>>251029
Hey, I want her to make friends too. It's the biggest part of this.

>>251027
@Maxine: After you hug her, pick her up and carry her into the castle. Tell them to send Norue to you.

Rose 2010/11/01(Mon)09:01 No. 251035 ID: cf68aa
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>>251027>>251028>>251026


>S-Stop... Stop being so nice to me....
>I'm supposed to be the bad guy......

The Next Day Gram 2010/11/01(Mon)09:02 No. 251037 ID: cf68aa
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Gram is standing outside of Sharaes's office waiting for Tikka.
After Rose surrendered she was taken into the Central Castle as a 'prisoner'. She is allowed anything she asks for and has unlimited visiting hours. The room is within the castle thus is impossible to warp to or to open any portals to.
She responds to basic questions but has so far refused to give up any information on John's plan.
Blade never came back down from the sky.

>this is such a pain. I'm supposed to be finding the damn Items and making amends with my damn sister. Damn it...

Gram 2010/11/01(Mon)09:02 No. 251038 ID: cf68aa
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Tikka steps out of the office

>"Well?"

"Hmph."

>"Is that a good hmph or a bad hmph?"

"Bad. Ran Tersof is in absolute chaos. Without the Blade Shard the current queen lost all her power. She's nothing but a weak little girl now.. There's been a massive struggle for power over there and the only ones keeping her alive are her guards. We've offered to send aid but they blame us humans for letting this happen in the first place. All we can do at the moment is watch the place destroy itself.."

>"Why don't we send some powerful people there? You know, force help on them."

"Oh yes that sure as hell makes us look better. They don't want any of us humans stepping foot in their land. They especially don't want our group near them."

>"well... that sucks.."

"Yes, and I've never been more stressed in my life. Sharaes hasn't slept for almost a whole day."

>>251038
>Sharaes hasn't slept for almost a whole day

Holy shit this IS serouis.

Why not, say, a third party? Dark Elves, or Light Evles, or anyone? Hell, even the catfolk?

Also, don't worry Gram. We'll get you back on track asap.

hmmm, peacekeeping mission. send norue wearing that mask and have him come in the form of a tigerfolk. think it's random help from a tigerfolk not a human. doesn't have to be norue just someone wearing that mask.
nothing left for you to do but get back on track, you can ether do some trials for head for the dark elf city to pick up the items from Mu.

>>251035
[YESTERDAY]@Rose: Supposed to be?
Rose, you were forced to do things against your will. Feeling bad about it is just proof that you're not a bad person.
We can see the good inside you; the horrible things that happened to you don't mean you don't deserve a chance to be happy.

[Today]@Rose: Hey, Rose, how are you feeling? Are they treating you ok? How well is the food sating your hunger?

@Tikka: So put on the species-change mask, disguise yourself as tigerkin, curbstomp all comers, say you're appointing the former queen your regent, and check in every week or so to make an appearance and maim any would-bes who show up.
They won't attack the queen because she's not the queen anymore, she keeps her rule, and without their abilities a mage of your standing isn't in much risk danger.

>>251038
If the catfolk are so corrupt and foolish to attack their own Queen amidst a beckoning war, let them die and suffer. Or we could do a rally speech and tell them all to fucking stop it, they're all being idiots, have another orgy festival or something. They have a goddamn war to fight and no one will have any power if we lose. After this is over THEN they can have their stupid catfights for power since then it will mean something.

Honestly, they really should just have their damn orgy festival again, sex is better than power and damn cats will be too high to do this bullshit.

>>251062
this is also perfectly valid. may want to have the mask so you can deploy it properly, but yeah should work.

Tikka 2010/11/01(Mon)22:43 No. 251364 ID: cf68aa
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>>251042
Rose
>They're treating me fine. And yes I can eat normal food just fine. It's just that it's scare in the Dark World so I need souls to live there.
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>>251062>>251314
Tikka
>Hmmm.....

-2 hours later-

Tikka runs out of Ran Tersof

>Woah... They went freakin nuts over that stuff..
>That probably bought us at least a week or so before they fight again.

Is... is it effecting you at all, in that form? Purely out of scientific interests, of course.

@Gram
You're right, we should be collecting Items and all of that, not wasting time fighting the small battles. Make up with Mu, collect the items she has and go on to save the world. But there is something the both of you need to take care of: kill the Collector. Mu and you both have tried and nearly succeeded... together you may finally accomplish it.

Before we ask Mu about this, are you game?

maybe you should change back, so you don't get distracted is all... and maybe so you don't get a half-tigerfolk baby by accident.

@gram: hmmm yes, and he has Item 1. would be a good idea to kill him. should probably get that extra arm unlocked so you can match him hand for hand.

>>251364
You're not immune, Tikka, so unless you want to get some detailed first-hand experience with their anatomy you should probably get out of there.

@Ki: Have you met Rose yet?

Tikka 2010/11/02(Tue)03:02 No. 251407 ID: cf68aa
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>>251398
Ki
>No, why would I want to me a soulless...?
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Tikka turns human and uses her Item to distance herself away from Ran Tersof.

>>251373
Gram
>Oooh... Hell yeah I'm game. Item 1 would be great. And with Ki's power we could even teleport to grab Master.

... looks like your friends are still half asleep. let's do a trial while waiting for them to wake all the way up. how about that hand?

@Mu: How you feeling at the moment? We're at the crux of putting together a plan to bring back the Master~

>>251407
@Ki: Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you might like to talk to one of the creatures that pose the single greatest threat to your people so that you could learn about them and become more capable of defending yourself, and get over your fear so you don't freeze up or make mistakes next time you encounter one.

@Gram: The Light item. That piercing death attack is powerful. But first we should get the other pieces of ourselves from Mu.

Gram 2010/11/02(Tue)05:37 No. 251426 ID: cf68aa
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>>251409
Mu
>Really? Explain.

>>251411
Ki
>... I'm going to have to refuse...

Gram
>Light Item huh? All right, I'm trusting you guys on this one.

Gram pulls out the Light Item and accepts the trial. A flash of light nearly blinds him. When his vision is restored the numerals on the Item are replaced with a small bar of some sort.

>..... I win...?

>>251426
Uh

I'm at a loss here.

How about you guys?


@Mu: We need to kill a certain individual named The Collector. He's got the Item we need for this plan, and if you and Gram work together...

try holding it up tour your eyes, sideways, and looking through it. if that doesn't work then try poking it.

Gram 2010/11/02(Tue)06:27 No. 251437 ID: cf68aa
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>>251427
Mu
>.... I am willing to work with him if it means bringing back my master.
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>>251433
Gram examines the Item from every angle and taps it a few times

>Nope, nothing.

>>251437
Shine some intense light on the bar. Point the bar at the ground. Put it in total darkness. Hit it harder. Hit it gentler.

>>251437
Step into a dark room and look at the bar, then do the same in direct sunlight.

Gram 2010/11/02(Tue)06:42 No. 251440 ID: cf68aa
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Gram tries every type of test on the Item. nothing happens

>Well I'm stumped.

lick it.

>>251440
Ask it what the trial is.

>>251440
Hold it out and try to shoot light beams?

@Ki
Hey we just had Gram try to take the trial for the light item, the numbers vanished and were replaced with a bar and it does nothing now. Any insights to this, from your own Item?

show Su, maybe she can see something.

is the bar facing the same direction or is it moving?

Gram 2010/11/02(Tue)06:57 No. 251446 ID: cf68aa
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>>251441
>....
>No.

>>251445
Gram hands the Item to Su and asks if she sees anything. Su examines it for a second.
Suddenly a beam of light hits her in the eyes causing her to fall back in pain.
She rolls around on the bed yelling out as the Item hits the ground

>"Oh my god! Su are you okay!?"

"That hurt!"

>Well, at least she can't get 'more' blind.

>"Are you okay..?"

Su rubs her eyes

"Yeah.. I'm fine. My eyes are a Item remeber?"

>I guess she was saved because of that. Still, interesting reaction.

try squeezing it really hard.

>>251446
So maybe you need to be alive and able to be blinded to take the trial? If it's a trial of being blind that would make sense.

@Ki
Now it tried to... blind Su. We're at a loss except maybe to give it to yet someone else. What was your Items trial like?

does the bar look any different?

Gram 2010/11/02(Tue)07:21 No. 251451 ID: cf68aa
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>>251450
>Nope. Then again it didn't really 'do' anything to her.

Su keeps rubbing her eyes

"what was that?"

>"Nothing. Just a new Item."

"That stung..."

>"Sorry."

>>251449
Ki
>Tried to blind Su? Mine was completely different. I needed to live in darkness for a week.

whelp, excuse yourself and start blinding people.

>>251451
Use Item 21 on her to get rid of any lasting pain.

@Su: Sorry! We didn't know what would happen! Horrible way to wake up, I know.
Say, would you be interested in spending some time with Rose? I think you two would get along pretty well.

>>251451
We might have to go around flashing people to make the stupid thing work. This isn't going to make us more friends. Try to find some volunteers?

@Ki
That is both easy and horribly inconvenient, when you can't spare the time. We think we might need to blind a bunch of people to make this work, I mean we can heal it probably but still... I don't suppose you'd be willing to help test that for us? You could handle the effects at least... and doing a favor for Gram, you can ask him for one as well.

hmm, yes, ki would be a good first test. since she uses darkness, so being in the dark isn't a crippling handicap.

Gram 2010/11/04(Thu)00:04 No. 252084 ID: cf68aa
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>>251454
[Item 21 does not affect those who have been damaged during a Trial]

Su
>Uhm... Okay. i'll talk to her.

>>251455
Ki
>I'll do my best.

Ki goes to Gram and has him use the Item on her. Two beams shoot out and hit her in the eyes.
She falls onto the ground screaming in pain about how she's been blinded.
The bar on the Item fills up slightly.


>That seems to do the trick

So, how much does it look like that filled the bar, about 1/10, 1/50, what? Will be good to know how many people we need to piss off today.

@Ki
Eech sorry. Remember he owes you big time and we'll see to that. After he's done with the trial we should be able to heal you.

...Can you still warp, Ki? I'm thinking those tigerfolk might not even notice being blinded right now.

Gram 2010/11/04(Thu)00:39 No. 252091 ID: cf68aa
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>eh, I'm gonna say it's around 1/20 full

>>252085
Ki
>O-okay...

Ki warps Gram and herself to Ran Tersof. Gram tosses Item 4 in and stays back as it blinds several tigerfolk. He quickly dashes in, heals them, then leaves again.
He heals Ki with Item 21 though she complains of a lingering pain.
Item 4's powers are unlocked. Item 4 can not absorb light but it can emit it at various intensities. It is also limited in range and it's power stops at that of a strong laser.

>Sweet. Only a few more left..

>>252091
Excellent. Hey try to make a rainbow shoot out of it, just for shits and giggles.

@Ki
Demand a later favor for that. You should be the one to ask him, we'll just hold him to it ok? And sorry again for getting you hurt...

Gram 2010/11/04(Thu)00:50 No. 252094 ID: cf68aa
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Ki
"You owe me one for that Gram..."

>"Sorry, I'll be sure to repay you."

>>252093
>Hehe, okay.



BOOM

>>252094
HOLY CRAP

Uhh... you might want to go pay for damages or something.

>>252094
ALWAYS
I WANNA BE WITH YOU
AND MAKE BELIEVE WITH YOU

Gram 2010/11/04(Thu)01:15 No. 252097 ID: cf68aa
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>>252095
>Damages payed for....

 

offer favors to pay the bill, say you can heal people, burn things, punch things, and are a love machine

>>252097
Tikka can cover the damages.

Gram and Mu's Tale, End of Book 5 Gram 2010/11/04(Thu)03:47 No. 252112 ID: cf68aa
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>Eh, the damages are pretty much taken care of. Owner's just pissed cause I wrecked her stuff.
>Anyway I unlocked the only Item I have that's worth anything.

>Only one thing left to do.
>For the sake of the world, and my life..

>I gotta apologize to Mu.

>>252112
Make that apology in the form of a living breathing master.
Oh, and while you're at it you should bring back Su's brother.
...then maybe we can see if your master and Su's brother share any interests...