How much finesse can you put into controlling Earth? Can you say, create something to fight for you? A pillar with arms on it?

>>163620
I can create small weapons, use the earth to form projectiles and sudden growths... but nothing like an animated golem or the like.

>>163619
aaaaa noooo

N-not with D-d-danny!

>>163634
let's say a demon ambushes you while you wre about to take a bath and you start fighting. it blows through the wall and danny is standing right there, and you are naked, and a demon is charging at you.

ability to ignore your discomfort is important. of course until your 'first time' it's a rather hard to overcome reaction so i will forgive you.
after that though you are going to have to be able to fight buck naked through a town square.

>>163642
>after that though you are going to have to be able to fight buck naked through a town square.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

>>163634
Discomfort is understandable!

Alright, how about... making the earth push you along? To assist movement. Like, move the rock you're standing on so that it moves in the direction you're trying to run in. Keep in mind you will need to move your center of gravity further ahead to compensate for the extra acceleration.

>>163642
I... I know, it's just...
He helps me up and hands me a new outfit, this one without the buttons, being a simple tunic and sweatpants.

He makes another stance, facing me with happiness in his eyes.

normal reaction. until you are actually confronted with such a situation it will keep happening.

for now let's just work on not freezing up in front of danny. he likes you, you like him, and he is also not expecting you to keep fighting, perfect time for a sucker punch.

>>163649
Hurm... yeah, I can try that.

Kinetics - Earth - Wood: Earthsurf

At first I try to use it to augment my own speed, but soon I realize I can move much more smoothly if I plant my feet and ride it, zooming fo-

Danny taps his foot, and the board stops.

I don't.

I fly towards him, and this time I gaurd my gut in time, landing beside him. His hands (strong, gentle, powerful, precise hands) grab my arms, and in return, I grab his.

He chuckles and tosses me over his shoulder, but I grab it just i-

that'snothisshoulder.

With a loud tear, I keep flying, rolling over the stone.

I'm holding half a pair of pants.

oh, now a lesson is fighting while your ENEMY is nude. this day is just full of lessons.
keep fighting.

This feels familiar. It's like Hattori and Ella sparring all over again. Except, you know... Probably not manipulated on purpose by a happy Goddess. Probably.

Anyway, the whole thing of him being able to stop it is why I suggested just using it to augment your speed. It's for a quick dash, not a smooth charge. But you know, the earth surf is nice too for travel.

Next... When you go into Earth form, can you modify your body at all? Like, use alchemy to make your body move faster, or bigger, or launch bits of yourself at the enemy? Or is the form not pure enough for that?

>>163670
>Or is the form not pure enough for that?
Yeah. I've seen Pacted folks able to make themselves into maelstroms of elemental energy. I can almost do it with Fire, but it means losing a little bit... okay, a lot of sanity for a little while, and then passing out.

>>163665
Wait wh-
ohgodheis.

aaaaaaaaaa

QUICK!! punch him in the face or something! you have to keep moving!

>>163673
Huh. Oh well. How about a rock shell for armor, so that you can manipulate that for similar effects?

>>163673
Also what's wrong, can't you stand the sight of his BUNS OF STEEL? Rock? I dunno.

>>163681
Maybe...

Kinesis - Earth - Wood: Shell

A solid shell of stone appears around me, up to my neck, And I fling peices of it at h-h-him. He chuckles as they bounce off, and rushes me, blasting through the shell. I manage to trip him, and after several rolls and reversals, end up pinning him to the ground, panting.

don't look down.

>>163684
Sounds like you've got him right where you want him. Hahaha but seriously, why does this keep happening? We're supposed to be training in combat technique, not in ways to remove your opponent's clothing.

Well, get him in a submission hold. See if you can get him to tap out.

>>163688
I reach past his neck, reaching into the earth and pulling out a short blade. I place it against his neck.
"You're dead."
I smile and toss it away.

"What do you win?" he asks with an impish smile.

>>163691
Wh.. wha? Danny's making moves on you?! Looking back on it, he's been making moves on you since he threw the staff away. He probably let you tear his pants off on purpose.

I'm a little shocked. If something would sum up my feelings on the matter it would be "Wha... Danny!"

if you want very, very, very cheesy then say 'your heart'

He... what...

My face flushes instantly. I didn't think he... what...

Ante giggles in my mind.
Goodness, you are both so adorable.

He smiles, kissing my cheek, and putting on a robe of...Sand?

"I guess some other time." he says. "You can come out now, J."
"Awww, but it was getting good!"
The air snaps, and she steps out of a pocket of wind, stretching. "It's hard to keep a veil like that going for long anyway..."

>>163966
Uh, okay what just happened?

>>163966
Send us to J, please.

>>163968
"Wh-what?!"

"I wanted to see what you thought. Without magical hullabaloo or stress or anything like that. I told Danny to move on you... so I could see who you would pick."

I flush.

"And, as I thought... You remain indecisive. Isn't that kinda the point of summoning those lecherous idiots?"

"Hey!"

She smiles, catlike.

"Don't worry, Rosie. I like them. But remember, someday, you'll have to pick. I'll be happy to be your mistress... but I don't want to be tugged around along with Danny here. And I'm certain if he wasn't coming down from windcrafted impulsivity, he'd feel the same way."

>>163985
Honestly I like J more. It's just... I didn't know how to turn down Danny without looking like we were stringing him along for no reason.

He *is* cute, and strong, and noble and smart, but J is just... more fun, I guess.

Do you think it would work if we took him on that date, without committing?

>>163996
It might.
"Danny... I forgot all about that date..."
"N-n-no, that's fine." he manages, his face going pale. "I, uh, I have work to do." he looks around, then scampers away.

"That's odd." J mumbles. "Why... would he lie?"

>>164007
Well, you could send us to him. We can... sometimes keep secrets? At any rate we could find out.

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She can't know.

I can't tell her!

I won't... I won't!

>>164028
What? You can't leave the library?

lies beget lies, remember, we are watching. if you wont tell her willingly, then we will think of a way to pry it out of you.

>>164031
I...

Look, I just can't. It's not that I don't... I don't like... don't love her, or... or anything.


I just can't leave. And I certainly cannot say why. Alright?

Please distinguish "cannot" with "really really really don't want to".

>>164037
You have Agoraphobia? Fear of open spaces?

Please! Please don't make me tell you. I cannot leave. That's all I can say.

your soul is bound to the library and leaving will kill you?

Ahh, if you say so.

Just send us back to Rosie I guess.

>>164062
#^@^%$$^%$#
So... what is it? Does... he not want to be with me anymore?

>>164067
Nope, that's not it. He just can't leave the library. He can't say why. I'm guessing it's some kind of magical contract. Probably in place from his previous teacher, considering how he referred to them.

But that's conjecture, and at any rate we're kindof shoving our nose in somewhere we shouldn't be.

>>164071
A...Ah.
J looks concerned.
"I always thought he had some sort of phobia or something." she says. "He's lived here since his father was alive."

ah, yeah. good chance he dies if he leaves. or demons pop out of nowhere and take his soul, or something equally bad.

It's also possible that his presence here keeps something important safe. Rather than a magical contract between him and his teacher... Perhaps, on his deathbed his father made him promise never to leave the library.

Ask J about Danny's father.

>>164306
"Alsin the Red-eyed." she replies. "I'm certain you've heard of him.

Red-eye...
The greatest demonic alchemist, and the last. You see, Demons usually carry a bond with a single element, greater and more feirce than any Alchemist could ever hope to attain. Alsin tried to increase his power by forcibly bonding a demon under his will, and the scary part? He managed to succeed. You could almost say he possessed it, not the other way around, eating its very soul for incredible power.He taught his son earthen alchemy, but passed away before he could hand over the secret to 'Delchemy', as he called it. It was said he was a strong man, quick to anger and abuse...

I can only wonder the horrors Danny went through as his son.

>>164349
Oh, if he's that cruel, perhaps his father severely punished him for trying to leave the library. So, he's been basically mentally conditioned to stay. That would be pretty embarrassing to admit...

>>164355
That... might be it. But I don't want to force him...
J sighs.
"I get the feeling I've messed up again..."

>>164388
Hrm? Ask her what she means.

>>164391
"I should have told you straight out rather than... 'testing' you. I'm sorry."
"It's alright."

>>164395
J shrugs, hugging me tightly. "I'm sure we'll fi-"
The door slams open.
A brown Seeran I don't recognize looks into the room imperiously.
"Rosie Delarosa?"
"Y-yes?"
"Your grandfather has asked for your prescence. He is dying."

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