Victoria 2017/04/16(Sun)06:15 No. 796242 ID: 6cbace
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"Do you even know how to take care of a child? Should I hire a nanny for you?"

"The child seems capable of taking care of herself."

"Shut up you bastard and tell me why I've been summoned. My sister would never have allowed for this. Emils may be a child, but she's already better behaved than you."

"I can neither confirm nor deny that I've done a child, either in or out of the city."

Nod smugly.

I assume from your interest in my familial status that you've solved the mystery of tunnel 25's guards.

>>796242
"Don't tell me you're jealous."

Who is this person Victoria? They seem rather rude. "Is this relevant to why you've summoned me? Unless that is the case, then the child is none of your business."

"The child's been living alone in a cave for dragons know how long and is already adapting to normal life. I don't think a nanny is needed for this girl... Maybe a child psychologist would be better."

The child is terrifyingly self sufficient.

"Technically it's a pet, and my lease says those are okay."

>>796242
"A psychologist would be more apt. All she remembers is living in the wild fending off monsters. She's terrifyingly self-sufficient, but I don't know about her mind.
Aside from that, I'm her next of kin even if I don't know who her parents were. She IS my blood."

As a guild tutor Victoria is a glorify nanny.

A child of my blood, somehow. That makes her my responsibility.

>>796262
This. A guild tutor is basically a nanny plus a bodyguard, which fits the situation pretty well.

(Also I don't think a nanny this jerk hires would be trustworthy.)

I don't see why, Emils is doing quite well for herself.

We don't know who this guy is, or if they're actually a jerk. If they're in charge of this town, they may be asking serious questions for legit reasons:
Adoption, marriage, and fertility are serious political business for royalty. Since Victoria is living in this city, and if she kacks it or gets mistreated in some way that is cause for war, it's perfectly reasonable for the local leadership to have an interest in Victoria's friends, associations, other relationships, and living circumstances.

"Tutors who can cover everything from basic literacy and arithmetic to swordplay, tactics, magic and statecraft would be more appropriate, though unnecessary. Someone who can keep up with her impressive capacity to destroy walls and furniture might be more necessary."

I agree with getting Emils a really capable tutor. One that would be able to match pace with her learning speed.

Victoria 2017/04/17(Mon)05:52 No. 796456 ID: 6cbace
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"I can not confirm or deny that I have spawned a child either in or out of this city."
He snorts, "We both know the day you lay upon the bed of a man is the day dragons come back to Havaros."
"Honestly, she can take care of her self. The only issue I can see is that she has no knowledge of the world."
He humms in contemplation.
"I do need a good teacher, she absorbs everything like a sponge, and I'm almost at a limit of what I can teach her."
"I think I could give you some recommendations later. But enough about that."
He presents the woman next to him, "This is Miss Asera, a representative of the Shrines."
She is nervous, but manages to give me a bow, "It is an honor to meet a pureblood Princess Victoria."
I give a slight frown at the title, but try not to show it. "It is a pleasure to meet you too Miss Asera." I look back to Prince Enrod, "May I enquire what this is about?"
"We may have found it." He produces a large grin.
"Found what?"
"An entrance into the Dragon's Ridge."

We have no idea what that is. Victoria might. Please explain if you do know. If you don't, ask.

The plot thickens.

Ask her what that's got to do with you. Did they run out of adventurers to hire?

>>796457
Refer to the map: >>781128

"May I ask why a possible entrance to the dragon's ridge requires my attention?"

Well, congratulations then. Is that it, or is there some reason you felt the need to bring this to my attention?

>He snorts, "We both know the day you lay upon the bed of a man is the day dragons come back to Havaros."
Gaaaaaaay.

>"An entrance into the Dragon's Ridge."
The mountain range no one has crossed alive? Why does that concern you, Vic?

To your audience: and what makes you think this is any more viable than all the doomed attempts before?

>why vic
She's the princess, you dummies. This is important.

>>796456
We should confirm that. Let's muster some forces for an expedition. Keep it secret, of course. Wouldn't want the other races butting in and stealing the credit or the lost technology.

Considering the recent mana plague Victoria should be interested in the secrets of the dragons.
Is this information been shared just for diplomatic reasons or does he anticipate a dragon blood rabold to be useful in this expedition?

>>796469
She's the princess of a foreign, now defunct nation. There's little reason they would need to confer with her on this unless they wanted something from her, and we should know what that is before we allow this conversation to continue.

Speaking of which, what do you think the history books would say if the last deposed princess of a dead kingdom became empress of the world because her stepdaughter mutated into a Titan-Class all-consuming unkillable blob?

>Dragon's Ridge
"And what, pray tell, do you expect to find down there? You know any remaining dragons would have destroyed their technology out of spite.

Well, if you offer me mining rights, I might oblige with publically supporting your expedition. That's all I have to say until you explain in FULL and UNCONCEALED detail."

Does this entrance involve trebuchets?

>>796482
It's not defunct. There's plenty of rabbolds still around, just not near that mana tower anymore.

>>796502
According to the Duke, the kingdom had to be evacuated, and the people scattered. Sounds to me like too much of the kingdom is unliveable to be considered a nation.

>>796544
A kingdom is its people, not the location they reside in.

Victoria 2017/04/18(Tue)01:27 No. 796637 ID: 6cbace
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"The Dragon's Ridge."
"Yes."
"The impossible to climb ring of mountains."
"The very same."
"And how prey tell did you find the entrance?"
"It was uncovered in one of the tunnels after a cave-in."
I look skeptically, "Are you saying that the entrance of the Dragon's Ridge was buried under a mountain?"
"It was not as if we were looking for it. A few months ago, there was a cave-in in one of our tunnels. We scouted it out and found a cavern filled with Dragon artifacts. The survey team just returned and confirmed that there is a large... wall of mana."
He shakes his head and shrugs, "We've tried to dig around the wall, but even after all this time, the only thing we've excavated was a gate."

I put down the cup, "And I figure you need me for something related to this gate."
Miss Asera speaks up from there, "Correct your highness, we have reasons to believe that only those who have dragons blood in the can unlock the gate."
I glare at her as she continues, "The gate is guarded by a form of dragon guardian. It... scanned those who come close, and had only reacted to those who had traces of dragons blood in them. But so far, none has been deemed as worthy to enter."

The prince waved his hand, "We had sent a request for the Shrine's aid, but it will take years for the next Dragons Blood Avaros to be available to answer."
Miss Asera nods.

"And this is why you invited me."
He grins "So, are you in or are you out?"

I'm in. Heck, let's bring Emils too. Two candidates increases the odds of success.

"In and the kid comes with me. If I'm not accepted, maybe she will be."

I say we throw Emils at the wall and see what sticks.

Wait hold on, is that why he was asking about Emils? I do hope they're not planning on kidnapping if you refuse.

Yes, but I got to chose the team members.

>>796637

What do I get out of this?

Emils needs more books and a less combative teacher.

"This sounds like a dangerous proposition. Plus the fact that it puts life of a royalty at risk. Well, being an adventurer I'm inclined to accept as I was getting bored with escort missions. However, you do realize how expensive such a mission would be, don't you? We're talking about guaranteed unknown and high level enemies, entering unexplored lands with unknown dangers and no support or guarantee of coming back. Also, something tells me that if I declined, you may resort to.. alternate means of finding Dragons blood, even if it meant harming a certain child."

"Find yourself a real princess. 2-to-1 says I'm kidnapped and raped for my bloodline if I go out there without my own personal army. There are other dragon-blooded out there, and they don't ask for 50% of the cut and exclusive technology rights."

alright, but before I answer I do have a few questions. One being what you hope to find inside? Another being, assuming you're right and this is a door into the ridge, how do you think the world will react to the news? I mean we are a people without a home right now, and dragon artifacts are very valuable or hell what if we find the dragons themselves. What's to stop whoever from marching up to the gates with an army to try and take what we find for themselves? Not that I believe that will be the first response people have but I do like to know what I'm working with.

>>796637
"As you already know, I've been taking care of a child. I can't exactly leave her alone, even if she has been surviving by herself before she came here. And I don't feel comfortable about taking her with me either. But, I suspect that if I refuse, then you'll send someone to kidnap the child, so that you can use her Dragon's Blood."

I think, even if they assure Victoria that they won't do that, they'll still go behind her back to do that. And if they actually do try and kidnap Emils, whoever they send won't be returning and we finally have an excuse to consume someone! That is, as long as they send only 1 person thinking that's all they'll need to grab a kid that is at her home all by herself.

>>796637
"How did the gate react to those judged unworthy?"

It's possible we're dealing with a security system with lethal countermeasures. And we want to know that going in.

I don't know, I'm doing pretty well as things stand. Stable job, new family. I just wonder why I should abandon it to help you look for whatever it is you'll find back there.

>>796661
That's a good question.

>>796660
Doubtful; kidnapping Emils just to get inside would be a terrible idea, since they know there's something active in there that may be willing and able to rescue a small child from an armed contingent. It would also burn bridges with every dragon-blood on the planet, since they'll know this guy considers them objects to be used rather than people.
Also, he's clearly Victoria's semi-friend, at least. They're in a formal setting, but he's still joking around and ribbing her. That means he either doesn't care about getting on the bad side of another kingdom, or knows what he's saying isn't going to cause any problems.

If you go, take Emils with you. She can take care of herself, but will need people to witness her awesomeness on adventures for the guild to take her seriously. This is probably the safest way to get the best teachers busting down your door to teach her.

>>796637
As others have said, if you go, take Emils.

wasn't that the part of the tunnels where the entire guard station went missing?

>>796698
That was days ago. He's talking about things that happened months ago. Probably not the same.

dang, asera is cute. less glaring, more flirting.

Victoria 2017/04/19(Wed)02:04 No. 796745 ID: 6cbace
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"And... What happened during the encounter with the guardian?"
"Oh," Miss Asera looks nervously, "We... it spoke in our heads." she shivered. "It spoke to us with what we sound like in our minds. But rather than trying to speak, it was more like... It tried to make sentences with words we knew?" She shook her head, "It didn't make sense most of the time. We interviewed those it spoke to, and only those of us who had traces of dragons blood in them heard that they did not have permission to enter."

"As much as the land of dragons are mysterious, I can't help but to wonder what it is you have to entice me to this plan of yours."
He gives me a wry smile, "I guess by now, you've had news of your homeland?"
I give him a slow nod.
"We received news of what happened about a week ago. While I am sorry for your loss, My father has sought council with the lords on how to handle possible refugees."

"My father is willing to set the land around the gate under jurisdiction of the shrine, but should you accept this mission, I could get him to set aside the surface lands above the gate for your people."
"The shrines are willing to offer their aid to your people at this time of need, Your highness." Miss Asera adds in, "Besides, should we gain access into the land of dragons, we could uncover a method to recover the lands lost by the blight."

"This... is a lot to consider." I say pensively.
"We understand," Prince Enrod nods, "We do not need for you to answer us now. It will take about two months for the paperwork of transfer and area to be secured. Once done, we set up a mission in the guild to escort and protect the supplies and people we will be sending over to the site. Take up this mission with anyone you wish to bring with you, should you accept."

He snaps his fingers, and a maid places a tray onto the table, with a roll of cloth on it. Enrod reaches over to unwrap it, revealing a... stick? Something the size of an ear. "Take this, as a sign of good will."
"What is it?"
"Records called it a [Dragon's Horn]." Asera smiles, "One of many we found on site. History told us that the horns of dragons allowed one to communicate though long distances, or even to talk to spirits."
"However," Enrod interrupts, "We can't figure out how to get them working. Figured you might be able to get it working somehow."
I pick it up with the cloth and feel it. "Thank you." It's cold, smooth, and hard. And inert.
"If you do get it working somehow, please tell us." Asera urges, "I would love to see a working dragons artifact!"

wait for them to leave, then do the obvious and stick it on your ear.

Now you have the MacGuffin that will serve as pretense to lean that Emils' dragon blood is purer than yours. Great! Take it home and talk to the stick like a crazy person whenever no one is looking.
And you need to consider colleagues that are both trustworthy and capable.

Everybody knows horns go on your head! Apply horn to head, gain psychic powers.

Uhh, we still have no idea how much political power Victoria holds. I mean, these offers are nice but, last time I heard, she wasn't in any way responsible for her people. In fact, being here alone, one would think she was the last person in line for that. So..

Before leaving tell him, "You really are a sly person. You know I hold no responsibility with my people and yet you try and force it onto me. Very well. I'll give you my answer once I've given it enough consideration. And thank you for the artifact. I'm sure I'll be able to accomplish something all your magicians were unable to."

>>796745
Can you poke the artifact with an exploratory pulse of mana?

Seems like a tentative yes on the offer. There are risks poking into the secrets of the distant past, but you really can't ignore what he's offering your people.

>>796745
Stick it in your pooper.

Did they try sticking it in their butt? It looks like it goes in the butt. Go home and try this immediately.

>>796770
I support this for some reason.

>>796770
I can't help myself. I second this.

>>796745
Go let Emils mess with it or whatever, I'm sure she'll unintentionally get it working for you.

It kinda looks like a ear trumpet, maybe try using it like one / stick it in your ear.

>>796745

Stick in ear, not but, but butt if you want it in your butt. Then give it to Emils.

>>796745
"If they're meant to be used to communicate with another that is far away, then maybe this one isn't working because it hasn't been linked with another horn? It might need to be linked with another horn so that it can work."

>>796745
I wouldn't advise sticking anything hard into your ear. Couldn't hurt to ask what they've tried to do to it to get it to work, though.

>>796745
Lick horn suggestively.

Joining the Covert rectal amusements bloc.

>>796770
This seems the wisest course of action.

A vote for mana based exploration of the thing. Maybe licking it. Nothing lewd.

>>796745
attempt touching it with some blood experimentally, in the safety of your home though

A vote for anal based exploration of the thing. Maybe lubing it. Very lewd.

With all these weird thoughts going through your head, give it a sniff, just to be safe.

It might react to mana, and here you are with such an abnormally small mana stone. Too bad it would be unconscionably risky to just let a child play with an artifact whose purpose we can only speculate on at this point.

Part End Victoria 2017/04/20(Thu)02:47 No. 797043 ID: 6cbace
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I fiddle about with the artifact, injecting some mana into it, but it doesn't respond.
Asera looks at me expectantly, but I shake my head and place it back onto the tray.
"It doesn't seem like I can do anything with it. Are you sure this isn't some kind of dragon butt plug?"

Asera tilts her head, "Wouldn't those have a wider base?"
while Enrod forms a frown, "Thanks for that, Princess. I'll need to sanitize my hands now."

He wipes if off on his pant leg before standing up, "This is all the time I have for today, I have to get going."
He starts for a handshake, but then lowers his hand and gives a small nod.
"As a warning, The lords are pushing for me to send you a marriage proposal. I can stave them off, but that will not stop them from trying to get you on their side. I can not interfere, but I suggest you watch over your charge. I will send over someone trustworthy as a tutor in a day or so."
I thank him for the warning and the help, standing and returning a bow to both the prince and shrine representative and leave with the artifact in hand.

Give the artifact to Emils once you return home. I'm sure she'll be happy with a new toy and she always finds new ways to use items. Also, tell her not to stick it in her pooper.

>and leave with the artifact in butt.
Ftfy

well this is something to think over at any rate. Hope those lords don't get to annoying though. The whole idea of leaving the kingdom was to avoid this crap.

Considering the size of dragons, it may be that this artifact functions like an earbud for them. Inserting into the proportionally larger ear-hole to have the sound transmitted into their bodies directly.

So In Theory, using it as a butt plug might activate it for smaller species.

I might be good to catch Emils up on what has happened, she's a smart kid and will probably understand and maybe even offer up suggestions.
You also should discuss some sort plan in case more weird men show up and try to talk to her.

>>797043
I like that Asera didn't even blink and just rolled with it. Shrine maiden not flustered easily.

Victoria: Note to self, Asera is kind of kinky.

Try letting Emils hold the butt plug.

>>797065
Highly datable. Wait outside for her and ask her out.

Oh great, just what you need. Sleazy politicians pushing you into a marriage. Have you considered lesbianism to try and ward them off?

>>797088
We have an excellent choice right here. I'm sure she would be interested in dating a dragon blooded princess.

Just marry the dude, thereby forever silencing the more shrill and annoying voices in your head.

>>797094
It's definitely an option if we do decide to return to being a public figure, we could (have, in fact) do far worse than Enrod, but we have other things going on right now.

>>797088
That would just leave us at the mercy of the first one with enough gall to offer us a daughter instead of a son. The only real way to avoid this predicament is to either pull the ol' "I'm crazy and married to my horse" or the "sorry, but I can't get married in good conscience because I'm out on campaign/adventures constantly."

>>797101
I don't follow your reasoning.

>>797101
Ah, you seem to be unfamiliar with traditional marriage.
Let me explain:
The traditional function of marriage has been tying two power bases together via combining their rights of inheritance together in one person. This is why marriage has historically been invalid if one of the partners were to be found sterile or the union was not consummated. As it spread from nobility and other power brokers to the lower classes it was co-opted for the purpose of transferring legal ownership of one of the partners from their parents to the other partner. For both, the concept of a dowry has been compensation for the balance of the value being transferred.

Marriage for love, and marriage among common people at all, are quite new concepts.

It went from a corporate or national merging of assets via compelling agents of each to breed with each other, to a means of transferring familial chattel, to a more formalized equivalent of licking things to mark ownership.

Of course, traditionally adultery was quite normal - people would marry for duty, then romance whatever partners they wanted.

It doesn't matter if she's a lesbian or in love with her horse. Love and desire are no more fitting in this context than a squid in a suit. She can fuck all the women and horses she wants, as long as she produces an heir.

That's one of the reasons why she should court Asera - the relationship itself is utterly irrelevant, but if she marries and the union is recognized as valid then that precludes any other offers.
Also, a formal joining of her ruined kingdom and the shrines would be quite a coup, so nobody could say she was remiss in her duty to the kingdom.

I think you are all assuming far too much. We don't know anything about the political situation, the people involved, or their traditions. There's no really no need to make broad assumptions or build a plan to enter into (or avoid) political marriages.

>>797163
I'm not sure your chronology is correct.

There are tribe that exchange female members. This is probable done because we instinctively try to avoid incestuous relations and is expostulated to be a precursor to the couples marriage agreement.

I also see no reason to the marriage as an "transference of ownership" (harsh way to put it...) would advent from political marriage. If you think in nomadic families in extreme conditions in which contact with other were rare and accompanied by inherent distrust the offering of possessions could be considered a form of gaining the family trust and demonstrating the capacity to sustain the spouse.
In agrarian civilizations the offspring were the family workforce, so the lost of one member would represent less resources acquired in the future, so following this concept of compensation for the balance of the value being transferred the compensation would be in part for the workforce. No need for nobles to imitate.

>>797193
Are you completely unaware of European medieval history, or something?

>>797196
Could you be more specific?

My main point is that marriage isn't spread from nobility to the lower classes. I suspect matrimonial practices precede the concept of nobility.
Are you perhaps suggesting marriage begin in medieval Europe?

>>797201
Oh, no, it's much older than that, but you're confusing a pair of people living together and spawning children with marriage.

Simple pair bonding goes back into pre-history, but the ritualization and formalization of it started off with "You HAVE to be with this person because we need what they will give us if you do", which resulted in people recording tracking who was with who, and rites and rituals around the event.

Marriage is one of the most romanticized things in history.

>>797210
I remain confuse.
How am I confusing pair bounding with marriage according to your definition if all the examples I gave were agreements between families? Could you point to where I committed such mistake?

>>797210
This is like arguing whether fries are called fries or chips. It's the same shit, some pretentious guy just decided to give it a name.

The original point here is that the nobles want a political whatever the fuck between Enrod and Victoria, which I don't really get to be honest. Her kingdom is in ruins and the only thing she has to offer is a dragon-blooded bloodline, they wouldn't gain much practical political or military clout. Maybe the bloodline alone is worth it?

Ok. So marriage could be benificial even if Victoria doesn't want it, and its not a total garunteed shitshow so maybe give it some thought later.
Got it.

What i dont get is why is this argument about particular details of marriage Not in the dis thread .

>>797215
Because I have rigged the Disthread with butt humor. And you're welcome.

>>797043
Find a gay guy and be his beard

??? 2017/05/11(Thu)03:42 No. 801060 ID: 6cbace
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"Hello I would like to be an adventurer now."

Better check her handwriting then, adventurers need good cursive.

Humor the kid. Check her paperwork.

eh, you're not doing anything else right now. Play along.

She's cute, reach under the counter for one of the candies and hand her one, then humour her. Make sure her parents are okay with this, though.

Huh, check everything is filled in properly then I guess.

Tell her that it takes more than just registering in the guild to become a real adventurer. Also, that at her age, she can't do any missions without an escort.

First mission! Obtain and return with Aleo Gel!

??? 2017/05/11(Thu)06:44 No. 801073 ID: 6cbace
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"Okay little girl, Lets see if everything is in order, shall we?"
I pluck the paper from the girl and check though the form.

Guild Application Form simplified Personal information Name: Emils ID: 589116 Date of birth: Unknown, Age 10 Species: Rabbold Titles: None Address: West District, Holden street, 293 Place of birth: Unknown Faction: None Next of Kin Name: Victor ID: 298627 Address: West District, Holden street, 293 Relation: Guardian Previous experience: None

"Did you fill this in?"
"Yes."
"And have you read and understood the terms of services?"
"Yes."
"There is a lot of missing information, but it's enough for a provisional licence."
"Provisional licence?"
"Ah, yes. As it stands, you do not have enough experience to even reach Rank F. In this case, we provide people with provisional licences, which allows them to accept limited requests that are determined safe."
I take a look at the girl to see if she follows, and she looks at me.
"Um, Basically we can't allow you to be a proper licence until you get more experiences, but a provisional licence allows you to use our facilities so you can improve yourself."
I set the form down on the desk, "So, would you like to apply for the provisional licence?"

She gets to pick her own ID number?

>do you understand?
If I want a proper license I need to bring back an experience. What kind?

(Secretary has to convince the helpless little girl not to run off and kill something).

OK?

>>801074
This.

>>801074
Emils can understand just fine coz [Universal Language].

Yes, we would like to apply for provisional license. Also ask what's the fastest way to get a proper license / get Rank F.

"how many things do i need to kill to get to F rank?"

This kid obviously wants to know about the full range of experience to get a full license. Do we have a pamphlet to give her about guild ranks, requirements, and experience?

>>801073
Make sure you explain what kind of experience she needs and how to get it, so that this little girl doesn't try to run off by herself to try and kill monsters or something!

Ask what kind of experience.

Also, congratulations on becoming an Adventurer! Cry tears of [Fruit Juice] in celebration.

Emils: Nod so vigorously your head comes off.

take license, rank up.

>>801073
Emils: Ask her what they mean by safe, and if it means you'll only be asked to kill the common cave monsters you're used to killing until you rank up.

You can't lay waste to the hunting grounds or they're going to notice that game got scarce at the exact time they enlisted a 10-year old, or worse, they'll blame it on Red Eyes and you'll really lose all support. At the same time though, there's much potential in consuming biomass from exotic species.

Depopulate the ecosystem at a balanced rate. Hunt down a slew of small game, then a few packs of predators, then one or two rare apexes, then grab multiple samples of plants and fungi and plant them in the backyard, followed by some deep harvesting of randomly selected trees for wood to sell later. If the ecosystem can recover and stabilize, the hunters will chalk up the lower populations to accidentally selecting most of the breeders for this season's hunt.

>>801073
yes please.
how does one rank up?

??? 2017/05/12(Fri)05:55 No. 801271 ID: 6cbace
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"Yes please."
"Then please show me your ID bracelet."
She lifts herself up onto the desk and stretch out her arm, and I apply the licence onto her bracelet.
"There. This is your licence." I let go of her bracelet and the licence fades invisible. She pulls her hand back and looks at it.
"As long as you apply mana to it, it'll show rank alongside your normal information." I apply mana to mine, and a band of red shows up, denoting my D rank.
"How do I raise my rank?"
"Well, those under provisional licences would attend a basic course provided by the guild, or have their own trainers if they have any." I skim her paper, "It seems your guardian would be your trainer. You are still free to use the guild facilities, like the library upstairs, the classes, the arena, and so on. You won't be allowed to go on guild missions and requests though.

Once you believe you're ready, come back to us and a guild staff would evaluate your progress and records, and promote you to either F or E depending on how well you do. Getting up to D or C depends on how well you do in combat after that. That is to say, it does not mean that those in rank F and E aren't bad fighters, it could just mean that they haven't passed the evaluation, or have been demoted.

Any other questions?"

1. What's your name?
2. Can I hug you?
3. What does the progress evaluation look like? How do I get ready for it?

Why does this kid want to know so much about the arena and the evaluations?

>>801271
Library access! That's important! Can she read any spellbooks there?

>Any other questions?"
how does one get demoted and what are all the ranks? Also ask what rank Victor is and who's the highest rank in the guild.

Can I eat fight other adventurers to gain their rank?

>>801279
In the dist thread it says ranks go from F to A and that Victor is rank B.

Library. Books. Magic. Knowledge. Stories. Past experiances. So much to absorb. Go, go now.

>>801271
Emils: go get some kind of task from Victor after this, so that you have something on record.

>>801486
This, but when you do, run up to Victor and start acting really excited and say, "Look, look, look! I got a provisional licence! Yaaay!"

Emils 2017/05/13(Sat)00:15 No. 801495 ID: 6cbace
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"Can I beat up other adventurers for their rank?"
"No. Fighting between adventurers is generally frowned upon both by the guild and by the kingdom. We do allow for regulated duels, but only with a witness, and never to the death.
We look at various details when considering one for a ranking up, involving conduct, ability and completion records."
"What would cause someone to be demoted?"
"Various reasons, mostly due to loss of abilities, breaking of rules, or serious misconduct. Please don't get in trouble."

You are now Emils. Decide where to go now.

>>801495
I'm torn between intensive library research and getting a mission from Victor to advance in rank faster.

Library. Find a book of spells. LEARN THEM MAGICS.

All The Magic

>>801498
This.

Hopefully, now that Emils can read, we can finally find that spell that'll reduce her weight so that she can finally stop breaking everything she sits on! And for when we finally let her start eating things and she gets heavier, she'll be able to hide that also!

First things first. We need to hug Cynthia.

So, ask the clerk if you can hug her.
I bet we'd get angry stares from the whole guild ;)

>>801495

Check the job board. You must fight your way upward and onward! For country, for honor, for snacks!

TO THE BOOK PLACE!

Emils 2017/05/13(Sat)02:12 No. 801510 ID: 6cbace
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"Can I give you a hug?"
"Sorry little girl, I'm not allowed to during work hours."
"Where do you keep the books?"
"Oh, We have a library upstairs. The stairs are just to the side. Hard to miss it."
"Then thank you ..."
"My name's Cynthia, good luck Emils. And tell Victor I said 'hi'."

I wave her goodbye and make my way into the guild.
The people inside take a glance at me, but otherwise pay no further attention to me as I make my way up the creaky stairs.

There are a lot of books here.

>>801510
try to find out more about Magicalgirl magic.

Look for librarian and learn the Dewey Decimal system. Ask if there are any books with actual spells in them.

I would suggest looking for beginner books, book of basic spells, abridged recent history, and local geography. If there's any books tailored for children go for those.

Try to learn some stuff that's considered common knowledge, that way you won't stand out by not knowing it if it ever comes up in conversation.

So we'll need to stay here and study until the work hours are over so that we can hug Cynthia. Do we need to be home before then?

Did we already read the books in the bookcase in the reception area? I think we should read those first, as those are the basis we need before reading the more advanced books in here.

We should also ask a random nearby guild member if they know anything about magic classes taking place in here. Since we forgot to ask Cynthia. Yeah, telling random people that we're learning magic. What could possibly go wrong!

While all these scholarly tomes will indeed prove most useful, do grab at least one work of fiction.

There is much worth in a good story.

>>801510
>creaky stairs.
Oh great, something else we need to worry about, falling through floors and stairs.

>>801510
Look for spell books.
We need to learn how to target things besides "Self", and how to do things besides making puffs of wind or heat.

>>801510
Look for a beginner's book on magic. Basic magical theory.

read them all as fast as you can without changing shape.

>>801511
Yes. We must research the cultural history of magical girls, and what their favored powers are.

>>801510
Look for magical girl books that totally aren't totally thinly disguised fetish romance novels and not real magic books.

Emils 2017/05/13(Sat)17:41 No. 801629 ID: 6cbace
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I grab a random book off a nearby shelf and flip though it.
It's about various types of bladed weapons.
Grabbing another book, it's a story about travels across some kind of forest.
I grab another book off a different shelf, it seems these shelves are organized by their subjects.

I could go though all these books, it'll take me a moment just to flip though a single book, but it'll take a long time to go though everything.
Or else I could try going for a single subject, or even look for someone for help.
You may suggest a single subject for Emils to spend her day looking though, try to attempt to go though every book she could, or look for people.

>>801602
Still the best subject to look for.

One subject, History. Just remember to put the books back where you find them, else you'll draw the ire of the librarian.

>>801629
Subject: magic.
Suggested books:
Entry level, general theory
Novice level, Body and Temperature magics

If you have time after that, read a book on swordfighting.

Etiquette.

>>801629

Creature taxonomy. Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your potential enemies (not to mention the strengths that you could make yours) is essential.

Subject: Being sneaky.

In addition to whatever else you do, read three general books of fairy tales and children's stories. This is remedial reading, so that you will understand references and mental shortcuts that others of your apparent age category would understand.

Spells.

Females of mystical ability.

>>801638
Seconding this.

>>801638
Also seconded, this will benefit us in the long run.

Find that weight spell so that when we do go hunting for monsters to eat, we can hide our increasing weight.

You don't really need to focus on combat or parkour because you're a giant shapeshifting blob monster. You can go almost anywhere with some creative appendages, and eat anything on your way. But the real issue is your natural weaknesses, including heat, floods, electricity, humidity, getting lost, etc.

Focus on survival skills. Specifically, Beast tactics and habits. You're a shapeshifter, so using the natural survival skills of inhabitants of the wilderness is your best shot at overall survival. Look for regular survival books as well.

Hit the section where you got the treveling through the forest book.

>>801629
Magic!

Emils 2017/05/13(Sat)21:57 No. 801705 ID: 6cbace
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It takes me some time to find and collect a few relevant books in regards to the subject of:
Creature taxonomy.
Understanding creature biology has slightly improved the efficiency of [Organic Mimic]: 2:1 -> 2:1.5
Survival.
History.
A book about the basics of magic. Abridged version here: >>/questdis/111586 Wisdom: D -> C

By the time I am done, the daystar seems to be descending. Night will be soon.

As a child, people will probably be expecting you to return home at a 'normal' time for dinner. It's probably best to guard your place of residence as well.

>>801705
Alright, see if you can rent a book about Body Magic, and get help from Victor reading the spells in it so you can try to cast some of them.

If body magic books aren't available, rent a novel for the evening.

We should go. Put back the books and return to Cynthia. Greet her, "Hello pretty miss Cynthia!" and then ask her about joining the magic classes. Then, ask her how soon the closing time is.
If it's closing time soon, then great. We can wait for a bit to get the hug.
Otherwise, pretend to look sad and disappointed and tell her how she was nice to you to let you join and how you really wanted to hug her.
...
Come on guys, it's important to raise the affection of important people ;)

Afterwards, leave the guild and practice casting a spell. See if with this new spell knowledge you can cast spells now. Imagining the spell's effect, putting various amounts of mana into the spell and stuff.

Ok, put the books back where you found them and head home.

I'm intrigued by the visualisation needed for magic part, so maybe once you're home try practising the warmth spell you know with different mental images? Not here though, there's flammable stuff here.

See if you can find something with a title like 'The Little Rabbold Lady's Book of Manners' to borrow.

Put books back. Rent book about magical girls for night reading.

>>801705
Find and borrow books about magical girls, then go home.

Renting a book on Body magic should be a priority, failing that the books on taxonomy could be helpful to study further.

>>801763
This.

Emils 2017/05/15(Mon)01:46 No. 801868 ID: 6cbace
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I return the books I've read and pick up a few new books regarding female adventurers, which seems to be more of travel journals than anything.
Before I reach the stairs, Cynthia emerges from downstairs.
"Oh, you're still here."
"Hello Miss Cynthia."
"It's going to get too dark to continue reading, so we close up the library at night."
I hold up the books in my hands, "May I take these books home to read?"
"I'm sorry, but books in the guild are important and can't be removed from the building."
I look back at her disappointed, making her smile strained.
"These books are for everyone, and books are expensive, so we can't let people take them out."
My ears droop, making her hesitate.
"I can set those books aside for you tomorrow, but that's the best I can do."
"Are you still working?"
"Hm? No, I'm technically not working at the moment?"
I set the books aside and move in for a hug.

"Oh!"
[Absorption] can be triggered. Consume: Y/N

>>801868
N

N. We can't gain knowledge that way. They are more helpful as independent entities. Leaving a trail of missing people wherever we go is also bad.

Y. cover her mouth so she cannot scream then afterwards lock the door the door and dispose of the keys so people think she disappeared on her way home.

Y. No witnesses, nothing tying you to the crime.

>>801868
What, N. N, N, N. Seriously if for no other reason than enlightened self-interest. Absorbing sentient beings does not actually improve your chances of survival, just makes them worse, because society at large is a much bigger and more ferocious organism than you will ever be and it WILL fuck you up if you fuck with it.

|Blush| Hug |Kiss | ---------+-----+-----+-----| Cynthia | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
No! I'm so close to the combo!

Also, there's still plenty of people in the guild. We'd be noticed in a second.

N, we gain nothing from this, and we lose a helpful person, and we raise suspicion.

Regretfully I have to agree, it's probably not a good idea to absorb her here and now, where all the adventurers go.

We need a detailed plan to identify people with traits we want to absorb, and how to do it with a minimum of threat or evidence left behind.

N, N, N, N. No absorbing the helpful person. Thank her for the help (As a explanation for the hug), and head home.

>>801868
n

Emils 2017/05/15(Mon)05:04 No. 801887 ID: 6cbace
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I let go of Miss Cynthia and make my way down the stairs, waving her goodbye. She waves back as I leave.
The guild is a little more filled with people. Some takes a peek at me, while others ignore me. There are some who are curious while others in annoyance, but they quickly return to whatever they were doing.
Emils is in no hurry to return home. What should Emils Do?

>>801868
N.
Never absorb anybody who is helpful. Period.

Never absorb anyone on their period.
Helpful!

Find someone these chucklefucks won't object to absorbing and have yourself a meal.

Is it dinner time? After coming downstairs, is there anything going in the place on your right? If yes, then take the first right and enter the kitchen. Ask them if you can watch them how they cook. Maybe you'll even ask you to help.

If not, then check the notice board for available requests.

Just head home, we may be in no hurry but it's getting dark so we'd be expected back soon.

>>801895
It would be best to head home now while the light is still good. Just make sure you keep an eye out for anyone who might be following you again, perhaps you can ambush them yourself.

Go graverobbing for Mana Stones.

>>801905
Just recon the place for now.

Wander into the woods.
Devour a nocturnal animal.
Then return home.

Go catch a bird to mimic, so you can fly.

>>801887
Go find something to eat in the woods.

Emils 2017/05/15(Mon)11:37 No. 801921 ID: 6cbace
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I head into the kitchen, but the people inside ushered me out. It seems like a busy place, and there was hardly a place for me to observe.
I try to talk to the other people, but I get a similar message of urging me back before it goes dark. They seem hesitant to talk to me, but no one would admit why.
Without anything more to do, I leave the Guild building.

Wern city is a walled city, with it's castle in the center. A river runs straight from the northwest, around the castle, and to the southeast. Roads follow the river, as well as a major road crosses perpendicular to the river. Outside the castle is the inner walls, holding most of the military and research facilities. Outside that, is the High class area, where most of the rich and noble live, as well as holds the city academy. Past that is the middle class area, where the rest of the city live, work and play. Outside that is the lower class area, where livestock and farms are placed, as well as the graveyard. Victoria lives at the Triangle, The guild is at the X, and the shrine is at the circle.

Eat a fisherman. Everyone will assume the body washed downstream.

Head to Victoria's home, but keep a eye out for anyone following you as you head there.

Head straight for the Shrine.

Graveyard.

Well, we can either try to find a rat, or catch a fish. Can Emils scale-up her forms? Like if she eats a rat, could she become a giant rat?

>>801921
Emils, are you even hungry?

What did Cynthia feel and taste like?

Pop over to the graveyard and then head back. I'd rather not get caught grave robbing, so we'll need to do prep work beforehand like figuring out what sort of pattern the groundskeeper follows, and actually digging up a body takes time, especially if we want to do multiple, and double especially if we want to cover it up, which all adds up to us just scouting it out for now and then returning at a later date in the dead of night when Victoria thinks we're asleep

>>801953
This.

Actually, has Emils ever gone to sleep? Sneaking around at night is much easier if she doesn't require sleep.

>>801953
Visiting graveyard serves no purpose. Emils can't absorb dead bodies, and if they're alive she just absorbs them whole without needing to dispose of the body.

Why are we considering going to the graveyard? We've already killed and absorbed manastones. Remember when Emils killed and absorbed a entire garrison of guards, probably ate a whole bunch of manastones then. There's no need to go graverobbing.

>>801946
Emils is always hungry, but it is only a minor distraction.
>>801955
She does not require sleep.

Wander over near a farm.
Covertly eat a livestock animal.

>>801953
Sounds good. Let's case the graveyard.

>>801957
It serves a purpose: we can steal all the mana stones from the dead bodies.

>>801958
True, it's not necessary, but hey, why turn our nose up at additional resources that are just being stored underground?

>>801960
>we can steal all the mana stones from the dead bodies
You're making two assumptions here.
1. You think the graveyard contains dead bodies.
It's entirely plausible that there are no dead bodies there. Either because the bodies are incinerated, and/or because the graveyard only functions as a record of who perished.
2. You think they bury mana stones together with the bodies.
It's highly unlikely that something as valuable as mana stones would be left together with the dead bodies.

If we need mana stones so much, which I don't think we do as we can't even cast spells, then why not just.. you know, buy them? It would be pretty easy for Emils to earn money.

>>801964
It was stated earlier that some people bury their dead with their mana stones, not all of them. So hitting a grave that has one of those bodies will be a lucky find.

>>801965
Assumptions that can be tested by casing the joint. Assessing viability is kind of the whole point of checking something out. (Like if we find a 24 crematorium bustling away, oh well).

Also don't underestimate the willingness of a society to throw away something valuable due to taboo, or by putting the dead's claim to something above the living. (Plenty of societies bury people with their valuables, and less personal ones than mana stones. And organ donation is opt in, not opt out, which might be a closer example since the stones sit inside the body).

>>801958
We won't know if the mana stones will be useful for broadening our core's types of magic until we try, and grave robbing is preferable to murder.

I support the grave robbing plan, because no one's told Emils she shouldn't.

From her perpective, it's the logical next step.

I'm still very much against graverobbing, but if we for some reason do so, remember to change our form. Even if we're still a white rabbold, in poor lighting having a completely different silhouette, e.g. body type and gender, should preserve our cover.

The graveyard might be interesting to explore.

Slime 2017/05/15(Mon)19:49 No. 802031 ID: 6cbace
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Changing forms is easy, as flesh transform from my stockpile of mass.
My clothes does not fit, so I let it sink into my mass, placing it next to the books I've hidden inside of me.
Evading people and climbing the walls are much easier without the daystar, and my ability to sense mana allows me to travel undetected.
Finding the graveyard took most of my time, as I did not know what to look for, just going for the scent of decay.

This form seems well suited for digging, as I dig up the remains what was once a being.
There is residual mana inside of it, much like the ground or rocks around it. I observe it in my hands, finding similarities between this form and these remains. This would help as referential material for changing my form in future, but without [Absorption], I can not fully mimic what this being once was.
Flesh still remains on it, as the smell of rot and decay strongly fills this form's nose.
I try eating it.
[Absorption] can not be triggered.

It only satiates my hunger a bit. Doesn't even adds to my mass.

Which is why you need living targets, we know. Grab its mana stone and slink back into the city. Eat any witnesses.

>>802031

Naturally. You can only absorb living tissue. Within an hour or two of death, the decay of the existent internal biological biome would make it useless. Now go get cleaned up, Emils. Don't go home stinking of the grave, worrying Victoria.

Oh, and lest I forget. NEVER DO THIS AGAIN!

>>802031
The body is irrelevant. Does it have a mana stone?

Don't eat any more rotted corpses, but continue your grave-robbing. There are treasures in the earth, and finding them means money for books and food.

Try to put them back under the ground after you're done. The less evidence of your presence here, the less alert the guards will be next time you get up to something nefarious.

>>802038
Yup. Check for a mana stone.

Ugh fine. Ok, check to see if it has a manastone, check to see if it's of any use to you re: replicating any mana circuits or similar.

Then get the hell out of here, find a hidden place, swap back to the Emils form, but cycle inner mass outwards so you don't have the stuff that smells of graveyard on the outside. Victoria is probably wondering where the heck you are.

The point here was the mana stone, NOT the body... what's that get you?

It doesn't add to you mass? Strange. Maybe you are not very efficient at digesting certain organic material, in this case bone.
It's possible you are a carnivorous been that can't process any vegetable. That would be inconvenient. Later you should determine if you can process vegetable mass and what kind. If you can't absorb bones it's likely you can't absorb wood.

Emils requires mana to add to her mass. She gains some nourishment from eating things which can keep her healthy, but residual mana isn't good enough to power mass conversion into slime.

>>802031
Oh, hey, look, the thing we said was both a bad idea and pointless was a bad idea and pointless.
Rebury the body, then make it look like some wild animal got in and dug at it. Then never do this again.

You need to play the long game. Spend your time learning and gradually building your skillset and power base, and be extremely cautious.
Don't eat ANYBODY in town, because disappearances are suspicious and there are far too many witnesses.

You can go nuts while you're out adventuring alone, but don't shit where you sleep.

Slime 2017/05/15(Mon)20:24 No. 802054 ID: 6cbace
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Eating satiates the hunger, which pleases this one to the core.
The corpse does not have a stone. It is difficult sensing the dead with Mana Presence as they blend in with the ambient mana around them.
I dig up another corpse. It does not have a stone either.
Its mana veins are twisted and interrupted when it's flesh decayed. It does not seem that the dead holds any mana stones.
I consume it too before returning the dirt and marker stone.
Smell and dirt does not stick to this form, as I can 'refresh' the outsides of this form, leaving it clean.

>>802052
Gaining of Mass appears to be tied to Absorption, going by the fact that an time I did gain mass was when I have Absorbed rather than Consumed. Unless I can consume a Mana stone from a living being, I can not draw a full conclusion.

>>802054
>Eating satiates the hunger
Ohhh. How long does that last?
Also it occurs to me if we want to control Emils' weight but keep her from wanting to eat people so much, we can continue eating things without mana like this. Consumption without Absorption means Emils gets to eat without getting too heavy!

Eat two more corpses, at most. Maybe try to find a rich person's grave? They'd be ones with bigger gravestones.

>>802054
That's too bad, but now we know. It's time to go monster hunting. Once we have a monstrous form suitable to act as a vigilante disguise, we can begin devouring criminals for their mana stones.

I though you already had twenty five rabold mana stones stored in your body.

The graveyard inhabitants aren't very useful. You should either go home or hunt an unimportant target at the lower class area.

>>802058
>monstrous form
We might be able to do that now. We have a Lesser Taros Reptile form. Couldn't we just have parts of that on a Rabbold sized body? Scaly skin, a reptilian tail, claws, etc., all on a body that's the size of a Rabbold. But, this'll only work if Emils is able to mix and match body parts like that.

Best to fill in the graves again as best you can, we wouldn't want the guards to be alerted further.

If we do this methodically, we can eventually case the whole yard for stones. Not tonight, but over a few weeks, sure.

Slime 2017/05/15(Mon)21:34 No. 802079 ID: 6cbace
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I feed upon a few more corpses, but the satiation lasts briefly. None of these buried corpses holds items with them.
A quick tests proves that it is indeed possible for forms to merge. Incompatibilities are bridged with slime mass.
Mana stones that have been absorbed have been enriching the cores within me. This form itself holds no mana stones of it's own.

Speaking of nearby prey...

>>802079
Go sniff it out. Can't tell what it is from this distance. Identify the target before deciding if you're going to eat it; some potential targets can be more useful alive. Or it could be an outright friend. Bag, maybe?

Speaking of the cores within you, is the seed at the right stage that you can begin feeding it dragonblood? It'd be a good use of all the excess mass you've got.

You gotta be sneaky, Emils, sneakyyyy. Eat it before it even knows you're there.

>>802079
Determine if friend or food. No benefit to eating friend.

Is that Bag and his tentacle friend?

Oh shit I just realized, we need to cover our tracks. Footprints will show a Rabbold came in, messed with a bunch of graves, then vanished and a big ass monster started stomping around. That will indicate a shapeshifter, and although Emils is not detectable in the ways old shapeshifters were detected, it would still cause trouble.

So we gotta decide what tracks to leave behind if any. I'd prefer no tracks at all but that may be difficult for Emils and would take a while. Hmm, it may be best to leave only large tracks behind, but the guards would insist they didn't let any beasts into the city. I guess they'd be forced to conclude it was a very sneaky giant reptile that likes eating corpses for some reason.

Ivestigate mana source.

The grave keeper... Not the worst target.
If he disappear there is a high chance the following investigation will find out about the missing bones. Regardless it's a hell of a leap of logic to conclude it's the work of a slime, much less one living as a little girl.
Take a look to make sure this isn't someone you know or have any utility to you alive.
Always keep in mind you don't want to attract attention. Be sure to select your prey among the poor and don't hunt too many in one nigh. This werelizard form should be an adequate alibi if anyone see you.

Investigate stealthily, we'll still have the option to eat or not eat. If this turns out to be an animal of some kind absorbing it would be good to expand our number of disguises.

Slime 2017/05/15(Mon)22:24 No. 802096 ID: 6cbace
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I have no control over the other core. It lays dormant, yet to germinate.
I slink my way across towards the building, hearing the sounds of snoring from within.
I bump the door, but it is locked.
-Fast: Do it loud. Bash in and attack. -Slow: Do is quiet. Try to sneak in. -Retreat: Return back home.

>>802096
Retreat. We don't need to eat the sleeping grave keeper.

Slow. Can you eat the door off its hinges?

Slow.

Sure we need not eat the keeper, but there was somthing moving in there.
Perhaps the keepers pet. Slow.

Retreat.

Retreat, unless you really want to practice your sneaking skills I guess. I don't think we should eat the gravekeeper.

Slow. time to feed

>>802096
Ehh, I feel like we should at least try to Consume an animal before we graduate to premeditated murder. We tried dead people, let's compare the satiation to living animals. If animals don't last long either we can try eating a person.
I would prefer eating someone who doesn't contribute to society; at least a homeless person, not the gravekeeper.

Retreat.

Stop whinging about petty morals. Meat is meat. Emils will eat.

Fast. Emils isn't a fragile creature, its already eaten ten or more rabbolds what a single one do to it?

>>802096
Slow

Slow. You've got to get that nutrition.

Slow.

Animals would be better prey than people. Some have more mass and their absence doesn't cause investigations and retribution.
Emils still can eat some random people because this is a city full of them and to experiment with absorption and mana stones.

Slow, we can't assume this target is unarmed.

Ah, just so others are aware: Emils won't get satiated from an Absorb. She has to Consume to sate her hunger, which does not give us any other benefit as far as we know.
It does not give her mass, she has to use Absorb for that, and that won't sate her hunger.

>>802096
Retreat.

Slime 2017/05/15(Mon)23:44 No. 802136 ID: 6cbace
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Fast - 1
>Slow - 8
Retreat - 5

I press my hand into the door knob, letting slime flood the keyhole and manipulate the lock.
It takes some time to unlock the door and quietly move the door open.
Treading slowly to not make a noise, I make my way towards the sleeping occupant. They're buried under a thick blanket, hiding from the cold night.

-Absorb -Consume -Retreat

>>802136
Consume, we can't loose our nerve now.

Consume.

Rape

Come on guys, if we're gonna be a criminal murdering in the night, then we should go all the way and be a rapist too.

Absorb

Absorb.

Consume, we need to test the theory about what this does for our mana.

>>802136
What's the difference between absorb and consume?

Also, from the distance it looked like a line of mana...
Mana Sense house, what else is here?

If nothing else of interest is here, retreat, if anything else alive is here that could provide new forms absorb that.

>>802136
With no sign of forced entry, it will be an unexplained disappearance. I suppose this could be worth the risk, if we abandon the moral concerns. Morally, we should be finding a hobo at least, but preferably we'd find a criminal. Why kill a grave keeper?

I'd still prefer Retreat, but I'd rather Consume won than Absorb.
Absorb has no benefit at all. We don't gain a new form, it won't affect Emils' hunger, and the added mass will hinder more than help. At this point we may as well find a place to dump extra mass, even.

>>802147
Absorb means she gains mass (if it's a valid target for Absorb) and attempts to learn a new form.
Consume gains no mass, but it satiates her hunger for a while.

>>802149
Wouldn't consuming them leave large puddles of blood everywhere?

>>802152
Emils can consume blood too.

>>802138
I agree, we consume!

Make sure you bite off the head first to prevent the victim from screaming! And clean up any blood that comes from the carnage, leave no traces!

Then we should get back home before Mama Victora comes looking for us!

Capture, interrogate, and throw him into the woods. As bait.

Give the old man a fighting chance, you're here for blood so you may as well play this smart.

>>802140
I don't think Emils understands how sex works, so I don't think she'd know how to rape.

Randomly eating people doesn't seem like something a magical girl would do.

>>802157
What perfect time to learn!

Check that it's not someone we know, then absorb.

Retreat~

>>802156
No, we're here for biomass. Taking someone in their sleep is possibly the mot bloodless method of resource acquisition. Which Consume will not accomplish, I might add. Where is it all going anyway, if not into our slime reserves?

Retreat

Nah, this's dumb.

>>802136
Eating people is stupid and dangerous. In the past you didn't know better, but now you do. Go into the forest and eat a bear or something.

>>802169
Wouldn't letting the gravekeeper live be more dangerous? He'll notice that Emils has eaten corpses and it'll worry the guards that a beast has gotten inside.

>>802163
We we're here to steal mana stones. We are currently sidetracked.

>>802170
People will notice that no matter what. It might just take a little longer.

Retreat.

I don't see the point in eating this person when your gonna have your fill going on hunts for adventure training soon anyway.
Killing this grave keeper for no real reason besides some people are horny for murder is kinda dumb.

>>802136
Retreat. But first you're forgetting something important, Emils: are there any books here?

>>802175
I support this idea. We could steal some of his shit!

>>802175
Seconding this.

>>802170
A gravedigging beastie is a nuisance. A maneater is a threat. The only advantage to eating people is that cities have a high population density, useful only if you want to go godzilla.

>>802178
Which we do! Becoming a force of nature while doing our monster heritage proud, truly a worthy goal. Our mark on the world will be indelible. It's not the only advantage to eating them, but it is a big one.

if its a bold theres no point in absorbing it
i say we go eat some nobles or criminals from jail but thats risky so lets just leave and find and eat a hobo to see what consume does to a stone without panicking the city

>>802184
But you can't spell indelible without 'inedible'!

Retreat. I thought we weren't going to eat innocent people.

>>802178
I... agree. Slime knows that this person performs a function, and will be missed.

Retreat already.

retreat

Retreat.

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> Retreat
I take a look around, grabbing what looks like books and anything useful. Without lights, it is difficult to figure out what it is.
With my dinner digesting inside of me, I leave the being in the bed alone as I retreat, re-locking the door as I leave, as well as smear any tracks I leave behind.

I reform myself smaller before reaching the city walls, making me a smaller target.
It takes me until the moon is 3/4th across the sky before I reach home.

>>802222
>It takes me until the moon is 3/4th across the sky before I reach home.
Is that really late? Because if it is, then Mama Victoria is gonna be sooo upset at Emils for staying out so late and making her worry about Emils' safety! She might even ground Emils by not training her for a week, which will prevent Emils from getting the necessary training to raise her guild rank!