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You are Jack Albator. Cunning adventurer, magnificent king of the seas!
And boy-

Boy do you wish you were sailing right about now.

The harsh mistress of Poseidon would be a welcome change to what you have been doing for the majority of your stay.
Which is dealing with problems. Lots, and lots of little problems. Problems that just refuse to solve themselves!

Every time you think a problem might be close to being solved, it just pops back up and finds some way to worm its way into your life.

Here's one right now. A dragon-girl bickering with a Fox-Lass about the well-being of another dragon-girl who was given a place to stay in exchange for a little hard labor.

She didn't even have to load any barrels, throw any anchors, or tie any masts today! That dragon-girl should consider herself lucky.
Nope. Not enough for the Lass' sister, who is now chewing out the tall Fox-lass whom you know as Akiko. Akiko lives an.. interesting life. A hunter's life! A life of hardship, strength, and opportunity!

Apparently, subjecting a dragon to even a modicum of either of those things has crossed a line somewhere with the tiny dragon-girl. This conversation is quickly getting nasty.

"She is ROYALTY!" The half-pint dragon shouts.

"Royalty blooms under duress!" Akiko bites right back.

"You had her chopping wood! WOOD! It's not even winter!"

"It builds character!"

"P-please stop." The exasperated form of the dragon sprawls on the dew-covered forest floor. "Please. Not so loud at least.."

>Yar, okay, break it up.
>Try to get the little girl to just take her sister and leave.
>Try to talk this through like a responsible adul-bahahah, you can't even finish that.
>Okay, okay, but no, try to talk it through.
>"Welp, looks like ye can sort this out on yer own. Have a nice day, ladies."
>Other?

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General reminder to anyone who may be joining us: Grabbing the fluffy tails is always an option.

>>566846
>Yar, okay, break it up.
>The lady ain't a prisoner, if she wants to do something else she can say so.

>>566846
>Yar, okay, break it up.
>The lady ain't a prisoner, if she wants to do something else she can say so.

>>566846
>Try to talk this through like a responsible adul-bahahah, you can't even finish that.
>Okay, okay, but no, try to talk it through.
Also >>566909
has a point that the dragon-girl is capable of speaking for herself.

>>566846
>Yar, okay, break it up.
>The lady ain't a prisoner, if she wants to do something else she can say so.
welcome back, announcer

>>566953
And I am so
so
so glad to be back.

>Yar, okay, break it up.
>The lady ain't a prisoner, if she wants to do something else she can say so.

Writing!

>>567023
Did you at least get overtime, or was that just an expected part of your job?

>>567046
I did, thankfully.

It was a battle, but I did

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"Yar, Okay." You've entertained this enough as it is. "Break it up, bickerin' time is over."

"But-!"
"It's not over until I say it's over!" The little girl stomps her foot.

"Hey, hey. listen. Ye needed a place to keep the Lass where no one would find her, right? Welcome to that place. Anyone that would recognize 'er isn't comin' all the way out here. You owe us one."

The girl scowls, but is quiet for the time being.

"And you-" You turn your attention to Akiko, "The lady ain't a prisoner. If we wants to do somethin' else, she can say so."
"But-! She has to earn her keep, right?!" The blonde foxgirl retorts. "Like, Livin' here isn't free, yknow?! I thought that was part of the deal!"

"Argh, while its true she should do her part of the chores. Choppin' wood in August ain't helpin' a damn thing." You sigh, it's not really 'August' but you forgot what cutesy name they have for this month. "Besides, aye just think yer usin' her to do the chores ye really don't want to do."

"THAT'S NOt entirely true.." Akiko seems to slink backwards at your accusation.

"Good!" The dragon-girl sprawled on the ground leaps to her feet. "Let's go home! I want to meet Papa! I haven't seen him since I was a little-"
"N-no! Wait!" Her sister hops back. "That's! Not really. You can't. Not yet."

The taller girl stops in her tracks, curling her fists.
"But WHY?!"
"It's just! Now isn't a good time, okay?! I just wanted to check up on you! I'll come get you when the time is right!"

You can tell the tinier dragon is hiding something.

"But that's not FAAIIIIRRRR!"
The taller dragonlass stomps her foot like a little child. You grumble, deftly grabbing for the emergency first-alcohol flask that you know is empty.

"Sorry! Okay?! Dad isn't.. feeling well. And it's best if he just recovers before you see him. Just, be strong, okay Sis?"
"Okay..."

The pint-sized girl turns to you.
"And YOU! Don't make her do anything like that again! No chopping! No cutting! No cooking! NO HUNTING AND NO GATHERING EITHER!"
"Sheesh." Akiko crosses her arms.
"Yar, Lass. It's like ye don't want yer Sis to become a fine woman of good upbringin'."

"NOT A GOOD WOMAN FOR YOU!" She shouts with the strength of a titan. Your hand moves to your ear to soothe the ringing.

"I'll be back." The smaller sister turns to walk away.

>'ey wait, aye have some questions.
>Have a nice day.
>Don't say anything, you don't know what might anger her.
>So! Want to move somewhere else, dragon-Lass?
>..I have a flask to refill, so aye'm off to the bar. Be back later.
>Other?

>>567170
>>'ey wait, aye have some questions.
What questions do we have, exactly?

>>567170
>'ey wait, aye have some questions.
what's the real issue with their father?

>>567185
Good question, but I could think up of some if none come to mind.

Such as "What's wrong with your father?" and "How long would that take?"

>>567196
My thoughts more or less, but be sure there's at least some distance so the other dragon doesn't overhear anything. Also saying we know she's keeping something secret could help.

>>567170
>..I have a flask to refill, so aye'm off to the bar. Be back later.

At this point, Jack should just keep a stock of booze at the shrine. A stock large enough to supply the bar for an entire non-Jack year.

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"'Ey wait, could we talk?"

"Hmph!" She turns away. "I think we're already talking."

"No, aye mean, like, err-"

You turn to look at Akiko. She immediately understands what this conversation may be about.

"Come on, Georgie!" Akiko leans down and grabs the taller dragongirl's hand. "Let's go get the jerky off the line, I bet it's ready!"

"My names not 'Georgie'!" She retorts, "..and thank you, I'm hungry."
You wait for both of them to get outside of earshot range. The girl sighs as you turn back to her.

"Okay, what is it, then?" She asks, a hint of demand to her voice.
"Alright, why can't she go back to see 'er Pops?" You cross your arms. "She can't even remember 'im."

"That's because she's never met him before, STUPID!" The girl huffs. "How did you not figure that out?"

"So, no time like the present, aye?"
"WRONG!" The girl waves her hands, "Nuh uh! Not now! Definitely not!"
"Why not?!"

The girl turns around, letting her cloak flip around her body. Also letting you realize that she's wearing nothing under it. Maybe you should tell her that humans typically wear clothes under their hooded robes.

"Dad.. isn't feeling well. He hasn't felt well in a long time." She seems oddly vague. "He's constantly lost in a daze. He rarely knows what time it is, day, month, or even year. He's.. forgetting things, as well. Important things.. I asked my older sisters about it, and they don't know what to do. It's been happening for the past hundred years."

"Wait, hold old is he?"

"He's an ancient dragon, GOD!" She stomps her foot again, "He's as old as this forest itself."

"Maybe he's just gettin' senile."
"Se-nile?" The girl blinks.

"That's when ye get so old, things stop makin' sense. I knew a crewmate who ended up like that."

Her scowl goes away, and genuine confusion takes over her face.
Then she shakes her head, and walks away from you.
"That sounds like some dumb human thing. Dragons are never too old to think.

With that, she darts off into the sky.

Leaving you alone. Hey, what was that you were going to do before all of this happened?

Oh right!
Drinking!

Your mission complete, you set out on your next mission: get your fills worth at the bar before something pulls you away again.

>Cont.

So hey, announcer, how you doing today?

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Aw yeah.
This is enough.

Three full flasks tucked safely away; you're ready for whatever the day throws at you!

So bring it on!
Come on world!
You said 'bring it'!

"Jack?" You hear a familiar voice.
Turning your head, you're met face-to-face with Camille!
Wow! That's amazing! You haven't seen her in like two weeks!

You know her and Cody were busy with activities. Yet, you haven't been able to catch up with her. She's usually a regular at the bar; until recently, that is.

"Aye Camille, how's things been? Ye haven't been around the shrine at all lately! What gives?"
"Ah ha, yeah!" Camille smiles, real big. "I'm so glad you came by, could we, uh, talk in private?"

>Oh hell no.
>Camille, aye thought ye were with Cody.
>Aye lass, what is it?
>Cody isn't dead, is he?
>How's yer airship comin' along?
>Other?

>>567495
Now that I'm only working eight hour days instead of twelve, I'm as high as a kite!

I am damn tired, though

>>567500
>Aye lass, what is it?
>Cody isn't dead, is he?
inb4 Cody is stuck in the rape-dungeon

>>567500
>Aye lass, what is it?
>Cody isn't dead, is he? (not serious tho)

>>567500
>Cody isn't dead, is he?

>>567500
>>Cody isn't dead, is he?
This is most important!
We need info on our bro.

>Aye lass, what is it?
>Cody isn't dead, is he?

Writing!

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"Aye Lass, where ye want to go?"
"My Suite, on the top floor."

"Lead the way."

She nods, standing up. She flips a silver coin onto the counter in front of the bartender.
You, on the other hand, grab a half-used bottle of Gin as the bartender isn't looking. Finders, keepers, laddie!

Camille's fine tail waves in front of you as she takes every step. You didn't notice before, but there seems to be an set of stairs set inside the fortification of the building. They're almost set up to be hidden if you look at the bar from the outside.

You suppose if you own a private suite on top of a bar, then you might as well keep it private with as many secrets as possible.

Camille has definitely always come across as a brash women who keeps too many secrets. So many that she barely knows what to do with all of them.

One of which has been her love life, but you don't like speculating on gossip. You just hope that it's making her happy.

She slides open a perfect, scratchless sliding glass door.
Inside, the house is unkept, but still perfectly clean. Chairs and tables are placed in almost random intervals, and you can clearly see that some of the furniture has been moved recently.

Camille sits down on a sofa carelessly placed in the middle of the room. You find a nearby chair and sit across from her.

"So." you start, "What was this thing ye wanted to talk about?"
Your mind wanders about things Camille would really want to talk about. She did, at one point, get you involved with her demon hunting adventures. Maybe there's another demon on the loose? It would make sense that you would jump from one dumb problem to the next.

She smiles, keeping her eyes fixed on her folded hands.

Then, something else comes to mind.
"Cody isn't dead, is he?" You sigh.

"No! no." Camille adjusts her voice. "No, not yet."

"Aye, heh heh." You feel yourself uncorking the bottle you stole from downstairs. This is going to be a hairy conversation, ain't it?

"Jack." Camille's gaze immediately snaps from her hands to your eyes. "I'm pregnant."

Your only response is to blink at her. While you have gotten mighty intoxicated in the past, you're almost certain that you had no hand in this.

"Okay? Congrats."

"Jack." Her gaze falls back into her hands. "It's Cody's."

Oh, there it is.
The cold feeling of being roped into something, grasping you around the neck. Slowly, it tightens.

"What am I going to do, Jack?" Camille tries to keep her voice calm, and relaxed. "Cody is already engaged to Amaretti, and she's a princess."

>I think this isn't my problem.
>I think I need to answer after I have drunk this entire bottle.
>'ey wait, weren't there like. things. that prevented that from happenin' around these parts?
>I remember somethin' about a mating season.
>Why ye tellin' me? Now it's MY problem, too!
>Other?

>>567652
...Awww fuck.
Cody why'd you go and betray your fluffy tail?

>>I remember somethin' about a mating season.

>>567652

>I think I need to answer after I have drunk this entire bottle.
>'ey wait, weren't there like. things. that prevented that from happenin' around these parts?
>I remember somethin' about a mating season.

So quests seems to laste several days here, is that something we'll be taking advantage of?

>>567652
>I remember somethin' about a mating season.
>'ey wait, weren't there like. things. that prevented that from happenin' around these parts?

>>567652
>I think I need to answer after I have drunk this entire bottle.
>'ey wait, weren't there like. things. that prevented that from happenin' around these parts?
>I remember somethin' about a mating season.

>>567678
I have been thinking about it. It would certainly keep people from having to keep it bumped.

I wouldn't mind running some tomorrow. But at the same time, I really need the sleep.

I'll need to think about it. I might continue tomorrow just to give it a try.

>>567693
What's nice is you could, like, post only a bit more here and there. You wouldn't have to worry about a wrap up to the thread for some time.

>>567693
There's also Akun if you just want to take your time with posts and such, so then you'd get sleep.

>>567737
At one time I had offered to move the whole thing over to Akun, but most of the thread at the time decided against it.

I am still behind the idea. For one, future quests from me will likely run there anyway. At the same time, I don't want to leave the place that most people expect to find my quests.

It's something I leave open to you, the readers. Where ever is more convenient for you is where DDQ will run.

>>567761
I'm good here, but whatever. Might as well finish where we started.

>>567761
i'd say akun is more convenient for everyone (unless you run on a tablet).

plus you can probably repost everything there as an archive in case suptg explodes or something

really, do as you wish, but the big tipping point for a mere player like me is getting rid of captchas (and hearing when an update is posted)

>>567761
I'd prefer akun, but that might just be me?

>>567787
And this is about what everyone else said about it as well back then. Finish where we started.

Though, FYI, for anyone who wishes to follow me there:I 'll probably be posting under the 'Cardheart' name I used for CPM.

>>567796
Reposting as an archive is a good idea, but maybe only after I complete the quest.

I agree with convenience. I can just pop in, write a post, and leave. I could change my routine to be come home, post, nap, post, and then sleep. Post again in the morning. May be slower, but would be a lot less stressful and much more regular.

I don't know. Again, it's up to the people who read my quest to make that decision. I will go where they think is best

But anyway.

>I think I need to answer after I have drunk this entire bottle.
>'ey wait, weren't there like. things. that prevented that from happenin' around these parts?
>I remember somethin' about a mating season.

Writing last post of the night!

>>567761
I feel like qst is fine, but I follow quests on akun as well.

I don't know, I just vaguely feel like 4chan quests and anonkun quests are different in some way, and what started as one might be better to finish as one as well.

Don't really have any hard evidence of that actually being the case.

>>567821
I think you're right in a way that the tone and the style is different. Akun is definitely made for more fluid QM/player feedback and collaboration. It's built into the system.

And i'm not sure how I would adapt to such a system because I've never ran there before.

I was thinking of uploading my old CPM archives to my account there. It may work as a starting point for anyone who was thinking of following me there.

For reference, my Akun account is: https://anonkun.com/user/hearts

I've had it basically since the site started, but never found use for it because I always ran on /tg/. I'm not even entirely sure how the archive upload thing works.

>>567821
On the other hand, akun quests can go a long while between posts before players get distracted.

>>567652
>I remember somethin' about a mating season.

>>567960
That's kinda what I was thinking, I would probably forget without notice. But if he announces activity on twitter it should be fine.

I must've been gone for a long time. Last time I was here, Aligot was an introverted fuck who could barely hold his own spaghetti in. What happened?

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"Okay, Lass, Listen."

You take the bottle in your hand, slam it onto the table next to you. Popping off the cork, you tip it back.

Glug.

Glug..

Glug...

That's the entire bottle in roughly ten seconds.

You're going to start feeling mighty schnockered in a few minutes.

Which is just where you want to be. Otherwise, you're going to regret ever getting in the middle of this, terribly.

"Alright Lass, by my count, ye have five minutes before aye quit makin' sense. So, let's talk."
"Okay."

"How'd ye get pregnant?" You pop the cork on the bottle. "Aye thought there was some safeguard er somethin'. I remember somethin' about a mating season needin' te happen."

"Mm, that's true." Camille leans back. "Becoming a mother outside of a season is incredibly difficult, and rare. I'm more likely to be struck by lightning twice than have a child."


Camille sighs, "Which is why having one outside of a season is considered very fortunate. It's a sign that you have been given a miracle by the gods themselves. Almost all the mythical heroes written in Biscotti lore were born outside of a mating season."

"Great, then Amarette should be happy for ye, aye?"
"No, Jack, you don't understand. She's been trying to have one. She's been trying way harder than I have. It's why Cody has a curfew after sundown."

After sundown? Every day? You were going to joke about him being in a husbandry dungeon, but now it doesn't seem like much of a joke anymore.

"So she's been tryin' and ye just go ahead and.. have one."
"That's right."

"Does he know?"
"He doesn't. You're the first I've told."

That kind of gets under your skin.
"Why is the first person ye thought of to tell me?! Now I gotta think of a way to fix this!"
Camille's voice takes a defensive tone, "I couldn't help it! I haven't left the house in almost four days now. You're the first person I saw."

"Ye haven't seen Cody in four days?"
"He's been busy with something. In a letter, he claims he's being followed by someone. I'm worried Amaretti has a spy following him."

Oh great.

"What's the worst that could happen, Lass. Seriously."
"I don't know, Jack." Camille's brow furrows, "You know that woman, do you really put anything past her at this point?"

You stop and think, the first introduction you had to her was when she tied Cody up and dragged him about a hundred feet to her airship.

"Lass, I just want to say."
"Hmm?"
"Yer five minutes are up."

Oh yes, and not a minute too soon.

"Wait, Jack! I don't even have a-"

"Nope, too late." You stand up, and make it about two steps before things start to fall out of your cone of vision. "Come get me when I'm sober, I'll be downstairs."

You take about two, maybe three steps down the stairs before things just blank. You feel light bumping sensation against your face, almost like tiny bumps are lightly bopping you in the nose.

>Thread End/Pause

>>568026
Aligot has manned up quite a bit, and is now a valuable asset to Team Jack.

But Aligot isn't Cody. He missed this train, but there will be others. As many as fish in the sea.

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Okay, thanks everyone for my first thread on /qst/.

Actually, I suspect we'll be around for some time. So feel free to talk (or don't) and maybe I can continue tomorrow.

We'll see

Until then.

>>568069
thanks for running

poor Aligot

>>568041
I've been gone since we punched that guy in the middle of a wedding, can someone give me a quick update? I really don't want to go through 50+ threads. I have classes in the morning.

>>568031
Hmm... Maybe getting pregnant outside of the breeding season is a trick humans are adept at. Jack... Jack might be in trouble.

On the other hand logicistically it should be an issue on the females end. Also, I wonder what the rules on hybrids are.

Also, last thread when everyone was sweating bullets about this statement:

I never said it was a problem for Jack.

>>568104
He'll be fine, plenty of fish in the sea!

>>568108
Slight summary from memory:

Punched guy at wedding, and then took the princess and her hero, Kayda, back. Came back to Biscotti, learned that someone had used disappearing wine to steal Gallete. Went north to save Gallete for some reason and then met Dorje, the tiny monk from Sheepland. Returned to Biscotti, fought a dragon, saved a dragon's sister, had lots of cute adventures with the girls because damn it I really do miss writing CPM and then constant bearland/catland joint attacks.

That's more or less where we are right now.

>>568108
Basically, Catland got fucked by traitors, but cat princess and a bare few others turned surprisingly decent.
Bear kingdom are full of assholes, but we managed to fuck up the king's whole shit (that's the guy we punched).
Evil ancient hero is going around trying to wreck our shit, things will not be fun when we fight him.
Also, there's dragons, one of whom is related to the ruling family of catland, IIRC.
We've had sex with Tuile.

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>>568208
Oops. forgot pic.

>>568208
>>568243
Well, sucks to be Cody.

>>568210
>We've had sex with Tuile.
And Madeline. Still waiting on that ball to drop.

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--

It's dark.
Too dark!
You wouldn't dare tell Louise, but you don't like the dark much, either. She would have a field day if she found out.

You are Wikikayda. Or just 'Kayda' for short. You're supposed to be a great, and wonderful hero of the land.
Some hero you are. You seem to spend more of your time unconscious than awake. Or being kidnapped, or being rescued, or-

Speaking of which, how did you even get here? You're fairly certain that you're dreaming.

You remember..

Last night, visiting the beach with Louise and Keiko.
Then, the weird wake-up call you had this morning.

Also, the trip to town after everyone had woken up.

Okay, something happened there. You're picture the image of an old woman, taking your measurements. She kneels down, hands you something, and then you place it against your forehead.

Then.
You don't remember.

You feel oddly lucid for a dream.

-..umber three
..Fire..

Who said that?

..Fifteen..Castle..

You're starting to hear random words from unknown voices. Great.
At least they're bothering you in your sleep, now. Instead of assaulting you during the day.

..umber two..
..Kill..
..Fire..

You are so stupid.
..umber two..

It's difficult to even imagine why anyone would like you. Literally everyone must hate you, now.
You aren't a hero.
You're not even a very good bodyguard.
You're just a nuisance.

The maid probably already found your replacement.

..four..

You hate yourself so much.

>try to concentrate on the voices.
>Just focus on not having a nightmare.
>Wake up! No! This is bad! You've probably been kidnapped!
>Help!
>Someone?!
>Other?!

>>571952
>Wake up! No! This is bad! You've probably been kidnapped!

>>571952
>>Wake up! No! This is bad! You've probably been kidnapped!

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You're so dumb.
You're so stupid!
You-

You have to wake up.
This can't be good. You've probably been kidnapped!

Yes! That's probably exactly what happened! You let your guard down, and were taken hostage!

You big IDIOT!

Uhh, huh, you feel hot.
You feel burning hot.

Are they burning you alive?!

..Wake up.
Just.. wake up.

PLEASE!

PLEASE WAKE UP!


Your eyes flutter wildly in the wind. Reality slowly starts to catch up to your ailing mind. You catch a glimpse of white hair waving in the wind, and shadows.

Lots, and lots of shadows, flying around your form.
They hover, and flash in the air!
There's one right now! It's sneaking up behind the person carrying you!

Run! Run you buffoon! There's a huge ghost right behind you!

The blackness of reality fades and wanes.

>Shoot fire at it!
>Try to scream!
>Yell at him! Look! Help!
>HELP! HELP!
>BEHIND YOU, FOOL!
>Other?

>>571952
>Wake up! No! This is bad! You've probably been kidnapped!
ho shit, Kayda is a radio spy

>>572216
>BEHIND YOU, FOOL!

>>572216
>BEHIND YOU, FOOL!

What the fuck is going on?

>>572216
>>BEHIND YOU, FOOL!

>>572216
>BEHIND YOU, FOOL!

>572301
Kayda is tripping, dealing with some mental/spiritual malady. As for the details on what she is seeing... we just have to feel it out.

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Behind you!
BEHIND YOU, IDIOT! LOOK!

"Ahh-"

Yes! Good! You said words!

He replies with mumbling.

The ghost gets closer, and closer!

You have to do something!

Your breath heaves in, and you concentrate.
With a blow, a mighty bundle of fire erupts from your lungs! The man, and the ghost, are both vanquished!

He sits several yards away.

You're starting to feel hot again. What is going on? What is-
You briefly slip out of consciousness.

A thought occurs to you.

Wait, you've been kidnapped, right?

You had to have been.

White hair, ghosts, crazy magic everywhere.

Oh my god.

You haven't just been kidnapped. You've been kidnapped by a witch!
Your eyes flutter open briefly; there he is again! White hair, ghosts starting to form around him.

Slowly, he starts approaching you.

>STAY AWAY!
>You want more fire?! I got more where that came from!
>WHO ARE YOU?
>HELP!
>SOMEONE?!
>A WITCH IS TRYING TO KIDNAP ME! SEND HELP!
>Faint.
>Other?!

>>572326
she's hearing things she's not supposed to be hearing
remember the part where Yuuki was wearing some huge armor...?

>>572348
>STAY AWAY!
>WHO ARE YOU?
>HELP!

>>572348
>>STAY AWAY!
>>WHO ARE YOU?
>>HELP!

>>572348
>A WITCH IS TRYING TO KIDNAP ME! SEND HELP!

>>572348
>STAY AWAY!
>WHO ARE YOU?
>HELP!

I'm probably having more fun with this than I should.

>STAY AWAY!
>WHO ARE YOU?
>HELP!
Writing!

>You want more fire?! I got more where that came from!
Panic mode, start breaking things, if you break enough things, you'll get out.

>>572537
Good point!

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"STAY AWAY!" You shout at the approaching figure.
Slowly, it starts to shapeshift.

One moment it's a white-haired boy.
Slowly, the shadows envelope him. Soon he takes the appearance of a giant, ferocious knight! One who is itching for war!

The patchy blotches start to warp his figure once more. Slowly, he starts to morph.

"WHO ARE YOU!" You shout at him. "I'M WARNING YOU! STAY BACK!"

You try to stand up, but the world feels like sand. Even standing up feels like laying down. Your legs start to move, and you feel yourself moving forward.

Yet, every time you glance back at the amorphous beast; he's never more than a few steps away. Your legs start to slow to a churn. No matter how fast your feet move; the ground refuses to let you move.

He's right next to you, now. His entire body obscured by shadow.

As he inches closer, you can hear it.

Hear them...

Number five
six
twelve?
Two.
complete.
run.
Stop!
Forty?
Kill.
Wake up!
There's a problem!
Ten.
Forty!
THEM

That's when the darkness falls away. You see him.
You see her.

She stands before you; like a manifestation of your nightmares.
Your fears.

"REDSKIN" The dark vessel before you shrieks.
"Clair! Stop! I don't want to do this anymore!" You shout back at it. "Please! Find another hero for Greta!"

The worst thing you can imagine? You're certain this isn't the first time you've had this dream.
and it may not be the last.

>I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR SERVANT ANYMORE!
>I QUIT, MAID!
>TELL GRETA THAT I'M FINISHED BEING A HERO!
>I WANT TO GO HOME!
>PLEASE LET ME GO HOME!
>I WANT TO BE WITH PAPA AGAIN!
>OTHER?!

>>572630
Try and take some deep breaths, gather info on the place

Fuck I dunno.

>>572630
>I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR SERVANT ANYMORE!
>I WANT TO GO HOME!
>PLEASE LET ME GO HOME!
>I WANT TO BE WITH PAPA AGAIN!

>>572630
>I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR SERVANT ANYMORE!
>I WANT TO GO HOME!
>I WANT TO BE WITH PAPA AGAIN!

>>572667
I'll second this as well, have a bit of screaming then center a bit.

>>572696
Yeah panicking is all well and good, but we need to try and figure things out.

>>572696
I'm in agreement as well

>I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR SERVANT ANYMORE!
>I WANT TO GO HOME!
>I WANT TO BE WITH PAPA AGAIN!
>Try to clear your mind, and relax.

Writing last post of the night!

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You hate this woman.

You hate this woman more than any person on Earth right now.

You hate what she's done to you.
You hate how cruel she is.
You hate, most of all, how she keeps that smile and charm on while other people are around.

You know her, though.
You know her malice, and her hatred.

It's unmistakable.

"I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR SERVANT ANYMORE!" You shout at the deaf specter. "I WANT TO GO HOME!"

It stands there, whispering to you. It's almost like its taunting you.

"I WANT TO BE WITH PAPA AGAIN!"

It continues to stare.

"I'M A TERRIBLE HERO, AND I JUST WANT IT ALL TO END! SEND ME BACK! PLEASE! I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMOREEE!"

You try to move, but you're locked in place.

What can you do right now? You can't fight it, and you can't run away.
The only thing you can do.

Is think.

Think, clean thoughts. Clear thoughts.

Oh, you can't! You can't do that with this thing standing right there!
Even looking at it is making you sick!

It's-

..
You don't know why, or by who, but-
There's a very warm sensation, wrapping around your body.
It's like, someone is hugging you.

Think, clean thoughts. Clear thoughts.
You're stronger than she is. You can beat her.

Slowly, the black mass of soot slowly seeps into the Earth.

The tortured landscape melts away. Your fears melt away.
You're left with what you started with- Blackness. Emptyness.

Calmness.

Slowly, you feel your dreams start to shift, and your body start to relax.

There's no mistaking it, someone was just hugging you right now.
Papa?
No, no. He can't hug you.

Louise? Maybe, but- This felt a little stronger than that.

Yuuki? Probably so. Probably.

The raging of the storm starts to calm, the voices start to fade into the background.

You are at peace.

For a short time.

"Papa." You almost feel yourself crying, "I miss you."

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Thanks for the continuation, everyone.

I'm not sure how this thing works, is it autoprune three days after creation? Three days after the last post? I don't know.

So with that in mind. This might be the last post of the thread. We'll see. Have a nice night everyone!

>>573110
Thanks for running again! Rest well

>>573110
Automatic permasage after 72 hours, so...

>>573146
Definitely, I'm off to sleep right now.

Also, before thread disappears; everyone let me know how the sudden mid-thread POV swap worked out. We're getting close to Kayda's time to shine, and I'm looking forward to that

>>573162
Oh, just permasage? Pfft, it might last two more days at that rate.

>>573169
I feel really bad for Kayda.

>>573180
She's a strong girl, she can take it!

>>573169
POV swaps are fine. The only possible issue would be being confused over which perspective you're in, but you name the character outright so it's not a possible problem.

>>573169
it was well handled, don't worry

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Not a continuation, but I wanted to say that I feel tired and therefore I probably won't be continuing this thread today. Thanks for everyone who participated. It was a fun thread. We will continue next week.
Also, I need to stockpile on more fluffy gifs because I'm starting to repeat them a little too much.

>>575607
Well, thanks for running.
Shame we didn't breach 100 posts, at least.

>>575724
will a bump work? i don't think so, but...

So, apparently this thread is sinking. There goes my idea to post a few updates here. I could

-Post a few updates until the thread falls off

Or

-Save up my steam and try to make a new thread tomorrow with a new adventure and a new POV.

Which would you prefer?

>>602991
tough choice...
but i can't say no to ADVENTURE
see you tomorrow, i guess?

>>603024
Yeah, I think I'm going to go lay down. I'm tired.

Thanks for the thread everyone. See you tomorrow on Wednesday the 21st of September.

>>602991
I mean even if you don't do a couple posts tonight, you still shouldn't push yourself too hard tomorrow if you're still not feeling okay.

>>603074
Thanks, I really appreciate it.

I've been subsisting on Tylenol and Icy-hot. I pulled the shit out of a muscle which is connected to a tendon on my neck. One of those injuries where you can't move your arm, but you can't un-tilt your head, either.

I'm feeling better, but it's taken all day to feel how I am right now.

I could still post a couple extra posts. At the same time, I could go lay down. It's a tough decision.

Then again, I am the person who tried to run when I was on the cusp of a 100 degree F fever. So maybe my judgement is not the best.

Oh, speaking of poor judgement. I'm thinking of starting another quest! I think I've hinted at this a time or two before. Perhaps we should use the remainder of this thread talking about it, instead?

>>603184
just get a cute chick to massage you and relax

oh yeah, that new thing, go on, go on...

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Sounds good.
So, I have been thinking of writing another quest. I think at one point I had mentioned that it was Nanoha related. Not much of a jump, all things considered.

Title was Nanoha RaptorS. I'm still in the planning stages for it. Mostly, I'm trying to decide what time in my schedule would work best.

Right now, I plan to run it on Akun and have a more erratic schedule than DDQ. While we would have mostly a fixed schedule as usual, this would run for shorter sessions over a period of several days. So if I missed a session: It would be fine, I would just double up the session on the day after.

Tone was going to be light, akin to CPM. I'm going to do as best as I can to emulate that Nanoha feel.

To some of you, this makes no difference. Magical Girl, I imagine, is not why you started reading DDQ.

To others, you might be interested. I'm not sure how that would go.

It would be good to keep an eye on my Cardheart twitter, any update regarding it will likely be posted there.

https://twitter.com/qm_cardheart

Thanks, and hopefully, I'll see you all soon!

also I am well aware that some of you would prefer I make more original material. That might be coming soon too, we'll see how this whole Anonkun thing works out

>>603633
so, will actual velociraptors be involved, or...

>>603707
Let's not rule the possibility out

>>603707
But no, non-smartass answer, it's going to be about an element of the universe which seemed interesting, but will likely never be explored because the continuity itself has stopped. Good enough jump-off point for a story, I think.

>>575607
Doesn't anyone want to continue this quest?

Doesn't anyone want more stories about cute girls with fluffy tails?