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>>5327517

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>>5327517
>>You promised fun, you’ll deliver fun. You’re going on a roadtrip! You’ll have fun with everyone!
>Is there a Beach nearby…? You haven’t gone to the beach in a while.

>>5327517
>Take Cookie and only her somewhere fun. Maybe add Wilma ‘cause Cookie is comfortable around her, and Matilda because the camper is hers.

>>5327517
>You promised fun, you’ll deliver fun. You’re going on a roadtrip! You’ll have fun with everyone!
>Is there a Beach nearby…? You haven’t gone to the beach in a while.

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“No, Cookie, I already promised we’re going to have fun, and that’s what we’re going to do.” You won’t hear it. “I have it all loosely planned out in my head.”

“That doesn’t sound reassuring.” Cookie’s mood lightens!

“I’m going with the flow.” You’d wave your arms if you could to make this funnier.

“You’re just doing whatever you want?” Cookie chuckles.

“No, whatever I feel we’d both enjoy.” It’s not about you.

“Hmm, then…” Cookie tightens her grip, and rubs her face against yours by the side. She’s getting all huggy! What has gotten into her?

“What are you doing?” You lose some balance.

“Hugging you, what else does this look like?” Cookie likes getting closer. It’s her way to show gratitude in a way that isn’t simple words.

“You’re rubbing against me like a cat!” Both Bradford Jr. and Melodia have done that to you.

“Cats do that?” Cookie has no idea.

“Yup. You’ve never been around one?” You think they’re everywhere! You blame Susie for feeling this way.

“I’ve never touched one. No.” Cookie laments.

“You poor girls…” You feel a tremendous amount of pity for all the tomatoes.

“Oi, they’re just fleabags. Don’t overreact.” Cookie doesn’t lament it that much.

“Don’t call them that.” You will defend the felines just as much as you’ll defend your megane brothers. “And I’ll overreact, pets are awesome!” Dogs, cats, birds and hobos! All great!

“Suuure.” Cookie pretends to be too cool for them, but you can feel she wants one. “What else do you like…?”

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>>5327588

You continue talking about regular topics for a while until arriving at the camper. Inside, you find Wilma sitting with Matilda resting on her lap, chatting with each other, the tomato is scratching the head of your glorified PE Teacher who looks very relaxed. That’s new…

Anyway, Sugar pretended you two never saw a thing by walking over and handing you both breakfast. Good timing, both of you were hungry! Mouths are too full to question them about you two saw. After explaining in more detail what you two did. You feel like it’s time to propose this Beach Trip! Of course, Wilma, Cookie and Matilda will go, but…

Which groups are invited as well?

>Oliver. (Oliver.)
>The Tomatoes. (Chio, Mirjam & Grace.)
>The Tomato Allies. (Crossbill & Gautier.)
>The Good Police Officers. (Yareli & Kobashi)
>Your Shady Allies. (Vanessa & Houda Lan.)
>The Nariko Nautical Personnel (Big Ben, Pearl, & Melcior.)
>Shopping District Women. (Annette, Iris & Pascaline.)
>Write In.

>>5327589

(Last reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow! Sorry for the short session.)

>>5327589
>Oliver. (Oliver.)
>The Tomatoes. (Chio, Mirjam & Grace.)
Oliver needs some screentime

>>5327589
>>The Tomatoes. (Chio, Mirjam & Grace.)
We might want to stick to only bringing her close friends

Though it is tempting to bring everybody...

>>5327589
>The Tomatoes. (Chio, Mirjam & Grace.)
>Shopping District Women. (Annette, Iris & Pascaline.)
Anons, think about it, we need to see Pascaline in a bikini

>>5327589
>Oliver. (Oliver.)
>The Tomatoes. (Chio, Mirjam & Grace.)

After thinking about who should come along on this tiny adventure for a second, you don’t hesitate to propose the Impromptu Beach Trip. The idea is well received by Cookie and Wilma! On the other hand, Matilda is concerned about the details of this operation, but she doesn’t shut down the idea. The beach is too alluring of a destination to deny.

As the idea sinks in and excitement raises, you throw out the idea of inviting the other tomatoes along (and Oliver); everyone stares daggers at you like it was obviously going to be the case, they’re coming along no matter what; mainly by Wilma, she gets all spunky when it comes to having her sisters around. You wanted everyone to be on the same page, that’s all… Cookie and Wilma use the phone to inform their sisters. Matilda starts driving the camper to the police station to grab Oliver. Everything is moving along despite the plan being hazy, and it’s up to you to fill these holes.

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>>5328563

Thankfully, there are potential issues you’ve avoided, like a method of transportation and availability! It’s Sunday, so no one is busy! Now you know what day of the week it is! Also, you’re glad weekdays don’t have stupid names like ‘Gorday’ or some other dumber shit. And the Camper will do the job like it always does; you pat a table to show your gratitude to this powerful machine.

Now the real issue is where to go. It’s not prime Summer Time, you think it’s early-mid Autumn, and it’s cold out. So you can’t go somewhere that’s close by, can you? In fact, is this town even close to the beach? It’s not like anyone here raised their voice to say ‘the beach is too far’ or something, so you just need a map! You pick one up from deep inside one of the kitchen cabinets, you saw it a couple of times while looking around. Hmm, yes, this doesn’t help you at all. You don’t know any good beaches.

As your conundrum’s complexity deepens, Oliver has arrived! And not only him, San and Naiad are here as well, both busy working on closing the Spiritual Gate. Oliver lets you know that Ophelia has been taken away to another prison cell in the nearest city, Yareli and Kobashi went along as backup, so everything went as well as it could. He also has a bag full of handmade apology poptarts for everyone. It’s time to go to Chio’s apartment now!

Since Oliver is here and not doing much, you let him know about the Beach Trip and your little problem. Oliver points out there’s only one beach open to the public nearby in the little town of Congcho; there's a little sign on the map that says so. You feel stupid, but don’t show it. The two of you half-jokingly lament that today isn’t the perfect sunny day for a trip like this, you can’t swim in the beach without catching a cold and whatnot, the girls join in on the joke, but the optimism prevails that a good time can be had despite the circumstances.

Naiad and San overheard, put everything on hold, and used this longing wish from everyone to turn this gray day into a prime summertime! The clouds dissipate, the sky is clear, the sun shines upon the land – the grass turns greener, the animals come out confused, life is good and… Oh merciless creator, it’s hot! T-This is not the time to be using this oversized hoodie, and these beautiful scarves as much as you all love them. You all take off your winter clothes and keep them safe. Every local radio station is dumbfounded by the sudden climate change. If you think about it, it’s quite scary what these two goofball entities can accomplish…

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>>5328564

“It's a mirrrracle!” The Tomatoes exclaim as they get onboard! Everyone is ready for the Beach Trip to commence! Chio decides to sit in the co-pilot seat and instruct Sugar on where to go to get to the nearest beach, taking the map from Oliver’s hands too. She won’t allow even the slightest chance for this trip to go awry.

You’re closing in on the beach…

What’s the plan?

>Swim. Be one with the water. That’s the point of going to the beach.
>Compete. Tag Team Volleyball. Cookie enjoys sports, right?
>Build the Biggest Sand Castle. Expand the Kingdom of Comfiness to new territories.
>Sunbath. Just relax on the sand.
>Write In.

>>5328565
>>Build the Biggest Sand Castle. Expand the Kingdom of Comfiness to new territories.

>>5328565
>Compete. Tag Team Volleyball. Cookie enjoys sports, right?

>>5328565
>Sunbath. Just relax on the sand.
Like that one pic in Omori

>>5328572
>>5328565
I'll change to
>>Build the Biggest Sand Castle. Expand the Kingdom of Comfiness to new territories.

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Sugar parks the camper near the entrance of the beach, y’all traverse the sandlands towards the beach proper with all the items to have a fulfilling day. The sun shines above like a fire pinata, sharing its rays of light to the world like candy, its soft embrace runs like sugar through your body... er, not that Sugar. She’s leading the pack.

Shortly after the walk ends, a random spot is chosen to be your spot, towels are thrown on the sand for everyone to sit on. But you… you’re different, you’re a man on a mission, the moment you set foot on this land you already made up your mind: you’re going to make the coolest sand castle imaginable! Naturally, the bigger the castle, the cooler! You’re going to expand the Kingdom of Comfiness to these new territories.

…Didn’t you become so completely mad last time that you never resumed your role as king due to the high amount of uncomfiness? Are you going to ignore that and move on like nothing? Like all good politicians, you will. You have better things to do; like the aforementioned castle.

“Hey, Phiiiil!” Grace wants your attention. “What’s on your mind?”

“You look so deep in thought it made us currrious.” Mirjam adds.

“I wanna make a huge sand castle.” You longingly stare at the beach’s horizon because it’s an important matter.

“…That sounds ridiculous.” Chio interjects, unamused.

“Yeah, making a huge hole in the sand is way better.” Oliver, the sinner, proclaims like his word is absolute.

“Both are terrible ideas.” Chio frowns.

“There’s artistic merits to a well-crafted sand castle.” You try to sell your superior idea as such. Chio is slightly interested, but not enough to be persuaded.

“Correct. You are required to be quite skillful to stand out in Sand Castle Building competitions.” Matilda is on your side.

“But a hole in the sand is a hole in the sand!” Oliver continues being ridiculous.

“An activity that can be enjoyed by many. Cooperation is key. The bigger the hole, the better.” Matilda… likes both? Wait, she loves the beach! How didn’t you notice? Her face says it all! She has great memories from places like this!

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>>5328681

“Unless you want to get rid of a body, I don’t see the point of digging a hole.” Cookie tries to be rational.

“…We can bury someone in the sand.” Wilma has an evil idea.

“I know who!” Grace turns to Mirjam.

“N-No…! I don’t want to!” Mirjam shakes her head furiously.

“Don’t be a coward.” Chio wants to bury Mirjam.

“C’mon, we didn’t come here to stay in one place. If I wanted to dig holes, I’d go to detention instead.” Cookie starts stretching. “Let’s dive into the water, or run around, or anything!” Her energy was depleted an hour ago, what happened?

“You should be in detention, Cookie. You haven’t gone to classes in months, you slacker.” Chio remembers the Cookie Factory.

“If I did that, I still wouldn’t be in class.” Cookie starts whistling like she did nothing wrong. You’re no one to speak about skipping classes. “C’mon, let’s do something fun instead.”

“Building sand castles is fun.” You’ll show her if you have to.

“If you say so…” Cookie is willing to give it a shot just because of you.

“I rather take in some of the sun.” Chio will sunbathe if nobody decides to drag her somewhere else.

“…You’re so boring sometimes.” Wilma pokes Chio in an act of defiance. Chio cannot believe it.

“Hehe!” Mirjam and Grace laugh at the teacher.

“Hmm…” Matilda is silently staring, she wants to do all the things mentioned except for sunbathing, but can’t decide.

Who do you want to join you in building the castle? The others will make their own and compete with yours. (Pick 2)

>Matilda.
>Oliver.
>Wilma.
>Cookie.
>Grace.
>Mirjam.
>Chio.
>Write In.

>>5328685
>Oliver.
>Cookie.

>>5328685
Also, last reply of the day, we continue tomorrow!

>>5328685
>>Chio.
>Matilda.
Chio's art skills and Mat's experience are key to expanding the comfy kingdom

>>5328685
>Chio
>Matilda

>>5328685
>Chio
>Matilda
We shall grace the Earth with the best sand castle in existance.

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“Sorry, Chio, no sun for you. You’re helping with the castle.” You won’t let the sun kiss the girl you smooched! “Your artistry is imperative for the project.”

“Your words of appraisal are well received, but I have no interest in building any such sand structure. It’s a waste of my abilities.” Chio likes being flattered, but she won’t do it. “You have to do better than that to convince me.”

“Bo-ring.” Wilma pokes her lazy teacher twice.

“S-Stop being so impertinent!” Chio tries to swat her little sister’s hand away, but she dodges all her defensive movements with ease.

“Yeeeah, you came all the way here to be by yourself. Boooring.” Grace joins in on the poking. Chio is getting angrier.

“I thought she was going to stop ignoring us like she does in school...” Mirjam is saddened by her big sister’s attitude

“It’s Chio, what do you expect?” Cookie puts both of her hands on the back of her head and looks away.

“FINE! I—I’ll do it!” An angered Chio stands up. “Now stop pestering me about it!”

“Welcome to Noon Construction Works.” A Comfy Kingdom-funded company. You celebrate this new hiring with a thumbs up.

“What ridiculous nonsense are you spouting?” Chio feels offended by your welcoming party. “If anything, it should be called ‘The Nariko Nautical Design Studios.’” You forgot that all Edamuras are silly within. “It has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?”

“We’ll work out something.” You still need to hire someone else. “Hey Sugar, care to help us build the greatest Sandcastle in existence?”

“Yes – I don’t see why not.” Matilda is overjoyed to be part of this team, as much as she can show anyway. “I suggest a name change.” She knows the origins of the name.

“Hey, I see what you’re doing…!” Grace gets offended. “You’re underestimating us!”

“Uhm, how?” You scratch your cheek.

“You didn’t ask us to join ya! You think we’d be in the way.” The paranoid Grace can tell you weren’t planning on asking for more help. You have all the help you need, but the more the merrier!

“Phil…?” Mirjam doesn’t want to believe it.

“…Phil wouldn’t do that.” Wilma shakes her head.

“Yeah, she’s right. If you want to join, feel free!” You smile. Their mood drops.

“Oh. It’s like that…” Mirjam is heartbroken.

“See? It’s like that…” Grace waves her arms around, sure of herself, yet disappointed.

“…Yeah, it’s like that.” Wilma wanted you to personally request her help.

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>>5329749

“Explain yourself, he just offered an invitation.” Chio is bemused by what’s happening.

“He specifically asked for you two, but us…” Mirjam looks away, saddened by these events.

“I-I didn’t mean anything by it…!” You want everyone to join if they want to. “I thought you might want to do something else.”

“Like a hole?” Oliver agrees.

“Quit it with the hole.” You don’t want to say it out loud, but Oliver’s idea sucks! In comparison to yours, at least.

“Be reasonable. Y’all obviously don’t have the necessary skills to be indispensable to build the greatest sand castle mankind has graced their eyes upon. The standards are unsurmountable, and naturally, you don’t meet them.” Chio is as cold-hearted as always.

“Indeed, we have lofty ambitions, and the only way we’ll meet them is through hard work, dedication, and skill.” Matilda has made your dreams hers. Are you the baddies…?

“Hey, it’s just a sand castle…” Cookie doesn’t get why everyone is taking this so seriously.

“Your lackadaisical attitude is part of the reason why you’re over there, and not over here.” Matilda stands proud.

“Well said, Sugar.” Chio nods like a villain.

“Oi! I can make a better stupid castle than you can!” Cookie falls for the taunt.

“Don’t make me laugh.” Chio scoffs. “There’s no way in the world you all can create anything with any artistic merit better than I.”

“You’re challegin’ us? How many times do we have to do this, Chio?” Cookie starts stretching her arms.

“This time I’m not on my lonesome!” Chio puts her hand on Sugar’s shoulder. Hey, what about you? “You can’t all gang up on just me!”

“You think we won’t?” Cookie is ready to fight this out.

“…We formally challenge you all to a Sand Castle Competition.” Wilma issues the duel.

“Losers get buried in the sand!” Grace has the terms in her head.

“You’re going to rrregrrret this, Chio! Sugar!” Mirjam is also part of the tomato coalition.

“Bring it!” Chio puts her foot down.

“You’ll be crushed.” Matilda follows suit. It’s kind of adorable…

“3 on 4 isn’t fair, isn’t it?” Oliver points out. “So, it’s only natural that I, Leo Ma—”

“You’ll join them, we certainly don’t need you.” Matilda doesn’t care about Leo’s help. The man looks in shock! Ouch!

“The help is warranted. My wonderful sisters, you have sublime skills and capabilities, but you don’t stand a chance in this competition! The outcome will be the same. We’ll show you how unnecessary you are to our project!” Chio is way overconfident.

“Tch! We’ll see about that!” Cookie’s team walks a couple of feet away to start their own building.

>>5329751


The battle lines have been drawn. The rules are hazy at best. How on earth are you going to decide who wins? Nobody seems to care, and maybe you shouldn’t, for now at least.

“…I only wanted a comfy sand castle.” You look down, alone, forgotten.

What do you do?

>Don’t do your best. You didn’t want to antagonize everyone, you only wanted a sand castle, not this. You’ll help, but you won’t put your heart into it.
>Do your best. You don’t want these two girls to get pissed off at you. Besides, the castle will be a Comfy Kingdom territory whether they like it or not.
>Write In.

>>5329754
>Do your best. You don’t want these two girls to get pissed off at you. Besides, the castle will be a Comfy Kingdom territory whether they like it or not.

>>5329754
>>Do your best. You don’t want these two girls to get pissed off at you. Besides, the castle will be a Comfy Kingdom territory whether they like it or not.
I think they would be mad if we didn't respect them enough to not try our best. Also, we need to think about our kingdom here

>>5329754
>Do your best. You don’t want these two girls to get pissed off at you. Besides, the castle will be a Comfy Kingdom territory whether they like it or not.

It's like this quest is called Do Your Best or something

>>5329754
>Do your best. You don’t want these two girls to get pissed off at you. Besides, the castle will be a Comfy Kingdom territory whether they like it or not

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For a moment you thought about not doing your 100% for this sand castle building out of some ill-placed guilt. But it doesn’t matter how cocky your partners act, it’s all for the fun and games… You think. Besides, you have a kingdom to take care of and expand! These bad thoughts are all gone. You shall build the most majestic castle this beach has ever seen! With Chio and Matilda by your side, it’ll be easy.

…Easy in the sense that you can accomplish it! Building it is another different story. It’s tough work and you weren’t expecting any less. As an artist, Chio’s ideas are abstract, but that doesn’t mean she’s unable to explain them to a simpleton like you, in fact, you can tell that she’s used to dumbing these plans down – she’s out of practice though, her art program must’ve surrounded her with people who think alike, so she’s not conveying all her ideas perfectly. That’s where Matilda’s expertise comes in handy, she’s able to turn Chio’s ideas from the abstract to reality. This shows how much Matilda has worked along with different kinds of people, and how competent as a team member she is. No matter how much you train by yourself, this can only be learned through experience. That doesn’t mean you’re not cooperating, you’re holding your ground, and helping speed everything up. No matter how meticulous this work is, it’s just a Sand Castle. It did require your entire attention, so maybe you’re throwing the wrong signals here.

You know what was the only idea of yours that Sugar and Chio agreed to go with? Its size. Your castle is humongous. Beautiful in every detail. Words fail to describe how beautiful this sand building is. You love it. The girls are proud of it. There’s no way you can lose the challenge… Your only complaint is that you wish it had the dungeon you proposed. You swear it wasn’t a stupid idea.

It wasn’t until you were done that you could watch your opponents’ building. And you know what? They don’t disappoint. You’re not trying to be condescending, it’s the actual truth. They did an impeccable job, but it’s the tiny details where it doesn’t measure up with yours. Also, you find it funny that they felt obliged to match yours in size. Two humongous castles, right in front of each other. If there were more people on the beach – you think a crowd would be in awe.

Now the issue is, that they did such a great job, you could argue that they deserve to win. Not that you feel like they should. But for the verdict to go their way you’d need a fancy pansy art critic that puts ‘the idea’ over everything else, even if the detailed craftsmanship is way superior than the other. You’re rambling. It’s not like it matters, the Tomato Coalition + Oliver begrudgingly accept defeat.

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>>5329890


“I’m glad you girls didn’t try to argue otherwise.” Chio is delighted that her sisters aren’t petty. “Now, what was our reward?”

“Burying them alive.” Matilda takes out her dear plastic shovel she perfectly used during the construction of Fort Comfy. “Be glad, Leo, we’re digging some holes.”

“W-Who wants to dig their own grave…?” Oliver isn’t amused.

“Ngggh…” Cookie knew she didn’t have much of a chance. But fighting this hard and losing? It sucks. “Agh…”

“N-No, I don’t want to be burrrrrried].” Mirjam didn’t want this to happen.

“Well, we kinda knew the results before we began, right?” Grace tries to act like she didn’t have any hope.

“…We gave it our all and that’s all that matters.” Wilma puts her hand on her castle, full of pride.

“Then you get buried first…” Cookie pouts.

“…?!” Wilma doesn’t want to dive deep into the sand.

“The execution shall happen on our turf. Come in.” Chio leads the losers like they’re prisoners of war.

This is getting kind of… odd.

What do you do?

>Bury them. Bury them and then tickle their noses. You won!
>Tell everyone to knock it off for now, you all have to go for lunch first.
>Take control of their castle in the name of the Comfy Kingdom. You shall rule over everyone! (Including your allies!)
>Offer some other type of punishment. (Write In.)
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we return Saturday! And this is officially a Super Thread!)

>>5329891
>Take control of their castle in the name of the Comfy Kingdom. You shall rule over everyone! (Including your allies!)

>>5329891
>Tell everyone to knock it off for now, you all have to go for lunch first.
As much as I want the Sudden Coup by Evil Comfy Dictator Johnny, first we need to defuse situation, make their attention to lull...
AND THEN BAM! WE WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!!!

>>5329891
>>Offer some other type of punishment. (Write In.)
No burying, I say we tickle them all though!

>>5329891
>>Bury them. Bury them and then tickle their noses. You won!

>>5329891
>>Take control of their castle in the name of the Comfy Kingdom. You shall rule over everyone! (Including your allies!)

>>5329891
>Take control of their castle in the name of the Comfy Kingdom. You shall rule over everyone! (Including your allies!)

>>5329891
>>Bury them. Bury them and then tickle their noses. You won!

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Execution? Prisoners of war? Inside the castle you built with your own two hands? It’s a sacred place created for comfiness, not torture! You need to take control of the land in the name of the Comfy Kingdom before it’s too late. You shall rule over everyone! Including your allies full of bloodlust, as the sins they’re about to commit are… uncomfy.

“Before we go on with whatever this is… Sugar, help me out. Hold this for a second.” You bury a parasol stick in the sand in front of the main gate. “Keep it steady.”

“…Understood.” Matilda hesitated for a second, she wanted to charge you for the help but decided not to.

Everyone stops moving to watch what you two are doing. You tie the Mysterious Purple scarf from this morning to the stick, it waves like a flag when a breeze hits – it’s majestic.

“Explain.” The lead Executioner Chio wants answers. What is this flag?

“It’s a symbol.” You smile at how beautiful it is.

“Of what?” Chio is still waiting for the explanation.

“That this castle belongs to the Comfy Kingdom.” You pose like a king.

Everyone shares looks, confused, yet intrigued.

“I thought you guys were the Noon Construction Works.” Oliver points out.

“Everyone objected to that name.” Matilda shuts that down.

“Maybe it’s just me, but I’m not following…” Grace looks around, trying to gauge if she’s not the only one.

“It means I’m the King of this castle. That’s all.” You put both hands behind your back.

“It’s all nonsense, understood, keep walking, gi—” Chio scoffs but gets cut off.

“And as King, everyone shall follow my rule with no exceptions.” You weren’t done.

Matilda kicks down your flag without remorse.

“You’re no king.” Matilda objects to your monarchy.

“…!” The tomatoes (sans Chio) gasp.

“Woah, that sounds like war to me.” Oliver is a shit-stirrer.

“Who made you, King, dear?” Chio mockingly asks.

How do you respond?

>“I put my flag first, that’s how it works.” Let your nonsensical logic be your guiding light.
>“The people did. You don’t have to listen to them! You don’t have to be buried! Attack those two!” Rally the oppressed to take control!
>“You did, my queen.” Take Chio to your side. Betray Matilda. She’s too uncomfy for your kingdom.
>“Aww…” Lament this failed takeover… for now. Go on with the execution.
>Write In.

>>5333662
>>“The people did. You don’t have to listen to them! You don’t have to be buried! Attack those two!” Rally the oppressed to take control!
Fight for our comfy justice!

Also they kinda deserve it for being dicks earlier

>>5333662
>>“You did, my queen.” Take Chio to your side. Betray Matilda. She’s too uncomfy for your kingdom.

>>5333662
>“The people did. You don’t have to listen to them! You don’t have to be buried! Attack those two!” Rally the oppressed to take control!

>>5333662
>“I put my flag first, that’s how it works.” Let your nonsensical logic be your guiding light.

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“The people did!” You turn to the losers for support! “You don’t have to listen to them! You don’t have to be buried! Attack those two!” You pump your fist.

“Don’t listen to him! You agreed to these terms! And you, d-don’t you dare betray me, Phil Noon!” Chio doesn’t understand why you’re doing this, but she won’t let it slide.

“Us. We’re a team.” Matilda reminds Chio. “Or should I say: we were a team. I have no respect for filthy traitors. You’ll be buried as well, you four-eyed fool.” You have made an enemy out of Sugar.

“You two are the ones who are going to be buried! Attack!” You ask for support once again.

“Phil, you think we’re going to, like, help you? After everythin’ that happened?” Grace gives a thumbs down.

“Wait, why wouldn’t we?” Cookie is ready to join the revolution. “Those two were meanest. They were taunting us the whole time.”

“I-I’ll do everrrrything necessarrrrry to not be burrrried!” Mirjam is in such a state of panic that she will fight tooth and nail to escape her fate.

“Heh, I’m used to changing sides.” Oliver shrugs. You hope that’s not foreshadowing. “Besides, I’m still pissed about returning the TV on my own.” He holds a grudge against Mat.

“Ummmmm, yeah, you guys are right.” Grace has changed her mind. “Being around Phil is more fun anyway.”

“You lot can’t keep your word? Despicable.” Matilda knows she won’t be able to protect herself so she barks instead.

“T-This is unfair! Unjust! Wrong!” Chio fears for her life… All Edamuras like amping up the drama.

Almost everyone has changed their mind, but someone is missing…

“…No.” Wilma raises her voice from above… She has changed the flag with her own! The Tomato Flag! “There are no prisoners, no kingdoms, and no burying… just us: The Tomato Nation!”

W-Wait, they aren’t supposed to embrace the stupid nickname you gave to them!

What do you do?

>Laugh. What in the world is the Tomato Nation?
>Escape. You won’t be taken down.
>“And in the Tomato Nation, everyone will be friends!” Go for peace. No one gets buried. No one has to suffer.
>“Wrong. It’s Comfy Kingdom territory!” Be childish and put your flag back! Comfy Kingdom is better!
>Write In.

>>5333732
>“Wrong. It’s Comfy Kingdom territory!” Be childish and put your flag back! Comfy Kingdom is better!
The mad comfy king is waking up once more.

>>5333732
>“Wrong. It’s Comfy Kingdom territory!” Be childish and put your flag back! Comfy Kingdom is better!

>>5333732
>>“And in the Tomato Nation, everyone will be friends!” Go for peace. No one gets buried. No one has to suffer.
Fine, but only cause I want that nice scarf back

>>5333732
>“Wrong. It’s Comfy Kingdom territory!” Be childish and put your flag back! Comfy Kingdom is better!

>>5333732
>>“Wrong. It’s Comfy Kingdom territory!” Be childish and put your flag back! Comfy Kingdom is better!

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“Wrong. It’s Comfy Kingdom Territory.” You reject the notion that this belongs to the Tomato Nation. You won’t let her embrace the term! “Now lemme help you down there so I can put the real flag in its place.” You open your arms to her.

“…?!” Wilma didn’t expect to be outright denied. She looks down and admits defeat shortly after. You put her back on the sand after she jumped into your arms.

“That was wholeheartedly unnecessary.” The Spicy Sugar is right. It’s parasol high, Wilma’s feet were barely above the ground… “As these two takeovers are. You won’t raise more flags.”

“Hey! Who are you to say that?” Grace won’t stand idle.

“The winners.” Chio steps forward to back up her uncomfy partner.

“Oh yeah, I forgot about that…” Grace tries not to act too awkward.

“He won too.” Cookie points out.

“Now Wilma, put my flag on.” You grab Wilma by the waist and ask her to do the deed.

“…!” Wilma ties one end of your scarf on the pole.

“Why are you following his instructions…? What happened to the Tomato Nation…?” Mirjam doesn’t get why Wilma is going along.

“…?!” Wilma realizes she lost all urgency!

“Don’t let Mirjam poison your mind, you’re doing well.” You won’t let the Ribbon girl use her trickery to make Wilma do her bidding!

“I-I’m not poisoning anyone’s mind, I’m just wonderrring why!” Mirjam apologizes!

“Don’t be humble.” Cookie nudges the poison girl.

“I wonder which flag is better…” Grace can’t make a decision.

“None. These scarves are meaningless beyond their fantastic fabric and warmth.” Chio doesn’t think this even matters.

“…Boring.” Wilma won’t keep that in.

“QUIT SAYING THAT!” Chio feels so attacked for something so minuscule. It’s cute.

“Pointless?” Oliver starts chuckling in his own strange manner. “How is it pointless if it’s the only sign of your greatness?”

“And mine is the best one, of course.” Your flag has culture behind it! You’re about to attach it to the pole but…

“Then why is mine erected so vigorously?” Sugar smirks. That sounded wrong, but she’s right! You didn’t notice when she put her stupid blue scarf there!

“Because it’s ‘bout to fly away!” You’re about to pull it out for the breeze to take it away even with Wilma in one hand!

“You damn rat.” Matilda will stop you and your rat tendencies! For some reason, Wilma also felt called out…

A war breaks loose, the winning flag flaming on the pole will determine the castle’s fate…

Select your two Pro-Comfy Kingdom allies! The result of this battle depends on who they are, so pick wisely! (Your Former Allies cannot be selected.)

>Wilma.
>Grace.
>Mirjam.
>Cookie.
>Oliver.
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>5333876
>Wilma.
>Cookie.
combine to form the perfect backbag

>>5333876
>>Cookie.
>>Oliver.
These two are probably the most reliable

>>5333876
>Wilma
>Cookie
TIME TO SHOW THEM THE POWER OF COMFY!!!

>>5333876
>Wilma.
>Cookie.

>>5333876
>>Mirjam.
>Cookie.

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The conflict unfolded. Alliances were made, rivalries reemerged, battle lines were drawn – and chaos reigned on the beach. But violence isn’t eternal, no matter how many tomatoes are thrown inside the war machine, one day peace will be restored – and you can all look back at the carnage, at what was lost, and weep while wondering if it was worth it or not…

Through the war, you formed an alliance with the Messy Tomato Backpacks, they believed that the comfiness your back provides could expand through the kingdom if given the chance. Wilma and Cookie were invaluable allies, going through thick and thin for the cause, and you all ultimately achieved a successful conquest. The Castle was in your hands. Not even the Cold-Hearted Duo (Matilda & Chio) after hiring the Tomato Mercenaries (Grace & Mirjam) and Oliver (Oliver) could usurp the throne. Your flag flew high and mighty. The power struggle lasted for a while, and even if it was close, your kingdom was victorious.

You reigned supreme… briefly. Matilda couldn’t bear her work being utilized by its rightful conqueror, and like a sore loser would, destroyed the castle in a cowardly attack nobody saw coming (she kicked it). Everything you all fought so hard for is gone…

And before anyone asks, the other castle was also destroyed, it was collateral damage from the earlier war. It was Mirjam’s fault, allegedly (Testimony by Grace).

…You’re now Comfymandias. Your empire is all dust (more than usual), and nothing else remains but to serve swift justice. The war criminal is being held in front of you. Her evil deeds must be punished. The Backpack Council demands her head… to peek out from the sand! The trial is being held over the ruins of your mighty empire…Maybe if the battle was more one-sided, Matilda wouldn’t have felt this salty.

“Do you regret your actions?” Cookie asks with furious justice in her eyes. It was your castle. “We all agreed we were the rightful owners of the castle! We didn’t pursue further punishment because of the negotiations we made together, formal winner.”

“That’s why I stand trial in front of you, to seek redemption.” Even Matilda knows her actions were too petty and childish. Chio and Matilda negotiated not to be buried because they won the contest, you three agreed for peace’s sake.

“…It’ll return honor to your name, criminal.” Wilma nods. “Unlike those who scattered away.” The Messy Tomatoes turn to the cowards who are watching from afar. They hide upon being confronted. Except for Chio, she’s enjoying the drama as another commoner. “Phil, your sentence?”

You’re still head down in the sand… Defeated…

>>5335254

How do you respond?

>“Forget all of this, let’s make lunch…” Why even bother if there’s nothing here…? Move on.
>“Sugar, your body will be buried. Are you ready?” Take her Spicy Shovel and use it to create her prison.
>“This is too little of a punishment! I want Sugar to be very nice to us all day instead!” You want Matilda to assist and pamper you three all day!
>”As punishment you shall toil away and rebuild our comfy castle!” Rule with a comfy yet iron fist.
>”Punishment will get us nowhere, we need to unify our kingdom!” Have everyone work together to build the best sandcastle ever!
>Write In.

>>5335256
>>”Punishment will get us nowhere, we need to unify our kingdom!” Have everyone work together to build the best sandcastle ever!

>>5335254
>“Forget all of this, let’s make lunch…” Why even bother if there’s nothing here…? Move on.

>>5335256
>”As punishment you shall toil away and rebuild our comfy castle!” Rule with a comfy yet iron fist.

>>5335256
>”As punishment you shall toil away and rebuild our comfy castle!” Rule with a comfy yet iron fist.

>>5335258
>>5335259
This

>>5335256
>>”As punishment you shall toil away and rebuild our comfy castle!” Rule with a comfy yet iron fist.

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“As punishment, you shall toil away and rebuild our comfy castle!” You’ll rule with a comfy yet iron fist. Matilda crossed the line, and her deeds require a humongous retribution.

Chio gasps. The fugitive Tomatoes and Oliver do as well. The Backpack council nod to your heavy but fair punishment.

“R-Right away.” Matilda thought she’d be buried in the sand, not this. She takes her trusty plastic shovel out for what will surely be grueling work. She’ll be making it right in front of you all, right in the middle of where both castles once were.

“Are you not going to help her out? She was your partner.” Grace asks Chio from afar.

“No. Why would I?” Chio doesn’t understand why her sister bothered to ask.

“…” Matilda didn’t expect her to.

“C-Can she build it on her own?” Mirjam naively wonders. It’s a tough task, but Matilda is a professional, nothing is out of her reach.

Oliver laughs. “Of course! If there’s someone here capable of returning the structure back to its former glory it is Ms. Spice!” He changed the way he addressed Sugar because the tomatoes were making fun of him for calling her ‘master’.

“I-Isn’t it too much still?” Mirjam continues to worry.

“You two worry too much.” Oliver scoffs at them.

There’s no empathy towards the Castle Wrecker. She went too far by destroying it.

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>>5335334

Grace shakes her head. “I’m helping!”

“Me too!” Mirjam was thinking the exact same thing.

“No need.” Matilda and her shovel don’t want the help.

“What? What did you say? No need?” Grace sounds annoyed, yet she’s smirking. “There was no need to tear it down too, but that didn’t stop ya.”

“So we’re not stopping eitherrr!” Mirjam smiles. “Tell us how to help!”

Matilda doesn’t say a word, but she motions with her eyes toward the sand monticule she wants them to build. The Tomato Mercenaries take the hint and start building up a new tower.

“Woah, when did these two become so… corny?” Cookie finds the duo’s attitude very lame! The girls thought they were going to be praised for their nicety but now they stand in shock. The Runner turns to Wilma. “Did you rub that off on them?”

“…?!” Wilma didn’t expect such shade!

Still, the three of them are happily working together to build this castle. Too bad it’s not that interesting to watch.

What do you do?

>Just keep watching. You’re comfy. You’re still a King.
>Take your trusty Allies alongside you to buy some Ice Cream for everyone.
>Peer pressure Chio into helping the Sand Castle building efforts.
>Maybe it’s time you make some lunch.
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>5335335
>Take your trusty Allies alongside you to buy some Ice Cream for everyone.

>>5335335
>Take your trusty Allies alongside you to buy some Ice Cream for everyone.

>>5335335
>>Maybe it’s time you make some lunch.
Can't rebuild a nation on empty stomach

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>>5335335

Delaying for tomorrow! Sorry for the Inconvenience.

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You have to move on from the bitter taste of your castle being destroyed toward sweeter visages that will unite you all again. You don’t know if Scarlet is subconsciously manipulating your psyche, but you think the best way to get everyone into a better mood is through getting everyone some ice cream. A great leader has to look out for the future.

As a reward for sticking around, Wilma and Cookie will come alongside in this journey for the frozen sweets – and they’ll have the mighty opportunity to choose their favorite flavor! Rejoice, everyone, being your ally isn’t a humongous waste of time! There’s always ice cream at the end of the corner and not shitty hospital food. The trip begins.

There was a somewhat heated discussion between Wilma and Cookie to decide who gets carried as both can’t be on your back – ultimately, Wilma got her rightful throne back, and Cookie had to walk alongside you. One throwaway joke of yours swayed Cookie from insisting, you only pointed out how they don’t find being carried not even a little embarrassing, but calling them cute shades them red. To be fair, both felt self-conscious, but Wilma was a little more shameless.

There is a small shop right outside the beach area, you got a bunch of sweet goods, paid with some of the money you earned yesterday. The clerk showed his surprise about the sudden weather change, but nothing else of note happened there, you did find him familiar, but you couldn’t put your finger as to why.

In your hands you carry the little frozen treasure chest (a cooler) full of sweet booty.

“Hey, Phil, before we go back, I wanted to ask you something...” Cookie stops licking her ice cream bar. “Who’s your favorite between us?”

“…Favorite?” Wilma doesn’t like where this question is going.

“Do I have to answer?” You don’t like it either!

“What’s the big deal? You have been with us all, haven’t you? I doubt it was easy with Chio, but I imagine you found a way to manage.” Cookie is being too nonchalantly about it!

“…!!!” Wilma doesn’t remember that!

“Why are you turning red…? You acted like it was not a big deal, didn’t you?” Cookie is plenty confused. Wilma shakes her head rapidly. “Wait… What are you thinking?”

“…!” Wilma asks you to approach Cookie to whisper something in her ear. You do so.

“UM, HUH, UHM! N-NO! THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT!” Cookie gets all flustered. “I wanted to know who’s your favorite to carry! It was a silly question to pass the time! I didn’t mean that…! Wilma, you’re spening way too much time with Grace!”

“Oh, well, that’s something I can answer…” No, not really. Have you carried Chio…? You remember grabbing Mirjam and Grace to do a pantomime for Yareli. Does that count? You’re not prepared at all.

>>5336716

Who’s your favorite Tomato to carry on your back?

>Wilma.
>Mirjam.
>Grace.
>Chio.
>Cookie.
>Matilda.
>None, you hate it.
>Write In.

After eating Ice Cream together, what’s next?

>Swim. It’s a beach for fuck’s sake.
>Make some Burgers. The Camper has a grill, right?
>Spend some comfy time with everyone inside your castle. You’re king, remember?
>Write In.

>>5336718
>>Wilma.
>Spend some comfy time with everyone inside your castle. You’re king, remember?

>>5336718
>Matilda.
>Make some Burgers. The Camper has a grill, right?

Time to get cookin'

>>Matilda.
>>Make some Burgers. The Camper has a grill, right?

>>5336718
>Matilda.
>Make some Burgers. The Camper has a grill, right?

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“Sugar is my favorite to carry.” You had to do that in some exercise routines she made for you.

“I wasn’t thinkin’ I was going to win anyway.” Cookie knows she’s heavy, even if you don’t mind the weight. Have you ever?

“…W-Why?” Is that the sound of betrayal in Wilma’s voice? No, it must be your imagination. She’s just being silly.

“Can’t you tell? It’s pretty obvious. It’s Sugar we’re talking about here.” A smirk appears between your lips.

“I knew it…!” Cookie starts biting her thumb’s nail.

“…N-No… It isn’t…” Wilma wants to jump off from your back, she doesn’t want to be a burden anymore.

“Because she hates it and I find it funny.” You’re a petty man.

“…O-Oh!” Wilma’s spirit is brightened!

“Knucklehead.” Cookie is angry she over-thought it.

“W-What? It’s a silly question to pass the time, what are you getting mad for?” Did you miss something?!

“I’m not mad! I’m, uh, uhm, I don’t know!” Cookie waves her arms.

“You’re a silly cookie.” You shake your head as you walk ahead.

“…Hehe.” Wilma chuckles.

“Yeah, I am kind of silly…” Cookie admits she’s acting less than rational.

You return to the post with the Treasure Chest and the two tomatoes. Rejoice because your new castle has been built! Not too much, because it’s not as great as the one you had before, it’s bigger though! You hand the ice cream over to everyone to celebrate the grand opening. The ice cream is received well like it always is! Nobody can deny the power of the frozen goods, and… you need to stop here or you’ll become a walking Jackey Frosties advertising machine. But desserts aren’t made to fill the stomach, so you think it’d be great if you go all out for lunch! You’re planning on making Hamburgers!

Matilda wants to be in charge of the cooking. The most carriable tomato wants you to play second fiddle for this meal. It was your idea and it was stolen from you…

What do you do?

>Tell Matilda she needs to keep improving the castle. You’re going to cook.
>Challenge Matilda to a Cooking Duel. She might be proud of her patties, but she needs to be humbled.
>Let Matilda make the burgers; you need to take things easy once in a while.
>Write In.

>>5336879
>>Let Matilda make the burgers; you need to take things easy once in a while.

>>5336879
>>>Let Matilda make the burgers; you need to take things easy once in a while.

>>5336879
>>Let Matilda make the burgers; you need to take things easy once in a while.

>>5336879
>Let Matilda make the burgers; you need to take things easy once in a while.

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If Sugar wants to sweet those hamburgers, who are you to stand in the way? She cooks them delicious and that’s all that ultimately matters. You need to take things easy once in a while. You let Matilda know she can have it her way and that you’ll be more than happy to eat her goluptious burgers. Your words of appraisal are well-received, the Martial Artist leads the walk back to the camper full of pride. Wilma is following her closely as she wants to assist in the kitchen.

Wilma is unequipped.

Y’all returned together to the mobile home to eat since there was no choice. The grill is not portable, Matilda absolutely refused to make the trip back to the castle with the food because it will get cold (“Not at it’s peak” as Matilda phrased it.), and driving the Camper through the sand was out of the question as it’s possible for the thing to get stuck.

Hey, at least you don’t have to be inside, you can enjoy the beach breeze with everyone while wondering when the food is ready like a peasant who doesn’t make their own food. Still, there’s something bothering you…

It’s the Castle. The Castle is obviously bothering you. You left it unprotected from outside forces. Oliver said not to worry because there’s practically no one around for anything bad to happen to it. But this is Oliver’s judgment, and as much as you value his input in more important matters, in trivial matters he has no clue what he’s talking about.

…

Maybe the Castle never really mattered to begin with, and all the work Sugar, Mirjam, and Grace did to build it wasn’t important.

“I wonderrrr if the castle is fine…” Mirjam can’t take her eyes off the spot where it stands. It’s one huge sand building you can see almost clearly from here.

“Hmm… I wanted everyone to enjoy it, but we only ate ice cream in there.” Grace looks afflicted as well.

Sad tomatoes aren’t a good sign at all.

“Well, nobody wants to stand inside something so hideous.” Chio is as harsh as always. The girls didn’t like it. “But on the bright side, it’s so quaint I doubt anyone will be interested in doing something to it.”

“…Except destroying it.” Cookie pokes fun at them.

“Again, there’s nobody around.” It’s weird listening to Oliver sound normal and reasonable. You guess his act doesn’t last long when you spend too much time with him.

Grace and Mirjam share glances, both still upset about it.

What do you do?

>Calm the duo down. The Castle will be fiiiiine.
>Take someone with you to defend the castle. Ask for food to be delivered there when done! Screw the burgers’ quality! (Write-In Who. (No Matilda and Wilma))
>Write In.

>>5337183
>Take someone with you to defend the castle. Ask for food to be delivered there when done! Screw the burgers’ quality!
Grace and Mirjam

>>5337183
>>Take someone with you to defend the castle. Ask for food to be delivered there when done! Screw the burgers’ quality! (Write-In Who. (No Matilda and Wilma))
Now's our chance to ask what's good

>>5337183
>Calm the duo down. The Castle will be fiiiiine.

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>>5337183
Fixed some things that were bothering me from this pic.

>>5337194
Forgot to add Cookie

>>5337192
Support

>>5337192
Supporting.

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“You know what? The castle totally needs protection! Let’s go, girls!” You stand up determined to defend your kingdom’s castle! Yeah, it’s awesome and all, but you’d hate their efforts to go to waste for nothing, and you’re sure Matilda will understand. “Please, someone bring us the burgers there when they’re done.”

“Are you really going to waste your time for that… thing?” Chio is dumbfounded a lot of times and this is no different.

“I’ll do everything I can to protect the things you girls make with so much effort and love!” You raise your fist.

“Phil…!” Grace and Mirjam are moved by your words.

“…Besides, it is my castle.” You tighten your fist.

“You two almost swoon from that…? C’mon, it was pretty corny.” Cookie can’t believe how fainthearted these tomatoes are.

“Pffft, who are you to talk?” Grace starts giggling. “You turn redder than all of us combined, twerp!”

“Mhm, we always thought you were good at keeping your emotions in check, but now we know it’s because you never had a crush on someone before!” Mirjam smiles.

“And It really shows!” Grace nods.

“HUH, UH, WHA—UHM, W-What?” Cookie is panicking. “M-Me? Have a crush? Nu-uh. Nope. No clue what you’re talkin’ about. Zero.”

“Oh please, we all saw her mouthwatering half-naked for a bunch of halfwits with half-decent moves and half-baked attempts at singing. What are those guys' names again? The Midnight Express?” Chio is retaliating against Cookie. “Who are you trying to kid here?”

“T-They’re the Midnight Effect. A-And their music is great, that’s all…” Cookie defends her actions.

“Yeah, so much that you had to be drunk to enjoy it. I saw those bottles, Cookie.” Chio steps forward.

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>>5337403

“Nah, but we mean like a real] crush.” Grace wobbles her eyebrows. “Someone who she actually knows…”

“Huh? Who are you babbling about?” Chio is not very good at reading people…

“Someone standing verrry] close by.” Mirjam is having fun too.

“Answer me clearly. Now.” Chio wants to know with unhealthy urgency.

“It’s Phil. Who else?” Oliver cuts the conversation with a sharp knife. “You all have a crush on him.”

“HUH?!” The Four Tomatoes shade red.

“What’s wrong? You girls are not even trying to hide it.” Oliver doesn’t get it. “Am I missing something? You girls could confess ‘cause this guy is kind of a dickhead that never goes for it.”

“H-Hey!” You’re not a dickhead! Oliver is a piece of shit!

“C-Clean your mouth, you imbecile!” Chio didn’t like that swear. In fact, the swear itself seems to have put them even more on a loop. “Besides, I…” Chio wants to say she did, but she’s too embarrassed to say anything.

“Oh, sorry. But seriously, what am I missing?” Oliver really had enough of everyone being like they are.

“THE CASTLE BEING IN DANGER!” Grace & Mirjam shout, both holding their hands, their skin the same red color.

“There’s literally no signs of anything bad happening to it.” Oliver shakes his head.

“Except for the green flag.” You point out. It was BLUE when you left.

“Oh crap!” Oliver looks in shock, he didn’t notice. He said a bad word again!

“WE NEED TO SAVE IT, LET’S GO!!!” Mirjam & Grace grab your arms and drag you to save the comfy castle…

What in the world just happened…?

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>>5337405

Inside the castle, there are a couple of kids playing. They look like locals. How can you tell? You can’t. It’s your best guess.

What do you do?

>Exterminate the intruders.
>Gently tell the kids you built this castle and you’re going to use it.
>Leave them be. The Comfy Kingdom is for everyone.
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we return on Friday, maybe earlier, but don't count on it.)

>>5337409
>>Gently tell the kids you built this castle and you’re going to use it.

>>5337409
>>Gently tell the kids you built this castle and you’re going to use it.

>>5337409
>>Gently tell the kids you built this castle and you’re going to use it.

>>5337409
>Leave them be. The Comfy Kingdom is for everyone.

>>5337409
>Leave them be, the comfy kingdom is for everyone

>>5337409
>Gently tell the kids you built this castle and you’re going to use it.

>>5337409
>>Leave them be. The Comfy Kingdom is for everyone.

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>>5337409

I'm trying to get a big update today, but I don't think I'll deliver it on time. Quest will return tomorrow.

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Meanwhile in the streets of the Southeast District of Pokyo Lokyo…

The day after the battle against the Behemoth. In the open area of the local food joint “Red, Hot & Rio”, there are two men waiting for their order, sitting on plastic chairs. The table they’re using is composed of rectangular fruit baskets piled on top of each other with a cardboard piece acting as the top. These two men are flame users and haven’t met since the day the sky turned red for the Eclipse, where their fate was almost sealed. They’re watching the streets, avoiding each other's eyes.

“Look at us…” One of them opens his can of beer and extends it in front of the other. His name is Wauro Gil, he’s in his mid-twenties, he works in a bookstore. He used to work in a Comic Book one, but it exploded under strange circumstances. His flame ability allows him to swap places with something he threw once it makes contact with something solid (a body of water works as well, he has no clue why). He cannot swap places if the space he’d teleport to is too small for his proportions.

“Yeah, look at us… Alive and well.” His buddy follows suit and they make a toast. His name is Borja Molinero, he’s almost 19, and working part-time doing deliveries for an antique shop. He got expelled from university for burning down a science lab. His superpower is throwing giant fireballs capable of burning an entire house down. Only once per day though, as he’ll be left exhausted afterward. The incident at the lab is unrelated to it.

“Sorry, I didn’t call. I thought about quittin’.” Wauro sighs. That day of terror lives in his mind.

“Nah, man, I’m in the same boat.” Borja looks down to his beverage for comfort. “If that guy didn’t show up, the crab would’ve…” Borja scratches his head rapidly.

“But the news…” Wauro bobs his head.

“Yeah, the news…” Borja bobs his head as well.

“Shit’s getting crazy.” Wauro opens his eyes wide, full of hope. “I told you this ain’t over.”

“Not by a country mile. Now, when is she coming over…?” Borja looks at the restaurant’s entrance.

A lanky woman stands in front of them, sporting street clothes and fancy glasses – smoke comes from the cigarette in her hand.

“You two? Hmph, come in, second floor if you forgot.” The woman walks back inside the restaurant. She’s the owner. Her name is Bonet Pantera, and she’s known as the White Tigress. “Y’know the rules, knock on the lucky doll before coming in, or else you’ll die.”

Both men tap on the bizarre-looking doll by the entrance, and make their way inside…

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>>5342087

Meanwhile at the New Calamity Clinic…

Due to the commotion happening in the city, members of the Motley Crew came over to the medical facility to protect Constance as required by the new Judge protocol. Amelia taking guard inside Constance’s room. The other members are staying in the room adjacent to theirs because the Bear girl hates one of them profusely…

“Susie, she’s not going to hurt you.” Nina pats the paranoid girl’s back. “Give her some time, and I’m sure she’ll warm up to you.”

“S-S-She showed me her teeth like a wild animal!” T_T Neko is not convinced Amelia can ever be rehabilitated.

“I heard you need a week for an animal to get used to the scent of another before introducing each other. And your scent is pretty strong, so be patient, kitty kat.” Yu Yan jokes around.

“S-She’s a rational human being! She needs to get over it!” Neko keeps complaining.

“Maybe you shouldn’t have stabbed her wonderful older brother like a deranged maniac?” Nariko raises an eyebrow. “I didn’t clean you up for you to do that!”

“Ngggh… Didn’t you chain him up or something? How are you any better?” Susie retorts.

“Y-Your comments are entirely irrelevant and lack proper context!” Nariko didn’t like being called out.

“Let’s put this aside, shall we?” Nina tries to be a half-decent leader and asks for order. “We have important topics to discuss. We already talked about what’s happening to Johnny, Matilda and Oliver.”

“Why can’t WE help?” Nariko struggles to understand why she isn’t needed to help her dear friend.

“I already answered that. We sent Lise and Kata, and Scarlet is over there with her friend Xavi – they’re trying to make contact.” Nina doesn’t want Nariko to have another tantrum. “Now let’s move on.”

“I’ve never been more prepared for one of your classes.” Yu Yan tucks herself inside of the beds. This empty hospital room has enough beds for everyone to sleep in. “I’m ready, Magumbos, lay it all down to us.”

“D-Don’t call me that.” Nina glares at the smug devil. “Susie will be the one talking, you have no excuses to nap today. I’m counting on you two to inform Johnny after he comes back from his escapade.”

“About what exactly?” Like a good girl, Nariko is ready to take notes for Johnny!

“Flame users. Stuff in general related to the game.” Susie pulls out her laptop. “You pricks can thank me later…”

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>>5342089


“Susie, you’re supposed to start with your new abilities.” Nina doesn’t want the NEET to skip ahead.

“Ngggh, they’re not new, we explored a lil’ bit… and one thing led to another…” Neko plays with her hands. “And boom: New T_T Neko.”

“Like Johnny did to turn invisible?” Yu Yan asks as she’s covered in her bedsheets.

“Exactly, Yu Yan! Well said!” Nina is so happy the former terrorist leader is paying attention! Nariko looks jealous.

“Can I nap now?” Yu Yan jokes.

“Yu Yan, you’re not even sleepy.” Ms. Uccelli is not enjoying this future delinquent’s attitude.

“Keep talking and I will be.” Yu Yan grins. “Okay, I’m stopping. Continue, please!”

“What exactly did you learn, Susie?” Nariko seeks answers.

“NGGhh… I told you, Nina, if you keep it going, they’ll start callin’ me Susie… I don’t want to be on first-name basis with them.” Susie is doing everything to avoid the topic.

“Susie, we were already on a first-name basis.” Nariko raises an eyebrow. They befriended each other already!

“I—I regress quickly, you see? I haven’t seen you in a while! I can rescind consent! It’s a thing, look it up!” Neko complains.

“We left your apartment like 2 hours ago…” Yu Yan isn’t impressed. “Spill it out, Suuuuuusie.”

“F-Fine… Icanturnintoacat.” As she says this, Susie turns into a cat for a moment’s notice and then back to a human. “NGGggghh… My clothes are all wrong now…”

“I-I told you that doing it quickly wouldn’t make a difference…” Nina facepalms. Susie starts readjusting her clothes. “So yes, Susie’s true ability is to transform into a cat. Another perk she has is the ability to awaken superpowers in our feline friends. She doesn’t know how to apply it reliably, but that’s the explanation for Bradford Jr’s floating and Melodia’s eye laser beams.”

“Hmm, that explains so much.” Nariko accepts the facts.

“Wait, Melodia’s what?” Yu Yan is the only person in this room who finds this absolutely bonkers.

“Sadly, the beam is not potent. Though it can help blind someone for a moment.” Nina maintains her positivity.

“Nggh… can I talk about the others now?” Susie wants permission to move to the next topic…

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>>5342090

The Second Floor of Red, Hot & Rio is a bar only for Flame Users, only known to those who attended the Flame assembly at the Stadium. It’s a safe zone, the players are prohibited to fight inside. As far as everyone knows, the owner’s ability will trigger if they have the imminent intention of causing trouble, giving those who transgressed the rule an immobilizing headache. The place is cramped, it’s not supposed to be an actual bar but more like an apartment living room. There’s karaoke in the corner and a barstool right by the door.

“You know, you don’t have to make the service down there downright shitty to deter normal customers from coming…” Borja doesn’t think it’s much better on the second floor either, but he’s not going to say it.

“We only attend to regulars; the vermin can eat outside until they know their place.” Ms. Pantera has no qualms about her lack of hospitality.

“Best beer in the entire country is locked in here. We’re so lucky!” Wauro raises his can with a smile on his face.

“I’m flattered.” Bonet is dripping with sarcasm. “How can I help you, boys? You’re back ‘cause the game’s landscape has reshaped once again, I imagine.”

Wauro points at the bartender like she knows the deal. “Ammirati is out, how did that happen?”

“The word on the street is that an invisible man did him in.” Ms. Pantera tries to gauge the reaction of both guys.

“An invisible man, really?” Wauro doesn’t like the news.

“Feeling unsafe, boys?” Ms. Pantera smirks.

“Yeah – how can we be sure he didn’t sneak in?” Borja looks back. “You push the toy to make your shit work, right?”

“Calm your ass. There’s no invisible man, but one did him in.” Ms. Pantera puts her cigarette in her mouth, she’s annoyed by the questions. “Man thought one existed, got paranoid – and stopped seeing what was in front of him.”

“An inside job?” Borja makes his guess.

“Dude, of course it was. Did you watch the news or not? He showed who took his stone of power on national TV.” Wauro puts his hand on his friend’s shoulder. “Vivienne Neuville. She’s a former cultist. That’s why I asked how’d it happen, not who did it.”

“Implicated or not. You’re going down the wrong trail, big man.” Pantera cackles.

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>>5342092

“The reaction from other flame users after the fall of the Chernobugs has been absolutely hilarious.” Neko slaps her thigh. “They have literally no clue what’s going on, they’re desperately parsing through the little information they have, and their conclusions are waaaay off of the mark. I thought we’d have to cover for those idiots, but they didn’t leave any clues.”

“Obviously, the Stud did a superb job. What else is new?” Yu Yan pays her man-pillow a compliment.

“Exactly. Should we be surprised?” Nariko stands confident.

“You don’t get it, it’s even better, Ammirati was prepared for an invisible man, the whole cult was. But because these pricks think it was an inside job, they’re totally dismissing the idea of our Invisi-boy even existing.” Susie smirks.

“Invisiboy? What a trite name.” Nariko doesn’t like it one bit.

“NGgHH… I-It wasn’t supposed to be a cool name, Mooing lady!” Neko gets annoyed.

“W-What did you call me?!” Nariko does not believe the gall of Susie.

“Calm down, Mooriko.” Yu Yan pets the cow. The little bovine remains upset.

“Can we refrain from continuing these cow jokes?” Nina wants everyone to focus.

“You say that because you know you’re next. I got my eyes on you.” Yu Yan points to her eyes with two fingers, then directs them at the teacher’s chest.

“But it gets better…” Susie grins from ear to ear, happy to continue sharing the information on her laptop.

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>>5342095

“Bro, you forgot how the cult works? She could’ve taken over. Why bring the organization down?” Borja fails to see the logic.

“Maybe she didn’t like it?” Wauro shrugs.

“Be serious.” The bartender girl rolls her eyes. Wauro stares back as he meant it all the way.

“She looked pretty devoted when she was chasing our skin at the stadium.” Borja remembers another awful day in the Flame War: The Stadium Meeting. “I still owe one to that Kaz guy.”

“The ol’ jolly times when we worked together to escape from ‘em after those fuckers turned our lil’ friendly get-together into a recruitment meeting. Who in their right mind would join a cult?” Bonet grabs her pendant shaped like a sword, thinking about that stressful moment. “I shouldn’t be blamin’ them for tryin’, we have to be pretty fucked in the head to have these magical pets with us.”

“After that, the cult had the largest number of flame users, and now they’re all gone. It’s all so hard to process…” Borja cannot fathom it.

“Let’s go back a bit, who did it and how, Ms. White Tigress?” Wauro crosses his arms.

“K’s boys, gentlemen.” Bonet puts out her cigarette.

The Bartender explains how Ka-Shing’s group was focused on taking the Cult of Chernobog out ever since they learned they were going to be targeted on Judgment Day. They purposely destroyed their own base to kill most of their flame users, and now they finished the job.

“…Guess who survived the tower collapsing? This Vivienne girl.” Bonet slams the counter. “She wasn’t the brain of operations; she was poached for a better cause. My sources saw Flame Users causing mayhem outside the Dark Church too. It was all K.”

“I wasn’t far off. Ammirati put a target on his back for revenge.” Wauro puts both hands on the back of his head.

“Still, she’s just a pawn.” Bonet stresses out.

“This makes K the big dog in the yard, doesn’t it?” Borja makes an observation.

“Attaboy, you got that right.” The White Tigress drips with sarcasm once again. “K stands for King now: Welcome to a new plutocracy.”

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>>5342096

“So, Ka-Shing is completely fucked after the Dark Church assault. He’s trying to play every side and it’s not working anymore.” T_T Neko throws it like it is. “There has been some internal shuffling in his ranks: Carol ‘YUNG-P’ Sung and Vivienne Neuville, the two flame users who helped the pervert and the lousy detective during the assault, have officially joined forces with him as their own separate group within the corporation. This new group prompted other forces inside the faction to demand the same treatment and form their own internal alliances, and one of these wants K out of the picture. He spread out his power too much, and left no core of people to protect him.”

“Wouldn’t the newest group with the former cultists have the duty to protect him? I can’t see a scenario where it favors you to forge an alliance that immediately dismantles.” Nariko ponders.

“I don’t see them winning.” Neko shrugs. “But it’s better for us, with the final flame group down, we’d be the strongest. And we’ll be safe.”

“I thought some of you were friends with him. He gave Johnny like a billion dollars or something.” Yu Yan finds this odd. “He did try to take away his crystal piece though…”

“Friends is a strong word. It’s like me with you guys, we have a good association for everyone involved, it doesn’t mean more than that.” Susie doesn’t understand why friendship is important.

“Susie, we’re friends.” Nina is unamused.

“Ngh, h-how can I know you’re not emotionally manipulating me with those words right now, hmm?!” Neko won’t ever let her guard down.

“Susie, I’ve done things for you I’d never do for someone who wasn’t my friend. And you know you don’t want me to go into specifics.” Nina is living with a trauma she’ll never get over.

“Let your guard down, four-eyes. It’s better than to live in fear.” Yu Yan the wise solemnly preaches.

“You threatened to kill me, you freakin’ prick!” Neko will never forget.

“Only once.” Yu Yan shrugs. The school teacher has so many questions right now. “Let’s be fair, who hasn’t?”

“Ngggh… Fine, I’ll try… just don’t hurt me.” Susie doesn’t know what she wants.

“As long as you behave.” Nariko is going to be strict.

“Please, Susie, continue.” Nina wants the conversation to move forwards.

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>>5342098

“The Hosts of Rebellion, the Cult of Chernobog, and the Assembly, all gone. Government is inhibited thanks to the N.U. Intervention, the White Flames are severely wounded, and the Behemoth is being neutralized.” Bonet lets the smoke out of her lungs. “There’s no one on the board that can measure up to Ka-Shing. He has 5 Crystal shards in his possession, the Youhao Clan backing him up, and the largest number of flame users serving him.”

“As strong as he is, we’re fighting with sticks and stones at this point, the biggest chunk of Flame users are out. We have a chance.” Wauro has his hopes up.

“From the ashes of old empires, the new contenders emerge.” The Tigress agrees.

“Who are the biggest threats now? K is at the top, but who else do we need to be wary of?” Borja wants to know more.

“Elicarto Lloydington still has the most frightening enigma in the entire game.” Ms. Pantera is leaving the most known ones out first. “My man, the White Tiger: Flint Masterson. He’s serving under K, but last I heard, they’re not on the same page anymore. This sadistic man can take the entire Youhao Clan down even without his flame.” Bonet sounds a tiny bit excited about the chaos he could propagate.

“Uhm…” Borja doesn’t have the guts to ask if the nickname reach is a coincidence.

“And WILDFLAME still… exists.” Pantera’s words are full of contempt.

“I heard Harper became a menace too.” Wauro raises his hand.

“Harper? He’s still alive?” Borja doesn’t believe that one of the men who helped make the meeting at the stadium possible isn’t dead at this point.

“The embodiment of the soul of the entire city of Pokyo Lokyo is his Enigma. Whatever that means, the only thing we know for sure is that we’re fighting on his home turf.” Ms. Pantera cackles to her heart’s content. “He stopped half the cult’s assault at the stadium by himself. Heard his brain fried and went nuts though.”

“S-So you guys don’t know if he’s still alive then.” Borja points out the contradiction. “He got even stronger, huh…”

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>>5342101

“…The Behemoth should go down today. The list of the most dangerous flame users has shrunk again. Let’s do a rundown.” Susie takes a deep breath. “The scariest of them all is still Elicarto Lloydington. His entity is such a colossal monster that he can only invoke his arm without getting exhausted, he’s capable of crushing buildings like ants. He’s also part of a billionaire super club, and has political connections. And even if they’re not many anymore, he’s the leader of the White flames. So yeah, he’s the most dangerous man.”

“It’s not the first Kaiju we had encountered.” Yu Yan stares at Nina, she looks away. “No, it’s not a fat joke this time.”

“I-I know!” Nina gets flustered. “Susie! Continue!”

“S-Stop with the Susie! Anyway, you girls know Flint Masterson well, right? He’s WILDFLAME tier: the too stupid to be useful tier. We shouldn’t worry about him.”

“He’s friends with Amelia and Matilda. And we’re friends with WILDFLAME too!” Nariko nods as she shows her WILDFLAME signed mug.

“Yeah! He’s pretty funny!” Yu Yan shows WILDFLAME’s signature on her T-shirt. “He looked pretty down though, poor dude. But we managed to cheer him up a little by acting like big fans and all. I mean, he did help you lots, didn’t he?”

“…You know how to contact him?” Nina is dumbfounded.

“You just need to yell his name real loud.” Yu Yan doesn’t think it’s difficult.

“We met him again when we were helping the Nguyens with their groceries.” Nariko nods like a dummy.

“O-Of course that prick would show up when nobody needed him…” Neko can’t believe these two idiots didn’t tell anyone else until now. “There’s a flame user I thought dead that appeared again, I don’t have his name, but he is absurdly strong – he could take Valdemar Bruun one-on-one even if his entity wasn’t anything to write home about.”

“Who’s Valdemar?” Yu Yan doesn’t remember jobbers.

“A guy who Johnny beat thrice.” Nariko clarifies.

“When you put it that way, he doesn’t sound impressive.” Yu Yan can’t take this seriously.

“Agh… V-V-Valdemar was the Cult’s ace! I…” Neko facepalms. “I-It doesn’t matter. Let’s move on…”

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>>5342102

“This reminds me, a funny side-effect of the new rules is that pesky Flame Police Task Force has been cut off from the institution to work as their own thing. One of the pigs tried to inform government officials of their progress and got Judged.” Ms. Pantera loves delivering this news. “They hired a new boss for the task, one with spiritual sensibilities. Heard she’s pretty strong. So be on the lookout.”

“Oh yeah, the secrecy rule…” Wauro is worried. “You think they’d do the same to informants? Like the Flame Reporter or the weird kid that you manipulated? The one who wanted some other kid dead?”

“T_T Neko is not accepting war-related requests. Take it as you’d like.” Pantera puts another cigarette out. “And you’re talking about the Assembly kid who hates Tony Blando, right? He already got Judged.”

“Damn, poor kid.” Wauro shakes his head.

“In other news, there’s a new serial killer, he killed 3 people, 2 of them flame users – and one of them had the Giant Skeleton Enigma I saw on Judgment Day. People call him the Street Butcher, creative, I know. No doubt in my mind he used one of our funny folks to do the deeds.” Ms. Pantera believes this person is as strong as the others. “Also, there’s some cretin that took advantage of everyone dealing with the parasites and robbed a bank with a golf club.”

“I know him, his power is that he’s really good at golf.” Borja raises his hand, half ashamed of knowing this guy. “…D-Don’t look at me like that, I have no idea how he’s done it. Guy pretty much hated his power. We called him Golf man.”

“I’d hate being known as Golf Man too.” Wauro chuckles. “I believe the Invisible man exists, so add him to the list.”

“Would you like me to add the tooth fairy too?” Pantera raises her brow.

“H-Hey, I get the joke, but there’s a chance she’s an actual Demon!” Wauro protests.

“In this household we call them Enigmas, get with the program!” Pantera raises her voice.

“Call them something dopey like Aliens for all I care.” Wauro didn’t want to be yelled at.

“Could you stop bothering me about that…?” Borja facepalms. “Anyone else we’re forgetting?”

“How about the stupid crab that chased you two?” Pantera is enjoying making fun of them.

“Not funny.” Both respond in unison. They write it down.

“That’s everything I have to offer for now, boys. Your thoughts?” Bonet wants to know if this talk was fruitful or not.

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>>5342103

“A police task force specially dedicated to solving flame-related cases? Have they done like… anything?” Yu Yan isn’t impressed by what she just heard Susie explain about what’s happening inside the police.

“Nope! Like duh! They’re under new leadership now for a reason! I thought after Banks resigned from his position, he’d become the one in charge. They hired a Spiritualist from another region for the job instead: Her name is Qiao Ning.” Susie struggles to understand the reasoning behind it. “We’re in the process of learning more about her.”

“To think that foul-mouthed man has an entity...” Nina sighs. “We don’t know what part the N.U. plays in this yet, but we don’t think they’re on the same page here.”

“Next, these are a lil’ off-topic, but it’s good if you know: there have been 3 Flame Related murders that caught some steam within the players: Pedro Cabrera, Lenny Yabe, and Percy Larsen. They’re completely unrelated, and anyone who is trying to create a connection is dumb as bricks. A prick from top to bottom. I’m letting you know in case anyone tries to dig deeper in this. A new serial killer? What a joke.” Susie takes personal people who are so willing to get into conspiracies.

“And why did they die?” Nariko feels like information is being omitted here.

“Two victims were flame users, and this happened before the rule change, so…” Neko shrugs. “They didn’t even die in the same manner.”

“If you could let Henry know as well…” Nina feels like this is something the former member will get himself into.

“Another bullet point in this stupid news section: A Golfer flame user robbed a bank while everyone was busy fighting the Behemoth. His name is Darwin Borewing. Another nutjob.” Neko presents it like it’s the most boring story ever conceived.

“Okay.” With one word, Nariko wants everyone to move on, despite Yu Yan wanting to know more.

“That’s it for now. Scram!” Neko jumps onto her bed.

“D-Don’t go to bed yet, you need to brush your teeth!” Nina grabs Neko by the hoodie like she’s a cat again…

“NGGGHHH…!!!” The dummy struggles, marking the end of the briefing.

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>>5342104

“Thoughts? Heh, I can’t believe I spent a week on social media giving everyone a little breather ‘cause of a stupid crab. It’s time to turn the whole world upside down!” Wauro is ready to rock.

“YEAH, LET’S FUCK ‘EM! ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!” Borja gets all hyped up!

“Shut your mouth!” Bonet is content for them to be happy, but not this happy.

“S-Sorry…” Borja’s hype doesn’t die down that much.

“Be careful, you two.” Bonet smiles at the duo.

“Hey, Bonet!” Yukika opens the restaurant door and cheerfully knocks on the doll. “I have good ne— Oh ew, you two are here. Bye.” She shuts the door.

“W-What do you mean ew?!” Wauro is offended.

“This bitch just said that and left?!” Borja is furious. Both of them leave the restaurant in pursuit of an explanation…

“Heh, who knows what other kinds of wild cats are roaming around…?” Bonet stares longingly at the window as she hears the other three having a less-than-ideal conversation outside the bar.

(I didn't have more in me to continue writing, so the proper post will be delivered tomorrow! I hope you guys enjoyed this intermission!)

>>5342105
Holy shit, this has got to be the biggest update ever!

>>5342108
The QM really really loves infodumps

>>5342105
Just finished reading it all, its very long but also very very good

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As gently as you possibly can, you let these 2 local kids know that you and your friends built this castle and you’re planning on using it. It’s the nicest way you’ve ever told anyone to leave! You haven’t worked in retail, so it’s not like you have done it a bunch of times. The kids share a look, the one with the cap speaks…

“You’re nice… but the castle is ours, old man.” Baseball Cap kid isn’t willing to negotiate.

“I’m not old, I’m 18.” You wonder if this is how Nina feels…

“Yeah, you’re a regular too, old man. And we hate regulars.” Baseball Cap Kid doesn’t think what you said contradicted him. “But we’ll let you leave ‘cause you weren’t as mean as the other regulars”

“Yeah, scram before we kick yer butt!” Forgettable Kid threatens. Kick your butt? They’re like 6 or 7, you can mop the floor with them! “Regulars stink! You stink!”

You don’t stink!

“We hate your conformity and your love for the status quo that so slightly benefits you!” Baseball Cap Kid pumps his fist!

“Y-Yeah, that!” Forgettable Kid doesn’t understand what his friend said, but he’s a good buddy and agrees regardless.

“Please leave before the others get here.” That was anticlimactically cordial from Baseball Cap kid.

The Comfy Kingdom deals with its first Terrorist movement…

At least you didn’t ask them where their parents are.

What do you do?

>Let them be. They’re kids! They’re supposed to enjoy the beach!
>“I’m not a regular. In fact, all my friends and I are CotF! Look!” Bring Grace and Mirjam closer to show their CotFness!
>“How about you two leave if I get you two some ice cream?” Negotiate a peaceful deal.
>“What’s up with all this hostility? You kids shouldn’t be this hateful this young.” They should channel their hate toward the school system, not society as a whole… yet. Oh god, you’re sounding old…
>Write In.

(Only Reply of the Day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>5343368
>>“I’m not a regular. In fact, all my friends and I are CotF! Look!” Bring Grace and Mirjam closer to show their CotFness!

>>5343368
>Invoke Phil and have him lift them up high. In a fun way.

>>5343371
Nevermind, changing to this

>>5343368
>“I’m not a regular. In fact, all my friends and I are CotF! Look!” Bring Grace and Mirjam closer to show their CotFness!

>>5343371
Okay, changed my mind, but we might add:
>”I’m not regular! I’m actually a magic man!”

>>5343368
>“I’m not a regular. In fact, all my friends and I are CotF! Look!” Bring Grace and Mirjam closer to show their CotFness!

>>5343371
+1

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If you learned one thing about dealing with kids it’s that they love magic! This is the wholesome return of Johnnykazam! Philonune wonders if that nickname was ever a thing as he pulls out his top hat for the performance. Philonune is so silly, it has always been a thing just like your renowned catchphrase ‘What’s Good? ™’. You ponder for a second what you were about to do, now you recall, it’s time for the performance of the millennium!

“I’m not a regular. In fact, I’m quite the opposite in a sense...”

“Like a bum?” Boring kid wonders.

“Look, kid. I’ll never be a hobo, end of story. Now be nice and let me finish.” You take this too personally for no good reason. “Ehem, I’m actually a magic man!”

“You mean a magician?” Baseball cap kid wants to get excited but he’s too petty to let that slide.

“That’s what I said.” You didn’t say that, but fuck it.

“You didn’t say that.” Baseball cap kid stands his ground.

“Yeah, I didn’t say that…” You look down, ashamed. When did lying become something you do? “Anyway, can I finish please?”

“Just because you were nice before…” Baseball cap kid really appreciated that even if you’re a stinky regular.

“Let me show you…” You roll up your non-existent sleeves. Time to make these kids float!

You invoke Philonune and—

“G-GAH…!!!” Baseball cap kid loses his footing and drops to his bum – he’s scared shitless.

…you put him away. He was here for half a second. Uh-oh…

“W-What happened?” Boring kid asks his partner in sand vandalism.

Words don’t come out of the kid with a hat. He’s whiter than snow!

What do you do?

>“What? Did you see a ghost or something?” Pretend you don’t understand what happened.
>“You all right?” Be concerned about his well-being.
>“You saw him? You aren’t supposed to see him…” Learn more! What did he see?!
>Fuck it, scare them both out of the castle.
>Write In.

>>5344339
>>“You all right?” Be concerned about his well-being.

>>5344339
>“You all right?” Be concerned about his well-being.

>>5344339
>“You all right?” Be concerned about his well-being.

>>5344339
>“You all right?” Be concerned about his well-being.

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“You alright?” You act concerned, dropping the entire charade.

“C’mon, say somethin’!” The other kid feels uncomfortable.

“D-Didn’t you guys see it…?” Baseball Cap Kid is breathing heavily. “T-There was a monster! Like a demon! It had horns! And he was smiling! And… And… And…”

“Yeah, that’s me.” Philonune is proud of the way he looks. You tell him it’s not the moment for that.

“What are you talkin’ about…? A-A monster?” The other kid looks around, full of dread in his eyes. Upon not finding anything, he calms down. “I don’t see anything…”

“I-It was huge! I swear!” The baseball cap kid shrieks.

“O-Okay?” The other kid looks less than impressed.

“You seem to be fine, just a little dirty.” You help him stand up and clean off his clothes.

“I’m NOT fine!” Hat boy’s legs are trembling. “You have to do something!” The kid grabs your arm, begging for help.

“I’ve never seen you cry before…” The other kid stands back.

“I-I’m not crying!” The crying kid shouts like it makes a difference, his voice breaks.

“Uhm, okay…” The other kid seems to be losing a lot of respect for the baseball cap kid.

“D-DO SOMETHING!” Now he’s demanding your help.

What do you do?

>“I’ll bring my friends here! They’ll know what to do.” Call Grace and Mirjam to action!
>“I think he’s here.” Bring Philonune out again.
>“C’mon, kid. Keep it together, or else your friend is going to ditch you.” You know these dynamics.
>“I don’t know what you want me to do. It’s better if we leave, I can get you two ice cream if you want.” Don’t pull any games, but try to be nice.
>Write In.

>>5344384
>>“I’ll bring my friends here! They’ll know what to do.” Call Grace and Mirjam to action!

>>5344384
>>“I’ll bring my friends here! They’ll know what to do.” Call Grace and Mirjam to action!

>>5344384
>“I’ll bring my friends here! They’ll know what to do.” Call Grace and Mirjam to action!

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“I’ll bring my friends here! They’ll know what to do.” You respond with full optimism!

“NO!” The angsty kid shouts in disapproval. Maybe he thinks you’re somehow involved with the demon. You? Making deals with demons? Only after a 3rd attempt, you’re hard to get.

“But they’re right there by the door. Look!” You point at the cute tomatoes.

“Uhm…” His friend is less than impressed.

“O-Oh…” Hat kid feels stupid for a moment.

You ask the Tomato Duo to walk over here!

“Hey kids!” Mirjam is acting all friendly!

“Oh look at you! You’re so cute!” Grace loves kids!

“U-Ugh, more stinky regulars…?” Baseball Cap kid doesn’t appreciate the newly arrived help!

“Us? Rrrregularrrs?” Mirjam has never been confused with one, and doesn’t know how to react.

“What makes you think we’re regulars? My parents died serving this country just like yours, cupcake!” Grace waves her arms, full of pride.

“Oh, you don’t want their help?” You act cheeky.

“N-Never said that…!” The kid wants the demons gone.

“But they’re stinky…” His friend can’t fathom how low his friend has fallen.

“I know! I know!” Baseball Cap kid knows this is humiliating.

“We’re not regulars nor stinky…” Mirjam shakes her head.

“You look nothing like us! Your clothes aren’t ragged and you’re well-fed!” Baseball Cap Kid angrily retorts. He’s somewhat well-spoken now that you think about it.

“I take my appearance seriously. You kids shouldn’t be payin’ attention to it though.” Grace doesn’t like what these kids are doing. “You should act your age and be all adorable and stuff.”

“Yeah, missy, I know you have a lovable side!” Mirjam smiles at the Baseball Cap kid. Something she said is bugging you and there’s no lisp to blame.

“I don’t care! That’s not the point! The demon! Do something! ANYTHING!” Baseball cap kid shrieks.

“Uhm…” His friend is so let down by his pal’s meltdown, you don’t think he wants to hang out with him anymore.

“Okay, leave it to us!” Grace raises her hand! “C’mon, Mirjam! Raise your hand too!”

“Huh?” Mirjam is deeply confused but follows the order.

“Twink twink! The monster leaves!” Grace sings and jumps. Mirjam jumps along… “There!”

“…”

“…”

“…”

Nobody, not even Mirjam, wants to say a word. If anything, Grace managed to calm the kid down with whatever this was.

What do you do?

>Pretend to be eaten alive by the demon by turning yourself invisible. Why? Because it’ll be funny.
>“Woah! It worked!” Pretend Grace did something for the first time.
>“I’m sorry, my friends are useless here.” Admit you’re wrong like most adults should.
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we continue Wednesday!)

>>5344474
>Pretend to be eaten alive by the demon by turning yourself invisible. Why? Because it’ll be funny.
>“Woah! It worked!” Pretend Grace did something for the first time.
Let’s do it both for extra fun.

>>5344474
>Have Phil appear to throw a peace sign then slowly vanish.

>>5342101
So guys…how ARE we going to take down Lloydington when the time comes? If he ever becomes aware of us then he’s got plenty of power for a 1-hit kill.

>>5344486
Good enough for me.

Then ask the kids names.

>>5344486
Sure, this

>>5344934
No clue, probably gonna have to use our number of allies to our advantage

>>5345226
What bothers me the most is that he doesn’t appear to need to grab a flame to invoke his entity, nor did we see a flame anywhere on him in our one personal interaction. We might’ve been able to use Nariko’s chains to easily neutralize him except for that. As it stands we essentially need to 1-hit-ko him whatever we do…but he keeps NU bodyguards with guns around. The guns don’t factor in if we use the Crimzone but they’re still soldiers and Johnny’s been slack on his martial arts training lately.

>>5345296
It all depends on the situation, with our power we have a good chance of ambushing him. Also, I think using Phil will be the much easier and safer way to fight the soldiers

>>5345367
Fair points. Sometimes I forget that Phil is also a really strong combat spirit, because we haven’t really used him smartly in that capacity yet.

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You partially invoke Philonune again…

“G-GAAAah…!” Baseball Cap kid points at your partner in dismayed horror. Grace, Mirjam and the other kid turn to the floating nothingness beside you.

Philonune makes a peace sign and slowly vanishes…You hope this isn’t foreshadowing…

“Aa—oh…” Baseball Cap kid realizes Philonune has vanished. Or something. You hope he’s smart enough to put two and two together.

“What happened?” Mirjam is concerned about the little human.

“T-The demon is… gone.” The incredulous kid lets everyone know that there’s no more danger.

“Hoorrrrrrrray!” Mirjam claps even if she doesn’t understand what’s going on.

“Told ya it’d work.” Grace grins from ear to ear.

“T-T-Thank you…” Baseball cap kid grabs onto Grace’s legs as tears go down his face. Boring boy pouts in disappointment.

“Hehe, this one likes me.” Grace starts headpatting him over the hat. “It’s all okay! I’m here to beat the bozos!” Grace does her best to calm the poor kid down. “Right, Mirjam?”

“Uhm, yes!” Mirjam goes along because it worked before. “Grace can take on all the bad guys!” Except Aliens.

“Great work, Grace.” You approve. “Now, kids, what are your names?” You turn to the problem kids.

“W-Why should we tell you, stinkies?!” Boring kid is too angry to answer.

“I’m…” Baseball Cap Kid wipes his tears. “I’m… Ivanna.”

“N-No!” Boring kid can’t believe his eyes. His friend has betrayed him!

“I-It’s okay, they’re not so bad. His name is Bert.” Ivanna has transformed into a good kid now. What kind of name is Bert?

“Traitor! You’re a stinky traitor! Everyone is right about you! I don’t want to talk to you anymore!” Bert runs away.

Well, that isn’t nice. You can stop Bert from running, but…

What do you do?

>“The only stinky thing here is your name, Bert! I hope you trip!” Yell at the kid like an immature man as he goes away.
>“Ignore him, do you want some ice cream?” You still have some leftovers from what you got the others!
>“What kind of awful friend are you?” Trap Bert and be very judgmental.
>“Seriously, kids, we’re not regulars.” You’ll stress this point.
>“Our Haunted Sand Castle belongs to us again…” The reconquest has been successful. Let the coziness expand throughout your kingdom.
>Write In.

>>5346608
>>“What kind of awful friend are you?” Trap Bert and be very judgmental.

>>5346608
>>“What kind of awful friend are you?” Trap Bert and be very judgmental.

>>5346608
>“What kind of awful friend are you?” Trap Bert and be very judgmental.

>>5346608
>“What kind of awful friend are you?” Trap Bert and be very judgmental.

>>5346608
>>“What kind of awful friend are you?” Trap Bert and be very judgmental.

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“What kind of awful friend are you?” You step in Bert’s way as a tall wall who is sensitive to pain and suffering.

“G-Go away, smelly!” Boring Bert starts smacking your knees to move you out of the way.

“Stop that, and answer the question.” His weak offensive moves are unable to hurt you.

“We’re not friends!” Boring Bert shakes his head. “I’m doing what she says ‘cause she promised the other kids would stop beating me if I did! But she’s a liar! They hate me more now!”

“What’s there to hate?” Grace thinks both kids are impossible to hate with how cute they are.

“They hate me ‘cause I’m hanging out with her! She’s weird and nobody likes her!” Bert shouts.

“I-If we show them our cool castle, they are going to change their minds! They’ll want to hang out with us ‘cause of how cool we are!” Ivanna shouts, desperate to keep her friend around. Grace and Mirjam agree on how cool the castle is. “We need to kick them out first…” Hey, she acted cute a moment ago, but she’s still planning on keeping the castle? This girl…

“I don’t believe you anymore! You said you hated Regulars, now you’re happy with them. You said you’d stop screaming about ghosts, now it’s the demon thing again. You said you’ll protect me, but you’re in tears again! And you said the same thing about your last 2 ideas! I’m done!” Bert vents his frustrations. Ivanna has no way to retort!

“You can’t ditch your friend, Bert! You need each other! Being alone is the worst thing that can happen!” Mirjam argues!

“She makes me do things I hate!” Bert is really using this opportunity to air his grievances. Are you a magnet for people ranting or something?

“Seriously, kid, you need to keep your numbers strong if you want to survive the orphanage.” Grace isn’t playing around.

“It’s kill or be killed!” Mirjam agrees that even if your friend sucks, survival is more important. Is that why there are 5 tomatoes…?

“Huuuh…” You don’t know if staying in a toxic relationship is a good idea. “Let’s all calm down a bit.”

“No!” Bert is planning on making his own exit through the castle wall!

YOU HAVE TO STOP HIM!

What do you do?

>Let Bert leave through the door. The Castle must survive.
>“Don’t you dare.” Scold Bert before he does the unthinkable.
>“What did Ivanna make you do?” Be a couple’s psychiatrist.
>“Who are the kids bullying you?” You’ll deal with them!
>Write In.

>>5346699
>>“What did Ivanna make you do?” Be a couple’s psychiatrist.

>>5346699
>“What did Ivanna make you do?” Be a couple’s psychiatrist.

>>5346699
>“What did Ivanna make you do?” Be a couple’s psychiatrist.

>>5346699
>“What did Ivanna make you do?” Be a couple’s psychiatrist.
>"Also, sounds like you're bad at picking friends." Remember your old friends.

>>5346710
While I get the sentiment, that’s not a productive thing to say right now.
>>5346699
Play couple’s psychiatrist

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“What did Ivanna make you do?” You try to sound like the kid’s therapist. “Please, sit down and tell us.”

Mirjam quickly builds a sand chair (a block of sand) for Bert to sit on. The boring kid decides to stay and tell his side of the story…

Bert described the horrific events he had to endure thanks to Ivanna’s ideas to impress the other kids in their orphanage. He was the crash test dummy to many terrible ideas such as going down a hill inside a garbage can, fighting a pack of wild parrots, and trying to jump over three cars via a ramp with a stolen shopping cart. Some were successful, some were not – but none of them managed to gain any of the other kids’ respect. Ivanna didn’t partake in any of these things except for the planning phase.

“Not gonna lie, kids, if the shopping cart trick didn’t win them over, I don’t think the castle can.” You tell it straight. Mirjam and Grace didn’t like that!

“No, he backed down at the last second, then they beat us up.” Ivanna lets you all down with the truth. “He did beat the parrots though.”

“I did beat the parrots…” Bert is partially proud of that.

“And a coyote.” Ivanna adds.

“D-Don’t lie!” Bert adds another lie to the list.

“I’m trying to make you look cooler, you witless baby.” Ivanna puts both hands on her hips.

“See?! She always calls me stupid too, and acts like a big shot!” Bert angrily points out.

“All duos have a smart one and a dumb one.” Ivanna thinks she did nothing wrong.

“That’s right.” Grace agrees, thinking that Mirjam is the dumb one.

“Yup, corrrrrect.” Mirjam nods, thinking that Grace is the dumb one.

“Good luck being both now! I’m done!” Bert pouts.

“B-B-But… Y-You promised we will always be together…! Everyone else hates me…” Ivanna doesn’t want to lose her friend.

This spins the case around; you have to decide on how to solve this… Hopefully with the castle intact.

What do you do?

>“Don’t you see, kids? You’re made for each other! You just need to apologize to each other and move on” Try to spin this into something positive.
>“You know what you kids need? A third one. Recruit someone else to your group.” Yes, adding more people to the equation ALWAYS saves turbulent relationships.
>“Sorry, Ivanna, you sound kinda toxic. Go Bert, be free.” Bert should leave or else he’ll die.
>“Mirjam, your turn to do something.” Does she think making a sand block is enough? Grace dispelled a demon for crying out loud, it’s her turn to save this marriage!
>Write In.

(Last Reply of the Day, we return on Saturday!)

>>5346762
>"Why do you both do this for a bunch a jerks? Even if they became friends, it sounds like they'll still pick on you both."

>>5346762
>>"Why do you both do this for a bunch a jerks? Even if they became friends, it sounds like they'll still pick on you both."

>>5346762
>Mirjam your turn to do something

>>5346808
>>5346768
They’re trying to do it for survival, apparently you need friends just to make it by in CoTF orphanages like Grace and Mirjam mentioned. It’s not just a social pressure thing here.

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“Why do you both do this for a bunch of jerks? Even if they become friends, it sounds like they’ll still pick on you both.” You warn them about the obvious problem.

“That’s a pretty regular thing to say.” Ivanna stares at you like she ate a lemon.

“Yeah…” Mirjam painfully agrees.

“That was pretty uncool.” Not even Grace will defend you on this.

“Fitting for a stinky.” Bert shows you that these four are on the same page. At least you gave the pair a common ground to stand on.

“Y'all know that wasn’t my point! All I’m sayin’ is that those kids are low-quality allies. They’d ditch you the first moment something goes badly.” Though, you know better than most that it is better to be alone than around toxic people.

“T-That’s why Ivanna’s stupid plan is that we’re so cool that they’ll join us.” Bert argues despite not seeing it happening.

“I told you it makes sense if you think about it!” Ivanna doesn’t like her master plan being sloppily aired out.

“And I said I don’t think it makes sense!” Bert is not changing his mind.

“You aren’t thinking about it hard enough!” Ivanna really thinks Bert is stupid.

“Hehe, she sounds like Chio.” Grace nudges your elbow. You try not to laugh.

“She’s doing it again!” Bert doesn’t want his intelligence to be insulted.

“S-Stop complaining and listen to me! It’s for your own good…!” Ivanna is getting angsty.

“Ivanna, you need to be honest to him.” Mirjam knows Ivanna is hiding something.

“Honest ‘bout what? I have no issues being outspoken.” Ivanna grabs the tip of her hat to bring it downwards.

“Yeah, I already said she always calls me dumb!” Bert will keep complaining.

“You’re going to push him away further if you continue…” Mirjam tries to get through Ivanna’s façade. Kids are not good at hiding their feelings, no matter how well-spoken they are.

“I said I want to leave!” Bert feels not taken seriously.

“…She’s right, I need to be honest.” Ivanna takes a deep breath, then exhales.

“bout what? Tryin’ to kill me?” Bert won’t be used as a test crash dummy anymore. “I do all the jumpin’!”

“I don’t want to kill you stupid…!” Ivanna looks away. “You do all the cool stuff ‘cause I want you to be cool.” She has no qualms admitting that she finds all the dumb stunts ‘cool’. “It’s the only way at least one of us gets accepted…”

“What do you mean?” You want specifics.

“My eyes are disturbing… There’s nothin’ I can do to stop bein’ a freak. Nobody has ever liked me. But Bert… there’s nothing wrong with him. He needs to win them over again, then he can ditch me, he’ll be better off this way...” Ivanna feels immense sadness, she turns to her friend. “Now stay with me and listen!”

>>5349865


“Stop thinking it was your fault! You don’t have to do anything for me!” Bert shouts back. “I don’t want to be around you anymore! I don’t like you! Do you understand?! Get away from me!”

The issue is deeper than you thought…

What do you do?

>Convince the two of them to stop pulling stunts and stay with each other as friends.
>Convince Bert to pull one last super stunt just like Ivanna wants to.
>Convince Ivanna to stop bothering Bert, you can tell he doesn’t want to be around her.
>Don’t do anything.
>Write In.

>>5349866
>>Convince the two of them to stop pulling stunts and stay with each other as friends.

>>5349866
>Let Grace and Mirjam handle this. They've experienced something similar to this.

>>5349866
>Let Grace and Mirjam handle this. They've experienced something similar to this.

>>5349866
>>Let Grace and Mirjam handle this. They've experienced something similar to this.
This can't possibly go wrong!

>>5349866
>Let Grace and Mirjam handle this. They've experienced something similar to this.
STOP! TOMATO TIME!

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“C’mon, girls, it’s your time to shine.” You’ll depend on the original duo to handle this tricky situation.

“First, I have to know. What’s up with your eyes?” Grace can’t keep that inside her anymore.

“Uhm, I don’t know what my illness is called, but my pupils, cornea and iris are turning transparent. I can see no problem, but it freaks people out…” Ivanna didn’t want to share that.

“Doesn’t the president have something similar?” Mirjam recalls.

“Mhm.” Ivanna nods but doesn’t care about that detail one bit.

“Good.” Grace is acting like she’s interrogating people. “You. What did she do to you that she’s blaming herself for?” She’s pointing at Bert.

“I-I don’t wanna say!” Bert won’t be cooperative.

“C’mon, your cuteness will run out if you keep acting like that.” Grace frowns.

“F-Fine… The… The other kids made me pull a prank on her.” Bert is ashamed of himself. “I panicked when I saw her face... And now nobody wants to be around me anymore.”

“Oh no, you moved orphanages!” Grace acts like this is one of the worst things that can happen. Bert is surprised she found out with so little information.

“Did you crrry?” Mirjam knows if he did, he’s dead meat. Bert’s silence says everything. “Oh nooo…”

“What was the prank?” You wonder.

“I-I had to pretend I was going to give her flowers, then put mud on her face instead…” Bert is not much of a saint now knowing that bit… But by the looks of it, he really didn’t wanna do it.

“Ah, a classic. Makes you paranoid for later confessions though.” Grace finds the abuse not that bad. Everyone else seems to agree to an extent. You don’t know how to feel. “That’s enough, I think I know what you two have to do!”

“Make peace!” Mirjam nods profusely. “You need to stick with each other!”

“Y-Yeah, sure!” Grace WASN’T thinking that! “No more stunts either, I don’t see any point in gaining their affection now, besides, lil’ Bert hates doing them – and what’s the point if lil’ Ivanna ends up all alone.” Grace nods. “What you kids can do instead is to find ways to split the bigger group.”

“Look out for the weaknesses in their power dynamics! Then attack their weakest flanks!” Mirjam cheerfully agrees.

“You can always bribe people into friendship if you have the right food, AND if they’re lonely enough. But don’t push other kids to do stuff, they have to come to you naturally…” Grace continues giving the two kids more manipulation instructions…

The Tomato Duo gives these two kids a lesson on Orphanage Survival 101. It’s coercive, manipulative, and subtle. You think it kinda tarnishes what the tomato sisters’ unity is like…

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>>5349952

“So, in conclusion, isolate the leader who feels the strongest against Ivanna to start having a better time, eventually, brick by brick, you two will overtake the whole orphanage!” Grace puts it in simpler terms.

“It’ll take years, but as long as you stick to the plan and your bond continues to be strong, you’ll be fiiiiine!” Mirjam agrees completely.

“Right!” The two kids started listening to the tomato duo once they handed them some ice cream they saved from before.

“Good kids!” Grace hugs them both. “Now, what do you have to say to each other?”

“I’m sorry for everything, Bert…” Ivanna means it!

“Yeah, I was being stupid too, sorry.” Bert is a little embarrassed. He turns to you three. “You’re not stinkies anymore.”

“And you can keep the castle!” Ivanna will leave peacefully!

Sweet victory! But at what cost…?

What do you do?

>Tell the kids not to take the Tomato Duo’s suggestions too much to heart…
>Time to… err… uhm… Where’s the food? You’re hungry.
>Ask the kids their full names.
>Once the kids are gone, ask the Tomatoes if they meant what they said…
>Write In.

>>5349956
>>Tell the kids not to take the Tomato Duo’s suggestions too much to heart…
>Once the kids are gone, ask the Tomatoes if they meant what they said…

>>5349956
>”you can keep it. We don’t need it anymore.”. This castle is now sullied with treachery and vile vibes, no longer fit with comfiness message it should have brought.
>Ask kids for their names
>Invite them for lunch. Free food win over everyone, everytime.

>>5349956
>Ask the kids their full names.
>Tell Ivanna the "demon" isn't such a bad guy once you get to know him.
>Once the kids are gone, ask the Tomatoes if they meant what they said…

>>5349956

Also, last reply of the day, we continue tomorrow!

>>5349956
>Tell the kids not to take the Tomato Duo’s suggestions too much to heart…
>Ask the kids their full names.
>Once the kids are gone, ask the Tomatoes if they meant what they said…

>>5349956
>Tell the kids not to take the Tomato Duo’s suggestions too much to heart…
>Ask the kids their full names.
>Once the kids are gone, ask the Tomatoes if they meant what they said…

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“Thanks, kids! But… don’t take what these two said to heart.” You don’t want them to learn the wrong lessons, they’re kids now, but they’ll eventually run the world. Your present time to be precise. You know it won’t affect your timeline much if at all, but your moral compass is obliging you to raise your voice.

“He’s right! Don’t go medieval on them until you have tried out all your options.” Grace agrees.

“Mhm! The way you feel matters now, but it can change! Your kids! Maybe you’ll become frrriends!”

“I don’t know about that…” Bert doesn’t feel strongly about change.

“I really hope so.” Ivanna really wants to believe everyone can be friends.

“Before you go, can you two kids give me your full names?” Something to look forward to outside the bubble dimension.

“I’m Ivanna Tavarez!” The ghost-eyed girl smiles from ear to ear.

“I’m Bertulfo Servello.” Bert isn’t as cheerful revealing his name, but it shows a great amount of growth that he’s willing to tell you three.

Mirjam says all of your names in return. After some tiny small talking the kids go away, cheerfully as they can, relieved of the weight on their shoulders. It wasn’t healthy for them to continue like they were. Now they can develop a true friendship together, one that can last the pain of living in an orphanage. You’ll keep them in your thoughts.

“Don’t forget to do your best, kids!” You wave at them as they go… Your words feel unusually heavy. Also, you didn’t tell them about Philonune not being that bad to not raise suspicion.

“And to be there for each other!” Mirjam gets nostalgic waving them away.

“We believe in you no matter what! Don’t let them get to you!” Grace waves with both arms.

Funnily enough, these two got more emotional than intended. Perhaps they saw themselves in them, except no one is as boring looking as Bert. They’re gone. The Sand Castle is all yours again.

test

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>>5351295

“So, uh, did you two really mean what you said?” You don’t want to learn after everything that these two are a little sociopathic.

“No, not really. I think they knew we were kidding. It got pretty ridiculous by the end.” Mirjam’s wry smile says a lot.

“Yeah, it’s like… it’s something we daydream we would do if we went back in time. But even if we could turn back the clock, we wouldn’t be that nuts.” Grace’s waving slows down. “We’re venting our feelings, sorta. Our frustrations from growing up there…”

“Mhm, they didn’t have to feel as lonely; we went through the same.” Mirjam agrees that what was important was to show orphan comradery.

“Yeah, sure, but what you two said was pretty crazy.” You don’t buy it completely.

“You really think Chio or Wilma would let us do any of that?” Grace frowns. They see their sisters as their moral compasses to an extent. “Besides, Mirjam feels guilty killing flies! We couldn’t do it!”

“I-I just think it’s sad how their bzzt goes bwoh…” Mirjam says the stupidest thing imaginable.

“But, woah, we vent one time and you think we’re master manipulators?” Grace wants to tease you. “We didn’t do something squeaky clean, and you get uncomfortable that easily?”

“Yeah, it’s a bit mean of you…” The Evil Mirjam joins in on the teasing.

What do you do?

>Apologize for ever doubting Tomato Sanctity!
>Tell them they’re putting words in your mouth. You never said that!
>Go for a low blow and remind them that they abandoned Wilma.
>Look outside to see if the food has arrived.
>Write In.

(Only reply of the day, we continue tomorrow!)

>>5351323
>>Apologize for ever doubting Tomato Sanctity!
>>And by apologizing
>>I mean HUGS and FOOD

>>5351323
>Apologize for ever doubting Tomato Sanctity!

>>5351323
>Cringe+
>Go for a low blow and remind them that they abandoned Wilma.

>>5351323
>>Apologize for ever doubting Tomato Sanctity!

>>5351323
>>5351466
+1

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“Oh, sorry, I didn’t mean to. I was worried about the kids, y’know?” You’ll take the high road and apologize.

“Hmmm, I don’t know, it doesn’t feel like a real apology…” Grace wants more!

“Yup, it doesn’t feel like it’s coming from the hearrrt…” Mirjam follows her sister’s lead to continue teasing you.

“Okay, how about this?” You clear your throat. “I’m really sorry for ever doubting Tomato Sanctity!”

“That’s better!” Mirjam likes your moving words.

“Tomato—what?” Grace appears dumbfounded, and it’s not her usual airheadedness.

“Huuh…” Have you never called them tomatoes to their faces before…?

“Is being a tomato some kind of complement in the future?”

“Maybe he’s calling us frrrresh!” Mirjam is an innocent girl.

“No, it’s because you girls are always blushing.” You explain in a few words.

“HUH?!” Mirjam didn’t know how big her tomato syndrome was until now.

“It’s very cute though.” You don’t want them to feel offended.

“It wasn’t a sincere apology then!” Grace pouts and giggles. “You were teasing us back! That’s not how you do it! Nu-uh!”

“T-That’s right!” Mirjam agrees!

“You’ll have to make it up to us for realsies!” Grace grabs your arm.

“Mhm! We want an honest gesture!” Mirjam agrees with her sister once again as she grabs your other arm.

“No words, but actions! We want you to pamper us!” Grace grins.

“Unless you were lying to us…” Mirjam stares down.

What do you do?

>“Girls, I already said I was sorry, don’t be greedy!” Tap their butts so they move away!
>Kiss them both on the cheeks, then apologize again!
>“Okay, fine, I’ll do it!” Roll your eyes, be at their mercy.
>“Let’s talk about this after we eat something…” You’re hungry.
>Write In.

>>5352312
>>“Girls, I already said I was sorry, don’t be greedy!” Tap their butts so they move away!
>>Kiss them both on the cheeks, then apologize again!

CHANCE!

>>5352312
>>Kiss them both on the cheeks, then apologize again!
It just can't be helped...

>>5352312
>Kiss them both on the cheeks, then apologize again!
>grab butts

>>5352312
>Kiss them both on the cheeks, then apologize again!

>>5352312
>>“Girls, I already said I was sorry, don’t be greedy!” Tap their butts so they move away!

>>5352314
This is so bad idea.
LETS DO IT.

Supporting

>>5352312
>>Kiss them both on the cheeks, then apologize again!

>>5352323
Support the butt touching

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“Girls, I already said I was sorry, don’t be greedy!” You tap the butts of these two effusive tomatoes that feel entitled to grabbing your arms! They skip forward, embarrassed, cheeks shaded red!

“AH!” Mirjam quips eloquently.

“WOW!” Grace didn’t see that coming. They both stare at you, flabbergasted. Did they like it? Hate it? You can’t tell! And you’re not going to give them the time to register it!

“But if I have to do it again…” You kiss the duo on their crimson cheeks while they’re distracted from your previous move! “I apologize for ever doubting you!”

They’re infernal rosy now! Their whole body reddens from top to bottom! It’s their true tomato form!

“A-Apology accepted.” Mirjam doesn’t know what to do anymore.

“Hehe, yeah… that.” Grace is just enjoying the moment like when she ate those ice creams earlier.

“N-No…” Mirjam shakes her head. “W-We pushed you too far!”

“W-We did?” Grace isn’t sure where this is going.

“Mhm! We need to apologize too!” Mirjam nods quickly. Her sister likes where this is going!

“She’s totally right!” Grace agrees. They both walk up to you…!

And kiss you on your cheeks simultaneously! One on each cheek! It’s a Tomato Duo move!

You haven't ever been kissed like this before! How would you react?!

But there’s something, you smell food coming over… and you believe it’s being carried by Oliver! Whatever are you going to do?!

Sadly, this is all we have for this thread! We’ll return for the 5th Anniversary Thread! Down below there’s gonna be this year’s Popularity Poll (restricted to the Bubble Dimension Arc Characters) shortly! Please vote!

>>5352397
Nice butts

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>>5352397

Please vote for your favorite DYBQ character here!:

https://strawpoll.com/polls/40Zmdw2Noga
https://strawpoll.com/polls/40Zmdw2Noga
https://strawpoll.com/polls/40Zmdw2Noga

Thanks for playing and thank you for these 5 years!

(Reposting it because I wanted to use another site for the poll, but it didn't work.)

>>5352397
Now that's the good shit

>>5352430
Wait when did Marcela appear?

>>5352668
She was in Kobash's story in Dreadfully Irrelevant Times