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>"My name is Spinelle," she says, placing a hand to her chest, "and this little guy here is Reinhold."
>"...hi," he says, waving to me with a nervous smile on his face.
>"Are you sure that he didn't run into you too hard?" she asks. "You look like you're about to cry."


"N... no," I say, shaking my head. "It's got nothing to do with that."

Seeing Spinelle there there with her kid just makes me remember how I used to hold onto my mother's skirts like that when I was that age... shit, my eyes are tearing up. These two are total strangers, I can't just go around crying in front of them.

"Well, um..." she pats me on the shoulder. "Maybe we can do something to help you if you tell us what's the matter."

Without thinking, I just blurt it all out. How I had to leave home, when those fucking sea serpents attacked our boat, how my mother was eaten... all of it.

"...and now I'm stuck here and I don't even know what country this is," I mumble as I wipe off my eyes. "All my family's dead and I don't know what the hell I'm going to do now so that's why I look like hell."
"Oh my..." Spinelle gasps. "I heard those things were causing trouble upstream, but I had no idea..."
"They're not gonna come here and eat everyone, are they?" Reinhold asks, tugging on Spinelle's skirt. "I don't want you to get ate up!"
"Don't worry, I haven't heard any reports of that," Spinelle replies, softly brushing her hand through her son's hair. "And even if they were here, there's no way that I'd ever let anything happen to you."
"'kay..." he mumbles.

She'd just end up the same as my mother, but it's not like I'd say that out loud in front of Reinhold.


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>>36591070
Oh, man my body is ready. Let the feel train cometh.

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>>36591103

"Umm, maybe she can come with us?" Reinhold asks.
"I dunno," Spinelle replies as she looks me over. "The Boss isn't about taking in people without having them -work-..."
"Oh yeah," he mumbles.

If I can work then that means that I'll be able to make enough money to find somewhere to live maybe...

"I'm willing to give it a try if you let me," I say.
"Er, are you sure?" she asks, squinting her eyes. "You don't really get too many people jumping at the chance to-"
"Please!" I shout. "I don't have anywhere to go, but if I can get just this one chance then maybe..."

No crying! I'm trying to make a good impression here, not look super desperate!

"Well maybe," Spinelle shrugs, then walks over to me and-
"Wha-!?" I shriek as she cups her hands RIGHT OVER MY BREASTS and gives them a squeeze! What the fuck!?

I stand there, paralyzed as she continues to grope my chest and then moves around to my ass and gives it a squeeze as well. Why the fuck am I being molested!?

"Whwhwhwhwhatareyoudoing!?" I stammer as I finally work up the nerve to shoo her off of me.
"Well if you're gonna work then I've gotta see if you've got whet it takes..." Spinelle replies, placing her hands on her hips. "If you can't handle this much then I don't see how you'll be able to stand-"
"O- okay, I get it!" I shout. "J... just give me some warning next time."

What is she, a waitress at one of those shady clubs where the girls wear bunny ears and sit on guys' laps?

"Eh, I've seen enough," Spinelle says, nodding to me. "You've got a lot of growing to do but your tits are nice and perky and your ass isn't too bad either..."
"Um, thanks," I mumble.

Only one person's ever said that to me before, and he... never mind.


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>>36591109
I-I thought I was ready, Anon. But not for this.

>>36591221
Unf/10

>>36591103
>"there's no way that I'd ever let anything happen to you."
>She'd just end up the same as my mother

Oh my god, the dramatic irony. This is heartbreaking.

>>36591221

"I guess the Boss'll be fine with you," Spinelle says as she walks over to Reinhold and takes his hand. "C'mon, we were just heading back home."
"Okay," I nod as I follow after them.

It's a long walk to wherever it is that Spinelle and Reinhold live, and it's like the neighborhood gets worse and worse as we go on. Lots of guys make lewd comments about Spinelle's, um... "assets" long the way, but it's like neither she nor Reinhold even give it a second thought.

I guess I'm going to have to get used to this kind of thing too if I'm going to survive out here.

Eventually, we stop in front of a largeish building that's decidedly better-kept than pretty much everything else around it. It's almost like an oasis in the middle of this slum... I wonder what kind of place it is?

"Here we are," Spinelle says, extending her hand towards the building. "Our home and... workplace. The neighborhood's kinda shit but everyone knows better than to mess with us so things are safe enough as long as you stray too far."
"Uh, okay," I nod.
"It's always kind of rough starting out, but I'm sure that you'll get used to it soon enough."

And with that, she and Reinhold go on inside the building. Spinelle heads straight inside, but Reinhold holds the door open for me to enter. I have to admit that I really didn't expect a kid who was raised in a place like this to be so well-mannered, I guess Spinelle's a pretty good mother.


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>>36591354
The worse part I have this big smile over my face when I read those lines. Like disisgonnabegood.gif

>>36591356

"Hey Spinelle, someone actually made a fucking APPOINTMENT for you," a large, burly man with a shaved head and thick beard says to her as she walks up to him. "Get ready in an hour, so-"

He stops midsentence and stares at me.

"...who the fuck're you?" he asks. "Spinelle, you actually found a chick customer?"

Customer?

"Nah," Spinelle shakes her head. "This girl..." she turns to me. "Come to think of it, I never caught your name."
"I- it's Citrine," I stammer.
"Citrine here," she points to me, "just washed ashore after her parents got killed by some sea serpents."

Hearing her say it all matter-of-factly like that makes me feel even worse about what happened to them, like it was just another mundane thing that just happened like anything else... but now isn't the time to get offended.

"Huh," the man looks at me. "Well that's a fuckin' shame and all but I know you know that I ain't running a charity house here, Spinelle. Even Reinhold started pullin' his weight here once he learned how to walk."
"She's not here for charity," Spinelle replies, "she's here to work."
"Work?" he turns to me again with a look of disbelief. "This innocent-looking girl right here?"
"Y- yeah," I nod. "I dunno if you have any openings, but if you do then I'll be willing to..."


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>>36591356
>Dat last sentence
I have never been so conflicted between laughing and crying

>>36591457
I'm thinking, "How many times did they beat Rien till he'd hold the door open?"

>>36591356
>I guess Spinelle's a pretty good mother.
Ehehehehe
Ahahahaha
I feel a little sick to my stomach and I can't stop smiling.

>>36591451
>"Y- yeah," I nod. "I dunno if you have any openings, but if you do then I'll be willing to..."

Man, maybe she should have thought twice about that.

>>36591451
>>36591356
>I guess Spinelle's a pretty good mother.
>"I dunno if you have any openings, but if you do then I'll be willing to..."
...I know Citrine and Reinhold both manage to get out of here, but goddamn.

>>36591451

The man goes silent, maybe he's thinking it over?

"Well I guess we do have room since Ruri went and got herself killed," he says, shaking his head the way that my father would do when someone would tell him about a missing dog. "Fucking shame, she was our top girl..."
"So it won't hurt anything to take in a new girl, right?" Spinelle asks. "I mean, you were just going on yesterday about how much money this place lost since Ruri died."
"Mmm..."
"U- umm," I hold up my hand. "What exactly happened to this 'Ruri' girl?"

If this is a dangerous job then I dunno about taking it...

"Ruri was our most popular girl, a real looker from one of them weirdo countries out East where they eat raw fish with sticks," the man says. "Hot as fuck too, and the best lay I've had since I was a teenager..."

So she was his girlfriend.

"But some stupid fuck got all attached to her and started going on about marriage," he says, "and when she turned him down, he lost his shit."
"He jumped her when she was out shopping," Spinelle says. "Slit her throat."
"Oh my God," I gasp.
"But I got him back good," the man says. "Reinhold spotted him out by the docks and called me over... he got what was coming to him, ain't that right?"
"Yeah," Reinhold nods. "That guy wasn't from around her so he didn't know what the Boss does to people who hurt the girls here."

...so he killed someone right in front of this little boy!?

"Shit sucks, but that's part of life I guess," the man shrugs. "First time I lost one of my girls since I started this place up."
"Uh..." I mumble.

One of his employees got killed so he killed the murderer in revenge and nobody even cares? Is this town so awful that it doesn't even have guards?


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>>36591501
my nigga. I'm just like you but without the feeling sick part.

>>36591613
>So she was his girlfriend.
Sure, let's go with that.

>>36591613
How fucking stupid does one have to be for this. I'm not talking about not realizing that this is a brothel. But to never even ask about what kind of work it is.
Pathetic. Good thing she had a hard life after this.

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>>36591613
This is so damn tragic. Fucking hell man, its hard to read.
Poor Citrine. Poor Reinhold.

Pic related. Essentially what is happening.

>>36591613
>"Yeah," Reinhold nods. "That guy wasn't from around her so he didn't know what the Boss does to people who hurt the girls here."
>..so he killed someone right in front of this little boy!?

These lines are making laugh hysterically for some reason

>>36591613

"What, you're having second thoughts?" Spinelle asks. "I'm sorry to say that it could have happened to anyone out here though, it's not like it's a danger specific to this place."
"Yeah, my girls are actually better off than the other locals," the man says. "Everyone in town knows better than to mess with me so Spinelle and the others get left alone most've the time. But if you don't wanna work here, I'm not about to force you."

Courage. I need to have courage. If this place is the safest around then that's even more reason not to run off on my own...

"N... no, I'll do it," I say, shaking my head. "It's not like I have anywhere else to go."
"Alright, then," he says as he approaches me.

This man... I guess Spinelle calls him the "Boss," gets in really close and places a hand under my chin and lifts my head up, inspecting my face before moving on to, um... the rest of me. But I'm expecting the groping this time so it's not as much of a shock when he does it.

"Mmm..." he scratches his shaved head, "...same rate as Emeraude, I guess."
"Eh!?" Spinelle gasps. "Really!?"
"Yeah," he shrugs. "She's got that cute young look to her, and even though I can't get it up to anyone with tits smaller than Ruri's, other guys are definitely into that shit."
"Umm, what do you mean by 'rates?" I ask. This is really seeming suspicious.
"Rates per session," he replies. "We go by the hour or until the guy comes four times, no exceptions."
"Most guys are totally spent by the third though," Spinelle says, shrugging. "I find it easiest to just wear them out as fast as you can, then you can get your money and get them out of here."
"C- comes...?" I gasp. "You don't mean-"
"What, I thought you knew what I do for a living when you asked for a job," Spinelle replies. "This is a brothel."

Oh no.


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>>36591613
>So she was his girlfriend.
Citrine you are dumb, so dumb, why are you so fucking dumb

>>36591672
Is kinda scarry how retarded she is being, I know she is in shock but still.

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>>36591739

Don't worry about getting knocked up as a hooker we have magic for that.

>>36591652
>>36591672
>>36591679
>>36591681
>>36591690
It's seems dumb to us, but to an innocent and naive young Citrine, she probably had NO idea what was about to happen to her. That just makes it so much more tragic.

>>36591739
Last chance to back out Citrine, but you won't. Ah, so I can feel slight pangs of sadness now.

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>>36591739
>That moment when the reality of the situation hits her like a freight train.

>>36591799
Nah, it just makes it funny.
She walked right into it, like the dumb bitch she is.

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>>36591819
Please, Anon, that's unnecessary.

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>>36591739

Oh my God no holy shit what the hell have I gotten myself into.

I mean, yeah Spinelle dresses kind of whorey but I was always taught not to judge people based on what they wear, and...

"Oh no..." I bury my face in my hands.
"Dammit Spinelle," the Boss growls, "why the fuck didn't you actually clear this shit with the girl before you dragged her all the way out here and wasted my time!?"
"What, how the hell was I supposed to not know that she had no idea!?" Spinelle protests. "And it's not like she said that she won't do it!"
"Whwhwhwha-" I gasp.
"You will?" the Boss turns to me. "The work ain't hard or nothing... you're ont a virgin, are you?"

It feels like my heart just stopped. What the hell kind of question is that to ask someone?

"Well?" the Boss crosses his arms. "'Cuz if you -are- then we can get more money for popping-"
"I'm not, okay!?" I stammer.
"...oh," he rolls his eyes. "Got my hopes up there... but if you already had a dick or two then there ain't any reason for you to decline, right? You ain't protectin' your virginity or nothin' like that..."

I never even told my parents about that, and now this... PIMP knows...

"Th... that doesn't mean that I'm willing to just sell my body, though!" I shout. "I'm not that kind of girl!"
"My ass you're 'not that kind of girl,'" he laughs. "Every chick likes to think that, but if you leave here then you're gonna have to do SOMETHING in order to survive. Even if you ain't getting paid with money to get fucked -here-, you're gonna find some guy who lends you a room in his shack in return for getting fucked by him or maybe you'll suck a dick in order to get a job as a waitress at that pub down the street. Even if you find an honest man to take you in as his wife, you're still gonna end up giving it up in order to keep a roof over your head."

Oh my God, this is the most vulgar thing someone has ever said to me in my entire life.


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>>36591863
...wow

>>36591863
>Let's sail to Granache they said
>Everything will be fine in Granache they said
>Granache will make our old life look like shit they said

Is Cateno, like, the illegal immigration deterrent zone or something?

>>36591949
It's the point in the road from shitland to awesomeville where the road has a massive dip into shit creek.

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>>36591819
Okay, pal.

>>36591949
Even fantasy countries've gotta have their Detroit. It's contractual or some shit.

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>>36591863
The feels are really hurtn' now.

>>36591863

"Worst-case scenario, you run outside and one of the sick fucks around here just up and rapes you because he can," he says, shrugging.
"I know that it might sound awful," Spinelle says, "but it really isn't that bad here. We get a better place to stay than most of the so-called 'honest workers,' and every once in a while a customer comes along who actually knows what he's doing. It's a win-win situation."
"And she'd know better than anyone," the Boss says, slapping Spinelle on the ass. "Spinelle here's our top girl now that Ruri's dead."

I think I'm going to be sick. I'm so desperate that I'm actually thinking about CONSIDERING this gross man's offer to... and Reinhold's right there, I can't believe that Spinelle would be fine with her kid-

"Y... you don't have Reinhold as one of the..." I say, pointing at him.
"What!?" the Boss stares at me with a look of absolute disgust. "Fuck no, I don't allow that shit here!"
"Umm, I just clean up and stuff," Reinhold mumbles.
"I ain't in for that gay shit, much less gay shit with KIDS," the boss says. "I didn't pick this little brat up off my doorstep as a baby just to sell him like some kinda sick fuck."


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>>36592026
>"I ain't in for that gay shit, much less gay shit with KIDS," the boss says. "I didn't pick this little brat up off my doorstep as a baby just to sell him like some kinda sick fuck."

Well at least the man has standards.

>>36592026
As much as I hate Boss, at least he has standards.

>>36592026
At least Boss has that sorta honorable gangster thing going for him.

>>36592056
A shame Spinelle doesn't.

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>>36592026

EVERYTHING IS GETTING WORSE: THE MOVIE
So tragic....

>>36592026

Th... that's a relief, but I still can't-

"Sorry, but I can't," I shake my head. "Sorry for wasting your time out here, but I can't imagine selling myself just to make a living..."

And before any of them can say another word, I run out the door as fast as I can, not stopping until that brothel is well out of sight. I feel sick and cold and I can see those awful snakes every time I close my eyes. After getting my bearings kinda, I continue to wander around this shitty town until night falls.

No boats going out to another port. No waitress jobs open in the shabby restaurants in this town. It's a fucking trap, that's what this place is. Just a shitty river to the east and woods that are filled with God-knows-what everywhere else. And to top it all off, I have NOTHING to my name and nowhere to go. Can't even get a fucking job because everything that I'm able to do is already being done by girls who are every bit as desperate as I am.

Giving up for the night, I find a safe-looking space between some old crates outside one of the restaurants that turned me away and curl up into a ball. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

...I miss you so much, Dad.


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>>36592112
Oh shut up, this isn't even all that tragic, a girl becomes poor and has to whore herself out, boohoo, not the worst thing that ever happened.
I'm not saying it's not sad or unfortunate, but stop treating it like the end of the world, fucking get over it.

>>36592083
Hey, from what we've seen she might not be Literally Satan, just a practitioner of the most ancient human tradition of passing down your issues to the people who depend on you.

>>36592026
See boss is just a respectful business man, see.

>>36592154
Anon, not that anon, but it has an impact cause we care for these specific characters and not because the situations are the worse ever.

>>36592151

Huh?

What the hell is that sound, it's like something wet-

"Yeah, let's see you try and run now!" a man shouts over the sound of a woman screaming at the top of his lungs.

I open my eyes and prop up the large plank of wood I was using as a cover just a little bit in order to see what's going on out there, and the sight chills my entire body. There's a man standing over a woman and he's stabbing her over and over and over and over and over again. After the woman's body hits the ground and splashes in a pool of her own blood, he reaches down and grabs her by the hair.

"You're still warm, and that's good enough for me..." the man growls as he turns around, dragging her along with him...

...and then his eyes shift right towards where I'm hiding.

"Hey!" he shouts. "Come out here where I can see you!"

Oh no.

"I said, get your ass out've there!" he screams. "I can see those beady little eyes peeking out so quit playing dumb!"


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>>36592272
Seriously we need to burn this shithole to the fucking ground

>>36592272
This is where Reinhold steps in and does kid hero stuff, right? RIGHT?

I WANT TO LEAVE FANTASY DETROIT.

>>36592318
I vote we let leviathans destroy the town and kill everyone, then kill the leviathans. The best of both worlds

So is Spinelle a misguided character who was trying to keep Reinhold close to her the only way she knew how?
Or is she just a pedophile?

>>36592369
Both i'm betting

>>36592272

His bloodstained hands let go of the corpse's hair as he slowly stomps towards my hiding spot. Filled with horror at what I've just seen, my entire brain's filled with one thought- "If I stay here then I'm going to be killed." LEaning back, I position my legs against the board that I was using to block me from being seen on the street itself and wait until he's close enough...

BAM! I kick as hard as I can, sending the wooden board racing towards the man! Just as it hits, I spring to my feet and whip the board that was covering my head at him, reducing him to a howling, swearing mess as I make a mad dash down the street and away from him.

Keep running.

He's right behind me, I need to keep running. But where to!?

My legs move on their own, propelling me to the only thing resembling a "safe place" that I've seen in this entire stupid town- the brothel. I'm still in danger though, I can hear him screaming right behind me.

CRACK

I throw the door open and then spin back around right away and slam it right into my pursuer's face.


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>>36592356
But if you do that the Spirit of Detroit will be freed and go infest another innocent city.

Cateno suffers so that the country may live in peace.

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>>36592369
Both. And in this place, probably one of the better person to have around.

>>36592356
But if Spinelle and the boss are still there we need to kill them personally.

>>36592369
Bit of both I think.

>>36592387

"Wha!?" Reinhold gasps, staring at me from behind the counter. "Miss Citrine?"
"Help!" I shriek. "There's a murderer behind me and he's gonna kill me! Listen, he's right outside!" I point to the door that's being pounded on from outside.

Slowly, Reinhold walks from behind the counter without taking his eyes off the door for a second. From the cold look on his face, I can tell that he's been through something like this before.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSS!!!" he shouts at the top of his lungs. "WE GOT TROUBLE!!"

Not even five seconds later, the burly owner of the building races down the stairs with a long knife in one hand and a scroll in the other.

"Reinhold, what's going on!?" he shouts. "Are those drunken dumbshits gettin' rowdy again!?"
"Uh-uh," he shakes his head, "Miss Citrine came running in here crying about someone wanting to kill her and then some guy started banging on the door!" he says, pointing outside.

The Boss turns towards me like I'm nothing.


>[12/?]

>>36592494

"Shit, girl," he shakes his head. "One day here and you already ran afoul of some sick fuck?"
"H- he stabbed a woman to death!" I sob, falling to my knees. "I saw him do it and then he saw me and he chased me all the way here please help me I don't wanna die!"
"Fuckin' hell..." he grumbles as he squeezes his knife's grip. "Yanno, my protection only extends to MY girls, I can't be playin' police in this shithole lest everyone start hasslin' me for help."
"Then I'll work here as one of your girls!" I shout. "Just please keep that man from killing me!"
"Oh?" he raises an eyebrow. "Alright, I'mma keep you to that then," he says as he walks to the door that's still being assaulted from outside. "Reinhold, make sure that she's alright while I take care of this."
"Okay," Reinhold replies, taking my hand and leading me far away from the door while the Boss opens up the scroll that he was holding and approaches it. Reinhold pulls me deeper inside the building so I can't see what exactly happens, but I do hear that man screaming again and the sound of a loud explosion that shakes everything around me.

Once my ears stop ringing, a wave of relief washes over me. I don't hear that man screaming anymore, which means that the Boss probably blew him up with whatever that scroll he was carrying was.

And then I feel sick to my stomach. In my panic, I actually agreed to become one of his... whores.

That's what I am now.

Once Reinhold leads me to what used to be that Ruri girl's room, I spend the rest of the night crying. About my lost home, about my lost parents, and about my lost future.


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>>36592431
>But if Spinelle and the boss are still there we need to kill them personally.
Now I think that's an overreaction. Spinelle probably deserves our resentment, but the Boss pretty much did all right by us considering the circumstances (aside from the Spinelle thing).

>>36592636

Only way to survive in the port town was to be a whore. Shit sucks man. I can see why she would be attached to Reinhold.

>>36592369
There's no indication she ever fucked any other kids, and she only fucked Reinhold after she was scared she was losing him, so I suspect she isn't actually a pedophile (or hebephile? How old was he when it started?) to be honest. Grim this may be, but an awful lot of child sexual assualt is not committed by people who are really pedophiles; its just that younger people are easier to overpower and coerce and a lot of rapists have fucked up issues in terms of their sense of self worth or are outright frightened of people their own age and of similar strength.

>>36592636

The next morning, Spinelle comes to my room and greets me as her fellow "coworker." I guess she's the top girl here and it's her job to show me the ropes... when she asks about my "previous experience," I tell her that I've been with my ex-boyfriend a few times so she spares me the so-called newbie lesson. After introducing me to the other girls, she moves straight on to the wardrobe section of my initiation.

She says that since I don't have much in the area of sexiness that I should try and "accentuate my appeal as a cute girl," whatever that means. Then she sticks me in an outfit that shows way more of my skin that I'm used to, but at least I'm not as, um... -obvious- as Spinelle. I've seen some of the racier girls back home dress like this and they weren't sluts so I guess I'm good here.

But just as I'm thinking that maybe this won't be that bad, the Boss calls all of us down to the main lobby to greet a potential customer. It turns out to be a middle-aged fisherman who'd been saving up for this for the past month, but he didn't know what exactly he wanted.

Until he sees me.


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>>36592711
>How old was he when it started?
Should be pretty soon Citrine and Volker showed up around the same time and Spinelle went crazy soon after that.

>>36592760
Here we go.

>>36592760

Spinelle wishes me luck as I lead the man to what's become "my" room. Bile raises in the back of my throat as he takes off his shirt and sits on the bed, but I force it back down just in time for him to sit me on his lap.

Having been waiting for this for a full month, the fisherman gets the full use of his allotted hour, and I spend the rest of the night throwing up. Spinelle says that the first customer is always the roughest time, but I already feel so fucking filthy, I don't know how I'm going to stand living like this for very long.

As I try to go to sleep, the thought to just end it all now pops into my mind again. But just as I'm starting to consider it, I flash back to the memory of my father racing towards me with all his might in hopes of saving my life.

I can't spit on his memory like that.


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>>36592636
Legally, its rape!


YAAY

Its bad because Citrine is one of my top 3 grills. She is cute and dumb, and being a whore is just not in her character.

>>36592760
>>36592864

Man, I can only imagine how Arnaud is taking this sorted retelling of Citrine's life.

>>36592886
I am expecting Arnaud to save the town from leviathans, then send in the army to beat the shit out of everyone.

>>36592654
The Boss seems to be one of the closest things to an honorable person you'll get in a shithole like this. Runs a brothel and is a cold, hard bastard, but he has his standards and protects his immediate circle with all he's got. He burned through a lot of gear to patch up Adrien after Volker got killed, and was apparently quite upset when Reinhold ran off and had intended to leave everything to him when he died.

I have a horrible feeling that Spinelle genuinely loved Reinhold as basically the only person who would be nice to her, and the only man who didn't control her. Then when he starts to get taken away, she had to control him the only way she would be familiar with. Fucked up beyond belief, and it absolves nothing, but it's still something that happens tragically often in reality as I have seen first hand; never ever go in to professional social work unless you're made of fucking iron, because even then it'll kill you

>>36592864

Come morning, I still haven't gotten much rest. After throwing my clothes on, I make my way downstairs and sit down on one of the chairs that they have in the lobby. It's either that or sit in my room, and just looking at that bed makes me feel sick to my stomach.

"...hi," Reinhold says, walking up to me holding a broom. "You feeling okay?" he asks.
"Not really," I shake my head.

While I want to cry about my problems to someone... ANYONE, Reinhold's just a little kid and I wouldn't feel right dumping all my shit on him.

"Umm, Ruri was like that too when she first came here," Reinhold says. "But she started smiling sometimes after a little while so um..." he searches for something else to say.
"You're trying to cheer me up?" I ask.
"You wouldn't be here if I didn't run into you yesterday so I feel kinda bad about everything," he replies. "So, um..."
"Thanks," I say, reaching over to him and patting him on the head like I saw Spinelle do yesterday.

It's only by a tiny bit, but I do feel at least somewhat better.

"...this Ruri girl," I say, "what kind of person was she?"
"She was kinda nice," Reinhold says as his expression darkens. "Nicer than the other girls, anyways. She gave me candy sometimes and she didn't make me change her sheets, she'd do it herself instead 'cuz she said that was something that little boys shouldn't hafta do."
"So you like her?" I ask.
"Kinda, I dunno," he shrugs. "Not as much as Spinelle."
"Your mother?"
"Uh-uh," he shakes his head. "I don't have one of those."


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>>36592911
Damn strait. The King should mobilize the army and put that town under marshal law until all the scum and criminals are wiped out. More so it seems that we won't be marching off to war.

>>36592971
>reaching over to him and patting him on the head like I saw Spinelle do yesterday.

Reinhold has known the magic from a young age.

>>36593080
>lust told me
L-lewd

>>36593080
>he lust told me

DELETE EVERYTHING!

>>36592971

Oh yeah, the Boss said that he found Reinhold as in infant on his doorstep.

"Well at least you have a father," I say, putting on my best fake smile and patting him on the head again. "I really miss mine..."
"I don't have one of those either," Reinhold says, shaking his head.
"But the Boss-"
"He's not my father," he says, cutting me off. "He's the Boss."

And with that, Reinhold runs off to continue sweeping, apparently the Boss is really harsh on him when he neglects his chores. As for what he just told me... I don't even know how to take that all in.


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>>36593132
Is Reinhold saving Citrine by the power of Schadenfreude?

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>>36593102
pls don't bully the turtle, he is a sensitive creature.

>>36593132

The next month feels more like an entire horrible year. Every night, I have to do -that- with all sorts of men, and on a few really busy nights I even get stuck with several consecutive hours of "work" with no rest in between. And then there's the one night where the Boss has me sit in on one of Spinelle's sessions in order to take pointers...

...I don't know how the hell she's able to do this kind of thing so casually. But apparently I'm a fast learner so I keep getting high reviews by my customers so they keep recommending me to my friends and things keep getting worse and worse from there. And with every passing day, I hate myself a little bit more.

The occasions that I'm able to chat with Reinhold are pretty much the only non-awful parts of my life now.


>[18/?]

I want Reinhold to bring law to this shithole so bad...

>>36593161
Seems so. And I'm glad for it.
>>36593167
He learning from it. This is good for his grows stronger for it.
>>36593180
So the Rein really is her only life line now.
>And then there's the one night where the Boss has me sit in on one of Spinelle's sessions in order to take pointers...

Oh God...

>>36593219
>wanting Reinhold to be killed or just not change anything for the better
You know what, I agree, I guess he does deserve more suffering.

>>36592711
> she only fucked Reinhold

Uh, which thread is this?

>>36593180
Welp.

I think we all know what needs to happen.

Time to become the Butcher of Cateno

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>>36593180

One day, I come back from some shopping to find that the Boss's called out all of the girls out to the front lobby in their nicest clothes. After getting yelled at to do the same thing, I get changed as quickly as I can.

"Alright, girls..." the Boss says, unable to hide the fact that he's really happy about something, "I just got word that there's a big spender here in town and he's been asking about where he can find some nice 'female companionship.' So I expect you bitches to do your absolute BEST to impress this guy when he gets here, you got it!?
"Yes, Boss!" we all say in unison.

And like ten minutes later, the doors swing open and three men enter the brothel. The first is a really handsome-looking guy, he's really tall with long blonde hair and rippling muscles. There's a large sword strapped to his back, I guess he's some kind of adventurer.

The second is a bald man with weird clothes... he looks pretty clean though so maybe the blonde guy's his bodyguard?

And the last one to walk in is a tall guy with black hair and gloomy red eyes. My first thought is that maybe he's wearing eyeshadow, but when he comes a little bit closer I see that those are just bags under his eyes. He's got a sword hanging at either side of his belt and he's wearing a long jacket, my guess is that he's the bald guy's other bodyguard. I mean, the order that they walked in here would suggest something like that.


>[19/?]

>>36593248
I hate to break it to you, Rein likely out class just about anyone in that town. More so once he goes FULL METAL mode.

>>36593255
First with peaches in 35, I think.

Jesus, that's at over +100 on suptg.

>>36593304
>implying there isn't someone in the town with a magical sword

>>36593255
the only is with respect to the phrase "after she was scared she was losing him"

It doesn't mean she wasn't fucking other guys. And since she wasn't already fucking Reinhold it is incredibly unlikely she was inherently a pedophile.

Unless you mean you didn't know she'd fucked Reinhold at all, in which case you've missed out on some pretty major plot points, dude.

>>36593305
>Jesus, that's at over +100 on suptg.
Understandably. It was glorious.

>>36593255
One or two after we start dating luciana. He tells the whole rapey story to luci and Marianne.

>>36593315
They don't have Tina and Rein's 'Break everything!' combo.
>>36593305
One of the best threads I have ever been in on.

>>36593132
>"He's not my father," he says, cutting me off. "He's the Boss."
Man, I like reading young Reinhold.

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>>36593296

"Good evening!" we all say in unison as the Boss closes the door behind the three men.
"Welcome to my fine establishment!" the Boss says, running in front of us and bowing to the three men. "As you can see, we have the finest selection of female companionship in all of Cateno!"
"I certainly do see that," the bald man laughs. "My name is Wei, and these are my two associates," he says, showing off the two men at either of his sides. "The blonde is Adrien, and the gloomy-looking fellow is Volker. Don't mind his looks, he's actually a total softy who even saved a kitten from drowning in the river while we were on the way here!"
"C'mon, man..." Volker sighs.
"Anyways," Wei says, clearing his throat, "We've come here in order to... enjoy ourselves after a long journey."

Of course they are.

"Actually, I'm out," Volker says, holding up his hand.
"Same," Adrien shrugs. "Wei, you're on your own here."
"What!?" Wei stares at Adrien. "But just the other day, you were hitting on that one waitress down by the pier!"
"Yeah, but I prefer when I have to actually -work- to convince a lady that I'm worth her time," Adrien replies. "...no offense, girls," he says, winking at us.
"And you already know how I feel about this stuff," Volker sighs. "My grandma raised me better than to mess around with 'women of questionable morals.'"

Great, so that means that the chances of me having to "work" tonight just went down by a ton!

"Damn, and here I was fully willing to pay for both of you to have as many girls as you wanted," Wei sighs. "Oh well, that just means that there's more for me."

The Boss steps aside as Wei walks up to the girls, looking over each and every one of us before stopping in front of me.

God damn it.


>[20/?]

>>36593377
iirc, this is where he'll say she's too young.

>>36593405
Sounds about right

>>36593315
That's still not going to do much. Given the near miss with lord prissybritches packing a sealed king, now that we can become nigh invulnerable metal and our own sword is self-healing plus has haxx mode glancing-blows-destroy-armor-and-also-I-shoot-sword-beams-now we should really be able to take out any shmuck this town has to offer even if they had lucked into a Sealed King and just not had time to leave for somewhere better yet. Hell, anyone who doesn't have a powerful defensive spell to throw up at short notice can be literally sprinted-through to death, and walls aren't going to stop us on that front. Our month's timeskip has probably upgraded us to babby monster tier versus our initial improbably lethal tier.

>>36593377

"Mmm... I just can't decide," Wei says, wringing his hands together. "They're just all so lovely..."
"Well I can always reserve the entire place for the night so you can take your time to enjoy as many as you can," the Boss says, his eyes twinkling with the hope of making some money.
"Well..."

He places his hand on my shoulder and I flinch.

"Sorry, but you're a bit too -young- for my tastes," Wei says. "Maybe in a few years you'll ripen out to my liking, but you can sit out tonight."
"Th... thanks for giving me this opportunity anyways," I say wit an uneasy smile.

Can't look too happy about not having to sleep with that guy, that's how girls get slapped.

"...and I think I'll just go ahead and take the rest!" Wei laughs.
"Wha!?" the Boss gasps.
"All of them," he repeats himself. "At once. I can do that, right? I'll even pay twice the usual rate to make up for the extra trouble."
"Y- yeah, we can definitely do that!" the Boss says, smiling like he's the happiest man in the entire world. "Just lemme go and make sure that we've got a spare room that can handle that degree of, um.... FUN!"

The Boss runs up the stairs and personally makes sure that a room's to his specifications before calling up all the girls besides me to go in with Wei. With nothing else to do, I take a seat at the lobby and breathe a long sigh of relief.

"You seem pretty happy to not have to be joining your friends up there," Adrien says. "I take it Wei's not your type?"
"None of this is 'my type,'" I reply.


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>>36593377
>Yeah, but I prefer when I have to actually -work- to convince a lady that I'm worth her time," Adrien replie

Ah Adrien my respect for you grows even though you're still a piece of shit for leaving Rein and Citrine here.

>>36593450
Plus we have Arnaud with us.

>>36593469
Dammit Adrien I just started to respect you and now you ask retarded questions

>>36593469
>"You seem pretty happy to not have to be joining your friends up there," Adrien says. "I take it Wei's not your type?"
God, has Adrien always been stepping on his dick like this?

>>36593508
>Respect for Adrien
>Ever

>>36593527
It was a momentary lack of judgement

It will not happen again.

>>36593508
How is he supposed to know that the whore ain't a slut?

>>36593469

And then I slap my hands in front of my mouth because why the hell did I just say that in front of a total stranger!?

"...you're not doing this by choice?" Volker asks.
"The Boss isn't forcing me to do this, if that's what you're asking," I say, shaking my head. "I'm just stuck here and this is the only place that would take me in."
"Oh," he nods. "Sorry to hear that."
"I'm sorry to be -living- that," I mumble.

Just as I'm feeling especially miserable, Reinhold comes walking into the lobby.

"Huh?" he looks at me. "I heard that all the girls were upstairs, why aren't you with them?" he asks.
"'Cuz I'm not sexy enough," I shrug. "No skin off my back, though."
"...oh," he smiles faintly at me.
"Wait just a fucking minute," Adrien says, pointing at Reinhold. "What the fuck is a KID doing here!? That guy doesn't have you whoring too, does he!?"

Both of them look like they're about to pull out their weapons and wreck the place, but Reinhold simply shakes his head and that seems to calm them down.


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>>36593469
Aw yeah, incoming long-term-grandma GET

>>36593555
Not after we find him and kick his ass so Gregory won't have to kill him.

>>36593573
Both Adrien and Volker's reactions made me laugh hard.

>>36593574
I wonder if Agnes will formally adopt us to Eschenwald when we return.

>>36593573
>"Wait just a fucking minute," Adrien says, pointing at Reinhold. "What the fuck is a KID doing here!? That guy doesn't have you whoring too, does he!?"
>Both of them look like they're about to pull out their weapons and wreck the place, but Reinhold simply shakes his head and that seems to calm them down.

Well, that could be interpreted very differently

...oh god I've become a terrible person

>>36593573
Little did she know they were reaching for their coin purses. Dey got dat sudden case of Spinelle syndrome.

>>36593573

"I just clean up," Reinhold says. "And the Boss says that I'm supposed to tell him when people get pushy about wanting to do bad stuff to me so he can cut their dicks off."

...I've never heard Reinhold ever say anything like that before...

"Oh," Adrien breathes a sigh of relief. "So you're the owner's kid."
"No, I just live here," Reinhold says, shaking his head. "The Boss and Spinelle take care of me, but they're not my parents."
"You don't have parents then?" Volker asks.
"Uh-uh," he shakes his head. "Citrine doesn't either."

While the other girls work, I spend the first night since I left home actually enjoying myself. Volker and Adrien go on about the adventures that they've had while acting as Wei's bodyguards, and Reinhold especially seems to light up as he listens to them. I've never seen him smile like that, and it makes me feel a little bit less shitty.


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>>36593573
I feel like in a slightly different world Reinhold could have pretty much been Gavroche Thénardier

Damn...I'm shaking just reading through most of this. I had a good idea of what happened, but that still doesn't make it any easier to stomach.

Masterfully done all the same Arch.

>>36593618
Will she really have to?

Rein is gonna marry Luci and she is royalty so chances are we're just gonna take her name anyway.

>>36593643
>>36593656
Wow could have done without that mental image, thanks

>>36593675
This entire thread should've just been labeled Depressing

>>36593710
It WOULD be depressing if we didn't know how it would turn out in the end.

>>36593618
That feels like the kind of awesome stunt she would pull as a visiting gift/delayed wedding gift to Citrine/whatever. Grandma seems to have a flair for the dramatic like that. Plus, she knows that Reinhold being officially noble would probably help grease the wheels of things with Lucianna back in Marconeti given how big they are on ranks and titles. Even if Celestino no longer gives a shit about our background, he is very big on playing politics and that would smooth things over with the noble classes there no end.

>>36593667

It turns out that Wei blew so much money that the Boss actually gives us all the next day off. While they all rest, he, Wei and the two bodyguards go out drinking and don't come back until really late. With nothing else to do, I help Reinhold do his usual chores and keep him company until Spinelle finally comes downstairs and shoos me away.

She used to be really nice, but it's been like like she's had a grudge against me for a while now about something. I have no idea what though, I've never done anything but be as polite towards her as I possibly can.

When the Boss comes back home, he finds Spinelle and does his usual thing with her. I guess his "giving us the day off" didn't apply to his own requests... I'm just glad hat I'm not his type. While they go on and do that stuff, I keep Reinhold company for a little while longer before putting him to bed.

Spinelle gives me the dirtiest look ever when she sees me leaving his room.


>[24/?]

>>36593804
Enter Yandere Spinelle

>>36593804
Oh, the first Reinbowl has begun.

>>36593710
If it helps, we could start sharing comedy euphemisms for a man's "weapon" to lighten the mood

>>36593745
It makes things bittersweet at best. Still, sad flashbacks just make us appreciate the good times all the more.

>>36593914
Come on, man. Don't be a tool.

>>36593804

I wake up the next morning fully rested for the first time in forever. After getting dressed, I come downstairs... and am happy to find Reinhold sweeping the floor like usual, with nobody else around.

"Hey, Reinhold!" I say with a cheerful smile. "Good morning!"

I move in to rustle his hair, but he flinches so hard when he sees my hand that he ends up falling over.

"Oh no, are you okay!?" I reach out to help him up, but he cringes when he sees my hand.
"I... I can get up myself," he mumbles, quickly scrambling to his feet and grabbing his broom so that he can go back to sweeping.

Why the hell's he acting like this? Something's gotta be wrong, he was in a pretty good mood yesterday...

"Really, what's the matter?" I ask, placing my hand on his shoulder.
"D- DON'T TOUCH ME!" Reinhold shouts as he slaps my hand away as hard as he can.

And the way he looks at me right afterwards, it's almost enough to make me start crying right there.


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>>36593804

The rape yandere has awoken

>>36593937
Ah shit poor lil Rein

>>36593937

oh dear

>>36593937
PTSD already setting in.

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>>36593934
Dohoho

Oh hey looks like you started early tonight. Also god damn this is the first time in a while I've felt so damn sad reading something. So congrats on pulling this off well.

>>36593675
Seriously though...how much trauma can one human go through and no be suicidal? She left the only home she's known, lost everything, saw her parents brutally murdered in front of her, nearly raped/murdered(and not necessarily in t that order), watched another woman get murdered in front of her, then forced to be a whore, all within a 48 hour span.

It's a wonder she could function at all after all that.

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>>36593937


"S... sorry," he mumbles as he goes back to his sweeping. "Just leave me alone, okay?"
"No," I shake my head. "Something happened and you're -going- to tell me what it was," I say. "If someone did something to you, we can tell the Boss or Spinell-"
"NO!" he screams. "NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!" he violently shakes his head. "Don't talk to her!"
"Wha...?" I take a few steps back. "Did something happen with her? Did the two of you get into a fight?"

I see tears well up in Reinhold's eyes.

"C'mon," I plead with him. "HAve I ever been anything other than super nice to you?"
"No," he shakes his head. "But neither did Spinelle but last night she came to my room and-"
"And what?"

He turns around so that I can't see his face.

"She came to my room last night," Reinhold mumbles. "and then she took her clothes off and then she took MY clothes off and she did the same stuff that she does to the Boss to me."
"Wh-" I stumble back. "What the FUCK!?"

>[26/?]

>>36594043
Well, the parents weren't technically murdered because Leviathans are essentially just animals, but also the woman she saw get murdered was killed to get her to lie still and be fucked.

And people can be surprisingly resilient.

>>36594073
But don't you love her now Reinhold?
Her plan wasn't insane at all!

>>36594073
Jesus this is just tragic all over

>>36594100
this is depressingly close to how the thought process sometimes happens

>>36594100
Sex surely means love, right? RIGHT?!

>>36594073

Spinelle's like a mother to him, why the fuck would she EVER-

"It felt really gross and I begged her to stop but she didn't listen and then she said that she loves me the most and won't let you steal me away so she'll show me that she can do what nobody else will..." he starts choking up.
"Oh my God..." I place my hands over my mouth, but then I realize that my outrage doesn't matter here. Reinhold's the one who's hurting here. Gently, I wrap my arms around and hug him for as long as I can before he pushes me away.
"Y... you're just gonna do the same thing, aren't you," he says, glaring at me through bloodshot eyes. "'Cuz she said that you and her were fighting over me and that's what women do when they fight over a man so she was gonna make the first m-"
"The hell!?" I stare at him. "You're not a MAN, you're a little BOY!" I shout. "I thought Spinelle saw you as a son, but..."

I have to take a few seconds to calm myself back down before I start talking again.

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>>36594180
So we're going to rape Spinelle back for revenge, right?

>>36594197
She'd want that.

>>36594197
If by rape you mean either ignore her existence or run her through with a blade yes.

>>36594090
Some can be, yes, but I've also seen them crack under much less. The will to live is strong in this one.

That said, her story sounds pretty similar to many saved from sex slavery, minus the murder...sometimes anyway. Taken to a foreign land with no roots, no safety net, and given no other choice.

I think I've been to too many human trafficking briefings for this...I'm going to go watch cat videos for a while until I feel better.

>>36594073
We need to sew her vag shut. That is the only punishment that would work. She thinks sex is all that people want and define them, and if we took that away from her she would be worthless and likely kill herself.

>>36594180

"She said that she loves me like a woman loves a man," Reinhold mumbles. "I dunno how that counts as loving someone, though... I didn't want to do bad things to her but she did bad things to me," he says, looking up at me. "And now you're gonna do the same thing, right?"
"What!? NO!" I shout. "Yeah I love you but I'm not a fucking psychopath! I love you like a LITTLE BROTHER, not as a man!"
"What's the difference?" he mumbles.
"You don't FUCK your little brother!" I say, slapping my hands down on either of his shoulders. "You look out for them and get happy just watching them be happy, you don't go to their room and..." I shake my head. "I'd never do that to you!"
"...you wouldn't?" he asks, looking up at me with hopeful eyes.
"Of course I wouldn't!" I shout. "And now I'm gonna do what a big sister SHOULD do and go tell the Boss what that sick bitch did to you! He said that he'd cut the dick off any guy who tried to have sex with you, right? Well I'm sure that he'll cut off Spinelle's tits for what she did!"

After giving Reinhold another hug, I storm into the Boss's office. He looks really annoyed to see me in there, but I don't even give a shit. He can slap me harder than he does Reinhold when he gets drunk, it doesn't matter to me.


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>>36594261
Anal, oral and the more uncommon methods are still out there.

>>36594180
While what's happened to Reinhold is utterly horrifying, this makes Spinelle out to be a terribly sad person as well. Everything about this hurts.

>>36594234
I think we should go full paladin and forgive the fuck out of her.

>>36594280
This wont end well.

>>36594285
God I can still recall when don't break the skin or go up the nose was about drugs.

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>>36594280
Oh here comes the pain. Boss is gonna be like, "I don't give a shit, let me get back to business, she's my top earner, she gets what she wants."

>>36594288
If this was the real world, then Spinelle is showing classic signs of someone suffering from pretty severe damage here. She shouldn't be forgiven, but this is something that would need intensive treatment more than punishment, plus court orders keeping her away from any vulnerable people until further notice.

It could be worse though.
Spinelle could be roughly the same age as Reinhold while she was doing this.

>>36594280


"Citrine, what the hell're you doin' in here?" the Boss asks.
"I..." I take a deep breath. "I have something important to talk to you about."
"Huh?" he looks uninterested. "Well hurry it up and get the hell out of here."
"It's Spinelle," I say. "Reinhold just told me that she came into his room last night and..."

It makes me sick just saying it, but I relay to the Boss exactly what Reinhold told me. And he sits there and looks right into my eyes while I speak.

"...so what are you gonna do about her!?" I ask. "You know she's not going to just limit it to just this one time, she's gonna go back there and keep on-"
"So?" the Boss crosses his arms.
"'SO!?'" I shriek. "Reinhold is SEVEN YEARS OLD!"
"Yeah, and I had my first taste of pussy when I was nine, big whoop," he says, rolling his eyes. "Yeah it weirded me out at first but I got used to it after a while and it didn't ruin my life or anything like that."
"Y... you're not going to do ANYTHING to her for this!?" I shout.
"Why would I?" he scoffs. "What Spinelle does on her off time is her own business, and gettin' laid this early'll take away all the fancy allure of pussy that makes guys act like total dumbfucks about it when they get in their teens. Reinhold ain't gonna be puttin' it on a pedestal, and that's how it should be."

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>>36594384
More likely to be a variation on the theme of "please, WOMEN can't be pedophiles!"

>>36594398
>Reinhold ain't gonna be puttin' it on a pedestal, and that's how it should be

kek

>>36594398
>>36594406
Surprisingly, looks like the Boss was also abused as a child, so yeah pretty sad all around.

>>36594398
>Geez girlie, I got raped as a kid too and I got used to it.

Welcome to the worst town in the universe, try not to be murdered raped or kill yourself from depression during your stay!

Raped / sold into sex work as a child Quest, Thread 223

;-;

>>36594398
Jesus christ why the fuck does the king allow such an utter shithole to exist? I wonder if Arnuad is just going to turn us around and let the place get destroyed.

>>36594398
>[30/30]

I... I can't believe what I'm hearing here. It takes everything that I have to keep from punching the Boss in the face where he stands, instead I turn around and stomp out of the room before I lose control of myself and end up doing something that'll get me killed.

Along the way back to the lobby, Spinelle comes out of her room just as I'm walking past her door.

"He's MINE," she says, licking her lips. "And now he'll always remember that."

>>36594505
suplex her.

>>36594505
BRING THE PAIN

>>36594505
Tombstone her.

>>36594505
>"He's MINE," she says, licking her lips. "And now he'll always remember that."

She is just fucking evil.

>>36594491
I completely support just killing the leviathans and leaving without a word. Maybe got some collateral damage on the town while fighting. If they come to complain about just go "eh, shit happens."

>>36594505
Crippler Cross face her, then kill our family and hang ourselves.

>>36594505
See, she was just marking her territory.
Nothing to worry about!
she peed on him all night long after the boning

>>36594505
And that was too much for me. I need to go take a walk now.

>>36594505
Alright, so, what's the plan for when/if we see Spinelle?

I'm partial to stabbing in the stomach, then letting the blade expand into her body like some kind of parasite, and turning on the blender just before she dies.

>>36594591
ow the edge

Aaaand done. Ten thousand words, forty-two pages of the SUFFERING INTERLUDE that I promised almost a year ago. Hopefully it was worth the wait.

I had a decent amount of it done prior to starting this thread, but staggered the posts anyways because Reasons. It turnedout that I finished up writing just as I got to the last few posts, so I think it turned out alright.

And now we return to our previously-scheduled Princess Guard Quest. Pardon me while I take a little break before starting up writing again.

>>36594606
>Pardon me while I take a little break before starting up writing again.

It's ok I need to go think happy thoughts anyway.

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>>36594606
Jesus fuck arch

>>36594591
Only if Tina says it's a good idea.

>>36594591
Reinhold should just be a man and ignore her. Citrine or Lucianna or Marianne can just quietly shiv her if they are so inclined (and they probably would).

>>36594591
Just ignore her. That will hurt her way more then stabbing her ever would.

>>36594534
Sorely tempting to say that, but this is pretty much the result of an utterly broken background. What she's done is undeniably evil, but she's too fucked up to do any different. At least this one is only fiction.

>>36594606
Yea, we all need a breather for a bit.

>>36594606
I was sorta hoping for smut

>>36594642
>>36594650
Ignoring would be smart, but not so in character I think.

>>36594642
Luci would probably send her spy network to erase every trace of Spinelle's existence, TBH

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>>36594606
Legitimately the most depressing thing I have ever read in a quest thread. It may just be because I have been following PGQ for over a year now, and Citrine is one of my favorite characters, but the goddamn tragedy was overwhelming.

Bravo, but please don't write anything as depressing as that for at least a month, my heart cannot take it.

>>36594642
Marianne could probably have the entire town massacred if she was angry enough.

>>36594591
Fuck that elbowing her out of the way and walking off in to the sunset sounds better to me.

>>36594676
"Smart" is not generally in Reinhold's character.

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>>36594637
Damn...it's raining again.

>>36594606
Did we just tell all of that to Arnaud?

>>36594676
Depends on how much Of Volker's temper Rein has. If it gets cold enough he'll do what he thinks would hurt her most.

>>36594675
You're a sick man anon.

>>36594702
Agreed, and I'm partial to repainting a few walls.

>>36594713
yup

>>36594713
The stuff up to her waking up in Cateno. The rest was just for your benefit.

>>36594713
He throws up over the side of the wyvern.

>>36594650
This is actually true. The only thing that generally hurts people like this more is getting them to understand what they did is wrong. When that happens, it's simultaneously one of the most satisfying and horrifying things to see.

>>36594676
I'm not really sure if Reinhold has it in him to kill her. And really, it would be worse for Spinelle if he didn't. I think Lucianna in particular has it in her to make her suffer. Not saying Marianne and Citrine don't like him as much or anything, just that she strikes me as more vindictive.

>>36594742
How much does Arnaud know about Reins past anyway?

>>36594742
I dunno, its much funnier if we told him all of it, then he just lands in the town and straight up murders Spinelle.

YOU TOUCH MY PUPIL YOU DIE WITHOUT PUPILS WHORE

>>36594763
Not as much as he thinks, given his background check dropped the ball on the Volker connection

>>36594742
>"benefit"
You better make this leviathan fight hyper than TTGL because I don't need these feels the night before a final.

>>36594763
Not much beyond sweeping floors in a brothel

>>36594789
I thought he knew about Volker and just didn't say anything, that's why Mari and Luci were pissed at him.

>>36594742
I think I'm going to have to burn through a few hundred rounds tomorrow to liven up after reading that...all the same, thanks. You promised it and delivered masterfully.

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I don't consider myself a violent man, but I swear the moment Spinelle shows up I'm voting to decapitate at every opportunity

>>36594742
Bravo you magnificent bastard I haven't felt this depressed in a long time and this is all fictional.

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>>36594288
Which kind of "forgive" are we talking here?

>>36594837
Very out of character for Reinhold, and a shitty way to end that chapter of Reinholds life.
Better crush her with our words, than harm her with our sword.

>>36594915
>Blood's good. You need blood to live.
>Oh yeah- When you put it like that...
that's how i forgive

>>36594837
>>36594971
I could see her trying to grab the hand he keeps his bracelet on and it reacting by cutting/stabbing her hand

>>36594789
It wouldn't be a surprise if he had gone back over things after the reaction to that revelataion. Also he will have heard a little about the Peaches Incident, which he might be able to use to piece things together during this trip if nothing else.

>>36594837
I really don't think that's in Reinhold's character. Not because he's over it, but because his response on the matter revolves around fear, passing out, and reverting to a childlike state. The most I could see being possible is him manageing to summon enough willpower to stay numb enough to perform basic functions. One of his friends would probably kill her if they could though. My own personal preference would be to force an epiphany, simply because it produces the most unbelievable agony in cases like this, and its the thing that best leads to catharsis for the victims in. The people who cry for blood are overwhelmingly unrelated third parties or just friends of the victims, not victims themselves

>>36595020
So long as it isn't as drastic as when crazy mage was playing around with the badges and lost a hand.

>>36595020
honestly sounds about right, even if Reinhold wouldn't react in a murderhobo fashion his subconsciously controlled living bracket probably would
>>36595067
i'd expect an obvious scar as a reminder to come of it but nothing that far

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Reposting the song from last thread:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3NoDEu7kpg

I ask you, dear mother
You know I am a proper girl
Of my prudeness I am justly proud

I ask you, dear mother
You know I'm so much stronger than
These vulgar urges that now scream so loud

Then tell me, dear mother
Why I see him joking there
Why his pale blue eyes still chill my spine

I feel him, I see him
The sun caught in his auburn hair
It makes him seem so heavenly divine

This stupid
Dense moron
Has crept beneath my skin
I want him
I need him
Why can't I let him in?

It's not my fault
I'm not to blame
It is this common man
This brute who set this flame

It's not my fault
If in your plan
How could I fall for such an
Irritating man?

Protect me, dear mother
Don't let me lose my wits at least
Don't let this dummy through my heart of stone

Destroy Luciana
And let my precious be released
So Reinhold can be mine and mine alone

This stupid
Dense moron
This aching in my head
Chose me, not
The others
It's me that you must wed

Please have mercy on him
Please have mercy on me
But he will be mine
Or he will burn!

The worst part is that to Reinhold, Spinelle will still be the person who looked after him and cared for him for the first seven years of his life before she got taken over by a monster. That's probably the biggest reason why it's very unlikely he would be able or willing to kill her. Even serious sexual abuse doesn't get rid of that stuff, which is part of why it hurts so much.

Alright, time to try and start writing again.

>>36595251
abandon all hope you fool

>>36595123
Not bad. May be fitting for her route, I suppose, but so far we're just that annoying friend that brings her cake whenever we screw up.

>>36594660
She is less evil then sick.

>>36595123
You know I haven't seen that movie since I was a kid and it just dawned on me. He totally tried to kill that gypsy girl because she gave him a boner and he had no idea how to react didn't he?

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Guys, don't let anger cloud your judgement.

Do we really want to go down Gregory's route and start killing all the miserable fuckers we think deserve it?

Plus the problem's systemic, as always.

>>36595336
Yeah.

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>>36595336
I'm not sure I have a slowpoke image slow enough for this.

But yes, that's the gist of it.

>>36595351
>Do we really want to go down Gregory's route and start killing all the miserable fuckers we think deserve it?

Yeah I would be pretty cool with that.

>>36595351
>systemic issue

I wonder if Reinhold would just buy the whole town and try to fix it once the bodyguarding job is done.

>>36595351
>Do we really want to go down Gregory's route
I think you phrased that wrong, because in a general sense yes I do want to be more like Gregory in all things.

>>36595336
He's a very devout Cathholic, so yes, his first boner that didn't involve altar boys freaked him out.

Rome had brothels for that purpose, but I guess Paris didn't bother.

>>36595351
>>36595365
>>36595368
Oh cmon I was like seven when the movie came out and I'm not Reinhold so how was I supposed to know about that?

>>36595398
Holy Fuck Governing Is Hard Why Did I Do This Quest, a sequel to Princess Guard Quest.

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>>36595417
>Paris didn't have brothels.

>>36595398
That's... That is not a bad idea. The land around here is likely cheap and gives us something to keep us busy.
>>36595417
>Paris
>No brothels
Ahahahaha. Oh that's a good one anon.

>>36595368
As long ago as that movie came out, most of us didn't understand sexual overtones at the time, so that bit likely went over our innocent heads.

>>36595450
>>36595462
Brothelmind.

>>36595398
Prince-Consort Reinhold Eschenwald di Marconetti, Baron Cateno.

The heraldry is just swords

>>36595388
Can't see it happening really. Remember how Reinhold was reacting during the flashback in the dancing lesson? Inside there's still a crying seven year old who wants his mother figure to come back again.

>>36595471
Remeber, Lion King as been out for nearly 20 years now. Man I feel old now.

>>36595450
>>36595462
Not ones specifically for the clergy, they didn't.

>>36595501
Those are Sunday Schools.

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>>36595336
>>36595368
Here you go.

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>>36595501

>>36595486
I also remember that in battle he goes all RAGE so it happen in a heat of the moment thing

>>36595501
>A brother just for the clergy

I am so finding a way to incorporate that into my next game just so I can think of some clever name for the establishment.

>>36595542
The Alter Boy

>>36595542
It's called a nunnery.

>>36595542
Yo, mah bruthor from another pastor

>>36595417
>late medieval Paris didn't have brothels
Suuuure.

In the book, Frollo was very different. He was a stern but relatively kind archdeacon with a passion for nerdy shit like astronomy. He treated his delinquant younger brother and Quasimodo with selfless care. Then he fall in love for the first time and everything go to hell.

Disney made him a straight-up villain, but he still ended up interesting.

>>36595501
Clergy and devout men have this kind called chastity. Plus Esmeralda was special in his eyes, it's all over the book even though she was just a dumb kid in the end.

>>36595501
Yes they do its called The Vatican.

>>36595542
The Flogging Friar? The Holy Masses? The Communion Wafer?

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"Oh..." Arnaud looks at you with more pity than you've ever seen on a man's face before. "...so it was THAT bad..."
"Yeah," you nod. "And that's why I'm coming along, I'm gonna kill those things and then go back to Citrine and tell her that her parents were avenged."
"I see. That's definitely a noble goal."

Noble or not, you made a decision to kill anything that hurt Citrine and that's what you're going to do.

"But I ought to warn you against acting rash," Arnaud says. "I'm sure that you don't want her to lose any more family to those things."
"Of course not," you reply. "I'll play it safe."
"That's good to hear," he nods.

As the old, worn-down buildings of Cateno become visible in the horizon, Arnaud steers the Wyvern to fly lower and lower in the sky. It looks like you're going to be landing soon enough.


>talk about a thing before you land?

>>36595535
He does that for his friends rather than himself, like how he protected Citrine even during the abuse period. Since Spinelle is unlikely to engage him in sword combat even for an instant, she's not going to get him into red mist mode. Besides, he's never really been in a full uncontrollable rage before, he's no Gregory in that respect.

>>36595542
The forbidden fruit.

>>36595629
Land, then MAIM BURN KILL

>>36595629
Our newfound spider sense.

>>36595629
Don't land near the brothel. Just trust me on this.

>>36595629
ask about details about Leviathans
weaknesses
abilities
habits
that kind of stuff

>>36595629
>talk about a thing before you land?
The best method of bringing one down I suppose.

>>36595629
Ask about tactics for dealing with leviathans. We're going in here a bit blind.

>>36595629
What the hell do we say after that?

Ask what the plan of attack is I guess

>>36595629
How do I kill a Leviathan?

>>36595629
>I think my sword is giving me detection powers. You have any idea why that is?

>>36595629

>I'll follow your lead then, are we going to meet with a mayor or something?

>>36595690
>Implying Cateno has a mayor

>>36595668
>Arnaud starts talking in Sir David Attenborough's voice

Oh wait, he did all along.

>>36595702
It's the guy who hit the hardest.

God damnit I want to warn about us having triggers in this town, even if we keep it vague and non-incriminating

Fortunately there won't be any living people anywhere near the leviathans in the river, so it can't interfere with the fight.

>>36595715
>The Boss is the mayor
well that explains a lot about this town.

>>36595668
>>36595629
I second this.

>>36595715
So, the Boss?

>cisquisition beat bayo2 at the vgas
>capcoms announcement was street fighter bullshit
>star citizen doesn't come out until 2016
>reinhold was raped and nobody cared except citrine

holy shit tonight ain't a happy night

Haven't been here in like a hundred threads. Has Reinhold fucked the Princess yet?

>>36595629
"Whatever happens down there...please don't say anything. To anyone."

The butcher is real

>>36595758
He fucked her in the heart but that's about it.

>>36595542
The Roman Catholic Church.

>>36595758
We kissed a princess.
The wrong one.

>>36595758
Which Princess?

I'm sorry, archelon. I love the quest but you cannot do serious dialogue and pacing very well.

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>>36595758
No, nothing more lewd than being mouth-fed cake. Her father and brothers have our word of honor that we won't do anything that should wait for marriage, plus her bodyguard would kill us.

>>36595842
Plus Reinhold can't into lewd at the moment. Which is convenient for archelon.

>>36595803
I love the pacing in this quest. The long character interactions are genuinely great. If we didn't have those with all their odd little moments, we wouldn't be a fraction as invested in the characters.

>>36595629
So tell me straight up, Arnaud. Would it be troubling if I cut off the head of the one-eyed leviathan and took it home for Citrine? Girls like that kind of thing, right?

>>36595886
Yeah, the cake thing made him faint like a blushing bride.

Give him some time. If Citrine could do it after what she went through, he can do it too.

>>36595935
>one-eyed leviathan
Come on, Boss' little fat man wasn't -that- big.

>>36595886
Not for Luci arch did say she was sexual frustrated.

>>36595935
Find a taxidermist and have it mounted first. The smell of rotten lizard doesn't make for a nice present for a pregnant woman, after all.

>>36595978
what

I call bollocks

>>36595803
Yeah, I suck.

Pointers?

>>36595904
Oh, I like it too. But I really haven't liked this interlude much.

Ideally, this should have been an interlude broken up into several parts and placed throughout the story. Dumping it all off on us at once like this ruins any kind of tension it has or the drama it entails. Maybe separating it into Citrine losing her parents, and then into the brothel business, and then Reinhold's PTSD would have made it feel like it had an impact.
We just got the entire backstory of two main characters in the span of half a thread, and it's been a chore to read through because of how blasé all the conversations are written as.
I just can't feel excited or emotionally invested in it. I'm really glad that we're back with Reinny and Naudy. I can picture how those two are supposed to be reacting as opposed to an exposition dump of monumental proportions.

>>36596014
Oh! You responded.

I guess everything in >>36596016

>>36595978
>>36596006
What teenager isn't, especially when they're told they can't do it?

>>36596016
>blasé
It's kind of realistic, though.

>>36595123
I enjoy this way too much.

>>36596003
What if I just cleaned out the interior, put the head on as a mask, and then leaped out of the lake during the picnic and yelled "SURPRISE!"

>>36595978
She's just crazy

Bitches be crazy.

>>36596006
http://ask.fm/Maou_Zenigame/answer/117774685917

>>36595800
The one in the title of the quest.

>>36595939
Reinhold having experiences where the girl stops when he asks are probably going to be the best thing for him. He clearly gets aroused and stuff, he just freaks and feels like everything is out of control. Situations where they stop on demand seem the best way to help him feel safe.

Bizarrely this is making the threesome route sound like the most healing, not only does the meido seem like the most comforting/mature girl, it's the only conceivable setup where there could be someone present as emotional support while another was doing lewds with the training wheels on.

>>36596097
Nothing like an unexpected musical number to break the tension

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So never read a princess guard quest.
So reinholdt got raped. Like, more than onceish. And had a really shitty upbringing. like, fucking terrible. Right?

or am I missing something. This was pretty decently written.

>>36596016
It was one of those things best cleared out all at once, sort of like vomit. We're had other bits and pieces of it here and there, but getting the nitty-gritty out of the way let's us move on to less.depressing things.

>>36595978
No no

Luci said arch was sexually frustrated.

>>36595978
>>36596158
Both true

>>36596016
>blasé

well, the boss, Spinelle and Reinhold are jaded as fuck, so that felt completely appropriate

>>36596151
he got raped by Spinelle like once a week for several years, if I remember correctly.

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>>36596185
Sheeeeeeeeeeit every time I passed this thread I always thought ot was generic animu stuff. Quality usually this good?

>>36596100
You'll make the poor girl miscarriage.

>>36596151
>shitty upbringing. like, fucking terrible. Right?
Pretty much

>>36596158
So does that mean Luci is arch's SI?

We romanced arch

>>36596202
Depends on you taste I guess

>>36596151
>So reinholdt got raped. Like, more than onceish. And had a really shitty upbringing. like, fucking terrible. Right?
Correct. He ran away and joined the army roughly 5 years after the flashback ended, if I recall correctly.

>>36596151
>So reinholdt got raped. Like, more than onceish. And had a really shitty upbringing. like, fucking terrible. Right?

He was raped during the five years that followed up until he flew away and joined the army, on Citrine's insistence.

Cateno is just a hive of scum and villainy, and nobody but Citrine, Volker and Adrien ever cared about him during that time.

>>36596202
Most of it is Slice of Life with a protagonist played not very well by /tg/. Some people think this is enough to declare it the Worst Quest Ever. You decide.

>>36596202
Generally, yes, though there were some rough psychedelics back. Most of it is pretty mundane with action here and there, but still good.

>>36596151
Raped once a week or more for til he was 13 and ran to the army. His adoptive father figure (Volker) was killed just before the adoption was made.

>>36596235
Hey! Spinelle cared! Just too much in the wrong way.

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>>36596185
But you can't rape someone if you're a girl

>>36596202
Yeah. Lots of happy slice of life, but the characters have depth and personality and they're pretty varied. Give it a shot for a while, the point where we first learn about the trauma was very well done.