>>390053
Eventually your procession makes it to the cliffside, Margery and Renly began making nice, having quiet conversations in the distance with arms interlocked like the husband and wife they would tragically never get to be. That was the burden of knowing the possible future, you mused, everyone you know you've known better than sometimes they know themselves. Margery, Ned Stark, Mace Tyrell, all of them seem less like Nobles, and more like cogs in a powerful, powerful machine that if ever changed, could lead to some catastrophically different.

The royal couple came closer in to earshot, and you tried your damndest to eavesdrop. Margery's sing-songy voice was muffled by the distance, but it only took one word to realize the subject "Alliance" was often brought up, and the gears in your head start turning.

The books had never said much about Margery and Renly before their introductions, but frim what you knew the marriage to Renly happened well after Ned Stark was killed. The Tyrells and Baratheons (under Renly, of course) seemed to have something sketchy going on, and try as you might it was hard to see this planning as anything but a coup to put the Tyrell's candidate in power.

---
> Do we try to do or find anything here after our shift but before we leave to King's Landing, maybe a possible visit to Elinor Tyrell or other friends?

>>390054
Perhaps we visit Elinor and see if we can get her to talk about Margery

>>390054
Well I can safely say i'm not going to sleep.

Maybe put a bug in Elinor's ear to find out what we can through her. Find out anything we can on our own without being way too obvious about it.

Start making a web, muvh like that of a spymaster. Forge connections and pull info when we need it.

Also maybe you should of picked a better time for this velo

>>390054
>Elinor Tyrell
She seems to be our go-to-person for possible information about Maegery and Co. I could imagine that they even need reliable guards/people for sending messages and stuff. And as handmaiden she can testify that we're good people, no?

Keeping good relations with out Royal Guard colleagues and former Guard friends is important too.

>>390063
+1 that
just casually

>>390065
>spymaster
Maybe make friends with the Baratheon Maester too? Or at least see him once.

>>390067
I have a busy schedule so I usually post in the morning (U.S central here) when I'm having a cup of coffee, and then just try updating as often as I can throughout the day
/

>>390072
Was he the guy that taught us how to sow wounds?

>>390054
Lets visit Elinor and friends

Ask about magaery

>>390074
That was the Maester who lives in High Garden, our friend we got from getting lessons on medical techniques

>>390076
"That tall handsome guard? Yes, we can trust him! Didn't even violate little Elinor here. He can take our top-secret messages to people and guard us when we're having super-secret meetings." :) the near future I hope

The Chamber of the Ladies in Waiting was a common fixture throughout the richer holdings of the Seven Kingdoms, a place where Ladies and their maidens can escape from the chaos of a busy keep, to rest and refresh their beauty.

Usually it was a Large bedroom/wardrobe filled with the supplies the ladies need for beautification, but Storm's End's was something else entirely. Your leather jerkin stretched oddly as you climbed a short stairway, no more than 10 steps at the most, and arrived at a ornate marble doorway, inlaid with what appeared to be Deer's antlers pressed in beautiful designs.

As a guard, you were allowed in to the Atrium, a grand thing with couches lining the walls and a heady sweet incense burning. Quickly you find Elinor, again sketching with a piece of burned charcoal. This time, as you look over her shoulder, you notice the picture is far more abstract tha the last, a girl, drawn in a scared pose, holds the shattered pieces to a heart of some sort in her hands, and a large, smiling and happy figure was bending up to pick up the pieces.

" I like it!" You announce, shocking her so badly she physically jumps from the chair, flinging the charcoal somewhere in the distance.

"Jerk!" She says, slapping you lightly on the cheek as a joke. You hug, and chat about the events of the day. From what she tells you, you're both beginning to realize your duties are greatly similar in scope if not implementation - and that was following Margaery wherever she went, you protecting her from the physical dangers and Elinor and staff from the social and emotional ones. Different weapons and armor, but a life of conflict in the end.

"... and the Lady Margaery gave every one of those children a hot meal that night." You nodded as Elinor finished telling you about the charity trip when they first visited the Capital of the Seven Kingdoms.

"I wanted to ask you a few questions about her actually, Margaery." Without any push back Elinor smiles, straightening herself up in curiosity.

> "Yeah! What would you like to know about the Lady?"

Thinking about it have we been kept track of because there is no way some random person can just join the guard and not have red flags go off in someone's head

>>390099
Yeah no somebody has definitely noticed we're weird as fuck, but I don't think anyone would see us as a threat, yet. All they know is we're a peasent boy who can read

>>390099
But he is 18
Young
Weak
And showed up in rags

Doesn't sound like a spy
Just a poorfag

>>390098
Whats going on between her and Renly

What would you rate her out of 10?

When will I meet her?

>>390098
> "Yeah! What would you like to know about the Lady?"
"She knows that Renly fellow is more interested in her brother, right?" She doesn't know and we tell her, makes us visible in the eyes of her Majesty, right?

>>390099
>>390103
Maybe they think we're a creature of Varys or someone. Better to keep track of us - maybe that's the reasoning (right, OP, didn't forget that, right?! :) )


http://archived.moe/qst/thread/379810/

>>390111
Erm, rate her? Sounds strange... this scale from 1 to 10...
Meet her? We're meeting her every day, we're one of her guards. She's just not speaking to us... as we're just a simple Royal Guard.

>>390112
> http://archived.moe/qst/thread/379810/
Super in-depth planing, ideas, whatever in the first thread.

>>390104
>poorfag
Could also be that. We're not important, so noone really cares. Maybe their spymaster does though. Or maybe he's not Varys so he doesn't.

>>390111
>When will I meet her?
Was't said she doesn't really talk with the guards? She wouldn't have a reason to meet us currently.

And the rating question is kinda silly to ask.

>>390098
>As a guard, you were allowed in to the Atrium
Comes in really handy to be allowed into semi-private areas, "I am a Guard for Lady Maegery Tyrell, let me through!" :)

>girl, drawn in a scared pose, holds the shattered pieces to a heart of some sort in her hands, and a large, smiling and happy figure was bending up to pick up the pieces.
Oh, how cute is that. Protagonist is her knight in shining armour...

>>390124
>>390118

well no one is asking any decent questions
we know everything why are we even asking again?

>>390138
I guess the questions should indicate that we know more and could/can be important

>>390138
>we know everything why are we even asking again?
We're talking to Elinor to improve our standing with Maegery. Elinor is M.'s friend and so that should offer us an in into Westeros power, no?

>>390143
Well then suggest something damnit

So we asking >>390112
>"She knows that Renly fellow is more interested in her brother, right?" She doesn't know and we tell her, makes us visible in the eyes of her Majesty, right?

And

>when do you think she'll ever speak to me?

>Tell elinor her drawings are improving

>also ask when renly and maergary are getting married

>>390098
Can we tell her that Ser Gregor Clegane will win the Hand's Tourney? Maybe bet her something important (besides money) to help us later on?

>>390153
supporting that.

I feel like we already know anything we would Care about to ask outside of does the carpet match the drapes

>>390156
:^)
asking the real questions

>>390153
THIS
>>390098

If anything we should be slipping information to Elinor so she can feed it
To Margaery

>>390160
it's a dangerous game though. One too many things and we're getting thrown into the dungeon till we tell them who told us ...or something like that.

>carpet >drapes
:)

>>390098
Also as a joke
ask if the carpet matches the drapes

>>390098
>leather jerkin
Is that standard guard equipment? Thought they all got those shiny armour things.

>>390153
>>390098
Pretty much these. If anons agree should we ask when would we be able to talk to her in a secure way. Also make it clear we have no crush on Margery... We need to think what to do with this knowledge we have before it becomes worthless.

מיהו אלוהים שלך
A.) الله
B.) tír
C.) King

Vote. No explanation will be given of the impacts which will not occur until later in the journey. Discuss as you like, but I will ignore anything alluding to or even mentioning this first event of many. Choose wisely my lord.

>>390163
We could tell her the winners of the tourney and if she asks us how we know this we can say it came to us in a dream

>>390173
B.) tír

>>390173
מי שולט בך?

Another way to look at it

>>390173
A. Is allah
WHY EVEN PUT THAT IN
UNLESS WE ARE TRUCKERS IN FRANCE NEVER PUT That in

Wheres the option for jesus

>>390173
B.) tír

>>390173
>B.) tír

>>390173
>B.) tír

>>390173
C

>>390173
>B
Because well...I dunno but not A

>>390173
>B.) tír

>>390153
>>390155
>>390156
>>390160
>>390163
>>390166
>>390167

Your vision goes crimson as a sharp instantaneous pain blasts through your head, making you realize a quiet string of curse words under your breath, the pain was gone as soon as it was felt, but it had hurt worse than any injury you had sustained thus far.

Physically, you were fine as far as you could tell, and when the concerned Elinor thought you were having a fainting attack like she had seen her scared friends do before. You quickly explain it was a painful headache that just came to a conclusion and is quicmly on its way to fading. You grit through the shock and put on a happy face, and the conversation quickly turns back to her.

"What if I told you I knew a secret... Would you keep it for me?" You whisper, getting closer to her ear, brushing away a small piece of hair.

She blushes and nods furiously. "You know I would!" She nervously quips, she seems intrigued but flattered by your boldness.

"Watch for yourself to prove I know a secret or to, but that Renly fellow does seem to lack an attraction to his supposed... Bethrothed." Her eyes went still and met yours, her instincts as a lady of the court kicking in slightly.

"How did you know about L-" she stops herself from blurting out Loras' name but you know vey well that Loras is the one buggering the Stag Lord, and not his intended.

"-loras." You finish for her and she again blushes. She seems to relax a little before looking away again, losing her iron courtly grip on your eyes for a second.

"You are so smart..." she mumbles, you almost are annoyed at how generically... Debutante this girl was, you understood that was how she was raised, to be this ditsy girl who felt so strongly for her first close male friend. Annoying, but she was attractive, and well-connected, with a resounding 'fuck it why not' you decide to deal with it, as she was a very sweet and kind girl when she dropped the courtly armor. She recovers from her exaggerated swoon before meeting your eyes yet again, "but be careful, I care about you so this will never leave my lips, as I have seen and heard Margaery herself confirm what you say..." A look of trust returns with burning ferocity in her eyes like before, you are utterly convinced she would not betray you.

> You shock yourself out of the feeling and look at her, now that she realizes you must know a lot more than others think, what do you ask of her?

>>390224
Do the carpets match the drapes

Well she could tell her to make a couple of bets on tourney winners cementing our "knowledge.."

>>390224
>what do you ask of her?
I would think that one reveal per encounter is enough. Let's not overextend here. Having her as a friend who trusts us is super-helpful, I imagine.

>>390234
The betting can start at King's Landing, not here, right?

>>390237
Yeah, betting won't happen until the night prior to the tournament.

>>390237
Yeah but just to bring up the idea

>>390224
Well lets ask her how she feels about betting.. on the tourney

Then ask if she can try get some good word in for us to margaery

Then ask when we can model for our next portrait

OP?

>>390283
+1 except maybe the portrait thing.

>>390173
B, or alternatively
D.)"Crom. Crom is your god, and he lives in the earth!"

>>390283
+1

>>390098
"Recently my career has gotten quite a boost. Am I incorrect in assuming she's had a hand in that?"

>>390330
Wasn't that the Florent fellow who recommended us? But she didn't kick us out again, so she can at least tolerate us?

>>390337
Well, that's always possible.
There's also the possibility that they think we're a spy and she's trying to figure out whose, because we've not even had a year of service and our background record extends to: beggar who asked for a job in the guard.
Now, as if this wasn't shady enough to start with, that beggar is extremely cultured and civilized individual to the point that he's not out of place amongst nobles.

They might think we're working for a hidden benefactor as we did protect them from an assailant.

>>390283
+1

>>390224
I imagine that Margery is adaptive if nothing else in matters of the bed, correct knows that the men folk talk about what she is like as it is. What makes me wonder though is, do you happen to know what our Lady intends to do with Renly once they are wed? Provided of course we have a happy babe on the way? I know that many a folk say that behind every good lord is a lady, but I wonder if our Lady wouldn't be the Lord in this relationship

Quick question, can we learn magic in this?

>>390396
Is it possible? Yes.
Should we? No.

From what I remember, doing magic requires a serious amount of being evil.

>>390337
>>390330
>>390320
>>390311
>>390310

You lean back, resting your hands on the bench where you both now sat in a back corner of the room. "I know I trust you greatly. Elinor, no matter what you think of me, know I care about you and will always do so as your true friend in this world." Pulling a sappy speech from some play you once rehearsed by day and performed by night. She smiled and blushed her blush, beckoning you to move past the flattery.

"What I wanted to ask you, it concerns the Lady Margaery, why is it that she so easily accepted me into her personal royal guard? From what I have heard about that girl she is too clever to do that without some motive..." You reason to her, the look of concentration on Elinor's face only belied how much thought she was putting into her next words.

"She... Has taken an interest in you. The Captain that you originally were receieved by told her about you, the begga' boy who spoke like a little lord." She whispers, leaning closer to you to ensure the words stay silent between you.

"An interest, so she's keeping me close?" You whisper back, wrapping an arm in a friendly manner around her back to help the quiet manner of speech.

She adjusts against your arm and speaks back, "Yes, she was planning on having you arrested and interrogated for being a spy... But you saved her life twice so she's curious to see what you'll do next. She thinks you a strange ally in the game." The news shocks you, you hadn't even meant to save her life, pure flukes at the time that you happened to be the closest meat bag next to the targets. Though the knife through the thigh probably proved a little loyalty.

> Do you say anything else?

>>390415
Ah the great game...so she intends to enter the game of thrones, welp I knew that was coming a mile off. All the same, my loyalty is too House Tyrell.

As we leave turn and have a last comment.

Did she really think I could be a lordling have a little laugh before leaving.

>>390415
Wow..
She should trust us
We are an ally that has great plans for this house.

I trust you'll put in a good word for us.
I also want an audience with her.
I have Information and advice to give

>>390415
Also tease elinor a bit by saying
"If you need a model, You know where to find me"

>>390432
I'm with you man, I say we ask her too deliver Margery a message, that does she want to know a few little secrets.

It sucks but I think we are going to have to take a bit of a leap of faith otherwise shits gonna go down before we are in any position to do so.

>>390396
Technically yes, it's possible.
Life, Death and Blood are the keys that can help unlocking the secrets of magic as far as they understand it.

>>390446
I actually suggest we don't touch magic, we are gonna be getting close to the Maesters and such whom are against magic, we want Varys atleast neutral and he is anti-magic too.

>>390415
''Tell Lady Margery I'm betting on her in this Game of Thrones™, though I'm not a gambler, but an agent. "

>>390415
"I have no ill will for anyone, save those who work against peace. You and the Lady both can have my assurance I'll not cause any undue trouble."

>>390415
Heh, do I really sound that much like a lord?

>>390457
I almost want us to be playful and add a "...well not for them".

On that note anons we are going to need a cover story, I suggest we say we grew up in old town and our home was destroyed in an iron born raid. It can explain why we are pretty cunning and can read and write. Gonna need a bullshit last name too

>>390469
May I suggest a occupational last name? For instance, Reeves or Ryves were armorers in old times with ryves being a old French word for rivet, like the kind you'd put in armor.

>>390415
Well it's nice to know taking a knife means something for some, others would expect it...
>>390425
I like this ine

>>390446
>>390450
I think the act of magic requires more of a sacrifice than life death or blood soecifically. It might be that the magic is being drained from this world like an open seieve or the great ice wall is taking most if not all the residual magic in the world to keep the white walkers back as a result leaving great acts to be needed for magic to even be attempted

>>390481
How about.... "Fawke" it's a generic name, forgettable and fits Issac.

>>390481
Could just use a bastard last name or even our old one, maybe something like Potter, Buckler, Swope, Fynn, Glen, Corpse or something related to trees and plants that isn't quite a bastard name

How about Baggins
:^)

>>390504
We're a Drama Student lets take "Shakespeare".

>>390496
funilly enough only royal blooded bastards take those regional bastard names, only just learned it myself

>>390511
That's in-
>Shakespeare
Yes we must do this

>>390511
You know what, fuck it. I'll work with Shakespeare.

>>390511
Shakespeare the name and shaking is my game.

>>390511
>>390513
>>390515
>Shakespeare
>shake spear
Well Renly the lord of the Reacharound will love that i bet.

I just want us to start doing all sorts of crazy/fun stuff. Grab a lyre and start jamming our world music. Start doing one man plays we learned. Start fucking with tech on the most trivial level like rolling up something to make a speaker horn to be heard easier and other silly shit.

Please no shakespeare

How about we leave the name until asked for it

>>390526
Fuck you Isaac Shakespeare is best name

>>390524
I want to bring the sandwich into this world.

>>390532
And tacos. The people need tacos!

>>390531
mad? :^)

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>>390532
....holy shit....we have cheese, we have meat and bread......we have plates of metal we can head on a fire and thus we have created it...The Panini

>>390524
this, perform songs like Sound of Silence, with slightly adjusted lyrics

>>390415
"I honestly just needed the money and the job came with a fresh pair of pants."

>>390541
I say we also bring out our American blood and bring forth the Cheeseburger

>>390545
I would love it if we planned to just be some guard but everyone thought we were waiting for our master plan to unfold

>>390490
It doesn't necessarily require a sacrifice to perform magic or learn of it.
If there is magic in your blood, you can cast magic innately.
Tapping into magics of other living beings is possible as seen with the weirwoods.
Death itself may create a sort of miasma of magic as well.
One can spend one's own life in a way, to perform miracles as well as Thoros of Myr did.

Key is tapping into the magic that exists and doing so is possible without bloodshed or sacrifice.

>>390543
Now that could be an awesome scene some strange Tyrell guard sat next to a fire with a lyre, singing and playing the sound of silence. Move the hearts of all present. Just picture it, the fire crackling in the night Issacs voice the only one there singing softly.

>>390543
also which version/approach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zLfCnGVeL4

If we choose our songs carefully we could paint a story of Issac's life. drop hints that we are a stranger lost in a strange world.

>>390570
If it's american you want, how about Jefferson? or a surname from one of the other founding fathers?

Also occurred to me we should be really careful not to get high or drunk. I mean holy shit imagine us spilling any generic info from our world/time. They'd think we're insane. Atleast we can...share steam tech if we really need to prove our worth

>>390584
Why not Washington?

>>390583
the original would work better with a single instrument, though I wouldn't mind the cover if we for some reason had an entire orchestra behind us

op can we move on

>>390603
Works for me.

>>390415
>strange ally in the game
So we're under surveillance? Or our guard friends inform on us?

>>390224
>sharp instantaneous pain blasts through your head
I see a death flag.

>>390604
>instrument
Even with Westeros instruments our MC should be able to entertain people with our foreign/modern rhythms :).

>>390541
>food creation
Nice idea. But we will give people knife and fork to eat those - we just established our reputation as the noble-ish mysterious guard, don't want to spoil it with eat-with-your-hands peasant style...

>>390638
I concur. By the time we're done doing things slightly differently we will defiantly be a unique existence. Showing all these food methods, probs improve some peoples hygiene a bit, playing music. We'll seem like the mysterious foreigner, an utter mystery.

>>390649
But is that a good thing? Wouldn't that just raise a lot of suspicion? Making it harder to actively play the Game of Thrones™

>>390638
>Even with Westeros instruments our MC should be able to entertain people with our foreign/modern rhythms :).
I'm not sure he'd survive if he started singing love me tender or let's get it on.

Though you'll never walk alone would be a smash hit with the army.

>>390665
We'd just be vied as some half mad guard...so even better. Go full Brutus, we're so lively open and whack who would suspect we are pulling strings and controlling information flow. We won't go too crazy mind you. While I agree it will raise some chances I think it will make the quest alot more fun.

>>390665
It opens some windows and closes some more.

>>390415
"'A strange ally in the Game' you say?" The irony of her verbage isn't lost on you, but you keep a steady look. "Good. My friend, I have to ask that if she questions you of my motives... Tell her I bet for her hand in the Game." You stand up, walking out of the atrium, as you put a hand on the door leading to the exit, you call back over your shoulder "She really thinks I'm a lordling? Nice." She laughs and calls back.

"Royalty suits you Mister Isaac!"

=______

The next day you can tell your message was recieved. After swords and bow training you were sent in formation to await Lady Margaery's command outside the keep. A march was to be called soon. Her gaze was fixed on you the entire time, eyes afire with curiosity and a genuine smirk befit of charismatic and clever goddess.

Roll to not break a sweat
Dice Check is 50

The first three dice+1d100 posts will count, and it's based on victories.

0 win / 3 loss - badddddd
1/2 - bad but manageable
2/1 good
3/0 perfect

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>390807
relax

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>390807
Please dont be shit as usual

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>>390811
ahh fuck
COME ON DICE GODS
FUCK YOU

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>390807
Come on!

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>>390825
Mother of twelve bastards!

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>390807

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>390807

Rolled 24 (1d100)

Spaghetti falls out our pockets

"y-you t-too"

>>390810
>>390811
>>390825

Well, 1 out of three isn't abysmal at least. We can survive this one.

>>390810
>>390811
>>390816

1/2

The woman's gaze was fucking horrible. You had never seen such shrewd eyes screaming that they knew something dangerous right at you. You visibly sweat in your armor, making it hard to keep from breathing heavy, which adds to the nervous energy in you.

Boar looks stiff as a board, whispering "she lookin at you, you're fucked rightly" you gulp and she finally ends the stare, speaking to the crowd. "My loyal Guards and soldiers. On the 'morrow we will travel to King's Landing, and will be enjoying the festivities of the Hand's Tournament, that our host and my great friend Renly Baratheon will be competing in, along with my brother Loras, for that matter. I hope to see you ready tomorrow for a quick march, we must arrive as fast as we can. Don't get into any trouble." She looks again right in your eyes and it's hard not to flinch. She then turns, and leaves the pavilion.

> You have one night of free time to spend before moving to King's Landing, discuss actions

>>390868
I kinda want to swap tales with the other guards. I bet they'd love Conan.

>>390868
Lets write a will

>>390868
Find some obsidian we can use as a knife, we are in dragon stone.

Secondly, just chill out by the fire of the feast hall playing the sound of silence before hitting the hay.

>>390890
>Find some obsidian we can use as a knife
this real hard.

>>390890
+1 for song of silence

>>390868
Just relax

>>390890
+1this obsidian and sound of silence

>>390884
Are you trying to get us killed? Not that we have shit anyway.

>>390890
This
Lets chill and maybe get that obsidian

>>390906
Twas a jest

>>390905
Where do you think you'll find it? Dragonglass isn't the most common thing around.

>>390909
Nice drawing
>>390890
+1

>>390909
In Westeros, you're either fucked, being fucked, or doing the fucking.

>>390918
Fine lets just chill and talk shit with the guards

Maybe grab a lute when we drunk and sing one of our songs

>>390878
>Between the time when the oceans drank atlantis and the rise of the sons of Arius, there was an age undreamed of!
>Unto this, Conan, destined to carry jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow.
>It is I his alone, his chronicler that can tell thee of his saga.
>Let me let me tell you of the days of HIGH ADVENTURE!
Cue 80's fantasy music.

>>390868
>> You have one night of free time to spend before moving to King's Landing, discuss actions
Have we met the Baratheon Maester yet? Seems like knowing Maesters is useful, they have the knowledge, ability to send messages (ravens) etc.
Other than that, no idea really: Waiting for the Tourney to bet and win :).

>>390916
We're all jokers here.
>>390918
I would suggest we inquire that knowledgable maester but he's more than two days journey back where we came from. Maybe we could raven him?

I don't have high hopes to be honest.

Lets sing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSR6ZzjDZ94&ab_channel=Thetainted0

>>390918
I tough I remember that dragonstone was somehow a center of volcanic activity. Isn´t it described as being basically build from volcanic stone? So there might be some obsidian around

Would it be going to far to teach the troop "I would walk 500 miles" for the long march in the morning? Progressively turn the march into a sing along to keep spirits up

Seems everyone wants to Meet the baratheon masester

Chill with the other guards
Talk about Conan maybe a bit

Maybe ask the maester for dragon glass

>>390945
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrI-UBIB8Jk
some more music.
It gets good 30 seconds in.

>>390952
THAT WOULD BE FUCKING AWESOME!!!
Just image a troop of medieval soldiers singing it while marching.

>>390952
do they use miles in Westeros though? I vaguely remember them using leagues to measure distance afaik

>>390878
>>390896
>>390897
>>390898
>>390905
>>390906
>>390909

You run your left hand through your hair as you look back behind you. You've been lost in this maze of a castle trying to find the Maester's lab for an hour now, not many servants were around, and you dared not bother the nobles in the many public rooms or court. Niw you found yourself in the old areas of the castle, servant's quarters and abandoned storages, it was quite lonely and creepy back here.

Finally, a young serving girl comes around the corner and you quickly stop her, asking for the way to Renly's Maester, Maester Jurne.

"Oh yes, just go down to the basement doors, turn left, big white limestone door, can't miss it." She grins, "Hey, whatchur name? Haven't seen you before cuties. I'm Bessa" she curties with a mischevious giggle and you prepare your response -

>How do you respond to the lowborn maid?

>>390954
Yea I have the guardians of the galaxy soundtrack on me
Its good

>>390961
"y-you too"
Nah joking

"Thanks Bessa" Then bow in the most ridiculous manner possible while saying m'lady

>>390961
"Isaac Shakespeare,
So do you know you want to talk somewhere later?
Do you know somewhere quiet?".

>>390961
>Shakespeare the name and shaking is my game.

I'll still put up a vote for Sound of Silence by the fire. It just seems like a fitting song for the moment.

>>390964
Supporting. Perhaps feign tipsiness.

>>390961
Isaac, pleasure to meet you Bessa. Give her a little showy stage bow and get down to business

Filthy mud blood
Walk off saying your captain will hear of this

>>390974
supporting

>>390961
"You may call me tall, dark and handsome."

>>390964
Supporting

>>390982
Yes! This should be the thing we do!

>>390974
Likewise, maybe after this.

>>390982
Brilliant

Okay can I combine >>390966
>>390964
>>390977

Into
"Name's Isaac, Its a pleasure to meet you bessa" while giving a showy bow..
"Maybe I'll see you later" with a wink

>>390986
I got off work late and i was catching up, just had to put my 2 cents in the pot on that one. I like working in subtle things about our American-ness like that.

>>390982
But were not dark, we are white, blond blue eye american

>>390977
Just this works for me. We can whorehop later. Work is afoot.

>>391001
Maybe we have a tan?

>>390990
Yes, sounds good!
>>391001
>dark (haired)
comes from the typical romance novel, no? :)

>>391001
It's a reference to every crappy single romance story in history.

>>391010
>>391009
No dark hair is over used and most low class people have dark hair. We're the actor we need to be unique be the blond blue eye stranger.
It be more unique

>>391026
Not saying it's not overused, but it does happen to be the turn of phrase.

Im totally fine with something else, just speculating earlier. Thought it was a reference to being somewhat olive-skinned/darker complection.

>>390990
Maybe I'm being paranoid, but I'm not sure we should make it easy for gossip surrounding us to spread, even if we do stand out for a guard.
>I heard Issac was seeking out the maester, what is he up to?

Speaking of lowborn maids, are we doing the Seven Kingdoms challenge or what?

>>391046
>Seven Kingdoms challenge
Is that something lewd? I'm in... though I would prefer noble handmaidens...

>>391046
Potential for completion at King's Landing? Could be a nice challenge, lol.

>>391042
Realised this wasn't clear. I don't think we should tell the lowborn maid our name.

>>391046
Fuck no. I don't want every mutation of chlamydia hanging off our dick.

>>391046
Not just yet.

Also my two cents but I think we should have chestnut colored hair with natural highlights and blue eyes. Just trying to imagine a drama student. Hell we're lucky we got no ink or piercings

>>391046
definitely

>>391046
we'll make the eight someday.

>>391060
May not be the worst idea, though we do have a distinctive look as it is... yeah, maybe keep the name out of it. May not hurt in the long run

>>391060
>>391071
Probably a good idea, DESU.

>>391073
We may need to get our Shadowruns on to a degree.

>>391066
>ink or piercings
yeah, that would've been awkward to explain... Essos sellsword...
>>391060
>>391071
>>391078
Secret identity :)

>>391073
>>391071
This is why I thought we should feign tipsiness, covers the no-introduction thing and makes us seem like we're just going to ask a stupid question anyway.
>>390975

>>391046
Nah. We don't have the medical care here to fix anything we catch here.

So we going for

"Just call me tall, dark and handsome. I may be seeing you later" wink at her and be on our way.

>>391091
Must have missed that, acting tipsy as well could help a lot. Good idea.

>>391092
>>391062
hey, if Tyrion can avoid them so can we

>>391091
+1
still plugging:
>>390970

Semi-tipsy shadowrunning Shakespeare? I can deal with calling that a cover ID

Poor Isaac, he wants to play the game
But the Dice Gods won't let him

>>391117
I concur

>>391138
It's truly a curse...the Great Other is conspiring against him.

>>391138
I think we're doing pretty alright, all things considered.

We didn't get crippled in our first fight and got some brownie points with the house. Worst thing so far was a bit of sweating; that really isn't bad.

>>391094
+1

Can we all just agree to tall dark and handsome thing

>>391155
No be tall light hair and handsome. Dark hair is too over used.

>>391167
Its our approach to bessa

Our guy is Aryan

>>391167
so is light hair, in ASoIaF at least

It's getting a little ahead of ourselves but I hope we get a nickname. I'm quite fond of the "Hornet of Highgarden". because we are buzzing around doing only we know what, our actions will be few but what we do do stings. We linger around the roses and woe betide those who simply think us a bee.

>>391155
To be honest preferred your first post for maximum intoxication effect:
>>390964
But whatever gets this moving I guess.

>>391175
I dunno why but I imagined him as a country boy, blond hair, blue eyes, tanned skin and light freckles.

>>391175
I'm all for Aryan all other quest it's alway dark hair. This time I want us to be aryan since it goes with the actor background

>>391182
Yeah, that nickname i really like. It stuck with me when i saw it last night.

>>391185
Fine then

Actually I counted the +1
so lets go with >>390964

I hate waiting
Can we move on

Also we aryan now

I am now immersed since I am aryan too except green eyes

>>391211
Couldn't agree more.

You know, just to fuck with her, we could ask something really strange from the maester that'll make the report really confusing.

>>391242
Ha! I like the way you think!

>>391242
What do you have in mind?

>>391262
Maybe ask him about the Seven Nations Challenge? Has it ever been done in a day?

Otherwise? no idea.

>>391242
I've seen visions of three dragons and some weird naked girl in fire. This a nightmare or am I going crazy?

>>391242
Well we want dragon glass, maybe we could ask for a little milk of the poppy, make it seem like we are living in a little pain....its a bluff we're good. Plus we will have some MotP for when we need it.

>>391262
Looking at astronomical maps, borrowing a lodestone and maybe buying some dragonglass if he's got any.

>>391262
What about something that has synergy with the alchemy text we got earlier. More about potions and herbal remedies and such?

Hope I didn't put OP to sleep with my paranoia...

>>391351

No worries, just in class.

We should really just go socialize with the maester just to be on educated company for a change.

>>391364
Shadowrunnin' and making connections works too. Cant forget about the Web of contacts

>>391364
We could drop some knowledge bomb on him so he likes us.

>>391376
Drop the concept of inoculation on him and leave him to think about it.

>>391370
My plan is to become pals with the Maester High Council and the Maesters in general. All communication goes through them.

>>391394
That's a solid plan. I can live with that.

Better than the usual useless crap i come up with. I'll shut up now, lol.

>>391394
Seconding everything about this post. Dudes are pretty central to keeping everyone's shit together.

>>391360
What class?
How long till School is done?

>>390990
>>390989
>>390994
>>391001
>>391009

"Nice to meet you Bessa, I'm sure we'll be seeing more of eachother soon, but I really must go, it's urgent." She pouts, but you do your best to ignore the common-girl's advances. "Fine, spend your time with old men and not Bessa," she winks at you and resumes with whatever unknown task she was up to, leaving you to head back to the Master's lab and civilization.

The door to the lab was exactly as she had described it, tall white limestone door. The block that had been cut to fit the frame was carved intricately with scenes depicting Brandon the Builder raising Storm's End from the rock and sea beneath it, failing, and making a greater creation.

You rap out four knocks with your knucles, hearing the sound of a middle aged man rummaging with bottles. You press against the heavy stone and it swings slowly open, a light scraping sound filling the hall as traces of the door scratched the well worn stone beneath.

Maester Jurne, as you recall, was Renly Baratheon's Maester, until his death by Stannis' magic. He was a minor character who, as far as you know, did nothing of import for the storyline. But the Maesters were the grey rats of Westeros after all, and having access to their nest through a few friends couldn't hurt.

"Maester, Jurne is it?" You call in greeting to the man who is carefully tending a bottle over an open flame, he pokes his head up and you're taken a little aback. His voice comes off as quite old, but he looked like someone no more than the age of 35, an apprent strong back with good posture, but with grayed hair lining his face and head.

"Yes, that's me. And you would be...?" He asks, hand extended. You grip it, "Isaac, member of the Tyrell's royal guard." You nearly pop a boner at being able to say something bad ass like that.

He nods, and asks your purpose. You explain your relationship with Maester Garo at Highgarden, how the two of you were student and teacher for a few shirt months. Jurne smiles fondly, "Garo is such a strange face." The man croaks in his old voice, "-so obssesed with his teaching, the man has always thrived off of having a pupil, you've done him a great service." He places a hand on your shoulder, "come, let me show you my experiment..."

----

For the next few hours the two of you tinker with different ingredients, many of which can be found throughout the Seven Kingdoms, and the final product, a thick, teal colored gel sat bubbling lightly in the glass bowl. It felt smooth to the touch, with a feeling of warmth beneath the skin.
(Cont.) ,

>>391452
made with mint and the bodies of the stinging-jellies in the water. Kills rot, and helps to congeal the blood. Very, very hard to find anywhere outside of the Stormlands.

"I teach you this as a favor to my Colleague. He's a lonely man, and it warms my heart to see academics still gracing the keep. Keep this formula to us three and us three alone, it'll be our friendly little secret." He filtered the goo in to two large bottles that would easily fit in the bottom of your rucksack.

You bid Maester Jurne a goodnight and head back in the halls. And there she stands outside the door - 'Bessa'. She was lazily cleaning the metal adornments on the wall, a simple shield and crest from some Banner of the Storands. She began exposing her breast as she worked.

"What is this whore's issue..." You think to yourself as you think a way around this.

> Get the hell out of there? No? What do you do Isaac?

>>391455
Bessa seems pretty suspect. Probably trying to bait us into something

GTFO, i think she may have some other angle other than doing the nasty with us. Paranoia kicking in for some reason.

>>391455
is margery trying to see if we're as gay as her husband? seems likely.

I'm thinking we could rip off some of these songs for when it's appropriate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDt3jeXGfDU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOQsYk8cbnE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmJF9a7-g9c

>>391455
Walk past like nothing's wrong. Give a wink even

>>391455
>Get the hell out of there?
Go to the eating hall and play some "Sound of Silance" infront of the fire, maybe a few other calm tunes before hitting the hay for the night.

If Bessa keep coming on simply say sorry not interested, plus your coming on a tad strong.

>>391455
Start singing but don't fuck her.

>>391462
well that isnt a bad thing
>>391464
+1

>erry bruddy acts like she's got dem cooties
Yea, Margery is gonna think we're a giant prancing gay lala homoman

>>391468
>>391466
I forgot to mention do it with a lyre, for the music as we lightly sing. Be all haunty and mysterious in front of the fire singing outlandish songs.

>>391455
"I only lay with women I trust. You've not earned that so it would be appreciated if you could stop debasing yourself like a common whore."

>>391476
>>391462
It would be pretty funny, it'll be even funnier when we reveal we ain't interested (i'm cool with us being gay or bi or whatever, I just think Issac would be to paranoid about well...everything.)

>>391455
She's acting WAY too loose, we should probably acknowledge her presence but shouldn't fuck her, that wouldn't end well.

>>391477
Lyre or mandolin maybe. whatever strings we can get our hands on should work.

Still, maybe act interrested but no fucking, paranoia again,
>>391480
Fuck, or this.

>>391482
Do you want to get fucked by the sevens followers?

>>391455
>Get out of there
Let's play our sweet jams with the lyre away from this bait. She going to stab us in the neck if we try sex

>>391480
No don't be rought either.
She's only doing her job.

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>>391482
>i'm cool with us being gay or bi or whatever
Are you some kind of queer?

>>391489
Polite Quest, let her down easy. Heh.

>>391489
Yes because displaying her tits is part of her profession.

>>391482
M8 we're straight, what the point of being gay or bi in GoT we'll be someone bitch if we do that

>>391492
SHE A SPYING WHORE YOU DENSE IDIOT

>>391495
That's why we're turning her down hard, so she'll go back to who'ever is employing her with a "Not going to work" Rather than "He's hard to crack but I'll keep trying.

>>391502
>he think being a dick and showing we know she's a whore will make them lose interest
>he think they'll not send assasins because we can't be controlled
DUM DUM

>>391505
You're a special kind aint'cha?

I mean, I'm all for the Seven Kingdoms Challenge at the Tourney while our bets are working on the side, but this maid or whatever just seems like a damn trap.

>>391507
Look we're fucking guard.
Acting all strong and righteous again lord will get us crushed.
We're supposed to be pawn not to be uncontrollable and follow our goals.
Otherwise they'll just crush us.
Curiosity might keep us alive but if we shut down all that part of mystery we have and don't play their game, they end us one way or another.
They might frame us and send us to the Nightwatch for all we know.

>>391486
>>391490
>>391494
Was saying I don't care if anons wanted to push that angle, myself I'm not gonna push it. Was just saying I would not be a kill joy of anons wanted to throw us on the tracks like that.

>>391509
yeah it seems like a pretty obvious trap

>>391513
>They might frame us and send us to the Nightwatch
I want this.

>>391509
I feel ya. Though we may have too put it off longer...we're gonna be quite busy in kings landing dealing with Stark in the background, setting up an exit of sansa and Arya, maybe, maybe save Ned....not quite as important. Getting the news Ned sends out to more than just Stannis so the whole kingdom is against Lanister. and more.

>>391513
Thats one reason i'm trying to do the odd strange thing from time to time. So that we can maintain interest of those watching and curiosity. Once we are figured out they'll deal with us either with bitter or sweet.

>>391527
We'll just be busy at the Tourney is all. Something about multitasking...

>>391513
Who is this 'they' Margery is just trying to identify our character. If we're easy persuaded would she want us by her side? Rather "I only lay with women I trust" makes it seem like we're intelligent not to mention Margery knows of our... interactions with her handmaiden making a connection she can control. I have no idea who these mysterious 'they' are. Do YOU?

>>391538
>If we're easy persuaded would she want us by her side? Rather "I only lay with women I trust" makes it seem like we're intelligent
Smart people don't want cooperators they want pawns.
Whoever send the maid is testing us.
Turn it down and they'll know we're unto them which is not allowed in their vision of the game.
Ignore it and they'll try playing differently thus buying us time.

>>391550
Perhaps you're overthinking this. By a shit-ton.

>>391455
Its clearly a trap, but why would we go around exposing that we know that? Let's just be cool
"It's a pleasure seeing SO MUCH of you, Bessa, but the game of thrones™ calls."

>>391455
Have a sensible chuckle, say sometimes you like cleaning the house naked too, but you tend to hold off of doing it in public in case someone were to get the wrong idea.

Agreed that she is prolly some kind of spy, maybe after some pillow talk. If you pass on her maybe they will send some pretty boy next.

>>391550
Im with you man

>>391565
>>391573
Yeah, no fucking but play it sensible. something witty and GTFO.

>>391455
What's this maester secret keeping bullshit? I thought they were supposed to be some kind of academic society that publishes and shares knowledge?

>>391585
>play >sing
And invite her to work close by. "Nice view" :)
Hopefully we won't be known as the Eunuch Guard...

>>391592
>publishes and shares knowledge
That's what they want you to think! Dunno, Maesters care for nobles, the common people don't have access to their knowledge, so I think the sharing aspect is maybe overly pointed out...

>There are people in this thread that aren't wanting to start feeding Vaerys' little bird false information
You dense fucks. Young servant girl following around a mysterious newcomer to the lands who has piqued the interest of one of the most eligible bachelorettes of Westoros and you guys didn't immediately think it was him? We need to feed false information, as well as secret information.

Whatever the case may be with the Maester's do not share what we learnt under any circumstance, just say we were given it. while we were here.

Knowledge is Power guard it well.

>>391594
Yeah, but i don't want to be known as easily manipulated either... damn these fine lines we have to tread. Maybe try to pass her off on one of the boys back at the barracks if we lead her on a bit?

>>391607
I say we just straight up say maybe another time if she pushes us.

>>391464
I like this one.

>>391464
Works for me. Girl puts it on a bit strong for my taste.

>>391636
Same here. Coming on too strong. Just makes it feel trappish to me for some damn reason i can't quite place or shake.

Lead her on, then pass her off to Boar. Earn a favor, and lose a spy/Girl who wants a well off baby daddy.

>>391664
Perfect. Let's do this. I'm good with earning bro points with Boar.

>>391664
>pass her off to Boar
Why do I feel like that's giving away a waifu? She's a fucking loose servant.

>>391664
How do you imagine the passing off playing out?

>>391680
Lead her to the barracks, "get distracted" by our good friend Boar(He's such a great guy!). Make her talk to him. If she's a slag, then she'll go with it. If she's a spy, we'll know after she continues to pursue us.

>>391699
Ah now I get it.

>>391664
This is the best plan to find out she a spy. If she a spy we know if not bro points.

>>391699
If it's not a straight no, and we cant leave on a good note, passing her off might be for the best. It would confirm suspicions, after all.

>>391704
Unless we're just her type, but we're at least adjusting the odds.

>>391699
I'd vote for this if wet could get her to come along to ... wherever he is