>>41306345
>[ ] Next to Kyla

>>41306345
>[ ] Next to Claire

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>>41306345
>>[ ] Next to Claire

As if there's a real choice here.

>>41306345
>>[ ] Next to Claire
Let Kyla hang with her friend.

Also with what happened at the end of last thread there isn't much of a choice.

>>41306440
Katawa Gamer French Girl is best girl.

>writing

>>41306630
You know I personally like Yui more.

But God as my witness if Saif wants that French Pussy I will fucking give it to him!

You do your best to be nonchalant as you walk over and sit down next to Claire... and fail.

Kyla raises an eyebrow at you, then smirks knowingly and gives you a thumbs up. Even Jessica seems to notice, smiling innocently before taking the only open seat left.

"Well, dig in" Jessica says. "There's plenty for everyone"

It still feels weird calling her Jessica...

Kyla wastes no time filling her plate and digging in. Luckily manners aren't exactly paramount here, because god damn is she ever forgetting them.

Claire eats politely. Everything about the act seems practiced, like she had to take etiquette classes as a girl.

You do your best to be polite as well, but you're pretty damn hungry yourself. Considering the fact that you forgot to eat lunch today...

An uncomfortable silence seems to descend over the room, making your head scramble for something to talk about...

>[ ] Ask about Sarah's father

>[ ] Ask about Claire's family

>[ ] Ask if they know anywhere you could take swimming lessons

>[ ] Other

>>41306971
>>[ ] Ask about Claire's family

1st on might be awkward and the 3rd, while pragmatic does seem out of left field.

>>41306971
>[ ] Ask about Sarah's father

>>41306971
>Claire's favorite books & games.

>>41306971
>>[ ] Ask about Claire's family

>writing

Finally in time for one of these!

Gotta say, definitely interested.

"Oh, right" Jessica says. "Before I forget, there's a book on the table in the entrance. I need you to take that to your mom"
"What kind of book?" Claire asks.
"That's... not important" She Jessica says. "It's wrapped up. Just tell her it's from me"
"Alright" Claire says.

"So when do I get to meet your mom?" You ask.

Your question is met by silence.

"Being a little forward, eh Saif?" Jessica asks.
"What?" You ask.
Claire chuckles. "Asking to meet my parents already? Aren't we being bold?" She asks.
"Oh... OH" You say. "No... no that's not what I meant. I'm just curious as to what your family is like. The only person I've met so far is Julia, and she... doesn't like me"
"She doesn't?" Claire asks.

"She'll be back tomorrow, right?" You ask.
"Yes" Claire says.
"Watch her reaction when I come over and say hi" You say. "Julia does not like me... or Yui, or Dwight, or Safi for that matter"
Claire looks curious. "I wonder why" She says.
You shrug. "If I knew I'd call her out on it, but I don't" You say.

"Well, Julia has always been... protective" Claire says. "But she really is a nice person. Perhaps I could convince her to play nice for a bit?"
"That might be nice" You say. "Maybe I could actually have a civil conversation with her"

>[1/2]

"But zat can wait until tomorrow" She says. "You asked about my family; what would you like to know?"

"I dunno..." You say. "I've never really had to ask someone about their family before"
"No?" Claire asks.
"Well, the only people I know well enough to be curious about that are Yui, who is my sister, Dwight, whose parents are... prejudiced and I will therefore never meet, Veer, whose family I know, and Safi whose family is back in the states" You say.

"How are Dwight's parents prejudiced?" Jessica asks.
"They hate Muslims" You say.
"Are you Muslim?" Claire asks.
"No, but try explaining that to them" You say.

Claire giggles. "Well, we can't all be perfect" She says.

You laugh at that. But you did want to know about her family, so you'll start with...

>[ ] Ask if Claire has any siblings

>[ ] Ask about Claire's father

>[ ] Ask about Claire's mother

>[ ] Ask about her relation to Julia

>[ ] Other

>>41307572
>>[ ] Ask about Claire's mother
Since we brought it up. Jessica can quip in too.

>>41307572
>>[ ] Ask if Claire has any siblings
we can follow up with
>Mother
Since hers and Jessica's were friends.

>>41307572
We can also ask about her relationship with Abigail; we only got Abigail's side, after all.

>>41307645
(Same Anon)
Kind of works, since their families know each other, like Jessica's knows them.

>>41307645
>>41307680
Not to mention Harvey's family. I'm curious if it's just Abby who hates him.

>writing

>>41307572
>[ ] Ask about her relation to Julia

"I guess I could start by asking what your mother is like" You say. "Considering that she's the reason you know Jessica, and therefore the reason why you're here"
"Well put" Claire says. "Would it interest you to know zat she is also a teacher?"

"That's cool" You say. "What does she teach?"
"'istory" Claire says. "She 'as been working as a professor at ze university"
"Which one? There's quite a few around here" You say.
"U of T" Jessica says.

"Neat" You say. "I'd say I was interested in taking her class... but history isn't exactly my cup of tea"
"And what is your cup of tea?" Claire asks.

>[ ] Physics

>[ ] Music

>[ ] Martial arts

>[ ] Other

>>41307951
>>[ ] Physics
with a side of
>[ ] Martial arts

>>41307951
>You
SMOOTH AS FUCK.

>>41307951
>[ ] Music

>>41307992
This. No, just kidding. Going with physics

>>41307951
>[ ] Physics

>>41308033
C'mon, anon. Back me up. We can be cheesy together.

>>41307951
>>[ ] Physics
>>[ ] Martial arts

>>41308067
Fuck it. Let's go!!

>>41307951
>[ ] Physics

>writing

"You are" You say. "But if you're asking about subjects, Martial arts and Physics are my preferred studies"
"Aww... not music?" Jessica asks.
"I enjoy music, sure" You say. "It makes a fun pastime, but if I had to pick a career I'd probably get into something involving either physics or beating people up"

"I take it you're pretty good at both?" Jessica asks.
"Pretty good" You say. "I've been practicing different forms and styles since I was little, and gobbling up information about physics since I was old enough to understand the concepts"

You turn to Claire on your left, and she looks to be staring off into space. Her cheeks are very much flushed.

"You okay?" You ask.
Claire snaps out of it. "Me? Oh! Yes... Sorry" She says. "Just ahh... lost in sought"
"Don't worry, it happens" You say.

"So when does Claire get to meet your parents?" Jessica asks.
You smile at your blunder being thrown back at you. "Parent" You say. "And if she comes by the cafe I'd be more than willing to introduce her"
"Ah yes" Jessica says. "I forgot that old Ivan is you dad"

>[ ] You know my dad?

>[ ] His name is Ivan?

>[ ] Other

>>41308464
>[ ] His name is Ivan?

>>41308464
>His name is Ivan?

>>41308464
>[ ] You know my dad?

>>41308464
>[ ] You know my dad?
>>[ ] His name is Ivan?

>writing

"It's easy to forget, seeing how we look nothing ali- wait... his name is Ivan?" You ask.
"It is" Jessica says. "Ivan Malikov. You didn't know that?"
"I did not" You say. "How did you know it, though?"

"I knew Ivan through my husband" She says. "They were friends"
"Ah" You say. "Would it be rude to ask who he was?"

"No" Jessica says, glancing very pointedly at her daughter. "But it's kind of a touchy subject though. Something for another time"
"Ah" You say. "Something else, then"

"If you don't mind me asking, what made you interested in ze sings you mentioned earlier?" Claire asks.
"Any one in particular?" You ask.
"Whichever you want" She says.

>[ ] Start with physics

>[ ] Start with Martial arts

>[ ] Start with her

>>41308964
>>[ ] Start with Martial arts

>>41308964
>[ ] Start with her
I still like playing the guitar!

>>41308964
>[x] Start with physics

>>41308964
>[ ] Start with Martial arts

>>41308964
>>[ ] Start with her

Smiley what are you doing

Smiley stahp

>>41308964
>[ ] Start with her
>"I have a deep-seated need to protect those I perceive as weak or helpless, and to fix them. With my dick."

>>41309164
This is still a vote in favor, btw

>writing

"Well, I've thought that you're quite pretty for a while now, but now that I've spoken to you I find that you're charming as well" You say. "As for the others, Physics is always something I've found interesting. You find that there's a lot going on in even a simple motion like dropping a ball when you know the different forces acting on it"

You glance around the table, to see how your cover up effort went.

Claire seems to be up in the clouds again, Kyla and Sarah have both finished eating and look quite eager to leave the table and get back to what they were doing, and Jessica rolls her eyees when they meet yours.

"And the fighting?" Jessica asks.
"Well... I guess I've always bee pretty strong" You say. "But it's never felt like enough"
"How so?" She asks again.
"I mean, any brute or oaf can throw a punch, right?" You say. "I guess it's a lot like physics. Learning not just that I can throw a punch, but how to do it right"
"And is there a right way?" She asks.
"Technique-wise? Yes. There are dozens, if not hundreds of 'right ways' to punch" You say. "But one of the first things I learned was not the right way to throw a punch, but the right reason"
"And what is zat?" Claire chimes in.

"When you have no other avenues" You say.
She smiles. "And 'oo taught you zat?" She asks.
"Boss did" You say.
Jessica laughs. "Still a man of principle, I see" She says. "I'll have to drop by the cafe sometime to catch up"

>[ ] Ask Claire about what her 'cup of tea' is

>[ ] Ask Kyla why she's been so quiet

>[ ] Other

>>41309651
>[ ] Ask Claire about what her 'cup of tea' is

>>41309651
>[ ] Ask Kyla why she's been so quiet

>>41309651
>[ ] Ask Kyla why she's been so quiet

>>41309651
>[ ] Ask Claire about what her 'cup of tea' is

>>41309651
>[ ] Ask Kyla why she's been so quiet

>>41309651
>>[ ] Ask Claire about what her 'cup of tea' is

>>41309651
>Whatchu like, Claire?

>writing

"But enough about me" You say. "You've heard all about my umm... 'cup of tea'. What about you. What do you like?"

"Me? Well... it's a bit less exciting than yours. But I like to read, and I like to play video games" She says.
"Funny, you didn't mention the games last time we talked" You say.
"It's a little bit of a... childish hobby" She says. "And it's not one that many people expect me to have"
You shrug. "Got me. I don't think I've ever gotten thrashed so hard at Mario Kart in my entire life" You say.

Claire giggles. "I got lucky" She says.
"No, lucky is winning by a small margin due to a fluke" You say. "That was a thrashing"
"What Kyla got was a thrashing" Sarah says. "We just got beat"
"Gimme a break, it was my first time playing" Kyla says. "I demand a rematch"

Sarah looks to her mom.

"Oh, fine" Jessica says. "One game, then you come back for dessert, okay?"
"Yesssssss" Sarah says, before rushing back off to the living room with Kyla.

>[ ] Ask Claire what kind of games/books she likes

>[ ] Ask Claire about Abigail

>[ ] Ask Jessica about dessert

>[ ] Other

>>41310329
>>[ ] Ask Claire what kind of games/books she likes

>>41310329
>[ ] Ask Claire what kind of games/books she likes

>>41310329
>[ ] Ask Claire what kind of games/books she likes

>>41310329
Ask Jessica if she's interested in going out some time.

>>41310522
No, bad anon. We aren't going Milf route. Harem route or bust.

>>41310568
Youre uh not making a good case for yourself

>>41310329
>Coach Kyla

>>41310568
>Harem route or bust
You're the worst kind of person.

>writing

>>41310568
Assuming any romance-able characters survive to the end, you can harem it up as much as you want

>>41310624
You're going to kill Yui, Claire, Claire friend who is hot but I can't remember the name of, Jessica, Saif (Girl one).

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>>41310568
>Harem route or bust.
>Harem route
We all know Kyla is going to fall for us then she's going to use her god powers to bewitch us.

>>41310748
No, Kyla is going to dissolve into divine essence and be absorbed by the main LI just before disappearing into non-existence.

>>41310748
Exactly. Kyla is actually our waifu. We simply cannot remember her.

>>41310624
Why are you encouraging this.

>>41311012
He's going to start killing them and or he doesn't give a shit.

>>41311012
He always reminded us about this.

>>41311012
It's fun as long as you don't freak out about it.

>>41311012
I don't think he's so much as encouraging it, as he's implying a harem will have consequences.

You watch Kyla skip out of the room. She seems pretty happy to have made a friend.

Come to think of it, you're kind of curious as to how the last however many years of being a god has been like to her. That's a question for later, though.

"So what kinds of games do you like?" You ask.
"Puzzles, mostly" She says. "zough I do tend to enjoy more competitive games, like you saw"
"I did notice" You say.

Claire blushes lightly. "My preference is for sings like Myst" She says. "Heard of it?"
"I have, thought it's a bit of an old title now" You say. "Never played them myself, but I played something like them"
"What was that?" She asks
"Ever heard of Starship Titanic?" You ask.
"I 'aven't" She says. "What is it about?"
"It's a lot like those games, but written by the guy that did 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'" You say. "Starts out with a spaceship-"

You and Claire spend who knows how long just going back and forth about video games and books and she even shows an interest in your martial arts training.

Dessert comes and goes while you talk, and at some point Jessica, Sarah, and Kyla vacate the room to leave you two to your chat.

After a long time spent talking, Jessica enters the dining room with a phone. "It was ringing in your purse" She says.
"Ahh... It must be Alison" She says.

You check your watch. It's 9:00 already?

Claire takes the phone and calls the number back. After exchanging a few words in french, she hangs up.

"It seems the night is over..." She says.

>Anything you guys wanna say/do?

>>41311157
Walk her to Alison

>>41311157
Thank Jessica for a lovely dinner, walk Claire to the door, ask her if she'd like to go out sometime (Face brutal rejection or acceptance.)

Then acquire Kyla and head home.

>>41311157
I'll leave the other anons to figure that out.

>>41311157
She has a cellphone. Get her number.

>>41311157
Walk her out, acquire number.

>>41311089
I've been in plenty of threads where stupid shit that gets voted up causes really bad things to happen.

For example, playing a badass Warchief that just discovered a blessing that can make him go berserker mode, and get a combat bonus.

He and his allies find minor divine spirits, and what gets voted up? LET'S TAKE EM ALL BY OURSELVES.

He got his shit kicked in by, no lie, shit demons.

Everything the players worked for got thrown for a loop, especially with a display like that.

Needless to say, I lost interest after that.

>>41311292
No one is voting for anything yet. We'll be fine.

>>41311157
>Walk her out
>Acquire number
>Talk about great time
>Do this again?

M-maybe we'll even kiss the girl

>writing

Not implying that there will be consequences to shooting for the harem. I am stating that in the event that there are any girls left at the end of this, they're yours

>>41311424
Dammit Man how many of them are you going to kill?

Leave Jessica alone! She's got a daughter!

Claire is a cripple for christ sake!

And Sarah is really really young!

>>41311292
>>41311346
I feel that it's a valid concern, but prefer to just set a standard of not being stupid.

It MIGHT have been an issue, but the power ramp of this quest is rather shallow, due to both SoL and keeping fights low-ish powered.

>>41311424
dude....how many people are going to die?

>>41311475
You have to crack a few eggs to make an omelette. Especially if its a sweet sweet harem omelette.

>>41311501
now THAT, I vehemently oppose, even as a joke.

>>41311475
>dude....how many people are going to die?

Well, due to the masks and such, we don't know WHO we're killing, when we eventually do so.

We can prevent, or cause, as many of our close friends/lovers/etc. deaths as we please; we'll only know after the fact, however.

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>>41311292
Stay mad and good riddance, Ur still in the game and Warlord is a 10/10 GM.

>>41311585
This is going to be a ride. I'm looking forward to it.

I can't handle lots of deaths anons...

I mean it would likely mean we killed them.

>>41311708
This might not be the quest for you then. It's a death game, most likely with people we know.

>>41311736
I love these kind of quests, I'm looking forward to the heartbreaking moments.

>>41311708
>>41311736
For all intensive purposes, this quest is the hunger games. We will befriend people that we will watch die, or have to kill ourselves. We may only know this when we never see them again after a fight. Who knows, maybe one day stonehands will die and our teacher will vanish with them.

>All the opposing gods picked our friends so that we'd be too emotionally crippled to win
>After destroying ourselves alongside everyone we ever loved we have a showdown with the final opponent
>The final boss is Boss

>>41311787
Well that's fine. I don't really care about boss. I vote to merc him. Then come wishing time.. I ask Kyla if it's really worth it.

If she says yes I give her the damn wish.

Saif spends the rest of his days in a drunken stupor.

"Want me to walk you down?" You ask.
Claire smiles. "You don't have to, but I won't oppose it" She says.

You return her smile and help her to her feet.

"I'll let you handle this. It's almost Sarah's bedtime" Jessica says, winking at you ever so subtly.

Claire grabs her stuff and unfolds her wheelchair, while you tell Kyla what's going on.

"I'll just head downstairs with Claire and come right back, okay?" You say.
"Okay" She says. "But no hickies"

You wonder why she would suggest that, and shrug it off. After making sure everything is in order, you wheel Claire out to the elevator.

"Tonight was fun" Claire says.
"Yeah" You say. "We should do this again sometime"
"Maybe just the two of us, next time" She says.
"You mean... like a date?" You ask.
"Not like a date" She says.
"So a date?" You ask.

Claires turns back to you and smiles. "A date" She says.
"I'll look forward to that, then" You say.

The elevator arrives, and you wheel Claire in. Your head is spinning a bit at the fact that she just asked you out... could it be that... does Claire like you?

"Earth to Saif" Claire says.
"Uwha?" You say. "Sorry, sort of lost in my own head"
Claire giggles. "It happens" She says. "I was asking if you could give me your phone number"
"Oh! Yeah, sure" You say.

>[1/2]

>>41311768
Wel this is more of a hunger game and fate/zero hybrid
>maybe one day stonehands will die and our teacher will vanish with them.
I want so bad
>mfw Jessica kissed then killed us

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>>41311768
>this quest is the hunger games
I always thought of it as a little more like Battle Royale, but that's me.

As for Stonehands? Shit, she's the competitor people are trying hardest to figure out the identity of, lol

Considering that ultra competitive nature...

>He's MY prey

... Holy Jesus... are... we... sitting... next to...

>>41311885
Hm.

I like your theory.

If I can say anything it's that everything we know about everyone points to no one being anyone in particular, making it difficult to connect someone to something/

>>41311932
>mfw every thread anons try to figure out who's who then it leads to paranoia

Actually did stonehand see us without the mask before?

Wouldn't she know who we are?

>>41311995
Yeah that's true huh

>>41311995
Remember the magic of the arena: you leave with only a vague sense of what the others look like/sound like.

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>>41311995
Fuuuuuuck. I didn't even think of that.

>>41312020
It was before the Arena wasn't it? She literally tried to merc us in our apartment.

>>41312020
>>41312041
We had technically entered 'the Battleground' before any arena was made by a champion.

Clearly we need to start dropping hints to see if we get a reaction out of people.

I suggest liberal application of similes.

>"I feel like I've stepped into an Arena."
>"Like burning oil."
>"Feels like my head is caught in a stone vice."

>>41312068
Our apartment? That means she's local at the very least.

You and Claire exchange numbers as the elevator ticks closer to the ground floor.

Eventually the doors open, and standing outside the elevator is a familiar face.

"All done here Cla-" They say, before giving you the evil eye. "What are YOU doing here?" Julia asks.
"I live here" You say. "And good evening to you too"

She continues to give you the evil eye as she steps into the elevator and takes the handles of Claire's wheelchair from you.

"See you tomorrow, Saif" Claire says.
"See you" You reply. "Have a nice night Julia"
"Yeah, sure" Julia says.

You shrug and hit the button to send the elevator back up, and in a short while you're back at your floor.

Before going back to Jessica's apartment, you stop into yours to grab the item you promised Jessica...

Then you head to her apartment and knock before entering.

"Welcome back" Jessica says. "that was quick"
"Yeah, Julia was waiting for us" You say.
"Ahh" Jessica says. "Waiting to ruin the mood, I take it"

You walk over to the couch and place the can of coffee on the table.

"Oh! You did get it!" Jessica says, hugging you like she did this morning. "Now I don't have to give you an F on your obviously plagiarized assignment"
"An assignment that I was getting a free pass on anyway" You say.
"But you still plagiarized it" She says. "Ah, who am I kidding. Yours was better written than Veer's, at any rate"

>[ ] Ask where Kyla is

>[ ] Ask if Jessica thinks that Claire likes you

>[ ] Ask where Moriarty is

>[ ] Other

>>41312092
We DID ask a friend of ours (who's arm was in a cast) if they had a 'meat cleaver induced accident'.

>>41312092
>That instant you hit post and you realize you misspelled "vise"
asdfgsdhset

>>41312041
I assumed it was some sort of gotta-fight-someone quasi-arena

>>41312092
Saif doesn't have a reason to suspect the people around him.

Yet

>>41312132
>>[ ] Ask where Kyla is

>>41312163
>Saif doesn't have a reason to suspect the people around him.
What?
All the information we have is information we've gotten through the narrator, which is Saif.

I just thought we were playing him cool, not a fool.

>>41312132
>[ ] Ask where Kyla is
>[ ] Ask where Moriarty is

>>41312132
>>[ ] Ask if Jessica thinks that Claire likes you
Because clearly Saif is thick as a Stone Fist.

>>41312132
>D-did Claire-sempai notice me?

>>41312132
>>[ ] Ask where Kyla is
>>[ ] Ask if Jessica thinks that Claire likes you
>>[ ] Ask where Moriarty is

>>41312132
>[ ] Ask if Jessica thinks that Claire likes you
>>41270303
Surely we're not dense enough to need to ask this?

>[ ] Ask where Moriarty is
The little goddess can take care of herself I swear if she's in a pillow fort...

>>41312186
The reason I suspect the people around us is narrative tropes.

I don't remember anything in character Saif suspecting people.

>writing

"So uhh... where'd the kid and the cat go?" You ask.
"Oh, your familiar is somewhere" She says. "Last I saw him he was waiting to ambush Patrick from on top of that drawer. As for the kid, she should be coming out any second now to ask if she can sleep over"

"Well, alright then..." You say. "So... I had another thing I wanted to ask..."
"Shoot" Jessica says, sitting down on the couch.
"Do you... think that Claire likes me?" You ask.

Jessica squeezes her eyes shut. "I'm going to ignore that question, for the sake of my sanity" She says.
"It's a legitimate question" You say.
"No it isn't" She says. "It's also not something you should be asking your teacher"
"So you aren't going to answer it?" You ask.

She sighs. "Tell you what" She says. "Next time you're alone with Claire, give her a kiss. See her reaction"
"She won't like... slap me?" You ask.
"If she slaps you, I'll give you 100% on your final grade" She says. "You're a handsome fellow, Saif. You remind me a bit of my husband"

Kyla runs into the room before you can say anything further, just as Jessica predicted.

"Saif, I have a question" She says.
"You want to sleep over?" You ask.
"How did..." She says. "Nevermind. Yes. Can I sleep over?"

>Can she? [Y/N]

Also

>[ ] Ask Jessica about her husband

>[ ] Ask Jessica if it's okay for her to condone those sorts of things between students

>[ ] Other

>>41312758
>So what if I kiss you?

>>41312758
Y

>[x] Other
What do you mean by familiar?

Jessica confirmed for magic teacher

>>41312758
>If its ok with Jessica
>[ ] Ask Jessica if it's okay for her to condone those sorts of things between students

>>41312758
Y

Also we should NOT enter the arena under any circumstances tonight, we've gone good on our quota and need to sleep sometimes.

>>41312758
Jessica is our mother! Or.. we're her husband! From the past future!

>Y

>F-familiar? HA-HA-hA-ha! He's not a familiar! He's just your standard cat! T-that's crazy talk!

>>41312758
Y
>[ ] Ask Jessica about her husband

>>41312758
seconding >>41312823

>>41312758
Y
>[ ] Ask Jessica about her husband

>>41312758
>Y
>[ ] Ask Jessica if it's okay for her to condone those sorts of things between students

>>41312823
Third.
with
>[ ] Ask Jessica if it's okay for her to condone those sorts of things between students

>>41312758
Wait. So if Jessica lives through the horrible awful shit that's coming up.. she'd be open to a relationship with her student?!

>>41312971
As it stands, in character, even though Saif thinks she's a hot teacher, his primary attraction is Claire.

Oh god Jessica knows magic. Went from 50% chance of being a contestant to 90%. Also her husband is Boss and she is Stone hand and the reason she said "fuck you" to Tyrant is because the people that he want to kill is Claire's group. What are you talking about guys? I am not paranoid at all.

>writing

>>41313011
But Jessica is his wife from the last competition! She wished for him and all of her friends to be alive again! But they were all reborn as children!

She's crushed having to watch her true love grow up! And she's not even his favorite subject! He doesn't even know his daughter!

>>41313028
Well alright I am justs the slightist bit high right now off pain kills and reading and replying to this in between the bouts of agony as my skin feels like it is melting off from the massive sunburn I got pretty much everywhere. I have to thank OP, your story makes the pain berable. Or maybe that's just the pain killers idk.

"Are you sure it's okay to condone those things between students?" You ask

"Saif, I am able to condone anything you do, as long as you follow these two rules" She says.
"What rules are those?" You ask.
"Don't fuck it up. And don't be stupid" She says. "If you can follow those, then you can do whatever you want"
"What if we get caught like... making out in the hallways?" You ask.
"Then you have broken a rule" She says. "Because that would be stupid"
"I get it" You say.

"If you absolutely must make out. Feel free to send Kyla over here to play" She says.
"Will do" You say.

Well, now that that's settled... hang on...

"Did you call Moriarty a familiar?" You ask.
"I did" She says.
"Why?" You ask.
"I dunno. I guess I've always associated black cats with witches" She says. "It kinda slipped out"
"So that makes me a witch?" You ask.
"You lack the nose, and the magic" She says.

>[ ] That's true

>[ ] I can do magic

>[ ] other

>>41313276
>Do you weigh the same as a duck?

>>41313276
>[ ] That's true

>>41313276
>>[ ] That's true

>>41313276
It's a trap!

Sorry on mobile can't reliable post the needed pick right now.

>>41313276
>[ ] That's true

>>41313276
>Can I get plastic surgery for that?
>What about wizard?
>Damn, I already had one of those, too...

>>41313276

>>41313301
This this a thousand times this

>>41313276
>[ ] That's true

>>41313359
Was ALMOST tempted to say
>Course I have magic; a french girl digging an arabic dude? That shit doesn't happen naturally.

>>41313276
>[ ] I can do magic

>Do you weigh the same as a duck?


>>41313426
It does when she wants to piss off daddy.

>writing

>>41313394
>>41313446
>not being called a faggot for quoting Monty Python
Today is my day, I guess.

"That's true" You say. "But Yui does tell me I have a big nose"
"Do you?" She asks. "Turn your head so I can see"

You do as she says, and she looks your face over.

"It really isn't" She says. "Now Yui is your..."
"Sister" You say. "Kind of"
"And Ivan adopted both of you?" She asks.
"At the same time" You say.

"And what's the story behind that?" She asks. "Wait, hang on. I'm gonna grab a drink, you want something?"

>[ ] Like an alcoholic drink?

>[ ] Sure

>[ ] Not thanks

Also

>Tell her the story? [Y/N]

>>41313832
>[ ] Not thanks
Y

>>41313832
>Y
>She have any Soda? Iced Tea?

>>41313832
>>[ ] Not thanks
Y
but we also want the story about Ivan

>41313832
>[ ] Like an alcoholic drink?
Lets push our luck.
>Y

>>41313832
Y
>[ ] Like an alcoholic drink?

>writing

Ya guys know, if we figure out our past through non wish based means, we can totally negotiate on the guarantee that we would grant someone elses wish because we already worked our wish out through conventional means. With there assistance of course. They just have to not be invested in a golden age for that deal to work.

>>41314312
Our wish is to banish the other gods for Kyla isn't it?

We openly said we didn't give two shits about our memories.

"Like an alcoholic drink?" You ask.
"Nooooo of course not" She says. "What kind of irresponsible teacher would bring their student alcohol?"

"I guess you're right" You say. "But yeah, I am pretty thirsty"
"Got you" She says, ducking into the kitchen.

While Jessica is in the kitchen, Moriarty comes back into the living room and hops up onto your lap.
"Mew" He says.
"Hey buddy, I missed you" You say, scratching him where he likes it: behind his neck.

Moriarty quickly settles onto your lap, purring happily all the while.

Jessica comes back in, bearing two drinks. "Told you he'd come out" she says, handing you a bottle, which you drink without a second thought.

And immediately start coughing. "Is this beer?" You ask.
"Maaaayyybe" She says.
"Couldn't you get fired for this?" You ask.
"Only if someone found out" She says. "If you don't want it, I'd be happy to finish it for you"
You shrug. Part of you wants to take her up on that, but you have to admit that the idea of drinking appeals to you. If for no other reason than just because you're not supposed to.

"So, you wanted to know about my husband?" She asks.

>[ ] I did

>[ ] If you don't want to talk about it...

>[ ] It's a school night, I should get home

>[ ] Other

>>41314378
>[ ] I did

I thought we were going to tell her the story about you know? Adoption and all that?

>>41314378
>[ ] I did
>[ ] If you don't want to talk about it...

>>41314378
>>[ ] I did
>>[ ] If you don't want to talk about it...

>writing

>>41314378
>>[ ] I did

"I did, but I thought i was going to be telling you about my adoption" You say.
"We'll give and take" She says.

...

"You forgot about it while you were in the kitchen didn't you?" You ask.
"Alright, I did have a bit of a short term memory lapse" She says. "So sue me. Nobody is perfect"

You roll your eyes.
"So who's going first?" She asks.
"I think you should" You say. "as punishment for your 'memory lapse'"
"Fine, fine" she says. "His name was Salim, and I have to admit you look a hell of a lot like him"

She studies you face for a moment, before taking a swig of her beer and continuing. "Come to think of it, if you dialed his age back a bit then I'd almost say you were a clone of him or something"

"What happened to him?" You ask.
"Dunno" She says, taking another long drink. "He went to work one day and didn't come back. It was about 10 years ago now, when I was still pregnant with Sarah"
"Harsh" You say.
"It was" She says. The sadness on her face is apparent, even to you. "It was... I try not to look back on it. But enough about that, it's not a happy topic. Let's hear about you"

>[1/2]

>>41314915
TELL HER WE ARE A TIME WIZARD! CLEARLY WE ARE HER BABIES DADDY!

>>41314915
IS THIS WHY IVAN ADOPTED US!?

"Well... I can't guarantee that it won't be depressing. But it's at least a little bit happier than yours" You say, taking a swig yourself. This stuff isn't bad. You couldn't see yourself drinking it every day, but you don't hate it.

Jessica gets comfortable. "Tell away" She says.
"Well... my oldest memory is of Yui and I collapsing in the streets. It was raining that day... I think" You say. "Boss found us there, and offered to take us in if we were willing to work to earn our keep"

"You just... woke up in the streets?" She asks.
"No, we collapsed. I'm pretty sure we were running... or something" You say. "It's all pretty hazy before that"
"Mmkay" She says. "what happened then?

"Then he got us working on and off in the cafe, and moved us into the apartment I live in now" You say. "He takes care of the rent and utilities, and I get paid as an 'allowance' of sorts."
"But Yui doesn't live with you now?" She asks.

"No, she moved out... hmm... it was a few weeks after the fire, so 4 years ago"
"There was a fire?" She asks.
"Yeah" You say. "The whole apartment caught. Took the firefighters most of the night to put it out"
"Any idea what caused it?" She asks, taking another sip.

"Yui" You say. "More specifically, a cooking mishap on her part."
"That kind of stuff happen often?" She asks.
"More or less" You say. "She's improved, but I used to joke that she didn't cook; rather, she made burnt offerings to the gods"

She thinks for a second. "Do you have any marks on you?" She asks. "Birthmarks, scars, that sort of thing?"

>[ ] I do

>[ ] Not really something you ask a student...

>[ ] Other

>>41315152
>>[ ] I do
"Why do you ask?"

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>>41315152
>>[ ] I do
>>[ ] Not really something you ask a student...

>>41315152
>[ ] I do
HERE WE GO

>>41315152
>[ ] I do

>>41315152
>[ ] I do

>Hype

>writing

"Just this" You say, pulling your sleeve back to reveal the big bite mark scar high on your left arm.
"Oww-wow" She says. "Where the hell did you get that?"

"Dunno" You say. "It happened before I can remember, but it was fresh when I collapsed"
"Interesting..." She says. "How long ago was that, anyway?"
"About... 10 years now?" You say.
"I see" She says. "Anything else you remember?"

She seems oddly inquisitive about this...

>[ ] Magic

>[ ] No, that's about it

>>41315535
>[ ] No, that's about it

>>41315535
>[ ] No, that's about it
>Why?

>>41315535
>[ ] Magic

>>41315535
>>[ ] No, that's about it

Guys. She's clearly wiling to teach us wizard things.

>>41315535
>>[ ] Magic

>>41315535
>[ ] Magic

We need a teacher. Who better than a teacher?

>>41315535
>[ ] Magic

Usually against this but fuck it, all in baby.

>writing

ItsHapening.jpeg

"Remember a few minutes ago when you suggested that I might be a witch because I have a familiar?" You ask.
"I do" She says. "What about it?"

"Well... you said that I didn't have the nose or the magic" You say.
"Where are you going with this?"
"That may not have been... entirely true" You say.
"Oh come on, your nose isn't that big" She says.
"Not the nose" You say. "Look"

You hold out your arm and show her your watch.

"I'm loooooooooooooooooooooooo-" Her word drags on as you quicken your own time.

Your watch has 2 faces: a small one and a large one. The difference being that the small one is synced with you, and the large one isn't. When you speed up, the small one speeds up, and vice versa. But the large one is always in tune with real time.

You spend about a minute in double time before returning.

"That was a neat little trick" She says.
"It wasn't a trick" You say.
"Well then what was it?" She asks. "It certainly wasn't magic"
"It was" You say. "At least I think it was"

"Okay" She says. "So explain to me what you just did there"

"I sped up time" You say. "More specifically, I sped myself up in time"
"T-time!?!?" She says.
"Yes?" You say. "Is that a big deal?"

>[1/2]

>Edge of seat.

>>41316134
it turns out time is the most common form of magic and completely ordinary

Jessica takes a deep breath, and a deep drink. "Do you have a master?" She asks.
"A what?" You ask back.
"A registered mage needs to have a master" She says. "Like master and apprentice"
"I don't" You say. "Is that important?"
"When did you awaken to this ability?" She asks.

"I dunno" You say. "Things were all wobbly in my first memories, so it probably happened a little ways before then"
"And you got a handle on it without anyone noticing?" She asks.
"I did" You say.
"How did you manage that?" She asks.
"I only spoke when I was in or near normal time, and tried my best to move quicker in slowtime and slower in fast time" You say.

"And if no one could sense it..." She says. "I take it back, Saif. That was magic, I just couldn't feel it"
"Why not?" You ask.
"Because what you've got is older than what I've got" She says.
"That makes no sense" You say.
"It will in a second" She says, getting up and going back into the kitchen.

You keep scratching your cat, unable to think of a different thing to do; until Jessica comes back with another beer and a tablet.

"Jessica, what is that thing?" You ask.
"Nope, it's Ms. Browning again" She says, tapping a few things on the tablet. "Because class is back in session"
"What do you mean?" You ask.
"You have no master" She says. "No one to train you, nor anyone to open your pathways- oh god, I don't even want to think about how much of a mess those will be if you've been doing this for a decade..."

"You want to explain?" You ask.
"Sure" She says. "What do you want first?"

>[ ] This 'master and apprentice' deal

>[ ] What pathways are

>[ ] What she meant by older

>[ ] Other

>>41316197
>[ ] What pathways are

>>41316197
>>[ ] This 'master and apprentice' deal
>>[ ] What pathways are

>>41316197
>[x] This 'master and apprentice' deal

>>41316197
>>[ ] This 'master and apprentice' deal
>>[ ] What pathways are
Then
>>[ ] What she meant by older

>>41316197
>[ ] This 'master and apprentice' deal
Shouldn't it be mistress?
Sorry can't help it.

>[ ] What she meant by older

>>41316197
>>[ ] This 'master and apprentice' deal
>>[ ] What pathways are

Ok, I have to admit, I did not think this session would be this good. It was worth staying up for.

I'm sad we're not her husband.

>>41316309
we actually could be
considering the time shenanigans and the disappearance and collapse times syncing up

>>41316367
She probably would have said something though... right? I mean I guess if when we're leaving she looks like she's ready to cry. Or Kyla says Jessica ended up knocking back a case of beer or something after we left..

>>41316393
>"His name was Salim, and I have to admit you look a hell of a lot like him"
> "Come to think of it, if you dialed his age back a bit then I'd almost say you were a clone of him or something"

>>41316416
Does.. Yui look like her at all?

Does Sarah look like Kyla?

>writing

>>41316416
Maybe we're not her husband, but maybe we're a sibling? an ancestor, maybe?

How do you pronounce Kyla?

>>41316466
Kai-lah

>>41316454
Also, inb4 she's the Scholar

>>41316575
Nah, definantly stone hand.

>>41316568
Thanks. Wasn't sure if that was it or if it was some sort of middle eastern thing rather than Celtic/Gaelic

>>41316575
Makes sense.

>>41316625
Claire is stone hand.

"Alright then... the pathways" You say. "Let's start with those"
Je- Ms. Browning continues to tap on the tablet, and then she hooks up a small device to it that looks a bit like an oral thermometer.

"I'll explain that in a minute" She says, handing you the thermometer. "But first, this needs to be inside your body"
You eye the device with mild disdain.

"Oh, relax" She says. "It goes in your mouth, not your ass"

You reluctantly place the device in your mouth, and Ms. Browning smiles. "Alright, starting the scan"
"What shcan?" You ask.
"That is going to run pulses of mana through your internal pathways to assess them" She says. "You can still talk while it's running, just make sure the device stays in your mouth"
"Sho theshe pafways are for mana?" You ask.
She nods. "Normally it runs to whatever part of the body you're trying to channel through or into, but I'm not really sure how your ability works" She says.

"Okay... so what did you mean when you said it was 'older'?" You ask.
"There's a bit of a hierarchy when it comes to natural abilities and how rare they are" Jessica says. "The longer the force the ability controls is, the rarer it is"
"And what is this hierarchy?" You ask.
"In ascending order: Mind, body, low energy, matter, high energy, space, and time" She says. "Now, you can only sense someone whose ability is on par or higher than yours on the list"

"Which is why no one could tell I was using magic?" You ask.
"Yep" She says. "It'd take another person with power over time to sense you using magic"

"And you want to be my... teacher?" You ask.
"I'm already your teacher" She says. "But I'd like to be your master"
"Why?" You ask.
"Because you need one" She says. "You need to learn how to do this stuff properly. So what do you say?"
"To what?" You ask.
"To being my apprentice?" She asks.

>[Y/N]

>>41316575
>>41316666
>Claire is stone hand.
I also believe this, even if only by virtue of that ancient trope of 'it's always who you least suspect'.

>>41316666
Claire has two other allies, as seen from the table talk, so stone hand is ruled out. However stone hand hated tyrants plan to team up to kill a certain alliance of three...

>>41316738
Y
its not like we have any other options

>>41316738
Y

>>41316738
>Y
Don't see why not except all the time being gone. All of it. Ironically.

>>41316738
>Y
You're not like in some sort of life and death game over magical abilities right? I've seen enough chinese cartoons to know how this plays out..

>>41316738
Why is no an option?

>>41316738
>Y

"You're quite the Scholar when it comes to this stuff"

>>41316738
Y
We've been wanting a teacher, why not.

It's not like she's Stonehand or anything...

>>41316833
If our teacher has been molesting us I'm not going to be upset.

>>41316759
Which two? Her assistants, or Abigail and the other dude?

>>41316847
Abigail and other dude.

>writing

>>41316896
Sad thing is, we don't even know if they're allied in the Blood Moon, or they just know one another.

"I don't suppose there's anyone else for the job" You say.
"None" She says. "And under the current laws I can't actually introduce you to one until you're a part of the community"
"So you can't tell me who other mages are?" You ask.
"Nope" She says.

You sigh. "Then I am stuck with you" You say.
"Don't make it sound so bad" She says. "It'll be fun, I promise"
"Suure" You say. "Just as long as it isn't painful"

The tablet makes a few ringing noises, drawing Jessi- Ms. Browning's attention. She grimaces. "Ooo... I might have to disappoint you" She says.
"What?" You ask.

She turns the tablet to you. "Those are your pathways" She says.
The image is of a male human body with what appears to be red vessels. You would assume it's the body and the blood vessels, but it doesn't look quite like that... "Are they supposed to be red?" You ask.
"No" She says. "That means that they're damaged"

You search the image for a vessel that isn't red, and come up empty.

"So what does this mean?" You ask.
"It means that you've been pushing too much energy through pipes that aren't wide enough to handle it" She says
"Is that what 'opening the pathways' is?" You ask.
"Yes" She says. "Except that is usually done to someone who's only recently awakened. There's minimal damage there, and you can just open them"
"So how do you fix it?" You ask.
"Well, there's 2 ways" She says. "The cold and painful, or the warm and a little awkward. Pick your poison"

>[ ] Cold and painful

>[ ] Warm and awkward

>[ ] Explain further...

>>41317031
>[ ] Explain further...

>>41317031
>>[ ] Explain further...
Christ this is just like Fate Stay. Damaged circuits and anything.

And possible mana transfer...

>>41317031
>[ ] Warm and awkward

>>41317031
>>[ ] Explain further...

>>41317031
The fastest way!

>>41317031
>>[ ] Warm and awkward

>>41317031
>[ ] Explain further...

>>41317031
>[ ] Warm and awkward

Why do I have the feeling it involves some type moon mana transfer bullshit.

>writing

I was hoping if warm and awkward was a kiss we could compare it to stonehands kiss.

"I'll probably go with the warm and awkward way, but for the hell of it why don't you run me through them?" You say.
"Well, cold and painful involves me making an incision around this area" She says, putting a finger on your solar plexus. "putting that device that's in your mouth into the hole, then slowly, painfully, and forcefully repairing and opening each of your pathways in turn"

You blink a few times. "Okay, y'know what? Warm and awkward is starting to sound VERY appealing. Let's just go with that"

She smiles. "I thought you might" She says, before pointing at your beer. "Finish that, I need to grab something"
"O-okay" You say.

Ms. Browning goes to her bedroom, and you knock back your beer. She comes back out with a little spray bottle of something.

"Okay, lay back, open your mouth, close your eyes" She says.
"Why?" You ask.
"Don't ask questions" She says. "You wanted to be an apprentice, and you wanted the warm and awkward way, now do as I say"

Confused, you oblige her.

"So what's the bottle for?" You ask.

She sprays something into your mouth. It tastes... minty? Was that breath freshener?

"Oh... Claire would kill me for this" She says. "No one hears about what I'm about to do, understand?"
"Uhh... yeah?" You say.

Why would she do tha- oh. That's why.

You feel Ms. Browning lay down on top of you, put her hands on your cheeks, and lock lips with you. After a few seconds you question the point of it, until her tongue enters your mouth...

Your heart jumps as a strange warmth flows into your body. It seems to pulse and move through your veins. The warmth grows until just before the point where it would be uncomfortable, and stays there.

Something about it saps all the energy from your body. Your arms and legs go limp, and your head would probably roll back were Ms. Browning not holding it in place.

At some point during the procedure it all becomes too much for you, and you pass out.

>End of the Fourth Night

That's all for tonight!

It's also the end of the straight run of Blood Moon.

Devil's Whim will be the next thing I run, which will probably happen tomorrow.

As always I'll be sticking around for questions and suggestions

>>41317493
Blood moon isn't dead right? Right?

>>41317493
Thanks for the run boss.

>>41317493
You son of a bitch.

Great thread, Smiley!

>>41317518
I'll be alternating from this point until one of the 2 quests finishes. Not quite sure what a good way t do it would be.

Considering doing it in game day-by-day, so as to not spread the content out too much

>>41317493
thanks for running

>>41317473

Did we notice any similarity between Jessica's kill and a certains someone with stone hands' kiss?