>>141788
She's in the inn.

He's sort of being held captive right now. They're trying to use that orb you made as a bargaining chip, and it's working a bit too well. You know how much of a pushover he can be. At least we convinced him not to drink the drugged wine.

[Replays Cecil's memories of the building. Or, at least, all that we can.]

Alexis 2010/03/03(Wed)22:40 No. 141798 ID: cf68aa
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>>141790
>>141791
>>141792

>Drugged wine? Oooh, yeah my cousins tend to use those happy drugs quite abit mya. Good thing she didn't drink it.

>Okay I think this is the place mya. But there's a guard outside.

>>141798
Tell him you're here about the 'diplomatic mission' (with a wink), to assist Cecil since it turned out to be more difficult than anticipated.

>>141798
Alright, go inside, and find her room. Hide there, and when the tigerfolk who tricked her comes in...
Well, do you have a knife on you?

>>141802
*facepalm*

No. What we're trying to do is work this issue out. The dark mana tiger nut has allies, and killing them all would not only be risky but also be nigh-certain to let a few escape.

We need to convene with the catkin leader. Alex, you're here to give Cecil a Cell so we can interact with people directly.
The current plan is to get the Catkin leader's memories, then replay them for Cecil's 'employer'.

Alexis 2010/03/03(Wed)23:01 No. 141814 ID: cf68aa
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>>141800

>Sounds like a plan.

She goes up to the guard

>"Hello, I'm here about the 'diplomatic mission' , to assist Cecil. this mission's gonna be pretty dangerous and they need a catfolk to help."

>>141808
>Screw diplomacy I'm killing the bitch who kidnapped Cecil.
>>141802
>That sounds better mya

"What's the password"

>.... Uhm...

>>141814
If you do that NOW then her allies will kill the catkin leader.
That's a bad thing.

We might be able to get something useful out of the deal if we can convince her to back down.

As far as the guard goes? "I can't give you a password since you didn't give one to Cecil. Go tell him the password and then I can tell you what it is."

>>141814
"What? Cecil didn't tell me. Hold on, let me just get him."

(also seriously we do want to talk to the catfolk leader to work this out)

We'll switch over to Cecil so we can get him to let you in.

>>141818
We'll get a reward for killing her, a reward for stopping psychotiger from making a horrible mistake, and/or a reward for foiling an assassination plot.

Killing the leader WON'T foil the plot, and getting out alive afterward would be difficult. They have guards hiding all over the place.
The best bet is to meet with the Catkin leader first to get her side of events. If we can talk the tigers down from their plan then we can walk out of there safely and you can kill her another time.

Nobody agreed with me when I told Cecil to either kill or freeze and kidnap the terror tiger, so we're doing this the 'diplomacy first' way.

Cecil 2010/03/03(Wed)23:30 No. 141827 ID: cf68aa
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>>141816
>>141818

>"Uhm... Hold on a sec kay?"

>Please be quick guys.

-----------------------------

>........

[Change to Cecil]

Alex is at the door. She needs you to let her in.

[If he is unresponsive]

ALEX IS AT THE DOOR. SHE NEEDS YOU TO LET HER IN.

>>141827
(peer into dreams)

>>141827
hey let's look at his dreams for a sec, why not

Cecil 2010/03/03(Wed)23:54 No. 141842 ID: cf68aa
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>>141833
>>141834

>................
>................
Hi dream world is opened up

>"WOAH!"

Cecil jumps out of the way or a large fireball

>>141842
THAT'S NOT A BARREL ROLL

Cecil 2010/03/03(Wed)23:57 No. 141845 ID: cf68aa
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>>141842
A man in a blue cloak looks at him

"Sigh... Cecil how are you going to learn how to seal magic if you always run away?"

>"Sorry master, it's just a thing of mine to run away from fire! You would to hmm?"

"That's not the point. If you keep running from everything you won't solve your problems"

>God he is so annoying!

>>141845
Ok, yea, we've seen enough.

HEY! CECIL! THE MAN IS RIGHT! NOW WAKE UP AND GO LET ALEX IN!

[Plays back the conversation Alex had at the door]

>>141845
Cecil, time to wake up! Alex is outside getting cockblocked by some guard asking for a password.

Cecil 2010/03/04(Thu)00:11 No. 141855 ID: cf68aa
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>>141847
>>141849

"SIR! The school is under atta----------"

Cecil 2010/03/04(Thu)00:12 No. 141857 ID: cf68aa
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WAKE UP!!!

Cecil jumps up

>!? Huh!? Wha happened!?

>>141857
Alex is at the door. The guard won't let her in. Go handle that.

Cecil 2010/03/04(Thu)00:24 No. 141864 ID: cf68aa
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>>141858

>Oh good she made it.

He rolls off the bed and falls to the floor.

>Huh. I think my legs have gone numb.

>It looks like there are two small pricks on my legs, one on each thigh.

>>141864
Well fuck. What's the password to get past the door guard?

>>141864
Are they numb, or just unresponsive?
Can you feel them?

Also, that's probably a bad sign. Try healing one.

Oh, and check RJ for similar signs of tampering.

Check your groin for bruising. We don't want no surprise sex to have happened.

Ah, screw this. After you check RJ and get a cloak on, use gravity to both make yourself weightless and drag you towards the entrance.

Cecil 2010/03/04(Thu)00:34 No. 141872 ID: cf68aa
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>>141865

>Password? I was never told a password. Just tell her to say "There is none" or something.

>>141866
>I can't get my toes to move. I can see the prick marks.. I would love to heal them but my staff is on the dresser.

>>141867
>She's to far away and I can't reach her.

>>141870
>..... I suppose.
>.......
>Okay, everything's intact still. no bruising and that skin thing is still there.

>>141872
You know, we've been pretty damn tolerant about the screw cycle they've been putting us through, but even THEY can't think this is a good idea.

Get an explanation first, though. At the very least we can have something to laugh in their faces about as we split their fingers lengthwise.

Let's switch to Alex and tell her there's no password.

>>141878
Yea, but lets also prepare her to berate people over the mindbogglingly amateur job they're doing running this whole thing and the blatant incompetence they keep showing by stabbing themselves in the foot every chance they get.

Someone climbed up on you in your sleep, reached between your legs, and injected you twice with a paralytic drug cocktail, without you waking up. Try not to dwell on this.






ITWASASPIDER

>>141872
Use lessened gravity and Aer to make yourself stand and move. Get some clothes on, go down to the door and let Alex in. Don't let on that you got drugged to stay still. Act like it didn't work. And don't forget the orb.

Oh and by the way. The wine is almost certainly laced with happy drugs. So save it for celebration at a later time, like once you have the orb securly embedded in your body to make sure you don't keep dropping it everywhere. Then you can drink the drugged wine and have a party.

Alexis 2010/03/05(Fri)17:46 No. 142659 ID: cf68aa
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>>141894

>Fuck... I hate this feeling. I'm gonna get them back for this later. Master planners they are not.

>Just.. Just go talk to Alex while I do this.
---------------------------------------------
>Mya, you guys are back. What's the password? The guards been staring me down.

>>142659
There is no password.

Alexis 2010/03/05(Fri)17:56 No. 142667 ID: cf68aa
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>>142663

>No password!?

>"Mya... There is none?"

"So you're saying you don't know it?"

>>142667
No, I'm saying there is no password.

>>142667
Or at least make it clear that Cecil was never told one. So we must assume there is no password.

>>142659
If there is password they didn't tell Cecil. They were however a bit miffed at him turning down their drugged wine so they injected him while he sleept. His legs are now numb so he has some difficulty moving around.

Tell the bitch guard that there is no password. Atleast not one that they told Cecil, and you're really pissed at them for drugging him. That is no way to get someones cooperation. Now will the guard kindly move out of the way so you can help him or are things going to get nasty?

>>142667
"If I didn't know the password, why would I be here? I'd have no reason to be here if I didn't know the password. I mean, who'd try to go into a building if they weren't able?"

Alexis 2010/03/05(Fri)18:22 No. 142683 ID: cf68aa
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>>142676

>"If I didn't know the password, why would I be here? I'd have no reason to be here if I didn't know the password. I mean, who'd try to go into a building if they weren't able?"

"SO what is it?"

>Damn...

>"There is no password."

"The password is apple."

>"Damn! But Cecil didn't know that!"

"I see, so you were trying to sneak in."

>"Look I'm here to help out so would you please move out of the way or are things going to have to get nasty?"

"Bring it catfolk bitch"

From out of nowhere she brings out a giant double sided Zweihänder. Alexis takes a few steps back

"Run away before I turn you into mince meat."

"OK! OK! FINE! The password is apple. Can I go now?"

okay, yeah. she is a bitch and a half. someone must be crossing the wires.

just dodge her, cecil will be here in a bit and that should shut her up.

>>142686
Well, if she's dumb enough to tell Alex the password she's dumb enough to manipulate.

We've got an elemental mage, an alchemist, a soul mage, and a thief that has yet to prove herself either loyal or useful. A bruiser of a fighter would do a nice job of rounding things out.

>>142683
What are your abilities, Alex? I don't think you ever told us what your spells are.

Alexis 2010/03/05(Fri)18:48 No. 142690 ID: cf68aa
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>>142684

>"Okay the password is apple!"

"..... Really?"

>Yeah she's not buying it...

>>142689

>Here's a list of my spells and what they do.

Move Earth- What is says. I can move small amounts of earth around me.
Spike-Makes a spike..
Balle...-Allows me to cast a more powerful spell if chanted before the spell itself. Takes time.
Mal Hydra-Makes a drink that can put someone into a deathlike sleep for a day.
Manascir-Lets me put mana into a object. Others can use it to.
The Create spells should be obvious...
Disturb Mana-If I can touch a spellcaster and use this it makes it harder for them to cast spells.
Disrupt Though-Makes someone unable to put together and coherent thoughts for a bit.

>That's all really.

create water, disrupt thought. watch her fall on her ass.

Alexis 2010/03/05(Fri)19:10 No. 142696 ID: cf68aa
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>>142691

>Sounds good!

She makes a puddle of water beneath the guard's feet.

>Now I just have to touch her for Disrupt Thought.

She dashes up to the guard and makes a grab at her head. suddenly she begins to lose feeling in her lower body

>....?

"Fine, whatever, I don't have time for this nonsense. Just give her this" Toss her a cell stone "when she gets here, or she'll kill you."

Then walk away. Cecil needs that stone, but once the guard has it we can work it out on our own from there.

You need to meet with the Catkin leader as soon as possible anyway, so don't worry so much about being able to see Cecil.

>>142696
FFFFFFFFFFFFFF
THIS IS WHY YOU WAIT FOR MORE SUGGESTIONS!
Try to cough out "Bad move. I'm Cecil's lover."
We'll go get his help.

[CHANGE TO CECIL]

>>142699
[Following that:]
CECIL! THE GUARD STABBED ALEX! IT'S REALLY BAD! HURRY UP!

[Debate: I dunno if Nari can do anything to help. I hope so D:]

Alexis 2010/03/05(Fri)19:24 No. 142704 ID: cf68aa
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>I hate you voices...

>>142699

>""B-Bad move... I'm Cecil's... l-lover."

She falls down

"...... Regina, take this one inside."
--------------------------------------------

>>142704

[Switch to Cecil already]

Alexis 2010/03/05(Fri)19:29 No. 142706 ID: cf68aa
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>Tomboy...

>Damn halfbreeds...

>Worthless...

>Trash....

>Loser....

Alexis 2010/03/05(Fri)19:30 No. 142707 ID: cf68aa
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>>142706

>...........
>...........
>...........

Alexis 2010/03/05(Fri)19:31 No. 142708 ID: cf68aa
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>.............
>..... Mya...?

>Ugh.... Why does it feel like I recently got a new orifice?

>Where am I?

>>142708
You got shanked. I imagine they decided to keep you alive as a hostage.

>>142708

Alex? Can you hear me? I'm the voice that doesn't give you bad advice. You decided to try and punch-out a warrior that was wielding a giant sword. You DID get a new orifice, but you seem to be ok.
First, can you move your toes?
Once you've checked that, look around to see where you are and who's there.

Alexis 2010/03/05(Fri)19:44 No. 142720 ID: cf68aa
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>>142712

>Fuck...

>>142715
>But that should have worked mya. She got under my guard, no one's ever done that before. It's like she knew I was going to.

>My toes? They're fine. I can move normally.

>The room I'm in looks like a hospital room. It has all the usual things and there's a light blue curtain around my bed.

>>142720
Ok. We'll go check in with Cecil. Call us back if ANYTHING happens.

[Switch to Cecil already]

Cecil 2010/03/05(Fri)20:01 No. 142732 ID: cf68aa
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>>142721

>Hello again voices.

>I haven't been able to get very far. I tried to reach my staff but it's to high up.

>RJ's sleeping like a log, no amount of yelling seems to wake her up.

>>142732
You can't use spells without your staff?

>>142732
She's probably been sedated.
Alex got stabbed pretty bad...
>>142696
As she was dying she coughed out that she's your lover, and that seems to have convinced them to patch her up. She's ok, but we don't know where she is.

Now, let me restate the most important part of that: Her would-be last words and dying thoughts were loving you.

Getting back on track, use Gravity to pull your staff to you. You should be able to muster the little power that would require.

Cecil 2010/03/05(Fri)20:27 No. 142748 ID: cf68aa
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>>142738

>I 'can' but they're not very strong. I've been trying to lift myself up but to no avail.

>>142744
>.....

With a burst of mana he knocks his staff off of the dresser. He picks it up and casts gravity around himself lowering it. With Aer he moves himself around

>A tiny bit of Dark Mana never hurt anyone...

>If I killed them it wouldn't benefit m very much. Well mentally it'd feel good as hell, but it won't help out my situation.

>What should I do?

>>142748
What do you mean, Dark Mana? Did you just use some? That wasn't a very good idea. A normal gravity spell would've probably been strong enough to get the staff.

I suggest... getting a shirt on, for one thing. Unless you want to distract them with your boobs.

Open up your door, find someone and demand to see Alex.

>>142748
First off? Calm down. The only reason Alex was injured was because she let her anger at them for hurting you blind her.
Second? Realize that your rage at them stems from you being in love with her.
Third? Realize that you probably wouldn't survive trying to kill them all.

Get dressed, leave your room, go up to the first person you see, and demand that they take you to Alex.

Float RJ along behind you if you're up to it; if you decide to leave you don't want to leave her behind.

>>142750
Seconding for logic.

Cecil 2010/03/05(Fri)22:32 No. 142809 ID: cf68aa
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>>142749
>Only a little Dark Mana. It used a small piece of my soul for these spells. That way I won't lose any of my normal Mana to maintain this floating..

>A shirt? Oh, right. I forget sometimes. My cloak is still here and all my stuff is still in it's pockets.

>>142750

>I'll just float her behind me.

He goes outised and immediatly bumps into his captor.

>Fortune smiles upon me.

"H-How are you walking!?"

say "are you implying i shouldn't be able to?"

>>142809
"You aren't very good at this.
First, you don't play these games with people who have already agreed to help.
Second, never underestimate the power of your would-be pawns.
Third, you must grant trust to receive it.

There are more rules to learn, but for now the only words to leave your lips should be where you've put Alexis."

Does your soul regenerate or something? I thought that wasn't a renewable resource...

Cecil 2010/03/05(Fri)23:00 No. 142824 ID: cf68aa
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>>142811

>"are you implying i shouldn't be able to?"

"N-No, of course not. I mean..."

>>142812

>They don't regenerate. Not naturally.

>"You aren't very good at this. First, you don't play these games with people who have already agreed to help. Second, never underestimate the power of your would-be pawns.Third, you must grant trust to receive it. There are more rules to learn, but for now the only words to leave your lips should be where you've put Alexis."

"A-Alex? Uhm... there's this cat girl in the infirmary down the hall. Just go three doors down and make a left."

>I want to punch her..

not right now. after alex is confirmed safe you can go on a punch spree.

>>142824
Don't. No violence, no aggression. We want her to think you're irritated, not mad. This kind of intimidation doesn't go well with force.

If you ignore her and continue to Alex then she'll be more scared than if you did anything to her, and we need to resolve the catkin leader situation before we kill her.

>>142824
Can Soul Heal fix the damage?

Also yes, no punching. Brush her out of the way and use an Aer burst to add a little oomph to it.

>>142833
No, no aggression. We don't want to waste mana, and we want her think he considers her a waste of mana.

>>142836
Yes, you've made it clear you want no aggression.

Wouldn't it be more intimidating for Cecil to just casually throw around magic like it's no big deal?

I'm not suggesting he slam her into a wall or anything. Just a gust to make her stumble a little.

>>142837
Any force Cecil uses is going to make her think she was worthy of the use of force.
This is a very delicate form of bluffing intimidation, so magic should only be used as needed.
Also, she's a caster too, so she'll be able to tell how much effort you're putting into your spells. If you don't cast then she can't tell how strong you really are.

Cecil 2010/03/05(Fri)23:29 No. 142846 ID: cf68aa
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>>142833

Soul Heal? never heard of it.

He pushes her aside using the tiniest bit of Aer to knock the girl back a bit. She looks shocked. He goes into the room she pointed out

>"Alex!"

"Cecil!"

>"I'm glad you're safe, how're you feeling?"

"Other then the hole in my gut I'm good."

>"I'm sorry that happened..."

"Mya, I'm okay. Those Tigerfolk can be a bit agressive at time is all."

>She's okay...

>Thank the gods..

>>142846
Give her a hug and a kiss. You both want it, and you both know it.

>>142846
Nari has that spell. It repairs damage done to souls.

Hug Alex, being careful of her wounds.

Cecil 2010/03/05(Fri)23:47 No. 142858 ID: cf68aa
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>>142847
>>142853

>Ooh. I'm don't know very many Elf Spells.

>No kisses. I do really want a hug though.

He hugs her tightly

"! Aww~ Cecil I didn't know you were that worried."

>>142858
Kiss her maybe I don't know it's up to you just putting forth the idea?

>>142858
Tell her how worried you were.

>>142858
Spells can be taught, can't they?
Well, you've got a dark-elf soul mage and a catkin alchemist on your side. You should see about expanding everybody's skills.

"I saw your memory of what happened, and rushed to you."

So, I think the next step is to prepare yourself and head to the catkin city.

As much as these people have pissed you off, you don't have any quarrel with the catkin leader.
If you don't convince them to end this conflict then they'll fall back to their original plan and murder innocent people to assassinate her.
You're not going to fare too well if you decide to kill all these people, and even if you survived the attempt some of them would get away to try it again.

Cecil 2010/03/06(Sat)00:14 No. 142872 ID: cf68aa
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>>142858

>"I saw a bit of what happened to you so I rushed here. You had me so worried."

"Aww~ Don't worry I'm tough. It take more then a sword through the gut to take me down."

>"these people are evil but if we don't help out your kind they'll kill them. We need to work together."

>>142863
>No. It would give her the wrong idea about how I feel about her.

"Okay. I'll help out as much as I can."

>The three of us will sleep together. Let's go over the plan one more time before I head off.

>What am I going to do exactly?

>>142872
Gather up all your belongings, and steal some bedding material if you can.
Rejoin Nari before you sleep. She's all alone out there, and you can completely trust these guys to betray you out of incompetence as soon as you close your eyes.
Find Nari, have Alex move earth to create a small underground shelter with a hidden entrance. Use blankets to keep yourselves clean, warm, and comfy. Check to make sure RJ is ok. Have Nari heal your soul. Get to sleep.


Head to the Catkin city tomorrow morning to talk with their leader. You might have trouble getting to see her, but we can help you through that. From there? Wing it.

Once we've got this whole mess resolved one way or the other our next task will be killing Nari's father and taking the reward money. Nari won't like it, but the best solace we can give her is not giving her any choice in the matter. She can't regret playing a role in her father's death if she was denied a chance to do so.

>>142872
Here's my idea: Stay put. They obviously don't want you to leave, and will probably fight you if you try it.

We get to the catfolk city, and attempt to get a private audience with the leader without these tigerfolk assassins being involved.

Maybe Alex could go in under the pretense of scouting out the guards, and she could slip her a Cell Stone? Then we could talk to her without anyone knowing, explain everything, and ask how the situation can be defused.

>>142872
I think you should go and have a talk with the Tigerkin leader. Establish some ground rules for your cooperation, which includes no drugging you while you sleep and no stabbing your friends. Because those two already happened you would like a bonus as compensation.

>>142877
That plan just has a small problem. The catfolk leader might have betrayed the tigerkin leader because of selfish reasons or practiually no reason at all. That happens sometimes. In which case your plan would warn her and probably lead her to launching a preemptive strike.

A much safer course of action would be for Cecil to kidnap the catfolk leader. Get him or her to a safe spot, interogate, and if there are no redeeming reasons for the previous betrayal then it's killing time. If there are redeeming reasons then it's diplomacy time.

>>142896
Well, how about when we talk to the catfolk leader we don't actually tell her any sensitive information? All we really need to do is ask what happened at the fight against Dart.

Also, I don't think this tigerfolk lady is the leader of all the tigerfolk. I'm gonna bet that she's just a former general.

>>142903
And you would tell your innermost secrets to a strange magical voice in your head? And us not telling sensitive information isn't very likely.

I think the best bet is a face to face confrontation. Or if we happen to run into someone that can do mindreading, but even then it's not certain we will get the information we need.

>>142908
We're not looking for innermost secrets.

>>142909
Maybe you're not.

No, we want to get away from here.
They're intimidated pretty well right now, and since you didn't resort to outright violence they've got some very good reasons to avoid confrontation. However, they know they can do things to you while you sleep, so you don't want to give them a chance at that.
Nari can fix your soul, and you don't want to leave her alone if you can avoid it.

We want to talk with the catkin leader first, since we can save a lot of trouble if she's friendly. Kidnapping her is just going to make her uncooperative.

ONE HOUR LATER Cecil 2010/03/06(Sat)16:20 No. 143062 ID: cf68aa
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>For such a powerful and cunning woman she negelcted to watch the most obvious exit.
>I left with Alex and RJ through the backdoor. She's woken up and is resting with us in a little hut outside of the city that Alex made and with some sheets i took.

>Nari says she feels alot better in this hut now that she's closer to nature.

>Now, the current plan is to take Alexis into the catfolk city with me and try to talk to their leader and to better understand what exactly happened between the two places during that battle. I get the jist of what you voices are saying but what do I do if it is for some stupid or evil reason? Do I kill her and claim the bounty? How would Alex feel about that?

>>143062
Well there is an obivous solution to that question. You ask her, would she be ok if you killed someone that had willingly aided the man that cursed you and killed your father and grandfather.

Considering that her enemies are innocent-sacrificing assassins, I actually expect her to be reasonable.
If not, then *we* can pop over to Alex and ask her discreetly.

Ask Nari to heal your soul.

Cecil 2010/03/06(Sat)16:49 No. 143077 ID: cf68aa
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>>143075
>>143064

>I forgot to ask Nari, she's sleeping right now.

>"Alex... We might have to kill someone. A catfolk who may have helped the man who killed my father and my grandfather. Are you okay with that?"

".... If that person did do that then yes.."

>She seems unsure..

>>143077
Tell her you'll make sure, before we do anything.

>>143077
Tell her that if she's not ok with it then she can just say so. You will not be upset and respect her wishes. You could also add the tigerkin ladys story about betrayal and slaughter.

Ask Alex if she can create a safe burrow where you can sleep for the night. You need to rest up for tomorrow.

After asking and reassuring, be sure to hug her.

Hug her and tell her that you're going to make absolutely sure before doing anything, and that right now there are few things you want than to see this resolved without any more violence.
If you're feeling alright, then send us over to her and we'll help her through this.

>>143097
Good, now find a safe place to rest until morning. Then we're going to the catfolk city to check their side of the story.

Cecil 2010/03/06(Sat)17:26 No. 143101 ID: cf68aa
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>"I'm going to make absolutely sure that she did help him beofre doing anything, and that right now I want to see this resolved without any more violence."

"Cecil..."

He hugs her tightly

ask her how the whole in her stomach is feeling

>>143101
Now, cup her cheek in your hand, and tell her that you won't do anything without being totally sure, nor will you if she asks you not to.

Let your lips part slightly while saying so.

>>143105
Tell her that you won't do *anything* that she isn't completely comfortable with, because she means more to you than any ally of Dart.

Cecil 2010/03/06(Sat)18:12 No. 143129 ID: cf68aa
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>>143105
>>143108

>"I won't do anything that you aren't completely comfortable with, because you mean more to me than killing any ally of Dart. Okay?"

"O-okay..."

He touches her cheek gently. Her ears perk up at his unexpected touch

>>143128
Pull her close and tell her "I was so upset when I found out you were hurt that I sacrificed a bit of my soul so I could move and cast... Getting to you was the only thing that mattered to me."

>>143131
Second.

>>143129
She's blushing rather a lot. Doesn't she look cute like that?

Do we have the orb? Or is this why he is so compliant?

Cecil 2010/03/06(Sat)18:30 No. 143157 ID: cf68aa
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>>143144

>It's cute I suppose
>>143131
He pulls her in close

>"I was so upset when I found out you were hurt that I sacrificed a bit of my soul so I could move and cast... Getting to you was the only thing that mattered to me."

"Cecil... You didn't have to..."

he cuts her off

>"I wanted to"

>??? Her heart's beating like crazy.

now lean in, and carefully kiss her. start light and if she responds make it deeper.

>>143159
Again, second.

>>143157
Lean in close and kiss her on the lips. She deserves it, and her heart beat means that she wants it more than you could possibly imagine.

>>143157
You're telling her how much you care for her. She finds you attractive, despite how she doesn't want to admit it. Why do you THINK she's blushing and excited?

Cecil 2010/03/06(Sat)19:32 No. 143218 ID: cf68aa
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>Kiss? I don't want to kiss her, why am I thinking that?

>"Okay. Good night Alex"

He lays down

".... Mya...?"

[Switch to Alex. RIGHT NOW]

>>143218
Alex: Go down on him/her.

>>143228
[We need to switch to Alex before giving her instructions.
Ergo: Switch to Alex now, before any timeskips or sleeping happens.]

Alexis 2010/03/06(Sat)19:47 No. 143231 ID: cf68aa
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>>143226

>Huh....

don't take it to hard Alex, we got he REALLY close this time. he is still hung up on the 'can't love anyone like this' thing.

>>143231
It's a long story, we'll explain later, but right now you need to kiss Cecil as passionately as you can, then tell him you love him.

>>143231
Well, has she fallen asleep yet?
If not, just tell her to hold on a second, and give her a good-night kiss.

>>143231
Why didn't you kiss him?

>>143241
Damn, our advice made Cecil too dashing!

Alexis 2010/03/06(Sat)20:24 No. 143248 ID: cf68aa
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>>143236

>"Wait!"

She stops Cecil

"??? Yes?"

>"uhm..."

>>143248
Lower yourself down so your face is mere inches from Cecil and softly say "Cecil... I love you...".
THEN kiss him passionately.

>>143249
YES! do it!

>>143249
this

Alexis 2010/03/06(Sat)20:34 No. 143260 ID: cf68aa
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>>143249

>But... No she's just a... just a friend...

>"Cecil... I...."

"???"

you are lying to yourself! we have been in your head so much we know when you lie. and right now you are lying. we know you want this, you know you want this who just refuse to admit it.

>>143260
Can you feel your heartbeat, Alex?
Do you remember how it raced when Cecil cupped your chin, and told you how important you were to him? Do you remember how much joy you felt?

Can you feel that now as you look into his eyes?
Embrace him, whisper your love, and show him how you feel with a kiss.

Alexis 2010/03/06(Sat)20:53 No. 143272 ID: cf68aa
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>>143264
>>143262

>N-No.. It's... She...

"What is it Alex?"

>"I.... I..."

>I can't...

>"I really like you."

"!"

Alexis 2010/03/06(Sat)20:53 No. 143275 ID: cf68aa
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>"..."

"..."

>"..."

"..."

>>143275
Pull yourself close to him.
You don't need to kiss him if you can't work up the courage, but you should fall asleep in his arms.

if you are REALLY sure you don't want to kiss, then hug him and don't let go, sleep hug.

>>143275
Long, friendly, warm hug tiem now?

Alexis 2010/03/06(Sat)21:06 No. 143283 ID: cf68aa
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Without a word she hugs him tightly. He hugs her back and the two lay down. He quickly falls asleep.

>No kisses, this is good enough mya.

>>143283
Dawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

>>143283
Trust us in matters of the heart.

[Switch to Nari's dreams]

>>143285

what are you some kind of masochist

Nari 2010/03/06(Sat)21:18 No. 143288 ID: cf68aa
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>>143285

&%(#$@&%)$#^*)_!_(#@)$*)&%)$!%
!@#%)$%@!#$*)$*@)%&)!#@$
!@&#($*@#)%*)$*%)$#*>%_!#$_@#+$#+%*$)!
!*#)!@$*#_%@@$_%(_$@
@*#)$*_#@%@+%@(!+_=-<><>:}}:$%^#

[Project an image of Cecil, nude]
>>141864

nari, it's okay, it's just a dream.

Nari 2010/03/06(Sat)21:30 No. 143296 ID: cf68aa
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>>143290
>>143292

>dream.....

>Cecil...?

>///

>>143296
[Attempt to adjust dream perception to match Nari's psyche]

Nari, it's us, the guardian spirits. Your nightmare isn't real, and you're safe with Cecil and Alex right now. Dream happy dreams.

(project image of the cell stone thing)

Nari 2010/03/06(Sat)23:50 No. 143340 ID: cf68aa
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>>143297
>>143304

>Happy....

>>143340
[Hop into Cecil's dream, and attempt to drag Nari with us]

Z!2trdz.V2Ck!!SyLmAxATSx 2010/03/07(Sun)00:10 No. 143353 ID: cf68aa
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The shards push the two psyches together

>>143342

>I don't wanna go to class today..

>#@(%*)@$*)!*^)$%$
>#$$#@%$#%^@%#
>@#@##$
>$#^%#&$^*%&*(**

>??? Is someone there?

>CEcil cEcil.......
>Happy...

>>143353
[Jump into Alex's dream, pull her back with us into Cecil's dream]

We have discovered something wonderful.

I hope this doesn't have any undesirable side effects...

hey cecil, you are in a dream and we are making you have a group dream, the staticy one is nari.

#$^^&^>"?$%^" $@^^*&^%*^%!qa7XyOprls 2010/03/07(Sun)00:20 No. 143357 ID: cf68aa
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>>143355
>>143356
>>143354

The shards attempt to connect Alexis to

>Nari? Hey Nariisdfn gakmsdl,
>^%&##^&$"%^%$:^>$#%
%@#>:%"@^>%:$>"@^%$&^&()_)(*&^%
>
>
>
>
>

Nari 2010/03/07(Sun)00:21 No. 143358 ID: cf68aa
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>>143357

>!!!

>....

>That was weird...

sorry about that. apparently we can pull you together in dream-space making a 3-way dream seems to not work but two-way seems doable.

>>143358
Hehe. Sorry. We were trying to get all 3 of you together in one dream and it didn't work. 2 people seemed to work, even though you dream differently.

If you wanna go back to sleep we can try again. Are the others also awake?

>>143358
Sorry for waking you, Nari.
We discovered that we can visit people in their dreams, and pull them with us into another person's dream. Sadly, it seems that we can't yet have three people in the same dream.

Can you describe what it was like for you when you were inside Cecil's dreams?

Nari 2010/03/07(Sun)00:33 No. 143364 ID: cf68aa
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>>143361
>>143360
>>143359

>Tell me about it later, first see if you can do it again please. I wanna see Cecil in his dreams. Maybe we can make him dream about me~

>Make me really pretty if you can.

Nari 2010/03/07(Sun)00:33 No. 143365 ID: cf68aa
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------------------
>*)%*@#)%*#@^%#^&

>Dream.

>$#%^&*%#&*"

[Drag her into Cecil's dreams, leaving her appearance exactly as it is except for restoring her eye.]

Well, you heard the fine lady.

>>143365
[Heal Nari's scars and eye. Merge Cecil and Nari's dreams.]

[Attempt to hook the part of Cecil's mind that determines other people's emotions to Nari's emotional dreaming, and hook Nari's visual center up to Cecil's visual dreamscape.

Z!2trdz.V2Ck!!SyLmAxATSx 2010/03/07(Sun)00:44 No. 143374 ID: cf68aa
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>>143367
>>143368
>>143369

the orb joins their dreams again. Cecil looks at Nari

>"Nari? What're you doing at the school?"

>Cecil
>Desire
>Together

>"???"

[Do this ->] >>143372

Cecil, you hadn't met Nari when you were at school. This is a dream.

>>143374
"Hugging you."
Hug him.

[Actually, while we're at it why don't we engage the part of Nari's mind that deals with forming sentences. That might help.]

Z!2trdz.V2Ck!!SyLmAxATSx 2010/03/07(Sun)01:06 No. 143382 ID: cf68aa
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>>143375
>>143376
>>143377

>A dream?

>"Cecil... Hug."
>"Will you hug me?"

Z!2trdz.V2Ck!!SyLmAxATSx 2010/03/07(Sun)01:07 No. 143384 ID: cf68aa
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>>143382

>"Wpuld you... Bind with me?"

>"Nari I.a3652$42#^%&*#^%^$#%@!#%^%":>"
>........
>........
>........

Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)01:08 No. 143385 ID: cf68aa
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>....

>Did I just have an almost erotic dream with Nari?

>>143385
Nope. A hug at most.
She was also asking you would bind with her, but didn't finish.
You may want to think about that a bit.
Either way, you should hug her at the first opportunity.
And your mark seems to be vanishing a bit.

>>143385
depends on how you define 'with'


also, good news. you still put yourself in a boy body in your dreams. as long as you do't lose that orb again you should be good.

>>143385
That didn't look erotic to me. She asked you for a hug and to soulbind with her.
Why? Were you feeling some kind of emotion that made it erotic?

>>143389
Why Cecil!
Such a DIRTY mind!

Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)01:24 No. 143399 ID: cf68aa
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>>143388

>You can see my dreams as well?

>Well it's good to know that I still have some sense of self. I need to find someway to bind this orb to me..

>>143389
>N-No.. it's just... The last part...
>It...
>It felt good.

>Let's not talk about it anymore hmm?

>>143399
Either way, go over and hug Nari.
Then hug Alex.
Then RJ.
Then hug all of them at once.

>>143399
Check boobage/crotch/hair. I think the physical part of the curse is steadily advancing.

just one last thing. it was like that because she most likely transmited pure love to you. she doesn't have love for your body, she loves your soul.

>>143399
What? Oh, you mean the part where we brought Nari into your dreams as an experiment?
Yea, we tinkered with it so you could sense her emotions. You were 'feeling' how she feels about you the same way that you can 'feel' when somebody else is upset. Your own emotions weren't altered at all.

Fair warning: We're probably going to be doing a lot of experimenting with this new-found ability, but on the plus side you won't have any nightmares while we're experimenting.

>>143399
If you move around your insides a bit it should be possible to surgically implant it in you.

And our ability to push people into other peoples dreams is probably limited by Alexis little stones. But if we can get you into a lucid dream state while doing it then I think we could use it for all sorts of interesting stuff.

Oh and there seems to be some odd blue thing in the background.

>>143409
That would be a crack in the tent. It's daylight out, now.

Next night, Alex and Cecil. Together in a dream. K.I.S.S.I.N.G.

>>143425
ONLY Alex and Cecil?
The C-BOMB is too much man for only one girl!
It'll be Cecil, Alex, Nari, AND RJ.

>>143427
our dream-space matrix fell apart with 3, 4 is right out. maybe after a few nights their dreams will sync up and be on the same wave-length so we can add more but for no it's 2 only.

>>143385

WOAH

Your curse line looks weird! Why is it turning light blue and not running out? Is it healing or is it getting unstable or what?

>>143444
I think I know a few ways to resolve that issue, but that can wait for tonight.
For now, lets just let Cecil answer our questions, alright?

Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)15:36 No. 143480 ID: cf68aa
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>>143402
>>143409

>She feels that way to me? It still feels weird thinking about it. That was like nothing I've felt before.

>>143400
>They're all asleep right now I don't want to wake them up. And as it stands I'd rather not hug anyone, not until this feeling goes away.

>>143425
>Please don't do that...

Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)15:38 No. 143482 ID: cf68aa
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>>143474
>>143401

>If it's gotten shorter then I've changed yet again.

>My breasts seem to be the same size though they are less tender then before. I assume my body's gotten used to the new growths.

>Other then that there are no changes.

>...

>I think they're internal changes...

>>143480
Yes, THAT is what Nari feels for you.
I don't think it's right to dismiss her feelings as a simple crush, or to assume she's just young and confused. She really DOES feel that strongly about you, and being dismissive of that will hurt her terribly.
Oh, and what she's feeling is a very pure love. More than anything she just wants to be with you, and 'being' with you doesn't really factor into it.
If you can accept that, then you should accept her offer of soulbinding. She doesn't feel the need to consummate it, so if things change you can dissolve the bond and go on with your life.

---

Lets ignore your body's changes for now; why has the curse's mark started changing colors?

hopefully it's just more piping cause having a period would SUCK so much, and even if your mind stays together massive hormonal changes will mess with you so hard.

So um, you can get pregnant now? Better not take baths with men anymore hehehe. Naw, just joking. Too unlikely.

>>143488
>>143491
[Attempts to filter these suggestions out before they reach Cecil.]
[To the other voices: Hey, could we NOT try to make Cecil to flip out right now? We've got a busy day ahead, and we need him SANE for it.]

>>143482

It hasn't gotten shorter is the thing, only changed colors. I don't know if that means a build-up of magic... you might want to check your orb very carefully!

>>143491

Uh yeah... that'd be astronomically hard to accomplish o.O

>>143486
The curse's mark changes to a lighter blue just before that segment disappears and the changes progress. The curse works in chunks.

Cecil, what kind of internal changes do you think they are?

>>143514
Man I'm just trying to troll Cecil.

Are you... menstrating?

Cecil puts the MEN in menstruation

>>143526
No, dude. Cecil doesn't menstrate, Cecil MANstrates!

Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)19:05 No. 143544 ID: cf68aa
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>>143516
>Yes, it'll keep fading away until that chunk is gone.

>I'm not certain exactly what it is but I feel there is more inside me then there was before...

>I guess the curse is done with it's changes on my external appearance and is working on my insides. I think the next few days will be very uncomfortable.

>>143522
>>143491
>>143488

>No, there's no blood but I'm certain I could have children...

>I've lost almost everything now.

>>143544
Nari said she thought she could reverse it.

Don't think of it as losing something, though. You're exchanging one thing for another. It's up to you if you decide to keep it that way...

>>143544
Don't worry. We're not going to leave you in a form you don't like.

Again: >>143486

I pity you... you have a short ammount of time till your period... Have fun with your first period and the resulting PMS...

Anyway, let's stop thinking about this and get to bussiness... if there is any. Nothing better to do than to get this out of your head for now...

"Almost"? You have your Adam's apple or something?

>>143544
You haven't lost your mind. That's the most important part of you.

Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)19:30 No. 143554 ID: cf68aa
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>>143547
>Period... That doesn't sound fun at all.

>>143548
>>143545

>I hope it can be changed back. The only thing I feel is left of me is my mind and even that has been warped.

>>143546

>I get it! She likes me, a lot!
>I don't have time for love or romance!
>I don't have th right body! I'm not suited for them okay!?
>Just DROP IT!

>We have to plan for today. I need this to go perfectly and romance is not part of it.

>>143552
>... I guess....

>I don't have th right body! I'm not suited for them okay!?
You.... you idiot. The body doesn't matter.

first order of business. get that orb implanted into your ass or something. just, somewhere you can't have it dropped or taken from you so your mind doesn't shatter into nothing.

>>143554
Both of them like your body, Cecil.

But alright, on to business.
Wake Alex up first. We have some work that requires her skills, first and foremost implanting her two magical items into your body, and the cell stones into herself and Nari, followed by crafting some mana storage gems so we can start building up a large mana reserve.

>>143554
Welp.. let's get to that plan... the time for love is later. Now is the time of violent and desperate men (such as they are.)

>>143555
It does if it matters to him... let's drop it and move on. No need to get him comfortable in a body he doesn't plan or want to stay in anyway. No need to unpack all his emotional baggage in a house that isn't his, so to speak.

>>143554

>Period... That doesn't sound fun at all.

Allow me to be an immense font of wisdom here, but it really isn't all that bad. People make it out to be way more than it needs to be. Varies from girl to girl though, some are pretty rough. You've experienced multiple organ failure before. I don't think there's any experience that gets worse than that. You have a two foot long scar across your chest. Don't worry about a little cramping during the regular cleaning cycle.

also
>... I guess....

No. No doubt about it. Your mind is the greatest thing you can ever have. The rest of your body can become quite weird, but it's only when your mind gets warped that you risk becoming an obedient slave of Dart. If you lose your mind you could become a danger to your friends, or a liability. Changes in mood are uncomfortable enough, but whether man or woman, the last thing you want to do is be singing Dart's praises.

Until he turns out to be secretly awesome that is.

Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)20:25 No. 143579 ID: cf68aa
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>>143555

>It goes against every code for two g.. For two of the same to be together.

>>143557
>My... My ass...?

>>143559
He goes and gently wakes up Alex

"Mya...? Oh. Morning Cecil. Did you sleep well?"

>"Sorta.. Anyway I need to know if there's anyway you can implant this orb in my body?"

"It's a big orb Cecil.."

>"I know, but if I lose it again i think I will lose myself."

"Well there's one place I could try to put it~"

>"???"

>Oh, before I store my mana into anything I need to know how much. Like what percent. If I store it It'll be more difficullt to call on it later today and it will leave me with less in case an accident happens

>>143579
"Anything, just do it."
Agree totally, no backing out.

>>143579
So? You're a guy, they're not. I'm not seeing any problem here.
In fact, the only problem would be if you WERE a girl, which you are not.
The minute you decide that a girl is what you ARE, that code will apply. Until then, you're a guy living with a curse.

Also, can't you put a little bit of mana into a storage gem as it regenerates so that fills up over time? Like, say, keep yourself 99% full and let the extra flow into storage?

[Switch to Alex once Cecil responds]

Listen buddy, we got voices here that don't believe in that fucking code. This one doesn't believe in any code of any goddamn thing ever, but man... there's just so much women involved that it'd be a shame for this to end up a clam bake. There's gotta be ONE lucky guy involved in this. And lets face it, there's a good chance we can get this curse removed and that means Cecil gets to continue living a life he's more comfortable with and he gets so much pussy in the end.

So much.

>>143579
Well you have parts of internal organs with some built in redundancy and one part that is completly useless. So a good doctor should be able to move some stuff around enough to get the orb in there.

And for what it's worth I agree that you should wait with romance until after you have killed Dart, atleast the physical part of it. You really don't need any more distractions.

Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)21:02 No. 143592 ID: cf68aa
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>>143583

>Hmm... That sounds possible. I'll try that instead.

>>143582
>"Anything, just do it."

.....
.....
.....

>"H-Hey what're you doing!?"

"I'm putting the orb somewhere safe."

>"No! Wait not like that!"

"Oh come on it's the safest place"

>"How's that gonna work!?"

"You just need to use this."

>"Huh!?"

"Don't worry it'll be pleasent"

>"No way!"

RJ "Oi what's going on?"

>"Go back t- Ah! Wait get off!"

Nari "Zzzzzz..."

"Uh, should I leave the two of ya alone?"

>>143592
Cecil! She KNOWS what she's doing!

You know how much she cares for you. Trust her to do what's best for you.

>>143592
Just go along with it.
The orb will never be safer than if in there, and it makes Alex VERY happy.

ah, there. well it certainly is a safe place. only other way is to make a hole in your gut and nestle it between you intestine.

>>143592
If that's the place we think it is then it's not really the safest place. It's a known hiding spot for valuables so people do tend to search there from time to time if they have very high security.

I would suggest finding a proper surgeon at a later time and get it properly implanted.

TWENTY MINUTES LATER Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)21:17 No. 143601 ID: cf68aa
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>Okay, the orb is safely put away. I shouldn't lose it esily now.

>I also had Alex shrink the Cellstones and implant them into Nari and herself. We now have a three way communication. I'm not sure if I should lend one to RJ.

>Now, what exactly should I do next?

>>143601
Thank Alex for helping secure the stone, and for a good time.

>>143603
hahaha, NO.

let's move on and proceed with phase two and get equipped and go talk to the leader.

>>143605
What? it's only a few seconds to thank her, then we can move out and get shit done just fine.
And it's important to thank people after they help you, to do otherwise would be rude!

>>143609
i didn't mean no to the thanking part, that's silly. i meant no to the 'for a good time' part. i doubt cecil had a good time.

>>143601
Did Alex implant the listening stone she put on your neck? If not, then have her do that.
Lend a cell stone to RJ. We're handling the messages, so she can't cause any trouble with it.
Have Alex use Balle serithe isivu mal zeeth to create some boosted small mana gems for the three of you, and gt everybody to let them slowly fill the way we suggested. Then you'll all have an emergency reserve, and you'll be able to pool them so somebody can cast a far more powerful spell than normal.

Next, ask Nari to heal your soul. I, personally, would also suggest agreeing to the soulbind on the condition that Alex joins the link, and that Nari understands that you won't even consider making the bind permanent or taking things beyond that until Dart is dead and the curse is resolved.
That will give you a resistance to soul-attacking magic and carry along other benefits as well. Further, it would offer Nari protection from spells like Soul Petrification, which will likely be the first thing a Dark Elf will cast on her if she's discovered.
No, it's not stringing her along. She already understands.

So... Where did she put it, and WAS the process as pleasant as she claimed?

>>143611
forget my idea, this is a great plan.

>>143601
I still don't think we should trust RJ enough to give her a cell stone. What do you really know about her?

>>143620
Well, let's get to know her.

>>143620
We don't need to trust her.
This isn't instant access to other peoples thoughts, this is giving US access to HER thoughts. All Alex needs to tell her is that the stone can signal them in case something goes wrong, and from then on we can listen in to her unaltered thoughts as long as we don't speak to her.
It's espionage.

Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)22:37 No. 143632 ID: cf68aa
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>>143611

>Where she put it? Where she attempted to put it... In my.. Yeah.
>But after a talk we agreed to simply make it smaller and bind it on both of my thighs.
>There's no way I'm ever touching down there or letting anyone else do so.

>I like your plan so far.

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>Okay, Alex has already given RJ a cellstone. She simply explained that it can be used to talk to us at anytime.
>I've also got her to create some objects which we can pour a tiny amount of our mana into.

Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)22:38 No. 143633 ID: cf68aa
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>>143632

He walks up to Nari

>"Nari, I need you to heal some damage done to my soul."

"O-Okay.."

She casts Soul Heal on him

>Hmm... this feels kind of good..

>I know Soul Binding with her would help but I really don't want to give her the wrong idea. A Soul Bind is very sacred to a Dark Elf. If I do it only for it's benefits that would be wrong.

>Okay, everything's set up so far. Should I leave now?

wrong idea? are you saying that after you get your manhood pack you wouldn't want to be with nari? we talked to her, she knows that you are not going to even think about taking things to that lvl before you get put back together right. right now she wiould be happy with hugs and cuddling.

>>143633
I know it's sacred, Cecil, which is why you need to explain everything to her. All the terms and limitations.

She wants you to love her and return her love, not for you to capital-L Love her.
We've looked in her mind and found it full of horrors that would be horrifying to a battle-hardened cutthroat mercenary, and worst of all is that she's never had anybody love her before in any sense of the word.
You may not be in love with her, but you do love her. You gave her that much, and she's trying to express her feelings the best way she knows. Remember, there's a good chance that either one of you could die, and if that happens then she deserves to have you at least accept her feelings and her bond.
So no, you're not giving her the wrong idea by accepting, you're giving her the wrong idea by refusing.

That's all aside from the fact that soulbinding together will keep all of you safer, with is part of the reason why she wants it.

Plus, then she'll have something keeping her from doing crazy things to repay your kindness. As a specific example, she would no longer consider turning herself in for the 100,000g reward so you can afford the 50,000g curse removal.

So yes, you SHOULD soulbind with her.

Dart needs to be stopped. It's for the good of everyone. And you like her, don't you? She likes you? Like it or not, you need every advantage you can get, and hey, if you don't break it, even better.

What it boils down to is... explain to her, and let her decide. You don't know what you want afterwards, but it'll help you to win, and it's entirely her decision.

Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)23:13 No. 143646 ID: cf68aa
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>>143636
>>143641
>>143639

>Okay!

>"Nari."

"Yes Cecil?"

>"We're going to go through some trouble and... Well I know how you feel and I can't say I feel.. No wait.. Okay, I understand you like me but as it stands I'm on a mission. I need to defeat my enemy Dart and cure my curse. There are many things I can do to solve this but all of them are useless without my friends. You are a dear friend Nari and I want you to know that if you want we can bind our souls together. That way we can protect each other from harm and if anything happens to either of us that makes us go seperate ways we'll still have that bind to keep us together in soul. Do you want to do that?"

"...."

>>143641
If that's the way you want to look at it, then why not just say that Cecil is effectively dead until he kills Dart, and if Nari and Alex help him achieve that goal then he would owe them his life.

But no, this is about respecting and accepting Nari's feelings instead of denying and ignoring them.

Cecil 2010/03/07(Sun)23:14 No. 143648 ID: cf68aa
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>>143646

"YES!"

>Okay. The Soul Bind is a private process. I'll need to be alone with Nari for a bit.

>Who do you guys want to stay with RJ or Alex?

>>143648
Why don't we say hello to RJ?

>>143646
No, Alex needs to come. You're going to have to trust us on this, but it's VITAL that she be included.
We'll explain why to Nari and leave the final decision to her, but this is important.

[Switch to Nari]

[Replay the following]

I, personally, would also suggest agreeing to the soulbind on the condition that Alex joins the link, and that Nari understands that you won't even consider making the bind permanent or taking things beyond that until Dart is dead and the curse is resolved.
That will give you a resistance to soul-attacking magic and carry along other benefits as well. Further, it would offer Nari protection from spells like Soul Petrification, which will likely be the first thing a Dark Elf will cast on her if she's discovered.
No, it's not stringing her along. She already understands.

>I know Soul Binding with her would help but I really don't want to give her the wrong idea. A Soul Bind is very sacred to a Dark Elf. If I do it only for it's benefits that would be wrong.

wrong idea? are you saying that after you get your manhood pack you wouldn't want to be with nari? we talked to her, she knows that you are not going to even think about taking things to that lvl before you get put back together right. right now she wiould be happy with hugs and cuddling.

I know it's sacred, Cecil, which is why you need to explain everything to her. All the terms and limitations.

She wants you to love her and return her love, not for you to capital-L Love her.
We've looked in her mind and found it full of horrors that would be horrifying to a battle-hardened cutthroat mercenary, and worst of all is that she's never had anybody love her before in any sense of the word.
You may not be in love with her, but you do love her. You gave her that much, and she's trying to express her feelings the best way she knows. Remember, there's a good chance that either one of you could die, and if that happens then she deserves to have you at least accept her feelings and her bond.
So no, you're not giving her the wrong idea by accepting, you're giving her the wrong idea by refusing.

That's all aside from the fact that soulbinding together will keep all of you safer, with is part of the reason why she wants it.

Plus, then she'll have something keeping her from doing crazy things to repay your kindness. As a specific example, she would no longer consider [Redacted: Idea to help Cecil at a high cost to yourself, but that you would leap at if we let you know what it was].

So yes, you SHOULD soulbind with her.

Dart needs to be stopped. It's for the good of everyone. And you like her, don't you? She likes you? Like it or not, you need every advantage you can get, and hey, if you don't break it, even better.

What it boils down to is... explain to her, and let her decide. You don't know what you want afterwards, but it'll help you to win, and it's entirely her decision.

>Okay!

>"Nari."

[End playback]

Cecil wants to accept your offer of a soul bind, but doesn't want to mislead you by not telling you every reason.
Also, Alex needs to agree to it because...

[Replay]
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[End playback]

They seem to be falling in Love, and she would need to be included. She must be included so that she'll share the bond, and all three of you can help the others in unique ways, like how Alex created the cell stones, and how you healed his soul.

RJ 2010/03/07(Sun)23:47 No. 143665 ID: cf68aa
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>>143659

>Alex is in love with Cecil to...?
>...
>Okay, I'll bind with her to if she wants but this is going to take 'alot' of my powers. I need to rest for a while after this. Just remind me later k?

She takes Cecil back inside the little burrow

>Privacy please.

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>Man I'm hungry.... I shoulda gotten some food a' that tiger place.

>>143666
[Blocks that]

[To voices: We're trying to spy on her! Don't let her know we're here!]

>>143665
Hey, can you hear me? I'm testing out the communication device.

RJ 2010/03/08(Mon)00:14 No. 143681 ID: cf68aa
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"Oh god Nari!"

>!?!?! Wha the bloody 'ell was that!?

"Ah!"

>O_O I knew that chick was nuts. Maybe I shoulda stayed back in Resad. Ah well, a' least I got away from them mercs.

>>143678
>Yeah I can hear ya.

"S-Stop!"

>Can you hear them? I swear ain't they got no decency? And wif a Dark Elf no less.

>>143681
Oh, it's not what you think. It's a special magical ritual. I don't think Cecil realized it would feel like that though!

>>143681
Yea, we can hear them in the background from your end. Obviously, we can't hear them from our end.

So, I understand you're a bit confused about what's going on - is that right?