Saisai 2012/07/03(Tue)22:33 No. 428899 ID: 97486c
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"Guys we can't... Not all of us... It won't..."

Saisai 2012/07/03(Tue)22:34 No. 428900 ID: 97486c
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Saisai wakes up hot and flustered.

......
Well
I haven't had a dream like that in a while...
Good morning Guardians.

She shakes her head a bit to clear her thoughts.

It won't what~

Love the painting, Sai Sai

i'm guessing that was your brain finally filling in the blanks.

did yuyu move?

Good morning. Nothing like waking up with good dreams. Healthy for your mood, certainly.

Get dressed and rouse your mimic, I want to check how much room he has in there for stuff.

>>428900
Is that a note on the floor?

>>428915
oh hey, it is.

>>428915
Disregard it, it's probably an advertisement for Viagra, Cialis, or penis enlargement.

Good morning. It's important to start the day off right, best get that tension worked out now. Wont do to be distracted all day.

Oh, and there's a note. It might have something important on it. Can't really make plans without knowing if it'll impact anything.

>>428946
The 'normal' way one works those kinds of tensions off is with exercise.

>>428953
Depends on what kind of tensions we are talking about.

>>428954
We just had a wet dream.

Saisai 2012/07/04(Wed)09:47 No. 428962 ID: 97486c
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>>428946
I guess some tension relief would be nice.. It's not like you guys even care about things like th-

>>428907
>>428914
Oh... The mimic is here. Never mind then. I'd rather not have him hear anything...
Anyway he seems to have been able to hold my spear well enough so I'm guessing he's got a fair amount of room in there.

>>428905
It's not really mine... My mom just keeps buying me cat themed things. If it weren't for me insisting that I'm too old my skirts and shirt would have cat prints.
Underwear still does.

>>428915
Oh, there is one.

Saisai grabs the note and reads it.

Hmm.. Maybe I shouldn't have spent all that gold... I'm kinda flat broke now..

>>428962
Have sex with Yuyu.

>>428962
Point of concern: That note was on your floor. That means your captain came into your room while you were sleeping, and your physical characteristics were exposed.

Of course, she's a telepath so maybe she knew all that anyway. Still... it's a sign that we need to be more careful.

>>428964
Let's not. The last thing Saisai needs in her life is a demonic pregnancy.

>>428962
Well, rouse him anyway. You don't use much of our power, it grows constantly but only by so much so we should give him some of our spare energy. It'll be handy later.

As for what to do, you can see Art about those books or visit Morgan like you said you were going to do. I think you'll have time for both, I say check what Artemis is up to today first, then hang with Morgan.

>>428964
Oh hush.

>>428964
Ignore that. It's not our place to tell you who to sex up. Besides, it's not a particularly good idea when you have a meeting to get to, anyways.

The captain general? Okay, I know you don't like future stuff, but just be careful around him. We know he's not above manipulating people to get what he wants- and he's good at it. We know he's not above resorting to violence- and he's very good at that too. Worse than that, he can go from one to the other without warning- his expression never changes. Just that same, unnerving smile. He's... not nice, captain general or no.

Bottom line, he's a very dangerous person to have as a foe- and a worrying one as an ally. Just be cautious.

>>428970
From what we've seen about her/telepaths in general, is that the more you want to keep something a secret, the harder it is for them to read it from your mind.

Besides, I'm pretty sure the captain slipped the note under the door. Saisai's fine.

>>428962
Saisai, I'm sure you can find things to do that don't require money. Maybe you can just go exploring the city more. You certainly could spend all day just walking around. Maybe take Morgan with you if she wants to. Or at the very least stop by and say hi, if she's working/busy.

>>428964
There's always one of you, isn't there?

>>428962
Look to see if there are any quick missions on the board you could do to get lunch money.

>>428982
How about we take Art with us to explore the town with Morgan, and guilt him into paying the lunch tab?

>>429024
yes

>>428962
Get to know your teammates better. At the very least they both have some magical talent, and could offer some advice about getting into it.

>>429024
Inviting somebody out to eat and then bringing a friend is rude, and bringing more people would be counterproductive to coaxing her out of her shell.

>>429071
Fact.

Hmm. Well, if the mimic's presence makes it problematic for you, an alternative method of relieving tension could be a relaxing bath. We'll have to address that issue at some point, there is absolutely no good reason that a young woman shouldn't be comfortable in her own room.

Saisai 2012/07/06(Fri)03:23 No. 429506 ID: 97486c
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>>429229
It's not 'that' big of a deal.. Now.
I don't see any way I can solve that problem.

>>429024
>>429071
Hmm.. I guess I should just take Morgan along. I'm really broke though..

>>428982
Oh! Right I forgot about that!

Saisai puts on her casual clothes and heads out to the mission board.

Hmm.. Some of these would make me quite a bit of money but they seem like they'd take some time..

Test Subject looks like it's paying the most.

What does that smaller card with all the writing have on it?

Yest subject is the best paying for a reason. It's even been marked up. Because no one wants to do it. This likely means there's good reason no one wants to do it. I wouldn't risk it unless you're desperate for cash.

Go help test the robot. Maybe it's A1, after 'repairs'? Even if it's not, perhaps insight into a real robot would help you understand what's going on with her. Or there's a chance the roboticist is familiar with her. I mean, come on. This is a chance to explore something we're genuinely curious about. Go for it.

Go with Test Subject. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

>>429506
That it does. Check the details on that one. And what does that smaller note card say on it?

Check small note card. Vague 'test subject' as a job usually has the annoyance of being dangerous in an unknown manner. Robot one sounds better, since you have an idea of what might happen, also, finding out about robots in general sounds pretty useful. If nothing else you can better tease A1 later about them.

robot test? is A1 the robot or is their another one?

Saisai 2012/07/06(Fri)16:31 No. 429685 ID: 850c79
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>>429516
SHE'S NOT A ROBOT.

Anyway the small card is just some girl asking if anyone's seen a man named Father Ion. I guess the robot testing one is the best.
It says I need to go to the Experimental Weapons wing in the castle. A lot of people from the Academy are there.

Saisai makes her way down to the room mentioned in the flyer. Along the way she almost bumps into several people absorbed in their books. She finally reaches the room of the one who needed help.
She opens the door and peeks inside.

"Hello?"

It's empty.
Or at least devoid of people. A bit cluttered too.

i wouldn't touch anything, wouldn't want to turn it on and set it to kill mode.

>>429685
Agreed, most likely the robot itself is stored in that tube. Look around the office but don't touch any levers, buttons or switches since you have no idea of the setup

What makes you so sure she isn't a robot? We've seen robots as human looking as she is and pretending to be a girl badly pretending to be a robot is one of the oldest tricks in the book.

No touching things, but don't be quiet. These sorts can be real distracted by whatever they are reading or doing.

>>429693
That's... almost plausible. Hmm...

Oh my god that is the best hat ever you are so cute.

Yeah, what the others are saying is sensible. Don't touch anything, don't walk in front of anything that is moving, or looks like it might move without warning. Keep a fair distance from anything that looks easily damaged if you bump in to it or anything. Keep an eye on the ground so you don't trip over anything left lying around and crash into the activation control for the killer robot.

You know, common sense stuff.

>>429685
Wait, Father Ion is actually MISSING? Crap! Normally she can find him easily enough and he just gives her the slip, but if she's posting on the board then something serious must have happened.

Lean against the doorframe and wait. That usually annoys mad scientists enough to talk to you.

Use your catlike grace and years of agile training to avoid bumping into anything.

If you do bump into something, I'll find a way to punish you as clumsy cats have been for ages- with a spritz of water.

>>429685
That hat... is genius.

That aside, they called you here to help test stuff, so you should just poke around and see what happens. That's what science is all about after all!

Saisai 2012/07/06(Fri)23:29 No. 429838 ID: 97486c
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I hate this hat. I hate almost ALL my clothes. They all have some stupid kitty print on them and I just detest it. My mom always insisted on getting me these kind of clothes. The hat 'is' useful for going outside though.

>>429756
I hate you.

Anyway the floor is cluttered like hell.. Still I am rather graceful an-GAH!

Saisai trips and crashes into the floor sending up a pile of junk.

>"Hmm?"

Saisai 2012/07/06(Fri)23:34 No. 429839 ID: 97486c
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A man stands up and fixes his clothes. He blinks at Saisai for a few moments.

>".... Can I help you?"

Saisai gets herself off the floor. It takes her a moment but she regains her composure.

"My name is Saisai. I came here to help test a robot. Are you the one who put the post up?"

>"Oh! Yep, that was me. My name's Cid. I was wondering if anyone would take that request. Yeah, not sure if you noticed but I'm working on my newest model right now. It's called B5 and I think this one is it. Just need to give it a test run you know? I got 2 tests I wanted to do right now. I wanted to see if it can hold a conversation with someone and I also wanted to see how well it could fight. If you help me with either one of these I'll pay you in full."

Hmm.. I don't have my armor on me but it's not too far to get it. But talking to it seems like it'd be faster.

>>429839
B5? Ask if he's familiar with someone who goes by A1.

You could try the talky-test but to me it seems like fighting it would be more appropriate for your skillset. I mean you aren't really that good at talking to people. No offense.

>I hate you.
...is it wrong that on some level, I'm proud of this response?

You can have your mimic pass your gear though your magic bag, can't you? That's no time at all. If it's in your room, and not the mimic, you can pass him a note through the bag to grab stuff for your access.

B5? You have to ask about A1. The naming conventions are even the same.

do both tests, get double money.

Offer to talk, then fight, then if both work, and if he would like to test it, try talking while fighting.

>>429839
Yea, ask how many models have he made? Was A1 the first robot he made?

Saisai 2012/07/09(Mon)07:03 No. 430517 ID: 97486c
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Fine, I'll ask.

"Do you know someone named A1?"

>"Hahaha oh do I. You met her too?"

"We're talking about the same person right? Kinda pale looking girl wearing way too much cardboard?""

>"Yeah yeah.. She comes by rather often. I think she might have a crush on me." He laughs "No but really she's a unique person. She comes here all the time just to watch me work and insist that she's one of my earlier creations."

"Earlier creations?"

>"Yeah I actually did have a really simple machine I called A1. All it could really do was move around."

See, she's just fucking crazy.

"Ok, I just was wondering if you knew about her. I don't know, A1 and B5 was a rather odd coincidence. I figured it was nothing. Anyway, I want to do the fighting test first and then the talking one."

>"Eh... I'd really rather do just one for now. I can get it set up for fighting right now."

"I'm gonna get my gear. I have a uh.., Bag of Holding."

>"Ok, I'll be setting up in the other room."

Cid walks off as Saisai gets ready for the fight. When she's ready she follows Cid.

>"Aaaaand... Done. You ready?"

"Ready."

>"All right B5..."

Saisai hears a rumble coming from the tube behind her. In front of her the wall opens

Saisai 2012/07/09(Mon)07:06 No. 430518 ID: 97486c
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>"Showtime!"

Saisai 2012/07/09(Mon)07:07 No. 430519 ID: 97486c
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creak creak creak creak creak creak creak

It doesn't have any visible means of steering...
Step sideways and walk around beside it to prod it with your spear.

C'mon, there are lots of stories about inanimate objects getting a mind of their own. If the thing that gets the mind is able to move on its own, that just makes the quest for a human body that much easier! It is entirely possible that A1 is the same A1 he made, just in a human body. Or a more advanced robot body that looks human.

it has a chest socket, most likely the weapon comes out of there.

It doesn't look like much, but be wary in case it shoots something out from the front. Dash forward, feint to the side and stab it.

It's basically a unicycle with a head. This means it's greatest weakness (aside from what looks to be shoddy construction) is that is should be easy knock over. And once down, it doesn't look like it has a way to right itself (unless there's an arm hidden in the chest panel or something).

It doesn't look like it can pivot in place very well. You should be able to get beside it and knock it over. I could be wrong though. The "torso" may be able to rotate independent of the base, so don't let down your guard while attacking its flank.

Oh, and your robot is WAY better.

>>430519
Take it seriously. Even if it turns out that it isn't very powerful, this is a test of it's capabilities. If he wanted you to go easy on it, he would have told you to.

That said, even if you can, don't end the fight immediately, Cid would really appreciate a longer fight because it would give him more data.

Given how its standing... that might be a central ball and gimble means of movement. They're insanely hard to keep up, but with the right means, usually gyros controlled by a central unit that is getting an insane amount of data, its insanely maneuverable. Basically, don't take its looks as an indication of anything.

wait.. IS this b5? it came out when he said the thing, but isn't b5 in the glass case in the other room?

>>430588

Maybe it's a decoy? B5 could have drones. It could have deployed this one forward to test SaiSai's abilities, or to catch her off guard, before revealing itself.

Maybe its a robot made to open the tube the other robot is in?

>>430519
As far as we know, this thing is a mechanical spellcaster. It doesn't need external limbs if it can affect its environment magically.
Don't underestimate it. It has a creepy look in its eye.

Saisai 2012/07/09(Mon)15:35 No. 430639 ID: 97486c
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"This is B5?"

>"Yep. Now I know she doesn't look like much but I gotta insist you don't take it easy on her. Give it all you got."

"All right.."

Saisai rushes in, feints to the side and prepares to stab. However after looking at B5 more she finds herself unable to strike.

That thing is so... Pathetically cute.. I can't hit it.

Do it.

If you lose your nerve, we'll change your form and spam it with shadow balls. Those will probably hurt it far worse than you knocking it around, and some of us won't hold back just because it's cute.

it's a test. also a robot is primarily metal. you can ding it up but unless you strike it incredibly hard it wont break. also it may have great reflexes.

WHAT KIND OF SOLDIER ARE YOU?

ENEMY DESERVES NO MERCY!

>>430639
Well, spears are pretty good at piercing armor, so even if its case is armored, you shouldn't have too much trouble.

I know its cute Saisai, but Cid will build another if you break it, and just imagine: The next one might be even cuter!

>>430639
Give it a smack with your spear. It may look cute but it could actually be dangerous. Treat it like an opponent with unknown capabilities.

try hitting it with a horizontal swipe with your spear, you won't have to hit it hard and it should knock it over.

1/2 Saisai 2012/07/09(Mon)21:09 No. 430735 ID: 97486c
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No I mean... I just can't attack it...

Cid pulls out a notepad and clicks a small watch.

>"Ok you're done. 7 seconds.. Hmm.. You must be a bit more susceptible to mind altering effects."

"What?"

>"B5 is my newest little model. She gives off a sort of field that makes it nearly impossible to attack her. Worst damage she's taken was a bop to the head. I was tinkering around with it and I wanted to see if it can work faster. Anyway thanks for the help."

He gives Saisai G200

>"Thanks again for the help."

"Yeah.. Sure.."

Saisai 2012/07/09(Mon)21:13 No. 430736 ID: 97486c
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Still in a bit of a daze Saisai pockets the gold and leaves. When she steps out she bumps into A1

>"Beep."

"A1.."

>"You were seeing Cid? Boop."

"Uh, yeah. I was doing a quick mission for him."

>"I see.. Did he tell you anything?"

"... What do you mean?"

>"You know. About me. Being a robot. Boop."

GJaskjdaslk.

This girl
This damn girl is going to

BLUH

"He-"

>"Because I am his first creation."

Should I even bother snapping this girl our of her delusion? Will she benefit? Will I? I think I would..

>>430736
She is almost certainly an actual robot with a mind-altering field that makes you think she's human.

Simply say he said he doesn't believe you are the A1 robot he made. Don't try to convince her beyond that.

Why are you so opposed to the idea that shes a robot?

>>430736
No. In fact, she might actually be his first creation, and he doesn't even realize it. He just demonstrated he can create mind-altering effects. Perhaps this girl's mind was overridden by one of his experiments, and he didn't know.

...yeah probably not. She's probably just messing around and knows full well she's not really a robot. She's just got a crush on Cid and this is her way of getting closer to him. I mean, she just basically said "Did he say anything about me?" as if she was wondering if he spoke favorably of her. Tell her that Cid said she was unique.

And ask her more about her robot-ness. Like, did she always have that body? What's her earliest memory?

i know, ask how she changed from her first chassis to her current one. that will force her to explain how she could of been a little robot but look human now. and a really complicated lie is a lot harder to keep up then a simple one.

You should challenge B5 again! We're immune to that kind of stuff, even if you're not. We'll totally blast it with shadow balls for you while you're paralyzed.

A1- she's either a delusional human, a robot that somehow appears human, or robot mind in a human body. Supporting her claim, she has displayed remarkable scanning capabilities.

You could simply ask her why she appears so human for a robot. You find it confusing.

Saisai 2012/07/09(Mon)21:48 No. 430774 ID: 97486c
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"Well... He said you're unique."

>"Unique? I see.."

Is that a smile?

"Hey I wanted to ask how did you uh... Get to look so human?"

The small smile vanishes from her face.

>"I don't look human. Good bye Saisai."

She walks past Saisai and into the room

That poor girl. Crazy and in love. Or maybe being in love makes you crazy?

Well I can't do the test again and I have quite a bit of gold now.. Should I just go straight to Morgan or maybe take another mission?

If you have plenty of time, say three hours or so I see no reason not to do another simple mission.

Nah we're done working today. Save some energy for studying later. Change out of your armor and go visit Morgan.

>>430777
do another short mission

You seem to have acquired some sort of ludicrous hat. That, or the mind-altering field had some unintended side-effects.

Hmmm, you might actually want to determine if she's genuinely crazy, or just highly insistent about something she knows she's not... or if its a different type of thing where becoming a robot is a goal. There are non-crazy equivalents of the last. If it is the last... might be best to just go along with her saying she is one; though she totally already is, the cardboard is just a master distraction from her being one.

Wait, wait, I got it. She's been born into the wrong body. She identifies as a robot, despite her humanity. She's the organic/robotic equivalent of a transsexual. She's a transrobotic! (ie, she's got sentient life type identity issues instead of gender identity ones).

Obviously, you should stop trying to tell her she's human, as it's an incredibly insensitive thing to to, and painful for her. If anything, we should be looking for a way to help her complete her human to robot transition, since she's obviously still pre-op. Pre-cyborg. Whatever.

>>430774
Love doesn't cause that kind of crazy.

Although I'm a bit concerned... He's been mucking about with mind control, and that could certainly cause somebody to become delusional.
We should ask her about her history later. It could be illuminating.

Time to go to pick up Morgan!

>>430923
Said it way better than I was trying to before. Only thing is... well, you need to find out if its like that, or if its a delusion. I.E. does she think she's PHYSICALLY one AT THE MOMENT, or is it trans-whatever? If trans... thingie word, then help get to it. If just delusional... well, different kind of help.

Guys I'm pretty sure that she wants to be seen as a robot because she knows Cid likes robots and wants to be liked by him.

>>430991
You're no fun. Besides, that would only work if she wanted a relationship with hints of incest given the whole creation of thing.

Saisai 2012/07/15(Sun)01:10 No. 432786 ID: 97486c
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Forget this girl, I'm done.

Saisai changes back into her street clothes and goes to Morgan's shop. She's sitting where she usually is and smiles at Saisai

>"Welcome back.."

"Hey. I got a free day so I was wondering if you wanted to go around the city."

>"Oh you uh.. You remembered that.. Sure I... I'd love to go outside here... Into the city.. I just didn't think you'd be back so soon.."

>>432786
Huh. Is that a problem? Might ask if today isn't a good day, or something.

Ask her if she's scared.

is getting back for this so fast leaving her schedule frazzled?

Saisai 2012/07/15(Sun)01:35 No. 432797 ID: 97486c
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"Is today a bad day for you?"

>"Bad? N-no... Course not.."

"Then what's wrong? You look kinda.. Scared."

>"Ahahaha, scared? W-why would I be s-scared? It's... That's be a weird thing to b-be scared of..."

It's alright to be nervous about going out. And if really bothers you that badly we can avoid the more busy sections of the city.

>>432797
Maybe she's agoraphobic? Hm, can you think of any places in the city that might not be terribly crowded? It might be best to start there.

"Not really, it happens all the time. Hard to get over it too... unless they have help."

Then offer her your hand.

This is more serious anxiety then I expected, I suggest asking her to take you to the library. It's quiet and peaceful, she'll have an easier time dealing with it. Probably one of the few places she's already been. Not exactly a tour of the town but it should work out well enough. Talk on the way, if she can't manage to say much in public then talk about yourself for a while.

>>432797
Eh, everyone has their fears. Bravery is being afraid but moving forward anyway.

>>432797
Hoist her up onto your back and set off to ADVENTURE!
And by that I mean lunch. Ask if she knows any good places to eat.

1/2 Saisai 2012/07/18(Wed)01:04 No. 434175 ID: 97486c
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"It's fine to be a bit nervous. I mean, I've never really been outside myself. Probably just as little as you."

>"...."

"Do you go to the library here?"

She nods

"Let's go there. I've never been there myself and I'd love to see it."

>"Ok. Uhm.. Let me get ready first."

She goes into a back room. After a few minutes she comes back with her hair brushed down. She smiles at Saisai nervously.

>"O-ok.. Ready."

Dear god that hair... Should I say something..?

I'll just not... I don't want her to feel bad.
But what if someone else says anything?
She'll be even more hurt then if I said it..
But I'm pretty much a stranger to her too.

>"Saisai?"

"!? Sorry. Just thinking about something. Let's go."

Morgan nods again and follows Saisai outside. As they walk Saisai tries to move behind Morgan so she can lead but Morgan maneuvers herself behind Saisai each time. She talks to give out directions but other then that doesn't speak much.

This girl is so shy it's annoying.
I'm not even that bad.
And her hair is starting to curl back up.

Saisai 2012/07/18(Wed)01:06 No. 434176 ID: 97486c
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After a while more of nearly silent travel they arrive at the Library. It's close.

>"Oh... I... Forgot it's closed this time of the week..."

"It's fine. Everyone forgets."

ASDJKSALDJAS
Ok, any ideas on where else we can go?

Is there a park or something? You can get some bread and go feed ducks.

>>434176
Pat her hair down. If it won't stay down then use saliva to make it stick together.

Ask if there's a theatre around here. If so, go there. If not, go to lunch.

>>434176
Bah. A quiet place to grab lunch perhaps? Or a park or anything is fine as long as there aren't a lot of people.

About the hair, I'm sure she knows how it acts and wouldn't be surprised. She just wanted to look better for a while... don't point it out right now just to avoid her being any more self conscious about it. Later you should say something positive about her natural curliness.

>>434180
Ewwww, let's not spit in her hair.

>>434176
What's nearby? Anyway, wasn't this initially about her showing you around the city? Ask her if there's any clothing stores or something.

>let's not spit in her hair.
Don't be silly, that's not how cats tamp down errant hair.

She'd be licking her hair. Completely different.

Well, you got the park, a bookstore instead of a library, some nearby scenic trail if it exists, or the almost guaranteed to exist scenic vista.

>>434176
You could go out to get your hair done.

...if you can avoid the whole ears thing being a problem, anyway...

>>434402
While I do kind of like that idea, I can't see it not ending up awkward because of that.

Saisai 2012/07/25(Wed)21:44 No. 436334 ID: 97486c
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>>434195
HATE

"Wanna go to the park? We can just eat lunch there. Do any of these stores sell packed lunch?"

>"Mmhmm..."

Saisai buys the two of them lunches for G4 and sits at a table at the park. Morgan sits across from her and munches at a sandwich.
Her hair is curling up more now.

...

"You know Morgan..."

>"Hmm?"

"I think your hair looks really nice curly. Not many people have hair like that."

>"Thank you.."

She smiles a bit and fiddles with her hair making small curls at the ends.

"Hey Morgan."

>"Mmm?"

"Do you know a lot about magic?"

>"A bit yeah... I'm a pretty good wizard.. Why do you ask?"

"Well I've been trying to learn magic but I just can't seem to channel mana. I can't.. Feel it."

>"Oh it's easy.. It's just... Relaxing and feeling that energy moving through your veins.."

"I tried that and it just doesn't work.."

>"Maybe you just don't have a lot...?"

"Maybe."

>"I can... Check.."

"Really? How?"

>"It's easy.. I just... Here, come closer."

Saisai 2012/07/25(Wed)21:47 No. 436336 ID: 97486c
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Saisai leans across the table and Morgan does the same. She presses her forehead against Saisai's and concentrates.

>"Hmm..."

Man...
She has some really big boobs...

>"None..?"

"Huh?"

>"None.. You don't have -any- mana at all... I've never seen a human who has no mana.. It's not possible."

Shit..
Does it have to do with me not being completely human?

How the hell do I explain this away!?

>>436336
She said it's not possible. Ask how sure she is that it's not possible. Maybe you shouldn't try explaining it, but rather let her come up with an explanation.

[25 GP to Morgan]

*crosses fingers*

> How the hell do I explain this away!?
You don't. Or just say that you're not able to concentrate because you're distracted with lustful thoughts.

>Hate
Wow, that's twice now, and I wasn't even trying that time. Weird pride again.

Well, let's try to sidetrack her with logic.

If she's observing it, and she's not being deceived somehow, that means it's not impossible. So there has to be a cause. What could completely drain or block a person's access to mana? You've got a mystery on your hands.

It's a line of thought worth pursuing. It might not be related to your mixed race heritage, and is therefore something you might want to find out. If someone or something has an effect on you, you should want to understand it. Because otherwise you're at a disadvantage.

Seems like it's your blood, yeah. Well.. maybe it's time to trust somebody with that. Ask if she can keep a secret.

On the upside, while you may not have mana I'm pretty sure you have a soul so that kind of magic is still an option.

>>436336
Don't.
Be disappointed and confused, but let her come up with her own explanation.

Instead, say "So... I'll never be able to use magic?"

>>436424
Pretty much this. It actually is kind of depressing that you won't be able to use magic, ever.

>>436442
Except Soul Magic, of course. She would excel at that; throwing impossibly sharp blades around like nothing and lighting people on fire with her fury and such.

>>436443
nope, soul magic still uses mana, just a tiny bit.

>>436444
I don't remember that being a thing. I guess we'll find out, in any case.

Well... what could have no mana? You don't know that your heritage has anything to do with it. For all you know, it could be equally impossible for other races to have no mana and she just said "human" because it is her default, being a human and all. It could be a phenomenon completely unique to you.

We just don't know. So no reason to panic.

GP Can not be transfered to people. GP at 100 Saisai 2012/07/26(Thu)21:34 No. 436758 ID: 97486c
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"So... I'll never be able to use magic..?"

>"No. Not on your own at least. You can still use wands and potions and stuff. But.. It's just very odd.."

"What is?"

>"Well out of all the major races on the world almost all of them have even a tiny bit of mana in them. We humans naturally have the most. Dark Elves, Light Elves, Merfolk, Catfolk.. All of them have mana within them for their own brand of spells.."

Saisai 2012/07/26(Thu)21:35 No. 436760 ID: 97486c
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>"All of them except Tigerfolk."

"..."

>"You're... Not entirely human... Are you?"

"..."

DON'T BE SILLY I AM A NORMAL HUMAN JUST LIKE YOU BEEP BOOP ERROR ERROR MUST REBOOT

>>436760
Ask to talk privately.

Reveal secret.

>>436763
Yes, reveal what you dreamed this morning.

>>436760
ask to move to a more private location... then well... "pleasepleasedon'ttellonmeilldoanythingyouaskjustdonttellplease!"

>>436760
[25 GP to Ombra]

Yeah, you've been found out. Make sure nobody's listening before you tell her you're quarter tigerfolk.

Well that's not fair. Why don't tiger folk get any access to magic? Was your dragon Trog the magic hater or what?

Your best bet might be to play it off like it's no big deal. Sigh and admit it. ...that's not a problem, is it Morgan? Explain that yeah, you've got some tigerfolk back somewhere in your family tree, you hardly expected that to come up through. Explain you weren't trying to hide it from her, you just don't like to tell anyone because the knights technically have a 100% humans rule, and you'd like to keep it a secret so you can keep your dream job.

You have learned an important lesson though. Don't ever let any mages in the knights get physically close enough to you to check your mana the way she did.

>>436760
"...since if I wasn't entirely human I wouldn't be able to have this job, I must be entirely human. I do hope you understand that this must be some sort of freak coincidence and please not mention it because I cannot afford any suspicion."

Tigerfolk don't have mana in this timeline? That's a pretty severe change, actually. That makes me wonder what else could be different.

...Do humans and dark elves have incest taboos for half siblings?

>>436784
This seems like the best response. Since tigerfolk apparently don't have magic, though, what can they do?

It could be us fucking with her, or just her mixed heritage, not all tiger folk. But yes... more investigation is required.

GP- 25=75 Saisai 2012/07/26(Thu)23:19 No. 436825 ID: 97486c
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"Can we discuss this somewhere not so in the open?"

>"We can go back to the shop.."

The two of them pack up their half eaten lunches and go back to the Potion Shop. As they walk there Saisai asks a few questions.

"So why don't tigerfolk have any mana?"

>"Just because.. They were made that way I suppose. Instead of magic though they're great fighters.. Some were even able to split mountains.. So the legends say."

Oh joy. No magic but I can hurt someone with my fists in a pinch. I think? Maybe I should learn more about tigerfolk.

As they enter the shop Morgan goes to each of the windows and closes the blinds. She changes the Open sign to Closed.

>"So...?"

"Ok. I'm not 100% human. A ways down my family tree there's a bit of tigerfolk blood and I guess it's part of me now too. But this has to be a secret. If the knights ever found out about this I wouldn't be allowed to be a part of them anymore."

>"... Do you have a tail? Or ears?"

"I don't have a tail anymore but.. Look."

Saisai pulls down her hood and twitches her ears.

And here's the part where people usually freak out.
Tigerfolk and humans never really got along very well so.

"Morgan I know we don't really know each other but I really really really need you to keep this a secret.. Please?"

>"...."

Dammit.. There goes my-

>"That is so cute..."

What?

Cue squeeing and her playing with your ears.

Saisai 2012/07/26(Thu)23:23 No. 436831 ID: 97486c
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>"Can I... Touch them..?"

Saisai backs away, confused at her sudden joy and the request.

"I'd.. Rather you not. They're sensitive.."

>"I think that is the most adorable thing ever.. You must be so luck, I'm sure everyone thinks it's really cute."

"Cute?"

Morgan nods.

>"What I would give to have a feature like that.. Or anything non-human. You're so lucky.."

"... Uh, yeah. So.. You'll keep this a secret right?"

>"I swear it."

"Good.. Good.."

>"So that's why you always wear those hats? I was wondering about that... I wish I could give you something to hide them easier.. It's a shame that they carry such a negative connection. -Sigh-.. They're such a pretty shade of orange too.."

Huh, I've never had anyone compliment my ears that much.
It's... Kind of flattering.

Still at least my secret is safe. But I really can't let too many people know about this. The more who know the more likely it is that one will spill..

She's still staring.

An unique and genuine article, she is. The feeling is reciprocal. Tell her about your dream.

> It's... Kind of flattering.
Let her touch them. Just a little.

>>436831
Let her know about the item you got to disguise yourself, and the problem using it because of the lack of mana. If she knows a better way around that issue that'd be great.

And ask what she knows about soul magic, and if you are capable of it.

>>436831
"...f-fine, you can touch them. Just this once though!a-and only alittle bit!"

>>436831
Awww, let her touch them. Payment for the... whatever.

Maybe explain that while you're glad she's taking it so well, you're a little uncomfortable out having her so interested in something you have to hide every day of your life. Your deepest, most dangerous secret... cute? Adorable? That's kind of. Um. Different.

>>436831
"Ok, you can touch them, but... please, be gentle?"

Allow ear touching.

Saisai 2012/07/27(Fri)02:38 No. 436874 ID: 97486c
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"... I'm sorry this is kinda weird."

>"Oh I'm sorry.. Was I being rude..?"

"No no it's... I don't know.. I've had to like keep these ears hidden for so long.. My family basically treated it like a disease. It's weird that someone actually really likes them."

>"I think they're adorable."

"... You can touch them if you want."

>"Really? You sure?"

"Yeah just.. Don't yank on it."

Saisai leans over and Morgan takes one of her ears and rubs it.

>"Wow... That's so soft. I've never seen a tigerfolk before so this is my first time seeing their ears so close.."

...
This is kinda turning me on..

ANYWAY

"So-"

Saisai pulls away.

"It's nice that you appreciate it but it's been such a hassle trying to hide them. Like I said if I get found out I will be kicked out of the knights and I will might even get banished from the kingdom. I bought a illusion charm to help me hide it but without mana it's kinda useless."

>"I can.. Add some of my mana.. If you want."

"Really?"

>"Yeah but if it's just a little charm it has 1 charge at the most before it runs out of mana again. Do you have it?"

Saisai reaches into Yuyu's bag and hands her the charm. Morgan takes it in her hand. It glows a bit and she hands it back.

>"That should be good in case of emergency. I don't have any polymorph potions. The ingredients for it are very very rare."

"I could get it."

>"I... Doubt it."

"Why, what is it?"

>"The one that I really need is Frozen Fire. It's a magical gem that is found in the Hurrikane Mountain Range."

"... Well if I ever come across that.."

Saisai puts her hat back on

"Well... That was a nice lunch huh?"

Morgan lets out a small laugh

>"I.. Had a nice time. And now you don't have to hide your ears from me.."

"Yeah, that's kinda nice."

>"Oh, uhm..."

"Hmm?"

>"There is someone at the School who has very little mana and she says she made a way to cast spells without mana... If you want you can go check that out."

"Who's the person?"

>"I'm uh.. Not really sure, sorry."

"It's fine. I'll check it out later. Thanks for the mana charge. I'll see you around."

>"See you around.."

Saisai leaves the shop and walks into the street.

That's two people who know now.. At least I got an emergency charge on this thing.
I still got a good chunk of the day left to do whatever with.

>>436874
try not to fantasize about more ear rubbings...

>>436874
Okay, let's go see if we can find that lady who knows how to do magic without mana.

>>436874
Fuck it. Let's train to keep that libido of yours in check. Horny in the morning, dating in the afternoon, admiring Morgan's boobies, and getting turned on from an ear rub, com'on girlfriend! You gotta exercise it all away!

Well, we know there are alternate magic-like systems that run on things different from mana. For instance, we use guardian points to do things that could be considered magical. Time mages use time points. Soul mages us their souls. Sage magic draws directly from life force. There's possibly even more than that, but that's all the magic / pseudo-magic power sources we remember encountering.

Tiger folk do have something magic like- a rare ability called the Claws of Thasti, which manifest themselves as giant sword sized glowing red energy claws. No idea what powers them though, or if you'd be able to access them though. Probably not a good idea, as using a tigerfolk exclusive ability would pretty effectively blow your cover.

I figure it's likely that this person at that school is using one of these alternate power sources. Be careful about searching them out though, you can't expose your lack of mana to a mage you don't trust.

...and don't let the other guardians hassle you about the ears rubbing.

Fantasize about more ear rubbings.

>>436874

Don't worry so much Saisai. Unlike with some people, its clear Morgan's stroking was pure curiousity, and her intentions are friendly. She doesn't seem like the kind that will pressure you, if what she does is really making you uncomfortable. You can trust her touch.


Meanwhile.. Is there anyone around with knowledge of how Guardian magic works? Maybe Morgan's dad has books on it.. if SaiSai, and we, ourselves, learn more about it, perhaps we could make better use of our energy reserves to keep her safe.

After all, we didn't know we could move until that interesting event at the springs. Who knows if we could use something similar to her benefit, instead of our amusement.

And there's also that odd, familliar feeling we got from the Mimic. We never really investigated it.. If it has guardian magic, or has a guardian magic item hidden inside of him, we would only benefit from finding out.

Wait, did you say earlier no tail ANYMORE? Did you have one?

>>436952
Yeah, she had surgery to have it removed. Part of her backstory. It's in Thread 1, iirc.

Saisai 2012/07/27(Fri)15:17 No. 436965 ID: 97486c
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>>436917
I'm a healthy 17 year old girl, I have urges. Still I'm in control of them, not the other way around.

>>436952
I did, yeah. I'm sure I've mentioned it before but my tail was cut off a long time ago by my father. It was a lot harder to hide that then it was my ears. Took a while to get used to walking without it.

If Tigerfolk do have their own unique way of fighting then it's probably best I don't go too much into it.. It'd make me look even more suspicious.
I would like to see how this person uses magic without using mana so I guess we're off to the School.

>>436950
I'm not worried about Morgan..
As for you guys I've never seen or heard about you in any book. I'm not well versed in magical artifacts but I'm sure my parents are and even they don't know what you really are.

Saisai walks down the Kingdom's crowded streets until she arrives at the School. She walks inside what she assumes is the main entrance and is greeted by a receptionist

>"Hello, welcome to the School of Magic and Science."

"Hey. I'm uh.. Looking for someone here who's working using magic without using mana."

>"Oh, Prof. Dominic. He's just down this hallway, second door to the right. His name is one the door."

"Thank you."

Saisai follows the directions and reaches a small office. She knocks

>"Enter."

Saisai goes into the room and sees a man with messy black hair and large glasses.

>"Yes?"

"Hi. I'm Saisai and I had heard you had made a way for someone with little mana to still be able to cast spells?"

His eyes seem to light up behind his glasses. He puts down the book he's reading and grabs something from a case beside him

>"Not many people are interested in my work.. This is such a pleasant surprise ehehehe.. Behold!"

Saisai 2012/07/27(Fri)15:22 No. 436966 ID: 97486c
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>"The Techno-staff!"

He shows her a normal looking blue staff with glowing blue lines going across it.

>"With this beauty here people like us don't even need mana! I based it off of the old Sage magic along with-"

Saisai can't follow as he goes on and on with technobabble.

>"Now watch.. Techno Fire!"

He hits the staff into the floor. The top part opens up like some kind of mechanical flower. After a few seconds a flame appears in the center.

>"Hehehehe... Awesome isn't it? Not as fast as normal magic but with the push of a button I can fire this baby and burn something from yards away. Not only that but it never runs out of fuel. You're only limited by the spells programmed into it and how fast your opponent is. This model right here only has T. Fire and T. Lightning."

He slams it again. The staff folds back up to it's original for then twists and turns until it makes some kind of two pronged stick. A lightning ball appears in between the two prongs after a moment.

"That's amazing.. It takes no mana?"

>"None."

"Are you selling it?"

>"Hmm... I can sell you this here model for G100. Any other spells can be programmed in by myself for another G50."

>>436966
If you want it, go ahead, (or save up for it, I don't know how much money you have off the top of my head), but personally I don't think that magic is really your style.

>>436966
Hrm. Explain that you're a knight and are dependent upon your primary weapon for most fighting, and carrying around a second big weapon would get pretty cumbersome. Can he either design a robust version of the staff that could double as a melee weapon suited to your style of fighting, or build something small enough to be used as a secondary weapon using the same design principles?

Any chance you could build something smaller? I'm kind of interested in something stealthier. Specifically, I've got a magic item that does illusion magic, and it would be downright awesome if I could hook it up to a tech-battery thing so it never ran out of charge.

>Based off sage magic
Sage magic is powered by the caster's life force. Does that mean using this item will tire the user out?

Saisai 2012/07/27(Fri)17:37 No. 436984 ID: 97486c
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"Hmm... See, I'm mainly a spear user and I'm in the Royal Knights so I kinda need something.. Smaller. That I can use in a pinch if I have to."

>"I have just the thing then!"

He digs around the massive pile of junk on the shelf and pulls out a small wand like object.

>"Just about the same thing except it only comes with one spell. It's a lot faster but it can only be used once before it needs to recharge after a while. It's only G50."

"Hmm.. You said it was based off of sage magic right? What exactly does that mean?"

>"Well Sage Magic used one's lifeforce to power it. These don't use the casters but an internal, self replenishing, supply of energy. The idea is the same but it's carried out differently. Also I can only put one spell it in so if you have any you want you can tell me it and I'll try to program it in."

"Is there a limit?"

>"Not really... Just nothing 'too' powerful or it might just explode trying to cast it."

I want this thing. Any idea what spell it should have?

http://tgchan.org/wiki/Spells_in_Shoujen Most of the spells under Elemental are available besides Thee-ad, Zeroon, Baraast, Debaraast

>>436985
Attack spells would probably be a bad choice here given the charge time involved for the spells. We're better off going with something that can use magic to enhance Saisai's combat abilities or provide protection or healing.

I am seriously tempted by Miracle. Delicious luck. Wind Shield or Wind Walk would also be good, as buffs go, or Major Heal or Mereet.

I should note that I'm going with the highest-level spells in the case of tiered options on the assumption that they will be safe and reliable to use; we can drop down if that is not the case.

If we go with something that isn't healing, it might be worthwhile to get a second one with a healing spell of some kind in it, since wands are pretty small so it wouldn't be an inconvenience to carry two. Healing is important.

i think you guys all forgot what we wanted saisai to get magic for in the first place.

I say something for flight is the most urgent issue. We can still shoot balls of shadow for offense, after all.

>>436988
I don't think we can be waving a wand every time we need to disguise ourselves. The item we got for that is subtle enough, we just need to deal with the charging issue. Maybe we can request an automatically charging version of that for later, though.

no, before that.

>>436984
Ask about Sage magic. Any way you could learn that?

Get Gravity. Cast it on yourself in the middle of a jump to dodge an attack or do extra damage.

[Change Form]

>>437262
FIRST GIVE OMBRA ALL THE GP YOU CAN AND STILL KEEP ENOUGH TO CHANGE FORM

>>437262
>>437265
What? No. Stop that.

>>436984
Miracle.
ALL OF THE LUCK BRO

Saisai 2012/07/29(Sun)00:26 No. 437274 ID: 97486c
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The gravity one I think is the best.

>>436990
Wasn't the point so I could hide my ears? We solved that bit already.

Saisai pays G50 for the wand and installs the Gravity spell in it.
With her new purchase she thanks the man and heads off back to her room.
Once inside she sits on her bed and gives the wand a little twirl.

Might not be my own mana but I can cast a few spells now. I think that's pretty neat.

Hmm.. I still have a good chunk of the day free.
Anything else on the agenda or should I just call it a night?

the learning magic was so she could use soul magic and deal with the big problem.

You can store the wand in your sexy mimic. [50 GP to ombra]

Go to bed!

>>437274
Talk to your boxboy for a bit.

>>437279
Nah, maybe later. Let's see what happens when we level our mimic.
[100 GP to Yuyu]

Saisai 2012/07/29(Sun)00:49 No. 437285 ID: 97486c
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>>437277
Big problem?

>>437282
Yuyu pops out of the chest.

>"Nice~ I thought you'd ignore me. Woulda been hella boring sharing the room with someone who's ignoring you ya know? Also I can store bigger things now so thanks for that baby."

"Don't call me baby. Ever."

>"Sure thing kitten."

Ugh.
I hate this mimic.

Give him the wand to store, then bed times

>>437285
Ask him if his interior is gaurded from scrying, then go to bed.

>>437285
"Let me be perfectly clear. If you don't show me respect, I will teach you respect by breaking that box into firewood and using it to burn your twitching corpse.
You will address me either by my name, or by Ma'am, and you will do so in a respectful tone.
Do you understand?"

[If Saisai goes to sleep, have her dream of having sex with Yuyu. Trololololo~]

>>437285
Heh, he's just messing with you. Probably wouldn't bother if you didn't react that much. Hey does he look any different? Demons should look more mature as the gain power. Or at least less ambiguous in his case.

Also, you can always order this guy around to do whatever. Like a neck or foot rub. One of the few things we can't really help you with.

Chapter 2 Part 1 End Saisai 2012/07/29(Sun)01:59 No. 437295 ID: 97486c
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Bah, forget the stupid mimic.

She throws her wand at him and closes the chest.
She gets ready for bed and places the Guardian beside her on a bedpost.

Night guys..

Chapter 2: Intermission Ombra 2012/07/29(Sun)02:09 No. 437299 ID: 97486c
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Poof

.....

Well
shit

That didn't work as intended.

>>437299
Tiny Ombra is tiny! Welcome to realspace, Ombra.

>>437299
It didn't work last time, either.
In fact, it failed to work in EXACTLY THE SAME WAY.

Would you like a list of abilities you have in this form, or would you rather continue to disregard our advice in favor of being a stubborn?

YOU LOOK ADORABLE

Are you gonna get your murder on, Ombra?

OP:99 Ombra 2012/07/29(Sun)02:25 No. 437303 ID: 97486c
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>Would you like a list of abilities you have in this form, or would you rather continue to disregard our advice in favor of being a stubborn?

......

>>437300

Hmph.

>>437302
I 'tried' to get my murder on already. Didn't work.

ALSO I AM NOT ADORABLE. I AM A TERRIBLE SHADOW DRAGON AND YOU WILL RESPECT ME.

>>437303
Respect and adoration are not mutually exclusive. We respect the threat you serve to our lady Saisai, and we find you adorable because oh god you're so tiny!

>>437303
You were wondering why we were being so nice when you've been so caustic and talking about how you plan to kill Saisai?

This is why. You actually can't kill Saisai, and there's really only one way you can return to normal.
So, want to be friends now?

>>437303
Yeah, I figured this would happen as soon as you got enough GP. Shall we go nose around in other peoples' business? I say we spy on the king.

Maybe I missed the memo or something, but why do you want to Kill Saisai, again?

Congratulations. You accumulated enough power to attempt to kill and control your host. Instead, you manifested in fairy form.

That's okay, we won't hold it against you- we knew you were going to try this, and it's only natural to look out for your own interests. You don't have sufficient reason to trust us, or value SaiSai's life, yet.

I hope you can see the value in cooperation now. We understand your unfortunate predicament, and we'd like to help you actually escape it. In a way that doesn't require killing SaiSai, or reducing you to a humiliating fairy form.

Anyways, unless you're stronger / weaker than we remember, or unless your powers have manifested differently, here's a summation of your abilities in this form.

Ombra Points:1,000
Abilities: Vanish OP 100, Flight 100, Mind Control (Minor) 200, Open/Close 100, Shadow Shield 10, Shadow Ball 100.

Have fun with 'em. Mind controlling people into silly and embarrassing things is pretty awesome.

When your Ombra points run out, you return to the amulet. As do we. As long as you're out though, we get to ride with you. And unlike our other hosts, you don't even have the option of taking us off and setting us aside- we're in your head.

Why don't you try to make her have a heart attack from the cute. Why you could even get in a stubborn off of trying to get her to admit you're cute! It would kill her to admit it! But seriously, there's no way you're going to kill her or anyone. Best case is you don't waste any of your abilities and just hang around in your current form indefinitely. I can guarantee you'll piss Saisai off at least.

Dance for our amusement!

>>437303
Hand out with El Mimic. Maybe explore the insides of his box?

>>437316
I'd like to note that these numbers are likely completely wrong. As we can see, she has 99 OP, not 1000.

You'll get respect by working with us, not being stubborn and trying to kill our friend. Anyways tiny versions of things are always adorable that's the rule. Now come on, whatever the form you're finally out so let's go stretch your wings. You could talk to Saisai, maybe do some sneaking and spying about the castle. Or just waste your time relaxing. Your call.

>>437341
Might all be at 1/10 scale. Regardless we should do a scan and be sure.

>>437303
Well, if you can't kill her, maybe you can scare her at least. Write about how you're going to put a puppy in her bed. She's a cat, so she's obviously afraid of puppies.

>>437341
>>437347
A rescaling is possible. It's also might be because she broke out way earlier in this timeline. Worst case, she doesn't have enough juice to use any of her fairy form powers.

>>437373
Why would you want her to rescale?

OP:98 Ombra 2012/07/29(Sun)15:55 No. 437409 ID: 97486c
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>>437327
One would be foolish to try and go into a mimic's box.

>>437310
To take her body and be reborn. To clarify, I don't 'want' her to just die normal. I would to replace her soul with mine. It'll kill her personality and all that but her body will be alive. That's something, right?

And no we can not be friends.. It sickens me that you are not stuck in my head, almost indistinguishable from my own thoughts. If not for the sheer outrageousness of these... Suggestions then I would not believe them to come from elsewhere.

>>437316
FIRST OFF I AM NOT A FAIRY DAMMIT.
Second my powers in this form are....

Possession: 10
Invisibility: 10
Shadow Ball: 10
Mind Reading (Surface thoughts only): 10
Open/Close: 10

Spreading my wings 'does' sound like a good idea.. Anywhere in particular we should go? It's early enough in the night that some people might still be awake.

>>437409
Well, you could go spy on the person who had you assassinated.

Wait, no, I'm sorry. We only share information with friends, and since you don't want to be friends we can't tell you that.

We do know quite a bit more about your situation than you think. Eventually, you concluded that the only way you could get your body back is for your host to learn Soul Magic.

Hmm... We're going to have to visit that blasted mountain range for Morgan; while we're there we should probably make contact with the last of the Ori and start preparations for resurrecting Oraes.

> Anywhere in particular we should go?
Saisai's cleavage.

>>437414
>>437418
don't inform characters of alternate timelines for the bajillionth time.

>>437419
Sorry, I thought it was just SaiSai who had forbidden us to talk about that. Thought the ancient magic dragon might be more receptive. I'll delete and reword.

I suggest you snoop around, attempt to do some eavesdropping, or mind reading if people aren't talking. You're not the position to take much useful action, but you could require information. Useful information.

The most interesting people to spy on, from your perspective? The king and the captain general. If the humans organized your assassination as we suspect, they'd be the ones most likely to know. After all, they do have the sword.

It's in your interest to investigate your death. We'd like to know what's really going on too. So let's investigate.

make a guard think he's gone crazy. the higher up the better. keep doing it to his replacements for that post. make everyone think the job is cursed.

...would you mind closing saisai's mouth? she appears to be drooling.

>a most... unbecoming state for the current host body of a glorious shadow dragon, no?

But Ombra, wouldn't you much rather be reborn as your true self? Or do you not believe that it is possible?

>>437423
Eh, she's better like this. I mean, lookit her tiny little wings!
Anyway, Ombra, you should totally rub SaiSai's ears.

You totally want to rub her ears. Totally.

>>437466
>>437479
a shadow dragon doesn't "rub ears"

she physically examines the hearing apparatus through a tactile means.

>>437409
Do what anyone would do in your situation (and being unable to kill Saisai at the moment), go troll the populace.

>>437409
Rub her ears until she's really worked up, then possess the mimic, wake her up, and seduce her.

Because why not?

>>437409
How long does the invisibility last? I think we should go snoop on that jerk, the Captain General.

>>437409
Go spy on A-1. With her unusual personality, if you happened to posess her, folks would likely only see improvements.

>>437481
This is best option. It will instill true terror.

OP:97 Ombra 2012/07/31(Tue)20:54 No. 437975 ID: 97486c
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>>437497
Because I think that's like borderline rape. I'm evil but I'm not 'that' evil.

>>437512
She is a unique person but I'd much rather meet the man who wields the Dragon Slayer.

But first..

Ombra closes Saisai's mouth and wipes the drool away.

Hmph, I will not allow my future host to be seen in such an.. Unbecoming state.

Now, let's find the Dragon Slayer wielder.

Ombra 2012/07/31(Tue)21:05 No. 437981 ID: 97486c
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Ombra activates her Invisibility and flies to the King's chamber. The door is open a tiny bit but is guarded by two Knights.
Inside she hears bits of a conversation.

>???: "-not even needed. We'll waste more resources then we'll gain by forcing their hand."

>King: "It's not a matter of gain it's simply a matter of showing that we humans are not ones to be bullied around. The Tigerfolk feel that because we are what we are that they can take advantage of what they perceive as a racial weakness. If we don't do this now they will continue to push and push until they practically taken over our trade."

>???: "Starting a war with them now though will put the catfolk on edge. Not only that but they have strong ties with the dark elves.."

>King: "Every race has strong ties with the dark elves. They're the only race we 'don't' have to worry about. The catfolk will be a problem but they are not nearly as savage as their cousins and I'm certain they can see to reason."

>Regulus: "Your majesty.. As Captain General I must advise that we don't go to war."

>King: "Regulus.."

>Regulus: "Please, just listen for a moment. Instead of war, which would possibly cost us dearly, we can instead perform more.. Subtle acts of aggression. I suggest we go after what they care for the most."

>King: "Which is?"

>Regulus: "Thasti, the fire dragon."

Thasti!?

The others in the room seem just as shocked by the suggestion.

>Maggie: "That is far from subtle. You're basically attacking their god."

>Regulus: "Seventeen years ago we had to do the same with Ombra the Shadow dragon after the previous King of the Dark Elves made similar demands on us. Both him and the ruler of the Tigerfolk have one thing in common... They are both getting powers directly from their patron dragon. They know this and the Dark Elf King tried to abuse that fact. While killing Ombra may not have proved popular at first many of the Dark Elves agree that with their old king gone their lands are far more pleasant to live in. If we do the same to the Tigerfolk not only may we improve relationships with them in the long run but we can even avoid killing one of them."

>???: "And forever weakening them as a race!"

>Regulus: "It is just a suggestion Gallatin.. We may not even go through with it."

>King: "Right now we don't need suggestions, we need a course of action. While killing a dragon is a horrible thing indeed in the long run it may in fact be a better plan then all out war.."

They're seriously considering killing Thasti!? It's bad enough that I'm "dead" but to kill a second dragon!? That'd throw everything out of order!!

>>437981
I think that now is a good time to beat your feet in a hasty retreat. Before one of the ungodly powerful people in that room sees you.

Hypothetically...
What would happen if all the dragons kicked it at once?

>I'm not really going to kill her
Let's not beat around the bush. Braindead is still dead. The fact that you have plans for her living corpse doesn't change the fact that you're planning to kill her. You insult our intelligence with this defense. And your own, if you honestly believe this justification.

>I'm evil
You're willing to kill for your survival. That's not evil in of in it's self. We can understand and respect the sentiment, even if we wish to protect your target.

>Dragon killing conspirators
It would appear our information was correct, was it not? Does this earn us any small measure of your trust?

We wish to avoid the imbalance of additional draconic deaths. We wish to restore you- to preserve the balance, and your would be host. If you do not yet trust us in your attempt for freedom, would you be willing to cooperate to protect or warn the remaining dragons?

Well it seems they don't care so much about the order. Or think that whatever comes of it is advantageous.

Look, if we're going to do anything to stop this we need to do it right now. And that means either possessing someone and giving a better idea, or announcing your presence in person and airing your grievances and advice directly. But it's risky, so lets try possession first. Go with the Gallatin person who is most against the idea, that'll be less suspicious.

Points to cover: Killing a dragon will upset the balance, and make the other dragons more powerful and more likely to cause problems. Secondly, the tigerfolk are not like the dark elves and may instead be provoked to war by actions against their god. Third, suggest finding a way to get the tigerfolk to change leaders after all the real problem is who has the power, not how much they have.

>>437981
Well, it seems the official reason for killing you is a bit different than we remember, but Regulus's first and only solution to whatever problem they're having being to kill a dragon is close enough that I still want him dead. And aside from the fact that Thasti isn't really responsible for anything, this is setting a dangerous precedent: who's supposed to kill Myli when the humans get out of line?

Maybe you should reveal yourself to them. It's not like they can trace you back to Saisai, and if we can convince everyone except the king and Regulus that this is a bad idea then those two will have to find another solution.

I would advise not to reveal yourself. You're still weak, and essentially a manifestation of your spirit. You survived when the sword attacked your body. But in this state...? I fear you could be destroyed outright.

OP: 76 Ombra 2012/08/04(Sat)14:56 No. 439325 ID: 97486c
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Ombra quickly possesses the man who had spoken up against killing the Dragons.
The man barely seems to notice that his thoughts and actions are not his own.

>Gallatin: "If we kill that dragon we may very well start the thing we're trying to avoid. These people are not as timid as the Dark Elves. If we do anything to provoke them they will strike as hard and as fast as possible. The anger over losing their Dragon will be far greater then any other wound we could inflict on them or any insult we may utter."

>Regulus: "You're awfully talkative today Gallatin.. If you are so against killing dragons then why did you not speak up about this when we sent Captain General Sable out to kill the Shadow Dragon?"

Ombra shifts through Gallatin's memories to determine exactly why. It isn't difficult as his guilt is more easily found then any other memory.

>Gallatin: "Because I didn't know what would happen.. I didn't think they would feel so terrible. Sure we won and they agreed to no longer bother us but the grieving.. These are immortal creatures and I feel that we made a grave mistake in attacking something so dear to them."

>King: "It was for the best."

>Gallatin: "Honestly your majesty I don't believe that anymore. I think my fellow captains agree that there must be a better solution."

>King: "Maggie? Arthur?"

>Maggie: "For once I agree with Gallatin sir. Don't need to be a psychic to see that this won't end well."

>Arthur: "We have the Dragon Slayer. It does not mean we should use it."

>King: "Then what do you suggest we do?"

>Regulus: "Yes Gallatin. What is your plan?"

>Gallatin: "Perhaps we can simply find a way to get the king replaced."

>King: "Impossible. They determine who is the king by strength and I highly doubt even Regulus here could best him in a one on one battle. There is no one in the entire tigerfolk kingdom that has enough power to beat him."

>Regulus: "It may not be the best plan of action but if we don't act soon the Tigerfolk king will continue to make demands upon us. We can not appease each demand."

I need a suggestion to convince them that there's a way better plan of action then just killing Thasti..

>>439325
Simple - raw power can be beaten with skill. They solve things with power? Turn it against them with skill. So long as they do combat as I expect, this should be doable - send someone who is skilled at evasion and precise strikes, arm them with magic to the teeth, and take the fuck over.

Simple.

As.

Heck.

Too bad we don't have any tigerfolk we can rely on who fulfill these exact requirements to add legitimacy.

enchantments. base power may not mach them but if they are amplified with magic they can win a fight that would not normally be possible. now they will probably not accept a human king even if they win, do we have anyone that has trace amounts of tigerfolk blood in them? would make them more legitimate.

If we can't find one person to defeat him, we could always send several people to kill him. It wouldn't be optimal, but it would cause less problems than killing their dragon.

>>439328
I agree completely.

"I know how to dethrone the current king. we cheat, we weaken him though any means necessary. poison, maiming, curses even plague if we can make it work. we keep piling on disadvantages until he no longer has the strength to rule. "

No no, we can't kill the king directly outside of a duel. That would be a declaration of war. Regulus can use magic, obviously, so adding magic to a warrior would not result in a stronger fighter than he is. There's simply no way to beat the king in a duel.

If trade is the problem, why don't we aim at that? Sabotage their economy until they feel they have more pressing concerns than bullying us.

>>439328
I see what you did there.

>>439339
This should work.

OP:65 Ombra 2012/08/08(Wed)12:25 No. 440585 ID: 97486c
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Doing anything to the king outside of a one on one battle could be terrible if we're caught..

"We could just simply stop trading with them. I'm sure they rely on our exports more then we need theirs. Any direct action we take against them may result in war but maybe if we simply stop trading relations with them then they'll stop bothering us with unreasonable demands."

>King: "It wouldn't be easy to just stop trading with an entire kingdom."

>Arthur: "Better then war."

>King: "Might still result in war anyway."

>Maggie: "At least we wouldn't be seen as the ones who started it. At least not the attacking part."

>Regulus: "This is stupid.. We have the solution right here. We don't have to do anything like stopping trade or finding a tigerfolk that can beat him 'and' wants to work with the human empire."

>Maggie: "Better idea then yours Mr. Trigger happy."

>Regulus: "I'm trying to avoid war too!"

>Arthur: "Vote."

"Yes. Who here thinks we should try and stop trading with them until the tigerfolk act more reasonable?"

Maggie, Arthur, and Ombra/Gallatin raise their hands. Regulus looks a bit upset but backs down.

>King: "We'll try it then. Captain Maggie, I want you and your group to send a message to the Tigerfolk regarding this decision."

>Maggie: "We're up for it your majesty."

>King: "Good. This meeting is over then."

Oh man, that totally worked..
Also it seems that Regulus man isn't the one who killed me even though he has the Slayer now.

>>437987
If we all died... I don't know to be honest. Never thought more then one of us would ever be killed.

Still possessing this poor Gallatin captain. Should I stay in this body or am I done here? This just burns through my energy..

Thank him and leave.

>>440585
Leave his body quietly. If you are not discovered, then we just successfully prevented another dragon death without issue.

I think you should stick around for a little while and eavesdrop on the king though. He probably has some things to discuss with Regulus.

>>440585
"More than one"? What about Oraes?
It's only been, what, 200 years since you last had her hard, sweet horn in your mouth?

Don't leave him if he'll notice the sudden regaining of control, or that he acted oddly. Might be better to get him out to the corridor first, and leave him to thoughts of "wow, I can't believe I stood up to them like that, what got into me?" in privacy.

>>440619
yes

>>440594
Good plan. Second'd

OP:54 Ombra 2012/08/08(Wed)21:34 No. 440817 ID: 97486c
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Ombra releases Gallatin from her grasp with happy thoughts of how brave he was.
She turns invisible and remains in the room.

>King: "Regulus."

>Regulus: "..."

>King: "You are too... Quick to decide the fate of a dragon."

>Regulus: "... It was mostly an empty threat your Majesty."

>King: "Oh? Are you saying you couldn't take down Thasti?"

>Regulus: "Honestly? No. The Dragon Slayer does not respond to me well. It is a burden to just hold the thing. It wasn't passed down to me or given freely. I simply found it. The Blade knows this and won't obey me."

>King: "Hmm.. While it may not be an issue now we 'will' need that blade at some point. Did Sable willingly pass it to anyone?"

>Regulus: "I highly doubt it. He died using it. No, it can only be used by someone of Sable's blood.."

>King: "Do we know of anyone?"

>Regulus: "None, for now. I already have people looking. We know he stayed at a Dark Elf city before he went to take down Ombra so there's always a chance.."

>King: "Knowing Sable it is a pretty high chance."

Regulus doesn't laugh. Instead he just frowns and appears to be deep in thought.

>Regulus: "Gallatin was awfully chatty this meeting."

>King: "Good, maybe he is finally living up to the title his powers earned him."

>Regulus: "... I'm going out for a while."

Regulus bows and steps out of the room leaving Ombra alone with the King.

So Sable killed me and Saisai is the only one who can wield the Dragon Slayer huh?
Interesting..

Also
I'm alone with the King.
I should totally possess him and make him do crazy things.

Wait, why would you think SAI SAI would be able to wield the dragon slayer?

I mean, we have someone else we think might be able to, but it was an alternate reality so it probably isn't the same here.

Yes. Yes you should possess the king--but wait until he's about to do something.

i HIGHLY doubt you will be able to. you don't become king because of your weak willpower.

>>440817
Why don't we follow Regulus instead and make sure he doesn't kill off that dude we possessed?

First though do some Mind Reading on the king, just to see what he's thinking.

Actually, they just said they strongly suspect Sable left a half-dark elf bastard behind. Wouldn't you rather the sword ended up in the hands of one of your own? Maybe you should try to influence SaiSai to visit their lands... find this candidate.

Wait. The king is an intensely powerful mage. He may be warded, or detect your presence if you attempt to enter him. I suggest you study him as he returns to his own chambers and changes for the night- look for runes, wards, marks upon his person.

You don't try to posses a guy who can disintegrate someone just by glaring at them.

>>440817
Possess the king, then make him strip naked and dance around with his crown held to his crotch.
When you leave him, leave him with thoughts of how attractive he found Regulus's butt and wondering what orders Regulus won't follow.

It will be hilarious.

OP:43 Ombra 2012/08/08(Wed)23:05 No. 440858 ID: 97486c
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>>440821
Because the name Sable sounds very familiar and I hopped into this necklace after I died. Couldn't do that unless the necklace was near me when I died. It's just likely.

>>440830
Hilarious but it's hard to make someone do something they really wouldn't do normally. I was thinking more like accidentally sending people off to wrong missions. Also I think the others are right and I'd die trying to take over him or something.

I'll follow that Regulus person.

Ombra follows Regulus down a hallway and up stairs. Regulus stays up ahead of her and enters a door on the top of a spiral staircase.
As soon as she's through the doorway Regulus spins around and stares directly at her.

>"Hello Ombra."

"Whas up Mofo"

some good magic
inform him this is just a shell and your soul is safe elsewhere. then ask how he could see you.

Bluff your ass off. Act totally confident, as if you expected he would see you, and you came here for a confrontation. Grin, and greet the asshole cockily.

"Hello yourself. Didn't quite get what you wanted in there, did you?~"

OP:42 Ombra 2012/08/08(Wed)23:29 No. 440877 ID: 97486c
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"Hello yourself. Guess things didn't go exactly as you wanted did it?"

>"Not quite, no. You're a bit smaller in person. I must say I'm not impressed."

"This is just my spirit form. My true body is hiding elsewhere. I decided to come check on you humans to see if I could find who killed me. Shame he's already dead."

>"He died from wounds you gave him."

"Yeah, vice versa happened to me. I got better at least. So tell me, how can you even see me like this?"

>"That I won't tell you. I will however make a guess that 'you' are the one who altered Gallatin's thoughts."

"Not gonna tell you that."

>"Fair enough. Listen, you may have saved Thasti for now but before the month has ended he 'will' be killed."

"So confident yet you can't even wield the dragon Slayer~."

>"I will find someone who can."

"Why are you trying to kill us anyway? You know it's like impossible even with the Slayer."

>"Oh it's possible. As for why.. I don't think I'll do that either. I will however tell you one thing."

"???"

>"There is a way to truly kill a dragon. If, after they are slain, their soul takes up residence in some object or being you can destroy their new vessel. If you do that... The Dragon's soul vanishes. Forever."

!!!!

>"So wherever you are.. Keep it safe. Because if I find it I 'will' destroy it and you will die."

With that he goes back inside leaving Ombra alone.

Well I think we are going to have to keep your vessal very, very quiet. Lets head back to Sai Sai for now. Make sure your not followed however.

Well done! Stood your ground, and got some useful info.

Are you willing to consider cooperating with us now? We'd rather like to avoid him murdering you and SaiSai (or destroying us? I'm not sure if the guardian or the girl is more the vessel your spirit currently resides in at this point). And we'd like to prevent him murdering Thasti. Dragons dying is bad for the world, and we're not cool with that.

>>440882
Actually, it's safest not to return, at all. When you run out of power, we should all just instantly poof back. Not even cheating people seeing through invisibility can follow that.

I think the next person to spy on would be the king.

I think the first order of business is getting some protection for Saisai (and her belongings, and us, by extension) in such a way that it can't be traced back to the knowledge we've gained here today easily.

I mean, let's say Saisai happens to get interested in her genealogy, and tries to trace back her bloodline, and discovers a certain dragonslayer-weilder down the line, making her the only known person to be able to actually wield the sword? And wouldn't you know it, she's also part Tigerfolk, making her a good candidate for replacing their ruler? Why, she'd be invaluable.

>>440877
He sure knows a lot about dragons. You think maybe he's the Earth Dragon? Would you be able to tell, or is there a way to find out?

>>440877
Hell.. seems we're all lined up for the same headsman now. Ombra, will you help us keep SaiSai safe, and help her grow more powerful? We can act as an intermediary so she'll never know about you, if you prefer to keep her in the dark.

We understand you want her as a host, and you know that we want her to stay safe, but we also have some sympathy for you.. after all, you're kinda stuck with us.

Either way, there's no need to end the night early. In fact, heading straight back to SaiSai might be a dangerous giveaway. Let's go visit someone else, unwind with a little harmless fun.

OP:31 Ombra 2012/08/09(Thu)16:24 No. 441061 ID: 97486c
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God that was... Stressful..

>>440962
There is a way to find out if he's just a dragon in human form. All dragons have their mark somewhere in their front upper body. It can be on their chest, face, front shoulders. Mine is right under my eye. His chest is pretty open so it could be on his shoulders.. Would explain why he could see me.

Anyway I... I think we should uh work together for now. How's that sound? Yeah? Ok... We uh... Need to keep Saisai alive until I can find a way to revive myself.
Yeah..

Damn that was scary..

Ok.. I think I need to go do something and have some fun. Let's check on that A1 girl.

Ombra turns invisible and flies downstairs and into the girl's dorms. She goes into where she remembers A1's room is and sees her laying her head on her desk crying to herself.

This...
This isn't funny at all.
This is just sad.

Possess her?

Maybe we should simply try to talk to her. She might be wiling to talk to a spirit.