>"See, he's just fine! So you don't have anything to worry about!" Thierri says with a wide grin.
>"Yeah, Princess..." Reya says. "...there's no need to be all depressed, you know?"

>But Marianne?

>She simply glares at you.

Yeah, she seems to be in quite the foul mood. Maybe because you were laid out for the past six hours or so?

But you're fine now, and you figure that the best way to get her to stop worrying is that old standby: a joke!

"Good afternoon, Princess," you say with a bow. "I apologize for having been napping on the job."

...

......

.........

Silence. No reaction at all from her. But just as you're thinking that maybe you suffered a blow to the head that somehow messed up your perception of time, you see Marianne take a deep breath...


>what's she about to do?

>>29789024
"I'm sorry for failing you."

>>29789024
Yell, or sock him in the jaw

>>29789024
wait for it

>>29789024
Cry

>>29789024
Kiss him

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>>29789024
No tears only tears

>>29789024
Fuck if I know

Probably slap him and cry and then slap him again

>>29789024
Okay, three major possibilities, she's going to punch us, yell at us, or cast a spell.

If we see a punch coming then roll with the hit to reduce impact.

If she yells then let her yell and pay attention to what she says, don't interrupt her midrant. She may cry after yelling, be aware of that.

If there's script invocation than we might want to get the King in between the two of us.

On the off chance that she kisses us or something like that, then I think shock would be the best reaction.

>>29789024
>But you're fine now, and you figure that the best way to get her to stop worrying is that old standby: a joke!
Goooood damn it.

Well, we've made our bed. Time to lie in it.

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>>29789024
>what's she about to do?
That's an excellent question.

>>29789024

Wait, why is this presented like a suggestion box?

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>>29789024

This.

Grit those teeth.

>>29789134
Well, if we're supposed to reach a consensus, then I'm going to second this.

>>29789024
Something bland, boring, and quickly resolved, probably.

>>29789024
Scold him most likely as the tsun reaction. If it is a dere reaction it would be a sigh of relief and she just says glad your ok and return back to her room.

>>29789024
Smile dumbly, she wouldn't hit us when we smile dumbly.

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>>29789024
She is about to twerk her peaches over to Reinhold.

>>29789024
>Announce that she's trading us for Lucianna's bodyguard.

>>29789134
This.

>>29789063
"Sorry I let you down."

Sounds a little more accurate and less dramatic imo.

>>29789165
guess what she's going to do
then will be the reaction to what she actually does

She's going to fire us?

>>29789024
we're so fired huh?

>>29789079
>>29789134
One of these

>>29789024
Complain at Rein while slowly balling your hands into fists. Yell at him for not taking anything seriously and that he could have died. What good would he be as a Guard then?

>>29789024
>what's she about to do?

Apply Knee to groin.

>>29789274
...I dunno why this is really necessary, but ok.

>>29789277
Reinhold's gonna be the one crying if that happens

>>29789024
Tell us off for being an idiot.
Or cry.
Or just say she's glad we're okay and continue being cold to us.

>>29789024
The only thing she can do. Sigh. For to her we are an idiot, but we are her idiot.

>>29789274

Oh.

So, to counterbalance the "kiss us", I'm going to guess short rant and awkward silence.

>>29789024
Sigh deeply.

>>29789297
I think that would make sense. She might fire us for this.

>>29789024
No matter what she does, smile.

And I'm expecting a slap and some yelling.

>>29789024
>Slap

We deserve it.

>>29788990
>>29789274
Oh, she's going to express her disappointment with our shameful performance and the fact that we lost so publicly to /Monique/. She no longer respects us in the least.

>>29789314
Builds tension.

>>29789024
Punch him in the crotch.

>>29789274
>*SNRK*

>>29789024
Bust out laughing

>>29789024
She's going to make an ice joke, and only us (and Melanie I guess) will understand the significance of it.

>>29789134
this

>>29789024
She's going to burst into treats and everybody in the room is going to start writhing on the floor, spaghetti pouring out from their pockets

>>29789274
SHE PUNS HIM

>>29789134
sounds about right

>>29789400
More like she's gonna yell at us for the lame ice jokes. This whole time she's been feeling sick at how bad those puns were.

>>29789024
"That was real fucking cold of you Reinhold"

>>29789443
I think that would be an unexpected, below the belt attack. Marie is above crimes of language.

>>29789450
This actually sounds dreadfully believable.

If this is the case, Thierri's just going to lose it.

>>29789443
"Reinhold, one more pun like that and im going to break your icicle"

>>29789024
She is obviously going to flinch but welcome us back, Archelon.

>>29789274
Going with punning him

>It's Ice to see that you're ok

>writing

>>29789543
wait, did we just decide mari's reaction

>>29789543
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FPxY8lpYAUM

>>29789606
No, just Reinhold's guess of what she's going to do.

>>29789606
No we decided what Rein thinks she will do, and thus react as such.

>Drowns Reinhold with water like Sloth from the first FMA anime

"You have failed me."

BAD END

Aw, crap. You know what's coming next.

Though Marianne's eyes are starting to tear up, you see a glint of anger in them as well... and then her arm draws back. But since you know exactly what she's going to do, you can react accordingly.


>brace for impact
>dodge the hit
>[OTHER]

>>29789917
brace for impact.

>>29789917
>brace for impact

Might as well.

>>29789917
>dodge

HA HA

>>29789917
>brace for impact

>>29789917
>brace for impact

GRIT THOSE TEETH

>>29789917
Be water. Let the strike flow through you, unimpeded. BE the strike.

>>29789917
GO IN THE FOR HUG

>>29789917
>>brace for impact
if we dodge she'll just keep trying

>>29789917
>brace for impact
Take it like a man, Reinhold

>>29789917
>brace for impact

>>29789917
>brace for impact

Just because I don't want to anger her further

>>29789917
>[OTHER]
Smile, take the hit. Her little girl fist may break on our manly chin.
And I'm not just making a chinhold joke.

>>29789917
>dodge the hit

Remember, this if she wants to know why we pushed ourselves so hard.

"I wouldn't submit to him like that, using his sword's power. If Monique had been able to do that to me without walls of ice, I would have and congratulated him on his improvement...that and I was just so enthralled as with the idea of facing a Sealed King. I believe I lost myself in the excitement."

"When I fight, nothing of myself is beyond cost. Where he an assassin come for you; the only difference would be that I would strike to kill, and try to intercept any attacks aimed at you however I am able"

>>29789917
>brace for impact

>>29789917
>brace for impact
>"I'm sorry for worrying you."

SO BE IT. We meet this with acceptance.

>>29789917
>Other
Nod at her, we deserve this for being so irresponsible.

>>29789917
Catch the fist.

"...still got it!"

>>29789917
Dodge, or catch her hand.

>>29789951
GRIT THOSE TEETH

>>29789917
>brace for impact
take the hit, like a man
let's just hope (for her) that she won't reopen some of our wounds

>>29789917
>brace for impact

>>29789917
>brace for impact

>>29789917
>brace for impact

>>29789917
Loosen up and prepare for impact.

Roll with the hit, start moving with the hit before it impacts us, soften the force of the blow.

>>29789917
>>brace for impact

>>29789917

>brace for impact

>implying it isn't a hug

>>29789917
take the hit, let it roll off the cheek, then hug

>>29789917

>brace for impact

>>29789917
hug her

You guys realize this is a good time for a "I'm sorry", right?

>>29789917
>>brace for impact

>>29789917
>brace for impact

>>29790002
She's not sexually harassing us, nor are we in a sexual situation so Muh Trauma isn't going to activate

>>29789917
>brace for impact
Not in the face not in the face!

>>29789917
>brace for impact

>>29789917
>brace for impact
>Inb4 this prissy princess punch is actually an uppercut that knocks us the fuck out

>>29790044
no, that comes after she hits us

>>29789917
>>brace for impact
Hug her when shes done.

>>29790002
Nah, Reinhold is used to beatings. A slap shouldn't even faze him.

>>29789917
dodge

>>29790030
>Her arm back
You kinda need two arms to do a hug, man

>>29789917
>>brace for impact
Not so good for catharsis if we dodge it.

We probably know well enough that sometimes you just gotta get your frustrations out.

>>29789986

This.

>>29789917
If he dodges and she doesn't take a swing he'd look like an idiot. But, if he braces and she doesn't swing then no harm done.

>>29789917
>>dodge the hit
No freebies.
>>29790002
There are no wounds to open.

>>29789917
Whatever we do, DON'T BLINK!

We see it coming, whatever it is.

>>29790087
Or he'd look like somebody who's so used to that response that it's instinct

>>29789917
>brace for impact

>>29789917
>brace for impact
then
>"Yeah I deserved that... I'm sorry for worrying you Marianne"
>"But if you want to know why I did it, it's because I needed to know if I'm strong enough to do my job, to protect you"

>>29789917
>brace for impact

Smile right at her, roll with the hit instead of trying to stop it with our face.

>>29789986
>We try
>Marie shatters our hand and still breaks our jaw
>back to the hospital with us

>>29790120
>it's because I needed to know if I'm strong enough to do my job, to protect you
Since when? I thought we were fighting for the hell of it.

>>29789917
>brace for impact
>[OTHER]
Cast our heal spell on her hand afterwards.

>>29790170
It's the excuse a lot of people came up with last thread.

>>29790170
We are. I think super pumped to fight a sealed king is our current reason.

>>29790113
When you've got the "it's beatings time" sense ingrained into you from a young age, it's not going to be your instinct to dodge. Because someone who is so frustrated that they've resolved to hit you (especially if they're in a position of power) isn't going to stop because you dodged it. They're just going to get angry at you for making their job harder, and probably just hit you more.

The grit-your-teeth-and-tough-it-out response is probably what he defaulted to back in the brothel days as well, honestly.

>writing

>>29790178
This

>>29790197
What this guy said.

>>29790178
Anon you're the greatest and worst person ever

>>29790120
I'd rather not say we did this for her.

We fought because we had a chance to test ourself against a Sealed King, we had medical care available, most of our wounds were in our extremities, our opponent wasn't trying to kill us, we weren't going to die. There's no way we would give up a chance to test how far we could go against such an opponent.

Also, it's not like we were going to surrender to Monique of all people, there was some spite involved, not surrendering because we really didn't want to yield to the bastard.

>>29790200
Archelon, if you have any love in your heart, please let Marie break at least three of our ribs before someone stops her. Thank you.

>>29789975
i thought it was so that we could see if we could protect her

>>29790120
Gay. She in no way had anything to do with that.
Even if you are trying to score points, that will only backfire. Lying and kissing her ass like that will only piss her off.

>>29790120
Do you want to piss her off, and make her feel even guiltier?

>>29790178
Holy shit yes, do this do this DO THIS DO THIS DO THIS

>>29790269
which is exactly why we fought. mari is royalty, and sooner or later monsters are going to come after her and monique gave us the perfect chance to test just how we'd measure up to said monsters

>>29790289
oh, she's not going to stop
we're going to have a Marie interlude starting after she's beaten us into unconsciousness and has to frantically try and save our life

>>29790178
This is too cool for school.

GUYS

GUYS!!!

SHE'S NOT GONNA FUCKING PUNCH US! SHE'S GONNA HIT US WITH ARCTIC BLADE!

>>29790178
NO! We don't fucking know how to set broken bones with magic and will seriously fuck her up if we do that!

>>29790313
That'll just make her feel worse. She'll blame herself for it even more if we do that.

We went into the fight with Monique for ourself, we kept on fighting even after he pulled out a Sealed King because we wanted to see how far our swordsmanship could take us, not for someone else.

>>29790377
There'd be a script invocation if she was going to do that. I think we'd notice that.

>>29790377
"Ice to see you too Princess"

>>29790377
i don't think she'd be that cold to us

>>29790377
>die
>go back all the way to the duel

>>29790178
Man that's some fucking Shinji-tier doormat action right there. I'll pass.

>>29789917
>brace for impact

>>29790396
>do the same thing over and over until we score enough crits

>>29790377
"WHY IS IT ALWAYS IIIIICE?!!"

>>29790396
Please, we'd play the duel exactly the same wipay in e hopes on taking Monique out on the second play through.

>>29790423
I giggled

>>29790377
>>29790423
This reminds me, we should learn some fire spells.

>>29790432
But we'd get triple 20s in the first roll and turn Monique into the black knight

>>29790451
only one we need to
Flammenwerfer

>>29790451
Cone of flames is all we need.

>>29790170
>>29790192
Given that we've challenged basically everybody we think might give us a good fight to a spar, this is a reasonable surface response.

But you don't get to a point where you're hellbent on testing yourself against all comers just because you feel like it.

Like, even from way back in the day, there's been some element of an inferiority complex. We could never really figure out why Volker took an interest.
> VOLKER wants to adopt you? And Citrine? Well, you can actually understand why he'd want to adopt her since she's super nice... but you're just some filthy kid from a terrible place and raised in a whorehouse and you don't deserve to be taken in by such an amazing person.

We only joined the tournament in the first place because our superior told us outright that we were good enough to do it.
> His CO suggested that he make something of his constant swordsmanship practice. Things worked out better than expected.

There are way more competent people all over the castle that could be guarding her instead, even if they are currently otherwise occupied.

Somewhere inside, it all stems from wanting to prove to ourselves that we're good enough. For whatever. Other times it's been other things. In the future, it'll be something else. This time, maybe it's guarding princesses.

>>29790269
It's not about doing it for her; it's about explaining why we did it for us by putting it into a way she can understand without having to be inside Reinhold's head.

>>29790423
Oddly enough I'm reminded of One Piece during the Alabasta arc, where Zoro goes through several mishaps involving boulders and shit being dropped on him, culminating in him getting carved the fuck up by a Blade Man, who then promptly slices up several buildings to drop them on him.

"I'm having bad luck with rocks today."

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You grit your teeth like you used to do when you were little and it was time for your regular beatings.

SLAP

As you're reeling for the first hit, you notice that Marianne isn't done yet. She then goes for the backswing, and...

SLAP

Damn. It's been a while since you got a double slap. After the stinging in your face subsides a bit, you turn to the Princess once more, and it looks like she wasn't quite satisfied with her first two slaps, this time drawing back way further than before.

>[1/?]

>>29790544
Ooh, let's see if she'll knock a tooth out

>>29790544
well ok

Rolled 3

>>29790544

>slap
>slap

kiss?

>>29790544
Endurance match ey? Bring it!

>>29790583
She's going to lariat us

>>29790544
Seems a bit abusive, eh?

>>29790583
we can only hope!

>>29790544
>instead of slapping us again she goes in for a hug and a cry.

>>29790583
>>slap
>>slap

>kiss?

More like slap, slap, broken jaw.

>>29790583
nope
kidney punches incoming

>>29790619
Seems very likely

>>29790608
It's what we signed up for.

>>29790544
Clench EVERYTHING. Who knows where she'll hit us.

>>29790608
She's vindictive like that
Don't let it get to you

>>29790668
>Who knows where she'll hit us.
Houdini end.

>>29790544
God, what a violent bitch. She must be a sadist.

>>29790544
Christ, just dodge it, dumbhold.

>>29790608
I'm not saying it,

But I will say: This is the future you chose.

>>29790619
I'd be disappointed if she was that easy a nut to crack.

>>29790608
Marianne is a naturally abusive individual, comes from the bad shit that's happened to her. She needs more friends badly

Well, this isn't the first abusive relationship Reinhold's ever had with a woman. At least she doesn't make us do things.

>tfw battered shota syndrome

>>29790695
We voted not to.

>>29790708
Didn't your mom punch you for getting into brawls?

>>29790544
So, rolling for PTSD reoccurrence next post?

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>>29790689
My kinda girl.

>>29790728
only if she does an 10x combo

>>29790608
So long as she doesn't hit Louise levels of cuntish violence where she snaps off a broom-end and ties the sharp, jagged ends to our lower back while clipping old socks to our ears with pegs, before proceeding to tie our arms and legs and drag us by a chain up and down stairs until we're bruised and bleeding, I'd say we're good.

>>29790728
No.

>>29790728
The beatings didn't give him issues you imbecile.

>>29790728
She hasn't grabbed our dick yet, so no.

>>29790751
Hey, I'm just saying that if we keep pushing the girls away because of "muh trauma" we probably should display some sign of trauma after this.

Rolled 7

>>29790800

His trauma is of the sexual kind, not the physical beating trauma.

>>29790800
Why?

>>29790800
It's like you don't even know the characters in the Quest.

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>>29790689

Oh baby.

>>29790800
>>29790728

I am so sick of the muh trauma bullshit.

>>29790782
It gave him must please master issues.

And that's perfectly alright with me.

>>29790800
Muh trauma is only allowed when it's convenient for the QM to use.

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>>29790544
>[2/2]

But just as you brace yourself for the mother of all slaps, her arm is stopped mid-swing by Thierri.

"C'mon, Marianne," the King says to his daughter, "he just got out of the infirmiry, I know you don't want to send him right back in there."

As Thierri holds Marianne's arm in place, she glares at you... but then her breathing slowly normalizes and she lets her arm fall limp at her side.

"You..." Marianne mutters. "...you damned idiot!!"

Thierri moves to stop her again as she rushes towards you, only to stop when he sees that she only did so to grab you by the collar of your shirt.

"What in the world makes you think it's okay to be so STUPID!?" she shouts. "So you think it's fine to get killed over some stupid manly pride, is that it!? Do you alue your own life so little!?"


>how do you respond?

>>29790917
i did it to see if i could protect you, and my life wasn't in any danger

>>29790917
It wasn't pride Marianne-I wanted to see if I could still hold a candle to the other guy competing for my position

>>29790917
"Yep."

>>29790917
"I wasn't intending to die. But I apologize if I worried you."

>>29790948
This sounds fine.

>>29790917
"Yes."

that'll stump her.

>>29790917
"I knew he wouldn't kill me and I wanted to test myself against a strong opponent. And after he broke my sword, I... I guess I stopped thinking at that point."

>>29790937
>>29790948
these are good.

>>29790917
"I wanted to test myself. I knew he wouldn't kill me, and it was the best opportunity I had to see how strong I've become."
"But... I didn't want to worry you, I'm sorry for that"

>>29790917
"I didn't plan on dying. I'm sorry for worrying you. You've got a good slap, by the way. Ow."

>>29790917

>>29790972 This.

>>29790941
>>29790966
We couldn't die without failing to serve her, though.

>>29790917
"It had nothing to do with pride. I did it because I wanted to. It might have been reckless and stupid, but I wanted to see how far I could go. Even with the injuries, I'd have felt worse if I'd just walked away without even trying."

Rolled 10

>>29790972
>>29790980


These please.

>>29790917
"Yep.

"Is your hand alright?"

>>29790972
This

>>29790948
+1

>>29790917
slapped us so hard we spontaneously grew glasses

I've already said my piece about what I think our motivations were in >>29790530 and that whole big thing last thread, so I'd want us to say something along those lines.

(It's also worth noting that you kind of have to be able to distance yourself from your own self-worth if you're going to be an effective bodyguard, but that's definitely not the answer she wants to hear.)

>>29790948

Fine, I guess.

>>29790933
>>29790937

Fuck no.

>>29790917
"There is a good chance that I will never have the opportunity to go all out against a Sealed King user in a Controlled setting with immediate access to medical equipment. Of course I made the most of the experience... And once my dad's sword broke I might have gone a little nuts' which hasn't happened before and is good to know I'll have to work on."

>>29790941
This 100000x

>>29790917
"It's because I value my life that i did that. I value the ability to enjoy the few things I have in my life. It was my one chance to actually face a Sealed King. So i took it."

>>29790972
>>29790980

some combinationg of these two

>>29790937
pls no

>>29790980
This

>>29790972
>>29790980
Either of these are good.

>>29790917
"My life was in little danger, and it provided excellent practical experience. I'm sorry if I worried you, but I have no intentions of dying any time soon."

>>29790917
"What"
and then when she rages, explain that we thought that Monique was capable of being a reasonable human being, and that we thought it would be the only time we could actually fight a sealed king without the risk of death. Clearly we were wrong about Monique being reasonable and the whole risk of death part, but at least his sword was trying to not kill us. Also, we need to at least reference the fact that while we lost to his sword, we thrashed HIM handily.

>>29790948
>>29790988
Some weird, cross-eyed child of these two.

>>29790917
"It wasn't about pride. I was doing it to test my abilities. And I kind of wanted the honor of fighting a Sealed King. But, in hindsight, I guess it was rather stupid, so... I'm sorry for making you worry."

>>29790988
This is a pretty solid way of putting it, actually.

Maybe not "without even trying", because we were DEFINITELY trying, but something more like "without trying my hardest."

>>29790917
these:
>>29790972
>>29790980

>>29790993
Thissss

>>29790980
This one

>>29790917
I needed to test the limit of my skill to protect you in a real fight, not merely in training bouts. I had beaten Monique before, i thought i could do so again. When that sealed king came out, i fully understood your father's disire to take on a once in a life time challange. in the end, i see now what i need to improve upon to make sure you will not be harmed under my watch.

>>29790941
This says more than explaining a bunch of things that she'll still be mad at/

>>29790993
Please do this.

the fight has evolved us.

>>29790917
"Please, I wasn't going to die. Medical help was nearby, most of my wounds were in my extremities, Monique wasn't trying to kill me, and I wasn't going to bleed out before I got patched up.

I had a chance to fight a Sealed King in these conditions, to test the limits of my swordsmanship, of course I gave it my all. And well, once Monique broke my sword, I really didn't feel like standing down and giving him a clean victory.

I'm sorry I worried you Marianne."

>>29790917
this physically hurts me somehow..

>>29790917
Voting for these two
>>29790972
>>29790980

>>29790917
I was in a fight-life and death weren't really what I was thinking about, especially after my sword was broken. plus, we weren't trying to kill each other and it was a good match

>>29790993
Seconding.

>>29790917
"Manly pride? No. My pride as a swordsman. I was faced against Setsuranka, a Sealed King, and I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I didn't seize that once in a lifetime opportunity and push myself to my absolute limit."

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>all these votes saying little or no danger of dying

>>29790948

This is fine.

>writing

>>29791107
it was part of the anouncments before that match that they had SUPER DOCTORS ready to run in

>>29790993
BACKBONERY

DO EET

>>29790917
Heal her hand plus
"Sorry I selfishly worried you"

>>29790917
"You're right, I am an idiot. But it wasn't about pride. It was about beating the pompous asshole who insulted everybody I care about."

>>29791107
They held super doctors and even had sylvie confirm that monique was trying to get us to submit.(OOC monique has also said he was trying to break our will.)

>>29791107
to be fair, Marianne probably doesn't need it reinforced that we could have gotten exploded or cut in half in seconds were Monique slightly competent without Setsuranka

Arch, one question? It's something that I think we took for granted given the rules for the duel that were laid down, but it's been bothering me.

Was there absolutely no chance that we could have died during the duel?

Yes, there's healing magic and whatnot, but I imagine they'd have only of stepped in when there was a lull in the action, and if we kept fighting on to the last, they might not have been able to do something if it became too late. Given the seriousness of our wounds, and that the fact some of them were probably hidden (a collar bone shattering is going to cause some nasty internal bleeding), was it possible to have just bled out there on the arena floor?

>>29791158

Folks have died on the dueling circuit before.

>>29790917
"Not pride. I only agreed to the duel in the first place to end Monique's ridiculous grudge. Backing out would only have infuriated him further."

>>29791158
IIRC they don't step in/end the duel until someone submits or blacks out.

>>29791128
There's a difference between backbone and just being a dick to a girl. You seem to not understand this.

>>29791158
>Was there absolutely no chance that we could have died during the duel?
we have several sources confirming the monuqie wasn't trying to kill us, so unless we rolled a lot of nat 1s.

>>29791158
No it's been covered before. People can and do get their heads chopped and whatnot.

Most competitors don't try to make a habit out of it but it does happen.

>>29790917
"I really dislike Monique."

>>29791197
Thankfully, not to Reinhold's knowledge at the time, Setsurenka was intentionally minimizing the permanent damage she was dealing.

Nice girl, shame she has such terrible taste in men.

>>29791223
I think she was following her masters wishes.
Also was possession mode ever fully explained?
Is it a combination of minds or straight up puppet control?

>>29791223
>Implying sword waifu won't mold him into the hero Granache needs

That's what i'm hoping happens at least.
To be honest, it makes sense he got the sword. Without it he'd probably have gone apeshit by now.

>>29791223
>>29791249

She's also been trapped in a sword for a long time. Fighting's probably one of the only things she's got left. When you think about it, these are really disgusting weapons.

>>29791284
Well, the guy WAS crazy

>>29791262
>implying the sword didn't make him crazier

>>29791325
Not when we were sword waifu

It feels good to know I was somebody's waifu, even by proxy

>>29791262
>Without it he'd probably have gone apeshit by now.

Probably so

I'm hoping it at least makes him not a fucking joke character. He's a big-league character now and needs that sword to metaphorically slap some sense into him to stop dicking around with small fries like Reinhold. Although if she can get arms and slap him, I would be okay with that.

>>29791325
Actually, it made him less crazy. The sword has relentlessly (through us) been telling him to calm the fuck down.

>>29791353
beingg the waifu is about half as good as being with yours

>>29791358
she kind of can
Possession mode, take control of his sword hand, slap himself across the face with the flat of the blade until he learns

>>29791325
She seems like she's been trying her best to level him out actually, between the choices we made when we played as her and the conversations we've seen recently. Clearly failing, but she gets an A for effort.

>>29791353
/tg/, where we want to be the little sword girl

>>29791387
oh god I want an interlude with this

Stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself

>>29791398
And I wish we could still be.

>>29791353
It would have made me really happy if he'd be a little affectionate with us~

>>29791388
Hey ,we TRIED to make him less crazy, I mean, we even got his brother involved

But really, I think he's just too far gone.

>>29791438
ara ara

what are we going to do in the sheath, Monique?

>>29791448
He said grudge is over with duel. I think that's progress.

You know, he seems fine as long as his DESTROY REINHOLD senses aren't tingling

>>29791492
If anything I wonder if he's gonna be hiding from us out of trauma, and avoiding the fuck out of us even when we try to approach him casually.

>>29791492
while it may be calmed, he may still feel the need to beat us without using setsuranka

>>29791512
"Hey Monique, I never got to-" "I, AH, HAVE TO LEAVE. GOODBYE!" "Wait, I just-" "P-PLEASE DO NOT BOTHER ME." "Dude I wanted to say-" "ohgodhe'scoming"

>>29791562
"Oh hey, Gregory, did you want to talk to Monique too?"

As from the distance we hear a high-pitched squeal of panic.

"..what was that noise?"

>>29791562
And then there's Gregory, just laughing to himself off to one side.

>>29791562
>in the back ground he keeps catching glimpses of gregory

talking about monique,
should we tell him (if it works with ours) that nicklaus can fix his family blade?

>>29791584
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAdGv89e0sE

>>29791562
>>29791584
>>29791589
>>29791593
Now I want to play as Greg.

>>29791601
He could've reforged it if he wanted to, he chose not to because he didn't think he deserved to do that, or something along those lines.

>>29791593
>usually peering from behind lightposts and the tops of doorways. glaring

>>29791601
no need, we're getting ours specially treated, not just fixed. he's had two months to get his fixed, more than enough time for his family

>>29791601
Nah he already buried it with his grandfather.

>>29791601
He buried the shards of that blade in his great-grandfather's grave

>>29791601
Probably a good idea.

>>29791562
Awws...I really want to talk to Monique now that his issue with Reinhold is settled. Now I'm worried this will happen, because that would be too hilarious.

>>29791601
There's no point. He's too caught up in the symbolism of it having been broken to care that it can get repaired.

Reinhold, on the other hand, is a little more utilitarian about things. Sure, he was upset when his broke, but when told it could be repaired just went "Oh, awesome. This sword means a lot to me, so I'm glad there's a way to fix it."

"I wanted to test myself against a strong opponent, and I knew that he wouldn't kill me do I figured that it would be my best opportunity to do so," you say. "Sorry if I worried you though, I guess I just... stopped thinking after he broke my sword."
"...of course you weren't thinking..." Marianne mutters as she lets go of your collar and places a hand on her forehead.

"As you can see, my daughter was -very- worried about you, Reinhold," Thierri says as he pulls her close. "But I can assure you that BOTH of us are happy that got out of that ugly scrape in one piece... sorry about your sword, though."
"Thanks for the concern, Your Majesty," you reply with a bow.
"I think Gregory was going to try and find you a temporary replacement sword at the very least... you can't exactly do your job without one, after all."

>[1/?]

Add something about it LOOKING dangerous, but actually not being serious.

Because we were there, we knew what kind of damage we were dealt, and though it looked bad from the outside we probably could tell that the wounds weren't bad (because Setsuranka was holding back, but we don't know that).

>>29791601

Fuck that guy. He already has an old king and he's burned enough bridges.

We have actual FRIENDS with swords who'd benefit first. If anyone else gets a super sword it's going to be Nico, then Greg and Vincent. Then any other knights and trusted royal guards in the castle.

The list of people who need, deserve, and earned one is long and Monique is near the bottom.

>>29791726
Nico's grandfathers spear is very likely bullshit powerful

>>29791726
>Nico
>Not Arnaud

>>29791751
It's a sealed king tied to a stick.

>>29791726
nico already has a bullshit powered spear.(its a sealed king)

>>29791686
I wonder when she'll realize that our job is to be her meat shield?

>>29791778
>>29791751

Monique already has an actual sealed king though. He's still below her priority wise.

Though in all seriousness, maybe we should think about this before we give out the information. I mean if this gets refined a bit it's basically mass producing sealed kings here.

>>29791812
The same time the narrative does. Never.

>>29791823
We don't even know if it'll be that strong.

Crystals are still an unknown.

>>29791823
>I mean if this gets refined a bit it's basically mass producing sealed kings here.
Only if it reaches the point where Niklaus actually unravels whatever long-forgotten process it took to create the original bullshit-power crystal lifeform. And he's a long way off from that.

As it stands now, Sylvie mentioned that she wasn't even sure if we would still be able to reshape the material were we to use it to repair our sword.

It's a total mystery what it'll actually do and be capable of at this point.

>>29791823
how do niklaus's crystals in anyway equal a sealed king? at best we'd get something like kayneth's mercury stuff from fate/zero, and that level would likely take years to master, we're most likely just going to end up with a sword we can reshape and reforge at will

>>29791885
you forget that shit would eat mana.

>>29791836
With that kind of attitude, you wouldn't even do well as a meatshield! Enjoy the ride.

>>29791686
>[2/2]

"Yeah, I'm a swordsman without a usable sword right now," you sigh.
"Don't worry about that right now," Thierri says, shaking his head. "Marianne'll be with me for the rest of the day, so you just focus on regaining your MANLY FIGHTING SPIRIT!" he laughs as he flexes his arm in a most macho fashion. "So try and relax a bit and raise your spirits some, eh?"

He then turns to Marianne.

"What say we go and get some cakes?" the King asks. "I know you love your sweeeeets..." he says in a teasing manner.
"Fine, if that's what you want to do," Marianne mumbles. "Just quit talking like that."
"If that is what my lovely daughter wishes..."


>anything to say before they leave?

>>29791928
>"I'll try to use my head more often, Marianne."

>>29791928
Nope.

Let her stew out with her dad.

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>>29791913
..You think we might even end up with an anti-magic sword like Del?

>>29791928
"So how cold of a reception did all of my puns get?"
last one I swear

>>29791958
Second

>>29791928
Nope, we're done here.

>>29791928
tell them about grandma letting us borrow her blade

>>29791928
I shall try harder to engage brain more often Princess.

>>29791951
no, the crystals eat OUR magic, not the other guys

>>29791958
Seconded
>>29791951
Maybe, i'm hoping we meet reinhold in the sequal quest.

>>29791958
I approve. I want to see Aquaman's reaction.

>>29791958
I mean this is probably the most IC thing we could say.

>>29791975
This and then
>>29791958

>>29791958
This this this.

>>29791618
>Charmander's flame growing dimmer

Jesus Christ. Squirtle's don't fuck around.