>>35070019
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>>35070019
>>"Yes! My body's grown taller, I've become more endowed, and I now walk with a spring in my step."
Givin me the giggles

>>35070019
>Yes! My body's grown taller, I've become more endowed, and I now walk with a spring in my step."

>>35070019
>"Yes! My body's grown taller, I've become more endowed, and I now walk with a spring in my step."
fucks given: 0

>Writing!

>"Yes! My body's grown taller, I've become more endowed, and I now walk with a spring in my step."

>>35070019
>>"I've enjoyed life more since coming here?"

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"Yes! I'm taller, I've become more endowed-"
You click your heels together
"not to mention the spring in my step."

Aligot looks at you with minor confusion,
"Uhm, that's not the side effect I was expecting?"
"Were you expecting my teeth to get whiter, as well?"

"Actually, Um. You should be feeling tired. Heroes need to spend time near the people who summoned them, it's like going without sleep for normal people."
"Wait up, lad, 'Spend time'? No one ever told me this! How much time?"
"I..don't know how it works exactly. When I did some reading on it, the most common way of spending time near their summoner was.."

His cheeks show a hint of redness, his voice lowers into a barely audible whisper.
"..sleeping with them."

You didn't say anything, but you are now profoundly thankful to fate that Atsuko was the one who inadvertently summoned you and not Aligot.

Wait does that mean, all the other heroes, every night, they're-
"I think I need a drink."
"Um? What? What'd I say?- Wait Jack! I didn't mean 'Sleeping' sleeping, I mean-"

You tune him out before he finishes. It's something you wouldn't immediately consider even if it meant a few days of hangovers. The Capt'n always said it best, what was it again?
Right, "Don't stick it in crazy."

Down the hall, you see the bartender has already put out a drink for you on your approach. You've taught him well over the past few days.

Other than that, there's some things you should probably do before calling your job done here.

So, what first on today's agenda?

>Train the new hero, she's green and you're not sure she's ever fired a pistol in her life.
>Back to the library, it's boring but you should know more about what they're doing.
>Bother Madeleine, you're not sure what she has been doing the past day or so
>Just go home, everyone else has it under control
>Other?

>>35070792
>Bother Madeleine, you're not sure what she has been doing the past day or so

>>35070792
>Bother Madeleine, you're not sure what she has been doing the past day or so
Tiem for scales

>>35070792
>>Back to the library, it's boring but you should know more about what they're doing.
Weren't we going out and checking for more magic circles or something?

>>35070792
>>Bother Madeleine, you're not sure what she has been doing the past day or so

>>35070792
>>Back to the library, it's boring but you should know more about what they're doing.

>>35070792
>Bother Madeleine, you're not sure what she has been doing the past day or so

>>35070792
stroll around the castle

>>35070856
I think I remember it was tiem for scales

>>35070792
>Back to the library, it's boring but you should know more about what they're doing.
Progress the plot

>>35070792
>Train the new hero, she's green and you're not sure she's ever fired a pistol in her life.

Pretty close here, so how about this

>Talk to Madeleine
>Then go back to the library

They're not mutually exclusive

Sound good? If so, I'll write.

>>35070928
im cool with it

>>35070792
>Bother Madeleine, you're not sure what she has been doing the past day or so
Also, Capt. was a wise man

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Right, you need to go talk to Madeleine. She was too busy to talk to over the past few days, and you need to think of a way to compensate her.
After all, if something like this happens again, it's always beneficial to be in good terms with a doctor.

You walk back toward the kitchen, making sure to slip past the scrambling maids without tripping anyone. Behind you, several of them yelp in surprise and complain that someone grabbed a hold of their tails. They chatter amongst themselves about an invisible, mysterious, and handsome devil who would take such unfair advantage of the castle staff during working hours.

Calling out to the chefs, you learn that Madeleine left them with several types of potions to give to the hero over the next few days. The guy behind the counter fumbles and counts all the vials as he puts them away in a cabinet.
"-and to tell you the truth, I doubt we'll remember what half of these do by the time the week is over. Really, I can't see the purpose of cooking food that doesn't taste good." The cook says, looking extremely smug.

You sigh in frustration, apparently Madeleine showing the pointed-eared menace things like 'medicine' and 'tonic' wasn't enough for them to admit that maybe their evil-spirit based theory of disease was lacking.
"So she saved someone's life with those, and you- Never mind. Whar is Madeleine now?"

"She's packing her bags, apparently the castle paid her fee and wanted her gone lest her evil spirits started haunting the place."

You want to facepalm, but you sort of expected this kind of short-sighted stupidity at this point.
You make your way to the stables, with any luck, you're still in time to catch up with her.

>Cont.

>>35071381
She's done with the place? Perfect time to get her to come with us.

>>35071381
>they threw her out
I just chipped a tooth, how retarded are these people?

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>>35071381
The stables come into view, as well as the rabble that surrounds anywhere that is a popular transportation point. Travelers are packing their bags, trying to load already over-encumbered birds with even more cargo, feeding the few birds who are finishing their journeys.

One traveler in particular sticks out, notably due to her lack of legs. Which is good, because with the extremely long cloak covering her body; you may have never noticed her.

"Hargh, Madeleine!" You yell, barely noticing the stares you get as you do so.
She spins around, careful not to attract any more attention than she needs to.

"Jack? What are you doing? Here to see me off?"
"I'm here to ask why yare leaving. Where are you going?"
"The marsh Jack, I'm going back to the marsh.
She packs something into one of the saddle pockets, "I got paid with a whole year worth of food. With that, I won't have to go back to the village. If I ration it, I could start growing my own food and live by myself."

"..Did you even tell the princess that they kicked you out? You know she wouldn't stand for that."

She shrugs, "I don't see why I should, I clearly don't belong here anyway."

>Contest this, this is stupid, this whole castle and this whole country is full of fuzzy-brained morons
>Offer payment of your own for her services (What?)
>Ask her to join you in Biscotti
>Try to persuade her to stay in Gallete
>Other?

>>35071722
>Other?
Offer her a beach vacation so she can clean up her scales.

>>35071722
>Contest this, this is stupid, this whole castle and this whole country is full of fuzzy-brained morons
>Ask her to join you in Biscotti

>>35071722
>Contest this, this is stupid, this whole castle and this whole country is full of fuzzy-brained morons
>Offer payment of your own for her services (What?)
>Ask her to join you in Biscotti
I dunno what to offer exactly, something along the lines of >>35071743 Is there a better way to accomplish that?

>>35071722
>Ask her to join you in Biscotti
Throw in some charm if you have to, Jack.

>>35071722
>>Offer payment of your own for her services (Our help with removing the mushrooms )
>>Ask her to join you in Biscotti

>>35071743
This, with invintation to Biscotti.

>>35071722
>Contest this, this is stupid, this whole castle and this whole country is full of fuzzy-brained morons

>>35071722
>Contest this, this is stupid, this whole castle and this whole country is full of fuzzy-brained morons
>Ask her to join you in Biscotti

>>35071766
>>35071807
At least try to cover up your samefagging.

>>35071820
... what?

So, in order
>Contest this, this is stupid, this whole castle and this whole country is full of fuzzy-brained morons
>Offer payment of your own for her services (Mushroom Removal? Beach Vacation?)
>Ask her to join you in Biscotti

Writing!

>>35071843
the dude delusional and his choice is probably losing

>>35071878
There... isn't even a vote to the contrary.

>>35071878
Wat? Announcer is pretty good at combining votes, so you can't really say any were losing.

>>35071900
well then he is probably just trying to stir up trouble
>>35071908
well some people can forget get that

OP might find this useful. And there just being some nice images doesn't hurt either.
>>>/c/2299321

>>35072135
Thank you!

>still writing

>>35072145
Happy to help.

And a petting thread. Ya know, if that's your thing.
>>>/c/2304316

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>>35072271
Hmm, I could find use for those.

>>35072271
>tfw dog died
>tfw no more dual ear scratching

>>35072317
>not having a dual dog rotation, so when one dies you have another and can buy a new dog when the next dies.
This guy

>>35072340
>treating dogs like things
Well I know who isn't getting into fluffy tail heaven

>>35072317
I know that feel bro, I really do.
>tfw when you're on your third dog
Never gets easier.

>>35072367
All living beings are 'things' until you treat them otherwise. I treat all my pets dearly.

>>35072391
Stop reminding me about things I know but don't like knowing.

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>>35072422
Whatever floats your boat.

>>35072496
Did that guy start clapping?

>>35072586
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s40uKLCjcU

>>35072496
Arent those like a foot thick steel cables? Are helicopter blades that deadly?

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You put your hand on her shoulder,
"That's not true at all, Lass."

She slaps your hand away, her voice seems to raise in pitch
"How is that not true!? Do you still think I belong here?"

Oh no, you're faced again with another lass who has become emotional.

"You can keep saying I belong here all you want, but that doesn't change that I don't. They don't like my potions and they don't like me."
She slots a small book into one of the side-pockets of her bird.
"Go on now, you've said goodbye, and you don't want to catch an evil spirit from my slimy, disgusting tail. "

Why do all the lasses you have to talk down have to be so emotional?
"Listen, Lass. You're not going back to that marsh."

She turns around to face you, her yellow eyes show a faint hint of tears around the edges.
"And WHY NOT?"
You don't like it when they start to yell at you.

>Cont.
>Brief break, I'll be right back.

>>35072623
Oh we was angrily/frustratedly waving his arms around, in the gif it looks like he's clapping

>>35072623
Ah the wonders of Soviet engineering.

>>35072655
Why didn't we just start running her tail when she called it gross? It was the logical thing to do.

>>35072655
I miss best girl and good girl, the little girl, she wasn't emotional and whiny

>>35072705
Well, to be honest, it probably is a little gross. Certainly not very pleasant anyway.

>>35072631
I think it is mostly the speed the the blades are moving at that let them cut the cables and even then it caused the blades to shatter

>>35072655
BECAUSE MUSHROOMS GROW BETTER IN THE DAMP YOU DUMB BITCH

>>35072740
Yeah I do too.

>>35072778
Nigga mushrooms have cool as textures, moss is awesome as fuck, as long as she's not wet it'll be fucking great

>>35072655
"Because you're coming with me tonight, lass, in more way than one."

>>35072948
Spores are fluffy, r-right?

>>35072989
Kinda? They aren't good to breathe in though so no rubbing your face against her tail

>>35072948
You're probably one of those faggots that wants girls to fart on them.

>>35073040
Well, after we cure her of the shrooms, we can rub our face against her tail.

>>35072948
I was thinking more along the lines of how clean she was.

>>35073068
Nigga that's gross as hell, I'm prudish as fuck

>>35073098
But does she really want them gone? It is it just because it makes everyone think she's git dem spirits

>>35073139
She has a massive complex about them. Have you not read any of her interactions?

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>>35072655
"'Cause I've been having to deal with the furballs ALL WEEK and it's taught me something."

You grab her other shoulder and face her toward you.
"The first person that you should take an opinion from is yourself. Everyone else comes secondary."

She's still trying to put on her tough-girl face. She tries to free her shoulders from your grasp, but it's worthless against such a powerful grip such as your own.
You continue while holding her shoulders captive,
"The only reason that I can even say that I have had a good week is because you came by and saved a little girl's life. You don't get to say that you belong in a swamp when you deserve to be the highest authority on medicine in the land."

She tenses up, "I don't see what you're going to do about it."
"Why do you think I'm here? I'm here to tell you how I'm going to pay ya back."

She blinks, the tenseness and anger continues to bubble beneath her curious demeanor.
"First off, I'm going to get rid of those mushrooms for you. I don't care how long it takes, but we're going to do it."

"But-"
"Let me finish, Lass. My second payment is that you are coming with me, to Biscotti. You're going to live in the castle, and they are going to treat you like royalty."

>Cont.

>>35073166
Nigga you would have a massive complex about something if people literally drove you out of your home over it too

>>35073371
No shit? In what retarded universe does that not mean she wants them gone?

>>35073371
You got brain problems son?

>>35073391
>>35073405
>I want them gone=/=if I don't get rid of them my life will continue to be shit because of fuzzy headed idiots

>>35073442
Didn't she specicially say that she didn't want them when we first met her?

>>35073551
Didn't she get pushed into the swamps and put of her home before that

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>>35073357
She sighs, and bats your hand away as she turns back toward her bird.
"You can't deliver on any of that."

You feel somewhat insulted by that, "Lass, I'm their hero, which means they listen to me. Four nights ago I had the Biscotti Princess' tail in-"

Suddenly, you're aware some knights have stopped to listen to your story.
"What are you looking at!?" You snap back at them, they immediately return to packing their birds.

"Jack, that's very kind and all, but you can't make them accept me."

"No, but I can tell you that Biscotti isn't full of as many hardheads as Gallete seems to be."

She stops and considers your words for a few minutes.
"How would you fix me, anyway? You don't know anything about this. The swamp water is acidic enough to where it stops the fungus from growing. Where would I even stay while I'm there? I've had to sleep outside since coming here, do you think I would even be allowed to sleep in a bed like this?"

>Well?
>Beach trip?
>Sleep at the shrine?
>That's a tough question.

>>35073551
>women
>saying what they mean

>>35073575
Also, I'm sort of regretful for not using Deis for her portrait initially because she has a stunning purple cloak that I like to picture Madeleine with

>>35073585
There's quite a difference between "Tell me how I look in this. I promise I won't get mad" & "I want to get rid of this shit that kinda ruined my life".

>>35073575
>Beach trip?

>>35073575
Nigga the fucking beach, the fucking temple, magic mushroom removal room. Something you dumb dumb

>>35073575
>>Beach trip?

>>35073575
Take ya to the beach, salt water kills fungus.

I also got some magical mumbo jumbo shrine maidens who I'll get to help you.

>>35073575
>Beach trip?
maybe we'll even captain a ship someday...

>>35073575
>Sleep at the shrine?

>>35073575
>>Beach trip?

>>35073575
>Beach trip?

>>35073699
That's code for "We gonna steal the biggest ship they got and then run away from these stupid hardheads" right?

>>35073742
sounds like a plan
maybe we can even get it converted into an airship

>Beach Trip, salt water kills fungus
Writing!

>>35073767
"It's a simple plan really, we fill the sails with helium..."

>>35073855
You mean hydrogen, far safer.

>>35073913
"Oh, yes of course, what was I thinking, it's more efficient too. I also propose we take the approach of those fandangled french balloons and heat the hydrogen to further increase it's buoyancy."

>>35073913
>hydrogen
>not dimethylmercury
0/10 would not die in excruciating pain with

>>35073958
Would a pirate even know what that is?

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"The Beach Lass, Salt water kills fungus. I'm amazed you were hanging around in a swamp at all."
"..The water in the swamp is hazardous to those types of mushrooms, I don't see how-"
"Well then sea water is going to be ten times more hazardous to them than that!"

She relaxes her posture a bit, she looks down at your feet.
"..You're really serious about all this, aren't you?"
"YES! Did it really seem like I was joking before-"

Without another word, she lurches forward and wraps her arms around you.
"...Thank you."

You're not entirely sure why she didn't believe you at first, but you're just happy to have finally reached her.
"You're welcome, Lass."

--

You hide her stuff in your room as she sets off to get some things for the trip to Biscotti. There's some important business you must attend to in the library.

Walking into the library; you notice Camille has decided to take a nap, Aligot is writing down something on a large map, and there seems to be a new face pacing back and fourth in front of a bookcase. A woman who appears to be in her 20s or 30s.

"Aligot!"
"Hey Jack! I'm glad you here."

He gestures to the other person, and she walks over. She
"Jack, meet Gougere. She's the archmage in Gallete."

"Nice to meet you, Jack, is it?"
"Jack Albator, at your service Ma'am."

"It's good to meet you. I've been hearing that Biscotti had a new hero."
You chuckle, "Whatever rumors you heard, I can assure you that they're only half-true."

She laughs, "That's good, because I heard them from Camille."

>Cont.

>>35074035
Why wouldn't a pirate know about dimethylmercury?

>>35074476
Also break for about ten minutes to fix something on my computer.

>>35074496
Back, continuing to write.

Wait, is she cold or warm blooded? How does temperature affect her?

>>35074738
Top half is warm-blooded, bottom half is cold-blooded. The way temperature affects her depends heavily on her orientation.

>>35074821
That's ridiculous. She only has one physiology. It's either one or the other or somewhere in between.

>>35074855
It's a fucking lamia, I ain't gotta explain shit

>>35074893
Yes well, then you shouldn't have tried to.

>>35074909
He's not me, he's him, I haven't explained shit.

>>35074929
Are you sure?

>>35074945
Yeah, different guy has been replying since
>>35074893

I'm the guy who wrote >>35074821
and I was just taking the piss anyway. This is about as serious as the suggestion to fill the sails with hot hydrogen gas in an attempt to make a ship become an airship

>>35075006
Ah that's fine. Not like I'm taking things too serious anyway.

But really, somewhere in between warm and cold blooded is a valid concept. Dinosaurs were like that, apparently.

This 2000 character limit really gets on my nerves sometimes.

>>35075006
Nigga hydrogen works. And jack finds no evidence otherwise. Besides, they're probably filled with fluffy tail fumes. Pure Fuvking distilled fully tail

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"So what do you have?"
"We need some more field work back at the village, but I think Aligot should be able to finish his work in Biscotti." She says, turning to him.

Aligot puts on his professional tone,
"Right now, we were able to find out more about the circle. It's actually a type of magic spell that isn't used very often because of numerous downsides. The spell, in short, is known as 'Teleport Summon'."

"Tele- What does it do?"
"It just moves things from one place to another. It's like half of a summoning spell. The difference is: it treats things inside of it like summons. Which changes the way the barrier treats them. If a summon is hurt or injured, instead of turning into a ball, it returns to the last place they were summoned from. It was used at one time to borrow the power of monsters to do things like carve out mountains and build stone fortresses."

>Cont.

>>35075075
>Filled sails
Not envelopes, balloons, doubled-up sails sewn together; sails.

>>35075090
Opening a gate inside the demon proof barrier, damn demons

>>35075099
You sound like you're doubting the genius of our plan

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>>35075090
"I don't get what that means for us, Lass."

Aligot finishes, "It means, we don't think any of those villagers are in danger. If they were, they would teleport back to the village they were taken from. We think someone has kidnapped them."

"That sounds like promising news, so we're going to go get them?"

"Not quite." The woman sits down at a table, with some difficulty getting her large chest to fit. "We know what direction they were teleported in, we don't know how far away they are. We need this to happen a third time so we can triangulate it."

"You're sayin'... you WANT this to happen again?"

She shrugs, "I can't think of a better way to track them down. Can you?"

This has left you feeling rather shocked,
"How did they even put a big circle under a town without anyone noticing?"

"They used a mixture that we use in fireworks, it's saltpeter, charcoal-"
"Black powder."
"Um, I don't know what that is, but okay." She continues, "They pour some on the ground around the village, and I guess when everyone is gathered in the village square, they light it on fire on one end. The fire spreads to the other end, and the spell gets activated. They probably have to set up several days beforehand to make it work."

That is the strangest thing you may have ever heard.
Why is Aligot staring at you?

"Ehehe, you make me feel like a kid again."
Oh, you started stroking her head.

"So-" She crosses her legs, "Any other questions? We were going to pack up and go investigate in a couple hours."

>"Just one more-" (Write in)
>"Nope. I'll be ready by then."
>"Nah, I'm going to go train a hero, but I'll be ready to go with you."
>Other?

>>35075090
Her chest disturbs me greatly.
>>35075134
I wrote it initially in a way that should make doubting it obvious...

>>35075146
>"Nah, I'm going to go train a hero, but I'll be ready to go with you."

>>35075146
>"Nah, I'm going to go train a hero, but I'll be ready to go with you."

>>35075146
>>"Nah, I'm going to go train a hero, but I'll be ready to go with you."
I wonder if anyone realizes how much work Jack's been putting in.

>>35075146
>"No questions for you, but I am wondering why Aligot is trying to bore through my head with his eyeballs."

>>35075146
>"Nah, I'm going to go train a hero, but I'll be ready to go with you."

>>35075146
...Don't you just need two vectors to triangulate something?

>>35075239
Magic triangling needs 3 vectors, anon. I thought everyone on /tg/ were wizards.

>>35075146
>Oh, you started stroking her head.
Jeeze, Jacks doing it unconsciously now.

>"Nah, I'm going to go train a hero, but I'll be ready to go with you."

And

>>35075223
I might add a little of that in too

>writing!

>>35075295
Well I mean, if they were worried about the *elevation* then sure.

>>35075152
Yeah, that's not how breasts work.

>>35075436
Actually scratch that, I forgot how to geometry

Hey don't we need to get back to Biscotti to "recharge"?

>>35075594
Sure, but we aren't exactly drained out yet.

>>35075594
Yes. My guess is that at the rate we're going, we're going to collapse mid-battle.

I'd say we should go home and rest, then come back to investigate. We're going to have to wait for a third incident anyways. This is the perfect opportunity to recharge.

>>35075594
>>35075656
At the current rate, you're going home with Madeleine. Camille and Aligot will catch up later.

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"Nah, I-"

You notice Aligot is still staring at you, and then you notice Gougere's ear flick within your grasp.
"You okay, Lad?"

"Yeah I'm fine." Aligot mumbles as he grabs a book from the desk and snaps it shut, he turns and walks toward the bookcases.

"..Anyway, I got a hero to go train before I leave."
Gougere's ears perk at that, "I saw her earlier! She's doing much better, she even went and had tea with the princess this morning. Oh, and-"

She turns to look at you, "I know a lot of people, including her, don't appreciate what you did, but I do."
For a brief moment, her hand rests atop of yours, the smile she wears warms the fabric of your heart,
"Thank you for saving our Hero's life."

That brightens your mood, she may have been the first person to actually say 'Thank you' for the work you've put in.
You're having trouble responding to it, is this what it's like to be appreciated?

She laughs, "Our hero is young, and isn't familiar with fighting, please go easy on her."
"I'll try, but since you seem to be a decent person, can I ask you to do something?"

"Hm?"
"Just.. Try to be there for her when she needs it. I'm leaving Gallete today, and I'm not sure Odette got the message when I asked her to do it."
"Of course Jack, you didn't even have to ask."

You wave you Gougere as you exit, for now, you have a hero to check up on.

>Cont.

>>35075893
"Of course Jack, you didn't even have to ask."
>"Oh really, I take it you've just been /pre-occupied/ this past week then?"

>>35075893
>she may have been the first person to actually say 'Thank you' for the work you've put in.
Wow, folks in Gallete are rude.

>>35075893
>Save someone's life
>No "thank you's," not even from the person whose life you saved
I didn't expect Gallete to inherit the cats' assholish nature.

>>35076079
Well it is the cat kingdom.

>>35076143
I think Charlotte thank us.

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>>35076143
>>35076264

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>>35075893
"Knock Knock." You tap on the door. According to Gougere, this is where the Hero is staying.

"(Who- what?)" Someone inside says, there's some scrambling as a blonde girl hugging a pillow gently opens the door wearing her PJs.
"Morning Louise!" You say, well aware that it's almost the afternoon by now. "Ready for your training exercises?"

"but..." she says, rubbing her eyes, "I was just napping."
"And now you're not!" You say, with a laugh, "Now let's go get you a barrier jacket."
"A what jacket?" She lazily rubs her eyes, "Aren't you the pirate guy?"

This isn't getting you anywhere.
"What I'm trying to say is, little girl, is that I'm going to teach you how to be a Hero. I'm not going to be in town after today, so you'll need to defend Gallete in my place."
"Defend? Isn't that what the knights are for?"

You sigh, "Just get dressed, I'll show you how to defend yourself if nothing else."

She shuts the door and rummages around in the room, a few minutes later, she emerges with a plain white sundress with a matching straw hat. Maybe she felt that she was going on a journey.

"We're just going down the hall to the Armory. No need to dress too fancy."

You both make your way down the hallway, every now and then you notice that she seems extremely uncertain about following you anywhere.

>Cont.

>>35076282
She did last thread

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>>35076321
You both make your way to the armory in time to see whoever the quartermaster is in Gallete open up shop. His tail lags in the doorway some as he steps through it.

"W-Wait" The young girl says, "Shouldn't I tell Charlotte before I go anywhere?"
"Lass, it's fine. You can go anywhere in the castle you want. Every person here is your friend. If any of them aren't, they have to answer to me."

You both approach the armory, just in time to notice the guy inside setting up a HUGE axe against the wall. You wonder if she couldn't try out something like that, just to see what her reaction would be in being able to carry it with ease. Several maids pace around inside, dusting and generally trying to keep the place clean.

Both of you set in the door as the Quartermaster spins around to meet you.

First thing you notice is his chistled form, completely bare, without any kind of cloth constraining it. Plus a pair of jet-black leather pants, and- Oh.

"Hmph, Hey Jack, Young Hero, Can I help you?"

"Hey Axel.." That's his name, right? Last time you saw him, he had lost his pants, and was wearing a tiny pair of underpanties. "I'm here to get this youngin' set up with a Barrier Jacket."

He considers that for a minute, before bending over and grabbing something out of a desk drawer. He starts scribbling onto it.
"Anything else?"

>"Yes, please put your shirt on around the young girl."
>"Maybe a weapon of some kind. I think she said that she has training with a rapier."
>"A gun, she'll need a gun."
>"Do you do lessons? She'll probably need lots of those."
>Other?

>>35076617
>>"Yes, please put your shirt on around the young girl."
>>"Maybe a weapon of some kind. I think she said that she has training with a rapier."
Have her stick with what she knows. And Axel is there any hope you can make yourself decent in the presence of a Lady?

>>35076617
>"Maybe a weapon of some kind. I think she said that she has training with a rapier."

>>35076617
>"Yes, please put your shirt on around the young girl."
>"Maybe a weapon of some kind. I think she said that she has training with a rapier."

>>35076617

>"Yes, please put your shirt on around the young girl."
>"Maybe a weapon of some kind. I think she said that she has training with a rapier."
Hopefuly she doesn't get too afraid when sparing.

>>35076617
>"Yes, please put your shirt on around the young girl."
>"Maybe a weapon of some kind. I think she said that she has training with a rapier."
>"Do you do lessons? She'll probably need lots of those."

>>35076617
>"Yes, please put your shirt on around the young girl."
>"Maybe a weapon of some kind. I think she said that she has training with a rapier."
>"Do you do lessons? She'll probably need lots of those."
And maybe a gun later?

I guess I should have asked: Do you want to let her try a rifle this session or just focus on the rapier now?

>>35076735
Stick with what she's comfortable with at first, I say.

>>35076735
There are rifles in this setting? Since when?

And no, absolutely not. We're here to ensure Gallete's hero can defend herself and her army, not teach how to snipe us from the other side of a battlefield.

>>35076735
The rapier.

>>35076796
>>35076763
>>35076793
Okay.

Also I suppose I should have called it a 'Musket'.

Also writing, I'm not going to get this Gallete trip completely finished like I had hoped. My mistake everyone.

>>35076829
>mustket
Hmm. Do we know about rifling? Can we share that handy little trick?

>>35076829
Interesting. Quick question then, have gunsmiths in this setting begun to develop rifled barrels?
If not is our revolver a smooth bore gun?

>>35076888
>>35076881
Smooth because magic projectiles don't require rifled barrels. They don't use gunpowder for their propulsion.

>>35076912
So? If you have a projectile regardless of the source of the energy, its going to shoot straighter and farther with a bit of spin. Unless the shots aren't even being effected by the air, in which case it's basically an energy weapon.

>>35076912
Neato, so they only use 'gunpowder' for fireworks? Can we get the armorer in Gallete to make anti-demon rockets for us?

>>35076965
>magic projectiles don't require rifled barrels
From the way he phrased it I assume magic projectiles don't behave like lead projectiles when launched at a target at high speed.

>>35077017
I'm not sure what the significant differences would be, supposing its at least partially a physical object.

>>35076965
You make a good point, but most of the guns Jack has used were weapons loaded with magic energy.

Going back and looking at some screenshots again, I realized Ricotta used a gun that had loaded ammo, it's just the loaded ammo behaved like magic projectiles for some reason. So I suppose Rifled barrels have to be a thing, then. Especially if Jack has a revolver.

So I guess that settles that, I'm wrong on there being no rifling. I will assume rifled barrels exist somewhere in the various armories.

plus, this gives me a lot of reasons to add more rifle types.

>>35077059
Well if its a magic bullet, it could have magic rifling. Sorta like a spinning energy field in the barrel or something. Or maybe the propulsion itself does it and it needs no rifling. Only point is that it takes advantage of spin.

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"A rapier, she apparently has some trainin' with it. Also, put on a shirt in front of the young lady."

He grumbles at that request as he throws on one of his dirtied, white shirts.

You look down at Louise,
"Want to try using a rifle or a pistol?"
"Umm. What's the difference?"

You chuckle, but this isn't a good sign either way.
"Well, One is for fightin' The others' is for fun!"
She continues to give you a blank stare.

".. Okay we'll just use the sword this time."
Axel takes the circular scroll he was scribbling on to the back.

Something is different this time, though.
Instead of coming out with a coat, he instead comes out with a ring?

"What's that for? Where's her Barrier Jacket?"
"You're lookin' at it."

You look at him confused, he only laughs,
"I noticed on the battlefield, you have some pieces of a barrier suit that Fritelli stitched together for you because she doesn't know how to properly make one."

He holds the ring up to the light, it sparkles against the artificial lighting, "-but this, this is a whole barrier suit in something that she can carry with her all the time."
He smiles snidely at you, "Are you jealous?"

You're tired of this game, "Just.. Give her the ring, I want to see what it looks like."

He tosses it at her, she catches with relative ease.
"Prepare to be amazed" he says, sporting the same grin.

She slips the ring on, as Axel instructs her how to summon it.
Her hand folds around the ring, and for a few seconds, her entire body seems to be glowing. Her fancy sundress seems to be completely replaced with something else.

The glow gently illuminates her as she slowly lowers her hands. Within a few seconds, she has completely changed every article of clothing on her body to her newest battle outfit.

Louise seems anxious from everyone staring at her, "S-so what do you think?"
Axel smiles, "He's jealous."
"Aye'm not jealous!"

>Thread End

Okay, Sorry for ending it here and not getting out of Gallete. I wanted to get back to Biscotti this thread, but we had some hangups that slowed down my update speed.

Thank you everyone for the thread.

>>35077059
Whoa slow down there, you could just retcon the bullets to be composed of magic energy instead of lead. Energetic projectiles wouldn't be subjected to the same physical laws (i.e. centrifugal force) that act on a bullet or musketball.

If we bring rifled barrels into the equation, that would completely transform how wars, and indeed all forms of combat, are undertaken in this world. Rifles would increase the distance between opposing forces from arms reach to hundreds of meters. This would mean fights where opposing combatants don't even see one another, instead of approaching each other and engaging at close range with either musket or melee type weaponry.

I for one like how combat on both the individual and large scale is handled right now, can't we just keep it this way? I'm totally fine with a bit of magic handwavium to keep it that way.

>>35077382
Will right, thanks for running.

>>35077384
Well, apparently they had rifling in the show and that didn't change how they fought at all.

>>35077382
Thanks for running, Announcer! Get some sleep.

>>35077384
It's fine, because again, magic projectiles in Dog Days don't work that way.

In Dog Days, magic projectiles work like magic guns in video games. In that they only have a range of maybe a hundred feet or so. They behave that way because this is the most thought anyone has ever put into Dog Days weapons.

I wouldn't make rifling increase range that much, because again, this takes place quite a while before the show starts, and even there they don't have long-range weapons that aren't legendary weapons. The longest something ever shot in that show was a magic bow. With everything else only shooting maybe 50 or so feet in distance.

>>35077384
Well, you could still have rifling and a shorter range, all you need to do is say the magic only allows relatively a short burst. Sort of a high energy blast that consumes the bullet after a while. Or any other number of magical shenanigans, either on the side of the guns themselves or on defenses against them. Besides it's not like we're using very advanced firearms, even with the magic involved.

>>35077454
>>35077384
Also if I was going to do a retcon on anything, especially regarding loaded ammo that is seen a couple times in the show, I would just call them Cartridges.

A LOT of Dog Days is just stuff lifted from Nanoha. Cartridges are a pretty neat idea in Nanoha that would translate over fairly well to Dog Days considering that they use actual magic guns in Dog Days.

I'm not sure how many people would get angry at me for doing that, though. They have a very specific definition in Nanoha.

>>35077336
Why couldn't we get summoned by these guys? They have things. I want things god damn it

>>35077552
If get autistic levels of booty bothered

Anyway, I pre-archived this thread because I was worried I would fall asleep too early, so I'm off! Take care everyone.

>>35077552
They're called cartridges in real life too. I don't think it will be too bad.