Bo why does this upset you so much?
Seriously Bo, they're just humans.
And when I said tackle me, I mean when I'm about to do something you don't like, not after, come on Bo.

Of course to the humans, your just being a mean, nasty dragon that just needs to be slayed at this point. It's generally like pissing off till an actual slayer comes by and figured out "Hey, killer dragon!" And actually cuts her head off instead of getting it on.

Gren stop being a bitch! If you keep acting like this, Bo is going to leave you just like Beodox did!

Stop contradicting yourself like a dummy. Also, ask him to please explain his objections.

>>397832

We already know his objectives as he's basically shown and told them before, he doesn't like us acting like psycho-dragon. He doesn't like needless killing, and he doesn't like it when people are forced to suffer.

>>397804
"I get it, Bo! I meant when I'm doing something wrong!"
Pause, take a breath
"I'm sorry, Bo. I still don't see what was wrong with it, but if it upsets you then I won't eat people from now on."
Pat him on the head
"Standing up to people takes guts. I'm proud of you, Bo. Keep it up; women love confidence."

Bo's scared that the Gren he knew and cared for was taken by the armored man and replaced with a cruel monster. He's afraid he'll never get that Gren he loved back. Right now, he's angry at the "monster" and that there isn't anything he can do about it, so let him beat himself against your hide until he tires out. Then you two can sit down and talk.

Bo feels he doesn't have any control, so give him some. You trust him, so let him take the lead for now. It'll be hard to do, but he won't be likely to blow up and do something rash.

Have rape flashbacks, that is totally how he is acting to you.

>>397892
>Bo's scared that the Gren he knew and cared for was taken by the armored man and replaced with a cruel monster. He's afraid he'll never get that Gren he loved back. Right now, he's angry at the "monster" and that there isn't anything he can do about it, so let him beat himself against your hide until he tires out. Then you two can sit down and talk.

>Bo feels he doesn't have any control, so give him some. You trust him, so let him take the lead for now. It'll be hard to do, but he won't be likely to blow up and do something rash.

This.

Stop and think about whether or not Bo may be right about this. If you're not careful, your hunt for the knight could make you just as much of a monster as him. Is that what you want?

Also, casual murder of the defenseless is NOT okay, not on humans and not on convicts. And no, that clearly wasn't about mercy or justice. Bo is right. You killed him because you were angry. That's petty, and frankly, evil. Before it's too late, I want you to ask yourself this question:

Is this the kind of dragon you want to be?

Trout 2012/04/01(Sun)19:25 No. 397998 ID: a43a6c
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...L-like Beo...? I d-don't want Bo to leave me. I need his help.

Okay, okay! I get it, Bo! I meant when I'm doing something wrong!

He takes a step back.
"Have you listened to anything I've said at all? TO ANYTHING YOU'VE SAID TO ME?!"

With a yell, he runs into me again.

I-- I'm about to lose my temper...

Let him vent, and do your best to keep calm. He'll wear himself out before he can actually hurt you.

...Oh, crap. Run! Run into the mountains! Run before you do something you'll regret for the rest of your life! Run before you hurt Bo!

>>398001
It's looking like Gren'll blow up before Bo finishes venting, and Bo will get hurt if that happens.

Kill Bo already. Eat him.

Just have him leave. You clearly don't actually respect him or anything he says, just as clearly as you take him for granted. He's tagging along with you out of concern and the goodness of his heart, and yet you behave this way when he has a problem he takes seriously without trying to understand, or even really seeming to care about changing things beyond getting him to shut up and quit complaining. I'm sorry, but he's better off without you, because I've got serious doubts you can change.

>>397998
Pin him, to make him stop so you can both calm down.

Just say that this is like you have always been and do not know how else to act. Like right now where you have to force down your instincts to keep him from getting hurt.

Then follow it up by saying that you will listen to Bo's suggestions on how to handle things from now on and actually try to do so. Well, try to do so more.

Ok, to keep yourself from biting Bo, try biting your own tail. D:<

>>397998
Lower your head and say "I'm sorry, Bo."
Fastest way to calm him down.

Do you know why Bo is being like this? It's because he cares about you. He doesn't want you to destroy yourself over revenge, especially when it's unnecessary!

He could never beat you in combat, but he's trying, not because he hates you, but because he loves you, and if that sentiment means nothing to you, you're no better than that damned knight!

Now you could easily tear him apart, but what good would that do you? You would end up alone, with no one to help you, in a fight against the knight who bested you without breaking a sweat. And you will lose.

Swallow your pride and surrender, or destroy your only ally. It's a simple choice.

>>397998
Bo really, really cares about you, and he's not liking what he's seeing right now. Your desire for revenge is turning you into someone cold, calculating, and... well, someone Bo doesn't want to be around.

The fact that he's willing to stand up to you *despite* the fact that you're bigger, and stronger, and could probably kill him means that he is VERY upset and needs to calm down.

Arguing will make things worse. Just this once, can you back down?

Apologize, act submissive, and tell him that you really appreciate his friendship. But explain that you've been hurt, and you want to find this guy one way or another. If the way that you're doing it is upsetting him so much, how does he think you should find this guy? Give him a chance to speak.

Trout 2012/04/01(Sun)21:48 No. 398051 ID: a43a6c
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Bo, please! Stop! I'm sorry!

He pauses.

I'm sorry I made you upset. I really appreciate everything you've done for me, and I don't want to lose you just because of this.
"You... you didn't seem very sorry a minute ago."
I know, but... this is just how I am. I don't know how else to act.
"No, this isn't how you are. You didn't kill people just because they didn't give you what you wanted. You'd never do anything like that. You're not yourself."
That's because I've been hurt, Bo. I'm just trying to find the man that did it. But... please, if you have any ideas how I should do that, just tell me, okay?"
"W-well, I think we shouldn't find him. We should just turn around and leave, but you're not going to do that. I don't know what else to do."

"i have to find him. if i don't then i will be afraid, that one day he will come back and do it again. i couldn't live like that. if he's dead then i KNOW he wont come back"

Comprimise: We still go after the knight, but do things as non-violently as we can. Consulting with Bo before any major decisions should get him to trust us more, and hopefully keep us from making bad choices.

Also, apologise again.

Not only do we need to find him so that we don't have to worry about him coming back, we need to find him so he doesn't do it again. We have to stop him. It's the right thing to do, even if it IS fueled by selfish revenge.

>>398056
This.

Make sure to promise to try to be less violent in the future. :V

Apologize again. Admit that your temper has been dangerously short. That you've never been this mad before; Never been this scared before. Your mood and thoughts are flying all over the place. You're making rash, angry decisions, and you need Bo's help to counter that. So ask Bo to be your voice of reason and balance, and thank him for being a good friend.

Tell Bo why this is important to you. That you want to find and kill this knight for vengeance, but that even without that motivation, how the knight is a hazard to dragons everywhere.

Tell him that he has a choice. You can go back now, and try to go on with your life. Just say if he wants to stop this and we will. But if anything like this happens again, you will leave; You will go out in full fury without Bo.

Or, he can decide to continue forth, and help you. He can keep you in line, and make sure that you don't go over the edge. He can be your voice of reason.

throw up because you are pregnant woman now

boo fucking hoo. you've got rapists to kill. get on it.

"I know I'm going to keep looking--If that's not what you want to do, I really can't decide that for you, Bo."

>>398056
THISTHISTHIS

Trout 2012/04/03(Tue)16:49 No. 398517 ID: a43a6c
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I'm sorry, Bo, but... have to find him. I just can't live with the fact that he's still out there and could come back for me.
"I understand..."
We're still going after him, but I won't do things like that again. I'll ask you what you think, and I'll try not to be such a bitch anymore.
"Do you Promise?"
I promise. I really am sorry about being mean to you.
"It's okay, Grennie."

>>398517
Now kiss him- wait no.

Let's start moving again. Every minute we spend standing around, he gets further away.

keep moving, take the path away from the mountains

Alright, everyone's calmed down, teamwork reinstated. Onwards!

Now stick to your promise; It'll be for the best. Rampaging dragons do tend to attract the attention of posses of wannabe dragon-slayers. Or, at worst, the man in the black armor. You wouldn't be able to sleep with them roving around.

Now, onward to the city or town that Acolon pointed out. Since the trail has gone cold, you're going to have to ask around, as hard as that is to do as a dragon. Just be non-confrontational and polite, and you'll be fine. Or at least you won't be attacked.

"Oh and bo? Thanks for keeping me sane."
Cheek kisses and proceed.

Onwards, we move.

Trout 2012/04/05(Thu)17:05 No. 398890 ID: a43a6c
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Thanks for keeping me sane, Bo.
"You're welcome."

Trout 2012/04/05(Thu)17:05 No. 398891 ID: a43a6c
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We travel along the mountains, stopping only to find something to eat. We avoid several other travellers and a few horse-drawn carts. After an hour or so, the rain stops but the clouds persist. I really hope it doesn't start raining again.

Eventually, we see the city. It's-- impressive. And intimidating. That... that is a lot of people. How are we going to do anything here?

>>398891
Hang on, what is that up there in the mountains, another cave? If that's a dragon's lair, we don't need to talk to anyone.

We already know where he's going.

First you find something to eat in the mountains. Then you lurk around the mountain passes for any stray hunters or mountain men or whatever to ambush and interrogate!

I think an ambush would be best. If there's an area where any guards posted at the walls or the gates won't see you, that's where you wait until some poor informed-looking sap happens by. Do your best not to be seen, though. I don't think you would fare well against whatever military that town has set up.

Don't suppose you two are those dragons with fancy shapeshifting magic?

Oh, and we could ask Bo for ideas.

>>398900
Right right. What's he think, eh.

Ambushing hunters and mountain men wouldn't get you more than rumors. The problem here is that the people who would know more about the man in the black armor are inside the city walls, where they definitely will not let you go. You need a way to get them out here to talk to, or someone to go in and ask.

Here's what you do: Go to the road and surprise travelers heading to the city. Ask them your questions, then let them head on their way. Do not harm any of them; If attacked, run away. It'll be such a strange experience that they'll be telling everyone once they get inside the gates.

Once you've done that to four or five travelers, go plunk yourself down in a completely open and obvious spot next to the road. Somewhere where the city guard can plainly see you, but you're out of their range. Then sit there until they send someone out. If it's a bunch of archers and guard, take off, and try again later. If it's only a small group, they're willing to talk.

Make sure to run this plan by Bo and get his thoughts. Ask if he has any other ideas on how to go about this.

ask bo about it. you need someone leaving the city.

Nobody else is going to comment on that cave? If there's a female dragon there, the knight is on his way there to rape her.

>>398948

we don't know whether it really has to be a female, but yeah, we should go there.

Trout 2012/04/07(Sat)00:11 No. 399170 ID: a43a6c
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What do you think, Boaga?
"Think of what?"
How are we going to get anything out of this?
"I don't know... Maybe we could find someone on the road to talk to?"
That's what I was thinking.
"But... what if someone attacks us? They'd tell other people that we attacked them and then everyone would attack us."
That's true... Hey, wait, do you see that?
"What?"
Up there, in the mountains.
"...is that a cave?"
I think so. If he's going anywhere near here, he'd go there, right?
"Yeah..."
So let's go up there and meet him. Does that sound good?
"Uh... sure..."

Trout 2012/04/07(Sat)00:11 No. 399171 ID: a43a6c
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It takes hours for us to pathfind our way to the cave. We had to take a longer route to avoid going over the road and being spotted by anyone at the gate. By the time we get there, we're exhausted and the sun is almost down. The cave itself is huge. It doesn't look like anyone in the city sees us, but we should hurry up before that changes.

How are we going to approach this?

>>399171
This cave looks eerily well kept. Use your fat dragon snouts and and sharp dragon eyes and look around.

>>399176
this

goddammit Bo keep your eyes trained away from Gren's cloaca

you approach this cautiously and sneakily

Trout 2012/04/07(Sat)20:40 No. 399342 ID: a43a6c
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Okay, Bo. Try to be quiet.
"I will."

We enter. The cave itself remarkably shallow. There seems to be a rift in the very back. I don't think I could fit through it. Other than that and a few rocks, the cave is empty. Eerily so. It's hard to see any fine details in this light, though.

"G-Gren... did you hear that?"
Hear what?
"I don't know, I just heard... something..."

Move closer, slowly. Ask Bo to relay whatever he hears.

LOOK UP LOOK UP LOOK UPPPP

Look up
Greet Giant Spider?

I don't see the spider. But I guess these guys probably know what they're talking about, so yeah up is the way to be looking right now.

BTW this thread is starting to take a really long time to load for me. You might want to consider starting a new one soon.

>>399404
Well, if it's up the options are probably spider or bat. Maybe a dragon that can crawl on walls/ceilings, I'm pretty sure those are a thing somewhere.
Also possible there's a human hermit living in the crevice or something.
Or rapeknight is sneaking up behind us.
Really, the spider was just a guess.

Trout 2012/04/08(Sun)13:15 No. 399454 ID: a43a6c
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AHHH!
"WHAT?"
Oh, uh-- I, uh, I thought I saw something up there, but, uh, i-it was nothing...
"Uh-- Okay... You kind of scared me."

>Begin next thread with view through the rift

Gren: Peek through rift

pretend there's a disco ball hanging from the ceiling and dance because you're not human you're dancer goddammit.

>Send Boaga to investigate

Trout 2012/04/08(Sun)21:10 No. 399622 ID: a43a6c
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I'm going to look in the crack over there, Boaga.
"Just be careful, okay? That's how I got slashed by that bear..."
I will. Nothing in any cave can hurt me.
"But... okay."

The rift runs deeper inside. It's near impossible to see anything in here, but I can tell that it's too small for either of us to even dream about fitting through. So this entire cave is useless to us.

Trout 2012/04/08(Sun)21:10 No. 399623 ID: a43a6c
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Coming up here was completely fucking pointless.

WELL. MIGHT AS WELL TAKE A NAP.

Thermal-stress the crack open. Heat it with fire, then hurl water at it, like the worst session of sex ever.

unless that's the point. it's a cavern only a human could access. the ultimate anti-dragon deterrent. if you still want something tell boaga to break it open more. it's his idea to come up here.

Breathe fire into it! All the fire!

>>399626
Where would they get the water from?

What a stupid crack! You should show it who is boss by putting a giant rock in front of it, sealing it.

>>399670

pee has water in it.

Trout 2012/04/09(Mon)16:05 No. 399823 ID: a43a6c
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Do you really expect me to widen a tunnel into the earth into something we can walk through by breathing fire at it? Boaga can't do anything that I couldn't, and I couldn't widen this.

"Grennie...?"

"Yes, Bo?"

You're irritated but try not to snap, we JUST PROMISED to try to be nice, like, this morning.

Bo> WAT.

"Yes, Bo?"

Deep breaths, stay calm and all that.

the fire is mostly to try and burn anything in it. also thermal cracking. make it super hot then cool it off super fast and it makes most anything shatter

Boaga, go "THIS HOLE WAS MADE FOR MEEEEEEEE" and come out the other side as spaghetti ala dragon

Don't vent your rage at Bo; Remember, you promised not to. Vent rage by blasting flame into the crack, then rolling a boulder in front of it. That'll show that crack what-for!

Even if there isn't anything up here, you still found an excellent vantage point over the city, and a place to sleep that's out of the way.

Trout 2012/04/10(Tue)16:53 No. 400159 ID: a43a6c
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There's nothing to plug the hole with. I still breathe fire into it, though, which makes me feel a bit less mad. I'm very far away from snapping, though.

Yes, Bo?
"I was wondering what's in there. You look kind of upset."
It's empty, and it's too small for either of us to fit through.
"So..."
So coming up here was completely pointless.
"Oh. I... I guess it was. I think I'd be more upset if I wasn't so tired."
Yeah.
"W-well now what do we do?"

You fuck, of course.

NAP TIME

Look for Aromatic Grass.

sleep. it's a nice shelter.

Heat up a sleeping spot at the back of the cave with dragon-fire, and lay down with Bo. Talk with him and make a plan for tomorrow before going to sleep.

Make a warm spot to sleep. Take turns on watch in case something nasty emerges from the hole.

I still say you should dance.

Trout 2012/04/12(Thu)16:58 No. 400637 ID: a43a6c
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Shall we dance?
"But I don't know how to dance..."
...Yeah, neither do I.

It has gotten a bit cold. I hadn't even noticed. I light up a corner of the cave and we lie down. As soon as both of us are settled in, I turn to him.

Hey, Bo.
"Hey, Grennie."
Any ideas for tomorrow?
"Well, I think we might have to actually get into the city. Anything we get from anyone outside is just going to be rumors."
But how are we going to get inside?
"I'm really not sure. Maybe we can just go up to the front gate?"
Funny.

>>400637
Well, it is an option.

>>400637
Attach a nice white flag to your heads as you approach the human settlement. Act like a customer or politician, I'm sure many in the city would like to have connections or make business with a mighty dragon. The front door should be a better option this way.

If you need a white flag to attach to your horns, just ask a caravan or human who isn't afraid of you politely to give you a sheet or something, and that you'll give it back after you've made ti clear to the town military you're not hostile as of yet.

You could accost travelers heading up the road to the city, holding them long enough to tell them to relay to the city guard that you're coming and you're only seeking answers, not a fight. Do that to two or three, then head towards the city along the most open and obvious path. You want to be seen, but also to see anyone coming. If it looks like guardsmen or soldiers are coming, run for the hills. You don't want to wreck this by fighting.

Once you're at the city, stand out of range of the archers in an open area and shout your questions, and say that you'll park your scaly hide in the road every day, scaring travelers and caravans off, until you get answers. This city looks like a mining city; They live and die by trade. They'll want you outta here quick. Oh, and add a stipulation that if they give you false information, you'll come back and do more than just scare caravans off.

NO! You will be RAPE BY TOWNSFOLK

Well so long as you don't appear intent on wrecking their stuff, it should work. Wear hats or something.

Also sleep. Keep close for body warmth.

Suggestion 2012/04/12(Thu)18:15 No. 400654 ID: 4bdd79
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>>400637
Walk up to the front gate, being careful not to spook the guards, and request a parley.

>>400652

yes. for body warmth.

Trout 2012/04/12(Thu)22:23 No. 400718 ID: a43a6c
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"Well, why wouldn't it work?"
I don't think they'd just let two fearsome dragons just walk up to the gate and knock on it until someone lets them in.
"What if we had some way of announcing it? Telling them that we aren't a threat?"
Uh... White means peace for them, right?
"I think so."
So let's find something white and wear it somewhere prominent.
"Like on our horns?"
Yeah! And as long as we act kind enough, I think they might want us in there. Who wouldn't want to be aquainted with a mighty dragon?
"But... I don't know, there's still a chance that they'd shoot us before we could say anything."
I guess.
"Maybe we can find some people on the road and tell them to tell the people inside that we're coming and not to shoot us. We could get something white from them, too!"
Good idea. I think we'd need to be a bit more persuasive.
"...L-like how?"
We should tell them that if they don't let us in, we'll scare off travellers and caravans. They look like they depend on trade, so they'd be killing themselves. And if they give us wrong information, we'll do worse than scare them off.

I try to get close to him. He kind of tenses up and tries to scoot away.

"Gren, we shouldn't do that. We don't have to starve a bunch of people for some info, right?"
Well-- I really don't want it to come to that...
"Grennie..."
But I'll do what I can, okay?
"Okay, just-- just remember what you promised..."
Of course, Bo.

I get closer to him again, almost touching the side of my snout to his. He doesn't move away this time.

Goodnight, Bo.
"'Night, Gren."
We settle down for some well-deserved rest.