>>46292897
>Tell him about the strange people
Hello Smiley

>>46292897
>>Tell him about the strange people

>>46292897
>Tell him about the strange people

>>46292897
>Tell him about how you made Emi/Ilica mad

>>46292897
>Tell him about the strange people

>>46292897
>Tell him about the strange people

>tfw you thought Ilica was older and your /ss/ dreams are dead

>>46292950
Hello anon

>writing

"When I was coming here from the mana thingie, I met these strange guys..." You say. You retell the encounter as well as you can remember it.

"A pure demon..." He says.
"Is that bad?" You ask.
"I feel like I've heard that term before" He says. "But I can't remember where"

"The lady said that I'd do great things" You say.
"Some might say you already have" Derrick says. "Taking on Carthac alone to save all those people... I'm not sure whether I should scold you for your stupidity, or praise you for your bravery"

"Is there a difference?" Ilica asks. You turn to see that she's slipped out from Emi's coils, and come to sit with you and Derrick.
Derrick chuckles. "Depends on who you ask" He says. "Good morning Ilica"
"'Mornin' you two" Ilica says. "What's new?"

"Nothing much" Derrick says. "How'd things go here?"
"Quiet" Ilica says. "Which is a good thing. You manage to fix the generator?"

"Yeah. They'll need an actual expert to come and repair it, but the fixes I put in place should last a month or so" He says. "Meyu and his crew were pretty helpful. I was hoping I could go see them before we leave"

"Why's that?" You ask.
"J-just to say goodbye" He says.
You look over to Ilica, and see her smiling. "They wouldn't happen to have had a girl in their group, would they?" She asks.
Derrick laughs nervously. "What makes you ask that?" He asks. "I mean, there was... but that's not why I want to go see them"

Ilica's smile widens, and she chuckles menacingly...

>Was she cute?

>I'll go with you

>Other

>>46293621
>Other
"I'm hungry. What's for breakfast?"

>>46293621
>Was she cute?

>Place your bets on what kind of girl she is.

>>46293694
this

>>46293694
supporting

>writing

You look between Ilica, who is still laughing, to Derrick, who looks nervous.

"I'm hungry" You say.

Ilica looks annoyed at you, but Derrick looks relieved.

"Same here, we should go see if we can't... grab some... food..." Derrick says, as he pats his pockets and looks more and more worried. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
"What is it?" Ilica asks.
"The pouch!" He says. "The one with the coins! I forgot it back at the inn!"
"Damnit" Ilica says. "I'd've taken it, but we left in such a hurry..."

"Is that bad?" You ask.
"No coin means no food" Ilica says.
"Oh" You say. "Why don't we-

>See if they'll pay us for what we did last night

>See if they'll feed us for what we did last night

>Go back and look for it

>Other

>>46293955
>Go back and look for it
>See if they'll feed us for what we did last night

>>46293955
>>46293999
This.

>>46293955
>Go back and look for it

>>46293955
>>Go back and look for it
it should be in the room right?

>>46293955
>Go back and look for it
>See if they'll feed us for what we did last night

>writing

-go back and look for it?" You ask. "It should still be there"

Derrick groans and hangs his head. "Hopefully..." He says. "Can I leave this to you two?"

Ilica eyes you up and down, before shrugging. "Sure" She says, as she stands up and dusts herself off. "Come on, Yuu"
"Kay" You say, as you get up and follow her.
"We'll be back in a few" Ilica says.
Derrick sighs. "Thanks guys" He says.

You and Ilica make your way back into Sherton, and go in the direction of what you assume is the inn.

"So Derrick's found a girl that he fancies, huh?" Ilica says. "I was starting to wonder if he had balls, that one..."
You look at Ilica and tilt your head.
"I'm not answering that" Ilica says. "Not in a million years"

"Okay" You say. "Can I ask you something else?"
"Depends on what it is" She says.

>Are you mad at me?

>What do you mean by 'fancies'?

>Why were you laughing like that?

>Other

>>46294425
>What do you mean by 'fancies'?
>>Why were you laughing like that?
do fancies make you laugh?

>>46294425
>>>Are you mad at me?
>What do you mean by 'fancies'?
>Why were you laughing like that?

ALL OF THEM

>>46294425
>What do you mean by 'fancies'?
>Why were you laughing like that?

>>46294425
>Are you mad at me?

>>46294425
>What do you mean by 'fancies'?

>>46294425
>Are you mad at me?

>writing

Yuu is friggen adorable I love this.

"What do you mean by fancies?" You ask.
"He likes her" Ilica says. "Thinks she's pretty"

"Oh" You say. "Why were you laughing like that?"
"Because I -was- going to have fun teasing him, until you ruined the mood" She says.
"Sorry" You say. "Are you mad at me?"

Ilica shrugs. "Not really. I'll find another chance to tease him. If he keeps this up, I'll get plenty" She says.
"What about last night?" You ask.
"Last night? Ah... yes" She says. "Sorry. My home is a... touchy subject. Don't take it personally"
"Kay" You say.

"Here's the place" She says. "Looks like our room is the only one that got pelted... let's hope that means any opportunists have kept out"

>[1/2]

"Found it!" Ilica says. "God I hope they don't make us pay for damages. Between the rubble crashing through the wall, and the water from Emi's ice ball..."
"It's not our fault the tower exploded" You say.
"That doesn't mean they won't try to make us pay for it" Ilica says. "Let's bounce before they find us in here"

Bounce? That's a weird thing to do if you don't want to be found. But okay.

Ilica starts walking to the door, stopping to stare at you on the way.

"What... what are you doing?" She asks.
"I'm bouncing" You say. "I thought that's what we were doing"
Ilica sighs, and takes your hand. "I didn't mean bounce like that..." She says. "I'll explain later. Let's get out of here"
"Okay" You say.

You and Ilica make your way out to the front entrance. The whole way, you see her ears flicking about.

>Ask how her ears do that

>Ask if she fancies anyone

>Go find food before going back

>Other

>>46295125
>Ask if she fancies anyone
>Ask how her ears do that

I fancy those ears.

>>46295125
>>Ask how her ears do that
"...That is so cool."

>>46295125
>>Ask how her ears do that
>>Ask if she can teach you how to do that

>>46295125
>Ask how her ears do that
>>Ask if she fancies anyone

>>46295125
>>Ask how her ears do that
>
>>Ask if she fancies anyone

>>46295125
>>Can you teach me how to do that?
>>Minus 1 vote for (do you fancy anyone?)

>>46295125
>Go find food before going back

>writing

"How do your ears do that?" You ask.
"My ears are built for it" She says. "It helps me tell where a sound is coming from"

"Like Emi's other tongue" You say. "Can my ears do that?"
"No" She says.
"Aww..." You say.
"But I don't think you need it" She says. "Your eyes are pretty damn sharp. I thought mine were good, but last night you could see the eyes of the demons out in the street. I could barely make them out as people"

"And yesterday I could see that tower from the tree, and Emi couldn't" You say.
"Tower...?" Ilica asks. "It can't be these ones. What tower could you see?"

"Emi said it was... uhh... the Owl Tower" You say.
"Owl... you mean howling?" Ilica says. "That's pretty far from here... are you sure that was it?"
"Yeah" You say. "It was all green"

"Huh" Ilica says. "Maybe that's your demon eye..."
"Demon eye?" You ask.
"Ask Derrick that one, he'll know more" She says.

"Kay" You say.

>[1/2]

You and Ilica walk back to the east gate. When you get out, you see that Emi and the devils are awake now.

"Hey" Ilica says.
"Welcome back" Derrick replies. "Find it?"
"Yup" Ilica says, as she tosses Derrick the pouch. "It should all still be there"

Derrick catches the pouch and shakes it. "Sounds like it" He says. "There's still quite a bit left over, but if we're going to keep travelling then it's not going to last forever"

"We could always hunt more of those Gerrasaurs" You say.
"You mean Carracores?" Ilica asks. "No way man. That thing almost killed us!"
"It wasn't so bad" You say.
"You literally got turned into a pincushion" Ilica says.
You shrug. "It hurt, but it Emi took care of it" You say.
"Please don't get covered in spikes again..." Emi says. "I don't think I can handle the stress"
"Kay" You say.

"So where should we go now?" Derrick asks.
"Food?" You ask.
"Well, yeah. Obviously" Derrick says. "But after that. We still need to get that message off to the guild, and I'd like to pay a visit to the guard to see if we can get compensation for the fighting last night"

"And maybe we can visit your girlfriend~" Ilica says.
Derrick turns red in the face. "Sh-she's not-!" He stops and composes himself, letting out a sigh before continuing. "And yes, I'd like to go see Meyu's crew before we go"

"But food first" You say.
"Yes, food first" Derrick says.

Then...

>The hunter's guild to send a message

>The guard's barracks to maybe get payed

>Go see Derrick's girlfriend

>Other

>>46295902
>The guard's barracks to maybe get payed

>>46295902

>Go see Derrick's girlfriend

>>46295902
>The guard's barracks to maybe get payed

We can't actually "Minus one vote!" right?

>>46295972
I've seen situations where people will 'veto' a vote at the cost of their own vote.

>>46296001
Right but that's unbelievably stupid.

That being said, if it's actually a thing I guess I'm going to have to start doing it.

I've never seen a QM allow it before.

>>46295902
>The guard's barracks to maybe get payed

>>46295902
>>The hunter's guild to send a message
getting the message out is more important. then we can get paid and get our buddy laid.

>>46296028
Depends on the QM.

Plus, sometimes anons go full retard so its more of a protest against going full stupid.

>writing

I didn't count the 'minus one' vote. Asking if she fancied anyone just didn't have enough votes.

The 6 of you all head back into Sherton, and Derrick leads you to where he and Ilica found food yesterday.

You find one of the few places that are open after last night, and Derrick grabs some bread and cheese for breakfast.

"It isn't much, but it is food" He says.
You shrug, and swallow your mouthful of food. "Still the second best thing I've ever had" You say.
Emi giggles. "I guess that's true" She says.

When you all finish eating, and Lily and Ilica are done with their stare-off over the last piece of cheese, you all start moving again.

"So, where to now?" Emi asks.
"We should go get paid" You say.
"Good call" Derrick says. "If we get there early enough, we might even get a bigger share. Let's hurry"

"I think he just wants to see if his giiiiiiirlfriend is there" Ilica says.
"Damnit she is NOT my girlfriend!" Derrick says.

"Kyoo-hoo-hohoho!" Ilica laughs strangely as she skips away.

>[1/2]

"That's all?" Derrick asks, as the quartermaster hands him a small coin pouch.
"Sorry kid" The old man says. "I heard about you two from the others. Fixing the generator and holding off Carthac... but we've got to ration this all evenly"

"No... that's fine" He says.
"If there's anything else I can do for you two to make up for the shitty pay, let me know" The old man says.

"Oh, if it's not too much trouble" Derrick says. "Has that mercenary crew that was at the generator stopped by?"
"You mean the big guy with the loud voice?" The old man says. "Not yet. But I don't think they'll leave without being paid"

Derrick smiles. "That's good to hear" He says.
Ilica gives him a sly look.
"Stop that" Derrick says.

"How about you, young man?" The old man asks you. "Anything I can help you with?"
"Me?" You ask. "Uhhh..."

>Can I see that weapon stone thing?

>Foot covers

>Ask about those strange people

>Other

>>46296607
>Can I see that weapon stone thing?

>>46296607
>Can I see that weapon stone thing?
>Foot covers

Shoes are needed

>>46296607
>Can I see that weapon stone thing?

>Foot covers

>Ask about those strange people

>>46296607
>Foot covers

>>46296607
>Can I see that weapon stone thing?
>Foot covers

>>46296607
>Can I see that weapon stone thing?
>Foot covers

>writing

"Can I have 2 things?" You ask.
"That depends on what they are" The old man says.

"I need foot covers" You say. "And I wanna see that stone thingie"

...

"I think what he meant to say was: he needs shoes, and he wants to see the mastery stone" Derrick says.
"Ah, I see" The old man says. "That should be fine, we've got some extra boots and the like around here. What's your foot size?"
"Uhh..." You say. "Si-"

Derrick puts his foot next to yours and examines it for a moment. "Around the same size as me" He says. "I'll stick around here and pick something out for him, if you guys wanna go ahead to the stone"

"Hoping to catch the lady when she arrives?" Ilica asks.
"You know Ilica..." Derrick says.
"That's fine with me" You say. "Where is it?"

"Just across the street, in that building there" He says, pointing to a door across from where you are. "Seems like there might have been a bit of a tussle in there last night, so it won't be as organized as it used to be"

"That's fine" You say. "Let's go"

You head across the street and into the building. He wasn't kidding. There are weapons everywhere, and a few of the walls look like they were slashed by something. In the center of the room there's a big stone cube with a few scratches on it.

"Whoa" Ilica says. "Somebody did a number in here"
"You know how this works, right Yuu?" Emi asks.
"Kind of" You say.
"Well, you pretty much just hit the stone with things until something damages it" She says.

That sounds easy enough...

>Start with what you have

>Try ALL the weapons

>Other

>>46297146
>Try ALL the weapons

>>46297146
>Try ALL the weapons
I'll laugh if it turns out we're skilled with everything

>>46297146
>Start with what you have
only makes sense

>>46297146
>Start with what you have

>>46297146
>>Start with what you have
punch the SHIT out of it

>>46297146
>Start with what you have

>>46297146
>Other
Give it the fist.

>>46297146
>>Try ALL the weapons
Start with the one in your pants.

>writing

>>46297146
>Try ALL the weapons

You walk up to the stone and punch it.

"Ow" You say.
"You should probably wear knuckles or something if you're going to do that" Emi says. She slithers over to you and takes your hand in both of hers, and that blue ball of liquid appears around it. "There, better?"
"Thank you" You say.

You look around the room for nukles... nikles... fist things. But the room is a mess, and you quickly get bored and give up.

Instead, you try the lance that you won from Carthac. Not only does it not scratch the stone, but the prongs bend back and away from the it. Like they don't want to work with you.

"Hmm..." You say.
"Maybe you could try a different spear? One that's more cooperative?" Emi asks.
You shrug, and pull the mageblade out of your pocket. Like you did yesterday, you cover the crystal and let the energy build up. Once it gets to the right level, you let the blade out.

"Ohhh" Emi says. "That's a big improvement"
"I figured out how to do this last night" You say. "I can't make it sharp, but this way it's more useful"
"You sure picked that up fast..." Emi says.

You turn away from Emi and slash the stone, leaving a nice long scratch in its surface.

Emi claps. "Very nice" She says. "I figured it might be that, especially after seeing how fast you've improved"
"Congratulations" Ilica says. "Have fun mastering that thing. I've heard it's a pain"
"Ilica, where are you going?" Emi asks.
"It's my turn" Ilica says. "Seeing this thing has got me curious"

"I wanna try it too!" Lily says.
"M-me too!" Daisy says.

You stand aside and put the mageblade away, as the three of them start picking up weapons...

>Stay and watch

>Go see if Derrick's found you shoes

>Other

>>46297548
>>Stay and watch

>>46297548
>Stay and watch
also, personal note, our spear is a jackass.

>>46297548

>Stay and watch

>>46297548
>Stay and watch

>>46297548
>>Stay and watch

>>46297548
>Stay and watch

>>46297548
>Stay and watch
Derrick will get our shoes whether we're there or not

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>>46297548
>>Other
See if we are proficient in other things like the sword, sharp sticks, ball and chain, sickle, axe-stick, axe, kris, gauntlet, dart, bow+arrow, smashy stick, crushy stick, boring stick, sharp throwing thingies, and pic.

>writing

>>46297688
Supporting, somewhat.

>>46297688
>>46297751
You can technically use any of those things and be good with them.
The mageblade will just be the weapon you can truly reach your peak with, and it'll be the quickest to learn new skills with

>>46297688
Supporting 2nd

Wait what if we hit that stone with another stone?

>>46297812
if our personal weapon was a rock then we'd chip both rocks. If not then both rocks would bounce of each other.

>>46297548
>>Stay and watch

You decide to sit down and try to get your blade to be sharp, while watching Ilica, Lily, and Daisy try out all kinds of different stuff.

Ilica decides to go from largest to smallest, trying everything in order and sort of organizing things as she goes.

Lily picks up whatever she thinks looks cool.

Daisy spends about 5 minutes being indecisive everytime she needs to pick something, until Lily gives her something.

It's sort of comical watching Ilica drag the largest of the weapons over to the stone, and just barely managing to lift them long enough to hit it.

You see Emi tense up whenever either of the kids try something. It seems like Lily's tastes include just about all of the things that you can mess up and hurt yourself with.

But, after what feels like a very long time...

"Ohhh" Ilica says, as she examines the chip she made in the stone. "Not what I was expecting, but I won't complain"

She slings the small hand crossbow over her shoulder, and walks back over to you.

"A crossbow?" Emi asks. "I think it suits you"
"I kinda like it" Ilica says, as she holds the crossbow out to examine it. "I've already got my claws, so it's nice to have something that isn't so 'up close and personal'"
"Are you two done yet?" Emi asks.
"Go Daisy!" Lily shouts.
"Ay!" Daisy shouts, as she hits the stone with some sort of polearm... "Aww. It didn't work"

"Boo" Lily says. Then she turns to you. "I wanna try that thing"
"This thing?" You ask, holding up your mageblade.
"Yeah" She says.
"You can't use this one" You say. "It's mine"
Lily pouts. "I can't find another one here..." She says.

>Help them look

>Tell them to try something else

>Go see Derrick

>Other

>>46298031
>Help them look

>>46298031
>>Help them look
If not, then let her borrow it to test. Going to have find another for her.

>>46298031
>Help them look
we're just waiting for our shoes anyways

>>46298031
Help them look.
While helping, ask if it's possible for magic spells to be your best weapon.

>>46298031
>>Tell them to try something else
Try something a little smaller. The bigger the weapon the slower you are, and last time I was slow in a battle I got hit with ten different kinds of hurt

>>46298031
>Help them look. All the while talking to them about what they know and all the childish bed side stories

>>46298031
>Help them look
Try stuff out our self in the process

>writing

You shrug and stand up. "There should be one here. I'll take a look around" You say.
"Why can't I just use yours?" Lily asks.

"Yuu's Mageblade is... different" Emi says. "Like him. I doubt anyone else would be able to use it"
Lily folds her arms and pouts even harder.

You search through a pile of weapons that Ilica and the devils never made it to, and start to sort through it. You're careful you don't cut yourself, since it is a pile of sharp things.

Some of this stuff looks weird, and more than a few of them were broken by whatever happened in here last night.

Near the bottom of the pile, you find a little note...

"I.O.U. (The town of Sherton) one Mageblade. Signed: Terry" You read out loud. Next to the signature is a picture of a little skull with it's tongue sticking out. Which bothers you for some reason. Why would a skull have a tongue?

"A note?" Ilica asks.
"Yeah" You say, as you hand it off to her. "I think I recognize the skull..."
"You do?" She asks.
"The guy I didn't give the spear to last night had skulls on his shoulders and his knees" You say. "This one looks kind of like those"

"So that guy came here looking for a weapon, and he took the mageblade?" Ilica asks.
"I guess so" You say.
"Aww man!" Lily says.

You're distracted from your conversation by a cracking sound.
"Lily look!" Daisy says, as she bounces with excitement with some sort of whip in her hand. "I did it! I did it!"
"Whaaaaaat? Already?" Lily says. "Lemme at that pile! I can't be beat this way!"

Lily practically dives into the pile you were searching through.

"L-lily don't do that! It's dangerous!" Emi shouts.

>[1/2]

>>46298549
Daisy is kinky.

>>46298549
>Devil girl
>Whip proficiency

She's gonna have an interesting life.

You decide to pocket the note, and are relegated to weapon handing duty for Lily. As it becomes clear that she isn't going to let you leave without finding something...

Lily runs up to you, and you hand her a dagger. "Thank you!" She says, as she takes it and runs at the stone.

She hits it, but it doesn't scratch. So she hands the dagger off to Ilica or Emi, who have started to reorganize the place while they wait, and then she runs back to you.

This time you hand her a handaxe. "Thank you!" She says, as she charges back over to the stone. The axe hits, and bounces off. So she hands the axe off to Ilica and comes back to you for another.

You're starting to run out of weapons here, so you pick up a three pronged spear... a trident, and hand it off to her. "Thank you!" She says, as she takes it and charges the stone.

She still bounces off and falls flat on her butt, which makes Emi look uncomfortable, but this time she leaves a nice little chip in the stone.

Lily gets up off the ground, and examines her work. "I did it!" She says with a big smile. "Look! Look!"
"We ssee it" Emi says. "Good job you two"

Emi pats both Lily and Daisy on the head.
"Well, we've pretty much cleaned this place up... what now?" Ilica asks.

>Finish organizing, look for more clues about those people

>Go see what's taking Derrick so long

>Other

>>46298805
>>Go see what's taking Derrick so long
We want our foot covers, dammit.

>>46298805
>>Finish organizing, look for more clues about those people

>>46298805
>Go see what's taking Derrick so long

>>46298805
>Finish organizing, look for more clues about those people

Can't leave a mess, that's rude.

>>46298805
>>Finish organizing, look for more clues about those people
Leave all the weapons slightly askew. Such as the daggers are tilted away from the light source, swords are put in upside down, halberd is put in the bardiche place, throwing star is moved under the hammer rack, etc.

>writing

"Let's put things where they belong" You say. "Then we can tell that old guy what's broken"
"Alright" Ilica says. "Maybe he'll let me keep the crossbow as a reward"

"Can we keep these too?" Lily asks, holding her trident close.
Emi gives a strained smile. "I don't think Fran would want us to let you carry such dangerous things around..." She says.
"Aww man" Lily says. "I promise to be super careful!"

"You can be careful by giving us those so we can put them away" Ilica says. "When you're old enough, you can ask your dad to show you how to fight"

"What was his name again?" You ask, as you get to work.
"I think Fran said it was Lance" Emi says. "Wouldn't it be funny if he used a lance?"
"He does" Lily says.

...

"Seriously?" Ilica asks. "Did his parents know?"
Lily shrugs.

"Well, at least you'll have a good teacher when the time comes" Ilica says, as she takes the trident from Lily, and the whip from Daisy.

Neither one looks too happy about that.

"There, there" Emi says, as she pats their heads between their little horns. "I'm sure your parents will be more than willing to show you how to use these things when we reach them, but for now we have to leave them here"

>[1/2]

Once the place is mostly cleaned up and everything that was in one piece is back where it (probably) belongs.

The only other thing you managed to find was a necklace. The chain for it is broken, and the piece that hung from it is a semi-circle with 3 spikes, that looks sort of like a sunrise.

It kinda looks like the symbol that was on the girl's shield, but you didn't look to closely at that.

"Ready to go?" Emi asks.
"Yeah" You say, as you pocket the necklace. "I'll have to give this back to her if I see her again"
"Think you will?" Emi asks.
You think about it, and then shrug.

"It kinda looked like the symbol of one of Lubars' Knight orders. Maybe she's a knight" Emi asks.
"Maybe" You say. "I'll ask Derrick if he's seen it before"
"Good idea" Emi says.

The 5 of you head out of the stone room, and go back to the old man.

On the way, you spot Derrick talking with some people. You recognize that Mayo guy... the others must be his group...

>Go talk to Derrick

>Go tell the Old man you cleaned up the stone room

>Other

>>46299523
>Go tell the Old man you cleaned up the stone room

>>46299523
>>Go talk to Derrick
FOOT COVES.

>>46299523

>>46299523
>Go talk to Derrick

>>46299523
>Go talk to Derrick
The old man probably isn't going anywhere, and we need our shoes

>>46299523
>Go tell the Old man you cleaned up the stone room

>writing

You walk over to Derrick. He doesn't notice you, because he's pretty into his conversation. So you tug on his sleeve.

"Oh, hey Yuu" He says. "What took you guys so long? Did you find your weapon?"
"Yeah" You say. "And then Ilica wanted to try, and Lily and Daisy wanted to try, and then we ended up cleaning the place up"
"What'd you guys end up with?" He asks.

You pull the madeblade back out of your pocket. "I got this" You say.
"I thought you might" He says. "And Ilica?"
"She got a crustbow" You say.
"You mean a crossbow?" He asks.
"Yes" You say. "Did you get the thingies?"
"Boots?" He asks. "Yeah. I left them with the quartermaster"

"Alright" You say, as you look around at the rest of the group. There are 2 others men, neither of which are as big as Mayo, but they're both taller than you. Then there's a girl who looks about the same age as you. "Hello"

Mayo laughs out loud. "Hello again, lad" He says. "Nice to see you still in one piece"

Mayo laughs again, and slaps you hard on the back.

"This is the kid I was telling you about" He says. "Derrick's friend, who took on Carthac the Bloodthirsty to protect all those people down on thamestreet"

The shortest of the three men smiles, and offers you his hand. "Impressive" He says. "My name is Zaine. My colleagues here are Gerard-" He points with his thumb to the second tallest. "-and Madelaine" He puts a hand on the girl's head.

"I'm Yuu" You say, looking from Zaine's hand, to his face, then to Derrick.
"Ahh, apologies. Yuu doesn't quite understand some things" He says. "Zaine wants to shake your hand, Yuu"

>Why?

>Okay

>Other

>>46300067
>>Okay

>>46300067
>>Okay

>>46300067
>>Okay
Proceed to shake much harder than necessary,

>>46300067
>Okay

>>46300067
>Okay

>writing

"Oh" You say. You put your mageblade back into your pocket, and switch your spear into your other hand, and then hold out your now free left hand.

So how does this work anyway? Do you just grab his hand?

Zaine answers that question for you as he takes your hand and grips it firmly. You tighten your grip as well, and he gives your hand a quick shake.

You do the same thing with Mayo and Gerard. But when it comes to Madelaine, she hesitates. For a moment she just glares at you, before snatching your hand and squeezing it hard.

"I don't like you" She says, as she tosses your hand away. "And I don't believe that a pipsqueak like you went toe to toe with the legion's second in command"
You tilt your head. "But I did" You say. "I even got his spear"

"I was wondering why you were carrying that around..." Mayo says.

Madelaine's glare intensifies, but you meet her gaze all the same. Something about her seems off...

She has pale skin and a couple of little freckles, with red hair and green eyes. She's wearing light, form fitting leather armor, and attached to her waist is a long, thin sword.

But other than that, nothing really stands out... except...

Except for the fact that nothing stands out.

>Ask about it

>Keep quiet about it now

>Other

>>46300573
>Keep quiet about it now
might be something that pisses her off, like when we asked about the girls past

>>46300573
>Ask about it

>>46300573
>>Keep quiet about it now
Eh, let's try to get Derrick laid.

>>46300573
>Keep quiet about it now

>>46300573
>Keep quiet about it now

she's a normal human being, interesting

>>46300573
>>Ask about it

>writing

>>46300573
>>Ask about it
>>46300735
Every single female in this universe is a special snowflake, so logic dictates that she is not a she, so it's a dude

You shrug. It's probably nothing.

Who knows? Maybe she has a tail that you can't see... or something.

"Yyyyyyo! Derrick!" Ilica says as she comes up behind the two of you and throws an arm over each of your shoulders, with a big smile on her face. "Having a nice chat, I see"
"Hello" You say.
"Friend of yours?" Mayo asks.

"Yeah" Derrick says. "This is Ilica"
Ilica giggles. "Nice to meetcha"

Then Lily and Daisy both come up to you. Each of them has a foot thing.

"Here!" Lily says. "The old guy said these boots were for you"
"Oh, thank you" You say.

Mayo, Zaine, Gerard, and Madelaine all look at your feet.
"Have you been barefoot this whole time?" Mayo asks.
"Yes" You say, as you sit down to try and put your boots on.

"Do you need a hand with those?" Emi asks you quietly.
"Maybe" You say.

"Is he okay?" Gerard asks.
"He's fine..." Derrick says. "When we first met him, he didn't have any memories. So a lot of things are new for him"
"Oh?" Mayo says. "That sounds just like our Madelaine"

Madelaine straightens up, and looks mad. "Meyu! You aren't supposed to tell them that!"

>Did you come out of a cave too?

>Double check her eyes

>Mention that she's not like other women

>Focus on your boots.

>Other

>>46301166
>Did you come out of a cave too?
>Double check her eyes

>>46301166
>>Did you come out of a cave too?

>>46301166
>>Did you come out of a cave too?

>>46301166
>Did you come out of a cave too?
>Double check her eyes

>>46301166
>Did you come out of a cave too?
>Double check her eyes

>>46301166
>>Mention that she's not like other women
You're the most human looking woman I've seen. Wonder why everyone else is part animal.

>writing

You look back up as you struggle to get the first boot on. "Did you come out of a cave too?" You ask.

Madelaine turns to glare at you again. You take another look at her eyes. Just green, and definitely not the same green as the demon's you've seen. And it's nowhere near the same yellow-ish colour that those strange people had.

"Another one..." Meyu says.
"Another what?" Derrick asks.
"You're the second person like Madelaine that we've come across" Meyu says, as he scratches the small beard on his chin.

"There are others?" Derrick asks.
"Tell me, Yuu" Meyu says. "Where are you headed?"

"Contique" You say, pointing to Lily and Daisy. "Their mom and dad are there"
"Not the tower... huh..." He says.

You go back to working with this boot. It's giving you more trouble than you think it's worth. You're almost ready to give up and go barefoot from now on...

"Why would we be going to the tower?" Ilica asks. "No one can get in there anyway"
"I have to-... We have to go there" Madelaine says. "It's important. We have to get to them all!"

"All the... ruins?" Emi asks. "Why?"
Madelaine looks troubled. "I don't know..." She says. "But it's important!"

Zaine shrugs, and swipes an errant strand of black hair away from his face. His skin is darker than Meyu's, and his eyes are brown. "The other guy we met was like this too" He says.

>Other guy?

>Good luck with the tower

>Someone want to help me out?

>Other

>>46301636
>Someone want to help me out?

>>46301636
>>Other guy?
>>Good luck with the tower
>>Someone want to help me out?

>>46301636
>Good luck with the tower
>Someone want to help me out?
"Neat. Good luck storming the tower. Someone , explain shoes."

>writing

>>46301636
>Other guy?
>Someone want to help me out?

"Neat" You say. "Good luck with the tower. I hope you find what you're looking for"

Madelaine raises an eyebrow at you. "That's it?" She asks.
You chuckle. "Now could someone please explain how boots work?" You ask. "I think I'm doing this wrong"

Meyu laughs out loud, putting his hands on his stomach and throwing his head back. "Just like you, little girly!" He says.
Madelaine makes a squeaking sort of noise, and her face turns bright red. "You're not supposed to tell them that!" She says, as she weakly pounds her fists against Meyu's chest.

Her efforts only make him laugh harder.

Gerard laughs a little himself, and turns away from the scene to you. In comparison to the other men, his skin is light. But in comparison to Madelaine, he is quite a bit darker. His hair is long and blonde, and his eyes are a sharp sort of blue.

"We must be going" He says. "It was nice meeting you all, and I hope to see you again"
"Same here" Derrick says. "Perhaps we could work together some day"

"Work together? With this pipsqueak?" Madelaine says. "Not a chance. Come on, let's go. If we don't beat that Storm jerk to the tower there'll be hell to pay!"
"Yes Ma'am" Meyu says jokingly. "I suppose that's goodbye then"

You wave goodbye to the other group, and once they're gone you turn to Emi. "Little help?"
Emi sighs. "You're supposed to untie the laces first, Yuu" She says. "Here, let me"

"Oh no, Derrick! Your girlfriend is getting away!" Ilica says.
"I told you she's not my-..." Derrick stops talking and sighs.

"We'll see them again" You say, as Emi helps you slip on the first boot.
Derrick seems happy. "You think so?" He asks.
"Of course" You say, before smiling slyly and adding. "Where else are you going to find a date?"

Derrick hangs his shoulders. "Not you too..."

You and Ilica both share a laugh at his expense.

That's all for tonight!

Next thread will probably be either tomorrow or Wednesday. Most likely Wednesday, as I could use a bit of a break.

As always I'll be sticking around in case anyone has questions or suggestions.

>>46302125
thanks for running

>>46302125
so what did madelaine and her group think of us? How pissed are the two little devil's parents going to be when they found out we found the kids' weapons of choice, and finally... hope you had a good easter. Thanks for the run

>>46302166
Other than Meyu, those guys don't think much of Yuu and crew. But you'll get plenty of chances to prove how badass you are in the future.

I'll let you see their parents' reaction for yourself when you get there.

And I pretty much spent my Easter here, which is what I planned on doing when I started this.

>>46302125
Can magic be your specialization as revealed by a mastery stone

>>46302273
For the most part, anyone that learns to fight also learns to use magic.

The weapon you're given by the stone usually works well with your element, and in order to really be as strong as you can, you have to mix magic in with combat skill.

You'll see what I mean by that soon enough.

>>46302372
What elements are there? How do you find affinity?

That's stuff you'll have to ask IC next time you get the chance.

>>46302449
God damn it