>>141846
Nirblilm:"You a goblin?"
Ifsaihkt:"...And the r- Oh, yes. I'm a goblin. Was I rambling again?"
Rojo in here. She said no hungry. Rojo smile much.

Tell them you're a vegetarian, it means you only eat plantfoods.

>>141853
Nirblilm:"I ...veg-e-tar-ian. Vegetarian."
Ifsaihkt:"Well, can you please try some for me? I'd like to know how you like it. I'd like to know other things about you as well, like your parents, the other people in your tribe, you know, stuff like tat. Hey, you know some kobolds like you wander away from their tribe. That's how they get captured. I had thought that Rojo captured you and..."
I try honey chicken?

Sure. Tell him Rojo is mean for attacking kobolds. What a bitch.

>>141860
Nirblilm:"Rojo mean for attack kobolds."
Rojo laugh.
Ifsaihkt:"...Then the- oh! Yes, Rojo would be mean for attacking kobolds for no reason. Here, try some honey chicken."
Ifsaihkt poke meatfood with shiny thing.
Ifsaihkt:"Open up, please."

>>141873
Open your mouth.

Yeah. Honey chicken is tasty. It's Rojo who's the vegetarian not Nirblim.

...

GAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

>>141882
I open my mouth. Ifsaihkt put meatfood in mouth. I chew. It taste... It taste weird. Weird and good.
>>141884
Rojo a vegetarian? I saw her eat meatfood.

>>141889
Wait until Magun gets here. I think he can explain better than us.

Also that shiny thing... Does it have more than one point at the end? Then it's a fork.

>>141890
Shiny thing have four point on it. I think it a fork. I wait some minutes and eat honey chicken. Magun come up from down place.
Magun:"Aww, you started without me. Toss a plate over here."
Ifsaihkt:"I'm not going to toss a plate. Tossing a plate of honey chicken coul-
Magun:"Rambling."
Ifsaihkt:"Oh, sorry, sir."
Magun:"What's the matter, Rojo? You look a little sick."
I look at Rojo. She smile.

Hug Rojo. Keep hugging her.

>>141902
But Rojo mean to me. Don't want to hug mean people.

>>141903
That's the most sense I've heard from you yet, Nir.

I think you should make sure you aren't right next to Rojo, or in between her and Magun. She might get a little mad.

>>141906
I go little bit away from Rojo. Why she get mad?

She is mean. You should hug her because you want her to be nice.

>>141908
Magun cursed her. She can't digest meat.

>>141914
Sorry. I don't know what digest means.

>>141910
I put down honey chicken. I hug Rojo.
Magun:"Uh, Nir, you might want to get away before-"
Rojo make weird sound. I feel wet stuff on me.
Magun:"... Before that happens. Iffy, go get a towel."
Ifsaihkt:"Yes, sir."
Rojo laugh.
Rojo:"N- nice one. You really g- got me."
Her eye does twitch thing. She smile.

>>141919
When you eat food, it goes down into your belly. There, your body turns it into energy by 'digesting' it. Do you know what a stomach is?

Anyway, Rojo's body cannot do that to meat anymore. So she throws it up. She can only eat plant foods without throwing up.

I think she is very unhappy about this. The eye twitch worries me.

>>141942
Rojo mean so good thing. Ifsaihkt come in place with white fluff thing.
Ifsaihkt:"Here, get all the puke off of you with this."
She give me white thing.

>>141948
That white fluffy thing is a 'towel'. It's a piece of cloth made for drying things off.

You should use it to get all that 'wet stuff' off of you. You shouldn't be walking around covered in puke.

>>141949
Cloth made for dry? Thought cloth made for wear. I dry off. Brown things on towel now.

>>141954
Yes. That is puke. Vomit. Throw-up. Half digested food.

Do not lick it or touch it or anything. Just... Give the towel back.

>>141963
>>141965
It smell little like honey chicken. I give towel back.
Magun:"I think it's about time for the mana ritual, don't you agree, Iffy?"
Ifsaihkt:"Yes, sir."
She take paper off desk. Hand it to me. I... I not sure if want to do.
Magun:"Once you read this, you'll be past the first step of what I want to do with you."
Magun take blue thing on neck and look at it angry.

>>141968
Well... Read it.

Um. You do know how to read, right?

>>141970
Sorry, I no know how to read. I look at pape3(▲AA→kKa#f

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...ugg

>>141972
I guess it didn't matter. So, how do you feel now?

>>141976
i scared
Magun:"Shhhh. Stop crying. I was terrified when I first read a mana ritual."
magun come over to me and hug me
rojo laugh
she mean
Magun:"Calm down. It's ok. It's ok."
magun start to rub nose. feel good.

>>141977
Magun:"Nir, you're terrified. I want you to think about how terrified you are. I want you to think about Rojo. Tell me when you're ready."
Magun keep rubbing nose.

>>142065
Yes. Think about how Rojo was going to shoot you. She bit your ear. Think about how she said she was going to go back and eat your tribe. Then said she had those fake people she doesn't work for go back and eat your tribe.

What if she wasn't really kidding?

After that, you should be ready.

>>142074
>>142075
Rojo mean! Rojo mean to me! Mean to Magun! Mean to all!
Magun:"After you're ready, focus on Rojo and say 'sting'."
No one like Rojo!

>>142078
Rojo mean to all people!
Nirblilm:"S- Sting."
Rojo:"OO- OWW-OW! OW!"
I look at Rojo. She smile and laugh. Her eye twitch.
Rojo:"I will kill you for that some say."
Magun:"Your ass is on fire."
Rojo:"No, it isn't."
I hear fire sound.
Magun:"Now it is."
Rojo run around some seconds.
Magun:"Iffy, you started the fire. Be a good little girlscout and show Rojo how to properly put fires out."
Magun smile.
I hear water. Rojo look wet.
Magun:"Look at you. You're all washed up." Ifsaihkt and Magun laugh.
Rojo:"I don't need to deal with you three little shits. I'm out of here."
Magun:"Planning to hit the showers? Oh wait, you already did."
Rojo leave place.
Magun:"Well she was dripping with enthusiasm."

She wants to be a mage too, better bring her back.

>>142144
I start to go to Rojo.
Magun:"Where are ya going?"
Nirblilm:"Rojo want be a black mage."
Magun:"She can learn elsewhere."
Why I help Rojo? She mean.

Short answer or long answer?

Short answer is if you don't be her friend, she could come back to try and kill you.

>>142150
Nirblilm:"Rojo can still be friend. If no friend she kill me later."
Magun:"Doubt it, but you're welcome to try."
I leave place. Rojo going to place with people and weird huts.

Call out to her, is she going to the bath house?

>>142161
I know no what bath house is.
Nirblilm:"Rojo!"
She not look at me.
Nirblilm:"Rojo!"
She not look at me.
Nirblilm:"Rojo!"
she look at me.
Rojo:"What the fuck do you want?"
She look angry.

nir you may not know it but a series of pranks were just played on her.
say your sorry for what happend
be the bigger ma-er-kobold
try and convince her to come back.

"To be your friend!"

A bath house is exactly what it sounds like. It's a house you go to bathe in.

>>142166
Tell her not to give up.

>>142171
I try to convince her.
>>142172
Nirblilm:"I want to be friend!"
Rojo look at me some seconds.
>>142178
Nirblilm:"You no give up!"
Rojo:"I have every right to give up! You three shits humiliated me unfairly! Magun tried to fucking kill me! You attacked me for no reason! As did that little goblin shit! All I've ever tried to do was help you. and this is how you repay me? I try to help everyone, and all they ever do is lash back out at me! I will kill those who do! You, that goblin, Magun, even my fucking parents! Everyone is against me! Everyone! Everyone everyone everyone everyone everyone!"
Rojo start to cry.

...
try and hug her or put a hand on her shoulder.
tell her she has every right to be angry. what you three did was uncalled for and she didn't deserve it. (yet(don't say this)) say your sorry.
say if she leaves she'll lose her chance to get back at magun the best way possible, by showing him up, that is the best revenge in my book.
and what's more I'm sure sure it wouldn't be as fun to learn black magic without her there to learn it with you.

>>142197
Laconically (it means basically), say you're sorry and you didn't mean to zap her, and that she should become a really strong black mage and rub his face in it for revenge. Also hug her.

Then remind her she tried to kill you and told you your tribe died! Not unfair at all, even though you didn't mean it.

>>142197
>>142200
I step closer to Rojo. She reach for arrow.
Rojo:"You stay the fuck away from me."
Nirblilm:"We do bad thing to you. I no mean to hurt you. We sorry."
Rojo:"Like I'll believe that lie."
Nirblilm:"You become strong black mage! Revenge for Magun!"
Rojo:"I don't want too be a fucking black mage any longer!"
Nirblilm:"No fun with you not here!"
Rojo:"Good! I'm glad you're shitty lives will turn miserable!"
Nirblilm:"You try kill me! You say tribe dead! That not fair!"
Rojo:"It was only a fucking joke, you stupid kobold!"

>>142205
Send us to her.

>>142206
Okay. I send you guide voices to her.

...

...

Gods damn it all. I hate everyone. This fucking stupid kobold. Rubbing it in.

...Rubbing what in?

Are you alright?

It sounds like you need to relax, in a hot spring or something.

>>142210
>>142211
Oh, now where the fuck were you when you were supposed to be punishing that shithead Magun? The kobold is rubbing in the fact that he humiliated me beyond belief!

Punish him how, by singing showtunes?

We're not exactly a fighting force, here. And what does Nirblilm have to do with anything?

what? do you only hear what you want to hear?
he's apologizing to you, he's saying he's sorry he wants you to stay and learn magic with him.I thought you wanted to learn magic, so you were emberassed I thought you were made of sterner stuff then that. he's not rubbing it in he's genuinly sorry. he doesn't want you to go and I know deep down somewhere... altough I'm not sure where, neither do you. now pick your self up, dry those tears, become a mage and show them you are a force to be reckoned with.

If you have any ideas for punishing Magun I would like to hear them. He's stepped out of line.

>>142212
Nir is basically an idiot who doesn't really understand the consequences or implications of most of his own or anyone else's actions.

And when we were supposed to be "punishing" (???) Magun, we were busy talking him out of not cooking you alive. He was real keen on the idea for some reason.

He definitely hates you.

Nir not so much. Although I think he's starting to realize that you were screwing with him earlier for no especially good reason.

>>142224
Anyway though no Nir is not "rubbing it in;" he's trying to offer you emotional support.

I don't think he'd really know how to "rub it in."

>>142217
>>142219
>>142221
>>142224
>>142225
Is this a joke? Is this a prank to humiliate me even more? I really don't want to be pissed off any more than I am.

Nir is sorry thats for sure. he truly. if you believe nothing else believe that.

>>142228
No, Rojo. This isn't a prank.

Rojo, if we were trying to prank you, we would convince Nir to kiss you or something, we don't have the attention span to do something so elaborate.

Seriously, you need to relax. Maybe kidnap Nir for a while, kobolds make great teddy bears in a pinch.

>>142232
>>142230
A- Are you sure? Okay. I put away my bow and arrow.
>>142234
A kobold stuffed with cotton would be nice to have.
Nir:"You okay? You be black mage?

Jeeze, what is with you and killing kobolds?

What do you think, still want to learn some black magic? Or do you want to try something different now, like white magic?

>>142236
...I think he meant they're nice to hug. While alive.

Now, reassure Nir that you won't give up. We're going to help you stand up to Magun. Without making him want to kill you.

>>142241
>>142242
Killing kobolds is fun. It's hilarious to see them try and escape me. I don't know what I'll do now. Perhaps I'll just go back to the forest. Nobody ever humiliated me there.

>>142251
You won't be able to eat them anymore. Not until the curse is lifted.

What about that magic college or whatever up north, though? You could learn black magic up there, then come back once you're strong and rub it in Magun's face that you succeeded without his help. Without trying to kill him, I hope.

Are you a complete sociopath, or do you just hate them? Grow a goddamn backbone woman, a few practical jokes, some of which weren't even such, and you go sulking off to take your anger out on sentient, helpless people? Surely you're not that emotionally weak. Do your parents factor into this somehow? You made a freudian slip about them earlier.

>>142255
...Gods damn it.
>>142258
What the... How the fuck did you... I sigh. My... I didn't exactly want to be a ranger when I was young. I wanted to be a black mage. That didn't work out too well. Everyone in my hometown was against me. I killed them all. They were stupid.

Witch-burning style against you?

>>142260
You killed all of them? How? In their sleep?

now we are getting to the heart of the matter. you were mocked for what you wanted and now you go about mocking others.

>>142263
Um, what?
>>142264
I burned the town to the ground. Every single person who died deserved it. It served them right for not letting me do what I want.
>>142269
I don't mock them I only play tiny, harmless jokes on them.

>>142271
Why is what you want to do more important than what other people want to do? Like, for instance, living.

...Tiny, harmless jokes such as killing them?

>>142277
Because everybody else is stupid and doesn't deserve what I deserve.
>>142279
What's the harm in having a few kobolds be killed? I see none.

this seems to be deep seated.
one day you may pick a fight with someone more powerful who feels the same way and they will kill you because they will reason 'what's the harm in killing a few fox-people? i see none.'

>>142297
That's stupid. No one will ever think that.

>>142307
Magun did.

We convinced him to spare your life. That curse you have is his punishment, instead.

Yeah everyone trying to psychoanalyze Rojo good luck that's all I can say. Rojo, these dweebs don't understand that there wasn't one single person in that town who ever showed you any kindness, even in secret. Not once, not ever. Every single person you've met is stupid, not one of them ever succeeded in making you think. You are always right and never wrong. Magun had no right to embarass you like that; you only fired an arrow through him after all! Harmless pranks! And Nirblim should have known that was a joke. I mean come on, he's a 4 year old kobold. How could such a sophisticated being not detect the sarcasm when you said you killed his entire family?

You don't have to be right you know. Nobody's going to hate you for making a mistake. People will hate you for not admitting when you're wrong though, and when Magun does that it means you don't get to be a black mage. Either apologize, try to find a better teacher, or give up. He already got his revenge for you killing him with an arrow. Now his guard's down, and if you play your cards right you can get what you want from him after all. You just have to be... suave.

Imagine if one of those kobolds grew up to be a black mage and ended up saving the world. Or a white mage, and kept you alive when you were mortally wounded. Or just farmed and grew food to feed people.

If you really need more reason, killing sentient beings makes you a bad guy. Bad guys often die. Imagine a hundred kobolds tearing you apart with their teeth.

>>142309
So I get punished for what he thinks? That's stupid.
>>142312
I agree with you. After all, I barely make mistakes.
>>142313
No kobold is smart enough to be an effective mage. Not even Nir. And I'll just kill any kobold who tries to attack me.

>>142321
And kobolds get punished for what you think. By your own logic, you are exactly what you hate.

under-estimation has lead to the downfall ofmany people. while i don't doubt you could take a kobold or 10. 100 at the same time is a swarm you will run out of arrows before they run out of bolds and even if what they use only hurts getting whacked with a stick hundreds of times could seriously wound you.

>>142323
I... I don't punish kobolds. I only kill them.
>>142324
If I run out of arrows, I can always use the dagger I have hidden and my brute strength. Kobolds are weak. They can't even lift their own body weight.

>>142328
Isn't death a punishment?

if a kobold ever actually wanted to, it could become strong. the only thing stopping them is their childlike way they go through life and just not wanting to.
i know of this one kobold who became very strong not by working out but by ploughing the fields, by hand. for years he would plough and plant acres of land by himself never realising how powerful it was making him. when his tribe was attacked by some goblins he managed to fight them off because the years in the field had made him strong.

You are removing them from existence, any experiences they could have had, good and bad, no longer will occur. By killing them, you are essentially removing all possible means for them ever to experience happiness. If you beat them up, mugged them, or even tortured them, they could possibly have a chance to recover, but not if you kill them.

Have you ever heard of bulldog ants? They're smaller than your thumb, but a handful could kill you dead, and they're incredibly difficult to fight off.

or army ants. the ones with big teeth open a hole in your skin and the tiny ones crawl in and eat you from the inside.

>>142330
Death is not punishment.
>>142331
That's pure fiction.

((What quest was that?))
>>142333
Kobolds are too stupid to even know how to be happy.
>>142333
>>142335
So you guidance spirits are against me as well? Figures. Even you would make stuff up to justify your reasoning.

>>142337
Death is not punishment? What is it then? You certainly didn't want to die before. At the grill. You begged us, then ordered us to save you.

>>142337
You were very close to having the front half of your face blown off, you know.

Magun is exponentially more powerful than you. If he practiced exploding the hearts of foxfolk (ones that aren't your old village, rangers and people like you), would that be wrong?

If death isn't a punishment, how come people are executed for theft and murder and other crimes?

If death is not a punishment, why did you kill everyone in your village?

no quest, i had a kobold camp and i set it so they could farm. when goblins showed up i drafted my farmer who must have been legendary +30 or something and he destroyed them

then i guess you can just leave, we are trying to convince you how the world works, but you don't want to believe us. when Nir finds you in like 20 years or something and you try to kill him, we aren't going to hold him back.

>>142341
>>142339
>>142342
Death is-... I hate you. I hate you, I hate Nir, I hate Magun, I hate everyone. I hate myself. G- gods damnit, I hate myself. J- just leave. I... Just leave.

We're going back to Nir. Before we go, don't forget, everyone has the power to choose what they are.

>>142345
I guess we'll give you some time alone to think. Try to catch Nir outside the tower sometime if you want to talk again. Please, don't think too badly of him. He never knew you were doing those things in order to help him be a black mage.

>>142351
Y- yes... I need time alone... I need to think..
.>>142348
Th- thanks...

I just realized Nir is hugging me.

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I hug back.

i dawwww'd.