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...this morning, I had breakfast with a strange psychic girl that I just met, and now I've been invited to have dinner with another strange psychic girl that I just met. Today has been all kinds of weird.

But I -am- getting kind of hungry, and far be it from me to turn down a dinner invitation.

"Sure, why not," I say.
"Wonderful!" Charlotte claps her hands together. "There's this lovely restaurant on the ground floor of the hotel that I'm staying at, and..."

Huh? She's staying at a hotel?

Then again, she did mention that she's from out of town... obviously she wouldn't have an apartment here or anything. Now I'm kind of curious find out where exactly it is that she's staying.

I'm following a strange girl who I just met to a hotel... I just KNOW that Allison would rag on me forever if she knew about this.

"Hm?" Charlotte turns to me.
"N- nothing!" I rapidly shake my head.

Oh man, did I just say that out loud?


>[1/2]

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>>32743312
>[2/2]

"Sooo, you mentioned that you don't usually eat with -humans-?" I ask, trying to steer the subject away from myself.
"Oh..." Charlotte sighs. "I've been on the road a lot lately, so I've mostly just been eating with Loki and a few of my other friends. But it does get kind of lonely not being able to fully appreciate a proper meal with someone else, you know? Crows don't exactly have the most discerning tastes."
"Yeah, I guess," I shrug.

So she has other "friends" too... I wonder if they're all crows like Loki.

I up following Charlotte for about twenty minutes, passing by the park as we go. Finally, we end up in front of a really expensive-looking hotel.

"And here we are, my home for the time being!" Charlotte says, holding out her hand towards the building as if she's showing the place off.
"Wow, it's pretty nice," I reply.
"It is indeed!" she says as she opens the door for me. "The service is excellent, and the staff is more... accommodating in certain matters than other places that I've stayed at."

I don't really understand what that's supposed to mean, but sure.

As we walk through the front entrance and into the hotel itself, I find that this place is even more impressive inside than it is outside. I can't even imagine how much money it would cost to stay here.

"Hmm..." Charlotte stops in the middle of the front lobby and turns towards the elevator. "Would you mind waiting here? I need to stop by my room for a little bit, but I'll be right back."


>stay down here in the lobby
>ask if I can follow her instead

Rolled 2

>>32743312
>Oh man, did I just say that out loud?
Is part of our Branch thought projection?
Could be interesting. Or we just have a fun protagonist.

Rolled 19

>>32743386
>stay down here in the lobby
If she realizes that we are paranoid, she won't underestimate us

>>32743386
>>stay down here in the lobby
from personal experience those super fancy hotels are really easy to get lost in if you lost sight of your guide for 3 seconds

>>32743386
>stay down here in the lobby
Random encounters go!

>>32743386
>I up following Charlotte
it never ends, arch. <3

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>>32743257
Fdend chart

>>32743386
>stay down here in the lobby

>>32743607
>Fdend
you can't get away with typos here

>>32743653
and now that i posted that i realize that fdend means false dendrite and isn't a wrongly spelled friend

>>32743607
i thought the cat was white

>>32743704
Das raciss

>>32743748
more along the lines of hair colorist

>>32743911
Acknowledging differences in hair color is racist.
Opposing the donation of money from blonde-hairs to non-blondes is also racist.
Pointing out any so-called "contradiction"? Contradiction is a BLONDE word. That's hella racist.

>writing

>>32743986
i know you're attempting to be humorous, but i find the possibility of something like that becoming real far more likely that i would like

>>32744116
It already happened.

>>32744116
yeah dude, you miss the whole "tumblr" thing?

>>32744618
>some to think

"Umm, okay," I nod.
"There's a few couches over there," Charlotte says, pointing to what I'm assuming is a lounge area, "so you'll be able to rest your legs at the very least.
"Alright."
"Sorry for making you wait like this right after we got here... I'll try and get back as quickly as I can, though!"

With that, Charlotte scurries over to an open elevator and disappears inside. As for me, I make my way over to one of the couches that she pointed out and take a seat... ah, it feels good to finally be able to sit down after walking such a long way.

After getting all nice and comfy, I decide to pass the time by looking around this hotel lobby.

Businessmen... fancily-dressed women... and there's a couple with a certain look in their eyes that I really wish I wasn't familiar with. There's a lady in a cocktail dress, some more guys in suits...

...and come to think of it, Charlotte herself is wearing a super fancy dresse that looks like something that one of Theresa's figures would be wearing.

I must look so incredibly out of place right now.


>[1/?]

>>32744692
>reposts
>didn't fix the mistake
Oh Arch, never change.

>>32744724
Did you make the same typo twice, or just a different one the first time?

>>32744724
Please do not bully the Archelon!
>dresse

>>32744724
Gonna be a long night for you, huh, arch?

>>32744755
no, it was >is wear a super fancy dresses

>>32744755
Oh gods. Please Arch, just continue on. This is hilarious and tragic at the same time.

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>>32744767
DEPLOY COFFEE

>>32744724

"Pardon me..." someone taps me on the shoulder.

Wait, what!?

"Y- yes!?" I stammer, turning to face whoever just touched my shoulder so fast that it could give me whiplash.

And then I see that it's another guy in a suit... but he's wearing a nametag. Maybe he works here?

"Sorry if I startled you..." he says, "I was just wondering if you needed some assistance?"
"Eh?" I blurt out. "N- no, I'm just waiting for someone, that's all.
"Ah, I see," he nods. "And does your associate happen to be staying here at this hotel? If so, I can call them for you if you have their room number..."

>[2/?]

>>32744877
Yes, she's staying here. A blonde woman in a fancy dress.
>implying
Well ... it's fancier than anything you'd find outside!

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>>32744877
"Oh, no, it's alright, Charlotte said she'd be down in a moment."

>>32744877
>[3/3]

"Um- that won't be necessary," I shake my head. "She just needed to stop by her room for something and then she'd be right back."
"Oh, sorry to bother you then," he nods. "I was just concerned that you were lost or otherwise distressed since you seemed to be rather nervous."

Of course I'm nervous! Hell, I'm still half-worried that stormtroopers are gonna come flooding into this place and take me prisoner or something!

"No, I'll be fine," I say. "Charlotte should be right back, and then-"
"Oh!" he snaps his fingers. "So you're also an associate of Mr. Gauthier!"

Mr. Gauthier? I don't know anyone by that name...


>ask him what he's talking about
>play along like I know what he's talking about

>>32745369
>ask him what he's talking about
Who's Mr. Gauthier?

>>32745369
>>ask him what he's talking about
we'd get tripped up on some detail sooner or later if we pretended we knew anything

>>32745369
Charlotte's a trap?
>ask him what he's talking about

>>32745369
>ask him what he's talking about
maybe it's her father or something?

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>>32744989
>8
Naw

>>32745431
ahaha!
well at least it discharges bad luch

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>>32745369
>I'm not sure if I'd say I qualify as an associate, but…

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>>32745581
>17
Nah.

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>>32745600
>19
Noh.

>>32745581
>>32745600
>>32745621
Quit wasting these, we might need them for a future psychic fight ala Scanners
[sp]Which worries me, is there a branch that allows a target's head to explode?[/sp]

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>>32745621
>14
Well I can't beat that.

>writing

>>32745687
the tag is spoiler.

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>>32745712
>39

Rolled

>>32745754
Stop

"Umm, who?" I ask.

I have no idea who that is.

"Oh, so you're not-" Suddenly, he looks really embarrassed. "You said that you were one of Ms. Charlotte's friends so I had just assumed that you were also employed by Mr. Gauthier... sorry for the misunderstanding."
"No, that's fine," I shrug. "So Charlotte works for this 'Gauthier' guy?"
"Yes, and he's the one who paid for her balcony room here in this hotel," he nods. "You've never heard of him before? He's rather famous in the business world."
"I don't exactly pay too much attention to that kind of thing, so..."


>[1/?]

>>32745992
WHAT IS YOUR SECRET HOTEL MAN!?

>>32745992
"I'm 16, why are you expecting me to know business stuff?"

>>32745992
Very...forthcoming with information about a customer.

>>32746181
MC is babealicious, can you blame him

>>32745992
>[2/2]

"And there I go assuming things again," he sighs. "I suppose I should leave you alone before Ms. Charlotte comes back and-"
"Before I come back and -what-?" Charlotte asks.

Whoa, where'd she come from?

"M- Ms. Charlotte!" the man jumps like three feet in the air, he's startled so badly. "I was simply inquiring as to whether or not your friend here needed any assistance, but since you're clearly right here I think I'll be taking my leave..."

The hotel guy then hurries off, apologizing the entire time until he's finally out of sight.

"I hope that man wasn't bothering you," Charlotte sighs. "He's such a brown-noser..."


>ask her about something
>let's head to the restaurant now

>>32746461
>ask her about something
The whole Mr. Gauthier thing.

>>32746461
>>ask her about something
>>let's head to the restaurant now
ask about gauthier guy while heading for resteraunt, not like we can't walk and talk

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>>32746404
MC is a weirdo with blue hair
>>32746461
>Who is Mr. Gauthier?

>>32746495
MC is the protagonist, which by rules of japan guarantee a minimum chance of high attractiveness of 99.37%. meaning that unless we're one of the rare statistical outliers like spaghetti chan we're attractive

>>32746461
>ask her about something
about Mr Gauthier and what kind of work she does for him?
i know what you're thinking about

>writing

"No, it's fine," I shake my head. "But, umm... he did mention something about a 'Mr. Gauthier' and mentioned that you work for him?"
"Oh," Charlotte sighs. "I had intended to bring up the topic of my work while we were eating, but of course he would start dropping names like that."

She seems pretty annoyed.

"Let me guess, he thought that you were working for him as well?" Charlotte asks.
"Yeah, before I told him otherwise," I reply.
"It figures..." she holds her hand to her temples and shakes her head. "Anyways, Mr. Gauthier is a young businessman who mostly acts as an investor," she says. "Land development, the funding of business startups, that kind of thing."
"Oh," I nod.

That doesn't really explain why he has a lady who can talk to animals working for him, though.

>[1/?]

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>>32747177
Well, Land development and funding of Startups seems legit. At least it's not Banking.

>>32747236
Still sounds a little money-laundering to me, but we don't know enough to know if we should be suspicious yet.

>>32747177

"But let's not simply loiter here," Charlotte says, "we can talk more about this in the restaurant."
"Fine with me," I reply.

Getting up from the couch, I follow Charlotte through the lobby and into a restaurant that's connected to the hotel itself. This place looks really upscale and I feel even more out of place here than I did in the lobby.

Luckily, we don't have to wait very long to get seated.

"Everything they serve here is delicious," Charlotte says as she opens her own menu and begins poring over the pages.
"Umm if you say so," I reply while opening my own menu.

Oh my god this stuff is SO EXPENSIVE.

>[2/?]

>>32747904
>>[2/2]

>>32747904
>I'm trying to fins

>>32747904
>no, I haven't seen it
denydenydeny

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>>32747904
>what exactly for you do for

>>32747904
>>no, I haven't seen it
no need to tell anyone anything until we know more ourselves

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>>32747904
>No, I haven't seen anyone walking around with it

>>32747904
>for you do for
>I'm trying to fins
YOU CANNOT ESCAPE OUR GAZE


>no, I haven't seen it
Sorry Char, but the first thing a bad person would do is tell us that they're totally not a bad person and that we should trust them. Not saying Char is bad, but it's like 60/40 leaning towards good at best, we need to be more sure.

>>32747904
>no, I haven't seen it

>>32747461
>[3/3]

After ordering a water (there's no way in hell I'm paying four dollars for freaking pepsi), I try and get back to what we were talking about in the lobby.

"So umm..." I begin, "what exactly do you do for this Gauthier guy?"
"Oh, sorry for getting distracted there!" Charlotte laughs nervously. "Well... I used to act as his daughter's bodyguard for a time, but lately my work has been shifted to whatever job he thinks would be suited for a person with my... skill set."
"You mean your Branch?" I ask. "So he knows about that stuff too?"
"He does indeed," she nods. "I was actually sent here on his direct order."

After taking a sip of her lemonade (I would have sworn that she was the type to order wine, but then I remembered that she's still under the drinking age), Charlotte continues talking.

"Officially, my job is to retrieve a certain book from whatever person in this city has it, along with collecting information on the Branches of anyone who's happened to read it," Charlotte says.

She then pulls out a flip phone and starts fiddling around it before holding it out so that I can see its screen.

"This is the book that I'm trying to find," Charlotte says. "It's the same as what that Irene person told you about... you wouldn't happen to have seen anyone walking around with a copy of it, would you?"

Yup, that is definitely the same book that both Mina and Theresa have.


>yeah, I've seen it
>no, I haven't seen it

>>32748040
>no, I haven't seen it
"uhhh, this place is really expensive..."

>>32748040
>>no, I haven't seen it

>>32748040
>>no, I haven't seen it
"sorry, can't say that i have. how can you guys even be sure that book's in this town? has there been some spike in weird branch stuff on the news that i missed?"
time to try to get more info

>>32748040
>no, I haven't seen it

>Though, would anyone just be walking around with it?

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>>32748040
>Nah
>What does Mr. Gauthier want with this book, anyway?

>>32748114
expanding some for sake of dialouge
"sorry, can't say that i have. though since this thing's supposed to give people super powers is it any surprise that people wouldn't carry it around? hell, to be completely honest i've been worrying all day that some men in black are gonna haul me off. and how can you guys even be sure that book's in this town? has there been some spike in weird branch stuff on the news that i missed?"

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>>32748040

>Neither yes or no.

"Huh, that was the same book that Irene was looking for."

>>32748182
irene didn't show us a picture and charlotte just said it was the same book

>writing

Rolled 11

>>32748198

Regarless, it is better to give a non commital answer than to answer lie.

>>32748265
"me and this other girl are looking for this, have you seen it?"
"the other girl was looking for that too."

now do you hear how bad an answer that is unless you manage to come up with some super tier dialouge

>>32748342

Something simple like "I'll keep an eye out for it." It implies you haven't seen it without lying. No sense in lying outright without knowing the extent of her power.

"I can't say that I have," I say. "But if that thing really is able to give people super powers, it shouldn't be to surprising that whoever has it wouldn't carry it around out in the open."
"Yes, I know," Charlotte sighs. "But it can't hurt to ask, right?"
"I guess not," I shrug. "But, umm... how can you even be sure that the book's in this town to begin with? Is there like, some kind of spike in Branch activity or something?"

I definitely haven't noticed anything weird on the news... aside from a certain attack on a car that I'm pretty sure is Charlotte's fault.

"No," she shakes her head, "and that's actually what I'm trying to prevent. If the book that implants Seeds begins to circulate, any number of dangerous Branches would begin to manifest... not to mention if it caused a Gardener to manifest, then things would have the potential to go completely unmaneageable."


>[1/?]

>>32748674
>[2/2]

Yeah, I can definitely see how that would be a problem.

"As for your first question, we got word of a certain website that was distributing the book. But before we could locate the people running it and shut them down, certain others beat us to the punch," Charlotte says, scowling. "Luckily, we were able to obtain a list containing all the cities that they shipped to before they were caught."
"And this city is one of them?" I ask.
"Yes," she nods. "So now I'm trying to retrieve the book, obtain information on the Branches of those who read it, and do all of this before some other organization can do the same."

Whoa, so this is like some kind of race to get them.

"And I'm stuck doing all of this without any real backup..." Charlotte sighs. "I can mostly handle myself just fine, but it'll be rather dangerous for me if our competitors send multiple people with Branches to this city."


>offer to help her out
>wish her luck

>>32748937
>offer to help her out
say that we'll keep an eye out for the book and anything branchy, and ask for her phone number, but don't promise any more at this point

>>32748937
>wish her luck

>>32748937
>offer to help her out
tell her we can't do much, but we'll give her a call if we find something interesting

>writing

>>32748937
>offer to help her out

>>32748937
>wish her luck
It's one thing to keep our friend's books secret, but pretending to work with her is going to make us enemies if we get found out.

Charlotte seems like a pretty nice girl, and now I'm starting to feel kind of bad for her.

"I'm not sure how much good it'll do," I say, "but maybe I can help?"
"Wha?" Charlotte stares at me for a few seconds. "Th... that won't be necessary, it's far too dangerous for someone like you who doesn't even know what her Branch is yet."

She does have a point there.

"It's not like I'm asking to join in some kind of wizard battle or anything," I say, "but, umm... I can still keep an eye open for Branch stuff, you know? If I spot someone with the book or if that Synapse thing happens."
"I guess that sounds like it would be safe enough," Charlotte replies. "Just let me pull up my number from this thing..."

After fiddling with her phone for a few seconds, Charlotte shows me a screen with her contact information on it.


>[1/?]

There's no way in hell she's not suspecting us.

>>32749545
Arriving in town where there's supposedly a book that gives people Branches, and then suddenly some girl gets a Branch?
Don't worry, we're fine!

>>32749446
>[2/2]

"Alright, got it," I say once I've entered her number into my phone. "And here's mine..." I hand her my phone, and she does the same.
"Now that we've exchanged numbers, it feels like we really are friends!" Charlotte laughs.
"Uh, yeah," I shrug.
"And now that we're friends, I'll do the friendly thing and pick up the tab for whatever you order!"
"Whoa, really!?" I gasp.

I was getting REALLY worried about the prospect of having to blow all my money on this place's overpriced menu.

"It's the least I can do," Charlotte says. "Just think of it as paying you back for helping me with that cat yesterday morning."
"Heh, thanks," I reply.

With that burden off my mind, I flip through the menu and pick out a tasty-looking pasta dish when the waitress finally comes over to our table. As for Charlotte, she gets... a steak. Huh.


>you eat meat even though you can talk to animals?
>sounds tasty, do you eat that kind of thing often?

>>32749653
>>you eat meat even though you can talk to animals?

>>32749653
>you eat meat even though you can talk to animals?
maybe she doesn't care about the ones she haven't talked to, but yeah, let's ask

>>32749653
>sounds tasty, do you eat that kind of thing often?

It's really not weird if you think about it, I mean animals eat other animals all the time. If she didn't eat meat all her friends from carnivorous species would call her a pansy.

>>32749653
>sounds tasty, do you eat that kind of thing often?

>>32749653
>sounds tasty, do you eat that kind of thing often?

>>32749653
>sounds tasty, do you eat that kind of thing often?

So, should we come clean after dinner, or wait until we've talked to our friends about it first so we're not springing it on them? One way or another we need to be the one to tell her, because if she manages to find out on her own it could cause a nasty misunderstanding.

>wrirting

Rolled 75

>>32749653
>you eat meat even though you can talk to animals?

>>32749653
Tasty eat thing often

>>32749845
any coming clean with either charlotte or pooch punter doesn't happen until we've talked it over with our friends

also, we should ask if there's some way to google a list of branches since they've all been cataloged so we can find out ours

>>32750068
i'm wondering how Wil is doing.
still passed out? blown her head off? studying the whole thing on the internet?

Charlotte is going to betray us, redeem herself, and then die.

Mina will become our bitter tsun rival.

Theresa will become our sidekick and get NTR'd by Irene.

Allison will become the new MC after we tragically die midquest.

>>32750202
What about Kevin?

Rolled 76

>>32750202
What is this, a Lim Dall-young manga?

>>32750235

We don't need to talk about Kevin.

>>32750252
Yes we do. We should all talk about Kevin and how awesome he is.

>>32750406
Kevin plz go and stay go.

>>32750406

Kevin is worst girl and a slut.

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"That steak sounds pretty good," I say. "Do you eat that kind of stuff often?"
"I wouldn't say that I eat like this 'often,'" Charlotte replies, "maybe once a week at most. While I do love a good steak, it's not exactly the healthiest thing to eat all the time."
"I guess not."
"Plus there's the risk of getting fat if I over do it, you know?"
"Yeah, I can definitely understand that."

Suddenly, I find myself with the mental image of a massively obese rich guy who does nothing but gorge himself on the finest cuts of steak.

"I grew up poor so I like to enjoy the finer things whenever I can," Charlotte says.
"Huh, so that's why you dress like that?" I ask. "With the fancy dresses?"
"Oh, that's completely unrelated to my upbringing," she shakes her head. "I dress like this because it's cute, and I sew all my clothing myself!"
"R... really?" I stare at her.
"I've been doing so ever since I was a little girl," she nods. "If you're interested, I could probably whip something up for you once I get some downtime..."

>[1/?]

>>32750243
No, if it was there'd be copious amounts of older female side characters with rather exaggerated curves. And the MC would be a sissy male, almost as female as posible, without actually crossing that line.

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>>32750450
>Charlotte grew up poor
>now in the service of a rich as fuck guy and with magic powers

I'm getting bad vibes about this Gauthier person.

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>>32750450
I see your game Char, trying to bribe us with nice clothes.

It might be working.

>>32750450
>[2/2]


There is absolutely no way in hell that I would ever be able to pull off dressing like that.

"N- no," I smile weakly. "you don't have to go you of your way for me like that."
"Well if you ever decide to change your mind," Charlotte shrugs. "I used to make dresses for Mr. Gauthier's daughter and she was just the most adorable thing..."
"Mmmmmaybe I'll keep it in mind," I reply.

To my infinite gratitude, the waitress shows up at the table with our food before Charlotte can try and convince me to become her dress buddy. Charlotte's steak smells delicious, and my mouth is watering just from looking at my own food.

Penne with roasted chicken in an alfredo sauce, with a side of tomato soup!


>maybe I should talk to her about...
>oh my god this food looks so good I'm gonna eat it right now

>>32750674
>Penne with roasted chicken in an alfredo sauce, with a side of tomato soup!

Arch, you...

You...

>oh my god this food looks so good I'm gonna eat it right now

Rolled 62

>>32750674
[Nasu-style Foodporn Intensifies]
gonna have to
>CONSUME

>>32750674
>oh my god this food looks so good I'm gonna eat it right now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMWi7CLoZ2Q

>>32750674
>>oh my god this food looks so good I'm gonna eat it right now
It isn't turkey legs, but it'll do.

>writing

>>32750981

>dat pic

AAAAH!

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The penne is just the right consistency, the chicken is cooked to perfection, and the alfredo sauce ties the whole thing together to make everything just so incredibly delicious!

oh dear god if I could cook like this I would get so fat

While eating as slowly as I can so as to fully enjoy this expensive meal that Charlotte is so kindly paying for, I see that she's enjoying her food just as much as I am. She's slicing into the steak like a pro while also taking small ladylike bites... it's pretty much the exact opposite of Irene's little show from this morning.

She'd probably down that entire steak in like a single gulp.

>[1/?]

>>32750981
Marianne, Queen of the Chefs.

>>32751016
>[2/2]

By the time I'm finishing off the soup, my stomach is very much pleased. While it's not like I'm eating junk food all the time, my diet's been pretty devoid of anything this good since my parents moved away.

Looking over at Charlotte, I see that she's finished eating pretty much at the same time as me. After waving the waitress down and paying for the bill, the two of us finally make out way out of the restaurant.

"How did you like your food?" Charlotte says as the two of us head out into the lobby.
"It was great," I reply. "Thanks for footing the bill."
"Oh, that was no problem at all!" she says with a warm smile. "But I think that we may have taken too long in there..."

Charlotte points outside, and it's already pitch-black. Crap.

"Umm, would you like for me to walk you home?" Charlotte asks. "I wouldn't really feel comfortable having you going out there by yourself when it's this late..."


>nah, I'll be fine by myself
>yeah, that might be nice
>maybe I could crash at your place for the night?

>>32751210
>yeah, that might be nice

Let's see if she get a little bit too curious.

>>32751210
>>nah, I'll be fine by myself
Don't want to run into Irene on the way.

Rolled 72

>>32751210
>nah, I'll be fine by myself
"Pretty sure I can see in the dark"

>>32751210
>yeah, that might be nice

Doomdog might come back.

>>32751210
>yeah, that might be nice

Never turn down an escort, unless the offer is from someone rapey.

She doesn't strike me as rapey. Probably.

>wrting

>>32751210
>yeah, that might be nice
How sweet.

>>32751366

Missing i.

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>>32751354
Or she might be, like, extra rapey.

Never trust a Druid.

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>>32751366
>>32751392
Even now, you are not free
>>32751415
They sure are a mysterious bunch

>>32751415
She's cute so it's allowed.

"Yeah, that might be nice," I say. "I already got randomly saved after being attacked by a dog once today, I don't want to risk not having someone to back me up if it shows up again."
"Oh my," Charlotte replies. "Well I'll be sure to keep you safe from whatever animal is stupid enough to try and hurt you," she says, crossing her arms.

Safety in numbers and all that... not to mention that she can talk to animals.

With that matter settled, the two of us leave the hotel and head outside. With me in the lead this time, we start the long walk back to my house...

"I'm sorry again for keeping you out for so long," Charlotte says. "Your parents won't be worried, will they?"
"It's fine," I shake my head. "I live alone with my sister, and she's not exactly the worrying type."
"O... oh, I didn't mean to bring up-"

Charlotte looks really guilty... oh man, she definitely got the wrong idea about what I said.


>[1/?]

>>32751584

Eh, can't blame her for thinking the MC is an orphan.

>>32751584
"Oh, don't worry, she's a huge slut.2
I dunno either, anons.

>>32751584

"My parents aren't dead or anything," I say, "we just live apart because of their work."
"Oh thank goodness," Charlotte breathes a sigh of relief. "For a second there, I thought..."
"Yeah, I get that the first thing that comes to mind when I say something like that is the worst-case scenario," I shrug.

We spend the next ten minutes or so without saying much of anything... I guess Charlotte's really embarrassed.

"S... soo," she says, her voice wavering as she tries to break the silence, "it sure is a beautiful night, isn't it?"
"Huh, I guess it is," I reply as I actually take the time to appreciate the view. "Normally I can't see worth crap at night when there's a new moon."
"Oh?" Charlotte turns to me. "I've never had a pr-" she snaps her fingers. "You have night vision!"
"Eh?" I stare at her. "I do?"
"Well you can see just fine, right?"

Come to think of it, I never really noticed how dark it is.

"Ehehe, I guess that's one thing that we have in common," Charlotte says with a wide smile on her face. "How funny would it be if we turned out to have the same Branch?"

Being able to talk to animals like she can? That might be useful.

"I dunno how likely that is, though," I say, turning to Charlotte... who's stopped dead in her tracks and is darting her gaze all over the place.
"I- is something wrong?" I ask as a chill runs down my spine.
"I thought I felt something... but I guess it was just my nerves," Charlotte replies with a deadly serious look on her face. None of the animals in this area see anything out of the ordinary either."
"Oh," I nod. "That's a relief..."


>[2/?]

>>32751805
Happening incoming.

>>32751805
>"S... soo," she says, her voice wavering as she tries to break the silence, "it sure is a beautiful night, isn't it?"
She's even less smooth than we are, huh.

>>32751805

For the rest of the way, Charlotte's in in total alert-mode, completely tense like the way a cat gets when you spook it. Not that I'm complaining though, that just means that there's less chance of some creeper getting the drop on is.

Luckily, no such creepers show up and we make it to my place safely.

"So this is where you live?" Charlotte asks as we walk up the driveway.
"Yeah," I reply. "It's not much, but it's home."
"I don't know, you have a really nice place here," she says, looking over my house. "Nice and big, and it looks like you take care of it too."
"I guess so," I shrug.

Once I bring out my keys, Charlotte falls back towards the sidewalk.

"You've made it home safely so I guess my job is done," Charlotte says. "I'll see you around sometime."
"You can come inside if you want," I reply. "At the very least, I can get you something to drink for the walk back to your hotel."
"No, that's fine," she shakes her head. "Thanks, though!"

With that, Charlotte waves goodbye and I head inside.

Home sweet ho-

"And look who's coming home at ten at night," Allison says, creeping out from behind a corner. "Just what have you been up to, young lady?"

>[3/?]

>>32751937
Fuck, slut alert!

>>32751937
Experiencing the P/u/rest form of Love.

>>32751805
ITS TOO LATE
YOU CAN'T STOP IT

IT'S HA

>>32751937
"Hi! Look, I got my eyes tattooed."

>"I didn't know you cared."

>>32751937
"I love you too, sis"

>>32751937
>[4/4]

Dammit, Allison...

"I was out doing stuff," I reply as I walk past her and head for the stairs.
"And what -kind- of stuff?" Allison asks, "The kind of stuff that involves pretty blonde girls in gothic lolita dresses?"

Of COURSE she saw Charlotte walking me to the door.

"We were hanging out and she walked me home," I reply. "That's it."
"So -that's- it!" Allison snaps her fingers. "And -this explains why you've never had a boyfriend all this time," she says with a big stupid grin on her face that I just want to punch. "...so why didn't you introduce me to your new girlfriend? I'll have you know that I am -quite- open-minded."


>how should I respond?

>>32751937
"huh, you're not ... "busy" with Kevin ?"

>>32751937
> "Unlike you I go for the classy dinners rather than jump straight to the more physical experience, sis!"

>>32752012
> "Your mind's not the only thing open..."
Eh, a bit too crude.
> "It wasn't like that, sis."

>>32752012
"it's not like that, i just...
oh and mind your own business "

>>32752012
> "Please Al, it wasn't a date, okay? But even had it been, I bet it was better than any dates 'Kevin' takes you on!"
Rawr!

>>32752012
Blush Furiously and run back to our room.

>>32752012
>>how should I respond?
You don't.
"I'm tired. Goodnight sis."

>>32752012

Maybe we should say yes, just to get a reaction out of Charlotte.

>>32752063
This.

>>32752012
>"I won't dignify that with a response."

>>32752012
>>32752063
Yeeee

>>32752012
"You seem to be misunderstandng something. But that's a thought process to be expected from someone like you."

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>>32752012
"That wasn't a date at all she just treated me to a nice dinner and walked me hooooooooooogoditwas SHUT UP ALI!"

>>32752012
Mumble a "screw you" and go to bed.

>>32752115
>>32752012
Seconded

>>32752063
Supporting this

Maybe we should choose Charlotte route right away and prevent the waifu war.

Also, what are the odds all the girls are /u/? Does dendrites turn people homo?

>writing

Rolled 20

>>32752133
Girls + Magic powers = lesbians

>>32752133
>turn
Son, Mina and Theresa were obviously kissing it up before the break-up.
Also, Allison seems to be not gay. Probably

>>32752142
Dice Gods Wills It!

>>32752133
It's Magical Girls, of course it does.

Allison is probably the token straight girl.

>>32752167
I'm sure there'll be another one eventually

>>32752142

So Lesbian - Girl = Magic Powers

Ergo:

1. Have a lesbian undergo a sex change.
2. ???
3. Become wizard.

>>32752207
Algebra strikes again. Is nothing safe from this mathematical terror?

>>32752207
No, that's not how it goes anon.
Girls + Magic powers = lesbians
Girls = lesbians - magic power
Or
Girls - lesbians = - magic power
So remove lesbianism, get negative magic power.

>>32752225

So to create an anti-magic artefact, you need to turn a lesbian straight.

>>32752239
Well, no-one ever accused Cecile of being observant.

"Please, Ally," I roll my eyes. "It wasn't a date, okay? And even if it had been, I bet it was better than any dates that that Kevin guy's taken you on!"
"...I'll have you know that I never mentioned the word 'date,'" Allison says with an evil grin on her face. "-You're- the one who brought that up."
"Huh?" I blink a few times. "S... shut up, Allison! I'm tired and I don't feel like being bothered with you right now!" I say as I turn away from her and start up the stairs.
"That's fine!" Allison shouts. "Just remember, I'll be there whenever you decide to finally be honest with yourself!"

As I stomp up the stairs, I hold back the urge to throw something at my sister. Stupid jerk, that wasn't a date at all! She just treated me to a nice dinner...

...and then walked me home...

oh god it was a date


>[1/?]

>>32752255
Yeah, and it was fun!
Admittedly Charlotte jumped the queue with it, poor Theresa and Irene had called dibs.

>>32752239
Come on Arch.
1 and l are almost the same.

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>>32752322
Quiet you.

>>32752255
Don't worry Cecile, Charlotte is a way better catch than Kevin.

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>>32752255
>[2/2]

Pushing that little realization waaaaaay in the back of my mind, I head to my room and toss my backpack on a chair, then throw on the oversized shirt that serves as my pajamas. Next up is my usual pre-bed ritual- making that I don't end up leaving anything in my pants pockets. And while doing so, I fish out a piece of paper out...

It's Irene's phone number. And I also got another girl's number todaaaaay NO STOP THINKING LIKE THAT ALLISON HAS POISONED MY MIND.

Unlike that moron, I have important things to think about. Like this whole branch thing. That's important. Yeah.

After entering Irene's phone number into my phone, I set its alarm to get me up at a reasonable hour tomorrow. After all, the last thing I want is to end up sleeping another day away.

With everything done, I turn off the lights and flop into my bed...

Huh. With my eyes like this, the tiny bit of light that's coming in through my blinds is enough for me to clearly make out everything in my room. That's going to take some getting used to.

But now is not the time to play with my wonderfully useless magic powers, for I am freaking exhausted. Hopefully tomorrow won't be as weird.

>>32752387
I bet tomorrow will be a lot weirder.

>>32752387
Well maybe your power is swag that attracts girls?

>>32752387
Thanks for running Arch!

>>32752404
That's too strong, needs nerf

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>>32752404
I'm sure we'll use it responsibly and with restraint.

That's it for this thread, guys.
Innuendo is always fun, as is Charlotte... I didn't think that I'd get to feature her prominenty so soon, but I guess I was mistaken.
not that I'm complaining

Though my plans have changed so that I -will- be able to stay up late on Friday night, I think I'll skip then anyways. Gotta keep from burning out and all that.
And so, the next thing I'll be running is Princess Guard on Saturday night. It'll be an Elena thread.


Staying up for a little while if anyone had questions or whatever, but thanks for playing even if you don't!

>>32752434
Marika was pretty responsible and restrained with hers, really.

>>32752387
It's over for today, right?

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>>32752434
But of course.

>>32752404

No, that's just being a quest MC.

>>32752442

Cheers. Why are you so set on having waifus in your quests, turtle?

>>32752442
How did Charlotte jump so many hurdles on the way to Cecilebowl in one thread? Irene's getting outpaced hard here.

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>>32752442
I'm glad about Charlotte too. That girl has a good head on her shoulders.

>>32752442
I'm thinking, surely these organizations have ways to test what kind of abilities people get, right? Will we ever get to test Cecile or Theresa or Mina if she gets them? Or are we gonna find out 'organically' as it were, i.e. when most and/or least convenient?

>>32752442
Was Cecil's Branch randomly determined or did you have it planned before the quest started?

>>32752477
>'organically'
>branches

Heh.

>>32752442
Why is Charlotte so cute?

Are we gonna find out if Mina is superpowered too, next thread?

>>32752434
Why is everyon jumping on the the Charlotte train and only thinking of waifus instead of the people they work fo/with?

Why is tomboy losing to pretty well dressed girl again?

Rolled 19

>>32752442
Do our various sight-based powers include being able to distinguish romantic options in the form of characters with pics from rinmaru games, and if so, does that mean that there is an incest route?

>>32752522
Don't worry anon, Irene is still best girl.
Theresa and Charlotte are simply good too.

>>32752522

Would you prefer half of Cecile's friends to be in love with her and then get a massive shitstorm when one is finally chosen?

Am I the only one who wants delicious chocolate Mina?

>>32752522
I mean, Charlotte is very nice and cute. On the other hand, Irene has the fang, and of course, dem abs. Being sporty she probably has dat ass, too.

>>32752533
My man!
>>32752539
I'd prefer if we didn't base important story decisions on waifus.

>>32752560
Right now? Maybe so. But she hasn't had any real time in the spotlight yet, so it could change.

>>32752565
>I'd prefer if we didn't base important story decisions on waifus.
B-but this is an Archelon quest...
Anyway, I don't really think people have done that yet, merely avoided to pick a side when it's not yet necessary and fairly counterproductive since it'd mean fewer sources of info.

>>32752457
>Cheers. Why are you so set on having waifus in your quests, turtle?
It is my way.

>>32752466
>How did Charlotte jump so many hurdles on the way to Cecilebowl in one thread? Irene's getting outpaced hard here.
She tries her best to be a proper lady.
it's only the second day in-story, the cecilebowl is still anyone's game

>>32752476
Mami + glasses = yes plz

>>32752477
>I'm thinking, surely these organizations have ways to test what kind of abilities people get, right? Will we ever get to test Cecile or Theresa or Mina if she gets them? Or are we gonna find out 'organically' as it were, i.e. when most and/or least convenient
All shall be revealed. maybe.

>>32752481
>Was Cecil's Branch randomly determined or did you have it planned before the quest started?
That was decided on during the early planning stages of this thing, maybe 6-7 months ago.
the setting itself is about five years old, though

>>32752514
>Why is Charlotte so cute?
Because cute girls in cute dresses become double cute.

>Are we gonna find out if Mina is superpowered too, next thread?
Maybe?

>>32752522
>Why is everyon jumping on the the Charlotte train and only thinking of waifus instead of the people they work fo/with?
Such is the folly of man.

>>32752525
>Do our various sight-based powers include being able to distinguish romantic options in the form of characters with pics from rinmaru games,
the question of the century.

>and if so, does that mean that there is an incest route?
Alison likes getting the D too much to ever go lesbian.

>>32752522
But I'm not. Charlotte has been legitimately the most helpful, as far as we can tell she's been honest with us, and it's looking like she doesn't intend to fuck us (metaphorically speaking, she may do it literally).

>>32752522
I just like cute girls doing cute things, I will go wherever they can be found.

>>32752577
I'm definitely calling an intention to literally do the horizontal tango after that date.

>>32752573
Incest route is pleb route anyway, and we need a straight girl to keep all the fools in check (heh). Now if only we could find her a better boyfriend than fucking Kevin...

>>32752573
Please clarify re: firmness of Irene abs/ass.

>>32752573
Cool, thanks for running Arch. I was only able to just read it, but it was another fun thread.

>>32752570

Sure, let's lead everyone on for our own pragmatic benefits.

>>32752599
We haven't really led Irene/Charlotte on much, the main thing we've been dishonest about is the book, which has little to do with picking sides anyway.

>>32752225
I have a hypothesis.

Instead of thinking algebra, we need to think quantum particles, which have partial charges.

For example, let's take girl-particle, which have a +1/3 charge, mundane-particle, which also has a +1/3 charge, and NPC-particle, which is a third particle with +1/3 charge. These particles make up a character that has a net +1 charge.

Now, let's combine other particles. We'll start with girl-particle with +1/3 charge, add a magical-particle which has a -2/3 charge, and MC-particle which also has a -2/3 charge. This results in a character that has a net -1 charge.

When these two types are brought to close proximity, because of their opposite charge they are attracted to each other.

QED!! SCIENCE!!

>>32752628
I don't know what this says but I'm pretty sure it's advocating going for best girl. I'll leave who that is to readers' imaginations.

>>32752640
No, I postulated a theory why magical girls MCs attract nonmagic girl NPCs. Best girl is a quality that does not arise from these elementary physics, just like gravity is absent in quantum physics.

>>32752645

How does Nico x Meido factor in all of this?

>>32752652
Noooooo don't mix competing quantum theories into my beautiful model. They are WRONG and they should feel bad about it.

>>32752670
Nico x Meido could never be wrong! Draw your steel, knave!

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>>32752680
Don't bring a sword to a science fight!

>>32752595
>Firmness of Irene abs/ass left in limbo
Alas

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Oh shit we've got a problem. The Lesbodynamics are off, the math doesn't add up.

We've got MC, Char, Irene(?), Mina, and Therese. That's 5 lesbians. AN ODD NUMBER OF LESBIANS!

At this rate we're headed straight for a lesbonuclear explosion.

>>32752989
Maybe more characters get introduced.