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Roused awake by the rays of the sun, I roll around under the covers a few times until I reach the edge of the bed, then I blindly fumble around with my arm until it finally reaches the nightstand where I left my glasses. It isn't until they're firmly situated on my face that I finally open my eyes.

Comfy bed, check.

Girlfriend, check... wait a minute.

She's sitting perfectly upright in the bed... and judging from the bags under her eyes, it doesn't look like she's gotten much sleep at all. And though seeing her like this is cute in its own way, I still feel kind of bad for her.


>be a thoughtful cecile and get the lady some coffee
>be a nosy cecile and ask her why she looks so miserable
>[OTHER]

>>46890699
>be a nosy cecile and ask her why she looks so miserable
>be a thoughtful cecile and get the lady some coffee
In that order

>>46890699
>be a nosy cecile and ask her why she looks so miserable
then
>be a thoughtful cecile and get the lady some coffee

>>46890699
>be a thoughtful cecile and get the lady some coffee

>>46890699
Seconding
>>46890801
>>46890829

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>writing

>>4689160
Still not as cute as the last waifu.

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"Umm..."

I wave my hand in front of Charlotte's face... and she grabs it.

"What are you doing?" she asks, looking at me with that same "dead to the world" expression that Allison gets after she comes back from those parties she likes to go to.
"Just making sure that you were still with us?" I laugh. Nervously.

And thankfully, she lets go of my hand.

"Really though, is something the matter?" I ask. "I just woke up and you already look like death."
"I feel like it too," she mumbles while wiping her eyes with her arm. "Could barely get any sleep at all on account of worrying about Loki and Rhaccy and Milla and you. And every time I -did- fall asleep, the smallest noise would snap me right back awake."

Oh. Wow.


>[1/?]

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>>46892144
>[2/2]

"Well I could get you some coffee if you want," I say.
"......tea."
"Hm?"
"Tea's better," Charlotte mumbles shortly before breaking into a yawn that brings all her sharp, -sharp- fangs in full view.

Along with morning breath, but I'm not about to mention that.

"Should be some in the cabinet," Charlotte mumbles. "Or just order some from room service if you want. Don't really care."
"Umm, sure," I nod. "Be right back!"
"Mmhmm."

As I hop off the bed and onto my feet, Charlotte just sort of topples over onto where I just was. Now I'm really grateful that I woke up when I did.


>my number one priority is tending to the charlotte
>my number one priority is checking on everyone else first

>>46892386
>>my number one priority is tending to the charlotte

>>46892386
>my number one priority is tending to the charlotte
Who cares if her sister is dead?

>>46892386
>my number one priority is tending to the charlotte

She's a living radar system, so if she didn't think anyone is gone when apparently staying up all night to make sure then there's no reason to doubt her.

Also arch, if I wanted to help with your VN stuff is there a place I could PM you or something?

>>46892386
>my number one priority is tending to the charlotte

>>46892386
>>my number one priority is tending to the charlotte

>>46892386
>my number one priority is tending to the charlotte

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>>46892444
>Also arch, if I wanted to help with your VN stuff is there a place I could PM you or something?
Drop a message on my tumblr or on the production blog, both of which are linked in the OP.

Or you could email me.
take the production blog link and replace the "wordpress.com" with "at gmail.com"


>writing

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Leaving the bedroom, I find the rest of the suite completely silent aside from the sound of birds chirping outside. The curtains over in the living room are shut (presumably so the sunlight don't wake Gabrielle up) and the kitchen is totally dark as well. It doesn't really affect me on account of my weird night-vision eyes, but it's still kind of gloomy.

But eh, no matter. And since I'm sure Charlotte would've leapt to action if anything's happened to Gabrielle or anyone else here so I'll just focus on the task at hand- procuring my lovely girlfriend some tea to help with her current miserable state.

Open the cabinet and get the tea stuff...

...find where the hell the kettle is...


>make it the roight proppa way
>screw this, imma go for room service

>>46893201
>>make it the roight proppa way

>>46893201
>make it the roight proppa way
Making tea is not hard. Making it right... depends on your standards. Fortunately, Charlotte is no George Orwell.

http://www.booksatoz.com/witsend/tea/orwell.htm

>>46893201
>make it the roight proppa way

Gotta make it with love

>>46893201
>make it the roight proppa way

>>46893201
>make it the roight proppa way

>>46893235
I got this. Make water hot, put a bag in it. Drink it when it's brown.

>>46893201
>make it the roight proppa way

>>46893315
>bags
>no concern about vessel
>Not timing it

>>46893339
What do ships have to do with anything? Shit turns brown it's done.

>>46893315
Who the hell heats tea? You put it in a pitcher with ice.

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>writing

>>46893315
Cover it with a teacup or something once you put the bag in, leave it like that for a few minutes. Steeps it really nice-like.

But if you're too lazy for that, just remember this. Put the sugar in BEFORE the milk. It dissolves better that way.

Loose-leaf tea is good, but you need specialized (or improvised) equipment to do it.

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While scouring every cabinet in the kitchen for the kettle, I consider just giving up and calling room service to bring something up... but I dunno, that just seems lazy on my part. Especially when Charlotte's spent the entire night in a miserable state. No, putting forth a little bit of effort to do this the right way is the least I can do for her.

...assuming that I even know what the "right" way is. I really hope that she's got the kind that uses teabags because if it's the loose leaf stuff then I think that needs some kind of weird strainer thing and I'm just liable to make a huge mess trying to fool around with that.


>[1/?]

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>>46893787
>[2/2]


After much, MUCH more rummaging around, I finally locate the kettle. And I don't even make a racket pulling it from its hiding place, go me!

Once I have it out, I quickly get to work filling it with water and putting it on the stove, then I find a couple of cups and get them ready with the sugar and teabags and whatnots. With everything all set up, all I have to do is wait for the water to boil.


>now is a decent opportunity to call someone up
>now is reserved time for teamaking and related matters
>other

>>46893901
>now is reserved time for teamaking and related matters

>>46893901
>now is reserved time for teamaking and related matters

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>>46892386
>"Tea's better," Charlotte mumbles
Tea belongs in the harbor.

>>46893350
>What do ships have to do with anything?
Just, wow.
>Shit turns brown it's done.
Congratulations, I bet you also think Kuerigs make good coffee.

>>46893550
>Loose-leaf tea is good, but you need specialized (or improvised) equipment to do it.
http://www.target.com/p/tea-press-primula/-/A-21417473
$20, it's cheaper than a decent french press and brews a couple great cups. There is no excuse for using bags.

>>46893901
>>now is reserved time for teamaking and related matters
Focus, girl! You might burn the water or something otherwise.

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>>46893901
>now is reserved time for teamaking and related matters

>>46893901
>now is reserved time for teamaking and related matters

>>46893901
>>now is a decent opportunity to call someone up

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Now look at what you did archelon. What do you have to say for your self.

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>>46893949

>>46894011
That's not real, she just put a watermelon in her swimsuit.


>writing

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>>46894163

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>>46894163
Is this too much for you?

>>46894176
>>46894201
why would you do that

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I watch the kettle intently. Once on the radio they said that you're supposed to take the kettle off right after it starts to boil so I'm gonna do just that. One hundred percent vigilance, that's me. Nothing shall escape my sight.

Even though I'm nearsighted.

And so, I continue to watch the kettle.

And watch.

And watch.

This is kind of boring.

So as a way to pass the time while not losing sight of my goal, I focus on the light that's being given off by the electric stove's coils... and pop! In an instant, they all turn into multicolored light butterflies!

...though this'd probably go a lot better if the stove was gas instead of electric. Bah.


>[1/?]

>>46894176
>>46894207
Pretty sure that's Kirari and Anzu.

>>46894326
> technology is too hard for CC
I'm not surprised.

>>46894432
>> technology is too hard for CC
>I'm not surprised.
say what now?

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>>46894326
>[2/2]

FWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Startled by the sudden whistling of the kettle, I jump backwards. And then I realize that I'm being stupid and quickly remove the kettle from the burner. Step one complete!

Carefully, I bring the kettle over to the cup that I prepared a few minutes ago and pour the water over the teabsg that's sitting inside it. Now I think I'm supposed to wait four or five...

"Cecile?"
"Bwah!?"

I spin around and am met with the sleepily adorable face of a certain little sister.

"The heck're you doin' with that kettle? Woke me up..."


>what shall I say to the gabrielle?

>>46894473
>>what shall I say to the gabrielle?
"w-want some tea?"

>>46894473
Making some tea

>>46894473
Charlotte wanted tea, so I made tea.

>>46894473
Seconding >>46894521

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>writing

>>46894473
>>46894521
We sperg now boys.

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I hold up the kettle.

"W... want some tea?" I ask.
"Wha?"

Gabrielle stares at me for a few seconds before shaking her head.

"Nah, coffee's better," she replies, walking right past me to the fridge. "I dunno why anyone'd prefer tea..."

Why am I not surprised.

"...but for staying up, this stuff is the best," Gabrielle says as she closes the fridge door and shows me a small aluminum cylinder.
"An energy drink?"
"Uh-huh," she nods. "These're a lifesaver when I have boss raids on Japanese servers and stuff."

She then pops open the lid and chugs it down like a champ. For the life of me I can't understand how- I've had a few while at Mina's house and they taste absolutely HORRIBLE. Acquired taste or not, it's just awful.


>whatever, time to give my lady her morning tea
>get at the gabrielle about how awful that crap is for her

>>46894921
>>whatever, time to give my lady her morning tea

>I've heard of picking your poison but that's ridiculous

>>46894921
>get at the gabrielle about how awful that crap is for her
Those redbulls will burn you out in a hurry.

>>46894921
>>whatever, time to give my lady her morning tea

>>46894921
>"Uh-huh," she nods. "These're a lifesaver when I have boss raids on Japanese servers and stuff."

I spent over a month either jacked up on as much 5 hour energy as I could fit in my pockets, or sleeping pills, without a second sober until I quit my job.

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>writing

>>46895136
You fucking what?

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Talk about picking your poison...

"You know that stuff's awful for you, right?" I ask, pointing to the empty can in Gabrielle's hand.
"Meh," Gabrielle shrugs.
"I'm serious, that stuff'll burn you out. Probably stunt your growth, too..." I say, patting her fluffy bedhead.
"Whatever," she replies, sticking out her tongue. "You sound just like Daddy, but I've seen him drink like a gallon of coffee and that's even worse."
"I never said-"

it will not listen to you

it prefers to continue to poison itself

just stop wasting your time


>[1/?]

>>46895256
Well I was making almost nine thousand dollars per month, working in conditions I had previously thought to be illegal in America.

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>>46895275


For once, the evil voice in my head is actually making sense. Giving up, I turn back to the country and fill another cup with the water from the kettle.

"If you decide to change your mind then feel free to take that one," I say, pointing to the second cup. "I'm gonna get this to Charlotte now since she's like half-dead."
"Eh."

With that, I pick up the fresh cup of tea that I so carefully prepared and carry it into the bedroom where my loving girlfriend awaits.

"........."

Christ she looks creepy lying on her side with her hair covering her face and her eyes half-open. It's like something out of a horror movie.

"Milady's tea," I say, smiling awkwardly while holding the cup out towards her.

"Mmm."

Charlotte slithers off the bed, landing on wobbly feet. Once she's mostly gotten her balance, she drags herself towards me. I -would- have just handed her the cup in bed but that seems to be too much of a risk of her spilling it on the mattress and nobody wants that.

Sorry, Charlotte.


>[2/?]

>>46895315
>almost nine thousand dollars per month
I should point out that this was after tax as I don't consider the tax money to be money I earned.

>>46895315
Blue collar or White collar job?

>>46895408
The hell were you doing?

>>46895417
It was mostly picking up rocks bigger than my head, putting them in a wheelbarrow, filling that wheelbarrow, then dumping that wheelbarrow full of rocks in a big pile of rocks.

When I was lucky I got to dig ditches.

>>46895468
So which bank did you rob to get sentenced to that?

>>46895468
I am guessing Construction/Masonry work. Making stone and concrete retaining walls is NOT cheap.

>>46895488
The "get a job you fucking NEET"

>>46895404
>[3/3]

Immediately after taking the cup from me, Charlotte downs the entire thing of HOT tea in a single gulp. It's painful just to watch, but she doesn't even so much as flinch from it.

"Thanks," Charlotte says to me with a weak smile. "You forgot the milk though."
"I don't actually know how you like it, to be honest," I shrug.
"Well that was as decent a first try as any," she replies. "and now I'm awake enough to at least somewhat function..." she yawns.

And with that, we leave the bedroom and head back into the main area of the suite.


>second order of the day is filling our stomachs
>second order of the day is a certain not-gentleman thief
>second order of the day is goofing off for a while
>second order of the day is checking in on the people I care about
>[OTHER]

>>46895543
>>second order of the day is a certain not-gentleman thief

>>46895543
>second order of the day is filling our stomachs
FOOD!

>>46895543
>>second order of the day is filling our stomachs
You can't start a day without breakfast. Even if CC might think that means just a bowl of cereal.

>>46895543
>second order of the day is checking in on the people I care about

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>writing

Charlotte makes a beeline for the kitchen, and I follow right after her. I'm HUNGRY, and you can't start the day without filling your stomach first, right? So that's why I go right for the fridge... and find that it's devoid of anything aside from those nasty energy drinks, a half-empty thing of milk and a couple of Milla's thawed steaks.

I don't know why I was expecting any different, all things considered. I mean, the only time when they'd have had an opportunity to refill the fridge was when I was out with Theresa last night, and Charlotte was likely too worried to do much of anything while that was going on.

"Bleh..."

I let out a long, tired sigh.

"Hey Charlotte," I call out to her as she's in the midst of adding sugar to that other cup of tea that I prepared. "You okay with ordering room service for breakfast?"
"That's fine with me," Charlotte replies. "Gabrielle?" she calls out across the suite. "What do you want for breakfast?"
"Waffles!" Gabrielle shouts back a few seconds before turning the TV on.
"Alright then."

And three cups of tea later, Charlotte is mostly back to her usual self. I have no idea how much caffeine is in that stuff, but it definitely does wonders.

"I'll take care of the ordering," she says.


>what shall I do now?

>>46896055
>>what shall I do now?
Since Gabby opened the telly, check what's on the morning news. Any new thefts or arsons or similar suspicious stuff?

>>46896055
>>what shall I do now?
Whoops, didn’t see that prompt and was wondering why you stopped updating.

>Check if everyone is alright. Call family and such.

>>46896055
Turn on some news, call family to let them know we're alright.

BTW arch, if I try to ask you a question on that tumblr it gives me an error message.

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>>46896180
>BTW arch, if I try to ask you a question on that tumblr it gives me an error message.
Are you trying to include a link with your question? That's the only time when I know it automatically errors out.


>writing

While Charlotte gets to ordering our food, I make my way into the living room. There, Gabrielle appears to be watching the news while Shary plays with Milla. As for Loki, he seems to have taken Shary's place on Gabrielle's lap.

"Anything interesting going on?" I ask Gabrielle as I take a seat next to her.
"Eh," Gabrielle shrugs. "Just the usual stuff- someone moron tried to break into an old man's house and got shot in the face for it, a couple of barfights, a bank robbery..."

I don't think it's a good thing that those events can be described as "normal." But then again, I don't really have any room to talk.

"Wait a minute-"

I point at the TV just as a very familiar building appears on the screen.


>[1/?]

>>46896242
No but it claims that I am.

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>>46896322
>[2/2]


"What's wrong?" Gabrielle asks.
"That's where we fought Faceless last night!"
"Eh? Really?"

We then go quiet as the reporter starts going on about an "attempted robbery" that was supposedly thwarted by the owner's security team. Several members of said team suffered minor damages, but there were no casualties and the "burglar" was said to have sustained heavy injuries himself.

"Uh... so they're talking about Faceless, right?" Gabrielle asks.
"I'm pretty sure, yeah," I reply. "They left out all the major details but I'm surprised that the story ended up on the news at all."
"Really," she nods. "Says he's still 'at large,' though..."

Yeah, and I'm sure that's what kept Charlotte up all night.

"It's weird that they'd actually put it on the news," Gabrielle mumbles to herself. "If it was -my- place that got broken into, I wouldn't want anyone to know. Especially since the police can't do crap about it. It's pointless to even report it, right?"


>how do I respond?

>>46896531
>>how do I respond?
They were probably proud because of how rare it is for faceless to fall. Even if the public doesn’t really know what’s up, anyone who has an idea and watches from the side-lines (like Gabrielle) finds out what happened.

Probably good for their reputation to publicly have beaten the supernatural burglar. Especially, if they don’t mention they had help.

(And it’s good for CC and co because the thief will also think it was the local security. And not, for example, the girl whose home and family he can visit any time.)

>>46896531
>>how do I respond?
Maybe they're trying to rub it in?

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>>46896425
>No but it claims that I am.
That's weird. All I can really suggest is to maybe reword your question and try again.


>writing

I think it over for a couple of seconds.

"Maybe they're trying to rub it in?" I say, shrugging.
"What?" Gabrielle squints. "What's the point of that?"
"Well maybe they're proud that they were able to 'chase him off,'" I reply.

even though we were the ones who did it

"To the average person, it just sounds like an average attempted burglary," I continue, "but to someone in the know like you has a clear understand of just what happened there. So, you know, they can brag about it."
"Even though you're the one who did all the actual work," she rolls her eyes. "I dunno, I'd be too ashamed to try and take credit for what someone else did."
"Well -I'm- not complaining." I say with a shrug. "Them taking the credit for chasing Faceless off takes the heat off of me."
"I guess."

This way, I don't have to worry about him doing something messed-up as revenge. Probably.


>[1/?]

>>46896740
>[2/2]

But just thinking about it has me worried that something might actually happen, so I think I ought to maybe check in to make sure that nothing horrible happened while I was away. And so, I hop up from the couch and return to the bedroom where I left my phone.


>who should I call first?

>>46896697
I did, didn't work.

>>46896772
Theresa.

>>46896772
Theresa? She might want to discuss things.

>>46896772
Thersa

>>46896772
Irene.

>>46896772
Best girl.

>>46896740
>you has a clear understand


>>46896772
Parental units.

>>46896785
Use incognito mode, change browser check for malware inserting links.

Alright, that's enough to tonight's thread. Many thanks to everyone who turned out for Cecile's not-so-grand return.

The next thread will likely be on Wednesday night.


and now questions

>>46896882
Are any birthdays coming up in-quest? Does Lorelei even still care about birthdays?

>>46896882
On a scale of Mr.Badd to If how good is Neppy?

>>46896882
Who is best Jojo and which part is best?

>>46896931
>Are any birthdays coming up in-quest?
Soonish, but chances are that the quest will be over with before anyone's is reached.

>Does Lorelei even still care about birthdays?
Nope. And even if she did, she doesn't even know the year she was born in. Just the general season.

>>46896986
>On a scale of Mr.Badd to If how good is Neppy?
Neptune is a good girl, but she dumb. She real dumb.

>>46896997
>Who is best Jojo and which part is best?
Gyro is best protagonist.
Joseph is best Jojo.
Parts 4 and 7 are best parts.


And now I sleep. Thanks for playing!

For further questioning:
http://maouzenigame.tumblr.com/

Game production blog:
https://studioarchelon.wordpress.com/

>>46897191
Thank you for the thread!

>>46893787
I am sorry arch but Patchouli Knowledge is worst 2hu.

>>46894011
Q. What happens if you impregnate Suika and then she does that "split into many miniatures" ability.

... What if she does that "turn giant" ability.

Does the baby get affected too?