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>"Damn, that's a lot of fire trucks," Theresa says as she watches like four of them zoom past.
>"Really," Mina nods just before plugging her ears.


After the fire trucks have gotten far enough away from us that their stupid sirens are no longer PAINFULLY loud, we lower our hands from our ears and stare down the street in the direction that they're headed in.

"I can see the smoke from here," Mina says, pointing at the faint plume of smoke that's rising into the air.
"Whoa..." I hold my glasses closer to my eyes so that I can get a better view. "Must be some fire."
"And we got that Synapse at the same time as when those trucks zoomed past," Theresa says.
"What," Mina snaps her head towards her. "You don't actually think-"
"I sure as hell hope not, but..."

She has a point, as loath as I am to admit.

"We should probably check it out," I say. "Just in case."

Mina turns to me and gives me the look.

"You can't be serious..." she groans.
"What," I shrug. "Just going to look won't hurt, right?"

I glance at Theresa, who lets out a long sigh in response.

"Yeah alright whatever," she groans. "But the second something it looks like you might even kind of be in danger, I'm dragging us out of there."
"Fine," I nod.

It's not like I'm eager to get into a fight or anything. I'm just curious.


Much to my (and everyone else's) relief, we don't get attacked or accosted or kidnapped or anything of that sort while tracing the route of the firetrucks. The only thing of concern along the way is, well... the burning building that we're running to.


>stand with the crowd of onlookers
>go off to the side where there's less people in the way

>>42635887
>go off to the side where there's less people in the way

Oh and Arch, have you tried BK's chicken nuggets yet?

>>42635887
>stand with the crowd of onlookers

>>42635887
>go off to the side where there's less people in the way

>>42635887
>go off to the side where there's less people in the way
>have theresa disappear us as well

>>42635887
>Run in and save some people.

>>42636009
>Oh and Arch, have you tried BK's chicken nuggets yet?
They're schwarbage.


>writing

>>42636009
Fuck of namefag.

>>42636736
I thought so too. I was hoping it's just my local store. Oh well, unless chick-fela makes them too Mickie dee's the only game in town sadly.
>>42636867
And good evening to you too anon. How are ya doing?

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>>42636009
>>42636736
>eating mechanically separated chicken
>On purpose

>>42637094
Hey, It can be really tasty if done right. Problem is if you can get a batch that is cooked properly. I have been pressed to the point I had to make my own at home. Not easy I'll tell ya.

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There's a steadily-growing crowd of onlookers standing across the street from the site if the fire, a three story apartment building. I start to feel really bad when I consider that some of the people in said crowd are watching their home being reduced to ash... yeah, I don't exactly feel comfortable with the idea of mingling with all those people.

So instead, I wander off to the side of the action, providing myself with a slightly angled view of both the fire and the neighborhood people who are looking on at it. And just after I get myself situated, I find myself joined by Mina and Theresa.

"This is as bad as that fire that was on the news yesterday..." I say as I watch the flames strip away what I assume was once a sturdy, reliable structure.
"Yeah, really," Mina mumbles. "I hope this was just because of bad wiring instead of-"
"Arson?" Theresa asks.
"Mmhmm," she nods, looking as if she didn't want to say the word for fear of making it become the truth.


>[1/?]

>>42637457
>[2/2]

"This is what the sirens were for," Mina says, "but what about that Synapse?"
"Shit..."

Assuming that the two were connected in some way, it would make sense that the person who triggered it is still around here. And aside from the three of us standing off to the side, the other people here are the firemen over at the burning building and the crowd of spectators. And now I can't control my suspicion.

While doing my best not to give myself away, I glance at the crowd out of the corner of my eye... and spot a suspiciously tall girl. With green hair. And right next to her, I notice a much shorter head of blue hair...


>go over there and see what they're up to
>false alarm, let's get out of here

>>42637777
>>go over there and see what they're up to

>>42637777
>go over there and see what they're up to
>Theresa make with the dissappearing

>writing

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"Ugh..." I slap my forehead and slump over.
"Cecile?" Theresa calls out to me in a concerned tome. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah," I reply, "it's just that I -think- I know what caused that Synapse."

With my neck, I motion over to the crowd... and from the look of exasperation on Theresa's face, I can tell that she can tell what I'm getting at.

"I'm going to go over there and see what's going on with them," I say to her.
"Of all the..." Theresa groans.
"Would you mind hiding out for a few minutes in the meantime?" I ask. "Just in case?"


>[1/?]

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>>42638539

"Uh, sure," Theresa replies with a shrug as I hurry over towards the crowd, navigating through with a thousand "excuse me"s.
"Wha!?" Sensing that someone's entered her Synapse range, Irene's attention is pulled from the fire and she starts to look all around...
"Hey," I say, waving to her just as our eyes meet.

In an instant, the (honestly pretty scary) expression she had becomes a wide smile.

"Cecile?" Irene calls out. "Thank God, I was worried that you were..."
"Hm?" Allison flinches when she hears my name. "Cecile? What the hell are you doing here!?"
"We were walking home and then all those firetrucks and stuff came flying past," I explain, "so we came to see what was going on. What about you?"
"Er," Irene scratches her head nervously, "that's kind of my fault."


>[2/?]

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>>42638899
>"Er," Irene scratches her head nervously, "that's kind of my fault."

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>>42638899
>"Er," Irene scratches her head nervously, "that's kind of my fault."

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>>42638899

Wait, what?

"Er-" Irene holds her hands up, "Not that there's a fire, I mean!" she stammers.
".....oh," I breathe a sigh of relief.
"I kind of came here empty-handed so I needed to wire myself some money," she explains, "and I don't have any ID at the moment so I needed to have it sent to your sister instead."
"Okay?" I shrug.
"So I took her to a convenience store where we could take care of that," Allison says. "I wanted to get done with it before you came home but then we heard these sirens and saw a shit-ton of smoke..."
"Yeah," Irene nods. "I was worried that maybe someone would need help but it looks like the firefighters have things covered."


>[3/?]

>>42639118
>[4/4]

"Sooo..." Allison looks around. "...it's getting kind of hot around here so how about we head home?"

Irene's here. And she's a Branch Holder. So chances are pretty high hat she's the one who triggered the Synapse that had me on-guard.

"Yeah," Irene shrugs, "Sorry for dragging you over here, Allison."
"It's fine," ALlison shakes her head. "You got me out of the house for a little while and that's always a good thing."


>yeah, we might as well leave
>I wanted to stick around for a little longer

>>42639387
>>yeah, we might as well leave
We are -not- delaying this date tonight.

>>42639387
>yeah, we might as well leave.

My plot senses are tingling, but I see no reason why CC would care to watch a house burn down.

>>42639421
She was always curious about what it would look and smell like after listening to that Jimi Henderix song?

>>42639387
>yeah, we might as well leave

>>42639387
>yeah, we might as well leave

>>42639387
>yeah, we might as well leave
Not sure if the fire is a red herring or not.

>writing

>>42639455
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnYWfVPT5aI

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I only even came out here because I was worried that those fires might be because of some other psycho out to get me.... but since the Synapse was Irene, I guess that's not the case.

"Yeah," I nod, "we might as well get out of here."
"Great," Allison sighs, "I can't really say I'm a fan of watching stuff like this anyways."

As we break away from the crowd, I wave Mina over... and pretty much the second I do, Theresa just kind of materializes next to me.

"Oh, THeresa!" Allison flinches. "I didn't see you there!"
"Umm, yeah..." Irene smiles nervously. "These aren't exactly the best circumstances, but it's nice to see you again so soon."


>[1/?]

>>42640264
I always thought it was Fire you were alluding to. Makes sense since it's an awesome song and has good drum parts, considering arch has stated that CC has some semblance of rhythm.

>>42640326
We might have just missed the people who murderized Gabby's mom, or am I recalling poorly?

>>42640430
We may never know.

>>42640430
While I'd be willing to bet there's more to this fire than what it seems, I doubt that 1) The firebug is still around and 2) What would we even look for?

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>>42640326


Man, it's so much FUN watching them squirm.

"So Cecile," Theresa turns to me, "we heading to your place now?"
"Yup," I nod. "Sorry for dragging you on a detour on top of everything else."
"Meh, at least we have some peace of mind now," she replies.
"Peace of...?" Allison stares at me.
"Umm, we were worried that something worse happened," I say, trying to laugh it off.
"...sure," she replies.

I don't think she bought it.


>[2/?]

>>42640584
Allison all worried that Cecile is like "Whew, it was only a regular house burning down."

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>>42640584
>[3/3]

"Oh, hello again!" Irene waves at Mina as she finally makes it over to where the rest of us are.
"Hey Irene..." Mina replies with an unenthusiastic smile. "...so false alarm?"
"Looks like it," I reply.
"Cool, cool," she nods. "In that case, I'm gonna head home," she says, pointing in the general direction of her house. "See you guys later."

And with that, our party loses one person.


>talk about important matters as we head back to my house
>important matters can wait until we return to my house

>>42640739
>>important matters can wait until we return to my house

>>42640739
>Let overshine take over for the walk home. What's the worst that could happen?

>>42640739
>>important matters can wait until we return to my house

>>42640739
>>talk about important matters as we head back to my house

>>42640775
you would trust me

you are a fool

>>42640811
If we can get you to take over Cecile it means we get to spend time with Teresa.

I'm not seeing a loss here.

>>42640739
>talk about important matters as we head back to my house

>>42640739
>>important matters can wait until we return to my house

>writing

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Allison in particular seems to be in a rush to get as far away as she can from that housefire, and I sure as hell don't blame her. And since Theresa was already fast to begin with and I guess Irene's enhanced strength also translates to enhanced speed, I'm the one who ends up trailing behind everyone else on the way back home.

"Consider this payback for missing out on jogging this morning," Theresa says, looking back at me as I struggle to keep up.
"I already said sorry for that," I call out.

your eyes remain fixed on her behind

for once your lack of discipline benefits us


>[1/?]

>>42641421
>[2/2]

As we enter the house, I let my backpack drop by the front door and make a beeline for the living room. My feet hurt and all I want to do at this point is sit down.

"Quit acting like you're exhausted," Theresa says. "The most you were doing was powerwalking and that's a whole lot of nothing."
"Shut up," I grumble while allowing myself to sink further into the plush back cushioning of the couch.


>it is time to talk about important lodging matters
>it is time to talk about important dating matters
>it is time to talk about something else

>>42641519
>>it is time to talk about important lodging matters
Then
>>it is time to talk about important dating matters

>>42641519
>it is time to talk about important lodging matters
>it is time to talk about important dating matters
In this sequence.

>>42641519

>it is time to talk about important lodging matters
>it is time to talk about important dating matters
In this order

>>42641538
>>42641519
Or maybe we could reverse this for maximum spaghetti potential?

>>42641519
>it is time to talk about important dating matters
Then
>it is time to talk about important lodging matters

>writing

>>42641693
Is sleepover with Gaby today or another day?

>>42641771
That was planned for tonight, unless you change your minds about it.

>>42641790
No way. Gabby is too cute. Even if she is just Shari's puppet.

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"Where'd I leave them..." Irene mumbles to herself as she hurries past.
"Hm?" Theresa glances at her.
"What're you looking for?" I ask.
"Umm, my jacket," she replies. "I took it out of the dryer and then I left it somewhere," she groans. "I wanted to gather up my things before I headed to the church but I can't do that if I can't FIND them..."
"Church?" Theresa says. "What, you're going to Good Friday service?"
"Heh, that'd be nice," Irene smiles. "But no, I was hoping to work things out so that I'd have a room to stay while I'm here."


>[1/?]

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>>42641993


"Uh, Irene?" I call out.
"Yeah?"
"I thought you said that you were here to get away from work."

Since I kind of planted that tooth without telling anyone.

"Yeah, that was the plan," she nods. "Why?"
"If you go to that church, won't they call the Tree of Life people to confirm your postings or however they do things?"

Irene's face goes pale.

"......yeah, they would..." she groans while clutching her forehead. "...and they'd call my sister..."
"Thought so," I nod.

Alerted by the sound of Irene openly lamenting her lack of foresight, Allison pokes her head into the living room where we all are.

"Something's the matter?" she asks in that concerned big sister way she does.


>[2/?]

>>42642100
Can't one of the other Irenes just rent a place for this one?

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>>42641884

>>42642160
You're thinking small time. What we need to do is gather a group of Irenes, purchase a plot of land and then use them to build a new house for her.

>>42642182
Too many Irenes in one place would arouse suspicions.
Even if they were all disguised, such a high amount of branch users concentrated in one place would be obvious if there were anyone with a large enough synapse range.
I don't envy how painful that headache would be.

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>>42642100

"Umm, maybe," Irene replies with a nervous chuckle. "But don't worry, I-"
"Hey Allison," I call out, cutting IRene off. "You said you were okay with Irene staying here for a while, right?"
"Hm?" she tilts her head. "Yeah, of course. Wasn't that what we were going to be doing anyways?"

Irene looks completely shocked.

"What!?" she blurts out. "I- I could never- I mean, I really do appreciate the sentiment, but-"

Allison walks over to Irene and pats her on the back.

"This is a big house and we've got plenty of room," Allison says. "And you're nice enough so I doubt there'd be any problems with clashing personalities."
"Nope," I shake my head. "And it's better than the alternative, right?"
"Er, I guess so..." she mumbles.


>[3/?]

>>42642221
>Too many Irenes in one place would arouse suspicions.
That's not the only thing that would be aroused.

>>42642273
She could go stay with Theresa, I bet her mom wouldn't object. Not likely, but so much spaghetti if it worked.

>>42642273
>no option to ask Theresa to let her stay with her
Boo.

>>42642273
>[4/4]

"Great!" she laughs. "So I'm assuming that this is an extended vacation thing?"
"Er, kind of?" Irene mumbles. "This entire thing was pretty spur-of-the-moment..."
"Oh?"


>tell the allison that irene's overworked and that I felt sorry for her so I invited her over
>tell the allison about my matchmaking plans (in front of both parties involved in said matchmaking)

>>42642355
>tell the allison that irene's overworked and that I felt sorry for her so I invited her over

>>42642297
That is a bad idea. Too much time together. They don't really know each other. And they're not sluts like Cecile.

>>42642355
>>tell the allison that irene's overworked and that I felt sorry for her so I invited her over

While saying this send allison a txt telling her about the matchmaking plans.

>>42642355
>tell the allison that irene's overworked and that I felt sorry for her so I invited her over

>>42642392
>>42642355
This seems sensible.
We don't want the Big Sis to go full Allison and embarrass the two, that's our job.

>>42642355
>tell the allison that irene's overworked and that I felt sorry for her so I invited her over

Not yet time for the spaghetti to drop.

>>42642355
First this:
>>tell the allison that irene's overworked and that I felt sorry for her so I invited her over
Then, after a short dramatic pause: "And as a bonus…"
>>tell the allison about my matchmaking plans (in front of both parties involved in said matchmaking)
It’s a multi-layered plan. Be proud, it’s been pretty much the only, or one of the very few, thought-out proactive thing CC has done in this quest.

>>42642355
>tell the allison that irene's overworked and that I felt sorry for her so I invited her over
this but try to phrase it so it doesn't sound like we're pitying her, and are doing it more out of friendship

Color me surprised.


>writing

>>42642459
You can say her boss loaded her with enough work for several people.

"Yeah," I say. "Her job has her really overworked and I felt sorry for her so I invited her over."

That's actually not a lie at all!

"Really?" Allison's eyes grow wide.
"Er, more or less," Irene shrugs.
"Wow, Cecile!" she claps her hands together. "I never thought you could be so thoughtful!"

Before I'm able to escape, Allison races over to the couch where I'm sitting and traps me in a tight hug.

"Worried about your friends..." she giggles. "I do wish that you'd have told me beforehand but I'll let this slide since you're clearly not used to this kind of thing."
"Hey," I grumble.

I -know- a backhanded compliment when I hear one.

"Really though," Allison says as she lets me go, "that really was nice of you. You've made your big sister really proud."
"Thanks..."


>tell her about the matchmaking plan
>don't tell her about the matchmaking plan

>>42642294
>I bet her mom wouldn't object.
I would take you up on that bet.

>>42642595
"What is my daughter doing with that weird Scandinavian woman?"

She was pretty cool with Mina though, and was a bit sad that they had broken up.

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>>42642583
>>don't tell her about the matchmaking plan
You can't fool me arch-chan.

>>42642615
She is ok with lesbians but not her daughter having sex.

>>42642583
>don't tell her about the matchmaking plan

>>42642619
>>>don't tell her about the matchmaking plan
>You can't fool me arch-chan.
There were a couple of votes in the previous round that were "tell allison, but ____" so I decided to see if that was the majority view.

No trickery on my part, I have no horse in this race.


>writing

>>42642703
>I have no horse in this race.
Don't you fucking lie to me you scumbag, I know you enjoy it when we make bad choices and you can write the consequences.

>>42642712
What you talking, I dislike it when you make bad choices.
And in this case, there was no "wrong" option. Merely the decision to spaghetti or not to spaghetti.

>>42642712
He just said he didn't in one of the last few threads, why do you assume bad faith?

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>No trickery on my part, I have no horse in this race.

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"And since we -officially- have a new houseguest," Allison says, "I should probably make sure the guest bedroom's alright for her up use!"

After embarrassing the hell out of me by kissing me on the forehead in front of two of my friends, Allison heads upstairs to continue her cleaning bonanza. And with her gone, it is now safe to address the entire reason why I dragged Theresa home with me.

"So..." I say with an ever-widening smile, "Theresa."
"What?" Theresa looks at me with concern in her eyes. "Why are you smiling like that."
"Because," I rest my hand on her shoulder, "I do believe that it's time to get to business."
"Hm?" Irene looks confused. "Er, I'll see if your sister needs help upstairs..."
"Wait," I hold out my other hand. "This involves you."

A fire has been lit in my soul.


>[1/?]

>>42642825
>A fire has been lit in my soul

Cecile was the arsonist!

Am I the only one who dislike Cecile's attitude now?

>>42642856
Yes.

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>>42642825

"How so?" Irene asks, completely oblivious to my intent.
"Dammit..." Theresa groans.
"Though it's true that I felt bad for you having to deal with jerks all the time," I say to Irene, "the primary reason why I brought you over here was so that I could set you and Theresa here up."
"Oh!" she laughs. "Y- yeah, that is true."

She seems kind of embarrassed by this, but it's not the "I want to dig a hole and bury myself in it" kind that Theresa's very obviously feeling right now.

"And Theresa here thinks that you're SUPER cute," I say with a big jerkish grin, "and she even came back home with me to set things up!"
"R- really!?" Irene starts blushing. "Er, thanks..."
"C'mon, Cecile," Theresa groans. "Quit being so pushy."

...maybe I have been pouring it on a little hard. Just a little bit. Almost.

"Alright," I shrug. "But everything I just said is still the truth."


>[2/?]

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>>42642917
>[3/3]

"So how about we go about setting something up?" I say, imitating my sister's earlier enthusiasm. "There's still plenty of day left, you know?"
"Yes," Irene looks away while smiling, "I guess there -is-..."


>why not go to some kind of restaurant, it's a decent place to have a conversation and get to know each other better
>irene's going to need to buy plenty of clothes so why don't you two go shopping at the mall together and have an informal date that way

>>42642917
>"I want to dig a hole and bury myself in it"
Irene does this all the time.

>>42642981
>>irene's going to need to buy plenty of clothes so why don't you two go shopping at the mall together and have an informal date that way

I bet she spends less money on clothes than eating.

>>42642981
>>irene's going to need to buy plenty of clothes so why don't you two go shopping at the mall together and have an informal date that way

>>42642981
>>irene's going to need to buy plenty of clothes so why don't you two go shopping at the mall together and have an informal date that way

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>>42642981
>irene's going to need to buy plenty of clothes so why don't you two go shopping at the mall together and have an informal date that way
There is this nice lingerie shop there.

>>42642981
>irene's going to need to buy plenty of clothes so why don't you two go shopping at the mall together and have an informal date that way

>writing

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>>42643125
Irene quest when?

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Irene's smiling all cutely like she's looking forward to it but doesn't want to actually say anything outright... and Theresa's just kind of frozen in embarrassment. I guess that means that it's up to me to move things along.

"Since Irene's going to be living here for the foreseeable future," I say, "she's probably going to need some changes of clothes."
"Yyyyeah," Irene nods anxiously. "That's one of the reasons why I needed your sister to help me wire some spending money over here."
"So why don't you go to the mall and pick some stuff out?" I ask. "You have similar taste so Theresa'd probably be able to help find some deals..."
"Huh?" Theresa flinches.
"What do you think?" I ask. "A shopping date is nice and informal and a lot less pressure than sitting in a restaurant somewhere while trying to figure out what to say to each other."
".........that might work..." Theresa mumbles.


>[1/?]

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>>42643223
>Turtle posts a love live gif

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>>42643223

"Ooh!" Irene snaps her fingers. "That sounds perfect!"

But her enthusiasm subsides when she sees how awkward Theresa's being.

"...but if you're not interested in doing that then I completely understand," she says with a weak smile.
"N- no," Theresa rapidly shakes her head. "It actually sounds like a really good idea."
"Then what's the problem?" I ask.
"It's just kind of hard for me to get used to, you know, -this-." she replies. "Being set up and everything. Especially by YOU of all people."

That kind of hurts.


>[2/?]

>>42643277
Played her like a damn fiddle!

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>>42643277

The room goes quiet for what seems like forever. I'm not sure what to say, and Irene was already being really shy to start with... and Theresa's just kind of staring off into space. I'm not sure what's going on there.

"Yeah, you have a point," Theresa says, finally breaking the silence. "It's stupid that I'm fine with putting myself in mortal danger but I'm afraid to go out on a blind date."
"Hm?" I adjust my glasses.
"Not you," she shakes her head, "the other me was just saying-"

And then she glances at Irene and freezes.

"N- never mind that," Theresa says, clearing her throat. "Irene, you wanna go to the mall with me?" she asks, looking up at her with an awkward smile.
"It's a date!" Irene replies, every bit as awkwardly.

Oh man this is so cute I could melt.


>[3/?]

>>42643323
So now's the part where we try to spy on their date, right?

>>42643366
Stay just out of sight while bending light to see around walls. Hearing may be more of a problem.

>>42643366
Perspective change perhaps.
Would you guys rather see it from Theresa's or Irenes' viewpoint?

>>42643366
No.

>>42643424
>>things are going as they should so cecile cooly exits

>>42643417
>things are going as they should so cecile cooly exits

>>42643424
>it's not like I can afford it
Should have waited for someone to point this one out as well.

>>42643424
>Ask if they'll be alright alone or need someone to bridge the awkwardness.
(They'll say they are ok alone, but it’s nice to ask.)
>Spend the day with the Allison.

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>>42643323
>[4/4]

For the next few minutes, Irene and Theresa work out the details of what exactly Irene needs to buy and where they'll go to get them. And since their conversation seems to be going smoothly, I opt to stay out of it and mind my own business for now.

Well I mean I'm still eavesdropping but there are no interjections on my part.

"Okay..." Theresa says,stretching her legs like she's about to go for a run, "if we leave now then we should have plenty time to check out everything."
"Are you sure you don't want to take a cab?" Irene asks. "I mean, it's not like I can't afford it..." she says, reaching into her pocket and producing a waller that's JAM-PACKED with bills.
"Uh..." she gulps, "...you're probably gonna have a lot of bags so a cab back here might be a good idea but there's still no sense in wasting money on a cab ride there."
"Alright," she shrugs.


>ask if I can play chaperone
>things are going as they should so cecile cooly exits

>>42643424
REINHOLD
COOLY
EXITS

>>42643451
>>things are going as they should so cecile cooly exits

>>42643451
>>things are going as they should so cecile cooly exits
For fuck's sake.

>writing

>>42643451
>things are going as they should so cecile cooly exits
Time to serenely skedaddle.

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Since things are going as planned, I think it's safe for me to step away and let them play out. So while Irene and Theresa continue to talk, I slip out of the room and make my way to the front hallway.

I have to say, I'm honestly really proud of myself right now. I mean, I'm actually happy about something going right for the first time since before that whole mess with that vampire girl. Though thinking about that stupid bitch makes me remember that Charlotte's still in that cocoon and I have no idea what's going on with her and now I'm a little bit depressed again.

Way to go, me...


>time to go see how the gabrielle's doing at the hotel
>time to go bug allison for a little while
>time to do something else

>>42643567
>time to go see how the gabrielle's doing at the hotel

>>42643567
>>time to go see how the gabrielle's doing at the hotel

>>42643567
>>time to go bug Allison for a little while
Call Gabrielle if anything has changed, but we should spend at least one day with the sister.

Also make plans for the Easter Feast. You should do it at Charlotte’s place together with Allison (and her boyfriend).

>>42643567
>>time to go see how the gabrielle's doing at the hotel
Isn't it too early? Ah, who cares, loli waits us.

>>42643567
>time to go bug allison for a little while
We really don't spend enough time with her, and she's probably worried about the whole fire thing since CC can't lie to save her life

Also, I really like CC in that style, arch.

>>42643567
>>time to go bug allison for a little while
Followed by
>>time to go see how the gabrielle's doing at the hotel

>>42643567
>time to go see how the gabrielle's doing at the hotel
We did promise to crash there this weekend

>>42643622
>Also, I really like CC in that style, arch.
I actually got another commission slot from him so I'll probably have another picture from him within the month.
Haven't decided on who it'll be, though.


>writing

>>42643652
Theresa or Irene?

>>42643652
Ara ara Allison?

>>42643652
Kevin?

>>42643652

Char beast mode?

>>42643652
Sun Mi

>>42643652
>>42643668
Second for Theresa. She deserves more good things.

>>42643652
Still waiting for the pic of Theresa in track gear and delicious abs.

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Allison's upstairs getting Irene's room ready... I kind of want to see how that's going but chances are that she'll drag me into her CLEANING BONANZA and eat up the rest of the day so I think I'll avoid her for now.

...and I -did- tell Gabrielle that I'd spend the night over there today... yeah, I guess now's as good a time as any to go over there and see how they're doing. Gabrielle's cute and sweet and I worry about her being holed up in there with nothing but Shary and a bunch of literal animals for company.

I'm also kind of worried about Shary too, to be honest. Despite being an alternate Branch personality thing, she's every bit as sweet as Gabrielle is and I'm actually starting to-

...anyways, It's surrogate big sister time for me.


>call over there to tell them that I'm on my way
>the only prior warning of my arrival will be the synapse

>>42643762
>>the only prior warning of my arrival will be the synapse
Fuck spaghetti, it's time for feels.

>>42643762
Poor lonely neglected sister. Maybe she wants to come along?

>No prior warning. What could go wrong?

>>42643762
>>call over there to tell them that I'm on my way
It's a basic courtesy.

>>42643762
Hey Arch, are there any branch users that can inflict headaches and create the illusion of a large number of branch holders?

>>42643820
>Hey Arch, are there any branch users that can inflict headaches and create the illusion of a large number of branch holders?
Yeah.


>writing

>>42643762
>call over there to tell them that I'm on my way

Should I call first?

...nah, there's no point. She already knows that I'm coming over today, and the Synapse that results when I get close enough to the hotel ought to be enough warning that I'm on my way. And on the off chance that she's not paying attention when it happens, I'll actually end up surprising her!

And so, I do a quick check on my plants to make sure that everything's alright with them, pack up a change of clothes since I'll be staying overnight, and head out the door.

I'd hoped to be abel to get to the end of the day in this thread since I started it early, but for whatever reasonI just seem to be completely unable to hit my writing stride until the wee hours of the morning.

It was still fun though, and I thank you guys for sticking it out despite the slowness and unpleasntness of the start of the thread.


The next thread will probably be Tuesday night.


and now questions

>>42643973
Thanks, it was fun. Sleep well.

>>42643973
Thanks for running!

>>42643973
Thanks for running

>>42643973
Thanks for running.
Will we get a peek at Theresa and Irene's date next thread, or will we just have to ask them about it?

>>42644006
I want the awnser to be both

>>42644006
>Will we get a peek at Theresa and Irene's date next thread, or will we just have to ask them about it?
Outside the end-of-chapter epilogues, the quest thus far has been pretty strictly "Cecile onry" as far as perspective goes. Though the idea certainly is tempting, I'm not sure if I'd really want to break that.

You'd definitely be able to ask how things went though. That's no issue at all.


And now I sleep. Thanks for playing!

For further questioning:
http://maouzenigame.tumblr.com/

Game production blog:
https://studioarchelon.wordpress.com/

>>42639118
>>42639387
You guys didn't stop to ask Irene if she was riding in the firetruck when it sped past, did you.
One of the firemen probably triggered the synapse.
Whether he's linked to the fires in any way (besides it being his job to put them out), no idea. For all we know, the fireman is just as pissed as we are at the fires being started, and wants to fucking JUSTICE on some motherfucker.
Or maybe the fireman is starting fires because that way he gets to legally break into places and loot stuff.

>>42646313
Our synapse range is a lot larger than that.