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153780 No. 153780 ID: 34470e

I rush back to my tribe... I smell blood... N- no... Dead... They're all dead... I start to cry... No one came to save me... No one came to save the tribe... I'm all alone...
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No. 153781 ID: f43c35

Look around you. Is there anyone else possibly out there?
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No. 153782 ID: 632862

Oh great, what happened?
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No. 153785 ID: 34470e

>>153781
>>153782
V- voices?
Nirblilm:"Where... Where are you? Who are y- you?"
I wait. No response.
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No. 153786 ID: f43c35

>>153785

We're guidance spirits, I believe. We're here to help you, I think.

Any buildings still standing? Assuming your tribe has any, of course.
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No. 153787 ID: 632862

We're in your head, by the way.
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No. 153789 ID: 34470e

>>153786
G- guidance spirits?
Nirblilm:"N- no... The huts are all gone..."
>>153787
Oh... S- sorry... I didn't know...
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No. 153791 ID: 632862

What did this? Do you see any footprints?
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No. 153793 ID: 34470e

>>153791
It wasn't... it wasn't a kobold wh- who did it... The person who did it was... was evil... I don't see any f- footprints...
???:"Hello? What happened here?"
I turn to see what it is. It's a thing with red fur and a red fluffy tail.
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No. 153831 ID: 1ac39d

maybe it will help you, it asked what happened.
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No. 153851 ID: 34470e

>>153831
Nirblilm:"W- Will you help me?"
???:"Nope."
That's right... No one will help me... I should've died when the evil thing attacked... I start to cry again.
???:"Aww... Come on... Shit. It was only a joke. Sorry. Uh... Want a lime? What's your name? Mine's Rojo."
The red furr thing puts a green thing in my hand.
Rojo:"Citrus tastes good. It might help calm you down."
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No. 153868 ID: 1ac39d

take a bite and tell rojo that you don't think you can laugh at any jokes right now, even the super funny ones.
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No. 153951 ID: 34470e

>>153868
I take a bite. It tastes weird.
Nirblilm:"I don't think I can laugh at any jokes right now. Even the super funny ones."
Rojo looses her smile.
Rojo:"I'm sorry... What happened here? This place is a mess."
???:"Hey, what are you doing running off like that, Rojo?"
Rojo:"Oh, sorry. I just say this kobold running, and I wanted to see what was up. I also proposed to it."
???:"What? A kobold?"
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Just kidding."
The other red furry thing groans.
???:"You jokester. I'm going to get you back one day..."
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No. 153983 ID: 1ac39d

ask the other furry guy's name. then explain what you know of what happened.
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No. 154016 ID: 34470e

>>153983
Nirblilm:"What's your name?"
???:"Xanhlam. You can call me Xan. What's yours?"
Nirblilm:"I'm... I'm Nirblilm."
Rojo:"So what happened?"
Nirblilm:"Some evil thing attacked my tribe... I ran. There was nothing I could do. I'm the only one left. Alone... I should've been killed as well..."
Rojo:"Listen, you little shit! Don't you dare think like that! If something bad like this happens, you just have to accept it! Don't let it change you into some deranged psychopath!"
Xan:"Uh... well said."
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No. 154023 ID: 1ac39d

tell them that you are just sad scared and alone. you don't know what to do now. and if it wasn't for us guidance spirits in your head you would probably just be sitting here flipping out.
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No. 154047 ID: 34470e

>>154023
Nirblilm:"I'm just sad and scared and alone... I don't know what to do now... If it wasn't for the guidance spirits in my head, I'd just be flipping out.."
The two red furry things look at eachother.
Xan:"Guidance spirits?"
Rojo:"Did you make them?"
Xan:"Rojo, this kobold is most like- was most likely a farmer, how the hells is he going to create guidance spirits if he knows nothing about magic?"
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Hey, you can't rule it out. It's still a possibility. A slim one, but still a possibillity nonetheless."
Xan:"...Yeah, you keep lying to yourself."
Magic? What is magic?
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No. 154056 ID: 1ac39d

um, basic idea is you wave your hands around and say some words and stuff happens. like you point at a tree, say something, and it catches on fire.
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No. 154082 ID: 34470e

>>154056
Huh. Okay.
Rojo:"I'm not lying to myself!"
Xan:"Yes you are."
Rojo:"Why can you not see every single type of possibility? For instance, this kobold could've killed his own tribe and-"
Xan:"Why would a kobold want to kill it's own tribe?"
Rojo:"Your not listening to me! Let's just assume for a second if he did. He could be lying to us to gain sympathy."
Xan:"That's extremely unlikely."
Rojo:"I know that, but it's still a possibility."
Xan:"You have no common sense, Rojo."
Rojo:"Then I think I'll call our wedding off."
Xan:"You're... serious?"
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Nope. Just kidding."
Xan sighs.
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No. 154088 ID: 1ac39d

how meta can we get with this? do we pretend we don't know the parallel universe exists or can we talk about it?

ask 'is there some way to prove i'm not lying? like, with magic?'
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No. 154113 ID: 34470e

>>154088
You can be a little meta. Not too much.

Nirblilm:"Is there some way to prove I'm not lying? Like with magic?"
Rojo:"The chances of you lying are so low, you don't need to prove anything. I was just trying to use an example. Sorry."
Xan:"So something evil attacked your tribe... Did you get a good look at it?"
I don't want to answer any questions... I want them to go away...
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No. 154126 ID: 1ac39d

no, tell them what it was. they may like to joke a lot but they will help you.
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No. 154161 ID: 34470e

>>154126
Fine...
Nirblilm:"It was... it was brown. It had claws and a nose that looked like yours."
Rojo:"Brown? It could've been a bear... Or a demon."
Xan:"Demons are rare around here."
Rojo:"But you can't rule out the possibility. It could've also been an illusionist or a shapeshifter."
Xan:"Did it talk at all?"
Nirblilm:"No, it growled..."
Xan:"So that rules out all possibilities of everything except the bear."
Rojo:"Not entirely. What if the person forgot how to talk correctly."
Xan stares at Rojo.
Rojo:"It's a possibility! You're no fun!"
Xan:"It was a bear, now quit being stupid."
Rojo:"You're the one being stupid."
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No. 154163 ID: 632862

>>154161
Point out that there were huts here before. A bear couldn't have destroyed everything so well.
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No. 154185 ID: 34470e

>>154163
Nirblilm:"There were huts here before, A bear couldn't have done this..."
Rojo:"HA! Look who's wrong, now! It HAD to be someone who hated kobolds. Or someone that was ordered by someone who hated kobolds. Or someone who was demented. Or someone who-"
Xan:"Shut up. You're not helping."
Rojo:"Well, whatever it was, I bet black magic can kill it easily."
Xan:"What the hells made you jump to that line of logic?"
Rojo:"It was just a random thought, gods damnit!
They're annoying me... I want them to go away...
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No. 154186 ID: 1ac39d

>>154185
no, we are not making aun- i mean Rojo go away.
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No. 154201 ID: 34470e

>>154186
Aun? What's aun?
Xan:"A random thought?"
Xan sighs.
Xan:"Why did I agree to marry you in the first place?"
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Because you loved my jokes. You thought I was funny. You still do."
Xan:"And how do you know that?"
Rojo:"It's a possibility, isn't it?"
Xan sighs and puts his hand on his face.
Rojo:"Anyways..."
Rojo turns to me.
Rojo:"How would you like to learn magic?"
Xan:"You're seriously thinking of dragging this kobold all the way over to Magun's castle?"
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Oh, how'd you know?"
Xan:"Out of the question."
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No. 154224 ID: 34470e

>>154201
Rojo:"Why not? It'll be fun. I can even become a black mage."
Xan:"A black mage? You don't know how stupid that sounds."
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Just kidding. I was thinking more like a white mage, you know, to help protect that poor kobold."
Xan:"We have nothing to do with the kobold."
Rojo:"We're the ones that found it alone. He's scared. We have to help him!"
Xan:"No, we don't. We can just walk away."
Yes, please go away...
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No. 154240 ID: 1ac39d

why do you want them gone so badly? so you can sit here in the remains of the village until you starve to death?
i see nothing but good things happening if you follow Rojo.
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No. 154248 ID: 34470e

>>154240
I just want to be alone... I shouldn't have run away... I should've died with the rest of the tribe...
Rojo:"If we leave, we're bringing Nirblilm with us."
Xan:"Why are you so keen on bringing a worthless kobold anyway? The only thing they're good for is being food."
Rojo:"Shut up, you little shit. How many times have I told you to be more accepting?"
Xan:"And how many times have I told you to start having common sense?"
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No. 154256 ID: bf49dc

Hey, it's alright. Why not come with them? You died, now do something new.
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No. 154271 ID: 34470e

>>154256
I... I'm dead? But... the evil thing didn't come near me...
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No. 154275 ID: bf49dc

Pretend you are dead. You're a different person now.
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No. 154279 ID: 1ac39d

>>154275
god damnit bf49dc, stop talking. who are confusing him.

just follow rojo, please nir?
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No. 154282 ID: 34470e

>>154275
What? I don't understand you... Your starting to annoy me...
>>154279
I don't want to go with Rojo... Give me 1 good reason why I should. If you can't, then go away...
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No. 154284 ID: 1ac39d

>>154282
what have you got left to lose?
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No. 154286 ID: bf49dc

What else are you going to do?
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No. 154289 ID: 34470e

>>154284
I... I don't know... I lost my home and my tribe... My sister Armi...
>>154286
I don't know... I just want to stay here... I don't know what to do...
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No. 154293 ID: 1ac39d

THAT is why we are telling you to go with Rojo, it's your only real option, the other not so good option is sit here crying until you starve.
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No. 154295 ID: bf49dc

You need some time... You can send us to people, could you send us to the male foxfolk? We'll leave you alone for a while.
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No. 154299 ID: 34470e

>>154293
Fine... I'll go with Rojo and Xan... But not because I want to...
>>154295
I can send you to people? I... I'll try sending you to Rojo...

...

...
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No. 154300 ID: 34470e

Why is he so disagreeable? I know he still loves me... I guess I'll just have to try convincing him that taking the kobold along with us can save the very world itself.
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No. 154306 ID: bf49dc

Hi. You don't know us, but please look after this kobold. He's gone through... well it's pretty obvious what. He's at the point where he wants to die, I can't think of how you would get much more depressed than him.
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No. 154317 ID: 34470e

>>154306
Wait... You're the kobold's guidance spirits? Hmm... I thought they were bound to people. Guess I was wrong. I really should've thought of this possibility. And he's that bad?
Rojo:"Xan, the kobold wants to die! We have to help him!"
He sighs.
Xan:"Give me one damn good reason why we should help the kobold."
Rojo:"Better yet, I'll give you 5!"
...Shit! I can only think of 1! Please help me out, guidance spirits!
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No. 154324 ID: bf49dc

He's really really REALLY depressed, out of all people, he needs it most.

He has magic potential, you could probably turn him into a healer or a black mage.

It's always nice to make friends.

Something BAD happened here, it might spring up again, he might be able to help.

Look how adorable he is
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No. 154336 ID: 34470e

>>154324
Rojo:"One, He's really, really, REALLY depressed. Out of everyone, he's the one that needs it the most. Two, he has a ton of potential as a magic user. Three, You can never have too many friends. Four, Something terrible happened here. Who knows if it could spring up again? He might be able to help. Five, Just look at how adorable this poor cutebold is! I'll give you a bonus with six, if you leave him to die, you'd have to live with the guilt that you allowed a person to starve to death!"
You're a big help, guidance spirits!
Xan:"Oh, fine. You've convinced me. Kobold, uh... What was your name again?"
Kobold:"N- Nirblilm..."
Xan:"Nirblilm, you're coming with us!"
The kobold somberly walks over to us. I think I can make a joke and have him laugh.
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No. 154345 ID: 1ac39d

No, chances are you could tell him the funniest joke in the world and he would just cry.
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No. 154346 ID: bf49dc

For the love of everything sacred and pure, don't relate it to what happened.
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No. 154354 ID: 34470e

>>154345
>>154346
Eh... I guess I'll skip out on it if he's that depressed. The three of us head into my forest. Hm... I could probably give him a noserub... That could cheer him up... How old is he? I don't want things to get weird.
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No. 154359 ID: bf49dc

It's alright, it's not that big of a deal.
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No. 154360 ID: 1ac39d

hmmm, i think around 2 and half. so he is legal in kobold years.
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No. 154371 ID: 34470e

>>154360
Two and a half? Damn, that's pretty young. He lookd like he's more like... uh... about 4 years old or something.
>>154359
Eh... You're right. But you have to look at all sides. What if it was a big deal? What would happen then?
Rojo:"Nirblilm, is it alright if I can carry you?"
Xan:"Gods, just pander to his every whim, why don't you?"
I carefully pick Nir up and kind of cradle him. I try to noserub him. He resists. Gods, he must be the most depressed person on the planet... I've made up my mind. I'll become a white mage to protect this poor kobold. He needs it.
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No. 154372 ID: bf49dc

Yeah he really does... but don't neglect your hubby~
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No. 154380 ID: 34470e

>>154372
I won't, but he's not my husband. Yet~. I know he loves me deep down, hut I don't know why he doesn't show it. There are too many possibilities to narrow it down. And I guess you can say he's quite the foxy man~.
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No. 154381 ID: bf49dc

Rawr.

You could always just jump him when you're alone, that might get him to show it more.
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No. 154389 ID: 34470e

>>154381
Ooh~... That sounds like a good idea. You want to know how I know he still loves me? He hasn't called the wedding off. It's pretty obvious. I've looked at other possibilities, but I know for sure he still loves me.
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No. 154392 ID: 1ac39d

also he seems to be constantly annoyed with your 'just kidding' jokes but stays. that speaks to me of commitment.
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No. 154393 ID: bf49dc

He definitely still loves you, you just exasperate him. So where did you two meet?
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No. 154398 ID: 34470e

>>154392
Noted.
>>154393
Oh, we met about 7 years ago in my town. I pulled a prank on him, but he didn't ask me out until about 2 years ago. He's very caring when he wants to be. I just have to nudge him in the right direction~. Speaking of direction, what kind of magic should Nirblilm take? I can see him as an exceptional black mage, considering... you know...
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No. 154400 ID: bf49dc

Don't make him do that, he'd have to... mentally revisit it to draw power. How about something different, what other kinds of mages are there?
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No. 154401 ID: 5b6805

>>154380
If the lil' guy gets more vocal about being left alone (to die, he won't say it out loud, bad sign if he does), he may need a good scare more than a good laugh.

suicide, or giving up on life, are near-universally damnation material. If he dies that way, he may never see his tribe again afterward. Worse, it might curse him to turn into a monster like what destroyed his village.
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No. 154410 ID: 34470e

>>154400
Eh... sorry. I guess you guidance spirits didn't know about magic. I had a tiny inkling about that. There are 5 different types of mana. Black, White, Green, Blue, and Red. Black magic has black mages. White magic has healers, necromancers, and paladins. Green magic has illusionists and chronomancers. Blue magic has copycats. Red magic has red mages. Most of them are pretty self-explanatory, but if there's a possibility that you don't know, I'll explain further for you.
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No. 154411 ID: bf49dc

...Wait, time control?

Green. If he learns to go back in time...
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No. 154412 ID: 1ac39d

wait, wait, wait. you are telling me, zombies are made with white magic?
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No. 154420 ID: 34470e

>>154411
Eeh... I've heard rumors that fate can resist attempts to turn back time and do something different. It usually leads to something worse happening. Better not try it.
>>154412
Yes, zombies are made with white magic. In a way, it's bringing a body back to life, so it makes logical sense. You can also make constructs, golems, and hellbeasts. Again, in a way, you give those things a life. Oh, wait! I forgot to tell you something. Once you become one type of mage, you can't become another. Unless some impossible miracle happens, but that chance is practically nonexistent.
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No. 154421 ID: bf49dc

What do you know about raising the dead?
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No. 154427 ID: 34470e

>>154421
Not much, but I heard someone can raise people from the dead and they're perfectly fine. The bad thing is, it's said she's so reclusive, people say she doesn't even exist. I've tried looking into other possibilities when I was bored, but none are strong enough to even consider. I just noticed Nirblilm's asleep. And having a bad dream. It's... there's a possibility he's not dreaming about that brown thing. He... He could be dreaming about... uh... um... being embarrassed in front of his whole tribe maybe?
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No. 154429 ID: bf49dc

...Yeah that's probably not true. Give him a... noserub, maybe it'll translate.
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No. 154435 ID: 34470e

>>154429
It's still a possibility. I give him a noserub. ...He seems to calm down. It was either my noserub, or something else. Most likely my noserub, but there's a slight chance that it didn't do anything.
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No. 154449 ID: 1ac39d

man, you need to become a 'fatespinner' with how much you like probability. it would most likely be a variant of green as it affects the probability of stuff happening. you could make something that has a 50% chance of happening perhaps have a 75% chance of happening. it's a very low key type of magic and has more strategic then tactical applications.
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No. 154457 ID: 34470e

>>154449
Ooh, that's awesome! I can invent a new type of subclass! I've already thought of some names for it! Fatespinner, that's your idea, chance mage, luckrunner, prophet, or luck mage. There may be a chance at an even better name! Plus I might not even need to become a white mage to protect Nirblilm! I could just change the possibilities of him being attacked!
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No. 154462 ID: bf49dc

Make sure you decrease the possibility that he becomes a total psychotic bastard as much as you can too.
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No. 154463 ID: 34470e

>>154462
Yes, sirs! You know what? I think the chance of him becoming a psychotic bastard is little. If something like this happened to me, there's an impossible chance I'd become a psychotic bastard. I mean, what would I do? Burn down my entire town? Hehehe... Just kidding.
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No. 154464 ID: 1ac39d

ARGH!! NEVER!! say 'impossible' that's like saying 'hey fate, i demand you punch me!'
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No. 154471 ID: 34470e

>>154464
Pffhahaha! that's the part I was just kidding about. The chance is actually only a bit low.
Xan:"What are you laughing about?"
Heheh... This is a pretty chancy situation.
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No. 154511 ID: bf49dc

...Dear god you might as well get a poker tattoo.

Don't actually do that, you'd have to shave part of your fur.

Just tell him you're thinking of fun stuff to do.
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No. 154530 ID: 34470e

>>154511
You're right, I shouldn't. I like my fur.
Rojo:"I'm just thinking of fun stuff to do."
Xan:"Like what?"
Rojo:"Like inventing a new type of subclass for green mana."
Xan:"Like you can. It's already set in stone."
Rojo:"There's a possibility it could work."
Xan:"You know what? I really hate you."
Ooh, hehehe...
Rojo:"I love you, too."
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No. 154532 ID: bf49dc

Give him a kiss, what are you waiting for?
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No. 154545 ID: 34470e

>>154532
I walk closer to him and kiss him on the snout. He doesn't say anything. If he didn't have any fur, I'd say there's a huge chance of him blushing~.
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No. 154553 ID: 1ac39d

i know! if you can meet the right kind of mage maybe you can enchant his fur so it's some kind of mood-fur and changes colour based on what his emotion is. so now that he is embarrassed he would turn pink... hehehe.
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No. 154563 ID: 34470e

>>154553
Pfffhahahaha! I'll definitely keep an eye out for someone that can do that~. Wait, better yet, his fur turns rainbow when embarrassed~.
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No. 154564 ID: bf49dc

Oh WOW he's going to haaaate you. Where were you headed when you came on the kobold?
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No. 154581 ID: 34470e

>>154564
Eh, there's only a very tiny chance he'll break up with me if I do that, so don't you worry. And we weren't really going anywhere. We were only exploring my forest together~.
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No. 154628 ID: bf49dc

That sounds romantic. Hey, could you send us back to the kobold? It'd be nice to see how he's doing.
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No. 154629 ID: 34470e

>>154628
He's still sleeping, and I guess there's a fairly large possibility you can enter dreams. Let's test it out!

...

...
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No. 154630 ID: 34470e

I'm running... I'm running but I can't reach my sister... Why can't I reach her?
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No. 154631 ID: bf49dc

Do you know where she is?
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No. 154632 ID: 34470e

>>154631
She's in front of me, but far away. I'm running... I want to reach her... Why can't I reach her?
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No. 154634 ID: bf49dc

Maybe she just needs some alone time? Call out to her.
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No. 154636 ID: 34470e

>>154634
Nirblilm:"Armi!"
She's not running... she's only standing there, looking at me... but I can't reach her...
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No. 154638 ID: bf49dc

Ask her to come to you.
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No. 154640 ID: 34470e

>>154638
Nirblilm:"Armi, please come here!"
She just stands there... I'm starting to get tired... I don't want to stop running... I want to reach her...
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No. 154641 ID: bf49dc

Look at the ground.
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No. 154643 ID: 34470e

>>154641
I look at the ground... It's white. Everywhere is whi- I fall down. No... I want to reach Armi... I want to reach her so badly... I'd do anything to reach her...
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No. 154645 ID: bf49dc

Wake up now. Hug the closest thing.
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No. 154654 ID: 34470e

>>154645
I wake up. Someone is holding me. I... I don't want to hug anyone right now...
Rojo:"Oh, you're awake. I hope you had a good dream. Chances are slim, though."
It's dark out.
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No. 154658 ID: bf49dc

You need alone time. But you don't want anything to attack you. Ask where you are.
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No. 154665 ID: 34470e

>>154658
Nirblilm:"Where am I?"
Rojo:"We're in the Wilderness."
Xan:"I'm getting kind of tired."
Rojo:"There should be an inn where we could get to sleep up a head. I think I see it."
Xan:"Yeah, I think I see it, too."
Rojo:"We still have to get dinner. Nir, are you hungry?"
I'm... I'm not hungry... I wish Rojo would stop talking to me...
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No. 154666 ID: bf49dc

Yeah, just try to stay in the background, let her pay attention to her boyfriend. Send us to her, alright?
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No. 154674 ID: 34470e

>>154666
Good... I really don't want to talk to anyone right now...

...

...
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No. 154675 ID: 34470e

I wonder if I should get Nirblilm some steak. Do kobolds eat meat? Hmm... I'd say there's an average chance they do.
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No. 154676 ID: bf49dc

Yeah he should be able to eat meat. How's Xan?
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No. 154682 ID: 34470e

>>154676
Oh, hi again. Xan looks a little tired. There's a chance he'll stay up a little after he eats, but he'll most likely go to sleep after eating. Um, I hope you don't mind me asking, but can you tell me what Nirblilm dreamed of? I need to rule out if it was a good dream or bad dream. Just looking at his sullen expression right now brings the mood down. I don't like that! He needs to be more optimistic! See, on the plus side, he's going to make new friends, get stronger, be able to defend other people, be able to defend himself, and see the world! The fucking glass is half full, gods damnit!
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No. 154688 ID: bf49dc

Everyone he knew DID just die, including his sister. He just needs a little alone time, but the problem is something might attack him without anyone helping him out.
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No. 154700 ID: 34470e

>>154688
I can gather that, but you still have to think of the positive things! See, if someone remains negative all the time, there's an extremely high chance that person will loose all of his friends. No one would want to be around that person because they're so negative. Ah, before you speak, Xan isn't negative all the time~.
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No. 154719 ID: bf49dc

What if they're negative and really -really- entertaining?
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No. 154722 ID: 34470e

>>154719
Negative and really entertaining? I don't see that big of a possibility of that happening.
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No. 154981 ID: 34470e

Anyways, we're here. I'm kind of hungry myself, so we'll get something to eat. I open the door to the inn.
Inkeeper:"Ah, Rojo and Xan."
We're semi-regulars here.
Inkeeper:"What'll you have? I'll start cooking it right away."
Rojo:"I'm not hungry."
Inkeeper:"What? I thought you'd be-"
I smile.
Rojo:"Just kidding. I'll have a couple of steaks. One for me, one for the kobold."
Xan:"I'll have some... uh... I'll have a hamburger."
Inkeeper:"2 steaks and a hamburger. Got it. Please make yourselves at home."
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No. 155262 ID: bf49dc

You heard the man, take of your shoes!
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No. 155269 ID: 34470e

>>155262
I take off my boots. Xan wasn't wearing any. I set Nirblilm down on one of the chairs. I should probably pick out a room for him. I'd say there's a slim chance he'd pick out one that isn't close to the stairs for some reason, so I guess room 1a would be fine for him. As for me and Xan, there's a very large chance he'd choose for the both of us room 2d.
Rojo:"Xan, What room would you like to sleep in?"
Xan:"Uuh... how about room 2d? With you?"
Am I good or what?
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No. 155285 ID: bf49dc

Sounds good. Have fun you two~

Might as well send us back to him, check how he's doing.
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No. 155287 ID: 34470e

>>155285
Oh, we will, after dinner~. I'll be sure to pick Nirblilm up when the food's ready.

...

...
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No. 155288 ID: 34470e

Rojo walks away.
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No. 155289 ID: 1ac39d

so now that you have had some time to think, figured out what you want to do now?
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No. 155290 ID: bf49dc

How are you holding up, Nir?
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No. 155294 ID: 34470e

>>155290
I don't know.
>>155289
I don't want to think.
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No. 155298 ID: bf49dc

That's fine, you don't have to think. But you do have to eat.
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No. 155299 ID: 34470e

>>155298
I don't want to eat. I don't want to do anything.
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No. 155302 ID: bf49dc

We know, but you have to eat.
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No. 155306 ID: 34470e

>>155302
Why? I just want to be alone...
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No. 155309 ID: bf49dc

Because when you're grieving, you don't realize you're hungry. You need to eat or you'll starve.
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No. 155311 ID: 34470e

>>155309
I really don't care if I starve...
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No. 155312 ID: bf49dc

But everyone else does. We don't want you to die, so eat, please.
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No. 155314 ID: 34470e

>>155312
Why do you care? Why don't you want me to die?
Rojo:"Nirblilm, Dinner's ready. Please take my hand. I'll walk you over to the table."
I don't want to move. I want to be left alone.
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No. 155451 ID: bf49dc

Because we're your friends, and so is Rojo. Take her hand, you need sustenance.
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No. 155455 ID: 34470e

>>155451
Fine, I'll eat. I take her hand and start walking with Rojo.
Rojo:"I hope you like steak. I got it for you."
I sit down. There's something put in front of me. I don't know what it is.
???:"Eat up!"
Rojo has the same thing. She's using two silver things and putting it in her mouth.
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No. 155456 ID: bf49dc

You can imitate her, it's the easiest way to eat, thus requires the least effort.
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No. 155465 ID: 34470e

>>155456
I hold the silver things and use them to put the brown or black thing in my mouth. I've never tasted this before.
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No. 155468 ID: bf49dc

Does it taste good?
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No. 155479 ID: 34470e

>>155468
i don't know. It tastes weird.
???:"So how'd you kick up a kobold?"
Rojo:"I saw it running in my forest. I went to check it out. It turns out some growling, brown thing with claws decimated his entire tribe."
???:"Do you know what the thing is?"
Xan:"It was a bear."
Rojo:"We don't know that for sure. There are other possibilities."
Xan:"Well, whatever it was, it didn't like kobolds."
The person with weird stuff on her bends down to me.
???:"Are you okay?"
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No. 155481 ID: bf49dc

Just say no and keep eating.
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No. 155494 ID: 34470e

>>155481
Nirblilm:"No..."
???:"Good. And don't even think of meddling in this affair. I'll let the three of you live. For now. Don't even think of telling these foxfolk here. They won't believe you. Understand?"
I don't even care...
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No. 155495 ID: bf49dc

Tell them what? Do you know?
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No. 155499 ID: 1ac39d

wh-what?! can you describe this person to us?
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No. 155504 ID: 34470e

>>155495
Nirblilm:"Tell me what?"
???:"I meant about what I said, you dumb kobold!"
The person stands up.
???:"How's the food?"
Rojo:"It's horrible.
???:"W- What?"
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"Just kidding. It's delicious."
Xan:"Your jokes are going to get you cooked alive one day."
>>155499
The person has brown fur on it's head, a red mouth, and has green cloth on her.
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No. 155555 ID: 34470e

>>155504
Rojo places the last thing she was eating in her mouth. So does Xan.
Rojo:"Are you tired, Xan?"
Xan:"Yes, actually. I think I'll go to bed now."
Rojo:"I'll join once I'm done talking to Nirblilm. He hasn't finished eating yet."
Xan:"Probably because it can't digest that meat."
Rojo:"There's a huge chance he can digest meat."
Xan:"I meant the steaks are inedible."
???:"Hey! Don't insult my cooking."
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No. 155818 ID: 34470e

>>155555
Xan:"Whatever."
The person with the name I don't know sighs.
Rojo kneels down to me.
Rojo:"What will it take for me to see you laugh? I'm having a bit of trouble seeing the possibility of you even smiling."
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No. 157791 ID: 34470e

>>155818
I don't say anything. Rojo sighs.
Rojo:"You need rest. There's a chance you'll feel better when you wake up."
Rojo picks me up and begins walking somewhere.
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No. 157794 ID: 1ac39d

just stay with her and go to sleep when you get to the place. a night in a nice place may help.
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No. 157802 ID: 34470e

>>157794
Rojo carries me somewhere and puts me on something soft. It's dark. I miss my sister so much...
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No. 157804 ID: 1ac39d

then become a white mage and bring her back. a powerful enough mage can bring anyone back from the dead.
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No. 157815 ID: 34470e

>>157804
A... a white mage? Can that really bring her back to life? I'd do anything to get her back.
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No. 157818 ID: 1ac39d

yes, but the catch is, in order for a white mage to be powerful, they need to be happy. anyway, for now, get some sleep and tomorrow ask rojo where someone to teach you white magic could be.
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No. 157833 ID: 34470e

>>157818
Happy? I'm sorry... I don't think I'll be happy until my sister is alive again...
???:"Nirblilm?"
!! That sounded like my Armi! I look around. I don't see her anywhere...
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No. 157842 ID: 1ac39d

if she is talking but you can't see her, she may be a ghost.
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No. 157853 ID: 34470e

>>157842
A ghost? I haven't seen a ghost before. I don't what a ghost looks like.
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No. 157855 ID: 1ac39d

>>157853
they normally look the same as the person but clear or hard to see.
also say "yes, where are you?"
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No. 157867 ID: 34470e

>>157855
Nirblilm:"Yes, where are you?"
No one answers.
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No. 158118 ID: 9a1fa4

Just be quiet. Keep listening.
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No. 158120 ID: 34470e

>>158118
I keep listening for some time. I don't hear anything.
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No. 158123 ID: 9a1fa4

Go to sleep Nir, hopefully you'll feel better in the morning.
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No. 158136 ID: 34470e

>>158123
I'll try...

timeskip

It's bright outside. I think I hear footsteps.
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No. 158335 ID: 34470e

>>158136
The footsteps are getting closer.
Rojo:"Hey there, Nirblilm. How'd you sleep?"
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No. 158344 ID: 1ac39d

tell her you slept okay, and that you think you want to be a white mage so you can bring back the kobolds that died.
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No. 158354 ID: 34470e

>>158344
I really didn't sleep... I had a nightmare then stayed up...
Nirblilm:"I slept okay..."
Rojo:"Oh! That's good! Just so you know, there was only a tiny chance of me hearing that!"
Nirblilm:"I... I think I want to become a white mage..."
Rojo:"Why is that?"
Nirblilm:"I could resurrect dead kobolds."
Rojo:"Hmm... I'm sorry to disappoint that, but there's too small a chance for someone other than Ryth to be able to resurrect people."
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No. 158355 ID: 1ac39d

"but the chance is not zero."
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No. 158373 ID: 3de05a

>>158354
Ask who Ryth is. Maybe you can get them to help you. Also say you thought you heard your sister calling for you last night. Are ghosts real?
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No. 158380 ID: 34470e

>>158355
Nirblilm:"But the chance isn't zero."
Rojo:"Yes, I know that."
>>158373
Nirblilm:"Who's Ryth?"
Rojo:"Ryth is a myth, but there's a small chance she exists for real. If she is real, no one knows where he or she is."
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No. 159418 ID: 34470e

>>158380
Rojo:"There is a small chance we may be able to meet him or her someday. Please keep your hopes up for me."
Rojo smiles.
Rojo:"But enough about that. What would you like for breakfast?"
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No. 159670 ID: 9a1fa4

Waffles.
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No. 159679 ID: 34470e

>>159670
Nirblilm:"Waffles."
Rojo:"Got it. Get ready, there's a chance the food will be prepared quickly."
Rojo leaves. I look around the room. My sister still isn't here...
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No. 159685 ID: 9a1fa4

Hey, it still might not be too late to bring them back.
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No. 159689 ID: 34470e

>>159685
I know I heard my sister. I think she's still alive. I need to find her.
Nirblilm:"Armi? Please talk to me..."
There's no answer.
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No. 160160 ID: 34470e

>>159689
I search around for my sister. I can't find her. I don't know where she is.
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No. 161038 ID: 9a1fa4

Maybe she's... in your head somehow. Check there.
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No. 161040 ID: 34470e

>>161038
In my... head? What does that mean?
Rojo:"Nirblilm, are you coming? Your breakfast is getting cold!"
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No. 161041 ID: 9a1fa4

Go eat. If she's there, she still will be after eating.
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No. 161047 ID: 34470e

>>161041
Okay... I'll go eat... I just wish I could find my sister... I go down the weird-looking hill.
Rojo:"How are you holding up? There's a small chance you're fine, right?"
Her chance this chance that talk is getting annoying.
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No. 161048 ID: 9a1fa4

Politely ask her to compute chances in her head. Tell her you're... meh.
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No. 161049 ID: 1ac39d

where do you think we are? in your head. everyone's head is a huge maze and to talk to you like this we need to find the other side. our power of being a group instead of one person let's us find the way crazy fast.
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No. 161053 ID: 34470e

>>161048
Nirblilm:"Do the chance thing in your head. I'm feeling... meh..."
Rojo:"Well, maybe you should eat. There's a ch- um... sorry. Need help getting on the chair?"
Rojo kneels down.
>>161049
What? I don't know where you are in my head...
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No. 161054 ID: 1ac39d

if you want help then take it, if not then tell her 'no, thank you'
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No. 161063 ID: 34470e

>>161054
Nirblilm:"I don't need help."
I climb on the thing that Rojo called a chair. I see a weird thing on a white circle thing. I also see the silver things that I saw last night.
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No. 161393 ID: 34470e

>>161063
I pick up the silver things and start doing what I did yesterday.
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No. 161395 ID: 9a1fa4

Look around, what can you see?
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No. 161399 ID: 34470e

>>161395
I look around. I see the thing I sat in and- It's the monster! The monster's here! I fall off the chair!
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No. 161405 ID: aeade0

point at it and tell rojo.
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No. 161410 ID: 34470e

>>161405
Rojo:"Are you okay?"
I point at the monster!
Nirblilm:"The monster that attacked my tribe is there!"
Rojo and the other people look where I'm pointing.
Xan:"I don't see a monster. Quit joking around like that."
Rojo:"There's a small chance the monster followed us. Grab something and help me look outside."
Xan:"There's no monster to-"
Rojo looks at Xan with an angry face.
Xan:"Alright, I'll help."
Rojo and Xan grab something and go outside here.
Person in weird stuff:"I don't remember anybody telling me it'll come to my inn... I'm sure it isn't here..."
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No. 161411 ID: 7524b0

Describe the monster to them in detail, now that you've seen it a second time.
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No. 161416 ID: 34470e

>>161411
I... I think I saw wings and long ears... I think that's all I saw this time... The person in weird clothes walks up to me.
Person:"Hey, are you that stupid? I've just confirmed none of them are even near here."
The person sighs.
Person:"It's a shame I can't kill you right now Rojo and Xan will find out. I can't even make it look like suicide. I couldn't even poison your food."
I hit the person. The person backs up.
Person:"You made my fucking nose bleed!"
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No. 161417 ID: abb30a

>>161416
say something like, "To be fair, you were being petty rude."
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No. 161426 ID: 34470e

>>161417
Nirblilm:"You were being mean!"
Person:"What? You deserved it! All kobolds deserve it! Kobolds are nothing but idiots! They all deserve to d-"
Rojo:"I didn't see any monsters... What happened?"
Person:"I- I was just trying to console the poor kobold and he just punched me!"
Xan:"Why did he punch you?"
Person:"I don't know! I was only trying to help!"
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No. 161428 ID: 1ac39d

tell them the man is lying, the guidance spirits can prove it.
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No. 161433 ID: 34470e

>>161428
Nirblilm:"I'm not lying! The guidance spirits can prove it!"
Person:"G- Guidance spirits? Eheheh... Can you please quit lying?"
Rojo:"No, the kobold has guidance spirits. I've talked to them first hand."
Person:"Well, as you know, some guidance spirits are capable of lying. They're bound to the kobold, right?"
Rojo:"Yes."
Person:"Then they'll lie to help the kobold be painted in a more positive light."
Rojo:"There's a chance they won't"
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No. 161437 ID: 1ac39d

send us to rojo so we can talk to her about the person. watch him carefully, if it looks like he is going to attack then stop him.
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No. 161440 ID: 34470e

>>161437
Okay, I'll send you to Rojo.

...

...
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No. 161441 ID: 34470e

Inkeeper:"How can you be so sure there's a chance? Are you three in cahoots with the kobold? Are you trying to ruin my business?"
Something very fishy is going on here.
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No. 161444 ID: 1ac39d

yeah, he knows something about the monster
here we can quote it:
>"Hey, are you that stupid? I've just confirmed none of them are even near here." "It's a shame I can't kill you right now Rojo and Xan will find out. I can't even make it look like suicide. I couldn't even poison your food."
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No. 161450 ID: 1ac39d

also, what could we possible gain from lieing about this?
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No. 161455 ID: 7524b0

Yeah, if we wanted to explain Nir's actions we could just blame it on his emotional instability.
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No. 161464 ID: 34470e

>>161444
>>161450
Oh! You're back! And it's a 'she'.
Inkeeper:"I think I need to talk to the kobold privately. The poor thing must be so confused."
I can see several things you can gain from lying, but the chances are low that you are lying. You've helped me before. And you say she knows what the monster is? Wait... There's a tiny chance she's the one that orchestrated the attack.
>>161455
Wait, you're saying this is all emotional trauma? Then scratch that last calculation.
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No. 161466 ID: 7524b0

>>161464
No, I'm saying if we wanted to explain his actions by lying we could just say it was emotional instability.

Nir *is* having problems, but that wasn't why he hit the inkeeper.
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No. 161467 ID: 1ac39d

>>161464
god dammit! people need to stop dicking around when it counts. yes nir is emotionally unstable. but he is still a kobold, he doesn't know about lieing. if she get's nir alone he is going to die.
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No. 161469 ID: 7524b0

Oh, let me just feed you the entire conversation:

>I... I think I saw wings and long ears... I think that's all I saw this time... The person in weird clothes walks up to me.
>Person:"Hey, are you that stupid? I've just confirmed none of them are even near here."
>The person sighs.
>Person:"It's a shame I can't kill you right now Rojo and Xan will find out. I can't even make it look like suicide. I couldn't even poison your food."
>I hit the person. The person backs up.
>Person:"You made my fucking nose bleed!"
>Nirblilm:"You were being mean!"
>Person:"What? You deserved it! All kobolds deserve it! Kobolds are nothing but idiots! They all deserve to d-"
>Rojo:"I didn't see any monsters... What happened?"

And you know the rest.
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No. 161475 ID: d28002

Earlier, the woman said:"I don't remember anybody telling me it'll come to my inn... I'm sure it isn't here..."

You can use that to throw her off balance.
Try saying, "Nobody told you it would come to your inn, did they? I suppose that isn't what you wanted, is it?"

If you give the impression you already know about her farce, then there's a chance she'll screw up and panic.
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No. 161482 ID: 34470e

>>161466
>>161467
>>161469
Oh, sorry. I misunderstood. Scratch that scratch-off. You know, there's a very tiny chance you could be lying about this, but it's so small, you don't need to prove anything.
Rojo:"Nobody told you it would come to your inn, did they? I suppose that isn't what you wanted, is it?"
Inkeeper looks surprised for a second.
Inkeeper:"I'm afraid I don't want your business here any longer. You're now banned from this moment on. Get out before I decide to call on the guards."
Okay, now I know she's involved with the monster.
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No. 161498 ID: 701a19

>>161482
If the Innkeeper is a genocidal specist and would-be murderer in league with actively murderous monsters then it would probably best if they became an unsolved mystery, wouldn't you agree?
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No. 161500 ID: 7524b0

How would we do that? She's likely to sound the alarm before we can do anything to her.

If we had a black mage that could use Freeze or Paralyze, then we'd be in business. Or just some way of shutting her up so we can drag her somewhere to interrogate her and find out how to get rid of whatever that monster is.
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No. 161504 ID: 701a19

>>161500
Wait till everybody is asleep, then fill her throat with lime dust. Then drag her body off into the woods, shred her clothes, and cover her naked corpse with more lime powder. The lime will cause the corpse to decay rapidly, while the shredded clothing will make it look like an animal attack.
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No. 161506 ID: d28002

odds are taking action right now would end badly, but the chance that the innkeeper will just 'let us go' is also kind of slim, since we know she's been doing some pretty unsavory stuff.
We should withdraw for now, but watch our backs and try to work out exactly what's going on so it can be exposed or dealt with in some other manner.
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No. 161511 ID: 34470e

>>161498
>>161500
So there's no way to do anything about this?
>>161504
What? That's all kinds of wrong right there! Besides, it's morning and we still have to get to Magun's castle!
Rojo:"Can we still buy a couple mounts so we can-"
Inkeeper:"No. Get out. You're not welcome here ever again."
>>161506
Rojo:"Xan, I think we should leave."
Xan:"Yeah, there's a castle we have to go to. Why'd you just randomly accuse her like that?"
Rojo:"I didn't randomly accuse her. The guidance spirits did, and with proof."
We start to make our way to the castle, but not before I carry Nirblilm.
Xan:"The reason she kicked us out and banned us was because of your behavior. You don't have any common sense."
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No. 161512 ID: 701a19

>>161507
So poison Nir's food, kill the Innkeeper, and call the guards. Then claim that the Innkeeper tried to murder Nir, and you killed her to get the antidode.

Actually, no, kill her and then poison everybody's food. When the guard comes tell them that she said something about Kobold lovers deserving to die. Bigots don't make their hate a secret, so they might buy the story.
Or you could blackjack her, cover her in a cloak, and walk her out of there while chastising her vehemently about being such an alcoholic as to start drinking so early in the day.

While I would rather not act now, as soon as you leave she's going to tell her friends and have you ambushed. Would you rather run the chance of having to escape guards, or risk the certainty of fighting village-killing monsters?
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No. 161515 ID: 701a19

>>161511
Tell Xan: "No, she kicked us out because we found out she was one of the people trying to kill us.
I'm growing weary of you constantly accusing me of being wrong in spite of all the evidence in my favor. Be a damn person for once."
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No. 161516 ID: 7524b0

...sometimes we scare ourselves with the ideas we have.

"It was necessary to find out for sure if she was a threat. Now we will be forewarned... and we can come back later with more power to deal with her."
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No. 161522 ID: 1ac39d

some in here are kinda sadistic...
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No. 161538 ID: 34470e

>>161512
I'm not going to do that! That's just sick!
>>161515
>>161516
Rojo:"No, she kicked us out because we found out she was one of the people that was trying to kill us!"
Xan:"From what I saw, she looked very hurt from the accusation."
Rojo:"It was necessary to find out for sure if she was a threat. Now we will be forewarned... and we can come back later with more power to deal with her."
Xan:"So you're just going to attack an innocent? Just because you think she did it? What if you're wrong?"
Rojo:"I'm growing weary of you constantly accusing me of being wrong in spite of all the evidence in my favor. Be a damn person for once."
Xan:"Evidence? What evidence? I see no evidence. Show me the evidence, because I clearly must be blind!"
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No. 161540 ID: 7524b0

>>161538
Alright, send us over so we can replay it for him.
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No. 161544 ID: 34470e

>>161540
There's a huge chance you won't need to, but I'll send you to him anyway. Just don't press him too much.

...

...
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No. 161545 ID: 34470e

I really hate having to argue with Rojo.
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No. 161548 ID: 7524b0

>>161545
Heyyy, it's us. Guidance Spirits. Figured it'd be easier to feed you the stuff the inkeeper said, rather than have Rojo recite it herself. Plus, when we replay it, it might actually come across as a memory, rather than just something we're saying? Anyway, here goes.

>I... I think I saw wings and long ears... I think that's all I saw this time... The person in weird clothes walks up to me.
>Person:"Hey, are you that stupid? I've just confirmed none of them are even near here."
>The person sighs.
>Person:"It's a shame I can't kill you right now Rojo and Xan will find out. I can't even make it look like suicide. I couldn't even poison your food."
>I hit the person. The person backs up.
>Person:"You made my fucking nose bleed!"
>Nirblilm:"You were being mean!"
>Person:"What? You deserved it! All kobolds deserve it! Kobolds are nothing but idiots! They all deserve to d-"
>Rojo:"I didn't see any monsters... What happened?"
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No. 161549 ID: 701a19

>I... I think I saw wings and long ears... I think that's all I saw this time... The person in weird clothes walks up to me.
>Person:"Hey, are you that stupid? I've just confirmed none of them are even near here."
>The person sighs.
>Person:"It's a shame I can't kill you right now Rojo and Xan will find out. I can't even make it look like suicide. I couldn't even poison your food."
>I hit the person. The person backs up.
>Person:"You made my fucking nose bleed!"
>Nirblilm:"You were being mean!"
>Person:"What? You deserved it! All kobolds deserve it! Kobolds are nothing but idiots! They all deserve to d-"
>Rojo:"I didn't see any monsters... What happened?"
---
>Rojo:"Nobody told you it would come to your inn, did they? I suppose that isn't what you wanted, is it?"
>Inkeeper looks surprised for a second.
>Inkeeper:"I'm afraid I don't want your business here any longer. You're now banned from this moment on. Get out before I decide to call on the guards."
>Okay, now I know she's involved with the monster.

So, yeah, Rojo knows what she's talking about, and she's getting annoyed how you keep doubting her.
You aren't too good with this "trust" thing, are you.
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No. 161559 ID: 34470e

>>161548
>>161549
Ah! G- Guidance spirits! Um... W- well... I've heard guidance spirits can make false memories I've heard. Please just agree with me. Don't ask me why, but we need it to be a secret. I think I thought too much already. Don't tell Rojo I thought that. Don't tell Nirblilm I thought that. Or anyone else for that matter. Just say you're lying. Because you are.
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No. 161562 ID: 9a1fa4

Oh great his mind is infected somehow, probably some kind of mental surveillance.

We like lying.
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No. 161569 ID: 701a19

>>161559
As far as we know we can't create false memories; what we showed you is the unaltered truth. Rojo confirmed the veracity of our account with one question posed to the innkeeper. Calling us liars is calling her a liar as well.

While we have no trouble keeping secrets we know, we are incapable of keeping secrets we don't know.
So far you've been a jerk, so our opinion of you is too low to warrant trusting you. If you don't tell us the information you want to keep secret, then we're going to repeat this entire exchange to Rojo as soon as we return to her.

Right now you can either cooperate or screw yourself over, and that's entirely your decision.
So, no, we won't be agreeing with you.
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No. 161573 ID: 34470e

>>161569
...Do you really want to know? Fine... Me and Rojo are... planning something which will make our wedding more romantic and dramatic. I've been acting like this for about half a year. I believe her. She's almost always right, but I have to act like a jerk in order for the thing we're planning to really work. I beg you not to tell Rojo I thought this. And Guidance can't really create fake memories. Just... please pretend that you never heard any of that. You're lying, okay?
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No. 161575 ID: 7524b0

>>161573
Erh. Okay, if you're sure. I've got no interest in messing up what you've got.
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No. 161579 ID: d28002

>>161545

Hold on a minute. You want us to throw away our host's life and risk the lives of others, just so you can make something 'dramatic'? That sounds kind of sick, man.

We won't recant, but you can feel free to keep acting like a jerk if that fits your plan.
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No. 161582 ID: 34470e

>>161579
No, I didn't say that! I can help look into this! I can help protect Nirblilm! I just... I just have to act like a jerk while doing those things! I'm not letting you guidance spirits go until I'm sure I've convinced you not to tell Rojo. What will it take me for you to do that? Should I become a mage? A master swordsman? A master Archer?
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No. 161583 ID: 7524b0

>>161582
I already agree. If you ask me though, a swordsman would be cool. Rojo's an archer, right?
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No. 161585 ID: 34470e

>>161583
It's good one agrees, but I need all of them to agree. Rojo isn't an archer. Rojo was just a towns person. A civilian. She just helped with various jobs and stuff to get money. While pulling an occasional hilarious prank, of course.
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No. 161586 ID: 9a1fa4

We don't want to spoil your wedding plans, just don't screw this up, alright?
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No. 161594 ID: 701a19

>>161582
We're not going to lie and claim to have been lying. Even the best case scenario we would lose the trust of Rojo and Nir.

Besides that? Denying the existence of danger puts all your lives at risks, and shows you care more for the drama than you do for Rojo's life.

We'll tell Rojo you're a completely uncooperative jerk, though. That's completely true.
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No. 161595 ID: 34470e

>>161586
I promise my very life I'll try to keep Nirblilm safe. And just a reminder: You didn't hear any of this wedding stuff. You're lying. If you even give out a hint ofme revealing our wedding plans, Rojo would be able to figure it out. If I know she figured it out, I'll have Magun banish you forever. Don't screw this up for us, got it?

...

...
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No. 161596 ID: 34470e

...We should reach the castle in about 27 more hours...
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No. 161616 ID: 7524b0

>>161596
Um.

Xan figured us out. We lied a little, and falsified the memory we replayed for you. The innkeeper was a bigot, but she didn't actually imply anything about being involved with the monster. We wanted to get out of the inn as soon as possible before Nir did anything worse than just punching her in the face, and without upsetting him any further. Making the innkeeper mad seemed the easiest way of doing that.

The poor guy's on the verge of breaking. I think he's hallucinating, too...
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No. 161619 ID: 1ac39d

>>161596
we got nowhere, he is as stubborn as 10 mules fused into some kind of mega mule.
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No. 161621 ID: 1ac39d

>>161616
you don't actually need to say that, saying we are wrong will not be good for us. we will not be trusted the next time something like this happens, dumbass.
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No. 161625 ID: 7524b0

>>161621
Sacrifices must be made.
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No. 161631 ID: 34470e

>>161616
>>161619
Wait, something's up. These conflict with each other. ...You didn't. You little shits didn't. Did you? Gods damnit, you better not have.
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No. 161633 ID: 1ac39d

>>161631
not have what? it is always annoying when we don't know what people are talking about.
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No. 161635 ID: 7524b0

>>161631
What? How does that conflict?

He's stubborn, so he kept arguing until our lie was revealed. I decided to fess up to you, but not all of us agreed on that.
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No. 161636 ID: 701a19

>>161631
No, we didn't lie before, and you know that because the innkeeper confirmed it for you.
These other voices have decided to go along with some silly little plot of Xan.

Xan's an uncooperative jerk, so I don't know why those ones are doing his bidding.
If you insist on saying we lied, then I'll insist on telling the truth. Surely we can agree on a happy medium?
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No. 161639 ID: 1ac39d

>>161636
finally, someone else to back me up.

seriously, thanks.
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No. 161648 ID: 34470e

>>161636
So you DO know about our wedding thing? Gods damnit. GODS FUCKING DAMNIT!
Rojo:"Why'd you tell them about it, you little shit?"
Xan:"What? Oh, fuck! They told you? Gods damnit! Well, guidance spirits, you know what I'm going to do. You ruined EVERYTHING!"
Yes, it was supposed to be a fucking secret! ONLY ME AND XAN WERE SUPPOSED TO KNOW! You disgust me. Don't talk to me ever again, you little shits.

...

...
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No. 161649 ID: 34470e

Rojo stopped walking.
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No. 161652 ID: 1ac39d

i... uh.... wah? they... it... how...
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No. 161655 ID: 1ac39d

Nir, yell at Xan 'Rojo already knew about it, fucktard'
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No. 161660 ID: 701a19

>>161648
Nir, could you say we said:
"What are you talking about? What wedding plans?
He told us to lie so he would look better, since he's an arrogant jerk like that."
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No. 161664 ID: 475d08

>>161660
Please do this for us, Nir.
>>
No. 161669 ID: 1ac39d

guys, rojo already knew about it, but Xan genuinely thought she didn't.
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No. 161670 ID: 34470e

>>161652
>>161655
What?
>>161660
>>161664
I don't know why I should, but okay.
Nirblilm:"What are you talking about? What wedding plans? He told us to lie so he would look better, since he's an arrogant jerk like that."
Xan:"NO, I told you to lie and say you didn't know about the FUCKING wedding! You ruined everything! Now we have to cancel it!"
Rojo:"You know what? Why don't we just leave this kobold here? The stupid guidance spirits insist on telling everyone and everything about it. I calculate a huge chance they only exist to ruin everything!"
Xan:"But they'll jump into our heads if we try and leave!"
Rojo:"Then we'll let them jump into one of our heads, go to Magun, ask him to dispel the spirits forever, and then be on our way. We might still be able to slavage the wedding."
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No. 161672 ID: 1ac39d

that's it, nir, leave. if they insist on being weird we can go do something else.
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No. 161675 ID: 1ac39d

oh and tell them this 'the guidance spirits want to find some less retarded allies for me, so i am leaving'
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No. 161678 ID: 9a1fa4

Say that you shouldn't suffer for your advisors being retarded.
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No. 161681 ID: 475d08

>>161678
Go with this.
Tell him you and your advisors promise not to tell a soul as long as they keep you safe.
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No. 161683 ID: 1ac39d

>>161678
the fuck you talking about? they don't want to make nir suffer, they want to get rid of us and try to watch Nir themselves.
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No. 161684 ID: 701a19

>>161670
"If you both already knew, then why does it matter? What's a wedding? And the spirits say they refuse to lie if it would put me at risk."
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No. 161685 ID: 475d08

>>161683
No, they only want to be rid of us. They don't want us going around and blabbing it about, but they know that if they ditch Nir they're done with us; and we probably won't find a soul who will care about them in the least.
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No. 161686 ID: 1ac39d

>>161684
for now i change vote to this.
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No. 161687 ID: 701a19

>>161681
Actually, this is a great idea. Mention how we'll just manifest somewhere else if they banish us, and how we have no desire to tell anybody about the wedding UNLESS they keep us from protecting Nir.
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No. 161690 ID: 1ac39d

>>161687
fine, but let it be known that if they still refuse then leaving will be the best option.
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No. 161695 ID: 1ac39d

that's it, leave, they went full retard.
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No. 161696 ID: 475d08

>>161694
We lied because of a conflict in interests, we told Nir because he does not even know what a wedding is and you plan to leave Nir alone without help if we go into your heads so he has to speak for us, and wait, threatened your future husband? I do not happen to remember threatening him...
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No. 161698 ID: 9a1fa4

We were trying to come up with multiple ways to keep it a secret at once, but because there was no way to coordinate Rojo's paranoia figured us out. Remind them again that you have no idea what they're talking about.
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No. 161699 ID: 34470e

>>161684
>>161686
Okay I'll-
>>161678
>>161681
>>161687
Um. okay.
Nirblilm:"I shouldn't suffer because my advisers are stupid. The guidance spirits promise not to tell a soul about the wedding thing just as long as it keeps me safe. I don't even know what a wedding is."
Rojo:"Oh, and how would we trust you, seeing as how you threatened my future husband, ruined our big wedding surprise, saying you'd keep your knowledge of the wedding a secret, then lying about it, and keep on telling people about it? We planned it for weeks! We PRACTICED for weeks! We had it down perfectly!"
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No. 161704 ID: 1ac39d

i.. what? they PRACTICED for weeks? then what the fuck does it matter if anyone knows about it in private company. this has got to be the most retarded wedding plan ever.
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No. 161708 ID: 9a1fa4

>>161698
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No. 161709 ID: 1ac39d

>>161708
yeah, Rojo GUESSED that we knew about the wedding.
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No. 161710 ID: 475d08

>>161709
This for now. Mention that we don't remembering threatening her future husband.
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No. 161713 ID: 7524b0

Dear god, I look away for 30 minutes and this happens? That's what I meant by sacrifice, people! Lose something minor to gain something major!

Plus we wouldn't have gotten into this mess if we had just trusted Xan from the beginning. Digging for secrets is not always wise.

Ask Xan if he can get Magun to banish only some of our voices, because if some of us are going to say shit like "we have no trouble keeping secrets we know" then blab about it as soon as it's possible to do so... we'll never be trusted by ANYONE.
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No. 161714 ID: 701a19

>>161713
The secret was NOT revealed by us. Rojo guessed that we knew it because she knew it herself.
Keeping a secret from somebody who already knows it is a different beast entirely than keeping it from somebody who doesn't know it at all.
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No. 161717 ID: 7524b0

>>161714
He said to keep the secret by telling her we lied.

It's easy to conclude that if we said anything else, the secret would be revealed.

Plus, there's the 'little plot' comment. You gave her a clue.
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No. 161719 ID: 701a19

>>161717
1: Marriage is a big plot
2: The idea was for her to ask what plot, and then say he wanted us to claim we lied so he would save face and come out of it looking better.
3: Had we known she knew, then I wouldn't have even considered that tactic. I would have come right out and claimed the above plot instead of leading her to ask about it.
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No. 161726 ID: 7524b0

>>161719
Then you must've missed what she said before that?

"...You didn't. You little shits didn't. Did you? Gods damnit, you better not have."

That made me suspect she had something in mind. Mentioning a 'plot' would only lead her to conclude that her suspicion was correct.
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No. 161730 ID: 1ac39d

basically we said two different things, rojo said "he told you, didn't he?" we said "uhhhhh" she said "he did! 'Xan, you told them!'" then we told Nir cause we were forced out so we needed Nir to talk for us.
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No. 161742 ID: 34470e

I'm confused. Please quit arguing in my head.
>>161696
>>161698
>>161708
>>161709
Nirblilm:"I have no idea what a wedding is, and the guidance spirits are arguing with themselves. I... I don't know w- what to say..."
I start crying... I don't know what to do...
Rojo:"Gods damnit! You retarded guidance spirits are making Nirblilm cry! Look, We won't abandon you, Nirblilm. Uh... We'll go by your judgement, not the guidance spirits'. Do you think the guidance spirits will blab about this wedding thing or not? It's your call, Nirblilm. Yours and yours alone."
I... I don't know...
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No. 161746 ID: 1ac39d

>>161742
then sit there until you do. this is your choice, don't take it lightly.
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No. 161750 ID: 34470e

>>161746
I... I don"t know... Will you stop telling me things I don't want to do?If you stop, I'll keep you...
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No. 161752 ID: 9a1fa4

As long as you promise to take care of yourself and others.
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No. 161754 ID: 7524b0

>>161750
An easy way to prevent the secret from getting out is for all three of you to agree never to send us to anyone else. So long as everyone here agrees never to speak of what happened today, it should be fine.
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No. 161774 ID: 1ac39d

can you also tell them that 'we accept partial fault for the information leak, but not full' please?
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No. 161777 ID: 34470e

>>161752
...Okay... I promise...
>>161754
Nirblilm:"An easy way to prevent the secret from spreading is if we all agree never to send the guidance spirits to anyone else."
Rojo:"I know that, but there's a small chance they'll try and trick you. And what's your decision?"
Nirblilm:"They're going to stay."
Rojo:"Okay. Just so you know, I'll trust you no matter what, Nirblilm."
Xan:"No matter what? Isn't that going a little too far?"
Rojo:"Remember, I'm going to become a mage that manipulates luck and probability."
Xan:"Oh... I almost forgot about that."
Rojo picks me back up and starts walking again.
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No. 161780 ID: 1ac39d

i... guess we'll go to 'sleep' or something until you need us. cause telling people what to do is kinda our job. night.
[timeskip to when we are needed]
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No. 161781 ID: 9a1fa4

Give her a hug... both of you deserve it.
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No. 161971 ID: 34470e

>>161781
I hug Rojo. Rojo kind of hugs back.
Rojo:"Thanks, Nirblilm."
>>161780
I feel tired anyways. I'll try going to sleep and hope I don't get any nightmares.

timeskip

I wake up. Rojo is still carrying me.
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No. 161987 ID: 9a1fa4

Where are you now?
>>
No. 162006 ID: 1ac39d

can you ask if they are still mad?
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No. 162029 ID: 34470e

>>162006
Nirblilm:"Are you still angry?"
Xan:"A little, yes."
Rojo:"And remember, we promised to keep the guidance spirits amongst the tree of us."
>>161987
Nirblilm:"Where are we?"
Rojo:"We're almost to the castle. You slept for a long time."
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No. 162031 ID: 1ac39d

let them know we accept partial blame, but we didn't know rojo already knew so our plan backfired.
>>
No. 162093 ID: 34470e

>>162031
Nirblilm:"The guidance spirits say they accept partial blame, but they didn't know you knew, so their plan backfired."
She doesn't say anything.
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No. 162100 ID: 1ac39d

okay then, as long as she knows then all that's left is to wait.

so anything you want to talk about?
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No. 162162 ID: 34470e

>>162100
Talk about something? Um... How about my sister? I know she and that evil monster thing are following us.
>>
No. 162955 ID: 9a1fa4

How old is your sister?
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No. 162956 ID: 34470e

>>162955
Armi is about 6 years old.
>>
No. 162957 ID: 9a1fa4

Strange... how old are YOU?
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No. 162971 ID: 7524b0

Kobolds develop very quickly. I think they're basically adult at 2.
>>
No. 162974 ID: 34470e

>>162957
I'm four years old. How is that strange?
>>162971
I'm pretty sure I'm not an adult yet.
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No. 163004 ID: 7524b0

>>162974
Oh? What age do kobolds grow to be adulthood?
>>
No. 163012 ID: 34470e

>>163004
Um, at 9 I think. Why are you asking me these things?
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No. 163019 ID: 1ac39d

for us, knowledge is power. the more we know the better. we remember Kobolds reaching adulthood at 2, but it seems on this world it is not the case. did you have a job? like farming or fishing or something?
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No. 163029 ID: 34470e

>>163019
Okay. I was a farmer. I don't know what I'll do now...
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No. 163035 ID: 1ac39d

we already told you, mage.

but remember that even if we promised not to tell you to do stuff you don't like, your teach will not have and they will do it for a reason. if they tell you to jump then start jumping until they tell you to stop. if magic was easy then everyone would be a mage.
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No. 163045 ID: 34470e

>>163035
If the teacher tells me to do something I don't want to do, I'll just punch them in the face like I did with that one person. Rojo stops walking.
Rojo:"HELLO?"
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No. 163048 ID: 9a1fa4

You could always learn magic on your own. Magic specifically for resurrecting people. A teacher could help you start it off though.
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No. 163065 ID: 34470e

>>163048
Magic can resurrect people? Can it locate people as well? I need to know where my sister is and why she's hiding from me.
>>
No. 163066 ID: 9a1fa4

How do you know she's alive?
>>
No. 163069 ID: 1ac39d

we think she is a ghost, so she is haunting you.
>>
No. 163071 ID: 7524b0

>>163065
We've been over this. Only Ryth is gonna be able to resurrect people. You can probably use magic to locate people though.

Look around. Have you reached the castle yet? Rojo is yelling for some reason. Ask her why.
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No. 163083 ID: 34470e

>>163066
>>163069
I know she's alive because I heard her when I was in that one place.
>>163071
I look around. I see a huge thing that's bigger than a hut.
Nirblilm:"Where are we?"
Rojo:"We're at the castle, but there isn't anyone around."
Xan:"It is nighttime."
Rojo:"That doesn't mean the people shouldn't be on guard or something."
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No. 163460 ID: 9a1fa4

Strange... Nir, what do you know about ghosts?
>>
No. 163465 ID: 34470e

>>163460
I don't know anything about ghosts except that they're scary.
>>
No. 163469 ID: 1ac39d

not all are scary, it all depends why they are still around. a ghost that wants revenge or something will be scary. a ghost that wants to help people may be a little scary cause they are ghosts, but will try to help you. so your sister may be a guardian spirit, watching over you even after death because you are her little brother.
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No. 163476 ID: 34470e

>>163469
My sister isn't dead! Why would you say bad things like that?
>>
No. 163478 ID: 9a1fa4

Because everyone else died except you. But just because she likely died, doesn't mean she's actually dead, so don't lose hope.
>>
No. 163482 ID: 1ac39d

yeah, being dead isn't all bad, if we could reliably contact her then you two can talk, and she can use her ghost powers to spy on things.

also, it would make resurrection a lot easier as you just need to fix the body and put her back in it, instead of getting her soul from beyond the veil, which takes a LOT of power. so while you may not like us say she is dead, we are not saying it to be mean, it is simple what most likely happened, but we are looking on the bright side of it.
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No. 163505 ID: 34470e

>>163478
>>163482
No... She's not dead... I don't want her to be dead... I never want to loose her...
Rojo:"I guess we'll have to sleep until morning."
Xan:"Usually there's a town surrounding the castle. It's weird this isn't the case."
>>
No. 163631 ID: 1ac39d

maybe the town is hidden by magic?
>>
No. 163633 ID: 34470e

>>163631
I don't know anything about magic, so I can't say that's correct. Rojo sets me down on the ground.
Xan:"I can't believe we aren't able to sleep in beds. My back is going to kill me."
Rojo:"We'll be fine. Nothing will come and attack us."
>>
No. 163637 ID: 1ac39d

i mean, tell them that. 'the town may be hidden by magic'
>>
No. 163668 ID: 34470e

>>163637
Why didn't you say that in the first place?
Nirblilm:"The town could be hidden by magic."
Rojo:"Impossible. We would've bumped into invisible walls and stuff if it was."
Xan:"Why would the town be invisible and the castle not?"
Rojo:"I can't think of any reason why except that they're weird."
Xan:"So you're supporting the theory, the very same one you jossed just a few seconds ago, that the town is invisible?"
Rojo:"No, I'm not. I'm merely trying to explain the reason behind stuff."
Xan:"That doesn't really help."
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No. 163674 ID: 7524b0

>>163668
Maybe this is the wrong castle.

Or maybe the illusion is the castle.

Or this is all a dream.
>>
No. 163675 ID: 7524b0

Try waking up!
>>
No. 163678 ID: 1ac39d

the buildings could also be underground right now. they pop up during the day and sink at night.
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No. 163689 ID: 34470e

>>163674
Nirblilm:"Maybe this is the wrong castle?"
Rojo:"No. It can't be the wrong one. I checked many maps, and this is where they said Magun's castle is."
Nirblilm:"Is it an illusion?"
Xan:"Sure feels real to me."
Nirblilm:"Is this a dream?"
Rojo:"Doubtful, but there's a small chance it is."
Rojo grabs Xan's arm.
Xan:"Ow! Don't do that! Do it to yourself!"
>>163675
I try waking up. Nothing happens.
>>163678
Nirblilm:"The buildings could be underground."
Rojo:"Wait... that gives me an idea. What if the town was inside the castle?"
Xan:"What."
Rojo:"It could happen. There's a tiny chance."
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No. 163690 ID: 7524b0

>>163689
Oh well, just go in.

Although I guess there's a chance that someone destroyed the town, and only the castle is left...
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No. 163693 ID: 34470e

>>163690
I go up to the door and try to open it. It opens.
Rojo:"Gods damn... This place is huge..."
Xan:"How is this even possible? There are buildings in here that are taller than the castle."
Rojo:"And it looks to be even wider than the castle I think."
Somebody walks up to us.
???:"Hello, and welcome to the town of Magun's Castle."
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No. 163698 ID: 1ac39d

ah, spacial folding. powerful magic is at work here.
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No. 163782 ID: 34470e

>>163698
I don't even know what spacial folding means. You're starting to annoy me.
>>
No. 163793 ID: 701a19

>>163782
He means it's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside because they used magic.
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No. 163794 ID: 023f39

>>163782

It's basically just 'folding' a piece of reality up like a blanket, so it takes up less space in the rest of the world. The idea is pretty simple, it's just actually doing it involves world-ending levels of power and horrible head-breaking geometry.
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No. 163832 ID: 34470e

>>163793
>>163794
I really don't care about that. Rojo picks me back up.
Rojo:"You know where we can find a place that teaches magic around here?"
???:"Well, what type of magic do you want to learn?"
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No. 163845 ID: 7524b0

Black.
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No. 163850 ID: 1ac39d

i thought it was white?
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No. 163929 ID: 34470e

>>163845
>>163850
Whatever. I'll just choose white.
Nirblilm:"I want to learn white magic."
???:"The white magic school is over there."
The person points to the left. Or right. I don't know which.
Rojo:"I'll learn green magic."
???:"Time mage or fake mage?"
Rojo:"A luck mage."
???:"A luck mage? Like manipulating luck and stuff like that?"
Rojo:"Yes."
???:"I should've thought of that. The green mage school is over there."
The person points in the other direction.
Rojo:"Well, I guess you'll have to take Nirblilm to the white mage school, Xan."
Xan:"Yeah, thanks."
Rojo puts me in Xan's arms.
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No. 165451 ID: 34470e

>>163929
Xan carries me along the way.
Xan:"How're you holding up?"
>>
No. 165555 ID: 0b2a05

Tell him the truth. Might as well hear it.
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No. 165564 ID: 34470e

>>165555
Nirblilm:"I'm... I really don't know right now."
Xan:"What's that supposed to mean?"
Nirblilm:"I don't know."
Xan:"Look... please try and recover for the both of us."
He's starting to get annoying.
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No. 165565 ID: 0b2a05

Ask him what he thinks about his girlfriend learning magic.
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No. 165566 ID: 34470e

>>165565
Nirblilm:"How do you think about your girlfriend learning magic?"
Xan:"She's not my girlfriend, she's my fiancee. And I think It's kind of cool she's going to become a green mage. Her becoming a luck mage to manipulate probability will increase the chances of you or anyone I know of not to blab about the secret we'll do at our wedding."
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No. 165572 ID: 0b2a05

Ask him how HE's doing.
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No. 165578 ID: 34470e

>>165572
Nirblilm:"How are you doing?"
Xan:"I'm starting to get really tired. When we reach the school, I'm going to sleep."
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No. 165579 ID: 0b2a05

That sounds like a nice idea. Are you tired too Nir?
>>
No. 165583 ID: 34470e

>>165579
No, I'm not tired. I don't want to be tired. I need to learn magic in order to find my sister. I know she's following us.
>>
No. 165584 ID: 1ac39d

okay then, once you get there then let Xan rest and ask people about where you could find a white magic teacher.
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No. 165587 ID: 34470e

>>165584
Okay. Once I'm able to use magic, I'll be ready to find my sister. Xan takes out an arm form under me and knocks on the door.
???:"Hello. What can I do for you?"
Xan:"This kobold wants to learn white magic, but before that, we both need a bed. We're both really tired."
???:"But it's only 4 at night."
Xan:"Not outside this city it isn't."
???:"Well, okay. I'll get a couple of beds ready for you."
Nirblilm:"I don't need to sleep. I can learn magic fine."
Xan:"I'm not sure if that's a good idea. You need rest."
Nirblilm:"I'm not tired."
>>
No. 165588 ID: 1ac39d

tell them you were carried so you slept on the way here, so you are fine.
>>
No. 165592 ID: 34470e

>>165588
Nirblilm:"I was carried here, so I slept on the way. I'm fine."
Xan:"Fine. Just don't push yourself too hard."
Xan puts me down.
???:"I'll show you to your room. Kobold-"
Xan:"Nirblilm."
???:"Nirblilm, wait here."
They walk off. I don't want to wait here.
>>
No. 165602 ID: 1ac39d

well then where do you want to wait? not many options for that. and wandering around alone is a good way to get hurt by something.
>>
No. 165613 ID: 34470e

>>165602
I won't get hurt. I'll find someone or someway to learn magic without help. Which way should I go? Xan and the other person went to the thing in front of me. There's a blue thing and a red thing in two different directions. Which one should I look in first?
>>
No. 165990 ID: a1721a

If you must choose one... go for blue.
>>
No. 165997 ID: 34470e

>>165990
I go to the blue thing and enter it. There are boxes here. There's different ways to go. One way leads to more boxes and the other way leads to stacks of paper. I really don't know how to get magic.
>>
No. 166008 ID: 7524b0

>>165997
Boring. Go back and enter the red one.
>>
No. 166016 ID: 34470e

>>166008
I exit the blue thing and go on over to the red thing. There's pieces of paper with weird markings on them on the wall. There's lots of pathways and a hill going up.
>>
No. 166018 ID: 7524b0

>>166016
Go up the hill.
>>
No. 166022 ID: 1ac39d

ack. this is another reason why i wanted to just wait. we don't even know what we are looking and even if we find it we may not be able to use it because i am pretty sure that you need to read a magic paper to start training.
>>
No. 166027 ID: 34470e

>>166018
I go up the hill all the way. There are more pathways. I can see a few openings and people talking.
>>166022
Magic paper? there was paper in the blue thing. Should I go back there?
>>
No. 166033 ID: 1ac39d

the paper itself isn't magic, it is covered in symbols that are magic, but only a paper with just the right ones will make you a white mage.
>>
No. 166036 ID: 34470e

>>166033
Oh. Then I just need one that will help me find my sister. I'm going to go back to where I saw the paper. I start going down the hill.
>>
No. 166042 ID: 1ac39d

well then, by all means, start digging through the papers and find magic symbols that you have never seen before in a way that you have never seen before.
>>
No. 166047 ID: 34470e

>>166042
I was going to do that, so you don't need to tell me to do that. I reach the red thing and go inside.
>>
No. 166049 ID: 1ac39d

that was sarcasm.
>>
No. 166053 ID: 34470e

>>166049
I don't know what that is. I reach the papers. I don't know which one is the right one.
>>
No. 166054 ID: a1721a

Can you read?
>>
No. 166056 ID: 34470e

>>166054
No, I can't. I'll just grab one and-
Y$*_(@$&($*_HUSJO T&(UGBC HI
{(OFYPFD*(P{# FN*YF {(
TG(I (F&P {*FFW*P(^Y WF
T RGU&( &(*FEPW
...what was that was that the evil thing
>>
No. 166058 ID: 1ac39d

no, you just grabbed a random magic scroll without knowing what it did and it activated, you could have simply exploded. you are lucky it didn't do anything bad.
>>
No. 166064 ID: 34470e

>>166058
You're the ones that didn't tell me what it would do! It's your fault! You're stupid! Just like Xan and Rojo!
>>
No. 166067 ID: a1721a

Sorry, Nir. Are you tired now? If you don't keep yourself healthy, you won't be able to learn things well. If your goal is to bring your tribe back to life, you'll need all the benefits you can get.
>>
No. 166068 ID: 1ac39d

oh, blame the guys who can't see. we only knew as much about it as you told us.

and I TOLD you to just wait and that wandering would be a bad idea. so this is not my fault, it's yours.
>>
No. 166071 ID: 34470e

>>166067
I don't need to sleep. I need to find my sister.
>>166068
You told me to do something I didn't want to do, so shut up. And you knew the papers were magic so you knew more than me! Stupid liar!
>>
No. 166073 ID: 1ac39d

oh, we knew they were magic, YOU knew they were magic and none of us suggested you to grab them, you did it yourself. so you have no right to blame us for your poor impulse control.
this is what happened:

oh look magic papers, which one do i take?
'we don't know, can you read?'
nope, i can't read, i'll just grab one anyway, ZAAAAAP!!, WAAAAAA why didn't you guys tell me it would be bad! WAAAAAAA, i hate you, WAAAAA.

now suck it up and take it as a lesson.
>>
No. 166074 ID: 34470e

>>166073
You would've told me to look at them anyway stupid! You're so annoying! No wonder Xan and Rojo hate you!
>>
No. 166078 ID: 1ac39d

>>166074
no, i wouldn't have. no point in look at scrolls if you can't read. the risk:reward ratio becomes horrible with that fact, the ratio being 100:0.

now look. if you want to learn magic you need a trainer and they will tell you things you don't want to do, and if you punch them they will BAN you and you will NEVER learn white magic and you will never save your tribe. all because little Nir is too selfish to do things he doesn't want to do.
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No. 166082 ID: 34470e

>>166078
Why don't you just tell them not to tell me to do things I don't want to do? It's pretty stupid not to do that.
???:"What are you- the storage! Are you a thief?"
The person runs to the paper and picks it up.
???:"Well, congratulations, black mage, but I think you're going to jail now."
I don't know what he's talking about, so he's stupid.
>>
No. 166083 ID: 1ac39d

you are going to be put in a cage and kept there for a few years until you learn that wandering around is a bad idea. on the up side you can use black magic, on the downside, without a teacher you can't use it.
>>
No. 166085 ID: 34470e

>>166083
I'm not going to be put in a cage. I need to find my sister. I start to walk a way- Aah! The stupid person grabbed me.
???:"You're not going anywhere, thief!"
This is stupid! What do I do?
>>
No. 166087 ID: 1ac39d

well, you could try fighting him, but then he will call the guards, who will have weapons.
>>
No. 166088 ID: a1721a

"I came here to study! I was just looking around until the person came back to tell me what to do!"
>>
No. 166089 ID: a1721a

"You think just because I'm a kobold I'm a thief that deserves to be shut up from life? You racist!"
>>
No. 166097 ID: 34470e

>>166088
Nirblilm:"I came here to study! I was just looking around until the person came back to tell me what to do!"
???:"And what was that person's name?"
>>166089
Nirblilm:"You think just because I'm a kobold I'm a thief that deserves to be shut up from life? You racist!"
What's a racist?
???:"I'm not a racist. I just saw you stealing from storage. Didn't you see the sign? Employees only!"
>>
No. 166100 ID: 1ac39d

you can't blame that on us. you didn't say anything about a sign.
>>
No. 166104 ID: 34470e

>>166100
I don't even know what a sign is! You're stupid! Quit thinking I know these things! It's annoying!
>>
No. 166105 ID: 7524b0

Say "What's a sign?"
>>
No. 166108 ID: 34470e

>>166105
Nirblilm:"What's a sign?"
The person stops.
???:"Y- you're serious? You don't know what a sign is? I guess you're too stupid to steal stuff..."
The person puts me down.
>>
No. 166109 ID: 7524b0

>>166108
say "I'm a black mage? I came to the tower to be trained as a white mage!"
>>
No. 166112 ID: 34470e

Nirblilm:"I'm a black mage? I came to the tower to be trained as a white mage!"
???:"There's no tower near here. And the white magic school is right there."
The person points to the red thing.
???:"You should've went there and waited for someone to get a white magic ritual. Too bad you can't become a white mage now. You can't become a different mage once you read a mana ritual. You know, the pieces of paper. Fuck... Why am I explaining this? This kobold's as dumb as nails..."
>>
No. 166114 ID: 1ac39d

well, we seem to have gotten out of that okay, if the person was a bit meaner and didn't care that you didn't understand it would have been very bad.
just go somewhere away from here.
>>
No. 166331 ID: 34470e

>>166114
Okay, I'll go searching for my sister. I'll go to the door that leads out of here.
>>
No. 166344 ID: 1ac39d

find a person and ask them where the black magic school is, and then go there.
>>
No. 166351 ID: 34470e

>>166344
You think my sister's at the black magic school? Should I go look there?
>>
No. 166352 ID: 1ac39d

no, i don't think she is there. but it is the only place you can go now to learn magic. you are a black mage.
>>
No. 166377 ID: 34470e

>>166352
Will learning black magic help me find my sister?
>>
No. 166381 ID: 1ac39d

nope. but, it will keep evil things from hurting you.
>>
No. 166396 ID: 34470e

>>166381
Fine... I walk up to a person.
Nirblilm:"Do you know where the black magic school is?"
???:"Oh, it's the purple building over there."
The person points in a direction. I start to head over there.
???:"You're welcome."
That was annoying.
>>
No. 166555 ID: 1ac39d

okay then when get in the school, tell someone you are looking to enroll and if they could tell you where to do that.
>>
No. 166585 ID: 34470e

>>166555
Enroll? Quit using words I don't know! You think I'm stupid, so you make fun of me by using hard words!
>>
No. 168419 ID: 7524b0

>>166585
It's kindof hard to avoid using words you don't know, when we don't know what you know.

Enroll means to ask to join a school so you can be taught.

So go find someone that can teach you.
>>
No. 168422 ID: 34470e

>>168419
Fine... When I'm done being taught, I need to start finding my sister. I go on over to the purple thing. I don't see anybody here.
>>
No. 168429 ID: 5d00f0

Damnit. Wait a little while and see if someone comes.
>>
No. 168431 ID: 1ac39d

find the door and go inside.
>>
No. 168436 ID: 34470e

>>168431
I'm already inside!
>>168429
I wait a while. I see someone come down the weird hill.
???:"Oh! Um... Who are you?"
Nirblilm:"Teach me magic."
???:"That isn't what I asked."
>>
No. 168437 ID: 5d00f0

Apologize, that was pretty demanding. Say that you really aren't anyone important, you came to learn white magic so you could bring people back to life. But then there was a mix up and now you're a black mage and you have no idea what to do.
>>
No. 168447 ID: a85626

alternatively, say you wanted to bring healing and life to the world and then you accidentally stumbled on a black magic ritual scroll, so now you're pissed off enough to be the best damn black mage that ever lived.
>>
No. 168448 ID: 34470e

>>168437
Nirblilm:"Sorry. I'm not anyone important. I came here to learn white magic but there was a mix-up and now I'm a black mage. I don't know what to do."
???:"Wait here."
The person goes back up the weird hill.
>>
No. 168451 ID: 1ac39d

he is probably going to get someone important and smart to figure this out.
>>
No. 168453 ID: 34470e

>>168451
Okay, I'll wait. After a while, two people come down here.
Person one:"Okay, there you are."
Person two:"Can you tell us what exactly happened?"
>>
No. 168456 ID: 1ac39d

you got bored and started looking around for something to do. you found a box of paper and you wondered what was on them. you touched one and it zapped you and then a guy came in and looked at it and said you were a black mage. so you came here because this is where black mages are supposed to go.
>>
No. 168458 ID: 34470e

Nirblilm:"O got bored and started looking around for something to do. I found a box of paper and you wondered what was on them. I touched one and it zapped you and then a guy came in and looked at it and said I was a black mage so I came here because this is where black mages are supposed to go."
Person two:"How old are you? Can you read?"
>>
No. 168459 ID: 5d00f0

Tell the truth.
>>
No. 168461 ID: 34470e

>>168459
Nirblilm:"I'm four years old and I can't read."
Person one:"Maybe when you're older we can teach you black magic."
Person two:"You should go back to your tribe. Do you know where it is from here?"
Now they're making fun of me!
>>
No. 168462 ID: 1ac39d

are you sure? how would they know about it? tell them your tribe was destroyed, that's why you came here in the first place.
>>
No. 168467 ID: 34470e

>>168462
Nirblilm:"My tribe was destroyed! That's the reason I came here!"
The two people are quiet for a few seconds.
Person one:"Probably doesn't have any money on him."
Person two:"We'll get him to work off the lessons."
Person one:"Sounds good. Uh, What's your name? Would you like private lessons or regular ones?"
>>
No. 168843 ID: 0b2a05

Ask what the difference is. Tell them your name is Nirbl.
>>
No. 168968 ID: 34470e

>>168843
Nirblilm:"My name's nirbl. What's the difference between the two?"
Person one:"Private classes are just the teacher, and the student. Normal classes are with a group of around 30 people."
>>
No. 169086 ID: 0b2a05

You might make more friends in a normal class... but due to the nature of why you're learning magic, it might be better to have private lessons. Your choice Nirbl, which would you prefer?
>>
No. 169117 ID: 34470e

>>169086
I don't want to make friends, so I'll take the private classes.
Nirblilm:"Private."
Person two:"Okay, come with me. We need to talk to Magun."
The person walks out of this place and I follow.
>>
No. 169134 ID: 0b2a05

Look around while you're walking, see anything interesting?
>>
No. 169144 ID: 34470e

>>169134
Not really, but there are a lot of different colors. It's weird and stupid.
>>
No. 169874 ID: 34470e

>>169144
We continue along to a white large thing. We climb a big weird spiral hill. There are 2 people here.
Person one:"Are you sure you want to switch to being a private teacher?"
Person two:"Yes, I would feel more comfortable. It will also be easier to..."
The person looks at me.
Person two:"Who are you, kobold?"
Person who lead me:"His name is Nirbl."
Person one:"And what does he want?"
>>
No. 169957 ID: 0b2a05

Say that you want to bring your murdered friends and family back to life.
>>
No. 169964 ID: a85626

hug person one

you love your new teacher
>>
No. 170049 ID: 34470e

>>169964
I don't want to hug anybody.
>>169957
Nirblilm:"I want to bring my tribe back to life and find my sister."
Person two:"What happened?"
Nirblilm:"They were attacked by an evil monster."
Person two:"Awww... you poor thing... Can I teach him?"
Person one:"I want you to stick to regular classes."
Person two stares at person one.
Person one:"I mean, I highly recommend you stay with regular classes."
Person two stares at person one.
Person one:"Uh... j- just go ahead and teach that kobold."
Person two:"I knew you would understand."
>>
No. 170058 ID: 0b2a05

Oh good you have a teacher now. Ask his name.
>>
No. 170073 ID: 34470e

>>170058
Nirblilm:"What's your name?"
Person two:"It is Mary Shaw. Nice to meet you. Do not worry. I will try and not use my patented Stare of Death on you too much."
The person smiles.
>>
No. 170308 ID: 0b2a05

Ask her if she knows how to resurrect the dead
>>
No. 170317 ID: 34470e

>>170308
Nirblilm:"Do you know how to bring people back to life?"
Mary Shaw:"I, uh... I do not know how to resurrect people. I am sorry. I am not a necromancer either. I am a black mage."
The two people leave and Mary Shaw kneels down to me.
Mary Shaw:"Can you tell me what exactly has happened? I will try and comfort you as best as I can."
>>
No. 170403 ID: 1ac39d

since she is your teacher she deserves to know.
tell her what you know what killed your tribe. describe not just the color but the shape of it. and about the person you punched back in the other town.
>>
No. 170417 ID: 34470e

>>170403
Nirblilm:"This big brown evil monster attacked and destroyed my town. Only me and my sister escaped alive. The monster had wings and sharp teeth. There was also a person at a random inn that I punched because the person was stupid and annoying and said they'd kill me."
Mary Shaw:"You poor thing..."
Mary Shaw hugs me. I don't want to be hugged right now. It's annoying.
>>
No. 170818 ID: 0b2a05

Ask her to stop, say that you haven't been very sociable since what happened.
>>
No. 170828 ID: 34470e

>>170818
Nirblilm:"Stop that. I haven't been very sociable since that happened."
Mary Shaw stops.
Mary Shaw:"Oh, sorry. I can't help it around cute things. It's my weakness. Um, let me see if I got this correct. You wanted to be a black mage out of revenge?"
>>
No. 170829 ID: 1ac39d

no, you wanted to be a white mage to try and revive everyone but you touched a black mage ritual so know you are making the most of it.
>>
No. 170830 ID: 0b2a05

Tell her you WANTED to be a white mage to bring them back to life, but if black magic won't allow you to, you suppose you might as well make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else. And if you can meet a powerful white mage along the way, maybe they could help you.
>>
No. 170837 ID: 34470e

>>170829
>>170830
Nirblilm:"No. I wanted to be a white mage so I can bring people back to life. I read a black mana ritual instead by mistake."
Mary Shaw:"Well... resurrection is just a fantasy. I suppose you can try and find Ryth, but she's just a fantasy. Oh well... We'll just have to make the most if this. Do you want to start right now, later today, or wait until tomorrow?"
>>
No. 170839 ID: 0b2a05

Better start now, you don't have anything better to do. And resurrection is possible. You may even be able to learn how to do it yourself.
>>
No. 170847 ID: 34470e

>>170839
Nirblilm:"I'll start now. I don't have anything better to do besides finding my sister."
Mary Shaw:"Okay. Let's start off with something easy. Sting."
Ow ow! What was that?
Mary Shaw:"Sorry. Can you repeat what I did?"
What did she do?
>>
No. 170848 ID: 0b2a05

She said sting. It's a black magic spell.

...hmm, try thinking sting, focus on her.
>>
No. 170849 ID: 701a19

>>170847
Caused you pain with a touch.
Try focusing your magic on causing her pain, then say "sting".
>>
No. 170856 ID: 34470e

>>170848
>>170849
I try to focus my magic on Mary Shaw.
Nirblilm:"Sting."
Mary Shaw flinches slightly.
Mary Shaw:"Good job! However, I think you're almost out of mana by using that. Start out weak, and grow stronger. Maybe we can have a special ability for you. Like how I can look into and modify the dreams of others."
>>
No. 170857 ID: 0b2a05

Ask her if resurrecting the dead would work for that, or if you get to choose.
>>
No. 170859 ID: 701a19

>>170856
Ask how you would find that out.
>>
No. 170862 ID: 34470e

>>170857
Nirblilm:"Would resurrecting dead people be like that or will I get to choose?"
Mary Shaw:"Well, resurrection seems more like white magic to me. We can try to make it work. You do not have to choose what special ability you would like to have. You can even choose not to have a special ability."
>>170859
Nirblilm:"How would I find that out?"
Mary Shaw:"Find what out?"
>>
No. 170864 ID: 0b2a05

I guess you do get to choose. Go for resurrection. Ask her if she can tell you some of how the basis of magic works.
>>
No. 170870 ID: 34470e

>>170864
Okay, I'll go for resurrection.
Nirblilm:"Can you tell me how magic works?"
Mary Shaw:"Well, I do not know everything, but black magic usually works by feeling negative emotions. It also depends on the amount of mana you have. Do you want to know more?"
>>
No. 170887 ID: 732129

>>170870
You better find out where mana comes from, so that you can get enough of it to cast all the spells you want to.
>>
No. 170926 ID: 34470e

>>170887
Nirblilm:"How do you get more magic?"
Mary Shaw:"Patience and practice."
>>
No. 170939 ID: a85626

>>170926

...try Sting again. She told you to practice after all.
>>
No. 170947 ID: 34470e

>>170939
Nirblilm:"Sting."
Mary Shaw slightly flinches again.
Mary Shaw:"I do believe you are eager, but you must also have patience. People who have just read mana rituals have very little mana to practice with. Perhaps you would like to rest now? I can tell you a story if you want."
>>
No. 170962 ID: a85626

>>170947

Stingstingstingstingstingsting!

No, no. Listen to her story.
>>
No. 171166 ID: 34470e

>>170962
Nirblilm:"Go ahead."
Mary Shaw:"Once upon a time there was a kobold. This was not just any kobold. This kobold was very charismatic and..."
Mary Shaw continues to tell the story. Mary Shaw says she forgot how it ended.
>>
No. 171190 ID: 0b2a05

I guess she's trying to inspire you. Nice gesture at least. Are you tired?
>>
No. 171387 ID: 34470e

>>171190
No. I'm not.
Mary Shaw:"Well, I am going to get something to eat. Are you hungry?"
>>
No. 171389 ID: 1ac39d

huh, are you? you haven't eaten for quite a while.
>>
No. 171396 ID: 34470e

>>171389
I'm not hungry, but you'll just force me to eat.
Nirblilm:"I guess I'll eat."
Mary Shaw:"What would you like to eat?"
>>
No. 171408 ID: 732129

>>171396

Cookies!
>>
No. 171411 ID: 0b2a05

Limes
>>
No. 171417 ID: 34470e

>>171408
>>171411
Nirblilm:"Can I have lime cookies?"
Mary Shaw blinks.
Mary Shaw:"I... do not believe cookies is proper food for dinner. Desert or snacks, maybe. Would you like some steak instead?"
>>
No. 171419 ID: 0b2a05

Sounds good.
>>
No. 171425 ID: 732129

>>171417

Hey ask how old she is, and how she became a mage and magic teacher.
>>
No. 171452 ID: 34470e

>>171419
Nirblilm:"Okay."
Mary Shaw gets up."
Mary Shaw:"I will be back in a while. Please remain here."
>>171425
Nirblilm:"Wait."
She stops in her tracks.
Nirblilm:"How old are you?"
Mary Shaw:"I an 36 years old."
Nirblilm:"How did you become a mage?"
Mary Shaw:"I came here when my parents decided to move. They are currently in this town just as you and I are."
Nirblilm:"How'd you become a teacher?"
Mary Shaw:"I became a teacher about 20 years after I became a mage. That means I was 16 when I became a mage. Some mage teachers came to me to hire me."
>>
No. 171453 ID: 0b2a05

Interesting, thank her for the information.
>>
No. 171464 ID: 34470e

>>171453
Nirblilm:"You can get the food now, thanks."
Mary Shaw exits. What should I do to search for my sister while Mary Shaw's gone?
>>
No. 172013 ID: 732129

>>171464

You promised you'd stay there, so you should do that for now. Mary will return in a matter of minutes. For right now, look around the room and try to describe it as completely as you can.
>>
No. 172022 ID: 34470e

>>172013
The thing I'm in is kind of like a circle. Near a wood thing with a hill that leads downwards, there are 3 other weird wooden things. There are 2 places that shine light in. There are these weird colored things with paper and markings in them on a weird wood thing. There's the same wood thing that leads to the weird hill next to the things with paper.
>>
No. 172024 ID: 732129

>>172022

Describe the dimensions of the wood things. Use the length of your hand to measure them.
>>
No. 172030 ID: a85626

You could try telling us about your sister. What is she like? If you know what she looks or smells like, the person we are bonded to might see or smell the same thing. Is she nice?

The best place to search for your sister would be where your village used to be. There were bad people there though, the monster might be still there, and the innkeeper is still there. It might take some time, but what you need to do is learn black magic in order to stop those bad people. Sting will make them flinch. Freeze will stop them entirely. Death will stop them forever. That won't bring your tribe back, but it will protect you, and any other survivors you find.

Don't be too worried about being a black mage. Black mages have been able to do strange things like travel to other worlds, become immortal liches, and enter people's dreams (like Mary Shaw) and none of those things have to do with negative emotions and destruction. I think black is like a flavor, but not a stupid thing you can't use. Maybe you can even do some kind of healing magic, if that's what you really want to do. Not even white mages can resurrect, so who knows maybe there's a better way to do it with black magic. Don't lose hope!

I don't think the GM rolled dice when Nirblim randomly grabbed that scroll. ಠ_ಠ
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No. 172035 ID: a85626

>>172022

Oh uh, to help you with words a little.

>> a hill that leads downwards

A hill made of steps where each step goes straight down, then is flat, then the next step goes straight down, in a sort of zigzag shape, is called a staircase or "stairs". A hill that does not have that zigzag shape can be called a ramp. Not all hills are ramps, because you can only go down and up a ramp, not side to side because of the walls. Hills you can go side to side and walk around the hill in a circle. So a ramp is a kind of hill where you can only go up or down, but not sideways. Stairs are a kind of ramp where instead of just a hill, it's a zig zag shape, so that your feet can stand flat as you walk up it.

\
-\ <-- ramp
--\
---\

|_
--|_ <-- staircase
----|_

If you tell us they're stairs leading downwards, we will know that you can't roll or slide down without getting hurt. If you say they're made of stone or wood, then we also know that there isn't grass growing on them and they're hard. Even though stone stairs are a kind of hill, most people would say "stone stairs" and not "hill" because "stone stairs" tells us more about what it is.

>> There are these weird colored things with paper and markings in them on a weird wood thing

I'm guessing that is a "desk". It might also be a "table" though. Humans have a lot of different weird wood things, but almost all of them have one purpose: to have something flat you can put stuff on without having to bend down to the floor. Humans have a hard time bending all the way over because they're so tall, so they make "floors on stilts" like tables and desks so they can stay up while working. It's like how a horse can sleep standing up, because it's too much of a pain for them to lie down with those gangly legs and big belly.

You can learn a lot about humans if you look carefully at what they have built.
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No. 172041 ID: 34470e

>>172024
I'm sorry. I can't count past 14.
>>172030
Actually, I did. Just not on tgchan.
Sorry.
My sister looks like a normal girlbold. She smells like my sister. Can you go into black magic a bit more? What's immortal mean? What do liches look like? And I'll try my best not to lose hope.
>>172035
Oh, that's a lot of stuff you just taught me. I guess the stairs are made of wood. I guess you areuseful for something.
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No. 172086 ID: 732129

>>172041

Your counting system is easy. After fourteen is fifteen, then sixteen, then seventeen, then eighteen, then nineteen, then twenty.

It uses the small number for the first part of the name of the number, and then an ending (called a suffix) of "-teen." It does this from thirteen to nineteen.

After nineteen it's even easier. Twenty, then twenty one, then twenty two, and so on through twenty nine. Then you reach thirty.

Twenty is the same as two sets of ten. Thirty is the same as three sets of ten.

Can you guess what four sets of ten is called?
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No. 172089 ID: 34470e

>>172086
Four sets of ten... fourty?
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No. 172093 ID: 732129

>>172089

Good. This pattern goes on, with five tens being fifty, six tens sixty, seven tens seventy, eight tens eighty, and nine tens ninety.

After ninety nine comes a three digit number, one hundred.

One hundred is ten tens. The pattern then repeats itself, with a number like 112 being one hundred twelve. This goes on through nine hundred ninety nine. After 999 is one thousand, which again uses the same system of naming the large number first, then using the previous small numbers chained together to it.
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No. 172098 ID: 34470e

>>172093
I think I understand. So can you tell me what this lich and immortal stuff is in more detail?
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No. 172286 ID: a85626

>>172098

Immortal means you do not die. I don't think it helps people already dead though. In our travels we have seen a black mage who became a "lich" for some reason. A lich is a kind of undead, someone who keeps living after death. I just called them immortal because it's easier to say than calling them "really really hard to kill." Liches have a special jewel called a phylactary so that even if they are killed, they can still come back to life with the jewel's power, among other things to keep them alive no matter what.

Liches look like skeletons and are often very ancient, so people are scared of them. Most people only become liches when they have something very important they need to do that will take longer than one lifetime, and that also scares people. I don't know how the black mage became a lich, but I was only using it to show the strange things black magic can do. White magic can turn people from dead to undead, but this was a black mage who turned from dead to undead.
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No. 172287 ID: 9cf63d

>>172098
There are also other kinds of hard to kill immortals. Mummies are like litches... dry dead and dusty, but easier to kill because they don't have phylacteries (usually.) But they wrap themselves up in cloth and jewelery to hide their uglyness and keep out the rain. Oftentimes Mummies can return themselves to full life if certain conditions are met.

Vampires and ghouls are yet another kind of immortal undead, they often look like fresh corpses (or ill living people.) They usually come about from learning alchemy and dark magic, or simply by being killed by another vampire drinking your blood or a ghoul eating your flesh. Vampires however have to drink lots of blood and often have special weaknesses (losing power in sunlight, or even dying, sometimes even silver or garlic hurts them.)
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No. 172288 ID: 7524b0

>>172286
Liches actually go from alive to undead.
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No. 172304 ID: a85626

>>172041

Don't you guys have 8 fingers anyway? Why are you making 10 the tenth number?
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No. 172366 ID: 34470e

>>172304
Kobolds have four fingers each hand and three toes on each foot.
>>172286
If it starts to take too long to find my sister, I'll become a lich. It's the only way. I need to find her. I have to.
>>172287
That's also some useful information. Uh, can you tell me exactly what a phylactery looks like?
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No. 172372 ID: 1ac39d

it can look like anything the lich wants.
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No. 172388 ID: 34470e

>>172372
Okay. Mary Shaw enters through the wood thing that leads to the stairs.
Mary Shaw:"I have arrived with the food."
She hands something to me. It smells good.
Mary Shaw:"You might want to eat at the desk."
She pulls a chair over to the desk.
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No. 172409 ID: a85626

>>172366

If you have 4 fingers on each hand, then wouldn't you count 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10? What fingers do you use for 8 and 9?

I think a phylactary has to be some kind of crystal. I don't know why. But it could be disguised as any number of things.

As for finding your sister, you have a long way to go before you'll need to worry about dying. Plenty of time to look for her. Don't worry about becoming a lich just yet. I'm sure you can find where she is, what happened, who attacked your tribe, why, and how to make things right, before you get to be 40 years old, or however long you expect to live naturally.

>>172388

Sounds like a good time to eat! Mary Shaw seems to be uncertain how to deal with you. You might have to help her understand what you need to save your sister and your tribe.
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No. 172413 ID: 34470e

>>172409
I use both my hands and toes to count to 14. I'll keep in mind to become a lich later in my life. I grab the steak and bite a piece off.
Mary Shaw:"Um, Do you want to sit with me? Should I get a few books to boost you up?"
What is she talking about? I'm just eating.
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No. 172444 ID: 732129

>>172413

Humans don't eat off the floor. They think it is unsanitary and uncivilized. Mary is politely inviting you to behave in the way she is used to people around her behaving; she is inviting you to eat at the table.

Since there will be other times when you are expected to eat with humans and other races that use tables, you should humor her and try it. Look at the wooden thing Mary Shaw is sitting on: that's a chair. There should be some other chairs near-by. Climb up on one and sit on it. If you can't see over the top of the table, accept Mary Shaw's offer of some books.

She'll put the books on top of the chair, and then you'll be able to sit on the chair and see the top of the table.

There will be tools on the table. One will look like the pitchfork for dealing with hay, that's a fork. Another will be a knife for cutting the meat. It is good manners to cut the steak into small chunks and eat the little chunks by stabbing them with the fork and then moving the fork to your mouth. Don't bite down hard on the fork, you'll chip a tooth. Bite lightly and pull the fork out of your mouth. You should have left the chunk of meat in your mouth. Chew with your mouth shut.

Don't talk when you have food in your mouth, humans find that gross and rude.
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No. 172448 ID: 34470e

>>172444
That's a little stupid. Humans are stupid. I don't want to sit on the chair, but since you'll just yell at me, I have to. I get up on the chair. I can't see over the table.
Nirblilm:"I guess I'll have the books."
Mary Shaw gets up and gets a few books. She puts them under me. I can see the table now. I grab the knife and cut the steak into pieces. Doing that was hard. I put the knife down and pick up the fork. I put a piece of steak in my mouth and bite it. It's silent for a while.
Mary Shaw:"Um... So, nice weather, is it not?"
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No. 172450 ID: 732129

>>172448

Yes it is a little stupid, but it means she is treating you like she would treat a short human. She is treating you seriously, so you should respect her efforts to be polite.

Tell her whatever you think of the weather, and then change the subject. Mary is asking about the weather because she's not sure what subjects are polite for talking with you about. We should establish that you are ignorant of the wider world and of humans, so ask her a question about humans.

It can be something like, "You're 36 years old. That's nine times as old as me. I'm four. How long do humans live?"
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No. 172453 ID: 34470e

Nirblilm:"I really don't care what the weather is. You're Thirty-six years old. That's nine times as old as me. I'm four. How long do humans live?"
Mary Shaw:"Oh, humans live to be about 70 years old. I have heard of few that live to be over 100, but that is mostly through magical aid. Uh, would you like to know the normal lifespan for other species of people?"
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No. 172456 ID: 732129

>>172453

Knowing the length of an average life for other species will help you learn what to expect of them. Mary is middle-aged. She became a mage when she was 16, which is almost a quarter of 70, which means that's about when humans trust their young people to behave more like adults.

Ask her about that for other races too.

"Yes. When do other races become adults too? For you it was when you were 16, was that normal or early? How many children do you have? How many do humans have? How many do other races have?"
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No. 172462 ID: 34470e

Nirblilm:"Yes."
Mary Shaw:"I will tell you what I know. Faerid lice up to 60000 years old, Gnolls up to 55, Drow up to 200, Elves up to 300, Dwarves up to 100, Lizardfolk up to 60, Dragons up to 3000, and Naga up to 90. Constructs can live indefinitely."
Nirblilm:"When do other races become adults too?"
Mary Shaw:"Usually around 15 to 20 years old. For Faerid, it is 80 years old."
Nirblilm:"For you it was when you were 16, was that normal or early?"
Mary Shaw:"Humans become adults at 18 years old. I was just a little early."
Nirblilm:"How many children do you have?"
Mary Shaw:"Just one. His name is Tony."
Nirblilm:"How many do humans have?"
Mary Shaw:"Usually they have 2."
Nirblilm:"How many do other races have?"
Mary Shaw:"Faerid, due to their long lifespan, can have more than 20 children. Elves and Drow have around 4 children. Naga, Gnolls, and Lizardfolk have up to 6. Dwarves can have up to 4 children. Dragons usually have around 8 children."
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No. 172490 ID: c42dc3

>>172462
Ask her if there are any species she doesn't know about. Also where her son is now.
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No. 172548 ID: a85626

>>172413

>> I use both my hands and toes to count to 14.

Oh my, I should have known that. You are very wise Nirblim, even if you use human digits to count on a kobold's fingers and toes.

By the way, how long do kobolds live? I seem to have forgotten that as well.
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No. 172633 ID: 34470e

>>172548
Thanks but I'm not really sure how long kobolds live. Uh, let's see... I guess... 40?
>>172490
Nirblilm:"Are there any species of people you don't know about?"
Mary Shaw:"I do not know that much of Nedynvor. I only know they are able to fly, and that they have very sharp bone sticking out of their legs, which they are able to use as weapons."
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No. 172826 ID: a85626

>>172633

Ask Mary Shaw how long kobolds live. She might have thought you knew already.
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No. 172831 ID: 34470e

>>172826
Nirblilm:"How long do kobolds live?"
Mary Shaw:"I do not know for sure, but I would guess around 40 years."
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No. 173000 ID: 34470e

>>172831
There's a short pause.
Mary Shaw:"Um, would you like to know more about my son?"
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No. 173102 ID: 34470e

>>173000
Nirblilm:"Fine."
Mary Shaw:"He is as old as you are. Perhaps you will be able to make friends with him. His name is Tyler. He is currently in the General Knowledge Building. Maybe you want to go there after we're done eating?"
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No. 173144 ID: 732129

>>173102

Uh-oh, cultural disconnect here. She's treating you like you're a human kid. There are times when that will be useful, but you need to be careful to not offend her.

The easiest way to show her that a four year old kobold is not the same as a four year old human boy is to be smart. So, let's be smart.

Tell her this: "It would be nice to meet him, and the rest of your family. I guess that you training me to be a mage is going to take awhile. It would be strange to have a completely compartmentalized relationship, right?"

Then tell her about how kobolds train their young for the jobs they will have as adults.

Give her a chance to comment, and then say, "I know we're going to have to talk about it sometime, and I think it should be now. I have no money at all. How are we going to track what I owe? What sorts of jobs can I work to help pay my way?"
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No. 173146 ID: 34470e

It would be nice to meet him, and the rest of your family. I guess that you training me to be a mage is going to take awhile. It would be strange to have a completely compartmentalized relationship, right?"
Mary Shaw blinks.
Mary Shaw:"I did not know you were so smart. I guess it would be strange to have that."
Nirblilm:"You should already know that kobolds usually train their young for their future jobs. I was a farmer."
Mary Shaw:"I am sorry. I do not know much about kobolds. I am sorry that I offended you."
Nirblilm:"I know we're going to have to talk about it sometime, and I think it should be now. I have no money at all. How are we going to track what I owe?"
Mary Shaw:"You do not have to worry. When you are fully paid off, I will give you the option of leaving me if you want to."
Nirblilm:"What sorts of jobs can I work to help pay my way?"
Mary Shaw:"We do not usually give out jobs to children, but in this case, I think you could help with gardening, cleaning, and other such things."
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No. 173147 ID: 732129

Remember, you're going to be working with Mary for some time. The pay off is that once you're done training, you'll be very powerful, and capable of actually challenging the people who took your sister. Never forget that. This may all seem weird and like a waste of time, but it's a good way to get the power you'll need to save your sister and not end up dead or enslaved.


So, in the interests of keeping up a good relationship with your teacher, assure her that you're not offended, even if you were.

Tell her this: "Being able to work odd-jobs sounds good. I'm not offended that you're ignorant of kobolds. I could not be angry at you for that, since I am very ignorant of everything that's not part of being a kobold farmer. I can't even read. You don't need to know how to do that, to be a farmer."

"I wouldn't leave a debt to the school unpaid, but finding my sister is very important to me. I don't know who took her, or why, and my only clues aren't very good at all."

Then tell her about the inn keeper's weird behavior.
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No. 173155 ID: 34470e

>>173147
Fine, I'll waste my time not looking for my sister by being annoyed by weird things. And I was offended.
Nirblilm:"Being able to work odd-jobs sounds good. I'm not offended that you're ignorant of kobolds. I could not be angry at you for that, since I am very ignorant of everything that's not part of being a kobold farmer. I can't even read. You don't need to know how to do that, to be a farmer."
Mary Shaw frowns.
Mary Shaw:"I an very sorry. I an trying to do the best I can."
Nirblilm:""I wouldn't leave a debt to the school unpaid, but finding my sister is very important to me. I don't know who took her, or why, and my only clues aren't very good at all. I met an innkeeper that said they wanted to kill me, and that they didn't send something somewhere."
Mary Shaw:"Egh... I will tell Magun about that. He will have some people look into the inn."
She pauses for a second.
Mary Shaw:"How does the food taste?"
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No. 173163 ID: 732129

>>173155

Friend, claiming that you're not offended when you actually are is the core of the art of diplomacy. It's a skill you will need to learn if you want to be able to get substantial things from people.

By being diplomatic you've gotten Mary to volunteer to have someone else check into the innkeeper's odd behavior for you. Magun, or the person Magun sends, will be taken seriously and will be able to follow up on the clue where you can not.

When you tell her what you think of the food, don't just flatly say "it's good" or "it's bad." Tell her what you liked or didn't like about it. Be specific, things like "I like steak more rare," or "I like it with extra pepper," or whatever the specifics of your palete are (palete is a word that literally means the roof of your mouth, but it also means the way you taste things).

And even if you didn't really like it thank her for it. Sharing food is one of the ways humans bond.
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No. 173165 ID: 34470e

>>173163
I don't even know how other steak tastes. This is my first time, and I only know it tastes a bit good.
Nirblilm:"It tastes a bit good."
Mary Shaw:"Is it too well done?"
Ugh... She's so annoying.
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No. 173166 ID: 732129

>>173165

She's trying to make sure you're comfortable.

Tell her the truth, you've never had steak before because meat is very expensive. Kobolds generally don't have it.

Tell her you're feeling a little overwhelmed. That will give her the cue she needs to realize she should give you some breathing room.
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No. 173169 ID: 34470e

>>173166
Nirblilm:"I've never had steak before."
Mary Shaw:"Oh, I am very sorry."
Nirblilm:"I'm feeling overwhelmed."
She flinches a bit and sighs.
Mary Shaw:"I am very sorry. I am trying very hard."
She puts her hand on her forehead.
Mary Shaw:"Perhaps I am not cut out for private lessons after all."
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No. 173171 ID: 732129

>>173169

"I have lost my entire tribe, and my sister. That's what's wrong with me, and it is not your fault. I still want to learn how to be a mage so that I can save my sister, and make the people who destroyed my tribe not able to do that ever again to anyone."
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No. 173173 ID: 34470e

Nirblilm:"I have lost my entire tribe, and my sister. That's what's wrong with me, and it is not your fault. I still want to learn how to be a mage so that I can save my sister, and make the people who destroyed my tribe not able to do that ever again to anyone."
Mary Shaw:"It is not that. It is difficult to try and form a connection with you, and your words sound forced."
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No. 173192 ID: 732129

So tell her the truth. Tell her what you want to do, tell her how you feel right now.

If you want to tell her about your guidance spirits, do so and use your own words.

If you don't want to tell her about your guidance spirits, tell her that your words sound forced because you've been trying really hard to listen to the reasonable part of your heart. Tell her that you think the alternative to trying to be reasonable is to be angry and go out and do angry things. The reasonable part of your heart says that doing angry things won't help you find your sister, and you want to find her more than anything else.
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No. 173227 ID: a85626

>>173192

Alternatively, tell her "My words do not sound forced. I am completely cognizant of my own behavior. I'm not repeating what my tribe's guidance spirits say. What would ever give you that idea?"
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No. 173262 ID: 34470e

>>173227
That's stupid.
>>173192
Nirblilm:"Fine. I'll tell you the truth. I think this is a waste of time. And stupid. I'd much rather find my sister. And the guidance spirits I have are telling me to say stupid things."
Mary Shaw looks like she's trying to form a sentence. She sighs.
Mary Shaw:"I do not know what to do."
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No. 173305 ID: 1ac39d

you keep saying you just want to find your sister but HOW are you going to do that? if you have friends then more people can look at the same time. if you have magic then you can use that to help you look. we know you want to find her, but we look at the big picture while you don't.
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No. 173333 ID: 732129

You don't seem to like the advice we're giving you, so here's a suggestion: ask your teacher for advice. That's what teachers are for.

If she doesn't know what to do, ask her to ask her teacher.
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No. 173345 ID: a85626

>>173262

We are pretty stupid, it's true. But if you take any advice, ask yourself what you think would happen to you if you thought everyone was stupid about everything all the time. Could you ever be happy like that?
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No. 173362 ID: 34470e

>>173305
I thought just looking for her would help me find my sister.
>>173333
>>173345
You want me to try and make friends? Fine. I will, but it's still annoying.
Nirblilm:"Want a noserub?"
Mary Shaw blinks and pauses for a second.
Mary Shaw:"E- excuse me?"
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No. 173363 ID: 1ac39d

that's something you offer AFTER you like each other, not before.
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No. 173367 ID: 34470e

>>173363
It's supposed to help cheer people up. You should've known that already.
Mary Shaw:"What do you mean by 'noserub'?"
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No. 173561 ID: a85626

>>173367

The only answer for this is "That's just how I roll, baby."
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No. 173570 ID: 0b2a05

Just tell her it makes kobolds feel better, and you're trying to be nice.
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No. 173572 ID: 34470e

>>173570
>>173561
Nirblilm:"It makes kobolds feel better. It's how we roll."
Mary Shaw:"Um... how about a hug? Hugs are good."
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No. 173575 ID: 0b2a05

Alright that works too. Give her a little hug.
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No. 173584 ID: 34470e

>>173575
I hug her. She hugs back.
Mary Shaw:"Thank you for the hug."
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No. 173585 ID: 34470e
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173585

>>173584
Mary Shaw:"I will try my best to make friends with you, Nirbl. Please understand I want to help you."
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