anymore." You suspect that you might be blushing bright blue. "Well, it's good to learn about you." You take some kind of roasted fowl in your claw and slurp it down. It's quite tender, and flavored with saffron. The king always has good food. "I should probably talk to the king, soon, though." Mannuqappu nods silently. "I too am here on business. Be careful, Hunzuu. Careful of hat you ask the wrong men."

> Find the king's advisors
> Go straight for the king. He's always nice to talk to, even if he's always initially terrified of you.
> Ask to talk to the prince. You can learn more about what might be going on in Turtak right now.

>>31088125
> Go straight for the king. He's always nice to talk to, even if he's always initially terrified of you.

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>>31088125
After gorging yourself on a little more meat, including an entire goat leg, you make your way toward the king. As you expected, he looks terrified until he realizes that the prince and everyone else around him recognizes you. "Oh, yes! We welcome all those who come in peace on this sacred day. How may I help you?"

As you try to think of a way to discreetly ask if he's going to try being treated for his memory problem, you see out of the corner of your eye the Blood Priest talking to the king's three advisors, with their beards of various colors. You suppose that means yes. The Sand Priest is making passes at the singing harlots, presumably just to keep up appearances. The Gold Priest, who actually likes harlots, just looks at them longingly.

> Thank the king for calling you cute the other day. See where he goes with it.
> Tell the king - and those around him - what you've learned about Pazuzu and the scattered pieces of him in the world
> Write-in

>>31088538
> Tell the king - and those around him - what you've learned about Pazuzu and the scattered pieces of him in the world
let's go with this. It's important, people should know.

Also show the pazuzu claw.

>>31088538
>Tell him that you'd like to go hunting someday. In a certain forest, which might or might not contain the gates to the world of the dead.

Uh, where are everyone? There's never been so few voters in this quest before...

>>31088656
who knows.

hunting does sound fun though, even if it's code for a much less fun gate based activity.

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>>31088614
You show a claw from the severed leg of the wasp-woman. While you gave the flesh to the Gold Priest to try to locate other pieces of Pazuzu with, Rabi-Tammuz had one of the talons carefully clipped off, cleaned, and fitted with a hole through it s you could wear it as a trophy. That was all his idea. He's got a lot of initiative for a slave. "This came rm y last battle. The giant blight demon had a wasp-woman inside. She claimed to have a piece of Pazuzu the Tormentor inside herself. By communing with the gods, I learned that there are many such pieces of him hidden within living creatures. It is a serious threat I thought my king, and his subjects, should know about it."

The king responds with his usual slightly oblivious courtesy. "We are in your debt, my lady, and you are a credit to the, er, scorpion people. Come, feast with us. I'll have something specially prepared for you."

"They've done so already, but thank you. In return, do you think I might be permitted to go hunting with you one day?"

"Well... I don't see why not. I'm not much of a huntsman, but my father would take me hunting often. It reminds me of him."

> Listen to him go on about his father. It pleases him so.
> Ask if there's any news from Turtak. This can be directed more at the prince
> Ask if it might be all right to go hunting in the great cedar forest. You know that it's sacred and full of the gods' terrible magic, but kings should be allowed to go there, right?

>>31088656
I dunno. I guess I could advertise in QTG, but whenever I post there people are always like "ABANDON HOPE, QMs WHO ENTER HERE"

>>31088882
honestly, it's probably just the close timing to other popular quests and the long wait from the last thread.

> Ask if there's any news from Turtak. This can be directed more at the prince
always good to keep up on the gossip.

Not that I don't like hunting stories or something, I do.

>>31088882
> Ask if there's any news from Turtak. This can be directed more at the prince

Please don't advertise in the QTG. They are literally all retarded and will do nothing but shitpost. Some regulars are probably just busy today.

>>31088882
>> Listen to him go on about his father. It pleases him so.
I want to see what's on his mind. Let him talk for a while.

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>>31088882
"Your father was a great man. Do any of you know if there's any news from Turtak?"

The hostage prince sighs and drinks from a clay pot of beer. "They've told me a little. Nur-Sin the centipede is making a right mess of my court, I'm sure. That girl you made such a fuss over, he's adopted her as his own. He may be only sixteen, but he has a certain low cunning to him. Anyway, if he wants to pretend that the city is his, let him. I'm not fool enough to think it would make a difference if I were there or not. I will eat here with my distant cousin and drink his beer and talk to his scorpions."

> Ask if he knows about that lizard-man who's probably plotting revenge against you.
> Ask if he knows about Soul-of-Lightning
> Ask what he's allowed to do while living as a hostage. Cultivating a friendship with him might be useful.
> Ask if he knows anything about Ku-Aya
> Write-in

>>31089176
>> Ask what he's allowed to do while living as a hostage. Cultivating a friendship with him might be useful.
>> Ask if he knows anything about Ku-Aya
That girl was too much trouble.

>>31089176
>> Ask what he's allowed to do while living as a hostage. Cultivating a friendship with him might be useful.
How are things, guy?

also maybe ask a bit about the lizard man and kingly hunting, as afterthoughts.

>>31089176
> Ask if he knows about that lizard-man who's probably plotting revenge against you.

>>31089176
>> Ask if he knows about that lizard-man who's probably plotting revenge against you.

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>>31089176
"How much are you allowed to do in your... you know... present situation?"

"Well, I'm not allowed to leave the city, or go anywhere without a heavy guard. I'm mostly discouraged from going anywhere but the palace and the Charioteers' School. And I'm not going back there if I can help it. They've got some giant with a human head sticking out of her chest. I may have made a lot of monsters during my reign, but that's too monstrous even for me. I'm allowed visitors, if that's what you're asking. Though I don't know why you'd bother to visit me."

"I know you're in a bad mood, and I'm sorry. I never really wanted to attack your city. It was awful, and I'm sure a lot of people still hate me because of it. Speaking of that... do you know about that man with the lizard legs?"

"Oh, yes. He's bought an interest in our fighting pits, they say. When he's not drilling soldiers, he's fighting in the pits. He hardly does anything but train anymore. He must have taken the defeat personally."

"And Ku-Aya?"

"Who?"

"Little girl, stronger than ten men?"

"Oh, her! She's still in the city, for all I know. Good soldier. Not sure how a girl that young ends up like that, but she's proven herself over and over. If she's on another mission, it's not at my command; it's at that bloody centipede's."

> Express suspicion that Ku-Aya is evil and has a piece of Pazuzu in her.
> Avoid making any accusations. Ask if he has any hobbies or anything.

>>31089557
I don't know about EVIL, but that girl totally has pazuzu in her.
> Avoid making any accusations. Ask if he has any hobbies or anything.


Also, shit, lizard guy, that is the opposite of what your wife wanted.
I doubt he would even believe the message.

>>31089557
> Express suspicion that Ku-Aya is evil and has a piece of Pazuzu in her.

>>31089557
>Express suspicion that Ku-Aya is evil and has a piece of Pazuzu in her.
>We have someone similar to her. A young girl, but with unnatural strenght and abilities. I found that that she can commune with demons and is attracted to Pazuzu.

>>31089557
>> Express suspicion that Ku-Aya is evil and has a piece of Pazuzu in her.
Even if not outright evil, Pazuzu has a tendency to lean towards chaos and destruction. She could betray anyone.

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>>31089557
"Right, about her... We have someone similar to her. A young girl, but with unnatural strength and abilities. I found that that she can commune with demons and is attracted to Pazuzu."

"Pazuzu, huh? I remember learning about him. The monster that all other monsters fear? Sounds pretty powerful. That would explain it. Well, I don't really know what to do with that information. Why offer it? Do you want her? If I ever come into my crown again, I could command her to serve you instead. Provided Ligish offered something in return."

> "That'd be very kind of you. I'd offer you something valuable in return for that." (You may specify or not.)
> "You needn't send all of her. I only want her head."
> "She needs to be watched very carefully, and trained to stay away from evil. Tell your people to do that if you're allowed to send messages to them."

>>31089854
> "That'd be very kind of you. I'd offer you something valuable in return for that."
Don't specify for now
Mostly because I have no clue what we'd offer.

Rolled 2

>>31089854

All of these options are good. I can't choose, so I will be rolling for it. 1 is first option, 3 is the last.

>>31089854
> "She needs to be watched very carefully, and trained to stay away from evil. Tell your people to do that if you're allowed to send messages to them."
It was mostly a warning.

It's best to keep them FAR AWAY from each other. like in different cities.

>>31089887
remember the thing about not putting pazuzu parts close to each other?

>>31089854
>> "She needs to be watched very carefully, and trained to stay away from evil. Tell your people to do that if you're allowed to send messages to them."
Be Worried.

>>31090026
yes?

>>31090078
I thought it might sway your decision against wanting her around in some way.

>>31090129
not really
better to be able to keep an eye on them
plus she'd be a kickass minion

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>>31089854
"She needs to be watched very carefully, and trained to stay away from evil. Tell your people to do that if you're allowed to send messages to them."
The prince wipes a little dark sauce off of his mouth. "Well, I'll do what I can! Which I'm afraid is very little. Could I ask you a small favor, Hunzuu?"

"You can ask. What is it?"

"You said you'd visit Turtak in a few months. If you do, will you find my flute? I left it in my chambers and couldn't get it before having to present myself."

"Well... not if it will cause another crisis, but I'll get it if I can. How ill I know it when I see it?"

"It's shaped like a woman."

"Eew, really?" You blush blue a little.

"I like women! I do not apologize for that. My hobbies are music and girls. So far my gracious hosts have let me have little of either."

> "Any advice for when I go to Turtak? Nur-Sin seemed keen on showing me around."
> "I'm thinking that maybe I shouldn't go see Turtak after all. Too dangerous, and not just for me."
> "They don't let you go to brothels?"

>>31090259
>> "They don't let you go to brothels?"
We seem to have plenty of them.

>> "I'm thinking that maybe I shouldn't go see Turtak after all. Too dangerous, and not just for me."
More that I'm just not sure if they'll let us in, after what we did last time.

>>31090259
> "They don't let you go to brothels?"
> "Any advice for when I go to Turtak? Nur-Sin seemed keen on showing me around."

>>31090259
>> "Any advice for when I go to Turtak? Nur-Sin seemed keen on showing me around."

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>>31090259
"They don't let you go to brothels?"

"They let me once. But they insisted on watching. Rather ruined the mood. I ended up just talking to the girls about poetry. Classy girls, but I was rather hoping to put it in them."

If you weren't blushing before, you definitely are now. "So... Any advice for when I go to Turtak? Nur-Sin seemed keen on showing me around."

"My first piece of advice would be not to trust that little shit. He'll flatter you. He's probably trained that little girl to like him, and he'll use that as a shield against you. I don't know what he wants from you. Maybe he wants... you know... you. Don't ask me how that works, but if there's a way, a boy his age will find it."

> "Eww!"
> "Well, maybe he's not that bad. Treating that little girl well isn't bad; it's exactly what I wanted."
> "I think I want someone else instead."
> "Have you ever done any really good pranks? When you were younger, maybe. You seem like the fun-loving kind."

>>31090622

> "Well, boys will be boys. Speaking of boys, did you ever play any good pranks when you were my age?"

>>31090622
>> "Eww!"
>Did you see how many legs he had?
> "Have you ever done any really good pranks? When you were younger, maybe. You seem like the fun-loving kind."

>>31090622

No man could ever match Mr. Clicks.

>>31090622
>> "Eww!"
TOPIC CHANGE
> "Have you ever done any really good pranks? When you were younger, maybe. You seem like the fun-loving kind."

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>>31090622
Your blush recedes. You're pretty certain that you don't want to be with a centipede-man. You're willing to tolerate any number of legs up to and including eight, but no more than that. "Well, boys will be boys. Speaking of boys, did you ever play any good pranks when you were my age?"

The prince thinks about that while chewing on a honeycake. "Hmm! Well, when I was just a little prince, I disguised myself as a slave and got an uppity baker beaten bloody for talking down to me. Also, my father had a concubine I didn't like, so I gave her some swamp beer. It made her loosen her bowels right in the act."

> "Thanks! I might be able to use one of those."
> "That's a little messed up, don't you think?"

>>31090978
>I don't like those pranks very much, I'm afraid. I'm hoping for something more... whimsical.

>>31090978
>>31091013
>I don't like those pranks very much, I'm afraid. I'm hoping for something more... whimsical.
Seconding these.
Although the beer might work. Would the guys from the delta have anything like that?

>>31090978
> "Thanks! I might be able to use one of those."

especially the swamp beer
make all the priests shit themselves mid ritual
hahaha

>>31091375
I'd like something classier myself, but hey, humor is subjective or whatever.

>>31091426
>classy
>pranks

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>>31090978
"I don't like those pranks very much, I'm afraid. I'm hoping for something more... whimsical."

"Yeah, I wasn't really proud of myself after those. Young me is a bad example. But whatever it's for, have fun."

>>31091179
Why yes, it's quite possible they do!

> Check in with the mystics
> You'll come up with something better than poop jokes. Socialize with Tabni-Ninsun until the feast ends

>>31091628
>> You'll come up with something better than poop jokes. Socialize with Tabni-Ninsun until the feast ends

we should spend some time spying on the priests to see what things they need on a day to day basis, to know what to move to get them to do things we want. Later. After the food.

>>31091628
>> Check in with the mystics
Even though we'll get something better, it's always nice to have a fallback.

>>31091628
> You'll come up with something better than poop jokes. Socialize with Tabni-Ninsun until the feast ends

>>31091628
> Check in with the mystics

>>31091628

You'll come up with something better than poop jokes, but still talk to the mystics.

>>31091628
>> You'll come up with something better than poop jokes. Socialize with Tabni-Ninsun until the feast ends

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>>31091628
As you carefully maneuver through the crowds and tables and wait for people to make way for you, you overhear the Gold Priest talking to some Charioteers about the night patrols. The supply of both human blood and relics has dried up, and they're interested in acquiring both. The Gold Priest also has a favorite prostitute that has been busy lately - he's making inquiries about her. The Rain Priest is talking to some scribe about the old temple of Sin that's going to be put back into use for the festival of Sin.

When you find Tabni-Ninsun, she's at a table near the far wall, drinking and laughing with Dadanum, who was part of the priests' household guard. She's getting real sweet on him, whispering things in his ear and tracing a finger up and down his back. Dadanum looks afraid that people might be watching.

> "Get a room, you two."
> "Fine! I'm not even jealous! Mr. Clicks is my boyfriend, and we love each other very much."
> "You two can suck face if you want, but talk to me when you come up for air. I have gossip."

>I'm going to call it a night, but if you post ideas for pranks to play during the festival of Sin, they'll be voting options for next time.

>>31092100
> "Get a room, you two."
also, thanks for running!

>>31092100
>> "Get a room, you two."
"This isn't the right function for that!"

We can meet up later and have a party where things like that happen. Maybe then we can find a cute boy who isn't terrified of scorpions.

>>31092100
Also for pranks:
-Intense that smells foul, or makes the priests space out.
-Let animals loose in the streets.
-Suddenly all the acolytes are revealed to be strippers.

>>31092100
I revealed my plan a while ago, and it's one that has a lot of variables that may or may not work right.

get one piece of dirt on each of the priests, or steal one of their important knicknacks, and leave them a trail of notes telling them to meet up with the other priests at a location, and then running them through a rather tiresome quest following notes through various holy sites to ensure they get their stuff back.

This would naturally make them climb god statues, perform amusing pratfalls, and search through every third lemon stand.

>>31092219
we can throw in those last two things into anything else we do pretty easily, and they're both pretty good.

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>>31092100
You roll your eyes. "Get a room, you two!" Some servants see that you've moves again and bring you what's left of your special pile of meat. You reprimand Tabni-Ninsun with a mouthful of incredibly moist goat meat. "There's a time and a place for that kind of thing. Come on. You're supposed to be the classy one and I'm supposed to be the upjumped beggar."

"Classy girls can do whatever they want! Tabni-Ninsun exclaims before laughing at herself. "That's all class is good for."

As you trade jokes and gorge yourself on exquisitely prepared meats, a thought occurs to you. The loss of your mother doesn't mean you've been eternally robbed of a family. You could make your own family! But first, you have a prank to prepare. The possibilities are already dancing in your head...

>Good night, all!

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>>31092733
thx for running budi
gud thread

>>31092733
night, anu! Sleep well.

>>31092219
Okay, I think we've got a few ideas that are simple and easy to do.

>Get our claws on some good weed and spike the incense burners that, presumably, will be dotted around the festival.

>Get a couple barrels of that Swamp Beer and just leave it for the crowd to help themselves.

>Unleash some GOATS in the streets during the part of the festival we think would be funny.

>Hire a few harlots, dress them in Acolyte robes and have them blend in with the real ones. Have them burst into dance and start stripping at the right moment.
IMPORTANT: get a feel for how seriously people take this festival. Are angry mobs of worshippers likely to lynch the strippers? This is meant to be fun, not tragic.
If people get worked up about the other stuff, we can just tell them it was us and we were just having some fun. We've got great cred from saving the city, plus, we're an unstoppable killing machine. We can get away with it. Don't use the strippers if it could go wrong.

>>31092296
Wacky Scavenger Hunt does sound hilarious, but it would take a lot of work and so many things could interrupt it.

>>31096002
>Unleash goats on the streets
Even better, prepare some greased pigs.
Give them numbers 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7.
Release them in the pyramid before ceremonies.
Watch as they franctically look for numbers 3 and 6

>>31097514
That's great. We have to do both.

Greased pigs in the pyramid and goats in the streets.

>>31097514

This seems good. A prank that doesn't mess directly with the gods (like their statues and stuff).

We could also misplace things, and hide important tools and shit.