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"Mmmmmmm..."

This pillow's kind of heavy, but the pressure on my arm's kind of nice in its own way. Pulling myself in closer, I drift back to sleep as I rest my head on the fluffy warmth.

A huge bed and warm covers and the best pillow ever... this feels like heaven, I wish I could stay like this forever.

...

......


>[1/2]

Reminder that it is still not a date.

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>>33008049
>[2/2]

......... wait a minute. This isn't a pillow, it's-

As my mind starts to finally process what it was that I just did, my eyes snap open.

"...huh?"

There's... nobody else in the bed. But I could have SWORN that I was just using Charlotte's-

NEVER MIND THAT.

I reach over to the nightstand and snatch up my glasses, throwing them on so that I can doublecheck with actual working vision... and nope. It's just me in this massive bed. And I'm still feeling a bit sleepy, so maybe I'll take a quick-

No no no no. Time to get up. Sitting fully upright in the bed, I slap myself on the cheeks a few times to wake myself up before throwing the covers off of myself and hopping down onto the floor. And since I'm a gust here, I should probably show my thanks for Charlotte letting me crash here for the night by making the bed.

Stretch out the sheets...

Tuck this in here...

Aaaand done.

Once I'm satisfied with the job I did, I make my way over to the door and open it... oh, there Charlotte is, talking on the phone with someone.


>I should listen in just a little bit, she might be talking about something that I should know.
>I should mind my own business, eavesdropping is pretty rude

>>33008067
You're right. It's domesticity by now.
>I should listen in just a little bit, she might be talking about something that I should know.
I'm 2curious.

>>33008085
Fuck, my link >>33008107

>>33008085
>And since I'm a gust here
>a gust
>gust

must be drafty in that bed room

>I should listen in just a little bit, she might be talking about something that I should know.

>>33008085
>I should listen in just a little bit, she might be talking about something that I should know.

Rolled 7

>>33008085
>See where the big cat is before eavesdropping

>>33008085
>I should mind my own business, eavesdropping is pretty rude
Go to the kitchen and try making breakfast!
Uh, does her suite have a kitchen-area? It totally should!

>>33008085
>I should mind my own business, eavesdropping is pretty rude
It is. And she's been pretty open with us so far.

>>33008211
How important is it that we decipher the opening posts into something coherent?

>>33008085
Lets not listen in.

>>33008267
I figure it is some world tree talking to us.

>writing

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>>33008014
I was wondering when this would be up.
Copy pasting FDQ

How could she leave us alone in bed?! Everyone knows you stay, otherwise the morning after gets too awkward!

>>33008531
I'm still sad we can't get both Irene and Charlotte. How am I meant to choose?
Also: Ms Gauthier best girl, Marcus best facial hair.

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>>33008085
>And since I'm a gust here

>>33008267
Charlotte is the greater
Cecile is the lesser
Charlote talks to Cecile
CECILES A SCRUB FAGET GITGUD
Cecile is severely lacking in relevant knowledge

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>>33008580

>>33008682
Princess Guard: Royal High School when Archelon?

I'm kind of curious to find out what she's talking about. I'm REALLY curious, actually... but I dunno, Charlotte's been super nice to me so far

and we slept in the same bed last night

AHEM.

But for all I know, Mina was right about that honey pot thing and she's calling the stormtroopers to bust in through the windows and capture me right now.

...or I might just be being paranoid. Ugh.


>[1/?]

>>33008866
Yeah, soon the shock-troops are in position!

>>33008866

Before I do -anything-, it would probably be a good idea to see where the giant scary cat monster's hiding. After all, I'd much rather not piss her off and get mauled for my troubles.

Nothing to the left...

...aaaand she's over in the corner gnawing on a huge bone or something. And she just met eyes with me.

hahahahahaha I guess I won't be eavesdropping after all.

Waving at Milla the (potential) man-eating hellbeast, I leave the bedroom and make my way towards the kitchen. If these cupboards are stocked, I guess I can make her breakfast or something.

I can't cook anywhere as well as Allison, but I'm still not too bad at it.

>[2/3]

Rolled 10

>>33009112
Rolling cooking skill.

>>33009137
How mediocre.

>>33009149
At least it won't be something that has to reside behind a mosaic.

>>33009149
It's like Taking 10 but faster!

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>>33009112
>[3/3]

I guess I can make an omelette, maybe fry up some bacon depending on what she has...

"...oh," I stop dead in my tracks. "Oh wow."

O- on the table. There is SO MUCH FOOD. Pancakes and bacon and toast and sausages and I think that's turkey bacon too and there's a pitcher of the really really high-quality orange juice and there's some Belgian waffles over there...

My mouth is watering just looking at this stuff.

"I didn't know what you like to eat, so I asked room service for a little of everything," Charlotte says from behind me. Fortunately, I'm able to keep from being scared too much by her sudden appearance. "And now that you're awake, let's eat up!"

Before I'm even able to squeak out so much as a "good morning," Charlotte grabs my hand and pulls me along with her to the table.


>awkward breakfast conversation/questions for the nice lady?

Rolled 15

>>33009354
So how was last night for you?
>rolling for innuendo obliviousness

>>33009354
I heard you phoning someone earlier.
You're not calling the stormtroopers on me, are you?
-
We should make sure Mina got home safe by using a telephone.

>>33008085
Given that I'm a cat owner, I'm rather surprised that we didn't wake up with the puma on us. That, and I can think of nothing more appropriate for this quest than to wake up covered in pussy.

Rolled 14

>>33009380
Roll hard or die trying.

>>33009354
>Did you sleep well?
>Feed her.
>So who were you talking to?

>>33009399
>cat, what are you doing?
>sleeping on your face
>why
>yes
> can you not?
>this needs to happen, trust me.

Good thing I have a Cyrillic keyboard on my Iphone.

>writing

>3 votes
Where'd everyone go off to?
Anyway, gonna sleep so thanks for running. Already.

>>33009445
>Cute feeding
my nigga

>>33008531
I asumed Gauthier's daughter was the firestarter

>>33009853
Well, there WERE those bodies found spontaneously combusted...

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>>33009826
>Carlotte

Once we're there, Charlotte hands me a plate and immediately goes about filling one of her own with food.

"Just take whatever you want," Charlotte says with a wide, beaming smile. "And if there isn't enough of something that you like, I can always call the front desk and have more brought up for you."
"Uh... thanks," I reply, unsure how to deal with the sudden feast that's sitting in front of me.

After taking a bunch of bread for myself (I really like bread) and a huge glass of orange juice, I sit down at the open spot at the table next to Charlotte.

>[1/?]

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>>33009853
"I'm sorry your Wife couldn't be here tonight.
Maybe I could be your Wife..."

>>33010132

"Umm... so I saw you on the phone earlier," I say.
"Mfghmh?" Charlotte wolfs down a huge piece of toast. "Ah, yes. Just giving a report on the previous day's findings, it's nothing that you need to worry about."
"Report?" I ask. "You mean to that Gauthier guy?"
"Not directly, no," she shakes her head. "But I -am- here on business, and I don't want him to think that I'm abusing the perks of my job so that I can buy expensive meals for my friends instead of working, you know?"
"Yeah, that makes sense."

Great, now I feel guilty.

"But you don't have to worry," Charlotte says, pointing a waffle-covered fork at me. "I didn't call the special forces on you or anything!"
"Eheh... that's a relief," I say with a nervous smile.

>[2/?]

>>33010150
>I didn't call the special forces on you or anything!
SHIT
SHE CALLED THE REGULAR FORCES

>>33010184
No she called the ultra special forces

>>33010150

In hopes of avoiding any more awkward comments, I try to keep from saying much of anything for the rest of breakfast and instead focus on how good the food is. And even though I'm in super awkward mode right now, Charlotte seems to be really enjoying herself... I dunno why, though. Maybe she just likes having other human-type people around.

Once we've both eaten our fill, Charlotte puts the stuff that she wants to save for later in the fridge before calling Loki over to pick at what he wants.

"I know that this might look kind of strange, but I prefer that he eats with me instead of, bugging other people and eating their garbage like most crows do," Charlotte says with a nervous laugh.
"No, I totally understand," I shrug. "You eat the good stuff so you want your friends to do the same."

And I'm benefiting from this too so I can't really complain.


>[3/?]

>>33010415
>[4/4]

With breakfast time over, I walk over to the couch and take a seat... and then I realize that I'm still wearing the same frilly nightgown that Charlotte is. And that I kind of need to take a bath.

"Hey, Charlotte?" I call out.
"Hm?" Charlotte replies from across the room. "You wanted seconds?"
"No, that's not it," I shake my head. "But, umm... my clothes..."
"Oh!" she claps her hands together. "I'll call the front desk right now and ask them to send your clothes back up!"
"Thanks."

Charlotte runs over to the hotel phone and calls room service or whoever's in charge of getting my clothes cleaned. And as the conversation continues, I can't help but notice Charlotte's cheerful smile slowly turn into frown...

Uh-oh.

"Of all the luck..." Charlotte sighs as she hands up the phone.
"Uh, did something happen?" I ask.

Please don't say that my clothes got accidentally torched and I'm going to have to walk home in this.

"About your clothes..." Charlotte mumbles. "...Apparently there was some kind of accident downstairs that the hotel was responsible for, and they offered to have -everyone- who was caught up in it's clothing cleaned."
"What, they lost my clothes?" I ask.
"No," she shakes her head, "but they're running way behind schedule and they won't be done with your clothes until the afternoon," she sighs. "I'm so sorry about this..."

dammit dammit dammit dammit

"I know that it's my fault," Charlotte says, taking note of my foul expression, "so umm..."

Why is she fidgeting?

"...I'd be more than happy to loan you one of my dresses until then!"


>yeah, I'll take it
>nope, I want to wear MY clothes

>>33010717
>yeah, I'll take it

Clothes are clothes, it's not a big deal as long as they fit reasonably well.

>>33010717
>yeah, I'll take it

>>33010717
>yeah, I'll take it
We don't really have much of a choice unless we want to hang out at the hotel all day.

>>33010717
>yeah, I'll take it
Let's see here, the options: accept a gift, or act like a spoiled brat about circumstances beyond her control. This is a tough one.

>>33010717
>yeah, I'll take it

It's the reasonable thing to do.

>>33010717
>yeah, I'll take it
Meh w/e.

>>33010717
>I'll take it, i gueeeeesss. You planned this so that you could make me wear one, didn't you >_>

>>33010717
>yeah, I'll take it
>but I woulnd't dare walk outside in one of those
>you mind if I stay around here for a bit longer?

>>33010717
Can we make sure Mina's okay before we leave, and make sure she's not imprisoned in a tangram or something?

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>>33010717
>yeah, I'll take it
Time for nosebleed.

>>33010717
"You're not just gonna load me with bugged clothes, right?" Say it in a joking way.

>>33010717
We should see if we can hang out with Teresa and call Mina to see if she is ok.

And take the cloths.

>>33010717
>>yeah, I'll take it
Cute loaner dress sign me up.

>writing

>>33010717
>yeah, I'll take it

>>33010955
I will remember this comment for when not paying attention to it bites us in the ass later

>>33011132
If you want to be worried about that, I'd ask how good Loki's hearing is.

>>33011146
I'm sorry, I didn't catch that.

>>33011175
Bullshit
Loki did it

>>33011146
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_good_is_a_crow's_hearing

Well, crap.

If I refuse, that means that I'm stuck here until my clothes finally get back... not to mention that I'd seem REALLY ungrateful. So I guess I don't really have a choice...

"I guess I can do that," I say. "As long as I can get my own clothes back later... I really liked that shirt."
"Of course!" Charlotte replies with a beaming smile. "I'll make sure to return your clothes as soon as I can!"
"Alright," I sigh. "You're not gonna like, load me with bugged clothes, are you?"

I'm only half joking there.

"Hm?" Charlotte turns her head to the side. "...why would I do something like that?"
"N... never mind," I sigh.

>[1/?]

>>33011385
It's bugged clothes.

>>33011382
Huh, having another "fighter" bird doesn't seem so redundant now.

>>33011385

While Charlotte hurries off into her bedroom to get something for me to wear, I head for the bathroom. Might as well end my lovely hotel visit with a luxurious bath, right?

"...whoa," I gasp as I actually take a look at the toiletries in here. These body washes and soaps and shampoos are all the super fancy stuff that I'd NEVER shell out for.

No wonder Charlotte smelled so nice las- NOPE NOPE NOT GONNA GO THERE.

After making sure that the temperature's -just- where I like it, I step into the bathtub and enjoy myself a nice long soak.

This right here.

This is the life.

>[2/?]

>>33011615
Just admit it.

The friend who's going to tease us least about our clothing is an anime otaku.

This is going to be fun.

>>33011615
>NOT GONNA GO THERE
You're already there.

>Do you need me to wash your back?
>...or maybe your front..?

Cecile needs to learn how to take light-baths.

>>33011615
>No wonder Charlotte smelled so nice las- NOPE NOPE NOT GONNA GO THERE.

Go there

Give in to the madness

>>33011615

Remember Cecile, this is not a date.

>>33011615
Now is the -perfect- time to contemplate what it was like to sleep in bed with a pretty girl.

>>33011615
Protip: You went there

>>33011831
Shes about to wear the t-shirt... err, dress... out, too.

>>33011893
Just to Theresa's! She's too shy and terrified of fucking whatever Cecile is doing to her up to make an issue of it!

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>>33011615

After soaking for a little while, I start to feel myself slipping away...

"Cecile?" Charlotte calls out from the other side of the bathroom door.
"Wh-" Jolted awake, I spaz out a little and end up choking on bathwater. "Yeah?"
"I've put a change of clothes for you on a chair right here outside the bathroom door, okay?"
"Alright, thanks!"
"Just take your time in there, I'll use the shower in the other bathroom!"
"Okay!"

...yeah. I probably should try not to fall asleep in here, that would just be weird. Not to mention a drowning hazard.

But I still intend to enjoy the facilities here for a little while longer, so I take my sweet time to finish my soak. And since there's shampoo just sitting here, I take the opportunity to wash my hair as well.

Now I feel like one of the girls in those hair conditioner commercials.

Having had my fill of DECADENCE for now, I step out of the bathtub and dry off, making sure that my towel is -firmly- fastened before peeking outside to see what kind of clothes that Charlotte left for me.

...oh god, this is just-

and there's matching underwear too, why are these so frilly-

Dammit, I'm never going to live this down. Even if nobody else finds out about this through some unlikely miracle, I'LL still be stuck with this memory of shame.

>[3/?]

>>33011959
i can't even find what changed...

>>33011959
[x]Drown in frills

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>>33011959

Snatching up the pile of clothes, I retreat into the bathroom and begin the shameful act of putting on what Charlotte has prepared for me. Never in a million years would I ever wear something like this on my own...

Straps secure.

Socks pulled aaaaaall the way up.

And is this a separate collar? How the hell am I even supposed to-

After a while, my struggle is ended and I find myself fully clad in the kind of frilly lacy dress that Charlotte apparently lives for. With a sigh, I pick up the nightgown that she lent me and exit the bathroom...

"Oh, you're already done?" Charlotte says as she looks over at me from her seat in the liv- "OH MY GOD YOU LOOK EVEN CUTER THAN I'D IMAGINED!!" she squeals in delight as she runs to my side. "It looks even better on you than it did on me..."
"Th... thanks..." I mumble under my breath as I feel my face start to go warm.
"Oh, but there's one final touch that would make the ensemble just -perfect-!"

>[4/5]

>>33012166
Giant bow or giant hat, which will it be?

>>33012166
/10

>>33012194
Hair clip!

>>33012166
hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng

>>33012166
>a separate collar
We are now her sub

>>33012166
is it a kiss? i bet its a kiss.

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>>33012166
>[5/5]

Charlotte runs off to her room for a few seconds before returning with a pair of black hair ribbons.

"Let me fasten these right here..." Charlotte says as she leans in close and ties one to the side of my head. "...and right here..."
"Uh, are you sure that you -need- to do this?" I ask.
"Of course!" she says in a stern tone. "There's no point in doing it if you're not going to do it -right-, you know!"
"Uh, I guess."

Once she's satisfied with her handiwork, Charlotte pulls out a mirror and shows me what exactly she did.

"Look at how adorable you are!" Charlotte says as she holds it up to my face.
"Uh... yeah," I sigh. "Thanks, Charlotte."


>need to call my friend now and then gtfo
>talk to a charlotte about something first

>>33012335
My sides

>need to call my friend now and then gtfo

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>>33012335
HHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG

>>33012335
so kawaii desu ne~

>>33012335
>need to call my friend now and then gtfo

>>33012335
>need to call my friend now and then gtfo

Unless we have any questions, then nah.

Drawings sometime later.

>>33012335
Adorable.

I'd like to ask something but can't think of anything to ask.

>>33012335
>talk to a charlotte about something first

Ask how common Branches are, ask what her schedule is like for the next couple days, if we don't have her phone number we should get it. Also, ask about what she does when she's not busy being the corporate investigator version of Snow White, her hobbies and so on. You can learn a lot about someone from that.

And admit that we look totally adorable like this.

When she shares senses, does she get crow-Synapses?

>>33012335
>need to call my friend now and then gtfo
Remember to thank Charlotte for being a great host.

>>33012457
>ask what her schedule is like for the next couple days
>And admit that we look totally adorable like this.

These sound good. We already have her number and asked about how common Branches are and we're wearing her hobby.

>>33012335
Is Ceciles hair actually blue? Or is that just stylistic for black hair, like it sometimes is in anime?

>>33012499
We're in America which means it's probably not stylistic for black hair since black hair is not the default.

>>33012457
>And admit that we look totally adorable like this.

This at least

Say that we would never normally wear it, but now that we are it's actually pretty cute.

And then blush at the thought of our friends seeing us like this

>>33012495
should we arrange the wedding date, too?

>>33012499
Her hair is indeed blue.
We anime here.

>>33012495
>>33012457


This sounds good to me.
Changing vote. >>33012414

>>33012539
>And then blush at the thought of our friends seeing us like this
At least one of our friends better have a camera handy. This must be immortalized.

>>33012555
Also,

>writing

>>33012335
>need to call my friend now and then gtfo

Diabetes. I have diabetes.

>>33012335
>Never thought we could be cute
>Get proven wrong by Gorgeous Gothic lolita
>Our face when

Sure is warm in here...

>>33012723
That's just the sun. we are the sun

>>33012739
It is well trimmed.
It feels the sun.
Warmth

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>>33012739
>>33012758

>>33012779
remove

>>33012833
[x] Sprout
[x] Grow

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Frilly.

Soooooo frilly. I feel ridiculous in this thing, it's SO not my style.

"...but I guess I do look kinda cute in this," I mumble under my breath as I look myself over in the mirror.

And then the shock from Charlotte suddenly hugging me nearly causes me to drop the stupid thing on the floor.

"I just -knew- that you'd like it!" Charlotte says as she pulls me in even closer. "If you want, you can give me your measurements and I'll whip something up for you when I have some free time..."
"N- no, that's fine," I shake my head. "I wouldn't want you to use up your free time on me."

Come to think of it...

"Umm, what kind of schedule -do- you have?" I ask.


>[1/?]

>>33012963
>"I just -knew- that you'd like it!" Charlotte says as she pulls me in even closer. "If you want, you can give me your measurements and I'll whip something up for you when I have some free time..."

Do it, we're in too deep

>>33013111
Cecile needs to be corrupted by the frill hell more first.

>>33012963

"Hm?" Charlotte loosens her hold on me long enough for me to get away. "What do you mean by that?"
"I mean like for the next week or whatever," I reply. "Are you gonna be busy searching for the book or will you be staying back here at the hotel, that kind of thing."
"Oh," she nods. "I see."

Today's already been weird enough I hope she's not getting the wrong idea from this.

"Well..." Charlotte says as she starts to pace around, "I generally walk around for a bit twice a day, morning and evening, in order to see if I pick up any Synapses. And while I'm doing this, I have Loki patrolling the city to look for anything out of the ordinary."
"Oh," I nod.
"He also has the other crows around here allegedly helping him out, but I can't exactly rely on them seriously," she sighs. "And when I come in for the night, I have another of my friends run a night patrol until morning."
"Sounds kind of busy."
"It's not as bad as you'd think," she shrugs. "And I make my own hours, so it's totally fine if you wanted me to set aside some time for you."

That's pretty nice of her.

>[2/?]

>>33013179
Time for the p/u/rest love.

Now thread

Listen to be carefully.

Do not do what you did with Sylvie with Charlotte.

If she's our waifu, stick with her.

besides, Sylvie didn't have a big scary tiger

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>>33013232
Wrong kind of cat you're thinking of.

Ya know, at this point I think we've pretty much already made our decision as to what faction we're going with.

Sure, we could turn around and try to get in with Irenes organization (From what Charlotte said, they'll try to coerce us to at some point),
but it would make all this relationship building with Charlotte into a tragically pointless betrayal.

Plus we'd have to deal with that asshole Archibald.

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>>33013232
I thought we liked the big kitty.

>>33013232
I don't think we're quiiite at Sylvie level stringing along yet. And I'm not sure if Cecile is capable of stringing along until she's out of the closet.

>>33013232
Don't worry, there's no need to stress any romance or routelock. Give each character time to reveal their assets before deciding.
Sylvie a shit

>>33013253
The heart agrees but the mind says it is way too early to be making that kind of decision. We've talked to Irene twice and one of those times was not a happy time.

>>33013253
THe catch of course will be that while Charlotte's a nice girl, the people behind her are worse than Archie.

>>33013179

"I didn't really have anything in mind right now, but thanks," I say a I walk over to the couch and pick up my phone from where I chucked it last night. "An now I should probably call my friend and see how she's doing."
"Speaking of phones..." Charlotte says as she pulls out hers, "it would be a shame if I let you leave here without getting a picture of the two of us in matching dresses."

That smile on her face. It is a smile of mischief.

"This really isn't a big deal or anything," I say. "so you don't have to go out of your way for-"
"I -insist-," Charlotte says as she walks over and wraps her arm around me. "Loki~!"

Almost as if he was expecting this kind of thing to happen, Loki flies over to Charlotte and takes the phone from her hand.

"Does he actually know how to use that thing?" I stare in disbelief as Loki brings the phone to a nearby ledge and starts positioning it with one of his legs while balancing on the other.
"He certainly does!" Charlotte laughs. "Now stand still..."

>[3/?]

>>33013253
>Sure, we could turn around and try to get in with Irenes organization (From what Charlotte said, they'll try to coerce us to at some point),

We can't take her word at face value because that is merely a rumor.

Sure, I'm certain triangle man would have tried if he knew, but Irene certainly wouldn't do that.

Plus I don't think the vigilante faction has a very good life expectancy, these factions rarely ever do.

>>33013369
>Loki brings the phone to a nearby ledge and starts positioning it with one of his legs while balancing on the other.
Okay, this is more adorable than the dresses.

>>33013381
>Plus I don't think the vigilante faction has a very good life expectancy, these factions rarely ever do.
I don't think this should be a real consideration. We know something big is going to happen that'll likely give everyone a short life expectancy a week after this quest ends.

>>33013423
You mean the part where we learn to shoot radiation and give everyone leukemia?

>>33013451
That's going to happen within the quest.

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>>33013369
Those birds are too smart for their own good sometimes.

>>33013369

My eternal shame and embarrassment. It has been forever immortalized by a crow.

I can't be sure of anything anymore.

Once Loki's done taking our picture, Charlotte checks it over on her phone to make sure that it's to her liking.

"It's just as cute as I'd hoped!" Charlotte says, patting the crow on his head. "Cecile do you think your sister would like a copy of this?"
"Huh?"

And then it hits me.

"NO NO ABSOLUTELY NOT" I shout. "S- seriously, she's not interested in pictures of me!"

There is no way in hell that I'm ever going to let her see that picture.

"Aww, that's a shame," Charlotte sighs. "Well I guess I'll just send a copy to you and you can decide what to do with it... oh, you were trying to call your friend!"

With Loki perched on her hand, Charlotte walks to the balcony in order to give me my space.


>[4/5]

Charlotte knows exactly what Allison thinks is going on, oh god.

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>>33013526
Someone we don't want to is going to go through our phone later and see that picture...and we will never hear the end of it.

Hopefully this will be as incriminating as it gets...or is it?

>>33013526
>My eternal shame and embarrassment. It has been forever immortalized by a crow.
Well Loki is the trickster god, you know.

>>33013599
>Hopefully this will be as incriminating as it gets...or is it?
Loki flew in during the night and took a picture of them sleeping together. Too smart for his own good.

>>33013619
Fucking Loki man, we can't trust any crows now, the're probably all trying to out us for their amusement.

>>33013526
>[5/5]

I'm still worried about Theresa, so I think I'll give her a call. AFter pulling up her number on my phone, I hit "send"...

And now I wait.

And wait.

And wait some more.

"Hello?" Theresa says. "Cecile, is that you?"
"Yeah," I reply. "You doing alright?"
"Well enough, just some nightmares, but I guess that's par for the course?"
"I guess."


>anything in particular to ask/say to theresa?

>>33013637
Ask if we can hang out.

>>33013637
Mind if we come over today?

>>33013329
The problem is; we might not have time to get enough information to make an informed decision.
That's assuming they'd be willing give us that much information without us outright giving them the books beforehand.

Plus the fact that they're both going to be biased. And I seriously doubt they'd be willing to talk about any suspicions of corruption in their organization to an outsider. Especially one they just met a few days ago.

In any case, we have to choose -someone- to give up the books to and get their protection from the other faction soon.
Or else we'll get ripped apart by both of them in the crossfire.

>>33013666
>We

Intentional or unintentional?

Not sure if Charlotte would approve of another branch that we happen to know suddenly appearing.

>>33013637

If we are serious about siding with Char, then we should probably come clean about at least one book, and introduce her to Theresa

>>33013679
Unintentional. I meant I. unless Cecile and her branch count as a we

>>33013636
There's a reason the general rule in Norse mythology is 'Loki did it.'

>>33013619
The ones around where I live are way too smart for their own good. I think they're plotting against me...them and the 40 rabbits living under the med center I walk by every day.

>>33013637
Ask if she wants to hang out...we can't go home or to Mina's dressed like this without dying of embarrassment, even if they are likely to find that picture later.

>>33013671
Yes, we do need to join someone. But come on, at least ask Irene about Mr. Gauthier's faction before giving everything to Charlotte. She'll hopefully be more willing to dish out dirt on another group than her own.

>>33013637
>>33013652
>>33013666
Lets hang out with her.

>writing

>>33013741
We should really can Irene soon. We need dirt and we can guilt her into giving us the goods, besides she seemed like a nice girl.

>>33013830
It can wait until whatever bomb we've been putting off by not going home drops. Arch keeps mentioning a point we were supposed to get to and I guess we keep dodging it.

>>33013889
Remember when Theresa said that it looked like we weren't home?

That's probably because something happened to sis

"Would you mind if I came over?" I ask. "You know, to talk about stuff?"
"Umm, sure?" Theresa replies. "What, did something happen to you?"

...it's probably not a good idea to mention that over the phone.

"Eh, I'll tell you about it when I get to your house," I say.
"Alright," Theresa replies. "Are you gonna be coming over right now, or were you waiting until later?"
"I'll probably be there within an hour, I guess?"
"Okay, cool. That'll give me enough time to clean up."

And so, my plans for the day are set. After saying my goodbyes to Theresa, I hang up my phone and pick up my other things...


>anything to say to Charlotte before I leave?

>>33013971
We called Allison after that. She's fine. And she's often gone anyway, the slut.

>>33014021
Ask if there's a better way to figure out powers than having centipedes thrust in your face. Cause that is very dangerous!

Thank her for her help and say we'll be back for our clothes.

I not saying we shouldn't, but if/once we tell Irene about Charlotte (which we'd have to if we ask about Gauthier, to explain how we know about him),
then the situation will immediately evolve from two factions that want to get the same thing, into two factions -fighting- to get the same thing.

Another thing of note is that Archibald is convinced we know about the book, so he'd try to get us to spill the beans if he shows up if/when we meet with Irene.

>>33014021
Wait, we're going outside in that frilly thing?

>>33014064
Yes, and we're going to enjoy it, too.

>>33014021
Thank Charlotte for being such an awesome host. Also remember to call Allison to tell her we are going to Theresa's.

>>33014077
[FRILLING INTENSIFIES]
Who wants to bet that we run into sis?

>>33014051
>the situation will immediately evolve from two factions that want to get the same thing, into two factions -fighting- to get the same thing.
Not necessarily. They dislike open warfare, remember? It'll be a race until someone actually finds a book and shit goes to hell.

>writing

>>33014128
This really only means that we should just burn the books and deny all knowledge or involvement.

Is it just me, or does it look like Cecile is dedicated to out-/u/ her friends as fast as possible?

Frills, really? Arch, you have no shame.

>>33014240
Thank god that it's not Cecile's decision. Mina and Theresa can do whatever they want with the books.

Except stupid things. We are confiscating them if they do stupid things.

>>33014240
But they won't stop searching for them 'till they find them, or have proof they were destroyed.
Since, in their mind, who would be crazy enough to destroy something like that out of hand?
The only reason we're even thinking about doing that is because we know they're after them.

If we were with Theresa when Charlotte met them, would she even be able to tell Theresa has a power? She'd assume the Synapse was from us.

>>33014262
I think we toss the idea of possession out of the window once people start threatening their lives, deal?

>>33014322
When she looked at her, she would know

>>33014346
Cecile had her life threatened and didn't give in. Taking away their choice to make that same decision isn't cool.

>>33014322
It'd dangerous to assume that. There might be ways to tell that there are multiple Synapses in close proximity.

"Leaving already?" Charlotte asks.
"Yeah," I nod. "It was fun visiting and all, but I have some other stuff that I need to take care of today."
"I see," she nods. "Well, take care..."

She seems kind of sad to see me go, but it's not like I can stay here and hang out with her all day.

Well actually I -could-, but I've already made plans with Theresa.

"Hey Charlotte," I say, turning to her before I walk out the door.
"Yes?" Charlotte relies.
"I just wanted to thank you for the hospitality. Letting me crash here for the night, the food, lending me this... dress..."

dammit why am I blushing

"It was my pleasure!" Charlotte giggles. "And you can feel free to visit whenever you like, all you need to do is give me a call!"
"Thanks," I nod. "See you later, I guess."

And with that, I finally take my leave.


>call allison while I walk to Theresa's
>don't bother calling her

>>33014421
>>call allison while I walk to Theresa's
Why is this even a choice?

>>33014421
>call allison while I walk to Theresa's

>>33014390
That, and Theresa might faint or something.

>>33014421
>call allison while I walk to Theresa's

I can't see a good reason not to.

>>33014421
Shouldn't we call Mina and tell her things are ok? We did kinda sorta ditch her for the rich chick.

>>33014421
>call allison while I walk to Theresa's
lets not make our sis worry

>>33014421
>Just send her a text, its not like we care about her or anything....baka..

>>33014463
Nah. We'll see her tomorrow and anything important can't be said over the phone.

>>33014421
>call allison while I walk to Theresa's
Tell her we won't be home till the afternoon.

She'd never let us live it down if we came home dressed like this.

>>33014421
Time to listen to her ship our u-boat again.

>>33014503
Wait to tell the paranoid conspiracy person until tomorrow? I'd be willing to bet it backfires.

>writing

>>33014421
>call allison while I walk to Theresa's
"Before you even say it nothing happened, we merely fell asleep in the same bed."
should do it.

>>33014529
What's she going to do? Burn the book? She wants to call us she has our number.

As I walk out of the elevator and go through the main floor of he hotel, I can't help but think that people are staring at me. I mean, this dress -is- really frilly and lacy and stuff, but it's not short or anything! ...thank God it isn't short, I don't want to attract any more attention than I already am. I'm not like Allison, I don't enjoy having guys staring at me.

Speaking of which, she -is- technically in charge of me... I guess I have a responsibility to let her know where I am and that I'm doing fine. Even though I really don't want to.

Pulling out my phone as I exit the hotel, I pull up her number (the first on my contact list) and give her a call...

...and she answers on the first ring.

"Cecile!?" Allison shouts from the other side of the line.
"Yeah," I sigh. "Quit being so loud, okay?"
"Forget about that," her voice starts to go into a creepy tone, "spill it."
"Spill what?"
"You spent the night at that your girlfriend's place, so clearly there is only one thing that was going on last night. Now SPILL."

Not even a minute in and I already regret calling her.

>[1/?]

>>33014655
How to create the greatest misunderstanding:
"One word: wildcat."

>>33014021
I swear Arch keeps baiting this "TALK TO CHARLOTTE" thing at us but I don't know what I should be saying ffs.

>>33014701
>How to create the greatest misunderstanding:
"She has a Puma"

>>33014710
He's not baiting anything, the slow pacing is just his turtle way. You'll get used to it.

Keep in mind that he will hold us to any social fuckups we make.

>>33014735
"It was just me, her and this one cougar she knows."

>>33014742
And her crow. He likes to watch.

>>33014655
>[Lie] Nothing romantic happened

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"Nothing happened," I say.
"Bull. Shit," Allison replies. "Not even you're dense enough not to do anything in a situation like that. When your girlfriend invites you over to spend the night, there's only ONE THING that she wants."
"She's not my girlfriend, dammit," I grumble. "We're just friends. JUST FRIENDS."
"Yeah, and next thing you'll do is claim that the only thing you did last night is cuddle."
"As a matter of fact, that IS the only thing that happened la-"

oh no what have I done

>[2/?]

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>>33014796
hahahaha

Best girls are always forbidden.

>>33014796
I really really hope Irene is eavesdropping on this conversation.

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>>33014796
>oh no what have I done

>>33014796
From my heart springs nothing but joy.

>>33014796
>[3/3]


"Ohhhhhhhhhh," Allison laughs. "So THAT'S it! You're trying to take it slow!"
"What!? No, I just freaking SAID that it's not like tha-"
"Aww man, I wish I could have gotten a picture of you cuddling with your first girlfriend... don't worry, I'll be sure to give you some pointers on how to et to the next step when you get home!"

Nope. Not dealing with this.

I don't want to make a scene out in the open like this by screaming at her, and I also don't want to accidentally flip out and murder my phone with laser eyes so I put it away and walk the rest of the way to Theresa's house in silence.

Nothing really happens on the way there, aside from a few stares from passers-by since I'm wearing this flashy dress. And thank God I don't get any Synapses-

owwwwwww

...there it is. But I'm like a block away from Theresa's house so that probably just means that I'm reacting to her. Speeding up for the rest of the walk there, I walk up her front steps and ring on the doorbell.

And not even ten seconds pass before the door swings open and I'm met with the surprised face of my (formerly estranged) friend.

"Hey, Theresa," I say, waving hello.
"Um..." Theresa mumbles. "...hi, Cecile..."

She's staring at me. And fidgeting.

"D... did you dress up like that because just to visit me, or is this an image change thing?" Theresa asks.


>greet the theresa!

>>33014954
My normal clothes were unavailable

>>33014954
"Um, no, I had to borrow some clothes. I'll tell you more inside."

>But I'm like a block away
Uh oh, she might be a gardener...

>>33014954
Charlotte sabotaged my clothes so she could force me to wear something frilly.
It's either some kind of sexual fetish according to Allison, or an attempt to bug my clothes with listening and tracking devices, according to Mina, or it's perfectly innocent and has no ulterior motives, occurring to someone oblivious [such as myself].

>>33014954
"Long story short my my cloths got caught in the wash so a friend lent me... this. Can I please come in, this is embarrassing enough as it is."

>>33015013
>>33015017
Sounds good.

>>33015017
Supporting this

>>33014954
this: >>33015017

>>33015017
This one.
>>33014954

>>33014954
>so that probably just means that I'm reacting to her

Wait, correct me if I'm wrong, but have we ever synapsed to the same person twice?

We should be careful.

>>33015091
We communed with the lesser twice, according to dreams. Stupid branch called us a fool for it in the OP.

>writing

>>33015151
We are the lesser, most of the time.

Charlotte > Irene > Archibald > Cecile > Theresa > The unplanted

We should practice our light powers, to avoid getting Lassie Launched or Dorito Destroyed.

>>33015213
Yeah, we should praise the sun some more, our life might very well depend on it.

>>33015213
Imagine an advertisement for doritos, starring Archibald.

>>33015213
I figured practicing was what we were going to do with Theresa, after explaining and maybe trying to figure out her power.

>>33015256
I have a feeling we're going to get something a lot worse than a flashbang to the eyes if we mess with Mina or Theresa like Mina did to us.

>>33015213
I think it's saying that communicating with a lesser makes you lesser.

Something tells me the spirit of Overshine is just a tad megalomaniacal.

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"Long story short," I mumble, "my clothes got caught in the wash so a friend lent me..." I hold my arms to the side so Theresa can see just how FRILLY everything is, "...this."
"...oh," she nods.
"So can I please come in already, this is embarrassing enough as it is."
"S- sorry!" she stammers, jumping back so that I can get through the doorway.

Great, now she's staring at me too.

"Umm..." Theresa closes and locks the door behind me, "...I didn't mean anything bad by that. You look really really cute in that dress, and I was just kind of surprised since I don't think I've ever seen you wear stuff like that before," she says with a nervous laugh.
"Oh," I reply. "Thanks."
"I mean, I could never get away with wearing that style, but you pull it off so well," she says, smiling at me. "Are you going to get more clothes like that? I know a few vendors online, if you're interested..."


>[1/?]

>>33015279
New vice acquired: frilly dresses.

>>33015273
But I'M ... I mean, WE'RE the spirit of overshine. The people in the thread.

Well, Arch is too. What with the "Not even a seed, it has not sprouted, it would be trampled, I am the Sun, it is not the Sun, Remove".

But mostly it's thread posters.

>>33015279
Well, you can talk to Charlotte if you want for more frilly stuff.
! ! ! WARNING ! ! ! Charlotte is nice, but she's actively seeking people with synapse powers, since she's hired to investigate synapse.

>>33015279
>Are you going to get more clothes like that?
All of my YES.
Goth-Loli Cecile is best Cecile.

>>33015279
Theresa needs a makeover so badly.

This is Charlotte's true power. The power to make everyone fabulous.

>>33015314
It was already confirmed that we weren't canon.

>>33015279
>I know a few vendors online, if you're interested..."
We are checking her closet for cosplay shit. She has some. I know she has some. Her secret shame that she can never show anyone.

>>33015279
>[2/2]

Oh no, she's into this stuff too.

"No thanks," I shake my head, "this dress is only a loaner until I get back home."
"Oh," Theresa says in a disappointed tone. "that's too bad. B- but if you ever change your mind, just tell me, okay? There's a ton of stuff that I think would look good on you, maybe something with a corset..."

Aaagh, she's starting to get carried away! I need to change the subject before she starts fangirling all over me or something.


>what should I mention to her first?

testing

I think it's in our best interest to not act on or give too much value to what the voice says.
Since I think the more we players pay attention to it, the more likely Cecile will actually start hearing it.
And then we'd be at huge risk of whatever it was that had Charlotte terrified.

>>33015381
Bet ya $5 she crossplays.

>>33015382
Tell Theresa about Charlotte [Dresses].
Tell Theresa about Charlotte [Branch seeking]
Ask Theresa about herself [Branch powers]
Tell Theresa about Mina [possible reconciliation]

>>33015491
The voices of Over Shine are a bunch of Murderhobos. "It's weaker than you? KILL IT DUMBASS. It's stronger than you? AVOID IT DUMBASS".

>>33015515
>Tell Theresa about Charlotte [Dresses].
>Tell Theresa about Charlotte [Branch seeking]
>Ask Theresa about herself [Branch powers]
>Tell Theresa about Mina [possible reconciliation]
Plus
Tell Theresa about Archibald [Psycho, right to be suspicious]
Tell Theresa about Irene [Maybe not psycho? Nice.]
Remind Theresa to hide the book well

>>33015539
Supporting this

>>33015382
Let's gossip about our powers!

That will lead in nicely to us dropping the bomb about there being at least one violent vigilante running around town mugging any Branch-owners with flying green murder doritos in search of the Book.

Also we should figure out how to introduce Charlotte and Therese, because Char will find her eventually on her own since her synapse range doesn't suck so we should really have that happen in a controlled environment first.

>>33015382
the whole thing with mina, i guess
how she'll make an effort and that we know they were dating and that it was cute

That's weird, 4chan just kind of ate that last story pot for nearly ten minutes before letting it actually go through.


>writing

>>33015539
You forgot telling her about our branch. Definitely do that.

>>33015515
>>33015544
>>33015555
>>33015539
This stuff all sounds good.

We should also mention that giving up the books to one of the two factions looking for it is an inevitability, but don't want to just sell our friends out.

>>33015539
>>33015515
Those.

>>33015591
/pol/ is probably doxing 4chan mods again. Posting always goes down when they do that

"Dammit, Charlotte..." I sigh.
"Charlotte? Who's that?" Theresa asks.
"Oh, she's the one who I'm borrowing this dress from. I stayed over at her place, and we talked about br-"
"Oh!" she snaps her fingers. "She's the girl who you were on that date with the other night?"
"...what."

God damn it, if Allison's spreading that stuff around to my friends just to mes with me...

"The other night," Theresa says. "I saw the two of you walking back to your house, but then I got that Synapse thing and ran away..."
"Eh? You saw us?"

So that's what Charlotte felt back then? A Synapse with Theresa?

"Yeah," she nods. "Umm, I didn't know that you liked girls too, Cecile..."
"It wasn't a romantic date, dammit," I sigh. "But Charlotte said that she didn't notice anyone around after she felt that... but you were there?"
"Yeah," she nods. "Er... that's actually why I stopped by your place last night when you called me, I wanted to surprise you."
"Surprise me for what reason?"

Friend or not, I don't really appreciate people suddenly creeping up on me. Not that it would work with her anyways since we both have Branches.

"I found out what my Branch is!" Theresa says with a happier smile than I've seen on her face in a long while.

>[1/?]

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>>33015702

PANIC

>>33015702
Must progress on the Theresa route.

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>>33015702
>I found out what my Branch is!
Here it comes...

>>33015702
Let me guess: voyeurism.

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>>33015728
Yes please. Scry on Irene! Spy on my phone conversations will youuuuuuu let's see how you like it

I'm super excited to see what the branch calls Theresa. What will join the ranks of that which consumes and that which communes with the lesser?

>>33015767
>what do you desire?
>that which does not exist
Theresa?
>that which communes with the lesser
>the same as you? different?
>that which consumes
>the same as me
>what do I desire?
>to be alone
>remove

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"You did?" I stagger back. "How'd you figure that out? Mina had to throw a freaking centipede thing at me before we could figure out what exactly mine is..."
"It was when I ran into you and your girlfriend," Theresa replies. "I got really scared, and then..."

And before I can yell at her that Charlotte isn't my girlfriend, my vision goes all hazy. What the hell?

"What did you just do?" I ask as I take my glasses off to clean them just in case she put something on them. "Theresa?"

I put my glasses on, and... nothing. What the hell?

I look all over the room, but she's gone. What the hell, did she teleport or something?

"Ehehe..." I hear Theresa giggle just as I get another Synapse headache and she's- what the hell!? She's leaning on me from behind and her arms are wrapped around me but I didn't even-
"What did you just do!?" I shout.
"I didn't go aaanywhere!" Theresa giggles as she hugs me. "Cool, isn't it? It's called 'Blind Spot!'"


>[2/?]

>>33015875
So she actually remembered when her branch said her name?? Are we a freak for saying it while trancing?

>vision goes all hazy
I'm guessing this is Over Shine's doing. Fuck with light around us and we'll know.

>>33015875
Ok, I count that as voyeurism power, just that I can say I was right.

>>33015875
Stealthy power, hell yeah!

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>>33015875
>She's leaning on me from behind and her arms are wrapped around me but I didn't even-

>>33015875
...She was out stalking us before we got to her house, wasn't she?

>>33015875

"You smell really good, you know that?" Theresa says as she leans on me.
"Thanks, I guess," I sigh. "But back to the matter at hand..."
"Oh yeah!" she hops off of me. "My Branch!"
"Yeah," I nod. "You said that it's called 'Blind Spot?'"
"Yup!"

She's REALLY excited about this.

"Basically, I can go invisible!" Theresa says, puffing out her chest in pride.
"You were only invisible?" I ask. "Because you were leaning on me and I didn't even feel it until you popped back into existence..."
"Umm..." Theresa says, scratching her head, "I put it like that, but it's not -real- invisibility, I guess. It's more like I become 'that which does not exist.'"

Huh? That sounds kind of familiar.

"What's that supposed to mean, exactly?" I ask.
"Basically, I can make it so that nobody can notice that I'm around. Like, at all. I was testing it out yesterday, jumping around and leaving my hands in people's faces while yelling at them and nobody noticed at all."
"Wow."
"And then I walked right up to a flock of birds and they just carried on like I didn't even exist! Isn't that awesome!"

>[3/?]

>>33015952
I don't think so. She was inside and had her door shut and everything.

We need to see what limits this has. Fucking awesome that it stops Synapse too.

>>33015975

Tell her about ours

>>33015975
>I can make it so that nobody can notice that I'm around
Just like real life!

>>33015992
Hahahahah

>>33015988
This.

>>33015985
Well if it wasn't her, Than we need to be on high alert.

>>33015992
The ultimate NEET power.

>>33015975
hold on, hold on
what kind of birds

if it was crows...

>>33015975
Share info.

>>33016020
It's fine. Charlotte would have noticed her if the crows did. Just warn her against it.

>>33016021
Our branch comes first. The others are too much of a topic change right now.

>>33015975
>"You smell really good, you know that?"
Well of course we do; we smell like Charlotte.

>>33016045
Tell Theresa about our branch
Tell Theresa about Charlotte [Dresses].
Tell Theresa about Charlotte [Branch seeking]
Tell Theresa about Mina [possible reconciliation]
Tell Theresa about Archibald [Psycho, right to be suspicious]
Tell Theresa about Irene [Maybe not psycho? Nice.]
Remind Theresa to hide the book well

Charlotte already knows there's a stealth power around. She would have felt Theresa way before Theresa saw her and then felt her disappear.

I can see why that would spook her bad.

>>33016056
Why don't we just get her to burn the book? She doesn't need it anymore, and it will prevent anyone from going after her to get it.

>>33016068
Because then we'll get assholes showing up going "WHERE'S THE BOOK", and we'll say "Burned it." and they'll say "BULLSHIT. YOU DON'T DESTROY SOMETHING THAT VALUABLE. WHERE'S THE BOOK. IMMA GET SPACE STATION 13 ON YOUR ASS IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME THE BOOK" and it will be bad end.

>>33016068
Because we might want to give it away. How hard is this to understand?

We should definitely mention it as a possibility and let her decide.

The pastebin has been updated:
http://pastebin.com/kV5qadw2

>>33016068
For all we know that might result in Bad Things. Just randomly burning magic books should only be done after you've consulted an expert to make sure they wont explode or summon Cthulu or something.

And unfortunately, if we ask a question that specific it'll probably be pretty obvious we've got a book.

>>33016082
Take a video of the book burning. Or pictures. Something.

>>33016086
Pastebin is not alphabetized. My OCD!

>>33016095
Mina already indirectly asked Charlotte if it was okay and she didn't say it'd explode in magic cancer. She just said Gauthier wanted the books to research how they're made. Which is a shady as fuck reason.

>>33016086
If Long is a whole block, then I imagine Massive must be a whole friggin' city

>>33016082
There are already 2 groups in town looking for these books. They each seem to only think there's 1 book, which means burning one just makes everyone's expectations end up true. If they had an address or the ability to tell if someone read a book to get abilities, they would have already busted us or our friends.

>>33016095
>And unfortunately, if we ask a question that specific it'll probably be pretty obvious we've got a book.
I think we should ask Charlotte if we can talk to someone higher up who can answer questions, and be prepared to burn the book immediately if we don't like what we hear. They'll know we have the book, sure, but that doesn't matter anymore.

>>33016132
She wants to be a phantom thief.

God damn it, Theresa. No. You cannot be a phantom thief. I don't care that you have a figurine of Kaitou Kid. No.

>>33016127
Burning the book to spite them when they know we have it is great way to get on the whole organizations shit list.
We'd only do that if we're 100% absolutely certain we don't want to join Charlottes side.

>>33016132
>I have no idea what the hell a "kite-oh" is.
neither do i.
anyone?

>>33016171
Based on what we know of them, I don't think they'd do much to overtly harass us. Maybe he'd use his business connections to deny us job opportunities or something. And that would go away if we let him recruit our VERY STRONG branch.

>>33015975

"Yeah, I guess," I reply, laughing nervously. That's like the perfect power for a stalker.
"I wanted to surprise you with it, like follow you into your house and pop back in all cool-like when you were in your room, but you didn't go home..."
"Yeah, now I'm kind of glad that I didn't go home," I say with a nervous laugh.
"That's no fun," she sighs. "So what's your Branch called?"
"Over Shine," I say. "Apparently, it lets me control light. And I can focus the sun's light to make lasers and stuff."
"Wow," she says, whistling. "That's pretty cool, I kind of wish that my power was something like that."

I don't even want to think about what she'd try to do if she had my Branch. Probably play superhero or something.

"Ehehe..." Theresa giggles. "You can control light and I can turn invisible... it's like a perfect team!"
"Uh, what?" I ask.
"I'm already in the middle of making a costume, you want me to make you one too?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about, Theresa."

Please don't ask me to play superheroes with you.

"I'm gonna be a kaitou!" Theresa says proudly. "And you can be my pretty assistant! How about it, we can already see that you look good in cute dresses!"

I have no idea what the hell a "kite-oh" is.

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>>33016171
Do you have a better way to gain information? We're never going to trust them enough to hand a book over at this rate.

>>33016199.
It's Theresa's book, so she can decide what to do with it. But in my opinion I'd hide it somewhere and wait for an opportunity to sell it or something.

>>33016188
I really wish we had asked about who is in charge of keeping powers secret. Knowing that would easily let us quash this dream.

>>33016221
We're going to hang onto the books until they get us in deep shit, aren't we? Hiding them indefinitely is a terrible idea. So is accepting money. How are we supposed to know whether we trust the buyers?

>>33016199
What if the next time we saw Charlotte we told her we saw someone at school with the book, took it from them while they weren't looking, and burned it. If she asks why we burned it, we could say it's due to us not feeling confident enough in our abilities to protect it long enough to bring it to her.

If she's upset that it's destroyed but is otherwise okay with our decision, we can trust her and give her the book. If she flips out and threatens us, we know not to trust her, and still have the books as bargaining chips.

>>33016199
I say we should just take a leap of faith.

Surely Archelon wouldn't be such a dick as to give us a blind choice between good faction and evil faction?
Surely neither one is a terrible choice?

Right?

>>33016239
But Charlotte isn't the problem! We need to know whether Gauthier's research on how the books were created is safe and why he's doing it. That's not information we can get from Charlotte.

>>33016236
The only difference between hiding the book indefinitely and burning it:
In both cases nobody gets the book, but you can't change your mind later if you burn it.
Burning the book will get us into deep shit and then we'll be screwed because of no recovery.

You know what they say about Burning your Bridges, and destroying your future options needlessly?
Don't destroy the books.
Not until you have a REASON to do so, which will BENEFIT someone.
Currently, destroying those books doesn't even benefit your paranoia because people are still after the fucking things.

>>33016249
True, but determining how much they value the book being in their possession as opposed to it not being in the wrong hands would give us something more to work with than just her word.

Since his wife died in a fire caused by someone, I doubt he's trying to make an army. The most we'd need to worry about from him is a god complex where he's attempting to resurrect his dead wife by researching abilities until he finds one with the power to do so, which would likely be an overly powerful ability in it's own right. Then, using the collection of books, he can find a patten with the former users of the power, find similar test subjects, determine what grants the ability, then graft it into himself using genetic modification.

I just scared myself into not trusting Mr. Gauthier.

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>>33016188
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"You know, a dashing gentleman thief like Arsene Lupin!" Theresa says. "Well I'm a girl so I'd be a dashing LADY thief, but it's still the same basic idea. And you could be my sexy lady partner!"
"...you're gonna try to rob people?" I stare at her.
"No, no, no," she shakes her head. "I don't want to rob anyone."
"But you said that you're trying to play thief."
"What I want to steal is -information-. Take it from the bad guys and mess them up, you know! Expose evil business dealings and throw all their BS out into the open, that kind of thing."
"That sounds kind of REALLY dangerous, Theresa."
"It's only dangerous if they know you're there!" she laughs.

And then disappears.

"Wha- Theresa!?" I call out. "Where'd you go!?"
"Riiight here!" Theresa says as she appears in front of me with a digital camera. "Take a look!"
"Uh, at what?" I say as I take the camera from her.
"I was following some gangsters last night after my plans to surprise you fell through, and I was able to walk RIGHT into their HQ and take pictures of a bunch of their documents!"

I go through the pictures, and... it's a list of names. And positions. What the hell, Theresa.

"You didn't!" I stare at her.
"I was wearing gloves and used a ratty old hoodie that I threw away immediately afterwards to cover my face just in case," Theresa shrugs. "But just imagine, we could do ALL SORTS OF STUFF!"
"This seriously sounds like a bad-"
"And if we get in trouble, you can like, solarbeam their guns away!"


>oh god, what do I say to this girl?

>>33016296
>oh god, what do I say to this girl?
I WAS ALMOST KILLED BY A GUY WITH FLYING SHARP DORITOS AND THERE'S A GIRL WHOSE FRIENDS INCLUDE A MOUNTAIN LION AND 1000 CROWS AND I COULD HAVE DIIIIIED AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE FUCK AN O-KITE IS

>>33016312
Not sure how I feel about the whole vigilante thing, but even if we did approve, light powers do not go well with stealth infiltration, unless we have the ability to cancel out or bend light, and even then we'd need a lot of practice to do what she does for free.

>>33016312

Charlotte knows you have stealth powers! She freaked out when you disappeared the other day, her Synapse range is huge! And there's a psycho on the loose looking for books! Things are way too dangerous right now without looking for trouble!

>>33016312
"pls no"

>>33016312

"This isn't a game, Theresa."

>>33016312
Tell her everything we know about the two groups and dirotos man.

Also: >Gangsters having documents.

>>33016312
"i... don't think i'm strong enough for that...
and there's a big flaw in your plan"
her powers on't make her invisible, just undetected, meaning, most cameras might be able to record her.

>>33016312
Why don't you infiltrate Irene instead? Tell her about Irene and doritosman.

>>33016335

Also tell her to not use her powers like that and only use them to get out of a tight situation.

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>>33016312
Tell her about crazy origami guy and all shady stuff. Also no way we would join playing superhero

>>33016296
>>33016312
wut?

>>33016312
Her powers are no help against the doritos guy unless she gets a drop on him. As soon as he sees her going stealth mode, he'd AoE spam the place with whirling doritos until they hit something.

>>33016339
Unless it also works through film, meaning anyone watching the footage would subconsciously ignore her existence.

That's very easy to test and we should do so right now.