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>>44252788
>I don't know.

>>44252788
>Back inside to cower, I guess!

>>44252788
>Back inside to cower, I guess!
Wait for mom

>>44252788
>This isn't right! Let's go exploring and find out the cause!

Emillion letting the chuuni out is cute!

>>44252788
>I don't know.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

Tie, Rolling.

1) I don't know.
2) Back inside to cower!

Writing!

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"I don't know." I reply to my sister, complete sternness in my voice.
She sighs, "Must I make every plan for us? I thought you were some kind of tactical genius."

"I don't know who told you that." I cross my arms and pout. "I was just really good with my slashy thing."

And I was! The best, even!

She pouts right back at me. "Why do you think I know what to do?! I was only good at frying things. Master did all my thinking for me!"
"Then, neither of us know what we're doing!"
"Right!"

There's an awkward silence for a second.

This is all Masami's fault.

"Okay, we should probably go inside."
"And cower?"
"No! And hide! If more come back, we can deal with them then. But all of them can see us out here!"

I search around, there doesn't seem to be any trouble currently in the neighborhood.
In fact, I don't see anyone at all.

That's very troubling.

We open the door and walk in, and I can hear the murmurings of voices coming from the hidden cellar.
"So, do we go back and-"
"No! No no no, we're protecting that place, remember? We stay right here by the door and wait to see if anyone comes in."
"Then what?"

Amaranti helpfully brandishes a frying pan. "Then we bash them!"

>I think this is a poor idea.
>We should really hide and not bash people.
>S-sure, Sis.
>Just don't bash me, okay?
>Or Izumi.
>Masami is fair game, though.
>Other?

>>44254467
>S-sure, Sis.
>Just don't bash me, okay?
>Or Izumi.
>Masami is fair game, though.
>...But not too hard.

>>44254467
>Just don't bash me, okay?
>Or Izumi.
>Masami is fair game, though.

>>44254467
>I think this is a poor idea.
>But okay.
Why do all of Masami's family bully her so?

>>44254467
>Just don't bash me, okay?
>Or Izumi.
>Masami is fair game, though.

What in the world happened with this quest? I thought it was going to wrap up after dealing with Fortune and so on.

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>Just don't bash me, okay?
>Or Izumi.
>Masami is fair game, though.

Writing!

>Why do all of Masami's family bully her so?
Because it's fun!

>>44254711
Dealing with that now! This is the final arc.

Asai is the worst dad ever.

>>44254726
>Because it's fun!
Sounds reasoning. Let the bullying continue unabated!

>>44254711
It is.

It's taken WAY LONGER THAN I COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED to deal with Fortune. I thought I would have it all wrapped up February of last year.

>>44254843
eh, it could have been worse
like a boat ride that lasted for YEARS

>>44255426
I keep expecting next chapter to be a dream.

And he wakes up on the boat again.

>>44255426
Alright I gotta know. Which quest is this?

>>44255749
it's not a quest, just Berserk , a famous manga

>>44255784
Oh. Yeah I don't really know anything beyond the Eclipse.

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"O-okay." I say, nervously glaring at my sister. "Just don't bash me, okay?"
"Right!" She happily chirps.

"O-or Izumi."
"No no no, I would never do that."

"Masami's fair game though."
"No! Bad brother." She grabs me by the ear. "No hurting family members."
"But AMMA!" I yell that nickname that I know gets on her nerves. "She's not FAMILY!"

"She IS family, and you will TREAT her that way!" Ama pouts.
"She is NOT family."

I pout, clenching my fists.
"Don't you remember how we got this way!? She came over, made us miserable, and then we lost our original bodies. She's. Not. Our. Family. She's a creepy stalker experiment from Fortune who kidnapped us. The only reason we're still here is because of Izumi."

"Brother, you're not STILL acting this way; are you? You're acting like Master was any better than Masami was. And HE WAS NOT!"
"That's not true!" I shout at her. "Look, Master was cold, and not very understanding. But HE WAS OUR MASTER! He made us! He formed us, he gave us our posts, taught us everything we knew."

I slump against the wall, sliding down to the carpet. "All Masami did was come in and ruin the family we had going. It beats joining Fortune, but I'm not going to call Masami my family just because she MADE me her family."

"You are so stubborn." She puts her hands on her hips. "ALL YOU DO is complain about that, you don't even look at the bright side. You have friends, you have family, you have people who care about you in every way someone could ever want. And you-"

>Stop! Enough. I don't want to talk about it anymore.
>YOU'RE JUST BRAINWASHED, I'M LEAVING!
>Let her finish scolding me.
>Shh! Wait! Did you hear something!?
>Other?

>>44256111
>Shh! Wait! Did you hear something!?
hey look, a three headed monkey!

>>44256111
>YOU'RE JUST BRAINWASHED, I'M LEAVING!

>>44256111
>Shh! Wait! Did you hear something!?

>>44256111
>Stop! Enough. I don't want to talk about it anymore.
>Shh! Wait! Did you hear something!?

>Stop! Enough. I don't want to talk about it anymore.
>Shh! Wait! Did you hear something!?

Writing!

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"Just stop, okay!?" I yell, crossing my arms. "Just stop. I had enough. I don't want to talk about it anymore."
"Emillion, you'll HAVE to talk about it eventually."
"Now isn't the time."

We sit in silence for a few minutes, Ama awkwardly pulls at the hem of her dress.

"Will you at least CONSIDER talking to Masami about it?" She asks, the distress in her voice is palatable.
"I don't like talking to her. She always tries to reason with me, and then acts all sweet, and then TURNS THE WHOLE THING AROUND ON ME LIKE I'M THE BAD GUY!"

"Here, I'll talk to her WITH you? Would that help-"
"Shh!"

I just heard it. Footsteps. Steely footsteps on the gravel of the driveway.

Something is coming.

"Get ready."

Ama steadies over the doorway with her frying pan. I try to hold a nearby table leg precariousyl over the doorframe.

Slowly, the door swings open.
"NOW!" Ama yells.

An armored beast walks through the doorway just as Ama's frying pan shatters against its armor. My table legs uselessly breaks in two before chittering across the room.

The monster looks both ways, once at me, and then another at Ama.
"Oh, Hello Emillion, Amarante. Is everything here going well?"

Oh, it's just that monster that follows Izumi around. He seems like a great guy, but his outer exterior betrays his soft-spoken demeanor. We both would have greatly outranked him if we were still working for Master.

"EEK!" Ama shrieks, and I sigh.
"What are you doing back here? Weren't you going to go find Izumi?"

"I did, and she told me to come back home. Well, Masami AND Izumi told me to come back home, and be safe."

"And you listened to them?"
"..Yes."

>You don't like that, do you?
>Why are you taking orders from Masami of all people?
>Fine, get in the cellar, be safe.
>How are they?
>Tag-out, you watch the door and we're going to take a break in the cellar.
>Other?

>>44257239
>Why are you taking orders from Masami of all people?
>How are they?
Night for me, thanks for running

>>44257298
Thanks for playing!

Everyone, next post might be the last of this sidestory. I'm tired and my writing is getting slower.

>>44257239
>You don't like that, do you?
>How are they?

>>44257239
>You don't like that, do you?

>>44257239
>Fine, get in the cellar, be safe.

>You don't like that, do you?
>How are they?

Writing!

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He doesn't have a very wide vocal range, but he's still emoting harder than most other monsters I've known. Most of them are very single-minded. Drones barely react to the environment.
Really, it's only my family whom I've known to have complex feelings. I didn't know someone from Fortune could develop those kinds of things. I always thought they were repressed into being just mindless slaves.

I guess it's kind of silly for me to think that when Izumi worked there, and she made Masami.

"You don't like that at all, do you?"

The monster is silent for a moment. The steel shudders slightly under his own weight.
"No."

"Why are you taking orders from Masami?"
"It's because.."

He silent for a minute.
And then says nothing.

"H-hey, how are they doing out there?" Sis quickly picks up the awkward fumble.
"They're fine. I doubled back and checked on them when the chaos emerged."

The monster almost seems prideful for a moment, "A long story short; Izumi is still an Empress."

"I... see. So she's okay?"
"Everyone is fine, I made sure of it. I wouldn't leave them if they were in danger."

More silence hangs over the room.
"So, what is your next plan?"
"I'm going to follow Empress' will. She wants me safe? I'll stay here, and stay safe."

>How about this, three of us could make a pretty good strike team.
>Help us guard the house, and we'll give cookies later.
>Okay, let's go into the cellar, perform a quick head count, and hide for a while
>I'm not sure I trust you that well, sorry.
>Other?

>>44258653
>How about this, three of us could make a pretty good strike team.

>>44258653
>Okay, let's go into the cellar, perform a quick head count, and hide for a while

Rolled 2 (1d2)

Split,

1 - How about this, three of us could make a pretty good strike team.

2 - Okay, let's go into the cellar, perform a quick head count, and hide for a while

Writing last post of the night!

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"That sounds good, then." I pat him on the shoulder. "Izumi wants you safe? She knows better than any of us, so you should stay safe."

"It's at least a plan, that's better than what we have right now."

"I was thinking." I grab my sister's sleeve. "We should be hiding, as well."
"What? But-"
"We have backup now, it's not just you and I. Plus I think Izumi would want us to be safe, also."

She goes to say something back to me, but then stops just before she finishes.
"Fine."

We make our way over toward the secured hatch that leads down to the cellar. I lift the handle, and hear several screams inside.
"Relax, it's just me."

There are a few sighs of relief that follow. Some worried gasps are murmured just as the monster makes his way down the ladder.
Then, there are a hail of questions.

"Where's Masami?!"
"Is Mom with you?"
"What were you doing up there?"
"When can we go upstairs?"

"Enough!" I try to calm everyone down. "There's a real problem at hand. It's safe for now, but everyone should stay down here. In the meantime, let's get a headcount of who is down here."

We start counting through the checklist in our mind. There's the secretary from Fortune, Aina, Kaori is out, Julie is out, same with Haruko. Mir is probably here somewhere, Cirrus is crying, Ama is busy trying to distribute some food, and then there's-

"Where's Aiko?" I ask her sister, Aina.

Aina searches around, and then looks back toward me to showcase the color leaving her face.

I knew it wouldn't be this simple, I knew it, I knew it.

>Thread End

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Everyone, I'm sorry for the speed of tonight's threads. It's been a hectic night. Days where I travel always are.

On the bright side, there is a thread tomorrow. So hopefully no interruptions will befall us and we can have a nice, long thread.

Thanks for everyone who participated, let me know what you thought of it.

>>44259806
alright, thanks for running

>>44259806
Thanks for running.