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You shake your head sadly. “I'm afraid I'll have to pass, father. As much as I'd like to eat with the family again, I don't want to raise any uncomfortable questions about my status or get the guards called to the estate. It would just be more trouble than it's worth, you understand.” Sad though it may be, you need to put your family's safety and reputation above your desire to spend time with them.

He nods solemnly. “I understand. It's for the best, just a shame it has to be this way.” With that, he slips out and closes the door behind him. Leaving you alone in his study. A significant show of trust, you can't recall ever being left to your own devices in your father's study.

You make a slow circuit around the room, stopping to stare out one of his massive windows. The sun is slipping below the horizon, casting the sky brilliant shades of red, orange, purple, and blue. The city stretches out before you, for miles in any direction. Millions of people, living their lives from day to day as best they can. It's strange to think that most will never know of the void, or of Surya's Heart. Most will never even encounter a spirit save in a bard's tale.

You turn, eyeing your father's desk briefly. You consider rooting through his drawers, but quickly decide against it. That would be horribly rude, and beyond that a betrayal of your father. Instead you make for the doorway. There's little for you to do here, but there might be some other room in the manse for you to find entertainment in.

>Head for the library.
>See if you can't find a quiet spot in the courtyard to read/meditate.
>Head for the guard's barracks and see if you can't get a sparring match or a game of cards going.
>Write-in

>>36693631
>>Head for the guard's barracks and see if you can't get a sparring match or a game of cards going.

We read too much.

>>36693631

Head for the library.

>>36693631
>See if you can't find a quiet spot in the courtyard to read/meditate.
The last thing we need is more books. Lets focus on our backlog.

>>36693631
>See if you can't find a quiet spot in the courtyard to read/meditate.

>>36693631
>Head for the guard's barracks and see if you can't get a sparring match or a game of cards going.
Lets put our new found prowess in nature magic to the test and see if we can either try the point defense technique or try and get an edge up in a card game.

>>36693631
>Head for the guard's barracks and see if you can't get a sparring match or a game of cards going.

>>36693691
>cheating at cards with magic
Dishonururburbur.

>>36693631
>See if you can't find a quiet spot in the courtyard to read/meditate.
We don't read enough.

>>36693631
>See if you can't find a quiet spot in the courtyard to read/meditate.

>>36693631
>See if you can't find a quiet spot in the courtyard to read/meditate.

>>36693631
>>See if you can't find a quiet spot in the courtyard to read/meditate.

>>36693631

>See if you can't find a quiet spot in the courtyard to read/meditate.

Failing that
>Head for the guard's barracks and see if you can't get a sparring match or a game of cards going.

Cause if we can't read, then we should work on our sparing.

>>36693631
>See if you can't find a quiet spot in the courtyard to read/meditate.
Can we commit the rune on our god damn ring to memory? I want to enchant something of our master's with sanity restoration before we leave El-Amin

>>36693736
It's a series of runes if I recall correctly, but I would second the suggestion of beginning to study it more closely if it becomes an option.

>>36693631
>Head for the guard's barracks and see if you can't get a sparring match or a game of cards going.

>>36693669
>>36693691
>>36693696
>Sparing and/or cards.

>>36693729
>>36693728
>>36693725
>>36693706
>>36693688
>>36693680
>>36693736
>>36693732
>Reading or meditation

>>36693672
>Lie-berry.

Seems like you's guys are reading or meditating.
Y'get to vote on that now.

>READ
>MEDITATE

>>36693765
>READ

>>36693765
>MEDITATE

>>36693736
Thats actually a really good idea, changing my vote from >>36693691 to support this instead.

>>36693765
>>READ
Meditate will take too long.

>>36693765
>READ

>>36693631
>Write-in
Let's just grab Darzi and go. Staying here any longer is dangerous.

>>36693765
>READ
Got to get through that backlog.

>>36693765
>MEDITATE

>>36693765
>READ
Read a fucking book. nigga!

>>36693765
>MEDITATE

>>36693765
>>READ

I wanna see what the Varistha has to say on making friends and networking. We Icy now. We can use that to get bitches and make bros. I bet it'd tell us how to turn that adventurer guy from a hater to a 'mirer.

>>36693765
>MEDITATE

>>36693765
Can we meditate on the rune on our ring? if so
>MEDITATE

>>36693765

>MEDITATE

Specifically on the ring we've got. We need to understand those runes!

>>36693808
>>36693791
>>36693787
>>36693775
>>36693817
>>36693821
>Read

>>36693813
>>36693776
>>36693819
>>36693828
>>36693833
>Meditate

>>36693765
>READ
Read a book, Read a book, Read a motherfucking book.

>>36693765
>MEDITATE

>>36693850

You missed a meditate. >>36693848

>>36693854
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBlsqQAHJyY

Read a motherfucking book!

I guess we'll do final destination. In the meantime I'll start writing what doesn't hinge on this decision.
Just for reference, you could meditate on the runes on your ring to attempt to discern their meaning.

VOTE
1
To read.

VOTE
2
To meditate.

>>36693907
2

>>36693907
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>>36693907
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>>36693907
1

>>36693907
1

>>36693907
1

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>>36693907
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>>36693907
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>>36693907
>you could meditate on the runes on your ring to attempt to discern their meaning.
Let me guess the DC is high.

>>36693907
1

>>36693907
>2

>>36693907
1

>>36693907
2

>>36693960

That's why we put as much effort as we have to get good, so we can do it anyways.

1

>>36693907
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>>36693976
>1

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>>36693983
>2

>>36693971
Fuck I'm stupid.

Reminder to hand out gifts to our family later, as a token of appreciation. Fine clothes, Ages-old alcohol, valuable books and jewelry, even armor for Pratima if it comes to that.

>>36693991
No thanks.

Guise, we can essentially turn invisible. We could totally spy on them and learn a bunch of stuff about what's going on.

>>36693991
No. Hell no. We need our stuff. All of it.

>>36693991
>valuable books and jewelry, even armor for Pratima if it comes to that.
Im fine with some booze and nick-nacks but I dont exactly want to give away any books.

>>36694085
Way to act like an Aghtak.

mfw. I just realized we've got 1337 gold to our name. We are leet indeed. ... Maybe we should spend a gold coin real fast..

>>36693907

2

>>36694121

Fucking captcha. Don't mind me.

Hey Soma-senpai! So which character is your imouto's insert? I suspect Darzi.

>>36694174
It can't be anyone but Chrys, just like Mik is Soma's.

>>36694174
Darzi is too mindful of personal space for that.

>>36694202
I thought Profectus was Soma's self-insert.

>>36694205
>Darzi is too mindful of personal space for that.
You're mistaking her for some one else anon.

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>>36694174
> imouto's insert?
inbe4 Kadir.

>>36694174

I don't know why, but I feel that Fulvia is the only answer.

>>36694235
I absolutely am not. Darzi doesn't steal other peoples stuff! Soma's sister is a thief. (of convenience, but still a thief)

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You slip out the door, shutting it firmly behind you. You can hear loud conversation, the clattering of cutlery against porcelain, and laughter coming from the dining room down the hall. Fortunately, you need not pass that way to reach the courtyard. You turn to your left, making your way quietly through a seating room to a curtain which hangs over the back door. You push it aside, and slip into the courtyard beyond.

The courtyard is not so lavish as the gardens of the Shah's palace, nowhere near so pretentious, but it does feature a number of water features and a significant amount of foliage. You pass between two fountains, water bubbling up from the center in a slow, steady stream and flowing out of the edges into a basin below, which recycles the supply. It takes advantage of gravity to keep the water flowing. An ingenious little device.

Then you walk along a paved walk lined on either side by elegant, intricately carved columns. Great bolts of silk cloth stretch overhead, providing shade from the sun when such a thing is necessary. The walk leads you on a circuitous route around the courtyard, past a small grove of acacia trees and beyond a broad patch of native wildflowers; at this time of year many are in bloom. Purple, white, pink, and pale yellow bulbs seem to blanket the neatly ordered garden your family has established, honey bees drifting about sleepily from one plant to another.

Finally you find your favorite spot in the whole of the courtyard, an alcove half recessed into the wall, vines partially concealing the entrance. There isn't much light inside, but a snap of your fingers sets a torch burning. You slip inside, and make yourself comfortable on the bench within. You don't recall when exactly you discovered this little hide-away, but it's always been your favorite spot in the whole house.
(1/2)

You reach into your cloak and dig about, pulling out a few books and setting them out around you. Knowing your family, this feast may last quite a while. You ought to be able to get a fair amount of reading done in the time it takes everyone to eat, chat, enjoy themselves, drink to excess, make mistakes, get into a fight, and eventually stumble out of the foyer.

>What will you read?
>Ritual Book of Surya (5/16 Chapters Read)
>Excidium (5/13 Chapters Read)
>Metal Codex (3/10 Chapters Read)

>On Empire: The Rise of Civilization (Unread)
>The Serpent and The Staff (Unread)
>A History of Pidjata (Unread)
>Devotional Booklet to Pani (Unread)
>The Fall: A Hiacian Perspective (Unread)

>Metamagic Instructions: Beam (Unread)
>Metamagic Instructions: Selective (Unread)
>Metamagic Instructions: Hidden (Unread)
>Metamagic Instructions: Area of Effect (Unread)
>Metamagic Instructions: Delay (Unread)

>Utility Effects (Unread)
{Mark, Animate, Create, Confuse, Sleep}
>Enhanced Interrogation (Unread)
{Pain, [Poison], Hallucinate}

>>36694377
>Metamagic Instructions: Selective (Unread)
Probably a pretty quick read, definitely useful to know.

>>36694364
>Ritual Book of Surya (5/16 Chapters Read)
Lightning here we come.

>>36694377

Finish up

>Excidium

>>36694377
>Metal Codex (3/10 Chapters Read)

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>>36694377
>Excidium (5/13 Chapters Read)

>>36694377
>Excidium (5/13 Chapters Read)

>>36694377
>Ritual Book of Surya (5/16 Chapters Read)

>>36694377
>Utility Effects (Unread)
>Create
This will be useful to have in a bad situation in the dry dry desert

Actually, I think that should be
>Ritual Book of Surya: 8/16 chapters read.
I forgot to update it last time.

>>36694377
>Excidium
>>36694396
Need to be better at metal.

>>36694377
>Ritual Book of Surya (5/16 Chapters Read)

>>36694377
If we can't read more of Var's notes,
>Excidium (5/13 Chapters Read)

>>36694412
M8, we'll be stocking up on a ton more water than create and our vys pool will be able to provide.

>>36694377
>Utility Effects (Unread)
Create

>>36694421
Shoot! I knew I was forgetting something.
You've got a long ass reading list, to be fair.

>>36694377
>Ritual Book of Surya (8/16 Chapters Read)
Let's learn some cool fire shit, we could teach some new stuff to Zahak

>>36694377
>>Utility Effects (Unread)
Create

>>36694432
A time skip + a selective vote would take care of that stuff nicely. If you want to strangle yourself writing a bunch of books all at once.

>>36694432

We;re working on that as fast as we can!

>>36694377
>Excidium
Would have voted for notes, but since thats not wining.

>>36694434
>>36694417
>>36694410
>>36694392
Ritual book

>>36694390
>Meta: Selective

>>36694465
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>>36694402
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>>36694393
>Excidium

>>36694412
>>36694427
>>36694444
>Utility Effects

Writin' for Excidium

>>36694377
>Ritual Book of Surya (5/16 Chapters Read)

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Alright head cont, who's not dead?

>>36694839
I am

What?

>>36694839
Trying to read a machine translated chapter of LMS.good lord it has the same quality as a chapter summary

>>36694839
8:45 here, I won't stay for long

>>36694839
I think it's just that it's kind of late and the discussion from the last thread didn't carry over.

>>36694839
I'm here all night.

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>>36694839
What's up?

>>36694869
which one was that, i was looking on other boards when he changed threads

>>36694896
No idea. I was away from my computer.

>>36694839
covered in blood, sweat and shit, but wouldnt miss banished if my arm was attached by half a ligament

>>36694839
god i miss this movie. i just wished that the equal didn't suck utter shit

>>36694377
Darzi is gonna have the most awkward dinner ever without us

>>36694839
I'm alive but lurking and skyping with IRC friends

>>36694839
Still here.

>>36694839
Im still here anon, little late but still here

>>36694962
wait is darzi still inside

>>36695000
She should be i doubt that they would force a guest to else

Holy shit, I'm so fucking tired of reading these fucking books. Wasting precios game time to the same fucking thing over and over again.

We might not ever return to our home in the span of the quest ever again. Why are we doing something that we can do literally at any time, any place, now? We should be socializing with members of our family right now.
I understand the need and I would love just to get them all over with.
Soma, can you do something to make book reading not such a time consuming, tedious event?

>>36694489
Soma senpai, what'cha listening to?

>>36695031
>tired of reading these fucking books
>We should be socializing
Wow. >>>/soc/

>>36695031
Books are really interesting anon. You just need to learn to enjoy things.

>>36695042
>>36695046
Then go fucking read some books or read Dark Souls item descriptions. I'm with this anon, fucking throw the book shit in a pastebin. I'm tired of reading about a dude who reads about dudes; that shit is too meta

>>36695079
>>>/tv/

>>36695087
>>>/lit/

>>36695093
>>>/tg/

y'all bein trolled

>>36695031
So you want to like... practice reading books so we read books faster? THEN we can read even MORE BOOKS! GREAT IDEA!

>>36695031

Soma's never going to time skip something that gives us a noticeable power up. Also, being a bookworm is part of our personality. Now to mention, I fine the stories and stuff interesting. So, sorry, but reading stuff is here to stay.

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>>36695099
No I get it, I'd rather Mik have character interaction or an adventure, not getting callouses on his fingers flipping books to satisfy you lore fags. It's boring as fuck

You pluck up the Excidium and flip to the page you bookmarked. You read up a bit to remind yourself where you left off. Florius Vincius, either the protagonist or the author, you're still not entirely sure if this is a journal or a story, has been shoved into some sort of strange tube and their slaves have been slaughtered. You left off just as Rhynian soldiers were rifling through his and his wife's belongings, then there was a flash of light and 'a sensation of being ripped apart piece by piece'. You can't help but find the entire passage a bit suspicious, if you're being honest. Why would they wait to shove him in the tube if they were just going to kill his servants and loot his stuff? Seems a little pointless.

Regardless you flip the page and read on, finding yourself in a new chapter entitled 'The Exotic Provinces'. Finally, this is the entire reason you bought the book in the first place. Reading on, the author goes into great detail about how he seemed to arrive spontaneously in a strange land, put back together piece by piece after his traumatic experience in the heartland. He was pulled out of the pod by a Centurion who proceeded to run him through a gauntlet of questions to confirm his identity. Once satisfied, the centurion moved on to his young wife. The author proceeds to expound for some time on his wife's looks, describing her as of the highest beauty. He seems quite proud of her.

Finally they haul out that man Lutherius. You're still not quite sure where this character came from. He was introduced in the previous chapter out of nowhere. You don't think it's Florius' young son, he interacts with the man as if an old companion rather than as a father would a son. You actually haven't heard any mention of the son since the beginning of the book. Very odd, very odd indeed.

(1/4)

Regardless, the party of three is led out of the tubes and into a room with a vaulted glass ceiling. All around them stretches the blackness of the 'Realm Beyond'. Stars glittering high above. The terrain here is described as 'rotted, the color of dried blood'. The author is also careful to point out towers which fill the valleys and the canyons, most collapsing or in the process of collapsing. Evidence of some ancient civilization or another. It sort of reminds you of the realm you've seen inside Fulvia's core. At least, the red Earth does. If the sky was red as well it would be a perfect fit.

They enter into a fortress and can no longer see the sky. They're lead down, down, down to an underground city populated by thousands. A vast industrial and scientific complex sheltered from the harsh climate of the surface. They're led through the city. Florius describes markets, brothels, bars, restaurants, and civic buildings in abundance. All of the materials, save stone apparently, must be imported from Rhynia. A costly, but worthwhile expenditure for the leaps and bounds researchers are making in this strange environs.

They're led into a lift, which takes them down a further dozen or so levels. The author isn't specific. When they exit, Florius is handed a key with a number on it while Lutherius is handed another key with a different number on it. The two part ways with some fond words and Florius proceeds to 'christen his new home' with the 'aide of his faithful wife'. You've a fairly good idea of what he means by christen.

The journal picks up the next day, his first day of actual work apparently. He's woken by the tolling of a bell from a device on his dresser. You've little idea how they managed to fit bells loud enough to wake a man at rest on a dresser, but they managed somehow. Florius rolls out of bed, pulls on a uniform, and turns off the bells. Again, you've no idea how one 'turns off' bells. Does one simply remove the dangling ball inside?

(2/4)

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He stumbles out of his room, leaving his wife to sleep. The door closes automatically behind him. He seems quite impressed by this, as it's a new invention in Rhynia that seems to have already spread to the Exotic Provinces. He wanders about the lower levels for a while before some kindhearted fellow researcher, described as an ancient elf with a long, flowing beard and a head so bald one might see themselves in it as if a mirror, directs him to his work station.

The research he would be doing seems to pertain to the 'creation of a nonliving soul'. You're not... entirely sure how that works. You forced a portion of your soul into the blanket, thus giving it some ability to defy reality. You doubt that's what this man means. The way he describes it, it's like they're trying to make a golem so perfect it's essentially a human, indistinguishable from any man or woman on the street. Fulvia almost immediately comes to mind.

Just as things are getting interesting, a voice from the entrance to the little alcove you've hid yourself in interrupts your reading. “Mikhael?” A woman. Her head peeks around the hanging vines a moment later, to reveal your former betrothed. Vasuda. When she spots you, she smiles wide and pushes her hair out of her eyes. You feel your chest tighten at the sight of her, though you do your best to ignore it. “I knew you'd be in here! This was your favorite spot, even when we were little. Gods, I remember we used to spend hours in here, reading or making up stupid games, plotting world domination.”

(3/4)

>>36695135
Ah self-entitled faggot whining about things he's doesn't like.

She runs a finger along the aged stone of the wall, reminiscing so far as you can tell. You remember it well. She wanted to launch an invasion North and conquer the old Rhynian provinces while they were fragmented and disordered, then use the levies gained from capturing those settlements to launch a campaign against the Samrajya. You always thought it was a pretty good plan, if a bit bare on details.

She slips inside, taking a seat across from you on the stone bench which hugs the walls of the alcove. “Sooo... I wanted to talk. A bit. It's been a while, and after your banishment, well. I didn't imagine I'd see you.” She smiles again, though you can't imagine why. That hardly seems like a cheery sentiment. “But now here you are!”

You raise an eyebrow, curious as to just where it is she's going with this. “Indeed, here I am. Hale and whole. Is there something in particular you felt the need to discuss?” You don't mean to come across as cold, or uncaring, but you get the impression that's how she took it. Why must this be so terribly awkward? Gods, you'd rather go back to reading than put up with this uncomfortable atmosphere.

Vasuda clears her throat daintily. “Well, I was just wondering if-” She pauses, biting her lower lip contemplatively for a moment before sighing. “I was just wondering how you're doing. I spoke with that friend of yours, Darzi. The way she described you, well, it sounded like you were holding onto your sanity by a thread, and that's at the best of times.” Ah, thank the gods. She merely questions your mental health. That's far less awkward than the direction you thought this conversation was headed.

>You're fine, really. Darzi exaggerates.
>Honestly the stress is starting to get to you, but you hope to resolve the issue soon.
>It's really none of her business. You're as sane as you need to be. Why is she out here instead of feasting?
>Write-in

>>36695135

Nigga bring that to soma himself. And also It's because of you guys liking character interaction/adventure that we got swamped by it. Seriously, it's downtime, and you want more socializing?

>>36695170
And isn't just like another self entitled faggot to whine about people not liking the things he likes

>>36695175
>Honestly the stress is starting to get to you, but you hope to resolve the issue soon.

>>36695164
>described as an ancient elf with a long, flowing beard and a head so bald one might see themselves in it as if a mirror
I will bet my life this is Fulvia's creator.

>>36695175
>>Honestly the stress is starting to get to you, but you hope to resolve the issue soon.

It's been rough sometimes, but we are starting to get a handle on it.

>>36695175
>>You're fine, really. Darzi exaggerates.

>Write-in: I've got a son now. He helps keep me grounded.

>>36695175
>You're fine, really. Darzi exaggerates.

>>36695175
>>Honestly the stress is starting to get to you, but you hope to resolve the issue soon.

>>36695190
I'm not whining I'm just enjoying your butthurt faggot.

>>36695175
rhynians on Mars. with fucking transporters.

Fucking Rhynians man. no sense of right or wrong.

>You're fine, really. Darzi exaggerates.

>>36695175

>You're fine, really. Darzi exaggerates.

Lying a good thing?

>>36695175
>You're fine, really. Darzi exaggerates.

>>36695175

Being banished limited my options in some ways, making it necessary to risk more than most in order to be able to build a new life. It's worked out surprisingly well, really, but it's had it's cost.

'sokay though, I got a plan to fix it. I just have to find this artifact in the middle of a desert known for murdering the fuck out of the most prepared and well equipped like they were elves fighting with a cripple.

>>36695175
>Honestly the stress is starting to get to you, but you hope to resolve the issue soon.

>>36695175
>You're fine, really. Darzi exaggerates.
With the additional question as why she isnt enjoying herself at the feast, not that we dont enjoy or company or anything along those lines.

>>36695175
>You're fine, really. Darzi exaggerates.

>>36695175
>You're fine, really. Darzi exaggerat

>>36695226
Just to be clear, the cripple won right?

>>36695175

>You're fine, really. Darzi exaggerates.

"How have you been holding up?" Despite everything, I think it's safe to call her a good friend at least, and the least we can do is spend a little time learning about her life and letting her know we still care.

>>36695175
>Honestly the stress is starting to get to you, but you hope to resolve the issue soon.

>>36695175
>You're fine, really. Darzi exaggerates.
Not too bad.
Our sanity is half way, its not 8 or 9.

>>36695175
>Honestly the stress is starting to get to you, but you hope to resolve the issue soon.

>>36695175
>Honestly the stress is starting to get to you, but you hope to resolve the issue soon.

>>36695239
>>36695236
>>36695230
>>36695225
>>36695224
>>36695221
>>36695213
>>36695200
>>36695251
>>36695269
>You're fine.

>>36695257
>>36695227
>>36695219
>>36695199
>>36695192
>You're stressed, but you got plans.

>>36695175
>Honestly the stress is starting to get to you, but you hope to resolve the issue soon.

>>36695097
no, I mean something that does not use so much of the quest time. Making shorter updates or even completely skipping the synopses of the books read. I honestly do not care anymore.

Remember, quests are zero-sum events. If we dedicate so much fucking time to reading books we are taking away from others things. I noticed for a while now that we barely interact with our companions anymore. I mean, take SK, for example. Every since we returned from Namek, we barely talked to the guy. I have no idea what he is doing or what his plans are. We haven't yet gotten to know Mortia either.

It's reading books, mediating, reading books, meditating, and so on forever. This quest is starting to feel like a MMO with endless grinding.

>>36695046
real life books are great. Because you take the book and have entire thing, and can read the whole thing to the end. There's no set time that you can read it. There's is no risk that suddenly the book will dissappear forever. Do not think for one minute that this quest is going to have a satisfying ending. It is more than likely that it will get suddenly dropped like many other great quests do. And I don't care what Soma says, many other QMs said they would never drop their quests but then did anyway.

I don't want this quest to become about reading books and meditating endlessly.

>>36695175
>Honestly the stress is starting to get to you, but you hope to resolve the issue soon.

>>36695295
>there is some talk about books in a quest
>let me write a paragraph of bullshit about real-life books.

>>36695295
>no, I mean something that does not use so much of the quest time. Making shorter updates or even completely skipping the synopses of the books read. I honestly do not care anymore.

No I realised that, I was being a dick and I disagree with you. I think the books add the to world we are playing in

>>36695295
I'm pretty sure Soma agrees with you. I mean he always fucking interrupts our reading with bullshit like this. People barging in to ask questions and bother us.

>>36695295
Are you still whining about some of the best parts of the quest.

>>36695295
We just read a very interesting chapter on a very interesting book, possibly related to the origins of Fulvia. And right afterwards, started to chat with our old betrothed.
>bookz be killin' thiz. Wuuhhaaaaa

>>36695322
>cannot into reading comprehension
Speaking of books, you don't read much do you anon?

>>36695295

Like I said before, I find the little mini stories when we read interesting, and they honestly don't take that much time, just one update at a time. That being said, I do think we should interact with our friends more, but that's also a choice, and if we decide to read then that time is gone, no matter how short the update time is.

Instead of trying to get rid of the mini stories, I'd suggest you're better off trying to get people to vote to interact more. We always have the option, we just don't always do it.

>>36695343
Because Soma interrupted the reading, not because the reading somehow gave us this opportunity to speak with our betrothed

>>36695354
To be honest most people want to get good quickly which is why they keep voting to read/mediate.

>>36695354
>implying you could ever convince people to not powergame

What quest have you been reading anon

>>36695391
because we are still scub

>>36695343
>>36695338
>>36695322

Is there a reason why this quest is inhabited with such insufferable thin-skinned shitheads?
Every time someone criticizes something doesn't agree with the way things are going there is a gaggle of assholes who do nothing but fling insults.

If you don't agree, just say so. At no point did I insult anyone who thinks otherwise why is the immediate response to act toxic and hostile?

>>36695391

Well, that's their choice. Not reading a book isn't going to kill us though, at least, not more then anything else. Honestly, I think we'd get a lot more from strengthening our bonds with our companions then we'd ever get from a single book, but that's me.

I do admit I'll be sad if we lose a companion because we weren't paying enough attention to them, but that's life. Either way, I'll have fun.

>>36695422
We are a fucking grandmaster water vatis, one of the youngest to achieve such a thing that we are aware of. We ain't scub. If you anons stopped flinging yourselves head first into stupid shit we could pace getting gud reasonably

>>36695432
Its always been like that, hell reread any chapter where a choice people don't like wins or was a close vote wins, the whole thread is bitching about that one choice and votes are decided to spite the people who voted for it, instead of going with the flow and trying to fix things.

>>36695432
Its because we have gone through this issue since the start of the quest. Time issues to be precise.

>>36695432
Yeah, you do not insult anyone. You just cry about your hurt feelings.

>>36695382
>Because Soma interrupted the reading, not because the reading somehow gave us this opportunity to speak with our betrothed
Nigger did you just start following this quest or did not realize that this is a regular occurrence.
We always are interrupted by something.
>>36695432
If you can't the shitflinging then get out of the shithole.

>>36695249
Well, yeah, it's just that being crippled is about the closest a Samjan can come to being a filthy elf.

>>36695432

dey be gettin' crazy, mon. Soma not updatin' fas' enuff. Dey be tinkin we gettin' cliffhanged'

>>36695432
Because of your bitching i'm just gonna vote to read or meditate every time.

>>36695156
>The terrain here is described as 'rotted, the color of dried blood'
oh fug these niggas on mars. Turns out Soma is actually writing science fiction not some weird mix genre

>>36695480
Honestly, this is another problem in this quest. Petty bullshit like this. Why would you even bother?

>>36695471
We are interrupted for a reason, and that reason being that reading doesn't advance the plot. Its no wonder QM fiat is so commonplace to keep you fucks from stalling the quest

>>36695492
He just told it is because of bitching like this anon. Can you read?

>>36695460
Funny enough the side you're speaking about heavily implied ,and sometimes straight up said they would samefag a vote they believe to be right.

>>36695492
Can't really help that problem its just like the anons that keep posting the (NOT)EXP table.

>>36695500
I am a totally different anon, and you are missing the point. Don't be petty, it doesn't help anyone.

>>36695492
Because he's just as much a butthurt faggot as the anons he decries

>>36695506
Those guys are almost as bad as the anons that act like we still have 10vys, every time we vote to spend.

Please come back, Soma the shit blizzard hit earlier than usual this time.

>>36695525
meant to put that comma after Soma not before.

>>36695410

Smart power gaming would be making sure that the bonds stay strong with our companions, and making sure we know what their buttons are. Let's be honest, maintaining and strengthening the connections we have with a bunch of powerful individuals(yes, even Prof) is about the best thing we can do in terms of power... You did read our description of what kept us alive on our adventures, right?

So, if people honestly think that "power gaming" involves going lone wolf and doing everything on our own, just point out that that's actually about the most inefficient way we could do stuff. If you're persuasive enough, then they might even come to realize that you're right. ... Personally, I'm not too worried about power gaming myself, so I'll just enjoy the quest whatever happens. Not to mention, the people we're most likely to lose due to neglect are the Namik people, and I honestly don't care if we lose them, so I'm set.

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Calm down. Drink some warm milk. Think about things you like (if applicable).

>>36695525
It's not even that bad. You fags see one little fight and then your mom gets scared and moves you to bel air.

>>36695492
So your problem with the quest is the players. Just like every other fucking quest.
>>36695497
>and that reason being that reading doesn't advance the plot.
>implying there is a plot
>not just a bunch of baited hooks to see which we'll bite.

>>36695544
>involves going lone wolf and doing everything on our own,
This line reminds me of the anons that nuked an island full of people.

>>36695525
>Soma the shit blizzard
10/10 nickname

>>36695519
Its the same anons man, its this MMO/RPG mentality where grinding stats is the norm.

>>36695525
Your kind with your thin skin derail things better than any troll can ever manage.

>>36695578
You'd think people would be thick skinned after the numerous times of shit flinging that happens here.

Time to complain about random things you do not like about the quest, anons.

Come on, get it out.

>>36695599
The players because they complain too much.

>>36695544
Hey man, never implied the current powergaming was smart, just that it was there and prevalent

You shrug your shoulders. “I'm fine, I suppose. Am I stressed? Yes. Am I as lucid as I once was? Probably not. However, I don't feel that it's anything I can't handle and, besides that, I have a plan to deal with it. In fact it's the next item on my long list of things to do.” You cock your head to one side, thinking a moment. “Okay, not the next thing on my to do list. The thing after next. It's coming up, is what I'm getting at.”

She smiles and nods, but the worried look in her eye doesn't escape you. You decide a change of subject is in order. “How about you? How's that pompous ass I call a brother treating you?”

She seems to grow uncomfortable, shrinking away from you almost. “He's fine, a good husband. He provides for me. We've been trying to have children-” A wave of nausea crashes over you, but you suppress it. Gods, why do you even care? She's not your wife. “-but we haven't had any luck. I suggested adoption but, well.” She shakes her head, you can pretty much figure out that your brother didn't like the idea.

Alright, clearly this conversation is due for another change in topic. You've no desire to talk about the sex life of the woman you were supposed to marry. “Well, I'm glad to hear my brother is at least a good husband. I'm surprised he can do anything save manage funds and plot trade ventures, but why are you out here instead of inside feasting? I mean, I can't join the party. I don't want to cause a fuss due to my, well, unique social status. You on the other hand have no reason not to drink and be merry.”

(1/3)

>>36695599

The players. They seem to hate almost anything in the quest.

>>36695599
You because yer a fagget

She wrinkles her nose. “Ugh, you mean inside with all those sweaty old drunk men? No thank you. I'd rather have an awkward conversation with a childhood sweetheart than put up with those slobbering oafs.” You're not sure why drunks would be a problem for a married women, typically they're smart enough to keep their hands off lest. Especially when it comes to noble women, lest they wind up branded on the cheek and cast out into the desert to die.

“I don't recall you being quite so introverted when we were young. If I recall correctly, you went dashing about getting us into trouble only slightly less frequently than I myself did. Don't tell me you've mellowed with age.” Honestly, she really has changed. She wasn't nearly so timid, or so polite, when you first met her. Gods above, she's the one who taught you how to curse when you were little. Apparently her father had a sailor's mouth and she picked up a few colorful phrases as a child.

She smiles, you'd almost say regretfully. Perhaps it's merely in your head. “Well, not wholly due to age. Stress, responsibilities, those sorts of things.” She waves a hand vaguely. “What are you reading?” She ask, whilst gesturing to the cover of your book. A blatant diversion if there ever was one.

“A Rhynian book called the Excidium which seems to relate to a young Vatis who is transported to a strange land to do research on artificially creating a soul. Interesting stuff, quite interesting indeed. A little oddly written though. It's third person perspective and past tense even though, so far as I can tell, it's a journal. Not to mention it seems like some of the text is missing, which I suppose isn't unusual in manuscripts this ancient.”

She nods along, but you don't think she really understood the whole of what you were saying. “That sounds... very... well, it sounds like the sort of thing a vatis would be interested in. How about that?”

You nod. “An accurate description, I suppose.”

(2/3)

>>36695599
The players that always bitch when something they don't like wins.

>>36695599
>Books are fine, but take up too much time in thread. Their entries should be pre-written and in a pastebin.
>Anon makes dumb decisions.
>We should spend more time with X.
>Why haven't we meditated on Y yet?
>We need to haggle more.
>Ricky is not your waifu.

Silence. You find it hard to believe she prefers this to eating and drinking and laughing and generally having a good time. This is terrible. Stilted conversation, an uncomfortable level of intimacy, searching glances. You've no idea if she just half expects you to light yourself on fire and start screaming about Surya being your one true lord and the savior of all Samjan, or if she wants to say something but feels she can't. You're leaning towards the latter, but can't quite eliminate the former.

“Say, Mik-” You've got a bad feeling about this. “-do you happen to be, well. You know. Romantically interested in anyone? Right now, that is. Just curious!” Gods damn her, you're starting to just get annoyed. The way she blunders about the conversation. No elegance. Like a Pidjatan Lion in a nursery.

>What the hell happened to her? She used to be clever, and funny, and witty.
>That's not really any of her business, is it?
>No, not really. Not at the moment.
>One or two, nothing serious.
>Write-in

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>>36695599
I hate elves because they're degenerates who think they're as good as us Samjani, when really they're uncultured swine who wouldn't know the rear of an ass from their own mother's face.
>Samjan are just dark elves
>mfw

>>36695645
>No, not really. Not at the moment.

>>36695645
>>36695635
>>36695619
You seem to have a lot of experience awkwardly conversing with an ex, Soma.

>>36695645
>What the hell happened to her? She used to be clever, and funny, and witty.
>One or two, nothing serious.

>>36695645
>Why do you care?

>>36695645
>No, not really. Not at the moment.

>>36695645
>What the hell happened to her? She used to be clever, and funny, and witty.
>One or two, nothing serious.

>>36695645
>No, not really. Not at the moment.

>>36695666
Sick get, I have to support it due to the trips, that and it was what I was going to say anyways.

>>36695645
>One or two, nothing serious
>What the hell happened to her? She used to be clever, and funny, and witty.

>>36695645
>No, not really. Not at the moment.
Disregard females, acquire magic.

>>36695645
>What the hell happened to her? She used to be clever, and funny, and witty.

>>36695645
>No, not really. Not at the moment.

>>36695645
>It doesn't matter for her. It wouldn't make any difference for her either way and there is no need to stumble around this topic which helps noone.

>>36695645
>What the hell happened to her? She used to be clever, and funny, and witty.

Do I gotta kill another woman's husband to free her to be the lady she wants to be? Because if so I'm booked for the month.

>>36695645
>No, not really. Not at the moment.

>>36695645
>No, not really. Not at the moment.

>>36695645
>No, not really. Not at the moment.

>>36695645

>No, not really. Not at the moment.
>One or two, nothing serious.

I've been a bit busy to really get into anything. When things calm down some, that might change, but for now my companions and I aren't really in a position to look too far.

>>36695700
But if its our brother I guess we can make time to slip him in somewhere..

>>36695645
>>What the hell happened to her? She used to be clever, and funny, and witty.
>>One or two, nothing serious.
Jesus did she get raped or something.

>>36695645
>>What the hell happened to her? She used to be clever, and funny, and witty.

Alright call her out on it, somethings up.

>>36695645

>What the hell happened to her? She used to be clever, and funny, and witty.
>One or two, nothing serious.

Spaghetti, or a samjan equivalent of it falling out of her pockets.

>>36695645
>No, not really. Not at the moment.

>>36695645
>What the hell happened to her? She used to be clever, and funny, and witty.
>One or two, nothing serious.

>>36695661
I bet he draws from personal experience, the stud

>>36695645
>What the hell happened to her? She used to be clever, and funny, and witty.
>That's not really any of her business, is it?

>>36695706
>>36695704
>>36695711
>>36695696
>>36695693
>>36695683
>>36695674
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>>36695713
>>36695730
>Nah, not really.

>>36695666
>>36695679
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>>36695690
>>36695713
>>36695715
>>36695734
>>36695728
>One or two, nothing serious.

>>36695721
>>36695715
>>36695700
>>36695695
>>36695691
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>>36695734
>Whaddafug wrong witchu?

Think I got all the votes. Writtin' for
>Nah, not really.
and
>The hell is wrong?

>>36695668
Because she wants Magic Mik's magic dick

>>36695748
Who doesn't

>>36695646
But Samjans are just dark elves, fluffed and tweaked Soma style dark elves that hate being called elves, but still. Next your going to tell me Eldar aren't space elves and Eladrin aren't just fae-linked high elves

>>36695823
Ricky

>>36695823
>Darzi
>Fulvia
>Mortia (probably)
>Skull Kid

>>36695857
>>Darzi
Can be easily rectified
>>Mortia (probably)
Might be harder since she probably believes in monogamy.

>>36695967

Monogamy? Is that what you call capturing random males to use to produce the next generation? Remember, she was completely cut off from society when we met her. I seriously doubt that she has any real idea on how normal relationships are supposed to be.

You bookmark your page and slip the book into your cloak, sitting up a bit straighter. “Not particularly. I haven't exactly had much time for romance what with the 'trying desperately not to die' thing. It's a bit time consuming, and horribly bothersome. It sits at the back of your mind like some sort of malignant growth, eating away at you with worry.” That may have come across a touch harsher than you'd intended. “So no, I'm not interested in anyone presently. Perhaps at some point in the future when I've had some time to actually relax and get my head together.”

She stares at you wide-eyed. Like some sort of terrified animal. Really, it's the fear which annoys you more than anything. “What happened to you, Vasuda? I knew you as a clever, funny, and terribly intelligent young woman whom I fully expected to one day surpass me in both skill and importance. You were fearless and charismatic. Didn't seem to care about anyone's opinion save your own. I see you now and... well, you're not the same girl I knew. Timid, weak, overly cautious.”

You shake your head sadly. “What happened? Does my brother beat you? Were you raped? Spit it out, and get it over with, so it will stop bothering me.”

She seems to flit between a broad range of emotions. Anger, fear, shock, and depression amongst them. Were she to curl up on herself any further, she'd have her knees pressed against her chest. Eventually she seems to settle on shock, her mouth hanging just slightly open. It seems to take her an age to recall how to speak. “I don't, I mean, I 'm not abused or anything. Your brother really is as good a husband as I could hope for.”

You scowl. “I find that incredibly hard to believe, and I don't appreciate being lied to. I could think of a dozen better matches off the top of my head. Now, if you're not going to tell me the truth you can get back to your husband and your feast, and I back to my reading.”

(1/2)

She chews the corner of her lip for a moment, brows furrowing. “Fine.” She states, hesitantly rolling back her long, voluminous sleeves to reveal the swollen purple bruises which coat her arms. “Your brother detest me. I've no idea why. I make a single mistake, forget one task or another, and he hits me.” She rolls down the sleeve. “I'm sure it's just... something I've done. I've put on a bit of weight lately. Maybe he just doesn't find me attractive?” She shakes her head. “I just... I just want him to stop hitting me. I'm not asking you to spirit me away, just talk to him. You're his older brother, he should listen to you.”

You clench and unclench your fist, anger bubbling up like bile in your throat. Where as before you might have stormed into the house and hided the little bastard, now you find your mind turning towards careful, plotted revenge. You could hire a group of hooligans to break his legs. You could sabotage that trade venture he's planning. You could drag him into the desert and leave him to the lions. There are so many options. A world of inventive methods of torment or punishment available to you, should you only look.

Yet... the man is your brother. Not to mention, she's asking you to talk to him, not punish him. A conversation. It might take all of ten minutes, less even.

>A good beating ought to set him right, you'll need to find a band of hooligans to jump him.
>Oh, he'll get a beating all right. By your hands, none other.
>You need to step back and calm down. Surely you can set him right if you just talk to him.
>Poison slipped into a glass of wine will kill just as readily as a knife. You'll need to speak with Mortia or another alchemist.
>Ruin his reputation in the one thing he's good at, business.
>Write-in

>>36696041
Wow, we're being really harsh. Cold, honestly. So cold that you might even say frosty.

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>>36696053
FUKKEN
KNEW IT

>>36696053
>>You need to step back and calm down. Surely you can set him right if you just talk to him.
but if it fails:
>Oh, he'll get a beating all right. By your hands, none other.

>>36696053

>Poison slipped into a glass of wine will kill just as readily as a knife. You'll need to speak with Mortia or another alchemist.

Treating us bad is one thing. Hurting people we care about. ... Bitch needs to die.

>>36696053
>>You need to step back and calm down. Surely you can set him right if you just talk to him.
but seriously though, just for closure,
>Oh, he'll get a beating all right. By your hands, none other.

>>36696053
>Poison slipped into a glass of wine will kill just as readily as a knife. You'll need to speak with Mortia or another alchemist.

>>36696053
>You need to step back and calm down. Surely you can set him right if you just talk to him.
This is what cooler heads would do, which hopefully includes post-frosty Mik.

But if/when this doesn't work.
>Oh, he'll get a beating all right. By your hands, none other.

>>36696053
>>You need to step back and calm down. Surely you can set him right if you just talk to him.

Inb4 she's doing that to intentionally destroy mik's family. Also if it's real, we can do a much more greater damage. Try slipping him in the void cloak.

>>36696053
The trouble with most of these options is he won't know who done it or why.

>>36696053
First heal her, then
>You need to step back and calm down. Surely you can set him right if you just talk to him.

If that doesn't work

>Oh, he'll get a beating all right. By your hands, none other.

>>36696053
>Poison slipped into a glass of wine will kill just as readily as a knife. You'll need to speak with Mortia or another alchemist.

Fuck our brother

>>36696053
>>You need to step back and calm down. Surely you can set him right if you just talk to him.

To be honest, any other options will just lead to him taking out more anger and frustration on Vasuda.

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>>36696053
This is going to lead to something horrible, I just know it.

>>36696053
>You need to step back and calm down. Surely you can set him right if you just talk to him.
>Oh, he'll get a beating all right. By your hands, none other.
If one doesn't work, the other will have to do.

>>36696053
>Poison slipped into a glass of wine will kill just as readily as a knife. You'll need to speak with Mortia or another alchemist.

>>36696053
>>Oh, he'll get a beating all right. By your hands, none other.
>>You need to step back and calm down. Surely you can set him right if you just talk to him.

>>36696084
>put him in the void cloak
>force him to play a game of hypoxic poker with Ricky and his skeletons
>if he doesn't stop the bullshit then he joins the skeletons

>>36696053
Could we use Ricky to read his mind and draw pictures of what he finds or something?

>>36696086

Doesn't matter if he knows who poisoned him. Dead is dead, like all threats to our friends should be.

>>36696053
>Poison slipped into a glass of wine will kill just as readily as a knife. You'll need to speak with Mortia or another alchemist.

>>36696053
>You need to step back and calm down. Surely you can set him right if you just talk to him.
>Oh, he'll get a beating all right. By your hands, none other.
Both can be done easily.

>>36696103
>>36696094
>>36696079
>>36696076
>>36696116
>Poison

>>36696106
>>36696098
>>36696093
>>36696081
>>36696078
>>36696063
>>36696117
>Nigga chill+open a can of whoop-ass if that don't work.

Callin' it.

>>36696053
>Poison slipped into a glass of wine will kill just as readily as a knife. You'll need to speak with Mortia or another alchemist.

>>36696053
>You need to step back and calm down. Surely you can set him right if you just talk to him.

>>36696096
What? Poison would have flat out killed him

God damn ex girlfriends, always so much fucking drama. Shoulda stayed with Super Bro, dad, and our Master.

>not freezing our brother's heart like the stone cold mothafucka we are

You dissapoint me anons

>>36696150
Wait, what? Seriously? You thought the only other logical recourse was to murder the asshole? That would have put tons of heat on us and her.

>>36696182
Not if you do it right

>>36696122
Be sure to heal her too, might as well.

>>36696053
>>Oh, he'll get a beating all right. By your hands, none other.

>>36696195
His our own kin. We can shame him but killing him outright as our first action seems to be a bit too far.

>>36696195
It's going to be real suspicious anyway when the husband of someone's childhood sweet-heart keels over dead after he made a quick visit into town. Even more so once you take into account his prior "reputation," and the spousal abuse.

>>36696182
Well shit, plotting someone's murder usually involves keeping heat off the actual suspect

Geeze anon its like you've never plotted to kill someone

Here is hoping people vote to spend if we fail the roll.

>>36696122

I really hope our talk involves at least a short introduction to Ricky... With the promise of a much longer introduction if anything ever happens to her again.

>>36696240
But how are we going to get better at talking siblings out of committing spousal abuse if we spend?

>>36696122

Can we introduce him to Ricky?

>>36696257
By using our prized ability of ILLUSIONS and some water/ice magic.

>>36696240
Ha no, we need the xp man and I want that next level speech perk. If we fail we can just go back to reading or meditating; I want see about practicing with oud magic

>>36696257

My next vote is to poison any anon that actually tries to use that logic if the choice comes up.

>>36696277
>I want see about practicing with oud magic
Let's force him to listen to our music.

>>36696254
Yeah, that might be the most successful route. Just talking to him won't change anything, he will laugh at threats (and run to the guard because he doesn't know we're unbanished) and killing him is suspicious like >>36696216
said.
also, ex-betrothed best waifu

>>36696174
Ah, but, Anonymous, I don't think even Mikhael is COLD-HEARTED enough to commit fratricide.

>>36696322

I think one thing that Mik's been learning through this whole thing is that family are the ones that are there for you when your down. Vasuda might count as family by that standard. Our "brother"? The only bad thing about killing him is that it would make our parents sad.

>>36696343
And that it would be a crime which we would likely be executed for.

>>36696375

Only if we were caught anon. Only if we were caught.

You seriously consider poisoning him. You have the means, you could got a lethal dose of a very powerful concoction with but a word to one of your friends. However, calmer heads prevail. You reason that, in the event of your brother's death only days after your arrival back in town, you'd be a prime suspect. Considering your previous connection to his wife. Especially if the spousal abuse got out. Then you'd be under very close scrutiny. Plus, he is your brother. You're not sure you can quite stomach kinslaying, no matter how much you dislike the man.

You take a deep breath, in and out. The tension drains from you, slowly. It's almost like you're trying to slip into a trance, but instead of your consciousness fading away it's murderous rage. Once you no longer feel quite so furious you sigh, addressing Vasuda. “Alright, I'll talk to him. If that doesn't work-” You pause, letting a wave of anger pass. “-well, we'll just see. Lets hope a nice talk is all it takes to convince him to change his ways.”

You wave a hand absentmindedly, channeling a touch of magic to heal her bruises. The damage is quite a bit more extensive than your original, superficial assessment had implied. Two cracked ribs, and massive welts all across her back. You're surprised she's managed to walk and function normally this whole time, she must have been in immense pain. Just what does your brother do, take a mace to her?

She presses her hands against her ribs, her arms. Pokes and prods searching for any remaining aches and pains. Upon finding none she seems at a bit of a loss for words. Eventually she just smiles sadly. “You know, you always were too nice to me. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have ended up a Vatis. Wouldn't have been banished in the first place. Probably would've gotten married to some pretty girl and lived a happy life, raised a bunch of kids.”

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>>36696387
It really wouldn't take much investigating for us to come up as a suspect, and even less for us to be the most likely one. That's assuming we try something like poisoning him,

You can't help but laugh a little at that. “Please, Vasuda. You're a wonderful woman, but I doubt you're nearly so responsible for all my misfortunes as you think you are. If it weren't for you it almost assuredly would have been someone else, or something else. I had the talent, it's simple as that. I would have been discovered eventually and things would have progressed much the same as they have. The only difference is I'd have one less friend to rely upon, should I ever need to.”

That seems to cheer her up, at least slightly. You're not sure why, it was halfway insulting. You called her insignificant. You suppose some people find comfort in insignificance. Fewer responsibilities. You can certainly understand the allure. You can only imagine how nice it must be not to attract the attention of every twisted void being and ancient demigod in a hundred mile radius.

You stand, and stretch some of the stiffness from your limbs. You seem to have passed a fair bit of time talking and reading. You can hear the boisterous laughter of drunk men fading off into the night as they stumble out the door of your family estate. It won't be long now before the feast is ended and you can rejoin your family.

>Pull your brother aside before you make the announcement, you want him to think he has an advantage over you.
>You'll do it afterward, it's just more convenient that way.
>Write-in

>>36696412
>Pull your brother aside before you make the announcement, you want him to think he has an advantage over you.

>>36696412
>Pull your brother aside before you make the announcement, you want him to think he has an advantage over you.

>>36696412
>Pull your brother aside before you make the announcement, you want him to think he has an advantage over you.

>>36696412
>Pull your brother aside before you make the announcement, you want him to think he has an advantage over you.

>>36696412
>Pull your brother aside before you make the announcement, you want him to think he has an advantage over you.
Just the thought of his shit eating grin leaving him, makes me giggle like a school girl.

I'm pretty sure that Salil hits Vasuda because he knows that she prefers Mik to him and he hates Mik. He knows that he's second choice as her husband, he got her only because Mik is a vatis and can't marry. Vasuda liked (likes, maybe even loves?) Mik and much less (or not at all) Salil. Envy manifesting as violence is a common occurrence.

From Mik's reaction (being relieved that the baby was not hers, "You feel your chest tighten at the sight of her") it's pretty clear that he still has feelings for her. Feelings that have never come up with Chryssa or Darzi or anybody else. So it might be in character for Mik to try to steal her away from his brother.

>>36696412
>>Pull your brother aside before you make the announcement, you want him to think he has an advantage over you.
This will probably make him call the guards on us, but I'm not sure we care.

>>36696412

>You'll do it afterward, it's just more convenient that way.

We're not letting that little shit ruin our homecoming, and I don't want to rush our little "talk." Not to mention, if we do it right, he's probably not going to be in any mood to stick around anyways.

>You'll do it afterward, it's just more convenient that way.

as far as menace go, a full citizen will be more threatening that an exiled man whom everyone can kill with no legal consequences.

>>36696446
>Feelings that have never come up with Chryssa
I'm vaguely sure that something similar did. Vaguely.

>Beforehand.
Writin'

>>36696412
>Pull your brother aside before you make the announcement, you want him to think he has an advantage over you.

>>36696470

Do we need to roll for anything?

>>36696489

Cracking his skull maybe.

>>36696495
We don't have to roll for DCs below 3

>>36696489
Ehhhh... yeah. Yeah you do. Making a convincing case. A success does not necessarily mean he will instantly change his ways, maybe just put the fear of god in him.

I think I'll call it here and then pick up Friday. Friday, incidentally, is dead day. I hope to get a thread up early and run late.

Anyway, 3d10+4 vs DC 23 (Base 15, +6 from bro's speech skills, +2 from circumstances)
The method you've decided to use will likely provide additional bonuses on subsequent rolls, later.

>>36696412
>>Pull your brother aside before you make the announcement, you want him to think he has an advantage over you.

But forget beating him. We're a motherfucking Vatis now. Let's take a piece of his soul and make a permanent enchantment, and let him know what we're doing, and that if we come back and find he's treated Vasuda poorly then we'll sell him to the beasts beyond the void.

Let him get a good view of Ricky.

If anyone gets in our face about it, ask them how long were they going to let him keep beating her while they just pretended nothing was wrong.

>>36696526

Rolled 9, 10, 10 + 4 = 33 (3d10 + 4)

>>36696526

Rolled 9, 3, 8 + 4 = 24 (3d10 + 4)

>>36696526

Rolled 9, 2, 1 + 4 = 16 (3d10 + 4)

>>36696526

>>36696535
>>36696535
HOLY SHIT SO CLOSE

Rolled 2, 1, 5 + 4 = 12 (3d10 + 4)

>>36696526

If the roll fails, I suppose we can always just put him in a coma..

>>36696535
>One off
Go fuck yourself, dice.

>>36696535
wat