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"Bleh..." Sitting upright on my bed, I wipe the sleep out of my eyes and look out the window. It gives me a freaking headache just thinking about the fact that there's at least four Branch users running around now that I have to deal with.

That little psycho kid and his brother, Lloyd, and Irene.

well at least irene's nice

and cute

Cut it out, man... she might have been relatively friendly last night, but she's still a dangerous member of a legit evil organization. And she was willing to assist in dragging me to that church where they had me tied up to a chair, remember?

yeah i guess

maybe they're associated with the church?

i think that church they had you captured in is still in use

Man, the last thing I need is to end up getting caught in a freaking Catholic Church conspiracy. That's too much even for me.

"Meh, screw it," I say out loud as I throw the covers from off my legs and hop out of bed. Worrying about this crap isn't going to make it go away, I just need to deal with it head-on like I always do.


>but first I'm going to visit my mother in the hospital
>morning patrol

>>36556841
>>but first I'm going to visit my mother in the hospital

>>36556841
>>but first I'm going to visit my mother in the hospital

>>36556841
>but first I'm going to visit my mother in the hospital
Please meet cute lesbians and loli branches.

>>36556841
>>but first I'm going to visit my mother in the hospital

>>36556841
>>but first I'm going to visit my mother in the hospital

>>36556841
> kawaii sun
Definitely not Over Shine

>>36556841
>but first I'm going to visit my mother in the hospital

>writing

But first, I think I'll head to the hospital and pay Mom a visit. She's probably wondering how I'm doing since I didn't even so much as call her yesterday...

...I'm the worst son ever.

Allowing in my own self-pity, I drag my feet to the bathroom so I can take a shower. I can't believe the amount of just... -grime- that comes off of me, especially in my hair. Must've been from that stupid little psycho brat and his rock powers...

...or maybe from when I passed out on the ground with Irene on my back. And knowing my luck, that other psycho Lloyd probably took the opportunity to rub my face in the ground or something similarly assholish while I was unconscious.


>[1/?]

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>>36557689

can't go to see mommy when you're all dirty, after all

Quiet, you.

Once I'm finally clean, I throw on some clothes and stop by the kitchen to make myself a sandwich with the bread I bought yesterday before heading out the door. While I don't exactly -like- eating on the og, I'd also much rather avoid risking running into Wallace and having to actually talk to him.

Nope, this morning belongs to my poor sick mother, and I don't want to greet her when my mood's been spoiled.

and fortunately, nothing crappy happens to piss me off on the way to the hospital.

>[2/?]

>>36556841
>well at least irene's nice
>and cute
Bad branch, Josh belongs to Lorelei.

>>36557871
Don't forget to wash sheets tonight!

>>36557871
>[3/3]

"Joshua, we missed you yesterday!" a nurse says as I enter the building.
"Yeah," I sigh, "I was busy with some stuff."

Normally I come here every single day except when I'm in the middle of hunting down some Branch user or other dangerous type. And I'm pretty sure that my Mom's figured out that pattern so I'm sure to get an earful when I see her.

"'Some -stuff-?'" the nurse looks me right in the eyes and starts to grin evilly. "I bet you were on a hot date, right? A handsome boy like you..."
"Nah, nothing like that," I shake my head.
"Eh?" she looks disappointed. "But your mother mentioned that you were finally going to ask out a girl that you've had a crush on for as long as she's been staying here..."
"WHAT!?"

Oh my god OH MY GOD WHY THE HELL DID SHE BLAB ABOUT MY LOVE LIFE TO THE NURSES!?

"She's gotta be a real looker, right?" the nurse asks, nudging me in the shoulder. "Did it turn out okay?"


>tell the truth
>nunya business

>>36558159
>Be noncommittal

>>36558159
>nunya business
Full Deredere now!

>>36558159
Tell the truth.

>>36558159
Make a nonconfirmatory grunt and move on.

>>36558159
>>nunya business
Y-you got it all wrong! She's just a friend!

>>36558159
>drop spaghetti

>writing

>>36558650
>"Nah, I just want to be the first to tell your mother the good news!" she says, winking at me.

I hope we have enough meat and sauce for the incoming spaghetti...

>>36558650
>yer funny, kid. Be glad you're in my head, and not out here. Otherwise I'd hit you.

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"...nunya," I mumble.
"Hm?" the nurse leans in closer. "What was that?"

I hate being put on the spot like this.

"Nunya business," I say, looking away from her.
"Nunya... OH!" she laughs. "Why so shy, Joshuaaaaa?"
"I just don't like talking about my personal stuff, that's all."
"Okay, fine," she says with a sigh. "I won't bug you anymore about it."
"Thanks."

After waving goodbye to the nurse, I start towards the elevator... but the nurse scurries on ahead of me to the stairs.

"Huh?" I reach out to her. "I didn't hear an alarm, are you late for something?"
"Nah, I just want to be the first to tell your mother the good news!" she says, winking at me.
"Wait, you wouldn't-"
"See you in a few!" she says, waving to me as she turns into the stairwell.

you're so easy to tease, it's hilarious

I DON'T NEED THIS FROM YOU RIGHT NOW!


>[1/?]

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>>36558747
Time to abuse our powers and muffle the sounds coming out of the nurse's mouth.

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>>36558796

>>36558833
Reinhold would make a pretty good Iop, dontcha think?

>>36558852
More like Vincent

>>36558852
I confess, I never got the chance to watch any more of that show beyond the first couple of episodes. Is it worth finishing?

>>36558747
>[2/2]

I start to chase after her, but I'm caught pretty much immediately by a security guard who scolds me about running in the hospital. And so I'm stuck walking as fast as I can up the stairs and down the hall to my mother's room...

that nurse is in there already, i can hear her heartbeat

I already knew that...

With a heavy heart, I walk into my Mom's room where she and the nurse are both as happy as they can be.

"Joshua!" my Mom says, smiling at me. "The nurse here was just telling me the good news..."


>dammit what do I say

>>36558876
First season is gold, even for just the villain. The rest is more optional, but still pretty great stuff.

>>36558876
Unequivocally yes.

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>>36558876
The show is glorious.

>>36558885
Just facepalm.

>>36558885
"TWO GIRLS NOW WHADDO I DO?!"

Do not say this.

>>36558922
"HEY LOOK A DISTRACTION!"

>>36558876
Very much so.

>>36558885
Surly mode
>"Glad to see it put you in a good mood, Mom. Now maybe there are other people on the ward that Nurse (name) could go and cheer up with her charms."

>writing

>>36558961
Smug duck.

>>36558885
If we're going off the cliff, might as well go all out and hit it top speed.
Say this,"Yes, and there was a shot gun wedding involved. Congrats mom! You're going to be a grandma soon!" (wait for shock to wear off) "And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.."

too bad you can't make yourself invisible, you would've been able to beat her up here without getting yelled at by the rentacops

"Yeah, I bet," I say, holding my hand over my face. "But I bet there's some other patient around here who needs more help than my Mom here..."

nursecall

Yeah, I heard it.

"Like maybe in room 206, I think I heard something coming from there," I say.
"Really?" she seems surprised. "I guess I'll check it out," she says as she hurries out of the door.

>[1/?]

>>36559425
>[2/2]

With a relieved sigh, I close the door behind her and walks back over to the bed where my mother's resting.

"Joshua, why'd you have to chase her away like that?" Mom says, giving me a scolding glare. "All she did was tell me that you were on the way here."
"Wait, what?" I stammer. "That's all she said?
"Yeah," she nods. "Why, was something else the matter?"

you got plaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayed

God damn it.


>tell her about lorelei now
>bad news goes first

>>36559522
>tell her about lorelei now

>>36559522
>bad news goes first

>>36559522
Since when did Ariane start working as a nurse?

>bad news goes first
But then Lorelei. It's gonna have to come out sooner or later.

>>36559522
>tell her about your waifu.

>>36559522
>>tell her about lorelei now

>>36559522
>>tell her about lorelei now
I don't know why'd she even want to hear the bad news, but I guess we do tell mom everything.

>>36559522
>bad news goes first
So we can end on a good note

>writing

Even vote, so it is time for FINAL DESTINATION BLAHBLAHBLAH VOTING.

Reply TO THIS POST with the number AND ONLY THE NUMBER of your vote. Timelimit is five minutes.

>1: tell her about lorelei now
>2: bad news goes first

>>36559828
2

>>36559828
2

>VOTE MAKING STOP

>>36559828
2

>>36559828
2

>>36559828
FYI this only makes samefaging easier.

>>36559828
Arch I need advice.
What should I eat for dinner
1. Toasted Tomato + Cheese sandwiches
2. Peanut Butter sandwiches
3. Vegemite + Cheese sandwiches
4. Chilli Vegetable Stew
5. Pasta + Vegetables
6. Mashed Potatoes
7. Lettuce
8. Jar of pickled Onions
Choose for me pls.

>>36560017
Mashed Potatoes, you Euros and 'Mericans are lucky that you get to eat that almost everyday.

>>36560017
>2. Peanut Butter sandwiches

>>36560025
>Mashed Potatoes, you Euros and 'Mericans are lucky that you get to eat that almost everyday.
He listed Vegemite so I'm assuming that he's an Aussie.

>>36560017
Whichever option includes the most meat

>>36560034
Roger. Deploying peanut butter sandwiches. Thanks arch.

>>36560034
What the fuck is with Aussies and Vegemite anyway? The stuff is foul.

Is it like a form of cultural stockholm syndrome or something?

>>36560064
I like it. Ur a faget.

>>36560064
Ages ago it was marketed as some sort of healthy alternative and it got popular enough that it's ingrained in the culture.

"Well, uh..." I look around, "a lot's going on, actually."
"How so?" my Mom asks. "It's not another rapist, is it?" she says in a hushed tone.
"No, thank God," I say, shaking my head. "But I guess I probably -should- get to the bad news first..."

and then when she's worried for your life you spring that you proposed to lorelei

I didn't propose to her yet, dumbass.

well it sure did sound like a proposal to me


>how much of the bad stuff should I tell her?

>>36560088
>how much of the bad stuff should I tell her?
There are some bad people with powers in town. We're going to deal with them.

>>36560088
Say that there's other people with powers kicking around but you don't know what their intentions are

>>36560088
Attention, Archelon.
I have eaten Peanut Butter sandwiches.
they were good.

>>36560165
Excellent.


>writing

Seeing my gloomy expression, my Mom's heartrate starts to rise. At times like this, I wish I hadn't let her in on this entire business with Branches...

"There's a bunch of Branch users in town all of a sudden," I say, "and I'm not sure what their intentions really are."
"...wait, 'a bunch?'" she stares at me. "Like more than one?"
"Yeah," I nod.
"Oh no," she says, closing her eyes and slowly shaking her head.

Not wanting to see my mother this worried about me, I walks closer to the bed and wrap my arm around her in an attempt to reassure her.

"I worry about you when ONE of those people shows up," she says, "but now you're outnumbered too..."


>[1/?]

>>36560342

"Hey, I can handle myself," I say, hugging her. "Justice always prevails, you know?"

damn right it does

"And I know what every one of them can do so it's not like I'm going in blind like I usually do," I say.
"Well I guess that at least you can plan it out this time," she sighs. "Fighting alone is bad enough without having to worry about you dealing with some horrible mystery power... you -are- sure that you'll be able to fight against these new people, right? They don't have like Superman-powers or anything like that, do they?"

i know how to take down all three of them

You mean four.

>[2/?]

>>36560432
>Dragon Teeth 2scary4me.

>>36560432
That's mai boi! He know's what up, Irene is da best!

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>>36560432
>i know how to take down all three of them
>
>You mean four.

>>36560432
>[3/3]

"No, thankfully," I say, shaking my head. "There's a kid who can control rocks, another who can control the air, a guy who reflects damage that's been done to him and a girl who can eat anything."
"...you mean like cannibalism!?" my Mom gasps.
"I hope not," I reply. "But she said that she can eat anything so I guess people could potentially be included in that..."
"Joshua, you better not get yourself eaten!"

My Mom's squeezing on my wrist pretty hard... even though it hurts, I'm kind of relieved that she has this much strength. Maybe this means that her condition's improving.

"I'm not going to get eaten, Mom," I sigh. "To be honest, the air guy's the only one who I'm really worried about."

Sound needs a medium to travel through and if he makes a vacuum between me and him then indirect attacks on my end are completely worthless.

"Well you figured out how to beat that plant guy so I'm sure you'll beat this airmaster too," she says, kissing me on the cheek. "Now did you have any actual -good- news for me, or did you just come here to make me worry about you even more than I already do?"


>time to tell about lorelei
>talk about _____ first

>>36560575
>time to tell about lorelei
Oh boy

>>36560575
>time to tell about lorelei

Joshua is obviously crushing too hard to notice but Lorelei gives off some major bad vibes.

>>36560575
I might not be a Physics god, but shouldn't it be possible to get sound waves to make a concentrated shockwave, and shoot out some rocks or something at whatever you want killed?

I know a pressure explosion is basically sound waves. So could we create a shaped explosion to propel random debris?

>>36560575
>>time to tell about lorelei

>writing

>>36560575
>"Joshua, you better not get yourself eaten!"
I bet Lorelei would eat Joshua first.

>>36560607
It'll be fiiiiine.

It won't be fine.

"No..." I say, easing away from her. "There was something else too."
"And what might that be?" Mom asks.
"When Lorelei came to town two nights ago..."

I thought I was out of my mother's reach, but she practically whips her arm out at me and grabs onto my wrist before I can get away and then pulls me back towards her.

"You had me so worried about you possibly dying that I'd forgotten all about your -future-!" she laughs. "Now c'mon, tell your mother how it went! Did you finally work up the guts to tell her how you feel?"

Most mothers would be wary of their underaged sons crushing on mysterious women who are an indeterminate number of years older, but not mine. And to be honest, hiding it would probably be easier than having everything out in the open like this.

quit being shy and tell her already

I will, quit rushing me!

>[1/?]

I'm not sure why, but I kinda want Lorelei to turn out to be a genuine psychopath with no regards for human lives or well being.

>>36560743
She'll fit perfectly in my XCOM Squadron.

Let's clear that farmland / building / city / civilian protest with some high explosives.
Then we'll mind rape some aliens, and provoke some higher alien activity. That way we can get mad "Killed stuff" cred, and sell the phat loot to all the people in the world who are suffering from food / housing / stability / health shortages. It's win-win!

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>>36560743
She's already pic related at the very minimum.

I mean it's nice that Joshua turned out to be Spiderman and all, but just handing superpowers out to kids you barely know is a major red flag.

>>36560775
Superpowers that come pre-loaded with potentially hostile brain ghosts that might try to murder your mind and take over your body if they get pissy. That part is also important.

>>36560743
That is my fetish.

>>36560786
It's basically like giving Peter Parker his powers AND the symbiote suit at the same time

>>36560743
It's because you're one of us now. We have that effect on people.

>>36560803
And the symbiote is a total bro.

>>36560733

"Yeah, I did," I nod.
"Really!?" she gasps... and then spends the next minute or so coughing her lungs out. It takes me pouring her a glass of water from the bathroom faucet for her to finally get back to normal breathing.

calm down, it's a happy time

I know that.

"You going to be okay, Mom?" I ask, patting her on the back.
"Yeah, that was just a real shock," she says with a laugh that sounds suspiciously like more coughing. "But you really really did it? You told her?"
"Yeah, quit making such a big deal about it," I mumble.
"Aww, you're even blushing!" she says, poking my face. "I forgot how rosy those cheeks could get!"

she's fussing over you for a change, don't act like you're not enjoying this


>[2/?]

>>36560848
>[3/3]

"C'mon, I want some details!" Mom says, smiling at me with more life than I've seen in her in quite some time.
"What kind of details?" I ask.
"Like how'd she take it?" she pulls on my arm. "How bad did she shoot you down?"


>no, she accepted
>no, I kissed her and she accepted

>>36560876
>no, I kissed her and she accepted

>>36560826
It's a cointoss what people will get

>>36560876
>no, I kissed her and she accepted
and why are you smiling if you think I got shot down?

>>36560876
>no, I kissed her and she accepted.
She may be into underaged bois.

>>36560911
>and why are you smiling if you think I got shot down?
Terrible mother

>>36560876
>>no, I kissed her and she accepted

>>36560876
>no, I kissed her and she accepted

>>36560911
She's baiting to get Josh to give up more information when he corrects her. Standard Mom tactics.

>writing

"She didn't shoot me down," I say, "I told her that I love her and then I kissed her and she kissed me back and oh my god why did I just tell you that."
"Ehehehehehehehehe..." Mom laughs really creepily as her mouth stretches out into an even creepier smile.

What have I done.

a wonderful thing

"My little baby boy's growing into a real man!" Mom laughs as she pulls me closer to the bed so she can hug me properly. "I'm so happy for you!"
"Thanks..." I mumble, unsure as to how the hell I'm even supposed to react in a situation like this.
"So she actually likes you back..." her smile slowly fades away. "As nice as that is, now I'm starting to wonder if she was just grooming you to her preferences from the moment she met you."
"There's no way that she'd be able to plan anything out that far ahead!" I stammer.

Regardless of how fond I am of Lorelei, even I have to admit that planning ahead to ANY extent, much less something as complicated as "grooming me into her ideal" like some kind of reverse Hikaru Genji thing is about as far as it gets from something that she's capable of.

I love her and all but she's still kind of a total flake.

>[1/?]

>>36561043
>>a wonderful thing
How Can My Inner Voice Be This Based

>>36561043
>[2/2]

"...she didn't jump you, did she?" Mom asks, leaning in close.
"No!" I shout. "She's not that kind of girl!"
"And YOU didn't jump HER, did you...?"
"I'M NOT THAT KIND OF GUY!"

She's the one who raised me, how the hell could she not know that!?

"Well as long as I don't have to worry about any superpowered grandchildren just yet," she sighs. "But if you two didn't do grown-up things, what -did- you do? Handholding?"
"She told me about something and I promised that I'd give it to her the next time she comes back," I say. "That's all."

you're not going to tell her that you intend to propose to her when you give her the book?

Hell no I'm not about to tell her that.

"The next time she comes back..." Mom looks out the window. "...bring her to see me when she does."
"Wha!?" I stare at her. "Here!? To the hospital!?"
"Yeah," she nods. "I'd like to meet this mystery girl at least once before you two end up eloping..."


>yeah, I guess I'll try
>no way absolutely not

>>36561132
>>yeah, I guess I'll try

>>36560623
We can probably go noise marine given that CC already has two straight out of slaanesh powers.

http://youtu.be/i7AC5M7F4ys

>>36561132
>yeah, I guess I'll try

>>36561132
>I make no promises
>especially if you're going to be this embarrassing when she's here

>>36561132
>yeah, I guess I'll try
But you have to promise to be nice to her!

>>36561132
>yeah, I guess I'll try

>>36561132
>>yeah, I guess I'll try
Can't say no to mommy

>>36561132
>>yeah, I guess I'll try

Going to have to call it a night here, guys. It was fun finally getting back to the Joshua after so long, though... I'll have to run the next one sooner rather than later.
also because I don't want the timelines in the two parts getting any more separated than they already are

Next thread is Thursday night, with a return to Princess Guard.


and now questions

>>36561197
You fell asleep last time before answering questions last night arch?

>>36561210
Will any of the choices in the Joshua threads impact the main quest?

>>36561217
>>36561210
Relink.

Also what would have happened to the main storyline if Joushua got together with Irene?

>>36561210
Did you deliberately make CC a slaaneshi psyker (I want to say chosen of slaanesh but I am sleepy and it has been a while), same for making Charlotte a shadowrunner?

>>36561221
More likely the main quest will effect this one seen as this is all before CCs story

>>36561239
CC isn't that lewd anon.

>>36561210
Thanks for running, arch. Nice to return to Joshua, been a while.
Especially since I no longer follow the main false dendrite quest

>>36561258
Slaanesh is more about torture, drugs and painting with your own blood then it is about sex.

She does have two abilities so far that are carbon copies of slaanesh spells.

>>36561279
I don't think arch can into 40k though.

>>36561331
And thank god for that.

Now don't get me wrong, I love me some Dawn of War and I love me some Rogue Trader, but 40k tends to aggressively worm it's way into every fucking thing on this board if given half a chance.

>>36561217
>You fell asleep last time before answering questions last night arch?
No, I typed the post out but went to sleep without bothering to check to see if it actually posted.

>>36561221
>Will any of the choices in the Joshua threads impact the main quest?
Yes.

>>36561228
>Also what would have happened to the main storyline if Joushua got together with Irene?
A lot of things would change down the line in the main quest, I guess... but you jumped on Lorelei pretty much immediately so yeah.

>>36561239
>Did you deliberately make CC a slaaneshi psyker (I want to say chosen of slaanesh but I am sleepy and it has been a while), same for making Charlotte a shadowrunner?
Nope.

>>36561263
>Especially since I no longer follow the main false dendrite quest
You wound me.


And now I sleep. Thanks for playing!
for further questioning:
http://ask.fm/Maou_Zenigame/

>>36561370
>but you jumped on Lorelei pretty much immediately so yeah.

Well yeah, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat, but there is still a non-zero chance (as far as we know anyway) that's she'll turn out to be a supervillain or something.

>>36561407
And we'll make her good through the power of love

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>>36561432
Yes, I'm sure Josh will be able to reform the evil witch with the power of puppy love. He's clearly got this.

>>36561497
>>36561432
lawful righteous dickings.

>>36561573
Joshua/Lorelei = Paladin/Succubus

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>>36561497
But that's exactly how it works, right? I mean historically when has it ever gone wrong?

>>36561616
I know that's from Umineko no Naku Koro ni.
But what's the context with the Lorelei/Joshua situation and sexy redeemings?

>>36561677
No direct relevance, beyond some commentary on the the inherent silliness of assuming lawful hot dickings will just make everything ok if she turns out to be super evil.

>>36561779
There is nothing silly about lawful hot dickings

>>36561779
You don't have to redeem her though, just get her so yandere for you that she stops doing evil things because that might cause you're displeasure.

>>36561920
Ok now this discussion is shifting into more Umineko-relevant territory, and I can say with complete confidence that is the worst idea in the fucking world because you'll be doing your own shit and the bitch go hog wild crazy when you don't pay attention to her for two seconds and next thing you know everyone be dead.

>>36561920
>Make someone more yandere
That's a good way to ruin everything