When you close your eyes and immediately find yourself back in Koenma's office, you know the answer to whether or not you'll be able to get some restful sleep tonight. And that answer is, of course, no.

Your boss is practically shaking with anger, but doing his best to hide it. He keeps his expression mostly neutral, which doesn't help much considering his face is red and the veins are throbbing in his head. Kaya warned you this was coming, and you pretty much knew before she even said anything. Still, you aren't really sure what exactly to expect with Koenma this angry.

"Take a seat," he spits, gesturing to the chairs in front of his desk.

>A. Take a seat

>B. You'd rather stand

>C. Ask if Kaya told on you

>D. Dialogue writein

>>41332836
>A. Take a seat

>>41332836
>A. Take a seat

>>41332836
>A. Take a seat

>>41332836
>"Take a seat,
Chris Hansen is that you?

>>41332845
You sit down in front of Koenma, watching his eyes follow you every inch of the way. It's kind of disturbing how intensely he's staring at you, and you feel as though, if looks could kill, you would have burst into flames by now. Then again, it's only been a few seconds, still plenty of time for divine wrath.

"Now, explain to me why you went and trained with Kasai after I specifically instructed you not to," Koenma says in a calm voice that carries the undertones of rage. "After I warned you that you'd be fired if you did so. And, why did you do so mere minutes after I gave you such instructions?"

>A. You disagree with his opinions on Kasai

>B. You needed to get stronger to do your job

>C. Stay silent

>D. Dialogue writein

>>41333418
>B. You needed to get stronger to do your job
Use plenty of deferred language. Like "I'm sorry, but this job is important, so I did what I felt was necessary"

>>41333418
>D. Dialogue writein
"Well considering the fact that I have to deal with spiritual beings that can easily kill a normal human in mere seconds and the fact that there isn't anyone close by that could actually train me to get stronger so I can survive doing my job. Kasai training me would be benivical for me, plus I don't agree with your opinions on Kasai."

>>41333418
>B. You needed to get stronger to do your job

>>41333572
seconding

>>41333572
Second this, Koenma has to face facts that we nearly died twice in last two cases. If Kaya hadn't trained us we would have been dead long ago against the first case.

>>41333572
this.

>>41333572

Don't forget that our protag has almost died on both situations. He only got lucky on the most recent mission because there weren't any other demons lurking about after he was forced to use the amplified Spirit Gun, and the fact that other guy in the first mission had a demonic trident handy that drained energy from its victims.

>>41333572
"Well, considering the fact that I have to deal with creatures that can easily kill a normal person in seconds, and the fact that there isn't anyone close by that could actually train me, I needed some way to get stronger so I can survive and do my job," you tell Koenma. "Kasai training me is a good thing, and I really don't agree with your opinion of her."

"What you agree with doesn't matter," Koenma replies. "When your boss gives you instructions, you follow them. They are not suggestions, they are orders, and in case you've forgotten, you work for me!"

Koenma leans back, sighing. "At least, you did. I think it goes without saying that you're fired, but in case this is like last time and you aren't listening, let me make it as clear as day."

Koenma hops onto his desk and stomps over, looking down at you, barely.

"You are no longer Spirit Detective!" he tells you loudly. "Kaya will no longer be working with you. You are no longer authorized to get involved in cases, and, of course, you're no longer getting paid. Any questions?"

>A. Is he serious?

>B. Ask how he found out

>C. No

>D. Dialogue writein

>E. Get up and leave

>>41333939
>>E. Get up and leave
>D. Dialogue writein
"Assuming your attitude and methodology are common in the spirit world, It's no wonder you have so many enemies...and go through so many detectives."

>>41334032
Second

>>41334032
Haven't there only been four or so detectives?

>>41334049
That we know of.

>>41334032
Might want to add to that "If those detectives even survived long enough following your orders to the letter"

>>41334087
I'm just saying it's probably going to sound like we're pulling shit out of our ass and probably make the statement fall flat.

>>41333939
>C. No

>>41333939
>D
"No please Mr. Koenma, I need the money, please don't fire me."

>>41334186
I hope that's intended to be said sarcastically.

>>41333939
>D. Dialogue writein

If we wanted to be classy, we could say "Thanks for taking a chance on me."

>>41334201
I'd second that but the voting period has fucked us once more.

>>41334194
Nope. I'm the guy who wrote in "Beg for our lives" at the end of that first avatar quest. It didn't work that time, sure, but I'm not a quitter. I have faith that the power of groveling and begging will come through for us.

>>41333939
"Yeah. Do you understand that the fact I BARELY survived my first two jobs is why I did this? I was woefully underprepared for either of them."

>>41334032
"Assuming your attitude and methodology are the norm here, it's no wonder you have so many enemies," you tell Koenma, rising to your feet. "Or that you go through so many detectives."

You turn and leave, feeling Koenma's eyes boring holes into your back as you do. As soon as you step out of the office, you find yourself not back in your bed, but in a dark corridor, dimly lit by torches lining the walls. Looking behind you, you find only a wall, leaving you with only one direction in which to go, forward.

You walk down the corridor, soon coming to a wooden door at the end. It's shut, but you get the feeling that it's unlocked.

>A. Knock

>B. Go in

>C. Go back the way you came

>>41334332
>A

>>41334332
>A. Knock

It's only polite.

>>41334332
>A. Knock

>>41334332
>A. Knock

>>41334332
>B

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>>41334332
>C. Go back the way you came

You know

For once I'm not going to bite

>>41333939
"Okay. You've got a replacement already in hand I imagine? Because there are so many people you can scoop off the street and turn into another agent. Koenma, you need me just as much as I need you."

>>41334332
>A. Knock

>>41334332
>A. Knock with 'shave and a hair-cut. six bits'

>>41334332
>>41334458
Second.

Damnit, i noticed this too late. I remembered a good argument from last thread we should have brought up - that training under the demon kept her under our eye instead of staying in hiding, so we could keep a close eye on her activities and neutralize her if need be.

>>41334543
Basically 'We spy on our enemies by training under them, learning their techniques and their weaknesses at the same time.'

>>41334555
A reverse Rando? I like that.

>>41334543
We could mention this later. Our excuse for acting so volatile and not bringing it up can be that the voice he heard needed to believe he wasnt working for koenma anymore, in case it was malevolent.

>>41334332
>>A. Knock

>>41334617
Plus if we have an outing with Koenma that looks official enough, we can really get our Michael Western on and act like a burned spy.

God I love Burn Notice.

>>41334617
Or John was just really pissed off and not thinking straight

>>41334744
At the very least it IS an excuse, yo

>>41334617
Or you know, we actually don't agree to the way how Koenma actually runs spirit world with no one to train the spirit detectives. That place has existed for how long and the the idea of actually having reformed spiritual beings there to train detectives hasn't crossed their minds yet.

>>41334809
E x c u s e

>>41334352
You reach out and knock on the door, instinctively taking a step back as it swings open on its own.

You take a step forward and peak through the doorway, looking around at the room beyond it. Like the corridor, it's mostly dark, lit only by torches lining the walls. You can see what appears to be a throne on the far side, beside which sits a table containing fresh grapes. A few chairs are scattered through the room, and an unlit chandelier hangs over its center. It seems empty, but you get the feeling that somebody is in there.

"Welcome, Detective," a familiar voice greets, accompanied by a chilling breeze that makes the hairs on your neck stand up. "Please, come in."

>A. Go into the room

>B. Stay where you are

>C. Go back the way you came

>D. Dialogue writein

>>41334871
>>A. Go into the room

>>41334871
>A. Go into the room

>>41334871
Familiar how? There's lots of familiar voices to us, som. Be a bit more specific on who it sounds like from our memory.

>>41334871
>D
"Not a detective anymore."

>>41334871
>A. Go into the room
Time to meet the mysterious voice face to face

>>41334871
>D. "Former detective. I got fired. So we don't need to be formal, call me by name. By the way, can I have yourse mysterious voice that has been in my head?"

>>41334871
>D. Dialogue writein
"At least you can't fire me... I hope."

>>41335121
Not literally, hopefully.

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>>41335264
>I'm on fire!

>>41334884
>>41334925
"Not a Detective anymore," you tell the voice as you step into the room. "I got fired. So, we don't need to be formal, call me by name."

"As you wish," the voice replies, seeming to be coming from in front of you now.

"By the way, can I have your name?" you ask, looking around the room for whomever is speaking.

"Yes, I suppose if we aren't going to be formal, I will give you my name," the voice answers. "My name is Koe."

A whooshing sound draws your eyes to the throne, which is now occupied.

The creature sitting upon it is clearly not human, though he has a humanoid appearance. He wears a black suit, and matching shoes, reclining in his throne and putting one leg over the other knee. His head is his most striking feature. It looks like a goat skull, and even has curled ram horns stretching from it. Clawed hands fold in his lap as he looks down at you, a smile on his face.

"It's nice to finally meet you in person, my friend," he tells you in a surprisingly pleasant tone. "Though, I wish it were during a happier time for you. I'm sorry to hear that you lost your job, and for my part in that."

>A. Ask what he means

>B. Tell him that it's not his fault

>C. Tell him you're angry about that

>D. Dialogue writein

>E. Stay silent

>>41335408
>A. Ask what he means

>>41335408
>C. Tell him you're angry about that

Well
This is great

>>41335408
>>B. Tell him that it's not his fault

>>41335408
If i take that mask off, will you die?


...You're a big guy

>>41335408
>>B. Tell him that it's not his fault
I was the one who decided to not do what koenma told me

>>41335408
>C
>D
"You were the voice, weren't you."

>>41335408
>D. "Eh, shit happens. If it hadn't been today, then it would've happened another. So. Koe, you've brought me here for a reason. A job offer then? Because if your anything like Koenma we're going to need to discuss some ground rules. Like a healthcare plan or something. Do you offer dental?"

>>41335408
B, then ask if thats his real face.

>>41335408
>>A. Ask what he means

>>41335450
"It's not your fault," you assure him.

"Not entirely, perhaps, but had I not steered you towards Kasai, you may not have been fired," Koe replies regretfully. "It was not my intention for that to happen, I wished only to help, in truth. But, what's done is done, and I have brought you here for a reason."

Koe gestures to one of the nearby chairs. "If you like, have a seat, and we can discuss things. Of course, if your being fired has soured your opinion of all of this too much, you are free to go. If you leave the room now, you will find another door at the end of the corridor. You need only to step through it, and you will wake up in your bed."

Koe leans back, watching you with great interest as he waits to see what you will do. Whatever he wants to talk about, it's obviously important to him, and it makes you wonder why he's talking to a human he doesn't even know about it.

>A. Take a seat

>B. Leave

>C. Dialogue writein

>>41335783
>>A. Take a seat
fuck it why not.

>>41335783
>>A. Take a seat

>>41335783
>A. Take a seat

>>41335783
>B

>>41335783
>A. Take a seat

So this guy looks more than a little satanic. I know that you're not supposed to judge books by their cover and all that, but he's giving off some smooth devil vibes. All he's missing is a smooth southern drawl.

>>41335783
>A. Take a seat
>C. "First off, where are we, and what exactly are you?"

>>41335783
>A.
>C. "Can I have some grapes?"

>>41335783
>>A. Take a seat
May as well hear him out.

Is this guy the lord of Meikai? That'd be cool. I always enjoyed that movie.

>>41335803
You decide to take a seat and hear Koe out. So, you walk over to one of the nearby chairs and sit down, looking up at the creature sitting on the throne.

Koe smiles, seeming relieved. "Thank you."

"So, can I have some grapes?" you ask, earning a chuckle from Koe.

"Of course," he says, waving his hand.

The bowl of grapes lifts off of the table, hovering over to you. You reach in and grab a handful, at which time the bowl returns to its spot on the table. You eat one, and find it to be absolutely delicious.

"First off, where are we, and what exactly are you?" you ask before popping another grape into your mouth.

"This is my home," Koe answers, eating a grape himself and sitting up a bit. "I brought your Spirit here in your dreams. Humans become far more attuned to the Spiritual aspects of the universe while sleeping. Koenma did the same thing to bring you to your meetings with him. And I suspect you've already guessed this, but I am a demon. As a matter of fact, I'm among the oldest living demons."

He gives you a smile. "But believe me when I tell you that I harbor no ill will towards humanity, or even Spirit World, despite my admittedly low opinion of King Enma. I rarely interact with your kind, but recent events have led me to believe that it was necessary, and, with you being a Spirit Detective, I believe you to be among the more reliable of your kind."

Koe leans forward, his expression serious. "Humanity is in grave danger. The Cultivated Humans being created on the farm you visited are but a drop of water in the ocean of darkness coming to consume your world. I told you who they were being sent to, hoping Spirit World would take action, and that, with their resources backing you, you could deal a major blow to the enemy, and hopefully start on the path to ending this threat."

>A. Tell him that kind of backfired

>B. Ask about the threat

>C. Ask what he wants with you now that you aren't working for Spirit World

>D. Dialogue writein

>>41336186
>>C. Ask what he wants with you now that you aren't working for Spirit World

>>41336186
>>B. Ask about the threat

>>41336186
>C. Ask what he wants with you now that you aren't working for Spirit World

>>41336186
>C. Ask what he wants with you now that you aren't working for Spirit World

>>41336186
>B. Ask about the threat

>>41336186
>>B. Ask about the threat

>>41336186
>B. Ask about the threat

>>41336186
>D. I'm assuming like most super old entities you have a contingency plan in case that went sour. Which is why I'm here now. By the way, you should make a wine out of these grapes, they are delicious.

>>41336186
How does a goat skull smile

>>41336465
Skulls are always smiling.

>>41336217
"So what's this threat you keep talking about?" you ask Koe.

"I think it's a bit early for you to know everything," Koe replies gently. "You'll learn in time, but for now, I can't tell you everything. You'll have to trust me the same way I trust you; one step at a time. You may no longer work for Spirit World, but as a former Detective, you possess Spiritual Awareness and the skills to utilize that awareness. Between that and the competence you displayed dealing with Arthur, I believe that, with my help, you may be able to stop what's coming."

Koe rises from his throne, slowly walking towards you. "This threat comes from both of our worlds, and I fear that, once your world falls, the Demon World will follow. We both stand to lose everything if this isn't stopped."

He stops in front of you. "What I'm suggesting is a partnership. I can provide you with information, direct you towards potential allies, as I did with Kasai, and help you do what you were meant to do."

He extends his right hand towards you. "What do you say?"

>A. Shake his hand

>B. Refuse

>C. You aren't sure

>D. Dialogue writein

>>41336614
>>A. Shake his hand
aint like we have a choice.

>>41336614
>C. You aren't sure

I'm not sure if we should trust this goat skull demon we literally just met about 5 minutes ago, we should probably ponder on his offer for a while before joining.

>>41336614
"Kind of feels like I'm making a deal with the Devil."

>>41336614
>A. Shake his hand

>>41336614
>D. "I need to know I can trust you Koe and I need to know that you can trust me in doing my job. The human world comes first and I will protect it with my life but I will not become someone's pawn. Do you think you can handle that?"

>>41336614
>>C. You aren't sure
>>D. Dialogue writein
"As you said, for this to work I'd need to trust you. I'm not sure I do, just yet. Is there any more information you can give me, as a sign of good faith?"

>>41336614
>A. Shake his hand

>>41336614
C, with a d of "Why haven't you approached koenma about this yet, if the situation is so serious?"

>>41336614
>A. Shake his hand

>>41336614
>>C. You aren't sure

>>41336614
>A. Shake his hand

>>41336614
>C. You aren't sure
Damn nigga at least give us some time to think

>>41336630
>>41336642
Deadlock.

>>41336873
just roll a d2 and see what happens.

>>41336882
No, next vote has it.

>>41336907
>>A. Shake his hand

C

>>41336907
Sure. We'll do it.

>>41336907
>C.

Hey guys let's make a deal with this dude who is kinda anti-christesque

>>41336667
Well he is a man of wealth and taste.

>>41336630
You reach out and shake Koe's hand. He smiles, then takes a step back.

"Very good," he tells you. "We should be able to begin our work soon. In the meantime, I suggest you continue your training with Kasai, and make sure you're ready for anything. I will bring you back here soon once I've found a good place for us to start."

He turns around and walks back to his throne, taking a seat. "I look forward to working with you, my friend. I think we'll make a wonderful team."

>A. You think so too

>B. You hope so

>C. Leave

>D. Dialogue writein

>>41336981
>>B. You hope so

>>41336981
>>B. You hope so

>>41336981
>B. You hope so

>>41336981
>A. You think so too
This guy is a much better boss

>>41336981
>D. "Better then Koenma that's for sure."

>>41336981
"You have any history with koenma at all?"
"Also...do you personally have anything to teach me that could be helpful?"

>>41336981
>B. You hope so

>>41336980
Did he, along with us, kill the Kennedys?

>>41336981
>B. You hope so

>>41337222
Just as every cop is a criminal and every sinner is a saint.

>>41336993
"I hope so, too," you reply.

Koe bids you farewell, and you walk out the door, following the corridor until you reach the other door at the end. Stepping through, you wake up in your bed, and look at your clock to see that it's early morning.

You can hear your dad making breakfast out in the living room, and decide that it's probably time to get up.

>A. Go have breakfast with your dad

>B. Go outside

>C. Find Bruce

>D. Find Lucy

>E. Use your communication mirror and try contacting Kaya

>>41337368
>A. Go have breakfast with your dad

>>41337368
>A. Go have breakfast with your dad

>>41337368
>>A. Go have breakfast with your dad
after all the shit, food sounds nice.

>>41337368
>E. Use your communication mirror and try contacting Kaya
If that fails, think really hard about koenma and hope it works to contact him instead.

>>41337368
>A. Go have breakfast with your dad

>>41337368
>E. Use your communication mirror and try contacting Kaya

>>41337368
>A. Go have breakfast with your dad
Might as well have something peaceful to look forward too

>>41337368
>>E. Use your communication mirror and try contacting Kaya

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>>41337368
>A. Go have breakfast with your dad

Wait why did we just maake a deal with the devil?

>>41337448
People were butthurt over Koenma firing us because of our inability to follow orders.

>>41337448
Because this thread imposes a -4 circumstance penalty to all WIS checks.

>>41337480
At least we'll get a neat powerset out of all this shit

>>41337448

Didn't vote that way, but maybe to move the plot forward quickly?

>>41337448
>/tg/
>smart
Pick one.
>>41337284
But was he there when Jesus Christ has his moment of doubt and pain?

>>41337448
So nothing new? After all we did work for the King of Hell's son before we got fired.

>>41337499
It's mostly samefagging, i'm guessing

>>41337448
Eh. Until he does something that truly points towards 'nefarious' I'm gonna say he probably just has an agenda that doesn't involve other bad guys wrecking the place.

Besides, not all demons are bad. Enma himself is more of an asshole than even the worst of demons.

>>41337515
Just call him Lucifer, because he is in need of some restraint.

Please to meet you, hope you guess my name.

>>41337448
He seems like a nice guy. Looks aren't everything anon

>>41337448
From what I can guess reasons were across the board
>Why not?
>Not all demons are bad guys!
>Got nothing better else to do
>Can't be worse than The babby
>WhatsTheWorstThatCanPossiblyHappen.jpeg

>>41337544
What's puzzling you is the nature of my game.

>>41337610
Accidentally deleted the other part of this post


As for IC reasons? Who knows I voted against because We just got fired and he conveniently just dropped this on us IC I thought of it as John needing time to think from just being fired from what I assume the one thing that have him purpose

>>41337399
You're hungry, and, after all that's happened, a nice relaxing breakfast sounds pretty good. You're not sure what's going to be happening from now on, but things are changing again, and you wonder if it's for the better.

You get dressed and head out into the kitchen, sitting down for some pancakes your dad's prepared. He pours you a drink, looking at you in concern.

"You don't look so good," he comments. "Are you feeling alright?"

>A. You're fine

>B. You're feeling kind of sick

>C. You didn't sleep much

>D. Dialogue writein

>>41337692
>C. You didn't sleep much

>>41337692
>D. Dialogue writein
"Hey dad have you ever been fired?"

>>41337692
"Slept wrong, had a few bad dreams. Nothing big."

>>41337692
>>C. You didn't sleep much

>>41337692
>>C. You didn't sleep much

>>41337692
>D. "Had a dream where I made a deal with the devil to save the world. Wonder what Freud has to say about that."

Dig in to our food.

"Also, do we have any grapes? I have a hankering for some."

>>41337692
>C. You didn't sleep much

>>41337448
Same guy who were buthurt Koemna told us not to make a deal with a random insane demon which killed tons of humans

>>41337706
Wait before I back this

Soma did daddy dearest know about our job? and by that I mean the fake one

If the answer is yes then I'll back this

>>41337772
>Soma
I hate having big ass fingers and typing on a phone

Should be Som obviously

>>41337704
"I didn't sleep much," you answer honestly.

"Well, then why don't you take it easy today?" your dad suggests as he sits down. "School's over, get some rest while you can."

With all that might be coming, maybe some rest is what you need.

>To be continued

That's it for tonight. Next update should be sometimes this week.

Follow me @qmdralo to see when new threads are up, and if you have any questions when I'm not running, go to ask.fm/qmdralo

I'll answer questions here for a while too.

>>41338021
so what did the little baby think of our parting shot?

>>41338021
Will we encounter any of those people mentioned with awakened spiritual ability? Also will this be renamed since we're no longer a spirit detective, and will we meet Koenma's new lapdog?

>>41338021
Will we get a change of clothes now that we are in partnership with an ancient demon?

>>41338046
He did not appreciate it.

>>41338059
Possibly, and probably.

>>41338077
I'm sure you could ask him for some.

>>41338021
You ought to address things specifically posed to you during the threads, som. Preferrably before the end of the threado.

>>41338096
So did Koenma even have someone in mind or is to mad to admit he screwed up as well.

>>41338077
Yes. Black and red with far too many skulls.
Don't worry, you're still the good guy.
Totally.
Absolutely.
Definitely.

>>41338059
>>41338096
Probably just slap an "Ex-" on the front of the title, maybe add a new tag, and nothing else.

>>41338021
Can we focus on Bruce in the next part

>>41338147
Pair that with our fire powers and we're halfway to being fucking Ghost Rider

>>41338096
Did our dad know about our job?

>>41338177
I am 100% okay with this.

>>41338059
We're still technically a spirit detective, in the sense that we're an individual with spirit power investigating matters related to the spirit world. Just got a different boss.

>>41338129
He'll find someone.

>>41338103
Such as?

>>41338147
Maybe.

>>41338148
If you so choose.

>>41338177
That's a bad thing?

>>41338208
Yes

>>41338301
>That's a bad thing?
Not even remotely

>>41338334
Excellent.

>>41338301

>>41337772

>>41334911

>>41338368
I answered whether your dad knew about the job, and when the question was posed, I was writing the final update. As for the other one, the fact that the voice gave you the chills and seemed to come from nowhere should have clued you in.

>>41338400
It was clued, but explicitness is best.

>>41338400

So is our protag going to go deep into the dark side, or is this one of those slow burn long game things where he might not even do anything really explicitly evil in his lifetime, but it'll help lay down the groundwork for something big later?

Or is the protag working for more like a sanctioned evil where it's the less "hugs-and-feels" and "get shit done at any costs" side of the natural order of things?

>>41338826
That would be telling. You'll find out in time.