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>>2853169

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Votes are counted until 25 minutes have passed. This rule doesn't apply to the last reply of the day.
Votes that require a dice roll are counted until 10 minutes have passed, so we can speed the process. Rolls are counted until 10 minutes have passed.

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>>2853174
Dice Mechanic (Up for Balance)

We always roll 1d100s!
I use the average (the mean) of the 4 best rolls plus a modifier depending on Johnny’s stats (Knowledge, Courage, etc.) for the quest. The degree of Success will be determined by the difficulty I specify for the action or prompt compared to the result. The stat based modifier is based in the level of Johnny’s stats (+10 per level not counting the first one). If there are less than 4 rolls I’ll do the math with the ones I have. For example:

>Johnny punches Howie! [Hard Roll][Athletic Based]

Equation:
(Roll 1 + Roll 2 + Roll 3 + Roll 4 + [Stat Based Modifier]) / (Number of Dices Rolled (Max. 4)) = Result!


Rolling over a 95 is a critical strike and ignores the other rolls! In the same vein, rolling 5 or under means a critical failure (Only for hard rolls on)…

The difficulty of the roll is tied with the effectiveness of the action, in other words, the harder the option the better the result for the fight!

Don’t forget at the end of the day this is a Story-driven quest! So what the prompts are describing is more important than difficulty of the rolls are for the results in a fight.

We will roll after the voting is done!

>>2853169
>Be wiser, do it at the clinic!

>>2853169
>Be bold, ask Constance to do it immediately!
WE DON'T WANT TO LET THE FUCKER POWERUP IN THE MEANTIME

>>2853200
>inb4 something as small as the car braking interrupts the extraction
Maybe park somewhere on the way then?

>>2853169
>Be bold, ask Constance to do it immediately!

>>2853169
>Be wiser, do it at the clinic!

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I'm having troubles here today! Posts will take longer than usual, sorry!

>>2853169
>>Be wiser, do it at the clinic!
Also, we need to keep that threat we promised in the beginning, what with using him to wipe our ass with. Also, we'd probably need some poorly made greasy-ass hamburgers to prepare for his punishment, so let's stop by that Crusher Burger place.

>>2853169
>>Be wiser, do it at the clinic!

>>2853169
>Be wiser, do it at the clinic!
Unless, of course, we can get bradford to squeeze the flame to death without harming nina.

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(20-minute rule)

You’re not giving this monster any chances to regenerate himself or asspull anything else! Not after it took 7 people an hour to stop him! “Let’s get rid of him right now, Constance. Osgood, park the van someplace close so nothing stupid happens on the road.” You know the memory wipe only happens if the flame removal thing gets interrupted, and you don’t want to find out what exactly counts as ‘interrupting’.
“Aye, aye… Let’s not wait for that thing to get stronger again.” Osgood is starting to look for a place to settle.

Osgood parks the van in a random mini-mart’s parking lot. With everyone watching eagerly, Constance invokes her partner to finish the job.

You want to double-check with Athelone before letting her start this. Two brain-damaged hobos are enough for you! “Nothing is going to happen to her, right?”
Athelone chuckles in an almost erotic manner, her excitement getting the better of her. “You have my word. This troublesome pest will finally meet his fate.” Without much trouble and unlike with Rise, she takes the flame away and puts it in her book. That’s that!

Osgood coughs from the front of the van. “Well, erm… that was somewhat underwhelming…” Matilda scowls at this. “At least you had a show. I didn’t see a thing.” She blinks really hard a few times and scowls further.
“Oh madam, you should have asked. I could have shown you through my camera!” Bradford gives Matilda a smile. This does nothing to make Matilda less disappointed.

Henry looks back and forth between Athelone and Nina. “What, that’s it? Did it go okay?”
“Indeed it did. Any of you want to eat a marshmallow later?” Athelone gives you a wink that sends chills down your spine!
“Could we leave that… for later?” Constance yawns wide and closes her eyes, leaning on Matilda and falling asleep in seconds. Athelone giggles and vanishes.

You and Amelia just keep staring at the body of your dear girlfriend. To think she was the first ally you found in this crazy war, and she ended up like this. Better not put too much thought into it, or the idea that he had anything to do with… you know…
Besides, he must have been just lying to gloat in the moment. Yeah, that’s it…

Eventually after a silent five minutes, you arrive at Calamity’s clinic. You carry your girlfriend inside as Henry does the same with the mummy. As you walk into the lobby, you’re welcomed by Nurse Calamity and Lise’s presence…

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>>2853695

“You! You idiot!” Lise closes the distance to you in seconds, but you’re too tired to react! “Why’d you take her away?! Who the fuck gave you permission?!”
“Hey hey, easy! What are you talking about?!”
Lise points straight at Constance without looking away from you. Out of the corner of your eye, Henry starts looking more and more apprehensive as Nurse Calamity walks up to him. “You took her without permission, that’s what! Is she okay? You better hope nothing happened to her, you hear me?!”

Nurse Calamity checks on Constance, then looks to Lise. “She’s just a little tired. No problems.”
You have to clear your name! “Hold on, we didn’t kidnap her! Matilda brought her to us.”
All eyes turn to Matilda.

“I was in a hurry.” Matilda explains herself very briefly, absolutely shameless.
“Don’t gimme that crap! I was going to call the police for fuck’s sake! You irresponsible idiot!” Lise is now on Matilda. She grabs Matilda’s cheeks very furiously. Looks painful. “S-Stop!” Matilda is not enjoying this one bit. You are, but it probably hurts to laugh with your back’s sorry state.
“I don’t want you anywhere near volleyball head ever again, got that?!”

Osgood opens his mouth. “Half of us are barely standing right now, could you shut up already?”
Lise is still furious! “I’ll make sure you won’t be standing if you say shit like that again!”
“Yes, ma’am.” Osgood is quickly defeated.
“I told you she’s a violent woman…” Bradford whispers to Osgood, hiding behind him as if that would make the fat man less noticeable.

Nurse Calamity suddenly notices you carrying Nina. “Why didn’t you wait for a stretcher?! What’s up with you kids? Where’s your common sense?!” She runs into another room and rolls out a stretcher, taking Nina effortlessly out of your arms and onto the thing. Her ‘tsk tsk’ is icing on your cake of shame.
Amelia sits in one of the comfy waiting room chairs and yawns like a bear. “We’re a little bit tired, sorry about that…”

Eventually everything sorted itself out. Everyone is getting checked by the different doctors, including a few of the other family ones. The one attending you is, of course, Nurse Calamity. She just got here after checking out someone else.

What do you want to ask/say to her after she checks on you?

>“Can I keep training after this?”
>“Where’s Uccelli’s room?”
>“I’m sorry for everything…”
>”How’s everybody else doing?”
>Write In.

>>2853698
>“I’m sorry for everything…”
>”How’s everybody else doing?”

>>2853698
>“I’m sorry for everything…”
>”How’s everybody else doing?”

>>2853698
>“I’m sorry for everything…”
>”How’s everybody else doing?”

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“I’m sorry for everything… Again.”
She just laughs it off. “My dear uncle was kind enough to inform me of your… unusual escapades, Johnny. I was up to the job for a reason.” Nurse Calamity doesn’t seem to mind as she continues to check on you. “Besides, the uncooperative behavior came from that other girl.” That greedy money-loving associate of yours.

“She ended up saving us. I’ll take responsibility for her if it makes you feel any better.” Matilda brought Constance just in time, or who knows what could have happened? Sure one more good hit could have been enough after what Henry pulled off, but did anyone there have enough energy left for another finisher attempt…?

“How noble of you. Ms. Villiers and I would be more than willing to leave this behind us if this doesn’t repeat. Now that we’re talking about repetition…” She changes topics, hesitating. “…I’m not going to hide the fact you getting injured so quickly isn’t worrying me, but...”
Oh boy. “How bad is it?”
“Could be worse, could be better… But let’s say you’re going to have to change sleep habits. It’s not the worst, and with your quick regeneration magic I think it’s going to take… about 2 weeks before you could exercise normally.”
“Damnit…” That means you won’t be at fighting fit for the crystal battle in a few days!

“From how Mr. Gaumont described it, this should be way, way worse. Temporary paraplegia worse. Your legs and arms shouldn’t be functioning, but they are.” She gives you a brief look somewhere between amazement and horror. “Even as a professional I don’t know how long this will last. Even against my most damning judgment, I don’t think you will miss a day of classes.”
“That shouldn’t be possible.” Maybe she’s a bad professional after all? Was Trent right all along?!

“You’re not playing by human rules anymore, darling! I don’t know if we should add more pills than what you have already, but double your daily dose if the pain gets unbearable. Keep taking them for a month more and take it easy from now on. Come back next weekend for another checkup.” Her face looks down for a moment, and you barely hear her mutter “Maybe I’m being too hasty…?”
“Woah, so maybe I can—”
She holds up a finger to your face. “Don’t even think about getting into another fight, Johnny! If you keep relying on magic or other unsavoury treatments, I won’t be able to fix you.” Nurse Calamity gets deadly serious for a second. “Understood?”

You nod. “Yes. I’ll do my best.” Some battles you can never win. “How’s everybody else doing?”
“Most of them are hospitalized and won’t leave this place for at least a week. Gaumont, Cahill, Collins, and Uccelli. Your little sister is just tired, and that[ unscrupulous girl is fine. Constance’s condition is the same as always.”

>>2853966

Wow, everyone’s more fucked up than you thought! “D-damn… Could you go into specifics?”
“Osgood’s arm has worsened and will require surgery, and his body is beat-up overall. Bradford is the same as he was before. Henry is lucky to be walking right now; he will need more rest than any of you. Uccelli has had a severe collapse, but she’s awake now – she’s a resilient woman.”
You bolt upright in your seat. “Awake?! Really?!” You expected her to be out for longer after a fight like that.

“What a burst of happiness!” Nurse Calamity giggles. “You can go and check everyone if you want to. Your arms and legs are stable enough, though I wouldn’t advise straining yourself.”

What do you do?

>You heard the woman, go back home and rest! You’ll have to walk all the way home, and it must be a little past midnight by now. If anything happens on the way, Philonune can back you up!
>Go and check on Osgood! You owe it to him for that ‘throw me at Icioba’ plan, not to mention supporting you at the start of it all. He’s been taking more hits and injuries for the team than you, hasn’t he?!
>Go and check on Henry! If it weren’t for him, the fight with Icioba could have gone horribly wrong at any point! Looking back, Henry was definitely the MVP of that whole incident, no doubt!
>Go and check on Uccelli! It’s partially your fault for attempting to attack her flame when she was being manipulated in her apartment, but that could have happened no matter what you did, right?!
>Write In.

>>2853969
>Go and check on Uccelli! It’s partially your fault for attempting to attack her flame when she was being manipulated in her apartment, but that could have happened no matter what you did, right?!

>>2853969
>Go and check on Uccelli! It’s partially your fault for attempting to attack her flame when she was being manipulated in her apartment, but that could have happened no matter what you did, right?!
then
>You heard the woman, go back home and rest! You’ll have to walk all the way home, and it must be a little past midnight by now. If anything happens on the way, Philonune can back you up!

>>2853969
>You heard the woman, go back home and rest! You’ll have to walk all the way home, and it must be a little past midnight by now. If anything happens on the way, Philonune can back you up!

Even if we wanna talk with Nina, neither of us are in the mental headspace to have the Talk.

>>2853969
>>Go and check on Uccelli! It’s partially your fault for attempting to attack her flame when she was being manipulated in her apartment, but that could have happened no matter what you did, right?!

>>2854012
We gotta make sure she's okay

>>2853969
Changing my vote in >>2854007 to just
>You heard the woman, go back home and rest! You’ll have to walk all the way home, and it must be a little past midnight by now. If anything happens on the way, Philonune can back you up!

>gf just went through major trauma that was partially our fault
>you guys don't wanna check on her
wtf

>>2854087
She needs to recover and facing us right now will make her worse. Now that she doesn't have Icioba whispering shit to her and messing with her thoughts and feelings, bed rest will help more than it will hurt.

>>2854137
She needs our support.

>>2854156
Honestly, does she?

We should call her friend and tell her Nina is in the hospital though. Like, ABSOLUTELY we should.

I'm having problems again, I'll have to leave this reply for tomorrow. I'm so sorry.

>>2853969
>>Go and check on Uccelli!

>>2853969
>You heard the woman, go back home and rest! You’ll have to walk all the way home, and it must be a little past midnight by now. If anything happens on the way, Philonune can back you up!

>>2853969
>You heard the woman, go back home and rest! You’ll have to walk all the way home, and it must be a little past midnight by now. If anything happens on the way, Philonune can back you up!

>>2853969
>Go and check on Uccelli!

>>2853969
>Go and check on Uccelli! It’s partially your fault for attempting to attack her flame when she was being manipulated in her apartment, but that could have happened no matter what you did, right?!

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(We haven't started today's session yet, it's just for a head start!)

“I should go back home and rest, I guess… Where’s Amelia?”
“Last time I saw her, she was helping nurse your team partner Uccelli. She probably wants to stay the night with her like she did with you.”

The two of you leave to Nina’s room on the third floor! Amelia is sitting next to Uccelli, who for all intents and purposes looks absolutely terrible. She’s resting with her eyes barely open, her hair a mess, and her skin a lot paler than it was just a day ago.

“Nurse Kata, Johnny! Please tell me you’re fine!” Amelia feigns happiness when she sees you. At least she’s trying to make herself feel better at a time like this.
You decide to play along for her sake, adjusting your glasses. “I’ll live. Nurse says I won’t miss a day of school. I’m that cool.”
Amelia doesn’t buy it, glaring at Kata! “He’s joking, isn’t he?” She used to buy all your lies before! That bear must be helping her become less of a scatterbrain… Good for her?
“Partially. He’ll be fine if he keeps to his treatment.” Kata chuckles.

“Joh… nny…” Uccelli’s voice barely comes out. She looks so glad to see you from what you can tell, though given she’s in such a bad state, that’s not saying much.

“Hey there, Nina. I’m so glad you’re fine now. I’m sorry I was stupid before. I ruined everything.” You couldn’t keep your worries hidden as you caress her arm. Nina tries to weakly raise her other hand up to you, but it falls limp.
Amelia is in complete shock. “S-she couldn’t say a word before!”
You vaguely hear Kata talking. “That means she should be resting. Madam, there is no reason for you to stay up – you should rest. I assure you you will do whatever you want tomorrow.”

Nina just stares at you blankly. You feel like you’ll break if you keep staring back for too long.
“It’ll be fine, I swear.” Your words sound a lot emptier out loud.

“Nina, I didn’t know if you listened to me before, but I’m sorry – I’m so sorry…! I’m an awful friend…!” Amelia starts crying, breaking down. “P-please forgive me…!”
“C’mon Amelia, you’re about to make me cry too.” Kata pats your sister’s back, you think. “What your friend needs the most is your support... And there is nothing more supportive than a smile.”

You try not to pay too much attention to Amelia’s anguished crying from right next to you. You can’t get like that right now… “We’ll come back later. We won’t let her down again Ame.” You promised her, didn’t you? “But we need rest too. It’s not good for you to keep sleeping on the floor, yeah?”
You reach without looking and grab Amelia’s hand in yours. It’s shaking pretty hard.

“Joh… nny…” The same words escape Nina’s mouth again, but her eyelids finally close without any energy left in her.

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>>2855473

After such a scene, the two of you leave the New Calamity Clinic. You and Amelia walk to your apartment in silence, the streetlamps and distant city lights showing the way home. The image of your girlfriend barely breathing on the bed refuses to leave your mind, but the taunting voice of that monster stains the picture.

”You honestly thought she would EVER adore someone like you, without MY doing?!“

Perhaps everything you’ve done so far was a mistake.
Maybe you were wrong about this whole relationship.
Whatever the case, it’s not worth thinking these things in the dead of night.

“I hate this. I hate this keeps happening…” Amelia finally breaks the ice after several minutes of silent walking.
“You and me both…”
“Why can I ever stop this from happening…?” Amelia is about to burst into tears. Again.
You try to think of something to say. “We’ll keep trying until we stop this for good. That’s what doing your best is all about.” You pat your sister’s head halfheartedly. This stupid catchphrase from your mother keeps coming back to you every time, but each time it gains more meaning – at least, you hope so.


You arrive at your apartment, close to 1:30 AM. Turning the lights on reveals the two hobos sleeping on your couch. Waiting for you this whole time? You gloss over this sight and take a few steps to your room, then do a double-take.

“What’s that in Nariko’s hands?”
“A… jar? Why?” Amelia seems confused. Obviously Amelia wouldn’t understand what’s going on, because what’s inside the jar is nothing else but a flame.
A white flame. The same one you glimpsed back at Ka-Shing Tower.

…So what now?

>No time for this! Tomorrow you have school and you need rest! Drag the girls to their room.
>No time for this! Tomorrow you are going to skip classes and deal with whatever’s happening here.
>Wake the hobos up and make them explain themselves.
>Write In.

>>2855475
>Wake the hobos up and make them explain themselves.

>>2855475
>Wake the hobos up and make them explain themselves.

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“It seems to have a white flame in it.” You explain to Amelia as you approach the hobo duo. They need to explain themselves, no matter how late it’s getting.
This only confuses Amelia more. “W-w-white flame?” Oh yeah, you never explained to anyone that you saw all those flames escaping back at Ka-Shing Tower. Icioba using Nina’s phone to activate the Crimzone must have shut off Ka-Shing’s machine underground!

You gently wake Nariko up, then you push Yu Yan’s head off the side of the couch to wake her up.

“W-w-what the fuck?!” Yu Yan’s eyes fly open as she flails around, and accidentally pushes herself off the couch onto the floor. You’d laugh if it were any other day at any other time.
“Johnny…?” Nariko’s eyes slowly open.
“Hi there, I—”
Yu Yan instantly leaps up. “Johnny! Check this shit out!” Yu Yan grabs the jar from Nariko’s sleepy hands and shoves it in your face. “Tell me it isn’t empty!”

The last thing you would have wanted from a horrible day like this would be having an old pickle jar shoved into your face by a hyperactive hobo girl — but you’re content with this.

“That’s what I wanted to talk about.” You push the little woman away from you slightly.
“So is the flame in there, or is Nariko a fat liar?! Tell me she’s only fat and not a liar!” Nariko blushes just like before, but you don’t have the patience to deal with jokes at this hour. “Stop being mean to Nariko. And yes, there’s a white flame in it.”

“Woah, wasn’t Nariko’s flame white?” Amelia wants to see what should be an empty jar to her.
“This is probably Nariko’s flame.” You state the obvious for their benefit. “Can you two tell us what’s going on here? And please keep it short, we’ve had a long day.” What an understatement!

“A few hours ago, Nariko and I were watching TV, and then it just showed up! I told her to catch it and we ended up dropping it inside this really beautiful pickle jar.” She rubs the pickle jar as if it’s a genie’s lamp. Weirdly fitting for something like this.
“That’s how it happened, yes. This pickle jar is unmistakably a thing of beauty.” Nariko attempts to nod sagely, but only succeeds in bobbing her head in a silly way.

They’ve lost Amelia. “Why the jar…?”
“…We needed to capture it! Imagine if it left again!”
You scratch the back of your head. “They go through walls. Why would a jar be any different?” Is the flame willingly in the jar?! Why wouldn’t it go straight for Nariko if it had the chance?
“Intuition, boy! Besides Nariko said the thing circling her was getting annoying.” Yu Yan pats you on the shoulder as if giving you valuable life advice, instead of bragging about herself.

>>2856499

Amelia is no longer lost! “Nariko, do you think this is your flame?”
“I mean you’re only able to see your own flame, so it should be hers.” You respond to Amelia before Nariko can say a thing.
“I think it is…?” Nariko is looking worried. Wait no, she’s just sleepy.

What are you going to do about this flame-in-a-jar thing?

>Take Nariko on a trip to the clinic! Poor Constance will have to work her power overtime today! Sure it’s late, but Athelone can do the job without Constance being awake. How convenient!
>Perhaps you should leave it to later. If it could escape on its own, it would have escaped by now. You need to sleep and rest your poor aching back… legs… arms… heart… everything!
>Call the team! Everyone’s at the clinic, and time is not on your side here! Maybe you can work something out with Matilda and Bradford, since they’re the least injured. If they’re even awake…
>Call Ka-Shing and ask him not to turn on his stupid flame capture machine, at least until tomorrow midnight. You will be able to sleep and deal with Nariko’s flame tomorrow.
>Write In.

>>2856504
>Call the team! Everyone’s at the clinic, and time is not on your side here! Maybe you can work something out with Matilda and Bradford, since they’re the least injured. If they’re even awake

>>2856504
>Call Ka-Shing and ask him not to turn on his stupid flame capture machine, at least until tomorrow midnight. You will be able to sleep and deal with Nariko’s flame tomorrow.
Leave this shit to tomorrow. This whole day has been one hell of a bad day.

>>2856504
>Take Nariko on a trip to the clinic! Poor Constance will have to work her power overtime today! Sure it’s late, but Athelone can do the job without Constance being awake. How convenient!

>>2856504
>Call the team! Everyone’s at the clinic, and time is not on your side here! Maybe you can work something out with Matilda and Bradford, since they’re the least injured. If they’re even awake…

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“Ugh…” This day is going to last forever! “I’ll call the team. We’ll see what we can do.”
“I-I didn’t want to be a nuisance…! It’s alright for me if we leave it to another time.” Nariko wants to be a good girl.
“Don’t worry, Nariko. It’s just been a hell of a day…”

Yu Yan remembers you’ve been out all day and only just got back at half past midnight. “Oh yeah, where the hell were ya?”
Amelia lets out a completely exhausted sigh. “It’s a long story…”
The hobo girl plants herself right in front of your emotionally-drained little sister, refusing to budge!
“Hey, don’t give me that crap! I’m not an airhead like Nariko! I wanna know what’s going on!”

It’s good that she wants to know, but why does it have to be now? “Let me figure this out first, okay? We’re not trying to keep you in the dark on purpose. It’s just been a really really bad day, and neither of us want to talk about it without getting some sleep.”
Yu Yan falls on the couch and continues grumbling under her breath, but she’s content with waiting now.

And so you contact your team by phone, and by your team you mean only Bradford and Matilda. Everyone else is either sleeping or ‘indisposed’, to say the least! Matilda was staying at her house-dojo thing today…

Somehow you are going to deal with this immediately as Bradford is going to use Osgood’s van to pick everyone up, whatever the plan may be! Doesn’t he have a broken toe and arm?! How can he drive?! In any case, it’s Osgood’s death cage and not yours. Also Matilda wants to be there as insurance, and expects a payment of 5 Gor$. Guess there’s no stopping this train you’re on! You have some serious decisions to make…

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait….” Amelia yawns like a bear. “Are we going to deal with this noooooooooooooooooooow…?”
“We have to deal with this now.”
“Yeah, we need to make sure Nariko gets her memories back!” Yu Yan seems way into this, drawing nervous looks from Nariko. She lost her memories with her flame, and now she’s working to get Nariko’s memories back with her flame. Ironic.

“And besides, what’s the worst that could happen?” Yu Yan cluelessly attempts to jinx everyone!
Amelia yawns again. “Another giant monster…”
“…A what now?”

Bradford suddenly calls your phone! He must be outside already!

What do you do?

>Take Nariko there by yourself. Yu Yan can keep an eye on Amelia if you end up needing backup. The flame shouldn’t be an issue, right?
>Give Matilda the jar, tell her about the white flame inside, and to tell Athelone to put it in her magic book. You will deal with it after you sleep.
>Bring everyone to the clinic. Fuck it! If you’re going to have to stay awake for another half an hour, then everyone is gonna stay awake!
>Write In.

>>2857007
>Bring everyone to the clinic. Fuck it! If you’re going to have to stay awake for another half an hour, then everyone is gonna stay awake!

>>2857007
>Give Matilda the jar, tell her about the white flame inside, and to tell Athelone to put it in her magic book. You will deal with it after you sleep.
S L E E P

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>2857020
1
>>2857081
2

Rolling for tiebreaker and writing!

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“Nariko, give me your jar. I’ll give it to Matilda and she will handle it, okay? Tomorrow we will deal with this after we get some sleep.”
“W-what? You’re just gonna put this off? Talk about being taken halfway…!” Yu Yan can’t believe how you’re delaying this, while Nariko silently gives you a beaming smile of gratitude. Makes you feel a lot better about leaving it to tomorrow.
“Just tell your flame to not do anything funny, okay? I’m going to sleep now, bye.” Amelia can’t take it anymore and leaves like an irresponsible brat! This leads Nariko and Yu Yan to go back to sleep in their room, after telling them they couldn’t sleep on the couch.

And so you delivered the jar to Matilda and explained to her what’s going on and what she needs to do. Bradford said not to worry about the flame escaping, as he will keep his camera trained on it and call you if anything goes wrong. Matilda was not happy at all, so you ended up paying her 10 bucks to make her shut up. That’s that!

After eating some leftovers and brushing your teeth, you went to bed at… 2:30 AM. What an awful day, but it’s finally over! And no calls were made either, so that must have went fine.

You’re having problems understanding how the hell your alarm woke you up after sleeping that deep. Fuck, it’s time to get to school, and holy crap your body feels awful! Not only did you sleep like a log, but your bones feel made of wood to boot! Every movement means fresh pain! You take your pills, a few more ones than you were already taking before, and wait a few minutes for the pain to leave your body.

While you wait for your suffering to become numbness, and the girls are still asleep, now would be a good moment to think about what to do next…

What do you do today?

>Skip classes and deal with Nariko’s issue now. To the clinic!
>Skip classes, keep sleeping, and then deal with Nariko’s issue.
>Go to classes. Uccelli can’t cover for you today. Not like that.
>Write In.

-10 Gor$

>>2857338
>Go to classes. Uccelli can’t cover for you today. Not like that.

>>2857338
>Go to classes. Uccelli can’t cover for you today. Not like that.
As much as I want to go deal with Nariko's flame right now, we gotta go to school and do our best.

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Must go classes. Nina can’t cover for you anymore for a good while. Your attendance record is in danger here! Some would say you need to get your priorities straight – but it’s not like Nina, the white flame, or anything is going anywhere while you get the dictator-mandated education you deserve! Anyway, who cares? Let’s move…

After dealing with a cranky and dumb sister who refused to go to school (you made her go anyway, you want no slackers in this apartment!) and making everyone breakfast, you’re ready to go to school again.

You arrive at school with no problems at all, unlike yesterday. Okay it’s kind of mean calling Scarlet a problem, but more often than not, she is. After saying hi to the few friends in your classroom, Scarlet becomes really persistent about you not looking any good and wanting an explanation.
Before the class could even start, a special meeting is called in the auditorium! You wonder what’s going on – at least it saved you the trouble of explaining yourself. Now you are sitting next to Scarlet and Terry. In front of you is Matilda, who came to classes even when she’s probably sleep-deprived! What a diligent girl!

“Uhm… What’s going on?” Scarlet asks out loud, expecting someone to answer her. Thankfully, someone does!
“They’re finally getting rid of him for good..” Matilda hears Scarlet’s whispers and replies with a vague response. Thanks Matilda! This vague-as-fuck gets Terry to chime in too. “What do you mean?”
“You will see…” Matilda likes to play mysterious sometimes. Or is that all the time? “Unless you’re willing to pay?” Her eyes light up.

“I’m not that interested, haha.” Is Terry broke? Who cares?! You’re not! You adjust your glasses and put on your business face! “How much?”
“3 bucks.”
“No deal.”
“Suit yourself.” Matilda shrugs. Conveniently, a teacher asks everyone to shut up. The show is about to begin!

On-stage there is a fat man in a suit, ready to speak. You don’t see the principal anywhere.
“Hello students. I called you all here to announce something very important. For those who don’t know me, I’m superintendent of the east side of Pokyo Lokyo, Mortimer Morris. And we’re here to announce your ex-principal Galishoff has been ejected from his position, after hearing the news that another teacher collapsed very recently.” This gets murmurs and whispers going through the stands until a few scattered teachers tell people to shut up again. “…I shouldn’t be saying this, but I think it’s only fair for you to know why – and I ask that everyone here treat their teachers better. I know you are young and…”

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>>2857664

The speech went on and on and on. So they’re blaming Galishoff for Nina’s collapse? What a strange turn of events! Even stranger thinking there were more cases of teachers going through trouble, and Nina wasn’t the only one… You didn’t even notice, but you vaguely think Nina mentioned something like that a few times. Anyway, the man finally shifts topics…

“…And without further ado, may I introduce your new principal… Mr. Rob Conti! Give him a big round of applause, please!”

What the fuck?

The shock from the students devolves into mild booing as your math teacher takes the podium.
“Students, a new era has begun for Green Foothill! With me in charge, we will steer this ship into a brighter future! With Galishoff out of the equation, it’s time for the old ways to pass us… as we keep… sailing…” Uh, it appears Dirty Rob messed up his speech in the middle of the entire student body and faculty! How embarrassing!
Anyway, he continues talking and talking, and eventually the meeting ends.

It’s finally lunch time! You’re hungry! Time to eat!

But this could be a good moment for you to socialize with people you know. How do you take advantage of your free time?

>Check your phone as you eat. No need to bother with anyone else. You’re supposed to be recovering, so it’s better to avoid moving too much.
>Go eat lunch with Scarlet and company! You have to delay movie night to tomorrow night due to your injuries, and she needs to know this.
>Go eat lunch with Terry and company! Let’s see what he has in mind for Scarlet’s punishment… Only out of morbid curiosity, of course.
>Go and deliver Matilda her lunch. You can also take this opportunity to hear how last night’s flame delivery went with Bradford.
>You have unfinished business with that nerd from yesterday! He’s clearly evil and plotting some nasty scheme, and you need to stop him!
>Write In.

>>2857671
>Check your phone as you eat. No need to bother with anyone else. You’re supposed to be recovering, so it’s better to avoid moving too much.

> Text Scarlet since sitting with her friends is extra awkward and nonconducive to conversation

>>2857671
>Go eat lunch with Scarlet and company! You have to delay movie night to tomorrow night due to your injuries, and she needs to know this.

>>2857671
Backing >>2857676

>>2857664
WE DID IT GUYS! WE MADE IT TO PAGE 1000!

Time to check your phone while eating what you have. It’s better if you don’t move, as you’re recovering from so many beatings right now.

>The first one is from Lise!
It’s a long chain of messages that range wildly from ‘worrying about Constance’ to ‘wanting to murder you’, until it finishes with an apology. It’s good that she takes caring for Constance so seriously!

>The second one is from Scarlet!
More… ehm… pics of her. And she told you to not forget about your date today. Oh wait, she means the movies! Yeah, you kind of forgot about it in-between fighting for your life and seeing Nina suffer. Are you even in shape for something like that? It’s not like you’re going to do anything but watch a motion picture.

That reminds you, she wanted to eat together again. You send her a text telling her sitting with her friends is extra awkward and nonconductive to conversation, so you’d rather eat alone today.

>The third one is from Terry!
It’s a document with the list of things he wants to subject Scarlet to. You skim over it very briefly. It ranges from Scarlet dressing as a maid and serving him for a day, to her apologizing to Terry in front of everyone and claiming he is a better person… It basically confirms Terry is a weirdo. Most of these are pretty fucked up regardless.

>The fourth one is from Matilda!
Basically confirming her mission was a success. And no, Constance needed to be awake for her to call Athelone. Whoops! Matilda’s morale is low, guess in a sense you’re abusing her services. Maybe more payment is in order? Matilda does love money almost more than anything else, but would it help the friendly business partnership any more than an apology would?

>The fifth one is from Richard!
He’s pleased you made progress with Nariko’s situation. It seems both him and Trent are doing rounds to keep an eye on Constance, so they were updated about the situation. He also mentions that Neko’s location has moved after the attack on Ka-Shing Tower yesterday. That ain’t good.

>The sixth one is from Osgood!
He talks about Nina and that her condition has improved today! There is something else wrong, however. He can’t make contact with Nina’s friend Carmella at all… Nina has no interest in talking about her either. Strange, but perhaps that is what triggered her yesterday? You’ll make sure to get to the bottom of that later. He also mentions there’s no way in hell the group is going to get involved in Crystal shenanigans for a while, so keep that in mind.

>The seventh one is from Roger Jackson!
He says to keep an eye on the news, something big is going to happen! He doesn’t know what it’s going to be about, but the people who told him this were cryptic as hell about it. Could it have something to do with the war…?

That’s all for now! What a read!

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>>2858023

After a few seconds, Scarlet appears! She sits at the seat in front of you, reminding you of that one time she wanted you to not give Terry his money back. What a change this girl has made! Seeing her improve this much and do her best fills you with pride!

“Hey Johnny! I was bored and wanted to see you!”
“Enjoying the view?” You raise an eyebrow and say in jest.
“I should be the one asking, right?!” She shakes her hips with confidence and speed, accidentally flashing her panties (plaid?) at you. She was trying to look energetic or something but it backfired hard. She gets all red and kneels almost immediately in shame, and you take a few minutes to calm her down.

Suddenly the bell rings and breaks the last few seconds of humiliating silence. It’s time to come back to classes.

“H-Hey J-Johnny, we’re going to the movies tonight, w-w-wight?” Scarlet somehow finds the courage to ask after humiliating herself, even though she’s lisping again.

How do you respond?

>“Yeah, of course.”
>“Can we go tomorrow? Something came up and I need to deal with that. I’ll explain later.”
>”Can we go tomorrow? I got beat up pretty badly and I’d rather rest up today.” Show her your injuries to make it clear.
>“No, sorry, I’m busy today.”
>Write In.

>>2858031

>“Yeah, of course.”

>>2858031
>“Yeah, of course.”
We're just sitting down, it won't kill us.

>>2858031
>“Yeah, of course.”

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“Yeah, of course.” It’s not like sitting down is going to kill you. Much.
“Yaaaaay! It’s going to be fun! I promise!” She bounces in happiness! It’s hard for you to get used to people being happy to pass the time with you, but it’s a change of pace you really like. So much better than people completely ignoring you exist. …But that’s all behind you! “8 PM at the station, right? Remember, you need to be my bodyguard too!”

“Well, yeah. It’s not like I’m used to taking care of you or anything.” You laugh at your little joke, and it doesn’t hurt you at all! You’re getting better already. “Now go back to your seat before the teacher gets here.”
“S-Sure! I can’t wait!” Scarlet leaves as her giggles start annoying the other girls coming back to class.

And so classes continued! Your mind had so many thoughts running through it, you don’t think you learned a single thing today. Nina, Nariko, the crystal, and everyone involved… It’s like the more time you spend trying to fix something, the more you need to keep working on it to stop it from fucking up again!

Classes pass by rapidly, and pretty soon you’re free to leave this dump once again!

You have stuff to do! A lot of stuff to do. At least it’s all in the same place - assuming there won’t be any training today. You text Matilda about that just to make sure everyone’s on the same page, and get confirmation that training won’t be happening.

What do you do first?!

>It’s time to finally deal with Nariko’s flame and memories! Time to give this girl her life back!
>Your girlfriend is in rough shape and needs you more than ever! Time to check on her and give her the support she needs!
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>2858137
>It’s time to finally deal with Nariko’s flame and memories! Time to give this girl her life back!

>>2857836
and Yay for this!

>>2858137
>It’s time to finally deal with Nariko’s flame and memories! Time to give this girl her life back!

>>2858137
>>It’s time to finally deal with Nariko’s flame and memories! Time to give this girl her life back!

Goddamnit the Scarlet situation is going to end fucking horribly

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It’s time to finally deal with Nariko’s flame and memories! Time to give this girl her life back!
You abandon the school building and head towards your apartment!

In the blink of an eye that actually lasted 20 minutes, you get to your first destination! You took Nariko and Yu Yan (she insisted, not you) to the clinic! Amelia wasn’t there, but you sent her a text about sorting this stuff out so she knows to show up. Without more meaningless details about your arrival, you’re now inside Constance’s room with her, Nariko, Yu Yan, and a recently-arrived Amelia! Seems like it’s no one’s shift to guard Constance right now. Without further ado, Constance brings her partner out!

“Oh dear me, I didn’t expect a party like this!” Athelone jokes as she presents herself to the team. Nariko cowers behind you. “My dear, Why so scared? Did you forget me?”
“N-No…” To be fair, a four-armed nurse lady with two mouths filled with razor sharp teeth is a scary thing, but you have level 4 Courage and Nariko doesn’t.
“Oh, and I see this troublemaker over there kept her promise…” Athelone flies towards Yu Yan. The ex-terrorist can’t stop grinning. “Like I was going to forget what you told me!”

Amelia interrupts the nice little reunion. “Ehem! So you have Nariko’s partner, right?”
“Oh yes, I do have a new resident inside my book. Let’s see here…” Athelone checks the pages of her eerie-looking book.
“Ms. Matilda and Bradford came with it yesterday.” Constance is all sunshine and rainbows at the thought of any company.
“Are jars an effective way to capture flames…?” Amelia never bought what Yu Yan said yesterday! What a liar!

Athelone scoffs, looking very irritated all of a sudden. “What? No. That’s ridiculous. Who gave you that idea?”
“M-Maybe it stops dark energies from the millionaire’s machine from coming for it!” Yu Yan tries not to appear like an idiot, but Athelone’s narrowed glare tells her she failed!
“Let it go, girl. Your plans can’t always work.” You tell Yu Yan. You’re used to everything going wrong for you lately, so why can’t things go wrong for anyone else?

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>>2859945

Amelia interrupts the nice little bullying of Yu Yan. “Ehem! Aren’t we forgetting something?”
“Oh right, let’s give this girl her memories. Long overdue, if I do say so myself.” Athelone smiles at Nariko.

Nariko keeps hiding behind you as she pulls her beanie down to eye level. She clearly doesn’t want to do it.

You turn and put your hands on her shoulders, giving her a level stare. “I kept my end of the promise, Nariko. Those headaches of yours won’t be bothering you anymore.”
“I-I’m afraid… I don’t want to…” Nariko whimpers, shoulders shaking.
“Do not be afraid to become yourself again, dear girl. Memories are precious beyond compare. They are what make us who we are, along with the experiences we live through.”

Yu Yan suddenly starts laughing. “Hey, you didn’t give me this cheesy speech when I was here! ‘Our memories were really the friends we made along the way!’ or something cliché like that! Ha!” Her purposeful snarking earns her yet another piercing glare from Athelone - this one a bit colder than before.
“I don’t have to remind you what kind of girl you were before, hmmm?”
“Technically you should! I don’t remember jack shit!” Yu Yan jokes, but you can feel Athelone’s words hit her deep down inside.

Nariko is not really on board with the idea of turning back, but you should push her forwards to a normal life! That’s the right thing to do, isn’t it?

>Promise Nariko everything will be fine and to go for it! Everyone’s with her the whole way!
>Tell her it was a pleasure knowing her, and you’re eagerly waiting to meet the old Nariko.
>Perhaps you should call this off…? Maybe old Nariko was erased for a reason…?
>Write In.

>>2859950
>Promise Nariko everything will be fine and to go for it! Everyone’s with her the whole way!
Also tell her she will always be the Nariko everyone loves.

>>2859950
>Promise Nariko everything will be fine and to go for it! Everyone’s with her the whole way!

>>2859950
Backing >>2859957 including that
>Tell her she will always be the Nariko everyone loves.

>>2859957
Supporting

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“Nariko, I promise everything will be fine! Go for it! Everyone will be with you the whole way!” This inspirational bullshit is hard for you, but it’s for Nariko’s sake so it comes almost naturally in the moment.
“Johnny… B-but what if I…”
“You will always be the Nariko everyone loves. Am I right?” You look at everyone else.

“It’s not like you can erase her fat that easily… Hehe… J-just remember us, okay? I don’t want feel like I w-w-wasted my time with a heartless hobo!” Is Yu Yan… crying?! That’s absolutely adorable!
“Nariko! Don’t be afraid! We will always be friends, the best ones…! We made a promise!” Amelia is showing her positive side! That’s a genuine feel coming from her! You thought Amelia talked that way only with you. This is more heartwarming than what you expected from bringing everyone to the clinic.

Suddenly your phone starts ringing! Who could it possibly be…?!

“That’s ruining the moment a little, isn’t it?” Yu Yan deadpans.
“It’s Matilda. She never calls me unless it’s absolutely necessary.” You answer in front of everyone, since the moment cannot be ruined anymore than it already has. “Hello?”
“It’s me. You done with Nariko? How is she? I wish I wasn’t busy right now.” That sounds awfully out of character. What is she doing over there?
“No, not really. We’re about to do it, but she’s having some doubts.”

“Well, tell her she doesn’t need—”
You’ve talked enough. “Tell her yourself.” You hand the phone to Nariko. “It’s for you. Matilda wants to talk.”
“Uh…?” Nariko snaps out of her fear and take the phone “Yes? I… Uh-uh… I’m sorry… Yes. I will. Goodbye! Y-yes, it’s a ‘see you’ later… hehe…” Nariko hands you your phone back. “Thank you…”
The smile she gives you is all the answer you need: she’s fully ready!

“It’s time…” Athelone removes the white flame from her book. The pitiful white flame that belongs to Nariko.

“Nariko! Maybe you can give you-know-what to you-know-who when we’re done here!” Amelia chimes in with a cryptic message.
“Mhm!” Nariko nods furiously like your sister does sometimes. “I… I don’t know what will happen, or if I will be myself again. And I know I’ve felt like a burden to all of you from the day Johnny found me in the street… But… I wanted to thank you. So… Thanks!” Nariko’s speech feels likes her last. The poor girl is shaking, but you can feel her determination. She’s come a long way from being the starving hobo staring at clouds all day.

Athelone just floats there, flame in hand. “So are you ready, my dear?”
“Y-yes! I am!”
“Close your eyes, sweetheart. It’ll only be for a moment.”

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>>2860419

As the transfer ritual starts, Philonune decides to whisper in your ear. “Johnny, be prepared for anything. Remember who our enemies are.”
He’s right; the white flames are all against you with the exception of Richard. Could Nariko retain enough of herself to not immediately turn against everyone here? And if she doesn’t, are you willing to risk fighting her to save the others? Tough questions…

And so Athelone does some weird-ass occult shit to merge the white flame into Nariko! The room dims to a disturbing degree as Athelone makes some strange signs in the air with her prong. Damnit Nariko, you were supposed to close your eyes! Don’t look right at it happening!
Your favorite hobo’s eyes turn white as the flame sinks inside her, disappearing from view! Then it reappears on Nariko’s left hand…
The strange ritual seems to have ended. You expected more flashing lights and demonic things, but this was cool. Nariko just stands there motionless.

“Did it work…?” Amelia is the first one to break the ice.
“Dunno…” Yu Yan responds.
Athelone reminds silent. That can’t be good…

Out of nowhere, Nariko grabs her beanie and throws it on the floor, stomping hand on it! Then she starts talking…

”I am Yodichaela – the huntress, bane of the fallen. Thank you all for your dedication and loyalty.” Nariko curtseys.
Uh-oh… You don’t like the sound of that title! ”But sinners like you are… I… what’s this? Her strength recovered this much…?! She was hypnotized watching that ridiculous picture machine! I was sure of it!” Nariko’s voice sounds like combination of hers and another one, except without any fake effect. Hearing her this way is very unsettling.
“Yodichaela, you promised me! If we found and killed a fallen angel you would… rid… of this curse…! That boy’s flame… is one of them!!” Nariko clutches her head with one hand as she continues to struggle against something. She points straight at you with her other hand, fingers and arm twitching. Her voice and the way she talked sounded normal for a second there. “But I don’t want to hurt him…?! Why?”

“Silence! You should just be my puppet! Why do you still resist me?! I got rid of your conscience!”

Nariko’s partner is completely invoked now! A disdainful look, a masked face, two big metallic wings on her back, and is her right arm a fucking laser sword?! The angel floats rigid in the air, but she’s still twitching just like Nariko!

>>2860428

What’s going on?! What should you do?!

>knock her out, lmao - no way this can go wrong :^) [Easy Roll][Knowledge Based]
>Tell someone to do something! You’re too injured to attempt anything physical!
>Keep watching. This isn’t your fight. Not yet. Maybe she can win this on her own…
>”Nariko, remember us! Don’t give in to her!” This is so cheesy, but maybe…? [Hard Roll]
>Write In.

>>2860435
>"You're locked in here with us now." Block the exits.

>>2860435
>Keep watching. This isn’t your fight. Not yet. Maybe she can win this on her own…

>>2860435
>”Nariko, remember us! Don’t give in to her!” This is so cheesy, but maybe…? [Hard Roll]

>>2860435
>”Nariko, remember us! Don’t give in to her!” This is so cheesy, but maybe…? [Hard Roll]

>>2860479
>>2860553
I'm going to make an exception and do this instead! (I rolled to break the tie, but I changed my mind!) Please Roll!

Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>2860566

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>2860566

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>2860566
Rolling

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>2860566
SAVIOR ROLL

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(49+48+26+77)/4=

50! Partial Success!

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You can’t help but sigh loudly. This is not your style at all, but it’s necessary now. “Nariko, remember us! Don’t give in to her!”
Amelia spins around, and the look on her face is of a shock beyond anything you expected from her. “What?! You did not just say that, Johnny!”
“Who the fuck cares if he did?! It’s the right call! C’mon you fatty, fight her off!” Yu Yan backs you up! She’s a good girl now after all!

“F-f-fattie?!” New Nariko doesn’t like her new nickname. Somehow that was enough to rattle her back to her senses for a few seconds. She’s back to twitching again, and her partner points at her with an equally twitchy hand.
“I’m going to delete your conscience once again! You failed my Lord too much to allow you any further freedom! And yes, you gained a few pounds too many! Squandering your slender figure in such a disgraceful way…! You deserve this fate!” That’s Yoshimitsu’s voice, or whatever she’s called!

Yu Yan shoots you a smirk, then turns back to Nariko’s entity. “A few pounds?! You haven’t seen her without her shirt on! All that food goes straight to her belly and tits! She’s so fat now, she might as well be a cow! I invented a new nickname for her too! It’s Mooriko! Mooooorikoooooo!”
That’s such a terrible, terrible pun… that you’re confident it will work! Yu Yan is a genius!
“MOO…?!!” Nariko is regaining control through her outrage!

“Yu Yan, take this seriously!” Amelia says this without doing anything useful herself. Great.
“Is it working or not?!” Yu Yan shakes her head then starts yelling at you. “Johnny, call her fat! It’s going to work!”
“I think that’s going to end up breaking her mind instead!”
A ‘tsk tsk’ from a disgruntled Athelone gets everyone’s attention. “Make her stop, or I’ll take care of it personally.” Next to her, Constance stares with determination! Perhaps Athelone has lost hope, but she hasn’t!

“This senseless drivel of yours ends now, you worthless waste of space!”
“I’m… not… worthless anymore!” That’s the voice of the Nariko you know! “I have people I want to be with! I want to pay them back! I want to keep my promises!” Oh that’s so cute of her.

“Nariko, don’t surrender! We believe in you! All of us!” Time to get corny again! You’ll have to wash the bad taste out of your mouth later… Right next to you, your sister supports your energetic words! “You won’t be lonely anymore! We’ll be there for you!” Wait, since when has Nariko been lonely…?

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>>2860874

“ENOUGH!” The struggle and the twitching end as the entity disappears! However, the monster within her has won! Nariko turns to you, and Philo floats closer to where you can instantly reach him if needed. “…Now, fallen angel Philonune – you committed the ultimate sin. And I shall erase you from existence, as is my granted role. And you… Johnny Ando.” Nariko’s cold unyielding grimace softens for the briefest of moments. “…You will perish too, for being complicit in this betrayal. May the Lord have mercy on your soul, whatever will remain of it.”

She raises a shaky leg, but it lowers back down!
Nariko wants to walk, but her body refuses to yield!

“W-wait, w-why can’t I move? How are you able to keep doing this?!”
Half of Nariko’s face changes expressions. One half is a more serene one, while the other half is a twist of rage, despair, and other emotions…
Seeing someone look like this is off-putting. Faces aren’t supposed to be divided straight down like that.

The tranquil expression sours into one of pure unfiltered disdain.
“So you wanted to take over my body? Then let’s see if I can’t take yours instead.”
“E-e-EH…?! That’s not… AarGh… YiiiIIIAaaAAAAAAAAaAAaaaaaaaaah!”

The despairing half of Nariko’s face becomes gradually overtaken by the other as the muscles relax into the calm state. Nariko’s face becomes whole as the horrified angelic voice is heard no more… She collapses on the floor, and the flame on her left hand blazes into a dark black…

Does that mean she won?
Did she really wipe her flame’s will?!
What the actual fuck?!

The whole room bursts into relieved sighs and various cheers. You finally let out that breath you’ve been holding the entire time, and walk over to check on Nariko. Constance, Amelia, and Yu Yan talk excitedly about Nariko winning, though you don’t pay too much attention to that.

In front of you, Nariko’s eyes slowly open…

Sadly this is all we have for this week’s thread! Thanks for playing!

>>2860877
Thanks for running. The dice really want bad things to happen don't they?

>>2860877
Thanks for running! These past few days have been murder on us.

>>2860874
>Yu Yan shoots you a smirk, then turns back to Nariko’s entity. “A few pounds?! You haven’t seen her without her shirt on! All that food goes straight to her belly and tits! She’s so fat now, she might as well be a cow! I invented a new nickname for her too! It’s Mooriko! Mooooorikoooooo!”

Yu Yan is great. A shame that she was literally insane for most of the quest.