>>41267099
>[ ] Let her have this
it will also be good when she sees we aren't surprised by it

>>41267099
>>[ ] Let her have this

>>41267099
>>[ ] Let her have this

>>41267099
>>[ ] Let her have this

>writing

>>41267099
>[ ] Let her have this
What if Kyla is actually his mother? That's why she needed to ensure he wouldn't want to plow her.

Might also explain why she gets so upset when he goes off to fight after just meeting him.

>>41267501
What if she's actually Yui's mother?

What if she IS Yui!?

>>41267543
The first one fits into my shadow run.

The second doesn't as much. Unless she's somehow betting on two horses in this race.

"If there's a surprise, it would be wrong to ruin it. Right?" You ask.

Kyla giggles, like she knows something you don't. "Yup!" She says.

You bring your bags into the kitchen and start putting things away. You got the necessities for the week, as well as some other stuff.

You got around the same amount that you and Yui used to get when she still lived here. You hope that's still enough. It's not a big deal if it isn't, it just means that you'll have to go back to the grocery store...

The only problem with that is the fact that you hate the grocery store. There's always at least one screaming kid running around, two carts parked across the aisle, and three people trying to haggle with the cashier.

Yeah. Hopefully this will be enough.

You finish putting things away, making sure Kyla knows where everything is, and put all the important stuff on the lower shelves so you don't end up with another mess like this morning.

You check your watch. It's 4:00. You still have some time to kill before you need to head next door, so you...

>[ ] Practice guitar

>[ ] Watch anime with Kyla

>[ ] Play with Moriarty

>[ ] Hammer out that essay

>[ ] Other

>>41267728
If essay is due tomorrow.
>[ ] Hammer out that essay

Otherwise
>[ ] Watch anime with Kyla

>>41267728
>[ ] Hammer out that essay
Then if we have time
>[ ] Practice guitar
Acoustic guitar, right?

>>41267569
Maybe Yui was Kyla's first choice Champion, and got pulled in by the Traitor or something.

>writing

>>41267728
>[ ] Hammer out that essay

>>41267728
are we just forgetting the magic thing entirely?

Is Browning the magic teacher, and is this Kyla's surprise?

>>41268163
Wait til the weekend.

"So we've got some time to kill" Kyla says. "wanna watch the end of Durarara with me?
"No, sorry" You say. "I'm actually gonna need the computer. I need to type up an essay. Shouldn't take too long"

Kyla pouts. "Maaaaaaaaan" She says.
"Whine all you want. I'd rather not flunk out because of all this" You say.

Kyla crosses her arms. "Fine" She says, bending down and grabbing Moriarty off the floor. "I'll go play with Moriarty"
"Here" You say, reaching into a drawer and pulling out a laser pointer. "Take this"
"What is it?" She asks, examining the small tool.

"Point and press" You say. "Not sure whether he loves it or hates it, but it drives him crazy"
Kyla takes the pointer and the cat, and goes into her room. Leaving you to work in relative peace.

You sit down on the couch and grab your laptop off the table. You've had this thing for a couple years now, and it still runs pretty well. You don't know much about computers, so Dwight is the one that helped you pick it.

With the computer on, you pull out your rough draft and get down to business...

>[1/2]

You finish off the typing and give it all a quick once over.

You nod in satisfaction at your work. This should be worth a B, maybe a B+. Not the best work you've ever done, but you aren't about to rewrite the whole damn thing at the last second just for another 10% or so.

You close your laptop and lean your head back. That took about 30 minutes, meaning you still have another 30 minutes. You think for a bit about how you can kill that time...

And awaken to Kyla shaking you.

"Wake up Saif! We're gonna be late!" She says.
"Uwha?" you say. "I'm awake. I'm awake"
"Good" Kyla says. "Go fix your hair. You're not going to dinner with bed head"

Kyla pulls you to your feet and pushes you into the washroom.

You shake your head as she closes the door behind you. Shit, you must've dozed off. You check your watch. It's 5:00. You're not late... yet. But you will be in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... now you're late.

You splash water on your face and fix your hair as Kyla requested, and once you're certain that you're fully awake and presentable you head back out.

"Looking good" Kyla says, giving you a thumbs up. "Now let's go"
"A little eager, are we?" You ask.
"I'm hungry" She says.
"You're always hungry" You say.
"Not always" She says. "Only when my stomach is empty"

You roll your eyes and head to the door, but Kyla lags behind.

"What are you doing?" You ask.
"Bringing the cat" She says, holding Moriarty up by the scruff.
"Why?" You ask.
"She said we could" Kyla says.

>[ ] Alright then

>[ ] We should probably leave him here

>>41268462
>>[ ] Alright then
Cat is abnormally well behaved.

>>41268462
>[ ] Alright then

>>41268462
>[ ] Alright then

>>41268462
>>[ ] Alright then

>writing

>>41268462
>Alright then

"If you say so" You say, reaching out to Kyla. "Give 'im here"
Kyla hands you the cat, and you put him on your shoulder. There, he carefully paws his way to the back of your neck, where he props himself up to see over your head.

"Mew" He says.
"Cool, he's good to go" You say.
"Do you speak cat or something?" She asks.
"You didn't understand that?" You ask.

Kyla stares at you, and blinks a few times. "Let's go. Hopefully you won't say anything stupid in front of everyone else" She says, walking past you to the door.

You smile and follow her out. Then you knock on Ms. Browning's door, which is pretty much right next to yours.

Ms. Browning answer's quickly, opening the door with a welcoming smile. "You're laaaaate~" She says.
"Sorry" You reply. "Been a little sleep deprived. Laid down for a cat nap and didn't wake up on time"
"Mew" Moriarty says.

"Humans can so take cat naps" You reply.
"Meeeeeeee" he says, licking your hair.

Ms. Browning laughs at the spectacle. "I didn't know you spoke cat" She says.
"You didn't understand that?" You ask.
Kyla gives a loud sigh. "Remember what I said about saying stupid things?" She says.
"Not stupid, funny" You say. "Unlike you, Ms. Browning appreciate's my humour"
"Please, we're not in or going to class. Call me Jessica" She says. "And come in. No sense leaving you guys out in the hallway"

>[1/2]

Ms. Brow- err... "Jessica" leads you into her apartment. It's a bit larger than yours, and it's certainly better decorated.

It looks like they renovated a bit since they moved in, as you definitely notice a change.

"Did you guys paint?" You ask.
"Yes we did" She says. "You've been in here before?"
"Mew" Moriarty says.
"Mmhmm" You say. "Moriarty was born here. I got him from the lady who lived here before you"
"Oh, that's neat" She says. "That woman certainly had a lot of cats"
"She had 2 cats" You say. "The rest were kittens from Moriarty's litter that she was trying to get rid of"
"Meeeeeee" Moriarty says.

"Is someone else zere?" You hear a familiar voice from the living room.

In the living room, you see Claire and "Jessica"'s (You probably aren't going to get used to calling her that anytime soon" daughter Sarah sitting on the floor with game controllers.

You and Claire lock eyes as soon as she sees you...

>[ ] Act cool

>[ ] Act surprised

>[ ] Other

>>41269090
>>[ ] Act cool

>>41269090
>[ ] Try to act cool

>>41269090
>>[ ] Act cool

>>41269090
>Act cool
See, if she was on the computer, with a headset, I could fantasize she's playing Wakfu.

>writing

>>41269282
I AM curious as to what she's playing, though...

>>41269282
>>41269325
They're actually playing co-op SLAI

"Yo" you say, waving nonchalantly.

"You aren't surprised" Kyla says. "Why aren't you surprised?"
"I sought you were 'aving dinner wis your neighbour" Claire says, wide eyed with surprise at your appearance.

"I am" You say.
Claire blinks a few times.
"I live next door" You say.
Claire blinks a few more times.
"Ms Brow-... Jessica is my neighbour" you say.

Claire is still staring.
"Oh, hello again" Sarah says.
"Yo" You say.
"Not you" Sarah says. "But hello to you too"
"Hi Sarah" Kyla says.
"You two met?" You ask.
"Last night" Kyla says.

"I think your dad broke Claire" Sarah says. "Wanna play Mario Kart?"
"Do I?" Kyla asks.

Kyla skips over and sits down next to Sarah, taking the controller from Claire along the way.

Moriarty hops down to the floor and begins tentatively exploring his old home.
"So... how's it going?" You ask Claire.
She snaps out of her apparent daze. "Sorry! Yes. I'm doing well" She says.

Ms. B-... Jessica laughs at your amazing display of teenage awkwardness.
"Ummm... Jessica, could I talk to you for a moment?" Claire asks.
"Sure thing" Jessica says.

Claire stands up and walks into the kitchen, and Jessica follows.

>[ ] Ask if you can play Mario Kart too

>[ ] See if you can listen in

>[ ] Other

>>41269604
>[ ] See if you can listen in

>>41269604
>[ ] Ask if you can play Mario Kart too
Wario

>>41269604
>Claire stands up and walks into the kitchen
>Stands

Am I missing something here?

>[ ] See if you can listen in

>>41269687
Now I'm confused. Thanks.

>>41269604
>Listen
Be ready to slow down time if we need to bail.

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>>41269604
>Claire stands up and walks into the kitchen
What's going on anons?!

>>41269766
Either Smiley messed up or...

>>41269604
>>41269766
RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN ITS A TRAP WE'VE BEEN BETRAYED IT WASNT KYLA!

>>41269800
It's been established that she CAN walk, it just takes a lot of effort.

>>41269797
>>41269766
>>41269702
>>41269687
Claire isn't bound to the wheelchair. It was stated the first time you saw her that she uses it because she's physically weak, and walking/standing for long periods exhausts her to the point where the wheelchair is necessary.

This was also touched on when you walked her home last night

>writing

>>41269906
OK, I had a feeling it was that, but I didn't remember well.

You watch Claire and Jessica walk into the kitchen, and as soon as they're out of sight you stand by the entry,

"You could 'ave told me 'e was going to be 'ere" Claire says.
"And ruin the surprise?" Jessica asks. "And miss the adorable shock?"

There is a pause, and then Jessica speaks again. "And the cute pouty face!" She says. "All of your faces are just so CUTE"
"Zis isn't funny" Claire says.
"Of course not" She says. "I figured I'd take the chance to set you up"
"But what if 'e doesn't like me..." Claire says.

Jessica bursts into laughter. "Seriously?" She asks.
"Yes!" Claire replies.
"Come here, I'll let you in on a little secret" Jessica says.

It's quiet for a minute. "There" Jessica says. "Now, let's go before your boyfriend gets bored"

You start to step away from the door.

"E-e's not my boyfriend" Claire says.
"Oh, of course" Jessica says. "Not yet, anyways"
"Jessicaaaaaaa" Claire whines.
Jessica laughs as she skips out of the kitchen. You're a good ways away from the doorway now, watching Kyla and Sarah play Mario Kart.

"What's up?" You ask.
"Oh, nothing" Jessica says, winking at you as she walks past into the living room.

Claire follows out of the kitchen shortly after, red-faced, with her eyes planted on the ground.

>[ ] Ask how they know each other

>[ ] Ask what they were talking about

>[ ] Other

>>41270303
>[ ] Ask how they know each other

>>41270303
>>[ ] Ask how they know each other

>>41270303
>>[ ] Ask how they know each other

>>41270303
>[ ] Ask how they know each other

>writing

"So how do you two know each other?" You ask.
"Like I said. Our mothers were friends" Jessica says. "Claire is like the little sister I never had"

Claire smiles weakly, and sits down on in the middle of the couch.

"It never seemed that way to me" You say.
"That's because you only ever see us together at school" Jessica says, sitting down next to Claire. "We keep things professional there"

You nod in understanding, and sit down on Claire's other side.
"But in private..." Jessica says, putting an arm over Claire's shoulder and yanking her into a hug. "I get to do this"

Claire looks extremely embarrassed, but Jessica takes little notice.

Your attention is drawn away from the spectacle beside you to one of the bedrooms when you hear barking. Immediately after, Moriarty zips out and runs up your body to your shoulder to hide behind your head as a pug chases him out of the bedroom.

"So that's where you went" Jessica says.
The pug barks at you and Moriarty.
"I didn't know you had a dog" You say.
"I didn't know you 'ad a cat" Claire says.

"Cat's not mine" Jessica says, picking up the dog. "But yeah, this guy's name is Patrick"
"So where did ze cat come from?" Claire asks.
"He's mine" You say. "This is Moriarty. Say hello"
"Meeee" Mori says.

Claire giggles. "I didn't know you spoke cat" She says.
"Why does everyone keep saying that?" You ask.
"Mew" Mori says, pawing your ear.

>[1/2]

"Dang!" Kyla says.

You look up to the screen. She lost.

"You're bad at this" Sarah says.
"It's like... my second time playing" Kyla says. "I'll get you this time"

The two of them start playing again. It seems like Kyla's made a friend.

"S-so 'ow long 'ave you lived here?" Claire asks.
"About... 10 years now" You say.
"Zat long?" She asks. "Have you always lived alone?"
"No. Yui used to live with me, and now I've got Kyla" You say.

"Ah yes... I was going to ask about zat" She says. "Sarah caled your 'er dad"
"Oh!" You say. "No, I'm not actually her dad... well, technically..."
Claire looks confused.
"I signed up for one of those big brother programs, and somebody screwed up" You say, "Long story short, I accidentally adopted her"
"I see" Claire says. "Zat must 'ave been awkward"
"You have no idea" You say.

Speaking of awkward, this subject is kinda just that. Time to switch it to...

>[ ] Whether Claire's any good at video games

>[ ] Your adorable kitten

>[ ] School

>[ ] Other

>>41271144
>[ ] Your adorable kitten

>>41271144
>>[ ] Your adorable kitten

>>41271144
>>[ ] Your adorable kitten
For now but Abigail did say she was competitive. I wonder if that carries over to video games.

>writing

>>41271223
>I wonder if that carries over to video games.

And thus were introduced to Claire 'Leet' Beaument.

"I bet zat pleb plays Alliance!"

And now it's back to the classic problem of having run out of things to say... You thought you had worked past this sort of awkwardness.

And Moriarty picks now to decide that your ear looks tasty.

"Ow, ow! Stop that" You say, reaching back only to get your hand swatted.

Claire giggles. "Feisty" She says.
"Nah, he's just being showy" You say, grabbing him in spite of his defenses and pinning him to your leg.

Moriarty struggles against your grip, before giving up and switching to his alternate defense: being adorable. "Mew" he says.
Claire giggles again. "Umm... may I?" She asks.
"Pet him?" You ask.
Claire nods.
"Sure thing. Here, catch" You say, tossing Mori into Claire's lap.

She seems startled by your handling of him, but quickly warms up. "E-ello" She says.
Moriarty sniffs her hand, then rubs his cheek on it, eliciting an excited smile from Claire.

"Do you like cats?" You ask.
"I don't hate zem" She says. "I certainly wouldn't get one myself"
"Why not?" You ask.
"It's a lot of work, isn't it?" She asks.
"Not really, but I may have lucked out" You say.
"How is zat?" She asks.
"Moriarty is basically self trained" You say. "He even uses the toilet"
Claire looks surprised. "'E does?"
"Yup" You say. "And aside from a little mishap on Sunday night, he's a pretty well behaved cat"
"What ''appened on Sunday?" She asks.

>[ ] Tell her

>[ ] Nothing in particular

>[ ] Other

>>41271725
>[ ] Tell her

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>>41271543
>Claire is secretly a hardcore pvper
>Gives ridiculous noblewoman laugh as she shows those noobs how it's done

>Pic related.

>>41271725
>>[ ] Tell her
This'll be good...maybe.

>>41271725
>>[ ] Tell her

>writing

"I ended up working all day and didn't get back home to feed him" You say. "So he learned how to open doors and escaped"
"Srough ze front door?" She asks.
"No, out the back and through this place" You say. "It took more than an hour to find him"

That's a lie. You found him fairly quickly. But you didn't make it back to your real apartment until 1am, and Jessica saw you come in so you can't really tell the truth.

"'Ow did you find him?" She asks.
"I got fed up and threatened to take him to China Sea if he didn't poke his head out" You say.
"China Sea?" She asks.
"You've probably seen it" You say. "Little Chinese place near your house"
"Hmm. Maybe I should go there some time" She says.
"Don't. It sucks" You say. "The only reason someone should ever go there is if they need to feed a family of 5 with $15"
Claire laughs. "Is it zat bad?"
"Worse" You say. "It's actually right next to the vet. Might explain why their stuff is so cheap"
Claire covers her mouth and tries to stifle her laughter to no avail.

As she laughs, Moriarty leaps off of her lap and attacks the dog; leading to a chase around the living room.
"Aww..." She says.
"He'll come back" You say.

"Again?" Kyla says.
"You suck at this game" Sarah says.
"I do not" Kyla says. "You're just too good!"
"You're right" Sarah says. "I am good"
"Are you?" Claire asks.

Sarah visibly tenses up. You can see why, FEEL why. Claire feels awfully malicious right now...

"Getting awfully 'eadstrong, aren't we?" Claire asks, picking up one of the spare controllers.
Sarah laughs nervously as Claire picks up a spare controller off the shelf next to the TV.
"You want to join too?" She asks you.

>[ ] Sure

>[ ] I'm good just watching

>[ ] Other

>>41272235
>>[ ] Sure

>>41272235
>[ ] Sure

>>41272235
>Sure
But be warned, I have played video games for a long time.

>>41272235
>[ ] Sure

>>41272304
I get the impression so has she. And for a lot longer cause of her disability.

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>>41272235
>>[ ] Sure

>>41272331
so that means we recommend katawa shoujo to her?

>>41272390
No anon. No we shouldn't.

Its not very good anyways.

>writing

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>>41272410
>Its not very good anyways.

"Sure" You say, taking the controller that Claire offers you.

You've never been much of a gamer, as that was always more Yui's thing. As such, you didn't really argue when she took the systems with her to her new place. That said, you aren't exactly a pushover. Reflex-wise, you'll have all these people beat. Game-skill wise, you're not so sure.

You can definitely take Kyla, and maybe Sarah. But the look in Claire's eyes tells you that you're about to be emasculated...

Nonetheless, you pick a racer and get started...

>Roll me some dice.
>3 d20

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>41272519

Rolled 2, 6, 16 = 24 (3d20)

>>41272519

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>41272519

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>41272519

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>41272519

>22 in 3
>Neutral roll

>writing

>I should probably start including a little tidbit on the rolling system whenever I call for a roll.

>>41272519
Oh boy, time to get our shit kicked in.

>>41272584
Remember that time I said we're gonna get a whole lot of neutral rolls?

>>41272584
Well, at least we kept up; I don't want to know what would have happened if we beat her...

>>41272588
Nah man. See we start losing, but then since its Mario Kart the people in the lead get fucked and we squeeze out a victory.

>>41272606
Getting a 2 will do that. Also thats probably why they are neutral as they are the most common.

The race starts out well enough.

The first thing you notice is the reason why Kyla keeps losing. She burns out right off the bat, and proceeds to run into every wall like it was how the game should be played.

After the first lap, Kyla has fallen so far behind that you're pretty sure at least one of you is going to lap her, you and Sarah are pretty much neck-and-neck, and Claire is nowhere to be seen.

By the second lap, you've given up all hope of catching Claire and focus on keeping ahead of Sarah. It helps that just about every time Sarah gets an item, she launches it blindly in Claire's direction.

You're still neck-and-neck during the third lap, and somehow the two of you have gained on Claire. Sarah launches a blue shell in the hopes that at least one of you will be able to get ahead...

And it misses. No... Claire dodges it, and Kyla- who is just finishing her 2nd lap -is the one who gets caught in the explosion.

The race ends with Claire in 1st, you in 2nd, Sarah in 3rd, and Kyla in last.

"How did you manage that?" Sarah asks.
"It's simple when you know 'ow it's done" Claire says.
"How's it done?" Sarah asks.
"I can't just tell you zat" She says.

Sarah growls. "I want a rematch" She says.
Claire smiles proudly. "If you insist. But we both know 'ow it will end" She says.

"Sorry kids, I'm afraid your rematch will have to wait" Jessica says. "Soup's on"

>[1/2]

>>41272870
She dodged a blue shell. Dayumm

Claire looks at Sarah and shrugs. You walk over and give her a hand to stand up.

"Merci" She says. The competitive attitude has faded, and it seems like she's back to being 'ladylike'
"Don't mention it" You say. "Do you play a lot of video games?" You ask.
"Here and zere" She says. "I don't get out much, so it's eizer zat or books"
You chuckle. "I think you'd get along well with Yui" You say.
"Your sister?" She asks.
"Yeah. She's always been better than me at these things" You say.

Claire smiles. "Maybe I'll take her on one day"
"I could set that up" You say.
"We'll see" She says. "You can let go of my 'and now"

You look down. Yes, you are still holding her hand. You quickly let go and scratch your head.

"Sorry I... uhh..."

>[ ] Was caught up in the conversation

>[ ] Retreat

>[ ] Forgot it was there

>[ ] Other

>>41273052
>[ ] Was caught up in the conversation

>>41273052
>>[ ] Was caught up in the conversation
Its true. Usually truth is good.

>>41273052
>[ ] Was caught up in the conversation

>>41273052
>[ ] Always wanted to so I took my chance

>>41273052
>[ ] Was caught up in the conversation
>end at the biggest cliffhanger of all
>what kind of soup is it!?

>>41273052
>>[ ] Was caught up in the conversation
>>41273153
Better question: What character was she playing?

>>41273153
Nah, thats not going to be the cliffhanger, its going to continue on through the night, everyone loses track of time, midnight hits and everyone phone goes off reminding of the arena, including Claire's and Jessica's. Then, the session just ends on that.

>>41273222
And Sarah's. And the cat's.

>writing

"Got a little caught up in the conversation" You say.

Claire smiles, bashfully at first, but it slowly broadens into a more earnest smile. "I forgive you" She says, lightly pecking you on the cheek before gliding past you into the dining room.

For what feels like the umpteenth time today, you're left dazed. Did she just... did she just do what you think she just did?

To you?

On the cheek?

"Heyo! You comin' or should I call Houston?" Jessica asks.
"Bwuh?" you ask. "What about Houston?"
"You're spacing out" She says. "Come on, before it gets cold"

You blink a few times.

Right. Dinner. You had somehow forgotten about that.

You nod to Jessica and follow her into the dining room.

That's all for tonight!

Next thread will be this weekend, and it will hopefully be the last thread for the fourth night.

As always I'll be sticking around for question/suggestion time!

>>41273482
Annnd /thread.

>>41273495
Thanks for the run boss.

>>41273495
thanks for running

>>41273482
Thanks for running Smiley.

>>41273495
Great thread, as usual!

>>41273482
called it, we still don't know what the soup is.