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Blacksmith quest :Take Two
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Pipeman
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I honestly don't know why people expected anything else to come out of impersonating someone we know literally nothing about.Megaolix said:
Liam-don
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Rolled 1d100 : 59, total 59. DC 65: mild failure.
[X] Be friendly. The girl knows "you", so it may be better to follow her lead for now.
Yes, better to fit in for now than raise suspicions.
How you do a friendly expression again? Cold indifference and insufferably smug have been your default faces for a pretty long time. You're not sure you can pull off anything else convincingly on demand anymore.
You give it your best shot. "Don't worry, I just had my mind elsewhere for a second."
The child isn't very convinced. She stares at you intent on figuring out what's wrong with you.
You flee her suspicious gaze by kneeling on the ground and packing up the toolkit. "Did you need help with anything else?"
She perks up, suitably distracted. "Oh yes! Now that you say so, there's something else. Come with me!" The girl taps her mechanical and the machine glides forward. You follow, without a word.
You are in a courtyard. A schoolyard if the buildings, facilities and teenagers in uniforms are anything to judge by. Maid uniforms, worn by an entirely female student body.
...You have a sneaking suspicion, and you can't help but ask if it's accurate. "Am I really allowed to be here?"
"Of course not!" The girl says with a large grin. "If you're caught, I'm turning you in as a panty thief!"
...Truly you have the best friends.
Thankfully, you reach your destination with no trouble. She swipes a card over a reader and a door slides open with a quiet hiss, revealing the large room behind.
"A kitchen?"
"Not just any kitchen", the enthusiastic girl replies. "With its futuristic design and smart ergonomics, our Ryouran Academy kitchen's classes are the envy of even most professional restaurants! You should be honoured to get to cook in it!"
You cross your arm and give her a dry look. "I'm supposed to cook something then?"
Jumping off her robot, she nods. "Yes! I want to give a great meal to my brother and you're the best cook I know, Shirou-chi, even better than our teachers!"
You sigh.
[] No way, cooking is the last thing on your mind right now.
[] Alright, you're willing to give her pointers at least.
[] It really is a nice kitchen. If you cook for the girl and her brother, you could always make enough for yourself too.
[]Or a feast. It's been a while since you've gone all out.
[]...?
[X] Be friendly. The girl knows "you", so it may be better to follow her lead for now.
Yes, better to fit in for now than raise suspicions.
How you do a friendly expression again? Cold indifference and insufferably smug have been your default faces for a pretty long time. You're not sure you can pull off anything else convincingly on demand anymore.
You give it your best shot. "Don't worry, I just had my mind elsewhere for a second."
The child isn't very convinced. She stares at you intent on figuring out what's wrong with you.
You flee her suspicious gaze by kneeling on the ground and packing up the toolkit. "Did you need help with anything else?"
She perks up, suitably distracted. "Oh yes! Now that you say so, there's something else. Come with me!" The girl taps her mechanical and the machine glides forward. You follow, without a word.
You are in a courtyard. A schoolyard if the buildings, facilities and teenagers in uniforms are anything to judge by. Maid uniforms, worn by an entirely female student body.
...You have a sneaking suspicion, and you can't help but ask if it's accurate. "Am I really allowed to be here?"
"Of course not!" The girl says with a large grin. "If you're caught, I'm turning you in as a panty thief!"
...Truly you have the best friends.
Thankfully, you reach your destination with no trouble. She swipes a card over a reader and a door slides open with a quiet hiss, revealing the large room behind.
"A kitchen?"
"Not just any kitchen", the enthusiastic girl replies. "With its futuristic design and smart ergonomics, our Ryouran Academy kitchen's classes are the envy of even most professional restaurants! You should be honoured to get to cook in it!"
You cross your arm and give her a dry look. "I'm supposed to cook something then?"
Jumping off her robot, she nods. "Yes! I want to give a great meal to my brother and you're the best cook I know, Shirou-chi, even better than our teachers!"
You sigh.
[] No way, cooking is the last thing on your mind right now.
[] Alright, you're willing to give her pointers at least.
[] It really is a nice kitchen. If you cook for the girl and her brother, you could always make enough for yourself too.
[]Or a feast. It's been a while since you've gone all out.
[]...?
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Megaolix
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Hmmm... Liam?
I'm not exactly sure what that option means. Mistake in it, by any chance?
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Guys, it may look fun, but think of all the wasted food... Doing so means either willingly get caught or waste it all.
And wasting so much food that belong to the school... If the person that catch us is not a fan of good cooking, big trouble for us.
And wasting so much food that belong to the school... If the person that catch us is not a fan of good cooking, big trouble for us.
iamnuff
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meh, we jumping through hoops?
Pipeman had the right of it.
if you end up in someone else's body with no memory, rather than going through the hijinks like they do on TV, the very first thing i would do is fake a collapse, intentionally hit my head on the ground, fake unconsciousness, then when you "wake up" you have a perfect reason for not knowing any of the stuff you are supposed to know.
any strangeness is easily written off as a side effect of you having no fucking idea who you are.
sure, you have to put up with hospital for a while, but its not like they can prove that you're faking. (because you aren't)
[X] trip, fake head injury.
frankly this will solve so many problems. (and cause so many more)
Pipeman had the right of it.
if you end up in someone else's body with no memory, rather than going through the hijinks like they do on TV, the very first thing i would do is fake a collapse, intentionally hit my head on the ground, fake unconsciousness, then when you "wake up" you have a perfect reason for not knowing any of the stuff you are supposed to know.
any strangeness is easily written off as a side effect of you having no fucking idea who you are.
sure, you have to put up with hospital for a while, but its not like they can prove that you're faking. (because you aren't)
[X] trip, fake head injury.
frankly this will solve so many problems. (and cause so many more)
Liam-don
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[X] Alright, you're willing to give her pointers at least.
"I don't mind giving a few advices."
The girl clasps her hands and blink huge, soulful eyes at you. "Don't be shy Shirou-chi, we both know you want to do more than that. Did I mention there's a whole closet for the soy sauces? It's so big you can fit half a dozen person in it easily."
You raise an eyebrow in appreciation, picturing all the lesser known and subtly different regional brands they must have collected to fill an entire closet with a single sauce. Soy sauce is king in japan, but their selectiong of other condiments must be something to behold as well. You remember several dishes you'd made long ago that had been lacking is some way or another. Surely here, you could find the right ingredients to complete a few of them...
But no. This isn't the time for that.
"Our pots and ovens have integrated thermometer and various system to regulate and spread the heat to maintain a constant temperature" the maid sings in your ear. "Our knives have a monomolecular edge, to achieve the most delicate cuts just. As. You. Want. To."
Wow, that's certainly not to be underestimated. A carrot slice just doesn't cook the same way if its 11 milimeters thick instead of 12, and requires a completely different timing. The flavor it gives to the other components of the dishes is changed just as drastically since you can't associate them in the same way. Once again, several combination you'd never had the chance to try before pop up in your head.
But no! This is an obvious trap! You won't fall for it, now matter how enchanting this kitchen's siren song is! No matter how sleek and shiny the coutertops are, how large and powerful the refrigerators look, how the light break into a dozen colors when it strikes the stainless pots. You're stronger than that!
R-really, you are!
You shake your head quickly, dismissing your flavourful fantasies before they take you over completely. "I don't think so," you say forcefully. "If it's meant to be a gift to your brother, shouldn't you do it with your own hands? I'll be there to make sure you don't mess up, but you'll have to do all the work."
The girl gives you the puppy dog's eyes for a moment longer but you stands strong. Finally she turn aways with a pout. "Fine, let's do this."
You spend the next hour and a half looking over the girl as she busies herself around the kitchen. She doesn't need much assistance really, she already had a good menu in mind and the kitchen is so well equipped the ingredients are prepared in a snap and the dishes practically cook themselves. Before long, the food is packed, the kitchen cleaned and the two of you leave the schoolground.
"Thank again, Shirou-chi!" The girl says from atop her robot. "You were a big help!"
"I did nothing worth mentioning," you assure her. "This was all you, your talent and your training. It's good to see you aren't wasting your time at school."
The girl blushes brightly, but her back straighten at your words. "How shameless of you Shirou, embarassing a girl like that with your compliments."
She doesn't seem embarassed at all. Rather, her attitude says 'praise me more!'
"I'm only saying the truth. Keep up the good work and be sure to tell me how much your brother liked it."
With a wave of your hand you walk away, but the girl rolls up to you.
"You're going somewhere? It'll be night soon, I thought we would go home together."
The way the girl says that implies you live close to each other. Going with her would point you in the right direction, but she'll probably get suspicious again if you miss a turn or generally shows that you have no idea where you're going.
What to do?
[] Go with her.
[] Decline.
[]...?
"I don't mind giving a few advices."
The girl clasps her hands and blink huge, soulful eyes at you. "Don't be shy Shirou-chi, we both know you want to do more than that. Did I mention there's a whole closet for the soy sauces? It's so big you can fit half a dozen person in it easily."
You raise an eyebrow in appreciation, picturing all the lesser known and subtly different regional brands they must have collected to fill an entire closet with a single sauce. Soy sauce is king in japan, but their selectiong of other condiments must be something to behold as well. You remember several dishes you'd made long ago that had been lacking is some way or another. Surely here, you could find the right ingredients to complete a few of them...
But no. This isn't the time for that.
"Our pots and ovens have integrated thermometer and various system to regulate and spread the heat to maintain a constant temperature" the maid sings in your ear. "Our knives have a monomolecular edge, to achieve the most delicate cuts just. As. You. Want. To."
Wow, that's certainly not to be underestimated. A carrot slice just doesn't cook the same way if its 11 milimeters thick instead of 12, and requires a completely different timing. The flavor it gives to the other components of the dishes is changed just as drastically since you can't associate them in the same way. Once again, several combination you'd never had the chance to try before pop up in your head.
But no! This is an obvious trap! You won't fall for it, now matter how enchanting this kitchen's siren song is! No matter how sleek and shiny the coutertops are, how large and powerful the refrigerators look, how the light break into a dozen colors when it strikes the stainless pots. You're stronger than that!
R-really, you are!
You shake your head quickly, dismissing your flavourful fantasies before they take you over completely. "I don't think so," you say forcefully. "If it's meant to be a gift to your brother, shouldn't you do it with your own hands? I'll be there to make sure you don't mess up, but you'll have to do all the work."
The girl gives you the puppy dog's eyes for a moment longer but you stands strong. Finally she turn aways with a pout. "Fine, let's do this."
You spend the next hour and a half looking over the girl as she busies herself around the kitchen. She doesn't need much assistance really, she already had a good menu in mind and the kitchen is so well equipped the ingredients are prepared in a snap and the dishes practically cook themselves. Before long, the food is packed, the kitchen cleaned and the two of you leave the schoolground.
"Thank again, Shirou-chi!" The girl says from atop her robot. "You were a big help!"
"I did nothing worth mentioning," you assure her. "This was all you, your talent and your training. It's good to see you aren't wasting your time at school."
The girl blushes brightly, but her back straighten at your words. "How shameless of you Shirou, embarassing a girl like that with your compliments."
She doesn't seem embarassed at all. Rather, her attitude says 'praise me more!'
"I'm only saying the truth. Keep up the good work and be sure to tell me how much your brother liked it."
With a wave of your hand you walk away, but the girl rolls up to you.
"You're going somewhere? It'll be night soon, I thought we would go home together."
The way the girl says that implies you live close to each other. Going with her would point you in the right direction, but she'll probably get suspicious again if you miss a turn or generally shows that you have no idea where you're going.
What to do?
[] Go with her.
[] Decline.
[]...?
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nick012000
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[X] Follow her home.
-[X] Use Structural Analysis on your shoes as you walk. Doubtlessly the path you use to walk to school everyday has been recorded in their history.
-[X] Use Structural Analysis on your shoes as you walk. Doubtlessly the path you use to walk to school everyday has been recorded in their history.
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Actually, in the UBW movie, Archer uses something similar to the Vulcan Nerve Pinch to knock Rin out by grabbing the back of her neck, when he abducted her following the fight in Kotomine's church.Pipeman said:
Megaolix
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Got a better idea for an excuse: If she ask why we're aren't turning somewhere to our home, say it's a man's duty to escort a young lady home.
Edit: Oh yeah, should make it a vote, huh?
[X] Go with her.
-[X] Stay behind her and let her guide you home. If asked simply say you're being a gentleman and escorting the young lady home. Unless she doesn't want you to?
Edit: Oh yeah, should make it a vote, huh?
[X] Go with her.
-[X] Stay behind her and let her guide you home. If asked simply say you're being a gentleman and escorting the young lady home. Unless she doesn't want you to?
Kerfitd
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[X] Follow her home.
-[X] Stay behind her and let her guide you home. If asked simply say the fatigue of the day is catching up to you and you aren't thinking clearly.
-[X] Use Structural Analysis on your shoes as you walk. Doubtlessly the path you use to walk to school everyday has been recorded in their history.
... And then there were more. how_standards_proliferate.png
-[X] Stay behind her and let her guide you home. If asked simply say the fatigue of the day is catching up to you and you aren't thinking clearly.
-[X] Use Structural Analysis on your shoes as you walk. Doubtlessly the path you use to walk to school everyday has been recorded in their history.
... And then there were more. how_standards_proliferate.png
Liam-don
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[X] Go with her.
-[X] Stay behind her and let her guide you home. If asked simply say the fatigue of the day is catching up to you and you aren't thinking clearly.
"After you," you answer with a slightly smarmy bow. The girl snorts good naturedly and rides away, holding the packed meal possessively.
As you follow her quietly, you look at Academy City for the first time. The densely packed towers of steel and glasses and the mazes of alleys in between reminds you of downtown Tokyo, if the average age of its population was divided by three and its technology had made a fifty years jump in the future. For every adults you see on the streets, there is a large group of children no older that high schoolers. You're getting a pretty good idea of where this city got its name, you think.
15 minutes after you've left the school, the maid rolls into an appartment building purposefully. She didn't pause to tell you goodbye, does that mean you live here as well?
The maid is completely oblivious to your hesitation, her attention entirely focused on the food she carries.
You could probably walk away and she wouldn't notice until you had disappeared, you think.
[]Walk in. You'll figure something out
[]Leave like a thief.
[]...?
-[X] Stay behind her and let her guide you home. If asked simply say the fatigue of the day is catching up to you and you aren't thinking clearly.
"After you," you answer with a slightly smarmy bow. The girl snorts good naturedly and rides away, holding the packed meal possessively.
As you follow her quietly, you look at Academy City for the first time. The densely packed towers of steel and glasses and the mazes of alleys in between reminds you of downtown Tokyo, if the average age of its population was divided by three and its technology had made a fifty years jump in the future. For every adults you see on the streets, there is a large group of children no older that high schoolers. You're getting a pretty good idea of where this city got its name, you think.
15 minutes after you've left the school, the maid rolls into an appartment building purposefully. She didn't pause to tell you goodbye, does that mean you live here as well?
The maid is completely oblivious to your hesitation, her attention entirely focused on the food she carries.
You could probably walk away and she wouldn't notice until you had disappeared, you think.
[]Walk in. You'll figure something out
[]Leave like a thief.
[]...?
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