Strike hard.

Strike Medium at her body.

Strike Medium.

Your intent isn't to kill her.

Hard she needs to know what you can do.

Medium strike. Test the water.

Strike Light X3, show restraint and finesse so she'll underestimate the ferocity and hunger of the little dragon she adopted.

>>833797
Medium.
Breaking your sword would ruin your training. You are trying to learn technique, not win a fight.

Strike Medium. Intent is what matters here and your intent is not to damage your guardian. Also you need to gauge her strength before applying your full power. You *should* attempt to beat her at a test of strength at some point though.

Status report- is the seed still with you or did you let it loose in the slums? Did you attack any guards after you raided the graveyard?

Show that you have no concept of sowrd but throwing it at red eyes.
Though I suppose medium swing works too.

>>833797
Strike Light - Swing just enough to hit her sword.
Test strike so see how she reacts, then if she reacts block then medium to the body.

Strike hard, we cant learn to be the best if we don't push our current best as far as we can push it.

Swing hard. She knows of tlyour strength and intends to teach you something

>>833797
>Red eyes takes a stance in front of me.
Mimic her stance and ask, "Is this the correct stance, mom?"

>>833825
Also, Strike Hard.

>>833825
Now I want to see her reaction to being called mom, since she acts basically like one.

Strike Medium

Heh.. playing with swords.

Other
Grab her sword and tackle her! Hugs!

>>833801
This. You don't swing at your opponent's weapon. That makes it very easy to be countered.

Strike Medium. Gauge her reaction.

Notice the difference in stance, you're holding it two handed facing her, but Victoria is holding it in a fencer's stance?

strike hard

>>833797
>A sword is a tool, an extension of yourself.
We should later try to turn parts of our body into blades.

>>833843
That's a good point, you'll have more torque in your grip, so step into your strike and try to just power through Red Eyes's guard.

Also, the proper stance for the plow guard (which is the one you're attempting) is pommel over your rear thigh with the tip of your sword aimed at your opponent's face. The way you're holding it now is practically begging for your opponent to do a side slash and force your own sword into your face.

>>833797
"My intent is to learn. I have been called 'freakishly strong', but I do not want to depend on that. Also, breaking our swords would be counterproductive. Is it alright if I restrain myself, mother?"
Medium strike at her.

>>833797
Strike Medium at sword.
Despite her stance, that isn't a fencing foil, you might get a disarm in.

>>833859
No, but rapiers are about as heavy as arming swords, contrary to common belief, so if she can handle a rapier then she could easily flick her sword around your strike and get her own in while you're open. This is why you don't attack weapons; you create an opening without threatening your opponent and as such don't force them to defend. The guard she is currently in is often called the Fool guard, because it's easy for untrained opponents to underestimate it and think that there is an opening.
Strike medium: Twist sword left, step in with left leg and make a swing from the left. If she attempt a stab, block it by directing the swing towards her legs which should intercept her thrust while threatening her. If she blocks, twist your entire body and attempt to power through it and threaten her waist.

>>833862
The weight might be the same but the balance and dynamics will still be different.

>>833797
strike Hard. Learning how to fight without our full strength will just make us weaker.

>>833871
Not at this stage.
So far Emils has been relying on strength, but has no technique. She's too strong for a mortal to teach if she goes all out, and she needs to practice control and limiting herself to mortal limits.

>>833882
there are some techniques more useful with overwhelming strength so why limit ourselves when learning to weaker moves. We are trying to get better at fighting for killing not blending in forever.

Strike Hard,
you have to want it.

Medium. You don't win a swordfight by swinging as hard as you can. You'll just end up overextended and dead.

Strike Hard, we need her to take us seriously.

Emils 2017/10/02(Mon)02:13 No. 834003 ID: 23a020
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I step forwards, bringing me closer, as I use my Rabbold Strength to swing the stick towards her.

Emils 2017/10/02(Mon)02:35 No. 834004 ID: 23a020
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She swipes the stick with hers, deflecting my swing to the side before pointing the stick back at me.
"Nice effort, but swinging blindly would leave you open and using too much strength will tire yourself out."
We return back to our stance.
"Try again."

>Using too much strength
"Oh, you have no idea."

But seriously, you need to show more dexterity in your attacks. Try to chain different sequences of your swing in ways that can be interrupted with a change in tactics within a split second; don't use a specific stance (like pulling your sword behind you with two hands holding it back and two feet on the ground) if you don't have at least two different tactical strategies applied to it. You can use moves that also leave wide openings if you have (A) the reflexes to dodge your opponent and (B) an effective counterattack strategy after the dodge.

Remember, the key to winning a war of attrition is positioning. The more stuff you put in the right place, the more efficient you can allocate your resources, be they food, time, or stamina.

Do another medium swing at her. But this time, after she deflects it and her sword is near you, grab her sword, and hold it so that she can't move. Then strike her lightly.

>>834006
That's too much outside knowledge you're trying to inject into the character who knows nothing about swordsmanship.

that is the WORST idea because unless you are Guts from berzerk if she pulled or pushed (which could also impale you if she did it right) like yes half swording is a thing because if you dont move the blade in your hand it wont cut but when you do that you arent trying to pull the bade out from your hand you wont be strong enough to do that and even if you were if your hands are swaty or dont have massive amounts of traction it could still cut you

Do multiple light slashes (standard for initial swordplay training) this serves 2 purposes, to test your opponents skill/stance, and second to initiate an attack or movement from the target. The more they can block without moving shows how much talent/skill they have and only a new swordsman or a greater skilled one will try to counter attack during this.

Eat sword.

>>834018
This!

>>834016
That is true, but those training sticks won't cut us so let Victoria teach us this lesson.

i know the swords most likely wont cut but your supposed to train as if they were razor sharp steel not dull wood

>>834018
Lets do this.

>>834004
Next time when she parries you, trip her.

>>834018
This, but make sure to do strikes from the left and right to see how she reacts to them. You might find one is harder for her to defend against.

Stab and don't stop till she yields. Wear her down.

>>834004
Try to hit her with your stick!

Aim directly at the sword and swing full strength.

She might take a different tack training us and it would be great if we could learn to use a sword at full strength.

>>834060
Did you completely forget why we ASKED Victoria to teach Emils how to use weapons?
She's not the enemy, and beating her with raw strength gives us nothing while costing us quite a bit.

>>834065
I don't think Emils ever asked Victoria to teach her weapons. Where did we ask her that?
I think Victoria is simply teaching Emils this as part of standard training. Training which we may not really need.

>>834085
We never asked, but when we gave her the registration form here: >>/questarch/793321 , and Emils said that she wanted to be an adventurer, Victoria told Emils, "... Alright, but if you're serious about this, I'm going to supervise you."

This weapons training we're doing now is part of the supervision that she said she'd give Emils.

Even if Emils doesn't need this training to beat her opponents, it teaches her how Rabbolds think about combat. That is an advantage, both in the field of battle and in social situations.

Prove her wrong! Knock her outta the park with your full strength.

Try emulating some of her more dextrous movements this time, less strength, more grace, to bat away the sword for a follow-up strike.

Never underestimate the surprise of a half-tossed thrust: get the foot matching the topmost grip on your sword forward and make a thrust, keeping that grip while you throw with the lower hand, thus extending your reach along with the speed of the thrust.

Emils 2017/10/03(Tue)06:29 No. 834241 ID: 23a020
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I start performing a series of light strikes, and she easily blocks them using various parts of the sword.

I start adjusting my strikes as she instructs me on how to position and hold the stick, and I find that depending on my grip, stance, and how I use different muscles allow me to swing harder and apply more force with less effort.

I begin to apply more force into my swings until I can start to feel each strike and step forwards to apply a hard strike, but she suddenly adjusts her foot and swings first.

I quickly pull my stick back to block hers.

Emils 2017/10/03(Tue)06:40 No. 834242 ID: 23a020
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She then pushes forwards and the tip of her stick hits my head.

"You're handling is getting better," she retreats. "I'll show you some basic sets, and you can practice before we continue."

Red eyes then asks me to repeat after her as she does a few swings of the stick, adjusting my posture and grip in the meanwhile.

Sword skills: F -> D Your collective training on [Emils] has led her to attempt first with her lower stats first before going towards her original stats. This has led her to be more cautious at first, but reckless as time goes on.

Congratulations, you learned how to sord. Listen, there's a police captain that knows too much, you need to finish the job... preferably before she recovers.

That's some fast skill increase. Continue practicing then?

>>834242
Keep practicing.

If we are done with the training let's do something else with Victoria.
Doesn't she have a friend at the theater? Let's go there!

I'd say that we should practice more too. Heck, maybe we could impress Victoria enough that she might let us go with her outside of the city.

>>834251
This. Go to the theater with Victoria.

>>834242
"reckless" I assume refers to keeping her true power hidden. I suppose that's true... Just don't push it too far, Emils! Stay within the range of plausible deniability.
Also no status report huh? I guess we'll have to find out some other way.

Ask Red Eyes some questions about adventuring, since you've got a license now. What's a good first target?

>>834268
>Ask Red Eyes some questions about adventuring, since you've got a license now. What's a good first target?
This is a good idea!

enough training for now, let's do something fun instead!

>>834242
The more training we do the better we get, the better we get the closer we become to being allowed to accompany her on future missions/assignments. plus we want to become stronger in magic so why would we neglect to train our body since are magic has a lot to do with it.

>Cautious at first, gets reckless over time
For someone with more Thwack than Bite, this is a good strategy.

And now, archery class!

>>834326
Because the theater will train in acting and reading situations.

Emils 2017/10/04(Wed)08:38 No. 834436 ID: 23a020
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>>834243
I do not know what you are talking about.

>>834246
>>834247
>>834252
Practice continues until we stop for a break once the daystar has risen high enough.

>>834268
>>834270
"So Victoria."
"Yes Emils?"
"How long do you think before I will be a proper adventurer?"
"At your pace? Probably not too long. Youngest hunter ever was at 7. You just need to have proper experience."
"Any suggestions on how to get experience?"
"Right now, it's probably better for you to learn how to at least defend yourself."
She scratches her chin, "After that, your best bet is to join up with party. Some lower ranked parties would be best so there's not too much of a difference in skills so you get to grow properly."

>>834251
>>834254
>>834272
"So... could we some time see a show at the thea-"
"No. Later. Maybe."

>>834436
Who hates you at the theater?
Do they punch at you through walls too?

>>834436
Give her a hug.
"Thank you, mother."

Exercise is best supported by a healthy diet. Go to the sewers and eat some hobos.

>>834436
Tell her you're more interested in going solo.

I would like to see your friend Chris again. Thanks him for bringing me to you.

>>834445
You can go solo after you've proven yourself in a group.

Ask her if she managed to find someone that would teach you magic.
Assuming you saw it, ask her about the toy (artifact) she brought home.
Tell her you want to get experience with her in party.

>>834436
>"No. Later. Maybe."
"Why? Is there another person there that'll punch through walls and chase after you there?"

>>834439
This, except call her sis. She'll be less able to dismiss that as a possibility, and may end up being more flustered by it.

>>834466
This.

>>834466
"Mother" is definitely too much. "Sis" seems okay.

Ask about monster ranching. Can you capture a baby monster and train it to perform simple commands? You have Bag...

>>834436
Let's go see what our classmates are up to then.

They say a sword should be an extension of your body. So eat the sword and learn to replicate wood.

Okay, daystar has risen so I imagine it's time for class? Unless class isn't on today.

So Emils, anything interesting happen since your graverobbing adventure that we should know about?

>>834541
Better let's learn how to make Metal, serves a dual purpose both for defence (via encasing ourselves in a thick layer) and for offence (modifying ourselves with metal for stronger sharper attacks).

>>834582
You don't practice with metal swords though, nor are they organic in origin!

>>834582
Unlikely to succeed unless we find a silicon-based lifeform to mimic.

>>834582
Blood uses iron, but it's not in it's elemental form. You'd still need to smelt it.

That said, it shouldn't be impossible. Emils would just need to learn biochemistry somehow. The question is, does that science exist yet?

>>834618
Failing that we could try to make Bone or Horn swords and use Body reinforcement magic on those.

>>834436
Imagine turning into a parasitic sword that strengthens anyone who holds it.

Or into a mask wink,wink,nudge,nudge

>>834436
Ask Victoria if she is going anywhere any time soon on an adventure, then ask if you could come along. You could learn a lot from watching really experienced people in the field plus it means she wont need to worry about you.

Emils 2017/10/07(Sat)00:56 No. 834926 ID: 23a020
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"What's wrong with the theater? Is there someone else who can punch though walls?"
She scoffs, "Cheap buildings in this kingdom are built with cheap magic. But no. The theater is just off limits for now."
"What about the person who brough-"
"Off. Limits." She glares at me.
"Okay..."

"So changing topics, What about going as a solo adventurer?"
"More risks and more rewards. Without people watching your back, you run the risk of getting into trouble that one person can't handle, but in exchange, less people to share rewards with. While not really frowned upon, the guild encourages people to group up with at least one other person."
"Could I go with you?"
"No, I'm not planning to go for a mission any time soon. You could ask in your class, or ask the guild receptionists for anyone looking for a party."

She picks up her gear, "This is all for today, I will be heading out so try not to get into trouble."

>>Material modification
I am unable to manipulate minerals in this body due to the limitations of [organic mimicry] in that it's not the actual substance in my body, but in essence, a slime and mana replica.
Bone manipulation is totally possible, but it would limit movement and I do not know how well bone will hold up against others.

>>Classes
Today is a day of rest, so there is no classes today.
I could go out or keep practicing.

>>834926
Is there anyone you feel like hanging out with? Or, if that's not the relevant question, who feels like hanging out with you?

Read the book you got from the graveyard keeper.

And then go out. Which places can we visit? We haven't hung out with some of out classmates yet. Do we know where they live?

>>834926
Practice a bit more. Strengthen more of your muscle groups, see if you can tell what the best way to build muscles is and apply that to your organic mimicry.

Is there any classmate you have a personal preference towards?

>>834929
>Read the book you got from the graveyard keeper.
This.

She went through the trouble of getting it, she might as well read it.

>>834926
Go flirt with Bea and have her teach you more magic.

After you read the grave keepers book, go return it to him.

>>834953
How? He's gonna question how a little girl managed to get her hands on one of his books.

>>834955
found them

Go out and practice defending yourself against vagrants and tasty-looking hobos. How's that slime egg doing?
After you read the gravekeeper's book, eat it.

>>834926
"But if I don't know why it's off limits I may stumble into something that should be off limits for the same reason without knowing it."

>>834955
As a werelizard of course! We get close to him, give him a long sniff, put the book on his hands and say a deep and rough "thank".

If we are going to hang out with on of our classmates we should look for Alice. Last time she got a little jealous of Emils magical talent and we make sure she see us as a friend not a rival. She also have a lot to teach us about magic.

>>834926
How about finding somewhere to cut loose and 'stretch your legs' in slime form for a bit.

>>834950
Supporting Bea visit.

>>834955
Let him question.

Why don't we see if our body magic trainer is available today, we could always do some practice on it in our off time. Plus this show him that we are taking this seriously and want to be the best we can be.

Emils 2017/10/11(Wed)06:43 No. 835810 ID: 23a020
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>>834928
As is, I do not know nor understand the social interactions of these creatures.
That said, I can only assume the short one is at her nest. I do not know where the others are.

>>834929
>>834949
>>834953
It is just a bunch of crudely drawn pictures.
I do not understand the purpose of this book.

Current suggestions leans towards: Gym Return to Cemetery Transform

>>835810
Please tell me you're not doing that out in the open where someone could see you!

>It is just a bunch of crudely drawn pictures.
>I do not understand the purpose of this book.
I think that's either a map or it's porn. I'm not sure.

>Go where?
I guess let's go to the Gym.

Gym seems like a good idea. Would be kind of suspicious showing up to the graveyard this soon.

I don't think there's any training at the Gym today.

Transform into an adult rabbold and go visit the Shrine.

Transform. Why don't you go find some other slimes?

Do you have any desires other than to eat things, Emils? Things you like doing etc?

Second, even if you don't understand their social interactions, it's useful to know they, since it'll help you blend in better.

Also, erm, assuming I'm seeing things right, you have a pretty nasty wound on your stomach. Did something happen?

> >>835824 >wound
Where do you think she was keeping the book?

>>835824
>Also, erm, assuming I'm seeing things right, you have a pretty nasty wound on your stomach. Did something happen?
If you're wondering if she got hurt, then the answer is most likely no. Remember she's a slime, so she probably felt it would be convenient to store things in her body.

That wound is just where she pulled out the book.

>>835810
>As is, I do not know nor understand the social interactions of these creatures.
You've got to work on that. Understanding them will help you blend in. At some point you should go to a place where lots of social interaction takes place, and just observe. You might also be able to find a book on how people think. Psychology!

But that's boring so let's go to the Gym. Even if nobody's there we can fool around on the gym equipment or something.

Transform and return to the Cemetary, stealthily.
Ask the Gravekeeper to explain the purpose of this book to you.

>>835810
Spend some time in slime form somewhere away from everyone else, being Emils is nice but it might be nice to not have to keep up the rabbold imitation for a bit.

guess you should head to the gym and put that shit away before someone sees you

>>835810
Gym

>>835819
Hey good idea, more lore is always nice.
Then maybe we can go to the guild, as a member we should have more things open to us.

>>835810
To the Gym

>>835819
She'll still be Dragon-Blooded, it risks tipping people off when they start wondering how so many of a dying race start popping up.

>>835918
Yeah, they assume Emils is a princess because the only surviving family is royalty.
It is a conclusion they reached by process of elimination.

Yes, that line was intentional.

>>835918
So, wear a cape.

Emils 2017/10/12(Thu)03:57 No. 836128 ID: 23a020
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>Wound
It is a cavity inside of me which I have placed some items that I have procured.

>Issues regarding color
As I see it, the Dragons blood residing inside of me is causing my albinism.
I can fully digest it and it might get rid of this affliction upon my dissimulation.

Alternatively, I may try to consume the mana stone another type of creature in order to mimic them.

>Gym
I make my way to the gym, but it is late morning by the time I have arrived.
Rosh and his wife has just left the front gate however.

"Oh, it is the heavy one."
"Don't be rude dear. Hello Emils, are you here to see Beatrice? Sorry but she left this morning."

"No sorry I'm here to ask if I can use the training grounds, I have nothing to do today so I wish to do some training to keep in shape and kill time"

>fully digesting the dragon blood
I don't think that's a good idea.

"Hello. Oh, she left. Thank you for telling me kind miss!"

Training alone would be same as training anywhere else, so nothing to do here.

Go to the Shrine then.

>>836128
Keep the dragon blood. It's important.
"Where did she go?
I was going to train, but working without a spotter seems unwise."

If the egg is gone, you have no need to store the dragonsblood. Eat it, you know how to make more.

"No." Find a secluded spot to practice transforming.

>>836128
Was Beatrice's mom always in a wheelchair? I don't remember seeing her in one before.

>"Oh, it is the heavy one."
"Why do you keep calling me fat? Isn't there some kind of rule where you're not supposed to say that to a lady?"

>"Don't be rude dear. Hello Emils, are you here to see Beatrice? Sorry but she left this morning."
Say this: >>836131 .

Could you freely replicate the albinism without it? More options is more better for a shapeshifter. Let's find another mana-using creature and eat its stone. Maybe one of those fishpeople?

Nah keep the Dragon's blood.

Also, Tell her that it's not rude, it's the truth. You are quite massive.

By keeping the unusual pigmentation, people focus on that abnormality, instead of any of your other ones.

That should be encouraged, for obvious reasons.

>>836128
Dragonblood is essential. Also, refrain from assaulting the local guards. It grows increasingly counterproductive.

The dragon blood is giving you an intelligence bonus. If anything you should want more.
Ask if you are allowed to train.

>>836136
This, and you want her to teach you more about body magic.

>>836132
yeah, if you did that you'd have to start maintaining your unique appearance manually, which introduces possibility of visual errors forcing you to start over with a new identity, or worse being identified as a shifter.

>>836263
She's simulating every follicle and muscle movement individually, what makes you think she couldn't manage pigment levels?

If completely digesting the dragonblood will not remove the "Dragonblooded" trait and you can still mimic the white fur and red eyes, then it sounds like doing so would have no drawbacks. Is that the case?

Also ask where they're going.

>>836128
Suddenly losing the albinism would attract massive attention. Don't do it.

Ask where Bea is. If she's unavailable, then ask for additional training from her father.

>>836268
The more dangerous thing that could happen is losing sapience due to the dragon blood no longer being in the system.

>>836283
"[Dragon] clan" is a title. The blood does not need to be present in our cavity to remain in our core. The description is not that literal.

>>836268
i honestly have no idea, but i don't want to risk it. i mean we don't exactly have a mirror nearby to check.

>>836300
For real? You can't just look down at your fur to see what color it is? Emils could grow another eye on her hand, even.

>>836304
i was thinking more along the lines off forgetting the eyes or missing a spot the first time she tries it. though i suppose the hand eye thing would be a decent substitute for having a mirror to check your face in.

>I can fully digest [the Dragons blood] and it might get rid of this affliction upon my dissimulation.
Keep it, it's what drew Red eyes to you and convinced her you were kin. She's useful and you'd rather not disabuse her of that.

Emils 2017/10/13(Fri)02:31 No. 836382 ID: 23a020
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>Keep Dragons blood
The dragons blood shall remain stored.

>Pigmentation
I am unable to demonstrate it now, but [Organic Mimic] firsts reconstructs the creature from it's base form, and then I can modify it after. Returning back to the base form from other mimicry reverts any changes that has been done. That means for a brief period between shifting, the base form of [Emils] returns to her original colors before the interference from [Dragon] Clan title turns me white.

>Gym/Training
"Actually, I have some free time and I'm here seeking training."
"Today's a day of rest child, if you spend your whole time training, you'll lose out in life."
"Besides, there's nobody here and I can't leave you unsupervised."
"I see."

>Beatrice
"I believe Beatrice is with Hoor, You can find them somewhere in the market."
"Now now dear, you don't want Emils to be a third wheel do you?" Zen lifts her hand and reaches over her shoulder to pat Rosh's hand. His eye twitches as she grips.
"N-no dear. If you excuse us, we do have a date to get to."

And with that, Rosh pushes Zen away.

Emils, I feel you're dancing around the subject of the slime egg. Did you lose it? You can tell us.
A period of modification before the transformation completes it not a problem - anyone seeing us transform already knows something's up. Let's unlock more color schemes for our disguise by eating the dragonblood.

> Let's unlock more color schemes for our disguise by eating the dragonblood.
Nah, it's part of our identity, makes it more authentic (the dragon blood shows on magic scans, mere pigmentation wouldn't).
Plus, it's part of the challenge ;-)

>>836382
Be sad because everyone else is busy. Go sulk in the library.

>>836289
I'd assume that the title only belongs to those with the blood. No blood means no title. But the best way to make sure would be to test it.

Anway, if we're voting on it, I'd say, yes, digest the blood. We need to do it at least once as an experiment to see the pros and cons of doing it. And we can always make more blood. I don't see what could go wrong.

So, the experiment should go like this:
1. Find a private place to digest the blood.
2. Once done, examine the changes.
3. Change the color of your eyes and features to that of a common rabbold.
4. Try to change your features back to that of a [Dragon] clan rabbold.
5. Transform into an adult rabbold and see if everything is in order.
6 Produce [Dragon] Blood and revert back to Emils.

As for where to go next.. I vote the Guild.

>>836382
If bea's busy let's take a stroll in town.
Maybe we'll find something interesting.

>>836389
Yeah, let's walk around and see what's going on.

I'm voting in favor of the controlled test option. This seems like it's going to keep coming up, and I'd rather see the potential issues dealt with in a controlled environment than some random incident down the line.

>>836382
Fine, locate a secluded area for covert testing.

We could head into the wilds and go hunting.
A little fun and mass never hurt.

>>836384
First of all, fuck the "challenge." There is no such thing.
Second of all, on magic scans we show up as a giant neon sign. We aren't fooling any scanners by having some dragonblood sloshing around in our body cavity.
>>836388
We should skip step 6 if we can. I don't think titles can be revoked easily - normally if a dragon rabbold lost all their blood, they'd be dead. Having it stored in a cavity inside us may not actually count as being inside our slime body, meaning we already aren't holding the title in a literal sense.

>>836382
If the title itself is causing the interference, then either digesting the dragonblood will cause you to lose the title and the intelligence bonus that's made you sapient, or digesting the dragonblood won't remove the title and you'll gain nothing from it. So don't. You're going to have to deal with it or figure out a way around the color change.

Perhaps you could force your body into a constant state of flux? Like, constantly shift between two forms. You would be unable to modify the shape you're aiming for, but it would keep the title from modifying it as well. Then the trick is to keep the shifting from being noticed. Would it work if it's only a small place on your body that's being shifted?

Go to the market and see what Bea is doing. Maybe ask her if she knows where anyone else is so you can go bother them instead. Or heck, check out the shops.

>>836445
Changing my vote to this.

>>836445
We would gain a lot of valuable information. What's with all the conjecture?

>>836432
Dropping the dragonblood testing for now, let's get new species' manastones and see if the dragon clan title affects those forms.

>>836432
yeah, didn't we have to manipulate the scan results the previous times as it is?

also, whether or not step 6 can be skipped would logically depend on the results of the previous steps. if we don't need it, then we can wait until the seed is ready to be infused with dragon blood to make more, if we do, then step 6.

>>836445
our INT started out at 4 in the first thread, becoming 14 when we absorbed the dragon blood. by the time we stopped tracking it with numbers, it was 31. the bonus from the blood is no longer the linchpin in our sentience that it once was, and as mentioned, we can recreate it if necessary. the knowledge gained, and more importantly this knowledge being gained in a controlled manner rather than from a random accident, outweighs the risks.

>>836469
I'm pretty sure the higher int we see now is from being in rabbold form. If Emils went into slime form or the form of a similarly dumb animal, she'd need the INT bonus.

>>836473
Actually, Emils' intelligence right now is decreased and lower than what it would be in the slime form. But your argument is also invalid because slime can always choose whether to use Slime stats, or Form stats. So slime can always choose to use slime's high intelligence stat no matter in which form it is.

Her stats don't actually decrease, it just appears to in scans.
Take int. This Form's int is much lover than her base form's, yet:
She can speed read several books at once, process single examples into real skill, and fluently learn an entire language in days and weeks where normally it would take months or years.

Her high stats are base. The Rabold form has always been a tool and disguise.

Emils 2017/10/13(Fri)21:07 No. 836529 ID: 23a020
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>Egg
The slime egg is still within me.
Its core not fully formed and still in the state of growing.

>Consume Red Eyes
Red eyes seems to be a high profile target. If I were to hunt her, I would have to abandon this disguise due to how connected [Emils] is tied to her.

>Bodily Experimentation
Conflicting orders on what to do with the [Dragons Blood]. Will ignore further orders until a consensus is agreed upon.
>>836445
Constantly refreshing my form seems to be a viable option, but burns a lot of mass to convert myself from rabbold to slime back to rabbold again. I would probably be able to do this, but not continuously. A day at most.
However I would not be able to last as long on future without a way to be more efficient at recycling mass, consuming more mass to compensate, or find another way.

>Options
Find a secluded area to perform more experiments
Find Bea and Hoor
Visit Guild/Library
Leave city and hunt
Wander city

Wander city and hunt. You need another species' mana stone for the experiments we're going to perform.
Do not attempt to attack Red Eyes. She is too well connected.

>>836529
Visit Guild/Library
This serves three purposes one to study on our abilities/Attributes, second to research other types of 'monsters' and third is to scope out targets for consumption because a person with a strong mana stone would be a member there.

>Wander city

Well if we can't go to the gym, don't have to go to class, and not sure if we want to hang out with our classmates, guess we can just wonder and maybe stumble across one of those hobby things people seem to like so much... or just find a good place to experiment without worry about someone random smuck or those guys tailing us because they're trying to protect us because we're close to red eyes.

>>836529
Let's take a break. Wander city.

>>836529
Find Bea and Hoor. Refine your ability to blend in.

Do not eat people within the city. The chances of discovery are much too high.

>>836529
Go find Bea and Hoor.

>>836529
Wandering around at the speed of sound
Got no place to go, gonna find our own way though!

Wander City.
Stick nose into every interesting event you come across.

What we need is some MONEY. So we can hire some instructors to teach us magic and stuff. Or maybe we could simply buy manastones.

1. Go to the Guild and see if you can get some missions. Or ask to be tested for F rank, which would open up more missions.
2. Go to the apothecary and ask them if they're buying some Aleo Gel (which you can produce)
3. Go to the market and look at the kind of stuff people are selling and buying. Maybe you could reproduce those things and sell them as well.

1) Go to the library and look up monster anatomy for weaknesses on monsters and rare organs you should not eat from them.
2) Go outside and kill stuff for loot.
3) ???
4) Brothel!

Visit Guild/Library
>>835908

>>836537

This.

Find Bea and Hoor

Don't consume the dragon blood.

>>836700
Don't think they'd appreciate our company right now, though.

>>836734
I agree, let's not bother them.

Wander the city. Maybe we'll find something interesting, or maybe it'll find us.

Observe how other people act while you're walking around, the better you understand how/why these creatures interact, the better you'll be able to blend in.

Emils 2017/10/15(Sun)04:19 No. 836781 ID: 23a020
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>Wander City

Wandering around my way across the city allows me to observe the daily ongoing of these creatures.

I let the ebb and flow of the crowd drag me, and find that there are more armored ones patrolling about. It seems part of the city is blocked off.

I move away from there, towards the more cleaner roads and tidier stores, before larger creature runs into me. I do not give way and let them tumble and fall.

"-Oof! Watch where you're going you pedestiran!"
He seems to smell familiar. I do not know why.

"That is both rude and inaccurate. You were the one running around blindly."

Emils 2017/10/15(Sun)04:34 No. 836783 ID: 23a020
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>>836782
"That is both rude and inaccurate. You were the one running around blindly."

"W-wait, that voice- Samatha?! Wh-why do you look like that?!"

>>836783
...my name is Emils, you must be confusing me for someone else.

>>836785
This, it's possible for two people to sound similar, so this should work? Hopefully.

>>836785
We can truthfully say we don't know this person.

Uh oh. This is very bad. No one should be able to recognize us. This person.. this person knows Emils. This person knows Samatha.

Emils is Samatha. A younger version of Samatha, with different fur and eye colors, but the shape and the voice were enough for this person to recognize her. And the smell Emils recognizes is the smell Samatha had when she was absorbed.

Plans? :D

>>836785
>>836786
>>836787
Guys you’re missing the potential for easy prey, we just need to figure out who this ‘samantha’ is then claim we are her and have amnesia (and probably change our form a bit). Or if we don’t absorb this new person we can probably find other uses for them.

Instantly shush him, then whisper "Mother isn't exactly known here, much less loved. Come with me, and if you even breathe an octave I'll sever your vocal cords from the outside inward."

>>836790
seeing how he called us peasant it's probably a safe bet he's someone important and therefor would be noticed rather quickly if he went missing. Also didn't we just eat not to long ago?

>>836792
That’s why i offered alternatives, we can use this trust in other ways besides gaining mass.

>>836785
yeah this

>>836785
This.

Emils 2017/10/15(Sun)05:46 No. 836796 ID: 23a020
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"My name is Emils." I state, glaring at the creature as he hastily gets up. "You must be mistaking me for someone else."

"Cut the crap Samatha!" He grabs me by my shoulder and brings my head closer to him, parting the fur near my ear.

"Hey!"

"There! That's the same birthmark! You ARE Samatha! What happened?! You were reported missing! Mother is still in ill health because of you!"

>>836796
shove back... well not enough to hurt him but enough to get some breathing room.

"No, My name is Emils, I don't know anyone named Samatha, I'm not pretending about anything, I don't know who you are, I don't know who this mother is, and I don't know who Samatha is. But if you're going to keep insisting that we know each other can you at least tell me who you are? Unless you want me to just make up a name for you?"

>>836797
This seems about right.

>>836797
This.

"Will you shut the hell up?! You're telling the whole world!"

Use slime strength to grapple and carry him over to Red Eyes.

>>836797
Let's do this. Are people watching this scene unfold? We could try to turn things against him that way.

>>836802
Yeah, if he won't fuck off, we can just yell, "Rape! Help!"

That'll get him off of us.

Push him off and run away. Talking with him isn't gonna do us any good.

>>836804
Oh and, before you do that..

Tell him that you don't have any birthmarks on your ears. Let him check again, but he won't find any because by then you would've morphed it away.

>>836797
i'd go with this

>>836802
too much attention could be dangerous, especially considering this one clearly knows who our body's template was.

>>836803
That seems like overkill.

>>836797
Seems about right.

Do you remember who you ate to gain this form?

Let's just eat him, I don't think we want to get tangled in this family crap, especially if we don't have Samantha's memories.

>>836822
if we're going to do that, at least find an excuse to get him alone first. we're out in public.

Turn the scene against him, remove the birthmark when he's not looking.

Either we kill him, or we don't.
In case we decide to kill him, it would probably be best to absorb him. Which means finding a private place.
In case we don't, we have to make sure he doesn't cause a lot of problems for us. Right now he's convinced that we're his sister because he saw her birthmark. Simply denying that isn't going to shake his belief. That's why I'm proposing that we gaslight him. Make him doubt his sanity. Removing the birthmark and making him look at it again would accomplish that. And then running away so he doesn't get a chance to confirm any other unique feature.

>>836826
what if we left it there, but changed it's size and shape, so it just looks like him seeing what he wants to see?

>>836806
Suggested variation: "This isn't even a birthmark, I'm just dirty". Rub hand on it, morph it away.

>>836827
Running away is good either way: If he pursues, he can be lured out of public view (into a dark alley, etc.).

>>836829
Yes, do this.
Also, make your voice slightly different. A little deeper, maybe.

If we do morph to remove the birthmark (which does sound like a pretty good idea) we need to make sure that it's not noticeable while we're doing it, obviously, especially since this guy is probably paying closer attention to us than most people we've encountered so far.

>>836834
Also: Once he's been gaslit and doubting himself, lets ask how his mother is ill, and offer to try to help him get her help.
Understanding illness is valuable. Being able to accurately present as having specific diseases is an excellent way to manipulate the behavior of others.
Also, having people indebted to you is always useful.

Emils template was one of the guards, an adult. Not to mention the colouration was different. I don't believe this encounter is a consequence of our past transgressions.
Ask about this Samantha. What kind of person she is/was?

>>836797
This seems right.

Even if you're recognized by the family of the guard you ate, it won't hold up. As far as the rabolds know, there's no way age someone down, or change someone into a dragon-blooded albino. (You might be able to point out your fur and eyes are the wrong color, or that you're much younger, if he gives more detail on Samantha, or shows you a picture).

A question for [Slime]:
What can you tell us about the rabbold that you used for the [Emils] form? Where did you find her? Did you change anything about her, or simply decided to mimic her as-is?

>>836797
>>836841
This.

Unhand me before I break you.

>>836796
This entity is hostile. You have no birthmarks, as you were not born. It is clearly a kidnapper trying to steal you and ransom you or extract your dragon blood. Shove them back with moderate strength, but shout for the guards.

say you have no memory of him, he may assume we are amnesiac instead of us being an imposter

Emils 2017/10/15(Sun)16:35 No. 836953 ID: 23a020
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>>836844
This was the first of this creature I met. And consumed.

"Unhand me!" I say loudly, shoving his arm offs of while morphing the skin around my
head.
"I do not know who you are, or this 'mother' you speak of."
We seem to have attracted a small audience.

"What are you talking about?! I'm your brother! You think I won't recognize my own sister?!"
He's growing more and more agitated as his eyes dart between me and the armored ones gathering towards our spot.
"This... this isn't the place to talk about this."
He reaches to grab my arm, but I push it aside.

"Don't touch me!"
"Hey, what's the disturbance here?" A guard yells as the people make way for them.
The offending creature clicks his tongue as he gets ready to run off. He points to me, "This isn't over Samatha" before rushing back into the crowd.

Follow Don't

Let's not leave this problem alone crop up on his terms, or at the worst time.

Follow!

Besides, if you're playing your part, even a person without anything to hide would be pretty curious why someone they don't know was accosting them and claiming to know them.

>>836953
"I'm not sure what that was all about but I'd rather it didn't happen again."

If the guard reaches you, say it's resolved.
Follow that morsel.

>>836953
Yeah, follow, see if we can't take this somewhere that's not in public. Not sure exactly how to resolve it yet.

>>836953
Follow.

>>836953
Follow him.

Follow

let's see how deep this rabbit hole goes

>>836964
>let's see how deep this rabbold hole goes
Fixed that for ya!

Follow, but try to change that birthmark with your ability, maybe we can trick him into thinking he was mistaken and made a rush-conclusion.

Follow, but carefully. this feels like a trap, and i'd rather be the one springing it on him, than having it sprung on.

>>836953
Don't follow. Tell the guards the kid kept calling you Samantha, but you're not Samantha, you're Emils.

>>836953
>"This isn't over Samatha"
Follow, we'll finish this right now.
One way or another.

>>836953
Follow him, confront him, act like you have no memory of 'before you woke up like this' say "I woke up in a cave at the edge of town unable to speak but able to understand people, people came and found me and I've been learning since about this world I don't seem to know".

>>836953
Our official story is that we were found in a cave with no knowledge of the outside world or "our origin". If we want to keep up this charade, the logical action to take would be to investigate leads to "our origin". We've made no claims to be Samantha, but we might be able to manipulate her brother into thinking we might be a sort of reincarnation of her.

>Follow Him

>>836997
That's a pretty good plan.

Follow, this will only get worse if you leave it.

If we follow, do so covertly.

Is this form based on an absorbed Rabold, or a composite?

Why is he so nervous about the guards?
Could it be this was all bullshit and he is a slime as well?
Follow but do not consume.

He's going to have to fight with Bea for the #1 Emils fan title.

Don't follow.

Emils 2017/10/16(Mon)02:44 No. 837121 ID: 23a020
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I follow the running boy as he weaves though the crowd.
We depart from the cleaner parts of the city and enter a darker path, where the smell of sewage and waste are more prevalent.
The buildings grow smaller, but more tightly placed. Dark corners are everywhere as light is masked by the taller houses.

The buildings obscure my Mana Sight, making trailing the boy harder, but I catch up with him as he enters a small alley. I get as close as I can without being spotted.

"-should be the last payment. With this the debt is cleared right?"
"Indeed." A gravely voice responds, "This would cover the interest."
"WHAT?! That's not part of the deal!"
"The deal changed when your sister decided to default on her loans."
The boy appears frustrated, trembling.
"That's not fa-"
The cloaked one lifts up a part of his cloak, revealing the hilt of a sword.
"The world is not fair little man. If you don't want more of your family to go missing, it'll be in your best interest to pay up what is due."

>>837121
You know, there's an honest difference between "I'll stop shoving my IOUs down your throats if you promise to pay me small dividends of what you earn regularly" and "since you're in debt, you're my slaves and I will never let you pay off your debts because I can charge interest and back it up with a very 'sharp' legalization".

Declare you murdered Samantha. Then show this bastard how you did it.

Stop the cloaked man by shouting about him having to honour the deal while the boy is still holding the bag if the man escalates things it's Emilsing time. If the boy is still holding the bag the man may leave him with it in the case where he sees you as a possible threat.

>>837121
Follow this new guy home and eat him.

>>837121
Hmm. That definitely gives us some idea of why this guy seemed so desperate to see Samantha.

>>837125
Y'know what? Why not. We could at least explore the feasibility of doing this, anyway.

This loan shark is not a rabbold. That makes him a far juicier target than the boy.

I would not murder the loan shark because he's probably part of a larger organization. If the organization learns that one of their own was murdered while trying to extort the boy, they would probably send assassins next time. In other words, if we want to help the boy, this would do more harm than good.

Instead, I suggest we redirect the loan to us. If they come after us instead of the boy, then there shouldn't be any problems heh. Also, I'd like for Emils to learn how to make money. Paying off this loan would be good practice.

Present yourself to the cloaked figure, "I will pay off his loan.".

Keep fallowing the boy and when you get somewhere we're nobody can see the two of you, grab him and push and hold him against a wall a remained that he tells you who he is, who Samatha was, and who that man he was just talking to was and what does he want.

This way I figure we can get a good idea who the clocked asshole is without risking revealing ourselves. Hell those guys might make a nice meal the next time we get hungry

>>837130
Just follow the load shark, make sure he reports completion of his errand, and eat him afterwards.

Ok, sounds like this guy is gonna keep looking for Emils because of this. So we gotta either eliminate the loan, or the loan shark (and potentially associates).

Approach.

"I'll clear his debt."

Smile and start bleeding from your ears, eyes, and mouth, make your body appear frail and gaunt.
"Do you accept payment in blood?"

>>837130
>I would not murder the loan shark because he's probably part of a larger organization. If the organization learns that one of their own was murdered while trying to extort the boy, they would probably send assassins next time.

actually no, we should do exactly that. Killing the shark kills two birds with one stone; We gain access to a new body-type, get a decent meal, AND eliminate the pesky rabold who is a threat to us in a way that can't easily be traced back to our involvement.

>>837121
Multiple possibilities on what to do now:
Follow and get rid of the avaros in the hood.
-It doesn't seem like they're gonna be missed
-New avaros form!
-doesn't guarantee that the rabbold will leave us alone

Follow the rabbold and eat him.
-won't be bothered by him again
-to make sure no one "recognizes" us again we'd have to kill the mother too
-nothing of value is gained

eat them both
-terminate the matter entirely

eat the whole city
-jackpot

>>837140
take the Avaros first, the Rabold will come to you you don't need to search for him as hard. you can then pretend to capitulate, get him to lead you back to his mother, and dispose of both of them.

As to trying to eat the whole city, long term yes, short term no. this place has more to offer us than just mere food, take it slow so that we can accumulate more knowledge and skills before it's time for The Feast.

>>837121
Morph your voice to sound a little different, and change your features very slightly. Remove the birthmark. You want this rabbold to doubt what he saw.

Sneak up behind the loan shark, kick the back of his knee, then break his spine when he stumbles. Make sure he is immobile, although it doesn't matter if he is alive or dead.

"Is this how I am supposed to respond to 'stranger danger'? I was told kids are supposed to attract attention to get help. Am I helping right?"

Say you'll feed this child attacker to the monsters outside the city. Then after the rabbold leaves take the body somewhere out of sight and consume it.
You can give the kid the money off the body, but keep the sword and cloak. People will think it's adorable that you're walking around dressed like an adult in clothes too big for you.

>>837121
If the contract changed it should be documented somewhere to be valid, otherwise they owe them nothing.
Let's do that noble/poker face/fast talking thing we did with bea.

Without a handler, that rabbold won't bother us any longer. While this taskmaster points to a larger conspiracy aimed at either us or the Dragon-clan rabbolds, right now all we have in front of us is one new species who nobody important will miss. Shift to Victoria-size and blindside the bird with a hit like a freight train.

>>837140
Eat them both. It's the superior solution!

>>837121
Follow the birdman. The kid is irrelevant, ignore him.

>>837134
Man this is a terrible idea but DAMNED if it's not the BEST idea

Do this

Channel your inner spookmonster

Emils what do you remember about Samatha? Did you absorb her alive or was she already dead? Did you kill her or did this guy?
If we didn't kill her then this could be a chance to make a friend who knows we're a slime.
But if we did kill her then lets just follow the loan bird.

If we eat this new guy, we get a new, non-rabbold form we can take. Something to consider.

alternatively ignore them cause this got nothing to do with you...


...naah, get munchies.

I'm all for eating the new guy, not so hot on the spookmaster idea though, that's a bit excessive/nonsensical.

Remember if you ate her sister alive or dead

Follow the bird. At some point confront him and tell him you want to settle Samantha's debt. You look like her, so you don't want her past inconveniencing you. Ask him if his life is worth the amount Samantha owed.

>>837193
This, basically.

Kill the bird, spare the nuisance. He reports to you now, but you're a far less demanding patron. (Far less forgiving, too.)

Emils 2017/10/16(Mon)16:39 No. 837248 ID: 23a020
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>Confront
"Hold it!"
I announce myself out in front of the alley, "I'll be handling his debts from now on!"

"And the payment would be in blood!"

Emils 2017/10/16(Mon)16:42 No. 837249 ID: 23a020
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"..."
"y-You?!"
The hooded one has already pulled out his sword.

There's a tense silence while the small one keeps looking between me and the tall one, but the tall one breaks it first.

"HA! HA HA HA HA! That is the dumbest thing I've heard yet!"

>Confront Hit Hard (Slime) Hit Soft (Rabbold)

>>837249
>Hit hard

>>837249
This is your chance Emils!

First thing's first, you have to do your Magical Girl transformation sequence! That means you have to design your costume.

Hit hard

Hit him hard.
Break him a little bit.
... Then Break him a little bit more.

Just don't break him all the way.
Not yet at least. There are witnesses.

Hit Hard (Slime)

>>837249
Hit like a train.

Hit hard.
Avoid the sword and punch his ribs with enough power to break them, perforate his lungs and get him close to death of dead.
Do not let the rabold realize you are not one of his kind.

Harden the soft tissues of your fist using your slime abilities, and hit him with EVERYTHING you've got, all your strength, all your mass behind it, hold NOTHING back.

>>837249
Hit him hard!

Aim for that one weak spot that all males have between their legs!

>>837249
This is part of why the spookening plan was a bad idea, okay this is an armed adult with unknown abilities.
With your current form he has a lot of reach on you, keep your defensive abilities on and try not to get stabbed.

Hit Hard (Slime) but not absolute full power: if for some reason this person proves to be troublesome it will pay to have your own limits fuzzy in their mind.

>>837259
yeah, but he's seriously underestimating us right now. we might be able to one-shot him before he even has his guard up.

>>837249
"Threatening a child with a sword was the dumbest thing I've seen yet."
Hit hard. Harden your bones so you can hit even harder.

People, remember how she detects as having "body" magic? Super-punching somebody isn't going to break kayfabe; her body is augmented.

...That was not worth spending the element of surprise.
Hit hard: Taking him out in one blow is preferable. You only need his manastone intact.

>>837264
>her body is augmented.
Then maybe it'd also be believable if, instead of running at the guy with the sword, Emils could instead leap at him?

A surprise flying kick, superman punch, tackle, or whatever from this distance and with all of Emils' mass behind the attack should be enough to catch him off guard!

>>837267
That's a fighting style used in fiction. Leaps are much too easy to dodge.

>>837271
But this quest is fiction!

Let him stab you once. Then hold the sword in with your slime body and crush his windpipe.

Hit hard!

>>837249
If you dont take this opportunity to experiment with magical girl transformations, Emils, you will regret it for ever.

There better be some goddamn frills.

Hit so hard he lays an egg.

>>837286
Bishouju Senshi Yog-Sototh?
I'm pretty sure we don't have a form to swap into without ruining our disguise, and we can't pull off the light show anyway.