Tell Silveena that you're going to be going to the poison bog with plans to make a deal for poison serpent scales. She told you before that she's looking to buy them for a thousand a pop, so if she gives you the cash, you'll get some for her as well. You'll even haggle them down to below a thousand. Though, you would like an escort so can say you're there on behalf of the cavern nagas and they'll think twice about jumping you for the gold. Nelin and maybe one other guard would do.

However, you have an additional deal you'd like to make to the folks at the poison bog, but it requires the agreement of the slimes and the nagas. You're thinking that the naga could extend their protection to the slimes from the other denizens of the caves in exchange for a steady stream of them going to the poison bog to be temporarily eaten by the poison serpent, and maybe to work as water haulers. For that the folks at the poison bog will send scales and other poison bog stuff back to the naga. That way Alessi the poison serpent gets fed more, feels better, and possibly grows scales back faster, the bog gatherers don't have to feed themselves to the serpent as often, and maybe get more scales, the naga get rare reagents to use and sell, and the slimes don't have to worry about being attacked. It sounds like a good deal to you, but if the naga or the slimes don't agree to it, then the naga could send their own people to be "lollipops" for the poison serpent instead.

Now that Silveena's dad isn't going to barge in, you can finally finish your first time with her before taking off. By now you should know exactly how to please her greatly.

Before you leave for the bog, also ask Zirkala and Rotfrost how many scales and other things they want from the poison bog, and get the cash to cover that. Oh, and don't forget to bring Muo and some slimes along as well, as something to give Alessi the serpent if the deal goes through.

When you get to the bog, stand out in the open and use your bardic magic to shout up to the cliff house to get their attention and tell them you're here to make a deal. What happens next is up to them.

As for the rest of the cycles, it'd be best if you change your physical training from fighting with Ralex to slime training with Muo, and focus on increasing how much you can fit inside yourself, so you can time-duplicate more at once. You can stop once you can hold two archbras, unfolded and with the insides of their cups facing each other, without harming yourself. That'll leave space inside the cups for all sorts of loot.

If slime training is taking too long to get to that level of internal inventory space, you might have to resort to other means to make everything fit. Easiest would be to make your slime form bigger, by magic, potion, or just eating and drinking a lot as a slime. Morganna certainly has enough extra food to help with that last option. If your kobold form happens to pack on some extra weight in the process, you can simply work that flab off after breaking out of the time loop. It'll be a small price to pay for all the loot you get.

It's quite possible you could stack up three, four, or more archbras by nesting them, but more than four sounds like it'd be tempting fate. An archbra would be quite a nice present for Zirkala (and for you, since she'll undoubtedly take measures to fill out that archbra for maximum effectiveness.) If you get up to four, that'd be a nice item for yourself, even if you don't have the figure to use it at full power. Maybe the kobold tailor could add fabric around it so it looks like an ordinary backpack and you could wear it that way.

Might be worth getting yourself polymorphed to fit, donning the bra, and practicing a dry run volleying relatively safe spell around... if you can somehow introduce Silveena to Tom and get them to agree to it. Best case scenario it saves you a lot of repeated effort time-cloning bras and having an increasingly uncomfortable time smuggling them inside your body (just the one was pretty hard to manage if I recall). Worst case scenario you everyone involved gets to appreciate some physical comedy and practice their juggling!

1/2 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)08:35 No. 490545 ID: c4e5c2
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"Excellent! Then, later today, I will be headed to the bog, to purchase some poison serpent scales. Would you care to purchase any? I expect the price might be 1,000."
>"I would, as a matter of fact. 10. I will give you the platinum coins for the equivalent, just be careful. That is more gold than most denizens down here would see in their lifetime."
"Of course. Perhaps you would be willing to give me a couple of bodyguards as well?"
>"Sure. I'll send Nelin and my sister, if that is acceptable."
"Certainly."

I then spend the next couple of hours giving Silveena company time. It is getting a bit late enough such that I would only arrive to the bog at night, plus, in order to recreate similar events, I would have to leave tomorrow morning, so this gives me time for preparations and training today.

2/2 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)08:35 No. 490546 ID: c4e5c2
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Zirkala also cared for a couple of scales, and so I am up to 12,000 borrowed gold for 12 scales, plus a couple of scales with my own remaining 5,200 gold.

I meet Nelin and Silveena's sister, who introduces herself as Moska. She seems like the quiet sort, but that is quite fine with me!

Muo brings 8 slimes, this time, which she says is still just a small number of total slimes still at the cavern.

We reach the bog midday, where I, the two bodyguards and Muo lean over the edge of the cliffside. The other slimes will hang back and stay out of sight.

"Hey, down there! I'd like to make a deal!" I yell to the house.
>"WAT"
"I said..." I employ what little magic I'm capable of to shout louder. "I would like to make a deal!"
>"GET DOWN HERE, palms open, no weapons, jus' stan' on the roof an' talk! You alone?"
"Not quite!"
>"Only you come down 'ere! Alone an' unarmed!"

Well, let's try and do this friendly-like. If anything goes wrong, we can always shift to slime form to prevent being stabbed.

Take a small amount of moola with you (a few thousand), and leave the rest with Moska and Muo.

Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)09:14 No. 490549 ID: c4e5c2
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"Alright!"

I climb down with a few thousand, leaving the rest with the others, and it seems that there was a secret roof panel that I never saw my first time through. I will make a note of it!

>"Al'ight, let's hear ya. What kinda deal were you lookin' to make, little bold? Don' make any sudden moves, an' anyone comes down that ladder an' I'll poke ya."
"I might be willing to make intricate deals with some discussion, but for my opening offer, I would like, simply put, to purchase some of the scales from the bog's poison serpent!"
>"'ey wat, wat gives ya th' idea we got anything like that."
"Well, for one thing, they're in the basket right there."
>"... yeh but ya din't know that comin' down, did ya!"
"Is it a secret that you sell poison scales?"
>"YEH IT'S A SECRET. Ya think we want people realizin' there's a damn gold mine ov'r here?"
"But then, how do you sell them at all?"
>"We move fuckin' far and k... th'fuck am I talkin to you about our deal for! Yeh fine if you already know I should poke ya anyway, but I'm feelin' sweet. How much're ya willin' ta buy?"
"I am in the market for 14 scales!"
>"14 ain't a small number! We charge 1,500 gold apiece fer that much. How much ya even got on ya?"

Remember to shift to slime form as soon as / if she fires. It'll put a hole in your clothes, but at least you won't be dead.

>How much ya even got on ya?
Well, I left it with the others, in case you [i]did[/] feel like just poking me. *Cheeky grin*

>1500
Either we miss guessed the price, or she raised it so she's getting something for herself, making a side deal.

I would say the price doesn't matter (if we carry the scales over to the next loop, we're essentially getting them for free) except we actually can't afford 14 at that price. Unless we barter her down (or resort to thievery) we'd have to settle for less.

>>490549
My valuables are with my bodyguards, it would be foolish of me to bring money down here for you to rob with. And it's foolish to reveal my bank, beyond the fact that it is enough.

How about 700 hundred a scale? You surely can't sell them in bulk enough, not to mention the transport of which must be expensive. By coming here at your convenience and buying them here and now I must have saved you plenty of profit.

We're haggling here Story Seeker, convince them 1000 is the best price they can get from you, so we got to start low.

If there's any further questions on what you exactly do, such as gaining that much amount of cash and the question of how you figured out about the scales, simply say that you are an information broker, a good one. There's good trade in information and plenty of it. Sorry to say, but apparently word is going around about your business somehow. A few of your agents have brought it to you, from their own sources, sorry to say that we don't know who their leak is... yet anyway.

Man. There was less robbery going on last time we were here.

>>490552
>that line
Oh yes, seconded.

Offer just as much as you have total for that 14 and for keeping their location secret, no negotiation. Threaten to walk right back out if she doesn't agree.

Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)10:18 No. 490559 ID: c4e5c2
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"I left it with the others, just in case you did feel like just poking me!"
>"Yeh okay, but I ain't gonna give any scales when yer gold is someplace else!"
"I imagine that selling them in bulk is difficult, plus, not to mention the transport! It costs time and effort, especially if you somehow keep the source hidden. I imagine it would be worth your time for 700 gold apiece!"
>"... that ain't even half my askin' price! Guess ya got a point 'bout the bulk and alla that, so 1300 gold!"
"I tell you what, I'll purchase all 14 scales for 16,000 gold, and my silence on your operation here!"
>"... how much's that per scale? You tryin' to fuck me?"

My grin only gets cheekier!

>"Ya know what I fuckin' mean ya hot blooded bold! Eesh."
"Miss, I am certainly not trying to figuratively do any such thing! It is still a generous margin more than 1,000 per scale."
>"Hrm... still sounds like yer throwin' in blackmail in yer little equation here. Really should poke ya."
"Ah, but then my companions above might not be so keen on keeping quiet!"
>"... ya little fucker. Alright fine, ya got yourself a deal. Just bring down that gold an' lemme see it. No weapons and you alone, same stuff."

Maaaan. Making it so difficult to just buy from her. We should have seduced her ahead of time. Or slime-crashed the roof. Or maybe snuck in through the trap door.

Oh well. Have the nagas toss the purse down to you. Continue being brazenly unafraid of her weapon, and being cheeky. There's a good chance she may try to just rob you or shoot you, so be ready to shift to slime form at the drop of a hat.

Next time it might be better to catch the eaten people being spit out.

Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)11:12 No. 490564 ID: c4e5c2
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>There's a good chance she may try to just rob you or shoot you, so be ready to shift to slime form at the drop of a hat.
I am also prepared to immediately use my slime power to crush the artifact!

I yell upwards to Muo to toss the gold down, to which the goblin hits the roof panel switch and watches carefully as I go and get it.

"Alright, here is the gold!" I say, coming back down and tossing the bag of coins at her.
>"OI be careful! I'm holdin' a damn weapon here!"
"Of course! Perhaps you would put it down once looking at the gold? It is not quite ideal to perform business while at bowpoint!"
>"... 'ey, it's the real deal." She pauses, and for a brief instant I almost wonder if she will backstab the deal, but she eyes me closely and puts the crossbow down. "Jus' keep some distance. Alright, 14 scales, there ya go." she says, putting them in a bag and tossing them back to me. Troublesome, but a success!

Success! Flirt and depart.

>I am also prepared to immediately use my slime power to crush the artifact!
Might not be necessary. Would a crossbow bolt even hurt a slime? Kinda hard to put a lethal hole in a pile of goo without vital organs.

Count scales and if appropriate number, thank her.

Oh, don't forget to flirt a bit somehow. You quest is to bang everyone in the universe afterall.

Nice. Hit on her some more, now that she knows you aren't full of it. Also imply future, more beneficial business dealings. But don't make them sound dependent on one other!

Oh and ask her name. Try to chat a bit about the business maybe.

>>490568
>Your quest is to bang everyone in the universe after all.
I don't think Story Seeker ever acknowledged this being an especially major part of his goals. Are you sure you're not getting this quest confused with a certain other quest?

I have just realized that in going about all of these rather trite and, form a storytelling standpoint, moderately uninteresting ventures, we have inadvertently lost track of our initial goal.
That is to say, finding and creating stories.

I say on our next loop, instead of bothering with the usual monotonous tasks, we just let loose and cause some interesting events.

I suggest a concert-orgy hybrid, preferrably in the goblin areas. We set things up, then prepare for the wildest night of our lives up to that point.

Who's with me on this?

>>490577
To be fair, that's an unstated secondary goal of just about every quest.

1/2 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)12:35 No. 490591 ID: c4e5c2
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>Would a crossbow bolt even hurt a slime? Kinda hard to put a lethal hole in a pile of goo without vital organs.
A lowly slime is less than impressive! Then again, I have sustained considerably punches from Ralex, so it is certainly possible. Not something I will test, if I may help it!

"Now, if you would be willing to spare this kobold a bit of time, I think that there are future dealings we could sort out!"
>"Yeh? Ain't sure I'm in the best place ta do it. Ain't exactly the commander, after all."
"I disagree, you appear to be quite reasonable!"
>"Beh, yer just flatterin' me. S'true, though."
"First, might I know your name?"
>"Kaxu."
"Mine is Story Seeker. Now, I understand all of you occasionally take turns getting eaten by the serpent?"
>"Oy, how th'fuck do ya know that?"
"I deal in information, but as I've said, I will be silent, so it does not matter too much! But how would you feel about feeding it slimes, instead? That way the rest of you will be free to hunt other parts of the bog."
>"Fuck 'at, it's nasty as hell in th' serpent, but I ain't got any other business here. I ain't touchin' anything in that bog, all I do is guard the house an' take serpent shifts an' get paid fer it. If I start acceptin' slimes, then where's that leave me? Th'others'll just phase me out. Fuck 'at. We got a system goin' here and it works."
"Very well, it is not my intention to leave you off in a worse position than you're in! I hear it's actually tough work, considering you come out of the serpent quite exhausted."
>"Fuckin' right. Can' barely fuckin' walk. Still gotta keep guard."
"Surely they don't mind if you take a break now and again?"
>"Yeah and what happen's if some poachers come and break in' eh, or come down' the valley? Who'll see 'em comin?"
"Well, in this case, my bodyguards would!"
>"Oh... yeh. What're you sayin' to me anyway?"
"That perhaps you deserve some rest, and as thanks for your excellent deal, I will have my bodyguards keep watch so that we may make use of these beds just sitting here!"
>"Yer tryin' to get my guard down, aren't.... wait, th' fuck do ya mean 'we'."

2/2 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)12:36 No. 490593 ID: c4e5c2
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About an hour later

>"Geez, how long does he take to buy a few scales?" Nelin asks.
>"Uh, he's probably trying to discuss complicated plans or something. Something like that." Muo answers. "Oh, there he is. How did it go, Story?"
"Good and then some! I have the scales, if even if I had to delve into my own pocket. Under the circumstances, it does not matter too much!"

>Goals, bedding people and seeking stories
It is true, the latter goal has been slowing down, as I have been performing rote motions for the cycle many times now! Even the former goal, which I will say is a fine companion goal to seeking stories, has had much of its thunder removed. I cannot feel like updating my list is validated, if it does not happen in the final loop and is effectively undone! In fact, the reason I first set out to the Drake and then Lich was entirely to find or make stories that are true! Anyone can make up fantastical tales! Even if I were to create many stories within this time loop, do they even count if all but the final one is completely undone outside of Muo and myself? I can and will certainly make the final loop as eventful as I can, but everything else may feel too hollow. I am content to go through rote motions of endless training, knowing that once I do escape this loop with an optimal outcome, I will be in a far better position to make fantastically true stories. Ones that aren't a tragedy for me, of course.

>>490593
We just have to make sure the final loops is fucking glorious. Consider these tales a rough draft.

Wow. Got her in bed pretty fast. You're getting better at this, SS.

>Tired of Stories no one else will remember
Fair enough, SS! No new hijinks, just training and preparations for getting the final loop perfect.

We need to test to see if we can carry over our scales and two archbras this loop. That's all we really need to break out. Everything else is training and preparation.

>Things to train until we get bored of training
Being useful as a slime, Ralex, magic, music, story telling, draconic, bedmagic.

>Things to do in the final loop
*Warn Zirkala that this is the final loop, so she has whatever she's doing for the scythe moon ready
*Buy clothes from Tailor
*Streamlined Naga plan- humiliate at action, befriend Silveena.
*Gobo Queen
*Get the drake some gold, name her, and spend some time with her
*working slime / water scheme

The only things we haven't worked out how to do yet are improve the slime's situation, and possibly how to have enough gold to afford making the Drake and Tailor happy. (But that could be fixed by an easy duping of something valuable, even a few platinum).

>>490593
Well, aren't you forgetting something?
The final loop may be the thing that is actually happening in the end, but as you can get wisdom, abilities and now even items during former abilities, they would be at least partially proof for what happened in former cicles. e.g. suddenly knowing the names of almost everyone within this region... Also there are the memory gems... so, add your lich- and naga-friend to the list of witnesses...

>>490593
We still haven't gone to investigate that gargoyle passage.

Let's do that. ADVENTURE!

1/2 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)13:42 No. 490609 ID: c4e5c2
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>Consider these tales a rough draft.
Hm, yes, this is a fine way to think about it! Nevertheless, making new stories at this point that I will not have proper time in the final loop to employ will, I believe, be a hollow effort.

>Items, physical changes, and memory gems as proof of events
And... I do suppose so! Yet it still rubs me the wrong way, and perhaps I do look forward to making stories in different circumstances rather than the ever predictable state things have been going in.

In any case, I thank everyone for their efforts even if it was not, in the end, required to have so many slimes or bodyguards, and arrive back in time to sleep until the beginning of the third day.

>We still haven't gone to investigate that gargoyle passage.
.... I completely forgot about that! Thay may just be a good idea, if I feel it is worth it even if I may not need any more illusion enhancement reagents. Still, I will train for the rest of this cycle, as I would like to test one more physical loop to see about item duplication.

So it is business as usual! Mental training for the remaining three days, then use the artifact back to the end of day 2. Perhaps time spent with the artifact counts to total time I can spend in these loops, but it might not add on, so I figure I can only benefit! I'm sure the time lord will come back if I overstep my bounds.

I then spend the rest of the three days training my slime self to fit a larger sum of objects within myself, and Muo does say that if I engorge myself on water beforehand, this should help. A brief experimentation does reveal that filling myself with water and changing back to a kobold does not, thankfully, give me any layers of flab.

So, I explain the situation to Silveena and fetch her bra for a new experiment, proceed to fit all 14 scales into my body at the wish of Silveena and Zirkala, fit both bras in myself, and... well, that is about all I have room for, but Zirkala adds a tiny bit more, saying she'd like to duplicate a couple valuable gemstones worth many thousand gold pieces.

2/2 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)13:43 No. 490610 ID: c4e5c2
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Cycle 9(?), Dawn of Day One

It is a.... partial success? Only one bra has followed me back, but all the scales and gemstones Zirkala sent are here as well.

I'm willing to bet that it has to do with a Timelord intervention.

Sorta a "Hey, we'll give you some leeway to do all you want until you break the loop, but we aren't going to let you completely fuck everything."

>>490610
I bet the Time Lord or gods stepped in and poofed the extra copy away, I mean, three copies in one universe might be a little awful for reality. Or the Time Lord thieved it for himself. Or you ate it.
Might have to ask Tom if it's possible he can tell us what went wrong.

Well, all right. No triple bras. That means we can only have two- one for Zirkala and one for Silveena. We'll have to use something else as the base for the potion. Either the lesser stuff from Silveena, the Gobbo Queen, or Zirkala. At least money shouldn't be a problem with a haul of gems.

I think the only things we have left to do before going for escape (aside from training till you're sick of it) are checking out the gargoyle caves, and working out a working plan to improve the slime / water situation. If we do those this loop, we're prepared to make the final run, I think.

>>490614
>No triple bras. That means we can only have two- one for Zirkala and one for Silveena. We'll have to use something else as the base for the potion.

Still worth testing if, with just the two, it's possible to get the whole volley'd amplified spell going on between two people wearing them. Adding the potion in on top of that might do the trick on breaking the loop.

Take pride in your priorities, then start the usual groundhog day routine?

Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)14:15 No. 490621 ID: c4e5c2
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"Muo, could you ask Tom what is wrong?"
>"Yeah, uh... these items are supposed to be unique, so only one can be copied at once. I mean, apparently it's a bit flawed since you can bring one back at one end, but something about when copies are detected is kind of iffy. So you can probably duplicate one of each item once, but that's it."

I suppose I will still befriend Silveena this loop, to make sure that I can properly act as a negotiator between the slimes and the naga.

"So, Muo, I was thinking of going down where Zirkala said there were gargoyles!"
>"Aren't they dangerous?"
"Uh... probably?"
>"Are you sure? I mean, you've gotten a lot of training, but it's still just been a few weeks, and those guys are made of rock. You'd kinda need magic to defeat them. I hear they don't like negotiating either, so you would have a tough time with words. I take it you don't have much magic?"
"I have been training! I suppose I could yell at them loud."
>"Is that all you've learned?"
"Not quite! I have gotten the hang of something else. Behold!"

I spit out the gems, change back into a kobold, leap off the bed and get my clothes on myself before hitting the floor!

>"Oooh, impressive. I don't think that will help with gargoyles. At all."
"Probably not! I can do the same thing in reverse though!"
>"That... might help more, but not by much."

Make sure whether that means that there can only be one duplicate, or if things can only be brought back in time once.

>>490618
How does one fight gargoyles? Sounds like we need some sort of magic to get past their physical attributes. But beyond that we need to get back to training our fighting too. We've been putting most of our time into magics and various shenanigans.

Well for now go see Zirkala with all of our temporal loot. Maybe put off letting her read our memories for a few extra moments, just for the fun of it. Ask her to guess how it happened first.

What would happen if we duplicate Zirkala's phylactory?
Would we have two sexy lizard lichs?

>Magic dressing / undressing
Well, we're not quite up to escape:bedroom yet, but that will certainly help!

>Gargoyles?
Maybe we could use the invisibility potion again? I'm not sure we want to train until we can actually take them down with battle magic. Getting to that point will take forever. (Although if we wanted to just blow them up, we do know several spellcasters).

Figuring out the slime thing, and maybe streamlining / figuring out the drake route might be better uses of our time (we've only done that like once or twice, right? And we want to work it into the final loop).

>>490624
...I'm fairly sure Zirkala isn't going to want to let us test that. If it doesn't work right, we could kill her. Permanently. If it does work right, she could suddenly have two souls. Which could have all kinds of potentially disastrous consequences.

>Just remembered...
Do we need to make sure we have enough money left over in the last loop to pay for Muo's journey? I can't remember where we stand with that.

1/2 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)15:22 No. 490637 ID: c4e5c2
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"It does seem like it would be rather difficult for me to accomplish! And simply caving in or bringing in Potarana or whoever to nuke them would hardly make for an interesting story. Hm. Oh, another question for Tom, does that mean items can only be brought back once, or that they can only be one duplicate?"
>"Only one duplicate."
"Also, how much money did you need to get back to your home again, Muo?"
>"Uhhhhhh actually only 2,000."
"Oh. That will be quite easy, I think!"
>"You just spat out like ten times that much and left it oozing around on the bed, plus an irreplaceable magic resistance... so yeah 2000 seems kinda tiny."

2/2 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)15:23 No. 490638 ID: c4e5c2
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I move to the hall in time for the usual early morning routing.

>"Explain how you have come into possession of these things. My gems I expect you rooted around for, but these other items..." Zirkala says once again, inevitably.
"Perhaps you would care to guess as to how I came across?"
>"I would not care." she says, placing her hand on my head to get the memories out. Oh, well!
"Informative, though I am sure you are hearing the same things."
>"Yes. A thought occurred to me, however! What if we duplicated your phylactery."
"Only if you spend a cycle not duplicating an item you duplicated once to see if it returns to normal, in other words, to make sure you can retract the experiment. A single one of those gems perhaps, and if nothing bad happens to it, then dupe it again after the end of next cycle along with my phylactery. While you are at it, fit Muo inside yourself and see what happens when you come back. I will consider the ramifications and benefits of having two of myself wander around."

Oh my goodness I don't think we should start moving into the possibility of having multiple clones of individuals. xD On the other hand if Tom's logic holds true then in theory each individual can have 1 extra "life" excluding SS himself.

>fit Muo inside yourself
Hmm. How do we do that without merging SS and Muo into one slime? I mean, merging them for a loop might be an amusing experiment (and open up new wooing possibilities?), but if we carry that around a physical loop, wouldn't it be permanent?

...maybe we could freeze her first? (Assuming you can freeze and defrost slimes safely). Then cram the Muo-sicle inside SS.

I don't suppose anyone has a shrinking spell? That would make swallowing Muo a little easier.

Mention the idea off hand to muo, but unless she's like, lets try it, just forget about time smuggling people.

1/2 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)16:35 No. 490651 ID: c4e5c2
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The normal morning routine is given before I head back to Muo, who is once again preparing to head to the slimes.

"Muo! How would you feel about me smuggling you back in time and seeing if two of you happens?"
>"Uhhhhh...." Muo utters.
"Say no more! I was already iffy on it, to be frank. That is a can of worms that I just do not feel needs opening! By the way, did you ever try that watery delivery system for money?"
>"Uh... yeah. The naga didn't really go for it."
"Hm! Well, I will have a talk with Silveena this cycle."

2/2 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)16:39 No. 490653 ID: c4e5c2
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At least, after the artifact use! For the first five days, I... well, I train mental things! I pull myself back with the artifact, and then go through the motions to befriend Silveena and so forth, since I can do so confidently without needing the artifact as a fallback.

I end up in Silveena's quarters once again, and wait till after spending quality time with her.

"Now, there is one thing I would like to discuss! It is about these slimes."
>"Yes. They have been demanding 'pleases' to gain access to the water."
"But, miss Silveena, is that so bad?"
>"There is plenty of water, and we need it as much as they do. Them setting up their home next to the river does not mean they have any more right to the water than we do. Saying 'please' might sound small, but it is as good as saying that the slimes do in fact have ownership of the water source. Plus, who is to say that they will not inch their demands to less negligible offerings?"
"I suppose you have no interest in the prospect of paying the slimes a small nominal fee to deliver the water to you?"
>"That would be more reasonable, but we still have no reason for that. We have a surplus of naga labor. Just a little, but enough that we would simply be paying the slimes gold so that a few of us would just sit around all day with nothing to do. And... you sound concerned about the slimes, so let me elaborate. We leave the slimes alone and expect them to do the same, and it has been that way for a long time. 'We' in that case being everyone in the caves but the slimes themselves. If we, just the Naga, start making deals with the slimes and they prove worth the trouble, then the goblins, lizardmen and perhaps even kobolds will try to make deals with them too. Slimes aren't good at deals. They'd get the short end of the stick every way. In the long run, if it's the slimes you're concerned about, it would be best for them to just sit still and hope they don't get noticed."

So... if there is an arrangement to be made it can't rely on the actions of the slimes themselves. Even if they could manage it with Muo that won't hold when she leaves. It needs to be mutually beneficial, lasting and give the naga something to do while giving the slimes little responsibility.

The best situation would look something like this: The slimes home has or can be used to create some resource the nagas value. In return for a portion of water and protection the nagas can use the land and send workers to get this resource. Perhaps the slimes can assist the effort in some significant manner. This causes no long term harm to the slimes or their home and secures their safety long term.

Now then, does or can such a thing exist?

Huh. Lasting, stable changes to the social order are tricky. Who knew?

I guess we need to evaluate if the slime situation really needs improving (the 'bold might be worse, actually. Aren't you guys kind of the bottom of the cave, kidnapped or enslaved as soon as you get good at anything?). And if so, what can we do that would be lasting and stable?

>>490653
You know, considering that Muo is going to leave, the slimes will be mostly defenseless afterwards. If they make trouble like this, then... yeah. If they want more respect they're gonna have to approach it from a different angle. One that won't get them in trouble- claiming ownership of the water basically makes them a target.

Maybe... they could have water runs from other camps done in a more formal fashion, and have the slime territory's borders more secure? They would still not be making claim over the water, but their land would be more 'theirs'.

She's totally right, you know. Slimes aren't known for their smarts or forethought, and are known to be easily duped and swayed. Even Muo, who's something of an exception, is still rather ditzy. As soon as she left, any deal the slimes made would soon fall apart, and probably leave them in a worse position.

...In the end, do the slimes even need or want protection? Or, for that matter, anything else? They didn't appear to have anyone or anything really threatening them, and they seemed to be content lazing about in their cavern. They are rather simple and innocent, and to try and foist things on them to "improve" their lot seems like it'd just backfire. Perhaps it'd be for the best if they just stayed out of the way of everyone, and everyone just generally ignored them.

Before going any further on the slime front, head down to the slime cavern and ask them what troubles they have, and what they'd like to have. If they don't have a care or need in the world, then your job here is done. You can ask Muo to stop requesting water gatherers say "please," 'cause it'll just cause long term trouble for these slimes.

Though, if the slimes do want to be helpful, perhaps they could improve the water the various groups down here gather somehow, and if they want it. How well do slimes work as water purifiers, removing dirt, poisons, and other undesirable elements?

Oh, and just for the hell of it, when you go to the bog, bring along as many slimes as you can, just so you can see how many Alessi the poison serpent can eat at once. At the least it'll make her all kinds of happy, and if you decide to steal the scales, dropping a load of slimes through their roof would make for a good distraction.

>>490653
Well, there's a new slime in town actually. She isn't your ordinary slime. She's from a foreign continent, which may mean that slimes are more noticable, stubborn, or powerful there, and she is also a loyal subject of the new chaos god. Who has helped me in the past loops before. Due to all the friendships I have with you all, I'm just trying to minimize conflict. We just want to please all our friends. I know the slime girl, thanks to her allegiance to the chaos god she can't really back down either. In fact, it's less the slimes are running things and more the chaos god.

Just giving you a heads up. If she's got an order god's backing, it may be a pretty good looking fight and story, but Silveena's poison magic has always ruined the water source each loop where they fought. Combat with poison magic near the water source has always lead to a bad outcome. So not only or we trying to stop our friends from fighting, we're trying to stop everyone's water source from being poisoned as well. The chaos god, who in previous loops has helped us before with giving us resistance aid, but it always seem to have come to that cost, and all of Silveena's poison spells were magnified out of control to the point that led to the poisoning of the water source. And slime is aware of the time loop problem as well thanks to the divine intervention, she knows exactly what to do every single time.

Explaining this may lead to alienating Silveena, so, I suppose it is a last resort explanation.

>...In the end, do the slimes even need or want protection? Or, for that matter, anything else?
I think the whole thing that prompted this is some of the creatures who pass by the slimes on their way for water treat them like dirt. Maybe we should be looking for antics to pull on the actual offenders instead of trying to change the whole system?

>>490672
I don't think that battle actually poisoned the water supply. It just blessed it with antimagic properties, due to chaos. Now, imbuing the cavern's water supply with powerful antimagic might have consequences, but I believe it's supposed to be temporary, and it's nothing compared to poison.

>>490676
We could lie about that aspect you know?

>>490680
That wouldn't work if she asked us to memory gem it. :V

>>490671
We don't even need to get more scales now. We have an assload of them, for free. We couldn't haggle her down to make a profit off of buying scales from her so really the only reason to go to the goblin is to have sex with her, and for chrissakes we're getting laid enough already! Well, we could just outright steal her entire supply but I dunno how many more scales we can fit inside SS's slime body.

Hey, here's an idea for finding new things to do- let's walk around on day 5 and ask people about interesting events that happened within the past 4 days.

1/2 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)18:24 No. 490692 ID: c4e5c2
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>Aren't you guys kind of the bottom of the cave, kidnapped or enslaved as soon as you get good at anything?
Why, yes we are! We aren't looked down as much as the slimes might be, but we are right in that unhappy medium of being looked down on, but not looked down on enough to ignore entirely. As for what can be done about that, I do not know!

"Hm... you raise some fair points! I will have a talk with them."
>"Alright."
"Did the land they are on have any sort of resource that perhaps they could help with?"
>"No, anything like that has been mined out. It is only valuable because of the water."
"Do they have land that is considered theres?"
>"We might walk over it sometimes, but yes, some of the back caverns have no reason to be explored by us, so they do have land to themselves."
"Also, I will admit that the new slime, from lands far off, has started running things, and she is a follower of the chaos god!"
>"... that explains a lot. Chaos followers tend to be exceptionally strong."
"Yes, but I am good friends with her, and so will still have a chat, but it is as much the chaos god running the show as anything. Nonetheless, I will hope for the best! Farewell until next time."
>"Good luck, and please do have a chat with them to see how they would feel about lying low, thank you."

2/2 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)18:24 No. 490693 ID: c4e5c2
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So I wish Silveena goodbye, and run to Muo!

"Hello, Muo!"
>"Hey story."
"I had a chat with Silveena. You know, I am uncertain if deals are a good idea! People around here would be quick to take advantage of the slimes if they prove useful. And Silveena claims that it is not exactly your water anymore than anyone elses?"
>"Uh... I'm not sure we're that bad! Let me see... hey, Jo, did the slimes actually have a claim on water here?"
>"Well, we lived here, so... uh... I guess?" Jo says.
"Does not sound quite like it!"
>"I... guess not?"
"And were you slimes wanting to help out other races for gold or labor or such things?"
>"Uh, well our queen might, so I might!"
"Before your queen came along?"
>"Uh... no."
>"Okayyyy, uh... " Muo thinks. "Tom?"
"Wha? Oh, man, that's like all you've been doing to stir things up around here!"
>"Yeahhhhh, but that'll make it suck for these guys!"
"Muo, Chaos! We may as well get something out of these five days. You'll get chaos deity special points!"
Muo goes and just flicks Tom's amulet!
"Oh fine! Hmph. Real disappointing."
"I'll just free all the lizardman prisoners, put aphrodesiacs in the goblin's water supply and uncover some noble's skeleton in the closet in the naga territory that'll actually make a fuss. Will that be good?"
".... yes, Muo, that will do, I suppose. Better get practicing so you can do it right on the last loop!"
"Although, this is because some people who come for water treat slimes like dirt, right?"
>"Yeah. I guess it isn't too bad from what I hear though."
"Perhaps in your antics, you could also throw in relatiation on the personal offenders?"
>"I guess so, but then they might retaliate if they know it's because of their slime treatment. And if they don't know it's because of that, then they'll still treat these guys bad." continues Muo.
"Oh, another idea! How good are slimes at filtering out bad stuff like dirt or whatever from water? For a fee, the slimes could purify water!"
>"Pretty good, although it feels really nasty if we just soak up all the dirt ourselves. But the water here is clean anyway, so I dunno if people would be interested in our services for that."

Hm. Lasting, stable changes to the social order are tricky to pull off. Who knew!

Alright. So... is there anything else we need to practice so we can work it into the final loop? If there's not, I guess we just train till SS gets bored and then go for the perfect run.

>Current list of things to do in the final loop
*Start the loop with carried over bra, scales, gems
*Warn Zirkala that this is the final loop, so she has whatever she's doing for the scythe moon ready
*Buy clothes from Tailor
*Streamlined Naga plan- humiliate at auction, befriend (and bedfriend) Silveena.
*Gobo Queen
*Get the drake some gold, name her, and spend some time with her
*Muo raises some chaos
*Use a non-bra MR item (from Zirkala, Silveena or Ka'xi) to make the potion
*Spell bouncing to stack MR to break the loop.

...anything else we need to work in?

Internalize Muo, or some other volunteer for the trip back? Tom's amulet might be a good bet actually! It's small, which is a plus, and I don't think it IS Tom, it'd just be an object he's linked to. So, it'd be a decent dry run for the phylactery thing, plus hey, you can talk to Tom without Muo handy.

Suggest that she could really go nuts on the Hobgoblins or Gnolls, if she wants to mess with people who aren't quite close enough to really mess with the slimes.

No cloning people. I do not want to open that can of worms.

How much gold do we need to give the tailor to make tears of joy, anyway?

OH. Dude. We need to get to know Sili better! We could also train under her some more.

Give Muo a hug before you go, just 'cause she's an alright gal.

Alright, what to do next? You don't actually need to go to the bog, since you have the scales. Only reason to go there would be to do something to help Alessi the poison serpent in her situation, but you have no idea what that would be. There might be something with turning her into a slime so she can leave on her own, but that sounds like it'd easily backfire with her being more aggressive with her new form and sucking all the life out of folks. That idea is moot anyway unless you figure out how to do that with your slime form.

So now you have an extra day open. What to do with it? How about visiting Morganna and bouncing ideas off of her on what she could do to fill her days with other than eating and sleeping. After that, ask her about how she really feels about you. Is she interested in you and just doesn't know how to act about it?

>"Aphrodesiacs in the goblin's water supply"
Considering how much booze the goblins drink in lieu of water, suggest that Muo put it into their alcohol as well. Oh, and ask if she could do it right before you visit the goblin queen; You'd like what will happen to transpire while you're with her. Remember to pack a couple bottles of that potion Minci gave you the recipe for. It'll be quite a story if you out-last an entire town full of horny goblins and emerge triumphant.

Hey, how long did the magic resistance potion made with the goblin queens' hair last? 'Cause if it was longer than the length of the cycle, then you might be able to break out of the loop while keeping the duplicated archbra. Just make a potion using the archbra and tears the previous cycle, do a physical loop-back, make a potion with a lesser item and the tears on the final loop to stack with it, then do Tom's magic ping-pong manuver to possibly break out.

>>490715
Let's clone Tom.

Don't suggest trying to clone tom. That just sounds like a way to get your time looping privileges immediately removed.

>>490719
It's just an avatar amulet. I doubt it means anything to clone it- Tom could probably make more anytime her wanted.

I'm just saying, best possible result of trying to time clone the amulet is either A) The amulet isn't at all actually tied to tom, and is clones like any item, or B) The Amulet is a part of him, and like him is completely unaffected by time shenanigans. In both cases, testing with the amulet is completely useless as a preface for the already bad idea of trying to time clone Zirkala or her phylactery.

I'm thinking that trying to duplicate Zirkala's phylactery and soul is just the kind of thing that'll bring a Time Lord down to smack Story Seeker upside the head and say "no, you idiot," before retconning it away. And that's if it actually works. Could be, since souls are meant to be even more unique than stuff like the archbra, the duplicate phylactery will be empty. Or, even worse, Zirkala's soul pops out of her hidden phylactery, and into the duplicated one, severing the connection to her current body. That'd screw things right up.

Instead of that, how about asking Zirkala if she could make up a test phylactery or something like it such as a soul jar, and stick the soul of a test subject into it. One of the skeleton guards, a slime, or even a literal lab rat if it doesn't have to be a "big" soul. Then Story Seeker time-duplicates that instead, and Zirkala checks if the soul duplicated. It'd be mostly to satisfy her curiosity, since duplicating liches would have Time Lords saying "cut that shit out."

A thought: Before the final reset, we should slime-ambush through the roof of the swamp-dwellers and steal all of their scales, then duplicate those. They won't remember the offense and we'll have more highly valuable scales.

1/3 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)21:25 No. 490745 ID: c4e5c2
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>"Hm?"
"You are an alright girl, Muo. Also, the goblins drink more booze than water, I believe, so do spike that as well."
>"Oh, uh, thank you."
"Think you could do it right before I visit the goblin queen?"
>"Sure."
"There are also hobgoblins beyond the goblins, and gnolls meandering around the surface."
>"I'll take a look, then."

>Hey, how long did the magic resistance potion made with the goblin queens' hair last?
Less than the length of the cycle, unfortunately. Still, I will attempt to break the cycle without destroying the archbra.

>We need to get to know Sili better!
Yes, I could stand to improve relations with her! Plus, although she can be rough, her training is still with far more finess and, shall I say, actual tutilage in regards to fighting.

2/3 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)21:25 No. 490746 ID: c4e5c2
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I spend the remaining time for a physical loop training mostly under Sili and more slime related practices with Muo.

If what the time lord said about having a couple months remaining is true, then I should break the cycle by the end of cycle 12! However, not wishing to game the system, I will plan on breaking it at the end of 11, and if something goes wrong and I fail, then I will remedy it and fix it up on the end of 12.

I wake up on cycle 10, with the duped items still on my body as intended. I believe I can hold quite a bit once the final loop is over, but I have what I need, so Zirkala will simply stuff me as full as I can get on the final loop with her best value-to-volume ratio items. She says that while most of this loot will simply be to add to the value and reagents of her halls, she will give me a couple items to sell that will certainly send me well into the riches. I decide fully against duplicating people, as I am sure that would perpetuate time issues far more than a few additional gems in the world!

So Muo practices her own rounds of chaos sewing while I train mentally, then use the artifact for physical training once again.

During this, I also chat with Sili and Morgana to see what makes them tick, and how to best improve relations with them on the final loop. And lastly, I introduce Tom and Silveena to each other to make sure they are both willing to bounce the spell back and forth for maximum magic resistance. Unsurprisingly, they are!

And lastly, I spend one day going to the bog, and slime-ambushing all of their scales and loot. Dubious ethics, but it will be reset anyway, and I will have many scales!

With this, I believe I am prepared for loop 11, the final loop!

3/3 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)21:26 No. 490747 ID: c4e5c2
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To which I have planned out to some mild degree and outlined. There will be plenty of Morgana and Sili time given, assuming I am not forgetting anything!

Much of the Morgana time will be dedicated to attempting to get her to be more active in the future, which I am confident I can manage.

I am also including the walk to the bog to attempt another deal from the goblin to see if I have better luck and that is most certainly the only reason! I cannot think of anything better to do. The last cycle seems optimized enough that I have a surprising deal of free time if I am not forgetting much!

I will also be planning on duplicating and using both Zirkala's resistance amulate and Silveena's resistance bracelet, as I believe those have been the greated magic resistance items that are not the bra.

>>490703
This seems to be comprehensive and accounted for, if I am not forgetting anything else!

If you succeed, day 6 will be a day off anyway, could you use day 5 to train bard magics and bed magics?

Also, remember that while you expect to be done this loop, to store stuff like you're still going to be stuck in it.

That seems... pretty complete. Kinda surprising we have so much free time on the last day, but that gives us a little leeway if anything goes wrong. As does the time artifact, if we need it.

Let's get on it, then.

>>490747
This seems good. Keep the wiggle room on the last day.

...hang on a second, did you ever have the hourglass inside your slime body while duplicating the other stuff? I suspect it might be quite immune to duplication, but we shouldn't try to do it if not. Duplicating a time-related artifact via time loop exploitation sounds VERY bad.

Couldn't we brew a magic resist potion with a duplicated Bra and bring the resultant potion through to the next cycle? Then we'd have an extra bra AND the resultant magic resistance potion at the same time.

1/10 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)22:36 No. 490766 ID: c4e5c2
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>Could you use day 5 to train bard magics and bed magics?
I think that my thoughts are greatly underestimating how incredibly tired I am of practicing magic for days at a time! I have not had a day off in... months, in actuality!

>Did you ever have the hourglass inside your slime body while duplicating the other stuff
I did not!
>If not, don't
Won't!

I wake up, and Muo and I shoot out of bed. Perhaps faster than intended or even necessary considering our level of spare time, but I cannot afford to be too slow, I must get this right!

2/10 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)22:37 No. 490767 ID: c4e5c2
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First, the meeting with Zirkala!
"Hello Zirkala good morning read my memories!"
>"What is the hurry- ah. I will summon Guntax and Springfoot first, then, and you may carry on. Remember to come back when you're done so that I can cram you with my best value to volume ratio items."

Once she summons the others, I go over the plans that I am sure they will be as good as ever to perform.

3/10 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)22:37 No. 490768 ID: c4e5c2
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Before the auction, I start talking with Morgana, purchasing her fake gold, naming her Morgana permanently this time, and proceeding to spend time with her. Plus, I offer ideas for her activity!

It seems that she is heavily motivated by things that dragons apparently do. I do not know if I agree with the source of motivation, but it works! Once I convince her that dragons can fly and run fast, and hoard books as much as gold, she seems motivated all the same to do more than just sit around all day and eat. Clunker, maybe not so much, but he seems quite happy as is.

I purchase the kep flowers during the late morning or early afternoon, and spend more time with Morgana afterwards as well.

"Now, I must ask a personal question! How do you feel about me, miss Morgana?"
>"You're nice."
"Even if I am a kobold?"
>"Oh whatever, and I'm a drake, we're not dragons."
"I see. I think I may wish to continue this discussion in private, if you don't mind!"
>"Uh, okay. Clunker, go wait somewhere else."

Clunker makes a funny little ch-k ch-k noise at me as he passes.

4/10 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)22:38 No. 490769 ID: c4e5c2
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After a checkmark is made, I purchase tailor clothes and give her great funds that lead to her tears, and then the initial Silveena meeting.

Then it is Sili training! She does not have any miraculous bonding methods such as the drake. She simply requires enough time for me to grow on her, and training with her seems to gain the best results, so that is precisely what I do!

5/10 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)22:38 No. 490770 ID: c4e5c2
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I get a good night's rest in preparation for tomorrow, to which I shame the prince once again and spend time with Silveena, also letting her know this is the final loop.

6/10 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)22:39 No. 490771 ID: c4e5c2
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And to finish off in celebration of one of the more potentially dangerous parts of the loop save for the last, I head to the goblin queen! Which leads to spending time with her, which immediately is intercepted with Muo's spiked surprise which I am loathe to call an interruption!

The remainder of the night is not suitable for retelling to most or any audiences, nevermind any no-kiss-and-tell policy! A shame, since I will remember every moment in considerable detail. But alas, the only recounting of this tale will be in the form of funny, knowing glances between Muo and myself.

Needless to say, I do not get any sleep.

7/10 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)22:42 No. 490772 ID: c4e5c2
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On day 3, I go to the bog! It is a nice walk and I happen to enjoy my goblin negotiations that take place there. And wouldn't I know it, the luck was not any better or worse, and I merely spend a few hours with the goblin that did not end in any scale purchases! Too bad.

Upon my return, I reintroduce Silveena to Tom, and plan everything out for the resistance bouncing. Then, I get around to handing Rotfrost the reagents required to make the potions, and spend the rest of the day with Morgana and Sili.

Have you still not tested if wearing a bunch of magic-bouncing gear works as well for your purposes as drinking them in powdered form? Seems to me you've got spare copies of everything. Or you can just wear/drink everything you can find when it's potential looping time I suppose.

Also, have you been putting in any slime training? Maybe pigging out some, see if you can't increase your total mass and get more internal storage space thusly?

If you're able to find the time lord nosing around somewhere, you could probably get some extra tips too.

8/10\ Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)22:46 No. 490774 ID: c4e5c2
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And on the last day... I relax! For the first time in what feels like ages, I take a day off. At least for the first part, but eventually the night catches up, and Silveena and Tom meet me in the slime caverns. There I take the poison and magic resistance potion, and wear a few pieces of magic resistance gear on top for reflection purposes. With Silveena wearing her bra, she launches her best missile at me. Tom bounces it back and forth before a good number of times before....

"Tom! You knocked it in the water!"
>"Uh, yeah! We never decided to change that, did we?!"
".... well, whatever, as long as it isn't poisoned! In any case, I feel pretty good about this! I am also still quite tired, so I should walk ba... Muo, are you wearing the duplicated naga bra?!"
>"I, uh, yeah... wait, you just noticed?"
"... I admit that is currently an enormous source of bewilderment for me right now, but I do have butterflies in my stomach over all this other business coming to a close! Plus, I would have expected you to ask me before taking it."
>"Well you were busy with naming Morgana, so..."
"You've been wearing the bra almost the whole cycle?! No matter, Muo, you didn't lose it, and that is what is important here, second only to your safety! Which I can't help but assume it makes a terrible stealth device, further making me wonder if your safety was not in even more peril! Nevermind, in fact, I will ask you the tale of your exploits another day! That day being... tomorrow!"

With that, I walk back to bed with Muo, though not before performing the last couple of preparations.

9/10 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)22:47 No. 490775 ID: c4e5c2
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Cycle Resisted! Dawn of a New Day

"Muo!"
>"It worked!"
"It woHORR-"

10/10 Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)22:47 No. 490777 ID: c4e5c2
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"HORK"

Not my most flattering finish!

>>490777
Subject field related.

But a final finish, nonetheless! ...Well, almost. Just gotta make sure nothing went wonky.

Find Zirkala, dump all that loot, the hourglass, and the archbra on her (and hope she goes about fitting her flesh form to it and wears it all the time,) and query her to make sure that no time shenanigans happened. With that out of the way, climb back into bed with Muo, cuddle up and sleep in; You two have earned it.

Later on don't forget to get the story of Muo's exploits from her. You're quite interested in how she pulled them off while sporting the archbra and archboobs to match. How you missed that she had those when you two were with the goblins, you will never know.

...Oh, wait! Before you went to bed you forgot to warn Morganna that the river water has strong magic resistance properties on it now! Better get word to her before she's found out. Could Zirkala send one of her skeletons to deliver a note for you?

>>490777
DEM VALUABLES.

Alright. Time to cash in your loot and count your money. Then, we go SHOPPING. Possibly by asking Zirkala if she's got anything that would fit us that we could buy.

Magic resistance is handy, actually- maybe we should just buy and wear that bracer.

Take today off. Today is 'Zirkala terrorizes the town' day. Lay low, have weird kinky slimebold sex or something.

Go do things a different day.

Find Zirkala and tell her she needs to check your memories. Just to mess with her.

Story Seeker - Chapter 4 - END Story Seeker 2013/02/05(Tue)23:34 No. 490787 ID: c4e5c2
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>Buy the bracer
The bracer was duplicated, so I do believe it is as good as mine!

>"Wait, Story, how did you duplicate all of that after resisting the cycle?"
"I... hm. Perhaps getting stuffed like that was pointless after all!"

>"It was a precaution in case the resistance failed." Zirkala says. "Hence, some of those items are not duplicated, but simply made wet. The ones that were duplicated 6 days ago should still be duplicated. I am surprised time lords did not slap them out of you at the last moment. Most items in there are doubles, however, and so we are richer than we were before by no insignificant marger. Or in your case, a few magnitudes richer. Now, most of those items can't be sold for any reasonable price around here. To get a fine price, you would need to travel to lands with high spenders. Those who have tens of thousands of gold to blow on things like oversized gems are not particularly common around here. There is of course some gold in there, but your payment lies however much you can get for various luxury items. Assuming you play your cards right, and are not robbed, you will be the richest kobold I have met. Something to think about, but not today. Today, I am going to be busy."
"Oh, with what?... ah, right, the scythe moon?"
>"Yes, I am glad you have not gotten too absent minded over these time cycles, Story Seeker. Still, it is good that you are going to be indoors all of today, as you need rest. I am going to go terrorize our neighbors, but perhaps I will spare the ghouls, however, and simply have undead chariots perform spooky theatrics through the streets and simply call it a warning. Maybe have Ralex juggle fireballs. In light of our new loot and the new knowledge you have brought me, I am finding it difficult to take this scythe moon superstition seriously. Even more difficulty than I had already, mind you."
"Ah, right! Well, I will certainly stay in, I think, as I wish for one of Muo's tales. Oh, could you send a skeleton or something to miss Morgana, that is, the drake, letting her know the river is full of antimagic?"
>"Very well. You stay in and rest with Muo, and sleep and count the loot or whatever it is a sometimes slime kobold and chaos slime do alone in a room full of treasure. I have a small army of undead out there this morning that are all waiting on me, so I will be off. Good day, Story Seeker."
"Goodbye for now, Zirkala!"

>>490787
Zirkala's eyes are red, only in this update.

DUN DUN DUNNNNNN.

Work on getting the scythe moon turned into a party night some decades down the line.

Think day of the dead mixed with mardi gras.

>>490788
Well today is the designated day ominousness.

And as Zirkala terrorizes the night seeking new victims and committing terrible crimes against nature, Story Seeker settles down for a long winter's nap, and is just drifting off to sleep when he discovers that there is a reason he was trapped in that time loop, and despite having surpassed its magic, that reason is still there.

You should have glorious success sex on top of the pile of loot.

>>490798
Seconding this.

>>490768
*Morgana ✓
Whoo! Angry dragon sex. Bout time!

>>490798
But Muo's not the drake! XD

Whatever. You deserve a day off in bed, at this point, SS. Enjoy it.

>>490787
Zirkala has feet! We have never seen any concreat proof of them on her bony form before. We should she if she will be up for victory sex in a few days. Also maybe not now but we should test the waters with a friendly hug. Skelly or not at soon.