Rowan 2010/05/30(Sun)21:45 No. 185705 ID: c1b520
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Dad: "Whats with the hugging? It's only been a week."

LB: "It seemed a lot longer then that dad." (sorry)
"And uh... sorry for the outburst."

Dad: "Not a problem, just don't use language like that in front of your mother."

"I guess it's time for me to move that log..."

Dad: "No need for that. I saw the marks you made moving the log earlier, to be honest I thought you would be able to do it sooner, but you got the job done and that's all I asked from you. But congratulations aren't in order just yet. This is only the first part of your training, however the rest of the training with me won't be as long as this, so don't feel to down about that little reminder."

LB: "By the way, how is the little scarab?"

Dad: "He's fine, though from the looks of it, he seems to have drawn a liking to you."

LB: "Uh huh, I've kinda been feeding him..."

Dad: "Good instinct right there, it's hard to travel alone in the world. Best make friends quickly, or life traveling becomes far more of a hassle then it would be otherwise."

Lift the log anyway! Tell him you didn't want the rest of your senses to atrophy while you were building up.

i think scarab want s a hug too.

>>185705
I think perhaps we should've Meditated more.

Rowan 2010/05/30(Sun)22:27 No. 185717 ID: c1b520
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...

Dad: "What are you doing?"

LB: "I'm going -umph- to take -grr- the log -ugh- back to the village. -wheeze-"

Dad: "Look, I know you can move the log, and that great and all but I don't expect you to be able to carry it all the way back, that would be asking way to much of you way too early into your training."

LB: "Then what am I supposed to do."

Dad: "Let the teacher take care of the stuff the student can't handle on his own, and show prowess through example."

LB: "You mean boast?"

Dad: "Exactly."

That looks incredibly difficult, even for him. Load on your shell, net, stick and wax and help carry the other end. It's the only smart thing to do!

>>185717
Well by all means let him do it.

We can probably carry all our stuff without putting it on the log. Slot the stick into the shell, and just stick the wax onto it, tying the web around the stick as well.

Hopefully ya little friend will follow you.

Rowan 2010/05/31(Mon)17:02 No. 186032 ID: c1b520
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LB puts the wax in the shell and puts the stick through the shell and hangs the net over the stick in the back packing up all his materials.

Dad just picks up the log... yeah... he just.. picks it up...

Dad: "Welp. Lets head out."

LB: "What about the scarab?"

Dad: "The choice is his, if he wants to go with you I won't stop him, but I won't seperate him from his home, and neither should you."

LB: "..."

And with that LB and his dad head back home through the desert.

Dad: *whistling*

LB: *under his breath* "why does he have to make it look so easy?"

Scarab: "skree?" "skreek eeee..." "Skree" "chchchch." "Skreechch" *he looks back to his home on the very edge of the oasis* *The point of decision has come...*

get down on one knee, look it in the eye and tell him "it's okay, you can stay here, you will get to see me every time i come to cut the tree. if you want to come with, nice, if you don't then that's okay, i won't force you"

>>186033
If there's anything you can do to help him decide, emphasize that you WILL be coming back.

>>186033
That sounds about right.

Rowan 2010/05/31(Mon)17:58 No. 186097 ID: c1b520
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The little scarab scuttles back and forth, hesitant to be going into the sands.

LB: "It's okay little guy, I'll be back one day, and you can hang out with me again."

The little bold knows that the little scarab doesn't understand the words, but that he understands there meaning. One day his friend will return, and on that day he will be strong enough to leave his home, he will be like his friend and be the best little scarab he can be.

Awww

>>186097
Aww.

Let's go.

Rowan 2010/06/01(Tue)10:05 No. 186553 ID: c1b520
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...

LB: "MOM!"

Mom: "Son, you're home!"

>>186553
In before you trip face-first into the sand.

Rowan 2010/06/01(Tue)10:24 No. 186557 ID: c1b520
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Mom: "Everything is going to be okay now."

Rowan 2010/06/01(Tue)10:24 No. 186558 ID: c1b520
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Mom: "We will be fine without you."

Rowan 2010/06/01(Tue)10:27 No. 186559 ID: c1b520
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Mom: "You don't have to go."

Kill your mom and wear her skull. Become a Cubone.

Rowan 2010/06/01(Tue)10:40 No. 186563 ID: c1b520
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LB: "AAH!"

Dad: "I swear to the gods, if you take one step towards this bed, I will make sure you sleep outside tonight."

Mom: "It was just a nightmare dear, go back to bed.."

LB: ...

That dream was prophetic. Something bad will happen.

Hmm, it could also be just because you're nervous. What were those marks on the huts? Some kind of sideways E?

Goddamnit. If you don't think you can get back to sleep, go for a little walk.

...And scout the area.

>>186562

This is a good idea and you should do it.

>>186562

This is definitely the Boldest Beginning.

that is a horrible idea and you guys are jerks for suggesting it.

>>186606
It could have been the walls bleeding.. or spattered with blood that trickled in thin little lines..

Rowan 2010/06/07(Mon)21:59 No. 190249 ID: eb6d46
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LB: "I'm going out for a walk..."

Dad: "mrmph..."

LB heads out into the village.

LB: It's been a while since I've talked to you directly, you certainly are a strange thing. I heard your voice throughout my training... guiding me. Thank you.


LB continues to roam around the village, in time he reaches the center of the village where he sees something unexpected.

LB: Looks like I'm not the only one out here.

let's go say hello and see if your manly arms can fix it if she has a problem.

>>190250
I have nothing to add to this.

>>190249
Who is that? Go and say hello.

Rowan 2010/06/08(Tue)19:19 No. 190690 ID: c1b520
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LB: "I thought I was the only one out here. Are you alright?"

???: "I'm fine..."

LB: "Why are you out here so late?"

???: "Why are you?"

LB: "I... I had a bad dream."

???: "... I don't like being inside at night."

LB: "That's..."

???: "You think it's weird don't you? Well I don't care what you think."

LB: "I don't think it's weird."

???: "That's what my parents say, but I can see their looks. I don't care what people think because even though going outside at night may be weird, it gives me time to think that I don't have in the day, it gives me peace. It gives me a break from the monotony of daily life."

LB: "... I know what you mean."

???: "..."

LB: "It's pretty..."

???: "It always has been."

LB: "Do you have a name?"

???: "Not yet. You?"

LB: "Nope."

The Mysterious Bold and LB chuckle to each other.

Several hours pass as they both stare into the well.

MB: "I have to go, I don't want to get caught again, if you ever want to talk again, I'm out here every night."

LB: "It was nice meeting you."

MB: "Bye."

LB: I should head back inside, but I don't think dad would mind if I stayed out till morning.

>>190690
What's the gender of that mysterious bold?
Were they cute?~

>>190693
most likely female due to chest covering. anyway, i agree, did you find her cute? also, yeah, head back in, but be silent. waking them up would be bad.

Rowan 2010/06/08(Tue)21:21 No. 190760 ID: c1b520
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LB: Yeah she was a girl, I don't know if I like her like her, but she did seem really nice. She was kinda cute though. I don't know, if i am going to go on an adventure soon I don't think I want to get into any relationships that I'll have to end so quickly. But maybe...

LB: It should almost be sunrise I guess I might as well stay out the rest of the night. I'm curious though, my mom said she got you when she caught some sort of magic fish right? Well I gotta know, what were you doing before now, if you know?

Not sure. It's possible we're the little voices hidden in everyone's subconscious, and that we've been giving good and bad advice to people since before time and space exist. Or maybe some kind of fish genie that suddenly manifested.

Or possibly everyone is crazy.

>>190760
As you probably noticed, your village tends to frown upon people who behave differently. She may well be interested in adventuring with you.

>>190760
We don't remember. Our only purpose... our very existence now is to help you.

probably communed with the fish, and when we saw your mom's hook in the water were probably like "LOOK A SHINY! EAT IT!"

Rowan 2010/06/14(Mon)20:26 No. 193815 ID: c1b520
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LB: Well that doesn't tell me all that much about you does it, oh well. Looks like the sun is coming up, most of the village should be getting ready by now, I guess I should head back. Today's the day I start building. I wonder what dad is going to want me to do with the wood...

(Author's intervention: Okay, so I'm sorry I haven't updated very often, mostly due to me helping out my mom get the house ready for my dad to get home from Afghanistan. Anyway because I'm going to be going away for... well I don't even know any more, it's going to be more then a week I can tell you that much, anyway because of this I'm giving you guys an option, you can either A: do the building manually and go through it step by step as I had originally intended, or B: Montage it thus skipping the training. You will obtain the bonuses I planned for you to obtain during the training, however the only difference will be that the montage one will look like my preset model for the houses (with a couple additions) while your model might look different. As I said this is your choice because I don't want to rush through this if you don't want to, this is your game, I just design the levels and prizes. This will be a quick vote cus I want to try and update tonight based upon the vote. Thank you for your patience to all of you who've kept this bold quest movin.)

Let's do it step by step. Make something new, cool, and totally different.

>>193815
Flirt with the girl.

I like A,but if its gonna be a problem then B.

Rowan 2010/06/15(Tue)00:03 No. 193947 ID: c1b520
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(fine, going as planned then, no complaining though if I have to stop in the middle)

LB: "Hey dad, I think I found the spot."

Dad: "That's great, now can you please help me find the softest patch of sand."

LB: "All those years of adventuring and your not a morning person?"

Dad: "The best part of adventuring on your own, no alarm clocks."

LB: "So are we getting started on building my house today?"

Dad: "Yeah, yeah. Can you get that log down here? We should be able to set up your basic frame by tonight if we spend all day on it. And get some parchment and chalk and we can draw up some blueprints. Now if you don't mind I'm gonna go find a soft patch of sand to lie down in, tell me when you got everything."

LB: "Okay, I'm on it."

>>193947
Go get the stuff. Hey, how are we going to build a stable foundation on sand?

Bring over the stuff and we can get this thing underway!

Rowan 2010/07/29(Thu)19:05 No. 213743 ID: c1b520
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Dad: "Okay son first things first, before we can even start building we have to discuss design. Because of the wood we're using there aren't many options as far as base design, but that doesn't mean we can't add more to the design."

LB: "So it doesn't matter how I wanted my dream house to look, I was stuck with the dome?"

Dad: "Don't blame me, blame resources. Anyway, this is your base design fiddle with it till your happy, in the mean time I'll start putting the finishing touches on the wood we picked up."

LB: Well I guess that's a little disappointing... oh well, lets see what we can do with what we got.

>>213743
I would like to communicate somehow that it look like this:
http://www.trendir.com/house-design/futuristic-vision-of-sustainab.html