>>228953
This is the second time he attacked Gram and the first time he attacked Su. The first time Gram got a lucky hit and decapitated him, but we don't expect that to work twice.
Light magic seems to be really effective against him, so it would probably help to practice Holy or something if you want to travel with Gram.

Oh, hey! Cecil has a bunch of grimoires and books on magic, right? Once you get the notebook have it copy down all of those. After all, why limit an unlimited notebook to notes on different species?
Also, we understand that Dart was kinda big on cross-breeding too, so if you'd like we can swing by those ruins and see if any of his notes survived.

>Maybe I should try it with him.

Just ask him nicely.

for now it's fine if you try. but if they start REALLY liking each other then you'll need to stop. but yeah, sure.

>>228953
Well Su is still mostly a kid... and uh if they did try anything, whenever they did, I get the feeling Gram would be really really bad at it. Sure he's a bit fixed up but he's still an idiot about basic biology let alone how to treat a woman's body. You know this firsthand. You could, you know, help him...

>>228968
YES.

GRAM NEEDS SEX ED.

BEFORE HE BREAKS SOME POOR GIRL IN HALF

Tikka 2010/09/09(Thu)23:41 No. 228977 ID: cf68aa
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>>228960
I would but Dart's Castle was pretty much ransacked. If it wasn't stolen it was taken by the King. No one's got to see much of anything, I'm surprised the Cecil clone made it.

>>228963
Of course, strictly casual. I told you, my main man is gonna be the father of my children.

>>228968>>228971
Hey yeah...this would be like helping him right? I still have the bruise on my boob... If I don't teach him he'd snap that poor girl in half. I'm not saying I'm an expert but I can do 'something'.

>>228977
I hope you're not gnawing that in sheer anticipation of his rock hard body, Tikka.

cool, we'll get back to later, see where our other golem is now.
[switch to Mu]

>>228977
... and here I was thinking that finding a clone of a famous person in a glass tube was a sign that people did a sloppy job of searching the place. Also, I can't imagine that many people would be interested in biology notes.

Isn't the king old and dying? How much longer do you think it'll be before he kicks the bucket and you can raid his stuff?

Tikka 2010/09/10(Fri)00:13 No. 228988 ID: cf68aa
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>>228981
I don't know. Could be any day now.

>>228979
I'd be lying if I said i wasn't thinking about it at all.

>>228980
-------------------------------------

mu is practicing some new fighting moves. She discards most of the paper within her body to make two walls. Moving her arms together she slams the walls into each other

Hmm.. Powerful. But very flashy. It takes too much power...

>>228988
Mu: Become tightly-paced ball. Roll over opponents!

wow, yeah, that is pretty good. and pretty cool.

>>228988
Still, a good trick to have. Hello again Mu sorry for the long absence, there has been much going on. Most importantly, Gram has been fixed, his feelings, compassion and sense are back. And the first thing he felt was a devastating rush of pain and guilt over what happened to your master. He then went on a mission to save those he'd hurt and right his wrongs... Don't tell me you still intend to kill him, after even this?

>>228988
Rather than making them into walls, make them into two sets of blades.
So, how far are you from Cecil's place?

Oh, also, we have news that is both good and bad.
Specifically? Gram was repaired and now feels completely terrible about all the horrible things he's done, and is working hard to atone for his actions.

The bad news is that you need to let your master decide his fate, but the good news is that bringing her back will be so much easier now.

Mu 2010/09/10(Fri)00:44 No. 229006 ID: cf68aa
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Blades are harder to maintain honestly. This attack will be a desperation move at best or if I need to attack multiple people.

And yes, I still want to kill Gram. Just because he's changed his mind does not mean anything to me. He hurt me and Master. I will not forgive him.
If he truly wishes to atone he shall do so with death.

Then you will be slaying a hero.

So help you god.

wait, hurt you AND your master? what did he do to you?

>>229009
Yes, tell us.

>>229006
It's not that he changed his mind, it's that the chunk of his core that your master's abusive boyfriend destroyed was replaced.

Beyond that, your master is the one who has the right to decide his fate; it wouldn't be right to take that away from her.

Mu 2010/09/10(Fri)01:09 No. 229018 ID: cf68aa
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I'm sure my Master would understand.
With your help we can make his death quick and painless.

this isn't about your master anymore, what did he do to YOU?

>>229018
>>229006
We were thinking of guiding him back to your master, and reviving her. Is that a problem? Even if she were alive and forgave him would you still want to do this?

We don't understand, you're a nice girl. Not long ago we would have nearly killed him ourselves, except we forced him to do good. But now... we want to save everyone. He is not the same person. That hollow Gram is dead. What remains of it's memory is torture to the new Gram. Does that mean anything to you?

Please, just tell us what exactly happened, it doesn't make sense to us why you feel this way.

>>229019

>>229018
No, Mu, look. It's-*sighs*

Your master still loves him in spite of everything. If you bring her back to find that you killed Gram, then she's going to see you as the person who took Gram away from her and resent you for it. This isn't a conscious thing she would be able to control, this is just how the human mind works.

If you kill Gram before you bring her back then both of you are going to wind-up miserable.
I've been trying to avoid telling you this because it's a complicated subject that most humans have trouble understanding, and since you're not human I don't hold much hope for being able to explain it to you.
I have many, many years of experience with this sort of thing, so if it confuses you or seems contrary then please just take what I say on faith. After all, there's no pressing reason why she can't be brought back first.

Mu 2010/09/10(Fri)01:26 No. 229030 ID: cf68aa
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Do not talk to me about the ways of humans.
By current human law if they were aware of the things he's done and the people he killed he would be sentenced to Death.
The only reason I haven't turned him in myself is because I want his death to be by my hands.

I'm beginning to doubt whether or not I can trust you to help me Item 7

he put all those people back together. he is currently redeeming himself.if the person is no longer dead then it no longer counts.

you seem to have a PERSONAL reason for hunting him, beyond the fact that he killed your master. WHAT did he do to you?

>>229030
Law? Since when have we cared for law?
No, this is more basic; instinctual, emotional.

As far as help goes? You can trust us to work in your best interests.

Now, we need to know: What did Gram do to you?

>>229030
They are not the same person in any way but physical, Mu.

If he was repaired and unrepetant, then I'd agree with you.

But he wants to change and help people. Will you still hunt him down if he's saved dozens of people, ressurecting them from ashes? Will you still hunt him down when he happily puts his life on the line to save women and children from evil beasts? Will you still hunt him down when he has someone who loves him, who you will hurt by his passing very deeply?

>>229030
Like we said, we want to help everyone as much as possible. That of course includes you. We will help you through your path, and when you face off we will not turn on you. Besides if both of us are worn by those against each other I don't know if we'll even have the power to take sides. And between the two of you... yeah if one of you had to die, he would be the one who earned it.

Right now we are using him to do what we want done. So long as you don't try kill him if you two are around Cecil's then we should all be cool. Alright?

Mu 2010/09/10(Fri)01:45 No. 229041 ID: cf68aa
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oh no, he has someone who cares about him. I guess that means I should change my plans.
Does sarcasm work on gauntlets?

As for the damage done to me..

She removes the paper from her face showing her core body

It's nothing compared to what he did to Master. Her face.... Her beautiful face was smashed in.. If not for me discovering my own powers I would have died as well. After he killed my only friend he left me for dead.

You still want me to spare this man?

>>229041
...No, we clearly can't ask that of you.
Fucking hell we need to fix her too!

>>229041
We have already killed the Gram that hurt you and your master. We now have one that is completely different. A totally different person, in the same body.

pshaw. that all? get you master back to life and she could probably fix that no problem.

>>229043
>>229044
Guys let just... go along with what she wants. No more arguing. We clearly aren't going to change her mind by just talking.

>>229041
Remember how you told us before that some of your memories are fuzzy? Well, it looks like your core has suffered a bit of damage.
No matter what your goals are, you'll be a lot more capable and competent if you aren't being hampered by damage.
It's a good thing you're already headed to the home of a master alchemist.

Oh, also, your master's face will be fine when she's brought back. There won't be a scratch on her. Magic is kinda awesome like that.

Mu 2010/09/10(Fri)02:05 No. 229048 ID: cf68aa
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It seems you are all rather hell bent on trying to change my mind. You mentioned a Alchemist who may heal me? How about we make a deal.

If she does so and I still want Gram dead you will help me kill him no matter what.
In return I won't attack him until I have been fixed. Also you must help me get fixed as soon as possible.
Sound like a deal?

>>229048
Then we have a deal.

Yes. The alchemist Alexis is not at home at the moment but will return soon, and the mage Tikka is there and capable of such repairs.

>>229048
Sounds good to me, so long as if you're fixed at Cecils and Gram is there you don't try to kill him right away. Those people are scary powerful, not a good idea. Just get some distance.

as long as you WANT to not just remember that you wanted to, then sure.

Mu 2010/09/10(Fri)02:19 No. 229053 ID: cf68aa
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Okay. Glad we came to a agreement.

Mu goes into the room with Teri

We'll be there by tomorrow. For now I must rest. I'll see you in the morning.

[Pick someone to go to in the morning]

Teri because :3

>>229054
Sure, why not?

think it would be better to go to Su. hep her stay calm.

>>229056
No, we're sticking with ZA PAIPAH for now.

>>229056
Wait, no, you're right. We need to make sure she's ok after her traumatic brain injury.

>>229059
damnit, fine. Switch to Su.

Su 2010/09/10(Fri)02:59 No. 229061 ID: cf68aa
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----------------------------------------

Huh....?
Where am I?

How did I get here?

>"Ah, miss. I'm glad you are awake."

Su jumps up at the voice

"Who are you!?"

>"I am one of the Priestesses at the Temple. you were injured a while ago and have been asleep this whole time. I was asked to wait so that there would be someone here when you woke up."

>".... Where's Gram?"

"In a separate room for males."

>>229061
Wow, she's faintly magical.

hey Su. it's okay. we are at temple. you can ask the person if they can lead you to gram or for food or anything really.

>>229061
Thank them, and ask if there's anybody around who would be willing to teach you magic.

Su 2010/09/10(Fri)03:13 No. 229076 ID: cf68aa
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>>229065
Magic? Don't you need to go to The School to learn that? I'm not sure it's something I can just pick up..

Su's stomach growls

>"Heh, you must be starving. Here."

the priestess presses some fresh clothing into her arms.

>"I'm going to lead you to the bathing area. I'll come back to pick you up in about half an hour for some breakfast okay?"

"Okay.."

The priestess takes her to the Bathing Room. Su can faintly see a giant waterfall. the priestess leaves Su alone. she strips down and walks to the waterfall. She puts her hand out to touch it

Woah.. It's warm..

what happened to me? I don't remember anything.

what was the last thing you do remember? will let us know how much we need to tell you.

>>229076
You have to remember some things; what's the last thing you remember?

Also? You don't need to go to school, you just need a competent teacher.

Su 2010/09/10(Fri)03:35 No. 229085 ID: cf68aa
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>>229077
I remember Gram picking me up and teleporting away

>>229085
Do you remember who Gram is, who you are?

>>229085
Ok, teleporting away from what?

okay then. you remember ost of what happened then. after that a preistess of the temple hit the collector with a powerful spell and blew him away, and then brought you in here. gram had to go somewhere else because a man and a woman can only sleep in the same room here if they are married.

>>229085
Yeah that happened twice. Before that, do you remember still being at Tikkas? Because a few things happened after that.

Su 2010/09/10(Fri)23:26 No. 229388 ID: cf68aa
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>>229086
Of course I do.

>>229139
That's the last bit I remember. We teleported from Tikka's

Someone else enters the bathing area.

Greet them, turn to them. Be prepared to run if it's someone who glows.

say hello to the new person. and yeah, it seems it messed with your memory since your last sleep cycle. gram fixed up everyone at Resad, only person left is your brother, gram said he will fix him anyway, because he wants to. then the collector attacked, and then you came here.

>>229388
Ok, what happened was Gram took you to Resad, then camped for the night. When he woke up he resurrected everybody who had been burned to ash, and was about to resurrect your brother - at his own insistence - when a man known as The Collector appeared and destroyed part of your brain.
Gram grabbed you and fled here, to Temple, where a Priestess easily trounced The Collector with light magic.

Su 2010/09/10(Fri)23:37 No. 229394 ID: cf68aa
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>>229392>>229391

I was attacked....? Do I have a scar or anything? Is the Collector still out there?

su looks around a bit. The Items she had are still with her clothing nearby.

>>229389
She greets the person. She simply 'hmmphs' in reply. Su's about done bathing now but the priestess isn't back yet.

I wonder who dis is

don't worry, gram still had item 21 which healed you all the way.
introduce yourself and ask their name. got nothing else to do until the priestess comes back.

Su 2010/09/10(Fri)23:49 No. 229400 ID: cf68aa
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>>229397
"Uhm.... My name is Su.. what's yours?"

>"... Max."

"That's a nice name Max."

>"No, it's ugly. I don't like it."

>>229400
Max? Isn't that, uh... a boy's name? Eh, either way.

"I like it whether you do or not."

ask why she doesn't just change it. pretty sure there nothing that says you can't.

>>229400
"So, would you tell me a bit about yourself? I, for example, am almost completely blind.

Max is kinda a boys name, Maxine is a girls version. Offer to call her that, or maybe Emm. Just as your name for her.

Su 2010/09/10(Fri)23:56 No. 229409 ID: cf68aa
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"I like it."

>"Hmph."

"So... Are you a wizard? A priestess?"

>".... I'm a angel."

woah, totally didn't see that coming.



pun not intended.
should probably say that is cool but don't bow down in awe. probably enjoys being talked to like a normal person.

>>229409
WOAH WAIT.

Wouldn't angels ping as REALLY GODDAMN MAGICAL?

>>229409
"Ah, sorry, I'm more than a little blind so I couldn't tell.
You don't sound too happy; what's wrong?"

Su 2010/09/11(Sat)00:22 No. 229417 ID: cf68aa
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"Ah, sorry, I'm more than a little blind so I couldn't tell. You don't sound too happy; what's wrong?"

>"hmph.. You really wanna know?"

Su nods

>"There's a breed of monster out there known as the Soul Stealers that have been destroying many people's lives. I was sent to this land to investigate the matter. See, when souls are placed into this world we expect a equal amount back. But Dark Mana, which thankfully has been banned, and Soul Stealers have been upsetting that balance. I've been in this world for 12 years now and still no luck. I have no idea where they came from or how to even stop them. I'm supposed to head back soon and I have nothing to show for my time here."

Max sighs.

>".... I feel a little better."

oh, tell her that Cecil has been trying to figure out how to beat them too. after you are done here you are your friend, gram, were going to go to his house. and that she could come along.

>You and Cecil should compare notes, Max.

Also- wait, you don't have tha guantlet. Damn.

>>229417
"You mean the soulless? Well, we know they make more of themselves by stealing peoples souls, but don't know much beyond that.
There's this famous mage trip by the names of Cecil, Alexis, and Nari who know a lot about souls and things. We were planning on seeing them soon; would you like to come along?"

Su 2010/09/11(Sat)00:48 No. 229430 ID: cf68aa
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"Uhm... There's a wizard we know named Cecil... He studies them and we're planning on visiting him.. If you want you can join us."

>"Really!? that would be perfect!"

Max shines brightly

>"Thank you! when do you plan on leaving!?"

"Uhm... today maybe?"

>"Great! I'll meet you in front of the temple later!"

She gathers her things and leaves. A little while later the priestess comes in

>"Your companion is still asleep. Do you want me to wake him up?"

yeah sure.

>>229430
Yes, yes, let us get dressed first, unless you like wandering around naked, Su.

Su 2010/09/11(Sat)00:56 No. 229435 ID: cf68aa
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>>229433
No really...

Su grabs the Items and her clothing. She gets dressed and follows the priestess. After a few minutes of walking she sees Gram. He goes over to her and hugs her giving her a slight bruise on her arm

>"Su, you're okay!"

"Y-yes."

Hug him back! Tell him of our new companion.

glad we convinced tikka to come, she will help him learn how hard is too hard to hug and stuff.
anyway tell him who you met.

>>229435
@Gram: She doesn't remember anything from the point where you teleported to Resad with her. We filled her in on the really important things, though.
Also, there's an Angel who's going to be coming to Cecil's place with us. Unless I'm sorely mistaken Angels are almost living and breathing light magic made manifest, so The Collector is in for a wold of hurt if he shows up while she's around.
Oh, also, you should probably get more telestones now, since I don't know how she would react to the I Shop owner.

>>229435
@Su
Sorry we didn't explain again, but Gram here has been fixed! His feelings are back, they were shut off by his broken face before... this includes all the bad painful ones too, but he's trying to fix things. He's still an idiot though.

@Gram
Hug less tightly, you don't know your own strength.

Su 2010/09/11(Sat)01:50 No. 229448 ID: cf68aa
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Su begins to explain what happened and about the angel girl

>"I see. I'd rather not make any stops but I suppose there might be some Items where the Soul Stealers are. Okay. I'm ready to leave when you are. There's no I Shop around so the three of us would only have enough for 2 trips for the three of us. Well, ready to head off then. Where's the angel?"

she said she would be hanging out front.
[switch to gram]

>>229449
[switch to Gram]

>>229448
[Switch to Gram]
Meh, we can have Tikka pick some up when she goes to pick up that artifact we commissioned for her on Cecil's tab.

I feel kinda bad for that mage trio; they're going to come home to all sorts of chaos. Of course, that doesn't stop me from tweaking things so my laughter will be even more riotous~

Gram 2010/09/11(Sat)02:42 No. 229462 ID: cf68aa
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>>229456
Yeah this is gonna be a pain in the ass for him. Ah well.

they both head of out the Temple. Gram sees the angel girl waiting outside

"Hey, you must be the angel."

>"... And you're Su's friend. My name is Max."

"Nice to meet you. So, ready?"

>"Yes."

All right. Introductions are over, everyone's set.. Is there anything else I need to get?

hmmmmm.... nope.

>>229462
Offer to shake hands with your gauntlet. It would be nice to chat with her.

>>229462
Yes, this.

Gram 2010/09/11(Sat)02:57 No. 229468 ID: cf68aa
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Gram holds out his hand for Max to shake. she accepts his offer.
[You can now use the [Switch To] and @ command with Max!]

He hold onto Su and gives Max a teleport stone. They all teleport off.

Gram and Mu's Tale, End of Book 2 Gram 2010/09/11(Sat)02:57 No. 229469 ID: cf68aa
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They arrive at the Dark Elf City.

>>229469
@Mu: 'Sup?

HOLD IT! we made mu call a truce until she get's fixed, by which time she should no longer want to kill you. and that dark elf there is teri, she could use some Item 21, she is missing an arm and her soul is falling apart.

>>229469
@Gram: Immediately use Item 21 on the elf girl, then apologize profusely to Mu.

@Mu: Remember the deal.

@Mu
If it any consolation to what is likely seething rage to you right now, Gram looks hilarious and you look cute even when mad.