* NSWF * Blue Ink 2014/10/11(Sat)19:55 No. 597936 ID: 3009b4
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Pan opens the door to the cage. As she does so, the surroundings become very bright and warm. When her vision recovers, standing before her is a naked man with flowing golden hair that defies gravity and strangely shaped ears.

He smiles and presents her with a box that is engraved with a large "P". Speaking of "large P", Pan also notices that the man is quite naked. She must admit that the only thing better than getting presents is getting presents from attractive naked people.

Fae King of the Sky: Greetings Pan. I am the Fae King of the Sky. Please forgive my deception, but I wanted to see if you were the sort of girl that valued freedom and would deliver those in bondage. I see I was most correct.

Pan smiles. Her eyes flit from his eyes, to his package and to his other package and she can't help but blush a little. Just to be sure, she raises her lantern and sure enough, nineteen points of light glow within.

The King of the Sky notices Pan's lantern and regards it curiously.

Fae King of the Sky: If you don't mind me asking Pan -- you may call me Fie as I care little for formality -- where did you get that curious lantern from?

Pan: An East Shinanto man named Kozo gave it to me.

Fie: If you pardon, but was he fae himself?

Pan: I don't think so. He looked like an ordinary Shinato man - triangular ears, a bit of a beard, no fancy introduction or anything.

The faerie king looks puzzled.

Pan: He told me that this is where the Goodwhite path ends and that I mustn't leave these woods.

His golden face manages to brighten even more.

Fie: Oh! Obviously he, or whoever sent him, cares a great deal about your future because that is excellent advice.

Pan frowns.

Pan: Why would you say that? Is this about my contract?

Fie nods.

Fie: Pan, Goodwhite is a selfish creature and it would hide your potential away from a world that needs more than a temporary release from its daily woes.

Pan: OK, what do you guys think? I know my contract is a bit odd but it's not the first one requiring virginity.

Fie: Pan, would like your gift? If I may, I would like to attempt court you but the gift is yours regardless of your decision.

Pan: Oh gosh YES!

Pan smiles and takes the box from the King of the Sky and tears into it. Inside is a golden key on a simple cord.

Fie: That is the Bond-Breaker. It will unlock any secret, but it can only be used three times before its power will be gone.

Pan beams and puts it around her neck for safe-keeping.

Pan: Thank-you! So if I'm understanding you correctly, you're asking me out on a date?

Fie looks confused but Pan explains the terminology does indeed mean an attempt of courtship and not a dried fruit. Fie says that while he's not one for formalities, when a Faerie King attempts to woo a woman, usually less trite terms are applied.

Pan: So -- should I say yes? I mean, he's given me a gift and everything -- I admit I feel a bit obligated and it's not like he's giving me food or drink or a ring. I think I should at least give him a shot.

>>597936
Welllll... we did meet the Court of Beasts first... would it be rude to go out with him before the King of Beasts?

If basic terminology like 'date' isn't getting across, it might be wise to find out what attempted courtship actually involves before agreeing.

(Does the wooing begin immediately? Are we accepting an invitation to something?).

>Pan explains the terminology does indeed mean an attempt of courtship and not a dried fruit
I always assumed the term had temporal roots rather than culinary ones.

>>597936
Um, yes, but, how about an assurance of more than just one "date"? For reasons!

btw Pan never met the king of beasts, just went nearby the temple.

>I always assumed the term had temporal roots rather than culinary ones.

** Slap me for making a lame joke **

>If basic terminology like 'date' isn't getting across, it might be wise to find out what attempted courtship actually involves before agreeing.

Pan: If you don't mind me asking Fie, what would an attempt at courting me be like? What am I agreeing to?

Fie: We've only just met. I thought perhaps a bit of simple flying so you could see things how I see them.

Pan blinks.

Pan: Umm.... while I wouldn't question how you fly, I'm pretty much well a slave to gravity.

Fie: I would liberate my queen from that bond, remember that. Nothing compares to flying free by one's own power -- but before I would share that with you, I'd want to get to know you a bit better. So I would think that you shall ride on the back of one of my closest friends.

I say go for the flight. Assuming he isn't lying about valuing freedom, you can probably go and take some time to decide/visit the other courts before deciding. Then again, he could throw a huge tantrum; Who knows?
It would be nice to get gifts from some other courts and find out what they're all about before deciding. Dunno how long before the faerie rulers get testy though.

Sounds great!

...why not. Flying is cool, and an aerial view of the area might be useful.

I don't like the flying, I'm not afraid of heights just falling. Also I kind of want to meet the beast king, no offense to Mister Brightside over here.

Pan looks interested in the fae's offer, but he does make on stipulation that Pan leave her bag and items behind since he'd hate for her to lose them. He swears they will be protected, but it'd be terrible for her to accidentally let something like the lantern slip while in flight.

Blue Ink 2014/10/25(Sat)22:02 No. 599388 ID: 3009b4
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Pan accepts Fie's offer. Soon a strange creature lands nearby. Pan's heard of such creatures - Sky Cats.

Fie: One more thing my dear -- you might find the experience more exhilarating if you weren't weighed down with clothing. Just a suggestion.

"Okay."

Strip it off.

>you might find the experience more exhilarating if you weren't weighed down with clothing
I'll bet it is!

Sorry, you're gonna have to woo a little harder than that.

>>599388
Is there anywhere you could keep your stuff save while flying off? Wouldn't want to come back to the clothing and lantern stolen or blown away.

Not a chance, buster.

Blue Ink 2015/01/10(Sat)19:48 No. 619370 ID: 3009b4
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Pan climbs aboard the sky cat -- its fur is soft and downy. The cat seems to be pulled by translucent, cloudy tendrils that anchor themselves into the sky itself, and as it lifts off Pan feels like she's left her stomach on the ground.

She quickly gets used to the sensation however and before long is laughing and throwing her hands into the air like she was riding a roller coaster.

She can't help but hear the "Never Ending Story" go through her head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpGdLsG87qo That or the theme to Space Harrier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Tam9lv1KQ

Blue Ink 2015/01/10(Sat)19:59 No. 619374 ID: 3009b4
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As she flies, Pan hears a high-pitched ringing in her ears that begins quietly but steadily becomes louder until it roars -- near a dark area in the forest below a red beam bursts forth!

Pan glances over to her companion but Fie looks as surprised as she is.

Fie: Something... happened, Pan. I don't mind telling you that whatever that was, it gives me a horrid sense of dread. If you want to investigate, I shall deliver you near by along with your belongings and have the metal slug brought to you but I will NOT go there.

Pan: Why do you think I'd want to go there?

Fie: You're on a flying cat with a faerie king above an enchanted forest while wearing at least two artifacts and you eager accept gifts from strange, naked men. You're clearly both intensely curious, brave and adventurous. They're very attractive qualities that I don't have in nearly as much abundance as you.

Pan grins.

Pan: Should we investigate or continue our date first?

>>619374
Investigate!

I'd say continue the date. If he's worried about it, then there's probably good reason for him to be. Even if it only effects Faeries, you are half-fae, and half-fae are said to be more effected by things that target Faeries.
We're definitely going to want to learn of some potion recipes for defense, because if something like this happens again, I wanna check it out.

investigate!

that kind of broke the mood, didn't it? go investigate.

>You're on a flying cat with a faerie king above an enchanted forest while wearing at least two artifacts and you eager accept gifts from strange, naked men. You're clearly both intensely curious, brave and adventurous
Well, when you put it that way, I guess we have to investigate.

Blue Ink 2015/01/11(Sun)18:29 No. 619634 ID: 3009b4
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The skycat lands a short distance from the new shrine. Pan's Metal Slug, bag and lantern are already waiting for her as she climbs off the cat. Fie gives her a flamboyant bow before he and friend leave.

As Pan ventures into the darker part of the forest, she is forced to dismount the slug and continue on foot. A short distance in and her lantern begins to glow with 11 lights. Pan follows the strength of the glow, and soon finds herself on an old path that gets less worn as she approaches a rather ominous hut. Pan can't help but see the hut in a skull shape. Light flickers within, but whatever created that red glow before is now long gone.

Pan is feeling a little less confident, but the lantern hasn't lead her into danger yet. She's come this far however, so unless someone has a better idea she's going to walk up to the door and knock.

>>619634
11 is Strength. Makes sense since this is the Beast court. It is, again, one of the positive major arcana.

If you want to be cautious you could try to climb up to look through a window.

This place looks fine, you should go inside.

sure it might be a giant skull, but it's a giant skull with a mustache! that automatically makes it comically ineffective at being menacing.

enter.

Blue Ink 2015/01/11(Sun)20:43 No. 619700 ID: 3009b4
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Pan bravely approaches the door and knocks on it. Heavy footsteps approach, and with a low, long creak it opens to reveal a startlingly tall woman with unusual magenta eyes. She glances down at Pan looking rather unimpressed and seems to wait for her to speak.

that's Nem. she's basically an avatar of Death itself.

say hi, Nem.

>>619700
Oh, introduce yourself. Ask if her name might be Macha. Or Nem? It's quite possible this is our previous charge. She has grown. I wonder how long ago it was? If that's Nem, ask her how long it's been.

it's clearly macha, can't you see file name

Say hello to this clearly awesome person

she seems nice, ask her if she has seen giant red glowing things recently.

Pan: Hello! My name's Pan. You are... the 11th? Would your name be Macha?

Macha snorts and shifts her weight before leaning in quiet close into Pan's personal space. Pan holds her ground. The woman's breath is hot and sour much like Janeane's. Janeane, like most Mericudians did enjoy meat and cheese and it's just something Pan learned to deal with.


Pan: ... would you be Nem? Did you see anything glowing things lately?

The woman cocks her head to one side and a slight smirk crosses her face in bemusement.


Macha: Nem... is a name I have not heard in a long time. You weren't as sheltered as she was, and you stood your ground. *she pauses* And no, you had it right the first time. I'm Macha. And no, no glowing things.

Macha holds her temples as if she suddenly had a head-ache but recovers.


Macha: Well, you might as well come in. I think I have something to eat, maybe offer some mulled wine. I'm not sure, my memory has been terrible of late so if it turns out I don't have anything in the pantry I apologize in advance for being a poor host.

>>619708
On the contrary, Nemain was still mostly mortal. Macha is the Fairy Blood itself, and while with Nemain, it was her, it may no longer be. She did merge with Nemain, but who knows what happened after Nemain's death? Could be Macha survived it and went on to continue living, apart from the family bloodline, thanks to Nemain lifting the curse.

>>619731

I said basically. she may age, but she's still capable of wrecking the shit of anything that is capable of getting its shit wrecked.

>>619731
Interesting theory.

>>619729
Something's blocking her memory of whatever caused that red beam. Go in, ask her more about herself, what she does here, that sort of thing. This is the future shrine to the court of beasts, right? You were told it wasn't ready yet. What has to be done?

Tell her it's all right. You showed up unexpected, so she hardly has to be prepared to be a host.

> Go in, ask her more about herself, what she does here, that sort of thing. This is the future shrine to the court of beasts, right? You were told it wasn't ready yet. What has to be done?

Pan, being a good natured, curious individual (although perhaps a teensy bit naive) sees nothing wrong with this plan.

Macha's home is small and comfortable looking. There's a warm fire burning gently in the fireplace and a couple of sturdy oak chairs. Pan can't help but notice that Macha doesn't seem to know her way around her pantry at all, but she eventually finds a flask of suitable wine and a couple of mugs and pours them each something to drink.


Pan: So... Macha. What are you doing out here in the forest all by yourself?


Macha: I'm a ranger. It's my job to keep travellers safe, poachers out, and make sure the animals don't cause too much trouble.


Pan: So who do you report to?


Macha: The village.


Pan: But there's no village near here.

Macha pauses. She closes her eyes and tries to focus.


Pan: Did you mean there Shrine of the Beasts?


Macha: No, the Shrine of the Beasts is out East somewhere.

so. what do you think of fairies?

Ask Macha if she's alright. She seems somewhat out of sorts.

>>619756
Oh whoops, the red dot is to the east, yes, and we already visited the (unfinished?) shrine of Beasts on top of that. My memory isn't what it used to be... This is the- wait no there's no dot on the map here. In fact, there shouldn't be a shrine here at all! This is between two shrines, if they're evenly spaced like I suspect they should be.

Ask her if she knows the locations of the other shrines. Maybe she knows where Moon is? Or we can confirm where Green is. I think you should try to steer clear of contradicting her memories. Something is wrong here and she was, at one point, a dangerous person, so you don't want to provoke her. I wonder why she hasn't mentioned the collar... You could ask her about Nem, I suppose.

Next time you talk to your grandma you should bring up Macha. I expect she will know of her as well.

>This is between two shrines, if they're evenly spaced like I suspect they should be.
It does look as though there should be a sixth shrine northwest here, but all I can see is a slight grey spot where it would be. Probably hidden, but if it does exist, then it's interesting that it was following the same pattern as the other five, and that your grandmother settled down plop in the center of the "Faerie Ring."

>so. what do you think of fairies?


Pan: So Macha -- what do you think of the faeries? They've seem to taken quite an interest in me.


Macha: I still don't trust them. They're the same selfish creatures they were before the Pantheon took power. Humbled now, a little more civil perhaps, but they'd revert to form if they had their old power back.

>Ask Macha if she's alright. She seems somewhat out of sorts.


Pan: If you don't mind me asking, how are you feeling Macha? You seem really disoriented.


Macha: I am. My memory's always been a little... sideways but everything here feels alien. It's as if I should know this place but I don't.

>Ask her if she knows the locations of the other shrines.


Macha: That's just another example. I know of the shrines, but I've never seen them.

>I wonder why she hasn't mentioned the collar... You could ask her about Nem, I suppose.


Pan: Are you curious about my collar? Or why I asked if you were "Nem"?


Macha: I wouldn't need the collar to know who you are. They call you the "Thirteen", but know who you are just from your presence. You're the one that will define her own path, just like Nem did so long ago. She's somewhere in the woods. You should find her.

Macha shudders first, then Pan. It's like a cold wind blew through suddenly.


Pan: Who are you, Macha? You... you seem more faerie like than the actual faeries I've encountered.


Macha: What do you mean?


Pan: You're more ethereal. And if I might be perfectly frank, you're the first person I've met in the woods that hasn't tried to get into my pants. And I've heard whispers that you were part of Nem, originally. These whispers haven't really told me who this 'Nem' is either.


Macha: Nem was a very brave, selfless woman. She...

Macha pauses, and then her eyes flicker with realization.


Macha: ... she's dead. And now she's out in the woods somewhere.

Pan begins to look uncomfortable, but Macha just leans back in her chair like a student trying to recall memory work.


Pan: ... are you dead, Macha?

Macha turns to Pan and a slow, unsettling grin spreads across her face.


Macha: Maybe.

While Pan is finding this conversation unsettling, she's torn by two instincts. One is screaming for her to get the hell out of here, and the other is urging her to be as bold as possible and touch Macha at the very least. Touch her to see if she's real. And a tiny voice far back in her head is telling her that she's been down this path before.

Macha is Nem, though. Or at least she was. So if Nem's dead, Macha's dead.

Well. Unless Macha is you now. (I know that's an odd question to ask, but well).

Nem was your ancestor, Pan. A long ways back- she was the first one to wear the collar. She bound something with it, and Macha was part of that. They're family, and Macha is fundamentally a protector. They shouldn't mean you harm, scary as she can be.

You should touch her! Poking her would be rude, pat her on the shoulder instead.

it doesn't make sense for Macha to be seperated from Nem. after all, her sole purpose was to kill things to steal their lifespan so Nem could live longer.

ask her why she's apart from Nem. ask her where the black wolf is.

>>619873
Okay here's the deal. The collar was initially created to bind Death itself. This was unrelated to Nem's plight, which was that her great-great-grandmother (not sure how many greats offhand) made a deal with Death so that her daughter, who was never meant to be born, could live by stealing the remaining lifespans of others. This was done via a red cape... which Macha is currently wearing... Anyway, the deal with Death allowed every daughter to live until their 16th birthday, at which point they had to put on the red cape and go out to steal life. Anyone they approached alone, with no witnesses, would die and their remaining lifespans would be added to the wearer of the cape. Traditionally, on their 16th birthday they were sent out to deliver goods to their grandmothers, and would discover them dead, not knowing why. This allowed them to live on with the extra lifespans their grandmothers had, and anyone else they happened to Later, their mothers would tell them about the deal, and the cycle would continue.

Nem was approached on the road by someone who informed her that she should not allow anyone to follow her to her grandmother's house. By now she had noticed a black wolf following her, so the meaning of this was clear. Later that day she also met Macha, who we quickly figured out was the black wolf (though Nem didn't really believe us). Nem managed to prevent the wolf from following her to her grandmother not once but twice, and on the second time it ate Blind Yaga. This caused Grendel to attack the village in revenge, and so Nem had to find a way to kill Grendel. She went after the collar, in order to bind the black wolf so that it would kill Grendel. However, it turned out to not be so simple. She would have to confront Macha and through investigation and discussion figure out that Macha/the black wolf was a possible future self of Nem, and the personification of the deal with Death. Once she realized this, she was able to put the collar on HERSELF, gaining full control over the deal with death, allowing her to use it to take on the shape of Macha and kill Grendel.

It's worth noting that the cape became mostly inactive afterwards, and the collar was the active Redcap device instead. The inactive cape *was no longer red*, so um, something happened so that it was activated again, and... I think it's created the Macha you see now. You're talking to the cape, which somehow remembers Macha and what she should remember.

Ask her if she remembers Nem's mother, and grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Blue Ink 2015/01/12(Mon)14:57 No. 619939 ID: 3009b4
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>Macha is Nem, though. Or at least she was. So if Nem's dead, Macha's dead.

Pan reaches over and strokes Macha's cheek. Her boldness catches the larger woman off-guard but Macha doesn't react beyond initial surprise. Her skin is warm and soft, and judging from her reaction she's not used to being touched despite her tendency to get into people's personal space.


Pan: For a dead person you feel remarkably alive.

Macha smirks.

>ask her why she's apart from Nem. ask her where the black wolf is.


Pan: So -- where's the Black Wolf?


Macha: The Black Wolf's nature has changed.


Pan: That's not my question.

Macha folds her arms.


Macha: That's too bad because that's my answer. My nature has changed. Our nature has changed. We are in flux. So the Black Wolf is here, but you will not recognize her now.


Pan: And what are you? My sources say that you should be part of Nem. If you aren't now, what are you?

Macha cocks her head to one side.


Macha: I guess... you could say I am a possibility.


Pan: A possible Nem? What, are you saying you're a time traveller?

Macha gives her an irritated look.


Macha: No. I'm not from another time, because then I would know what will be as what has happened. My memory is more... parallel to the present, so I remember things somewhat sideways. Depending on what happens, I might not remember the same thing the same way. As much as I enjoy my air of mystery the reality is my memory is extremely fallible because it's constantly changing. I do seem to recall something about your 'sources' -- enough to know that you know more about me than I think, but less than you actually do.

Macha levels her gaze at Pan, and then mimics her earlier gesture by brushing her fingers against Pan's cheek. Then she then moves her hand down to Pan's shoulder and squeezes. Pan flinches but does look away. Macha's expression melts from annoyance to respect and then returns to her usual self-satisfied smirk.


Macha: You're much stronger than we were back then. Maybe you weren't coddled so much.


Pan: That's irrelevant. I thought you were part of Nem? Why is she separate and in these woods? How long has she been here?


Macha: I don't know, which means that she's not been here all that long. I can tell you that Nem learned to pull me back from wherever it is I came from using the cape, and also that the physical Nem is long dead. Whatever Nem is in the woods now is like me -- a shade of possibility.


Pan: A ghost?


Macha: Ghosts are echos of something that was alive. We are shades of what could live. If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say that we have returned because you are the Thirteen: you are Change, just as Nem was. You are the one with the will and ability to make a choice, and this choice will defy the expected path. This time is essentially when everything will change, or it won't.


Pan: So I have to decide between stagnation or the unknown, essentially?

Macha smiles in response. She takes her cup of mulled wine and takes a long drink of it. Pan hasn't touched hers yet -- something not lost on Macha as she glances at the full mug -- but the ranger says nothing.


Macha: One more thing. Nem and I are not the only shades in these woods.

>>619939
Hmmm... I'm guessing there's a Blind Yaga in here somewhere too?

yeah, maybe stay away from magical beings that look black and/or wolf-like.

drink your cup and ask her if that's another one of those statements she insists not to elaborate on.

I'm really suppressing my desire to recollar her...

>Nem and I are not the only shades in these woods.
Is that another "There might be shades of these people" things, or does she know who some of them are?

>Hmmm... I'm guessing there's a Blind Yaga in here somewhere too?


Pan: Is a "Blind Yaga" a shade?

Macha laughs.


Macha: No, of course not.


Pan: Do you know of any others?


Macha: I only know that there ARE others, but I don't know who they are.

Oh, well, thanks. Ask if there's anything you can do for her, perhaps?

this is the mandatory suggestion for hugs.

>>619955
Well, she is family, technically.

So, do you have a stake in this change I may or may not bring? Do you have advise for me, or something to say about what I should do?

>Ask if there's anything you can do for her, perhaps?


Pan: Is there anything I can do for you?


Macha: No, but nice of you to ask.

>So, do you have a stake in this change I may or may not bring? Do you have advise for me, or something to say about what I should do?


Pan: Do you have a stake in this?


Macha: No -- my time's passed, Pan. What you do from here is your own business.

>No stake
Well, for whatever reason you're back, I hope you're able to enjoy what time you do have here.

It's not every day you get to meat a pseudo-ancestor!

>It's not every day you get to meat a pseudo-ancestor!
>meat
Pan's Gaelish, the females don't get tails.
Not even the right kind of tail for meating somebody, either.

>Pan's Gaelish, the females don't get tails.

Rollens have tails and are omnivores.
Gaelish don't have tails and are vegan.

Gender does not play into tail-having.

>Gender does not play into tail-having.
>Not even the right kind of tail for meating somebody, either.
It was a joke about cocks being considered tails.

Blue Ink 2015/01/13(Tue)22:28 No. 620281 ID: 3009b4
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>drink your cup and ask her if that's another one of those statements she insists not to elaborate on.

Since nobody has advised Pan otherwise, she assumes that Macha's food and drink are safe and takes a sip of her wine.

Then she takes a big gulp.

Energy rushes through her! Pan feels every part of her tingle and a massive rush of adrenaline! Strength swells through her body!

She also feels incredibly aroused.


Pan: That was AMAZING!! What was in that?

Macha looks bewildered.


Macha: Just... mulled wine.

Pan's Strength has improved considerably!

** Author Note: No, Pan's muscles aren't actually inflated or bulging *that much*; it's just for emphasis **

Ask for some wine to go, also we should come back here later bring some bread or something.

>Just... mulled wine.
Maybe it's more about the symbolism of accepting something from Macha than it is the properties of the substance itself.

Test it out! Arm wrestle or something.

>>620281
Didn’t catch that suggestion to drink something… Let’s hope not all is lost!

Test out your strength!

And how horny are you? Just very, or barely controllable I-need-to-get-off-now horny?

>And how horny are you? Just very, or barely controllable I-need-to-get-off-now horny?


Pan: Considering I've already climaxed once today I'm surprisingly randy -- enough that it's sort of clouding my mind but I don't think I'd do anything too stupid.

It uh, also turned your teeth yellow pan. Still, could be a worse side-effect than that.

>>620472
I think that was just an artistic error. It's the same yellow "Halo" that's surrounding her, so Blue Ink probably just forgot to color them back to white.

Blue Ink 2015/01/18(Sun)17:46 No. 620995 ID: 3009b4
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Pan asks Macha if she will arm-wrestle her to test her new strength.

It takes Macha about three seconds to demonstrate that no matter how much strength the wine has given her it's not comparable to the larger woman's power. (One thing to consider is that there's a fair amount of technique involved with arm wrestling and Macha is also more skilled)

Aw. Well, thanks for humoring me.

pfft, arm wrestles are pointles

illustrate your superior strength by ripping off Macha's clothes

then she'll know how strong you are!

Hmm I wonder if it was something in the mulling spices.

Anyways go seduce Macha you know you want to.

Blue Ink 2015/01/20(Tue)16:07 No. 621348 ID: 3009b4
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>illustrate your superior strength by ripping off Macha's clothes

Pan knows better than that -- one doesn't just rip off another's clothes, especially when Macha is clearly supernaturally strong herself.

However despite knowing her mind is clouded by the wine, Pan is wet and Macha has a girlish beauty despite her amazon stature so the idea of getting Macha out of her clothes appeals to her.

She gives Macha a steamy smile... and smirks when Macha reacts by looking both confused and curious.

Pan moves in closer to Macha and brushes her cheek once again, this time while giving her a smoldering gaze. Macha turns away involuntarily, her face flushed.

Pan is willing to guess that despite the fact that Macha looks like an accomplished fighter, she's had very little romantic experience given that she's the one that shyly turned away when Pan got close. Macha is clearly outside of her comfort zone -- and while she's not afraid, she's clearly at a loss for what to do.

So Pan helps out by kissing her.

Macha is surprised and grips Pan in response -- but does not push her away, nor does she pull her closer.

** At this point it should be noted that IP can be used to adjust character reactions. Unlike chance modifiers, this influence is 'soft' - it can't force a character to go against her or his nature, but it can make them more likely to go along with activities based on personality. No hard numbers can be given because it's very contextual based on the character's personality and feelings at a particular moment. The 5 point limit/player rule is still in effect, and the 4 player agreement rule will still cause the maximum influence possible on a character.

Pan has 20 IP. **

>>621348
+1 IP to Macha realizing that she just displayed a sort of weakness, and further experience in these matters can change that. Plus c'mon when was the last time she got laid? Has it happened ever?

(also she should probably not think about how Pan is like her great^x grandchild sortof)

Okay, wow. I'm pretty conflicted as to whether this is okay or not.

Is it bad to make advances on the one person (sans gran) who hasn't tried to get in your pants? Is there a problem hooking up with a reflection of your ancestor(s) (or yourself)?

Is giving Macha a good experience of her own (not something sideways, or reflected, or borrowed) something that actualizes her, makes her more of a person? Or is treating her as just an other sex object in a forest full of them diminishing and dismissing her?

...it really doesn't help that the interface is all but telling us to use IP to make her okay with this.

If anything, I'd want to spend points to get her to make a decision. Push her to express herself, but not in one way or the other.

>...it really doesn't help that the interface is all but telling us to use IP to make her okay with this.

** IP can NOT be used to make characters go against their nature. Essentially it allows the players to make a character lean towards a set of decisions she or he may already have thought of. It's very similar to Macha in Nem's Quest - the IP gives her 'ideas' but she ultimately makes the decision. **

>Is there a problem hooking up with a reflection of your ancestor(s) (or yourself)?

Macha is so far removed from Pan that she doesn't count as family.

>If anything, I'd want to spend points to get her to make a decision. Push her to express herself, but not in one way or the other.

Macha really doesn't need help expressing herself or making decisions as seen in Nem's Quest. She's not an innocent little girl after all.

+1 IP to Macha pushing Pan away and expressing polite disinterest.

Blue Ink 2015/01/20(Tue)20:44 No. 621399 ID: 3009b4
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>+1 IP to Macha realizing that she just displayed a sort of weakness, and further experience in these matters can change that. Plus c'mon when was the last time she got laid? Has it happened ever?
>+1 IP to Macha pushing Pan away and expressing polite disinterest.

Macha feels conflicted.

>...it really doesn't help that the interface is all but telling us to use IP to make her okay with this.

The IP stands for INFLUENCE POINTS -- and represents the players as a whole's ability to influence the story based on where they'd like it to go. Hardly anyone ever uses IP to do this normally, but for this story -- which is a lot more light-hearted -- I figured I'd remind people they can push for the directions they want things to go in.

Pan sees Macha is conflicted. Pan's had less than a year of exploring her bisexuality so she has a sense of where Macha might be coming from and decides to wrangle her desires and see if she can help her.


Pan: Macha...

Macha doesn't look her in the eyes.


Macha: So... you usually kiss strangers like that?

Pan clasps Macha's hand in both of hers.


Pan: I don't normally get the opportunity to meet faerie creatures...

Macha snarls.


Macha: I am *NOT* a faerie creature.


Pan: ... or shades of my past. Shades of my past who... well, if you don't mind me saying so... you look like you've had a rough time of things.

Macha's voice is curt.


Macha: I'm just out of my element. Why did you kiss me?


Pan: Did you like it?

There is a very long silence which is painfully awkward for Macha and rather telling for Pan.


Pan: You've never been kissed like that, have you?

Again, more silence.


Pan: Why are you here?


Macha: The Black Wolf was... *was*... the spirit of Death. I can't remember when, but at some point the faeries ... made peace? With Death itself. So the hunter was no longer needed. If I were to hazard a guess the only reason why I've even re-awoken is because Nem is here, so even though I'm part of her past where she goes I follow.

Pan thinks for a moment.


Pan: Macha, do you think I'm pretty? No, bad choice of words for what I'm trying to figure out. Macha, do you find me *attractive*?

Macha shrugs.


Macha: Whether someone is *attractive* or not has ever been a very important point for me, Pan.


Pan: You are avoiding the question.

She snarls.


Macha: And it is a meaningless question, Pan. Regardless of the answer, what makes you think I'm even interested in rutting about? Sex is not a matter of life and death, Pan and the sooner you learn that, the better. One can operate with a much sharper mind when it's not constantly addled by casual sex and drugs.

Pan does not let go of Macha's hand even as she tries to take it away, and she notices that Macha will not meet her gaze.


Pan: Me thinks the lady doth protest too much. It's almost like you're afraid.

This seems to enrage Macha, who suddenly turns and glares at Pan, dead in the eyes. Moments pass and she seems to realize something and her face softens.


Macha: It... feels wrong. It feels like a betrayal to myself. When I met Nem, I remembered how lonely I have always been. I remembered that my own people would reject me as a half-blood, as a woman against the established social order, and fear me because of what I represent. Standing alone and hunting down the faeries as they cowered in their shadow worlds made me feel like I had a proper place in this world. Nem was the girl I was and would be, and I hated how weak she was. I hated her for choosing my life of struggle and loneliness, I hated her for being weak, I hated her for being a little girl, I hated her for bargaining with the faeries who caused all our pain and most of all I hated myself because she was the *courageous* one.

And when she put that *collar* on us I realized that no matter how powerful I was, she was the dominant one. She understood what I was, and what she was, and she took *control*. She became my goddess and from that time forth when she called upon me, I was her weapon. She *tamed* Death.

Now this place has no need for a weapon like me. What do I represent now? You *can not* become me, Pan. I am not your shadow or your possibility. And now you kiss me and I am terribly confused.


*A multitude of things cross Pan's mind as Macha sighs.*

** TRYING SOMETHING NEW:
You may make suggestions, or you may spend IP on a desired outcome that you think would make the best story and let Pan take care of the rest. Other players may spend IP directly against your outcome and negate it (costing no IP). **

Spend IP on desired outcome: naked Macha

>>621399
"So repurpose yourself. You came about of an age of strife and war, and find yourself in an age of peace and love. So instead of being a war machine, why not a LOVE machine?"
Waggle eyebrows as fast as possible to drive home that godawful pun as hard as you can.

Hmm, so many things to address.

Maybe you should tell her not all things in life are about fate. Maybe you should point out that because she lacks that experience doesn't mean she should avoid that experience.

Macha isn't a normal person, she's the splintered aspect of Nemian psyche that does the violence necessary for them. That's probably why her memory is sideways, and why she's right when she says it's... kinda inappropriate that she'd make that sort of decision herself. You might have sex and end up lying down only to wake up next to Nem (or the black wolf).

Personally I'd love to see you get laid (I think Nem probably needs that), but there's too much weirdness here. Macha isn't a whole being and having sex with her would be... strange. Nemian on the other hand is curious, adventurous, and would probably greatly benefit from the companionship, based on what we know about how her life has been.

Does not death give birth to new life? There is no reason she, a representation of a driving force of change, cannot change herself.

>>621400
Spending IP against.

>What do I represent now?
Maybe you need to discover that. Invent it.

Would you just sit in this house, alone with your sideways memories, until the moment passes, and the shades go back where they came from?

Be bold! Explore. Try something new. It doesn't have to be sex (although it can be). Every symbol has more than one meaning. You were a sword, but sometimes a sword isn't just a sword. Or it can become a plowshare.

>Sex is not a matter of life and death, Pan and the sooner you learn that, the better.
No, but it's something between life and death. You've been operating at the extremes, you've been the razor's edge. I think you're confused because you've been confronted with the life in the middle you never had to deal with before.

You've been death, maybe this is a chance to live. Or at least flirt with life.

The collar's not Nem's anymore, and it's not on your either. You're free.

>>621408
Spending IP for.

>Spending IP against.
>Spending IP for.

** Please write in full what you're spending for rather than referencing another post. If you are spending IP against someone else's desired outcome, please specify a preferred outcome. If an outcome goes against character I'll mention it. **

>>621452
Spending IP against Macha getting naked.

Blue Ink 2015/01/21(Wed)12:14 No. 621466 ID: 3009b4

>Spending IP against Macha getting naked.

** Again: In the interest of story moving forward, if you're going to spend against someone else's outcome you must also provide an alternative outcome of interest. This will prevent the quest from devolving into arguments; if you're going to vote against you need an alternative beyond "Not X" or I'm afraid I won't count the vote. So if you don't want Macha naked, you need to figure out another resolution or at least something else for Pan to do. **

>>621400
Spending IP for naked macha as well.

** Also to further elaborate: the whole "Spend IP for specific outcomes" is basically an extension of the original use -- the players' ability to manipulate outcomes within the story. Just because you can spend IP to manipulate an outcome doesn't mean you should as there's no hard-and-fast rule as to how the outcome may unfold nor a hard-and-fast rule as to how much it might cost for it to happen.

The use of IP to adjust outcome right now is purely experimental -- so I may retract the option if I feel it's not working or bogging down the story. For now, it's a way of letting me get a feel for where the majority of the players want the story to go next so I can keep things lively.

Finally, keep in mind that direct conversation with Pan is always the old-fashioned free way of manipulating the story; it just requires convincing her. **

I think a lot of readers are taking IP to represent something akin to mind control, but I think it's more accurate to say it's more like author-directed input. Can't really think of it as an in-universe effect, if I'm interpreting it correctly.

>>621466
Spending IP on Macha pushing Pan away and expressing polite disinterest.

I'd be willing to spend IP towards helping Macha have some kind of epiphany. Snap her out of the no purpose thing, and to exploring what her resumed existance is.

I don't care either way if she decides that means sex.

Blue Ink 2015/01/21(Wed)17:04 No. 621502 ID: 3009b4
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Pan smiles at Macha and moves in close. She whispers into Macha's ear, and her hot breath tickles her and sends a tingle down the larger woman's spine.

Pan: You are here and yet we do not need a weapon. If the Black Wolf's nature has changed, perhaps her nature is not to be a weapon any longer. Tell me, have you known anything but violence, loneliness and hate?

Macha doesn't answer and won't look at Pan.

Pan: It's like your charred on one side and raw on the other. What you're feeling is a lack of balance.

Pan kisses Macha on the neck, and Macha shivers involuntarily.

Pan: If you didn't want this, you could have pushed me away at any time. Has any man ever touched you, Macha?

Macha mutters that Nem might have gotten the opportunity but she never did.

Pan: It's time to stop hating yourself, Macha. You're beautiful and strong, and you deserve love too.

Macha says nothing and lets Pan kiss her again -- on the lips, forehead and eyelids. She lets her kiss her neck and nip gently at her ears. Pan is an excellent kisser and she can tell by Macha's heavy breathing that she is enjoying it.

While she kisses her, she gently slips her hand down between Macha's legs. The powerful woman slowly shifts them so Pan can more easily move her hand up her thigh and under her skirt. As Pan suspected, Macha is hot and very slick.


>I think a lot of readers are taking IP to represent something akin to mind control, but I think it's more accurate to say it's more like author-directed input. Can't really think of it as an in-universe effect, if I'm interpreting it correctly.

** You are, although the in-universe impact can be interpreted as various impulses. IP is an impact on probability after all. Anything that isn't immediately dismissed is within character -- and that means that since Macha getting naked hasn't been dismissed it is something she is open to and wants on some level. Unlike combat rolls or skill checks, these 'soft' outcomes don't have a set cost or predictable result (and unfortunate unforeseen events can occur as a result). The same result can be achieved through suggestion but suggestions require more work as the character needs to be convinced and only the protagonist (and party) is open to them. **

>Spending IP on Macha pushing Pan away and expressing polite disinterest.

** That doesn't provide an interesting alternative story turn -- it doesn't change anything. If you want to fight an IP spend, you'll need to provide a substitute story advancing outcome. Macha is already relatively friendly to Pan so mere disinterest does not add anything to the current story, especially considering the nature of this quest. Most of the suggestions lean towards Macha showing a side beyond destruction so that's what I went with. **

There is more to this than just sex; for those wanting story just bear with me

Blue Ink 2015/01/21(Wed)18:27 No. 621512 ID: 3009b4
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Macha's body trembles.

Blue Ink 2015/01/21(Wed)19:00 No. 621519 ID: 3009b4
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Pan slowly makes her way down Macha's body, around her thighs and legs, around her belly and navel, dancing around where she knows her new lover secretly wants her to go.

Finally when she thinks Macha can take it no longer, she moves down upon her. Even then, it takes some time before Macha lowers her defences enough to allow herself to climax.

She lets out a feral, less-than-feminine scream.

And then something else happens.

>>621519
Wait, did your collar just move to her, or is it like, a copy? Did you just claim her, maybe? If it moved to her it sortof implies she's in control now.

Hmm, it occurs to me that the wine Macha gave you made you horny... as if this was the intended result from that, even if she didn't do it on purpose...

Blue Ink 2015/01/21(Wed)21:07 No. 621534 ID: 3009b4
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Pan wipes her mouth and cuddles up to Macha on the rug on the floor. She notices that Macha has a collar now, and instinctively reaches up to her own neck -- but her collar is still there.


Pan: Macha -- you've got a collar now.

Macha smiles.


Macha: I know. Would you like to know a secret, Pan?

Pan twitches and shivers involuntarily. The words have inexplicable weight. She nods.


Macha: Sideways memory is a funny thing. I don't remember *not* having this collar, but you're with me now and I know I didn't always appear to have it. When you touched me that way, I think you did help me with my other nature. There is more to me than death and destruction, and it's something Nem must already know because a bit of her echoed through me when I changed. I remember... that one of the reasons why Nem and I are here now is because something changed long ago, something happened that wasn't expected to happen.

Your contract... I know you've got a contract now... it's the expected path. It's the path your mother wants you to take because it's the safe path and it's the path Goodwhite desperately wants you to take because you are the Thirteen.

You are Change, and you are now in the same position as Nem was so long ago. After this point my memory is ... sideways. You could be the wolf that the faeries want to bind. You could be the girl, looking to choose her wolf.

What I can tell you is that Nem is out there somewhere, she has no number, and if you want to follow her it has something to do with the collar but she won't let me know what.

>>621534
Then, Nem won't show up on the lantern. Gonna be hard to find her. First place I'd look is the position opposite this one.

Well, I'm glad I helped you find more of your nature. Someone shouldn't be trapped with just death and sideways possibilities.

>change versus the contract
I think it's pretty safe to say you want to know more (as much as you can, at least) before making some kind of sticking decision.

For curiosity's sake, if nothing else. (Being able to make an informed decision is good too, but I almost feel that would be less important to Pan).