>>37447970

A breeze threads through the treetops, rustling the branches overhead. It’s chilly out as usual, and you scrunch up into your impenetrable leather jacket in response. There’s still a few hours of sunlight left, but you can feel it dying away.

“Ground control to Sierra, the people want to know what their heroine is thinking,” Vikrama says.

You turn and notice that they’ve already got most of the minivan unpacked, and Baron’s already half-way done setting up his tent. You must’ve been standing in place for the last few minutes.

>Oh uh. Just zoned out, I guess.
>Soon, soon you will know everything, my apprentice.
>I’m connecting with nature. It’s pretty deep magical kind of thing, you know, so you probably wouldn’t understand.
>She’s thinking that she wants ground control to tell everybody she’s going to go on a long solitude walk.
>Go hunting.
>Help set up camp.
>Don’t let anybody start any fires until I get back.
>Other (?)

>>37448015
>>Oh uh. Just zoned out, I guess.
>>Soon, soon you will know everything, my apprentice.
>>I’m connecting with nature. It’s pretty deep magical kind of thing, you know, so you probably wouldn’t understand.
> >She’s thinking that she wants ground control to tell everybody she’s going to go on a long solitude walk.

>>37448015
>Oh uh. Just zoned out, I guess.
>Go hunting.
>Don’t let anybody start any fires until I get back.

Get it over with, clear our head.

>>37448015
>>Soon, soon you will know everything, my apprentice.
>>I’m connecting with nature. It’s pretty deep magical kind of thing, you know, so you probably wouldn’t understand.
>>She’s thinking that she wants ground control to tell everybody she’s going to go on a long solitude walk.
>>Go hunting.

Fuck yes, Hellborn, Pokemon, and RE:Monster on the same night.

>>37448015
>>Oh uh. Just zoned out, I guess.
>>Soon, soon you will know everything, my apprentice.
>>I’m connecting with nature. It’s pretty deep magical kind of thing, you know, so you probably wouldn’t understand.
>>She’s thinking that she wants ground control to tell everybody she’s going to go on a long solitude walk.

>>37448198
+ >Go hunting.

>>37448015
>I’m connecting with nature. It’s pretty deep magical kind of thing, you know, so you probably wouldn’t understand.
>Go hunting.

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The many faces of Seirra.

>>37448015
>Oh uh. Just zoned out, I guess.
>I’m connecting with nature. It’s pretty deep magical kind of thing, you know, so you probably wouldn’t understand.

"Be back soonish, gonna get us something to eat."

>Go hunting.

>>37448378
I think she's less human than that.

>>37447970
just wanted to say that i'm in love with your quest and i will follow it until one of us dies

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>>37448429
Imagine a Sierra version of this.

>Hellborn
FANCY THAT

>>37448485
I don't have to. We've seen her. For a good while she had shit self-esteem. It's slightly better now though.

>>37448548
Just wait until the next freak out.

Sierra needs to go kill a deer then come back covered in its blood. When they ask about it she just says "Don't worry, it's not MY blood!" as a perfect opener for showing them her demonic traits.

>>37448665
haha no

>>37448686
You have no sense for making a good story.

>>37448743
>don't worry, it's not mine
>a good story
Come on, that's cliche as shit.

>>37448743
lets hope i have enough to make the quest i'm planning to run in the future not suck completely

FUCK YEAH! HELLBORN QUEST!

>>37448665
That seems like a bad start, but bringing back a deer for dinner would probably be fine.

We can show off our immunity to normal fire by holding a haunch of meat in the fire.

The question takes you off guard. “Oh uh. I guess I kind of zoned out,” you say.

Vikrama taps her chin. “Do you expect me to go to the media with that?”

“I’m connecting with nature and stuff,” you say, a little offended. “It’s kind of deep and magical, you know, so you probably wouldn’t get it.”

“Ah. Is this what that Russian park ranger’s been teaching you in your work-study program of yours?” she asks.

“Soon, soon you will know all, my apprentice,” you say, mimicking Emperor Palpatine to the best of your ability. You start walking off without any more fuss. “I’ll be back in a sec. Got to go nature walk and forage for berries or whatever. Or maybe I’ll be back in an hour.” You pause and turn around to look at Vik. “Basically, I’ll be back sometime, so don’t look for me.”

“I’m intrigued,” Vikrama replies. “Have fun.”

You whistle, and Reeber comes running over to join you. You take your hound and distance yourself from the camp. You’re definitely ready to do stuff.

>Take off your coat. Don’t want to get blood on it.
>Shake out of all the dumb glamors and get comfy.
>Just kill a raccoon or something. Make it quick.
>Go big or go home. You need to be violent.
>Stop by Borya’s and see if he’s home. You can borrow edibles for the camp thing. Or if he’s not there, you can just steal something.
>Other (?)

>>37448782
There's nothing wrong with using proven methods if you don't go overboard with it. In fact, it helps to use them. A story with zero cliches wouldn't be entertaining.

i'd like us to start with magic being real and showing them our lightning sword, then slowly breach the subject of other sentient species

>>37448839
>>Take off your coat. Don’t want to get blood on it.
>>Shake out of all the dumb glamors and get comfy.
>>Go big or go home. You need to be violent.

>>37448839
>>Take off your coat. Don’t want to get blood on it.
>>Just kill a raccoon or something. Make it quick.

>>37448839
>>Take off your coat. Don’t want to get blood on it.
>Just kill a raccoon or something. Make it quick.

>>37448839
>Go big or go home. You need to be violent.
>Shake out of all the dumb glamors and get comfy.

>>37448839
>Take off your coat. Don’t want to get blood on it.
>Go big or go home. You need to be violent.

>>37448839
>Take off your coat. Don’t want to get blood on it.
>Shake out of all the dumb glamors and get comfy.

>Go big or go home. You need to be violent.

I vote specifically against shaking off the glamors.

>>37448839
>>Take off your coat. Don’t want to get blood on it.
>>Shake out of all the dumb glamors and get comfy.
>>Go big or go home. You need to be violent.

Get it all out

>>37448839
>Take off your coat. Don’t want to get blood on it.
>Go big or go home. You need to be violent.
lets keep the glamors up in case of sneaky friends

Oh fuck yes time for Hellborn Quest!

>>37448839
>Take off your coat. Don’t want to get blood on it.
>Shake out of all the dumb glamors and get comfy.

>Go big or go home. You need to be violent.

We can stop by Borya's on the way back if we want to bring some more food with us.

Also, before we take off the glamours have Reeber turn around or something and make sure we aren't being observed.

>>37448839
i vote against dropping the glamors, lets not give them the chance to see us before we want them to

Roll hunting dice.

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>>37448839
inb4 Baron stalks us

>his face when

>>37448959
Indeed, there's literally no point in it.

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>37448976

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>37448976

>>37448976

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>37448976

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>37448976
>>37449004
I can't into rolling.
Let's try that again.

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>>37449002
HUNTING IS COMPLETE.

>>37448959
Well they saw our Halloween 'costume' already. If they saw us without glamors they would probably figure that we were gearing up to pull a prank on them.

Not that I have a problem with keeping them up, just saying.

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>>37449002
>>37449030
WHOOOOOOOOOOOO

Sorry, low rolls are good rolls. It'd be fun to write a bad roll right about now, though.

>>37449030
>>37449002
Nigga read the rules

Reeber’s full of excitement, and dances around your feet, nipping and making dog noises.

You slip off your jacket and hang it on a particularly bushy fern. Why do redwood trees have to have such high branches? Whatever. You go further out from camp, and when you’re certain you’re far enough away from everybody, you kick off your shoes and place them neatly on the rock that Ranthix makes you do Keth’gi on.

It’s pretty chilly out, but you’ll warm up when you get running around. “C’mon Reebs,” you say, jerking your head and taking off into the forest. Reeber shoots ahead like a gunshot, and the two of you start scenting out stuff to hunt.

In due time the hunt is accomplished. It feels good just being yourself for a little while.

Bloodlust: Satiated
-25 Stress: 5/100

You wipe the blood off your mouth with the back of your hand. While deer taste pretty good, you’re pretty sure they also taste good cooked. Maybe you could be impressive and bring back a deer for everybody. You think you’ve seen Ranthix do it enough times to cut up some venison. But then you start thinking about how you’d transport it. It’d be pretty messy, and also you don’t think it’d be kind of a weird way to bring up being a demon.

Reeber doesn’t offer any opinion, and instead goes at it mauling the deer.

Well. You could blame him, maybe. Maybe. Hm. Nah. It’s a bad idea. You go to a nearby spring and wash yourself and Reeber up a little before heading back to camp.

You kind of regret not wearing your coat. You could always flame on, but you don’t want anybody to spot you throwing fire around prematurely. Ugh. After a while you get back to where you left your shoes, and recompose yourself to look all neat and cool or whatever. Then you go over and pick up your coat. Part of you hopes they didn’t set up a fire so you can do it, but the other part wants there to be a fire waiting for you.

The fiery crackle from camp and the smell of wood smoke tells you your pyro skills will not be necessary. You heave an internal sigh and emerge from the dimming tree line into the camp circle. Everybody’s tent is up – even yours. People’ve been busy.

Vik and Ro are by the fire, chatting. Between you and them, Baron’s busy tying all kinds of ropes together between two adjacent trees. You have no idea what that’s all about. It takes him a second to notice your approach.

“How was the nature?” he asks, glancing up at you from his task.

“Fulfilling, but kind of cold,” you reply, walking forward. “I need fire.”

“Well we got fire to spare.”

Reeber prances past and starts bothering Baron. Except admittedly, you didn’t do a very good job washing the hellhound snout. He must’ve gotten back at the deer when you took your eyes off of him.

He shoves the hellhound back. “Gross. Did he catch up to a squirrel?”

>Something like that.
>Please. Reeber's got top tier taste.
>It's not gross. It's the mark of a hunter.
>Right. I’d better clean him up I guess.
>If it bothers you, you could rinse him off or something.
>Excuse me while I go cast myself into the flames.
>Forget about him. What the heck are you doing with all the rope things?
>Other (?)

>>37449898
>>Something like that.
>If it bothers you, you could rinse him off or something.
>Forget about him. What the heck are you doing with all the rope things?
>Other (?)
pull Rowan away from the others and ask how she want to go about doing this

>>37449898
>It's not gross. It's the mark of a hunter.
>Right. I’d better clean him up I guess.

>Forget about him. What the heck are you doing with all the rope things?

>>37449898
>Please. Reeber's got top tier taste.
>Forget about him. What the heck are you doing with all the rope things?

>>37449898
>Something like that.
>Forget about him. What the heck are you doing with all the rope things?

>>37449898
>>It's not gross. It's the mark of a hunter.
>>Forget about him. What the heck are you doing with all the rope things?

>>37449898
>I'll explain later
>Right. I’d better clean him up I guess.

>>37449898
>It's not gross. It's the mark of a hunter.
>If it bothers you, you could rinse him off or something.

>>37449898
>>Please. Reeber's got top tier taste.
>>It's not gross. It's the mark of a hunter.
>>Right. I’d better clean him up I guess.

>>37449898
>Something like that.
>If it bothers you, you could rinse him off or something.

>>37449898
>It's not gross. It's the mark of a hunter.
>Right. I’d better clean him up I guess.

>>37449898
>It's not gross. It's the mark of a hunter.
and
>>37449956
>pull Rowan away from the others and ask how she want to go about doing this

so how do you guys wanna tell them?

>>37450847
Interpretive dance.

>>37450847
"So Halloween... Not a costume."

>>37450847
Disengage glamour

>>37450847
The slow reveal. Show them there's magic in the world and maybe show off Ro's wings. Sierra looks fucking terrifying and admitting she's a bloodthirsty demon right off the bat in a forest isn't going to go over well.

>>37450847
"So.. promise that we'll still be friends?" Then drop the glamours. Then panic because you forgot to wait for them to promise.

>>37450847
i think we should start by telling them that magic is real and demonstrate it, then Rowan gets to take over and explain about angels and demons, then we'll just improvise

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>>37450954
yes!

>>37450847
Start by telling them magic is totally real, do a snazzy trick, probably one involving FIRE, have Ro show off the whole wings and halo bit, and then take off our glamour.

>>37450847
we should start by making them promise to never tell, what happens in the woods stays in the woods

>>37450847
"So, uh, you guys know that show Supernatural? Well, that's basically Isaac. And sometimes Rowan. I'm more like... uh, like..."

"You know that show Dexter?"

>>37451034
Ro showing off.. might be awful either way. Oh wow Roe you're an angel! Sierra are you one as we- OH GOD WHAT?

Or Oh god Sierra you're... wow you're a.. demon.. Ro are.. no? An angel? Oh wow your wings are beautiful!

Stress +++ Either way.

>>37451085
+1 haha
aren't we more like Angel tho?

>>37451178
>"So Rowan, is an angel..."
>*Rowan shows off her glowing halo*
>"But I'm more like Angel."
>"Oooh you're a vampire?"
>"Not exactly..."

>>37451178
Our law-enforcing father figure knows we have an irresistable urge to kill but protects us from other enforcers. We, for our part, do not kill unless the target is harming innocent people allowing us to feel like we are good people despite our murderous nature.

Or a deer, because fuck deer.

“It’s not gross, it’s the mark of a hunter,” you reply.

“Okay great, but I don’t want the mark of the hunter on my jeans.” Baron once more fends off one of the hound’s friendly advances.

“Reebs, lay off,” you order. Reeber obediently backs away from Baron and rejoins you at your side. He definitely does have a little something right all over his nose. “I guess somebody should clean him off,” you observe, ambiguously avoiding the responsibility of doing it yourself. “But forget about him – what the heck are all the rope things?”

Baron throws his weight onto one of the many ropes. The knots securing it in place don’t budge an inch. “It’s a rope chair slash hammock,” he explains. “I always make one when I go camping. It is tradition.”

You are not impressed by the flimsy array of ropes. “Right.”

“It’s more comfortable than it looks,” Baron replies. “Try it out.”

You are still not convinced.

“Look,” he says, throwing himself into the chair. The ropes suddenly go from being a bunch of dangling things to a leisurely perch from which one might observe the camp. He stands back out of it, and the illusion disappears. “Have a seat.”

Somewhat more convinced, you come over. Still, you have trouble telling one rope from another. “Which one do you sit on?” you ask.

Baron holds up the seat of the thing, which you can now identify as a kind of cradle thing for holding somebody in place. “You put up your feet on this one, and these ones are the head rest.”

Now it makes sense. You think. You come over and ease yourself into the rope trap, and find yourself suspended on a bunch of ropes. It’s kind of weird, but kind of cool.

Baron reaches overhead and plays around with the tightness of a few of the lines. “Everything’s adjustable,” he boasts, gearing the rope chair thing for your height. “Just put your feet up on that and lean your head on these guys.”

>>37451256
if i remember correctly vampire is a type of demon in angel and weren't we part that demon that vamp are based off?
>>37451312
if someone told me they're like dexter i'd think of serial killer not that

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>>37451312
Say that to my face faggot.

You follow the instructions, and then find yourself quite securely nestled in ropes, hanging a couple feet above the forest floor. It’s way snug – you’d have to try pretty hard to fall out of it. You laugh to yourself as you fold your arms and kick back. It even swings a little bit.

“It’s all about the rope chair,” Baron informs you.

After a couple more seconds, you extract yourself from the contraption. “Okay, it’s not a dumb idea,” you say. “How do you know all the knots and stuff?”

Baron stretches out a piece of rope in front of him. “Boy Scouts,” he informs you.

You snort. “Well okay mister skills and tricks man,” you say. “I’m going to go eat marshmallows or something.”

He goes back to rope chairing it up and you go sit in a toasty camp chair by the fire, next to Rowan. “Hey Vikrama,” you say, “where’re the marshmallows?”

“One moment,” she says, popping up. She runs off, presumably to fetch the object of your desire.

Once she’s out of earshot, you turn to Ro. “So? What’s the plan?” you ask.

Ro holds her arms out to the fire. “Well,” she muses, “I was thinking that we would stay up really late, and then I’d go through everything about how I was always busy and how my family was weird. Then I’d tell them I was an angel and do some cheap trick, and once they were cool with that, break out the halo and wings.”

>Sounds like a plan.
>That’s a crappy plan. I brought Zelathis. Let’s shoot lighting at stuff.
>Contribute to plan (?)
>Say stuff(?)

I'll be back in a couple hours. If plans change, I will post something.

>>37451400
>Sounds like a plan.

>>37451400
>>Sounds like a plan.
but after that
>I brought Zelathis. Let’s shoot lighting at stuff.

>>37451400
>Sounds like a plan.

If it goes well, maybe show them the cool things we can do with fire and go from there.

>>37451400
>>Sounds like a plan.
>>That’s a crappy plan. I brought Zelathis. Let’s shoot lighting at stuff.
good plan but when it's our turn we first shoot lighting then we dump the glamours.

>>37451400
>Sounds like a plan.

>>37451400
>Sounds like a plan.
>I brought Zelathis. Let’s shoot lighting at stuff.

Baron's really into ropes, isn't he?~

>>37451400
>>Sounds like a plan.
Combine with
>>I brought Zelathis. Let’s shoot lighting at stuff.
Because having a tazer sword is cool.

>>37451400
>>Sounds like a plan.

>>37451400
>Sounds like a plan.
We should stand in the fire without getting burned. Or light ourself up. Or do shadow stuff. Shadow stuff is cool.

Make sure to not drop our glamours until they've seen the halo and wings since that should be way easier to deal with than horns and claws and stuff.

Though I fully expect them to figure it out before we drop glamours.

>>37451737
>We should stand in the fire without getting burned. Or light ourself up.
Wouldn't that result in nudity?

>>37451400
>Sounds like a plan.

>>37451794
Well according to Moriah our jacket shouldn't burn at least.

>Vikrama is actually something out of Hindu mythology
>Baron has no normal human female friends.

>>37452046
>Implying Baron isn't actually the protagonist of this Quest

>>37452046
Baron already has a harem, it's not stretch for him to have to powers to protect his ladies.

>>37452078
I think Baron's just a regular dude, but after this I'd be genuinely surprised if he doesn't try to learn magic. You can still manage to pull off some stuff even if you lack innate ability, but it'll probably be really piddly.

>>37452115
Cass seems to do ok. Magic isn't eveything.

>>37452512
>>37452115
half of the shit Harvey uses is all enchantments anyway

>>37452512
Cass is a former police sniper who knows how to do ritual magic if she needs to.

Baron is some lanky goofball teenage dude.

>>37452638
They're both human. Baron is a teenager. I'm sure the Hallows can coach him up enough to participate.

No one is suggesting we try to get Baron into combat right?

>>37452682
I think >>37452679 that guy is. I have no idea why.

If Baron suddenly decides he's going to do shit with us, whatever I guess he needs to learn something to not get himself killed. I'd prefer that he doesn't though and I'm sure as fuck not going to try to convince him to come with.

>>37452638
Baron is also massive.

>>37452682
It's entirely up to him.

>>37452744
Baron's tall and skinny. I wouldn't exactly call him massive. Potential to be massive, but not massive yet.

I'm going to laugh if Baron just freaks out and doesn't want to be near us anymore.

>>37452682
No way. Fucker is too squishy and if he pops Sierra will lose it.

>>37452744
What? No. This is not so I'm a monster. By the way Time to fight CRIME AND MONSTERS!

He's a standard person. No weapons training. No experience with horrific shit. At all.

Letting him get involved just to "protect" his girlfriend is fucking stupid.

>>37452682
Well obviously not, I'm just trying to say that isn't impossible for Baron to handle himself in combat point just because he doesn't have angel/demon superpowers

He would need training obviously, but Cass proves that humans can battle these things pretty well. Not even mentioning Fredrick.

>>37452744
>It's entirely up to him.
No it isn't.

>>37452773
I would think that Baron's smart enough to not freak out if something like this happens because he knows that he still has to ride back home with everyone in the car and flipping out is an awesome way to have to walk for a couple days.

>>37452744
>>37452779
If he can get himself to the level where he can reasonably join us then we're not going to stop him.

>>37452780
Cass sits back and shoots things with rifles while the rest of her family rolls on in with bullshit angel shield abilities and tanks everything.

Fredrick is a combat mage with stolen weapons and a robot sidekick and he's still beaten half to death every time we see him.

>>37452824
We really should. He's not prepped and won't be for a long time. Period.

Roe has been doing this almost her entire life. Sierra grew up in the hood banging.

>>37452714
>>37452824
I was just trying to say that isn't impossible. I do understand that he's nowhere near that place yet.

At least so far as we know.

>>37452809
>Your crush turns out to be a demon
>Being calm and rational
I don't think these things go together.

>>37452864
You idiot I said when he is prepped we wont stop him.

Plus him just being involved with us at all means he going to need to protect himself anyway.

>>37452875
I'm not saying no effect at all whatsoever, I'm saying that he's capable of keeping himself from flipping a massive shit over it.

>>37452884
Possibly from us even.

>>37452943
What would you even do if Sierra's in the middle of a freakout and you really want to not die?

My first thought would be to cut someone else and run the fuck away, hoping that she goes after the blood smell.

>>37452983
i'd play dead and hope for the best cause it's not like i can outrun her

>>37453126
>>37452983
I'd start singing "i'm all out of love" by air supply and hope the I can reach her human side with the magic that is the universality of song.

actually the first thing that popped into my head. Too much power of friendship lately haa

>>37453243
You'd be dead as fuck.

>>37453126
You might actually live if there's other things around that are distracting.

>>37453266
Ya, its not even a particularly amazing song. Probably wouldn't cut it.

>>37452983
Who knows. Turn on lots of lights? Get a fire extinguisher?

Baron managed to not die when he pulled us out of the pool, maybe he's just a naturally lucky guy.

>>37453376
She wasn't in freak out. I think he means city wide devastation freak out man.

>>37452983
Sing baby got back

>>37453402
She maxed stress. He's one lucky son of bitch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIEEIif21g4

So. Bets on our friends reactions in contrast to Roe?

>>37453450
Freakout is when it exceeds max, it wasn't a freakout.

But yeah, Baron's luck as fuck.

>>37453453
>Roe
Why do you keep saying that? Her name doesn't have an e in it. Nobody's ever even said "Roe" before, always "Ro"

Also roe is fish eggs and you keep making me think of those.

>>37453453
Depends, Sierra without her glamour results in a moderate freak out.
Sierra in full battle mode with the claws, white skin and shadow tentacles results in a huge freakout and possible running for their lives.

He's back.

>>37453488
No idea. I blame my head.

>>37453505
>implying the freaky skin isn't her best feature

>>37453505
I agree with you completely.


I would still love to see it

>>37453505
For me I think it's Roe v Wade.

Every instructor I have in anything related to legal studies thinks they're the first person to cover the case.

>>37453505
They've already seen most of that on Halloween. They might not have a total freak out.

>>37453558
Ehh. My friend comes over with Horns, Claws, and massive teeth. Hey cool costume right? Yeah pretty neat.

>It's real.

Noooope.

>>37453531
Freaky skin is great, but her horns are probably her best feature.

>>37453638
until we get wings

>>37453531
>>37453638
>>37453657
>implying best feature isn't the shadow tentacles

>>37453460
Huh, just checked the archive - I thought we did max out there - my bad.

>>37453673
Lewd fangs silent majority.

>>37453673
>Implying it isn't her winning personality

>>37453810
HAhahahahaha hahaha HAHAHAHAH HAHAHAH HAHA

Landwell powers is best powers.

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>Sitting around while the voices in your head argue about which feature is best
>One of them says personality
>The other voices laugh at them

>>37453810
>Winning
>Personality

>>37453826
>>37453850
>>37453892
Oh okay......

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>>37453810
>her winning personality

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>>37453810

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>>37453929
>>37453985

>>37451400
>I'll be back in a couple hours. If plans change, I will post something.
fuck, i missed that part..

>>37454226
Did you also miss >>37453510 ?

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>>37453810
>Sierra
>winning personality

>>37454246
woops, my ADD is getting the best of me

“Okay, so we’ll do that, and then I’ll get Zelathis and we’ll shoot lightning at stuff,” you say.

Rowan frowns. “Why?”

“Because then they’ll get to like, I don’t know, you know, like. Like. It’s flipping lightning, all right? It’ll show them how cool we are and stuff.”

“We’ll see,” Rowan says.

You think though that she’s not totally on board with whipping out Zelathis and zapping the crap out of pinecones.

She looks more closely at you. “Um. You’ve got a little something right there.” She points to the corner of her mouth.

You try to lick it away. The vegan flavor of deer blood alights on your palate. Seems like you didn’t quite clean up everything. Whoops. You give your face a thorough rubdown and present it to Rowan. “Better?”

She nods. “Yep.”

Vikrama reappears with a big bag of marshmallows. “Here we go,” she says, settling down across from you and tearing it open.

Your can already taste eating marshmallows. “Yes. This is the life I choose,” you say.

Vik plucks a marshmallow out and makes a motion as if about to throw it at you.

With your ultra-reflexes, this is child’s play. You narrow your eyes at her challenge, and she tosses it up toward you. You move to intercept the mallow with your gaping maw. It bounces off your eye and lands in your lap, and you quickly gobble it up. “First time every time,” you boast.

Rowan rolls her eyes.

“Round two,” says Vik, readying a second marshmallow.

You lean over and snatch the bag from her too fast for her to stop you. “I’m the one who calls the shots here,” you say, flicking a marshmallow at Vikrama’s face. She swoops low and catches it.

You scoff. “Beginner’s luck.”

Marshmallows continues until Ro joins in. You’re about fed up when Baron joins the lot of you. He’s not much of a marshmallow catcher himself, sadly.

Anyway, you and the guys talk nonsense and roast hotdogs and eat hotdogs. And then you roast those doughy little roll things, though they’re a lot harder to toast correctly than you thought. The first time you cook it up on the skewer, you burn it. The second time it’s still sick and doughy in the middle. The third time and every time after that, though, you have become the baker.

You’re pretty much done eating for logistical reasons, and the sun’s gone down long ago. Vikrama’s launched into an in-depth psychological analysis of Disney princesses, which provides some intriguing insights. It’s that time of night where things start to seem sillier than they really are.

You, Vik, Ro, and Baron all gather round the fire, which by now has died down low. The darkness presses in comfortingly about you.

“She deals with her fear of commitment through dangerous thrill-seeking and escapism,” Vikrama explains, becoming impassioned. "Think about it. She canoes down wild rapids with nobody knowing where she is, and her only meaningful relationships are with animals and a tree. The second she runs into John Smith, she latches onto him because she can’t understand anything he says – she controls the context of the relationship, because she can give him whatever personality she wants.”

>>37453850
Is that true? Are we thoughts in her head she hears?

She should stop listening to the voices advice.

“Yeah. And because John Smith looks pretty good in a breast plate,” you add.

“Plus he sings,” Rowan double adds.

You crunch up your brow in thought. “Does he sing in the movie?”

Rowan also squints. “Doesn’t he?”

“I’m pretty sure he does,” says Baron.

Vikrama provides a solution to the problem. “We’ll have to watch it.”

Ro folds her arms and leans on her knees toward the fire. “I haven’t seen that movie since… ten or eleven years ago?” She smiles softly, looking into the embers. “Wow. Time flies.”

“Just think about it. In just a little bit, we’ll be in college,” Baron says. “And then in just another little bit, we’ll be working jobs. And then we’ll be in our thirties, and then we’ll be retiring, and then we’ll be dead.”

“Pfft. Speak for yourself,” you say. “I plan to live forever. And so far, so good.”

“It’s a solid plan,” Vikrama says, nodding. She tries to stifle a yawn and fails. A feeling of fatigue starts to seep in through everyone’s guard.

There’s a lull in the conversation, and everyone just sits around the fire for a little bit.

Eventually, Baron pipes up. “Anybody know what time it is?” he asks, looking up at the starry night sky.

“Late,” you say, glancing over at Rowan. You can feel the conflict in her, excitement and fear and doubt all mixed together. If there was ever a perfect moment for doing the plan, it’s now before people start going to bed.

>Wow. I guess if nobody has anything really important to say, we should all just go to bed.
>Hey Ro, what's the deal with your hair anyway? I mean, used to be blonde, now you're dying it silver? What's that all about?
>Clear throat loudly and give Rowan a significant look.
>Actually you guys, this whole trip is actually a ruse so Rowan can tell you her secret thing already.
>Well, there’ll be time tomorrow. Maybe you’ll just go to sleep yourself.
>Other (?)

>>37454653
>Clear throat loudly and give Rowan a significant look.

>>37454653
>Hey Ro, what's the deal with your hair anyway? I mean, used to be blonde, now you're dying it silver? What's that all about?

>>37454653
>>Hey Ro, what's the deal with your hair anyway? I mean, used to be blonde, now you're dying it silver? What's that all about?
>>Clear throat loudly and give Rowan a significant look.

>>37454653
>>Clear throat loudly and give Rowan a significant look.

>>37454653
>Hey Ro, what's the deal with your hair anyway? I mean, used to be blonde, now you're dying it silver? What's that all about?
So subtle.

>>37454653
>>Clear throat loudly and give Rowan a significant look.

>>37454653
>Anybody want to see a magic trick?
I like illuminating sphere

>>37454652
Pretty sure we technically aren't. I think Languid will add anything particularly cool/dramatic we have to Sierra's internal monologue though.

>>37454653
>Clear throat loudly and give Rowan a

>>37454652
It's never been confirmed one way or the other

>>37454653
>Actually you guys, this whole trip is actually a ruse so Rowan can tell you her secret thing already.

>>37454653
>Clear throat loudly and give Rowan a significant look.

>>37454653
>Actually you guys, this whole trip is actually a ruse so Rowan can tell you her secret thing already.

>>37454653
>>Hey Ro, what's the deal with your hair anyway? I mean, used to be blonde, now you're dying it silver? What's that all about?

>>37454653
>>Clear throat loudly and give Rowan a significant look.


>>37454698
stick to the plan

>>37454653
>You've fallen for our ruse!

>>37454653
>Clear throat loudly and give Rowan a significant look.
>Actually you guys, this whole trip is actually a ruse so Rowan can tell you her secret thing already.

>>37454653
>Actually you guys, this whole trip is actually a ruse so Rowan can tell you her secret thing already
She needs to go first, as the more emotional stable one. Take responsibility!

>>37454653
>Actually you guys, this whole trip is actually a ruse so Rowan can tell you her secret thing already.
Oy vey i'm late

>>37454758
Sierra is as emotionally stable as she's going to get atm.
I'd like to follow Rowan's lead and all but lets just do this.

>>37447970
>Pastebin Weaknesses
>Introspection
Heh

>>37454653
>Clear throat loudly and give Rowan a significant look.

>>37454830
So if the meta is that we are voices in her head and she is weak to introspection...

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I've waited for a long time to post this.

>>37454932
Goddamn. Now that's a winning personality.

>>37454932
Needs more pale. And black veins. And the legs up to mid-thigh need to be black armor skin.

>>37454932
Looks like we know what our best feature is.
Dat tail spike
Shading reminds me of HQR. I really should catch up on that quest.

>>37455035
>Shading reminds me of HQR. I really should catch up on that quest.
You shouldn't. It's gotten nuclear bad recently.

>>37454957
I'd win over that personality if you know what I mean.

>>37455047
Ehh? What happened? Sure things are a bit dragged out, but last I checked about a month and a half ago it was the usual idiocy and lasers.

>>37455082
Autism Anons constantly berate Azure for.. everything really.

>>37455101
Oah god, poor guy. He just got unlucky with his player base. I swear autists are still holding grudges and chasing the quest just to yell at him. I'll join in next thread.

>>37454961
>more pale

Geeze man, I'm pretty sure Sierra's not bleached. Also I'm not sure if her dark veins are all over her body. Are they? Don't think it has been mentioned?

>>37455214
>Corrupted Countenance: Black, jagged cracks form along the lines of Sierra's veins. Her eyes darken and her features become more gaunt, and her skin takes on a deathly pallor. She can hide or exhibit these traits at will, which features are generally frightening or disturbing to regular people. Cost: 0 PP (Take one turn to assume transformation) Stress Sensitive. [Mix]

She's corpse-pale. All her veins are black and it shows easily through the skin and some of the places on her skin have black crags running through the skin above the veins.

She looks fucking freaky.

>>37455250
>She looks like she has a great personality

fixed that for you

>>37455214
She's already pale like she doesn't get sun in human form and then in demon form she gets even more pale. So, yeah, I would say that she is bleached.

>>37455250
Eeesh, guess I can't read! T-to my defence, humans don't have many visible surface veins on their backs! Normally... - oh wait!

Corpse pale would give her skin a tint of grey then. Veins are... easyish enough but I'm still trying to wrap my head around how to do those crags. A bit worried it might get too chaotic.

Maybe I'll discuss it with THAT OTHER ART GUY WHO'S A TOTAL PUSSY WHEN IT COMES TO POSTING ART! HINT HINT!

>>37455335
I'd look up one of those sciency models of people that just shows the circulatory system in human shape and put the crags in locations where it can act as some kind of highlight or if I'm lazy just find the spots that have the biggest veins and put a crag there.
But I'm not an art person.

>>37455335

There's room for artistic interpretation. Don't fret over minor details.

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Being an artist in todays world is rough man.

>>37455396
Hmm, it might be better to do the skin cracks and just darken the parts where veins would be. Doing both would become needlessly detailed but just doing the cracks would add some neat effects. Lots of shading which I've not done ever. Spooky!

>>37455425
Aye, thanks, but it actually bothers me if it's not as close to as described. You don't achieve perfection by half-assing things! Well, except maybe for things like butts.

>>37455504
>You don't achieve perfection by half-assing things! Well, except maybe for things like butts.
Next time just leave it half-assing things. It's more fun when you let the joke be a tad subtle.

>>37455448
Ahh, sorry, this is not >>37455335
>>37455396
>>37455250
>>37454932
any of these good anons. Just realized it looks like someone complaining.

so what's happening?

>>37455819
Well it's obvious that the plan's continuing onward since almost nobody voted to bail, but I didn't bother to count to see which specific awkward option we picked to prompt Ro to get on with it already.

>>37455819
Languid is writing

>>37455839
Her plan of magic first them her halo/wings

Then we're on the spot. I suggest leading with Zelathis, then maybe some fire, then dropping the Glamours.

>>37455839
It's best to let Ro to start, it's more acceptable to find out a friend is an Angel then a Demon I mean.

>>37455864
>>37455884
I'm not sure if you guys just had a little brainfart and misinterpreted my post or if you got it but decided to start talking about something else instead.

I was talking about this vote right here and whether we did the hair thing, the loud throat clearing, or the "it was all a ruse!" thing.

>>37455864
We should probably work Reeber in there as well, maybe have him drop his glamour at the same time as ours.

We can follow it up by rubbing his head and shaping it into silly expressions.

>>37455884
You know, I'd claim thats racist but its mostly true anyways.

>>37455864
Whoa. Whoa! You sure you want to drop glamours and show our true nature in the dark of the night in the middle of the woods while Vik and Baron are tired? That's some nightmare stuff right there. Even with Ro around.

>>37455938
Dude, we brought them up here to chow them. This way if they freak out nothing will happen and we can calm them down.

Terrible idea to do it in the city.

It's the entire reason for being here.

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>>37455938
This is literally why we brought them out here.

>>37455957
I'm not arguing against showing them. Definitely show them, but maybe in the comfort of daylight? Sierra's pretty spooky.

>>37455938
>anon missed something important

>>37455938
Yeah. That's kinda why we trekked out to the woods dude.

>>37455987
Nah Ro will just comfort them while Sierra goes off into the woods to handle the stress on some of those deer.

>>37455987
They'll beg to see it once they know something is up.

We just gotta be sure to warn them that we look pretty freaky beforehand.

>>37455919
I'll be honest anon, I'm not in any state to understand anything atm. I'm moderately sure I was just repeating the general reasoning from before though. I know votes over.

>>37455987
Quit putting it off Serra.

>>37456006
>>37456023
Well, if you're SURE.

It'll be interesting either way.

The SUSPENSE!!! It may be killing me.

You clear your throat to get everybody’s attention, and give Rowan a long, significant look.

“Okay, I know,” she says, gathering her hair and putting it over her shoulder. She still seems nervous, though.

“What is it?” Vikrama asks, looking between you and her.

“It’s that you’ve fallen for the ruse,” you tell Baron and Vik, a note of accusation in your voice. “This whole trip was actually just a plot so Ro could tell you her big, super deadly earth shattering secret already.”

Baron laughs. “What?”

Ro scoffs. “Why’d you – I was going to do it,” she says, glaring at you.

“Oh my god,” says Vikrama. “Are you pregnant?”

You burst into laughter.

Rowan turns bright red. “No!”

Vik smiles coyly. “Just checking.”

Baron points toward his tent. “Is this a girl thing? Because me and Reeber can head to bed a little early to give you room for womanly talk.”

“Nah,” you say. “This is for your benefit too.”

“Okay, a few questions first,” says Baron. “Is this a good secret or a bad secret?”

Rowan shrugs. “It’s not good or bad. It’s just… something surprising. Something strange.”

Baron catches on. “I know what this is. You’re finally letting us in on the Hallow conspiracy,” he says.

“Conspiracy?” Ro asks, not knowing whether she should laugh or take offence.

Vikrama perks up, all signs of fatigue vanished. “He means the great mystery of what our darling Rowan does with her free time,” she says.

“It’s not a conspiracy,” replies Rowan, bristling.

“I don’t know,” you say. “It kind of is kind of like a conspiracy. But whatever - stick to the plan, Ro. The plan!”

“So I take it Sierra already knows everything,” Baron says, looking suspiciously at you.

“I kind of live with the Hallows all the time,” you say. “You find things out.”

“No offense to Sierra, but if you’re going to tell her, you can tell us,” says Baron. “I mean, you’ve known me since Freshman year. Sierra just moved here a few months ago.”

“It’s really complicated,” Rowan says, wringing her hands.

“Yeah. That’s why we came up with this sweet plan,” you say. “We got you all on your own and all comfortable and stuff so it’d go down all clever and junk.”

Vikrama gives both of you a bemused look. “You two put a lot of thought into this, haven’t you,” she says.

You stay focused on Rowan. “The plan!” you remind her.

“Stop pestering me! I’m doing it!” she says. She pauses to collect herself, and takes a deep breath, then looks seriously at Baron and Vikrama. “So, okay. You know how I’m busy all the time, right? And how sometimes I have weird surprise trips and things like that?”

“Yeah,” Baron says, not knowing whether he should be worried or excited.

“Well this is about that. And why I’m always getting weird injuries,” she continues. “And why I do fencing and why my family is crazy about guns.”

“Because you’re a Republican. Oh darling, we knew all along!” says Vikrama, smiling mischievously.

You shush her.

“Sorry. Please continue,” she says.

“This isn’t easy, okay? Be more serious,” Rowan says. “Anyway. The thing’s the reason I quit the soccer team, and why I’m who I am.”

“It’s also why her hair’s silver,” you chip in.

Vikrama listens intently.

Baron makes an impatient gesture. “Stop building it up and just tell us,” he demands. “We get it. You’re serious, it’s important. And I kind of already figured it out, anyway. Your dad’s a vigilante, right?”

You are impressed. Baron put two and two together to get three. But honestly, he didn’t know four existed, so it’s a good faith effort.

Rowan winces. “Well, I guess that’s what it would look like,” she says. “But we’re not doing anything illegal. We actually work for the government.”

“Hold that thought for a second,” says Vikrama, starting to be a little intimidated by the turn in conversation. “This is getting into real conspiracy levels of conspiracy.”

“It’s not that crazy,” Rowan says, her tone defensive. “Okay. Look. That’s not what I wanted to talk about. The main thing I want you guys to know is that I’m not… totally normal, exactly.”

“Give us a little more to go on than that,” Baron says, his expression serious. “What do you mean by not normal? Because you’re already a very atypical person.”

“I mean that… I mean that my mom’s a totally regular person, but… I’m a little bit part angel on my dad’s side,” Rowan says in a quiet voice.

Serious doubt mingled with a few threads of curiosity waft from Vikrama. “Now when you say angel….”

“I mean that I can do stuff like this,” says Ro, sitting up and raising her hand into the air. With a finger, she makes a graceful motion and inscribes a shimmering gold circle into the air before her. She draws a stylish glyph within the circle, and the whole design shines up with a fluttering light before fading into nothingness.

Vikrama is paralyzed with shock, while Baron leaps to his feet.

“What the hell was that?” he asks, taking a step back.

>See? This is why the whole plan, because this stuff freaks people out.
>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>It’s maaaagic.
>A bunch of practical effects like glitter and a laser pointer with a bunch of mirrors.
>Sit down, Baron. You’re embarrassing yourself.
>Hey guys, are you our friends or not? Because this is a lot harder for us than it is for you. I think.
>Throw marshmallows at them.
>Other (?)

>>37456186
>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>It’s maaaagic.
>Throw marshmallows at them.

>>37456186
>See? This is why the whole plan, because this stuff freaks people out.

>>37456186
>>See? This is why the whole plan, because this stuff freaks people out.
>>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>>It’s maaaagic.

>>37456186
>Sit down, Baron. You’re embarrassing yourself.
>See? This is why the whole plan, because this stuff freaks people out.
>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>Hey guys, are you our friends or not? Because this is a lot harder for us than it is for you. I think.

>>37456186
>>Sit down, Baron. You’re embarrassing yourself.
>>Hey guys, are you our friends or not? Because this is a lot harder for us than it is for you. I think.

>>37456186
>>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>>It’s maaaagic.
>Hey guys, are you our friends or not? Because this is a lot harder for us than it is for you. I think.
>Throw marshmallows at them.
in that order

>>37456186
>>It’s maaaagic.
>>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>>Hey guys, are you our friends or not? Because this is a lot harder for us than it is for you. I think.
>>Throw marshmallows at them.
>>See? This is why the whole plan, because this stuff freaks people out.

>>37456186
>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>It’s maaaagic.
>Throw marshmallows at them.

God just say it

>>37456186
>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>It’s maaaagic.
>Hey guys, are you our friends or not? Because this is a lot harder for us than it is for you. I think.
>Other: That ain't the half of it.

>>37456186
>Hey guys, are you our friends or not? Because this is a lot harder for us than it is for you. I think.
>See? This is why the whole plan, because this stuff freaks people out.
>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>It’s maaaagic.
>Throw marshmallows at them.

>>37456186
>Be not afraid!
>No seriously, that wasn't even that scary.

>>37456186
>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>It’s maaaagic.
>Throw marshmallows at them.
>Hey guys, are you our friends or not? Because this is a lot harder for us than it is for you. I think.

>>37456186
>See? This is why the whole plan, because this stuff freaks people out.
>Hey guys, are you our friends or not? Because this is a lot harder for us than it is for you. I think.

>>37456186
>See? This is why the whole plan, because this stuff freaks people out.
>Sit down, Baron. You’re embarrassing yourself.
>Hey guys, are you our friends or not? Because this is a lot harder for us than it is for you. I think.
>Throw marshmallows at them.

>>37456186
>>See? This is why the whole plan, because this stuff freaks people out.
>>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>>It’s maaaagic.

>>37456186
>See? This is why the whole plan, because this stuff freaks people out.
>That specifically doesn't do anything I think. Just pretty magicy lights, right Ro?

>>37456186
>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>It’s maaaagic.
>Throw marshmallows at them.

>>37456186
>It’s maaaagic.
>Throw marshmallows at them.

"Seriously, stop freaking out you two. You'll have heart attacks at this rate."

>>37456186
What do their emotional thingies taste like right now?

They are going to destroy Sierra's confidence and self worth. Should have just stayed in the Ghetto.

>>37456310
That reminds me of how the gangbangers who saw her bloodrage reacted better than this. Even the ones that reacted negatively were less freaked about Sierra killing people with her bare hands than Vik and Baron are about Ro making some glittery gold letters.

>>37456355
She was from the hood. She one of dey own. She legit. Here it's obvious she's an outsider.

>>37456310
>>37456355
>>37456370
Once a cobra always a cobra. Time to head home guys.

>>37456386
>>37456370
>>37456355
>>37456310
We should just live in the woods, plenty of food and woodland creatures to corrupt

This is the most excited I've been since kissing Wolfgang.

Though the end results weren't exactly stellar there, I'm sure this'll be fine.

>>37456422
We can literally will this place to look like hell

>>37456186
>>C’mon, you’ve read Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.
>>It’s maaaagic.

>Baron twitches
>THEY HATE US
We should get a reward for accurately portraying a teenage girls low self confidence. I know its a joke.

>>37456554
Is it though? Is it?

>>37456619
I know I'm not joking about the woods. We even learnt about a neat way to make hammocks. Languid knew where this was going from the start.

Every time a new post pops up I excitedly click the tab expecting a new post form languid but you guys ruin my hopes every time.

>>37456759
I know that feel

>>37456759
Those fucking feels

>>37456759
I'll post intermittently just for you buddy.

>>37456781
>>37456787
>>37456759
assholes all three of you

but so am I, I guess

>>37456759
Your post did that to me.

>>37456759
>>37456781
>>37456787
>>37456789
>>37456796
>>37456803
Fuck you all

>>37456812
No. You'll hate me when I roll the 100 for self control. I've rolled two of them in this quest. Hoping for another.

Every post since here>>37456554 did that to me, cunts

>>37456822
I will not, i want to see that drama unfold

>>37456812
love you too buddy

>>37456812
Use the filter tool, and your tab will be colored when he posts.

>>37456848
Fuck you, I'll do what i want.

if they chill out we should hunt something for breakfast tomorrow and have a a small morning feast

>>37456887
agreed

Really though guys, we should forget about the city life. Eventually we are going to get caught up in some mess bigger then the one we're in. The invasion is going to go to hell and no one will be wondering how. It's all going to light up in the night and the darkness won't hide us. We can show our powers off and be a beacon of light in the forest.

>>37456908
nah

I think the best way for them to mentally prepare themselves for Sierra would be 'Remember my Halloween costume...' and leave it at that til they understand the full ramifications of it.

>>37456940
agreed

>>37456908
no. this is dumb

>>37456908
no
>>37456940
+1

Why does Languid write so slow?

>>37456959
>>37456919
youtube.com/watch?v=UpSHC1dqX1o
He wasn't even subtle

>>37457001
He wants you to suffer.

>>37457001
Because it's the quality stuff
And he also has lawns to battle.

>>37457008
Why didn't we instantly recognize some shitty song!

>>37457001
i dunno but it's painful

>>37457001
lawn golems are besieging his house

>>37457001
Bitch, shut your mouth until you've experienced Hex.

>>37457031
>some shitty song
Some fucking people...
I bet you think Opera Rock is something seen in talent shows too.

>>37457083
When you're used to Soma, Languid feels like Hex.

>>37457086
I think Opera Rock sounds like some shitty little off shoot that no one gives two fucks about.

>>37457086
But it is a shitty song...

And who the hell watches talent shows?

>>37457083
Hex? I couldn't stand Hex. Thread! One post for five hours. What the fuck is the point of that? Either he's got some serious writing issues or he doesn't actually have the time to run.

An overwhelming sense of spicy surprise and shock radiates over you. You snort at their crazy reactions. “It’s myaaagic,” you say, waving your hands mystically. “C’mon. You’ve all ready Harry Potter, this is exactly like that. Don’t be a muggle.”

“You can do magic?” Vikrama asks, slowly coming to her senses.

Rowan nods.

Baron’s still standing up, so you bounce a couple marshmallows off his head. “Quit that!” He snaps.

“See Baron, this is why we had to do the whole plan,” you say. “Because you’re being that guy in the movie that freaks out about stuff that’s actually pretty fucking awesome.”

“I’m not freaking out,” Baron says, suddenly self-conscious. “I’m just… this is not what I thought I’d be seeing today.”

“Yeah well, out of all the people that got this stuff shoved in their face, you’re freaking out the most of anybody I’ve seen,” you say.

“I’m not freaking out!” he reaffirms.

“What, you think magic’s not awesome? Because you’re wrong,” you say.

He puts his hands on his hips, looking between you and Rowan. “Stop putting words in my mouth,” he says.

“It’s just how you’re taking it,” you say. “You’re all panicking and stuff. Well, here we are putting it all on the line, and if you’re really Ro’s friend, then you’ll freaking chill out, right now.” You glare at him. “This is harder for us than you, you know.” You pause, reconsidering. “I mean, I think.”

Baron rubs his eyes, and sits back down. “Sorry. I’m overreacting. Just… it’s a really big surprise. I’m surprised. It’s cool, really,” he says, starting to laugh to himself.

Vikrama seems mostly recovered. She smiles and takes Rowan’s hands. “I know I don’t understand, but I think I get it,” she says. “Thank you for trusting us.”

Rowan smiles, starting to tear up. “I’ve always been me. You know that, right?”

Vik nods, still beaming. She releases Rowan and settles into her chair, leaning forward intently. “What else did you want to say?”

“I wanted to show you guys what I really look like,” says Rowan, standing up.

Everybody else stands up too, as if by unspoken agreement.

“No more freaking out,” you tell them.

“I’m good,” says Baron, in a fairly controlled tone of voice. “I’m in surprise mode. Surprise me. I’m all about magical surprises.”

Vikrama looks on, almost aglow with wonder.

First, Ro lets the glamor on her halo disappear. The gold ring flickers into existence affixed solidly above her head. Then she takes off her jacket and stretches out her wings, her tank-top providing the shoulder-space necessary. Her broad, silvery feathers glimmer in the fire light. She stretches them out to their full span, and waves them once, sending a gentle gust in your direction.

Baron snaps his fingers and wags a finger at her. “Angel. Right. Got it.”

The sight impresses Vikrama. “Why would anyone keep this a secret?” she asks, taken with the luminescent softness of Ro’s wings.

>>37457128
Rabbit hole...

“I kind of want a regular life,” says Rowan, folding her wings in behind her and tucking her hands between her arms to hide from the cold. “I mean. Not totally normal, but normal-ish. I want to live here and have friends and go to school and stuff.”

You’re pretty content with how Ro’s handling herself, so you let her do her thing.

“So, does this mean you’re really like a thousand years old?” Baron asks, trying to wise up to what’s going on.

“I’m not really a thousand years old,” Ro replies. “And I don’t have anything to do with the afterlife or God either, so you get to keep all your existential questions.”

Vikrama steps toward her. “Can I?” she asks, raising her hands.

She offers her a wing, and Vik runs her hands over the feathers. “They’re so soft.”

Rowan twitches her wing away from Vikrama’s fingertips, causing her to jump. “Sorry,” she says hastily. “My wings are a little ticklish.”

You memorize that fact and put it in your file of things to use against Rowan later.

Baron seems at a loss for words, while Vikrama’s too charmed to say much of anything.

>So, this is kind of obvious, but don't tell anybody.
>Another happy ending. Damn I’m good.
>So is everybody okay with this? Rowan happens to have wings and a gold halo thing. Not much is actually different.
>For a second I was worried you guys would like spazz out or something.
>Enough with the wing talk, I brought a lightning sword. Who wants to blow some crap up?
>Other (?)

>Spamming that little update button

>>37457113
>>37457112
Not everyone can have good taste.
>sounds like some shitty little off shoot that no one gives two fucks about
You just straight out wrong here though. Lots of big bands have done at least one single with the genera. And there's Queen, who did most all their songs in that genera.

>>37457162
>>Enough with the wing talk, I brought a lightning sword. Who wants to blow some crap up?
Wait till they see us get our wings

>>37457162
>See, Ro? Plan worked. I think. So far. Yeah.

>>37457162
>So is everybody okay with this? Rowan happens to have wings and a gold halo thing. Not much is actually different.
>For a second I was worried you guys would like spazz out or something.
>Enough with the wing talk, I brought a lightning sword. Who wants to blow some crap up?
>So, this is kind of obvious, but don't tell anybody.

>>37457162
What about showing them our powers and shit?
Also
>Enough with the wing talk, I brought a lightning sword. Who wants to blow some crap up?

>>37457162
>>So, this is kind of obvious, but don't tell anybody.
>>Another happy ending. Damn I’m good.
>Enough with the wing talk, I brought a lightning sword. Who wants to blow some crap up?

>>37457162
>>Another happy ending. Damn I’m good.
>>Enough with the wing talk, I brought a lightning sword. Who wants to blow some crap up?

>>37457162
>So! That's everything Glad we did that! Let's go home!

Well, I have to go to bed now. Good thread.

>>37457162
>So, this is kind of obvious, but don't tell anybody.
>Another happy ending. Damn I’m good.
>So is everybody okay with this? Rowan happens to have wings and a gold halo thing. Not much is actually different.

[x] "As for me, well... Remember my Haloween 'costume?'"

>>37457162
>>So is everybody okay with this? Rowan happens to have wings and a gold halo thing. Not much is actually different.
>>So, this is kind of obvious, but don't tell anybody.

>>37457162
>So, this is kind of obvious, but don't tell anybody.
>Another happy ending. Damn I’m good.
>So, this is kind of obvious, but don't tell anybody.
>Enough with the wing talk, I brought a lightning sword. Who wants to blow some crap up?

>>37457192
Nighty night.

>>37457162
This is gooooddd!

>Another happy ending. Damn I’m good.
>For a second I was worried you guys would like spazz out or something.

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>>37457192
Hahaha

>>37457192
G'night, Lawnguid!

Thank you for the thread!

>>37457162
>So is everybody okay with this? Rowan happens to have wings and a gold halo thing. Not much is actually different.
>For a second I was worried you guys would like spazz out or something.

>Bust out our 'halloween' costume

PLEBS

>>37457192
>We'll have to wait a week+ to see the conclusion to this hype filled night.
Fuck.

>>37457192
Nooo! NOOO! You're a monster!

The next one can't come fast enough hnghghgNGH

>>37457162
>So is everybody okay with this? Rowan happens to have wings and a gold halo thing. Not much is actually different.
>For a second I was worried you guys would like spazz out or something.
>Enough with the wing talk, I brought a lightning sword. Who wants to blow some crap up?

>>37457170
That song was awful. And when I think Queen I don't think "Opera rock!" I think rock.

Next you'll start listing all your favorite micro brews and bitching about how no one knows how good they are.

>>37457192
You cunt

>>37457192
pretty fucking evil ending it here, i've been waiting for this to happen ever since the first time i posted the idea and i might not even get to be here for when it goes down ;_;