>>46677365
>Practice mageblade
Only answer really

>>46677365
>Go outside

>Practice mageblade

>>46677365
>>Practice mageblade

>>46677365
>>Practice mageblade

>>46677489
I assume we'd go outside anyway to prqctice, if not then add go outside

>writing

Rolled 92 (1d100)

You sit down on the bed, hold out your pants, and stick both legs in at once. Then you hold your legs in the air as you do up the zipper and button.

You find it strange that you don't see anyone else wearing pants like these. They're light blue, with several pockets and rivets and stylish stitching holding it all together. None of the people you meet seem to have anything like them...

It's not like it's bad though. What you have isn't different enough to draw attention. Even your friends haven't noticed them yet.

...

That's probably enough time spent thinking about pants for one day, though. You pat your pockets to make sure the mageblade is there, grab your hat and cloak, and then quietly leave the room.

This mageblade gets a little uncomfortable in your pocket like this. Maybe you could find a holster or a sheathe for it? If you asked Stella, she'd probably know where you could get one...

The middle aged woman at the inn's front desk smiles at you as you walk out. You notice that she has curly horns and fluffy white hair.

"Stepping out, lad?" She asks.
"Yeah" You say. "My friends are still up in the room. I didn't want to wake them"

The sheep-lady nods, and waves you off. So you go outside.

Now that you're outside, you put your cloak and hat on. You could have put them on inside, but Stella said that these are outdoor clothes.

You spot a bench outside the inn, and go take a seat. Then you pull out the mageblade, flick it open, and focus...

>Roll 1d100 with focus

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>46678179

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>46678179

Rolled 100 (1d100)

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>>46678274

>>46678274
Fuck. Still no focus.

>>46678274
I just got here and what is this?

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>>46678274
I rolled my first useful 100!

>>46678319
It's close enough to 92, I believe.

>>46678382
Nope.
5 higher or lower.

Reminder the dice gods already declared polygamy to be best girl
Meeting a parrot girl named Polly when?

>Crit success!
>Focus failed, but honestly when you crit like that focus doesn't matter all that much.

>Writing

>>46678454
But the snake couldn't handle pantless Yuu

You let the energy charge up for a moment before releasing it to create your blade.

You've improved. That much is obvious.

Thinking back to the first time you activated it, the blade that time was shaky and thin. You could see straight through it then, and had you swung it it probably would've blown away.

Now the blade is tighter, more focused. You can no longer see through it, and it's survived being swung. Hell, you've even hit things with it.

But you still can't get it to be sharp, or pointy. It's too short for most things too, and the tightness needs some more work.

On top of that, lengthening it to fight off the raptors took far too long. It was fine then, because you had cover and a bit of time to focus. But in a pinch... your lack of skill could get you killed...

So much needs improvement, but you probably only have enough time to practice one thing at any length. So you...

>Try to figure out sharpness

>Try to make the end pointy

>Try to tighten it up and make it more solid

>Practice lengthening

>Practice bending

>Other

>>46678721
>Practice lengthening

>>46678721
>>Practice bending
Last time we bent it and let it go it spun around wildly, fuck sword fighting when you can cast aoe sword

>>46678721
>>Try to figure out sharpness

Am I the only one who thinks, in the future, we can go Kylo Ren (energy hilt) with the mageblade? Could be cool.

>>46678721
>>Try to figure out sharpness

>>46678826
Never refer to that stupid lightsaber hilt as a good idea again

>>46678721
>>Try to figure out sharpness

>>46678826
>>46678922
Once Yuu has the basics down, more interesting shapes and configurations can be used. Right now you're stuck with what you have.

>>46678971
Chainsaw?

>>46678721
>Practice Sharpness

Sharpness.

Until you can make this thing sharp, all you have is a little bludgeon. A bludgeon with 0 weight behind it, that can spontaeneously disappear when you lose focus.

...

Wow. When you put it that way, it makes you wonder why you don't carry a stick around as a backup.

You shake your head. This blade can work, it just needs practice.

So you breathe in, and then breathe out, close your eyes, and focus.

Mentally, you pinch the edges of the energy stream... you think that's how it should work. You focus on this for a while, until you finally feel like you've made progress

When you think you have it, you open your eyes. The blade looks sharper, at least. There is a clear edge to it on both sides, in line with the guard of the sword.
To test it, you lightly hit the edge if the wooden bench. It leaves a tiny cuth in the wood, that doesn't seem to go deeper no matter how hard you push.

So it's got an edge now... it's nothing special, and you won't be doing much real damage with it just yet. But it can cut, which is a good start.

You let the blade disappear and recreate it a few times to get a feel for turning it on like this, before putting it away and leaning back on the bench.

*crunch munch munch munch*

That's an odd sound. Where could it be coming from?

You look to your left, and see Stella sitting next to you. The sound you heard came from her, munching on a carrot...

>Good morning

>How long have you been sitting there?

>Other

>>46679319
>Good morning

>>46679319
>Good morning
>What's your weapon? Do you know?

>>46679319
>>Good morning

>>46679319
>Good morning

>>46679319
>Good morning

>>46679319
>Good morning

>writing

You stare at her for a second, as she bites off another piece.

When she notices that you noticed her, she smiles... with a mouthful of carrot.

"Good morning" You say.
Stella takes a moment to chew and swallow before answering. "Good morning~" She says. "Out practicing your craft?"
You nod. "I was trying to make it sharper"

"Good idea" She says. "A blunt sword won't do you much good"
"That's what I thought too" You say. "What brings you here?"

"Breakfast" She says, waggling her carrot around. "Your friends aren't awake yet?"
You shake your head. "No. I woke up because it was cold, but I didn't want to bug them" You say.

"Why were you cold?" She asks.
"Emi stole all the blankets" You say.
"Why weren't they cold then?" She asks.
"I don't know" You say. "I wasn't really cold either... it just felt like it was cold"

Stella's ears droop. "I'm not quite sure I follow..." She says.
You shrug. "Me neither" You say.

...

Stella giggles, and her ears perk back up. "So anyway, I was hoping I'd get to catch you before you left" She says. "Were you interested in seeing the Monkey Queen in Bell's Run? If you are, I can send a message to Hella when I get to work"

"Will Hella take me to see her?" You ask.
"Maybe" She says. "Hella is friends with the Monkey Queen, so she could probably get you in to talk to her after the show or something... are you interested?"

>Yes

>No

>Can my friends come?

>Other

>Inb4 Stella busts out a mageblade, and we go full jedi sparring session.

>>46679766
>Yes
>Can my friends come?

>>46679766
Stella is the devil shes why the air was cold

>>46679766
>Yes
>Can my friends come?

>>46679766
>Yes
>Can my friends come?

>writing

>>46679766
>Yes
>Can my friends come?

"I am" You say. "Can my friends come too?"
"Maybe" She says. "I'll let Hella know you want to bring them, and you guys can work that out with her when you get there"

"What's she like?" You ask.
"Hella?" Stella asks. "She's not quite as chipper as me"

"How so?" You ask.
"She's gotten complaints for being too quiet" Stella says. "On the other hand, Avella has gotten complaints for being too loud"

"And they're your sisters?" You ask.
"Yep!" Stella says. "Hella is the youngest, and she's really short, and way too shy. Avella is the eldest and she's much taller, and way too rowdy. But they made me juuuuuust right! Wouldn't you say?"

>What say?

>>46680164
>Yes
while looking her over head to toe

>>46680164
I'll need to find more about them before I can say.

>>46680164
"You ARE cute."
Put them lessons to good use.

>>46680164
>Check her out.
110% Cute

>>46680164
Of course

>>46680164
>I think everyone's perfect

>>46680164
"I'd say you're cute."

"...Can I have a carrot?"

>writing

"Well... you ARE cute" You say.

Stella's ears droop. "That's not what I asked" She says.
"I haven't met Hella or Avella" You say. "What if I see them, and find out that they're just right. Too little information"

Stella puffs out her cheeks.

You turn to her and smile. "But don't worry, you'll always be the cutest" You say.

She puffs out further, but you can see her holding back laughter.

"Somehow this makes me think of bears... and porridge" You say. "I think I might be hungry"
Stella lets the air out of her cheeks and giggles. "Want a carrot?" She asks.
"Are they good?" You ask.
"Try it!" She says, as she reaches into a basket beside her and pulls out a nice looking carrot.

You take it from her, and smell it before taking a bite out of it. "Pretty good" You say.
Stella puffs up with pride. "I grow them myself" She says. "My entire backyard is pretty much all carrots"
"Wow" You say.

"That's probably the only nice thing about my house: it has a big backyard" She says. "I'll have to show you around back there next time you're here"

"I can't see it now?" You ask.
"Unfortunately, no" She says. "I've gotta get to work, and you guys should probably be on the road if you wanna get a head start on those raiders"

"Those guys are still out there?" You ask.
Stella stands up and grabs her basket. "They'll probably be out there until someone drives them off, or we get the road patrols going again..."

Darn. You were hoping you wouldn't have to see them again.

...

Is Stella waiting for something? She's just standing there... doesn't she need to go?

>what do?

>>46680733
tilt head and stare loudly at her

>>46680796
Seconding >>46680733

>>46680733
>Stare blankly

>Scratch the ears?

>>46680733
Cheek kissu?

>>46680733
>Kiss her cheek.

>>46680901
>>46680873
>being this wrong

>>46680919
>being this right

>>46680919
>thinking you know
>only other options are to ??? hard

Look at this guy

>>46680733
>Tilt head, in confusion. Think back to last night. Cheek kiss, for max adorbs.

>>46680733
Offer to walk her to work or whatever

>writing

>>46680733
Do you want me to acompany you?

You tilt your head and look at her for a moment.

"Do you... do you want me to walk you to work?" You ask.
"Nah, it's not that far" She says. "Besides, you should go and wake your friends"

Dang... you were hoping that would be it. So she's leaving, and this is goodbye... last night when she said goodbye...

Hmm...

You stand up, lean in, and give her a peck on the cheek.

Her ears stand straight up, and she blushes. Then she smiles and hops up to do the same thing to you.

"See you next time" You say.
"I look forward to it!" She replies "Tell Hella I said hello"
"Tell Hella, hello" You say. "If I see Avella, should I say Avello?"

Stella pouts.
"Do I say Stello to you?" You ask.

Stella starts giggling and gives you a light punch in the arm. "Have a safe trip, Yuu" She says.
"I'll try" You say.

Still giggling, Stella skips off down the road.

You're smiling again, and your face feels kinda warm. It's a good feeling, and Stella always seems to leave you with it... you wonder why...

...

Ah well. Now you have to wake your friends.

You head back up to the room, to find them all still asleep. Then you take another bite of your carrot, and-

>Gently wake them up

>Shout something

>Other

>>46681263
>Shout something
ALOHA SNACKBAR

>>46681263
>>Other
Poke one of them with something until they wake up.

>>46681263
Grab ilica, shake her violently, throw at emi

>>46681263
>>Gently wake them up
>Hey, Hey! git up.

>>46681263
>Shout
Timmy's stuck in the well!

>>46681263
Pet Ilica

>>46681263
>>Other
Tickle Illica awake and scratch behind her ears.

>>46681263
>other
Find a large bucket & fill with some rocks, shake violently

>>46681263
>Gently wake them up

>writing

>>46681341
>>46681361
>>46681263
I second petting the kitty.

You walk over to Ilica, and poke her with your carrot. She gets annoyed, and rolls over.

So you poke her again. This time she makes a low grumbling noise, and curls up

...

You touch one of her ears, and it flicks. You try again, and it flicks again. Like it's trying to shoo you away.

Then you put your hand where a human ear would be, like you did in the cart, and scratch.

"Mermm-mmmmmmm..." Ilica grumbles. Her grumbling turns into purring. After a few seconds, she stirs and turns back over with her eyes open.

You smile when she makes eye contact, and for a few seconds she just stares at you.

And then her paw comes around and swats you in the head... twice, forcing you to back away to avoid further swatting.
"What are you doing?" She asks in a harsh whisper.
"I'm waking you up" You say. "It's morning"

Ilica sighs and sits up, giving a big stretch before turning back to you. "There are better, less dumb ways to wake people up, you know" She says.

>Like what?

>That worked fine

>Other

>>46681705
>Keep poking

>>46681705
>>That worked fine

>>46681705
>>That worked fine

>>46681705
>That worked fine
I was going to try water next

>writing

"Well it worked, didn't it?" You ask. "You should be glad. I was going to go get a bucket of water next..."

"I think you're the one who needs to be glad" She says.
"Why?" You ask.
"Because I would've killed you" She says.

"I can run fast" You say.
"Not fast enough" Ilica says. "It would never be fast enough"

You shrug, and take another bite of your carrot.

"Wait... where did you get that?" She asks.
"Stella gave it to me" You say.

Ilica looks confused for a second, but then she grins evilly. "Ohhh? Is that why you're up so early?" She asks. "Went to go pay a visit to your giiiiiiiirlfriend's house?"

"No, she was here" You say.

Ilica reels, like she's been struck. "You... h-here? While we were all-..." She says. She looks like she's about to have a panic attack...
"Yeah, I was outside practicing with the mageblade and she stopped by to say hello" You say.

Ilica freezes, and then the tension leaves her body. "Oh... that's what you meant..." She says.

You tilt your head.

>What did you think I meant?

>Tell her about the progress you made (with the blade)

>Ask if she wants to see the monkey queen

>Wake everyone else

>Other

>>46682114
>>Tell her about the progress you made (with the blade)
Dont ask if she wants to meet the monkey queen, we dont know if we get to bring friends yet
shes a big cat

>>46682114
>What did you think I meant?
>Ask if she wants to see the monkey queen

>>46682114
>Ask if she wants to see the monkey queen

>>46682114
>What did you think I meant?
>Ask if she wants to see the monkey queen
>Other: Ask why she isnt cold.

>>46682114
>What did you think I meant?
>Other: Ask why she isnt cold.

>>46682114
>What did you think I meant?
>Other: Ask why she isnt cold.

>writing

"What did you think I meant?" You ask.

Ilica looks at you like you just told her something stupid... whihc you're pretty sure you didn't...

"If you don't know, then I'm not telling you" She says.
"Is it bad?" You ask.
"When you finally figure it out, you'll see why I was freaking out" She says.
"Oh" You say. "Alright then. Do you want to see the Monkey Queen in Bell's Run?"
"The Who?" She asks.

"No, not The Who. The Monkey Queen" You say.
"That's not... I mean, who is the Monkey Queen?" She asks.
"Stella says that she's an artist that uses the mageblade" You say. "I wanna go see her perform, and maybe talk to her whle we're in Bell's Run"
"Oh... I guess so" She says.
"Cool" You say.

Ilica rubs her arms, and then looks around her. "Did you take my blankets off?" She asks.
"No" You say. "I woke up like that too"
"Then where did they all..." She looks past you, to where Emi is sleeping underneath the pile of stolen blankets. She does not look amused.

Ilica clenches a fist, and scowls. "One moment, please" She says. She then sets herself to pounce, and with a loud 'Reeer' she leaps onto the heap of blankets and starts jumping on it.

You hear Emi squeak in surprise, and the blankets stir as she tries to fend Ilica off.

>[1/2]

>>46682573
>>46682573
>GET OUTA MY BLANKET REEEEEEEEEE

>>46682649

In my experience, it's a reasonable reaction.

The tussle between Ilica and Emi managed to wake Derrick, though he couldn't do much to break it up.

In the end, Emi managed to escape the covers, and get Ilica wrapped in her tail.

"I resent being treated like this" Ilica says.
"Then you shouldn't have punced on me" Emi responds
"Then YOU shouldn't have taken all the blankets!" Ilica bites back. "Now let me out of here, before I have to start scratching"

Emi looks over to Derrick, who shrugs. "Don't look at me, you're the one who's gonna get scratched" He says.

Emi sighs, and her tail loosens to allow Ilica out.

"What now?" You ask
"Now we go stock up, and head out" Derrick says. "And... where did you get that carrot?"
"Stella gave it to me" You say, as you take another bite.

Derrick eyes you for a moment, before shrugging and continuing his sentence. "And I'd also like to see if we can pick up some bolts for Ilica's hand crossbow" He says. "No sense having you carry that thing around if you have nothing to shoot"
"Good point" Ilica says.

"I also want a sheath or something for this thing" You say, as you pull your mageblade out. "It's uncomfortable in my pocket"
"We can do that too" Derrick says. "Why don't we split up? Emi and I will go get supplies, Yuu and Ilica will go find bolts and sheaths, and we'll meet back up at the cart. Sound good?"

"Sounds good" Ilica says.
"Perfect" Derrick says. "Let's get this going"

That'll be all for tonight.

Not quite sure when the next thread will be, since I have no idea what my weekend looks like. I'll try to give at least 2 hours notice before a thread, if one happens.

As always I'll be sticking around in case anyone has questions/suggestions

>>46682858
Will they ever learn to stop asking Yuu questions as if he knows anything?

>>46682874
God I hope not

>>46682874
No. No they won't.

And it'll be hilarious every time.

>>46682858
Great thread, Smiley!

Always good to see Stella.