>>1022914
>Other
Go ask one of the castle maids.

>I think Ilica is about your size...

Welcome back Smiley

>>1022914
>>I think Ilica is about your size...
Hey smiley. You didn't die from the holidays.

>>1022929
This. meido outfit.

>writing

>>1022949
It wasn't easy, but I made it

"I could ask the staff. They've got uniforms of all sizes, so they're bound to have something that fits you" You say.
"That depends..." She says.
"On what?" You ask.
"What their uniforms look like" She says.

"Can you really afford to be picky right now?" You ask.
She shrugs, which dislodges the cloak from one of her shoulders, and she has to scramble to keep it up.

...

"Okay, maybe I can't..." She says.
You sigh. "Well there's always Ilica" You say. "I think you two are around the same size. She might be a bit taller, but all of her pants and shirts are cut short so it shouldn't matter"
"Does she have a tail?" Cheska asks.
"Well she is a felid" You reply"
"Cool. Let's go see Licka" Cheska says.
"It's Ilica" You say.
"Ilica..." Cheska says. "Sounds Antolian"
"She's Antolian" You reply.
"Ah" Cheska says. "You sure she'll be willing to lend clothes to a Legionnaire?"

"Ex-Legionnaire" You say. "I'm sure it'll be fine. Let's go"

>1/2

You turn and start walking out the door again, and Cheska is quick to follow after you.

"Hey, hey, don't just leave without a word like that" She says.
"Sorry" You say. "We'll have to see if there's a way to extend the range on these shackles..."

"I'm fine with sticking close, but you've gotta warn me before you start walking away" She says. "And would you slow down? I can't keep up like this"

You look over to see Cheska limping along beside you, looking pained.

"I guess that's priority number 2" You say, as you slow your pace for her. "Well, it was priority 1..."
"Yeah, yeah" She says, but she stumbles and lets out a squeak before she can continue.

You manage to catch her before she face plants, and lift her back onto her feet. "You okay?" You ask.
"No" She says. "Think you could slow down a teensy bit more?"
"S-sure" You say.

You and Cheska continue along at a snail's pace for about five minutes. You turn every so often to see that walking on her bad leg is taking it's toll on her.

"Are we there yet?" She asks.
"We haven't even reached the stairs" You say.
"There's stairs too?" She asks. "Alright, screw this. Hold still"

Cheska steps around behind you, planting her hands on your shoulders so she can hoist herself up on your back.

She's... not very heavy. At all.

"Alright. Let's go" She says.

>Protest

>Go

>Other

>Go

>>1023070
>>Go
Eh, no big deal.

>>1023070
>Go

Also, make a note to keep her cuff away from us physically. Last thing we want to do is acidently set her free.

>>1023070
>>Go

>>1023070
>>Go

>writing

This is fine.

You start walking again.

"Huh" Cheska says, as she wraps her arms around your neck to keep herself secure. "Think we could skip the healing and just do this all the time? You're a pretty smooth ride"
"I'd rather not..." You say. "It looks weird"

"Aww... but I can do things like this-" She nips at your ear. "-from up here"
"Now it's a definite no" You say.
"Crap" She says. "Well, that just means I have to get my digs in right now!"

"Please don't..." You say.
"Oh, fine" She says.

...

"You can't see it, but I'm making a pouty face right now" Cheska says.

You turn and, sure enough, Cheska is pouting. She giggles when she notices you.

"I like how you still looked, even when I told you what I was doing" She says.
"You could have been lying" You say. "What if I turned and you were making a funny face?"
"Why would I-..."

Cheska stops talking as one of the female staffers walks by. You never really looked at what they wear before, mostly because they all try their best not to get noticed... which is probably for the best around this place.

The uniform is a black dress with a white, frilly apron. It looks comfortable, if not a bit gaudy...

Still it could be worth asking abou- oh, nevermind. Cheska is shaking her head...

>Keep going

>Ask about the uniform anyway

>Other

>Keep going
>Ask about the uniform anyway

Make some small talk

>>1023155
>Ask about the uniform anyway

>>1023155
>>Keep going

>>1023155
>Ask about the uniform anyway

You can be picky about clothes when you repent and buy your own.

>writing

You smile at Cheska, and she frowns. "Please no" She whispers.

You turn to the staffer.

"Hi there!" You say.
"H-hello" She says. The girl has a pair of long horns on her head, which curve up and back. She also has hooves, but only 2 legs.. "Can I help you?"

"I was wondering if there might be anything around for my friend to wear" You say. "There was a bit of an accident and she ended up burning off all her clothes"

The girl looks between you and Cheska. She seems scared.

"W-we might, I... uhh..." She says.
"Don't worry about it" Cheska says. "We'll look elsewhere"

"No, it's fine. I-"

Cheska waves the girl off, watching as she bows and continues on her way. Then she pinches your side.
"Ow" You say.
"You nearly gave that poor goat a heart attack" She says.
"I'm sure she'll be fine" You say.

"Just... try to remember what we-... what I am" She says. "People will be afraid of me, and anyone that's not afraid will probably try to hurt me"
"Right... I'll keep that in mind" You say.

"Not that they'll be a problem with someone like you around" She says. "After all, you're not afraid of me, are you?"
"You're not so bad" You say. "Just don't light anything on fire"
Cheska squeezes you. "Deal" She says. "Now let's go, and hope your felid friend isn't as timid as the goat"

>1/2

You and Cheska head back down the stairs to where Ilica's room is. When you get there, the door is open.

"Should I uhh... maybe wait outside?" She asks.
"Can you wait outside?" You ask.
"If you stay close to the door, yeah" She says.

"I can handle that" You say.
"Cool" She says, as she slides off your back and leans on the wall next to the door. "I'll be here"

You nod to Cheska and then head inside, careful not to step too far away from the door.

"A-hey hoy" Ilica says. She's sitting at the small table in the corner with Hella and Munchkin. They seem to be drinking tea and eating cookies.

Well... Munchkin is the one eating the cookies, as she has one in each hand. She looks about as happy as you'd expect a child with two cookies to be.

Hella looks at you curiously, peering past you and out the door. "Were you talking to someone?" She asks.
"Maybe" You say. "Hey, Ilica. Can I talk to you for a second?"
"What's up?" She asks.

>I need to borrow your clothes

>Tell her about Cheska first

>Other

>>1023331
>>Tell her about Cheska first
Then we go in to the clothes

>I need to borrow your clothes

>>1023331
>I need to borrow your clothes

>>1023331
>>Tell her about Cheska first

>>1023331
>Other, can't resist the terminator reference.
"I need your cloths, your boots, and your motorcycle."

>>1023375
Changing to this

>writing

>>1023331

>I need to borrow your clothes

"I need your clothes" You say.

Ilica takes a sip of her tea. "Why?" She asks.
"Because there's a naked demon in the hall who's about your size" You say.

Ilica sighs and puts her cup down. "I shouldn't have asked..." She says as she gets up and heads over to the dresser. "Nor am I going to"

As Ilica starts pulling stuff out, Hella raises her hand. "Umm... may I ask?" She asks.
"Ask what?" You ask.
"Why there's a naked demon in the hall?" Hella asks.

"Oh. She got a little excited and incinerated all of her clothes" You say.
"That raises further questions..." Hella says.
"Which is why I wasn't going to ask" Ilica says.

The room gets quiet just long enough to be awkward, before Munchkin breaks the silence.

"Ahhhm the cookie monster!" She shouts, before shoving both cookies into her face. Both cookies get completely destroyed, and you're almost positive that she got more of them on her than in her...

"Hella! Don't eat like that, you're getting crumbs everywhere!" Hella says. "Did any of that even get in your mouth?"

"Probably just enough to maintain the sugar high" Ilica says, as she picks up an outfit from her dresser. "We'll take her to the courtyard later so she can run around until she passes out"

Ilica walks over to you and hands you a bundle of clothes. "Here" She says.
"Thanks" You reply..

"So... do I get to meet this naked demon?" Ilica asks.
"Once she's clothed" You say. "I'll be back"

>1/2

"Nice" You say, as Cheska exits the change room.
"Thank you" She says. "Your friend has good taste, even if she's a bit bigger than me. Especially around the tail area..."

"The tail area?" You ask.
"Her tail's thicker than mine, so her tail hole's cut bigger" Cheska says, as her tail swishes around behind her. "No biggie. I'm used to worse"
"Worse?" You ask.
"I used to cut 'em myself" She says. "Unfortunately I'm also terrible with scissors. Spent most of my younger days with a butt-window where the tail hole goes"
"Yikes" You say.

She shrugs, hands you your cloak back, and hops up onto your back. "It helped that anyone who tried anything funny was a prime target for a roasting" She says.

"Did... did they?" You ask.
"I don't wanna talk about it" She says.

"Alright..." You say.

>Let's see if Emi can fix your injuries

>Let's see if Jade can fix your injuries

>Let's head back to Ilica's room

>Other

>Let's see if Emi can fix your injuries

>>1023537

>Let's head back to Ilica's room

>>1023537
>>Let's head back to Ilica's room

>writing

"We'll head back to Ilica for a bit" You say. "Then we'll go see someone about your leg"
"You're the legs" She says. "I'm just along for the ride at this point"

"Cool" You say.

You take Cheska back up the hall to Ilica's room.

"Alright, you can put me down here" She says. "I'll walk the rest of the way"
"You sure?" You ask.
"Yeah. If it's just around a room I'll be fine" She says.

You let Cheska down, and then head inside.

"Welcome back" Ilica says.
"Hello" You say.
"Where's your friend?" Ilica asks.

"Hold your horses, I'm coming" Cheska says, as she limps into the room. "Hi"

"You must be Cheska" Ilica says.
"In the fleshka" Cheska says.

...

"Never expect any lesska" Cheska says.

Ilica sighs. "It all makes sense now..." She says.

>What does?

>Ask if Ilica knows where Emi is

>Sit down for a while

>Other

>What does?

>>1023684
>What does?
>Sit down for a while

>writing

>>1023684

>What does?

"What does?" You ask.
"The reason why you two clicked" Ilica says. "It's the stupid name jokes"

"That was not stupid" Cheska says. "That was good material right there"
"Keep telling yourself that..." Ilica says. "So you actually managed to convince Altea to let her out, huh?"

"It helps that I know the Legion's encoding method" Cheska says, as she plops down in a chair.
"So are you just... free to do whatever now?" Ilica asks.

"Nah" Cheska says, holding up her wrist. "I've can get about 6 feet away from Mr. Cutie before this thing reels me back in"

Ilica raises an eyebrow, and sips her tea.

"So... Mr. Cutie" Ilica says with a sly smile. "Find out anything new?"
"Well we know what those guys were in town for now" You say. "They-"

"I wouldn't go spreading that one around" Cheska says, cutting you off. "I feel like that's one for the dragon's ears"
"Oh... alright" You say. "So..."

>I miss anything good?

>Can I have a cookie?

>Are you guys alright with this?

>Other

>I miss anything good?

>Can I have a cookie?

>>1023813
>>Can I have a cookie?

>>1023813
>Are you guys alright with this?

>>1023813
>I miss anything good?

>Can I have a cookie?

>>1023813

>I miss anything good?

>>1023813
>>Can I have a cookie?
>>Are you guys alright with this?

>writing

"Can I have a cookie?" You ask the Munchkin as you sit down.

Munchkin looks up from what she was focusing on, confused.

"Can Honk have one of your cookies?" Hella asks.
"Yeah!" Munchkin says. "He can haaaaave... dis one"

Munchkin picks up the smallest cookie of the bunch, and hands it to you.

"Thank you!" You say, as you ruffle the bunny's hair. "So where'd these come from any way?"
"Daniella got a bunch for each of the kids, after what happened last night" Ilica says. "Gabby's stashed hers away, Munchkin's already about halfway through, and... I don't think the devils are up yet"

"I miss anything else?" You ask.
"The guild's higher ups are all here" Ilica says. "That's where Stella is... other than that, there's just Vivi on the shelf behind you"

"Vivi on the shelf behind me?" You ask, as you turn around... just in time to get pounced on, as the kitten latches onto the side of your head and starts biting your scalp.

...

"So that big meeting is happening now?" You ask.
"Yeah" Hella says. "I think they're planning out how they'll be going towards Leon, and how to safeguard Locke against the Legion"

"You guys are that worried about the Legion?" Cheska asks.
Ilica gives her a strange look. "Well... yeah" Ilica says. "You know something we don't?"

"I know lots of things you don't... apparently" Cheska says. "We should go to that meeting. Like... now"

>Can we just barge in?

>What is it?

>You don't want to get your injuries looked at first?

>Okay

>Other

>>1023946
Significant pause then:
>Okay
and try to be quick and explain on the way.

>>1023957
This

>>1023946
>Okay

>>1023946

>Okay

>>1023946
>>You don't want to get your injuries looked at first?

>>1023946
>Okay
>You don't want to get your injuries looked at first?

>writing

"Like right now?" You ask.
"Yes right now" She says. "I'd like to be there before any important decisions are made"

"Okay" You say, as you munch down the rest of your cookie and stand up. Then you help Cheska to her feet, pluck Vivi off of your head, put her on the table, give Cheska a chance to mount up, and head for the door.

"We'll be back" You say.

You walk down the hall in the direction of Altea's office... you're pretty sure the meeting is taking place there.

"So what's so urgent?" You ask.
"You guys have no idea what's actually happening in Antolia right now" Cheska says. "If you did, you would not be worried about the Legion"

"But they've been attacking-"
"With tiny skirmishing forces, hoping to find a weak spot to exploit" She says. "If the full Legion could march to war right now, they'd already be on your doorstep"

"What's stopping them?" You ask.
"Lot's of things" She says. "But mostly it's because they aren't equipped for a real siege, not anymore at least"
"Not anymore?" You ask.
"Antolian resistance has been harrassing us-... them for months" She says. "Stealing supplies, destroying armories, burning bridges... and the bulk of the Legion has been hunting them down"

"They haven't caught them yet?" You ask.
"They're slippery" Cheska says. "Every time they thought they'd got em, they had either already packed up and left, or it was a trap all along... you get the idea"

"So we've got some friends out there" You say.
"Pretty much. You Lubrians getting your shit together and marching over is pretty much their only hope for victory, so yeah. Friends" Cheska says.

With that, you find yourself at the entrance of Altea's office. The door is closed, and you can hear talking from the other side.

You give it a light couple of knocks, and the door cracks open enough for Pip to poke her head out.

"Yuu, what's..." She trails off when she sees Cheska. "What's going on?"
"We have news" Cheska says.
"Important?" Pip asks.
"Very" Cheska says.

Pip studies Cheska's face for a moment, and then nods. "I'll get the commander"

>1/2

"Interesting..." Altea says.

You're standing out in the hall with Cheska, Pip, and Altea. Instead of putting a stop to the meeting, Altea decided to join you out here.

You think it might be because she doesn't want Cheska in the room full of important people, but that's not important now.

"I'm surprised you guys don't have like... spies over there" Cheska says.
"The Empire's spies report to Leon, unfortunately" Altea says. "My attempts to install my own network have been... fruitless"

"Too bad" She says.

"Now, if you two would give me and Yuu a moment..." Altea says.

Pip nods, and steps away. But Cheska holds up her wrist.

"Uhh..." Cheska says.
"Problem?" Altea asks.
"I can't leave" Cheska says.

It takes Altea a moment, but she clues in. "Ah... I had forgotten that I left the range low on those" She says, as she takes both your wrist and Cheska's. You feel the shackle heat up a little, and then she releases it. "That should give you some leeway"
"Awesome!" Cheska says. "Thanks boss"

Cheska heads up the hall, moving cautiously. She must be testing the new range.

"What's up?" You ask.
"I wanted your opinion" She says.
"On... the information?" You ask.
"Do you believe it?" She asks.

>Yes

>Not really...

>Do we have a choice?

>Other

>>1024231
>Do we have a choice?

At the end of it, we just need to get confirmation, if there are any survivors its key to contact them just for the possible intel, let alone a resistant movement.

>>1024231
>Do we have a choice?
We don't really. This is our only source of information we have.

>writing

"Do we have a choice?" You ask. "Unless we have some other way of getting info from Antolia, she's our only option"
Altea smirks. "Playing with the hand you're dealt" She says. "That's something my sister used to say... as nice as it would be to have a perfect view of the world as it is, we can only make do with what we have. Even if what we have is... sketchy at best"

"I think we can trust her on this" You say.
"Well, like you said: we don't have much of a choice" She says. "But I'll see if I can't find other sources... it bothers me that I'm relying on someone who was in the prisons this morning for my info"

Altea turns towards the door, but stops just short.

"And thank you" She says to you, before turning to Cheska. "You as well. If this pans out, then I'll be sure to have you rewarded"

Cheska shrugs. "I could use some actual fitting clothes..." She says.
Altea nods. "Come, Pip. Let's see what they think of this"

Altea walks back into her office. Pip follows after, waving to you before closing the door.

When they're gone, Cheska limps back up to you.

"That woman is scary" Cheska says.
"She's not so bad" You reply.
"Not to you" Cheska says. "I just hope that nothing has changed over there since I last heard from HQ... I don't think I could handle her being directly angry at me"
"You'll be fine" You say.

>Let's get you patched up

>I wanna check in on the devils

>Let's head back to Ilica

>Other

>Let's get you patched up
Then
>I wanna check in on the devils

>>1024434
>Let's get you patched up
lets go meet nurse snake

>>1024434
>Let's get you patched up

>>1024434
>Let's get you patched up

>writing

"For now, let's get you patched up" You say, as you turn around so she can get on your back.
"Aww, does that mean no more piggy back rides?" She asks as she hops up.

"I hope not" You say. "If I have to, it means you've been injured again"
"Aww. Worried that I'll get hurt?" She asks.
You shrug. "Getting hurt is mostly my thing" You say. "Usually I'm the first one to get injured, so if you're injured, then I'm injured. I can't carry you if I'm injured"

"I didn't realize getting busted up could be someone's 'thing'" Cheska says.
"I give it as good as I get it" You say.

You head up to the room you share with Emi. If she's not here, then she's probably in the library with Jade.

"Wait here" You say to Cheska.
"Is this just a room?" She asks. "This place doesn't have an infirmary or something?"

"It might" You say. "If it does, I've never seen it"
"So what do you do? Just walk up to a healer and say 'hey I could use a hand'?" She asks.
"Yeah" You say. "Is that not normal?"
"Most healers charge for that kind of service... and nobody just walks up to one like 'hey can you put my leg back on?" Cheska says.
"But I've never had to reattach a leg..." You say.

"Nevermind" She says. "Let's go see your friend"

>1/2

>>1024629
We'll need to remember to ask Emi if she could reattach our leg if it ever fell off.

You knock on the door, and Emi answers from the other side. "Who is it?" She asks.

"It's Yuu" You say.

The door opens, and Emi pops out. "Hey Yuu" She says. "What's up?"
"I need a hand with something" You say.

Emi cocks her head to the side. "Did you hurt yourself again?" She asks.
"No" You say. "Cheska did"

Emi's tongue flicks out, and she turns to the side. "Oh... uhh hello" She says. "I'm Emi"
"Ch-cheska" Cheska says.

Emi's tongue flicks out again. "Smells... smoky" Emi says. "Did you burn yourself?"
"No-... well, yes" Cheska says. "But that's not the injury"

"Well, come in and sit down" Emi says. "Where's the injury?"
"Here, here, and down there" Cheska says as she limps up to Emi, pointing to her injuries.

"I can take a look" Emi says. "Just cuts?"
"Yeah" Cheska says. "The areas are a little tough though. Can you manage?"
"Of course" Emi says. "Lay down there"

>2/3

"There" Emi says. "Get up, stretch out, see how it feels"

Cheska gets up off the bed, cautiously testing her leg. She walks a few steps, and then jumps up and down, then she hops on her previously injured leg.

"Nothing" Cheska says. "And that one was old, too. How in the shit did you manage that?"
"It wasn't so bad" Emi says. "Compared to some of the things Yuu's come back with, it was a cakewalk"

"How old are you?" Cheska asks.
"15, same age as Yuu" Emi says.

Cheska blinks several times.

"Is something wrong?" Emi asks.
Cheska sighs. "No... just wondering how someone 2 years younger than me is already more skilled than I'll ever be" She says. "Alas... all of that time wasted burning things when I could have been learning..."

Emi lets out a nervous laugh, and looks to you.

"Well, you are pretty good at burning things" You say.
"Yeah, but burning things isn't exactly a career path, y'know?" She asks. "Ah, nevermind. Where to next?"

>Hang here

>Go back to Ilica

>Check on the devils

>Other

>Check on the devils

>>1024837
>Check on the devils
>Ask if Emi wants to tag along

>>1024837
Hang here

>>1024837
>>1024859
seconding

>>1024837
>>1024859
Thirding

Writing

>>1024837

>Other

Chat with Emi for a while

You grunt and stretch out. "I was gonna go check on the Devils" You say. "Wanna come with?"
"I'm pretty much done here, so sure" Emi says. "I put all your slothes away, by the way. They're in the second dresser"

"Thanks!" You say, as you make your way out.
"Wait, this is your room?" Cheska asks.
"It's our room" You say.

Cheska looks confused. "Are you two... a thing?"
"A... thing?" You ask.
"Oh, no" Emi says. "We just share the room"
"Why?" Cheska asks.
"It... uhh... it gets cold here at night..." Emi says, looking embarrassed.

"Ahh... so you're a personal bed warmer then, eh Mr. Cutie?" Cheska asks, as she lightly elbows you in the side.
You shrug. "I like it. It's nice and cozy"

...

"Come on, it's no fun if you don't react" Cheska says.
"React to what?" You ask.
"Nevermind" She says. "Now that I think of it... where will I be sleeping?"

>Our bed is big

>We can bring in a second bed

>I think the room next to ours is empty

>Other

>>1025044
>Our bed is big

>Our bed is big

>>1025044
>I think the room next to ours is empty

>>1025044
>I think the room next to ours is empty
Probably in the room next door.

Because no one wants to wake up to being on fire if she sleep burns.

>>1025044
>Our bed is big

>>1025044
>>Our bed is big

>>1025044
>We can bring in a second bed

>>1025044
>Our bed is big
Is Cheska warm? I imagine she would be

>writing

"Our bed is big" You say.

Both Emi and Cheska look unsure of how to respond to that.

"Umm... I actually wanted to talk to you about that..." Emi says. "I was thinking that it's probably best if we stop sharing a bed..."

"Oh" You say. "I guess that's fine too"
"You're okay with it?" Emi asks.
You shrug. "I'll live" You say. "So... which one of us is moving?"

Emi opens her mouth to answer, but stops herself. "I was going to suggest you... but I just spent all that time packing aaway your things..."

"Why do that if you were planning on giving him the boot?" Cheska asks.
"I was bored" Emi says.
"You pack away laundry when you're bored?" Cheska asks
"I like it when all the work is finished... those bags of clothes were bugging me" Emi says.

"And here I thought I was the weird one..." Cheska says.
"Why, what do you do?" You ask.

"You get 3 guesses" Cheska says.

>Take a guess

>>1025227
You like to draw

>>1025227
You like to do gardening.

>>1025227
>>Take a guess
sleeptalk?

>>1025227
You eat ketchup on your eggs.

>>1025227

>Besides burning stuff? I dunno, painting?

>writing

"Uhh... do you draw?" You ask.
"No..." Cheska says.
"Do you... do... gardening?" You ask.
She sighs. "No"
"Uhh... sleep... talking?" You ask.

"I burn things. I burn- god damn it how did you not get that?" She asks.
"It seemed too obvious" You say. "Low hanging branch and all"

"That kind of makes sense" Emi says. "But... you just burn things? For fun?"
"Yeah" Cheska says. "Bits of paper, twigs, thatch, the occasional person. I actually had these cool little paper things that would float up when-"

Emi physically recoils. "P-people?"

"Hey, not by choice. If I could go more than a month or two without needing to off somebody I would" Cheska says. "But it really isn't..."

"I've heard that demons can go a long while without having to kill someone..." Emi says.
"You heard wrong" Cheska says. "I knew a guy who used to lock himself up whenever the need got too strong. Wanna know what happened to him?"
"Wh-what?" Emi asks.
"He came to the realization that even if you're all alone in a room, there's still 1 person in that room" Cheska says. "I'll leave the rest to your imagination. Needless to say, he is no longer among us"

On that note, the 3 of you arrive at the Devil's room.

...

Just in time for Coral to zip out and come to a hard stop right in front of your face. Something is different about her, though...

Is she wearing a dress?

"Hey you" You say.
Coral blinks off her surprise at finding you so close. Then she smiles and points back to the room.
"The kids are awake?" You ask.
She nods.
"Where'd the dress come from?" You ask.
Coral points back at the room again.

...

Actually, you recognize that dress. It's from one of the dolls you got for Lily and Daisy, except the back and the top have been cut down so she can get her wings in, and the bottom's been trimmed so it doesn't interefere with her legs.

"Aww, it's cute" Emi says.
"Who did this?" Cheska asks.
"I dunno. Let's go find out" You say.

>1/2

You head in and see both devils and Gabby playing with a deck of cards.

"Any 3s?" Lily asks Gabby.
"Nope" Gabby says.
"Darn..." Lily says.

Daisy looks at Lily, smiles and holds out her hand.

"Oh come on! That's like the 5th time this game!" Lily says.
"Hand it over" Daisy says.
Lily mumbles to herself asshe hands Daisy a card with a 3 on it.

"Who's winning?" You ask.
"Daisy" Lily says, making no effort to hide how unhappy she is with this fact. It takes her a moment to realize who she's talking to, but eventually her head whips around. "Yuu!"

Daisy is second to look up, and both of them run over to you. You crouch down and hug them both.

"Hey there" You say. "Sleep well?"
"Mmhmm!" Daisy says. "Mommy's bringing pancakes!"
"Cool" You say, as you put them down and step behind them. "Okay you two, I'd like you to meet Cheska. She's gonna be hanging around for a bit, so-"

"A demon!?!" Lily shouts. She holds out a hand and with some effort, a small fireball forms...

Cheska looks mildly amused

>Let this play out

>Stop it

>Other

>>1025538
>Stop it
Good to see you alive man.

>Let this play out

>>1025538
>>Stop it

>>1025538
>Stop it

>>1025538
>>Stop it
No, bad.

>>1025538
>Stop it

>>1025538
>>Stop it
"No, she just got an unburnt outfit. Plus, that clothing is Ilica's."

>writing

You put a hand firmly over Lily's head. "No" You say. "Bad Lily"

"Aaaaaaand snuff" Cheska says, covering the fireballs in Lily's hand. "I give you full marks for effort, but you'll need much more intensity if you want to start slingin' at me"

"Please tell me you're not about to demonstrate" You say.
"In here? No" Cheska says. "This is a nice room. I'm not an animal. I do my burning outside"

Lily doesn't look pleased by that remark.

"Cheska, be nice" You say.
"Fiiiine" Cheska says, crouching in front of the devils and offering them her hand. "As he said, I'm Cheska"

"Hang on... did you say Cheska?" Fran says, as she comes in through the door with a plate of pancakes.
"Why yes I di-" Cheska turns, and freezes when she sees Fran.

The room gets quiet. Very quiet.

...

Someone say something.

...

"I-I should-" Cheska hops up and bolts from the room. "Agh! Fuck!" You hear her shout from the hallway. She then runs back in, grabs you by the arm, and bolts back out with you in tow.

That's all for tonight!

Next thread will likely be tomorrow evening.

As always I'll be sticking around for question/suggestion time

>>1025740
Thanks fot Running Smiley
Glad to see you back in action

Thanks for runninng smiley.

I figured there was some sort of relationship between cheska and fran. Just wasn't sure what. I know old bird lady had her house burned down...but i figure, what are the odds that it was cheska?

>>1025740

Thanks for running, Smiley. Really missed you this last month

Thanks for running smiley

>>1025758
Different house. Cheska burned down her house, Kieve accidentally blew hers up.

I'll be shining more light on that next thread.

>>1025763
>>1025757
Glad to be back. I missed running these.

>>1025781
Smiley you should think about opening a discord I would love to be able to discuss BTG outside the threads.

Thanks for running smiley! When will you run again?

>>1026505
Here you go
>>1025740

>>1025781
Smiley! Get your ass back here tonight! I need to know! I can't go this long with such a cliff hanger!

Also what are the chances Cheska is Fran's little sister, or something else. Fran has two lil chilluns so it isn't like Cheska is the same age as Fran and they grew up together. But I could see a 5-8 year difference if not a little more between siblings. Fran could also be an Aunt, or an old enemy. Oh my gosh, what if Fran bullied little Cheska as a kid, and Cheska burned down Fran's home, or if Fran's family treated Cheska like a gutter orphan piece of trash and stuff.

What if Fran is the demons own personal demon!

>>1026574
No anon. You are the demons.

Cheska drags you off down the hall, back to your room. There, she throws you in, and shuts the door. With the door closed she leans on it, and slowly slides down onto her butt.

"What the hell was that?" You ask.
"Me, running from my problems" Cheska says. "What did it look like?"
"Pretty much that" You say.

Cheska sighs. "Well, so long as it was obvious..." She says.
"Why did you run away from Fran?" You ask.

"Well I would've loved to have said 'Hey sis, I'm actually alive. Also I murdered our parents.' But it just doesn't roll off the tongue all that well, y'know?" She says.
"Wait... Fran is-"
"My sister" Cheska says. "She looks pretty good... she'd be what... 27? No, her birthday's past so she'd be 28. Were those little devils hers?"

"Yeah" You say.
"The red one kinda reminds me of how I was when I was that age..." She says.

...

"I... can't go back in there" Cheska says.

>Yes you can

>Okay

>We can't stay in here forever

>Other

>>1027534
>>We can't stay in here forever
Oh.

>>1027534
>We can't stay in here forever
We also can't run forever

>>1027534
>>We can't stay in here forever

>>1027534
>>We can't stay in here forever

>>1027534
>>We can't stay in here forever

>We can't stay in here forever

>>1027534
>>We can't stay in here forever
>Other
Ask her what happened, why she killed there parents but do it in the most unblunt way possible, maybe Fran will understand she is her big sister after all.

It might also be really stupid like she was made that she had been grounded, but I doubt it.

>writing

"Well we can't stay in here forever" You say. "And I happen to like Fran, so you're going to be in her vicinity at some point"
"I know" She says. "Just for now, then?"

"I'm okay with that" You say, as you sit down on one of the chairs in your room.

Cheska stands up, and heads to the other. "So you probably want to know what I was talking about..." She says.
You nod. "So you... killed your parents?" You ask.
"I did" She says.

"Was that what made you a demon?" You ask.

Cheska flinches. You don't think she expected you to come to that conclusion. After a moment, she nods.

"Were they that bad?" You ask.
"Horrible" Cheska says. "I might not have been the best kid, but they... I'd get beaten, locked in the basement with the rats, thrown out on the street..."

You frown, but stay quiet.

"When Fran was around, it wasn't as bad" Cheska says with a smile. "She would look out for me, y'know? She'd patch me up, keep me company in the basement, bring me back into the house..."

"But Fran left" You say.
Cheska nods. "She tried to bring me with her, but they wouldn't allow it. And when she was gone, it all got worse" She says. "They'd forget about me in the basement, throw things at me, and... then they threw me out again, and I..."
"You burned down the house" You say.

"I thought about going to Contique to find her after that, but I couldn't face her like this" She says. "So I went west..."

>Anything to say?

>>1027655
We need to figure out how to make her a pure demon

>>1027655
>Give her comfort and tell her Fran will probably understand and might even be happy that she is just still alive. When you are ready, we can help you and support you in talking to her if you want.

Also.. two sisters... Fran.. and Cheska... Fran Cheska, really Smiley?

>>1027671
I was wondering when someone would notice that.

>>1027655
this>>1027671

>writing

>>1027690
Man, we are probably about to get a new waifu out of this, I swear Yuu gets tossed out of Terry's napping pit and wakes up covered in bitches!

I am still of the opinion that Yuu is good with children because he had like 14 younger siblings and then his parents sold him to an organ harvesting ring that removed his heart and threw him down the garbage shoot which ended up as a portal to this world were Terry turned him into a Pure Demon and tossed him into the cave because he was pissed that someone threw a dude through the portal that he uses to get rid of his trash and piss bottles and he didnt want this dead body stinking up his napping pit, but dragging it all the way outside would mean seeing natural light for the first time in ten centuries and it just wasnt worth it.

"It sounds like Fran really cared for you" You say.
"Sh- I guess she did..." Cheska says. "She was the only one who did"
"I think she'd be happy just knowing that you're alive" You say.

"But I'm... I've become this thing" She says. "She'd probably hate what I am now"

"I think you're underestimating her" You say.
"I think you're projecting" She says. "Just because you're okay with me being a demon, doesn't mean everyone is"

>Why don't we go find out?

>Nobody's been mean to you yet

>Ask about the names

>Other

>>1027719
>>Why don't we go find out?
Never know if we don't try.

>>1027719
>>Why don't we go find out?

>>1027719
>Ask about the names

>>1027719
>Why don't we find out?

>>1027719
>>Why don't we go find out?

>>1027719
>Why don't we go find out?

>writing

"You know we'll never find out which one of us is right if we stay here" You say.
"I'm okay with that" Cheska says.
"I'm not" You say. "Let's go"

Cheska eyes you for a moment, then looks down at her shackle. "Shit" She says. "I actually don't get a say in this..."
"Nope" You reply.

"Fucking fine" She says as she stands up. "But if this goes bad, I get something in return"
"Deal" You say, as you turn towards the door.

You get five steps, before Cheska hops onto your back.

"Wha- hey, you're not crippled anymore" You say.
"Less talking, more walking" She says. "If you're gonna drag me around everywhere, the least you could do is give me a lift"

You sigh, and start walking. When you get out the door, you feel the familiar sensation of a tail wrapping around your leg. You turn to see Cheska's face, where her chin is resting on your shoulder. It doesn't look like she realizes, so you don't say anything.

>1/2

You reach Fran's room again, and Cheska slides off your back.

"You uhh... you think you could just call her out here?" Cheska asks. "I'd rather not do this in front of everyone..."
"Yeah, that sounds like a plan" You say.

You step up to the doorframe, and poke your head in. Everyone looks up, but you wave for Fran to come out. She's quick to hop to her feet and come out.

Fran steps out into the hall, and her eyes immediately lock on Cheska. She doesn't look mad, but she also doesn't look particularly happy...

Cheska sheepishly grinds one of her feet into the ground. "H-hey... sis" She says. "Long time no see"

"It is you..." Fran says. "I thought you were... you were in the house when-"
"No" Cheska says. "I may have uhh... shit..."

This isn't going as quickly as you'd expected... should you really be watching?

>Give them some privacy

>Stay and watch

>Other

>Stay and watch
Encourage her

>>1027857
>>Stay and watch

>>1027857
>Give them some privacy somehow

>>1027857
>Other
Cover your ears with your hands and turn around

>>1027857
>>Stay and watch

>>1027857
>Stay and watch

>>1027857

>Stay and watch

>writing

You figure you'll stay, just in case things do go badly... not that you expect them to.

"You started the fire" Fran says.

Cheska turns away from Fran, and nods.

"And now you're..." Fran stops, steps in, and hugs Cheska. "I'm so sorry! I never should have left you behind!"

Cheska looks absolutely dumbstruck. "But I... I killed them. I-"
"You were seven" Fran says. "I knew something was bound to go wrong after I left... I tried to take you, but they were adamant. I cried that whole trip because I was so sure that I'd never see you again!"

"Didn't think I'd take them with me, huh?" Cheska asks.
"That's what I was afraid of most..." Fran says. "Your eyes... is that when it happened?"
Cheska nods.

Fran squeezes Cheska, and then holds her at arm's length.

"Come inside. We have a lot of catching up to do" Fran says.

Fran takes Cheska by the hand and pulls her into the room, then she closes the door behind her.

Leaving you outside...

>Wait out here

>Knock

>Go in

>Other

>>1028020
>Wait out here

>Wait outside

>>1028020
>Wait out here

>>1028020
>>Wait out here

>>1028020
>>Wait out here
Time for a nap.

>>1028020
>>Wait out here

>>1028020
>>Wait out here

>>1028020
>Wait out here

Let the sisters hug it out and let the girls meet their Aunty

>>1028020

>Wait out here

>writing

You stand there in silence for a beat, and then chuckle to yourself as you sit down against the wall.

You figure you'll be out here for a while, so you pull out your mageblade and do some practicing with that splitting technique you used last night.

If you could find a way to do that more quickly, it could be serve you well against any demon. So you start splitting your blade, trying to see how many times you can do it before it becomes too much.

1...
2...
3...
4...
5...
6...

Sssssseeeve- nope. 6 looks like your limit for now...

>Try to train that up

>Practice something else

>Other

>Try to train that up

>>1028112
>>Try to train that up

>>1028112
>>Try to train that up

>>1028112
>Try to train that up

>>1028112
>Train it up

>>1028112
>>Try to train that up

>writing

You retract all 6 of your blades, and start again. This time just trying to extend them all as quickly as you can.

If you can make them all come out at once, then you can stab, split, retract, and move on. So forming speed, number of blades, and retraction speed is the goal.

Let's get this going.

...

>1/2

One more time. Activate, split, count the blades... looks like... 10 this time, retract, deactivate.

You smile to yourself. That was much faster. You've definitely improved in the... however long you've been here.

You look up from your blade to see Emi sitting across the hall from you, with her tail formed into something like a chair for Gabriella. There's a few books in a pile next to them, and Coral is sitting on Gabby's shoulder.

...

>How long have you two been sitting there?

>Whatcha reading?

>Is it lunchtime yet?

>Other

>>1028180
>>How long have you two been sitting there?

>>Whatcha reading?

>>1028180
>>Is it lunchtime yet?

>>1028180
>How long have you two been sitting there?
>Whatcha reading?
>Are you stealing my sprite?

>>1028180
>>Whatcha reading?

>>Is it lunchtime yet?

>>1028180
>>Is it lunchtime yet?

>>1028180
>How long have you two been sitting there?

>>1028180
>How long have you two been sitting there?
>Are the devils finished yet?

>>1028180

>How long have you two been sitting there?

>Whatcha reading?

>Is it lunchtime yet?

>writing

"How long have you two been sitting there?" You ask.

Gabby and Emi both look up from their book.

"Ah, finally noticed us" Emi says. "We've been here for quite a while. Both of us left once it became clear that this was more of a family moment..."
"Oh" You say. "Well why didn't you say something?"
"I wanted to, but you looked like you were in the zone, so I didn't want to bother you" Emi says. "Instead, we grabbed a few books from the library and came back"

"Why not just read them there?" You ask.
"Because we didn't want to leave you alone out here..." Emi says.
"Ah, thanks" You say, as you stand up and walk over to them. "What are you reading?"

Emi picks up one of the books from the pile beside her, and hands it to you. You pick it up and read the cover.

"Basic ant-... an-a-to-my" You say. "What's that? Is it-"
"No, it's not tasty" Emi says.
"Dang..." You say.
"No, anatomy is the study of the body's structure and systems" Emi says. "An essential subject for one who wants to become a healer"

"Oh? Does Gabby want to be a healer?" You ask.

Gabby nods.

"That's pretty cool" You say. "How's it coming along?"
"Very well" Emi says, patting the little bunny between the ears. "She's a smart cookie"

Gabriella smiles and blushes under the praise.

"And speaking of cookies..." You say.
"Hungry?" Emi asks.
"Yes" You say. "How did you know?"
"Because you're usually hungry when you start asking if things are tasty" Emi says. "I don't think they'll be done in there for another while, though. I guess I could have someone bring us lunch here"
"That sounds good" You say.

"Excellent" Emi says, as she slides out from underneath Gabriella. "Gabby, keep going where we left off. I can answer any questions when I get back. And Yuu, you should flip through the basic anatomy book. You may find it useful"
"What if I have questions?" You ask.
"Ask Gabby" Emi says. "I'll be back"

That's all for tonight!

Next thread may be tomorrow. I usually prefer not to run for more than 2 days in a row, but it's been a long time and I'd like to get things moving again

As always I'll be sticking around for question/suggestion time!

>>1028282
Thanks for running smiley!

>>1028282
Thanks for Running Smiley
>3 Days of Beyond the Gate in a Row
Starting off the new year on a strong foot eh

>>1028282
Thanks for the thread!
Three days in a row sounds awesome, but don't burn yourself out. I've seen too many quests putter out and die half way through and I'd rather not see it happen to an awesome one like this.

>>1028282
I forgot to ask, how old is cheska?

>>1028293
17

"Cardiovascular system" You read out loud. "Why is every other word in this book so complicated?"
"It tells you what it means over here" Gabby says, pointing to a spot further down the page.

"the cir-cu-la-to-ry system, centering on the heart, that sends blood throughout the body..." You say. "Centering on the heart... so that means I can just ignore this whole chapter, right?"

Gabby looks at you and puffs out her cheeks.

"Alright, alright" You say.
Gabby smiles. "There's a but on how it works in a demon a couple pages in" She says.
"There is?" You ask, flipping through the pages until you come to one with the header 'demon physiology'. "Huh"

There's a drawing that looks similar to one from a previous page, of all the blood vessels in the body. Only where the yeart should be, there's... "It looks a bit like a yin-yang" You say.
"What does?" Gabby asks.
"The demon's heart" You say.
"Huh..." Gabby says.

...

"You have no idea what a yin-yang is, do you?" You ask.
Gabby shakes her head.
"Well... it looks a bit like that. Except one half is white, and both halves have a little dot in them of the opposite colour" You say. "Supposed to represent balance, or something... if I had a pen and paper I'd draw one for you"

Gabby shrugs and goes back to reading, while you lean back and stretch out your neck. It's been a while since Emi left, you wonder what's taking her so long...

As you're pondering where Emi is, you feel a new weight settling into you lap. You look down and see Vivi curling up and getting comfortable on your book...

>I guess that's it for reading time...

>Ask where Vivi came from

>Wow, such a realistic depiction of a tiny felid!

>Other

>>1030129
>Wow, such a realistic depiction of a tiny felid!

>>>Ask where Vivi came from

>Wow, such a realistic depiction of a tiny felid

Yet again, Yuu mentions something completely foreign to this world.

>>1030129
>>Wow, such a realistic depiction of a tiny felid!

>>1030129
>>Wow, such a realistic depiction of a tiny felid!

>>1030129
>>Wow, such a realistic depiction of a tiny felid!

>>1030129


>Ask where Vivi came from

>writing

"Wooooow" You say. "The drawings in this book are so lifelike. It's almost like there's an actual tiny felid in my lap, being a tiny jerk and stopping me from reading"

Gabby looks over and starts giggling. "Vivi that's a book, not a bed!" She says.
"I don't think she cares" You say, as you poke Vivi's cheeks. "Weren't you with Ilica? How'd you get out here?"

Vivi responds by rolling over and nibbling on your finger.

"I'll take that as a 'I'm a cat, I go where I please'" You say. "But seriously, Ilica's usually more attentive than this..."

Vivi bats at your face.

"Okay, yeah that's not true" You say. "I guess I'm stuck with you for now then, since I can't leave without ruining whatever is going on in there..."

"There's the little one!" Ilica calls out. "And Yuu... what are you doing out in the hall?"

>Getting anatomy lessons from an 8-year-old

>Tell her about Cheska and Fran

>Obviously not reading

>Other

>>1030270
>>Getting anatomy lessons from an 8-year-old

>>1030270
>>Getting anatomy lessons from an 8-year-old

>>1030270
>>Getting anatomy lessons from an 8-year-old

>>Obviously not reading

>>1030270
>Getting anatomy lessons from an 8-year-old

>>1030270
>>Getting anatomy lessons from an 8-year-old

>writing

"Getting anatomy lessons from an 8-year-old" You say. "Or, I was..."
Ilica walks up and pulls Vivi off of your book. "Alright you, that's enough" Ilica says.
"Meeeew" Vivi says.
"Yes I know he's tasty, but if you keep biting him there'll be nothing of him left" Ilica says.
"Mew"
"Yeah, I know. Life is so hard" Ilica says. "We were gonna go get lunch. Wanna come?"
"Nah, Emi went to go grab us something a while back" You say. "But if you see her, be sure to tell her that we're hungry out here"

"Alrighty" Ilica says. "Let's go"

Hella smiles and waves as she passes, so you wave back. Munchkin trails after, babbling incoherently.

"You wanna go with them?" You ask Gabriella.
"I-i'm fine here..." She says.
"Okay" You reply.

>Go back to reading

>Ask Gabby why she wants to be a healer

>Ask Gabby how she's feeling after last night

>Other

>>1030377
>Ask Gabby why she wants to be a healer

>>1030377
>>Ask Gabby why she wants to be a healer

>>1030377


>Ask Gabby why she wants to be a healer

>>1030377
>>Ask Gabby why she wants to be a healer

>>1030377
>>Ask Gabby why she wants to be a healer
>Other, Flip around the book looking for cool pictures!

>writing

"So Gabby" You say. "What made you interested in becoming a healer?"

"I... I... uhh... I thought that... Emi was pretty cool last night" She says. "Even though Lily was bleeding really badly, she took care of it like it was no problem"
"Just Emi? I thought I was pretty cool too..." You say.

"Y-you were! But I could never do something like that..." She says. "I don't have the guts to fight someone.. but I think I could do what Emi does if I practiced"

You smile, and place your hand between the little bunny's ears. "You've got plenty of guts, Gabby" You say. "But doing what I do takes something else"
"It does?" Gabby asks.
"Yeah. I believe Ilica called it 'being crazy'" You say.

Gabriella giggles.

Just then, the door across from you shoots open and Cheska pops out.

"Oh my gosh! I just realized that you weren't in the room!" Cheska says.
"It's alright" You say, as you ruffle Gabby's hair. "I had good company"

>1/2

Cheska invited you back inside, and Lance helped you carry all the books in.

"Why were you out in the hall anyway?" Lance asks.
"Well I was outside with Fran and Cheska when they first saw each other" You say, as you liftup one of the stacks. "But then they both went in the room and shut the door behind them"

Lance chuckles. "You know you could've just come in" He says.
You shrug. "It's been a while since I got a chance to practice with my mageblade" You say.
"Oh? Learn any new tricks?" He asks.

"Just one" You say.

Lance raises an eyebrow.

>Show him

>Head inside

>Other

>>1030559
>>Show him

>>1030559
>>Show him

>>1030559
>Show him
But really we should go inside first and say "Guess what I can do!"

>>1030559
Show him

>>1030559
>>Show him

>writing

"I picked it up last night" You say, as you draw your blade.

Lance steps back, and you check your surroundings. Then you show him your results.

You lunge forward, shooting several other blades off of yours, and then retract them and pull back.

"Interesting" Lance says. "It doesn't look all that flashy or impressive, but I've heard how hard it can be to use that thing"
"Thanks" You say, as you deactivate the blade and put it away.

"So aside from the obvious, what's it for?" He asks.
"Demons" You say. "I used it last night, and it worked pretty well"
Lance nods. "Well, they know as well as you that a strike through the heart won't kill them" He says. "But a strike through the heart followed up with that... yeah, that'd do it"

"I figured" You say.
"So have you thought of a name for it?" He asks.
"A... name?" You ask.
"Yeah! Any good move or technique's gotta have a cool name to match it" Lance says. "I myself am fairly proud of my own 'crashing tiger'"

...

"Do I have to?" You ask.
"Come on! It's a bit of fun" Lance says.
"Alright... how about..."

>Demon star

>Heartbreaker

>Uhh... multi-stab?

>Other

>>1030696
>>Heartbreaker
Just makes me chuckle

>>1030696
>>Demon star

>>1030696
>Heartbreaker

>>1030696
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF7d_W_AUiw

>D.M.C.

"What does DMC stand for?"

"I dunno. Just came to me."

>>1030696
Thunderbolt
Because we do it quickly, it disappears just as quickly, and it has a whole bunch of branching off bits.
Also it's guaranteed to throw someone off if you shout the name, theyll be expecting a spell

>writing

You put your books down, pull your mageblade back out and activate it, splitting the blades off a few times to get a look at it, then deactivating it and putting it away.

Then you think for a moment, turn to Lance, and smile. "Heartbreaker" You say.
It takes Lance a moment, but he gets it and starts laughing. "Ha ha! Heartbreaker. Very nice indeed" He says, clapping you on the back as he heads inside. "Get a load of this guy, Dear"

You smile and pick your stack of books back up, and follow after Lance.

"So what did I miss?" You ask, as you set the books down on a table.
"About 10 years of catching up" Fran says. Her and Cheska are sitting side-by-side on the bed, while Lance and the girls take up the other chairs.

"To think this one'd still be alive..." Lance says.
"You knew her?" You ask.
"Not directly, but Fran used to talk about her a lot" Lance says. "Well, up until the 'accident'... but I guess we can't call it an accident anymore..."

"I know, I've done some bad things..." Cheska says.
"But you're still my sister" Fran says, as she hugs Cheska.

Cheska looks happy, but something seems to be bothering her...

>Ask

>Let it be

>Just what is taking Emi so long?

>Other

>Ask

>>1030916
>>Ask

>>Just what is taking Emi so long?

>>1030916
>Let it be

>Just what is taking Emi so long?

>>1030916
>>Ask

>>1030916
>>Ask

>>1030916
>>Just what is taking Emi so long?

>writing

"What's up?" You ask.
Cheska flinches, and then lets out a nervous chuckle. "Eh, heh heh... can you give us a minute?" She asks.
"Oh, uhh... sure" Fran says.
"Thanks" Cheska says, as she gets up and drags you back out into the hall, closing the door behind you.

"I can't do this" She says.
"Can't do what?" You ask.
"This!" She says. "I think it would've been better off if she'd rejected me"

"But she didn't" You say.
"Yeah. She didn't" She says. "And now she wants everything to be all nice and normal"
"What's wrong with that?" You ask.
"Everything!" She says. "Things can't be nice and normal. Not when I'm... like this"

>So tell her

>Do you think Fran cares?

>If anyone could find a way to fix you...

>other

>>1031035
>>So tell her

>>1031035
>>So tell her

>>1031035
>Do you think Fran cares?

>No, like, seriously, think about it. Do you REALLY think she cares?

>>1031035
>I'm a demon and look how nice and normal I am!

>>1031035
>>1031060
>>I'm a demon and look how nice and normal I am!

>>1031035

>So tell her
>If anyone could find a way to fix you...

>>1031035
>>So tell her
this>>1031060

>>1031035
>If anyone could find a way to fix you.

>writing

"So? I'm a demon and look at how normal I can be" You say.
Cheska whips your forehead with her tail. "You're not a normal demon" Cheska says. "The only unnatural urges you get are ones to be a dumbass"

"So?" You ask. "I find outlets for that kind of stuff. Like I said before, we're fighting 2 wars right now, and there's no shortage of people who the world would be better off without"

"Still..." She says.
"And Fran doesn't seem to care what you are" You say.
"She doesn't know what it's like" Cheska says.
"Neither did I, until you told me" You say. "You've got a tough wrap, but if anyone can find a way to make you whole again, it'd probably be Fran"

Cheska's eyes widen. "You think so?" She asks.
"Yeah. She's super smart" You say. "And once we retake the capital, we'll have access to their library. There should be tonnes of books on everything in there"

"You really think it's possible?" She asks.
"Of course" You say. "If somebody can lose their heart, doesn't it make sense that they can get it back as well?"

Cheska smiles. "Thanks. I'll go see what she thinks..."

You stop Cheska before she can go back in.

"Uhh... think we can get some lunch first?" You ask. "I'm kinda starving"

Cheska stares at you, and then starts giggling. "All right, all right" She says, as she cracks open the door. "Lemme just let them know"

That's all for tonight!

Next thread will likely be on Thursday. I'm going to try and find a more regular running schedule, so I can make my threads a bit more reliable.

And as always, I'll be sticking around for question/suggestion time

>>1031174
Thanks for running Smiley
I am really liking all the Cheska development

>I am really liking all the Cheska development

That's because she best girl

>>1031174
Great thread, Smiley!

>>1031174
Thank you Smiley, but damnit I love this story, I was worried it was dead when you took a break, but now I just keep reading it too fast XD

I am going to have to pretend this quest is dead for atleast two more months so I can sit down and binge it later. But I also like being involved in the rolls and decisions.... damn.

Well the only solution is for you to somehow learn to type at 1000wpm and update a thread every 5 minutes for atleast 48 hours. That might JUST about be enough to keep me going for a day or two :p

>>1031292
This post made me cringe

>>1031185
>>1031207
But the important question, does Cheska have a nice Chest-ka?

Also, how much do you want to bet the reason Emi is moving into a different room is because Yuu is starting to discover girls? She doesn't want to wake up one day having accidentally wrapped his manhood up in her snek pucci in there sleep and become addicted to that endless demon stamina once he Ahegaos her for three hours straight.

Alright, time to go find some Monster Musume doujins, I got something I need to take care of.