GOD DAMNIT

Sven, who the hell are you?

>>184440
I am Sven Steen. You've asked that question thrice already. Is that your favorite question to ask? My favorite question to ask is 'What's your favorite color?'. Is my favorite question better than yours?

that is a good question but the reason for that asking is that we are unstable and may be time travelling so every time we asked we truely did not know who you were.

Only in very specific circumstances. What are you? We're forgetful.

>>184527
Time travel? You like traveling with watches? No... that's not right. Guidance spirits hate watches. You travel with clocks. Brown clocks, am I correct?
>>184529
Oh, I see. You're full of forget. So am I, but not as much. I'm an assassin. If you forget so often, you;ll just forget it again. You also forgot that Carg is stressed out.

we were full of forget but we have just run out so we will not forget again. send us to carg we will deal with it.

>>184539
Oh? Well, please fill yourselves up again a little bit so you can forget I'm an assassin. You're lucky I'm not in assassin mode, or I'd say terrible things to you. Have fun with the stress.

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Fuck... I hope they don't stop being my friends because they hate the way the fuckin town looks... Maybe we should turn the fuck back... Fuck, I wish it was as good as Agician...

hey carg, don't worry about it. if they relly are your friends then that won't be a big deal. if it is a big deal then it means they weren't your friends to begin with, so you don't need to worry.

also, we forgot stuff again, really wish it would stop happening. last we remember is when you put rocks on arkan's claws, can you fill us in on what's been going on?

>>184559
Fuck, you forgot again? Well, not much happened. We met a weirdo deliveryman named Sven Steen a couple of days ago. He's pretty fuckin weird and barely makes any sense at all. He also carries knives around. He says they're for when he has to fuckin cut some box open in order to deliver it. He has about six of them. He wears green and black clothes with a fuckin hood.

He helped us when Nir fuckin got lost in a big town a few days ago. He said he had a letter to deliver where we were going.

And I really don't fuckin think they'll like the town. Drugs are manufactured there, gang wars, rape, and smuggling also happen there. I fuckin forget, but I believe there to be some counterfeiting going on there as well.

actually he is an assassin, but the fact that he is helpful means he is one with morals, so his target is most likely some asshole who deserves it. don't let him know that you know or he may freak out.

anyway, probably be best if you hold onto all the money, let's see some smalltime pick-pocket try to steal from you, probably be hilarious. could you send us back to sven, want to point out how bad his outfit is and how he could do better, maybe also find out who the hit is on.

>>184575
An assassin? Fuck, I knew he was lying. Somehow, I could tell. And an asshole who deserves it? That doesn't limit the number of fuckin potential targets by much. I actually am holding onto all the money. Including Sven's, but he doesn't know that.

Back to Sven it is. I'll try not to fuckin worry so much, but Perdue City is a very bad place.

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That cloud looks like a turkey.

cool, hey carg told us what you look like and i have to say that while most of the outfit is fine you need to put your knives in a better place. unless you can climb walls like some kind of spider monster you are not going to be able to get past guards, they don't take kindly to people with a lot of weapons. good places would be in your bracers, your boots, and right against your back on your hips. concealed but still easy to get to.

also, you may want to work on your story, while carg does think you are a mailman he is suspicious. because you seem too aloof.

>>184593
...Hm. Looks like it's time for me to get... deadly serious. It matters not if the guards see my friends... as poisonous and magical as they really are. They'd be dead and undead and under my complete control in a matter of seconds. I regretfully state that I cannot put them in the places you specfied. More deadly, poisonous, and magical friends are hiding there. They're a bit shy, though.

Curious, though. All my victims believe my postal story. Perhaps I won't kill him. Yet. He could prove to be an interesting tool...

But enough about that. Doesn't that cloud look like a turkey?

we can't see, can only tell what is thought to us, so we cannot confirm or deny the turkeyness of the cloud.

must admit your acting is very good, had me totally convinced you were a fool.

also suggest you do not entertain the thought of killing any of the group at all. for they have a friend in a VERY high place, chances are killing them will result in you turning into a cloud of confetti, then catching on fire.

>>184612
You should have been fooled as you were. After all, I've had 62 years of practice and honing my act, skills, and lies.

Turning into confetti then catching fire? That sounds like someone only a chaotic bastard foxfolk would do. You would do well to cease from threatening me with him. I have friends even more powerful than him. That certain foxfolk has been known to cower by the mere thought of my friend.

...I think I left my sink on fire at home.

what did you do? cover it in gas and light it up? catching a sink on fire i no easy feat.

>>184625
I think it may have something to do with the spicy watermelons I put in it. No, wait, that's stupid. It was the red potatoes. The color red can catch anything on fire.

...I think it's time to get packed up. I have to buy a horse. Or a horseradish. How do they create horseradish? Do they merge radish and horse?

no no no, horseradish is natural, when you cut it apart it turns into horses and radishes.

to keep your sink from lighting up again you should make it blue, will negate the red powers of those potatoes.

>>184630
Of course! Why did I never think of that! I'll just get some blue carrots! People always love blue carrots! They're so helpful!

I head on over to the stable. I see some horses there. One white, one brown, one black. Oh, that sucks. They're out of green ones. I guess I have to choose a boring one.

...Wait a second... Where's my money pack? Shit... I can't kill anyone here. It's too crowded.

ask carg if you can borrow some money. Nir, the kobold, is a wizard he may be able to change the horse's color.

if it's serious time then i still think asking to borrow some money would be good, maybe send us to him to convince him if he says no.

>>184645
Serious time. I shall introduce whoever it is that stole my money pouch to my friends. I'm sure they'd be happy to meet them. I walk over to Carg.
Sven:"Excuse me, but may I borrow some gold coin? I seem to have lost mine."
Carg:"Oh, sure thing!"
He puts on a smile and hands me some money.
Carg:"That should be enough, my friend."
I head back to the stable, and now I need to choose a horse. Hmm...They're all the same price... I can't decide... White, brown, or black?

well brown goes well with your outfit and is pretty good blend in the forest, so it seems like a good pick.

>>184662
Brown it is. Wait a second... I have a question for you. How do you know what I'm wearing if you can't see? Did Carg describe every immaculate detail to you?

not immaculate, just that you you had green and black with a hood.

Sven is fantastic.

Yes.

Yes.

>>184711
How foolish. You guidance spirits are supposed to pick up on little teases like that. I pay for the brown horse, and I see Rojo and Nir get on their zebra.
>>184712
Yes, I am fantastic. You know what else is fantastic? The number 12. You know why? It's the only single syllable double digit number. Ten doesn't count. It never counts. You know why? Because it's a whale.

but what happens when a family of 10 whales meet up? does they achieve critical whale?

>>184751
No, that's stupid. They achieve political whale, not critical whale. Carg takes off, and Rojo's zebra and my horse take off. Speaking of political, I would like a popsicle.

In all seriousness, if there are any personal, not professional, questions you'd like to ask me, then by all means, go ahead.

well, this one may be a bit of a gray are but, what got you into the assassination business in the first place?

>>185525
Hmm... I'll allow this question. It's simple. Tradition. I come from a very long line of assassins. My father was an assassin, just like I am, just like my child will be.

>>185543
I take your silence as you not having anymore questions for me. Am I correct? Perhaps you want to be sent to someone else? Or do you just want to rest until we arrive at our destination?

hmm? oh sorry, spaced out a little... don't ask how spirits can do that, not entirely sure ourselves.

i suppose we could go to carg.

>>186857
Well then, have fun with Mr. Grey Birdosaurus.

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Hmm... I think we're almost fuckin there. I can't really fuckin tell. The green smog that looms over the town isn't there.
Rojo:"Carg! I think I see your town!"
Something fucked up is going on... I don't like it.

would have to agree. a wretched hive of scum and villainy doesn't just stop being wretched and villainous. not without outside interference. only two things could do this. a mafia thing got powerful enough that almost everyone is working for them. or a good group of heroes showed up and cleaned the place up.

Approach with caution. You might want to put a mask over your ...breathing apparatus whatever it is. Could be that someone finally found the Best Drug and now everyone is either dead or too stoned to move.

>>186895
But I liked the city being a fuckfest! If I find these mafia people or heroes or whatever the fuck they are, I'm going to give them a piece of my fuckin mind.
>>186912
If they made the best fuckin drug, I'll have to try it. Sounds awesome. I really don't have a fuckin mask, though.

Carg:"Slow down, Rojo and Sven! Something's off here! I don't know what's off, but I can just tell!"
They have their horses slow the fuck down, and I fly slower and lower. We approach the city by trying to hide behind a fuckin house. I see something. Is that a gnoll? No... gnolls don't fuckin have tails... Their necks don't hump over either. I don't see any people around here anywhere... Just these fuckin weird tailless gnolls.
Sven:"Carg, do you know where a 'Welina' is?
...Welina is my fuckin mother.

those are savanna gnolls, from way down south. i think best way to answer would be "we were actually going there as well, just follow us." assassins specialize in single target quick-strike, if they haven't won with their first strike then their chance of victory drops by a lot. so avoiding the first blow is important.

>>186996
No gnoll has a fuckin tail. All gnolls are born tailless, so unless some god created these so-called gnolls very recently, they aren't gnolls.

Carg:"We were actually going there as well. Just follow us."
Sven:"Okay, young troopers!"
We head on out from the fuckin cover of the house, and the creature turns to look at us. It's wearing a white-and-black uniform.
Creature:"You, there! All 3 of you!"
About this time, I notice there are more of these fuckers, only naked.
Creature:"Get over here! What are you doing out of your houses? This is our turf now! Get back inside, or we'll kill you!"
The fuck?

knowing how the gods are... one very well may have.
regardless it seems my mafia idea was right. say "we just got in to town, who are you?" they will then think you are just dumb tourists and severely underestimate you, letting you catch them by surprise. we'll tell the others.
@rest of party: these guys are mafia and/or a gang, carg is gonna bluff them into thinking we are tourists, making them underestimate us. use that to launch a sneak attack when they get close and take them down any way you like, prefer leader alive for interrogation. will signal when to strike.

>>187022
Carg:"We just got in to town. Who are you?"
The creature starts fuckin laughing. This gets the attention of the other creatures, who start coming over here.
Creature:"I am Ky, leader of us Werewolves, and leader of this pack of The Order. As we're part of The Order, we can do whatever the fuck we want. For instance, we can slaughter everyone here in town if they don't agree with us. It's one of the privileges The Order has."
The cre-, um, fuckin werewolf smiles. Those other werewolves are pretty fuckin close now.
Werewolf:"And there's not a damn thing you can do about it."

@party: okay, werewolves. weakness is silver, just touching the stuff hurts them, also extreme magic things.
@rojo: your sword should be able to inflict damage as well as light magic as werewolves are a creature of the dark, from how they are talking a peaceful resolution will not work.
@sven: if any of your knives are silver or silver coated use it, not sure how they react to poison, running is not an option they don't seem like the kind that let 'prey' just walk off.
@carg: snatch up some of Rojo's silver headed arrows and use those, may be crappy but it will work, use your agility to land a lot of tiny stabs.
@nir: you are rear guard. first try freezing them if it doesn't work then switch to stinging any that are about to attack someone, should at least make them flinch.

@party: ready... set... GO!

>>187051

"You have to be part of The Order to do whatever the fuck you want? I can do whatever the fuck I want, all by myself!"

Then punch him in the nose.

Then RUN

>>187079
>>187062
Carg:"You have to be part of The Order to do whatever the fuck you want? I can do whatever the fuck I want, all by myself!"
I sock him the fuck in the snout, then run by Rojo while grabbing a few of her arrows. A werewolf runs at me, and I stab him with an arrow in the eye. It fuckin reels back and screams in pain. Nir freezes and pains a couple, and Rojo uses her sword to defend herself from the blows of the werewolves. I don't see Sven anywhere. He could be going for a fuckin sneak attack.

If I take flight, I may be able to get more momentum and stab the fuckin arrows in deeper.

that may help. if you can get it into their heart or brain it would act like a normal weapon would against a normal creature.

hopefully sven IS setting up a sneak attack.

>>187184

Flight is always an advantage. They can't touch you when you're in the air after all. Got any knives? If you can get a shiv, I say dive bomb plus BACKSTAB would be explosively effective!

>>187199
are you forgetting these are werewolves? regular knives would be as effective as pudding as a weapon against them.

>>187186
>>187199
>>187202
I've got silver-tipped arrows, which is sort of like a fuckin knife. I take fli- Ow! Fuck, a werewolf clawed my wing. I go up higher to get some better momentum. There are 13 werewolves. Rojo's only defending herself. Why the fuck isn't she attacking? Nir got captured. Looks like I know who I'm going to divebomb. I raise up a little more for some more momentum, and dive the fuck down at the werewolf.

I pierce an arrow into the fucker's head, then go back up for another divebomb. The werewolf I attacked is laying on the ground. I see Nir throw a couple of fuckin mana ball clusters at a werewolf. Sven is sneaking away from the fight.

bastard. he officially is an asshole. keep it up, and send us to rojo, we'll try to get her to fight.

>>187202

They're not impenetrable. They just regenerate fast unless the wound is made with sacred moon metal, aka silver. Carg already knows silver is preferable.

>>187213

Or more importantly we'll get her to spam heals/buffs on everyone else.

Really a tactful retreat might be a good idea now. You'd have a lot better chance if you could get the rest of the town riled up. 13 werewolves, I don't like these odds. I'll try to get Rojo (and Nir) to a point where they aren't surrounded and can make a break for it.

>>187213
>>187215
Okay, you tell the fucker to attack, not defend for me.

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Rojo:"You need to stop this right now!"
Werewolf:"Don't tell us what to do, tourist scum!"
Rojo:"I don't want to have to hurt you. I've hurt too many people already! You're monsters! Just like I was."
Werewolf:"Shut up, bitch!"
Ah! The werewolf knocked me off my feet! Gods damn... Why can't they just stand down?

>>187242

Hahaha tourist scum. You should you should pppffff hahahaha

they are inflicted with the were-wolf curse. on a full moon they lose all context of civility and become brutal monsters that kill without remorse, so even if they want to be saved they would be unable to stop killing. the newest of the pack members may still be remorseful about it and you would be doing them a favor as they would be thankful you could stop them.
so, unfortunately, they must be killed or they WILL kill again even if they don't want to. as long as you don't take pleasure in it you will be okay.

>>187249
I... I'm sorry. I just can't bring myself to kill them. I'm so sorry. I can't. I continue to defend myself against the blows of the werewolf while struggling to get up. I have to make them stop fighting.
Carg:"AH! FUCK FUCK! FUCK!"
I quickly take a glance over to where carg is. He's laying on the ground bleeding heavily. Gods damnit... It's getting harder to block the blows, and I can't do anything to save them...

>>187311

Let your rage take over, turn into a werewolf!

Oh wait that's who you're fighting. Damn.

...I got nothing.

>>187359
What? That's all the advice you guidance spirits have to help me? I'm trying to defend myself here! Why don't you give me advice on how to do that, instead of just pointing out the obvious? I'm not stupid! I mean, come on! You must know some sort of super weakness other than silver!

only other weakness is super powerful magic and another werewolf... that guy may be on to something, you may have an animal warform, invoke the spirit of the fox!

>>187386
Okay, now you're starting to piss me off! You're supposed to help me, not be stupid little shits! I don't have an animal warform! And I can only defend with the sword as you told me the werewolves are weak to silver. I can't use my bow and arrows, obviously. Seriously, quit being unhelpful!

well sorry, i thought you were not attacking with the sword for other reasons. anyway, since it is an artifact class weapon it should work, doubly so since it's power is 'Absorb' and you know for a fact that a god made it. no matter how hard a god tries, anything they make carries a touch of the divine in it.

>>187587
That's right... The sword was made by Xom, so it must be able to harm them. I try it out by stabbing the werewolf's arm. The sword goes in! The sword went in! The werewolf steps back and grabs it's arm, now bleeding. I get up since I'm able to now. I see a group of werewolves holding Carg hostage and a Werewolf holding Nir hostage.
Werewolf:"Stand down, tourist scum, or we'll kill the both of these people!"
Gods damnit... What do I do?

"and what guarantee do i have that the moment i stand down you wont kill them anyway? hostages are shields, you can only hide behind them as long as they live. killing them will deprive you of that shield, and nothing would stand in the way of my wrath."

>>187604

You... you didn't even... you hadn't even tried stabbing them...

*facepalm*

Well now we're fucked. Send us to Nirblim. I have a plan.

>>187736
no, if nir does anything it would result in them killing him. we are staying with rojo.

>>187609
>>187743
Rojo:"And what guarantee do I have that the moment I stand down you won't kill them anyway? Hostages are shields, you can only hide behind them as long as they live. Killing them will deprive you of that shield, and nothing would stand in the way of my wrath."
The werewolves sort of back off.
Ky:"You don't get it. We could have killed this entire town easily. We could kill you, and your other tourist buddies easily as well. Sure, we're down 2 pups, but what does it matter? We're stronger than you and this town combined. We don't need a shield. We do things just because we can!"
Agk! Ow... He hit me...
Ky:"And there's not a DAMN-"
Agk!
Ky:"-THING-"
Agk!
Ky:"You can DO-"
Agk!
Ky:"About it!"
Y- you know what? I think it would be fun to kill him...
Ky:"Not one single fucking solitary thing, tourist scum!"

no, not fun, killing is never fun, but against some people, it is... easy. this guy is a perfectly justified kill. and if we are lucky, killing the master will de-power the others.

kill him, quick thrust through the heart, don't enjoy it, save nir and carg.

>>187748
Killing is never fun? I beg to differ. I'll give you an example with my prey. I insert my sword into my prey's heart. He lets out a small grunt. See the look of terror in his eyes? That's when you know it's fun. I take my sword out, now glistening with crimson blood.

one

Woah... This new burst of power feels really good. I turn to my audience, who is just staring at me in stunned silence. I'm quite a spectacle, am I? Too bad they'll have to die as well.

ROJO, STOP! remember what you just recently had therapy for? you found killing kobolds 'fun', look at yourself, you are falling apart.

[subconscious suggestion: look at myself? what do they mean? i am just having fun... like i had fun killing kobolds. like nir, my adopted nephew... oh god what am i doing?]

>>187768
What do you mean, look at myself? I'm perfectly fine. I'm just entertaining both myself and my audience. Killing the werewolves just like I killed the helpless kobolds. Wait... Nir is a kobold. He's also my adopted nephew... Oh gods... Oh gods, what have I been doing? This is wrong! Gods damnit, I killed someone! I... I need to get away from here!

no, you need to make THEM leave or they will kill carg and nir. say "get out of here NOW and i'll THINK about letting you live." sound as angry as you can when you say it. you took out the boss they should flee. then you can heal carg and nir.

>>187791
I'm... I'm terrified right now, S-so I don't think I'd be a- able to sound very mad... I can feel my hands shaking and some tears running down my face.
Rojo:"Guh- get out of h- here n- now and... and I- I'll... I'll think a- about l- letting you live..."
Right now I just want to be alone from now on. I might snap and kill Nir... I'm a monster waiting to happen at any time. I don't want to kill anyone else.

Man you guys are such party poopers.

Keep it real, Rojo.

we got you rojo. we'll keep you stable until later. now like i said before, killing is not evil if it is to protect and save others from something deadly. we know for a fact the werewolf guy was evil. no one will miss him.

>>187870
I... I hope you do a good job at it. I'm very dangerous right now. I should seal myself from everyone forever. I don't know when I'll snap again. Carg looks like he's bleeding heavily.
Werewolf:"No... No! I will not let tourist scum become our leader! Kill her! Kill her!"
All the werewolves start running at me. My hands are still shaking. I... I think there's 10 left. Wh- what should I do?

Your various incarnations aren't like this in everywhen Rojo, you're capable of keeping ti together and walking the path of justice. We've seen you do it before, in the light of other days.

the rest of the werewolves you don't have to kill, just maim, to get them to flee. work your way to carg while fighting and pump him up with white magic.

>>188060
But... but this is different. I succumbed to my evil side. That's the worst thing that can happen to me. I hate my evil side. I hate myself. I scare myself.
>>188064
I try to dodge and weave and not kill any other werewolves. It's very hard with 10 of them on me.
???:"Not so fast!"
I look. It's Sven Steen and a bunch of other people of various species. Are they... are they holding silverware? The werewolves top attacking me and go after the people. Woah... Sven Steen just killed 2 werewolves in 1 blow... I thought he was supposed to be a weirdo mailman.

I head on over to Carg and Nir, hands still shaking, and heal them. I don't know if I have enough mana to seal Carg's... never mind. The- The sword must have given me a power boost.
Carg:"The fuck took you so long?"

"you were being held hostage, couldn't just charge them or they would kill you."

you are doing fine rojo, confronting the problem is better then running from it. do you still have your magic paper? talking about it right after the fact should be good for you.

>>188172
Yes, I bought the magic paper. I've been using it a bit on the trip here.

Rojo:"You were being held hostage. I couldn't just charge them. They would kill you."
Carg looks like he's going to hug me, but then he looks at the people that are fighting the werewolves.
Carg:"Please calm down, Rojo. You're alive, and that's all that matters."
Nir hugs me.
Nir:"Are you okay, Aunt Rojo?"

here, let me put it this way. if you didn't kill him they would of killed nir and carg. so it's fine to kill, we just need to make you not like it.
anyway, let nir know you are fine, just a little scared.

OK Rojo I'm going to say this once. Hating yourself is a bad idea. It never ends well. Ever. I would rather you succumb to your evil side than hate yourself. That's your problem, you know? Losing control, is not because of your inclination to kill, it is completely unrelated to your inclination to kill. If you would stop denying your own feelings; if you would stop hating yourself, then you won't keep losing control.

If you allow that self hatred to grow though, I don't need to be a prophet to say that you're going to be living a life full of regrets.

>>188464
I'm already living a life full of regrets. From burning my town down to mistreating Nir. And what's this about denying my own feelings? What is related toward my inclination to kill? I'm pretty sure I loose control because I get too angry. I was so mad when that werewolf taunted and beat me up. It felt a lot like how the people at my town use to treat me.
>>188192
I already don't like killing. It robs the people of their lives. I don't want to do that anymore.
Rojo:"I- I'm fine. I'm just a little scared."
Nir:"Why?"
Rojo:"Because I lost control of myself. I'm afraid I might lose control of myself and kill the both of you. I don't want to do that."
Carg:"Fuck... Will slapping some sense into you work?"

"no, it's deeply impeded in my psyche, i'm getting help but it will take a while."
which is worse, rojo, letting Nir have his life stolen, or steal one yourself?
so far you have not broken your covenant of being a shield. the leader werewolf would not of stopped no matter how much you wounded him, he may have retreated but he would come back later and try to kill again. taking him out protects everyone from him.

>>190199
Rojo:"No, it's deeply impeded in my psyche. I'm getting help, but it will take a while."
Carg leans in close to whisper to me.
Carg:"Please get it the fuck together. I don't want you scared like this. You're my fuckin friend. And shhh about that."
I... I guess killing others is the one that isn't worse. I'll still feel horrible about it. I can't even begin to count the amount of people I've killed. I see a werewolf exit a house. He sees the fighting, and runs toward there.
Werewolf:"Woah, woah, woah! What the fuck is going on here?"
He looks at the leader. The werewolves stop fighting the townspeople. A werewolf takes his claw out of Sven's chest. He falls to the ground.
Werewolf:"...Why the fuck is he wearing my armor? Why is he dead?"

>>190186

Then you can see it in action! You've hated yourself all this time, your entire life, and you've seen nothing but regrets. I think you should try not hating yourself for a while, no matter what happens or what you do, just to see if it helps you control yourself more.

It's okay to like killing, you know. It's exciting, an empowering feeling. People stop hurting you when you kill them. Animals turn into delicious meats. I think what you're trying to say is even though you like killing for the reasons above, and anybody would, you recognize that it has consequences you don't enjoy. Killing makes it harder to respect life, and you want to respect life and people living it. You'd be surprised how many people like killing, but choose not to because they know it's wrong for them to do so. That's what real virtue is: knowing all aspects of yourself, making the best well informed decision you can given the current situation.

>>190270
No. It is never okay to like killing. If you like killing, you're a psychopath. Like I was. like I still may be.
"What the fuck? There are only 4 of us left! Don't you villagers appreciate all the work we've done to turn this shithole into something decent?" The werewolf says.
"Wait, are you Ky?" another werewolf says.
"Yes, I'm Ky! Why are you questioning me? I ought to exile you from our pack!" The first werewolf says.
"I knew you- I mean, the werewolf acting as you was suspicious, but I didn't bring it up because I was told to never question you." A third werewolf says.
"Uggh... Gods damnit... Well, since Ro decided to prance around in my Order Armor, things turned to shit. Everyone, get back into your homes. We have to deal with burying the dead now." The first werewolf complained.

rojo if you can tell us voices apart at all please try to ignore that one from now on, he likes telling people to be jerks.

anyway, let's get sven on his feet and get on our way to carg's house.

i mean carg's parents.

>>190413

Er, not quite. A psychopath is one who cannot empathize with anyone else. Literally cannot. Doesn't have to do with killing or not, though it's easier to kill things you don't empathize with. That Sven guy is a psychopath, and he doesn't... particularly enjoy killing. He's just really good at it. But if you want to catch his interest with something he likes, find a cloud that looks like a turkey.

You guys seriously wiped out 9 werewolves? That's like... wicked badass. I guess you have to help them out now though, since they're now short handed. See that's the downside of killing. Probably would have been better if you only killed the guy getting in your face, but we didn't know the others weren't jerks like him. Hindsight. *shrugs*

>>190428
listen here sweetcheeks
i have been informed this fellow has been trying to get you to shed blood vis-a-vis killing people and with that information i was told you do not want to kill people.
so what you need to do here is ignore this guy, find yourself a nice man, and settle down in this town and raise a few kids. maybe open a bakery.
or do none of that, go back on your quest to do whatever (i really haven't been following along here) and just stop killing people (unless they are total monsters) because its just not cool, y'know?
life is a precious thing and no man has any right to take the life of another.

>>190435

You'd be singing a different tune if 13 werewolves were charging at you howling for your blood.

>>190435
you missed the 'unless they are total monsters' in the parentheses, didn't you.

>>190428
>>190435
>>190475
>>190483
Noted.
>>190419
>>190421
I walk on over to Sven and heal his wound as much as I can. I can't tell if it healed all the way.
"Good job healing me. It felt like I was eating a pink poisoned porcupine." Sven says.
Should I just ignore him? He's weird. While the werewolves try and sort their stuff out, Carg leads us to his house. We open the door and see two Nedynvor and a kobold. One nedynvor is wearing some strange wing glove things.
Carg puts on a happy face.
"Hi there, Gwitel, Zedinot! It's Me, Carganus! Who's the kobold?" Carg says.
"Oh, Hi there, Carganus. Been a long time. We bought that kobold a few years ago, but since the fucktard werewolves came, they made it a citizen of the town. Waste of money."
"Shut up! How many times do I have to tell you to treat me like a normal citizen, huh? Do I have to call Ky again? You've had 6 strikes already. One more, and who knows what'll happen."
"And, I'm starting to want to fucking strangle your throat already." Carg says.
"I've felt that way for a long time, Carganus."
So... um... what now?

>>190504

Haha Carganus. This trip was totally worth it.

huh, well we came here to see if they may know why carg seem to have magic coming off of him but never having used a mana ritual. from how the kobold is acting i would say he is a servant, possibly a ex-slave, but he hasn't been mistreated otherwise he wouldn't have such an outspoken attitude so he is fine. carg's whole family seem to like acting like jerks, but never actually mean it. start off with a hi and how nice it is to meet them.

>>190556
If I may correct you, I've seen enough kobolds to know that this one is a female.
Rojo:"Hello. It's nice to meet you. My name is Rojo."
Nedynvor with gloves:"Oh. Hi there. I'm Gwitel. He's Zedinot."
Zedinot:"Hi there. This slave of ou-"
Kobold:"I am not a slave, you dense shithead!"
Zedinot:"Fuck you. Anyways, This kobold's name is Delmanis."
Delmanis:"Miss Delmanis to you."
Zedinot:"Shut the fuck up."
Delmanis:"You shut the fuck up!"
She pauses for a second and looks at Nir. As do I. He's got his hands on his nose and is blushing.

awww, looks like someone has a crush. makes sense, i think this is the first girl bold he has seen outside of his tribe. as his aunt it is your job to tease him about it, not much but like 'looks like someone's in LOOOOOVE, oh ho ho ho.'

>>190563
What? Why do you want me to tease my friend? That's horrible! I would never tease anybody. It's just not right. I will ask him about it, though.
Rojo:"Nir, do you like Delmanis?"
Nir looks at me and nods his head.
Delmanis:"Hmm... How old are you?"
Nir:"I'm... five."
Delmanis:"Good. You're in my range."
She shakes her hips a bit and rubs a finger across her nose when she says that. Nir blushes a bit more and closes his eyes.

i think you miss-understood. teasing comes in two flavors, playful and mean. friends totally play tease eachother all the time. what is the difference between play and mean is subtle, so something like "awwww, someone's got a crush" is funny while "you actually like HER?" is very mean. it's anoth facet of friendship, being able to make fun of eachother with them laughing with you instead you laughing at them.

anyway, tell gwi and zed that the reason for your visit was you wanted to talk about carg's natural magic.

>>190624
Quit lying. It's not funny. Teasing only hurts people. I was teased as a child. It was very horrible. Del walks up to Nir and puts her hands on his shoulders. She then turns to Gwi and Zed.
Del:"Since I'm no longer your slave, I'm going to date this kobold, and there's nothing you can do to stop me. Don't even try."
Gwi:"Do you want me to beat the fuck out of you, you twat?"
Del:"It sounds like you want me to contact Ky again."
Gwi:"Shut the fuck up about Ky."
Del:"Only once you stop being a fuckwad."
She turns back to Nir.
Del:"Okay, mage boy, you and I are going to have some alone time."
She takes Nir's hands off his nose and touches her nose to his. Nir makes a weird sound. Del then leads Nir to a vacant room.

Zed:"Why's you come here anyway?"
Rojo:"We came to see about Carg's natural magic."
Gwi and Zed look at each other.
Gwi:"It's Averna."
Carg:"Yes, I already know the name opf my great grandfather, but what the fuck does he have to-"
Gwi:"Averna is a shapeshifter demon, and demon blood, when passed down from generation to generation, does some fucking weird stuff. For instance, I can extend my tongue infinitely."

@carg: I FUCKING TOLD YOU!

with the fact that their tongue tips emit an electric shock that sounds like it would come in handy... maybe a little kinky.

ask if there is any way to figure out what power that gives carg.

the reason you hated it is they didn't draw the line, then teased you past the breaking point then kept at it. a little jest now and then is fun, but hearing it every day for months would drive even a saint mad. i'll drop it now.

>>190667

>Gwi:"Averna is a shapeshifter demon, and demon blood, when passed down from generation to generation, does some fucking weird stuff. For instance, I can extend my tongue infinitely."

Ooooh

>>190671
>>190713
Right now is not the time to be thinking about all the stuff you can do with an electric tongue. And about that teasing thing, If I'm going to do it, I need to be taught at what is right and wrong. I've only learned that teasing of any kind is wrong from personal experience.
Rojo:"Is th-"
Carg:"Is there any way I can fuckin tell what my cool demon power is?"
Gwi:"Yes there is. First, tell me what you think your demon power is."
Carg:"...Stealing things extremely fuckin easily?"
Zed:"The fuck do you mean by that?"
Carg:"Um, It's... um... Fuck..."
Gwei:"Wow, I didn't know you needed to fuck people in order to steal. What exactly do you steal? People's hearts?"
Carg:"Fuck off. It's... I don't know."
Zed:"Are you a two your old?"
Carg:"You seem to be."
Zed:"Watch your fucking mouth or I'll kick your face."

jeez... you think you could sooth them? just use magic to calm everyone down. a ned kick is rather painful since their legs are super pointy.

>>190732

Yeah he can totally steal the calm them the fuck down off the fireplace mantle. Oh wait, no.

Carg, say "I don't need to take this." and storm out the door. You can think of a better cover story later.

>>190764
i..... what? i'm sorry, i have no idea what you just said.

>>190732
'Jeez'? What does that mean? Some sort of guidance spirit swear word? Plus I don't think my white magic can calm anyone down.
>>190764
Carg:"I don't need to fuckin take this."
Zed:"You're leaving already, you wuss?"
Carg:"I need to think."
Gwei:"Wow, that'll be a first."
Carg:"For you, you fuckin dumbass."
He storms out.
Gwei:"It's so nice talking to Carganus again."
Zed:"Yep. Feels good."
Gwei:"So, what's your story, um, whatsyourname?"

just tell them a bit about yourself, like how you live in nir's village and how you know carg.

>>190984
Rojo:"My name is Rojo, and I'm a ranger/healer dual class. I currently live in Nir's tribe with Carg and a few other people."
Gwi:"Nir's the kobold?"
Rojo:"Yes. He was the first friend I've ever had."
Zed:"I don't blame you. Kobolds are hard to make friends with, especially our slave. Anyway, how'd you meet Carganus?"
Rojo:"I met him in a bar in Agician. He fell on me to steal my money."
Gwi:"He's doing it wrong. You steal money by doing subtle thing, not fucking about like that."
Rojo:"I didn't even know he stole the money. He switched my money pouch with a fake one."
Gwi and Zed looked confused.
Zed:"The... fuck? No. No one is that good at stealing. Quit pullshitting me and tell me how you really met Carganus."
Gwi:"Yeah. Leave your fables elsewhere."

"well what if he had magical assistance? that's why he guessed being really good at stealing as his demonic power. how do you know your disbelief is not also an extension of it?"

Rojo:"Well, what if he had magical assistance in that? That's why he guessed being really good at stealing as his demonic power. How do you know your disbelief is not also an extension of it?"
The both of them are silent for a moment.
Gwi:"Wait... If he already guessed what his demonic power was, why was he stuttering like a braindead mule earlier?"
Rojo:"Can you please stop making fun of Carg like that?"
Gwi:"Fuck you, I can say what I want."
It's getting kind of hard talking to them. They're really annoying.

>>191029

Kill them both

Or, you could politely apologize for taking up their time and quietly take your leave.

Everyone gets flustered when their parents are around~

>>191272
Killing will definitely make them both shut up and be less ann- What am I thinking? Killing is wrong!
Rojo:"I'm very sorry for taking up your time. I'll take my leave now."
Gwi:"Why not stay for lunch?"
Zed:"Go tell our slave she's needed in the kitchen. Tell her to make some turkey."
Gwi:"Ooh, turkey sounds good."
I don't want to do that. They're mean jerks. If they want turkey, they can do it themselves. I head on over to the room where Nir and Del are. They're rubbing noses.
Del:"Oh, you bitch! Don't interrupt us and knock first! Seriously, that's extremely rude. I may even have to get Ky."
Everyone in this house is annoying.
>>191299
They're not my parents. They're not even foxfolk. Unless I was adopted, which I'm not, they're not even close to being family.

just leave. they all want to be rude then be rude back. go find ky, and tell him you want to help since his werewolves are suddenly down a few.

>>191302

Smile and tell Del that you killed two werewolves just the other day on accident.

No no, wait. Ask Nirblim if he's okay. Ignore Del. That's the best thing to do with attention uh, whores.

>>191327
I'm not going to brag about killing people. You're horrible.
>>191308
Rojo:"I'm sorry."
I leave and search for Ky. I find him digging a hole in the outskirts of town.
Rojo:"Ky, I've decided to help you guys out."
Ah! Ky shoved me down to the ground.
Ky:"You better help. I've heard from the villagers that you killed one of our own. Normally, that would be death for you, but I'm going to give you a chance to redeem yourself. Grab a shovel and help me bury the dead."

that sounds like a good penance, giving those killed a send off should ease the burden on your soul. also ask him about this 'order'.

>>191362
I hope burying them makes me feel better. I grab a shovel and start digging a grave.
Rojo:"What is this 'Order' thing?"
Ky:"It's an order dedicated to protecting the world. It was apparently founded after Deer of Death started being corrupted. It's goal is to enforce order. Those who resist order usually die, but I'm a lot nicer than the rest of them. Be glad I didn't contact The Hub. They would send droves if I did."
Is there anything else I should ask?

well, the order seems to be a 'do what we say or die' group with lofty goals. unfortunately, not everyone would think what they are doing is for the best and someone would disagree and get killed due to stupid people following the word of the law instead of the spirit. since you are currently more powerful then him with the sword we can question him without you getting killed for questioning him.

first: "what do you think is corrupting the deer of death"
second: "how does someone join the order?"
third: "what makes the order so sure it knows what is best?"

>>191526
Noted.
Rojo:"What do you think is corrupting the Deer of Death?"
Ky:"No idea. One of our goals is to figure out who, or what, is doing it."
Rojo:"How does one join The Order?"
Ky:"Well, first you have to go to The Hub. It's the only place where recruitment happens. Then you have to fill out a form. It's somewhat long. Then they review the forum. If it's good enough, you get accepted into The Order and get handed some armor and a sword. I don't use the sword because I like using my claws. Much more fun that way."
Rojo:"What makes The Order so sure it knows best?"
Ky:"I think I heard somewhere that enforcing order makes it easier to find criminals, but what do I care? I only joined because I want territory. And because I kind of liked cleaning this shit town up. Seriously, this place was one of the worst places in the world. You'd have to be braindead to think the town was presentable before us werewolves intervened. And the killing people aspect of The Order satiates our natural bloodlust."

That... doesn't make sense.

Ask what that form is about.

state that they should have a test of some sort to get people like RO out who only want the bloodlust part. also have it maybe taken in some kind of anti-lying zone.

>>191689
Rojo:"What's the form about?"
Ky:"It's basically a personality test. They often change the questions on it, and there's magic in there to force you to answer truthfully. It's impossible to cheat, so they always pick the right people."
>>191691
Um, that was already stated.
Rojo:"How did Ro get initiated into The Order?"
Ky:"He didn't. I'm the only one in my pack who's part of The Order."
Is that all the questions for him?

tell him that he should probably look into getting something similar to the order for recruits to keep the dumb-asses out who would ruin everything.

>>191854
Rojo:"You should look for something similar to that for your pack to keep out the people who would ruin everything for you."
Ky:"Heh. I like you, but I think I got it handled. I'll just do something which will distinguish me from the rest of the pack. I may sound insane, but I'm thinking about cutting off my tail. No other werewolf would do that."
I don't think self-mutilation is a good idea, but what should I say to him?

>>191869

I don't understand what cutting your tail off would accomplish.

>>191955
Rojo:"What would cutting off your tail accomplish?"
Ky:"They'd be able to tell me apart more easily. The pack only recognized my armor, so they just assumed Ro was me. If they questioned Ro about his suspicious behavior, they would think they questioned me. I don't like being questioned by my pack. It makes me look weak."
Any other questions?

think that's all for now.

>>191990

That seems an extreme measure. Why doesn't he just design a personal heraldic device and adorn his armor with that?

>>192015
no no, the other guy STOLE his armor, that wouldn't work.

>>192018

Perhaps he could have the device tattooed, or have it placed on him using scarification. Scarification would result in his fur growing in a new pattern too.

>>192015
>>192020
Rojo:"What about having a personal heraldic device scared or tattooed onto you? Your fur would grow in a different pattern as well."
Ky:"What the fuck does that mean? What's a heraldic device? What does tattooed mean?"

>>192108

It's a logo, a simple drawing or pattern unique to you. It can be geometric, iconographic, symbolic, or all three at once. Basically you design a pattern you like that will be easy for other people to recognize, and then you put it on yourself and your shield and armor and so on. Some people put their device on signet rings so that they can stamp wax seals with their device, to prove that what they wrote or signed was written or signed by them.

A tattoo is permanent bodyart made by pressing ink into wounds. The ink gets caught in the skin as it heals and stays there. A tattoo isn't very good if you have fur, but if you put it on a spot where you don't have much fur, like your ears, it would work.

>>192118
I tell him those things.
Ky:"I like that idea, but it wouldn't be as obvious. Where can I go to get a tattoo or mark for my ear?"

>>192242

There are bound to be specialists in the bigger cities who can do tattoos and scarification, but if you don't want to travel the best option is to have the best artist in the village practice on pigs or other livestock. When the artist can do a good job on a pig, have him work on you.

>>192423
I know you want me to tell him that, but it sounds like your just telling me, and it's a but confusing.
Rojo:"There may be people who can do that in bigger cities."
Ky:"No, I'm not leaving our territory. What other methods are there?"
Rojo:"You can have one of the villagers practice on a pig or something until they can do it on you."
Ky:"This is what I like about you."
He stops digging and walks toward me."
Ky:"You're very smart. I like intelligence."
He grabs the back of my head and- OH GODS! He's kissing me! What do I do? WHAT DO I DO>

punch him in the snout as hard as you fucking can and tell him you are taken already. i doubt he will take no for an answer straight up so take out your sword right after the punch and keep it between you two.

>>192485

You don't need to hurt him unless he won't take no for an answer. Shove him away and tell him to stop. If that doesn't work then hit his snout. If that doesn't work, keep escalating. But try to use as little force as possible. This amounts to an unfortunate misunderstanding. As soon as he stops, explain that you're in a relationship.

Tell him when he picks a villager to learn how to do tattoos we will be able to provide basic instructions.

>>192487
>>192495
I shove him away from me.
Rojo:"S- stop that!"
Ky:"Why should I? I can tell you enjoyed it."
Rojo:"I'm... I'm t- taken!"
Ky:"I'm sure we can share. Want to continue kissing?"
Um... I guess I do. I think. It felt nice for some reason. Gods damnit... I feel so conflicted right now... Who do I choose?

if a single kiss can make you question your love then i'm not sure you deserve anyone. what happens if later someone else kisses you? will you abandon whoever you chose for the new person? you are the one who wanted to start going out with xom, you need to take responsibility for your decision.

>>192527

Relationships are multifaceted and complex things, and like a carefully grown crystal take time to grow strong. I would not strain a fledgling relationship by engaging in make-out sessions behind Xom's back. If you're going to have a non-monogamous relationship with Xom, you need to establish that with him. The default assumption is that new relationships will adhere to general monogamy, and if Xom assumed that to be the case for your relationship with him, you could not fault him.

Stop Ky for now. Tell him that your relationship isn't an open one at present, and that to be more than friends would be grossly unfair to your partner.

Once you've calmed down a little, give careful consideration to why you feel the way you do, and what you want to do about it.

>>192529

Be fair to her. Being kissed can be exciting, and the physical part of it feels nice usually. That's not the same as falling in love with someone.

>>192529
>>192532
I- I'll try harder not to like it. Or something. I don't know.
>>192530
N- noted.
Rojo:"Please stop. It's a closed relationship."
Ky:"Closed? Well, when it goes sour, I'll be here for you. Now get back to digging."
Ky walks back to his shovel and starts digging again. I notice Nir is digging with his small shovel as well.
Carg:"NO! YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE MY FUCKIN HOUSE!
Sven:"But the message I'm-"
Carg:"Fuck your message!"
What...?

let's go see. something seems to be up.

>>192595
Rojo:"Ky, excuse me for a moment."
Ky:"Hurry up with what you need to do."
I walk over to Sven and Carg.
Rojo:"What's going on here?"
Sven:"He's blocking me from sending a very important message!"
Carg:"Fuck no, you're not! You want to kill my mother!"
Sven:"Why would I want to do that? I'm just a messenger."
Carg:"You're an assassin!"
Sven:"I don't know what you mean by that."
Carg:"Quit playing dumb! I know you want to fuckin kill Gwitel. I'm not going to let that happen."
Sven's an assassin? I didn't know that.

we knew, but we were hoping his target wasn't anybody we know. tell him "the guidance spirits say it's serious time sven, the jig is up" be ready to defend yourself if he freaks out.

>>192647

You didn't know that? Is everyone here clueless or is it just me? Sven is most certainly not a messenger and doesn't have a message to deliver, since the only thing he really does is kill people. Unless that's the message. At any rate, Sven may or may not be trying to kill Carg's mother.

On a more important note, KY IS XOM. YOU KILLED THE REAL KY. XOM IS JUST BEING XOM.

We need some way to verify that, okay? :3

>>192655
Xom would never do that to me. At least I don't think he would. He's kind to me.
>>192652
I get ready to bring my sword out if he freaks out.
Rojo:"The guidance spirits say it's serious time. Sven, the jig is up."
He looks at me, then at Carg. Then he smiles.
Sven:"I can just come back any time when you're not around. I'll be watching. And I'll also make things hard for you."
He pulls something out of his pocket and throws it to the ground. Smoke engulfs him. When the smoke clears, he's gone. This is bad. What do I do about this?

>>192655
Wait, what?

Actually, that's pretty much exactly what he would do.

@Xom: Is that Ky you?

need to move them somewhere else. it isn't safe here anymore. what we need is some kind of auto healing and poison immunity.

Assassins don't work for free. You need to find out who hired him, and get them to call it off.

oh and, carg has all his money so he wont be able to move fast. may be best to have Xom teleport you all home so he can't track you.

>>192797
{[No, that's not me. While we're talking, tell Rojo I thought of something to do for our second date.]}
>>192810
>>192813
Noted, but we don't even have the slightest clue who hired him. And why did someone want Carg's mother dead?
>>192799
Rojo:"Carg, we all need to leave. It's not safe here anymore."
Carg:"But we still have to fuckin eat lunch. We'll leave after we eat. I'm fuckin hungry."
I'm starting to feel a little hungry as well.
Ky:"What're you wasting time for? Start digging again!"

>>192834
Ok, Xom says that he's not Ky. Oh, and he also says he has plans for the second date.
Obviously, him planning for a second date means the first one went pretty well. :3

okay, finish digging, eat lunch, then leave.

Gwitel is Carg's mom right? Maybe we should talk to her.

>>192845
>>192851
While I dig, you can go to Gwi. I'll talk to you soon.

...

...

Finally that damn kobold is done with dinner. Had to tell her to quit nosefucking. Such a pain.

at least kobolds don't really do any real fucking, that would be even more annoying.
oh yeah, hi, guidance spirits here, we live with rojo and carg.

>>192920
Oh, Hi there. How are things with them going? Things are going good here. Well, as good as it gets with a fucking pack of werewolves bossing me around and not letting me have any fun.

>>192964

Things are going to get a little worse I'm afraid. An assassin came, name of Sven Steen, posing as a deliveryman. He had a contract to complete, you see. He wanted to give you a "special delivery."

Carg puffed out his chest and made him think that trying to assassinate you right now was more trouble than he wanted. Steen did a disappearing trick and is still somewhere nearby.

So, for the moment we need to get you ready to defend yourself, get Carg and Rojo to coordinate on your continued safety, and figure out who hired Steen.

Steen's just a contractor, after all. If he ends up dead when he attempts his attack, whomever hired him will find another assassin. We need to deal with whomever hired him, and stop this problem permanently.

>>192974
Well, that's fucking great. Every single day is the best day of my like. Gods damnit... I'm going to have to move out. My infinitongue isn't going to do shit against this Sven douche. Me and Carg and Delmanis and Nirblilm sit down for lunch.
Nirblilm:"Where's Rojo?"
Gwitel:"Who cares? She's not here, so she doesn't get any lunch."
Nirblilm:"I don't want to eat without Aunt Rojo."
Oh, fuck damnit.

send one of the bolds to get her, she is digging with ky.

>>193115
Gwitel:"Delmanis, go get Rojo."
Delmanis:"Fuck off or I'll get Ky. I'm eating."
...All of my hate...
Gwitel:"Nirblilm, go get Rojo."
Nirblilm gets up and exits the house. I'm tired of the damn kobold depending on the werewolf.

well then that will be a plus when we move, she wont be able to get ky anymore.

>>193177
Well, I never thought to take her with me. If there isn't some strong guy back at wherever Carg and Rojo are living, then I'm okay with that. Rojo and Nirblilm enter the house again.
Rojo:"I still don't like it."
Nirblilm:"I'll release them after we eat dinner. If I have enough mana. I'm running low."
Rojo:"Fine. It's still wrong."
Wonder what happened.

>>193337

There was a dust-up and some people died. Rojo can take care of herself. She's performing pennance for the killings now, by way of digging graves and such for them. I assume Nir's talk of release is related to ensuring the dead get the rest they need.

kinda is but he is so simple we will just convince him that she likes making up wild stories about people. then he wont believe her about that kind of stuff.

anyway, send us over to rojo to see what was up.

>>193339
>>193340
I see. Well, I'll let you go back over to Rojo then. Have fun with her.

...

...

This food smells delicious. I wonder how it'll taste. Nir and I sit down at the table.

what was the complication that you and Nir were talking about? did someone need freezing?

>>193407
Oh. Nir wanted me to go to dinner, but Ky wouldn't allow it. He then froze the remaining werewolves in order for me to come. I told him that that was a bad idea, and Nir told me not to dispel the spells on the werewolves before I ate some lunch. You weren't with me, so I didn't know what to do.

>>193462

Ha ha ha, Nir is awesome.

>>193471
No, that wasn't awesome. That was mean. I'm going to have Nir apologize after we eat. Speaking of after lunch, who all are we going to bring back to the tribe?

>>193534

>> I'm going to have Nir apologize after we eat

>> after we eat

This is acceptable.

everyone in this house. leave anybody behind and sven will get them.

>>193655
Noted.
>>193676
So that's Garg, Gwi, Zed, Del, Nir and I. Carg, Gwi, and Zed can fly, so they'll be able to spot Sven if he follows us. Unless Del can handle a horse by herself, I'll have to balance both her and Nir on my horse. This food taste really good. I see Carg shake his head.
Carg:"Excuse me, I need a fuckin private moment to myself."
He rushes out of the room.

send us over, figure out what is wrong.

>>193751
Yes, you better do that. If you find out that something's very wrong with him, let me know. I don't want my friends hurt.

...

...

Now where would they hide the fuckin fireheart water? Need to find some soon.

>>193771

Oh damn not again. Are there any drug stores around? They might have a secret supply stashed somewhere.

with the werewolves cleaning up the place it could be all gone.

>>193773
That better not be true. I do not want my fuckin friends finding out I'm addicted to that stuff. If there is some, I have to be careful the werewolves don't see it.
>>193772
I run over to where I remember the fireheart water is being stashed right now. I need to fuckin find it before it's too late. Let's see... fuck. FUCK! It's gone. Listen, I need you to do me a favor. I need you to distract mu friends so they don't find me fucked on the floor. Can you do that for me?

Sure we'll cover for you. Send us to Rojo. But try to find some water before you pass out. Staying hydrated always helps with withdrawal, gives your body more ammo to piss out if you know what I mean.

>>195360
F- fuck... Water, okay. I'll be sure to drink as much as I can before I'm too weak to stand.

...

...

Rojo:"You make fireheart water? Why do you make an illegal drug?"
Gwi:"Well, I don't make it anymore, what with the stupid werewolves. They took all of it and threw it away. I can't believe they found the hidden stash as well."
Rojo:"I thought this town was nice, but it's bad. Really bad."
Gwi:"Do I look like I give a fuck about what you think?"

>>195386

Rojo why's fireheart water illegal? Who outlawed it anyway?

ROJO HELP CARG HAS BEEN DRINKING FIREHEART WATER AND HE RAN OUT AND CRASHED AND NOW HE'S PASSED OUT IN THE OTHER ROOM AND WE PROMISED NOT TO TELL--shit

>>195530
Fireheart water is illegal because it's extremely addictive and an overdose is almost always fatal. A little after it was created, it was outlawed.
>>195540
WHAT? The little shit, he's going to get himself killed!
Rojo:"Carg needs help! He's been drinking fireheart water and he's hurt!"
I rush into the other rooms in the house. He's not in any of them. He's in another house. We have to find him.
Rojo:"Everyone split up and search for Carg! Search every house!"
He should've never started. Never never never never never! I run to a random house and begin searching.

>>195561

I don't know I don't know he was right there he was going to get some water or something oh god check the river

>>195581
The river! I run to the river and begin searching for him there. The water is clear and I don't see him. I run alongside it to see if Carg is there. After about 10 minutes of following it, I find Carg floating in the river face-down. I pull him out of the water. He's asleep.

>>195597

Oh thank Gaknulak. If we had lost him we, wait, why do we like him again?

Anyway, it's very important you tell us what fireheart water withdrawal does to someone because it's doing it to Carg right now! Actually if he's just sleeping uh... I've never heard of drug withdrawal putting you to sleep. Um...

>>195608
We like Carg because he's a friend. If we had lost him, we would lose a friend. I don't know a lot about fireheart water, just that it's dangerous. He could be passed out from overdosing. I don't think he's breathing, and I feel his heartrate is very fast. How exactly do I heal him?

http://www3.tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/321707.html#323414 for more info

if his heart is still moving then you just need to get air in and out of his lungs until his brain takes back a hold.

>>195642
Is he hot? If so it might help to cool him down. Ice, cold water, anyway possible.
Does fireheart water have any distinct smell? Do you place an out of place scent on him? if so he may have overdosed. Open his mouth stick your fingers in and make him barf. We gotta get it out of him by any means and we can't wait.
...maybe there is some kind of drink that has the oppisite effects of fireheart water, if one exists you may want to get it in him to.
...Failing all those Magic it out of him.

>>195645
this is withdrawl not consupsion.

>>195642

CPR! CPR! Seriously, you're asking us? You're the white mage! Take a big breath and smooch him, to blow air into his lungs. If he starts coughing, turn his head to the side to let the water drain out.

Is there anyone around? Shout "Fire!" and if anyone looks your way, shout "Come here!" and beckon them.

>>195647
Man I gotta pay more attention... Either way it could snap him back I think.

>>195648

Tell someone where Gwi is, to go get her. She probably knows more about nedynvor than you do and seems slightly less violent than Zed.

>>195648
I was never taught how to do CPR. I don't want to do it because I might mess up and kill someone. And... I guess I have no choice but to kiss Carg.
>>195643
I put my mouth to his and blow some air in there. Nothing happens, so I try it a couple more times. On the 4th try, He sputters and coughs. I turn his head to the side as water falls out of his mouth. His eyes blink repeatedly and he's breathing heavily.
Carg:"What... What is... Where..."

we promised not to tell so tell him something like 'you were gone so long i came looking for you, glad that this time the guidance we wrong, they kept telling me that you are fine.'

This is a perfect time to confuse him. Tell him, "KOREA EAT CAT."

It's such a non-sequitur he won't think to question why you found him.

>>195666
I'm not going to lie to... fine. I'll only do it once and only once.
Rojo:"You were gone a long time. I came looking for you despite the guidance spirit's insistence that you were fine. I'm glad they were wrong. You could've died."
Carg:"Rojo?"
He squints his eyes.
Carg:"Where am... I?"
He's still breathing heavily. I feel and his heart is still going fast.

>>195699
I'm not sure what the treatment is for this, but generally you would want to administer something to slow his heartbeat, bring him someplace safe, and find an expert.
If his body temperature is too high, then bathe him in cool water - not cold.

>>195705
You need to know what his core body temperature is before you try to cool him. Get him breathing normally, and arrange him comfortably. Loosen up any tight clothes he has on, and keep him awake and speaking for now. There's no telling what the specific symptoms of his withdrawal are, so for now the best we can do is treat him for shock.

Gwi will probably know more about how to deal with fireheart water withdrawals.

>>195705
I'll start bringing him over to his house. He's lighter then I expected him to be. I'll also keep him awake.
>>195711
I don't know a nedynvor's core body temperature. I don't even know mine. I'll just send you to Gwi. It's going to take a while to drag the body.

...

...

Zedinot, Delmanis, and I finish our lunches. Carg's, Rojo's, and Nirblilm's are getting cold.
Delmanis:"Delmanis, I don't think they're coming back."
Delmanis:"Fuck them. I worked hard on that food and they go and abandon it."

they didn't forget about it, carg is in the middle of a burnout and rojo is dragging his ass home.

Ask Delmanis if she just referred to herself in third person?

>>195798
author's mistake. The first "Delmanis" is supposed to be "Gwitel"
>>195796
I got that when Rojo was shouting stuff about fireheart water. Don't worry. It'll pass. Delmanis is addicted as well.

>>195800

You sure it'll pass? 'k then. Rojo's coming over.

I wonder if both Delmanis and Carg's wonderful personalities and lack of inhibition have anything to do with the fireheart water.

>>195934
Yes, I'm sure. Delmanis has burnouts at regular intervals, and she's fine. It's fine. It's a little- no, very irritating since the little fucker keeps on complaining to me about there not being any fireheart water after she recovers from one. I wish something could be done about that mouth of hers. Maybe I should nail it shut.

>>196995

Hah, good luck with that. Getting a junkie to stop complaining about the junk? And a kobold to boot? Delmanis might not complain so much if she knew about the other side of the coin to freedom. She's free to leave, but you're free to fire her. A few weeks out on the streets might change her tune towards you.

>>197003
I don't pay her. She's a slave. Plus if I let her go out on the streets, I'd have to do work. I don't like doing work. It tires me out and is boring. I just want to make more fireheart water, but the stupid werewolves would come in and punish me for that.

>>197035

What binds her to you? Habit and training? The promise of more fire heart water? The threat of being beaten if she tries to flee?

>>197053
Well, before the werewolves came, she complained less. Plus she was usually content with us telling her to deal with it. Fuck, why do I keep referring her to a person? It is an it. After the werewolves, she complained more and threatened to get Ky. It's really driving me fucking nuts. I hate those werewolves. Every one of them. I have to 'behave', or they'll come and yell at me. I just- I wish things were the way they were before the werewolves. I hate them so fucking much...
Del:"You look like your constipated or something. Do you need to take a shit? Don't do it here, or I'll go get Ky."
Uggh...

>>197057

Have you shit the rug before, or is he just being an ass?

>>197062
Gods damnit... I- it was only one time, and I was drunk off my ass! She keeps bringing it up! I... I wish she was dead... I wish the werewolves were dead... I wish everyone was dead... Gods damnit...
Delmanis:"Wait... what? You're crying?"

It's okay Gwitel let it out.

>>197132
You're being really annoying and I hate you! Leave me alone! I want to be alone!

...

...

Gwitel runs out of the room into her own and closes the door. This is really weird...

>>197165

Are you okay? We're Nirblim's kobold tribe spirits. We advise people in times of need.

...take my advice, reminding Gwitel about the "poop on the floor" incident wasn't very nice.

>>197165

Why do you hang out with Gwitel anyway?

>>197177
Oh? Um, Hi. I'm Delmanis. Um, right now I'm a little confused because my jokes made Gwitel cry for some strange reason.
>>197188
I hang with her because I want to entertain her, but the jokes I use I don't like. I wish I can stop with those jokes, but Gwitel and Zedinot won't like me anymore. They'll kick me out.

>>197224

You're joking.

You're seriously joking.

No no you've got to be joking. You're not joking. Nobody could have that bad a sense of humor! Surely you're joking about joking, which means you're not joking.

>>197269
Um... what? You're fucking with my head. Please don't tell me you guidance spirits have the same sense of humor as Gwitel and Zedinot. I'm getting really tired of saying I'll get Ky.

>>197287
Ha! No, we're far more easy-going. Also far less sane.

So, I understand you had a noserubbing session with Nir. Being worldly as you are, do you plan to have sex with him? Do you have any long-term plans?
This is important for us to know, since it's our job to take care of him.

>>197304
Good. I'm glad you have a normal sense of humor. I fon't get why Gwitel and Zedinot are fucked up like that with wanting me to constantly joke about getting Ky.

Nir? Nice nickname. Sure, I had a little noserub with him. He's kinda cute. I might have sex with him. He doesn't look like he knows too much about it, though. I'll have to teach him that slot A goes into Hole B. Repeatedly.

>>197376

His tribe had to survive somehow. But anyway, let's go over your comedy routine, if that is in fact what you intended to do. Your goal is to make Gwitel and Zedinot enjoy your company, and therefore encourage you to stay, yes?

wait, you think they actually like you talking about getting ky? they are sick of it, the first 2 times may have been funny but a joke becomes stale,like bread, if used too much.

>>197411
Yes, I want to stay. I don't want to be kicked out. I like Zedinot and Gwitel, and I'll be fucked if I was forced away from them.
>>197416
They... they don't like it anymore? Okay, good. I'll stop. I wanted to stop for a long time. Should I go see if Gwitel's okay?

>>197440
Well, if you take Nir as a mate then you could join his tribe.

@Xom: You know, if there was a non-addictive fireheart water variation around, then there would be much stronger opposition to The Order's laws against it. It might even lead to downright unrest.
What is the stuff, anyway?

>>197528
Fireheart water is the best thing that's ever happened to this world. You should be damn respectful of the person who made it. I know I am. I wish I could have some right now. Haven't had any in fuck all.

So you're okay with me mating Nir? How old is he anyway?
{[No, that's stupid thinking. It also has to look like plain water. That'll get it really controversial and chaotic. And fireheart water is a hallucinogen.]}

>>197644
We still need to determine if you are worthy, and we would need your vow to remain loyal and faithful - note that 'obedience' is not demanded.
Nir deserves a loving mate and a happy home life; the details are not a concern.

@Xom: Sounds kinda like LSD in alcohol, only more addictive. ... Did you just dismiss the idea of causing delicious chaos? o_O

>>197644

Well you said earlier he was in "range" so I guess you could mate with him. And you keep saying that firewater is great, next time you wake up passed out on the floor with everyone mad at you for being sick.

>>197652

INITIATE PLAN HYPNOSIS RELATIVES

lol details

you don't need to make any vows with us. that's cheating! what're we gonna do if you mess up Nirblim anyway, talk at you?

You should know though that there is a very powerful lich who sends evil death killing monsters out after anyone who does wrong by Nirblim and Nirblim's tribe. It's a long story... but you ought to know that before you get more involved with Nir.

Can we call you Del? You're so adorable!

>>197652
>>197655
Del? Okay. Whatever. I'm not going to vow to anything. I may not be the right one for Nir, and vice versa. If it turns out that way, I'll try and let him down easy. And that lich? I've got a potion that can paralyze bones. I don't have to worry about him.

{[Heh. I was joking. I only dismissed the idea temporarily to give you ammo for Rojo. It's okay to joke around like that. When do you want the non-addictive fireheart water to happen?]}

>>197661
I didn't say anything about duration or commitment, either.
If things don't work out then they don't work out, we just want you to be loyal and faithful as long as you and him are romanticly involved. I don't think asking your word on that is unreasonable.

Oh, and you can ignore the others' threats. We're very protective of him, and some of us are downright paranoid. Nothing bad will happen unless you intentionally do something terrible, but that's how society generally functions anyway.

@Xom: Now or soon-ish, since we have friends who need to kick the habit. As far as how, you could teach Rojo the recipe. She would naturally want to share it with these clowns, and they would wind-up spreading it from there in the interests of making a quick profit. After all, since it's not their recipe they would want to make a profit off of the secret itself instead of trying to corner the market, as Rojo telling others would put them back to square one.

>>197677
I promise I'll try not to cheat on him. If I'm drunk or high, I'll be excused. Is that okay? Rojo enters the house dragging Carganus. He looks sort of out of it.

{[I'll give the recipe to her on our date, which is in a week.]}

>>197723

Good enough for me. Also try to make a funny joke at Rojo. She's probably freaking out since she doesn't have any experience with fireheart water crashes.

@Xom: A hallucinogen that is indistinguishable from water. Brilliant.

>>197782
Thanks. And yes, a joke would lighten up the mood.
Delmanis:"Hey, there Rojo. Nice corpse you're dragging into the house."
Rojo:"But... Carg isn't dead. Why do-"
Delmanis:"Well, after that burnout, I'd imagine he'd be dead tired."
I smile and giggle a bit. Rojo doesn't. I can see she's fighting a smile.
Rojo:"That was horrible."
Puns are the types of jokes I like the best. Too bad nobody else in this house likes them.

>>197834

You did it, Delmanis!

Carg looks so peaceful laying there... poke him with a stick. How long is he going to be out anyway? It's his first burnout amazingly enough; he managed to keep an illicit supply going up until now.

>>197997
You better believe I did it! I look around for a stick, and I find a wooden spoon. I take it and begin to poke Carganus with it. Poke, poke!
Rojo:"Stop that. It's not nice."
Burnouts usually last about half an hour. It's been about 20 minutes since Carganus left the table. I feel kind of sorry for him. I know what it's like to feel a full burnout, and I'm somewhat used to it. He's probably going to be really confused, just like I was. So what do you want to do now? Ask me more questions? Go see what Gwitel's doing? Try and secretly make some fireheart water then drink it?

>>198030

You have a... recipe for it and you haven't used it yet? I thought it too risky to experiment on your own and Gwitel much too savvy to fess up how to make fireheart water.

What's it like to feel a full burnout? He looks pretty peaceful to me.

>>198030
Ask Rojo about contraceptive spells, then go seduce Nir.

>>198053
Are you stupid or something? By 'in secret' I meant hiding it from the werewolves. I know how to make fireheart water. Where'd you get the idea that I didn't know how to do that?

Contraceptive? What the hells does that mean? And what should I ask about that?

>>198249

Some spirits are quite stupid. It's ok. We give them lots of hugs.

Contraceptives prevent sexual congress from resulting in conception. They're a way to not have babies.

Hugs! ^.^

Unless you like having babies as much as having sex, definitely find out about contraceptives. Nature has a way of making people who don't find out, have babies when they least expect it.

>>198271
>>198368
Um, I'm old enough to have babies. I am 13 years old. So don't talk to me like I'm not an adult. Talking to you is boring and frustrating. Who do you want to go to?

>>198374

Oh, it's about time we checked on Nirblim. He is our charge after all.

>>198428
Nirblilm? Okay. Sorry if I think you're frustrating to talk to. It's just that I feel I need to explain every little thing, and some of the big things, 10 times before you understand anything. Tell him to get me when you're done talking to him.

...

...

I hope Rojo is taking good care of Carg. I should go unfreeze the werewolves.

>>198510

Hello Nirblim! Carg will be okay. It just happens sometimes to people who drink fireheart water. It only happens when they can't drink it though.

>>198600
Hi, guidance spirits. I don't know what fireheart water is. I only came with Rojo to help look for and save Carg. I was worried about him when Rojo said he was in trouble. I walk over to the werewolves and I release them.
Ky:"You... You froze me!"
He walks over to me an- Agk! Ow... He kicked me.
Ky:"Never freeze any of my pack without reason ever again! Now get over here and help me shovel!"
I don't like Ky very much. He's mean.

>>198631

Ky is mean. We should figure out a way to show him good! In the meantime can you use your magic to dig better? Just think about how *he's* the one with no reason, all big and tough like that, well he chose to pick on the wrong person today! Then dig.

>>198631

You had a reason to freeze them though. You wanted to eat lunch with Rojo. If you intend to spend much time with the werewolves you should clarify with him what a good reason is.

>>198633
>>198637
Yeah! I had a good reason!
Nir:"But I wanted to eat lunch with Rojo! You're the one with no reason, all big and tough like that! I'm not going to help you, you big... You big fuck!"
Did I use that word correctly? Ky seems really angry right now. The other werewolves are looking at Ky questioningly.

>>198670

You can use fuck as a noun or a verb. A fuck can fuck, and a fuck can fuck a fuck. Its adjective is "fucked" and adverb "fucking", so if you want to describe a noun or a verb you need to use those, as in the fucked fuck fucking fucked fucking fucked fuckers.

In other news, buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo.

Oh no, I think you just picked a fight with Ky!

We know you have mana balls, Freeze, and Sting. Any other spells, you might want to let us know about right now!

Are your mana balls hollow? Can you surround yourself in a mana ball? What could you do with that?

You used it... correctly enough. Good job, just don't OVERuse it.

>>198742
Okay. I promise not to overuse it.
>>198689
That's confusing. And Ky is mean. Mean people aren't my friends.
>>198690
I can do Pain, Confusion, Blind, and Paralyze now as well. I don't know if my mana balls are hollow, but I can try to surround myself in a hollow mana ball.
Ky:"Nies, Zhum, and Orl, I want you to kill this pest."
Three werewolves start walking toward me while Ky walks away.

>>198782

Well, he gave the order to kill you. Freeze them all and kill Ky.

>>198782
Hit all of them with Paralyze except Ky.
Ky you Sting.

I would suggest Pain instead of Sting. It sounds like it would be more... effective.

Experiment with mana balls later. But what do they do for you now? Can you hit people with them? Do they burn things or make them shocked or anything? I'd aim for making Ky look stupid more than killing him, but don't hold back because he's probably pretty tough!

>>198805
>>198819
I paralyze the werewolves that are walking toward me. They fall to the ground. Ky turns around.
Ky:"Gods damnit..."
>>198826
I know I can throw mana balls at people and they hurt them, but that's all.
Nir:"Pain."
Ky stops on his tracks and cringes. How do I make him look stupid?

>>198831

Tell him that you're not a pest you're a person. Then Sting. Then tell him to stop being mean. Then Pain again. Once he's in so much pain he can't stand up, walk towards him and say "If I was weak I would kill you, but since I am strong I will let you live." Then paralyze him and walk away. That should be good enough...

>>198836
Nir:"I'm not a pest. I'm a person. Sting."
Ky winces a little.
Nir:"Stop being mean! Pain!"
He cringes and grunts. I'm out of mana, but Ky is mean, and I need to cast more magic to teach him a lesson! I'll just use a powerful spell.
Nir:"Trauma!"
Ky screams in pain and kneels to the ground. I feel weak. Really weak. I walk up to him.
Nir:"If I was weak I would kill you, but since I'm strong, I'll let you live. Paralyze."
He falls to the ground. I feel light-headed and I think there's some warm liquid coming out of my nose. It's hard to stand. I begin to walk away cautiously so I don't fall.

>>198879

Rojo's going to be annoyed with you, but that was awesome, Nir.

go take a nap before it's time to leave.

>>198905
Why would she be annoyed? I'll be okay. Plus I taught those werewolves not to be mean.
>>198906
A nap sounds good. Do you want to go to anyone, or do you want to sleep with me?

Nir, when will the paralyze wear off? The werewolves are going to be pissed when it wears off.

>>198990
I guess 3 to 4 hours. I think we'll be out of here when they unparalyze. Do you want to check up on anybody?

hrmmmm.... let's go back with rojo.

>>199032
Okay. Have fun with her.

...

...

Delmanis comes out of Gwitel's room. She looks happy and content. She turns to face me.
Delmanis:"That went better than I expected it to go."

Hello Rojo. What's Delmanis up to? Nirblim is off helping the werewolves, but he should be back soon. He looked pretty tired!

>>199109
Hi, guidance spirits. Del told me she wanted to apologize to Gwi. By her reaction, I take it that that went well. Nir was helping the werewolves shovel for me? That's nice of him. It looks like Carg's starting to come to. He looks around the room and gets up.
Carg:"What the fuck happened? The last thing I remember is... is eating dinner."
I'm glad he's okay.

>>199179

Looks like it's about time for a joyous hug! Carg has awakened!

Oh by the way your date with Xom is set for a week from today.

>>199179

He was helping them learn how to not be jerks. Nir is awesome! Awesome!

>>199181
I hug Carg. He seems surprised, but he hugs back.
Rojo:"I'm glad you're alright."
Carg:"Um, what happened? Why are you hugging me?"
>>199183
A week from today? That makes me hve plenty of time to prepare. I wonder where he'll take me.
>>199336
Helping them to not be jerks? Did he get himself in trouble or something?

>>199405

You need a reason to hug your friends?

Anyway, yeah, Nir got himself into some trouble. He called Ky a big fuck, and Ky lost the ragged edge of his temper and told the other werewolves to kill Nir. Nir paralyzed all of them, and made a point of hurting but not killing Ky.

But it was totally awesome.

>>199405

Uh... no he...

>>199406

Yeah he kind of got himself in trouble. ._.

>>199406
Rojo:"What reason do you need to hug your friends?"
Carg:"Shh. Not in front of Delmanis!"
>>199422
That's horrible, not awesome. Where is Nir right now? He needs to apologize to them right now!

no, he does not. Nir is sleeping from using too much mana. if they see him again they will just try to kill him, no questions asked.

>>199486

No one died, Ky learned a lesson about being rude to mages, and Nir's sleeping off the manaburn. In ten years, provided everyone involved is still alive, you'll all be laughing about it.

>>199488
I'll just try and stop any bloodshed from happening.
>>199511
This seems hypocritical. He teaches others to be rude by being rude himself? That's not nice. Nir needs to apologize. If he doesn't, I'm sure he'll regret doing whatever he did in less than 2 years. And what is manaburn? You can get addicted to magic?

manaburn is when you use too much magic, it drains another source to power your magic, most commonly your health. he will be fine after a good nights sleep. anyway. what happen is ky kicked nir and was mean to him and then told him to get to work. nir said no and they were mean some more, so THEN he called them big fucks and they tried to kill him. then he did all that magic. they started it, they should be the ones to apologize.

>>199554
The lesson is that being rude may engender a similar response from the wronged party, and if that party is a black mage, you are likely to spend the next three hours laying on the ground paralyzed and possibly in agony.