1/4 Sapphire Fox 2015/01/10(Sat)21:58 No. 619394 ID: 4a2bf2
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The half-siblings, May and August, are on a train ride to their new home.
They're on their way to move to the town where their godfather works - a calm little place called Eden, or so they heard.

"So I guess this is it, huh?"

Sapphire Fox 2015/01/10(Sat)21:59 No. 619395 ID: 4a2bf2
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"Yeah. This is it."

The train takes a strange route, that they've never seen before, even going through a forest; oddly, the rails are suspended instead of being built on the ground.

The siblings have no idea how long it's going to take to get to Eden - it could be hours more.

Sapphire Fox 2015/01/10(Sat)22:00 No. 619396 ID: 4a2bf2
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"Ah, excuse me...!"
Someone approaches their seat, with a loud voice hard to ignore, but their tone is polite enough that it isn't much of a bother.

4/4 Sapphire Fox 2015/01/10(Sat)22:01 No. 619397 ID: 4a2bf2
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"Sorry for bothering you, but would either of you... know what time is it? My watch seems to be broken."

It's some weird-looking guy.
Something about him stands out immediately - he has the ears and tail of a cat!? Now that's something you don't see every day...

What should May and August do?

August: Say "its time to get a new watch".
May: facepalm in response the dumb joke, and say its 8am

It's hammer time.

One of you: immediately fall for this mysterious stranger

The other one of you: Tell them it's 8AM, and freak out about the fact that he has cat ears and a tail to an appropriate degree

>>619397
Unless we're betting on him 'getting it a lot' when we bring up that he is clearly not human, lets just kind of let him know we're curious with our body language. Maybe look surprised? Nonetheless, give him the time. 8AM. Tell him he should get a time sticker like we have.

Give him the time and then invite him to sit with you.

>>619449
Also this.

stare for a moment before you catch yourself doing it, then quickly try to cover it up by telling him the time and fiercely looking anywhere else but him.

grope ears.

It's 8!

>One of you: immediately fall for this mysterious stranger
You mean both of you, right.

Sapphire Fox 2015/01/11(Sun)12:23 No. 619542 ID: 4a2bf2
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It takes them a moment to say anything; they're a bit too surprised to properly respond.

"I know what time it is. It's time to get a new watch."
"No. Oh my god, no. It's eight on the dot. I'm so sorry about her."

May really does wonder how August knows the time, but she has more pressing concerns at the moment. Namely the fact that this man has cat features. Why the hell does he have cat features????? This is not normal.
August just thinks it's kinda cool, honestly. He's just about to ask if he'd like to sit with them when he speaks up again.

Sapphire Fox 2015/01/11(Sun)12:24 No. 619543 ID: 4a2bf2
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"Thank you very much, it seems like I'll be right on time! Would you mind if I hanged out with you guys for a bit? The train is terribly empty today! And I'd feel better with some company."

They just nod silently in response. He sits down, and looks at them with a smile. Not that he wasn't smiling before, but it looks a bit different, somehow. He seems awfully enthusiastic.
It makes them kinda nervous, and not because they think he's cute or anything like that.

"You've been staring at me with a funny face, you know? We don't really need to hide, here, so if you guys want to show your true form it's not a problem~!"

Uh, what the heck is he talking about?

Tell then that you don't know anything about Eden at all. A friend of your family is taking you in.

>You've been staring at me with a funny face, you know? We don't really need to hide, here, so if you guys want to show your true form it's not a problem~!
um... come again? true form? I feel like we may have missed something somewhere during the course of this conversation.

Wait would that be a good thing or a bad thing to let them know you have no idea what there talking about? Eh, just play it safe for now and say the two of you are fine for now and just ask your godfather when you finally get to him and then change the subject before he can ask for more about it. Like asking him for his name.

>We don't really need to hide, here, so if you guys want to show your true form it's not a problem~!
He thinks you're cat people or something and are hiding it.

Apparently you're moving to the land of secret animal people.

Either fess to your ignorance, or say something along the lines of "no, that's all right" as if you were opting to stay human.

I think he's telling you guys to take your clothes off. kick him in the nards, they say "catman's got nards!"

"today"? Does he take this train often?

Tell him that you're a dragon and a unicorn respectively and that your true forms are so awesome that it would cause him to self-destruct on the spot.

>>619546
Go with this

i believe that we are humans, is that bad? What are you exactly?

>>619543
"Uh, actually, I'm terribly confused. From where we come from, there are no... Er, animal hybrid people. This is all new to us."

"In fact, seeing this, we don't know what to expect in New Eden!"

throw in a sensible chuckle

Sapphire Fox 2015/01/13(Tue)10:49 No. 620133 ID: 4a2bf2
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"Uhh, no, thanks, we're fine like this."
"Awww, are you shy? That's fine, I won't push."

May just kind of stares at her brother with a bewildered expression. She doesn't really get what's going on, but she guesses it's better to just play along... In her own way.

"Yeah, we can't change right now. In reality, I'm a dragon and he's an unicorn."
"I see you've got a sense of humor! I'd be fun to be the world's last living dragon, I bet."

August glares knives at her, because unicorns are seriously uncool, plus that could have made him suspicious of them... But when she glares back, he realizes she's actually just as intimidating as a dragon and backs away.

Sapphire Fox 2015/01/13(Tue)10:49 No. 620134 ID: 4a2bf2
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"Anyway, I'm May. This nerd here is my little half-brother August. Do you take this train often? Uh, I mean, we're moving in to Eden with our godfather. You know that place?"
"You can call me Rover. I don't really live anywhere, but I do travel to sorts of places! I'm meeting a friend in Eden, this time. Looks like we're stuck together for a bit longer, huh!"

Kind of sounds like a nice life...

"What can you tell us about Eden? We don't really know a lot about it."
"Oh, you'll love it! It's such a good little town. The commercial area is always full of activity, and the people who live there are quite nice! Well, there's one or two unfriendly ones, but they're not that bad, honest. Most of the villagers are young, too. The only middle aged people you'll find are the mayor and some of the shopkeepers... Um, gimme a sec."

Sapphire Fox 2015/01/13(Tue)10:50 No. 620135 ID: 4a2bf2
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Rover suddenly pulls up a bundle of papers from his pocket, and mutters to himself while searching for one piece in particular. When he finds it, he hands it to the siblings, unfolded.

"Here, it's a map of Eden. I've been there enough times that I don't really need it anymore, but it might be useful to you guys."

Does he just carry maps around like that? Well, he is a wanderer, but...

"So how much longer for us to reach it?"
"Hmm, maybe ten or fifteen more minutes! Once you see the trees spreading further and further from each other, we'll be close. It's right outside of the forest."

Talk about the geography of the place. Is that the ocean? How can you be so far inland yet close to the ocean?

Well whatever. Thank him for the map and look for your new house.

oh neat I didn't know it was near a beach. One question though about the map, what's the little pinkish circle next to the purple building near the left center of the map? I can kinda guess at everything else but I'm not really sure what to make of that.

Also a question for the two of you, so is your godfather picking you up at the train station or are you just going to wonder to his house? Do you even know where he lives?

Ask if there are any humans in the community.

>>620135
Kinda odd layout for the houses...Are the ones away from the strip like...hermits or something?

>>620139
I believe that would be a retail store. I've seen a few of these types of maps.

"Hey Rover, how long will you be staying?"

Ask him if the coffee-house makes decent brew.

Sapphire Fox 2015/01/19(Mon)19:02 No. 621242 ID: 4a2bf2
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"Sooo, Rover, how long will you be staying?"
"Hmm! A few days, maybe a week, at most. Depends on what Blanca wants to do. Uh, I mean, my friend. I have some stuff to talk about with the mayor too, but I should be able to sort that out quick enough! I'm sure we'll have plenty of time to hang out."

August isn't sure he's okay with this! Time to compete for the catman's attention some more... Though he does have a very serious concern.

"Does, uh, Eden have any... human residents?"
"About that... It used to, a few years ago, but they kind of disappeared. Lots of rumors as to what happened to them, but no concrete information. I'd like to think they just moved away without saying anything, but... some of the villagers might disagree."

Oh, geez, that doesn't sound very good.

Sapphire Fox 2015/01/19(Mon)19:03 No. 621243 ID: 4a2bf2
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Their godfather is supposed to pick them up, yeah, but he's kind of an airhead, and tends to stay up very late; there's a big possibility that he'll completely forget or sleep through it. They'll probably have to go find him at his place. Speaking of which...

"Hey, which one of these buildings is the museum? That's where our godfather works."
"You mean Blathers!? I didn't know he had godchildren back in the city... I would've never guessed! Ahem, it's this one. Hard to miss!"
Rover picks up the map and points at a larger building, on the top left of the map, marked with a brown... owl? symbol. It looks like a fairly big building, so they should have no trouble finding it.

"Speaking of the map- This one here is a coffee shop, right? Is it any good?"
"You have no idea! I've been to all sorts of places, and I just keep coming back for Brewster's coffee! I could take you guys there if you want to! Actually, I'm pretty sure he and Blathers are good friends, you should ask him to tell the story someday--!"
"Wh-- I get that you're excited, but please sit down!"

well it seems like a good thing we didn't tell him your human. Don't think he'd have minded but he doesn't really look like someone how can keep a secret. We're going to have to ask your godfather about this once we see him.

As for Rover, tell him the two of you are probably going to try and find your godfather and settle in first but if you're free later you might have some coffee with him before he takes off again.

Kinda want to find somewhere safe and learn thing before we start heading off around town but I also think we should try to make friends were we can... you know encase things aren't as nice as Rover is making them seem so we have people who would stick there necks out for us should we need help.

>>621243
Tell him that you'll be looking forward to hanging out at the coffee place with Rover. And also hanging out in general.

>>621242
Maybe they all decided to screw any further games with the town, went into their homes (which are portals to pocket dimensions), and stayed inside for so long the outside houses fell to ruin.

A.K.A. They stopped playing.

Just go to the museum. You can worry about this later.

>no humans residents left
>godfather lives there
Start wondering to yourselves what your godfather is, then. Or if he just never told them he's human, the way you opted to.

Sapphire Fox 2015/01/23(Fri)10:34 No. 621795 ID: 4a2bf2
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"Pocket dimensions, huh...?"
"Hm?"
"Oh, no, nothing! Just thinking out loud."

Yeah, making friends with the villagers is a good idea, but that can probably wait until they meet up with their godfather, maybe ask him how to stay safe, who's trustworthy and who isn't, et cetera... Boy, they're in quite a pickle.
Actually, wait a second, if there aren't any humans in the town, then... what the heck is their godfather!? He didn't seem any different from a human when they last met him. Or any of the times they met him. That's definitely something they're gonna need to clear up with him!

"Well, first things first, we have to find our godfather and settle in. But if we have a bit of free time later, maybe we could have some coffee together!"
"Awesome! I'll try to wrap up quickly so we can hang out, yeah?"
"Looking forward to that coffee. And hanging out. Y'know, in general."

"We'll be arriving at Eden Station shortly. We do not take responsibility for any belongings forgotten within the cars of this train. Have a good day."

Sapphire Fox 2015/01/23(Fri)10:34 No. 621796 ID: 4a2bf2
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Oh, they're arriving. May and August pick up their luggage, while Rover simply stands up.
Within a minute, the train stops.

"Eden Station! Everyone for Eden, exit here! Eek eek! Oh, it's Rover again! Welcome back. And who are your friends?"

Is-- is that a monkey? A legit monkey!?

"Good to see you too, Porter. Apparently, these are Blathers' godchildren! I met them on the train by chance, it's really cool how these things just happen, huh? Anyway, do you know if Blanca's around?"
"Yep! Stopped by about an hour ago. Said he'd go to The Roost, and for you to meet him there."

Rover turns to the siblings again.
"Ah, great! I could go for some coffee. And what are you two going to do? Straight to the museum?"

Man, Rover's tall. Or you guys are just short.

>And what are you two going to do? Straight to the museum?
Yeah, we're gonna check in with godfather. Don't want him to worry! See you later!

...what the heck have we gotten into here.

>And what are you two going to do? Straight to the museum?
yeah if we don't find our Godfather soon enough he'll just wonder somewhere else so it's best to find him while we still know where he is. Later Rover.

Also if anyone ask why you're in human form tell them because you looking for your godfather and he's never seen you outside of this form. If they ask why that is just say you only really ever saw him in public places like restaurants and whatnot.

>>621796
Why the fuck does the monkey look like a sock puppet. He really does i swear to god! Anyway, coffee yeah sounds good.

Ask who the fuck thought sending humans to live in a village of furries was a good idea

>>621796
I say we should go get coffee with Rover, we don't really have a way to find him or contact him, so we should arrange that before we leave for the museum.

Museum. Your godfather can vouch for you in the rest of the town.

>>621830
>>621832
Split the difference: May goes to have coffee with Rover, while August goes to see Blathers

We don't want to leave our Godfather worried. Let us go find him and hope he can shed some light for us.

Sapphire Fox 2015/02/16(Mon)11:50 No. 625307 ID: 4a2bf2
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Yep, Rover is very tall. No, they're not short. They're pretty much average, at least for humans. He really just towers over them by many, many centimeters. It's really cool, in a way. As to why they came to live here of all places... Well, it was better than every other option. Or they thought it was, before they realized it was a "village of furries", but honestly, they just got here; it might not be that bad! Maybe!

Hmmm... Yeah, at least the godfather has a steady living place; they don't really know if Rover's staying anywhere, or where he'll be later. And neither of the siblings have cellphones, if you wanted to know that!

"Yeah, we're gonna check in with godfather--"
"I dunno, I could go for some coffee with Rover."
"--Yeah, let's have some coffee!"
"I'd be glad if you joined me, but are you sure that's a good idea? Wouldn't he be worried?"
"Hmm, well, one of us could go meet with him. And come with him to the coffee to meet up with the rest of us."
"......You sound like you already made your mind."

...Sigh. Off to the museum August goes.

Sapphire Fox 2015/02/16(Mon)11:50 No. 625308 ID: 4a2bf2
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Now, who should we follow first? August on his way to the museum, or May and Rover to the cafe?

August

May

August. We've got to learn what's up with all of this! And I'm pretty sure we'd manage to screw up May's totally-not-a-date somehow.

August

>>625314
Same response here. We should follow August.

>>625308
I PICK TOP GLITCH

By the way. Do we know if there was some sort of incident that made May and August move out here? Parents send them away or something?

I'm gonna say May, because I want to meet Blanca :D

August

[animated] Sapphire Fox 2015/03/09(Mon)20:22 No. 628506 ID: ebd715
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An Error Has Occurred. Hold Down the POWER Button.


Oh, look at what you did! Now I have to reboot everything!

Sapphire Fox 2015/03/09(Mon)20:22 No. 628507 ID: ebd715
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Haven't you ever heard that you shouldn't mess with glitches? That's just asking for disaster!

Do you have any idea how hard it was for me to get to this point in time and space??? If a bug like that ends up breaking my equipment, then I swear to whatever constitutes a god these days, I'll break you.

Though that did give me some valuable information, so thanks, I guess...

Sapphire Fox 2015/03/09(Mon)20:22 No. 628508 ID: ebd715
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Now, where were we? Oh yeah, the stupid fleshy kid going up the stairs. Okay. Here we go.

August walks up the stairs to the... uh... is it a strip mall? Whatever that thing is.
This place looks interesting, but he has no time to take a look at them out right now! He's certain he'll have more time to do that later. This is more important than checking out at these cool-looking shops or... or having some coffee with Rover...

Taking a look at one of them won't hurt, right? Right???

[Check out the map at >>620135 to decide where to go next.]

do you even have any money on you? find your grandpa first and find out what's going on and what the plan is, then you can probably mooch some cash off him and go shopping.

Sorry about that, narrator, it won't happen again. Please don't take your anger out on August and call him stupid, it was our fault.

Since you rebooted, shouldn't we be seeing Mr. Resetti right about now?

Anyway, I would say make your way to blathers, but as your walking, look through the windows.

Go meet with gramps so you can go back afterwards and have that coffee.

Head to your godfather. The sooner you get to him, the sooner you know what the heck is going on, and the sooner you can get back.

(Dangit, if we're going to ignore the totally not a date for exposition, then you're going to march home and eat your exposition, young man!)

>>628508
The faster we see blathers the sooner we can have our free time. So lets not try to spend free time we don't have yet

I hope you meet an avian vilager

Hang a left and go see your Godfather. Yet I see no harm in doing a bit of window shopping. Take a moment to get a lay of the land, and put on a friendly face.

Sapphire Fox 2015/03/18(Wed)19:10 No. 629851 ID: ebd715
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August resists his curiosity with all his might and runs towards Exposition. Shopping can wait, this... probably can't! He'll deal with having fun AFTER we're done with the important stuff. Well done, boy!

He goes straight to the museum, and is somewhat impressed by how it looks from the inside. It's not that big, but it seems to have a nice variety of exhibits!
Fossils, paintings, insects, fish... Such an unique lineup.

On the far back, there seems to be a gift shop and... an observatory? That's interesting. May would probably like this, he thinks.
There is also a counter, right in front of a fancy, ornate clock, ticking softly and filling in the silence. Feels rather peaceful. Though the fact that it seems to be one minute ahead kinda bothers him.
Clocks are nice. I like clocks. August seems to like them too, so over-analyzing it is a win-win situation.

Oh, there's someone on the counter, sleeping.
Is... that uncle Blathers?

Whelp lets go wake him and bombard him with questions and then try to mooch some shopping money off him

Go behind your uncle, and correct the clock to the correct time.

Then tap him on the shoulder to wake him up. Hey, uncle. You're still human, right?

is it a minute ahead, or are you a minute behind?

Wake blathers, ask how aunt Celeste is doing these days

>>629851
Wake him up and ask him why Rover is a cat.

Fix that clock. Gently wake him up, and then give your godfather a hug. He is family after all.
Then get ready for exposition.

Brace yourself, he's probably not human if he's living in this animal town. Likely he's just got on his human disguise so you recognize him.

Find out just what the hell is going on here. Wake that ass up!

Sapphire Fox 2015/04/18(Sat)11:51 No. 635137 ID: 1f59fc
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> Is the clock one minute ahead, or are we one minute behind?
August is absolutely sure that...!

......... He compromises, bringing the grandfather clock 30 seconds ahead, and adjusting ours 30 seconds behind.
That should... do it, shouldn't it?

"Hoo..."

Right. Back to the matter at hand! August then pokes his godfather in the least aggressive way possible. He still jumps like a little scaredy cat anyway, which at this point August wouldn't doubt he actually is one.

"WHO!?"
"Whoa, calm down, old man! It's just me!"
"...Oh, pardon me! If it isn't little August!"
"Hey, uncle Blathers. It's been a while. How's Celeste? She should be here too, right?"
"Indeed she is! Don't let her know I told you this, but she fell right asleep moments before morning came. We should let her rest a bit before we greet her!"
"I am not guilt-free, however... As I seem to have slept through out meeting time, as well. But I'm glad you made it here in one piece!"
"Eh, we already expected you'd miss it, you're almost nocturnal or something. But we were lucky someone gave us directions, too."

Sapphire Fox 2015/04/18(Sat)11:51 No. 635138 ID: 1f59fc
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"Oh, that's right! If you wouldn't mind me asking, where is your sister? Don't tell me something bad happened!"
"Don't worry... Or maybe do worry. She went on a totally-not-a-date with some guy we met on the train. Rover, said his name was."
"Hoo!!!! I was indeed a bit worried there, but if it's Rover, then she should be fine. A blue tomcat, correct?"
"So you do know him! I was kinda worried he was making stuff up to get us to trust him, but I guess all's well."
"Oh, Rover is quite the sweet boy! He seems to be really good friends with the mayor, too. It's Rover's boyfriend you should be mindful of; a little prankster, that one. I don't think he'd hurt anyone, but... You know!"
"...Huh."

Suddenly August feels like he should just let May deal with that by herself.

"By the way, can you explain what the heck is going on? It sounds like you almost expected something bad to have happened to us. Also Rover is a cat or something?"
"Oh-hoo... Of course, of course. I didn't tell you before you came, because you would not have believed me... It's a long story, however. It would be better for your sister to hear it, too."

You may want to tell him that you fiddled with the clocks. 30 seconds might end up being the difference between a successful business deal and a fiasco, for both of you.

>>635145
yes, we are saying rover is a cat. :v

>[His godfather] still jumps like a little scaredy cat anyway, which at this point August wouldn't doubt he actually is one.

>nocturnal
>hoo
>glasses, and those sticking up bits of hair
Dude, he's not a cat. He's an owl.

>It's a long story, however. It would be better for your sister to hear it, too.
Can you please just tell me if I'm secretly an animal person, cause I'd really like to know if that's the case.

well she's over at the cafe with rover so we could head down there if you're not to busy and pick her up.

>>635141
Agree that accurate clocks are the most important thing to concentrate on first, wouldn't want the bombs to go off either too early or too late. And there are other reasons why accurate time are important that have nothing to do with bombs, too.

You might want to ask about what happened to the humans that used to live here. And if that's related to the danger.

Also wait, our clock was at 8:29, and the grandfather clock was at 8:30. So you set our clock backwards 30 seconds, and the grandfather clock forwards 30 seconds? That seems to be a bit off there.

Daww. That hug is cute.
Anyway, might as well find your sister now. Maybe bring your godfather along. He must know this place.

Sapphire Fox 2015/05/15(Fri)19:55 No. 640748 ID: 1f59fc
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An... Owl? Oh, god. Of course he's an owl. August can't believe that his godfather's been a darn animal this whole time. Celeste probably is one too, isn't she?

"Can you please just tell me if I'm secretly an animal person, 'cause I'd really like to know if that's the case!"
"Oh! Hoo, you are not, you need not worry about that. You, your father, and both your and May's mothers, you're all as human as they come."
"Oh, phew. That's good to know. Was getting a bit of an identity crisis there. That does still leave some questions unansered, but we'll get to that, I guess."
"Also, I think I should warn you, I switched your grandfather clock 30 seconds back. Because it was different from mine and it was ticking me off."
"Did you... make a clock pun, there?"
"I may have."
"...Well, let me just leave a note for Celeste and we'll head to where your sister is."

Sapphire Fox 2015/05/15(Fri)19:56 No. 640749 ID: 1f59fc
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Gods, this is getting boring. I refuse to listen to this human's puns. You won't be mad if I switch things up a little bit, will you? Be a good sport will ya. The exposition part's coming up soon.

So MEANWHILE, SOMEWHERE ELSE!

May and her feline friend make their way down the path to the coffee shop. Rover seems to be blabbering about something or other.

"...I started by travelling out of town, just for kicks, and when I realized I was already living this life. Riding the train to nowhere, seeing where it took me."
"Just like that? Left everything behind and started wandering?"
"Yep! Just like that! I don't regret it one bit. I met lots of interesting people and found lots of cool places! I must say, I have a soft spot for Eden, though..."
"Anyway, here we are! Please, ladies first."

well alright, but before we go in any recommendations from the menu?

Thank him for his politeness, perhaps.

You didn't mind going to places where you had to hide who you were?

>Please, ladies first.
Oh, thank you. *Enter*

Sapphire Fox 2015/05/25(Mon)18:24 No. 643219 ID: e20ce3
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"You didn't mind going to places where you had to hide who you were?"
"Hmm... Sadly, these kinds of places exist everywhere. There's really no avoiding it, I think, if you want to meet the world like I did. Not everyone agrees, but... I got to meet people I never would have if I'd stuck only to beastmen settlements like Eden."
"Humans really are interesting, don't you think?"
"...I'm sure they are."

May then nods her head in appreciation, muttering a "thank you" as she passes by Rover, and walks into the coffee shop.

"Sooo, is there anything on the menu that you recommend?"
"My favorite's just plain old black coffee. That's what Brewster likes making the most! His place has really good brownies too, specially fresh from the oven, so you're in luck!"

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"I'll be sure to order some of that, then! I usually drink coffee with lots of sugar, though. Hope he won't be offended."
"Haha, I'm sure he'll understand! You could get something weaker, though. Like cappuccino."

The atmosphere here feels nice, May thinks. There's a radio playing soothing music, the lights aren't too bright or too dark, it looks kinda different from the "industrialized" coffee shops back in the city.

There's three people plus the barista (that looks like he might be a really, really large bird) here... Looks like a cat, a dog and... maybe a ram...?

"Oh please sit still for a minute, baaaffo!"

"Ah!! That's Blanca! Heeeey, Blanca!"

Sapphire Fox 2015/05/25(Mon)18:25 No. 643221 ID: e20ce3
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"There you are."

... hold up your hands defensively and slowly steep away from rover. Remember to avoid eye contact and not to make any sudden moves. I think you may have just walked into a lovers spat. The best thing you can do right now is not to get involved.

>>643221
Haha, Vesta drew an angry face. Relax.

Wait to see what happens, and till you're introduced. No need to jump to conclusions, or be rude.

is here lower eyelid smudged?

>>643285
Yeah, seems like she turned around before her.. face was... finished. Huh.

I really hope the end result is that we get to draw something on Biancas face, dress-up-the character tgchan style.

Sapphire Fox 2015/06/13(Sat)18:20 No. 648284 ID: 2a8dd1
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May thought there wasn't much else about this town that could surprise her, bit... Yeah, she's extremely surprised. She just kinda freezes up, and waits to see what Rover's gonna do.

"...Pffft, what is that!?"
"What? Is something wrong with my face?"

Wrong is kind of an understatement! What IS your face!?

"Hehe, I thought this would be a nice, welcoming face for Rover!"
"It's amazing, Ves... Oh yeah, sorry! May! This is Blanca. He's the friend I came to meet up with."
"He... hello. I'm May. I just moved here with my brother."
"I see... Nice to meet you! I don't know what kinda face I'm making right now, but don't let it be the one you remember me by."

May definitely thinks it'll be hard to shake that first impression off, though.

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"Oh, me, me! Introduce me too!"

...Why don't you do it yourself...?

"Okay! May, this is Vesta! She lives here in Eden, and helps Brewster out in the coffee shop."

The large bird man on the other side of the counter, who May assumes is Brewster, just nods in response. Not the most talkative type, huh? The dog person sat at the counter doesn't seem to be too chatty, either.

"I make the pastries and cakes and stuff! All of the munchies!"

May thinks Vesta is probably the fluffiest human being she's ever met. Er, animal. Or, what did Rover call them? "Beastmen"? Whatever the name is. She's the fluffiest of them. She has the most hair May's ever seen on a person's head at once.
From up close, her eyes are kinda glassy and scary, though...

"I'm looking forward to tasting some of your 'munchies', then!"

Sapphire Fox 2015/06/13(Sat)18:20 No. 648286 ID: 2a8dd1
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Blanca cleans up... his face. It kinda looks like a whiteboard, but awkwardly skin-colored. Is that a mask? Or does Blanca... not... have a face?
May wonders if she should question it. Would it be rude? Or weird? Is this a normal thing here??
While she's thinking about it, Rover nudges her towards the table his friend's sat at; he himself sits next to Blanca, where Vesta had been just a minute ago. When May sits across from them, Vesta hands them a large sheet.

"So, here's the menu! Today's featured fruit for the cakes and tarts is peach, but we have strawberry shortcake as well. Take your time, baaaffo!"

Huh, this seems pretty good for a small coffee shop in the middle of nowhere.
...Wait a second. May just realized something.
What the heck is this currency supposed to be...?

>>646724 Yeah, that's what I was planning on doing - maybe not on the next update, but soon. There is going to be an actual dress up segment at some point too...

>>648286
>his
But... Blanca is wearing a dress? And has long hair? Do people give him haircuts and oufits to wear, along with whatever face they decide to draw on him?

Ask if they accept dollars here.

>Wrong is kind of an understatement! What IS your face!?
>Is that a mask? Or does Blanca... not... have a face?
I just noticed Blanca doesn't have any whites in his eyes. Is the whole face drawn on? A blank face would kind of be appropriate for the name.

>May wonders if she should question it. Would it be rude? Or weird?
Dunno. It might be a little rude, but you're a kid. People give you a lot of leeway when it comes to asking about things you've never seen. ("I've never met someone who had to draw on their face, before!").

>May thinks Vesta is probably the fluffiest human being she's ever met. Er, animal. Or, what did Rover call them? "Beastmen"? Whatever the name is.
Just say person. It's non-specific, and is less likely to get you in trouble or cause a verbal slip up.

>What the heck is this currency supposed to be...?
That is something you can ask after.

Oh, I didn't realize the currency was different here. What does BI stand for? What's the exchange rate to dollars?

BI clearly stands for Business Intelligence, an entirely fictional thing. Maybe you can just pretend to have some since it's all pretend anyway?

Are you sure it's not Bl?

Sapphire Fox 2015/08/04(Tue)15:11 No. 660302 ID: 32e22e
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May briefly thinks about it, but she doesn't really have any reason to believe Blanca isn't a he. She'll admit that the whole getup is weird; if only his chest wasn't so flat she'd immediately be fooled into thinking he was a she. Maybe that's the point...?
Anyway, back to the matter at hand-

"Excuse me, um... I don't really know what this currency is. Do you not take dollars?"
"Take what, now?"
"Oh, right! You came from the city, didn't you? So you wouldn't know. We use a currency called Bells!"
"...What? That's a silly name."
"Your face is silly! You should stop by the post office with your brother later, I'm sure they'll do the exchange for you. I think the rate is 100 bells for a dollar, now?"

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A bell rings softly signaling the door being opened. May gets a bit excited, but turns out it's someone leaving, not entering.
Vesta figures they won't be ordering this exact second and turns away for a moment to wave goodbye to a customer.

"Aw man, I wanted a snack now though!"
"Don't worry, I'll cover you. It's not like it's your fault."
"Oh... thank you, but I'm not sure if I could--"
"Nope, I already decided!"
"You should take it. It's not often that Blanca offers to do you a favor without pranking you in return!"
"O-Oh. That's... I guess it's okay then. By the way, what's up with the... uh..."

Sapphire Fox 2015/08/04(Tue)15:11 No. 660304 ID: 32e22e
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"The face?"
"Y-Yeah. I hope it's not rude of me, but I've never really seen something like that..."
"Hmm! Well, not everyone can manage a perfect disguise like you or Rover."
"Rover has the cat ears, though? Wouldn't call that perfect."
"Oh, believe me, he'd look just like any other human if he wanted to. Not me, though. But it's fun to let people draw, so I don't exactly mind."

Well, optimism is all about seeing the bright side in a bad situation. Sounds weird, but he seems content enough?

kome 2015/08/04(Tue)15:21 No. 660306 ID: 1cebc8
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Try this?

Draw a cute face for her.

>Hmm! Well, not everyone can manage a perfect disguise like you or Rover.
Oh, didn't think of that. If the weirdness is part of an imperfect human disguise, you sound judgmental or stuck up asking after it with your perfect 'disguise'. Whups.

Gotta check that hoity toity disguise privilege.

On the plus side though, I guess that means there's precedent for leaving disguises in place even when you don't have to.

Can't really keep discussing disguises though, or it will come back to yours.

>what do
Can I... >>660313