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It's been a while. Sorry, but I've been busy with lessons and with stuff.

Let's get back on track.

>Who are we?
Maka, an exiled noble recently Exalted as a Zenith-caste Solar. She's in the western city of Tianna as a guest of queen Amata, an old friend. Abyssals are targeting the city for conquest, Lintha pirates have infiltrated it with spies and agents, and the Realm is probably planning to get rid of you.
But things are also looking up. You have gathered a lot of allies, have a powerful Manse under construction, and are unifying Tianna in a great nation under your overwhelming charisma.

>Solar? Zenith? I don't know Exalted...
This quest is as newbie-friendly as possible, and I want it to work as a newbie's intro to Exalted. If you have ANY question, ask in thread. For the setting, google "1d4chan exalted".

>Archive?
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=zenith

>System?
Dicepool-like system. When performing an action, everyone rolls 1d10 when posting. the first X rolls are considered, where X is equal to attribute + ability. Yes, this means that the more people are posting, the stronger Maka is, up to a limit of her attribute + ability.

>XP?
Attributes cost [current score x5] xp. Abilities cost [current score x3] xp, except Zenith costing [(current score x3) -1]. Charms cost 10 xp, except for Zenith-based charms (related to charisma and physical/mental fortitude) which cost 8 xp. At the end of every "session" (thread) you will be presented with a list of possible acquisitions.

>Twitter?
@exaltedfag

As usual, if you have any questions, ask them in the thread.

Rolled 3

>>33060146
IT LIVES

glad to see you back EF

what time of day is it? if the sun is still up we should pray to UCS-sempai and see if he notices us, if its nighttime then
>Sleep here (in Amata's bed. Hear her opinion.)

>>33060238
It's around three in the morning.

>>33060146
>Sleep here (in Amata's bed. Hear her opinion.)

Rolled 10

>>33060146
Welcome back EF it's been too long.

>Sleep here (in Amata's bed. Hear her opinion.)

Let's pick that brain of hers.

Rolled 9

After reading 40+ threads, I am here for the actual thing. Huh.

>>33060146
>One week to find the Black Island, solve the Lintha problem, sink or rout their demon ship, put your hands on their treasure, make the sea around Tianna safe for trade again, and re-invest all that booty into the city of Pearl.

No pressure.

>Sleep here (in Amata's bed. Hear her opinion.)

Rolled 6

>>33060146
>Sleep here (in Amata's bed. Hear her opinion.)
She's the brains of this operation.

WIth a few easy leaps, you reach the roof of the castle from the city. Learning how to use your Essence to propel you through the air in higher jumps is a neat trick, in fact. Useful, too.

It's late, and everyone is likely asleep. You walk around the dark corridors of the castle, remembering their layout by heart, silently as to not wake up anyone. Finally, you reach the royal bedroom.

...and notice a sliver of light from under the door. She's awake? At this time?

For a moment you suspect she might still be working, but... well, she'd do that in her study, not in the bedroom.

Maybe she's reading a book? you consider the idea for a moment, before noticing soft noises coming from inside. Her voice and the voice of someone else. A man, but you can't recognize it or understand what they're saying. Maybe if you got closer...

>A bit of eavesdropping never hurt anyone, and now you're curious.
>She's busy, you'll come back later.
>Let's just knock on the door if she's awake.
>Who is that? You want to find out. Slam the door open without warning.

Rolled 6

>>33060517
>A bit of eavesdropping never hurt anyone, and now you're curious.

Rolled 7

>>33060517
>>A bit of eavesdropping never hurt anyone, and now you're curious.
Solar voyeurism style

Rolled 4

>>33060517
I'm curious.

Rolled 5

>>33060517

>A bit of eavesdropping never hurt anyone, and now you're curious.

inevitably seques into

>Who is that? You want to find out. Slam the door open without warning.

We aren't very good at eavesdropping

Rolled 2

>>33060517
>Who is that? You want to find out. Slam the door open without warning.
Maka's the name, subtle's the game.

Rolled 7

>>33060517

>Let's just knock on the door if she's awake.

But enter without waiting for an answer.

Rolled 4

>>33060517
>A bit of eavesdropping never hurt anyone, and now you're curious.

>>33060576
>>33060582
Maka understands subtle, she's just not good at it

>>33060517
>Let's just knock on the door if she's awake.

Rolled 10

>>33060605

Most eavesdroppers would quietly hide outside the window, we're so incredibly clever that we avoid the obvious eavesdropping spot and take a surprise approach.

Rolled 8

>>33060517

>Let's just knock on the door if she's awake.
i really want to know but, she tells us, if and when she tells us

Rolled 1

>>33060643
>but, she tells us, if and when she tells us
I'm getting kind of sick of us having this attitude, given that she has told us absolutely nothing about anything despite the number of lives on the line.

Rolled 6

>>33060669
fucking this

her secrets getting in the way of fucking everything is getting really fucking annoying

Rolled 4

>>33060517
>>A bit of eavesdropping never hurt anyone, and now you're curious.
then
>Who is that? You want to find out. Slam the door open without warning.

Rolled 3

>>33060517
>A bit of eavesdropping never hurt anyone, and now you're curious.

>>33060669
>>33060679
Really, it's becoming increasingly clear that as much as we trust Amata, she clearly doesn't trust us.

Rolled 2

>>33060669
>>33060679
>>33060706
thank you

Rolled 10

>>33060706
I get the feeling that even though she might want to trust us her habits as the queen of tianna for however long are keeping her from just being totally honest with us whenever we ask about a thing.

These habits need to stop.

Fortunately we're a MASTER at using our tongue to get answers and results.

Rolled 3

Honestly, some of the secrets I'm okay with her keeping.
As much as I'd like to know the deal with her husband is, I understand that it's probably a painful memory, given that he's no longer around.
But the things relevant to the Abyssals? That's shit we NEED to know. People are going to die if we can't stop them. If she know WHY they're so interested in Tianna, she needs to be sharing that information.

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Physical + Night = 6 7 4 5 2 = 1 success

You fight your impulse to make your presence known, and quietly approach the door.

"...kind of sand makes an uniform layer everywhere on the island." That's Amata's voice.

"...I can't believe it." That's... Mikahil's voice? You weren't expecting that. "But Tianna has mountains, too. How is that possible? There's even a volcano!"

"I'm not sure of the details. I wasn't the one who did it, after all." She replies. "But it's a good camouflage."

"It's not just good, it's amazing." He sounds almost out of breath. "...The Lintha?"

"I'm fairly sure that they have no idea. But the Abyssals obviously know. That's why they want the island."

"...And what would they do with it?"

"Honestly? I have absolutely no idea. They're not acting like they're your stereotypical insane mass murderers. Their motives are the biggest puzzle in all this." She makes a short pause. "...Of course, our oath extends to this conversation as well. You are to not mention this to anyone, for any reason, ever, without my consent."

"...Does Maka know about it?" Mikahil asks back after a few seconds of what you imagine must have been stunned silence.

"...No. No, she's probably suspecting something, but I never told her anything."

"Why not?" He asks back.

"You know Maka. She's bad at sneaky, stealthy stuff. Isn't that right, Maka?"

What?

"You can come in now, Maka. I know you're there. Oh, close the door behind you."

...

>Play it dumb, stay hidden behind the door
>Run away
>Open the door, get inside. Demand explanations.
>Open the door, get inside. Don't say anything.
>Open the door, get inside. Say it's up to her if she wants to talk or nor.
>(other)

Rolled 1

>>33060776
>Open the door, get inside. Say it's up to her if she wants to talk or not.

MAXIMUM GUILT TRIP.

Rolled 7

>>33060776
>Open the door, get inside. Say it doesn't matter because the Abyssals already told us. Say that it's a real bitch move that she didn't tell us earlier.
BLUFF
BLUFF AS HARD AS WE CAN

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>>33060776

>Open the door, get inside. Don't say anything.

Oh boy

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Rolled 5

On a note not related to Amata's secrets, at the end of the last thread we were talking about switching up our look.
Here the list of option we initially had available when we picked our tabard.
I'm found of second from the left, though replace the bottom with a loincloth of some kind so we aren't breaking Maka's "never wear any panties for any reason" rule.

>>33060776
>Open the door, get inside. Don't say anything.
If they don't start talking
>Demand explanations.

Rolled 10

>>33060776
>Open the door, get inside. Don't say anything.
Smile, smile!

Rolled 10

>>33060776
>>Open the door, get inside. Say that these kind of secrets are the kinds of things WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IF WE'RE DEALING WITH THE ABYSSALS AND ALL THIS SHIT

Rolled 1

>>33060794
A bluff might actually work if we blow some essence and get some gud rolls.
I'm voting for using MRP

Rolled 8

>>33060776

>Open the door, get inside. Shrug, smile innocently.

>arcadian reedlye
That's an exotic component, if I ever heard one. Probably grows in the Wyld.

>>33060776

I'm seconding >>33060803. Both his vote and outfit choice (including the loincloth).

Rolled 10

>>33060776
demanding explanation like >>33060803 suggests sounds good.

Rolled 10

>>33060803
>I'm found of second from the left, though replace the bottom with a loincloth of some kind so we aren't breaking Maka's "never wear any panties for any reason" rule.
sounds good, though the first also works well, but yeah, loincloth because no panties

Rolled 7

I hope this counts as Social+Zenith. Because holy fuck we've got a lot of successes.

Rolled 10

>>33060776
I'll second >>33060803
>>Open the door, get inside. Don't say anything.
>If they don't start talking
>>Demand explanations.

Rolled 5

>>33060776
>Open the door, get inside. Don't say anything.

>>33060803
While I'd like all those outfits eventually, Glorious Solar Bikini (with Loincloth) is a good starting point.

Rolled 6

>>33060818
>>33060832
>>33060838
>>33060845
>>33060847
of course these rolls come late

Rolled 1

>>33060845
no matter what we do
>Demand explanations.
is on the top of the list

Rolled 9

>>33060803
I like the first and second on the left.
Remove the panties from the first so it just has the long loincloth, and replace the panties with one in the second.

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glorious solar loincloth bikini... sounds valid
also we should get this guy as our dawn

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Social + Zenith = 1 7 4 5 10 10 1 8 = 6 successes

You sneak inside the room and quietly lock the door behind you.

Amata is in her bed, in her pajamas, relaxed. Mikahil is sitting on a chair nearby, by the window. Frowning.

"...You were spying on us?" He asks you.

"It's okay, Mika. Don't hold it against her. I HAVE been keeping secrets from her for a while now." She turns to you. "For good reasons."

You roll your eyes, sitting down on the corner of the bed. "You don't trust me to keep a secret."

"That's part of the reason." She cheerfully admits. "But it's also a secret that I've sworn to protect. So, if I told you, I would have been the one who doesn't keep secrets."

You just stare straight at her, annoyed, but without saying anything.

"...I think it's time I show you at least something. We're probably at the point where not knowing would be more harmful than knowing." She nods to herself. "But, would you tell us what transpired from your meeting with the abyssal first?"

>No, first you come clean, then I'll talk.
>Alright. (tell everything)
>Alright. (tell ALMOST everything. What are you keeping hidden?)
>Alright. (lie. What are you going to say?)
>(other?)

Rolled 1

>>33060930
>No, first you come clean, then I'll talk.

Rolled 8

>>33060930
>Alright. (tell everything)
We don't have anything to hide. But don't let the conversation get distracted. Answers after we're done.

Rolled 7

>>33060930
>>Alright. (tell ALMOST everything. What are you keeping hidden?)
Don't say how we offered to redeem the Abyssal.

Rolled 9

>>33060930
>>Alright. (tell everything)

We haven't bullshit her yet. Let's not start now.

>>33060930
>>Alright. (tell everything)
We're the stupidly honest one after all.

Rolled 3

>>33060930
On second though, change >>33060943 to >>33060945

>>33060930

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>>33060930
>>Alright. (tell everything)

>>33060930
One moe for >>33060945

Rolled 10

>>33060930

>Alright. (tell ALMOST everything. What are you keeping hidden?)

Well yea, perhaps we can leave out the redemption thing. Its not important anyway. Its not like there are any Abyssals that have redeemed themselves

Rolled 4

>>33060945
On second thought, yeah, keep this part hidden,
>>33060963
change my vote to
>>33060945

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>>33060929
I like the Glorious Solar Loincloth Bikini, But I'd like a Sidereal (preferably a Chosen of Serenity that can teach us Sapphire Veil of Passion) before anything else.

am I the only one who thinks it's noteworthy that he views himself as a hero?
also, don't be like amata here, keeping secrets never is a good lives are on the line

Rolled 1

>>33060984
Why should we limit ourselves to a single glorious solar outfit, when we can have an incandescent wardrobe of solar majesty.

Rolled 1

>>33060998
It might be an lever that we can use to get some influence on the guy. He think's he's a hero to the dead but being a hero to the dead doesn't mean you make everything ELSE dead. We might be able to seduce him from whoever deathlord he serves as a double agent through reasoned discourse.

Rolled 5

>>33060998
Abyssal can be heroes under very specific circumstances (usually involving the dead or their Lunar mates) it just harder for them than it is for other Exalts. Even Green Sun Princes have any easier time once they figure out how to mange their Urge.
>>33061001
I want one too, but we need to start somewhere, and the outfits in >>33060803 are a good a place as any. And of them, Glorious Solar Bikini is my favorite

Rolled 8

>>33061016
Yes, more members for our harem throne... I mean, yeah, no seducing Phoenix is a total legitimate strategy

Rolled 2

>>33060930
>Alright. (tell ALMOST everything. What are you keeping hidden?)
The redemption thing. Not like it went anywhere.

Rolled 3

>>33060930
>Alright. (tell everything)

Rolled 2

>>33061027
Totes agree, we need to build a fabulous wardrobe and glorious solar bikini is a good start. Plus, the last two outfits look like they'd be a better fit for Tia and Amata

>>33061029
our harem shall become so large, it will be known to everyone in creation
also, an abyssal would kinda balance things out, just hoping out immaculate monk comes back

Rolled 8

>>33061049
Which one? We've got like three that want to bone us

>>33061054
how about all of them?

You tell her everything. Well, ALMOST everything. The redemption part is a solar thing, after all. It doesn't concern her. It's not important anyway.

You also learn from Mikahil that Valeriana has been finding bits and pieces of Orichalcum and trying to put them to good use, which is great news.

And... you also learn about Valeriana's doubts on the weirdness of Tianna.

After the chat is over, Amata looks at you, very seriously, and says:

"...By now, you've probably noticed that the island of Tianna is somewhat off, right?"

You nod vigorously. "A lot of things don't really add up."

"It's a secret that I'm keeping." She explains. "I have sworn oaths and made promises. I am the queen of Tianna, but my job is also to protect this secret that has been entrusted to me." She brushes her hair back, a bit nervously perhaps. "...But now we have reached the point where not sharing it with you, who are helping me to keep it safe from the Abyssals, might be more dangerous than keeping it."

You cross your arms and wait for the full story, but instead she just stands up from the bed and takes your hand.

"...What?" You ask.

"I can't tell you about it, but I can show it to you. On one condition: You must swear that you're going to keep this secret, and never share it with anyone else. Not even to someone you trust blindly. Not even to Tia, for example."

You think about it. Tia isn't exactly the best person you can imagine when it comes to keeping secrets.

...this must be how Amata feels about you.

>You're breaking your promise, and you're expecting me to keep it?
>I'll keep it up to the point where it makes sense, just like you are breaking it now.
>I'll keep your promise, absolutely. (truth)
>I'll keep your promise, absolutely. (lie)
>(Other?)

Rolled 3

>>33061054
I think he meant the non dragon-blood. Something-Swallow. The first part kept changing. Like how that Abyssal can't decide between Fluer-de-lis and Feur-de-lis

Rolled 9

>>33061070
>>I'll keep your promise, absolutely. (truth)

>>33061070
>I'll keep your promise, absolutely. (truth)
we might need to be geassed, so we can't accidently tell anything

Rolled 1

>>33061070
>>I'll keep your promise, absolutely (truth)

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>>33061070
>I'll keep your promise, absolutely. (truth)
Tia trust us absolutely anyway. Yay for 5 dot Solar Bonds.

Though I wonder if Irene, or any of her children, know about this. Whatever "this" ends up being.

>>33061070
>I promise not to TELL anyone about the secret you are revealing to me.

Do exactly what she is doing.

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>>33061070

>I'll keep your promise, absolutely. (truth)

We got an Eclipse around, we can do an oath thing if it makes Amata feel better

Rolled 5

>>33061070
>>I'll keep your promise, absolutely. (truth)

Rolled 10

>>33061070
>I'll keep it up to the point where it makes sense, just like you are breaking it now.
Unless it's Eclipse-bound, probably - in that case, we'll have to keep it.
Otherwise, circumstances could change too much.

Rolled 10

>>33061070
>I'll keep it to the point it makes sense. You'll have to trust me to be discrete but know when it is absolutely necessary for this information to be shared, like you are now.

Rolled 10

>>33061070
>>I'll keep your promise, absolutely (truth)

Rolled 1

>>33061081
>>33061100
I'd prefer not to be oathed.
We can intend not to tell anyone anything, and be completely sincere about it, but the time might come when we HAVE to, and I'd prefer not to be penalized in that case.

Rolled 1

>>33061070
>>I'll keep it up to the point where it makes sense, just like you are breaking it now.

Rolled 6

>>33061070
>>I'll keep your promise, absolutely. (truth)

>>33061070
>>I'll keep your promise, absolutely (truth)

Rolled 1

>>33061120
I agree. I sincerely intend to never tell a soul about whatever is about to be shown to us. But, sometime in the future it might become imperative that say, Val knows just like we need to now.

Rolled 1

>>33061145
Then let Amata decide to say anything, it's her oath.

Rolled 6

>>33061152
What id Amata isn't available?

>>33061120
I'm with you man. I think a lot of the group are forgetting we have an eclipse in the room who will happily oath bind us if Amata asks...

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>>33061070


>I'll keep it up to the point where it makes sense, just like you are breaking it now.

Let's be realistic about this.

Rolled 7

>>33061070
>>I'll keep your promise, absolutely. (truth)

>>33061152
Amata is already physically incapable of telling anyone what's going on. That's why she's "showing" us instead. I think her ability to rapidly disseminate this information has been compromised for a long, long time.

Rolled 10

>>33061120
>>33061158
all to aware of these facts, but keep in mind: Maka is THE ditz if it comes to secrets... sneaking... or not making a ruckus

Rolled 5

>>33061178
She doesn't have to be, if we would just at least one dot in Mental.

>>33061070
Oh bugger we have full essence don't we?

Is it too late to pop [Talking to the Heart] to try and convince her that swearing us to an absolute is not the best idea?

You nod. "I promise. Do you want Mikahil to seal the oath?"

She squeezes gently your hand. "...I might not trust you to not let some words slip by, but I trust you to be honest with what you promise." She says, gently pulling you out of the room. Mikahil is left behind.

"...Where are we going?" You ask her, noticing that she's dragging you towards the dungeons. All she replies with is: "...Don't ask me anything. Just keep your eyes open. You'll have to figure it out on your own."

You are pulled into the underground levels of the fortress, a large first-age armory with racks upon racks of magitech parts and weapons, most of them damaged or partially assembled or disassembled.

This looks like Amata's workshop, where she takes apart multiple damaged artifacts to assemble functioning ones. It has a massive guard detail, with dozens of soldiers and essence weapon emplacements behind thick stone fortifications, chokepoints, killzones and overlapping lines of fire.

You're taken through all those defenses in a rush, so you don't have time to analyze them properly, but you get the feeling that even a full Realm legion would have some trouble if they tried to take the armory by storm.

Then... Amata pulls you to an empty wall at the end of a corridor. Racks full of strange magitek parts line the walls to either side, but the one you're in front of has nothing.

"...Don't tell me, secret passage?"

She smiles smugly. "...Look away and close your eyes until I tell you you can open them, Maka."

>Do it.
>Sneak a peek.
>Refuse.

Rolled 1

>>33061194
>>Do it.

>>33061178
Sneaking and non-ruckus making are Night deficiencies on Maka's part I admit. The inability for /tg/ to keep a godamn secret for more than one thread is on the player majority's shoulders, not any particular PC.

Rolled 3

>>33061194
>Do it.
We're getting some answers finally, lets not ruin it by getting caught cheating.

Rolled 2

>>33061194
>Do it.

Rolled 3

>>33061194
DO IT

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(incidentally, the author (Houtengeki, look it up, he draws some crazy sexy stuff) also made a panties-less version of that costume.)

>>33061215
finally someone who know artist(s)

Rolled 10

>>33061215
Perfect, though I still like it slightly less than the Glorious Solar Bikini (with Loincloth)

Rolled 8

>>33061194
>Do it.

Rolled 10

>>33061215

Glorious

>>33061194

>Do it

She is already trusting us so far, lets not violate it.

Rolled 7

>>33061194
>Do it.

Rolled 2

>>33061215
oh god yes we need that outfit

Rolled 8

>>33061194

>Do it.

Rolled 5

>>33061194
>Do it.

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>>33061207
One of the only things I don't like about EF's modified system is that, the way we've played Maka, our Athletics score should be 3/4 by now, while our stealth/larceny should be a 2 at most. And if we raise Night to improve our Athletics, out Stealth/Larceny would go up alongside it, which to me at least would be some Maka wouldn't care about raising in Vanilla Exalted

Rolled 3

>>33061247
>be some Maka wouldn't care about
be someTHING maka wouldn't care about

Rolled 1

>>33061215
Replace Ankhs and Egyptian symbols with stylized sun, and it's perfect

>>33061215
Yummy. Swap the ankhs for symbols of the Unconquered Sun and we're golden.

Also, it occurs to me that we still haven't found an excuse to force Amata and Tia into sexy attire on a regular basis. We could (and I think should) work on that.

Rolled 5

>>33060803

So we want >>33061215 and the Glorious Solar Bikini, with the Loincloth replacing the panties.

Also >>33061048 has a point, the two on the left would look better on Amata and Tia than us. Not that we couldn't have a set as well.

Rolled 8

>>33061270
We need to force boy Tia into girly clothing, because reasons

Rolled 6

>>33061276
She wears a Wedding Dress 24/7. That's pretty girly

Rolled 9

>>33061285
Let me rephrase: we need to force boy!Tia into MORE girly clothing.

Rolled 6

>>33061247
I agree, Maka having more points in Stealth and Larceny just feels wrong somehow. It goes against the personality we've built for her. But at the same time we need to add points to Night for more Athletics and to a lesser extent Dodge, which are skills it really seems like shed have.

>>33061294
But boy Tia wears a Wedding Dress 24/7 (with the exception of religious ceremonies requiring him to wear a loin cloth and oil himself up). It has frills and lace and a freeking veil, you can't get girlier.

Pfft... any half fit woman can be sexy in a micro bikini. I say get Maka a burkha and watch her sluttify that particular piece of unflattering clothing.

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It takes almost a full minute, that you spend entirely with your eyes closed, for Amata to finish... whatever she's doing.
You heard mechanical noises, magical-ish noises, felt surges and flows of essence, and flashes ans shifts of light, as well as a light sense of vertigo and acceleration.

You have NO IDEA what happened, but when Amata tells you "it's okay now", you open your eyes to find yourself somewhere else: At the end of what looks like a roughly-dug cave, tunneling into solid rock and snaking downwards at a rather steep angle.
The floor is cut into uneven steps, forming a dangerous-looking stairway flowing down along the path. The air is dry and hot. There is no light save a long copper scepter that Amata is carrying, with a hexagonal prism set on the tip shedding a bright white light. Some sort of magical torch.

She starts walking down, and you follow her.

"...I thought that Tianna was soil all the way down?" You ask.

She doesn't answer. Looks like she means to keep silent while down here.

You follow her, keeping your mind busy.

Mental + Zenith = 1 3 2 3 10 8 = 3 successes

You're not 100% sure, but... you don't feel like you've been spun or turned around (thought what Amata activated was probably either a moving platform, or a lift going down, or both), so, judging by the direction you're going to... this tunnel is heading towards the volcano, wile reaching deeper underground at the same time.

(narration will continue assuming you follow Amata's tour, but feel free to ask any question or request any action of Maka.)

Rolled 8

>>33061316
I think >>33061294 meant more as in a bigger variety, not clothing which is girllier.

>>33061294
yeah, since our preparations for smokes festival we know maka has a thing for blushing, insecure boy!Tia
also this is hilarious

Rolled 9

>>33061324
I guess just inspect the tunnel as we follow Amata, look for alcoves, machinery, etc. and see what we can piece together.

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If were talking about clothes I'm still a huge fan of putting Maka in a sundress, not all lewd has to be about wearing as little clothe as possible after all

>>33061321
It would constantly get caut in gusts of wind affecting no one else and press itself so tightly against her that it might as well be a second skin, revealing everything "hidden" underneath. And then whatever culture invented burkas in Creation would complain that a woman was wearing the male specific garment.

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>>33061338
Yeah, but Maka's specific brand of lewd seems to. It's her style.

>>33061349
doesn't make sundesses less awesome

>>33061339
That's kind of what I was thinking. It's not the revealing of flesh that's sexy, but rather the threat of flesh being shown and leaving the rest to the imagination that really gets motors running.

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>>33061324
I suppose alternate between paying close attention to our surroundings and to the way our fiancé sways her hips as she leads us. Seconding any good questions, but I don't think Maka's got quite enough information to start asking the right ones yet...

>>33061349
Mama doesn't wear underwear and the dress would probably be clingy, backless and slightly transparent.

>>33061369
That's not really Maka, though, she doesn't leave much to the imagination because she need to. She's proud of her beauty and body, and wants to flaunt it openly and lewdly (probably a touch of the Great Curse there, but eh)

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>>33061364
I'm not saying Maka would look good in a sundress. as >>33061321 and >>33061339 have established, Maka would look good in ANYTHING. I'm just saying, something likre the stuff here >>33060803, or pic related is more her style of dress

>>33061387
*she doesn't need to,
gah shouldn't be typing first thing in the morning

You travel down for a long, long time, step after step. Everything feels same-y, almost to a mind-numbing degree. For a bit, you feel like you're going crazy. The further you go down, the hotter and dryer it feels, to the point where you get the impression that your skin might fly off you any second now.

The pressure, the impulse, the drive to just call it quits, bet back upstairs and take a cold bath is overwhelming. Fighting it might have been one of the strongest efforts of willpower you've ever done.

But finally, FINALLY, you reach SOMETHING.

At a certain point, the corridor splits.

One side stays more or less level, no longer moving further underground, and at the end of it you see a dull, red light. A flow of incredibly hot air comes from that direction.

The other path heads down even faster, to the point that it starts to look more like free-climbing than walking down a stairway. That direction is darker and cooler, and also somewhat spookier: you feel a distant metallic echo of any noise you make bouncing back to you from that direction.

Amata looks at you, as if inviting you to pick one.

>Towards the light
>Towards the darkness

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>>33061389
>I'm not saying Maka would look good in a sundress
I'm not saying Maka wouldN'T look good in a sundress
I'm making a lot of typos today

>>33061389
We need an excuse to stick our Twilight in that pic related.

>>33061395
>Towards the darkness

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>>33061406
>implying GLORIOUS SOLAR DRESSUP needs excuses

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>>33061389
Maka isn't and shouldn't be limited to one sense of style, the girl needs more variety in her wardrobe

>Towards the light
Let's check out door number one

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>>33061395
>>Towards the light
We will probably run into dancing smoke while we're here. From the sound of things we're in some kind of first age factory or whatnot that is probably powered by the volcano itself.

She might be a willing tour guide if she knows anything at all about this place.

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>>33061387
>>33061394
This, this here is what I was trying to get across here >>33061389. The reason Maka wears so little isn't because she needs to in order to attract attention, it's because she ENJOYS the act in and of itself, and the attention it brings is just a (very welcome) bonus.

>>33061395
>Towards the light

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>>33061395
(Looking at the red light)
"So, Smoke is also aware of what lies down there?"

>Towards the darkness.

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>>33061395
>Towards the darkness
can we get our anima so bright it makes people scream "The Light! IT HURTS!"?

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>>33061395

>Towards the darkness

The light path is probabily the forge where gold is distilled. The dark place is probably the warehouse place where all the good stuff is.

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>>33061395
>Towards the darkness
To hell with that heat - if Amata needs us to go the other way, she'll have to drag us.

But no, really, that's where the First Age Factory Carthedral, gates to Autochtonia and UCS's secret celestial wine stash are.

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>>33061421
>>33061395
Whoops forgot to link to here

>>33061399
At least we have one success...

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>>33061416
>GLORIOUS SOLAR DRESSUP
We will invite Mikhail, and hang a little sign on the door that says "Chosen of The Unconquered Sun only"
Tia will be SO jealous.

>>33061421
No, she have more then one style of clothing, but that doesn't mean her sense of taste can't influence the styles she's into. It doesn't have to all solar bikinis and tabards, it could be translucent dresses, pasties, leather, etc.

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>>33061421
>Maka isn't and shouldn't be limited to one sense of style, the girl needs more variety in her wardrobe
That's why we're picking new outfits. But the theme of "doesn't cover much" should stay because, while Maka would look hot in literally anything, what she personally enjoys wearing is stuff that bares as much skin as possible.

>>33061395
>>Towards the light

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>>33061492
Ah but that's where we have the most important character development of all. Appreciation for outfits that cover more and are still sexy as FUCK.

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>>33061395
>Towards the light

>>33061504
Maka's character actually developed into wanting to wear dresses and clothing with less skin; it's been stated by EF in-game that Maka was not nearly this brazen in her sex life or wardrobe before this. The development has already happened.

You begin to climb down the passageway. Amata follows you.

It doesn't take long before you end up in a horizontal corridor at the bottom of the well. The floor is metal, as are the walls, lined with pipes and machinery. You're clearly inside a First Age structure.

The place feels ancient, with a thick layer of dust over everything. The outer layers, where the structure is in contact with the island's rock, are basically crushed, but now that you're deeper inside, it feels fairly intact.

And the structure seems to be made from that brass alloy that was found as sand in a strata of the island's soil.

...If it was found both around Tia's tribe AND near Pearl... just how large IS this structure? It should be as large as the island itself...

You wander around the corridors. This wasn't built underground. There's no rock or stone used in its construction, anywhere, not even for walls or pavements. It's all metal and machinery.

You're seeing... barracks, training rooms, workshops, but also larger corridors acting as roads with more civilian-style housing and even... is that a shoes store? This place had even shops.

Everything is a strange mix of a military installation and a civilian area, built to resemble what you imagine must have been a densely-packed first-age city. But it's all built on levels, in three dimensions, and as a single, giant unit. Everything is connected and built together.

"...You know, at first I imagined that this big secret would be some sort of first age factory. But this isn't a factory." You know she's not going to reply, but you still voice your thoughts out loud. "...what IS this?"

>Return upstairs
>Check the other corridor with the red light
>Explore the structure
>Find a way down to lower levels
>Force an answer out of Amata
>(other?)

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>>33061529
>Explore the structure
Let's look around for a bit

>>33061529
>>Check the other corridor with the red light

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>>33061529
>Explore the structure

>>33061504
We should get some of those for Amata. Remember, even with her exalted constitution she and Tia are probably going to get nasty sunburns when we take them home (to Gem) if they don't cover up. We, in contrast, will probably show a little more skin for enhanced comfort in the heat.

>>33061529
>>Check the other corridor with the red light
Red Light district, anyone?

Rolled 9

>>33061529
>>Explore the structure
then
>Check the other corridor with the red light

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>>33061529
>Explore the structure

>>33061529
>Explore the structure
>Check the other corridor with the red light

Rolled 9

>>33061529
>Explore Structure
Try to find but not accidentally activate the on switch.

>>33061539
...what? Um, have you seen Maka's skin? Sh

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>>33061539
>she and Tia are probably going to get nasty sunburns when we take them home (to Gem)
That's assuming Gem hasn't blown up to fuck already.

>>33061529
...What was the name of that continent that sank in canon? I realize it originally ended up in the underworld but your creation may vary after all

>>33061558
Solaris don't get sunburns. Job perk.

>>33061558
*She's got melanin all up the wing wang, she likely doesn't get sun burns.

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>>33061492
>But the theme of "doesn't cover much" should stay because,
No the theme "Solar Sex Goddess" should stay and there is multiple ways for that to happen, I'm not saying we should stop wearing skimpy clothes, but there are so many other options were leaving out if we're just going less fabric over and over again, we could be wearing short skirts, formfitting dresses, loose kimonos, arabian style, or even just some sexy armor, there's more than one way to do sexy

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>>33061539
>We, in contrast, will probably show a little more skin for enhanced comfort in the heat.
Something like pic related? Because That's all I have that shows more than what we have on now while still covering our naughty bits. If you want to go even further then well...
NSFW: http://i.imgur.com/Ds7dunD.jpg

>>33061563
>Maybe Gem'd dun gone BOOM!
That would just make rebuilding it in our image that much easier.

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>>33061569
Why shouldn't the theme doesn't wear much stay? Maka doesn't like to wear much anyway. Half the time she's perfectly comfortable going naked

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>>33061529
>Explore the structure

Maybe it is actually a piece of Autochtonia. Are there any writings?

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>>33061529
>>Check the other corridor with the red light
>>Explore the structure

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>>33061569
Can we just agree to disagree, everything I want to say has been said by me or someone else. I personally think that Maka would, if she had the choice, walk around naked half the time, while you have a different opinion. Let's leave it for now and put it to a vote when the time comes.

>>33061569
Maybe, but I tend to see less revealing sexy-wear as Amata's territory, not Maka's.

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>>33061529
>Explore the structure

>>33061594
this is the reason cloth discussion normally follows AFTER the main thread

>>33061612
We need to kill time. Plus I'm hoping this mess gives EF some idea's for our compainion's wardrobes.

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>>33061579
I'm saying we should mix it up not stop flat-out

We can keep wearing revealing clothes, hell I'll argue if someone wants us to stop, I'm just saying we can expand our wardrobe

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>>33061633
And from what I've seen, most people are for mixing it up, but still in a similar vein of of showing skin because she likes it that way

I wonder who made her swear the oath in the first place.
I'm still hoping Mountain Folk

You start wandering around, inspecting here and there.

There's a few bones and signs of struggle here and there. They've clearly been picked clean by scavengers, probably by Amata herself (or people working for her). Some desperate struggle has been fought here, but it's impossible to understand exactly what happened.

Exploring the ancient structure, you finally reach what must be an external wall. It has a round window, still intact, looking towards a wall of sand and soil pressing against it. This thing is completely buried. But.

You use the window to check the walls' thickness. Even if your perception might be distorted by the refraction, it feels like it's about two meters trick, or even more.

Nearby, an open door to the "outside" has been flooded with soil rushing in and blocking the passage. It features a door that can probably slide open and back closed if activated by some machinery, but what's more interesting is the fact that the soil has clearly been recently dug to unearth something beneath it. And you see a swivel mount.

"...There was an artillery piece mounted here. I guess you took it, right?" You glance at Amata.

She stays silent.

Mental + Twilight = 6 8 9 1 = 2 successes

"...This wasn't a building or a base. It's all too sturdy and uniform. And that kind of artillery emplacement..." You turn to her. "...Was this a giant ship? A floating fortress or city?"

Her expression doesn't even change.

>Return upstairs
>Check the other corridor with the red light
>Find a way down to lower levels
>Force an answer out of Amata
>(other?)

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>>33061664
>>Check the other corridor with the red light

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>>33061664
>Check the other corridor with the red light
Let's check the other passage before we head down lower

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>>33061664
"You can't say, can you? Your oath extends that far?"

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>>33061664
>>Check the other corridor with the red light

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>>33061664

>Check the other corridor with the red light

Rolled 9

Okay, lets try this again without fucking up completely.
>>33061571
>NSFW: http://i.imgur.com/Ds7dunD.jpg
I think even Maka would hesitate before going that lewd. She still might do it though.
>>33061612
We've discussed it after the thread several times, and yet we still haven changed our outfit, which I why I brought it up in-thread this time.
>>33061664
>Find a way down to lower levels

Rolled 9

>>33061664
>the entire island is a mobile assault platform
Juice worth squeeze.

>Check the other corridor with the red light.
Hopefully HSS applies to this heat...

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>>33061684
>>33061688
>>33061694
>>33061697
>>33061703
Two successes, not terrible I guess, but jeeze all those ones...

>>33061694
>>33061697
>>33061703
Impossible.

>>33061713
Oh?


>>33061113
>>33061114
>>33061119

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>>33061712
>>33061713
Fucking /tg/ dice.

>>33061664
>>Check the other corridor with the red light

Red sky at night, sailor's delight.

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>>33061664
Ask Amata if there's a shadowland down here, if there is and for some reason the Abyssals can't access it it might be what they're after

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>>33061732
Yeah, but those weren't used for anything. So I must reiterate what >>33061733 said.
Fucking /tg/ dice.

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>>33061745
What do the Abyssals want that's down here, when we asked Phoenix if he was after Tianna's First Age weapons he said not really, so maybe an artifact or a structure, probably something the Deathlord used in before she died?

>>33061748
Actually, I'm pretty sure the first two of those tens were used since social+zenith is 8 dice, but since we chose the lowest dc option and there was no real benefit for over succeeding I'm not surprised the roll wasn't listed.

You climb back up and head down the other corridor.

You're feeling... frustrated for the lack of straight answers, but happy that you get to explore this place and finally understand what the fuss is all about.

So, there's a gigantic structure under the island. Even though it was picked clean by Amata, it's enormous and it was clearly designed for military purposes.

However, it's completely buried. Why do the Abyssals want it? They think they can surface it? Without completely wrecking the island above? No, how would they even do it, even in that case?

You're getting closer.

This corridor is... incredibly hot. You're fairly sure that a mortal would have fainted by now. The heat is almost unbearable, and the further you go in, the hotter it is. Past a certain point, you're sure that your clothes would have caught fire if they weren't made from gossamer.

Finally, you reach a vast, open round room, or rather cave. Or rather, caldera, because a massive scalding lake of lava occupies most of it, filling it with warm, noxious fumes.

You glance up and see a sliver of clear night sky.

"...DANCING SMOKE?!" You scream.

"Bluh? Wha?" Startled by your scream, the goddess in question springs up from the lava, half-asleep and frantic (and naked). "What the heck-" She turns around, confused, and sees you. She screams, covering herself up and reimmersing herself in lava up to the waist.

"What are you acting embarrassed for? After all the stuff we did?" You sigh.

"...Maka? What are you doing here? How did you get down here?!"

You point back. "I used the passage."

"...There's no passage." She replies, looking at you like you have three heads.

You turn around. It's there. Can't she see it?

>Ask her about the volcano
>Ask her about the structure
>Ask her about the passage
>Ask her about Valeriana
>(other?)
>Return to the castle
>Return to the structure, try and go further down

>>33061776
They want a mobile assault base. Either they need parts to build it or they intend to repair the wreck under Tianna enough to fly it out of here.

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>>33061796
>Ask her about the volcano
Let's see what we can find out about it generally,
If she can't see the passage then she probably doesn't know about the stuff under Tianna but we should ask just in case
>Ask her about the structure

Also because it's funny
>Ask her about Valeriana

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>>33061796
Crap. Time to deflect.
>Ask about Valeriana and the project Smoke is helping her with.
>Meanwhile, start teasing Smoke with our hands and complement her on her "hot spring"
>then ask (for Amata's eavesdropping benefit) about her intentions with Sam.

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>>33061796
>ask about the passage.
"What are you talking bout? It's right there, I'm pointing at it."
>other
"You weren't doing something naughty, were you?' And if you were, why didn't you invite me?"

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>>33061844
seconded

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>>33061571
>NSFW: http://i.imgur.com/Ds7dunD.jpg
I wouldn't object to Maka getting an "outfit" (and I use this term VERY loosely) like this for use in private. And maybe not so private eventually.
>>33061796
>Ask her about the volcano
>Ask her about Valeriana
Also join her in the lava... We can do that I think.

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>>33061796
>"What the heck-" She turns around, confused, and sees you. She screams, covering herself up and reimmersing herself in lava up to the waist.
It can't be helped Maka, this is the deepest anyone has ever been inside of her, it's her most secret parts

>>33061865
Maybe we should...go deeper?

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>>33061796
>Join her in the lava (after removing our tabard of course)
>Ask her about the volcano
>Ask her about Valeriana

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>>33061892
>>Join her in the lava (after removing our tabard of course)
We totally can do that

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>>33061796
>Lava bath
>Ask her about the volcano
>Ask her about the structure
>Ask her about Valeriana

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>>33061886
We should be taking a dip with her

So I was thinking, we would probably be best to go to the Abyssals for the hostage exchange, it would be pointless to send in someone strong or sneaky considering they would be kept a close eye on by 4 or 5 other Solaroids, but if it's us we could talk some info out of them or even sway some of them to our side

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I think I got a theory about what is going on.

This complex is some kind of fast travel system keyed to either specific points around Tianna, or possibly throughout Creation

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>>33061932
More likely it's a fast travel system around itself.


This flying thing sounds like a flying city that was buried and the island of Tianna was formed around it.

The city might have had some kind of internal subway analogue so the inhabitants could get to where they were needed.

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>>33061932
Maybe, it would be super useful for when we head to to Gem and it would clear up Phoenix being shifty about him not wanting a weapon exactly

>>33061932
That would both make sense and be sufficiently terrifying to warrant the secrecy.

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>>33061886
We're totally going inside her hot, smoldering magma.

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>>33061796

If a god of a volcano can't see a passageway into the volcano that they are assigned to then first age dickary is obvously involved.

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"Oh, hi, Smoke." You nod at her while casually removing your tabard. You can see Amata hanging back and laughing.

"Don't- What do you mean, hi?" The poor goddess is at her wits' end. "Don't be so casual about this- Wait, how did you get here- DON'T ACT LIKE THIS IS NORMAL! WHY ARE YOU TAKING A BATH IN MY LAVA POOL?!"

"Well, I thought I'd join in." You reply, swimming next to her. She's still defensive, though. "I didn't know your volcano went in... so deep."

"It- it's a very private thing! I don't remember inviting you here!"

"Oh, believe me, I just ended up here by accident. Say, don't you go any... deeper?"

"What's with the double entendres?" the pot calls you black. "And no, this is the bottom of the volcano! What do you want from me?"

"...Soooo you don't know of anything further down?"

"What the heck are you talking about." She's keeping some distance from you. How rare to see her embarrassed like this.

"Oh, I heard from Mika that Valeriana has been around here."

"Um, yes. She wanted my help to heat to the melting point some orichalcum she found while digging around. She just left... I might be able to call her."

Amata shakes her head in a negative gesture. For some reason it seems Smoke can't see her, probably because she's lurking in the passageway.

"...Nah, it's okay. I'll see her later when I get back to Tianna.

>Ask her something else (what?)
>Leave through the tunnel (and go where?)
>Ask her to lift you up to the top of the volcano
>(other?)

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>>33061796
>Ask her about the volcano
>Ask her about the passage

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>>33062011
>>Ask her something else (what?)
Ask her how old her volcano is, I think she mentioned a while back she used to be around during the First Age, was she goddess of this volcano the whole time?
Also molest her a bit

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>>33062011
>Ask her something else (what?)
"Are you okay? You seem a bit... jumpy."

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>>33062011
seconding >>33062027
especially
>Also molest her a bit

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>>33062011

Thirding >>33062027

Also splish splash with the lava.

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>>33062027
>>33062037
She used to be the Goddess of a whole mountain range if I recall, but then something happened and she had to move here.

>>33062011
>Ask about the passage
I really want to know why she can't see it
also
>Molest he a little bit

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>>33062027

She did mention that the original volcano she was assigned to ended up getting unmade

>>33062011

>Ask how's things getting on with Samiel

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>>33062011
Indeed. Ask how how old the volcano is and whether she finds it something unusual about it.

>>33062027
We should also ask her how she and fire boy are doing and if she made any more friends

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I'm re-reading Dancing Smokes introduction in another tab, and I have to say, it's really making me miss Tia.
>"Maka is terrific in bed." Blurts out Tia. Mikahil silently facepalms, as Dancing Smoke nods sagely in acknowledgement.

>"But, you use what you have, and the Unconquered Sun evidently saw fit to grant you this set of skills." Mikhail replies diplomatically. "And you're using them magnificently."
>"Maka being this good in bed is a divine blessing." Tia gives the short version and is promptly ignored.

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>>33062121
I do miss her a whole bunch, Tia is a best husbando, makes me regret telling her to be chief a little

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>>33062121
It'll be all right anon our waifando will be around eventually to completely destroy a section of Tianna's palace with us.

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>>33062121
I know, I miss her too anon, it just does not feel as fun as it used to without Tia here by our side.

So, I just woke up, and I'm definitely in support of the 'let's give Maka's wardrobe a little more variety' anons. Maka's current style of lewd doesn't even feel lewd anymore. The lewdest moment of this quest, for me, was when she prayed to the sun in the buff, and accidentally flashed the guard as she tried to leave the tower. Everything since then has been more and more desensitization to the lewd, and less and less of interest.

Plus, the tabard, while nice, is getting seriously old, and just swapping it out for something that's lewd in pretty much the exact same way isn't really any more interesting.

That's my two cents.

"Are you okay? You seem a bit... jumpy." You say, moving up to her and putting your arm around her shoulders.

She seems to be calming down. "...Y, yes. I was just... surprised. To, well, to see you here..."

"I need to ask you some... personal questions." You lean in.

"Your face is too close..." She mumbles, but that's when you gently push her down and... "Okay, okay! I'm talking!"

"Good girl". You smile. "Say, how old are you?"

"...That's an unfair question."

"I'm sorry. It's just that I remember you saying that you used to have a different volcano."

"...Yes. It was eaten by the Wyld at the end of the First Age. But fortunately the Bureau of Nature found me this one where to stay." She sighs. "I used to be such a powerful and important goddess..."

"Who was in charge of this volcano before you?"

"I... don't know? I think it didn't exist before."

"Didn't exist?" Now that's a puzzling statement.

"I don't know, I never heard about it before." She replies.

You're on to something. "...Is there anything weird about this volcano?"

"I don't know. It's been so long, I'm used to it by now. It feels like home." She answers. Figures. She's been here for how long? Probably nothing about it seems weird to her. You'd have to inspect it yourself. But still...

You decide to ask about something else. "...So how are things going with Samiel?"

You see Amata making a face.

Smoke sighs. "...I think his mother doesn't like me."

"That's a shame." You grin.

"I miss him so much. He was so passionate and assertive." She mumbles, lost in fantasies for a moment. "Ah... I want him to play with me more..."

You leave her to her own mental trips, enjoying Amata's expressions for a bit more.

>Ask her something else (what?)
>Leave through the tunnel (and go where?)
>Ask her to lift you up to the top of the volcano
>(other?)

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>>33062011
>"Hmm, you and Val must be working very intimately if she's visiting you down here. My, my, Sam might be jealous he didn't get to come here first."

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>>33062197
>>Ask her to lift you up to the top of the volcano
>Forget to bring our tabard

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>>33062197
>>Leave through the tunnel (and go where?)
deeper into the structure, down in the lower levels

>>33062197
>"I miss him so much. He was so passionate and assertive." She mumbles, lost in fantasies for a moment. "Ah... I want him to play with me more..."
Dancing Smoke going from a big, demanding goddess to Samiel's enthusiastic, clingy sub is hilarious and adorable to me.

I have not suggestions for what to do next.

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>>33062197
>Leave through the tunnel (and go where?)
Go deeper into the complex

>>33062197
>Ask her something else (what?)
"You say the Bureau of Nature assigned you this Volcano. I'm assuming they keep records. Do you think it would be OK if I took a look at the authorization and transfer documents? Or talked to someone in the Bureau who handled the transition?"

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>>33062239
forgot my dice

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>>33062197
>>Leave through the tunnel (and go where?)
Let's see if we can't head deeper down from the dark room

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>>33062197

>Ask her to lift you up to the top of the volcano
Let's take a look around. who knows what Dancing Smoke might have missed the same way she missed the passage

>>33062226

The same thing we do every thread pinky.

Try and seduce the WORLD.

Rolled 7

If this place is a fast-travel network, I can see why the Abyssals want it.
Sneaking an army into a noble's house, destroying it, then appearing back in Tianna sounds quite useful.
It'd be more useful for us, though. Less travel-time.

I think she doesn't like gods in general. She seems to think you guys are lazy and wnt worship without working hard enough to deserve it. So prove her wrong about you.

>>33062273
>If this place is a fast-travel network
It isn't. Why would you even think that? It's a giant sunken boat-city. It's a city surrounded by massive walls of Admiral's Brass with portholes, airlocks, and external gun emplacements. It's a massive fucking island-sized city that got sunk and buried over at some point to hide it.

Rolled 8

>>33062197
>Ask her to lift you up to the top of the volcano
Let's take a look around
>>33062216
>Forget to bring our tabard
I'm okay with that as long as we don't forget it

Rolled 2

>>33062216
Seconding.

Rolled 3

>>33062273
I don't think it is. From the description.... Have you ever heard of modern aircraft carriers being described as 'floating cities'? What about 'arcologies', which are supposed to be self-contained small towns condensed into a single tower or other structure. I think that's what we're looking at. a first-age mobile city-fortress that was hidden during the usurpation.

Rolled 5

>>33062311
The question is, why can't Dancing Smoke see a passage leading to the inside of her Volcano?

Rolled 4

>>33062197
I'm certain they keep papers, but I'm not sure if the give them out - and Smoke's among those very unlikely to keep track of such things.
Still, let's interrogate her on the matter, even though I'm not sure she'll be of much help.

>>33062278
So convince Smoke to actively help out so she can win Amata's approval and Sam's heart? Sounds good to me. Not sure how she could help beyond volcano stuff and maybe that god blooded blessing thing, assuming she can do that.

Rolled 4

>>33062197
>Ask her something else (what?)
"Well, why do you think Samiel's mother dislikes you? What do you think you could do to help her like you more? And do you think Samiel is worth doing it for?"

May as well play relationship councilor while we can. And Smoke's candid thoughts to us when she doesn't know Amata is listening can tell Amata a lot about her.

>>33062311

If there is some kind of fast travel network thing, it'll only exist in the city itself.

An internal subway system if you will. Makes sense since this thing would be ludicrously massive and I doubt the crew was entirely exalted who could run at the speed of sound.

>>33062338
>>33062197

Yeah, relationship advice is cool.

Rolled 10

>>33062332
Would the Terrestial Court be that organized?
I thought they were more feudal lords than proper bureaucracy

Rolled 10

>>33062350

Fuckin dice.

>>33062352
Chinese Celestial bureaucracy. Full on paperwork aspies, yo.

Rolled 7

>>33062328
It's obviously blocked from her sight. The How would be useful. The Why is intriguing. That's why I suggested asking about the transfer paperwork. I'm not sure Smoke WAS originally a Volcano Goddess. I think she was something else, and had her nature/memories altered to fit her new form and disguise.

Rolled 5

>>33062197
>Ask her to lift you up to the top of the volcano
Also talk about her relationship with Samiel while we're looking around

>>33062197
+1 >>33062216

Rolled 5

>>33062362
question comes to mind: would the god of a flying city look dragon-esque?
possible if unlikely imho

>>33062362
I'm fully on board with wheedling some divine bureaucrat to get the paperwork but we ARE in a time crunch to settle affairs with the Lintha, Let's not get bogged down in paperwork investigation while destroy the lintha hell ship.

I say we shelve that investigation for after our immediate goals.

"Say, Smoke, can you lift me up to the top of the volcano?" You ask her.

"Uh, sure. Give me a moment to get dressed." She dives into the lava.

"I've seen you naked plenty of times. Besides, it's not like your normal clothes cover much." You reply.

She pops back to surface, fully clothed (well, "normally" clothed) And picks you up, spreading her wings and gaining altitude.

"...Say, what about YOUR clothes?" she wonders, halfway up. "Or are you going like this?"

"Oh, damn it. Well, for now let me see what's going on upstairs, then I'm going to go and grab them."

"...There's nothing special going on upstairs." She sighs.

"Maybe." You comment. "...You know, Amata dislikes all gods in general, not just you. She seems to have some bias against the category. Maybe bad experiences."

She sighs. "What can I do for her to accept me?"

"She thinks gods are lazy and demanding. I think she actually opened up to you when you agreed to not receive human sacrifice. All you need to do is just be as helpful as possible, I think."

"...Okay, I'll try that."

Meanwhile, you're on top of the mountain. As she promised, there's nothing special. Everything is the way it was when you first came here: you can see all of Tianna from up here, shrouded in night. The lights from Pearl and the sight of the massive construction site give you a good feeling.

>Okay, leave me here. (go where from here?)
>Let's go back down? (go where from there?)
>Dive to the lava lake a few kilometers straight down from here.
>(Other?)

Rolled 6

>>33062411
Depends on the god's power and influence.

>>33062427
>>Let's go back down? (go where from there?)
Head back to the tunnel with amata.

>Dive to the lava lake a few kilometers straight down from here.
This is how we GET back down.

Rolled 3

>>33062427
>Let's go back down? (go where from there?)
Let's check our thayt dark room again, see if we can't find a deeper level

>>33062427
>Let's go back down? (go where from there?)
Head back to the tunnel with amata.

Rolled 8

>>33062427
>>Dive to the lava lake a few kilometers straight down from here.
Dive Dive Dive

Rolled 4

>>33062427
>>Dive to the lava lake a few kilometers straight down from here.
we kinda did leave our 'clothes' down there

and I want to see whats in the lower levels of that structure

Rolled 2

>>33062427
>Let's go back down? (go where from there?)
Head back to Amata and keep exploring

Rolled 6

>>33062427
Though for now I guess we gould head back to the dark room, we should keep this exit in mind

How close is Pearl to Silk's Wyld zone?
Because we could get our Artifacts and our new outfits all at once maybe. And also see what Silk's like since we leveled up familiar.

Rolled 8

>>33062427
Seconding >>33062447

Let's challenge Smoke to a diving competition.

>>33062427
>"...There's nothing special going on upstairs." She sighs.

>(Other?)
Too easy Smoke, Give me a HARD one