>>46358008
Get a firm grip on the back of her neck and then cuddle her. Hopefully it'll trigger that kitten instinct or some such.

>>46358008
>Manhandle her into our lap
>begin petting
We have the best pet cat now.

>>46358008
>Other

Scratch behind ear. Hopefully it'll cause her to just go into nuzzle mode.

>>46358008
>>Bite back
We are not a smart kid.

>>46358163
Honestly its very in character to go full retard mode when faced with pain
I mean thats what we are really, a retard

>>46358128
Seconding this.

>>46358189
Not fully its not, since Yuu has random snippets of mental information. Plus if he really is that simple then inflicting pain on a freind would be a no no.
Hes more likely to just flail gently.

>>46358008
>>Bite back

>Bite back

>>46358243
>flail gently
Considering our lack of understanding of our own strength that would result in Ilica getting a concussion after we swung her into the ceiling and then the floor

>7 ips
>more than 6 votes
Sure thing anon

>>46358272
if you go that hard, more likely to rip own hand off.
I mean like gentle shaking and so forth trying to retreive bitten body part, not spastic "I need medication because literal brainstorm" flailing.

>>46358300
I'm guessing it's the sudden bite like a retard votes.

>>46358308
Have you ever had children? Or seen them?

>>46358300
We're going to bite IIica's ear off, or make the situation worse.

>>46358335
Hyperactivity is more a thing for 10 and under. Story wise Yuu is a teen (urgh).

>>46358326
My guess is the guys wanting us to try and get the thing to fall asleep while chewing our fingers off.

>>46358363
>implying getting bit wont make her go into mating mode

>>46358384
Those were early votes with no issues.

>>46358378
Physically 13-14 doesnt mean hes mentally there. Hes a kid with the body of a teenage demon.

>>46358404
You missed the part where I said "make the situation worse."
>inb4 implying that's a bad situation
Kinda is when one is sobered and the other is drugged up and we have two kids riding with us.

>>46358425
The point being that the hyperactivity thing is more a result of your age than it is of mental immaturity.

>>46358008
Bite her paw. Vengeance must be had!

>writing

>>46358457
Kids watching only makes it hotter

>>46358514
Found the pedophile.

>>46358594
Found the normie.

>>46358611
Somehow if this is the line in the sand, i am ok with that.

>>46358648
Then fuck off dirty normal fag scum, only kid fuckers are allowed here

>>46358668
Pls no. That is not what the lolis are for

>>46358675
>being this wrong
Smiley pls, lolis are for lewd lovins

>>46358668
/a/ and /h/ are a click away, you know.

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>>46358697
Reddit and tumblr are a click away, you know.
Also neither of those boards allow loli you newfag

You reach behind her neck and try to pull head away. When you grab her, you find the skin back there strangely easy to pinch.

Ilica lets go of your arm, and seems to calm down.

"Oh? That seems to work, Yuu" Emi says.

The cart slows down a little, and Derrick looks back into the passenger's compartment. "I've heard that nip just makes Felids feel and act more catlike" Derrick says. "If that's true, maybe try scratching her behind the ears or something?"

You bring your free hand up behind Ilica's ears and scratch. "Like this?" You ask.
Ilica's face goes from 'neutral' to a sort of lazy smile, and the grumbling you heard earlier continues. Then she leans over and settles her head into your lap.

"That seems to work" Emi says. "Can we keep her like that until we get to Contique?"
You shrug.

"It's worth a shot" Derrick says. "Let's see how fast this thing can go"

The cart starts to pick up speed, until it hits what you assume is it's fastest... which is not all that fast.

Now that Ilica is not biting, you-

>Ask about the elements

>Ask what 'nip' is

>Ask how this cart works

>Other

>>46358824
All of the above, we have time

>>46358824
>>Ask what 'nip' is

>>46358824
>Focus on petting the fuck out of the cat
We have never had a pet before, we are going to be the best cat owner ever, infinite headpat works

>writing

>>46358824
>>46358891
seconded

So, it would seem that she has a scruff. You think her mother carried her with it, like an actual cat?

You check to make sure Ilica isn't about to bite you again. She has her eyes closed and a big smile on her face, from which her teeth poke out a little.

She is kind of cute like this. Maybe you should say that when you get to Contique.

"She is going to kill us when the catnip wears off..." Emi says with a strained smile.
"Mrrrrrowm" Ilica says, as she fidgets and resettles in your lap.

"What's catnip?" You ask.
"It's a plant" Emi says. "Makes cats go crazy, makes Felids act like cats and then go crazy"
"Why would we be carrying it to Contique?" You ask.

"Felids like using it to unwind" Derrick says. "And it doesn't just work on cats. It makes for a decent tea too"
"Can I have some?" You ask.
"I think we'll be avoiding the stuff for now" Emi says. "Like I said, I don't think Ilica will appreciate this little surprise"

You look down to see Ilica still happy, smiling like she has no cares at all.

"She doesn't seem mad" You ask.
"Wait until she gets back down" Emi says. "Then we'll see"

>[1/2]

"How about this car?" You ask. "How does it work?"
"You mean cart?" Emi asks.

"It seems more like a car" You say.
"You're missing the 't' Yuu" Emi says. "It's cart"
"Huh" You say. It doesn't sound right... but okay. "So how does it work?"

"It's complicated" Derrick says. "If we have to do any real maintenance on it, I'll show you the engines. But for now: magic goes in, wheels turn"
"Got it" You say. "What are Elements?"

Emi giggles. "We might have an easier time explaining how the cart works" She says. "Want to do that instead, Derrick?"
"I have to focus on the road. No sense educating Yuu if we all die when I drive off a cliff..." He says.

That scares you. "Is that something that can happen?" You ask.
Emi holds up her hands. "There aren't any cliffs around here. We'd have to go further east for that" She says.
"Oh" You say.

"Mererrrrrrrr!" Ilica says, reaching up and batting your face.
"Sorry" You say, as you go back to scratching her head.

"So do you really want to hear about Elements? It might be a bit long..." Emi says.

>Sure

>Maybe later

>Other

>>46360114
>>Sure
Got plenty of time.

>>46360114
>Sure

>>46360114
>Sure

>>46360114
Add in some petting/head rubs.

>writing

You shrug. "We have time" You say.

"Give me a second to get my thoughts organized, and I'll teach you" Emi says, and then she closes her eyes to think.

While Emi thinks, you look back down at Ilica. With your free hand, you reach over and scratch her under the chin.
"mmMMmm..." She hums in a squeeky tone, as she stretches herself out. As she settles, she takes up as much of the couch as she can, laying on her side with one arm limply hanging off.

"Okay, I think-... are you having fun?" Emi asks.
You look back up at Emi. "Yes" You say. "Sorry"
"Don't worry about it" Emi says. "Ready to learn?"

You nod.

"Alright" She says. "Living creatures can't channel pure mana with anything resembling speed"

She punctuates this by creating a small blue crystal in her palm, just like she did when you were waiting outside Sherton.

"The most that you can manage with pure mana is stuff like this. Specialized machines can use crystals like these to run, because they're built for that" Emi says, as she absorbs the crystal. "For us people, we must first convert mana to magic to make it usable"

>[1/2]

"How does that work?" You ask.
"Well, each person converts mana into a different kind of magic" Emi says. "The type of magic you convert mana into is known as your element"

Emi holds up both of her hands, with 8 fingers up.

"There are 8 elements" She says, putting a finger down for each one she lists. "The 2 primordial elements: Light and Dark, the 4 prime elements: Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth, and the 2 living elements: Nature, and Lightning"

You nod. "And your magic is water, Daisy is Dark, Derrick and Lily are fire..." You say. "What's Ilica's?"
"What's Ilica's element?" Emi asks, looking at the prone Felid as she thinks. "I don't actually know"

"Hmm" You say, as you keep scratching her head. You'll have to ask that when you get to Contique.

"Now beyond the basic elements, you can also push your own magic to be more like other elements" Emi says.
"How does that work?" You ask.
"You've seen it" Emi says, as she reaches across and touches your hand where Ilica bit you. That same ball of water appears at her fingertips. "My own healing magic is water magic, but pushed to act like nature magic. And my ice magic is water magic pushed to be more like wind magic"

"Neat" You say. "Do I have an element?"

"I don't even know how you work, Yuu" Emi says. "By typical definitions, you aren't even a living thing"

>What does that mean?

>How else can you push water magic?

>What do the other elements do?

>Other

>>46361104
>>What does that mean?
We zombie now.

>>46361104
>>Other
I want to try to "push" my element to the surface.

>>46361104
>>What does that mean?
>>How else can you push water magic?
>>What do the other elements do?

>>46361104
"Is it possible to make a monster? It's just a collection of mana that was stagnant, so isn't it possible to replicate that in some way?"

>>46361104
>>What does that mean?

>>46361104
>What does that mean?
Continue petting kitty.

>writing

>>46361104
>What does that mean?
>What do the other elements do?

"What does that mean?" You ask.
"A living thing has mana" She says. "A living thing needs mana to live. Like I've said before, if you run out of mana you die. Normally getting hit with the full power of a chaos engine is a death sentence... But you not only absorbed the whole thing, you were also able to channel all that power quickly enough to fire that beam"

"I don't think I want to do that again" You say, as you start rubbing the back of Ilica's head. "It hurt"
Emi nods. "Where did it hurt?" She asks.
"Nowhere..." You say. "It just hurt"

"You were over capacity" Emi says. "Your body was trying to tell you something was wrong, but your brain didn't know where it was wrong"

"Is that normal?" You ask.
"You get that kind of pain whenever something goes wrong with your soul" Emi says. "Because it's not a real part of your body, the brain doesn't know where it is. But it's still attached to you, and you need to be able to feel when something bad happens"

"So I absorbed too much... energy?" You ask.
"It's called Chaos, or Soul, or Anti-mana... depending on who you ask" Emi says.
"Why would they call it Chaos? Isn't that already a thing?" You ask.
"Because a normal person can't control it" Emi says. "So some people prefer calling it Chaos... though I guess it doesn't matter what they call it. You're the one who uses it, what do you prefer?"

>Chaos

>Soul

>Anti-magic

>Other

>>46361708
Soul

>>46361708
>Chaos

>>46361708
>Soul

>>46361708
>Other
"Painful."

>>46361708
>>Anti-magic
God, so fucking shonen.

>>46361708
>>46361920
Seconded.

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>>46361708
Soul

>>46361708
Soul

>>46361708
>>Soul

>writing

>>46361708
Going with >>46361920

"Painful" You say.
Emi giggles. "I don't think that people would like that name" She says. "We'd have to change chaos engines to painful engines... which actually kind of fits..."

"How about Soul?" You ask. "It sounds nice"
Emi smiles and nods. "Soul is the name for its existence within people as a container for mana" She says. "Realistically, it's the only thing about the stuff that we have any control over... even if we don't have any -real- control over it"

"Is there a way to figure out my element?" You ask.
Emi leans back and shrugs. "That may depend on whether you were born this way, or if it's something that happened when you lost your heart" She says. "Like I said, there's too much we don't know"

You nod, and look back down at Ilica. Still smiling, enjoying the scratching and the rubbing... but her ear is starting to flick around the way it does when she can hear something...

"Is that normal?" You ask.
"She looks like she's dreaming" Emi says.

>Continue scritching

>Go take a look at what's around

>Ask what dreams are

>Other

>>46362503
>Continue scratching
>Ask what dreams are

>>46362503
>Continue scritching
>Ask what dreams are

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>>46362503
>"Painful" You say.

I have successfully contributed a giggle to the story. I'm happy now.

>All three

>writing

>>46362762
Can't continue scratching and get up and take a look around. you have failed in your vote.

You move your hand around her head, to where the ears would be on a normal person, and scratch there. Ilica responds by sleepily licking your pant leg a few times, and then shifting herself to give you better access to that area.

"What are dreams?" You ask.
"Things you see when you sleep" Emi says. "They're usually kinda weird, and even if you remember them when you wake up they disappear pretty quickly"

"Huh" You say.

"They're also something you strive for" Emi says. "When you want to do or be something more than anything else, you call that your dream"

"But you wake up from dreams" You say. "Why would name something you want more than anything else after something that disappears when you wake up?"
"That's a depressing question if I've ever heard one" Emi says. "And for that... I don't know"

You puff out your cheeks and turn your eyes to the back window. You can no longer see Sherton's towers, so you must be pretty far by now.

"I wonder what Ilica is dreaming of..." You say.
"Maybe it's candy" Lily says. "This one time, I had a dream where there was a whole house made of it!"
"That's silly" Daisy says. "You couldn't live in a house made of candy"
"You could!" Lily says.
"How could you eat the candy if it's a house?" Daisy asks.
"Obviously from the top" Lily says. "God, Daisy. It's like you don't know anything"

>What's candy?

>You couldn't eat a house...

>Are we there yet?

>Other

>>46363214
>>Other
Try to dream.

>>46363214
>>What's candy?
Just for the kid's reactions.
>>You couldn't eat a house...

>writing

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>>46363188
>Implying we don't have the gainz to carry kitty around.

>>46363214
>What's candy?

>>46363678
>HE ISN'T KEEPING UP WITH HIS WORKOUTS BECAUSE HE LOST HIS MEMORY

GET YUU TO A GYM, QUICK

"What's candy?" You ask. "Is it delicious?"
"Obviously!" Lily says. "Why would you want to eat a house made of something gross?"

You shrug. "Maybe you're weird?" You ask.
"You're weird!" Lily says.

"How could you even eat a house?" You ask. "Even if it was delicious... that's a lot for one person to eat"
"Told you!" Daisy says.

"Maybe YOU couldn't eat a house made of candy" Lily says, before huffing and turning her head away. You hear her grumbling to herself as you turn your attention to Emi.

"Is there such a thing as a house made of candy?" You ask.
"No" Emi says.

"We can build one" Lily says. "With gingerbread bricks, icing mortart, sugar windows, cake tables, mint chairs..."

Lily continues listing off the building materials she'd need to make a house out of candy. Even though you have no idea what half of this stuff is, it sounds like it'd be hard to get enough of it to build a house. Let alone furnish one...

"Lily, if you make the windows out of sugar they'll just melt when it rains!" Daisy says.
Lily looks surprised. "You're right!" She says. "We'll need to make the windows out of something else..."

Emi laughs nervously. "Wouldn't the entire thing get ruined by the rain?" She asks.

The devils don't hear her, as they're too busy planning...

>[1/2]

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>>46363793
We need /fit/'s help for this.

With the Devils working on plans for a gingerbread house, and Emi trying to bring some sense to that conversation, you turn to the front of the cart where Derrick is sitting.

"Anything interesting?" You ask.
"Just road, trees and bush" Derrick says. "How's Ilica doing?"
"Sleeping" You say. "She keeps making this grumbling noise..."
"She's purring" Derrick says.
"What's that?" You ask.
"It's a noise Felids and cats make when they like someone and want them to stick around, or when they're scared and want someone to stay with them" He says, before giving a dry chuckle. "I wonder which one it is..."

"She's smiling" You say. "Doesn't that mean she's happy?"
"Not always" He says. "Truth is, we don't know much about her... just that she was in Mortifas because she got caught stealing"

"I don't know anything about you or Emi either" You say.
"Touché" Derrick says. "I will at least promise you that I'll tell you more about me at some point"
"When is some point?" You ask.
"When we're around halfway to Locke" He says. "Lady Altea knows me pretty well, and I don't think she'd approve of me keeping secrets..."

>Ask what he was in Mortifas for

>Who was Altea again?

>Take a nap

>Other

>>46364119
>>Ask what he was in Mortifas for
Altea was the rebel princess, right?

>>46364119
>>Ask what he was in Mortifas for
>>Who was Altea again?

>>46364119
>Ask what he was in Mortifas for

>>46364119
>Ask what he was in Mortifas for
>Who was Altea again?

>>46364119
>Who was Altea again?
>continue petting kitty.

I fucking love cats.

>writing

>>46364435
Pet the kitty please.

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>>46364467
Kitty needs petting.

>>46364516
Yes, they most certainly do! I'm practically a cat whisperer in real life, never met a cat I couldn't get to like me. Make purring happy fools out of every single one of'm.

So bets on how she'll react when she wakes up?

T'sun?

True anger?

Bashful?

Feigned indifference?

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"What did they put you in Mortifas for?" You ask.
Derrick snorts. "For speaking out against his majesty" He says. "King Dein has gone mad. He believes that Hell's Legion can't be fought, only slowed. So he's stemming the flow of new demons in Lubars by having every crime carry the death penalty..."

Ilica opens her eyes and paws at your face, making you realize that you stopped petting her. You continue scratching where human ears would be since she seems to like that, and rub the pads of her paw as well.

"So who did you talk to that got you thrown in prison?" You ask.
"His first knight" Derrick says.
"Is he important?" You ask.
"Some might say that the first knight is the second most important person in the Empire" He says. "They're chosen when the monarch takes the throne, and if they die another is not chosen until a new monarch is crowned. My hope was that if I could get the first knight to turn his back on this witch hunt, then the rest would follow"

"But he didn't" You say.
"No... I underestimated him" Derrick says. "Either he is ignorant of the people's cries, or his loyalty is strong enough that he is ignoring them. Either one is inexcuseable"

"Who was Altea again?" You ask.
"The King's sister, which would make her a princess" Derrick says with a laugh. "Don't let her hear you call her that, though. I've seen her burn a man's face off from ludicrous distances with her breath... no, she prefers General, as far as titles go"

>What is she?

>How do you know her so well?

>Why is she fighting the king if she's his sister?

>Other

>>46364862
>How do you know her so well?
>Pet the caaat

>>46364862
>>Why is she fighting the king if she's his sister?
>What is she?

>>46364862
>>Why is she fighting the king if she's his sister?
>How do you know her so well?

>>46364862
>>How do you know her so well?

>burn a man's face off
>Derrick is half dragon
Hmmmmmm.

>>46363214
Focus on petting the kitty!

>>46364862
>all 3

She's a dragon, clearly, and Derrick said that he knows her well.

He won't talk more about himself until we're halfway to Locke... and that his mother is a dragon.

Considering that he knows, and was able to go to the first knight, on an individual basis? We might have a prince in our gang.

>>46365115
But who's the prince?

>writing

I think we've asked the "why are they fighting" question, like, twice, already.

"How do you know her so well?" You ask.
"I used to serve under her as a squire" He says.
"Squire?" You ask. "What's that?"
"Sort of like an apprentice" He says. "She was in charge of training me"
"Oh" You say. "What was that like?"

"Tough, but fair" He says. "It was hard work, and if I ever got caught slacking she'd burn the butt off my pants... and had a very strict definition of what she considered slacking. A definition which cost me several pairs of pants"

Ilica stretches out again, laying flat on her stomach and crossing her arms over your lap so she can rest her head on them. You look over at her tail and see a patch of fur above where it meets her back.

With a shrug, you reach over and scratch it.

"Mmmmmmmmmrowwww" Ilica says, as she draws her legs in and sticks her butt up into the air.

"Is Altea a dragon?" You ask.
"Yeah, she-... just what are you doing back there?" Derrick asks.
"Scratching" You say.
"Yuu... are you sure you should be doing that?" Emi asks.

"She doesn't like it?" You ask, as you lean over to look at her face. She looks sort of half focused, with a lazy smile and red cheeks. She hasn't stopped purring, so you don't think she wants you to stop... so you scratch her under the chin withyour other hand.
"Mmmmm" She hums.

"Well it's settled. For our own safety, we can never let her off the catnip..." Derrick says.
You tilt your head. "Is this bad?" You ask.
Emi lets out a nervous giggle. "Just... don't worry about it for now, okay?" She says.
"Kay" You say.

>>46365494
D-did we just did the equivalent of feeling her up

That's all for tonight!

Next thread will be tomorrow night, and it'll probably begin with your arrival in Contique.

As always I'll be sticking around in case anyone has questions/suggestions

>>46365522
It's not really sexual in any way, but it is kind of personal. Were she not high as a kite, she probably wouldn't let you do that. Mind you, Ilica is normally against being pet in general, so... yeah.

>>46365586
>but it is kind of personal
Oh boy. Contique is going to be a real wild ride.

>>46365586
Clearly Yuu just has to take responsibility.

Thanks for running dude. See you tomorrow night.

>>46365586
Well our team give us a head start when kitty starts to come down?

>>46365527
Great thread, Smiley!

>>46365672
You may have to sacrifice one of the children

>>46365749
Daisy seems like a push over. Lily is far more amusing.

I've made my choice, I regret nothing.

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>one

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>>46365749
Only one?